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BEI1S LOSE
in nine
Teutons Take Sei
but Fail to Hold.
LOSSES 300 TO 400
Capture of 183 Americans
and Guns Is Claimed
by Berlin.
U. S. LINE PUNCTURE-PROOF
Carefully Picked Units Are
Used in Effort to Breach
U. S. Defenses.
vVASHIN'GTGN. April 22. General
Pershing's first report on the German
assault upon the American and French
forces in the Toul sector Saturday is
understood to indicate that the
Americans fustained .no re than 200
casualties and to estimate the German
losses at b -'tween 300 an J 400.
It was learned tonigh. that the re-1
port had been received, but War De
partment officials refused to make it
public or to comment upon persistent
reports about the department con
cerning its contents.
Secretary Baker is understood to be
awaiting more details before making
an announcement, though he probably
will lay the information receired be
fore the House military committee,
when he appears tomorrow to tell of
his trip abroad.
183 Reported Captured.
The Germans claim to have cap
tured 183 Americans and to have
kilted and wounded many more, and
so far there has been no official
American answer to the claim. This
eituation will result in a revival of
consideration at the War Department
of the proposal that a daily state
ment be issued from the headquarters
of the American expeditionary forces.
The explanation heretofore given
for the refusal to accede to the pro
posal has oc en that American troops
are part of and are co-operating with
larger Fremh nd British units, and
that an independent American com
munique would necessarily duplicate
Frit if h and French statements.
It is realized, however, thti German
claims, unless specifically denied from
authoritative sources, will be rr-ard-r!
as statements of fact with inevit
able resulting anxiety to the people
in this country. For thrt reason Sec
retary Baker it disposed to reopen the
whole question with General Pershing.
However, it is possible that instead
of daily statements on operations, ar
rangements will be made whereby
enemy claims of similar nature may
be dealt with by the American com
mander. Daily Statement Coming.
It has been definitely decided that
a soon as American forces in any
considerable number are again acting
as an independent unit, a daily state
ment as to its activities will be issued.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IX FRANCE, April 22. (By the As
sociated Tress.) "Our troops were
overwhelmed by a superiority of
numbers, but fought to u iimsn.
This was the official characteriza
tion by a field commander of the
American troops who successfully re
pulsed an enemy onslaught in the Toul
. v-tor. in hi: report to 'leadquarters.
Details of the engagement, which
tV correspondent pieced together
J rem interviews with officers and men
vho participated in the battle, show
that the Americans stuck to their
curs while the Germans were placing
! miid fire, iras and almost every other
. -weivable device of frightfulness on
them.
Woundet Gunner Saves Day.
One of them who lay wounded in an
American hospital today kept his ma
chine gun going after the chief gun
ner had been killed, two feet away,
and he himself had been wounded,
thus protecting a turn in the road
known as "Dead Man's Curve, over
which some of the American couriers
passed in the face of a concentrated
enemy fire.
That the enemy's losses were so se
vere that he changed h:s mind and
was cured of his belief that it was
going to be a walkover was indicated
by his feeble artillery fire yesterday
and today. Notwithstanding the
ii riving rain, however, the American
CeacuUi OA i Comma I t
ULTIMATUM RUMOR
INVOLVES HOLLAND
BERLIN REPORTED TO HAVE DE
MANDED SHOWDOWN.
Amsterdam Press Believes Kaiser Is
Ready to Risk War With Dutch
If Necessary.
LONDON. April 22. The Daily New
says that the Foreign Office has
learned that the relations between Hol
land and Germany are very strained.
The chief cause apparently ia an old
dispute about the supply of gravel from
Holland. The situation la regarded
with anxiety in official circles.
It ii rumored that an uftlmatum has
been delivered by Germany.
AMSTERDAM. April 21. The Dutch
press expressed anxiety regarding Ger
many's Intention toward Holland. The
Handelsblad considers that Germany's
policy will be determined purely by
what promisee to pay best and believes
that Germany would not hesitate to use
communication through Holland, even
at the risk of war. If ahe believed vic
tory could thua be achieved on the
western front.
