Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 19, 1916, Page 4, Image 4

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THE 3IOIIXIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916.
FRENCH TAKE 11.387
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Success Along Verdun Front
Is Regarded in London as
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. Answer xo uvertures.
DICTATED TERMS DISLIKED
"Paris War Office, However, Admits
Violent German Attack on tho .
Meuse lias Resulted In
Obtaining of Footing.
PARIS. Dec 18. French forces hare
taken a total of 11,387 German pris
oners on the Verdun front since De
cember 15, according to the announce
ment made by the French War Office
this afternoon.
A violent German counter attack on
the Meuse has resulted in German
forces obtaining a footing at the Cham
brettes farm.
NEW AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND GENERAL FALKENHAYN MEET
IN ROUMANLA.
DICTATED TERMS AXGEK AWLIES
French Victory at Verdun Consid
ered Reply to German Overtures.
LONDON. Dec. 18. The morning
papers comment with enthusiasm on
the French victory at Verdun and pay
the heartiest tributes to French lead
ership, valor and skill. The opportunity
Is taken to rediscu3s the peace offer in
the light of this blow inflicted on the
Germans, which Is regarded as demon
strating that the latter's morale is se
riously undermined. It is also claimed
that the battle puts the actual position
as between the central powers and the
allies in a truer perspective than that
offered by the Teutonic successes in
Rouraania. The Telegraph says:
"It comes at the right moment as an
assurance of allied success.
"We can imagine no more eloquent
answer to Chancellor Bethmann-Holl-weg
than that furnished by General
Nivelle's victory."
The Post, recalling German claims
to victory in the war, says that France
has given a most damning refutation
at Verdun, and, according to the peace
offer, asserts that all the allies are
resolved not to accept the dictated
terms of peace.
The Daily News says:
"The value of the victory at Verdun
Is not to be measured by the prisoners
and guns taken or the ground recap
tured. Its real significance lies in the
effect it must have on the morale of
both sides. There is no doubt that on
both sides the campaign in Roumanla
has exercised an influence quite dis
proportionate. It is an additional ar
gument, so far as the allies are con
cerned, not for an arrogant refusal
even to consider the question of peace,
but for a cautious willingness to listen
to terms which the sobering influence
of the war is inducing Germany to
offer'
The Chronicle also refers to Rouma
nla, and says that the "brilliant victory
at Verdun comes at an opportune mo
ment, and should serve to remind neu
tral and allied opinion alike that, in
spite of their single victorious cam
paign in Roumanla, the record of 1916
has been a record not of victory, but
of defeat for the central powers."
The Times says that Verdun is one
very apt reply to all Germany's vaunts,
and the attitude of Russia is another.
FRENCH BATTLESHIP HIT
Berlin Reports Submarine Action,
but Paris Makes Denial.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 18, via London.
A French battleehip of the Patrie class
was torpedoed and badly damaged by
a German submarine in the Mediter
ranean on December 12. according to
an official statement issued in Berlin
today.
The statement also reports the tor
pedoing on December 11 of the "armed
French transport Maghelan:' a 6000
ton vessel having on board 1000 troops
LONDON, Dec. 18. It was stated by
the French Admiral today that there
was no truth in the statement' that
French man-of-war of the Patrie class
was damaged on December 12, and that
the loss of the Maghelan already had
been reported.
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KHAL FALKEMIAYN (RIGHT).
Tills photograph. Is the latest of the Emperor to reach this country. It
was - made on the new Emperor's return to the fighting front from Vienna,
where he had been called on the death of his uncle, the late Francis Joseph.
The meeting pictured above took place at Kronstadt.
DEAD AVIATOR FLIES
Report of Late Captain Boelke
Tells Grewsome Tale.
ONE FIGHT AT 3 METERS
Famous. German Cripples Another
Enemy Aeroplane and Observer
Climbs Out on Wing to
Balance Machine.
CHEYENNE HAS BAD FIRES
Two Conflagrations Cans Property
Xioss Totaling $200,000.
CHEYENNE, Wyo, Dec 18. Roy
White, of Bayles, Cal., his wife and four
children lost their lives early today
when fire destroyed the Interocean
Hotel, where the Whites were patrons.
The bodies of Mrs. White and two
sons were found in the ruins today,
while a 9-months-old baby, rescued by
firemen, died from burns. One child
still Is In the smoldering wreckage. The
property loss was 140,000.
