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I Am Iadepradw .1 ' Newspaper '. i . Print tat N.w the i ; Day It Happens. J tMUiMamHHi ... Taw Wut A. , U.I M LA GRANDEOREGON, ; SATURDAY, OCTOBER. 6, 1918 ; .'. volume xvni NUMBER 6 m YANKS MAE -. ;' - ' ' r"J'" 'T T' ' - AMERICANS PRESS 0(1 III ,i ::JPij8WY nniTC nc PCqiQTJIfJPF. -fcOfc lllSNY ;'' : U I I I L U I 1 1 L U I U I II II ULj I - GERMAN PAI'KU PUBLISHES TE. (i i W TllffMI it X! LEGRAM FROM PORTE." 4,000 PnlSUijERS T bKch j 'sin. ..... j O V llold M1Mo,",,",p ""ad WITH THE FIRST AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct. 5. (By Fred Si Ferguson, Special United-Press Rep resentative.) Furious fighting continued today all along the fifty-mile front in the Champagne-Argonne region. Heavy artillery is supporting the infantry and the weather is ideal. ' " ' ' Aerial activity is stupendous. Violent German counter attacks in the Fleville region on thc-Argonne's eastern edge were repulsed last night.'. f The atta'ck west of the Mouse began yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. By mid-afternoon Hill No. 240, West Fle ville, Chesery and La Fergcs were captured. 1 ADVANCED UNDER DIFFICULTIES. " The advance was fully maintained against severe coun ter attacks. v The attack' was successful in the Argonne, in spite of the greatest difficulties. The bodies had inter laced barbed wire with felled trees, cleverly concealing machine gun nests. , These were cleared up with the use of tanks . ENEMY DUMPS EXPLODED. Numerous ammunition dump explosions in the enemy's rear throughout the day gave evidence that the bodies had heavy losses from the allied artillery: The attack started at some points without artillery, and the Germans were surprised. The enemy, with a heavy concentration of artillery find machine guns, off ered stub born resistance all Say long. ; - . . ' ' AMERICAN COMMANDER CONGRATULATED. The American attack was highly spectacular; General Gouraud-' sent, personal congratulations" to the American divisional commander. :T;"...: .'jL.i.J,-Z''" YANKS ARE IN SMASHING DISTANCE. The resumption of the 'Ameic.in jattaCk' on a twenty? mile front west of the Meusc, witU the five-mile American advance east of Rheiins, have brought the Yankees within smashing distance of the German line of attack at import ant points. ; BREAK THROUGH WHOLE FRONT. ' LONDON, Oct. 5. Battle front dispatches declare that the Franco-Americans have definitely broken through the whole front of the eneiuj's defensive line behind the Suippe river, west of Argonne. ; ' " ' GERMAN ARMIES SURROUNDED. - PARIS, Oct. 5 The German armies in the great Ar gonne forest are surrounded by the Franco-Americans, while Germans in the newly 'creatqd pocket northeast of Rheims are imperiled. "; The French have reached- the Arnes river and are now threatcniiig td envelop the Ger mans"who ;are still holding on'Nonge.ut-LaBasee between Rheims and the Suippo river. v-,' ' Franco-Americans are firmly iestablished on the Orfcuit tableland.. .. ., 'i: ;A'w';,i!' ' ' RAILWAY ARTERY THREATENED. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (By United Press.) General March today stated that the American advance between Argonne and the Meuse threatens Germany's main rail artery on the western front. Americans are now within eighteen miles of that railroad. March said tha't the drive had compelled the Germans to throw "many divisions" into its path. , AMERICANS TAKE 4000 PRISONERS. LONDON, Oct. 5. (By United Press.) Americans at tacking on, an eight-mile, front between the Meusc and Aire rivers advanced two miles today; . The Americans captured Cunel, on the Kriemhilde line, and took 4000 prisoners in the Argonne:Meuse fighting; ' "'"'" 1 ,' The Germans are fighting desperately in the Cham pagne for every inch of ground, because of the highly valu able communication lines behind the front. . " . . ' V RPTTTKU MATC1C "PTrnTttH. G-ATNS. LONDON, Oct. 5. (By United Press.) Hatg has an nounced further progress northeast of St. Quentin in suc cessful minor operations. GERMANS EVACUATE MONS REGION. PARIS, Oct. 5. (By United Pre88.)