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BATTLE NOW AT CRISIS
Trtrton Arml- Pnh on Pan M rr-
i We, an Advance of Serrn Miles,
nd Pr-nt Situation I Re
garded a Decidedly Bad.
Z.OSVOS. April II London evening
newspapers la reviewing the situation
on the wiitiri rront may that in the
Wytschaete realon tb Herman failed
! get th main crest of th ridge. Th
'frrtptnl have taken tha village of
MrMinem while, the British aro holding
the outskirts.
Attack on Wrlschaete and the Mes
ainea rids failed, tha Germaaa losing
rry heavily In their attack.
At least 17 divisions are engaged on
'he lifrman side on lha front from Hol
lebek to Gtvenchy. lha revlewa declare,
that being the number It la estimated
have been thrown Into the fighting up
to the present.
Ilaaa Hate ll-ge rarer.
This would mran that the Uermana
have put mora than Svo.000 men In ac
tion o far on tbls comparatively nar
roar frcnt of approximately 2 mllea. or
mm $000 men to every ml la of front
age. The reviewers point out that tha Oer
mns, checked In their advance toward
Kethnne. have turned westward with
the Idea of developing a success In the
direction of BailleuU which la an Ira
nortant railway center, and llaie-
hrouclc. about 14 mllea wast of Armen
t teres. They point out that the enemy
la now within a short distance of Ball
leul and that his advance In the direr
tlon of Haiebronck has taken him rath
er more than half wsy there from his
original starting point.
The enemy flank in the direction of
Betbune and the remaining coal area
of northern France la a. comparatively
broad one. making It appear that he
may Intend. If checked westward, to
renew his presnre southward. On the
other band. It la pointed out that the
enemy la advancing over a flat, in-
Intricate country and has not yet ob
tained a foothold on any of the bills.
Fuk Wl la Daaaer-as.
South of Armentieres, according to
the evening papers, the enemy, having
forced a crossing over the Lawe and
!- rivers, has doveloped an attack
which may be dangerous. He la push
ing generally westward. The rapture
nf Merville represents an advance of
abont seven mllea over flat country
and under normal conditions would not
be serious, but to the north the British
are holding a comparatively narro
stria between their front and the coast
which contalna very important railway
Junctions, etc.
Therefore, an advance of seven mllea
thare is much more serloua than twice
thut distance farther south.
The evening papers declare that the
British army haa again reached the
definite crisis and the present sttua
lion Is undoubtedly unpleasing.
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PASTOR DENIED AUDIENCE
Lcctarr, flactl on Ilcr. Ku'wll'j
Book, Amuses Med ford Major.
MKPrORP. Or, April li. (Special.)
cm orders from lyor Oatea, i'aator
K- P. Talliferro. associated for ten
yeara with factor Hussell, scheduled
to speak at 5t. Mark's Mall tonight on
the subiect. "Th World Has .Ended."
was not allowed to appear, on the
ground ihsc his remarks would disturb
the public p -'.
Several aenta of Pastor Tallifer
ro hate bren distributing literature
throughout the county the last few
days, which local authorttlea maintain
ia of a suspicious nature.
Pastor Kusscll'a book, on which the
scheduled lecture Is declared to b
based, waa re-cn'!y ordered suppressed
by Inltcd futfi authorities.
Kuy Ritnrr on War trantf.
PlirOOVl IV NEW ft UlTnEAr. Wash
ington. April 1J rtsto Itr prcsentative
Koy Rimer, of Pendleton, waa In Wash
I .cton todny en ronte for France,
wh're be Is to engage In Red Cross
work.
GFACRAL PERJOI5G PAB8IXO BKTWEF..V TWO MEM OF HIS TROOPS "SOMEWHERE IV FRANCE."
Nil
British Are Forced to Retire
Slowly Under Pressure.
