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MtiDFOftJV, OHKfiOX, SATL7KDAV, OCTOIJHIt 17, 1014
NO. 170
FOUR GERMAN WARSHIPS SUNK OFF DUTCH COAST BY BRITISH AFTER BATTLE IN NORTH SEA
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DESTROYERS
AT SEA
Admiralty Announces That British
Llulit Cruiser Undaunted, Accom
panied Jiy Four Destroyers, En
(lanes and Sinks Four German Tor
pedo Boat Destroyers,
LONDON, Oil. 17, 7:111 p. m. TV
M'1'ii'tiiiv of lln British nilnilrnlly an
iioiiiiocn that Hit' British light (trulio1
t'mhiuiitcil, uocnmpiiiilcd liy tliu bout
ilcxtnivi'iH Lunoo, l,'nini,v, Legion
uiiil Loyal, engaged four Ocimuii tor
pedo liiuit ilitrojcis ii IT the Dutch
ooul IliU iiUimiiiiiim. All ui' llic 0.r.
Illllll dolrOVCtS Wore Ntlllk.
Tliu (Irriiuiii vessels wem mink off
tin- Hindi coast Ihis aflciunou li, tin
ltiilili llulit cruiser I'mlnimlcd,
which was iiccumpunicd by destroy-
IT'S
Tin Brilixh cruiser litliitintct1. n
vc-m-I of II.SOO Inn, was commnmlcil
iit'ftit (liuvr to lln luli'M Knglih lit,
liy Lieutenant Cnuiumndcr George
Seymour. She currio; two six-inch
mill six four-inch mm.
Tlic destroyer lluil iiccoiupunietl
I lui oruier huve cuoh mi nriiiaiiii'iit
of tin in fijiii'-itii'li guns niiil nu
i'iiiiiiiH'iil of four twenty mm inrli
torpedo tube in puir. The destiny
in mi1 '.Till feet in length ninl have n
speed of ti'ntiiini knots nu Innir.
Thc each nirrv 100 inrn.
RECALL ELECTION
11
S.M.K.M, On1., (K-l. 17. A r.liuc
to n ili'i'ixioii of llii' Oii'pni niipri'iiH'
t'oiiit lu'ii' toilnv, Iho I'li'i'liuii oriloriil
in I'ortlnml for llir ii'imiII of .Mayor
II. It. Allii'i ami Ciniiinih.-iiiiH'iH Holt
ril (I. Dii'i'K ami William L. llrcwxtiM
wiim li'cally aiitlioruril ami tiui-t la1
lii'lil on tlm ilnli' lixi'il, Oi'lolicr 'J7.
Tin1 ilcrihiiui wan iiiiiiii1inoin.
Tin' ili'riMon nlho incaiiH that the
I'oiinlv .jinli' ami nii'iiilirrs of tlm
linn til of county rniuiiiihNiom'iv, who
with ri'i'iilli'il H'i'i'iilly in I niiiminii
roiinty, iniiht siint'iuliT their nlfires.
The ilreininii lines not eovrr the rii'nll
of DNrirt Attorney Diilnnl of Co
Inmhia eoiinty, The nililitional iin"
linn iih to uhclher mi iippuinlive nf
lii'i'r enii ho leealleil will he ileeiilcil
in n M'iiimle ileeiHinii.
The eoiirt hehl tlint the reeall pro-i-inii
of the hlnte ciiiitilutiiiii pro
iileiH a. L'oniletii innthoil of pro
i'1'iliire for ii'i'iillii)( pithlio officerx
ninl thnl il is Ni'lf I'M'i'iiliiif,', hiive
m to llio I'huiM's ii'iiiirinj; thn li'K
ilnliire to pain mi net prnviiliiu; for
Ihn pa.Mni'iit of (pci'lnl elcetiuii enni
pniin e.peiiHen of the officer nuhjeet
eil lo reeall, lint the fnet that the
leuixlntnie hail not piihM'il hiieh mi
net did not prevent the (nforeeinent
of Iho provinions for reeall.
