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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVE3IBER 5. 191$.
HIMTS0P-1LE
FBIT FOR BIG GAIN
Germans Slammed Far Back
. and 10,000 Captured.
200 GUNS BRITISH BOOTY
Sambre Canal Is Crossed in. Quick
Time by Cameron Highlanders,
1 Who Rush 3 Miles Eastward.
' IX5NDON, Nov. 4. Breaking deeply
Into the enemy positions along a 30
mile front today, the British captured
inore than 10,000 prisoners and 200
puns. Field Marshal Haig reported to
night. The line of the Sambre Canal was
stormed and the British made an ad
vance of more tiian three miles beyond
it to the east.
The statement says:
"This morning troops of the Fourth,
Third and First British armies attacked
between the Sambre Canal. Oisy and the
River Scheldt, north of Valenciennes.
On the whole of this 30 -mile front
troops from the United Kingdom and
New Zealand have broken deeply into
the enemy's positions. Over 10,000 pris
oners and 200 guns are already reported
captured.
Canal left Far Behind.
"On the right of the attack the first
and 32d divisions advanced to the as
sault in conjunction with French forces
operating to the south" of them. Two
divisions etormed the formidable ob
stacle of the line Sambre canal, and
have pressed east to a depth, of over
three miles to the east of it.
"In these operations the first di
vision under command of General
Strickland, having captured the town
of Catillon, forced passages of the
canal opposite that place and near the
lock two miles to the south of It. At
the latter point, assisted by the Royal
Engineers, the first Cameron High
landers effected the passage of the
canal in six minutes.
"In Its subsequent advance this di
vision captured the villages of Fesmy,
Hautreve and La Groise with 1500
prisoners.
"On its left the 32d division crossed
the canal at Ors and after severe fight
ing took Rue Denhaut. Having cleared
the line of the canal to the south and
north of this village, it continued to
advance and drove the enemy from the
villages of Mezieres, La Folie and Sam
berton. Mormal Forest Attacked.
"In the center of the attack the 13th
Division, under General Morland, the
Fifth under General Shute and the
Fourth Corps, General Harper, attacked
the western face of Mormal forest.
"After heavy fighting the infantry
and tanks drove the enemy from his
positions in the western outskirts of
the forest, capturing the villages of
Soiyeres, Preux-au-Bois, Hecq, Futoy
and Louvignles.
"Thereafter our infantry continued
the advance, overcoming alike the
great natural difficulties of the heavily
wooded ground and the resistance of
the enemy.
"Moving through the enclosed coun
try on the southern edge of the forest,
the 25th division forced crossings of
the Sambre Canal opposite Landrecies
and captured the town. Further north
the 18th and 50th divisions penetrated
deeply into the forest itself and are
still advancing.
Center of Forest Reached.
"The 38th division has reached Les
Grandes Patures, and the 17th division
has captured Locpuignol, in the center
of the forest.
"Severe fighting took place this
morning in the neighborhood - of Le
Quesnoy, where the enemy counter-attacked-
in force and was repulsed by a
New Zealand division with great loss
in killed and prisoners. Our troops
have crossed to the south and north
of this fortified town and are now sev
eral miles to the east of it.
"On the left English troops having
followed up the enemy closely through
out his withdrawal yesterday morning
attacked and drove him from his new
position on the line of the Aunelle
River. East of this river the guards
division has captured Prex-au-Sart. and
the 24th division has captured Warg-nles-le-Petit
and "Wargnies-le-Qrand.
The 19th division has crossed the Aug-
nele River east of Jarvlain. On the ex
treirfe left to the northwest of Valen
ciennes the Canadian troops have made
progress along the right bank of the
Scheldt and have passed beyond r.s
treux and Onnaing.
"Our advance is continuing on the
whole battle front. .
"Further north our troops hold Se
bourg and Sebourquiaux."
LONDON, Nov. 4. The British have
entered Oisy, and further north have
captured Landrecies. The line of the
Aunelle River, near the Franco-Belprian
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HUN TIGHTENS HOLD ON TURK
AND PREPARES FOR GREAT WAR
Germans, SeTen Months Before Opening of Conflict, Have Fpll Control of
Ottoman Army and War Plans Quickly Follow.
