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CngHsh And Canadians last Night Took ProviHe, Only Mile
From Cky--Haig's Forces Crowding Steadily Around St
, Quentin As Well As Cambrai-ermans Reported With
drawing West Of Rheims Where The French Are Attack-
; ing Strongly. -British In Edge Of Damascus.
London, Oct. 1. Fighting was resumed in the Cam-brai-St.
Quentin front this morning, Field Marshal Haig
lAnnounced. The Germans have set fire to Cambrai.
The British have captured Levergies (five miles north
and slightly east of St. Quentin). '
"English and Canadian. troops, closing in on Cambrai
yesterday captured Troville, (a mile - southwest of the
city) despite strong hostile resistance," the statement said.
: "Cambrai has been set afire by the enemy..
"This morning fighting commenced north of St. Quen
tin and in the Cambrai sector. . , ,:
. "North of St. Quentin the .attack continued. We cap
tured Levergies after sharp fighting in the neighborhood
of the village. To the north we made progress toward
Joncourt (two miles north of Levergies) and gained Vend
haille (a mile west of La Catelet)." . ' -
ABE SMASHING HUNS
By Webb Miller
(United Press staff corresponlent)
f 'aria, Oct. 1. Like a vast ouinipo
tout machine the allied armies aro roll
ing forward, crushing key point after
key point, advices from the battle
(fronts showed this afternoon, la many
places the Germans, recovering some
what from their first bewilderment are
liurling desperate counter attacks into
the allied tide, which are broken up
end swallowed.
In other sectors, the Germans, caught
iff their balance are withdrawing stub
boi-iily-and putting up a bloody fight
At no place are the allies advancing
without bitter fighting. General Von
Iitidcndorff is now draining his scanty
f;ervM from depots situated all the
way from Switzerland to the North
km and throwing them into tbo fight-,
swig in an attempt to stem the al'ies.
The battle front with today's at
tack between the Aiane and the Vesle,
eteuds approximately 250 miles, ac
cording to calculations by General Ver-ra-ux.
From every sector in the six distinct
battle areas, news of successes is flow
ing in hourly.
. , Attacks Repulsed "
Berlin,' Via London, Oct. 1. Repulse
of attacks by strung American forces
yesterday east of the Argonne, be
tween Aprmont and Montrebeau for
t was reported bv tho German war
office today.' The statement ' said the
Americans lost heavily..
On both side oft'ambrai the Brit-
14 kept up violent attacks all day. Oa-
naoians advanced temporarily ueyonu 1
Oambrai to Bamillies (two miles north
east of Cambrai), but were driven back
upon Tilloy (a mile north of Cambrai)
Frauch Renew Attack -Paris,
Oct- 1. French forces have re
nned their advance between the Aisne
and the Vesle, the French war office
announced today. -
. Ou the Champagne, more than 13,000
fn'isoners and 300 guns have been tak-
n unci September z.
f 'Between the Aisne and the Vesle, I
oir progress has beeu resumed," the
icommuniiine said.
"In the Champaune Freuch troops
wntinued their attack and complete! f
iheir successes yesterday evening. We !
i)Mitured Binarville and Conche-le-
Aushty (where the French and Ameri
can mies join in the Argtnne.J
' "Since September 20, more than 13,
0110 prisoiiftrs and 300 guns have been
-.ptured between the Suippe and Jha :
Argonne.;' ,
G3imans Fall Back
Paris, Oct 1. (3:47 p. m.) The
Germans are reported to be withdraw
rno between the Vesle and Tisne. west
t Rheims, where General Berthclot'sn opportunity to break up the boche
lwt wing is understood to De in action, i formations ana Diasr out tueir bkuiuc
General Gouraud'a army is attacking i gun nests. Many of our field guns are
i.r- the Champagne on Bethe.lot's right, ! m near the front lines that they are
. progressing satisfactorily and is ex- able to fire pointblank at the enemy,
iiecled to reach all objectives before! The guns farther to the rear are em
night. . , ployed for barrages and strafing the
: enemy rear areas.
