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VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,033.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 191b.
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
BY FRENCH
RECORD CLAIMED
PEIROGR AD AFLAME;
LIONEL R. WEBSTER
INSTANTLY KILLED
EX-COUNTY JUDGE FALLS IN
ELEVATOR SHAFT.
AIR MAIL FLIGHT
REGISTRATION DAY
BODES ILL FOR HUN
FOR OREGON BANKS
MOST VITAL ONE
OUTFLANK LA FERE
AX, Li SUBSCRIBERS TO TREASURY I
CHICAGO TO NEW YORE TRIP
CERTIFICATES.
RECORD EVENT.
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GAINS
I GORMIGK LEADS
IN ILLINOIS PRIMARY
A Y
SUPREME
Southern Pivot of Wo
tan Line Trembles.
TRAVECY VILLAGE CAPTURED
Series 3 Quota for State $3,105,-
000 and Amount Absorbed
Beaches $5,64.0,000.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 11. Every
bank In the state of Oregon subscribed
to the United States Treasury certifi
cates of indebtedness of the series of
September 3. Reserve bank officials.
who made this announcement here to
night said that Oregon claimed this is
a record achievement.
With a auota of IJ5.S00.000, the
People. Massacred An
Streets of City.
REIGN OF TERROR IN SWING
ing in Twelve Places;
Haig Advances North of Epe-j Twelfth Federal Reserve Bank district Former Russian Capital Burn
, ... ., i 1 subscribed 149,500.000 to United states
neyanU Near VermanO. Treasury certificates of the series of
September 3.
This subscription makes up the re
maining; deficiency of 313,850,000 due
FLANDERS IS RAIN-SOAKED r" nder subscription, of STATESMEN -PUT TO DEATH
cess of 3350,000.
The allotments assigned to the Pa
cific Northwest and their subscriptions
follow: Idaho, 31,328,000, 32.157,000;
Oregon. 33,105.000. 35.640,000; Wash
ington, 34,935,000, 38,109.500.
Simultaneously with the closing of
the subscription books yesterday, an
nouncement was received hers from
Washington of a new series to be
dated September 17 and to mature
PARIS. Sept 11. (Haras.) The Til- I January 16, 1919. Books on this issue
faro of Traveev. near the southern end will September 24.
British Push Line Forward Daring!
Storm and Gain Footing In Pel-
Biere Huns Use New Kind of
Gas Shell on New Zealanders.
Conditions Chaotic at Moscow Two
Attempts Made on Life of
Helfferlch Following Assas
sination of Morbach;
WASHINGTON, Sept 11. Today's
advices indicate that a reign of terror
recalling the days of the French, rev.
Of tne main Blndenburg line, has been
fcaptured by the French, say reports GASOLINE SHORTAGE NEAR olutlon n progress at Petrograd.
a aispatcn rrom the American lega-
Snpply Sufficient for Month, Says tion at Chrlstianla said reliable Infor
mation bad reached there that Petro-
received here. If the French can hold
this town the important enemy position
at Le Fere, a northerly defense of the
6t Gobaln massif, two miles south of
Sravecy. will be virtually outflanked.
LONDON, fept 11. The British. In
local operations, have further advanced
their line north of Epehy and in the
neighborhood of Verm and. west of St
Quentin, according to Field Marshal
2188 communique issued tonight
BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept
11. (By the Associated Press.) Brit
ish troops today gained a footing in
Pelxiere and Epehy. on the railroad be
tween Rolsel and Marcolng.
New Project!!. Used.
Jnst before the British launched their
attack this morning on the enemy
trenches northwest of Pelseire. below
Gouseauconrt the Germans for the first
time employed a new kind o' projectile
In an effort to drive the New Zealand
troops from nearby positions.
The projectiles, which were about
the slse of an orange, were fired at
short range in salvos of from 300 to
SOS each, and were sprinkled over an
area of two to three acres. These pro
jectiles burst Into flames as they hit
the ground and gave off gas.
