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THE r OREGON - DAILY ' JOURNAL PORTLAND." THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. 4 I TANKS PLAY PART IN DRAMATIC EVENTS OF LATEST BRITISH DRIVE t Gasoline Exhausted, Germans Attempt to Capture One, bijt British Save Comrades ONE SOLVES BIG PROBLEM SUenoes Germans Defending Cellar TolspvAl ul Xldgs round to Be Mass oftfndsrf round ef eases. By Frederick Palmer. (Accredit'! Corrwpuudent with the British Army of the l'ret of the United BUtes.) At tho British Front. Sept. 28. (I. N. B,)-rOn Wednesday with the arrival of a lull after twd flays of battle In which the British have gained five vil lages and taken G000 prisoners, the cor respondent gleaned from the partici pants many stories, not only of cour age and Impulse, but of humor and paradox possible only In such compli cated and remorseless warfare as that of the grand offensive. Most wonderful of all. perhaps, was that of one of the "tanks" or new armored motor cars, which started for Berlin "on Its own." This monstrous land ship, ambling and lumbering long, did not wait on the Infantry fafter the taking of Ouedeeourt, but plodded over nhell holes and across 'lots looking for food like some pre ihUtorlc lizard, for sooner or later It jwas bound to find another German trench and engage the occupants with Its machine guns. Gasoline Supply Exhausted. !In this It succeeded, but It ran out f gasoline. ! When the Germans found this strange creature with its steel sides Impenetrable by bullets stalled, curios fey and desire Of revenge was a fillip to their courage. They went after it with th stalking cupidity of preic teric man after a wounded mammoth that has had Its bulk fast in one yf the alleys of "Cave Dwellers row, While they tried to avoid the thrusts of its deadly tusks. , No such game was ever seen on thU western front, where all kinds of bizarre fighting Is teen. According to an account veraciously given by officers, while the tank's ma chine guns were blazing right and left and taking a heavy toll, some of II. e Germans managed to creep along the trenches under the fore legs and hind legs of the crushing beast, and then swarmed over it, looking for an open ing through which to strike at its vitals. Infantry Bares "Tank." They fired their rifles Into Its Joints and bombed It, but all to no more avail than burglars trying to reach the in side of a battleship turret with a Jimmy. All the while its machine guns were kept busy at the human targets within reach. Its crew, chosen dare devils, concluded to stick until they starved or the Germans found the proper kind of a can opener to get them out. Finally, the British Infantry, seeing the tank was In distress, d,id not wait on any general s orders to remain at their objective, which was gained. They were out to save that impounded comrade. With a cheer they rushed the Ger mans and overwhelmed them, and when the crew heard laughing and shouting In English they opened the uoor and called out: Supply Is Replenished. "We are all right If you will only get us some gasoline. Let the old girl have a uuzzle of her proper drink and we ran take the road again." o the Infantry formed a line In trout of the tank, determined to de tend her to the last man, while a run ner was hurried back for a can of gas oline, which arrived safely. The beast, having taken a swallow, ambled back into the reserve amidst more cheers. It left behind it 250 dead Germans. Another tank which did well In this fight assisted la the taking of Thlep val. There was once a chateau in Thlep val. The cellar Is still there, roofed by the remains of its brick, stone and mertar, in a thick, shell-pummelled layfcr, which protected it from penetra tion by even the and 12 Inch high ex plosives. 