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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
Belgians Are victors.


Washington, Aug. 26.-Dispatehes re-
ceived at the Belgian legation here to-
day said Belgian troops yesterday re-
pulsed three divisions of the German
army at vilvorde. The German losses,
1t was said, were heavy.
Belgian Minister Havenith formally
protested today to Secretary of State
Bryan against Zeppelin depredations at
Antwerp and the killing of non-eom-
Datants. Bryan acknowledged receipt
OF the protests but would not discuss
the matter. The protest said that -four
women and six men were killed and
eight injured, and that "all were
harmless civilians
A bomb from the Zeppelin, it was
said, exploded over the palace where
the queen s children were at play,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26

get, was considered certain, and the
shots came so close to it that it was
believed some one in the city must
have signalled to the Zeppelin, the ex-
pert opinion being that its range could
not otherwise have been secured from
such height. 4.
Experts said also that new and
frightfully destructive explosive was
used, and they believed the missiles
were fired from a gun instead Of being
droppd.
The victims bodies were horribly
mangled, physicians pronouneing the
wounds the worst they ever saw.
Among the killed were mother and
four girls, blown to pieces in their beds.
II was announced that Belgium was
sending protest to neutral powers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
ZEPPELIN TERRORIzES ANTWERP

against this butchery of non-combat-
ants.
The Zeppelin, though hit by shot
from an aerogun as it was sailing away,
would not have been captured, it was
stated, had not the pilot lost his sense
Of direction and thought he was making
a descent outside the Belgian lines.
The general staff stationed dozen
picked aviators in the outer forts with
orders to destroy all dirigibles which
made their appearance, at no matter
what cost.
The Belgian troops were furious at
the sight of the wrecked homes and
mangled women and children in the
city, and swore vengeance. 1t was
feared they would be revenged on the
next Germans captured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
BY Ed L. heen.

London, Aug. 26.-The British war
office was confident today. 1t was ad'
mitted that the Germans were giving
the Anglo-French allies hard fight
but It was pointed out that the whole
Of the kaiser 8 army was already in the
field. Berlin information was to the
effect that boys 70 10 to 20 had been
called to the 'front.'.
This was deemed Significant. Con
slant fighting, said officials of the war
office, was sapping the German
strength. OF the allies. on the other
hand, attention was called to the fact
that the Russians wers but just get
ting into action.
Official despitehes quoted War Min
lister Suckomlinoff, OF the ezar's cab
met, as saying Russia would have more
than 100000 men in Germany and
half that number in Austria. Hungary
within a fortnight.
Expert Predictions.
Experts predicted that such an in.
vasion would quickly force the kaiser to
withdraw most of his troops from the
west. 1t was predicted that the Vistula
forts would soon be invested by an
overwhelming Russian force,
The main German fleet was reported
to have taken refuge in the Kiel canal
and the estuary Of the Elberver, leav.
ing destroyers and torpedo boats to
protect the coast.
Messages from the African gold coast
said the German colonists of Togoland
nad offered to yield to the British but
under unacceptable terms. The Britons
insisted on unconditional surrender.
Premier Asquith, addressing the
house Of commons, declared War Minis
ter Lord Kitchener needs all the sol
diers he can get. 1t was mistake, he
explained, to assume that he requires
only 100,00O-he needs 100000, but not
all for service abroad.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
NEW RATES ON SUGAR.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The interstate
commerce commission approved today
the establishment of new rates ON sugar
from California producing points to
Chicago and points east, which it was
said open these markets to the western
product. The new rate is 25 cents per
100 pounds higher than the New Or
leans rate to Chicago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
CHARLES H. HINGES Is
STILL In SWITZERLAND

A card was received by the Capital
Journal today from Chas. II. Hinges,
postmarked at Interlaken, Switzerland,
but not dated. Mr.. Hinges writes:
"sent you couple of Paris Hcralds.
Don I know If you know how serious
the scrap is, but it looks bad. Can't
tell yet if | can get out; if not will go
back to Germany Came here because
it is neutral place. Feeling fine"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
Germans Charge Like Demons
Again and Again But
Are Repulsed
BLOODIEST BATTLE
WORLD HAS EVER SEEN
In North Russia the HOrdes
Sweep Down on Enemies
Like Locust Swarms

