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9 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 191S. " I LINE ITS A MOURNFULWAKE ON THE RHINE. BY FRENCH ARMY General Mangin's Troops Go Forward Two antf.One-Half Miles East of Oise. N. MANY VILLAGES CAPTURED COMMERCIAL - SAVINGS - TRUST 0 SMASHED nwaa..au. - . , -- Trm imiafl ,j , ffft Win till lMIHITltllTnnll tTI ' - r 1 Irtftfl I Hi !! I ll n nUt I Mil Advance Is Made Over Difficult Ter rain and Despite Furious Resist ance Foe Is Hurled From Plateau Xcar Tartieres. Contlnnd From First Paire.) by the French after a violent struggle, which proved very costly to the enemy. General Mangin's offensive fore- stalled a German attack, which, officers taken prisoner say. had been prepared for 7:30 o'clock this morning. The ex tremely heavy artillery preparation during the. past 24 hours by the French served as a warning' to the Gerraani that the French had an attack in anticipation, and two fresh divisions, one of Jaegers and the other of men from Baden, were brought up during the night In lorries to attempt to de fend the German line. ly on the heights north of the Aisne, around Fontenoy. is sweeping the Ger mans off the high' ground south of the Oise. obliging tbem to retreat across the river or retire eastward. In either event the success of the move ment will expose the region about Noyon to artillery attacks from the south, the southeast and the southwest. Germans Fighting Hard. The Germans are fighting hard against this danger, relying principally upon machine guns, as in the Thies court region, thus indicating; that come of their artillery already is across or is on the way across the river Oise. The count of prisoners and an inventory of the booty taken is incomplete. One corps in this operation has counted 1500 prisoners up to noon, and had im mense quantities of captured war ma terials of all sorts. LOXDOX, Aug. 20. Reuter s corre spondent telegraphing today from French Army Headquarters, aiys: "General Mangin's operations of the past two days prepared the way for a fresh advance today. The attack began at 7 o'clock this morning on a front of 10 miles from Pimprex, on the right bank of the Oise, to Fontenoy. Bombardment Warns Enemy. "Yesterday's heavy bombardment ap parently warned the enemy that an at tack was coming, for during the night fresh enemy divisions were brought op from a long distance in the rear In motor lorries, and Jaeger divisions, the 'captors of Mont Kemmel. were shifted from the Soissona region to help meet the' shock of General Mangin's men. "These reinforcements seem to have been of little avail. After three hours of attack the French had advanced an . average of 2H miles along the whole front, and thousands of prisoners were beginning to flow back. The German infantry fought stubbornly and left considerable dead on the ground, but their artillery fire was feeble and vir tually no airplanes took part. Whole Front Line Passed, "The whole German front line was passed one hour after the attack be gan. Soon after 5 o'clock the French infantry was signaled on the far aide of the Audignicourt ravine, on the road leading across the plateau. "At the same time the village of Ca sines. in the Bols de la Montagne. was reached on the left, and the troops were entering Tartieres. north of the Aisne on the right. The most difficult part of the operation was the passage of Audignicourt ravine, along- whose northern edge ran the main German line of resistance. WITH THE FRENCH ARMT IN FRANCE. Aug. 10. (By the Associated Press.) The attack' today of General Mangin's forces from Fontenoy on the Aisne to Pimpres on the Oise was pro gressing favorably when this dispatch was filed. At noon the line had been advanced to the road east of Carlepont to the Calsnes wood and Bellefontaine. and south of Lombray and Blerancourdelle to Vesaponln. and then southward to the east of Tartieres and to Osly, Prisoner! Fearing la. Prisoners continued to arrive at the rear to add to the several thousand captured before noon, and the gain In territory at 1 o'clock had been from one to miles. The enemy was resisting with the greatest vigor at vital spots. Where the fighting is thickest the . ground is covered with German dead. The artillery preparation, which was most violent, began yesterday morning. ana the enemy, anticipating an attack. hastened to reinforce his lines, sending up two of his best divisions which were held in reserve. These divisions ar rived during the night In motor lorries. An hour and a half after the order as given to attack, lnfantrvmen wr passing Audignicourt and Vasens and H0L LAND TO GET CEREALS and were followed immediately by bat- "ULLHIHU I U UL I OtnUHUO tertes of three-inch guns. The first line of defense waa then breaking. . Gaa Fcila to Bait. The Germans on retiring filled the ravine with mustard gaa. This, how- u BOAT IS RAMMED NORRIS LEADSJN NEBRASKA Republican Seems Likely to Win for Senate In Primary. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 20. Primary first returns on the Nebraska state wide primary election showed G. W. Norris, Republican, well in the lead for the nomination for United States Senator. John H. Morehead. Democrat, for the same office, is leading his four other party rivals. Kieth Naville. Democrat, for Gover nor, has outdistanced Charles W. Bryan in the returns thus far. Samuel K. McKelvie, Republican, for Governor, apparently has a walk-away. Captain of American Vesse Declares Hun Craft Sunk. TANKER'S FIGHT RELATED VARDAMAN SEEMS LOSER Harrison Leads for Senator in Mis sisslppl Primary. JACKSON, Miss.. Aug. 20. Early re turns from today a Democratic pri mary in Mississippi showed Congress man Pat Harrison leading in the three cornered contest for United States Sen ator over James K. Vardaman. the in cumbent, and ex-Governor E. F. Noel. Recently President Wilson, in an swer to a recent inquiry aa to Senator Vardaman'a record, said he would re gard the, re-election of Vardaman as "a condemnation of my Administration by the people of Mississippi." Tea Thousand Tons Will Be Shipped on Steamer Xleuw Amsterdam. ever, proved only a temporary trouble. the entire ravine being turned in WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. At the re- quest of the government of the Nether short time and the French troops pro- I lands, the war trade board has granted permission for the steamship Nieuw Amsterdam to take a cargo of 10,000 tons of cereals to Holland. The permission waa granted, an an nouncement tonight said, after an agreement had been made whereby the Nieuw Amsterdam on lta next trip from this country will carry a cargo for the Belgian Relief Commission. ENRICO CARUSO IS WEDDED greasing toward Blerian court, eight miles southeast or Noyon. Farther to the right Tartieres. 2 mues soumeast or Morsaln, waa en tered at o'clock and columns of pris oners began to appear upon the plateau to tne rear. The artillery reaction was very weak over tms part or the front. French aviators, flying way down under the low-lying clouds, kept the stait regularly informed aa to the prog ress ot the attack and harassed the enemy with machine-srun.fi re. - No Ctr. man filers tried to Interfere with their I Opera Singer Marries Daughter of work, t ew were seen In the air dur-1 . . , ing the morning, iromineni ntw tors sawyer Haas FIjckt Desneratelv. The Germane made m. desperate de-1 NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Enrico Ca fense in the hilly and wooded region I ruso, the grand opera ainger. today outn or tne oise around Carlenont. I obtained a license to wed Miss Dorothy Casines and Lombray, where they held Rark Renlamln. daughter of a New strong positions which were prof uselr I Vnrlr mtunt attomev. and a few hours ""' iuic iirers. xne iOur-A- later was married in the Marble Col leglate Church In Fifth avenue. Mrs. John S. Keith., of this city, was matron of honor, and the best man waa Bruno Glrata. the tenor's secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Caruso will remain in this city. Verre and Croisette farms were taken DANCING Officer of British Ship Declares Be lief Twenty-Sixth Shot Fired Hit and Destroyed Submarine '" Off Atlantic Coast. AX ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 21 German submarine late yesterday aelsed the big fishing trawler Triumph. The crew,' which has reached shore safely, aald they believed that the Ger mane Intend to use the trawler as a raider. The fishermen reported that the U-boat Is "playing havoc" with the fleet of fishing vessels on the Grand Banks. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The badly damaged bow of his steamship is of fered by the cap'tain of an American vessel aa confirmation of his statement that he rammed a U-boat August 7 off the Virginia coast. The captain be lieves he sank the submarine. The Navy Department, in giving pub licity to the Incident, says the encoun ter took place at about 9:30 P. M. on August 17 near Winter Quarter Shoal, off the Northern Virginia coast. The captain said the submarine waa struck on her port bow, bringing her alongside. The submarine crew hailed in strong German accents, saying they were friends, the captain said, but he re plied they were no friends of his. He kept on his. course, he said. Tangible Evidence Offered. In making the announcement the de partment did not name the ship. Be cause of the American, skipper's cir cumstantial report and the tangible evidence furnished by the damaged bow, the story is given credence not ac corded most of the accounts of subma rine destruction reaching the Navy. AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 20. John Crosby, chief mate of the Brit ish tanker which is said to have sunk a U-boat recently off this coast, in de scribing the incident today said: 1 Our 26th shot struck the submarine. She did not blow up with a bang. What she did was to swing around slowly and drift broadside on. We did not slow down, but made for port as swiftly as we could travel. I am sure our shot destroyed the- enemy craft.1 PARIS, Aug. 20. (Havas Agency.) Newspapers of Oporto, Portugal, report that an unidentified steamer outbound from Bordeaux sank a submarine near the Spanish coast. BOSTON, Aug. 20. Captain H. Thor- bjornsen, of the Norwegian steamer San Jose, sunk by a German sub marine off the North Atlantic coast Saturday, told today how he had protested against the destruction ot his ship on the ground that it was under charter to the Norwegian government. Ex-Liner Captain on U-Boat. The U-boat commander asked that the charter be produced. There was no copy aboard, although the. captain exhibited a letter showing that the San Jose had been chartered by the government of Norway. After reading the letter Captain Thorbjornsen said, the German con