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'.Vf'. DAILY EVEHIHG EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. Tbe Rut Oregontan bit the largest t" circulation of aar pntxw la Oregon, cut of Fort laud and over twlca tha clrculatloa la Peadlaton of an other newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER. VOL 28. C73 FEAR OF GEIAIIS REACHING FRENCH CAPITALDIES OUT Paris Officialdom is Confident That Strength of Kaiser's Advance Has fieen Greatly Weakened. LOSSES HAVE BEEN TERRIFIC It in Believed Thnt Uio Last Available Reserves arc Now In Action, Lea v. Ins tlio Germans no Further Re source to Draw From French Ad undng In Lorraine. PARIS. Sept. 2. "We are slowly advancing In the region of the Vosgea .and on the Lorraine frontier where a regular siege of the Germans' en trenched positions la in progress." tha French war office announceJ to- Jr "For two daya we have been driv ing the enemy slowly backward. We suffered a partial check In Ncufcha teau und Pallseul district, obliging; us to withdraw to Lines near the Meuae, where a general engagement is now progressing. "The Franco-BrltUh wing was at tacked by greatly superior forces in tha C'nteau-Cambral district and re tired southward to escape being over whelmed or cut off." Despite the war office's admission that the allies' left wing was retir ing, Farta offlaldom wore an air of confidence. It was Reported the Germans are vhowlng signs of exhaustion. Ttnlr exertions and losses have been ter rific. It Is thought they can not much longer keep up the pace. It la believed their Inst available re erres are In action, leaving them no further resources to draw from. It Is reported their provisions are failing and the gcnerol staff here no longer believe a complete investment of Tarls was possible. WAR RISK INSURANCE BILL IS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON. Sept. t. FreslJent Wilson returned from Cornish this morning and signed the war risk In- tirntira hill TliA tmrAaif nf Inmranm In the treasury department Is expect- in in' ditt'iu-ii hi onro. iseioro ioe week's end the president will read to congress a war tax message In which he will outline a plan to raise a hundred million dollars a year to offset the Import revenues lost as a result of the European war. The president is undecided as to the advisability of resslng tha pas sage of the ship purchase bill. clovernor Stewart'a request that federal troops be sent to Montana to rrescrve order among the two fac tions of the miners' union at Butte also la being considered by the pres ident. STATE MILITIA AT BUTTE KEEPS THE CITY QUIET BUTTE, Sept. J. With the state militia In control the city was quiet this morning. A few would-be dis turbers were arrested. Guarded by gunmen the Anaconda, Oagnon and Original mines were re opened. Bank Is Robbed. SPOKANE. Wash, Sept. 2. The bank at Kahlotfs, Wash., was rob bed last night of money In the vault and valuable papers. The amount se cured Is uncertain. The sheriff's of fice has sent deputies to search for the robbers. Get Plumbing Contract, WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Grovcock Hon of Portland have been award ed the contract of plumbing the cus tom house at Portland at a cost of 1270. Baker Man Gets place. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. W. W. "Weber of Baker City, has been ap pointed forest assistant at Missoula, Montana. Owytteo PoUtorfloe Discontinued. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. The post office at Owyhee, Malheur . county, was discontinued August Si. & . DAILY nnn BUILDINGS WHERE sirm dnpaiieHn Keep l' Blockade. TOKIO, Nc-tf. .2. That .Japanese warslilKt are maintaining a blockade of Kino cimu bay was tlte only news niiKle Hiblle by the government to-' day concerning the progress of oper- iMis iiuiiiiisi iins iicruinug on mo China const. If there was any land campaigning there was no announcement of It, Senator Is Investigating. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2. The bu reau of fisheries Informs Senator Chamberluin It Is Investigating com plants on the racking of Rogue river which flops the steelheads End epulis fishing. NEWS SUMMARY General, Russions cnisti Austrian force In de dslvo battle, Ijonaca on both sides aid to bo large. Allied troop holding center line against attack or Germans, I"our civilian at Antwerp are In jured wlien 7iCiclln aimcars and drops bombs Into tlie city. Fvr or a German Nicgo or Paris grows lesa as allies continue to hold buck the Invading column. Local, VmatlUa comity runners liave al ready iN-onted $500,000 by the war. Plans and WU for federal building will soon lo ready. "Happy canyon" win le name nf Round-up evening cntcrtainnicnt. InimHvo scr1oc held In Porl. land. over boily of Mayor Matlock, . -i-...,... ;Mm,, 7 ''!..l.;wMtaM) . . till mil i " 1 ' """"" "''""if- "-''''"'IJ-"-"' 1 . ,4 J inSSj 4 CIVILIANS INJURED WHEN 7FPPFI IN AGAIN Ml ! IWf B I -S lid ! L-L-l I 1 I U III! Ill 111 1 I III! II f .s I I I;! ?jVSie3S 1 EAST OREGOXIAX, PEXDLETON. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914. I a uul! V ZEPPELIN AIRSHIP OROPPED ANTWERP ANlT SHELLS CITY ANTWERP, Sept. 2. Antwerp was again bombarded by a German Zep pelin at 3:30 o'clock this morning. The bombs fell in a thinly popu lated suburb of the city and it was said the damage was not serious. The exploding bomb, however, cre ated a panic. I'elgian aeroguns and riflemen pened u furious fire on the dirgilile ;ut apparently failed to hit it as the Zeppelin disappeared in the direction of Mallnea. The outlying forts sighted the Zep pelin first at a height of 6,000 feet. AeroKuns opened fire but missed. A WAR BULLETINS tinnisslon Iycnvc for V. S. liONDON, Sept. 2. Tlie Belgian commission appointed to ap-cu to the neutral powers against the atro clcs committed by Gorman soldiers, Hailed on tlo steamship Celtic today for the Culled States. Train Kfhislulc Abandoned. tXPKNllAGF Sept. 2. German train HclMdules again linve liecn alan doued "for the present,'' It was stat ed, the explanation Itcing the rnil- roads are busy to die limit of tlieir t'Uuicity iiH)lng troops. 10.000,000 Roller Fund. liONBON, sei. 2. Tim national war roller fund, started by tlo Prince of Wales, has reached a total of $10, 000,000, It was announced by the government. Battle in Progress. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2. A Berlin message to the German embassy stat ed Austrlans have occupied Ijodi and that a battle to the north of Lem berg Is still In progress. Till' Nh Vessel Captured SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, a. Re ports that tlie German ctuIhct Ijolpsic has captured tlie British steamship Cetrtnna, taking off tho entire cargo of supplies, have been received liere rroin an official of tho Mexican Na tional railroad. Tho alleged capture Is said to liave occurred orf Guay. man, Mexico. laianese Battleship Seen. RAN FRANCISCO. Sent. 2. Cnnfaln Gronhcch of the South End Hfesavtng I staticn, reported he saw a vessel which he liclicvcd to lie the Japanese cruiser Idxumn ten miles off slhre. He was of the opinion the Id.uma Is watching for the Lolpslo. Inrge Austrian Losses COPENHAGEN. Sept. S.lnr teen thousand and sit hundred are given lit riisAtcho from Russian sources as the number of Austrian BOMBS IN ANTWERP dozen searchlights swept the heavens In an effort to reveal the position of the dirgible. Every light In the City was extin guished to avoid drawing the fire from the men in the aircraft. When it began dropping bombs, the Zeppelin again was located and aero guns on the tops of buildings and riflemen poured a mussed fire into the air. After dropping a number of bombs the Zeppelin sailed away. Four civilians were wounded and some wires were deKtrnvoil ... bombs. (lead. burled on the field as a result of the fighting with Russians in Ga. llcla. Il-nhibit Maxim Silencers "SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. The su Pervisors have passed an ordinance Prohibiting possession of Maxim sil encers. BDGKAROO HAS WILD RIDE IN AUTOMOBILE John Spain, one-time champion! buckaroo who has ridden hundreds of outlaw horses without feeling a quiver 1 of fear, had a ride yesterday that he I characterizes as the wildest in his' career. He was going to Toppenlsh J to take part In a small wild west show there and was booked to leave on the N'. P. train in the afternoon. When he arrived punting at tne depot, the train had Just pulled out. He felt that It was necessary for him. to leave on that train so he impressed a friend Into service. The friend had an auto and with It he gave chase to the train. Over rough and dusty roads, the ma chine buzzed its way. threotenlnc many time to unload the champion' uuckaroo. At Myrick the train was overtaken and Spain gludly forsook the auto for it. ALIJXJED BOGl'S LAND AGENT SENT TO JAIL FORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 2. O. J. Connors, c harged with us ing the molls to defraud in lo cating settlers on forfeited Ore gon and California land grants, pleaded guilty In the federal court and was sentenced to 13 months at McNeil's Island. ' 1 FUNERAL FOR LATE HELD II Body is Cremated and Ashes Will be Brought to Pendleton to be Laid in Family Lot. MANY MOURNERS PRESENT Ma.soni; Order Has Charge of Cere monies at the Crematorium Cask et Is Hanked With llowers Con tributed by 1 relatives and Friends . Many From hero Present. PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 2. Funer al services for the late1 Mayor William F. Matlock of Pendleton, a type of sturdy pioneer whose achievements are indelibly impressed In the devel opment of the west, were held at the Portland crematorium at 10 o'clock this morning'. Accompanied by the widow and other sorrowing relatives, members of the city council and others who feel keenly the loss of one of Pendle ton's foremost citizens, the body was brought to Portland last night. The ashes will be taken by the widow back to Pendleton, where they will be laid away in the family plot. The impressive services at the crematorium were conducted by the Masonic order. Palestine Lodge No. 141 of this city. S. F. Ball, acted as master. A. J Prideaux. was chap lanl and H."K. ilall' and 'George