Formerly American Ambassador to Turkey.
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INSTALLMENT XXIIL
In Maren, 1914, the Overmans had
pretty well tightened; their hold on
Turkey. Liman von Zanders, who had
arrived in December, had become the
predominant influence in the Turkish
army. At first Von Sanders' appoint
ment aroused no particular hostility.
tor German missions had been called fn
before to instruct the Turkish army.
notably that of Von der Goltz, and an
fc-ngllsh naval mission, headed by Ad
miral Limpus. was even then in Turkey
attempting the difficult task of re-
oreanizinz the Turkish navy.
v e soon discovered, however, that
the Von Sanders military mission was
something quite different from those
which I have named. Kven before Von
Zanders' arrival it had been announced
that he was to take command of the
first Turkish army corps, and that Gen
eral Bronssart von Schnellendorf was
to become chief of staff. The appoint
ments signified nothing less than that
the Kaiser had almost completed bis
plans to annex the Turkish army to his
own.
Envr Becomes Prussian Cog.
To show the power which Von Pan
ders' appointment had given him, it is
only necepsary to say that the first
army corps practically controlled Con
stantinople. These changes clearly
showed to what an extent Knver Pasha
had become a cog in the Prussian system.
Naturally the representatives of the
entente powers could not tolerate such
a usurpation by Germany. The Brit
ish, French, and Russian Ambassadors
mmediately called'upon the Grand Vi
zier and protested with more warmth
than politeness over Von Banders' ele
vation. The Turkish Cabinet hemmed
and hawed in the usual way, protested
that the change was not important,
but finally it withdrew Von Sanders'
appointment as head of the first army
corps, and made him Inspector-General.
However, this did not greatly improve
the situation, for this post really gave
Von Sanders greater power than the
one which he had held before.
Thus, by January, 1914, seven months
before the great war beffan. Germany
held this position In the Turkish army;
a. German general was chief of staff;
another was inspector-general; scores
of German off icess held commands of
the first importance, and the Turkish
politician who was even then an out
spoken champion of Germany, Enver
Pasha, was Minister of War.
German's Vacation Ksrnrd.
After securing this diplomatic tri
umph Wangenheim was granted a. va-
caution lie had certainly eafned it
and Giers, the Russian Ambassador,
went oil on a vacation at the same time
Baroness Wangenheim explained to me
I was ignorant at this time of all
these subtleties of diplomacy pre
cisely what these vacations signified.
Wangenheim s leave of absence, sh
said, meant that the German Foreign
Office regarded the Von Sanders epi
sode as closed and closed with a Ger
man victory. Giers' furlough, she ex
plained, meant that Hussla declined to
accept this point of view and that, so
far as Russia was concerned, the Von
Sanders affair had not ended. I re
member writing to my family that, in
this mysterious near eastern diplo
macy, the nations talked to each other
with acts, not words, and I instanced
Baroness WangenhelnVs explanation of
these diplomatic vacations as a case
in point.
And now for several months we had
before our eyes this spectacle of the
Turkish army actually under the con
trol of Germany. German officers
drilled the troops daily all.' I am now
convinced. In preparation for the ap
proaching war. Just what results had
been accomplished appeared when, in
July, there was a great military re
view. The occasion was a splendid and
gala affair. The Sultan attended in
state; he sat under a beautifully deco
rated tent, where he held a little court:
and the Khedive of Egypt, the Crown
Prince of Turkey, the princes of the im
perial blood and the entire cabinet
were also on hand.
We now saw that In the preceding
six months the Turkish army had been
completely Prussianized. What in Jan
uary had been an undisciplined, ragged
rabble was , now parading with the
goose step; the men. were "clad in Ger
man field gray, and they even wore a
casque-shaped head covering, which
slightly suggested the German plckcl
haube. The German officers were im
mensely proud of the exhibition, and
the transformation of the wretched
Turkish soldiers of January into these
neatly dressed, smartly stepping, splen
didly maneuvering troops was really a
creditable military achievement.
On June 29 we heard of the assas
sination of th Grand Duke of Austria
and his consort. Everybody received
the news calmly; there was. Indeed, a
stunned feeling that something mo
mentous had happened, but there was
practically no excitement. A day or
two after this tragedy I had a long
talk with Talaat on diplomatic matters;
he made no reference at all to this
event. I think now that we were all
affected by a kind of emotional pa
ralysisas we were nearer the center
than most people, we certainly realized
the dangers in the situation.
