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THE MORXIXG OREGOMAN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1918.
HUNTHOUSANDSD E
i WHERE THE BRITISH AND PORTUGUESE ARE MEETING A NEW SMASH IN THE NORTH AND FRENCH
ARE COMBATTING RENEWED THRUSTS IN THE SOUTH.
UNDER YANKEE FIRE
U. S. Engineers Kill Boches in
Such Great Numbers That
They Are Sickened.
ENEMY FALLS IN HEAPS
With Canadian. American Oppose
Hordes of Germans 'With Only
Rifles and a Few Machine Guns
They Slay Great Numbers.
WITH THE AMERICAN AKMT IN
rRANCK Monday. April . (By Th
Associated Press.) Th American
Railway Engineers, who helped stem
ths tide of the onrushlna Germans dur
ing; the opening- days of the battle now
' la progress, fought shoulder to shoul
der with Canadian engineers In carry
out their task.
They held their ground stubbornly
and only retired to previously prepared
positions when forced to do so and In
flicted casualties by ths thousands
upon the Germans who advanced In
close formation in one place in as many
as seven waves, each wave ten men
deep and loo yards apart.
The Americana, with ths Canadians,
had all tho ammunition they needed,
and althnuich they were unsupported
by the artillery and armed only with
rifles and with a few machine truns,
they poured scythe-like streams of bul
lets Into the enemy at several different
times until the weapons were so hot
as to bs useless.
Slaaahter Slrkea Asaerlcaas.
This handful of American soldiers. I
who were not hardened to such terrific
slaughter, was sickened by the sham
blea It created, but foucht furious
for several days, helping to hold tb
enemy all the way from St. Quentin to
ths vicinity of Noyon. These were ths
Americans mentioned at the time In
the official communiques, but these de
tails of their exploits It bss only now
been possible to obtain.
When ths German attack began the
Americans were working in the rea
lines with the Canadians, under Cana
dian command. They quickly threw
dom-n their tools and seized tb
weapons with which they had been
armed for some months and formed
themselves Into a fighting unit. The
Germans came on and finally reached
tne positions where the Americans were
waiting.
The exact numbers of ths engineers
cannot bs given, but they were com
parattvely small.
Tsakees Kill Has by Tksasaada.
As the first gray enemy advanced the
American forces let them come until
thev were within certain range, then
opened fire, pouring In a storm of bul
lets. Gaps appeared in the advancing
lines at many places, some or mem
large, where the machine guns had
chewed through. ftlll ths German
waves ram on. without firing a single
shot Just advsnctng.
Tbs Americajis were unable to un
derstand these tactics, but. neverthe
less, saw thst It was a question of
slaughtering the enemy or being them
selves smothered under ths advance.
Rr this time their weapons were so
hot they could not be used effectively
and the enemy was so cioss uiat ine
enclneera retired, fighting, and took
up another position. Then they turned
and began operations again. A Krlt
Ish officer who witnessed the engage
ment is reported to have said:
"They held on by their teeth until
the last moment, inflicting terrific
casualties on the enemy. Then they
moved back and waited for the Ger
mans and repeated the performance.
Eaalaeera tight Tlaa.
Rr tbs time ths engineers had
rsrhed a place somewhere near Noyon
thev were nearly exhausted and al
most without equipment. Thers they
received a rhanre to rest and ro-equlp.
According to all reports, they gave ths
Germsns a generous sample of what
the enemy is to expect from the Amer
ican Army.
During a hAXtle unusual stories al
ways crop up. but ths following Is
ons which th correspouden heard from
an unquestionable source: v
-In one of the periods when the
American engineers and their Cana
dian comrades in arms ware holding a
position what appeared to bs a Itrtt
!h staff motor drove up. The driver
was In ths uniform of a British sol
dier, and a man In th tonn.au was in
' the uniform of a British staff officer.
"The officer stepped out and asked
for the commanding officer, lie was
taken to a Canadian officer nearby.
