THE OREGON DAILY JOURNA2J. PORTLAND; FRIDAY. NOVEMBER I.- " 1918.
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DESPERATE FIGHT
BY MILITARISTS IS
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Captured Hun Documents Plead
With German Troops to Hold
Back British at All Costs.
PtANS SHATTERED BY ALLIES
Ludendorff's Reason for Resign
ing Appears Clear in Litt of
' Recent Disclosures Made!
" , ' By Joss T. Parktrtoa -'
With the British Army on the Western
Battle Front, Oct. 31. (Delayed) I. N.
-8.) The deeper e struggle of the Ger
man mlliUrlsta to aave themselves from
rioom is shown by a. aerlea of remark-
' ' able documents that have Just been cap-
- tured.
;. The higher command frantically
pleaded with the German troops to hold
back the British at all costs, partlculary
on the Hermann-Stellung system of de
fenses. One document said that If the
Germans held there, the prospects would
be good for carrying out peace nego
Uatlons or arranging an. armistice.
. 'Another document; marked-strlctly eon
fldential. auoted the Oerman high com
mand as saying that the possibility of
an armistice depended upon the battle
coming to a standstill. This and fJther
. documents dated as late as October iz.
directed attention of all officers to in
struct other ranks that every man "'must
do his duty night and day."
Attack Proved Irresistible
The English are not to be permitted
to cross the Sclle river and the task
. of holding them up was given to the
. uerman artillery. . But the British and
the Americans attacked with such lr
, reslstable pressure that they swept
ahead to new victories in the faca of
. almost insurmountable obstacles. v
'British, French. Belgian and American
-troops invthe meantime have continued
their advance on other fronts.
" . What these continued successes had
to do with Ludendorff 'a resignation may
be . surmised in the light of the dts-
' closures of the past few days. It Is
erobable fhat, as he saw the great Ger
man war machine crumbling at bis feet
and the impossibility of the Germans
continuing indefinitely in the face of
Marshal Foch's steady blows, he lost
all hope.
1.T7MM Me Fight Allies
At least 148 enemy divisions (1,776,000
' men) have been engaged against allied
offensive operations since September 20
Flfty-ntne were in the line and they
were reinforced by. 19 reserve divisions.
"' Of these 89 divisions. 60 had been with'
- drawn and engaged a second time, and
five have been employed even a third
time, making a total of 21$ divisional
engagements on the Cambrat-St. Quen
tln front, alone. Seventy German divis
ions are engaged now.
How the Germans' plans and hopes
v . have been shattered Is shown by' in
formation from reliable sources during
the past Z4 hours. That a further with
drawal frpch the present front Is con
tern plated is shown by the fact that
.various administrative departments have
already left Brussels.
The Germans are reported, also, to
have begun a retirement to the Antwerp
Kamur line and are apparently prepare
tng to give up Ghent with but slight
, , resistance.
In soma instances ammunition dumps
lire being hurriedly removed to Charlerol.
There are great and hurried prepara
tions In the back areas for the demoll
tlon of coal locks, bridges, railways and
' so on, while the Germans are making
preparations to inundate the country by
cutting canal dikes.
Parents Attend Graduation
Milton. Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Blover of this city left Wednesday for
Sacramento, Cal., to attend the gradua
tion exercises of their son,Clark Slover,
' with the aviation service. Slover is a
graduate of Whitman college. He re
signed. as principal of the CdlvilWash
high school to join the aviation corps.
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PRESERVE THE LEATHER.
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With the men at the front fighting the Boehe, and still more help needed.
his majesty, King George, has accepted the help of British women
veterinary surgeons to keep the artillery horses fit
5000 Troops Cross
Ocean Without One !
Case of Influenza
Parts, Nov. 1-(L N. a) Five thou
sand American soldiers who crossed the
Atlantic wearing chemically soaked
white masks and giving them the ap
pearance of "KB Klux Klan" members,
disembarked at a French port without
contracting a single case of influenza
or pneumonia, says the Stars and
Stripes,, the organ of the A. EL F.
Of 28.898 American soldiers landed in
two days, only two died at sea from
pneumonia and there were only 147
cases of influenza and pneumonia among
them en route.
The influenza epidemic apparently has
run Its course in the army over here.
Wilsofi Insists on
Disarmed Germany
Boston, Nov. 1. tL'N. S.) "The
only armistice which President Wilson
will agree upon is an armistice which
will make It impossible for a German
soldier to have a gun or do any fur
ther ' damage. In the world," Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels told an
audience of more than 35,000 here.
Yanks Drop Bombs
On German Towns
Washington, Nov. 1. (L N. 8.) Six
tons of explosives were dropped on three
towns -behind the German lines by
bomb leg units of the first and second
American armies Wednesday, General
Pershing reported in 'a communique
this morning and made public by the
war, department Thursday afternoon.
courage
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Klamath Falls Boy.
