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'Jtitfititif Jlj VOL LVIII. "0. 18,022. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EUGENE DECIDES ON HEARST CLEAN-UP NEWBERRY LEADS WOMAN CAPTURES Ill IMPS FAIL INDIANS AND LOOT Ml UU I JJU UUI I L. I 1 ; . F AHEAD;- KDYE FALLS AMERICAN COMPANIES LEXD NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS TO BE SHUT OCT.' TWO SUSPECTED SQUAWS HAfD FARMERS $300,000,000. BACK VALUABLES. HUfiS TRY SID AROUMD BAPAUME 00 MICHIGAN D Clash With MexicansTakes Place at Nogales. 29 AMERICANS VOUNDED Paptaln J. D. Hungerford and Corporal Barney Lotz i Are Killed. MEXICANS LOSE HUNDREDS Trouble Said to Have Started . Over Attempt to Violate Immigration Law. KOGALES, Aug. 27. Two Ameri cans were killed, 29 wounded and more than 500 American troops were en gaped for one and one-half hours on the border here late today during a skirmish between American troops and Mexicans. Captain J. D. Hungerford was killed in action. Corporal Barney Lotz was killed. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick J. Herman was wounded in the right leg while commanding the American troops, but continued to command on crutches. s Lieutenant Luke Loftus was seri ously wounded in the body. Captain H. C Caron, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., was wounded in the arm. Lieutenant S. Lockwood, Nogales, as wounded. Civilians Wounded. Gaston Keddock, reported killed, was seriously, if not fatally, wounded. Be was a customs' guard, srriployed in the city. Another civilian named Cooley was reported to have been wounded. Charles Levin and E. Marcor, em ploye of the Southern Pacific of Mexico, at Nogales, Sonora, also are listed among the Americans wounded. These facts were officially an nounced here late tonight after a sur vey of the town and camp had been made. Early reports were that between 10 and 20 Americans had been killed in the fighting, but this proved to be incorrect and the only deaths known to have occurred among the Ameri cans were the two officially an nounced. While the casualties on the Mexican tide of the border were not known to night, it was estimated that 100 had been killed by fire from the Ameri can side while at least twice this num ber, including a number of civilians, were wounded. Fenaloza in Thick of Fight. The mayor of Nogales, Sonora, re ported to have been killed, was Felix Fenaloza. His death has not been confirmed, although he was known to have been in the thick of the fighting. Mexican Consul Garza Zertuche, stationed here, said tonight he did not believe the losses on the Mexican side of the line would be as heavy as was estimated by American officers. The fighting followed the alleged efforts of a Mexican custom's officer to smuggle a fellow countryman across the boundary into the United States. Sentry Calls Halt. An American sentry attempted tj stop him. Two Mexicans fired at the sentry across the street, striking him in the right arm. The fire was returned by American patrols and after Mexicans had rushed from nearby buildings and started shooting across the line from behind buildings and walls, the firing became general. Reinforcements .from an infantry regiment and a negro cavalry regi ment were rushed to the border and took up combat positions. It is estimated that more than 300 American soldiers and at least 50 civilians participated in the shooting. Border Reported Crossed. It was reported tonight that a de tachment of cavalry crossed the border in pursuit of the Mexicans, but this was not confirmed. The fighting which started at 4:05 P. M. continued without abatement until 5:30, when it died down excep't for an occasional sniping shot along the long International street. At 5:30 a white flag was displayed If Increase Has Continued In Same Proportion During 1018 Total Will Be $1,000,000,000. NEW YORK. Aug-. 27. American life Insurance companies loaned 1390,000,000 to American farmers within two years and nine months ending- October 1, 1917, enabling them to increase their supply of food for the entente nations. About $270,000,000 of this went to 19 states of the West ana South. The average interest rate on farm loans up to 1917 was Si per cent or less. These facts are shon In a report submitted to American life insurance companies today by George T. Wight, of New York, city manager of the Association of Life Insurance Fresi dents. If this Increase In life insurance loans to farmers has continued since SeDtember. 