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-r. ' - TTTE MORXrN'O OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1917. v ' - v T v . . , - s . ; - i 1 . 1 'TO BAPAUME HOW REALITY TO BRITISH Greatest Battleground in All History Is Scene of Ger ' man Retreat. MAP SHOWING LATEST BRITISH GAINS IN WEST. FUGITIVES PRESSED HARD Uvely Fighting in Streets Is Wit nessed as Pursuers Encounter Rearguard Retirement Is i Gaining in Speed. From a Staff Correspondent of the. Associated Press.' BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, via London, March 18 In -the city of Albert, where the famous gilded "Leaning -Virgin" still depends miraculously from the lofty tower of a rather gaudy and fantastlcally-shell-, torn church, there has long been a British sign reading: "To Bapaume." It has pointed the way along a straight road toward the quaint Plcardy town, transformed by the Germans Into what they termed a modern field Gibraltar. Between Albert and Bapaume lie the the battlefields of the greatest martial struggles of all history. They are called the battles of the Somme, but more correctly might be termed thebattles of the Bapaume road. It has been a long ten miles, but at last Bapaume has been taken, and the British khaki line extends well beyond It in all directions. Gray Lines Falling Back. The field gray German lines are fall ing back now on a front approximating four miles. They are dissolving in clouds of blue-grey, smoke, for the Ger mans have lighted fires to screen in their wake. No village is being spared from the torch. The retreat In British front extends from well below Chaul nes on the south, almost to Arras, oa the north, and covers about one-third of the entire British line. It has even extended down where the French lines , begin. The British today pushed Into Pe rorme, where they had to fight virtually every step of the way. A score or more of towns and villages have been taken by the British during the day, and it was reported tonight that pa trols had reached as far as Nesle, southeast of Chaulnes. For a time it seemed as If the Ger man retreat would swing from Le Trail sloy as the southern pivot, but al ready It has gone far beyond that. Everywhere along this wide front the British are pressing the fleeing Ger man rear guard, and Bapaume wit nessed lively street fighting. Day Means Slack to British. The taking of that town meant a great deal to the men in the trenches. One British battalion, due to be re lieved yesterday from a term of stren uous work, actually requested that they be sent forward In order that they might see Bapaume cleared of the enemy. From all parts of the outflung British line tonight come further reports of progress. The German retreat is gain ing in speed. Prisoners taken and Identifications obtained from the dead show that fresn . German divisions, including one re cently returned, flushed with victory over the Roumanians, have been thrown In as a screen to shield the re tiring troops. GREAT GAINS IDEmL "&ECQUirfCOUItT J&Wl i ii issncrirmsssnlsssnut- 3Cifc at LAW OF NATIONS IS UPHELD BY CHINESE Break With Germany Is For mal Protest Against Sub marine Campaign. KEEN REGRET EXPRESSED Allies Continue to Advance on Extended Front. BRITISH CAPTURE PERONNE LABOR WILL RETALIATE SUPPORTERS OF A NTI-PICKETING BILL, ARE BRANDED. At Ml Meeting Union Advocates Are Urged to Present Solid Front In City Eelection. retaliation against all who were identified in the campaign to have the antl-picketing bill passed In the re cent Legislature, by bringing to bear on such as appear in the municipal campaign for the June election the solid vote of organized labor, was urged by the speakers at a mass meeting called at Arion Hall yesterday after noon under the auspices of the Metal Trades Council. Not only a fight against all who were directly connected with the lobby In behalf of the bill, but opposition to any person who Is regarded as represent ing the sentiments of the Chamber of Commerce in relation to the open-shop idea and the antl-picketing. idea, was advocated by -the speakers. Arthur I. Moulton, speaking on the antl-picketing lobby at Salem, declared that K. K. Kubll was responsible for the most active work In behalf of the bill and said: "There are Indications that Mr. Kubll may be before you in the coming municipal election, and If he does -come up, labor ought to hit him as hard as it can." J. C Calne, president of the Metal Trades Council, and C. P. Howard, pres ident of the Central Labor Council, had charge of the meeting. Alleged Chinese Gambler Held. Lee Mun, Chinese, was arrested at sixth and Davla streets early today by Sergeant Van Overn and Patrolman Kllngensmlth and charged with con' ducting a lottery game. LIVING ON YOUR NERVE ' Everybody has a store of nervous en ergy. When work or worry without Euthcient rest exhausts this store a con dition results that medical men . call neurasthenia. It is commonly met with In those who have had keen anxieties, as those who have cared for sick relatives, bus iness men who worry over their affairs and neglect to take vacations. Women who are too active socially, anyone who has too much excitement and too little) iept may show the symptoms. The complexion becomes pale, yon imagine unpleasant things, your brain insists on working when you want to go to sleep. Sometimes you are mel ancholy. Things that used to please you no longer do bo.