TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 191G.
BRITISH
GAIN
3
SECTORSONSOilE
Footing Is Won in Village of
Guillemont, but Germans
Still Hold On.
SUPPLY RAILWAY WRECKED
Breach Is Iiikely to Make Diffi
cult Movement of Teuton Re-
-More Pivotal Points
Menaced by Advance.
serves
BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
(War rorrespondent of the New TotTc
Tribune. By special cable).
LONDON. Aug. 22. (Special.) The
British line north of the Somme, nib
bling its way slowly. Is now less than
half a mile from Thiepval and less than
a quarter of a mile from Martinpulch.
The capture of these pivotal points in
the German second system will bring
to a successful end the first phase of
the British offensive.
General Haig is advancing northward
along three roads. One strike is closing
in on Thiepval. on the extreme left of
the Picardy front; a second is pushing
north from Pozieres. aimed at Cource
lette; while the third is moving toward
Martinp-uich along the line north of
Bazentin.
In all three sectors today the British
forces made progress.
A furious battle is in progress for
Guillemont, near the junction point of
the French and British lines. Despite
a steady rain of shells, the Germans
are clinging to the village, resisting
strong British efforts. Berlin admits
today that the British succeeded in
winning a hold on the village, but as
serts they were unable to extend their
gain.
From unofficial sources come the re
ports that the Bapaume-Peronne rail
way has been destroyed by shell fire
and bombardment from the air. Such
a broach in the German supply roads
would make the movement of reserves
toward either side of the Somme more
difficult.
GERMAX TRENCHES CAPTURED
Teutons Retake One Position Re
cently Won by French.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The British have
made further advance between Martin
pulch and Bazentin, where they cap
tured 100 yards of German trenches,
says a War Office statement tonight.
British troops also have advanced
along a line a half mile long In the re
gion of Pozieres and have also made an
advance near the Leipsic salient.
PARIS, Aug. 22. Progress was made
by the French last night on the Somme
front north Of the. river' in the out
skirts of Clery, the War Office 'an
nounced today. South of the river the
French captured trenches near Estrees
and Soyecourt.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. (By Wireless to
Say ville, N. Y.) Heavy attacks by both
British and French on the Somme front
have been repulsed by German troops,
the War Office announced today. The
British attacked between Thiepval and
Pozieres and only succeeded in captur
ing one advanced salient.
South of the Somme trenches lost to
the French were recaptured by a Ger
man counter attack.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
Bulgarian. i
BERLIN. Aug. 23. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. T.) The official Bul
garian statement under date of
August 22, says:
"On account of the military opera.
tions of the entente in the Vardar val
ley extending east of the Struma, north
of Tachimo Lake, our left wing began
on August 18 a general offensive. Bul
garian troops advanced 'in the Struma
valley, occupied the town of Deml
Hissares after an engagement near the
town of Serges, repulsed the British
and French on the right bank of the
Struma and occupied the left bank be
tween Butkova and Tachimo Lakes.
Detachmens following their orders ad
vanced between the Struma and the
Mesta.
"In the Vardar valley British and
French troops have been during the
past 10 days unsuccessfully attacking
our advance positions south and south
east of the town of Dolran. suffering
losses from our infantry and artillery
fire.
"Our right wing, after a victory over
the Serbians near Fiorina, successfully
pursued our plans. Yesterday we oc
cupied the railway stations of Banlca
and Ekshisu, oa the railroad from Sal
oniki to Fiorina and re-established
railroad connections with Monaatir.
South of Presba Lake we occupied the
villages of Zuezdabiollthsa and Bres
nitza, thus interrupting definitely con
nections between Korltsa and Fiorina,
as well as between Koritsa and Kas
torla. "On Sunday our troops advanced In
the Struma valley. Our troops oper
ating around Tahinos and Butkova
Lake, repulsed the enemy to the right
bank. We occupied the villages of
Hasmater, Baraklidkouneya, Kumli,
Elssan. Ponderoro. Novolen, Yenlkos,
Karadjokel, Bala, Chrishan and Kamila.
