THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 13, 1918. WON GREAT LIBERTY LIKE Twenty-two Nations Display Colors in Parade. YOUNG HEROES CHEERED Nation's Chief Executive Is Given What Probably Was Greatest Ovatiou in All History.- NEW YORK, Oct. 12. President Wll fcon, commander-in-chief of the Amer ican Army and Navy, marched today at the head of the American forces in the Columbus-Liberty day parade, one of the most impressive and inspiring: spec tacles New York has ever seen. Under a canopy formed by the flags of the 22 nations arrayed against au tocracy and with squadrons of Amer ican airplanes hovering overhead, the President strode with "25.000 fighting men from five continents and islands in every sea over the entire three-mile line of march along: the "Avenue of the Allies." Then at the foot of Fifth avenue, beside the Washington Arch, he took his place in an automobile and re viewed the long column. The spectators, whose number the police estimated at more than a mil lion, never ceased cheering. From the minute they caught sight of the shin ing silk hat which proclaimed the. ap proach of the Nation's Chief Execu tive, until they lost sight of it in the distance, the men and women who lined the avenue and sought a vantage point or. every house-top hardly paused for breath. Ovation Breaks Records. In according Mr. Wilson what prob ably was the greatest ovation a Pres ident of the United States- had ever received, men threw their hats into the nir and yelled themselvs hoarse, while babies were hoisted on their father's shoulders that they might tell, in the years hence, of the day they saw the President march. Women clapped their hands franti cally and embraced strange men in an exuberance of Joy, while small boys broke through the police lines to get a better view of the Nation's leader. It-was the second time the President had marched in a parade down Fifth avenue. When he opened the last Red Cross campaign he headed a great army of mercy, while today he led a grim legion of fighting men, and behind them, dragged by motor trucks and tractors, great guns wrested from the Germans. It was a stern procession, typifying "force to the utmost." Sight of the German trophies added to the crowd's patriotic fervor. They bore such labels as: "This gun spoke German and now look at the darn thing": "A good gun gone wrong"; and "Liberty bonds spiked me." Man Breaks Through Lines. At Fifty-first street a man broke through the police lines and attempted to shake hands with the President. Secret service men stopped the man and took him to a police station, where he was held for disorderly conduct. The police said his intentions were harm less. The President was undisturbed by the incident. When he reached the "Altar of Liberty" at Madison Square, it was ex. pected that the President would take his place in the reviewing stand with Governor Whitman and Mayor Hylan, but he kept on, smilingly returning the salute accorded him by the heads of state and city. At the head of the line were detach ments of fighting men representing 23 nationalities. They came from coun tries that are fighting to retain their freedom and they came from races that are fighting to be free. Bemedalled heroes of the French For eign legion, picturesque Italian Alpini and Bersaglieri, veteran Anzacs, battle-scared British Tommies, Serbs, gal pant Belgians and swarthy Spanish Americans, in uniforms which made a riot of color, marched proudly behind the banners of the nations which are fighting autocracy. Women Workers In - Line. Behind the foreign divisions marched vomen war workers, Red Cross nurses, ambulance drivers, munition - makers, police women and "farmerettes." Next in line were the American mili tary and noval forces, led by the commander-in-chief of more than 3,000,000 bayonets, for, although it was expected that the President would take hi3 place at the very head of the column, it seemed that he preferred to march di rectly in front of his own Nation's fighting men And a rugged force it was regiment after regiment of infantry, artillery and engineers, with detachments from all the other branches wiich go to make up an Army, followed by thous ands of bluejackets from America's fleets. With the Army and Navy divi sions marched 5000 stevedores and thousands of others engaged in the Army transport service. The foreign veterans who preceded them had been cheered until it seemed that the crowd must have reached its vocal limit, but when Pershing's vet erans soldiers and marines appeared, the cheering increased as if from mus ketry fire to artillery bombardment. Youthful Heroes Cheered. At the sight of the youthful heroes who had fought and bled at Chateau Thierry and Belleau wood to help save Paris from the Huns, the crowd went wild with enthusiasm. . The empty tleeves and turned-up trouser legs of these gallant youngsters brought home to New Yorkers that war is something more