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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOHXING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918. 3 FRENCH DEFEATED, REICHSTAG IS TOLD General von Stein Says That Foch Reserve Army Ex ists No Longer. HUN HOPES ARE BOLSTERED "Washington Officials Say German tiencral Boasts to Encourage Country Allied Commander Conserving Men for Blow. AMSTERDAM, June 12. "A great part of the French army has been beat en," General von Stein, the Prussian War Minister, declared In a speech to the Reichstag, according to Berlin ad vices. . "The so-called Foch reserve army no longer exists," the Minister asserted. "The success of the Crown Prince's carefully prepared attacks against the French and British on the Chemin-des-Uames front on May 27 inflicted one of the gravest defeats the entente has Buffered during the entire war.' General Talks Boastingly. "The entente is beginning to admit heavy defeat. Voices already are mak ing themselves heard in entente coun tries that Russian treachery is to blame for the entente's heavy defeat. That is gratitude to a former ally which bled to death for England. "It was not the disintegration of Russia that was responsible for the entente's defeat. It must rather be said that the help of Russia, the crush Ing of which, claimed a great part of our forces, hitherto had enabled the entente to resist us militarily. "The entente is fully conscious of the seriousness of its position. It openly admits the melting away of Its troops and comforts its people with having the help of America. The be lief In American assistance is being systematically grafted into the French '.people to arouse them to a continued endurance of useless bloodshed." WASHINGTON, June 12. Announce ment by the Prussian War Minister to the Reichstag that "the so-called Foch reserve army no longer exists" is re garded by officials here as designed to encourage the German population. Offensive Cause Change. The actual situation at the front, they Bay, stands as a Hat contradiction. Before the German attack was made the Supreme War Council at Versailles hud worked out a programme for limit ed pooling of a mobile force of some S00.000 men, composed of 200,000 French 200,000 British. 200,000 Americans and 200,000 Italians, which was to have been employed mainly to support of fensive operations on fronts selected by the Versailles council. ine organization or tms army was never completed, however, the emer gency created by the German offensive causing a wholly new pooling agree ment, under which General Foch be came supreme commander. He now di rects rne employment or all active as well as reserve armies. No army now exists which could be called "the Foch reserve army" because as supreme com mander that officer has under him all of the forces facing the German on slaught. Foch Bides Time. The Prussian War Minister's state ment, however, admittedly touches the very heart of the problem facing Gen eral Foch. The fact that, although under unceasing attack since March 21, the allied and American forces have not struck back in anything approach ing a major operation Is regarded as conclusive proof that the supreme com mander, backed by the Supreme War Council, is striving by every means in liis power to stem the German rush and exhaust its offensive power without depleting his own forces. If he is suc- cesmui ana mere Is nov every con fidence both here and abroad that the battle is half won officers here' believe he can turn the tables on the enemy ultimately and use his reserves to crush German ambition finally. Officers here pay high tribute to the genius ol General Foch because he has avoided the employment of his max! mum power and has blocked the road tcfthe Channel ports in such fashion that his antagonists have been com pelled to seek diversion at other points. It is his reserves, standing ready along the vital sectors or his line, they say. that forced the enemy to attempt the movement on the Aisne front and the later efforts between Montdidier and Noyon. them was several times their superior In numbers. When tire enemy was seen to be retiring, although still making a fierce fight In order to hold his gains made in the first days of the battle, the allies dashed forward with, if possible, augmented ardor. ' . German Attack Repulsed. The advantage gained by the allies yesterday was even greater than at first reported. Besides carrying out remarkably successful counter attacks, resulting In the restoration of some territory and the capture of many pris oners, they repulsed a very fierce Ger man attack