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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916. ICieSEN DRIVEN BACK DOBPiUDJA Great Six Days' Battle Ends I With Rout of Central Pow :v ers, Says Bucharest. FIGHTING IS SANGUINARY G remans, Buljrars, Turks Crashed ' by Roumanians, Russians and - Serbians Retreating Armies Are Burning Villages, LONDON. Sept. 22. The latest offi cial communication from Bucharest confirms the entente reports that the great battle In Bodrudja has ended in the defeat of the central powers after Six days' fighting. The battle began last Friday and gradually increased in cope and intensity until Tuesday even ing, with the result that on Wednes day the Germans. Bulgars and Turks, crushed, were forced to withdraw, burning Tillages In their line of re treat in an effort to retard their pur suers. The same communication, referring to the Transylvania theater, announces that a Roumanian force has entered Orderhei, better known as Szekely Ud Varhely, 50 miles northeast of Kron stadt. One-fourth of Transylvania now is in Roumanian hands. .- The great battle, which was the cli max of Von Mackensen's swift cam paign in the Dobrudja district imme diately after the declaration of war by Koumania, began on September 15 and ended, says Roumanian headquarters, on the 20th. With reference to these Operations Berlin merely says that "fighting in Dobrudja has come to a standstill." . Roumanians. Russians and Serbians were pitted against the invaders, strong reinforcements having been hur ried to Dobrudja when the operations under the noted German field marshal threatened to overwhelm a section of Koumania- A strong line to the north was hastily fortified and powerful forces were thrown out to oppose the onslaughts of the central powers. That the six days' battle has been a san guinary one is indicated by the various official statements which told of the Intensity of the fighting that has con tinued without cessation. MANY CHINESE -HOMELESS Seven Thousand Square Allies In Anhul Province Flooded. - WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. American Red Cross officials today gave' serious consideration to the State Department dispatch saying that nearly 1,000,000 Chinese are homeless and thousands destitute as a result of the flooding of 7000 square miles by overflow of the Hwal River In Anhul province, China, two months ago. The Americas Consul at Nanking reported that Autumn crops were destroyed and calls for relief were pouring In from many districts. The Red Cross is said to be consid ering Issuing an appeal for funds with which to send supplies to the flood sufferers. The flooded area is about the same as that inundated in 1909 with a loss of nearly 1,000,000 lives A projected $30,000,000 Chinese govern ment loan for reclamation work was made Impossible by the European war. CRETE IS IN REBELLION Provisional Government Reported Established In Greek Island. PARIS, Sept. 21. A revolution in the Greek island of Crete is reported an a Havas dispatch from Athens. The revo lutionists are said to have proclaimed a provisional government. Several revolutionary outbreaks In Greece have been reported since the entrance of Koumania into the war and the occupation by the Bulgarians of the eastern portion of Greek Mace donia, which resulted in an agitation in favor of participation by Greece In the war. Revolutionists last month ob tained control of parts of Greek Mace donia near Salonlki and proclaimed a provisional government. PRISONER THOUGHT SLAV Austrian Consul, Too, Fails to Talk to Clackamas Mystery. OREGON CITT, Or.. Sept. 2L (Spe cial.) The nationality of John Joseph, a foreigner, who has been In the Clack amas County Jail since May 23. bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of larceny in a dwelling, was almost definitely determined yesterday after an interview by Joseph Woerndie, Consular representative of Austro-Hungaxy. Joseph was at first believed to be a Frenchman, and later an Austrian. Mr. Woerndie, after an attempt to Inter view him. reached the conclusion that Joseph was a Bohemian, but a Bohe mian Interpreter here could carry on a conversation with Joseph only with difficulty. Joseph Is now believed to be a Slav. , SPANIARDS MAKE PROTEST Shipowners Aroused by Subma rine Attacks. MADRID, -via London, Sept. 21. A strong protest against the destruction of Spanish ships by submarines has been made to the government by the Spanish Shipowners' Association. The association declares that the torpedo ing oi these ships is "contrary to all principles of international law and the elementary rules of humanity." Up to the present nine Spanish ships. representing a total of 57.000 tons, have been the victims of submarines. The total tonnage of the Spanish merchant marine amounts to only 800.000 tons. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS French. PARIS. Sept. 25. The text of today's official communication Is: "North of the River Somme the enemy have ot renewed their activi ties along the front between the Pries farm and the farm of Abbe Wood. Bad weather has interfered materially with operations on either bank of the River Somme. - "In the Argonna an attack of the enemy, delivered on our positions at Four de Paris, resulted in failure be cause of our curtain of fire. This at tack was preceded by the explosion of a mine. "On the right bank of the River Meuse our troops yesterday evening occupied several sections of enemy trenches southeast of Thiaumont work and captured over 100 prisoners, in cluding two officers. We also took two machine guns. In the eastern past of Vaux-Chapitre wood we have ad vanced our line by about 100 yards, while in the Forest of Apremont one of our advanced posts repulsed an at tack of the enemy in which hand grenades were used." Russian. BELGIAN NOTES ARE TAXED Germans Also Demand Exchange of Half for War Loan. AMSTERDAM, via London, Sept. 21. The- Germans have Introduced In Belgium new taxation on bank nbtes, according to frontier correspondents. All bank notes must be stamped with a special seal by the German authori ties in return for a small fee on each note. The authorities also announce that BO per cent of all German bank notes now In Belgium must be exchanged for war loan certificates of an equiva lent amount, bearing 4 per cent Interest. PETROGRAD, via London, Sept. 21. German troops have assumed the of fensive against the Russians on the River Stokhod. In the region of the Kovel-Rovno Railway line in Volhynia, says the official statement issued to day by the Russian War Department. The attacks were repulsed by the Rus sians. In the region of Sviniusky and Korytniza. the Russians captured six officers and 687 Germans, and fighting is still In progress. The statement fol lows: "Western (Russian) front On the River Stokhod In the region of Kovel Rovno Railway line, the enemy as sumed the offensive at some places, but everywhere was repelled by our troops. In the region of Korytniza and Svini usky fighting is proceeding, and here we have made prisoner six officers and 687 men, all Germans. "All battle aeroplanes made a raid over the region of Lokoche, Rogivichl and Makorichi and successfully dropped bombs on enemy wagons and blvouacks. One enemy machine gun having engaged us was injured and fell. "Carpathians In the region of Pan ther Mountain our troops captured an enemy position on one of the heights. Here we took one officer and 473 men. We also captured six machine guns and a great number of arms and cartridges. "Caucasian front Our detachments dislodged Kurds from the Komchanut day Mountain rdge southeast of Mush. We are-experiencing fog and snow in our campaign, and in some places fierce snowstorms are raging." Germans on Western Front. BERLIN, via London. Sept. 21. The- German report today says of the fight ing in the west: "Western theater Army of Crown Prince Rupprecht North of the Somme near Courcelette, there is continuous hand grenade fighting. Enemy partial attacks near Flers west of Les Bouefs and north of Combles were repulsed. "Southwest of Rancourt and Bouchai vesnes ground which had been pre viously won by our attacking troops was lost after bitter fighting. South of Rancourt. our troops hold the trenches taken by them. "Army of Crown Prince Frederick William On the right bank of the Meuse In the Thiaumont-Fleury sector enemy attacks which followed increased artillery activity were repulsed." - Germans on Eastern Front. BERLIN, via London, Sept. 21. To day's report of the fighting on the eastern front is: "West of Lutsk the Russian guard In conjunction with . other strong forces continued attacks against troops un der General von der Merwltz. Fight ing near Kornyltza has not yet ter minated. Elsewhece on the 20-kilometer wide front oft-repeated storming at tacks completely failed with most san guinary enemy losses. "In the Carpathians the enemy yes terday