FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY : AW THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1915 on.-, r. srrvTmo OK TRAINS AMD NKW i'UlUJCi 1 W U V, UIH A O STANDS TIVB OBWrn on n 4 o IUUUU )J j. V V '"NT ifM nl a n n qj r mm SERBIA, BERLIN ED ASSERTS Official Statement Reports That Danube River Has Been Crossed At Several Points-Allied Diplomats Have With drawn From Sofia and Declaration of War Is Hourly Expected Greece's Position Still Matter of Uncertainty -France Continues To Laiid Troops Near Salonika Merlin, via London Official an nouncement of the Austro-German in vasion of Serbia was made here today. "We have crossed the Danube river at several points," said the statement. "We obtained a firm foothold on the eastern bank of the Drina, and the southern banks of the Danube and Save." The invasion along three river fronts indicates that largor forces were con centrated on the Serbian frontier than had been Intimated in recent dispatches. Kor weeks the Austro-Gennans have been directing artillery at the Serbians VICTORIA IS STIRRED Canadians Were Proud of the j Manner In Which United States Was Outwitted edly given Bulgaria assurance that Greece and Rumania would remain neutral, and that for this reason, Bul garia had assumed a more warlike tone toward Russia and Serbia than she might otherwise have adopted. The Greek king is bound by marriage ties to the kaiser, and hence it was thought in some quarters, his sympathies have been swayed toward Germany, and had determined him to aid that nation in blazing a trail to Constanti nople by keeping neutral. Serbia had not replied earlv today to the Bulgarian ultimatum demanding Victoria, B. C, Oct. 7. The sub marines Iquique and Antafogasta were purchased in Seattle after the outbreak of war and were taken away contrary to international lnw, and by an Ameri can crew, under command of a Captain Smith, supposed to be a United States navy officer. Victoria is stirred to the depths over testimony, to this effect, disclosed dur ing the inquiry by Sir Charles David son, dominion commissioner, into the PRESIDENT TO WED MRS GALT EARLY Iti DECEMBER Bride-Elect IsWidow ofWell : Known Business Man of Capital City sfc sfc sfc c s(c s)c 3t sfc ojc sfc sc sfc s)c sQc sc jc EVENTS IN WAR ZONE INDICATE THAT CRISIS IN CONFLICT IS NEAR :long the south bank of the Danube : that she cede Seberian Macedonia with- near Semendrin. Field Marshal Von! in 24 hours. The Serbian legation here Mackensen Jias been' reported in com-1 presumed, however, that Bulgaria's de mand there, and it has also been re-j mands would be rejected sharply, ported that a second German army had: Similar views were entertained in concentrated along Serbia's western! many diplomatic quarters, and none This one apparently crossed frontier, the Drina. The -Austro-Gennans will probably strike quickly toward the railway lead ing to Nish, Sofia and Constantinople. Bulgaria is expected to invade Ser- snw any result other than war. A portion of the press suggested that the allies may have partly withdrawn from the Gallopoli operations aud land ed for Bulgaria operations. from Snvela bay m the Galhpoli re bin's eastern frontier and cut the Sal-, gionto the Bulgarian coast of the gulf oiukn-Jush railway, thus shutting off of Niros is less thnn four miles. Serbia from communication with the outside world purchase of the two vessels by Sir Richard McBride, premier of British Columbia. The fact wns. diseiosei both by the premier, who apparently delighted in the part he had played in outwitting the United States government, and by Captain Logan, the secret agent of the British Columbia government, in the matter. Premier McBride, in telling of this. hastened to add that Smith was not on WHITE HOUSE HAP- PENING3 OF 21 HOURS The president announced him self for-woman 'a suffrage. H declared for strong "home defense." He aunouneed his engagement to Mrs. Normal Gait. He lot it be known he would make a trip to New York for a house party at Colonel House's honie, and he also let it be known his wedding would be in the Gult home eurly in December. ' . the active list during the timo he made the voyage from Seattle and during the time he stayed at f.squimnlt. instruct ing Canadian seamen in submarine work. While no decision was given by Sir Charles Davidson, it is generally un derstood that a verdict, freeing the prime minister from all suggestion of graft in connection with the purchase of the submarines, will be rendered. Viewed From London. London, Oct. 7. With the diplomats reported by Athens already to have withdrawn from Sofia, the maelstrom of war today rapidly tended toward engulfment of the Balkans. Following an unsatisfactory reply by Bulgaria to Russia's