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; GERMANS ATTACK
i AGAIN AT VERDUN
i Might Artillery Fire on North
i ern Half of Ypres Front
of Great Intensity.
BRITISH STRAIGHTEN LINES
9
Hard Battle Fonght at Close Quar-
ters Xear Laogemarck When
Germans Attempt to Re
gain Lost Ground.
PARIS, Sept. 24. Th Germans made
X repeated attacks against the French
lines today, particularly north of Ver
, dun, where they were driven back
under the French fire along a front of
. a mile and a quarter.
Secondary attacks north of Bezon
T teux, near Beaumont, were also re
pulsed with sangrulnary losses, accord
. ins to the statement of the War Office
; tonight.
By The Associated Press.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BEILGIUM, Sept. 24. The German guns
were exceedingly active during last
night on the northern half of the re
cent battle front, and at times the artil
lery duel reached a stage of great In
tensity. Several enemy barrages were
put down on the British front line,
while on the extreme left considerable
gas was employed, but no infantry
action is reported as having taken
place. Further north the French also
were under an Increased fire, and in
the coast sector the enemy's artillery
fire likewise was heavy, Nieuport being
made the objective of a severe bom
bardment. German Attack Broke.
In the southern section of the field
of the recent offensive conditions were
more quiet.
A hard local battle was fought at
close quarters just northeast of Lange
marck yesterday as a result of a Ger
man attempt to regain lost positions.
The outcome of this struggle was that
the German assault not only was
broken up, but in a counter drive the
British hurled the enemy from a strong
position he had held since the offensive
began last Thursday.
The conflict centered In a strong de
fense trench near the Louis farm. The
British occupied part of these defenses
on Thursday, ' but the Germans had
clung tenaciously to several hundred
yards of ground. On Saturday they
brought up storming troops, and yes
terday launched a furious attack In
an endeavor to dislodge the British.
British Fight With Bayonet.
Brief but bitter fighting followed
with rifle and bayonet, and so strongly
did the BrttiBh meet the onslaught that
the enemy was driven back, leaving
behind a considerable number of pris
oners. Half an hoar later the British
launched an attack on the section of
the trench held by the Germans. The
battle raged for several hours, the at
tacking troops finally driving the
enemy out and securing the whole po
sition. t -
The weather continues Ideal and. the
British are carrying, out rapidly the
work of consolidation throughout the
front.
Last evening the Germans made a
local attack on an advance British
position west of the city of Lens, after
heavy artillery preparation, and pushed
this post back to the British front
line. Early today the enemy laid down
a barrage fire on trenches east of
Monchy, and also from Roeux to the
chemical works for a short time, but
thus far no infantry attacks have been
reported.
CANADIANS HOLD HIGH LAND
Allies' Trenches Dominate Territory
About Xpres.
(By Canadian Press.)
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 23. While the Cana
dians had no part in winning Thurs
day's victory in the region east of
Ypres. where for many months in x915
and 1916 they kept the flag flying
under most difficult conditions, they
are doing their full part in the con
solidation of the ground won. As at
Messines part of the road and railway
maintenance under fire Is undertaken
by companies of Canadians, who have
remained in the Ypres region ever since
1915.
'A heavy artillery engagement was
In progress Saturday and the German
heavies were pounding away at the
summit of hill 60 and to the left, where
the Tpres-Menln road passes over the
ridge. But Canadian plck-and-shovel
men marched on and up into the shell
swept area as if it were all part of
the day's work.
Standing on a little hill between
Zlllebeke Lake and Hell Fire corner,
on the Menin road, one understands
why the enemy has poured out blood
like water to retain the succession of
ridges and mounds that compassed
Tpres about from Pilkem on the north
east to Wytschaets on the southwest.
All this high land is now ours, and
where the Canadians for more than a
year could not emerge for a moment
by day from their trenches men now
walk about In the open without fear of
enemy observation. Only from the air
can the Germans see what is going on
in what was formerly the T?rea
salient.
