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BUY BONDS BEFORE IT IF YOU CAN'T FIGHT IS VERBOTEN YOUR MONEY CAN VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,049. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. : : ; 1 1 ta. m i a m mm m a mm mm mm wm mm m mm u m mn 10 ill PRICE OF PEACE SIMHsMssssssssss - inemy Must Pay, Declares EUIO'I POWERS ANSWERED Executive Terms Set Forth Liberty Loan Address at New York. : in IECRET TREATIES BARRED Jingle Standard of Privilege and Right for Strong and Weak Demanded. NEW YORK, Sept. 27- The price f peace will be impartial justice to II nations, the instrumentality indis pensable to secure it is a league of lations formed not before or after, ut at the peace conference; and Ger- any, as a member, "will have to re- ieem her character not by what hap- ns at the peace table, but by what ollows." Executive Replies to Foe. This was President Wilson's answer iven tonight before an audience of urth liberty loan workers here, to recent peace talk from the central wers, although he did not refer spe- ifically to the utterances of enemy Yaders. I Peace was not a question, declared Ihe President, of "coming to terms" A"or "we cannot 'come to terms' with them," as "they made it impossible." Peace must be guaranteed, for "there will be parties to the peace whose promises have proved untrustworthy and means must be found in connec tion with the peace settlement to re move that source of insecurity." United States to Do Its Share. "It would be folly to leave the guar antee to the subsequent voluntary ac tion of the governments we have seen destroy Russia and deceive Roumania," continued the President. The President emphasized that the Justice to be obtained by the league must involve no discrimination toward any people. This he set forth explicitly in a set of five principles which he enumerated as "the practical programme" of America's peace terms, and for the maintenance of which "the United States is prepared to assume its full share of responsibility." Five Principles Set Forth. These principles were, he said: "First, the impartial justice meted out must involve no discrimination between those to whom we wish to be jurt and those to whom we do not wish to be just. It must be justice that plays no favorites, and knows no standard but the equal rights of the several peoples concerned. "Second, no special or separate in terest of any single nation or any group of nations, can be made the basis of any part of the settlement which is not consistent with the com mon interests of all. Spedal Covenants Cut Out. "Third, there can be no league or alliances or special covenants and un derstandings within the general and common family of the league of na tions. "Fourth, and more specifically, there can be no special, selfish economic combinations within the league and no employment of any form of economic boycott or exclusion except as the power of economic penalty by ex clusion from the markets of the world may be vested in the league of na tions itself as a means of discipline and controL Fifth, all international agreements and treaties of every kind must be made known in their entirety to the rest of the world." War Issues Restated. Mr. Wilson restated the issues of the war as follows: "Shall the military power of any nation or group of nations be suffered to determine the fortunes of peoples over whom they have no right to rule except the right oi force? "Shall strong nations be free to wrong weak nations and make them subject to their purpose and interest? "Shall peoples be ruled and domi nated, even in their own internal af fairs, by arbitrary and irresponsible force or by their own will and choice ? "Shall there be common standard YANK SILENCES 3 HUN MACHINE GUNS BRAVE AMERICAN KILLS THREE AXD WOCXDS THREE OF FOE. William James, cf Klttanning, Pa., Crawls Through Grass and Sur prises German Gunners. - WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE. Sept. 20. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) One of the heroes of the fighting- near Fismes, taken by the Americans early in Au gust, was Private William James, of Klttannlnr. Pa, who single-handed cleaned out three German machine ran nesta which had been a menace to the Americans. Various systems had been tried to rid the country west of Fismes of Ger man machine runs which commanded certain streets right through the town. Finally the commanding officer asked for volunteers and several responded. Each tried a different plan, endeavor ing to gain a position from which he could shoot the machine gunners by rifle fire. Four Americana liad been wounded in these attempts when It came James turn. Instead of going round-about as the others bad done. James started straight for