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NAVAL FORCES JOIN IN
BATTLE OF THE SOMME
Ironclad Monitors Use Canals to Get to Front an 9 Assist
InShellling StrongholdsMen Work Method 'ly As
Though In Factory Many Creeks Massacred by Z5 rks
May Hurry Greece Into War Rumanians Inva Bul
garia Allies Make Small Gains -
By Henry Wood,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the French Armies before Peronne, Oct. 2.
Naval forces have joined the allies here in the great land
battle of the Somme, seventy miles from the sea.
Iron clad monitors, utilizing France's magnificent net
work of canals along the Somme, centering at Peronne,
are participating in the daily bombardment of Mount
St. Quentin, which dominated Peronne from the east.
They advance slowly on the German stronghold as the
last lines creep forward and have done much effective
work.
Mount St. Quentin, constituting the key to the defense
of Peronne, is slowly and steadily being encirceld by the
French in the same manner that preceded the capture of
Combles. The position, a strong one, stands on the sum
mit of a hill overlooking Peronne.
Marine gunners, who serve the pieces aboard the
monitors, go about? their business in the same methodical,
clockwork manner, as ordinary workmen beginning
their day's labor. After their moraing plunge in the
canal and breakfast, they begin tuning up the guns.
On land the same mechanical process goes on. The
artillery men "wash up", eat breakfast and then, appar
ently without the necessity of the officers' presence, be
gin serving the guns on scheduled time like so many fac
tory employes beginning work on the whistle.
. Occasional German shells, falling near, never enter
rupt for the single instant the routine of their day's
labor. Only the lunch hour does that. -
From an artillery observation post directly facing
Mount St. Quentin, I watched the French's methodical
army advance, encircling the village of Mount St'.
Quentin. The town itself already has suffered the same
fate as the 48 villages captured to date by the allies. It
is completely reduced to heaps of brick bats and protrud
ing tree stumps.
The Germans, however, still retain
(strongly fortified positions, especially
iu the cellars. The French artillery
wns complete! encircling the hill of the
village for the purpose, of interrupting
German communication with the rear
while occasional shells were directed at
Mount St. Quentin itseft to keep the
Germans busy iu their dugouts tind cel
lars. Invariably these shells sent' up
groat red clouds of brick dust from the
pulverized houses.
The bulk of the artillery continued
this methodical destruction of German
defense which still separate the French
first line trenches from the base of the
hill.
' When the proper time comes, Mount
St. CJuentiu will be taken by the French
a:id with a minimum loss of men, an ar
tillery officer told me today. In the
final assault the infantrr will dash for
ward preceded I'.HI yards by a curtain
fire of shells that will not permit the
fwrviving Germans to inflict any se
rious losses.
Tanks Arc Successful.
Paris, Oct. 2. French troops captured
n trench and took some Gerinun prison
ers in n local action enst of Bouohnves-
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if first!" Th' roller towel at th' New
I'aiace hotel has gone ls.OUO miles
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without a puncture.
nes. the onlv important infantrr en
gsgemenl on the Somme front, it was
officially announced today. The British
losses in yesterday's victory at Enii
court I.'Abbnye when the Germans
were driven bnck en n 3,000 yard front,
were unusually smnll, it was learned
today. The new "tanks" played an
important role in the advance and help
ed make it possible for 1 line's sol
diers to win Herman trenches witt!
slight losses.
The "tanks" lumbered forward and
weeded out German machine gunners.
The British infantry, advancing behind
the new armed monsters found enemy j
trenches cleaned by fire from thel
"tanks" and suffered slight casualties.
At several places the British have'
reuched the Giiedeeourt I.c Sura high-j
nay running through Kuucourt-I.'Ab-
ba.ve ami crossing the two highways!
leading to Unpaume. ' j
British Still Gain.
Loudon, Oct. 2. General Huig's men
continued throughout hist night the
smashing advance begun yesterday to-
ward Hupaume, it was olticially an
nounced today.
West of Kaucourt-L'Abbaye the Bri
tish established their line lust night
from a point 1,200 yards north of lour
e.elettc in the direction of Hessian
trenches.
An enemy counter attack forced the
British to relinquish part of the Kegina
trench, where stubborn fighting has
been going on for 24 hours.
After beating off German counter
attacks against the newly won positions
east of Knucourt 1,'Abbaye, the British
established their front in that region
and cleared surrounding buildings of
the enemy.
Turks Massacre Greeks.
By John H. Hearley.
(United Press jitaff correspondent.)
Home, Oct. 2. Reports that Greece is
about to declnre war ou the side of the
allies had led to the wholesale massacre
of Greeks in Asia Minor by the Turks,
the Greek legation was advised today.
