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Evening star., 1914-10-10
STARVING BELG|ANS'
PROTEST FILED HERE
Minister Alleges Germans Violate
Hague Treaty in Withholding
Food From Captured People.

Protests from Belgium, filed with the
State Department, against threatened
famine at Brussels. due to ravage.
caused by the German army, are TAX
en- by officials here as evidence that
Germany lacks supplies there for more
than her own army. Relief Of the Bel
gians Is difficult matter, as foodstuffs
would be liable to seizure by the fight.
ing men.
Under The Hague conventions the
maintenance of the civilian population
Of captured territory Is duty rest.
ing upon the captors.
The Belgian protest recalled to off.
Gals here the reported efforts of United
States Minister Whitlock at Brussels te
arrange for the delivery to the popu-
latfon OF that city of a large amount
OF supplies now held in England.
British Detain Supplies.
The British government was said tc
have refused permission to export the
supplies unless guarantees that they
would not be used by German soldiers
were forthcoming. This it has been
impossible to arrange, since the Ger
mans control the territory into which
the supplies must go.
The report that supplies for captured
Belgian towns were being held in Eng.
land came in recent dispatches from
London. At the Belgian legation 1t wal
said no tnformations. as to. recent de.
velopments had been received, but that
1t was hoped Minister Whitlock would
find way to arrange for their de-
livery.
Text Of Protest.
The message from the Belgian for.
eign office and filed with the depart.
ment by the Belgian minister says:
THE civil authorities Of the Brusseli
agglomeration inform the. government
that Brussels faces famine. Violating
once more the rights of mankind, an6
namely article 43 of the fourth con.
vention of The Hague, the German
army. after having taken away from
the population an important part OF
its resources. is getting ready to let i,
starve. The same information Is com
ing from Namur and Luxembourg.
The Belgian government protests
with the utmost indignation against
this revolving act Of barbarism, and
brings 1t to the knowledge and the
appreciation of the civilized nations"
The Brussels agg1omeration" is the
name given to the city proper and the
surrounding suburbs, which are form
ed into one civil community.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
on our street
Df@culties Of Flight.


"As dawn came We were wearied out
and my family was utterly collapsed
from fright and strain. so we decided
to endeavor to leave the city. 1 sue
! ceeded in communicating with my
chauffeur. and got car. but did not
know where to 30. being left with
nothing but what we had on. and ex-
posed every moment to be hit by ex-
ploding shells.
With my wife. daughter. two serv.
ants and a refugees child I crossed
the pontoon bridge over the scheldt
1t took us four hours to do this, the
streets being q seething mass of every
kind of vehicle and dense crowds OF
fugitives. The scene was indescri bly,
dreadful. everybody being moved by
the same desire to get away from the
awful horror.
After crossing the Scheldt we heard
a report that the bridge was destroys ed
by shell. thus bottling up the inhab-
itants.
| From Antwerp to Client the roads
are masses of fleeing humanity. As we
left We saw vast volumes Of smoke in
Antwerp, from the burning buildings
and blazing petroleum tanks. Instead
of the usual two hours to Ghent 1t took
US thirteen. owing to the impeded
traffic
Evening star., 1914-10-10
DENIED BY THE COURT.
Boudholders Not Permitted to Inter.
vene in Trust Company Suit.

NEW YORK. October 10.-Judge
Mayer in the federal district court yes
terday afternoon denied the application
of Samuel Untermyer on behalf OF
bondholders to intervene In the fore
closure suit brought by tho Central
Trust Company against the Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Com
pany.
Judge Mayer asserted that he was
satisfied that the trustee was not guilty
of fraud or misconduct, but was dis
charging his full duty.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
US. CONSUL GENERAL
IN PERIL AT ANTWERP
Henry W. Diederich Gives Graphic
Description Of Horrors of
BombardMent.
Crouched, With Members of Family,
in Cellar Of Home Throughout
Long Night.