1917. Mr. Wight indicates life Insurance companies have invested In farm loan's about $1,000,000,000. This Is more than one-half of all their real estate mortgage loans, which amount to nearly $2,000,000,000. STEFANSSON STARTS OUT Explorer "Will Need Tear to Recover Health, He Says. JUNEAU. Alaska, Aug. 27. (Via cable to the Associated Frees.) vunjaimur Stefansson. Arctic explorer and dis coverer of the "blonde Eskimos," was at Circle City last night on his way up the Yukon and to the outside via Juneau and Southeastern Alaska, ac cording to advices received here today. Charles W. Hawkesworth, superin tendent of education of Southeastern Alaska, received a telegram from the explorer In which Stefansson declared that he probably would stop over for a few days at Juneau. He expected to be at Dawson next Friday, and said that it may take a year for bim to recover fully from the effects of his recent attack of typhoid fever. FRATERNITIES WILL CLOSE Students at Berkeley to Go Into Bar racks When Built. BERKELEY, CaL, Ang. 27. (Spe- lal.) Forty-five fraternities and clubs. tome In existence since the university's founding in 1861, will close their doors as fraternal organisations as the result of plans for the Students Army Train ing Corps, which will necessitate all men living in barracks, according to plans being considered by university authorities. Three thousand entrants are ex pected in October, when the regular Fall session opens and until such time as barracks can be built, the training corps will probably be quartered in the old fraternity houses under military control. '. ALL ASKED TO GIVE AID Marshals and Agents Directed to Be on Watch at New Registration. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. Local au torltles in all parts of the country have been' called upon to co-operate with the Government In enforcing order and bringing about a complete registration of men within the new draft ages on the day to be fixed as soon as Con gress passes the manpower bill. All Federal marshals, deputy mar shals and investigating agents and all police officers of states, counties, town ships, municipalities and of towns will be directed to hold themselves in readi ness to render assistance. They will be required to report any persons liable to registration who fall to appear. ALL TO SERVE SOMEWHERE "Development Battalion" Utilizes Men Physically Disqualified. WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. "Develop ment battalions" have been established at Army training camps to bring about the greatest possible utilization of men physically disqualified for general mili tary service and thereby relieve for more active service the large number cf soldiers now engaged In semi-civilian work. The War Department announced to day that about 90,000 men already have been transferred to the new organiza tion. WILLAMETTE "U" PLACED Salem School Part of Educational Plant Worth f 500,000,000. WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. (Special) Willamette University, at Salem. Or, is Included by the War Department In a list of colleges which have recently qualified as units In tbe Students' Army Training Corps. The announce ment says that the colleges accepted to date represent an "educational plant" worth $500,000,000 to the Government.' AGE LIMITIIS EXTENDED Ordnance, Medical and Surgical Corps Will Take Older Men. WASHINGTON,' Aug. 27 In order that younger men may be released for more active positions the enlistment of men between the ages of 45 and 55 years has been approved by the War Department for the Ordnance Depart ment. Quartermaster and Medical Corps and for certain branches of tbe Signal Corpa. ' I Poilus Jam Back Huns for 2 1-2 Miles. FOE COUNTER IS REPULSED Numerous Villages Wrested From Enemy's Grip. BOCHE RETREAT CONTINUES Retrograde Movement of Germans Extends on Line Running From Hallo to Crape-an-Mesnil; Ten tonic Flyers Harass French. PARIS, Aug-. 27. In . an advance reaching two and a half miles at cer tain points on a 12 H -mile front today. the French captured Roye and several villages, according to the War Office announcement tonight. The statement says: "The enemy was forced today to hasten his withdrawal on both sides of the Avfe. "On a front of 20 kilometers our troops advanced more than four kilo meters at certain points. We occupied Hallu, Fransart, Cremery, Gruny, Car- repui. Roye. Laucourt and Crape-au- MesniL Artilleries Are Active. "The artillery fighting . continued lively in the region of Lasslgny and be tween the Oise and the Aisne." WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 27. (By the Associated Press, 4:30 P. M.) The first French army after beating the Germans in their , battle positions before Roye, took the town today and now is pur suing the Germans, who are in re treat on a line extending from Hallu to the region south of Roye. At 4 o'clock this evening General Debeney's men were in the region of Hattencourt from where the line passes Just west of Cremery and Gruny by Carpul and to the west Boigleise and west of "Ve'rpiDieres." Hub Aviators Attack French. The French encircling tactics over came-the new Germans' system of de fense by the profuse use of machine