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ft Today's News Printed Today u-r - '. ' jiHiiBH r waqw . ..... , 1 v,pPTYjEVENTH YEAR pus ROUTEDSAY RUSSIANS ihousands of Prisoners and Two Hundred Cannon Cap tured by the assaans BADLY DEFEATED BY AT SABATZ 1 - 'Geraaan Reinforcements Sav ed Them From Destine tion, Covering Relreat Petrograd, Sept. 5. The Rus sians were again vigorously on lie offensive in East Prussia to isj, it was stated at the war j Eight hundred thousand men operating. The Austrians," said an of ficial statement, "were complete dcrushed by the offensive move ment of the field force under i Grand Duke Nicholas-.1 Immediately following; the declaration of war the Austrians .usumed the aggressive against the Russians with their full tonth except for four corps fiich were operating against i omians. - "Kussan Poland was invaded. I Aftef a ten davs hnt-HA fhio I'Dtire Austrian offensive move- jwt was aefeated. !k i t "iaa armies were SieV,05 a front extending n the Carpathian mountains ZlJ?ntlf- The Russians i wj! i . anu orner lm- K -ffltlon3 in astern i i nearly 200 cannon were 1 The backbone of thA a.,. rbSanceinthenorth-as defied Tern"ians hai hb ! the Austns at Sa- TlVllt it Tl the nfflL ?us?ians resumed with ib Zl mm Germany Berlin "11 march diretly 1 aStt & corps in b?Jw l! be sufficient itSPIve "Potions OS" Defeat. I0U3 Rus- e war t. '""" 12' wer defeated :vtR4ten 0,Hfi'. the 'W,tJ"t. however. tit?.1. .,fiforoemenf. MMU U r WIore the fiok.- umvM 7 lt t "gating was a1, arrived Iran all - ! . ' .'mrat. 7 d,d er the lat- . " m ' " i-ie snow. ! M that wtera r.r " ? w o the R,f:a',a I f0llt- I Clkr- stlh were I "lurii quarter. 'at. 't lea ,1 . 41 t Ax B .5.-rn. ft r ra woe "r Otf l. "we her r,.., "T a. - . I. M i!,.'.n rmie i- UbT; " Aug. "r was oat GERMANS BOTTLE UP FRENCH AND PASS ON Instead of Attacking Trench Fortifica tions, 'Germans Leave Force to Hold Them While Main Army Passes On. (By Ed L. Keen.) London, Sept. 5. That the Germans in northeastern France have avoided seriously attacking the :&re important French fortifications was indicated by advices received from the fighting zone today. Instead, in most eases they have simply passed such fortresses by, leav ing investing forces only sufficient to keep their garrisons bottled up inside. The kaiser 8 troops have sacrificed everything else to speed. Evidently they considered a rapid advance or cap ital importance. The assumption was that they deemed it vitally necessary to crush the French completely before the Russian invasion of Germany be gins in full force. They have been on the march day and night, resting only during the hottest hours just before and after noon. Stories that the German commissary has failed were said to be false, this branch of the service being ia fine shape, with portable field kitchens, transported by automobile, accompany ing the troops, and food supplies am ple. WHEN TAX WILL FALL. Washington, Sept. 5. Presi dent Wilson conferred with the democratic members of the house ways and means commit tee here this afternoon in re gard to the proposed war tax bill. It was said the committee had practically abandoned the suggestion to tax railroad tickets and looked with disfavor on the proposal to tax gasoline. Indications this ' afternoon were that a tax wotild be im posed on beer, Vine, amusement; tickets, soft drinks, moving picture films, probably whiskey and possibly sigars. SAY GERMAN CRUISER ' SANK BRITISHER New York, Sept. 5. The Clvde liner Algonquin arrived here today from Puerto Colombia with 87 German re servists, including Lieutenant H. H. Weissner, a reservist officer. Weissncr declared1 that the German cruiser Karls duhe three weeks ago seriously dam aged the British cruiser Bristol and sank the British cruiser Glasgow. Lieutenant Weissner also asserted that the Karlsruhe sank two British merchantmen and that their passengers were marooned on a small island off Baranquilla, Colombia, with provisions sufficient to last a month. The Karls ruhe, it was said, promised to notify Baranquilla authorities of the plight of the passengers. GRAND AEMY OFFICERS ELECTED AT DETROIT Detroit, Sept. 4. Comrade David J. flilmer, of Washington, la., member of the Eighth and Twentv-fifth Iowa regiments in the Civil War, was elect ed today commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the closing session of the 48th National en campment, which has been in session here a week. Washington, D. C, was unanimously chosen for the encamp ment place next year. Other officers elected were: Senior vice-commander-in-chief, J. B. Cris wold, Grand Rapids; junior vice-com-mander-in-chief, F. W. Kommers. Dal las, Tex.j surgeon-general, L. 8. Pil cher Brooklyn, N. Y and chaplain-in-ehief, OrviHe J. Nave, of California. a committee of past commanders-in chief was appointed today to frame a Congressional bill providing for the retention of all Civil War veterans in puouc employment, irrespective of their age. The resolution providing tor the appointment of the committee "as received with rmiK o-.icn k in ; the aged soldiers. the Austrian f" "i a.?!1, Y.n"?.n8,JV PPed change in the National flag. any fr1 J ,rtA)tfvi'it between ;e"t,oning the late crops, prairie hav 1? it0tf "n e Han and ' " Sti" weU worth the ""tin, and feed T" ',ilhe dead iuclded two I the Stak beat8 V&wl ttom stead, it was described as "".orPfments ueiy strategic movement." ILj- - Untt0lay. , XT ,ae-eblatt snnounced that Drs. . Beriin ' Karl Hptfforini. a r...i c.i i P- 5.