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Evening star., 1918-10-04
ALLEGES THREATS ON
LIVES Of WITNESSES

Threats against the lives of govern
ment inspectors who assist in uncov-
ering graft in connection with Army
contracts were disclosed today by the
Department of Justice. The text of
blackhand. letter threatening Frank
Creedon, a government inspector, who
is about to appear as witness
against the firm Of Rosenwasser Bros,
under indictment at New York on a
graft charge, was made public by the
department.
Says Creedon Is Closely Watched.
"Mr. Creedon is under close watch
by members of our organization and
his life is in our hands," said the
letter, signed 1.-The Black Four" fol-
lowed by huge spot of red ink bear
ing cryptic numbers. 'If he attempts
to attend the trial of the brothers
mentioned above Rosenwasser Bros
you can look forward to finding his
dead body Our last warning"
The letter was dated New York.
September %, and was addressed to
the Department of Justice.
1t was also announced that gov
ernment witness was stopped at the
doors of the Rosenwasser plant re-
Gently and menaced by gunman, who
said that If the witness did not keep
his mouth shut" he would get this"
The gunman illustrated by pressing
a revolver against the witness face.
Evening star., 1918-10-04
Dividend No. 6. Sept. %. 1918.
Seamans Oil COMPANY

The regular quarterly dividend Of i've per
cent GO on all outstanding stock of thus
company has brsn declared insyabl. September
10. 1918, TO stcckhOldt rs OF record September
2S, 1918.
W. L. ALEXANDER. Treasrrer
Evening star., 1918-10-04
Replacing Peace Investments.

In the trading on the New York
Stock Exchange during the last two
or three days there has been a de-
cit1ed movement on the part of in
vestors to replace in their strong
dated when the war and the sharp
gains in all war stocks made them
liquidate the old reliables and get
into the money-makers.
The turn yesterday was largely to-
ward gas shares, New York Consoli-
and American Telephone and Tele-
graph being the three leading favor
ties.
Appreciates the Bankers.
Secretary McAdoo paid a well earn
ed tribute to the American bankers
in announcing the extension of the
$22. 100000 Baltimore and Ohio short
term notes maturing October 1.
The Treasury Department has lean
ed heavily on the bankers, and they
in turn have rested on the public, to
the weathering of the storm in good
shape.
Resignation Accepted.
Tucker K. Sands. vice president and
cashier Of the Commercial National
Bank, rendered his resignation to the
directors of the institution yesterday
afternoon, and it was accepted.
Mergenthaler Strong at 11s.
Mergenthaler shareholders will be
well satisfied at the sharp recovery
in their favorite investment stock.
Yesterday 1t sold up to 114A. The
first sale on the local exchange this
afternoon was at 1T and then after
the call it sold to 11S.
This advance has been accomplished
with a total sale on this market of
not over fifty shares. 1t ia but q few
days since it was selling around 112.
Today's session was notable for the
first sale of Riggs National Bank
shares that has been reported for
many weeks, five shares changing
hands at $40 a share.
Session Tomorrow.
The local stock exchange will re-
sumo Saturday sessions, beginning
with tomorrow at the usual hour.
Lincoln National Elects Director.
Melvin T. Hazen has been elected a
director of the Lincoln National Bank
Evening star., 1918-10-04
LOAN DRIVE SUNDAY
OVER ENTIRE CITY

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the same wounds the German has a bet
ter chance of recovering.
This is due largely 10 the fact that
the Germans, having gone through four
years of war under strenuous conditions,
are tougher than our men. 1t applies to
old soldiers. As FOR the younger sol
diersS their condition as TO resistance
10 bodily injury Is about the same. our
men ave found no evidence OF debilita-
ton because Of lack of food in the last
four years; The German soldiers have
no fat on them. but havs had enough
food to keep in condition.
German u Tougher
There Is ono factor IN the comparison
which is favorable 10 our men-thcy
are cleaner. Not only are they habitu-
ally more clearly, but as the Germans
have been in the war so long many Of
them have germs from infected earth
forced into their pores, which results
In relatively quicker infection Of wounds.
Taking the Americans and Germans
as Two general classes experience has
gone TO show that the German soldier
is tougher physically. He shows no de-
probation in vitality that can be noticed
and is up to the standard physical specl-
men. The German soldier stands suffer
ing well. although. OF course. no better
than u men, than whom no gamer men
live.
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MAULED BY YANKEES, FOE YIELDS

