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the Cause of America for
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The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated -Press Dispatches
Oregon lllatortcnl Society
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VOL. IX
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 80, 1018.
SOISSONS IS STmii HELD BY
GERMANS
Americans and French "Trim
Up" German Hords on
, . . . . Western Front. .'
MANY VILLAGES TAKEN
Kncmy Suffers at All Points, anil
Seem Utterly Unable to Cope
With Our Fighting .
' Forces.
(By Assocluted Press.)
CAN'T HOLD THE 110Y8 HACK
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ON THE FRENCH FRONT,
July 20. At a late hour this
afternoon the allied forces are
tripping up tho Huns at a
terrific jmce and In their pu-
suit to get out of reach of the
fighting American and French
soldiers the enemy Is fast re-
treating across the Marne river,
with our forces approaching in
great rapidity the banks of the
rlve. A London dispatch filed
at five o'clock this afternoon
run from Belleau northward to
west of Monthiers, then through 4
Sommelands, Mont Chevllllon,'
Leplessis-Huleu, Parcy-Tigny,
Berzy Lezc, Courmelles, Mon-
talgne de Paris, Pcrnant and
Fontenoy.
HUNS STILL HOLD SOISSONS.
Associated Press .War Lead, .July
20. The tiennans nre"HtlI!-holdliiK
tho town of Soissons at n late hour
tills afternoon. '
GERMANS SUFFER REPULSE.
On the French' Front, July 30.
The Germans on tho front south of
the' river Maine have fluttered a re
pulse by the French troops, these
valient forces having made such se
vere thrusts at the enemy that they
are now retreating northward across
the Mnmo. Further French advances
are also reported both north and
south of tho river this afternoon. In
their strides forward they have taken
Boise do Misy and reached out and
gathered in Port-a-Hinson on the
Mai ne, and north of this river they
have enptured Marfaiiv, southeast of
ltllgny, then moving forward to the
west of Fonrcy.
STILL PUSHING ENEMY HACK.
With the French Army, July 30.
The allied troops today nro slapping
the Germans In the face and driving
them still further back Into the ter
ritory previously taken by tho enemy.
This attack Is occurring on the south
bank of the Marne and approaching
tho river embankments, according
to a report received at tho French
war department at 11 o'clock this
morning.
OVER 18,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
London, July 20. The French
troops on the Soissons front have ex
tended their advanced from Monte
De Paris southwest to the Itelleu sec
tor, a village southeast of the city of
Soissons. The prisoners token by the
French In tills battle area has now
renz-heil a total of l,oo uermans,
On the Rheims front the French have
also advanced their lines 1000 yards
between Souain anu Ail Derive.
ALLIES HITTING HER UP.
London, July 20. The allied gains
on the Germans still continue in per
fect order, now extending along the
linn lwtwreen Montaigne lie l-nns.
mile and one-half southwest of Sols
sons on the north, to Belleau, five
miles northwest of Chateau-Thierry
on the south. . . ,
TWO OREGON HOYS FALL
Washington,. July 30. The army
. casualty list today numbers 130 and
ho marine loss was eijrniy mra in
cluding John D. Ashworth, of Sprlng-
i.i,l nmmn. and private waiuo n.
Farnham, of Walterville, Ore., both
of whom are misisng in action.
' nnvvm f'VTl VT'T." ADVANCE.
Loudon, jniy au. mo rrwnvi, -vinrA
has averaered one mile, on a
! 20-mlle front between noon yesterday
a -VriWie last menu
AMERICAN'S CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Pai-Ia. July 20. The French and
American forces arc still continuing
thMr rulvnnce this morning on the
Oermans. Their gains have reached
the line of Viewy, beyond tho wood
of Mauley and oast of ViUers-Helon
and Nouilly tit. Front.
ITALIANS UOINO GOOD WOHK.
'i Home. July 20. The Italian
troops have wrested Mont Ktttlo1
from the Austrian and re-occupied
Cornotli-Cabento in the Adanello re
gion. DEATH ItOOBKVKIr CONFIRMED
Paris, July 20. (Jerman avlaton
have dropped a note into the Ameri
can aviation camp confirming the
deatli of J Jou tenant Quentin Roose
velt. .
