THE MORNING OEEGOXIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1918.
FAMEDHINDENBURG
LINE BREAKING UP
Germans' Grip on Northern
France and Belgium Is
Definitely Gone.
GIANT DEFENSES SMASHED
Situation, of Desperate Hans Stead
ily Growing More Grave Re
tirement May Soon Be
come Veritable Rout.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. The German
(Trip on Northern France and Belgium
has been definitely broken. Even the
most cautious military observers in
Washington agreed tonight that the
Hindenburg line was disintegrating
and Army officers centered their wohle
attention on the efforts of the Ger
man leaders to extricate their armies
without a crushing disaster.
Outflanked in Belgium and In the
Champagne, the great German zone ot
defensive works known as the Hinden
burg line already was becoming un
tenable when Field Marshal Haig's
men smashed through it today just
north of St. Quentin. The immediate
investment of the city by French
troops and the swift widening of the
breach northward, coupled with the
continued rapid progress of French,
Belgian and British forces in Belgium,
Jt is thought here, may possibly upset
the whole German scheme of retire
ment which already had begun on the
Kheims front.
Veritable Rout Possible.
British penetration of the line. It
was said, may furnish Marshal Foch
with means to -embarrass the German
retreat, always with the possibility of
precipitating a veritable rout.
Ringed by a wall of victorious
enemies over the whole front, from, the
North Sea to Verdun, the situation of
the Germans is undoubtedly grave. The
drive in Belgium is menacing vital
communications on one side, while
American and French troops in the
Champagne are surging forward to
ward equally vital supply lines on
the other. The battle line is assum
ing the shape of a. vast trap, thrusting
its Jaw out to engulf the German
armies.
Unit Leaders See Danger.
The German leaders have seen their
danger. Official reports to the State
Department today indicated that evac
uation of the submarine bases on the
Belgian coast was imminent. There
also is conclusive evidence that the
evacuation of the lines before Rheims
is well under way. The Question up
permost in the minds of Army officers
here is whether the German high com
mand has acted-in time.
Announcement from Paris that 2000
prisoners were taken by the French
yesterday in operation between the
Vesle and the Aisne rivers is signlfi
cant of the difficulty of getting troops
back safely out of an abandoned fight
ing line. There has been no hint of
a French attack on a large scale on
this front, and the Berlin statements
have . characterized the movement as a
withdrawal. Only a narrow front was
involved, yet 2000 men, left'as rear
guards, were captured.
' Knemy If as Immense Task.
To withdraw the whole 250-mile
front where the allied and American
forces are charging forward day after
day will be a stupendous task. With
c-o 'niitly increasing superiority of
rn rs and gun power resting with
Marshal Foch, observers here believe
the retreat will be difficult beyond
words. There is no possibility, it is
said, of forecasting what may happen.
There are several places on the front
where the situation appears particular
ly critical. Officers said the evacua
tion of the Belgian coast probably
would be forced on the enemy In an
effort to avert an even more serious
reverse in the Lille sector. The Brit
ish in Belgium are hammering at the
vital supply lines of the Lille salient on
one side, while the steady advance of
other British forces northeastward
from the positions south of Douai is
aimed at the only other route of escape
from the rapidly forming pocket. Al
ready the large enemy forces holding
the depths of this pocket face the
necessity of passing along the British
front on the Lys if the best lines of
withdrawal are followed.
Danger Develops South.
Some officers here think. the Germans
figure that surrender of the Belgian
coast line will draw the French and
Belgian armies, in that direction, thus
easing the strain against the Lille tri
angle of towns long enough to permit
them to carry out a withdrawal.
To the south another critical situa
tion is developing. It seems certain to
officers here that the German leaders
planned to withdraw slowly from the
most advanced ground they hold about
Rheims, gradually straightening and
shortening their lines as they went, and
with the movement screened by a ma
chine-gun rearguard battle. The Brit
ish smash north of St. Quentin, how
ever, has opened the way to the va,lley
of the Oise and the investment of Laon
north. The fall of La Fayette, already
encircled on three sides by the French,
and the swift development of an at
tacking line along the flank of the
withdrawal seems imminent.