The Handelsblad regrets that, as far
as known, the entente powers have be
gun nothing In the direction of facili
tating tke movement of provisions and
war material to help make the Dutch
army strong enouah If it ahould be
menaced by an Invasion and complains
generally about the British policy to
ward Holland.
Relative to a settlement regarding
traffic on the Rhine, the Handelsblad
learns that an agreement has been
reached.
U. S. CONTROL PRAISED
Louis Hill Says Credit of Country
Saved by Nation's Act.
ST. PAUL. Minn, April -- Louis W.
Hill, chairman of the Great Northern
Railroad, who returned to St. Paul last
night after aa extended business trip
to the Pacific Coast, declared today
that Government control of railroads
saved the credit of the country.
The great American spirit has been
awakened and from now on it is going
to count. aaid Mr. HIIL
"Conditions on the Pacific Coast are
splendid. Labor la behind the Govern
ment, and In one shipyard alone more
than $400.04)0 was subscribed to the
third liberty loau. Only one roan out
of 4000 failed to take a bond."
GUATEMALA DECLARES WAR
Nation's Position Announced to Be
Identical With That of V. S.
GUATEMALA CITT. April 22. The
National Assembly at Its session today
declared the Republic of Guatemala, to
occupy the same position toward the
European beillgerente as doea the
United States.
Guatemala broke diplomatic rela
tions with Germany in April. 1J17. The
action now taken Is apparently in
tended to constitute a declaration of
war agalnet Germany . and Austria
Hungary, with whom the United States
is now at war.
MAYOR VETOES B0ND BUY
Milwaukee's Executive Blocks Loan
of $500,000 to Government.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 22. Mayor
Itoan thta afternoon sent to the Com
mon Council a veto of the Koener reso
lution providing that the city buy 1300.-
000 worth of liberty bonds.
The Mayor in his statement reiterates
his contention, made originally at the
first meeting of the new Common Coun
cil, that the resolution be so amended
aa to provide for Its legalising by the
Legislature and that the city ought to
be recompensed for the outlay tempo
rarily by levying a tax on war profits.
SOLDIER LOGGER IS KILLED
John S. McGregor Struck by Piece
of Stump Near South Bend.
SOUTH BEND, Wash.. April 22.
(Special.) John Stanley McGregor. 23,
resident of St. Paul. Minn., attached to
Camp C-l. here, on the Pallx River, and
member of the soldier spruce riving
squad, was instantly killed at 11:43
A. M. today.
Mr. McGregor was struck by a part
of a stump that hit a hemlock tree
and rebounded, fracturing his skull.
Hia body was brought here and will
be sent to his mother In St. Paul.
LINER REPORTS 7 DEATHS
Japinrv Steamer Held in Quaran
tine for Investigation.
A TACIFIC TORT. April 22. Seven
Asiatic passengers on a Japanese liner
which arrived here today from the
Orient died on the voyage and the ves
sel waa held in quarantine while a
thorough examination was made by
the port medical officers.
Some of the deaths were among first
cabin passengers. No evidence of con
tagious disease was found, it waa an
nounced.
CRIPPLES' -HELPER' JAILED
G. W. Rider Admits Snide Scheme to
I'ool Gullible Public.
NEW TORK. April II. Convicted on
hia own confession of using the malls
to defraud In soliciting funds for crip
ples, George W. Rider, secretary of the
Cripples' Welfare Society, was today
sentenced to three years imprisonment
at Atlanta by Federal Judge Mack.
HOSTS GATHER FOR
E
Teuton Thrust Due at
Mount Kemmel.
KAISER RUSHING UP RESERVES
Million and Half Huns, Cut Off,
Face Starvation.
ENEMY STRATEGY CHANGES
Two Huge Turning Movements May
lie Launched Allies Prepared to
Continue Present Engage
ment All Summer.
OTTAWA. Ont., April 22. The lull In
the fighting In France is not expected
to last long, notwithstanding the In
clemency of the weather, with wind
and rain, says a Reuter's dispatch re
ceived here today from London.