- The new attack reported in the above ' The weather turned colder and clear
dispatch apparently is an effort to I
straighten out the salient which re- (Continued on page three)
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NO. 233. ' "
maiued immediately west of , Rheims,
following the elimination of the Marne
pocket. Between Rhcims and the Oise
and AiSno canal, north of Vailly, the
French still have an average of six
miles to go, on a front of nearly 25
miles' to reach the positions held by
the- Germans before the enemy's first
Marne drive began. - '
British at Damascus
Paris, Oct. 1. British troops are
within four kilometers (2 miles) of
Damascus, and the fall of the city i
tixpectod ' momontaTily, the Echo Be
Paris declared today.
At the same time, French cavalry is
advancing on Beirut.
Damascus, the principal railway and
commercial center in Palestine, is six
ty mile northeast of the Suo of Gali
lee. British forces were last reported
at Tiberius on the west shore of that
body of water. Arab troops, however,
seized Derat, the important railway
junction thirty miles east of the Sea
of Galilee, early in their offensive, Da
mascus is only 180 miles south and west
of Aleppo, where, it is believed, Gen
eral Allenby's and General Marshall's
troops may form a junction.
The existence of Damascus- dates
back to the dawn of history. It was
the governmental seat of a kingdom
wkieh reached the height of its power
in the ninth century, B. C. It is one of
tho four terrestial paradises of the
Mohammedans,
Beirut is the chief seapori of Syria
and is about 70 miles north or Acre,
whore the allies were last officially ro-
ported in their operations along, me
Mediterranean coast. Its population is
about 150,000, the same as Damascus
It lg connected with Damascus by rail
way. GERMANS DESPEBATE
By Frank J. Taylor
(Unite, Press staff correiponlcitt)
With the Americans West of Ver
dun, Oct. 1. The Germans are fran
tically rushina reinforcements into the
Atnonne region in an effort to block
the American advance.
The enemy apparently is detcrmin-
led to make a permanent tand on its
present line, rather than fall back to
Bninhilde Stellung defenses. Intense
fiirhtine continues, with American in
fantry aad artillery on the. offensivs.
Heavv German- counter attacks are
slightly delaying the American ad
vance. Their infantry in atiscung, jne
armed almost wholly with light ma-
chine guns, ineir anuiery is
ingly active and is -using, great quanti
ntv tivp and i iiin j creat uuanu-
ties of gas- ' .
Where these counter attacks occur,
the douehbovs retire from their out
ermost positions, giving our artillery
I I SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1,
AMERICAN AVIATORS M
CHASE HUNS FROM SKY
DROP TONS OF BOMBS
Greatest Air Force Yet Organ
ized By Yankees Does
id Work.
By Fred 8. Ferguson.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With The Americans West of Verdun,
Sept. 30. A group of 144 Americai.
airplaucs has flown 44,510 miles cquai
to traveling twice around the earth. In
the aggregate 371 flying hours have
been crowded into two days.
8uch flying in tin? face of constant
firing is an indication of the womteriul
fighting, observing and bombing work
the Americana are doing.
Tons of explosives are b,eing dropped
on Mezerios, the key to the whole Ger
man communication system in this re
gion as well as oa Charleville, Grand
pre and Etain. All hangars and supply
centers are being showered with bombs.
Enemy troops are bombed and machine
gunned in the roads. Observation bal
loons are harrasscd and shot down. Tliv
air has been swept practically ctraw ui
hoche planes. Pursnit planes working
in big groups, participated in 'slioek
action" fights in which thirty or forty
planes are involved. Near Charpentry,
eight, boche planes were brought down
in a singkt fight Saturday. In another
twenty minute fight seven boches were
sent whirling to the ground. . '
Has 35 Victims. 1 ''
. One group American aviator has 35
victories to its credit in three days
work. . ,
One group of fifteen bombing planesi
n route.to the rear - of the German
lines in broad daylight, encountered
a superior enemy force. Flying in close
formation, the Americans immediately
dropped all their bombs to lighten their
machines and make tliein maneuver
more rapidly.- Then they rushed at the
Germans, shooting down two and driv
ing off the remainder.
They returned for a new load of oomb
and flew back over the same coum1
they had first taken.
Another group of bombers sighted
some enemy troops marching along a
toad, to reinforce the line where the
French were attacking on the American
Uft. They used up all their bombs on
the column, then flew low and poured
machine gun tivs into the survivors.
They killed and wounded a breat num
ber, scattering the others. A flotilla of
pursuit planes drove some German ar
tillery men from their batteries with
machine fire. f .,
Get 14 Balloons.
