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UAIUIKU FROM KMI'U)V.MKM
FOR OXF. YEAH
TAKE OJW EKEMPTIQN CU!M
IVaiUcied Tha Km Order WUI Have
Tr-lllo Effect oa JaIn IMa
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Washington, Sept. 11. President
Wilson told the striking mechanic
at ' Dridtfeport, Conn., that unless
they return to work and abide by
the wage award of the labor hoard,
tbejr would bo burled from employ
ment for a year and draft boards
would be ordered to reject any claim
tor exemption, baaed on employment.
(Th president's order cornea as
crushing, although not unexpected
blow to thousands of mechanlca and
shipyard workers who have been de
manding higher wages throughout
the United States and It Is predicted
It will do more to settle labor dis
turbances than any order yet given
out. By It, the man who strikes on
government war work will lose alt
claims for exemption to far ss es
eentlsl employment Is concerned.)
DDE FAQY
OF THE FOSTER CZAR
London, Sept. 13. The Dally Ex
press claims to have unquestionable
Information that the former Empress
of Russia and her tour daughters
have been 'murdered by DoUhevlkl.
The paper prints the following:
"The Express understands from a
' source which Is beyond doubt that
the empress ot Russia snd her four
daughters' have been murdered by
Bolshevlkl. The whole Immediate
family ot the lata cxar baa thus been
xtermlnsted."
ONK REASON THE II I NS
AKH 1IEINO FORCED BACK,
An American correspondent, In
speaking of the big guns that have
lately wrecked the German fortifi
cations, says:
"It may not be generally, known
that laat year the great underground
fortress that was Douaumont really
succumbed, to a single shell from an
11-Inch gun which pierced over 100
feet of earth and concrete and ex
ploding' In the fort's vitals utterly
paralysed the reslstsnce. Now the
Trench have, howltsers of : 21-Inch
caliber whose shell Is over two yards
nigh and can wreck a dosan batteries
or annihilate a regiment hidden In
a cavern they deemed Impenetrable."
SMITH & WESSON PLANT
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Washington, Sept. 18. The war
department has taken over the Smith
A Wesson company at Springfield,
Mass., and will operate the plant
and business to secure continuous
production and prevent Industrial
disturbances. The company gave no
tice that It would rather have the
government operate the plant than
to abide by the war labor board's de
cision enforcing collective bargain
ing. ,
lUat Are) TUinslsg- -Wot Are
Feeble, Otlien HtUt Walk Erect
AH lletflste
The 26th annual reunion of the
association of old soldiers and sailors
ot southern Oregon was brought to a
alose.todsy after having been In ses
sion alt week. No startling features
marked the close Of the reunion, tut
the time has buen spent In quiet and
rest and mingling together to talk
over old time. Splendid weather
favored the meeting.
Many of th old soldiers were
bowed with age and Infirmity, while
others were erect, bright ot eye, and
reasonably firm ot muscle; they
walked at a brisk pacs.
There was total registration of
St, only IT of the number being
from Orants Pass. Forty-three W.
II. C. women were present No old
sailors were In attendance, and It
waa the lightest registration since
the orgsnltatlon ot th association.
The oldest soldier present Is W. Vf.
Hannura, ot Applsgate, 86 years of
age.
The next meeting ot the associa
tion will be at Roseburg, Ore.
The program which was to have
been held at the grove this evening
haa been canceled on account of the
rain. .
(Continued on Pag 1)
C, 8. CASUALTY LIST
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general
of th ' American expeditionary
forces for today:
Killed In action 76
Died of wounds ........... 15
Died of disease .. I
Wounded severely 71
Wounded, degree undetermined .. 8
Missing In action 41
Died of accident and other causes It
Prisoners 1
Total 85
Killed In action William 8.
Brown, McMlnnvllle, Ore.
Wounded severely Dare A. Swag-
gerty, Salem; James E. Field, Port
land. Wounded, degree undetermined
Corporal Charles I Swenson, Hlck
rall; Ore. '
Missing In action Roy R. Lewis,
Klamath Falls; Armlne O. Young,
Independence.
