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THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1913. PRESS 0F GE1M REFLECTS CONFUSION Disposition to Lose Faith War Lords Appears. in OFFICIAL PRESS DEFIANT Bavarian Socialists Make Pacific VoTe Holland Advices Hint at Fall of Maximilian. I WASHINGTON". Oct 15. Swiss dis patches today say the German newi- papers are now allowing a confusion equal to that whlcn they ahowed In the interval between the proposal of Prince Maximilian and President Wil son's message of inquiry. Some of them are quoted as follows: Frankfurter Zeitung Evidently if the negotiations cannot be carried out, we shall turn back to arms and In aes perate combats defend the German ter ritory, but we must have no illusions in this respect. At the most important time of her history Germany feels the lack of that very energetic military helo which, according to ancient be liefs. stands for right. However terri ble this disillusion may be for the Ger man people, brought up among military display, humanity will benefit by it if President Wilson is able to establish a real and true justice. Morgen Poste The army high com mand believes, too. that the continua tion of war in the present circum stances will bring no good results. People's Support Claimed. N'eue Landes Zeitung, of Mannheim, organ of the Chancellors party Presi dent Wilson and the entente are mis taken if they think that war was not made with the whole German people in agreement. LONDON. Oct 15. Dispatches from Holland report there is a probability of another turnover in the German Chancellorship. The Berlin National Zeitung prints a report of a discussion by an inter-party committee, of the letter Prince Maximilian wrote to Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe, which ahowed a markedly different attitude in political affairs from that proposed in his Reichstag address. The committee recognised that th situation rendered Prince Maxmillan retention in office doubtful. Rumors in Berlin that Prince Maximilian's re tirement is inevitable also are reported In the National Zeitung. Rotterdam reports to the Telegraph that Prince Maximilian s probable sue cessor will be Dr. W. S. Solf. the new Foreign Minister, or I'hilipp Scheide mann. Secretary of State without port' Xollo. Abdlcatlaa Talk Revived. The correspondent attributes this de Telopmcnt to the "imminent abdication of the Kaiser." which, be says, th Kaiser wished to announce two months ago but from which he was dissuaded by the impress and others. The text of the letter referred to above showed that Prince Maxlmiiia was reactionary In his political attl tude and that he was at that time, January 13, 1918. a firm supporter the German royal family. ZURICH. Switzerland, via Montrea Oct. 15. At a meeting of the Bavarian Socialist party in Munich Sunday a res olution was adopted urging the Relchs tag to appoint a state court to try all Germans, even the highest personages, who have been guilty of frustrating peace efforts. Self-government for the German states also was demanded. LONDON, via Montreal. Oct 15. A telegram received here today from Mos cow confirms reports that the situation in Germany is becoming critical, owing to the magnitude of the American ef fort, which, it Is said, la beginning to be realised In Berlin. a tour of the most active portions of the front seemed to take the attitude that they had perhaps only a little time in which to strafe the enemy and wan ed to make the most of it Despite the rain which streamed down all day from low-hanging clouds. the American aviation corps again per formed wonderful work In assisting the infantry, flying constantly at an alti tude below COO meters. The aviators efficiently directed battery work, made reconnaissances, kept the infantry 1 liaison with headquarters and brought In valuable information. The artillery of both sides was active throughout the day, the American guns predominating in Intensity of fire. Several positions stubbornly held by the Germans were reduced before tn close of day, and countless wire hin drances were cut or otherwise de strayed by shells of all calibers. Tanks were brought Into action by the Americans today to break a way through the enemy wire entanglement) west of Romagne. The Germans apparently were ready to contest the ground as stubbornly as they did yesterday. The enemy artillery was being used freely to bold th Americans, but the Yankee gunners did much to break down the German re sistance. (By the Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDL'X, Oct 