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Jill VOL. LVIII XO. 18,OG7. PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GZEGHO -SLOVAKS TRANSPORT FIGHTS U-BOAT TWO HOURS GERMANY TRIES TD QUALIFY FOR PEACE BOCHE SNIPER KILLS SUCCESS OFLOAN AT STAKE TODAY F ALBINA PLANT SETS NEW VESSEL RECORD CADDOPECK HULL LACXCHED 98 PER CEXT COMPLETE. LESLIE ORLAND TOOZE EIGHT AMERICANS WOUNDED OREGON YOUTH DIES WHILE : BY ENEMY'S FIRE. , FIGHTING IN FRANCE. OCHTIIU REIMOUNCE AUSTRIA lilt! BELGIUM Belgians Hold Coast and Drive Hard for Ghent. ALLIES ARE IN ZEEBRUGEE Germans Ffee for Refuge Be hind Defense Lines in Vicinity of Antwerp. STOUT RESISTANCE IS MADE Enemy Tries to Stem Thrust of Haig Directed at Tour-nai-Valenciennes Line. LONDON', Oct. 18. The French have captured the town of Thielt, in Belgian Flanders, west of Ghent, and have passed 2000 yards east of the town. They are 16 miles from Ghent. The enemy is still resisting strongly between Bruges and Courtrai, but is retiring slowly northeast of La Fere. Br the Associated Press.) The Belgian coaot again is Belgian. Germany's dream of an invasion of England across the North Sea from Calais :"s ended. Safer Line Is Sought. Belgian Flanders . is fast being evacuated by the enemy, and his line from the Belgian frontier to the Meuse River gradually' is giving way under the attacks of the British, French and American armies. A haven of safety in a shorter and more compact line is sought by the Germans in order to escape annihila tion. Everywhere they are being whipped, but seemingly are still far from defeat. In Belgium the enemy is giving ground hastily to bring his armies out of the trap which menaces them, but from the French front to the Meuse River he is still fighting desperately to hold back the lower jaw of the great Foch pincer from closing in a great converging movement and en trapping the German fighting force in its entirety. And thus far he has successfully, through the use of picked troops and machine gunners, warded off the blow. Zeebrugge Is Captured. Zeebrugge, Germany's second great submarine base on the North Sea, has fallen. The flag of Belgium once more flies over it To the south Bruges has been evacuated, and Tur coing, Roubaix and other towns have been delivered. Out of the great sack between the North Sea and the Lys River the enemy is fleeing to prevent capture or internment in Holland. He hopes to reach Antwerp and there re constitute his line from ' the Dutch frontier through Antwerp and Namur, probably to Sedan or Metz. In France, east of Lille to Cambria, the British are pressing forward, de spite supreme efforts of the enemy, blotting out the big salient which has Tournai as its northern and Valen ciennes its southern enemy-held bases. To reduce this salient Field Marshal Haig, with whose forces Americans are brigaded, is driving hard along the Bohain-Le Cateaa front in a ma neuver which is throwing Valenciennes into a dangerous pocket. Huns Flee From Sack. To the south in the sack between the Oise and the Serre rivers, north of Laon, the Germans slowly are withdrawing toward Hirson. In Champagne the Germans are strongly resisting the French and Americans in their attempts to drive northward toward Mezieres and Sedan. The French, nevertheless, have been able to cross the Aisne River near Vouziers, making more secure the po sitions of the Franco-American forces in the valley of the Aire at Grand Pre. To the east the Americans on both sides of the Meuse River are slowly advancing. All the ground that is being won is being defended to the last. Greeks Hold Macedonia. ' The Greeks now are in full posses sion of Greek Macedonia. Albania is fast being cleared of the enemy, and in Serbia the Teutonic allied forces have been driven 30 miles north of Kish. In Syria the victorious forces Mrs. George Rogers, Whose Husband Is Superintendent of Plant, Christens Big Ship. When'the 3800-ton steel steamer Cad dopeck took the water at 4:38 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Albina Engine A Machine Works had set a new mark for competitors to atrive to reach, for her hull was 98 per cent completed. record that the 2000 men employed there are justly proud of. Mrs. George Rogers, whose husband is superintendent of the plant, was ex tended the privilege of christening th ship and no event of the kind was more satisfactorr. It is the eighth ship the plant has launched, and under presen contracts there are 11 other hulls to follow. Just what the programme will call for beyond that depends on news expected with the return of William Cornfoot, president of the corporation, who left Philadelphia last night. Thomas M. Geoghegan. assistant to Mr. Cornfoot. received the congratula tlons of Emergency Fleet Corporation representatives on the showing with the Caddopeck. for the ahip was fitted with pumps, windlasses, winches and ail auxiliary gear and only her boilers