Eugene daily guard., October 21, 1918, Image 1

THE "ETOENE DAILY GUARD
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VOL. 65.
EUGENE, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 21. 1918.
NO. 99.
erm'an Answer to President Evasive
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PRISONERS IN FIGHTING
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EAR LE GATEAU SU
aig Reports Tommies Approaching Saint
Amand in Close Contact with Retreating
Huns; Enemy Hurled Back on Lys River In
Three Places and Allies Are Driving Close to
Ghent and Tournai; Aeltre is Reached.
lAnAan. Oct. 21. British
imand, eight miles northwest of
aig reported today. Contact
lined. The British also are
brth of Tournai.
London, Oct. 21. More than
le British north of Le Cateau yesterday, Field Marshal Haig re
tried today.
In their drive against Valenciennes from the southwest,
gielish, Scottish and Welsh troops, fighting in a rainstorm,
lattered desperate resistance by
e railway line. Tanks went forward with the infantry and
ed the flooded Selle river.
Bh threw bridges across the
rossed the river close behkid the
file statement Kid.
The number of prisoners in the op-
tiion yesterday north of Le Catesu
r exceede 3,000. The enemy's poair
ns on the Selle river were of great
ttoral strength and were held with rea-
Itioo. Our attack was launcnea oy
.gush, Soottish and Welsh troops at
a. o, under the moat unfavorable
lather conditions, a- continuous rain
dering the advance most difficult
ghting was heavy all day long, the
tmy offering strong resistance in the
lilts along the railway line. In over
ning this resistance great assistance
s rendered at certain points by the
iks, which, despite the flooded condi
s of the river, succeeded in passing
its east bank at an early hour. As
Bn ss the line of the river was
red a number of bridges were rapidly
Brtructed nnder heavy fire from hos-
artillery and machine guns. These
Idles enabled oar guns to push along
e behind the advancing Infantry and
7 afforded effective aasistance at
rrt range.
'During the evening at certain points
kere partiea of the enemy still were
listing, local operations cleared them
A counter attack directed at Rome
llwaya was beaten off with heavy
tees.
"North of Dene in our advanced ele-
Snts continue to press forward, main
ing contact with the enemy. We are
'reaching the Tillage of St. Amand
I the Una of the Scheldt, north of
urnai."
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pondon, Oct 21. The Germans have
fn Hurled back over the Lys river at
Iree places and the allies are driving
f to Ghent and Tournai, Field Mar-
l Haig reported today in a special
ftement on the Flanders offensive. His
ort made it evident that the attempt
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lmehoIg"
T
H Crashed Into Street Car
on Blair Boulevard, Wreck
ing Machine.
FoTd automobile driven by Elmer
rang collided with a atreet car at
o street and Blair boulevard Mnndat
ing about 7:40. the occupant of
automobile suffering a broken collar
Sod Cut from flrina alaaa
le F.)rd mi lu-.ln triran aaar An
f 'h avenue and the atreet car was go-
north on Blair boulevard and struck
suto between the front snd resr
i"la demolishing both fonder snd the
fning board of tbe Ford, bresking the
Pi shield and MWmu Inlnrina frr.
street car received a broken fender
O&e broken frnnt vinilnv.
'r. Yotinr was rakan ,n the reetdcnce
I' hn T. Brsbbaci. i23 rtixth avenue
t where he received medical etten-
f snd a later report said that his eon-
u wss not serious.
r. Young is a brother-in-law to (Tins,
shnmwey and wss employed at th-
phiig tsl.li.hmcnt conducted by
st K Seventh avenue east. He was
n'y occupant of the auto at the
troops are aDDroachine Ssint
Valenciennes, Field Marshal
with the enemy is being main
neanng the line of the Scheldt
3,000 prisoners were taken by
the Germans in villages along
Working under heavy fire, the
flooded Selle and the artillery
infantry.
Official Reports Indicate 22,
000,000 People Bought the
Fourth Issue Bonds; Increase
20 Per Cent.
RETURNS INDICATE QUOTA
EXCEEDED MANY MILLIONS
More than $5,000,000,000 of
Total Subscribed Is Already
Expended; Adverse Condi
tions Overcome.