15. (12:10 P. M.) Units of the Second American Army, which began opera tions October 13 under command of Malor-General Robert I Builard, to day repulsed a German raid on their positions. YANKS RIP UP HUN LINE fContinued From Klrst Page.) also encountered vast quantities of wire which had not been sufficiently cut by the artillery, and faced an en filading fire from both sides. A big fight ensued for the strategic Cote de Chatillon. which commands the terrain northward and which was at tacked by the encircling 'method, the Americans taking the Tuillerics farm to the northeast. Advaaee la Steady. The American advance at this point Involved the capture of I.e Mansard farm and infiltration through the wire guarding the Sommeranre-Landres road. The opposition against the right center or the Americans grew less In the afternoon, so that patrols were able to push northward and westward to gain a sure footing in Banthevllle and anthevllle wood. By late afternoon the center had ad vanced a kilometer north of Romagne, thence to a point south of the Tulller- ls farm, south of the slope of Cote Chatillon and north to one kilometer south of Landres-et-St. Georges and a half kilometer to the south of St. Georges. The engineers inspecting Ro magne found it full of mines and traps. The enemy began again his shelling to check the attack, which now was fully even with his Kriemhilde position or beyond it. but could not prevent the Americans from capturing Hill 242. Borhe Fight Grimly. Perhaps the most interesting devel opment of the day was the fact that fhe Americans and th Germans, too. fought wtth a fierceness, stubbornness and tenacity utterly belying any belief that their part in peace is a matter of the near future. The Americans are al most unanimous that the German pro posals are insincere and that, whether sincere or not. the enemy must be se verely punished. Many witnesses with whom the correspondent talked during IMPURE, WEAK BLOOD ear-told Beaefit From Two Great Medicines- There are conditions of the blood in which it is not only impure but also weak, thin and pale, deficient In Iron They are best treated with Hood's Sar- saparilla and Peptiron. taken in con junction, one before eating and the other after. There medicines co-operate and sup plement, eacn otner. Hood's Sarsaparllla purifies the blood and Peptiron strengthens or-"ironlxes" it and they are so good a combination that to use both is to derive a fourfold benefit In cases where a laxative Is needed Hood's Pills should be taken. They are gentle and thorough. Sold by all druggists. Adv. WITH 'THE AMERICAN FORCES NORTH OF THE ARGONNE. Oct 15. (Reuter's.) Another step beyond the Kriemhilde defenses was taken yester day by the Americans, when they moved their line up to the St Georges and Landres-St Georges, northeast of Bo magne. It was the third phase of Gen eral Perahing's operations between the Meuse and the Argonne forest Weoda Are Gar-Dreached. The-attack began early on Monday morning, but It was not until late in the day that any material progress was made. Almost the entire day was taken up tn a bitter struggle through gas- filled woods and over the shell-swept tops of hills that separated the Ameri cans from the Germans, entrenched be hind wire entanglements. To the east of the Meuse the line moved forward to Sivry and Magenta farm, but Just to the west of the River Lille advance was registered. Less ef fort was made there because the prob lem was to straighten the line further west where it joins that of the French near Grand Pre. It is at Romagne that the Kriem hilde positions swing in a northwest erly direction, and there the forces of General von Gollwits fought valiantly to hold back the Americans. New guards divisions were brought up at that part of the line and every device of the Teutonic fighting machine was used to smash the pressure. Rala Hampers Observation. Except for a brief period in the lat ter part of the day, when the visibility slightly improved, it was a battle without adequate observation for either side. Clouds without a break covered the field throughout the day and during much of the time a drizzling rain was falling. This condition, coupled with a lack of wind, made the time for gas attacks almost ideal, and the Germans took full advantage of the weather. Every wood and ravine through which the Ameri cans moved was a flood of lethal and mustard gases, supplemented with a liberal fire of high explosives and shrapnel. In front or their barDed wire de