4 "Tank" Silsnoes Defenders. Here the Germans waited, smoking their mild cigars and drinking soaa water, . brought up through shell-proof underground tunnels, while the ruins over their heads were belabored by the Ilritish artillery. TJiey had the sense of security ot tn earfy Kansas settler when he went be 16 and closed the ooor during a cy clase. Of course, they had a machine gun air ready for business Instantly the British bombardment ceased as a wel come for the British infantry. When It begin rattling. Mister Thom as Atkins took cover and considered v. ays and means of silencing H as. utval. then "Let me at it," with elephant ine deliberation appeared the tank crossing trenches and dipping its 11m bet vertebraed ponderosity In and out of -shell holes and took the Job off Mis ter Atkins' hands and having fln l.i Hed It looked for another. ' ' Defenses Are Xngenisoa, A wonderful business was the taking; oflThiepval and the Zollern redoubt, which lies between It and Courcelette. hlepval 'was held by the 180th German regiment. For a long timeahis iegtment had held this stand accord ing to prisoners' accounts. They had fortified it and the commanding ridge by dint of beaver Industry,, making raqiified tunnels and dugouts In the chilky earth until- they were safe from shell fire, which would have easily, turned a fort like Maubeuge or Liege, or other pre-war type forts Info a grave of wreckage for Its oc cupants. S'hey asked that they might be al lowed to remain and defend it, giving their word thai It would never be taken from them, and the German .army commander consented. Not only la this village but all aldng the ridge that part of this old front line on which hinges the whole Anglo-French; movement with Its right on the Somme they had the same kind of a maze of warrena with all the comforts of home. There was a mystery corner wjiich Has bn atfvartlse) for j MTii yaara and in II lions sold. 1 -Yon may soon Md It. PORTLAND HUNTERS GET FOUR FINE SPECIMENS OF DEER iba'Uviu .V a t J tA ; I v i i A L - tvfdi ;i4-i-TV & jijy I At left, J. W. Van Mat J. . Van Matre of the Packard Motor company and II. II. Jones of the Jones Lumber company came in town Monday afternoon from an eight days' hunting trip with four black tail deer, averaging about 125 pounds each. the British charged across only to find the Germans appeared out of the earth in their rear. The 180th had cudgled Its brains to make the Thiep val sector an example literally of the wizardry of defense. It was this sort of preparation whicn stoped the Brit ish attack on July i when, as the British Infantry charged, after the artillery bombardment was over, the Germans popped their machine guns out of their hiding places and swept their spray across the lines of khaki. Bit by bit since July 1 the British have worked their way forward to transverse the old line trenche in the course of their swinging movement on this hinge. Yesterday when they went after Thiepval and the Zollern redoubt, as cue captured German said, there was a British soldier at the door of the dugouts following the bursting of the last fchell of the preparatory bombard ment. Fish Stock to Go in ' Coos County Waters State Tish and Game Commission-Car Passes Through Marshfleld on the Way to the CoquUle Valley. Marshfield. Or., Sept. 28. The state fish and game commission car passed through here Wednesday on the Hay to Coquille valley. While In Coos county the car will supply some of the locaj streams and lakes. Tim 0pp. Ladd & Tilton CT v wJ T B I b 1 r A 3 B T b r t? W 11 1 m s a m amsaass. m . a m m si r sp- m m j re; at right, H. H Jones, and the Their Packard roadster with their prize of the hunt strapped on behind made a spectacular - entry into th-i city as they came down Washington street. They went Into the south fork of the Umpqua river wflh a guide and three pack horses. Two of the deer MOORE IS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS OF HIS POTASH INDUSTRY e) Promoter Plans to Make Res idence Near Scene of Sum mer and Abert Lakes, Jason C. Moore has tentatively ar ranged for a cottage at Paisley end presently Mrs. Moore and Miss Moore will arrive from the fashion and so ciety centers of New York to Join him in permanent residence near uls new scene of endeavors. Mr. Moore is Just that sure of ths outcome of his project for developing the soda and potash deposits of Sum mer and Abert lakes. He said yester day at the Oregon hotel that work cu constructing test commercial plant.