guns. Strongly protected and heavily armed positions were turned one after the other until the enemy was obliged to abandon the first and then the sec ond line of defenses of 1914, upon which he fell back after being driven out of Montdldler. The Germans are ' now relying on their aviators to protect their retreat. Their airplanes were out in great num bers today, attacking pursuing columns and engaging - the French squadrons of observation and. pursuit planes. The final break in the German sec ond line came this morning when after repulsing a counter attack upon St. Mard. the French infantry resumed the offensive.' They completely encircled Roye and threw the enemy back several : miles east of the town.' Preach, Are Enthusiastic In spite of fatigue from the long. (Concluded on Pais 4. Column 4.) THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING DOING WHEN THE ELKS COME TO TOWN. ' """' ' 1 ''''''' "if"s"' -iryiJ USA .0 f L- Patriotic League Supports Dealers In Their Attitude Dis loyalty Alleged. EUGENE. . Or., Aug. 27. (Special) Newspapers and periodicals published by William R. Hearst will not be ot tered tor sale by any of the news deal ers in the city of Eugene, after the September issues of these publications have been taken from the shelves, ac cording to an announcement made to day following a conference of dealers. The action -of the dealers Is a result of Hearst's attitude toward the United States and the allies, which they re gard as unpatriotic. The news dealers In their action have the support of the Patriotic League of the City of Eugene, which has a mem bership of several hundred. Including the city's leading citizens. News dealers who have agreed not to handle the Hearst publications are as follows: - Mrs. Pearl Headley, Proctor's Cash Grocery, Cressey Book Store, Smeed Hotel, Osburn Hotel, Hank Ownes News Stand: Church and School Publish inar Comuany: Schwarzschild Book Store, John B. Coe, stationery store, and University Pharmacy. JAPAN UNREST IS OVER Riots Attributed to Extravagances of the Xewly Rich. TOKIO, Wednesday, Aug. 21. (By the Associated Press.) Emperor Yo shohito today summoned governmental officials to the. palace to hear their re ports on the rice riots which now have virtually ceased. Unrest continues, however, in minor districts where con siderable damage has been done and a number of rioters killed. The newspapers of Osaka estimate that 2000 rioters and 162 policemen and four soldiers were Injured in the Osaka prefecture. Five thousand persons were arrested. An official statement issued by the Minister of the Interior attributes the disturbances to the anger of the peo ple against the extravagances of the newly rich. BOARDER HAS SWEET TOOTH Temper Sours When Extra Sugar Is Refused; Police Court; 20 Finet- VANCOTJVER, Wash., Aug. 27. (Spe cial.) W. J. Albright's sweet tooth has got him' into trouble. Albright, who is 48 years old and a shlpworker, asked his landlady at the Bell Hotel for two teaspoonfuls of sugar for his coffee this morning, .or Just double the amount allowed in boarding-houses under the food regulations. "When the extra amount was refused him, he became cross, according to the complaint of disorderly conduct filed against him, and packed up and left. George G. Simpson, County Food Ad ministrator, appeared against Albright In Police Judge Derr's court. The de fendant was fined $20 and costs of 15. He served notice of appeal. Texas Asks for Relief. AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 27. The State Council of Defense late today adopted resolution calling the attention of President Wilson and Congress to drouth conditions in West Texas and urging Congress to appropriate $50,. 000,000 for relief. Auto Builder Ahead on Democratic Ticket. MISS RANKIN IS FAR BEHIND Cole L Blease Looks a Loser in South Carolina. CALIFORNIA RETURNS LIGHT Incomplete Figures Show Trend of Voting fn Primary Contests ' for Nomination for United States Senator. DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 28. Henry Ford, of Detroit, dropped from second to third place in the race for the Re publican nomination for United States senator on the face of unofficial re turns, while Commander Truman H. Newberry, of the Third U. S. Naval dis trict, former Secretary of the Navy, in creased his lead. Commander Newberry, on the face of returns from approximately one-fourth of the precincts, appears to have been nominated by the Republicans. Former Governor Chase S. Osborn is running second, with less than half as many votes, with Ford a close third. Wil liam G. Simpson, of Detroit, polled only a light vote. , Ford Leads on Democratic Ticket. In the Democratic contest Ford, who was a candidate on both tickets, had polled double the number of votes cast for his only opponent, James W. Helme, according to the incomplete