AH4k U lMHWKfil!" EMttoWr' morrow; with , ' ! In section Four rifl of The Sunday Journal PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1915 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS on tkaiws Aim rntwt BTAHDi rivz cms VOL. XIV. NO. 176. aWlSw II I 1 mm fltT rmv "Sk m I m K SV ' m L 1 Tir unnll KXr X "Saw M. W mri"' W W W W W J II - m. X ttll IHIIIC n I MID. II J '..V V SECOND DEFENSE IN Railroad Running Through Somme-Py, One of Germans' Main Lines of Communication, Cut by French at Sainte Marie, Says Official Paris Statement on Fighting. NUMEROUS FOOTHOLDS GAINED IN SECOND LINE DEFENSES, SAY FRENCH "We Are Holding All Second Line Points Cap tured," Says Statement, "and We Are En larging and Completing Earlier Gains." Paris, Sept. 30. (I. N. S.) The French have cut the railroad running through Somme-Py, one of the main lines of German communications, according to official an nouncement here today. The railroad was severed at Sainte Marie. Paris. Sept. 30. (I. N. K.) The French forces today pelieti ated the Germans' second line of di-fcn.se in the Champagne district. Official announcement of the success Stated that the French Infantry carried the German trenches ty -torm, after a terrific bombardment from 000 heavy tuns had partially demolished the Uer man defenses. The carnage on both aides was ter rible. BTMk Wait of Navarin Farm. The Germans' second line of de fense was broken went of Navarin farm. A curtain of fire belched out by French artillery was largely re sponsible for the smash which en bled infantry to break through the wall. In reporting the great French vic tory in the Champagne district, to lay's communique said: "Ws have gstned footholds at nu merous points on the second line of German defenses west of Tahure, and lso west of Navarin Farm, where we broke through, advancing a good dis tance past the necond line. We are holding all of the second line points captured. Capture German Fort. "The Germans are directing a. ter rific bombardment against our new positions east or Souchez. Otherwise conditions in the Artois district are normal. "To the south of Rlpont we havo raptured an Important point known as For De La Pefaite and wo are enlarg ing and completing the conquest of the first German line. "Despite unfavorable weather condi tions, our airships have bombarded the railroad stations at Vallee De L:i 8uippe, Bezancourt, Warmeriville, Pont Faverget und St. Hllaire he Petit." Germans Admit Hevcrse. Berlin, Sept. (I. N. S.) Ad mission that the French had penetrat ed the German lines, capturing hill 191 near Messlges. Champagne, was made here today by the German gen eral staff. The statement added that successful mining operations had been carried out against the British south of Ypres, two companies being blown up. At Sainte Marie, the French, after four attempts, broke through the outec German line, the statement sal, whereupon the German reserves deliv ered a counter attack, capturing 8 no prisoners and annihilating the balance of the attacking force. In the eastern theatre the Germane broke through the Russian line near Smorgonje, east of Vilna, and took 1000 prisoners, six cannon and four machine guns. On the southern front General vou Linslngen drove back the Russians along the upper Konnin and cap tured 700. WIRELESS TELEPHONE F TO ISLAND OF HAWAII Conversation by-Radio-Phone Carried on Between Wash ington and Honolulu, New York, Sept. 80. (V. P.) Wire less tsiephonv from the Atlantic sea board to Hawaii, a distance of 46i0 miles. Is an established fact, the Amer lean Telephone & Telegraph company announced today. Speech sent from Washington last right was received by the small wire less antenna established by Lloyd Es penshted. the company engineer sent -especially to Honolulu for the test. The message went 2500 miles overland and the rest of the way to Hawaii over water. The dlstanre thus covered Is greater than from New York to London and Other important Kuropean points. A telephonic reply could not be re ceived from the Islands last night, be cause there was only a receiving In strument there. Today's dispatcher told the officials and J. J. Carty, the 'hven tor, however, that the words, ' .'Hello, hello, hello," and the numerals. (Concluded oo rfe Two Column Tttrte) WORKS ROM ATLANTIC BERLIN WARNS PUBLIC TO MINIMIZE THE T Final Decision Is in Doubt, Say Papers, Though Allies' Attacks Nearly All Failed, Berlin (By Wireless to Sayvllle. L. I ) Sept. 30.