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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918.
BRITAIN ROUSED BY
RAID ON EMBASSY
Demand Made on Bolshevik
Government at Moscow
for Reparation.
; LENINE'S CONDITION GRAVE
Bullet Remove J From 'Wounded
Premier's Bodj; Revolt of Peas
ants Obstructs Advance
Soviet Forces.
LONDON". Sept 4. The British sot
rnment has sent a telegram to the
Bolshevik government at Moscow de
manding reparation and prompt pun
Ishmeat of those culpable in the at
tack on the British Kmbaasy at Petro
grad on Saturday, when the Kmbaasy
was sacked and Captain Cromie, the
British attache, was killed.
The British government threatens in
the event of the failure of the Bolshe
vik government to give satisfaction.
or if there should be a repetition of
acts of violence, to make the members
of the soviet government individually
responsible and have them treated as
outlaws by civilized nations.
The condition of Nikolai Lenlne, the
Bolshevik, Premier, against whose life
an attempt was made last Friday, has
become highly critical, according to a
dispatch from lloscow to the Central
Kfwa .Agency.
The crisis is expected within three
days. Surgeons have removed a bul
let from Lenlne's body.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 4. Soviet troops
advancing in the direction of Ufa,
Perm and Saratov are in a difficult
position owing to a sudden rising of
the peasants, according to a Moscow
dispatch to the Berlin Kreus Zeitung.
Measures are being taken. It is said,
to suppress the revolt.
According to the Izvestia of Moscow
the Bolshevik central executive com
mittee has ratified the recently drafted
supplementary agreements to the Brest
Litovsk treaty and they have been dis
patched to Merlin for ratification by
tne German government next Friday.
WASHINGTON, "Sept. 4. Vlee-Conul
Imbrie and all other Americans re
maining in Moscow and Petrograd are
well and at liberty, according to a
dispatch received at the State Depart
ment today from Christian!. The in
formation came from the Norwegian
charge at Petrograd.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
British.
T ONDON. Sept. 4. The official re-
XJ port this morning from British
headquarters in France reads:
"We have reached the east aide of
the Vaux woods north of Moislans and
have advanced slightly at other paints.
"Generally our troops have reached
the line of the Canal du Nord and'
north of the Arraa-Catcbral road have
occupied Ecourt-St. Quentin.
In the Lys sector further progress
was made both south and north of the
river. Our troops are approaching
Neuve Chapelle and Laventie and have
gained possession of Sailly-Sur-Lallys,
Nieppe and Le Momarin."
The text of the communication Issued
by the British Admiralty reads:
During the period between August
26 and September 1 the Royal Air
Force contingents working with the
Navy hava carried out successful
bombardment raids over Ostcnd and
Zeebrugge and approximately 31 tons
of bombs have been dropped with ex
ccllent results. Large fires were
started. Two direct hits were ob
tained on anti-aircraft batteries and
there were many bursts in the docks.
In home waters anti-submarine
reconnaissance and offensive patrols
have been maintained. In engagements
ith enemy machines two were de
stroyed and another was driven down
out of control. All our machines re
turned aafely.
In the Aegean a constant recon
naissance of the Dardanelles has been
maintained.
"Constantinople was bombed on the
night of August 25-2C. The airdrome
at Galata and the seaplane base at
Qalllpoli and Chaaak were also heavily
bombed by British machines in co
operation with a Greek unit.
"Constantinople was again bombed
on the night of August 27-2S with good
results. The attack was directed
against the arsenal and dock yard on
the Galata and I'era side and the war
office and the barracks adjoining on
he btamboul side. One of our machines
failed to return."
Trench.
YANKS PUSH ACROSS VESLE
?Centlead From First Pare.)
the Germans had given up the strug-
gle to maintain a foothold north of
t the Vesle.
American and French artillery con-
' tinued their punishing fire) over an
area exrenainjr to ma Aisne wimoui
' bringing a reply that they could be
" compared in intensity.