returns. Returns showed Edward Frensdorf and John W. Bailey in a close race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomina tion. Albert E. Sleeper, Republican, had no opposition for renomination. HELENA, Mont., Aug. 28. With 246 completed precincts reporting out of a total of 1403, Dr. O. M. Lanstrum, of Helena. J,s .leading for the Republican Senatorial nbmlnation with 1271 votes over his nearest opponent. Miss Jean nette - Rankin, Representative , from Montana; Dr. Lanstrum's total on the precincts reported from every section of the state is 5027. Miss Rankin has 3756, H. II. Parsons, of Missoula, has 1630, while Edmund Nichols, of Billings, has 1067. . Llnderman In Lead, For the Republican nomination in the First Congressional District Frank B. Llnderman has 1430 votes in the 70 precincts reporting, against 871 for Tom Kane. - For the Republican nom lnatlon in the Second Congressional District with 70 precincts reporting, Carl W. Rtddick has 878; Robert J. Moore, 615, and R. G. L'lnebarger, 594 For the Democratic nomination in the Second District, John M. Evans has 1225 and Mrs. H. C. MacDonald 336. COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug. 28. Nat B. Dial, of Laurens, has been nominated for the long term in the United States Senate to succeed Benjamin R. Till man, defeating both Cole L. Blease and (Concluded on Page 2, Column 4.) Chase Takes Pursuer Through Tim ber; $135 and Jewelry Disgorged When Revolver Is Drawn. Mrs. C. O. Newton, of S21 Thirteenth street, on Marquara Hill, yesterday played sleuth and brought to book two Indian women whom she pursued through the timbered section of the Fulton Park district after they had stolen her purse containing $115 and some Jewelry. The Indians, who had been picking wild berries in the district the last few days, made frequent calls at Mrs. Newtons' home for drinking water, When they appeared yesterday Mrs. Newton was busy in her garden. She gave the two women permission to enter the house. A few minutes after they had left Mrs. Newton discovered that her bedroom had been ransacked and that her purse was missing. She immediately set out in pursuit of the Indians. After searching the district for more than an hour she found the two women lying in the dense underbrush a short distance from Bertha station. They vehemently denied taking her purse. Thereupon, Mrs. Newton reported to the police, she drew a revolver from her bag. In an instant the older Indian delved into her blanket and handed over the purse to Mrs. Newton. Mrs. Newton was so pleased to re cover her property that she did not feel inclined to press a charge of robbery against the Indians, and she permitted them to go on their way. One of the women was aged about 50 and the other about 20. ' The younger woman was carrying a papoose on her back. ORDER ISSUED ON UNIFORM Differences Between Regular and Reservist Wiped Out in Navy. WASHINGTON, Aug: 27. Following the example set by the War Depart ment for unifying the military estab lishment. Secretary Daniels today is sued a general order wiping out the various differences existing in the uni form used by the regular Navy and the Navy reservist. The order says hereafter the uniform of any given rank in the Navy shall be identical in every respect through ut except for the various distinguish ing corps devices, and that every offi cer In tbe .Navy shall be. designated and" addressed by the title of his rank. The latter change does away with the time-honored custom of calling the staff heads by positions they fill rather than by the title of their rank. HISTORIC HALL IS COPIED Astoria Liberty Temple Replica Philadelphia Building. of ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 27. (Special.) Astoria is to have a liberty temple that will be an exact reproduction of tbe old Indcpendance Hall In Philadelphia. This was decided at a meeting of the four-minute men today. The structure will be built at Seventh and Commer cial streets, will be in the form of an auditorium with a seating capacity of 2500 and will contain offices for the Red Cross, Council of Defense and lib erty loan committees. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 75 degrees; minimum, 4S degrees. TODAY'S Fair and warmer; moderate winds, mostly northerly. War. French take Roye. Page 1. British gain three miles. Page 1. Foch to hammer foe without intermission. Page 4. Official casualty list. Page 3. Americans gain ground. Pago 4. German resistance stiffening near Ba paume, Page 1. Foreign. ' Japan to send economic mission to Siberia. Page 6. National. Wilson's statement, "politics is adjourned," challenged. Page 4. Secretary Baker names two directors. Page 5. Senate adopts man power bill. Page 2. Domestic American troops fall in border battle with Mexicans, page .1. Submarine chaser sunk In mistake for U-boat. Page 3. Newberry leads Ford in Michigan primary. Page 1. Stay of Judgment for I. W. W. leaders denied. Page 6. Use of gasoline on Sundays cut out in East. Page 2. Life insurance companies loan farmer nearly l,000,000,00O. Page 1. Sports. Final meet In playground contests August 9. Page 12. Pacific Northwest. Willapa Harbor has day at Southwest Wash ington lair. i"age I. Hearst publications to be shut out of Eugene. Page 1. Coach Bezdek says he resigned at Oregon to release students from, too expensive con tract. Page 12. President Suzzallo. of University of Wash ington, describes new students Army Training Corps. