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University of Ore. Library j DAILY EDITION VOUj. IX., No. SI. E All WINTER WILL KEEP IP STEADY HAM MER! NO ON ORBATBIt PART ntoNT vsum wAn ends NO BREATHING SPELL FOB INS Amrrlt-M Ottirrm 8y No Obstacle to lllmlrr OiMtnUoM on 70 Per Cent of Front This Winter With th Americana Northwest of Verdun. Oct. 23. Unless tared by tbulr plea for peace, the Germans will be subjected to steady hammer ing along the greater part of the western front throughout the winter. It 1a not Intundod to she them a breathing ii1i. The decreased ac tivity would enable the Germans to recuperate and make certain the prolongation or the struggle. The Amurii'an officers aay that there are two places on the front wtier winter activities will be lm CMMwIble, but that 75 per cent of the front offers no real obstacle to the continuation of operation. The Am ericans will deliver short, smashing blows, forcing the enemy to keep masses of their troop there. With the Americana Northwest of Verdun. Oct. 23. The town of Brt ulles, on the western bank of tHe Meuso, whluh has been stubbornly defended by ttwt Oermsns, has been tn op by the enemy. This Is the latest point where the Americana hare driven a dent Into the enemy defenses, despite atrong resistance. The Germans have withdrawn and the town Is burning. Ti London, Oct. 14. (Correspon dence of the Associated Press.) Thirty -sin tanks one, battalion have at least a thousand casualties every duy they are In action. The British war expert who made this statement while discusHlng the present allied offensive continued: "We have used In the fighting to date only a fraction of the men the enemy have been acciiHtomed to em ploy for similar offenslvea and we have made up the difference largely wlth tanks. ' Since the ultimate vic tory will fall to the side with the big gent reserves, the more tanks we nave the more assured our victory. "It has heen commonly thought that a direct hit by a shell means destruction tor the tank. Not al ways. A fortnight ago a tank, receiv ed seven direct hlta from a German '77' gun, but the tank finished the Job and trundled back to its lines. "Another In the Cambral region went over a rise directly in front of a German howitzer. The howitzer tired from 50 yards away and a shell tore off part of the tank's aide. But the tank went right on, driving right over the howitzer and putting It out of notion." "GERMANIC STATE OF it Basel, Oct. 23. German-Austrian deputies In the Austrian relchstrath tiave formed an assembly for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the German people In Austria, and have Issued a declaration announc ing the creation of the "Germanic Bute of' Austria." YANKSTOMAK WAR ON HE BRAND EMPEROR VASSAL OF KAISER German Htrip UaUcla of Wheat aad Leave People to starve Km per. . or lliarlrs Illumed Home, Oct. 22. A Oalaclan pris oner of war In Italy haa received a letter from a friend In Poland, who describes the famine and famine prices, and goea on to say: "What is the cause of all this famine? The accursed German, be cause he exports everything to his own country. Our emperor obeys him and It will be thus It 'we remain hla ally. By now people understand how the German crusader dominates. il baa shipped wheat home aa long aa possible, and when It waa no long er possible he exported R In barrels, all being taken from northern Ga llcla, where our own people were left to starve and are still starving. "What Is to be expected, when our people do not awaken and do not understand? Several orators came here from Cracow and were In vited to speak. More than 20.000 persons were present. The square waa Jammed. It you had only seen what the crowd did with the double eagle. They were thrown down and trampled, with the cry: 'Down with Emperor Charles; down with the as sassins of the whole country!' They hung a picture of Charles on the bell tower, representing his coronataftn In Hungary, with this Inscription: 'Assassin of the whole country; down with the king who apes Emperor William.' ''Beneath the Inscription waa writ ten: 'Whoever removes this placard Is a traitor.' . "The crowd laughed and aang de nunciations of Germany. A picture of the kaler waa raised on a tele' graph pole, bead downward. Gen darmes and soldiers were called