Shortly after midnight, while the
entire fire department and volunteers
were fighting the hotel fire ,a blaze
was discovered in the paint shops of
the Union Pacific Railroad. Two hour
later this fire was under control. Rail
road officials estimated the loss of
buildings and materials at $166,000.
Parcel Post to Russia Proposed.
NEW YORK, Dec. IS. Inauguration
of a movement to have a parcel post
system established between the United
States and Russia was announced to
day by the Merchants' Association here.
At the request of business interests
with houses In Russia, it was stated,
tiuch a postal convention was urged in
a letter sent to WUliam C Redfield
Secretary of Commerce.
taken by the Germans. The War Of
fice announces that the attacks were
without success. The statement reads:
"Eastern front Northwest of Lutsk
an effort was made by the Russians to
recapture positions taken by us on
December 16 near Bolporsk (Maly
Porsk). Their attacks, which they re
peated at night, were repulsed. Also
renewed advances by the enemy near
Augustowka, south of Zboroff, failed."
French.
16,647 TO GO HOME I?
" movement out of
Reduction of Border Guard
Continued by Funston.
MOVE TO END JAN. 5 OR 7
tonight that the order for the return
Guardsmen for mus-
Federal service was not
s foreshadowing a
Mexico by General
Pershing's column.
Officials also explained that a force
of 75.000 Guardsmen would be main
tained on the border until Pershing
was withdrawn, and that today's order
merely, was in pursuance of the pre
viously announced policy to reduce the
militia in the field to the minimum
necessary.
It was generally understood here that
when the expedition in Mexico Is with
drawn the entire Guard torce will be
returned to home points for muster out.
Ohio Liability Ijjiw Verdict Upheld.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Sustaining
application of Ohio's employers' liabil
ity law to railroad employes injured in
intrastate commerce, the Supreme Court
today affirmed a $5000 verdict against
the Erie Railroad in favor of J(mes T.
AVelsh. Toungstown. O., yard conductor,
who lost an arm in an accident in 111.
Extra Dividend on Steel Ordered.
PITTSBURG. Dec. 18. Directors of
the Crucible Steel Company of America
today declared an extra dividend of 2
per cent on the preferred stock on ac
count of deferred dividends. It will
be payable January 31.
BERLIN, Dec. 18. (By wireless to
Sayville.) Replete with dramatic in
cidents and interesting features are the
reports Just published of the late Cap'
tain Boelke. the famous German avia
tor, who brought down 40 hostile aero
planes during his service with the
armv. which ended with his death on
October 29 last. As summarized by the
Overseas News Agency, these reports
from the field include the following
The reports show that in the major
ity of the air engagementa the distance
between the combatants usually was
about 100 meters, but often from only
30 to 40 meters. On November 2, 1915,
Boelke approached a French aviator as
close as three meters. "He fled." says
Boelke's report, "but it dldn t help him,
for I was much quicker. I fired 500
shots, keeping up the .fire until he be
gan to fall. I had approached to a dis
tance of three meters, and stm ne naa
not begun to come down.
"At the .moment when & collision
seemed inevitable, I turned my ma
chine rapidly on its left side. The
enemy turned his upside down on the
right hand. I did not see him any
more."
On Harch 4, 1916, Boelke reported:
"Again I approached the enemy, who
already had been violently fired upon.
Then I saw something most peculiar.
The observer had climbed upon the left
wing of the machine and was climbing
to the supports. He looked at me as if
auite terrified and waved his band. I
had shot away a piece of the helm, and
the machine had pitched down with
him. In order to get it in balance the
observer had seated himself on the left
wing."
Boelke reported a grewsome Incident
as "occurring on one of the last of his
raids, on October 8 of this year.
I wondered at the stubbornness of
the enemy." wrote the aviator, "con
sidering that he must have been fin
ished a long time ago, but he continued
to circle in the same fashion. Reason
told me that the man must be dead
and that the machine was being
maintained in its right position only by
the rubber bands at the helm. There
fore I approached closely, and saw the
occupant of the machine leaning to.
ward the right side, dead. The aero,
plane bore the number 7495. The hor
rible picture left me unshaken. I let
the man alone and attacked the next
one."
