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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 26, 1917. HUNS ARE DRIVING AT ITALIAN FRONT General Cadorna's Skill and Strategy Now Being , Put to Test. GERMAN GUNS ARE HEARD l'altcrins Austrlans Backed Up by Allies I'lora Xortli Move Scc- etary to Encourage Starv ing Tcople in Austria. TtOMK. Oct. 23. After an interval of a lew hours, the enemy resumed yes terday lnoininif violent bombardment all along the front, with a specially de structive lire between the southern slopes of Monte liombon and the north ern edge of the Bainsizza plateau, where afterward a strong infantry at tack was launched. The narrows of Saga resisted the hos tile Mow. but, favored by a thick mist which rendered useless our barrage fire, the enemy succeeded in breaking throush our advanced lines on the left Lank of the Isonzo. Taking advantage of this bridgehead of Santa Maria and Santa Lucia he then brought the battle on to the slopes of the right bank. I'owerful .tltackN Checked. At the same time powerful attacks were made west of Voinik, on the Bain Kiz.a plateau and on the western slopes or Montesan Oabriele, but they were c hecked by our troops, which captured a few hundred prisoners. On the Carso a violent enemy bom bardment was effectively countered by our batteries. BKRU.V, Oct. 23. In military com radeship the German and Austro-Hun-garian troops yesterday attacked side by side against their former allies. Ad vancing on a front of more than 30 Jcilometers. after short but intense ar tillery preparation, our tried divisions broke throush the line of the Italian Isonzo front in tile Flitsch basin and at Tolmino. 10.00O Prisoners Taken. Tesperate resistance by the Italians )iad to be broken down many times in fierce hand-to-hand engagements. Tile fighting is proceeding. I'p to this evening the capture of more than 10,000 prisoners, including divisional and brigade staffs and rich booty in guns and war materials, had been announced. WASHINGTON'. Oct. 23. The great Austro-German drive against the Ital ian front now in full swing was fully expected by General Cadorna, who has prepared to meet it for several weeks past. Official cablegrams received to day declare that in addition to the heavy reinforcements which the Aus trians have received from troops with drawn from the Russian front, many German divisions have appeared on the long line from Tolmino to the Carso. so that there are now 20 full divisions with a great amount of artillery on this front. Italian headquarters recognize In this Rieat enemy force a confirmation of the reports that have been leaking out from Germany and Austria of the con clusion reached by the German general Maff that the real issue of the war is to be fought ojit on the Isonzo and Tyrol fronts. IN. I icy Is Offensive. This offensive also was necessary, according to information received by Italian officials, to encourage the suf fering and starving population in the interior of Austria, which is thorough ly tired of the war and dispirited by the long defensive campaign of the Aus trlans. Today's reports state that in this drive German troops for the first time have appeared on the Italian front and a German airplane, part of much Ger man war material gathered on the Jiainsizza plateau, was brought down yesterday within the Italian lines. SPUDS LOWER IN NEW YORK J'ood Committee Will Throw 300 Carloads 011 Market. NEW YORK. Oct. 23. The price of potatoes will drop here tomorrow, it was announced today by the recently created food aid committee. More than Sno carloads will be thrown on the market and consumers will have to 1'ay only :i cents a pound compared with from 4 to 6 cents today. The new price will give the retailer a profit of $1.30 a barrel. FRENCH MAKE ADVANCE (J"oiuituioil From First Page. troops were arain forest. Hi jjU-tely repulsf il. 'Successful raids were made yester day afternoon ami early in the nigrht in st Hit enemv's positions between i r"Tj--, .-- -WN?;; Roeux and Gavrelle. Many Germans were killed and enemy dugouts de stroyed. We captured a machine gain." COPENHAGEN. Oct. 25. The Ger mans, under pressure of the Krench victory on the Aisne. may endeavor to effect a general retirement to a new Hindenburg line well in the rear of their present positions. Numerous hints from German sources of Late have indicated that the German experts, rec ognizing the menace, particularly to the exposed salient south-southeast of L.aon, were preparing a new fortified line somewhere between Laon and their former front, to which they expected to effect an orderly retirement akin to their Spring withdrawal, as soon as the menace becomes pressing1. French Anticipate Move. The French attack seems to have an ticipated this strategy, and the German withdrawal, if made now under the hammering- of a victorious opponent, is likely to be quite a -different operation from that planned. LONDON", Oct. 2n. Telegraphing from French headquarters, Reuter's