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PORTLAND, OllliGON, 3IOXDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1918.
PIIICE FIVE CENTS.
EMBARGO ON WHEAT
TO BE LIFTED SOON
WELL-TO-DO FAIL
SHIPS WILL HONOR
LEAD LOAN CITIES
BULGARIANS HEAD
ITALIANS CAPTURE
BULGARIAN BASE
FOR ENTENTE CAMP
MAX H. IIOCSER HOPES TO GET
MEN AT WORK TODAY.
ENEMV. FORCED TO EVACUATE
IMPORTANT POSITIONS.
COAST COUNTIES ALSO SHARE
IN DRIVE COMPETITION.
ALLIED ADVICE
IS IRRESISTIBLE
BELGIAN TROOPS
REGAIN D1XMUDE
BUYING
BONDS
Huns Forced Almost to
Gates of Routers.
FOE LOSES. MANY TOWNS
British Forces Now Fighting
Near Cambrai and City's
N Fall Is Inevitable.
PRISONERS NUMBER 16,000
V
French Armies Are' Making
Steady Progress in Cham
pagne Huns Retiring.
LONDON, Sept. 29. Can a di a
troops are in the outskirts of Cam
brai.
LONDON', Sept. 29 The 63d NaTal
Division hare reached the southern
outskirts of Cambrai. The Canadians
re in the outskirts on the northwest.
LONDON. Sept. 29. Dixmude has
been captured by the Belgian troops,
it was officially announced tonight.
The Belgians have also taken Zer-
Tam, Stadenberg, Passchendaele
Sloorsledge and part of Westroose-
beke. This means an advance of sev
eral miles.
Belgians Near Roulers.
After breaking up a violent enemy
counter attack the Belgians captured
Terreest Height and at the close of
the day had advanced to within less
than two miles of Roulers.
.The prisoners taken since yester
day exceed 5500. More than 100 guns
and numerous machine guns and bomb
throwers andnuck waf watcrfil have
been captured.
. TAKIS, Sept. 29. British . troops
are fighting in the outskirts of Cam
brai, according to reports reaching
here at noon today.
Somme Department Taken. -
Since Friday the entire department
the Somme has been liberated from
the German invaders. In the last
th.ree days part of the department of
the Ardennes has passed into French
fcands for the first time since 1914
LONDON, Sept. 29. British and
American troops launched an attack at
6:50 o'clock this morning northwest
of St. Quentin, Field Marshal Haig
reported today. Fierce fighting is
taking place on the entire front from
St. Quentin to the Scarpe, about 35
miles.
16,000 Prisoners Taken.
The British encirclement of Cam
brai progressed favorably. Canadian
troops have captured the defense sys
tem knows as the Marcoing-Masnieres
line as far north as Sailly. Since Fri
day morning the British have cap
tured more than 16,000 prisoners.
The fall of Cambrai is considered
enly a matter of time, and the allies
laving gained an important footing
on the east side of the underground
canal in the neighborhood of Belle
court, there is every likelihood that
St. Quentin soon will- share a similar
fate.
Enemy Forces Retiring.
The French are making steady
progress in Champagne and the enemy
apparently is retiring from the Chcmin
De s Dames.
Field Marshal Haig's statement
reads:
"At 5:43 o'clock this morning Brit
ish and American troops . attacked
northwest of St. Quentin. The battle
is proceeding fiercely on the whole
front from St. Quentin to the Scarpe.
Frogr-. Is General.
Heavy fighting took place yester
day about ' Gonnelieu and the Welsh
ridge. Our troops mad progress on
the high ground southwest of Gonne
lieu, but at Welsh ridge were pressed
back 6lightly. We renewed the at
tack on this sector at an early hour
this morning and made i-rogress, tak
ing prisoners. '
"At Marcoing we enlarged our
bridge-head position yesterday eve
ning, east of the Canal De L'Escaut
(Scheldt Canal), and drove off a hos
tile counter attack, taking a number
of prisoners. Further tjrth English
naval uniL. established themselves
east of the River L'Escaut, opposite
Cantaing.
