MASTERLY RETREAT BY FRENC
BLOW UP BRIDGES DELAYING ADVANCE OF GERMANS
KAISER’S TROOPS ARE NOW WHIN 75 MILES OF PARIS
SENATE TOLD PREPARE FOR ORIENTAL LEGISLATION
I " 1 S
WOMEN HAVE A
LONG BLACK LIST
Public Men Opposed To Granting
Vote To Women Are To Be De
feated If Possible.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—The National
Woman’s Suffrage Association today
issued a blacklist of public men who
are to be defeated if the members of
the association can effect their
downfall because the men named
have opposed the women who desire
the right to vote.
The list includes Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts; Senator Gore, of Ok
lahoma; Senator Root, of New York,
and Senator Shively, of Indiana. Rep
resentatives Oscar Underwood and
Republican Floor Leader Mann are
also on the black list and the women
hope to defeat the entire list of way
ward legislators. All of the men list
ed are up for re relection at this com
ing fall election with the exception
of Senator Lodge.
The women will organize in every
state and will endeavor to have hus
bands, fathers, brothers and sweet
hearts vote against the men who do
not think that women should be en
trusted with the ballot. They will
hold street meetings and parades.
WOULD BE HEAVY
LOSS 10 SEATTLE
Canadian Government Is Aiding
Prince Rupert To Capture Fish
Business of the North.
Prince Rupert threatens to super
sede Seattle as the market of the
fresh fish products of northern wa
ters and thereby derive the benefits
of the trade which is now handled
by the Puget Sound dealers. The pro
vincial fisheries department of Brit
ish Columbia, aided by the Domin
ion government, are making strenu
ous efforts to capttre the trade for
the Grand Trunk railway.
Special inducements are being of
fered American fishermen to market
their catches in the northern Canadi
an city. The government has remov
ed all restrictions and American hal
ibut boats are now permitted to buy
herring bait at all British Columbia
ports. The duty on distillate, which
amounts to 2 1-2 cents a gallon, has
also been taken off when used on
fishing boats.
The northern fresh fish business is
a big Industry and should Prince
Rupert be successful in capturing the
trade it will mean a loss of $2,000,000
annually to Seattle. The Canadian
government is subsidizing cold stor
age plants at Prince Rupert and the
Grand Trunk railroad has ordered
special refrigerator cars to handle the
business.
The fishermen themselves while in
clined to withdraw their trade from
Seattle because of the belief that
they have been robbed in the past by
the dealers, fear to make the change.
There is a strong possibility that
the Republicans may come into pow
er two years hence and they might
again impose the duties on fisheries
products which would make it diffi
cult for the Canadian dealers to find
a market for the fish.
Andy Birkland arrived in town to
day from Shoup bay.
Ed. Dickey arrived in town this
morning from Camp Comfort.
French Army Under General Puas Reported To Have Destroyed a Complete
German Army Corps—Paris Ready for Siege—Austrians Trying To Check
Russian Invasion—British Lost 29 Men In Sea Battle When Germans Lost
Eleven Ships—Turkey Expected To Join Germany and British Notify Sultan
That His Country Will Be Wiped Off Map If They Do—Japanese Boats
Sailing To Seattle Are Being Held In Yokohoma—French Raise New Army.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The French
army has retreated before the Ger
man advance and the Germans are
now near Amiens. The French aad
their allies are contesting the ad
vance of the Kaiser’s troops at every
.step, destroying the bridges, roads
and railroads as they retreat south
ward toward Paris.
Germans Lose Heavily.
The Germans have lost a tremen
dous number of men in their mad
rush upon the allies, but seem de
termined to force their way in spite
of every effort of the French and
English to stop them.
Many Bridges Blown Up.
The French army engineers have
destroyed thirty-three bridges, wait
ing until the Germans reached the
bridges, then sending the Germans
and the bridge to destruction. The
Kaiser’s troops made every effort to
prevent the loss of the bridges but
so far have been unsuccessful.
i roops Mowea uown.
From hidden heights the French
batteries would pour in a terrible
cross fire upon the German cavalry
divisions which always lead the ad
vance and would throw them into
contusion, but the lines were soon
reformed and pontoon bridges were
strung across toe river while the
German gunners would seek out the
positions of the French batteries and
force them to seek cover by retiring.
