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THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918. " 5 AMERICAN PATROL CAPTURES GERMANS Yankees Penetrate Hun Lines. Enemy Tries to Occupy Old . .Trench', but Is Shelled Out. BIG GUNS ROAR IN PICARDY Ccrman Tatrol Captures American - Observation Fot Member, but He lcaprs and leader of Ten Ions Is Taken by V. S. Boys. r (FT the AKXX-ttl Trmi THE AMERICA AltMT IN TRANCE. Mar On of the Ameri can ptrot In tba Lunevllle sector on tered the hamlet of Anzervillera early (his morning and penetrated tho Ger man line to a distance of 300 yards. On the way back the patrol was dis covered by an enemy observation post. In which were a corporal and six men. Th Americana promptly attacked, kill ing; three of the enemy and taking the other four prisoners, on of them In a wounded condition. The first the Germans knew that th American patrol was near was when a ahower of hand grenades, followed by bullets, hit tho post. The patrol ceased firing- when th enemy cried "kam erad." Germans Censed Away. Tur1nc the last three days th Amer ican artillery In the Lunevllle sector has completely chased the Germans from their front position and has wiped certain sections of tho targets i In the enemy rear areas off the map. This is the same artillery that not long; o (art a similar performance in an other Lorraine sector. On the present occasion, ao far as all Investigation shows, the Germans nave entirely abandoned the territory, at least, as far back aa a point beyond their second line. The only signs that they ar there at all are a few machine-gun posts hidden In out-of-way places In th back areas, which cut loos when the oppor tunity offers. Just now the German flnt and second lines are In about the same condition as No Man'a Land. In whl.-h latter area the Americana are working more freely than ever before. The sections affected by the work of these American artillerymen ar the lines south, southwest and southeast of Hallovllle. (This town Is approxi mately 13 mile, almost directly east of Luneville and about six miles from the German border at its nearest point, to tb northeast.) The American raid ers have found that the shells worked terrific havoc at many places. Ilea Plaa Is Failure. The Germans today again attempted to occupy on of th former Ameri can trenches in the Bols Brule, west f Apremont. In the Toul sector, which was the scene of th fighting April 1 and II. foan after midnight, the American patrols discovered that the Germans had crept Into a position with a large number of machine guns and tools, apparently Intending to consoli date the trenches with the German a litem. .-" : Tb American artillery went Into ac tion quickly, sweeping a high explo alv barrag back and forth across the newly occupied ground. Th guns rained steel on th Germans until nearly daylight, and when the patrols went out to Investigate they found not a single enemy. Some material. however, had been left behind. Aaierieaaa Blsek Attack. There appeared to be reason for be lieving at one time, after the Germans were discovered, that another attack on the Americana was about to be launched, probably to cover the con solldation effort. Only quick action by th artillery smothered It. The Germans seem determined to carry out their designs against this position and It is not unlikely that more sharp fighting wilt be seen here. for It Is valuable to the enemy, al though not very valuable to the Amer icans because of th nature of the terrain. Baches Are Worsted. . Last night aa enemy Sergeant-Major and eight men attempted to raid one of our forward posts, consisting of three men. The Germane captured one f our men. but he escaped before he could be taken into the' enemy's lines. In attempting to recover their prisoner, th Germans strayed Into th Ameri can lines. They were attacked and the patrol leader was wounded and cap tured, lie belonged to a reaerve Saxon Seciment. One of the American patrols encoun tered a superior enemy force of 22 men. Fighting aa they went, they made their way back to the American lines without losses. Two German airplanes wer brought down today. aircraft runs. How th Germane fared Is not known. One -of the American photographing machines was attacked by two enemy airplanes. The American observer emptied one of his guns Into one of th enemy machines. Then the Ameri can pilot exercised discretion and turned homeward. The Germans re mained in pursuit until the American anti-aircraft guns nicked them up. Then they turned and went home. The American airplanes circled once or twice and then went back over the lines and calmly resumed the photo graphic operatlona where they bad left off. Another report now available relates a somewhat similar Incident, except that thla time three of the enemy at tacked two of our machines which were working with our artillery. In the fourth engagement