1 IS TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY, JULY .27. 1918. ALL actual figures just given out by Cap tain Charles Roos, in charge of the Benson Polytechnic Training Detach ment in this city, show that more than one-half the men of this unit have made appreciable gains in weight in five weeks' time. GAINS III FRANCE SPEEU ARMY HERE f ri If Ui! I I ' ""I V o l 1- f tr-M lirrr'x TVJN a RESERVES USED UP The figures given out show that 561 '-"V" ! or me sua young men taking tne train ing courses at Benson School have gained more than 5 pounds; that six have gained more than 10 pounds and that two increased their weight by more than 15 pounds in the five weeks. The total of men who have made gains in weight, actual or estimated, is 156. The number of thqse who have fallen off in weight is", given as 62. while 90 estimate no change. Eleven others who are in the hospital were not included in the survey. ""Aft a5S?A "PX "a""" dKSA I t J 1 1 U I I an" V.-v I a" I TJl"r."t. Enemy Now in Position Where He Cannot Strike Of fensive Blow. Draft " Calls Will Be Larger Than Was Planned for Coming Autumn. The supreme patriotic pro duction of all time. RETIREMENT PLAN SHOWN WAR HISTORY RELATED FOCH HAS NEED OF. MEN ceo V PRINCE rNs n 1 IL " n 1, "" Orders to Withdraw From Pinched Salient Changed, Possibly Owing to Great Difficulties That Menaced Move. LONDON, July 26. As a result of the last week's activities the whole situ ation on the western front has been transformed. The Germans, according? to dispatches from the front, have used 66 divisions on the Champagne front, and the whole of the Crown Prince's reserves have been exhausted. The only fresh reserves remaining to the Ger mans are less than 30 divisions at tached to Crown Prince Rupprecht's armies. Last week it appeared certain that Prince Rupprecht would be called upon to launch an attack on the British front, but the enemy put off this attack and the psychological moment for it probably has passed. The Germans ap pear committed to the great battle in progress, and cannot afford to stake heavily on a dubious operation at an other part of the front, according? to the view of British experts. Enemy Situation Awkward. The German situation in the salient, although awkward, is not untenable. The enemy's difficulties are not greater than those in which the British army was placed for many months in the Tpres salient, before the capture of Messines Ridge. The Ypres salient was five miles wide and five miles deep, and was dominated by the enemy. The present German salient is now 20 miles wide and 20 miles deep, and. similarly. Is dominated by the allied artillery. Captured documents show the enemy had made up his mind on the day after the allied offensive began to undertake a retirement to a line along either the Ardre and Vesle and had actually given orders for this. The orders were later canceled, pre sumably owing to the difficulty of ef fecting an orderly retreat in the pinched salient. It is poreible they nave decided to retain the positions as long as possible. t German Reserves Dwindle. Military writers point out that the allies are using up the German reserves in a battle where the Germans are con tinuously in a disadvantageous posi tion, so that situation is entirely satis factory. If the enemy remains he cannot un dertake any important .offensive and the allies could hold the salient lightly and devote their energies elsewhere. One reason for the Germans' aban donment of the plan for retirement is found in the reports of allied .airmen which show tremendous congestion along the lines of German communica tion. - The Germans may be merely holding on as long as possible in order to ef fect an orderly withdrawal and to re move the vast accumulations of stores and munitions which had been gath ered in this district, ready for a great advance southward. Undoubtedly a big effort will be made to straighten out the confusion which now exists along all the arteries of the salient. All these arteries are now constantly under the allies' shell fire, and work along them must be very difficult. SPRUCE CAMPS BETTER WORKERS IX NORTHWEST REPORT IMPROVED CONDITIONS. Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumber men and Operators Are Both Given Credit. Improvements and extensions In spruce camps of the Northwest are be ing made at a rapid rate these days. The information section of the spruce production division of the aircraft bu reau has taken up the gathering of weekly reports bearing upon camp changes. These show a -variety of im provements of extensive scope, some of which the operators are responsible for. others of which reflect favorably UDon the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum bermen, by whom the betterments were made and reported. In the week ended July 20 these Im provements were reported by locals of tne Coast division: District 1, local 01 New bunkbouH. District 2, local 19 Bunkhouses steamed; new houses. District 3, local 84 Cut brush around vuntcnouses. XMstrict 4, local -40 New bunkhouses. District 4, local 41 New bunkhouses. District 5, local 8 New drains for cook house. District S. local 13 Dining hall painted', brush cut around camp. District 5, local 17 New mess and cook- OOUBC, District 5. local 27 New bunkhouse. District 5, local 50 New bunkhouse. District 5. local 61 New bunkhouse. District 5, local 94 Bath house, cesspool, brush cut. District 5, local 119 Drain for bath house. District o, local 14J New benches. District 5. local 133 New bunkhouses. District 5, local 125 Place tor washing dishes. District 6, local 12 New bunkhouses and cookhouse. District 6, local 64 New Iron beds. District 6, local 96 New house for women. District 7, local 82 New bath house. DianKeis, sneets, piuows ana spreaas. District 7, local 96 New buildings. District 7, local 170 Four showers In stalled. , In the Inland Empire division these betterments were effected and reported District 1. local 14 Twelve steel bunks and mattresses. District 3. local 17 Thoroughly cleaned tounkhouse with scalding water and disin fected same. New hay in all bunks. District 7, local 10 Repairing office and bunkhouses. TRAINING ADDS WEIGHT BOYS AT BEXSOX POLYTECHNIC IX BEST OF COXDITIOX. Figures Show That 54 of the 309 Student ' Soldiers Have Gained ta Exceed Five Pounds. Statements of officers and privates to the effect that men entering military life, under the stimulus of greater phys leal activity, larger appetites and bal anced rationing, have taken on weight lapidly are often met with. Some DR. HARRY H. POWERS DELIVERS INTERESTING ADDRESS. Speaker Tells How Threatened Infringe ment of Monroe Doctrine Came Star Imperiling America. How a threatened infringement of the Monroe-doctrine might have made America the scene of the great war early in 1914 and how the incidents which followed mercifully drew the at tention of the great powers to the other side of the Atlantic at a crucial time in our history, was a point made in the lecture by Dr. H. H. Powers, "Modern American Imperialism." at the Lincoln High School last evening. Dr. Powers established the relation of the Carribbean Islands with the United States, together with their po litical developments of late years, out lining diplomatic turns made by Theo dore Roosevelt, John Hay and other American statesmen; resulting in an American protectorate over the islands which block the eastern entrance to the Panama Canal. The vital necessity of the United States' protection during the present war and the protection re turned by the islands today was also a strong point of Dr. Powers' address. The political situation in Cuba prior to United States' intervention, the fren zied finances of Santa Domingo, and the positions occupied by Hayti, Nicaragua, Mexico and the Danish West Indies prior to the war were outlined and their respective treaties with the United States were given a brief sum mary. Or. Powers will close his course with the series of five lectures next week. MILK FOR CHILDREN IS AIM New Philanthropy Is Started on the Pacific Coast. x Little Children of the Poor, a.month- ly periodical which represents a philan thropic movement of the same name, has opened an office in Portland, in room 328 Corbett building. Headquar ters of the movement and its publica tion is in San, Francisco, but branch offices have been established in Seattle, Tacoma, Oakland. Los Angeles and San Diego. The aim of the movement is. to give free milk every day to all poor f ami es throughout the United States. In charge of the local office here is Mrs. A. L. Whetstone. She asks that cases of poor families unable to obtain milk be reported to her. Aid to some such families is already being extended here. she said yesterday. GUARD RECRUITS SOUGHT Company C Races to Reach Quota to Be Federalized. In a race to be first among all units to attain a full quota and be eligible o federalization, Company C of the Oregon National Guard is calling urgently for recruits. Forty men are lacking on the muster roll which must bear 100 names. Recruiting offices for the company are now open at Sichel's new cigar store, on Washington street, between Broadway and Park. Numbers enlisted yesterday, but further stimulus is es sential to win in the recruiting con test, which is state-wide. Portland has four companies. Advices from Wash- ngton are to the effect that all will be mustered into Federal service as soon as maximum strength is reached. ANTWERP IS FINED AGAIN Belgians Half Kill Prisoners Who Talk Against Nation. AMSTERDAM, July 26. Antwerp has been fined 1,000,000 francs, and the Burgomaster has been deposed by the Germans because of recent happenings In the city, says the Belgique Dagblad. A number of activist prisoners of war from Goettingen were half killed by In habitants for