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TIIE MORXTXG QREGOXIAX. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER SO. 1913.
HUIIS VAINLY RUSH
111 FRESH. FORCES
Efforts of Germans to Ha!
Advance of Gouraud's
.Troops Fruitless.
CHAMPAGNE FIGHT FIERC
Battle Increases In Violence on Ar
rlTal of New Hun Divisions, but
French Contingents Go
Steadily Forward.
WITH THE FREXCH ARMY THE
CHAMPAGNE FRONT. Sept. 29. (By
the Associated Press. 4 P. M.) The bat
tie of Champagne has greatly increased
la Tlolenee with the arrival or rresn
German divisions. The enemy Is mak
Ins; a strong- fight to halt the advance
of General Gouraud's troops toward
Vouzierea,
Northwest of Bouconville. Bellevue
and Bussy farm were captured this
morning, giving; the Krench a position
which commands the Important railway
station at Challerrange and the valley
of the Argonne at Grand Pre. which
Dumourlez in his campaign In 1792
called the Thermopylae of France. The
French have also taken Mount Ouvelet,
another commanding position weat of
Bouconville.
Hhim to lions Increases.
With the French dominating the
western exit from the Argonne and the
Americans advancing along the east
em edge, one of the strategical objects
of the battle which may precipitate the
fall of the entire Argonne positions, is
well advanced. Further west fresh
round has been gained in the region
of Auberive. which increases tne men
ace to the strong German positions on
the mounts north of the old Roman
road, lying east from Rheims, the Te
ton. Mount Cornillet, Mont Sans Nom
and Mount Haut
The possession of Grand Pre is one
of the big stakes of this battle. When
it falls the Germans mutt make haste
to get out of the Argonne region, which
explains the desperate defense' of its
approaches by the best forces the Ger
mans have available. Those taken pris
oners yesterday gave up only after most
bitter combats; they not only fought
well, but their appearance is far su
perior to that of most of the prisoners
taken In the past month.
Xutli'i Forces Advance.
General Mangin's forces driving back
the enemy in the region of the Chemln
Des Dames during the night advanced
to the Ailette River north of Pinon for
est, took Chavignon and reached the
canal basin to the southeast, where they
met sharp machine gun fire.
Further eouth the Germans are re
lsttng on the line -of Chapelle, Salnte
Berthe. Ostel and Chavonne. They are
relying principally on artillery In this
region.
Kaemy's Difficulties Grow.
With Challerange under fire of
French guns, the enemy's movements
tf troops will encounter vastly increas
ed difficulties. As he is short of motor
transports he has relied mainly on rail
roads and has supplemented the old
French lines with several branches
since occupying the region. These rail
roads now are use. ess for ali concen
trations of troops south of Grand Pre.
Vouzieres. another Important center
of concentration, also is directly men
aced, Gouraud's forces being only about
19 miles away. A little further advance
will enable them to render this junction
also useless, and the whole German
system of communications toward the
Stenay gap will crumble.
BULGARIANS COMING IN
Continued From First Pare.)
sponsibility finds no confirmation.
King Ferdinand's crown apparently Is
at stake, and he is trying to save his
dynasty.
The Bulgarian Finance Minister and
Commander-in-Chief are now on their
way to the front, according to the
newspaper Vaterland, which adds that
an American attache will participate in
the negotiations.
While Bulgaria has been disintegrat
ing for months as a factor in the war,
her military defeat has brought mat
ters swiftly to a crisis. Her three ar
mies are separated and not only are
beat-n, but two of them are scattered
In flight, with their German allies
sharing the same fate. Yesterday's of
ficial report from the front speaks ol
the number of prisoners taken and
points out that most of them were
Germans.
Sofia Occupation Possible.
Occupation of Sofia by allied troops
Is a possibility of the near future.
The terms of the allies are plain but
stringent.
Bulgaria will not he allowed to
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FAMILY ANXIOUS
Mrs. A- H. Tasker, of 1738 East
Stark. Portland, missing since
Sunday. Sept. 22. Height. S feet
I inches: weight, 132 pounds: no
ticeable brown eyes; hair slightly
gray; slight birthmark on left
cheek; age. 45 years; wore blue
serge suit and wide white straw
hat; manner dignified and agree
able. Family and friends anx
iously await word of her -welfare.
Telephone Tabcy 39.
COXCEHMXG THE ABOVE.
On a Portland-bound train on
the night of August 17, Mrs. Tas
ker. returning irom Ocean Park,
held an extended conversation on
fruit ar.d vegetable canning, with
a resourceful farmer's wire, who
inspired her with admiration by
the hopefulness of ber general
outlook toward her farm life.
This feeling may have led Mrs.