a German sailed up In the direction of one of the American photographic planes. but one of the fast American fighting machines rushed In. causing the German to turn tail and flee toward home. The German anti-aircraft pieces got busy at the same time and broke out numerous "flower pots." or, as th British airmen call them, "flying onions." This is sn "archie" which. when It bursts, throws out In all directlona smaller projectiles, each of which also bursts. SERVICE IS NEEDED Many Prominent Republicans Indorse Ralph Williams. PAST ACTS ARE RECALLED Splendid Work In Harmonizing Va rious Elements of Republican and Progressive Partleg At tested by Strong- Letters. MUSIC AND COMEDY VIE VARIED AD E.NTERTAIX1SO ACTS FEATIHE HIPPODROME BILL. Five Reels sf Alice Brady la "The Trap" Carry Fishing; Faa ts Scenes Metropolitan) aad RaraL From object lessons on business psy chology and rellgioua fanaticism to commonplace comedy and Inarticulate pater thus runs th gsmut of enter tainment provided by the new Hippo drome bllL "Pep" la captioned the playlet of the bill, under guise of comedy, setting forth the truth that the man who would travel the success-road moves ahead much the faster when equipped with self-confidence. 'TIs the canny grasp of this fact by Doris, the ward, that res cues from oblivion Amos Grant, the broken-splrlted. bill-dodging guardian or her fortune. Jackie Mason, as Doris Otto Koerner. aa Grant, put across quite acceptably the play motif. From the ludicrous "acts" In imagln ary hospital, forest and department store. Murphy A Lockmar, metamor phose Into screaming mlmlcy of grand opera, with an ubiquitous "she en gaged In "chasing her boy around the room" in a range of scale, tempo and variations highly diverting, to say the least. They also sang. The Steve Stevens trio, two adults and a Juvenile, all of the male persua sion, present a balancing- and tumbling act that pleases. Framed in a cabinet, potential In mysteries, Frank Colby at Company have the Inanimate, cap. ball, dumbell and stand do some baffling stunts. mree Moflarity Girls sing and prance. Daisy Harcourt. In variegated costumes, delivers original songa and sayings. Weir. Temple r Dacey. "the somewhat different trio," are heard In songs and persiflage. live reels of Alice Brady In "The Trap" carry the picture fan to scenes at the fishing banks, thence, out of habit, to New Tork. with a aide-trip to the land of the cow-puncher, the while following the fat of New England "pariah." C B. Moores, ex-chalrman - of th Republican state central committee. and a large number of other men prominent in the Republican party of the state have Indorsed the candidacy of Ralph E. Williams for re-election as Republican National committeeman. In a statement Issued to the Repub lican voters of the state yesterday these gentlemen call attention to the fact that the continued services of Mr. Williams In his present position are needed by the party In this state and the country at large. Their Indorsement of Mr. Williams' candidacy follows: To the Republican Vot.rs ef Oreront Ralph E. Williams, of Portland, native son ef Oregon, and present Republican National committeeman, la a candidate for renorotna tlon and election. All Oregon knows that Mr. Wllllame was th chief factor In brini- Ina about th. reunion of th. R.nublir.n and prosreealve parties in the state In 1916, re-! suiting In Oregon being the only state In the Heat to caat ita electoral vote for Hughes. That Mr. Williams' splendid work in har monising the various elements of the Re publican and Prosreealve parties is also rec- ocnlaed nationally, la attested by atrons let ters of indorsement written by William u. Wlllcox. retiring chairman of the Repub lican National Committee; George W. Per- ktna. chairman of the executive committee of the Procreeaive party, and Will H. Hays, recently elected chairman ol the KepuDUcan National Committee. These letters refer not only to the stste and National campalsn of 1016, but also to the recent meeting of the Republican r-a- tlonal Committee at St. Loula, where Mr. Williams' activity materially aided in es tablishing the spirit of co-operation and harmony which .now prevails In the party throughout ths United mates. The Republican party in Oregon ana tne country at large needs the services oi rtaipn E. Williams, and wa most esrnestly recom mend him for re-election aa Republican Na tional committeeman. (Signed) C. B. Moores, Joseph fimon, jonn H. Burgard. Frank C. Barnes. D. Soils Cohen. Dr. Andrew C. Smith. B. 8. Josaelyn. Francis Kealy, David M. Dunne. J. B. Cleland. will lam Cornfoot. John B. Teon. C. C. Colt, George J. Cameron. W. F. Woodward. Har vey 8. Hudson snd many otners. "YELLOW DOGS" HUNTED vrw ORGANIZATION Wltb null Ol'T DISLOYAL PERSONS. I EosriYcd on wood for A. B. iaiid&aum Co. FIVE AERIAL- BATTLES .FOCGHT American Airmen Attacked by Su perior Force, but Return Safely. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN FRANCE. Way 6. iBy the Associated ITesa.) Five more aerial battles were reported today by American airmen flying in the sector northwest of TouL All of the combats were Indecisive, although one of the American ma t'hipea returned with bullet holea in Its winga and two others with holes torn hv fragments of shells from antl- GOOD DIGESTION A JOY Good digestion la not appreciated un tie )ou lose it. Then you cannot afford to experiment on remedies. (Strong medicines are hard on weak stomachs. To be able to eat what you want and to digest It Is a pricelesa blessing. If you bare lost It do not be deceived by the claims of predlgested foods and stomach tonics, so-called. There Is no tonic for the stomach that Is not a tonic for every other part of the body. As the blood goes every where, an Improvement In its condition quickly results In strengthening weak organs. Rich, red blood Is absolutely necessary to digestion. If your stom ach Is weak and you are troubled with a a a. soar risings In the throat, a feel ing of pressure about the heart and palpitation, try the tonic treatment with It. Williams Pink Pills. So many dyspeptics have been helped by this simple treatment that every aufferer from Indigestion should try It. The It. Wllllsma Medicine Co.. Sche nectady. N. Y.. has issued a free book. "What to Eat and How to Eat." that should b In every home. It gives just the information that yon want regard ing your diet. The company will mail lr. Williams' rink Illla. postpaid, at e per boa or your own druggist ran sup ply you. Lo not pay wore. Adv. TRIO DROWNED IN SURF ELEYCX- OTHER PERSONS HISSING AT OCEAN BEACH. Deaesa of Persows Caasjht la Terrific Tide Rip, Slaty ef Whesa Are Resceed With Difficulty. SAN DIEGO, Cat. May 8. Two sol dicrs were drowned and 11 other per sons are missing aa the result of a terrific tide rip at Ocean Beach, a re sort 13 miles from San Diego this aft ernoon. Sixty persons were rescued. Dosens of bathera were caught In the rise, which as the result of a rough sea and an unusually high tide, started with scarcely a moment's warning. Soldiers, sailors, life guards snd police men bauled bathera out of the surf until the rescuers were exhausted. Three lifeboats wer capsised In th heavy sea. As soon as th tide rip began, all bathhouses were closed and calla sent out for assistance, and for several hours dosena were busy with the work of rescue and resuscitation. The known dead are: Hugh E. Burr, Company B. 144th Machlnegun Battalion, home. Demlng, N. M-. and Charlea Humphreys. 323d Bakery Company, both of Camp Kearny. The missing: Sergeants Harmon Hauber. Company H. 1 jyih Infantry; Emerson Donaldson. Company D. 113th Ammunition Train; Corporal Eravella Taylor, Company D, nhlew Is s Brill to Strict Account Every Person Whose Talk la Net 100 Per Cent American. Suggested by Henry Irving Dodge's story, "The Tellow Dog, m tne currenj issue of a weekly magazine, more man 70 100 per cent Americans temporarily organised "The Anti-Yellow Dog ciuo at St. Francis' Hall yesterday. The pur pose of the organisation is to appre hend and call -to etrlct account every neraon who makes remarks, which. while not in themselves seditious, tend to promote disloyalty. Rev. Father J. H. Black was chairman of the meeting and Frank B. Egan acted as secretary. Organisation of the club will be per fected at another meeting In the same hall Wednesday night when fathers who have sons In the trenches will be elected permanent officers. Everybody Interested In ttie movement Is invited to attend the Wednesday night meet ing for which the following committee on arrangementa Has been namea: J. Hennessy Murphy, Sanfleld Macdonald, George E. Moore. M. J. Murnane, Frank Egan, Joe Malley, M. J. Toomey, Koger B. Sinnott. M. H. O'Connor, M. J. Dris- coll and Thomas O. Ryan. When the club geta under way, the man or woman who persists in saying;. It s too bad we ever got into It, and kindred remarks wants to take care to hom he addresses himself. The fel low who talks against the Government and la unable to back up his statements aa well aa he who stands by and lis tens without resenting such remarks may also expect to be asked to ex plain. The plan Is to have all such Instances examined by a special committee to the end that if the authors of such un patriotic commenta cannot be reached by the law they may be smothered by an indignant and patriotic public THE KIRS CHBAUM vV&LL STREET PI IROVIDING a delightful easiness of fit, a becoming dignity of line, a reasonable compli ance with fashion the Wall Street is naturally a favorite with men in the' middle years of life .r . . , . We offer it in a deUghtful variety of pure wool fabrics subdued in pattern without being dull and particularly suitable for everyday busi mess wear $20; $25, $30, $35, $40 I PHEGLEY & CAVENDER . CORNER FOURTH AND ALDER STREETS HISTORY UP-TO-DATE Official Casualty List. 5th feupply Train; Privates Fred W, Sanborn. Sanitary Detachment, 160th Infantry; Ralph Brady, llattery F. 16th Field Artillery; all of Camp Kearny; Frank Mitchel. 