THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, liHti.
ROUMANIANS LOSE
PORT ON BLACK SEA
Constanza, Important as Iniel
for Munitions From Rus
sia, Is Captured.
RAILWAY LINE ALSO Cut
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
Germans In Roumanla.
BERLIN. Oct. 23. The War Office Is
sued today the following report on
the situation in the Dobrudja:
"Notwithstanding torrential rain and
sodden ground, the allied (Teutonic)
troops in Dobrudja, by untiring and
quick pursuit and by breaking down
isolated resistance, have crossed far be
yond the railway line to the east of
Murfatlar. Constanza has been taken
by German and Bulgarian troops, ex
actly eight weeks after the declaration
of war by Roumanla. On the left wing
we are approaching Tchernavoda.
"Naval aeroplanes landed far behind
the retreating enemy," destroyed two
aeroplanes on the ground and returned
undamaged."
Fositlon One of Chief Objectives
of Von Mackensen in Dobrudja
Campaign Deadlock of
Several Weeks Broken.
BERLIN, via London. Oct. 23. The
Roumanian fort of Conetanza has been
captured by the Germans, the War Of
fice announced today. , The statement
says:
'Troops of the central powers Tiave
crossed the railway line running be
tween the Black Sea" port of Constanza
and the River Danube at a point to the
cast of Murfattar. .The fortress of
Constanza was tken by German and
Bulgarian troops."
"On the left wing of Field Marshal
Von Mackensen's army," the statement
adds, "the Germans and their allies
fire approaching the Danube town of
Tchernavoda."
Port StrateRically Important.
Constanza was one of the. principal
objectives of Field Marshal Von Mack
orusen in his campaign in Dobrudja. It
Is of particular importance by reason
of the fact that it is the eastern termi
nus of the only railroad between the
Black Sea and the Danube, which it
crosses at Tchernavoda. Thence tae
railroad runs westward into Old Rou
manla. Von Mackensen's new campaign In
Dobrudja was begun only laet week,
on October 19. when an offensive along
the entire line from the Black Sea to
the Danube was opened. The earlier
effort of the f leldVmarshal was started
oon after Roumanin's entrance Into
the war. It was notably successful in
Its ewee; down the Danube, resulting
In the capture of the fortress of Tur
tukai on September 8 and of Silistria
a few days later, but came to a nalt
on September 20, when the Roumanians
announced a defeat of the forces of
the centr?J powers well to the south
of the Ccnstanza-Tchernavoda line.
Armlet Deadlocked for Weeks.
The opposing armies stood deadlocked
here for several weeks, while tho Teu
tonic offensive under General Von
Falkennavn in Transylvania was
ODened and the Roumanians were driv
en back to their northern frontier
passes. The pressure from the south
was then renewed and, apparently
without a check tof any account. Von
Mackensen's armies have forced their
way northward towards the raiiroad
line, finally reaching it on its easterly
end at Constanza.
Constanza has been useful in offer
ing a seaport and railway entrance for
Russian troops and ammunition .sent to
the aid of Roumania. Ifs capture cuts
off the most convenient water route
for Roumanian replenishment, espe
cially in munitions, of which the Rou
manians have been reported badly in
need. Possession of the entire "in
would give the Teutonic allies the
easiest road to interior Roumania
from the southeast over the Tcherna
voda bridge.
Constanza Is Roumanla's greatest
maritime port and its harbor works
have been extensively developed. The
city was partially rebuilt when Do
hrudla was ceded to Roumania in 1878.
It has .been the base of the Roumanian
Black Sea squadron. The city before
the war had a population of about 13,-
000.
BAKER TOLD TO RESIGN
Iieirion. of Loyal AVon-en Indorses
Action of Its President.
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The Legion
of Loval Women, a local patriotic or
conization, held a special meeting to
night and indorsed the action of its
president in signing a resolution call
ing on Secretary of War Baker to re
sign -because of his alleged compari
son of Mexican revolutionists with
Washington's Continental Army in a
recent speech.
Officers of several women's societies,
including some of those of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, signed
the resolution when It was circulated
here yesterday. Mrs. William Cum
mins Story, president-general of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
authorized a statement that the society
had taken no action in regard to the
remarks attributed to Mr. Baker and
tnat she had never heard of the reso
lution until she read it in a newspaper.
