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9 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918. vjuwrrp t ? EsQGH niiiurnnr LLU ruLiLniLL E ASSAILANTS ru4eJ today as fairly well In hard, bat th ftghttng- continues on a heavy scale and Is likely to continue. What the Germans achieved developed out of an advance in the center of the original front of attack, helped by the misty weather. The territory which the enemy overran was very sparsely populated by civilians and as regards the character or the country It is Barren gain. Moreover, the enemy communications are lengthened across kmc tracts of clay. Trees Fins; at nellrfcrke. "The weather had Improved and at 10 o'clock this morning the enemy made' a formidable attack against Hol lebeke. Fighting of great Intensity followed. Masses of the enemy ad vanced in waves over the heavy ground flanking Roosebeek. making a great target for the riflemen and machine- AMERICAN FIRE ACCURATE fj" wh u : "Comparatively few of the enemy got to grips with the defenders, and eventually the attack was completely I repulsed, the straggling retreat being followed by the field guns until the lenemy disappeared In the mist. "Aroond Ploegsteert wood and Es- talres there has been continuous fight ing, but the results are not yet known. The enemy has brought up more re serves and we have also thrown In re- llnforcements. After 3 -Day Bombardment, 800 Picked Assassins Start for U. S. Line, but Fail. Temon Fore Is Smashed by C. S. Artillery and Boys Have Loiely Time "PottlBt" Huns In 3fo Man's I and Survivors l ire. TITH THE AMERICAN" ARJIT IN' 3 lafaatry Maeslag. FRANCE. April 10. By the Associated dlretloll of Pl0!,ltMrt. Urg. Press.) The Germans attempted an at- of German Infantry are reported by lack against the American positions I our airmen as massing. Artillery northeast of Tout Just oeroro sunnse (heavily concentrated there on the evac today and were completely repuiseo. i nation of Arm en tie res, carried out Two German prisoners saia tne enemy AUSTRIA DISCLOSED AS SEEKING PEACE Lansing Admits Attempts Made to Induce U. S. to Enter Negotiaitons. EMPEROR CHARLES NAMED Text of Correspondence Given Out Which Contains Imperial Prom ise of Support of French Claims to Alsnce-Iiorrslne. WASHINGTON. April 11. The fact that some Austrian officials sought to open peace negotiations months ago with the United States was made known today when Secretary Lansing out prejudice to the compensations she should receive for the losses she has undergone. "'Serbia should be re-established in her sovereignty and, as a pledge of our good will, we are ready to assure her equitable natural access to the Adriatic and also wide economic con cessions In Austria-Hungary. On her side we will demand, as primordial and essential conditions, that Serbia cease in the future all relation with and sup presses every association or group whose political object alms at the dis integration of the monarchy, particu larly the Serbian political society. Narodnl Ochrana; that Serbia loyally and by every means In her power pre vent any kind of political agitation. either in Serbia or beyond her fron tiers. In the foregoing direction and gives assurances thereof under the guarantee of the entente powers. Views ea Russia Reserved. "The events in Russia compel me to reserve my. ideas with regard to that country until a legal definite gov ernment is established. " 'Having thus laid my Ideas clearly before you. I would ask you in turn, after consulting with these two pow ers, to lay before me the .opinion, first. of France and England, with a view of thus preparing the ground for an understanding on the basis of which official preliminary negotiations eould be taken up and reach a result sat isfactory to all. " 'Hoping that thus we will soon be able to get her to put a limit to the sufferings of so many millions of men snd families now plunged in sadness and anxiety. I beg to assure you of P " 'Tis Freedom 's Call Lend Your All '' Back Your Patriotism With Your Dollars Pay a Profitable Visit to This Store Friday It Will Be Our 910th Bargain Friday In Addition to the Special Offerings Listed Here, You'll Find Many Others Equally as Attractively Undervalued! "".."mSw GERMANS FORCED BACK BRITISH FROM A strength by the effective Are of the American artillery. The Americana lost no prisoners. One f the German prisoners died later of wounds. The attack was Jhe hesvlest yet made ea an American