HEAVY FIGHTING
IN CENTRAL AFRICA
l'AIMS, Ool. 17. Tim IIhviih
iiKone.v has reeeiveil a ilihpati'h from
llareeluna Kayin Ihnt InivcleiH ar
living nl I .an I'iiIidiih, in tliu Can
ary islam!, from Africa report (hut
llii'T'c IniK hcen heavy firing hetwven
(lerninii troops ami KiikMhIi ami
Krcneh IronpH, in Cnnieriin, tint Ocr
mull colony of wcM eiinitoiial Af
jTcii. Tim linvi'lci'H referri'il lo in Iho
nlmvo ilitpnleh iniiM lutvo leached
Law I'nhmiH liy Hlcninei', No dato of
llliw lepiil led l'illlillK' In Kiveil,
DiHpalclii'H i'l'iiin IIiihIi'iiiix Iniil
iniiiilli Hiihl thai n IVi'iicli cmdmnl
llllll IllllCII pOknllSMlllll nf Chcii llcicli,
III OiHit'iiin, mi Hi'jdi'inlH'f 'i,
SUNK
DURING BATTLE
D
PORTLAND
ANTWERP DAMAGED BUT LITTL E FROM BOMBARDMENT, REPORT GERMANS, AND
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BiiiiHHRSiHRSMIEl VIEW ALOflG ike, AVENUE e KEYSET, ONE oF ANTWERP'iTQHEyjHK I 'I ' '
HHiHBBHRSyKflHHIH2MflHI pricipal str-eets .cathedral r g pisTAHcc- pBv Pti.., r-L rtU .... w
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iWHJK FOR POSSES SEARCH-GREAfMfCT lALLelSiiiG'PRdrRcF
GIGANTIC FIGHI FOR ESCAPES FROM IN PPflSPFPT T( .GROUND ON RIGHT; OF AMERICAN SHIPS
ALONG VISTULA FOLSOM PRISON QjyyK W ELSEWHERE BYFRENCH WARSHIP
IIKin.l.V, O.I. 17, m The llacne
ninl Linnloii, Oct. 17, l-:.Vl p. in. -I'repaialioiiM
nre nmler wiiy for a
ciu'iintic hiiltle in the cnMcrn nrenn ol
the war. uhcic Ali-trian ninl (tennan
nrniicH have taken pimitioiiH nlnnj.' the
liver Vistula nml the river .San ami
lire ready for nventiialitien. The re
inl.inu of l'rem.l, iih nmiomiecil
from Aiixtrian Minrcc-, Iiiih pennitteil
the iiiifoldin of the power of the
Aiittriiuiw in Iho direction of l.emher
nml their ndvanci) in the Miiilhrrti
Carpalhian tnonntmiis ii menacing
the e.l renin left winj; of the ItiiMiuis.
Despenite lljjhlinir in nlread.V po
iiiU' on aliini: the center of the two
ariuicH on the hunks of the Yixttiln.
Thi nclmn ha heen in it iiiriiHiire tle
la.M'il owiiiy to the hail condition of
the romU in Hiiithcrn Poland nml the
presence of sections of Hvvainpy land.
This eiindition has iiiiulo necessary
detonis on Iho part of the Austrian
and (lennnii forces.
According to nniionnceineiit inndo
in Merlin linlay, (lennnii troops in
llic vicinilv of 0trml have reached
the North sea ami fijjhtiiiK is Koin on
us far to the west as- Dunkirk.
Mcl:imii today apoears to ho al
most completely in (leniian )iosses
sioii. The French and British tumps
are reported ns nil off on nil hides,
pnrticnlailv nronnd Ypres.
