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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ITALY STARTS BIG
BRITISH NAVAL FLEET
U.S. USES BIGGEST
ROUMANIA IS ENTERED
BY FRENCH PATROLS
DANUBE RIVER CROSSED AND
HUN FORCES WHIPPED.
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MONOPOLY IN RUSSIAN
IP.
MAIDENS IS DECREED
MORE THAN DOUBLED
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GIRLS OP 18 TEARS BECOME
VAST EXPANSION DURING WAR
PROPERTY OP STATE.
ANNOUNCED.
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CANNON
FRANCE
IN PARTISAN CLINCH
L Railway Between Le Ques-
noy and Maing Reached.
BRITISH ADVANCE STEADILY
Enemy Driven From Villages
of Bruille and Buridon,
North of Valenciennes.
HUN LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Constant Hammering Serves
to Make Foe Opposition
! Grow More Desultory.
LON'DOX, Oct. 23. Nine thousand
Germans have been made prisoner and
150 guns have been captured by the
British in their attacks against the
Germans, according to Field Marshal
Haig's communication issued tonight.
South of Valenciennes the British
have reached the entire railway line
on the front between Le Quesnoy and
Maing.
The text -of the communication fol
lows: "We have continued our advance on
the battle front south of the River
Scheldt.
Railway Is Reached.
"We have captured Sepmeriese and
Querenaing and reached the line of the
Le Quesnoy-Valenciennes railway from
the northwest of Le Quesnoy to the
cast of Maing. In the afternoon sev
eral counter attacks were repulsed on
this front.
"During Wednesday and Thursday
on the Sambre-Scheldt battle front
the first, third and fourth British ar
mies captured 9000 prisoners and 150
guns. North of Valenciennes we have
cleared the enemy rearguards from
the villages, of Bruille and Buridon."
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, Oct. 25.
j 11 P. M. (By the Associated Press.)
The British troops tonight were on
the outskirts of Le Quesnoy, having
driven forward across the Le Quesnoy
Valenciennes railway after heavy
fighting.
Large Area Abandoned.
The enemy appears to have re
treated from a considerable portion of
the ground in this zone.
British patrols late today were op
erating in the Le Quesnoy region,
while British infantry had reached the
high ground north of Maresches and
were attacking the German positions
there.
Today's advance, greatly increases
the menace to the Germans holding
Valenciennes, which is rapidly being
bottled up.
If a line were drawn through the
positions now held by General Home's
army on the north and General Byng's
forces on the south, it would pass well
to the east of Valenciennes. Should
the British continue their forward
pressure as during the last three days,
the enemy will be forced to evacuate
Valenciennes.
One-Sided Freedom Officially Pre
scribed in Matter of Mating,
"No" Never Accepted.
LONDON. Oct. 25. (British Wireless
Service.) Russian maidens under the
jurisdiction of certain provincial Bol
shevik Soviets become the "property
of the state" when they reach the
age of 18 years and are compelled to
register at a government "bureau of
free love," according to the official
Gazette of the Vladimir Soviet of work
ers and soldiers' deputies, which re
cently published that Soviet's decree on
the subject.
Under the decree, a woman having
registered, "has the right to choose
from among men between 19 and 50 a
cohabitant husband."
The consent of the man chosen is
not necessary, the decree adds, the
man chosen having no right to make
any protest.
A similar privilege of choosing from
among the registered women is given
every man between 19 and 60 "without
the consent of the woman." This pro
vision is described as "In the interest
of the state."
Opportunities for choosing husbands
and wives are to be presented once
each month, the decree stated. Children
born of such marriages are to become
the "property of the state." Stringent
rules and penalties are laid down for
the protection of girls under 18.
The decree further states that it ha
been based on the "excellent" example
of similar decrees already issued at
Luga, Kolpin and other places.
A similar "project of provisional
rights in connection with the social
ization of women in the city of Khvel
insk and vicinity" has been published
in the Gazette of the workers and sol
diers' deputies of that city.
