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THE OREGON DAIIsY, JOURNAt, PORTLAND, ' SATURDAY, "OCTOBBR.T 19, 1918..
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AM 100
Jotal Cases ' Reported .Number
1007, but Only 10 Per ; Cent
Believed of Spanish Variety.
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Man dies at-auditorium
Extra Accommodations Supplied
! to Accommodate Total of f 200
k Patients; Quarantine Stands
, fUoordi at the Portland health bureau
show that only about 100 cases ot Span
ish lafluensa have been reported, In the
city to dat.
; Altogether. 1007 cases of ailments of
similar character, Including the old
fashioned "grip." bad colds and pneu
monia had been reported up to noon to
day, but a bare 10 per cent of these
could be classed as Spanish Influents,
it was declared at the health bureau.
The situation this morning was highly
encouraging, although 115 new cases in
cluding all sorts ot aiuec. ins. naa Deen
reported since Friday. No intimation
was given, however, of when the sweep
ing closing order is to be moainea.
The first death at the temporary rau-
nlclpal hospital in The Auditorium was
that r nrea Anaerson, agea .
borer, who died early this morning. An
derson was taken to The Auditorium
Friday evening in a very serious condi
tion from pneumonia, his aunt, sirs.
Helen Carlson, lives at Astoria,
. KTtre accommodations tor patients
have been supplied at The Auditorium
hospital, where there are now 75 pa
tients. A new ward has been opened
and there are now beds for 200. The
hospital was established because or tne
congestion st the regulsr hospitals.
Reports of new Spanish influensa
cases continue to reach the state board
of health. Soto and HiUsboro reported
new cases this morning, and Danes re-
portea m new cases.
BONDS TO BE SOLD IN '
CITY UNTIL MIDNIGHT
(ConUoacd from Pas Oot)
sported. Oregon reporu show ap-
iroxlmately leO.OOO individual subscrib
ers, but it is believed complete reports
will show over joo.ooo.
Emery Olmstead. chairman of the
Portland committee, personally arranged
that Liberty temple should be kept open
all day and until midnight to receive
subscriptions or give information.
Bask Are Opes Tonlgal
All banks wilt be open between the
hours of 6 and S o'clock this evening to
receive belated subscriptions.
"Portland's subscription to the fourth
Liberty loan will exceed tl9.000.000," an
nounced General Guy W. Talbot of the
Portland subscription division this
morning. The city's quota is $18,-
343,000.
It remained for the closing day of the
campaign to produce the largest sub
scription from a foreign corporation
& C. Ogsbury. Portland representative
or Swift Co., received a message from
his company, stating that it had allo
cated 3260.000 of Its fourth Liberty loan
subscription to Portland. This amount
in Itself Is double the oversubscription
anticipated irriaay. "At the sams time.
,sald Mr. Olmstead. "we have received
notice from a number of insurance com
panies, announcing doubling of their
subscriptions and consequent doubling
oc ineu- rornana allocations."
When the final returns are checked
some time next week, is is expected that
Oregon's quota of 333,708,100 will have
been overHUbscribed Mr at least
million dollars, according to Robert E.
Ssiith, executive manager of the Liberty
loan in uregoti.
Maay Por Headers Sabserlbe
Final figures on the loan camcaie-n in
Portland will show that between 101,000
and 102,000 Individuals contributed to
tne success 01 the drive in this eltv
as against 35,000 subscribers to the third
loan. This is a substantial increase
over the first estimates. '
' ' Banks all over the state will continue
te receive subscriptions to the loan to
day. An initial payment of 10 per cent
must accompany the subscription, the
deferred payments to be made as fol
lows : November 11.- 30 per cent J tecem
, ber 19, 20 per cent; January 13, 20 per
cent; January .30. 30 per cent.,. .;
. "Every dog has his day," according
to an old familiar adage. But the 'pro
verbial dog is to be counted lucky as
compared with the modern day Liberty
loan slacken For their days shall be
many and full of reproach, according
to Liberty loan officials. ,
Slackers. Will Be Branded '
K ; Those who failed to contribute to the
ucoess ot the fourth loan campaign in
proportion, to their ability to so -con
tribute axe to be marked men and
women f rem- bene forward. And the
ffunishment for their disloyalty to their
- - country In a time of heed Is hot to be
. limited to a dose of -pitiless publicity."
,' either.; ' M r " ,7 :'
f'For those upon whom tonbllcitv Mm.
';. Jngly has no effect a pubUe trial under
the auspices ot the . County; and 8tate
txranciis or oetense is suxarested as
: .probable means of producing - the de-
airea results.
" '' 'Not that such methods are expected
to contribute to the success tot the fourth
Uberty loan, officials point out but for
the . effect they will have on tho fifth
and sixth and seventh Liberty loans,
which. Secretary. McAdoo asserts, win
be necessary even if peace should be
oeoiarea xoaay-
The letter ef instruction On this
" ef the loan campaign, .which - Is being
sent to every county manager In, the
atata 'by Robert IS. Smith, execntlv
manager zor tne unerty loan In Oregon.
'.,' L; : .vXatraetiess te Xasagers
Ths publication of the names of the
"'slackers has received m.re consideration
' in ths fourth Liberty loan than In any
. : 0 tho preceding loans., , The , slacker
ovil Is not nearly so great to Oregon as
It is In many ether states, and for this
reason the Oregon-.State Central. Liberty
- Loan., committee -and local ,oramitteee
bare not given, as - much; attention to
this problem as Liberty, loan committees
la otner'stea..-; ..4-,is-A!h.;i1
'' ' "! "However, every Liberty loan worker
In Oregon knows that there are slackers
and fully; Sppreoiates the necessity :fat
adequate measures' xor bandling such
eases. l inwriunaiciy m t iew ; ox Tour
citizens refuse, to do their part unless
they art driven; to Jt- Future Liberty
loans cannot be successfully floated un
less flagrant cases of slackers are pun-
.lshed througn adequate publicity.-"
-1 "A rr r en ur tns general v exeeaOvo
Aboard at Ean Francisco is of the same
- opinion, .and. no, doubt ' this opialosi Is
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; TO BE
based r on a careful study of th situa
tion, la each ot the L Wrtern states.