out. "All this will not end soon. We must fight Germany to recover our rights and property. We are the biggest losers." PNEUMONIA VACCINE TESTED ON IO.OOO HOLDIKltH 18 O. K. Camp Dlx. N. J., Oct. 23 Success ful lnnocculatlon of 10.000 soldiers against pneumonia following Influ enza today caused camp authorities to offer the treatment to 10,000 more next week. Although not a man In oculated has contracted pneumonia, the treatment waa aaid still to be In its experimental stage and not advo cated aa a cure but as a preventative. E Behind the American Lines , in France, Oct. 23. The American sni per wears a fantastic suit of green burlap with tufts of ratla, or Mada gascar grass, sewed thickly all over the coats and trousers. , The coat has a headpiece with eye-holes so that the sniper's head Is completely en veloped. American troops In the . Vosges have used these camouflage suits with great effect. The grass covered burlap Is merged Into the grass through which the sniper crawlB and even when only 25 feet distant his presence cannot he detected. These suits are made by French women in the American camouflage station behind the lines. The ''disappearing building" Is one of the curious contrivances of the camouflage artists here. The build ing Is the size of a two story frame cottage. Viewed close at ,-hand it stands out plainly enough, and even at 100 feet the cottage Is quite clear. But at the distance from which the enemy observations would be made or from an airplane at 8,000 feet, the building does In fact "disap pear." This la done by the painting In great wavy lines of green and brown, which at a distance, obliter ate the straight lines of roof gable, windows and doors and transform the whole structure Into a blur of greenUjnjwo color which blends Into the grass and ground. qrantu vim, xaxvBxsn oocm, orsoon. Wednesday. October 23, ioih. BRITJSH TROOPS FIGHT FURIOUS ON WEST FRONT New Attack Will Menace German Uses Clear U Hollaed, and Disconcert Enemy in Front of Americans Yalen- cienaes Object of British, Who Meet Heavy fire l-ondon, Oct. , 23. The British are fighting their way Into the cen ter of Valenciennes. Today the fighting la strong and there I a heavy enemy machine gun fire from the east bank of the Scheldt canal. Ixmdon, Oct. 23. The British be gan a new attack today on the front between Le Cateau and Soles roes. British forces have also captured Tlruay, two and a half miles north of Valenciennes, and have reached the west bank of the Scheldt. London, Oct. 23. The British at tack south of Valenciennes today Is of vital strategic Importance. The allied salient will menace the Cer. man tines clear to Holland, and It It is widened will have a tremendous effect on the enemy front to jthe south. British Headquarters In France, Oct. 23. The British In their new attack today are reported to have captured Romentts, a mile and a halt northeast of Solesmes. A good many prisoners are coming In. The Germans, are fighting doggedly. VILLA AND HIS BAND OUTWIT THE FEDERALS Chihuahua City, Mex., Oct. 22. Francisco Villa and hia band again have been on the warpath and have left a trail of death, destruction and desoltion In their wake. With the departure of General Francisco Mur guia, the northeastern zone comman der, for Mexico City, Villa resumed his guerella warfare on the towns and small settlements in Chihuahua state. Making a feint on Chihuahua CMy to draw In federal troops from outlying garrisons he then dashed at Parral, waa driven off, and attack ed Jimenez Junction. He held Jimenez for 12 hours dur ing which his men looted stores, killed soldiers and civilians, poisoned one family and hanged another in cluding an eight year old girl. Driven out bp General Joaquin Amaro, the Durango Indian, with his cavalry. Villa attacked Jimeni the -second time. Before he could reenter the plaza General Murgula arrived from the south with reinforcements and drove Villa Into the hills. One of Villa's typical tricks was executed against a federal force gar risoning Parral. The garrison com mander' received a letter written on official government stationary and signed with the name of General Pedro Favela ordering him to pro ceed to Pilar de Concho to form a Junction with Favela's force In pur suit of Villa. A signal fire on the miliar of the Conchos