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WEATBB? TODAY .is Oregon: Tonight and Wednesday fair; gentle north westerly winds. ..mrn V IsTY-FlRST YEAR- SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS ft III klrtv. : rf?ftr Hvti - , . , fytishAttac Strong ME If Mil1 Ish And French Are Edg- j Hourly Closer lo M. 3 A . (ueniin IH CAPTURED 75,000 IN FOUR WEEKS !i Trenches Facing Hin- a. n By Lowell MelleU ltd I'rcss Stuff Correspondent.) h to British Armies in Franco, .10. (1 p. m.) The Britisn lore- low Eueliy attacked at 5:15 "o'clock moniing. The aiMiut was made on M of 3000 y;r .-, despite the rain ill is swcepini wo battloficid aud I tut impedes operations. :ehy ij on th,. Hindeuburg line, a disttaco sout- of Gouzeaucourt, ft tlit Britisli ackod yesterday, tug Important territory.) Bntuh troops, like the Trench, are m closer to St. Quentlu. An out fits reported established this morn near Fresnoy-le-Petit, three miles !tte Hindeuburg lino. (Fresnoy-le-, ii slightly more than three miles Btwest of St, Queutiu.) Won, Sept. 10 In an effort to tie Americans who with the French (linking the Chemin des Dames i tin vrAmxi. the Germans are wig i' irosh troops between the P w it Aisne, battle front die- lies tc..y reported. At CelleSur- k t'.( lemy furiouslv r.nmitnr at. jn. lept. 10. - "Already wo f.S; d beyond our nlrl hntt.la ltnp r-' o we have made a wide A is strongest defense," Field ff .aig declared today in an or f oiv. ; day. fAJ ;.nks have home themselves in C. and honorable manner, i British armies captured 75,000 fWrs aw 750 suns in fnr ,l IWh the magnitude of our effort I"" ""wicent achievements, lirtj, i A0.--Ui?st reports as to , uuea with gas and Gc: mne gun nests. By Lowell Mellett rt.10-.Ti, b ' . f 'cs ,n ranee, f hi. f ' bn enffflrrnm,,.,,! m - Wltlast 1UMe "CRCnca ..:"U"K '0 cnntnrJ fm i rr orders, the hero for P'tline,; ,rWnnt toper int nly W quickly crowd fw an. The f !!?t a re lint .n.. . . ..... u' r 11U i.n. 1 ' "" "it srouni fBtlti.i, Immedintolv nftr i; i..,. . :w4 and n0i,j tt. m f'ifta"u.U gained all ob- Wj ... """amtor. n , .. . " wan P !..- . 'I'llltf., H1..I. . . .t "lnonrm;t "'""nor or Vrt"r &nv(l,l-y. dismount. Ouentin '10 v. f ... Ill fa. ' ' I'-. "'- 1',., ''r'lt '--I r 'r , 1 Tt;..,i: ttn ' r ' f:"n r,: " 1 - .-'! II SECTION ODAY MnO Hindenh Registrants 19 To 36 Will First Be Called Wasliington, Bept. 10. Men Lvtwci'ii the ages of 32 and 30 uml li' and "0 year old regis tianta will be called first iu tho new draft. Frovost Marshal (jeucral Crowiler unuouncoj to day. Kiglilei'ii year olilg anil those uliovo 36 will bo called lat er. 5 So onK-r as to whether 18 year old Nys will be inducted before th"" between 37 ond 45 liiiu been issued by the war de partment, Crowder uaid. This will be itttvrmined later. September culls will practic wily exhaust the original cluss one Rupply. A few who register ed on AugiiHt -4 arc being class ified now, Crowder paid, but tho resvrvoir is negligible. Mailing of questionnaires will begin almost immediately after registration next Thursday. Jiy September 16 ull Btates should havo reported to Wash ington their total registration and thu work of assigning serial numbers to registrants by 1 1,0 local boards will bo well unum wuy, Crowder explained. As rap idly ns each registrant is given a serial number his question naire will be inaiK'd. There will be practically uo loss of time iu slutting tho machinery for in ducting men of the new dialr. Crowder assured. Hoards will concentrnt0 on t) cards of men between 19 ntiQ j inclusive, leaving hoso who are not liable to inn. .diuto cull for luter attention. tJeiferiil C rowder e)k plained in detail the work of nil isers who will sit. with local bci'.s. These ml visors wi ll not act i.s a com mittee but instead each will hnw his ow" field. A labor ad viser und i" agriculture advisor will have jurisdiction over quos tions relating to industry and agriculture, respectively. Addi tional advisers will deal with professions and other occupa tions not falling under tho otlr?r two divisions. Crowder explain ed there is no limit to tho nnni 1 or of advisers each board might have. No claims for deferred classi fication will be considered un less n registrant has mentioned it in his questionnaire or a third person requests it for him, Crow der urged employers to study their personnel thoroughly so bo uble to advis0 draft boards re garding the registrants in their employ. Classification of the lfl to 36 year old group should taho not over fifty days, Crowder said, and this group comprises prac tically half tho cnt'uv 13,000, JOO men. ; ' NEW DRAFT ESSENTIAL Great Cue Will Be Hen To Do No Injur: Through Working (I: ' aw By Robert J. Bender. (Unitod 1'ivss staff correspondent) Washington, Sept. 10. I" t,.e forth comiiig creat draft every cd:e is to bo taken to protect essential industries, but at the same time exceptional alertness will bo used to prevent abuse of "in dustrial exemption" claims. This has been made ctear by the pro vost marshal ccneral. explained tho preference list, issued by the war indus tries board, to aid draft boards in do- termining proper application of thw so called work or fight order. These lists embodied in four main dl visions, compiled according to theii TO' lativo essentiality for war work, arc merely for guidance. "Such lists shall not be r binding upon the district b conclusions as to whether a Ur industry, occupation or i " M-nry," Provost Man O-Tvder toi;".r derlared. 1 arded as i"d in its ;. particu- ploymcnt 1 General Nor shall ''"h l::i''i prevent the ili.-l' f -'Tirp ai Ti"""-n',y a.t. I T empliyn.vnt i.' iCd them-r.." Cro-vil"- ',m',-o1 t'.ri ' t board : industry, ' contain lisg are nn in the ffl.,l "or.! imHv r..r.J(,P1f.M"T p fl r.'.a.'y li ,,(,,, li,,,l, n f, ,v.t,!,i 1 di n-1 t- rs- 1 Slst t',f linn-P-j 'Tl ii n iiesling v.uu srvcuic, .. ... - .... IIAJf . . . .. - . rwmgKain urg Position GERMANS NOW STAND ON OLD WINTER LINES KfiSIl f III Snnnff nffpnClVPltliro,villet the Germnns bai;k from the ht. ' UllCnblVe Hindeuburg line, this autumn, or it may wipea wit wext Move Is Of Special Interest By William Phillip Himms. (United Tress glaff Correspondent.) Taris, Sept. IK; Once again the allies stand face to face with the Germans on almost the identical lincs where they stood throughout tho winter, awaiting tho unloosening of the great Teutonic offensive. Once agai, as it was last March, each day is a day of waiting and suspense and "what will tomorrow bring?" Today the British, French and Ameri cans nre making tliv-ir last adjustments iu fv:.'ii of the Hindcnburg line. Tli British menace Armeiiticrcs, Lens Douai. and Cnmbrai, while the French threaten St. (juentin, LaFeit, St. Go baiu and Loan. Will the allies keep up tlioir drive and will the Germans at tempt to hold their present positions? The next sixty days must tvll the talo. After that General Winter takes charge of operations. Foe), continues in his role of a hu man enigma. Tho only hint given as to his" intentions was when he said the allies offensive would not stop until victory had been won. This statement is olastic, as ho probably intended it to be. It may mean an intense attack, SIMMS WILL Secretary Of Navy Ftalizes Danger And In Exerting Every Effort. Washington, Sept. 10. The navy for some weeks past lias been acting on the presumption that Germany would make a big U-boat drive against Ameri can eransports, Secretary of the Xcvy Dnicls admitted today. This course whik? not based on official information resulted from the logical conclusion that Germany would do lier utmost to hum transports when she saw America s ar my growing enormously. V -n-oyg have been strengthened and ot anti-submarine mcasuivs increas ed, Daniels declared. Germany's first stroke in this new (Continued on page two) PROTECTS INDUSTRIES Eaci, board will have industrail ad visers who will bring to the attention nf tim lmnnl itself such matters as whether or not individuals engaged in some particular line of industry are so ncevssary thereto as to outweu the benefit the nation would get from their services. Theso adviscr-g will confer with em ployers who ask deferred classification for their mvn and with employes in whose behalf so such claims have been made. Thus a much more careful exam ination of questionaries is in prospect for the next draft and it is hoped to ro duce the minimum both of abuse of ex emption privileges and injustice occur ring from too hastv passing upon qucs- iir,,,, !; Tn determining upon the iou;fi(,ntinn nt men there will be really only two givat binding factors in tho work or fight interpretation of right to exception or deferred classifi cation. First, that a man is engaged in industry, occupation or employment necessary to the maintenance or opera tion of military forces or the maintenan. ce of public interest. Second, that he is niinse.ll nccessury iu me necessary industry. Attacks are Repulsed Paris, Sept. 10. "In the region of Nanteuil La Fosse (near the western flank of the Chemin des Dames) we ro pulsed two counter attacks,'" the war office announced today. (,T Al. A rr,nv an, 111 11111 ,.'' ft.'-" -n ure mt,v , , .eiirtmy snrnriso BttscK. were, rp..,.... . UTS mean merely harrassiug them until the new campaign seasoa; opens in the spring. ', Hindcnburg, however, announces" that tho retreat is at an end. This obvious ly means he intends to stick where he is. ' .'" The Berlin Vorwnetts in an article looks as if it had been inspired, aunoun ees that the Germans intend to fight on the offensive. 