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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1918)
m omtMO AMOtm Ontario oaroox, nmwu. urn. m. inn m i . ii ' r, , . , TAOM n o; FRANCO-AMERICANS CAPTURE FISMES Big, German Storehouse Taken By Allies After a Bitter Struggle. 'Pari. Th town of Flame. Hit anny's great alnretloiie on the Alaiu--Marno battle front, has hern tnk.cn hv tg.a French mill American IMOpSt ac cording to Ihr rrauk off IcImI ouii Mnnlcatlon The Arnrrli an SSI SMi themselves with glory In tin' hand-to-hand Main tut In Hip streets of Flame when they eanfurcrt that Herman hf TBS fight Ing Is ld lo havi" been the hlttcrent f th whole v..-!!-. I hi- Prussian guard akliix no gtUUtSf and being l'ii r.n.t ted or clubbed in death M tht Haws' by their nuuhltie gnu. Flames win taken after a iMi t llli!i fight W M lrn- Atiierluii rlded to ailvntiK' It was afur t-.m-iul preparation and under n awrcplng bat rage of shrapnel and ga, the infantry , advanced There waa oppoaltlnn from machine gun, hut the American qul'klv sllmccd ihem. Tlii niiiiiti'i of prisoners raptured 'by the allies during 8aturda ami Sun- 'day will thrill Hi- allied wmld law nnoum -d The Wall' river. lilch waa flnciilcd owing lo tin- iir.nt lirnvy ihIiih. Iinm pored the QSftsas rear-guard whlrh were nnahle lo ford ill" strcsm Moat of thoae Herman were killed nnd UM rct were mad'1 nrlaonera. Allied force In purault of the Her Marno. the Amerlrana. French and MAJOR CLARK tfca.il 111 Til . J-- IfiUi IU IU '."J nilL' INCLUDED IN DRAFT Major Bennett Clark of the rational Army, who la a ion of Speaker Cham;) Clark of the houte of representatives. ALLIES PREPARE FOR ANOTHER BATTL With the American Army on tin Marii- Front Fnmi Ithidnia t SuiNHoiia. and far back toward Hi mana psss'd through veritable lini n I hones Hodles of nii'ti and horaea iin- nmi (led wlih broken down vshlrle along aide ammunition dunipa. Mi -iplml ed and others Iniart llodliB of ImMM found In cluster beyond the ranee of the allied iirtllh rv Indicate that aerere punishment waa Infllrlsd on the fleeing columns by the aviators. ENEMY ON BRITISH FRONT WITHDRAWS fjonrinn. On the Hrltlah front the flermati" have withdrawn between Motitdidii i and Morenll. a distance of tJn miles The French hold the slope down to the wrsinrn side or UM A"1' treat, The situation around Allien u nunc ibat obsrure, but the llilllsli have (iBMl) following tin ii' in v and Ii la probable thai the C. i iiihiim hay by in" rvaiiiated thi' ''SnH-rii Ihink of tt' Avrr The village of llsimd and 1 1' i .1 are In the posaraalon of the hIIIih Ii 'i. , long are that the QarauMM "I" Dot Inland to maki- a igMMM aland u Hi.' haiika or llu Alatii'. hut thai thay lll ) mail to tlir Cliiiniii df llarorK l nlK'v will' Ii In niu ej the trongeat positions In Fram' l'"i MM it ibc 1'iiemy may trj 10 hold the Freni h while gelling mm with their store. ATTACK IS OVERWHELMING Arasrieaif Captuie Eight Thousand PrlMnars sod 133 Ouns. Washington. OaW tn"i"- have taken Klaina b .ihssuII and hold the witti hank of th- , .'.! in this seo tkn. anya Deiuusl I'erahings cons JuniguH In tin- a .ii iiipariiiicnl "The enitm lui- imiveil Inrapahlo f alemmlng tin ouhlaiight of our troops fighting tat i. Iierty aide by side with Kremli. HrliUh and Italian vet rnui.' NBgWtg (M'lii'ial I'irshliig Hum ISM iriM.i,.TB and 1SS guns lisv I'.u'u win ursxl by the Aruer lean troops alone, partlelpatliiK In the eunici -ii -ii' HKSlnst the (ii-raiana whiuh began at the Mame mi July II. No estimate Is give ot ui miners oaptured hy the lliilish and Vi.n.li mho outnumber the Anierii-su rorres In Us groat fight. Iti nihil wi-ri' Ih'Iiii: i-oiinnlrati'd for th.' hatth' of Vesli' All tbe Itidlralliu. " ihnt llu- Kroat i-hnoe of the Orr man whlrh bi'gan on July II la near Ing ait end H".uid the 'l the enemy h lilant.il hi grttlton and at ilttoreg imlnls has rhalh iit'd the allli-s . liursui' him Along the south. -m hun'i C'ln'tal Forh's arinle have gloi . down In give an opportunity to i . outdistanced to catch up It I regard 'd ii..lisl).' thai II I thr German plan i a stiff i.