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itOTYEVENTH YEAR 8ALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. 1914. OMTtbaINS AHDHBwi rii - . PRICE TWO CENTS stands, rrva cent r I, HATING KAISER, 10 ENTER -BER AT HEAD OF HIS ARMY pmaL Sept. 15 The Russians are again on the ,:fensive in East Prussia, the war office announced to- W, f The Austiians were so badly demoralized in Galicia, was explained, that it was considered safe to withdraw !ome Russian troops from there and a force of them was ant northward to help General Rennenkamp, who has tno rant s Knsr. Prussian flp.r.ivitips. uiU6c VL " - - ,- DEEP GLOOM IN GERMANY. Rotterdam, Sept. 15. Th spread throughout Germany 0t a feeling ot deep gloom was indicated bv advices received here today from Berlin. This it was said, was in spite of the fact that the government was publishing only part of the na- tiong losses at the front. Business, it was admitted, was paralyzed. Discontent was said , to be increasing at the govern- nieut 's failure to provide for the unemployed. The socialist news- papers, in particular, were com- plnining at the use of prisoners of war on road work instead of giving it to idle Germans. Some reports intimated that socialist uprisings were possible. PASS E N G R IIAin DITCHED BY FLOODS FORTY-FIVE- KILLED Combination Baggage and Smoker, and Chair Car are Wrecked RUNNING DAY AND NIGHT. Portland, Ore., Sept. 5. Re porting that eastern factories are running night and day to fill orders for clothing, shoes, automobile trucks, gunpowder and firearms for m hv th no. tions at war in Europe, Presi- Thus reinforced, Rennenkam'p began pressing the Ger mans. That he would push offensive operations on a large 'eale just yet, the war office denied, however, i Rather, it was said, his purpose was to keep the Ger mans' hands so full that they would be unable to send re inforcements to the Austrians. The latter were reported ri-forming on the San river. I The Russians were estimated to have captured one I'lxth of all the Austrian artillery. I The belief was gaining ground that the Austrians . ou!d soon lay down their arms. i The government intimated that the proposed invasion Hungaiy had been abandoned, the decision having been ached to use the whole of the First and Second lines of roops in attempting to capture Berlin. The czar, court officials said, has developed a bitter l atredof the kaiser and is determined to enter the latter's hpital at the head of his own armies. J "Russia," declared War Minister Sukomlinoff, "is de trained to take Berlin. This is the task to which the ,allies have assigned the Muscovite soldiers. I "To accomplish this, without danger of being attacked j ram the' rear, it was necessary first to remove the Aus trian peril, but there will not be a general invasion of Hungary or attempts to capture Vienna or Budapest. i 8ajr Austrian Mim Quit. 1 Mm, fcpt. 15.-Complete defeat of 1 Astnan forces by the Russian in wrs of Galicia was admitted today ?' ""MS" received here from reliable if in Vienna. V.V""!"' oft'eia'dom denied was tended he troop,' retirement v.-as H d that they were entrench ''It tea fresh stand on the River prod,s,0,13 and thRt (.oneral Auf !wt.inf(rn!l1 tMub,e throughout a f M here waa fl,at the gov- j ' us meir own, From Russian sources came the claim that the territory was being cleared of invaders rapidly. The frontier town of Kalisz, at any rate, evidently remained in German hands, reliable accounts telling of the strength of the defenses the Germans were constructing, apparently with a view to holding it even against greatly superior numbers. Austrian Army Penned. Petrograd, Sept. 15. "The Rus sians," stated the war office this after noon, "have the Austrians' entire left wing, including its German reinforce- ; ments, penned in the angle formed by me junction or the San ana Vistula rivers. "These troops were driven from Opole and Turobin. They face surren der and destruction. "On the flank and rear they are sur rounded by cossacks. They can escape in no other direction on account of im passible marshes." I Pin mi.. MlAH STANDS PAT ! Also v.t. AJ r,Z: tactions of aWoTa BCaalJ-Tto Affect on Account of Missions. nKT. TurkeyV ffWrM I... . ltaa dominions w l;ittfVe"a,eat -identlv ft v.. 7lt , hW maki the 'led n "s ,H 1 tUt 2 W it plan I J"" of ,77 ttakinS Turkish l'tfter rvlT'80 chooIs in ul U t? Vds ill lx V ? til h. """"nnient. it ; f U..'W advai ''5-..uM bJ .'fte change,: TESTING AUTHORITY OF BANK EXAMINER In the supreme court this afternoon .uasf t0 test the constitutionality ot the law passed by the last legisla ture giving the statu bank examiner power to regulate banks and trust com panies doing a trust business. The test case brought by the Pacific Title and irust COmnnntr - nj.i . 