A few days later, when Fallavlcinl
called upon mo. he spoke of the na
tionalistic societies that Serbia bad per
mitted to exist and of her determina
tion to annex Bosnia and Herzegovina
He said that his governmenfwould in
sist on the abandonment of these so
cieties and these pretentions, and that
THE OREGOXIAVS ADVICE.
Stats Measures
Vote 301 No.
Vote 303 No.
Vote 305 No.
Vote 306 Yes.
Vote 809 No.
Vote Jll No.
Vote 813 Yea
Port Measures
Vote 814 Yes.
Vote 816 Yea
City Measures
Vote 501 No.
Vote 602 Yes.
Vote 504 Yes.
Vote 506 Yes.
Vote SOS Yes.
Vote 610 Yes.
BELGIANS RUSH IfflD
OUTSKIRTS OF GHENT
Germans Are Thrown Beyond
Ghent-rTerneuzen Canal.
FOE PERFIDY IS FREQUENT
probably a punitive expedition Into
Serbia would be necessary to prevent
such outrages as the murder of the
Grand Duke. Herein I had my first In
timation of the famous ultimatum of
July 22.
The entire diplomatic corps attended
the requiem mass for the Grand Duke
and Duchess, celebrated at the Church
of Sainte Marie on July 4. When the
stately, gorgeously robed priests had
finished, we all shook hands with the
Austrian Ambassador, returned to our
automobiles, and started on our eight
mile ride along the Bosphorus to the
American Embassy.
Two Ideals Symbolized.
For this day was not only the day
when we paid our tribute to the mur
dered heir of this mediaeval autnrrarr:
it was also the Fourth of July. The
very setting of the two scenes sym
bolized these two national ideals. I
always think of this ambassadorial
croup going down those stone steps to
the church, to pay their respect to the
Grand Duke, and then going up to the
gaily decorated American Embassy, to
pay their respect to the Declaration of
Independence. All the station ehips of
the forelxn countries lay out In the
stream, decorated and dressed In hon
our of our National holiday, and the
Ambassadors and Ministers called in
lull regalia.
In glancing at the ambassadorial
group at the church and, afterward, at
our receptfbn, I was surprised to note
that one familiar figure was missing.
Wangenheim, Austria's ally, was not
present. This somewhat puzzled me at
the time, but afterward I had the ex
planation from Waneenhelm's own linn
He had left some days before for Ber
lin. The Kaiser had summoned him
to an Imperial council, which met on
July 5, and which decided to plunge
r.urope into war.
(The end.)
Teutons Leave Men Dressed in At
tire of Women liclilnd to Blow
Up Munitions and Supplies.
HAVRE. France. Nov. 4. The official
communication of the Belgian head
quarters tonight says:
"We have completed the ejection of
the enemy beyond the Ghent-Terneuscn
Canal. The Germans hold only a few
machlnf-guns nests on the bank of the
canal.
"Our line has been advanced as far
as the approaches to tho northwest
and southern suburbs of Ghent. From
north of the villas:, of Zwynaerde the
lino continues along tho west bank of
the Scheldt."
BELGIAN HEADQUARTERS. Nov. 4.
(By the Associated Press.) In mak
ing a pinn of Flanders one must draw
a straight line from Dixmudo to Ypres.
It was along this front that the valiant
soldiers of Belgium, under the leader
ship of their King, began their on
slaught to recover their native land,
after battling for four years to retain
a tiny fragment of Belgium as their
own.
Forest Is Key to Routers.
It was along the center of that line
that the attack began September 28.
Three miles away stood Houthulst for
est, the key to Roulers. This forest
was the Belgian objective. When It
was taken Roulers fell. Then Ostend
and Zeebrugge were freed, and for days
past the enemy has been fighting des
perately to gain time to remove his
materials from Ghent before being
compelled to abandon the city.
Houthulst forest had been converted
into an enormous fortress b ythe Ger
mans. It was the pivot of the whole
line between Armentleres and Nleuport-
Innumerable redoubts, dURouts and con
crete blockhouses were constructed anu
along every road traversing; the for
est there are doors leading to sub
terranean shelters, making the whole
area resemble a city of cave dwellers.