and main engine remain to go into place, and the joiner work completed. Only boilers for those ships are built outside the plant, being manufactured by the Willamette Iron & Steel Works. The Albina force even turn out aux lllary machinery as well as the main engine and, though the schedule calls for the completion of 15 steamers year, it is estimated there will be at least three more engines turned ou than will be required for them, which means there should be no delay in fitting out the vessels. The delivery of steel is keeping the shops well supplied and 60 cars of the material are due from the East Mon day. The steamer Cadaretta. launched September 2, goes on trial trip Friday. Nation Issues Declaration of Independence. INFLUENZA VICTIM WEDS Frank Jewell on Deathbed Marries Mrs. Lillian Mecham at Eugene EUGENE. Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) Frank G. Jewell, aged 42, who died here late this afternoon of pneumonia re suiting from influenza. . was married on his deathbed last evening to Mrs. Lillian M. M'icham. of this city. Be sides his bride. Mr. Jewell ! survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jew ell; two sisters, and a brother, all of Albany. There have been three deaths here attributed to influenza In the last 24 hours, two of them men enrolled in the officers' training camp at the Uni verslty of Oregon. Dr. S. M. Kerron, County Health Of ficer, said this evening that the situa tton here was improving. TROUSERS ARE VINDICATED War Work Fully Justifies Vse of Men's Garb by Women. LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. 18. Neither the law of God nor the law of man at least in Nebraska prevents women from wearing men's clothes when they are engaged In war work. Attorney General W. E. Reed ruled so today. Attorney Reed's opinion was given to Rev. W. B. Longpre, of Maxwell, Neb. who wrote Governor Keith Neville i letter saying the wearing of men's gar ments by women was against Bible doctrine and asking If It was contrary to state law. Governor Neville put the question up to the state's legal adviser and the opinion followed. Late War Bulletins. LODO, via Montreal, Oct. Zeebrnsse. the port e( Bruges and the second Important Germaa submarine base aa the Belgian coast, has beea occupied by allied forces. BRITISH HE.ADQ CARTERS IX FLA.DERS, Oct. IS. Renter's.) Bel ciaa lafaatry farces catered the city of Braces today. (By the Associated Press.) PARIS. Oct. IS. King: Albert and Qsjeen Elisabeth of Belgium eatered Brag's at 10 o'clock thla morning. LODOV, Ort. 18. Turcolng, a city Ix miles aorta of I.llle, has beea ea tered by the British troops, according to the Evening Sew. LONDON, Oct. 18. The Germaas are preparing to lanadate the low-lying laads south of the River Schedlt la Easter Belgium, a Ceatral Keira dis patch from Amsterdam reports. The la habltaata have beea ordered to abandoa their homes Immediately. Bv the Associated Press.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS I FRANCE, Oct. 1H A aew Germaa llae of defease from Aatwera through Ka mar to Sedan, whleh probably will be given the aame of the Wotaa III llae, la iadleated to be la the coarse of con struction. Oa this aide of the llae the Germaaa do aot appear to hava aay defeases of real Importance. AMSTERDAM, Oct. IS. Huge fires have beea area la the dlreetloa of Braces, reports from Flashing say. The flames are spreading. It la also reported that Zeebrugge is partly la flames. The outbreak of the fires was accompanied by terrific ex plosions, suggesting that the Germaaa are destroying munition dumps aad LONDON", Oct. 18 Notwithstanding stubborn resistance, the British forces la Flanders again today overcame the enemy aad advanced their llae. accord ing to Field Marshal Hale's eommaal catiea issued tonight. POLITICAL AIMS SET FORTH Complete Break With Haps burg Dynasty Announced. REPUBLIC WILL BE FORMED Great Principles of Modern Democ racy jAdopted Patents of No bility to Be Eliminated. COPENHAGEN, Oct. IS. The Csecha are masters la Prague, according to Berlla dispatch to the Berllagsk Ti- deade. C'seeh money is la elrculatloa aad the Cseeh flag waves over Hrads- chla castle. LONDON, Oct 18. The Emperor of Austria-Hungary, in a manifesto issued today to the "Austrian peoples," an nounced that organization of Austria on a federalized basis would be carried cut. Simultaneously there has been made public a resolution, adopted by the Czecho-SIovak National Counci and the Union of Czech deputies at Prague Sep tember 29, completely repudiating the Austrian government and any promises it may make. Vienna advices, by way of Basel, say that Emperor Charles' plan does not include the union of Austrian; Poland with "the Independent Polish state." The city of Trieste and the Trieste re gion will be treated separately "in con formity with the wishes of the population." Fighting Forces Addressed. - Emperor Charles