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INS WOULD
EXECUTE ALL
DHOLAIIK THBY WILL SHOOT
SOLMKJUI CARRYING SHOT
GUNS ' 1 1
"If Germany (Writ Out Throat In
Stagle liuUuon, V. 8. Will Also
Make lUtprlsals"
Washington, Oct. 1. The A marl
eta government, In reply to 0r-
many'e threat to execute American
prisoners of war found In possession
of shotguns, today gave not Ira tbat If
Germany carries out any auch threat
suitable reprisals wlll ba taken.
Secretary Lansing's reply, made
public today, declare thaft the uie of
shotguns la aanctloned by The Hague
convention!, and tbat In comparison
with other weapon now uaed In mo
dern warfare the ahotgona uaed by
the Amerlran troopa cannot be the
subject of legitimate or reasonable
proteat.
After asknowledglng receipt of the
memorandum aubniltted through the
Swim legation, communicating the
German proteat. Secretary Lansing
aid:
"In reply to the German proteat
the government of the United States
haa to eay that the provision of The
Hague convention, .cited In the pro
teat, does not. In Ita opinion, forbid
the me of thla kind of weapon. -
"Moreover, In view of the hlatory
of the shotgun aa a weapon of war
fare and In view of the well-known
effects of Ita preaent use, and In the
light of a comparison of It with oth
er weapons approved In warfare, the
shotgun now In use by the American
army cannot be the subject of legiti
mate or reaHonable proteat.
"The government of tbe United
Btates notea the threat of the Ger
man government to execute every
prisoner of war found to have in his
possession ahotguna or ahot gun am
munition. "Notwithstanding thla threat, In
asmuch aa the weapon la lawful and
may be rightfully uaed. Ita use will
not be abandoned by the American
rmy.
"Moreover, If the German govern
ment ahould carry out Ita threat In a
single Instance It will be the right
and duty of the government of the
United Statea to make auch reprisals
a will beat protect the Amerlran
forces, and notice Is hereby given of
the Intention of the government of
the United Statea to make auch re
prlaala." 20,000 NEW CASES OF
Washington,. Sept., 80.-More than
20,000 new case of Spanish Influ
enza vera reported from the army
camps during the past 48 hours.
London, Sept, ; 80.- The- French
launched a new attack between the
Veale and the Alsne rivers today, ,.,
SUFFRAGE IS BEATEN
BMV0TE0F53T031
Washington, Oct., 1. -Woman suf
frage .waa beaten , In. 'the senate,
-which, by vote of 63 to 31, failed
to give the necessary two-thirds ma
jority, ' . Two .more, votes were need
ed., , The president's appeal apparent
ly tnade no change, the opposition se
curing every rote they claimed. Sen
ator Jones changed 'his vote o as to
provide for a reconsideration. ..
SHOTGUN
MEN
IIS III; BERLIN
CLAIM FOR PEACE
Cheering Oowda Get Upper Hand of
Antliroltlea ilreak Matties In
Uie Merlin Hquare
London, Oct. 1. A neace demon
atratlon took olaca In Berlin Satur
day, according to newa received here.
The cheering crowda assembled In
front of tbe Bulgarian legation, ne-
ceealtatlng police Intervention. The
rioters got the upper hand of the
authorities and committed excesses.
Some 'statues In the Berlin squares
were deatroyed.
intAFT DRAWING FINISHED
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TIME
Washington. Oct. 1. The draft
drawing waa completed at 3 o'clock
thla morning, hours ahead of ached'
uie time. The laat number .drawn
waa lt.734.
ON OFFICIAL VISIT
Grand Matron Mable Settlemelr
of Cottage Orove, will make her of
ficial visit to Joseuhlne chaDtar. Or.
der of the Eastern Star on Wednes
day night. She will be accompanied
by Paat Orand Matron Nellie McGow-
an and Orand Adah Ethel Bogga of
Medford. They -will motor from Med-
ford In the afternoon.
A reception will be tendered the
officers at the chapter rooma.
WILSON FEELING OUT
THE SUFFRAGE VOTE
Washington, Oct. 1. President
Wilson has written to several doubt
ful democratic senators, asking for
their vote on the woman suffrage
measure.
