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VOL. L.VIII. NO. 18,018.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FUE FLEES III Ml
AS FREHGH STRIKE
Poilus Sweep on 7 Miles,
Menacing Entire Line.
liDYDN'S FALL IS IMMINEN
Pursuing Cavalry in Divette
Valley Rush Enemy Rear
Guards Closely.
CAPTURED HUNS NUMEROUS
More Than 200 Cannon and
Much Material Seized in
Two Days' Fighting.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The retreating of the
Germans before the third and tenth
French armies continues today with
increased speed over a large part of
the batUe front and in -ome cases in
disorder.
From the heights of Le Plemont on
the Oise front the French troops are
now watching the Germans in their
retreat toward the north.
General Humbert's army has made
a great advance between the Hatz
and the Oise rivers and reached the
Ailette River. French military men
cay this makes the early fall of the
town of Noyon inevitable.
Councy Forest Neared.
General Mangin's men are ap
proaching the Councy Forest and are
nearly on the line held in April along
the river Ailette. They also have
widened their hold on the Oise to
Bretigny, midway between Noyon and
Chauny.
The French advance toward the
roads leading. to Chauny adds another
menace to their line of retirement and
explains the acceleration of the ene
my's retreat. Bourignon, St. Paul Au
Bois and Quincy fell ino the hands
of the French today, giving them com-;
mand of the valley of the Ailette from
the region of Coucy-Le-Chateau to the
Oise.
Enemy Is Hard Pressed."
General Humbert's .troops also are
pressing the enemy vigorously. Hav
ing occupied the height of Plemont,
just south of Lassigny, which they
surrounded yesterday, they have cap
tured Thiescourt, which completes
Ihe conquest of the group of hills
known as the Thiescourt massif. The
enemy now has but a precarious hold
on the valley of the Divette River, in
whioh French cavalry is now operat
ing. Several thousand prisoners; have
been taken since Wednes Jay .evening,
and trophies in such great quantities
that it has been impossible thus far
to count also have been captured.
General Mangir's troops advanced
seven miles during the night and this
morning were rushing the enemy's
rearguard so energetically that the
retiring columns were thrown into
confusion.
French Fight Gloriously.
The capture of Lassigny made the
position on Le Plemont untenable, as it
was turned from the north, and Gen
eral Humbert's army last night took
the position, writing one of the' most
glorious pages in French history.
PARIS Aug. 22 Numerous vil
lages running northwest of Soissons
have been taken by the French, whose
drive along the whole front continues,
according to the War Office announce
ment tonighi. The most important of
the places captured is Pommiers.-
French troops have crossed the
Ailette River between' Guny -and
Champs to the north of Coucy-Le-Chateau,
according to advices from
the front which state that the French
have reached the Oise Can:.fc between
Varennes and Morlincourt, to the east
f Noyon.
IT ti n Thrnvn in fVlnfiiBinn
Upon the Ailette front the sudden
attack of the French caused the re
treat of a division of German reserves
which had been preparing for a coun
ter blow. In its retreat it precipitated
a panic in the ranks of a second divis
ion of reserves which had been Intend
ed to support the first division't as
saults.
Concerning today's victorious opera-
(Continued on Pax 4, Column 3.
FOE PRESS BEGINS
TO SEE U. S. ARMY
PAPERS ADMIT ACCURACY
BAKER'S FIGURES.
OF
Germans Comfort Themselves ow
With Thought That Only 400,000
Are Yet "In Battle Array."
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 22. (By the As
sociated Press.) At last the German
press has given up struggling against
the truth. In a short notice, which a.p
pears In virtually all the papers, the
Identical nature of which suggests of
ficial inspiration, the reluctant admis
sion is made that Secretary Baker's
figures regarding the strength of the
American forces in France are about
correct. .
. The papers now comfort' themselves
with the thought that of the 1,300,000
or more. Americans, only 400,000 are
actually In battle array, with 300,000
behind the front, and that the remain
Ing 600.000 are etappen troops engl
neers, railway men and general work
ers).
The Berlin Taegllsche Rundschau
adds as its own Information that no
more than 150,000 Americans have up
to the present time been "noticed" on
the Western front
The Cologne Volka Zeitung corre
spondent pays an Involuntary tribute
to the efficacy of the entente pamphlet
propaganda carried on by airplanes,
savin ar that these pamphlets are so
seductively worded that anyone who is
not well informred may almost, If not
entirely, be persuaded."
He therefore calls for a vigorous
counter propaganda to 'enlighten
doubting spirits in the army.