British Advance Coatlsaies.
The British are continuing to close in
en the Hlndenburg- line by small ac
tions and maneuvers. The lines in
the nortcern part of the battle sone
have now been advanced through
Trescault three and one-half miles
Fuel Administrator.
WASHINGTON, Sept 11. Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield Informed the Sen
ate today, in response to the Lodge
resolution of inquiry, that unless con
servation steps are taken immediately.
there would be a deficit of approxl-
grad was burning In 12 different places
and that there was Indiscriminate mas
sacre of people In the streets.
Secretary Lansing, In announcing
receipt of the message, eald It did not
Indicate whether the massacre was or
ganized or merely was a result of a
mately 1.000,000 barrels of gasoline at general state of anarchy.
the end of the year. At the rate of
consumption in August he estimated
that there was only about one month's
supply ahead.
A shortage of gasoline In California
is shown in the report which states
that stocks on hand in that state Jan
uary 1, last were 1,502,000 barrels and
that on August 1 the supply dropped
to 848,000 barrels.
Bolshevik Role Undisclosed.
There was nothing to show what
part the Bolshevik authorities were
playing in the situation.
STOCKHOLD, Sept 10. (By the As
sociated Press.) July and August were
months of horror that never will be
forgotten by persons who watched Rus
sia's two great cities Petrograd and
Moscow pass through The mad attempt
nf Dnl.k.t1.l ... 1 . , ,
M'IRVIN DRIER SET ON FIRE ail per7ons who dYsaVreed with their
wild efforts to control crumbling Eu-
Ladder Found Placed at Upper Win
dow, Where Flames Started.
4 - . ' '
VANCOUVER. Taih, Sept 11. (Spe
cial.) That the Mclrvin drier, near
Fellda, was deliberately set on fire
seems to have been proved. Mr. Mc-
ropean Russia. September will prob
ably be worse, for the opposition par
ties are gaining strength through. Ues
! per&Uon. . . ....
Trotsky Policy Merciless, i
The lives of the non-Bolshlvikl are
unsafe and everywhere In Russia self.
Irvin. seeing the drier on fire, thought fen" ' torci"S unwilling belllger-
to save two expensive ladders which
he had left near the plant when he
quit work that day. He found one of
ents to take up arms against the ruth
less persecution of the so-called com
mission for the suppression of a coun
ter revolution, which shoot down the
False Step In Leaving Office for Din.
ner Proves Fatal for Prom
inent Lawyer.
Lionel R. Webster, ex-Judge of the
Multnomah County Court and one
of Portland's prominent lawyers.
was instantly killed yesterday after-
noon at 6:30 o'clock when he fell from
the fourth floor of the Columbia build
lng to the bottom of the elevator shaft
He was a member of the legal firm of
Emmons & Webster, which has offices
in this building, at West Park and
Washington streets.
Mr. Webster was leaving his office
- it ' v. :
Lionel R. Webster. ex-County
Judge. Killed in Klevator Accident.
the ladder, against the building, the . "
top in a window and burning where T T,v r.i.i,..i,' vr.i...-
southwest of Marcoing.to th. eastern someone had placed it and tracks of of War , evl'dently determlned that
edge of the place, where the troops
are actually In the old British trenches
fsclng th Hlndenburg line.
In the south, Australian troops have
advanced in the area from Verm end
to the outskirts of Attllly. on the
,.'r, of Holnon wood, from th. Ath.
aide of which the whole flat country PRINCE OF HESSE WILLING
up to the famous German defensive
two men leading to the ladder from the
orchard and back again.
The oil was thrown in the upper win
dow and the fire set and the building
burst Into flames In a few minutes.
positions and the spires of St Quentin
are clearly visible.
In the center, the British have gained
a footing in Pelziere and Epehy and
this morning an attack was launched
against the enemy trenches northwest
f Pelxiere.
