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jmvwmg gm VOL,. L.VIII. NO. 18,054. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 191S. PRICE FIVE CENTS- HE TAKES SOOD HUllS.MAlii TOWIIS Hindenburg Line Passed in New British Plunge. . NUMEROUS GUNS CAPTURED Australian Troops Drive Foe Beyond Beaurevoir Line by Furious Fighting.' BIG RETREAT UNDER WAY Enemy Flees From Lens and Armentieres Area With 1 English in Pursuit. WITH THE BRITISH ON THE ST. V UENTIN SECTOR, Oct. 3. (By the Associated Press, 5:30 P. M.) The British troops smashed a large and vital section of the Hindenburg line today between St. Quentin and Cam brai. They have occupied many addi tional towns and villages and 5000 prisoners and numerous guns have been taken. The battle was resumed at 6 o'clock in the morning and continued through out the day, English and Australian divisions driving deep into the enemy defenses. The ground over which the British troops fought their way against the inevitable swarms of machine guns was littered with German dead. Great Advance Is Made. The advance has reached a depth of about five miles at its apex, and it follows that the principal Hindenburg defenses here have been shattered. A few hours may see the British all the way on the other side of the great German defensive system. From the north comes most signifi cant news. The Germans who were gradually being left in a salient have begun a retreat on practically all the Armentieres sector and appear to be in full flight. British troops have entered and are now passing through Lens. Aubers Ridge, south of Armentieres, has been taken, and the British are east of there. Indications are not wanting that the Germans have been forced to begin one of the war's great est retreats. As the Germans retreat in the Armentieres sector they are applying the torch wherever they have the time and their retreat is marked by great explosions as ammunition stores are destroyed. It is known that the Germans are becoming so short of ammunition that many of the higher officers are alarmed, but in the retreat the de struction of dumps has been abso lutely necessitated. Tanks Aid Troops. In the battle between Cambrai and St. Quentin the Australians and Eng lish were assisted by large numbers of tanks which carried out their tasks with the customary efficiency. Some few of these tanks were manned by Americans who had been attached to the British tank units. As the intantry gained ground the British guns were constantly moved up to positions from which they could continue pounding the Germans, who, at least in the northern battle area, seemed to be in full flight. The roads in the general direction east of Gouy are reported full of transports and men and some bodies of troops have reached points at least five miles in the rear. No new Ger man troops appeared in the battle here, although the enemy certainly must have known that the position was bound to be attacked. This is a sign that cannot be ignored and one in which the British com manders find considerable satisfaction. Among the towns captured on this battlefront were Gouy, Le Catelet, Ramcourt, Sequehart, Wiancourt and Beaurevoir. Tanks Lead Way. In Montbrehain the British infan try and tanks stormed the west half of the town and were reported rapidly to be clearing the enemy from the re mainder of it. Airmen reported that the British troops had reached positions which indicated they were striking for Brancourt-Le-Grand and Fresnoy-Le-Grand, while the German main bodies appeared to have begun to flee from the ground northeast of Le Catelet. Among the English divisions which DURAZZO NAVAL BASE DESTROYED AMERICAN', BRITISH AND ITAL IAN" WARSHIPS VICTORS. Intense Bombardment Destrops Aus trian Ships at Seaport on the Adriatic. ROME, Friday, Oct. 4. American, British and Italian warships have de stroyed the Austrian naval base at Durazzo and the warships anchored there, according to an announcement made by Premier Orlando. The attack on Durazzo occurred at noon on "Wednesday, when Italian and British cruisers, protected by Italian and allied torpedo-boats and American submarines, succeeded in making their way through mine fields and, avoiding attacks by submarines, got into Duraz zo harbor. An intense bombardment followed until the base and the Austrian ships anchored there were completely oc troyed. Italian sailors, in the teeth of a hot enemy fire, torpedoed an Austrian de stroyer and a steamer. Another vessel which was recognized as a hospital ship was allowed to withdraw. British and Italian airplanes co-oper ated in the work. Other Italian and allied warships were drawn up in order of battle outside of the harbor to deal