(Icnnnn headiiiailers in Itcilin has
expressed Iho helief that la rue limn
her of llelfjian solilici-x, fleeim he
fore the (leriniiiiH, have east off the
uniforms and nut on civilian clothe,
preferrintr to ho captured in this at
tire That the men composing the
garrison at Antwerp fled in n rent
hurry is proved liy the. "iiantilies of
ciisl-nl'f uniforms, especiallv of the
British nival naval division, found hy
the (lerman soldiers.
I
I.ON'DON', Ool. 17, I :..- p. m.- Tho
Stockholm correspondent of (lie Daily
Telegraph lias hont a report from
Austrian sources lo tho effect (hut
Aiistria-lluiiKnry und Duly nro on tho
ovo of cnuoludiuK mi ngrceiueut under
tliu terms of which, in cxcIiiiiiko for
tho luaintcnance of Italian neutrality
in tho war, Aiislriu-lluiiKiiry will eedo
to Italy Iho Treutiuo, a distriot in Iho
Austrian Tyrol horderinc 011 Iluly
and coutaiuiu tin oily of Trent, nml
permit u permauont Italian occupa
tion of Avloua, tliu M'uporl 011 tho
Adriatic.
Tho Telegraph oxprchses Iho opiu
iim Ilia! I his reporl hIioiiIiI ho receiv
ed willi Iho utmost cauliiiu,
Tho pcnplu of Aiitwop nro nllnwi'd
to luck their iloui'H ui jilulil, Iho cur-
icupiniileat muiliiiiies, hul lliey inu
liuep i(hlM !imiiiif in Imlhviip,
AU
RIA PURCHASES
ITALIAN NEUTRALITY
BY CEDING TRENTINO
I'OI.HOM, Cul., Oct. 17 In tho
roiiKli country HiirroiimlliiK FoIkoiii
iitnlu prlron, iiohkcm nro HcnrdiltiK to
ilny for Frank Oreolm who cKciini.'il
friim tliu iieiiltt'iitlary Innt nlxht in
n lircnk which cost hU ccll-iiuitn,
llnrolil FlnHh, nml J. It. Drnry, n tier
Kcnnt of tliu Kiiuril, their liven ami
rcHiilleil In Mirloim Injury to two
other irliun ofrltlaln. Warden John
Smith, In cluirKu of the ninn hunt,
U iihIiik IiIooiIIioiiiiiIh nml, an they
were nut on u vvnriu trail, It Is lie-
lliiveil the riiKltlv'u will mum ho
hroiiplit tu Imy.
Ilclilnd tlm prison, however. rUo
tho SlerrnM. nml In tho lirunh-covcrcil
slope of tho'iiiouutiilus or numni; tho
rlilRcs of utoiio nml crnvel heaped up
for mlli'H nround hy hydrnullc koM
droilKors, Creeks, If ho enn shnko oft
tho 1I0K8, may ho utile to kIvo hid
pumuuiH a, illfflcult cIiiibo. Ho In
ariuuil, and it Is thought that bu will
flKltt to tliu limt.
Creeks, 11 "llfor," nml ITiihIi, who
was Horvlui; 11 20 oar term for a
snloiiu hold-up. worn tliu only priso
ner 11 concerned In tho hreal;.'
TEUTONS FEEL
1'KTIMKIKAD, Oct. 17, in London,
1:10 p. m.- -Accordint,' to Kiisniau in-
formutioii tho (lermuus imi making; a
"deinoiislrntive" ndvuneo'neaf Mlawn
norlheasl of Wnrhiiw whieli is in
(ended lo fill tho nip lie! ween the two
forces.
Tlu Oorimiu nrmv hy continuous
iniinuuverK under heavy nrtillery fire,
mid with ilny nml night outpost fight
in,', still is endeavoring to feel out
possihlo chances to cross tho Vistula.
Wofugoos from that noifjhhorhood say
until three days ago nil Herman at
Ivinplh (0 cross ho river had lieen re-
pulsed, with heuvy losses. Tlio (ler
iiuuisl'oniul tlm rivor too wide for
pontoons nml nuinlH'rs perished in at
teinotiu" lo lord il.
