Morning Oregonian., August 13, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

TIIE MORXIXG OREGOMAX, 3IOXPAT, AUGUST 13, 1917.
ALLIES HAVE FOUR
HILUOH AT FRONT
GERMAN LEADER WHO EFFECTS CAPTURE OF 6700 RUSSIANS AND
ROUMANIANS IN DAY'S DRIVE.
Military Expert, Comparing
Losses, Says Germany Can
not Renew Offensive.
FRANCE CUTS CASUALTIES
Actual Iiosses in X.esser German
Army Greater Than in Entente
Lines First Estimates
GiTen by France.
BY A MILITARY EXPERT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. (Special.)
Figures that are Just being made
public by the French make It clear
that Germany, In the West, will never
be able to undertake another big of
fensive. The allies have at least 4,000,000 men
on the Western front and It Is almost
positive that although the Germans
have 2,500,000 the actual losses of the
latter are greater than those of the
entente. This does not mean that the
end Is in sight. Far from it. It does
mean, however, that there can be but
one outcome although that outcome
may be long drawn out. It means Ger
many cannot undertake a big drive in
the West.
Something of an understanding of
the man-power - of the French may be
obtained from the interesting and im
portant statements issued in the past
year by M. Tardieu, High Commission
er of France to this country, made to
Secretary of War Baker.
French Losses Unknown.
France has never published her
casualties. There have never been the
ellghtest data issued by the War Office
on which an intelligent estimate could
be based. We speak of the French
losses at "Verdun as having been about
a half million men. But it is purely a
guess. Numbers are destined to play a
most important part in the final de
cision. The success in the Somme or In any
other great battle on the western front
Is. in the real analysis, measured in
terms of relative losses. These are the
considerations which impart to the
statement of M. Tardieu such great Im
portance. France has in the zone of
the Annies and this may with reason
be taken to mean men actually en
gaged in military operations some
thing over three million men. Now,
the French are fighting only on the
western front and before Saloniki.
The French force at Saloniki is
relatively small probably not more
than 200,000 men in all so that, at the
minimum, there are in the neighbor
hood of 2,750,000 men actually in the
fighting zone in France and Belgium.
Casualty Rate Shrinks.
But these figures relate only to those
men in the fighting zone. In addition
to these there are great numbers en
gaged in manufacture of war materials.
Certainly they are not less than a
million and a half. There Is a further
element to be considered which will
bear strongly in the future. The
French loss has been constantly shrink
ing, due to the great use of artillery,
until it was but 1.28 per cent of the
enlisted strength for the six months
ended December 31 last. (This figure
refers to the total loss, but does not
include wounded.)
This means that in spite of the heavy
fighting on the Somme front, of the
last six months of last year, in spite
of the attacks against the Verdun po
sitions, the total loss of the French in
killed, missing and prisoners, was only
about 65,000.
FRENCH TROOPS ARE GAINERS
British Occupy Nearer Lip of Mine
Crater Near Lens.
PARIS. Aug. 12. French troops last
night resumed their counter - attacks
against the positions which the Ger
mans captured on the night of August
9-10, north of St. Quentin. The French
official statement issued this afternoon
eaid the ground previously lost was re
conquered in its entirety.
South of Allies, In the Alsne region,
two strong German attacks on the
trenches captured earlier by the French
were repulsed with heavy Teuton loss.
LONDON, Aug. "IF. Last night the
weather on the battle front in Flanders
was wet and stormy. Fighting between
the British and Germans took place
east of Glvenchy-les-la-Bassee, seven
miles north of Lens, where the British
occupied the nearer Up of a mine
crater and drove off the German coun--!
ter-assaults.
BERLIN, Tla London, Aug. 12. After
hours of artillery fire, several British
regiments this morning attacked the
German lines north nf Hollebeke, on
the Belgian front. The German general
staff reports that the attackers were
forced to retreat with heavy losses. -
On the Alsne front two French at
tacks at Cerny-En-Laonnois broke
down last night with heavy losses, and
on Mont Carnlllet French hand-grenade
detachments were repulsed.
WOODS TAKEN FR03I ENGLISH
Fighting at Glencorse la Hand-to-
Hand, With Bayonets.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND
BELGIUM. Aug. 12. Hand-to-hand
fighting of the most furious nature, in
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which bayonets and clubbed rifles
were utilized, developed in the Glen
corse wood yesterday as a result of a
German counter attack by which th,e
enemy retook the southeastern portion
of this elevation. Glencorse wood was
the southern extremity of the line
taken by the British in Friday's offen
sive and owing to the fact that it com
manded the surrounding country, the
Germans determined to regain It at
any cost.