-slsisors In ordor lo gain more llgM lor a withdrawal to the Man.- Noar Flsmea thrrc are a i; i . in ins'hlni' gunnera. hut no erlou reslstsnco I egpeeted The Intel lean and French gun are In post Hon and a great quantity of ahi-lle Is liclng h'irled onto the table land which Lha H.'ttiians are holding I'll'' lost and gain of tin- Ida drlw i. I., liu i uiMi.ii.d Tlieri' la no dunlii l i th' Uertnani lost a large iiiiiuIht ..I men' while the losses of the allle ,ll' . .iiirIiIii I'll ;i' 'gltglble, eprrlall Ig in Aslil. Ironi the slruli'Rl. gain made h the allied sunl.'S. Hie in. . rul.' of the men ha been wondi I rtttty i.liivlgoraied. M on' di'iMii near Fere-en TardenoN It la estimated thai more than t4.ni111 miO uiirlh of ammunition and general i. ll lino i he hand of the allien, while the volume of supplies dootroyed at this same depot la believed to iiiiioiiiit to several time that value Increase of Manpower of U. S. Is Planned By War De partment. Washington. Draft age of from II to 45 years will be recommended to congres In the bill embodying the war department's new manpower programme Seeretary Raker said nil the possible combination of ago llmlta were care fully studied and It was found that In onl.r to got the men Into class 1 for thr programme proposed II to 45 waa necesssry He Mnlil the bill, :ih recommended to congress, will contain a provision au thorising Hie president to call ajat oil of class I hv clnssns acrordlng to age, so that If it Is found poggtWd the men between Ik and II will be called out lter l him the older men who are f'Hiiid elii'lhle to rises 1, In reeommenrilng this extension of the age limits. Mr. Baker said, the de pailment had Ir In mind limply to get the army the number or men which It bell'-ved necesaary lo difent Ocrmany The aecretary waa not prepared to say how many thai would he. nor to give any estimate aa to the proportion or mules helin the ages of II to 4B Inclusive, w h I. Il would lie round ell irllile In making ip the list and claasea, the same rules would lie followed that had governed In the first draft, with the Hume exreptlona from the first call of married men with dependent ami those engaged In essential industries He said o far gbout l.gno.noo has? boon taken from claaa I. m. k. ntxTtot NonrM. On Friday evening. August 9 will occur the Fourth Quarterly confer ence. The pastor urge every tnem her of the church, whether a mem ber of the official board Or not present, aa matter of great Impor tance to all are to he brought gefora Ilia ' .inference at this time ltl III TlltMvS. We take IIiIh MUM of oxprrvln our thanks to the people of Ontario and Krultlnnd who en IdndU glind u In our unsuccessful search for the body of our son nnd brother We wish lo especially (hunk Mr Hill and others who assisted In get ting the diver's suit Mlt AND MUM ll ( tllllKI I and Family. Tehacc Taxes to Yield J40 Million. Washington Heavy lucre gg la tha praseat war lax on tubac . igar ad og relies were agreed tu hy tha ' house ways and aieaua comniitta aa art of th aew tl.000.000.0no revaaua Mil. Tha tax tmpese three timaa th x IgUng rate on Ci.iue items or th ahedule aad la ipci..i i Ugg ,p Niiaiiii.i J4ii uou.uao iu , oaiaari en with the present link voO.OOl rv Mar front lobauco t4M Nu.a Sought b Unci lam. Waahln M An urt at rail to th American Ked t'rnsa 0 .mull lu8 SAirae I eek (.)'" ' uiolilh for nnm. IimIh duty mill lha army nurse corps was Is.mhiI by Surgeou- uerai tiniga. Psrshing Honored hy Freneh. Fans Oagteml Inhu J I'orshiag. uauiirr In chiet of the American lliloi. ar fori in France, waa warded the grand cross of the Legion gf Honor hy th freneh government. BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR I'll. Unmans have been thorough! i :.uiiilaheri on the Soisaons Rhelnn K.ill.'in Allied Hoops have pualu d forward until they have cleared th ui out of the entire region south of line drawn from Hoissmis lo lih.lms French imops captured th. .Iu nt Roliann and Americans aldi.l hy Ihe Freneh hate taken the Import man supply depot of Klsiucs ll.. tierinsu srmlea have retreat. d .'