Morning Oregonian., September 21, 1918, Image 1

VOL. LYIII. SO. 18,043.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BOILERMEN VOTE
GENERAL STRIKE IS
LOWDEN MAY BE IN
TOILERS' RESPONSE
REBUKE 10 WEALTH
E
BRITISH. PALESTINE
NO HALF-HOLIDAY
URGED BY I. W. W.
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
T
BACKER CONFESSES
OUT OF
O'lON DECIDES AGAIJfST PACSE
HANDBILLS CALL FOR W ALKOUT
ILLINOIS G. O. P. CONVENTION
OX SATURDAY AFTERJfOOX.
UNTIL OCTOBER 1.
CHEERS SUGGESTION.
BRISBANE'S BREWER
BRITISH THROW FO
ARMY BOUTS
URKS
lEUVBES
Key to Positions North of
Havrincourt Lost.
BELLINGLISE IS NEARED
Australians Continue Penetra
tion of Wotan Line.
GERMAN ATTACKS COSTL
Teutonic Troops Pfj Heavy Price
for Vain Attempts to Restore Line,
in the Region From Gouzpa it
court to Town of Moeuvres.
LONDON'. Sept. 20. Scottish troops
this morning1 finally overcame the re
sistance of the Germans still in the
XiUajca of Moeuvres, west of Cam bra!,
w-iere there has been much violent
fighting; receMly, and completely cap
tared the village, according- to Field
Marshal Haig's communication tonight.
"During- this morning- Scottish troops
completed the capture of Moeuvres.
overcoming- the resistance of a party
of the enemy who were still holding-
out in the village.
hia morning- after a heavy bom
bardment the enemy delivered a strong
local attack on our positions northwest
of Hulluch. The attack was complete
ly repulsed and a number of prisoners
were left in our hands.
Brittefr Advance Line.
"English iroops carried out success
fully minor operations northwest of
La Bassee this morning, advancing
their line on a front of more than two
and one-half miles as far as the vil
lages of Rue du Maraia and La Tour
lie. diore tnan lvo prisoners were
captured and a hostile counter attack
later in the day was beaten oft in
sharp fighting."
"WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE. Sept. 20. Australian troops
today continued their penetration of
th Hlndenburg- system and now are
two-thirds of a mile from Belllnglise,
four miles northwest of St. Quentin.
Steady thrusts made by the victori
ous British divisions on the battlefront
northwest of St. Quentin gave them
additional ground during the night. No
heavy attacks were made, but the ob
stinate German machine gunnera yield
ed a number of prisoners and the ex
hausted enemy forces sheltered in the
Hindenburg main defenses were given
no rest.
HelMa Tillage Cleared.
On the right near the Junction of the
allied armies English and Scottish
troops completed the clearance of Hol
non village, and the nests and redoubts
adjoining, which had given consider
able trouble to the French.
The British troops swept the ceme
tery at Fresnoy free of machine guns.
Oricourt, a village one mile east of
Fresnoy which had been strongly de
fended by reason of the network of old
British trenches, was kept under a de
structive fire during the night.
The Australians lying north of Fres
noy continue their exploration of the
Hindenburg outpost system which they
had stormed -along the froitt of their
first and fourth divisions.
Hm Battle Desperately.
The recapture of Moeuvres com
pletely restores the British line in that
section of the Canal Du Nord. The
Germans fought very hard for the vil
lage. Moeuvres is -a solid mass of
trenches and dugouts covering a square
mile of ground. It Is the Junction of
the main and support Hindenburg lines
and is the most difficult obstacle which
the British have encountered anywhere
in that defensive systefn. The enemy
regards, it as the key to the position
north of Havrincourt.
Few prisoners were taken. In addi
tion to the guns already reported cap
tured, the British have taken two four
inch Howitsers abandoned by the Ger
mans Thursday and two field guns left
behind yesterday afternoon.
The occupation of the series of re
doubts around the Malassise farm was
accomplished in the face of stiff re
sistance. This throws the British line
nearer the St. Quentin- Canal at Vend-
huilL On the battle front between
Villers-Guiselain and the defenses of
St. Quentin only three fortified villages
remain in German hands on this side of
the Hindenburg system. These villages
are Villers-Guiselain, Pontruet and
Fayet
Xlght and Day Shifts Unanimously
- Agree to Remain on Job for
Fall Eight Hoars.