Hons Are Oatmanenvered.
At every cross road were four little
Inoffensive looking green boxes. Upon
approaching these boxes, however, one
notices ugly death-head signs with the
word "danger" painted conspicuously
These boxes contained 40 pounds of
hifrh explosive. They were timed by the
kultured cave dwellers to explode when
the Belgian soldiers entered the forest,
but the Belgians arrived sooner than
anticipated and broke the percussion
caps from the mines, jut as they have
broken the hearts of the men who set
them.
The mines remain there as mute evi
dence of the German "peaceful and
voluntary evacuation" of Belgium. Hou
thulst forest is a forest no lonicer.
A few trees still stand like spars sway
ing In the wind. Others smashed to
splinters He across water filled with
shell holes. It is a picture of war's
desolation.
When the correspondent emerged
from this devastated area some days
ago a huge fire was rasing a few miles
away. It was a munitions depot left
behind by the Germans and there Is
strong presumption that it was fired
by a spy or a time fuse.
There are tales or spies left behind
by the Germans to blow up bridges and
munitions dumps which the enemy had
no time to destroy. Near Bruges a mu
nitions depot blew up 10 days after the
Germans had abandoned it. -
There have been numerous arrests
since the departure of the Germans of
suspected eptes dressed in civilian
clothing. Some of them were disguised
as women.
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border, five miles east of Valenciennes,
was reached.
From the latter point to just west
of Guise, which Is still in the enemy's
hands, the British advanced about a
mile along the Sambre-Olse canal and
the Oise and crossings of the canal
were forced.
Fighting is proceeding around Le
Quesnoy, where the Germans launched
heavy counter attackB.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS
IN FRANCE. Nov. 4. (Reuter's.) The
British first, third and fourth armies
struck a heavy blow today against the
Germans on a wide front of primary
strategic importance, extending from
Valenciennes southward to the Oise,
about 30 miles.
The weather, which was gloriously
fine, enabled the airmen to co-opera'.e
to great advantage.
Smoke Barrages Vsed.
The smoke barrages set up by the
British served their purposes conceal
ing the infantry movements from the
enemy and baffling the machine gunners.
The German left, disorganized to a
degree, owing to the recent withdraw
als, had to accept battle unprepared as
it was. The British employed tanks
and their artillery support waa extraor
dinarily intense.
The Quesnoy-Valenciennes road, di
rectly north of Le Quesnoy, was
reached last night by British patrols
working beyond Villers-Pol.
FARIS, Nov. 4. The First French
Army, attacking in conjunction with
the British on Sambre-Oise Canal, has
captured several important villages and
advanced nearly two miles, the War
Office tonight announces.
Three thousand prisoners and fifty
cannon were captured.
On the Argonen front the French
occupied the outh bank of the Ar
dennes Canal between Semuy and Le
Chesne.
The statement eays:
"The First Army attacked In con
Junction with the British on the
Sambre-Olse Canal, between Oisy and
Vadencourt. We crossed the canal and
gained a footing on the high ground
on the east bank, reaching the villages
of Boue, La Caurete, La Neuville-les-Dorendt
and Iron and passed beyond
Les Quielles, making an advance- at
certain points of three kilometers."
tlons, and to prosecute with vigor any
violators of the act. The penalty pro
vided is a fine of not more than 81000
or a sentence of not more than one
year's Imprisonment.
More Liquor Seized.
Eighteen and one-half gallons and 32
quarts of boqtleg whisky was dis
covered yesterday in three trunks at
the Union depot by Patrolman Cam
eron. The officer reported that the
trunks had been checked from Rose-bura-.
Or. The liquor was confiscated.
SHORT LINES PROTECTED
Fair Treatment Accorded W nether
Under Government Control or Xot.
Short-line railroads, whether under
Government control or conducted by
the Independent companies, are to re
ceive a fair division of rates, .traffic
and a. reasonable share of the available
car supply, say instructions received
by Federal Manager O'Brien from Re
gional Director Aishton.
There must be no discrimination In
routing over roads whether under Fed
eral control or otherwise, and routing?