carrying on anti-Belgian propaganda. Belgian doctors refused to attend the men, whom they called "traitors," and were consequently deported to Ger many. ALBERT M. BETTS IS DEAD Former Vancouver Resident Passes Away In Portland.' VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 26. (Spe cial.) Albert M. Betts, for many years a resident of Clarke County, died at his home, 603 Sixth street, Portland, yes terday, aged 47 years. He was well known in Vancouver, and had many friends here. He is survived by his wife and three sons, Horace and Ed ward, at home, and Clyde, who is in the aviation service in France. Funeral services will be held tomor row from Limber's chapel. Rev. Mr, Thompson officiating. Crown Prince's Death Rumored. MEDFORD, Or.. July 26. (Special.) Medford streets were a scene of hand shaking and congratulations tonight as a resnlt of wild rumors that the Crown Prince and his entire force, consisting of 700,000 men, had been captured by the allies. The news, unsubstantiated by Associated Press reports received in the city, spro-d like a wildfire, and word of celebrations in Rogue River, Ashland and other surrounding towns reached the city. . ' Lewis Candidates File. CHEHALIS. Wash.. July. 26. (Spe cial.). R. L. Jones has filed for County Commissioner from the Third District. Mr. Jones lives near Winlock and la a farmer. Krnest C. Bechly, of Che halis, has filed for County Engineer to succeed J. D. Neville, who "is com pleting his second term. Mr. Bechly was formerly County Engineer. Aviation Mechanics Wanted. SAN FRANfclSCO, July 26. A call for 60 aviation engine mechanics for training at Mare Island and San Diego was issued by marine recruiting head quarters here today. The headquarters said that it wished to correct an im pression that 60 aviators were to be recruited into the. Marine Corps for training at these points. Unless Age Limits Are Extended the Lat of Available Class 1 Men Will Be Called by First of Xew Tear. BT ARTHUR SEARS HENXIXG. WASHINGTON. July 26. (Special.) To take advantage of the rout of the Germans north of the Marne, General Koch needs all the Americans that can be rushed to France during the re mainder of the Summer and early Falu He is going to get them. Hundreds of thousands of the men of the Na tional Army are trained and ready to go and every ounce of available allied tonnage will be devoted to carrying them overseas. The supreme com mander of the allied armies has not disclosed his purpose, but it is sur mised that the Franco-American vic tories have revealed the weakness of the Boche and made the launching of the great counter-offensive an imme diate possibility. With anotner million Americans on the job the Germans could be cleaned out of France and Belgium before enow flies," said a high War Department offi cial tonight. The training of soldiers Is lso to be speeded ud. Secretary of War Baker had planned to slow down the draft machinery beginning with August 1. He was going to call only 300,000 draftees in August compared with 400,000 in July. Something has happened to change the programme. In consequence of this change Provost Marshal-General Crowder notified the states today that the August calls of drafted men to the training camps. win be as large as the July calls. Rigid Scrutiny Is Ordered. Local boards are instructed to "re fuse releases to the Navy, MaVine Corps or the Emergency Fleet to all regis trants of the 1917 or 1918 classes who have been or will be classified In class 1 until a sufficient number of class 1 registrants, physically qualified ior general military eervice. are in sight to fill promptly and properly all calls up to August 31 with generous al lowances for physical rejections at camp." General Crowder also instructed draft executives to "hold under a very special scrutiny" the report of any lo cal board that fails to place at least 60 per cent of the 1918 registrants In class 1. At the rate men are now being called to the colors class 1 will be ex hausted before Congress can put Into effect the enlarged Army planned. In volving extension of the draft age, which Secretary Baker has delayed presenting until September. That Gen eral Crowder warned Mr. Baker as early as last March of the approaching exhaustion of class 1 and the need of extending the draft age at an early date was disclosed when the Senate committee on military affairs made public today the General's testimony. Class One Keara Exhaustion. "I will not have any one to draft in class one and I will have to make a draft upon class two to fill the quota for that month. (January)." said Gen eral Crowder. "Everything indicates tnat we are going to continue to make heavy . drafts during the first six months of 1919." The War Department's promised man power programme is not yet completed, members of Congress have been told who have asked for information on the! subject during the last few days. The