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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
8ALEM. OEEOON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEE 21, 1914.
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I
GERMANS
GIVE WAY
RETREAT
By J. W. T. Mason
(Former London correspondent for the United Press.)
New York, Oct 21. The allies were succeeding today
in bending their battle line toward the main German de
fenses in northern France and Belgium. i
The towns now mentioned in the official reports as'
the present centers of conflict are slightly east of a line
drawn direct to the northward from Arras. This latter
city is the natural pivot, because of its railroad and high
way connections, for an eastward swing by the allies
against Germany's northern lines of communication. Two
weeks ago it marked the limit of the allies' northward
climb out of France into Belgium.
The allies' efforts to swing to the eastward from Arras
reveal the fundamental basis of their northern strategy.
The necessity they were under of aiding the escape of the
Anglo-Belgian forces from Belgium caused a diversion,
and the Germans' counter offensive against Dunkirk and
other French coast towns further delayed the development
of the eastward movement.
Owing to these two consideration the allies were com
pelled to swing, not to the eastward, but to the westward,
away from the German lines.
They succeeded, however, in retaining their north and
south formation as far to the northward as Arras. From
that point their line bent backward, that is to say, toward
the coast, to block the German counter offensive, and then
swung again to the northward, so as to assist the retiring
British and Bel dans.
In both these thing;! they wore suc
cessful. General Von Boohies' German
nrmy, which nought to extend itsolt' to
)iinkirk mid Cttluis from the Punt, Slid
donly found itself in danger of being
flunked lit Haint Omer, 20 miles from
its eoustnl objective. Then the Gcr
innim were driven buck 30 mili'H. This
insured the Anglo-Be Igiun forees of n
union with the niuin Franco-British
Briny. The ,10-mila (lormnn retirement
at the name time straightened the al
lies' line, enabling it to refrain its
north und smith front north from Arms.
Kiuco then the allies have resumed
their original objective that of Hood
ing their front eastward from Arras.
The Germans have thrown out an ad
vanee entrenched force nbout ten mill's
oast of the Arras line. This force is In
Hie vicinity of l.ille and the nllies are
awining toward it. They have progress
ed lis far us Armenlieres, 8 miles north
west of l.illo, and as Fournes, tho same
distance to tho southwest. These two
towns nro five miles east of Arras am
mark the extreme advance of the allies'
northern offensive.
The occupation of l.ille seems now to
lie the Franco-British forces' Immediate
objective.
If the city is taken, the Hermans
will hnve to full back toward their
irincipal northern defenses for a strug
gle which may have u decisive bearing
on their future occupation ot French
territory.
W!LL LET THEM FIGHT
IT OUT IN COURTS
1'pon the presentation of tho repre
sentatives of tho American Scrrp com
joiny, of Los Angeles, Cel., in the form
of affidavits from prominent business
men of Portland, to the effect that the
American Travel Hcrlp company, a
Cortland Institution, la triinsnoting'hus
tness under misrepresentation and false
(iretenses, Corporation Commissioner
Italph Watson has decided to rescind
bis action of two weeks ago, in which
he denied the I.os Angeles concern the
light to enter the state because of a
conflict In the names of the two cor
iorntlons, and will let them file their
tirticles or incorporation and right out
the name dispute In the courts, In the
meantime ha will probably turn the af
fidavits of the Portland business men
over to the district attorney of Mult
iiomtih county to take such action as Is
necessary against the Portland concern
if it is found guilty of the. illegal bus
iness transactions of which It ts ar-
u soil,
JAPS UNABLE TO
CAPTURE KIAOCHAU
Pekln, Oct. II. Russia is withdraw
ing practically all of Its first liae
troops from Manchuria and hlbcria to
Imrl them against the (lermsns on Its
restera frontier, The places of the
departing forces art being taken by
icpervlsts,
Aa a result of these military move
anenta in both directions, the rnilrnad
in greatly eongosted, ordinary train
achedtile being upset completely.
The Oerman defense of Kino. Chan
is extraordinarily stubborn. Much of
the territory about the fortification
ia said to b mined and tha besiegers
are losing heavily.