Canadians Make Gains.
"North of the Bapaume-Cambrai
Gralnhandlers Who Quit Were Mak
ing $45 to $50 a Week on TO
Cents an Hour Wage.
Action probably will be taken today
by Max Houser. vice-president of the
grain corporation of the United States
Food Administration, to lift the embar
go on wheat consigned to certain Port
land do "'.a affected by the grain han
dlers' walkout. Attempts which were
made by Mr. Houser Saturday and yes
terday to straighten out the tangle
which Is holding up the movement of
wheat through the Portland port were
without result, but he expects to obtain
definite concessions today.
"As I understand the situation, there
is no strike of grain handlers they
merely went to other employments last
week after refusing to arbitrate tne
matters at difference," said air. jiouser
last night.
"The men, who had been earning from
143 to 850 a week by their 70-cent-an
hour ware, with time and a half for
overtime are mostly new to the game,
and 'will be replaced with older hands,
I believe.
About two-thirds of the grain
docks here are held up by me- rail
road embargo. With plenty of ships
in the harbor and lots of grain here
and on the way. the labor shortage is
the only hindering factor. The men
now get more than Puget Sound grain
handlers, but apparently are not satis
fied." Action of the grain handlers In walk
ing out-on their Job Is in violation of
a promise made early last week, ac
cording to Mr. Houser.
"The recognized representative of
the union promised that no action
would be -taken without due nonce,
aid Mr. 'Houser.. "I did not know until
Saturday afternoon that they had left
their Jobs, and then It was too late to
save the situation.
I told them that while I might fa-
vor an increases scaie ior "k"'
workers. I did not believe that the men
who were being supplied the docks
through the unions we're entitled to
the higher wage."
Peace Delegates Now
at Saloniki.
GERMANS LEAVING ROUMANIA
Anti-Hun Demonstrations Re
ported in Sofia.
BUDAPEST ALL EXCITEMENT
50,000 PRISONERS COUNTED
Victorious British In Palestine Drive
Enemy Further Northward.
LONDON. Sept. 29. Prisoners to the
number of 60.000 and 325 machine guns
hid been counted by me uriiua m
Palestine Friday night,' according t an
official communication issued tonight.
Notwithstanding Turkish resistance
in the region ot Tiberius, tne oruiau
forced further passages of the Jordan.
To th south the British have driven
the enemy northward to the Mestlb ana
oined hands with the forces of the
King of Hedjas.
BRITISH GENERAL RULES
Ambassador Francis, at Archangel,
in Touch With Washington.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. General
March announces that allied and Amer
ican forces operating eouth of Arch
angel have been placed under command
of General Poole, of the British army.
The American unita are commanded by
Colonel Stewart.
Ambassador Francis Is at Arcnangei
and General March said the War De
partment Is now In close touch with
military and diplomatic officials there.
BRITISH TROOPS PUSH ON
Advance Continues on Both Sides ol
De Raa-Damascus Railroad,
LONDON, Sept. 29. The Turkish of
ficial communication received toaay
says:
On the Palestine front the British
are continuing to advance with cavalry
on both sides of the De Baa-Damascus
railroad and northwest of Lake Ti-beria.
"Quiet prevailed on other fronts.
NFLUENZA TOLL IS HEAVY
More. Than 85,000 Cases) Are Re
ported in Massachusetts. J
BOSTON, Sept.29. At least 85,000
persons are 111 from Spanish influenxa
n Massachusetts and the death list Is
growing hourly.
State Health Commissioner Kelley
tonight telegraphed Surgeon-General
Blue, of the Paclflo Health service, that
the situation "continues serious."
Austrian Crown Council Said to
Have Been Snmmoncd; Hun
garian Leaders in Con
ference in Vienna.