again repeated his stubborn at tacks. Apart from local successes in the region of PanUier Pass and the Tatariea sector, northeast of Kirlibaba, he everywhere was repulsed with heavy loss. "At Babaludowa the enemy seven times stormed our position." Germans on Roumanian Front. BERLIN, Sept. 21. On the Roumania Transylvanlan frontier, says today's German official statement, the heights on both sides of Volcan Pass have been occupied by the Germans. In the province of Dobrudja. Southeastern Roumania,- fighting between the Rus sian and Roumanian forces and the German and Bulgarian troops has come to a standstill. In Macedonia, the statement adds, the French sustained important losses when they were attacked by Bulgarian troops In the vicinity of Fiorina. Re peated Serbian attacks on the Kalmak calan and Moglena front were repulsed. Bulgarian. SOFIA. Sept. 20. via London, Sept. 21. Bulgarian successes In the Flosina tristrict in the Macedonian front are announced by the War Office in to day's official statement. The tide of battle turned favorably to the Bul garians, who Inflicted heavy losses on the entente forces in operations in which the Bulgarian cavalry took part. The statement reads: "Macedonian front The battles around Fiorina are developing favor ably for us. In strong counter attacks. In which our cavalry participated, the enemy was repulsed with great losses. The plateau is covered with enemy dead. We captured one officer and 11 men of a Russian brigade and 100 men of the 175th French regiment, with two machine guns. A strong enemy attack against Kalmakcalan failed with great losses. "Roumanian front On the Danube our artillery successfully bombarded the Turnseverin station. The battle on the line of Maralui, Nemik, Arabadaji, Kokardja, Cobadln and Tuzla continued yesterday with the greatest stubborn ness on both sides. The enemy main tained himself In his strongly fortified position." Ronmanlan. BUCHAREST. Sept 2L The text of the Roumanian official report Is: "On our northwestern front there were small skirmishes In the Strein Valley. Our troops have halted their retirement south of Petroseny. where they are fortifying themselves. In Dobrudja the struggle continues with obstinacy. Russo-Roumanian troops re pulsed in sanguinary manner on the whole front all attacks of the enemy and made several counter attacks." Thursday's War Moves WITH the September rains still im peding operations on the west ern front In France, Interest in the worjd warfare has been transferred to the Russian-Roumanian and Mace donian theaters where fighting is in progress. Probably the most sanguinary en counters have taken place along the 12-mile battle line in the region of Lutsk. Volhynia, where the Russians attacked repeatedly in mass formation, but only, according to both Berlin and Vienna, to meet with repulse and heavy casualties. The battle is still raging in the region of Korytniza and Sviniusky. To the north along the Stokhod River the Germans assumed the offensive against the Russians, but everywhere, were repulsed, according to Petrograd. On the other hand, attacks by the Roumanians against the Austro-Hun-garians in the Narayuvka River region of Galicla were put down by the de fenders of the road to Lemberg. In the Carpathians both Berlin and Vienna conceded that the Teutonic line east of the Panther ridge and near Brizla has been pushed back by the Russians. AlthOUPh "RerHn anA Vienna the reoccupation of heights on both sides of -the Vulcan Pass, Bucharest says that south of Petrolseny the Roumanians have stnnnri their rti,A. ment and are fortifying their positions. oiuoDorn iignting continues in Dobrud1& wHat-A lh -Roumanian . Russians are holding their strongly fortified positions against the armies of the Central Powers. In Macedonia, on the extreme west ern wing, the entente forces have pushed their way three miles northwest of Pisoderi, according to Paris. Hard fighting for -the Kaimakcalan plateau on the Greek-Serbo border, northwest of Vodena, is in progress, but with neither side having been able to secure an advance. Sofia says that near Fiorina counter attacks by the entente have been repulsed ' with heavy casual ties and . the capture of prisoners, in cluding Russians and also machine guns. A revolutionary provisional srovern- ment has been sent to the Island of Crete, according to unofficial advices. which added that a committee of revolutionists is to be sent to SalonikL Ex-Premier