The staff officer ordered the comman
der to retlr four kilometers, saying
that ths Germans wsrs pressing on both
flanks and he might b cut off. For
some reason the Canadian commander
became suspicious, lie hed the staff
officer searched, when tho latter failed
to produce his authority, and papers
were found on him proving he was a
German officer. He and his chauffeur
were immediately shot."
American engineer officers are said
to have been prrseot when this incident
recurred
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Frwsa ArsseallerOa Nortb to l.a Basaee Canal Is Indicated by Jagged Line and Heavy Arrows at Top. Three-
(rrswl ear Bottssa, Fola'iag West. Show Where Germans Are Hammering British Before Amiens and French
Sarth f Maatdldler. Arrows at Bottom Miott Vermaa Doathward Push Near Coney and Noyon and South of Olse
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ITaeeaa Vt aa Began. (
IN SENT 10 RANKS
Germany Even Drafts Workers
in Munition Factories.
PARIS ABANDONED AS GOAL
woman agitator of the sum organlza
tion, will arrive tonight. She Is to be
unmolested by the otlicers, but a watch
will be maintained over her actions.
Return of Wounded Soldiers From
Vet Is Accompanied hy Wild
Itumori, Women Reported Get
ting Mcjrond Control.
TUB HAGL'K. April . (Special.)
Germany Is combing out every avail
able man. even from th muuitlon fact
ories, and drafting them into the flght-
ng ranks. Some works have been closed
or aro employing only a lew gins.
while raw materials have ceased to
arrive In usual quantities at certain
works.
t Is said, for Instance, that well-
known car works at Cologne and ilul-
rim were practically closed during the
week, th Germans employed there bc-
ng takeu out for various services, some
f them for tho front.
At certain dye works In another
Rhelnish district only a few girls ar
ft. all the Germau employes, even
wounded men, havlug been transferred
other services.
At Cologne, brick works and cable
works which also have been employed
on munitions are equally reduced to a
few girls or hsve been closed alto
gether. I'arii Dream Discarded.
A neutral who reached Holland Fri
r nicht had a conversation with a
German who had Just returned from
the western front- He rut th German
losses at roughly a quarter of a, million
and added:
"Nobody any longer believes we shall
now reach I'arir, We were simply
mown down by machine guns. At one
place the Krencl. made a rampart of
German bodies as high as a man."
It Is also very noticeable, tb neutral
said, that in Germany the women are
getting out of hand as the tales of
losses Incrrsse and as tralnloada of
wounded return.
Ths result of all this trauaportation
of wounded is th circulation of wild
rumors to account for them, such as
th breaking of dykes and th flooding
out of a large body of German troops,
or. again, tb breaking of th flank of
th German position opposite Amiens
and the collapse of Crown Prince
Rupprecht'a army. Wild rumors fly
about Cologne over th loss of 40.000
men as prisoners in one day.
Pabllr ervsassiea He vealed.
These rumors, or some of them, have
been denied by the German press on the
demand of th military authorities, but
ther show th slate of mind produced
by the discrepancy between th official
and other inspired reports of th situa
tion and the facts as they appear from
th transport of wounded.
AIR NETS PROTECT PARIS
Metallic Arrangement Is I'phcld by
Men n. of Cuptive Balloons.
PATHS. April 9. Captive ' observa
tion balloons of the sausage type have
been rising over the region of Paris on
recent nights and there has been con
siderable speculation regarding the
purpose of this move.
It Is now explained that the balloons
are used in connection with a system
of metallic nets as defenses against air
raiders. The balloons first were sent
up on the occasion of the last at
tempted raid on Paris, but th enemy
having been fought off before he was
able to reach the capital, the effective
ness of the system has not yet been
tested.
A similar system was first devised, it
is said, by the Germans, to protect
iCeebrugge. th German submarine base.
from slued air raiders.
RED CROSS CUTS OFF FUND
Xo More Money lo Be Used for Ylvi
section Experiments.