1 cuusuiiaarea witn ! tile CfICa nf 1L. n - -.-v Vl 1UB uregon itenlty and i rust company against 8. O. 8argont - ,m examiner ana A. AI. 2,w. ord 83 attorney general. .Thig case was first brought in the circuit court of Marion county but no judgment was rendered inasmuch as it was the intention to carry it to the supreme court to try out the constitu tionahty of the law. In case the su preme court holds that the recent law s unconstitutional, its decision will prove a base for attacking the power of tie state bank examiner over banks. In casting off German influence win tie Russians spurn the useful Vienna roil, the succulent Hamburg steak and the estimable Frankfurter! The Weather LISH NEW LINE A! TURN ON ALLIES Germans Reach Defenses Prepared in Advance and Turn to Give Battle (By William Philip Sims.) Paris, Sept. 15. "The Germans be gan Monday," announced a telegram received at 3:30 p. ni. today from the Bordeaux war office, "to resist the French advance on a line they have established north of the River Aisne. "Their front extends through the forests of La Aiglo and Craonne," between Eheims and Laon "and to the north of Rheims and Chalons." The admission was the first the war office has made since the German re tirement began, that the kaiser's forces were returning to the attack. It was believed the Germans had reached a line of entrenched positions previously prepared by them and that another battle was imminent. At any rate, it was evident that the retreat had stopped. Turn and Fight Again. Iaris, Sept. 15. "The Germans in northeastern France were beginning to stop end show fight today. They were using their 'artillery ef fectively and the Franco-British allies were losing more heavily. East of Amiens the kaiser's forces were concentrating, evidently for a de termined stand. Thev were drawn up in a concave line extending from St. Quentin through Guise and Vervins and thence south ward toward Rethel and along the River Aisne. If they succeeded in reforming at all completely it was agreed that they might resume the offensive. The Berlin Story. Berlin, Sept. 15. (By wireless to Sayvillc) uontimied fighting inl France, with the general result still in doubt, was announced by the war of-! fice here today. From General Hinderberg, .it was1 stated, came official reports of fresh! German victories in East Prussia. He had heavily defeated, Hinderberg; said, the Russian Third, Twentieth and; Fortieth army corps, together with two! reserve infantry divisions and five, divisions of cavalry. This army, ac- cording to the kaiser's commander, waS from a concentration center at Vilna. i German officials at Brodna reported I that the Russian troops defeated atj Lvck included the 22nd corps, remnants, of the Sixth corps and part of the Third, Siberian corps. I The number of Russian casualties was said to have been enormous, besides j which many of them were captured. Only a Pause in Retreat j Bordeaux, Sept. 15. Despite news; TWENTY-SIX BODIES ARE RECOVERED UP TO NOON sir dont J. C. AiiiNWorth. of the .1. Tlfi.l ft. . .... . ' uniiea states rsational bauk, and President A. L. Mills, of the First National bauk, are home today from the bankers ' confer- ence withv the federal reserve board at Washington. $ A continuation of the war, both declared, would create a tremendous demand for goods manufactured in tae United States for us in the homes and field. Floods Undermine Track and Cars Plunge Into Twelve Feet of Water St. Louis, Sept. 15. Conflicting re ports were received here throughout the morning of the" number of persons who met death when a St. Louis and Snn Francisco passenger train was derailed near Lebanon early today. An accur ate estimate of the dead was unobtain able as a result of interrupted wire communication. First reports from Lebanon said that at least 40 persons were dead. A mes sage from Springfield said that one of the survivors, a physician, estimated the number