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TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, JUNE 2o! 1916.
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BULGARIANS
BEGIN
MIGHTY ADVANCE
Serbian Army, Rejuvenated, in
First-Line Trenches in
Macedonia.
ALLIES AWAIT FOE'S MOVE
Great Force Ready for Attack From
North, Now long Awaited.
Greeks Said to Be on Point
of Taking Hand.
PARIS. June 19. The Havas corre
spondent at Salonikl telegraphed to
day that news has just been received
there that Bulgarian troops in the
region of Flrina and Monastir have
begun an advance.
SALONIKI, May 28. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The allied
offensive in Macedonia, originally
scheduled for mid-May and postponed
on account of the condition of the Ser
bian array on its arrival in Corfu, is
now confidently anticipated towards
the end of June or at the latest early in
July.
The outbreak of cholera among the
Serbians on their arrival in Corfu
proved i mixed disadvantage. It made
their transport to Salonikl in time to
participate in an offensive in May im
possible. Moreover, ic reduced their
numbers materially; a great many more
Serbs died than will ever be known,
not simply of cholera, but from enter
ogastritis, malnutrition and sheer ex
haustion. Army In Fearful Shape.
The Serbian army was in far worse
ithape after its retreat through Albania
than had been supposed. The entire
force needed full re-equipment and the
recruits from Serbia and the volunteers
from America required drilling. Marshal
Putnik was no longer physically able
to command, and many of the leading
officers were dead or too worn by their
last hardships to continue active serv
ice, and a new set of officers had to be
chosen.
All of this demanded time. The idea
of any offensive from Salonikl in May
was therefore given up and the work
of remaking the Serbian army was
pushed as rapidly as possible".
This decision, however, entailed an
alteration in the general plans of the
allies. Instead of striking a first blow
in the Balkans to draw off the Ger
man reserves from the west front while
a decisive movement was planned in
France,' it was decided to make the
Macedonia offensive of the allies coin
cide with instead of precede the gen
eral allied offensive on all fronts,
generally supposed to be scheduled for
mid-Summer.
Serbs Have 130,000 Troops.
There are now 130.000 first-class Ser
bian troops in Macedonia. Already they
have begun to take up their positions
on the frontiers of their native land,
from the Vardar west to Lake Prespa.
Some objection was at first raised to
the -occupation of the first-line trenches'
by the Serbs. It was said that the
Serbs had suffered enough and that
every Serb in good physical condition
was needed to re-establish the Serbian
race, so nearly annihilated by the pres
ent and the two previous wars.
On this point Prince Regent Alex
ander was firm. "How can we re-enter
our fatherland," he said to the Asso
ciated Press correspondent, "save as
conquerors? Of what avail would It be
to perpetuate a race content to let
others do their fighting? The offspring
of one Serb who has been a hero is
worth an hundred of those who, being,
able to fight, have stopped at home."
What is left of the Serbian army Is
tried and capable. All the old and unfit
have been weeded out. Roughly, there
are some 350.000 British and French in
Salonikl today. The major portion are
British.
Transports Now Arriving.
Now that the transportation of the
Serbs has been completed, transports
are beginning to arrive every day with
new contingents of French troops, de
spite Verdun. General M.hon has gone
to Egypt to superintend the selection
and embarking of the larger part of
the British armies concentrated there
when a German attack on Egypt was
regarded as possible. According to ex
pert estimates, ,200.000 men should be
available from this Quarter. Their
transportation, has already begun.
By mid-June, therefore, there will
be some 6S0.000 men on the ground
here, ready for the Macedonian offen
sive. Expert estimates holu 600.000 to
be more than sufficient for every pur
pose of attack.
Since that time the Turks have ac
cumulated troubles of their own at
home and it is doubtful how many
troops they will have to assist the Bul
gars. The Austrians need every possi
ble man for the offensive against the
Italians: there are no Austrians in
front of Salonikl.
The Germans, little by little, have
withdrawn their forces from Mace
donia to fill up the holes in the home
lines made by the losses before Ver
dun. Only four German divisions re
main in the neighborhood of Faloniki.
Even the Bulgars cannot give their
entire attention . to General barrail s
armies, as they have to keep a watch-
ful eye on Roumania.
Only Two More Days
Douglas
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the screen's greatest comedian, in
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Willie's Wobbly Ways
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Columbia
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
PETROGRAD, via London. June 19.
The Russian official statement
today says-:
"In the region of Korytynitzky.
southeast of Svinioukhi, south of Lo
katchl, one of our valiant regiments
launched a counter attack and put the
enemy to -flight. Meanwhile, a section
of- our light battery posted in a. wood
in advance cannonaded the fugitives
point-blank. We took in this action
three officers, 100 soldiers and four
machine guns. East of Borehoff. south
of Svinioukhi, we seized, after a des
perate resistance, a wood near the vil
lage' of Bojoff, taking 1000 prisoners
and four machine guns. '
"During the attacks in the region on
the southern edge of Radziviloff the
enemy received our troops with Jets
of liquid fire. We took in this region
yesterday 1800 prisoners. .