--(U. P.) Berlin papers today warned the public not to mini mize the Importance of the Anglo French offensive In the west, and ad mitted that the final decision is still in doubt. The enemy's attacks have nearly all failed with gigantic losses, the papers said, but the allies still continue to fight. The German nation may confi dently trust in a heroic resistance, de spite the enemy's strongly organized el forts, the papers add. GERMANS SAY CLAIMS OF FRENCH SUCCESS PROBABLY TOO LARGE Berlin. Sept. "0. (I. X. S.) The r.prnn i.oKai Anzeigcr today says: "The allies' offensive has nlready shown It is a failure. German re serves were always ready at point that were endangered. The danger of breaking the German line no longer exists. The French and English had tremendous losses, especially the Eng lish at I-oos. 'The French are claiming 20,000 prisoners. That is exorbitant. At present we do not know the exact number, but it must naturally be large, resulting from the nature of the fighting. We consider It possible the French made more prisoners than we, but we know wc took 3000 French In one spot, which tends to show there was hut little difference in the num ber of prisoners. "One Spot scatters Little." "We cleared some trenches after 7 J hours' bombardment and it is only natural the allies took some materia1. "But one must not forget the line Is 500 kilometers long, so It matters little what happens at some little spot. "We have no cause for uneasiness at all. The Anglo-French final obje:t may be considered an entire failure already. Our lines are Intact and Im movable everywhere. We expect fur ther developments with the greatett tranquility." Calls Zffort a r allure. The Berlin Mittags Zeltung says: "With highest possible tension the French-British allies made their mightiest effort and failed. They pre pared for the attack for months, but with no success after all. The Rus sian new offensive is only a part of the whole scheme for diplomatic ef fect." Warships Continue As Chief Weapons European War Shows Haval Flg-htlng- of Future will Be Steel and Oun Struggle. iokio, sept 30. (U. f.) Big war ships will continue in the future to be the chief weapons of naval warfare, despite the accomplishments of sub marines jas demonstrated In the Euro pean war. "The naval fighting of the future, as in the past," said an admiral today, "will be a struggle between steel and guns. There will be no change in the structure, shape and armament of war ships though, of course, the strength of individual fighting vessels Is likely to continue increasing. We may see a dreadnaught shortly with a displace ment of 40,000 tons." lie declared that submarines and torpedo boats are only scouts, "and their activities do not have as great effect on the course of the war as ama teur critics believe." : The admiral desires that Japan have by 1920 a battle fleet of eight super- dreadnaughts and eight battle cruis era. OT OFFENSIVE m FORMER PORTLAND POSTMASTER PLACED I Y ,t I I 1 I John Minto. JOHN W. MINTO MADE STATE PRISON WARDEN IN PLACE OF BROTHER Former Portland Postmaster Succeeds to Job Made Va cant by Convict's Bullet. Salem. Or.. Sept. 30. John W. Minto of Portland, brother of the late Harry P. Minto, was today unanimously fleet ed bis successor as warden of the state penitentiary here by the state board of control. State Treasurer Kay made the motion, which was seconded by Secretary of State Olcott, and Gover nor Withycombe acquiesced. There was no discussion of the proposition. The new warden was sheriff of Ma rion county a number of years, served as Portland postmaster, and has been prominent In politics for many years. Gave Way to Brother. WThen Harry P. Minto was chosen warden a number of the friends of John suggested his appointment, and it was said that he would have been named had not Harry sought the place. The appointment means that' the new warden will also be a member of the state parole board, which consists of George P. Putnam, the governor's sec retary; Parole Officer Joe Keller and John F. Iogan, the latter of Portland. The fifth member has never been named by Governor