of dead at 20. Receiver Nixon of the railroad at noon said he had received a partial list of the dead, including six who had beon identified and the body of an unidentified man. A relief train was rushed from here to the scene of the wreck but it was being delayed as a result of washouts. Receiver Nixon declared that the wrecked coaches consisted ot a com bination baggaee car and smoker and a chair car. He denied that the cars had gone over a trestle weakened by washouts, as reported earlier in the day, claiming there., was no trestle at the point where- tlie"' wreck occurred. The wreck resulted, he said from the earth beneath the rails being washed out for a distance of fifty feet. Into this hollow, containing 12 feet of water, the coaches plunged. Receiver Nixon would not estimate the number of fatalities. Details Hard to Get. St. Louis, Sept. 15. Forty-five per sons were reported killed in the derail ment of a St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train at Lebanon early to day. Five wore said to have met death when the crash occurred. The others, it wan reported, were drowned. Wire communication with the scene of the wreck is most difficult but latest advices indicate that the death list will total 45. Most of the victims were passengers in the chair car. The wreck occurred at 2:35 o'clock this morning. Engineer O'Brien escaped but Fire man Stockstill was drowned. Up to noon, railroad officials here, admitted, 25 bodies had been recovered I from the wreck. The upper side of the chair cat andj the bottom of the overturned smoker, I latest advices here say, are visible fromj the track. Thirteen injured survivors are being treated at a Lebanon hospital. The Earlier Story. St. Louis Mo., Sept. 15. A St. Louis and San Francisco passenger train, leav inir here for Texas points at 8:30 o'clock last nidht. was derailed earlv toilavl near Lebanon Indirect reports from Springfield say that at least 40 pas sengers are missing and probably were killed. Wires to Lebanon are down and (Continued on page 5.) (Continued on page 5.) ALL IDS OF NEWS . BUT MOSTLY RUMORS Only Report Confirmed Is That Surrender of Austrian Army Is Probability By Ed L. Keen, London, Sept. 15. Overwhelming dis aster to the Austrians in Galicia was reported at the Russian embassy here this afternoon. i Reports that the czar's troops had cut their army in two and that its sur firmed. It was suid Archdukes Karl firmed. It was said Archdukes Earl Franz Joseph and Franz Friedericlt and many other hiuh militarv offk-nra in dunuer of canture. serious anti-government rioting was rupuneu in Vienna. 1H' tails were un obtainable on account of the censor-shin. The rumor that Onim! Vnn wiv commander of the German right wing ui i ranee, nau Been captured with 14, 000 of his men. on vnrlo.1 ),: .. noon wna a story tuat the number of the rank and file taken prisoners was Off nnn The war office did not beliove either account, saying tho French govern ment would have confirmed the re ports if they had been true. A rumor that the French had relieved Maubeuge and captured 12,000 Ger mans was also received skeptically. It was a fact that many prisoners had been taken, it was stated off icially, Hut figures were unobtainable. As for the story that Maubeuge had been relieved, the war office had hoard nothing of it. Stories Not Authentic. The Belgian legation published an other story of alleged German atroc ities in Belgium. After referring to Louvain and other cities said to have suffered at the hands of the kaiser 's troops, the report assart ed: "The German occupation of any town was accompanied by violence and acts contrary to the usages of warfare con ducted on the principles of humanity. "The procecdure everywhere is the same. The German, advancing along the roads, shoot inoffensive passorsby and peasants in the fields. They re quisition food and drink in the vil lages. They consume all the liquor ob- iniuuvm uiuu mioxicaieu ana men pin ago, murder and commit deliberate cruelties, regardless of their victims' age or sex. "In several places tho mnle popula tion has been sent to Germany to work tiie harvest fields. The women, left alnnfl find mutrntni'ffwl hflva KnaA . dered to return to their hnmpa nml in leave their doors open at night. "Numerous witnesses declare that the Germans, in attacking tiwns, have placed civilians, men and won en, in RUMORED VON AND ARMY OF 14.000 HAVE SURRENDERED (Continued from page 2.) AS SITUATION L 0 NON-PARTISAN fill Fair tonight and Wednesday, except showers tonight north west portion.; westerly winds. (By J. W. T. Mason, former London i correspondent of the United Press.) New York, Sept. 15. Yesterday 's I figure "6" or letter "P," representing the battle line of the etreating Ger man forces in northeastern Fnhice, had become narrower at the bowl today and the hook about Verdun was loosening. 