Eugene daily guard., September 21, 1917, Image 1

THE 1
VOL. 53,
kUffiME DAILY GUARD
PTTni?TT? rropnM bmriv
Bernstorff , While Ainkissidor to United StalijSenHs'
ivigbbageAsKing Fund to Influence American Congress
1
BYLANSING
Kaiser's Envoy Sought Authori
zation to Spend $50,000
"Through the Organization
You Know of, Which Perhaps
Can Prevent War."
1
CHAPTER OF GERMAN
DUPLICITY PUBLISHED
Message Sent to Berlin Foreign
Office in January Bears Evi
dence Ambassador Knew of
Plan for Merciless Subma
rine Warfare. .
(By The Aeeeelated Prat)
Washington, Sept. 21. Representative
Heflln, of Alabama, said on the floor f
the house today that If permitted he could
name 13 or 14 members' In the two
branches of congress who had "anted n
plciously" and ouaht to be invnatiioiiari
s a resuu 01 ine disclosure of Count von
Bernstorffs letter to Berlin asking for
money to Influence oongress. -
rv : L-j SWf.
COUNT VON MBMSTODf
German, who when ambassador to United ,'
States, asked authorization by Berlin
government of $50,000 fund In effort
to provent de:laratlon of war by
American oongress.
t
BACK TAXES OH
0. & G. LAND TO
DEPJUDJSPD
Secretary of Interior Recom
mends Turning Over of $1,
504,000 to 19 Counties in
Oregon and Washington.
LANE COUNTY TO GET
MORE THAN $277,000
Action in Keeping With Law by
Congress Revesting Title to
Acreage of Railroad Grant in
Government.
(By The Aeecctaled Pnee)
Washinnton. Sent. 21 an nifieini in.
(ratlgatlon by oongress waa suggested by
Senator Overman, of south ramiin.
(chairman of tho senate rules and lobby
iinesiigaiing committees. The latter is
till In existence and the senator said,
is In a position to aot.
I "The whole affair ounht In ho n rn vol.
W to the end." he declared, "it u nmn.
inn and shows the despicable ends Gee
r"iy naa gone to."
"That ! an I it stilt tn thi niua-nmant
senator Storm ohn.
torsion relations committee angrily de
lared when ha read thn Rnmttnrfr mna
s..-. - 1
age.
"It is absolutely intolerable," he said.
Senator stnnn ! hn i.a l-....
Vige of any attempt to influence con-
as inoioaiea by the German mes
Mge, but that he. like mmv nfhnr .nn.
pressmen, had received stank nf m-nna.
landa telegrams. ,
CHIEF.OF RUS5
GENERAL STAFF
RESIGNS POST
General Alexieff Quits Post as
Result of Differences With
Premier Kerensky, Petro
grad Press Report States.
(By The Auoctaled Prree) -
" aslliUKKin. Snilf. 21 Sn.ri.lnn,
timing todny made public ns nn ns
lotmding addition to the series of dlsclos-
01 umnn intnguca In America and
Sewhern n . i .
. .. uivnsuKu nciiL uy i.ouni von
gernstorff in Jnnuary of this year to
f e Berlin foreign office requesting au
ority to nav ntif ssnnnn n ;nri..nnna
fngress through an unnamed organica-
r-, apparently Known to the Berlin au-
fount von Bcrnntnrff nAmA In
ICBSaRC thnt monnv hnA hnnn nntil thin
Fsauization on former occasions to per
i the same work.
I 'ae text of the message, made public
Flnout comment, follows:
I TOG DIMRUffn AalnA Tn ...... .... OO
t - iiuiuoricy to pay up 10 iiu,
K' (fifty thousand) dollars in ordeias
F former nwnainn. t in ......
lSB thrnnlt th- ! .1 1
f - .p,u IK ui nllllizilliuu you KUOW
nich can perhaps prevent wor.
I em hecinnimr In th .....,:... - ....
firdingly.
' the above circumstances a public
PlCial Oorrn.n .t.