Offensive in Monte Grapp
Region Succeeds. "
NEARLY 3000 MEN TAKE!
Ornic River Is Crossed After
Bitter Fighting.
PIAVE ISLANDS CAPTURED
Smash Gains Considerable Success
at Different Points, Although
Weather Is Unfavorable.
MEN PICKED FOR TRAINING
University of Oregon Students Start
for Fortress Monroe.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON', Eugene,
Oct. 25. (Special.) Merritt Whitten,
son of F. C. Whitten, of Portland, left
here for Fortress Monroe. Virginia, this
morning to enter the Coast Artillery
officers' training school.
The other men of the university's
quota of men to go to Fortress Monroe
are Frederick O. Bradshaw, of Her-
miston; Paul E. Blanchard, of Grants
Pass: Walter P. Stewart, of Portland,
and E. B. Cooper, of South Natick. Mass.
Ail four are members of Company
C, in the Oregon state officers' train
ing camp. They left for the school
this afternoon.
MAYO MUST PAY $100,000
Wealthy JIannfacturer looses Flghl
Brought by Woman, Not His Wife
NEW YORK. Oct 15. Virginlus St.
Julian Mayo, wealthy New Haven,
Conn., manufacturerer, will have to pay
to Wllhelmina Meyer, the woman who
lived with Mayo as his wife for more
than 10 years after a ceremonial mar
riage. the sum of S100.000 and costs
for breach of promise to marry, under
a -decision today of the appellate divl
sion of the Supreme CoJrt
Counsel -for the plaintiff set forth in
his brief that Mayo induced her "to
contract a ceremonial marriage with
him at a time when he had a wife liv
ing and from whom he had not been
divorced."
Attack Is Before Dawn.
When the British attacked this
morning they held Vendegies and the
high ground east of that place. From
these points they drove off before day
light into the ridge country north and
east.
The details of the fighting here are
not yet available, but it is known that
the British pushed through early in
the day and were still going ahead.
The British second army, attacking in
conjunction with the French on the
northern battle front, fought its way
steadily forward in the face of heavy
artillery fire and captured Moen, in
Flanders. The French are reported
making good progress on the British
left.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE AND FLANDERS, Oct. 25.
2 P. M. (By the Associated Press.)
Further important gains were made
today by the British first and third
armies in their encircling drive about
Valenciennes. South of the infested
city the attacking forces pushed for
ward more than two miles, capturing
Querenaing and Sepmeries, while on
the north Odomez was taken.
South of Valenciennes the attack
at an early hour had taken the British
forward more than two miles, thereby
virtually eliminating the sharp salient
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NUT SHELLS NEED IS GREAT
Government Asks for 1,000,000
Pounds of Kitchen Waste Daily.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. The Govern
ment needs 1.000,000 pounds of nut
shells and fruit stones daily for manu
facturing gas mask charcoal and at
present is unable to purchase one-third
that amount.
This and the failure of the public
to co-operate fully by saving and send
ing in this form of waste from the
kitchen have made it necessary for the
chemical warfare headquarters here to
renew its appeal.
HUNS VIOLATE RED CROSS
British Capture Ambulances Loaded
With Ammunition.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Oct. 25. (By
the Associated Press.) The British
army now has obtained absolute proof
that the Germans are violating the rules
of civilized warfare in respect to the use
of the Red Cross.
In yesterday's operation the fifth
army captured a German ambulance
which was engaged in carrying am
munition that bore the Geneva Red
Cross.
BELGIUM GETS $9,000,000
King Albert's Stricken Country Now
Has Borrowed $180,020,000.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 With the
addition of a 1 9.000,000-credit estab
lished by the Treasury today for Bel
gium, that nation's total loans from the
United States now amount to $180,029.