in the region cf Bethan court, Machemont and Chevincourt. The enemy, by employing large forces, was able to obtain a footing in Machemont and Bethancourt, but an immediate counter blow drove them from the latter, while they never reached Chevincourt. French cannon and machine guns have reaped a heavy toll since Sunday. An entire division of the famous Jaeger was cut to pieces at Ressons-sur-Matz, while a guards division lost a great proportion of its effectives. Other di visions, it is learned, suffered equally during the preparation for the attack and the advance to the narrow valleys, all the passes of which were dominated by the allied guns. Every prisoner taKen seems horror stricken at the slaughter of his comrades. Allied Attacks Succeed. The allied troops yesterday showed the Germans they could not have it all their own way by executing a number of counter attacks which were invari ably successful Some important terri tory was won back and inroads even were made into the German positions. Tuesday was, in fact, a thoroughly good day for the allies, who, in addi tion to regaining ground, captured more than 1000 prisoners. The principal counter-attack oc curred between Domfront, near Rubes court, and Wacquemoulin, south of Belloy, a front of about 12 kilometers. Allied infantry supported by tanks achieved an advance averaging 1500 meters. They retook Belloy, reached the edge of St. Maur, arrived north of Porte and Loge's farms and secured a foothold at Antheuil. French Show Bravery. The French troops displayed remark able courage and willingness to get at the foe, who appeared completely dis concerted by their dash. Horse teams could be seen galloping forward to save the guns and some of the Ger mans lost their heads completely. The battle ground is literally covered with German dead. The counter-attack on the French left wing, which was the first carried out yesterday, took the French close to the original lines as they stood Sun day. The allies also got beyond Mery in another assault, while a further fierce return blow enabled them to reach the vicinity of St. Maur. Details concerning the battle' be tween Montdidier and the Oise show that on Sunday morning 14 German di visions (about 190,000 men) joined in the first onslaught. Of these five cho sen divisions were detailed to break through the center of the French line. These included regiments of guards and Jaegers. Bodies Use Many Troops. All the units engaged had been brought to fullest strength, having been reinforced arter the March and May offensives. Since the beginning of the battle other divisions have been thrown into the line. The allies, who had suspected that an attack was about to begin, were spread in deep formations, the first lines being Just sufficiently manned to delay the enemy's rapid progress until the action developed, and in the mean time falling back, fighting to the real line of defense. Owing to his great strength, the ene my succeeded in fighting his way through a depression forming the cen ter of the allies' position, but the flanks held more firmly. The German objectives for the first day were Tricot, Mery and Belloy. The last two they managed to capture on Monday after terrible fighting, but their hold was but temporary, for the French, with wonderful dash, came back yesterday and forced them to re tire, sorely punished. The second day's objective was Com- piegne, but his arrival there was pre vented, and he is still some distance away. It Is the general impression that the battle will continue for some days, dur ing which other slight fluctuations in the line may occur, but the evident re sults of their first dash are disappoint ing to the Germans, who, seeing them selves held here, may turn their atten tion elsewhere. r BATTLE HANGS IN BALANCE (Continued From First Pag'.) which is a most important point, as it commands the valley. Toward tne center the enemy launched several attacks today, but the line held firmly, although some enemy detachments succeeded in filtering into the Matz Valley through the wooded country. Kneray Gain Costly. Tard by yard the French fought while the Germans tried to push them hack by sheer force of numbers Kventually the enemy succeeded in gaining a little ground, but at the cost of a fearful sacrifice. South of the River Oise and also south of the Aisne the Germans showed much activity today, endeavoring to reduce the allied salier.t. The spirit of the allied infantrymen when they went forward in their coun ter attack yesterday was very high, although they knew the enemy facing NEW FIR PRICES AGREED ON (Continued From First Pagre.) ftp iff King Cotton Proclaims The Greatest of All KNIT AND SILK UNDERWEAR SALES King Cotton' greatest triumph this June Sale of women's, misses', boys' and girls' underwear NOW, at the very THRESHOLD of Summer comes this great SAVING SALE. 