MAY HAVE STRUCK MINE.
Washington, July 20. Although
Captain Christy, of the ill-futed
cruiser San Diego, which was sunk oil
the Atlantic coast yesterday, believe,
a submarine was responsible for the
sinking of the vessel reports received
today show that five or six mine
were destroyed by war ships off the
coast of Jjong Island last night, caus
in the officials to believe that a sub
marine wus not responsible lor the de
struction ox the battleship, fto en
emy submarine had been seen am"
for this reason it is possible that a
mine was struck. Today 1100 sur
vivors in all have been landed and
there is no report of loss so far made
public.
OAlTA1N LAST TO LEAVE.
Washington, July 20. The navy
department has commended the ex
emplar conduct of the officers and
men of the cruiser San Diego, Captain
Christy being the last person to leave !
the ship ns she wits sinking. ..The!
boat was. turning over when the cap
tain made his way over the side and I
jumped overboard amid the cheers of ;
those who had previously taken to
the ship's boats. All the crew joined
in singing tho "Star Spangled llnn
ner" as the ship sunk.
THREE KILLED UY EXPLOSION.!
Washington, July 20. Three men,
were killed by the explosion that
sank the San Diego, according to lute
reports, hut none of them were from
Oregon, There are still some other
who have not been accounted for but ,
the imports indicate that the loss of ;
Ufa la on ii II TlinrA u-axm man'
on the steamer when she was
FORTY-EIGHT MISSING. '
New York, July 20. Forty-eight'
members of the ill-fated cruiser. San
Diego, are still unaccounted for thlf-
afternoon.
NOW ON SUPPLY SHIP
A letter has been received by Mrs.
0. C. Brown, of this city, from her
nephew, William D. Hill, son, ol
Hairy D, Hill, formerly of this city.
The young man, "who is 18 years old.
is enlisted in the navy, and is at pres
ent on the U. S. S. Rainbow, which
is a supply ship. The lad writes: "1
don't like this kind of a ship. All
we can do is to run from the subma
rines." The ship carries' no gun?. Mr.
Hill wrote that he had seen two
fights between German submarines
and U. S. destroyers, but did not
know . how. they came out, as the
Rainbow had to get away quick.
RETURNS FROM HAWAII. ..
Word has been received here from
Lieut. Harold Morlan to the effect
that he has been transferred from
Fort Shatter, Honolulu, to Camp
Fremont, Calif. Lieut. Morlan has
Just recently received his rank be
fore leaving the Islands, and now be-
ing back In the Btates, expects to
make a trip to his home In Portland
where he will visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A, T. Morlan. Lieut,
Morlan was just recently married to
a Victoria, B. C, girl, having met
her during his stay, in Honolulu.
SUIT IS FIJxED.
Delia C. Share, formerly Delia M.
Campbell, et al.. through their attor
ney, B. L. Eddy, have filed suit
against Wm. J. A. Dickenson vet al.,
for the foreclosure of .a mortgage,
which was given to Insure payment
of a promissory note for $1575. In
addition to the amount called for In
tne note $175 attorney's fees, and
costs and disbursements (n the caBe
are asked for.
WAS GUN CAPTAIN OX SAN DIEGO
W. R.- Warner, proprietor of the
Roseburg Cafeteria, today furnished
The News office with a large picture
of the ill-fated cruiser, San Diego,
which was sunk on the Atlantic coast
yesterday. Mr. Warner served for
six years as gun captain on the San
Diego,
ALLIES PENETRATE
General . March Tells News
paper Men of Movements
On the Battle Front.