204th Aero Squadron. North Island: H. P. Hanson, Naval Air Station. North Island: C. L. Pollltt, Radio Station. Point Lome; L. P. Kil llngsworth. sailor, San Diego; Marino Regll. Janitor. St. Joseph's Church. San Diego: Catarina Anda. ban Diego, both civilians. DUTCH-HUN TENSION ENDS Holland and Germany Agree on Gravel Shipments. THE HAGUE. May 8 Jonkheer Loudon. Dutch Minister of Foreign Ar fairs, informed the chamber today that the tension between Holland and Ger many was ended. He said that as Germany bad agreed to limit the amount of sand and gravel transported through Dutch waterways to a maximum of l.tOO.OuO tona per annum, an amount consid ered needful Tor the repair and main tenance of the Belgian roads, and had undertaken not to use the material for military purposes. Holland had with drawn her demand that a commission of control should be constituted In Bel gium to supervise th employment of the materials. Frontier Day to Be Observed. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Mir S. Spe claL) A Frontier day celebration will be opened Tuesday r'ght for a five- day run by the Central Labor Council for the purpose of raising funds for the entertainment of the delegates to the annual State Federation of Labor meeting to be held her June 24 to Js. The session is expected to attract 400 visiting labor men. Ilood River Lad at Radio School. HOOD RIVER, Or.. May S. (Spe cial.) Hubert L. Hasbrouck, son of a local Jeweler and rancher, writes his father that he has successfully passed all examinatlona given so far at the radio school at Harvard University., The young man, who enlisted in the Navy last Kail, waa transferred al most Immediately from the Goat Island Navy-yard to the Harvard radio school. TTTASHI.VGTOX. May 5. The casualty I I list today contained 11 names. divided as follows: Killed In action 10; died of wounds. 1; died of accident, 2; died of disease. 1; died of other causes. 2; missing in action. 10; wound ed in action, 10; wounded severely, 26; wounded slightly. 7. Six officers were named. Including Colonel Richard H. Griffith of the Na tional Army, who was killed by a shell as be emerged from a dugout on, the front in Plcardy several days ago. Major Herman E. Ross, Danville, 111., waa wounded severely, and Lieutenants Frederick C. Abbott, St. Louis, Mo.; Frederick L. Gregory. Caribou. Me.; James C. McCoy. Pierre, S. D., and John omitn. rona du Lac, Wis., were wounded slightly. Only three Northwestern men are named In the list. They are all among the slightly wounded. They are: Charles W. Blinco, 681 East Tenth street, Portland. Or. . Stephen P. Smith, Puyallup. Wash. Johannes Zacher, Qulncy, Wash. ' The list follows: Kilted in action Colonel Richard IL Griffiths. London. England; Sergeant Frank Abner, Stamford, Conn.: Cor porals Paul R. Granfield, Burlington. Vt.; Cleatus H. McMunn. Senath, Mo.; Privates Gek Borus. Middletovrn, Conn.; Carlton Bowen. Montgomery, O.; John P. Darey, New Haven. Conn.; William J. Kllngeblel. New Haven, Conn.; John E. Lllley. New Haven. Conn.; Oscar Pflaeterer. St. Louis. Mo. Died of wounds Private Walter J. Round. Troy, N. Y. Died of disease Private Louis Earl Wilcox, Oxford. N. T. Died of accident Privstes Anthony W. Glpson. Lawton. Okla.; Harry O. Smith. Bethlehem. Pa. Died of other causes Privates Robert R. Remington. Hamden, Conn.; John H. Townley, Grass Lake, Mich. Charlea W. Blinco, whose name ap peared in yesterday's casualty list as slightly wounded, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Blanco. 581 East Tenth street. He Is 26 yeara of age and unmarried. At the time of his enlistment In the first company of the U6tb United States Engineers Corps last July he was employed as driver by Closset Devers. The bricks of Babylon were cemented with hot bitumen and at every thir tieth row, crates of reeds wer stuffed ! ology and civics study show the in. Formal Textbook Not Relied Upon in Portland Schools. MANY VOLUMES ARE USED Public Library Circulation Utilized in All High Schools Figures Given to Show Great Amount of Reading Done by Pupils. Now that Muzzey and his "parody on history" is swept formally into the dis card in the Portland public schools, and the agitation for comprehensive course of history teaching somewhat crystallised, the history teachers of Portland have compiled some statis tics to 'show that not one, but many, volumes have been used In teaching the youth of the city the vital facts of history, and that the students' educa tion has not suffered thus far in these particulars. The formal textbook is a mere Inci dental, say the teachers, who refrain from identifying themselves