Poles' in llmt region nro said hy
tho refugoeso ho huinporinj; cousid
orahly Iho (Icnnnn udvnneo liv do
strnviii all slielter nml provisions,
leaving wasteful laud for tho invad
ers. Kino thousand Austrian prisoners
urn veil toilnv nt Neliitn, Sihona.
PUBLIC GAME PRESERVE
ON WEYERHAEUSER LANDS
KLAMATH FALLS, Dr., Oct. 17.
Willi vlovv o milking Aspen lako
more inviting to Iho sporlsinoii, Iho
Wi'.vi'iliiiiuihi'r Land company In ship
plug 11 hai'H'l each of wild dec seel
nml wild celery heed, In ho Fnwn
nlmill Hie hike, locnled on lmn invned
,y tlio limber u(ivvtii
WAY FOR CROSSING
VISTULA
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Critical Strurjv'e Alonrj North Sea
Within Hundred Miles ot London Is
Likely Within Few Days More
German Reinforcements Than Al
lies Vigorous Defjance.
LONDON', Oct. 17. Within 100
miles of London the nm-t critical
lint tie viewed from its effect on the
immediate fortunes of the opposing
armies that hits marked thi- colos
sal campaign, is at present ehhing
nml flowing along u line stretching
through Belgium nml further west
ward into tho Kreneli department of
the north.
The (Jeriiians huve prepared for n
renewnl of their vigorous offensive
hy joining their victorious troops
from Antwerp to tho main ariny.
Much more is puhlished in British
newspapers of (Icrmiiu reinforce
ments ihiiii of accessions to tho ranks
of tho allied armies.
Simmons Offensive
Meantime Iho (ionium offensive is
meeting just us strenuous an offen
sive from the ulhed loTt which re
mains the most important position as
it has heen throughout tho campaign.
"F.vorywlicro our ground has hcen
held nml at some points ground has
heeu gained," is tho lntt'st report
from General .lot Ire, commander-in-
chief of tlio French army, on the op
erations in this liailieular field.
Tho British war information hu
renu is sphynx-liko ns to cover
events, contenting itself with trying
to amuse the nut ion with trivial side
lights having no direct hearing 011
tho campaign.
Tlio only .stuleinent that him ema
nated from tho hurcnii up to 2 o'clock
this afternoon was denial intended
to lay tho ghosts of tho rumors that
followed tho sinking of tho Uritish
cruiser Hawke. "There is no truth
what over in vuinor.s that any vessels
of his majesty's navy has heeu sunk
or have otherwise met with disaster,
other than those, ahout which an
iiouneeiueiits have already heeu
made," said tho official pronounce
ment.
(Jrcat llullle in lYo.sptx-t
Tlio (lonunn nnuy that success
fully hosieged Antwerp has swept vio
toriously westward along tho Bel
gian coast until with its right resting
on Ostcml it tonus tho extreme right
of tho Cleniiuu lino stretching from
the North Sea to tho Swiss frontier.
A great hatlle to determine whether
the advancing (Icrmnu hosts will ho
stopped in western Belgium or push
on into France, seizing Dunkirk urn!
Calais on the Straits of Dover, must
eoiao soon ami ipiito possihly is hu
ing fought today.
Official intelligence is markedly
meager loday and this is liivnriahly
the case when the helligoienls nre
piiiliciilarly uclive.
The IVv'lich official slnleinenl llil
(CWllWUM 0 W I.)
NORMAL COND ITIONS ARE BEING
l'AIMS, Oct. 17. -Jill p. ,. The
;oflieiul s'nicincnt "iven out at the
French wnr office this aftcruouii is
us follews:
"In Belgium, the (U-rman troojis
occupying we.-tern Belgium huve not
crossed the line running Troiii (Mend
to Thoiireut to Honlo?-, to Meniu.
There is relative quiet nlon the
greater part of Oie front.
