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t , f2fr Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printe I 'Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR --4 ON TRAINS AMD NBW PRICE TWO CENTS stands, iivb cents SALEM. O&EOOX. TUESDAY, AUOtTBT 11, 1914. ( 1 u VI a- y rl w FORC E ITALY 10 SEIZE ALBANIA AMD FIRE ITS 1 William of Wied Was Selected by Austria for King of Albania NOW KEPT ON THRONE BY THE ITALIAN ARMY Woiild Give Montenegro Im portance and Servia Her Long-desired Seaport Athena, Aug. 11. Seizure of Albania by Italy v;as anticipated hero today. The situation at Iurazo, the capital, where William oe Wioil, the so-called king, still retaiiieil a precarious foot hold, were described an desperate it was s:iu A illiaiu.'s troops were un paid ami his treasury w.h empty. l'raetii ally his only defenders were the lla'.ians and French detachment lauded when his people rebelled against him and declared their independence. Tho French soldior.s, it was expected, would soon be withdrawn for use at home. This would leave the Italians nlone ou the scene, the belief was that they would bo reinforced and that their commander would assume control. Tho Albanian rebels still pressed Dur M,7,o hard. Who's Who In Europe's VV a, I " V " " ,11 f - . ' A -x S" 1 ,',S, t J n . .. . Jfl'r I ..,..,Jrv Photo by American Press Association. i,.uiiiiur Francis Joseph or Austr a has had a calamitous rule, and now in his declining years ho is the principal figure in a war the possibilities of which staler the entire world. Theie was mystery in the death of his only son, and the recent loss of the heir to the throne was a blow from which the aged emperor never recovered. The as sassination of the be said to be tho cause of the pret ent war. crown prince may F OQDSTUFF PRICES SOAR III THE CIII ES MEAT UP 5 CENTS Who's Who In Europe's War A Bona of Contention. Rome, Aug. 11. Tho Albanian prob lem undoubtedly will be settled if tiie group of nations with which Monte negro is fighting win the pending Euro pean war. Montenegro wants Albania. It want ed it at the time Austria organized it as an independent kingdom and put l'rince William of Wied, its own selec tion, in as king. Italy, Montenegro's friend, indorsed William at the time, but only because it eould see no wav or malting Its veto effective at the mo ment. It was not suited with the ar rangement. Montenegro and Albania adjoin and it tno former country gets the latter, irum an opera DOutte little kingdom with a population of 250.000 ami an area of 3,500 square miles, it will jump at once to n nosdtion of importance, as Balkan states go. Moreover, it will be strong out of all proportions to its population and area by reason of its relations with Italv and Russia. Italy Would Control It Italy has had its eye on the eastern Adriatic coast for a long time. It did not care to own it but it wanted to control it. It would have been satis fied with the independent kingdom wnich Austria organized if tho king bad been one of its own choosing. It objected to William of Wied because he was pro-Austrian. The queen of Italy is a Montenegrin princess. Kolations between the tyuiri nal and the court of Cettiuje are close and friendly. Monteneerin rule nf A I. bania, with Italy making occasional suggestions which it feels sure Monte negro will heed, would be exactly the arrangement King Victor would' like best. The Duke of the Abruzr.l was men tioned as a candidate for William of Wied's place. He would have filled the bill to the extent that Italy could have managed him but, as a relative of tno king of Italy, the latter would have been responsible for him to an extnt he diil not like. Montenegro May Get It. Montenegro would be much better from the Italian point of view. The Montenegrins and Russians are of tho same race. The czar has been o good a friend of King Nicholas that he has paid him a regular annual pen sion for years. There are no reasons now, at any rare wny jtaiy ami Kussian interests should conflict. Nicholas, accordingly, can run the eastern Adriatic court to . miit the czar of Russia and He k of Italy at the same time. With Russia and Italy backing him and his kingdom increased to sevejal times its present size, Nicholas of Mon tenegro, then, will be a ruler of consid erable consequence in Balkan circles if his. side wins. All this is one reason whv Italv has sot wanted to fight with 'its whilom allies, Germany and Austria-Hungary. Its interests were very much on the other side. Gives Servia a Seaport Servia, which is fighting with Monte negro and incidentally, of course, with Russia, France and England, besides such