"Our troops, having occupied Czerno
witz and crossed the Pruth at many
places, are advancing energetically to
ward the River Sereth, being estab
lished by the occupation of the bridge
head at Czernowitz. General Let-
chitzky took prisoner 49 officers and
more than loOO men and captured, near
the town, ten guns. In the course of
the pursuit of the enemy we took
prisoner near the village of Koutcheur
nare 400 soldiers and captured two
heavy guns, two gun carriages, numer
ous caissons full of munitions, and
more than 1000 wagons loaded with
provisions and forage.
"Near the village of Storozyneta we
took two officers and 80 men prisoners
and captured some machine guns.
"The total prisoners taken in the
course of the day amounted to about
3000.
At Zoutchka station, north of Czer
nowitz, we captured a depot of en
gineering material.
"On the front north of the forest
region and on the Ivlna front the ar
tillery duel continues.
"Caucasus front: In the direction of
Gumeshan, in the region of the village
of Bazeardjik, we repulsed a Turkish
offensive."
German.
BERLIN, via London, June 19. The
German army headquarters statement
today says:
"Western front South of the Belgo
French frontier, as far as the Somme,
fighting continues.
"A French hand grenade attack near
Chavonne, south of Vailly, was re
pulsed. "Explosion of a German mine on La
Ftlle Mort Height in the Argonne
gave good results.
"In the Meuse region the firing In
creased appreciably toward evening and
durinsr the night attained great in
tensity on Dead Man Hill, west of the
hill, and from Thiaumont wood to Fort
Vaux. Yesterday attempted attacks on
Thiaumont wood were frustrated. In
the fighting of the last two days 100
French were made prisoners.
"Several attempts at night attacks
by the enemy in Fumin wood were re
pulsed by hand grenade engagements.
"One British biplane fell near Lens
and another north of Arras after aerial
battles. Two of the occupants were
killed.
"One French machine was shot down
west of the Argonne. A German air
squadron attacked the railway and
military factory establishments at Bac
carat and Raon L'Etape.
"Northwestern front On the north
ern portion of the front nothing of
importance has occurred. On the rail
way lines of Gachoaiechi-Luhinisc,
which was being, used for military
transports, numerous bombs have been
dropped.
"As regards the army groups unaer
General von Linsingen on the Styr
west of Kolki and on the Stockhod in
the region of Kovel-Rovno Railway,
Russian attacks have been partly re
pulsed by means of successful counter
attacks.
"Northwest of Lutsk our troops are
engaged In a battle which is going in
our - favor. The number of prisoners
and the amount of booty have in
creased. Southwest of Lutsk the Rus
sians are attacking in the direction of
Gohochov.
"As regards the army of General
Count von Bothmer, the position is un
changed." '
Italiaji.
ROME, June 19. The official com
munication today says:
"The battle continues fiercely on the
Sette Comu plateau.
"Southwest of Asiago the enemy
made repeated efforts against our po
sitions. Northeast our counter-offensive
is making good progress.
"Yesterday morning after heavy ar
tillery preparations, strong columns of
the enemy made renewed 'attacks on
the front between Monte Magna Boschi
and Boscon, but each time they were
turned back with heavy losses. This
was followed by an intense bombard
AUSTRIANS III FLIGHT
Army Retires 25 Miles Along
Entire Front in Galicia.
OPERATIONS ARE CRUCIAL
Dual Monarchy Troops Expected
to Be About to Make Final
. Stand Petrograd Thinks
Decisive Victory Near.
PETROGRAD. via London, June IS.
With an average Austrian retirement
of 25 miles over the entire Volhynlan
and Galician front, except in the im
mediate region of Tarnopol; with the
Russian seizure of Czernowitz and the
flight of the southern Austrian army
towards the Carpathians, and with the
Russians closing in upon Lemberg from
two directions, the operations on the
southwestern front have reached the
crucial point where it is believed here
the Austrian armies must either make
a final stand, or by their further re
treat automatically compel a general
retirement of the German army posi
tions which they have held against the
Russians for nearly a year.
Such a stand, in the unanimous opin
ion of military officials here, will be
an impossibility, as the separated Aus
trian armies are unable to communi
cate with each., other, and all available
troops and reserves having Been called
up. a quick rehabilitation of the crip
pled armies of the Austrians is mani
festly unlikely.
The prevailing confidence in the
speedy consummation, of a Russian
triumph over Austria is reflected in
all the comments of the newspapers.
The Petrograd Gazette says:
"The thought we have all lived with
since the beginning of the war a final
victory over .Austria. now is at hand.
