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THI? 3IOHXIXG OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, OCTOBER . J", 191S. ATTEMPT TO STOP YANKS IS FAILURE YANKS 111 ARGONNE FIGHT AT VICTOR'S SIDEPOLICY ' : AVOWED BY BULGARIA IN 1915 Present Armistice Recalls Declaration Made When Nation Entered War Three Years Ago as Ally of Central Powers. JOIN IN THE PRAYER FOR VICTORY OF DEMOCRACY At 12:15 o'clock Each Day Main Floor ARE YOU SAVING YOUR PRUNE AND PEACH PITS? Remember, they will help save the lives of our men. Deposit in barrels at Fifth-street entrance. INCREASE GUNFIRE Germans in Argonne Area Put Up Desperate Battle, but Are Badly Outfought. BOCHE UNITS ARE RATTLED Terrific Congestion and Confusion Prevails Behind Teutonic Lines. U- S. Troops Battle Ahead Te v pite Muddy Highways. T (By the Associated Pre. WITH AMERICAN ARMY NORTH WEST OF VERDUN, noon, Sept. 30. Fighting was resumed early this morning- by General Pershing's troops, after a fairly quiet '-night. ' Reports from every section of the front indicate that the Germans intend to continue making a stand along the present line instead cf going back to tne Kreimhilde line, although today tney are making feverish efforts to strengthen that posi tion. German counter attacks against the advancing Americans were quite frequent late yesterday. Enemy resist ance was particularly evident in the vicinity of Exermont and Cierges. Just before midnight it was reported that the Germans had shelled the American field hospital at Bethincourt end had set it on fire. Terrific congestion and confusion fia.s prevailed at various points behind the German lines, according to informa tion "received by American officers. In one instance a German division became divided, half going in the direction of Flanders and the other half, badly dis organized and minus in its staff, being Jhfown into the battle of the Argonne. Huns Get Mixed t p. When the American attack began Thursday a German reserve division was . entraining from Alsace after a rest from the Marne fighting for Flan ders. The Germans, as soon as it was ascertained that an attack had been begun between the Meuse and the Ar gonne, were ordered to the Argonne l'ront In an effort to stem the Ameri can advance. The different units became separated wing to the confusion on the railroad, and the German staff and five machine gun companies and machine equipment continued in the direction of Flanders. Among the German units arriving on the Argonne front were many machine gunners without their machine guns, and these men went into battle as in fantrymen. At last accounts the Ger mans were making desperate efforts to bring up the half of the division which went astray. In the region of Dun-sur-Meuse 10 trains of troops are reported to be stalled owing to the lack of locomo tives. Whether these troops are bound for the Meuse and Argonne front the American observers have been unable to ascertain. Long-Range Gnni at Work, ; French and American long-range guns now are bombarding 30un-sur-Meuse, where numerous German dug outs had been constructed. Observers have reported great confusion among the German troops as the result of the fire of the long-range pieces. The dug outs are not large enough to furnish ehelter for all the troops concentrated in the region of Dun-sur-Meuse. Hardly too much can be said of the remarkable and heroic work of the en gineers, which enabled the guns to be brought up below Montfaucon, and of the gallantry of the troops that etormed it. The engineers, for instance, besides restori bridges and doing other stren uous repair work under shellfire over u brt of devastation nearly five miles in - width, smoothed the way for the 'advancing supply forces by bridging over gaping 25-foot shellholes, filling them in with the plentiful rock they . found in the fields and adding thou tands of sacks of sand at the top to make the passage smoother. Engineers Work. Hard. For days at a stretch, with little. If fcny. rest and little food except for the "iron" rations they had brought for ward with them, these engineers have guarded and tended the roads and filled in the ruts as fast as the heavy trucks nade them, far into the soft earth. Kow and a gain trucks have broken down and wagons have lost their wheels, threatening thus to obstruct nil the vitally necessary traffic for in definite periods. As the French did during the battle of Verdun, the Amer icans have ruthlessly tipped over such Logwood It would surprise you to know how many men have expressed a constant preference for Logwood. EARU ) WILSON' BULGARIAN representatives agreed to an armistice probably the first