The Germans died by thousands at
every river crossing, but the army
was filled up from the rear and
charge after charge made until the
French were driven back again.
Masterly Retreat, says Kitchener.
Secretary of War Lord Kitchener
states that the masterly retirement
of the French from the overwhelm
ing forces of Germans has been one
of the marvels of the present war.
They have inflicted greater loss up
on the Germans than they have lost
themselves. The retirement will
rank with the greatest victory of
French arms, declared the secretary.
Three Bridges Go Up At Once.
Three bridges blown up simultan
eously by the French officers using
contact mines, as the Germans ap
proached the bridges set the mines
off automatically.
German Army Corps Wiped Out.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Prefect of
Police Dieppe has announced that the
French army under General Paus has
wiped out a complete German army
corps, the battle taking place on the
extreme left of the German army and
the German corps was cut off from
the main army and destroyed, many
being killed and wounded, while thou
sands of prisoners were taken the
balance fleeing in disorder towards
the frontier.
Prepare for Oriental Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—Great ex
citement was caused here yesterday
when President Wilson notified the
members of the Senate to be prepar
ed to pass emergency legislation rel
ative to the Orient. The people here
fear that the United States has been
drawn into some complication in the
for East.
No information has been given out
at the White House, State depart
ment or the Senate as to the reason
for the notice to the senators, but as
the Senate has entire control of for
eign treaties it is believed here that
the message from the president will
deal with foreign relations and as it
distinctly states "relative to the Ori
ent,” it must Involve the Philippines,
although some believe that a revolu
tion is threatened in China and that
the president wishes to have the Sen
ate prepare for the expected trouble,
but as such preparations would nec
essitate the expenditure of money it
is pointed out that the House would
also have been notified, so it narrows
down to a question relating to for
eign matters.
Japanese Boats Held.
YOKOHOMA, Japan, Aug. 31.—The
sailings of all Japanese liners be
tween this country and Seattle have
been cancelled for the present and
no sailings will be made until af
ter the first of next month. It is
not known why the cancellations
were made, but it is believed the
ships are needed for transports to
take the Japanese troops to India or
France.
Paris Buildings Demolished.
PARIS, Aug. 31.—The war minister
yesterday ordered the troops to de
molish all buildings in the way of
the fire from the Paris forts and ex
plosives were used to destroy them.
The buildings were knocked down to
give a clear field for the fire from
the forts upon the Germans when
they attempt to take Paris.
Pushing Siege Preparations.
T..e war department is making ev
ery possible effort to have the city
prepared for the coming siege. Large
stores of food, ammunition, big guns
and men are being brought here from
the south, wnile the non-combatants
are being sent towards the Spanish
border, where it is expected they will
be safe.
French Army Hopelessly Broken.
The French army on the German
border has been hopelessly broken
by the superior German force and
has been cut In two. One part of
the army has been forced towards
Havre while the other has been forc
ed upon Rheims.
Paris Garrison Not Be Large.
The war minister has announced
that the garrison of Paris will not
be very large, as the big forts are
expected to hold the Germans out
of the city indefinitely while the men
are formed into new armies to at
tack the flank of the Germans.
Germans Must Still Bombard Numer
ous Cities.
The German troops will have to
bombard numerous cities before
they can attempt to lay siege to Pa
Jls, for if they iendeavor to pass
the fortified cities with the large gar
risons they will leave their rear open
to attack.
Germans 8eventy Miles From Paris.
The German advance Is at the city
of Lafere, which Is only 70 miles
from Paris. Some reports say that
the Germans have taken the city,
while the war office claims that the
town is being held by the French,
who have repulsed the Germans with
heavy losses.
Huge Armies Pour Into France.
Huge armies are pouring into
France from Germany through the
Stenay Gap in the Vosges maintains
and extending as far as the North
Sea. The French are fighting every
Inch of the way, inflicting terrible
loss upon tbe Kaiser’s troops, but
are being forced back after each
battle, leaving their dead and wound
ed upon the field.
Big Army From Metz.