In Limited Service
Dies at Vancouver
Klamath Falls, Nov. 1. News of the
death of Cecil. J. Weeks at Vancouver
barracks has been received here. Henry
J. Weeks, hla father, and Miss Dorothy
Weeks, a sister, were preparing to
leave for Vancouver when the word
came. Mr. Weeks had lust entered
the limited service of the army and
had been at Vancouver but a few days
lie was 23 years of age. He was
born at Salinas, Cal., coming to Klam
ath Falls a few years, ago. He oper
ated an electrical- establishment here.
Corvallis to Lift
Assembly Ban Today
Oregon Agricultural College, Corval
Us, Nov. 1. The Spanish influenza sit
uation in Corvallis and at the college
has Improved to such an extent that the
ban will be lifted today by Dr. R. I.
Bosworth, city health officer. Those
attending public gatherings even
school children will be required to
wear masks. Only six cases remain lh
Waldo hospital at the college, and eight
women are confined to their beds. No
serious oases are reported.
Passenger on Sophia
Well Known in Bane
Eugene, Nov. 1. Mrs. Peter Ander
son of Portland, who lost her life In
the sinking of the steamer Princess
Sophia, was the daughter of Mrs. Cass
Mulligan, who lives just outside of this
city, and was well known in Lane
county. She was born ' and raised in
Coburg and spent most of the 25. years
of her life in this county.
Sawmill Totally
Destroyed by Fire
Eugene, NovT l.The "Frank C rug an
sawmill near Dexter, 18 miles south
east . of this city, was destroyed
rby fire of an unknown origin. The mill
had - been engaged in cutting heavy
bridge timbers for the government and
had a capacity of 15,000 feet a day.
It was valued at about $4000 and was
not insured. Mr. Crusan said today
that he had not decided whether he
would rebuild or not.'
Two in One Family
Die From Influenza
Eugene, Nov. 1. Making the death
toll in his family, due to the "influenza
epidemic, two in the past week, Alwin
Leroy Orr. 4-year-old son-of Mrs. W.
Ik Orr o f this city, died Thursday
from pneumonia, which set in follow
ing an attack of lnfluensa. W. I. Orr,
the boy's father, died last Thursday,
and his brother, Hugh, uk an influenza
patient at the Mercy hospital. A sis
ter. Hazel Orr, resides In Bremerton
Wash.
iTnno t.aoq o Ron nnn
Men Since January 1
London. Nov. 1. fTT T n.m.n
losses Sine January 1 were seml-offl-cially
estimated today at 2,500,000, of
which 1,000,000 were permanent. Of the
iv.vw (merman guns operating juiy . 15
the allies have captured a third.
Wife of Farmer Dies
-Freewater. Nov. 1. Mr. Kfvn .
son, wife of Wayne Mason, a well known
rarmer 01 umapme, died Tuesday at
the College Place sanitarium. Mrs. Ma
son was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
j. jragin, pioneers or this section, and
was born south of Milton In 1886. She
is survivedby her husband, four chil
dren, her parents, five brothers and two
sisters. V.J..
Dies at Aaft of 104 Ycar
Ne'wark, N. J., Nov. l.John Ernest
eacn cmoKea ior st years and drank
Just, as much and often' as he pleased.
out ne never worried. He died Thurs
SUGAR ALLOWANCE
CREASED
POUND
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Improved ' Conditions Permit of
Purchase of Three Pounds
Per Person Per Month.
The monthly allowance of sugar, for
family consumption Is Increased SO per
cent, effective today, according to tele
graphic Instructions received Friday
from Federal Food Administrator
Hoover.
Hereafter the housewife will be per
mitted to purchase her sugar , supply n
the proportion of three pounds per per
son per .month. Instead of two pounds.
The new regulations also permit the
purchase of the entire month's supply
at one time, although this ruling was
made effective in this state a month
ago, according to T. K. Newell, as
sistant federal food administrator for
Oregon. This ruling also applies to
oublic eating places.
However, householders are warned
that this extra allowance of sugar is
not to be used In sweetening coffee or
tea, nor in pie or cake or the like, but
is Intended to take the place of th
canning allowance. . discontinued yester
day, In 'sweetening fruit canned during
the summer months without sugar and
in taking care of cranberries, apples
and other fruit now on the market.
"This point relative to the use of the
extra allowance should be emphasized,"
stated Mr, Newell. The food admin
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If you are not ftUly satisfied
after smoking half the box,
return the balance to 37
Drumm Street,SanFrancisco,
and receive in exchange a
THR?FT STAMP.
Who takes the risk ? The
Quality of
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istration Is only making good Its prom
ise to Increase the sugar allowance as
early , as possible : but - this privilege
must not be abused by using the extra
pound of sugar in any other way than
as a t substitute for the canning allow
ance which is now discontinued
Body Long Buried V;
Found in CKehalis
Chehalis, Wash., Nov. 1. The "body
of a man was found under the sod
about 200 yards north of the car barns
at the city limits Wednesday evening.
