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l O A jjTI University of Ore. Llbrsry ' DAILY EDITION VOL. IX., No. IB. OUAXn PAM, MMEPBDni COU HTT, 0KB0OK, FRIDAY", OCTOBER 4, 1018. WHOLB NUHBER MAO. m m on mab m ib m m m THE GOWNS CAN'T CHANGE THEIR SPOTS COMB FHO.M HIDING WITH IlANDfl IN AIR AND WORK "KAMER Al" STUNT SUY Mil WITH 6REHA0ES New York Troop, lUrfnforcod, lle- tarn With I'luw Throwers mi! Annihilate the Uoclis With tb Americans NortbwMt of Verdun. Oot. 4. Today the Germans came from their biding placet with hands held high In the air after the New York troops bad captured tbe village of Abrli-flt. Louie. As the Americana approached, tbe German! suddenly aelied band grenades and killed a number of tbe Tanks. Tbe New Yorkers retreated, told their story, and more New York troops advanced with flame throwers. Not a single Oerman escaped. With tbe American Army In France, Oct. 4. American troops went Into action yesterday on the Champagne front. A report from the French atates that they advanced a considerable distance and have taken Blanc Mont and Nedah Farm. WORTH $60,000 BUT IT The Liberty loan campaign com mittee at Salem Is evidently making a clean sweep this time In tbe fourth Liberty loan drive, says the Hose burg News. Every Individual Is be. Ing sought out and required to "come through" If financially able. Among others wanted was B. F. Ramp, a former resident of Roaeburg. In quiry showed that he had come to bis big ranch JiihI east of Roseburg. At their request a local delegation of four men went out there yesterday afternoon to Interview him. The re sult Is" shown In the following tele gram which they sent to Salem last night: "Dr. R. E. Stelner, Liberty Loan Committee, Sulem, Oregon. 'Committee called on iRamp to day, lie refused to buy bonds, say lug he was not able, and had to bor row money, so he had none he could lend the government. When asked If he owned any bonds, replied 'no.' (Signed) "COSIftilTTBE." It was learned here today that a meeting of about 100 citizens was held In Salem last night to consider this and other cases, but the result Is not yet known here. A local citi zen who Is In a position to have some knowledge of the matter ex presses the belief that .Mr. Ramp la the owner of property Tn this state to the approximate value of 160,000. Hence he should be a heavy pur chaser of "Liberty bonds. The Salem committee Is evidently determined to round up alt' slackers in this line Salem, Oct 4. The name of B. F. Ramp, socialist candidate for gover nor, hai been made public here as one who has refused to buy Liberty bonds. Ramp was Investigated by the newly-organized "Court or Loy alty." Ramp has a son In the federal penitentiary at McNeil's Island where he was sentenced for seditious utter ances, " CITIZENS TO VOTE Oil RIGHT OF M Irrigation Franchise Will Appear on IlMllot Work Starts January 1, to lie Finished In 1010 The city council met tn regular session last night, all members be-l Ing present except Councilman Burk halter. After allowing tbe usual monthly bills, the council passed an ordinance authorising tbe placing of the fran chise of the Gravity District Im provement company on the ballot to be voted on iby the cltlxens of O rants Pass, Tuesdsy, November 5. This franchise calls for a right of -way through the city for the Irrigation ditch, which will follow mainly along the south side of M street, but will deviate somewbst to follow tbe pro per grade. Tbe ditch Is to be from six to eight feet wide at tbe bottom and from IS to 14 feet wide at the top. Proper crossings will be built over the ditch at all streets, especi ally at Sixth street which will have a bridge substantial enough for heavy hauling and constant traffic. The franchise calls for work to start by January 1, 1919, and It must be finished by January 1, 1920. Messrs. Sprout and Sorenson, rep resenting the Irrigation company. and iA. O. Hood, of the landowners, were present at the meeting. KAISER IS TRIG TO THE ALLIES Wsshlngton, Oct. 4. Observers here see a desperate effort by the kaiser to hoodwink the allies and Oerman people Into democratization of Germany In the appointment of Prince . Maximilian and making Sheldman, a socialist, a member of the csblnet. It Is expected that he will make a peace proposal disguised under democratic program. BE REPAIRED THIS WINTER Considerable road Improvement work will be done In Josephine coun ty this fall and winter. At present a half-mile stretch of road at Jeff's hill Is receiving the attention of gravelers, while a number of other places are being touched up with gravel and other kind of repair work. Judge Gillette, of the county court, states that the highway from the old siiRsr factory site to the Jackson county line will be graveled In spots where It Is most needed, and that later, probably sometime In Jan uary, the six mile stretch of maca dam road leading from the Rogue River bridge south will be lipped upi and re-surfaced. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 4. Twenty munition workers were killed and 20 others Injured when a fast Pennsyl vania trnln plowed through them as they left a work train in a hoavy fog. CM CALLS EOR Washington, Oct.