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3 GERMAN STRENGTH CLEARLY DECLINES Resources Failing at Very Mo ment When Situation Calls for Increase. BREAK FEARED IN WEST British and French Forces Strong ntl Capable of Holding t'ntll American Army Makes Victory Certain. WASHINGTON". Oct. 9. Germany's military trength now show."! a clar do crease for the first time since the war bfgran. according to a review based upon data of the French general staff made public nere tonight by the French Hieh Commission. Worn down and driven back bv the never-ending- pounding of the allies on the "Western front, the statement says, the Hermans have made their supreme military effort after drawing heavily tipon their inactive armies in the east and railing out their 191S and part of the IMS reserves. Thus, while the allies have reached and are prepared to maintain thec full strength while awaiting the coming ofj -America's great army, the enemy's re-i sources are diminishing at the very mo ment when the military situation d-i mands that they increase. j 1 Dls shows,' concludes the state ment, "the active character attending the operations in 1918. when three great democracies. Kngland, France and -Amerity, will unite their entire strength in attacking the enemy, in conformity "with the only sound principle of war." Two Fronts Are Compared. The Commission's statement, issued through the committee on public in formation, follows: "Both Franco-German fronts, on the Aisne. 1917, and Verdun. 191. have al ready been compared, and it has been noted that they are practically of the same length. It has been stated that the German forces occupying them be fore the attack were equally compar able: Twelve and 14 divisions. It is l:nown today that during the 'same period, from May to September, the Germans engaged 25 fresh divisions at Verdun and that they have been obliged to engage 45 on the Alsne. Further more, during an equal period. the French took 5863 prisoners at Verdun and 8353 on the Atsne. "This comparison Included only a small rector of the French front. But It showed a very interesting result, due to the increase of the material forces of the allies and the improved French f.chting methods since adopted by the other armies and also as testified by the German staff itself, apropos of the battle of the Somme, in explaining their defeat: To the perfect use of technical methods.' Grnaan Losses GrOwlnir. "If the above comparison is extended today to the entire Franco-English front; if you consider that from April 15 to June 15 the enemy engaged 108 divisions against the Anglo-French forces, and. finally, if one bears in mind that the successes "of the British offensive at Tpres obliged the enemy to engage 15 divisions during the last 10 days, you can understand why the German losses on the western front grow heavier and heavier. (They ad mit the loss of 116.000 men during the month of May, 140,000 men are esti mated by the allied staff during the month of June, etc.) "This is because the fighting on the western front, as a matter of fact, prac tically never ceases. Whether in the French sectors of Verdun or the Aisne. or in the British sectors of Arras and Tpres, the fighting ia only discontinued at one point to be taken up at another. In addition to the big attacks a quan tity of carefully prepared small actions which have been crowned with success and of which the bulletins are not able to give a clear idea Increase the attri tion of the Germans. "This constant activity, coinciding with the weakness and inaction of the Russians, also explains why the Ger mans are obliged to maintains and suc ceed in effectually maintaining, three times larger foTces on the French front than on the Russian front. (In the beginning of the Summer there were 156 German divisions to 700 kilo meters on the French front, as against 130 Austro-German and Bulgarian di visions. 77 of which were German, on the eastern front.) It is known that the Russyin Winter practically puts a stop to all active operations, and that the reaction of the. internal events in Russia on the eastern front has al lowed Germany to consider it during four months as a veritable reserve for the western front. Break Feared la Went. "It clearly appears at present that the German staff, remembering the critical situation in which they found themselves following the Anglo-French success in the Somme in 1916. fear to see their western front broken by the allied offensives in -1917. "All the measures they have taken have been defensive in character, in tended to strengthen their resistance in the face of Anglo-French forces. Not content with declining to give battle and withdrawing a portion of their front on the Hindenburg position, they have transported to the western front Lemon Juice is Skin Beautifier. Also a Whitener Many women use Just the Juice of "lemons to bleach or whiten the skin, but pure lemon Juice is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white. At the cost of -a. small Jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier. by squeeaing the Juice of two fresh lemons into a. bottle con taining three ounces of orchard white. Care should be taken to strain the Juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets In. then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon Juice is used to bleach and remove suCh blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan. and is the ideal skin softener, smoothener and beautifier. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra grant lemon lotion and massage it dally into the face, neck, arms and hands. It should naturally help to bring back to any skin the whiteness, the sweet freshness and flexibility of which it has been robbed by careless ness or trying atmospheric conditions. Adv. EUGENE PUTS ON "MESSENGER AVAILABLE NO T . i , i ST' X t X X EUGENE, Ont 3. (Kpeelal.) The messenger girl is one of the effects of the war in Eugene. Two of them made their appearance on the streets yesterday, wearing uniforms with divided skirts and rid ing bicycles. They are Margaret and Mary Turnbull. twin sisters, aged 17 years. Manaeer J. A. McKevitt, of the Western Union Tele graph Company's Eugene office, stated that it was impossible to se cure boys above the age of IS years and that other girls will be given employment when additional messengers are needed. Brothers of the Turnbull sisters were formerly employed as messengers in Eugene. The girls receive the same compensation for their services as given the boys. In rainy weather the girls will be given long waterproof coats to wear over their uniforms. between January and April a certain number of divisions drawn from the Eastern front. As this did not suffice they have drawn the picked men from each of their companies on the east ern front and w!th the assistance of the class of 1918 have formed 27 new divisions, 2fi of which have appeared In France. "They have then exchanged their picked troops of the Eastern