, The advanced American detach
mpnt.e wpr rnnfrnnfaH with tliA samp
, sort of machine gun fire that the Ger-
. mans have used in all other cases re
cently to hold off the-opposing forces
while making good, their retreat
- But one by one the gun nests were
taken by assault or forced to retire.
The withdrawal of the Germans is
' regarded as a direct result of . the
enormous pressure agains meir line
- extending north of Soissons. It will
not be a surprise if a secondary re
sistance for another brief internal
- Ml l J 1 .1 1 ' i i.
. ui m umuo wueru me tine runs oacK
toward Kaeims.
It is pointed out that the Germans
cannot afford to hold there long,
since the same pressure will be ex
erted, and they cannot afford to leave
a salient at that point. By shorten'
ing and straightening their line, with
its base on the Chemin Des Dames,
the Germans will be able to release
two of the four divisions for much
needed support in other sectors.
The Germans carried out their re
treat behind a smoke screen raised on
the northern edge of the plateau north
of the Vesle. French and American
forces went forward quickly and to
night the American patrols are well
to the north of the river with numer
ous towns and villages at their
mercy.
PARIS. Sept. 4. The official French
statement this morning reads:
Yesterday the French continued t
press back the enemy east of the Canal
du Nord and between the Ailette and
the Aisne.
"French troops captured the Chapltre
wood, northeast of Chevilly, and. fur
ther south French elements advanced,
pursuing the enemy, and are approach
ing Crisollea.
"North of the Ailette the French car
ried their lines to the western outskirts
of the Coucy-Le-Chateau and Juven
court. To the south the French
progressed east of Cenllly and reached
the outskirts of Clemecy and Brays
and penetrated Bucy-L.e-L.ong. The
number of prisoners taken in that re
gion exceed 1500.
"On the Vesle front French elements
crossed that river at several points.
German.
BERLIN, via London. Sept. 4. "Up
to the present no Important fighting
activities have been reported," says ths
German official, communication issued
this evening. "Between the Scarpe and
the Somme." the communication adds,
"the enemy felt his way forward to our
new lines. Between the Ailette and the
Aisne fresh French attacks were re
pulsed." The text of the morning statement
reads:
"On both Bides of the Lys the enemy,
In continuous battle with our forward
troops, worked ahead as far as the line
of Wulverghem, Nieppe, Bac-St. Maur,
Laventie and Richebourg. Our mixed
detachments in these minor engage
ments effectively damaged the enemy
and by meana of a sharp attack took
prisoners.
"On' the battlefront between the
Scarpe and the Somme the day was
quiet.
"The night before last we had with
drawn our troops on the line of Arleux,
Moeuvres and Kanoourt. These move
ments had been prepared for some days
and were carried out in accordance
with plans undisturbed by the enom
The enemy hesitatingly followed dur
ing the afternoon.
"On the front between Moisains and
Peronne the enemy did not renew hi
attacks of yesterday.
"On both, sides of Noyon the Frenc
carried out strong attacks, especially
directed against the high ground be
tween Campagne and Bussy. The en
emy, who stormed four times in vai
both morning and afternoon against
the experienced 331st Infantry, was. as
on other attacking sectors, completely
repulsed.
On the Ailette there were recon
noiterlng engagements. Enemy thrusts
against Coucy-Le-Chateau failed.
"Between the Ailette and the Aisne
the French, in co-operation with Amer
cans and Italians, renewed their at
tacks after the strongest fire. The
were repulsed in many instances afte
bitter hand-to-hand fighting.
"Yesterday we shot down 22 air
planes and seven balloons. Lieutenant
Ramey won his 30th aerial victory.
bouth of Kipont prisoners and ma
chine guns were brought back from
a successful thrust Into the French
trenches." .
BOLSHEVIK ARMY
; OUT OF FIGHTING
Soviet Forces East of Lake
Baikal Destroyed by
- Czecho-Slovaks.
GRAVES REACHES SIBERIA
Italian.
