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TTirrii vmiL.n, io- muksi, ourtios rRIDW MOKXIX
n I lATni n HI ni n n ma nmr -
MISIKIAHa IN WLtlt ROUT ID FLEE WG
Unconditional 1 Surrender of Turkey PJilay Fulean Early Naval Battle in
Germany9 q
EARLY AIRCRAFT
PROGRAM UNDER
FIRE OF HUGHES
Report Made Public Yestcr-
day Shows Delays and
Many Wastes.
PROSECUTIONS URGED
Olfleers'Transacted Business
with Finns in Which They
Had Interest
WASHINGTON, Oct. - SI. The
look awaited report or the aircraft
investigation, conducted daring the
lait five- month by Charles E.
Hughes, and Attorney General Ore-
gory, was placed j before president
Wilson today and made public.
Delays and wastes of the produc
tion program' the report declares,
were dne chiefly te "defctlve organ
lutlon of the work of aircraft, pro
duction and the serious lack of com
petent direction of that work by the
responsible officers of tne signal
eorps". !
No fault is found with the man
tfement of aircraft affairs since the
reorganization of last May which
placed John D. Ryan in charge. The
. civilian personnel of the aircraft
production board la exonorated of
Attorney General Gregory. In
letter transmitting the report to
President Wilson, says he is in
" "substantial aecord" with the find
. tags by Mr. Hughes. x
(Contlnned on page six)
Our
from Jan. 1st, 1918, to OcU 31st, 1918, er
ceed our sales for the en)he yem
that means that (en months' business this
year was greater ihan twelve months' busi
ness last year.
One reason for the great increase in sales is be
cause! we have carried a very heavy stock of mer
chandise most of which was bought before the
recent heavy advance in prices. This has enabled
oi to sell practically every item in the store at
prices far below present market values.
whit
Long Oneriohed &rip on the East Is Movs Definitely Broken Forever
50,000 PRISONERS
FALL INTO HANDS
. . . -
OF
I WAR BULLETINS I
LONDON. Oct. 31. Sixty-four en-
emy machines were destroyed "and
fifteen others driven down out of
control on the western front Wednes
day, says an official communication
Issued . tonight dealing with aerial
operations.' . , ...
PLUCKY BELGIANS
STILL ADVANCING
HAVRE. (Oct. 31. TbJe' Belgian
war office communication issued this
evening says;
"We are established on. the west I
bank of the Canal de Deravallen de
la Lys. We have taken Daalmen."
10OO PRISONERS ARE
RAGGED 11Y TI1K .imiTlSH
LONDON. Oct- 31.; In the region
east of Courtral the British delivered
an attack today against the Germaps
gained all their objectives and took
a thousand Germans prisoner, . ac
cording to Field Marshal Haig's com
mon icat ion Issued, tonight.
The communication follows;
The BriUsh second army attacked I
this moraine southwest of Auden-
rarde capturing ail lta objectives and
1000 prisoners.
AUSTRIAN SOLDIERS SEEK
TO DISCUSS PEACE
VIENNA, via LONDON. Oct. 31
i" Au""u v. v - I
Has Deep
permitted to cross the fighting unei". v,-.
n.ar nojirnarlers with the! the enemy. t
for preliminary pourparlers with the
Italian commander, according t in
official announcement tonlgnt.
ALLIED 'FORCES
Enemy Masses Streaming in
Confusion Down Mountain
Valleys in Efforts to Reach
Friendly Passes.
GREAT QUANTITIES
' OF MUNITIONS TAKEN
If La- U fCi D
luiguiy neaps oi Oiurcs rrac-
tically Untouched Are in
Hands of Alliet.