We dispersed a French brigade com
posed of the firsts four battalions of
the English regiment of African chas
seurs, three Zouave battalions and a
detachment of horse artillery, captur
ing 40 prisoners. The French left many
dead and wounded.
"Our troops operating southward
from Fiorina reached the Malaria
ridge, defended by two regiments of
the Serbian Danube division. We took
an entire company with three officers
prisoner. Our advance is proceeding."
Allies in Balkans.
PARIS, Aug. 22. The text of the
French statement on the Balkan fight
ing tonight is as follows:
"The battle continued on August 21
on the whole front of the allied armies
on the Saloniki line. In the center the
British-French forces have violently
bombarded the Bulgarian positions on
both sides of Lake Dolran, while our
infantry established itself in the south
ern spurs of the Beles mountains.
West of the Vardar our troops have
occupied a line of heights near LJum
nica and have maintained their posi
tions at all points in spite of violent
counter attacks by the enemy.
The army has continued its progress
in the mountainous zones between the
Gerna and Moglenica rivers. On the
two wings the enemy, at the cost of
heavy losses, has succeeded in pushing
back our advance detachments. On one
end of the line the covering detach
ment, which attacked on August 20,
west of Zerea, Bulgarian forces more
than a division in strength, to delay
their march, has fallen back on the
Struma. All the passages of the river
are solidly held by the allies. On the
extreme left wing the Serbian army,
after a hot battle lasting two days,
which was undertaken to retard the ad
vance of the right wing of the Bul
garians, has retaken its principal de
fensive in the neighborhood of - Lake
Ostrovo."
the enemy penetrated a small portion
of a trench and near Zwyzln he has not
yet been driven out.
"Repeated counter attacks on both
sides of the Charny-Chermosh (Car
pathian region) against our new posi
tions on the Stepanski and on the
Kj-eta height met with no success."
ALLIES GAIN HEW
BALKAN POSITION
French.
PARIS, Aug. 22.--The official French
announcement today says:
"North of the Somme the artillery
continued active on a large portion of
the front. During the night we made
progress in the outskirts of Clery.
. "In the wood which our troops took
on August 20. south of Guillemont. we
captured two more field guns, bring
ing up to eight the number of guns
which fell into our hands in this en
gagement. "South of the Somme minor opera
tions enabled us to occupy several
portions of trenches southwest of
Estrees and east of Soyecourt.
"Northwest of Soissons one of our
detachments succeeded in carrying out
a surprise attack on & German trench
on Vimgre Plateau. The night was
calm on the remainder of the front.
"Yesterday one of our pilots brought
down an albatross aeroplane near
Languevoiion, near Nesles. Further
more, four enemy biplanes which were
attacked at close quarters by our avia
tors fled in a damaged condition."
Vast Army Is Pushing On To
ward Nish, but Burgars
Press Flanks In.
Russian Force Joins British, Ital
ians, French and Serbs and
Greeks Are Reported to Be
In Fierce Battle, Too.
(Continued from Flrt Page.)
British.
LONDON. Aug. 22. The official
British statement today follows:
"In Guillemont, the enemy's garri
son is still maintaining an obstinate
resistance in spite of very heavy losses
from our bombardments.
"In the vicinity of Pozieres. we have
again made considerable progress. We
have advanced on a front or a nair
mile and are established at a road Junc
tion Just outside of Monquet Farm and
have pushed forward along the right of
the Pozieres-Miraumont road.
"In the Leipsic salient we extended
our gains and advanced our positions
to within 1000 yards of Thiepval. More
than 100 more prisoners were taken.'
Rnsslan.
PETROGRAD, via London. Aug. 22.
The Russian army of the Caucasus nas
gained farther ground, the War Office
announced today. The statement says:
"In the Caucasus wo occupied a con
siderable portion of enemy territory
west of Lake Van. where an entire
carnp of the Seventeeth Regiment fell
"In Persia our detachments defeated
Turkish cavalrv in the region of
Uchnu. Near Xalapassova we drove
back the enemy a considerable distance
westward.
