tuf aiouxrxG oregonian. Monday, September so, 1918. .".
YANKS ROUT BOCHE
OUT OF FORTRESS
Montfaucon Falls Despite AI
most Impregnable Barrier
' of Steel and Cement.
HUNS BRING UP RESERVES
Enemy Increase Resistance Along
American Line, Adding Ills Op
position to Unfavorable
, . Climatic Conditions.
TTCTH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Sept. 29.
By the Associated Press.) The
enemy greatly Increased his resistance
aUl along the American line today, add
ing his stiffened opposition 'to the un
favorable weather which Impeded the
advance by making liaison difficult
and transportation more so.
The opposition was heaviest on the
right and left, yet the extreme left
made good progress despite the etlffest
kind of fighting agatnst machine guns.
The units to the right likewise had
to contend with heavy machine gu
and artillery fire from east of th
Meuso. Reports Indicate that th
nemy is bringing up reserves, which
will be in a position to operate in the
.Meuse-Moselle sector and Is concen
trating heavy artillery in the woods
west of Romagne.
Hal Reserve Broagfct Tp
Prisoners say that heavy ' machine
runs are being placed along the
Kriemhllde defense line and In other
sectors in this neighborhood. The Ger
mans are believed to be now using
their reserves for reinforcements but
the American attack continued all day.
At the outset of the attack the lin
ran from the southern edge of Brleulle
to Cierges, from which the enemy had
not been entirely expelled; thence to
one kilometer south of Exermont down
to Apremont: thence southwest to
point opposite Blnarville and from
. mained approximately the same at the
close of the day.
Genua Fortress Crnablea.
The capture of Montfaucon by the
Americans was an achievement accom
panied with such stupendous dlfflcul
ties that the credit due the troops can
hardly be appreciated without a per
sonal Inspection of the heights they
had to storm and the roads over
which they had to march, the strategi
cat dlsadvantags with which they
were opposed and the minimum support
Of artillerr.
The claim of the Germans that they
had evacuated Montfaucon because of
the danger of being surrounded per
haps is technically true, since they
were In danger of envelopment The
town Itself lies on a height. It Is a
strengthened by the Germans until it
seemed impregnable.
Eaeaay Rrslataaee Bitter.
On the outskirts of the town block
ing every entrance, the Americans
found great pyramids of steel and con
crete, constructed as obstacles to the
dreaded American and French tanks.
A large portion of the seven kilometers
over which the Americans passed con
Isted of a devastated No Man's Land
that defies description.
The Impression the Germans seek to
rive that the town was given up with
out a fight is entirely erroneous, since
they resisted bitterly nd put the
Americans on their mettle. They really
were driven out after a long and
strenuous fight. Montfaucon lies ex
actlv seven miles Due north of Avo-
rourt, the nearest point to the old line.
The south side of the town had been
made into machine gun forts of tre
mendous strength.
Engiaeera Work Remarkable.
It was perhaps fortunate that the
ground Is so rocky, for It served well
the purpose of the engineers who had
to be on the scene almost before the in
fantry. preparing the way for supplies,
ammunition trains and artillery. Hardly
had the first wave proceeded in the
wake of the retreating Germans than
thonsands of men were on hand, dig
King feverishly and re-ballasting the
roads. The engineers, like the Infantry,
quickly accomplished the seemingly lm
possible in making out of a solid belt
of devastation nearly live miles wide.
at least a passab'e road, over which
anything from a mule cart to a five
ton truck might pass, carrying support
to the fighting men ahead.
BELGIANS GET DIXMUDE
(Continued From Flnt Pace.)
road Canadian troops gained posses
sion of '.he ci.enso system on the
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and dampness and exposure caused
my affliction. I had dull aching pains
in the left shoulder and in the right
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Marcoing-JIasnieres line as far north
as Sailly. -
"English troops completed the cap
ture of Aubenchaul-Au-Bac and Tal-
luel and we are fighting In Arlcux.
We crossed Trinquige River in the
neighborhood of Sailly-En-Ostrevent.
"The number of prisoners captured
by British troops since the morning
of the 27th exceeds 16.000."
Troops from the states of New fork.
Tennessee and North and South Caro
lina attacked the Hindenburg line on
a front of nearly three miles today,
capturing Belllcourt and Nauroy.
