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TODAY in i iKf to 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,0?O EEADEKS) DAILT Only Circulatioa in SaVyn Guar anteed by the Audit Burets of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE WEATfcrt be a gs i Oregon: Tonight an Thursday fair; gentle sou therly winds. -. - i yf r; H ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVS CENT3 FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 222. ' SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS llfimraTfftl mi m m a e i t m w sib c a k i b a a ca i yu w. mm u j& IMAKE en cross UHVKUESOH IM1MMT,I500PI0S British Start New Offensive This Morning And Break Through Hindenhurg line Despite Spirited Resistance Advance Of Two To Three Miles Made On fifteen Mile Front-Attack May Develop Into Great Battle-Americans And French Drive Nearer Outposts of Metz. London, Sept. 18.The British have crossed the Hin denburg line in their new attack at Villeret and at the sugar beet factory, south of Gouzeaucourt, according to battle front dispatches received here this afternoon. The British are-within a mile cf the Hindenburg line on a wide front, the dispatch stated. The advance was made on a front of nearly 15 miles, extending northward from the village of Holnon. The latest advices said the British had advanced an average distance of two or three miles and bad taken 1500 prisoners. Villeret is five and a half miles northwest of St. Quentin. Gouzeaucourt is five and a half miles north and west of Villeret and seven miles southwest of Cambrai. FRENCH LEND SUPPOBT By Lowell Mellett (United Proas staff correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Sept. 18. (Noon) British and French troops swept forward in a simultane ous smash against the Hindenburg line defenses centering about St. Quentin, this morning. The British attacked on a front of about 12 miles, extending from Savy wood (two and a half miles directly west of St. Quentin), northward to Pic ziyre (12 mile southwest of Camrai.( At the same time thi French, sup porting the British right flank, ad vanced southwest of St. Quentin. De lite u heavy rain, the attack was go ing well at the hour of cabling. Te .attacks began at 5:20, following a brief ' ' crash ' ' bombardment- The attack caught the Germans in the midst of the new trench building "begun a few days ago. A long tunnel had been partially constructed in the middle of the portion of the line lin ger attack. METZ GUNS USED By John De Gandt (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Sept. 18. (3:2." p. m.) The advanced defenses of Metz have enter ed the action against the Americans, according to L Heure. American forces are continuing their progress along the left bank of the Misirllo. The Germans are slowly with - drawing toward their prepared line cov ring the Conflans junction of the Metz-Conflans-Montmedy railway. At certain points the Americans (have advanced about 27 kilomoters (nearly 17 miles) since the start of Hlieir offensive. Our infantry has reach ed a point loss than ten miles from Ooiiflans (12 miles west of Metz) while patrols have advanced from two to five kilometers (a mile and quarter to jnnro than three miles) farther north. The Americans are nearing Pagny- MiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiEi!Miiiiiii3iiiiimiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiii:iiiiiii:ii War Summary of United Press IIIMIililltllllllllKlIIIIIlIIIllIlllllIIIUIIIllIIIIIItllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllHIIII I I 1507 A Day of the War; 63d Day of Counter Offensive 1 li:illlllllllll!Illlllllll!inil!!tllllIIII!lllllll!l!IIIl!lllllliniUIIIII!IIIIIIIIII!l!IIIIHIIIIll Metz front American and French forces continued to advance on the two wings. The Americans are moving up the Rupt De Mnd valley toward (l.irze and Chambley, while the French ar?' striking eastward and northeast ward from Verdun, along a front of more than tvi miles, toward the new jliudenburg line at Etain. I'icardy front The British attacked DRIVING PORTANT POINTS MICE mu D SuHMosclle (nine and a half miles south and west of Metz.) The Important Chemin Des Dames grove, is near1 its fall, as a result of a later push by the French who have reached LaMalmaison fort and ridge north of Vailly, forcing open the way into tne rinon region ot the Ailette valley. Amaricang Advance Paris, Sept. 18. Amorican forces striding northeastward along the val ley of the Bupt De Mad in the direc tion of Gorze and Caambley, have cap tured a scries of important fortified positions, La Liberto announced todaj)'. (Gorze is seven miles southwest of Metz and a mile within the German frontier. Chambley is five miles from Gorze.) At the same time the French, operat ing in the Woevro advanced two to three kilometers (a mile and a quarter to a mile and three quarters ) They reached a line east of