VOL LVIII. XO. 18,016.
PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31,' 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FRENCH RIP BOGHE
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Poilus Plunge 21-2 Miles
on 1 5 1 -2 Mile Front.
MANY VILLAGES CAPTURED
General Mangin's Troops Ad
vance Over Difficult Ter
rain by Hard Fighting.
NO YON IS OUTFLANKED
Vezaponin Is Seized and At
tackers Hurl Enemy From
Plateau Near Tartiers.
PARIS. Aug. 20. The French
forces fighting: east of the Oise on
a front of about 15'4 miles have ad
vanced to an average depth of about
two and one half miles and captured
numerous villages, according to the
French official communication issued
this evening-. More than 8000 prison
ers have been taken.
South of Roye the town of Beuv-
raignes has been occupied by the
French, after bitter fighting.
.Three Miles Gained.
General Mangin's forces advanced
three miles at the greatest depth of
the front. The French troops cap
tured the town of Cuts, two and a half
miles northwest of Blerancourt. Noyon
'now is well outflanked and its fall
seems near.
The text of the official communi
cation tonight follows:
"South of the Avre we have cap
tured Beuvraignes after a bitter strug
gle. In the course of our advance
yesterday between the Mate and the
Oise we took 500 prisoners:
"East of the Oise our troops this
morning attacked the German lines
n a front of about 35 kilometers, from
the region of Beilly as far as the
Aisne.
Plateau Is Gained.
"On our left we have reached the
southern outskirts of the Ouricamp
forest and also the outskirts of Carle-
pont and Caisnes.
In the center we captured Lombray
nd Blerancourelle and gained a foot
ing on the plateau north of Vassens.
"On our right the village of Veza
ponin, Tartieres, Cuisy-en-Almont,
Osly and Courtil have fallen into our
hands.
"On all the fronts of attack we have
advanced on an average to a depth of
four kilometers. We have taken more
than 8000 prisoners today,
"The number of prisoners "taken
since August 18 between the Oise and
the Aisne is piore than 10,000." .
LONDON, Aug. 20. According to
latest information received here Gen
eral Mangin's' line now runs from La
Quenotierie, north of Bailly, to Champ
de Merlier, to Petit Maupas, to Cuts,
to Hill 160, to Vezaponin and to Val
priez farm, five miles northwest of
Soissons.
Germans Fight Hard.
The French have captured Veza-
ponin and are on the plateau east of
Tartiers. From that point the line is
uncertain, but the French are pro-
' gressing towards Camelit.
The Germans are making stiff re
sistance at Hill 160, which is east of
Le Mesnil. The advance is over most
difficult ground, but the attack i still
proceeding.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press. The operation begun
this morning by General Mangins
troops between the Aisne and the
Oise southeast of Noyon and north
west of Soissons, looks this evening
to be a splendid success. General
Mangin has taken from the Germans
eU Cuts and Mont De Choisy the last
heights remaining south of the Oise
in that region.
Close to Oise Now.
At Mont De Choisy the French
troops are within two and one-half
miles of the Oise at Pontoise, the
direct road to which is now under fire
of the French batteries.
Carlepont, to the southwest, is also
in the hands of the French tonight
and from this place their guns com
mand another road to the Oise at Sem
pigny, directly south of Noyon.
General Mangin with his right solid-
STATES TO DECIDE
ON SOLDIER VOTE
BALLOTING OF OVERSEAS MEN-
HELD IMPRACTICAL.
War Department Indicates Limita
tions on Co-operation to lie
Expected From Nation.
OREGOXIAN XEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Aug. 20. That ' it will be a
nryti-l ImnnnnlhllltV to take the
votes of soldier overseas la the sub
stance of an announcement made by
the War Department.
The department announces its will
ingness to co-operate with the several
states In carrying out any plans they
make for taking: the votes of sol
diers, but the difficulties pointed out
are so serious that.it is manifest that
not much will Be accomplished.
After sugflgestlng that the states de
siring to take the votes of idlers
amend their laws or take such other
steps as may be necessary- at ne
earliest possible 'time,' the department
indicates the limitations upon the ex
tent of its co-operation.
The department will not be respon
sible for securing "the vote of any
soldier, and it will, not be . possible to
take -the vote of any soldier actively
engaged in military operations, unless
the soldier can . transmit bis vote
through the mails as ordinary corre
spondence. - Letters purporting to con
tain ballots must, be subject to inspec
tion of the censor the same as other
mail matter."