This announcement was made, by Ffeld
Marshal Haig in his report from head
quarters tonight.
An English division crossed the
Scheldt Canal on life belts, mats, rafts
and improvised bridges and stormed the
main Hindenburg defences around Bel
lenglise and captured the whole Ger
man position.
Battle Has 30-MUe Froat.
The statement reads:
"At dawn this morning the battle
was successfully developed southward
to the neighborhood of St. Quentin. It
now extends over a front of nearly 30
miles from that town to the Senses
River, north of Cambral.
"On the extreme right the Twen
tieth Corps launched an attack at 6:50
A. M. across the Scheldt Canal from
Belleglise northwards. The 46tt) North
Midland Dlvtston. provided with life
belts, portable bridging material and
rafts, and under cover of a concen
trated artillery and machine gun fire,
stormed the Hindenburg defenses.
which here run along the eastern bank
of the canaL
tYkole Genus Work Taken.
"Notwithstanding the depth of the
water, the breadth of the canal and the
strength of the enemy's defenses,
which included the village of Belleglise
and numerous tunnels and concrete
works, the division succeeded In captur
ing the whole German position opposed
to them. They then pressed forward
with great bravery and determination
up the slopes of the hills beyond the
canal, taking many prisoners In the
course of their advance.
Belleglise. Le Haucourt and Magny
Le Foosse now are in our possession.
Americans Share Triumphs.
"In conjunction with this brilliant
operation other ErUish troops advanced
in the bend of the canal south of Bel
Ienglise. covering the southern flank
of the division.
"Farther north at the same hour
troops from New Tork State, Tennessee
and South Carolina under command of
Major-General G. W. Read, U. S. A.,
attacked the Hindenburg line on a
front of 500 yards, where the Scheldt
canal passes through the tunneL With
great dash the American troops pressed
forward against these defenses and on
the right captured Bellecourt and Nau
roy.
New Zealaaders Active.
On the left bank fighting Is taking
place In the neighborhood of Bony. In
the center of our attack English troops
captured Villers-Gutslaln. New Zea
land troops cleared the Welsh ridge,
breaking up a hostile counter-attack
and pushing on, captured La Vacquerie
and the spur leading from Bonavis to
Masnleres.
Meanwhile the Czd division, having
secured crossings on the Scheldt canal,
continued to advance. After fighting
In the western outskirts of Masnieres
and Les Rues Vertes, they captured
both of these villages and carried the
defensive system covering Rumilly
reaching the western outskirts of the
latter village.
On their left the Second Division
crossed the canal above Noyelles and
has advanced over one and a half miles
up the rising ground to the east of the
canal line.
"The 63rd Naval Division, having
forced a passage east of Cantaing, has
reached the southern outskirts of Cam
bral. ;
On the left of the attack Canadian
troops have passed through the defen
sive system covering Cambral on the
northwest and have fought their way
forward Into the outskirts of the town.
"Farther north they captured . San-
court, where heavy German counter-at
tacks have been beaten off. English
troops have cleared the slopes south ot
the Sensee CanaL
During tne past three days over
000 prisoners and 300 guns have
been captured by us on the St. Quentin-
C am bral battlefront."
HUNS DRIVEN FROM
CANAL POSITIONS
Withdrawals West of Cambrai
and on Other Sectors
Is Admitted. -
BOCHE CRATERS ARE LOST
German Retreat Between Ailette and
Aisne Carried Out "According to
Plan"Argonne Retirement Is
s Caused by "local Successes."
TWENTY TOWNS TAKEN
S. TROOPS ADVAJtCE STEADILY,
PERSHING REPORTS.
Twelve Ballooaa and More Tkaa
Hu Plaaea Brought IIootb
la Action.
eo
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. General
Pershing's communique for yesterday
reads: .
"Section A The attack begun on Sep
tember 2S continues to develop success
fully. Today our troops, advancing
In the face of heavy lntantry, artillery
and machine-gun fire, have reached
the outskirts of Brieulles and Exer
monL More than 20 towns and enor
mous quantities of material have fallen
nto our hands. The number of pris
oners continues to increase.
'American aviators have kept com
mand of the air. They have brought
own 12 balloons and more than 60 en-
my planes, while less than a third of
hat number of our planes are missing,
n conjunction with French and Bru
sh aviators they have, notwithstand
ng unfavorable weather, rendered val
uable service and successfully executed
many movements.
