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rt.lmHity of or; DAILY EDITION VOK IX., So. Id. BRITISH AHEAD PAST ST. GERMAN RESISTANCE WEAKEN. , INC J EVIDENCE Of HIH RE TIREMENT LAST NIGHT HUNS RESIST YANKS STRONGLY Total AnwrUmi Ciuualtlni Ar lma Titan Half tlia Number of Grr. nana Taken I'rlaoimr l-ondnn. Ort. Thn llrltlah ad vanced between Cambral and St. Quentln ti proceeding very well to day, and there It not o much re alatanre from the Oermana aa there waa yesterday. The enemy probably retired during the night. The Germans are restating strong ly In the American sector but the American losses are not very heavy. The total raaualtlea of the Ameri cana were less than one-half the number of Oermana taken prisoner by the Americana. Ixndon. Oct. 9. The city of Cam bral haa been raptured and occupied by the British. Eight thousand prisoners were taken there and else where along the attacking front. The Anglo-American attack was resumed this morning on the entire front south of Cambral. . Rapid pro gress was made. Beginning at 5:10 o'clock the British took Forenvtlle nd reached the outskirts of Walln court. Paris. Oct. 9. Forced from Cam bral, one of the Oerman strong po sitions of the illlndenburg system, the Germans are being driven back toward the French frontier. The Oermana have now apparent ly loat the lllndonburg line from Cambral to flt. Quentln. General Halg has driven the gigantic salient, haaed on Cambral and St. Quentln Into the enemy lines. Even If the offensive does not assume larger proportions, this Is a great menace to Ijinn and the Lille positions. It seems possible that the Oer mana will soon withdraw from Laon massif, as the place Is being out flanked. The great offensive seems to have reached Its climax and the next few days may witness epochal vents In the history of the great war. The allies In Palestine. In the re gion of Damascus scored another success and captured many prisoners i nd much booty. ATTENDANCE BREAKS AM, UNIVERSITY RFXYHtDK Eugene, Oct. 9. Registration at te University of Oregon today reached 1,875, the highest figure In the history of the Institution. Of those, 496 are women. Only B7 men are taking regular courses. A total of 250 are In the Oregdn officers' training corps. All the others are members of the S. A. T. C. unit. TO SPEAK AT THEATRE Senator Walter M. ''Pierce, demo crat lo candidate for governor will .apeak at the Joy Theatre tomorrow (Thursday) night for a few mo ments following the feature film.' Mr. Pierce, though a candldute, will not talk politics, but will deal with the war situation, taking tor his subject, "How We Can Help Win the War." He has been assisting with the (Liberty loan campaign throughout the state and Is consid ered ono. of Oregon's most forceful Four-mlnute-men. The senator needs no Introduction to the citizens of Orants Pass, as he has appeared before audiences here before. QUENTlN TURKISH PREMIER QUITS HIS I Kuvrr I'smIm, MlnUter of War, Also Ha4J to Have Ibwiicnntl Excite ment High in Turkey London, via Montreal. Out. 9 Talaat Puna, the Turklab premier, haa roslgned and has been succeed ed by Taw f Ik Pasha, the former pre mier. According to advices here. Envor Pasha, the minister of war. haa also resigned. Excitement runs high In Constantinople and Turkey may offer peace terms soon. ) (1AHIAITY 1.IHT The following casualties' are re ported by the commanding general of the (American expeditionary forcea for today: Killed In action v. ..125 Missing In action (...., 40 Wounded severely 127 Died of wounds ..... ..... 65 Died of accident Wed of disease 51 Wounded, degree undetermined.. 2 Wounded slightly .., 1 Prisoners ., j Total 621 Wounded severely Carl Hllmer Groth, Portland. Marine (rp Killed In action 12 Wounded In action, severely 24 Wounded, degree undetermined- 1 Missing in action ... 