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WOMEN'S KNIT UNION SUITS 69c 280 union suits of very best qual ity cotton lisle; low neck, sleeveless style, with mercerized tape trimming ; also bodice style, with narrow shoul der straps, tight or loose knees ; sizes 36 to 44. Three suits. $2. WOMEN'S KNIT UNION SUITS 2 for $ 1 175 new. union suits in V-front style, with torchon lace trimming at knee; sizes 36 to 38. KAYSER'S KNIT UNION SUITS 75. Women's Kayser's knit suits, in low neck, sleeveless, tight knee style. Regular sizes, 75c; extra sizes, 85c. KAYSER'S BAND TOP SUITS 85. Women's band top union suits, in white or pink, with reinforced thighs. ' ' ' " KAYSER'S BAND OR PLAIN VESTS 39. Low neck, sleeveless Swiss ribbed vests; sizes 36 to 44, 39c. BOYS' B. V. D. UNION SUITS 75c Cool Summer B. V. D. or Poros knit union suits for boys. KAYSER'S SWISS RIBBED SUITS $1.25 Fine stitched or Swiss ribbed lisle thread union suits, reinforced around arms and thigh. Regular sizes, $1.25; extra sizes, $1.50. KAYSER'S LISLE THREAD VESTS 50c Low neck, sleeveless vests, with plain or band tops. Regular and extra sizes. KAYSER'S FANCY CROCHET VESTS 50. Swiss ribbed vests, with crocheted yokes, in a good assort ment. Sizes 36 to 44. WOMEN'S SWISS RIBBED VESTS 25. w omen s low nec t i ck. sleeveless or GIRLS' SWISS RIBBED VESTS 20. Low neck, sleeveless Swiss ribbed vests. Sizes 20 to 26, 20c; sizes 28 to 34. 25c. BOYS' RIBBED UNION SUITS 39c White suits, in style. Sizes 24 to 34 cotton Summer short sleeve, knee weight length BOYS' FINE UNION SUITS 59c Best grade fine ribbed suits; white, short sleeve, length style; sizes 24 to 34. NAINSOOK UNION SUITS union knee 50 c Boys nainsook union suits, with tapes, buttons and hangers for gar ters: all sizes. short sleeve vests; sizes 36 to 44.Aain Floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co. SPY CHARGE IS MADE Ex-Lord Mayor of Sheffield, England, Accused. SIR JOSEPH JONAS HELD WARTIME RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR Actresa Gives Simple, Inexpensive Rec ipe for Streaked or Faded Cray Hair. Mrs. Mackie. the well-known New York actress, now a grandmother, and whose hair Is still dark, recently made the following statement: "Gray, streaked or faded hair can be Imme diately turned black, . brown or light brown, whichever shade 'you desire, by the use of the following simple remedy that you can make at home: "'Merely get a small box of Orlex powder at any drug store. It costs only 25 cents and no extras to buy. Dissolve it In one ounce of water and comb it through the hair. Full directions for use come In each box. "You need not hesitate to use Orlex, as a J100.00 gold bond comes in each box guaranteeing the user that Orlex powder does not contain silver, lead, zinc, sulphur, mercury, aniline, coal tar products or their derivatives. "It does not rub off. is not sticky or greasy, and leaves the hair fluffy. It will make a gray-haired person look many years younger." Adv. mum charges for carload shipments shall be $15 per car. The lumbermen proved to the satis faction of the Railway Administration and the price-fixing committee that such a carload minimum would Increase the rate of log delivery from camps to mills approximately 100 per cent. Consumer Not Affected. Much of the time during the last two weeks has been taken up In con sidering the War Industries Board's plan for fixing the price of lumber to the retail and wholesale trade without attempting to fix it to ultimate consum ers. The lumbermen contended that such price-fixing scheme is unneces sary, impractical and highly compli cated. Certain of the price-fixing committee and the War Industries Board are said to share these views, and are disposed to pass the issue for the present, pend ing the working out of a plan which will fix the price of lumber to the con sumer, involving the regulating of dis tribution through approximately 75,000 wholesalers, jobbers and retailers. It is understood that the West Coast Lumbermen's Association in ac cepting the prices fixed today, did so unconditionally as applying to Gov ernment requirements, but declined to accept the general application to the trade, unless the same.' regulations should be applied to Southern Pine, the manufacturers of which were before the price fixing committee today. Commercial Woods Affected. Up to the present time