In no case will the department fur
niah to state or other officials a list
of persons who have entered the mil
itary service. Neither will the depart
ment undertake 'to deliver ballots to
soldiers addressed to .them in care of
the department. ...
OREGON IS AM0NG FIRST
Twelfth Reserve District States Ex
ceed Federal Quota.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. Oregon.
Washington, Idaho and . Utah exceed
their quotas in the latest offerings of
United States certificates, of Indebted
ness, while the other states In the dis
trict failed to reach their allotments.
S. Kelty, assistant director of sales
for the 12th Federal reserve district, an
nounced here today.
Oregon's quota was $3.105,000 , and
her subscriptions, 14.104,000; Washing
ton. 11.935.000. with subscriptions of
17.049,500; Idaho. $1,328,000. with sub
scriptions of $1,478,500, and Utah, $1,
730,000. with subscriptions of $2,587,500.
FOOD SflORT AT SALZBURG
All Strangers Ordered to LeaTe Aus
tria's Famous Health Resort. -
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Salzburg.
Austria's one-time famous tourist cen
ter and health resort, is in such dire
straits for food that all strangers have
been ordered to leave town, according
to an official dispatch today from
France.
COLOR-BEARERS AS OXE SECTIOX OF
DRAFT BILL CLOSE
TO DEBATE STAGE
Man-PovyerLegislation
to Be, Speeded Up.
PASSAGE THIS WEEK LIKELY
Measure , to Be Taken ; Up
Both Houses tomorrow.
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AGE EXTENSION PLEDGED
"Work or Fight?. Provision Appar
ently Given Vp by Committee of
Lower Chamber ; Protest of
Labor Is Heard.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Both Sen
ate and House will on Thursday begin
consideration of the manpower bill ex
tending the Army draft age limit to 18
and 45 years.
The House military affairs commit
tee -today closed its hearings and the
bill will be reported tomorrow with an
amendment adopted by a vote of 9 to 7
to defer-service of youths 18 to 19
years of age until all others are called.
An " agreement was secured with
Speaker Clark and with Representative
Sims, in charge of the pending water
power bill, to give the manpower act
right of way Thursday.
Speedy Adoption Anticipated.
Chairman Dent, of the House commit
tee, believes it can be passed in a sin
gle day.
Passage of thl bill by the House
Thursday and by the Senate Saturday
is planned by leaders. Contests are ex
pected in both branches.
In the Senate debate is expected .on
the "work or fight" amendment.
In the House a controversy is brew-
ins; over, the committee's amendment
to defer calling boys of 18 and 19 years,
a mandatory provision which Secretary
Baker, General March and General
Crowder have vigorously opposed.
Extension Seems- Assured.
With both Senate and House commit
tees ' pledged to the lowering of the
minimum age to 18 years it appears
the age limits will be fixed as recom
mended by the War Department.
After a stormy executive session, in
which Representative Kahn. - of Cali
fornia, led a fight which he promised
to renew on the House floor, to re
tain the Administration measure's pro
vision putting the order of calls for
all men within the President's discre
tion, .the committee voted, 9 to 7, to
write in an amendment offered by
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SOLDIERS OF CIVIL WAR, 6000 STRONG, TREAD PORTLAND STREETS
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CONVICT IS KILLED;
PRISON IN TURMOIL
FRED JOHXSOX ATTEMPTS TO
UXBOLT PRISON DOOR.
As Leader of Mutiny in Penitentiary
' Two Years Ago Prisoner Caused
a Great Deal of Trouble.
- WALLA, WALLA, Wash., Aug. 20.
(Special.) Convicts In the state peni
tentiary started a mutiny about 7:30 to
night and the noise can be heard for
over, a considerable portion of Walla
Walla. The disturbance resulted from
the shooting today of Fred (Tiger)
Johnson by a guard. .
The mutiny is similar to that about a
year, ago in which Johnson was a ring
leader and which resulted in his being
placed in solitary confinement with a
number of other convicts.
The men are yelling, cursing, rattling
their cell doftrs and pounding on the
floors and walls with cell buckets and
anything else they can get their hands
on. As the men are. securely locked in
their cells the officers say they cannot
get out. Last year several days elapsed
before the trouble was stopped.
Johnson' was . killed by Guard John
Davison while endeavoring to escape.