EXPECT FALL SOISSONS
Two Hundred Thousand Yankees
Fighting Side by Side With tho
French Troops Allied Offen
sive to Continue.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, - July 20, General
tfarch this morning, In his Interview
.vith newspaper men, stated that the
jffltiul reports received by the war
Jeimrtmeiit shows a maximum pene
tration by the' allied counter offon-
slve of ten miles and an average
penetration into tho Hun's territory
of seven miles on a twenty-two mile
front. At the present moment the
allies are still pressing their attack
against heavy Germnn reserves which
have been brought up to stem the un
faltering onslaugh of the American
and French soldiers, who are flglnV'
ing with that determination thot
spells success. 'it
Six of General Pershing's divis-1
ions, composed of 200,000 American I
soldiers, are fighting side by side.
with the French troops in the pros-;
cut great offensive. These are com-!
posed of the first, socond, third and1
fourth regulars and tho New Englundj
and Pennsylvania national guard di-j
visions. The Itaiiibow division is sta-(
tioned in tho Champagne region, nndj
is unattached to n regiment of ne
groes in each sector. . . ' I
The wur department, according to'
the statement of General March, has
no. advices that Soissons has fallen,
but It is known to be under fire, of
most heavy nature, from the
American artillery and the fnll of the
city seems most imminent. The gen
eral said that the allies' objective is
Soissons, (Jiateau-Thlerry and the
railroad, the latter a most important
feature to our forces, owing to the
fact it is believed that, this railroad
In the principal artery of supply for
the enemy in the Chateau-Thierry re
gion, and Its loss would be a severe
blow to the Germans. The allied
forces are already on this road, or
have it under direct tire, and its com
plete capture would make the Ger
man attempt to withdraw from the
Maine most difficult. It Is tho opin
ion of General March that the allied
offensive will continue just as long
ns possible to force tho Germans
hack, and the struggle at these points
between the opposing armies . has
reached a high degree.
General March also announced to
the newspaper men that tho embark
ation of American troops had passed
the one million two hundred thous
and mark at. tills date. He said the
Germans had prepared for an offen
sive against the British forces in the
north end of the battle line simultan
eously with the last drive on : the
Marne but for some reason tills ac
tion on the part of the enemy was
postponed. This Is probably the rea
son that the British are not now at
tacking (lie Germans on the battle
line.
FORMER EMPEMOK IS SHOT.
London, July 20. A Russian wire
less statement today announces tliat
former Emperor .Nicholas has been
shot and that his correHpondence, in
cluding letters from Monk Rasputin,
who was killed before the revolution,
will be published shortly. The mes
sage states that a counter revolution
ary conspiracy hud been discovered
by the bolshevik! government there
fore, executed tho emperor on July
10.
LEAGUE WILL SUSPEND.
Cleveland, July 30. The Ameri
can League club will probably sus
pend all base ball Immediately, ac
cording to an .announcement made
today. -,
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CHANGE IN CHAUTAUQUA BATES,
A change has been made In the
order of the Chautauqua program lec
turers. Dr. Daniel F. Fox will lec
ture on "The Philosophy of Common
Sense," Sunday night, July 21; Judge
Roland W. Babbott, lecture-enter
talnment, "A Juvenile Court in Ac
tion," on Monday night, July 22
Pres. James A. Burns, story of "The
Kentucky Mountaineers, Tuesday
night, July 23, Instead of tho dates
advertised on the program.
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OF ALLIED VICTORY
Roseburg;s Pent Up Enthusi
asm Given Vent In Grand
Demonstration
t
SPENCER TALKED
REV.
1L
Btg Parade Iss Led Ily H. 8. French,
Proudly Bearing "Old Glory
' Band! Plays Patriotic
Alr4 Fireworks.
The. patriotism of the peoplo of
Roseburg, which has been at the
highest pitch i for the last several
days could nd longer be restrained
with the splendid news of what oui
boys and their allieB are doing
"over thore," "and last night an im
mense crowd of people thronged the
streets : to celebrate the glorious
success that has crowned them in
the big battle now raging on the
western front. .
At 8:80 last night the big demon
stration started with a parade Id
which hundreds of our cttlzent
marched. - The line of march waf
formed on North Jackson street,
near Oak, and was headed bj
H. S. French, proudly bearing Olc
Glory, and with the band playing pat
riotic alts,' marched to the depot,
then a block south and up Lane
street to Stephens street, thence to
Cass Btreet and back to the Intersec
tion of Jackson and Oak where a
band concert was held. Rev, J, C.