SOLDIER RIDDEN ON RAIL
Andrew Koehls, Alleged Pro-Hun
Hazed by Slillworkers.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Aug. 23. (Spe
claL) Andrew Koehls, a soldier sent
to Coos Bay to supply the man short
age at the Buehner sawmill in North
Bend, became known to his companion
soldiers, as bordering on the pro-Hun
order. As a result, the soldiers gave
him a free ride on a 2x4 scantling. The
man was placed on the rail at the
Buehner mill and carried into town,
half a mile distant. An officer of the
barracks discovered the performance
and suspended the parade.
Koehls last week went to the county
seat to obtain naturalization papers
and was the only one in 22 applicants
who was refused the high privilege.
The basing took place after his return
from Coquille.
PRACTICAL STUDIES URGED
Spanish and Portuguese Languages
Are Recommended.
WASHINGTON", Aug. 22. Superin
tendents of city schools and college
presidents were called upon today, by
P. Claxton, United States Commisi
sioner of Education, to modify their
curricula so as "to equip their pupils
with that body and kind of knowledge
which will be mosr helpful to them
whether directly engaged, in the con
duct of foreign business or in the in
telligent exercise of their vote on mat
tera of foreign policy."
Teaching of the Spanish and Portu
guese languages is specifically recom
mended by the Commissioner as a
means of bringing about "true. Pan
America ism."
NEW BUTTONS ARE COMING
Fourth Liberty Loan Emblems Are
Unlike Others.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. Approx-
mately 200,000 buttons for the fourth
liberty loan were received here today,
according to liberty loan headquarters.
The Aiftton is smaller than previous
liberty loan buttons. It shows the
liberty loan flag with four bars. The
ield is blue and the words, "Fourth
Liberty Loan," are printed in white.
It is expected that over 1,500,000 of
these buttons will be distributed in
the Twelfth Federal Reserve District.
WAR SERVICE APPRECIATED
Senate Resolution Pays Tribute
to
Army and Navy Men.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Gratitude
of Congress to men In the Army and
Navy for their efforts in the war is
exrressed by a resolution by Senator
Jones, of New Mexico, adopted today
by the Senate.
As a special tribute to the men who
have died for trfeir country the Sen
ators In voting remained standing for
one minute.
AVIATOR'S FALL IS FATAL
Lieutenant Blair Thaw, of Pitts
burg, Killed in France. '
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Aug. 22. (By the Associated
Press.) Lieutenant Blair Thaw, of
Plrtsburg, a member of the American
aviation service, was killed Sunday eve
ning when his airplane fell as a result
of engine trouble.
CARTRIDGE JAAKERS LOYAL
More Than SOOO Take Vow Sever to
Stop Working TlllWar Is Won.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. A vow to
stand by the American soldiers in
France until the very end and never
to stop working until the fighting is
over has been taken by 3300 employes
of the Western Cartridge Company at
East Alton, 111, I
G. A. R. CALLS FOR
HARD FIGHT ON HUN
Support to Nation
Conflict Pledged.
in
OMAHA MAN NEW COMMANDER
C. E. 'Adams' Election to Post
Is Unanimous.
MOTION PICTURE ATTACKED
Filmed Representation of South
After War Is Held to Be Defense
of Mob Law Junking of Far-'
ra gat's Flagship Opposed.
EVENTS OF CLOSING DAY OF
(. GRAND ARMY ENCAMP
MENT. Delegates' excursion to Bonne
ville, via steamer and ColumbiS.
River Highway. Steamers leave
foot of Alder street at 7:30 A. M.
Autos assemble at Multnomah
Hotel at 8:30. For G. A. R. and
auxiliary delegates only.
Broadside resolutions supporting the
justice of America's cause, with reso
lutions condemning the burial of alien
enemy dead in the Union cemetery at
Chattanooga, the junking of Admiral
Farragut's old flagship, and the exhi
bition of a noted historical motion pic
ture drama, marked the closing ses
sions of the 62d annual encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic, held
yesterday afternoon.
C. E. Adams, of Omaha, Neb, late of
the Fifth Wisconsin Light Artillery,
was unanimously chosen commander-
in-chief, and has entered upon his duties
as successor to Orlando A. Somers, who
opened and conduoted the present en
campment.
The second honor within the gift of
the Grand Army came without contest
to J. G. Chambers, of Portland, Or, who
was elected by acclamation to the post
of senior vice -commander -In -chief.
Senior Vice-Commander Chambers, who
succeeds John L. Clem, of Atlanta, Ga,
served with the 40th Indiana Volunteer
Infantry.
Hard Withdraws Name.