W ar today In receipt of the following
telegram, which will speak for turn i
- The following resolution was Moot
ed today s - Resolved. That the general
executive board-, of the Twelfth federal
reserv district Approves . tne puoucs
tlon, wherever considered necessary hy
local Liberty loan committees and where
careful investigation has first been made.
SSSJS'ltt&SZl
fceve felled to subscribe to the fourth
Liberty loan or have made flagrantly
Inadequate subscriptions .
- Pabli JTrlal for Disloyalist
TVher you have cases of slackers
who do not seem to be affected by the
publication ot their names. X would rec-
oramend that the cases. be reported to
this office, la order that we may enlist
the assistance of the State Council of
Defense.. A public trial, held under the
l f ff ATaift
auspices of the County and State ceun-1
oils of Defense should produce-results.
and this office will be glad to assist you
in securing such cooperationT4 While, of
course, the publication of the names ot
pired will not produce any funds for
t,ta wm nt riiir anv funds fori
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enow mow pcrnua wno win uiwn mmj-1
mice in oroev to guDscnoe tne nmn.
that the local and stats Liberty loan tors had been very uiet lately. -organisations
ars treating them fairly 'Suddenly a German pursuit plane
and It should produce results in the dropped out of the clouds overhead In
fifth campaign."
With a einci ezceDtion every emcloye
on the lines of the Southern Pacific north I
of Ashland has subscribed to the fourth J
Liberty loan. The man who stands In I 20 feet away trom us, ins lire scorcn
the way ot 100 per cent subscription for t int us as It tell.
employes on these lines is a bridge car-
penter who has not been long in the nui aoout minute aiier my para
employ of the road. Every effort Is be- chute bad opened. Then be drove past
ing made to line him up for a subscrlp- ring not at me but at the para-
Uon today.
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flAutham Paifm iin. r,A rtir .m.
gate subscriptions up to Friday night to-
The 869 employes In the Alblna shops
of the O-W. K. ft N. lines are 100 per
cent subscribed. Latest reports show
thelr total subscription to be fl20,50,
or 1111.13 per capita.
LIEUL LESLIE
TOOZE
CAUGHT BY
SNIPER IN
BATTLE
Well Known Oregon Boy Gives
Life While Gallantly; Serving
Cause of Liberty.
eaiem, or., oct. 13. lieutenant Lesiie 1
GERMAN
Orland Toose. son of Walter L. Toosel the Dyle for a considerable distance. wlth the enemy east of Vred and Cat
Sr, of Salem, and widely known in South of , Namur it follows the line telet. (seven miles northeast ot Douai).
" n .1 " twln was
aiuea m r ranee eepiemoer zs ry a uer-
man sniper, according to a message re- J
delved last nlsht bv Mr. Toose.
Lieutenant Tooze was 23 years old, a
.Ja- . . T. . . . - A r LllCii IbLUlUK; WClWCTIi .L, UU XW
graduate of the University of Oregon werp. to envelopment and capture, eince hain, and have captured the important
and a student in ths law department of it would cut their lines of communica- railway center of Wassigny, Field Mar
Harvard .university when he enlisted Uon and etat- - shal Halg reported tonight Fighting is
In ths tfmr. St attndMt ts r,tn.'
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training camp at ths Presidio, while his
twin Brother, Limv, attended the 1
Fiattsburg , training camp - Both re I
oeived second lieutenants' commissions
and joined each other at Camp Lewis, I
where both were promoted to first lieu-
tenants. They wers together in France. I
writing to his father Just before he L
left Camp Lewis, Lieutenant Tooze said:tnme, tney must maae it on tne ueuse,
"We leave for France soon. I expect I have long recognized this fact
to return. But if I fall you will know I since they have Insisted in days of
uiai my me nas Deen puromuea St the
highest price it ever could command, for
the greatest cause history has ever
known, the great cause ot human liberty
for the world.
He displaybd conspicuous gallantry In j
battle in which he lost his life, said the
came message to nis ratnsr,
Two Die of Influenza
SaJem. Oct. 19. Fred A. Deranleau I
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucian A. Deran-
leau who live on a PolV eountv farm I
near Salem, died yesterday of Spanish I
influenza at Camp Kearney. Cat, whfle 1
,co uuci 11c, buii ui jnr. uia iurs. 1
o. uuerne of Turner, died from samel
disease wnil attnaing tn Officers I
training camp at. Camp Tayler. Ky, lo- I
cording to messages received last night. 1
rne Domes 01 notn young soldiers will I
be brought to Salem.
SPENCE IN FAVOR
OF REFORM BILL
(Continued From Pace One)
taken by it in the Interest of th tax-
payer of the state, and expresses th
conviction, bucq on statements, gleaned I
iri?m "mVZ 8ecti0n ff the state, that both (
t t . . ."Tt w OTBr-J
whelming vote at the polls on November 1
next. I
Letter sees Host eood 1
The pubiicauon of the dellnauent I
taxes is an unnecessary additional ex
pense to the unfortunate taxpayer, wh
Is already financially embarrassed and
only serves to add humiliation to his un
fortunate . circumstances. Th penalty
provided By law Is sufficient nunishment
for delinquency and a protection against
loss to outer taxpayers or the state," Mr.
S pence says. ,
"Notice of delinquency by letter is ).
rect and economical and will reach 95
per cent more of the delinquents, while
publication In the newspapers will reach
less than 50 per cent" he continues.
A letter from the sheriff of ths coun
ty will receive due consideration while
public notices in the papers are seldom
read except by those directly Interested.
in wis case in tax title shark is very
much interested and f lnda his pickings
already listed and published tor his eon-1
venlence. .. .