other countries as may join their faction is anxious for a slice of Ad riatic seafront, too. Originally it wanted the Albanian frontage. This, however, was before it supposed it stood any chance of get ting any Austrian territory. The plan now again assuming that the British French - Russian Servian - Montenegrin combination wing is to give Servia the Austrian provinces of Bosnia, Herzego vina and Dnlmatia as far south as the WAR IT SITUATION AS APPEARS TODAY Other Things Go Up in Sym pathy, Even Hats Lifted 15 Per Cent CHEESE 20 PER CENT, WHISKEY OUT OF SIGHT Dress Goods 10 and Shirtings 25 Per Cent Higher; Toys and Shoes Included New York, Aug. 11. Prices of meats, sugar, imported loodstufis and wearing apparel wore sonring today. Meats ad vanced 4 and 5 emits. The price of hats, of which Austria, OeruiHuy and England are the largest producers, ad vanced 15 per cent. Other advances were: Dress goods, 10 per cent; Bhirtings, 23 per cent; tea, 25 per cent, and cheese, "0 per cent. Cigarette tobacco was getting scarce and imported wines aud whiskeys touch ed unprecedented prices. Snoes, toys and dyestuffs also were soaring. Chicago, Aug. 11. That it will ap point a committee to investigate the cause tor tho sudden advance in the price of meats was the announcement here today of the Chicago Butchers' as sociation. The packers were denounced and patrons were advised to not buy certain meat cuts. Beet' cuts were from 3 to 5 cents higher today.. I v.. M . Photo by American Press Association. Kinff Georee V. of Kneland assumes world prominonce as n result of the outbreak of hostilities between Austria and Hervia. Tho attitudo of F.ng land was closely watched. Since the triple cntcnlo by which she is allied with Russia and Franco is not regarded so binding as the triple alliance. All these countries, however, have now takon field against Germany and Austria. BATTLE AT LIEGE IS ACAIH RAGING DEATH TOLL HEAVY Chop Out Obstructions While Mowed Down by the Belgian Cannon St. Louis, Aug. 11. An advance of 20 cents per 100 pounds in the price of flour was announced today. se king Belgium. The German advance on France through Belgium seemed definitely checked. At Tongres, Liege and points farther south the kaiser's troops were at a stand. They were fortifying, as if they meant to hold their ground, but had ceased trying to push ahead. Papers seized on German prisoners showed they thought they would be in Brussels August 3, and Lille August 5. Thus' avoiding strongly fortified points, they might quickly have reached Paris. It was believed they were now planning to try a differ ent route. The Belgian, French and British allies were expected to take the offensive against them immediately. Skirmishing still progressed. German losses at Liege were placed at 2000 killed, 20,000 wounded and 9000 made prisoners. Expecting little resistance, they came poorly supplied with food and were nearly starved. Germany. German forces compelled the French in vaders of Alsace to evacuate Mulhausen. It was believed a general battle was raging in southern Alsace. The Germans plainly hoped to unite the Alsace and Lor raine amies and attempt a French invasion by the south ern gateway. German troops were being massed on the Russian fron tier, where constant skirmishing was in progress. It was announced Germany had food enough to last a year. Official accounts said all was going well with the kai ser's campaign. Switzerland. Swiss troops were massing on the fron tier to guard their country's neutrality, already once or twice violated. Italy. No answer had been received to a demand for explanations concerning damage to Italian property by an Austrian bombardment of Antivari, Montenegro, and anti-Austrian feeling was growing. Italy's interests were suffering greatly from the war, and widespread industrial discontent prevailed. Austria-Hungary. It was asserted that all Russian aids into Austrian territory had been repulsed. Austrian troops, it was announced, had occupied Mie chow, Russian Poland. Russia. Russian troops were said to have invaded the Austrian province of Galicia and to be marching on Lem berg, its capital. Radziwillow, Russia, was recaptured from the Aus trians. Several small victories were claimed on the German frontier. Troops were being massed on the Finnish coast. France. Reinforcements were being rushed to the French invaders of Alsace, who had suffered a repulse. Philadelphia, ''Aug.' 11. The price of meat was up from 3 to S cents here to-day. EFFECTS OF WAR ON THIS SIDE ATLANTIC FUNERAL TRAIN MET ALOUD ITS ROUTE SILEHT CROWDS (By United Press Staff Correspondent.) Aboard President Wilson's Special