step in Bulgaria's withdrawal from the alliance with the central powers a few -days less than three years after she entered the war on the side of Germany. It was on October 8, 1915, that Bul garia issued a manifesto announcing her decision to cast her lot against the entente alliance. She had been 15 months in deciding her course. In the manifesto issued at the time of her entrance into the ranks of the belligerents, the Bulgarian government declared that her trade interests and economic rights "were inseparably bound up with Turkey, Germany and Austria." , It was added that Germany had of fered Bulgaria in return for her neu trality the whole of Macedonia, includ ing Uskub, Monastir. and Ochrida. . A still greater territorial expansion at the expense of Serbia was said to have been offered as a condition of active military assistance. Neighboring- Nations Overran. The Bulgarian manifesto declared war and said that "Bulgaria-must fight at the victor's side." Bulgarian troops invaded Serbia Oc tober 13, 1915.. Her entrance into the war led to the overrunning of Serbia, Montenegro and Albania by the armies of the central powers. Bulgaria s joining the central powers was one of the reasons that led Rou mania to enter the war on the side. of the entente late in August. 1916. The population of Bulgaria was not unanimously in favor of Bulgaria Join ing the Teutonic alliance. The govern ment took harsh measures against those opposed to the war. Late in 1917 re ports were current that the military party in Bulgaria was being faced by increasing opposition. Premier Radoslavofr, who was re puted to be under the eway of Berlin, was compelled to retire last June and his place was taken by M. Malinon. a Russophile, who had been friendly to the entente before Bulgaria entered the war. Franco-Serbs Attack. On September 14 Franco - Serbian forces attacked the German-Bulgarian line Hi Macedonia east of Monastir. The allied troops rapidly advanced north ward, driving a wedge between the wings oSr the German-Bulgarian front. Bulgaria was invaded by British troops north of Saloniki and on Sep tember 27 General Franchet d'Esperey, the allied generalissimo, announced that he had received from the Bulgarian government a proposal that military operations be suspended pending nego tiations for an armistice. The French General said he would not stop fighting but would receive rep resentatives of the Bulgarian army. The Bulgarian representatives reached Saloniki Saturday and negotiations were opened Sunday. Allied Terms Accepted. As the armistice has been arranged on terms laid down by the allies, it is probable that it calls for the occupa tion of Bulgaria by allied troops with the assistance of the Bulgarian govern ment. Bulgaria probably will be compelled to .break off communication with the central powers and also withdraw her armies from Serbia, Greece, Roumania and other war theaters. Before the allied troops can take over the occupation of Bulgaria it Is not un likely that the Bulgarian military party and Germany and Austria will make determined efforts to keep Bulgaria in the Teutonic alliance, because the seces sion of Bulgaria would mean the col lapse of German aims in Turkey and the Near Fast, the probable elimination of "Turkey from the war and the re construction of the eastern front with Roumania taking a leading part. Germany Slay Send Troops. Germany not unlikely will make a strong attempt to keep control of the railroad from Berlin to Constantinople, which runs through Sonia. Bulgaria's withdrawal from the Teu tonic alliance would free Serbia and the southern, bank of the Danube, from which the allied troops could advance into Austria-Hungary, where the politi cal and economic situation has been causing the government much trouble. From the allied standpoint, the occu pation of Bulgaria by allied soldiers probably would mean more than the I defection of Russia has meant. obstructive vehicles into the ditches. reloading the cargoes into other trucks, so that the vital supplies and the even more vital ammuntions might continue to advance. Repeatedly trucks have mired so deeply that it was impossible to throw them over to the side of the road. In such instances new roads have had to be built directly across the shell-torn fields not deliberately and carefully, but in 10 minutes' time, and capable of carrying the tremendous and continu ous traffic and they have been built almost in the time it takes to tell it. The situation thus described is one which was more or less general to the north of the old line, but nowhere was it worse than to the south of Montfau con, where the advance- was all