labor question Is said to be an import ant consideration in the framing of the programme. Although no one doubts the willing ness of Congress to act ouickly. the measure Is of such far-reaching Im portance that It will be Impossible to pass it without considerable debate, perhaps a month or-more. It will re quire another considerable period to complete the registration, numbering, classification and examination of the men who will be made available by the Increased draft age. CENTRALIA RAISES $60,000 Campaigns for War Funds Will Be Merged Under One Direction. CENTRALIA. Wash., July 26. (Spe cial.) Centralla will go on a perma nent war basis with a drive to be started next Tuesday to secure sub scriptions to a war chest fund, from which the local Red Cross chapter will be supported and all of the city's obli gations to the various war charities sanctioned by the State Council of De fense will be met. The drive will be handled by a Joint committe of the local Council of De fense and a committee appointed by the finance committee of the Red Cross chapter. John Galvln Is chairman and j. . noDerts secretary. Tne other members of the committee are J. D. Wonderly, F. B. Hubbard. A. C. Gesler, Dr. F. G. Titus and Edsrar Reed. It is estimated that $60,000 a year win pe needed. RITTER IS MADE SERGEANT Former Spy Suspect Wins Promo tion at Camp Lewis. CAMP LEWIS, Wash.. July 26. Regi mental Sergeant-MaJor Thomas Hl- rauth Ritter, who a few months ago was the .central figure in charges against him that he was a sov in the service of Germany and that he was also the grandson of the Quartermas ter-tieneral of the Eighth German Army Corps, today was made a ser geant in the I66th Depot Brigade. Ritter two months ago was released from the- guardhouse of the depot brigade, where he had been confined following his removal from the county jail in Tacoma. He was assigned to tne depot brigade for duty as a private, having been reduced while in confine ment. The fact that the charges against him could not be proved and his later release and restoration to duty was not permitted to be published at that time by the officers of the 91st Division. Klamath Pioneer D'cs. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., July 26. (Special.) The death of Willis John son, a well-known Klamath County pioneer rancher, at his home in the Merrill district last night, followed an attack of heart disease: He was 60 years old and had resided in the county for nearly 40 years. His widow and the following children survive: John, Jesse. William, Leonard and two young daughters, Ethel and Beulah. Two other daughters, Mrs. John Cox and Mrs. H. Vincent, died within a week at the Klamath General Hospital last Winter. BEGINS ?lfr -T ttt'irtPl SSSSSSv It8 sweeping the country like a tidal TODAY jO ' plMJLlJM 'irif!j TV wave- At every showing, everywhere, IKJUnl I jSr vllli?" fj audiences rise and cheer continuously. a t S& fri.jwsmTw It makes you thrill with w l ' jSjT i Also further pictures of ff ' pride to be an American. YL1 "PERSHING'S vs. eV ' 3r DOUGHBOYS" V. LV In action In the "Allies' Official War Re- I - I view." presented by the Committee on Pub- 0FfS hum- 1 l 1 lie Information. t "v lit. I, k i 'ft Jte"2 M Lubas;,,. . ,. ....ap3s.niiiffBg BRITISH SHIP SUNK Cruiser Marmora Torpedoed; Ten of Crew Missing. DESTROYER GOES ASHORE Norwegian ' Warship Takes Prize Steamer Hunk From German Submarine That Had Seized the Vessel. LONDON. July 26. The British armed cruiser Marmora was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine Tues day, according to an announcement made by the British Admiralty tonight. Ten members of the crew of the vessel are missing and, it Is presumed they were killed. The Admiralty also announces that a British torpedoboat destroyer ran ashore Wednesday and later sank. Thirteen of her crew are missing, and it is presumed they were drowned. Naval records contain no cruiser named Marmora, and It Is possible the vessel sunk was the Peninsular & Ori ental Steam Navigation Company steamer Marmora of 10,609 tons gross. She was built at Belfast in 1903. was 630 feet long and had a beam of 60 feet. 1 LONDON. July 26. The Norwegian government has sent a protest to Ber lin complaining of the action of a sub marine in holding up the Norwegian steamer Hank on July 10. The steamer was stopped In Nor wegian territorial waters and a Ger man prize crew was placed on' board. The crew headed the Hank southward, but the steamer was overtaken by a Norwegian torpedoboat, which placed the prize crew back on the submarine. WAR FILM LURES CROWDS "Pershing's Crusaders' Teems With Thrills on Battlefront. Today and tomorrow will be the last times ."Pershing's Crusaders" will be shown here. There will be two show ings today and three tomorrow, at 2:30, at 6 o'clock and at 8:30. the extra afternoon performance . having been found necessary to accommodate the overflow. There have been hundreds of people turned away at each per formance. This pictorial representation of the Government efforts in the present con flict. It is safe to say. has created a patriotic furore and sent people to the Hellig Theater that have not been In side of a playhouse in a decade. Old and young alike 'nave been in structed and entertained and now have a better idea of what the United States TJCTT T Broadway at Taylor. I lij.lLHjrhunr Mala 1, A 11-3 LAST TWO DAYS TODAY, 2:15. 