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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JULY 19, "1918. OFFICERS Prusisan Slumbers Disturbed ? by Sudden French-Amer ican Attack. HUNS CAUGHT IN DUGOUTS Allied Counter Attack May Cause ' Crown Prince to Rusli Some of His Reserves to Scene : ;: or Fighting. - - ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, July 18. (By the Associated iPrees.) The French-American attack salons the broad front north of the Jiiarne was an absolute sumrise. Manv CJerman officers were captured while insleep. "Stupefaction was created among all )be enemy troops holding the lines by the suddenness of the attack. Some of ihe prisoners declare they had been told that it was impossible for the tallies to carry out any operation in the .way of an offensive for some time. 11 Many tanks participated in the at tack, having been able to take up their positions during the terrific storm Which prevailed. '- The American troops, co-operating vlth their. French comrades In the as sault, did brilliant work. Big: Storm In Progre. 'The barrage fire preceded the waes of infantry. . One of the heaviest Storms of this year was in progress. c Most of the Germans had taken Shelter in their dugouts from the de luge and the entente allied troops were among them with grenades and bayo nets before they had time to turn .round. -Thousands of prisoners are coming In. . The entente allied troops displayed the utmost fervor In the- attack, their desire being to strike a strong blow In return for the recent German as sault. - Around Courchamp, northwest of Ctateau Thierry, the German resistance was more obstinate than on any other part of the Paris line. In this region the allies captured 18 cannon, numer ous machine guns and large numbers of prisoners who have not yet been counted. River Savierea Forded. The allied troops showed wonderful Epirits and advanced singing. A bat Xari of Infantry crossed the River isavleres breast high In water. ' It is the first occasion this year that the entente allies have counter-attacked on such a big front. Their opera tion directly affects the position of the German western flank and will prob ably cause the German Crown Prince to hurry eome of his reserves to the eene of the fighting from the Marne and the Champagne, where yesterday and today, everything was quiet. The Germans have widely announced that their armies were engaged in an offensive movement. This operation gives them the other side of such war fare in which the allies have taken the initiative. CITY CELEBRATES VICTORY (Continued From First Page.) arteries of traffic while it chose a course of its own. Eight Thousand at Liberty Temple. Simultaneously there were rallies at Liberty Temple and five other down town points, each with its band and epeakers. For blocks the crowds stretched away, weaving and tossing when the music raised some . fighting tune of the trenches or the old patriotic airs. The etreets were blocked at the Tallying centers. . Fifth and Alder, Broadway and Stark, Alder and Broad way, Fifth and Stark and Sixth and Stark, and before Liberty Temple at leat 8000 whooped and yelled as they Waited. At 8 o'clock the bells and whistles of ,the city broke forth, chiming and tooting exultantly for more than five minutes. Seven bands were lending as many tunes to the general tumult. Then as the clangor died the speakers jumped in with their messages. ' Mayor Hoarse, Kxhorts. On the balcony of the Temple, his Voice hoarse from shouting directions. Mayor Baker threw off his coat and leaned over the railing toward those acres of upturned shouting American countenances. "We are assembled here tonight to celebrate an allied victory," boomed the Mayor, "and particularly the vic tory of those American boys on the western front. For they have the Boine on the run and he is running lik hell!" ( "W-h-e-e-e-e !" agreed the, crowd, and repeated, but the Mayor had given place to Frank Branch Kiley, and the latter was sending a stentorian call over the crowd. 'Men and women of Portland!" shouted the orator. "The insolent, ego tistical Emperor of Germany has met with the Yankee and the Hun is on the run,! Crowd Vent Joy In Cheers. "Whee-e-e-e! Wh-o-o-o-o-p! Wh-e-e-o-o-e-e!" replied the most agreeable of happy hordes beneath and stretch ing' far away. "America!" exclaimed the speaker. 'I glory in the splendor of her fate Our morale is invincible! We are tear ing' through walls of steel tonight for righteousness' sake. We are dazzled by no place for ourselves in the sun but we shall see to it that little Belgium shall breath again - under fair, clear skies, that bleeding France shall have new life, that sturdy old England shall Te paid for fighting our battle for us before we could get ready!" The surging crowd billowed a wave closer: with, the bleucoats urging it back, and ratified those sentiments with a tumultuous cheer. "Germany dictated the terms of war!" .declared Mr. Riley. "Liquid fire. poisonous gas, -bombs for hospitals, and submarines for women and children. But our soldiers shall dictate the terms of peace the riddance forever of the