the more difficult . because the Germans did not evacuate this stronghold as they did other points and from its heights could harass the Americans indefinitely as they sought to bring order out of chaos in the rolling hills below. The troops had reached a point about half way up the slopes approaching Montfaucon and so far ahead of their artillery that it could not shoot without danger of hitting its own men, and a halt had to be called. From above the Germans seemingly held the Americans at their mercy and hurry calls went in for the heavy and light artillery to ad vance at once. The already feverish activity along the roads became more feverish and the right of way was de nied to everything but ambulances, so that tue.gunet might get into position. Yanks Accept and Beat All Odds.' The artillery was still struggling along the unspeakable' roadways when the American troops pushed their way into Sepsarges and on to the east to ward Epinonville and on to the west of Montfaucon. Although it had been believed inadvisable, if not impossible, to storm Montfaucon without adequate .artillery preparation, the indomitable spirit of the Americans would not puf fer a pause. Despite the check they had previously suffered from machine guns and their knowledge of odds against them, they stormed up the hill once more and entered ,Montfaucon. The Germans had lost their nerve when they found the American troops had advanced on either side. The enemy thus was easily forced into a retreat. A few hours after Montfaucon had fallen the correspondent went to the scene. A view of the town showed it far less damaged "than those further to the south as far as the eye could see and which are now merely crumbling masses with here and there a lone chimney standing. The strength of the place against attack may easily be seen, for from it one gets a view for miles over the country to the south, .where every movement of the slightest character can be observed. Hans Shoot FromVehlnd. The Germans on the extreme' left of the Argonne forest yesterday evening filtered through the American lines in some places-' with machine guns and attempted to attack Pershing's men from behind. The advance of the Americans, consequently, was delayed by the necessity of clearing out that portion of the forest. Aerial activity continues despite the rainy weather. American pursuit groups making sorties from - early morning until dark have accounted for 20 Ger man machines and 17' balloons in the last three days. The American pilots continue to fly low over the battlefield and harass the troops and supply move ments. . American bombing squadrons got good results yesterday at Grand Pre and at Marcq, southeast of the for mer place. FOE'S LINE RUSHED Belgian-British Offensive in Flanders Big Move. AMAZING PROGRESS MADE APPLY POSL STOP ALL WORRY OVER SICK SKIN The u of Poslam for skin disorders .should be - your trusi worthy, health aiding habit. When you are distressed by eczema or other itching- trouble re member that Poslam supplies at once a eoothincr, cooling influence to ag- f ravated skin, that It stops the fiery lohing, that It exerts concentrated heainp power, working quickly and energetically to rid your skin of its evil condition. Moreover, Poslam will not, can not, injure "and it takes only a, little to prove its benefits. Sold everywhere. For free sample vrite to Emergency Laboratories, 43 West 47th St., New York City. Poslam Soap is a daily treat to ten der tkin. Contains Poslam.- -Ad v M'ARTHUR YET AT WORK REPRESENTATIVE TO REMAIN AT POST IF" NECESSARY. Campaign Small Matter mm Compared to Keeping; on Job and Helping; to Win the War. "WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. In response to an inquiry as to his plane for his campaign for re-election. Representa tive C. N. McArthur has issued the fol lowing: statement: "If Congress adjouma'or takes a re cess prior to the election, I ehall return to Portland for the last few weeks of the campaign, but if the session con tinues without interruption, I shall re main here and attend to my duties, leaving: my campaign to my friendo and supporters. The people are not inter ested in ordinary campaign issues this year, the governing: consideration be ing a whole-hearted support of the war programme. In this respect I feel that Senator McNary, Representatives Haw ley and Sinnott and I have records for which we need offer no apology, and I am quite confident that the entire delegation will be returned. I am averse to any kind of campaign until the conclusion of the fourth liberty loan." Allied "Advance Partly Due to Fact That Enemy Has Only Tired Out Divisions to Use as