, .unu ucviai.uuu in luvor VI
f'Wi is hirhlr Hn.irnKl In ,.,
P" the support of Irish influence here."
i Other
i'hther thn .i.,. a..,.., . 1. i
resinn of other evidence indicating
f "mhassndor's activities has not been I
Plfd, but the eitraordlnnry disclo-
"ireaay made have fixed the belief j
f "en,s of the Lnited States govern-
(By The Atiociattd Preis)
I'etroirrnd. Scut. 21. (Jencrnl Alnilnf
has resigned his post as chief of the gen
eral stntf under rrcniier Kerensky, the
ccmmundei'-in-chicf of the Hussion ar
mies. aCOOrdintr tn nnivunnnop rnnnria
today. The resignation is said to be due
to differences with tho premier, the Int-
ter insisting on thn rpmnml from ltnn1.
quarters of nil officcra under suspicion
or complicity witn ucncral Korniloff.
EXORBITANT PROFIT
IS MADE FROM FUGS
Twenty Manufacturers Charged
With Exploiting Patriotism
of American People.
fUti The A Mandated PrtMii
Washinnton, Sept. 21. Twenty loading
flnfi ninkern in different parts of the
iHiiinrrtf wort tnrmn v frinrtren hv rni
foHofnl f-rnrlo enminitalnn f-nrlnv with mn .
king exorbitnnt profits out of Americnn
pamousra ny concerieu uiegoi action to
Qho complaint vt&p tho result of the
mtnm laciitn'a rai-nnr inpnahmlinn Intn
the RiidHevtt mine in flnsr nriepn nftpr the
dcclnratioa of war, made at the request
of the senate. The investigation showed
, thnt in some cases iWO per cent profit
was made. Hearing on the charges will
be held November o.
Tho Association of Flag Manufacttir-
aro nnrl ill MiaiYmnn. HumM TV rnor.
was charged with acting as a clearing
bouse for price information.
(By Th AtsortaUd Prttt)
Washington, Sept. 21. 'Payment of
land taxes aggregating $1,1504,841 to IS
conn-ties in Oregon and one county in
Washington were recomninmfar. hv
tary Lane today. When tho ferlernl nv.
ernment recovered title to the lands from
tne yregon and Oalifornin Tiniirnnn
pany, congress authorized the payment
or taxes levied against the properties
wmie in the possession of the road. The
amounts due ranee from &4TS in rv, aa
of Clark county, Wash., to $300,132 in
uio case of Uouglaa county, Oregon.
Lane county's1 share of hnck tm nn
urogon and California grant lands will
amount to $Z77,000.
"Entitled To It."
A soldier of yesterday evi-
ucnteu ma realization or the
needS Of tho Rnlrtioi nf
......... v i wuaj t
when David M. Drake, veteran
oi tne iivii war, came to The
uuard office and trnvn Kf) ponta
to the "Tobacco for the Sol
diers" fund.
"I want to get in on that," he
said. "I know what it is. I
have been through the mill. Ttle
bovs are pntir.lprl if T Uriah
they had done that in my day."
Here is action stimulated by
a realization of the value of to
bacco to the fighting man. Here
is understanding through mem
ory of days of longing during
the Civil war, when the soldiers
or the North were without to
bacco nnrl wflpn hiatni"r yo.
cords, some of them exchanged
rood tor tobacco.
Fimirao. rrtntnlno1 in o mue.
despatch from Washington to
day show that 88 per cent, oi
ine soldiers in tne regular army
of the nation use tobacco in some
lorm
AMERICANS ARE athletics for every
UNDER FIRE OF Kiscipsm
ENEMY A I R HI
Members Engineers' Regiment,
Loaned to French Armv.
Hauling Munitions, Attacked
Dy Bombs and Gun Fire.
685 Teams Have Already Been
Organized at American Lake
Cantonment.
SUPPLY TRAIN OBJECT
OF RAID BY GERMANS
Crew Forced to Stop Enaine
ana Seek Shelter From
Shower of Bullets; No Bombs
Dangerously Close.
BASEBALL TODAY
(Continuad on page two)
prs May Be Exempt '
i-rom work Upon Claims
? "tiington, Sept. 21. Flat release of
Pftra of mining clnim from doing the
F '1 O nrrtM v it i..
hf the senate the resolution pro-
f the claim holder nhoiild pro
Uo nh of material for ne in
t--.. in mar up iin inn
hi rlalm to thia cit.'iit. The
ruao rota hurt h.
Dntlnn CAnf 91 Tha Chirjlnn AntAr.
leans put an end to Boaton'a last forlorn
knna a. b nftntianl i.nntAndnd hv wlnnlnn
iiu. a ." i m
i.ri.u'. nimi 9 In I. Thn vintnrv A.Mn(.lAS
the American league championship for
cmcago.