By votes taken yesterday and last
night members of the Boilermakers
Union agreed that they will take no
half-holiday this afternoon, as they did
thji two nrevioua Saturdays as an
avowed protest against delay of the
Macy board in making wage and hour
adjustments.
Members of the union engaged on the
night shifts unanimously voted to re
main on the Job for the full eight
hours today, at a session held during
the afternoon.
Last night the much -larger con
tingent of day-shift workers took the
same action, announcing that they were
actuated by patriotic motives.
The night meeting did not conclude
until shortly before 12 o'clock. Long
discussion was had. It is understood,
over the action of the Willamette Iron
& Steel Works in discharging men who
quit their work at noon last Saturday.
BANK DENIES AIDING PLOT
Stockholm Institution Alleges, Inno
cence In Hun-Slav Scheme.
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 20. Olaf Asch-
berg, until recently managing director
of the Nia Bank of Stockholm, has is
sued a statement denying1 that the bank
financed the Russian Bolshevik gov
ernment, acting as an intermediary for
Germany In the transaction.
"I have explained to the entente le
gations in Stockholm." he said, "that
there is no foundation whatever for
these allegations. I offered to permit
the legations to examine the bank's
transactions through any Swedish trus
tee to prove the assertion is false. This
offer is still open."
The sensational revelations of the
committee on public information at
Washington of the relations between
the Bolshevik government and Ger
many named the Nia Bank as the de
pository for the funds which were paid
to Lenlne, Trotsky and their colleagues.
One of the documents contained this
paragraph :
There have been audited all the
books of the Nia Bank at Stockholm
containing the accounts of Comrades
Lenine, Trotsky, Zinovieff and others.
which were opened by the order of the
German Imperial Bank No. 2754. These
books have been delivered to Comradi
Muller. who was sent from Berlin."
19 Miles Gained in Day
and 3000 Captured.
16-MILE FRONT IS BROKEN
Action Is Sought as Protest of Im
prisonment of Eugene V. Debs
and - Other
Radicals,
e
General Allenby's Troops Drive
Ottoman Forces Headlong.
PURSUIT YET UNCHECKED
Railway and Highway Junction Are
Seized by Advancing Alles, Who
Are Reported to Have Gained
-. Rear of Beaten Enemy.
ENLISTMENT AGE EXTENDED
Staff Corps Service) .Open for - Men
Vp to 56th Birthday.
A notice was received here yesterday
from the War Department announcing
that the maximum age for enlistment
n a staff corps or department has been
extended from the 41st birthday of the
applicant to his 66th. Under present
regulations voluntary enlistments of
men who have not reached their 46th
birthday are prohibited and therefore
the only men who can enlist in the
United States Army are those between
4( and fiS years old.
Men enlisted under this authority for
vacancies at place of enlistment will
be assigned to duty there. Men In
whose cases a particular station is des-
gnated will be sent to such station.
Men enlisted with station designated
will be held there until uniformed and
typhoid propylaxis is completed. I
....(By the Associated Press.)
From the Jordan river westward
the Holy ' Land Is aflame under the
Impetus of a mighty stroKe ty the
British, French and friendly AraD
forces, and the Turks, from the Jordan
River eastward xo the Mediterranean
seemingly are. In rout.
Added to their already heavy losses
In ground, men killed, wounded or made
prisoners and stores captured in Bel
gium, France, Italy and the Balkans,
the Teutonic allies. Judging from first
reports of the hostilities begun against
the Ottoman in Palestine, are In for
further extremely hard usage.
Cavalry Fames 7 arks.
In less than 4 day General Allenby's
British forces, aided by French troops
and natives under the flag of the King
0 the Hedjsis, struck the Turkish line
c: 3T a front of 16 miles and penetrated
it to a depth of 19 miles along . the
front. More than 3000 Turks were
taken prisoner and the entire hostile
defensive system has been overrun.