PARIS, Sept. 29. The Bulgarian del'
egates who are to discuss armistice and
probable peace arrangements with ' the
allied governments arrived at Saloniki
Saturday. The delegates ?re General
Lonkoff, commander of the Bulgarian
Second army: M. Llapcheff, Finance
Minister, and M. Radeff, a former mem
ber of the Bulgarian Cabinet.
LONDON, . Sept. 29. The German
forces of occupation in Roumania be
gan to retire from that country Friday,
according to Information received in
Swiss political circles.
Roumania Revolt Reported.
There are persistent rumors In Swlt-
serland that the Roumanian popula
tion has revolted. The German civil
authorities are said to be removing
their archives hastily.
LONDON, 8ept. 30. An American,
said to be the American charge d'Af
faires at Sofia, accompanied the Bulga
rian delegates to Saloniki to confer
with the allied command relative to an
armistice, according to a Berlin tele
gram received here by way of Copenha
gen. It Is said by the telegram that "he
apparently played a very - important
part in recent events." .
PARIS, Sept. 28. Anti-German peace
demonstrations In Sofia have assumed
a serious character since last Sunday,
disturbances having taken place even
opposite the royal palace, according -to
information reaching Zurich.
Crowm Council BimmtiH.
Communications between Vienna and
Sofia are reported to have been in
terrupted while excitement In Buda
pest Is running high. The Austrian
Crown Council has been summoned and
the principal Hungarian political lead
ers have arrived in Vienna, it is stated.
LONDON, Sept. 29. The news from
Bulgaria which comes through various
channels compels the belief that the
Prussia of the Balkans is not merely
seeking a breathing spell, but really
wants peace. All the evidence Indicates
that she needs It grievously and must
have It.
The German pretense that Premier
Malinoff . was acting on his own re-
Having Reached Monastir-Krashevo
Road, Troops Are Continuing
March Toward Objectives.
ROME, Sept. 28. Krashevo, an Im
portant Bulgarian base, 20 miles north
of Monastlr, has been captured by Ital
ian troops who also have , driven the
enemy from the mountain ranges, be
tween the Cerna and Vellka rivers.
The official statement from the Italian
War Office says:
"On September 25 our troops, in co
operation" with our allies, continued
their advance from the previous fine
and occupied Ponte Dl Buchin and Ver
byanl Malo. The enemy put up a stub
born resistance on the eastern slopes of
the Dra'gishets and Baba mountain
ranges, but was attacked with great
Impetus and overwhelmed.
"Our columns, hard pressing his rear
guard, occupied Krashevo on' the fol
lowing day and on the 27th, In spite of
the difficulty of the ground, they
passed all the mountainous massif be
tween the valleys of the Cerna and the
Vellka. Having reached the .Monastir
Krashevo road, north of Demirhissar,
they are tirelessly continuing their
march towards their objectives."
LONDON, Sept. 29. The Serbian of
ficial statement of Saturday reads:
"Our troops had new success on Sep
tember 27. They are pursuing the en
emy and have taken the Plachkovtisa
range and are. near Charevo (six miles
from the Bulgarian border) and St.
Nicholas.
Serbian forces are now north of
Veles. ' There are big fires around
Uskub.
'The Serbians alone up to the pres
ent have captured 160 guns and un
counted numbers of trench mortars and
machine guns." '
CAVALRY OFFICER IS HEAD
Captain O. V. Tyler in Charge of
Military at Willamette.
Slackers and Shirkers
Brought to Book.
THREE OFFENDERS ARE NAMED
(Concluded on Pago 2. Column 1.)
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 29. (Special.)
Captain O. U. Tyler, of the United States
Cavalry and West Point graduate, hae
arrived here from Washington to take
charge of the military training courses
at Willamette He will be assisted by
First Lieutenant Regester, from the
University of Arizona, and two Second
Lieutenants who will arrive this week.
Students for the course will be in
ducted Into service next Tuesday. At
the same time similar courses will start
in 500 other colleges throughout the
country--Befri8traMm wUi begin" to
morrow morning. -' . '
VICTOR MURD0CK OPPOSED
Reappointment of Trade Commis
sion Member Postponed. .