Storm Falls t. Deter.
Th. enemy positions were stormed
during a downpour of rain. The troops
were reported to have gained their ob-
Kaiser's Brother-ih-Law Would Ac
cept Finn Crown.
LONDON. Sept 11. Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse has declared his
willingness to receive the crown of
Finland, says a dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph Company from Co
penhagen today.
The prince Is visiting Finland, accom-
hls dictatorship of the proletariat will
not repeat the history of the former
provisional government and fall
through being too merciful.
Ex-Premier Kerensky refused to im
pose the death penalty, and his govern
ment fell almost without the loss of a
life; but observers of the Russian polit
ical situation say that no such blood
less end can come to the soviet repub-
(Concluded on Pace 6. Column 1.)
to go to dinner when the accident oc
curred. When the elevator stopped at
the fourth floor in response to his ring,
the bottom of the cage was about two
feet above the level of the floor, ac
cording to a circumstantial account
to the police. Mr. Webster took a false
step, fell and rolled between the eleva
tor and the floor. ,
The cage, which was operated by J.
C Sumner, was descending to the floor
level at the time. Mr. Webster was
badly crushed before his body released
itself and crashed to the bottom of the
shaft The body was sent to the
morgue and Sumner was held for in
vestigation by the District Attorney.
Mr. Webster was 66 years old and a
native of New York. He practiced law
In Southern Oregon and for four years
was Circuit Judge In Jackson and
Klamath counties. In 1895 he came to
Portland and was a member of the
firm of Carey, Idleman, Mays & Web
ster. Two years later this firm dis
solved and Mr. Webster and C M. Idle
man continued in partnership for five
years. For two terms, beginning in
1902, he was County Judge, resigning in
1910 and being ' succeeded , by Judge
Cleeton..- - -
As a good roads advocate Mr. Web
ster was very active. He also took a
great interest in the Juvenile .Court,
which was under his jurisdiction. He
was a widower and lived at the Mal
lory Hotel.
Thompson's Defeat in
Senate Race Looms.
REPRESENTATIVE FOSS THIRO
Mayor's Support Weakens; He
May Not Carry Chicago.
LANDSLIDE VOTE PROBABLE
Down State District Strong for Lead
ing Opponent of Executive of Illi
nois City Lewis Unopposed
on Democratic Ticket.
CHICAGO, Sept 11. Mayor William
Hale Thompson was defeated for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator in today's Illinois pri
mary election by Medill McCormick,
according to returns from more than
half of the state received up to mid
night James Hamilton Lewis was re
nominated by the Democrats.
While McCormick apparently won
the state by a comfortable majority,
Chicago returned a plurality for
Thompson, who had been charged by
his opponents with numerous anti-war
activities. In the Ninth (Chicago) Con
gressional district, where the loyalty
Issue also bad been raised, Congress
man Fred A. Britten has been re-nomi
nated on the face of the returns.
Ex-Governor Yate Leads Mason.
In another loyalty fight which was
waged for the Republican nomination
for Representative-at-Large, ex-Gov
ernor Richard Yate led Representative
William E. Mason and Harry R Bath
bone, of Chicago. With two candidates
to be nominated. Mason led Yates in
Chicago, but was forced into second
place by returns from down-state.
At midnight returns from 2949 pre
cincts out of 5454 throughout the state
gave McCormick a plurality of 20,399.
At the. same time 1728 Chicago pre
cincts out of the 2204 in the city gave
Thompson 63,904 and McCormick 39,749.
Representative George E. Foss ran third
in both the city and state.
Thompson's Lead Slows.
In Chicago the incomplete returns
have placed Thompson in the lead from
the start but by a constantly diminish
ing margin on' the basis of police re
turns from approximately one-third of
the city precincts, Thompson has a
plurality of 24,000 over McCormick in
Chicago, but the Mayor's vote has been
dropping with every batch of returns
coming in.