French..
raided Bulgarian trenches near Bejzik
mah, returning with several prisoners.
"On the Do i ran front, on the night of
October 21-22, a successful raid was
carried out
Dautli."
on an enemy trench near
Russian.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23.-
offl-
PARIS. Oct. 23. The text Of today's
official statement Is:
"North of the Somme, toward the
end of the day yesterday, we carried
out a minor operation which was en
tirely successful. After brief artillery
preparation our troops carried, in a
superb rush, the whole of Ridge 128,
west of Sailly-Saillisel, on which we
gained a footing October 18.
"South of the Somme, despite a vio
lent bombardment of the wooded re
gion north of Chaulnes, the enemy did
not renew his attempts against our
new positions during the night.
"Farther south an enemy coup de
main against one of our trenches in
the neighborhood of the railway line
failed. The total number of prisoners
taken by us since Saturday in the
Chaulnes sector is now 450. including
16 officers.
Between the Avre and the Olss wt
carried a small post and inflicted losses
on the enemy.
'In the Champagne the Germans
blew up a mine southeast of Butte du
Mesnil. A counter attack immediately
drove them out of the crater wnich
they had occupied."
Tonight s supplementary communica
tion says:
"An isolated operation today enabled
us to progress appreciably northeast of
Morval. The total number of prisoners
we captured yesterday northeast ol
Sailly-Saillisel is about 80.
"South of the Somme there was an
artillery duel, especially brisk in the
region of Chaulnes Wood. Everywhere
else the day was quiet."
Britisb.
Today's
cial announcement follows:
"North of the little town of Widsy,
south of Dreswiaty Lake, an enemy
aeroplane descended in our lines.
"Enemy attempts to cross tho River
Boldurka, a tributary of the Strlpa,
north of Brody, were repelled by our
fire.
"On the River Narayuvka. in the re
gion of Svistelniki and Skomorochy
(southeast of Lemberg). the battle has
slackened. On the remainder of the
front no events of importance occurred.
Alpng the whole Caucasian front
reconnaissances and exchanges of fire
are taking place.
The announcement follows:
"On the Northeastern Roumanian
front in the Trotus, Oitus and Slanic
valleys, the enemy attacked by Rou
manians was compelled to make a
slight retirement. On the western
frontier of Moldavia (Northern Rou
mania) stubborn battles continue with
success for the Roumanians.
"In Dobrudja, under the continuing
pressure of the enemy, our troops and
the Roumanians are retiring, offering
stubborn resistance at the same time."
T. R. SAYS CUBA IS
MODEL FOR MEXICO
Policy Like That Followed in
Island Declared Necessary
to Restore Peace.
VILLA SHOULD BE CAUGHT
Teutons in Macedonia.
BERLrN, via London, Oct. 23. The
Serbian advance In the Cerna River sec
tor, on the western end of the Mace
donian front, has been halted, the War
Office announces today. The statement
follows:
"In the Cerna salient the enemy has
been forced to assume the defensive as
a result of an attack by German and.
.Bulgarian troops.
"East of the Vardar a night attack
against German positions failed."
Turkish.
CONSTANTINOPLE, via London, Oct.
23. The official statement issued by
rhe Turkish War office today says:
"In Dobrudja our troops and our al
lies continue successfully to pursue the
enemy northward.
"Caucasus front There were patrol
engagements in our favor on the right
and left wing."
Italian.
LONDON, Oct. 23. "During the night
there was considerable enemy shelling
against our front between Lo Sars and
Gueudecourt," says today's official an
nouncement.
"Our troops now occupy the near lip
of the two mine craters formed by the
enemy yesterday at the bluff (south of
Ypres) and are satisfactorily estab
lishing their -positions."
Tonight's official communication
says:
"This afternoon in the course of op
erations by the right wing of our front
south of the Ancre we advanced our
line east of Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs
and captured more than 1000 yards of
enemy trendhes.
"During the day our front in t"he
neighborhood of Le Sars was heavily
shelled. South of Grandecourt the en
emy massed for an attack but was
stopped by. our artillery. Sixty-six fur
ther prisoners are reported as a result
of the fighting at the Schwaben re
doubt and Le Sars, in addition to the
total given yesterday.