Washington, Oct. 21. Approiimately
2.000,000 persons, or 20 per cent of the
nation's population, aubacribed to the
fourth Liberty loan, official reporta to
day indicated.
This is about a 20 per cent increase
in individual salea over the third loan,
when 18,300,000 persons bought bonds,
Washington, Oct. 21. Secretary Mc
Adoo today is counting noses as well as
dollars on tbe fourth Liberty loan.
He has sent a wire to all federal re
serve banks to submit aa quickly as pos
sible estimates on the number of indi
viduala who aubacribed and the approxi
mate total aubacriptions for each diatrict
It waa estimated today that around
22.000,000 Americans invested in this
grestest loan of, the war and that the
total would run some million over the
I minimum of $6,00000,000.
I'nofficial estimates compiled by tnc
United I'resa at the cloae of the cam-
r.aien Saturday night indicated that eight
of the 12 federal reserve districts had
topped their quota. The other four were
confident of so doing.
The conditions under which the fourth
campaign waa conducted were admittedly
of the worst character, officiale sail
The view that it was a tough job pre
vailed to the end and realisation that
every ounce of energy, aa well ss every
available dollar waa needed, broogh. the
desired result
McAd Prediction Sustained.
Secretary McAdoo expresaed the opin
ion when the campaign waa launched that
it would be seriously handicapped unless
the tax legislation wss put through. Re
port, each night during -the campaign
confirmed that belief. Tbousande of sub
scriptions would have been larger, it was
declared, bad tbe boad exemption pro
vision sought by the tressury depart
ment been made effective.
As the nation's financial situation now
lands, the f.rth wsr loan probably will
no COUNTS
NOSES IN WITH
DOLLARS IN LOAN
P. TAYLOR,
ABLE NEWSPAPER
WfilTEBJS DEAD
Chief of The Guard's Editorial
Staff Succumbs to an Attack
of Spanish Influenza Follow
ed by Pneumonia.
Max P. Taylor, newa and edi.oriol
writer for The Guard for mora than five
yeara, died at hia home, 640 Charnel
ton street, Sunday morning at 3 o'clock,
from pneumonia complication which fol
lowed an attack of influenza. He lU
about three weeka, and although he j,adc
a brave fight and everything a.saible was
done in his behalf, the disease left him
to weakened that he could not ra'.L.
Mr. T.ijlor was one of the most tuor-
ough newspaper men on the Pacific
coaat and waa widely kjown throughout
western Oregon and Idaho as a man of
exceptional ability. He was brought up
in a newspaper office, his earlieat recol
lections being of hi fatber'a office in
Guernsey, Ohio, where he played aa a
child. Hia father, David Taylor, waa
editor and owner of the Guernsey Times,
snd it was on this psper that he served
bis apprenticeship beginning 20 yeara
ago. He worked on the Gueraney Times
until hia father'a death and the condition
of hia own health forced him to go to
Ashville, N. C, and 15 yeara ago ime
weat, locating in Boiae, Idaho, (there
he waa employed by the Statesman until
five yeara ago when he cane to Eugene.
Ha was married to Miss Vlvj Clyne,
October 20, 1010, at Lewiston, Idaho,
and to this union were born four chil
dren, three of whom are living, one
Kathrvn, having died early this sum
mer. He is survived by his wl low, three
children, Dorothy, David ana Maxinc,
the youngest being about eight months
old, his Bother. Mrs. David Taylor, of
Cambridge, Ohio, and . two brothers,
Sherman .Taylor who ia now aerving as a
cavalryman in France and Rowland C.
Taylor, a prominent stockman of Boise,
Idaho. Also Mrs. Tsylor's father and mo
ther. Mr. .and Mra. H. L. Clyne, who
were with him at the time of hia death.
The funeral will be held .Tuesday at
2 p. m. at the Gordon and Veatch chap
el, and owing to tbe restriction on put:
lie gatheringa will be aa private as pos
sible. Reverend A. M. Spangler will read
the services. The remsins will be laid
to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery be
side this little daughter.