ROME, Sept. 4. Austrian troop
yesterday attacked the Italian lin
north of the Nore Valley, to the south
of Mantello. The attack, which was
delivered In some force, is reported
today by the War Office to have been
checked with Heavy losses to the en
emy. The Austrian gain appears to
have been confined to the occupation
of two observation posts. The text of
the statement reads:
Yesterday, north of the head of the
Noce Valley strong enemy columns at
tacked from the east, after artillery
fire, our positions to the south of Man
tello. They were arrested with heavy
losses by our fire. The enemy suc
ceeded in occupying two observation
posts established on the crest between
Mantello and ban Matteo point.
'Enemy patrols were dispersed on
the Asiago plateau and In the Brenta
Valley. Our batteries were somewhat
active against the enemy lines of com
munication."
MUG SMASHES EAST
Grange Meeting Announced.
Masters, lecturers and overseers of
the Association of Granges will meet
with Kvening Star Grange at Its hall,
Kaat Kighteenth and Division streets.
Saturday at 1 o clock In the afternoon.
A reneral prorrsmme will be eiven.
WALK ERECT
AT EIGHTY
" Because a man or woman Is old does
not mean that they must walk along
bent over and supported with a cane. A
man can be aa vigorous and healthy at
eighty as at twenty if he aids the
organs of the body in performing their
' functions.
All disuses whether of a mallrmnl
or weak character tend to tear away
our vitality, iou muai counteract dis
ease In its Ineiplent stage if you would
live a happy and useful long life..
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ELL-AIM S
Canal du Nord and Tortille
River Are Crossed.
MANY TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Mocuvrc9 Is Seized by Advancing
Troops, Who Also Capture Mols
lains; in Lys Salient English
Take Croix du Bee.
(Continued From First Pnge.)
appear to be more than ever disor
ganized. A thousand more prisoners
were captured . last night by Field
Marshal Haig's forces.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 4. (Reuters Limit
ed.) Enemy rear guards yesterday
succeeded in engaging the British ad
vancing troops here and there and in
fighting delaying actions which were
usually of short duration. But they
did not check the galloping up of our
batteries, which frequently fired at
point blank range into the struggling
columns retreating to the eastward.
Crossings Are Seized.
The enemy did not have time to de
stroy all the crossings over the Canal
Du Nord and last night our patrols
held two bridges well in line with the
British advance.
British troops appear to have
reached the outskirts of Moeuvres,
where stiff fighting is probable, r.s
at that point the front and support
trenches of tHe Hindenburg line are
linked up by a redoubt which covers
about a square mile. But as Buissy
and Inchy are held by the British, it
should not be difficult to turn the
position by coming down in the rear
of the enemy.
During the day the British' Third
Army rounded up 1946 prisoners and
22 field guns. Farther north the
Canadians and English collected an'
other 720 prisoners.
ment to the selective service act, ex
tending the ages to IS and 45, it be
comes necessary to insure 100 per cent
registration on the day appointed of
all men newly brought within the act
This is a problem of publicity. The
publicity consists first, in bringing
the duty of registration to the knowl
edge of every such individual, and, sec
ondly, in impressing him with the reso
lution to come forward and do his duty.
We cannot afford to lose even the
smallest fraction of this total number
so far as human effort can avail to
bring them forward. For this pur'
pose extensive methods of publicity
have been arranged for by this office
and my present purpose is to ask you
to see that within your state all these
agencies of publicity are duly utilized.
COTTON PRICE PROBLEM
CROP THIS YEAR SHORT O.VB AND
NEEDS ENORMOl'9.
Committee Soon to Be Appointed
Consider Question of Stablllm
' lug Prices.
WASHINGTON. Sept. i.-'The War
Industries Board, with the approval of
President Wilson, is soon to appoint a
committee to consider the desirability
and feasibility of effecting a stabiliza
tion of cotton prices and other matters
connected with handling the crop. This
was announced tonight by Chairman
Baruch.
The announcement of another short
crop of cotton," said Mr. Baruch's state
ment, "raises In acute form the prob
lem of satisfying the needs of the Na
tion as well as those of the allies and
of securing an equitable distribution
for the purpose of winning the war.