One American plane took fire. The
observer crawled out on the wing. The
pilot brought the machine safely to
the ground. ...'
Lnemy balloons are dived on without
a shot being tired until tba American
nil men is within 30 yards of his tar
get. Lieutenant Luke has 14 balloons to
RUSSIA AND RUMANIA
WILL SOON BE FIGHTING
THE GERMAN INVADERS
Allied Troops Can Now Ksve
Access To The Entire
Eastern Country.
By Joseph Sbaplen
Washington, Oct. 1. Russian and
Rumanian diplomats here today tore-ss-.7
the complete collapse of Germanys
policy in the Balkans and in the east.
The signing of the armistice by Bul
garia on the terms laid (lown by the
allies was interpreted by officials at
the Russian' e'lnbaasy as the resumption
of power in Bulgaria by the Kusso
phili group, of Bulgarian . statesmen,
represented by Premier Malinoff. This,
it was declared, . would prove in the
near future a most powerful stimulant
to the efforts of tho revolutionary de
mocracy of Russia to restore Russia
unity and independence.
The stimulant, Russian officials point
ed out, wculil be both military and po-
litical. The virtual exit of Bulgaria
from the war opens the road for the
entrance of allied t'oops into Rumania
and thence to southern Russia and the
Ukraine, where the population is fight
ing the lUerman invaders, eagerly
awaiting outside help for a concerted
assault oa the enemy. The Russian em
J '-X- f
hig credit since the start of the bt.
Mihiel attack. Eleven of these are of-
IlCiaiiy couuruieu. iut uwuris may uaifl
been accredited to him.
Thj fighting Btarts at dawn every
day and does not cud until after dark.
The machines leave and land with the
aid of flares and searchlights.
Night balloon shooting is the aewtst
sport. . Our nreu always get two or
three.- Observers have been flyiug a
low as fifty meters, working in con
junction with th9 infantry. This work
is being carried out by tha greatest
American air force et concentrated,
In the beginning the boche outnum
bered us three to tw,but aggressiveness
has kept the enemy constantly od the
defensive behind his own lines. His los
ses have, been so hekvy and the Am
ricane so slight that even his original
nuniorical superiority ia now practical
ly wiped out.
Zebmgge, Ostein) And Bruges
; Attained 27 Macnines
Brought Down ; "
Loudon, Oct. 1 British air forees
have carried out a long reconnaissance
flight over Heligoland bight, tho Ger
man naval base, it was revealed today
in. official .statements dealing with
land and sea operations of the avia
tors. . ...
French and British flyers brought
down or destroyed 87 enemy planes in
addition to setting fire to a number of
observation ballooasit-was announced.
"The royal air force in conjunction
with the navy, is helping in tho Bel
gian offensive," said the British state
ment.' "During the period between
September, 23 and 27 enemy destroyers
weri bombed by our air forces, and
wo attacked with machine guns and
bombs, Zeebnigge, Ostend and Bruges.
Airdromes in the vicinity of Ghent
were a'so bombarded Twelve hostile
machines were destroyed and 14 driven
down out of control. Ten of ours are
missing. In Heligoland bight, a long
reconnaissance, was carried out."
Field Marshal Haig's aviation report
said:
"Yesterday fifteen balloons were
brought Mown in flames and many
more were compelled to descend
Twenty seven hostile machines were
brought down and nine were driven
(Continued on page six)
bassy has received a sabjc confirming
the report that Prince George Lvoff,
formerly promier of tho fftst provis
ional Rusian government, is on his way
to America to inform Ambassador Bak-
hmetieff and the American government
of the latest events in Siberia and Kns
sia.
Another cable received by the em
bassy indicated that General Horvath,
who some time ago attempted a coup
d'etat in eastern Siberia, which was
frustrated by the action of the allies
will agree to submit to the authority
of the Hibenaa government and a
cept a purely administrative pos,
: probably as director of Siberian rail
iways.
i A cable from the central Russian
government to the embassy also declar-
jed that General Boldiereff, who was
' named military chief of the govern
ment will hold Ail office temporarily
and will be succeeded hv General Alex-
I ieff. General Alexieff fg now engaged
in completing the organization of a
new army in Siberia. He is assisted
by the Czeeho-Slovak commander, Gen
eral Guiila. Rhonld events in the Bal
kans and the Ukraine jnstify it, it
was pointed out, this new army will be
rushed int.) the Ukraine preparatoiy to
cooperation with the allied armies.
