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Veles Captured With Many
Prisoners And Vast Milt-
tary Stores.
BULGARIA RECEIVES
ALLIED PiiACE TERMS
Surrender Is
Real Definition Of Condi
tions Imposed
' Amsterdam, Sept. 28. Austria is re
cocted to be takinsr srtens to withdraw
Iter forces from Albania, owing to the
menace o her flank faulting from the
anted drive in Macedonia.
London, Sept. 28. Serbian troops
continue thtr eastward flanking move
raant, and hare passed KOchane (IS
miles southeast of Kartovo) and are
now at Radovtshte (13 milie north of
Swoumrltza) It was officially announc
ed in the Serbian war office statement
received today.. .-. ,:....-
Capture of Vales,' from - which the
Barbs are pushing northward toward
TJskub, was officially confirmed.
"We are now in Eadovishte and
tiasa advanced beyond Eochane," the
eommtuiiqae said.
"We have entered Veles and the ad
vance toward Uskub has been resum
ed "At Veles we dispersed th enemy
dof ending the city and took an enor
mous number of prisoners.
"In eur advance toward Uskub we
captured three mountain guns, several
machine guns, an onormoua amount of
war mateti! and a great number of
prison ars, mostly Germans."
TERMS FOB BULGARIA
" By-Raymond Clapper
" (United Press-staff correspondent)
'. '. Washington, Sept. 28. Bulgaria can
et out of the war if she agrees ; to
tfmir conditions, an authoritative Bal
kan diplomatic source4 'informed the
.United Press today, . " "
!,, She must:
1 Demobilize her army and surren
der all material.
2 Permit allied control of Bulgarian
ilways.
8 Permit passage of entente troops
to the Turkish frontier.
4 Agree to rest all territorial ques
tions until the general peace at the
ei(l of the war.
' 1 Bulgaria is sincere, this diplomat1
Mid, 8he will accept tnese conditions
mud give the allies a chance to strike
direct at Turkey.
. That Riilcrariii would aceeDt these de-
wands was thought highly probable and
on all sides it was agreed that the al
lies have much to benefit by getting
Bulgaria out of the way and evposingj
the Austrian rear and European lur
tey to a vigorous attack.
it became known that the allies have
not consulted this government on the
mibjcct of an armistice so far, but that
they will do so, is believed likely.
Parliament Approves
- The Hague, Sept; 28. The Bulgarian
parliament- has approved Premier Ma
linoff's request for an armistice and
delegate are now en route to the fron
tier, according to dispatches received
fccre today. ' ...
Foreign Minister Von Hintze dcclar
4 that the Bulgarian delegatei wore
till in Sofia on Thursday, despite press
reports they had left for Salonika o
Wednesday.
Italians Advance
v London, Sept. 28. Italian troops op
erating in Macedonia have captured
Kfushevo, it was learned today.
This success represents an advance
of about eight mileg from the Italian
line a last reported. Krushevo is IS
miles west of Prilip. ,
German Troops Sent
The Hague, Sept. 2S. Bulgaria's
C(iee overtures hare caused great con
ternation in Germany, according to
atviees received here today.
.. The German, government has offi
cially notified Austria of Bulgaria's
wqnest ifor an armistice.
German provincial newspapers an
nounced that troops are being sent to
Strengthen the Bulgarian front.
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BINDERS FRONT
tfJEOFLATEST
AlACKBYBRITISH
Advance Two And Three
Miles On Front of Fifteen
... Miles Today
OREGON MEN IN
CHAMPAGNE BATTLE
General Pershing Reports
Men From' This' State
Were In Drive
London; 3ept 28. (6:15 p. m.) The
average advance f the British and Bel
gians in Flanders today was between
two and three miles, 'it was learned au
thoriatively tonight They have taken
possession of Foelcapelle. ,
(Poelcapelle ig mid-way
Ypres and Dixmude.)
between
Paris, Sept. 28. Splendid progress is
bainft. made in Flanders by the British
and Belgian armies, which began an at
tack there this morning., The attack is
being delivered on a fifteen mils front
between Ypres and Dixmude. . ,
Washington, Sept.- 28. Capture by
the American first army Friday of of ur
towns northwest of Verdun was report
ed today, by General Pershing.' The
number of prisoners taken by the Am
ericana in this latest drive has passed
the. 8,000 mark. More than 100 guns
haw also been taken.
The communique follows: - '
"Northwest of Verdun the first army
continued its attack begun yesterday.