'Involved In this distribution is the
problem of bringing about a reasonable
stabilization of prices to the interest
of both the producer and consumer."
Read The Oregonian classified ds.
American Commander Accompanied
by 43 Officers and 1388 Men
to Reinforce Regiments
Sent From Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Sent. 4. Destruction
of a Bolshevik army east of Lake
Baikal is reported in delayed dispatches
to the State Department today. The
dispatches are from Irkutsk, Siberia,
via Pekin, dated August 13. and say
the Bolshevik army east of Lake Baikal
has been destroyed by the Czecho
slovaks; that Cossacks are co-operating
with the Czechs, and that all
Americans in Siberia are safe.
Arrival of Major-General William S.
Graves and his staff eat Vladivostok
to take command of all American
forces fighting on the new eastern
front was announced toda by Gen
eral 5Iarch.
General Graves took with him from
the United States 43 officers and 1388
men, who will loin the regiments from
the Philippines already on the ground.
A Czecho-Slovak officer has arrived
at Archangel with word that 80,000
loyal Russians are co-operating with
the 40,000 Czecho-Slovak forces moving
westward along the trans-Siberian
railroad from Ekaterinburg.
The news reached the State Depart
ment 'today in a message from Am
bassador Francis dated August 26.
The officer says the Russians are
pleased with the overthrow of the
Bolshevik control and that Bolshvik
soldiers are flocking to the support
of the Czechs.
He said Ekaterinburg was captured
July 25 by 200 Cossacks .and that 800
Czechs arrived there on the following
day.
The residents supplied the Czechs
with food, of which there seemed to
be plenty in that region.
CAMPAIGN JS LAUNCHED
Flan Arranged to Provide Service
Men With Recreation Articles.
A campaign was launched at a meet
ing of the central committee of
young people s organizations of Port
land churches last night in the Y. M.
C. A., having for Its object the fur
nishing of various recreation articles
to men in Government service, but who
do not enjoy the use of the Y. M. C A.
The Epworth League was represented
by Miss Mildred Bartholomew, the
Christian Endeavor by Miss Mildred
Steinmetz and the Baptist Young Peo
ple's Union by Professor A. IX Bosser-
man.
A week from next Sunday every pas
tor in Portland will present the needs
for equipment to his congregation in
War service sermon and 1-t was also
arranged to secure the co-operation of
members by circular letters Issued by
the secretaries.
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same harbor. Many reach their destined
haven, but there afe always the few who
suffer shipwreck; or become derelicts,
and float about a menace to others.
There are many human derelicts who
drift in the same aimless fashion, causing
disaster to their families and themselves.
And the pity is that so often habits of
thrift, inculcated in childhood, would have
prevented it.
Don't let your children have cause to
blame you for this neglect; open a savings
account for them with this pioneer bank,
and teach them to deposit some part of
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FOE AIMS DWINDLE
Germany Satisfied if She Can
Merely Hold Her Own.
CROWN PRINCE ON RECORD
VTNARY SPEAKS FOR BONDS
Senator Urges $500,000 Issue De
sired by State Highway Board.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4. Tii applica
tion of the Oregon State Highway
Commission for permission to issue
500.000 of road bonds was urged be
fore the capital issues committee to
day by Senator McNary, of Oregon.
The half-millio- is part of the $6,000.
000 road bond issue authorized last
year.
The work contemplated is lor me
preservation of road work already
started. Gravel will be used on part
ly completed sections, preserving them
ntil thay can be compietea alter mo
war. The use oi tne roaas win inus
be made possible.
Wife Has Husband Arrested.
Arthur W. Bossman. .of 771 Williams
avenue, was arrested last night by Pa
trolman -Foster on complaint of Cap
tain Moore, of the police department.
Bossman is held for investigation by
the Government authorities. He is also
charged by his wife, the police say,
with, refusing to support her and of
selling all the furniture in the house.
His wife told the police, they eay, that
Bossman claimed exemption under the
raft on the plea that he had a wife
and two children to support and he was
placed In class 4.