than marching men and martial music. There were tears in many eyes as American wounded rode on guns and other engines of destruction captured by the Americans in their advance through France. But while the throngs who watched them suffered for them because of their wounds and paid tribute to their heroism, on the shining young faces, aglow with pride, there was no sign of grief over sacri fices made for love o'f country. EARLY PUBLICITY AMAZING (Continued From First age. friend and trusted adviser. It was read with most intense interest. Soon thereafter Secretary Tumulty disappeared and it was assumed he was In telephone communication with Sec retary Lansing. President Wilson accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. Miss Margaret Wilson, Colonel and Mrs. House. Count Di Cel lere. the Italian Ambassador, and Countess Ei Cellere arrived at the Metropolitan shortly after 8:30 o'clock. They were escorted to the box of J. P. Morgan. Here the President faced the stage and looked down upon the audi ence.. Audience Rises and Cheers. As the party took their seats the splendid orchestra played the Star spangled Banner. Every person in the audience, and the great auditorium was packed, rose and cheered the Presi dent. If the President was stirred by the jnomentous turn in the international FOCH MEETS BOCHE HOWL FOR PEACE WJTH ROAR OF CANNON General Malleterre Points Out That Allies Must Be en Guard for Plottings of That Desperate Imperialist, Maximilian, Camouflaged as Social 1 Democrat in the Office of Chancellor. BT GENERAL, P. M. G. MALLETERE. Of the French Army. (Copyright 118 by the Pre Publishing Company, the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) PARIS. Oct. 11. (Special.) Foch's cannon is answering Prince Maxi milian of Baden. Guns alone can give proper answer. The general of fensive continues. Recent communiques inform us that it has spread to the east bank of the Meuse. That big eastern sector has awakened from its mysteri ous calm. For several days we have awaited, a little impatiently, an at tack on the east bank of the Meuse north of Verdun. Now a glance at the map shows sufficiently that the Amer ican forces could not continue their march forward along the west bank while their route was subject to slay ing fire from German guns placed in the Lorraine hills. Their progress even on that side of Argonne was delayed because it was always exposed to counter attacks coming from the Meuse between Dun and Consenvoye. Seeing the danger arising from a simultaneous advance on both banks of the Meuse, the Germans firmly held their positions, in the wooded and un dulating region, which checks access to the Sedan and Montmedy roads. Sedan and Montmedy are, in fact, con joined objectives, loss of which would be of utmost importance in respect to the plans of the German high com mand for retirement. The Meuse, after flowing from the southwest between Verdun and Mousson, bends westward and borders the dark Ardennes heights. It'straightens out at Mesiers, and goes northward making a deep cut in the Ardennes plateau, from Mezieres to Namur. It thus separates the north western theater of operations from the eastern one; Belgium and the northern provinces of France from Lorraine. Country Is Sketched. As long as the battle line nears the Meuse one may judge of the importance of such towns as Mezieres, Sedan, I'ont-Sur-La-Meuse, Montmedy and . Lon guyon, together with Longwy, on the River Chiers and bordering the Bel gian frontier. These towns form knots of communication between the north and east. Their loss would force a German retreat across the Ardennes plateau, where in 1914 the third, fourth and fifth German armies concealed themselves just before -invading France, while the first and second armies threw themselves across Belgium. The northwestern columns will have to pass over difficult roads, their flanks ex posed to attacks of the allies coming from the south. The German eastern armies will receive the main blow on "the threshold of the empire" between Longuyon and the Vosges mountains. One may thus see the decisive conse quences of operations on both sides of the Meuse.' It is necessary to point out that the offensive launched by the Americans in the Woevre region, the first result of which was the liberation of St. Mihiel, cannot be continued effectively until the ieft of the advancing force rests on Sedan, Longuyon and Mont medy. Ludendorff knows this- We are not teaching him anything. What we say is intended to help American readers to understand and follow with knowledge -the operations that are about to begin. The battle will be a hard one in these regions, and a vital one for Germany. Route to Germany Shown. Through the breach that will be opened, involving Thionvilic, Metz and Strassburg, the shortest routes to Ger many will be found. Meanwhile, the hammer falls relentlessly on the posi tions held by the Germans on