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THE OREGON DAILY "JOURNAL; PORTLAND, MONDAY. OCTOBER-' 9, 1916
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BRITISH TANK V1NS IN
A FIGHT TO THE FINISH
WITH GERMAN TANGLE
Ponderous Armored Machine
' Wobbles Over Maze and
' Drives Out Enemy Forces.
UNDER TREMENDOUS FIRE
When the Bust of -Battle Clears Awy
' Xnr Moaater Is gees to Bo Mak
lag Way Ore Zaimfi Work.
By Frederick Palmer.
: t Arwr1t1 CoiTiipondnt With th Brlttsb
f Army of tbe Press of tbt Lotted Htacro.i
At the British Front, Oct. .(!. N.
B ) A fight to the finish between a
British "tank" and the "tangle" waa
the outstanding dramatic feature of
. the charge of J,c Bars by the British
In the advance In that neighborhood
Saturday.
' The tangle waa a good, example of
the methods - of defense which the
Germans are using, now that they are
out of their old fortifications. It Is a
strong point with a maze of dugouts
reinforced with cement, which haa
teen especially constructed as a rally-ing-polnt
for maehtne-gun play on the
infantry, both flank and front.
Shells, even of the largest caliber,
are unable to put all the machine guns
put of action.
"Clearly, this was a Job for the
tank." said a British staff officer,
"and one of the worst it has ever
. tackled."
Osllaat Picturesque.
No rush of any torpedo-destroyer
under the guns of a battleship, and no
cavalry charge on record could have
' been more gallant or picturesque.
Since the taking of Eaucourt L'Ab
taye, British bombing parties have
made many rushes into "tangles"
where the Germans have met their
showers of bombs with showera of
their own.- The fire had smashed
much of the cement, making the ad
vance all the more difficult in the
midst of the labyrlnthlan turns which
baffled the British, while the defend
ers, due to their familiarity with their
own lair, had every advantage. Nelth
- er bullet nor bombs could harm the
tanks, but it is bound to be under
heavy shell fire.
For the commander and the crew,
death was success.
Dexterous as the tank la in. moving
over all kinds of. obstacles. It was un
certain whether "his majesty's land
ship," as the official title goes,-could
navigate the tangle.
Was Center of Blear? Tire.
With that peculiar grumbling and
rumbling noise that It makes as It
goes over the ahell craters. It started
off. Sheila dropped all around It.
covering it with earth, but it seemed
to bear a charmed life. Warping Itself
up that half ruined fortification. It
managed to cross over the upheaval
of cement blocks and biased away with
Us own machine guns into the dugouts
and into the machine gun positions of
the Germans.
Meanwhile the German artillery did
not seem to mind whether or not it hit
its own men. The German artillery,
having sighted tbe tank, were de
termined to smash it if it was within
the power of its guns to do so.
The tank seemed to draw all kinds
of fire and all the trouble there was
in its own direction. At times the
tank was hidden from view by the
shell smoke and dust from the explo
sions, but when this cleared it was
still seen moving over the craters
made by the shells aimed at it.
Tank Bid Duty Assigned.
With bullets and shell fragments
rattling on its sides it kept on the
Job. Death and destruction did not
matter. Its business was to clear the
tangle and it succeeded.
The British maintained their posi
tion and gained the front of Le Sara
Saturday. They are cloae up to an
other German atrong point which the
gunners have named "The gunner's
delight." This is the butte War Len
rourt, a sort of tumultous hill which
Is an ideal target for the gunners.
They have torn the top off it and have
blasted it out of anything like the
former contour on the skyline.
The Germans made another strong
counter attack at 6 o'clock In the
morning against the British positions
beyond Thlepval and succeeded in get
ting into a portion of the British
trenches. Here the British closed on
them and after a bloody hand-to-hand
conflict recovered the trenches and
took the survivors prisoners.
CONVICT HIDES NINE
DAYS IN PRISON AND
VISITS LOVER THERE
SORDID ROMANCE CONTINUES BEHIND PRISON WALLS
Portland Salvation. Army. It nas been!
arranged for her to live at Stark's
borne.