Greek residents of the Smyrna dis
trict have suffered greatly from perse
cution and in outlying district a many
(reeks have been executed.
The Turkish commander iu Armenia,
according to a news agency report, has
issued a proclamation to his troops pro
testing against the failure of the central
Xiwers to supply more ammunition and
declaring that the Turkish army in the
Caucasus has been forced to rely wholly
upon its own resources.
Rumanians Invade Bulgaria.
Berliu, Oct. 2. Rumanian troops have
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Will Raise Large Fund
for Billings Defense
San Francisco, Oct. 2. Flans for a
nation-wide movement to raise funds
for the defenso of Warren K. Billings
and the four others awaiting trial ou
charge of perpetrating the preparedness
parade bomb outrage are being perfect
ed today by the International Workers'
Defense' league. Jrlpeakors will be sent
throughout the country to address labor
organizations iu a campaign for a de
fense fund.
In addition, a series of meetings pro
testing the alleged system of "profes
sionalism" in juries chosen to decide
cases is to be protested at a series of
meetings in different parts of Kan Fran
cisco during the next few weeks. A
meeting ot similar character will be
held at Hamiltou hall, Oakland, Sunday
evening.
Makes It Possible to Water
Proof Practically All
Substances
San Francisco, Oct. 2. Manufacture
of rubber in liquid form Tor water
proofing, insulating, wood preserving
and prevention of rust is the Intest
commercial possibility, it wis announced
today after the completion of successful
experiments by Mrs. Anne Gilbert Cox.
Mrs. Cox is the wife of Dr. II. Itnrringer
Cox, inventor of the dry cell battery,
the wireless subterranean telephone and
other new devices.
With the liquid rubber applied in any
desired consistency with a brush, any
material can be effectively water-proofed
say they who have witnessed Mrs.
Cox's demonstrations. The dressing,
once applied, is impervious to either
heat or cold, and in one of her experi
ments, Mrs. Cox coated a piece of tis
sue paper without affecting the flexibil
ity of the paper.
Mrs. Cox Las been working on this
discovery 'for six years in her husband '
laboratory, .She has a thorough, tech
nical education and has also been Dr.
Cox's laboratory assistant for several
years.
BLAZING ZEPPELIN
1
Silhoutted Against Sky Every
Detail of Burning Ship
Is Seen
By Wilbur S. Forrest,
(Cnited Press Staff Conespondent.)
London, Oct. 2. The huge super-Zeppelin
shot down- in last night's at
tempted raid on London, crumpled up
and broke into several pieces as it
plunged earthward before the eyes of
thousands of Londoners.
The commander of tho destroyed
Zeppelin was found in a field near part
of the wreck this morning, still alive
but terribly injured. lie was driven
into the wrcckagiu with such force
that the imprint of his body was
plainly visible when he was picked up.
Thirteen bodies had been recovered at
noon.
Fragments fell from fifty to sixty
yards apart and with them mangled
bits of bodies. Unlike previous ruids
in the vicinity of London, last night's
attack was signalled by no tremendous
gun firing. A few shots from anti
aircraft guns brought thousands to the
rooftops or to the streets, throughout
London. They gazed toward the star
lit henwns while searchlights con
verged their silver shafts on a Zeppelin,
the whir of whose engines could be
heard very faintly.
The Zeppelin was lost to view for a
moment. Then suddenly a small red
speck appeared iu the heavens, gradu
ally growing into a red ball of fire.
The flames spread like ligTitning,
lighting up tho country for miles
a rou ml. The Zeppelin seemed to stand
still for the moment, presenting an in
describable spectacle. Its blar.ing.
flaming fabric silhotted the frame-
worlf Kvery detail stood out as if
lined by some artist depicting a scene
rrom hell.
For several seconds the burning air
shin rested on even keel. Then it tilt
ed downward and shot earthward like
a rocket. Pieces of flaming material
serited themselves from the main
mass, dropping along the side in lung
flaming tongues that gnVo file piling
ing fiery mass the apeparauco of a
comet. '
An awe inspiring silence settled the
crowd as the Zeppelin fell. There were
no explosions. No roar from the rush
through the air of this great bodv
reached the London crowds. But with
the dying afterglow, a mighty cheer
rolled on from North Iondon mid
swept the entire city, registering F.ng
land's triumph.
TODAY S BASEBALL
LEAVES WINNERS
STILLJN DOUBT
Phillies Won First But Lose
Second in Double
Header
ALEXANDER MAKES
16 STRAIGHT SHUTOUTS
ers Beat Giants and
Crawl Trifle Nearer
the Pennant
By H. C. Hamilton.