-The Germans are licking their hurts
after their recent thrashing and evi
dently do not mean to reattack until
they are ready to do so on a great
scale." tha message adds.
"They are being openly and enor
mously reinforced, but the allies also
have strengthened their forces and it
Is not likely that the next thrust will
be any more effective in achieving a
decision than that of a month ago.
when the German people were told to
expect a speedy triumph.
Battle May I. ant Months.
The expectation on this side. In
deed, is that the battle may last well
through the Summer.
All the enemy's onslaughts hitherto
have failed to attain their object,
owing to the Impossibility of using
reserves and have resulted In the bot
tling up of 1, 500,000 men in the triangle
of Haxebrouck, Amiens and Nojon.
'These troops, originally supplied
with a week's rations, are virtually
starving in a devastated region which
Is difficult to revlctual, as the ground.
marshy and pitted -lth shell holes, is
constantly under fire-
Attack Coaslaa a Kemmel.
"There is a great concentration of
shell fire at Mount Kemmel. which Is
already stripped of trees. This is
probably the scene of the next bis
attack."
(By the Associated Press.)
Events along the battle line In
France and Belgium seem to be shap
ing themselves for a resumption of the
great German offensive. Since the
savage attack on the American forces
at Seicheprey on Saturday there has
been no fighting of an extraordinary
nature along the front, but there have
been indications that the Teutons are
Imont ready to resume the sledge
hammer blows they have been aiming
at the allied armies.
Unless recent operations have been
feinta, it ia probable that the coming
eek will witness two great turning
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BLOODY
OGL
- PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUSSELLITES SAVED
FROM HANDS OF MOB
CITIZEN'S OF MILTON AND FREE
WATER TALK OF LYNCHING.
Owner of Small Fruit . Ranch at
Weston Distributes Literature
That Arouses Indignation.
PENDLETON, Or., April 22. (Spe
cial.) Rescued ' from the hands of a
mob threatening to lynch blm, Clifford
W. Metz, a member of the Internation
al Bible Students' Association, was
brought to Pendleton this evening by
three Freewater citizens turned
over to District Attorney Keator for
whatever action he deemed Justifiable.
Mets, with three ' other persons, two
boys and a girl, was found to have
covered the towns of Milton and Free
water generously with literature
charging the clergy with being the
force behind the Government's sup
pression of "The Finished Mystery," a
two-page, seven-column sheet bearing
a date of April 15. Metx's three assist
ants were turned loose. They are
members of a family r Milton.
Sentiment is strong at Milton and
Freewater when It was found that the
towns had been covered with this lit
erature; the entire community was
aroused with the fire .bell, the Home
Guard was called out and men In auto
mobllea scoured the twin towns In an
effort to locate the distributers.
When they were found the crowd
gathered rapidly. There was much
talk of lyncrflng, and ropes were
brought out and offered. The cooler
heads of the community prevailed,
however, and the man was brought to
Pendleton under guard. He will be
held in jail here until an investigation
can be made by Government authori
ties Metz is a man of about 45 years, the
owner of a small fruit ranch at Wes
ton. He says that he was I Milton on
business and was asked to spend his
time between trains in distributing
this literature. He says he was born
In America.
3-DAY 'FOURTH' PROTESTED
Loyal Legion to Vote on Length of
Independence Day Celebration.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. April 22. (Spe
cial.) So many protests have arisen In
the county among Loyal Legion units
regarding the proposed three days'
Fourth of July celebration. It was de
cided to hold a referendum vote on the
question and the 3500 men interested
have been requested to vote as quickly
as possible.
Among the districts objecting to
holding a three days' demonstration
are all of the North Bend units, Bran
don and Smith Mill employes.
East Side, which Is the home of many
legion members, has also expressed a
desire to see the affair reduced to a
one-day celebration.
BARGAINS INBREAD TABOO
Washington Orders Bakers to Give
Up Advertising Wares.
SPOKANE, April 22. Bakers and
dealers are ordered to discontinue the
use of prices In advertising bread or
rolls, in a statement issued by Charles
Ilebberd, Food Administrator for
Washington today.