KKKIHANS TT BULGARIAN
ARMY IN TWO NBAK CHAHEVOI
London, Oct. 1. East of Velea,
the Serbians Sunday aeverely defeat
ed the Bulgarians near Charevol, alx
miles from the Bulgarian frontier.
and cut the Bulgarian forces In two.
Paris, Oct. 1. General Allenby's
forces are now two and a halt miles
from Damascus and the French cav
alry are advancing on Bayreut.
KAISER STILL TRIES TO
"S
i London, Oct. 1. Emperor Wit-
helm, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam, has sent
the following telegram to the West'
phallan 'Patriotic aoctety:
"Germany la decided to utilize all
force . to tight this enforced defen
slve war, until a victorious end Is se
cured and the fatherland protected
tor all time against foreign oppres
slon.
"Jl glance at the magnificent suc
cesses of our heroic sons and their
able leaders ought to protect the
German people, even In the change;
able fortunes of war, against un
worthy discouragement and unjustt
fled doubt."
, Amsterdam, Oct.. 1. "Germany's
most serious hour -seems to have
struck," declares the Lokal Anzelger
of Berlin. The Frankfort Zeltung
saye: "It Is useless to gloss over this
news and we are not quite sure
whether It would not (be useful to at
tach considerable Importance to the
semi-official attempts ; to ; veil the
threatening secession of Bulgaria or
raise any hopes."
grant pams, xxspttom oaa
Allies Ccsli3s to ; Scsasii
Rghtisg Between Yaffils
London, Oct. 1. Under threat of
ita, apeedy capture by tne British.
Cauibral haa been' set (ire by," the
Germans. The BrltUu laat night
continued their closing In movement
on the city and captured Provllle. to
the west, and Tllloy, close by on the
northwest.
North of tft. Quentln the Britiah
wedge waa thruat atlll further Into
the territory held by the Germans
and the town of Levergles waa cap
tured. Farther south, between Caui
bral and St. Queotlu, tbe town of
Vendbullle waa taken.
London, Oct. 1. Turkey la expect
ed to follow tbe lead of Bulgaria in
seeking an armistice with a view to
arranging for peace.
Paris, Oct. 1. The allied offensive
continues to gain atrength and the
German resistance to weaken. Anoth
er army of the allies yesterday at
tacked along the Veale, northwest of
Kbelma. -
London, Oct. 1. "Feelers" have
been put out by Turkey for an ar
mistice. The Evening Newa aays it
understands that no notice will be
taken until an official telegram la
received.
With the American Array at Ver
dun, Oct. 1. Although It la appar
ent that the Germane are desperate
ly trying to keep the Americana bark
as far as possible from the Krlem-
hllde line from the Argonne forest
to Morelle, evidence accumulated to
day that the enemy is weakening,
notwithstanding their furious resist
ance. With the American Army, Oct. 1.
'After three daya struggle through
mile after mile of seeming Insuper
able barriers, conetltuting the Ger
mane' formidable defense of ma
sonry, steel, wire and pitfalls, the
first American army today waa fight
ing on In the 'pouring rain to the
fourth and last line of those defenses
known as the Krlmhllde-Stellung
line, says Edwin L. James in the
Portland Telegram.
At Breullles they are within two
kilometers of It, and at Exermont
about H4 kilometers. This means
this line la under easy fire of all of
our artillery. This defense runs
through the forest of Argonne, along
the Alro valley through Grand Pre
and crosses the Mouse below Dun.
Since the Americans hit the Hln
denburg line Thursday morning the
Germans have been feverishly at
work on this Krlemhllde-Stellung
line. To cross it does not necessarily
mean that the Americans will go
ahead taster, but it does mean they
will have nearer an even match with
the Germans, and the advance will
depend on the Germans' resistance
In the last three days our obstacles
have been more of old German de
fenses than Hun fighters. Much has
been written , About the Hlndenburg
defenses, but one must' see them to
realize what the Americans had to
go through.
I have spent a day exploring a part
of what beyond a doubt Is the great
est piece of military defense work the
world ever saw. There Is nothing to
compare to It, because there never
was anything like It. For instance.
In the forest of Argonne, the Ameri
cans had to cut their way through
zone of barbed wire 2 miles deep.
HOW AMERICANS BUTTEO.THEIR WAY
THRU STRONGEST DEFENSES IN VORLD
jnt, osanoxi Tuesday, October ,i, 1019.;
Against Bscte Defetses acd
and Hans Near Yeria
Flrea behind the German lines are
taken aa an Indication that the ene
my Is burning supplies, while the
American observers report tbe move
ment of transport vehicles which are
apparently well loaded and going to
ward the north.