Venlzelos, while declining to say wneiner ne purposes going to Salonikl to head the government, re verted to his recent statement that "if the King will not hear the voice of the people we, ourselves, must devise what is best to do." FRENCH IK E GAIN Two Trenches and 100 Prison ers Taken Near Verdun. ANZACS RESIST ATTACKS Paris Says 90,000 Men, Directed by Hlndenburg in Person, Took Part in Wednesday's Assaults on Positions of French. PARIS, Sept. 21. On the Somme front tie French energetically bom barded German positions throughout Thursday, according to the official communication Issued by the War Of fice tonight. Only intermittent bom bardments occurred on the remainder of the front. The French have made another gain In the Verdun sector, where they cap tured two trenches and 100 prisoners south of the Thiaumont work. They also gained 100 yards east of Fort Vaux and in the Chapitre wood. Bad weather still halts operations on the Somme' and the German attacks have not been renewed. The battle of Ver dun began 214 days ago. The British positions south of the Ancre, on the Somme front, were heav ily attacked by the Germans last night. New Zealand troops defending the at tacked positions beat off the Germans with severe losses to them. Despite the German assaults, wnlch were con tinuous throughout the night, the Brit ish front In this sector was advanced. Prisoners were left In the hands of the New Zealanders, as well as a large number of dead in front of their line. 90,000 Germans In Attack. Ninety thousand men directed per sonally by Field Marshal von Hlnden burg took part' in yesterday's attacks on the new French positions in the re gion of Bouchavesnes on the Somme, according to La Liberte's special cor respondent in the field. Many addi tional artillery trains bad been brought up for the event. The results of the battle were dis astrous for the attustng forces, de clares the correspondent, division after division being decimated by the French infantry and machine gun fire. The fighting was extraordinarily fierce in the center of the region attacked, around Bouchavesnes and Bols L'Abee, and at Combles, and At the Prlez Farm as well as at Rancourt. At Prlez Farm, two Prussian battalions were nearly destroyed, adds the correspondent, and a similar fate was suffered at Ran court by three German regiments, which, advancing in four waves, made the last desperate effort of the day. Itesrlmenta Lose SO Per Cent. The extent of the German losses, says the dispatch, may be estimated by the fact that a company of the Eleventh Bavarian Division lost 160 men out of 210, while regiments elsewhere lost 80 per cent of their effectives. BERLIN, via London. Sept 21. Troops of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria are engaged in continuous hand grenade fighting with entente allies' forces near Courcelette, north of the River Somme, says today's official statement Issued by the German gen eral staff. Ground whloh had been gained by Germans In an attack south west of Rancourt and in Bouchavesnes was lost, the statement adds, after bit ter fighting. VILLA DEFIES FOES 111 CHIHUAHUA RAID Bandit Himself in. City and Addresses People, Prom ising He Will Return. GARRISON OF 6000 COWED General Bell Says Villa Captured Munitions, -Released Prisoners . and Accomplished All That He Set Oat to Bo. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. An official account of Villa's raid on Chihuahua City last Saturday, received at the War Department today from Brigadier-General Bell at El Paso, says the bandit chief captured, some of Carranza's ar tillery and 16 automobile loads of arras and ammunition.' liberated 200 prisoners from the penitentiary, and made off, after being joined by from 1000 to 1500 soldiers of the Carranza garrison. According to General Bell's informa tion. Villa himself went to tire gov ernor's palace and made a speech from the balcony after his forces had cap tured the palace, the penitentiary and federal buildings. General Bell expressed the opinion that the raid was completely success ful and that Villa accomplished even more than he said he would. Trevino's personal guard deserted him, it ap pears, and In the confusion many gov ernment soldiers were killed by their own comrades. Raiders Practically Unmolested. General Bell's report follows: "Evidence Increases to show that Villa was completely successful in his attack Saturday upon Chihuahua and accomplished all end