the gunners, crawling through tall grass on his hands and knees. He was not seen by the Ger mans and eventually reached a point where he could see two gunners. He killed them both, cleaning out this nest with two rifle shots. Then Jamea crawled on and In the second nest killed one German and wounded the other. and In the third he wounded both. Four hours after starting James returned to Fismes without a scratch. MIGHTY EFFORT fH LOAM DRIVE IS Oil Portland and Oregon Upon Threshold of Success. ROUSING RALLY LAUNCHED IOWA AWAY BEHIND TIME Claims First County "Over the Top," a Mark Oregon Passed Week Ago. DES MOINES, Sept. 27. Lucas County. Iowa, claims to be the first county In the United States to go over the top, In the fourth liberty loan. Word was received today that Its quota of 1741.000 was exceeded at 9:50 P. M. Thursday, when $750,000 had been subscribed without solicitation. Oregon - has five counties which eel I pee the record claimed by the Iowa county. Sherman County, first to at tain Us full quota, without solicitors, passed the goal on September 17, or more tha.n one week prior to the time of the Iowa record. Lincoln and Tilla mook counties followed closely on the me day, .. Lak-iCnunty passed Its I quota on September 21. and Hood River County on September 24. Each of these Oregon counties attained their quotas without solicitation drives. FOOD MAN IS CONVICTED Marked Money Accepted as Govern ment Inspectors Look On. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 27. James A. Wood, former assistant Federal Food Administrator for Nevada, was convicted of bribery by a jury In the United States District Court here today. Judge M. T. Dooling set October 7 for Judgment. The maximum penalty Is five years' Imprisonment or a fine triple the amount, $100, of the bribe, or both. Wood was released on $1600 bail. Wood accepted marked currency from W. W. Ferclval, president of the Elko, Nevada, Milling Company, here May 7, 1918, while two Government inspectors, concealed by Perelval. witnessed the transaction. Under an agreement made at that time, the Government charged. Wood was to use his official position to allow Percival's mill to raise prices. NAVY ASKS MILLIONS MORE Counties Other Than Multno mah Will Have Acquired Their Quota by Noon. FINAL CAMPAIGN PLANNED Determination to Win Shown by Every Member of Big Campaign Force. Vast Outlay Fonnd Necessary Various Purposes. for WASHINGTON, S-pL 27. Congress was asked today by the Navy Depart ment for an additional I12S.497.9SO for the remainder of the 1919 fiscal year. Construction of training camps and providing for their equipment calling for $28,&0.00 waa the largest item of the estimates. Other estimates In cluded new ship batteries $26,529,464; ammunition. $24,121,000; ordnance and supplies. $11,603,124: outfits for appren tice seamen, $15,000,000. A request aiso was made for $5,200, 600 for establishing medical supply de pots at Brooklyn and Mare Island, California. WAR WRITER DECORATED Floyd Gibbons, Wonnded In France, Receives Croix de Guerre, CHICAGO. Sept. 27. Floyd Gibbons, war correspondent of the Chicago Trib une, who was wounded In France and awarded the crolx de guerre by General Petaln. received the decoration in Chicago today. The emblem followed Gibbons from France and waa pinned on his breast by his mother in the presence of a large crowd in Grant Park today. An appropriate address was made by the French Consul. BY BEN HUE LAMPMAN. Though baffled in their original ob jective of announcing victory for the fourth liberty loan this morning, Portland and Oregon stand at the threshold of success. One rousing rally of the old-time Oregon vigor and they will have sped past the goal slightly winded but strong for the finish. Outer-state counties, embracing ev ery district with the exception of Multnomah County, will have attained their aggregate iuota by noon today, declares John L. Etheridge, state di rector of organization, who is in thor ough touch with all county managers, and who was receiving highly en couraging messages till a late hour last night. Nineteen Oregon counties already have reached and passed their liberty loan allotments, and word from many more' is expected as soon as head quarters opens this morning. From i dispatches from other sections of the United States, it Is evident that at least five Oregon counties Sherman, Lincoln, Tillamook, Lake and Hood River lead the Nation in the rapidity with which they volunteered their quotas without solicitation. "It is my belief that Oregon, out side of Multnomah County, will attain its share of the state's quota not later than tonight," said Robert E. Smith, state campaign manager, "and that Portland may be expected to rally and finish its campaign the first