"On our left wing there have hern
no change-. In the region of Yores,
on the right hank of the Lys; the al
lied troops huve occupied Flctirhnix,
as well a the immediate approaches
to Annentiere-i.
"In the region of Arras and 11N0
in the vicinity of St. Mihiel wo have
continued to gain ground.
"In tho lfussian field of operations
there has heen 110 change of impor
tance on the front of east Prussia.
"Along- the middle reaches of the
Vistula river the Aiistro-Ceniiiiu ar
mies have heeu driven to the defen
sive along the entire front. To the
south of Przemysl the fighting con
tinues nml the Ku-sians have taken
oOO prisoners.''
WEST TO PRESENT
Governor W.et today received it
challenge from It. A. Booth, the re
publican nominee for senator, to meet
him at the Portland armory, October
-I, and publicly present proofs of
his ussertions regnrding Booth's lim
ber grabbing propensities, so that
Booth can teply in person. The chal
lenge will m nil probability bo accept
ed, though the governor has repeat
edly made tho charges both in print
and on the platform, nml tlio proof
consists of official and court (records.
Governor West spoko ut Central
Point Friday uftenioon and ut Ash
land Friduy evening: to largo audi
ences. This uftenioon ho spoko at
F.aglo Point and tonight nt 8 o'clock
ho will speitk ut the Natatoriuiu. Ev
erywhere his remarks have been well
received and applauded.
Th guveruor is suffering from an
attack of pleurisy and uiinhlo to
speak with his nistoinnry vigor
though there is plenty of spieu mid
pepper in his talk.
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR TWO DREADNOUGHTS
WASHINGTON, Del. 17,-Cou.
tracts for the construction of two of
three hnlllcships authorized hy tho
last uaviil appropriation act were let
today by Secrelury Daniel, mm n
Iho Newport Nowh Shipbuilding coin,
puny ut 7, 13,000 iind Hie ulliur to
Ilia New Yinli Khlpbiilldniir eiiiiipiuiv
BOOTH
CHALLENGES
PROOFS
PUBLIC
Mt Camden, y, j,t H $7,0110,000,
RAPIDLY RES TORED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.Prule.(
uguiiist a fureihlo search of the
American merchant shin Melapan hy
the French cruiser Cendi: in Mexican
vvnters was filed in the senate to
day hy Senator Thomas A letter
was- submitted hy tho senator from
It. W. Ptter.oij, n imssciijccr on the
Mctuptiu, who said officers of the
Comle forced five Germans on the
vessel to sijjn parole agreements
hinding them not to fight against the
allies in the Kiiropean war.
Senator Thunitis declared that the
"outrage" ax reported by Mr. Pat
terson called for prompt investiga
tion liy the state department.
Tho letter sets forth that the Comic
otopiied the .Melapan between Cur
tagemi and Puertn Colombia on Sun
day, October -i, at 10:110 o'clock in
the morning. Two tinned officers
nun two xtntiers irom tne loime
hoarded the Mcttipiin whieli had been
recently transferred from British to
American registry. The captain of
tho .Metapau, tho letter said, assem
bled all passenger in the dining salon
of the Metupmi, while the naval offi
cers examined the ship's papers.
Luler live youttgr (lenntiiis hound for
Colombia, nml who, according to .Mr.
Patterson "were on board 'n neutral
vessel plving between neutral ports,"
were "forced to sign a parole In
order to procure their liberty."
"Tltts wns tin outrage committed
t on American soil, under the flag of
the United Stutes " said .Mr. Patter
son.