1UC ol I III Ui. mc A.fcM.v, " j day was drawn much to the left, was assuming a more nearly perpiauicmai position. If the allies can bend the "6" or uvi ;nn srhnll-r erect Dosition. the I Germans will be where they were orig jinally, just as the allies' lines about Namnr and in Aroennes gavu uu the retreat on Paris began. The Germans apparently were at tempting today, on the hills northeast of La Fere-Laon-Eheims fortified line, now uniquely famous for its perils to a defensive army, to reorganize their forcet with a view to preventing this straightening of the figure. The Biver Aisne, from Bethel to Vou ziers, is the key to this position, since it guards the avenue of retreat upon Luxemburg and Ardennes. In Dangerous Position. If the allies can pierce the German line at this point, the German center's communications will be snapped and the center will be thrown in confusion upon the already harassed right. The change of the German crown prince's headquarters to Montfaucon, which is on the line with Bethel and Vouziers, suggests that the allies are preparing in this district for their prin cipal attack if the Germans make an other stand in France. Ardennes, with its hills, forests and numerous streams, is of the utmost value to the Germans as safe line of retreat. If the allies ran block s re tirement there, nothing but Napoleonic genius can prevent a stupendous Ger man disaster. For this reason the German resistance along the Aisne cannot afford to take the chances that were Ultimate for the allies in the battle of Marne. For the allies, Paris on one side and the Epinal-Belfort line of frontier for tifications on the other irtt ready to serve as strong pivoting points if the Germans broke the Marne line. But no such points exist for the Ger mans along the Aisne. Czar Wants Berlin. Therefore, the kaiser's forces cannot risk a long, indecisive' engagement. If ineir line goes ana me Aruennes roiios are blocked, annihilation will be immi nent for them. For this reason the battle of Aisne, if there be such a battle, will not com pare in duration or intensity with that of the Marne. The announcement by Russian War Minister Sukh omlinoff that there will be no change in the czar's plan to reach Berlin as speedily as possible was of the utmost importance. As has already been pointed out in this eolumn, any effort to prciu:: op erations in Austria-Hungary beyond the point necessary to make the Berlin advance safe will b merely to prolong the war. There has been evidence that, earried away by their victories in Austrian Ga licia, and not relishing the quality of the Germans' resistance in East Prus sia, the Russians were fascinated by the temptation of the comparatively easy marches on Budnprst and Vienna. Hukhomlinoff 's announcement shows, however, that wiser counsel prevailed and tbit (nrrw will be no departure from the only Russian strategy which can hasten the end of the war." , The Germans in northeastern France had made a de finite stand today. Their line was north of the River Aisne. The French theory was that they were simply trying to reorganize but their retreat had ceased. Another battle was deemed imminent. - Their artillery was inflicting increasing loss on the allies. Most of the Verdun forts continued to hold out against the German crown prince and the French said his force had been driven back. The allies had reoccupied Rheims. It was rumored the allies had captured the German General Von Kluk and, according to some accounts, 14, 000, according to others 25,000 of his men. Another rumor had it that the French had relieved Maubeuge and captured 12,000 Germans. These stories the British war office did not believe, saying the French government would have confirmed them had they been true. Many prisoners, indeed, it said, had been taken, but figures were unavailable. The Belgians were