Davison -was exonerated by the Coro
ner. . Johnson was assisted by - John
Vandell, who murdered E. W. Olson,
State Industrial Insurance Commis
sioner. Both men have been threatening vio
lence for several days. Threats were
made by Vandell. this morning that
they (he and Johnson) would get the
guard before the day was over. A
little later Johnson was seen tamper
ing with the lock on the door of the
ward. He was ordered to step away,
and ignored the command. The guard
fired. Death was instantaneous. Van
dell and the other prisoners fled to
their cells, and there was no further
trouble.
Johnson had been here more than
two years, being sent from Spokane
after a trial which attracted wide at
tention because of his actions in court
He nearly killed a Deputy Sheriff.
He was given two sentences, one five
to 20 years, the other five to 30. They
were to be served consecutively. John
son was one of the leaders in the
mutiny at the prison last year. A
few months ago he assaulted Jack
Radclif fe, a prison guard, and nearly
killed him. He had been involved in
other troubles at the institution and
was considered a desperate character.
WAR SURPRISE TO TRADER
Frederick Snilthera Reaches Clvili-
, zation After Long Absence. '
MONTREAL, Aug. 20 Reaching civ
ilization after an absence of five years
among the Eskimos in Grant Land in
the Arctic Circle, Frederick Smithern
has just learned that there is a war
going on. "
Smithern is a fun trader. He is pass
ing through Montreal today en route
for his home in New York. He said
he would enlist there in the United
States Army.
VETERANS IN STEP
TO OLD
ThousandsMoveSlowly
But Proudly in line. :
BANNERS AND BANDS INSPIRE
Flag-Decked ; Streets Packed
With Cheering Throngs.
APPLAUSE FOR EACH STATE
Not ' a Single Straggler on Whole
Route More Than 100O' Dis
abled G. A. R. Men Carried in
Autos Battle Songs Sung.
BT BEN HUB LAMPMAN.
Through a patch of sunlight in the
park a flag slanted and shone. Then
another and yet another, until the
shady avenues were bright with the
stainless colors. Old fighting., tunes,
that have thrust shouting men Into
the forefront of battle, sprang from the
drums and the whistling fifes.
In such manner, yesterday morning,
was given to Portland, the privilege of
witnessing a rally that summoned some
thousands of gallant gentlemen from
every state in their Union to march
in the parade review of the Grand
Army of the Republic Shuffle or limp
or tread, the feet that sought step to
the tunes, once knew each battlefield
of the Civil War., Marching again to
gether, with America sworn to a new
crusade for freedom, they were cheered
thunderously.
Six thousand veterans at least, they
passed through the deep lanes of spec
tators, targets of flowers and praise.
The blue lines sagged and swayed, but
every head was high and smiling and
the Grand Army called to its friends
with the bandinage of old camps and
old campaigns.
Parade la Triumphal March. '
Fit for, Berlin they said they were,
again and. again, and "the" crowd never
failed to answer that all men are aware
of it. But back of the boast -was the
memory.-of bayonets that glittered as
keenly as any and the joke was but
half a jest, at that. Triumphal is a
weak word to qualify their progress
through, the pity for not even the day
when the boys come back from France ,
will transcend the tribute of yesterday.
In ranks of. four the state depart
ments of the Grand Army marched be
hind their colors. Bands played them
on with patriotic tunes, but the vet
erans themselves did not lack for the
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WHILE ENTIRE CITY PAYS HOMAGE.
FIFTH TO SIXTH. CALIFORNIA AND
3 PLANES DOWNED;
TIME, 20 SECONDS
FAMOUS FRENCH FLTER FIGHTS
FOUR Hl'XS ; OXE ESCAPES.
Lientenant Rene Fonck's Deadly Ma
chine Gun Fire Sends Foe
to Earth in Flames.
..' PARIS, Aug. 20. Lieutenant Rene
Fonck, the famous French aviator, who
shot down three German airplanes on
August 14, as announced officially
Sunday, accounted for all three of them
in the record-breaking time of 20 sec
onds. Fonck went out escorted by two pa
trolling machines. After cruising for
10 minutes he surprised four .enemy
two-seated battle psanes flying In
Indian file with only a few hundred
yards between each.
Tlfe French flier fell upon the first
enemy machine with his madhine gun.
It fell In flames in 10 seconds.
Later he got his sights on the sec
ond machine with the same result. The
third dodged sideways before Fonck
could take aim and escaped, but by a
swift turn of the rudder he dashed at
the fourth airplane and sent it down
to Join the first two.