- 4. General Crowder has called for 29,999 gram mar schoot graduates from 42 states, for technical schooling, to entrain October 15. Oregon will send 200 men in the new draft to the Benson Polytechnlo I Institute at Portland. 11(3 TO BE FOREVER ADieS H&!fe HrQ U SoCth ItnTiaSS Setter AnStTa23 I. n ... . m.. . uses "Winsn nitn uyairy enberg Defense Near ?) London, Oct. 4. The Bel glane and allies are advancing swiftly In Flanders. There are -f no signs of fresh German re- serve anywhere and there to every Indication of dlsorgaaiz tlon among the enemy forces. .. Riots are reported to have oo curred among tbe German units 'and British officers say noth- Ing would surprise them. The German retreat Is turning into 4 a rout now. Salonlkl, Oct. 4. "We will soon direct our blow at Constantinople and the vanquished Turk will be thrown once and for all Into Asia," declared General D'Esperey, the al lied commander In chief, replying to a demonstration. iRome, Oct. 4. 'After the capture of Berat by the Italians, tb,e cavalry Joined In the pursuit of the retreat ing Austrlans and made a consider able advance. --r Home, Oct. 4. On a front 50 miles' In length the Italians In Al bania continued their advance yester day, and are now going In the dl- rectlon of Elbasan London, Oct. 4. The Austro-tHun- garlans tn 'Albania are retiring In disorder before the Italians, and are blowing up their depots of supplies. Washington Oct. 4. The Italian army In Albania has launched an of fensive against the AUBtrlans there, cables to the Italian embassy stated today. The purpose of tbe offensive la to demoralize and destroy tho Austrian armies in Albania with a view 10 fa cilitating the expected surrender of Turkey, the cable explained. General Serrero, operating three columns Is advancing victoriously with the ob ject of affecting a Junction wlt'i the left wing under General E3perl. "Ihe THIS," THE TERROR OF INFANTRY, PLAY IMPORTANT PART IN GREAT WAR Behind the British Lines in France,: Oct. 4. Tanks, cavalry and armored motor cars have had a Jarger part jdown upon fortified points and bat In the recent fighting on the western . terles at such a speed that there Is front than ever before In the war. little chance of getting the guns or They have added greatly tc driving, weight and speed of assault of the modern Intensive attack, and their use has been developed tremendous- ly by the British command since last ""V. ' The modern tank has twice the speed of the earlier type, and morei than twice the radius of action. In fantry Is practically powerless against them. If Infantry attempts to rush an oncoming tank, they are machine-gunned in the open. If they stay in their trenches, the tank straddles the . line and enfilades them with direct short-range fire; If they retreat to the shellholes or dug outs, the tank lumbers along "right over them, crushing them into the ground and caving in the dugouts., The light high-speed tanks known as "whippets" are a development of BANISHED 1 EURQP i . izi lacks, creak Hind- Fresnoy Open Figbtisg Austrlans are resisting vigorously aiming to hold the allies In cheek at all costs unUl reinforcements arrive. The advances already made by tbe Italians in the south, following close ly on the heels of the retreating Aus trian! is threatening the latter with Isolation from the north. Paris, Oct 4. Northeas; of St Quentln the British are fighting In open country behind the Hlndenburg line, after pushing ahead five miles since Monday. The breach la on a five mile front News from all sectors tell of the giant effort being made by the ene my to stem the dally advancing tide of battle. The Germans are putting In their best troops. There is atlU no sign of any great retreat, exoept tbe with drawal in Flanders. It la believed that a general retreat from the HIn denbarg line will occur before long. London, Oct 4. The German re treat betweeen Lena snd Armentters has reached a depth of six miles, apd the allies are now within six miles of Lille. The British and French north of St Quentln advanced to the outskirts of the Montbrebaln country. Every thing behind the German lines , In Flanders la ablaze, and prisoners everywhere say that the Germans are preparing to evacuate the Bel gian seacoasr. country. London, Oct 4. The British In pursuing the retreating Germans in the Lens region have reached the railway east of Lens. Over 4,000 prisoners were taken yesterday by the British uorth of St. Quentln. With the British Army in France, Oct 4. The British broke .through the entire Hlndenburg defensive eys tern in the neighborhood of Fresnoy, on the St Quentln front. The cav alry swept through, followed closely by the tanks and armored cars. The village of Fresnoy was taken. this year. They are killing machines pure and simple, tor they can bear men away In time. Their reserve of fuel enables them to remain In ac- j tlon tor a full day .without refilling Moreover, the advance of the whip- , u ,rklv hv tha 'called "mniTilv tanks" nrhlnh nn cross any ground, bring up reserve supplies of gasoline and ammunition. Tne armored motor cars are ne cessarily limited In their radius of action, owing to the fact that they must stick to the roads, but their great speed