- at the lakes Is already virtually under way. By the time Prof. W. H. Levy, a chemist employed by his financial backers, has completed the final analy sis of the lake waters, this first unit will be running. The results of the Take Advantage of the Following Prices Ladies' Suits $15.00 Sale Price $ 7.85 $22.50 Sale Price $14.85 $27.50 Sale Price $16.85 $32.50 Sale Price $19.85 $37.50 Sale Price $22.85 All Skirts and Millinery at a Big Reduction During This Sale Sale Starts Friday, 9 A. M. WhiitelboTLa Bank 266 spoils of their hunt. were killed Saturday night and brought in 20 miles to camp. Mr. Jones and Mr. Van Matre started home at o'clock Sunday evening and motored in turns all night and Monday, arriv ing In the city hungry and tired at 2:30 In the afternoon. first unit will determine Just how big the permanent and final mill is to be. Mr.. Moore arrived Tuesday night In compnay with E. B. Black, a Kansas City 'consulting engineer, after a visit to the lakes, Mr. Black Is today writing his report of the investigations they have made and will submit them to his principals, who are also employing Professor Levy. Mr. Black and Mr. Moore, accom panied by Chester A. Sheppard, presi dent and counsel of the new Pacific Chemical I company, will confer at Salem Friday with the state land board relative to the final terms of the lease. "I am not going 40 ask for any more extensions, saia Mr. Moore. All I want is to learn definitely what the board has in mind regarding the lease outside of the formal part of it. I want their point of view, in other words. Until the Strahorn railroad is bulH through the Central Oregon lake region the product of the soda and potash plapt will be taken to market by motor truck either to Bend of to Lakeview It is probable that a short connecting spur will be built when the main line is ready. . Charged With Selling Liquor. unarged wun introducing liquor on the Umatilla Indian reservation, near Pendleton, Basil Parr, an Indian, was brought to the Multnomah county Jail last night by Deputy U. 8. Marshal Jackson. His bond has been fixed at $500. Ladies' Coats $12.50 Sale Price $ 6.95 $15.00 Sale Price $ 9.95 $20.00 Sale Price $11.95 $25.00 Sale Price $14.95 $30.00 Sale Price $17.95 se Cloak aimdl Soit Co, Washington "--Cm.- '-'-. AMERICA NS HAVE LET CHANC& SLIP BY TO SECURE PERU'S TRADE Instead of Waiting Business Men of Country Should Have Jumped In, JUNKETS NOT PROFITABLE Sonta American Rays Acqnalntancashlp Zs Wot aCade in Say; Proper Course Discussed. The great oportunity of the United States to capture the bulk of the trade with Peru has slipped by, according to S. H. Karrmacher of Lima, who arrived at the. Hotel Imperial this morning. "The time to Jump In was directly after the war began," said Mr. Kan ncacher, who is visiting here to re cuperate from a recent attack of fever. "Instead of waiting and inquiring American business men should have gone after the trade, which had to be abandoned by Germany at the time. "American exporters have neglected South America for Europe, seizing upon the huge Immediate profJts of fered there by the war and scorning to MADE to ORDER THE. Nicoll fine materials the Nicoll fine workmanship are moderate in price only be cause of our large business. Nicoll tailoring means indi vidual goojlstyle Suits and Overcoats $25, $30, $35 and upwards W JEKEtEMS' 6ONS ' Oscar M. Smith, Manager. 108 Third Street, Near Washington Dfl3Cnn . THE LUBIN SUIT AND CLOAK lYCdbUn. CO., 286 Morrison street, was te, as the room was rented over their hearL been in business only six months, and had their Fall stock of ladies' Suits, Coats and they were ordered to move by the landlord. The Whitehouse Cloak and Suit Co. Took advantage of the situation and bought the entire stock at an exceptionally low price. In addition to the Lubin stock, our entire stock, including Fall arrivals, will be offered in this sale. ! Ladies' Dresses $15.00 Sale Price $ 8.85 $20.00 Sale Price $12.85 $25.00 Sale Price $14.85 $30.00 Sale Price $17.85 $35.00 Sale Price $19.85 Open Jturday Until build up the ground work of a perma nent trade-. . Jnakets Axe WToag SCeaaa. r "The American exporter and manu facturer goes after South American business in the wrong way. They de pend almost entirely on Junkets, such as the recent trip of the Boston Cham ber of Commerce and Of the liner Kroonland. "The South Americans