"Last night two German raids were
attempted against our trenches in the
neighborhood of Gommecourt. One was
stopped by our fire and the enemy suf
fered heavy casualties. The second
penetrated our outpost lines, but was
promptly driven back by our counterattack."
ROME, via London, Oct. 23. Italian
troops on the Carso front have devel
oped renewed activity, pushing recon-
noitertng parties toward the Austrian
lines, where' they are drawn up for the
defense of Triest. Prisoners, arms and
ammunition werebrought back by the
Italian raiders, 'the War Office an
nounces.
Germans on Western Front.
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BERLIN, Oct. 23. The text of
day's official statement as to
fighting in the west is:
"To the south of the Somme,
succeeded during the afternoon in
vancing to the northern part of Ambrol
Wood, north of Chaulnes. During the
night -rrur line of defense at this place
was withdrawn, in accordance with in
structions, to a prepared position east
of the northern portion of the wood.
without any action on the part of the
enemy.
"North of the Somme, the violent ar
tillery duel continued yesterday with
undiminished vigor. From the after
noon until far into the night, the Brit
ish, between Le Sars and Les Boeufs,
and the French adjoining them as far as
Rancourt, attacked with the strongest
forces. Our brave infantry, assisted
splendidly by the artillery and aviators.
broke up all attacks with sanguinary
losses for the enemy. Only northeast
of Sailly-Saillisel did the French enter
a small part of a first-line trench, dur
ing a night attack.
'On the front of the German Crown
Prince, between the Argonne and the
Woevre, the artillery was very active.
Monday's War Moves
THE Dobrudja region of Roumania
apparently is being overrun by the
forces of the Teutonic allies.
Constanza. Roumanla's chief seaport
and fortress on the Black Sea. already
has fallen into the hands of the troops
of the right wing of Field Marshal von
Mackensen's army, while the left wing
is nearing the town of Tchernavoda
where the Danube is spanned by the
bridge of the railroad running from
Constanza to Bucharest. Near the
center of their front, which extends
across the Dobrudja from the sea to
the Danube, the invaders have cut the
railroad near Murfatlar, and pushed
their troops far beyond the railway
line, according to Berlin.
Before the rapid advance of the Ger
mans, Bulgarians and Turks rapid de
spite the heavy rains and soggy ground
the Russians and Roumanians are in
retreat along the entire front, but ac
cording to Petrograd are offering stub
born resistance.
Aside from the operations in Do
brudja. another British smash at the
German line in the Somme region of
France, which netted them more than
1000 yards of trenches east of Guede-
court and Les Boeufs, and carried their
front a step nearer the Baupume-Pe
ronne road, is the most noteworthy in
cident of the fighting on any front.
gain, described by Paris as "apprecl
able," also is recorded for the French
northeast of Morval, which lies Just to
the south of the region where the
British and Germans were in contact.
Wilson's Conduct of Foreign Affairs
Has Placed Nation in Contempt
Before tho World Sec
retary Baker Scored.
EAST LAS VEGAS. N. M. Oct. 23.
Theodore Roosevelt, in a 20-minute
peech here tonight, criticised Presi-
ent Wilson's Mexican policy, and
rged his hearers to vote for Charles
Evans Hughes and "real Americanism."
The United States, he said. In order
nally to restore order in Mexico, "must
restore our neighbor republic to its
roper governors. Just as was done in
Cuba."
Colonel Roosevelt declared that the
Wilson foreign policies had placed the
United States in contempt before the
world.
General Pershing, he said, should
nave been sent after villa " with or
ders to get him in spite of Carranza
or any other leader who "might en
deavor to interfere."
Mexican-Americana Held Loyal.
He added that if he were called upon
to raise a division to go into Mexico
he would call upon citizens of New
Mexico of Mexican origin, because he
had found them loyal Americans and
good, fighters when they served him
with his rough riders.
Colonel Roosevelt left here tonight
for Colorado.
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M., Oct. 23.
Theodore Roosevelt had a cordial re
ception here today.