CRUCIBLE CHILDREN AID
Foreign Language Press Pledge
$50,000 to New liberty Loan.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2. Editors Of 25
foreign language newspapers joined
today to originate a smashing cam
paign to make an unrivalled success of
the floating of the second liberty loan.
A committee representing practically
every nationality among foreitrn citl
zents of Chicago was appointed.
Lou's M. Hammerling announces that
80 papers, representing the foreign lan
guage press in this city, have pledged
$50,000 with which to buy liberty bonds.
Progress of the War.
X rlOLEXT attacks by the Germans
V against the new French positions
north of Verdun on Monday were
checked with heavy losses
.. The assaults began with an attack
en a front of about a mile and a quar
ter north of the Bois le Chaume. Only
in the center of the assaulting line
were the Germans able to reach the
French positions, the artillery dispers
ing them elsewhere. The French
fought valiantly and remained masters
of the situation after Inflicting heavy
losses on the Germans.
Later in the day the Crown Prince
nurled two new attacks against the
Boise le Chaume, only to meet further
failure. "
On the Alsne front there has been
only artillery activity, except for the
repulse by the French of a German
surprise attack north of Braye-en-Laonnols.
In Flanders there has been no great
activity, although the opposing artil
leries still are busy. The German fire
is reported heavy- on both banks of
the Scarpa, east of Arras, around Liens
and northeast of Ypres.
On the R!gri-Iv-lnak section of the
eastern front, the Russians continue
their efforts to drive the Germans back
toward the Dvlna In .the region Imme
diately southeast of Riga. Petrogrrad
reports the capture of a German de
fensive position In the sector of
Sllseme.
Northwest of Trent. In the region of
Marmolada, the Austro - Hungarians
have failed In an attempt to dislodge
the Italians from their recently won
gains.
Argentina Is mobilizing her navy and
there Is much military activity in the
republic. Ostensibly this action is due
to the general strike of Argentina rail
road men, but it is reported the gen
eral staff is preparing for other prob
able eventualities. The legislative
bodies of Argentina do not consider the
question of diplomatic relations with
Germany as being closed, but no action
has yet been taken.
EIGHT BILLIONS ' NEEDED
AFPBOPRUTIOll BILL, LARGEST
EVER PRESENTED,
Senate Will Begin Consider tlom la.
mediately and Speedy Pasaaa-e
la Forecast by Leaden.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24 Increased
to almost $8,000,000,000. the urgent de
ficiency bill, said to be the largest ap
propriation measure ever presented in
any nation, was favorably reported to
the Senate today by the appropriations
committee. Senator Martin gave notice
that it would be called up tomorrow.
Speedy passage was forecast by leaders.
The committee added $779,600,000 to
the bill as it passed the House last
week, most of the increase being for
the Army and Navy. As revised, the
bill totals $7,992,364,000, including
actual appropriations of $5,600,906,000
and additional authorizations of $2,385,-
458,000.
A new clause added by the Senate
committee to the House item of $6,000,
000 for registration and selection of
men for the National Army under the
draft act would limit expenditures to
the 1,000,000 men now authorized by
law;
In -approving the House appropria
tions of $225,000,000 for construction
of torpedo-boat destroyers the commit
tee Inserted a clause authorizing the
President to take over land, buildings
and other construction facilities that
may be required.
400 GERMAN DEAD LEFT
RUSSIANS CAPTITBE TEUTOJC POSI
TION OH RIGA FROXT.
Berlin Announces TaklngT f Rich
Quantities of Provision at
Capture of Jaeobstadt
PETROGRAD, Septv 24. Russian
forces on the Rlgra front In the region
south of the Pa It off high road yester
day took the offensive and after a
fierce atrug-gie occupied the 4 German
positions In the sector of Silzene, the
Russian War Office announced tonight.
The Germans sustained severe losses
and left 400 corpses on the battlefield.
The Russians took 60 prisoners and 10
machine guns.
