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ADVICE TO WOMEN
Mrs. Wm. G. McAdoo, Daughter of President Wilson, Issues
Appeal to American Women Lord NorthclifFe Backs Up
Secretary McAdoo s Plan of Selling Bonds-Great Cam
paign For War Funds Waged AH Over United States
Today and Response Is Generous-Half Way Mark Was
Reached and Passed Yesterday
'
(By Mrs. William G. McAdoo, Daughter of Pres. Wilson)
(Written for" the United Press.)
No better way of patriotic service for the women of
the United States has been suggested than the combina
tion of slogans.
"Do your Christmas shopping early," and "Buy a
.uiDeriy tsonct, into "Do your Uhnstmas shopping early,
buying a Liberty Bond."
Epr the purchase of a liberty bond to serve as a Christ
mas gift means economy of the best type, since a liberty
bond is not only an excellent investment, bearing four per
cent interest on the best security in the world, the re
sources of the government of the United States, but it is
also a testimony of patriotic interest.
Liberty bonds will pay for the food, shelter and main
tenance of our soldiers, sailors and marines. The woman
who can afford to give a liberty bond as a gift is doing
service not only to the recipient, but also to our country
and the woman who chooses a bond as her Christmas gift
also gives service to help win the war.
By Lord Nortncllira' - '
(Written for the United Press)."
Chicago, Oct. 84. Secretary Mc-
,-AToo'a idea of liberty bonds for Christ
was presents is a splendid one. I hope
it will be carried out. I call the liber
ty loan the money back loan. The fund
being so generously subscribed by the
American people is really a new form
of distribution of capital among the
masses. - '
Our people at homo subscribed our
last liberty loan of $6,000,000,000 in a
few days, the investors numbering 8,
200,000, out of a population of 45,000,
000. Our people regard these loans as
a magnificent weapon to help in tno
"Tho woman who choose : bond
as her Christmas gift," said the'prea-
ident's daughter, "also gives service
to help win the war-' '
From Lord Reading, lord chief jus
tice of England, whb is heading the
British financial mission in this coun
try, today also gave approval of the
Yulotide liberty bond.
Lord Reading said through the Unit
ed Press:
"a triumphant over subscription of
this liberty loan would be the best
answer to the kaiser's derision of the
power of the United States to wage
effective war. A Christmas gift of a
killing nf kaiserism. as a first rate in- liberty bond will help not only the re-
"estment and as a means of distribut- cipient but the shell swept soldiers Ml
insr camtftl that has hitherto been ly-tho trencnes."
ing locked up in the purses of wealthy
individuals and in banks.
In Democracy's Cause
, Washington, Oct. 24. This is liber
ty day on. which the government
looks to the nation to swell enormously
the liberty loan.
With the half wav mark reached in
the camapign for $5,000,000,000 sub
scriptions, hundreds of thousands of
volunteer workers are earnestly preach
ing the doctrine of helping make de
mocracy safe through heavy purchases
of liberty bonds.
The United Press' idea of a liberty
bond Christinas present, became one of
ithe most potent appeals with the en
dorsement of the highest government
officials and the country's banking
and industrial leaders.
Women were urged by. Mrs.. McAdoo,
-wife of the secretary of the treasury,
chairman of Uie women 's liberty. lo:.n
committee, to "do your
shopping early by buying
bond."
Secretary McAdoo, who is emphasiz
ing the Christmas bond - in all his
speeches, challenged the country to
''make this liberty day an ominous one
for the kaiser."
"Let us make it the beginifing of
the end of military despotism and in
human warfare. Today the American
public is on trial."
How' Leading Districts Stand
Cleveland O., .5,648,100; ; $42,415,
000; $60,000,000.
New York $15,000,000; $815,000,
000; $1,500,000,000.
Milwtliikcei $389,600; $21,419,750;
$25,000,000.
Columbus, O., $14G,f)50; $4,393,200;
$6,000,000.
Indianapolis $820,950; $7,915,400;
$14,000,000.
Portlluidj Ort, $1,379,050; $10,881,
800; $18,000,000.
San Francisco' $400; $40,200,000;
Christmas $51,535,000.
a liberty
VPLOTElIll
BY HAilY ARRESTS
BY mm POLICE
Camp Lewis To Be Freed
' Frcsa Operations of Gigan
tic Drug Syndicate
Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 24.
