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3 GERMANY PURSUES MIRAGE OF VICTORY THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY. JULY 20, 1918. " the valley of Vesie in an attack to ward Mourmelon and Chalons camp, arming thereby to surround Rheims Mountain on the east side. No direct attack was launched against Rheims or against the northern side of Massif. The right wing attacked in Cham pagne from Merinvlllers to Massiges. Its progress, which the high command thought would be rapid, would have cleared Champagne and would have al lowed a convergent action against Cha lons. It is possible that a powerful flank movement would have started along the Argonne in the direction of Vitry le Francois, so as to oppose any attack REAL ALLIED BLOW DUE LATER 111 YEAR i FREE Sewing Machines $1.00 Down $1.00 a Week Second Floor PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS Are the BEST Second Floor i I I Ludendorff Driven Forward by Barking of Pan-Germanisrn and Military Feudalism. RATTLE PURPOSE CLEAR General Malleterre Analyzes Situa tion on French Front in tight of Recent Developments of Fierce Fightinfe. BY GENERAL, J. M. G. MALLETERRE. (Copyright, IBIS, by the Press Publishing Company; Special Cable Dispatch to the New York World. Published by Arrange ment.) PARIS, July 19. (Special.) Who would have thoug-ht that in four months' time, when the German of fensive broke out in Picardy, we should again see Germans on the Marne and that another battle of the Marne should start after four years of war? Since the Germans so far have reached but a limited sector of the river there is no doubt today that the German high command had decided to pursue the new offensive till the rive, from Chateau Thierry to Chalons should be in his possession. It certainly is not the simple re venge battle that in 1914 it sought. It Is pursuing a general plan of develop ment which we have . seen during the last four months. This general plan which we have already described is easy to determine by following the operations and speech es of military and political chiefs in Germany. Ludendorff Ha Bis Task. Ludendorff, who has the heavy re sponsibility of executing the imperious decisions of a barking pan-Germanism and of imperial military feudalism al ready threatened by the dull secret re volt of tortured peoples, has grouped together all the available . German forces on the front in France to win a decisive battle before United States help has given the allies a definite su periority. This decisive battle can have only one aim, one sequel, the destruction of the English and French armies, which Ludendorff thought weakened and in capable of resisting successive heavy blows which he has delivered. Do not think that in the mind of the Incontestable warrior which Lnden dorff is there could have been a deter mination to attain any one objective more than any other. I mean big ob jectives such as Paris, Calais, Chalons, Marne. It is difficult to establish conjectures .n modalities of a war plan even by putting one's self in th designer's skin. Violent Attacks' Repented. ' Nevertheless, for four months we have seen Ludendorff make violent massive attacks first in Picardy on the old Somme front which pushed the line back as far as Montdidier then in Flanders, where he made a less deep Jiocket in the direction of Hazebrouck. At the end of May he again brought pressure to bear toward the Oise. He seems ' to threaten Paris. Unexpected success brought him to Chateau Thierry on the Marne but he failed In front of Champagne. On June 12 he made a moderate at tempt to enlarge the Ourcq pocket to ward Villers Coterets. Then, after a month's rest, he prepared and launched tho present offensive with the inten tion of reaching the Marne by Cham pairne roads. The total results of .hese successive attacks, never simultaneous we notice, has been to modify the form of the al lied lines. The battle has been brought nearer Paris, on which Berthae and Gothas fired shells and dropped bombs. Tactical Cohesion Maintained. But if at times these pockets have given rise to uneasiness, the destruc tive effect sought has never been at tained. The tried allied armies have kept their tactical cohesion, their morale and their consistence and have always stopped the German drives in time while the enemy on his side h suffered great damage. Ludendorff, as I have mentioned, is condemned to continue his game of massacre. In the inferno of battle he rolls the rock of Sisyphus. Germany, without rest or mercy, must march toward a mirage of victory on which depends her fate. She cannot stop under penalty of the moral down fall of her people. We have just heard the senile Hert- llng promise the Reichstag a decision for October and Hindenburg advocates patience. And Ludendorff still seeks a weak point on the front. Did he think he would end on the Marne? New Attack Encouraged. No doubt the point pushed along the Marne between Chateau Thierry and Dormans incited him to profit by this In a new attack. In this adventurous salient, which at first he perhaps re gretted as an inopportune extension for his premeditated attack along the right bank of the Oise, he saw the pos sibility of turning the mountain of Rheims by a double attack, one west and one east. Once the Marne border held from Chateau Thierry to Chalons, there would be a favorable opening for prolonged operations to the south in the direction of Coulmmlers and Troyes. But in this forecast one had to extend the attack on the whole Champagne front as far as Armonde. Do not let us anticipate on wide strategical intentions of which