of the week possibly on Monday." "I am paying for this bond with my boy's life." While Portland and Oregon dallied with the fourth liberty loan, a mother HIGH OFFICIAL OF J.W.W. IN CUSTODY ACTIXG SECRETARY - TREASUR ER ARRESTED AT CHICAGO. A. S. Embree Charged "With Writing Matter to Discourage Produc tion of War Material. CHICAGO. Sept. 27. A. S. Embree. acting secretary-treasurer of the In dustrlal Workers of the World, was ar rested late today by Federal operatives on a warrant charging him with viola tion of the espionage act by writing matter Intended to discourage the pro duction of food and curtail the produc tion of essential war products. Lewis F. Mason. United States Com missioner, held Embree in bond of $10. 000 for a hearing October 2, when. It Is rumored, removal proceedings will be instituted to send him to Spokane, Wash., to answer to a Federal indict ment there. Twenty-five other mem bers of the L W. W. have been arrested In various parts of the country, it is said, and they, will be sent to Spokane also. ' Embree was a witness for both the Government and the L W. W. in the re cent conspiracy trial before Federal Judge Landis. Since William D. Hay wood, freneral secretary-treasurer of te L W. W was sent to the Federal Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., Embree has performed his duties in the organization. He was formerly promi nent in L W. W. circles in Bisbee. Ariz., and other Western cities. BRISBANE PROBE BEGUN Senate Calls for Evidence of Pur chase of Newspaper. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Plans for inves.ieating the purchase of the Washington Times by Arthur Brisbane with money furnished by brewers were made today by the Senate judiciary sub-committee. Senator Overman, of North Carolina, chairman, announced . at the Attorney-General had been requested furnish all evidence in possession of his department and a similar request has been made of Alien Property Cus todian Palmer, whose statements pre cipitated the investigation. IDLERS ARE PUT TO WORK Sheriff at Rounds Great Falls, Mont, Up 43 Loafers. GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept..,??. Sheriff L. H. Kommers today resumed the raiding of the idle under the work-flve-days-a-week order of the Council of Defense, taking In 43 men In the first drive. Of these 25 were at once loaded onto a truck and sent to the United States reclamation camp at Fair field. Others were sent out to farmers. AIRPLANE POET'S PEGASUS Gabrlele D'Annnnzio, Italian, Flies Over Alps to France. IELfl-y AUKS JAB CLQSETOGAMBRAI Progress of the War. W Big Drive Sends Bochs Reeling Back 3 Miles. 6000 HUNS ARE CAPTURED New Offensive by Haig Made on Front of 14 Miles in Flanders Area. ENEMY LOSES BIG GUNS Americans Rout Germans Out of Maze of Trenches and Fortified Farms. Concluded on Pace 12. Column 1.) PARIS, Sept. 27. Gabrlele D'Annun- zlo, the Italian author-aviator, landed in France yesterday from an airplane in which he had flown from Italy across the Alps. His flight was over a dis tance of 290 miles. He used the same machine in which ha had flown over Vienna last August and the same pilot. Captain Palli, guided the machine. LONDON, Sept. 27. Americans operating on the extreme right of the British this morning captured a series of trenches and fortified farms form' ing the outer, defenses of the Hinder burg system southwest of Le Catelet, north of St. Quentin, according to the official report from Field Marshal Haig tonight. The text of the report follows: "Portions of our first and third armies under the command respective ly of Generals Sir Henry Home and Sir Julian Byng, attacked this morn ing before dawn on a wide front in the general direction of Cambrai. . All Objectives Reached. "Notwithstanding the great strength of the enemy's positions, especially in the northern sector of attack, where the Canal du Nord and open ground sloping toward the enemy rendered our advance most difficult, all our od- jectives have been reached. "Further north the fifth division captured Beaucamp and, combining with Lancashire men of the 42d di vision, have cleared Beaucamp ridge which runs northeastward toward Marcoing. . "On the right center, guards and the third division of the Sixth Corps under General Haldane, breaking through the enemy's defenses east of Havrincourt, carried, the . village of Flesquieres and gained possession of a long spur which runs eastward from that village toward Marcoing. Anneux Is Captured. "On their left Scottish and naval units of the Seventeenth Corps, hav ing stormed the line of the Canal du Nord east and southeast of Mouvres, (Concluded on Page 3. Column 2.) OLD MAN OREGON I'VE NEVER YET SEEN THE HORSE I COULDN'T RIDE. POPE'S GRIEF, EXPRESSED Vatican Had Proposed