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VOL. LV XO. 17,114. PORTLAND, OREGON, , THURSDAY, SEPTE3II5KR SO, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALLIES E GIRL MISOGAMIST CLUB IS DISBANDED IS WILSON REVIEWS LOTTERY GAME DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO WIRELESS PHONE INDEX OF TODATS NEWS PRESSURE WEST FOR RAIDS BY AIR The Weather. VETERANS OF '65 SPANS CONTINENT YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature 78 aegreea; minimum. 49 decrees. ORDER ONCE 7 0 STRONG AD MITS ROUT BY CUPID. TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness and occa POLICE ORDER THROWS 4000 AGENTS OUT OV WOKK. sionally threatening weather; cooler; northwesterly winds. War. CQNT1NU LONDON MAPPED Battles Rage With Un-heard-of Intensity. BLOWS AIMED AT RAILWAYS Belgium Reported Denuded of German Reserves. CROWN PRINCE DESPERATE Counter-Stroke Is Made in Argonne and Berlin Official Report Says Some Ground Has Been Re- gained From British. ' LONDON. Sept. 29. The allies' great offensive in Artois and the Champagne is still being persevered In, and, ac cording to French accounts which, however, are contradicted by the Ger man " of ficial reports, further progress has been made In both areas. The Germans are trying to divert the allies by a heavy artillery bombard ment north and south of the Aisne, but, plans having been made by General Joffre, the French are striking with all the forces at their command at the points selected. Kalner Reported at Front. It is reported that the German Em peror has arrived at the western front and that he has already dismissed some of his generals for allowing their lines to be pressed back to almost the break ing point. So far as Champagne is concerned, the French appear at present to be making their chief effort toward the railroad junction north of Massigeh. which accounts for the desperate efforts or the Germans to stem the tide and the Crown Prince's counter stroke In the Argonne, as this railway connects the German army in the Argonne with Its base at Vouzlers. Fichtlna; Heavier Than Ever. Perhaps the heaviest fighting since the offensive began now is going on, for the British are attacking the Ger man third line of defense south of La Bassce Canal, and the Germans have brought up reinforcements against both the British and the French and are making every effort to retrieve the lost ground. Belgium, dispatches from Holland say, has been denuded of troops, while German - detachments are even being removed from the eastern front to meet what is now known, to be the greatest effort made In the west since the armies took up their present position from Belgium to Switzerland. In Artois the French say they have reached Hill 140, which lies directly east of Vimy and Is the culminating roint of the crests named after that town. The importance of the hills lies In the fact that they command plains to the east and the network of roads on the railway which runs from Lens southward. fi-man l-ou Kisrorcd at 120,000. une trench ar Office estimates the German losses in the recent fighting as 120,000 killed, wounded and pris oners, equal to three full army corps. It says: "The reports which are coming to hand make it possible to record each day more fully the Importance of the euccess obtained by our recent offen give movement in the Champagne dis trict, combined with that of the al lied troops In the Artois district. "The Germans have not only been compelled to abandon along an ex tended front certain positions strong ly entrenched, in the defense of whicfc they had been ordered to resist to the very end, but they have suffered losses, the total of which in killed, wounaea ana prisoners amounts to more than the effective strength of three army corps (120.000 men). Prisoners on Way to Rear. "The total number of prisoners Is at the present time in excess of 23.000 men; the number of cannon brought to our rear is 79. Seventeen thousand and fifty-five private soldiers and 316 officers, taken prisoner by us, already have gone through the town of Chalons on their way to the points where they ar to be interned. "In the Artois district the progress reported yesterday to the east of Souchez continued, and in the course of last night, after a stubborn engage ment, we reached hill No. 140. The number of unwounded prisoners made by us in the course of this fighting is more than 300. "In the Champagne district the fight lng is going on without respite along the entire front. In the region to the north of Massiges further groups of Germans have surrendered. In this sector alone the total of prisoners last evening reached 1000. There has bee: no other Important action on the re mainder of the front." LOSS REGAINED, SAYS BLLULIX Fart of Territory Said to Have Been Retaken From British. BERLIN, via London. Sept. 29. The official report Issued by the war offlc tonight says that part of the territory won by the British north of Loos has been regained and that French attacks at other points have been "partly re pulsed." The report says: "The enemy's attempts to break through our lines continued with bit terncss In the present region of at tacks. A counter attack, following an (Concluded on rage 2, column. 2. Berkeley. Society Girls Give l"p Struggle Against Matrimony as Weddings Follow Fast. BERKELEY. Cal.. Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) In the face of an anti-marriage rule in the by-laws, the Gaiety Club, an exclusive dancing organization, composed of daughters of well-known social leaders, has acknowledged a complete route at the hands of Dan Cupid. After eight years of existence, during which the membership has dropped from nearly 70 to less than a dozen, the club announced today that it would disband. Four recent wedding or engagement announcements came as the crowning note of defeat. These defections in- lude the marriage of Miss Gwendolyn Woodward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Woodward, and the engage ments of Miss Corona Williams, Miss Eleanor Moore and Miss Teresa Har rison. Among previous backsliders to the nti-marriage by-law were Miss Alice Paine, who was dropped from the list f members when she became Mrs. Frederick F. Thomas, Jr.. and Miss Edith Clapp, who became Mrs. John C. Snook. Still other backsliders are Mrs. Waiter Ratcliffe, Jr., (Muriel Will iams), Mrs. Lawrence Symnes, of New York (Dorothy Boericke). Mrs. Rich ard Stewart Dyer-Bennett (Muriel Clapp). Mrs. Theodore Lyman (Rowena Wilson), and Mrs. Frank Luckell (Catherine Pennell). Other members of the club are ex pected to announce their engagements n a short time and the disbandment decision was reached today before the avalanche of betrothal cards arrives. TYPHOID HALTS LONG TRIP Son of Family Driving From Alberta Is 111 on Dock. War has handicapped others besides manufacturers and such large con cems, one of the individuals affected being J. N. Kilcup, who reached here from The Dalles Tuesday night with his family after having made their way from Alberta in a covered wagon, moving via Montana and through the Yakima country, only to meet with the misfortune of having his 12-year-old on stricken with typhoid fever. ' The oungster was held at Alder-street docic until noon yesterday, when he was removed to St. Vincent's Hospital. Mr. Kilcup had a farm in the Al berta district, which he disposed of bout the time the war began in Eu rope, and that had such an influence across the border that he was unable to obtain more than a comparatively small payment on the land. WIRELESS FINDS BULLET Surgeons Find Xew Use for Electric ity in Probing Brain Wound. OMAHA, Sept. 29. The location of a bullet in the brain of a man by wire less electric waves at an Omaha hos pital today is said to be a new de velopment of the use of electricity in surgery. The instrument used was made by Dr. F. H. Millener, whose wireless discoveries have heretofore attracted attention. E. II. Mrsney, of Clarkson, Neb. was accidentally shot in the head two weeks ago. He was too weak to with stand probing in the usual manner. The electrical experiment proved sue cessful and the bullet was removed. OBREGON TAKES T0RRE0N Intention to Push on and. Rout He- actionaries Is Reported. VERA CRUZ, Sept. 29. The city of Torreon fell to General Obregon today, according to a brief telegram from General Obregon to General Carranza tonight. The telegram announced tha General Obregon had taken his posi tion in Torreon and that he intended to push on and completely rout the reactionaries." General Carranza, on receiving the message, immediately gave orders for the ringing of all the church bells In the city. DANCER ENGAGES STUDENT Commerce Graduate to Appear Willi Pavlowa on Tour. BERKELEY. Cal.. Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Hubert Stowitts, who was grad uated from the college of commerce in the university last May, has been se lected as a dancing partner of Pavlowa, the Russian dancer, ana will appear with her in her present Eastern tour. Stowitts appeared in the senior ex travaganza last term and won much favorable comment by his gesturing and grace. Later he was asked to give a private exhibition before Pavlowa and was immediately engaged. FARMERS FOR DRY-NATION Congress Sends Message of Sympathy to Nebraska Prohibitionists. OMAHA. Sept. 29. The Farmers' Na tlonal Congress adopted a resolution to day providing for a committee to In vestigate and report next year on th quetsion of "postalizatlon or other Gov eminent control of telephones, tele graphs and railways." A message was sent assuring th Nebraska dry convention at Lincoln that the Farmers' National Congress "1 in sympathy and effort with you for a dry Nebraska and a dry Nation."- Zeppelin Officer Des cribes Voyage. V HAMES IS GUIDE IN NIGHT British "Learning Range Fast Enough," .Says Pilot. AEROS HOLD NO TERROR Defense Aircraft Cannot Rise Rap- Idly Enough lo Great Height and Destruction Is Done Before) Chase Can Be Begun. Tha first portion of an interview with Lieutenant - Commander Mathy, com mander of one of the German Zep pelins, ban been printed in The Ore Bonlan. The second part was delayed in transmission and Is lv?n here. Lieu tenant - Commander Mathy has taken part In every Zeppelin raid made on England. BY KARL H. VOX WIEGAND. (Special staff corrMnotrt,nt rf h vw York World. Copyright, 1915, by the Press x-uuusnins company. Published by rangem-snc) BERLIN, via The Hague. Sept. 20. In short, terse, staccato-like sentences Lieutenant Commander Mathy told the tory of the attack. as tne sun sank in the west we were still a considerable distance out over the North Sea. Below us It was rapidly getting dark, but It was still ight up-where we were. "Off to one side another Zeppelin, gray war paint like that of my craft, was visible in the waning light against the clear eky, gliding majestic ally through the air. 