fenses, however, the Germans betrayed an unusual nervousness. Instead of the ordinary well-controlled artillery fire their batteries exploded in a bar rage of fire on the slightest excuse. In stead of these barrages covering any counter offensive they were nothing; ore than a defensive move and they were laid down at the least indicatlo of activity on the part of their as sailants. Hill's Summit Gained. One of the most stubbornly held po sitions was in the Chatillon wood which covered the high- hill south of Romagne. Tne Americans worked their way around the sides of this great natural obstacle forming one of th most important links in the Kriemhilde ine. Time and again they were throw back until late In the day. Then, cov ered by their own artillery, they were ble to gain its summit and to dom nata the country beyond. Patrols are now well in the Banthevllle woods. Ap proximately 1000 prisoners were sen back. WJLSON'SREPLYSUJTS ALL ENTENTE ALLIES British Find Conditions Laid Down Satisfactory. SPIRIT OF FRENCH JUBILANT Canadian Opinion Warmly Com mendatory Real Issue, Elimina tion of Kalserlsm, Is Defined. $700,000,000 DAILY NEEDED lontlmjed From First Page.) ng new pledges. By doing this, it was pointed out. they will serve to create unnecessarily long lines of prospective buyers at bank windows, or to take the time of workers which would be de oted better to stirring out the persons who may have escaped earlier sollcita tions. Consequently "buy now" promises to be a companion to "double the third' campaign slogan lor the remainder of the week. The New York district gained but 30.000. 000 today while Chicago nette 28.000.000. Cleveland added 118,000,' 000. Colorado Exceeds tiaota. Governor Gunter, of Colorado, tele graphed Secretary McAdoo that the state of Colorado and the city of Denver ad both exceeded their quotas. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 15. The 12th Federal Reserve Bank district up to oiught had subscribed $241,330,350. or 60 per cent of its quota in the fourth berty loan. Alaska and Hawaii re ported their respective subscriptions- had carried them "over the top." The standing of the divisions in the th Federal Reserve Bank district, ac cording to subscriptions actually in bank, was announced tonight as fol lows: Oregon, 97 per cent; Washington, 71 per cent: Arizona, 61: Utah, 80; South- rn California. 58: Northern California . and Nevada. 47. Washington led in the number of on or flags awarded. The total num ber of subscribers in the district was 090,183, as compared with a total of 3i2.5&5 for the entire campaign of the third liberty loan. B. K. the National remedy for Spanish influenza, is sold by MON ROE & CRISSELL, 91-93 Front SL Wholesale and Retail. HOSIERY EXCHANGE STOPS Department Stores Will Live Tp to Ruling of Defense Council. Permits. Issued by the State Council of Defense, authorizing the exchange of hosiery purchased at Portland stores, will have to be secured unless the de sired exchange Is made within the three-day limitation, under an interpre tation placed upon the regulations yes terday by the state council. The ruling was made at a conference between representatives of department stores and Executive Secretary Kollock, of the State Council of Defense. Under it there will be no exchange In any de partment store after the expiration of tne fixed limit without a special per mit from the Department of Commercial Economy, 311 Corbett building. Coleman Named Vice-President. MONTREAL Oct 15. D' Alton C. Coleman has been named vice-president In charge of western affairs of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, it was announced here today. (Br the AisoeifttMl Tr... LONDON, Oct. 15. President Wilson's reply to Germany Is regarded here as meeting the remands of the situation. The London evening newspaper com- ment on President Wilson's reply to Germany is generally -favorable In tone. The Standard saya that the note "haa removed certain false impressions, but regrets that the President did not refer to punishment for U-boat crimes and tne burning of towns. The Pall Mall Gazette savs Preal dent Wilson's reply "reaches his high est standards of point and promptness.' i lie moue Unas tnere Is no am biguity about the reply and Is "afraid the Germans will not like the manner in which President Wilson received their request." "Foch. Haig and Per shing," the newspaper asserts, "will determine in concert the guarantees tney must have In mind before grant ing a cessation of hostilities." End of War Seen. The