URGED
BY m,
30 MilJS
IRK NOT
Military Experts Say Move On
Dunkirk Is To Draw Atten
tion From Alsace
Paris, Oct. 21. Though desperate,
fighting continued today in tho extreme
north of Franco, and across tho frontier
iu Belgium, the feeling was growing
anions exports hero that Dunkirk is not
the kaiser's main objective
A new (lormnn offensive was develop
ing against Verdun and tho French
general staff's eyes wero turning in
that direction, The Berlin war office's
claim that some of the Verdun forts
hail been reduced wna denied.
Home military men surmised thnt tho
German's activity at Vordnn was de
signed to distract French attention
from Alsace Lorraine, where tho Teu
tonic forces have been hard pressed for
soveral days.
Nobody Imagined, however, thnt the
kaiser's efforts to take Dunkirk would
cense. In I'net, It was known that he
was reinforcing his northiirn nrmy.
Fierce encounters occurred during the
night In the Belgian wooded district
about Hecelner, llooge and Ohctuvelt,
east or ) pres.
Along the line from Armeiillers to
Hnillncl, in Fn e, and thence across
tne Iroiitior to Toiiiorenghe, In Holland,
the allies were aim) stiongly attacked
but repulsed the tlennnns.
The latter were developing a new
movement to the horlliwnrd from l.ille,
at the same time thnt their artillery
engaged the nllies more to tho south-
I ward.
At (lenernl (ialllenl's hondqiinrtcrs
urn- uif snoaiiun was pronounced ox
'(client, from the allies' standpoint,
! ACTION WAS DUE TO
MISUNDERSTANDING
Home time ago, acting under tho be
lief that Attorney Ooneral Crawford
and Assistant Attorney General James
Crawford were acting la their official
rnpnoitie and in the interest of east
ern stockholders to establish the bona
fide of the Oriole Oold Minine- Com
pony of Grants Pass, Corporation Com
missioner Watson agreed to audit the
books of the company and take un the
examination of the mine at the ex
pense of the etate. Hlnca, however, he
lias learned that they are acting In
their private capacities aa counsel for
the mining company in a suit iastltut-
ci against U. V. Rowland, of Portland
for aa accounting, in which esse he does
not see nt to lend tha machinery of
his of firs In thcfurtheraere of private
litigation and has ao notified the Oriole
Gold Wining company and Attorney
tuenrrai Crawford, us baa also with
I drawn his request to the bureau of
I mines and geology for aa lamination
ot tne property,
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ALLIES' SHIPS ASSEMBLE
Ban Francisco, Oct. 21. Veri-
fication of reports that British, sje
French and Japanese warships
were concentrating off the coast
of Southern California was
brought hero today by tho ijt
steamships C'oronado and New-
port. It was said that tho
Fronch cruiser Montcalm had
joined the Japanese cruiser $
idzinno, and the Cnnadian cruis- $
er Kainbow several hundred if
miles south of San Francisco.
chipping men here believo
that the allies are now coiicen-
trating to wipe the German
fleet from Pacific watora in
order to insure safety to the
t steadily increasing shipping that
is leaving San Francisco.
I
il
Turning Movement Develops
in Northern France to Drive
Germans From Ostend
London, Oct. 21. The development
of n turning movement by the allies
agninat the flerninns' extreme right, in
northern France nnd Bolglini, was ad
mitted today by the war office here.
It was generally believed tho Francl-Anglo-Belginn
forces hoped to dis
lodge the kniaor'a troops from tho
vicinities of Nieuport. nn,l Ostend.
The British fleet was said to be
participating in the operation by bom
barding tho enemy from tho sea nnd
a naval brigade, disembnrked for the
purpose, was understood to bo co-operating
with the Belgians on bind.
A report was current that tho allied
armies had found tho Teutonic right
weaker than they bad expected nnd
wero taking full n'dvnnlnge of their dis
covery. War offleo officials declared it was
too soon to nmlic a fiecast of the out
come of pending operations, despite
their admission that there was "no ron
son to doubt thnt the nllies wero on
the offensive,"
I'nofficial personnel's with Inside In
formation declared, however, thnt the
presence of heavy artillery on tho (lor
man s extreme right unquestionably
mennt a covering movement was in
progress. Their view that tho kaiser
certainly was withdrawing at least
pint of his Infantry from the Ninuport-
runners line to hold Ins positions in
the vicinity of Lille,
The German Side Of It.
