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' I FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES ; ,; ) CIRCULATION IS - OVER 4000 DAILY THIRTY-NINTH YEAR I '.203 SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS OK TRAIJTS AD XBWB STANDS FTTH CBKtU II MI- 'llil it VI lC ( 1 V III II II r III II II II II I I I I D I II V 1 ';& IS 1 ERMANS UB-STRONG POSITION AT COILES Was One of Two Great Obstacles to Allies Holding Them Back From Peronne British and French Drive Past Place Getting It PocketedBritish Make Other Advances Peronne Now In Danger-Germans Literally Blown Out of Fortifications ' By Ed L. Keen, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, Sept. 26. Combles, key-point of the whole . German line from Bapaume to Peronne, has been cap tured by the British after 18 hours of most furious bat tling north of the Somme. General Haig this afternoon announced that British troops entered Combles, overcoming German resistance. The enemy's losses, the official report said, were severe. The British victory, achieved after three weeks of desperate driving against the German center, is the most striking single achievement of the whole Somme of fensive. ' . It removes one of the last two obstacles to an Anglo .j French thrust to squeeze the Germans out of Peronne, one of the two objectives of the great allied advance1. The capture of Combles followed a day and night of most brilliant allied successes, including the capture of the village of Morval and Les Bouefs by the British, and Rancourt and Fregicourt by the French. In summing up the day's successful operations, General Haig reported 1,500 Germans were captured by the British and that more prisoners are being brought in. The work of listing large supplies of war materials also captured has not been completed. Combles fell after thrusts in yesterday's fighting drw'a noose about the German I samson which made their For weeks, the Germans had used the town, with its wonderful system of fortifications, as a pivot point from which to swing attacks, north and south at the allies' lines. In thejast month of fighting the British and French lines pressed steadily forward on both sides until the town was in a deep pocket. It was no longer avail able for the Germans as a pivotal point but it still held out, buttressing the German line and blocking a further allied advance. The British not only gained this important victory but pressed forward in their drive toward Bapaume last night and early today. A strong redoubt between Les Bouefs and Guerdecourt fell before a British attack. The French also swept forward again last night car rying Fregicourt village and later repulsing German at tacks against positions won yesterday. The official statement from the German war office this afternoon apparently admits as the villages of Morval and Les Boueis, and pays, tribute to the bravery of the German defenders. j Allies All Advance. London, Sept. 20. Trapped by the lightning advance of both Freueh and J3iiuan mugs m yesierimy great storming attack, a German force esti-, , , .. , , - mated from 2.000 to 3,000 has been sur- Tho German defenders of Combles for Toundcd at Combles. Their surrender is weeks the nuiiu support of the whole lir-lieved certain unless Teutonic counter ; Gernuiu line from Biipnume to Peronne, attacks open a. wide gap for their re-jnrl, call(,i,t in a noose and nearly com ,r,'Rt ..... , . ,'lpletelv encircled. Allied artillerv corn- General. Haig s men made one of the mamia ti. Ilurrw gap bnrelv a mile most remarkable advances of the whole , Hide over which a few Germans mav Sf.mme fighting in yesterday's attack. UIicr ,.over 0f darkness, but They stormed the villages of I.es Bouefs anv Bnpm,it ,o retrent bv the whole nd Morval, with their intricate systems cie'rman force must prove disastrous. It "I'tenses ana pmeeu tneir tines norttt- east of Combles. The French attacking at limes is th' little, slender. Dainte.l oirl o' H or 15. Some folks go like rtO an come like 300, f. o. b. about thej One o' th' saddest spectacles o' th'; by both British and French escape almost impossible the loss of Combles, as well " ' " I remained in the "wet" column