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THE, OREGON DAILY JOURNAL'. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY. . NOVEMBER 20 -1918.- HUN TREACHERY ROOTED" BRITISH I ARMY A CAMBRAI Fred Lockley Tells Press Club Audience Some War Facts He Learned on the Western Front. SOME ATROCITY TALES' FALL No Children Found With Hands Cut Off, but Numbers of Women Murdered by Germans, MECHANICAL ABILITY " BRINGS COMMISSION ir ; German treeeh-.ry snglneered by Gr- tnin officer who spoks perfect Kng llh. drensed In the uniforms of cap tured Brman oincers, oroujni toom defeat of General Gourh's Fifth British army at Cambrai last March and opened the wedge for the great German spring offensive. Fred Lockley told hla audience at the Press .club last night. It was the moat representative gath ering the Press club has had in recent years and the men who crowded the Jinks room and overflowed Into the read ing room were rewarded by a clear description of what has been going on - at the front that brought the day by day, night by night sufferings, fun and heroism of the soldiers nome to mem in a way few of them had experienced be fore. Battle Trophies Exhibited ' "The Journal Man Abroad," who has pent the past year In France doing . Y, M. C. A. work for our own soldiers . and the soldiers of our allies, has the faculty of telling the stay-at-homes what they want to know about the great war. He saw it through the eyes of the man back home, and, with the aid Of the unusually interesting collection . of battlefront trophies which Mr. Lock ley exhibited and explained, he made very man who heard him comprehend something of the sacrifice that those who have fought fop liberty have made for us all. The story of the defeat of the British .at Cambrai, the most gigantic in the history of England, Involving the loss ,of 100,000 men, was but one of the iley. The Oermans were able to bring it about by flooding alternate divisions holding front line sectors with German y officers In disguise who Issued perfectly 'Counterfeited written orders for the British to retreat three kilometers, abandoning all supplies. These orders ;were carried out while the adjoining divisions held the lines, according to their orders, and were cut to pieces. i Wy Opened for Germaat This allowed the Oermans to pour through In overwhelming numbers. Tha 'defeat was accentuated by the fact that the British commander had prepared .no alternative program in case of a reverse his orders had been to hold 'the sector and he permitted no other possibility to enter into his calculations. jn laminar stones or uerman atroc ities the kind that have been whis kered around since the beginning of the war apparently were not founded ; on fact. Mr. Lockley was unable to verify them. No Belgian children had their hands cut off. Instances of mu tilation were rare and evidently the result of Individual frenzy rather than .general orders. But the atrocity stories were sedulously spread by tho Germans themselves in order to ter rorise the enemy they were a part Of the German "frlghtfulness" calcu lated to Intimidate civil populations. The effect, of course, was JuBt the oppo site to what the Germans expected. Wo Cases of Crnelflxloa He saw no cases of crucifixion. This Is how he tells what came nearest to it: A. Tommy' showed me a nhote-rnrh which I took for one of the familiar crueinxea seen everywhere in France. That's a remarkably clear photograph,' I told hfan. 