with any enemy warships coming up to the assistance of the port. No losses or damage were suffered by the allied squadron, except a slight injury to a British cruiser by a tor pedo from an enemy submarine. Durazzo Is a seaport in Albania 53 miles south of Scutari. It is situated n a peninsula in the Adriatic Sea- For some time past it has been, a base for Austrian operations in Albania. un 7,000 FOUND TUBERCULAR Army Physicians Discover 98 Per Cent of People Have Germs. ST. LOUIS. Oct. 3. More than 17,000 drafted men have been sent home from various cantonments in the United States during the last year and thou sands of other men have been rejected from military service because of tuber culosis, declared Dr. H. A. Fattison, of New York, field secretary of the Na tional Tuberculosis Association, in an address tonight before the Mississippi Valley Tuberculosis Association. Dr. Charles F. Emerson, dean of the University of Indiana medical school, said tuberculosis was present in at least 98 per cent of the people, but the germs often do not become active. OGGER FASTS 84 HOURS Fire Fighter in Matlock District Un dergoes Terrible Experiences. ABERDEEN, Wash., Oct. 3. (Spe cial.) Fred Loeffler, a logger in the employ of the Simpson Logging Com pany, who was one of the men who, while fighting fire in the Matlock dis trict, had to flee for their lives, had a terrible experience in getting out of the fire and smoke-covered district after he became separated from the other men who escaped. Loeffler, to save his life, followed the Wynoochee River and, at many points. was forced to wade some places almost to his shoulders to get away from the fire and smoke. He reached the head waters of the Wynoochee, near the canyon, after being without food for 84 hours. IMMEDIATE ANSWER ASKED Peremptory Demand Made on Suns to Ratify Prisoners' Agreement. LONDON, Wednesday, Oct. 2. (Spe cial.) Owing to Germany's continued failure to ratify the exchange of pris oners' agreement with Great Britain and her raising the questions concern ing prisoners in China and the release of U-boat crews, which Great Britain declines to do, the British government has dispatched to Berlin a peremptory demand for an Immediate answer. AUSTRALIANS TAKE 1500 Mounted Troops in Palestine Defeat and Capture Turk Column. LONDON, Oct. 3. Australian mounted troops northeast of Damascus on Wednesday charged and captured Turkish column. Fifteen hundred prisoners were taken and two guns and 40 machine guns were captured, according to an otficia statement. CANDIDATE J30ND SLACKER B. F. Ramp, Socialist Nominee for Governor, Refuses to rnvest. SALEM. Or., Oct. 3. The name of B. F. Ramp, Socialist candidate for Gov ernor, has been made public here as one who has refused to buy liberty bonds. Ramp was investigated by the newly-organized "Court of Loyalty. Ramp has a son in the ted era 1 Peni tentiary at McNeil's Island, where he was sentenced for seditious utterances. AMERICA IS SUGGESTED Bishop Quayle Prays That TJ. S. Shall Guard Tomb of Christ. CHICAGO, Oct. 3. "Make America custodian Q&the tomb of Christ." This was the burden of a prayer delivered at the Rock River Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church here today, by. Bishop Suayle. . . U. S. WILL FIX ALL CLOTHING PRICES Fair Distribution Aim of Government. BARUCH ANNOUNCES PLAN War Industries Board to Have Complete Control. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD Dry Goods Retailers Will Get Into Touch With Intentions of Gov ernment and Reach Agree ment With Wholesalers. WASHINGTON, Oct. . 3. Price, and distribution of practically f.11 articles of wearing apparel are to be controlled by the VTar Industries Board. Regulations issued yesterdav ore- scribing certain fixed prices for shoes constituted only the first step In a general policy for price control of clothing, it was disclosed tonight. Chairman Baruch made the announce ment in an address to the National Dry goods Association. "Xo Barred as Aaswer. Referring to the putting into effect of the agreement between the board and the shoe industry, Mr. Baruch said: After that will have come the regu lation and distribution of most all of the things with which you gentlemen have to deal. I don't want you to say it can t De done, because it must be done. It is unthinkable that onlv the man with the longest pocketbook can get the things that he needs." The drygoods retailers were called on Dy tnairman Haruch to take the product of the "manufacturer, who, to some extent, has his prices regulated and limited amounts allocated to him," with the determination to distribute it in some fair and equitable way, see ing that, as far as possible, each