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20 GERMAN PLANES
DOWNED BY ALLIES
Bruges Docks and Zssbrugge
Mole Are Bombed.

LONDON, Aug. S1.-Fifteen German
airplanes were destroyed and i've others
brought down yesterday in aerial fight.
ing by the British and French forces
according to the statements Of the War
Offices tonight. The British destroyed
twelve German machines and put FIVE
others out Of control, and the French
put three craft of the enemy out of com.
mission. The Berlin War once to-day
announced that in the las. two days
ffty-two hostile machines had beer
downed. The official statements describ.
ing the aerial operations follow:
BR1TISH-The weather was cloudy
on August 80. but the various activi-
ties Of our air service were fully main
tained all along the front There was
much useful observation by airplanes
and balloons. Twelve enemy machines
were destroyed during the day and
five driven down out Of control. Four
Of our machines are missing.
The Bruges docks and the Zeebrugge
Mole were heavily bombed. as we'll as
a number Of selected targets opposite
the battle zone In all, twenty-five
and Ione-haf tons Of bombs were
dropped during the twenty-four hours.
FRENCH-On August 80. during
the day. three enemy airplanes were
brought down and two captive bal
looms were set on fire. During the
night our airplanes were able to drop
$3.50 kilos Of projectiles on detectives
in the region east Of the CONTAINS sta
ton. Chambley and Thiaucourt, and
factories In Thionville.
A summary Of the work accomplished
by the French naval aerial organization,
during July shows that captive balloon
remained in action a total OF $40 hours
dirigibles 1911 hours and airplanes and
hydroaiHDlanes 1892 hours. The aeria
maritime patrols covered 4S5.330 miles
Enemy submarines were attacked four.
teen times and numerous groups o.
mines were discovered.
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DEFEATED REDS ARE
BURNING VILLAGES


the Manchurian front or Of submitting
to disarmament.
At o'clock Sunday evening the al
lied patrols appeared in the streets ap-
preaching the stan building and adjoin-
Ing the barracks. A curious throne at
tracted to the scene remained until mid
night.
Warned that drastic action might be
taken, the revolters closed the doors Of
their barracks to the Allies emissaries,
and for hours refused to treat with them.
Eventually. however. they submitted and
were disarmed.
An aid to Gen. Horvath to-day
sought to explain away the detection Of
the troops and disclaimed any intention
on the part of his chief to seixe control
Of the Government. The Zemstvo
troops, he said, had long chafed because
of their inaction and desired to night the
enemy under Gen. Pleshkon. Therefore,
he said, when Gen. Pleshkoff arrived re-
Gently he Issued a call for the troops to
assemble and all came except those Of
Gen. Tolstoff, who refused to subordinate
himself and was dismissed from COM
mand.
THE affair is simple" said the aid.
land can't understand why there Is all
this excitement about It."
Gen. Horvath recently by a coup detat
assumed control Of all the Russian mill
tary forces In the Far East. The move
failed almost Immediately through the
Intervention OF the allied representatives
at Vladivostok.
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HENDERSON DEMANDS VICTORY
Says British Labor Will Not Com
promise with MiIitarists.