- Constipation is usually present. You worry about yourself and your work and cannot for get your anxieties. Ko doctor can cure neurasthenia. You have to do it yourself. The first thing is to write to the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y., for the booklet on the home treatment of nervous disorders. If you want to Btart the treatment before' the book comes get a fifty-cent box of Dr. Wil liams' Pink Pills from the nearest drug store and follow the directions carefully. Prencli Cavalry Enter -Noyon and More Than 60 Villages Are Taken. Germans Say It Is Syste- ma tic Retirement. ' (Continued From First Page.) ly. The inhabitants of Nesle a claimed our troops. "Northeast of Lassigny we have ad vanced more than 20 kilometers toward Ham. , Farther south our light cavalry detachments, moving along- the valley of the Oise, occupied Noyon about 10 o clock this morning. "Between the Oise and the Soissons (Aisne sector) the entire German first line, as well as the villages of Carle pont, Morsam and Nouvron Vingre, fell into our hands. We have gained a foothold on the northern plateau of Soissons and occupied Crouy. German Attack Stopped. "On the left bank of the Meuse the enemy violently bombarded our posi tions from Avocourt wood to Le Mort Homme. On the right bank a German attack directed against our trenches in the region of Chambrettes was stopped short by our barrage fire. J. wo uerman airplanes were brought down today, one in the direc tion of Virginy, the other west of Brimont (Kheims region). From a Staff Correspondent of the As sociated Press. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, via London. March 18. So rapid became the pursuit of the Ger mans retreating In the Ancre and Somme sectors today that the British cavalry came into play after restless months of waiting and longing. Poisoned Wells Pound. The fine, drying weather of the last three days has helped the pursuit which In some places has reached solid ground that has been little damaged by shell are. It was officially declared today that poisoned wells were found in the village or Barleux, southwest of Peronne, which was occupied by the British in the wake of the retreating German garrisons. This serious accusation was made in a report by the British doctors on an analysis of the water. Other wells in the line of the German retreat have been filled up. BERLIN, March 18. (By wireless to Sayvllle, N. Y.) Systematic retirement of the German troops between Arras and the Oise, on the French front, is announced by the War Office today. Important Stronghold Abandoned. Peronne, Noyon, Bapaume. Roye and several other towns have been aban doned by the Germans. Peronne was one of the strongholds or the Germans In the France-Belgian front. It Is a town of about 4000, on the Somme, and Is of strategical lm portance on account of Its railroad and high road connections. It was invested on three sides, and the retirement of the Germans to the north and south made the abandonment of this town Inevitable. From Arras to the Oise. where Ber lin reports the withdrawal Is being made. Is about 60 miles. The capture or Bapaume and Roye was announced yesterday.- Noyon Is a town of about 6000, 67 miles northeast of Paris. PEACE LEAGUE PLANKED W. D. WHEELWRIGHT SAYS AMERI CA'S PROBLEM IS HUMANITY'S. Republic Should Defend Principles Even if Led to War, He Says Careful Thought Urged. "The question before America today is far more comprehensive than that of her right to sail the seas In peace, to arm her ships, even to protect the lives of our citizens," said William D. Wheelwright In his address yesterday at the Laurelwood Congregational Church, on the subject of "The League to Enforce Peace." "It is as large as humanity; It includes the citizens of the entire world. "It is fitting that this republic should take a stand on behalf oL mankind In this hour when Its liberty is threat ened. I do not say that we should de clare war, but I do say that we should take the necessary steps in defense o' the principles of freedom for which this republic has always stood even if it should lead to 4ar." In outlining the plan of the League to Enforce Peace Mr. Wheelwright de clared that it indulged In no Utopian dreams, but that it was "an endeavor to devise, a workable method of pro tecting the civilized world against a Bapanme, Taken ' Saturday, and Pe ronne, Taken Yesterday. Are Shown. Shaded Portion Is Territory Gained In Drive. repetition of wanton plunging into al most universal war through the avarice and ambition of a single nation, as has been the case in the war precipitated by the German empire and now wag ing." In discussing the situation that has arisen between Germany and the United btates since the beginning of the move ment to develop the League to Enforce Peace, he declared that it behooves the United States, before taking steps to launch into the war. to weigh the mat ter carefully and determine whether it would be the greater or the lesser of two evils. BOB FITZSIMMDNS SOBS EX-PUGILIST BREAKS DOWN COURSE OF FIRST SERMON. IN Advent Into Evangelistic Work Finds "Ruby Bob" Stnmbllng In Speech. Story of Ring Career Told. SAN JOSE, Cal., March J 8. (Special.) Bob Fitzsimmons, one time heavy weight champion pugilist of the world. made his maiden effort in the pulpit as an evangelist at the First Baptist Church here this morning. He broke down and cried in the midst of his sermon, and tears were general all over a packed house