-Thc war office nnllaimi' pfl forbiv that the. French had made additional progress north of St. Quentin, northwest of Khciius and in the Champagne yesterday. -f . '. . npi'iiiniis' have pvacuatcd the. 'nas'torii nortions of the Mobs .region, which was threatened wit h envelopment by 'Jyf' AMSTERDAM," qjct.. 6. The Tur- 0n. Joseph Mangln of' the French rmy, who Is In .immediate command of the allies operating between 8ols ona and Reims. ; - "Jyia i i- li " iilil iii"tsyi i, i 1 1 1 ir-iiiiii PETITION FOR MOTS .' TO RCTAI.V VINCIKNT rAI.MHIt ON THK HOARD Vp To This Time No Oilier Tnmll- date Hns Hccn Mcutionwl To Fill The I'lacc. Having obtained coiiKont to the procedure, a petition la In circula tion : for. .the placing of the name of, Vincent Palmer on the ballot n't the approaching city election "as member of the commission to suc ceed himself. Mr. Palmer's tonn as 'city, commissioner" ends this year: Last year he served as pre.. sident of the commission. As far as la publicly known there is no other . candidate mentioned for that of commissioner to be elected this year. ' . BRITISH LOSSES : . ' FOR SEPTEMBER LONDON, Oct. 5. CauuaH'jB among1 the British, forces tgpoi tuil duririrf'.thei montli. tjf SopMmuer'. to-' tilled 04,837 officers and moil, div ided ;as follows: w Klllod ' or died of wounds, otfl- cors,':1899; moil, 14,914.- ,, Wounded or missing, offlceis, 0, 573;- men,. V2.651. British Casualties 36,600. , LONDON, October 5. Tlid ' pub lished British casualties for the past week total 3XG00. . rnuiuUHArtl TAfttiN lP.Rl8ja5fSB8.0N.Tii6aa waou Cll SSIONER I I II I I III III Mill I II III IHMMMMI1 i IIIMIIIIUIn.Uiiiii-J . - V.';T-v I 4r Aj Jil'i Kit" - A ?'iHfc IHgaff.rivr . -i. ii- wniirn- f.. ' ' ' -H?"' I ING BI AMSTERDAM, Qct. 6. The Tur kish : cabinet, according to a tele gram . published by .the Cologne Gazette, ; has decided "In all oir cumstnnces to adhere to the alli ance with the central powers." '"' Pliins are under consideration for the reorganization of both the Imperial Gorman and Prussian min istries on the lines of a parliament ary system, acoordlng to the Ber liner Tagcblatt, which quotes I'rledrich von Payer, the r lnipor lal vice chancellor, to . this , effect, 'l'he vice chancellor, the' newspaper says, .received the leaders of all the parties and, discussed the con templated . , parliamentarlzatlon, vhlch he declared would extend to the Prussian as well as to the Imperial ministry.! The represen tatives of tha rlghf of the' In pendent Socialists and of ,the Poles, the Tageblatt says," have refused to co-operate, in the 'formation, of a coalition government. ... The five points made by, Presi dent Wilson in hlB New ; York speech, taken In conjunction., with the letter of the German emperor to Chancellor von, Hertllng - are looked up 4y Austro-Hungarlans us constituting an . Important .stop In the direction of 'peace. ' . ; The .concensus rot opinion in the dual monarchy: accordlne to a nins- s'lge from the Vlonna semi-official newsagency, ,is that the emperor's letter solves tho question of parlia mentarlzatlon In - Germany, -while the points madt by . President ' Wil son- seom to offer a choice of agree- i:ent Inasmuch as he did not, It is hrld, definitely reject - the, essential rrlnclples . laid down by the cen tral powers, and on the other hand that his points "do contain- a' de finite negation of the war alma ev erlastingly thrown In the, face of the central powers." ' DlsciiHHfon Is Hoped -Far ..'