AMERICANS DRUB GERMANS
Yankees and French Repulse Knrmy
and IT. S. Boys Takts Numerous
Prisoners In Clash in Apremont
F"orcl. War Office Reports.
cGoatlnned From First Psge-
Official Casualty List.
WASHINGTON. April 12. Today's
casualty list contains M names, five
of them killed in action, three died of
wounds, two died of accident, six died
'f d'sesse. four wounod severely. Z S
wounded slightly and thre missing In
action.
The three milng wer Lieutenants
Robert It. Jetfr-. Samuel Miller and
AVraham jtsu-v
Among the silently wo'inn4 were
captains Marvin Cappell and Woodrow
Woodbridge and Ueutrnant William J.
Mieae.
The list follows;
Kl::e1 In m'Vn 5-ren TJllM K.
"rtrp.rI J-- N. Martin lTtvt
W;.iirr. i". K.tif. i,r"- .. Mn.ey
Maa-V
r'd cf wenn1e r:l Vl'litn 3 R
u:rt. lUMlertoa J. .lcLea, Wsrlow
ri-l d ' rrlrs's H-n-e Pavie.
Gortlort. Aats K-vhov. Walter R.
I Instvlt. Jams Lonxest. PsatsI atnBre.
rtf lf'!iTi Privates Bea P. Oreg.
err. Joria E. 6snser.
Vl Mirt jr $rsant 1. T. Me.
nufn. Irv4i r'ac-'ts -V. Murphy. Joseph
T. Kn. Jms F .'irt
tV-m'il !-cfct''- t"aplstn Msrvln rp.
pl. W o-1 rr.w w 'wwl "nl l.lutnnt v 1 1 1 -!fta
J Mlrh. 2i-r(an Tlauile Il-adetU.
J'e-pti c:..fr.t.. r;nr u!:.r. HuimiI ji.ie
m sr. t (irpori. Or, o t'hris.'io'm. Musleisa
A. ben Ir I'oltpm. Privates I'hCllp Bau.
4reso. Arthur H IWI. Frank B.asck.
Ciror l"r:on. Fana Ca-arra. James P.
'en:an. arr.ul furtonr. J X- lecat'jr.
Frank T rv-r, KdaaM F Jarek.
-re X Mr-.rmih. Jhn tl!ls. Frsnru M.
Morrau. Norm K- Ti'lra, t'tia.-les l'lke A!
fre-1 !in..l.r M". eserstrum, i
James A. -.IT. hmui II. Vllle.
lasina la actio- - Uealeaants Robert K.
J(;rw. mvi l:i:r. Abram Ftrmuaa.
Two Navy rasual'.ifs were announced
today by secretary iMnlrla. Seaman
John H. Alexander. Jr, of Altoona, Pn..
was lest overboard April 10. Electri
cian Howard Bourne NeaL Urooklyn. V.
commuted sulci. le April .
fENTER, April li. Captain Wood
row Woodbridge, mentioned In todai's
casualty list as slightly wounded In
France, Is a cousin of President Wil
son. Captain Woo.Prldge practiced law
here until be enlisted In the Colorado
National Ouard during the Mexican
trouble. He was commissioned a Second
I.tentensnt at Fort Bliss In May. 1MT.
He was a graduate of the University of
Colorado.
LAKE CHARLES. La, April II Me
rhanlc Mrrvln C. Grover. of Bismarck.
N D., waa killed near Gerstner Field
1st yesterday, w-hen the machine In
which be waa flying with Lieutenant
Joba Kennedy fell from a height of i0
feet. Kennedy was ntunjurcd.
tions in the neighborhood of the Bail
lcul railway, where they are heavily
engaged with the enemy.
Germans Use Many Men.
Sharp fighting occurred also on
other parts of the battle front north
of La Bassee Canal and the enemy
made slight progress between the
Lawe and Clarence Rivers.
"At other points our positions hare
been maintained. On the remainder
of the British front the position is unchanged.