river was to be the signal for the Junction of the two forces. The federals marched to the appointed place, the signal tire appeared on the limestone pillar and the Parral command advanced with out advance guard or flankers. They were ambushed and almost an nihilated. Villa had written the letter on captured federal stationary, had copied Favela's signature from an old order taken from a prisoner and had set the trap tor the government force. .1,000 KILLED IN RIOTS " IN CITY' OP SOFIA London, Oct. 23. Three thousand persona have 'been killed In riots In Sofia, iBulgarla, according to a Co penhagen dispatch to a new agency. Bolshevik! . agitators are declared to bo responsible. Paris, Oct. 23. The British are again storming the German defenses west of Maubeuge In a new attack. When the Scheldt river Is crossed at Valenciennes, the British will ser iously threaten both Mon and Mau beuge. Prince Max has told the relchatag that Germany will carry on a de cisive warfare If his government "falls to secure peace with justice." He aald the Germans want to know what President Wilson's 14 points mean to the future of Germany. London, Oct. 23. New British at tacks south of Valenclennei Is on a front of five or six miles and the Germans have been driven back about a mile along the entire front, The enemy resistance la stiffening. London, Oct. 23. British troops have entered the western suburbs of Valenciennes, Field Marshal HaJg reported from headquarters late last night. London, Oct. 23. Northwest of Laon the French have reached the Serre river, advancing two or three miles on an eight mtle front. PITS AND NUT SHELLS AT A copy of the following telegram sent out by the government, has been received by Ruth iL. Corbett, home demonstration agent of Jose phine county: "The war department must have 500 tons of pita and nut shells each day In order to meet the demand for gas masks. Get every one busy." This is truly an 3. O. S. call and must be answered to the limit of our ability. The Red Cross haa several sackfulls on hand but a shipment from this district cannot be made un til a larger supply is received. It you have collected any pits or shells, turn them in as soon aa possible. If you have thoughtlessly burned your nut shells or pits, put a sign on your stove lid so it won't occur again. Shells and pi may be left at Demaray's Drug store or Harry H. Allyn's residence, 818 Lawnridge Ave. THE ITALIAN CAVALRY I Rome, Oct. 23. The Austrian rear guards in Albania are hard pressed by the Italian cavalry and the Albanian detachments have, re tired to north of the Matla river, SO miles north of El Basant. WOUNDED AND7 SICK YANKS RETURNED TO AMERICA Washington, Oct. 23. Sick and wounded landed In the United States from the .American expeditionary forces during the week ended Octo ber 18, numbered 637, the war de partment announced today. Washington, Oct. 23. The navy department . announces the sinking of the American cargo ateamshtp, Lake Borgne, oft the coast of France, without losa of life. The ship struck a rock and foundered. SlrsiiOTE iPRnniiKnp RECEIVED TODAY Cantatas Nothing to Alter Wilson's Ieciaoii Huns Mast Evacuate All Occupied Territory 444 4 4 4 44 444444 4 - London. Oct. 21 Fnntfra -t Secretary Balfour aald today that it Is not consistent with 4 the safety, security and unity of the British Empire that Ger- man?' colonies b returned to her. 4 Washington, Oct.,' 2 J. German v's not was delivered today to Secret tary Lansing, by the Swiss legation. It may be stated that there is nothing in the communica tion to alter the decision of Presi dent Wilson In that he will not pro pose an armistice to the alUes before the Gorman evacuate all occupied territory. ' It is Intimated that the only Ques tion for Immediate consideration Is whether there shall b a discussion of "terms" of evacuation while the allied and American armies continue the work of clearing Belgium and northern France of the enemy. London, Oct. 23. The ODinion of London newspapers on Prince Max imilian's speech before the relchstag Is summed up in the comment of the Evening Standard: "There Is much vague talk, but nothing else." 44 444444 4 4 4,4 4 4444 4 4 CASUALTY LIST , 4 4 44444 44 The following casualties are re ported hv the rrnnmanillnv ..n.., of the American expeditionary forces for today: , Killed in action 125 Missing 'in action . Wounded severely 82 177 Died of wounds . 