Train, Gainesville, Oa., Aug. 11. The solid south mourned with President Wil son and his daughters today over the death of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Church bells v.'ore tolled in every city and ham let through which the funeral train passed on its way to Home, Oa. Crowds stood at each station along tho Southern Railway, bareheaded anil silent. Small groups were gathered eveu at crossroads stations as late as midnight. Flowers were sent aboard the train at Spartanburg and Greenville, S. ,., by committees or citizens. President Wilson remained beside the casket until 1 o'clock this morning. Se cret service men maintained the vigil for the remainder of tho night. At daylight, Mrs. Irancis 15. Sayro, one of the president's three daughters, appeared and watched beside the body. Tho funeral train was scheduled to reach Koine at ":.'(0 o'clock this after noon. Services will be held in the First Prcsbvteriau church and Mrs. Wilson's body will then bo buried in Myrtle Hill cemetery there, beside those of her mother and father. Gainesville is the birthplace of Miss Margaret Wilson. More than 1,500 per sons met the train here. , All Business Suspended. Washington, Aug. 11. Government officials and civilians suspended all business today while the funeral ser vice over the body of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president, was in progress at Koine, Ga. Train Beaches Atlanta. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 11. The special train carrying the oody of Mrs. Wood row Wilson, wife of the president, to Washington, Aug. 11. Prices of foodstuffs were soar ing in the larger American cities today. New York, Chi cago and Philadelphia reported stiff advances in the price of meats, sugar and tea. The price of flour was boosted 20 cents per hundred pounds in St. Louis. A resolution introduced in the house directed Secretary of Commerce Redf ield to investigate the cause. Its author wanted to know whether prices were arbitrarily advanc ed with the European war as a pretext or whether mani pulation by big business was responsible. It was persistently reported in New York that British warships had captured the North German Lloyd steam ship Kronprinz Wilhelm. Confirmation was lacking. Wreckage drifting into the South End life saving sta tion at San Francisco caused wild rumors that a German warship had sent a British vessel to the bottom in an en counter at sea. The word "gunner," found on a door plate on one of the doors washed in, was the only foundation on which a report could be based that the wreckage was from a warship. New York heard that the Lusitama was neanng Liver pool. She sailed from New York last Wednesday. Information to prevent American ships from encoun tering mines laid in the North sea and English channel was given Secretary of State Bryan by the British em bassy in Washington. Word was exnected hourly by Secretary Bryan that the embargo preventing Americans from leaving Germany had been raised. Passengers reaching Seattle on the steamship Gover nor said the vessel's wireless had picked up a message that the German cruiser Nurenburg had sunk the Canadian Aiiviiiarv cruiser Rainbow off the California coast. Secretary Garrison said everything possible was being done for Americans stranded in Europe. Up to a late hour this afternoon Secretary Bryan had received no reply to his representations to merman 0111 cials for the release of Archer Huntington and Mrs. Hun tington, held at Nuremburg. LEAVE 800 DEAD AND 3000 WOUNDED ON FIELD Half of the Attacking Party Destroyed Before Recall ' Command Is Given After meeting with such desperate re sistance at Liege, it seemed plain that the German force which entered Bel gium by way of Limburg province, Hol land, planned an advance directly'west ward by way of Tongues, north of Liege. It occupied the former place and made the attempt but was heavily repulsed. Reports were current that the River Meuso was running red with the blood of killed and wounded Germans. There was still somo skirmishing between out posts but it was not on a large scale. , From tho Brussels war office came definite confirmation of. earlier sur mises that'tho German troops expected t'i prii.i i I "l''-r . practically unopposed. ! . ; mvupy ISrusseU Aug- list S' ari(fti4rnMii.Bl, jt Had tbey accomplished this ' they would havo flanked the French and Bel gian frontior fortiiications extending east from Lille, avoided the strong French defences between Lafere and Chalons and have had to take only the comparatively weak forts along the Riror Homme to open a way for a di rect dash against Puria. . 