LONDON. October 10.-Henry w.
Diederich, American consul general at
Antwerp, who escaped from that city
with his family in an automobile, gave
the following account of the lombard
ment to the Ghent correspondent of
the Chronicles:
"For days we heard the sound of
heavy gun fire and were told Of the
fall, one after another, Of the outer
forts. 1t soon became apparent that
nothing could avail against the great
German cannon and, in conjunction
with other neutra1s, we endeavored to
mediate with the Germans to spare at
any rate some Of the most valuable
buildings Of worldwide interest. but
the negotiations failed to lead to q
successful result
Il had intended to remain in Ant
werp throughout the bombardment. I
was told. however. to For Gods sake
clear out of the city, as its destruction
is inevitable but did not realize un-
til almost too late the horror which
was coming.
Bombardment Is Begun.
AT II o'clock at night we were going
to bed when we were aroused by
frightful noises. reminding us of the
previous visits of the Zeppelins. Soon
we realized that the bombardment had
commenced, and then 1 had the most
horrible experience of my whole life.
"I went with my family to the base
ment and we crouched there all night.
Shells falling every few minutes came
with a dreadful whistling sound fol-
lowed by thunder clap and the col
lapse Of some building.
Opposite the consulate is the Home
for Old People, the front of which was
torn out by shell and the debris scat
tered over my house. More debris fell
on the two-story building adjoining.
crumpling it up entirely and setting it
on fire. After this another shell blew
Evening star., 1914-10-10
virginia Insanity Law Attacked.

Attacking the constitutionality Of the
Virginia insanity law. attorneys for c
J. Rixey, former banker Of Alexandra,
Va, have filed briefs in the Supreme
Court of the United States in an effort
to prevent Rixeys removal to the state
hospital at Marion, Va. Attorney Cen
eral Pollard of Virginia has fled briefs
unfolding the act. He contends that no
stigma would attach to the removal OF
Rixey to the hospital. because the pur-
nose thereof was observation and
proper care and not criminal punish
ment.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
MEAT ANIMALS ARE HIGHER.
Producers Receive Better Prices This
Year Than Last.

Prices received by producers for meat
animals were higher September l6 last
than on the same day year ago. ac-
cordins to the Department Of Agricul-
ture today. The average price was
s7.5s per 100 pounds. compared with
$715 a year ago.
September Is last hogs brought $s.11
per 100 pounds, compared with $7.eS a
year ago; beef cattle, $6.3S. against
$5.92; veal calves, $500, against $7.73:
sheep, $3.50, against $4.23. and lambs.
$627 AGAINST 1851.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
Two Autos Stolen; One Recovered.

Two automobiles disappeared from
the northwest section of the city last
night. One of them belonged to Frank
C. Stewart, 1850 10Th street northwest.
and the other was the property of Eu-
gene Young. 1914 New York avenue
northwest. Joy riders. who took Stew
arts automobile. abandoned it on the
street later in the night, but Young's
car is still missing today.
Evening star., 1914-10-10

"eauitably between the different states
and sections"
"If the government had several hun
dred million dollars in the Treasury.
Mr.. McAdoo said, Congress would not
be engaged now in passing new tax
bill to repair the loss in revenues oc-
casioned by the European war"
Evening star., 1914-10-10
Idle Houses
Idle Apartments
Idle Rooms
ARE AN EXPENSE.

ARE AN EXPENSE.
Rent revenue lost is just
that much money thrown
away.
There Is only one dignified
and effective way of. crying
your wares" to the people of
Washington. That is through
the Want Ads in The Star.
A Star For Rent Ad costs
little and the returns are
large.
Call The Star, Main 244O,
and say, "Give me Classined.o
Evening star., 1914-10-10
Cannonading Diminishes.

In other parts Of the center the op-
posing forces remain constantly alert.
The cannonade has diminished in in
tensity and the allied troops occupy
ing the trenches are becoming thor
oughly accustomed to the situation.
Many Of them spend the intervals be-
tween the spells Of rife firing reading
newspapers to their comrades beneath
the bombproof shelters The allied
artillerymen seem indefatigable. re-
plying with vigor whenever a German
cannon opens fire. The men throw
themselves on the ground when they
Evening star., 1914-10-10
Trash Wagons Catch Fire.

Two trash wagons owned by NJ. r.
Ready. contractor. caught fire on a lot
at 9th and n streets northwest about
2:30 o'clock this morning and were
destroyed. The origin of the fire was
not determined.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
Claimed That Offensive Move
ment of German Army Fails
in Its Object.
BATTLE FRONT EXTENDS
68 MILES FROM Antwerp
Severe Fighting at Roye, While
Rheims Again Is Subjected to
Short Bombardment.