(l.'nited Press .sta'ff correspondent.)
National League Park, Philadelphia,
Oct. 2. The Pbillies'lost a chance to
step into first place again by divid
ing a two-ply bill with the Boston
Braves here this afternoon.
In the first contest Alexander( pre
mier pitcher of the National league,
scored Uw sixteenth shutout of the sea
son, blanking the Braves by a Z to 0
score.
Boston had little difficulty, however,
in stopping the hillies for the second,
the pennant chasers playing loosely and
letting in most of the Braves' runs
through errors. "Lucky" Al Deniuree
allowed them nine hits, but for the most
part they were scattered. At the most
the score should not hnve been so
large, Despite the fact that bis right
arm was struck by a stinging drive
from Demaree, Reulbach pitched theen
tire ganifr for the Braves and at no time
was he iu serious danger of being wal
loped. Coombs Etapped Giants. , -F.bbets
Fiord, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct.' 2.
Jack Ooombs, comeback, stopped the
Giants in their tracks this afternoon
and had the Dodgers safe ou their way
to tho pennant. Allowing only six hits,
ho turned buck the AfcOruw sensations
without n run. Ten thousand fans, in
honor of Huckerday and the other
Dodgers, saw the fray.
Opposed to Coombs, oue of baseball's
oldest stars, was the National league's
newest sensation, Ferdie Schupp. But
for (in error by Fletcher in the fourth,
the youthful hurler would have escaped
without being scored ngaiust. Daubert
reached first on that error and took sec
ond on nn error by Ilerzog. Wheat
scored him with a single to left.
Anderson finished the game for the
Giants and saw one more added to the
Brooklyn total, on two hits, a walk oud
a wild pitch.
The Dodgers put one over in the
fourth when Daubert reached first on
Fletcher's boot mid scored ou Wheat's
blow to left.
The Giants pushed Hoke to second in
the tilth but he was left stranded.
The game went into the seventh in
ning with Coombs still pitching shutout
ball. Only three men faced hi m in the
sixth but in the seventh Holkc singled
and reached third when the bull rolled
through Johnston. Two were out nnd
Mitvmnw saved t oombs by u running
catch of Rariden's short fly over seeW
oud.
Schupp had been touched for only
three hits w hen he gave way to u pinch
hitter in the eighth. Fred Anderson
took up the pitching chorus for the
Giants.
Brooklyn put another run over in the
eighth when .Miller singled, reached sec
ond on n walk, third on an infield hit
and scored on n wild pitch.
rinnl score: Brooklyn, 2; New
York, 0.
TODAY'S BALL SCORES?
National.
H. E.
i 5 2
! 4 1
Rnriden;
New York
Brooklyn .
He hupp.
Anderson nnd
Coombs nnd Miller.
R. IT.
Boston 0 2 0
Philadelphia 2 7 2
Itngau, Allen and Gowdy; Blackburn;
Alexander and Killifer.
R. H. E.
Boston 4 9 1
Philadelphia 1 7 3
Keulbach nnd Gowdy; Demaree, Ben
der and Killifer.
American.
Ii. IT.
1 2
S 10
Washington .
New x oik
Thomas,
Goodwin' "ami' iienryj Glinr -
iry and Walters. ,
ritv; Shawke,
Ti. IT.
Philadelphia 2 4
Boston . . . 4 B
E,
.Tnlumnn and Schnng:
Shore, Jones
and Cady.
PRESIDENT VILL
HUGHES AT OMAHA
Wants Him to Divulge How
. Far He Would Follow
Peace Policies
PEACE OF THE COUNTRY
ENDANGERED BY CHANGE
Will Speak at Omaha Thurs-
dayMay Speak From
Car On Trip
By Robort J. Bender.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Asbury Park, N. J., Oct. 2 President
Wilson is determined to "smoke out"
Charles Evans Hughes on what the
democrats have now defined as tho real
issues of the campaign.
When he Btarts west tomorrow night
to speak in Omaha Thursday evening,
the president will hnve completed his
plans to force Hughes, if possible, into
u thorough discussion of what changes
will be made in the foreign and busi
ness policies of the government if there
is a change of administration March 4.
Wilson will continue to use the taunt
ing sarcasm employed iu his address to
young democrats Saturday, challenging
his republican opponent to divulge how
far the policy of peace or the present
administration will be 'followed in case
of n republican victory.
There may bo no direct questions, no
indulgence in personalities but the
questions and challenges will be found
in the president's speeches, even as
they abounded ill his last one, when he
indicated war would be the republican
method of its foreign policy. A new
optimlstiu atmosphere, was in evidence
in democratic circles here with the
knowledge the president has let down
the burs and "going after" Hughes.