front Tor the Inferior ones of the western front flandwehr). Finally, once the battle began, in order to bold out they have successively replaced, num ber for number, 16 exhausted divisions from the French front by fresh divi sions from the eastern front. Supreme I'.ffort Made. "However, in spite of using all these methods, of which the latter have only been possible this year, due to the trouble made by the Russian revolu tion. Germany has made her supreme military effort. "This is evidenced by the two follow ing statements, which should be com pared for future enlightenment: "First After the formation of the 27 divisions above mentioned, Germany had intended to create 10 more divi sions with the regiments of the series 6Q1-602. Not only has she been obliced to abandon the Jatter part of her pro gramme, calling out a portion of the; class of 1919. but. she has been obliged to break up several newly formed regi- j ments to reinforce her fighting units, and. for the first time since the be-1 ginning of the war. a clear decrease in the total strength of the German forces is In record. Allies Are Stronger. "Second At the very time that her total strength is diminishing. Germany finds heraelf obliged to increase her reserves on the French front to 40 divisions with the sole aim of provid ing relay and resistance. Therefore, Just as the offensive strength of the Germans has been broken in the open fields on the Marne and Tser and in the trench warfare at Verdun, her facilities for maneuvering, that is to say, the policy of transporting valu able reserves from one front to an other, is prevented at present by the continuity and intensity of the Anglo French offensive. Germany has still great powers of resistance which will take all the allied forces to break. She is capable of executing very vigorous local offensives. But her resources are diminishing at the very moment when the military situation requires that they should increase. "That is the principal point. "On the other hand, British and French armies have reached their full strength in men and material and are capable, with the help of America, of maintaining the enormous strength which they have gained to the end of the war. To this strength will be add ed the great American army, which will arrive as quickly as possible, as three years of war have demonstrated the value of time and the advantage of each day gained. "This shows the decisive character attending the operations of 1918, when three great democracies, England, France and America, will unite their entire strength in attacking the enemy in conformity to the only sound prin ciple of war." B0L0 PASHA IN NEW RULE Alleged Spy Said to Have Posed as American in Paris. NEW TORK, Oct. 9. The assertion that Bolo Pasha, under arrest In Paris as an alleged spy and peace propagan dist on behalf of Germany, posed as an American representative at a congress in Paris a month before the war started was made in a statement issued here tonight by Daniel Blumenthal, presi dent of the World League for the Kestl tution of Alsace-Lorraine. Mr. Blumenthal, who is in the United States to advocate the return of Alsace Lorraine to France, eaid he first met Bolo Pasha at the Paris assembly, which was made up of representatives of oppressed peoples. Bolo Pasha, Mr. Blumenthal said, was taken Into the conference of the delegates, and what messages he sent back to W ilhelm strasse no one can tell. MEN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE Tennes Matliison and Sitton Llnvllle Sent to American Lake. ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 9. (Special.) Notice has been received from the Dis trict Exemption Board that Tennes Mathlson. of Seaside, and Sitton Lln vllle. of Astoria, have been certified as eligible for military service and they will be sent to the American Lake training camp with the fourth contin gent from this county. The District Board also reported that Sundhy Kahn has been exempted from service temporarily and Orlea O. King has been discharged. Read The Oregonlan classified ads. THE HORNING GIRLS." SINCE BOYS ARE LONGER. BIG NAVY PLANNED Programme Just Issued Calls for 787 Vessels. . TOTAL COST $1,150,400,000 List Includes All Types From Super drcadrvoughts to Submarine Chasers, and Some Arc Finished Already. "WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. The Amer ican Navy's war construction pro gramme consists of 7S7 vessels. Includ ing all types from superdreadnoughts to submarine chasers. In making this1 announcement today. Secretary Daniels said some of the ves sels have been completed within the past few weeks and are now in serv ice and that the remainder of the pro gramme is being rushed. The total cost is estimated at II. 150, 400. 000. Many of the vessels are destroyers. and arrangements have been made for carrying out the ?:t30.000.0U0 supple mental destroyer programme wnicn the Navy expects to be completed in 18 months. Examination of contracts by the legal representatives of the builders prevent ed the formal signing of the agree ments today with the six companies hich are to build the craft, but Mr. Daniels said only minor details stood in the way of getting the vessels un der construction. All the companies have had experi ence in destroyer building and this is expected fo make for rapid work. Secretary Daniels said he expected the first of the new destroyers to be launched- and commissioned within nine months. They will be of , the latest. largest and improved type, which have Just been tried by the American Navy he said, and found to be unsurpassed by any destroyers in the world. "Thousands of men will be required to man these destroyers."- the Secre tary's statement said, "and we are now busy training them. By the time the vessels are completed, the men will be ready." "We can deliver green or dry slab wood in any quantity promptly. Albina Fuel Co.. Broadway 3000. A 1144. Adv. Mrs. Jennie Nelson Dramatic Soprano 1 4- i: s r. I i - 4 Tonight and every night this . week. During dinner and after the theater. Ye Oregon Grille In connection with the original Bungalow Orchestra Dancing C1 l h OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1917. i1 I Society I modern 1:1 I I I - S ill it -" 4 mil 5 i r 5. V- tiffin 19 llMfrr- c-! ..... vvMi i-., . .ri .. jus .. i Brand Clothes are invariably correct for all ages. They typify the trend toward youthfulness, in business , in thought and in dress A UR organization, works in harmony to complete every operation to a fixed standard so that the finished garment . matches the perfect model we set as our idealv kNo garment is a genuine Society Brand model unless the inside pocket bears the label. 5 Go to "Style Headquarters" the store that sells Society Brand Clothes. A postal card will bring you our Fall Fashion Book ALFRED PECKER & COHN. Makers. Chicago1 For Canada: SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES. 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