Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1918)
I 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 HEADERS) DAILY Only Circulation in 8aV.ni Guar antee! by the Audit Bureau of i. ireuiationi FULL LEASED WIRE TWSPXTTHFS I SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAlr LEV KEW8 SERVICE FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. ST. GOBA I N FOREST UNTE with m PRESSING 0 Believe That Capture of La I Is Near At Hani-German Rally In Strong Force To Vllnd St Quentin And Laon And Big Guns Are Active In ' t Sector. Allies Report Steady Progress In Spite of I Vmmed Resistance From Retreating Enemy. . By Lowell Mellett (United Press Staff Correspondent) With The British Armies in France, Sept. 9.South of Gouzeaucourt British advanced guards attacked today. At noon the assault was going well. (Gouzeacourt is on the Hindenhurg line, southeast of Haxrincourt wood). FRENCH CLOSE TO LA FERE. By William Philip Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent) . Paris, Sept. 9. The French are at the gates of La Fere, which is still' aflame. Fall of this bastion of the Hindenburg line, which the allies were unable to occupy in 1917, is probable. St. Gobian, in the wooded hill country centering in that town, is tenable only with difficulty. (The St. Gobian forest is one of the strongest de fenses of Laon). The French can attack via Servais at the north, via Fresnes at the south and via Barisis and Aulers. To the westward the allies St. Emile in their advance toward St.' Quentin. London, Sept. 9. (12:50 p. m.) The British patrols have occupied Ver French are now or-ly four miles fromlmand (six miles north of St. Quentin) St. Quentin ana cavalry patrols are close to LaFere, it was learned this af-waa ternoon. The French now hold the Cro- zat caual ou practically its whole length Paris, Sept. 9. (10:20 a. m.) French forces have reached positions ; i1a.. - T ra r.ira aiu ivpimnflnn nf thft I city is probable, according to battle front advices.' I Ad vance Toward St. Quentin " I Paris, Sept. 9. French forces during LaFere is one of the principal allied tllp a,van(,pd toward St. Quentin objectives. It Is behind the Iliudauburg I f rom thc sonth and aso gail,0(1 ; their' line, twelve miles south of St. Quentin. ti,rllst asainst LaFeiv from the north, The town is one of the strongest points ; ttl.onv,iis to the war office official in the Hindeuburg defense system ul j et,mmunique today, is 0f the highest strategic importance. The statement follows: . I "North of the Somme we enlarged London, Sept. 9. (12:50 p. in.) 'ollr progression eastward of Avcsue to British are now attacking Gouzeau- war,i ciastiwi. We occupied the notable court, it was learned today. jLaMotte farm (southwest of St. Quen- IUUU7CBUCUU1 I 1 Ull llll 11 1 HUt'UlMI I g line southeast of Havrincourt wood.) ABE MARTIN nuu uuuxiuj "1 don't believe I ever scen such big pv-aches on top as ther are this sea - oii," said Mrs. Tilford Moots, t'day. My idea of a heavy dinner is when my wife tries t' make light, flufjy noodles, n' theyjon't fluff, J 214. ATES OF have taken Villeveque and 'and Vciidellcs (north of Vermand,) it learned. The British have readied the western aml nolthwestern edges of Epehy (four miles south of Gouzeaucourt on the Hindvnburg line.) British patrols r,,mrte.i t0 have passed through the I village. till.) "Our elements crossed the Canal Cro zat opposite Liez (northwest of La Fere) "Between t1n Oise and the Aisne dur I inir the niizlit there was violent Ger man artillery and German infantry re action. Two strong counter attacks in the region of LaFaux (northeast of Sissons) we;- repulsed. We took eighty prisoners belonging to five different leg iments. "In the Champagne the -French made raids in the region of Mont Sansnom, taking prisoners. WVst of Aiiborivcs, a German raid "as unsuccessful." , Germans Will Eeslst London, Sept. 9. The Germans' arc making every preparation to defend St Quentin and Ln.m against 'the advanc ing allies, dispatches from the front in dicated today. French troops are reach ing striking distance of St. Quvntiu They are reported close to LaFere, a strong position in the Von Hindeuburg system. A German concentration of heavv guns has been observe north of Craonne (on a line between Kheinis and M.ann itist flhnVA thn