Railway and highway Junction points
were captured and strong forces of cav
alry at last accounts were well in ad
vance of the attacking troops, thiect-
ening to carry out a turning movement
against the fleeing Turks which might
nrove disastrous to them. Meanwhile
along the shores of the Mediterranean
naval units were clearing the coastal
roads of the enemy their gunfire.
In addition to the large number of
prisoners taken, great quantities of war
materials had fallen into the hands of
the allied troops, and the pressure
against the enemy was going on un
abated. Tribesmen Are Menace.
The predicament of the Turks is
heightened by the operations of the
Hedjas tribesmen on the east side of
the Jordan, which will prevent them
from taking refuge across the stream
in the Jordan Valley and compel them
to fight their way'out of their trouble
west of the river as best they may.
LONDON. 7:10 P. M., Sept. 20.
British forces In' Palestine under com
mand of General Allenby attacked the
Turkish positions on a front of It
miles on September 19.
The British broke through the
Turkish lines between Rafat and the
sea and pushed forward for a distance
(Concluded on Prsi 6. Column 2.)
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 20. (Spe
cial.) Advocating a general strike un
til October 1 as a protest against what
are termed "the acts of the capitalist
claes in imprisoning William Haywood,
Eugene V. Debs and Tom Mooney," a
sensational circular demanding the re
lease of "all class-war prisoners" was
circulated broadcast at the lumber mills
on Grays Harbor last night after work
ing hours.
Copies were found this morning and
brought to local police headquarters.
The police have no clue as to the dis
tributors. .
The handbill, printed by the Interna
tional Printing Company at Butte,
Mont, Is evidently of I. W. W. author
ship. SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 20. Fed
eral secret service men tonight
were looking for men responsible for
distribution here and throughout West
ern Washington of strike circulars put
out by the Industrial Workers of the
World. The' circulars are believed to
be similar to strike circulars recently
circulated In Salt Lake City,. Butte,
Mont., and the Arizona copper district.
The Assistant Attorney-General eaid
that if any men responsible for dis
tributing the circulars were apprehend
ed they would be prosecuted under the
espiona; ; act, which makes it a crime
to advocate the curtailment of the pro
duction of any war material' during war.
"Frank, Free" Avowal
Made to Senator.
C- W. FEIGENSPAN ON RECORD
Widespread Lobby Activities
Fully Admitted.
LOYALTY IS ASSERTED
DcFord, Hearst Attorney, Tells His
Connection With Concern to
Which the Brewery In- -terests
Lent Money.
MEN DISLIKE BOSSES; QUIT
Baseball Players, Actors, Pugilists
Said to Be in Authority.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 20. A num
ber of workers quit at the Cramp ship
yard here today because they objected
to baseball 'players, actors, pugilists
and others inexperienced in shlpbuildr
ing being placed over them as bosses.
The number of men who left their
work could not be learned. - The com
pany officials who could be reached
said they had no knowledge of any
serious curtailment in their force. The
men who quit said the number that
left the yard is large.
RENT PROFITEER PUNISHED
Remarks Made by Woman Violated
. Autl-Seditton Ordinance.,
OAKLAND, CaU Sept. 20. Fine of
$100 and 30 days in jail was the sen
tence Imposed today on Miss Ionia San
ford, found guilty of violation of an
anti-sedition ordinance.
Miss Sanford offered to apologize
for remarks she made to officers who
questioned her as to her reasons for at
tempting to raise the rent of Mrs. R,
A. Campbell, wife of a sailor.
PRO - GERMANS CONVICTED
Conspiracy to Defame Soldiers and
Nurses Proven.
TRENTON. N. J., Sept 20. Otto
Reichelt, a Newark patent attorney.
and Dr. Frederick Bishoff, of Irving-
ton, were convicted in the Federal
Court here today of conspiring to de
fame soldiers and Red Cross nu "Jes by
circulation of stones in 150 cities.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. C. W. Feigen
span, president of the United States
Brewers' Association, tonight made pub
lie a letter o Senator King, chairman
of the Senate sub-committee on th
Judiciary, In which he "frankly and
freely confessed" that the association
furnished Arthur Brisbane funds to
finance the purchase of the Washing
ton Times.