1 : T'ae whole plan was npsct by the furious resistances offered by the Bel gian. - - . ?- , what the Germans hart in mind was revealed by War plans found on the persons of captured Uhlan Officers. The same papers were considered to leave no doubt that the force which attacked Liege was the main German army of invasion. (Continued from page 3.) The Weather This Bwrii Oregon: Fair tonight; Wednes day fair, cooler interior west portion; north west winds. Nancy, France, Aug. 11. Following news of the French evacuation of Mul hausen, in Alsace, reinforcements were reported from Belfort today to be on their way in large numbers to assist General joffre in his effort to drive the Germans bade upon their main line of frontier defenses, between Ncu Brei each and Strassburg. All indications were that a heavy en gagement was in progress today be tween the French and Germans, per haps aided by the Austrians, in south ern Alsace, and as it was clear that the French were heavily . outnumbered, there was the greatest anxiety lest help failed to reach them before they were forced back across the frontier. Every effort was also being made here to secure definite news from north of Nancy, where an invading force of Germans who crossed the frontier of Luxemburg by way of Esch was report ed operating about Longuyon. This town is went of I.ongwy, strongly fortified frontier point, so it was coniectured the Germans must have mado a detour around the latter place, penctrntfug French territory about ten miles from the Luxemburg and about fivo from tho Belgian fron tier. In just what force the Germans were was not known, however. If they were tho advance guard of the wholo army of the lower Rhine, as was thought pos sible, military men agreed an engage ment of capital importance was im pending. Battle May Be Decisive. London, Aug. 11. Fiorce fighting was in progress this afternoon between French and Germans in southern Alsace. The Gorman force north of Nen Brei sach was placed at more than 300,000. The whereabouts of the British fleet was unknown today. Battle Sages Today, (By a United Press staff correspondent) lirusHcla, Aug. 11. tlard lighting be tween Belgians and Fronch on one side and Germans on tho other was in progress north of the River Meuse today. Tho Belgians stin held the Liega forts. The allies belgians, French and Eng lish were moving reinforcements from , Namur to the Liege garrisons. The war office here published today the following account of tho German at tack on Fort Heraing Sunday night: "For threo hours the Germans vain ly charged the fort's approaches. Fin ally they retired, beaton, leaving 800 dead. Many of tho doad were caught among tho stakes and barbed wire en tanglements in front of the fort. Dead and wounded were scattered over an area of a half mile square.'' Belgian wounded brought still further details of the Fort Soraing lighting. The German attacking party included several regiments of infantry. There rushed across the fields toward the fort ou the massed formation, the fort artil lery tearing gaps in their ranks as they approached. Germans Are Beckleas. Tho advance guard nevertheless reached the first line of entaglements, a bariende of feued brush, saplings and barbed wire waist high, and began tug ging and chopping vainly at tho ob struction in an effort to force its way through. While this was going on the rear guard was continuing its advance, at the charge. The entaglements wore well within range of tho Belgian machine guns, which poured a constant rain of death into the struggling mass of Germans, slaughtering them in heaps. The party was not recalled, however, until fully half its number had been killed or wounded. The number of the former was placed at 800, of the latter at 3,000, left on the field. Among the killed, it was reported, was Priuco William of Lippe, colonel of the Heventy First Prussian infantry. It was announced also that 8,000 Germans had been captured at Liege thus far. Heavy detachments of French artil lery passed through here today on their way to holp the forts' defenders. The stroots were filled by crowds, cheering ana waving Belgian and French flags. The Germans were reported moving infantry, without supporting artillery, westward from Limburg, Holland, through Tongres, a Belgian town north of Liege.' It was believed they were advancing on Waterloo and Brussels. French ami Belgian troops were moving to meet them. The allies were thought here to be maneuvering also to prevent reinforce ments from reaching the Germans at Liege. Germans Fortifying. Antwerp, Aug. 11. The" German ad- (Continued on page 8.) (Continued from Pace I.) (Continued on page 2.)