makes them very useful in pursuit, and they have a faculty of getting well back behind the enemy front and doing endless damage by taktng command of a vital road Junc tion and . preventing the escape of enemy guns and transport. Possibil ities of Infinite adventure are open to the commanders of such detached units, -j :, : ( : : ! ALiEKICAll SHIPS TURKS WAVFR Ill A COLL One Sink Seven Minnies Later, While Other Stands by to Pick rp Survivors Washington; Oct 4. The Ameri can steamer Herman Frasch sank seven minutes after her collision with the lAmerican steamer Georgne M. Henry several hundred miles off tbe 'American coast Tbe Henry stood by all night to pick up surviv ors. Forty-one are accounted for. The Henry had her bow crushed, but resumed the voyage. The steamer Frasch was a small cargo carrier manned by a navy crew in the supply service. Prob ably 80 lives were lost C. 8. CASUALTY LIST Tne ionowing casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American expeditlpnary forces for today: Killed in acUon - Missing In action . Wounded severely Died of wounds ... Died of accident Died of disease . Wounded, degree undetermined- 12 Wounded slightly 1 Prisoners . 1 Total , . 967 Wounded severely Ruel P. Churchill. Portland, pre. ' . Marine Corps Killed In action . Wounded In action, severely Died of wounds 1 9 1 11 Total A. G. Churcbwood of this city has received the following reply from the United States geological survey at Washington,' in reply to a letter Inquiring into the chrome situation: "The government has not ibeen buying chrome ore nor is It at the present time contemplating doing so. The production of chrome ore in this country has become large aud the market somewhat unstable. .The principal consumers report that they have considerable stocks on hsnd and the demand for chrome ore is not so strong. However, It Is hoped thaf the production may be kept up to near what It is at present and that the action by the administration un der the mineral control bill, which Is exptcted to be passed by congress soon, may stabilize prices. "The prices of chrome ore vary with the place and conditions of sale and the geological survey, is able to quote only general prices, published In the mlntng journals. . The latest price published in the Mining and Scientific Press, of San Francisco, September 14, is SI. 25 to $1.50 for S8 to 48 per cent ore, f. 0. b. on mainline cars. Late news by wire and letter indicate a slight decline In the price of ore and low grades are not desired. Expensive new pro jects to open up prospects are not encouraged under present condi tions." MUCH MATERIAL DESTROYED FOR THE AUSTRIAN ARMY London, Oct. 4. In leveling the fortifications and depots at Durazzo, the entente squadron destroyed much material for the 'Austrian army In Albania, according to a Rome dis patch. IS II 10J 574 vin iv iiiiis.il BETWEEN PEACE Fl WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THE BATTLE tF KAiSKR WOULD SEND TROOPS EHVER PASHJI PR0-6ERMAH Reports That Central Powers Have Sent Mndoansea With Extra Di visions Is Discredited (London, Oct 4. The outlook for a surrender by Turkey was regarded today in diplomatic circles as improv ing. The belief was expressed that peace proposals from Turkey, as from Bulgaria, would follow failure to obtain military assistance front Germany. There la every Indication, diplo mat say, that Instead of Germany threatening Turkey, as was reported a fortnight ago when Bulgaria was wavering, Turkey Is now threatening Germany. This has resulted in an effort by Germany to get some troops to Turkey. . v . . . Reports that the central power have sent a large force to Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, are discredited. . iA diplomat familiar with Turkey points out that it will take the great est pressure- en - En vet vPaaha-- a strong- pro-German, to make peso proposals. ' . . . Reports that Turkey took up with Germany . the question of Turkey's requesting peace are characterized as Intelligent anticipation," and evi dently emanated from the demands Turkey made for military help. Failure to get ibis help, which Germany, It seems, will not be able to give, and further Teuton reverses on the iwestern front, are sure to bring proposals from Turkey. This is the belief In the best - Informed circles. . . Paris, Oct. 4. Occupation of Bul garia by allied troops is progressing normally, according to Marcel Hutln, of the Echo de Paris. German troops appear to be organ ising a defensive line along the Dan ube. It appears communication be tween Sofia and Constantinople has been cut TOO HOT FOR I Amsterdam, Oct 4. The Turkish minister of the interior has resigned. according to Constantinople mes sages. , NUMBER 1 .800.000 Washlfisrtnn. Oct A Th w to- partment has announced that the American troops abroad now number 1.800,000. Influenza .' will retard shipments In the Immediate future. as men who have been, exposed or show symptoms will not be sent. OREGON 18 SECOND STATE , TO GO OVER THE TOP Word from , Portland says . that Oregon Is the second state to go over the top in the Fourth Liberty loan drive, Iowa being first AND HHNG 1 ' '' ' I M V .n ,'. V, j. r . t V .' .I' ' ' t-sj-t.