80 Died of accident 13 Died of disease 101 Wounded, degre undetermined 440 Wounded slightly ..... 176 Prisoners Total 1,205 Wounded severely Lieutenant William F. Feustel, Portland. Died from accident Corporal Wm. L. Harman, Jr., Portland. Died of disease Pvt. Raymond W. Barnes, Harrisburg. Wounded, degree undetermined Pvt. Buehler, Jr., Portland. In writing Monday night from Dunsmuir, Cal., to which city he went Sunday to help out in caring tor Influenza epidemic patient, Dr. T. G. Heine, of Medford, said that at the hour of writing the plague condltiona had improved. There had been two deaths Sunday night and another was expected Monday night from among those he had seen. He wrote that there was no further need of medical help from Medford unless conditions became worse, but said he would remain for a day or so. However, conditions at McCloud Cal., near 'Dunsmuir, were deplor able, the doctor wrote, and outside help is badly needed there. There were six deaths from influenza there Sunday night, and conditions are growing worse. Of the 1,600 men In this mill town halt are ill with in fluenza, and there are only two doc tors to care tor the 800 patients. Medford Tribune. AMERICAN DEAD WILL BE RETURNED TO V. 8. With the American Army North west of Verdun, Oot. 23. All the American dead in France will be tak en home after the war, according to order received by the army chaplains. WHOLE NUMBER MM. a MWWVUUIU Ul CHROME FORM : ORGANIZATION WILL AFFILIATE WITH CALIFOR. NIA PRODUCERS WHO FORM ED ASSOCIATION DELEGATE SEMTTO WASHISfiTOS One Gnats Pass Mining Man May liose uver 900,000 Unless Govern .ssent Takes a Hand The chrome producers of southern Oregon and northern California met in th Chamber of Commerce rooms last night and organized the Oregon Chrome Producer' Aasociaitnn. which I expected to affiliate with the Padfio Coast Chroma Producer' Association organized In San Fran cisco last week. This mootlnr w.. brought about by th fact that ther l no market for th sale of chrome. People hare been induced to demtlnn bodies of chrome upon the theory mat tn product wonld bo paid for at prices prevailing this past sum mer, and owing to the fact that ther is no market, hundreds of patriotic producers have been unable to get back the money Invested. One pro ducer near Grant Pas stands to lose upwards or $60,000 because of pres ent conditions. It an Dears that im portation from other countries ha naa considerable to do ; with th slump in the price, and yet the pro ducers of chrome in this country were not advised that importations were to be allowed. There were present at this mMt. ing the large producers from Siski you county, California. Mr. Gaizam, Mr. Seagraves, Mr. Hawk,' Mr. Spencer and Mr. Olsmtead were among those owning or controlling large properties. There was also present a gentleman who stands high In the mining world, and who has been selected by the California urw elation to present the Pacific coast enrome. interests to the authorities in Washington. This gentleman Is now en route to Washington and ex pects to stay there until he secures fair treatment tor the chrome indus try on the Pacific coast, i This association is not endeavor ing to protect people who open no new prospects, but only those who are already developing. Permanent officers were elected, consisting of Frank S. Bramwell, president, and O. 8. .Blanchard. secretary. Ques tionnaires are being sent out to the chrome producers, as to location of their mines, the Quantity and aualltr of ore and the money invested. These will be sent to Washington in order to enable the delegate to Intelligent ly present the chrome situation. Chrome producers are Invited to be come, members of this association, the duea being $5 tn advance. OVER TO THE POLISH Amsterdam, Oct. 23. Austrian authorities In those part of Poland occupied by Austrian arms have for merly handed over the administra tion to Polish authorities, according to a Vienna dispatch. REICHSTAG LIABLE FOR WAR AND PEACE Copenhagen, Oct. 23. The chan cellor has announced a bill making the relchstag responsible for war and peace. The measura la to be ef fective when the project of the league of nation shall become oper ative, i f . . ...