-Two t t .J"1 beeD aPPint commissioners ; J ftgular. w.W"i t0i!v-r in Belgium. f feL" W tk. hav. P wpecting to hear - in ii.c . "'"am im 'J mai rariH nnn rtAnn n ban ood was cheap and plentiful. The Weather ( Oregon : Fair tonight and Sun day ; westerly winds. 1 Ha " r o7 GERMAN FORCES COHCEHTRATE FOR SUPREME EFFORT Believed Plan Is to Force Gen eral Engagement Before Tackling City of Paris ARMIES ON BOTH SIDES TAKE NEW POSITIONS Temporary Lull in Fighting, Though Skirmishing Con tinues All Along tine , Paris, Sept. 5. The Germans were concentrating today for a supreme ef fort, it was stated by the military au thorities here. It was believed they planned to force a general engagement before definitely taking the offensive against Paris it self. The expert theory was that they wanted to crush the allies' field army as a preliminary to attemping reduc tion of the fortifications Burrounding the French metropolis. This would in sure them against attacks from the rear while conducting the stege. General Gallieni, the military gover nor, said the city's defenders were al ready in contact with the enemy. The German line was understood to extend through Beauvais to Scnlis and thence, along a conclave front, through Laferte-Sous-Jouarre to Chateau Thier- ny- There had ' been no severe fighting for 24 hours but an attack in force was expected shortly. Constant skirmishing was in prog ress. "Movement of the opposing armies," it was officially announced, "continued today, both apparently assuming posi-1 tions previously decided on. There has been no attempt by the enemy against our various positions.'' Military regulations In Paris were very strict but the shops wese open, food was plentiful and there had been no increase in prices. The city was comparatively calm. The exodus of non-combatanta continued, however. United States Ambassador Herrick warned Amoricans that he eould not guarantee them protection if they re mained. Nevertheless many said they would stay to "see the fun." Wants Paris and Antwerp. Paris, Sept. 5. Fears that the the Franco-British allies were in dan ger of being surrounded by German troops were entertained here today. The allies' left wing, desperately bar rassed, had retired on its reserves and was preparing to meet another attack. Three German armies, crossing' tlie Meuse, had also driven back the French center. German, cavalry scouts were reported close to the outer ring of Paris forts. An Antwerp dispatch to the Petit Parisien said German prisoners declare the kaiser intends to capture Paris and Antwerp at any cost. - CHAOS EEIONS. Antwerp, Sept. 5. Refugees arriving here today described frightful scenes of desolation throughout the country. Lands have been laid waste, mines are idle and industry is paralyzed. Practically nothing was paid out in wages during August. . Every ablebodied Belgian is under arms. (By J. W. T. Mason, former London correspondent for the United Press.) New York, Sept. 5. Germany's en veloping movement in northeastern France had formed a line about the Franco-British allies today, if the lat est official French statement ia not intentionally misleading. What was the lines strength there was nothing 4o indicate. It may have been drawn only by 8 nuinnmt.rinir .inedition DUt the gCO- 1 graphical interpretation of the Frfrr.cn i announcement is that the Germans en circled the allies' position nortneast of Paris. The French account wa that the German turning movement had reached Laferte-Sous-Jouarre, 35 miln east of the Chantilly-Paris road, whure the Germans were last previously reported. The official French report then u-nde the curious confession that the same movement had "passed Rheima and descended en the west bank of the river in Argonne." The powerfully entrenched famp at Rkeims has marked the e-stra pivot of the French line during the recent fighting, as La Fere was its western WORD-MAP SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER B, 1911. GEE MAN LOSS 200,000. London, Sept.