Reserves. WASHINGTON, Sept. 30. The un qualified capitulation of Bulgaria, great as the effect is certain to be on the whole course of the war, did not serve today to distract the attention of Army officials for a moment from the vital moves being made in the great game on the western front. The outstanding event of the day there was the swift forward rush of the Belgian and British forces in Flan ders. . . To support the wavering line, dis patches indicate that only tired-out di visions from farther south were avail able. The result was shown in the astonishing progress made by both the Belgians and General Flumer's second British army. Even the penetration of Cambral and the certainty of its complete occupa tion by the British at any moment was overshadowed to officers here by the envelopment of the northern flank of the Lille-Roubaix-Tourcoing triangle oy ueneral flumer's troops. A strate gic coup appears to have been achieved in this zone, which almost beyond ques tion will give the allies the triangle of towns without the necessity of costly irontai attack. Roiflers was reported in the hands of the Belgians and Menin about to fall to the British. The advancing lines are therefore already east of the triangle to th north and have severed the German communication system on that side and Drought the remaining lines under gun fire. The maneuver executed bv Marshal Poch appears to follow closely the one he has trie successfully on other ironts. instead or hitting at the weak point, the Belgian thrust, masked by an attack over the whole line to the North Sea and aided by the British fleet, suddenly concentrated on perhaps the strongest natural barrier north of I pres-Houthulst Korest. The wood was cleared in fierce fight Jng, then the Belgian line moved for ward quickly and the British to the south began an oblique drive along the old Hindenburg line defenses, which has taken them past the Lille trians witn a rush, leaving that northern pivot of the whole German defense sys tern in a rapidly deepening pocket. HUNS' GRIP IS LOOSENED Continued From first Pa ere. evening were attacking the Germans at St Pieter on the Roulers-Menin road arid at Colliemolenholk, two and a half miles west of Roulers. Seattle's Terminal Plans Approved SEATTLE, Sept. 30. C. E. Remeberr, president of the Seattle Port Commis sion, telegraphed from Washington. D. C. today that the War Industries Board has approved plans of the Army Quar termaster's Department to build a Sl,- Zau.ooo terminal on Harbor Island, in rugei &ouna, on Seattle. Closer Relations Planned. SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 30. A move ment has been organized to bring about closer relations between Chile and the United States. This movement is meet- Ins: with notable support. The foot pads of deaf cats are said to be much more sensitive than those of - their fellows with hearing. VOTERS! REGISTRATION AT COURT HOUSE, ROOM 141 Open Continuously From 8 A. M. TO 9 P. M. Sept. 25th to Oct. 5th, Inc. All those that have moved since their last registration must re register. All those that have resided in the State of Oregon six months are eligible to register. J. W. BEVERIDGE, County Clerk. Adv. Germans Counter Attack Vio lently Near Nantillois; Foe Uses Tear Gas Shell. ENEMY RESERVES IN LINE Germans Make Preparations to Try and Stop Americans; Former New York Bartender Is Among Men Captured by Doughboys. (By the Associated Press.) WITH AMERICAN ARMY NORTH WEST OF VERDUN, Sept. 30. The American artillery fire increased in volume during the day on the right. That of the enemy decreased slightly, though gas and large shells were used freely against the American front everywhere. There were violent counter attacks in the neighborhood of Nantillois. Tanks were seen on two portions of the sector, but they were not used except near Apremont because of the bad conditions of terrain. The artillery fire again was heavy along the .Montfaucon roads. A former New York bartender was captured by the Americans today. The Germans during the day used tear gas shells on points five kilo meters to the rear of the center of the line. Haaa Chaaa-c Rallna;. A captured document says that the German decision regarding the court, marttaling of American aviators caught dropping propaganda pamphlets has been rescinded and that In the future only aviators having propagarrda In their possession will be dealt with as "special cases." The gains made by the Americans In the Argonne include a slight advance in the western part and a more material gain in the eastern fringe. To hold his present positions In this region the enemy is bringing up re serves and