addressed the Aus trian land and sea forces at the same time be issued his message to the people. The Czecho-SIovak resolution," which was suppressed by the Austrian censor and which reached London today, fol lows: At this grave moment, vAhen the Hohenzollerns are offering peace in order to stop the victorious advance of the allied armies and to prevent the dismemberment' of Austria-Hungary and Turkey and when the Hapsburgs are promising the federalization of the empire and autonomy to the dissatis fied nationalities committed to their rule, we, the Czecho-SIovak National Council, recognized by the allied and Ampbion, Former German Liner, Finally Outspeeds' Assailant; Superstructure Riddled. " AN ATLANTIC PORT. Oct. 18. The homeward-bound Army transport Am phion had a two hours' running fight with a German submarine 800 miles off the Atlantic Coast last Saturday morn ing, in which eight men on the Ameri can ship were wounded, two fatally. The transport arrived here today and reported that so far as those aboard could determine, the submarine was not badly damaged, if at all. The first shots carried away the Am- phion's wireless and she was unable to call for help. The naval . gun crews replied to the enemy shots and the transport crowded on all steam, finally drawing away from the submarine. The transport's superstructure was riddled with shells and shrapnel. After running away from the sub marine the Amphlon put into an island port where the more seriously wounded were landed On her arrival here the transport went to a shipyard for repairs. Names of the wounded men were not given out here. Most of them were said to have been members of the gun crew. The Amphion was formerly the North German Lloyd liner Kolon, Is of 7409 gross tons and has a speed of 12 V4 knots an hour. She was seized at Bos ton when this country entered the war and after being repaired by the Ship ping Board was turned over to the Army as a transport. Political House Being Put in Order. REFORM MEASURES HASTENED Washington Expects Another Trial at Bargaining. BREAK CERTAIN TO COME PHONE INQUIRY IS ORDERED Traffic Examiner Cousin to Invest!' gale Local Service. Portland's telephone service is to be inspected. By an ordinance passed yes terday by the City Commissioners City Traffic Examiner Cousin was instructed to made a complete investigation of the service and report to the Council. The report, it is expected, will be trans mitted to Government authorities. The resolution providing for the in spection follows: It appearing that the telephone serv ice now rendered in the city of Port land is unsatisfactory, many com plaints constantly arising in conse quence thereof; therefore. "Be it resolved that the traffic ex aminer be directed to investigate the afnrmbntifined unsatisfactory service in the ' city and report his findings to the Council." . . (Concluded on Page 6, Column 3.) WILSON BUYSMORE BONDS President Doubles Subscription, to Fourth Liberty Loan. NEW YORK, Oct. 18. President Wil son tonight doubled his liberty loan subscription through the New York po lice department. His telegram announcing the addi tion was used by the police to obtain ! fduv.uiru ttuiiuiuuai duusli ijuuiio. Another Winter and Spring Cam paign May Be Found Necessary to - Crush Kaiserism. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 10. The German war cabinet met at 6 o'clock last even ing to decide the definite form of the German answer to President Wilson. . AMSTERDAM, Oct. IS. The German reply to President Wilson probably will be despatched on Saturday afternoon, according to advices received here. BASEL,' Switzerland, Oct. 18. Havas.) There were government con ferences In Berlin yesterday that lasted all day, according to advices received here. The war ministry held a five hour session in which the military chiefs participated. WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Little new Information reached Washington today about the developments in Germany on which will depend the nature and time of the next move toward peace. The situation is apparently what it has been for several days. The Ger mans are hastening their constitutional and electoral reforms in the hope presenting a government with which the United States and the allies will deal in restoring permanent peace, and conferences proceed on the question of how far the military machine shall go toward meeting conditions precedent to consideration of th plea for an armis Early Reply Not Expected. There is no evidence here of great disappointment over the failure of new note to come from Berlin as quick iy as reports through neutral countries have indicated it might be expected. In fact, when President Wilson's reply to Prince Maximilian was dispatched was assumed that considerable time must elapse before the Germans would reply, in view of the virtual demand for unconditional surrender. Of course, it also was