- 5. German losses of 200,000 killed and wounded was given today by the Daily Mail 's correspondent at Gisors, France, as a "mod erate estimate" for the cam paign thus" far. The correspondent spokb of this as 20 per cent of the total number of the kaiser's troops in tiie field. This would mean 1,000,000 men are under arms. The same correspondent plac ed the Franco-British allies' losses in killed and wounded at 8 per cent of their total num ber. ENGLAND WORRIED II EGYPT AID EAST Loudon, Sept. 5. There were signs that the British foreign office was waking up to. an eager anxiety today to know what Turkey has been doing in a military way lately on its Persian frontier. Assurances from the sultan of his determination to remain neutral in the pending European conflict did not seem to have proved entirely satisfying. Ru mors of aggressivo plans on his part and the practical certainty that an ex tensive mobilization of his troops has been going on for some time could not but give ground for suspicion. What has been assumed, however, was that the Turks, if they acted at all, would attempt to fegain what they lost by the Balkan war. . That they might turn their attention to the east ward apparently was overlooked owing to the seriousness . of the situation nearer home. i ' Russia at His Mercy. In the threat of a Turkish movement into Persia the utmost 1 gravity" 'was seen, however, wnen it senousiy pre sented itself to the official .British mind. The man in the street docs not con cern himself much with Persian affairs, but bdth Great Britain aud Russia have, as a matter of fact, very extensive po litical and some commercial interests in Persia. The' sultan has at his command in Asiatic Turkey, which adjoins Persia on the westward, an extremely formid able military strength. For the shah to think of coping with him would be hopeless. Without outside halp there would be nothing for him o do but surrender. Occupied as it is in western Europe, Great Britain could render no such as sistance. Russia might do something, but probably will have its own hands too full with Germany and Austria to act effectively. Opens Way to India. To undertake a Persian conquest, if he has such a thing in mind, the sultan would need no ships. The campaign would be entirely by land. British warships could keep the Otto mans out of the Persian gulf ports but that would be about as much as they could accomplish except perhaps by bombarding Constantinople which would be a ticklish undertaking owing to the mines with which the Dardanelles are sown. A particularly unpleasant feature of the situation is that, as Germany 's ally, Turkey would be opening to the kaiser a highway toward India which the British have long taken extremely good care to keep closed against him. He could not, of course, make use of it while fighting for Germany's life in Europe, but in the event, say, of a "draw" in the big conflict, a situation might remain which would constitute a grave future danger. VR SITUATION OF THE SITUATION AT PARIS base. If the Germans have passed Rhcims from the direction of Laferl-vEons-Jouarre, they must have moviid at-rots the country from the west between Paris and the La Fere-Losn-Rheims line of fortifications. , The rest Of the Treac.1 official ie port continued the interpretation. Argonnes is a wooded plateau reach ing from Toul to Mezieres. It marks the line of the German left wing's operations during the past week, run ning from Mezieres half way to Tcul. The plateau is between the Aisne and Meuse rivers, to one of which the Ger mans were said to have descended. To descend, in this case, would mean a move to the northward. That is, !t would mean that the German right wing, moving behind the La Fere-Laon-Rheims fortifications was effecting a junction-with the-German left, thus completing the enveloping movement which it has been the supreme aim of German strategy to aceomplinh. The French report declared that "the maneuver has not suceeeueu." This must mean, either that the Oer THE ALLIES AGREE TO ACT ML! Ill FINAL SETTLEMENT When Peace Is Concluded It Is Arranged That All Must Agree INDIVIDUAL DEMANDS WILL NOT BE MADE Three Ambassadors Agreed . Their Alliance Would Ul timately Triumph London, Sept. 5. Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey and the French and Russian ambassadors signed an agree ment today binding their three respec tive countries to continue the European war to the end unitedly that is, no one of them may make peace on its own account. Official announcement of the conclu sion of the compact immediately follow ed its signature by the representatives of the government's party to it. When peace is fiually concluded, it was also arranged, the allies "under take not to make individual demands without a previous mutual agrement." Sir Edward had previously invited the French and Russian ambassadors to call on him at the foreign office for a discussion of the situation. i After the trio of diplomats had agreed that their alliance was sure ulti mately to triumph, the British foreign minister suggested the desirability of a definite written understanding. The French and Russian ambassador indors ed the plan and the pact was