In the election of commander-in-
chief, F. H. Hurd, of Seattle, past com
mander of the Department of Washing
ton and Alaska, withdrew before the
manifest numerical strength of the Ne-
braskan. Contests for other National
offices were not close.
Charles H. Haber, of ' National Sol
diers' Home. Virginia, was chosen
junior vlce-commander-ln-chlef, de
feating William Butler, of Longmont,
Colo., by a vote of 40S to 14S.
C. M. Ferrin, of Essex Junction, Vt.,
was elected surgeon-general, defeating
H. J. Rowe, of Ca-sselton. N. D.. and
H. R. Bird, of Madison, Wis., by the
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WHAT
Aor- Goy
TO IAAfZ.1
youix srAV
4t0 &ooer.
DRAFTING OF IDLE
ACRES DEMANDED
NATIOX-WIDE MOVE LAUNCHED
TO RECLAIM BARREN LANDS.
Action Taken at San Francisco in
Harmony With Plans Outlined '
( by Secretary Lane.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. A Na
tion-wlde movement for the reclama
tion of arid and swamp lands and a
plan for the settlement thereon of re
turned soldiers and persons thrown
out of employment in war industries
after the war, as outlined in the let
ters of Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of
the Interior, to President Wilson re
cently, was launched here today at a
conference called by Director Charles
C. Moore, of the State Council of De
fense.
Resolutions Indorsing the Lane plan
were adopted and Professor Frank
Adams, of the University of California,
was delegated to make a tour of the
states west of the Rocky Mountains,
together with Professor H. D. Scud-
der, of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, and E. W. Barr, representing the
Washington State Land Settlement
Board, for the purpose of arousing
those states to the need for action in
providing increased acreage for agri
cultural purposes.
The three delegates from the Coast
states will go to Los Angeles tomor
row, where they will meet with lead
ing commercial bodies.
Among those who spoke were B. F.
Benson, Commissioner of Agriculture,
state of Washington; W. H. Crawford.
State . Land Commissioner, Oregon;
Ralph P. Merritt, Federal Food Com
missioner for California; Mortimer
Fleishhacker. of the State Land Set
tlement Board of California, and rep
resentatives of similar boards in Ore
gon and Washington.
DIVIDED FAMILY REUNITED
Seattle Woman Comes to Portland to
Recover Son; Gets Husband, Too.
Mrs. p. H. Conkle, of Seattle, came to
town yesterday to recover her 4-year-old
eon and incidentally to have her
husband arrested for stealing him.' She
not only got her boy back but was
reconciled to the father, and the re
united family, which included a 3-year-old
girl, went away happy together.
With the assistance of Deputy Sheriff
George Hurlburt the missing husband
was found at , a Portland shipyard.
Conkle's willingness to take the griev
ing mother to her . boy caused . all
thoughts of vengeance to pass from her
mind, and presently they were smiling
at each other as sweetly as on their
wedding day..
100 CANARIES PRESENTED
Red Cross Salvage Shop at North
Bend Receives Novel Gift.
NORTH BEND, Or.. Aug. 22-(Spe-clal.)
C. A. Smith, chairman of the
local Red Cross chapter, who has a
large aviary and raises many canaries
annually, has donated 100 young canary
songsters to the Red Cross salvage
corps of this city. They are being
offered at $2.50 each at the shop and
many have been sold.
The salvage shop was opened re
cently under the management of the
Federated Women's Clubs of the city
and already large amounts of cloth
ing, old rubber goods and numerous
other articles have been collected.
IS THE FIGHTING AGE OF MAN?
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DEMOCRATS RESENT
VVILSON'SDIGTATION
Efforts to Direct Party
Selections React.
LEADERS FEAR FOR RESULTS
Defeat in November Regarded
, Not Unlikely.
'STEP-ASIDE' POLICY ROILS
Letters Sent Out by Executive Ut
terly Destroy Possibility of Tak
ing Advantage of "Polltics
. Is-Adjourned" -Policy.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 22. Democrats in Con
gress are visibly disturbed over th
doubtful results that have thus far at
tended the efforts of , President Wilson
to influence, If not absolutely direct.
the selection of Senators and Repre
sentatives.
Their concern is due not entirely to
the fear that the party is facing defeat
in November, but also to the realiza.
tion that they and their party have
been placed in an embarrassing post
tion even though they win.
. Because of the varying attitude of
the President in the matter of political
activity, the Democrats are finding it
difficult to go out on the stump and
make speeches in their own behalf.
Parry Leaders Fear Defeat.