'A low, mist-like fog hung over the spot in the distance where England was. The stars came out. It grew colder. We took another pull at our thermos bottles and ate something. Kight Cold, Clear. With no Moon. 'As we neared the coast I set the elevating plan3 to go still higher. In order that our motors might not dis close our presence too soon. I cannot tell you the exact time or place we crossed the coast line, as that might be of advantage to the enemy. The men went to the guns which fight off flyers should we be attacked, and the others each to his post. "My Lieutenant took his place at the firing apparatus, which releases the bombs and controls the speed or rapid- ty with which they are dropped, ac cording to my orders from the bridge or front gondola. 'Luck la with us. It Is a cold, clear. star-lit sight, with no moon one of those nights when the distances of ob jects, in looking toward the sky, are illusive and it is difficult to get the range on a rapidly moving object, while our instruments tell us exactly how high we are. Thames Caunot Be Covered L'p. "The mist disappeared. Off in the distance we can see the Thames River, which points the way to London. It an indestructible guide-post and tConcluded on Page 5, Column 1.) London mapped by Germans for Zeppelin at- lactcs. .Page 1. British win important victory over Turks in. juesopoiamia, . rage Allies continue pressure on German line in west, page 1. National. President reviews Grand Army of Kepubllc Page 1. Administration still without plan for meet ln deficit. Page Plans for National defense suppressed in Washington. Page 3. Domestic. Luther Burbank tells Anne Shannon Monroe about phenomenal and loganberries. Page 2. Storm damage at New Orleans is milions; five deal. Page 'J. Rock Island receiver sues directors for 5'XI.OOO. charging fraud, page 3. Lottery game is killed in San Francisco. Page 1. Telephone conversations by wireless ex changed across continent. Page 1. b ports. Pacific Coast League results: Oakland Si. Portland l; Salt Lake 8, San Francisco 3; Vernon 7, Los Angeles 4. Page 12. Philadelphia cinches Rational League pen nant. Page 1.. Jude McCredie says California directors are at fault for baseball troubles. Page 13. With four days to p-o three Federal League teams are virtually tied. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. Convict Otto Hooker dies with story of life neld secret. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Eastern and foreign buyers not Interested In hops. Page 17. Chicago traders fear opening of Dardanelles and sell wheat at decline. Page 17. War stocks drop on heavy realizing sales. Page 17. Movement of wheat to California Is steady. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Patrolman Long, who killed slayer of War den Minto, has used weapon only twice in career. Page 7. James J. Hill will donate $.",0,000 to Eugene Bible Vniverclty if churches raise $oo, 000. Page ti. Washington High students to organize "Junior Chamber of Commerce.'" Page 11. Governor "Willis says next campaign will be one of principle. Page 11. Commissioners will ask special appropria tions of $422,710. Page 1L Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. LINER GETS "FAREWELL" Mancburia, on Last Voyage From Honolulu, Decked With Wreaths. HONOLULU, T. H.. Sept. 29. The Pa cific liner Manchuria sailed today for San Francisco, festooned with wreaths bearing the legend:- "Aloha Pacific Mail." All Honolulu assembled to see the departure of the last Pacific Mail ves sel. On her arrival at San Francisco the Manchuria will bo turned over to the International Mercantile Marine, which has already taken possession of the other five steamships, which, with the Perfcia sold to the Toyo Klsen Kaisha constituted the Pacific Mall Company's trans-Pacific fleet. 1000 BOXES 0FF TO RUSSIA Record Apple Shipment Sent From Hood River Association. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) The largest carload of apples ever sent from Hood River has just been shipped out by the Apple Growers' Association for New York, where it will be exported by way of Copen hagen to Petrograd. The fruit, composed of . 1000 boxes of Winter Bananas and Newtowna and a few Spitzenburgs, is especially packed, each box being wrapped in burlap folds and roped. RACING YITH WINTER. GrS arade of 50 Years Ago Repeated. CHEERS AND TEARS MINGLE Remnant of World's Once Most Efficient Army Cheered. OLD MEN MARCH CHEERIL Few Are Forced to Retire From Hanks Because of Exhaustion. Chilly Wind Tempered by Sun Proves Ideal. WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Standing on the same spot where, 50 years ago. President Johnson reviewed the parade of the Grand Army of the Republic, home from the War of tfie Rebellion, President Wilson today reviewed the parade of the feeble remnant of that army, called by historians the most efficient fighting force the world had known. Fifty years ago the Grand Army on parade in the Nation's capital num bered 200,000 strong. Today the aged and enfeebled veterans numbered ap proximately 20,000. Many of these marched with the aid of crutches and canes, but still fired with that patriotic fervor which signalized their sacrifices on many battlefields half a century ago. Many Whistle aa They March. In the ranks of