for publt cation. Instead, Franklin. Jefferson, Washington and Lincoln High School students used, literally, thousands of volumes. This is equally true of the students in sociology and civics, allied subjects. History Clmlatloa Large. The book circulation from 1914 to 1917 in all of the high schools for the study of history was 2,056 volumes taken out, according to the figures compiled by the teachers, with the aid of the Public Library. This Is for books used only by students of the high schools in question. The num ber of volumes of history on the library shelves at all the high schools is 2130. embracing 446 separate titles. and the volumes of American history exclusively number 1061, embracing 123 separate titles. At the Washington' High librarv alone there are J6 volumes on Ameri can history on the shelves, embracing 67 separate titles. The circulation of history volumes, ancient, mediaeval and American, and excluding modern, Eng lish and industrial, for the last three years are. 1914-1S. exactly 4021 volumes; 1915-16. 5966 volumes, and 1916-17. 6738 volumes, for a total of 15.725. Modem Methods Employed. Similar figures compiled for socl-num- her of volumes on shelves lt with 186 separate titles, and In circulation for the last three years. 9470. The history teaeners have compiled these facts to show that the formal text book is not relied on exclusively, and that up-to-date methods are al ready in use, and have been for years. Much of the study in these reference books is compulsory In the course and much Is fostered among the students who are actually interested in being well grounded in the study of history and allied subjects. This method of using reference books generously has been employed at Lin coln High School for the last 12 years at Washington for the last 11. years, or since the school was started; at Jeffer son for the last five or six years, and at Franklin for the last two years, since that school has been well under way. 'GAS' ATTACKS PROTESTED Senator Underwood Favors Less De bate in Upper House. WASHINGTON. May 5. Less debate in the Senate during the war is pro posed in a resolution introduced by Senator Underwood, of Alabama, re ported to have considerable support. As a substitute for the present clo ture rule. Senator Underwood's resolu tion would give a majority power to Invoke cloture by limiting debate, after a subject has been discussed two days, to 20 minutes on the bill itself and 10 minutes on amendments. L FROLICS OF THE DAY" SPARKLES WITH WHOLESOME MIRTH. Lyric Show Is One Succession of Blues Chasers and Clever and Well-Sung Musical Numbers. Plotless, but highly entertaining. Is the musical comeay. "Frolics of the Day." this week's attraction at the Lyric Theater, witn Ben T. Dillon and Al Franks in the title roles. The inevitable Mike and Ike, It ap pears, together with several other Americans, and a French Count of the side-door Pullman type, are trying to amuse themselves In the city of Paris, portrayed as It was in the days before the Huns interrupted. Mrs. Jack Wil mer, purported to be a wealthy grass widow, originates a plan to reconquer the love and passions of her former husband. Jack. She pretends that she is going to marry the Count, and a series of hilarious incidents follow. Robert Fitzsimmons is scheduled to stage a battle with a French cnampion. The French champion, however, fails to appear for the bout, and Ike is In duced to play the part. The fight is full of mirth-producing thrills. The whole show is one succession of blues-chasers and clever and wen sung musical numbers, such as "Be cause of you. '(Oliow tne uin, "Down a Shady Lane," "Little Tin Soldier" and "In the Garden," and a patriotic melody. GARDINER EXCEEDS QUOTA With Allotment of $29,750 District Puts Up $43,500. GARDINER, Or., May 5. (Special.) The third liberty loan campaign closed with .43,500 to the credit of the Umpqua district as against the district quota of $29,750, tne oversubscription being $13, 750. The total subscription to the sec ond liberty loan in this district was 843,000 in round numbers. In the various drives $113,000 has been subscribed In this district. The Service at Death . SWv Fourteenth &3j)bee Streefs. 3ehooc car toCrerntgrunii Open fo 'Oisifors Daily from 9 toS The last rites for i our loved ones, first of all, were conceived to impress upon those remaining the hope and faith that that true belief gives. The Crematorium displacing all that is horrible in earth burial makes this belief easier. Shrined in flowers and plantlife beautiful, it is easier to face life's sternest test with greater hope. , ( (Write, phone or call for booklet). NEW OFFICES for RENT or LEASE Strictly modern rooms and suite may be had in our fine new building. Eooms will be arranged to suit tenant. Inquire at the bank. Jtte United States JVational J&ank Sixth and Stark Capital and Surolut 2.5O0.OO0.00