BIRNlNGHAM, Aug 3l.-Arthur Hen
derson, leader of the Labor party in the
House Of Commons. said in speech
here to-day that labor's international
policy was not one of compromise with
the militarfst rulers of Germany or of
surrender to the predatory aims of the
German imperialists. 1t was not a poll
icy of weakness and disunion, such as
led the Russian peopo to the disgrace
Of Brest-Litovsk. 1t was a policy in
spired in every clause by the desire to
win the war for democracy and freedom.
Mr.. Henderson said he was disap-
pointed with the attitude OF the German
Socialist majority, and asserted there
Gould not be an international confer
ence until the parties in the Central
Empires accepted the interalhed labor
memorandum as a basis of discussion.
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have reached the line through valen-
ciennes.
The enemy might hold on. Of course. to
the two ends, at Lens or La Bassee In
the north, and the Laon or La Fere re-
gion in the south and yield In his centre.
devastating the country as he retired
and so making an artificial wilderness.
az he did last year further south. He
might hope. as he did last year, to seise
tho moment Of our greatest exhaustion
and attempt some enveloping movement
Hindenburg, II must be remembered, II
In command, and his tactics In the battle
Of the Masurian Lakes, which we're Of
this order. must be constantly In his
mind.
But although he might hope for he
could not count upon coups Of this kind
and without them he must have some
larger retreat in contemplation. II
comes, therefore. to this: II we carry
the Drocourt- Queant switch and there 10
no other behind II, II will mean that
Hindenburs must be prepared to retire
to a line running generally to the south
east from in front of Lille and valen-
ciennes to the Mouse.
May Reach Crisis in Week.
That would be an amazing retreat. hut
the bare possibility Of II. II all goes well,
makes the present one of the great
crises of the war. We shall know very
soon. perhaps within a week, IL our
progress in the Bullecourt region con-
tinues at the present rate.
We must not let ourselves be carried
away by prospects like these. The
enemy's resistance steadily is growing
stronger In the Bullecourt sector: his
counter attacks are becoming more
formidable. Nor while dwelling on the
possibilities of strategic developments In
the north must we overlook the ex-
tremely obstinate character OF the en-
emy's resistance now TO the advance Of
Gen. Mangin. which certainly looks as
though he had no present intention of
evacusting the enormously strong Laon-
La ,Fere pivot.
Furthermore. even II he has the in
tention OF extending his retreat, II would
not be due solely to the events this
month. This larger evacuation, II he Is
thinking of 1t, would be due to causes Of
which we have not the key. Either ne
has reason to fear fresh development
In the attack which It is not convenient
for him to resist or he has ambitions OF
his own elsewhere for which fresh troops
must be found at all costs.
We must remember also the probable
ity that II Is the intention OF Germany
to begin a new peace offensive in the
autumn and her military measures.
whatever they may be. will be designed
to At in with 1t.
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enemy pursuit planes followed the in
vading Americans back to their lines.
but did not attack them.
At noon American airmen dropped
bombs on the railway yards at Lon
guyon. scoring several direct hits. Late
in the afternoon CONTAINS was again
raided, but poor visibility made 1t diffi-
cult to ascertain whether the bomb
Ing was effective. Enemy anti
aircraft guns were active against the
American raiders in all three of the
days excursions. All of our machines
returned.
One lone American aviator to-day at
tackled German who was diving at q
French balloon. Despite the fact that
there were six Germans above him, the
American forced the German machine
into a nose dive. The six other Ger
mans then attacked the American and
forced him to descend. He landed be-
hind the American lines uninjured.
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UNREST AT vLADIvOSTOK.
Disarning of Volunteer Corps An
. taaonises Upper Glasses. ---

NLADlvosroK, Aug. 3l.-The dsarma-
ment OF the volunteer corps. composed
mainly OF former officers, has aroused
much dissatisfaction among the upper
classes A strong protest from a com
rlittee OF the professional unions was
handed to the consular officials to-day.
while another committee was busy or
ganizing general strike of all trading
concerns.
A strenuous agitation is going on foS
the restoration Of the arms to the vol
unteers. On the other hand, their dis
arming has increased the popularity of
the Allies among the masses. who ap-
parently are assuming that the Allies
intend to do all the fighting. without
Russian aid
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REPORT 5000 OUT IN
BRIDGEPORT STRIKE
Settlement Attempt Will Be
Made After Labor Day.

BRIDGEPORT Conn. Aug. 31.--With all
union machinists and toolhakers in
every plant in this city except the Lake
Torpedo Boat Company on strike, there
was no change in the situation at the
nunition plants here tonight. Union
leaders said that 5000 men were on
strike. while the manufacturers declared
that no more than 1000 had walked out.
Officers OF the sheet metal trades
union held meeting to-day and de-
cided to leave the question Of joining the
strike with their national officers.
Labor leaders said that they expect to
have 10000, machinists and toolmakers
in the Labor Day parade Monday. 1t is
said the thirteen representatives OF the
National War Labor Board who arrived
here yesterday will make no move in
the strike situation until after Labor
Day.
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BRITISH CRIPPLES'
CRUTCHES SEIZED
Repatriated Prisoners Brutal
ly Treated by Germans at
Dutch Frontier.
Specio, Gable Dessatch to TEE sus from Ms
London fines Service.