warlike ultimatum, and dispatch of another similar ultima tum from Bulgaria to Serbia, hostilities were expected soon along the Serbo Hungarinu border, simultaneously with an Austro-German attack on Serbia's northern frontier. , General Lillian Von Sanders, the Ger man officer in charge of Turkish oper ations, has arrived at Plfillippopolis and is conferring with OMr Ferdinand. Other German officers are reported to nave gone into Bulgaria trom Constnii tiuople for the beginning of the Ser bian invasion. Meantime, reports of Blockade Is Declared. ino jsritisu minister unnouueed a blockade of contraband goods, though no formal declaration of war has nassed allied: between Bulgaria aud the allies. The allies intend to blockade Bul garia, in a manner similar to the block ade maintained against Germany under the British order in council. King Constantino yesterday received tne .British envoy for a few minutes, but the subject of their conference was not disclosed. Declaration Expected. Berlin, Oct. 1. By wireless to Say ville. "Bulgaria expects a declaration of war from the allies today," said a Sofia dispatch received here todav. Premier Radoslavoff conferred with the Austro-German and Turkish ambas sadors for four hours yesterday, Bnda pesth dispatches gay. The ' English charge d' af fanes called simultaneous ly and was received by the premier's Patterson a Student " Seattle, Oct. 7. J. V. Patterson, President of the Senttle Drydock & Construction company, who sold the submarines to the Canadian govern ment, denied todny, that tiny signifi cance was attached to the pint Cnptuin Smith played in taking the submarines to British Columbia. "Captain Smith wns not an nrmy of ficer. He wns for a time a student at Annapolis. He was acting merely as an omnlove of mv company," stiid Pater- son. "He had nothing to do with the negotiations. I don't kiiow whore he is now. I think he is not in the country." Washington, Oct. . The nation is to have a new first lady. She will be Mrs. Nomina Gait, of this city, a charming widow of 'AX, member of a fine southern family, whose engage ment to President Wuodrow Wilson whs aunouueed last night. The wedding will be extremely quiet and will be in the Halt home in Hie fashionable Dupout Circle section, prob ably early in December, tho Vmiu House announced today. Tho White House today was liter ally swamped with congratulatory mes sages for the president. From every corner of the laud came a nation's ex pressions of happiness, wishing hi in joy. High officials joined win) in scure citizens in felicitating the chiel executive. Cabiuet heads and others in intimate touch with the president personally ex pressed their good wishes. The president is 59 years old, hat been a widower for 14 mouths. Dur ing that period, until a few monthb ago, he observed strict mourning, hi first Bocial activities were at i oruisn, N. H., where the charming widow who London The long expected Austro German drive through the Balkans to Constantinople began todny, when Teu tonic hordes swept across the. Save, Danuge and Drina rivers into Serbia. -Official announcement of this action was followed by optimistic predictions on Germany 's part that the move means decisive victories for her armies, and a speedy end of the vast European struggle. No word came from Sofia as to what her forces had done, but it was believed possible that her troops had already en tered Serbia in an effort- to bottle up that nation bv cutting off her railway communication with the outside world. This view was strengthened by the fact that the Greek minister at Sofia reported several days ago that Bulgaria would invade Serbia simultaneously with her Austro-German cohorts. At any rate, war on Bulgaria, cither through declaration or direct action, within a few hours or days is a foregone conclusion. Bulgaria knows it, and her official government organ today warned tho populace that the explosion is immiuent. The allies themselves continued their lauding operations nt Salonika, while at the same time thov informed Greece of a blockade whereby any goods pass ing through Grecian territory for Bul garia, would bo regarded as contraband. Coincidentally the allies renowed ihoir onslaught on the German front in Franco and Flanders. , Germany admitted her forces had lost the important point of Tahure aud the heights nearby, though the official statement claimed to have halted the renewed offeusive by counter attacks. , Paris, on tho other hand, told of re pulse of Gemma attacks at a number of points, including Tahuro, and heavy artillery bombardment in Several sec tors, evidently in preparation for in fautry battling. Berlin Expects Quick Victory. Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Oct. 7. Bulgaria's entrance into the war on tho side of tho Austro-Gennans will not be delayed long, tho Bulgarian govern ment organ today informed tho people. IJuiek and overwhelming victories for the central empires, and a speedy end ing of the war will follow Bulgaria's entrance, it wns believed In military circles today. They believed the Aus tro Germans will bo able to smash their way through to Turkoy'g aid and there wus tnlk that through this move, tho decisive battlefield would be the Dardanelles and the eastorn territory. King Constantine Names New Cabinet Opposed To Allies Harrv Thaw Discovers His Old-lime tnend.fW wa8 t,u' Then a tew weens ago ue uucuuru heavy reinforcements of Teuton forces ' secretary, withdrawn from the Russian front were Geneva messages reported that the circulated, though experts inclined to landing of French troops nt Salonika believe that the Austro-Gennans had; wa9 ordered after the French minister not made any serious inroads on their a' Athens had reported that the Greek Russian lines, because of the dif f iculty ' premier Venir.elos' position could not under which they are already struggling shaken, and that he would not ob there. I jeet to the debarkation. The first French forces landed nt Foreign Minister Grev of Kntrland. Salonika are reported to have reached I however, objected, suspecting that King: tne senium frontier near Gievgeli,' constantine would, not support Venize wnere mev were enthus asticn v re. eived by tha Serbians. Other French forces continue to land at Salonika, ac cording to reports today, while British Italian Troops May Oo. Borne, Oct. 7. No confirmation was reinforcements are.alsd said to be de- obtained todny of reports that Italy is barking in that viclnity,-having started tuis operation yesterday. From Salonika, French troops are go ing forward as rapidly as railway facilities Will permit, though the British were reported waiting there for supplies. Athens Is Excited. Athens is wild with excitement over iK rumors auoui me situation. Suicide by Doctor. .. 1 .r ne Ppnne ri Hood River, Ore., Oct. 7.-To domes- - ... urees. cnu.net, wn.cn tne King tic trouI)e WM 8ttributed the suicide sending troops to the Balkans. Eight Serbian officers conferred with the king and general Cndorna, general com mander of the Italian armies. i OREGON NEWS TODAY t - I'ns "commanded' M. Zaimu to form, of Dr. K. E Fer(?uson Bgpd 40, t i reported tonight. Constantine hopes ty B promi,ient physician of The 'secure the approval of parliament for who shot himself 'with a shotgu tins new body by includi.iir in it several members of the old cabinet who re signed after Premier Veniielos did. ReK)rt snid Germany had undoubt- London, Oct. 7. Without naming a singlo Vonizelos cnbinet member and in fact naming the most bitter foe of Venizelos and the allies, King Constan tine, accormng to an Athens message lias named the following new cabinet: M. annus, foreign atlairs; General Yamikitas, war. Admiral Countouriotis, marine. M. Thallis, justice and communica tions. S. Diagumis, finance. M. Thntokis, instruction. M. Gnunnris, interior. The latter is known as Venizelos' foe, henco his appoitiiemut was regarded here as particular significant as inili-l eating Constantine 's intention to stand! pat on his objection to an open alliiinrf with tho entonte, or permitting them to land forces for Serbia's aid. former- Dalles, shotgun near here late yesterday. Ferguson 's wife is said to have left him and that divorce proceedings were imminent. Dr. Ferguson wns occupying a rustic sleeping house built in the branches of a tnll tree on his country estate when he fired the fatal shot. He had slept in the uerii-1 house since his feome was destroyed r.y fire two weeks ago. Hurt at Tootball. Portland, Oct. 7. Elvin Guild, ngedj 14, is suffering today from a frac tured thigh, sustained in a juvenile football game. Cost of OoreromiBnt. Tortland, Oct. 7. Experts today fig ured that it cost 15.72 a minute to con duct Portland's municipal affairs. CONTEST FOR LARGE ESTATE Tacomn, Wash., Oct. 7. Fred R. Al exander, a farmer of Olncknmas county, Oregon, has filed ipticntion for an injunction in the federal court here asking that the children of the late Frederick Lee Lewes be restrained from selling property in Cowliti prop erty and also in Oregon. Those he seeks to enjoin are Fredk. A. Lee Lewes of Portland, Hurry Lee Iwcs of Cow litz county, and Mrs. Hose Grouse of Los Angeles. Alexander asserts that the elder Lewes came to his home fifteen years . .t ) ot of 72. and made a writ ten contract that foreran his death that San Francisco, Oct. 7. The lights blinked along Market street. Hurry ing crowds headed homeward or to gay enfes, or theatres. At the curbing, a