The town of Charpentry, Very, Epion
ville and Ivoiry wore taken. Bcpoaied
hostil-j counter attacks on 'Major Cam
nren's corps were thrown back by the
troops from Ohio, New Jersey, Mary
land and Virginia and from Oregon,
Washington, Colorado, Wyoming an!
Montana. The capcurcd material in
cludes ovr 100 guns, of which twelve
are-of heavy calibre, many trench rnor
targ and hundreds of machine guns, 'the
number of prisoners hag risen to over
8,000, including 125 officers." ......
Attack is Resumed.
Pari3, Sept. 28. Tho attack in the
Champagne was resumed at 5:30 this
morning, it was annoimevsd today by
the French war office.
The French are also attacking bet
ween the Ailette and the Aisne and are
making progres, northeast of Saney.
In this region, the French haw cap
tured Jouy and Aizy. '
In the Champagne French troops have
occupied Soinme-Py and have passed I
northward of Fontaine-En- Dorinois. '
"We have occupied Somme-Py and cap-
turpi) tho hoicrlit nnrth nf Vnnlair.t. V'n.
Tlnrmma." thA ntntpmant taid. I
"The battle continues between the
Ailette and the Aisne. . We are pro
givesing northeast of Sancy. North of
Aisne we occupied Jouy and Aizy."
Break Through Back Line.
' London, Sept. 28.; The American
have broken through the subsidiary de
fenses behind the Hindcnburg line on
the w mile front between Danncvoux
and Eelisfontaine, northwest of Veidun
according to battle front dispatches re
ceived here today,
uB l wee ii Kuutillois and Mont Lkin-
ville ( a front of about ten miles), the
Americans aiv within a mile of the
heads of the enemy's throe standard
guage railways. They have captured
scores of miles of light railways.
Dannevonx is near the west bank of
the Mcu.-, 15 miles north and west of
Verdun. Eelisfontaine is three miles
and a half north of Vareness and an eq
ual distance west of Montfaucon. Nan-
mile and a half north of
Montfaucon. Mont Blainville is a mile
and a half northwest of Varennes.
Berlin Official Report
Berlin, Via London, Kept. 28. Em
ployment of fresh American divisions
in the allied attack east of the Argon
ne was announced by the war office to
day. . -
Strong attacks by the Americans
were continued in this sector, the eoin
muuiqne declares, but it adds that
"they were brought to a standstill
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SALE M, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1913
CAMBRIA AT MERCY
OF BRITISH ARMIES
SINCE LATEST SMASH
Correspondent On Field TeSs
Interesting Story Of Yes
terday's Drive.
By Lowell Mellett
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With The British Armies In France,
Sept. 28. Cambrai has been laid open to
capture by British where and when
the British see fit. It is unlikely,
honvver, that Cambrai wifi be taken
by a precipitate rush, inasmuch as it is
known (hat the Germans have mined1
two great tunnels within the city.
The new linv the Americans desired
to reach extended from a point east of ,
Honnecourt (two miles .northwest of I
TiiiCntnlnti in a nniiit annthwAst nf Uollt.t
court, (a mile and a half south of Le
Catelet.) -Houthermost half of this line
wa9 reached by them yesterday with
comparatively little difticulty. lu the!
northern portion, however, they were I
e ngngcrl all day in a pitched battle.
lh( ircrmaus, although under fre-,
quent reroindVTs that they are now in
their "winter positions" recoiled in
stantly when the Americans first swept
them back. Using field guns and heavy
calibre pieces, however, they counkr at-
tacked across the canal; and forced the
Americans baek again. '
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ,
MUST BE MADE PAR T
OF PEACE SETTLEMENT
President Serves Notice That
OldStyle Statecraft Must
Be Scrapped
Washington. Sept. 28- President
Wilson served notice on the European
chancellories, allied as well s Teuton,
that they must scrap their old style
state craft if enduring peace is tt come
out or tne great war.
The United Press is able to state
scmi-officially today that the purpose
behind his New York address last night
regarded a most stfrikingly inde
pendent, is three fold,- namely.
First, to notify frankly and. openly
the allied spokesmen that they must
harken to. their peoples' wishes and
openly clarify their war purposes as
the United States has done.
Second, that they may frankly dis
cuss America's views and say "wheth
er they think I am mistaken in my in
terpretation of the issues," because
unity -of coifnsel and purpose is as es
sential as unity of military command
to properly- win the war.
. Third, that the whole world, bellig
erent and neutral, may knw that Am
erica will not be party to a peace that
sees 'one nation suffer, to the profit of
another; tbat.this nation insists upon
justice to friond and enemy alike at the
peace table; that we insist the .eace
negotiations shall be pubic ito the
world and that' no secret covenants or
barter business shall occur within the
world alliance to enforce peace upon
which we etill insist.