'You can even see the agony en the figure's face, plainly depicted.' mats not a crucifix,' replied the sol flier. Thin photograph waa taken by my buddy, an official photographer with the Canadians, and Is an actual photograph tef a crucified Canadian soldier.' I ex amined the photograph carefully," con tinued Mr. Lockley. "and believe it was genuine. I do know of cases, however . where British prloners were found after . eur men had takrm a German trench, spread out, their hands nailed to boards. "Although the familiar atrocity tales apparently are not authenticated, much woree things were done by the Germans. For months the executions of women In Brussels on trumped up charges aver aged one a night. Officially approved violation of Belgian and French women -Vaa frequent. Mustard gas, first used 'ty the Germans, is a more horrible form of torture than anything described in earlier atrocity stories." . After the completion of his talk, Mr. XjOCKiey answered many questions put 'to nim by individuals In his audience. He closed with an appeal to the men of America, to forget creeds, races and self ishness aa they have been forgotten in the trenches In France, "that these men hall not have died i.i vain." V. Lieutenant Albert J. Spahn Albert J. Spahn, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Spahn, 664 Ladd avenue, has received a commission aa first lieutenant, accord' lng to word received by the parents. Lieutenant Spahn la In the quarter master's mechanical repair shop at Fort Biles, Texas. He acquired hla mechan leal ability while assisting his father In the machine shop of the Columbia Ele vator company for the last eight years, Mr. and Mrs. Spahn have another son in the service, stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor. lng in through the mail and from local yeupio who nave oeen deterred rrom sending In their subscriptions earlier because Of Ulneim. On A iwrinn whn hail influenza brought In a check for 50 a uesaay. Thomas Kerr's team met with much SUCCeSH in IhA Oriental A I at rift a tha Chinese and Japanese responding wlli- i 1. - ,1.. u in" j- iu uie can. Reports from out-state sections are encouraging, a. tr. stone or Astoria county chairman for Clatsop county, re ports that Clatann will rearh !4n ftdrt and m H V eo to 90fl twp Mnt hf nitnta belne S20.KSO Ttav tfonrv Vmmn f Canyon City has wired that Grant county is cumblng up, indications being that it will rF subscription soon,- some isolated dis tricts not yet having reported. Lincoln countv. B. F chairman, reports J6000. Its quota beina ' n casn suDscriptions. Ballroad Workers Genernna Coos county. Charles Hall, Marshfteld. chairman, wires that its orle-inai rum. $1S,150, is fully paid in in cash and mar, it nopes to make the 50 per cent over. Washington countv has and shouid report "over the top" by imkiil. navmg raisea ?o,400, leaving but " more to raise to attain its quota. Under management of H. K. Relf. chairman of the war work committee of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle lines, employes of these lines subscribed 36920V4 e fund. Employes of the lines under Federal Manager J. P. O'Brien, embracing the O-W. R. & N.! Northern Pacific terminal and Southern Pacific lines north of Ashland, sub scribed a total of 112.403.(19 TVi rpalgn among employes of lines under mr. kj nnen was nandled by Chairman C. G. Sutherland.' VAR SESSION OF CONGRESS CLOSING Records Set in Big Appropria tions' With Total of 36 Billions. Washington, tfov. 20. (U. P.) The war session of the sixty-fifth congress will closo Thursday. Its final session will begin Monday. December 2. and al ready looms up as a "reconstruction session." The present session has set a record for appropriations, setting aside S36, 298,405,223 for war and government sup- Lport Many of Its acta will come under re view In the reconstruction session. Among notable measures passed are the railroad control bill, the wire control bill, the Overman act giving the presi dent power to coordinate war activi ties, the law Including, all between 18 and 48 In the draft, and bills setting asioe 1110,000,000 to house war workers, A declaration of war on Austria- Hungary was among the early acts of the session. The third and fourth Lib erty loan acta were passed. The war finance corporation was created to give financial aid toward Industries and to stabilise the financial situation gener ally. The civil rights of soldiers and sailors were protected by the civil rights pill. Among the largest of the record breaking appropriations were. Army. $12,083,000,000 ; navy, $1,607,000,000 ; loans to the allies, $3,000.000,000 ; shipping pro duction, $2,500,000,000; railroad