force. Brilliant work by American gunners dispersed the German infantry before they reached the wire entanglements and those of the enemy who got into the wire were accounted for with machine gun . and rifle fire. BeaabardsBeat Lasts Three Days. The German attack came after a vio lent artillery bombardment of three adays. A largs number of the enemy 'sre believed to have been killed or wounded during the attack, which con tinued for nearly two hours. Kor 73 hours before their effort the Germans had been firing an increasing number of shells at the American po rltlocs and making extensive use of gas sheila At noon yesterday the enemy began a harassing tire against one of our strong points and kept it up throughout the night, dropping hun dreds of sheila of ail calibers on both front and rear positions. The Amer ican artillery replied vigorously, the men in some batteries working with their gas masks on for two or three hours at a stretch. About & o'clock this morning German Infantrymen In the front line signalled their batteries for a barrags and start ed for the American front line. The American gunners laid a counter bar rare almost immediately. The attackers, who were especially trained for this operation, ware eelected from among the best men in three regiments. They were preceded by rage caught them before they were able verr neeeTul firing on these bodies. to reach our wire entanglements. TnB enemy la not attempting to press . our retirement. The wholo place is a Has Are 'Hell Blaachfered. Ta.t plt of mu8tard Ka9 and our sol- A terrific Are against the advancing diets welcome the release from the enemy was kept up by the American place." batteries. The Germane probably euf- . , fered severe casualties, aa several OTTAWA. April 11. "Relative quiet bodies were seen hanging across the Prevails from Hansard to Noyon. barbed wire after the enemy retired. R"ter' correspondent at French The attack waa made In a heavy mom- headquarters in France, in a dispatch ing mist, but the American gunners did ent tonight. wonderful work, considering the poor "The French." the correspondent visibility. adds, "carrlod out a amall infantry at- ' As soon as the American himr. tack at Grivesnes chateau, locally lm- llfted. American infantrymen climbed proving their position in the park, from their shelters and attacked the "The guns are active on both sides enemy with heavy machine gun and along the whole front. The Germans rifle Ore. driving back those who had have done little trench digging. Th not been dispersed by the artillery lira enemy airmen are more active, but arr The attack waa followed by a violent showing little inclination to take the artiuery auei. which was still going on loffenslve. chiefly patrolling their own ARMENTIERES. Lv"J-- Wl"" "'"V L. 1 1' 1 1 I'M""' WA WlaUI ARROWS POINTING TO HEAVY DOTTKD I.IM5 IDICATF. TERRITORY BETWEEN IT AND HEAVY SOLID LINE WHICH GERMANS TOOK YESTERDAY. at a late hour tonight. said he recollected that a man named Anderson, whose first name he did not recall, had been approached in Austria for the purpose of learning If this Gov ernment would hear proposals. Mr. Lansing said that the State De partment attached no Importance to the incident at the time. Anderson, he said, was one of a large number of persons striving to start peace nego tiations. LONDON, April 11. Negotiations re garding the possibility of peace be tween the United States and Austria Hungary have been carried on between Professor Anderson, of Washington, and Count Stephen Tlsza aim Count Ju lius Andrassy. former Hungarian Pre miers, according to a Vienna dispatch to the Berlin Tageblatt, as quoted in my warmest and most brotherly af fection. (Signed), CHARLES.'" The note adds: "Count Czernln, having recognized by bis note of April S the existence of this negotiation due to the initia tive of a personage of 'a rank far above his,' the Austrian government now is summoned to give an explana tion of the 'attempt avowed by it and of, the details of the conversation of its delegates." ROAD WORK IS SUSPENDED Clackamas Court May Deny Oregon City Right to Spend Funds. EXTRA! Fancy Ribbons Special 15c Yard A wonderful assortment si both light and dark Warp P,rint Ribbons in 4 and 414-inch 1 widths, especially suit able for hairbows, sashes, fancy work, etc, etc. V EXTRA! 