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THE MORNING OKEGONUX. TOUKSDAT, AUGUST S3, 1917.
10 AIR RAIDERS ARE
REPELLED AT COAST
Eleven Persons Are Killed at
Dover, and Three Planes
Are Brought Down.
NIGHT ATTACK FRUITLESS
Germans Mako Two Visits to
Eastern Part of . England.
Ramsgate Is Bombed From
Great Altitude.
LO.VDON, Aug-. 22. Ten German air
planes approached the English coast in
the. County of Kent today, the British
"War Office announces. Three of the
raiding machines were brought down.
Lord French's report shows that
bombs were dropped by the raiding atr
ehips on Dover, Margate and Ramsgate.
There were no casualties at Margate,
but at Dover and Ramsgate 11 persons
were killed and 13 injured. A hospital
and some houses were damaged.
The pilot of one of the enemy ma
chines brought down was rescued, hav
ing been only slightly wounded.
An air-raid warning was Issued in
London this morning. About an hour
later the announcement "all clear" was
made, indicating that the raiders bad
been driven off.
German airships made a raid off the
Yorkshire coast last night, it is also
announced officially. So far as has been
ascertained the damage inflicted was
small.
The communication issued by Lord
French, commander-in-chief of the
home forces, says:
"Ten enemy airplanes approached
over the Kentish coast near Ramsgate
about 10:15 A. M. Being met and
heavily engaged by machines of the
royal flying corps and royal naval air
service, and also by gunfire from anti
aircraft guns, the raiders were unable
to penetrate inland.
"A small party traveled west to Mar
gate, but then turned homeward. The
remainder skirted the coast to the
south as far as Dover.
The Admiralty has issued the follow
ing amplification of Lord French's re
port :
"Ten enemy airships of the Gotha
type were attacked by naval airplanes
in the vicinity of Ramsgate between
10 and 11 A. M. today. The enemy ma
chines, which were flying at a height
between 11.000 and lli.OOO feet, were
closely engaged, and in addition to the
two mentioned by Lord French, in the
earlier communication, another was
hot down by the Royal Naval Air
Squadron machine close to the coast.
The remaining seven Gothas headed
seaward, followed by numerous naval
aircraft.
"The pilot of a Royal Naval Air
Squadron airship, which chased the
raiders oversea, reports that after fir
ing 300 rounds of ammunition into one
of the enemy machines both gunners
appeared to have been killed."
SWISS TO LIMIT BREAD
Vsers of Coal Also Are Fut Under
. - .Restrictions.
BERNE, Switzerland. Aug. 22. The
Federal Council yesterday chose Octo
ber 1 as the definite date when the
bread card system will be introduced
in Switzerland. The daily consumption
will b limited for the time being to
"50 grammes per person, plus . 600
grammes of flour monthly.
The council also took measures to
reduce the coal consumption, especially
through the conservation of electrical
energy.
Kach canton is ordered to save coal
by the early closing of moving picture
and public establishments. The sale
of warm food is interdicted after
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ZABERN INCIDENT WARNS
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enter the regiment as probationary en
sign. In both cases the young officer
Is observed by the officers during a
period of probation, and can only be
come an officer of that regiment by
the consent of the regimental officeis.
In other words, each regiment Is like
a club, the officers having the right of
blackball.
This system has virtually confined
the professional officers to a class of
nobles. It is not at all unusual to find
in a regiment officers whose ancestors
were officers of the same regiment 200
years of more ago.
Reserve Officers of Lot Grade.
In addition to these officers who
make the army their career a certain
number of Germans, after undergoing
an enlistment in the army of one year
and two periods of training thereafter
are made reserve officers. These re
serve officers are called to the colors
for maneuvers, and, of course, when
the whole nation Is arrayed In war.
The reserve officers seldom attain a
rank higher than that of Captain. They
may, however, while exercising civil
functions, be promoted, and in this
manner the Chancellor, while occupy
ing civil positions, haa gradually been
promoted to the rank of General, and
Von Jagow, during the war, to the
rank of Major.