preparing in other ways for resistance. Great activity behind the German lines Is observed, trains and wagons bringing up reserves and sup- piles simultaneously. The enemy is shelling the American back areas heavily, especially the roads leading to Montfaucon along the center of the sector. Just to the right of the Amer ican center the eneiuy concentrated heavy and light artillery and also threw in shock troops. After only, four days of rest German divisions returned to the line Sunday, either for the purpose of counter at tacking or supporting those already there. Activity, though ceneral, was heavier on ttie left than in the center and along the latter position the artillery - fire ceased in the early morning hours. Boehe Infantry Maves North. German lnfantrv was renorted bv aerial observers today to be moving North along the Aisne beyond Lancon in the Argonne region. They were first seenby the Americans early in the day and 'the French and Americans heavy artillery started firing all along the river, m The Germans concentrated in the re gions of Sommerance and Exermont Monday morning In such numbers that the French and American heavy guns were turned upon these regions in force, poundinsr them for hours. The observers were unable to report the results of this fire, as mist and rain late today prevented observation. In ridding the Argonne forest of Ger mans the Americans have been com pelled to contend with hundreds of snipers, many of whom take positions in trees, endeavoring to pick off the advancing soldiers. The Americans en countered snipers in such numbers in one part of the forest that the In- fantry called for artillery, which quickly ousted the snipers by a barrage. Two complete batteries started action against the Germans today. The guns and ammunition of these batteries were captured from the retreating forces near Cierges. Included In the cap tured equipment were six 150-milil meter guns and 21 pieces of lighter artillery. Foe Shelled With Own Cans. American artillery had not come up when the capture was made. The of ficers took quick advantage of the situation and turned these guns on the enemy, using ammunition which they found In stacks nearby. On Saturday the distance covered by the planes of a single wing of the American aviation service amounted to 44,510 miles. They fought SO combats and destroyed 19 airplanes without loss to themselves. One patrol met 10 en emy planes between Charpentery and Ivoiry, downed six and drove down two out of control. Another patrol came upon seven Fokkers, which were al most immediately Joined by seven more The Americans immediately got rid of their bombs and attacked the Fokkers. Seven of them were destroyed and the remainder scattered in all directions. In addition to these successes the German balloons were literally swept from the sky. Indeed, the maintenance of a single balloon in the air is taxing all the enemy's ingenuity, for these careful American youngsters are by no means content with shooting down the balloons at their maximum altitude Nothing pleases them more than to get a balloon Just as It is brought down for the night or as It is about to rise in the morning. Lieutenant Frank Luke, of Phoenix, Ariz., who the other day brought down three airplanes and two balloons In 10 minutes. Is an expert at getting the balloons in their beds, dropped within 130 feet of the berth to do It, blissfully indifferent to the riddling of his wings with bullets. One pursuit group had 65 victims to Its credit within three weeks of its arrival at the front, 35 of these being balloons. The German balloon has become quite a rarity on this front any time after noon, and those that survive the day generally perish at nightfall, for it is the half light period at both ends the dry that Is the most favorable IF YOUR OCULIST han been called to ARMY EHK, re member we are pre pared to look after your v i u a 1 nfds. -DAYTON (iLAJiE are do in 7 service both - tn France and at horn. I -5? I. DAE! 1 Siprnanwof (s Go, cJ "Merchandise of cJ Merit Only" , 72 Shopping Days 'Till Christmas BUT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF DEFENSE WANTS MERCHANTS AND SHOPPERS. TO START THEIR HOLIDAY SHOPPING NOW Help Us Meet This Order and Christmas Spirit by Cleaning 1 1 1 i The New" Tailored Suit I That Is So Practical for Street, ? Business and General Wear I Tc T-Tss ' S i TP' m 7 7?fi t Variety at $35! The materials are WOOL POPLINS and WOOL SERGES. The styles are nevir and exceedingly smart. "with ... mill Touches of braid binding. M Pleated peplums or stitched peplums. Wide or narrow belts. 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