correspondent says: "The strategic .intention of the high command in the Aisne battle was finally to completely thrust the enemy off the crest line. We now hold prac tically the entire line of the crest be tween Craonne and Vauxaillon. In ad dition we have secured- a commanding view of the AHette Valley from end to end, and also a view up the Arden Val ley, at the hea-d of which stands Laon, and a, view northward across the plain over the enemy communication to Anizy. in the Upper Coucy forest. It will not be long before the full strate gic fruits of the victory are garnerpd." "GERMAN YET NEEDED" PIBLIC SCHOOLS WILL OT ELIM INATE L.WGl.tGE OF KNEMY. i JACK'S WHOLE FAMILY save money buying their clothes men : ana overcoats, women a apparel ol all ;oits at CHKRIIY'S, wnere tney pay tor it in convenient installments that don't flatten out their pocKetoooKs. JMt-i'i Washington street, I'iUock block. Adv. Annual School Report Shows What Im Heine Accomplished in "Way of Education. The way the public schools of Port land are reflecting the spirit of the times and showing the effects of the war upon the National life of the coun try is detailed in the 44th annual school report, issued yesterday. The Ameri canization School, conducted in the evenings for the benefit of foreigners, is accomplishing more for Portland than most people realize, says Superin tenlent Alderman in his report, and is setting a pace for other American cities. In outlining the plans for the coming year, Mr. Alderman calls attention for the need of more intensive study in foreign languages. "I have been asked repeatedly," says Mr. Alderman, "if we are going to do away with the teaching of German in the public schools, and increase the work in French." After summing up the international conditions that make the need for for eign language study more urgent than ever before, the report concludes with, "The boys and girls in the high schools will be the leaders of the coming age. They must be prepared to meet the re quirements of that time. Spanish must be learned. French must be learned. German must be learned, and learned with more enthusiasm than ever before." The report is in- the form or a book let of lis pages, is profusely illus trated and contains a number of charts and tables. It reviews the work of the public schools In every branch during the past year. GREAT GUNS POUR . DEVASTATING FIRE German Positions Along Flan ders Front Incessantly Are Assailed. ALLIES ARE MAKING GOOD Teuton Officers Said to Be loosing Control of Men Desertions X'rcqucnt and Talk of Republic Is Heard. PARIS, Oct. 25. The Krench force on the A lane today continued their miic ceMMfnl advance, capturing several im portant village, hh well ait 2000 addi tional pr.Monerx. Since the beginning; of the protent opera tlonti, aaya the announcement made tonight by the War Office, more than 12,000 Germans have been captured, a well an ISO big guns and many guns of smaller caliber. GOAL RULES ARE ISSUED DEALERS NOTIFIED TO CO.XSILT WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. Retailers' Gross Margin Limited to. 1015 Average, Plus 30 Per tent, but Cannot Exceed July, 1017, Coal dealers of the state of Oregon who wish to put themselves in accord with the fuel control provisions of the act of Congress passed in August hould consult the listrict Attorney in their home county if they have not already read and prepared to observe the new law. Assistant United States Attorney Rankin has just mailed to the 36 Dis trict Attorneys of the state a circular letter giving: a complete summary of the fuel regulation requirements. It also quotes the mine prices and the basis of profit for the jobbers, and de fines the retailers' authorized margins. The circular says of the retailers gross margin: "It shall not exceed the average gross margin added by such dealer for the same size or grade for each class of business during the cal endar year 1915, plus 30 per cent of the said retail gross margin for the calendar year 1915; provided, however. that the retail gross margin added by any retail dealer shall in no case ex ceed the average added by such dealer for the same size, grade and class of business during July, 1917." 777771 THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Oct. 2. (By the Associated Press.) The consolida tion of the positions won by the allies in Monday's attack, was being rapidly completed today under a bright sun, mitigating somewhat the difficulties in the morass-like ground. Active artil lery fire marked the night to the east and north of Ypres. The British big guns have never ceased to pour a devastating fire into the German positions along the Flan ders battle front, and the enemy has responded vigorously. Last night the Germans directed a heavy fire against the sector between the Ypres-Menln highway and the Ypres-Roulers railway and also con centrated on Abraham. Heights, which are on the Cravenstafel ridge, south west of Passchendaele. Counter-At