"Publication of the dellnauenev im no
protection against the tax title shark
m" " viDTcuu nun rrom navin tna
taxes, nor prevent th sale of th land.
Abas Is Cantosflag ,
Th other bin. flxina- tia
uubllcatlon of leeal nifl- iV .IJSl
inattftMf tn th m , t. I " '
jusuried m the fact that It gives a good
h -ShV U UBUUy Cn 'or
a tSir..-v-
1 AUael?on ,ck"
It? 2r.t ?. fn2 by Prs that
;J-TViu m coa
tmuance Of delinquent tax, publication
only show to the disinterested voter that
they haver. a -weak case and ar com-
peued to Tesort to mlsrenreaantaMaa mm. a
the calling of names to make a showing,
. The ttorlala being published call-
ing Mr. Jackson a mUllonalr' and a
slngle t axerr and stating hat The Jonis.
nal:has it in for th conntrr -m-Mu M
Imnt, ..... 1 '
""v tvmm " ytcjuaice, camouflage
of the most transparent type, and de-
ceive no one."
:The v
upon their merits. - -
i,5'r?m.th? Presslona 1 hav
LlJl'.at
the state, both bills wUl carry by over-
m-h.tT- ZllZ;.. ZUl Terr
nHWMUBie IlislsnriLlsn. .1 ' .-. r- " :
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HON Fie CUTS
PARACHUTE ROPF
Deliberate Act of Cruelty by Ger-
man Fails -to Kill Amer
ican Observer.
By Bobert WeUes Bltchle
T.-4a fW H Iw at of TAflned
q,, eeUy 4000 feet above cer-
tain battlefield was related to me to
day , at the. great hospIUl .at NeulUy
occupied by the allies,
naA. .nnA k mmtkTWMi i.Uii fino- aXmt. m h,.n
cause he Is not -yet listed as a casualty.
This American was descending in a
parachute when a 'German aviator f
Here is his story: , 1
"Another lieutenant observer and my
oot.'11-a-xc. R)-i:i p.
. . - - i . i
la straight nose dive toward our oai-
I loon, firing explosive bullets. We ira-
mediately took to our parachutes. The
biasing balloon collapsed ana piungea
"I did not see the German aviator
ehute ropes. I saw tracer bullets over-
staa naa cue wo ropes. lob pr-
chute began to wobble and threatened
.li?1118" .
angle guns) whose shells were menac
ing me as well as him.
T - ft ,.A '.S
"I tried to use my revolver, hoping
but 1 was hamnered bv the harness.
The coward deliberately grinned at my
first shot. Then he fired again at ths
ropes. Z felt a sudden Jar. - I saw the
third rope swiftly unravelling; it had
been cat Just then s shell burst near
and drove the plane away,
"Imagine my sensation.
swinging 1
helplessly in the air watching the rape,
WO- yaruili Ui WUIVU VUUIU JJtUUS,
me ! Well, the parachute collapsed
about 30 feet above a forest Here 1
am. and' my only hope Is to 'get back
and get a chance at that German 1
aviator. I remember his plane number
I yes, X got his number."
GERMANS TO MAKE
CTAMn AM uriier lu(aoenl'lu(I' we capiurea saasing
O I Alt U Urt lYlLUOL hlen and . completed the capture of
By Frank B!v Sluoads'
iVoMtaued from Fag Om)
iffamur. bArdrin the east bank of
?r"r
Thi fa a vrv wtrrmtr vtm. wwh
na - been elaboratelv fortified, but Its
weakness lies in the fact that a sua-
Icesaful . penetration north of Namur
would expose the Germans still further
to the north between Louvain and Ant-
" r": r""0. "r. I
uermans wiu nave aeiensivs ime or
really great natural strength, for ths
euss is a consiaeraoie stream dciow
wamur. uney wouxa nave tne rorta 1
" Liege and Namur, which have been
reconstructed as.supporUng works, and I
ooa and easy rearward communications I
vim ucrranj. t mo uermans are to 1
mass any suocessrm stand west p. ins
prosperity u wm nw ironuer os
Germany should begin at the Meuse
river.
Armies Preserved Intact
TMumlt thlr verv humr Atfttt, tVi
Oermans have, up to tho present mo-
ment preserved their armies intact al-
though the latest collapse between the
Scheldt and the sea may turn out to I
be fatal to the whole scheme of an
orJerlT retreat to tho Meuse line. Un- j
QuesUonaably they have foreseen the I
necessity of the retreat for some weeks
na have already brought back much
02 their heavy artillery and material to
I
- aiBw' waya posaioia wnen troops
" wwu iwuuwu w n ivui uuo 1
the German armies have been, we j
my expect to see a fairly rapid e vacua-
"u" VL "'" or xciuiu u ui wn-
night including Antwerp .and Brussels.
Concentrated behind th Meuse, If
they get there safely, the Germans will
have shortened their front by upwards
of 100 miles, as compared with the front
of last July. '
Water Will Bar All Tanks
Even more important tor them will be
th ta that th.v -oHl Iunun
them and the fen-iM. tatifr a t
rier, which win for a time. ,t least
hold m the Ascntkn ef whut hu K-
com th most dangerous weapon of
tneir zoo, ah things considered, the I
Germans seem to have about an even j
chance of srettlnr behind the Umn
in safety, provided tneir home front
aom not crumwe Deiore tneir battieline
collapses.
But the lln ofth Meuse can only be
a way station on the road to the Rhine.
because,, once the Germans have retired
to it nothing Is more certain than that
Foch will renew his attack.' not In Bel
glum, but in Alsace-Lorraine, where
there Is no water barrier and the op-1
poriuniiy Tor a successful invasion, both
through the Belfort gap and between
Met and Strassburg. is unmistakable.
A stand at the Meusa will b no more
than an effort to check pursuit while
tne aipiomauc end of the German -ma
chine can make terms which will save !
the. militarv branch from maoUu -
structlon.
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vnn nm.