Withycombe. The parole officer, secretary to the govern or and warden hold office by virtue of their office. This parole board Is quite an im portant spoke In the state government wheel since the new law became ef fective, May 22. Ho Shake-Up at Pen. The appointment of John W. Minto s taken to mean that there will not be a shake-up at the penitentiary. The ate warden had reorganized the peni tentiary force by discharging many of the men employed by Lawson, and it Is believed that most of them will be eptable to the new warden. It is known that the late warden had difficulty in "holding down" Deputy Warden Sherwood, who was inclined to resort to old time prison methods, and there would be considerable satisfac tion in the capital if Minto would re place Sherwood with some one moce In harmony with modern usages. Minto Long in Public Life. John W. Minto, appointed warden of the state penitentiary, is well known In this city, having been a resident here since 1SS6, and at various times holding public positions. Among the public oirlces he has held in Portland are postmaster, chief of police, deputy- collector of internal revenue and weigher and gauger In the collector of customs' office. Mr. Minto got his first experience in police work as a patrolman In Salem, lie later was made chief of police. In 1882 lie was elected sheriff of Marion county, and served two terms. In 1890 he became weigher and gauger in the customs office. In 1897 was appointed chief of police of Port land, and under RooseVelt was made postmaster here for five and a half years. Later he was appointed deputy under David M. Dunne, collector of internal revenue. More recently Mr. Minto was em ployed by Twohy Brothers' Construc tion company. For the last year he has been engaged in private work. Republican Victory Is Seen by Taf t Former President at Chicago, How ever, Won't Discuss Question of His Possible Candidacy. Chicago. Sept. 30. (I. N. S.) For mer President William Howard ' .ft today was free with' predictions of Re publican victory In 1916, but chary of revelation as to whether he would again be a candidate for president. Taft, arriving here yesterday from the Pacific coast, said: "All evidences point to a Republican victory next year. The party is in w. good shape, and all of its old elements will be united In the next campaign." Answering a suggestion that some of his friends are busy using his name as a presidential possibility, be said: "You should not blame me for fool ish things my friends may do." Reminded that press dispatches had quoted him as saying he would not be a candidate, the former president re plied: "I said I was out of active politics, but that does not mean that I am not going to take an Interest In politics." .4 .... K .!..-, HEROESWQN, HEROES LOST GREAT FIGHTl Story of Capture of Loos by British, Many of Them Re cruits iii Their First Battle, Reveals Unrivalled Exhibi tions of Courage. GERMAN INVITED DEATH TO DESTROY HIS ENEMY Hidden in Sub-Cellar, He Tel ephones Location of Offi cers' Quarters So German Gunners Can Blow Up the House Where He Is Hidden. n.r Phillip Gibbs. British Headquarters, Peftt. 30. (T. NT. S.) Now. after the first rush is over, there is time to tell the story of one of the greatest achievements gained by British troops In this war. There were many battalions of new army men among those who led the attack. Including some Scottish regi ments who had a full share in the hor rors of the first assault. Many were recruits In Kitchener's army who had hardly arrived in Flanders, but they were none the less keen because of that. These splendid boys listened through the night of Friday to the Intense bom bardment which preceded the assault and which In itself was a tremendous test on the nerves. But at 6:30 a. m. Saturday, when the company officers gave the word, the battalions leaped out of their trenches and ran toward the enemy's lines with a wild hurrah. Their point of attack was the vil lage of Loos, three and a half miles away. They reached the enemy's lines of trenches without sustaining many casualties and found the first two lines of barbed wire effectively broken down by the bombardment, but th (Concluded on Pie Fire, Golunn FlTe.) KILLING OF CONVICT AS Many Citizens Incline to Be lief That Patrolman Long Used