Spencer, of of the First M. K. church
of this city, delivered a short but
most appropriate address for the oc
casion, and was cheered to tho echo
by the crowd. " . " "
Following the address, fireworks
were distributed among the crowd
and then caine the grand finale of
the big patriotic demonstration, and
the uoiBe of the explosives and the
cheers of the crowd would make a
Fourth of July celebration look
small In comparison. The remains
of firecrackers , on the street this
morning offer a silent, but forceful
reminder of the great cause for
which they spoke last night.
Nor did the ardor of the people die
THE BULL".
Unreliable press- associations 4
yesterday tried to creute a lit-
tie "flurry" and put over an al-
leged "scoop" a. an eleventh
hour by tbrowlng a report on 4
the wires that the city of Sols- 4
sons had fallen. The Evening
News office was besieged with
anxious Inquiries for a verlfi- 4
cation of this report from tho 4
old reliable Associated Press. 4
Sorry as we were, it was im-
possible for The News to give
out any authentic information
that would show that this lm-
portant base of the enemy-'had
fallen into the allies' hands.
The Associated ' Press never
takes a rumor and twists it into
an alleged fact. The plain, bare
truth is a feature of this asso-
elation that It never deviates
from. Had the city of Soissons
been taken by our forces yes-
v terday afternoon or any time
during the night the AsBoclat-
ed Press would have been on
the Job and The Uvening News
4 would have given the good re-
port to our patrons "tight off
v the bat." Evidence "6f the fact
that the service given our read-
ers in the telegraph reports from
the big fight on the other side
nr is at all times strictly correct
is the hundreds of readers that
take advantage of our bulle-
tin boards each day and who
will not be carried away by a
v false Interpretation of any re-
port coming from the war zone.
When the Associated Press
"spills" a scop it sticks,- first,
last anu all the time. You don't 4
get up the (following morning
prepared to sWllow a string of 4
misrepresentations that you
have foisted upon an Inteltigent 4
public. This- Is the reason The
Evening News Is supplied by
the biggest and best service in
the world. It pay,ven ff It
does cost a little 'more money,
to know you are right,
SPLENDID OFFER
TO
Government Offers Course of
Instruction toMembers of
High School Faculties.
NO DRAFTAGE APPLICANT
.1 Member of. the Bosebnrg High
School Faculty to Receive tho
Training Will Probably
He Appointed Soon. '
The following telegram, which is
of especial interest to high schools,
has been received by Mayor Rice:
"Presidio, July 19, 1918.
"Mayor, Roseburg, Ore.: '
"The war department has Insti
tuted at the presidio of San Fran
cisco a training camp for the train
ing of military instructors in the
colleges throughout the west. '. We
have extender the privilege to in
clude bonallde members of faculty
ot high schools which either have
had or contemplate having military
instruction as part of their course.
The state of California now has
120 members of high school facul
ties here. We will take not to ex
ceed two. members of tho faculty
from cacti high school in your city
ihould you contemplate military
training therein. Suggest.; Instruc
tors in athletics be considered. The
course o& Instruction given here in
cludes physical training and train
ing with-rifle, granades, machine
guns, trouch work, etc, . Applicants
will be temporarily onllgted In the
national army for the period of the
camp which will close September 1,6'.
Applicants muBt be over .18 years of
age and below or above1 'draft age.
If In draft age they must have de
ferred draft classification. Appli
cants should bo exnmlned by a reput
able physician before coining, pay
ing special attention to heart, lungs,
hernia and flat feet. They will be
furnished uniforms, rations, pay and
allowances ' of privates. Transpor
tation will be refunded at the rate
of four cents per mile both ways.
Wire me at once If you will send any
candidates, giving names and direct
them to report at once. None desir
ed sent after August 1.
"DICHMANN,
"Colonel Commanding'"
The above offer Is under consider
ation by the Roseburg school board
and have taken the matter up with
City Superintendent Aubrey O.
Smith, who Is attending tho summer
session of the University of Oregon.