Wnlie the German armies - north f
Valenclennea ar swinging back. It is
a matter of life and death for the bal -
I ance ot th nemT force between Vain -
I clenne - and Dun. and Dartleularlv be -
tweonth Argonn and th Meuse where
I w ' ahwticu armies are xierntine
1 fward. to hold back th flood, which,
f iL7 TZTa jirougn,vwouio win
5?i?zl?2
tra-n"t xum ironwer
rvpwat . ob an enormous , scale- rtna
French, disaster of Sedan. - For the next
'w day. this possibility Lwm be reat
f ..remote. It wm ; inescapable, it
" nT collapse anywhere. The
German are thu approaching th last
I anon, "wner they must stand- if they
are to preveat an invasion of Germany
at th point wher they can least resist
invasion ; namely, along ,thBelglan
fmnH,, wMt nt ;iijaii,n. Bni.
an . Invasion ' would meet next to no
natural obstacle and no military barrier
to th way -of th 'fortresses mtji it
reached the Rhine- before Coiecne? "it
I would have an ncn rotfwv tn thai
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luuunruu. ngnun u .um nvtr
Rhta.' In a word, the Belgian front is
the only fatally weak spot in Germany's
defensive armor . "u V
Allies Striklar tor Gcrmaay -'C
; And If th Germana Cannot rally at
? Mu and hold'that barrier the
1 7'
I 1Bn? campaign WOl go forward
I IbSMneb 1ie ! T1 1
,f"-,
probablllty Foch will be in on German
sou and - la - Aix4a-Chapell before
Christmas. Surrender. - a Sedan, or a
failure to .hold the Meuse line these
s re three poaaibillties which the Ger
mans must now face Immediately vBut
it he is able temporarily to hold the
Meuse line, then invasion from the
south in an early campaign la'im, will
in any event, compel him to draw his
lorees baclt to the Rhine.
Meantime, ws have to recognise that
"unconditional surrenderee may now be
come -a military:, fact before German
statesmanship can accept it as an ines
capable political necessity.
6000 HUNS UP AGAINST
. .'' BORDER OF HOLLAND
(Coatihacd tro m Om) '
or sunk. N? i, .
The Germans destroyed; their coastal
batteries at ZeebruEge and sank three
wrea the city, this morning. t ? -
m.1 Th alliMi
are now assaulting the
uerm&n positions in the vital sector ot
the ? Sambre river. The Sambre line
covers the German position at Maubeuge.
Maubeuge is a fortress In Eastern
Trance. It was taken by the Germans
in the autnmn of 1914.
liondoru Oct 1-(I. N.a :40 P
m.) BritiBh troops pushed on . east of
Turcoing. captured BeUegbem, Rolleg
hem and JJuinghe. Courtral has been
completely cleared of the enemy.
. London. Oct 1. (L N. R) Advanc-
tag' on the front southeast of Cambral.
the British have Captured Mazinghien.
four miles southeast of Le Cateau, and
have completed the occupation of Basuel,
the war office announced today. (Amer
ican forces are fighting with this Brit
ish army.)
Capture of Wasslgny, an Important
roau center 11 miles southeast ot Cam'
hrai. was reported In the night com-
,MUHUC' " f vwo uay onuan
Americans nave captured 5J0O pris-
oners.
British Official Report
London. Oct 19. (TJ. P.) British anfe
American troops have captured Mazing-
hlen, southeast of La Cateau and have
completed the capture of Bazuel, Field
..at, a.llivuiivcu .vujr.
-The BrlUsh continue to advance north
of the Senses canal, making an addi
tional gain of more than three miles on
a wide front northeast ot Douat
Kast.of LiUe the British crossed. ths
Marque river and approached to within
less than eight miles or Tournay.
"Further progress was made y ester
day evening northeast of Bohaln," ths
Basuel.
, "North of the Senses canal our ad
vance'eontinues. We have driven the
and Pecquencourt and are in ' contact
"Further north, advanced detachments
crossed the Marque between Salnghin
tna onerous iti vo mui ana a nan east
of Lille), and are approaching the latter.
London, Oct 18. (U. P.) (Delayed)
British and American troops continued
their attack between Le Cateau and Bo
font on in uw region.
Further progress was mads on the
whole front from ths North sea, to the
senses river. Additional advances of
more than five miles were made between
r,me and Douat The British cantured
Tourcoing and Roubaix and passed sast-
ward of those cities. Occupation of
Douai was completed.
"Anglo-American . troops " continued
tneir attack between Bohaln. and Le
Cateau today and made good progress in
cooperation with the French- on their
right" the statement said. "Despite
heavy resistance, the enemy was driven
from his positions. We captured Was
signy and RibeauvUls and entered Ba
suet where fighting is still going on. We
took 1200 prisoners and a few guns in
these operations v
"Between the Senses canal and the Lys
river the enemy retreat forced bv the &1-
lied success, continued. Despite consld-
arable opposition by the enemy's rear
guards, we made a further advance of
five miles.
General Home's first army completed
the capture of Ioual and progressed east
...w .. . .
mo general line 01 siarQuetio - nin - us -
ireysnt va mum ana a nan weet ot
Bouchaln). Masny (five miles east ot
DouaJ), Berse (seven miles and a half
nortneast 01 'isouai;, rxeun iiv mites
southeast of Lille), Salgnpin (two miles
northeast of Fretin) and Ascq (three
miles and a half east of Lille).
"To the! northwasd. General Plunder's
second army advanced eastward of Rou
baix and Tuscolng."
Rapid Advances Made
London, Oct 19. (L N. S.) Th Brit
ish fourth array, on the front northeast
of Cambral with which Americans ar
I ftsfetina. tiaa nhiil linn 1
prisoners and 120 gun and haa taken
the Tillages ot Basuel and : Gesslgnes,
said a dispatch sent from the front last
,Mt - .
I British cyclists, atUched to th army
advancing between Menln and Turcoing.