Instructions in favor of non-controlled
roads should be respected.
Throuprh routine involving the use
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of short-line roads under private man
agement should not be closed unless the
movement would be unduly circuitous
and expensive. In no Instance should
such routes be closed or use forbidden
without approval of the regional director.
"Dry" liaw Violation Charged.
Albert Kkstrom. proprietor of a soft
drink establishment at 1 Union avenue,
and Andrew Seaburg were arrested late
yesterday by Patrolman O'Halloran and
chsrs-ed with violation of th prohi
bition law. They were latef released
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OEPARTMEMT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
. BUREAUOFLFlRE
October 28, 1918
Don t Experiment.With Catarrh;
It Often Leads to Dread Consumption
You Will Never "Be Cured by
Local Treatment With Sprays
and Douches.
Catarrh Is a condition of the blood
and cannot be cured by local applica
tions of sprays and douches; this has
been proven by the thousands who have
vainly resorted to this method of treatment-Catarrh
should not be neglected or
experimented with. The wrong treat
ment is valuable time lost, during
which the disease Is getting a firmer
hold upon its victim and making It
more difficult for even the proper
treatment to accomplish results.
Though Catarrh -makes Its first ap
pearance In the nostrils,. throat and air
passages, the disease becomes more and
more aggravated and finally reaches
down Into the lungs, and everyone rec
ognises the alarming condition that re
sults when the lungs are affected. Thus
Catarrh may be the forerunner of that
most dreaded and hopeless of all dis
eases, consumption.
No local treatment affords perma
nent relief. Experience has taught that
8. 8. B. Is the one remedy which at
tacks the disease at Its source, the
blood, and produces satisfactory re
sults in even the worst cases. Catarrh
sufferers are urged to give P. S 8.
a thorough trial. It Is sold by all drug
gists. You are Invited to write to the
medical department fo- expert advice
aa to how to treat your own case. Ad
dress Swift Specific Co.. 43S Swift Lab
oratory, Atlanta, Cln. Adv.
FEDERAL LAW OPERATIVE
V. S. Attorney Instructed to Exercise
Especial Vigilance.
Already under the ban of the corrupt
practices act, the art of dickering for
votes is now prohibited by act of Con
gress October IS. No person may offer
or accept any money, obligation or
gratuity for the purpose of influencing
any vote for or against any candidate
for Senator or Representative In Con
gress, at primary, general or special
elections.
The repartment of Justice Instructs
United States Attorney Haney ta exer
cise especial vigilance at today! elec-
aa
counteracts the bad effect
of sunwind and dust upon
your complexion
The smoke and dust of city lif c, and
the sun and wind of the country, spell
roin for good complexion!. . But
Resinol Ointment, aided by Resinol
Soap repairs the damage done in this
way and helps to keep the skin clear,
clean and fresh.
Resinol Ointment is cooling, sooth
ing and healin? to an irritated skin.
It contains medicinal agents that are
in no way harsh or harmful and may
be used without hesitation-
All dromrtas sell ltssiool Soap and
Why don't you try tbcmt
TOOTHS PUBLIC:
We the tmaeraignad. Chief, Assistant Chlof.
Battalion Chiefs, and Fire Marshal, of the Portland
Plre Department, have had an opportunity to qtrrdy
the Two Platoon System sinoe its' adoption and in-
stallation by the Council, September 10, 1918, vhlch
was found necessary on account of the difficulty In
keeping the Department .at Its' proper efficiency.
This emergency was caused by the resignation of
many of the experienced men, and the inability to get
men to fill their places. Since the. adoption .of the
present system, a great many of the old experienced
men have returned, and we have had no difficulty in
keeping the Department up to its full quota.
The Bill that will be submitted for the approval
of the voters at the election, ITovember 5th, is entirely
satisfactory to us, and we do not hesitate to state that
in our opinion, the Two Platoon System gives a more
efficient fire department, and we most earnestly request
that, the-voters. giTeit their approval at that .'time. '
3. ?Pfrfpis.
Chief ..Engineer,, '
Assistant Chief.
aalonfc.
V Battalion Chief.
Pire
Marshal . U
(I'd. Adv. Two-Platooa Campaign Committee. B. Francois, Chairman, 12 N. Jd St.)