Tasker to seek her out in her
present mood. Will this lady
please write, giving fuller ac
count of conveitauon? It may
heip.
withdraw from the war and assume
the position of a near neutral. - SUe
must surrender and give up what ter
ritory she has gained by arms as well
as some privileges of transport and
the same usefulness she yielded to Ger
many while professing neutrality.
There Is even suggestion that she may
be required to use her army on the
side of the entente. The answer of
the allies is an ultimatum.
The allied powers have no further
conditions to propose," says a semi
official announcement.
Hans Rait K Tin forcemeat.
Germany's policy in this crisis is
learned from the newspapers of that
country. She is trying to rush rein
forcements to Bulgaria. One report
says that heavy contingents are going
and on their way will show themselves
in Sofia to reassure the people of the
Balkan capital. Germany will not let
Bulgaria make peace if she can pre
vent it by force or persuasion.
There may be a race between the
German army and the allies to reach
Sofia. Germany is supposed to have
six divisions in Roumania which she
may be able to send to Bulgaria. She
hardly can withdraw troops from the
western front during the straggle she
has had there. Probably Austria also
will be called upon for help.
AUiaaee la Great TJan-er. J
The latest developments seem to con
firm reports that King Ferdinand's
long absence from his kingdom during"
the Summer waa because he was afraid
to remain there. German papers are
now speaking freely about their allies.
"From the day of Malinorrs appoint
ment." says Vorwaerts, "it waa well
known in political circles that ou
alliance was in the greatest danger.
In addition to the Cabinet's pro-en
tente sentiments, there Is an extraor
dinary ardent desire for peace on the
nart of the people whose food for
months has been crumbling and Indi
gestible maize bread.
"Even if the supporters of our alli
ance should succeed in getting tne
upper hand we should indulge in no
Illusions regarding the value which the
preservation of the alliance can still
have for Germany."
JEW
REGISTRANTS
TOLD TO BE READY
First Men of 19 to 36 Draft
Class May Be Called to
Service Immediately.
DRAWING WILL". BE- TODAY
Provost Marshal - General Issues
Final Instructions to AH Boards
Calling on Workers to Speed
Vp Classification.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 2S. A Berlin
dispatch to the Frankfort Zeitung sug
rests that the basis for the Bulgarian
armistice offer was created in previous
negotiations with the entente. It adds
that Bulgaria some weeks ago changed
its diplomatic cipher.
ALLIES CAPTURE S00 GU'S
Serbian Cavalry Within Six Miles
of Bulgarian Frontier.
PARIS. Saturday, Sept. 28. The
French official statement on operations
in Macedonia follows:
'Army of the East, Sept. 27. The day
of September 27 was marked by a gen
eral advance along the whole front
and by new captures of a large num
ber of prisoners and Important ma
terlaL
On the left the allied troops broke
up the resistance of the enemy forces
between Lakes Presba and Ochrlda and
pressed on. Northwest of Monastir we
have made an advance of more than
8 kilometres at certain points. We
have progressed beyond Krushevo and
are marching on Kichevo.
In the center the Serbians, who en-
ered Veles on September 26,' despite
strong resistance by the enemy, are
pushing forward on the front of Kara-buniste-Rudnik.
35 kilometers (22
miles) from Uskub. They have reached
the region of Kochana and Ratavista
nd cavalry units have reached the
region of Lehovo, about ten kilometres
six tniles) from the Bulgarian frontier.
n the right the allied forces oc
cupied the region of Strumltza and are
ascending the valley of the Strumltz
towards the east.
"The number of runs captured is
more than 300."
COLLEGE YEAR OPENS
MIXITART COJfDITIOjrS AT rJflVER-
SITT WILL BE ACCENTUATED.
Physical Examinations for Membership
la Students' Corps Already Made
Reault la Deferments.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Or., Sept. 29. (Special.) With courses
for men prescribed within certain
limits by the War Department, the col-
ge year will open in the university
Monday with conditions more decidedly
military than ever before.
The military regime opened Saturday
ith the physical examinations fjr ap
plicants for membership in the Stu
dents' Army Training Corps. A rigid
examination was given by each of the
hree physicians detailed by the mili
tary authorities for the purpose, and
the result Is that already several men
re elated for temporary deferred
classification or permanent relegation
the limited service class. Those
placed temporarily in deferred classi
fication will be placed on the active
st as soon as slight physical defects
noted by the examining physicians
have been corrected.
The registrar's estimate of the prob
able enrollment this term is 1000. The
schedule calls for a total of 53 hours
work a week on the part of the
members of the Students' Army. Train
ing Corps. Essential subjects are war
ssues, military law and practice, ny-
giene and sanitation, surveying and
map-making.
Programmes are arranged for three
classes of men, those 20 years of age
or over, whose preparation is strictly
ilitary and designed to last not more
than three months; those 19 years of
ge, who may be allowed to remain
in college for two three months terms,
and those 18 years bid, who are ex
pected to remain in college mrougnout
the year. To the men of 18 and 19
more latitude is allowed. .