Tho big issue, lie believes, rests in his
foreign policy and will continue his at
tempts to shnw that any change in this
must endanger the futuro peace of the
country.
Finns for the Omaha trip call for the
president 's departure Tuesday evening
with brief stops Wednesday at Pitts
burg, Rochester, Ohio, Ha I em, Alliance,
Canton, Massilon, Orville, Woodster,
Mansfield (five minutes) Crestline, Up
per ISnndusky, Foiest nnd lima, Ohio;
Fort Wayne, lnd., (fivo minutes, War
saw, Plymouth and Valparaiso, lnd.
Ho will be in Chicago one and one
half hours Wednesday evening but will
not leavo his car, according to present
plans.
Leaving Chicago for Omaha, his train
will stop at Counril Bluffs, Iowa, Thurs
day morning, while on the Friday morn
ing return trip, he will stop at Clinton,
Iowa.
He will Tench Oifkahti at 11:40 n. m.
Thursday and at noon will attend a
luncheon at the Comemrciul club.
No arrangements httvo been made for
addresses 'from the train platform at any
of the stops, this question being lett
entirely to the president 's discretion.
American Commissioners Are
Hopeful of Reaching
Agreement Soon
Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 2. Protest
against Currnimstu treatment, of Am
erican mining interests wns slated to
be made to the American-Mexican peace
commission today by representatives of
$100,000,000 worth of mining invest
ment in Mexico, William Loeb, formerly
secretary to President Roosevelt, now
spokesman for the Guggenheim inter
ests, wns chairniun of the delegation.
The commission resumed its session
lifter a week end adjournment from New
London, Conn,
The Mexican group had a new mum
ber Mrs. Juan Estrada Bergbride, of
Commissioner Bonntiliu's secretary. The
couple wedded last week in Brooklyn.
American commissioners felt encour
aged by the meetings and believed two
weeks or more will be required to ter-
miuato tho conferences.
SHOBT MEASURE GASOLINE
p vt nsinngion, ucr. . ( Aiitomoinie
3 owners of ninny cities arc getting 1111
n mire Gasoline nnd ffettinir short meas-
rP. according o report to Secretary of
Commerce Kedfield, which he made
known today. At a conference with
Director W. S. Strntton of the bureau
1 of standards, it was decided to appoint
3 a
committee to devise means of stand-;
ardizing the quality and insuring bon'
est measures.
West WiD Testify
Against Blackmailers
Chicago, Oct. 2. word was given
out at the residence of E. R. West,
wealthy Chicago business man who re
cently made . charges . o'f . blackmail
against Miss Buda Godman and others
arrested here by federal authorities
that he was on his way to New York
today to testify before a federal grand
jury.
It was said he would tell the details
of his supposed fleecing in a New York
hotel by men posing as federal of
ficers. Buda Godman today said West had
promised to marry her and that he ob
tained a license last March. She denied
that she was the sweetheart of James
Christian, recently arrested in connection-with
supposed blackmailing.
Given Hunch of Raid Waiters
Are Armed and Do Some
Good Work
Chicago, Oct. 2. Following a warn
ing to the owners of a rondhouse near
Chicago, a pitched battle between wait
ers and six auto bandits early today
left oue bandit dead. Another, whom
the police sny is Daniel Hartnian of
Chicago, is expected to die. Twenty
shots were exchanged.
The proprietors notified the police
yesterday of the "tip" they had re
ceived that their place would be held
up last night. They were advised to
arm their waiters and bartenders. At
12:30 a. m., an auto drew up at the inn
and six men entered with revolvers
drawn. Patrons dropped their wine
glasses and crouched under tables and
behind chairs. The waiters behind the
bar fired and one robber fell dead.
Another was wounded. His companions
picked him tip, ran for the automobile
and fled.
At 3 a. in. a man giving his name ns
(Daniel Hartnian stumbled dying into
Ht. Bernard's hospital. The police say
he is one of the bandits. .He denied it.
Police snr llartman is the leader ot
the bandit gang and that two days ngo
he went to Burr Oak inn with a revol
ver and forced a waitress thero to prom
ise to give him $-00, threatening to
kidnnp her unless sho did so, It is be
lieved she tipped the raid.
"leggv ' O Day, the dead bnnmt,
was a saloon keeper, the police sny.
Charlie Quinn, chauffeur of the auto
used by the bandits and Lawrence Him
mons, believed to be a member of the
gang, are held by the police.