big limousine drew up. From it a tall young man alighted, bound for one of the lobster palaces. "Say Mister, could yuh help fellah what nint hnd" the one-eyed begger stopped his pathetic plea and gasped. "Well, for the love of 'Mike' its Har ry K. Thaw," he almost shouted, era bracing the erstwhile inhabitant of Mattewan. "Lcadville Jimmy," answered Thaw, making no effort to shake off the arms about his neck. "Why I owe vou everything, my liberty aud all. Here take the car, its yours." "Naw, you take tnis." xue one eyed beggar snapped as he started to empty his nickels and dimes into Thaw's hands. "Leadville Jimmy, " Driftwood. That was the man, But a test case under the direction of Thaw's attorneys freed him from Mattewan aud gave them the lead on which they worked in freeing the Hlnver of Stanford White. That was why the two men embraced on Market street. But "Leadville Jimmy" is still far from being reinstated in the standing of the social community, so he slunk off Unto the shadows as a policeman ap peared on the ground. California Women ' Hail President's Act San Francisco, Oct. 7. California womeu today huiled President Wilson's stund on suffrage as an omen of sue cess for the cause. "I believe that his attitude will give great impetus to the whole suffrage movement in America," said Mrs, Genevieve Allen, ne of the organizers of the College Equal Suffrage League. "It is good news indeed to know that the president has at last come to be lieve in the new freedom fo rwouien, eoMuiented Miss Onil Itnighlin, chair man of the state branch of the con eressionnl Union. It Is a very big straw showing that the wind is blow inc toward woman suffrage." President Mary T. Gamage of the straw showing that the wind is blow- F.vuals Suffrage League declared have always had unshaken faith in the belief that primarily President Wilson stood for betterment of condition of women and children." ! WHEAT CROP TOTALS. Washington, Oct. 7. Ono bil lion, two million and twenty nine thousand bushels of wheat is America's total 1SH5 wheat crop, according to tho depart ment of agriculture, October estimates issued today. This is an iucronso of 22,700,0(10 bush els over the Soptcmbor esti mates. Tho total corn crop was placed lit 3,0(1, l!i!,000 and the oats 1,517,178,0110 bushels. This is the first timo in his tory that the United States' yield of wheat has been fig ured at over a billion bushels. . This incrensa is due in part to tho dcc.rensed ncrcngo plunt-" ed to cotton nml an increased acrengo planted to wheat. FREHCH CAPTURE STRONG POSITION SECOND LlfiE mmmmmm s Tahure Heights Taken With Little Loss Says OfEcial Report GERMANS SAY SECOND FRENCH OFFENSIVE BEGINS Nohnddy hr-rdlv ever begs a chewi ten contract that Iorn "' terbacker aav more, but ever buddy make. Mrs. Alex.nd-r a J""" . -em. f be onto' matches. When you', hslf his property Mrs. A "ander h,s "eet great tnlker put it down that since died and he is next ot ain as it's th' best thing he doe J serts his right to tha estata. his first theatre performance in moR than a year. In the months since His first wife't death, the executive, had been a mm. of solitude. His closest friendB ol, served this, and deplored that, while h shouldered the burdens of a nation pass ing through a critical period, he was denied the companionship of tho into lectuallv and personally agreenble. His cabinet heads talked business; his other friends, for the most part, politics. Then Mrs. Gait, a widow foi the nast eight years ih no children, 1 , i" .1.. 1.1- Uf Iti. camo sunuciiiy " "" intimates noted a change. While the date for the wedding lint nut heen officially announced, the president's friends understand that i will be before mid-December, shortly after oongress reconvenes.. Whethc tha itnunl will be able to make a hon eymoon trip is not yet determined, be cause of the impossibility of knowiu; the demands of congress upon ino ex ecutive's time. It is expected however, that tip president and his bride will take . brief voyage on the presidential yacht Mayflower, to nm npm.ga, m., some other southern resort. - Mrs. Gait, nee tuitn Moiiinger, oi Virginia, is the widow of Norman Gnlt, who was partner iu a prominent jew elry firm here. She traces her rein tionship to the first families of Vir- ..... n.u .1 1, The presiucm u.n n..n. v.u.v ....wUft. his daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson, and his cousin, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, a member of the White House family for montns past. For a1 month this summer, Mrs. Gnlt was a guest of Miss Wilson and Mist Bones at the summer White House in n.;l, V II.. mid there the relation! u.n the chief executive and the fascinating widow ripened into an af fection