Lieutenant Rene Fonck,' recognized
as the greatest French air fighter since
Captain Guynemer, is credited with
brinsrinsr down 60 enemy airplanes. Of
these he downed six in one day in the
course of two patrols.
A little over a year ago Lieutenant
Fonck entered the aerial service as a
pilot of an airplane regulating artil
lery fire. After about 20 days of this
service, during which he defeated two
German planes which had attempted to
interfere with his work, he was put
into a squadron of pursuit machines.
Eight days later he was officially cited
as an ace, having destroyed nis iiitn
airplane. He is only 22 years old.
ARMY BUTTER DEMAND BIG
Total of 1,250,000 Pounds Every
Month; Oleomargarine 7 0 0,000.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Amer
ican Army is using 1,250,000 pounds of
butter and 700,000 pounds of oleomar
garine every month.
A War Department statement today
shows that soldiers stationed in this
country have about five times more
butter than oleomarsarine, while in
France the quantities of butter and
oleomarganine are about, equal, owing
to the greater difficulty in obtaining
high-grade butter.
WILSON'S VACATION ENDS
Executive Party Returns From
House Residence to Washington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. President
Wilson returned to Washington this
morning after his brief vacation on
the Massachusetts coast as the guest
of Colonel E. M. House.
The special train carrying the party
arrived at 8:36 A. M., and the President
and Mrs. Wilson went immediately to
the White House.
NEVADA VETERANS ARE SHOWN.
HUNS RETIRE 3 TO
4 MO 111 lillH
British in Merville Sector
Closely Press Foe,
TEUTONS QUIT IRE TOWNS
Haig's Men Advance Along
Rivers Scarpe and Lys in
Pursuit of Enemy.
GERMANS MOVE BACK GUNS
Britons' Sweep Onward Is Met
by Extremely Light Fire
From Enemy Artillery.
LONDON, Aug. 20. East of Arras
along- the Scarpe River the British in
sharp fighting have advanced their
line to the east of the village of Fam- -poux,
while farther north, astride the
Lys River, the British have reached
L'Epinette and north of Merville have'
captured the villages of Vierhoek and
La Couronne, according to Field Mar
shal Haig's communication from head
quarters tonight.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Field Marshal Haig's
forces continued to advance through- t
out the day in the Merville sector of
the Lys salient. They are closely fol
lowing the retiring Germans, who this
afternoon seem to have gone back to
an. extreme depth of between - three
and four miles and are still showing ,
no inclination to come to a halt.
Wire Retards Pursuers.
Especially to the south of this sec
tor the Germans have left behind them
numerous lines of retarding wire en
tanglements.
The German guns appear to be far
behind the infantry in the movement
toward the rear. This is indicated by
the extremely light artillery fire.
In the operations of the last few
days on this whole Hazebrouck front,
including the line between Outter-
steen and Vieux Berquin, 19 officers
and 845 of other ranks have been
taken prisoner. The largest part of
this number was composed, until over
come by the advancing British, of rear
guards and screens covering the ene
my's retirement.
South of the river Somme the ene
my artillery has quieted down and the
situation here for the moment seems
to have become calm.
Vantage Points Relinquished.
By withdrawing their forces in the
Merville sector of the Lys salient the
Germans definitely have given up one
of the points from which a drive for
Calais logically would be launched.
This is taken to indicate that the Ger
man high command has abandoned
hope of reaching the coast and now is
chiefly concerned with getting the
German lines back to a place of great
er security.
The withdrawal continued last night
and today even on a slightly broader
front than that of yesterday. The re
tirement marked the conclusion and
failure of the effort which Germany
launched early in the Spring to "fin
ish off" the British Army by striking
through to the sea.
British Push Ahead.
Other withdrawals continue and the
British, taking advantage of the op
portunity, have at various places
pushed forward where the enemy has
left small garrisons. The British also
have battered in the enemy at places
where he was not quite ready to re
tire, such as between Vieux Berquin
and the Hazebrouck-Bailleul railway.
Here a local operation gained all the
objectives, the British capturing one
officer and 181 of other ranks.
South of the Scarpe the British still
further advanced, while their positions
south of the Somme were improved.
An enemy attack which developed
here yestecday was a complete failure,
the Germans suffering heavy casual
ties. While the Germans managed to .
penetrate the British positions a-, two
points they were quickly hurled out
and the line was completely restored.
Not a single foot of ground was
gained by the enemy.
Between the Somme and the Ancrc
the British lines have been 6teadily
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