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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
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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
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LV In action In the "Allies' Official War Re-
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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.
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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
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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.
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