1 Is this sand purposely thrown into the eyes of "the allies! Or is the statement sincere? Heretofore the Germans have ended each fighting season with some dazzling coup scheduled to give the German people courage to face th pri vations of winter. Ilindcnbnrg affirms the country is very gloomy, Hertling ad mits the kaiser 'a dynasty js endangered. Iu view of .thig situation, it would not be surprising if tho Gvrmans attempted some sort of a forlorn . hope, either a bayonet offensive or a peace offensive soon, especially as they know that next spring the allws w'ill smother them with men, airplanes, tanks, guns, shells, gas and materials, when it is too lata for them to do anything. Local fighting keeps up in tlie British nnd French sectors, but this is interest ing only n9 hammer: .g 'i ftind tho cur tain bwtokens proparactions for the last act. C0I1ER MIS ON URGE SCALE That Is Somewhat Gei; iral Be lief Anion? American ' Mi'yMen. Washm n, S'c , .. 10 -- That Germany is abc.r ut'--' i ; Ewne'l.ing arr-'.ch in" , nti . i -CuiT 1 " ' tvest- e. . .. i- 1 ' beli 't JJf rj to'lay. ":-! mc oi an unusual amount of ar- ' .nd : creasing evidence of the , o' vscrves at certain vulner able ..oil.: indicate that the Teuton has plat's .or astand. The allivs have regained practically may prove a delaying process, and it Germany is now striving to halt the on rush and virtually the lines existing be fore the March push. This Teuton attempt is taken as proof of tho assertion that this nation must not rest content in the thought that all is plain sailing. It is generally held hero that the Ger man effort will not succeed. But it may provd ad claying process, . and it (Continued on page two) I'd just love t' have an ole time five cent palm leaf fan, but I'm afraid t' price 'em, said Gran 'maw Turner t'day. Squire Marsh Swallow is abl0 t' set on th' porch t'day, but he's still so weak ho had t' take a ten-bar rest on a Goldvn Bantam roastiu' car. n J ABE MARTIN mm win IN BOSTON TODAY THREETONOTHING Sam Jones, Young Star, Clear ly Outpitched by Veteran Jim Yaushn LONG ARGUMENT OYER PLAYERS' SHARE At One Time Looked As If Players Wculd Refuse To Finish World Scries By H. C. Hamilton (United Press Staff Correspondent.) .Fenway Park, Boston, Mass., Sept. 10. Defeating the Red Sox, 3 to 0, here this afternoon, the Cubs shot a ray of hope into a glimmering chance for the li18 championship. Chicago's victory came after a long aigmneut between players and the na tional commission, during which the players first refused to appear unless they were given more money than the l-oceipts warranted. They finally agreed to plav '"'tor the good ot the game. Jim Vaughn, left handed hard luck Cub pitcher, finally put aos9 the vie torv that was expected of him. His game today was his best effort of the series. Opposed to Vaughn was Sam Jons, the youngest star of the Red Sox pitch iug staff. Hr Uowed seven hits, against five gi,,i.eicd by Ml f laminates and was. outpitched at tvty f tags. tTLo fit CuK .-,a,,kaOliul inning on a base on balls to Hoilocher. his stolen base aud a double by Leslie Mann. In tho eighth Flack walked and Hoi locher followed with ' an infield bit. Buih scored when Paskort lifted the ball into deep k- for a double. The Red Sox had two opportunities, i Their best one in the fourth inning, but was smotlrtd in a fast double play. Strunk led ri'f with a double and Whilcinan popped out. Mclnnis shot a 'no drive at Mcrklc, who doubled Strunk t second. The game was full of brilliant field ing. Scott shone for the Red Sox thru out. In the ninth .Miller, baiting for Jones, hit a fly t0 left field that Mann got after running to tsw fence and climbed the embankment, He fell and was sitting dow when the ball landed in his hands. On the next play Hooper lifted a short pop fly over third base. Hoilocher caunht it war tho third base foul line, while on a dead run with his back to tho plate. There was some doubt tonight re .'ding tomorrow's game, but as the avers do not share in tho games from w on they will stick probably to their omise to play. Game Is Delayed, Fenway Park, Boston, Mass., Sept 10. Members of the Cubs and Red Sox at 3 p. 