Concerning the parole. Governor
Withycombe said:
"I am Influenced not only by tbe
recommendation of the parole board,
but especially by Mrs. Kersch's action
Sunday when her warning, given at
the risk of her. life, thwarted Tanner's
plan to escape from the prison. 'I have
hesitated greatly to grant leniency in
such a case as the one Involved, but
it does now seem that Mrs. Kerach de
serves a chance. She has learned a
bitter lesson."
THOSE LINCOLN LOVED
CONTRIBUTE
MOST TO
TON'S CAMPAIGN
All Classes Aid in Swelling
Fund but "Common Peo
ple" Most Numerous.
"BIG MONEY" AIDS HUGHES
Wall Street Fourlng Out Unlimited
Stuns to Secure Election of
BepubUeau Candidate.
'William Tanner and Hazel Erwin, who carried on clandestine court
ship in spite of penitentiary bars, and whose bold attempt at es
cape was frustrated by a third prisoner.
(Continued From rr One.)
down the corridor to a window facing
the residence of Warden Mlnto. She
screamed to Minto to come quickly,
telling him Tanner was in the house.
Tanner was found on a bookcase in
the Bertillion room. Both he and
the Erwin girl refused to make any
statements as to the attempted es
cape. An investigation disclosed that Tan
ner had effected an entrance into the
women's department from the Ber
tillion room In the men's section, sec
ond floor. He had removed a section
of the base board about three feet
in length and had made a hole through
a wall of brick 23 inches thick. A"h
old chimney hole was used in which
to store the bricks removed. After
going through this hole he was in the
vegetable room, which is located in
the women's section. From there it
was easy for him to reach Hazel
Erwln's room. The Erwin girl Is be
lieved to have furnished him with
food.
Manned to Become "Matron."
From evidence in the way of cloth
ing found it Is believed that the Erwin
girl Intended to disguise herself as
Matron Pope. The only difficulty
would be encountered at the front gate,
but as it was foggy and milkers and
other workers pass in and out in early
morning hours, it might be possible
for them to pass muster. The guards
are stationed at towers on the corner
Woodrow
a door leading toward the stairway.
They had evidently given up the plan
of whittling out the lock as dangerous.
An extra pair of trousers was found in
th.e room and may have been intended
to disguise Miss Erwin as a man, if
that plan should seem feasible. Doz
ens of packages of smoking tobacco
and cigarette paper were found in the
room.
Warden Minto and other officials
had a theory that Tanner was . within
the prison and searched nearly every
where except in the women's depart
ment. After four or five days passed
without any clue, they thought it
probable that he had made his escape.
Will Parole Woman.
Governor Withycombe announced
this morning that he would grant a
parole within 30 days to Carrie Kersch.
She has been In the penitentiary since
April 25, 1911.
Mrs. Kersch was implicated "with
Jessie Webb in killing a man at Port
land and placing his body in a trunk.
The parole will await the return from
the east of Major Jessie Stark of the
Another Big Scandal
Breaks Out in Russia
Financiers and Confederates Are Said
to Ksve Bouffnt Great Quantities of
Foodstuffs Until Fries Drives. TTp.
Copenhagen, Oct 8. (I. N. S.)
Russian papers publish details of a
gigantic scandal which has caused
great excitement throughout the em
pire Of tbe czar. According to these
retorta A niimh,r of well known In- I
fluential financiers and several high
officials have been arrested in Petro
grad. Moscow, Kieff and other cities.
Among the arrested are Rubinstein,
the manager, of the Franco-Russian
Bank of Petrograd. with his wife and
two brothers, the director of the rub-t rs.' Nellie Young!
" iieunwui . u.. Umatilla county
Mrs. Laura Tweedy,
Umatilla county ....
Will M. Petersen, Uma
tilla county
H. J. Taylor, Umatilla
county
M. L. Morrison, Uma
tilla county
E. E. Gelss, Umatilla
county
Barnett H. Goldstein,
Portland
fund is the tangible evidence of their
deep interest in the campaign and their
earnest desire for the reelection of
President Wilson.
Wall Street is doing Its utmost to
elect Mr. Hughes. Unlimited sums
have been poured into his campaign
fund. Money Is being spent ' without
stint in the effort to becloud the
real issues of the campaign. No
president who faithfully serves the
people can look Tor Wall Stteets'
support.