rotten kultur, of f rightfulness, from the world!" Autos Join Parndera. Down Sixth street, as through a gi gantic funnel, tae crowd poured from Liberty Temple, bands leading it on ward. In turn it reached the five other focal points, where additional thousands were listening to the speak ers and bands. These it gathered to Itself, and the pageant became an amiable monster, stretching confusing ly away. A tip-tide of stalled autos, eager to get in action, .tore at an opening in the ranks, widened the breach and satisfiedly proclaimed with raucous horns that they were part of the pro cession. Shorn in twain, the parade went in different directions wandering regardless of schedule until fate re united it at another corner. It was everyone's parade. The edict ran that man, woman or child within MISER'S CAUGHT APPNG the scope of its passage should not stand and gape but should join and march with the rest. So the strange recruits rambled along, elbow to el bow, rich and poor, maids and matrons, jack tars, soldiers. Orientals, workmen in their blouses and overalls, business men and. doctors and divines. It Was Some Parade. .. Merely being minus a leg or maimed until locomotion is . awkward did not hinder one from Joining the pageant of patrotism. For there were men who lurched cheerfully along to the swing of crutches, and men who hobbled with canes, and men who shuffled, their faces white and tired, but their eyes happy. And mothers wheeling the ba bies. And a blind man led by his daughter. On, it was some parade, for a little impromptu affair. For almost an hour the marchers wound through the downtown district before the pageant began to disinte grate, une Dy one the bands drew out from the lines and the throngs fell away. The parade was a memory, vivid and various. Here is the route that It tried to fol low, that it strayed exuberantly from, and that it came back to after, the march was presumably completed: North on Sixth to Stark, west to Broad way, Broadway to Pine, Pine. to Fourth, Fourth to Morrison, Morrison to Broad way, Broadway to Alder. Among the speakers who addressed "the street crowds were Mayor Baker, dlrector-in-chief ; Frank Branch Riley, J. I Etheridge, T. G. Ryan, J. L. Ste venson, Milton R. Klepper. W. A. Will iams, A. G. Clark. Mr. Etheridge was in charge of the locating of speakers and the assignment of music. Seven Bands in Line. The various bands, each of which led a division of the parade, were the First Provisional Regimental Band, of Vancouver Baracks, Military Band of Benson Polytechnic, Municipal Park Band, Columbia River Shipbuilding Band, Albina Engine & Machine Works Band, Multnomah Guard Band and Pen insula Shipbuilding Band. Separate divisions m the parade were Colonel Disque and officers of the spruce division of the Signal Corps, the Oregon Military Police, the Oregon State Guard, the Multnomah Guard and a squad of bluejackets. Mayor Baker and his secretary, Hal M. White, were hearty in their grati tude to Charles L. Florence, of the United States Shipping Board, and Will H. Warren, of the Y. M. C. A., who took up the task of notifying the various shipyards so that thousands of the fighting bridge builders turned out. In the shipyards when word of the victory became current the men clam ored eagerly for details of the Prussian defeat and American participation in the offensive. Happiness ran high, and "Mike" Goldberg, who runs the re freshment wagon at the Northwest plant, exemplified the general enthus iasm when he turned his stock of soft drinks over- to the boys in celebration of the day. BELLS RIXG IX BIG CITIES Big Shout of Joy Sweeps Across Con tinent at American Victory. NEW YORK, July 18. The bell in the City Hall tower was ordered rung by Mayor Hylan for 15 minutes this afternoon in celebration of the victori ous American advance on the French front. SAN FRANCISCO. July 18. ''This is wonderful news," said Mayor James Rolph in asking that church bells be rung and whistles blown in honor oT the American victory in France. CHICAGO, July 18. One big shout of joy swept Chicago today as the news of the American victory in France spread, Late in the afternoon, on orders from Mayor Thompson, all the fire tugs and pumping stations blew their whistles for 15 minutes. Thousands of persons on the streets heard the blasts and, having read the headlines in the extra editions of the newspapers, threw up their hats and shouted with delight. On the Board of Trade all ' business was halted while cheering groups gathered about the bulletin boards. In the City Hall, also, the only subject of conversation was the extent of the victory. The news was telephoned to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and 25,000 jackies ripped up the place with cheers. At Camp Grant there was just one note lacking for complete joy - the men were regretful at not being in the battle. RADICAL WRITER JAILED AUTHOR OF SABOTAGE PAMPHLETS AGAIN IS TROUBLE, Walker C. Smith, Distributor of L. W, W. Literature, Denied Fermlsmlon to Print "Xen Unionist." SEATTLE, Wash., July 18. (Spe cial.) Five minutes after he had failed to obtain an injunction restraining