today same hour, completed the capture o(lM r0sult of vesterdav's locn! elee- Rnncourt and pushed on to the outskirts 0f Fregicourt east, northeast of Comb- believed here that the Germans with- iug the drew nianv of their heavy guns yesterday's allied attack, realiziug hopelessness of their position. Tho great attack yesterday carried the British to within easy gun rnuge of Bapaume, one of the objectives of the Soinme offensive, for the first v time since the drive began. It carried the French to wifhiu striking distance of Mt. St. Quentin, whose fall will signal the immediate evacuation of Peronne. by the Germans. The artillery prelude to this sweeping advance was with perhaps one exception the moat powerful since the Somme of fensive began, where British gunners concentrated their fire, and one German battery after another silenced. Whether the new. British "tanks" figured again in yesterday's allied vic tory as they did in the capture of Afar tinpuich, Flers aad Coureelette hnj not yet beeu made known in dispatches from press headquarters. French Advance Unchecked. Paris, Sept. 20. French troops cap tured the village of Fregicourt, a little more than a mile east, northeast of Com bles Inst night, closing still further the Anglo-French noose about the Ger man garrison of Combles. The war office also announced today that French advance guards peaetrated the Combles cemeterv while others reached the southern edge of Combles. 'i Southwest of Combles, a German trench 1 WETS WON BY THREE Dawson, . Y. T., Sept. SC. Counter petitions for recounts in the recent prohibition elec tion in Yukon Territory are on file today and will bo heard by Judge Macnulty. Tlic election' resulted in a victory for the wets by throe majority. The drys then asked , for a recount in the White Horse district, where they claim they will gain enough to convert tiio election into a "dry" victory. Tho wets thereupon nsked for a re count in .South Dnwson and Bo nanza districts. E E Judge Dunne Postponed This Until Saturday at De fense's Request Sim Francisco, Sept. 20. Superior Judge Dunne this morning grunted the petition of Attorney Maxwell McNutt to defer the sentencing of Warren K. Billings until Sutmdny. McNutt asked for the stay of sen tence on the ground he has discovered new evidence. He declared he will produce in court the niynterious photog rapher who went to the roof of the building at 721 Market street shortly before the explosion of the bomb which killed 10 people on July 22. This is the man, McNutt claims, who was mistaken by somo of the state's witnesses for Billings. Billings Denies Stories. San Francisco, pt. 20. FacingKe imprisonment for the prepniednesspa rade bomb murders, Warren K. Billings toduy began his publicity campaign by issuing a signed ntntement denying em phatically that he has confessed the crime or has offered to confess. He said: "Any statement to tho effect that I have offered any confession or 'have succumbed to any inducement or threats offered me by the district attor ney or any of his assistant in an abso lute fulselioc, and any man who even intimates that such is the case is a pur veyor nf falsehood and the truth is not !in him." ' . ; i Trillin. ni nlun Knm ttletoil tltA iliinnmPiif which he proposes to read to Superior Judge Dunne today as a reason which sentence should not be pronounced. Max well McNutt, his attorney, has prepar ed a motion for a new trial on the ground that new evidenco has been found. Scores of intimidating letters threat ening prosecution witnesses with death j were received during the course of Bil lings' trinl, the police admitted today. The letters were turned over to postal authorities and inspectors are attempt ing to truce them. Most of the letters were addressed to John McDonald and Miss Kstelle Smith, the state's star wit nesses and were signed "by the gong". Chief of Police White also received a I number of threats. TEXAS COUNTY STAYS OUT Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 20. This countv, with a population of 100,000 tiou by a majority of about S01. There was little disorder last night, tln're tie ing only about 00 fist fights and a doz en riot cnlls. WEDNESDAY GIVEN 10 AI Kader Temple of Portland r ...... 