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"iXTV-KHiHTH YK.tlt NO. tJ si.km, oi:t:Kv, Tiiritsnw MOUMNO, (KIOIIKH :, iuik. iflp "p TQ) (fW TPTsxT r DESPOTIC CONTROL 1 1P1YI11 BIG PICTURE OF 17ILS0N WANTED BY REPUBLICANS Likeness of President to Be Placed on Walls of Re ; publican Quarters ' u MEETING ON SATURDAY atricfca Will Be Theme in Campaign, Says Chairman Vr alter Tooze Chairman Walter L. Tooze of the Virion - County Republican Central committee Is looking around Tor a Lie big picture or T resident Wilson ' to place on the walla of the new Re publican headquarters at 128 Liber ty street. . -' "l mean exactly that," says Wal ter. 'This campaign is going to be conducted along patriotic lines and It is our duty to stand behind the ( president regardless of his political . 7 creed as far ts the war program Is concerned so I am appealing to Dem ocrats or Democratic newspapers to fnrnlsh Republican .headquarters with- the resident's picture. I want a ,bJg one and a good one." The central committee has this week I established headquarters at 128 Liberty street, south of the Sank of Commerce and the, -offices are already adorned with the nation al colors and .liberty bond posters. The offices are large, light and roomy and wilt be kept open as the center of Republican activity In Mar ion county ' until after the election. Miss Fay Townsend, daughter of Lafe Townsend, "has been employed at stenographer. - Chairman Tooze expressed the opinion yesterday that Republicans In Marlon county and all over Or wn for that matter will support the' Republican ticket from toD to bottom at the election on November . '5 A call has been issued for a meeting of all precinct committee fcent and all -candidates at the court honse next Saturday afternoon, Oct. CI .to begin at 130 o'clock, gome I business of . extreme Importance Is Comlnr an anil it fa an nhtmlntA ni- cessity, Chairman Tooze asserts, for all committeemen and candidates to be present on that date, v It mutt not be overlooked," said ,Mr. Tooze, "that patriotism Is going to be the predominant theme in this campaign, anl upon members of the n?uoucan party la going to be nrg , td the necessity of supporting 'the liberty loan, the Red Cross, the Y. M.C.A., the Knights of Columbus, the Y.W.C.A., the Salyatloa army, the Jewish war, work and every otb r war activity in which the people of the country are interested. We are going to support all these, stand tiack of the president in his war pro 1 Pram and at the same time vote the Kepntllcan ticket." , Buy More Bonds ! -.- - . - ' fhsgene and Sneezing Gas Used by Germans I ' (B) Tk AtMoclated. rret) f WITH .THE AMERICAN FORCES ON. TUB VEUDlfNj FRONT. OCt. 2 '30 p. ni.) German artillery In the early hours todajf freely sprinkled . the areas behind the American lines ! vita j shells containing sneezing! gas ind phosgene. Between the Meuse nd Moselle the j Germans directed j ijwlte a ebneentrated artillery fire on i American positions. The ner vousness of the enemy along the line "uucates that he expects an attack American detachments entering Gesnes, northwest of Montfaucon found ..-it. free of the enemr. The foadi In the neighborhood of the vll- .likewise were Scleair of Germans One German alrplaije fell to Am- .srican anti-aircraft gqns and some fifty Anstrlans.were captured In the oevre sector. ' , Buy 3Iore Bond , CZf&llflf fiPURN BAIT AMSTERDAM, . Oct. 2. Czecho slovak leaders .'have sharply rejected an offer mart d to them tn mtur in J Austrian coalition cabinet, according J a Vienna dispatch printed; in! the MUitarv Elements of Germany and Austria Find Hold on Civilian Population Grow ing Steadily Weaker YIELDING TO DEMANDS OF THE PROLETARIAT Control Retained Through Hope of Military Decision ! Soon Shattered WASHINGTON, bet: 2. Signs are multiplying In reports reaching the state department from various agen cies in neutral European countries of the rapid weakening of the despotic control which the. military elements in Germany and Austria have impos ed npon civilian population. Ameri can officials are becomng convinced that the Imperial rulers have been forced; however, , relutantly, to the convction that If they are to pre serve their dynasties from destruc tion they must yield to the growing demands of the civilian elements for their light of participation in the governments during their crises. Military parties have retained their control only because of their asserted ability to secure a- military decision that would confirm German supremacy over continental Europe and he British Isles as well. iNow that the .German armies are being defeated and driven back into Ger many and the. nation is confronted with the painful certainty of an In vasion and the exaction of justice for the wrongs inflicted upon the French and. Belgians, the influence of the pan-Germans and 'military parties is waning. It Is believed that the two emperors have decided that if they are to retain the suport of the peo ple, they mast turn to the