I American League
i .
A U'.hinvtnn fvtrnit 7. Wnahinr.
ton 1. Ilatterirs: IWand and Stanafe;
Harpir nnd Ainsniith, Oharrity.
At rhilailrlphia Clpvfland 0, Phila
delphia 3. Katteriee: Morton and Hill
irca; Shauer, Hush and Mcfoy.
At Now Tort St. Louia 0, New Tort
!). ltntterioa: Sothoron and Serereid; Mo
gridse and Iteulhnch.
At Boaton-Cliieago 2; Boaton 1. Bat
teries: l'aher and Sclialkj Leonard and
Thomae.
Situation at San' Francisco,
Where 25,000 Men Are Af
fected, Deadlocked.
(Bu The AaMocialtA PmiiI
Wnshineton. Rent. 21. Memhi.ro nf
the special commission appointed by the
president, of which Secretary Wilson is
inc neau, to investigate labor troubles in
the weat, today were preparing to leave
for the Pacific coaBt. In addition to the
ahip yard atrikc, the commission will in
clude in its inquiry recent deportations
of workers and ehnreea of th ImirlM.
Federation of Labor that Arizona era-
plovers aubsidized I. W. W. netlvltle In
order to discredit the labor movement.
In announcing tho appointment of the
commissioners, President Wilson declar
ed he wns anxious to eliminate labor dis
putes which ore hindering industry dur
ing the war.
SITUATION DEADLOCKED.
(By The Aeeocioted Priee)
San FranciBCO. Sent. '21. NToirnHnHnna
looking toward aettlement of a atrike of
25,000 members of unions affiliated with
tho iron trades council, who walked out
a week ago for higher wagea, were dead
locked early today, after an all-night Con
ference between representatlvea of the
men, their employers and federal media,
tors.
For fivprv 9K ponta nnnffiV,-
uted to The Guard's "Tobacco
for the Soldiers" fund, a kit of
toDacco or a retail value of 50
cents in the United States, will
be delivered to our boys on the
ngntinp; nne in t rance. Don't
you think that this veteran of
the Civil war is right when he
says, "ine Doys are entitled to
it!" HH'
A blank for contributors is
published in today's paper.
STnlKFMMMCM m fe m
uilllllL. IIIIUUIUII UUUII
lUblftillJBUUJIbllJBII
McNAB IS DESIGNATED.
(By The Aeeodnted Preeel
Washington. Sent. 21. (Jnrin MnNah
San Francisco lawyer, today waa ap
pointed BDecial renreaentntivo of the r,l.
oral shipping board in negotiation look
ing to aettlement of the atriko of Iron
workers in San Francisco ship yards.
Chairman Hurley of the board, con
ferred today with SeatUe hli,hnil,ler.
and repreaentativea of striking workmen
there, but it waa understood the discus
sion did not produce any good basis for
negotiations. The men, It waa said. In
sistcd on a 50 per cent wage increaae and
moat of the builders protested that to
nay such a rate would cveniunllv nrevnnt
the Pacific coast from participating In
toe government a sblnnina nimnm imH.r
competition of eastern yards with lower
wagea.
William Itlackmon. federal ennntlfitine
particiiioted in the conference today and
it waa understood Secretary Wilson
might he called upon to exert hla Inflm.
ence before bis departure for the coaat
as head of a special presidential rammli.
aion to investigate all labor disputes.
fEHSITY IWUST
STID FOB LOYALTY
Allen Eatori Incident Results in
Some Undesirable Publicity
From Neighboring State.
Tho participation of Alien TT p., in .
member of the fnenltv nt iha rTnivA.uv
of Oregon, in the People's Council for
nomocracy and Peace, ia attracting at
tention beyond the borders of the atatc.
Chorlea H. Bobcock, of Maryhlll,
Waeh., in a letter to the Portland "n.
gonian, states:
"No doubt Governor WltlivmmhA hn.
been misouotcd in thn dennnteh fmm aa
lem relating to tho Eaton cose, for no
loyai pcraona attended the Peoplc'a Coun
cil for Democracy and Peace, which fin
ally succeeded In holding a short session
in Chicago before tba troon nrAomA h.
Governor Ixiwden to enforce bis mandate
arrived.
"Eaton Is not entitled tn h.,,rln.