WASHINGTON, Oct 31. The
Austrlans have been completely rout
ed east of the Plave and with great
difficulty are sustaining the Incessant
pressure oi me iiaun iroops in ine
mountain region, on me piain ana m i
the Alpine foothills of Venetia. tn-
emy masses are described as "stream-
ing in confusion" down tne mountain
vallys in attempU to reach passes
on the Taglamento. I
Prisoners, guns, war materials and
storehouses, scarcely touched, fell In- Und YjtceMt rivers. v The reporta In
to the hands of the Italians. Czecho-1 dlcated th hem iao thlnr m
Slovak troops are operating with the
ioira iiaiian array, wuicu VubuiU ,
.v... I ..Mntlnr
In the Grappa region the Italians I
renewea tne areaca toaay ana cap
tured the plateau of Asiago. the sal
ient of Solaro. Mounts Spinocia and
Prassaolan. Asalone and Col Caprllle
and Col Uonatto.
The total number of prisoners cap
tured now exceeds 50,000 and of the
guns captured more than 300 have
been counted.
"The successes of our armies are
becoming more and .more stupen
dous." said the dispatch. "Tne en
emy la completely routed east of thi
Plave and Is with great difficulty
sustaining v
our irirani iu iuc uiwuumiu ickiwi.
lie piain ana in iuo aijiiu. iwiux.'
of Venetla. Our armies are aiming
irresistibly toward the objectives
wnlch have been designated
"The enemr masses are streaming
In confusion down the mountain val
leys In an attempt to reach the pass
es on the Tagiianiento. msoners
euns. war materials and storenouses
scarcely touched fell into our hands.
The twelfth army aer ustid
completely taken possession of tb
height of Ceseme Is fighting to con-
quer the pass of quero. inee.gni-
irmr has conquered tne rioge w
the valler of Follino and the
nt th Ptawe and have occu -
pied the pass of Serravalle advancing
toward the plain or tnsiglio. aimuipi
mt th.-nlaln of POrdenone. Tne lenm
army has grougnt us irom on m
Llvenaa.
"The third army Is pushing aneaoimem ior years io come in siaiemems
overwhlmlng and capturing the en- addressed to them today by Chair
m hn offfr. bitter resistance, man Hurley of. the Shipping board
r'.hn.cinvak trouDs are Dart lei pat-
in. in ih actions.
in tK n ran rerlon our troops
renewed their attack and this morn-
tng succeeded In conquering COI ca-
Pransoalan. the salient of Solaro.
Mount Spinocia, and the plateau of
"In spite or bad weatner conauion
Z . m a. V.i.Uar1
Hftwti two enemr alrnlanes and one
K.-.Hn h.iia.
vubci vu - .
"The number of prisoners captured
amounts now to over bv.vvu ana vi
- A . . .
the guns captured over
300 were
counted.
SEEK KAISER'S COAT
LONDON. Nov. 1. Independent
Socialists throughout Germany are
about to start an agitation for the
Immediate abdication of Emperor
William, the dismissal of Field Mar
shal von Hindenburg and tne wun
drawal of commands from the crown
princes of Prussia and Bavaria, ac
cording to an Amsterdam dispatcn
to the Exchange Telegraph company
quoting the Vplks Ze'tung of Leipsie
NEW CREAf ATTACK
LAUNCHER IN RELGIOI
LONDON. Oct. 31.-(vla Montre-
al) French troops today began an
other big attack against the Germans
In Belgium.
BSE SLICE
OF BRGIUM IS
FRUIT OF DRIVE
Bis New Smash of Allies
Staged Yesterday Brings
Speedy Results.
MANY TOWNS ARE FREED
American Troops Are Co-op
erating with Belgian, Brit
ish and French.
(By The A$eociuted Prett)
WITH TDK AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Oct. 31.
--(S p. m.) Another hi fclic of
Important territory was torn from
the enemy today along a wide front
In llelgium between Deynze on tlxt
north and Avelghesn on the south by
an allied force cotnpoMexl of Belgian.
BHtfch, French and American trooi.
The American unit were fightlnir
with the French north of the Rrf-
tuh.
The stUrk vm Unnchnl t 5:30
o'clock this morning and by noon
the Rritifth Jammed their wit for-
U Ju-d to a deith of some 400O yards,
On their uft tKoJr hoi.
iins? for the hhrb, munil between ir.
going well for the aultln trooi
;umerou towns and hamleta have
l : , : ...... '
ntcn meaaeu oy mis onve, anions;
them BerswJk. Tlercheln. Anseetien
-nj winterken.