Gun Unnecessarily, Chief of Police Clark has highly com mended Patrolman A. L. Long for his act in shooting and killing: Otto Hook er, the escaped convict, who killed Warden Minto and was caught hiding Deneatn tne rioor or a partly con structed house in Albany at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday night, but many others do not take the chief's view of the shooting. After a 36 hour man hunt. Hooker was discovered, and Patrolman Long, Deputy Sheriff 11. Christof ferson o Multnomah, and L. D. Moore and John Talent, penitentiary guards, went to get nim. Hooker was hiding in a part ly constructed house. While the other three officers were stationed around Lhe house, Christof ferson went insid and with the aid of a flashlight lo cated Hooker beneath the floor, which was only partly laid. Hooker In Narrow Quarters. Chrlstofferson called the other men and then the command was given for Hooker to come out of the hole hand first. The distance between the floor and the ground was about two feet As Hooker began to emerge, Christof ferson held his flashlight on him witt one hand and grabbed him by th collar with the other; Moore pointed his revolver at Hooker's head and Long aimed his rifle at his bods'. Hooker wriggled out of the hole hands first, until his head and slioul ders were free, and wriggled as fa as he could by the aid of his elbows Then apparently he drew back his han to place it on the floor and push him self farther out ot the hole. Thi moument was taken by ''Long as signal to fire, and he sent a bullet crashing through Hooker's body. Long says he interpreted the movement to be an effort of Hooker's to reach for hi gun, but the prevailing opinion Is that Hooker, witli the four men stand ing over him, had emerged from the hole sis far as he could without assist ing himself with his hands and with drew his hand from above his head for that purpose. Alaska Racing Dogs Are Off for Europe Nome, Alaska. Sept. 30 (P. ft. S.) Chaperoned by Rene Haas, a liuten-' ant in the French army and Scotty Allen, the famous racing driver. 200 Alaskan sled dogs are aboard the steamship Senator today bound for .Seattle on their way to France. The degs nave Deen purcnasea Dy Lieu tenant Haas and will be used by the French army. Allan will accompany the dogs as fat as Queoec. Kenneth Marr and Archie Cameron, well known mushers, will accompany Lieutenant Haas and the dogs to Francs. HOOKER RAD NOT COMMENDABLE rLECTRIC AND TRACTION MAGNATES are here. hi Among them, top, left toright E. H. Baker, presi tdent American Electric Railway Manufacturers; W. J. Clark, traction manager General Electric, New York. Center C. I. Henry, vice president American Electric Railway Association, and H. G. McConnaughy, secretary-treasurer American Electric Railway Manutac turers. Bottom C. L. Sergeant, vice president Boston -vated; C. L. Allen, president American Electric Ry. Ass'n. GECE PUTS BORDER L MOBS FIGHT IN SOFIA Greek Chamber of Deputies Appropriates $28,950,000 for National Defense. Athens, Spt. 30. (I. N. S.) Martial law has been proclaimed throughout Macedonia, according to announcement here today. The Chamber of Deputies has ap proved Premier Venizelos' program es tablishing a state of siege in the ter ritory gained from Bulgaria during the Balkan war and also has adopted all measures placing Greece on a war foot ing. Premier Venizelos was given an ova tion when he declared In parliament that mobilization of the Gieek army was the direct outcome of Bulgaria a war preparations. Former Premier Gounarls, who here tofore has favored strict neutrality, folloyed Venizelos and said he strong ly approved the measures and precau tions adopted by Venizelos. He was cheered to the echo. The Chamber of Deputies unanimous ly appropriated 150,000,(00 drachmae $28,950,000) for the expenses of mobil ization and to help the families of the soldiers. Roumania Is Mobilizing. Rome, Sept. 30. ( U. P. I Roumania is quietly preparing for war, accord ing to the Trlbuna today. Meantime Bulgaria is trying to "back out of a periloua position." The paper declared that Roumania is mobilizing despite Austro-Gcrman threats against her. The resignation of two ministers from the Bulgarian cabinet was interpreted as meaning that Czar Ferdinand has changed front. M. Malinoff, who