7 Died of disease 2 Died of wounds 3 In hands of enemy 1 Total .. co Summary of marine corps casual ties. Including the above: Officers Deaths 44 Wounded 75 Sub total 119 Enlisted Mmi Deaths 1,058 Wounded ..2,086 In hands of enemy $2 Missing 132 Sub total 3,298 Total 3,417 ASHLAND LADIES ARE WORKING FOR NORMAL A committee of ladies from Ash land are In the city today in the In terest of the Ashland normal achool. The ladles are here to Interest and solicit the aid of Orants Pass voters In support of the bill providing for normal schools both at Ashland and In eastern Oregon, and which ques tion the people will decide at the election on November 5. The com mittee waB composed of Mrs, Frank Dlckny, Mrs. F. O. Swedenburg, Mrs. D. Porozr.l and Mrs. Theodore J. Malmgren. The ladles will return to Ashlund this evening, where they will hold a meeting. (XK)H ll.IV ItOAl) LANDS IN PRIVILEGED STATUS Washington, Oct. 9. The house public lands committee today au thorized Congressman 'Slnnott, of Oregon, to Invoke tho privileged status for the Coos Bay Wagon Road Land Grant settlement, in order to force Its early consideration by con gress. This matter has been held up, pending a decision by the U. S. Su preme Court, placing these lands In the same status as the O. & C. R. R. grant lands. (JEN. ALLENRY'S CAVALRY MAKING RAPID PROGRESS London, Oct. 9 General Allenby's cavalry on Sunday occupied the towns of Zahleh and Rayak. respec tively 38'and 80 miles northwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus, ac cording to an official statement is sued today by tho British var office. GRANT! PAM, JOflEPHTJnB OOO TURKEY MAY SURRENDER WITHIN NEXT 48 HOURS Allies Hare Information Showing Disintegration Exists at ConstantinoplePresident Leaves Door Open For PeaceLeaders in Embarrassing Position Iiondon, Oct. ft, (2:30 p. m.) Th surrender of Turkey within the next 48 hours will not surprise those In well Informed quarters In Lon don, the Evening Standard says. The British authorities are In pos session of Information showing the process of disintegration existing In Constantinople. Washington, Oct. 9. President Wilson has met Germany's peace note with a move that will, at one stroke, develop whether her proposal Is sincere or merely a pretension, and, If a pretension It be, fully jus tify for all time before the world the prolonging of the war with force to the utmost, force without stint or limit. At the same time the president has left wide open the door to peace. Declining to propose an armistice MORETPEP" IS NEEDED IN LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE Washington, Oct. 9. The treas ury department says: "At the pres ent rate the Fourth Libertv loan may not reach the desired goal with in the alloted time." AMERICANS DRIVING GERMANS PROM THE ARGONNE FOREST With the American Army, Oct. 9. A fierce battle has been in pro gress all day for the possession of the north end of the forest of Ar gonne. The' Americans attacked from the east and south this morn ing. After a day of hitter fighting they have driven the Germans from the heights west of the Aire valley. commanding the Argonne forest, to the end of the jungle at Grande Pre. KAISER CLAIMS HE'S UOTT'S STEWARD VKT Heine, Oct. 9. The Oerman em peror addressing the German sol diers at Rufach, Alsace, late In Sep tember, said: "Neither the French nor the Am ericans will break through our front In 'Alsace-Lorraine. We shall de fend with the last drop of our blood theee provinces which 'belong to us and which the Almighty haa entrust ed to us to administer as hla stew ards, and we shall keep them for the benefit of their Inhabitants and the glory of God. "Our faithful allies are with us In this. The lost drop of blood of every Austrian and Hungarian soldier, the last drop of every Bulgarian and Turkish soldier, will 'be shed before our enemies wrest from us land which belongs to Germany. "Our enemies cannot and will not succeed. We are under divine pro tection." DUTCH WOULD OFFER . THEIR BEST SERVICES Amsterdam, Oct. 9. Following an extraordinary session of the Dutch cabinet, It Is persistently rn mored that the government Is con sidering offering Its services to both belligerent groups, with the view of reaching an agreement. . , Amsterdam, Oct. 9. Flight Lieu tenant Fritz Rumey, of the German army, who claimed 44 air victories, has been killed, the Lokal Anzetger, of Berlin reports. UTT, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER o, IBIS. while the armies of 'the central pow ers remain on Invaded soil, the pres ident