Standing out above his reiteration
of our war purposes, his adherence to
the league of nations idea and like po
sitions he has frequently taken here
tofore is the president 's virtual chal
lenge to the European spokesmen to lay
all their cards on the table now. He
points to the demands of the "plain
workaday people" that the leaders of
their governments declare to them
"painly what it is, exactly what it
is," that they are seeking in this war.
The people of these countries, he
says, "are not yet satisfied with what
they have been told statesmen
must follow the clarified common
thought of be broken."
And on this point.be talked directly
at the statesmen of our associates as
well as to the hypocritical spokesmen
of our enemies. The note of the whole
address soundeil the warning that Am
erica and the allies must think more
clearly now than ever before of the is
sues that hang upon the war and the
purposes that must be realized from
it. "
As for the United States, we are sot
interested in "terms," nor will any
peace based on barter or compromise
be sanctioned, the president declared.
Sinee we cannot accept the word of the
Hohenzollerns, we "can't 'come to
terms' with them," says the presi
dent. Therefore, he points out, any
f'n 1 oil
a. . . '
Once more the Americans came on and
attacked again and again, shoving the
enemy back until finally the Germans
were driven ont and tlie desired posi
tions were htld tight. The doughboys
spent the night consolidating their
hold.' -
As a result, of thew operations, 2Z
prisoners wvre taken, including twelve
officers.
Germans) are Inactive. "
Yesterday afternoon I was able to fol
low the victorious British army well
beyond the Canal Dn Novd to th?
heights beyond, - overlooking Bourloa
wood, notwithstanding that in the morn
ing the Germans held the ground on this
side of the canal- This fact is remark
able, as ordinarily ground over which
the enemy has just retreatv-d is distin
ctly' unsafe. The Germans always
made a practice of covering approaches
to new positions with shell fire, lender
ing the work of bringing up men and
ma'lvrial almost as dangerous as front
line fighting. - -
I spent two hours in absolute quiet,
so far as the enemy. Iras concerned.
Only the British guns shattered tho
atmosphere.. Many ofj these, including
advanced field guns twerp far behind
n is
(Continued on fiage thre'
peace in which the Teutons participate
must be irion clad and strongly riivet
ed. The best machinery to accomplish
this, he still sees in. the Jeague of na
tions, which, he adds, cannot be form
ed before the peace sitting (because it
would then be merely a new, alliance
confined to nations associated against
a common enemy) and it cannot be for
mulated after the peace settlement. It
must be an "essential part of the
peace settlement itself," the pf-esi-dent
declared. "It would be folly to
leave the guarantee to the subsequent
voluntary action of the governments
we have seon destroy Russia and de
ceive Rumania."
As a result of the president's ex
pressed hope that the allied statesmen
"will speak as they have occasion, as
plainly as I have tried to speak," the
general belief here isi that Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau will
soon opj?n!y dijpeuss 'the president's
latest expression on American war pur
poses. For several days thero has been
a strong undercurrent of feeling in of
ficial and diplomatic quarters here that
this should be done.
The president emphasized that the
justice to be obtained by the league
must involve no discrimination toward
any people.
This he set forth explicitly in a set
of fivo principles which he enumerated
as "tho practical program" of Amer
ica's peace terms, and for the mainte
nance of which "the United States is
prepared to assume its full share of
responsibility"
Five principles Set Forth
These principles were, he' atd
"First, the impartial justice meted
out must linvoVve 'no 'discrimination
between those to whom we wish to bo
just aud those to whom we do not wish
to be just. It must be justice that
plays no favorites, and knows no
standard bnt the equal rights of the
several peoples concerned.
"Second, no special or separate in
terest of any single nation or any
group of nations, can be made the bas
is of any part of the settlement which
is not consistent with the common in
terests of all.
Special Covenants Cat Out
"Third, there can be no league or
alliances or special covenant and un
derstandings' within the general and
common family of the league of na
tions. '
"Fourth, and more specifically, there
can be no special, selfish economic
combinations within the league end no
empolyment of any form of economic
boycott or exclusion except as the
power of economic penalty by exclus
ion from the markets of the world may
be A-ested in the league of nations it
self as a means of discipline and con
trol. "Fifth, all international agreements
and treaties of every kind must be
made known in their entirety to the
rest of the world."