Yeste. day's counter attack was most
determined. The Germans preceded
their infantry advance by an intense
bombardment from guns of all cali
bres, and then sent troops forward un
der a heavy barrage. The Germans
were met by a strong fire by the Brit
ish artillery and, as they approached
the wood, were mowed down in large
numbers by machine gun fire. But the
expenditure of life did not enter into
the German calculations. They were
willing to pay the price for this Im
portant position and the Infantry was
hurled forward through a rain of
death until the wood itself was
reached.
Two British -battalions, the Queen's
Royal West Surrey and the Bedfords,
ade a valiant fight against the nu
merically superior forces of the enemy,
but were forced gradually to with
draw, battling every inch of the way
with their bayonets and their rifles
used as clubs.
In the northwest portion of the
wood, however, they made such a de
termined stand that the enemy was
unable to continue his advance and the
British retained possession of it. The
German losses were exceedingly heavy,
being greatly in excess of the British
casualties.
The Westhoek ridge position which
the British took on Friday morning
has been held against numerous Ger
man counter attacks and the line now
extends along the forward crest of the
ridge with its left on the Ypres-Roul-
ers railway and with the right merg
ing into the Glencorse wood. German
prisoners say that they were taken by
surprise in Friday's offensive and that
the British were upon them before they
were aware that an attack was Im
pending.
The fighting along the ridge and in
the Glencorse wood on Friday was
most bitter and sanguinary, a large
part of the ridge being taken with the
bayonet. Heavy casualties were in
flicted on the defenders. At one
strongly defended point- the Germans
withstood the British for three hours
with machine gun fire and then the
position was rushed by the attackers,
the Germans being forced out.
Glencorse wood also was filled with
machine guns and the Queen's and
Bedfords who finally captured it had
to fight their way through a veritable
hail of lead.
BLAISE LABBE, 80, DIES
WEU-KXOWIT PORTLAND MAN SUC
CUMBS AT SEASIDE
Death Follows Attack; of Heart Dls-
cmc Octogenarian Formerly
French Consul In City.
Blaise Labbe, 80 years old, member
of the Pioneer Labbe family of Ore
gon and formerly French . Consul here,
died last night at Seaside, after an Ill
ness of a month or more. Death came
at the home of his son, E. B. Labbe.
The news was telephoned last night to
C Henri Labbe. French Consul in Port
land, by Dr. E. J. Labbe, a nephew, who
was at the bedside. Mr. Labbe suffered
a heart disease attack about a month
ago and never fully rallied from It.
Mr. Labbe was the surviving member
of the old firm of Labbe Brothers,
grocers, who, had been in Oregon since
1865. The other brothers, Antoine and
John Labbe, died some years ago.
Mr. Labbe s body will be brought to
Portland today and funeral arrange
ments will be announced later.
Mr. Labbe was born In France at
Clalrmont-Ferrant and came to Ore
gon in 1865. With his brothers he es
tablished the firm of Labbe Brothers
and. from 1896 to 1898 was French Con
sul here. In 1898 he was succeeded by
C. Henri Labbe, his nephew.
In Portland Mr. Labbe's residence
was on Portland Heights with his son.
His wife died some years ago. Besides
his son the following nephews and
niece survive: C. Henri Labbe, Dr. E. J.
Labbe, A. G. Labbe, Sam Labbe and
William Labbe. all of Portland; Dan
Labbe, of Mllwaukie, and Mrs. Peter
Mathlot of Butteville. There are other
relatives In Kansas and some in
France.
Besides being well known through
out Oregon Mr. Labbe was vice-presi
dent of the Firemen's Association, of
which the late T. A. Jordan, who died
last week, was president.
Nehalem Fishing Under Way.
WHEELER, Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
The fishing season on the Nehatem
Bay Is opening up in fine shape with
average catches and a price of seven
cents. Better catches and improved
prices are looked for at an early date.
The Union Cannery Is making daily
shipments of 1700 to 2300 pounds of
Iced fish. The new seining grounds
are not operating yet.
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Teuton Offensive Declared
Weakening in Intensity.