From the way figures have been
fluctuating a possibility still exists
that Thompson's present city lead may
be overcome.
Downslate the returns so far indicate
that Thompson has carried Monroe
county, the heart of downstate pro
Run Is Declared Quickest Ever Made
Between Two Cities in Trans
porting Anything.
NE.W YORK, Sept 11. The impor
tance of Edward V. Gardner's airplane
flight with mail from Chicago to New
York yesterday was emphasized today
in a statement which the Aero Club
of America Issued with the announce
ment that the journey was a record for
mail carrying between the two cities.
'This 4s the first time mail has been
carried between the two cities In less
tha.a 20 hours, and the time is the best
ever made between these two cities in
transporting anything," the statement
said. "The Importance of the flight
was lost last night because Gardner
landed late and In the dark, having
failed to find Belmont Park after
searching for the landing place for two
hours. In future the air-mail landing
places will be lighted so that pilots can
readily find them and starting or land
ing at night will be comparatively
easy.
'Pilot Gardner left Chicago yester
day morning at 6:25 and arrived over
Belmont Park at 8 o'clock, having
stopped at Cleveland, O.. and Lock
Haven, Pa., on the way. The airplane
cut down the distance between Chicago
and New York to less than 700 miles.
This service will be of great benefit
to business men, because it will permit
making earlier train and ship connec
tions for mail going east and west"
(Gardner and Edward Radel, his
mechanician, were only slightly in
jured when they made a forced landing
at Hicksville late last night
RADIO STATION POWERFUL
Annapolis Wireless Has Operating
Extent of 4000 Miles. .
WASHINGTON, Sept 11. The new
naval radio station at Annapolis, Md.,
the most powerful in America, is now
In operation. First messages sent were
from Secretary Daniels to the First
Lord of the British Admiralty, the
French Minister of Marine and the
Italian Minister of Marine.
The station, which hat. an operating
radius of 4000 miles, wai completed in
ten months and cost 31.500,000.
Nation Assembles Its
Vast Man Power.
OREGON TO FURNISH 100,000
Millions of Americans Will Re
spond- to Liberty Call.
MODERN REVERES TO RIDE
FULL HONOR GIVEN WOMEN
Army and Navy Union Admits Am.
" bulance Drivers and Nurses.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept 11.
Women who serve as ambulance driv
ers and nurses on the war fronts will
be admitted to the full honors of the
Army and Navy Union, according to
plans mapped out bycthe national ex
ecutive committee of the organization
in session here today.
The union has 52,000 members, com
prising men honorably discharged from
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps.
(Concluded on Pase 3, Column 2.)
TODAY IS THE DAY.
Jectlve. although the advance was made P"' Y strong guard.
over oozy, slippery mud.
The enemy has delivered several
mall counter attacks. Th. Una west
of Gouseaucourt was attacked last
Bight but the advancing Germans were
met with a withering machine gun fire
and were repulsed everywhere except
at on. place, where they managed to
penetrate a British post at the cross- SHIPYARD
roaas wnown as xeaaman s corner.
Another party tried to enter the Brit
lsh trenches southwest of Moeuvres,
but was repulsed with comparatively
heavy casualtiea
The enemy delivered a hurricane
bombardment In th. S.nse. Valley last
night and soon after the British posts
The Finnish landtag Is summoned 'to
meet September 26 for the election of
a King. -
Prince Frederick Charles is a brother-
in-law of Emperor William, having
married th. Emperor's youngest sister.
PLANT .BURNS
About $150,000 Damage Is Done
at Camden, X. J.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11. Fir. to
night damaged the new portion of the
New York Shipbuilding Company's
north of Ecourt-St Quentin were at- I plant in Camden, N. J. The main part
tacked and some of them were with
drawn.
Lowlaads Are Blocked.