Watron villo, Hautecourt, Dieppe and Moian ville, it was reported. (Dieppe is six miles northeast of Ver dun. Hautecourt is three miles south east of Dieppe. Moranville is a mile south of Hautecourt. Watronville is three miles south of Moranville.) British Nearer St. Quentin London, Sept. 18 The British at tacked this morning northwest of St. Quentin,' Field Marshal Haig announc ed. British troops' yesterday captured Holnon, two and three quarters miles west of 8t- Quentin. The Germans re captured most of Moeuvers' (seven miles west of Cambrai) by a counter attack yesterday evening. The British advanced slightly last night south cf the LaBassee canal in Flanders. "As the result of our operations yes terday on the southern portion of the battle front, we gained possession of Holnon village, with snveral prison ers," the statement said. "This morning our troops attacked (Continued on page seven) I northwest of St. Quentin this morning following the capture of Holnon, two and three quarters miles west of that ' city yesterday evening. A German coun Iter attack on Moeuvres, seven miles back to the wtstern outskirts last ni'-ht. Flanders front British troops ad vanced slightly last night immediately south of the. LaBassee canal. TOWA in HA F v 1IHLI IS MADE Is Now On Way To Switzer land To Arrange For Ex change of Prisoners . By Robert 3. Bender. (United Press Staff Correspondent.). Washington, Sept. 18. John W Davis solicitor gcenral of the United States, has been selected by President Wilson as American ambassador to Great Brit ain, it was officially announced today. Davis, who is now euroute to Berne. Switzerland, to confer with German rep resentatives on questions involving dis position and vxchange of prisoners, is one of the less widely known, but most popular officials of the government. In many ways Davis' position as Un ited States ambassador to Britain would not be uuliko that of Lord Reading British ambossador to the United Sta' tes. Both men are legal minds of great repute, Davis being recognized as one of the most auK' solicitors general the government ever had. Both Davis and Beading ate of the so-called "liberal" element in world politics and both are of charming per sonality. , In view of the delicate probh'ms which. jug, bound, to, come ut ot .the war and the need for studious handling of -these situations between the United States and, Great Britain, Davis' selec tion carries with it the knowledge that ho is held in extremely high esteem by Preside, nt Wilson. Many times he has been mentioned for important cabinet posts but at the time when his svlection was deemed likely, he was involved in important government cases before the United States supreme court. 1 His selection for an ambassadorship!. now would be timely, becauw the jus tice department has decided to drop trust prosecutions for the war period and Davis' duties as solicitor general have been lightened. . John William Davis was born at Clarksburg, W. Va., April 13, 1873. He graduntvd from Washington and Lee laws school and later was associate pro fessor of law in the institution. He has been prominent in democratic politics all of his life, being a former member of the West Virginia house of delegates ck'legato to democratic conventions and member of thP 62nd nnd 63rd congress es, from which he resigned August 30, 1913, to become solicitor general at the request of President Wilson. He is a 32nd degrev Mason, an Elk and a promi nent clubman here. Davis is married and has a daughter. LATEST NEWS FROM BALTIC PROVINCES Indications Germany Is Pre paring To Withdraw From Baltic Front. Washington Svpt. 18. Germany gives some indication of preparing for a future withdrawal from the Baltic provinces. State department advices today ro tated that the Teutons had bvgun re moval of all useful materials from the provinces (probably chiefly Esthonia and Livonia), with the apparent in tent of getting out later. The advices came from Moscow,) The advices canw from Moscow, via Kamara and Irkutsk. They said hunger and disorder are everywhere in Russia. ! bolshevik treatv. according to this mes- sage. In showed the Gwnans had tried I to form an alliance with some strong faction against the bolshevik. This ef fort having failed the Germans took the only other available course and made a treaty with the bolsheviki whereby tb latter was to attempt to hold the aiues iu me nuriu. I Lenine'u condition was reported lin ' proved. All the department information coup- I led with press messages tends to show M nn m FROM Mk (Continued on page three) l BALKANS WILL SLOP BULGARIA ASS1STINGCERHANY fs Wanting To Bulgars That They Must be Prepared to Defend Themselves. By J. W. T. Mason. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Sept. 18. The French, Serbian and Greek operations along the Balkan f.