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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. FRIDAY, MARCH" 22, 191S. WHERE HT.N FORCES TOOK dfTENSIVE ON THE WESTERN FRONT YESTERDAY. CALM AS UKRAINE CITY OF Z THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH J5 , v ' Every Purchase at This Store ! BARGAIN FRIDAY S Will Bring to You a Splendid Saving! One That Will Be Impossible to Duplicate at Any Other Time or Place Therefore Don't Fail to Profit m ' Accordingly I BIB BATTLE RAGES Excitement or Nervousness Germans Report Invasion Has Reached Point 92 Miles Nortlieast of Odessa. Absolutely Lacking in V1 British Capital. 7 LONDON KHERSON CAPTURED HOSPITALS IN READINESS j-onr ' l.lnri . if Ambulances Await ' Arrival of Train i'rutn i'lian ; nrl Port Rearing Thrir Load of Woondrd. ARROWS rolT RKIilOV HHF.RK BOMB ROMKT IIKITIM1 I-IK RKT. as? GERMAN ATTACK ON " !XPX. Urch 21. Ailhounh a bat- tc 1 tintf (uuirht lnrh Is likely to I ft-r.op into the srcatrM rtrucicle of I fi Mrrn htor. a, ml prrhp K-Uio Ihr r-!-ult if ih r. lh Kncltrh people yrtarrxm Ihm av-m quirt calm they have orn for the Iat four -"r. thrrr ar no i.rn--i f unusual excltr tnvnt r nrrvuuxna to lndn. nu (o(ji irr out .) th nrw;papr firrs or rl.-fhfre. Th t.tcmrtt m-wlc hv Andrew lioiiar Law in the llouf of tommn 4t rtrruUt4 In the hot.. r frttrer ft bite rUics. That la the'laM nets majority of the people will have 0( the ere.! itruccle before thrr e (he mornlnc pAi-er?. hut-ad-ir. bomr lav's words have rarrtrd much a.?ur- in-f. The t .rrtnann had talked no atmut their creat offenntve that IK'oplv thought they were nia frint to conceal pome other pollrjr nwii looked for a rimtalgn aatnt M.lnik. Instead of a big attack In i'rm-e. .T'TuurnL London Admits 50-Mile Front ber of tank and utiper-tanka. but the Jrituh. who first launched thi weanon. aro not Itkely to be atopped by thea. nor m It conceivable that they -a til be behind In numbers of tanka or Improvement. KTitenatve preparations have been fnade by the Knslt-th hospitals to re rtve the train of wounded from the rnannl porta which follow every bat tle. The flint of them la expected to morrow. linr line of amhulancea Wcin forminc the i'harlnc Prow railway tation early thla mornlnc to receive abounded men from Channel port trains. SrD( not unlike thoae during the Lattle of the Smme were enacted, the line of amhutanres atretchina; away from the etation for four city blocks. only small prroupa of nttrht workers and railroad employes erected the first arrivals from the front. 7 k wem-tfjs ntnt'ii. RUSSIANS IN PSKOV RETIRE iNorllicrn I'art of Nation Alarmed by I'rojfrcss of Teuton Trouky Makes Conditional Warlike Talk at Moscow. W A3 M X It K A U Under Bombardment. INFANTRY IN ONSLAUGHT Teuton Claim to Have I'enetraled tlncllli I.lne: llonar Law Says Some Ou(Kjt Troops Have Ileen Withdrawn. H'nn'fnu.d From First Paget I. W. W. GRIPPING FORESTS . rrorn ri-t rac. Parnmvr as bad. If not Worse than be or. b said, "calllnc tor drastic and I'tiral action. "Ms hear murt about apis. n con I: nurd. "If newspaper reports are true. the liovrrnntnt Is not unins; Its duty in rettvns: the spies. We ousrht to f iiin them and treat tbem as all spies are irtel in war tttnee. Senator Jones referred to th. action f Yakima. Wash., rltlsens In tarrlna; ami feathering a losl J. W. W. secre tary. . Tn people are becomlnc desperate.' He said, "and Intend to lake the tow Into their own hands to suppress traitorous roadut-t. Senator Kins: attacked the I. VT. W a "a menjre to the people. Too aiu-li sTWipathr has been shown be ihmq represenlatives of ths (iovera- fent and the orsranlmation. he declared, lie added that the report of the irel aVnt's mediation commission on depor tations In Arisona. was a "quasi -Just I licatlon." tmm -aaesj CwSelll.c harard. The I. W. W. he declared, had been oddled to4 much be certain srmpa Ihiaers In the Labor IVtwrtmrnL" nnator r'reiinahuysen. of New J-rwr, said In his opinion bad manace iml on the part of the aircraft pro-d'i.