WASHINGTON, Sept 29. Indications
of a fight against the reappointment of
Victor Murdclc as a member of the
Federal Trade Commission b-iame ap
parent at an executive session of the
Senate yesterday, at which the -li-natlon'
was called up.
At the request of Senators Smoot, oi
Utah and Sherman, of Illinois, Re
publicans, consideration of the nomi
nation was temporarily postponed. Both
Senators announced that they desired
to discuss the appointment.
Liberty Loan Officials Wear
led by Constant Rebuffs.
OTHERS TO BE PUBLISHED
Plans Outlined for Intensive Cam.
paign Among Wealthy Citizens
Who Do Not Recognize Ob
ligations to Their Country.
OREGON'S PROGRESS IN LIB
ERTY LOAN SUBSCRIP
TION AT A GLANCE.
Oregon's quota......
Oregon's pledges.
Oregon's balance
complete quota..
Portland's quota.....
' Portland's pledges. . .
.833,800.000
. 29,033,000
to
.1 4.767.000
18.400.000
14.333,000
Portland's balance to
complete quota....! 4,067,000
.815,500,000
State outside Portland,
quota
State outside Portland,
pledges
14,700,000
State outside Port
land, balance to
complete quota. ...$
800.000
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
Oregon lacks but 84,767,000 of attain
ing Its combined quota of 833,800,000, in
the fourth liberty loan. Yesterday's re
turns were light In the city, owing to
the temporary cessation of work, while
no reports were received from country
districts. . '
To date Portland has reported 814,-
333,000 of its quota . of approximately
$18,400,000, while outer-state counties
have but 8800,000 to report until their
approximate quota of $15,500,000 is
reached. It Is considered certain that
outside districts will complete their
quota today.'
Portland's Goal Not Distant.
Portland has ' difficult work ahead,
but may reach the goal by tomorrow
night.
True to their promises, officials of
the Portland committee make public
this morning the names of three men
whom they charge with failure to meet
the obligations of the fourth liberty
loan. The committee declares that ad
ditions will be made to the list, if spe
cial solicitors now at work fail to bring
in favorable reports on other cases.
Charged by the committee with fail
ure properly to support the fourth loan
are John Clark, of the Clark Saddlery
Company. William Isensee. of 206 North
Only Subscriptions Turned Into Re
' serve Bank by October 19
Will Be Considered.
SAN FRANCISCO, St.it. 29. Ten
ships of America's merchant marine
will bear the names of cities in the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District mak
ing the best records in over-subscrip
tions to the fourth liberty loan, and
10 fighting tanks will be named after
counties with the highest loan sub
scriptions, according to plans an
nounced here tonight.
Today's reports indicated the present
loan will be subscribed by this dis
trict as quickly as any other, George
Weeks, campaign m-nager, said.
Cities of the" district have been di
vided into five classes for the ship
naming competition.
Class A Los Angeles, San Francisco,
one ship.
Class B Portland, Seattle, Oakland,
one ship.
Class C- Honolulu, Spokane, Tacoma,
Salt Lake City, one ship.
Class D Eerkeley, Sacramento, San
Jose, San Diego, Pasadeno. Cal. ; Ogdcn,
Utah, two ships.
Class E Phoenix, Ariz.; Alameda,
Riverside, Redlands, Bakersfleld, Fres
no, Eureka, Santa Cruz, Pomona, Long
Beach, Stockton, Vallejo, San Ber
nardino, Santa Barbara, Cal.; Everett,
Yakima, Walla Walla, Aberdeen, Bel
lingham, Wash.; Boise, Ida.; Salem, Or.,
five ships. . '
The tank-naming competition, limited
to counties in which there is no city eli
gible for the ship-naming contest, will
bo by states and territorial divisions.