'm. agreed to play the fifth world's series game this afternoon only on the contingency that a public an nouncement be made that they figured they had been ill treated, but for the good of baseball they would go ahead with the game. The announcement that the game would be played came half an hour after tho original game time. At 3:07 the Red Sox appeared in their dugout, and a few minutes later the Cubs followed. The agreement ending one of the most dramatic epi sodes in baseball history was reached in the umpires' dressing room. Han Johnson and Carry lle-rinann, John Heydler, Charles Woghman nnd Har ry Frazee met in the tiny little super heated coop with Harry Hooper and Leslio Mi nil, who represented the players. Other players were grouped around. The room was completely filled by newspapermen. The players agreed to the commis sion's ruling regarding tho division of tho money. Ilerrnuin and Johnson pleaded with Harry Hooper who did all the talking for the players before the latter con sented to take the field. Hooper said ho would instruct members of the Kcd Sox to go ahead with the provi-ion that the public bo told of what hud trans pired. Ho went into the .Red Kox club house and was followed by. the Cubs. A few miuut-s la'.er' the announce ment was made and the tcar.u trot cd ou'.o tho iield. Hie crowd cheered (he auucniKonient that the fame wenii minted hoots wilh be played,' but htcr.i when mo nlcv. rj came from under the sand. iloeiier v.or erect that tne ruble.: i;o,r c t; ., f-nt to win an early told that the player hi d no intention victory is be"- r than a languid nnd pro of spr ing an argument f(i unney. Ho twtcd oa:nnr!"i. (W in bn: men contended that Ilia sceend, bird and an,i mrnry Vill b- increased and not fou: th pbee ch.bs were r.it telr.g n cut vh'l3 tie pennant winners were. It w;r agreed that no ba ting prac tice wculd bo taken, end enly a s'aor; Cjutiaucd on 132 fiv"v HAY BEJRENOVED Washington Opinion Is That rershmg Rumor Has No Foundation In Fact By Carl D. Groat, (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 10 Just a brief lino from Lord Northcliffe's paper hinting at ft shift in the British army command and perhaps in the American, nas caused broad speculation here. But as far as it was possible to ascertain today, there is io present prospect of removing General Pershing trom leadership ot the A. K. F. Of ficials who should know said they loubted it would happen now aud af firmed that they had heard no dis cussion thereof. Others said that there is no friction between Pershing and Chief of Staff March, who is the ranking officer ot the whole army organization.. t roni time to tune there have been rumors of difficulty between the two men. But these differences are char acterized as purely honest differences of opinion without tho semblance of a split or a tinge of army politics about them. There is a strong feeling that German propoganda may bo behind recurrent rumors that Secretary Baker is to be removed or elegated to some other position than his present one. The war department has semioffi cially spiked the latter story with the statement that his stay will probably not be longer than his first journey While no actual official statement was forthcoming as to Pershing, offi cials on the insido did their utmost to discourage tho story. Lord Nortliclifto hinted that Haig would ask leave of absence and might be replaced by General Wilson. At the samo timo ho intimated that there might be a change in tho American com- 'S luTmn:-' i ai i..i i : ii. Everything Going Well But There Should Be No Slacking of Effort London, . Spt. 10.-;-Urgiiig the neces sity of continuing the rushing of Am. erican troops to France, Lord Milner. British minister of war, in reply to an inquiry today, wrote tho following letter to the tinted Press correspondent: "You tell mo that in certain circles in the United States the vk" current that our recent successes on the wvstern tront have made th necessity less ur gent of hurrying over American troops to France and that America's splendid war effort can now- proceed at a more leisurely pace. "I quite understand how this view may b held, but 1 prorounuly disagree with it. It seems to me that, . on the contrary, tho moralo of our recent suc cesses is just the opposite. Iho remark able achievement of tiro allies since July 18 is of first importance, for it shows that wo can win the war. But most assuredly we will not win tlTe war if wc get the idea that wo can afford tu slacken our citort. This applies to .very allied nation. It is the duty of the European allies to abate nothing of their energy and, indeed, to strive as it America were not behind them. "America's strength great as it is can only be relied upon to bring about a decision if it is added to the forces of the Europeun allies and not substi tuted for the in. "I do not think I Could name the reasons why our pressure, both military and economic, must not bo abated f"r one instant. , "From a military standpoint of vi'ew, the successes arc of