C)inniin-rla- ! T . In their night reports, the British and French war offices noted steady pro gress and stronger enemy resistance in j some places. On their southern flan me I British have re capture,! the positions ithev held before the Germans started their offensive March 21. At the town ! of L Hamel, on the Crozat canal the French are only five miles from St Quentin. (Continued on pag three) SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 111 F TO RESIST ALLIES t This Assistance Now Endan gering Important Posi tions West of Volga. Washington, Sept. 9 German artil lery is lending aid to the bolslieviki west of Volga, from Penza to north of Kazan, according to state department advices today- These -said the bolslieviki were gain ing strength there because of this Teu ton aid. There also was an unofficial report that 4 hey probably had taken Samara- if this was true, it mean9 that Orenburg, Simgick and Kazan are in imminent danger. ' Americans at Front Vladivostok, Sept. 9. Two' battal ions of American troops have joined the Japanese and Czechs on the front line beyond Nikolish. Another battal ion is guarding tre railroad between Vladivostok and Nikolish (about 50 miles.) The discipline of the Americans has made them popular among the other allied troop3 hero. Shoot Many in Petrograd Petrograd, Sent. 9. So far 521 coun tcr revolutionaries have .been shot in reprisal for the murder of Moses Urit ski, commissary of the interior for i'e trigrad district, it was officially an nounced here today. A list of 121 names has been published of persons who will bo killed if more bolslieviki are shot. Many former high officials and nobles are included in this list. At Smolensk, fifty land owners were accused of complicity in the attack on Lenine. Germans are Dissatisfied Tokio, Sept. (i. German Magyars, former prisoners of war in Russia, are disheartened because of the allied (Continued on "page two) GERMANS MAKES! AND IN OLD BRITISH LINE Defenses North f of Somme Shelter Fleeing Enemy For Tune Being By Lowell MelMt, (United Press staff correspondent.) With the British Armies in France, Sept. . The line of old Brftish trench es north of the Somme served the German rearguard fighters to good purjiose today. Built by the British when they settled down facing the Hindeuburg line, the trenches served to tay, but not to stop the German steamroller last spring- It is likewise improbable that the German will Uo I more than hesitate in these defenses i before falling back to their own orig-. inal positions. . Nobody knows what the next British! move will ne. There are no inges tions of what is forthcoming any more than there were at the beginning of of the manner in which battle plans i are kept secret. It Is now permissible to relate an incident concerning the I Canadian corps' smashing blow before ! Amiens. On the fingers of one hand it uuhl. enumerate the nernnns ' within the corps to whoni knowledge of the impending attack was passed. They were assigned to do all the "pre liminary work, characterizing the opera tion as' the "L C scheme." The im pression was general among officers of high rank that the plans of tbe corps contemplated a movement from Arras, where the troops were stationed, Who Must Register On September L Portland, Or., Sept. 9 If a man is 46 years old oa regis- tration day; Thursday, Septem- bcr 12, is he requited to regis- tert ; This is tvpical of many ques tions asked regarding registra- tion requirements under the new draft law, which lowers and raises draft limits to include all men between the ages of 18 and 45 Years, both inclusive. The answer to the foregoing question is "No." A man who is 40 years old on registra- tion day, September 12, docs not register. if, however, his 4(ith birth- day sllonld come on September 13," the day after registration day, he would have to regis- ter, for ho would then be with- in the 45 year age limit on Sep- tember 12. Similarly, a youth who has attained his ISth birthday on or before Thursday, September 12, must register. If he is not 18 years old until the next day September 13, he does not reg- ister. All men between the ages of IS and 45 years, both inclusive, who have not already rogister- ed under the former 21 to 30 age limits, both inclusive, must register on registration day. The only exceptions, are