again on the aggressive about Ma lines and the ruins of Louvain. The Belgians made fresh charges of atrocities by the German troops. The Germans had evacuated French Lorraine. In East Prussia the Germans claimed overwhelming victories over the Russians. The Russians said they were on the offensive' in the same territory but admitted they would not do much there until Austria was disposed of. ; ':. . - This; -they asserted,' would be soon. ' They declared they had the Austrians penned between the angle of the Vistula and San rivers, where they must surrender or perish. They said they looked for an early Austrian capitula tion, asserting Austrian losses already were 250,000. Pctroirrad also claimed successes fori There were, stories current ot higo, the cznr in Russian Poland. As soon as opposition had beon crush ed in Austria and Russian Poland, it was announced the Russians would drop all other campaigning to march on Ber lin. prices, unemployment and anti-government rioting in Vienna. Threatened by Great Britain, Turkey was said to have decided to remain neutral. A British submarine was reported to The czar was said to have conceived; h k th(J aerman protected cruiser 1.:.. . I r M tUn Irnten. ami IA I . a bitter hatred of tho kaiser and 'o be determined to lead his troops into the latter's capitnl in person. Nish declared 150,000 bervians wcro operating in Hungary. Kottenlum protesscu to nave imor mation that gloom and discontent wire increasing in Germany. Hela. British Premier Asquith introduced in parliament a bill suspending Irish homo rule for a year "or until the eud of tiie war." Skirmishing between Japanese and Germans was reported near Kiao C'hau. jK : . GOLD SPIKE DRIVEN. Hpokane, Wash., Sept. 15. j jt Ilmiilreds of persons stood in a drizzling rain today while h.iit J. I). Farrell and Hob- ' ert K. Htrnhorn, of the O.-W. $ R. &- js. company; rresiucnt n. R. Knrlinir and Judee A. L, ' Flewclling of the "Milwaukee" road, today drove me goiuen spike in celebration of the link- it imr nf tli n two lines over the ' c Hpokane river and the comple- ! tion of the tine new union sia- ijc tion. Tun crrext all-steel exhibition trains, one from each road, one facing eastward, the otner wesi- ward, halted on tho big steel bridge, above the crowds, where the joining or tue lines was j $ made. j Mavor Hindlcy delivered the address of welcome. j ' KILLED HERSELF AND HER TWO CHILDREN Seattle, Wash., Sept. 15. Alarmed by the odor of gas, William Flynu broke in the door of his apartment with an axe this morning and found his wife, Mrs. Jennie Flynn, lying dead on the bed with her two children dead in her ms. Thi couple lived at 4111 Fremont avenue. They had had some disagree ment, and this morning Mrs. flynn told her husband, who Is a streetcar con ductor, that she was going to kill her self. He did not believe her, and left for his early morning run, according to Flynn s story. He returned later in the forenoon and found the door to his apartment locked. He tried to get in, and finally, remembering his wife's threat, and smelling gas, ne broke down the door. Mrs. Flynn was 20 years old. Her two children, Jennie and Harold, who died with her, were two years old and 11 months old, respectively. . . jC sjc 5c lf( 3t JC 3jC 3f( BASEBALL TODAY American. At St. Louis Chicflgo-Bt. Louis, both gnmes postponed; rain. R. H. K. Boston 2 5 1 Washington 1 4 3 Wood and Thomas; Shaw and Ains mith. R. H. E. Philadelphia 3 U 3 New York 1 0 1 Bressler and Lapp; Brown and Swee ney, Nunamaker. B. H. E. Detroit 2 ft 0 Cleveland 1 0 1 Cavet and Baker; Tedrow and Bass ler. i Federal. B. H. E. Chicago 6 11 0 Pittsburg 0 4 1 Ilcndrix and Wilson; Barger ami Roberts. B. H. B. St. Loui 0 6 1 Buffalo 16 1 Davenport and Simon; Erapp and Blair.' B. H. B. Indianapolis 9 113 Brooklyn 2 10 3 Kaiserling and Raridan; Finneraa and Marion, Owens. National. R H E New York .... 0001 20000 3 9 8 Philadelphia . 2000 2000x 4 8 1 Frommo, O Toole and Meyers; Alex ander and Killifer. B. H. E. Cincinnati 0 0 4 Pittsburg 9 11 0 Benton and Gonzales; Adams and Gibson. R. It. K. Brooklyn ..... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Z 14 2 Boston 02500000 x 7 7 2 Rncker, Reulbach, Aitchison and Miller; James and Gowdy. - Some marriages may be a failure, but we havo aoticed that most widows and widowers are anxious to try again.