The pall bearers will be I E. Bean,
J. B. Bell. D. A. Elkina. J. A. McClain,
E. J. Adams, Frank Armitage, George
Turnbull and E. L. Campbell.
WORDS OF APPRECIATION
Msx P. Taylor waa one of the best and
most efficient newspaper men in Oregon,
in my opinion. Hia newa judgment waa
excellent. His energy was tireless. His
outlook upon the world and lta people
was healthy and rational. Hie sense of
fairness and justice was apparent in all
he wrote for The Orcgonian during the
several yeara in which he was Eugene
correspondent for this newspaper. He
had a faculty of going to the heart of his
subject snd getting the point of greatest
interest uppermost in each item and
story that he wrote. With him it was
not merely a question of writing an item
that would pass the editorial desk, but
always he kept in view the interests of
his community and of the newspaper for
which he was writing. So great was bis
faculty in finding newa of general in
terest that, though his field was not the
largest, more newa from Eugene waa
published in Tbe Oregonian during the
years of his service as correspondent
than from any other city or town in
Oregon. Both the number of itema and
the aggregate space were greater month
in and month out from Eugene than from
anywhere else in the atate. In Max P.
Taylor I think Eugene has lost valuable
allien.
PACL R. KELTT.
News Editor, The Oregonian.
Portland, Oct. 20, 1018.
Captain M. B. Huntley Loses
Use of One Leg at Fort
Word that Captain M. B. Huntley,
formerly of Eugene, is in hospital at
Fortress Monroe, Vs., and that he has
temporarily lost the entire use of one
leg, bss been received here from friends
of Mrs. Huntley, who is at present in
Astoria. Captain Huntley was unable to
go to France with bis company, the
49th artillery, which baa been ordered
to overseas service.
Captain Huntley left Eugene last year
at tbe bead of the old Third company
of the Oregon Coast Artillery and wss
stationed at Fort Stevena for several
monthe. He expects to be able to go
across ls-ter.
Irish Steamer Torpedoed;
13 of Crew Safely Landed
London, Oct. 21. The Irish steamer
Itundslk waa torpedoed today in tbe
Irish sea. it waa announced by the ad
mirnlty this afternonn.
Thirteen of the crew of 30 have been
landed.
RAINS SLOW
UP ADVANCE
OF YANKEES
Americans, Steadily Closing in
of Brieulles, Delayed by Mud
Which Makes Operations
Difficult; Argonne Action is
Spasmodic.
PRESSURE AGAINST VERDUN
SECTORS SHOWS NO LET-UP
Prisoners State Doughboys
Hold "Worst Blood-Letting
of Entire Line" While Hun
, Retreat Continues.
With the American Armiea in France,
r, oi American troons are atcadily
i.n. (n armind Rrieulles. but steady
rains and consequent muddinees of the
terrain have delayed tna operauona.
VlgUVlUg -
spasmodic, with occasional outbursts of
artillery fire and niacnme gun lire. At
one place tbe Americana re urea tempo
rarily, but regained the loat ground next
morning,
k -k- uA;a-da.Tlannea and the Roia
J..I'am mnA naar the Menae our natrols
went slightly northward on the main
line, meeting witn no resistance wuai
ever.
Verdun Pressure; Maintained
-TOiihtnfftna. Oct. -21. American for
La. r,eth nf Verdun eontinned their fores
" . . . .
sure against tne pivotal poms upon wnicn
the German retreat la swinging, uenerai
n,rtn that lair week the nernuni
have const . ntly Increased tneir rorcea
tk,M In a determined attemnt to hold
that aector and prevent dissater to their
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Henry Albers, Millionaire Flour
ing Mills Magnate, is Arrest
ed Today.
Portland, Ore., Oct 21. Henry Al
bers, millionaire head of the Albera Bro
thers Milling compsny, waa arreated here
today on a government warrant chsrg
ing violation of tbe eapionage act.
The arrest was msde by Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Mann.
Albera' company has been kept bus
ily engaged on profitable government war
orders
Evidence againat Albera was obtained
by Deputy United States Marshal Tich
enor while on a Southern Pacific train
between Granta Pass and Roseburg.