As a rule reserve officers are the
one-yearers, or "eln Jaehriger," who,
because they have attained a certain
standard of education, serve only one
year with the army instead of two re
quired from others. The Bavarian
army is in a sense independent of
Rrussia, but is modeled on the same
system.
Officers Are Arrogant.
For years officers of the army, both
1n the discharge of. their duties and
outside, have behaved in a very arro
gant way twaijd the civil population.
Time and again while I was in Ger
many waiting in line at some ticket
office an officer has shoved himself
. ahead of all others without even a pro
test from those waiting.
On one occasion I went to the races
in Berlin with my brother-in-law and
bought a box. While we were out
looking at the horses between the races
ft Prussian officer and his wife seated
themselves in our box. I called the at
tention of one of the ushers to this,
but the usher said that he did not dare
ask a Prussian officer to leave, and It
was only after sending for the head
usher and showing him my Jockey Club i
badge and my pass as Ambassador that
I was able to secure possession of my
own box.
There have been many Instances in
Germany where officers, having a slight
dispute with civilians, have Instantly
cut the civilian down. Instances of
this kind and the harsh treatment of
the Germans by officers and under
offlcers, while serving in the army, un
doubtedly created In Germany a spirit
of antagonism not only to the army
Itself, but to the whole military system
of Prussia.
Zabern Affair Brings Things to n Bead.
Affairs were brought to a head by
the so-called Zabern affair. In this af
fair the internal antagonism between
the civil population and professional
soldiers, which had assumed great pro
portions in a period of long peace,
seemed to reach its climax. Of course,
this antagonism had increased with
the increase in 1913-14 of the effective
strength of the standing army, bring
ing a material increase in the numbers
of officers and non-commissioned offi
cers who represent military profes
sionalism. The imperial provinces, or Reichs
land, as Alsace and Lorraine are called,
had been in a peculiar position within
the body politic of Germany since their
annexation In 1S70.
The Reichsland. as Indicated by Its
name, was to be considered as common
property of the German empire and
was not annexed to any one German
state. Its government Is by an Im
perial viceroy, with a kind of Cabinet,
consisting of one Secretary of State,
Civil and Under Secretaries and depart
ment heads, assisted by a legislative
body of two members, one elected by
popular vote and the other consisting
of members partly elected by munclpal
bodies, universities, churches and so
forth, and partly appointed by the Im
perial government. The Viceroy and
his Cabinet are appointed by the Em
peror in his capacity of the sovereign
of the Reichsland.
Alsace Give a Representation.
Until the thirty-first of May, 1917,
the Reichsland had no constitution of its
own, the form of government being reg
ulated by the Reichstag and Federal
Council (Bundesrath) in about the same
way as the territories of the United
States are ruled by Congress and Presi
dent. In 1911 Alsace-Lorraine received
a constitution which gave them repre
sentation in the Federal Council, rep
resentation in the Reichstag having al
ready been granted as early as 1871.
The sympathy of Alsace-Lorraine for
France had been increased by the pol
icy of several of the German Viceroys,
Von Manteuffel, Prince Hohenlohe,
Prince Munster and Count Wedel, who
had, in their administration, alternat
ed severe measures with great lenien
cy and had not Improved conditions, so
that the population, essentially South
German, was undoubtedly irritated by
the tone and manner of the North Ger
man officials.
Great industries had been developed
by the imperial government, especially
textile and coal mining, and the indus
trial population centering in Mulhaus
en was hotly and thoroughly eocial
democratic. The upper or well-to-do
classes were tied to France by family
connections and by religion. The bour
geois remained mildly anti-German
more properly speaking, anil-govern-.
ment for similar reasons, and the
working men were opposed to the gov
ernment on social and economic
grounds. The farming population, not
troubling much about politics, but being
affected by the campaign of the na
tionalistic press, were in sympathy with
France. So the atmosphere was well
prepared for the coming storm.