indi vidual gets his share and gets it at a price that is fair." Profits to Sc 3Tear Normal. ' - "When It comes to the question of a fair price," Mr. Baruch continued, "that is very difficult to answer. I should say roughly that a fair price Is a price something like the normal profits in normal times. I know you will all say that these are abnormal times. They are, and we have got to do abnormal and new things." Representatives of the association were appointed to confer with the War Industries Board in matters of distribu tion and price control. Standard Prices Probable. Though no details of the plan to be followed in controlling clothing prices has been announced by the board, it is believed that the general policy adopted fixing the prices of shoes will be followed. Standard prices for standard grades of men's and women's suits, hats and (.Concluded on Page 3, Column 3.) ALBANIA GIVEN UP BY AUSTRIAN ARMY VIEXXA ADMITS EVACUATION. ITALIANS IX HOT PURSUIT. Berat Captured by Allies With Large Quantities of War Ma terial and Prisoners. VIENNA, via London. Oct. S. Aus trian troops have been withdrawn from Albania, the War Office u-inouncea. Berat has been taken by the allies. The statement says: "We have withdrawn our divisions from Albania. This was rendered neces sary by events on the Bulgarian front. "Berat fell Into the hands of the en emy without a fight." ROME. Oct. 3. Italian troops in Al bania began an energetic advance on Tuesday In the sector between the Adri atic and Osum. the Italian War Office announced today. The Italian columns in the evening had occupied the village of Fieri and the line of the Semeni from Sterbasi to the Metall bridge and sev eral heights. The Austro-Hungarian forces are re treating rapidly and are burning their depots. The Italians have occupied Berat and advanced beyond the town. They have captured a number of pris oners and a large quantity of war ma terial. The text of the communication fol lows: "In Albania Tuesday our troops be gan an energetic advance in the sector between the sea and Osum. In the rapid advance, overcoming the resist ance of enemy parties, our columns oc cupled In the evening the village of Fieri, the line of the Semeni from Ster basi to the Metall bridge and the heights between Janica and Buvalica and those at Zlton to the left of Osum. "We have occupied Berat and ad vanced beyond the town. The en emy is retreating rapidly In an at tempt to avoid pursuit and Is setting fire to his depots. We have taken prls oners and a large quantity cf ma terlals." ANNUNZI0 FLIES TO MILAN Famous Italian Poct-Avlator Makes Return Journey From front- ROME, Oct. 3. Gabriel D'Annunzlo, the Italian author-aviator, who, on September 26, flew from Turin to Chal ons, behind the French front, a dis tance of about 290 miles, toflay made a return flight from the French front to Milan in three hours and 10 minutes. BELGIAN CREDIT EXTENDED Xine Millions More Advanced by U. S. Government. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Belgium to day was given another credit of $9,000, 000 by the United States Government. This raised total loans to Belgium to $166.0;'0.000 and total credits to all allies to 7. 215. 476,666. ENEMIES MAY BE OUSTED Bill for Deportation of Anarchists Goes to President. WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. The, House bill authorizing exclusion and deporta tion of aliens who are members of an archistic or other such organizations was passed by the Senate today and sent to the President for his signature. I THE KAISER'S DREAM IS OYER; HIS PIPE LIBERTY LOAN FUND GOES OVER THE TOP Last Dollar Raised of $33,708,130. FAITH IN LOYALTY JUSTIFIED Figures Not Anticipated Quite So Soon by Workers. SECOND PLACE IS CLAIMED Heavy Industrial Subscriptions Just Completed and Hard Work or Field Forces Lifts De ficit and Ends Campaign. BY BEX HCIl LAMPMAN. ' Oregon presents her claim as the second state In America to announce completion of its liberty loan quota. The days of strenuous, striving, stlck-to-lt campaigning are over for the commonwealth "has accounted for the last dollar of its quota of $33,708,130. Definite figures of the oversubscription were not announced last night, but the margin is said to be generous. Announcement to this effect was made late last nlcht at a meeting of the city executive committee and cam paign colonels, when latest Portland re turns utterly redeemed the city and signified that the local quota of $18. 