closed. The belief here was that it will en able the British and French to have tha. flnar word iu" the 'pence negotia- tions u uermany is Otusned Hu I it was thought that, by playing France against Russia, the British might be able to effect a settlement which would not upset the future Europe balance of power. Messages from Petrograd expressed the Russian conviction that the czar's troops will be within striking distance of Berlin within a month. , GO ROUND THE WORLD TO FIGHT THE GERMANS St Paul, Minn., Sept. 5. Arrivals here today from Winnipeg said that 28 trainloads of Uengalese, en route from India to help the British troops in France, had crossed Canada since Sunday. Fifty traiuloads more, it was Baid, were due before the end of next week. Reports from Winnipeg also declared that Russian troops probably would cross Canada en route to France. NEW BATTLE LINE. Bordeaux, Sept. 6. The Gal lic forces in northeastern Franca had formed a new battle line to day and awaited a German at tack, the war office announced. Just where the fighting was likely to rage was not made clear nor was it stated whether or not the French had taken the offensive. The government was in con stant communication with the front. C9C3C3(C3f(S)C3fC3C3)C3C3)(9c3C3f(( man circle, or it may be only a cres cent, is too large and therefore too thin for strategic purposes, or that there are enough gaus in it to insure the allies a safe line of retreat. To lessen the circumference of the German eircle must now be the im mediate objective of the kaiser's com manders, while the allies will have to prevent that catastrophe to themselves if possible. ; The day of a decisive engagement seems nearer. Russia's announcement that 20 of the czar's army corps have resumed their march on Berlin cannot be counted on by tire allies in France to decrease the strength of the immediate German 1 offensive against them. . Nor has an Austrian defeat in Gal li"ia the same value to them that a Russian victory over the . Germans would have. The Russians have still to prove their prowess in Prussia. The disaster they encountered in the Allenstein swamps presages for them far greater difficul ties in the north than those tney cvei- came in the south. PRICE TWO BOARD DECIDES TO COUNT PRECINCT Orders Sixes Precinct, Curry County, In Which 16 Votes Were Thrown Out, Counted as to Supreme Judge. The election contest between Judge Benson and Justice MeNary for the nomination for supreme judgo will be finally settled at 4 o'clock September 22, according to the decision of tho canvassing board which mot this fore noon. A. C. Emmonsy who represented Judge Benson at the board meeting, would not agi'o to the bringing in of the 15 votes reported uncounted in Cur ry county and since the extension of time could not be made by mutual agreement, the board ordered it, in or der that these votes might be countod and included in the returns. Justice MeNary was willing the votes-tie count ed as he said that he would not be willing to accept the nomination while there was a shadow of a doubt as to the rightful nominee. Mr. Emmons held that the original agreement between Mr. Benson and Mr. MeNary and their stipulations culled for only a certain number of precincts to be recounted. They both agreed that no more should be broucht into the discussion and he was unwilling that the 15 votes be counted. It appears, however, that the precincts stipulated by MeNary were counted first and then only two of those stipulated by Benson were counted, and it was found that Benson had a lend of one vote and the counting stopped. After the agreement was signed by Judges MeNary and Benson a clause was inserted bv Mr. Emmons after calling MeNary on the phone, whereby ono or more precincts stipulated might be eliminated from the controversy. Regarding the 15 questioned votes in Sixes precinct of Curry county, the Gov ernor repeatedly put the question to ..ur. amnions: "Waiving the legal iKui, uu you qunit you are under a moral obligation to count these votes!" Mr. Emmons as repeatedly evaded the question and he never did answer about that moral question. Mr. Emmons said that the nomination should not be set tled by any limited number of precincts but that the entire vote of the stite should be recounted by ballot. He went n to mate that he had heard o number of precincts in Lane and Ti'.la- nicok counties where the vote might ho ill error l.n ravor or. uonson, but,.tliit hi had refttaedi to consider thoir being counted as he considered the only pi i per na lo get the real result wouid be to recount the entire state, which wim out nt tlie qnestiou at this present lime. "If there were onlv one niwlncf nml that would change the Tesult in favor of MeNary, I would say count it, but there are several thousand precincts in tho state," said Emmons. Before the board took Its final ac tion, Justice MeNary said, after ex plaining tho