With the arrest of. twenty-three men
ti-. lyrii tk.'and women br the military notice here
leaders of the Dublin revolt in 1916, and 'today authorities believe they have
by its "tip" to British authorities, aid- J f rustrated a gigantic attempt to purvey
ed the taking into custody at Halifax, dru88 to the soldiers Bt this camp. Those
N. fi- nf T)r Pot.riv MnPiort nnnar I under arrest include Harry A. Smith.
Sinn Fein leader. The arrests with full Ue8ed by the officers to be head of
Count Von BernstorfF s
Secret "Representative
Taken with His Papers
New York, Oct. 24. Count von Bern
storff'a secret representatives in Am
erica, all his records and papers, con
stituted part of a rich haul announced
by the secret service today. The rep
resentative was Baron von Recklong
hausen. His papers, it was hinted today,
gave a complete record of German plot
ting in the Irish rebellion, plans for
a new revolt, and showed the source
of a great fund of German propaganda
money. They were under close scrutiny
today. In addition to Reeklenghausen
the American secret service arrested
ABE MARTIN t
San Francisco 'a Pageant
San Francisco, Oct. 24. The most
pretentious pageant in her history was
staged bv San Francisco this afternoon
in honor of liberty day.
Thousands upon thousands of men
and women from every walk of life
marched up Market street, the liberty
I loan buttons in their buttonholes pro
claiming that they are standing behind
Uncle Sam in his campaign to raise
$5,000,000. Millionaires and workmen,
little children and tottering old men,
all marched alike. -.,',
The city's business stood idle while
tho spirit of the liberty lean bung over
Market street.
Leading the procession' of civilians,
marchtd 14,000 men In uniform, repre
senting every arm of the American
military and naval service, and the
military service of Canada, Great Bri
tain and France.
Hundreds of banners and pennants,
each bearing an appeal to the citizens
to "bur a bond" floated over the
marchers. Five huge automobiles fill
ed with children from the city's or
phanages formed not the least inter
esting spectacle of the day. Over the
luiuuiuuim appeareu mis slogan:
"iiuy bonds; we will redeem them."
Medical Men Make Pledge
San Francisco. Oct. 24. Their lives.
their money and the future dispositiM
"I wouldn' trust th' feller that's
lieepin ' still these days as f er as I could
throw an anvil", said Constable Newt
Plum t'day. Mrs. Lafe Bud paid forty
cents fer a- dozen o ' mango peppers
t'day, an' is still for America first.
evidence taken in connection therewith,
show that the American secret service
undoubtedly moved in time to prevent
consummation of plans for another Dub
lin Sinn Fein riot next Easter.
GREAT GRAIN CROP
AND MOVEMENT OF
TROOPS LACK CARS
Railroads Today Have 20,000
Fewer Cars Than Needed
In Their Business
Chicago, Oct. 24. The groatest grain
crop in tho history to move and an
army of a million and a half men to
feed, combined with the general in
crease in business, has brought about a
serious freight car shortage.
The railroads face a shortage today
of over 20,000 cars and they are unable
to get more, u. 1. Forsyth, vice chair
man .of the Chicago railroad car ser
vice commission, told the United Press
today. ,.
The government, is requiring for war
purposes the - material required for
making, locomotives and cars. Also all
tho. cars being manufactured now are
being sent to France, which is in great
cr need of cars than this country.
"'The middle west could use 2000
more cars daily," Forsyth said. "Chi
cago alone could uso 1000 more daily
unu mia ia a conservative tmbiumic
Possibly the need is greater. "
through the manipulation or the
pooling" system,, under the direction
of the railroads' war. board at Wash
ington,' the railroads of the country
were enabled to move 25 per cent traf
fic, with an increase of only three per
cent in cars during the six months just
passed. - .
Under the direction of this board,
freight cars of 698 railroads are pool
ed and used wherever necdod, which
was prohibitive before the war.
"The only roniedy for the short
age," says Forsyth, "is for the ship
pers of the country to co-operate with
the railroads in moving along ship
ments as quickly as possible. Ordering
of full carload orders and the immedi
ate releasing of cars is asked of ship
pers."