cpcc'ol Cd6k Desnofch 10 TEE Sur from Ms
London Times Service.
Copyright, 1918: oil riehfs reserved.
ROTTERDAM. Aug 31.--Another batch
OF British prisoners to be repatriated
have arrived here from Germany. The
party comprises thirty-six stretcher
cases, 145 men able to walk and three
tRsane. I understand that on August
IL the Germans took from crippled men
at the frontier crutchss they had used
until then. thus rendering them more
helpless.
The men returning to-day came from
many camps. including a number CAP
tureo last March. From them heard
many serious complaints of bad condi-
lions In German camps. These COM
plants applied to Zerbst, Quelinburs.
Stendal and wittenberg, among others.
One man from Stendai said that 5000
British prisoners were brought to that
camp during the last Of May and the
beginning OF June, most of them suffer-
ing from dysentery and saptic poisoning.
They had been forced to work behind
the German lines 1t shell dumps along
railways which were under British fire.
About 200 British prisoners died soon
after they arrived at the camp at Stem
dal. Several hundred more died In a
starving condition behind the German
lines. They were marched ten kilometers
to their work daily and then back again
with practically no food. This treat
ment lasted from the time Of their cap
ture at the battle OF st. Quentin until
their arrival at Stendal.
My informant said that q British doc
tor, Capt Rame. had reported these
facts TO the Dutch commissioners From
several camps come stories OF terrible
sufferinss undergone by our men while
working in the mines on inadequate
food. UnQuestionably these abuses have
wrecked the constitutions Of many Of the
prisoners.
Two mines are particularly mentioned
the Kali works At Bernbers and the
Marguerite coal mine in the Merseberg
district. Three mon died within a fort
night from brutal trea tment received at
the latter.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE.
Aug. 3l.-Between the Athletic and the
Aisne and far to the southeastward
along the line Of the Vesle the battle
Geld is one vast panorama OF fire, Here
mt the moment the Germans are ofering
the most desperate resistance. since the
issue In this sector has Sraver strate-
etc bearing than anywhere else along
the whole front --
with Den. Mangin's men already
across me Aiiette on either side OF the
village Of Champs, the .enemy's hold on
Coucy-le-Chateau IL threatened Coucy-
le-Chateau Is highly important to the
Germans as distributing centre OF
troops falling back from Noyon and
those fighting stoutly on the left bank
OF the Ailette.
From the crest of the plateau north
of Scissors shells can be seen burst
ing like surf. against the German lines.
American troops, in the centre, are
still fighting TO clear the difficult en-
tanglement OF ravnes before them.
There has been no close fighting in
these valleys at yet. - -
A phiiosophic wounded prisoner was
encountered to-day in the road near
the battlefield. He said
"They told me that the Americans
murdered their prisoners"
When asked II he Ind believed that
charge he answered:
zone does not make n great nation
out Of men like that"
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KAISER rs LESS SANGU1NE.
His Prediction of Peace Lacks Fa
vOrite Adjective "Vfctorious."

AMSTERDAM mug. als~Iu reply to a
message OF homage from the Union OF
Protestant Clergymen' the German En-
peror has caused the following telegram
to be sent: 80 -.~ -.
His majesty readily accepts the VOW
to cooperate for the maintenance OF an
unshakable confidence in God and in our
just cause and does not doubt that after
the heavy fight for life and freedom a
prosperous peace will arise for the Ger
man people which. obeying the law of
the hour, now is firmly united with its
princes and heroes at the front"
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RHINE TOWNS ACT ON RAIDS.
Make Appeal for Both sides to
Stop Air Attacks on cities.

GENEVA, Aug. 3l.-An important
meeting of Representatives from eleven
Rhine towns began yesterday at Saar.
brucken. The conference was called
to discuss means OF protesting to the
Government against allied air raids.
1t was decided to appeal to German
headquarters to make some arrangement
FOR both sides to abstain from air at
lacks upon open towns. The question
of air offences II the appeal fails also
was discussed as were measures for
the repair Of property damaged and
the payment of indemnities to the fami-
lies OF persons killed and injured. Mean
while insurance rates have increased
IS per cent. In Rhine towns. 1t is an
nounced.
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TO SLIT JAPANESE PROBLEMS.
Government Comm issiOn VIII
study Causes of Social Unrest.
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC, Aug % tdelayed) The Jap
anese Government sis planning the or
ganization OF commission composed
Of officials. bankers. business men and
scientists to study the questions grow
ing out of the recent food disturbances
including labor and social problems.
The recent rice riots have been fol-
lowed by strikes at several of the in
dustrial centres, and especially in the
mining districts. where considerable
property has been burned.
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MOST interesting Of the operations in France and
Flanders yesterday the recapture by the Brit
ish of Mont KENNEL, the northern side of the Lys
salient This position commands the whole valley
southwest of Ypres Its capture by the Germans in
the spring cost them an enormous number of lives
but was of little to them after they acquired it,
for they were unable to take the adjoining heights
and from these the British and French kept Mont
KENNEL under such rain of shells that it could not
be used observation point To the British,
the other hand it will be of the greatest service
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PoINCARE ON REwoN GROUND
President of France Prepares to
RepRtriate Inhabitants.