The order was sent out on receipt
of telegraphic orders from Washington.
EARTHQUAKE WEATHER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
BRITISH BUDGET IS
BIGGEST IN HISTORY
Bonar Law Announces
Increased Taxes.
AID OF U. S. ACKNOWLEDGED
America's Loans in Last Year
950 Million Pounds.
ALLIES SELF-SUPPORTING
Additional Levies Proposed by Chan
cellor on English People Would
Equal 66 Per Cent of Ante
Bellum Taxation Revenues.
LONDON, April 22. Andrew Bonar
Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in
Introducing the budget in the House of
Commons today said It was the largest
in the history of the world.
His expectations as to the assistance
given to the entente allies by the United
States had been fulfilled. Notwithstand
ing this assistance, the British loans to
the allies in the last year were 505,
000.000. The United States had advanced
to all the allies 950.000,000.
"It is only necessary for us," said
the Chancellor, "to lean on the United
States to the amount the other allies
lean on us. In other words, we are
self-supporting."
New Deal With IT. S. Pending.
He had been in communication with
Secretary McAdoo on the subject of
these complicated loan transactions,
and with Mr. Crosby, lead of the finan
cial mission to Europe, who was on the
point of returning to Washington to
consult his Government.
"I have made certain suggestions re
garding advances to the allies," con
tinued the Chancellor, "which, if adopt
ed, will lessen our burden consid
erably without in any way Increasing
the total obligation to the United
States."
Giving the figures of the revenue for
the last fiscal year, which amount to
707.234,656, a large increase over the
preceding years, he said that this was
very gratifying, but that real test of
the financial position would com when
Britain ceased to rely upon borrowing.
Canada's Efforts Recognized.
The Chancellor expressed the gov
ernment's appreciation of the hearty
co-operation on the part of the Cana
dian government in assisting to
finance the war.
He considered It possible that the al
teration of the arrangement with the
United States in the method of making
advances would result in loans to the
allies being reduced to 300.000,000 and
to the dominions 50,000.000.
He pointed out how small the ad
vances to the dominions had been dur
ing the war. showing how great was
the desire, not only in Canada. Dut in
the other dominions, to carry on the
war out of their own expenditures.
The additional taxation proposed,
said the Chancellor, would. In the full
(Concluded on Pane .1, Column 3.)
NIFTY. STYLES FOR
MEN OBSOLETE
UTMOST SIMPLICITY IN ATTIRE
MARKS REAL PATRIOT.
Belts on Coats, Cuffs and Sleeves,
Patch Pockets, Double-Breasted .
Coats, AH In . Bad Taste.
NEW TORK. April 22. The days of
the male "clothing slacker" are num
bered, according to Charles T. Wetzel,
president of the National Association
of the Merchant Tailors of America,
who sent out today an appeal to the
tailors or the country to eliminate all
unnecessary embellishments on men's
clothing.
The appeal followed a visit by Mr.
Wetzel to the Commercial Economy
Board of the Council of National De
fence at Washington.
"The day for 'nifty' styles has
passed," said Mr. Wetzel today, "and
it behooves every man in this country
who wishes to help the Government in
conservation measures and at the same
time to be well dressed, to see to It
that only garments made along lines
of the utmost simplicity are worn.
"The keynote for all apparel is sim
plicity and it is just this that the
Washington officials are advocating."
Among the eliminations from men's
clothing recommended are: Belts on
coats, cuffs on sleeves, patch pockets
on sack coats, ctyercoats and vests;
pocket flaps, - double-breasted sack
coats and vests; tunnel loops on trou
sers and peg-top trousers.
MASSED FORMATIONS GO
Ludendorff, In Face of Staggering
Losses, Changes Tactics.
LONDON, April 23. The enormous
losses Inflicted on the enemy by the
British have caused General Ludendorff
to change his tactics and he has or
dered that no more massed attacks
be made bf the Germans. The cor
respondent of the Daily Mail at British
headquarters in France reports that
General Ludendorff, in an order dated
March 30, said:
"The idea of forcing success "by the
employment of masses must be abol
ished absolutely. It only leads to un
necessary losses. The effective use of
weapons, not of numbers, gives the de
cision." The German method of advance
since the order, says the correspondent,
has been to push forward small bodies
of troops with light machine guns.