is reported to have been asked to form a new ministry, is understood to be an open sympathizer witn tne auies cause. Powers to Help Serbia. Rome, bept. 30. ( I. N. S.) Minis ters of entente powers In Athens have promised Premier Venizelos that they will furnish berbla the number of troops guaranteed by treaty betwe.i.i that state and tireece and will lanj them at Salonika or some other con venlent port. In spite of mobilization the attitude of the CireeK army merely connotes the victory of Venizelos over the Ger- manopniie current at tne very mo ment when It was expected to sweep him off his feet. Agreement between King Constantine and the prime min ister, even to that extent, was an un pleasant surplse to the Germans. Roumanians Demand Action. Bucharest. Sept. 30. (U. P.) Led by Take Jonesco, former minister ot the interior, 60 statesmen today de manded that the Roumanian premier take Immediate steps for general moo ilization to meet Bulgaria's. They likewise demanded that the Austro German propaganda be stopped, anl declared it is dishonoring and imper illing Roumania, Rioting in Sofia. Paris. Sept. 30. (I. N. S.) Rioting has broken out In Sofia and many persons were killed and wounded in a hand to hand struggle with military police. Uncensored dispatches from the Bulgarian capital received here this afternoon stated that further fighting was feared. 5000 Welsh Miners Are Striking Again For Tourth Tims Within Recent Weeks, Wales Sees Strike Troubles la Dis trict. Cardiff, Wales, Fept. 30. (U. P.) For the fourth time within a few weeks Wales had strike troubles today for 5000 coal miners In the southern district quit work as a protest against th employment of non-union workers. 4- Aw. uwf jri p,!fV If if x- v Vr IS Ms. J 1 ' f r?wx sri iw -saT ELECTRIC RAILWAY LEADERS AND WIVES ARE LOCAL Eastern Managers on Their Way to Annual Convention at San Francisco. There are more electric railway mag nates to the square Inch In Portland today than this city has ever seen be fore. A special train load of them and their wives urrlved over the Great Northern at the North Bank depot at 7 o'clock this morning and they are putting In the day seeing Portland. This group of railway chiefs Is on its way to attend the annua) conven tion of the American Electric Railway association and the convention of its affiliated organization, the American Electric Railway Manufacturers' asso ciation. The presidents and most of the other (GonclndVd on Page Serenteen. Column One) Japanese Control Travel on Pacific San Francisco, Sept. 30. (l, P.) Toyo Kisen Kalsha. the Jupanexe steamship company, will put four more trans-Pacific steamers Into commis sion, it was announced ttxlay. This will give the line control of the Pa cific T)a.aHneer hn Ml nMa with (ha r. tirement of the Pacific Mall line. G. A. R. PICKS KANSAS CITY Washington. Sept. 30. (I. P.) Kan sas City, Mo., was chosen today as the 1916 meeting place of the G. A. R. Hero of Boer War Killed in France London, Sept. 30. (U. P.) Major General George Thesiger, a hero of th Boer war, and Lieutenant General Sir Thompson Capper, prominent In Sou dan affairs, have been killed in France It was officially announced today. GUESTS Red Sox Cinch Championship Of Americans Pennant Assured for Boston Wlion St. Louis Browns Trounce Detroit Tigers With an 8 to 2 Score. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 30. (I. N. S.l The American league pennant whs cinched by Boston today when the St. Louis Browns trounced the Detroit Ti gers by an 8-2 score, thereby killing the Tigers' last faint hopes. Zeppelins Are Seen Headed for England Amsterdam. Sept. 30. (V. P.) Six Zeppelins were sighted heading west ward over Aerschot, Belgium, today. In a course destined to take them to England, if maintained. --V ? w d. 3 PEOPLE OF PORTLAND ARE SPECIAL GUESTS AT STATE FAIR TODAY Program of Interest Has Been Prepared and All Are Heartily Welcomed, 'Salem, Or., Sept. 30. Special trains from all directions brought visitors to the State Fair today and there were more automobiles on the (rounds 11 a. m. than there were at the same time yesterday. Portland Day promises to have as larjje an attendance as Salem Day. Yesterday's attendance was 25.000 beating the attendance of the fair's greatest previous day, Salem