civilian parties that have been demanding a voice In affairs: . : It was pointed out today; that Pres ident Wilson has repeatedly declared that with the military rulers df the central powers convicted of broken faith and deceit, there can be no dis cussion of the peace for. which the Germanic people apparently are clamoring. Hence the belated at tempts of the emperors to erect i structure of real democratic govern ment through the creation of cabi nets responsible to the parliaments in the hope that -with these the en tente statesmen will be willing to confer about peace. - Indications of such a purpose are discerned by American officials in various utterances and acts of Ger man and Austrian leaders. In his ac ceptance of the resignation of Prem ler von Hertling. Emperor William appealed to the strong men of Ger many to come to his aid and share the burdens of government, a direct bid for the support, of the Socialists and Centrists in return for participa tion In the cabinet. Then there are the statements n leading German newspapers signifi cant because they have passed - the scrutiny of the German censors, that the creation of a responsible , cabinet is under consideration. Next is the refusal of the' Socialists to enter the government as at present constituted Indicative of a determination to hold out for the right of the majority par ty in the reichstag to name the mem bers of the cabinet, even though .that (Continued on page 4). Frankfort Population Is , ,. II-: in State of Wildest Fear LONDON, Oct. 2. The British air ministry Issued the story of a neutral resident who has just jeturncd from Germany with information on the effects of recent British air raids over the Rhine provinces, particular ly on Frankfort. ; The central part of the Frankrart main station was ro extensively dam aged by bombs that trains have not been able to enter and are being op erated from hastily constructed plat forms some distance from the sta tion The population of Frankfort, according to this neutral, ate in a state of nervous excitement. At the least unusual noise the people retire to their cellars, not daring to sleep in their apartments ! As to the motal effect of the raids the neutral says he heard nothing but the most depressing talk' of the present conditions in Germany and the prospect of further attacks from LOYALTY OF TWO MEN IS QUESTIONED Liberty Loan Court Decides to Publish Names of Residents4 Who Are Lax in Purchase of Bonds v OTHER CASES ARE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION B. F. Ramp and C W. Smith Fail to Respond to Urg ing! of Committees The first decisive action to have been taken by the Loyalty Court of the Kalera Central Fourth Liberty Loan Committee, la setMtion at the Commercial Crab . auditorium last evening, . was the pasKage of a, resolution to present to the public the names of two local ' resident who- so far have not purchased their prescribed quota of Liber ty Bond in spite of the earnest solicitations and urging on the part of the visiting committees or members i of the -Flying Squadron. These citizens, whose loyalty to the nation Is thus brought into ques tion, are B. F. Ramp, who has a resi dence on Capitol street and owns a farm in the vicinity of Brooks, and C. W. Smith, who has owned, until recently, a small farm on the Garden road a short distance east of the city limits. ! B. P. Ramp has purchased no bonds at all and C. W. Smith has purchased only of the third and fourth issues and in amounts which, in the opinion of the Loyalty court, are insignificant in proportion to his wealth, according to assertions made by members of the Loyalty court last night. Two other cases were considered and taken under advisement for lat er disposal. . Other names are coming up before the court, which is compos?! of 100 men. and when Information has been prepared and submitted, these will also be made public. A Jury of 25 members passes upon each-of these. Totals on the loan campaign for yesterday had not been compiled and will not be known until late this afternoon. Up to the evening of Sep tember i 39, $601,200 was on hand and it Is probable that $10,000 could be added to this as the result of Tuesday's collections. WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. "In a town in South Dakota," said a tele gram from Minneapolis to the treas ury department today, reporting on the progress of the fourth liberty loan, "a farmer of German descent called upon the local committee and asked the amount of the town's al lotment. When he was advised that it was $12,000. he said 'I have a boy in France ana i wisn io aucriuc nTy town's entire allotment in order . , . . IL . to prove to my boy that Ham Dae a ing mm up w iw ujiuuk. Bay More IJonds Catholic War Council Will Be Organized Soon At a meting to be called probably this week by Father Buck, members of the Catholic church will pick out workers to Terresent them In the allied war drive to begin later in the year. Tney pian 10 nave an m meir