both sides of the Oise. The British, aided by a few Americans, are clearly making headway in piercing the Cambrai-St. Quentin-La Fere line. Gouraud's army has faced stubborn resistance in the Champagne. It is probable that the German staff wishes to get its troops and materials across the Aisne.at Rothell and Vouziers. It is counter-attacking as it did in Pic ardy, using divisions that were sacri ficed in order to save the remainder of the army. Machine guns are playing a role which we should not misjudge. From information which reaches us, the wear and tear of troops and ma terial are causes of much concern for the German staff. The Germans have lost at least half their guns, machine guns and munitions since July 15. Their war factories have been weak ened by lack of first-class material, by the combing out of workmen for the Army and by food shortage, whjch re duces the quantity of work done. Ger many seems powenless to repair these losses. " Mere, indeed, is the secret of the peace move. But we must remember that the Ger man military party does not abandon the defense of the empire. It dreams of retreat at the opportune moment and by concentrating the remaining available forces between the Meuse and the Rhine, Hindenburg and Ludendorff believe that by the sacrifice of Bel gium, the army can hold out through the Winter from the Ardennes to Vosges. Then efforts may . be made to dissociate the allies by appeals to humanity, to society, to nations indi vidually and to international sentiment. We may expect anything from that desperate lmperalist, Maximilian, cam ouflaged as a Social Democrat, in the office of Chancellor. Let us allow Foch to fcpeak. He will have the last word from Liege to Constantinople. For the time being we need not discuss Presi dent Wilson's reply to the central empires. situation there was no surface indica tion of it so far as could be noted. After the band of the Italian Grena diers had played, Mr. Wilson led the applause which brought an encore. Oc casionally he chatted with Mrs. Wil son or peered through his opera glasses at the famous Italian Bersaglieri and Alpini seated on the stage in the uni forms in which they fought on the Italian front. Wilson's Attitude Serlons. v . When the Grenadier band had finished playing the President turned to the Italian Ambassador and they en gaged in earnest conversation for per haps five minutes. The President was seen to gesticu late repeatedly as he talked. This was fa first serious touch to the Presi dent's attitude after the news regard ing Germany's note had been conveyed to him. When Secretary Tumulty called up Washington he was Informed that the official text of the note had been re ceived neither at the White House nor the State Department. The unofficial text had been refcelved, however. Colo nel House remained at the concert only a short time and then left for his home. , Mcintosh Stlrrs Audience. Burr Mcintosh, auctioneer of auto graphed photographs of the President and Mrs Wilson, announced from' the stage that while every dollar collected during the evening was to b devoted to JJueen Margherita's fund for the blinded soldiers of Italy, the money would be first expended for American liberty bonds. The audience rose, turned, faced the President and cheered when Mr. Mc intosh declared that the "fcald-headed American eagle" would finally clutch "the beast that had destroyed the lives of innocent, women and children" and that the words "And' peace with jus tice" would be written finally by our great President. Later when Mr. Mcintosh pleaded for funds for the blind soldiers and asked that those in the audience cover their eyes while he counted 30, imagining what it would be to be blind forever, Mrs. Wilson covered her: eyes with her white-gloved hand. BOCHE FRONT CRUMBLES (Continued From First Page.) The Crown Prince has moved his head quarters from Mezieres in hot haste. WITH THE 'AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 12. (By -the Associated Press, noon.) General Pershing's forces .continued their attacks against the German posi tions on this front today. German op position proved even more bitter, if possible, than it was yesterday. The fighting this morning was espe cially violent on the center and on the left center. St. Juvin and Cunel, both of which towns now are in No Man's Land, are aflame. The American .troops encountered a violent machine-gun fire everywhere along the front. Enemy Seems Confuted. From prisoners taken there is indi cation that the enemy is throwing everything into the battlefNn a con fused way. The prisoners?' frequently are unable to' tell to what division they belong. In other cases they reveal that divisions, regiments and even com panies have been dissolved and again formed into new units. Friday's attack from the Meuse to the Argonne forest developed slowly. At the start the Germans were able to pour in such a rain of machine-gun