PREMIER LIX)YI) GEORGE SAYS
WOItST OF WAR 19 OVER
Manchester, England, Sept. 18.
''The worst Is over," Premier Lloyd
Oeorge declared here today In recelv
Ing the freedom of the city.
"The new( Is now distinctly good
really good," he said. "The tun
nel Is long and there are some, steep
gradients still to be climbed, but It
Is Betting- shorter. The worst Is
over." i
"The casualties In the latest ad
vance were less than one-fifth of the
total suffered In the advance ot
1916, The main difference between
1(16 and 1918 Is the unity of com
mand."
ItOLSIIEYIKl NEWSPAPER
1EM.N18 MASSACRE
Stockholm, Sept. 13. Massacre In
revenge for the murder ot Moses
Urltskl, Petrograd police chief, and
the attack on Premier Lenlne, were
demanded by the Bolshevlkl newt
paper Krasnaya Gasette, . according
to a dispatch received hero today.
The artloles was headed "blood for
blood," and said: ,
"We will turn our hearts to steel
and without mercy we will kill our
enemies by the scores and by the
hundreds. Let ' them be killed by
the thousands for the blood of Len
lne and Urltskl." ' '
A t wm Hi'
Ej V.ZTzi U? Tt:ir lbrr::i Ih-A:riej
Ttkt 12,C3 Pri::::rs id lly Gs-:rcn E3
fery Stxf Bit li;!t cf Persh-rj'i Viclcry
London, 8ept. 13. The Americans
have taken 11,000 prisoners In their
offensive and cspfWed the entire St.
Mlhlel salient.
All the villages In ths salient have
been taken snd the front In this sec
tor reduced from 40 miles to 10.
Ths railway from Verdun to Cora-
mercy and Toul and Nancy are now
open to the allies.
The Istest nsws from ths St. Ml
hlel sector shows tbst ths battls line
now runs directly from Psgney on
th Moselle river to Hattonvllle, and
along the heights on the Meuse.
Psgney I on the western border of
Oermsny.
Many- more prisoners are reported
to be coming In.
Paris, Sept. 11. Th St Mlhlel
salient has been reduced. It Is un
derstood. The censor will not per
mit the publication of th nsmes of
towns and villages forming th pre
ent American line.
With the American Forces In
France, Sept. 13. Prisoners taken
so fsr Include 150 Austro-Hungar-lans,
th first conclusive evidence
that the Austrian are being need
there. The Americans ar progress
ing according to schedule today, and
are even ahead ot time at some
polnti There are no unexpected de
velopments. Large quantities of
supplies snd msterlal have been tak
en by the Americans.
London, Sept. 13. General Per
shing's forces In sttacklng the south
ern slda of the St. Mlhlel salient ad
vanced eight mllet on a 14-mlle
front They are making rapid pro
gress. German prisoners say the Ameri
can attack was expected, but was de
livered so rapidly they had no time
to put up a stubborn defense.
Psnnes'was easily raptured. The
Americans reported hsving captured
Vlgeulles, seven and a half miles
north of Xlvray, also Beney, Heudl
court and iBols d Thlacourt. If
these ar really captured, th neck
of the St. Mlhlel salient has been
narrowed to less thsn six miles, and
GERMAIiS ClIST RETREATtTQ OELGEAI
BOB I EIITER GAEII
Washington, Sept. 18 Behind the
apparent lull in the battle In north -
rn France, events are shaping torV !00'00.0 4 .m,onth' 11 0'd
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operations of crucial Importance, In
the opinion ot official.
They believe a week'a time will see;
euuer me ireiev dhuib oi um r
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in progress along the old Hlnden-
treat toward the Belgian frontier.
Ther is little doubt that It was
ibck ot iigm.ng euecuves mat
ea tne enemy to aDonaon nil ne noa,thfl . ,.lrdl.om(lg and aviatlor
gained In his drive of this year and
narrow his front
- Unofficial estimates from France
say the Germans have left behind
them during the withdrawal more
than 800,000 prime fighting men,
killed, badly wounded or prisoners.