The sheriffs office reports that the
man had been dead a long time and only
part of the skeleton remained. They
state that nothing was found to Identify
the man nor to indicate how ho had
met his death.
0. A. 0. Students All
Take Insurance Limit
Orpffon A rrlcultural College. Corval
lis. Nov. I.-SA. T. C. students have
gone over the top in subscribing for in
surance. Each, man has taken out the
maximum of $10,000 allowed by law.
Eleven hundred men have taken out in
surance, making a total of 811,000.000.
Lieutenant Carl, S. Morbio, personnel
adjutant, has charge of the writing of
the Insurances
Belgium Given Credit
' Washington, Nov. 1. (U. P.) A new
credit of $3,500,000 was granted Bel
glum" by the United States treasury
Thursday. 'Credits to Belgium now total
$183,520,000. and to all the all las
$7,532,976,000.
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Old Egypt ! !
A Corporation
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(MISSION TO ASK
If GISLAliJRE TO. CUT
DOWN APPROPRIATION
Industrial Acrident Department
Asks" Legislature for but $296,
876 for Maintenance. -
Salem, Nov. l.The state industrial
accident commission "will request an ap
propriation of " $298.87 from th next
legislature to cover the . salaries and
cost of maintenance of -the commission
during . the next two years, according
to the buderef filed by the commission
with Secretary of State Otcott.
If the present . law is not amended
the stats will be required to contribute
$680,000 to the Industrial accident fund,
but the commission .says ft will ask for
an amendment which will limit the
state's contribution to the cost fom aln
tsnance of the department, which will
be $296,176.
The commission estimates that re
ceipts from employers and employes
during . the next two years will be
$4,800,000.
The Christie Horn for Orphan Girls
will ask for $23,040. according to Its
budget, while the Baby Home estimates
its cost for the next two years to be
$48,000.
Building Declared Needed
Salem, Nov. l-'One of the greatest
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needs of this ) Institution . Is better
method of segregation of the' different
classes of girls that com to us." says
Mrs. Margaret I Mann, superintendent
of the state industrial school for girls.
In her- biennial report to the state board
of control, t";-sJ,'J. .;-
She recommends the construction of
two additional buUdlngm. but the' state
board of control has already eliminated
these items from the budget for that in
stitution. v.- - v -: . :''
There are 50 girls in the scbooL Sixty
nine were received during .the present
biennlum, 41 were released and XT were
paroled. The ages range from 19 to 21,
the greatest number being 15 and 16
years old.
Blind Sehool Neglected s
Salem, Nov. 1 In the biennial report
for the state school for the blind. Mrs.
May Moores, superintendent, points out
that less than half of the counties In
the state are represented in, the school,
and she declares It is to ne regretted
that the parents of blind children-of
schgjai, agw do , not take advantage of
tha opportunity offered by the state
to educate them. There are 85 pupils' In
the school. In the last two years nine
pupils were received, eight left school
and two were graduated.
Log Boom Franchise
Salem, Nov. 1.- A log boom franchise
has Veen granted by the public service
commission to the Veneta Timber Prod
ucts company on Coyote, in Lane county.
The company will bui'd splash dams
and float logs by releasing: the water in
the dams. The company must deposit
a. $6000 Indemnity bond as a guarantee
against damage to the property of any
one along the creek. Improvement of
the stream must be completed within
18 months. , ' -
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Going to Salt Lake -
Food, Conference
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Mrs. W.;.F. StrandbQrg. publicity di
rector ' of the food administration, , wll ,
leave Sunday night to attend a xon -conference
of educational directors oJ
the Western- states at Sa Lake CH
next Wednesday, when plans will bf
made for putting over the food pledgs -.
drive to comments the last of Decem
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The conference Is a result of th
postponement of. the national, -confer--ence
which 'was to have been held in
Washington. D. C. Due to Spaniel. .
lnfluensa. : it was impossible to tnee' ' .
nationally, and it) was decided to carr .
on.. the name work through tone con
ferences. '
Mrs, Strandborg' will represent , nov
only the "food administration, but -th. '
merchants of Portland as well, . taking '
the place of J. H. Dun dor e, who war
chosen representative, but rwho 'har
found It Impossible to go. If
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Barn and 10 Horses':;
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The Dalles, Nov. 1 An unexplaineo.
f ire desfroyed a new 6000 barn. and 1M
head of, horses, including three high
bred mares, at the Lou Kelley ranch at
Juniper Fiat, five rones from Maupin.
early Tuesday morning. The barn con
tained a winter's supply of fedland .
grain and harness for 14 span of horses.
Mr. Kelley sustained a loss of $10,000
above insurance of $4600. "
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