I mr. reported to -have reached Aelneke
and 8t Anne,
(Aelbeke is 11 miles northeast of Lille,
in Belgium. St. Anne is a mile ana a
half north of Aelbeke.)
The second British army, which drove
forward into Lille, advanced from Reck-
era to Sternmoek and Knock in three
hours' time. During Friday afternoon It
pushed on to high ground beyond.
' Driving for Valenciennes '
By William FhHlp Slsinis
Paris, Oct 19. (U. P.) The British
I are making progress -in Uisir new blow,
j which "menaces Valenciermea, only 3even
miles distant. French and Americans
ar pressing back th Oarman left west
I A . Tt,n. ka Dn,t aw,!.. ...
gradually being squeezed into the bottle
1 neck between Mets and Aix-La-Chapelle.
It . w.tawA iim th t.niaiwt
1 ,.n.Mi , Mti. mmw
tween th present lln and that lin. Dut
v v., Ma .nniu m k. iimAnH,!
a broken and Incapabl of great ffori
i , .n, teollnr Is that If th allies do not
man8 wm bo crushed then if not before.
If is this - knowledge which drove th
German leaders into asking for an ar
M..'-.----.' sasasaBBi.agaw-aaaasW''r-
- Deriia Yimt Office Report
Berlin (Via London), Oct I (U. P.
Repulae of Fnco-American attacks
In th Argonn region waa reported by
the German war office today. " ;
Defeat : ef allied forcea on th Lr
river northeast of Courtral .also was
announced. ' " " ; ; ' -
"Between Ol and Grand Pre re-
newed Franco-American attacks broke
down, the statement said.
f ?Crt
"Northeast of Courtrat we threw back
across the c. river - enemy - detachments
which had maintained positions there
since the recent .fighting.
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" ,' ' :" ' Spanish ' laflsessa - . '
. Guard against It br uslnr Formazin
1 1n the nose and - throat For sale by
I Portland Hotel nhirmin nd y,mr
I . r - - - -m w.w-w
I oruggistsvAavg t.
INMATES OF HOI
; PAY FOR SUPPLIES
Commahdahi Markee Does Thriv
ing Business in Matches
and Tobacco. -
Salem, Oct 1J. R. C. Markee, com
mandant ot the Oregon Soldiers' home,!
Is said to be doing a thriving business i
at th home.
i,Th state provides matches for - the j
home and Mark sen the matches to
the old-; soldiers, w
That Markee ha established this lit
tle industry wag., reported to- 1V B.
Goodin. secretary of the state board of
control, who visited the home laat week.
8ur I sell - matches to the old sol
diers,'' said Markee, when Goodin ques
tioned him about ths matter. "I sell
thsW matches and tobacco." ;
Goodin asked him what h did with
the money.
I buy postag stamps for th horn,"
replied TMrkee. i
as tne matches are provided by the
state, Goodin requested him to oas his
traffic In them. The state is supposed
to furnish th old soldiers in the honf
with th things they -need without rs-
Quiring th veterans to purchase them.
, BBocKiag neglect Bereaiea l -
A case nas just com to light which f
reveals shocking neglect of inmates In I
!h-
w. xm. iioover, wno servea ra tn v;ivii
war In th Thirty-third Wisconsin in
fantry, was admitted to th horn about
two years ago. H was thinly clad and
In feeble condition, but he was assigned
to a room on the third floor of the
building and apparently no attention
was paid to his condition.
Hoover cllmbod fh stairs to and from
hi. tll fin.tlv MuT,mMA
the messroom floor as hs was endeav-
orlng to go to hia dinnsr.A waitress I
assistea nun 10 me mstiiuiion nospitau
wher an examlnaUon by th nurse
revealed that the old man's weakened
condition was due te th fact that he
was covered with sores and was almost There hav been frequent clashes be- Cross workers, who are to aid the de
eaten up with vermin. No one knows tween th authorities throughout Ger- partment in keeping relatives Informed
how Jong he had gone without atten- many and th leader of peace demon- of the exact, nature Of ail casualties,
tlon. strations. But according to the best in- etc. Letters from wounded soldiers to
Many complaints come from th home 1
against conditions at that Institution I
under th management ot Commandant I
Markee. On several occasions th state I
board ot control has had to investigate
charges and reports, and th board has
had Marks on pi carpet before It but
reports are to th effect that conditions
have ndt Improved.
t wittTMnm " inM.i
Commandant Markee was appointed
toZn artTr OoVrnoi WlttbV toi
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y""r- . ."
institution wnen ins 'governor was
sweeping out of office as many of th
appointees of the former administration
as he could reach. There has been trou
ble at the horn almost ever sine.
By interfering with th nurses and
th general management of the hospital
at th home, Marks caused so much
trouble that or. s. a. Stewart, tn phy- it does with th direct situation in Aus-1 01 river; Tne Beigian-Brttish
slcian.for the Institution, waa unable tria-Hugary. was th action ot theairlv ln Flanders had been radially to
to keep his nurses, it was necessary for Czecho-Slovak national council in an-1 Bruges, Ohsnt and Turcoing. '
tne stat oo&ra ot control zinauy to or-
der Markee to leave th management of
tne noepttai enureiy to ur. Stewart.
wnen in new nospitai nuuaing was
in course of construction last year, Mar
ks again caused troubl and had a row
with th architect The board had to
tak him to task, again. '
HUN NOTE IS HELD UP
BY BERLIN OFFICIALS
v. .
(Cootlnaed From ft On)
that th Question laid out ar so a-- ttoTt io reuin atsast a ssmbUnc of
rious and th moral situation of Ger- hla former power, has Issued a procla
many so disquieting that th imperial motion promising federaUon with local
government,, oexore taaxnv irau ae -
ciston, wisnes ail necessary aeuserauons
to take place.
j -Kaiser
Withdrew Abdication
Tjinmi rvt 1 TT T .TntT-VYl.
tlon by thO ruling classes In Germany
restored the kaiser after he had actual
ly abdicated and interfered with the
sending of a reply to President Wilson's
last note, the Chronicle today declared
It had reason to believe.