400 Strong Will Get Royal Reception Fairgrounds, Salem, Ore., Sept. 20. Fully 400 strong and upon a specially chartered train, the nobles of Al Kader teaiple. Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will make their annual pilgrimage from Portland to the Oregon State fair, at Salem, to partici pate in theNfull day o'f festivities ar ranged for their special benefit by Secretary-Manager A, II. Lea and lu com pliment to whom this great pilgrimage is to be made. Wednesday, September 27, has been designated at the state fair as Shriners' day, and from the time they nrnve, about 11 o'clock in the morning, until their special departs at 10:19 p. in., there will bo something doing every minute. The Shriners special" will leave the I'nion depot, Portland, nt HMO Wednes day morning and stops will be made at Knst Morrison street, Oregon City and Woodburn to pick up the wayfaring nobles. A notice sent out by Poteutate W. E. Grace, of Al Kader Temple, commands every noble to come, "bring ladies" and "wear your fez," and, be- (Continued on Page Seven.) SALEM WELCOMES HER SOLDIER BOYS E Reception Given Them at Armory and "Boys of '61w Were There banquet surrendered to vigorous Attack Smiling Faces Told of Happy HeartsA Memorable Occasion to All ' With plenty of music and enthusiasm and best of all a wholesome spirit of welcome the members of Company M, of the Third Oregou Infantry, were wel comed back to Salem last night with a reception and banquet at the armory. Mayor H. O. White presented the boys with the keys to the city and Rev. F. T. l'orter, in behalf of the rut riot io League, and F. O. Dcckebach, of the Cherriuns, assured the boys that they would be accepted again as citizens of Salem with an added respect for having shown their willingness to serve their country in time of need. The banquet tables were loaded with good things to eat that are not includ ed in the regular army menu and the feed was doubly appreciated by the soldiers in tjiat they had no mess kits to wash after the. dessert was devoured. mm --Seconal-- on everyttnug ana a Hum FROM BORDER invriad of Salem's, most winsome vomig'mont officers nl that the couple were women u wait on tne tables the soldiers 1 all realized that while war may be in convenient, as Sherman said, it "is worth several hard campivns just to be wel comed heme again.' lhe fife and drum corns of the Port land G. A. R. was on hand aud the roll of drums greeted the boys as their train pulled into tho station. Another num ber by the fife and drum corps was given as a part of the regular program Sedgwick Post, No. 10, was out in forcelmnn 8 l,u'n8 that she be not exposed won to extend a welcome to tho returning warriors aud make them feel that though they were obliged to fight no ouities mat tne victorv was all the greater because the mere presence bf an army on tho border was sufficient to end nil disturbances in that quarter. Corporal Perry Reiglemaa respouded to the address uf welenmo in lu.hu If of tho company after Conimnuder, Faulkner, of the G. A. R., had paid the young soldiers the flattering com pliment of coiiiparing them with the boys of '01. Frank Holstein, the 11-year-old sou of Ernest Holstein, of Oak "street, was in troduced as "Sergeant Holstein of the Regular Army" and brought the entire crowd to its feet by playing tho "Stnr Spangled Uuniier" as an encore to his comet solo. Captain Max Gehlhar and Major Carle Abrams made short responses to the ad dresses of welcome, and thanked the home folks for their kindly interest in the boys who went to the Mexican bord er. Of all of the companies of the Third regiment it is snfe to say that not one of the oilier town excelled Salem in the work of the patriotic league thut was started after tho enll nf .lnn III. The people of this citv responded to',h l'rivnte rooms of every wish of the soldiers mid looked i , , , after the comfort of the soldier bovs1 Ms Godman Is n small brunette. She in a manner that caused members of.'" exceedingly pretty with plenty of Compnnv -M to feel thut their friends """P. nl,(l federal officers sny she is and relatives at home were interested in