Junior War Xiord in Published In
terview Denies ' He Is "Fire
Eater"; Recent Withdrawals on
Western Front Referred To.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 4. The German
idea of victory as defined by the Ger
man Crown Prince, in an interview
published in the Budapest Az Est, is an
intention "to hold our own and not let
ourselves be vanquished."
The Crown Prince is quoted a3 say
ing that this was clear to him at the
moment England entered the war. He
continued:
"We feel, of course, the effect of the
entry of the Americans. They have
sent over much material and now are
sending much human material.
The Crown Prince denied that he was
a "fire eater.
In discussing the present operations
on the western front, he said:
'The enemy attacks and the with
drawal on our front at several places
is often wrongly interpreted in some
circles. Some of our people are too
accustomed to a continuous advance
and when a battle occurs wherein the
enemy makes attacks and we have to
defend ourselves, the situation is not
always correctly understood."
Writing in the Dusseldorf Nach-
rlchten. General von Ardenne, the mil
itary critic, admits that the German
army is unquestionably undergoing
"the eeverest trial to which It was
ever exposed." but that "the scales of
success are beginning to sink slowly
in its. favor."
The German front as a whole. Gen
eral von Ardenne contends, will not be
withdrawn much farther.
ARMY HAS ENOUGH NURSES
More Enrolled Than, Surgeon-General
Gorgas Called For.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4. There will be
enough nurses to care for the sick and
wounded of America's Army of 5,000,
000 next year, according to a statement
by Miss Adelaide Nutting, of the com
mittee on National defense. v
She said although burgeon-General
Gorgas had called for 25,000 graduate
nurses by next January, 27,000 already
had been enrolled by the Red Cross and
16,000 of them were Inducted Into mili
tary service.
HOTEL LICENSES DENIED
Three Rooming-Houses Will Xot Be
Permitted to Continue.
The Albany Rooms, 111 North Broad
way, operated by Helen Gray; SaVi
North Sixth street, operated by
Elbe Schneider, and 25 North First
street, operated by Ed Johnson, were
denied license by the Council yesterday.
Hearing on the revocation of the
license held by Mike Dukich for a
poolhall at 249 Couch street was post
poned until next Tuesday.
Bishop Sumner will be in the pulpit.
Rev. John E. H. Simpson, retiring rec
tor and now rector emeritus, will also
take part in the services. Rev. Father
Hatton has been associate reotor of St.
Mark's for three years, coming here
from the Church of the Transfigura
tion, Philadelphia, where he was for
eiKht years.
Rev. Father Hatton Rector.
Rev. Father John G. Hatton, elected
Tuesday by the vestry of St. .Mark's
Episcopal Church as rector of the
parish, yesterday formally accepted the
office tendered him. He will be In
ducted Into his new office Sunday, when
HOLIDAY IS SUGGESTED
GOVERNOR MAT DESIGNATE SEP
TEMBER 12, IT IS INDICATED.
Actios May Be Taken oa Registra
tion for Draft in Order to Give '
Day Needed Fuhllrity.
SALEM. Or.. Sept 4. (Special.)
Probability of September 12, registra-
ton day for youths between 18 and 21
and tor men between 31 and 45 under
he conscription act. becoming a state
wide holiday was indicated in a state
ment by Governor vithycombe today
In which he said he was seriously con-
idering issuing a proclamation to that
frect. The executive declared that this
would be one of the most momentous
days In the Nation's history.
Widest publicity for registration day
lso is sought by the Government, as
indicated in the following message re
ceived by Governor Withycomba from
Cereal Food That
Contains Its Own Sugar
Grape-Nuts
is utterly unlike any other prepared cereal.
Take a handful of its golden-brown granules
and hold it in a strong light. Yoi; will see little
shining particles on each granule a result of
the Grape-Nuts process of cookery, which
turns the starch of wheat and barley into
actual sugar, .
The sweet, nutty flavor of Grape-Nuts re
quires no added sugar and where fresh milk or
cream is not obtainable condensed or evap
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No sugar is needed, and but little cream or
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