-tion board was responsible for the h--a of eprwee. Testimony before the ftenate military committee. Senator Kins; replied, had hosn inefficiency on the part of the aircraft board. "There Is not the slightest doubt of forward positions and back areas, a powerful infantry attack waa launched by the enemy on a front of over SO miles, extending from the Klver Olse the neighborhood of 1-a Fere to the Senses River, about Crolsilles. A hoitlle artillery demonstration has taken place on a wide front north of La Basse Canal and In theYprea sector. he attack, which for some time past waa known to Le In the course of preparation, hns been pressed with rrat vlcor and determination through out the alay. In the course of the ftahtins; the enemy broke through our outpost positions and succeeded in penetratlnr Into our battle positions In certain-parts of the front. la)easy Force. Heavy. "The attacks were delivered In large mae and have been extremely cost ly to the hostile troops engpged. whose losses have teen exceptionally heavy. Severe firhtllig continues alone; the hqle front. Large members of hos tile reinforcing troops have been ob served during the day moving forward behind the enemy s line. "Several enemy dlvtelons which had been especially trslned for this great attack already have been identified. Including units of the (iu.irds. Vaptured maps depicting the ne- my's Intentions show that on no p.vt of the long front of the attack has he attained his objective. LONDON. March II. The artillery action on the west front could be dis tinctly heard at Iiover and othrr town might happen in the event of an attack And I may tell the House that this at tack has been launched on the very part of our line w were informed would he attacked If an attack were nndcrtaken at all. Attack Aeewratety Forecasted. I may say that only three days ago w received information at the Cabinet from headquarters In KranCe that they had definitely arrived at the conclusion that an attack would be launched 1m nwtl lately and as thev were prepared to met 11. the country- need have no cause for anxiety." lXiNION. March I decisive moment of the war and one of the greatest moments' In German his tory. said kmperor William in a tele gram to the Hhenish Provincial Coun cil, according- to a Central News dls patch from Amsterdam AMSTERDAM. March 20. The prize of victory must not and will not fail ua no soft peace, but one which cor responds with Germany's Interests. Kmperor Wlillnm telegraphed- the Sclileswig-Holstein provincial council, according to a Kiel dispatch. The Emperor's telegram was sent in reply to a congratulatory message. Field Marshal von Hindenburg lias telegraphed to the Poeen provincial council as follows: "God willing, we will also overcome the enemy in the west and clear the way to a general peace." VIKNNA. Slarrh 21. (British A miralty by Wireless Press. I Austro- ilungarlan artillery has taken part in the fight against the Kngiish and French on the western front, it Is an nounced in today's War Office state ment. BERLIN, via London. -March 21. Kherson. In the Ukraine, 92 miles northeast of Odessa near the mouth of the Dnieper, has been captured by the Teutonic forces, . today's army head- quarters report announces. (By the Associated Press.) rETROURAD, March "20. Krement chug. Minamenka and Romodan, in Southern Russia,-are being evacuated by government forces. Russian commission lias left here for Pskov to Investigate reports of at tacks on German troops. Armenian colonies In TurKCStan and the Trans-Caspian districts have de dared a general mobilization. The Soviets Council of the Republic of the Don has levied a contribution of S. 000.000 roubles on local capitalists. (By the Associated Press.) PETROGRAD. March 18. Russia's to tal war expenditures are now 50,599 275.000 roubles. Russian troops In the Pskov sector have retired ten versts, a German ultl matum having been presented to them as a result of an attack on German troops. Vkralne Financing Rumored. It is reported that the Ukrainian government Is nesrotiatinir a loan from "We are at the German banks. (By the Associated Press. MOSCOW. March 19. The uneasiness caused by the seisure of Odessa and