When the President said in - his
ppeech to Congress a few weeks ago
that "politics is adjourned," a smile of
satisfaction and confidence swept over
the faces of his party lieutenants. They
thought they saw the Republicans dis
armed. They thought all they need do
thereafter was to stay on the job at
Washington and let the campaign take
care of itself, for .the people would
resent any activity on the part of the
Republicans after the President had
called off the campaign activities of
his own party.
They could see an easy victory await
ing them in the Fall elections. . They
thought, and perhaps with good rea
son, that the voters would forget the
President's earlier activity in the Wis
consin Senatorial election and the ac
tivitles of his recognized spokesmen
in the elections to fill vacancies In sev
eral Congressional districts.
Political Slogan Short-Lived.
But their confidence and satisfaction
were not long-lived. In quick succes
sion came the Ford indorsement, the
letter urging James Hamilton Lewis to
be a candidate in Illinois, the attacks
on Representative Huddleston and on
Senators Vardaman and Hardwick, and
other letters which have not attracted
such wide attention, but which are not
overlooked in the states in which they
have been published.
These letters not only destroyed the
possibility of taking advantage of the
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STATE TO GUARD
ALL FOOD STORES
CALIFORNIA TAKES ACTION
PROTECT SUPPLIES.
TO
Burning of $1,000,000 Worth of
Goods in Fresno County in 3
Weeks Brings Action.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22. (Spe
cial.) The director of the State Council
of Defense today ordered that armed
guards be placed to protect all ware
houses, piers, factories and other places
in California where foodstuffs are
stored.
This action was taken following re
ports that more than $1,000,000 of es
sential food products have been de
stroyed by fire in Fresno County in the
last three weeks and that numerous
fires in Kings County had caused the
authorities to ask for military protec
tion, while alarming reports from other
parts of the state showed increasing
losses of foodstuffs by fire.
A. letter with full instructions from
the State Council of Defense was sent
tonight to every county defense chair
man in the state directing that he in
stantly take steps to carry out the in
structions. The order applies not only
to public warehouses and depots, but to
buildings on farms where food of any
kind is stored. Where armed guards
are not available for immediate serv
ice volunteers are to be called as a
patriotic duty.
ARCHBISHOP IS VERY LOW
Chances for Recovery of Cardinal
Farley Slight.
MAMARONECK, N. Y., Aug. 22. The
condition of Cardinal John J. Farley,
archbishop of New York, who is suffer
ing from a second attack of pneumonia,
at his Summer home here, was said to
night by his physicians to be "very
critical."
The cardinal is.suffering from hypo
static pneumonia, said the bulletin,
which gave his temperature as 103. He
is 76 years old. '
CALIFORNIAN 102 AT DEATH
State's Oldest' Native Dies After
Brief Illness.
MODESTO, Cal., Aug. 22. Soledad
Gonzales, said to be the oldest woman
native of California, is dead at the age
of 102 years at her home rn. Oakdale,
near here.
She was ill three days, the longest
time she was ever confined to her bed
in her f long life. Her mother, Justo
Larios, died at the age of 120 years at
Oakdale 10 years ago.
AMERICANS BOMB 0STEND
Naval Aviators Drop Explosives on
Submarine Bocks, Sims Reports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. American
naval aviators have conducted a suc
cessful bombing expedition at night
into enemy territory and dropped a
large quantity of explosives on sub
marine docks at Ostend, Secretary Dan
iels tonight announced.
The report of the raid was transmit
ted by Vice-Admlral Sims.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 75
degrees; minimum, si degrees.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; gentle west
erly winds. .
War.
Huns flee in disorder from French. Page 1. I
British take Albert; Hans retreat. Page 1.1,
Freight Transport Cubore reported ton. I
doed. page 3.
General Malleterre says Germans are pre-1
paring new line of defense. Page 2.
German press finally begins to admit size of
U. S. Army In France. Page 1.
Official casualty! list. Page 2.
Foreign.
Hlndenburg tries to comfort vanquished
troops. Page 3. .
Bolsherlkl say they are at war with Amer
ica. Page 2.
Germany's economlo grip on Sweden broken.
Page 2..
National.
Million unskilled laborers needed for war
work. Page 1.
Democrats resent President's attitude.
Page 1.
Man-pswer debate opens in Congress.
Page 4. .
United States faces steel shortage. Page S.
Eleven - Brigadiers nominated for rank of
Major-General. Page 10.
Senate aircraft committee reports millions
wasted. Page 3.
. Domestic.
Movement to draft all idle acres in Nation
started. Page 1.
California takes action to guard food ware
houses. Page 1.