BERLIN", via London, Sept. 24. Gen
eral Von Ludendorff announces In the
official German, statement issued to
day that rich quantities of provisions,
including1 bread and flour, fell into the
hands of the Teutons when they cap
tured the Russian town of Jacobstadt,
on the Dvlna River, last week. The
statement says that the British troops
made no fresh attacks yesterday on
the Flanders front.
; Yakima Irrigation Advocated.
OREGOMAN NTSWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 24. In a letter to the
Portland Chamber of Commerce, Sena
tor McNary has promised to co-operate
with the Washington Senators in an
effort to secure an appropriation in the
pending, deficiency bill for the early
reclamation of some 30,000 acres on the
Yakima Indian reservation. An appro
priation of $750,000 is to be asked, on
the theory that this land will be leased
to white settlers. Development of this
land Is desirable because of its produc
tivity when watered.
' Oklahoma Town Fire-Swept.
LAWTOX, Ok la., Sept. 24. Twenty
buildings, all but two of which were of
wooden construction, were destroyed
today by fire, entailing an- estimated
loss of $135,000.
Another
Customer
Is Happy I
O. W. Bryan is today a happy
man. Yesterday he expended
$1.32 to advertise a charming
bungalow. Today some other
fellow owns the home, and Bryan
is sitting in his office down at
the Chamber of Commerce build-
ing smoking a good cigar, while
its mate is enugly tucked away
in the vest pocket of the mana- 1
ger of The Oregonian's want ad 1
page.
Eleven lines did the trick for 1
Mr. Bryan. It was a dandy lit
tle ad. Everything essential to
giving a mental picture of the
place was placed in it, and then
The Oregonian sent the message
all over the city. It landed in
the right spot.
Such messages always seem to
reach the right person when The
Oregonian carries them. Circu
lation tells the story. The paper
goes into more Portland homes
than any other newspaper, and
it gets there during the day
light hours when the wife has a
chance to read just before going
downtown" on her shopping tour.
Its advertisements largely in
fluence her selection of places to
make purchases.
2 AMERICANS ARE,
ummncn at cnmiT
uuiiULU ni I Hull I
Many Troops From United
States Camp on Field That
Lies Near Battle Line.
ACTION GREATLY DESIRED
Xew Rales Stop Practice of Slipping
Away to Battle Line to Feel the
Thrill of Big-Shells Burst
ing Overhead.
By the Associated Press.
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE BRITISH
FRONT IN FRANCE, Sept. 23. (De
layed.) On a historic battlefield which
merges Into the fighting lines are en
camped many American troops, far re
moved from the rest of their com
patriots, who form the vanguard of
Uncle Sam's expeditionary force In
France.
For military reasons, it Is Impossible
to tell the world just where these
men are. who they are, or what they
are doing to further the Interests of
the entente allied cause, but It may be
said on authority to friends at home
that they are a credit to the Stars and
Stripes which for the first time In
history fly over a camp of American
soldiers in this part of the war
wrecked world.
Americans Proud of Wounds.
Some of them have been working
continually in a zone covered by Ger
man guns and already two of their
number have been wounded, a fact
whereof they are exceedingly proud.
The Associated Press heard these
men were here and sought them out.
The visit Involved a long motor -trip,
but the sight of their bronzed faces
and the sound of their cheerful, deter
mined voices more than repaid for the
long journey. They are a fine, healthy
looking lot and nearly two months of
hard work in the open under real
campaigning conditions has put them
in shape and -they are ready for any
thing. Especially are they prepared and
anxious to try honors with the Ger
mans. In fact, their only grievance Is
that for the present they are not per
mitted, except- where'- necessity .de
mands, to expose themselves to the
enemy's big guns. They want to feel
the thrill that one experiences when
explosives are going tip all about and
when shells herald their approach
across No Man's Land with a wicked
whine which .gives notice that in a
fraction of a minute deadly bits of
ragged steel will be flying In all di
rections. Men Slip Away to Trenches.
In fact, -until & stringent' order was.
issued recently, the American officers
had a hard time keeping their men out
of the British front-line trenches. It
Is said that more than one American
soldier has crept away when off duty
and after making friends with the
"Tommies" has taken his place beside
them for a few glorious minutes while
a minor battle was progressing.