called on the German chancel lor to state, aa an absolutely neces sary preliminary to a reply from the entente allies and the United State, whether Germany accepts the prin ciples of peace as repeatedly laid down, or merely proposes to accept them "as he basis of negotiations," and whether the chancellor merely speaks for the German military mas ter conducting the war or the -whole German people. As the full significance of the president's diplomacy I disclosed, it becomes evident that he haa left open the way to peace and at the same time left the militarist leader of the central powers with a question they must , neoeasarily answer In a way that will lead to peace or con front them with an embarasatng sit uation in their own countries. TLEGGER IS BY DEPUTY HOPKINS i. Rosebnrg, Ore., Oct. 9. Deputy Sheriff Frank Hopkins last night shot J. B. Brown, of Oakland, Cat., through the shoulder while pursuing Brown and another man In an auto mobile. Seventy quarts of liquor were seized. SOLDIER LS ARRESTED FOR BEING AS I. W. W. Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 9. Caught late Sunday night at one ' of the county jail windows talking to I. W. W. prisoners and attired In civilian clothes, Ceton C. Amy, a soldier from Camp Lewis, was arrested and turned over to military authorities yesterday. Amy' pocket are said to have been tilled with I. W. W. literature. DIPLOMATS REGARD WILSON'S REPLY LOGICAL AND CLEVER London, Oct. 9. In diplomatic circles President Wilson's reply to Maximilian Is regarded as clevtr and logical. REV. CLINE ARRESTED E Rev. Jacob Cltne, of Glendale, was arrested and brought here today on a statutory charge brought by his adopted daughter, Maude Mae Cline. He was arraigned in Justice Riddle's court this afternoon and was given time to employ an attorney to con duct his case, which will be 'brought up for hearing soon. Rev. Cllne is a man about 60 years of age, and from the reports coming from Glendale seems to have been a fanatic on . religion tor some time. The date upon which this offense was committed was 'May 25th, 1918, so it s alleged. The girl In question Is now barely 16 years of age. ' She appeared here yesterday and made the complaint and Sheriff Qulne went to (Glendale last night and prvrt tho warrant mH hrnnirht Cltne to this city tor trial. There has been quite a lot of talk regarding the way he has conducted himself about Glendale for the past two or three years, and this case has caused no great surprise there, ac cording to reports. He will probably be bound over to await a hearing before the grand jury at the next term of court. Roseburg Review. ' PUBLIC MEETINGS E Dr. 1. C. Smith, Public Health Offi cer, Receives Instruction Prom Burgeon General In line with the order now being issued from the United Biota pub lie health service office at Portland, all public meetings In thl city may be closed, should Spanish Influenza appear here. The following letter received today y Dr. J. C, Smith, county health officer, explain the matter fully: K "By order of the surgeon general of theUnited State public health service, you are directed in case of the appearance of an outbreak of influenza In your community to dis continue all pnDlIc meetings and close all achool and place of pub lie amusement. Report Immediately any case occurring. For your Information, the follow ing telegram has been received from the surgeon general: " 'Public health service will mobi lize with the aid of volunteer medi cal service corps all outside medical aid required in combatting the pres ent Influenza epidemic. The Ameri can Red Croaa upon specific request from this service- will mobilize nurs ing personnel and furnish necessary emergency hospital supplies which cannot be obtained otherwise. In form all city and county health offi cers in your state that all appeals for aid must 'be made to the state board of health which will make re quest of the surgeon general of the publlo health service whenever local needs require. Whenever neces sary publlo health service will es tablish district officers to cooperate with state officials and dis'tribute on medical and nursing service. " 'RUPERT BLUB " 'Surgeon General, " 'U. S. -Public Health Service.' ONE BILLION MORE FOR BIO GUN PROGRAM Washington, Oct. 9. 