Three Pounds of Sugar
a Month to Each Person
Rule that Starts Monday
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. The su
gar allowance of two pounds monthly
a person was Increased to three
pounds monthly today by Food Ad
mlnlstrator Hoover, effective tomor
row, ttie sugar regulations are al
so revised to permit the purchase fer
the entire month's supply for afamliy
K . f .
This relaxation of the restrictions
placed r.i the use of sugar four
months ago. was made possible, Mr
Hoover's statement said, through the
rapid manufacture of the beet sugar
crop In the west. the. new cane crop
In the south, reduction of consump
tions In manufacturing, freer trans
portation conditions and patriotic
conservation by the public
, . - m , ....
rllM? Of IFOrfc DUlldtng
CL:n..nr y0trr9 tn rnm0
1 V ASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Ship-
builders In Amellcan yards who may
irar lucir nium iu yiuviuv id ui-
I eargency iieei are iirauea uy me ne-
.ssiueB wr iro ur m
there wuld be plenty of work for
and Director General Schwab of the
emergency neei corporauon.
Every eflicient yard wll continue
to have all the work It can do whe-
ner me war nu wwa or Bw,.vr.
warned ship workers that if Germany
were not sincere In Its peace over-
uu & ii.caviuuK iswu. j aui
loon tthlnrtnll1 an
"The present program calls for 15.
000,000 tons of merchant ships.
I , . r. , i v I -
naia r. ocnwau m. on wphtbi
I T'v a w W A V A W A II 1 1 Vtfllv .rwt!1
Today we have built only about
2.500.000 tons and we will not have
completed our progrsm until six
times more work has been done
Grandmother of Russian
Revolution Shot to Death
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 31. Acordlng
to a Petrngrad telegram. Madam
Breshkovilaya. grandmother of the
Russian revolution, was shot on Oc
tober 27 on the charge of opposing
Bolshev'kl regime. ;
Special d!;patehe; from London
October 16 Mid that Madame Bresh
kovlaya was reported to have died
In Rusria on September 14.
1 Another thing, why doesn't some
body open a 6 and 11-cent store?
They ought to do well. Exchange.
fr rt .
mimmim
DISMAY EASTOFTHE PIE
PRESIDENT WILSON
CLEANS UP TASKS
AS INTERMEDIARY
Expected Allied Fleet Will
Soon Pass Through Helles
pont to Grapple with Ves
sels of Enemy.
OLD RUSSIAN NAVY
IS BOTTLED THERE
I German Battle Cruiser Goeb-
en Also, in Trap to Fall
to Allied Guns.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. An
nouncement from London that an
armistice with Turkey which per ml U
passage of allied warships through
the Dardenelles already Is In opera
tion led naval officers here to be
lieve that an allied fleet, If it has
not already started, soon will pass
through to the Black sea to attack
the German naval forces there.
- These forces Include ships of the
Russian Black sea fleet taken over
by the Teutons after th collapse of
the provisional government In Rus
sia. Official reports revealed by Sir
Eric Geddes. first lord of the admir
alty, show during his recent visit
here, show the Germans obtained one
superdreadnaught, several battle
ships of the pre-dreadnaught type
and a score of fast destroyers.
The German battle cruiser Goeben
also Is In the Black sea. This vessel
was In the Mediterranean when the
war began and escaped to the Bos
pborous, where It was reported to
have been "sold" to Turkey before
that country entered the war. The
cruiser was badly damaged several
times but recent reports said it had
been repaired againt taken over by
the Germans and withdrawn to tne
Black sea.
tBg The Anociated Prrtii
PARIS. Oct. 31. The representa
tives of the entente powers left Ver-
v
( Continued on page 7).
FILTHY PRACTICE UNFORGOTTEN
It remains for Sam Jackson and
his Portland Journal to leal the vot
ers of Oregon from the wilderness
into the paths of righteousness.
That Is, to say, that Mr.