TVhenor said he went into the smoking
compartment of the obeervation car and
found Albers with a whiskey bottle part
ly emptied. He warned Albera, he said
to put away the bottle and then left the
compartment. Tkhenor aatd others in
tbe compartment told him later of al
leged unpatriotic remarks Albera had
made. He said they threatened to whip
Albers. Tichenor aaid ha told them a
better way would be to get evidence
againat Albera. Tichenor then obtained
the namea of witnesses and a rough
draft of Albers' alleged onpatriotic re
marks.
Independent American Unit
Sent to Harbin' Is Report
I Is r bin, Manchuria, Oct. 14. (Delay
ed) The Americana are dispatching an
independent detachment to Harbin, it ia
announced.
At last sccounta American troopa aent
from Vladivoetok were located along the
L'asuri river, snd some bsd resched
Blsgovestcbensk with he Jspaneae hold'
ing tbe eastern Kiberisn front. Sending
of a separate detachment to Harbin may
mean that American troopa will operate
further weat in Siberia.
PORTLAND MAX INJl'RED
Freeport, 111., Oct. 21. Private Ches
ter Godskeaen, Portland, Or., waa in
jured Internally and G. B. Smith, Perry
Iowa, waa cut about tbe head and f -ee
wh-n a Chicago. Great Weatcrn train
on abi'h they were passengers, whs
trruhed naar here early sodar.
UNOFFICIAL TEXT
OF REPLY CITED
Berlin, Oct. 21. (via wireleea via
London) Germany replying to Treaident
Wilson, announced that ordera had be;n
issued to all aubmarine command?ra to
stop the torpedoing of passenger ships.
The text of the note covering this
point, follows:
'Iu accepting tne prop.wil for the
evacuation of occupied territoriea the
German government stated that from
assumption that the procedure for this
evacuation and the conditions of the arm-
tatice, should he left to the judgmeut of
the military adviaera and tbat the ac
tual atandard of power which both aid a
in the field have should form the basis of
arrangementa aafeguarding and guaran
teeing thia atandard."
The German government suggests to
the president the opportunity be brought
about for fixing the details of an armis
tice. The German government trusts that
the preaident will approve no demand
which would be irreconcilable with the
honor of the German people and to the
opening of the way to peace of jua
tice.
"The German government protests
against the reproach of illegal and inhu
mane actions made againat the German
land and eea forcea and thereby againat
tbe German people.'
"For covering a retreat, destructions
will alwsys be necessary and insofar aa
necessary, they are permitted by interna
tional law.
The German troopa are under the
atrictest instructions to spare private
property and to exercise care for the
population to the beat of their ability.
Where transgressions occur in spite
of these instructions, the guilty are be-
og puniahed.
The German government further de
nies that the German navy in sinking
ships ever purposely destroyed lifeboats
with passengers.
The German government proposes, in
regard to all theae charges, that the
facta be cleared up by neutral commis
sion." "In prdr o avoid anything t'mt flight
hamper t(ie srk of peace, the goversn
racnt has caused orders to is lei,i;itrhcl
to all submarine commanders precluding
tbe torpedoing of passenger ships with-
ALLIES FIGURE
E
Allies Laying Plans for Con
tinuation of War Without
Considering Germany's Allies
As Active.
BREAK WOULD AID HUNS
BY SHORTENING DEFENSE
Collapse of Austro-Turkish Mil
itary Aid To Enemy Deemed
Certain; Maximum Effort to
be Exerted.
By CARL D. GROAT
(United Press Staff Cerrespoadsat.)
Washington, Oct. 21. With Auatria
and Turkey now a miilatone around the
German neck, -military authorities here
today are atudying war needa, on the ba
sis of prospective elimination of theae
nations.
Such a break. In one way, would
strengthen Germany. It would permit
her to fight a war at shortened lines It
her own doors.
Collapse of Austro-Turkish military
ssl to Genusny is deemed certain. Then
should Germany deride to fight on to the
eomlng yesr costly preparations would
be ondertsken.