After breakfast he was. the central
figure in a parade. There was a
mounted escort, including a dozen
former "Rough Riders," and two cow
girls, who presented Colonel Roose
velt with bouquets and were thanked
and complimented.
Colonel Roosevelt snoke from a
platform erected in front of a down
town hotel. He denounced Secretary
of War Baker for the latter's compari
son of Washington's soldiers with Mex-
can revolutionists and criticised the
President for putting Secretary Baker
n me uaDlnet in the first d ace. and for
keeping him after the reported comparison.
Arilwn's Acquiescence Scored.
"This statement of Mr. Baker's
eisced in by the silence of Mr. Wilson."
said Colonel Roosevelt, "shows that Mr.
Wilson in his heart believes that Wash
ington was no better than Villa or Car
ranza; that the men of- the revolution
stood on a level with the miscreant
crew who during the last three years
and a half In Mexico have murdered
Americans by the hundreds and Mex
icans by the tens of thousands.
These men have perpetrated every
species of outrage upon women and
children and have turned all Mexico
into a hell of starvation, disease and
misery; they have done this- with the
active " or passive assistance of the
American Government under the lead
or Mr. Wilson: and Mr. Wilson's Cab
inet officer now defends them by the
foulest slander on the men who made
us a iMatlon."
COLORADO HAS CAR FAMINE
Fruit Crop Threatened and Fuel
Situation Is Serious.
DENVER. Oct. 23. The Public Util
ities Commission today telegraphed
members of Interstate Commerce Com
mission relative to the car shortage in
Colorado, It was said the fruit crop
was threatened and also a coal famine
unless the situation was relieved soon.
The Federal Commission was told
that information was at hand that the
alleged shortage vas due to congestion
of loaded cars in Eastern markets, and
a request was made for any action the
commission could take to relieve the
situation
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BUCHAREST, Oct. 23. The text of
today's official statement is:
"In the Buzeu Valley, at Table ButzL
Bratocea and Predelus. there was artil
lery bombardments. The situation has
not changed. At Predeil a very violent
enemy attack was repulsed. In the
region of Dragoslavele we have re
captured Mount Presacai, taking sev
eral prisoners and three machine guns.
On our left there were numerous at
tacks and counter-attacks. We re
tained our positions.
"We repulsed an enemy detachment
which advanced from Scara through the
Topolog Valley. We have taken 122
prisoners and have captured three ma
chine guns.
"In the region of Orosovo we have re
pelled an enemy attack directed against
the village of Berza.
"In Dobrudja fighting continues with
violence. Our troops retired immedi
ately to the south of Tchernavoda (Con
stanza Railway).
Bulgarian.
SOFIA, via London, Oct, 23. The text
of today's official statement follows:
"Macedonian front The situation is
unchanged. Our counter attack in the
Cerna Bend is developing successfully.
We repulsed a weak attack against the
village of Tarnova in the Moglenica
Valley and on both sides of the Vardar.
On the Aegean Coast the enemy's fleet
bombarded the heights near Orsano and
Leftera.
"Roumanian front Near Kiodvo and
Silistria there was -a bombardment on
both sides of the river. In the Do
brudja region we finally broke the En
emy's resistance. Our right wing oc
cupied Tekrghiol and arrived within six
miles south of Constanza. Eight guns.
iO machine guns and much war mate
rial were captured in addition to 200
more prisoners.
French in Macedonia.
PARIS. Oct. 23. Desperate fighting
in the bend of the Cerna on the Mace
donian front has resulted favorably to
the entente forces, according to today's
War Office announcement. The Bul
garians counter-attacked in strong
force, but were defeated by the Serb
ians, who inflicted heavy losses on the
attacking troops.
British in Macedonia.
LONDON, Oct. 23. The following of
ficial report from the Macedonian front
was given out here today:
"On the Struma front, rain is still
impeding operations. A French patrol,
acting; in conjunction, with, our forces,
Berlin, in touching upon the fighting
against the British and French Sunday
between Le Sars and Rancourt. says th
attacks of the entente allies were Ban
guinarlly repulsed. It is admitted in
the German official communication th
Germans withdrew Sunday night frftm
the north of Chaulnes, south of the
Somme. to a position lying east of the
northern part of the Chaulnes wood.