Section B The following extract is
from a German soldier's letter found In
the Woevre, September 22: 'Americans
re In front of us. To the right of us In
dians of the Sioux tribe were Identified
one of the last attacks. After the
war. Karl May can write another book
about this war and his experiences
with his dear Indians.'"
BERLIN, via London, Sept. 29. The
German official statement. Issued from
general headquarters today, reads:
"The British, In connection with the
Belgians, extended their attacks into
Flanders and renewed tneir attacks
against Cambrai. The French and
Americans attacked again in the Cham
pagne, as well as In the Argonne and
the Meuse.
"From the coast to the south of the
Lys there was a violent artillery duel
during the night, which increased to
the, strongest gun fire in the morning
hours. Between Dlxmude and- Wul
verghen the enemy succeeded in tak
ing our crater positions and in pressing
forward in places into our artillery
lines. The enemy was brought to
standstill in the afternoon on the line
W oumen - Clerken-Houthulst-Passchen
daele - Beeselarne - Zandvoorde Holle-
beke.
Attacks launched in the evening
against this line were repulsed with
the help of reserves. The heights of
wytschaete were held against repeated
enemy attacks.
Caaal Positions Lost.
"West of Cambral early yesterday
(Saturday). In consequence of the loss
or tne canal positions (Canal du Nord)
on both sides of Marquion in Friday's
iignting, we withdrew our front from
open territory into rear positions on a
line from Arleux to Aublgny to west of
caniDrat and behind the canal (Scheldt)
southwest of Cambrai at Marcoing.
with a junction with the old line near
VUlers-Guislaln by way of Gonnelleu.
i ne movements were carried out
during the night undisturbed by the
enemy. In the morning the enemy for
a long time kept the evacuated terri
tory under fire. At midday he began
to press forward sharply and attacked
northwest of Cambrai with strong
forces. He was repulsed, as were also
attacks in the evening directed against
our lines south of Marcoing.
Lines W ithdrawn.
"Between the Ailette and the Aisne
we withdrew our lines without enemy
interference behind the Oise-Alsne
canal between Anizy-Le-Chateau, on
the Ailette, and Bou-rg, on the Aisne.
The movement, which had been pre
pared for some days, was carried
out according to plan and was not dis
turbed by the enemy.
"There were successful forefield en
gagements west of the Suippe (Cham
pagne). Between the Suippe and the
Aisne and 'between Argonne and the
Meuse the enemy continud his strong
attacks. They were especially heavy
yesterday and extraordinarily san
guinary for the enemy. Our troops
fighting In this region were of all the
German races and again fought mag
nificently, despite the heavy demands
made upon them in the last few days.
gaining complete defensive success.
Socresaes "Insignificant."
-The French, who attacked on the
wnoie iront between the Suippo and
the Aisne, at some places as many as
six times, were led by strong squadrons
oi armored cars, were thrown back In
desperate fighting. Their only success
consists In the capture of Somme Pv
and in small, insignificant indentations
ot our defense front.
In the Argonne. during the ntc-rit
before last, in consequence of the
enemy advance into the Aire vallev. we
kwlthdrew our line as far as the region
soutnwesr. oi ttinarville, southwest of
Apremont. v
Lines Pressed Back.
Against the eastern edge of the Ar
gonne forest and against the line of
Apremont - Cierges - Brieulles. they
launched many attacks, partly with
new divisions. They were able to gain
local successes near Apremont and east
of Cierges. They pressed back our
lines here early In the morning as far
as the Cunel and Fays woods, but here.
as wen as on tne remainder of the
front, attacks failed with very san
guinary losses as the result of our suc
cessful counter attacks.
Our battle echelons attacked with
great success the enemy storming east
of the Aire, and In yesterday's fighting
150 enemy tanks were destroyed.
Yesterday we shot down 32 enemy
airplanes and three captive balloons."
GIRL OFFERS HER SERVICES
Miss Seymour Ready to Work and
Release Man for War.
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 29. (Special.)
Miss Alberta Seymour, of Leaburg, Lane
County, wants to work where she can
help her country by releasing some man
for service in the Army or war industries.