the police from interfering with the publi cation of the New Unionist, an alleged radical sheet, of which he is general manager. Walker C. Smith, author of two pamphlets entitled "Sabotage," was arrested today by city detectives and lodged in the city jail on an open charge. Smith has been arrested twice before within a few weeks; the first tim when he was taken at his residence, 1718 Seventh avenue. North, with Wil liam Smith and two women named Roy when Federal officials seized a quan tity of I. W. W. literature. He was released on hi", personal rec ognizance, and no csarge was placed against him. His second arrest occurred a week ago, when police raided the Equity Printing Company, at 1906 Seventh avenue, of which he is the head and which published the single issue of the New Unionist that has anDeared. He was again released after being held in jail a short time. Today the Equity Printing Company asked Judge Talman for an injunction restraining Chief o Police Warren from interfering with the publication of the paper. The ap plication recited that the chief had threatened to stop publication of the Unionist, and that by so doing he would be violating the law. In refusing the injunction. Judge Tallman stated It was to be assumed a police official's duty was to uphold the law and not violate it. Three Arrested in Raid. Two Chinamen and one American were taken last night in raids by Lieu tenant Thatcner s war emergency squad, ine cninamen, p. H. Tang, 31 Flanders street, and Dick Wing, 287 Everett street, were booked on charges of conducting lottery games. Sam Adams was charged with attending a lottery, game. All were released on bail. Cudahy to Offer $10,000,00 Bond CHICAGO, July 18. The Cudahy Packing Company announced tonight that it will offer $10,000,000 five-year 7 per cent sinking fund gold notes on the market tomorrow. The issue has been approved by the Government an is offered to increase the company' working capital. Ambassador Page Better. LONDON, July 18. Walter Hine Page, American Ambassador, returned to his duty after a leave of absence of two months. Mr. Page's health had been badly impaired. The vacation has fully restored his health. BLOW LEAVES HUN FIGHTING FOR AIR och's Coup Proves Man of St. Gond Marshes and Yser Is Master of Strategy. BOLT NUMBS TWO ARMIES Advance of Few Miles More Would Dislocate Enemy's Marne Cam paign and Open Way for Further Advances. BT LIEUTENANT-COLONEL HEPINGTON (Of the British Army.) (Copyright. 1918, by the Press Publishing- Company (the New lork World), Pub lished by Arrangement.) LONDON, July 18. Testerday at awn General Foch delivered a bril liant counter attack upon the enemy on front of 26 miles from Chateau Thierry, on the Marne, to Fontenoy, on the Aisne, and gave the enemy a most npleasant morning. There can be no doubt of the timeliness of the blow nor of its wise direction. It came at the moment when the Ger man attack had been checked and the troops engaged upon it were fully com mitted. These German troops were fighting for air south of the Marne fronting south and east. They were at tacking east against Montagne de Rheims with their backs to Paris and in the Champagne district the armies of Von Einem and Von Hudra were up against the French Fourth army and bout to attack it again. Crown Prince's Plana Upset. Foch's blow was struck at a very sensitive spot. It severed the railway communications of the enemy at Sois sons and has seriously upset the plans of the Crown Prince's armies, all of whose communications west of Rheims re endangered by it. Many prisoners ave also been taken and many guns captured. An advance of 15 miles or so" would slocate all the enemy's plans on the Marne and open up the most tempting prospects. The moral factor has also o be considered and there is no doubt that the news of the counter attack will delight all the allied soldiers who ave recognized the necessity for our recent defensive attitude, but submit ted to it with a very bad grace. There has been a regular campaign in the German press against General Foch, and even the German high com mand appears to have been deceived by it, but have all noticed that the French and American troops have been stead- ly pegging away on the front now chosen for the counter attack, improv ing their positions here and there and placing themselves in a better position for delivering their blow. Fork Still Master Slrslmint. It is possible that the best German roops were not found holding the line and though one must admit that the German staff members are usually pretty good in meeting a crisis like hat of yesterday, they had already ex perienced the folly of underrating the enemy. What we were sure of from the character and competence of the French command was that the counter attack, once launched, would be .no half-hearted demonstration, but a ser ous stroke, delivered with energy and decision, and supported by all avail able troops. In an attack of this na- ure General Foch is past master. He has shown himself now to be still the VOUXG BATHER IS TO BE IN PARADE. f J V 8? 