Berlin. Oct. 21 VI. Tl,., lTn,.
The (lermnus were grndnnlly gaining in
the genernl direction of Dunkirk today,
tnev announced tins afternoon.
The kniser's rleht. wing was advane.
Ing from Lille. Fierce fiirhtlnir mark el
Its progress,
A severe engagement wns nlso In
progress nlniw the Vser river, ns yet
with no decisive result.
Till Teutonic nHHIIIltt. On Verdutt emt.
tinned, Fresh artillery was sent for
ward to the Gorman iionWIoh nmmuii,.
this fortress.
Iu the enstern tlenl-n nf m,n m T...
slnn cavalry raid upon the Oerman
lines southwest of Wnrsnw wns re
pulsed with heavy loss. Another body
oi missions was trapped In n wooded
section in tho same district by a com-
Il i II oi lleriiiaii .m,,l An.t.lnn n..ni...
force and badly beaten. .
Vienna advices declared tho Aiim
Irlnns were repelling the Russian In
viiilers in (lnlloln in many places.
EXTENDS HTSRAILWAY
WILLAMETTE VALLEY EXPENDS
liAKUU BUM THIS SEASON.
The Willamette Valley Lumber com
pany Is now completing a two-mile
stretch of railroad extension In a west
erly direction from lllnck Itock. mid
when this shall have been finished an
additional three miles will be laid nut
by F.nglticcr Taylor, nnd the work will
be continued on Into the timber belt.
A bridge 114 feet high Is now being
constructed near the terminus, at the
lour-miie post in the l.lttlo l.uisin
mute bnsln.
The Willamette Valley Lumber com
panv, whose extensive sawmills are in
Dallas, has expended during the pres
ent yonr approximately a.w.liou in rnll
road const rod Inn work, and it Is estl
mated that the contemplated three-mile
extension will cost nbout the same sum
tier mile, or a total of about tftt.OIHI.
When this Intler stretch Is completed
which will nrohnhlv be earl neil full
the company will have aeven miles of
logging road. Over this road logs are
brought to Black Hock, where they are
nicked up by the Nalom. Falls City ft
Western for delivery in Dallas. Dallas
Observer,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81. The
Franco-Anglo llelginn allien' attarka on
Oerruany'e advance linn nenr Nieuport,
Belgium, have bn repulsed with
heavy Insavs, it was stated In a Berlin
message, transmitted by wireless, from
Berlin to tb dermaa embassy here te-
Jy. ,
The report that the Husslana lave
raptured Csysraky must be a lie. No
body but themselvra baa any such place.
111
COME TO
E
Gives Account of His Steward
ship Which Is Heartily
SHOWS GREAT WORK
: DONE BY CONGRESS
Lauds President Wilson and
Condemns Scurrilous At
tacks on Him
"GEORGE'S" PLATFORM.
"If you waut to repudiate
all of the constructive legisla
tion that has been enacted by
the democratic I congress the
Underwood tariff bill, the cur
rency reform bill, tho Alaska
railroads bill, the Income tux
bill, tho trades' commission bill
the groatoat constructive leg
islation that has ever been
passed in the history of the
country for the benefit and
ouiniicipation of tho masses
from capitalistic power; it' you
want to repmliute tho policies
of our president, who stands for
world wide ponce and the pros
perity and advancement of the
greatest nation on the face of
tho earth, du not vote to return
me as your representative In the
I'nitud Htutes senate, for 1 am
going to stand for these prin
oiples to the last il;tch, an.l will
fight for them as long as there,
is any light loft In me."
; The House Filled.
F.oslly the largest erowil thnt has
assombled upon an occasion of the kind
in .uuiiy years, winch filled the opera
hou.io tu "standing room only," and
this at a premium, was that which
grouted United Htntes Senator lleorge
I'), Chamberlain at the Urn nil last night
to listen tu his address upon the issues
of his campaign for ra-olnction to the
United Stales seiuile upun tho demo
cratic ticket.