opera tion and financing of war Industries, $1,000,000,000. TWO REWARDS ARE UP-fOR ARREST OFFICER'S SLAYER (Continued From Pact One) however, the car carrying the murderer and his companion. Before news of the crime was received here, a gray automobile traveling at an excessive speed was seen crossing the Broadway bridge and dashing through the city toward the south. Trace was ioai alter tnau Bridge Hai About $1! Herrman's story of the robbery Is that, while he was counting the toll re ceipts for his watch, Xhe automobile drew up to his window, the man emerged and thrust a revolver through the grill. It is thought the amount taken was $120, but this will be checked later. After the robbery, Herrman said, the bandit forced him to walk under the bridge, cautioning him against giv ing an alarm. After speeding from the bridge, the car passed Deputies Twombley and Jack LaMont, who were waiting for speeders back of the Standard Oil fill ing station at Derby street and Van couver road. LaMont was adjusting his motorcycle and could not start at once, but Twombley got away immediately in pursuit of the speeder. Persons who saw what followed say Twombley raced aiongsiae ana neia up nis hand to sig nal the offender to stop. Three shots FORMER WASHINGTON LEGISLATOR IS DEAD S I' n Lyman E. Belknap Lyman TL Belknap died at Camas, Wash., Sunday, on the dai he was 68 years old. He was born in Cayuga county, N. T., and reared In Michigan. Mr. Belknap was a farmer by occupa tion and waa also Interested in timber. He was well known to many In Wash ington and Oregon. For 10 years he was a supervisor of Clarke County, Wash. He served two terms In the Washing ton legislature, 1895-6 and 1897-8. In politics he was a life-long Republican. Mr. Belknap Is survived by his widow. Mrs. Mary Belknap, and a sister, Mrs- Rosa Harmon of Michigan. Threo step children are William S. Sohults, Edward Schults and Arthur J. Schultz. Funeral services were held at the Miller and Tracey chapel today. SJta8SejlSBSBBBBBBBBSSBBBBBB Lane flbunty $11,000 Behind Engene, Nov. 20. In the United War Work campaign. Lane county has yet to subscribe $11,000 to reach Its quota of $28,900, according to the official figures at the county headquarters. The University of Oregon reported over the top Tuesday with a total subscription of $5476, and the Eugene high school added $650 to the fund at a rally during the assembly hour Tuesday. morning. Eugene Is still lagging behind its quota, but Is expected to reach its allot ment by Wednesday evening, and the reports of 110 small districts yet un heard from are expected to bring the county near. its quota by the same time. Monmouth Srhools Oversubscribe Monmouth, Nov. 20. With a quota of only $70, the Monmouth high school gave over $100 to the United War Work fund. There are about 65 students and many of them, though working their way through school, gave much above their share. The town is lagging in its apportionment, but the normal school has oversubscribed its quota of $1000. was the response. The car went on Its speed unchecked. The motorcycle crashed into the curb and tipped over, John Stevenson, 468 Sumner street, being the first to reach Twombley. 'Bob' Phillips Death Recalled The wounded officer was taken to the police emergency hospital but waa dead when he arrived. Twombley Is survived by his wifr and child, who llvo at East Thirtieth and Stark streets. He had been on Sheriff Hurjburt's staff about six months. Previously he was a private detective. It was just a year aga today that Deputy Sheriff Bob Phillips was killed by a madman, who had taken refuge In the basement of a house, a posse sur rounding the premises and riddling the slayer with bullets as he attempted to emerge. The slayer Is dark complexloned. and rather pale. When last seen he la said to have worn a small "Charlie Chaplin" moustache. The police believe that the moustache was false, however. The woman companion was so wrapped up In furs that no adequate description of her could be given. It Is declared that the automobile In