heavy counter-w work and concentrated
Smelling with both high explosives and
gas. Yesterday afternoon he sent a
large number Of gas shells into villages
well behind our front.
Very heavy and costly fighting has
taken place in the vicinity Of Exer-
mont and north Of M%ontfaucon. In both
vicinities the Germans have the best ter
rain. These counter-attacks are made
with force. As a rule they result only
in casualties. for. after the Germans
have pushed the Americans back. our
men invariably call for re-enforcements
and put the Germans pack where they
started from.
Caught in Own Trap
Yesterday. the Germans ran into the
sort OF trap so often set for the Amcri-
cans. In the Are valley. near Exer.
mont, they made a co~unter-attack with
elements of four divisions against weary
American troops. They succeeded at
first, and came On regardless Of con.
sequences, but in the woods off to their
left there happened to be "A company OF
American machine gunners, who got the
Germans on the flank and forced them TO
fall back. with very heavy losses.
The Germans have some excellent
fighters in this scctor-men with iron
nerve. Monday morning q company of
about n hundred men found an un-
guarded path through the woods and
actually went through the American
line and attacked our advanced troops
from behind. About the same time. ad-
vanCing troops came up behind the Ger
ans trapping them. As a result OF
the fight we brought back sixty of the
hundred as prisoners. most Of the others
being killed.
The hg1ting in the ArEonuc forest con-
tinues to he the most wearying and cX-
acting sort of effort. Added to the
difficulties of the natural jungle are
wire and traps set by the foe. Then
there is mud and rain.
! spent four hours yesterday i'm the
big woods and saw some things our
boys are facing. Cakcd with mud. wet
TO the skin and cold they had disposi-
tons which were IL little ragged in
places, but generally they bore up we'll,
One big lad said:
wei I guess he uhe enemy is as
wet as | am, and that helps some
supplies Are Big Problem
Getting up supplies Is q heartrcnding
problem here and much has to be car
ried on the backs of the soldiers be-
cause the supply rains annot get
through the German-infested jungle.
Late today, eighteen Germans walked
to a certain American headquarters in
the southern part of the forest and asked
permission to surrencer. They had been
fighting alone, "A company of them. for
five days in the tangle and the eighteen
who were left-wet, weary, and worn
had had enough.
While they fight well, some prisoners
complain of being called on to do TOO
much. one company had been reduced
to three men in the fighting before
the French north of scissors, but these
had been thrown back into the fight in
the Argonne after five days of rest.
The German privates appear to be
very much afraid to show discomfort
because of fear OF their officers. In this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-02
VieW Wilson as
Sd Tern, Candidate
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Industries Of the country into Federal
Government hands. They will be best
qualified, so it is urged. to carry on in
%telligently the process of decentraliza-
ton as fast as it can safely go on with
due regard to the interests Of less WELL
of partners abroad in the league of ma
tions.
Moreover, there is the social problem.
Mr.. Wilson has visions of a new inter-
national order. He has. equally, vision
Of a new social order. His visit to Buff
falo to honor the labor leader Samuel
Gompers signalized the new social
order. If he is interested in new inter
national justice, he is equally interested
in new social justice. a larger oppor-
tunity for the common man, more or
ga~nization In the ranks of labor, more
government control over industries. All
this Is n part of reconstruction. 1t en-
cages Mr.. Wilson's heart.
Acute Sense Of Greatness
1t engages his egoism. \ man can
not play the great role Mr.. Wilson plays
without having an acute sense of his
greatness. 1t IL difficult to think Of lay
ing it down, OF giving UP the immense
task at it's very inception almost-for
reconstruction and the Inauguration of
the league of nations is virtually its in
ception-of giving II up to another man
who ha. different ~sympathies and a diff
ferent imagination. Mr.. Roosevelt found
II hard to see another man in his place,
and the place was smaller than Mr..
Wilson'S place will be when the war is
nyar md thu prah1ac1o of MANN npaGC
upon the, world.