PARIS. Aug. Sl.-President Poincare,
accompanied by Albert F. lie Brun. Min
lister Of Blockade and Invaded Regions
visited to-day a number OF the villages
freed from the German invader by the
advance of the armies of Gems. Debeney
and Humbert.
The visit was made for the purpose
OF investigating conditions as regards
the repatriation OF the inhabitants.
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Caring for shell shock Victims.

NORTHAMPTON. Mass, Aug. 31.--The
school OF psychiatric social work at
Smith College. which trains women to
care for shell shock victims, closed its
summer sessions to-day. Slxty-five stu
dents will go Immediately to clinics in
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Boston TO begin six months practical
work with nervous patients
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TRY TO KILL BRITISH GENERAL
Eneny Attempt at Thurman Re-
ported From Moscow.

LONDON, Aug. 3l.-An attempt upon
the life OF a British General has been
made at Thurman.
This news is contained in a despatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Copen-
hagen, quoting n Moscow telegram
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May Force Greater Retreat.

Then will happen one OF two things
either the GERMANS have a new switch
line behind that which stopped. us last
year. or we shall see a mucn bigger re-
treat than that of 1917. The new switch
might run from La Basse or Lens imme-
diately In front of Douai, and 10 by n
straight Hne to Marcoing or Cambria.
But IL this new switch line does not eX-
ist and we are able to keep the enemy
moving there would seem TO be no line
so good as the Hindenburg line until we
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ENEMY MAY MAKE
GIGANTIC RETREAT
Possibility Of Retirement to
Line of Lille, Valenciennes
,. and the Meuse.
CRISIS OF WAR NEARING
Future Movement Appears to
Hang on British Success
Around Bullecourt.
NJ II. sIDEBOTHAM.
One Of the Foremost Military Critics
In Europe.

One OF the Foremost Muitary Crucs
In Europe.
Special caon Despatch TO TIE sUs from, the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1913; all rights rcserred
LoNpoN,s Aug. 31.--we are nearing
one Of the corners Of the war and no one
Is quite sure what is beyond 1t, but we
can hardly fail to have enlightenment
talking vaguely OF approaching or being
In touch with or even of being across
the Hindenbure line. All three phrases
are correct according to the meaning we
choose to attach to the term Hindenburg
line.
There are, or rather there were. two
Hindenburs lines. The first, starting
from the south. ran from La Fere hills
past ST. Quentin, which formed a sort of
bastion for the line. In front OF Cambria
and then Joined the old battle front
south OF Arras. This was the area af-
| fected by the FIRST battle OF the Somme
and the retreat Of the enemy in the early
months of is17.
At the end OF this retreat the Arras
| front made somewhat awkward salient
| In Hlndenburg's defences, and while he
hoped to be able to hold his front he
| across the base OF the Arras salient.
| This was begun after the Hindenburg
| line proper, and was known as the Dro-
court-Queant switch line.
| In Contact with switch Line.
1t happened as Hindenburg had
| feared; he was not able to hold the Ar
ras salient, and the switch line was
completed only just in time to hold UP
the British spring offensive last year
after the fall Of Vimy Ridge. Some OF
this lost ground he recovered near Ar
ras this spring. but not Himy Ridge. We
now have recaptured all and more than
| all that We ever held in the section de-
| Tended by the switch line.
| Hitherto We have never been In actual
contact with the switch line: now we
| are. When people talked last spring of our
crossing the Hindcnburg line. what was
meant was the northern end of the old
front near Arras. The Hlndenburg line
proper south Of Queant we never touched
last year except in the battle OF Cam
brai and the fighting near ST. Quentin
nor do we touch It now. although doubt
less we soon shall.
But by the capture of R!encourt we
have acquired an unmistakable bastion
Of the switch line OF the enemy and put
a great patch on his defences in the
future. Riencourt is part Of this patch
Bullecourt also Is very near 1t, although
as the Australians found last year, a
| very bad place to debouch from. We
are now at both these places, and IL we
can improve our positions at this point
in the next few days we shall have
turned corner that we never saw
around last year.
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q. s. AIRCRAFT BOMB ENEMY.
Score Direct Hits on Railways and
Return safely.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE
LORRAINE FRONT, Aug. 3o-(delayed).
American bombing machines this
morning successfully attacked railway
yards and buildings at Contains Sew
sraI direct ,bursis weEs observed. and
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Y4NKS SEE TOWERS
OF LA% CATHEDRAL
Victories Glue Fine VieW Also
of Chen,in .des Danes.