The battle between Franco
British allies and the Germans
was on again today.
1t was fiercer than ever.
Driven back by the Germans
to the French frontier Monday,
the allies seemed again to be
more than holding their own.
The conflict was progressing
favorably" for them, as the
French war office put it.
In Paris it was reported they
were pushing their line back into
Belgium, thrusting the Germans
before them. .
The bloodiest fighting was
about the French frontier towns
of Maubeuge, Giyet and Mont
medy. -
The Germans charged like de-
mons again and again but each
time the allies beat them off.
They were placed, as one ac-
count put it, where the dead
were piled breast high.
1t was both the greatest and
bloodiest battle the world has
known.
On it depended Frances fate.
To the south of this great bat
tie another furious engagement
between Germans and French
ragged about Luneyille.
The Paris war office reported
French successes here too; the
British, military information
bureau, speaking more emphat-
ically, said the Germans were re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
The London war office pointed out
hopefully that Germany's full strength
was already in the field, while the al
lies had resources still to draw from.
British reinforcements were being
rushed to the continent.
More important than this, the Rus.
slams were getting into action.
The cars war minister declared he
would have 100000 soldiers in Ger
many and 100000 in Austria within a
fortnight.
British experts were confident this
would force the kaiser to moderate the
fury of his westward attack.
Russians were already sweeping
across east Prussia.
They had met with little resistance
up to today but the Germans were GO
ing to meet them and big battle was
believed near.
1t was expected the Russian force
would soon invest the mighty chain of
German fortresses along the Vistula
river.
Many rich Germans, alarmed at this
invasion, were reported fleeing to
Scandinavia.
Russian accounts also indicated q
great invasion of Austria and a victory
near Tarnpol.
Austrians, on the other hand, claimed
to have routed the cars forces in
Russian Poland.
Servians placed the Austrian losses
on the River Drina at $4,000 killed, 3d.
900 wounded and $4,000 captured.
The threat of an Austro-Italy war
grew more imminent.
A fight was reported between Rus.
sian and German war ships in the Bal
tic.
Japanese had landed on Shantung
peninsula, China, to attack the Ger
man Kiao Chau colony.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
Bogs and Mire Hamper Ma
neuvers, But Advance Is
Steady and Rapid
ARMY DOUBLE THAT
OF THE DEFENDERS
Army in Belgium May Have
to Send Troops to Guard
the North

st. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-Two Rus.
sian forces, with their bases at Gumbin-
mend and Biala, were cooperating today
in an effort to drive the Germans from
the lake region in east Prussia.
The Russian line stretched through
80 miles Of marshy, wooded country 1t
was pushing steadily forward. The Ger
mans, .entrenched in numerous positions,
were holding them as long as possible
and then blowing up their defenses be-
fore retiring.
The Russian plan was to overwhelm
them on their flanks instead Of attempt.
ing frontal attack.
They were in much greater numbers
than the Germans, but the bogginess of
the country and the necessity for keep
ing, in the main, to the roads to escape
being engulfed in the mirs, made ma.
neuvering difficult.
Germans outnumbered.
The Germans outnumbered' and in re-
treat, were said to be badly demoraliz-
ed, numbers Of them abandoning their
rifles and knapsacks in the haste OF
their retirement. Many had taken ref
uge In Konigsberg, which, however, the
Russians were approaching.
sss'August 23 and "a, north Of Kaden.
burg said an official report, I'VE
engaged the Twentieth German army
corps, occupying fortified positions al
0rlau and Frankenau, charging theil
entanglements with bayonets and hand
grenades and penetrating their line.
"The Germans retreated so fast that
they abandoned several cannon, nine
rapid firers and equipment Eleven hun
dred of them were captured.
Another Battle Due.
"They are concentrating, however
and another general battle is expect
ed. ="
1t was announced that Cossacks had
routed the Austrians on the River Ser
eth near Tarnpol, capturing five guns
300 prisoners and much equipment.
An Austrian aeroplane was shot tc
pieces.
1t was recognized that the present
| fighting was mere skirmishing, and that
the big struggle will come when the
main line of German Notifications il
reached along the Vistula river, extend
ing from Danzig to Thorn.
Defenses Are Strong.
These defenses are of vast strength
but the Russians were confident Of car
Irying them. Should they do so, the
situation. will at once become serious
| for the Germans. 1t will open rich
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
SEATTLE STEAMER
RAMMEDAND SUNK
SEVEN DROWNED