to Make Arch bishop Ireland a Cardinal. ROME, Thursday, Sept. it. The death of Archbishop John Ireland Is looked upon as especially unfortunate In Vati can circles, as steps would have been taken aoon to make him a cardinal. Pope Benedict expressed the deepest grief when ha heard of the archbishop's death and Is preparing a special mes sage of condolence, (By the Auocimted Press.) ITH the welding of the armies of the entente Into a compact whole under command of the inter-allied war council, guided by the masterful strategy-of Marshal Foch. apparently has come the first break in the united front of the central powers. Bulgaria, smallest of the Teutonic allies, seems to have struck her colors. Premier Malinoff has asked for an armistice to consider terms of peace. Whether he is acting upon his own re sponsibility as the representative of a revolutionary party or with the ap proval of King Ferdinand and the gov ernment remains in doubt. In either case, however, there is little doubt that Bulgaria has ceased to be a military factor in the war. Her armies are in full retreat and her aoll has been in vaded. Secession of the Balkan state from the thraldom of Germany will be al most as severe a blow to the Teutonic alliance as was the collapse of Russia to the allies. If Bulgaria laye down her arms, Tur key will be cut off from her allies. Her lines of communication will be severed except across the Black Sea through Roumania or over the mountain peaks of Trans-Caucasia into Russia, where the grip of the German-controlled Bol shevik! is becoming steadily weaker. With her supplies of German-made ammunition and raw materials hanging by such a slender thread, military ob servers believe the Ottoman empire will have no course left but to follow the example of her Balkan neighbor. But it makes little difference to the entente whether the Turk abandons Germany and Austria. If Bulgaria quits she can no longer be a menace to their plans. The back door of Austria will stand ajar before the victorious British, French. Serbian. Greek and Italian ar mies plunging ahead through the mountains of liberated Serbia. With the defection of Bulgaria would be necessary for Austria throw an army across her southern frontier, thus making another serlou inroad upon her waning manpower. Th bulk of her forces is facing the eager Italian army along the Piave and the mountain regions. Italy still has large reserves of men and any weak ening of the Austrian front to send forces to the other frontier of the era pire would be the signal for a general attack to recover not only the Invaded Italian territory but the "lost prov inces" as well. With Bulgaria evidently fallen by th wayside, with Turkey staggering and with Austria a welter of Internal dis cord and discontent, the shaken armies of Emperior William are grudgingly falling back upon their own frontier before, the Irresistible .blows of Mar Bhal Foch's British, French and Amer ican troops. The French and Americans plunged forward again between Rheims and Verdun, while the British attacked on a wide front in the Cambrai sector. Be tween them they already have taken more than 20,000 prisoners and many guns of all calibers. While the tide of victory was running so strongly for the gallant armies of the entente. President Wilson was again voicing the determination of the United States to battle on until Ger man military autocracy is crushed for ever. Speaking in New York upon the eve of the opening of the greatest pop ular loan ever offered by any govern ment, he laid down the five cardinal points upon which America will stand to the last man and the last dollar. 'The price of peace will be impartial justice to all nations," he declared. The world does not want terms, it wishes the final triumph of Justice and fair dealing." BIG ALUED Dill Hun Attacks Crushed and Our Boys Lunge Ahead. 1B.0006EEHAHS CAPTURED Champagne Push Continues to Gain, With Pacific North west Men Pounding Foe. 1 B0CHE CANNON CAPTURED Americans Turn Enemy Guns on Retreating Forces Which Fight Desperately. Ordnance Output Heavy. WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. According to announcement made today by the ordnance depr tment, 146,322 machine guns. 2,437,297 rifles and 221,801 pistols have been produced by the United States since it entered the war. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 83 degrees; minimum, 58 degrees. TODAY'S Increasing; cloudiness; northe; winds. War. Wilson defines America's peace terms. Page 1. Oregon troops In Champagne drive repulse Huns and go ahead, rage 1. Yankee silences three machine gun. Page 1. Bulgaria formally applies for peace. Page 3. British capture Bulgarian city of Strumtsa. Page -'. Thousands of victims of Bolshevik wrath slain in Russia daily, rage 3. Anglo-Americans drive close to Cambrai. Page 1. Official casualty list. Page 4. Foreign. Kaiser hides in cellar from air raiders. Page 8. National. Acting secretary-treasurer of I. W. W. ar rested In Chicago, page l. Draft lottery plans announced. Page 8. Suffragette accused of cursing American flag. Page 7. Domestic. Kahn warns bankers against paternalism. Page 8. Sports. Puget Sound football heads refuse game with Foundation, page l-t. Marines wallop soldiers. 66 to 0. Page 14. Multnomah anglers talk shop. Page 14. Pacific Northwest. Big fire sweeps Linn forests. Page 8. Commercial and Marine. Large acreage being prepared for winter wheat In Oregon, page l. Chicago corn breaks 5 cents on news from Bulgaria. Page 1U. Liberty bonds in strong demand in Wall- street market. Page 1. Actress" appeal for liberty at shipyard brings su.uuu. . page i. Portland and Vicinity. ational party offers belated indorsement to Mr. Lafferty. Page 20. Commissioner Barbur talks to realtors of county consolidation. Page 6. City's pledge not kept and liberty loan cam paign will go on. rase i. Deputy sheriffs lock horns with War Emer gency EQuau in strarun ir liquor. X'age Xii. Methodist conference endorses centenary movement, page o. Wholesale cancellation of first citizenship papers sought by aliens. Page 4. Government asks Portland for Immediate report on houses available. Page 15. Need of mill feed for dairies this Winter pointed out. Page 15. Weather report, data, and forecast. Page 10, WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Sept. 27. (By the Associated Press.) The number of prisoners thus far cap tured by the Americans in their offen sive is now placed at 8000, of whom 125 are officers. The captured ma terial includes more than 100 guns, 12 of which are of heavy caliber, many trench mortars and hundreds of ma chine guns. Counter-attacks of the enemy today failed to make any impression on the American front, the whole line of which was slightly advanced during the day. It included tonight the vil lages of Charpentry, Very, Epinon ville and Ivoiry. The resistance of the Germans, however, has steadily increased at al most every point. Apparently they are making desperate efforts to hold their newly established positions. Oregon Boys Beat Huns. The greater part of their line upon which counter-attacks were thrown, was that held by General Cameron's corps, inese counter-auacics were re pulsed by troops from Oregon, Wash ington, Ohio, New Jersey, Virginia, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Maryland. General Pershing's trcops made ' a great haul of German artillery in the region of Dannevoux. The Americans' captures included four big 210-millimetre guns and eight 150-millimetre pieces and 15 trench mortars, 10 field guns and 34 machine guns. Captured Guns in Use. West of Dannevoux the Americans captured twelve 77s which are now being used against the Germans, a large amount of ammunition also hav ing been captured. The Germans delivered counter at tacks northwest of Varennes and be tween Ivoiry and Montfaucon late to day, but achieved no gain. There was heavy artillery firing west of Montblainville and southwest of Charpentry this afternoon, a fur ther indication that the Germans are making an effort to stabilize their line. The enemy is known to be massed in Cierges and the forest of Cierges and the forest De Mont. All those places rro being heavily shelled tonight. Rain Hampers Operations. The rain has made the roads virtu ally impassable for the artillery and is increasing the difficulties of transport. The American advance continued during last night on the front of the offensive launched yesterday. The American patrols pushed forward, maintaining contact with the enemy. Stout machine gun resistance met during the late night at one point was quickly overcome with tanks and artillery. The weather was thick today, light rains having begun in the early morn ing in the field of the American oper ations, obscuring observation. PARIS, Sept. 27. The French troops in the battle line east of Rheims made further advances today and in the two days' .battle have taken more than 10,000 prisoners and consider able war material, according to the official communication tonight. The total advance by the French has been about five vniles at certain points. PARIS, Sept. 27. (Havas.) French, troops have entered Somme Py, an important point on the Cham pagne front north of Souain, it is an- . nounced here. Reports from the battlefield indicate that the battle continues favorably for the allfes. LONDON, Sept. 27. (7:30 P. M.)- (By the Associated i'ress.) Very hard fighting was in progress today .Concluded, on Page 2. Coluaia .X c (Concluded ea Face 5, Column I.X rn 108.2