the veterans, how ever, were not a few who marched with heads erect and shoulders thrown well back as they whistled and sang the old-time marching songs. When the great army of the republic came home from the war in '65 two entire days were required for Its pass ing In review before President John son. Today four hours only were re quired for the veterans to pass before President Wilson, the first Southern born President since the Civil War. Today In Washington was a day of cheers and tears. Cheers for the vali ant men who offered their lives in the hours of their country's greatest need and tears for the white-haired heroes who soon will have answered the last rollcall. Ovation Given 'Boys of '65." Old inhabitants of Washington, who have seen many parades, asserted to night that they never had seen such an enthusiastic ovation as that accorded the "boys of '65." Cheer after cheer greeted the veterans as the parade moved slowly and with faltering foot steps along historic Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the White House over the same route taken by the troops of General Grant's remark able army 50 years ago. Touched by the old war songs, sung by the veterans as they marched, thousands of people along the way wiped tears from their eyes even at; they cheered. The weather was ideal. A chilly wind, tempered by bright sunshine, t Conclude! on Pa 3. Column 1.1 Last $20,000 Drawing; Is Held and Companies Quit by Mutual Agreement Willi Orricials. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29. Persons in all walks of life had their last chance today to participate in the $20,000 capital prize in San Francisco lotteries. There was no formal order sent out by the police. It was tacitly understood today by the seven lottery companies, as the result of an "order in council" issued by the Police Com mission, that "the game" was off at least for a time. The Police Judge fined today a ne gro whom a patrolman arrested with lottery tickets in his possession. The prisoner said he would have to beg or steal now that his occupation of selling lottery tickets was taken from him. It was admitted today that the ousting of the lotteries will cut off in fines accruing to the city treasury thousands of dollars a month. It also Is asserted that the death of the game would throw upon the city nearly 4000 indigents, men and women who have been selling tickets. Some were sent to the lottery companies by charitable associations. It was said. One lottery representative said: "I can only say that we will not hold a drawing next week. I can't yet see beyond that." Dead-letter San Francisco lottery laws took no part in the surrender of the business. There have been no prosecutions of officials of tl-e com panies. ACCIDENT COST PUT HIGH Prevention Pays, Declares Speaker at Safety Conference. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 29. Accident prevention pays in dollars and cents, David Van Schaack. of Hartford, Conn, said today in an address before a. safe ty conference held under the aosplces of the Industrial Accident Commission of California. "Every workman," he said, "spends part of his time protecting himself from accidents. The safer he is made, the more time he will devote to his work. An idle machine in a factory is an .expensive luxury. "All interference with work in a factory, for instance, by accident, causes a loss of efficiency which is dis. tlnctly measurable in dollars and cents." Mr. Van Schaack declared that a reckless employe, no matter how skilled, costs an employer more than, he is worth. CLOTH TORCHES BRING AID 3 Grays Harbor Fishermen Saved as Boat Drifts Toward Rocks. ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Soaking a part of their clothing in oil and fastening these to the ends of sticks, thus making torches, three Grays Harbor fishermen aboard the gasoline fishing smack Colorado at tracted the attention of the life-savins crew at Westport last night, which res cued them from a perilous position on the Grays Harbor Bar. The engine of the little boat went dead while crossing the bar and the boat drifted In toward the south "jetty rocks. Had the lifesavers been 10 min utes later the men probably would have drowned. The party consisted of J. E. Kemp, J. C Paine and Frank Shanley. NEEDLESS INSPECTOR KEPT Jitney Official Held In Office ATtcr Law Becomes Inoperative. In spite of the fact that the city has no jitney ordinance to enforce and therefore no need for an inspector, C S. Gallup, Commissioner Daly's ap pointee to the inspectorship, still holds his job. On top of the fact that there Is no need for an inspector, Mr. Gallup is not eligible for the position, hav ing been barred from taking the civil service examination recently because of his not having lived here for a year. Mr. Gallup was appointed in July and has held the position since in spite of the fact that the jitney ordi nance, except for three or four days, has been held up in the courts. SAILOR RULES SCHOONER Captain Says He and Crew Were Laid Low With Belaying: Tin. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29. S. P. Ware, one of the crew of the American schooner Sehome. which arrived her today from Sydney, Australia, was turned over to the police by John Kiltz. the ship's captain, who alleged Ware laid out the captain and crew with a belaying pin off Apia. American Samoa, and took command of the ves sel for 2 1 hours. Cautain Kiltz said he escaped, ob tained a revolver and regained his command. WILSON VISIT TO BE URGED California Starts Moc to Attract President to Coast. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 29. A campaign to induce President Wilson to visit the Pacific Coast and the two expositions was started today by city and county officials together with civic organiza tions throughout the state. Mayor Sebastian, of Los Angeles, sent a telegram to Mayor Rolph, of San Francisco, giving assurance of support of tbls city in the movement. Voices Carried 2500 Miles by Radio. EXPERIMENT IS FULL SUCCESS Land Wires and Air System Also Make Connection. WIDE POSSIBILITIES SEEN Conversation Carried On Between 3Iare Island and Washington, D. C, and Extended lo Xew YorkWords Clearly Heard. WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. Wireless telephone communication across the continent was accomplished for the first time today, when experiments extend ing over several months culminated In. successful transmissions of the human voice by radio from the great naval plant at Arlington. Va.. to the station at Mare Island, Cal., 2500 miles away. The experiments were conducted under direction of Captain Bullard. chief of the Navy's radio service, in co-operation with the American Tele Phone & Telegraph Company and the Western Electric Company. Metallic Circuit Alo Connected. Secretary Daniels, In announcing the report today, predicted that further de velopment of wireless telephony would make great changes In long distance communication both for military and Navy service and commercial usage. Successful operation of a device for automatically transferring to the radio telephone conversations originating on metallic circuits also was accomplished in today's tests. I'residcnt Vail anJ other officials of the American Tele phone & Telegraph Company at Nrw York talked easily with the Mare Island station over an ordinary metal lic line to Arlington ana thence by radio across the continent. Touch With Sea Promised. "The fact that the voices can be started on a land wire and automatic ally transmitted to a voice radio-transmitter," said Secretary Daniels, "holds out hope that persons inland readi y could be put in touch by telephone with others at sea through some central transmitting station." The Navy Department's formal an nouncement follows: "Secretary Daniels is rleased to an nounce the successful outcome of ex periments which have been carried on for the last few months by the Ameri can Telephone & Telegraph Company and Western Electric Company in co operation with the radio stations ..nder the jurisdiction of the Navy Depart ment, by which long-distance wireless telephony has been made possible. Dlalanre Record Established. "Today, September 2, speech was transmitted successfully from the Ar lington radio station to the radio sta tion at Mare Island. Cal., and there successfully received, thus making pos sible conversation without wires over a distance of approximately 2500 miles, the first time this great distance has been covered by wireless telephony. "In the first experiments today the voice was successfully transmitted to Maro Island from Arlington, the re turn answers and communications be ing made over the transcontinental land telephone line. "This was accomplished successfully in the presence of officii-ls. engineers of tho Western Electric Company, a representative of the signal corps of the Army, representatives of the tech nical and operating departments of tho Navy Department and a few other in terested parties. Wire and Wlrelcaa Are Joined. "After this successful demonstration conversation originating in New York was transmitted over tlic land lines at Arlington, there automatically con nected to the transmitter, which car ried the voice to Mare Island, wheie it was clearly and distinctly received, and answers and oilier conversation were from there transmitted over the transcontinental line to the originating office in New York. "The conversation was carried on by the president of the American Tele phone & Telegraph Company, Mr. Vail; the vice-president, Mr. Bethel, and Mr. Walterbury, one of the directors, while at Mare Island were officials of the Navy Department. Mr. Carty, chief en gineer of the American Telephone 'i Telegraph Company, and representa tives of the Western Electric Company. "Every official is enthusiastic about the results and the possibility of de veloping this system as an extension of the telephone system to ships at sea. "The use of such long-distance wire less telephone, communication in naval or military operations is still in an un developed state, but It is said valuable use can be made of this wonderful demonstration, but aside from such considerations the department and its officials may well feel proud that they have been interested co-operators in the first practical development of this latest march in the wonderful science of radio communication." Hood River Winners See Fair. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 29. (Spe cial.) Hood River County is repre sented this week at the State Fair at Salem by IJoselle Krohn. of Hood River: Evelyn Buttz. of Cascade Locks, and Beatrice Angus and Joshua Picrson. of Oak Grove. The four children are win ners of highest honors in the local In dustrial School Fair held week before last.