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Mohair price-fixing hearing to be held at Washington septemoer 4. rage 17. Four-cent slump in corn due to bearish crop reports, r&ge 17. Net gains registered by leading Wall-street stocks. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. Woman plays sleuth and recovers loot from Indians, page l. Italian editors due Friday. Page 9. Sergeant Bailey tells how Yanks were out numbered. Page 17. Elk are welcomed. Page 10. Women pledge to work for new loan. Page 11. National anthem, stirs patriotism. Page 6. Dr. Parrlsh to offer services to county free. Page 10. New wheat rules issued by Food Admin istration less stringent. i-age 13. Proposed traffic ordinance held drastic. Page s. Elks parade, imposing pageant. Page 10. Weather report, data and forecast, Page X.i. Heavy Reinforcements Sent to That Sector, LINE IS CUT Break Made Near Arras; Eng lish on Dominating Heights Menace Peronne. 1 ADVANCE EAST. CONTINUES Maricourt, Trones Wood and Other Vital Points Captured." WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 27. (Midnight) (By the Associated Press.) Large rein forcements are being thrown in by the Germans in the neighborhood of Bapaume, especially at the town it self, and in the area immediately south of it. ' Although there is much confusion in the enemy ranks, his re sistance stiffened appreciably tonight. The Germans have gone to the greatest length to hold their line here and even have armed and thrown into the line bandsmen and men from the transport service. There has been hard fighting in the vicinity of Thil- loy, south of Bapaume. Germans Digging In. On the center of the battle front the battle 13 raging with greatly in creased violence. The Germans. arc reported to be digging in along a line the general direction of which may be reckoned as starting at the north bank of the Somme to the rear of Guillemont and northeast through Ginchy. It is believed the enemy in tends to make a desperate stand on this line. LONDON, Aug. 27. Canadian troops made notable advances south of the Scarpe River today, according to Field Marshal Haig's report, occu pying Cherizy, Vis-En-Artois and the " Bois Du Sart and taking many pris oners, bcottish battalions also made excellent progress. WITH THE BRITISH IN FRANCE, Aug. 27. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Having been still fur ther extended by attacks . launched north of the river Scarpe, the battle today rages along a field almost 45 miles long, and the British with re newed vigor were rolling up the Boche before them and sweeping east ward. Fighting Is Desperate. Nearly in the center of the battle field, hard fighting has been in prog ress along the old Hindenburg line in the neighborhood of Croisilles, Fon-taine-Les-Croisilles and Bullecourt and once through the Germans' strong defenses in this locality, open fresh ground lies beyond. The Hindenburg line actually has been pierced at one place cast of Heninel, and the weaker portion of it, northwest of Fortaine-Les-Croisilles has been captured and mopped up. High Ground Is Won. During today's fighting the British captured high ground from which they can overlook the country occupied by the enemy for miles around and have thus attained a great advantage.- The Bois Du Sart, one of these places., lies south of the Scarpe and northeast of Monchy-Le-Preux and it was feared that here the enemy might hold up. the advance, for a time. It was cap- tured after a short, fierce struggle, in which the Germans lost heavily. Enemy Forced to Retreat. Another valuable point, Montauban, northwest of Mametz, fell this morn ing, after the Germans had been rfiven orders to hold at all costs. These or ders were suddenly changed and the enemy retired in retreat. . Still another is Domjierre, south-' east of Cappy Sur Somme. Dom pierre was reached in the morning. From this point there is low rolling country all the way back to Peronne. The British at this place now are only six miles from Peronne, where tha Somme bends to the south. The greatest depth of the British advance today was three miles. It is clear that the British pressure is compelling the enemy to carry hie Continued oa Page 4, Column i