as he stumbled through the opening words of his address. He told the audience that he had been through a hard fight with whisky, and that his wife left him because he made the saloon his headquarters. "She left me and went to Los Ange les," he said, "and reporters showed me clippings, saying that she had tried to kill herself. I told them I hoped she would try again. Then she came to Tacoma. and I met her, and she knocked me dead.' We decided to go into evangelistic work together." Fitzsimmons told a little of his ring career. At the evening service tonight he lost the thread of his speech and was forced to revert to his ring career a speech he has often delivered in vaude ville. It was full of good advice to the young about clean living. Mrs. Fitzsimmons got homes tonight for two women, formerly of the ten derloin. Fitzsimmons leaves for Los Angeles tomorrow. He will confine himself en tirely to slum. work. GREAT BRITAIN SCORED IRISH AND GERMAN-AMERICANS MAKE ACCUSATIONS. - Hope Entertained Until Last Mo ment That Berlin Would Slodify Policy German Residents Daly Safeguarded. WASHINGTON. March18. A codv of President LI Yuan Hungs proclama tion announcing China's severance of relations with Germany was received by cable today at the Chinese Lega tion here, the message saying that va rious departments of the Chinese gov ernment had been instructed to de vise, "measures for the protection of German residents in China and take other necessary steps in conformity with the established principles of in ternational law." The proclamation. Issued March 14. the day the German Minister received his passports, follows: "Since the beginning of the Euro pean war China baa steadfastly main tained neutrality. German Order Unexpected. "Quite unexpectedly, on February 2. the Chinese government received a communication from the Imperial Ger man government with regard to its new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, causing it to be known that from the said date navigation for neu tral vessels in certain defined rones would be exposed to danger. "As the loss to China, both in life and in property, arising from the de struction of merchantmen by subma rines had already . been considerable, and as the new policy was bound to cause greater loss to China, the Chi nese government, out of respect for the sanctity of International law and for the sake of giving necesary protection to the lives and property of Chinese citizens, made a vigorous protest to the Imperial German government, de claring that unless Germany abandoned her new policy China would be com pelled to break off diplomatic relations with her. Hope of Abandonment Lost. "In taking this step, China was in hope that Germany might, in order to preserve the existing friendly relations between the two nations, deem It ad visable so to modify Its policy as to meet the wishes of the Chinese govern ment. "To the regret of the Chinese gov ernment, since the protest of China was made fully a month ago. the unre stricted submarine warfare has not been abandoned, but, on the contrary, many more vessels of different nations have been sunk, causing the loss of many Chinese lives and a great deal of Chinese property. "On the 10th inst. the Imperial Ger man government made Its formal re ply, stating, to the great disappoint ment of the Chinese government, . that the German government could not abandon Its new submarine policy. Un der these circumstances, the Chinese government has no recourse but to sev er, from this day on, the existing dip lomatic relations with Germany in or der to manifest our respect for the sanctity of international law and our due regard for the lives, and property of our citizens." WTJ ASKS FOR CONCESSIONS Dutcli Legation Protects German In terests Following Break. PEkJn, March 16. After announcing the severance of diplomatic relations between China and Germany, Foreign Minister Wu Ting Fang called a meet ing of the Ministers of the entente nations and later a meeting of the Min isters of neutral countries. He pre sented a memorandum at both meet ings, requesting suspension of pay ments of indemnity for the boxer uprising, consent to an Increase of im port duties and modification of China's undertakings that will permit her to station troops at Tien Tsln, along the Tien Tsln-Pekin railway and in the legation quarter as a protection against Germans. The Dutch Legation Is protecting German interests and guarding the German Legation. The German Min ister and his staff probably will leave Pekin for Shanghai within five days. Denmark is looking after Chinese interests in Germany. . In the light of previous dispatches from Pekin, the action taken by the Chinese Foreign Minister indicates that the government is preparing to enter the war with the entente. It was said in these dispatches that negotiations to that end were under way. STAMPS ARE MONEY Why Not Take Them? mm 3; If if hi -I - it " HAT w v 'J S 1 ' 1 Spring Time! Seed Time! We Have Morse's Tested Garden and Flower Seeds. They Grow! Are true to name no vain regrets. Start your garden right and do it with MORSE'S SEEDS from OUR OWN STOCK (Basement). BRING US THOSE FILMS YOU EXPOSED YESTERDAY Well develop them FREE if prints are ordered, and do it to your satisfaction. Double Stamps with this work. 