X7,AAiV f
1918.
GERMANS USED
11LIIHW1G
SURPRISE ATTACK
After Americans Passed its
Mouth Poarcd (hit Against
Australians
UNITED TRENCHES WITH
HINDENBURG LINE
Southern Bovs Found It And
Mopped It Up Taking ,
200 Boches
By Lowell MeUett. .
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With The British Armies In. France,
Oct. 1. New York troops today are se
curely holding the hain Hindouburg
trench system, leading southward from
LeCatefct. They sent back 150 addi
tional prisoners last night.'
The New Yorkers reached Guoy (ad
joining LeCatelet on the east) the final
objective, yestvrday morning. The Aus
tralians, who followed the same pat a
in tho afternoon,- still engaged in a
dosperattTight with the tfcrmang who
had sprung up in great numbers, pro
venting thu Americans from going right
through.- ,
The uncanny appearance of the bocheB
is explained through the discovery of a
system of underground tunnel passages,
feeding theterritory between Gillemont
farm (two miles west of LeCatelet) and
the trenches of tiro HinUonburg first
line.
Tho New Yorkers keeping pace with
the troops from Tennessee and the Caro.
Unas, failed to discover tho traps, but
the Australians wadd directly into
them. The Australians at first thought
the Americans had been cut off and
founght cooly, under the incentive of
rescuing their Yank comrades.
Germans from the crack Light), and
Fifty-fourth divisions continued pouring
in from the left, giving the Anstrsl-
ian9 oiK' of the stiffest fights of .heir
crowded careers.
In themeantime the New Yorkers
held tightly to their principal' objec
tives and tho bodies were unable to re
pair the breach in their line. .
When the fiew-Yorkers woro delayed
by the nattiiw of thoir resistance which
was developing, the southerners realing
ed themselves, making tho whole ad
vanced front safe.
The southerners then deliberately
mopped up the whole great, tunnol.
The fust Germans showing themselv
es at tho entrance wereordered to in
struct the others to come out. The bag
numberod morc than 200.
Investigation revealed that water run
ling through the tuniml floated barges
of very description. These were used
as billets, storehouses and one even had
a movie niacbino rigged up in it. The
bargv,, extended inward half a mile to
a point where the tunnel is 150 feet
below the surface.
Daily Papers Raise
Subscription Prices
Ran Francisco, Sept. 30. All
ik Saa Francisco and Oakland daily
paper, will increase their price
Tuesday, October 1, it was an-
:fc nountvd today.
The 8nn Francisco Bulletin
and the Call, and the Oakland
Tribune and Enquirer increase
to three cents and the Ban Fran-
clsso Daily News to two cents.
The morning papers in - Wan
k tVancisco increase their monthly
subscription price to ninety
cents. ... .' . .
King May Abdicate
In Favor Of His Son
Rome, Oct. 1 The Vatican
has received confidential infor
mation from Vienna that Kins
Ferdinand of Bulgaria probab
ly will abdicate in favor of
his son, Prince Boris.
Crown Prince Boris was born
January 30, 1894. He l regard
ed as much more lioeral ana
democratic than his father.
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BOCHES MUST RETIRE
AND ESTABLISH LINE
MUCH FURTHER EAST
Washington Military Men De
clare ThisCannot Un
derstand Foch'sPian,
By Carl D. Groat -
(United Press staff corrosponlent)
Washington, Oct. 1. Tho boche aoon
must retire to a new line.
Military men declared today that the
incessant hammering by the American
entente forces is compelling him to
looson his grip on his present lines,
and that his retirement ia likely to be
farther to the east than at first antle
ipated. The co-called 'Lille line is Impossible,
because at its northern end it is under
allied tlre- Hence, it is likely that the
line will run from points farther' east
in Belgium, down to the Meta strong
hold. Authorities are at a loss to explain
why Italy is not tlfe scene of an al
lied offensive. Many would like to see
Foch strike in Italy to complete the
ring of, battle now about the Teutons.
They do not criticise, however, for
they have implicit faith in Foch 's judg
ment. '
Balkan developments are boinp close
ly observed. The "ropOntod 'arrival of
German troops at Sofia ia not-taken as
vitally important.