Mr.. Wilson unconsciously gave a view
of his view of himself in his speech
Monday in behalf of suffrage when he
said. near the end. that speaking as
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy" "as present spokesman of this
people," las responsible head of a great
Government" as the guide and director
OF forces caught in the grip of war"
II etc. II took a paragraph 10 COM
plete the catalogue and the sentence, 1t
is not easy to lay all that Town.
4 Speech OF announcement
This speech the Senators interpret as
q political speech made in support of
the Presldent's ambition to succeed him
self in 1920. Mr.. Wilson knew he was
not likely TO change a vote in the Sem
ate, but he wanted TO set himself une-
d~utvocallx right with the women. There
can be no burning of his words now by
the militants.
b Republican Senator's caucus vote
asking early action on the Weeks recon
struction resolution for the appointment
or a congressional committee on recon-
struction is the first formal step in the
great fight to come. With the war out
OF the way the whole country will di-
vide on reconstruction. Wilson sees it,.
Congress sees 1t. 1t is the big issue OF
the future which will decide the fate of
men a~ndknarties, and, to an extent, of
the cou1[ 90.
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connection n recent order issued by Gem
eral Ludendorff is interesting. This says:
AN increase has recently taken place
in the number Of complaints received
from home, that our men on leave from
the front create n very uufaNorable
impression by making statements usu-
ally bordering on high treason. In
stances such as these drag the honor
and respect of the individual, as well
as Of the whole army, into the mud. aud
have a disastrous effect on the morale
of the people at nome
Observers do Good Work
While the rainy weather OF the last
two days has greatly hampered aerial
work. our observers have been doing
woman service. To make observations
and photographs they have had TO fly
very low. subjecting themselves TO fire
from all sorts Of enemy weapons.
one observer came back yesterday
with fourteen wounds, but made his
report before. going to q hospital. An
other pilot who went out in "A single
seated machine to report on a suspected
German concentration came back with
the information and a bullet through
his hip.
Perhaps the n~erviest Of all the deeds
of our aviators was that of an observer
In n two-seated De Haviland four who
was wounded when two Fokkers at
tackled his machine and sent an inccudi-
arysbullet into his gasoline tank. De
spite his plight, the wounded pilot held
his machine on n glide TO the ground
while the observer. to escape the flames
from the tank. crawlcd out on one Of
the wings. When the machine hit the
ground just back of our line, the OH
server tumhled out and under heavy
81 Ca .,E1.s a.. ~. aaaaa -, - - HFa
pilot. lying beneath the wrecked air
plane. He freed tho pilot, who died
OH the way to a hospital.
Surely fighters with such spirit can.
rot be conquered.
The spirit Of our doughboys is no
less glorious. A certain colonel was try
ing to untangle traffic jam, when a
d%oughboy with a bandaged nose. where
a bullet had taken off part of It, tumbled
out of a truck load of slightly wounded
men. saluted, and said
Say. captain Ga captain was the
highest officer with whom he had rela-
tions). did the boches get Trough
no responded the colonel.
Say. captain. the soldier asked
again, did we push EN- back
Yes" replied the colonel.
Then | guess it's all right for me 70
60 back. This scratch amt nothing. 90
said the lad with blood all over his face
and clothes. II didn't feel right about
going back while the boche was coming
ahead. But II the boys drove 'em north
again I guess it's all right If ! go back /;
don't you think so. captain"
YES" replied the colonel again.
Through. a certain American evacua-
ton hospital on the Aisne-Meuse front
there have passed in the last five DAYS a
] ,.n,o ,,,,,Aa- 90 Carp,a,, x.,,,,lal srI,-
hospital is in charge of Major J. i.
Moorehead, a former New York surgeon.
From him | ave obtained the following
statement of facts:
The physical condition Of the German
soldiers ie excellent. As a class their
bodily stamina is such as can stand
more suffering than our American sol
diers. This means that under our care
Of American and German soldiers with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-02
U. S. FLIERS DOWN 100 IN WEEK
Ono Pursuit Group Wins Seventy
Victories i'm Month