stronger than friendship. mi, ta ii utrikinirlv handsome wo man, of graceful slightly plump figure with browu nair rnra KrBJ ul"r rJ' i.mi WkHhiimton society folk h' I. tmnwn i vivacious woman, of keen intellectual mind, Interested in outdoor sports, and au Jnteresteu loiiower oi charities. As owner of the Gnlt jew elry firm, since her husband's riVn tr ibe has been rated ai wealthy and in Sharp Recovery In ( sjc )c )c sjc 4 Jc sc )c ifc )( sc sjc jc j( )c Mission Boards Will Joiif In Protest Tneonia, Oct. 7. Hoards of foreign missions of tho world will join in a D (i 111 II Ol i protest nguinst the alleged outrages iriCeS Un Wail Otreer committed against innocent women and enildren or Armenians by tho Turks, ac cording to convictions vigorously voiced by Hov. A. W. llnlsey, I). 1)., of cw ) oi k in an address to tho 1 rosuy- (Copyright liil.'i by the New York Evening Post.) New York, Oct. 7. Homo of tha larg er speculative interests today, mane 1 mmm n.yimn u. nuiuuuKuiu, m.n.. . a stand against a reaction in the mar- i session here todny, i no protest wi INTER-CITY SERIES. At Chicago R. H. E. Americans - - 0 4 S Nationals 4 7 ( Batteries Benr. nnd Mayer; Lav en der and Archer. Minister Given Pusporta. London, Oct. 7. The Bulgarian min liter at Home has been riven his pass ports and will leave Italy tonight, it is reported here today. (Continued a Pags Threa.) ket. Their efforts were more effective, because forced liquidation was thor ough during the three preceding days. The day's market .was niado up of re coveries, some of which were considerable. There were the usual "hign open nirs" and tho usual recourse to spec tacular bidding up on stocks with a narrow market, like Bethlehem. be more than a mere "scrap of paper," Dr. llnlsey declared, ami added that ir tho contemplated ac tion is not taken, the Christian church will prove itself false to humanity. Dr. llnlsey rend a roport on Armeni an atrocities, indicating that since March 800,000 Armenians havo either been killed or driven into the dosorts to die. Not Even Dark, Silent Past Escapes Ravages of War Paris Believes Important Rail way Will Be Captured In Fortnight Paris, Oct. 7.r-Heavy incessant artil lery firing for tho past few days, has worn down the German rvsistauce in the Champagne, uccording to despatch es todny. . Tho second line of Teutoa trenches is crumbling beneath the giant shells und indications point to a Ger man retirement along a wide front. , French capture of Tahure and Tahure Heights with comparatively slight loss es, was reported in Inst night's com-ininque. French guns blotted out redoubts and trenches, nnd lcvuiled atone bridges concealing enemy guns. A few regiments stormed the re maining "works and attacked the Ger Miiiui occupants with the bayonet. The Tahure victory, is ono of tho most important successes since tho In itinl drive in tho Chnmpngno swept tho Germans from their first line of . trenches. Tho ease with which the capture was effected convinces exports thut tiui BiuiincourtChnttnruino railway less than two miles from the French ad vanced works, will be pierced within a fortnight. : For some timo past, the tri-color forces have been aiming at this goal, a highly strategic point because of its value to the Germans, as a means of transporting supplies, Russian Offensive Fails. Berlin, via The Hague, Oct. 7. A gigautiu offensive by the Russians simultaneously with two Anglo-French drivo was planned recontly, according to information received by authorities, but Field Marshal Vou Hindcnburg blocked tho plun. Russian prisoners disclosed the Slav strategy which provided that tho er.ar strike tho Dvinsk-Smnrgon lino, driving tho Teutons buck to the swamps and duplicating tho fout of Von Hindon linrg in tho buttle of the Mnzuriuu lakes. General Kusky, actually launched his at I nek accordingly. But ho found Vim llindeuburg menacing his flanks, anil his every move countered. Von llin deuburg threatened, indeed, to envelop the Slavs, whereupon they retreated in force, abandoning their munitions and caving strugglers to Be captured oy the Germans. Concerning operations on the west front, an officer from there commented todays "It is hell to head an avalanche of artillery but the men are optimlstio and certain the French will never pierce our lines." By Wilbur 8. Forrest. (United J'resu Staff Correspondent.) London. Sent. 80. (By mail.) Even the dark silent, past fails to escajie the ravages of war on Gallipoll peninsula, writes' a French surgeon to his Knglish wife, describing shell-havoc on the an cient sarcophagi within sight of Achi liaba. He said: "A huge '210' shell has just fallen centuries ago, the Territorials gave tho traditional commands. Tne little ceremony was not badly