BOSTON. April . The use of Red
Cross funds for vivisection purposes
will be discontinued, Harvey li. Gib
son, general manager of the organiza
tion, who is In this city, announced
tonight.
Progress of the War.
Dr. Kqal Goes After Dead Body.
MARSHFlaXJ?. Or, April t. Spe-
ciaL To get th body of th L W. W
Nestor Junkala. who killed himself
1st Sunday night. Dr. Harl Soul, th
As had been anticipated, the Ger
mans have switched the center of their
main operations from the Amiens sec
tor and are now hammering the Brit
ish nnd Portuguese hard over a front
of about 11 miles running from Glv
enchy nnd La Bassee to the' vicinity of
Armentieres,
The sttack was preceded by a ter
rific bombardment. At some pointa the
enemy was able to penetrate advanced
elements of the British line, especially
in the neighborhood of Neuve Chapelle,
Kauquissart and the Cardonnerie farm.
Meanwhile all along the greater part
of the old line south of Arras extremely
violent artillery duels were in progress,
hut the infantry of both sides kept to
their trenches except for isolated at
tacks. Near the Coney forest and Coucy-Le-Chateau
the French have made a slight
retirement to positions previously pre-.
pared the maneuver apparently being
in the nature of line straightening. So
well was the operation covered by the
French guns that the Germans suf
fered extremely heavy casualties.
TITLES HAT VANISH
Legislation of Radical Nature
Pending in Canada.
THRONE DECISION AWAITED
One of Four Recommendations Pro
vides That, After Prescribed Pe
riod, All Patents of Hereditary
Mobility Shall Be Void.
OTTAWA, Ont, April 9. Kadicai
recommendations, already passed by
the government in' the forni, of orders
in council, have been submitted to the
Imperial authorities. Premier Borden
announced In th House last night. The
Premier produced the order in council
during the debate on the motion of
W. F. Nlckler. providing for the aboli
tion of hereditary titles. Th recom
mendations follow:
First No honor or titular distinction.
saving those granted in recognition of
military service during the present war.
or ordinarily bestowed by the sover
eign, shall be conferred on a British
subject resident in Canada except on
the advice of the Prime Minister of
Canada.
Second Th British government
shall exercise th same authority as
hitherto in determining the character
and number of titles to be allocated to
Canada.
Third No hereditary title shall here
after he conferred upon a British sub
ject resident in Canada.
Fourth Appropriate action shall be
taken by the government to provide
that after a prescribed period no title
held by a British subject now or here
after, ordinarily a resident in Canada,
shall be recognised as having here
ditary effect.
Sir Robert expressed the belief that
the fourth proposal was one beset with
NEED OF IRON NOW
HUNS GAIN INJNEW SMASH
ICentlnued From First Pass
No in-
it is announced officially.
fantry. action developed.
French advanced troops south of
the Oise River withdrew to prepared
positions southwest of the lower for
est of Coucy and south of Coucy-le-Chateau.
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Brown's Bronchial Trochee clenr the throat,
as vole avals, rsilevs coughing.
Ailments Da t Insufficient Iron Com
mon In Spring.
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pur and healthy blood.
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cheerful performance of daily duties.
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recommendations made would be con
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bor policy of the Government for the
war period.
Tho board is headed by ex-President
Taft, selected by employers, and Frank
P. Walsh, selected by employes, repre
senting the public.
War Labor Board Named.
WASHINGTON, April 9. Creation of
the National War Labor Board to ad
Just all labor disputes during the period
of the war was proclaimed today by 1
President Wilson, with its members the first time since it was reached by the
same men who- recently framed the la- tremors of the great quake which shat
National Capital Shaken.
WASHINGTON, April 9. Washing
ton felt an earthquake tonight for the
tered Charleston, S. C, more than 39
years ago.
The shocks, though slight, were dis
tinctly perceptible, and nearly everj
family in the city had the impression
for about three minutes that an ex
traordinarily heavy motor truck was
passing its doors. 1
Georgetown University observatory
seismographs show that the quake
centered probably within 200 miles.
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