SOME REPULSES REPORTED
Berlin Declares That Anstro-German
Forces Tookr 6 7 00 Prisoners, 18
Cannon and 61 Machine
Guns in Roumanla.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 12. In conse
quence of the heavy losses inflicted on
the Anstro-German forces and the des
perate resistance of the Russians, says
a telegram received here from Odessa,
the Teuton offensive on the Roumanian
front is diminishing in Intensity.
Desperate engagements are being
fought by the Russo-Roumanlan forces
and Austro-German armies along the
Roumanian front. In the center of
this -battle line, according to today's
Russian official statement, the Rus
sians and Roumanians yesterday re
pulsed strong Teuton attacks along the
Fokshani-M&rsechti railroad, then
counter attacked and captured 1200
Germans, only to retire later in the
evening.
In Southwestern Moldavia the Rus
sians took the offensive, smashed the
Teuton lines and captured a number of
prisoners and four guns.
In Western Moldavia the Austro
Germans, after battles of great inten
sity, forced the Roumanians to retire
to Ocna.
BERLIN, via London, Aug. 12.
(British Admiralty per-Wireless Press.)
Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces
fighting in Central Roumanla yester
day took more than 6700 Russian and
Roumanian prisoners and captured 18
cannon and 61 machine guns. The Ger
man general staff reports that the
Austro-Germans did not lose a foot of
ground.
In Western Moldavia, the Austro
Germans stormed the village of Gro
zesnl and also captured the dominating
height positions. Bitter Russo-Rou-manian
. counter attacks were repulsed,
says the German statement, which adds
that "the fresh enemy forces bled them
selves to death."
A Russian attack at the mouth of
the river Buzcu, northwest of Braila,
was repulsed.
40 AUT01STS IN POLICE NET
Glaring; Headlights Object of War
by City Authorities.
In the biggest raid on alleged traffic
law violators since Mayor Baker as
sumed office, the police last night ar
rested about 40 persons 'on charges of
having dazzling headlights.
Among those arrested were: T. V.
Standler, a lumberman; Max G. P&lltz,
clothier; Dr. E. E. Gambee, Dr. A. J.
Paulson, D. M. Clay, lumberman, and
Harry Lea, Mrs. A. McCauley, R. H.
Hill, F. D. Webber, Leslie J. Burke, A.
H. Glesy, E. Bristow, C. De Marco, G. F.
Hickok. H. B. Esson, J. N. McCune, W.
J. Powers. J. B. McCarthy, C. S. Wolfe,
W. A. Bletch, J. B. Manin. J. R. Keep,
A. B. Bradley, C. F. Harding, Morris
Schlefer, and A. F. Smith. Others ar
rested had not reported at police head
quarters at an early hour today.
PORTLAND MAN KILLED
A. J. Klbbe, Contractor, Dies as Re
sult ot Fall at Saddle Butte.
ALB A NT, Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
A J. Kibbe, 12 West Jarrett street.
Portland, died here today as the result
of a fall in the Saddle Butte rock quar.
ry. He was foreman under his son,
G. E. Kibbe. in charge of the construc
tion of a railroad from Shedd to Sad
dle Butte. -
Mr. Kibbe resided in Portland since
1907. He was 54 years old and fol
lowed the contracting business. He is
survived by his widow and three sons,
G. E., of Portland; Dr. Oral A., of Can
ton, Minn., and Dale, of Chicago. He
was a Mason.
HOBOS CAUSE BRUSH FIRE
Engine No. 2 7 Gets Blaze Controlled
v After Several Hours.
A brush fire, believed to have start
ed from a campfire built by hobos in
woods east of the city limits, was
burning around East Nineteenth and
Hassalo streets last night.
Engine No. 27 fought the flames for
several hours and brought the fire un
der control. No serious damage was
done.
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A PACIFIC PORT. Aug. 12. Immi
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shrubs and small trees, and the cherry
blossom and chrysanthemum began to
manifest themselves In formal devices.
The double-lintelled gateway which
stands before every temple of the an
cient Shinto faith, was the keynote of
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State, here to welcome the mission,
said its arrival would not now be long
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The fiit day of the arrival of the
mission will be given over to rest, ex
cept for a brief municipal welcome, un
til a banquet at night, tendered by
their countrymen. Trips about the city,
an imposing review of troops, and
tours of the round-abMt country
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the succeeding three days, and the
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