wH' k"""" " Chicago cafe life, them and were doing all at home that 1,1 ,inv0 eoncluded to sacrifice my couftl be done to make a soldier's life penwual humiliation in this cane for the enmer. The regimental parade of yesterday morning nt l luekumas was called otf by on account of the ng out took pluce yesterday forenoon. Pav day follow ed and after the cheeking in of ord nance propertv the Third battalion ofic,mrK of impersonating a federal of Companies I, K. I. and M entrained for oftiert when ararigned before Justice home and mother, arriving in Salem Manton here this afternoon and was shortly after 0 o'clock. - sentenced to IS mouths In the federal i i penitentiary at Atlanta. He is the first CHICAGO'S BREAD BILL UP 86,843,000 A YEAE Chicago, Sept. 2fl. The cost of bread in Chicago for a year will jump 0,K4.'I,000 as a result of the proposed increase in prices announced by the bakers effective Thursday. This morn ing the Ward Baking company, one of the largest Chicago bak eries, carried advertisements in local papers announcing a new price of six cents for the pres ent five cent loaf, to take ef fect Thursday. A secret meeting it snid to have been held here last week by master bakers at which it is thought an agreement to boost prices was made. I'nited States District Attorney Cline said to day he would demand that bak ers justify the increase or face prosecution under the SheVnion i't. NET IS TIGHTENED BLACKMAILERS BY ONE JF VICTIMS Edward R. West Vice Presi dent of Tea and Coffee Company Talks SACRIFICES PRIDE FOR PROTECTION OF OTHERS Tells How He Was Worked, Buda Godman Woman in the Case Chicago, Sept. 2(1. Edward R. West, vice-president of the O. D. Gregg Tea and Coffee company with offices here nnd iu New York, is the "A. R. Wes ley" who was victimized for $13,000 by the national syndicate of blackmailers, it was definitely learned today. West's personal ' attorney", Egbert Robertson, and Hinton G. Clabaugh, fed eral investigators here, both admitted West was the person. Robertson said West voluntarily told his story of being lured to New' York by Buda Godman, supposedly a mem ber of the gang, that others might be warned aud the guilty punished. West was trapped by Buda Godman, whom he met in a cafe several months ago, he said today. They saw each other frequently for several weeks and she induced him to take her to New York with him on a business trip, lie states. On their first night there, three men knocked at the door of their ho tel room and said thev were- govern- r,7 "iusuit ...mui uci The woman became fraatic and said ex posures would ruin her social position. Tnen the fake officers suggested the affair might be; hushed up. . - West refused to yield to the black mail and the couple was brought here. Negotiations continued three or four days while the two were held at a hotel here, supposedly as prisoners of the federal government. Finally the wo- "r" ru,u "ll "'vu ?"-uu " r lU... AA Rllil U..l. .A.A .nt..n Jn.l n.. l. tirst payment. west convincing witness. The Wn who posed as federal agents lire supposed to bo George Irwin, John I1 - French and "Doc" Hrady, alias ""' t-iiristinu. frencii was arrested i connection with tho Klipper kidnap- inK "i-vernl days beforo West paid the -second installment. Irwin ana Brady ure under arrest Buda Godman, who is said to be the former wife of u song writer, is being questioned today by federal agents. West is a wealthy widower, who lives In Highland Park, an exclusive suburb of Chicago. He is vice-president of one of the lurgest teu and coffee importing houses. Miss Godman is said to be an associ ate of Mrs. Helen F.vers, who has fig ured prominently in the kidnaping and blackmailing ense. West says he sup posed she was a wealthy woman of in dependent menus. West told' today of how the plotters carefully luid each detail of the fake arrest even to having one of their mem bers pose as I'nitcd States Commissioner 1 oote. The "hearing" was held in Commissioner" sake of others," West mid. Butler Pleaded Ouilty. New York, Sept. 20. William Butler, alleged "brains" of the million dollar blackmail plot, pleaded guiltv to a !"' Ino conspirators io ue nrangneu anu ins seiiienee warns me