assumed that at least one more trial at bargaining Brother Sends Word to Father of How Young Officer Fell "With Conspicuous Gallantry." SALEM, Or., Oct. 18. (Special.) Lieutenant Leslie Orland Tooze, son of Walter L. Tooze, Sr., of this city, was killed while engaged, "with conspicuous gallantry," in action in France Septem ber 28, according to a cablegram re ceived tonight by his father. The cablegram was from Lieutenant Lamar Tooze, twin brother of Leslie. They entered the service together. Young Tooze was killed by a German sniper, according to the word received, and he was accorded a military burial. Leslie Tooze was the winner of the Beal prize for the best law brief in the first year at Harvard" University. He graduated from the University of Ore gon in 1916. The "Tooze twins" were well known in various parts of Oregon and both of them held exceptional rec ords for school work. OREGON BOYS ARE CHEERED (Concluded on Pago 3, Column 1.) "HERE Y'ARE, KAISER! HERE'S THE REPLY TO YOUR PEACE FEELER." I ' . ' J r- Jr 43 f v;: v2'- - Jtis , . . - J - f ? 1 I : W . I Senators Chamberlain and McNary . Visit at Camp Meade. OREGONIAN. NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 18. (Special.) Twelve hundred Oregon men in training at Camp Meade, near Annapolis, experi enced a visit today from Senators Chamberlain and McNary. Although the camp is still under quarantine the officers gave the two Senators every opportunity to visit and talk with the men and review the 63d Infantry, com posed chiefly of soldiers from Oregon. The men had an opportunity to talk with the Senators personally and to shake hands and renew old acquaint ance. Both Senators made informal talks to the assemblage of Oregonians. Only 76 of the Oregonians have been ill with influenza. There has not been one fatality, and the men are in splen did condition. The Senators report everything in fine shape for the comfort of the men at the camp. Billion Dollars or More Are Still Required. MANAGERS EXPRESS HOPE Supreme Selling Effort of the Campaign to Be Made. SOME DISTRICTS MAY FAIL St. Louis Only One to Report That it Has Subscribed Its Full Quota of Bonds. BLAZE RESULTS IN ARREST Prlneville Man Is in Custody on Charge of Arson. . PRINEVILLE. Or., Oct. 18. (Spe cial.) R. M. Powell, of Prineville, was arrested and placed in the County Jail yesterday on a warrant charging him with arson. The dwelling formerly owned by Powell and recently transferred to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Prose was destroyed by fire some time Wednesday night. The fire occurred after midnight and evidence collected by' the Sheriff aroused suspicion against the former owner. The dwelling was situated on Mc Kay Creek, about four miles north ot Prineville, and cost about S2000. It was insured for S600. MINERS MAY GET FOOD Ship to Make Effort to Reach Men Before Ice Closes In. SEATTLE, Oct 18. Miners of the Kuskokwim District, Alaska, said to be running short of food, may yet be sup plied by the schooner, Ruby, which is to sail in a few days In an effort to reach Goodnews Bay, near Kuskokwim Bay, before the ice closes in. The Ruby is now at Seward, Alaska- A crew left here last night to take her west to Goodnews Bay. If she does not reach the bay the supplies will be stored at Unalaska and taken to -the Kuskokwim next Spring. Austrian Premier Resigns. BASEL, Oct. 18. Baron Burian, the Austrian premier, has resigned, accord ing to Vienna newspapers. Underwood i . I lndenxxi Mlillons of American Troops Abroad aad More Arriving Onlly lust's the Beply to tne Kslsers rate rarity. Ana Note This, Mr. Hohensollernt The Appropriations Committee Has Stated That by July 3it the tnlted States Armies Abroad 'Will Honker 4,800,000 Men. In This Picture Are Shvvrm n Few of the Many Aew Arrivals That Will Join the Ranks ( Pershing's Army. , NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS THB WEATHER. TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northwesterly winds. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 62 degrees; minimum temperature, 47 de grees. War. Allies continue rains in Belgium. Page 1. U. 8. transport escapes U-boat after two- hour light. Page 1. Lille inhabitants rejoice. Page 2. Ostend inhabitants ' rejoice at freedom. Page 2. Americans make big air raid. Page 8. Official casualty list. Page 5. Leslie O. Tooze killed in France. Page 1. Military observers say German retreat well executed. Page 4. Foreign. Czecho-Slovaks reject federalization. Page 1. National. Billion or more needed to complete loan. Page 1. Germany tries to Qualify for peace. Page 1 Domestic. German plot to control United States car bolic acid supply bared. Page 4. Sports. Bddie O'Connell signed at Oregon. Page 10. Willie Ritchie, ex-champion, "knocked out" by influenza. Page 10. Pacific Northwest. State police held on liquor charge. Page 5. Commercial and Marine. Valuing of Northwestern