CROPS IN POLAND GOOD
All Districts Held by Germans Are
Under Cultivation.
BERLIN. Aug. 22. (By wireless to
Eayville) "The crop prospects in the
occupied portions of Poland are good,
which means the turning point for the
Polish population," says the Overseas
New Agency. "When the German
troops entered this country they found
only smoldering ruins, as the Russians
had destroyed towns and villages. For
a time the Germans supplied grain
from Upper Silesia and other districts
and also from the stores captured in
the fortress of Novogeorgievsk. The
Germans also attempted to import
foods by way of 8weden, but this was
prevented by the Russian government."
The News then refers to the negotia
tions between Germany and Great Brit
ain through American channels for ob
taining relief for Poland. This plan
having failed, the German authorities
undertook distribution of the stocks on
hand and at the same time organized
cultivation of the occupied districts on
the largest possible scale.
t Woman Spy Shot by French.
PARIS, Aug. 22. The execution of a
woman as a spy is reported today in a
Havas dispatch from Marseilles. Ac
cording to this information Felice Pfaat
was put to death this morning at the
lighthouse shooting range, having been
convicted of espionage by the council
of war of the 15th region.
PORTLAND MAN APPLIES
A B. Gibson Is Candidate for Ship
, ping Board Place.
OREG ONI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Aug. 22. A. Bruce Gibson, of
Portland, National president of the Ma
rine Engineers' Beneficial Association,
is a, candidate for appointment on the
Shipping Board created by the. ship
purchase bill recently ' passd by the
Senate.
He filed his application with Senator
Chamberlain, who formally transmitted
it to the President.
Germans on Western Front.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. The German of
ficial statement today regarding the
western front says: ,
"North of the Somme the. engage
ments are again of large scope.
"Repeated British attacks against our
salient front between Thlpeval and
Pozieres were repulsed. One advanced
salient was lost. The enemy's storm
ing columns northeast of Pozieres and
near Foureaux wood broke down under
our fire.
"There has been tenacious fighting
In the vicinity of Guillemont, which the
enemy temporarily penetrated. A Wurt
temburg infantry regiment victoriously
repulsed all attacks. The village Is
firmly in our hands.
"Several separate attacks by the
French in the vicinity of Mourepas
were without success.
"South of the Somme fresh French
forces attacked in the Estrees-Soye-court
sector. Trenches that were lost
have been recaptured by a counter at
tack. One officer and 80 men remained
in our hands."
Italian.
ROME, via London, Aug. 22. To
day's announcement by the Italian
headquarters staff says:
"The activity of the artillery on each
side is being directed to interfere with
the work of consolidation still going
on.
"Yesterday enemy batteries hit a
hospital in Gorizia, wounding some of
the medical staff.
Tuesday's War Moves
T)OTH allied wings on the Saloniki
1 front, where the soldiers of at least
seven nations are in battle, have been
bent back by the Bulgarians. In the
center, however, where the allies' main
force is being made at the entrance
to the great Vardar Valley, Paris re
ports Important gains.
Nothing is said about the Russian or
Italian share In the fighting, and no
Information has been given as to their
strength. The Serbians apparently
have been the heaviest losers and have
been forced back on their extreme left
about five miles from the Serbian
Greek frontier. They claim, however.
continued progress on the other sec
tions of their front.
On the allied right the British and
French, who had crossed the Strum
towards the Bulgarian frontier, have
been forced back on the river.
On the western front there has been
little change. 'The British continue
their efforts to surround Trlepval and
report the capture of 100 yards of
German trenches in the direction of
Martlnpuych. There has been no ac
tion of importance on the French sec
tion.
Germans on Eastern Front. .
BERLIN. Aug. 22. The German of
ficial statement today regarding the
eastern front says:
"On the Stokhod the Russians are
continuing their stubborn attacks in
th region of Rudka-Cherbische. Ba
varian cavalry and Austro-Hungarian
dragoons repulsed the enemy on each
occasion with most severe losses to
him. and made prisoner two officers
and 270 men. besides capturing four
machine guns.