the gaining by the central powers of con trol of the Black Sea has intensified the panic in North Russia and has strength ened the now general belief that in a short time the Germans will advance on Moscow and Petrograd. The Trans-Caucasian Constituent As sembly., meeting at Tiflis, has refused to ratify the peace treaty with Ger many and has urged an immediate war on Germany. ' Leon Trotxkj- has arrived in Moscow from Petrograd and announces he will remain here to assume the duties of Minister of War If there is a war. but otherwise he will decline the post. Officer. Jola Bolahevlkl. Many experienced army officers have now Joined the Bolshevik! general itaff, which welcomes them, regard less of their politics. IBy th Associated Press.) Moscow. March is. The monev shortage is so acute in Petrograd. Mos cow wnd other Russian cities that busi ness operations are virtually lmpossi ble. H Extra! Number One Half JB leached Sheeting At 55c a Yard 500 yards of half-bleached Sheeting; of fine soft finish -and best standard quality comes 2 yards wide not more than 12 yards to any purchaser. Extra! Number Two 39-Inch Curtain Scrim At 15c a Yard 900 yards of fine quality Curtain Scrims to sell at the above price comes full 39 inches wide and in white, cream and ecru plain styles only a limited quantity to any one purchaser. Extra! Number Three A Sale of Writing Paper At 15c a Box 300 boxes of fine linen finish Writing Paper, 24 sheets of paper with envelopes to match a most exceptional value. Extra! Number Four Sale Red Rubber Bottles At $1.19 Each Number 2 Red Rubber Combination Water Bottles with hard rubber fitting and five feet of rubber tubing. Extra! Number Five One Bar Crenie Oil Soap . FREE! FREE! For Friday we have made arrangements whereby we are enabled to give one bar of Creme Oil Soap free with each purchase of three bars foi25c thus you secure four bars for 25c. , Extra! , Number Six Women's . Kid Gloves At $1.29 Pair A closing out of broken lines of women's Kid Gloves both one and two-clasp styles, in white, black and colors they come with pique or over seams not all sizes m each color. Extra! Number Seven Men's Chambray Shirts At 79c Each vFerguson & McKinney guaranteed Shirts of blue chambray they come with military collar and in all sizes from 14 to 1716. . Extra! Number Eight Popular New Filet Laces At 15c a Yard A fine showing of the popular Filet Laces in two to six-inch widths. Edges and Bands to match for trimming waists, underwear, dresses, etc. Extra! Number Nine Imported Embroideries At 19c a Yard - Included are 27-inch Dress Flouncings, 17-inch white Corset Cover and pink Camisole Embroider ies; also 10 to 17-inch Skirtings. Extra! Number Ten Sat hi Taffeta Ribbons At Half Price A special purchase and sale of fine satin Taffeta Ribbons at one-half regular included are all col ors and all widths from Np. 1 up to No. 80. STRAXGI.K. HOLD IMI.KSTI.XF TOWNS TAKEN Brit Mi i-orrrft lie pulse "ountcr-At- 1 tack and Drop Iloitilis. LONDON. March 21. The British have made another advance in Pales tine, capturing three town, it Is an nounced officially. A counter-attack by the Turks was repulsed. The,statemeut follows: "Wo occupied Beit ftima and Kefrtut, both east-southeast of Deir Ballet, un opposed. ,Wc drove off a counter-at- Qf Ambassador Francis. TIGHTENS Germany Increases Demands Made on Subjugated Kouniauia. , WASHINGTON. March 21. Germany has threatened to impose still heavier terms of peace upon Roumania unless that country agrees to those already proposed, the state Department was informed today in a delayed telegram Inefficiency of the Government opera I; on In connection with lumber for ' on the east coast of England. airplanra." Interjected Senator Town-: send, of Michigan, declaring reason lao.il.! in bebalC of tbs bill were " amouflag-' rttaN m Memaara Delayed. No action waa taken on th. bill be i us. th. snrissclve debate used up tr-e tlm. Chairman Chamberlain i nounrwd ke would call It up again th first opportnnltv. Oklalsunis Woman D!c at Lebanon l.nvtXi'X. Or. March 21. Mrs. Rosa ?