PARIS. Aug. 3i.-The positions won
yesterday by the American forces north
west of Scissors. La Liberte points out,
give them a fine view along the Chemn
des Danes. The Americans can now see
the towers of the Laon Cathedral.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
Receipts OF Accident
Commission Breaks Record

During the month Of July the receipts
of the state industrial accident commits
sion amounted to $364,953, which ex-
ceeds all past records of the commission.
The commission disbursed and expended
for the month the sum Of $l44, ,O9O,l cav
ing q net gain for the month of s22o.'
1862. The commission had a total bal
ance on hand on July 81 of $l,247,641,
The receipts for the month were seq
regated as follows Employer, $34l ,205,'
II; workmen $23, ,533.5S; interest by EN-
ployer, $20S.62; penalty, $5.l2.
The expenditures were as follows
Placed in reserve fund for permanent
partial disability cases, $4,S44.79; fol
total permanent disability, S4,ss3.3li
pensions in fatal cases. $36,84D.GS; pay
ments to workmen for time lost, 500
O7019; payments for first aid, $26,577.
6S; burial expenses, $1,79S; administra
tive expense, $l3,l76.24.
Since the workmen s compensation
law went into effect in November, 1914
the total receipts Of the commission
have been $l,796,5 $3.50, while the tota
expenditures have been $3,54S, ,92S.34.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
GREAT GULF STORM
TAKES Many LIVES
PROPERTY Loss BIG
Is Deaths AT Lake CharIes.---
Government Aviation
Field Destroyed

Orange, Texas, Aug Three towns
are badly wrecked, the death roll is
estimated at 25, Gerstner aviation
field at Lake Charles, La, is reported
wiped out and nearly 100 persons are
injured.
This summarizes results of tropical
storm which struck the gulf coast late
yesterday.
The death toll at Lake Charles, La,
and vicinity, totalled 26, according to
the manager of lumber mill at that
city, who arrived here today. He said
twelve were killed at Lake Charles
five at Sulphur, La, and six at De.
quincy, La.
Gerstner aviation field, upon which
the government spent more than ST..
100000, is total wreck, he said. Off
GERS refused to estimate the loss OF
planes, many of which were wrecked
While no accurate estimate of dam
age in the storms path was available
yet, because of crippled wire commun.
ication, travellers from the stricken
area said it would total several mil
lions.
Lake Charles, city Of 10000, suffer
ed heavily. Reports reaching here to.
day declared two thirds of the build
ings and houses in the city were
wrecked and three persons are known
to be dead
The Louisiana oil fields, east Of Lake
! Charles, also suffered heavily, hardly
a derrick was left standing.
Rice crops were reported heavily
damaged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-07
Public Ownership
Not Favored Here

Government control or regulation of
local utilities is not favored by the
public in Oregon, according to the opin-
ron of the public service commission as
expressed in letter written by Chair
man Frank J. Miller to Charles Il.
Elmqnist, secretary of the national as
sociation Of railway and utilities com
missions
1--WE feel that such matters could
not be competently and wisely admin
istered," says Chairman Miller. "a
local organization on the ground eer-
tainly is in possession of more detailed
information and can act more advis-
edly than an organization not SO well
informed"
He says also that the commission
does not believe the federal govern
ment should assume to fix'rat for To-
cal utilities The public would not fav-
or such procedure, be says.
Answering another query from Mr..
Elmquist, Chairman Miller says that
local Officers Of cities and towns have
no jurisdiction in fixing local utility
rates and generally they are not will
ing to permit an increase in rates but
on the other hand oppose such increases
vigorously.
He says the railroadg under federal
control are violating numerous orders
Of the commission relative to rates
which were increased by order Of the
director general Of railroads.