tack. Repulsed. Shortly before dark last evening the enemy launched a counter-attack against the British to the south of Hout hoist forest, near the junction with the French, but this was re pulsed with machine gun and rifle fire. Both the French and British were hold ing strongly their new positions in this difficult territory on the edge of the forest. The assertion in the German official statement that the British on Monday also attacked on both sides of Ghelu velt and were repulsed is erroneous, as no such attack was made. The British offensive was confined to op erations along a narrow front several miles north of Gheluvelt. The report that British troops had found a German officer who had been executed by his own soldiers, the body having the hands bound behind the back, lias been confirmed. The incident occurred at a redou bt south of Poel capelle. There were 14 German sol diers and young officers holding this place. When the British troops stormed this redoubt the German sol diers surrendered and the British found the dead officer with five bul let wounds in his body. The reason for his execution was that the men desired to surrender and he refused to give up his stronghold without a struggle. This affair is another link tending to su bst a ntiate statements made by Today -The Suit Section Announces the Arrival of New 1 Suits ancl Coats Representing the Highest Type of Fashionable Apparel These garments are elegantly tailored, exclu sively fashioned and hold first place in the estimation of women of fashion. s i ierchandiso of Merit Only" prisoners that the German officers commanding- certain bodies of troops along the Flanders front are losing control over their men. There is no doubt that there has been a very con siderable deterioration in the morale of many of the German troops in this region. But the German fiKhting ma chine is recogitized as still being a powerful one. One non-commissioned officer belong-in? to the Tenth Bavarian Divi sion, who was captured about the mid dle of October, asserted, as had other prisoners before, that the officers were losing their grip on the men. He said that desertions in the rear were fre quent and cited the case of 13 men of his company who deserted a fort night before, declaring that they were going home. Some were arrested on the way. but others actually reached their home Four were brought back to their company, but the officer did not know whether any of them had been pun ished. He added that this was not an exceptional case. An equally interesting statement was made by a captured officer of the guard reserve division who had joined his regiment in the middle of October. He declared the morale in Germany was very bad and that the civilians were raising an outcry as to why the war was being prolonged. Through out the country, he said, there was talk of an end to the Hohenzollerns and the establishment of a republic. The morale in his own division, he characterized as bad. although former ly it had been good. This officer further said that the authorities had already called up the 1920 class in Brunswick. Germany was suffering from a serious shortage of horses tnd there was a great scarcity of canvas, as a result of which the manufacture of tents virtually had ceased, huts being erected instead. Another officer prisoner had charge of the guard in a prisoner camp. There were British, French and Russian pris oners there. The food was not good, he said, and a number of deaths had occurred from "hunger and typhus." HIP PRICES TO REMAIN OXLV WAIl TAX WILL BE ADDED TO ADMISSION. Four things in India are held sacred rows, crows, snakes and monkeys. Managrr Ely Imports 70,000 Pennies In Anticipation of Demand for Coins After Xorember 1. "The Hippodrome is not going to raise Its prices," eaid Manager Ely last night. "But we are going to col lect the war tax on admissions as pro vided in the Government's new tax act." The Orpheum has announced also that it will merely collect the amount of the war tax instead of generally raising the price of tickets. "Oespite the fact that wages of prac tically all employes have been raised and a special tax levied on films and despite the fact .that the makinir nf nnnv change will prove a great annoyance both to patrons and ourselves, we will not take advantage of the situation to raise prices." he added. A placard quoting the new law's provision that a tax of "1 cent for each 10 cents or fraction thereof must be collected on admissions to places of amusement will be displayed today in the Hippodrome lobby. Collection of these taxes of 1 cent on matinee ad missions. 2 cents on 15-cent evening tickets and 3 cents on admissions to boxes will, of course, not be started until November 1, when the law be comes effective. In anticipation of the demand for pennies in making change. Manager Ely has placed in the theater vaults approximately 70.000 of these coins. "ortIi Yakima Man Fined $800. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Oct. 25. (Special.) Henry Van Buren. aged 60 years, a hotel man of this city, yester day afternoon pleaded guilty to a charge of contributing to the delin- To Holders of LIBERTY BONDS. NOTICE! Business Men and Women No matter where you bought your bond, bring it to our store Deposit it in our Credit Office and purchase merchandise against the value of your bond. We will accept your bond without discount ' or restriction. You can trade out your bond at your own convenience, as we will place no time limit on purchases. 2fV) CO J? Ov ion woue ad vjO! C"Morckandiso of J Merit Only" Dairymen, Attention! There Will Be a Sleeting and Lunch for All Dairymen and Owners of Cows at Multnomah Hotel, under the auspices of Oregon Dairy men's League, Saturday, October 27th, 12 o'clock noon. Speeches by Mayor Baker, President Alma D. Katz, Mr. W. W. Cotton, Mr. W. L. Brewster, of the Portland Milk Commission; Dr. D. W. Mack, City Board of Health; Mr. J. D. Mickle, Oregon Dairy and Food Commissioner; Mr. W. K. Newell, Federal Food Commission, and others. All members of the League are strongly urged to attend. Bring your wives, too, but above all bring your neighbors. Every cow owner wants to know about the League and now is the time to learn. Please call Percy A. Smith, Main 2651, for reservations. Lunch is sixty cents per plate. If You Own Cows, Come and Hear the Message quency of a minor and paid a fine of $800 and costs in Superior Court. The fine, which was imposed by Judge George B. Holden, was the second larg est ever given in the local courts, it is stated. Van Buren was charged with improper relations with a 16-year-old girl. A Russian inventor has perfected a hydraulic press with a collapsible cyl inder which replaces the usual piston. CO-EDS KNIT IN CLASS College Guild to Form Red Cross Auxiliary. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Oct. 25. (Special.) An aux iliary to the Corvallis Red Cross will be formed by college girls of the Y. W. C. A. The Red Cross will make arrangements to have an instructor in the Y. V. C. A. rooms on the campus daily, where girls will be taught to knit and to do other relief work. Miss Beulah Morgan heads the committee which is planning the new auxiliary. Knitting between classes, in convoca tion and at class and club meetings has become popular with the co-eds. Ten minutes intermission between classes allows the girls to knit a few rows, especially if they have acquired the art of knitting and walking at the same time, as so many already have done. EEIIIIBBKBIBIDBI 19 You Are Losing Money If You Fail to Attend Our Great GOODS a Men's Socks Regular 20c Wool Mixed Sox reduced to Regular 25c Yarn Sox reduced 2Q(J Regular 30c Cashmere Wool Sox reduced to Regular 35c Cashmere Wool Ofl Sox reduced to OUC. Regular 50c Yarn Wool Sox 9Kn reduced to OtIU Regular 50c Cashmere Wool Afn Sox reduced to ll 15c 25c This great bargain event is breaking all records of this store. People know the high quality of our woolens and they know when we advertise a sale that it means real bar gains. This is your chance to get your Winter woolens. Come to this sale and save money. Hurry! Sale Ends Soon! H Underwear for Men and Boys TWO-PIECE SUITS Regular 75c Hanes' Ribbed reduced to only vJl Regular $1.35 Underwear (g-l Oft reduced to Di.U Regular $1.50 Underwear J- OK reduced to DJ-.Otl S1.35 Regular $1.50 Glastenbury i reduced to Regular $1.75 Underwear I- prf reduced to tDJL.DlJ Regular $2.50 Underwear QO f( reduced to O.ULF UNION SUITS PEACE RUMORS ABROAD (Continued From First Pa p. sion there comes from Switzerland a report of an interesting conversation between a noted German statesman and a distinguished Swiss Minister. "The trouble with this war," said the German, is that it will be 10 years after it is over before I can go to Lon don, 20 before I can go to Paris, and 40 before I can go to Vienna." Vacation Funds lHMribtttcd. WASHINGTON. Oct. 27,. The first Federal grants for money to states under the Smith -Hughes vocational education act were made today by the Federal board in charge, with allot ments totaling $4 23.532 were made to seven states, including Arizona. Cali fornia, Utah and Texas, in the West. This Is the Sign OF All -Wool Goods Regular Jt.00 Fltece-LinedQC- Union Suits now O - - Regular $1.50 Velvet-L.ined tf 1 OC Union Suits now w A .JJ Regular $1.50 Hanes" Cot- -I ofi ton-Ribbed now DJ.OiJ Regular $2.00 Union Suits C TC reduced to 1X J Regular $2.23 Union Suits d 1 ng reduced to OliOO Regular $3.00 Union Suits flJO Cf reduced to w(OU Regular $4.00 Union Suits tfJO tZf reduced to OOtOU Regular $5.00 J 1 a stenbury i now only n n n H H n a B B $4.25 Save Money at This Great Sale! Cut Prices on Blankets! Maryland Goes I'p llih. BALTIMORE. Oct. 25. Maryland went over her minimum liberty loan allotment today when subscriptions for the state reached $45,796,3U0. The minimum ia fua.OOQ.Oao. Mackinaw Coats CT. 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