Seattle, Aug. 26.-Three passengers
and eight members of the crew of the
Pacific Alaska Navigation steamship
Admiral Sampson, including Captain
z. s. Moore were lost when the steam
ship Princess of Victoria rammed into
the Sampson at 6:05 this morning off
Point No Point, 1S miles north of Seat.
tie, tore deep cash both above and
below her, water line and set the ship
on fire at both ends. The Sampson
sank within 10 minutes. The collision
was due tGia dense fog.
= Practically all the passengers were
asleep at the time but Captain Moore
took charge of the rescue work with
unusual skill and dispatch, and boats
were promptly lowered and ropes
thrown out.
THE last seen of Captain Moore was
just as the vessel sank. He was seen
raising his hand as though saying
"good bye" and as the bow of the
steamship disappeared into the water
he was swallowed up by the sea.
List Of Dead.
The passengers drowned are: Mrs.
Ed Banbury, bound for Skagway and
G. W. Bryant, bound for Seward. The
home address of neither is known, Ed
die Bracken died of burns after reach
ing hospital.
The crew. s dead are: Captain 2. s.
Moore; A. Safer, deck watchman; G..
Marquette, sailor; Miss NJ. Campbell,
stewardess; L. G. Cabanas, third COOK;
John G. Williams, mess boy; A.. j..
Noon, chief engineer; W. E. Reker,
wireless operator.
To the Judgment Of Captain Hickey
of the Victoria is attributed the fact
that no more serious fatalities occurred.
He kept the Princess of Victoria in the
hole torn by his ship in the Sampson 3
hull. This gave the passengers and
crew the chance to climb aboard the
Victoria and save themselves.
She Went Down Quickly.
When the Victoria backed away from
the Sampson, big rush of water filled
it and the vessel sank in three minutes.
The Sampson left Seattle at clock
this morning for Juneau.
The Victoria, out of Vansouver, B..
c., was due here at 5 a. m. There were
54 passengers and So members of the
crew on the Sampson.
The bow of the Victoria was slightly
damaged. Ships carpenter patched up
a small hole and she easily kept
afloat.
The Admiral Watson, sister ship of
the Sampson hastened to the scene of
the wreck and conveyed the Canadian
vessel to Seattle.
Of nineteen structural iron workers
who were aboard the Sampson, man
who was called "Scotty" is reported
missing. None of his companions knew
what his last name is. The Admiral
CONTINUED on page 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
GERMAN AFRICA sURRENDERs,

London, Aug. 2e.-That German To.
golapd, west Africa, had surrendered
unconditionally to q British expedition
sent from the Gold Coast was officially
announced here tonight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
GERMANS RETIRING;
RUSSIANS ADVANCE

London, Aug. GA Berlin
wireless message picked up by
a British Marconi station and
made public by the government
here tonight said II was Of
ficially admitted at the Ger
man war office that the Ger
mans have temporarily retired
before a concentrated Russian
advance in east Prussia. y
a. 7
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
FIRST FROM PACIFIC
THROUGH THE CANAL

New York, Aug. 26.-The
Luckenbach Steamship COM
pany steamer Pleadeas, which
left San Francisco July "a, ar
rived nere today, the first craft
to complete the voyage from
San Francisco to New York via
the Panama canal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
Germans Charge in Face Of
Hurricane Of Shrapnel
and Rifle Balls
THEIR RECKLESSNESS
FAIRLY INCREDIBLE
Terrific Fighting Ragged All
Day and Slaughter Was
Simply Appalling