Brad shaw were deacons. Members of the Pendleton Masonic lodge also assist ed. The dark gray casket was covered with floral pieces, while both sides of the chapel rostrum were banked with -flowers and floral pieces that had i been sent by relatives and friends. With the bereaved widow were her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. XV. N. Matlock, of Pendleton; her daughter and her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Laatz of Portland; J. D. Matlock of Eugene; T. J. Matlock of Heppner; C. ' J. Matlock of Pendleton; brothers of, Mayor Matlock, and their families;! Miss Pauline and Werley Mimms of Portland; grandchildren. Misses Hazel and Lulu Matlock; grandchildren.' Mrs. E A. Vaughan. Mrs. T. J. Rich-' ardxon. Mrs. Frank Todd, Mrs. Joer-i ger of Portland: Nieces Mrs. James Keener, Mrs. Otto Metschan. Miss Jau nita Matlock, of Portland: Guy Mat- tContlnued on page eight.) GERMANS I ; . ' Thl. picture, reproduced from Pho - togrupha which have Just reached America from Belgium, shows (In the r . foreground, a group of German , - 1 PORTLAND s A :v-. BjfavsjBMtataaaMiaasaBasMaaaaMaMaaaaava -MiwiMMMMMatwaawiMsiwiiwi mw"w imi 1 "m mi " -ii- '? MM ' ' ' 2 1LLION MEN OF CZAR CUT ENEMY'S RANKS TO PIECES ST. PKTERSBl'KG, Kept. 2. Austria's army has been crushed by a super, lor force of Russians which penetrated lu center after a battle which Grand Iuke Mohola, commander of the czar's forces, pronounced as the bloodiest in hUtory. Fntire Austrian brigades were wiped out. The broken Austrian force Is still making a resistance but Nicholas reported that It U so badly demoralized that it will be difficult for it to reform. Although the czar's campaign In east Prussia has been temporarily halted while the Austrian are being dealt with, it la denied here that any German territory has been abandoned. , It l.s said that one Russian army Is directed against Konigsherir and Allen stein and a second against Thorn and Gradoenx. "Two Russian army corps, operating In eastern Prussia, have been repulsed by a superior force of Germans with severe losses, airi an official statement, "but this is unimportant because It lias been the aim of the general staff to crush the Austrian power completely and clear the way for a march straight to Berlin." AUSTRIAN'S WITHDRAW. VIENNA, Sept, 2. (Via Rome.) The Austrian army, which has been en gaging the Russian front at Lemberg has withdrawn to the southward of the city. It did not enter the city, as the general staff wished to avoid its de struction by a Russian bombardment. The eighth day of the battle found the Anstrians outnumbered and hard pressed. It is evident that Russia temporarily has abandoned Its advance Into East IYussia In order to crush the AustrJans. Two million Russians are pitted against a million Austriaas. The casualities are said to have been appalling. BERLIN" GIVES VERSION. BERLIN, Wpt. 2 (Via The Hague) Continued German successes j the east and west are claimed by the war office today. The Russian Invasion in east Fniw,ia has been checked It was stated, enor mous looses having been In flirted on the enemy and thousands of the czar's troops caiKiired. The resistace of the France-British allies In Jhe west, It was declared. Is steadily being overcome. ...- FRENCH CENTER HOLDS. PARIS. Sept. 2. The French center Is still holding against the German at tack the war office announced today. Military exerts said that this meant that the German efforts to split the allied forces in two and surround the left flank have failed. The right wing of the German army, however. Is slowly advancing The battle line is believed to extend from west to east through the renters of the departments of Olse, Aisne and Ardennes. Iescrute righting is rnorted In progress at Bethel. SEA FIGHT AWAITED. HONOLI LC. Sc. 2. New Is awaited here of a battle between the Ger man cruiser N urn berg and the Australian warships Australia and Warrrgo which are believed to he awaiting the Nurnberg outside the three mile limit. The Numbers put into Honolulu uncx-icctcdly on Tuesday, coaled much within the 21 hour neutrality limit and departed at 9:.1l) Tuesday night. REPORT OF BRITISH LOSSES. LONDON. Sept. 2. A partial re-vu-t from Gen. French. Briil-h military commander. cae a list r 36 British officer and 127 soldier killed: 57 of ficers and 629 soldiers wounded; 95 officers and imi soldiers missing.' It is taken for granted a large proportion of the missing have been killed or wounded. The rvMirt didn't profess to lie complete. ENJOYING FRUITS OF VICTORY -irji aHvi : lSJr 1 fioers enjoying food, wine and cl- j K'lr tak" from a Uelgian tafe In k tl ,Urtly d',rove', b' sneiis. The photogrnpher wrote on ;,. h,k of tK. DAIL7 EVENING EDITION Forecast for Eastern Oregon, by to t'nltcd State Weather Observe at Portland. Fair tonight ami Thursday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PArER NO. S2S5 AT LIEGE. 7t i i i a rt'.'D'Mii "To the victors belong the spoils." In the background Is seen a German ar- ,"'",y w"fr entering LI. and a house nlrnnxt entlrelv t..in,vil l,v tfl. t'CZL ' n J -. . a ' 1 " J V