men al- ready 'in-the military or 'naval service. , That is to say, levery man who has attained his IHth birth day on or before Thursday, September 12, and has not at- tained his 4Uh birthday by that date,-must resistor unless he lias already registered urn der the 21 to 30 year draft law or is in the military or naval service. Frends Of Beer Rise In Protest Washington, Sept. 9. Beer and its friends rose np in pro test today against the govern ment ruling that manufacture of brewed beverages shall cease December L So-called "near beers" are affected by the or der. The fooil administration received hundreds of telegrams, principally from eastern states, protesting against the edict. With few exceptions the tele grams are worded identically ac cording to several stereotyped' forms. Officials sav they will tell tho protestors it is not possible to alter tho order prohibiting the use of grains. or further northward, perhaps against Mount Keinmcl. Instead, the night be- fore the attack the troops were sudden- ... rr,, . t ly shifted to Amiens. They went to the baltlc under an inspiration which originated mysteriously and spread rap- idly in the cry of "remember the j Llandovery Castle." Then officers , , , , ,. ., .,, ,. "aa mv" u" 1UC r Igle and Leidor, who had replaced Deal scheme" recognized where the initial! . ,i,ir,l. ...p,v .0a ,. An balls. came from. A German intelligence service i port recently seized contains comment on the British being "past masters in concealing their intentions." Letters found on nrisoners contain more revelations of the enemy's mor ale. "It's high time the war came to an end," wrote an aviator after his 34th battle flight. Otherwise, be said, hi would soon be appearing in the ranks of the .infantry, as all aviation parks and commands were being combed for available infantry material, A trooper of the Ninth Hussar wrote: "Let's hope we soon get out of this mess- We can t do much with out cavalry division because it 'II run awaj f it gets too much of it." A motorless day has been observed tn the cast, all plcasuiv automobiles having bee:; laid off for one day, as a gasolino j conservation measure, iiae chance to j polish up the old buses and to get Vin iu ahapc for the winter, 9, 1913. RED SOX DEFEAT WHITE SOX TODAY I BOSTON FIELD Close Game Ends Three To Two In Favor Of Bostsn Americans. TYLER REPLACED IN NINTH INNING Joe Bush finishes For Boston When Ruth Weakens In By H. O. Hamilton (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Fenway Park, Boston, Mass., Si-pt. 9. One more baseball game for Boston and the Bed Sox will have won anoth er world's championship. Their 3 to 2 victory over the Cubs hee this after noon put them within one ganw of the last world's champion ship until the. war has bvon won. Today's game, while not up to the playing standard set in the contests at Chicago, wis filled with teuse moments and rapid fire action.,. Th0 Kvd box accumulated their first two runs on a mighty clout by their pitching star, Babo Kuth, and the run that clinched the game was the result of a hit and error. On the Cubs side of the ledger there was action from start to finish but thvy were able to score in but one ming, the eighth. Ed Barrow, the Bed Sox manager, held an informal reception in his dug out immediately after the gamv. He shook hands with a crowd of Boston fans and gave away all the baseballs in his grip.. Today's crow,l was more than 2,000 well above the two first games in Chi cago, but still short of. Saturday o at tendance figures. The field was slow and made tl.ts iilaving somewhat slow also. Babo Bnth became unsteady in the closing inning and Jon Bush finished for the Bed Sox. For all that tho huge left handor did his day's work in admir able styK'. He pitched 'CU enough to win the average game and it was his long hit to the right field fence that pushed the first two runs across. In tho fourth inning, with White man and Mclnnis on the runways, Hutli tore off his first safety of the bvrics and drovo t he in both across. In the eighth, with Douglass, a right bander pitching for the Cubs, Barrows sent Schang up to hit for Agnew. Ho responded with a clean single. Hooper atlvinptcd to sacrifice. Douglass pick 'ed up tho ball and heaved it to the stand. Schang crossing the plate with the winning run. Killifer drew a base on balls for the Cubs in the same inning and Hendrix was sent up to hit for Tyler. Tlw big pitcher also responded w;th a sharp single and both runncrf; advanced when Kuth uncorked a wild Two men were nailed by the Sox before Mann delivered a single that Ki.