Treason, and disloyalty fatten on theae
delays. Ills attendance and presence In
auch an assembly is anfflclent. It ia a
matter of common knowledge that the
governors of JllnneaoM, Wiaconaln and
Illinois had forbidden lhnn ,11.1...)
aona to convene within the boundaries of
such atntee. Thia la no time for weak
lings, and no doubt Governor Withy
combe will take the action which w. .-.
La right to expect from a man and a loyal
executive.
"Professor Sebapcr, political adencc
teacher In the University of Mlnn..M.
waa given 24 hours' notice to appear be
fore the board of regenta at Its meeting
September 14. and was then ami thnM
disnilaed for being pro-German. Fol
lowing this action Governor Htirnquist
said: The stole university ought to be
one of tho blggeat inflnencea for good In
the alate. It cannot bo ao with dlnlor.i
men In the faculty.'"
American Training Camp in France,
Thursday, Sept 20. By day and by night
the men of the American regiment at en
gineera which haa taken over an Impor
tant line of French atrateglc rallwnya,
aro hauling tons upon tons of ammuni
tion and other supplies to the French
army units operating againat the Ger
mans. The American regiment haa been
turned over aa a unit in tha iorAnMh
ia getting all its auppHos except clothing
from the French government. The of
ficers and men entered upon tho work
with tha greatest enthnalnam ami fhA
already have been under Gorman bombs
ana macMne gun fire from airplanes.
witmn the past few nights a heavy
train of supplies hurrying toward Oie
front waa attacked br several
planes. None of the bombs camo dan
gerously close, hilt everv limn fhn el
box of the cngtre waa opened for atok-
ing tne pianoa awoopod down upon tho
train and anatterod it with mt.tanA
bullets. The fire got to hot that eventu
ally tne tram waa stopped, the crew tak
ing refuge beneath tho engine. Relating
tholr oxperienco afterward, ihean iMih.
men rather "swanked" about It over thole
inexperienced brother!. ' i
(By The Aeeneinted Prteei
Camp Lewis, Tuconm, Wosh., Sept.
21. Athletic- for every man ia the alo
gun .Miijor-ticncral Greene haa given out
lor tne recreation enmp. It ia said 0S3
athletic tcama aro already organised and
a regimental football team will play a
team from the Washington State collego
In the Tacoma stadium October III.
Troopa begun arriving early today with
the coming of an Oaklund special at 1:43
and atendy arrivals have followed since.
Tho total number duo to arrive today is
3,750.
Woo Wing, a Chinese farmer, who nr
rlved yesterday from Vancouver, will
tako his fichtlnir in the tronohea. Tin Ana
not know how to cook and does not want
to. Wing was born in Oregon 20 years
ago.
Jnraea Gregory of the ambulance com
pany, until recently operated two large
luggiug camna tn western WnaMnarnn
James Vance of tho same company Is
the son of Captain Vance of the Coaat
Artillery, Fort Stevens. .
Llnck Coover s a craduate of thn Mia.
SOUrl School Of Minna. Thn Opnirnn nn,.
bulanco compnny Is made up mainly of
graduntea and undergraduate), of the
UnlversitV of Oreann nnri that ,.tA,l.
They were not drafted, but enlisted Inst
Juno.
Professor Robert TY ftentt mh. nnn...
pled thn chair of ancient languages nt
Whltworth college, Spokane, ia one of
the members of I comnauv nf the Aniai-
infnntry. . v
The "bova" of an armv f nnlhn. A..
visited Uamp Lewis yesterday, marched
fivo miles among tho cantonment bar
racks nnd once moro became so Imbued
with fighting eplrlt that they wanted to
rejoin tho army.
Goorge M. Kuhn, 77, who served with
tho first Minnesota Infnntry and n. 0.
Vonvetchcn, who was with the Eighth
New York cavnlry during tho Civil war,
wore the men. Both have been residents
of Tacoma for many years.
OF GROUND
Latest Reports From General
Haig's Offensive in Belgium
Show Completeness of Suc
cess in Operation Against
Kaiser's War Forces.
ALL NEW POSITIONS
EASILY CONSOLIDATED
Important Territory Captured
in British Movement Toward
Coast With View to Cutting
Off Enemy Aeroplane and
Naval Bases.
BUSINESS M
IE
E-
FIXING FOR AL
'S
Convention at Atlantic City
Adopts Resolution Favoring
Action Affecting People as
Well as Government.