Paris, Aug. 26. - Terrific
fighting ragged today all along
Frances eastern frontier. 1t
I was heaviest at Meubeuge,
Civet, Montmedy and just west
dLuneville. The slaughter was
frighful, the general staff re-
ported.
The German crown prince was
aid to be in command of the
Eaiser'S soldiers.
They were charging desper-
ately in the face of a hurricane
d shrapnel and rifle balls.
In places their corpses were
piled breast high.
twas simply q renewal of the
lrugge which has marked the
CeHnan advance westward.
ltesday's lull was but to give
ne combatantants a breathing
EiI o
refreshed by their short rest,
@ @Germars came on more say
lNly than ever. Paris was
aeir goal. In numbers they
yen, wred almost an infinity. Their
sssklessneSs " was fairly incred-
,ls lle allies a were heavily rein
l!s leleed Tuesday, however. Be
aees tney were fighting behind
aenendous ae gu strong entrench-
.s'I nsa's' Their fire was a butch
c.I The British were holdinO
S,Vei, ia's;. They stood their ground
y a@plIe pa.v repeated German charp.
y ss,'sll winch !, dashed against their
'uSTrssashments NJ like tidal waves,
fi,s,s ars t;11se percentage Of German of.
'''s,s ssdul sllled d was very high.
ii,s among Iiottg, the h killed the war of.
Lsi,ars's, ss,eo a., r Prince Adelbert, the
ton $1ss,s s,,.n uncle, but later a quqs. pss
sfiiesrsoo M sso'e I,.alc concerning the dead
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26

4. lngtOn success.
nj, ',i..a ~. we're as rsas..ss ssS.ssveral Ger.
\ M \ 'is is,.ss,a sssas4 s,,;., ;sepas.y ias':
Vii. Is',in iiI%ls .,,ss,, one message said.
ps.s ss''a,Sss,' 'a Ss'i i,,A he Germans. sns will
s ,' sss'a,, q, y,s'is'das a,s By ,tas the
: stop on, a1r u. the enemy has been been
% received Of 70.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26

IIsnln' II.n,Sn in. in Belgium and along Ssu the the
he ,lHs. s'0s.ler s', were again attaek;no
from Ostend diu,,oasly nous today, dispatches
d shortly. '''no itself was expect.
nsnae. s'' C,,ss. considered L that this would
German O,o. S'eat Britain directly. iy "GT,a Tha
Nate no,Iu,i. rr.n was believed to contain. me-
asI, I'anllas ssa big guns to resist SOn.em nonnl
aiding tGs my p.,.9k . make ostend base for or
British 's ,sint british isles by dirigibles I9 lO'
i that q The Continent. It Wp,e was rarant 0elng
hury ys'oay. 9s,a Trains We're Waitina va trenIh n
maatsS aatsSfn'y v,, thousand canadions r tnDnFka a.
lsyng s5'', tIs, Europe, warships ps'gs,ry coH.
you'd be ii a,tjan ttijnsports. o,t, That thew they
w 8 expected ''0n within a fortnight
,,s1la ~ these e, reinforc.men,.
Tnnei t,on,,.B ,os British lines @e'e en badly tl
Ssrdfie r,,sr n,0a have been suhiootns HI tnt
aa'.',' .''',ss,, eiiss,.it t was adnitted Hs constant
',,i s. y, here Il ra, sss'is, .s3 were much
y iSas'' through Plsnyy, many important GSI ad
n NoSps into AIasa french haste in rush.
= ~ stlsIssi,tsA tA9I, ao5tlern fersss tSsss
advance through Rn1a;.5 smashed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-26
The Weather