000. The total for alfthe allies is $7,529,-476.666.
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ROME, Oct. 25. In bitter fighting
yesterday in the region of Monte
Grappa the Italians established them
selves on the northern bank of the
Ornic River, says the official etatemen
issued today by the War Office. They
captured nearly 3000 prisoners.
- The statement follows:
"Bitter fighting occurred yesterday
morning in the Monte Grappa region
Parties of our troops resolutely at
tacked some portions of the formidable
enemy positions and succeeded In
wresting from him and maintaining
possession of important supporting
points in the western and southern area
of the massif. They established them
selves on the northern bank of the
Ornic torrent in the Alano basin.
Enemy's Losses Large.
"The enemy, wno offered stubborn
resistance, suffered considerable losses.
A few small Islands were occupied at
Grave Di Papadopoll in the Piave
River. The hostile garrisons were cap
tured.
"In the Posina-Allico sector and In
the Assa valley enemy advanced posts
were destroyed. On the Asiago plateau
our own and allied patrols carried out
a small surprise attack with success.
"The total number of prisoners cap
tured from midniglit of October 23 to
midnight of October 24 is 84 officers
and 2791 men of other ranks."
LONDON, Oct. 2b. (1:11 P. M.)
Italian troops have begun an offensive
between the Piave and the Brent a. In
the Monte Grappa sector Thursday. In
advanced across the Ornic River and
captured Monte Solarolo, part of Monte
Prassolan and Monte Pertica.
River Islands Captured.
In the Piave River the Italians have
captured the islands of Grave, Patta
dapoli and Maggiore. The weather on
the front is unfavorable.
LONDON, Oct. 25. British and French
troops are aiding the Italians in their
new offensive. According to reports
reaching London today the attacks of
the allies are meeting with considerable
success, notwithstanding tne unfavor
able weather conditions.
On the Piave front the British have
gained a footing on some islands in the
river and captured enemy garrisons of
400 men. The Italians have made prog
ress between the Brenta and the Piave,
overcoming determined resistance, re-
(Concluded on Fag:e 3. Column 2.)
Tonnage Increased from 2,500,000
to 6,500,000; Great Trans
port Work Done.
LONDON. Oct. 25. Figures made pub
lic today on the growth of the British
navy during the war show the fleet, in
cluding auxiliaries, increased from 2,
500,000 tons displacement to 6,500,000
tons and the personnel from 146,000 to
406.000.
Since the outbreak of the war 21,-
500,000 soldiers have been transported
by sea. Of this number 4391 were lost.
For the requirements of the British
army and naval forces more than 86,
000,000 tons of stores were trans
shipped and more than 24,000,000 tons
were taken overseas for Great Britain's
allies.
Transportation was also provided for
2,000,000 animals.
Mammoth Long -Range
Guns Pound Hun Lines.
WEAPONS ARE 66 FEET LONG
INCREASE OF WAGE DENIED
Fuel Administrator Garfield Refuses
to Grant Coal Miners' Request.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield today refiised to
grant bituminous coal miners an in
crease of wages sought in connection
with the plan for stabilization of wages
worked out for the anthracite miners.
He held that the bituminous situation
did not require wage increases.
The bituminous mine workers, who
are under agreement with the Govern
ment to continue operations at the
existing scale until the end of the war
or for a period of two years, were told
through Frank J. Hays, president of
the United Mine Workers, that existing
information did not warrant increases
for them as a part of the Government's
general plan of wage stabilization.
REPRESENTATIVE TO TRAIN
Rogers of Massachusetts Off to
Camp at His Own Request.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Representa
tive Rogers of Massachusetts, Repub-
ican, left Washington today for Camp
Zachary Taylor at Louisville, Ky., to
become a private in the field artillery.
He announced he would not resign his
office. "
Mr. Rogers, who is "7 years old, waa
Indu'-tad at his own' request by the
draft board at Lowell, Mass., his home
ity. '
Specially Built Railway Car
riages Bear Big Rifles.