A heavy rain still Is falling over the
whole area and many of the smaller
streams have been flooded. In the
Flanders lowlands the ground has be-
com. almost Impassable.
of the plant was untouched by the
flames.
Firemen of Camden estimated the
damage at about 3150,000. The fire
spread to one of the six new concrete
ways on which destroyers are being
built and one of the vessels was slight
ly damaged, according to Camden fire
men.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Sept 10, 11 P. M. (By the
Associated Press.) The Germans have
relieved several of their tired divisions
In th. region of Vauxalllon. on th. New York Companies Grant Wage
front north of the Aisne, and with some
EMPLOYES' PAY IS BOOSTED
of their best troops are making
strong effort to stop the further east
ward progress of the French. The at
tempt has been without success, how
ever, as the French forces took some
Increases of to 20 Per Cent .
NEW YORK, Sept 11. Increases in
wages to Its 7500 employes, aggregat
ing 31,250.000 a year, were announced
additional lines of trenches in this re- today by Theodore P. Shonts. president
alon today, galninr around also to th. of the rew xork rtanways company.
northeast of Laffaux. I In anticipation of authorization being I
. . I given to charge higher fares.
I Th. Tnterborousrh Raoid Transit Com-I
Kepeatea counter attacks in this ,nv also announced a wage increase to
iclnlty wer. repulsed. Th. enemy I it. 1S.000 employes of aDDroximatelv
reacted violently north of th. Oise, but
also without stopping th. progress ol
General Humbert's troops toward the
road from La Fer. to St Quentin, which
they now hold from La Fer. two miles
northward to Travency. Th. wooded
region of Vendeull also fell int. their
hands.
WITH THE BRITISH IN FRANCE,
P. M, Sept 11. (By th. Associated!
Press.) There are Indications that
when th. reth-ing Germans reach the
(Conciudil oa s. Column 2.).
32,500.000, or about 20 per -cent
SOLON IS MADE CAPTAIN
Representative Johnson, of Wash
ington, Receives Commission.
WASHINGTON, Sept 11. Repre
sentative Albert Johnson, of Washing-1
ton, has been commissioned as Cap
tain In th. Army chemical warfare
service, - .
LICENSE OF 1911 IS USED
Dr. J. S. Davies and Ruth E. Irle
., Married in Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Or., Sept 11. (Spe
cial.) Dr. J. S. Davies and Miss Ruth
E. Irle were married in Jacksonville by
Rev. A. H. Gannons
The 'marriage license was issued by
the County Clerk for Jackson County
in 1911, but had never been used by
the parties.
First Patriotic Demonstration Held
Last Evening Before Liberty
Temple; Bands Will Give
Concerts During Day.
SOME THINGS THE MAN RE
QUIRED TO REGISTER
MAY NEED TO KNOW.
Men required to register today
under the selective service act
should be prepared to give this
information:
Date of birth and correct age;
home address and that where em
ployed, with name of employer
or employing firm; present occu
pation; explanation of citizenship
status; name and address of near
est relative.
Other registration pointers ar.
these:
Time of Registration. Today,
between the hours of 7 A. M. and
9 P. M.
Who Must Register All un- "
registered men aot enlisted in th.
country's servic-i who have at
attained the age of 18 and have
not on or before today become 46.
Place to Register. All but ab
sentees and men who ar. ill will
register in person in their hom.
voting precinct The list of reg
istration places in Portland- pre
cincts was published in The Sun
day Oregonlan September' 8, and
corrections and additions are giv
en this morning.
Further Pointera If you do
not know your precinct number,
call "Information Desk," Liberty
Temple, Main 313 or A 6151, or
call in person there or at room
145 Courthouse. If a sojourner in
Portland, a "maverick," you are
asked to - register In room 145
Courthouse.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 86
degrees; minimum, 69 degree.
TODAY'S Pair and continued warm; gen
tle northerly win da.
War.
French menace Z,. Fere. Pase 1.
Transport torpedoed ; 2S0O United States
troops saved, f&ge 2.
