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BUY BONDS BEFORE IT IS VERBOTEN F YOU CAN'T FIGHT YOUR MONEY CAN VOL. LVIII C 18,048. POIlTIiAND, OREGON, FHIDAY, SEPTE3IBER 27, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. LUES III INFLUENZA HOLDS JUNEAU DELUGED; ' HOMES GO ADRIFT ALASKAN CITY HIT HARD BY TORRENTIAL RAINS. CUT 1ST TO AVERT SLACKER HELD TO UP ARMY DRAFT BE NEAR TRAITOR Oil GUI EX TRAIN" M E" T OP MEX OCTO BER 7-11 IS CANCELED. LOAN EVADERS NEED EXPECT NO LENIENCY. WORK fflAIHNI SMASHIHGVIGTORY HEW GOVERNMENT RISING IN RUSSIA FAILURE AIIIS eshoff Must Surrender or Flee Into Albania. ALIAHS HAY BLOCKESCAPE lies Race for Uskub to Cu F-ines of Communication of Foe at That Point. ERBIANS CAPTURE VELES ntente's . Macedonian Tri umph Won in Face of Determined Resistance. LONDON, Sept. 26. (By the Asso rted Press.) Veles, 25 miles south I ist of Uskub in Macedonia, has been iptured by the Serbians. Reports in official quarters here in' iicaie tnat tne rmep-veies roaa nas leen cut at Izvor, isolating the First Bulgarian Army from its main line of lommunication and placing it in a pre- larious position. Geshof Slay Retreat. The First Army is on the allied left Italians advancing against the First ay from the couth muet pass over tnuch extremely rough country. It is believed that the First Army, Ivhich is commanded by General Ges- -.of, will be forced to attempt a retreat iveatward into tne mountains on ine berbo-AIbanian frontier. Reports indicate Serbians who have at the Germano-Bulgarian communi cations, are joining in the allied race For Uskub. SALONIKL Sept. 26. The allied advance into Bulgaria continues. British and Greeks Advance. British and Greek units are forcing their way over the Belachista moun- in range on the Bulgarian border northeast of Doiran, says a ritish of- Ificial statement issued here. British troops entered Bulgarian (territory opposite Kosturino, about I six miles south of Strumitsa, the ene my base. North of Lake Doiran, the Greeks I are nearing the crest of the moun tains. Dzuma Ombasi has been I reached by the British. ATHENS, Sept. 25. Greek troops are aiding in the allied advance in Macedonia on three sectors of the front, the Greek War Office reported today. Foe riees Kast of Yardar. East of the Yardar, the Bulgarians are in flight toward Yalandova, with the British and Greeks in pursuit. The statement reads: "The allies are pursuing the enemy on the entire front between Monastir and Yeles. Franco-Greek detachments are marching toward Prilep, which has been occupied by the French. "French, British and Greek troops already are beyond Givgeli and a line north of Lake Doiran. On the left bank of the Yardar, the British and Greeks are pursuing the fleeing ene my toward Yalandova." PARIS, Sept. 26. Advices today show Bulgarian troops in the region of Lake Ochrida, toward the western end of the Macedonian front, are vir tually encircled by the Italians, ad vancing in the direction of Kichevo and the Franco-Serbian forces moving from Monastir toward Krushevo. Krushevo Soon to FalL Th fall of Krushevo is expected hourly. The only means of exit for the Bul garians here is a narrow passage be tween Kichevo and Krushevo. (This body comprises the First Bulgarian army). The army seems doomed to de struction or surrender or to a retreat into Albania, as the allied heavy artil lery now installed northwest of Mona stir now commands the passes In the other direction. LONDON', Sept. IS. The reports re eelved today emphasized the demorall sation of the Bulgarians, who are re-4 treating; In confusion, leavinjr behind an enormous amount of material and probably many thousands of prisoners, as the allied troops strain every energy to tret to Uskub and thereby make the victory complete. It is pointed out that the Bulgarian army, estimated to aggregate 300,000 men, is in a very dangerous position. But the victory will not be decisive, in the opinion of the military experts, until Uskub, the center of all the enemy's communication lines, is cap tured. Derisive) Victory Possible. If that is accomplished It Is believed the victory will be numbered among the few decisive ones of the war. Concluded en Fat 2, Columa 3.) Total of 142,000 Selects Are Affect ed New Cases Reported Dar ing Day in Camps 613 9. WASHINGTON. Sept 26. Because of vnMemlra of Soanlsh Influenza in Army camps. Provost Marshal-General Crowden tonight canceled calls for the entrainment between October 7 and II of 142.000 draft registrants. During the 24 hours ended at noon today, 6139 new cases of influenza in Army camps had been reported to the office of the Surgeon-General of the Army. One hundred and seventy deaths, re sulting chiefly from pneumonia, fol lowing influenza, and 723 new cases of pneumonia also