Westminster Gazette gives first place to President Wilson's demand for the destruction of every arbitrary power. , The Manchester Guardian says that Germany has surrendered, and although much remains to be defined and set tled, that great central fact stands es tablished, which means a speedy end of the war. On the question of an armistice, the Guardian suggests as security the temporary occupation of lessen, the evacuation of the whole of Alsace-Lorraine and the surrender of the German U-boat fleet. MANCHESTER. England. Oct 15. Winston Spencer Churchill. British Minister of Munitions, in a speech here today, says that President vvilson.3 stern and formidable answer to Ger many is whole-heartedly indorsed by ail tne allied countries. Efforts Must Not Relax. The answer, Mr. Churchill declared. as tended to prolong the conflict, but there would be no relaxation of the allied war efforts. PARIS, Oct 15. President Wilson's reply to Germany was given to the ublio in extra editions of the after- oon newspapers published at noon to day. It immediately became the ab sorbing topic of discussion in all pub lic places. The tone of the sentiment was dis tinctly favorable to the reply, the pre vailing spirit being one of jubilation. A straight blow," is the caption of article by Jean Herbette, foreign editor of the Temps, today, dealing with President Wilson's latest reply to ermany. "The government at Berlin Is now obliged to allow the reply to appear in every newspaper in Germany," says the editorial. "It will not consolidate Chancellor Max's position, weakened by his unfortunate letter, nor Vice Chancellor von Payer's, who made the nnexationist speech, nor Dr. Solf 8 (German Foreign Secretary), who was Secretary of State when Belgium was occupied." Reply Held Magnificent. Intransigeant says: "It is a clear and magnificent reply, inspired by right justice and humanity, and would only be weakened by comment If it closes the door to the present German direc tors, as negotiators, it leaves it open to the German people. c OSCG OUT Siseday r Beginning: Sunday, October Twentieth, the Oregon State Council of Defense has requested that no delivery of Petroleum Products be made on Sunday. The Standard Oil Company is glad to comply with this request and beginning Sunday, October Twentieth, and thereafter until further notice, all of our Distributing Stations in the State of Oregon, including our Automo bile Service Stations, will be closed on Sunday. No sale or delivery of any kind will be made on Sunday. V As in the case of our previous announcement regard ing the sale of gasoline and engine distillate only be tween the hours of 6 A. M. and 6 P. M. (now week days only). This request is made for the purpose of conserv ing man power arid we know that our patrons will patri otically cooperate in making this important war measure effective. STANDARD OIL CO. (Cal.) OTTAWA. Ont, Oct 15. Sir George Foster, acting premier, today issued the following statement in connection with President Wilson's reply to German peace overtures: "The President's answer to the note cf the German Chancellor of date Oc tober 8, acquiesced in as it undoubt cdly will be by the oter allied nations, disposes effectually of any hope that may have been entertained by the cen tral powers that they would be allowed to escape the righteous consequences of the four years of unjust and bar barous warfare and of the cynical and inhuman methods by which they have exploited the weakness of those whom they have for the moment overpow ered. "It also relieves entirely a tension which was clearly observable during he short interim lest in some way, by the tedious and uncertain methods of diplomatic discussion, the full results of the sacrifices already made by the cllica might be delayed or diminished. Hohenzollera Must Go. "In both respects the world now breathes more freely; the real issue ap pears in definite, clearness: hereafter the great contest goes straightforward until the Kaiser and his clique disap pear as a factor in German national ity and their wicked and menacing Influence is eliminated from the coun cils of the nations. 