"In the Luh and Graberka sector and
further south Russian attacks broke
down, generally speaking, iin our cur
tain fire. Near Pieniaki and Zwyzkn
RUSSIANS HELD BACK
For several days meager Russian re
ports have insisted that nothing of im
portance has occurred in the East.
Berlin, however, described very heavy
fighting on the Stokhod and in the
Carpathians. An interesting feature of
the Russian official statement is the
intimation that the Grand Duke NichOr
las again is prensinfr his offensive in
the Caucasus. For the last two days
Petrograd has emphasized the fighting
around Diarbekr. but no important
change has occurred.
London claims a heavy blow against
Germany on the sea. The British sub
marine E-23 reports having attacked
an 18.800-ton German battleship and
the submarine's commander believes he
sank it.
DEUTSCHLAND IS SIGHTED
jN'orweglan Ship Reports Her Off
Cape Race August 6.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va Aug. 22.
Captain Olsen, of the Norwegian
steamer Alf, which arrived here today,
Kays that on August 6 he passed the
German merchant submarine Deutsch
land proceeding at a very moderate
rate of speed in an easterly direction
The submarine was In ' the regular
steamer track south of Cape Race.
SInnott Bill Is Reported.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
Ington, Aug. 22. (Special.) The House
public lands committee today favorably
reported Representative Sinnott's- bill
providing that purchasers of grazing
lands on the Umatilla Indian reserva
tion need not reside upon or cultivate
their lands.
Friends of A. IC. Lewis meet Room
"H." Public Library, this evening for
conference over Senatorial question.
Adv. -
Efforts to Cross Carpathians
Are Unceasing.
STOKHOD BATTLE RAGING
Bavarian Cavalry and Austrian
Dragoons Repulse Advance and
Inflict Heavy Losses on At
tackers, Says Berlin.
BERLIN. Aug. 22. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) The Russians are con
tinuing efforts to force their way across
the Carpathians through the pass south
of Kolomea, but are meeting with ef
fective resistance, according to the Austro-Hungarian
statement of August 21.
The statement says:
"West of the Moldava, Bukowlna, and
on the heights southwest of Zable the
enemy made vain attempts to regain
lost ground. On both sides of Tartar
Pass the fighting is continuing, with
the situation unchanged.
"The Russians are continuing their
determined efforts to advance west of
the Stokhod in Volhynia near Rudka
Cherbische, but have been repulsed by
Bavarian cavalry and Austrian dra
goons, who inflicted heavy losses on
the attacking forces."
There Is no news from the Italian
front, where a lull has existed for sev
eral days.
has not been located, according to the
officers. Mr. Stuart left here about a
month ago after Informing friends that
he was going to Tiller on business
Tiller people say he was not seen in
that section of the county. At the
time of his disappearance he left his
clothes and other effects in a local
rooming-house. A check, which was
mailed to him by his employers, was
returned to the senders for want of de
livery. Mr. Stuart's accounts are In
flrst-class condition, according to his
friends, and they are unable to throw
any light on his disappearance.
CROPS IN RUSSIA RUINED
Prayers Said in Moscow for Im
prorement, Reports Berlin.
(BERLIN, Aug. 22. By wireless to
Sayville. "In large portions of Siberi
and the Ural and Don districts of
Southern Russia this year's crops have
been a complete failure, according to
reports from Copenhagen," says the
Overseas News Agency today.
"The Russian newspaper. Den, re
ports that crops In Middle Russia also
are threatened with destruction be
cause of weeks of incessant rain, and
that in the Moscow churches prayer
are being said and masses read for the
betterment of conditions.
Life Insurance 3Ian Still Missing.
ROSEBURG. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
L D. Stuart, local representative of
the Oregon Life Insurance Company,
BATTLE GROWS IN FURY
forward between the Cerna and the
Moglenica rivers and succeeded in a
counter attack in winning back a
strong defensive position near Lake
Ostrovo from the Bulbars. For two
days the battle in this sector has con
tinued without pause.