According to this newspaper's belief.
1 kaiser abdicated for several hours.
and Drobablv even slrned hia abdication.
An agreement On an armistice under
wuson's terms waa reacnea ana was
actually under way when the ruling
cast intervened, caused cancellation of
the not ana restored th kaiser. -
In connection with this report it was
noted that there wer many rumors
early this week of a reply already being
en route. Then neutral news centers
received accounts of the arrival In Ber -
lin of Hindenburg and other military
leaders, and at th same time rlota wer
reported In th German capital.
WASHINGTON AWAITS
ARRIVAL? OF' HUN NOTE
Wshington.0Oct 19.(L N. s!) Whill
discontent increases throughout Ger-
many, Washington today calmly awaited
developments.. Officials had no word
conoerDinK uio reperwa uennu answer
te President Wilson's -decision. All ad
vices reaching her from Berne, Madrid
and Scandinavian points . agreed that
th reply wa completed at s series of
conferences in Berlin Friday.
It waa supposed to be en route to
Washington througV Swiss .diplomatic
channels. " Bat omciais refused to get
excited 'Over tn prospect If the reply
accepted the latest condition of
president then the next move ws up to
Marshal Foch and the Versailles su
preme war council, who would say just
on what conditions an armistice was
possible.' If the reply simply was an
other effort to haggle. It had failed of
Its object ta advance.
Officials tAwalt Text
Th summary of th reply cabled to-
day from Copenhagen was too meager to
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'JSSmTlS
wJtVtt,':W..y:fmr. ofaclal
of th governmenuntil the complet
amm vwu-
T H t.. Mrt.l.' . I i.
hagen reports ar true, little time will
be wasted on the reply here. -Th very
fact that Germany, declare " ft cannot
at thiz ,tim stop submarln warfar will
rsult official ar certain, in th presi
dent paying a -attention to the balance
nf tha i resorted . renrr. ' Ths' TTnltm
State entered the war because Germany
sopted-nnllmlted mthleas submarin
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ntfmTr 'J?6" 8tU nonld
WUIMUBJ s,v AiSjUV VH
Craeltles Ars Treves)
cruelties at rrevsa
Any denial by Germany that the Ger -
man armv nernetratea enMIUee anil
robberies in occupied territory eaa and
wm mm anarpiy contraoteteq. -x nere is
man atrocities And K ean b shown that
da SieeMW. mmmmm .- mm 4-tmuum - - a.. - -
rmmuTZZm rZ
dered of the higher German army, ef-
TZZ HT"' TZ..TrrZfj" -
Cclala Even members of the- reigning
1 house caused French- and Belgian cha i
teaus where they had established head-
Quarters, to ba robbed and the centants
taken back 'to Germany. And it has
been -- understood "all along that - ths
, French and British governments have
complied complete evidence ' along this
line for us against those guUty, after
Geraass Msst Aeeeft Terns
tb statement that there Una agrs-
ment on an armistice Is more or
loss 1
amusing.' Germany will -have nothing
to say about the armistice whan Jt ac
tually does come other than to accept
th trms which vmi b laid down by
the commander-in-chief - of th allied
armies - and th suprem war - council.
These -terms will be suchthst Germany
win b unable to tak anr mDitarr ad -
vantage of any ceesaUon of th fight-
I lng. Incidentally officials today were
in possession ot information Indicating I
that he reaf reason why ? th original I
i!?c.J'pal n latle..wa so
inai um wouia no anoraea to get
great Quantities of war materials and
big guns from the Balkan and Italian
fronts to. the western front
, Mors Peace Lies
Officials, in connection with tho con-
tinned spread of llee regarding - peace
possibilities, called attention to the fact
that the British foreign office ha. been
compelled officially to deny that It has
been represented at a preliminary peace
conference with Austrian representa
tives in Switzerland. This report and
others of a Ilk character, are being
snt broadcast through .Spanish and
Scandinavian sources, by the German I
psnaisis, oniciais say. 1 n rea-1
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among- tne aaues.
seated on th battlefield, th Qr-
'the allies hav
tricaery ana lies in an SflOrt tO SOW OlS-
cord and prevent unity'of purpos among
tPtls rr4a. .s ilt et.f -
vuciiUCOi AUD SAA.V'asV W1U Aca.il.
Allies Iadorse Program
President Wilson and the chiefs Of the
2? Iei?m!f u fTV1-.1"1' !"
If11 ncernlng the dip -
uniardmVard r.Vtha Zae.6t
" . l?r.
may arts. Th president a th leader
ot th allies,' has made his position ex -
tremely clear and will tak step- to
maintain that position at all times. And
Franc. Grat Britain and Italy hav
indorsed his general Drosram.
formation reaching official circles here,
these demonstrations have not been of as
alarming nature as th Gorman advices
have Indicated. Officials her believe
I that the Gorman authorities hav pur -
I noeely exajrgratd these reoort of riots
In an effort to emphasize the various
I steps being taken to increase the pow -
I era of th reichatag and to our tail thai
powers ot th crown. And tn arriving
f JUe5v otti "pt
thej.erlou.ness of the gn-
I era! nolitical crisis within Germany.
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I l;r7?,' Z',7,?'y.""
W rapidly ther bu rsfusT t04 ac-
cepi a iaci ansLxiuis; ui ta circu
lated on authority ot the present gov
ernment In Berlin.
Cseehe-Slerak Manifest ';
Ona thin which will hav a far-
I reaching effect on th war, dealing as
1 noundng Its lndependenc through a
most unusual document signed by Pro-
1 feasor Thomas G. Masaryk, president of
the council, nremlsr and Minister of
finance of th newly organized Czecho
slovak republic. The declaration issued
from th headquarters of the new re
public In Paris waa mad publlo simul
taneously throughout th world and re
nounced allegiance to the Hapaburg
dynasty. It Is understood to have been
approved in advance by President Wil
son and all of th premiers of th en
strosJg effect on th Austrian situation
whun Kmneror fniarlAa. In a frantle
1 autonomy,
Th reported retirement from further
participation In Austrian politic of
Baron JBurian, th Austrian premier. Is
declared here to show how intense is
th present political struggle within the
I A"1 mpir. DesignaUon of hi suo-
cesser may throw some light, on Aus-'
tria's future plans.