4 4 & w -- Phyllis Jean Rarger, Aged 3 Yearn. Phyllis Jean Barger, aged 3 years, is the youngest of the many entries In the second an nual bathing costume parade at Columbia Beach tomorrow at 4 o'clock.. Little Miss Barger has been quite a bit of a mermaid ever since she was a year old, when she received her first bathing costume and dipped in the placid waters of the Willamette. When the date of the parade at the beach was announced she imme diately began laying her plans to win one of the seven handsome prizes offered by the manage ment. Miss Barger is the daugh ter, of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Barger, 452 Morrison street. Entries may be made until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Broadway store of the Portland Knitting Company, Sandy's Ko . dak Shop. 328 Washington street, and at the box office at Colum bia Beach. There is no entrance fee, and the first prize is a $50 liberty bond; second, $40 worth of war savings stamps; third, $30 worth of war savings stamps; fourth, $20 worth of war savings stamps; fifth. $10 worth of war savings stamps; sixth, a $7.50 bathing costume; seventh, a kodak. man of the St. Gond marshes and the Yser. Attacking divisions, we knew, would receive uncompromising orders, and, whatever their condition, would be or dered to press on. The defenders of Montagne-de-Rheims and other towns south of the Marne will now fight with fresh enthusiam and will seek to take advantage of this moment; while far ther east General Gouraud stands firm and will give two German armies in his front their fill of fighting if they want it. The only thing that grieves us is that the British armies should have no share in this affair. But there is no need for worry, for there will be fight ing enough for everybody before this Kaiser battle ends. Germans Approach Rheims. As for the situation in other parts of the field there has been some German progress toward the capture of Rheims and Montagne, which is being ap proached on three sides by the German columns. But at Beaumont-sur-Vesle these columns have been roughly han dled, and, advancing from the North west, have penetrated to the valley of the Ardre rivulet. But they are only on the outskirts of the main position and the German column south of the Marne lags behind. The success of the French counter at tack makes it likely that some of these minor operations of the enemy will miscarry and the glorious defenders of Rheims will receive the reward their constancy merited. SOLDIERS PICK FRUIT TWENTY BOXES OF CHERRIES GATHERED LAST NIGHT. Pickers and Autos Wanted to Harvest 1400 Tons of Fruit Donated by Oswego Residents. T w e n t y boxes more of cherries were picked last night by the 65 soldiers from Benson Polytechnic School, who went out with members of the National League for Woman's Service. Four- een automobiles were donated for the occasion and the fruit was gathered from scattered trees In Mllwaukie, Os wego and on the East Side of the city. On Monday morning the Kanning Kitchen, at Grand and Hawthorne ave nues, will want pickers and autos to elp gather the 1400 tons of fruit do nated from Oswego. The pickers and autos are asked to report at 8:30 'clock. Boys are wanted as well as women and girls. The Kanning Kitchen has now pre served more than j6000 quarts of fruit. 11 of which with labor, sugar and cans have been donated in one way or an ther. The American Can Company yesterday donated 1000 tin cans and inese win De utilized in preparing a shipment of fruit for American Lake at once. The Uncle Sam's Sugar Loaf, which s a tidbit booth conducted by the Na tional League for Woman's Service, on the Columbia River Highway near Wahkeenah Falls, will be in operation again Sunday. There ice cream and ther confections will be sold, the pro ceeds to go towards buying sugar and ther necessities in canning the donat ed fruit. TAL1ANS DRIVE FOE BACK Brilliant Counter Attack Succeeds Xorth of Marne. (By the Associated Press.) ON THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE. July 18. Italians last eve ning carried out a brilliant counter- ttack near Pourcy, north of the Marne. They drove the enemy back into the valley of the Orde River. The Bectors north and south of the River Marne saw many small local ac ions. Most of these minor operations brought about violent encounters be tween small detachments. Often both sides had prepared for an attack at the same time, consequently the men met at full tilt midway be- ween the lines. Numerous hand-to- hand encounters resulted. TURKISH LOSS IS GREAT One Division in Palestine Is Report cd Almost Annihilated. LONDON, July 18. According to dispatch from Amsterdam an official statement has been issued at Conetan tlnople relative to the fighting in Pal estine on July 13 and 14. The state ment says that east of the Jordan, a Turkish assault provoked a British counter action which was supported by a cavalry division and armored cars. The Turkish War Office claims thi this division was almost annihilated. neuter's correspondent in Palestine says that the Turkish attack proved costly and failed to gain an inch of ground. The enemy lost 600 prisoners it is stated, of whom more than