solicitors ready and Informed by the time the campaign for funds opens. Thev will not work inaepenaenuy. but with others from ail organiza tions iatrested. Buy Bfbre Bonds State's Lime ts Sold But Not Yet Delivered While there has not yet been any delivery of lime from the state lime niant at fiord Hill, aooui id car loads have been paid for, according to Warden Murphy of the state pent tentiarr. who is a member of tne state lime board. The price paid was $1.75 a ton. f. o. b. Gold Hill Th lime ordered up to this time will be distributed mainly 1 the Willam ette valley. ; Bnjr More Bonds Private Roy Johnson Is Reported Among Missing Private Roy Johnson of Monmouth is reorted as missing In action, ac cording to yesterday's casualty list His nearest of kin. as given in the report, is Mrs. Belle Johnson of route DR. STEINER MADE HEAD OF COUNCIL County Defense Organization To Be Rejuvenated Board of 15 Will Be Picked by Committee WOODWARD AND KOLOCK SPEAKERS AT GATHERING Marion Held to Be Inactive Important Duties Pointed Out by Officials Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner was elected, chairman of the county council of defense last night at a specially 'call ed meeting of business men of the city in the Commercial club rooms. Addresses by.W. F. Woodward, pres ident of the state council and John K. Kollock. its secret rv. vrefaeed the election, both 'men having come from Portland with Paul Sullivan, an associate on the state council, to as sist in the rejuvenation of the local branch. : . , About 15 members representing all of the active branches of war er- vlce in the city and the principal business Interests will be picked at once to serve on the council by Dr. Steiner and a nominating ommittee consisting of Justice Lawrence T. Harris, Milton Meyers, F. W. Steus lof f, . E. F. Carleton and Harvey Wells. Mr. Woodward, In opening the meeting, read published letters of Secretary Baker and President Wil son praising the work of the coun cils throughout the country. He pointed out the amount of work they have done, saying. "People used to think of the council of defense as a gentlemanly sewing club. Now it has suddenly grown In Importance and is a big factor in the community. t is an honor to be called upon to Berve'on such a council. If ever mind and body had opportunity for human service it Is here now." He told of the labor problem Or egon is facing and how the council is expected to solve it. Outside of agricultural needs there is a short age of 40,000 men in the state, he claims. Of these 20,000 are needed for fighting and 20,000 to keep the wheels of industry going. "If we are going to be a maritime state. such as we have set out to be. we 11 have to get busy or the contracts will begin to filter away on account of this shortage of help." This led up to his introduction of the resolution providing for Sunday and early week-day closings or prac tically every place of business. The matter is to be considered at a meet ing in Portland this week and Is de signed to protect the employe, pro vide more efficient help, release non essentials for war work and protect the dairy interests, which might be harmed if a ban were placed on tNe sale of Ice cream. "Are we as a nation going to make one day or rest out of seven or throw it aside?" he asked. "Are we going to strain everj-blt of muscle and nerve when man power Is needed- so badly thee days?" Mr.: Kollock explained the reason I (Continued on page 4). Methodists to Write History of the Church Rev. Dr. C E. Cline and Rev. Dr. John Parsons and C. B. Moores all of Portland were in the city yester day. They are in search of data for a complete history of the Methodist Episcopal church in this country from the coming of the first mls- sonary, Jason Lee, to tne present time. They were accompanied to the site of the first missionary building some eight miles north of Salem by Dr. R. N. Avlson, A. N. Bush and Dr. B. L. Steeves. Buy More Bonds Walter M. Pierce Will Be at Silverton Tonight Walter M. Pierce, Democratic can didate for governor, will fill dates in Marion county the remainder of this -week. Tonight he will speak at Silverton. Tomorrow afternoon he will give an address at Turner and tomorrow night he . is billed for Jef- terson. . i Bay More Bonds THE WEATHER Unsettled, probably showers; cool er Northeastern Washington; light Day of Kaiser's Goritrol m IFranGQ Belgium Nearly ver--&B'eQlt and Trap FJJay WAR BULLETINS PAltlM. 