Maximum Effort Needed
The Cnited States ia proceeding on
the theory that just such a maximum ef
fort will be required. The general ataff
la taking into account none of the peace
maneuvers.
Some indicatiooa are that Germany
ia planning to "take a chance" on bat
tling over into next year. The question
with her, ss military men see it, is
whether she can obtain a better stand
ing at the peace table by such a gamble.
In any event the war department ia
forging ahead with its plans of four mil
lion men abroad by mid-year, the quar
termaster branch ia preparing to supply
this vsst force, and tbe shipping board
bss been called on for more troop and
cargo ships.
Aa the aar situation shapes up at tbs
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out, however, for technical reasons, being
able to guarantee that these or.tcr v:il
reach every single submsriu at sea be
fore its return."
"Aa a fundamental condition of peace.
the president prescribes the destruction
of every arbitrary power that can sep
arately, secretly and of its own single
choice disturb tbe peaca of the world.
The German government replies that
hitherto the repreaentativea of the peo
ple of the German empire have not been
endowed with influence on the formation
of a government. The conatitution did
not provide for the concurrence of rep
reaentativea of the people in decisions
aa to peace or war. Theae conditions
have just now undergone a fundamental
change. Anew government haa been
formed id accordance with the wishes of
the representatives of tbe people, based
upon equal, universal, secret and direct
franchise.-'
'The leadera of the great parties of
the rrichstag are mcmbera of this gov
ernment. In future no government can
take office or continue in office without
poasessing the confidence of a majort y
oi tne relchstag.
"The responsibility of the chsncellor
of tbe empire to the representative of
the people ia being legslly developed and
safeguarded. Tbe first act of the new
government haa been to lay before the
relchstag a bill to after the conatitution
of tha empire so tbat consent of the rep
resentatives of the people is requlrel for
decision as to wur anil peace."
Permanence la Guaranteed.
"The pcrtnnncuce of the new system
of government, is, however, guaranteed
not only y constitutional safeguards,
but also by the unshakable determination
of the (ierman people, whose vast ma
jority stands behind these reforms ami
demnnds their energetic continuance.
"The iiicatiin of the president a tc
with whom he and the governments as
aocistcd against Cerrouuy are dealing
therefore is answered in a clear, iineiiiv.
oca I niannrr by the statement that till
offer of peace and an armistice cuinee
from a government which (free nfi) any
arbitrary or irresponsible influence is
supiliirien ny tne approval or an .over-
nKi'lniiiig in;ijirity of the Germnn people,
j (Sogned) "SOI.F,
"State Secretary of Foreign Office.
I "Rerlin, Oct. 20. 1018."
I
CHATEAHHIERfiY
United Press Correspondent
Tells of Gallant Action of
Colonel MacAlexander at
Head of Regiment.
Portland, Or., Oct. 21. Oregon was
first Informed that an Oregon officer
commanded tbe American regiment that
did much to break up tbe German ad
vance towarda Paria at Chateau-Thierry
when It read a mail story from Webb
Miller, releaaed for United Preas papers
Sunday morning.
Colonel MacAlexander, now a brigadier
general, commanded the regiment which
has now become known aa the "Rock of
The Marne." He was for yeara comman
dant at Corrallis, Oregon, and his Ore
gon friends are legion.
Miller's story told how MacAlexander,
after arranging bla liuea of defense, went
down on tbe river bsnk himself and took
pot shots at the Germans with rifle.
Thia incident was typical of tbe spirit
of tbe little colonel, his friends aay.
Miller describes how this regiment,
fresh from the t.aining camps, stood off
attack after attack by two German
"shock" divisions in three days and nlghta
of terrific fighting. The rench high
command has citsd the regidlent for the
regimental croIx de guerre, as It waa
brigaded with tha French.
.Mac Alexander's general order to bis
officera and men read:
'The colonel commanding the regiment
wishes to praise yon for the heroic man
ner in which yon took your baptism of
fire on July 1.1, WIS, upon the banks
of the Marne. No regiment ia the his
tory of our nstion bss ever shown a
finer spirit or performed greater deeds.