were reported. CAMP DIX N. J., Sept. 26. Thirty six soldiers have died here of Spanish Influenza or of pneumonia following that disease. In the last 24 hours, It was announced tonight. In the same time 80S new cases were discovered, 233 of which were so serious as to require hospital treatment. Since the epidemic broke out here 5727 cases have been reported and 182 soldiers have died. NEW TORE, Sept. 26. The total number of cases of Spanish Influenza In this city from the time the dls ease first appeared until this morning was 750. The number of deaths, how ever, is less than 20. CHICAGO. Sept. 26. A favorable de crease In the new number of cases of Spanish Influenza at the Great Lakes Naval training station was announced. A total of 173 new cases was re ported as against 272 for the previous 24 hours. BOSTON, Sept 26. There are fully 50,000 cases of Influenza In Massa chusetts in the judgment of Bernard W. Carey, epidemiologist for the State Department of Health. The number of new cases during the 24-hour period, ending at noon today, was 2143. Deaths reported In the same period were 76. These figures, however, did not In clude this city, where 50 deaths from influenza and pneumonia were reported during the period from 10 o'clock last night to noon today, the largest total for a similar period since influenza became prevalent CONSUL POOLE ESCAPES U. S. Official Reaches Stockholm from RIotona Moscow STOCKHOLM. Sept 26. (By the As sociated Press.) Dewltt C. Poole, Jr., acting Consul-General in Moscow, has arrived here. When he left Moscow a week ago, R. H. B. Lock hart the Brit ish Acting Consul-General In Moscow and other entente officials and many entente civilians were Imprisoned in the Kremlin. The French General Lavenge and the French Consul M." Grenard were re stricted in their movements to the American consulate by the Bolshevik! guards, who refused to allow them food. Paul Anderson, of the American Toung Men's Christian Association, was arrested in Moscow and held for in vestigation. Mr. Poole was unable to obtain Anderson's release before he left Moscow. BOCHE TOWNS ARE BOMBED Frankfort, Kaiserlantern and Buhl Airdromes Raided. LONDON, Sept 26. British airplanes yesterday dropped bombs on the Ger man city of Frankfort according to an official statement Issued this evening by the War Office. Five enemy ma chines were shot down. Four British airplanes are missing. The German airdromes at Buhl. 25 miles southwest of Karlsruhe, and Kaiserslautern, between Metz and Marnhelm, have been bombed by British independent air force machines, it Is officially announced today. Fighting took place, with the result that two enemy machines were de stroyed. Three of the British machines have not been located. BERLIN. Sept 26. A German head quarters statement today says: Seven airplanes were shot down out of enemy squadrons which attacked Frankfort - on - Main and Kaiserslau tern." RIOTS REPORTED IN INDIA Several Persons Killed In Calcutta and Madras. SIMLA, India, Sept 26. Several per sons were killed in Calcutta and Ma- ras as a result of riots in those cities within the last few days. The riots were quelled by the police and detach ments of the Indian Defense Corps. In Calcutta there were serious dis turbances, due to 111 feeling on the part of some sections of the Moham medan population. High food prices resulted In minor disorders In Madras. Some looting accompanied the rioting In both, cities. GENERAL LOUIS BOTHA ILL South African Premier Ordered Rest and Special Treatment. CAPE TOWN. South Africa, Sept J. (Special.) General Luis Botha, the I South African Premier, who has been very ill. has been ordered to take a rest I and undergo special treatment His physicians hope that by doing so he, jnay. recover, completely,, Light Seems Dawning on Political Chaos. PAN - SLAVIC MOVE STARTS Much Expected From Confer "ence Held at Oufa. ALLIES TO BE SUPPORTED Rejection of Brest-Litovsk Treaty and Alliance With Czecho slovaks Anions Principles That Are Adopted. WASHINGTON, Sept 26. Out of the chaos which has existed in Russia since the overthrow of the Kerensky government by the Bolshevikl there la emerging a central authority which officials and diplomats here hope will be able to re-establish order and re new the fight against the common enemy. Official information reaching the Russian embassy today said that the pan-Russian, conference at Oufa, Euro pean Russia, which has been recog nized by all the provisional govern ments opposing the Bolshevikl, Includ ing the Siberian government has con stituted a committee of five as the lawful authority for all Russia. Assembly to Covee January 1. This committee will be responsible to the constituent assembly of all Rus sia, which will convene next January 1 provided 250 members