On the Transylvania front stubborn
fighting is still in progress between th
Teutonic allies and the Roumanians for
the mountain passes and the territory
Inside Roumania which has been cap
tured by the Austro-Germans.
The Russians having been cleare
from the Narayuvka region of Gallcia,
the Austro-Germans have hurled a vio
lent attack against other forces
Emperor Xsicholas north of Brody, nea
the Volhynia-Galicia border. The at
tack was repulsed, according to Pet
rograd.
. At the bend of the Cerna River i
Serbia, Berlin says the Germans an
Bulgarians, fighting side by side, have
halted the offensive of the Serbs, wh
now are on the defensive. Bad wea
ther is still hampering full operation
on the Macedonian front.
The Italians have again begun a live
ly ' bombardment of Austrian position
on the Carso .Plateau .northwest
Triest probably presaging another at
tempt soon to press forward toward
Austria's chief seaport on the Adriatic.
Ten steamers and two sailing ves
sels all of them neutral are reported
to have been sunk, but whether by sub
marines or mines is not stated. Five
of the steamers were Norwegian,, two
Greek, two Danish and one Dutch. They
aggregated 12,472 tons gross. The sai
ing craft were a Danish schooner and
a Swedish bark. The British steame
Cabotia of 4309 tons is believed to have
been sunk.
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SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 23. Plan, for
the acquisition of additional nnwr
pianis ana me aistributlng system of
tne fuget sound Traction. Llirht vfe
Power Company in Seattle, to give the
municipality a monopoly of the electric
light and power business within the
city limits, have been announced by the
puonc utilities committee of the Citv
Council.
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estimated at J10.000.000. of which
$7,000,000 would be spent in acquiring
by condemnation the Snoqualmie Falls
power plant and the city distribution
system of the Pugret Sound company.
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acquire an entirely new. corrmletelv
aeveiopea power site, increase the ca
pacity of the present municipal hydro
electric plant at Cedar Falls 60 cer cent
and double the city's steam auxiliary
plant.
Two ordinances, one authorizing con
demnation proceedings to acquire the
desired property from the Puget Sound
Company and the other providing for
the $?. 000000 city development project
have been prepared. The latter ordi
nance will be introduced at the Coun
cil meeting next Monday.
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a combined capacity of 13.400 kilowatts.
The city light department now has
43,000 customers. The Puget Sound
company, according to city records, has
only 18,000 customers in Seattle, but
disposes of a much larger amount of
Current than the city, most of the
Puget Sound company's customers be
ing large consumers. The Snoqualmie
Falls plant has a capacity of 19.000
kilowatts. The Puget Sound company
has six other power plants, which are
used to furnish power for streetcar
purposes and for other municipalities.
On the theory that white surroundings In
operat'nif rooms shock patients and affect
the vision of surg-eons, a San Francisco doctor
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The Su
preme Court today refused to review
the conviction of James 13. &mith, vice-
president; - F. C Hills, dock superin
tendent, and E. H. Mayer, checker,
respectively, of the Western Fuel Com
pany, of San Francisco, of conspiring
to defraud the Government by false
weighing- of dutiable coal and the
punishment prescribed in the Cali
fornia Federal Court will stand.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23. The de
cision of the United States Supreme
Court today refusing to review the con
victions of James B. Smith, Frederick
C. Mills and Edward 1L Mayer, markt
the failure of the final effort of the
convicted officials to escape San
Quentln Prison and a County Jail sen
tence imposed upon Mayer. Smith and
Mills were sentenced in 1914 to 18
months each in San Quentln and Mayer
to a year in the Alameda County Jail.
Besides. Smith was fined $5000.
All have been out on bail since the
day they were indicted with eight
others. February 8, 1913, on a charge of
conspiring In a fraud scheme by which
the Government was alleged to have
been swindled out of at least $1,000,000
in customs duties and "drawbacks" on
Imported coal.
. The refusal of the Supreme Court
to review the convictions means, in
official opinion, that the Government
will proceed with the prosecution of
Its civil suit against the Western
Fuel Company to recover $861,576.95, the
value of cargoes on which duties were
evaded and "drawbacks" were paid by
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