Thirteen million men to enroll for war.
Page 8.
Foreign.
Reign of terror in progress at Petrograd.
National.
Fight for better milk prices carried to
Washington. Page 6.
German peace offensive doomed to failure is
view at Washington. Page 3.
Domestic.
Air msll flight from Chicago to New York
important event, jrage i.
Bridgeport munitions strikers defy union
order to return to worm, r&ge .
United States authorities arrest woman
telegrapher at rew storK. Page 5.
Oregon claims record for treasury noto sub-
scrlptlon. rage I.
McCormick leads Thompson in Illinois
Senate race. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
J. F. Miller, of Seattle, leads for seat In
Congress, page o.
Sports.
Red Sox world s baseball champions.
Page 14.
Ten stellar bouts staged for benefit smoker,
Page 14.
Record for teams trotting to wagon Is
broken. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.'
Hay receipts more than double those, of last
year. Page lv.
Apple prices well maintained in Eastern
markets. Page iv.
Strong demand for second and third issues
of liberty bonds, rage m.
B. Macdonald commander of tanker that
sunk submarine. Page io.
Portland and Vicinity.
Ex-Judge Lionel R. Webster killed by fall
in elevator share rage i.
Registration day bodes 111 to Hun. Page 1.
Eighth-term boys of 18 in high schools to
be released xor training corps uciooer l.
Page. 12.
Housing programme gets new Impetus.
Page m
Higher lnterurban fares asked. Jage 7.
Shipyard workers help to win war. Page 5.
Boilermakers cut four hours from week's
work. Page 15.
Fuel Administrator Holmes thinks Oregon
in good shape for Winter. Page 15.
Five -Portland men killed Jn action.
Page 8.
Portland children to distribute 100,000 lib
erty loan foldera Page 8.
Lumber and box interests plan organization
to meet Government demands. Page 8.
.Weather report, data and orecut Ffl& 8.
Something near 100,000 men of Ore
gon will today tuck into one of their
pockets for safe keeping a little blue
green card the Government calls it
blue, most folks swear It's green.
Through th. 47 other states compris
ing this domain oT freemen, something
like 13,000,000 other men will stow
away similar cards of similar color
and purport into Inside pockets.
Nation Pays Homage.
To this very ordinary little slip of
cardboard attaches no Innate element
jof significance, yet the Nation pays
I homage today, almost lays aside its
business, in deference to this miniature
card that some say is green and others
call blue.
. It's the certificate of registration,
certifying that the man named thereon
has properly enrolled under the se
lective service regulations of the Unit- '
ed States.
This is th. day on which the millions
of American residents newly asked by
the Government to place themselves in
position to serve as warriors as emer
gency may demand will comply by
registering under the draft law. Those
affected by the enlargement of age
limits by Congress ar. the unregis
tered men between the ages of 18 and
45, inclusive.
New IndepeBdeac Day Kept.
Throughout the Nation cltliens will
parade, patriot-orators will fling out
their messages, bands will play,
whistles sound, bells ring, flags flut
ter as youth and sire march to the
places of registration- and fulfill their
(Concluded on Pmge S Column 3.)
STORY OF V. S. DESTROYERS
VIVID AND INTERESTING.
Every word in the graphic
story of "The Fighting Fleets,"
Ralph D. Paine's great account
of our destroyers In the - war
zone, which will begin In serial
form in The' Oregonlan Sunday,
September 15, carries a punch.
Every word will hold the reader's
interest and will show, for the
first time. Just what America's
sea fighters are doing to put the
submarines of the enemy out of
business.
Readers of The - Oregonlan
should not miss the first Install
ment of this stirring serial, which
Is told by a master writer who
has been in close touch with the
great fleet in actual service. This
isn't a story which, once started,
you will read the headlines and
then drop it It will carry you
right through to the final period
and keep you waiting eagerly for
the next Installment
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