, It would have been unwise, perhaps,
or the correspondent to Inquire too
closely when any of the American of
ficers "had done their bit In this man
ner. Nevertheless, the correspondent
had grave suspicions that some of them
had been "over the top" with their
allies In early days before orders for
bade it- However, they are good
disciplinarians and nobody is disre
garding the edicts which have been is
sued by the higher command, although
the sound of the artillery - brings a
wistful look into' their yes.
ENEMY TRADE IS TABOO
SENATE ADOPTS BILL. AXD HOUSE
IS EXPECTED TO DO SAME.
Provision Blade for Prohibition of Sedi
tions Publications Now Barred From
Malls, bat Circulating; by Express.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. After brief
debate the Senate today adopted the
conference report on the trading-with-the-enemy
bill, with few negative
votes. The House is expected to ac
cept the report tomorrow and send
the measure to the President for his
signature.
Discussion today centered upon an
amendment added by the conferees
prohibiting the publication or distribu
tion, by any means, of matter made
non-mailable by the espionage act. The
provision is designed to suppress en
tirely seditious publications barred
from the malls, but still circulating
by express or otherwise.
The bill, which passed both houses
without opposition, forbids trading by
Americans' with enemies or allies of
enemies, provides for a custodian of
enemy funds, for regulation of foreign
Insurance companies, for licensing foreign-language
newspapers, for censor
ships of all foreign communications
and authorizes the President to em
bargo imports.
MR. GERARD DUE SUNDAY
EX-AMBASSADOR BCHEDCTJED TO
SPEAK MONDAY.
Banquet Will Be Tendered at Arllng
" ton Club, and Talk Will Be
Given lu Auditorium.
An audience in the new Auditorium,
next Monday noon, will hear the per
sonal message of James W. Gerard, ex
Ambassador to Germany, who has tele
graphed to the Rotary Club his accept
ance of an invitation to speak In Port
land at that time. A mass meeting. In
many ways one of the most Important
In the history of the city, will greet
him.
The Invitation was extended through
Charles E. Cochran, president of the
Rotary Club. F. W. Robinson and W.
D. Skinner have been appointed as a
n.i.1,1 pnmmlftM tn meet Mr.. Gerard
at Spokane and accompany him to this
city.
Mr. Gerard will assive next Sunday,
remaining until Tuesday as the guest
of Portland. A banquet will be ten
dered him at the Arlington Club, prob
ably on the evening of his arrival.
Various other plans for the entertain
ment of the distinguished guest ' are
under way.
Intense local Interest centers about
Mr. Gerard's visit, as Portland will
hear at first hand the story of Ger
many's plot anh Intrigue against
America, as well as presentation of ac
tual wartime conditions in Prussia,
from one who la regarded as the best
advised American authority on these
subjects.
GERMAN PAPERS COMMENT
Von Bernstorf f's Actions Admitted
"Disagreeable If True."
LONDON, Sept. 14. In commenting
on the latest Washington disclosures
concerning the activities of Count von
Bernstorf f, ex-German Ambassador to
the United States, the Koelnische Volks
Zeitung, according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuter's, Limited, says:
"This affair. If true, has a very dis
agreeable character and It Is highly
regrettable. The American Govern
ment, God knows how, was able to get
hold apparently of the whole collec
tion of German diplomatic documents
which it Is now exploiting against us
and Sweden. What the State Depart
ment remarks about the relation be
tween Von Bernstorffs policy and the
U-boat war can be recognized as a mis
leading Invention by everyone who
knows the history preceding the U-boat
campaign.
EIGHT SHIPS ATTACKED
Virginian Beached After Battle With
Fleet of TJ-Boats.
HALIFAX. N. S., Sept U. The Brit
ish steamship Virginian, CS27 tons,
formerly an Allan liner In trans-At-lantio
passenger trade, la said to have
been one of the victims of the massed
attack by German submarines on a
convoyed fleet of British merchant ves
sels off the Irish coast early this
month.