The cost of the campaign for the
reelection of President Wilson Is being
defrayed not by "big business' but by
the people. Those who wish to aid
can do so by acting upon the sugges
tion of the coupon below:
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Wilson
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Previously reported 12918.25
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proprietors of the banking firm of
Juncker Brothera & Wolfsohn, a fa
mous lawyer and attorney ' for tbe
Spanish embassy
The financiers and their confederates
of the walls, some distance from the
gate.
The pair had filled a ssck made of jn official circles are accused of hav
a blanket wlfh clothing and had used ! ing formed a ring for illegal specula
tion and usury. It la charged that
they bought up sugar, grain, meat and
other foods and held these necessi-
A Nation-wide Poll Showing
To sense the trend of union labor sentiment in the coming Presidential election, the editor
of THE LITERARY DIGEST addressed a letter to the presidents, vice-presidents and secretaries
of labor organizations, representing practically all branches of industry, in every State of the
Union. The letter asked for an expression of opinion as to the sentiment of their unions toward
the different Presidential candidates. About. five hundred replies, from thirty-two States, have
been received.
In this week's number of "The Digest," dated October 7, the result of this poll is given.
Many interesting statements from labor leaders are quoted, and this feature of the "Digest"
will be read carefully by workers in every branch of industry.
The article, in the opinion of many people, quite definitely answers the question "Will
Organized Labor Vote Solidly?" It is handsomely illustrated with reproductions of original
photographs.
Among some of the other striking features in "The Digest" for October 7 are: ,
"American Business Bursts Its Jacket"
The President and Leaders of Hi Party Assert the Highest Peak in American Business Has Been
Reached Under Democratic Administration, and This Without Counting War
importations or importations.
The Zeppelin Raids on London
New York's Traction Strike
India's Six Invasions
Our Future Hybrid Race
A Government Show on Wheels
Tftie Medical Fee System of the Future
The Birth of Our Popular Songs
Opposite German Views of Atrocities
Negro Labor Coming North
The War Caused by Coal and Iron
Germany's Luxurious Trenches
. (Specially Illustrated)
Who Started the War?
Sterilizing Oysters
Conquering Heavy Roads in France
French and Belgian Art Losses
A Study in Rural Religion
Many Interesting Half-tone Illustrations, Cartoons, Etc.
A "Movie" Film That Girdles the Earth
From week to week the columns of THE
LITERARY DIGEST present a complete moving-picture
of the world's events, happenings
of every sort in all lands, skilfully condensed
so as to make a reel oi actual, vital news that
exactly meets the requirements of the busy
man or woman of today. And you can be
absolutely sure that nothing is colored or dis
torted in the least. Each fact is recorded for
you without fear or favor just as it occurred.
This constantly changing film represents all
shades of opinion, all diversities of thought. It
is uniform in one respect only, its impartiality.
It holds the mirror up to life and leaves you to
judge for yourself.
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ties until the prices were driven up.
The profits they jpade through these
illegal maneuvers are estimated at mil
lions of dollars.
To reach the officials whose aid the
ring needed Rubinstein Is said to have
employed a number of beautiful and
fashionable women, mostly well known
actresses of Petrograd and Moscow.
WM. VINSEN COMMITS
SUICIDE AT TONOPAH,
PROMOTER DESTITUTE
Mining Man Well Known in
Pacific Northwest; Noted
as Spender,
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"placed a brtrslt f Nlles and wreaths
of honor. Headed by General Bajrscka, '
the great friend and patron of Art
Smith, each member of the company
came forward n turn, closed his eyes,
and bowed his head, clapped his hands
to call the attention of the spirit, and
then paid homage and burned Inccnne
before him. The ceremony was exactly
In line with the reverence paid to de
ceased ancestors of great men.
A memorial dinner was afterwards
held at which General Nagseka -declared
It was the American Nlles who
first' taught the Japanese the real i os
slblllty of conquering the air. Just
as Commodore Ferry first opened the
country to lorelgn Intercourse. A law
suit against the promoters of his tour
lor payment of Nlles' bill at the Im
perial hotel was settled before the
memorial meeting.
Japanese Cabinet Completed.