Day, of two years ago, when 21,000 were ad mitted. The Southern Pacific brought four spe.clal trains from Portland, loaded with people this morning, and the Oregon Electric ran three special trains. The Vace track Is In fine condition (Concluded oo Piffe Fire, Colnms Oae.) Youth Walks Off Roof in His Sleep; Can't Be Found Albany. Or., Sept. 30. Walk- It ing In his sleep. Hoy From an. aged 24, son of County Record- It er Grant Froman, cllmtoed out of his bedroom window about 20 4ft minutes to 1 o'clock this morn- -3tt lng. to the roof of a porch, Hr Jumped 12 feet to the ground, and has not been located since., Mr. Froman. the father, has 4t led a search ail over town, but no sign of the young man was 0 found. K, Mr. Froman says there Is no 4 doubt that the son was walking; W lit in his sleep, as he wore his night clothes. Ills other doth- Ht Ins was found In the room, $ 1ft . 4R .1 id .,. . eve M ,4k ft W ',-"- 4tiV GULF STORM KILLS SCORE IN LOUISIANA New Orleans Wireless Says a Dozen Are Dead There and Other Gulf Points Are Believed to Have Suffered Heavily. PROPERTY LOSS PLACED AT ABOUT $5,000,000 Masonic Temple and Famous Old French Market Are Among Structures Wrecked by Tornado; Churches and Other Buildings Damaged. Memphis. Tenn.. Sept. .". 0 - i T. N. S.) Eight white persons Rnd 17 negroes have been drowned and a scorn or more njured In a storm at Fronler. T.a., ac ordlng to advices received here late oday by officials of the Illinois Cen tral railroad. Galveston. Texas. Sept. 30. ( 1'. F.) Fragmentary wireless reorts from New Orleans, picked up here. Indicate storm fatalities there will not exceed a dozen, and that the property loss is not as great as at first feared. The waters are receding. The message was not complete, SI the air conditions are unfavorable for transmission. It Is believed fntallties along ths Louisiana const are heavy, and that damage Is millions of dollars. New Orleans Is Cheerful. Ran Antonio. Texas, Sept. 30. (I. N. 8.) "Conditions are not very bad." This wireless message from New Or leans was received at Fort Sam Hous ton at 10:30 a. m. today. An earlier message, relayed from Galveston, said: "Water nearly drained from street of New Orleans. Going down rapidly." Train Enters New Orleans. Jackson. Miss, Sept. 80. Hi. P.) Railroad traffic between here end New Orleans was resumed today when (('included on Vnt Sl. Columns, Kotir.) VISIT TO GERMANY Trip Across to New York Required 13 Days, Due to Delays in English Channel. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koehler of IT J Nineteenth street north have returned from a trip to Germany, their former home. They left here In November of , last year, accompanying their daugh ter. Ilea, wife of Dr. Konrnd Delhrueclt of Elberfeld. Mr. Koehler did not wish to be Inter viewed this morning, hut said he would prepare an account of his stay In Ger many for The Journal hh nt as he' had had time to nttend to mutters that htve accumulated h re during his ab fcence, Ths Koehlers vlnlted relatives anif friends in Krankfort on Main and other places, and came home by way of the Holland-American liner frori Rotterdam. It took IS days to mak the trip from Germany to New York, the tedious trip being largely due to delays In the English channel. Dr. Delbrueck Is In the army, having left In August for the wentern front when the Koehlers started for Port land. Safe Conduct Is Given by Britain Washington, Sept. 30 fr. P.) The British Ambassador today delivered personally to the state depsrtment Austrian Ambassador Dumba's safs conduct, requested by this government In connection wllh Vienna's recall of him. The safe conduct was forwarded to Dumba's summer home nt Lenox, Mass. It stipulated he must sail from New York October 5. RICHARD KOEHLER HAS RETURNED FROM LONG Dumlm I,en vc nn. Lenox. Mass.. Sept. N. fl.) , Constantln Dumha, the recalled Aus , tro-Hungarlan imhHMndor and Ma dame Dumbu left today by automobile for New York where they will arrive -this evening. September Wheat . Jumps 11 5-8 Cents ' Dura go. H '!. Z.iV. P.) Septem- c ber wln at jtimpn. 11 cents a bushel today In the rH before closing, hitting y' $1.15 U- B-chuho of delayed shipments V due to bd weather, ths shorts were) ? caufht and bad to buy heavily to mes contracts today, ths settlement day.