A big army crossed the border
from Metz; another poured Into the
French province of Moselle, while
through Luxemburg and Belgium
mighty forces are marching on to
Paris.
Russia’s Big Army.
Russia has 8,000,000 men on the
German and Austrian borders and
has her line extended the entire dis
tance bo that the Germans and Aus
trians need every available man to
stop the onslaught of the Czar’s
troops. Allensteln has fallen and the
advance guard of the Russians are
fighting their way across the Vistu
la in German Poland, while in Austria
the Russians have reached Lemberg,
driving the Austrians back with a
terrible slaughter.
Russian Victories Bring Joy.
The news of Russian victories have
given the people here great joy, es
pecially after the bad news of the
past week, when the allies were so
badly defeated and the English di
vision of the army losing many men
in dead, wounded and captives.
Russians for France.
It is believed here that the govern
ment is endeavoring to arrange for
the transportation of Russian troops
from Russia to Norway, through Swe
den in order to reinforce the French
and drive the Germans back towards
the border and into Germany.
Call for English Volunteers.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The largest
public meeting ever held in London
was staged in Hyde Park yesterday
when many public men addressed the
people, calling upon the Englishmen
to enlist in the army, as the British
Empire is in grave danger.
Lord Roberts Appeals for Soldiers
Lord Roberts made a personal ap
peal to the women of the British Em
pire to send their sons and husbands
to the army. The hero of the South
African war said during his address
"that this is no time to mince words.
The empire is in great danger and
few of you realize how great is the
danger. The women should not
stand in the way of their husbands
and sons doing their duty to their
native country. England this day
needs every ablebodied man. The
case is desperate. Women, of Eng
land, send your husbands and your
sons to the recruiting station for the
country is in terrible need.”
France Get# New Army.
The French have organized anoth
er army of 250,000 men in the south
and they are coming north from Ly
ons to attack the Germans, who are
expected to try to take Belfort.
Big Indian Army Coming.
Lord Kitchener has announced that
200,000 East Indian troops are now
en route to France, having left India
on British and French transports'.
Another Algerian Army.
From Paris comes the news that
a second Algerian army of 250,000
men will be taken across the Med
iterranean Sea to Marseilles and that
a third army of 250,000 men is be
ing organized by the French and will
be equipped at once and sent against
the Germans.
Expect Paris To Hold Out.
Even if the Germans reach Paris
it is expected here by military ex
perts that the city will be able to
hold out for months and that the
English and French armies will then
be able to cut the Germans off from
their base of supplies and destroy the
German army of invasion.
German* Near Amien*.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The German
army Is within ten miles of the city
of Amiens, about half way from the
Belgium border to Paris and nothing
can stop them. The French have
fought incessantly, endeavoring to
check the German advance, but the
weight of numbers and the terrific
work of the Maxim machine guns
have forced the French to fall back
in disorder.
German* Pounding Away.
The Kaiser’s troops are pounding
away at the French and allies every
hour of the day and night, giving
them no time to reform and prepare
for the onrushing .Germans, who out
number the French two to one.
British Troop* Scattered.
The British troops have been scat
tered in every direction and no long
er act as a separate part of the army,
but are fighting with the French front
one end of the line to the other;
here a few Frenchmen, then a few
English with no organization.
Onslaught Prevents Reforming Lines.
The Germans continue their on
slaught and have not given the al
lies an opportunity to reform their
lines and reorganize for an effective
resistance.
Germans Have Powerful Siege Guns.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The German
siege guns used to reduce the forts
at Namur were the most powerful
guns ever used in warfare. The big
24-inch Krupp Howitzers, requiring
thirty horses to place them in posi
tion, were outside the range of the
guns in the Belgian forts and threw
shells into the forts while the gar
rison was helpless.
Belgian Shells Fell Short.
The Belgians made every effort to
reach the German siege guns, but
their guns were less powerful and the
shells fell short each time.
Forts Demolished.
Thousands of shells were dropped
into the forts by the Germans, who
had detailed maps of the ground and
of the forts and who were able, while
keeping out of range, to send death
and destruction into the well built
forts.
Belgians Refused To Give Up.