This is a splendid opportunity for
high BChools desiring to offer a
course In military instruction, and
it Is very probable that a selection
of ,a member of tile Roseburg high
school faculty to take the course of
fered by the government, as stated
In the above telegram, will be chos
en at the regular meeting of the
school board next Monday evening.
The Benson Parent-Teacher As
sociation held Its regular monthly
business meeting at the school build
ing Thursday evening. Business p,at
ters pertaining to the Red Cross
work and the school gardens were
taken up and disposed of In a satis
factory manner.
Miss Lois Byrd rendered "La Re
demption," by Harry Hofer, in a very
pleasing manner.
Attorney Chas. F. Hopkins then
addressed the parents and teachors
on the subject "Conditions Parents
and TeacherB must face at the close
of the war." Mr. Hopkins very
forcibly pointed out tbe large part,
which of necessity, must be played
by the association In tho reconstruc
tion 'period following liio war. He
stated that we must be prepared to
accept the European Influence In
our domestic affairs, In fact we had
with lost night's celebration, . for
scarcely had The News office opened
today until Inquiries were being
made as to news from the front, and
all day long the bulletin board In
front of this office has been watch
ed by scores of people. -
BuBiness, these days, Is a second
ary consideration news of what the
boys are doing In the great fight for
freedom overshadows everything
else.
accepted foreign words, ete., already
and a much more noticeable influeuce
would be felt when the boys oame
home.
Mr. Hopkins road extracts from a
recent editorial In the Oregonlan
which substantiated his statement In
regard to the physical and moral fit
ness of the men in the army. Mr.
Hopkins closed his address by urg
ing upon those present a course of
action that would keep us the peo
ple at home up to the standard re
quired by the military authorities of
the men under their charge. He urg
ed that we eliminate all non-essentials
and concentrate upon all es
sentials In both the home and the
school, i.
The association then gave Mr, Hop
kins a vote of thanks for his kind
ness in consenting to addresj them
upon such short notice. The follow
ing committee will have charge of
the program which will be given
August 16. Chairman, Mrs. T. A.
Raffety, MUs Anna V. Caldwell, Mrs.
Hlney. '. x
INO NAVY
A special car was attached to train
No. 14 this afternoon carrying some
young Phllipplno boys, In tho navy
uniform, which attracted the At
tention of -vory one on tho depot
grounds. They were 25 In number,
and were under the supervision ot a
navy officer. The conversations car
ried on by the boys showed that they
were well educated, some of them
even having attended college up to
the time, of leaving the islandB. They
embarked from Manila, January 15,
stopped several rinys at Hong Kong,
bnanghal, Korea and' then came to
San Francisco whore they were kept
for sevoral days, leaving- there Fri
day of this week. They were In nne
splrltB, and said that the weather In
RoBemirg today mmle them feel as
If they -were- back In the Islands -at
Manila. These boys have been train
ing about a year, and their destina
tion at present was not known to
thein.. , , '
ALL PHYSICIANS BE
MOBILIZED AT ONCE
WASHINGTON, July 18 Tho gov
ernment is about to n si u mo control
of the entire medical profession fn
ihr- United Blutes to obtain sufORlenl
doctors for the army and at tho same
time to distribute thosereimiinlng to
the localities or services where they
are mcst needed for civilian work.
This mobilization is to be accom
plished eithur by the eimlling of all
doctors in a voluntary service corps
under pledge to accept whatever ser
vice, military or civilian, assigned
them, or, if tho voluntary plan Is
not successful, by legislation provid
ing for the drafting of them Into ser
vice. Medical officers of the government
believe compulsory conscription will
not he necessary.
TUBER MOTH SHIPPED
It has been reported to the county
agent that there has been several car
loads ot potatoes shipped Into Port
land and being re-dlstributed from
there throughout tho state which
contain tuber moth. This Is one of
the worst pests that potato growers
have to combat, and it is absolutely
against the law to sell or offer for
Bale any potatoos nffected with this
moth. All dealers receiving any po
tatoes from Portland should imme
dlately" notify the county fruit In
spector and have the same inspected
before offering them for sale as It
would be a great calamity to have
this very destructive moth distribut
ed In Douglas county.
BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Margaret E. Page and Louise Hess
entertained a number of their friends
at Bellows park yesterday from 2:30
to 5:30 In honor of their birthdays.
After an afternoon of games, refresh
ments wore served. Those present
were Pauline Bubar, Dorothy Staley,
Mary Strawn, Maxlne Moore, Luclle
Longworth, Margaret Coe, Hazel
Warner, Ruth Von Pessl, Mildred
Schllnker, Margaret Hess, Audrey
Wilson, Margaret Fields, Esther
Wright, Mrs. Wm. Longworth, Mrs.
Howard Hess, Mr, and Mrs. 0. M.
Page. - -
MEN OF DRAFT AGE
ChannelsThrough Which They
May Enter For a Special
Training Course.
REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED
Hundreds of Young Men ot Draft Age
Want to Know How to Be Induct
' ed Into Schools Two Ways :
- That Tills Can He Done.
'" (By Associated Press.) -PORTLAND,
Or., July' 20. There ,
are only two channels by which a
young man registered under- the se
lective draft can enter one of the
special training courses conducted
under the direction of the war de
partment's committee on education
and special training, of which
Frank H. Shepherd, ot Corvallis, Is
district educational dlroctor. Theso
courses give special training such as
now is being carried on in the Ben
son Polytechnic school In Portland
and the O. A. C. at Corvallis.
Kiindrnils - of renuests are being
received from young men of draft
age for information as to how they
may be Inducted into these schoolB.
This may be done either by Individ
ual Induction or. Induction under-
call,' "- - ' ' ' - ' ' '' " .' - '
Local boards will be called upon
to furnish men from time to time to
be sent to these schools. This Is In
duction under call, Director Shep
herd points out. A man desiring
special training who Is ' qualified
technically, educationally and physically-
under the call may be uduct- .
edi' thereunder by hlfl" local board.
Registrants should expoct to keep
In touch with their local boards In
order to take advantage ot such
calls. ' Five or six days are allowed
after the receipt of a call, so that
those who deslro to volunteer may
do bo. If this falls to All the num
ber, speoifled, the board -will draft
men to complete the quota.
Under the Individual Induction
plan, a registrant will communicate
dlroctly with the committee on edu
cation and special training, Room
595, Stnte, War and Navy building,
Washington, stating his schooling,
technical experience and the line of
Intsructlon preferred. Other infor
mation, regarding his draft status,
physical classification, color and
addrosB also must be supplied. If
tho application in this case receives
favorable consideration, the appli
cant will be notified' by, bis local
board to appear and will be afforded
opportunity to -be voluntarily In
ducted. Registrants In class 4 on
the ground of dependency must ac
company their application with a
waiver from the person In whoso be
half the deferred classification was
granted.
THE TOP" FULL
OF THRILLING SCENES
Tho moving plcturo play "Over the
Top" featuring Sergeant Guy Empoy
was shown Inst night to a large audi
ence, The picture is all that is
claimed for it, and full of many
thrilling events. The terribly Inhu
man methods of the Huns are vividly
portrayed and the bravery and dar
ing of vhe American boys is shown.
The teat performed by the American
boy under sentence of death la espe
cially touching. A pretty romance
runs through the play. . .
IIUINMNK STUDIO REOPENS.
The Holnllne School of Music, un
der the efficient Instruction ot Mre.
Charles Helnllne, will re-open Sep
tember 15 for the regular winter's
work. Although Mrs. Helnllne Is
taking up work with the Chautauqua
this summer she will return here to
continue with her classes in music.
Mrs. Helnllne Is taking up Chautau
qua work merely for the summer
vacation months. She is now in
Canada with Mr.- Helnllne, who Is
advance agent for the KUlson-Whlto
Chautauqua system there.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Williams and
son, Donnlvan Denning, were Rose
burg visitors today, i While here Mr,
Williams added his napie to the al
roaily very large list of News sub
scribers. .' -.