This Is In addition to the heavy
losses In the frontal attacks) by which
the enemy early In the summer drove
his way toward Paris and the chan
nel ports.
It the two German divisions report
ed there last sight ar still there, It
Is decidedly Improbable that they
will be able to get away.
Th Germans are blowing up fca-
msnltlon dumps at Hattonvllle and
Domboux.
Pershing's men bsv taken 9,500
prisoners snd 60 guns.
On ths weet side ot he St Mlhlel
salient where the country U much
more difficult, the Americans hare
advanced three miles on a 11 mils
front Th offensive is dominating
ly American with the French cooper
ating.
The region of the Meuse and the
Moselle Is on ths Toul front, before
the important fortress ot Matt, In
Oermsn-Lorraln. Tbl Is the point
where the American concentration
has been on for months.
The American line H within two
or three mllet of th German border.
At some point th line actually
touches the Lorraine line. The bat
tle front Is approximately 16 miles
from Metx.
Mets has been an American objec
tive, according to moat theories of
the plans of the allied high com
mand. At this point It has been predicted
the Amerlcsnt might strike the blow
thst would be aimed1 at a drive to
ward the Rhine, this being the short
est rout to the great Industrial val
ley, f .
General March ( announced last
week that 93 per cent of the Ameri
can T tries In Francs were ; ooufen
trated under direct command ot Gen
eral Pershing. . ,
More than 100 tanks manned by
American aided In smashing the
powerful, concrete reinforced first
line of the enemy.
Berlin, Sept 13. The German
general staff report today says, "We
are now standing on our new line
which has been prepared. The evac
uation ot the St Mlhlel salient
which was liable to encirclement and
; which was under consideration for
some years,
the night."
was. completed during
T BATTLE
With such, losses and American
.troops pouring into France at the
inoi oe a surprise, oiuuorj enjr, u me
0wm :totderB nm been coipened
t llnnn A nwh ,hortBir front
than the old Hlndenburg line,.'.
tTf,i.i ,,.. f,nm DnnklrV
,ndIolt9 that tne premrat.n, . to
ovaenntn . noual. northern corner-
i.,no , M,nrtK ..oh tn
, we Tne al.
,Iod , alrmn are 9Bd to have seen
stations 15 miles beyond Donal be
ing hastily evacuated of heavy in a
terlal. .
From other Bources come reports
that the civilian populations ot the
towns In German hands In this re-,
gion are belnt; driven out, ft step that
always precedes a withdrawal by the
enemy.
There Is little doubt In the minds
(Continued on page t.)
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FinSTSTEPTffi
MlffiD
Seat ia Order b tlta Drawing, FlUIng
of (FihwI hum aire and Physical
The first step In augmenting th
American army was finished last
night when th place of registra
tion closed at o'clock- Ther will
probably b a few slackers caught
In the drag net later on, but owing
to the "no mercy" policy adhered to
la the cases of slackers who dodged
th former drafts, th number I not
expected to be great
Th next steps will be th draw
ing of numbers, filling out of que-
tlonnslres, and th entraining of cit
izens to th soldiers' training camps.
Thousands of business men are on
th anxious seat, debating with
themselves as to whether to at once
close out their business, or to wait
and sea whether they ar exempted
on account of physical disability.
From th return thns tar receiv
ed It Is predicted by soma that th
number of registrants will not fall
far below th 13,000,000 mark. At
th courthouse In Orants Psss ther
wer 471 registered. Including the
cards sent In by absentees.
Returns from 81at creek precinct
show that 45 registered at that place,
53 at Waldo. 61 at 8elma. 18 at Mer
lin and 15 at Wolf Creek. 8everal
placea of registration In 4hs county
are yet to be heard from.