Jackson will condescend to cham
pion their Interest and bestow his
paternal care upon tbem, providing
they get in' Sam's band wagon and
help 'him "put over" bis two pet
schemes at the coming election.
To those who have watched Mr.
Jackson's editorial activities in the
past, his present efforts are as am
using as they are ludicrous. The
only time Millionaire Sam pats the
voters on the back Is when the vot
ers can do something for Sam. A
nearly effusion occurred 1n the days
of single tax agitation. Sam was a
single taxer and Just about election
time the voters were the best people
on earth, according to the Journal's
editorial columns.
Shortly after the single tax meas
ures met their tragic fate, a little
incident occurred which showed
very clearly that Sam Jackson's In
terests come first as a general rule.
The lltle affair was lnconsequen
tlonal in a way. and yet it showed
very clearly that Sam's Interests
the general public was a secondary
consideration.
Sometime prior to 1915 the Ore-
ron Social Hygiene society asaea
the Portland newspapers to dlscon
tlnue publication of quack advertis
inc for veneral diseases. Chinese
doctors, etc. Realizing that such
move would be of untold benefit to
the public, the Portland Oregnnlan
and the Evenlnc Teierram cneer
fully complied with the request of
the board and cut out all such adver
tislng. The Portland Journal, how
ver. flatly refused to heed their re
quest, handled all of such filth It
could crowd Into Its columns, as
long as the necessary payments were
made by the advertisers, ana conim
ued his Insidious practice without
regard to the rights of the public for
Whole Question of How War
May End Is Now Resting
with the Allied Council at
Versailles.
ALL NOTES HAVE BEEN
DISPATCHED TO ALLIES
Believed Only Loophole for
Han Is to Follow Lead of
Turk and Bolgar.
: WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. Pres.
dent, Wilson cleared np today his
task as Intermediary for arruUtnt
and peace pleas, of the' central power
ust as press dispatches were bring
ing news of Turkey's surrender and
of events foreshadowing an early col'
lapse or Austro-imngarlaa am.
Formally, as well as actually, the
question of conditions on which tn
war may end now la belore tbe Am
erican and allied representatives In
Paris. The next step probably will
be the decision of those represents
tlves on armistice terms, nnless be
fore this Is reached. Austria follows
the example of Bulgaria and Turk
ey and capitulates In the field before
the great drive that is cutting her
forces to pieces In Italy.
It may be .stated that, while the
arm Mice program which the Ger
mans await may not differ essential
ly from predictions that It will In'
elude surrender of the Cerman navy
and submarines, disarmament of the
German armies and occupation of
German strongholds, the frsmlng of
the program haa not been completed
and aqy Informal announcements are
premature. Exchanges between the
the American and allied government
anl dlscuAsions among the represen
tatlves In France are still In "pro
grcts. It was Intimated today pure
ly military phases of the problem
probablr had been worked out In ad
(Continued on page S.)
protection, until tne legislature oi
HIS. once and for all put a quietus
on such dirty busines. The law of
conscience, the law of duty to the
state, meant nothing to the Portland
Journal; the legislature then stepp
ed In and stopped the work with a
aw which covered the Journal s case
to a nicety. And being a taw-abid
ing cltlxen. of course Mr. Jackson
complied with the law.
The Journal's action aroused wide
condemnation for It was quite ap
parrent that the foliar was of more
Importance than the rights of the
public to protection from the medi
cal leeches 7
-The cltlxens are naturally viewing
rlth a great deal of suspicion. Mr.
Jackson's tirade against the existing
delinquent tax publication law and
the present legal rate law. Both are
fair from every standpoint; both are
performing their functions. IX prac
tical value te the citizens of the
state can be taken as the measure
of necessity for laws. Behind Mr.
Jackson's campaign against the pre
sent -statutes lies a personal desire
to even up scores with the papers of
the state, most of whom took occas
ion to roast the Journal in the days
of single tax and the days of the
campaign against the medical
quacks.
