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I i Ml - 4fTl .fl f$w'-A- (I'M fl; Today's News Printed Today Fu7 - Snatches - A fBiTVR Aim VRWI PRICE TWO CENTS stands, nva cents m . 7 - . , , , YEAR . 8T'. OEEQON, TUESDAT, AUGUST 25, 1914. strKt j 01 If S OF 111 Hope of Speedy Ter . mination of War IN LOME Aril) AL5AIE, h Must Fight on French Sc3; England Mast Send Every Available Man MERRY DE VAL MAY BE ELECTED POPE Known He.Will Get ft Fine Complimen tary Vote and His Friends Hop to Make This Effective. By Henry Wood. Rome, Aug. 25. Cardinal Farley of New York was here today to attend the conclave of members of the Sacred rnllipfl which will choose a successor to the late pope, Pins X. " "The cardinals," he said, "are pray ing God to guide the election of a su preme pontiff who. can restore peace in Europe." Cardinal Merry Del Val, who was pa pal secretary of state under Tins, still remained alone in his apartments today, mourning and refusing to receive visit ors. His friends were hopeful that he would be selected to wear the triple crown. Indoep, it"wag considered cer tain he would get a large complimen tary vote on the first ballot, on account of his services. This his supporters In tended to try to make effective. It was expected that Cardinal 0 'Con noil of Boston would be one of Car dinal Merry Del Val's strongest advo cates. Cardinal Martinelli, it was announc ed, would bo excluded from the con clave, owing to mental infirmities. The 'members of the Sacred College were receiving numerous condolences from diplomats. Cardinal Yannuttelli was receiving these, callers. . . (By Ed L. Keen.) London, Aug. 25.-Namur's fall was f sittad i the war office here today. I Mi nccmi by the Germans was re iriai m endl&K all hopes of a speedy Hi Mtish, it was believed, would i compelled to mi every available loin la tie country to help the allied neat tlrudy In the field. That an sa strong body was already on its ij to the continent was reported. Tit newspaper! were all demanding pluittou of the losi of Namur, but, W-i owilni that the Germans had ten It, tat war office was silent Tin till of Haanr undoubtedly drove t lUiis' turd force out of the Meuse- jto utH, eoaplettnl the German 1H mjJtery of Naarar's fall is re mi If tat ttermani used against it latult on scale magnified j'" frontal attacks at Liege. Na i K'idefeasef iri much more compact ja tkoH tt lieie and lend themselves wrawt 6j mass formations. AW triple f allure in Belgium, -mini a4 Alsace does not speak for th, strategy involved in R wd ieia that sentimental itamuiury reasons governed laltttirrendi plans. German mil Mtttyta entitled to more respect ."--"WHMatta at Liege seems Trench capi- AUiet'on Defensive. it. uciensive to. -NC:1rthranco.Bel ''Tkfb.it ;""raaB In ALLIES SUFFERED SERIOUS SET-BACK Cannot, Be Classed as a .Defeat, but Germans Had All the Best of It- Allies T2.be to Fortifications. - STORY OF BATTLE TOLD BY OIK TELLS OF SUCCESS Have Control of Belgian Fron tier and Driving French Back Steadily v 1 " 10,000 PRISONERS 150 GUNS CAPTURED "Concerted Advance of AD German Armies on Paris : Is Now Probable" Washington, Aug. 25. A wireless me8flage received today by the' German embassador here from the. foreign of fice at Berlin said the Germans had capturd 10,000 French soldiers, includ ing several generals. It was also said the Germans now control Longwy and most of the Belglan-Franeo frontier. 'The Germans chased the French de feated in the battle between August 17 and August 21. Numerous eflmgns, more than 150 guns- and 10,000 prisoners were taken in the capture, of Lune vill. ' ' . " 'The German crown prince's army COMBINED FLEET v: BLOCKADES KIAOCBAU Japs May Try fiiege and Starving Ger man Garrison Into Submission, Bather Than Bombarding It A OtLGIlS KILLED 1. V HID Tokio, Aug. 85. -Japanese, British, French and Russian I warships engaged in blockading Tsing Tchan and are tak ing every possible precaution to guard against floating mines. ' It was stated on good authority today that more than 10,000 mines obstruct the entrance to the harbor. The garrison of 7,000 showed plainly its determination to resist, and investi gation has proved . that its land de fenses really are formidable. Hopes were still expressed, however, that a cloee .blockade and the cordoning of the land side of the concession would starve the Germans out without serious bloodshed. " ' . The minister of eiduoation issued a proclamation to schotl teachers and pu pils today urging thorn to treat German residents of Japanese kindly. The minister of home affairs also in structed local governors to take every precaution to protectt German lives and property. I PLACED AT 5010 tiers. ... Mnoiinoed the , f lnes alono h,. n- 7 nar5 mix . " ,t4 1W.u".r. .Wnil'h the tot , oy the. Hritwh 1 .: and Kaiser s itu-. far"0 what both "ffifial " as one govern to Botterdam, Aug. 25: The dearth of news from the Anglo-t'ranco-German fighting front was such today as to suggest that both sides, exhausted by the prolonged and desperate battle cul minating in the allies'' repulse and re treat, were doing little more than rest ing temporarily on their arms. ,. Accounts were received of scattered fighting up and down tne line, but it was on a small scale, the hie ensase- ment videntfy -having trtthr"jjarised vr ceased altogether.