"More than 110 German divisions so
far have been engaged since the morn
ing of March 21 and more than 40 of
these have been thrown into the battle
two or three times."
rARIS, April 12. German forces
launched heavy attacks this morning
against the French in the Hangard-en-
Santcrre sector. The fighting contin
ued throughout the day. Several at
tacks ended in failure, but finally
frenh German troops penetrated Han
gard, although the western section of
the village was regained by the
French, according to the War Office
announcement tonight.
BERLIN, Via London, April 12.
"Our victorious troops," says the offi
cial report from headquarters this
evening, "are progressing through the
wide Lys Plain, between Armentieres
and Mervillc."
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 12. Attacking yes
terday in the neighborhood of Floeg
steert, the Germans pressed back the
British to the vicinity of Xeuve Eg
lise, it is announced officially.
Last night the Germans captured
Merville. Heavy fighting is continu
ing in the neignoornooci or .-ierviiie
and Xcuf Berquin.
British Regain Ground.
North of Festubert the British re
rained ground by a counter-attack.
On the front between Loisne and the
Lawe River German attacks were re
pulsed. German troops made a determined
attack along the Messines Ridge and
succeeded in gaining some ground, but
the British once again drove them out
by a counter-attack early this mom
ing.
Three attacks, which the enemy
launched yesterday in great waves
near Ville Chapelle, were repulsed
with immense losses to the Germans.
The ground was strewn with their
corpses.
The Germans are developing great
artillery activity in the southern area.
The Bray-Corbie road is being fiercely
shelled, heralding, it is believed, fur
ther infantry attacks.
Sun Shines on Battlefield.
In brilliant sunshine, the battle is
continuing with fierceness which has
scarcely flagged since the beginning.
The Germans are throwing in their
reserves in the same prodigal manner
as in the opening days of the of
fensive.
11. (By The Associated Press) Two
strong- enemy attacks last night and
this morning In the vicinity of Noyon
which were repulsed easily by the
French, give rise to the question
whether the Germans are about to
make another attack on their southern
flank.
It la quite evident that the German
high command Is beginning to experi
ence some disquietude over the loss of
so many men and the dislocation of so
manw divisions, which has not given
the results expected.
Maay Bocbea Slala.
Already considerably more than 100
German divisions have been thrown
luto the fight, and more than TO di-
vlslona have since been withdrawn to
fill up the fraps in the ranks. When
It Is remembered that the Germans
hitherto have not taken a division out
of the fighting line until It has suffered
minimum of 2500 casualties, some idea
may be -obtained of the enormous ex
tent of their losses.
To the casualties in the divisions
which have been withdrawn must be
added those of divisions still engaged
In battle They still have sufficient
effectives In depots to re-establish
their strength, but many of these re
serves are composed or inferior ele
ments, such aa convalescents and men
who were partly exempted from service
at the front. These must replace the
carefully chosen men forming the crack j
divisions heretofore used.
Una Divisions Straas;.
Tbe total strength of a German di
vision on this front Is 13,570 men. of
whom 8400 are Infantry, machine gun
ners and cyclists, and the remainder ar
tillerymen, engineers, ambulance at
tendants, transport workers and a
squadron of cavalry.
It is believed certain that the Ger
mans, In order to satisfy the public, to
whom absolute victory has been prom
ised, will be compelled to make fur
ther efforts before abandoning their
attempt to break through the allied
lines. Otherwise they would be In a
bad position to explain the loss of so j
many men in an abortive offensive, j
Whether they continue to try to ob- ,
tain possession of Amiens for moral ,
effect, endeavor to capture tha Aisne
Heights or throw the remainder of
their available forces against the Brit
ish and. Belgians In tha north Is a
secret with their own staff.
. Fighting .May Swing Soath.
For the moment the northern part
of tbe battle line appears to occupy
their sole attention with the exception
of last night's and today's attacks near
Noyon, but any day may see a change
In the direction of the German thrust.