IIOT 10 6E DiSMD
Washington, Sept 11. Football
programs for this fall at the colleges
and universities with the army stu
dent training corps units are not to
be Interrupted by the war depart
ment except where they would actu
ally Interfere with military training,
according to a statement today fol
lowing protests from colleges. '
CHILEAN OFFICIALS
STOP RTX TREACHERY
Santiago, Chile, Sept. 13. Naval
authorities of tha Chilean port ot
Pisagua today surprised the Ger
mans aboard the Interned ship Carle,
who had prepared electrical Installa
tion to blow np the vessel at any mo
ment. . , ,
Tha captain ot the Carle denied
permission ' to the authorities to
board the ship and they were forced
to bring troops to exact obedience.
The occurrence" caused a big sen
sation, due to the recent promise'
of the German minister not to allow
any repetition of attempts to destroy
or injure tha interned vessels.
It waa rumored that documents
were found proving the German min
ister had ordered German captains
to destroy their ships to avoid con
fiscation.
DEBS 19 FOUND GUILTY
BY FEDERAL JURY
Cleveland, Sept. 13. Eugene V,
Debs, the socialist leader, charged
with violating the espionage act, was
found guilty by a federal Jury here.
' Debs was found guilty of attempt
Ing to incite Insubordination, disloy
alty,' etc., in the military and naval
forces; attempting to obstruct re
cruiting. '
The maximum penalty la 20 years'
Imprisonment and a tine ot 810,000.
due Westanharer stated that he
would hear a motion for a new trial
next Saturday.' Debs, until then, will
remain at liberty under the trial
Ibond. . .. ,
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CITY OF ULLE
BRITISH BREAK LULL AXI POL-
LOW CP RECEST VICTORIES
WITH WEW ETForrr
Gersssua Resort to Heavy SbeQaur.
d Try to Flood Dtetriet ia
- Fros of Csunbrsl
London, Sept 13. LUU ts appar
ently being (vacuatad by th Ger
man. Numerous parties ot fugitives
are arriving at (Antwerp.
With the British Army ia Franca,
Sept 13. Advancing In tha Havrta-
conrt sector the British penetrated
tha German positions 1,000 yards In
soma places. ,
London, Sept 13. British troops
have captured all ot Hsvrln court vil
lage (Cambral front), except the
northeastern edge. They advanced
oa a three and a half mile front to
a depth of half a mile.
With the British Armies la France
Sept. 13. A unit of General Byngs
army, attacking above and below
Moenvrea, has succeeded in crossing
the canal Du Nord, despite consider
able opposition and establishing
posts on the eastern Hlndenburg; Una
and the Canal Du Nord, side.
(Moeurres Is at tha Junction of
the Una before Cambral.)
The Germans continue their ef
forts to flood a wide strip in front
of Cambral. They are also delaying
the British advance wltb gas and in
tense shelling at numerous points.
Paris, Sept 13. On tha St
Quentln front tha French have taken
the town ot Savy.
AERIAL FOE PROVES
TO BE GERMAN GIRL
With tha American Army In
France, Sept. 13. A captain ot a
company of the 16tn infantry says
the pilot ot a German plane Drought
down 'near Bergy, August 16, by
Lieutenant Miller Thompson of the
American air force, was a woman.
The discovery of tha sex of the avia
tor was made, tha captain says, when
his men buried the enemy pilot and
her observer. ' " -
BOLSHEVIK! THRUST AT
ARCHANGEL IS BLOCKED
Washington, Sept. 13. With Am
erican troops landed at Archangel to
back up allied marines and United
States sailors already In that re
gion. It was held here today that
the proposed Bolshevlkl thrust In
the north will be futile.
Germany has dona her utmost to
stir the iBolshevlkt to make a drive
In northern Russia, even getting a
treaty providing tor such an effort.
On the other hand there have been
indications that the allies expected
to forestall such a movement by tak
ing the initiative and moving south
ward. ;
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Rome, .Sept. 13. The Italians
have penetrated the Austro-Hungar-lan
positions at Pramaggtore and put
to rout an enemy assaulting party
at Monte Asolone.