The houso was filled to overflowing
long beforo the time for the meeting,
and it was a tlioioughly mixed assem
blage, the Inilics being out In full
force, unil there was a mixture of ull
parties In nttenilanco. Prior to the
meeting at the opera houso Senator
(hamberluln atteiiileil sin Informal
luncheon lit tho Marion hotel, wliero he
met and chatted with scores of old
friends and acquaintances, at the con
clusion of which, led by the t'herrinns'
hand, the party proceeded to tho opera
house, und tho hand, after nlnvlng a
soicciion in i rout or tun mentor, came
back upon tho stage and rendered an
other selection as the curtain wns rais
ed amid tumultuous applause from tho
audience ns It caught sight of the guest
of honor.
Mrs. Hinges Slims.
Mrs. Ilallio Parrish llingcs, Oregon's
nightingale, was then Introduced, and
sang the "Star-Hiiuugled Haulier. " In
which she acquitted herself so well she
had to respond to nn Insistent encore,
which, she did with n snug which was
composed especially for the occasion,
entitled,' " Boosting for (leorge's He
Election," which brought down the
house. Nenntnr ('hamberluln wus (hen
Introduced to the audience, If it may
ho said (hat ho needed nil Introduction
to his own family, by Chairman P, li,
Frar.ler, of tho county democratic cell
oral unnnilttoe, which he yirccoded
with n few laudatory remarks, nnd
when the senator took the floor he wns
greeted with thunderous npplnuse,
He prefaced his campaign address by
a short talk to the big audience, iii
which lie stated that It did him good
to get hnck once more to Hnleiu, where
he had spent nine years nP his life In
different official cnpncltlcs, and was
struck with the wonderful strldea In
advancement and prosperity that the
city and the whole country had en
Joyed In. the past few years, lie had
only kind wnrds for the people of Sa
lem, whom he regarded as among his
best friends, and for the city Itself,
which wns the birthplace and home of
HI OLD-TIM
HIE
(Continued on Page Five.)
The Weather
SfU.t'.. .1..,-
(MoMTr! pofi J Tonight and
n&vfti Thuraday fair,
weal portion) var
iable winds, mbst-
ty northerly.
London, Oct. 21. Warfare by
streetcar was one of the -features
of today 'a operations between
the allied forces and the Ger
mans along the northern Franco
Belgian frontier.
The Germans, it was learned
were making good use of a
trolley line connecting Ostend
and Bruges directly with the
front and of another one run
ning back from the fighting line
to the railroad center of Koul
beke. The allies were finding the
interurban lines in northern
France equally serviceable.
)t i(t lc jfc )c fc )(c lt3C3C3C3C)fC)clC9fc
He Confesses Murder
But
Wife Points Out the Utter
Impossibility Of It
Loa Angelos, Cal., Oct. 21. Believing
the "case mny bo but partly Bolvcd, de
toetives continued their investigation
of tho murder of Mrs. Maud Kennedy,
to which Percy Tucwell confessed late
yesterday.
lugwell himself was responsible for
tho coursohey hnve token, ho having
repudiated his confession Into last night
and then mndo another admission of
guilt in which he asserted thut Philip
Konnedy, the slain woman's son, was a
partner to the crime.
Kennedy's rofusul to shako hands
with him after bis first cnnrvsslon
prompted Tugwell to retract his words,
tho polico believe. After ho hnd been
taken to his cell ho sent for Inspector
Home and told tho story attempting to
involve Kennedy. As u result, Kennedy
and his wife and Bert Denormandy re
mained at tho polico -still ion throughout
mo night ponding further investiga
tion, Assistant District Attorney Ford, be
fore whom Tugwell mode his confession
yostoriluy, said :
"I don't believe there is a question
of Tugwell 'a guilt. Whether anyone
elso is concerned is what wo must de
termine, The entire enso should be
cleared up today."
Did Not Hava Time.
San Francisco, Oct. 21. Unbounded
faith in her husband's ianicence. de
spite his alleged confession, wus voiced
nero todiiy ny Mrs, Thelmn Tugwell,
the soven weeks bride of Percy Tug
well, under arrest in Los Angeles on
n charge of murdering Mrs. P, H. A.