- ' . A Breathing Bpell. - 7' That there would be much delay was thought here to be most likely, how ever. Though news from German sources did not indicate much pertur bation at Berlin concerning Russian ac tivities, military experts felt sure the kaiser would deem it necessary to crush the Anglo-French allies as speedily as possible before the czar's forces gained too firm; a hold within his eastern frontier.' ' . ; How much progress the Germans had already made was shown by reports of tueir cavalry's presence only six miles north of Lille and by official announce ment of German occupations of the toeneh ' towns of Luneville. Almance and Dieuloard. ..'-..' It was also certain that havlntr driv en the last French soldier , from Lor raine, they were pressing the Gallic troops hard in Alsace, where the French professed to be still holdine out. how- ever, at Mulhausen. Germans Bald Borders. Outside France's main lin nt fmn. tier fortifications, so far as could be learned. therA vm nn .iijai .nnB which meant that the narrow fringe of - icucu verruory Detween the rortifica- flAn. It. , i -".a luoniHcives ana ue border was open to German raiding and was, in tact, being raided at, many points.. while it was not considered that the allies had suffered anything in the na ture of an overwhelming defeat, mili tary men, nevertheless, agreed that they had suffered a serious ar'thnek, nuA in. stead of having the Germans on the de--tensive, would hencefnrtt-ov.l ' 1..U until the situation developed important - ,"(,-, oe on tne aerenBive them selves. ' . . '; British warships were reported off "stend today, prepared to bombard the iterman troops if they tried to eccupr the town -. . rJ chased the French west of Longwy, "The army commanded by the Duke of Wuertembure marched through Mel trium and crossed the river Semois, ' It completely crushed the advancing French army. Numerous soldiers, gnns, ensigns and several generals wrere eap turod. '. . "German troops then advanced west of the river Meuse toward aiauDeuge An English cavalry brigade was defeated. . "The; mates nart of. the Franco- Belgian border is , no W; . jn Qe rnny hands. . . " " ' : . . " A concerted advgnce of all the Ger man armies oil Paris is now probable.' Still Another dispatch to the .German embassy read: ' " " Assistant Secretary: M e amen can Naw Breckinridge arrived en the Tennessee. . He praised the attitude f the German people. He declared it was our duty to inform the American people of the victories of the German armies and of the excellent spirit of the Ger man nation. .-.''. 1 "Breckinridge was touched. by the way Germans have beea helping poor Bussian families in Berlin." '. V Lull in General Battle While Germans Reach the New -French Positions LOSSES OF GERMANS AND ALLIES GREATER Total Loss From This Appears to Be: Dead 70,000, Wounded 200,000 GERr ODE RUSSIA DV ITALY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN FORCE French Fleet's Bombardment Complete ly Wrecked Austrian Fortifications at Cattaxo, on the Adriatic I Borne, Aug. 25. Italy continued to day to strengthen its force of troops on the Austrian frontier. It was an nounced this was merely "precaution ary," Italy remaining neutral. Austrian advices were that an at tack seemed to be expected on Aus tria's Adriatic naval base, Pola, that the fleet was being concentrated in its vicinity and that preparations were be ing made for defense. It was understood the French fleet's bombardment had completely wrecked the fortifications of the Austrian east Adriatic port of Cattaro. Persistent reports were current that William of Wicd, the recently created king of Albania, had fled from Dur- azio. The conviction was growing here that Italy , would havo to intervene in Albania. TDZUMO ARRIVES OFF BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST Tficnma. Wash.. AulT . 25. After record run from San . Francisco, tne Japanese cruiser Idzumo, ' whicn leu Ban Francisco Day two aays ago ou mysterious mission, passed into the Straits of Juan de iuca eariy lousy, according to advices 'received here. The Idzumo was expected to put into either Victoria or Vancouver to take on coal and await further orders. AUSTRIA DECLARES -WAR ON JAPAN TODAY IN EAST PRUSSIA -Borne, Aug. 25. If the Anglo-French allies imagine that the. present Bussian invasion of. east Prussia will compel an early withdrawal of the fatherland's troops from the Fteneh frontier, they are badly mistaken, H was stated on high German authority here today.' Persons who imagine the ' Bussians have accomplished much thus far, ac cording to this version, do not tonder stand the country In which the czar's troops are operating. .