0t. 2. (I lava.) The Matin announces tliat the Ciernuuift are evacuating Lille and -that the commander there has rrquhtitloned all mean of transportation, even wheelbarrow ami bankets to take away the booty. . The newspaper adds UuU the evacuation of the towns peopfo to Belgian towns near the (jernun border . Is . being pursued nattily. A dispatch from the Dutch border aiwert that the CJernuui governor general in Belgium has given secret instruction to the governors of .tike provinces to nend hastily all German archive to Brussels.' Allied aviator have flown over BrUMels dropping thousands . of pamphlets telling (he public to have little more patience that their hour of liberation Is near. LONDON, Oct. 2. The Germans are in retreat over a wide front north and south of La Hassee canal, with the British close following them.' according to - field' Marshal llalg's report from headquarters to night. , I LONDON, Oct. 2. The Germans have lost further ground to the Bri tish In the outskirts of Cambral and northwest of that city. but north east of St. Juentin the Iliitish. under a violent counter-attack have been forced from the village of Sequehart. according to Field Marshal llalg's communication Issued tonight. . FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Oct. 2. (Renter's) Ths whole of St. Quentln Is now In th hands of the French, (By The JLtaociated Pre) PARIS. Oct. 2. (7 p. m.) Gen eral liarthelot'a armv this afternoon reached the Aisne canal at several points. The Germans are retreating all along this front. v The progress of allied arms In Flanders continues unchecked not withstanding the stiffening resist ance of the Germans. LONDON, Oct. 2. 6:30 p. in.) Turkey has made further Indirect approaches to the allies through fi nancial channels which are being considered by the British war cabi net, the Standard says it learns on good authority. Important develop ments, the newspaper adds, are ex pected. LONDON. Oct. 2. The Treves railway was bombed by the British independent air force Tuesday, accor ding to an official statement Issued tonight. Treves Is In the Rhine pro vince of Prussia and claims to be the oldest town in the German em pi re. The railroad passing through Treves runs northeastward to Co- blenz and Cologne and southward to Metz and Strassburg. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Oct. 2. Reuter's) The contingent of Americans, who have been holding out since Sunday In a far advanced position between Cam bral and St. Quentln against greatly superior enemy numbers, have been rescued. In our attacks around Vendhulle yesterday we were able to fight through and relieve this party, num bering: some hundred, who, having taken up their position Sunday night were surrounded by Germans early Monday. Notwithstanding that .they were opposed by such superior numbers and only possessed the ommunltlon and rations which thy themselves were carrying, the Americans made a mignlflcent resilience and the ground was strewn with German dead. ' 1 BERLIN, Via LONDON. Oct. 2. "There were violent partial engage ments in Flanders and Champagne." says the official statement from gen eral headquarters this evening. "Berore Cambral the day passed quietly." LONDON. Oct. 2. The allied gov ernments have decided formally to recognize the belligerent status of the Arab forces fighting as auxiliar ies with the, allies against the com mon enemy in Palestine and Syria. LONDON. Oct. 2. (X p. m.) More than 7000 Turks, were taken prisoner when General Allenby's for ces occupied Damascns. the war oi- fice announced tonlghL Buy More BofWN ARMT OFFICER KILLED j MINEOLA. N. Y., Oct. 2. Mijor Whltten J. East, commander! of Mltchel field, an army training ground for aviators at Garden City, was instantly klped today when his automobile overturnedr while he was Engulf Teuton Armle i rnnnn ninnTii nrn Tn h mk i n m i u VERDI MID I king of Victorious Steel Menacing Hindenbixrg's - Men Makes Withdrawal on 250-Mile Front Without Disaster Stupendous Task Investment of St Quentin and Vid ening. Breach to Northward Develop PossibOitiej of j Precipitating Rout Evacuation of lines Before Rheisu ' Well Under Way Drives in Belgium and Champagne ; Smashing Vital Points of Enemy WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 The Oerxn&n grip m 'Northern Trance and Belgium has been definitely broken. Even tho most ca.trtiotu . military observers in Washington agreed tonight that the Hlndea burg line was disintegrating and army of fleers centered their .whole attention on the efforts of the German leaders -to extricate their armies without a cruihing disaster. . . : . Outflanked in Belgium and in the Chsrnfpagne,. the great Ger man zone of defensive works known as the Ilindenburg line already was becoming untenable when rield Marshal llaig men smashed through it today just north of SL Quentin. . IVAR SlffiElARY (By T Aoctated Prit) Again the Germans are retreating on an Important sector of the west ern battle front In France. The scene of the new letrograde ' move ment Is a wide front north and south of La Bassee canal. . The continuation by the entente allied forces . of their brilliant achievements In restoring Belgian Flanders and the expulsion of the enemy from further territory In France from the region of Cambral to Verdun evidently has brought the Germans to the realization that the great bend in the Hne from Menln to the east of Arras Is likely to prove another such trap as was the SL Mihiel salient unless they are fast enough afoot to move eastward, giv