-ont give promise of a major offensive being conducted against Bul garia next spring in strategic conform ity with theoperations which America and the allies will then start against Germany in the west. The present movement, itself in' Macedonia, can scarcely have been planned to preserve for any length of time Into the winter season, which soon begins in the Balkans. It would be hazardous, if not impossibh?, to prolong an offensive during the severe snows of mountainous southeastern Europe. A Balkan offensive has always been asso ciated with the spring. The purpose of the present drive is doubtless to seeure possession of local points of vantage for which a spring advance can sucessf ully be undertaken. This, of courso, implies the issuance of notice to the Bulgarians that they will bo attacked next year. There is good strategy in giving the notiw. Germany is desperately trying to pcr-j snade Bulgaria to send troops to the West Front to holp Von Hindenburg de fend German territory. The Bulgars have been ivluctant to agree, but thero have lately been some signs of waver-1 ing at Sofia. Now, however, it would positively be dangerous for tho Bulgar-j ian government to permit any large number of troops to go to the wyst front. If this were dono Bulgaria's own defensive position would- be weakened to an extent that would give high encouragement to the allies to strike for Sofia itself. . Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, is a timid monarch, who is out exclusively for spoils. The changing conditions in the war situation are1 alroady reported to have 80nt u'm to health resorts where brken down nerves aro treated. The Bulgarian retreat along tho Mace donian front is certain to make Ferdin and still more timorous and to cause him to think of the Safety of his own throne befons considering tho plight of the Hohenzollenis. This means the kaiser will be unable to rely on silous Bulgarian military support when the Americans start for the Rhine. NO COMPROMISE WITH CRIME SAVSKIKISTER Premier Clemenceaa Says No Bargaining Between Crime And Justice Pni-ia Knitt IS. Premier flemenceail speaking in tho senate last night, de clared tnat tne ames must Koep on fighting until Germany understands there can be no compromise between crime and right. France desires the honor of express ncr her orntitiiiie to tne SDienaiu sol diers of the entente whose efforts are about to free the populations trom the subjugatbn of barbarism," the pre mier said. Referring to German atrocities, ho said: "Thero will be no victory until such criminals aro made to pay in full." "A TPvennl nf fortune has brought about a falling back of the kaiser's armies before tho peoples of free con science," he continued, wnat do mey want and what do you wantf Vou must ..... . . I .nAf keep on riguting unin me when the enemy can undersiand there is to be no compromise between crime and right. "I have heard it gaid that peace can nnt lie hronirht about bv s military de cision. That Was not what Germany said when she let loose the war with ail its horrors. Therefore, let it be as Ger many has f illed, and as Germany has done. "Wo nnlv eek hence so that future generations may be spared the abomi nations of the past. "Forward, then, to the liberation of people from the last fury of foul force! Forward to victory! The wholo of France and all of thinking humanity are with you." . Soanish' Influenza Epidemic In Navy Yard i'liilndelnhia. Scot. IS. Several hun dred cases of Spanifh influenza have dcvelop-'d a,t the Philadelphia navy yard and the naval home, ao-ording to "reports to the bureau of health today. City Health Director Kruzen will confer with naval authorities later in the day and will cooperate in every way possible to stamp out the myster ious malady. The disease is said to have been 'brought here by sailors re turning on transports. ALLIED VICTORIES PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF i fit Secretary Daniels Says Teu ton Rulers Acting Quick ly Because Afraid Annapolis. Mr., Sept. IS. Austria's peace conference note; Germany's peace offer to Belgium and the 'scream of the kaiser at Essen" were all due, directly to the allied American victor ies, Secretary Daniels said today at the graduation of 646 ensigns for the naval academy. "If the allied forces had not won military victories," said Duniels, "no such remarkable speech as Wilhelm made to the workers in Krui ps would have been delivered, the tender to Bel gium would not have been made and the Austrian feeler would not have been put forth. "There is a lesson for us today in the sequence in these events. Military success is the only argument German militarists can now understand- . " The allies advances are alone responsible for the offer of peace to Belgium nnd tho proposition of the Austrian emperor for a conference. "American courage on land and sea wrote tho first notes of the peace of fensive. Having failed of their ob jective by their utter disregard of hu man standards of warfare, tho German war lords and their associates start a peace drive." Daniels scoffed at the kaiser's Es- aen speech. "Let nobody question the truthfulness of tho statement tnat ne did all he could to shorten the war," the secretary continued, "for no Hun, no Atilla medieval sought his end by less consideration of thoso upon whom his soldiers trampled in their eager ness to 'shorten the war' and fatten upon the fruits of the laW of the con quered." WILSON'S NEXT MOVE WILL BE RECOGNITION Of These There Are Six Mil lion In Austria-Hungary -Hit Austria Hard Washington, Sept. . 