Young; Lieutenant la Insulting.
Zabern. or, in French, Saverne, is a
little town of between 8000 and 9000
inhabitants beautifully situated at the
foot of the Vosges Mountains on the
banks of the Rhine-Marne Canal. Its
garrison comprised the staff and two
battalions infantry regiment No. 91,
commanded by Von Reuter, and among
its officers was a Lieutenant von Forst
ner, a young man duly 20 years old.
whose boyish appearance had excited
the school children and boys working
in nearby iron factories to ridicule
him.
It became known that this young of
ficer, while Instructing his men, had
insulted the French flag and had called
tne Alsatian recruits "wackes," a nick
name meaning "squarehead," and fre
quently used by the people of Alsace
Lorraine in a jocular way, but hotly
resented. by them if used toward them
by others. It was further reported that
he bad promised his men a reward of
10 marks if one of them, in case of
trouble, should briii down & social
democrat.
Forstner had told his men to beware,
and warned them against listening to
French foreign agents, whom the Ger
mans claimed were inducing French
soldiers to desert in order to join the
French Legion. It Is probable that
Forstner, in talking to his men of the
French Foreign Legion, used languag.
offensive to French ears.
Feople Hear Reports.
He admitted that he had used the
word "wackes" in defiance of an order
of the commanding general, and for
this he had been punished with several
days" confinement in a military pris
on. Lieutenant Forstner, wivo was or
dered to instruct his squad abjut the
regulations in case of trouble with the
civilian population, claimed that he had
only added to the usual instructions a
statement that every true soldier
should do his best to suppress any dis
turbances, and that he (Forstner)
would give a special reward to any of
his men who would arrest one of "these
damned social democrats."
Reports of the acts of Forstner and
other officers were rapidly spread
among the population. The two news
papers of Zabern published articles. The
excitement grew and. there were dem
onstrations against the officials, and
especially Forstner. Finally conditions
became so bad that Colone. von Reuter
requested the head of the local civil
administration. Director Mahler, to re
store order, stating that he would take
the matter into his own hands if order
were not restored.
Assemblage Is Dismissed.
he director, a native of a small Til
lage near Zabern, replied coolly that
he saw no necessity for Interfering
with, peace-loving and law-abiding peo
ple.. A large crowd assembled in front
of the barracks on November 29, 1913.
Colonel von Reuter ordered Lieutenant
Schad, commanding the guard as offi
cer of the day, to disperse the crowd.
Accordingly Lieutenant Schad called
the guard to arms and three times sum
moned the-crowd to disperse and go
home. The soldiers charged and drove
the multitude across the square and into
a side street and arrested about 15 per
sons. Among them were the president,
two judges and the state attorney of
the Zabern Supreme Court, who had
just come out from the court building
and who were caught in the crowd.
They were subsequently released. The
rest of the persons arrested were kept
in the cellar of the barracks over night
(Continued Tomorrow.)
AMMUNITION FAILS;
TANKER CAPTURED
American Steamer Surrenders
After Firing 180 Rounds
. in FourrHour Battle.
U-BOAT IS SPEEDY CRAFT
Submarine Sunk In Vicinity of
Campana Incident May Have
. Carried Down Captain ana
Five Captive Gunners,
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 22. The
Standard Oil tank steamer Campana,
whose cantain and five of her Navy
gunners were taken prisoners by a Ger
man submarine on August 6, surren
dered to the U-boat, but only because
she hail not another shot to fire. The
Campana's ammunition, after firing 180
shots, became exhausted.
This was the story told by J. H.
Bruce, third mate of the Campana, who.
with 40 other members of the Cam
pana's crew and eight gunners, arrived
today on a French battleship. The
battle began at 6 A. M. and was waged
for four hours at a range of between
7300 and 7500 yards.
Surrender Signal Ignored.
After the Campana hoisted the inter
national signal of surrender, her last
shell gone, the submarine, nevertheless,
continued to fire, Bruce said, and all
hands took to the boats.