Auto Parties Were Having
Hilarious Time 70 Bot
tles of Booze Found
Orcomii Citv. Ore.. Oct. 2. Evidence
gathered in the biggest liquor raid ever
made in Clackamas county was placed
before the grand jury when it met to-
dav. It was predicted that subpoenas
would be issued for a number of men
rnd women automobile pnrties dis-
overed in the Friars club when it was
ntcred bv Sheriff Wilson ami a posse
of deputies early Sunday morning.
Julius Wilbur, malinger of the chip,
is out on i 1,000 bail charged with vio
lating the prohibition law. Three club
attendants are also under arrest. Ac
cording, to Sheriff Wilson the club was
running full blast like u regulnr roud
house when he raided it. Fifty mea and
women were dancing and making merry.
Seventy bottles of liquor ranging from
beer to champagne, were confiscated.
The officers declare Wilbur flew over
a fence after the raid and did not halt
until Deputy French fired his revolver
iu the air.
SHOT WAS ACCIDENTAL
Washington. Oct. 2. f'nptnin Wilson,
Second Idaho infantry was accidental
ly shot yesterday after noon by a sen
try on the Mexiiun side of the line
who is sniil to have fired ut nn escap
ing prisoner, General Plummer tele
graphed the war department today
from Xognles, Ariz,
TWO BREMENS CAPTURED
Galveston, Texas, Oct. 2.
Xaval forces of the entente
powers huve captured two Ger
man subniariaes named Bre
men, according to Cuptuin Van
Schoonbeek. of the Belgian
steamer Klizabeth Van Belgie,
which arrived here today. Van
Schoonbeek said the first sub
marine was raptured by the Bri
tish and the second by the
French.
I .
IIE17 YORK GETTING
BUT HALF USUAL!
SUPPIT OF MILK
Is Shy 1,250,000 Quarts
Today No Milk Goes r
with Cereals .
DAIRYMEN'S LEAGUE IS S
TO BE INVESTIGATED
It Has Supplies Cornered and
. Uses Force To Prevent
. . Shipments - !
Now York, Oct. B. This city felt th
first pangs of a milk famine today.
Only hulf the usual supply was Berved
and much of that was milk stored up
state in anticipation of the strike.
Meantime the distributors here the
big three sought to have the dairy
men's league, the producers combina
tion, investigated as an organization in
restraint of selling. The dairymen's rep
resentatives reported with the claim that
they formed merely a co-operative- or-i
gani.ation and that the Big Three was
iu reality a vicious trust. And at AI-.
bany authorities started probing both,
questions. y
New York hud probably half of its
customary 2,500,000 quarts this morning'
The grown-ups took the milk fain1'
philosophically. They abstains
cereals needing milk or cream '
their coffee straight, lhis w
ing with advertised appeals o:
Three" that patrons consume-',
little as they could in order than.-.
pitalsxiud babies might not suffer. V
listnbutnrs arranged that these tivt
groups should get first consideration. - ,-
I n state, the farmers did nickel dutv.
Reports from a number of points told1
of raids on milk teams bound foV th
creameries, of the Big Three. Ther4 ap
peared a grim spirit of halting all hip
meats, and according to all Information
the league has the supply virtually cor
nered. . '
To meet this shortage partly the Bie
Three bus ordered shipments from as
far away as Canada and Illinois. But
they admit that as mutters uow stand
they can hold out. little hope of any
thing but an actual milk famine with
in the next four days.
Seised Milk Bhipments. .
Utica, N. Y., Oct. 2. Masked men,
supposedly members of the dairymen's
league, have seized 25,000 quarts of milk
destined for New York in the past 24
hours and dumped it into ditches in the
Mohnwk valley. rJf torts to snip milk.
have been almost unavailing and many
farmers ore turning to butter aud
cheese making.
I rnvArnmpnl RpnArt MWIWC
vi uuivm vivi wuvtiw
Five Per Cent Decrease
Price Near 17 Cents
Washington, Oct. 2. A henvy deter
ioration in cotton throughout the cen
tral cotton states, together with unpre
cedented destruction by boll wevil in
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida
and destruction by caterpillars in
southern Texas anil eastern Florida
have caused a 4.0 per cent decrease in
the condition of cotton since August
This statement was made by tho
bureau of crop estimates today.
Is At 80 Points.
New York, Oct. 2. Cotton jumped CiO
to K0 points on the New York cotton
exchange today, following publication
of the ngric ulturul department bulletin
showing damage to the middle states'
crop. December cotton cold up 07
points to Ml.Ta cents a pound while
.1 miliary was up SO points at 10.80.
J THE WEATHER
Oregon: To
night anil Tues
day probably
fair, winds most
ly northerly.
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