With the american Army in France.
oct. THE excellence Of the American
aerial force is demonstrated ny a total
bag since September 20, Of 100 hostile
planes and twcnty-one balloons.
During the month Of September. the
first American pursuit group of airplanes
won more than seventy Victories. aN-
eraging two bochcs for every three
pilots in the squadron. Only -four pilots
were lost. This is a world record.
Lieutenant Eddie" Rickt nbacker. Of
Columbus, ohio. who recently became an
ace" is leading the American fiers,
with twelve destroyed German machines
to his credit. Edgar Tobin. Of San
Antonio, Texas, is second. with eleven,
while u. -. lands. son Of Judge Ecne.
saw Mountain Landis, of Chicago. is
third with ten victories. Lands. how
ever, is dying with the British.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-02
AMERICANS PRESSING
FORWARD IN ARGONNE
Steady Advance Looked For.
Four Pcnnsylvanians Cap.
ture - Germans
u, the nifcd Press
with the Americans West Of Ncrdun.

~ " aNfifNl'thN NfNl 81 Ffuuns
oct. ..
While activity in the remainder Of the
line is confined TO repulsing bitter couu.
tcr-attachs and consolidating newly won
positions. the Americans in the depth OF
the Argounc forest are showing forward
somewhat today.
me Americans are continuiug TO beat
up German reserves. The fact that they
nave not made ny great strides for
"aru IN the past few days does not ind.
cate that the Americans are through.
ON the contrary, they have just begun.
and from now on the First Army can be
counted TO make a steady. though not
spectacular advance. Evidences are ac-
cumulaiing thar the Germans are pre-.
parlnE 10 withdraw from their advanced
positions opposite tine Americans.
coupled with the French advances on
our left. this will bring the pinchinE out
OF the fanuou forcs, that much nearer.
American patrols already have pcnc-
trated Mon;rcbcau wood.
Overcoming almost in~surmouutablc
obstacles, they are rcctifying their lines.
The density Of the forest renders liason
most difficult, each group goes forward
as rapidly as possible. maintaining COM
uunication with the aid of runners.
Continuous Couuter-attacks in the re-
gl,n Of Apremout resulted IN certain
territory changing hands four or five
times. At the end Of the whirlwind
fighting the Americans had won a slight
advantage. The boche, ii is established.
suffered heavy losses. prisoners saying
that some companies lost fully 80 per
cent of their electives.
Wire bridges, upou which American
soldiers walked over the deepest not
works Of barbed wire in the Argonue
Forest, ale among unique features Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-02
AMERICAN FORCES
CLEAN UP ARGONNE
Repulsc Counter Attacks and
Gather Booty While Engi-
i, neers Restore Roads
By the Associated Press
With the American Army Northwest Of