One tank each is to be awarded to the
county making the best record in
Alaska, Northern California, Southern
California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Ore
gon, Utah and Washington, and one to
the second-highest county in the state
or district showing the largest number
of over-subscription counties.
Only subscriptions actually turned
Into the Federal Reserve Bank up to
the close of the campaign, October 19
will be considered.
Foch's Forces on FourSsc
fors Press Forward,
NEW THRUST STUNS HUNS
Drive Now Under Way Ex
ceeds Anything Seen Since
First Marne Battle.
HUN RESISTANCE OVERCOME
Territory Held by Enemy Since
1914 Is Being Recovered.
More Prisoners Taken.
LONDON, Sept 29. The French
line on the Chcmin Des Dames has
been advanced two miles and the high
est point commanding practically the
whole ridge is in the possession of the
French.
BATTLESHIP STRIKES MINE
No Indication Is Given in Reports as
to Extent of Damage.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. The battle
ship Minnesota struck a mine early to
day off the Delaware breakwater. There
were no casualties and the ship is pro
ceeding to port under her own power.
There was no Indication as to the ex
tent of the damage to the battleship
nor whether the mine was placed by
the enemy.. Naval officers recalled that
mines were laid In these waters by the
submarines which carried out the first
raids off the Atlantic Coast and that the
oil tank steamer Herbert L. Pratt was
sunk by striking one of thein.
The Minnesota Is of the pre-dread-nought
type, built at Newport News,
Va., in 1905. She Is of 16,000 tons dis
placement, 450 feet long, and in normal
times carried a complement of 9S5 offi
cers and men. Her armament consists
of four 13-inch, eight 8-inch and a num
ber of smaller rifles.
(Concluded on Page 8, Column 1.)
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THE OPEN SEASON FOR HUMAN CRAWFISH IS NOW ON IN OREGON.
ELEVEN DEAD, 10 ARE HUNS
Mute Evidence of American Bravery
Seen After Battle.
WITH THE AMERICANS NORTH
WEST OF VERDUN. Sept. 29. (By the
Associated Prese.) American staff offi
cers .vUitlng a battlefield on this sec
tor Saturday found a dead American
oldler surrounded by ten dead Ger
mans, whom re apparently naa Kiuea
before being elain himself.
KING, TO. LEAVE BULGARIA
Ferdinand Expected to Arrive in Vi
enna Soon, Genera Hears.
(Concluded. a Fse 3, Column D Uther to follow shortly.
PARIS, Sept. 29. King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria is expected to reach Vienna
soon, according to a Geneva dispatch.
When the two daughters of Klnc
Frrf(n.nrf re&rhed Vienna Raturdiiv I
they stated that they expected their I t
' " ' : t
LANE RANCHER IS KILLED
Charles Shipley, Aged 55 Years, Is
Found Dead on His Ranch.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. 29. (Special.)
The body of Charles Shipley, aged 65
years, who had been missing since
early yesterday, was found on his
ranch about three miles from Junction
City late this afternoon. When last
seen by neighbors Mr. Shipley was
burning brush on his ranch, and it is
presumed he was killed by a falling
tree.
He was considered quite wealthy and
his nearest relatives are cousins. The
"I Coroner was notified.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TBPTETIDATS Maximum tmprature, 76
degrees; minimum, 62 degree.
TODAY'S Showers; southerly winds.
War.
Dlxmude wrested from Germarfs by Belgian
troops. Pas's 1.
Allied forces -on four sectors press Germans
steadily bark. Page' 1.
Italians capture important Bulgarian base.
Page 1.
Bulgarian peace dolcgatcs reported at Sa
loniki. I'age 1.
Progress on northern front reported un
favorable. Page 2.
German official report admits withdrawals
and loss of canal and crater positions.
Page 3 ,
Tanks rout Huns out of fortress. Page 3.
Official casualty T?st. Page 6.
Huns vainly rush fresh divisions Into battle
of Champagne, rags -.
Germany worried by Americans' use of shot
guns. Page 4.
National.