8:15 TOMORROW, 2:15, 5 and 8:15 TWO MATI.KE PRESENTATIONS PERSHING'S CRUSADERS Src to 50c. NO WAR TAX. boys have accomplished in the short space of time that the United States has been aiding the allies. RECRUITING IS RESTRICTED Recent Order of Provost Marshal General Has Effect Here. The recent order of Provost Marshal General Crowder forbidding releases to men of Class I until after the Aug ust quota Is completed has restricted the recruiting field for the present, said Lieutenant H. . Potter of the Marines yesterday. The recruitrhg office is issuing a special appeal for men qualified in mechanics for the aviation section of the marines and linemen, telegraphers and radio men. Recruits for the aviation section will be sent to South ern California and others will be sent to the Atlantic coast. TORCH STARTS$5000 FIRE Klamath Falls IJuslness Concern Suffers From Flames. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. July 26. (Special.) Fire caused by the explo sion of a torch in the Link River elec trical store In the Sanderson building here this afternoon damaged the furni ture of the Star lodging-house on the second floor, and the stock of the elec trical company and the Lorens plumb ing shop, and nearly destroyed the building itself. The total loss is estimated at over $5000, which is covered by Insurance. TWO DOCTORS AR SUED Winlock Woman Alleges Operation Left Her Helpless Invalid. CHEHALIS. Wash., July 26. (Spe cial.) Doctors N. C. McLafferty, of Winlock. and G. W. Kennlcott, of Che- halls, today were made defendants in a malpractice suit for $15,400. Albert C. famltn and wife. Catherine Smith, of Winlock, are complainants. The ac tion follows an alleged operation for appendicitis which is claimed to have left Mrs. Smith a "despondent, helpless ana nopeiess invalid. GRAIN FIRES TO BE FOUGHT WaHa Walla Business Men Volunteer far 6ervlce. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. July 26. (bpeciai.; k. h. Johnson, a prominent business man. Thursday was named captain of a volunteer organization to fight grain fires within a radius of IS miles. The central fire station Is headnuar- SunttT h To yield e your natural -ra v- I E Inas la right and Just," declared I i Raapntla. I ters and one blast of the siren will be the signal. The organization was pro moted by W. A. Groce, assistant state fire marshal. s - Captain Johnson is now listing auto mobile owners who will use their cans to carry the firefighters and apparatus to the grain fields. The apparatus will be kept at the fire station. It is sim ple, consisting of grain sacks and empty five-gallon cans for carrying water. The Walla Walla volunteers will co operate with the similar bodies that have recently been organized at out lying points. SEDITION IS NOW CHARGED H. Witter, of Wenatchce, Is Held, Pending' Investigation. WENATCHEB. Wash.. July 26. (Spe cial.) H. Witter, who has given both city and county authorities considerable trouble In the last six months, again Is In the county Jail, this time with every Indication of being In a serious situa tion. Witter was arrested last week by the Sheriff and held for a few days while an Investigation was made of Today the Last of CHARLES RAY in "THE CLAWS OF THE HUN" TOMORROW NORMA XALMAD GE Sir .V.LV; ,7 .s.L.i.' fl r-s - in "THE SAFETY CURTAIN" pro-German utterances he was alleged to have made. A report of the case was made by the Sheriff to the United States authorities at Spokane and pend ing receipt of instructions. Witter was given his liberty. Wednesday evening the United States Marshal at Spokane telegraphed the Sheriff to take Witter Into custody and hold him on the charge of sedition. Wit ter immediately was apprehended and placed in the county JaiL Last Sprint; he was arrested by the city police. More recently, reports have reached the authorities that he has indulged in pro-German utterances and last week he was taken into custody and a report made to Spokane. Great Britain to Bridle Hun Banks. LONDON, July 26. The bill which finally winds up German banks In Eng land and prevents their opening for five years after the war passed its third reading In the House of Com mons today. Chchalis Girl to Wed. CHEHALIS. Wash.. July 26. (Spe cial.) Marriage license granted: Har old H. Best. Progress, Wash., and Grace Grant. Chehalis. Read The Oreaoiilan rlainrt ads. IV - iS.. , ft ' - - Ca nVW iUJ . - V i . . : V v : ' V' v. i