The U-boat commander first ap
proached the boat commanded by
Bruce, which had aboard the Campana's
13 naval gunners, and ordered It along
side. He then went to the lifeboat
occupied by Captain Albert Oliver, of
the Campana, and took him prisoner.
Having room enough only for six ad
ditional men aboard his craft, the Ger
man skipper made only five of the
gunners prisoners, Bruce said.
The submarine was the U-2. Bruce
did not learn the commander's name.
The German told him, he said, that he
had first fired a torpedo at tne Cam
pana, but had missed, the projectile ap
parently passing under the steamship.
The Campana was sent to the bottom
by bombs after her crew had been al
lowed to return and get their personal
effects. Directions were given to
Bruce by the submarine commander
how to reach the nearest port.
Bruce said he was told by an
officer of the war vessel that he
had heard a wireless message from
another French cruiser saying that
it had sunk a German submarine
in the vicinity of the place where the
Campana had been sunk. Bruce said it
was only a matter of conjecture as to
whether this was the submarine that
attacked his vessel, but, if true, be
feared it meant that Captain Oliver and
his gunners had perished.
"Bluejackets Are Game Lot.
"When Captain Oliver and the other
prisoners went below on -the subma
rine." said Bruce, "they bid us good
by and the U-boat captain assured me
they would be treated as prisoners of
war and landed in a few days at a
German base.
"The bluejackets with us were a
game lot. When the last shell had
gone they would have tackled the Ger
mans with their revolvers had they
been ordered. It would have been a
useless . sacrifice of life, as the Ger
mans bad us at their mercy.
The gunners taken prisoner were:
James Ielaney, chief gunner's mate;
William Miller, seaman: Fred Jacobs,
seaman: Ray Roop. boatswain's mate
second-class, and Charles Kline, the
gunners mate.
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TEUTONS AIM, AT RIGA
RUSSIANS RETIRE TO MARSHES
IS EAR RIVEIl A A.
Heavy Artillery Bombardment Is Be-
gun in Regjloi. of Dvlnslt,
on Uvina River.
PET R OG RAD, Aug. 22. The Ger
mans have begun . n offensive on the
northern part of the Russian line be
tweeu the Tirul marshes and the river
Aa, the War Office announces. The
Russians have retired two or three
versts northward between the marshes
and the river.
The Germans drove back advanced
posts of Russian cavalry to the town
of Kemmern, In the direction of Tuk-
kum.
A heavy artillery bombardment has
been begun by the Germans In the re
gions of Uvlnsk, on the Dvina River,
near the northern end or the front, and
of Brody, in Northern Galicia, near the
border.
BERLIN, Aug. 22. (Britlsu Ad
miralty. per Wireless Press.) Activity
by Russians and Teutons was revived
yesterday on the Baltic and Galician
ends of the eastern front, according to
an announcement made today, by the
German War Department. ' '
On the Roumanian front strong Rou
manian forces attacked the Austro-
German positions in the regions of Gro-
zechtl and Soveja, but, the statement
adds, all the assaults were repulsed
with heavy losses.
PORTLAND LABOR IS LOYAL
Leader Hero Says "Workmen Are to
Help to Win War.
Neither aid nor comfort is given the
I. W. W. strikers in Washington or
elsewhere by the Central Labor Council
of Portland, despite reported action In
sympathy 1th the agitators by the
Spokane Central Labor Council.
Charles P. Howard, president of the
Portland labor body, declared yester
day that labor here is loyal to the
Government and it will do everything
possible to help Uncle Sam win the
war. In President Howard's opinion,
this can best be done by standing by
and keeping busy; not by striking and
causing disorder and agitation.
It is declared by IXr. Howard that the
Portland Central Labor Council would
not even consider such a resolution as
was adopted at Spokane, which was In
support of the I. W. W. stand demand
ing the release of Imprisoned members
of that organization.