Government regulation has only been applied to Douglas fir and Southern pine, which are the two principal commercial woods of the United States, and strongly com petitive with each other. It is under stood that the ultimate programme carries price fixing to all commercial woods. Including about 30 varieties of hard woods. The Southerners were to have been heard last week, but the Southern piners, after preparing the most elab orate data ever compiled in the lum ber industry, abandoned it in favor of the West Coast plan of presentation which was worked out by B. B. Hazen, of Portland, chairman of the cost ac counting committee of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association. This neces sitated a complete reconstruction of the Southern cost accounting charts and tabulations and resulted in a postpone ment of the hearing today. With the sudden and apparently sat isfactory termination of the case, both lumbermen and loggers started West tonight, with the exception of Robert B. Allen, who will remain for several weeks in connection with certain large contracts which are likely to be award ed West Coast mills In the near future. Offense Said to Have Been Commit ted Before Hostilities Opened. War Official Will Figure In Case. LONDON, June 12. Sir Joseph Jonas. Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1905 and a steel manufacturer, was 'in. Bow street Police Court today on the charge that, with various other persona whose names were not known, he "did obtain u H communicate certain information prejudicial to the Interests of the state and Information useful to the enemy and Information relating to prohibited places and things therein." Sir Josepn was rsiuucu . " - on bail. The offense with which Jonas was charged today was committed, accord ing to the Hivening uc.o war began. It is understood aiso, mm a. Office official will figure In tne according to the same source. Senator Johnson, "that I am indulg ing in no hostile accusation or criti cism. I ask. Just as I have a right to ask. that when an extraordinary order of this sort Is made, when a brave spirit is humbled at the very time that he expects to go across the water and fight for his Nation, that there be forthcoming to the American people some sort of explanation. "Nothing better Illustrates Just how far we have gone in this Government of ours today than the fact that there is no explanation made to the Amer ican people or to the Congress of the United States." HOLDUP ADMITS HIS GUILT Wobbly" Card Is Propped In Flight From Patrolman. CKNTRALIA. Wash.. June 12. (Spe cial.) Pete Loftus, arrested by the lo cal police yesterday, has confessed to holding up Floyd Trumond. of Aber deen, and enraging in a revolver duel with Patrolman Brown. Monday morn ing. Loftus was taken from the city Jail last night to the Iewis County jail. -ine nomup denied having been a member of the I. W. W. since the first of the year, although he dropped "wobbly" card when he fled from the scene of his encounter with the patrol an. War case, 1918 PRUNE PRICES FIXED Eight and Half t;ents rcr rouna Net to Growers Announced. WASHINGTON. June 12. Maximum prices of 8 cents per pound net to prune growers and 6V4 cents per pound to growers of raisins for the 1918 crops, were pronounced tonight by the Food Administration. ' The prices, recommended by the growers of California, are higher than had been expected, the Administration's announcements said but they are Jus tified by the labor situation, increased costs and probable prune shortage. "Later conferences" said the an nouncement, "will determine the mar gins to various handlers of the crops after which retail prices can be com puted." MORE LIGHT IS DEMANDED (Continued From Tim Pare.) A German submarine without a peri scope carries on its observations by means of lenses at either side and other lenses and mirrors properly arranged. The submarine thus equipped is obliged to travel nearer the surface than is necessary in the case of the older model. mander-in-Chief to select whomsoever he pleases for official command. Cold Facta Wasted. "But there is one thing that the American people have a right to ask at this Juncture; one thing that I have riuht to ask. and every other man has a right to ask. whose blood ia in France today, and that is. why do you keep out of the fighting line a man whom we believe to be a soldier of ability and intrepidity, a soldier who could render valuable service in this hour? "In asking it I do not ask that he be permitted to go; I do not ask that decision be changed, but I say, in this democracy of ours, why should not the