attend. The committee of five set up as the sovereign authority la composed of M. Tschaicovsky, of the Government of the North at Archangel; M. Vologodsky, head of the Western Siberian govern ment; M. Astor. former mayor of Mos cow, and member of the constitutional Democratic party; Lieutenant-General Boldireff. and M. Avksentleff. The dispatch to the Russian embassy telling of the results of the pan-Russian conference -came from the -chief of the department of foreign affairs of the Oufa government , Freed Provinces Unite. This statement summarizes the mes sage: As the separate provinces of Russia are being delivered from the yoke of Bolshevlkistn, the temporary organs of legal authority are reconstituting and uniting themselves. "On the territory of European Russia they were concentrating under the au thority of a committee of members of the constituent assembly of all Russia, while in Siberia they were rallying under the provisional government of Siberia. "The committee of the members of the constituent assembly of all Russia consists of all the members of the con stituent assembly who have gath ered in Samara, except those who be long to the factions of the Bolshevikl and of the social revolutionists of the (Concluded on Pave 3. Column 2.) s - i I TO mx0&si- wmmrAwu r , it t i - e7 flwwfl ,,vuw vvv v t X ' M...A...JUAMM.tmtMXU-U...MUM,u,M,,,M! ..A..... Big Government Hospital Is Aban doned, Power Plants Idle, All Business Suspended. JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept 26. Homes In Juneau are being torn away, a big Gov ernment hospital has been temporarily abandoned, power plants are idle and all business is suspended as a result of torrential rains causing a deluge along the main shore of . Gastineau Channel. The main street of Juneau is threat ened by the floods. Volunteers from many mines In this district are working with Federal of ficials, clerks and business men In suc coring families in distress where Gold Creek has torn- through its banks and bulkheads, .washing out numerous homes. Patients in the Government hospital In that district had narrow escapes In the swirling waters. Mrs. Passels, wife of the deputy United States mar shal, who was caught In the debris of her home which took fire, was rescued by the Fire Department after much ef fort Her home was sent crashing by the water into "the Batho apartment house, which in turn was piled up on the annex of the Gastineau Hotel, a concrete structure. The hotel this aft ernoon was holding its burden, but at noon all guests were ordered out The Gastineau is the largest hotel In Alaska. Slides due to the floods have added to the damage, crippling power plants along the mainland and putting Juneau in darkness. Slides have also done con siderable damage to Government roads leading to Thane, Perseverence and Sal mon Creek. Newspapers of Juneau, de prived of power, were forced to sus pend today. No great distress as a result of the flood is expected here because Juneau has plenty of vacant homes, owing to war conditions. NEW WAR HYMNS TAUGHT Belgian, and Italian Airs to Be Pasted Over German Song. CHICAGO, Sept 26. The Belgian Na tlonal air, "Brabanconne," Is to be. past ed into 100,000 song books used In the Chicago public schools to hide from view the German national air. In the old pamphlet containing national songs the Italian national air, "War Hymn of Garibaldi," will be Inserted for the same purpose. ARMY CHAPLAIN GRADUATE Camp Zachary . Taylor Training School Supplies 251 Lieutenants. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Sept 26. Two hundred and fifty-one candidates hail ing from practically every state In the Union were graduated today from the training school for United States Army chaplains at Camp Zachary Taylor, with the- rank of First Lieutenant ONLY EAIGLSH IS SPOKEN Judge Hall, of Seattle Court, Issues Orders to Jurors. SEATTLE, Sept 26. English only can be spoken by jurors while on duty in Seattle Superior Courts, read an or der Issued today by Presiding Judge j Calvin S. Hall. Pride in Patriotism Needs Arousing. LOAN IS $7,000,000 SHORT Record of Unselfish Loyalty Faces Final Struggle. ONE DAY ONLY REMAINS Americans at Home Called Upon to Give Their-Dollars to Cans of Freedom as Freely as Heroes Give Their Iilves. VOLUNTEER DAY, LAST IN WHICH CITY MAY REDEEM ITS PROMISE, LACKS SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. Today is Volunteer day. Unless Portland patriots volunteer 000,000, the city will be shamed before America. It will be un able tomorrow to proclaim "Port land first!" Here are the naked figures. Upon YOU rests the responsibil ity for their revision upward. Lieutenant-General Meier's field division, 12,874,000. Lieutenant-General Cranston's field division. 