more than he said he would do. There is diversity of opinion and statements as to the num ber of men with which he entered Chi huahua. Some reports state he had only 500, while others give him 1700. but all agree that be was able to secure pos session of the penitentiary, the gov ernor's palace and the federal build ings and hold them for several hours, and all this with a Carranza garrison at Chihuahua which some place at not less than 6000. "Villa retired leisurely and practi cally without molestation. The firing by Trevino's artillery occurred after Villa's troops had withdrawn. "On September 14, Trevino received a letter from Villa stating that he. Villa, would be In Chihuahua to shake hands with Trevino on the 16th, and he hoped that he would have a suitable reception for htm; that he might be hungry and would like to have some thing to cat. "On the 15th it was reported that Villa . personally entered Chihuahua, was seen by many of his friends there and reconnoitered the city. Of course he was in disguise. . "On the night of the 15th the Vlllistas approached Chihuahua from a camp which Villa had maintained for two days within 22 miles of that city. After Villa's columns had secured possession of the penitentiary, the governor's pal ace and federal buildings. Villa him self went to the governor's palace, into the main balcony, displayed his face and made a short speech, which in sub stance was as follows: "Vive Mexico! You do not have your liberty. I will give you your liberty, for I am your brother. I am going -to return In a few days.' "It appears that there had been a banquet attended by most of Trevino's officers and that about 2 o'clock this banquet was finished and most of the officers of the Carranza garrison were asleep. As soon as Trevino heard of the troubie, he started toward the gov ernor's palace, but his personal escort deserted him and went over to Villa. "The party that attacked the federal building rode into the building on horseback and the guard there deserted to them. It is reported that many of the Carranza troops who were killed were killed by other Carranza troops, probably as a result of artillery firing from Santa Rosa Hill." Report JTot F-nlry Credited. General Bell's dispatch does not show the source of his information, and many officials believe his account of the Incident was founded on ru mors reaching the border, as were vari ous stories which have been trans mitted by State Department agents. They were Inclined to believe for that reason that the full truth of what took place Is not yet known. Reports so far received are similar only in that they show a fight did occur on September 16 and that the Villa followers took the penitentiary and some other buildings. They ail conflict as to the part Villa played, not even agreeing that he was present. Many Army officers still believe that Villa is either dead or his power so thoroughly broken that he could not hope to re-establish himself. It Is thought unlikely that General Pershing's forces will be involved in any new fighting In Mexico, even if the most favorable account for Villa of the Chihuahua battle proves true. The bandits are not expected to risk an attack upon the Americans, and the latter would not go in pursuit of the raiders without new orders from Wash ington. m Italians Take Xevr Point. ROME, via London. Sept. 21. 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UNION HIGH SCHOOL GAINS More Than 150 Students Are En rolled at Gresham. GRESHAM, Or.. SeDt. 21. (Special.) Union High School No. 2. of Multnomah County, opened sIonday and at the end of Tuesday's session the total enroll ment was more than 150. a large gain over last year. The students were addressed Monday by Mayor George W. Stapleton, chair- nan of the Board of Directors: Rev. Xlr. Karpenstein and the principal. Members of the faculty are Elmer F. Goodwin, principal, pedagogy and civ ics; Pauline Abright. English and physical culture; Charles E. Bee. man ual training and agriculture; Berenice I. Calway, domestic science: Mary E. Good, mathematics; Lettie E. Gregson. bookkeeping and Latin; Edith Vaughn McCormlck. history and German; Ellen Adams Pomeroy, voice culture: Stella Roper, stenography and typewrfting: Eva Struggles, English and Latin; C. F. Waltraan. science and German. Astoria Fish Hauls Drop Off. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 21. (Special.) 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