18. Resognition of the Jugo-Slavs in Austria will be President Wilson's next thrust at the enemy, according to diplomatic offi cials hero today. Outright recognition of the inde pendence of over six million Jugo slavs in Austria-Hungary will follow the blunt dismissal of the Austrian at tempt to entice the allies into a secret peace conference, authorities predict ed. Jugoslavs in the United States, formerly Austrian subjects, havo shown their loyalty to tho allies again by de feating an alleged Austrian socialist coalition which attempted to get con trol of tho convention ,of tho national Croation society, now meeting in Chi cago. At the request of Secretary of Stato Lansing, officials began work on their brief, setting forth the grounds on which they will ask recognition. Military aid to tho allies, as well as political organization looking toward independence, we the grounds on which the Jugo-Slavs will present their caso to tho alliec. In the recognized Serbian army, which has made advances in Mac.odonia this week, are thirty thousand Jugo slavs formerly Austrian subjects, rep resentatives here state. ' ABE MARTIN I lit In th' years t' como tho won't bo nothin' that'll conjure up th' golden days 0' youth like a whiff o' violet tal cum. If thcr's anything a dentist hates it's a droopin' mustache. GERMANY 11D AUSTRIAN PEACE OFFER TO ALLIES Vienna Papsr Says Note Dis patched Only After Full est Consultation. NOTE HAD NOT REACHED VATICAN THIS MORNING German Press Already Using American Refusal To Stir The People. Rome, Sept. 18. The Vatican chan cellory had not received the Austrian nnto to tho pope up to a late hour last night. It was considered possible that tho message was sont directly to the pope, not passing through the chancel lory. " ' s "We hope that the entente's answer to Austria will bo prompt, precise and offoetive," tho Corriere Delia Sera said. "They know what is behind the action at Vionna. Let them respond im mediately. Delays arc too dangerous. Germany Behind It Amsterdam, Sept. 18. The Austrian peace note was dispatched after the fullest consultation with Germany and with tho latter V approval, according to the Vicuna Reichspost. The newspaper said the proposal was composed following an exchange of views, tho German government express ing the belief that the moment for publication was not ill chosen. Belgium Scorns It Paris, Sopt. 18. Belgium, after con sultation with the allies has decided to reject Absolutely Germany's offer of a separate peaco, tho Petit Parisien an nounced today, Amjsrioans Wtchful Washington, Sept. 18. American government officials are on guard to ward off any Teuton move in the des perate peace offensive. It was foreseen here today that Ger many and Austria are likely later to make some fresh maneuver, perhaps at tempting to start a discussion on cer tain points of President Wilson's peace terms. The United State position, however, is that these terms stand; and that there will not be peace until they are accepted. Any further boche peace drive will bo considered just as insincero and unacceptable a-s the previous smash es. Only clear cut acceptance of all the tonus will got an audience here, offi cials siy. They do not believe that Ger many or Austria is prepared to go that far now. It is anticipated that the Teu ton will make as much use at home as possible of the Wilson rejection. Al ready press comments indicate a new attempt will be staged to blame the president for prolonging the war, thus luifkin. afinmlntiita tlm Hermann to j'U,llWm n,.........v...n ..... d m, nfltita tin thn ntbfir hflTld. it. IS held that the thinking -people of the : ...:n !,. thn central empires win icoi TT-L...1 Utnta, 1, n a "nut tliA ftllOA OB Ulllbdl .llWt.T HUE, J'". the other foot." In any event, offi cials here are anxious to have all peace :.. n.:.. ...,..t. tl,t tho lulll CVttV IH Ul KUUllUJ .u v (Continued on page two) ALLIESJO THE END This Until The Central Powers Are Driven Out Of All Invaded Territory T.nnilnn Sont 18 Hnmuel GoninerS. president of the American Federation of labor, presenting the prnponnls of that organization at the inter allied la bor conference today, said the delega tion is unprejudiced and open nnnueu, htit that it to hnnrwl Itv the nri lici nlcS expressed in the proposals. ihc