Mr. Jackson's record as a rhara
pion of the people will not lend sup
port to his present campaign. The
voters 'are keen to remember, and
consistency Is the true test of a man.
or a newspaper's Interest of the peo
ple. For this reason there is a re
election against the Jackson bills In
all part of the state.
The safe way is to vote "r0 on
all measures where there exlits
even the slightest suspicion of tn
sincerity. The people's weapon is the
Initiative; preserve the sanctity of
the Initiative by punishing those
who would abuse lta powers. Vote
"NO" oa both Jackson bills.
Tin: weather.
Filr; light variaMe wind.
Black Sea
STAGE SET FOR
WAR COUNCIL
DELIBERATIONS
Palace of Trianon Where
Council to Meet Isolated
by Soldiery.
HIGH LIGHTS SHOWN
To Debate under Shadow of
Palace Where William I
Crowned Hun Head.
(Dw The AtociaUd lYr
PARIS. Oct. 31. On the eve. of
the meeting of the supreme war
council the very atmosphere of Ver
sailles is surcharged with the Im
portance of pending events. The
presence of numerous uniformed of
ficials of the allied nstions. with
councillors, prime ministers and per-.
sonages of blxh estate, lends to the
scene a dignity which, reflects the
nature of the colossal questions to be
decided, directing the destiny of this
new order of world politic.
Automobiles glide over the asphalt
and cobblestone streets of France s
ancient seat of government, tearing
world figures: some carry the high
est army staffs la daxtll&g uniforms;
others bear naval chiefs in their
black uniforms, variegated with gold
stripes la profusion and patterned
according to their country's orders,
while now and then limousines with
distinguished civilians rush by. r! stra
in gthe right of way seemingly be
cause of the high positions of the oc
cupants la the world's affaire.
Trianon Palace has been Isolated.
The deliberation of the premiers,
ministers and 'naval and military
chiefs, will be eond acted amidst the
quletide of a woodland de!l. retain
ing In all its beauty by the Frenrh.
corernment since the day of Loals
XIV and used afterwards bv nree
Ive soverclrns. Inclndlne Napolern.
.Trianon Palace, nestling In clus
ters of giant trees, surrounded by
a picturesque psrk and retplenit
with flower gardens. and serpentine
walks, stands within the very sha
dow of the Lonls XIV palace, in the
north win of wblfh. In the -Oale-V
de Clares- Wllhelm I. grand'ath
rf the present German emperer. and
then king of Prula. was proclaimed
first German emperor In 1171.
To uake ?nere secure the nlat!on
of the palace for the eonfererees
which will berin tomorrow, all traf
ru. la lta direction will be stopped.
. c.utri of French soldier. Drltisn,
Americans and 1 talis nf, etsnd on
duty at varioon point. When the
council meets the guard about the
palace will be considerably reinforced
so as to prevent the snrntcei po
blllty of nnauthorliert persons ap
proaching the grounds of the palace.
Within a radius of many hnidd
of yards the guards will fatrni ai
nobody will be allowed to pa wh
Is unable to produce the necewary
official papers.
Piano Is Donated for
Willamette Army Lads
A piano li the latent gift for the
recreation room In the S. A. T. C.
barracks at VAlUamette uniTermx.
one having been loaned for the der
ation of the stboal year by Mlu
Norma Lee Harper, now la PortlanL
but formerly of &lcm.
MUs Harper read of the efforts o?
the local War Mother's aoc!atlon
to faral-n the room and rent word
that the piano coud be had for the
boys. Expenses of cartage were de
frayed by a committee from the ItM
Cross auslllary at the Metbodlt
church. Thla Is a permanent com
mittee and will glv? tts attention to
the enlisted men at the nnlverslty
Already a number of records tor
the Graranola given the barracks
a few days ago have been donated,
but more are needed, also a quantity
of sheet music. '
RIOTS RESULT FATALLY
NORFOK. Va- Oct. SI. One po
liceman was killed and six sil'.cr
were danrerously wounded here to
niiht In a street rit which resulted
from efforts cf policemen to arret
disorderly conduct. Naral gusrds
and marines were called out and are
rounding np ail tailors on shore
leave.
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