WIN the American Army Northwest Of
tVerdun, Oct. ..
German efforts TO penetrate or bend
the line between the Meuse and the
Aisne dwindled rapidly yesterday. one
minor counter-attack, some outpost
scrimmaging and a h~alf-hearted bonn
bardment characterized the enemy's ac-
tivity.
The Americans repulsed a counter-at-
tack north of Apremont and then ac-
cepted the situation. Both the front
line and the back areas held by the
Germans were shelled vigorously from
early morning until night. In the after
noon the clouds disappeared and avia-
tors were able to resume their obesrva-
Ton patrols and pursue enemy planes
Inc balloons.
with the clearing weather the engi-
neers have converted the areas back of
the American front into an orderly
place once more. Roads untouched for
years and made worse by the move
ment of truck trains and artillery were
once more made passable.
ON the left flank of the Americans
the French pressed their lines slightly
Forward, bringing near the time when
the Germans must fight with less hope
fulness to maintain their line west of
the Mouse.
American ~detachments in the Argonne
Forest continue to clean up that wilder
ness. sending back scores of machine
guns. trench mortars and other captured
material. On the salvage list there APP
peared today three observation balloons.
They had been left in their shed at the
eastern edge of EXermont wood.
Many positions abandoned by the Ger
mans had been deliberately equipped
with mines, but. as also was the case
north Of the Marine, almost every mine
was sprung by the engineers. who traced
the wires to a trap left nearby. There
was a formidable outlay of mines in
the town of Vauquois. which had been
used as a German headquarters.
Below the level of the town hundreds
of yards of subterranean passages had
been turned into comfortable, even lux
urious, quarters. Information reaching
American headquarters continues to in
dictate confusion behind the German
lines. 1t is known the enemy is using
units as small as platoons to re-enforcs
those in the fighting line.
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supply lines, prisoners taken having
been without food for three days.
Luke Downs sixteenth Balloon
\ note dropped at an observation
post by Lieutenant Luke, of Arizona.
asked that a lookout be kept for burning
German balloons. Within a few mo-
ments observers saw three come down
In flames. This makes sixteen for Luke
within three weeks.
one good reason for the stubborn and
expansive game which the Germans are
playing in front of the First American
Army. and. indeed. all along the west.
ern front, may be stated in the words
OF the German command, as shown in
the following order:
THE troops are reminded that our
present position is our winter position.
| There will be lectures and conferences
foi all reserves at the earliest possible
moment, with the object of pointing out
how important IT is that the troops
should now hold their ground more than
ever and that there can be no question OF
going back a single step further.
w want to show the British and
French n Americans that another
attack OF theirs on the Siegfried line
will he completely broken and that this
line Is an impfegnable rampart-with
the result that the Entente Powers VIII
condescend to consider the peace terms,
which are absolutely necessary to US,
before we can end this war. In other
words, each step backward now means
the lengthening of the war. 4 success
ful stand, on the other hands, will give
us the prospect of carly peace.
Every man must be clearly convinced
nf .Lpge faptc and copnpupy pfiCprg must
I've constantly telling their men this. 7
wish all commanding officers to take
similar steps,
This order was issued September 10
10 a battalion stationed just below Cam
brai. Undoubtedly similar orders were
issued 10 troops all along the western
front. The Siegfried line is the last
series of the Hindenburg defcnses. The
same line is called Wotan further north
and Albrecht further south. In Cham
payne and the Argonne il has no desig-
nation by name. but corresponds TO the
last line Of trenches, four kilometers
deep. of the Hindenburg line. which is
entirely in our hands on the front of
our attack.
The sentiment in this order CORE
spends with what | have gotten from a
number of German prisoners in the last
week, who say that the Germans intend
henceforth to fight only a defensive
war. which will make it so costly and
tiresome for the Allies that we will come
to terms. It may be noticed that be-
tween the lines of this order one may
read that the Germans will make a
peace drive this winter.
Really a Last stand
Bitter back-and-forth fighting con-
! tinues on the Argonne-Meuse front. The
Germans are expanding regiments lavish
~ to prevent our further advance. In
the last twenty-four hours We have
pushed our line somewhat ahead in the
Argonne forest. but in the main have
devoted our energies to consolidating
our positions and rectifying our line,
which, because of the success Of some
German counter-attacks, became rather
of a saw-tooth shape.
Against his work the foe is doing
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American aviators are dropping food
and cigarettes ON the front lines when
the troops are without rations.
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supply lines, prisoners taken having
been without food for three days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-05

The marriage license clerk at the
county clerks office has been doing
"a thriving business the past few days.
Four licenses were issued saturday
ana one this morning, with il is said
promise or more before evening One
OF the SATURDAY lot was mentioned I'm
the issue OF that day. The others
were: Henry ". Nevers aud Bessie
Louise Powell OF Pendieton: and
samuel C. IIninger ard Josephine
johnson OF pendleton. Tho followers
os clpid calling al the office ;hls morn
ing were Roy 4. Mitchell and Esther
Guenthor, both OF Umatiia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-05
ncccl,cd Military cross.

Mrs. John Vert. who at present is
in Portland for a month. has receiy-
ed word that her nephew. Lieutenant
Harry Wilkie, who Is in the front line
trenches at Marital Barri. has been
given the military cross Lieutenant
Wilkic is a brother Of Miss Ethel b
wilkie. who Is we'll known IN PEN
dleton. having lived here with her
aunt. Mrs Vert. Ter some time. She
teturned to her home IN England
taking passage On the IAisitania on
It's last trip before being sunk by a
Submarine. Miss Wllie has iost two
brothers in the war. Major Wllkie.
killed last March on the Marne. and
the other a lieutenant in the battles
of the Somme. They We're members
Of the famous Biaekwatch regiment.
the same as the one who has Just been
honored Tor his bravery.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-05

Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Matlock and
air. and Mrs. Z. F. Averill and chill
aren expect to leave tomorrow for
Crater Lake by motor. Mr.. Averih
win be on a tour OF inspection for
the United States biological survey
and win visie camps and meet with
hunters besides pinclng new hunters
in klamath and Currey EQUITIES The
entire trip viii last a.month and the
party expect to go as far south as
Crescent CITY. California
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-05

r. b. Aldrich. editor OF the East
oregonian. and family left yesterday
morning for a weeks vacation trip 10
western oregon. Mrs. Aldrich and
children win visit with relatives at
oregon City. while Mr.. Aldrich goes
ON to AIarshfield to attend the meet
ing OF thc-s state editorial association
at that place