Oregon: Fair to.
night and Thurs
day, northwest
winds.
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Continued on page 81
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23

caused by a small charge OF dry gun
cotton, and this in turn set off by little
capsule filled with illuminate of mer-
cury--a chemical capable OF exploding
with extreme violence. illuminate OF
mercury can be ignited by electricity.
other explosives also are now used.
Japan employs melinite: Russia has
used pyroxylin, and latterly other
countries have taken up trinitrotoluol.
which has a greater bursting violence
than guncotton and possesses certain
qualities OF stability IN a chemical sense.
During the Russo Japanese war
the glncotton charge weighed about
seventy seven pounds. but this destruc-
tive mass. which seemingly did damage
enough has been increased threefold.
But there Is a limit to this Increase OF
charge. aside from greater weight and
difficulties incident to planting
The contact mine unlike the larger
observation mine which Is deliberately
fred from the shore does its damage
when actually against the ship to lie
hurt, and therefore II Is not necessary
TO use the same quantity OF explosive as
when the injury Is to he inflicted from
some distance Now IL contact mines
dTt tOO btt dhN wv N'''N
together the explosion of one may de-
tomato the other and thus In turn
needlessly set OFF Il whole mine field.
Again, the wider the space between
mines the greater the chance of the
enemy slipping through. Therefore TO
make whole field effective against an
approaching feet and to prevent a
single vessel from exploding the entire
So. l,ut Hot IN nod
enemy would wilfully make-it IL need
ful to limit the charge Of the contact
mine. 50 that its revcrberations when
detonated will not affect its neighbors.
Now for the broad working details.
Inside Of each contact mine are two or
three dry batteries connected up To an
incomplete circuit In fact. there are two
gaps In this circuit when the mine IL
dropped into the water. The first circuit
breaker Is directly exposed to the sea,
and the two contacts are held apart by
. a block or disc of sugar or some kindred
soluble material.
It takes anywhere from thirty 10
. forty minutes for the sea water to dis
solve this. and then two springs push
the hitherto separated contacts together.
Until this IL done the mine can be tilted
or turned upside down without induce
ing an explosion. hut with this in
suation washed away and the circuit
breaker closed the igniting current is
ready to flow to the illuminate of
mercury when second contact is
made by the fitting of the anchored
mine about seventy degrees.
, This contact may be perfected by n
little pendulum. by the flow of mercury
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
NJ Ppm Says They Are Leading the Crusade Against the apsb
fohenzolern Menace Modern Civilization C1ermanys
Food and World Trade Problems.

against the destructive power of Sla-
vonic barbarism.
am a Slav, an enthusiastic Slav, but
II believed that Chancel or Bethmann-
HoIlwegs message to the world is true
should fight ON the side Of the Teu-
ton. But 1t IL not true. II does no, ring
true. and the history of Europe. and par
tlcularly Of Germany. during the last
forty years proves 1t to be utterly false.
Here il IA brief statement of some of
Germany's history during this period as
] gathered it from several of the best
German thinkers with whom discussed
on various occasions the tendencies of
Germany's national activities. | give It
because | believe that 1t throws much
light upon the somewhat obscure issue
OF the present struggle in Europe
Up to 1885 Germany had no iron in
dus,ry 10 speak OF, German iron ore
contained too much phosphorus and was
useless THE Iron Chancellor repre-
sented the only fine iron which DER
many had Is the eplgrammatic de-
scrlption OF the German iron industry
prior to 1855 which Is heard 10 often
in Germany, Suddenly England, through
Bessemer and Glchrls.- Thomas, devel-
ops process Wnlcn makes IRON ore
containing large percentage of phos-
phorus available Immediately German
iron and steel Industries started with a
Jump and grew with marvellous rapid
lty, so that to-day they have far out
stripped the iron and steel Industries Of
Grea; Britain. and they are second to
those OF the United States only. Many
other Industries subsidiary to the iron
and steel Industry developed alongside
OF It ana with equal rapidly, This,
briefly and roughly stated. Is the way
In which the modern industrial era Of
Germany was Inaugural ted; with Its ar
rival the Industrial problem was gradu-
ally raised To the high level of a great
national problem Of the German Empire.
This problem brought with It as it's cor
ollarles two other German national prob
lens that Is the food problem and the
world trade problem.
1t should be observed now that the
greatest Iron ore and coal deposits Of
Europe are In the Grand Duchy Of
l.uXemhurg, In the eastern part of
Belgium and in Lorraine. Germany
must control these deposits II she Is to
lead the world with her industries. She
must control them by peaceful means
II possible, ny force of arms II neces-
sary. The truth Of this assertion mas