; Paris, Oct. 1. The allies continue
to smash against the German de
fenses. Tbe Important bastions, of
LUU, Cambrel, St. Quentln and Laon
are becoming leas and leas useful to
the enemy.
Through Bulgaria's unconditional
surrender the allies have control of
all the railroads and strategic points
In Bulgaria.
Heavy German and Austrian forces
are said to be on their way to reatore
tbe Bulgarian front, but will prob
ably be powerless.
A wave that closely resembles hys
teria Is reported to be sweeping over
Germany.
Paris, Oct. 1. The - French " are
pushing ahead between the Alsne and
Vesle rivers, while the French at
tacks In the Champagne are contin
uing. An Important advance waa
made In the Alsne valley.
BlnervMa and Conde-Lej-Audrey
wefe captured. The French - hare
taken over 13,000 prisoners between
the Sulppe and Argonne forest, since
Thursday and captured 900 guns.
With the British Army in France,
Oct. 1. Not one German remains on
the west side of St. Quentln canal.
The enemy was driven back in heavy
fighting last night. The Germans
are holding the east. bank In great
strength. . .
The wire was nailed, to the trees
through the forest and reached some
times 10 feet high. This wire ran In
every direction and waa often hidden
In the underbrush. Other underbrush
held hidden entrapments of ordinary
trench wire. In the 2Vs mile sono
were Innumerable trenches, form! 13
three distinct systems, and between
them, and over them, and every whrre
was barbed wire. Communication
trenches ran beneath this wire.
You must Imagine night fighting
In Argonne forest to realize what our
men are going through. It was rain
ing In the Inky darkness. Tho Borhe
shelling was heavy, pouring high ex
plosives Into all the valleys and our
men must travel on the hills. These
hills are also being raked by thou
sands of German 77s. The Americans
In their advance hit the barbed 'wires,
With rifles slung across their shoul
ders and pliers pulled out, they are
cutting their way through. The noise
they make brings the nasty rat-a-tatt
of the Hun machine guns from a tree
on the other side of the wire. Then
another and another, and 20 machine
guns, are going..,. Their aim Is loor
and their flashes gives our rifles a
chance. Our doughboys pile through
that wire fence and through the un
der brush and stack. up against an
other fence 10 feet further on. Tha
range has been phoned back to the
Boche batteries and shells begin to
fall around.
German snipers taunt the youthful
Americans struggling against such
devllsh odds as men seldom have
fought against. But It was through
3 M miles of this sort of terrain that
one American division hutted Ita way
In the Argonne forest.
BULGARIA WOULD
FIGHT THETURKS
Explains That She Would Have to
Act In Co-operation With the
Allies
London, Oct. 1. Bulgaria, during
tbe discussion over the armistice, at
Salonlkl, Indicated that she m not
averse to attacking. Turkey, accord
ing to reliable news received In Lon
don. Bulgaria explained.' however.
that she could only act mfliUrllr In
this, connection in cooperation- with
the allies.
C. S. CASUALTY LIST
The following-casualties : are . re
ported by the commanding general of
the American', expeditionary;, forces
for today:
Killed In action ..1......1!4
Missing In action . ', 13
Wounded severely . 487
Died of wounds-.; 10
Died of accident .-..., ; 8
Wounded- degree undetermined. 4
Wounded allghtly 3
Prisoners . ... 4
Total
.88
Wounded aeverely Charles Clark,
Summerrllle, Ore,; John I. Porden,
Portland. ,
Marine Corpa
Killed In action
Wounded In action, aeverely II
Died of wounds 4
In hands of enemy .. 3
Wounded slightly . 8
Total
.83
Wounded severely Harold , R,
Ruraure, Portland. , r
87,000 ACRES TIMBER
SOLD IN ONE' DEAL
Portland, Ore., Oct. 1. One 1 of
the largest timber deals ever made on
the Pacific coast was completed here
when the Oregon Land and Live
stock company sold to the Long-Bell
White Pine company of Hknsas City,
Mo., 87,000 acres of timber In the
Klamath Indian reservation.