12,892,000. Banks, ' Liberty Temple and large Industrial subscriptions, $5,306,000. Grand total, $11,072,000. , THESE ARE THE TRUE FIG URES. WE ARE HOLDING BACK NOTHING. PORTLAND LACKS MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. IF THE CITY DOES NOT DO ITS FULL DUTY TO DAY, THERE CAN BE NO EX AMPLE "TOMORROW- FOR ALL AMERICA! y ' EMERY OLMSTEAD, Chairman. GUY W. TALBOT, General. By BEN HUR LAMPMAN. Portland, whose pride is her patri otic record of unselfish loyaity, stands for the first time face to face with ugly failure. The city has said that on tomorrow it would call to America the word that another liberty loan ' had been triumphantly subscribed. With but today for redemption, it owes $7, 000,000 of the $18,400,000 bond quota. Outer-state counties had reported yesterday more than half their com bined quota of $15,538,253, or a total of $8,713,805, according to returns com piled by John L. Etheridge, state direc tor of organizations. County managers were sent messages last night urging (Concluded on Page 12. Column 1.) Orders Issued for Report of All Citizens Financially Able Re fusing to Respond. Failure to meet fourth liberty loan obligations will be stringently dealt with, according to Instructions issued yesterday by Edward Cookingham, state executive chairman, as follows: "Emery Olmstead, Chairman Portland Liberty Loan Committee, Portland: All liberty loan officials ir. Oregon have been given orders to report to the chairman of the state executive com mittee the names of any citlzenj who, financially ablo to do so, have de cllned to subscribe for liberty bonds, or have subscribed grossly inadequat sums. "Every citizen living in a democracy like ours is charged with the solem duty and responsibility of bearing hi fair and just share of the burdens the war in which the Nation is now righteously engaged. For any citizen to decline to do his duty, or to mani fest indifference to the call, is practlc ally equivalent to a treasonable act. "It has been maMe the duty of th state executive committee to furnish the State Council of Defense the names of those who may justly be terme slackers and such action will be take by that body as seems best for the in terest of the country. The state com mittee has addressed letters to num bers of persons in regard to whom complaints have been made. Kindly be governed in accordance with these instructions and take up with the State Council of Defense th cases of any persons who may com within the purview of this ruling. "Yours for the fourth liberty loan, "EDWARD COOKINGHAM, "Executive State Chairman.1 SAVING EXTENDS TO GRAVE War Industries Board Issues Order for Simple Funerals. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 26. Bronz coffins, rich shrouds and trappings and all but the simplest settings are to b eliminated from funerals after Octo ber 1, according to an announcement made to the 14th annual convention of the California Funeral Directors' As sociation by Its chairman, Charles H. J. Truman, today. Truman read a letter from the War Industrie Board., saying that In addl tion to the above, broadcloth coverings must go, as they contain wool needed for Army clothing, and shrouds must be reduced to four styles for men and eight styles for women, with black, white and gray aa the only colors per missiDie. f resent shroud styles are legion. RAILROAD MEN PROTEST McAdoo Explains Why Employes Are Barred From Polities. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Heads of the four leading railroad brotherhoods conferred today, with Director-General McAdoo to protest against his recent order forbidding political activity by railway employes or officers. They ex pressed the belief that this restriction deprived them of natural rlsrhts which in some localities tended to safeguard their interests. Mr McAdoo explained that since rail way men are now government employ es, it is essential that they abstain from political action. Individually and concertedly, to avoid any danger of any administration using such a great army of workers for partisan advantage. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 84 degrees; minimum, ;o degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. War. Geshofs Bulgarian army in great peril. rage i. Key to Hun defense line hit. Fage 3. Franco-Americans win great victory In Champagne. Fage 1. 4o,000 Turks captured. Page 2. 