FRENZIED FINANCE;
f
OF
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. Some de
tails concerning the acquisition and
Bulisoipiont snlo of tho 'Frisco Lines
at t loss of millions were dovolopcd
today whoa tho ltiventlgatlon Into
tho financial operations of tho Chi
cago, liock Island and Pacific rail
way was resumed hoforo tho Inter-
Stato Commerce commission,
GeorBO 11, Mc.Murtry of Now York,
11 director ot tho Hock Island oner
allng coniimny, ami of the New Jer
sey holding company of tho Hook
Island, guvo testimony tending to
show that tho board of directors
practically dominated by Daniel (J,
Hold, The witness said ha know
personally very little concerning the
financial operations of the suvorul
compaiilos,
Upon cross examination, Mr. Mo
.Murtry mild, Hint, us usual In such
t'ompiiuy 01101 utluns, hu relied on
Iho repot U of (hu eiucutlvn coiniult'
ltM willed hud direct cliuruM of
lliviu, ,
ROCK
LAN
BEING II
UNSCRAMBLING
OF NEW HAVEN
AN ACTUALITY
Decree Filed by Disintegrate sf
Great Railroad, Trolley Mil
Steamer Transportation Mwojwly
of New England lesten k MalM
Lines Must Be Sold.
NKW YOKK, Oct. 17. Disintegra
tion of the great railway, trolley ninl
stenmohip transportation' monopoly,
bought up in New Kngnlnrid during
the Inst twelve years by the New York
New Haven & Hartford Knilroutl
company is prescribed in detail by n
decree filed today with the federal
district court by Attorney General
Gregory in the government's dissolu
tion suit.
Briefly, the railroad Inist must
shear itself of vast holdings of trol
ley and steamship lines and must part
with certain railroads brought under
its domination, including the Boston
& Maine, forever, and by public, auc
tion, if neees-snry. The control of
many of the New Haven's subsidiar
ies passes today with the filing of the
decree from the road's directors who
have so long mnnaged them, into the
keeping of fifteen men, tcnued trus
tee, and acting us officers of the
federal court. The.-c men will rule
these siib'idiaricH until Mich time iih
they tire wenncd, by snlo, pennnucnt
ly, from New Haven domination. The
time limit set for this final parting,
varies, but in 110 ease is it to be de
ferred beyond July 1. 1011).
Closes Long Irole
Whether there will be linked under
one maiiugcuicut in the future the nf.
fairs of the New Haven railroad ami
the fleet of sound steamships oper
ated by the New Kngluml Steamship
company is to be determined Inter.
The filing of the decree today
closes the civil proceedings in connec
tion with the government's investiga
tion of the New Huven rond. Tho
criminal end of the investigation is
yet under way. To the government's
dissolution decree, the railrusd com
pany consented.
The government's, complaint is dis
missed by preliminary agreement in
sofar as it applies to all defendants,
individual nml c.nrmratiou with thn
execution of tho railroad company
itself, the New Knglnud Navigation
company, the Boston railroad holding
company, tho Providence & Daniel
son Ituilroad company ami tho Hus
ton & Maine Ittiilroad company.
Three Sets, of Trustees
The decree prgvides t'of three sets
of trustees, tho first to take oyer the
Boston & .Maine holdings of tho New
Haven; the second to take over the
trolley lino holdings in Connecticut
ami the third tu take over the trolley
line holdings in Ithodc Island. These
trustees are to net as officers of tliu
couit in carrying out tho methods
provided for the ultimate sale, of the
holdings.
The three sets of trustees mention
ed insofar ns the Boston & Maine
and trollev holdings in Ithodc Island
and Connecticut nre concerned, nro
tu uiauage the roperties, subject to
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T
AID FOR WOUNDED
I'UOKNJX. Arlzonu, Oct., 17.-
Governor Hunt telegraphed vthowe-.
retary of war usklnc that .the fad-
era! Kovornniont grant pvrmmwMi
for tho removal ot Mexican wounUwl 1
soldiers from the KrrlQH of Nsw,
Konoift. to the Amarlciu s4. TU
governor urged this action '& Mw
ground of humanity, miIhk (but Ht
only tho wounded, but ike AhwImm
physlcluus altendlnK (hum tw':Mi ,
danger of munmcru by ftaytorsw's
Vajnl Imlluus, should Du lUr
turn thv Iowh.
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