The price was not mentioned, but
Umber men estimate the price at
$4,000,000. The tract cruises about
1,700.000,000 feet.- The Oregon
company acquired it through the ex
change of other lands irith the gov
ernment. ANCIENT CITY OF DAMASCUS
IS VIRTUALLY SURROUNDED
Ixndon, Oct. 1. The British have
virtually surrounded Damascus.
MEN SINCE JULY 18
London, Oct. The losses of the
Teutonic allies On the western front
since the allied offensive began July
18, have been 200,000 men made
prisoners, and 3,000 guns,, 20,000
machine guns and enormous quanti
ties of material captured, up to Sat
urday night.
Fifty thousand prisoners, not In
cluded In the foregoing figures have
been captured by the allies in Pales
tine and close to 20,000 others have
been taken In the Balkans, bringing
the grand total tor the period begin'
ntng July 18 to nearly 300,000.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
! EXPECTS t,000 STUDENTS
1 "We will have 1,000 students en
rolled this . week,'' President P. L.
Campbell of the .University of Ore
gon stated at noon today. .
"About 300 boys were enrolled this
morning and prospects are that there
will be a total of 600 before the week
Is over. The girls will enroll tomor
row and we believe .there, will ,, be
about 4O0.: Things generally about
the University are moving splendid
ly." Eugene Guard.
WHOLE NUMBER &47T.'
BELGIAN Wf
; DRIVING OUT
..i
BT TERRIFIC FIGHTI NG THJET
THREATEN GERMAN BOLD ON
ENTIRE WESTERN COAST
US USE 4 'DEW DliK
G.JW Utile BHgU Army Exe
cutes snuurt Flmaklag Movemeat
ad OnteesMraU Eaetny-
London, Oct.' L The zallant 'liu
tie Belgian army, assisted by the
unwng aoeaa in eucn a .
manner aa ,to menace . the , German ,
noid on the entire Belgian coaat as ,
lar as Ostend., ,, From Dlxmuda south- .
eastward a wide wedge has . been
anven in the enemy positions and at
last reports the aUled forces were
said to have captured the Important'
rauwayr Junction of Roalera. .
The Germans , are realstlnat hearllv
and have thrown in four divisions at ..
least, of reserves' opposite the Bel
gians alone. So fast did the British
advance in the Flanders) area ' that" '
the batteries had a hard time., law
keeping up with the Infantry .,,.
una British battery advanclnc to a .
certain ' ridge found a German ' bat-"
tery still firing from a point only 600
yards aay and in plain sight.- The-'
gunners trained an . each other over:.
open alghts and the battery was tin-?
ally put out of action by the British "
Bella. -' "...r. : ..' .r. :.:.
One' British division baa advanced
more- than seven miles in 24 hours -
over a country studded with defenses -the
German believed to be Impreg- :
nable.
us oeigians ana Brutsn in Flan
ders continued to make splendid pro-'
gress, German reinforcements In the"
shape of two tired divisions, stiffen- ,
ed resistance a little there, but at no .
point did they- arrest the general ad
vance. ,
British Headquarters in France ;
and Belgium, Oct. 1. Belgian troopa
and the second British army are
making splendid progress in Flan-,u
ders, where the situation has become ,,,
fraught with intesely dramatic pos- ,
sibllltles.
The Belgians got Into Dizmude by ' ;
a smart flanking movement and went 1
through the town swiftly. Street,,,
fighting took; place and a large party- .
of the enemy held, out obstinately in ,
the town hall. All the Germans were
killed or captured. An entire bat- '
tery of 150 mllimeter howitzers was
captured In Houtholst forest. '
STATE OF OREGON IS
NOW "OVER THE TOP"
Portland, OcU l.-r-The state , of ,
Oregon outside of Portland went over, -the
top In the Liberty loan drive this
morning. Portland has about $3,
000,000 yet to raise, but hopes to
reach the goal tomorrow;
SUGAR HIT' RULE'
For wilful violation of the United.,
States food administration , regula
tions regarding purchase' of , sugar.
RNED FOR '.VIOLATING -
Miss R. Harris was fined $50 by '
Judge Wolverton of the'tederal court
today, eays a Portland paper.
. Miss Harris adopted the poller of
buying two pounds of sugar from one
store and then, goln to other atorea
When arrested she had 28 pounds Of
sugar in' her possession, v the test!- '
mony showed,' 1 ''.:-;..'' ;
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