FUNERAL OF WORLD'S
GREATEST PUGILIST
Body of Fitzsimmons To Be
Laid To Rest In Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago
Chicago, Oct- 24. A monument to
courage and physical prowess will be
dedicated here late -today.
It will be the grave of Bob Fitzsim
mons, greatest of modern- gladiators,
who faced death as he did the mighti
est of opponents calmly and unafraid
Afl that is mortal of the champion
of champions will be interred beneath
the sod of Graceland cemetery. ,
The last rites over the pugilists
body will be performed in tho Moody
tabernacle. There will gather notables
of the ring and stage and just ordi
nary admirers of Old Bob.
The eujpgy will be pronounced by
Rev. Paul Bader, an evangelist. The
profession in which Fitzsimmons reach
ed the pinnacle is not nnknown to Ra
der, as he has donned the glovos him
self, and this knowledge perhaps give
him a closer insight into Old Bob's
life.
The widow, althsugh suffering from
a nervous breakdown as a result of her
long vigil at her husband's bedside,
has announced her intention of accom
panying the body to the grave. A big
gathering is expected to witness tho
writing of finis to Fitzsimmons' re
markable career.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
GENERAL PETAIN'S MEN
WIN GREAT VICTORY
ALONG AISNE CREST
The engagement of Miss Helen Jane
Hamilton, daughter of Circuit Judge
of their money were pledged to "u'nel ! W. Hamilton to Arthur Clarke, dis-
8am today by 60 members of the mod- trict attorney of Benton county, .has
ical detachment at Fort McDowell, oeen announced and the wedding will
Angel Island. be some time in December. Rosebarg
The- members of the detachment, 100 ' Review. .
in number, subscribed $20,000, in lib- " " 1 '
. ' TP-: a.i : n - - i. :
, 1 1 1 ixucxi win wva uv Kca u
(Continued on page eight.)
the moving picture.
the " dope ' ' syndicate ; two women, who
were taken with Hmith to Tacoma and
lodged in jail, besides 20 men who are
held in custody here and who will be
court inartialed.
Smith is said 'by the authorities to
have a police record in Seattle and to
have been arrested in Vancouver, B.
C, in 1915, for violating the drug act.
He forfeited his bail and was later ar
rested in San Francisco and Tacoma. ;
The military authorities have been
aware for some days that a systematic
drug syndicate was in operation and
waited until the system had been per
fected before making an arrest. Accord
ing to Major Croxali. Me case against
Smith and his confederates is now com
plete. Smith is the leader, and, accord
ing to the military police, entered into
a contract with Private Bassett for the
delivery of drugs to the value of $7.-
000. Basett was to act as Smith's agent mans off from their last look at the
at Camp Lewis and to furnish the drugs promised land of France beyond the
to a large number of surveyors and uis-, ridge,
GENERAL PERSHING PRESENT
4c
(By Henry Wood)
United Press Staft Correspondent
With the French Armies in
the Field, Oct. 24. General Per-
suing, commander-in-chief of the
American expeditionary forces,
witnessed the great French vie-
tory in the,battle ol the c&vsrns.
Today he penetrated deep into
the conquered zone.
French tanks had a brilliant
share in the French master
stroke on the Aisne. They par-
ticipated in many of the attacks
and to them was given credit
for the taking of Guilain farm,
(By Henry Wood)
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
With the French Armies Afiold, Oct.
24. General Pctain's poilus fought In
the air, on the ground and literally and
actually far ' below the ground to
achieve their epochal victory on Tues
day morning. Tho fight will go down
in history as tho battle of the caverns,
the conflict of cavo men. The French
won their objectives which means that
today they hold every inch of the fa
mous Aisne crest and have shut the Ger-
tributors and the extent of the oper
ations seemed to be almost unlimited.
The military . police report that they
have all the correspondence and a con
siderable sum ' of money that changed
hands in the transactions.
On Six-Mile Front.
Tuesday's drive was along a front of
six miles on the Allemant-Pantheon
front. The Freneh seized the last por
tion of the Aisne ridge, including the
west, a little over two kilometers of
the historic "ladies way" (Chemin-dos-
Panies, with its junction on the Brus-
selles highway, which the Germans still
hold, together with all observatories,
notably the Malmalson. The French are
now masters of every spot on the entire
nels and quarries. On tho ground beld
by the Freneh before tho drive, that is,
ol th southern slope of the ridg
tker Tern similar eaveru, grottooj and
warrons. These were manned and kep.
filial with French troop.