WASHINGTON', Sent 2S. (SDecIaLJ
On the eve of the great draft draw
ing In Washington in which the order
of liability to military call of 13.000,-
vut- arart registrants will be estab
lished. Provost Marshal-General Crow
der served warning today that the first
men of the 19 to 36' draft class must
be made ready to answer the call to
military training almost Immediately.
General Crowder sent an appeal to
all district boards to speed up classi
fication of men registered for the draft
September 12. Copies of regulations
governing the drawing tomorrow were
also sent to the local bosfrds, instruct
ing them in. the use of the "master
list" that will be made upon the serial
numbers drawn from the bowl in the
draft lottery. to determine the order of
the registrants within their respective
jurisdictions.
Some to Be Cabled Soon.
The military programme requires
that class 1 men under the new regula
tions be made available for military
training within 90 days some almost
immediately," General Crowder told the
draft boards. "It is upon my faith in
your ability to meet the situation that
I have built my pledge . to have the
man ready when called for."
General Crowder says he realized a
heavy task faces the district boards in
classifying the 13,000,000 registrants of
the new draft, but he urged that the
work be expedited to the fullest possi
ble extent consistent with the great
importance of the work.
The district boards in dependency
cases are, generally speaking, the
courts of last resort," eaid General
Crowder. 'In occupational cases the
original responsibility is yours.
Double Problem Presented.
"In the latter field your Jurisdiction
has been extended by the recent act of ,
Congress, extending the age limits of i
the selective service to cover defer
ment of persons engaged in all occupa- !
Hons or employment as well as in. in
dustries, including agriculture, which
you mayfind to be necessary to the i
maintenance of the military establish- j
ment or the effective operation of the
military forces, or the maintenance of
the National interest in the emergency.
Thus, at a time when the exigencies of
tha military situation make it impera
tive to Bpeed up the entire machinery
of the selective service, the number of
cases which you will be called upon to
handle is likely to be largely in
creased.
These cases you must handle under
the double obligation of satisfying the
vital manpower needs of the Army but
not impairing the economic structure
of the country, the efficiency of whose
functions, I if many instances, is vital
to the support of the Army. As to your
ability to solve this problem to the
best interests of the Nation and the
cause for' which it fights, I have not
the slightest doubt.
Prompt Handling; Required.
It is to the necessity for the prompt
handling of all cases as they come be
fore you that I desire particularly to
direct your attention.
"Until the classification of the new
registrants has been completed, there
will of course exist considerable and
widespread uncertainty and unrest
among the registrants, which, in the
case of those employed in necessary oc
cupations, will tend to retard produc
tion. Thus the National interest de
mands that there be no unnecessary de
lays in determining the status of these
individuals."
Gasoline for Sale 6 A. Me
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ooer
The Pacific Coast Director of the Oil Division of die
Fuel A4miriistration has requested that the sale of Gas
oline and engine Distillate be limited to the hours be
tween 6 A. M. and 6. P. M.
The Standard Oil Company is glad to comply with
this request and, beginning October first, will serve the
public between these hours only.
This request is made for the purpose of conserving
man power, and we know that our patrons will patriot
ically co-operate with the Fuel Administration in carry
ing out this important measure.'
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POLITICAL OFFICES FILLED
Lewis County Democrats and Repub
licans Complete Organization.
CENTRALIA'. Wash, Sept 29. (Spe
cial.) A. I. Tlmmeriuan, of this city,
yesterday was elected chairman of the
Lewis County Republican Central Com
mittee for the next two years. George
R. Walker, of Chehalla. was elected
secretary and A. J. Albers, of Chehalis,
was chosen as state committeeman. -
William R. Lee. Centralia City At
torney, is the new chairman-of the
county Democratio central committee.
J. H. Roberts, secretary of the Centralia
Commercial Club, is state committeeman.
Lt. Tan Gilder Ordered to Trenches.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Sept. 29. Lieu
tenant Frank Van Gilder, who left here
with Company M. 161st Infantry, has
been ordered to the trenches, accord
ing to a letter received by his mother,
Mrs. B. E. Van Gilder. The officer at
the time of writing had Just completed
a two weeks' course of training in
trench fighting. Another son of Mrs.
Van Gilder, Fred, la attending an of
ficers' training school in France.
PRESIDENT MAY DRAW FIRST
All Arrangements Completed for the
Third Draft Lottery at Capital.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. President
Wilson may draw the first and Vice
President Marshall the second of the
master numbers in the third great mili
tary draft lottery to be held tomorrow
the Senate office building. Provost
Marshal-General Crowder would .not
say tonight who would take the first
of the 17.000 capsules from the bowl,
nor would he deny or confirm reports
that the President would do so.