Soon the last notes of the swan song
of the dual monarchy will be heard."
The Austrians are concentrating their
forces in an attempt to ward off a Rus
sian advance on Lemberg. but, accord
ing to the latest dispatches, the Rus
sian troops pressing along the Dubno
Lemberg Railway, with Radziviloff well
in their rear, arfl close, usa the Ga
ment from a large number of hostile
batteries of all calibers, in spite of
which we remained firm on the line
between Magna Boschi and Boscon.
"North of the Franzela Valley the
enemy tried yesterday to relieve our
pressure by counter-attacks, which
were defeated. thus enabling our
troops to continue their slow, but sure,
advance."
French.
PARIS, June 19. The official state
ment Issued tonight reads:
"Between the Avre and Oise two
enemy detachments after a spirited
bombardment attempted to approach
our lines; they were repulsed by gren
ades. "On. the left bank of the Meuse the
artillery action was intermittent. On
the right there was a vigorous bom
bardment north of the Thiaumont for
tified work and in the sectors of Vaux,
Chapitre and Souville.
"An enemy air squadron dropped nu
merous projectiles on a village south
of Verdun, where a camp, of German
prisoners was located. Several of these
prisoners were killed or wounded.
"The day was calm on the rest of
the front."
British.
LONDON, June 19. The British offi
cial -statement Issued tonight reads:
"During last night and today the
German infantry carried out no enter
prises along our front. Except for
some heavy shelling of our trenches
southeast of Neuville-St. Vaast. the
enemy artillery was fairly quiet.
"Arras was shelled last night, and
today there has been some shelling
about Becourt, Thiepval and Hulluch."
Monday's War Moves
HAVING captured Czernowitz, capi
tal of Bukowina, the Russians are
well on their w-uy from .that "ity and
from various voints along tne river
Pruth, driving the Austrians before
them toward the Sereth River and the
Carpathian Mountain passes. Numer
ous additional prisoners have been cap
tured by the Russians in their drive
and more guns, -machine guns, ammuni
tion and foodstuffs have fallen into
their hands.
Heavy fighting, still is In progress to
the north. In Galicia and Volhynia, with
the Russians generally on the offen
sive, but with the Austrians and the
Germans tenaciously battling against
their further advance.
In the region south of the Pripet
marshes to the west of Kolki, and along
the Stokhod River, where the Kovel
Kovno Railway crosses the stream, the
Russian attacks have been partly re
pulsed by the German General Von
Linsingen's forces, according to Berlin,
while northwest of Lutsk the battle is
going in favor of the Germans.
Petrograd admits the penetration of
the Russian lines by the Austrians
west of Lutsk, near the town of Lo
katchi, but says that the Russians re
trieved this setback. The announce
ment of fighting in this region would
indicate that the drive in Volhynia has
brought the Russians to within 20
miles of Vladimir-Volynsk, the head
of the railway running 'north through
Kovel.
Along the Gallclan border near Rad
ziciloff the Russians announce the cap
ture of 1800 prisoners. Berlin reports
the situation of the Teutonic allies in
Northern, Galicia, near Bucacz, as un
changed. On the front in France only one in
fantry action took place Monday. This
was between the Avre and the Oise;
where the Germans attempted to ap
proach the French lines, but were re
pulsed with hand grenades. Only
bombardments, violent in the region
northeast of Verdun and against the
British positions near Neuville-St.
Vaast, but intermittent elsewhere, have
taken place along the rest of the line
in Francp and Belgium.
Numerous battles in the air. In which
six German machines, among them
two Fokkers, were driven down by the
British, are recorded in the British of
ficial communuication. The British
themselves lost two aircraft.
A severe battle between the Austrians
and Italians is In progress on the Settl
Communi plateau, to the west of Asi
ago. On the various other sectors
southeast of Trent numerous Austrian
attacks have been repulsed. The Ital
ians report some progress for their
troops northeast of Asiago and the
capture of 100 Austrians and two ma
chine guns.
Three Italian steamers and fiva Ital
ian sailing ships have been sunk. At
least one of the vessels, the steamer
Leprovedita, is reported to have been
sent to the bottom by Austrian sub
marines. lician frontier town of Brody, which Is
nearly nair way to Lemberg.
The Russians took 3000 prisoners in
the city and vicinity of Czernowitz, the
War Office announced today.
FIGHTING HEAVY, SAYS BERLIN
Russians Pushing Toward Kovel,
AVliere Germans Await Them.
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Heavy fighting is in progress between
the Russians pushing toward Kovel
and thA Tntsin(f. tym ,nnnajnv . i
. . . .v, wwa vyuoilig LMC1U
in tne Dtoanoa-styr sector, the War
Office announcpd tnrlnv
Th. Riimiiin itti.V W .... .