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BRITISH CONTINUE '
DRIVING FORWARD
TOWARDCAWA
Americans Assist Allies In Pi
cardy Drive On Hmden
burg Line
OVER TWO HUNDRED
GUNS ARE CAPTURED
Hard Fighting But Unbroken
Series Of Victories Mark
Progress
Parts, Sipt. 28. The total of prison
ers taken by the allies on the west
front in the last three days is more
than 30,000v it was unofficial lly stated
today.
By Lowell Mellett
i. (United Press staff correspondent) . .
With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 28 American forces,- cooperating
with the British iri Picarjjy, attacked
at 5 o'clock this morning, opening what
probably is their-most -important con
tribution to the British efforts thus far
The Americans on a .wide secUiiv of
the British front face the Hindcnburg
line across broken ground, .averaging
500 yards in depth, as a result of the
advantages won during yesterday 'g at
tack, Protecting the extreme right of Gen
eral Byng's forces, the Americans at
(he same time have improved their po
sition by clearing up tha intervening
stretch of trenches to an average
depth of 1000 yards. - ,
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'. Progress Satisfactory
London, - Sept. 28.-The British -advance
on1 Cambrai was "continued today
and satisfactory progress was report
ed by Field Marshal Haig on the whole
battle front. Tho battle continued thru
out yesterday and last night.
The second British army commenced
operations in Flanders this morning in
conjunction with the Belgian army,
the statement said. " "
(This may indicate the long expect
ed offensive in iFlanders.) ..
The British in the Cambrai attack
have, already taken more than 10,000
prisoners and over 200 guns, Haig re
ported. ' ;
" Yesterday the attack on the Cam
brai front was pressed without relaxa
tion until late, and further progress
was made in the evening, especially in
the northern portion of the battle
field," the statement said.
"Additional prisoners and guns were
captured,
"Our operations have been mater
ially helped by the admirable work of
the engineers, Within less than four
hours after the -opening of the assault,
in spite of hostile shell fire, they suc
cessfully threw across the Canal Du
Nord a number of 'bridges capable of
carrying transport, thus permitting the
advance to continue without check.
"Operations are progressing satis
factorily this morning on tho whole
battlo front.
"Over 10,000 prisoners and, more
than 2(W guns have been captured.
"Operations of the Second British
army in Flanders commenced this morn
ing, in conjunction with the Belgian
ajrmy. This will be reported in the Bel
gian communique."
The Sixith and Seventh corps con
tinued to make gocwl progress between
Flesquicrcs ridge and Eourlou Hoights.
The first Canadians passed beyond
Haynecourt (five miles northwest of
Cambrai) and reached the Douai-Cam-brai
read. At nightfall, the Eleventh
division, passing through the Canadians
pushed rapidity forward a distance of
over two miles, capturing Epinoy (a
mile and a half north of Haynecourt)
and Oisy-le-Verger (two. miles north
west of Epinoy.)
At the same time the Sixteenth di
vision, pressing northward along Hie
canal, took over 500 prisoners in the
defenses of Sauchy-Oaunchy. " ' '
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British Weekly Losses
London, Sept. 28. British casualties,
contained in official lists published
during the week, totaled 25,089, divid
ed as follows:
Killed Wounded Missing Total
Officers ......:.350 727 85 11 2
Men 4092 1 7725 2110 23927
Totals 4442 18452 2195 25089
Berlin Officiail Report
Berlin, via London, Sept. 27 (De
lated) "Between the roads leading
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AMERICANS CAUSE Of
COMPLETE BULGAR ROUT
SAYS GEN. MARCH TODAY
West Front Situation So Serious No German Divisions Could
Be Sent To East-Chief Of Staff Tells Of Capture Of 15,003
Prisoners By French And Americans, And 10,000 By lie
British In Past Two Days. Location Of Various American
Units Is Gwn In Weekly Statement
FRENCH STATESMAN
GiVESENTIMENTS
OH LIBERTY LOAN
Send Greeting To Americas
Allies From Across Ocean
On This Occasion
Paris, Sept. 27. The following state
ments were given to the United Fress
today in connection with the opening.
of tho Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
by Enule Boutroux, head of ' the
French academy and Gabriel Ilanotaux,
p'rsiamt'f trie Froneo-Antericaa- com'
mission. " i
'Thorough liberty-is the right that
all human beings, individually or col
lectively have for themselves," .said
Boutroux. .,
"The present war a fight for liber
ty ond against enslavemont would
miscarry if it did not lay the basis of
a world organization founded on 1m-
bpersonal justice and the principle of a
peace wortny or mankind.