Frank L. Armitage, Feder. labor
gent, recently announced that women
were to be listed to take the places of
men engaged in non-essential indus
tries. Miss Seymour . ead the announce
ment and has sent a letter to the agent
which is, in part, as follows:
"1 note that women are to be listed to
take the places of men. and I wish io
list my name. I am a strong, healthy
girl of 20 and used to outdoor work. Am
willing to do most anything to help win
the war."
8000 Armenians Deported.
BOSTON, Sept 28. The deportation
by the Turks of 8000 Armenians from
Alexandropol, Trans-Caucasia, and the
disarming of many Armenians In Gant
zak were reported to the Armenian
National Union of America today In a
cablegram from Dr. Aratian. presi
dent of the Armenian Council at Baku.
The district of Karaparh has not yet
been occupied by the Turks, the dis
patch adds.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
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TEXAS FLYER IS DARING
Captain Charles Tricket Brings Blaz
ing Machine to Earth.
WITH AMERICAN ARMT NORTH
WEST OF VERDUN. Sept. 23. (By the
Associated Press.) Captain Charles T.
Tricket, of Sander. Tex., acting as an
observer, today saved his own life and
that of his pilot by a thrilling exploit in
the air. The gasoline tank of the air
plane was set on fire by a German avia
tor's machine gun.
When the fire burst from the tank
between the seats of the pilot and the
observer. Captain Tricket made des
perate efforts to extinguish the flames
which the wind was forcing in his di
rection. To remain in his scat meant to
be burned to death.
Captain Trlckefs only recourse was
to climb out on the wing of the machine
and cling to the wires. This he did and
the pilot then, steered the machine
safely to earth.
iREEKS CHASE ROUTED'FOE
Prisoners In Veles Region Xumber
Several Tens of Thousands. .
PARIS, Sept. 29. The following Greek
official statement, dated Saturday, was
received here today:
"Greek cavalry Is advancing beyond
Veles In pursuit of the enemy, who Is
in rout. Prisoners number several tens
of thousands.
'The Greeks, co-operating frith the
British, are advancing on Petrlc Other
Greek units are marching toward the
Last, following the Belashltza Moun
tain range."
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MEMBERS ARE REBUKED
PROGRESS OX POWER Bill HELD
UP BY CALLS FOR QUORt-'M.
Representative Slma PraUea Republi
cans for Attendance and Desire
Not to Delay Measure.
WASHIXCTOX. Sept. 29. Frequent
calls for a 'quorum in the House yester
day held up progress on the administra
tion emergency power bill. Four calls
were made during the Session, with as
many as 200 members answering "pres
ent." though most of the time but a
small part of .them were in their seats.
Disturbed by the small attendance,
Representative Sims of Tennessee,
Democrat, in charge of the bill, called
members to task for their absence from
the chamber. His praise for the Kepub-
licans for attendance ana Tor not seek
ing to delay the measure led Represent
ative Nicholls of South Carolina, an
other Democrat, to Inquire whether the
Tennessee member was making a Dem
ocratic or Republican speech.
Mr. Sims answered by saying he was
"making a patriotic speech in the inter
est of the country."
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side, where it was surrounded by I
group of men attracted by the shoot
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CRESWELL BOY IS KILLED
Wilbur-AVright Dies When Shotgun
Is Discharged Accidentally.'
EUGE"E. 'Or.. Sept. 29. (Special.)
Wilbur Wright, son of John Wright, of
Wilbur Station, agred 16, was killed at
Cr:swell this afternoon, when he at
tempted t- take a loaded shotgun from
an automobile. The hammer of the gun
caught on a sack of chopped feed in the
car and the charge of shot entered the
boy's right lung.
Coroner Marion Vatch, who wa re
turning from Crater Lake, came upon
Official Report Tracking.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 29. Nothing- was
known officially in Berlin last night of
the reported resignation of Chancellor
Von Hertling, according to a dispatch
from there.
Seattle Soldier Wounded.
OTTAWA, OnL. Sept 29. The Can
adian casualty list issued tonight con
tains the name oi L. w. Veltch, Seattle.
Wash., who. was wounded,
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Fifteen
men of the Marine Corps have been
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by General Pershing for extraordinary
heroism in action. The citations were
received at the War Department today
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munication. The men decorated Include Sergeant
Louis Cukela, Joyce, Wash.; Corporal
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