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Saturdays at 6 P. M. : MINING LAW IMPORTANT I'ropord Amendment Would End Long-Standing Disputes. WASHINGTON. April 11. An amend- la dozen or more machines, with object of preventing air flights." th MINE THROWERS AID BOCIIES Tentons Fire 400 Cans at Once and Then Cross Olse River. AMSTERDAM, April 11. Describln tnent to th. mininr v,i.-k m how the Germans succeeded in cross deny silver miners the right to follow ln" ,n River ,!, outn of Fere al a vein indefinitely where the crest or ,he beginning of the offensive on the apex of the anticline la within their I Somme front, the war correspondent claims; and would permit them to mineot th" Cologne Gazette says: ere only from veins wltnln the vertical lines of their claims, was Introduced today by Senator Henderson, of ."e- vala. The amendment, tf adopted, would put an end to a long-standing dispute. Under the existing act. silver can be removed tiy a miner from a vein even though it s beneath a claim held by I southern suburb of Chauny. killing or l another, providing the apex Is within tne claim. Although the amendment is designed particularly to regulate silver mining and settle a long-standing source of contention. It necessarily applies to all forms of metal mining since gold, sil ver, copper, etc.. are found together. side of the front In powerful groups of an Exchange Telegraph message from Copenhagen. Peace Moves Admitted. The dispatch also says the Austro Hungarian Foreign Office admits vari ous attempts have Deen maae to ooiain a general peace and that Kir.peror Charles haa had negotiations with sev eral persons who have International connections. The position of Count Czernln. the Austro-Hungarlan Foreign Minister, Is said to be much less secure since his recent speech and the publication of a French official statement that Emperor Charles considered the French demand for Alsace-Lorraine Just, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. There is growing dissatisfaction in Germany with Imperial Chancellor von Hertllna and Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmann and efforts are being made to replace Von Hertling with Dr. von Helfferlch. former Vice-Chancellor, The Austrian embassy in Berlin de nlcs the French statement, attributed to Emperor Charles, but does not In sist that there was never any talk an acknowledgment by the Emperor of the Justice of the Alsace-Lorraine de mends. Four hundred heavy mine throwers were brought to one spot and Joined together so that they eould be fired by electricity at the same time. Im mediately after the mine throwers had been discharged, bridges, which h been kept In readiness, were thrown across the Olse and troops stormed the tsklng there." prisoner the enemy troops li HUNS GAIN MORE GROUND . - JCVntlnerd from First Page.) ?'. but mere completely repulsed with ter- - note execution. The British have withdrawn from I) Armentieres on the northern battle- ;: front. Violent fighting continues all ; along the front from La Basse Canal ? J to the Ypres-Comlnes Canal. ;; On th front north of Armentieres J heavy fighting raged all last night. . The Germans pushed on yesterday rrom rolx da Bar. southwest of Ar J; mentieres. and parties of them are re 1; ported in the neighborhood of steen- werrk (about five miles west of Ar- mntier-. Yterdayr noon the enemy occupied Left Rem. but In the course of the ait rnn the British drove him out and acro.-s the River La we. ;i 4 i :i ;i It !i J ft i) ti t. II t It i I) :: ;; 1 1 It I! PARIS. April 11. A German attack In the Champagne last night was broken op by the French fire.' On the principal battlefront there waa heavy artill'ry fighting between Montdidier and Noyon. OTTAWA. ApriT" 11. Telegraphing from lrttih headquarters In France this evening. Renter's correspondent I esv: "The situation In Flanders Is TAKE YOUR MEDICINES Rraelarly Tfcla p-Heg Meed's Si perl lie Before Meal Prptlrea After. This combination is havlrtg wonder ful success everywhere. It te relieving rheumatism, expelling fcumor. restoring lost appetite, giving the glow of health to the cheeks, mak ing faces bright and complexions cloar. and literally giving worn-out. bralti fagged people new ambition and the strength of Iron. For it combines that most useful of ail metals Iron In a course of med icine that Is peculiarly effective. Hood's Sarsapanlla Is made from an unsurpassed formula of blood-purifying and stomach-toning remedies, and Feptiroo from pepsin, iron, nnx and other blood and etomaca tonica that phvsictans prescribe. In cases