which the slayer rode was either a Hupmobile roadster or a Studebaker, the prevailing opinion being that it was the first named type of car. WHAT OUR $10,000 POLICY WILL DO FOR YOU STATE NEAR GOAL IN U. W. W. DRIVE (Continued From Tica On) creased during the week through vol untary subscriptions and gifts. State Standing by Counties The state subscription by counties follows : Will, pay your beneficiary, or her heirs, $57.50 per month for 240 months, or $116.18 per month for 120 months if you die. Will pay you, or your heirs, $57.50 per month for 240 months, or $116.18 per month for 120 months, if you are alive at age 65. The deposits necessary to carry this policy are within reach of anyone earning $150 per month and up. Ask our salesmen to show you our LOW PRE MIUM policy maturing as an endowment at age 65. ' Cosnty Quota. ItaKBQtaa .......$ S.ftOO Colombia ....... 10,850 Kotoa ......... 10.600 Hood Rhwr. ..... 6.800 Multnomah S.0SO Bkr 18.050 Cbtanp 20.0S0 4,180 MaUur 11,400 Wtsco 13.2 SO Marrow S.T30 Klamath Union '1-aka Grant Clackamaa Tillamook t'BMtlU , Cooa ........... OUltam Jaokaoa 8iU)., Jaokaoa (Parts) . . rfoaapnias I.lBOaJB VVaUowa 'TOhaataf n i 1O.H0O 15.1.-.0 ti.SM) B.BOO 2H.70O S.BRO 84,200 18,180 a.eoo e.sso 18.800 T.100 4.SS0 9.800 8.050 ST AM A Yamhill 18.550 Phatmaa Pott . WaahinctOB . . . 1BI Ifcuigla , -Jtftertoa , ;IUM . AMm ... Ham? in addition (1.250 12.T00 21.550 32.300 18.400 8.080 Z9.800 2.580 8.800 ta Industrial aubaortn. uoi wuwu vonunua o come in slowly, tiuui7 uuacripuons ara com' Amount Reportad. 11.850 1T.000 1T.000 10,800 9.100 2T,75 ao.ooo 6.800 15.100 10.650 T.6M 12.000 IS, 00(1 7.000 6.000 29.000 8.098 83,000 18.150 6,928 6,980 . 18,800 T.14S 8.000 8.800 8.050 88.000 18.560 5.250 12.700 20.400 20.000 11.500 1.800 18.000 1.023 Ma report. Per Cant. 171 184 180 160 160 160 145 132 132 124 118 111 1 10 no 108 108 105 103 100 108 100 100 100 128 100 100 100 10r 100 100 84 62 6 68 40 Jackson County Reaches Quota Medford, Nov., 20. Jackson county registered its exact quota of $13,900 Tuesday morning. Small subscriptions characterized the drive from the start Express Charges To Be Inoreased Throughout U. S. Washington, Nov. 20 (I. K. S ) In creases in express rates in the territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi river rang ing from 18 to 17 cents per hundred pounds, and increases in the rate tnrouirhout th c v, n.i..j ranging from 10 to 13 cents a hundred r- -u.uiucra ioaay Dy iiaiiwayi Director McAdoo. The Increased nnu -... - augurated in order to raise an addi tional revenue of $24,000,000. half of which will go to railroad revenue and . .!...express reveue. This amount of additional revenue Is made necessary by the increase In wages, aggregating $10,000,000 granted to expresj T company aVrl rI AVAa An 1 ..1.. 4 . " uiy x, last txus increase In wages entirely exhausted the addi tional revenue derived from- a 10 cent increase in express rates authorized by Director McAdoo on July 15, it was said. Derailed Freight Delays S. P. Trains PeralUnent ot a freight train at Junc tion City late Tuesday night delayed all northbound trains on the Southern Pacific this morning. Train No. 64, due at 7:30 a. m.. did not arrive until 1 30 p. m.. and No. 18, due at :35 a. m dW not reach Portland till 1:43 p. ni No one was Injured in the derailment according to Southern Pacific officials! . . Te Preveat Orl and Iaflaia LAXATIVK BBOMd QUININE Tableta Uk ta time will Praveat Grip Sad Iafluaaaa. sT Oregonlife t mrance Company Buccesaful Oonaarratlva regressive Home Office A. L. MILLS, Pres. CORBETT BUIlDrxo, Pnrtlir. Fifth and Morrison. rOrtlailCl, UTt. C. 8. SAMUEL, Gen. Mgr. E. N. STRONG. Asst. Mgr. Bradford Clothes are Good Clothes THANKSGIVING wear a Bradford Suit and a Bradford Overcoat aad you'll have something for which to be thankful. Bradford clothes have the aaap and the -'pep" that make them truly American! Every proper fabric every proper model for men and young men. Choose today they're ready to put on! 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