people of the United States be entitled to some explanation and 1 say fur ther without the possibility of contra diction of the facts that today there is not a government upon the face of the earth that would treat its ranking General in the fashion that General Wood was treated without an explana tion to its people." Canadian Views Cited. Senator Johnson read into the rec ord a short communication entitled "Canada and General Wood," in which it was stated that me removal of Gen eral Wood had created a very bad im pression in Canada. "I iterate and I reiterate," continued MISS HELEN GERSON WED Husband Is Lieutenant Roettiger, of Fountain City, Wis. Lieutenant Nonman Roettiger. Med ical Reserve Corps, stationed at Camp Lewis, and Miss Helen Gerson were married last night at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. P. M. North. 856 Castle avenue. A supper followed the ceremony, after which the young cou ple left for a short wedding trip to the beaches and other points of In tenest around Portland. The ceremony was performed by Rev. K. J. Ebbling, of the Lutheran Church. Lieutenant Roettiger is the son of Henry Roettiger. a contractor of Foun tain City, Wis. IRRIGATION PLEA MADE SIXXOTl', IX HOI SE SPKKCll, FA VORS LAItl.K APPROPRIATIONS. Plan Exploited to Provide I.aada for Soldier When They Return From War. v OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 12. Representative Sin nott. during debate in the House today, urged Congress to vote a large appro priation for building new irrigation projects in order that returning sol diers, at the close of the war. may have suitable land on which to estab lish homes. . Failing in that, he urged the pas sage of the Chamberlain-Smith bill, un der which the Government will get back of irrisaution bonds and make it possible for Irrigation districts to fi nance new work. He read to the House a letter from J. H. Upton, president of the Irrigation Congress, advocating this plan and the employing of German prisoners of war. as is done in Canada, in building irri gation projects for lands which later are to become the homes of returning fighters. Mr. Sinnott showed how the people of Oregon are, even now, by bond is sues, raising S3.400.000 to finance the Warm Springs. Jordan Valley and Ochoco Irrigation projects In Malheur and Crook counties, a sum, he pointed out. that Is within $900,000 of the total amount spent in Oregon by the Govern ment under the reclamation act. H. B. Van Duxer, of Portland, has been named as chairman of the fir production board in the Pacific North west, succeeding J. H. Bloedel, of Seattle. the local United States hydrograpic office that a man clad in civilian clothes is making a house-to-house canvass In an effort to obtain binocu lars, sextants and other nautical in struments for the Navy. . J. C. Burnett. Lieutenant IT. S. N.. in charge of the office in the Merchants' Exchange, has Issued warning that no such person has been authorized to canvass for such articles and that, the man Is a fraud. MONEY GIVEN NORTHWEST Sundry Civil Bill Carries Number tf Appropriation. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 12. The sundry civil bill reported to the House of Representa tives Thursday Carries the following Northwestern appropriations: Umatilla irrigation project. $80,000. Klamath project, $43.000. Crater Lake National ParJc. $50,000 for construction and maintenance of roads and $13,225 for administration. Out of these appropriations will be taken enouirh to purchase one automo bile and two horse-drawn vehicles for the accommodation of visitors. Protection of O. & C. ami Coos Bay grant lands against tire, $25,000. Care of Alaska Insane at Portland, $99,000. or $420 per capita. Mount Rainier National Park, $24.60i. for new cell wine. $7500 for isolation building and $64,750 for administration and supplies. Yakima irrigation project, $645,000. Okanogan project. $29.nno. Kolse. Idaho, project, $732,000. King Hill project. Idaho. $423. noo. Minidoka project, $49. noo. Freight Hates Modified. WASHINGTON. June 12. Modifica tions of the recent freight rate lncreasu order, announced lonlKht by Director General McAdoo. provide that the plan by which intrastate rates would have been cancelled when in conflict with inter-state rates, shall be rescinded; that the minimum charge of $15 a car shall not apply to local switching move ments nor to heavy articles such a brick, sand, lumber, ore and coal; ami that the Increase of 15 cents per hun dred pounds on cotton is to apply to any quantity instead of only to carloads. 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