He further admitted that the asso
elation and the brewing interests gen
erally have maintained lobbyists at
Washington and in various state capl
tals, "whose business it was to try,
where possible, to protect us and check
mate those representing the opposition
to our industry."
Pro-German Charge Denied.
He 'vigorously denied charges of dis
loyalty or pro-uermanism, both per
sonally and on behalf of the associa
tion, and asked that he be permitted to
appear before the sub-committee for
questioning "without limit" on all the
charges involved in the communication
regarding the purchase or the Wash
ington Times sent to Senator King by
A Mitchelll Palmer, alien property cus
todian.
Mr. Feigenspan declared that for
the last 25 years an organization has
existed with the avowed purpose of
utterly destroying the brewing Indus
try and has "spent dollars where we
have been able to spend pennies."
Lobby Activities Admitted.
He said that the brewing industry
generally "in common with every other
business, every other organization, and
every other industry in the Nation af
fected by local, state or National legis
lation, has been represented at these
legislative centers by gentlemen, usu
ally lawyers of recognized ability and
unquestioned integrity, out commonly
referred to as lobbyists, whose business
it was to try, where possible, to pro
tect us and checkmate those repre
sentlng the opposition to our industry.'
"" He further "frankly and freely ad
mitted" that the brewers, "in common
with every other industry and every
other business in the country, have
tried to get before the public every
fact that .we felt fairly favored the
preservation of our business, even to
the extent of supplying the finances
(Concluded on Page 3, Column 2.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMT IN
FRANCE, Sept. 20. (By the Associated
Press.) Beyond local lighting the Brit
ish third and fourth armies northwest
of St. Quentin have not been engaged
today. In the local operations their
new front has been further improved at
several places.
Smoke Bombs Are Used.
The Germans are holding strong ma
chine gun detachments in the large
number of small farms, and sunken
roads In this vicinity, but a number of
these already have been cleared.
In front of St. Quentin there were
clashes between the opposing infantry
and the British gained some ground
east of Holnon village Smoke bombs
played an Important part In the storm
ing of fortified quarries In front of the
Hindenburg outpost system northwest
of St. Quentin. The quarries, covering
an area more than a mile deep and two
miles in width, have been utilised by
IConcluUeil on Pas 3. Column i I
FIVE SERVE; FlVE READY! g
Their Country's Call.
ROSEBURGf Or, Sept 20. (Special.)
Commandant and Mrs. Markee. of the
Oregon Soldiers' Home, are the par-
nts of ten husky sons, five of whom
are in the service of the country In
some capacity, while the other five
are registered and ready to answer
the Government's call to the colors.
Two of their sons are with Pershing
in France, one is with the Coast Artil
lery at the Panama Canal, and two
are in the shipyards at San Francisco.
Commandant Markee and his wife are
proud of the record, and.it is believed
there are few if any families in, the
state that can beat it
DONT BE SURPRISED; WAKE UP AND BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
CLOCKS TO BE SET AHEAD
Midnight, September 30, Marks End
of Daylight-Savins Plan.
At midnight. September 80, all clocks
will be turned ahead an hour, making
it 1 A. M-, October 1, ending the day
light saving scheme Instituted by the
Government "
Returning to the old system, an hour
of morning light will be conserved. By
the Summer plan the hour was saved
at the end of the day.
The past season witnessed the first
trial of the daylight-saving pan in
America and results In all Industries,
It is said, were highly satisfactory.
FRENCH VESSEL TORPEDOED
Steamship Admiral Charner Sunk
With Loss of Six Lives.
PARIS. Sept 20. The French line
steamship Admiral Charner, bound
from Biserta to Malta, has been tor
pedoed, with the loss of six lives, ac
cording to an official statement The
passengers and crew numbered 174. An
unseen submarine urea mree torpe
does, two of which struck the ship, but
the vessel remained afloat three hours
The Admiral Charner is a vessel of
1601 tons. Her home port ia Havre.