Important Ground Given Up.
Already the Germans have given up
the high ground just northwest of
Rheims that has been their center of
resistance on that front. The French
now face them for some distance along
the Rheims-Laon road, with open
ground at the Germans back. Inci
dentally, another pocket is developing
just east of Rheims that the enemy
cannot disregard and extension of the
withdrawal to this sector appears
logical process.
It would cause little surprise here
if a wholly new assault developed
within the next day or two, with the
French striking directly northward
from Rheims and the lines east of that
place to a junction with the advancing
French army west of the Argonne. The
open ground through which the Ger
man retirement must carry them looks
attractive to many observers as the
scene of possible open warfare with the
odds all on Marshal Foch's side.
Sea Attack Sugsestetf. .
The situation of the Belgian coast
brings up again the old suggestion of a
flank attack by sea. There was some
speculation tonight as to whether It
might not prove possible to force a
landing and assail the enemy in the
rear as reports said the German sea-
coast batteries were being withdrawn.
UNION MEN PROTECTED
bcru:so rsr statement bars
ALL DISCRIMINATION'.
CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF j
Every bit of dandruff disappears after
one or two applications of Danderlne
rubbed well into the scalp with the
finger tips. Get a small bottle of Dan-
derine at any drugstore for a few cents
and save your hair. After several ap
plications you can't find a particle of
dandruff or any railing nair, ana tne
scalp will never itch. Adv.
A CHILDDOESfTT
LAUGH AND PLAY
IF CONSTIPATED
Order Issued That Telegrapher Must
Be Dealt With According; te
Their Fitness.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Oct. 2. Postmaster-General
Burleson issued an order today direct'
ing that employes of telegraph and
telephone companies, now under Gov
ernment control, shall not be discrim
inated against because of trade union
ism.
Employes must not be hired or dls
charged because they do or do not
belong to trade union organizations.
Mr. Burleson declared, denying in his
statement a report that the Govern
ment had manifested a desire that
employes of the companies should join
unions.
'Information has reached the de
partment," said Mr. Burleson, "that
representations are being made
throughout the country that it is the
desire of the Government that em
ployes of the telegraph and telephone
companies should join the Commercial
Telegraphers Union, the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers or
other unions. These representations
have no foundation in fact whatever.
"In its operation of the telegraph
and telephone systems the Postoffice
Department will not distinguish be
tween non-union and union employes.
rersons will be employed solely be
cause of their fitness and must not
be employed, discharged, favored or
discriminated against because they do
or do not belong; to any particular
organization.
U. S. SHIP SINKS U-BOAT
DIVER DESTROYED AFTER IX HAD
SENT CRCISER DOWN.
Look, Mother! Is Tonjrue Coated,
Second Shot Fro:
Breath Feverish and
Stomach Sour?
Freight Transport Finds
Its Mark.
"California Syrup of Figs" Can't
Harm Tender Stomach,
Liver, Bowels.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2. The nunni
supDmartne which sank the French
cruiser Dupetit Thours in European wa
ters August 7 was In turn destroyed by
gunfire from an American freight
steamship, one of a. convoy of 84 (steam
ers which the French warship was help
ing mrougn me aanger zone. It was
learned heer today.
According to the report, the tai-u
took place at dusk. The cruiser was
steaming about 1000 yards in advance
of the convoy, which the American ship
led. Those on board the American ves
sel heard three explosions in succession
ana saw me cruiser settle in the water.
fartortly after, shouts of warnine- wta
heard from men in a lifeboat 100 yards
distant. The submarine was observed
on the surface with the lifeboat be
tween It and the American vessel. Two
shots were fired over the boat. fh
second hitting the U-boat. An explosion
followed and the submarine went down.
I On the surface could be seen wreckaea.
which indicated It had been torn apart.