- . Tho president's ; latost speech, says the message, ' -opens fresh ground for a peace I discussion, 'which is the main thing." - The mossugo concludes by , saying ' that tho AuBtro-Hungarlan monarchy must continue to labor untiringly in the direction, of peace and I. Q ;horts the Austrian parliamont, which reassembled Tuesday for the autumn session, to devote Ha en tire attention to that end. (Continued on Page Eight.) ' MAKING ENGLISH PRISONERS WORK " AT'T fiflHUN UAMr IN UIKMANI.I THK fliUHB. OnwWB vxawA aanah XQWOBa oN xua roads, . - ' ' WILLIAM J. MULLIGAN William J. Mulligan has the task of expending the great war fund railed by the Knight of Columbus. . CALL MADE FOR FIVE MORE MEN THEY. ARE. WANTED FOR BEN. SON POLYTJSttHMU SCHOOL. Volunteers Will Ro Accepted ' By Local Board Vi To Tho Twelfth - Of October. A call has- been received . from the adjutant general's office for five men from Union county, to gn to 'th Benson ' Polytechnic 8chool ut Portland for Instruction as auto- lechanlcs, ' blacksmiths, carpenters, electricians, general 'mechanics, pipe fitters,' machinists, radio op- orators, surveyors and topographi cal draftsmen. These " mdn ' must have had at least a grammar school education or its equivalent, dr'wiio have the ability to read and write and have some aptitude, for- mech anical work and some ability along the lines of training above speci fied. ' Men -selected for this service will receive a course of training at Government expense 'fitting Unm to serve in army positions both at tho front and behind the lines. The men will be assigned to that kind of training for which the grentajt need exists..' This Is an exceptional opportunity, for qualified men. MICROBE PASSES IIP HUNS. CAMP GRANT, Rockford, 111., Oct. 5. There is said to be a bit of self respect in even the influenza microbe. He has attacked all ranks of the 40,000 men in this camp', but has de clined to enter the barbed-wire en closure where the German prisoners are herded., : , IN GERMANY. t n ... ,lr.1l', a tit' $ m '1 n 1 i ! ii i. ii mmC Tfa it Wftrrii Nip..i)r Union m ' "i " ' ; MANY LIVES LOST AT MUNITIONS PLANT APPRECIATED I.MULErt AND LA GRANDE UN ITE IN MUSICALS All Visitors Speak In Highest Ap preciation Of The Reception Olvcn litem. .. Fifty members of the community chorus motored over to Imbler yes lertiay evening and joined with the chorus and citizens of their sis ter city In a stirring patrlotlo meet ing. ' A Joint purpose ot tha meet ing waa to arouse Interest In the community chorus of that place. The exercises were bold In the Imbler moving picture house, the seating capacity of which was tax ed by the audience of about two hundred. "'.-'' A feature of the evening's 1 en tertainment vhich has without-fall been mentioned first by those at tending Was1 the; dellcidus' cafeyrla' fried chicken supper" , served byi tha, hostesses, at Imbler to the vls- ttlner r.VinritR' - ' - " llov. Archdr of Imbler spoke on 'The Dynamic ;of IUsd,V.' I ! "A. T. . H11L chairman "of! the Fourth .Liberty ' Loan , In ' Union cdnnty on' Liberty': 'Bonds, ' and riuce Dennis, In behalf - of .La Grande to the people of Imbler. Sr. E. P. Mossman, president of he chorus, Bpoke appreciatively In Ha behalf for the warm and cor dial reception given , the visitors and tho evident spirit of good fel- owshlp existing botwoen the two towns. Ho further expressed the general appreciation of the oppor tunity of visiting there. United choruses, undor the dir ection of Professor Edwards, ron- tiuvoa a number of. rousing; . patriot io seieciions, . . "This' visit with our suiter city has proven-, an Immense succosa,1 said J. E. Trayner. secretary of the chorus, today, "and I am sure that it !o the hope of all who attended the exercises, yesterday evening that Intertown fellowship may be given un opportunity to develop by con tinued visits." LAST DAY FOR TAX Payments Coming In Very Lively at Eleventh Hour. This is the InBt day for tax pay ments, and that fact has stimulated the receipts at the sheriff's office very noticeably.. In rund figures the amount of the current year's tax thus far received is $419,000, and the amount still due on the list this morn ing was about $120,000. Of this latter sum a great deal will be paid