Reserve nil Cares.
Monday night the caves on both sides
of the ridgeGerman and French
were gorged with reserves, awaiting the
result of the battle on the plateau. The
entire ridge literally was alive, like
a gigantie ant hill. The massed forces
below waited on both side for the de
cision of a battle on the earth above,
1 l.o manifestations of wabu liurally
trembled the whole ground. ' .
The French artillery concentration
was of unheard-of intensity. Batteries
secretly installed week ago opened with
an appalling suddenness a veritabe vol
cano of steel. For eight days preceding
the actual attack itself, groat guns had
pounded, minute by minuto, day and
night, at the German positions.
Six Days' Barrage Fire.
For six days the whirlwind of French
barrage of both artillery and machine
guns" staked off" the attacking front
and isolated the Germans from muni
tions, food, communications and rein
forcements. The enemy had to stick
tight to his underground fortress.
Then came a simultaneous rain of pro
jectiles of the great French 400, 380
and 320-millimeter guns smashing the
entrances to tunnels and caverns, cav
ing in those near the surface and ac
tually shaking the ground like an earth
quake. , .
watcnes uoursa oi tsneua.
I personally witnessed these giant
guns lobbing shells weighing a ton each
ovor the Aisne crest. The missile were
visible to the naked eye from their de
parture from the cunnon "s 1 month,
through their magnificent arc over the
crest and the beginning of their down
ward plunge to the German lines.
Countloss Fronch airplanes wireless-
ly regulated every shot so accurately
FRH.CIf CUT DEEP
HiTO LINE HELD
BY CROWN PUCE
Oyer 8,000 Prisoners Were
n i mm rt.
taDtsred sua msm hurm
Alma Gluck Will Sing.
Tacoma, Wash., .Oct. 24. Before an
audience of 40,000 soldiers, Alma Gluck
noted opera and concert star, will sing
at Carin Lewis this afternoon if Weath
er conditions are favorable. Should rain "Aisne ridge from Vauxhaillon to Cra- that one battery fired five shots from
fall, arrangements have been made to Sonne which heretofore formed, the a distance of six miles, all five of -which
pack as many soldiers as possible into backbone of the uerman positions,
the Y. M. C. A. avi'ttorium. The build- Not only that,, but the Fronch now
ing has a seating capacity of 3,000. . hold the outer line of defense to Laom
Miss Gluek's appearance will come asj The battle was fotight on the summit
a climax of liberty day. There will be of this razor back ridge, beyond which
no drill today and no work by civilian ' on a plateau half a mile wide, there run
employes. A championship field meet of the ladies nignway. xna norinern siopo
the 91st division will start at 2 o'clock, of the ridge slid abruptly into the val-
Unitod States Senator Wesley L.
Jones will address the menM at the var
ious brigade headquarters.
EUGENE HIGH TO FLAT SALEM,
- : Eugene, Or., Oct. 24. The annual En
gene and Salem High school football
game will be played in Eugene Novem
ber 3, according to an announcement
made by Coach Milliken.
Other games scheduled for the Eugene
High school eleven are as follows: Cor
vallis, at Eugene November 10; Cot
taee Grove, at Eugene, November 16;
Albany at Eugene, November 24; Grants
Pass, at Grants rass, JMovemDer s.
lev of Aillette,
Works of Great Strength,
Every inch of these Gorman position
was honeycombed with caverns,; tunnels
and subterranean quarries. Mony were
two stories doep, electrically lighted and
ventilatod. Every one of them the Ger
mans had converted into veritable un
derground fortresses. Where there wa a
single tunnol at Cornillet at which
place the French first encountered this
German rabbit warren system of de
fense, there were thres caverns; some
of them proved almost insurmountable
defenses.
Tuesday' battle involved the capture
of a score of these German cave, lun-
struck successively . in the same hole,
penetrating" a subterranean fortress.
Flower of German Army.