Let us cherish within our hearts the
memory of our fallen comrades. It re
fused to retreat and finally pursued the
Germsna across the Marne."
Navy Men In S. A .T. C. Unit
Is Measured For Uniforms
Ensign H. L. DUlar, of the Puget Sound
naval atation, at Bremerton, was at the
t'niversity today looking after the needa
of the fifty men In the naval eection of
the Students' Army Training Corps. The
men were sll messurej for uniforms.
The vr,s4a expressed his ostisfsctioa
j with their quarters in the old Sigma Chi
I fraternity house.
HOTEOHLY
HECHES
President and Secretary Lan
sing Study Unofficial Text
But wait Receipt of Note Be
fore Giving Out Statement
KAISER SHORN OF POWER
TO DECLARE WAR, REPORT
U-Boat Commanders Declared
to Have Been Ordered to
Cease Attacks on Passenger
Vessels in Future.
WHAT GERMANY WANTED
.... , .
London. Oct. 21. (British Ad-
mlralty Wireless) Now that Ger- '
mauy wanta penes it la a uaeful re-
minder to give briefly tha terms
which four yeara ago Count von 4)
Bernstorff, then German amuassn-
dor in Wsshington. declared as fit )
to be Imposed on France. They
are:
All French colonies and all air. V
eaatern Francs to be taken by Ger-
many.
An indemnity of 400,000,000
S pounds (f2.OO0.0O0.0O0) tabs paid. A,
A tariff to be established allow-4!
s Ing all German goods .to- e.iter
Franc free for 2S yeara without
reciproi ity for French goods eu-
tcrrilg Germany. , . ' ,,
No recruiting' to be allowed in
France for 25 yeara.
'All French fortreaaes to be de
atroyed.
France to surrender 3,000.000
rifles, 2,000 csnnon and . 40,000 e
horses. 4)
4 All Germsn patents used in 4)
France to be protected without 4
4 reciprocity for French patents in 4)
Germany. . .
- France to rat herself adrift from
Ruaaia and Great Britain. ' 4)
France to make an alliance with
. Germany for 28 yeara. 4)
Waahlngton, Oct. 21. Gernvany'a re
ply to Preaident Wilaon's "decision" on
basis for peace negotiation appeared tc
officials today to be merely a "declara
tion of Intentions," the good faith of
which can only be ascertained by waiting.
It waa authoritatively stated that the
German anawer "appeared" to be aa
awkward acceptance of Preaident Wll
son's decision and that It "appeared" o
raise no controversial point. i
It was pouted out emphatically, how.
ever, thst President Wilson In bis firsjt
reply to the first offer, stressed the poisi
thst he could not psss on the Teuton pro
posal to the allies until occupied terri
tory had been evacuated. Thia position
of the president, it was strongly indicat
ed, still stands aa a primary condition to
day. ,
Hence, it ia indicated that Preaident
Wilson, if he replies st all to the Ger
msn note, can ecarrely go fsrther thaj
state he muat wait to see what 'be fu
ture brings, before additional moves rsn
be msde.
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President Haa Text
Washington, Oct- 21. President Wil
son and Secretary of State Iavnslng t
dsy hsd before them he unofficial Get
man reply aa picked np by wireless from
the great German stations at Nauen.
I'nofficial reports here this afternooa
indicated that Germany had agreed to ex
cept the submarining of paaaenger ahlpt
and restrain destructive tactics by tbs
retreating armies.
It waa officially atated, however, that
the text of the Teuton response would
not be made public here nor would any
comment be made on it pending receipt
of the official text.
From unofficial information receive
her and in tbe strong eonvlcttun of nu
tral diplomats, Germany may send "de
cision" In reply to President Wilson's
note which will lesv the door open ts
further discussion If this government
believe it necessary.
Kilter's Pswsr Mara.
London, Oct. 21. Germany today defi
nitely announced tbat the kaiaer has been
shorn of his power to declare war, mui
declared that German submarine Mm.
msnders hsd been ordered to (top torpe
doing psssenger ships, lu her reply ts
President Wilson's Sole. In agreeing Ual
(Cos. tinned oa Base atxt
I- U was struck.
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