JJulgnria is considered hors du com
bat and German aid too late to be of
material benef it. Military men firm
ly expect to sec Turkey follow suit. If
that happens a clean up campaign m
the near east will bo greatly facilitat
ed. ' , - " '
Incidentally military men are point
ng out that it would be the height of
folly for this nation to relax in the
least on the theory that "it is nearly
over-
Germany's Dream Of An
Eastern Empire Is Over
Says Andrew Bonar Law
Tiondnn. Oct. 1. "Them will be no
noon, until Gcrmanv is beaten, ah-
rtw Bonar Law, chancelor of the ex
atnted todav.
"The people know tnat uermany
alma are contrary to the world's
TIm chancellor, who spoke at the Guil
Hall, announced that the Bulgarian con
vention, had been signed and that Hos
tilifin lmd ceased at noon.
"The Bulgarian convention gives us
control of the Bulgarian railways,
which mean, control of Bulgaria," he
said.
"The convention means that com
munication between Germany and the
east by way of Bulgaria has ccasod and
that Germany's dream oi a nnuuic east
ern empire is gone forever.
"All the allies' objects aro gecuiva
This is the beginning of the end."
"Tlin Pulsatilla hiu'C.phr hna ffxtintfU
isliod most of the Turkish army, but
something more may Happen."
Order Fixra? Closiitg
Hour Brings Protest
Governor Withycombe is receiving
many teh'grams from persons protest
inn against the order of the state couu
cil of dofensc forbidding tho sale of
merchandise on Sunday, of after" 6 p.
m. on weoit days and 8 p. m, on Satur
days. The governor is being urged to
tako st-Ps to havo the order rescinded
or modified.
"If the order is essential to the Con
duct of the war I am in favor of it,'
said tho chief executive today, ."and if
it is not I am opposed to it.".
It wa, reported that a delegation of
Portland business men would call on
th governor todav to personally pro
sent their protest against the order,
but the delegation did not arrive this
aftrernooa.
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ered Dardanelles Is . ,
. Defenseless.
- By Raymond Glapp.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Oct. 1. With Bulgaria
out of the war and Rumania only wait
ing her chance to get in again, allied
strategists are planning the isolation of
Turkey to force her to capitulate.
By the armistice of Halonika, rail
connections to the suburbs of Adrian
ople, the Turkist outpost in Europe are
now open to the allies. Troops may br .
expected to mow in that direction aa
soon'aa the allied comiflajidrBBt6"l9UF8
Germany .will not move -on Bulgaria
with a large force to resist the ar
mistice, h . - . v
The only remaining foiite to Turkey, in
control 61 Gytniany, is across' the Black
sea, through tha ports of Constanza and
Odessa. Cutting off of these ports will
leave Turkey absolutely onsifpportdd. s
Political developments in Turkey may
foreo her out of the war earlier. EnveP
Pasha's grip on his cracking umpire itv
oosctung. The new sultan ig reporte
to be anti-German and in . his. earliec
days was regarded as Francophile. ' .-,
, , uoncuuona uesperats. - .
Internal conditions are desperate, ae
cording to rvports' here,"' ' " r ':
Food .prlw'l have risen nearly two)
thousand' per cent. Starvation,, massa?
ere and disease have wiped out more)
Turks than allied bullets; Graft has
drained tho treasury, ' " '
Turkey would have revolted againsf .
Germany , before this, diplomats be .
lieve, but all revolutionary leaders have
been killed as fast as they appeared.
Younger army officers are restivo. it .
is understood Tallat Pasha, (he grand
vizier, jealous of inter's usurpation of
authority, may intrigue with tho now
sultan, who is ambitious to rule hij own
country and force tho strongly pro-
German enver out. Reports reaching
here today told of renvwod riots In
Constantinople, a8 the news of Bulgar
ia s collapso traveled by worn of mouth.
Strict censorship is in effect there now.
Uoiwplete anarcoy is raging at otia,
official cables from Athens stated to
day. - . - .
" Complcto anarchy exists at Sofia,
the official cable to tho Greek lega
tion stated. "Establishment of a bol
shevik regime is feared too. This would
mean massacre of all German'i
Dardenelleg In Danger. '
General Allenby's spectacular advance
in Palestine has invoked frantic appeals
from Constantinople to Berlin for ai l
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