NAVAL MEN ARE IN CHARGE
Cannon Fires Projectile Which, It Is
Said, Is of Greater Explosive
Power Than Hun Super-Gun.
CARIBOU OBSTRUCT RIVER
Migrating Animals Make Navigation
Difficult in Yukon.
DAWSON, Y. T., Oct. 9. (Delayed.)
Migrating caribou along the Yukon
River near the American-Canadian bor
der were so thick last week that the
nited States steamboat General Jeff
!. Davis had difficulty in navigating
among the animals swimming the river.
Thousands swarmed the shores and
waters. Members of the crew said
they lassooed a dozen and hauled them
aboard for fresh meat.
SNOW FALLS IN NEBRASKA
Western Part of State Has Real
Touch of Winter; More Due.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 25. Reports to
the weather office here today indicate
snow fan is lairiy general through
Western Nebraska.
Predictions of more snow tonight and
tomorrow, were made.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Details of
the achievement of the Navy Depart
ment in making available for use on
the western front of great 16-inch
naval guns, which press dispatches
have reported to be hammering the
German railway centers back of the
Oise-Serre front, were made public to
night by Secretary Daniels.
The naval guns which have been In
operation since September 16, orig
inally were intended for new battle
cruisers but a change in the design
in the vessels left the guns unavailable
for that use. Rear Admiral Earle, chief
of the Navy bureau of ordnance, then
recommended that the guns be sent to
the western front and he was directed
to proceed with the design and con
struction.
Naval Men Operate Guns.
The guns are manned and operated
by officers and men of the Vnited
States Navy, under the command of
Rear Admiral Plunkett, ex-director of
the office of gunnery exercises and en
gineering performance. The first party
of officers and men to handle the guns
arrived in France June 9; the first
shipment of material left this coun
try June 20 and the entire organiza
tion was completed and ready to mov
to the battlsf.-ont in France late In
August.
The guns are of B0 caliber. 66 feet
long, weigh about 100 tons without
their carriages, and are said to throw
a heavier projectile and have a greater
muzzle velocity than any weapon ever
placed on a mobile land mounting. The
weight of the explosive used with
each projectile Is many times greater
than that used in the freak German
long range guns, and in point of their
destructive force they are incompar
able.
Gun Requires Entire Train.
The organization to man one gun re
quires an entire train, including the
gun car itself, ammunition cars, a crane
car, and construction, sand, timber,
kitchen, fuel, workshop, berthing and
staff radio cars. Many of the cars
were especially manufactured by the
Standard Steel Car Company, and the
locomotives, 83-ton types with four
pairs of drivers, were built by the Bald
win Locomotive Works. One car is a
complete machine shop, equipped with
forge, lathes, grinders and drill presses.
The gun car as well as the ammunition
cars are heavily armored, 1600 square
feet of plate being required.
The gun car is convertible into a
War Office Reports That Artillery
Duels Have Occurred and Foe
Monitor Is Damaged.
PARIS, Oct. 25. French patrols have
crossed the Danube River and entered
Roumanla near Palanka. defeated Ger
man detachments and taken prisoners.
says the official report from the War
Office tonight.
The report concerning these opera
tions follows:
"On the Danube in the region of
Lorn Palanka there have been artillery
duels. The fire of our batteries dam
aged an enemy monitor.
"In the course of incursions' on the
north bank of the Danube French pa
trols have inflicted losses on German
detachments and taken prisoners.
"Serbia: On the front of Paracin
Karalievo allied forces continue in pur
suit of the enemy, who is retreating
to the north. Two hundred prisoners
have been taken."
Executive Intervenes in
November Election.
REPUBLICANS RESENT MOVE
SIMPSON ILL IN CHICAGO
North Bend Resident Stricken With
Spanish Influenza.
NORTH BEND, Or., Oct. 23. (Spe
cial.) Information has been received
here that Louis J. Simpson, of this city,
who was recently called to Washing
ton, D. C, to confer with officials of
the Government relative to war work
this state, was stricken with Spanish
influenza at Chicago en route home
and was removed to a hospital for
treatment.