'Those who know President Wilson best and trusted him most have not been disappointed when reading his candid and conclusive answer." TH0UR0UT IS CAPTURED (Continued From First Pare. and a regular harvest of mortars and machine guns. The enemy artillery reacted heavily south of Roulers after the allied at tack was launched yesterday, but north of the city this fire was very slight, indicating that the .German guns had been withdrawn. The Ger man rearguards were overcome, and further north the enemy resistance gradually grew lighter as the first day's assault progressed. Among the prisoners was a complete regimental staff and a battalion commander. Enemy Burning Towns. Tlte enemy has begun blowing up material which he could not remove and the torch is being applied to towns. . There have been four ex plosions near Beerst. Only a thin enemy barrage was en countered by the British yesterday during their attack. South of Lichter velde the British 'drove well to the east. They passed through Roulers and are still advancing. They are also operating quite a distance east of the main Eoulers road. LONDON, Oct. 14. The official statement issued tonight relative to the offensive in Belgium says: "The Flanders group of armies under the King of Belgium attacked at 5:35 o'clock this morning. The sec-j ond British army advanced about four and a half miles in the direction of Courtrai, capturing the important vil lages of Ledeghem and Moorselle and reaching the northern outskirts of Menin. Belgians Advance Swiftly. . "The Belgian army advanced also nearly five miles toward Thourout and captured the villages of Kumbeke, Iseghem, Cortemarck and Handzaeme. "The French army attacked with the Belgian troops on both flanks and occupied Roulers as well as the villages of Devren, Hooglede, Gits and St. Joseph. They also captured the pla teaus of Gits, Hooglede and Gibbete. The prisoners counted exceed 8000. Thirty-three hundred were taken by the Belgians, 2500 by the French and 2200 by the British. The exact number of guns taken is unknown, but six complete batteries with their teams serious loss to the Germans. Although the Belgian railway system is dense enough to provide alternative routes to a certain extent, the allied advance into Roulers on the first day of the offensive bound to affect the German com munication system most unfavorably. BRITISH HEADQUAR T E R S IN FRANCE. Oct. 15. (Reuter's.) Since Sunday morning eight of the German front-line divisions in Flanders have been flung back brokin and confused, while probably all or most of the di visions held m reserve behind them received a heavy gruelling. This ap parently has not been a battle of were captured just as they were about to withdraw. ' "The British, Belgian and French aviators played a great part in the battle. They bombed enemy concen trations and trains and fired their ma chine guns on enemy infantry. Brit ish monitors also aided materially in the operation." PARIS, Oct 15. Marshal Foch i driving a formidable wedge between the German bases of Bruges and Ghent, in Belgium, and Lille, in France. The effective- manner in which King Albert carried out his attack Monday Was fur ther widened the wedge, which threat ens to split the German forces unless the enemy falls back speedily on a wide front. The British army of General Plumer on the right wing of the allied advance now Is only three miles from the im portant railway junction of Courtrai. Once the" allies master the line Wervicq Menin-Courtrai, which probably will be only a matter of a few hours, the Ger man situation at Lille will be most perilous, and that at Ghent not much better. The French capture of Roulers is limited objectives, but rather a drive, and where towns resisted at all strong Iv the line has pushed on, closin again beyond and leaving clearing u parties to finish the worK. SANITARY RESERVE FORMED Senate Gives Increased Authority to Combat Epidemics. WASHINGTON. Oct. 15. 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The correct principle in tho treatment of wrinkles is to tighten the skin, which naturally irons out the lines. A face bath, remarkably effective in this direction, may be made by dissolving an ounce of powdered saxolfte in a half pint of witch hazel. Adv. NO RUBBING LAUNDRY POWDER is by far the best laundry powder yet manufactured. Try a 25c package (enough for 10 big washings). You will be greatly pleased. Geo. E. Wlgk tua a Co. Or Have It. Broadway 1903 ?"". NuilfTX name Implies. "i"' Alc your Grocer. Phone Your Want Ads to THE OREGONIAN Main 7070 A 6095 .J by- a Senate resolution adopted today by the House. The resolution specifi cally creates a sanitary reserve in the Public Health Service, provides for rais ing the rank of officers in the service and authorizes the President to com mission physicians as sanitarians, sen ior assistant sanitarians and assistant sanitarians. 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