Kennedy on the night of September 1.
Mrs. Tugwell slept Into toitay, follow
ing n mtisienln given lust night nt her
stepfnther's homo here.
"Why should I worry f" she nsked.
"I know my hiisbnnd Is Innocent and
firmly believo ho will bo exonerated In
a week or two three weeks nt the
most,
"On the overling that Mrs. Kennedy
died, my husband left his father's
homo in Los Angeles shortly after din
ner, explaining he wns going to a ga
rage to say good bye to the buys there,
ns ho Intended to get married Septem
ber 4. The next day wo wero to leave
for San Francisco on tho stouniHlilp
Knso ( ity. And wo enrried out this
program to the letter.
Was In High Spirits.
"My husband returned home shortly
after o'clock. Ilo was in good hu
mor because tho men at tho iiarnirc
would not believo that ho was going to
bo married. But wn fooled 'em. Percy
was not perturbed. If ho had killed
Mrs. Kennedy, lie certainly would hnve
snown in ins demeanor that ho had
been through some excitement. Both
his fnther nnd mother wero nt home
when he returned from the uaraire. Tli
men nt tho garage, too, will verify this
statement,
"It's very certain to me that Percv
could not have taken the tong ride to
Mrs. Kennedy's home, murdered her
and returned within the short tlmo that
ho wns away, His confession, If he
made one, is ridiculous, But the most
ridiculous story Is the mm thnt my
husbnnd financed our honeymoon, it
was said that he paid fur the trip with
the proceeds from tho jewelry stolen
rrom tne murdered woman,
"As a mntter of fact, my liusbnnd
wns 'broke.' I financed the trip with
mi, my anvings rrom my own work,
Percy had nothing. Since coming uii
hern with my husbnnd wo have lived
with my stepfather and mother whllo
Percy looked vainly for a job."
MOVE INDICATES
SOMETHING DOING
Paris, Oct. II, A Hidden tightening
of the censorship today hinted at Im
portant developments along the fight-
Ing front.
It
was reported that the nllies were
directing a determined attack agnlnst
the Oermana at Mile, which was be
lieved to be tho headquarter! of the
kaiser 'a right wing,
Tha opinion was widely held that the
Teutonic troops wert retiring to the
eastward of the llclglsn frontier,
No confirmation and hern received
of Tuesday 'a report that they had evac
uated Ostend.
DESPERATE BATTLE IS
RAGING AT WARSAW,
ANOTHER AT VERDUN
There seemed no doubt today that the allies had block
ed the Germans' attempt to gain control of France's nor
thern coast.
The Berlin war office said, indeed, that the kaiser's
forces were "gradually gaining in the general direction of
Dunkirk." There was good evidence, however, that an
allied turning movement was developing against the ex
treme German right.
- Thfi ficrhHinr was an rlnsA fn t.Vip ponst. that. Rriti'sh wnr-
ships were helping the allies
shore.
The French were trying to recapture Lille.
Many hot fights were in progress in northernmost
France and Belgium.
The French were hopeful that the Germans were re
tiring across the Belgian frontier.
A fierce new German offensive was developing against
Verdun. Desperate fighting continued about Warsaw,
apparently more in the Germans' favor than the Russians
have yet admitted.
The Servians and Montenegrins were pressing Sera
jevo hard.
The Portugese republican government suppressed a
royalist revolt which it was charged German agents fo
mented. The Kiao Chau Germans continued their resistance,
killing many Japanese.
Signs oi German naval activity aroused uritisn nopes
that the kaiser's war fleet was about to venture into the
open sea to fight.
British submarines were reported to have attacked
German ships off the Danish island of Rugen.
British, French and Japanese warships were said to be
in concentration off the southern California south coast,
presumably in the hope of destroying Germany's Pacific
naval power.
The Germans were building Zeppelin hangars at Brus
sels and Antwerp ;
Say the Lion and Lamb Will
Lie Down Together, with the
Lamb Inside the Lion
Home, Oct, 21. (Delayed.) Consld
crnhlo guessing Is being done Iu official
circles hero thnt tho war will end with
what Is left of Austriu a part of the
Uuruiun empire.