CALL IS MADE FOR 30 MEN
Colonel May Asks Klamath Falls to
Help Till Third Oregon.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 22.
(Special.) C. C. Chltwood. of this city
today received the following telegram
from Colonel John L. May, of the Third
Oregon Infantry:
Want SO Eood men for Third Oregon In
fantry. Have Home physician look them over
and. if In his judgment, they are pnysicaiiy
lit, will Drlnx them in to uiacKaman. jvii
the men tn Klamath Kails and vicinity villi
be placed Irt one company, and I -would ap
preciate very much having? Klamath County
represented in Oregon a miamry regiment.
Wire xne wb&t you can oo.
So many inquiries have been made by
men wishing to enlist in the Third
Oregon and wishing to be in a Jvl
math company if possible. It is expect
ed little difficulty will be experienced
in obtaining the desired number.
RUSSIAN SITUATION GRIM
Official Jfevts Cuuses Concern as to
What May Happen.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Official dl
patches have been received from Russia
within the last 24 hours of such
character as to cause soma concern
over the situation they picture.
They will not be made public, much
less be discussed at this time by Amer
ican officials, who regard them as in
dicating a condition with which the
provisional government has to deal.
It is known that the dispatches refer
to no physical events such as would
be suppressed by the censorship at
Petrograd, but rather are an estimate
of political conditions.
The extent of German intrigue in
Russia is well known and the subject
matter of the dispatches probably is
connected with that.
QUARREL FATAL TO TWO
Wenatchee Farmer Said to Hare
Shot and Killed Neighbors.
WEXATCHEE, Wash., Aug. 22. J.
W. Coon, a "rancher, is said by Sheriff
McManus to have shot and killed Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph A. Charlton, neigh
bors, with whom he had quarreled over
irrigation water rights yesterday
morning at his place three miles north
of town.
Coon immediately afterward called
the Sheriff by telephone and said that
he was ready to give himself up. He
declares that he shot in self-defense.
Charlton tiring the first shot.
One Out of Three Physically Fit.
BEND. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.) Only
one-third of the men appearing for
examination for the National Army
here today were accepted as physically
sound. They are Homer C. Grogan,
Karl P. Updike, Edward J. Peterman,
Hugh P. Crow, Delmar B. Davis,
Shelby L. Allen and Willis II. Nicholson.
Plumbing Shop Source of Fire.
Complaint 1s made by proprietors of
Tanger s Grocery, 675 First street, that
newspaper items relating to a fire in
that place Tuesday stated the blaze
started there. They say the fire started
In a plumbing shop next door aud
spread to their establishn ent.
Loo mis, Wash., Man Wounded.
OTTAWA, Aug. 22. The name of W.
C. White. - of Loomis, Wash., appears
among the wounded in today's casualty
list.
Wealthy Utah Farmer Slain.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2 2.
THREE DIE ATN0RTH BEND
J. E. Xievertv, Mrs. Ii. E. Mllledge
and Chinese Girl Succumb.
NORTH BEND, Or., Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) Three deaths have occurred here
in the last 24 hours. J. E. Leverty,
who arrived here recently from Lostlne
and was employed in the box factory,
died after but three hours' illness. Mrs.
L. Ii Milledge, an invalid, also died
suddenly. Mrs. Mllledge was formerly
a resident of Roseburg.
The third death was that of a Chinese
baby girL
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Thoughtful people these days are urging economy in
eating, and many are even advocating "no breakfast."
The "no breakfast" plan may agree with some, but
most people feel better and work better on at least a light"
breakfast.
A great many have found that a liberal dish of Grape
Nuts, served with cream, milk, or fruit juice, furnishes
ample morning nourishment, is easily digested, and pro
motes buoyancy and clearness of mind.
contains all the nourishing goodness of wheat and barley,
including the vital mineral salts of the grain, and is a
most delicious food.
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Kegro Lynched at Marshall, Texas.
MARSHALL, Tex., Aug. 22. Charles
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