bullets and shells that the Americans made virtually no advance, especially in the center of the line. German op position was heavy everywhere, except on the Americans' right, where the troops were able to advance slowly up the river. They worked their way into Cunel' wood, taking So prisoners, north of the Cunel-Brieulles road. They were held up south of St. Juvin by concen trated machine-gun and artillery fire from Hill 182, northeast of the town. , Tanks Obliterate Salient. The Americans began an encircling movement to take Hill 182, They forced their way across the St. Georges-St. Juvin road and moved through Nigre mont woods under the heaviest fire and fighting every step of the way. The American artillery opened fire on Hill 182 while- the infantry advanced on either side of St. Juvln-Champigne-ulle salient. This salient was obliter ated later when the Germans retreated from St. Juvin and abandoned the hill. Severe fighting took place in the cen ter, where the troops were at first un able to advance from the position gained yesterday between Mamelle trench and Romain. It was past 1 o'clock today before the Americans got under way. . Huns Gie Selves I p. Two hundred Germans then suddenly appeared in No Man's Land with their -hands .raised as a token of surrender. The Americans pushed forward, not withstanding counter attacks, until they had passed through Consenvoye wood and had captured Molleville. They stood last night before the burn ing towns of Landresset-St. Georges and St. Juvin. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Despite violent counter attacks by the Ger mans on both sides of the Meuse, the advance of French and American di visions continues. General Pershing re ported in his communique for yester day, received tonight by the War De partment. American troops have taken approximately 5700 prisoners since October 8. One American Army corps since Octo ber 5 has advanced more than 10 miles, capturing the villages of Escaufourt, St. Bohain and St. Souplet, and taking more than 1900 prisoners. Polk County Boys to Attend Benson. DALLAS. Or.. Oct. 12.. (Special.) George Cooper, of this city, and Marvin Wells, of Independence, will leave for Portland October 15 to attend the Ben son Technical school where they will take military training. The young men are Polk County's quota, of two who will take special courses in me chanical and military training at the school, and both volunteered for the service. A DIAMOND and Jewelry house that has served long. DON'T you think that a diamond house that has served continuously -for forty-eight years is a good house to serve you? Our stocks never ''were more attractive than now. TTERB. too. is Portland's largest display of wrist. A J. watches for men and women Elgins, Walthams,' Hamiltons; also Howards for men. CONVEMEXT TERMS. 310 Washington Bet. Fifth and Sixth. TEMBLOR E RAVAGE PORTO RICO Fatalities at Aguadilla and Other Points Reported. EARTHQUAKE ROCKS ISLAND One Town Said to Have Been Sub merged; Two Shocks Occur. Ponce City Hall Wrecked. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Oct. 11. The Island of Porto Rico was dealt a dou ble blow by earthquake and tidal wave this morning. Reports from Aguadilla. a town on the low-lying Northwestern coast, say that the tidal waters had submerged the town. Fourteen persons were killed and 40 or more were Injured. At Ponce, a city of 35,000 persons on the South coast, the city hall was wrecked and it is reported that several of the inhabitants were killed. De tails are lacking. Two prisoners are reported to have been killed at Aibonito, in the center of the island. Serious damage with probable loss of life is indicated by reports from other towns. There were two earth shocks, the first of which occurred at 10:19 o'clock and the second .three minutes laterJ iney iasiea several seconas, snaking and cracking buildings. Offices, stores and schools were quickly emptied of their frightened oc cupants. Light tremors continued to be felt until 1:02 o'clock this afternoon. HAVANA, ftct. 12. Widespread dam age has been caused by an earthquake in Porto Rico, according to an uncon firmed report received here from San tiago de Cuba. Many buildings are Said to have been destroyed. The report fixes no definite locality and no loss of life Is men tioned. Cable communication between Cuba and pered. Porto Rico is badly ham- ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands. Oct. 12. A heavy and prolonged earthquake was felt here at 10:15 o'clock Friday morning. No damage was done. DEPOSITS SHOW INCREASE ACTIVITIES OP FEDERAL SERVE BANK NOTABLE. RE- Inancing Liberty Loan Operations of Member Banks Through Ils- , count of Notes Significant. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Activities of the Federal Reserve Bank In financing the liberty loan operations of the mem ber banks, largely tnrough the dis count of their notes secured by United States war loan obligations, is noted in the weekly financial statement of the Reserve Board. The effect of such financing is seen also in increased. deposits and note cir culation. . The bank's condition at the close of. business Thursday night was reported as follows: Resources Gold in vault and in trannlt. Gold Mettlement fund K. board Gold with foreign agencies . , Total rold held by banks.., (Told with K. R. agents Gold redemption fund ........ Total reiierves gold $2,031. :!3H OHO Legal tender notes, silver, etc. S2.12J.ooo .$ S72.922.O0O L. . 4t2.770.000 5,82U,0O0 $ K27.471.0OO 1.1S7.000.000 4i.7U3,0O0 .$2,OS3.3o8.000 Total reserves 1 Bllln discounted secured by government war obliga tions (A) l,3n4.3K.1.0OO All others (A) 4A0.0M8 OiMI Bills bought In open market.. S3S.U20 ouo Total bills on hand $2 U. S. government long term se curities U 8. government short term se curities , All other earning assets ...... OU3.0S0.0OO 28,214.000 66.lns.000 1SS.0IH) Total earning assets $2,187,S4 OOO Uncollected items (deduct from gross deposits) 723.430.000 Five per cent redemption fund against F. R. bank notes ... 3 177 OOO All other resources lsilsslooo Total resources ...... Liabilities Capital paid In ........ Surplus Government deposits Lue ' to members reserve ac count 1.508.334. OOO Collection Items 614.110 00O Other depoHits Including for- elan government credits .. 10S.256.0O0 .$3,011,134,000 .$ 78.0S8.0OO 1. 1X4. ooo 230.aKU.000 Total gross deposits $2,361 Sua ooo F. R. notes In actual clrcula- ' t Inn . . I . , u mr, F. R. bank notes la circulation ' I 1 1 u til 1 IT I nu I 3U.04U.000 All other liabilities Total liabilities (A) Anenrted figures. -.$5,011,134,000 Aviator Visits Parents. .Lieutenant Fred K. DuPuy, aviation section of the Signal Corps, arrived in Portland yesterday from March Field, Riverside. Cal.. where he, was recently Send Your Surplus Clothing to the A merican Red Cross. Belgian Relief Re ceiving Station. Corner Fifth and Pine Streets. Where It Will Be Immediately Packed and Shipped to the Suffering Belgians. Our Automobile Will Call for and Deliver l our Red Cross Donations if You Phone Marshall 50S0 A-2112. Delivery Department. or : UNCLE SAM SPEAKS TO SANTA CLAUS Do Your Christmas Shopping .Early The Government has laid down six rules for the retail merchant to fol low daring the Christmas shopping period. Two of them are as follows: "Retail interests are not to in crease their working forces by rea son of the holiday business over the average forces employed during the year. "Normal working hours will not be lengthened during the Christmas season." Never before Jias the time-worn phrase, "Do 'your .Christmas shop ping early," been so important as it is this season. After reading care fully these two rules it is easy to see that late Christmas shopping will be very unsatisfactory. Useful gifts will be in order this year, Christmas selections can be made just as satisfactorily now as later. By shopping early you will get better service will not have to endure the inconvenience, of last-minute selections, and will assist the merchant in carrying out the request of the Government. Do your Christmas shopping early! New Fall Suits Favored by Fashionable Dressers Are Especially Featured at $25.85 Handsome Suits, made of American Woolen Mills Poplin and embracing many desirable style fea tures favored by the devotees of fashion these splendid garments, so skillfully designed and care fully tailored, will win instant approval from women desirous of adhering closely to the prevail ing modes. Though faultless in style, fit and quality, they have been especially undervalued at $25.85. All sizes' for women and young women. Women 's Khaki Feminals At $3.59 A popular garment, made of ex cellent quality khaki an ex cellent model shown in all sizes. Fine Crepe Georgette At$1.69Yd 40-inch Width An unusually fine line of high grade Georgette Crepe. Full 40 inches wide and shown in all staple and new colors. Under priced" in an attractive manner. Timely and Attractively Priced Offerings in Seasonable Bedding Hotel, rooming and housekeepers will find unlimited assortments of seasonable weight bedding especially displayed in our new bedding section on the Main Floor, New South Annex. An early selection will prove to be most advantageous. Will buy Cotton'Elankets in three-quarter size, a good- weight blanket in grey and tan colors. Will buy Cotton Blankets of extra large size and splen did weight; grey or tan. Will buy Wool-finished Blankets of full double-bed size; they come in pretty plaid styles. For Comforters, full double-bed size, covered with best quality Silkoline. For Baby Blankets, shown in many neat styles and colorings. . For Baby' Blankets of good .size and quality; a variety of different styles. For Indian Blankets of exceptionally" fine quality and many styles and colorings. 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