'Huge in creases in the artillery program have been decided on by the ordnance de partment, which today asked the house appropriations committee to add $1,100,000,000 to its estimates of $2,667,000,000 to carry out its part of the enlarged army program. Seattle, Oct. 9. The health offi cer today announced that there were 313 new cases of Influenza since yesterday noon. 'All publlo outdoor aa well as all Indoor gatherings, have been barred. SERBIAN TltOOPS REPORTED BEFORE NISH, EX-CAPITAL Rome, Oct. 9. Serbian troops are before Nlsh, according to reports I received here today. Nlsh, to which the capital of Ser bia was removed during the Aus trian invasion, is 50 miles directly north of Vranje, which was captured after Austro-German forces had been severely defeated. Nlsh Is 125 miles southeast of Belgrade. ITALIAN STEAMER TORPEDOED SOO MILES OrV U. 8. COAST Washington, Oct. 9. The Italian steamship Alberto Treves was tor pedoed October 3 about 300 miles from the American coast, the navy department announced today. Thir teen survivors have been picked up by the steamship Orizaba. Two other boats with 21 men are missing. The Treves was a vessel of 3,838 gross tons and was owned In Genoa. J. P. MORGAN BUYS $2K.OOO,000 OF FOURTH LIBERTY BONDS New York, Oct. 9. The largest Liberty loan subscription received today was one of $75,000,000 from J. P. Morgan & Co. I WHOLE NUMBER 24A4. L Ti .i IT. 1 m: 1 1 1 APPLY TORCH TO BdHATf AA THEY MAKE RAPID RETREAT FROM THE YANKS EHEMY SUDB FREELY Americans and British Smotuer Gar mans With Deluge of KUni Take Mjuiy Prisoner With the Anglo-Americans Near St. Quentln, Oct. 9. The Germans have applied the torch to the beau tiful town of Bohalt, which is In the general direction the American are driving In from Premont. The Ger mans are surrendering freely. On entire German regiment ran away like so many rabbits from the Tennessee troop. With the Americans Northwest of Verdnn, Oct. 9. The Americans drove forward on the east aide of the Mene river yesterday, taking Parney. The French and American took Consenvoye, Brabant, Haumont and Beaumont and took over 3,000 pris oners. With the Anglo-Americans Near St. Quentln. Oct. " 9. Tier was heavy fighting throughout tho night and the enemy was almost smother-' ed nnder the great deluge or steel and explosives from the British ar tillery. Tho Americans captured two complete field batteries and one of heavy artillery when they Sud denly outflanked both ends of the valley south of Premont. Paris, Oct. 9. Nearly 10,000 Gor man were taken prisoner yesterday by the allied force along the var ious front. The German are hur riedly evacuating the Argonne forest and the battles are continuing. At tacks were resumed today upon the line of the Sulppe river, tho Ger mans counter attacking heavily and the progress waa slow. ' 180,000 SPANISH INFLUENZA CASES IN GERMANY'S ARMY Geneva, Oct. 9. One hundred and eighty thousand new cases of Span ish Influenza are reported in the German army, according to an offi cial dispatch received from Berlin today. A Vienna dispatch says Hungarian newspapers reported 100,000 cases in Budapest. FRED B. CURREY VISITS E Fred B. Currey, a former resi dent of Grants Pass, but now locat ed at 'LaGrande, Ore., Is In the city today. Mr. Currey has. for many years been engaged in the newspaper business, but says he began In the art preservative in the Courier of fice when he had the Important po sition as office devil when - the Courier was printed on a Washing ton jhand press. That was along In the early nineties. Today he Inspec ted the new and modern plant from which the Courier Is Issued and ex pressed himself as greatly pleased to see that the office where he first dobbed In printers Ink was able to withstand his early influence and de velop into such a flourishing insti tution. Mr. Currey is now general manager of the city of LaGrande and has been given a 80-day leave of absence by the city commission ers in order that he might assist Walter M. Pierce, the democratic candidate for governor, through th last few day of hi campaign. BEAUT FU 01 BUM BY THE HUNS