ON THE BATTLE FRONT. via Paris.
October 1o-The sharp offensive move
ment Of the Germans On the western
wing OF the allies at the Belgian from
tier evidently has failed in its object
Of bending or breaking the French and
British line.
Tho long extension OF the battle line.
which now has gone beyond the four
rivers-Scarpe. Somme, Disc and
Aisne-was initiated by the allies in
an endeavor to find a solution of the
problem Of ousting the Germans from
their strong position in northeastern
France. In these positions. the Ger
mans had been besieged nearly a
month. since the conclusion of the
bloody battle Of the Marne. a frontal
attack being considered incxpedient by
the allies The present front is within
about sixty-eight miles of Antwerp.
where the Belgians have offered such
heroic resistance to the bombardment
of the heavy German artillery. Belgian
officers who have arrived here from
Antwerp declare that the Belgians
themselves destroyed forts Waelhem
and Wavre-St. GATHERINGS.
Farther down toward the center of
the line the severest fighting continued
today at Roye. where the allies took a
large number of prisoners. Rheims
again was subjected to a short bonn
bardment.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
STORY Of DARING RAID
AGAINST A|RSH|P' SHED
British Airmen Flew More Than
100 Miles to Drop Bombs
on Zeppelins.

LONDON, October 10-The following
official statement was issued last night
covering an attack by a British air
squadron on a German airship shed at
Dusseldorf:
THE secretary of the admiralty an
nounces that Squadron Commander Grey
reports that, as authorized, he carried
out with Lieut.. r. l.. G. Mark and
Lieut.. s. v. Sippe a successful attack
on a Dusseldorf airship shed. Lieut.:
Marks bombs, dropped from a height
of 500 feet hit the shed, went through
the roof and destroyed a Zeppelin.
Flames 500 Feet High. = 50 s.
Flames were observed 500 feet high.
the result Of the ignitins Of the gas Of
an airship.
"All three officers are safe, but their
aeroplanes have been lost.
The feat.Would appear to have been
in every respect remarkable, having re-
gard to the distance. Of over 100 miles
penetrated into country held by the
attafk had put the enemy on their
guard and enabled them to mount anti
|aircraft guns" > i
Aviators Fall to Death.
A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Paris says that through
the capsizing of an aeroplane in which
they were making a reconnaissance
Lieut. Noel and a passenger named
Enmer lost their lives. They were
flying at an altitude of 1000 feet when
the machine, for some unknown rea-
son. turned turtle and fell.
Another aviator. Gariex, holder of
many worlds aviation records, has
been taken prisoner and is now in
Berlin.
German Airship Over Paris.
PARIS. October 1O.-One of the light
blue German aeroplanes. which have
been nicknamed the still doves" ap-
preached Paris between 8 and 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. ..--
| 1t was sighted by a French air senti-
mel, who gave chase. The German air
ship disappeared to the north.
Evening star., 1914-10-10
British Whisper Orders.

The French and Germans still gem
orally utilize bugle calls, and when
these are heard searchlights immedf-
ately are flashed out. The British COM
mands. however. are whispered along
the trenches from mouth to mouth. SO
that even in the silence of the night
no sound reaches the ears of the Ger
mans in their trenches not SO far away.
and no indication is given OF any pro-
posed movement or attack until II Is In
full swing.
o thhe eastern wing the fighting is
still very fierce around st. Mihiel, with
many night attacks. The Germans are
extremely clever in constructing blind
trenches. against which the allies fire
is often directed while the Germans
actually are posted some distance away
in other trenches from which they can
pour in an enflladed fire.
Evening star., 1914-10-10

hear the peculiar tear noise OF the
enemy's shell. and consequently the
casualties in this section are few.
At night everybody is at high tension
and few noises are heard. An occa-
sional dull signal lamp or lantern
with it's light turned away from the
German lines indicates the number OF
brigade or a division occupying the
position. and permits of the rare dis
patch of a rider on a motor cycle to
md his way along the rear to the COM
manding officers. All around the air
Is full of dust and sand thrown up by
shell splinters. while the odor from the
explosives is intense.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
PENDLETON HEARS
0PERATIC SINGERS
Small Audience Only Hears Joseph
Shechan and Company Present
scenes from Three Operas.