But west of Lake Ostrovo. the Bul-
gars have bent back the Serbs' flank
until it is five miles from the border.
The advance of the Serbs further east
nas created a sharp curve in -the line
here, which lays both the Bulgar and
berb lines open to flank attacks.
Heavy nghtlnar proceeds .in the
Struma sector. Here the Bulgars are
attacking with more than 40.000 men
and have driven the allied army back
to tne river line. The passages of the
Struma, however, are still held firmly.
Greeks Reported Fighting;.
The attitude of Greece is still of para
mount interest. Athens, alarmed by
tne continued advance of the Bulgars,
has received new assurances from Ber
lin and Sofia that Teuton troops will
not enter JvavtUa, Drama and Seres.
the moet important towns in Eastern
Macedonia, where the Bulgar counter-
stroke is under way.
There are some Indications, however.
that the issue may be forced by the
troops of both sides. According to one
report from Athens, Greek and Bulgar
troops have been fighting near Seres
since Sunday morning and the
commander' at Seres has called reser
vists to aid in the battle.
AGITATION" REPORTED AVAX1XG
First Hint of Roumanian Mobiliza
tion Gets by Censor.
BERLIN, Monday, Aug. 21, via Lon
don, Aug. 22. The Budapest Azest,
which is usually well Informed on the
Roumanian situation, today prints a
dispatch from its Bucharest correspond
ent saying the agitation for war, which
in the last few days has been at fever
heat, has suddenly cooled down. It is
stated that possibly the end of mobili
zation is responsible for the change.
if not the serious words uttered in the
Hungarian Parliament.
(This Is the first hint of a Roumanian
mobilization that has been permitted
to pass the allied censorship. Almost
nothing on the Roumanian military
situation from the entente viewpoint
has come through since the Balkan
situation in its present phase reached
a critical stage.)
The - Bucharest dispatch, adds that
there is no doubt that Premier Bratlano
has reached an understanding with the
entente so that further negotiations
are unnecessary now for actual partici
pation in the war. Meanwhile, tbo
semi-official Roumanian press is sav
agely attacking the conservative organs
which undertook to discuss mobiliza
tion and related measures.
Official announcement la made by the
sona War Office that on August 18 the
Bulgarian left wing began a general
offensive, advancing in the Struma Val
ley, occupying Demlhlssar and estab
lishing Itself on the left bank of the
Struma after repulsing the British and
French near Seres.
GERJIAXS REASSURE GREECE
Athens Orders Troops to Avoid Hos
tilities With Bulgars.
ATHENS, via London. Aug. 22. Ger
many and Bulgaria have given a writ
ten understanding to Greece that their
troops will not enter Kavala. Drama
and Seres.
Kavala. Drama and Seres are the
most Important towns in the part of
Eastern Macedonia ceded to Greece at
the close of the Balkan wars.
LONDON, Aug. 22. A dispatch to
the Evening News from Athena filed
yesterday says the resistance of the
Greek troops against the Bulgars at
Seres has created great excitement in
Athens and that the newspapers there
are referring to the "heroic division of
Seres."
It is understood at Athens, the dls
paten continues, that ureeK army
headquarters ordered the Seres division
to retire. Orders have been given that
all further hostilities must be avoided.
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GERMAN VESSEL HIT
Battleship Probably Sunk, Re
ports British Submarine.
TWO ATTACKS SUCCESSFUL
Warship of Nassau Class, Displac
ing 18,002 Tons, Torpedoed Seo-
ond Time, While Guarded
by Five Destroyers.
LONDON. Au;. 22. A British Official
announcement this afternoon says It la
believed that a German battleship of
the Nassau class has been sunk by
British submarine E-X3.