Although the crown prince had the
fifth division of the Prussian guard
among the five divisions (73,000 men)
facing the French, he rushed up two
other guard divisions and likewise a
Bavarian division, tnus concentrating
in the zone of attack the very flower
of the German army.
He entrusted the defense of Fort Mal
maison to the second division of the
Prussian guard.
In pursuance of their past tactics, the
German massed reserves in the caverns,
intending when the French infantry
dashed over tho plateau to rush these
out of their safo subterranean warren
for a countor attack.
But when the French attack did come
the poilus out-Hindenburged Hinden
burg. Behind- the first wave of the
jGERMANS ADMIT LOSS
ON EAST AND WEST FRONT
General Haig Reports Repdbs
of Several Strong Ger
man Counter Attacks
(Gontinaed on page two.)
OVER THERE
Paris, Oct 24. Importance of a
French stroke on the Aisne front grew
today. General Petain brilliant conp.
was hailed as one of the greatest vic
tories achieved by French force sines
Verdun. ,
The suddenness of tho assault, it
tremendous driving power and the ir
resistible elan of the French force
completely swept the German off
their feet. The powerful. Malmaison,
dopended upon by the enemy effectu
nlly to bar all progress down tho plain
of Laon was taken. Chavignon two
miles from the point where the frnnch
started their drive was wrenched
from the enemy's hands. Along four
mile of the front on which the attack
was made the Poilus achieved an ad
vance averaging considerably mot)
thnn a mile, taking 8000 prisoners.
Such an important gain at this par
ticular point suggests the most dan
gerous menace toward the German-held
city of Laon. The ground from Mal
maison and Chavicnon ta T.unn im
slightly rolling down hill and the great
French city is not more than six mile
distant.
Laon it the base point oi the so-called
Siegfried line, part of th general
line of the Hindenburg front. Tb
wedge driven into the German posi
tions by the victory of the Fronch yes
terday is exactly at the apex of tho
present German battle line. It is whero
it turns sharply from the general east
to west line of the Cbemin-des-Dame
northward to t'oucy, La Fere. St. Quen
tin, Peronnej etc. The French advanpe.
therefore, leaves' the German flank ta
this northern line in serious danger.
The Official Report
Faris, Oct. 24. Prisoner in Frances
great victory on the Aisne front today
reached 8000, including 160 officer
and those of the choicest of the crown
prince's troops. Today' officio! state
ment said they had been identified as
belonging to eight senarato German di
visions.
Three full regimental staffs were in
cluded in tho prisoners taken.
Two German reserve division uf
fercd heavily.
Of the fighting elsewhere on the
French front, the war office said:
"East and west of Corny artillery
ing was most active. On the right bank
of the Mouse throughout the night
there was intense artillerying.
"Northeast of hill 344, an enemy at
tack was thrown back in severe fight
ing except for a foothold" which the
cnomy gained on one of our fortified
works. A counter attack subsequently
rostorcd this position to us.
"Around Carriorcs crest a German
attack failed under heavy losses."
Counter Attacks Repulsed
London, Oct. 24. Violent Gorman
counter attacks against newly won
British and French positions around
Hou'hulst wood have ben fruitless,
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
Ono such vigorous counter blow was
launched by the enemy at the point of
juncture of the French and British yes
terday. It was completely repulsed.
"Since Monday," Haig concluded,
"seven counter attacks have been
made and none have materially gainel
for enemy."
"Southeast of Gavrcllce," Haig'
statement added, "Gloucester regi
ments carried out a successful raid,
killing a number of the enemy and
blowing up dugouts. A few prisoners
and a machine gun were taken."
Germans Admit Losses
Berlin, via London, Oct. 24. West
of Allemant, - French forces attacked
and, coupled with their drive near
Chavignon, made Uerman positions be
tween untenable, today's official atata
ment said.
The Freneh attack was arrested
south of Pinon.
Berlin, via London, Oct 24. "Wa
withdrew from our lines on a wida
front between vina and Riga," said
today ' official statement.
. Yesterday' Petrograu official state
ment mentioned sweeping capture of
German front line trenches which had
been relinquished by the Tentonia
troop. -
Berlin, via London, Oct. 24. "A
German counter attack almost com
pletely ejected the enemy from the
southern edge of Houthulst wood."
tod4y' official statement, de
scribing th fighting in Flander.