a few Pendleton people. much few
er than should have patronized an
attraction OF such merit, heard grand
opera at the Oregon theater last ev-
ening when Joseph f. Sheehan, one
OF Americas greatest tenors, and his
all-star troupe presented scenes from
three OF the most popular operas, III
Trovotore," "The Bohemian Girl and
Martha"
Never has this city heard anything
better in a musical way. such voices
as those possessed by Sheehan and his
assistants do not visit small western
cities very frequently. To hear grand
opera Penileton pepole must needs
go TO Portland.
While Sheehan's strong, clear ten
or voice thrilled the audience last
evening, the solos which brought the
most enthusiastic response were those
In the beautiful soprano of Miss Mirth
Carmen. The sweetness, purity and
perfection OF her notes were a con-
iinuous delight. The other members
OF the cast were far from being medi-
ocre and, altogether, Pendleton's first
grand opera gave those who heard 1t
taste for more.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
POULTRY RAISERS MEET
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Determined
to prove to the world that the poultry
industry in this country is the largest
in the world, thousands of poultry
raisers from every state in the union
and from many sections of Canada,
gathered at the sherman hotel today
for the real work of the thirty ninth
annual meeting of the American Poul'
try association which opened its bus
mess sessions yesterday
One of the most important features
of the sessions will be the considera-
ton of the proposed changes in the
standards used for judging poultry
Numerous changes have been propos-
ed and as most of them anticipate a
betterment in grade, it is predicted
that the year 1915 will see marked I'M
provement in the quality of poultry
offered at markets and seen at exhib-
its.
]. G. Halpin, of the University OF
Wisconsin, will deliver the first lee
ture on poultry raising before the
convention tonight. other lecturers
will be Professor F. S. Jacoby, poul-
try husbandman of the Ohio State
University: J. o. Linton of the Michi-
gan Agricultural College, and II. La
mon. of the United States department
of animal husbandry, washington, d,
C.
The first news of another probable
boost to the high cost of living will
he given to the public when Il. H.
Essex, chairman of the committee on
market poultry and egg standard,
makes his report to the convention.
His committee probably will favor
raising the price of poultry as the
quality increases. Besides the regu-
lar business Of the convention, doz-
ems of sightseeing trips and social en-
tertainments for the members and
their wives. have been planned
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
Home Life Happiest.

THE happiest life for a woman,
said Mrs. Wilson once, contain three
clements husband with whose
tastes you sympathize, your home and
your children. I have often said-and
I am sure my hutband, practical the
orist that he is, agrees with me-that
husbands and wives reach their truest
and noblest development when they
are complementary of each other.
That is the way feel about my hus-
bant. / want him to feel that I am al
ways at his side"
At another time Mrs Wilson said
discussing suffrage and the new field
of womanhood:
THE tireless energy of the twen-
tieth Gentry woman is wonderful to
behold 1t is the manifestation of the
awakening of American womanhood
"a spirit that is destined to help US
maintain ourselves in the vanguard Ui
civilization. 1 am a great believer in
the intellect. strength of character
ard optimism of the American wom-
an"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
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KAIsER-ALBERT WAR ON.


BAKER, Aug. 11.-Elated by the
recent success of their countrymen on
the battlefield, some Belgian employ
es of the local lumber mills sought to
emulate their example Saturday ev-
ening, and invading a resort fire.
quented by local Germans, after a
short argument as to the merits OF
the kaiser and King Albert, started to
"clean up" Cuspidors were used as
weapons and the air was filled with
flying fists for a few moments, when
the Belgians in full retreat went out
the front door. little later the
combat was renewed at another place
this time officers driving the belliger-
ents out to Resort street.
The Belgians weer ordered to re-
turn to their homes at South Baker
which they finally did, one only, who
wanted to make further trouble. be-
ing arrested. Some of their country
men had heard of the trouble and
started up town fully armed, but
were met by the retreating party and
a couple of officers, and finally al
returned home 1t was the stormies
night in Baker for some time, but nc
real damage done or no serious in
juries afflicted as far as could b'
learned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
NEW o. A. c. CATALOGUE
READY FOR DISTRIBUTION

OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis, Ore, Aug 11.-All
prospective college students. men and
women Of maturer years as well as
girls and boys. will find vast fund
of valuable information in the new
o. A. C. catalogue just issued and
placed in the hands of the college
registrar for distribution. With 9TH
er useful knowledge that the cata-
logue imports It tells who may enter
the college, under what conditions.
what the probable expense of the col
lege year will be, and some of the
benefits of the college training.
Many significant Improvements and
additions to the work of the agricul-
tural college are seen to have been
made during the year just ended. An
important addition is the authorize
ton of vocational courses for gram
mar school students who have not t.Ie
time to prepare for the degree cour-
ses. and for men and women who feel
the need of more expert knowledge
and higher technical skill in carrying
On their life work, but have not the
money, the time or the educational
qualifications for entering the degree
courses.
Beginning September 22, this spec
ial vocational work will be offered in
agriculture, dairying and home max
ing for one year; in business meth
DDS for two years, and in mechanic
arts for three years. on November 2,
the vocational course in forestry op-
ems for five and half months term
| The work in all these courses is thor
cughly practical, and includes only
the subjects of greatest Importance
! in the practical industries for which
they offer training.
The new standard of admission to
the degree courses is also fully ex-
planned in the new catalogue. The ex-
, act naming of the IL required credits
Is pointed out and the substitutions
and conditions are plainly stated. II
is further shown that after the close
of the year 1914-15 the standard will
require Is full credits from an ac-
credited high school, the equivalent OF
! four full years OF secondary educa-
ton. II entrance is sought on exam
.rations, the prospective entrants
should present themselves for exam
ination on September Is. 10 or 81.
Entrance may be secured by transfer
from other colleges and universities.
The college year opens Sptember
%, and ends June S. The first semes-
ter ends FEBRUARY 4. and the second
begins February 9. Farmers Week
is November 80 to December 5. and
the Winter Short Course is from Jan
uary to January 80
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
InMn Troons in Cnmp

DIES MONIES. Iowa Aug. 10-Four
regiments OF the state troops and
several smaller organizations went in
to camp at camp Dodge. north of here
today for ten days. They will spend
the time maneuvering under the in
struction of regular army officers as
usual In the camp there are forty
eight companies of infantry and four
bands, under the command OF Gen
II. A. Allen, of Cedar Rapids. BY
tonight 1900 men will be under can
vas. Gov. Clark will review the troops
some time this week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-11
Beautiful and Charming.

Mrs. Wilson at the time of her mar.
riage has been described as "a radiant
beauty. She had a mass Of brown
hair, brown eyes. beautiful complexion
and attracted much attention by her
ready wit and faculty for charming
entertainment
Throughout her life there sur
rounded her that aura of charm which
distinguished particularly the old
fashioned Southern women of the up
per class.
During her early wifehood domestic
science occupied a higher place in
Mrs. Wilson's curriculum than her
art, and it was not until her three
daughters became half grown and
! went seeking education away from
the home circle that Mrs. Wilson
again took up her art work.
Shortly before her husband became
governor of New Jersey several of
her canvases were exhibited. Later
many more Of her paintings were dis
| played in Philadelphia and New
York.
Strain Was Too Great.
From the time that she became
the first lady of the land" Mrs. Will
sons health has been precarious, but
her spells of illness did not arouse
any great alarm until last March,
when news dispatches from the White
House announced that she was seri-
ously i'll. following a slight operation.
Previous to that time brief para
graphs in the Washington dispatches
the presidents wife was indisposed.
The strain of social duties which
I evolved on Mrs. Wilson in the posi-
ton of wife of the president of the
/ United States and mistress of the
/ White House told heavily on her, al
though White House entertainments
have been of Jeffesonian simplicity
since Wilson became president
She also became interested in So
cial service work in Washington,
and applied herself with great earn
estness and energy to cleaning up
the unsightly slums of the capital
Her work along this line was followed
by illness.
! Social Duties Told
Likewise the social obligations
rendered necessary through the mar
riage OF her two daughters. Miss
Jessie Wilson to Francis Bowes Sayre,
! and Miss Eleanor to Secretary of the
. Treasury McAdoo, overtaxed her
strength.
Mrs Wilson was simple in her
taste, and her gowns were character
y ized bv good taste rather than by dis
play of elegance.
She was known as serious minded
woman of broad sympathies with her
sex in the campaign for greater de-
velopment Of womanhoor. She fa-
vored women's suffrage. but had very
decided ideas on the sphere of woman
! IN the home.