(cr and UvCtlhe wll0 ran nn(rjx n(.r0ss. This tied the score und the Cubs made a great attempt to win after the Sox had gone to the front K":n in thc eighth. Merkle opened the ninth with a sin- Wormian tried to sacrifico but Mrrklc was nailed at third bv a flashy bit oj frlding bv McTnnis. Barber batted for Killifer and ended the game in dramatic fashion when ho bit into a double play. The limnp today: C'ricatfO Flack, if; Hidlocher, ts; Mann, If; Paskert cf; Merkle lb; Pick, 2b: Deal 3b; Killifer, c; Tyler, p Boston Hooper rf; Shean 2b; Strunk cf; Whiteman If; Mclnnis lb; Agnew c: Wcott ts; Thomas 3b; Ruth p. Umpirer Klcm and O'Day for the National league; Hildebrand and Owens for the American league. Batteiies Boston: Ruth and Agnew; Chicago: Tyler and Killifer. . Game By Innings First Inning hicago: Hack up. Strike one, swung. Bull one. Foul strike two. Flack singled to right. Jt was a! Ti- 1 1I..H....I.... T1..11 ..nn Ball two. Strike one, called. Strike ; partmcnt records. two, called. Hollocher lined to Hcott. I. K. Tracy, Canyon City, Oregon. Flack getting back to first base easily. I Senator Lewis was returning home on Mann up. Strike one, called. Ball one.! the transport after a visit to Great .'Britain and France and the Western 11 . (Continued on page six) PRICE TWO CENTS YANKEE GUNS BOMBARD STRONG ENEMY POSITION "RELATIVE CONDITIONS" FORCING DEFENSIVE PUN ON GERMANS Berlin Paper Says There Are Now Thirty Two Trained American Divisions The Hague, Sept', 9. In view of "relative conditions," the German general staff has decided to conduct future fighting on a defensive plan of sirategy, according to tho newspaper Vorwaerts of Berlin, in copies received acre today. Tho article stated tha uermany must reckon with thirty two American divisions and that half train ed Americans .could be sent to quiet sectors to release trained troops for offensive operations. General Admits Failures. Amsterdam, Sept. 9. Lecturing be fore German society, General Von Freylag Loringhovon, deputy chief of tho general gtaff, appealed to his hear ers to keep up their spirits and not bo too disappointed at war failures, according to Berlin dispatches today. "War is an uncertain business," laid Loringhovcn. "We must not ex pect too much, as wa the case when unrestricted submarine warfare was in troduced, as well as at the beginning of the spring offensive. , i "Tho present check is not to be com pared to past ones. All we have to do is to Weep up our spirits. Our watchword is 'victorious defense to a finish'." Mutiny of Sailors. Zurich, Sept. 9, The newspaper Vol ksreich publishes tho details of tho mutinies of Austrian sailors at Pola and Hebenico. At Sebenico in 1917 they mutinied twice. Many officers were thrown overboard. At Pola in February 191S the sailors mutinied and killed ono officer, injur ing .many officers including Admiral Hans. An infantry regiment, ordered to ouell the mutiny, refused. Finally the sailors surrendered and fifty of them are awaiting trial. (Continued on page six) SECRETARY BAKER I WITH CHIEF ADVISERS Secretary Of War Visits Tran sport Recently Injured By Tornedo. Washington, Sept. 9. Secretary of War Baker, now in France, hns cable I Secretary Daniels that he visited the transport Mount Vernon when it arriv ed In port damaged by a U-boat torpedo and paid a high tribute to the niorule and efficient seamanship of the ship's crew. The cablegram follows: "1 have just visited and viewed the Mount Vernon. The high spirit and morale of its men and masterful sea manshin of its captain and nrticprs make ueh a stirring story or heroism!, that 1 wish all the nation mignt Know the splendid way in which the huge transport met and foiled the attempt to destroy tyr at sea. The traditions of your service arc enriched by their coudui't in this emergency." Vice Admiral Sims reiorted the tor pedo struck on the starboard side, flooding a fire room, but he did not stato the extent of the damage. Navy officials assume, since tho vessel was able to reach port under her own pow er, she was not badly damaged. The men killed were firemen, engine men and water tenders. The names of the Western men include h Pi..., M-.l-.ae chebm com, ; ' - M st-llv. nddrcK not in Xavv De - ' ifront. ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS Key Position Of La Petite" Montaga Object cf Tre mendous Artillery iFre By Webb Miller, (United Press staff correspondent.) With the American Armies in France, Sept. 9. American artillery has open ed a heavy bombardment of LePetito Montagne, a powerfully fortified height whih rises 250 feet at the point whero the German line leaves the Aisno and dips toward Rheiuis. 1 his height is the key position to tho enemy front in that region. It is furrowed with a strong trench sys tem and its slopes and crest are de fended with thick belts of barbed wire. American batteries, including many " six inch guns, are hurling hundreds of -shells into the slopes and onto tho crest, rippink up wire, searching deep- , ly indented wood ravines, infested with machine guns which command the valleys on ulach. sido, batterinig tho trenches to ruins and generally making the mountain stronghold most unhealthy for tho Germans. The constant thunder of six inch guns was rolling over the battlefield as tho American artillery lashed the heights with a terrible, hail of sells- German, batterios behind the Aisne replied, bombarding Flames and the back areas, dropping high explosives over miles of country in their search for our gun positions. Simultaneously, the American artil lery with wonderful accuracy smashed thft Aisne bridges behind the Germans, who- are still on the southern, bank of te river. As this was cabled, five bridges liave.bceu torn up. ' The enemy line from the Aisne south eastward across tho crests of fb plat- eau toward Iihcims is much the same ' as it was Suturdny. The German, early today were holding with dotcr--mination to the tops of the table lands. , It is mainly tho strength of LcPetiti Montague, now being battered, which has slowed up the American advanco, toward tho Aisne on the right of our line. A few more prisoners have been taken, including five who hid out for the purpose of surrendering when our troops reached their places of conceal ment. One was accompanied by a trained messenger dog. Captive German Bluffer. With the Americans in Franco, Sept. 9 A big German drive to victory by autumn is what L-udciidorff is planning, according to young Lieutenant Von Allicrsleben, whose father is said to bo one of the knifer's advisers. When captured, Von Albersloben was snmrtlv dressed and insisted on wear ing a "monocle. He replied insolently to his questioners. Asked his opinion of the present situation, he flippantly declared that Ludendnrff iir moving his troops according to tactical plans anil that he later will make a Ing drive for a German peace tins year. PREFERENCE LIST- TO BE REVISED AGAIN Curtailment Of Labor Is Nec essary Even In Most Im portant Plants. Washington, Sept. 9. The new pref erence list, made public by the war b..ani, foivshadows a much moro drastic, curtailment of the lesser essential in diir.;nes, officials declared today. It definitely prescribes that industries all oil rnpp! VI " basic materials first, in the order of their importance in couUib-.. ..,,,.. t victory. -No maieriuis '" . . ' 4 .i :..,l..utt.w.i i-.ntii tha available ior oiner iiuu.,..w - - ids of these aecoriMl pretorenco aro fully supplied. There are four great classes, the first embracing plants engaged in the 'nore vital war work, such as aircraft produc tion and ammunition making. Class two includes coppvr, brass, locomotives, steel wire and kindred industries. Class three takes cart. of electrical equipment fond factories and a few others. News papers, tobacco plants, medical factor ies and others are included under cluss four. - The list will furnish a key to draft officials for granting industrial exemp tion and determining whether a man i J engaged in an essential pursuit, i " Key men"- -the absolutely essential 1 ones will in snme cases b excused; of. I . ...... 1.,.. .. la nliln Tt.'Pfl ..'fell hHn H ; , '.,, , 1 I dilution of labor will be necessary ,ve,i I in the moie important plants. Meneiami I ing exemption in thvse c usses must pre- i s.nt affidavit, of employers, setting foit, that they are mdispensaDie.