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 21. Gov
ernment price-fixing of all eaaentinl pro
ducts, not only in sales to the govern
ment but to the public as well, was rec
ommended in resolutions adopted today
at the closing session of the war conven
tion of American hualnras men. The con
vention advocated leaiatntlvA nrnntlnn nf
a general government purchasing depart
ment, wnirli, in addition to fixing prices,
would have power to distribute the out
put of industries in a manner imiaf
necessary to tho conduct of the war,
"it is tlio spirit or American business,"
said the reaolutlons, "that however fun
damental may he the change in the rela
tion of eovernment In hnalneaa thn ,.v-
ernment should have the power during
the neriod of the war In nnntrnl nplnna
and the distribution of production for
public and private needs to whatever ex
tent msy be necessary for our great na
tional purpose."
BUTTE SHORT WHEN
DRAFT ROLL IS CALLED
Detectives Sent to Find 225
Who Fail to Report at City
Hall.
fttu Th Amantlnttit fnm
Until. Mont.. Mont. '.'I drift .a-
nxomtned and certified for sorrico in the
new nntlonnJ armv bv thn cltv Aremntlnn
board and who woro summoned to appoar
ror roll call at tho city hull this morning
preparatory to letivlni for Cnmn T.nml.
on Sunday, 22IS failed to appear. Tho
mlsnlng men must Iw rounded un before
Sunday. Mayor Mnloney, chairman of
tnO CXemntlon bonrd. in A annneh In thn
men who did report, elated that at noon
detectives would be sent out to aether in
every man of the mlaalng contingent.
Ilutte Is reiiulrrd to send 111(1 men nn
Sunday to the national army. The 400
certified men were summoned to appear
so that there should he auffirlent alter
nates, In case nny failed. Tho city Is
now 01 short of the necessary quota. In
the meantime preparations are afoot for
the most elnbornto demonstration ever
ataged In this state, to take nlnen on
Sunday as a farewell to tho drafted men.
i Nztional Leacrve
At Pittsburg -New York 3, Pittsburg
1 Batteries: Benton and McCarty;
Steele and Schmidt.
At St. Louis St. Louis-Hoaton gsme
postponed: rain.
At Cbi'-nirn Philadelphia 4, Chicago
2. Batteries: Alejander and Killifer;
Douglas and DUhoefer.
STRIKE NOT CAM.ED OFF.
Um. TkM 4 ...M.I.J .
Seattle. Sent. 21. At headnnartera nf
the general lumber atrike committee,
which is managing the eight-hour strike
in Washington mills and logging camps
and also the strike in the Seattle wooden
ahip yards, it was announced today that,
the International Timber Workers bav
ins' made the most DosiHr danlala that
the eight-b'r strike hsd been called off.
HI reports tn tne contrary were bring
(Continued on page eight)
IS GOOD. IS
FLORENCE REPORT
MISS CAVE TO HEAD
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
U UNDER ARREST
Banker Says Catches Are Im
proving; Shingle Mills Are
Running and All Are Bijsy.
J. W. Rerrman. a hanker nf l"lnannn
arrived in Kucene on Thursday and re
turned home Fridar.Mr. Il-raman t.tA.
that everything is moving on nicely In
teat section of the country. He reports
silversides and salmon heainnina in him
better than for some time pa-t and net
fishers are having better ettohea. The
shingle mills st Florence are running
full time and sll are huar ih.M it,..
sre no new developments as yet In tha
prospective ship building plant he itaUa.
Eugene Bible University An
nounces Election of Woman
to Succeed Professor Filer.
The Eugene Bible I'nivrrsity today
announced the election nt Min Vl.t..l.
Cave as hesd of the school of music in
that Institution to succeed Professor
Henry Kller.
MISS Cave tauvht Vocal mnaln In thn
Retina district of Canada Ihrnn v.,m
and baa been engaged In the evangelistic
field In the t'nlted States and Canada
fonr years. r
Miss Cave la a native nt Ihn ataln nf
Illinois, but received her muil.il
cation In Cansda.
Preaident K. C. Handerann nt th- TllhU
t.'nlverslty stated todav that schnol'atntiM
open 1 uciuiay morning, students ar nr.
riving in the city and a good attendance
ia indicated.