The garrison in the forts refused
to surrender until the forts had been
demolished and the Germans made
an assault. The Belgians retreated
only because the big and little
guns had been dismounted and the
forts broken. The Germans used
thirty complete batteries of siege
guns.
British Aeroplanes Retreat.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The corres
pondent of the London Times reports
witnessing the retreat of the British
aeroplane division of forty machines,
all of them taking flight at one
time to prevent capture by the Ger
mans. The machines made a won
derful sight all in the air at once and
disappearing like a flock of birds in
the rear of the French army.
Turkey To Join Germans.
The Turkish government is expect
ed to join the German and Austrian
governments in the present war with
in twenty-four hours.' Foreign Min
ister Sir Edward Grey has notified
the Sultan that if the Turks join Ger
many In this conflict they will sign
their own death warrant, as the al
lies will crowd them off the face of
the earth, and will not only destroy
continental Turkey, but will wipe out
all Turkish rule in Asia and Africa.
Believed Threat Is In Vain.
It is believed here that the threat
of the English government to Tur
key will be in vain, as the Turkish
foreign minister has turned a deaf
ear to the English ambassadors.
Monammeoans 10 naise.
The government has been advised
that the Mohammedan populations of
India, Egypt, Africa and those in
Southwestern Europe are ready to
turn upon the white men.
Japanese To Help British.
The Japanese government has been
asked to prepare an army of 500,000
men for use against the Turks and
Germans according to an unofficial
rumor current in London. The troops
are to be used in India if necessary
and some are to be sent to southern
(France, where an army of 2,000,000
men will be organized for operation
against the Germans.
Big Army To Be Raised.
All doubt that on the war now In
progress In Europe the fate of the
British Empire rests has been, driv
en from the minds of the people, and
they are responding loyally to the
^Continued on page 2.)
MAY BE POPE
Believed To Have Best Chance—Only
Italian Can Be Elected, As They
Control College.
ROME, Aug. 31.—The College of
Cardinals opened its sessions today
in the Vatican and none of the mem
bers of the Sacred College will leave
the room until a Pope is elected.
Cardinal P. Maffi, of Pisa, an Italian,
is believed to have the best chance
for election, while Cardinal Andread
Ferrari, of Rome, and Cardinal P.
Gasparri, also of Rome, are said to
have a chance of election, as has al
so Cardinal Seranhni, all of them
being Italians.
It is now certain that none but
an Italian will be made Pope, as the
Italians have complete control of the
College of Cardinals. The American
cardinals are expected here in a few
days and will enter the conclave if
the election has not been made up
on their arrival.
F. McDonald will leave for Port
Wells in the morning.
RED GROSS FACES
A GIGANTIC TASK
Great Armies of Europe At War
Make Huge Field Force
Necessary.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31.—Not since
the Red Cross Society was organized
has that organization been face to
face with so great a task a3 that
which confronts it today in the war
ridden countries of Europe. But the
Red Cross is rising to the test and
already thousands of dollars are pour
ing into its treasury daily for the
work of mercy that it has already
set under way to lessen as much as
possible the suffering that will follow
the clash of the armies of the great
European powers.
In addition to its worn on tne oat
tlefields the Red Cross will be ex
pected to have men and means of
transportation available for the re
moval of the sick and wounded from
field to base hospitals, to provide the
medical and nursing forces that will
be needed to carry its work forward,
and the providing of countless oth
er things which will be needed to
ease suffering and make the lot of
the wounded soldier more comforta
ble. There must be central bureaus
of medicine, nursing, material, and
intelligence, and each must be in
charge of an experienced person with
an ample force of capable assistants.
Now, at a time when so many peo
ple in all parts of the world are
contributing to the various Red Cross
war funds, it Is of interest to know
what this great organization will do
with those funds. First of all it
must pay the expenses of Its huge
field force which will operate with
all the armies. It must pay for its
great stores of medicines and medi
cal supplies and hospital equipment,
it must support a service of intelli
gence with which friends and rela
tives can communicate to ascertain
the fate or wherabouts of soldiers In
the field, and it must organize and
have in efficient working order great
supply depots, easy of reach and from
which can be Instantly drawn the ar
ticles that are needed In hospital
work on so gigantic a scale as that
which now faces the Red Cross.