The Nassau class of battleship com
prises four vessels with displacements
of 18.602 tons each, a length of 451
. . i I so t -o ft 9A fAAt
IflDli UCMIl O a if-l. civ. ' -
This armament consists of. 12 11-inch
guns in pairs In turrets; 13 5.9-inoh
guns In battery and 16 S.4-lnch guns,
together with six torpedo tubes. The
other battleships of the Nassau class
are the 1'osen, xuieiniano. ana
lalen. ...
The announcement follows:
"The submarine E-22. Lieutenant
Commander Robert R. Turner, which
...... th. Virth ea ra-
ports that on the morning of Saturday
last sne raaae a bucwmiui (uivuv
tack on a German battleship of the
Nassau class. The commanding officer
reports that while the ship was being
escorted by five destroyers back to
harbor in a damaged condition, he at
tacked again and struck her with a
second torpedo, and believes she was
sunk."
PARIS BUTTER PRICE SET
Prefect of Police Scales Down War
Quotations.
PARIS, Aug. 22. The Prefect of Po
lice, who from time to time fixes the
prices of articles of food, has ordered
that the wholesale price of butter shall
not exceed 4 francs, CO centimes, per
kilogram, and that the retail price shall
not be greater than 2 francs, 40 cen
times, for one-half Kilogram.
The best qualities of butter have been
sold for 4 francs or more for half a
kilogram, ,
British Report of Retreat of Encany
High Sea Fleet Is Imaglna- '
live, Says Berlin.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Aug. 24
An official German report says that
a submarine which was rammed after
sinking a British cruiser has returned
to port. Whether a second German
submarine was destroyed can only be
decided when all the reports of sub
marines have been received.
"Regarding the British attempts to
deny that a British destroyer was sunk
and a British battleship damaged." the
statement says, "we refer to the offi
cial German report of August 20, which
is maintained in all points.
"The alleged retreat, as stated In the
British Admiralty report, of the Ger
man high sea fleet, before which the
British high sea forces nowhere ap
peared, is imaginative."
The British official statement of the
sinking of the British cruisers Not
tingham and Falmouth by German sub
marines in the North Sea on Saturday,
August 19. said that one German sub
marine was destroyed and that an
other was rammed and possibly sunk.
Three Companies Incorporate.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.)
Corporation Commissioner Schulder
man today placed on file Incorporation
articles of the Umpq.ua Improvement
ConrpXny of Gardiner, with 125.000 cap
ltal stock. The Betud Press Publishing
Company, of Bend, capitalized at 15000.
also incorporated. Articles were filed
by the Columbia Manufacturing Com
pany. of Portland, with capital stock
of $25,000. The Beaverton Development
Company filed articles of dissolution.
HAVE YOU A
SWEETHEART,
son or Brother In camp or upon the
Mexican Border? If so, mall him a
nackasre of Allen's Foot-Ease, the an-
tiseptlo powder to be shaken Into the
shoes, and sprinkled Into the foot bath.
It takes the friction from the shoe
and will be of the greatest benefit in
that arid, hot climate, where the alkali
dust plays havoc with the feet. What
remembrance could be so acceptable?
Ask your dealer today for a loo box
of Allen's Foot-Ease, and for a 9-cent
stamp he will mall It for you. Adv.
Don't Take Your Vacation Until
You See
MargueriteClark
in
Little Lady Eileen
PEOPLES
NOW SHOWING
frFl
ii
IT WILL relieve your
mind to place the
order for your Win
ter fuel today.
Gasco Briquets
"MOST HEAT PER DOLLAR""
Summer prices now in effect:
1 ton $9.00 per ton
2-4 tons 8.75 per ton
5-39 tons 8.50 per ton
Phone orders to Main 6500 or A 6274
PORTLAND GAS & COKE CO.
ELL-AWS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all druggists..
Go Esist
VIA
One way fares via California
to Eastern points, practically the
same as via direct lines.
See Grand Canyon of Arizona
Yosemite Valley Petrified Forest
on your way Liberal Stopovers
H. H. FRANCISCO
General Agent
E. W. ZAMZOW
Trav. Passenger Agent
122 THIRD ST, PORTLAND, ORE.
Phone Main 1271