where a cathartlo la needed. Hood s SarsapertUa and Peptiron are very effectively supplemented by Hood's rills, relieving biliousness, con stipation, and ail liver Ilia Adv. TEMPLE HAS HONOR ROLL Service Flag of Beth Israel Will Be Dedicated Tonight. Stars representing the names of men added to the honor roll of Temple Beth Israel will be dedicated on the service flag tonight at the temple service. Rabbi Wise will speak on "Can Ws Wave Their Offering Before the Altar of God?" The new names for the service flag are: 1. C- Brill. Jseeb Fe:dman. James Gilbert. Herbert Goldsmith. Louie (i. iiau. David Lew. Jeese J. Blch. Herbert Slchai. Mil ion Smith. Clarence Fox. W ullum Heller. Joseph 6peliman. Dentord Adler. Hernia user. Those at present on the roll of honor and represented on the service flag are ' Varrln Arfeld. Joseph Arndt. Lee Banih. Leon BehraiAB. Edward Bollak. Edward Blumenthal. Adolph Bloch. A Ivln Blnswans- er. Edwaril Cohn. -Alvtn rjttron. t&rauel iThernls. M. David Chernla. Isaac Dcllar. Victor Crick. Julius Cohn. A. A. Cohn. Syl van lurkhtmer. Jesse bttleson. rmul relet nhelmer. Elmer Feldenhelmer. Roy Feld snhelmer. Adolph Frledenthal. Harry Fisch er. Gee Feldman. Joseph. Kulop, Albert Grossmen. Milton Oevnrts. Geergs Jehllss- er. Edsar Hextrr. Leuls Herns. I. H, Kram er. Leonard Kaoftman. Georre Gerson. Ioaard Krause. Harry Levlnson. Bernard Metxa-rr. Knirn Oppenhetmer, Arthur Leon ard. Harold OberdorTer. Phil I'Mlllpn. Bert Rosenthal. Lawrence Rosenthal. Lianlel hod. lneoo. Arthur Rosenfcid. eydner Hchubach. Jrama 8telnbacb. William 8 pell man. Jack Spellman. Mx summer. Dsn echandllos. Lawrence felling. Wlleoa Sehlffer. A. Pchilt. J Schlosabers. Sidney Kchlossbers. E. J. Sa!omaa. K. SMrek. H. J. Sllvestoae, George Simon. Georse Wolfe. Fanrnrd wendel. Nathan Worsweller, Earl Wursweller. Edgar v !.! FORMER PORTLANDER DEAD Granville Wilson Worrell Passes at Home in Payette, Idaho. Granville Wilson Worrell, son of Mrs. Coral Dearlnger. 6104 &th avenue Southeast, and a resident of Portland during all except four of the 32 years of his life, died at .his home In Payette, Idaho. April 7, after an illness of five days. Mr. Worrell was born at Waterloo. Or. June Zt. 18. and came to Port land with his parents at ths age of three years. He resided In this city from that time until a year ago, when be moved to Payette. While in Port land, be waa In the grocery business with Guy Long. He is survived ey his wife, father. mother and two sisters. He was bur led at Payette. April s. PARIS, April 11 The following note was issued tonight: "Once caught in the cogwheels of lying, there is no means of stopping. Emperor Charles, under Berlin's eye, Is taking on himself the lying denials of Count Czernln and thus compels the French government to supply the proof. . Deeasaeatary Proof Presrated. 'Herewith is the text of an auto graph letter communicated on March 81. 1917, by Prince Slxtus oe Bourbon, the Emperor of Austria s brother-ln law, to President Polncare and com municated immediately, with the Trlnoe's consent, to the French Pre mier: "My Dear Sixtus: The end of the third year of this war. which has brought so much mourning and grief Into the world, approaches. All the peoples of my empire are more closely united than ever In the common de' termination to safeguard the integrity of the monarchy at the cost even, of the heaviest sacrifices. "Thanks to thoir union, with the generous co-operation of all national ities, my empire and monarchy have succeeded In resisting the gravest as saults for nearly three years. Nobody can question the military advantages secured by my troops, particularly in the Balkana. 'France, on her side, has shown force, resistance and dashing courage which are magnificent. We all un reservedly admire the admirable brav ery. which Is traditional to her army, and the spirit of sacrifice of the enemy French people. Therefore. It Is a special pleasure to me to note that, although for the moment adversaries, no real divergence of views or aspirations separates many of my empire from Prance, and that am Justified in hoping that my keen sympathy for France, Joined to that which prevails in the whole monarchy, will forever avoid a return of the state of war. for which no responsibility can fall on me. Aastrlaa gappert Premised. With this in mind and to show in a definite manner the reality of these feellnsTS. I beg you to convey privately and unofficially to President