urm victory oi government agents tracking the alleged jeonspirntors who have preyed upon wealthy men and women. Pacific Coast League Standings. W. L. Pet. Los Angeles H 07 ..ri90 I Vernon ttlt 73 .57(1 1 Knit Uke K2 82 ..VH Portland 7 0 .407 San Francisco " K .4M1 Oakland 01 llo .847 Yesterday's Results. Xo games played, tennis traveling. Today's Oames. At Vaughn-street Vernon vs. Port land. At San Francisco Oakland vs. Pan Francisco. At Los Angeles Salt Lake vs. Los Angeles. WILSON TO SPEAK OCT. 19 Chicago, Sept. 20. President Wilson will speak in Chicago October 11', it was announced today at democratic western headquarters. s(c sfc sjc s(c (ic sjc jfc sjc s(( )(t )(c sc sjc s(c BREAD 1-aICES WILL RAISE Chicago, Sept. 26. Bread prices throughout the country will be raised within a month, it was predicted here today fol lowing indicatioas that the fed eral government would not at tempt to bait the - increase in Chicag6. In view of the high cost of materials, it was said yesterday, prosecution would be difficult. District Attorney C'line is ex pected to construe the decision reached at a secret meeting of the bakers last week to raise prices as an "understanding" rath- er than an "agreement." jc )(c sjc sc j(c jc s(c )(c j)c sc jc )Jc sfc j(c 5t OF State Claims Oscar McDan iels Beat His Wife to Death in Quarrel St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 25. When the fall term of the criminal court opened today, Special Prosecutor Bart Lock wood asked the court to tell tho grand jury to hear the charge of wife murder against County Prosecutor Oscar Mo Daniels, arrested at his home here last night. Lockwood will ask an' indict ment alleging Mrs. Daniels had threat ened divorce und was slain after a quar rel. Lockwood will charge that McDanielsl was aot at lodge the night of July 14 as Mrs. McDaniels supposed; that Mc Dauiels returned home about 10 o'clock, wns reproached for his deceptions and threatened Mrs. McDaniels to death. The special prosecutor will also charge that the "fake telephone call" was McDaiiicl'a invention and part of a phi u to divert suspicion to those who had threatened him for his official acts. Lockwood will charge further that McDaniels left the house after the mur der and fired all five shots heard by the neighbors. Lockwood decluYed the case is conclusive and based largely on testimony of witnesses who were not heard at the inquest. McDnnietls took his arrest lightly, laughed, said "all right" and walked two miles to prison. Mrs. MeDnuiels was found dying by her husband when he returned from ans wering a telephone call to come to a saloon aud get his brother, who was in trouble. He said the murderer fired at him as he returned home and that he returned tho fire. In an adjoining room the McDaniels children slept undisturb ed by the killing of their mother. The entire series or charges anil the story told by McDaniels, read like a page torn from a melodrama. McDan iels declared that upon returning home after answering the telephone call, he was fired upon as he stepped from his automobile. He crouched behind the car and returned the fire. He was carrying a revolver, he snid, because of threats that had been muile ngaiust his life. P.scupiug unwouiuled, he rnit into the house where he found his wit'o dying. t TODAY'S BALL SCORES t National It. H. St. Loliis 1 H New York (1 15 Watson, Williams nul Snyder; Sul lee, Kocher nnd McCnrty. R. H. K. Chicago 1 5 I Ilrooklvn 4 (! 2 ..lc onneil ana mii-on i iener bhu Meyers. lirst game it. li. 1 ittsburg u HOSTOU on Kvans and Schmidt: Nehf and Gow- dy. Second game K. If. E. Pittsburg 1 4 2 Boston 2 7 2 Jacobs and W. Wagner; Allen and Oowdv. R. H. K. Cincinnati 2 H 2 Philadelphia 1 1 Knet.er und Wingo; Demaree and Killifer. No Americans scheduled. Win Twenty Two Games New York, Sept. 20. The Sew York Giants won their twenty second con secutive game this afternoon, again establishing a record, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals six to one. Slim Sal lee, former Cardinal, was the winning pitcher. .. EMPEROR ANSWERS NOTE Washington ,Sept. 20. Emperor Franz Josef's reply to the president's personal letter urging that a Polish relief