UIO BiaiCIIICUl
says, have been partly repulsed by
mcia ui successiui counter attacks.
LONDON, June 19. Heavy fighting
between the Russians advancing be
tween Kovel and the Germans under
General von Linsingen is reported by
the Berlin Tageblatt's correspondent at
Austrian headquarters, according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph. Company. The Russians are
In superior numbers, and the dispatch
asserts that the Tageblatt account of
the fighting Is worded so as to prepare
Berlin for the news of another Teu
tonic retreat.
The Tageblatt says that the Aus
trians have taken up fresh positions
Detween czernowitz and the Dniester,
where they are awaiting further Rus
sian attacks. In the middle Strlpa sec
tor, on tne enrect line to Lemberg:, the
German General. Count Von Bothmer.
is reported to be maintaining his ad
vance against heavy pressure by the
rtussians.
CZERNOWITZ FALL IMPORTANT
Ronmania May Be Swayed by Cap
ture of TTnredeemed Province.
PARIS, June 19. "What will Rou
mania dor' Is the keynote and the
headline on all comment in the morn
ing newspapers on the ' capture of
Czernowitz by the Russians. Although
forecast some time ago. the news has
been received with enthusiasm.
All the newspapers agree that the
diplomatic results of the fall of Czerno
gitz far exceed its strategical value.
They point out that the city is the
capital of Bukowina, the unredeemed
province of Roumania which was prom
ised to the latter country in the event
of her joining the allies. Bukowina
has twice formed a csrt of Roumania.
Two Submarines Sink Italian. '
TOULON. France, June 19. The Ital
ian steamer'Leprovedita has been sunk
in the Mediterranean by two Austrian
submarines. The crew was brought
hers, - - ,
DRYS SELECT CHAIRMAN
PROHIBITIONISTS ARRANGES FOR
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Fobs, Banly, Ford, Snlzer, Ira I.nndrith
or Representative Randall Hay
Be Presidential Nominee.
CHICAGO, June 19. Announcement
was made today at the headquarters of
the Prohibition National Committee of
the selection of Daniel A. Poling, of
Boston, acting president of the United
Societies of Christian Endeavor, to de
liver the keynote address and be tem
porary chairman of the Prohibition Na
tional Convention to be held at St.
Paul, Winn., July 19 to 21.
Am -ng the names mentioned as
candidates for President on the Prohi
bition ticket are:
Eugene N. Foss. ex-Governor of Mas
sachusetts; J. Frank Haniy, ex-Governor
of Indiana; Henry Ford, of Michi
gan; William Sulzer, ex-Governor of
New York; Ira Landrith, of Boston,
president of the World's T. M. C. A.
Convention, and Representative Charles
H. Randall, of California, the first
member of Congress ever elected by
the Prohibition party.
RAILWAY PLAN FAVORED
Approval ot Western Pacific Reor
ganization Likely.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 19. The State
Railroad Commission virtually assured
it? approval of the Western Pacific
The Travelers' Insurance Co.
of HARTFORD, CONN. '
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accident policy to cover active military
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Railway's reorganization plan at the
conclusion of a hearing on the merits
of the plan today. Experts for the
Commission testified that the plan of
financing the new company was sound,
being on the basis of an Indebtedness
of $20,000 per mile of the railroad's sys.
tern, as against $79,000 per inile before
it went into bankruptcy.
No opposition to the reorganization
on the part of the minority bondhold
ers developed at the hearing. The road
has been ordered sold at foreclosure
sale on June 28 by the United States
District Court, at a minimum price of
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MINE WRECKS AMERICAN
Steamer Seaconnel, of Philadelphia,
Lost Off Britain.
LONDON, June 19. The American
steamer Seaconnel, of Philadelphia,
from Archangel to London with tim
ber, struck a mine Sunday and went
aground on the Scroby Sands. She has
since become a total wreck. The crew
was landed at Yarmouth.
The Seaconnel was a vessel of 2294
tons gross.. 247 feet long, built In 1911.
She was owned by the Harper Trans
portation Company, of Philadelphia.
$50,000,000 LOAN IS MADE
Banking; Credit Completed for Rus
sian Government by New Yorkers.
PETROGRAD, via London. June 19.
A 150,000.000 banking credit was com
pleted today between representatives
of five New York financial houses and
the Russian government. The credit
was secured by the deposit by Russia
in a- local bank to the order of Ameri
No C. O. D.'s
-None Reserved
of S Merit Only"
can banks of 15,000,000 rubles. In addi
tion the American banks received an
option to purchase 100,000,000 rubles
in Russian government 6V4 per cent
bonds at 94.
The American parties to the trans
action are the City National Bank, the
Guaranty Trust Company, J. P. Morgan
& Co.. Lee. Hlgglnson & Co., and Kid
der, Peabody A Co.
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