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on ending
a practical
way, how soon
want it to end.
and how much you
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next step. Every dollar you put into
Liberty Bonds is a vote to end the war
as quickly as possible; every dollar you
could, andpdon't put in, is a vote to
keep jhe war going pn
Never mind tHe LiKerty Bonds
you bought before-; a' good soldier
doesn't let the thought of yesterday's
battle make -him forget today's or
tomorrow's fight. The 4th Liberty
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Contributed through the Division of Advertising. United States Government Committee on Public Information. Ceorge Creel. Chairman
rial.) Rev. W. J. Sharp, pastor of the
local Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
H. W. Thompson, of this city, left Mon
day for Walla Walla to attend a meet
ing of the rresbyterlan feynoa. start
ing next Sunday Kev. Mr. Sharp win
have charge of both the Centralia and
Chehalis churches. Rev. T. D. Acheson,
pastor of the latter, having been grant
ed a six months' leave of absence to
engage, in war work at Camp Lewis.
Hood River Campaign Starts.
HOOD, River. Or.. Oct. 2. (Special.)
The Coast Artillery Corps is start
ing a local campaign to secure volun
teers from registerea ana ci&ssmeu
men for overseas regiments of heavy
artillery. The- movement overseas of
Obituary.
A laxative today saves a slclc child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogg . up wnn
waste, liver gets sluggisn, etomaca
sour.
Look at the tongue, motherl If coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, fever
ish, breath bad. restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or fny other cnllaren s ailment, give
teaspoonful of "California Syrup ot
1'igs," then don't worry, because it Is
perfectly harmless, and in a few hours
all this constipation, poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently move
out of the bowels, and you nave a well,
playful child again. A thorough "inside
cleansing" is ofttimes all that is neces
sary, it should be the first treatment
given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for a bottle of
"California Syrup of Figs." whica has
lull directions for babies, children of I survived by eight children.
an ages ana xor growc-ups piuini
printed on the bottle. Look carefullr I Pastors to Attend Synod
find see that is made bv the "California I
Tig Syrup Company." Adv. I CENTRAIJA, JVash, Oct. (Bpa
pATHLAMET, Wash, Oct. 2. (Spe
J ciaL) County Treasurer Winifred
M. Cooper passed away on the steamer
Hassalo yesterday, while en route to
Portland. Miss Cooper had been ill for
few days with a bad cold and has
been In delicate health for several
years. She was nominated in the Sep
tember primaries for a second term as
Treasurer on the Republican ticket.
r-reviousiy. sne served lour years as
County Clerk, the first woman in the
county to serve in such a.-capacity.
NORTH BEND, Or., Oct. 2. (Special.)
Mrs. Margaret Falkenstein. aged 85
motner oi L. t. falkenstein. manager
of the Bay Park Lumber Company of
this city, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. .Louise Walker, near
Templeton, ten miles north of here,
Sunday, alter a lingering illness ex
tending over several years. She is
these regiments, it Is stated. Is being
unusually expedited by the War De
partment, and men are given an op
portunity to volunteer for this attrac
tive service. The Coast Defenses of
the Columbia are called on to send
heavy artillery with the utmost dispatch.-
,
Grafs Harbor Mlllmen Subscribe.
ABERDEEN. Wash, Oct. 2. (Spe
cial.) Soldier loggers and mlllmen In
Grays Harbor County subscribed a to
tal of $249,950 to the fourth liberty
loan on Saturday, according to reports
received from the various camps and
mills at epruce production headquar
ters here. Soldiers of Willapa Harbor
subscribed for $128, 50. The best rsc-
Frail, Sickly Children
Improve Rapidly on Vinol
The reason we so strongly recommend Vinol for
frail, sickly children is because it is a non-secret
remedy which contains Beef and Cod Liver Pep
tones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates and Glyce
rophosphates but no oil' the very elements
needed to build them up. It is delicious to the
taste, and children love it.
These Two Mother Have Proved This.
BainbruJf e, N.Y.
"My little daughter, 13 yean old,
overworked and was run-down, tired
all the time, nervous, bad headaches,
couldn't eat and had to stay out of
school. Vinol has built her up. She
has a good appetite, do more bead
aches and has returned to school
again." Mrs. Lester Anc.-ews.
Williamson, W. Va.
"My little boy was weak, puny,
and tired all the time, did not want
to do anything. Vinol was recom
mended and it built cp his strength
and made him healthy. Now he romps
and plays like othr children. We
certainly believe in Vinol for children."