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State Republican Platform Awards
Praise Jo Administration
of Governor.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., ISept. 20. Gov
ernor Frank O. Lowden was informally
put forward by his friends as a presl
dential candidate in 1920, at the Re
publican State Convention. The sug
gestion was made by John H. Harrison
permanent chairman of the ctonventlon,
in addressing the , delegates and was
enthusiastically received.
" The platform adopted praised the Ad
ministration of Governor Lowden an
pledged the vigorous support of the
Republican party to the successful
prosecution of the war to a victorious
end.
Criticising in strong terms the war
records of certain prominent Republl
can National and state leaders, the Dem
ocratic state convention, in its platform
adopted here today, declared that as Ion
as the Republican party endures the
presence of these men in official posi
tions in the organization if has no right
to ask the patriotic people of Illinois
for further confidence.
The platform praises the results ac
compllshed by President Wilson and
urges the re-election of United Stales
Senator James Hamilton Lewis and the
loyal Democratic Representatives from
Illinois.
HUN OVERTHROW F0RECAS."
TJ. S. Army Has Terrified Germany.
Says Senator Lewis.
NEW YORK. Sept 20. The smash
ing of the St. Mihiel salient by the
American Army has filled Germany
with terror and forecasts the over
throw of Prussian military domination
by the German people, according .to
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, of 111!
nois, who has just returned from
France and England. ,
The German rulers. Senator Lewi
said, are aware that the people of Ger
many have awakened to a realization
of the power of General Pershing'
troops, and "the spirit of German mon
archs and military captains has been
shattered" by this knowledge.
BUSCH BEER PLANT TO LE
V. S. Asked to Rent Brewery for
Munitions Factory.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20. The entire
plant of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Company in St. Louis was today of
fered to the Government on the basis
of an annual rental for the manufac
ture of munitions during the war. Au
gust A. Bnsch, president of the com
pany, made the offer.
Ordnance officials to whom the offer
was presented were said to be im
pressed with the facilities of the plant
for the manufacture of small arms and
ammunition, and have taken the matter
under consideration.
SOCIALIST'S APPEAL LOST
Washington State Board of Educa
tion Revokes Teacher's License.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept. 20. (Spe
cial.) Revocation of J. M. Salter's
certificate to teach in this state be
cause of failure to support Red Cross
activities and to encourage his pupils
in patriotic work, coupled with al
leged disloyal utterances concerning
the war, is sustained by the State Board
of Education against Salter's appeal.
Salter, who threatens to take the
case up to the Supreme Court, is an
active Socialist of Everett
Workers Readiest With
Loan Pledges.
SHIPYARD MEN MAKE GOOD
City's Pace as Whole Is Far
From Satisfactory.
OVER-OPTIMISM IS NOTED
Too Many Business Men Consider
War Almost Won, Say Liberty
Campaigners; More Speed
Is Urgently Necessary.
USE YOUR CREDIT IN BUYING
LIBERTY BONDS.
If the people of Portland are
going to hoist an honor flag on
September 28 they must use their
credit in the pledge subscriptions
for bonds of the fourth liberty
loan.
Field workers report that, more
than ever before, the smaller
subscription pledges are being
made In cash. It is obvious that
cash subscriptions are more than
welcome. But subscribers who
pledge cash have their credit
with the Government remaining
unused. They could and should
buy more bonds on the term pay
ment plan. Four months are
available In which to make the
payments.
Every liberty bond, no matter
how small or large, should rep
resent economy and sacrifice.
Use your credit.
EMERY OLMSTEAD,
City Chairman.
GUT W. TALBOT,
' General In Command.
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TEStERDAT'S Maximum temperature, 78
degrees: minimum. 56 decrees.
TODAY'S Fair; westerly winds.
War.
British gain. Page 1.
British capture 3000 Turks In Palestine.
Page 1.
Allies capture 10.000 Bulgars In day. Fag 3.
Official casualty list. Page 4.
Hun peace offer termed plot to snare un
wary. Page 3.
" Foreign.
Czecho-Slovaks prepare for drive Into Euro
pean Russia. Page 2.
Holland, fearing Germany, gets no food from
United States. Page 2.
Germany alone accepts Austria's peace In
vitation, page 0.
Rational.
House adopts war revenue bill. Page 4.
Johnson warns against Bolshevikism at
home. Page 0.