OATS ACREAGE FALLS OFF
x
Washington " Reports Decrease in
Winter-Sown Variety.
WASHINGTON, April 22. The Winter-sown
oats acreage this year is 2,
372,000 acres compared with 2,424,000
acres last year, the Department of Ag
riculture announced today in prelimi
nary estimates.
Winter-sown oats represented about
6 per cent of the entire United States
oats acreage in 1917.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58
degrees; minimum, 47 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; moderate westerly winds.
War.
Berlin claims capture, of Seicheprey from
Americans and Infliction of heavy losses.
Page 1.
Germany reported to have sent ultimatum
to Holland. Page 1.
AUics and Germans take final breath before
continuing great struggle in France.
Page 1.
Foreign.
Bonar Law, in introducing Britten, budget.
indicates increase in taxation. Page 1.
Count Czernin to be appointed Ambassador
to Germany. Pago 3.
Bolshevik! fire on train carrying Americana
Page 3.
Russian revolutionary tribunal fair in treat
ing its subjects. Page 3.
National.
Mooney strike threatened at Seattle de
nounced in Senate as blackmail on U. S.
Page o.
Bill providing for melting 350,000,000 silver
dollars awaits President's signature.
Page 4.
Wilson openly opposes sedition legislation
and Chamberlain will droo bill. Page 4.
Senate settles down to rinlsh fight on Over
man bilL Page 13.
Whole Nation to stop usual business next
Friday and work for liberty loan. Page 7.
U. S. charters 400,000 tons of Norwegian
sailing ships. Page 2.
Domestic.
Nifty styles for men abolished in United
States. Page 1.
Creel's approval of Socialist magazine al
leged in Masses suit. Pages 4. -
Two lives lost, half million dollars' damage
done, results of nine earthquake shocks in
Southern California in 30 hours. . Page S.
Snorts. -
Giants only undefeated team in major
leagues. Page 12.
Buckaroos to return to Portland tomorrow.
Page 12.
Important intei-scholastlc games to be played
today. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Reported attack on Walla Walla woman
puzzles police. Page 13.
Russelllte rescued from mob at Milton
which threatens lymchlng. Page 1.
Public utility extensions discouraged during
war. Page 2.
James Barton Adams dead. Page 5.
Commercial and Marine.
Apple stocks In Northwest are sharply re
duced, page i.
Cattle sell at record prices at Portland stock-
yards. Page 17.
War stocks are feature of Wall-street mar
. ket. . Page 17.
Portland now holds world's record for com.
pleted steel steamships. Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Witnesses testify Ed Brune, on trial for
causing deatn or jhiss ueraiaine aiq'
son. had been drinking. Page 10.
Widow with mind unstrung cries constantly
for soldier son. ir-age v.
Ralph Connor delivers telling appeal for
war against nuns. rs io.
Doctors testify Mrs. Farrell sane when she
Ined her last will. Page 10.
Internationa! Bible Students have not vio
lated Federal law. only cuy orumim
Page 11.
Conscientious objector dismissed from em
nlnv of county. Page 11.
Three men of National prominence preach
ooel of true liberty. Page 1.
Champoeg pioneer memorial building to be
dedicated May 2. Page 6.
Portland loan solicitors called in but work
goes on at llDerty lewpiR ..
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
IMOTCHEERS,
WILL DEFEAT
Portland Hears Gospel
of True Liberty.
BILL HART FLAYS PACIFIST
Bond Slacker Likened to Most
Common "Thing."
SENATOR KENY0N AT BEST
Thomas Barker, Representative of
Department of Labor, Urges Work
ers to Stand Sqnerely Behind
Xatlon During the War.
BT BEN HUB LAMPMAN.
Acld-nroof Datriotism rang as true
metal in several addresses to the Port
land public yesterday, when distin
guished speakers brought messages of
the third liberty loan and of other war
work near to the cause of freedom.