Idaho and Utah sngar beet growers ac
cuse Federal officials. Page 5.
Twenty-nine killed, 50 injured in Tyler,
Minn., tornado. Page 4.
Northwest.
Oregon tax
estimates, exceed 99,500,000.
Page i.
It. Reames, Assistant Attorney-General,
replies to labor council critics. Page 7.
Road to Grassy flats open. Page 12.
Road to grassy flats open. Page 12.
Sports.
June Red. In four heats, wins I5OO0 parse
at Poughkeepsie. Page 13.
Coast shipyard baseball champions to play
champion Atlantic nine. Page 13.
Shortage of food In Oregon drives ducks
soutn to California, page 13.
. Commercial and Marine.
Corn weakened at Chicago by profit-taking
sales. Page ii.
Stock market Is .under pressure and prices
close lower, rage ii.
Bridge closing to meet with opposition.
Page 12.
G. A. R. Encampment.
G. A. R- resolutions call for finish fight on
Hun. rage i.
Pennsylvania Club gives luncheon for mem
bers ot rensyivania u. a. k. page 6.
A. P.. delegates to go to Bonneville by
boat and auto today. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Thousand children frolic at Peninsula Park.
Page iu.
Army to require 75,000 officers within year,
page 18.
Kellaher announces his candidacy for long
term only. Page 18.
Weather report, data and forecast. Face 17.
ALBERT CAPTURED;
liSJIIfllFJI
British Smash Boche on
Ancre-Somme Front
ENGLISH GAIN WE MILES
Haig's Men Push Swiftly On
ward in Fierce Fighting,
Gaining All Objectives.
BAG OF PRISONERS HEAVY
In Drive Between Bray-sur-Somme
and Albert 5000
of Enemy Are Seized.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Aug. 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) On the ground be
tween the two points where the Brit
ish armies are hammering them and
where they are threatened with being
left in a pocket the Germans have
started retreating.
LONDON, Aug. 22. The town of
Albert, 18 miles northeast of Amiens,
on the Ancre River, has been recap
tured by the British, who also have
obtained all their objectives in the
fighting today between Bray-Sur-Somme
and Albert, according to the
official communication from Field
Marshal Haig tonight.
British Forge Ahead. ,
Over the bix-mile front the British
advanced two miles.
The text of the British communica
tion tonight follows:
"In our attacks between Bray-Sur-Somme
and Albert we have been com
pletely successful, capturing the whole
of our objectives at an early hour and
advancing two miles on ce front of
more than six miles.
"We have retaken Albert.
"There was considerable resistance
at certain points, especially on the
slopes north of Bray, the town itself
not forming a part of our objectives.-
Toll of Prisoners Large.
"We have captured over 50C0 pris
oners in two days'.
"We captured in Albert 14C0 pris
oners and a few guns.
"In counter-attacks in the Mirau-
mont sector the enemy entered our
positions, but was driven cut again.
Then the. same thing happened north
east of Achiet-Le-Grand. Hostile at
tacks east of Courcelles and east of
Moyenville were also repulsed.
"Rv nie-htfall vesterdav our natrols
j , jtt I,.-!
nl111 ,u"ul: l""'"" uu UB
the Ancre river to tre soutn ana soum-
(. -f RQ,I,,rl
' "
North of the Ancre river our po
sitions gained yesterday were main
tained against strong hostile counter
attacks delivered during the after
noon and evening on the Miraumont
and Achiet-Le-Grand front.
Hostile Strong Point Taken.
"The hostile artillery was active
throughout the night on- the battle
front and this morning fresh hostile s
counter-attacks are reported to have '
developed opposite Miraumont and
Irles.
"Between 2000 and 3000 prisoners
and a few guns wtre captured by us in
our operations yesterday.
"Further progress has been made '
by us to the east and northeast of
(Concluded on Paite 4. Column 1.)
THE OREGOMA1V TO PUBLISH
RUD YARD KIPI.IXG'S " IM
PRESSIONS OF AMERI
CANS IX FRANCE.
Rudyard Kipling, author and
word painter of world-wide fame,
has written his Impressions of
the American troops In France,
based on a recent visit which he
paid them and on which he spent
considerable time in direct asso
ciation with them. Kipling's arti
cle describing the Americans and
their ways of fighting and life
in the trenches Is to appear in a
select number of American news
papers, and in Portland .it will
appear only in The Oregonlan.
Next Sunday. August 25, Is the
publication date f this great
feature. The thousands of read
ers of The Oregonlan who admire
Kipling's work will know how
well worth while this article is
certain to be. Order your extra
copies early.
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