Telegraphic advices received by his
family here indicate his condition as
serious but not alarming and that he
will be able to resume his journey
within a few days.
Mr. Simpson is a prominent citizen of
Oregon. In the last etate primary he
was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor and was de
feated by Governor Withycombe.
War Not President's Personal'
Affair, Says Statement.
LOYAL SUPPORT RECALLED
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THOMAS E. PAXTON DIES
Newspaperman of Baker Succumbs
to Pneumonia After Influenza.
BAKER, Or, Oct. 23. (Special.)
Thomas E- Paxton, city editor of fhe
morning Democrat and correspondent
of the Oregonlan, died in this city this
evening, of pneumonia, following in-1
fluenza. Mr. Paxton Is survived by a
widow and baby daughter, .
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U. S. GAS-SHELLS DEADLY
Masks of Latest Design Fail to Save
Germans.
NEW YORK, Oct 25. Gas shells pre
pared in America are more deadly than
any made in Germany and their fumes
can penetrate even the most modern
gas masks, Major H. W. Duffy, of the
British-American gas service, declared
here tonight in a lecture before, the So
ciety of Chemical Industry.
Major Duffy said he had observed
hundreds of Germans, all of whom wore
masks of the latest German design
killed, by American gas.
10,000 DOUGHNUTS A DAY
Three Y. M. C. A. Women AVork Un
der German Shell Fire. .
NEW YORK, Oct 25. Three Amer
ican Y. M. C. A. women have worked
under fire in the open frying 10,000
doughnuts a day for the victorious
American troops throughout this week,
a cable to the United States war work
campaign headquarters announced to
day. The women are Mary Bray, Paw
tucket, R. I.; Mary Holliday, Indianap
olis, and Mrs. Edith Knowles, Phoenix,
Ariz.
Administration Policies Shown to
Have Encountered No Strictly
Party Opposition.
WASHINGTON, Oct 23. The big par
tisan clash of the war period came to
day when President Wilson issued a'
personal appeal to the voters of the
United States to return a Democratic
Congress.
The quotation "politics is adjourned"
was immediately recalled and "politic
is reconvened" was heard in many
quarters.
The President's appeal for ,a Demo
cratic majority in each house seems
certain to lend unprecedented interest
to the November elections.
Republicans at the capital issued a
formal reply in the name of the party
leaders in the Senate and House and
the chairmen of the Senate and House
Republican Congressional campaign
committees.
CRISIS IN WAR ANNOUNCED
Munitions
Manufacturers
Speed Up.
Told to
Minority Support Cited.
The Republican statement, declaring
that the minority party in Congress has
supported the Administration policies
since the war with a unanimity and an
absence of criticism unprecedented In
party history, pointed to the record as
proof.
The war, the Republican statement
contends, is not the Presidents "per
sonal war" nor the war of Congress,
nor of a party, but of the American
people, and declares "the Republican
party, representing more than half the
citizenship of the country, demands Its
rightful share in the burdens and re
sponsibilities it imposes."
If given a majority in either or
both houses, the leaders said, the Re
publican party would drive forward the
war and hasten victory and would
"check the waste now going on of
money" given by the' Nation.
Leaders Prepare for Debate.
Several Senators and Representa
tives, both Republicans and Democrats,
issued personal statements during the
day and most leaders on both sides
prepared for the debate which was ex
pected in the Senate when it reas
sembled Monday after the week-end
recess, and possibly in the House. The
statement issued by Republican leaders
In Congress follows:
"Some time ago the President said
'nolitics is adjourned.' Now, in the
closing days of the campaign delayed
by the united efforts of all parties for
the liberty loan now. when all public
meetings have been given up, owing to
the influenza epidemic, tne rresiaem
sends out a direct party appeal calling
upon his countrymen to vote for Demo
crats because tney are uemQcrau,
I without any reference to whether such
TTTr,irT3-tT On 95 Mnni. I demands have been or are in favor of
tions manufacturers of Connecticut and war measures ana n...