( Kendic. a widow. rd CI. who ha !. sending the Winter hr with o-t daughters. Mrs. J. L Crsy and Mr V V iison. dd suddenly ysterdav rirrnois of heart failure. ihr and a r-nMor lady started to walk to rne eilc. ef town to make a call. While n the war Mrs. Kendig collapsed and d-ed in a few minutes. Iter home was st htckesha. tkla.. and the twdr was uaerr there for burial, tlte daughters acvonipanv tng. tan. Mm 7?9. A vo.ie ..Tit . In T1. JUST A OF DAB POSLAM SICK SKIN to rUr . in cK1 inpmrr t of 'impir r l r'fir an inrit.mrt I omplion Tt urii'! fni no ha bni lotted ! n t. roatlam o.rr nlatbt. Whr conrntrAte1 h-.l.ne power l t-.i to ntp atim tavi'.. look t ri-.i power in Us htcheet effK-tency in 9 nmi Am. Hr. kerfout. ItrMrfr Pktn nouM not rA el concern l(h Forlorn hn1v to rerr-rt tHnortir. .Nothing can excel i: work, or n . ins. SoLi erTw hr. For fro Mmpl writ t. Kmerrnrr IiOora tort, 2ii ! .tn i . . w lorn it. r jour ftiu to bfcom r!er-r. brtai ttr, heaTrhirr bv tin of I 'o lj.ru medUaiei will. roUm.Adr. Cuticura Soap Is Ideal for the Complexion and Skin Because So Delicately Medicated He.se at Drer ftbakea. loor and windows of house In Dover, for instsnr. were continuously shaken by the heavy concussions. At ftamsgate besides the sound? of cannonading, bright flashes were seesU at sea and the vibration of the ex plosions shook th. windows and dls lodgsd tiles from the roofs. I.ONDON. March Oslend was bombarded by Itrltlsh monitors today and Helgoland was attacked by sea plans, according to the official an nouncement tonight. Th. Admiralty statement ': Ustetid vr. bombarded this after noon by Hntish monitors with success ful result. frior to the bombardment four enemy aircraft were destroyed by our naval air squadron. Knemv air craft attacked the Knttsh machines nil spotting for the bombardment. It r the result that another enemy ma chine was destroyed. Ml.. Sweeper. Target. "British araplane. engaged In recon naissance In Helgoland bight, attacked enemy mine sweeper w-ith machine gun fire. Ther. was no casualties ot j i he. Hrttih side. All our machines re turned safely." LoMN. March II. The Herman at tack against the Hrltish lines today was on a larger scale than any made thus far during the war on any part of th. western front. Andrew Bonar Law. spokesman of the government, lold the llou.e of Commons today. Oatpewt Trams Retire. "Our outpost troops." he added, "have teen withdrawn on one part of the line which was very lightly held." HKP.LIN. via London. March II. "Be een t'ambraid and La Kere." sayi the report from German headquarters tonight. w penetrated Into portions of the t.ngllsh position. , This was nothing more than was expected, and was in accordance with instructions. There waa nothing in the nature of a surprise attack about it." Mr. Fonar law reminded the House tliat he had given warning a week ago that If sura an attack occurred the at tacking partv would gain a certain amount of ground, and the govern- nt a information so far did not lead to the belief that anything beyond that hail happened. I am sure that with the knowledge beforehand of what has happened In similar attache on either s Hie." con. tnued Mr. rionar law." tlie House and country will not be unnecessary alarmed by Information of that kind. Our staff and the Versailles council eaturallji have been considering what tank at Detr Pallet and secured Elow- sallabeh and the high ground to the westward. "Airmen dropped 4.0 bombs on establishments In the vicinity of Klku- tranl station. Direct hits were observed on the objectives." I.ONIX1N. March II There lias b great activitv by the aTial forces op erating on the Macedonian front, ac cording to an official report from SalonikL The report says: "Our airplanes dropped bombs on the stations at Anglsta and I'orna. Near the latter place a train was attacked by machine gun fire from a low alti tude. The engine driver was seen to jump off and the train was derailed. Subsequently it was bombed. "Another airplane directed machine gun fire from an altitude of 300 feet against a Bulgarian company billeted In rer'. A hostile machine which was shot down fell Into Lake Doiran." Field Marshal Mackensen. of the. Ger man army. Informed the .Roumanians of the alternative. The Ambassador reported that Ger many had started the expulsion of Roumanians displeasing to her officials and that Von Mackensen was attempt ing to dictate the personnel of the new Roumanian Cabinet. The American Red Cross mission to Roumania. which fled from Jassy to Odessa to escape the advancing Ger man armies, has arrived safely at Moscow-. MOSCOW. March 1. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Germany has increased her demands upon Koumania and now asks that Roumania surrender to the central powers all of her own war mu nitions, as well as those left In Rou- lanla by the aflied troops. Pastor's Raid on Trenches of Satan Repulsed. Minister Aaaall Red-Halrrd tat.r W ith f kalr. CHICO P..-V. ICO. Cat. March II. (Special.) Frank 1. Johnson, pastor of a Pentecostal Church here, made a raid on the trenches of atan at a revival sheeting last night, cutting a wide swath through his congregation with a chair In his pursuit of the evil one. The pastor spied the fiery hair of Walter Kemptery. a spectator, and shouted: "There's the devil within a red headed man.", and crying out further that a divine spirit told him to drive a,'Ut sin with force, he started after rvemplery with a chair. Kemplery resisted this manner of transition to the state of the blessed Furniture was demolished and hostili ties ended in the arrest of preacher and sinner. Lach was lined xio. OREGON DAIRYMEN OBJECT Modification of Federal Condcnrd .Milk. Ruling, Sought. ORK( IONIAN NEWS MUREAL', Wash ington. March II. Dairymen of the Willamette Valley today appealed by wire to members of the Oregon dele gation to secure modification of the ruling of the Food Administration on Federal standard teats of condensed milk. While Oregon milk, which has heretofore had wide sale throughout the I'nlted States and Europe, meets Federal standards as to buttcrfat. It has been found slightly below the modified standard aa to Bonie other solids, and the dairymen fear that rigid application of this standard will bar'Oregon milk Xrom Interstate com merce. They contend that unless the stand rd la modified Oregon condenserles will be forced to close, and the dairy Industry will suffer heavily In consequence. FRANCIS WARNS ALL RUSSIANS Ambassador Points Ont Danger of Aborptlort by Germany. MOSCOW. March 1. (By Uie Asso ciated Press.) Russia will eventually become a German province and Kus sians will lose their liberty if nney submit to the peace forced by the cen tral powers, David R. Francis, the American Ambassador, declared in statement to the Russian people, is sued frors the American Embassy at Vologda. The Ambassador pledged American help to any government in Russia that would resist the German penetration. He urged them to forget their political differences and said he would not leave Russia until compelled by force. WASHINGTON. March 21. Although it was indicated at the State Depart ment today that Ambassador Francis acted without any specific instructions from Washington In issuing his atate ment denouncing the German peace terms, nis attitude nas tne iuuesi ap proval here. Store Opens at 8 :30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. The Most in Value-The Best in Quality Store Closes at 5:30 P.M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. a METAL WORKERS UNITE COAST BOILERMAKERS AND SHIP. m ii.dkrs organize:. make a monthly report. After holding stocks for 20 days dealers may seU in the open market. - Hawley After O. & O-. Grant Lands. ORKOONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 21. Representative Haw ley today introduoed a bill adding to the forest reserves of Western Oregon 4 such O. & C. grant lands as are essen tial to the protection of the water sup ply of Oregon City, Dallas-and Cor-vailis. Geologists hare estimated that Aus tria's little developed tin deposit could he mad. to supply about three-fourths of that country nccda of metal. VILLISTAS BLOW UP TRAIN Two " Passengers Killed , and Ten Wounded bv Mexican -Bandits. EL PASO. Tex.. March 