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Thomas Mannix, chairman of the evening, pictured this country as be ing filled with the descendants of the Tories of Revolutionary times who, he declared, were preaching a pro-British propaganda. He said that it was un constitutional for Congress to delegate to the President Its power to declare war and that Senator Lane and the other so-called filibusters were merely supporting the Constitution when they opposed the bill. Judge P. H. D'Arcy, of Salem, de clared that he would never be a party to saying that this Government was justified in making war against Ger many. He expressed the belief that if Germany were successful in the pres ent war the liberty of Ireland would be assured. That it is due to th Irish and Ger man elements in this country that the United States is free today was the belief expressed by Rev. Father Gregory. Rev. Ernest Kroener rferla.rrt tfriot 1 there had never been a nation in the I world that, had accomplished so much infamy, assassination and murder as had England In the last 50 years. Other speakers included Rev. Father M. CFarrel. Rev. Karl O. Salzmann, Rev. Mr. Eppllng and Abbot Adelheim, of Mount AngeL Realizing that bass feel the hot weather, Hlbard Raymond placed a ca-e of Ice in a rocky cove in Lake Keuka, N. T., and soon caught eight fine fish. Idea ot. Liberty and Equality First Brought Into Country toy Rus sian. Armies Back From Napoleonic Wars, t WiH ! am II. Galvani. who came to Portland from Russia about SO years ago and who Is well known throughout the Northwest as an engineer, writer, occasional lecturer and universal peace advocate, is enthusiastic over the suc cess of the Russian revolution. Mr. Galvani is recognized as a student of world affairs, and especially those relating to the history and aspirations of the Russian people. He has always been a defender of the Russian revolu tionary movement and ha never let an opportunity go by without praise of the people of that country and corre sponding condemnation of the auto cratic government. He is much elated over the fate of the deposed "Holstein-Gottorp and Anhalt Zerbst dynasty." which succeeded the Romanoffs, whose last representative. Peter IL was deposed In 1730. and re mained in power until Nicholas II ab dicated last week. Century's Work Triumphs. "This latest upheavel In Russia is certainly one of the most important revolutionary achievements in the world's history," said Mr. GalvanL "It is the culmination of a century's per sistent work, full of most heroic sacri fices, such as the world has seldom, it ever, seen. "From the earliest days or me em pire Ignorance and supenstitlon have been most carefully fostered, and Intel lectual effort and development most brutallv exterminated. The participa tion of Russia s troops witn tno armies of combined Europe against that great est of all' prodigies Napoleon Bona parte 100 years ago. brought into Rus sia the seeds of all cubsequenl revo lutionary activities. "From year to year, and from Alex ander I down through the ruigns of Nicholas I. Alexander IL Alexander III and Nicholas II, the struggle grew fiercer as conditions grew worse and worse. Wars abroad and massacres at home were the chief diversion, of the governing oligarchy In order to keep the minds of the people away from the avarice, crime, corruption and immorali ties of the governing caste. Thinkers Are Outlawed. "The best of men and women, the greatest minds In art, literature, sci ence and industry, were treated aa out laws and criminals. By a system of extermination and a trumped-up shib boleth of Pan-Slavism, for which the people never cared a tinker's damn, the nineteenth and twentieth centuries weer converted into something worse than the' darkest of the dark ages in western Europe. "Finally the Japanese war came with all of its horrors and defeats, and the government, to pacify the people, gave a sort of a constitution. As soon, how ever, as the first Duma, or parliament, began to remedy the evils and abuse in that unhappy land, they were out lawed, exiled or foully murdered. Thus little by little the old regime was re established and its chiefs set about to bring on another war. "This time It was back to the Balkans in defence of 'the little brothers," the same old subterfuge. "With the advent of a liberal system, a conservative democracy. Russia has every opportunity to become the fore most land in the world. Indeed, no country anywhere has the unlimited wonderful resources that the Russian empire has. "My faith In her long-suffering peo ple, now stronger than ever, is that they will loyally unite In the work of regeneration and bring about peace, happiness and prosperity through 'lib erty, equality and fraternity the bat tle cry of Russia's soldiers of the revo lution since the days of the return of Russia's hosts from Western Europe in 1815." WOMAN DECORATOR WINS Miss Ida Adams Gets Trophy at Baker for Window Display. BAKER. Or.. March 18. (Special.) It remained for the only woman dec orator in Baker to win the Palmer trophy offered by the Commercial Club for the most attractive window in con nection with the city's first community style show. The winning window was designed by Miss Ida Adams, of the Queen City Furniture Store. She used a display of furniture, with living and bedroom scenes and as an artistic touch a blush ing bride, attired in bridal gown and veil made of lace curtains. Miss Adams' window met with the unanimous indorsement of the judges, who were: Mrs. Thomas J. 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