agreement be reached between the belligerents, was received at the department toila. It was forwarded to Shallow Lawn with seal unbroken. Although the department has no knowledge of its contents, it I prelum n It fv, linns the lilies of the kaiser's reply which refused to accede to the last published proposals of tne allies. EXHIBITS ARE ALL III PLACE TODAY AT M FAIR Pavilion Display Surpasses Any Ever Made In v the State HORSE SHOW 8 O'CLOCK BIG FEATURE TONIGHT Shetland Ponies Attract Little FolksFast Ones for Tracks ' The second day of the state fair open ed a little cool but with increased crowds as tho late exhibits are being; put into place and the livestock that were delayed in .arriving begun filling up the etock barns to capacity, Tho forenoon was devoted mostly to musie? and the Fernwood band of Yamhill county, the Cherrybnd band, and the G. A. R. -Veterans' Fife and Drum corps rendered concerts in tho grove and in the old pavilion. The grizzled voterans with their martial music brought new. strains to the customary brass bands and tho pioneers who heard the sama music in '01 and the younger ones who wore attracted by tho novelty througeu about the seven veterans who played tho lilting tunca of the past genera tion with the dash of youngar days. Tho race program was started on schedule time this afternoon but none of tho finnls weVe completed at a lata hour. The cool weather and fast time made in the trial heats this afternoon indicated that this y oar's race meet would be one of the most successful ever hold at the Lone Oak track. The feature of todny's program will be the horse show which ia scheduled to start with a horse parade at 8 o'clock this evening. The parade will be held in the big tent stadium which seat 5,000 people and promises to be packed this evening. This novel feature of the fair program was instituted thia year for the first time and. the heavy entry, lists show that the extra trouble and ex pense will be more than justified in th attraction which is added to the state fair. Three carloads of show horses arrived, thia morning from the Portland Hunt club and will be iu the parado this er-. euing. Two more cnrlnads of livestock from Vancouver also arrived today and will bo added to the livestock exhibit. Pavilion in Full Bloom. The rattle and the patter of tack ham mers resounded through the new pavi lion today ns tho lute exhibit were be ing put into their stnlls which crowd every inch of available space. The ex Ihibits of tho counties show that the lior- ticulturiilists, und agriculturists hnve profited by the keen competition of last year and bigger pumpkins, taller corn, and redder ripples are shown than ever before at the state fair. The wonderful results to bo obtained from dry farming are shown In the ex hibits of tho eastern Oreiron counties and in addition the Umatilla and Kla math Indian reservations have credit- ! able exhibits ns samples of the indus try of tho Indians. The difficulty in obtaining ears for i. .i,;,.n.nt Dv,;i,;t. n t,a F'.lf..:. ..nnH n..n, . l a lu.na i..." .............. ... - oJntenHUro for the delay in placing the pro- j....... a it... .i:...i. 1 ...k.. in their places in the new pavilion, Thia Exhibit Withdrawn. One of tho numerous sideshows for enticing the nickles from the uuwarT v.ns closed last night by the fairgrounds , . ,,, ,, P,i. t,0. .n I was shut down. It appears that tho i,oriior (nyH B)W consisted mainly in collecting 25 cents admission to go in- side to see some painted scenery of the California mountains which was borrow ed from a cheap theatre. In addition there was a miner's dance in full pro gress and a number of women who were a part of the show induced the main members of the audience to dance with them. After the dance they invited hint to drink soda pop at two bits for two drinks. It is well known that few men beenmo sufficiently enthused on soda pop to pay a quarter for a single drink nnd one of the men last night made a kick to the bar tender. The disgruntled 4 ( Cnatinned eo T1m THE WEATHER : Oregou: To night aud Wed nesday generally fair, warmer east portion Wcdnea- day; westerly wiuds. ( LL SE TrmT mams SfPffs (Continued on Pf 3ii.;.