following, he said, are tho es sential fundamental principles for a peace treaty: A league of free peoples; no politic al, tconomie or diseriiniuntory restric tions, no indemnities or reprisals for vindictive or injurious purposes, but to right manifest wrongs; recognition of the rights of small nations; no ter ritorial changes, except for the wel fare of tho people affected. t The American Federation of Labor delegation submitted the following pro posals to the conference: That the conference is unqualifiedly determined to as'nt the allies in driv- (Conlinued on page two) II askedby 00 DE 11 Railroad Director Then Ap peals To Exertion Boards To Hcb Him Out MANY RAILROAD MEN I REQUIRED IN FRANCE Places Cannot Be Filled And Boards Asked To Exempt Every Real Worker Washington, Sept. 18. Railway em ployes, like allother workvrs must prova their services are essential, to avoid th draft. Provost Marshal General Crovr- der has ruled that there can be 'no blanket class exceptions of any kind. Director Uvneral McAaoo, wno sougni such blanket exemption, today directed -regional chiofs t0 ask deferred classifi cations for every necessary employe. His directions follow: '," "Sincethe railroad are indisjrjnsab le and branches of the service to which employes bolong are indispen sable, I undcrsatnd the remaining quea? tions for consideration by, the district boards aro whvthcr a particular em ploye can bo dispensed with (1) on the ground that the railroad has' more of such employes than It needs, or (2) up on the ground that it can readilj re place such employes with others. Appeals to Boards. "Pleasu stuto to the district board with my full authority that after eight and a half months of a thorough and continuous study of this subject, being constantly in touch witu employers oi railroad labor, tho representatives ol railroad employes and the reports of tha labor situation generally for the whole Mimtrr. tl.vrn ia 110 surplus supply Of labor from which employes can -b drawn to replace those wno may o taon for military service. Any com natitnt mill-nil d emulove taken from an indispensable branch of the railorad service will be subtracted irom a iorc milieu la already too small and whlchv cannot bo adequately replenished. Tha taking of any such employe uy any uin trict board would be a step tending to injure war operations of sou'O railroads. Tho taking of sucj, steps by numarous district boards, would in the aggregate, constitute a cumulative and far reach ing injury to tho United States railroad administration and would destroy the purpose for which tho government took possession of such control of the roads. Skilled Labor Scarce. "Tl.j scarcity of skilled labor em ployes is du partly to tho fact that up to tho present time tho railroads of tho country, in addition to meeting their full share oiW.hedemands of men for general military service, haw boon subjected to the peculiar disability that they nltne out of all the industries ,.e tl, niiTitn have haH to furnish largo numbers of men for special mili tary service, 'Hundreds of miles of military rial rouds in Franco are hvng operated for the military forces of tho United Sta tes by men wh0 have been drawn from tho ranks of the skilled officers aud employes of railroads in this country. In thi"s way thw drain upon skilled rial road b:uor "has already been proportion ately greater than tho drain upon skill ed railroad. labor of other industries. And this, in part, accounts for the ex ceptional shortage of skilled labor that confronts the United States railroad ad ministration. Cannot Be Replaced "It must also b0 clear that employes in these classes cunno be supplk-d by the employment and training of new employes Practically without excep tion, theso vinployineiits are not suited tn witmpn. but. fibln bodied men are needed for th0 discharge of tho duties. Theso men are not available in ade quate numbers and will become less and less available as the war progresses. Besides, untrained men cannot perfurm the functions and if skilled railroad employes are taken for military servicn tho substitution of untrained vmpYiyei even if available would prove destruc tive to efficient railroad operation. "It i desired that the undertanding and sympathetic co-operation of tho dis trict boards shall be sought in all in stances. To thv extent that railroad men can be spared from railroad service for military service we ought to spajs them. But to the extent that they aro needed for railroad service tiro district boards .hould not attempt to take them !for military service. Is patriotic jjuxy. "The United States railroad admin istration intends to ask for deferred classification only whon the men on whose bvhalf the request is made ara needed in the publie interest for tho continued performance of their duties and when experienced substitutes can- (Continued on page three) CLASS EXEM PTI RSAYSNO