Wilson will fix cotton prices. Page 7.
Domestic.
Brisbane's brewer-financier tells his story.
Page 1.
Science finds new organism In Spanish in
fluenza germs. Pag S.
Lowden Informally put forward as Presi
dential candidate. Page 1.
Sports.
Portland golfers prepare for play. Page 12.
Chicago Athletic Association wins in Junior
championship. Page 12.
Darcy-Kruvosky go is battle classic. Page 32.
raciflc Northwest.
Alaskan lad asks Immediate Induction Into
Army to escape Jail. Page 1.
Charges of graft denied by military. Page 5.
Katie Canutt tops girls' relay race. Pag 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Wool valuing will be resumed in Portland
next week. Page 17.
Northwestern apple crop Improved In past
month. Page 14.
Strong demand causes general advance In
wall-street stocKs. page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Many non-essential workers register for
necessary service. ' rage AB.
Boilermakers agree to take no half-holiday.
Page 1.
Captain William Gadsby dies at 59. Pag 13.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
Tollers' response to Nation's call shames
well-to-do. Page 1.
Coal dock contract may be awarded today.
Pae 7- I T,-.).-J K.h t .A
Mothers to march in liberty parade. Page 10. -
Rate hearing held. Page 8. I state must move forward with more
Weather report, data and forecast Page IT. (Concluded oa Pag 10, Column 11
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
The test of the fourth liberty loan.
demonstrated by the preliminary pledge
campaign now in progress, reveals the
fact that industrial workers men of
the shipyards and factories are sham
ing the business men and the well-to-
do, by their promptly patriotlo response
to the call.
Such is the Inescapable conclusion
reached at city campaign headquarters
by officers of the loan. For the first
time in the three days' progress of
the pledge drive, they have compiled
and released actual figures of. Port
land's answer. The city has not yet
taken the swift, sure pace that is neces
sary for the prompt fulfillment of the
quota pledge, estimated at 119,000,000.
Shipyard Workers Respond.
Up to noon yesterday the entire field
forces of the city, comprising 6000 vol-,
unteer workers, had reported but $5,-
000,000 in subscription pledges, approx
imately one-fourth of the required
quota. Significant proof of .who Is
taking up the burden Is found In the
fact that not less than 12,000,000 of the
total represents the uncompleted sub
scription pledges of shipyard workers.
In the majority of instances," com-
mented Chairman Olmstead, "workers
In the Industries have pledged SO per
cent more than they did in the third
loan. They have caught the spirit of
the fourth loan, which requires that
additional sacrifices be made and that
pledges be doubled. They are keeping
p the ratio.
Over-Optimism Noted.
Among business men, in general, -
there is apparent over-optimism re
garding the war. They consider It al
most won. They dally wltn tneir sud-
scriptlons, or pledge amounts not larger
than they did in the third loan. This
pathy must be shaken off. The Gov-
rnment has called for funds money
that is urgently needed to uphold the
onor of America. Not one dollar, but
two, should be the proof of patriot- ,
Ism."
In Treasury certificates of Indebted
ness the banks of America already have
subscribed 14,100.000,000, and the funds
have been paid to the Secretary of the
Treasury. The amount represents an
advance made on the fourth liberty '
loan, estimated at IS.000.000.000, . and
emphasizes the Immediate need for
money for military purposes.-
Government Needs Increase.
"The needs of the Government for
war purposes," said Robert E. Smith,
state campaign manager, "have In
creased more rapidly, it would seem,
than has the Bplrit of sacrifice which
must meet those needs. All is not well
with the campaign in Oregon, nor will ;
it be until both liberty loan workers
and people ' understand that we must
double our pledges to the fourth loan.
"To speak with frankness, the loan
is dragging. Neither the public nor the
solicitors are doing their full duty. But
I am convinced that realisation will
come to them of the magnitude of their
task, and that when It does they will
sweep on to victory as never before."
Portland's Pace Slow.
Campaign Manager Smith, basing his
belief on preliminary reports from
many outerstate points, is convinced
that the smaller cities of Oregon and
the country districts are pledging their
aid to the loan with a liberality that
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