ferred with another officer of the sub marine, who said subsequently that he was formerly in command of one of the Hamburg-American liners and had residad in the United States before the war. Then tne captain was lniormea that if he could not establish proof of his statement the vessel would be sunk. HUNS RETIRE 3 TO 4 MILES rContlnued From First Page.) improved in the last few days, and last night the positions of the enemy west of Bray were successfully raided. It is possible the enemy may think that if he could arrange to leave a broad space, say of two or three miles, between the British lines and his own. holdine the latter with fairly strong forces, but keeping the greater part of his armies well to the rear, he would have a better chance to defend him self against the combined operations of the infantry and tanks, the effect lveness of which he apparently has learned to respect. British Follow Closely. If this is part of his plan, he seems not to have reckoned that the British would follow on his heels so closely. The Merville withdrawal, however, is the most significant development in. a Ion it time, for the enemy has been hold' insr onto this salient as a sort of Jumping off place for the continuation of his Flanders operations ana in noia ing -it has suffered greatly, especially from the auiea artillery, xne mma tlve having passed from the Germans, the position ceased to be of value to them. ' Merville, ot course, has been entered and the allied patrols by this time have operated some distance beyond it. Every day now some new documen tarv evidence comes to light showing either a weakening of the morale in the German army or the anxiety of its leaders. What we've always wanted Shipyards and kindred manufacturing have given the Northwest a taste for real industry. We are thinking more than ever before in terms of big business. Portland has seen the result of pay-rolls. Let's plan to keep them permanently ! Financial development has been keeping.pace with the needs of industry. Important matters get the careful attention of our officers. Our facilities have been found adequate for handling accounts of increasing number and importance. Are you receiving 'our Monthly Business Bulletin and Trade Fore cast? Sent gratuitously to business bouses requesting it. 1 First for Three "Generations. Resources Over $35,000,000. First National Building Fifth, at Stark. -A- COM PLETE WM' WtW DEPARTMENTAL BANK PLANS OF FOGH BIG Smashing Blow May Continue Right On Until Winter. FALL' OF NOYON POSSIBLE Breakdown of Enemy's Defensive Iiine Over Front of Scores of Miles In Prospect Roye Pocket to Be "Picked." WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Interpreted at first as a local operation intended primarily to enable the allies to retain complete possession of the initiative on the Picardy front, the rapidly developed success of the French east of the Oise tonight was accepted by military offi cers here as a definite and fully pre pared effort having a specific part in the larger strategic plans of General Foch. Latest advices tonight describing the advance of the French tenth army for two and a half miles on a front of more than 15 miles were taken as conclusive evidence that the major, plan of the Generalissimo is far more comprehen sive than has been supposed. It is believed to include a series of actions which will occupy every mo ment until the arrival of Winter rains' makes the plateaus of Picardy and the plains of Flanders impassable. Most observers agreed that the tm- mediate objective of General Mangin's forces appeared to be the "picking" of the Roye pocket, with the subsequent control of the important supply lines between that city and Noyon. For the larger objective toward which efforts of the allies are being bent was seen the capture of Noyon and a re sultant breakdown of the German de fensive line over a front of scores of miles. Activities of the British army east of Arras, around the Merville sector, are thought to be linked up with this larger plan. Some strategists foresee in the near future a more important thrust by these forces, completing the cycle of offensives from Rheims to the sea. Living Cost Data Sought. WASHINGTON. Aug. 20. Country wide investigation of the cost of liv ing was started today by the bureau of labor statistics to obtain data for use in making wage adjustments. 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An automobile driven by O. W. Mort ality, of Oregon City, was badly dam aged last night when a Depot and Mor rison streetcar waa In collision with the machine at Twelfth and Morrison streets. No one was Injured, although the car was shoved against a telephone pole and the occupants thrown to the sidewalk. Mortality reported that he waa going east on Morrison street when the streetcar crashed into the rear of his machine. i NO RUBBING . LAUNDRY POWDER Wilf remove Paint, Grease and Mechanical Dirts, from overalls without any rubbing whatsoever. It contains nothing whatever that will injure the finest fabrics. ASK YOUR GROCER. Pat Vp by Ceo. E. Wlgbtmaa Co. flO Big Waahlngs V for 25 Cents I no Eleventh St. Broadway 1803 INSECT BITES NEED GIVE NO DISCOMFORT A FEW applications of Santlseptlc Lotion will instantly relieve stop the itching. Irritation, swelling and In flammation of mosquito and other Insect bites. 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