''No nation in the world has better
than the United States shown by her
history ond behavior in the war tha
this is her ideal and that for its tri
umph she is ready to sacrifice all that
she possesses.
"Honor to the country of Washing
ton, Lincoln end Wilson 1''
Tanotaux said:
"Ouo recognizes now the designs of
providence when she accumulate secu
larly, In America, all the energlos end
liberties.
'America comes to fight for Europe
who has given her life and for the
whole large human family. She ves,
at the same time mankind's independ
ence and honor.. Against tho biggest
crime, it is the greatest conscience re
storation thot hiBtory has ever known."
from Arras to Peronnc and Cambrai
and also against' the Siegfried front
west, of LeCatelot, Anglo-American at
tacks in the direction of Cambrai gain
ed ground," the German war office an
nounccd tonight.
"In the Champagne, as well as be
tween the Argonne and the Meuse, re
newed Franco-American attacks fail
ed." ,
' Thv allies doubtless made the Turk-)
think it was "hell's acre," too.
Lend for Liberty. If you can't lend
much, lend as much a9 you can.
ABE MARTIN ;
A new . endless towel is niakin'
a test run t th' new Palace hotel. Who
remembers when only children stolu sugar.
Oregon: Tonight 2s
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I'nsi-ttled wea- fi
ther, probable
showers tonight
or Sunday; cooler
Sunday; gentle
northwester!
winds.
ON T BAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENT
By Carl 0. Groat
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Sept. 28 American son:
centration on the west front, is direct.
fectio-n. 1 - .. " ,'. . .-
This interpretation was drawn today!
from Chief of Staff March 's press con
ference, in which he pointed out that
Germany now is no longer able to aid!
a hard pressed ally "Such as Butimria.
The downfall of Turkey andhe re
entrance of Rumania were foreseen by
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March as iiumuiient possibilities if a
separate peace is made with Bulgaria.
Tho Danubo front would be established.
Whereas last week March said the
war situation was - "continuously
good," he characterized it today as
',' continuously better. "
Dwelling largely' ori the Bulgarian
situation, the chief of staff pointed
out that her defection was important
not alone from a dipUxmatie standpoint
and from the general offect on the
grand strategy ctf the war, but also as
illustrative of tho striking effect of
wea..frot soBeentration....,, . , s,
rrevioiwiy, te pointed out, the Ger-f
man had been able' to devote some di
visions to other ." than the west front ''
when necessary, Tbt day has passed;
he said. . , -
The big concentratidn of the entire
American army, plus the French atid
British forces, holds the Gorman in the
west.
March declared we see the result in
Bulgaria's plea for a separate peace,
which, he suggested, foreshadows the
elimination, of Turkey and the re-en
trance of Knmania. ,
Turnia to the general .military sit
uation, March re stated that official re
ports said the Americans had taken
HO00 prisoners In their drive aud the
French 7000.
The American attack was character
ized by tho sharpness and rapidity cus
tomary with the handling of our troops
in France, March said. These ifactors
contributed largely to the five or six
mile gain on the first day.
The American advance has proceed
ed entirely beyond the Hindcnburg
line and is now facing what is known
as the Kriemhild line. -
As for the British attacking in force
in Cambrai, the chief noted that ths
Tommies are now within three miles
of the 'town' and have taken 10,000
prisoners and 200 guns.
A map Mari-h displayed showing tho
JJalkan drive pictured graphically thn
ugly allied thrust against the Bulger-,
ians. The Palestine drive was termed
by II arch a picturesque and important
movement.
Answering specific, questions, March
stated that the Eighty (Fourth divis
ion is now practically all in France;
that the Connecticut troops are in tho
Twenty Sixth division (last reported
in the" lino near tho St, Mihiel sec-,
tor.) ' i ''
Colonel Stewart, it was announced,
Is in command of American forces at
Poole, Britisher, the commander- l-i
chief there.
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London, Sept. 28.--(:30 p.
m.) Paswhendnole ridge has
been outflanked from the north
in the British-Belgian offensive
in Flanders, and the British are
.making progress toward Rout
ers, it was learned authorita-'
tively here this evening.
(Roulors is the most import
ant railroad and highway base
held by the Germans in Flan
ders. It is the center of eom
munications'to Ostend and oth
er German submarine bases on
the channel.)
The Belgians have eaptured
part of the forest of Houthulst
between Ypres and Dixmude.
Many prisoners have been tak-
Paschendaelc ridge and tho
town of Paswhenilaele were
taken by the British aftci long
extended offensive operations
last year. The ridge was given
up during the big German drive
in Flanders last April.