PARIS, Dec. 18. The text of the of
ficial report from- the French War
Office today follows:
"South of the River Somme a detach
ment of the enemy which was endeav
oring to occupy our lines southeast of
Berny, has been repulsed with hand
grenades. On the right bank of the
River Meuse. after the bombardment
reported in the communication of yes
terday. German forces delivered a vio
lent counter-attack yesterday evening
upon our new positions. They sue
ceedtrd. newever. only in securing a
footing at a point on the Chambrettes
farm. We continue to hold the imme
diate surroundings of this location.
Elsewhere the night passed in quiet.
"The number of prisoners taken by
us since December 15 on the Verdun
front is at present, according to the
latest counting, 11.387, including 284
officers. The war material captured
or destroyed includes 115 cannon, 44
bomb throwers and 107 machine guns."
The bulletin Issued by the War Of
fice tonight reads:
"South of the Somme there was quite
pronounced, activity of the two artil
leries in the section of La Maisonette.
At 4 o'clock this morning an enemy
detachment, which attempted to carry
out a surprise attack against our
trenches south of Fresnes was repulsed
by grenades.
On the right bank of the Meuse our
troops. In a spirited engagement, drove
the enemy from the Chambrettes farm,
which we occupy anew in its entirety.
We took two machine guns.
"Intermittent cannonading occurred
on the rest of the front. An enemy
aviator dropped five bombs on Vieux
Thann, but no damage was done."
Strength, of Militia tTnits Remaining
In Service Now 75,000 All o
Troops Affected Are From '
Eastern States.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. Dec. 18. Na
tional Guard organizations aggregating
16.647 troops today were designated by
General Funston to leave the border
service and return to their respective
states to be mustered out of the Fed
eral service. He acted in compliance
with' War Department instructions.
The homeward movement of these or
ganizations will be In three groups to
facilitate use of rolling stock. Cars
are now being assembled for regiments
included in the first roup and the
movements from various border points
will- begin In a few days. General
Funston estimated that it would be
January 5 or 7 before all units in the
last group had started.
Other militia organizations included
In the movement are units of Pennsyl
vania. Michigan. Missouri, .Maryland,
Illinois. New York. Wisconsin and Vir
ginia. The movement was directed by Gen
eral Funston under authority of a gen
eral order issued recently by the War
Department to reduce as he deemed
best the forces of the National Guard
on the border. It involves 16.647 men,
which brings the strength of militia
troops on the Mexican border to 76,000
men. The entire movement Is expected
to be completed by January 7.
The following units will be returned
to their home stations as soon as trans
portation is available:
Nebraska Fourth Infantry.
Iowa Company A. Engineers.
Minnesota Brigade headquarters and Eeo
ond Infantry.
Kansas Company A, Signal Corps.
North Dakota First Infantry,
Vtah Field Hospital No. 1.
"General" Damages Denied Shippers
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Interstate
Commeice Commission reparation
awards against railroads for charging
unreasonable rates, the Supreme Court
decided today, bar recovery by ship
pers In state courts of additional "gen
eral" damages for injury to business.
Shippers may elect to take Interstate
Commerce Commission awards or sue
in state courts, but cannot recover be
fore both.
Storm Cuts Sisal Crop in Mexico.
NEW YOR.K. Dec. 18. One of the
worst storms in the history of Yuca
tan, Mexico, cut down the production
of sisal so that receipts of the product
at Progreso during November were 45.7
per cent below normal, according to
advices received here by the sisal
regulating committee and made public
today.
Beached Norwegian Freighter Afloat
' BRIGANTINE. N. J.. Dec. 18. The
Norwegian freight ' steamer Juno.
which came ashore off Little Beach, N.
J., during the snow storm on Saturday,
was floated at 12:30 P. M. today with
the aid of several wrecking tugs. Ap
parently undamaged, the Juno proceed
ed to New York.
Xlplsslng Declares Extra Dividend.
NEW YORK. Dec. 18. The Nipisslng
Mines Company today declared a divi
dend. of 5 per cent in addition to the
regular quarterly dividend of the same
amount.
SHIPPING POOL IS URGED
COMBINATION OF ALLIES TO CHECK
GERJI.IXY SUGGESTED.
Germanic coalition on equal terms
the ports of the entente powers.