wool resumed by Administrator ureen. .rage id. Wall Street stocks boom and gains range up to aa points, rage 10. Reported withdrawal of submarines has bullisn eiieci on imcago corn, .rage 15. Sea Service Bureau to supply crews for foundation boats, rare l. - Portland and Vicinity. Albina plant sts new ship record. Page 1. Heavier Government purchases of flour necessary, say mmxnen. rage 6. Early closing rule blow to candidates. Page 7. First-street belt line railway to accommo date shipyard workers proposed. Page 6. Youthful thieves stage clever coup. Page' . Local influenza situation Is becoming more serious. Page 0. Tangle arises regarding building of 2000 cot tage homes. Page 10. Weather report, data, and forecast. Page 15. WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. The Nation will decide tomorrow the degree of suc cess of the fourth liberty loan. Tonight, with only 21 hoars remain ing, the Treasury Department put the sum already raised at between J4.50O, 000,000 and J5.000.000, 000, making a bil lion or more still necessary. The amount officially reported to night was only 83,958,589,600, an in crease of $351,000,000 since last night. On the eve of the greatest selling effort of the campaign. National loan headquarters limited Its comment to this: "There must not be the slightest diminution of effort to gain the desired end. There must be the most vigor ous selling from sunrise until as late at night as there is anyone left Ho buy." Big Total Hoped For. The managers etill felt sure that the big total would be subscribed, but em phasized that it would take a multi tude of 850 and $100 subscriptions as well as some big pledges. The loan would fail, they said, only if cither the vast group of small subscribers or the smaller group of heavy buyers refused to invest at the last moment, believ ing that the loan would go-over with' out their Uelp. f " - Indications tonight were that several Federal Beserve districts might fail to achieve their quotas. The St. Louis dis trict passed Its quota of 260,000,000 by a bare 8381,200, and recorded itself aa not only the first district to make this record, but as having duplicated Us record of the third loan campaign. New York Has Far to Go. The New York district today passed the billion-dollar mark, and hopes to get the entire 81,800,000,000 quota. The Minneapolis and Boston districts are nearest the top with 88 and 82 per cent, respectively. Dallas was fourth, with 70 per cent, and San Francisco sixth. with 69. Commenting on the uphill fight in the New England district, against the influenza epidemic, the Treasury state ment tonight said: The work done in this district stand out as an object lesson for every lib erty loan committee in the country. In the face of most tremendous odds oc casioned by a prevalence of Spanish In fluenza, the district kept plugging ahead until tonight it has officially 85 per cent of its quota." Capital City Oversubscribed. Washington, the Nation's capital, to day suddenly spurted over its $26,000, 000 allotment and went ahead enthusi astically to roll up a big oversubscrip tion. The San Francisco district tonight thought it had nearly three-fourths of. its 8102,600,000 quota. Utah is leading all states. Washington state has 13 counties over the top. S A.V FRANCISCO, Oct 18. Official figures compiled tonight credited the 12th Federal reservk bank district with subscriptions amounting to $292,072, 410 in the fourth liberty loan. Thia was 70 per cent of the district's allot ment of $102,000,000. Utah Makes Close Contest. Although Oregon reported unoffi cially several days ago that the state had oversubscribed its quota, Utah to night was making a close contest on the basis of subscriptions actually In bank. Both states had an official per centage of 98. Idaho was in third place with 85 per cent of its allotment subscribed. Ari zona and Washington were even with 76.6 per cent each. Southern Califor nia had 73 per cent. Northern Cali fornia 64, and Nevada 63. This city reported tonight officially listed subscriptions of $82,993,100. To day's subscriptions amounted to $14, 317,150. The city's quota is $108,-000,000. CHICAGO, Oct. 18. With $31,300,000 to obtain before the loan campaign closes tomorrow night, Chicago loan workers were gping at top speed. Fire Department Helps. Bands blared through the loop dis trict today, sailors marched and sang, and even the Chicago fire department contributed to the enthusiasm. Firemen with young women slung over their shoulders descended ladders from high windows and when released the girls sold bonds like the proverbial hot cakes to the hundreds of epec- tators. ST. HELENS SUBSCRIBES MORE Twenty Business Men Increase Lib erty Loan Amount $12,000. ST. HELENS.' Or.. Oct. 18. (Special.) Twenty St. Helens business men to night subscribed $12,000 additional to (Concluded oa Page 2, Columa 4.) .(Contiudeti oa 1 2, Columa l-.