1'oreign. German grand admiral declares tor use of sword. Page -. Two United States ships lost in Mexican hurricane, .fage u. Allied victories move Roumanians to revolt. Page 3. Oufa conference holds big political promise for ftussia. page 1. Lenlne says reign ot terror Is called offi Page VI. National. Woman's suffrage vote in Senate postponed. Page 7. Domestic Influenza halts entrainment ot registrants. Page 1. Bankers pledge all to win war. Page 19. Michigan Republicans on record for war to finish. Page S. Chamber of Commerce of U. S. brought Into packers case. Page 4. Mellen names "Wolf of Wall Street" in suit against wife. Page 5. Pacific Northwest Juneau, Alaska, deluged as result of tor rential rains. Page 1. Elks' stunts please crowds at State Fair. Page 7. "Yellow Demon" reaches Medford. Page 13. Sport. Gorman and Bramer to clash at athletic smoker. Page 14. College athletics passed up to V. S. Govern ment. Page 14. Athletic smoker is social success. Page 14. . Commercial and Marine. Food Administration announces maximum profits on coarse grain sales. Page ID. Corn slumps at Chicago as result of new ruling. Page in. Strength of liberty bonds lifts stock prices at New York. Puge 19. Portland and Vicinity. City face to face with first failure In rec ord or unsemsn loyally, rage . Civil Service Board refuses reinstatement of nine tlremen wno resigneu. rage u. Multnomah Guards dispatched to fight for est fires around Rockwood. Page 9. Curb to be put on rood waste In logging camps. Page 0. Failure to meet Llborty Loan obligations to be dealt with stringently. Page 1. Supreme Court vacancy up to electorate. Page 15. Methodists pledge loyalty to Nation. Page IS. Weather report, data and forecast. Pace 19. U.S. Boys Gain 7 Miles in Champagne Offensive. PRISONERS EXCEED 5, Americans Attack on Front of 20 Miles and Already 12. Towns Are Captured. LIGGETT'S MEN DO WORK Pennsylvania, Missouri and Kansas Troops Crush Ger mans' Resistance. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. Attack ing this morning over a front of 20 miles, west of Verdun, in co-operation with the French, the American First Army advanced to an average depth of seven miles and captured 12 towns and more than 5000 prisoners. Four of the towns were carried by storm by Pennsylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops of MaJor-General Lig gett's corps, General Pershing said in his official statement on the battle, received tonight at the War Depart ment. The enemy offered stubborn resistance. Troops of other corps forced the way to the Forges Brook, took the Bois De Forges and wrested eight towns from the enemy. Great Advance Made. General Pershing's communique fol lows: Section AThis morning north west of Verdun the First Army at tacked the enemy on a front of 20 miles and penetrated his line to an average depth of seven miles. "Pennsylvania, Kansas and Missouri troops serving in Major-General Lig gett's corps stormed Varennes, Mont blainville, Vauzuois and Cheppy after stubborn resistance. "Troops of other corps, crossing the Forges Brook; captured the Bois Da Forges and wrested from the enemy the towns of Malancourt, Bethincourt, Montfaucon, Guisy, Nantillos, Septs arges, Danneuox and Gercourt - Et Drillancourt. The prisoners thus far reported number over 5000." PARIS, Sept. 26. American troops attacked west of Verdun region in co operation with the French this morn ing. Huns Fall Back. The Germans, anticipating the at tack, seemingly had withdrawn a por tion of their forces. According to the latest reports reaching Paris, the American ad vance is progressing well and is now an average of seven miles from the point of departure. Among the places taken are Ger court, Clisy, Montfaucon, Cheppy and Varennes, all northwest of Verdun. General Gouroud's progress has also been good, his troops having oc cupied all the enemy's first line. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Sept. 26. (By the Associated Press.) The assumption of the general staff that the Germans had not dis covered the intention of the Ameri cans to attack was proved by the earlier phases of the fighting. Germans Are Surprised. Apparently dazed by the sudden ness and ferocity of the artillery preparation, the . German artillery never recovered its balance. From the minute the Americans swarmed forward the inferiority of the enemy resistance was marked. Early this morning the enemy had laid down artillery fire calculated to cover a local raid. That incident was quickly forgotten in the magnitude of the operations that followed. One division reports the capture of twenty 77 guns and plentiful supplies of ammunition. The check on the amount of booty has not been taken, but every report indicates that the amount of it will be large. Officer prisoners say that there wi much enemy perplexity as to the ex act point of attack, but they wai aware that one was impending. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY ON THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Sept. 26. (7 P. M.) (By the Associated Press.) Troops of the French army, operating in conjunction with the tConcludeil on Fase 2, Column 1.) ED 1 05.2