. I 'h. ;ire evident lv headed for the Alan river, arrest. ..hull they stormed their way on Msy II In their pluiiKi- toward Ihe Matin Tile fact I Inn tin- enemy ha de royed i.ii.lvet. gcroaa ih. VMt sie' g I'uinlng villages north of that rim nukes plain that no effort will In 10 hold that lin. and thai Me -.land will bi gsjtja at Ihe Al Farther north, slung the Chemli de n.iin. i high rtMMl H. . .ml ih. Alga), will, h In lis.lt Is ,i hlruug deleiisue line ih. i In n In rues plateau, then the great for est ol St (inbsln and the Imp .'lilel ill I .sen Considerable significance la attach .1 to the retirement of the Herman In I'l.ardy. There the French and British arc ' .plug up their hard pressure againut in- armies ..t Crown Prince Kuppreiln n.oai'ia and have forced theai on "i hlgbly lmporlaat see tors to re rel Southeast of Amleu on th old V.-ni.lidlei aeetor, the Germans have fallen tunk across the Afre riser over wide front while northeast g vmi'im in the region of Albert, a luiilar reirograd. iuueuieiii baa been gcroaa the Anere. D. S. AND JAPAN TO ENTER SIBERIA Washington Official slatemenl by the American and Japanese govern menl. made public here, announce that ihe plana for extending military al.l to Ruaala In Siberia will be under taken by Ihe United State and Japan alone, with Ihe other allied co bellig erents anentlng In principle. The Inlted Stales and Japan will eaeh aend ' a few thmiasnd men" fo Yl.ultwislok to art a a rnmmnii furee in ... enpylug and agfeguardliig the get iin. 1 proteetlui; the rear of the westward mot Ing i'eclm Slovak artdy The only preaenl objecta of the lap anee American forces will be to give sued aid and proteetlun aa Is possible 10 the Cxerhii Slovak forces again! the armed im.lv of Herman and gj trlan prisoner of war and In steady any efforts at nlr government and self defense In win. h tbe Itusslsns themselves may he willing to accept aalatan, letter the Culled States will send a commission ol men-haul, agricultural experts, labor advisors, ited Cross rep resentstlves and agents of the V. M. C. A. BIG FLOUR MILLS ARE SOLD Max H Housar Secure Control of Larg Milling Companioa. I'lirllsud, lire. Kinsnelal i outrol of the I'. in land Flouring Mill company. one of the largest and oldest milling companies ou the coast, haa passed fioin the Wilcox estate lo Max II lloiiaer, vice prealdent of the grain corporallon. and several oclte it wa snnoiine.'d by Mr Houser lule th conalderatioii waa not aiiuouu. ed It I believed to have been close to llliiiiiu.iioo The deal Involve complete control if Hie Portland Khuniiig Vllll pain I'ugel Sound flouring Mill company, Fuget Sound Warehouse company, Facltlc Coast Elevator cum pany and subsidiary corporations The company own and operate n mill Iu the northwest having au ag gregate rapacity of more than n barrels of Hour dally Tbe priiuipal will I In Cortland, having a capacity gf 4 uoo barrel. Archangel Taken From olahevlkl. Kandalaska. Kutsiau Lapland. A revolution at Archangel haa resulted In th complete overthrow of the Uol shevlkl and th flight of their troops from the city The revolution waa led by interests favorable to ih entente natlona. Following the striking of th flrat blow la the revolt allied troop were leaded at Arehaag!, occupying the railway ststlon aad th telegraph office with Insignificant resistance German Admit Albert Retreat llerlui va Loudon The Hermans u l. uili Miles ol Albert have retreated i in ihe western to the eastern bank of Hie Anir river, according to the Herman official eommualcatloa. Th statement say Ih withdrawal was made without opposition. July W. . . Sate Smaah fteoerd Washington Total July sals of war saving and thrift ateaajm waa nU.tlTJiUl, the largeat on record the treasury announced This repre ienta over 3 p.-r capita for th enure rountry. China Will Sand Troop to Siberia. Pektn, China The Chinese axtvara ment approptated tlM.SSS to finance the aendlng of a Chinese regiment to Vladivostok. 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