An officer on a steamship now In
Halifax said that eight steamships. In
cluding his own, and not five, were
destroyed and that the Virginian, v se
riously damaged and in a sinking con
dition, managed to make the beach,
"We were scattered over quite an
area and our ship had her own troubles
in getting away," he said. "The de
stroyers were busy, however, and I am
quite sure some of them got what they
were aiming at.'
SOIL SURVEY NOT ALLOWED
Secretary - of Agriculture Suggests
Appeal to State of Oregon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. 24. Senator McNary has
been advised by the Secretary of Ag
riculture, In response to a recent rec
ommendation submitted by him, that
the department cannot at this time or
der a soil survey of Josephine County,
Oregon.
The Secretary explains that soil sur
veys are made by the Government, in
co-operation with the state agricultural
experiment stations, and co-operation
by the Oregon station would be neces
sary in Josephine County. He has prom
ised to consider the Josephine County
recommendation in connection with the
1918 field programme of his depart
ment, and suggests that the matter
also be taken up with the state au
thorities. WAR LIBRARY DRIVE ON
President Contributes to Fund and
Autographs Book. Plates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The big
drive of the Library - War Council to
raise $1,000,000 to provide libraries for
American soldiers and sailors began to
day. Every city and town In the United
States had been organized to raise the
money, with the minimum contribution
asked from each community based on
5 per cent of ltB population, r
President Wilson made a substantial
cash donation last Friday and at the
same time autographed a number of
book plates to be placed In the books
purchased with his contribution.
Every camp and cantonment will be
provided with a library 40x120 feet.
GOLD TO. SPAIN BARRED
Exports Increase Rapidly in Face
of Adverse Trade Balance.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. Treasury
officials carrying out the Government's
policy governing the conservation of
gold have virtually decided upon a pol
icy prohibiting the export of gold to
Spain.
No gold has been licensed for export
to Spain since the President's proc
lamation became effective, except sev
eral shipments already loaded aboard
steamers.
Between January 1 and September 1
of this year the exports approximated
$88,000,000, the largest recorded in any
similar period of time, and it was ad
verse to the trade balance.
BONE-DRY ACT HAS LEAK
West Virginia Judge Punctures Na
tional Prohibition Law.
HUNTINGTON, W. Vs., Sept. 24. The
West Virginia quart-a-month law,
which permits the bringing into the
8ta-e of one quart of liquor each month,
does not violate thevfederal bone-dry
act, according to a decision handed
down late today by Judge Benjamin F.
Keller In the Federal Court here. The
court held that the Federal statute pro
hibits Interstate commerce In liquor,
but does not apply to Interstate trans
portation as constituted by the bring
ing in of liquor for personal use.
District Attorney McCullough an
nounced that he would lmmediatel: ap
peal to the Supreme Court of the United
States. "
KAISER BLAMES ENEMIES
Troops in Roumanla. Told Germany
la Willing to Make Peace.
LONDON. Sept. 24. Emperor Will
iam, says a dispatch from Amsterdam
to Reuter's, hs visited the battle
fields in Roumanla. and inspected the
troops which participated In the cam
paign in Transylvania and Roumanla
in the Autumn of 1916. These troops
are now on the Moldavia battlefront.
Emperor William, addressing the
troops, pointed out the world-wide his
torical Importance economically for the
home lands. The Emperor concluded
with the declaration that "if war was
to be continued it was not the Ger
mans' fault."
Loan Blade Great Britain.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. The Gov
ernment today advanced $35,000,000 to
Great Britain, bringing the total ad
vanced that country thus far up to
$1,190,000,000 and the total of all credits
to the allies up to SZ.426.400,ooo.
Steel Workers to Get Increase.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa. Sept. 24. Fifteen
thousand steel workers, employes of
the Cambria Steel Company and the
Lorrain Steel Company here, today
were notified that effective October 1
their wages would be Increased 10 per
cent. .
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WORLD CROPS INCREASE
WHEAT, BARLEY, RYE, OATS AD
i CORN MOKE THAN 1810.