Poln- are that I will support by every means nd bv exerting all my personal In fluence with my allies France's Just claims regarding Alsace-Lorraine. "Belgium ahould be entire.y re-es tablished in her sovereignty, retaining entirely her African possessions with- OEEGOX C1TT. Or., April 11. (Spe cial.) City road work came to a stop today, pending a decision as to whether Oregon City has a legal right to spend Its road tax. amounting to $14,000. Upon order of Mayor Hackett, City Engineer C. A. Miller, C. C. Babcock, street superintendent, srnd his force of men were laid off today. It is understood that the County Court will deny the city's claim to 70 per cent of the funds raised within the municipal boundaries. In this event the city will review the action of the county tribunal before the Circuit Court to see whether or not Oregon City's legislative charter Is Immune from state control. Under the 1917 law each city Is made "a separate road dis trict and 70 per cent of its road money is to be spent within Its confines, under the direction of the County Court. - LABOR TO ENTER POLITICS Union Ranks to Pnt Vp Candidates for State Legislature. Organized labor will take a hand in politics in Multnomah County. Nomi neos with the support of labor organi zations back of them will file for state Representative today. These disclosures were made last night at the regular meeting of the Central Labor Council, when reports showed that a legislative committee, composed of leaders from various unions of the city, had come into ex istence last Sunday. This committee recommended that men from the ranks of labor and committed to its pro grammes make the race for Represen tatlve. On good authority it was said that Oscar W. Horne. Eugene E. Smith and W. G. Lynn will be among those to enter the Representative race, as avowed champions of the labor cause. All will file on regular party tickets. 34 NURSES JRE ENROLLED Home Defense Organization of Red Cross Well Started. Thirty-four Portland former nurses have enrolled with tho American Red Cross subject to call at any time. A special badge and uniform is being prepared by the Portland chapter, and it is planned to have in this body of nurses a force that can be used in case of disaster in the city, or to care for returned soldiers, and the wives and children of soldiers. Miss Elizabeth Stevens Is in charge of the home defense nurses corps in Portland. Her offices are with the Portland chapter, 20 Corbett building. The chicken-house at Timothy Casey's Summer home here was en tered last night and iuo cnoiue unuo were taken. Mr. Casey recently re fused a larsre price for his flock. which comprised choice' fowls. CATHOLICS PLAN CAMPAIGN Nation-Wide 'Drive for Funds War Council Reported. for WASHINGTON. April 11. The Cath olic archbishops of the United States and the National Catholic War Council, meeting here today, approved a Nation wide campaign at an opportune time for funds to aid the war council in its varied activities. War councils were suggested for every diocese to as sist in preserving decent camp environ' Attending the sessions were Cardinal Gibbons. Cardinal Farley, of New York; Cardinal O'Connell. of Boston; Arch bishops Glennon. of St. Louis: Christie, of Portland, Or.; Hanna, of San Fran cisco, and Mundeleln, of Chicago. HOUSE TO VOTE ON WHEAT Last Steps Toward Bringing TJp Amendment on Prices Taken. WASHINGTON, April 11. The last step toward a vote in the House on the Senate amendment to the agricultural bill proposing an Increase from (3 to $2.60 per bushel in the Government min imum guaranteed price for wheat was taken today. Senate and House con ferees ended their work, deciding to report a disagreement on the wheat hydration of agricultural products and prizes to stimulate production. The House conferees refused to accept these amendments. . Chairman Lever plans to arrange for an early vote in the House on the three disputed" provisions. The Houso haa not yet considered the wheat prices Increase provision. Summer Schools Decided Against. No special Summer sessions of the Portland public schools are to be held this year, according to a decision reached at a meeting of the School Board last night. Since a resolution to that effect was passed recently sev eral organizations have petitioned the board to rescind the order, and the. question was discussed by members of the board last night. 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