Hailey Clay.
Tiiii OWL DRUG CO. AND DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
ord for this county for soldier camps
was at Carlisle, where 189 men bought
123,800 worth of bonds.
A strong solution of zinc spread upon
a sheet of glass will give it the appear
ance of having been frosted, the solu
tion crystallizes In drying.
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver,
and bowel poisons before
breakfast.
To feel your best day In and day out.
to feel clean Inside; no sour bile to
coat your tongue and sicken your
breath or dull your head; no constipa
tion, bilious attacks, sick: headache,
colds, rheumatism or gassy, acid stom
ach, you must bathe on the inside like
you bathe outside. This is vastly more
important, because the skin pores do
not absorb Impurities into the blood.
while the bowel pores do. says a well-
known physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins
well flushed from the stomach, liver.
kidneys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day a class of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone phos
phate in It. This will cleanse, purify
and freshen the entire alimentary tract,
before putting more food Into the stom
ach. Gt a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. It
is Inexpensive and almost tasteless.
Drink phosvhated hot water every
morning to rid your system of these
vile poisons and toxins; also to pre
vent their formation.
As soap and hot water act on the
skin, cleansing, sweetening and purl
tying, so limestone phosphate and hot
water before breakfast act on the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
i Ad. .
BACK LIKE A oaito rmr rnn
BOARD? IT'S lOHLIO rillL FUtt
YOUR KIDNEYS
There's no use eirfferinar from the
awful atony of lame back. Pon't wait
till It "passes off." It only comes back.
Find the cause and stop It. diseased
conditions of the bladder or kidneys
are usually Indicated by stiff lame
back, wrenching pains, lumbago,
sciatica, nervousness, sleeplessness,
tired, worn-out feeling, pain In the
lower abdomen. These are nature's
signals for help!
Here's the remedy. nen you reel
the first twinges of naln or experience
any of these symptoms, get busy at
once. ;o to your nrungiFi ana en
box of the pure, original GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil 'npsule. Imported fresh
everv month from the laboratories In
Haarlem. Holland. Pleasant and easy
to take, they almost Instantly attack
the poisonous germs that sre clogging
up your system and brine; quick re-
For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick. Why not
try them? Sold everywhere by reliable
riruggixts In scaled packages. Three
sixes. Monev bark If they do not help
you. Ask for "OOI.n MKPAL" and be
sure the name "UOL.D MEDAL" Is on
the box. Adv.
Dizziness Causes Fall
Head Injured
A year airo my stomsch bloated so
badly with gas that I fell unconsclons
and cut my head badly on corner of
door. I had suffered from stomach trou
ble for several years and no medicine
helped me to speak of. A druitjlit
patched up my head and advised me to
use Miyr'i Wonderful Remedy for ray
stomach trouble. The results have been
really wonderful. 1 have never had any
sign or my former symptoms since. it
Is a simple, harmless preparation that
removes the catarrhal mucus from the
Intestinal tract and allays the Inflam
mation which causes practically all
stomach, liver and Intestinal ailments.
Including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. Owl Drun
Co. and druggists everywhere. Paid
,Adv.
ACHING
KIDNEYS
We Eat Too Much Meat Which
Clogs Kidneys, Then the
Back Hurts.
Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels, pet sluggish and
clogged and need a flushins occasion
ally, else we have backache and dull
misery In the kidney region, severe
headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid
liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
Tou simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region. get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug siore here.
take a tablespoonful In a glass of wa
ter before breakfast for a few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts Is made from the
acid ot grapes and lemon Juice, com
bined with llthla. and Is harmless to
flush clogged kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity. It also neu
tralises the acids in the urine so It no
longer Irritates, thus endins bladder
disorders.
Jad Salts Is harmless: Inexpensive:
makes a delightful effervescent llthla
water drink, which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean, thus avoiding serious com
plications. A well-known local druggiKt says he
ells lots of Jad Salts to folks mho
believe In overcoming kidney trouble
while It Is only trouble. Adv.
JTiSTHMA
INSTANTLY RELIEVED WITH
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