-. 7 - :" "It ia marshr. thinly settled soetion with but two or tbree. large' towns, it was stated, lightly garrisoned and with weak defenses. ' - : If the Germans-could spare the men, jt was asserted, the invaders could eas ily be 'checked, since the boggy char acter of the country makes, maneuver ing impossible and the roads, to wnicn the troops must stick to 'ayoid being mired, could be held by a few compara tively small forces against enormously superior numbers.' ? Russians Can Have It. " ; The distance being of small intrinsic, though, of 'teurse, of mueh sentimental .value, the kaiser was declared- te- be willing to sacrifice -it temporarily in the interests of his more important op erations in the west. ' i "But it was -denied that this meant that th Hussians would find a clear road to ilerlin.. -.' i ' After advancing about 170 miles along their present route they will en counter, the German statement pointed out, the tremendously strong line of fortifications- along the Vistula river, from Danzig to Thorn. That they can ever carry these do fflnHon iwa declared impossible. Until they reach, them, it was admitted, their advance probably would be practically unopposed. . : - i ... to ti k " isquith, off t T . lsl1 nrd. bt,r Wnnnde8irable to sav -fiijlt. publi8hed Mon- 'wops ia Spiriu. "na '"Ti,. ' w th best of "W.; ler also the the .,"Wt to f ""as: !.Tfa oPk. 'wVhe trot" on CONGRESSMEN MUST STAY ON THEIB JOBS Washington, Ang. 25. By a vote of i!3 to 27. the tin,,.. adopted the Underwood resolution, re calling all fnn... .1 . 1 ' ... - .fe.Doiucu auorni, iruui Washington and docking the salaries of mose absenting themselves hereafter "cept on account of sickness. Kepresentative Mann charged that congressmen from the South, where the Primaries already have been held, were !e to PenaKze members -from the nnrt" who were compelled to primaries August campaign and sm " "y , J?"' "ill be Su '' d. th brunt 4 vim ' t ' - uiB nrF.: The Weather, VIENNA", Aug.' 25. Austria today declared war against Japan, When. the Japanese proclaimed war .n:nii'thA Germans it . was expected Austria, as Germany', ally, would be - Tnstpftd. however, "it was announced an Austrian eruiser in Kiao Chau bay would proceed to. a neutrar port ana disarm This was taken as meaning thA Vienna government did- not con sider itself cocerned in the oriental sit uation. . '- ' ' - Almost simultaneous with the an nouncement of the Austrian declaration came a report from Shanghai that the cruiser would not, after all, disarm but that it would help the Kiao Chau Germans to resist the Japanese. BATTLE STILL ON. , ' The Hague, Aug. 23. Benewed fight ing in the vicinity , of Meubeuge, in French territory BOuth of Mons, Bel gium, was reported here this afternoon. This romon was unconfirmed. If true it evidently meant that the Germans, pushing westward atter the allies, were again attempting to open tneir wqy into France. ,. The Germans were said also to have resumed the offensive in northern Bel gium and reports were current of an engagement between them and French, British, and Uelgiang irom Antwerp near Malines. . This story, too, was unverified.' Despite these reported encounters, there seemed to be a lull in the big gen eral battle, either while the cmbat ants took a little rest or until the Ger mans came up with the positions, to which the allies retreated following the desperate engagements centering about Namur, Mons and Charleroi. British and French accounts minimiz ed the importance of Monday's admit ted: Teverse. The German version was that it was very important ana preuic- tlons-were made ef a Bpeedy. general forward movement. ' - Losses Are Appalling. ' An account was redeived from Ger man sources el the destruction of - a German ship which hit a mine while leaving Hamburg, but It was Baid the crew, was saved. . ' . it. . - Hougn estimates piacea mo uumuei of Belgians killed in their fighting with the Germans at 6,000 and of wounded at 60,000. . . " : : No German, tencn , 9X . ruwn iig ures were available, but it was believed the v lost far more heavily than the Bel: giaas, the latter 's total number in the field having been comparatively small and much of their fighting having beefr done from behind entrenchments. ' Belgians Attacked Them. Paris. Aug. 25. The Germans in nor thern Belgium were on the offensive again today. 