Greatest Crop la That of Corn, Which
la More Than Three Billion Bush
els, An Increase of 25 Per Cent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. The world's
wheat crop this year for the principal
countries which have reported, includ
ing- the United States, Is 1,665,489,000
bushels, an increase of 3.3 per cent
over 1916, according to .reports from the
International Institute of Agriculture
at Rome, made public today by the De
partment of Agriculture.
The world's barley crop is 464.2S9.000
bushels, an increase of 2.4 per cent; the
rye crop 89,950,000 bushels, an increase
of 10.7 per cent; the oats crop 1,995,
604,000 bushels, an increase of 19.9 per
cent, and the corn crop 3,273,996,000
bushels, an increase of 25.3 per cent.
Algeria, the latest country to report,
shows wheat production of 29,715,000
bushels, an increase of 1.9 per cent
over last year. Her oat crop Is 18,
946,000 bushels, an Increase of 44.2 per
cent, and her barley crop 33.208,000
bushels, a decrease of 7.7 per cent.
LUFBERY DROPS 2 MORE
Air Fight Witnessed Over Field of
Lafayette Squadron.
SOMEWHERE ON THE FRENCH
FRONT, Saturday. Sept. 22. (By the
Associated Press.) Lieutenant Raoul
Lufbery, of Wallingford, Conn., one of
the most prominent members of the
Lafayette Fl y t n er Corps, continued his
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brilliant aerial exploits today when he
destroyed one German machine and
forced another to land near the front
lines.
Sergeant Kenneth Marr, of San Fran
cisco, was attacked by four German
machines and forced to land when the
wires controlling the elevating planes
of his machine were cut by bullets.
The members of the Lafayette Squad
ron witnessed a fight over their own
field this morning, when a French
flyer of another squadron forced down
a German machine, which crashed to
earth about a mile away.
WAR TAX BILL STILL PENDS
Conferees, on Verge of Agreement,
Fail to Get Together.
"WASHINGTON, Sept- 24. Although
on the verge of a complete agreement
on the war tax bill many times today,
the Senate and House conferees again
failed to get together and adjourned
until tomorrow, with the hope of con
cluding their long struggle then.
Continued disputes over war excess
profits, taxation and a few minor mat
ters blocked the agreement expected to
day by many of the conferees. The Sen
ate members were reported ready to ac
cept the compromise plan of gradu
ated war excess profit rates, proposed
by the House representatives, when
further dispute arose over renewed at
tempts to provide a flat exemption of 8
per cent of invested corporate capital.
It Is generally agreed that any agree
ment on war excess profits will not ma
terially change the Senate proposed
gross levy of $1,060,000,000.
Aviator Breaks Mis Arm.
OMAHA. Sept. 24. Captain James
Prentice, of the balloon school at Fort
Omaha, suffered a broken arm when
trying to land yesterday at Soldier, la,,
after a flight with three students. A
40-mile wind was blowing, making the
New Coats
At $8.50 to $60.00
Charming and serviceable mod
els for evening and general
wear.' Dozens of styles in plush,
velour, pompon, silvertone and
other materials. Come, profit
by an immediate selection.
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40-inch pure silk chiffon-finished
Dress Velvets, shown in
all correct new and staple col
ors, including black. A fashion
able soft material.
St Nicholas Cloth
At 85tf Yard
A half wool dre3s fabric that is
very durable and will launder
perfectly comes in plain cplors
and in stripe styles especially
desirable for children's school
garments and women's street
dresses.
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Store Closes
at 5:30 P.M.
Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
Quality
landing difficult. None of the students
was injured.
SPECIAL PRICES ,
Electric Light
GLOBES
15-Watt Lamps ..25
25-Watt Lamps 25
40-Watt Lamps 25
60-Watt Lamps 34
Electric Irons. ... 4.50
Flashlights, Batteries and
Electrical Supplies
Open Saturday Nights to 10
EYINRUDE MOTOR CO.
211 Morrison, Near First St.
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For Your Good Health.
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