Kalian politicians generally think
thnt whllo Germany muy fail to beat
tho allies. It will yet como nenr enough
to a draw to escape tho loss of terrl
tory, except possibly Alsaco-Ijorralno,
Tho belief is freely expressed, how
ever, that Austria will suffer heavily,
(lalieia. Iluliovliiu. nart of Truiisylvu
nia, HoHiiiu, llcr.cgnvinii, Dulmntia and
its Italian provinces being mentioned
as among the territories il may huvo
to let go by the board.
Those who hold theso views Incline
to think thnt It will not, be strong
onouiih to stand nloiio thus crippled
but thnt It will, by its own preference,
liccoiuu simply one, or It may bo sov
erul of t It o (leriniin states,
COURT INTERPRETS
RECALL AMENDMENT
When an election is held under the
recall amendment to tha state constitu
tion, the first question to be decided
by tho voters is whether or not the of
fleer shall be recalled from office, and
tho second question is, in the event of
the recall of the officeholder, the elec
tion of his successor to office. This is
the substance of nn opinion given by
the supremo court this noon, written by
Jiistlro llurnntt, In which it was decid
ed thnt the form of the question nn the
ballot for the recall of Mayor Allien,
of Cortland, which rends, "rinntl It. It,
Albee be recalled from tha office of
mayor!" ia within the provision! of
the amendment,
According to tho contention of Eu
gene K, Hinith, candidate for the mey
orality of l'ortland, in the event of
tha rena.ll of Mayor Albee, the present
Incumbent will have a "double rhot"
at the office against his opponents, for
hli name also appeara aa candidate for
tho office from which he la recalled and
by a bombardment from off
LONDON IS AFRAID
OF ZEPPELIN RAID
London, Oct, 21. Beporta that Ger
many was recalling the marines who
took part in the operations preceding
Antwerp's capture, and thut the Teu
tonic wnrshipa wore taking on quanti
ties of supplies aroused much outhiiH
Insm hero today, aa It waa conjectural
tho kaiser's fleet was at least about to
vonturo from tho sholtcr of tho Herman,
shore, defenses to give battle to tha
British in tho open sea.
The Hritlsh public has been thirsting
for such a trial of strength since tha
war began, confident, from tho numer
ical superiority of England's squadrons,
that the Oormnns' sea strongth wouli
he completely annihilated.
Tho atory from Btavongor, Norway,
of tho sinking by a submarine of tha
llrlllsh ship (llitera off the Norwegian
const Tuesday wua not believed hero,
no ship of that nnme figuring in tha
lists of vessels either in tho British
naval or mercantile aervlcea.
Nowa that (lerman Zeppelin hnngers)
wero being built nt Antwerp and Brus
sels wna not so joyfully welcomed a
were accounts of the kaiser's naval
activities, Asidn from all other con
siderations, thn Ilrltlsh have no fancy
for thn property damage, which might ba
dono by a aiircessful Herman airship
mid, and tha press wns urging thnt tha
government take every possible precau
tion to resist an aerial attack.
From Toklo ramn reports that (Ireat
Britain's ally, lapan, waa experiencing
unexpected difficulty In reducing tha
(lormnn fortifications at Kiao Chau, thai
Mikado's losses being referred to aa
amounting to "several thousands,"
E8TIMATE OF LOSSES,
Berlin, via Tho Kugue, Oct. 81. Tha
ICreus Zcitiing estimated today that
French, Ilrltlsh, Husslan and llelginn
losses thus far totaled 7nu,0nn. No
mention wna tnado of Gorman or Aus
trian casualties.
PAHIW, Oct. 21. (lerman attempts t
mount heavy coast artillery for usa
against Ilrltlsh naval guns were re
ported here today to have been frus
trated by bombaidinent from the Brit
ish warships, which dismounted tha
kaiser's cannon before it could ba used,
effectively.
A. man thinks he la misunderstood
because he doesn't know himself.
A man 'a Interest in a divorcee) womaa)
never Iota up until he dlaoovera why,
It la possible for him to be recalled aad
elected to succeed himself at tha ssme
election and by virtue of the same bal- ,
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