are glad to see . the Americans and give them a royal welcome to be sure, but one can't expect trade relations to follow a two days' visit. The Boston visitors stopped only a day or o in Lima be cause anxious to go to Bolivia to spend a week in the mines, and it takes a week to outfit to. get to the first of the mines! "Few but the great corporations like the U. S. Steel can afford to maintain branches in Peru and so the logical methods of doing business is through commission men. "Far better than a Junket costing thousands of dollars like the Kroon land trip is to take ttie money and to put one or two good men In the coun try for a year or so to study condi tions and represent yOur community, t Pent Xs Prosperous. "In this way only can trade rela tions be built up and your manufac turers and others kept posted as to business opportunities. You ehould not depend on the consular service. "I am interested particularly in elec trical goods but really your electrical apparatus and appliances are too high grade to meet the demands of the wfest coast South American. He Judges by price and not by quality and foreign nations In dealing with him have Bold with an idea to price rather than Quality. "Peru is prosperous. This war has caused a great demand for her hides, Lubin Cloak and Suit Co. X Forced Out By the Landlord Entire Stock Taken Over By the Whitehouse Cloak and Suit Co. JO P. M. Bet. Third and Fourth Sts. cotton and sugar but ths difficulty is round there as hers .n getting- tonnage. "The slides in tne Panama cans i brought great discomfort and annoy ance because many cargoes destined lor Peru were held up at Colon. Some vessels remained there until the slides were cleared. Others came around through the straits, but Instead of coming to Peruvian ports they had to go up to Ecuador first because tne Peruvian cargo was on the bottom in anticipation of a canal passage." Two Small Portland Fires. A blaze in an old shed at the rear of the Ideal lodging house, 266 H Everett street, yesterday afternoon burned a small hole in the roof and did about ILQ damages. The blase is supposed to have started from a cigar ette thrown from one of the windows. A second blase at the Oregon Box fac tory in the afternoon burned a tar p-jt. but caused no damage. Isn't that "Ever taste Anything like it, Jim? It has the flavor of the wild blackberry, all right, and that tang is great not too sweet or too sour." Men are making "Loju" their favorite drink this summer. They are the sort who stay away from sweet, insipid drinks. "Loju" has a tang and a snap to it that's found in nothing else. It is the natural citric acid of the loganberry. -Ask for "Loju" in Ithen you'll be sure to get Two Kinds Beverage (Ready to Serve) Concentrated (to B Diluted) Men Like "Loju" Served these ways : "X.OJTJ" XXOXBAX.Xr A man's favorite, especially. Use one part "Loju" Bever age, half charged water. Six-ounce glass with small piece of ice is proper. "LOJTT' aSXJTT JDlir Crush several sprigs of mint In an eight-ounce glass. Fill with finely chipped ice, cover with one ounce of "Loju' Decorate with generous spray of mint. Serve wun short straws. If desired. Northwest Fruit Products Co. Salem, Oregon, U. S. A. E ft TOMORROW Governor's and Scandinavian Day Awe WUWHIM! "Trains Stop in the Heart oi Town." TWO EXMLLARS ROUND TRIP Trains leave Portland for Salem (North Bank Sta- i tion) 6:30, 8:30 (Limited), 10:45 A. M.t 2:05, 4:40 -(Limited), G:05, 9:20, 11:45 P. M. : Trains leave Salem for Portland i:35, 7:15, 9:45 5 (Limited), 11:20 A. M., 1:50, 4:00 (Limited, 5 :30, ; 7:55 P. M. Also ' " LIMITED SPECIAL 5:00 P. M. Thursday, Friday, Saturday SPECIAL 10:00 P. M. Thursday, Portland Day Portland Ticket Offices : North Bank Station, Tenth and Hoyt ; Tenth and Stark ; Fifth and Stark ; Tenth and Mor rison ; Seward Hotel, 10th and Alder; Jeferson St. Station. $1.50 to $7.50 Get year KaTPTOK Glstm from the v BIFOCAL EXFEBT. K&YPTOK Uimc lew u I. 00. We (rise all Iwm ' ia our m . ARDeKeyser Optometrists & Optician Sad. Floor Colambla Bldf 369 Washington St., at W Park St. J flavor great ! the individual bottle the real loganberry flavor. i I Famii? ells 8 Fast Trains 8 DAILY BETWEEN . PORTLAND and SALEM