The aituation ia viewed with complete
confidence by the French hlsh com
mand. Detailed particulars concerning Ger
man liquid name throwing organiza
tions show that to a reserve regiment
of engineers of the Prussian Guard ia
entrusted this terrible arm. Three
batlailuns. each of four companies, con
taining 130 men especially trained fori
the purpose, are used. They are young, j
aa the service calls for strength and la
very hazardous. Detaonments from
this regiment are attached to all unlta
along tha front.
GLASS 1 RULE PREVAILS
HOI SB SUSTAINS WAR DEPART
MENT DRAFT PLAN.
Amendment Adopted Providing Credit
for Voluntary Eadlatments la
Military EatabUahment.
WASHINGTON". April 12. The War
Department's plan for basing draft
quotas on the number of registrants in
Class 1 instead of upon population waa
sustained In the House tonight after an
all-day fight over the resolution passed
by the Senate authorizing the change.
Opponents of the plan championed an
amendment by Representative bhallen-
berger, of Nebraska, to base the quotas
on total registration and liability to
military service, which was defeated.
214 to 118.
Another amendment by the Nebraska
member directing that credits on quotas
be given for all volunteers in the mili
tary or naval service since April 1, '1917,
was adopted, 292 to 63. ,
Representative Harrison, of Virginia,
proposed an amendment specifically to
exempt farm labor and action went over
until tomorrow.
Representative Fields, of Kentucky,
and Representative Kahn, of California,
led the fight for the original resolution.
Representative Dent, of Alabama, fa
vored the Shallenberger amendments
and read o the House a letter from
President Wilson showing that the
President did not object to credits of
volunteers. In an effort to unite his
committee, Mr. Dent, with other mem
bers, went to the White House recently
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and talked the matter over with the
President, who, after seeing tne acting
Secretary of War, wrote that while
tha ouestion of how to base quotas was
debatable, he thought the weight of the
debate lay with the' contention of the
War Department.
Quick Demobilization Planned.
LONDOX, March 20. The War Office
has prepared a scheme of qemobillza-
tlon which will make It possible to de
mobilize the British army in 382 days;
said Walter Runciman, former presi
dent of the Board of Trade, in a speech
here.
ifornia lands for an indefinite period,
and the indications are that no legisla
tion of this sort., win he seriously
pressed. . '
Delegation Opposes Delay.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. April 12. There is no apparent
desire In the Oregon delegation to der
lay the opening of the Oregon and Cal-
(iovernor Kiggs Confirmed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April. 12. The. Senate today
conflrmed the nomination of Thomas
Rigg-s, Jr., as Governor of Alaska.
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Italy Issues Call for Picked Men to
Work In War Zone.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April li. (Spe
cial.) A call for 100 picked ambulance
drivers for work on tha Italian war
front haa been Issued. Captain Utassy
has arrived In this country for this
recruiting work.
A message reads: This Is a wonder
ful opportunity for seasoned men of
Independent means above the draft age.
but careful consideration will be given
men over tS years of age who have
been rejected by the Army for more
or leas technical means. All cost of
equipment and living expenses abroad
will be covered by the Red Cross, trans
portation Included. If necessary.
W. EL Carter, of this city, bas re
ceived application blanks, which, when
filled out. will be forwarded to an
office In Seattle.
Wm
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EUGENE. Or April 12. (Special.)
Th 8. IL Friendly & Co. store, which
has been one of the foremost business
Institutions In Eugene for more than
half a century and which was one of
the first mercantile houses established i
In Lane County, closed Its doors to
night, aa a result of a sale completed !
this afternoon in which McMorran & '
Washburn, operating a large depart
ment store in the city, became the
owners of the property.
Dean Haves, who has been manaelnir
the store since the death of .Mr. .
Friendly In 1915. will continue as man
ager of the S. H. Friendly estate and !
warehouse properties. McMorran & '
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