21. Villa fol lowers, under Epifanto Holgitin. dyna mited and robbed a Mexican Northwest ern mixed passenger and freight train thla morning at Santa Sofia. "110 miles southwest of Juarez, killing two -passengers and wounding ten, according if messages received here today and confirmed by the Mexican General Con sulate. The train was wrecked, the track de stroyed and three cars of merchandise looted and carried off by the Holguin band. The two Americans who were on the train were Carl Halter, a mining man. and Conductor Archer, in charge of the train. Halter escaped and Archer was permitted to accompany the undanaged portion of the train to Casas Grandcs. Quinine That Does Kot Affect Head Because of Its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVE BROMO WLI.N1NB (Tablets) can te taken by anyone' without causing nervouness or rinsins In the head. There Is only one "Rromo Wulnine." E. W. GROVK'ti slcnalure Is on box. 30c Adv. Delegate, of SO.0OO Craftsmen Form District Council to . Promote Closer Relationship.. SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. (Spe cial.) The Western District Council of Pacific Coast Boilermakers, Iron Ship builders and Helpers . was organized here Wednesday at the Labor Temple. Delegates representing 50,000 boiler- makera and allied crafts have been in session since Monday and will not ad journ until Saturday. The Jurisdiction of the council will extend from San Diego, on the south to Prince Rupert, B. C., on the north, and Its announced aim is to bring the boilermakers. ehipbuildera and their helpers into closer affiliation. Assistant International ' President Louis Weyand, of St. Louis, Mo. : Deputy Organizers Joseph Reed, of Portland William Bowser, of San Francisco, and P. J. O'Halleran were -the organizers of the council. The following offieers have been elected: President. M. A. McEachern, Vancouver. B. C: vice-president, G. V. fochran. Los Angeles; eecretary-treas- urer, j. is. won, uaKiana; executive board, E. B. Wolf,- Oakland: - John Bowser. San Francisco; R. Hennessy, Tacoma; J. A. Moore and L. Fawkes, Vancouver, B. C; A. P. Mulligan and J. Lansbury, Seattle: W. L. Cunningham, Portland; G. H. Ferguson, San Pedro. U. S. TO AID VANCOUVER Military Authorities to Help Rebuild Much-Used Road. .1 VAXCOITER Wash- March 21. Special.) Because of -tta intense traf fic on Reserve street -above Tenth street, since the cantonment waa built in Vancouver Barracks, the road has become very rough and . its ' improve meat has become a necessity. ' . At a conference between the mill tary authorities and the County Com missioners, it waa decided to improve this road from Tenth to St. Johns Road. The county will furnish the scarifier and roller, Jhe Government will furnish the automobile trucks and men to haul the gravel. Ae the city has depleted Its road fund, it cannot assist in the work.. PEOPLES Peoples Preferred Pictures Today and Tomorrow Only See classified ad., men wanted,- West Linn Mills, page 16. Adv. . . Dr. Mount Elected School Director OREGON CITT, Or.. March 21. (Spe cial.) Dr. Clyde Mount,, prominent Oregon 131 ty dentist, 'was unanimously elected a member of the Board of School Directors Wednesday, succeeding O. D. Eby, who resigned last week, giving aa his reason that he feir-out'of har mony with a majority of the board. The new director has long been prominent in the civic and professional life 'of the eity. He is a graduate of the Uni versity of Oregon. . .Judge to Reward Children. NOME. Alaska, I March,-' 10. To the first 50 Nome school children who have bought a. thrift stamp and secured a thrift card. Federal Judge William Holzhelmer announces be will add an other 25-cent stamp each month until he has given each child $1. Wool Stocks to Be Held. -WASHINGTON. March 21. Wool pull ers and dealers 'in wool pelts have been ordered by the War Industries Board to hold all stocks for the option of Gov ernment purchase art a maximum- price of 14 cents per pound. Dealer must 1 I . yy lis MARY PICKFORD in "Amarilly of Clothes Line Alley" Ask Your Neighbor ! Sunday: EARLE WILLIAMS in "In the Balance"