done. "The season Is rapidly changing, adds tho surgeon. "The Gallipoll sky, which was always a limpid hluo anil virgin of the smallest cloud, hus been quite changed for tho past ten dnys. anil it win turn It is L'oiuir to ruin cold. Wo are thinking of winter, aud front of a sepulchre, shut twenty j have begun to prepare winter quar- turies ago. Tho stone door burst, ten." oien. revealing: a room in whieh one could live, constructed with great reg THE WEATHER J Oregon: Fair . to nigUt, frost east iportlon; Friday, fair, warmer east portion; easterly winds. nlarity and lined with perfectly cut stones. Only a few bones were insido and they turned to dust. "While digging close by, two en ormous earthen jars were found. They bail been set fide by side. One is hroken and the other Intact. In eiu h jar is a skull and tiie remnants of a skeleton. Man and wife! They have slept together for twenty ceuifurics. What profanation! What a crime to have interrupted a design whi.'h prom ised to be Immortal." A subsequent letter, received with the first, adds: "The Iwnvcst man In the whole regi ment. Adiutant G , was kill! this mnrnl ntf. tin was wntchinir the Turkish u.lilivm. In their trenches, throuijh his Held glasses, at a loophole in tne iimi line. They were only 100 metres sway. A bullet passed through the loophole, killing him instantly. It was he who was decorated on June 4 by General Gourand for having 'killed six Turks with his own ha.id and capturing a ma chine gun. "Tho body or u - nan neen im in a comer of Moto cemetry. 1 went myself to suerintend the digging of the grave. .Nobody was mere to ren der a last homage or fire a salute. The regiment was too much occupied and to far away. Ho I asked for volunteers close by. Men came from the kitchens, frera the machine gun section and from tha artillery. Their uniforms were dirty aad their guos rusty. A sergeant of London (By mail.) "The Big Show." (he mennt tan war), "has ulavcd the devil and all with tne men agerie," confided the wild animal man on l-ondon Dock, gazing ruefully pound anil pence wise nt a flock of "0 Yankee skunks, "unsellable though dena tured." "An' looka that camel; aood work er, quiet, soupd, well humped, grand flabby unilerlip; make any circus-going kids' eves bulge. Yet ran I sell him I Nupl " A nutty-nosed momiey. "rare," foxes, "one's a cub; " 2 Ithmus, (say " r.t:.i.M." in the middle), monkeys, "extra lariro." 3 maiiimlieys," "1 white-whiskered and ii sooty." 40 par rots, "assorted," and a Lapunda ape. ell almost wept, with a weather eye out for a hover. But ho might as well have wept in peace, for buyers there are not since the war began. New York. Oct. 7. Male attire from the fig-leaf to the monkey-suit, will be portrayed in nil its horrible details and what a chance the woiiiun will have to tret even, when the biir fashion ex travnwiiua is" staged In Carnegie hall here this morninu. Also, there are miitteriiius of anothe wrist-watches for-mea debate. Milady will see a I rem hwoman artistically out fitted from beginning to end and start to finish. Besides, there'll also be the regular fall fashion show, with a sort of "Woman and Her Clothes" plot written by Pierre l Lauux. French Gains Admitted. Berlin, via London, Oct. 7. The of ficial statement admitted French at tacks In the Champagne region hnd driven the Teutons from Tahure but claimed that elsewhere the French were repulsed. "The French offensive in tne t bam- pngnn lias apparently recouiroeucsu,-- Mii 1 1 the statement. "It succcded in the Tahure region but afterwards was stopped by our counter attacks. "Northwest of Houaiii, tha enemy minle temporary gains west of the Horn- me-l'y-Snuain hign road, but was after wards repulsed. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, Oct. 7. Four successive Gor man attacks west of the Houchc.-An-gres road were heavily repulsed, to- lay communique nanounc.ed. A heavy bombardment south of the Homme, north of the Aisno and around Tracy I.e-Val, the St. Murd forest, and the A:ndreeliy I)niic.ourt-Cannl sector was reported. Repeated counter attacks by the Ger mans around Tuhure, a strategically im portant point near the Btt7ncourt Chiillarango railway captured by the French, wus thrown back. Dutch Steamer Bunk. London, Oct. 7. The Dutch steamer Texelstroom has been sunk by a Ger man suhinnriue. Twenty survivors are reported to have been landed. This is the first vessel In days re ported a victim of the Teuton under sea crafts. Loan is Approved. Paris, Oct. 7. The Chamber of Dep uties today unanimously ratified the 500,000,000 Anglo-French loan, nego tiated la America. , Halt Lake Trlbunet The erar may ha Russia's "Little Father," but General Von Hlndenherir has qualified si it "Dutch Uncle.0 .