Tokio. Oct. 9. (U. P.) Marshal
Count Terauchl. new Japanese prime
minister, has completed his cabinet,
with the statesman Motono as for
eign minister.
Tribute Is Paid by
Japanese to Aviator
Total J3043.25
Contributions to the Woodrow Wil
son campaign fund now exceed $3000.
Among the contributors are people In
all walks of life, but the great ma
jority are those whom Lincoln loved
to term "the common people." The
Tokio, Oct. 8. (I. K. S.) Rmidlng
their heads, clapping their hands, burn
ing Incense and muttering a few words
of rever'-nce. a select company of 40
Japanese paid their last respects to the
shade of Charles P. Nlles, the Ameri
can aviator who was killed while mak
ing a flight over Oshkosh, Wis.
The ceremony took place in front of
an altar erected in a room In tbe Im
perial hotel, Tokio, on which were
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William Vinsen, formerly a wealthy
mining promoter, well known In Port
land and Seattle, committed suicide
near Tonopah, Nev., yesterday accord
ing to word received here today.
Vinsen lost his fortune and for sev
eral years past Is said to have been
almost destitute. He had been work
ing an unprofitable mine lease at Tono
pah and according to a note left be
side his body had decided to "give up
and quit."
Some 25 or 30 years ago Vinsen was
the proprietor of a flourishing restau
rant in Helena, Mont. Later he en
tered the mining game at Hecla, Mont.,
and operated in Montana and Idaho for
a number of years with Indifferent
success.
About IS years ago he entered the
eastern Oregon field at Sunrpter,
where he promoted the Minnie, Ibex
and other well-known properties. He
also had a lease on the E. & K , owned
by ex-Senator Jonathan, Bourne Jr. He
attempted a great deal of development
there and Interested capital in New,
York, Boston, Philadelphia, London
and Paris.
Vinsen, wlio was a mafPbf great sise,
was known as a spender. Stories are
told of his hiring a brass band to
escort him through Sumpter, from sa
loon to saloon, that he might treat the
populace. It is said that frequently
when he rode on the narrow gauge
Sumpter Valley railway he would
order out the road's only private car.
Because of his bulk he had a great
aversion to walking and he would hire
a cab to go a block. The longest
walk he was ever known to take was
in New York some years ago, when.
with only three coppers in his pock
ets, he was forced to tramp In a
broiling sun from the financial dis
trict, to the Waldorf-Astoria, where
he engaged a room despite the con
dition of his fortune at the time.
Vinsen is said to have dissipated
a great amount or money and was
last seen in Portland about three years
ago.
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Plan to Build Big
Artificial Island
Warehouses, Kailroad Tracks; Cost
$40,000,000.
New York, Oct. 8. (I. N. S.)
There will soon come before the war
department at Washington for approval
a plan to build a new artificial island
In New York harbor, which, with the
buildings on it, will cost 740,000,000.
The proposal to make this alteration
of the face of nature was made by a
group of wealthy men, and the New
York harbor line board has Just held
a hearing here on the question. The
board's recommendations will be for
warded to War Secretary Baker.
The new island would have an area
of 440 acres and cover the Red Hook
Shoals. On the made land, one mile
long and a quarter of a mile wide,
would be built transshipping sheds and
warehouses, railroad tracks, high slips
for barges carrying freight trains, and
on the Brooklyn side IS piers. The
plant would be run along the lines of
the great Bush terminal.
1 At the hearing opposition developed
from representatives of the Bush ter
minal and of a proposed new terminal
at Bayonne, N. J., while prominent
shipping men appeared both tor and
against the project.
If the war department's decision Is
f avorable. . the men behind the project,
must then get the consent of the stale
legislature to leave the right to the
shoals and then put in a successful bid
. for the lease.
. There is some sentiment for having
i the City of New York itself build the
new terminal; and in any event the
: group pushing the idea expect to In
corporate in their lease a clause pro
viding that the state or City get the
i terminal alter a penoa oi years.
Easily Managed.
From the Boston Transcript.
During a railroad strike a young and
green engineer was put on to run a
train. On his first trip out he ran
some distance beyond a station he was
to stop at, and on backing up he rar.
a far the other way. H was about
to start forward for another attempt
when the station master shouted: OI
thunder! Stay where you are and we'l -move
the station." . -
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