Ooorgo Tjiind, wonted at Cottage drove
ror naaa nt . omnia ehnelca In r..itaan
flrovo last October, was arrested In So
nttle Thursday, according to a Ulegram
received in this cltV. llialrlnt Atlnrnev
In I Itay Is preparing papers to ask for
uis extradition ror trial. "
Lund ia charted with nnaalna cheeka
signed by a flctltlouo name upon Cottage
urove business men, t hose who were
victims were C M. Barlela. a h,itl Itnnit
or; H. M, Msrksbury, of the Hrownevllle
Woolen Mills store at Cottage Grove,
and I). .1. Heholl, a Jeweler at Cottage
Grove. The cheeks were drawn nn IV 11
Young and coniany, bankere, Oakland,
im. Ivund la also wonted in several Cal
ifornia cities on a similar charte it ia
talrd.
BOMB KIU TWO
A Pacific Port, Sepi, 21. Explo.
Ion of a bomb In a cargo of nitrate lu
the hold of the Jspaneae freighter
Sciyo Mam, while the vessel was
lying at Ilnque, Chile, killed two
Jnd Injured ten, It waa reported on
the arrival of the steamer today.
After the blaat four other bombs
were found. Members of the craw
aid a German agent waa suspected.
Today found the British Itt riannT
holding all th valuable oround than
gained In their attacks of yesterday whea
mey surged forward on an eight-mile
front on both sides of the Ypres-Menlr
road, penetrating the Herman lines more
than a mile In places and oapturlng oris
onert In excess of 2,000,
All the report! empnaslie Ihe com.
pletenest of the success the British
troopa achieved. They hold Veldhoek,
Zcvenkote and numerous strategically
Important farms and wooded traote
whlo Dad keen rteavNy "fortified ky (he
Germane, bat whloh were oaptered In tha
resistless British sweep.
The Germans began to counter attack
late yesterday but every thrust was of.
feotlvelv dealt with h th. d.ki.i.
whloh wiped out the advancing lines af
Herman Infantry. The heavy oasualtlss
sustained In these fruitiest attacks evi
dently imoelled tha n... ... ..
- - . ...... vwiiiniwiii
order their cassation for there were no
r.pomiens oi mem during the night and
the British were ably in an..u.... ..-
n.w won groeno witnout dlitnrbanoe.
I .
(By The Aeeerlnled Preee)
London, Sept. 21. mold Marahal Half
u ioier reports regordin- the British 'of
fensive on the Belgian front to the eaet
of Yprea yesterday when the Jlrltiah
troops pushed through tho German line
for a dlstonco of moro than a mile, says
that tho completeness of tho British sue-
COBS Is Confirmed hv rlMnlln1 aM -
the buttle.
The British war office after the re
celpt of Field Alnrahnl M.l.'n . .
, """a - .ni 4 lU
Ony leaned this bulletin:
"Moro detailed acennnla .n.t...l...,
battlo confirm the eoiml..inn... .i
success. During the evening local at-
wess tieiivered by us In the neighborhood
of Tower hnmlcta nnd iwFthM., .
Iiangemarck cleared nn n m.mhn.
strong points and completed the capture
"i our oiijectivea In theao localities. It
la now catabllahed thai In thn
ter attacks delivered by conaldornblo
lorcea or tun cnomy during tho afternoon
and evening hla ciusiialtlet were unusually
great. . ...
"The clear light of the latter part of
the day enabled our troops to obtain
warning of impending attacks and In
every caae the advancing lines of Ger
man Infantry were dratroyed by the con
centrated fire from our rifles and ma-
cnine guns nnd artillery.
"The obstinacy with which the enemy
constantly repented hla attacks only add
ed to hla losses without recovering for
him any -f tho valunlilo ground which we
had won. ' . ' '.
"Kxhausted by hla previous effort! the
enemy made un couuter nttarka during
the night nnd onr trooj were able to
consolidate the positions undisturbed.
"Our own losses In the battle are light.
"In the course of the night small hos
tile attacks were driven off an nt ll..
rincourt and weat of Lens."
IMPORTANT GUOI NII GAINED
(By The AeeeeUUed Preee)
British Headuuartrrs in France nnd
Belgium, Sept. . 2D. (Delayed) The
British offensive which heann at nW
oi er a wide front enst of the Yprce sal
ient, found the attacking forces late to
day Holding many positions of vital lm
pniranre ami continuing tbe fight
In
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BUSS CHIEIT OF STAFr
Wasllllltton. Kent. "I M..I.,.I11
Tasker II. Bliss today was named chief
of ataff of the army to aueceed Major
General Hush U KcotL who retire tm
ofCce tomorrow. -