In
French Expert Points) Oat That Effort
Will Be Made by Enemy to Trade
Under Neutral Flans.
PARIS. Dec. 18. Pooling of the ship
ment of the entente allies to the ex
clusion of the flags of all countries now
at war with them Is suggested for the
economic struggle expected after the
war by Georges Ancel. a Deputy from
Havre, and a specialist in such ques
tions. M. Ancel believes the benefits
of pooling as Illustrated by the pros
perity of shipping combinations should
be taken Into consideration -in connec
tion with the rebuilding of the French
merchant marine, and in consolldatin
positions which the fillies have garned
through the blockade of Germany and
Austria.
As soon as the seas are open to her
merchant fleet, M. Ancel said. Germany
naturally will make an immediate and
violent effort to recover her shipping.
It Is his opinion that she expects dis
crimination against her flag 'in ports
of France and Great Britain, and will
endeavor to bring about a union of
heutral shipping interests to be pooled
with her own to help her to compete
under their flags In those ports.
To checkmate this move M. Ancel pro
poses the admission of neutral shipping
to the pool of the entente allies on con
dition that the neutrals agree not to
enter any combinations with shipping
Interests flying the flag of any nation
now at war with the entente. This arr
rangement, M. Ancel points out. would
have the double effect of protecting
the interests of neutrals and preventing
Germany from organizing pools that
would enable her to use neutral flags
to escape from the restrictive measures
to which the German flag is likely to
be subjected In French, British, Italian,
Portuguese and other allied ports.
M. Ancel considers It inadmissible in
any case to tolerate the flags of the
Receiver Takes t $2,500,000.
CniCAGO. Dec. 18. Jacob M. Dickin
son, receiver for the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific Hallway, was au
thorized by Federal Judge Carpenter
today to pay $2,500,000 worth of re
ceiver's certificates which fall due Jan
uary 3, 1917. v The order also called for
the payment of $62,500 accrued Interest.
Westminster Is Reported Sunk.
LONDON, Dec. ' 18. Lloyd's reports
the sinking of the British steamship
Westminster.
The vessel referred to probably la
the 4324-ton steamship of that name,
built in 1905, and owned in London,
There Is also a British steamship West
minster of 252 tons, owned in Grimsby.
Ex-Premier Accused of Treason.
LONDON, Dec. 18. A warrant has
been Issued at Athens for the arrest
of Eliphtherlos Venizelos. the former
Premier, on charges of high treason
and of libeling the Greek general staff
in articles published in a newspaper
several months ago, says a Reuter dis
pntch from the Greek capital.
Supreme Court Holiday Recess.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The holiday
recess of the Supreme Court from nef
Friday to January 8 was announced today.
Anchorage Postmaster Named.
Washington. Dec. 18. Fred B. Wood.
Anchorage, Alaska, was nominated
postmaster today by the President.
Official War Report.
Roumanian.
BERLIN, Dec. 18. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) No change In the
situation on the Roumanian front ie
recorded In today's communication
from army headquarters. The state
ment follows:
"In the Mestecanescl sector, east of
the Golden Bystrltaa, there was a vio
lent artillery duel. Local engagement
with varying successes continued In the
Uzul Valley.
Tiostile columns retreating to Ibraila
were attacked by our airplane squad
rons with visible success."
75,000 TO STAY OX BORDER
Return or Entire Force Expected
Upon Withdrawal of Pershing.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18. It was offi
cially stated at the War Department
sjr m
Macedonian.
BERLIN. Dec. 18. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) Only artillery opera
tions on "the Macedonian front are re
ported in today:a army headquarters
statement, which reads:
"There has- been temporarily lively
artillery firing in the bend of the
Cerna.
GeVman, East Front.
ERLIN. Dec 18. (By wireless to
Sayville. K. Y.) The Russia
made an attack in Volhynla In the
region northwest of Lutsk yesterday
In an effort to recapture positions
B'
German, West Front.
BERLIN. Dec. 18. (By wireless to
Sayville.) Aside from minor activities
in the Somme and Meuse sectors there
were no important happenings on the
western front, army headquarters an
nounced today.
Crude Oil Advances.
INDEPENDENCE. Kan.. Dec 18.
Crude oil was advanced 10 cents a bar
rei here toaay, according to an an
nouncement posted by the Prairie OH &
Gas Company, making the price 81.20
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