Western Massachusetts were told today .whlcn aeserves .uWU. .
by Major B. A. Franklin, U. S. A., pro- Ford Case Recalled.
duction manager of the Bridgeport dis- "The voters of Michigan, to take a
trict, that they must speed up proauc- singie example, are called upon to bup-
nort Mr. Henry Ford notorious for nis
tion. because a crisis exists which
calls for unlimited exertion by both
manufacturers and employes.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
, The Weather.
TESTE RDAT S Maximum temperature, 56
degrees; minimum, 45 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy; possibly rain; southeast
wind.
War.
British capture 9000 Huns. Page 1.
United States has biggest cannon of all.
Page 1.
Italy starts drive. Page 1.
French advance in Oise-Serre region. Page 3.
Americans gain slightly. Page 3.
Italian thrust closely watched. Page 4,
Roumanla entered by French. Page 1.
Foreign.
Allied press praises Wilson's diplomacy.
Page 5.
Bolshevik! decree monopoly in girls of 18.
Page 1.
Hundred killed in Croatian revolt at Flume.
Page 2.
Germany awaits 'armistice terms before re
plying to Wilson. Page 2.
.British navy more than doubled during
war. Page 1.
National.
Republicans vigorously resent Wilson's inter
vention in politics. Page 1.
( Wilson appeals to voters to return Demo-
Colonel House arrives in France for armis
tice deliberations. Page 4.
Sports.
Coach Dewey signs with Lincoln High.
Page 10.
Shirking athletes find hard sledding. Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Large part of Northwestern wool clip
valued. Page 3 5. .
Unexpected boom strikes Pacific Coast hop
market. age Jo.
Stock sales reduced by action on bank loans.
Page 13.
Public Dock Commission outlines plans for
harbor development. Page l.
Fortland and Vicinity.
Oregon delegation supports war cause.
Page 6.
Portland asked to contribute $300,000 in war
work campaign, fage IB.
City closing order Is drawing tighter.
Page 11.
New head of Albers Brothers declares com
pany patriotic, rage in.
House survey shows shortage or Homes.
Page 7.
Weather report, data and forecast Pago 15.
advocacy of peace at any price, for his
contemptuous allusions to the flag, for
the exemption of his son from military
service on the sole ground that he will
blindly support the President.
"The President is quite ready to ad
mit that Republicans are loyal enough
to fight, and die, as they are doing by
the thousands; loyal enough to take up
great loans and pay enormous taxes;
loyal enough to furnish Important men ,
at no salary on some of the great war
boards in Washington.
"But they are not loyal enough, in the
President's opinion, to be trusted with
any share In the Government of the
country or legislation for it.
Thlngs'That Might Be Done.
"If the Republican party controls the
House we can point out some of the
things they will do. They will replace
Mr. Dent of Alabama, at the bead of
the military affairs committee with
Mr. Julius Kahn, to whom the Admin
istration was obliged to turn for as
sistance to take charge of and carry
the first draft bill against Mr. Dent's
opposition.
"They will put a Republican at the
head of the ways and means committee.
as leader of the House, instead of Mr.
Kitchin, of North Cafolina. who voted
against the war.
"They will give the country a Speaker
who did not oppose and would never op
pose a draft bill and would never say,
as Speaker Clark did, that 'there Is
precious little difference between a con
script and a convict'
Votes Offered mm Evidence.
"Although the Republicans of the
House are In the minority, they cast
more actual votes on seven great war
measures than the Democratic majority
was able to do.
"What Is tho record of the Senate?
On 51 rollcalls on war measures be
tween April 6. 1917. and May 29, 1918,
the votes cast by Republicans in favor
t-f such measures were 72 per cent,
while only 67 per cent of the votes cast .
.(.Concluded oa Page 0, Culunio,