the press too easily formed an idea. Ludendorff, determined to reach the Marne, had given his armies precise and immediate objectives, which the map shows us. The left swing, start ing from an oblique front running from Dormans to Rheims, violently attacked the western side of Rheims Mountain in trying to follow up the Marne in the direction of Epernay. Center Force Powerful. This explains attempts to cross the Marne and penetrate as far as possible to the south so as o guard against attack in the direction of Epernay. The center, composed of picked troops. pruards and "Bavarians, was engaged in coming from the front in Argonne or further east. It is not boastful to say that this big project has for a time been checked. Oouraud Highly Praised. The attacks in the center and on the left wing were particularly smashed by the magnificent resistance put up by General Gouraud's army, and it is not only due to the fine qualities of his chiefs and his soldiers, but also to the incomparable ascendenck which the glorious hero of the Dardanelles and colonial campaigns has over his troops who were with him. Victory depends largely on the love and confidence the men have for their chiefs. The attack on the right did not suc ceed in reaching Rheims Mountain. It progressed a little along the Marne and south of the river. But in view of the general check inflicted it is ore than probable that the troops which have crossed the Marne will be thrown back into the river. The Americans, with admirable dash. are doing their utmost, which must give Ludendorff cause to think the American Army even now does not count only in numbers. In a few days we should know what Ludendorff will do in view of his check. He still has at his disposition almost half of his reserves. Destiny Calls for More FlKhtlnar. But we repeat he cannot stop his at tacks. Fight, march, kill, cries destiny. Will he continue this battle of the Marne by extending it east of the Meuse? In this way will he give way to the attraction which the German Crown Prince still has for Verdun? Or will he transfer his tactics, de livering hammering blows to the west against the phlegmatic and unmoved British? That which we can certify at the present moment is that the promised victory every day draws farther wy from the conquering pan-Uermanist tanners. Attack on Aisne-Marne Front Is Yet Regarded as Oper ation of Minor Kind. MEANS ACCUSES HUERTA MEXICAN SAID TO HAVE AG EXT OF GERMANY, BEEN Former President of Republic Alleged to Have Tried to Get This Country Into War. FOE'S RETREAT POSSIBLE CHICAGO, July 19. The assertion that the late Victorlano Huerta, former President of Mexico, came to the United States after he vttas ousted from the Presidency In the interests of the German government and with the in tent to cause war between Mexico and this country was made on the witness stand today by Gaston B. Means, dur ing his testimony regarding an alleged second will prepared by the late James C. King. Means was a witness at a hearing held as a result of the attempt of cer tain heirs to have a will admitted to probate. During his testimony Means brought in the names of Count von Bernstorff, J. Pierpont Morgan. Captain - Boy-Ed and Secretary Daniels.' . . ' ' He said a German official told him of Huerta's activities and he communicat ed the information to a detective agen- by, which brought about the arrest of Huerta. He added that his action caused him to be dismissed by Captain Boy-Ed from the employ of the German Embassy. Later, the witness said, he held con ferences with Joseph P. Tumulty, sec retary to the President; Secretary Dan iels, J. Pierpont Morgan and John R. Rathom. editor of the Providence R- I.) Journal, at which he gave these gentle men information which resulted in the arrest of Werner Horn while en route to blow up a bridge over which Cana dian troops were being shipped. He testified he had warned Government of ficials of the destruction of the Par liament buildings at Ottawa. borne German agents knew I was on familiar terms with Captain Boy-Ed," the witness testified, "and assumed that anything they said to me would go no further. I. listened to all they had to say and repeated It." HOOVER GOES TO EUROPE Germans AMI! Be Forced to Retire From Salient .South of Marne It Franco-Americans Continue to Cave In Western Front. WASHINGTON, July 19. War De partment officials expect the real counter-offensive against the Germans to be launched later this year. This was disclosed to members of the House mllitany committee by General March, chief of staff, who declared the em ployment of possibly eight American divisions on the Alsne-Marne-Rheims front would not affect materially plans to hurl overwhelming man power into the great struggle to come. It was made plain that the smash ing attack of Franco-American forces on the Aisne-Marne line is as yet re garded as only a minor operation. The success of the drive laur.cr.ed yester day by General Foch, however, already has been startling. orficial reports from Paris tonight! id 17,000 prisoners and 360 guns had been captured. The Berlin statement dmitted French advances, but ignored American participation and claimed 20,000 prisoners had been taken by the Germans in their drive launched last Monday. Apparently the enemy com manders dare not admit to the German people that American armies are al ready fighting over a long front and scoring repeated successes over veteran German divisions. Solasona Mar Kali. Reports late in the day from London and Paris indicated that funther ad vances had been made by the Franco American forces during the day. Of