agreement entered into by me two men ana tno events which led up to it: ' "I do not want to auibblo. nnd T would not accept the nomination with precincts reported to be in error still uncounted. If there are errors, I want them uncovered and corrected." Governor West stated that he consid ered it a moral obligation on the part of the board to correct every question ed vote. That it was a matter of in terest -to every man, woman and child In the state, and that it was not the case of an attorney handling and win ning a case for a client, but that it was a case that could be settled definitely. As a result, the board had decided that as the matter had beon deforred this long, that it could be deferred until Soptember 22 for final settlement. This date is 40 days before the election and under the law this is the time limit for the filing of acceptances of nomi nation. The total vote as it stands is: Ben son, 34,(109; MeNary, 34,fi08. . BASEBALL TODAY National. R. II. E. Boston 7 9 0 Philadelphia ; 1 10 2 Cochrehan and Gowdyj Mayer and Killifer, Dooin. First game ' R. H. E. New York 8 12 2 Brooklyn 5 11 . 2 Dcmaree and Meyers; Pfeffer, Steele and McCarty. Second game B. II, E. New York 1 8 0 Brooklyn i 8 0 Marquard and Meyers: Riicker and Miller. It. H. E Pittsburg .. Chicago ..;...'.... .., McQulllen and Coleman; and Archer. ...2 7 0 ... 3 12 1 Lavender American. B. H. E. Washington ,, 4 5 0 New York 1 5 3 Johnson and Henry; Brown and Sweeney. Thirteen Innings. .' Philadelphia 1 4 Boston 4 n 1 Bresler and Thomas; Shore and C. Thomas, Carrigan. First game B. H. E, Chicago 4 8 1 Cleveland ...... i 6 10 1 Clcotte, Faber and Schalk; Mitchell and hgaa. Second game . R. II. E. Chicago 3 S Cleveland 0 3 Wolfgang and Schalk; Steeo and Egan. ON TRAINS AND NEW! CENTS stands, nvn centi DECISIVE BATTLE IS EXPECTED French Admit GermanCavalry Is Close to Outer Paris Fortifications FRENCH CENTER HAS BEEN DRIVEN BACK German Forces Reported as Marching to Attack Ant werp and Ghent A decisive battle just north east of Paris was thought near today. Mystifying French accounts suggested that the allies were surrounded; yet asserted that. Germans' maneuvering had " failed. It was admitted, however, that German cavalry was close to xne outer rnts runs iuiu fications and that the French center on tne meuse, naa loeeu driven back. ' . , The consensus of opinion was that the Germans would make a supreme effort to crush the al-" ilea 11CIU llHliCO WtlVJO enow- ing Paris itself. Indeed, many thought they; would simply bottle the garrison up, without attempting a cap ture, and push on to the south ward, their whole campaign having indicaed a policy of des perate haste. The Germans' kiiiea ana wounded in Belgium and France were estimated J&t 200,000 or 20 per cent their total number. It was figured that the allis' losses in the same fighting were 8 per cent of their total. German forces were marcn- ing Antwerp and Ghent, sup posedly because they believed their communication lines en dangered from those two points. Kine Albert of Belgium was reported wounded in the hand by a fragment of a German shell. The Russians announced they- had 20 army corps operating In East Prussia and expected to be within striking distance of Tlavlin uritriin a mnntrl The Germans were reported restating the Russian advance stoutly. All accounts agreed that Austria's defeat by the Russians in Galacia was overwhelming, 25,000 of their dead and wounded bomg reported left on tne field. Austria itself also admitted that its! Galician defeat had oeen followed by reverses jn Russian Poland. t l It......'. LI ...... .i Mn, yn..l. agreeing tney must win in ine eiui, . . . .- 11.. .1 pro mi sod one another that none oi tnetr number would make a separate peac with the Germans and Austrians. They also undertook, in the final pmce negotiations, to make no individ ual demands without a previous mutual understanding. ' Under this agreement it was behoved Great Britain hoped for an ultimate settlement which would preserve the. balance of power in Europe. The Servians claimed to nave Kiuca it, . 90 000 liul.ion. flf .Tmlflr An Italian general mobilization order was momentarily expected. . The British were fearful of such Turkish activity in Persia as might threaten India. Montenegrins had gained control of Dulmatia north to Cattaro. British Indian troops were reported en Toute across Canada to help tho allies against Germany. It was said Russians were expected by the same route. . Premier Okuma asked the Japanese parliament for an extraordinary war appropriation, ' Foroign Minister Kato told the Japa nese lawmakers that China had waived neutrality rights at Lung Kow, where the mikado's troops were landing to attack Kiao Chau. Arrivals from Puerto Colombia re ported that the German cruiser Karls ruhe bad sunk the British cruiser Glas gow, damaged the cruiser Bristol and sunk two British merchant ships.