The ministry, literature, statesmanship.
I'jhm. o n r) tho films vnrs represented
by -the assembled orators, who came at
the Invitation of the speakers' commit
tee of the third liberty loan for Oregon.
They were Ralph Connor, widely
known Canadian author, who is Major
rhri w. Gordon, of the Canadian
forces, and who spoke yesterday fore
noon at the Orpheum and last mgnt at
the First Presbyterian Church; Sena
tor William S. Kenyon, of Iowa, and Bill
Hart, of the movies, who addressed au-.
diences at the Chamber of Commerce
it nnr,n nriri n.t the Auditorium last
night; and Thomas Barker, representa
tive of the Department oi iaDor, wnu
snnke at the Chamber of Commerce and
at the Northwest Steel Company's
shipbuilding plant.
True Americanism Is Need.
Comrades in the cause of the third
liberty loan, two men of widely vary
ing paths of life, are Senator Kenyon,
of Iowa, and Big Bill Hart, premier
gun-fighter and Western bad man of
the screened drania.
A good pair to draw to aces of the
deck of American public men. And
they drew all Portland to themselves
last night at the Auditorium, with a
mass meeting that has no match In the
city's annals save that occasion when
.Tames W. Gerard. ex-Ambassador to
Berlin, came with his stirring story of
German intrigue and hatelulness.
Hiii Hart was the stellar ace of the
two, as Senator Kenyon gracefully ad
mitted, and as Edgar B. Piper, cnairman
of the evening, also Intimated, for the
thousands of film devotees wanted
nothing so much as to see the bad man
of the movies in speaking action.
Grown folks may flock to hear sena
tors, and those who did so last night
heard the breakers of a high patriotic
oratory beat and crumble the false
rocks of Prussian kultur but the kid
dies were there by the hundreds, past
all counting, and obviously they were
not interested in statesmen.
The crowd began to assemble as early
as 6:30, and when the speakers were
Introduced between 6000 and 7000 peo
ple thronged the structure, while at
least 1000 were turned away.
Allied Nations Praised.
Senator Kenyon's talk was rife with
clean American sentiment and vigor.
His arraignment of Prussianism peeled
the thick hide of kultur in strips. And
his pledge of America's fight against
...tnrnn tintil world freedom is safe
forever, set those thousands of Port
land patriots cheering wildly.
He Mve -to our allies the laurels that
are their due, for gallant and stout
hearted fighting through bitter days
of trial and sacrifice. The spirit of
France and England is such, he as
serted, that victory must come to their
arms without compromise.
Ten million Americans are ready to
dielf need be, declared Senator Ken
yon, before Prussia shall prevail. When
this war shall have ended the might of
Germany will be a broken and Idle
thing, he predicted, with the people of
Germany hungry for the blood of the
junkers that betrayed them.
And after the war, when Germany
plans to capture the trade of the world,
he held that no true American will
have in his home aught that bears the
mark of "made in Germany."
German Trade Will Suffer.
"I don't want anything in my home
made by the hands that have bay
onetted babies and cut off women's
breasts to carry away as souvenirs!"
he exclaimed. "There's a place for
goods that are marked with 'made In
Germany,' and if I wasn't a preacher's
son I'd say let them take those goods
and go to hell with them."
As Bill Hart rose to speak the waves
of small boys beat against the rostrum,
striving to touch the jingling spurs
of their film hero. He waved his broad
slouch hat at them, the calico shirt
sleeves dangling their fringes, he
scratched his head meditatively and he
talked for the liberty loan as a fight
ing man talks. But there were sketches
of homely wholesome humor sand
wiched in, and while the crowd roared
mightily when he punched the Kaiser,
they laughed with him at any number
of good jokes.
Screen Hero Is Cheered.
In their noon talks before the mem
bers' council of the Chamber of Com
merce the two Bills sent home the
shafts of true Americanism to such
effect that the tableware danced to tho
frequent tumults of applause.
Up rose Bill Hart before the mem
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