New registrants may be called at once.
Page 2.
Domes! iff.
Ships will honor lead loan cities. Page 1.
Sport.
Winged M meets Vancouver soldiers in a
friendly scrimmage, rage 10.
Foundation team loses, 10 to 0, to All'Stars.
Page 10.
FaHfic Northwest.
Mrs. Jennie N. Ankeny. wife of former
I'nlted States Senator, dies at AValla
Walla. Page T.
Vancouver boy pays tribute to late Lieuten
ant Roosevelt. Page 4.
Fire situation in Linn Is Improved. Page 5.
Tortland and Vicinity.
Liberty loan officials make public names of
slackers and shirkers. Page 1.
Declarant aliens cancelling citizenship pa
pers may be deported. Page 14.
German alien makes sensational escape from
County Jail. Page 14.
Methodists of Oregon in annual conference
at City Auditorium. Page 0.
Max Houser expects to have wheat embargo
lifted quickly. Page 1.
Clever drug smuggling operations at County
Jail discovered. Pago 11.
Portland adverse to recent closing resolution.
Page 4.
Wea'.uir report, data and f:recu!i. Tago 11.
PARIS, Sept. 29. The allied ad
vances on four sectors from the North
Sea to the Meuse continue and impor
tant strategical points are being taken
from the Germans by the French,
British, American and Belgian forces.
Not since the first battle of the
Marne has there been an attack to
compare in extent with the present
operations. The new thrust of the
Anglo-Belgian armies was a complete
surprise to the Germans and is meet
ing with marked success.
Hun Resistance Overcome.
It is being made against territory
held by the enemy since 1914. The
number of prisoners increases hourly
and the advance goes on steadily de
spite the fiercest resistance of the
Germans. The power of the Anglo-
Belgian attack is shown by the fact
that the Germans have lost the great
Houthulst forest and the village of
Gheluvelt, the keyj-o the Ypres-Menin
road.
Meanwhile the plight of the Ger
mans in the Cambrai sector has been
aggravated by the loss of valuablo
railway communications. The enemy
in that region is now in a serious po
sition and with one alternative, that
of abandoning the Hindenburg line,
which already has been pierced at four
points.
Strong Positions Taken.
On the Champagne - Verdun front
the armies of Generals Gouraud and
Liggett are progressing steadily. The
French and American forces in the
last 24 hours captured the strong posi
tions of Somme-Py, Manre, Gratreuil
and Bouconville and had xtended the
advance east of the Argonne. Since the
beginning of the attack in this section
General Gouraud has broken the re
sistance of 21 German divisions.
General Ludendorff's task is becom
ing desperate. His mobile reserve has
decreased markedly and he has no
sector from which he can take troops
to meet any one of the lour allied
thrusts.
Master Stroke Performed.
General Mangin's army yesterday
performed a master stroke in the cap
ture of Fort Malmaison, and this suc
cess is expected to lead to the capture
of the entire Chemin Des Dames
ridge. The German positions on the
ridge are being subjected to a heavy
artillery bombardment..
French, British and American and
Belgian troops in the last three days
have captured 40,000 prisoners and
300 guns, it is estimated here. Since
July 18 the allies have captured 200,.
000 prisoners, 1000 guns, 20,000. ma
chine guns and enormous quantities of
material. This does not take into ac
count the operations in Macedonia and
Palestine.
Americans Going Forward.
The American Army' operating on
the Champagne front has captured
Brieulles - Sur - Meuse and Romagne,
west of that town on the outskirts of
the forest of Romagne, and the attack
is progressing favorably.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. 29. (By the Associ
ated Press.) General Debeney's
troops attacked shortly before noon
today south of St. Quentin and cap
tured Urvillers and Hill 120, the prin
cipal point in the German line of re
sistance running parallel to the Hin
denburg line.
German Position Widened.
The enemy's troops occupying this
position recently had received snc-
Concluutil on rse 4, 'u.uoiq 3. J,
f