1 Wear Mannas tney auacKeu mo cum' dawn. While the fight raged a force dawn. While the fight raged tforc of Belgians sallied from Antwerp ana attacked the German flank. Surprised, the Germans retreated JV miles to the southeast, There they were heavily reinforced and resumed tne offensive. ' SERVIA PREPARING TO INVADE HUNGARY A native of Belfort, Ireland, Arthtir Bullock, who is bolieved to be in Sheri dan, Oregon, is' wanted by his fathar, Alexander Bullock, according to infor mation received av the office of Gov ernor Wost yesterday. The lotter from the father -stated that the young man was 20 years old. JOHN CARMICHAEL ' DIES FROM .INJURIES Fell on Cattle Guard at Llvesley Last Night and as Result of Injuries Pass ed Away at Hospital Today. HE ALLIES BEN E MAT ALL PO NTS Paris, Aug. 25. Fighting was still in progress today along the allies' and the German lines, ac cording to the war office. . " At some places on the line, it was stated, the Germans were massed so heavily that'further "retirement by the. allies would not be surprising. : The War of fice did not announce, wnetner all the Namur forts were taken by the Germans but promised a statement soon. The censorship was extremely strict today. Salonika, Aug. 25. Having beaten the Austrians out of their own country and gained a firm footing in the Aus trian province of Bosnia, the Servians were reported today organizing a force tn invade Hungary. ''" It was said they were confident the Slav population would rise, as in Bos nia, tn helD them. ' The Montenegrins were pressing their advantage in province of Dalmatia and were entering Herzigovina in increasing numbers. Reports were received of the killing of 300 Austrians by Montenegrin troops at Behova. John Carmichael, well-known local hop man,1 died this noon at the Salem hospital, as a result'of injuries receiv ed in an accident lust night by falling on a cattloguard near Livesley station. Returning from Portland at 8:30 o'clock last night, Mr. Carmichael started from the depot at Livesley sta tion, four and one-half miles south of Salem, to his home on Riverside road, short distance beyond. He fell on a oattleguord .which be. .started, to cross and was thTown his stomach.1 tie was alone, but managed to reach his ranch home, and retired ' without mentioning the incident;' " This morning at 5:45 he called E. Lukiribeal and family, who live at his home, as though he were in distress. He was found in a pool or blood, suf fering from a hemorrhage of the stom ach. Dr. H. E. Clay was called and had him removed to the Salem hospital at 12:30 this afternoon, where he died shortly afterwards. ' , . During the spring Mr. carmichael had suffered from a similar fall on cattleguard. He was still weak from the effects of inf lammed bruises and walked with the aid of a cane. , He was returning to Livesley after spending a week with his daughter, Mrs. Kate Bell, in Portland, when ne met with the accident. John Carmichael was one of the fore most buyers and sellers of bops in the valley. Reoently he has purchased number of hop yards including tne mil and Crossan ranches. He was a widower, his wife, having died when his only daughter was child. He came to Oregon from Eng land eight years ago. His daughter, and little granddaughter, uqt othy, survive him. . ... BASEBALL TODAY , Federal. 1 No Fedoral league games today.' TO BE FOUGHT ON FRENCH SOIL Take the Offensive and Try to Drive Germans Back Into Belgium BEATEN IN THE FIRST MIGHTY BATTLE OF WAR Allies Are Far From Whipped as They Are Now Inside the Fortifications Beaten in the first mighty battle of the European war, the Franco-British allies were on the defense today. Taking the offensive, 'ihey hd tried to drive Sermon back In Belgium. Instead, they were themselves driven back within the French frontier forti fications. ' , The Germans claim it as a great victory. The allies minimized Its importance, saying their retirement was merely v 'strategic." ' ", ' It was admitted, however, that it ended hopes qf speedy termination of the w. Th British were arranging to insli all possible reinforcements to the JBrlUoa war minister Lord Kitchener . . spoke suggestively of what must be . done if the struggle was still raging at ' the end of three yean. Though there was much fighting up and down the line, theft was a lull In the big general engagement While total figures were unavailable, , Uie extent of the losses thus far waa hinted at by an estimate that th . Belgians, comparatively small suffer ers, had had 16,000 killed, and 60,000 wounded. . . , - , : Namur was in the Germans' hands. ' ICor fToP diB HftS HER INN I " Oregih:' Fair tonight an Wel nifsday; north west winds.