ficial advices from General Pershing led to the hope that Solssons, nearly ten miles inside the German lines night before last, would be in allied hands within a short time. Rumors that it had already fallen and 30,000 additional German prisoners had been taken were in circulation, but no ad ditional advices from General Pershing had arrived at a late hour to substan tiate these reports. Mr. Baker indicated the high hopes of the War Department officials in issuing the following statement: "The attention of the world is focused on the tremendous counter blow being Administrator Will Make Survey of Food Situation. LONDON, July 19. Herbert C. Hoover, American food controller, ar rived today at a British port from America. WASHINGTON, July 19. Food Ad mlnistrator Hoover left Washington en route to London July 8 and sailed from an Atlantic port a few days later. to make a survey of the food situation in Europe. He was accompanied by Joseph P. Cotton, chief of the meat division; James W. Bell, of the milling division George S. Jackson, vice-president of the grain corporation of the food ad ministration, and Lewis Strauss, Mr, Hoover's secretary. The problem of pooling of food sup plies will occupy a large part of Mr. Hoover's time while in Europe. LL-AfcS BODY OF DRUGGIST FOUND Ralph Poindexter and V. A. Forbes to Have Double Funeral. BEND, Or., July 19. (Special.) The body of Ralph V. Poindexter, manager of the Owl Pharmacy, who, with Ver non A. Forbes, was drowned in Cres cent Lake nearly two weeks ago, was recovered this morning. Mr. Forbes' body, which was recov ered last Sunday, Is at a local morgue. and joint funeral services will be con ducted by the Elks Lodge tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from the Bend Amateur Athletic Club, of which both men were members. All business houses in Bend will be closed during the services. Interment will be made in the Pilot Butte Cemetery. The men were drowned when a can vas boat, from which they were fish ing, collapsed. 'Absolutely Removes Indigestion.'Druggists! refund money"if Jt fails. 25c! "WONDER" PLANE IN USE Xew Type of Aircraft Tested Front With Great Success. Will) Bald SO YOUIKJ kud uanarun ana Itchina with Cutiaira Ointment IXJNIJO?., July 19. The newspapers today give prominence to a report of new type of British airplane which having been tested at the front with the greatest success, is about to be em ployed there in large numbers. It is said not one of these wonder machines has yet been downed. SsaosM Wit Caticara Soap Phone your want ads to Ths Inian. Main 7070. A 6095. Orego elivered by General Foch. Gradual ex ension of these operations to the east is indicated in the press dispatches. ut as yet is not officially confirmed. The gain In the original counter thrust has been deepened, narrowing the salient and making the position of its German occupants less and less enable. 'The significance of this movement lies in the fact that the supreme com mander evidently .feels that the allied iorees are now sufficiently strong to ustlfy vigorous offensive action." Staff officers believed another 48 ours might see the Germans beating hasty retreat from the salient they now hold south of the Marne and pos- lbly from the whole great bend they forced in the allied line when they truck on the Chemin des Dames front last May and forced their way to the Marne. Unless the Franco-American troops are brought to a halt definitely before Sunday night it is predicted that he enemy will be forced to fall back. Even if he is successful in evading the jaws of the closing trap he will be com pelled to abandon vast quantities of war material and will lose many prisoners in making good his escape, it is believed. Allies Are Prepared. For the first time the German of ficial statement made no claim of hav ing advanced on the line they assailed Monday. There is evidence the energy of France, Great Britain and the United States is being concentrated on getting eaay lor later blows. The enlarged Army plan Secretary Baker told Congress he was having worked out Is taking shape. It Is cer tain that extension of the draft age limits are to be asked. One indication of what is being worked out came recently when it was announced in Parliament that British ships had carried in excess of 300.000 American troops to France and that British ships would be available through be coming months to transport Amer icans at an even Increased rate. OSATION IS SPRUNG M. MALVY QUOTES FROM LETTER FROM GENERAL NIVELI.E. Ex-Mlnlster of Interior of France, oi Trial for Treason. Defends His Official Acts. PARIS, July 19. The cross-examlna tion of M. Malvy, former Minister of the Interior, who Is. on trial before the Senate, sitting as a high court of Jus tice, on a charge of treason, was con tinued today. M. Malvy defended himself as having always acted In accord with each min istry of which he was a member. He created a sensation by quoting from a letter dated May 5, 1917, from General Nivelle, expressing his gratitude and that of the army for M. Malvy's work. M. Malvy said the morale of the army was excellent before the April, 1917, offensive, but that it was lowered sharply afterward owing to the results of the offensive and disappointed hopes. The mutinies, he added, were due to defective cantonments and the suspen sion of leaves and also to the Russian revolution, stories of the new Russian army discipline and the soldiers elect ing their own officers. at NOTE OFFERING REDUCED Only Mall Billion Certificates Will Be Put Out This Time. WASHINGTON, July 19. 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