323.421 had been attained on the fifth day of the official campaign, though preliminary pledge campaigning had been carried for some days prior to the start. Word that Oregon and Portland have completed their allotted quota was im mediately dispatched to William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury. In a message Jointly signed by Edward Cookingham, state chairman, and Em ery Olmstead, city chairman. "Oregon has over-subscribed its quota of $34,000,000 with at least 30 per cent more subscribers than the third loan, the message announced. "Port land has also over-subscribed Its quota, and claims to be the first city of its class to go 'over the top." Figures Not Anticipated. To a large extent the figures which spelled victory for Portland were not anticipated last night. It was felt that today would turn the tide. But heavy Industrial subscriptions, just completed, and various other happy returns from the field forces lifted the deficit and cast it into permanent discard. Though faced with almost double the allotment of the third loan, Portland and Oregon have Justified the faith that has ever been manifest in their ability to answer ringlngly all patriotic calls. For several days the city's slow prog ress toward the quota had retarded Ore gon, whose outer-state counties' were through with the flcht but the feeling is general that the liberty chore has (Concludd on Pace 25, Column 1. IS OUT. M'ADOO WANTS TAX BILL SPEEDED SECRETARY, IX LETTER, PRODS SEXATE TO ACTION. Plan for Adjournment of i Cpper House for Month Beginning October 20 Is Upset. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Plans of Con gress to adjourn for a month over the November elections drew a warning today from Secretary McAdoo that failure to enact promptly the $8,000. 000.000 war revenue bill would disor ganize and endanger the National finance. "I am writing in deep solicitation. said Mr. McAdoo In a letter to Chair man Simmons, of the Senate finance committee, "to ask your co-operation and that of the committee of finance in averting a grave peril in the suc cessful financial conduct of the war. "I cannot disguise nor refrain from directing your attention to the fact that failure promptly to report and pars the new revenue bill will disor ganize and endanger the National finance." Mr. McAdoo's letter caused the finance committee to take Immediate steps to expedite its work of revising the House draft of the revenue measure and upset plans announced in the Senate today for adjournment of Con gress for a month beginning Octo ber 30. Chairman Simmons and the com mittee agreed to work with all pos sible speed, but the chairman said he did not see how it is possible to report the bill before October 23, even if then. He added that plans for adjournment of Congress on October 20 probably would be reconsidered. WOMEN CALL AT CAPITAL President Makes Suffrage Address to Limited Audience. WASHINGTON. Oct. J. President Wilson today delivered one of the few but highly interesting Presidential addresses which lu all likelihood will never find ita way into print. The President received a delegation of some hundred woman suffragists representing practically every state. They came to express their thanks for his address to the Senate earlier in the week and for all his efforts toward adoption of the woman suffrage con stitutional amendment resolution. What the President said will not be printed because the affair was pri vate, but it can be said that he ex pressed his views of the Senate's re jection of the resolution in terms that have attracted the world's attention to his rhetoric SPANISH STEAMER SUNK German. Submarine Torpedoes Ves sel From Barcelona. MADRID, Friday. Oct. 4. (By the Associated Press.) The Spanish steam er Francoll has been torpedoed by I German submarine, according to an an nouncement made by the Minister of Marine. The Francoll was an Iron steamer of 1241 tons. She was built in 1865 and was 236 feet long. Her home port was Barcelona. DRY VOTE DELAYED AGAIN Final Enactment of Bill Unlikely Until After Elections. WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Delay In final enactment of the wartime prohibition bill until after the November elections seemed assured today, when the Senate sent the bill back to conference, in sistlng on Ita amendment to regulate the profits of Washington landlords. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The AVeether. TESTKRDAT'S Maximum temperature fts derrees; minimum temperature &6 de rrees. TODAY'S Showers: southerly winds. War. American miners mar work Lena coal field. Face 5t Fatrol ship Tampa sunk; all oa board ml se ine rave 4. Austrian naval base at Durazzo, In Adriatic ea, destroyed. Pare 1, Official casualty list. Pave 9. Americans am In in Arronne. Part i. Austria evacuates Albania. Pace 1. Krench arm In more ground. Pajre 1. Hala captures WOO Huns. Pace 1. I-oreltrn. Turkey seems moving toward surrender. I 'ace 2. Austrian Socialists define peace terms. Pace 4. Consul-General Poole ntrrowly escape ar rest In Russia. Pajce - Prince of Baden becomes Chancellor of Ger many. Pace S. Germs n press peasim 1st 1c Pace 5. National. IT. P. to rerulate prices and distribution of all clothinr. Pajce 1. Many Army officers to be promoted. Pare 8. McAdoo calls for speed In war revenue leg islation. Pare 1- DontfiHc. Influenza, continues to spread. Pare 3. Sport. Lincoln-Jam John teams clash thla after noon. Pare 14. Boxers ready for blc card tonlrht. Para 14 Commerr&aJ and Marine. Fond Administration urres dealers not to handle underweight turkeys. Pare 19. Peace reports rive bear control of Chicago com market. Pare 10. WaM street stocks rally briskly la final hour. Pare Id. Service of d red res In demand at many points in river. Par 13. Port Land and Vicinity. Ore on roes over the top In the fourth liberty loan rampalrn. Far 1- Re-routlnr of several street car lines la city promised soon. Fa re 7. Houslnr plans now taktnr shape. Committees are appointed. Par 7. Labor or red to en rare In essential In dustrie. Pare 13. Marie Dressier storms theaters and raises i.'d.ooo. psre ii Military police orders shops to clean tip er stop selllnr to soldiers. Pare 1. WeaUw report daa and forecast. Pare 19. FREIICH Will HOE GROUND FROM FOE Important Gain is Scored in Champagne Region. 2800 PRISONERS CAPTURED Crest of Blanc Mont Occupied and Cormicy, Northwest of Rheims, Seized. DEEP DEFENSES-SMASHED Capture of Challerange Seri ously Menaces Germans in Forest of Argonne. PARIS ,Oct. 3. The French troops captured 2S00 prisoners today, the War Office announced tonight. They made an important advance to the northwest of Somme-Py in the Cham pagne, occupying the crest of Blanc Mont. Cormicy, northwest of Rheims, has also been captured. The statement reads: "We gained a footing on the rail way east of St. Quentin and advanced fighting to east of Faubourg DTsle. A hundred prisoners were taken. "Northwest of Rheims we captured Cormicy and reached the Aisne Canal between Concevreux and Laneuvillette. In Champagne the battle continues violently. We enlarged our gains in the region north of SommoVPy. Break ing the enemy resistance, we cap tured Blanc Mont crest and Medah farm, five kilometers northwest of Somme-Py. "Prisoners to the number of 2800 were taken today." WITH THE FRENCH FORCES IN FRANCE, Oct. 3, 2:15 P. Mw (By the Associated Press.) General Gour aud's troops crowned their successful campaign in the Champagne last night by taking Challerange and ad vancing to the southern edge of the village of Mouron. The latter town is in front of the western exit from the Grandpre gap. Aisne Valley Dominated. Farther west Gouraud's men also took the crest of the valley height, called Croix des Soudans, from where they command the Valley of the Aisne northward. The successes of the French coin cide with fresh outbreaks of fire in the villages occupied by the Germans in the north toward Vouziers. Avia tors report that Semide and Mont St. Martin and even towns further to the north are in flames. In taking Challerange and the heights of Croix Des Coudans Gour aud's troops have accomplished an other remarkable feat of arms. There is probably nothing more formidable in Ihe Hindenburg line anywhere than the defenses which the Germans had raised here to defend their access to the region commanding the Valley of the Aire and Grand-pre. After break ing through lines of trenches and barbed wire five miles deep. General Gouraud attacked this position and carried it against reinforced troops that counter-attacked him three times in vain. Hun Positions Endangered. The possession of Challerange and Croix Des Soudans by the French seriously compromises the position of whatever German troops remain in the forest of Argonne and in the region north of OrfeuiL , No longer is there an outlet to the west from the Argonne region open to the enemy and the American ad vance' along the eastern edge of the forest virtually closes the eastern' exit from the Grand-pre gap. The only railroad line available to the troops in the wooded region north of Orfeuil is now under the fire of French guns. Vouziers is directly threatened by the latest advance. In the center of a long battle line General Berthelot's troops have ad vanced within close reach of the for est of Bremont and have captured Loivre. This encourages the hope that the city of Rheims will soon be en tirely freed from the fire of German artillery. WITH THE FREXCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct. 3. (By the Associated .(.Concluded oa. l's 5 Coiiiir a