Berlin- Rioters Damage Palace
Amsterdam. Oct. II. (U. P.) A nun
dred 'window panes In the Imperial pal
I ace In Berlin wire smashed by a riot -
I big mob during a peace demonstration
I Wadnsadaar. accorama to ranorta re -
ceived her today. Th police were
I routed, th advices said. Thereupon the
I crowd rushed to th palace and did con -
1 slderabls damage before being dis-
persbd. At the recent election to select
I a successor to Koempf, the independent
Socialists paraded, carrying placards
1 with the slogan. "If the war lasts an
other year, the kaiser will make his
exit like th czar did."
Burian's Resignation Confirmed
Zurich, Oct. 1WU. P.) Vienna !
newspapers confirm the report that
I Baron Bartan, Austrian premier, haa
resign d.
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I TVraa Qfi HnilTai
XUibOU JJ UUlUQi
Returns to Camp
Dallas, Oct. 19 Jacob Fudge of Perry
dale, who was with a party of hunters at
th headwaters of M1U creek last week.
I lost bis way la the forest and wandered.
IS hMrrs before ha found hi war
back to camp. Me had started out in th
morn ing. without hat or coat and. as hs
had no match -or food, wa exhausted.
r.
Nash: Fancral to Be on Sunday
Dallas, Oct 11. The- body of John O.
Nash, who died at th naval hospital at
Portsmouth, Tsv, Monday, 1 expected to
mch bta fanner home at Buena Vista
a.mA.v wh tt fmutrai service win
held. Toung Nash bad been 111 in the
n"1 months, but was nearly
reooTered and expected home soon on a
fioagb, wb h contracted pneumonia.
i rotlwina n kflifk ar HDanlan tniluensa.
Bank Clearings of ;
Oity Hit High Mark
Portland bank clearings for the week
ending Saturday V total " f4LSS04tLsa,
nired wtth , f 2Mo.t7X2l for- the
I of last year. This Is the
I high mark for Portland bank clearings.
Tissa WaSt, QesaSiH
1 U V Ul BefrcSBilf Ul Bcillsf
ItlMJrrina for Red
oreneA-Gramil-j
I y Tpwij Tifngart Ptirrplrtg
f'!!P?iXa
M BSfaMP4fgfl BUKaTTIlBT Ot GstXA Will Wilt TOUl
ccnfeer:Ak Yoer Druggist io Murine
iwnea year Eyes weed cr. - -
U-ttimi
IsaurlMXlywIlexaedwCo CTiTCag
- . ta
lZzrLi ii-l O.t- llth main body ot Germans la rtirn.
uenerai morcn 1 cu uonaio win- r
mitt8e of Affairs in
, - : . Europe'.
t i
t
Washington,' t Oct ' If L S.)
Mor j,oo0,(K)O American soldier
ar W tfani ,
JYench .or' othf toroign, son." member
of th nat military affairs eornmtttef
were , mtormed at A conferno , today
iwtth war department officials.
Whll th conf erenc was on a tl-1
gram from General Pershing waa read.
statingthat the entire Belgian country
from "Jf v to " Holland had . been
sleared of German. troops.-
i week had advanced well northward trom
'SSfs..
possession of soms 78 miles of th Ber
lin-Constantinople railroad. .
Earlier Reports Preniied
.General March explained that be was
making increased efforts to bring' th
(casualty lists up to date. His effort
are badly hampered. In th casof th
tost transport uunu, '"".
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1 wym v .- ... -T
repin unit not aiiacnea w ny
I uet. ot rata an wr w am- mm
from th ,port of mbarkatlon to. b
I aVKWlswf Wlf K 4Ksb mfvfVArw sinil tKjtflt
I
Ithollst of missing will b cabled back
I m ... ....
I missing will be cabled at one and made
1 pUblIo immsdUtely after th relaUvea
A" .
00 rusnea nere oy courier ana aiao wiu
pudu.
1 ; Letters t Follow Telegrams
I Telegram notifying relative will be
I followed up with letters giving all pos-
Bible details of wounds, etc. Then ad-
Lditlonal letters will be sent by th Red
I relative will also be expedited in every
1 way possible.
I General March was not yet ready to
I disclose the units of th second field
1 army, which Is commanded by Major
1 General Robert L. Butlard and Is now
1 1 action against the retreating Ger-j
1 mans.
Twestywlath Brrlsloa East wK Mens
t-k- t .... ..... .t... .. I
ninth division lain action east of the
Meu, and he had n repom on b
I I IT. .. .
Yvvn-r-nmiu, tnum ana jLignty-
I e,xttl division at present The Eighty-
ffiuonTh0.00 th "nM ComHwes a 7. -si 7ZZ
.The enUr wH had ben,most excel-
lent from th standpoint or the ante.
unrai asarcn said. Th British, oon
tinning their drlv south of L Ckteau
00 Thursday, had reached th east bank
I , Zi cpi.u-w or-tne ween,
I General March said. Included Ostend.
1 UB,UI -on ana
I M w mumtw piaow.
AMERICANS WIN NEW
POSITIONS? ON MEUSE
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(Cesnsas Prera rat One) , .
clared German, prisoners afterwarda.
oasiy in naiui couio d mo mua ana
genus in tnsir treatment afterwards;
AsttrUas Want Mparat Cages
For th most part th Germans fought
well, standing by their msohtn gun or
I engaging in hand to hand anoounters
until bayonet ted. Th Oermans hav
evacuated' Le Grand Carr and Ha sols
wood and th Americans hav occupied
t Bathevili wood.