Arrangements for the drawing:, which
Is to start at noon and which will de
termine the order in the respective
classes of the 13.000,000 men between
18 and 45 who registered September 12,
were completed tonight.
The big caucus room in the Senate
building will be used, indicating that
there will be many more spectators
than were present for the first lottery
last year and the second last Summer.
It was said -tonight that plans had
been made to telephone the numbers
as drawn direct to linotype operators
in the Government printing office, who
will set them up as they are drawn.
Slips will be sent by courier to the
printing office after each group of 250
names has been drawn and as soon as
the typed numbers are checked they
will be mailed to district boards which
will make them public
ADVANCE IS HALTED
Progress on Northern Front
Reported Unfavorable.
are .giving us. The Bolshevlkl stole
our cows and everything we had. Now
we are happy. ,
"We know we are like children. We
need good, kind people like the allies
to protect us. We hate the Germans
because we know from our brothers in
the south and west that they are cruel.
They took oar lands, grain and cows."
SOVIET TROOPS IN FLIGHT
Peasants, With Their Families, Are
Flocking Inside Allied Lines
in Northern RussiaPro
tect Us, Is Flea.
1 MASTERY CONCEDED
HCNS HATE WHOLESOME RESPECT
FOR AMERICAN AVIATORS.
Washington Man Prisoner.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. Names of
4S American soldiers held prisoners in
Germany were made public today by
the War Department. The list Includes
Private Harry D. Lockridge, Auburn,
Wash., held at Rastadt.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
S3 Enemy Machines Brought Down
Without Loss of One United States
Flane or Pilot.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Sept. 29.
(By the Associated Press.) American
aviators again demonstrated Saturday
that they are masters of the air on this
sector. They engaged 1n 63 combats
and brought down 33 enemy machines
without the loss of one American pilot.
The German airmen appear to have
lost the daring which has character
ized their work of the previous days,
and did not venture across the Ameri
can line with reconnoissance airplanes
after they had been attacked once by
the American machines. The German
balloons were hastily lowered in the
face of an American attack and did
not appear again during the day.
One of the American pursuit groups
engaged in 23 combats at low altitudes
and brought down three enemy ma
chines. Another pursuit wing had 17
battles in two sorties along the line
A third group drooped bombs on
Romange and Cunel and engaged in
several battles with German machines,
bringing down -six of them.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 28. The Russian
wireless report received from Moscow
covering the operations on September
25 admits the fighting on the northern
front is going unfavorably for the
Soviet trooDS. who are retiring at va
rious Doints. including Kotlas. On the
eastern front strong forces of Cxecho
Slovaks are advancing from two sides
against Altayevsk, north of i.katenn
burg.
ARCHANGEL. Friday, Sept 20. (By
the Associated Press.) Peasants, with
their families, are flocking inside the
allied lines In Northern Russia. An
Associated Press correspondent who
has Just returned from a trip to the
front visited many villages, and found
the peasantry rejoicing at their deliv
erance from the Bolsheviki. Most of
them were unlettered representatives
of 70 per cent of the Russian popula
tion. One of the older men of a large
group doing military construction work
for the allies and acting as tne spoices
man said:
"Money is no good to us and we are
glad to work for the food the allies
Clothing Drive Extended.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 29.
(Special.) As Clarke County's quota
of three tons of clothing for the Bel
gians was not collected last week, the
drive will be continued during the
present week, according to C. W. Ryan,
chairman of the committee collecting
clothing through the Red Cross. Most
of the clothing so far received has been
from Vancouver and little from the
country. ''
Red Cross Needs Linen.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 29. (Spe
clal.) A linen shower for the benefit oi
the Red Cross will be heia all week,
beginning tomorrow, under auspices of
the Vancouver Athenaeum, of which
Mrs. J. S. G. Langsdorf is president.
New towelB, sheets, napkins and hand
kerchiefs should be left at her home,
407 West Tenth street, opposite the
First Presbyterian Church.
HIGHER FARE NOW SOUGHT
North Coast Power Company Files
Schedule With Commission.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 29. (Spe
cial.) Along with other traction com
panies throughout the United States,
the North Coast Power Company, of this
city, has filed a new and advanced
schedule with the Public Service Cora
mission of Washington.
This company operates an interurban
service between Vancouver and Sifton,
seven miles, and the rise will affect
points outside of the city limits. No
rise is intended in Vancouver at the
present time. Commutation tickets that
now sell for $5.75 are to be raised to
9.90 for 44 rides.
Hotel Clerk Arrested.
James W. Stayton, night clerk at the
Willard Hotel, 148 Park street, who the
police say, is charged with the theft
of ?0j from the hotel Saturday night,
was arrested Sunday afternoon by
Henry Cook, chief of police, at Oregon
City on a description sent out by tlio
Portland police department. He whs
reutrned today by Inspectors Leonard
and Hellver.
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