one half were Germans. WAR'S END SEEMS NEARER Major-General Morrison Sees Gcr man Defeat Approaching. SAN FRANCISCO. July 18. "If pres ent reports are true if they are 60 per cent true the advance made by Amer lean troops in France today marks the beginning of the end of the war, said Major-General John Morrison, com manding Western Department head quarters here, in commenting on the American victory. "The battle now in progress, ac cording to General Morrison, "seem destined to be the grave of German military ambition. FRENCH STEAMER SUNK All of Crew but One Lout AVlie U-Boat Rams Lifeboats. LONDON, July 18. A French steam er has been- attacked and sunk by U-boat, according to Reuter's. Th crew succeeded iff getting away from the ship in two boats, but both of them were rammed by the underwater craft There was only one survivor of th disaster, who was in the water for 14 hours. Hun Losses Total 60,000. PARIS, July 18. In the pocket which the Germans have created south of th Marne. their losses reached the figure of 60,000 in the first two days' fight ing, the Matin declares today. According to the Echo de Paris. 40 German divisions have been fully en gaged, while 20 support divisions were obliged to take more or less part the fighting. More Americans Arrive. CAMP KEARNY. San Diego. July 1 Several thousand soldiers from Cam Kearny have arrived in France, it was announced officially here today. The men comprised the June auto matic replacement draft. The exac number and date of departure were not disclosed. DUTH IS SUICIDE Harlan T. Fell Kills Himself Following Lovers' Quarrel. ENDLETON IS SHOCKED oung Man Jumps From Automobile and Discharges Revolver in Pres ence of Fiancee Boy Popu lar High School Student. . PENDLETON. Or.. July 18. (Spe cial.) Pendleton was shocked this morning to learn of the death of Har- an T. Fell, 17-year-old youth, by his own nana last night. The young man and a girl companion. Elva Kupers. to wnom n was engaged, had been riding his automobile. As they neared town on one of the country roads, dur ng the course of what is supposed to have been a lovers' quarrel, the young man displayed a revolver and threat- ned to shoot himself. The girl snatched the weapon and threw it to the side of the road. Fell, however, stopped the car. picked up the weapon and discharged the bullet Into his head at the temple. His friends are disinclined to believe that the shooting was a suicide, think ng It more probable that he. not be ng familiar with the gun. accidentally lscharged it, perhaps as he stumbled. Miss Kupers, assuming that the young man was dead, ran Into town where she obtained a taxi and took the officers to the scene. When they ar rived tbe young man was still alive, but he died an hour later in the hos pital without regaining consciousness. The boy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Fell, well-known Pendeton residents, and was an only child. He was one of the most popular members of the High School student body and was manager of the 'Lantern," the High School paper. Old friends of the family and fellow students of the boy at school will act as pallbearers. WAR WORKER "PICKED UP" George M. Kvans, Installing Tur bines for 1". S., Forgets Card. Arrested last night on a "no draft classification card" charge. George M Evans, Seattle engineer, here in charge of important turbine installation work on Government ships, called out sev ral important Shipping Board officials and naval officers to Identify him and obtain his release from the evcr-vigi lant Portland police. Evans came here two weeks ago to direct installation of turbines on Gov ernment ships. His draft classiflca ion card was forgotten in the rush. When "picked up" last night by plain clothes men on the hunt for draft evad ers, he was forced to enlist the aid of many prominent war officials to be Identified as one of the most essential war workers in the city. LASSEN VOLCANO ACTIVE Professor Dillcr Reporis Continuous Emissions of Gas. REDDING, Cal.. July 18. The vol cano in Lassen Peak is not dead. Con eiderable activity Is being observed in a new crater, according to a statement made after an Inspection today by Professor S. C. Diller, volcano expert of the United States Geological Survey, Apertures in the new crater, known as fumaroles, are emitting gas contln uously," Professor Diller said. "There re no fumaroles outside the crater, as was the case a year ago. Allied Planes Bomb Pola. VIENNA, VIA LONDON. July 18. The Austrian official communication today follows: "Early Wednesday sev eral squadrons of enemy airplanes and seaplanes dropped about 200 bombs on Pola. Two persons were killed and several wounded. The damage was In sf irnif imnt.H A Real Conservation Meat Food- Mf 1 luSel" Frankforts are rich in nourishment economical, because every ounce is food. No waste no work little fuel expense delicioas, either broiled or boiled. Just the thing for a quick supper, a light snack, or. an outing luncheon. Lean and fat in the right proportions selected from our choicest meats then evenly chopped, spiced and seasoned. 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