Th American line Friday night
, skirted Beffu, LeMort Homme and
Landre-8t Georges on the south.
AmcrWna b mm1im
nt cinnA vt mnA m vi.
day patroued towards , Brieuues and
Bota Da Foret
Observers reported violent explosions
1 in the region of Clery-Le Frand and
I Alnscrevllle.
l i-iear wmujw mcreaaea air activniea.
Wf Austrian who wer captured by the
I Americans asked to b put In separate
1 cages xrom in uerman prisoners
Americans Drop Bombs '
By Frsak Jr. Taylor. .
Wlth th American Armies in Franc.
Oct. it. (Night) In th first ideal day
THE BANK OF CAUEORBIA
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
PORTLAND BRANCH
THIRD AND STARK: STREETS
Capital
Surplut . and unHividecI
"FOR CONVENIENCE OF OURSDEPOSITORSf
OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT IWtLL BE OPEN
ON SATURDAY EVENINGS, FROM, 6 H TO 8
O'CLOCK, UNTIL FURTHER .NOTICE.
F
: Beeabfel . v
gray-' r- '
AUcV dalt"
casket, ;Issav
bar, ,z astee.
refilled - ervice
SW. .,.'.. .
lunerals it desired Urn 12. U. tto.
We manufsftore
Beautiful
MILLIES -
fv : . J-
M
- Wa'
sblsft a TUw hU Between trtk asd tltt Sts Wert fM' .
nncE ssJif '"!!Lf!-,',.v .ui baiausg i-a. u
mmj iwii vuin eteiea,.
for flytnr hr a fortnight a big fleet 'of '
Amerias pUMsbocnbedOertnanoen- i
oentraUon rcSnterd. Tbefs :r: bum- - .
"ww wwn uk awvaiiiinu.ina usrraan
Unea.. Observation planes dropped thou-
sands , of copies of President Wilson's :
latest not t Gernjany; behind yh ;en-
sjBy?frontv?,yio ' . -,
" Thar ar indkAtiona th&.,fnjK
mu..TOwuun iiurn - was proxsiw
owm other defenses-w tHa ;
tjptm pother 4fnsClQ: V tear, ; la v-
i BfntheMUeT .wbodT wag pitrOUed With
out : serious ? opposition. . Alonr the
Metis, patroU reported. the Brielles re
gion- oniy occupieo in Slight fore by
th Germans. Th Boches are throwing
In engineers andmlnmwerfer companies
1 Rosaiaa worluir.
iSSSSSi
of Grand 'Prsrtdday5-r ,
smssSsmsmm -,'-
Patrols Approaching Ghent
'M. mx 'Umm'.T. Parksrsea ' ' .
With th British Army on th - West-
-rn Battl FrontrOct. it.(Vithi tr
N. 8.) Allied -patrols, pushing ron from
Bruges, are approaching Ghent In Bei-
dura, according to an unconfirmed re-
port from the Flanders front tAi
(Ghent fa 22- miles southeast of Brueea.)
Belgian cavalry from Bruges has been
driving in th direction of Ghent also.
Infantry has crossed the Ostend
Bruges canal, rapidly marching jsorth
ward. -. . -' f
Dutch Frontier Reached
London, Oct 1, S p. ra. (U. P.);
in ninea line in Belgium has now'
1 reached the Dutch f rontler east of
f Bruges, running from there to Cour
i traL according to a disoatch nubllshed
I fcy th Evening . SUndard today. Other
1 c.otuil- ftAlTnhm n T ntnvH.
cPtura,KOiienghem and Lulnghe.
t . aL sM wav . s
I oouinrrn iroops rsnicipate
1 r,.' . , r v." o am
Texas and Oklahoma troops of th
Thirty-sixth division, fighting with th
!! .front
Kiiaea neray patrols in in
1 sector of the Aisne river, capturing some
prisoners from th Prussian Guard.
Oregon Student at
U of 0. Victim of
Spanish Influenza
-Oakland. Cat, Oct 19. (I. Vt. 8.)
Miss Eugenia Thayer, heiress and junior
I student at th University of California,
is dead bre today, a victim ot Spanish
Influenza, Miss Thayer died a few hours
beror Edward Van Knoutt her fiance
and a warrant officer tn the navy, had
arrived on a furlough to see her.
LXTfm " m&tet of Portind
I Thayer, a rormer resiaent or forriana
Miss Thayer was a daughter of Claude
and Tillamook. Miss Thayer's body will
t i t, ir J.V V.,.! .
N. Bush Sr. of Salem.
Two; Autol Parties
With- 200 Quarts
Of Liquor Seized
Roseburg, Oct. it. Two automobii
parti with liquor were taken here
Thursday and Friday., All were foreign
ers. Th first car carried tour men from
Seattle and 100 Quarts - of ItQuor. Th
ownsjr of th stock was flnd 300 The
other three wer released.
lit second was occupied by- Pet-r
Breowsky of PorUand and Miks Ya-
I L"v ua mm wa.u
I par ) lines ana in two wir oon.
i n Jtted to- Jail to serve it out
Efank Hennessey to
Leave lor France
Frank Hennessey, drum major of th
Elks band and former dark la the .cir
cuit court will go to Franc a a- sc-
retarr for the Knight of Columbus.
h made arrangements for bi pasa-
I poria tooay m
I w xora wild in a-ws or iv umjw.
Yaoulna Train Derailed
Train NoJ, 401 aastbound on ths Cor-
i allla-Eastern un was oraua at
I Blodgst, S3 miles west of Albany, at
. m. Friday night A broken fish-
I til ate caused ths accident. Th engine
left th track and waa. turned over on
I its side. Th maQ and . ex press cars
were also derailed. No one was In-
I Jured end. th track was cleared at 7
a. m. today..
.&500,000.00-
profit . , . . , $8,557,493.52 -
f y -
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casket.
Funeral Chj pel " '
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