-- V r (By W. T. Mason) (Former London correspondent of the United Press.) . - ;! New Tork, Aug. 25. France must fight fof freedom oh French soil. The allies' exhuberant feeling dur ing the first fortnight of fighting that Germany would furnish the fields for the great battles or tne preiwui. was shattered by the failure of the al lies' plan to take the offensive. After the German repulse at Liege the collapse of German military jneth--j. nrodintpd Now that the al lies have been taught the difficulties of offensive operations, suggestions that the French defense has gone to piefoe are on everybody's lips. These judgments are on a par with The first fighting of the ling of the Liege forts, went against j Germany. ' The second move, whereby the allies hoped to succeed in offensive strategy, resulted in Germany's favor. This is all the legitimate meaning is possible to extrat from the- details which have been permitted to- pass the censors. Germans Have Belgium. Announcement of the allies' retire ment td eovring positions is probably the graceful French way, of admitting that- Germany is master , of Belgiim and that the Anglo-French forces are recovering their breath under cover of France's permanent frontier defenses. But tbere is a indication that the Germans are able to follow np the eol i.rt nf th allies' offense. While the allies were compelled to retreat, the almost equally important fact seems to. be thst . the Germans have suffered so seriously as to make a continuation of their strategy impos sible. ' . ''" ' ' " There were two primary reasons why the allies' offensive movement in southern Belgium failed the nature of the ground and the fall of Namur. The allies used three armies in their operations. Two advsneed on Arden nes, one from the north and the other from the south. The third advanced in the' angle formed by the confluence of the Meuse and Kambre rivers. . Ardennes is thickly wooded, hilly, and crossed bv many streams. Such a re irion is admirable for defesre. This fact in itself is sufficient to aceount for the Germans' success against the I two opposing armies there. - - American. First game E. H. B. fMavalAnil a 5 Boston 18 3 Mitchell and O'Neill; Shore, Wood. and Cadv. First game . B. H. E, St. Louis ......... 0 4 Philadelphia .. 9 13 . Levering, Baiehloy, Mitchell and Ag npw: Hale. Bressler and Scbang. Second game B. H. E. St. Louis . . -. 0 7 Philadelphia - 1 3 James and Agnewj Pennock and BeM"S- B.H.K. Detroit ..- - 2 8 2 Wnnhinptnn - 14 3 Reynolds and Htanage; jonnson anu Ainsrnith. ' K. II. K. Chicago 0 6 4 New York -- 9 8 2 Benz and Schalkj Cole and Sweeny. Walsh replaced Benz: Lathrop re- pfaced Walsh; Mayer replaced Schalk. Having beaten off repeated attacks, the Frmch remained In Mulhausen in Alsace. . v Japan having declared war against Austria ally, Germany, Austria declared war against Japan. Bussla pressed its advantage into northeastern Germany, claiming defeats of all German troops who opposed th invasion. Germans said the territory Invaded was unimportant and that the Buastans) could not pass the Vistula river fotifl-cations. In Austria, the Bussians were occu pying the lower Carpathian mountain -passes and, as in Germany, professed to , be beating down all resistance. Bervla was preparing to Invade Hun gary. Italy continued its warlike prepara- -ttons on the Austrian frontier. Reports persisted that Emperor . Francis Joseph was critically 111, a vic tim of the strain of the war. ' The British and Servians protested against alleged atrocities respectively by German and Austrian troops against civilization. The German warships Gneisenan and Scharnhorst, trying to run the Kiao Chau blockade were driven back Into the harbor, badly damaged, by Japanese and British cruisers. Germans in German southwest Africa were raiding British territory. BIG AND EX-BIG CHAPS WRITE ABOUT LABOR ' hTationaL New York-St-Louis; both games post poned; rain.' - - Brooklyn-Cincinnati, posiponeu: rain B. II. E. Philadelphia 05 1 Pittsburg 2 5 Alexander and Dooin: Mamma and Gibson. . ' . ' Oeschger replaced Alexander; Burns replaced Dooin. it. IT. E. Boston .' 4 8 8 Chicago 19! James and Gowdy; Vaughn and Bres nahan. , ' ' Washington, Aug. 25. Labor day statements were contributed to the cur rent issue of the "Federationist," pub lished by the American Federation of Labor, by President Wilson, Colonel Roosevelt, Professor wm. Howard iai, Secretary of Labor Wilson and others. President Wilson Wrote as follows: "No one can look aoout with frank eyes without feeling the steady move ment of purpose and action towarus justice and a fuller comprehension and realization of the essential rignts anu liberties of men. The movement some times is distressingly slew but it i unmistakable." ' Colonel Roosevelt declared he favor ed unionism, a workman's compensa tion law, an 8-hour day and a minimum wage. He also denounced violence, especially the kind which occurred dur ing the Colorado mine strike. THE HAGUE, Aug. 38. The staff of the Japanese embassy in Berlin arriv ed here safely today. I n i I- s, campaign centering .on- the able hand