ing up Lille, Lens and lKual and straighten their line from the vicin ity of Cambral to Belgium. On all the other six battle fronts from Belgium to Verdun, the entente forces are keeping up their success ful advances, although the Germans everywhere except north of Rhelms have materially stiffened their front snd are offering strong resistance to further inroads Into their territory. In Belgium Flanders the wedge of Che Belgian. British and French troops has penetrated still farther eastward and southeastward from Dixmuile. and only a few miles more will b required br the allied troops to give them positions by which Oe- tend. one of Germany's sea bases, will be made untenable and Indeed. the .entire North sea coast now In Geiman hands put In jeopardy. The British warships are now violently bombarding th coast and the Ger mans are reported to be moving their heary guns eastward, fearful of their capture. Many additional towns have been captured by the allies In this region and numerous prisoners have been taken. The Important railroad func tion point of Houlers is all but In the hands of the allies, while southward from Routers 'the British have cut the Roulers-Menin railway at two two places and are In the process of Investing Menln. , , The French! are now In fujl pos session of St. Questln end have pass ed on eastward. - The entire Hln denburg system between St. Qnentln and Le Catelet has been completely smashed br Field Marshal llalg's fprres. with whom the American are brigaded, and further .ground has been won in the outskirts of Cambral and north of that city. At one point north of St. Quentln the British were forced to give up a vll lage under a heavy counter attack by Fresh German troops, j . A band of Americans who had out distanced their frllows-ln-arm. were surrounded on one sector by the Ger mans, but were released . after two days, during which they killed many of the enemy who sought to capture them. - The French In Champagne and the Americans on their rlpht have made further gains asalnst the Germans In th cleaning out of the Argonne forest and pressing northward on Vth sldf of this bastion. I The Immediate investment of the city by French troops and the swift widening 1 of the breach northward, eoupled with the con tinued rapid progress of Preneh, Belgian and British forces in Bel gium, it is thought here, mar pos sibly upset the whole German seheme of retirement which al ready had begun on the Bbeims front. . :. British penetration of the line, it was said, may furnish Marshal Foeh with a means to embarrass the German retreat, always with . the possibility of -precipitating a veritable rout. Ringed by a wall of victorious enemies over the whole front from the North sea to Verdun, the situ ation of the Germans is undoubt edly grave. The drire in Belgium is menacing vital communications on one side while American and French troops in the Champsgnt are surging forward towards the equally vital supply lines on tha other. The battle line is assutit ing the shape of a vast traji thrusting its jsw out to engulf the German armies The German leaders have seem their danger. Official reports to the state department today Indicated that evacuation of the submarine bases on the Belgian coast was Im minent. There also Is conclusive evi dence that the evacuation of the llaesi before Rhelms Is well nnder war. The question uppermost In the mlads of army officer here Is whether the German high command has acted ta time. Announcement from Paris that 2C0(T prlttoncrs were taken by the French yesterday In operations bftweea the Vt-ale and the Aisne lit ers Is significant of the difficulty of getting troops back safely out of aa abandoned fighting Has. There has bees no hint cf a French attack on a large scale on this front and the Ber lin statements have chararterlied the movement as withdrawaL Only a narrow front was Involved, yet 2000 men. left ii rear guards, were captured. . To withdraw the whole 2S0-mI!e front where the allied, and Americas forces ate charging forward day af ter day; will be a stupendous taakJ With constantly Increasing enperior- iiy or numbers and gun power rest Ing with Marshal Foch, observers here believe the retreat will be dif ficult beyond words. j (By T JtMtUd Ve) ' ' ' WITH THE FRENCH ARMT W F RANCH. Oct. 1. 2 p. m. General Berthelot's forces In the course sf the night and this morning complet ed their conquests of 8L Thierry masflf. northwest of Rhelms, occupy ing Poullion and taking the fort of 8t. Thierry. The French now 'dominate the plain to the east end threaten the German petitions all aleng the Alsse Marne canal from Bethany to the north and Including the fort of Brl moat., where they posted the guss that accomplished the greater part f the destruction of Rhelms. anarort Uazette. I I Buy jMore Bonds I tho air. 1 1 -Buy More Bonds No. 1, Monmouth. - Bo Store Bonds winds, mostly southerly. Buy More Bonds OU U IB ws; iu vuo Buy More Bonds Bay More Bonds j (Continued on page six) J V r