no value unless they arc followed up, and to reap the fruits of them tho enemy must be gn'en no rest. Weakening of the civilian, as Well as his military moralo depends upon unceasing pressure. "Again wc cannot permit Germany to recruit her strength by exploiting her occupied territory in the vast and the only way of preventing such recruit ment is to allow her no leisure. Lastly, it is of vital importance to allied bel ligerents to bring the war to 'an end at 'tie tnrliest possible date, with a view to corincrvine a rcasonablo balance of ' i-iourccs f )r the work of reconstruc- Cm, "Rircty every r--,"-y mnn must ae l-'ftencd by delay. Aio'hor rens-i w''7 t'" iV.vt' C'rts are 1'Opt bl" ' M n -i- oiil v i'l -arry a rn fcp-- s',o is ifva'jj sjmo o'.hjr fiirl wU g t ii'ii, YANKEES UNDER HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE FROM ENEMY That Is Only Activity Noted la American-Held Woevre Sector. GERMANS AFRAID OF COLORED TROOPS Our Lines Are Advanced In Local Attacks Between Vesle And Aisne By Frank J. Taylor (United Press staff correspondent.) With the American Armies in France Sept. 10. In the Woevre the German artillery fire has increased to the in tensity of a barrage. This is the only activity on this part of the front, ex- my i lur ijtiuumiig encounters in Al- saee-irrainc. All the German raiders were driven off. American negroes recently held ao important sector in the Vosges swear ing to get revenge for German barbar ities during August. From refugees our patrols learned the Germans fear the negroes as their officers have told the men the American colored troop al ways cut off their prisoners' ears. Tho negroes first, suffered from Ger man trickery when a segeaiit and three privates were on outpost duty snd sev eral Germans arose immediately in front of them, crying "kamerad!" The negroes did not shoot, thinkins the bodies were sincere, whereupon the nuns Tnrew nnti, creim. es nt- nV woumniig ajToTher. Th imns tnrow liaiid..rri:uailes..ah.-4ii tvvu rruiniuiux move orr me uermans. As a result of this trickery the negroes are iuu or tne spirit of revenge. AMERICANS ADVANCE , By Webb Miller (United Press staff correspondent.) ' With tho American Armies in France Sept. 10. Americans have advanced in local attacks against Lo Petite Mon tague tablo land. (La Petite Montague a fortified height on tho American lincs, where they drop down from tho Aisno to tho Vesle, lias seriously im peded our troops advanco on their right flank.) After a strong bombardment of tho hill with tho heaviest fire concentrat ed on tho La Petito plateau, the Am ericana launched their assaults Monday morning. The fighting was still contin uing Monday night. Reports from tho battlefield said tho Yankees assault was directed toward the table laud. Our in'pntry went forward in small groups, filtering in between the enemy machine gun nests which were thickly sittered through the wooded ravines. Tho Americans picked off German snip ers and gun crews one by one- When the last word was received, the Ameri cans were approaching the foot of tho plateau and working in around tho sides of tlio table land. Tho advance was most difficult ow ing to the large number of machino gun nests and isolated snipers who fir ed upon our men. Despite this resistance, good progress had been reported by evening. A num ber of machine gun squads were wiped out when the ' Germans fought back with determination from hidden em placements. .Tho crest of La Petite Montague is infested with machine gun nests bo hind strong barbed wire, which Ameri can gung have been methodically pound ing. Some prisoners and machine guns were taken during Monday and sent to the rear. On Ssiulny night during pitch dark ness, our troops sifted in between tho outlying nests, killed or drove off tlio crews and then returned to taeir own lines. Simultaneously tho French on our rbjht advanced, in cooperation with us. Determination of the enemy to hold their positions on top of the plateau and the strength of these positions is shown by the fact that the Germans have 18 heavy machine guns aud over a score of light ones on the table land alone. As machine guns on fringes of the heights are gradually cleaned out, tho Americans are working up tho low er slopes of the system of strongly de fended plateaus. British And French Close To St. Quentin By William Philip S'-rnms, (United Press correspondent). Paris, Sept. 10. (4 p. m.) Encircling of St. Quentin by British and French armies .con tinued this, aftdrnoon. The four principal roads convorjjingi into the city from (lie west and S'nth are in possession rf1 th a li"s. All communication i !c twe n l,iFcre and St. (Juef -.m havj ben cut off. 1 7