today. One of the big payments looked for to reduce the amount remaining is the last half of the railroad tax, amount ing to about $.35,000. VON WOLF APPOINTED Becomes German Foreign Minister To Succeed Von Hlntze. AMSTERDAM, October 6. (By United Press.) Dr. von Wolf, sec retary for the colonies, has been ap pointed German foreign minister, says a Berlin official report. SALVATION ARMY , OPENS NEW HOME The Salvation Army will hold dedi catory exercises in their new head quarters at 1003 Adams Avenue this evening. The former Chinese store, notorious here as the den of alleged murderers and those complicated in the tong war two years ago, has been renovated and remodeled and is now .ready for occupancy. Plans for the Harvet 'Home Festival' to' bs held October 12, will be announced in the near future. GRAND CHORUS IB FftLLSFUT SAID ENGLAND ASKED EX. , PLANATION OF. "NON-COM- ; MITT AL CONFERENCE." ': THIS IS DENIED BYy -N LONDON TELEGRAPH In Submitting Proposal Austria Asked Holland to Place The Hsgue at the Disposal of the Belligerents, As the Suitable Place for Holding the Re cently Proposed Conference.',, r ; - AMSTERDAM, October 6. Re plying lo tho Austro-Hungarlan re- m; quest for a peace conference of all ; the belligerents, Great ' Britain Ms reported to have demanded that Austria explains what It means by r a ' '(noti-commlttal conference." ;r. i It Is reported, that 'Austria has asked Holland to place The Hague ut the disposal" of the belligerents for the conference. Holland prompt- liV notified all belligerents, Prom inent! pacifists are active In ( Vien na.,, .. ".-', i '. ' ..'' t. ' Denied By . London Paper. LONDON, , Oct. 6. (By . United Press.) The Telegraph declares authoritatively that Great Britain's 'only Teply Vb tt Xus'trla'h peatfc , proposals consists ' of Balfour's speech on Septembe'r 18. 1 . .' vi'.'v ' - T '.i.' -, ii.-.i.'; ji .'''.v;r': i', U.8. NOT;; YET INVITED, ,' WASHINGTON, Oct. ; 5. -Secro-'. , try Lansing ' today ' ' auttiorded 1 the - itatement-' that, ! the .'American' gov. ernment tas ricelyed . no , invitation from Austr'la-Hungar to take part In peace negotiations'' as 'outlined In a dispatch tonight from Amster day, quoting the correspondent of the Berlin Tageblatt.'' NO GATHERINGS HentUe Closes All Public Places On Account Of Influenza. 1 Seattle, October 6. (By United Press.) All ' churches,' schools, theaters and public gatherings have been closed by a proclamation of tho. 'mayor as a measure of proteci tlori against Spanish influenza: Tlid police, have ' closed all . the movie houses and there, will, be. no church : assemblages tomorrow. ' ' ' , KING HAD ABDICATED Official Announcement 1 Has Conu firmed The Report. -(By'"' Sofia AMSTERDAM, October E. United Press.) An official announcement confirms the report ed abdication of King Ferdinand. Crown Prince Boris has been pro. claimed king. . V. S. FLYER FOOLS GERMANS. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NEAR VERDUN, Oct. 4. With h! airplane riddled by machine gun bul lets and hemmed in by German ma chines, Aviator Ted Haight, of New York, yesterday pretended to be out of commission and landed within the German line. , ,, , !.. After hurriedly repairing his dam aged machine, he ascended and got back to his own lines, successfully dodging the astonished Germans. ; . ,'.' VISITING FROM WALLOWA. ; , , Mr. and Mrs. J. E.' Kiddle, ' of Wallowa, arrived yesterday evening nnd are stopping at the Ed, Kiddle home at Island City. Mr. Kiddle will spond the next few- days look ing af tor business Interests - In Portland and other points and Mrs. Kiddle will viBit relatives' and f i lends here. . ' MAIL LATE MAN EXECUTED. , . ) COLUMI3U9, O., Oct..' B.--Pas- quail Blondl, of Akron, O.,' con- : vlvted ot the murder of an, Akremijj policeman, wac electrocuted,. lp .th Ohio penitentiary here1 today jttst . . n few hours before faperr grantltig' '''' In stay of execution Yonchedr'Jhe;''; c-lson. . I'M
