- - , . - TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10,' 1919. . : i 7c j . . ? i.'i .- I A1 i - VICTORIOUS STAND AT MARPJE RELATED Genera! Mc Alexander Tells How His Men Turned Tide. FLANKS LEFT EXPOSED Ex-Commandant at O. A. C. De clares lie Disobeyed Orders to Put Troops on Marne Banks. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Dec. 18. Brigadier General U. G. McAlexander, ex-commandant at the Oregon Agricultural college, four times decorated and more numerously cited, who com manded the Thirty-eighth United States infantry at the second battle of the Marne, before members of the National Press club Friday night de scribed the record of that celebrated regiment which won for It the cher ished Bobriquet "The Rock of tne Alarne." To the American enlisted man he pave the honor and the meed of praise, because his men stood, while others on every side fell back. Only the imprints of the points of the star remained on his uniform to show the rank to which the officer who came to the Oregon Agricultural college In 1906 as captain had at tained during the war, the eagle of the regular establishment having replaced the general insignia. Across his breast, however, three and a half rows of ribbons and two gold wound stripes spoke for his part in the great defensive action a part played on the Marne and later in the Argonne in such a way as to have caused it to be said that of the three American military geniuses de veloped by the war. he was one. Rib bons of the United States distingu ished service cross, the French croix de guerre with two palms one of which is significant of his office in the French legion of honor and an Italian citation, had their places among the colorful mass on his left breast. Of these he didn't speak. Hia steel blue eyes flashed and his chin snapped decisive English, however, when he related the experiences of the cited Thirty-eighth when it more than met the Germans on midnight, July 14, 1918, in the fifth and last of the great offensives launched by the enemy. Graphic Deacrlption. Given. General McAlexander' s description was graphic. With his large wall maps he. showed the formation of his own organization a single regiment destined before the engagement was over to fight nine German regiments. He told of the American soldier's facility of matching his wits against the bosch to the amazement and, sur prise even of the French themselves. "STou may believe it, but it isn't true that all men are brave." the general said, as he pictured the situa tion when the first shells began to arrive in rapid order. "In war It is generally calculated that if you lose 10 to 30 per cent you are done for. The Thirty-eighth was taught differ ently and acted differently although the outfit was without experience save for two officers when we moved up in JIay. Every man was taught that he might be killed, but never whipped; that a man is never whipped unless he wills it. That was our preparation during the six weeks be fore the second battle, of the Marne began at midnight." General McAlexander apologized for the one thing he boasted about. "There, is one thing we boast about," he said. "That is that we visualized things so thoroughly that the Ger mans had nothing to surprise us with. Where mustard gas fell we knew they wouldn't come, where tear gas or phosgene fell we could figure the time until they would try It." General McAlexander dealt in the permissible retorts courteous which passed between the superior and sub ordinate commanding officers. "We had been told to maintain an elastic defense along the river, but you can simply say 'damn an elastic defense." If there, was any place we could stop them it was at the river, and they couldn't get through an un fordable river if American gunners lined the bank, watching literally every foot of that water in our sector. The 38th gunners were there. "I recalled during the days of prep aration that years ago when I was a lieutenant, I read Von Moltke's Problems' and one of the problems he discussed was how to cross a river. That was the one thing I re membered that night, and I disobeyed orders and took up positions along the river. The bosch didn't cross in our sector." The 38th accounted for more than 6000 Germans in killed, wounded and captured; the 38th lost, roughly, about 750 in killed and wounded. It lost no guns. Railhead In Guarded. It held a neck of valuable ground the apex of which was an American railhead and supply base, while others on each side were forced to retire, the French to the right having begun to pull out within an hour or two after the bombardment started and the 30th and other American troops on the left gradually retiring later, until the 38th had Germans to the front, to the right and to the left of them, and at one stage to the back of them. By shifting reserves, counter attacks were carried out even when, in the ordinary course of events, allied orders threatened to lay a barrage which would have been fatal. After four grueling days and nights and the German jig was up, the 38th crossed and practically annihilated two Grenadier regiments and other wise distinguished itself In such a manner that it was cited as a regi ment, this- citation accounting for one of the palms which General Mac Alexander wears upon his croix de guerre. 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Petticoats 84.95 5.95 6.95 12.95 Jersey and taffeta in plain and change able effects. Almost any color you could wish. HOLLY SPOILED BY FROST AXXl'AL HARVEST RCIXED WHEX BERRIES TURN BLACK. Holiday Foliage Scarce and Com mands Record Price, as De mand Is Best Ever. Wise, indeed, was the commercial holly grower who had the foresight to clip his hedge or trees the first day of the blizzard, and it is to him that local florists owe the small quantity of nearly perfect branches they now have in stock. For the first time in the memory of Portland evergreen merchants the biting cold wind ruined the red berries, leaving withered and blackened clusters in their place. Some local florists go so far as to say that practically all of this year's holly crop was damaged, while others maintain that less than 50 per cent of it suffered. The fact remains that the greens are unfit for shipment to California and some of the largest dealers in shrubbery have been forced to cancel orders from the south. This year the demand from out-of-town greatly increased and florists had an ticipated turning their bushes into veritable gold mines. Owing to the storm, all greens are scarce this week. Misletoe is of poor quality and few have ventured forth iiito the snow drifts after Oregon Albany Reports Potatoes Frozen. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 18. (Special.) Reports from various sections of the county indicate that large quantities of potatoes were frozen during the recent record-breaking zero weather. Some farmers have suffered rather heavy losses in this respect. NO MATTER WHERE YOU BUY BUY EARLY IN THE MORNINGS THEN A MERRY XMAS v - - -X 1 William T. Foster, wfco bus re- t alined M president of Reed college. I grape. Christmas trees will bring a fancy price this year, owing prin cipally to the difficulty in securing them. Less of the holiday foliage will probably be seen in the business dis tricts but the size of orders received indicates that plenty will be used in the homes and it is estimated that Christmas business will be 20 per cent better than last year. Holly would have been of unusually good quality but for the storm. Even that damaged by the cold appears good for several days before the berries turn black. PRESIDENT FOSTER QUITS (Continued From First Page.) Wolverton, W. M. Ladd, W. P. Olds and James B. Kerr. " In taking action for the increase In administrative membership and the creation of the board of repents the trustees declare that the usefulness of the college will be enhanced by the step. Governing- this action a by-law was adopted which prescribes the duties and powers of the new board, includ ing1 the authority to elect or dismiss the president or members of the fac ulty, to control and direct the curric ulum and educational policy, and otherwise to function in administra tive capacity. The statement by Dr. T. L. Kliot, president of the board of trustees, re garding the resignation of Dr. Foster, follows: President William T. Foster, who hai been at the head of Reed college since it was founded In 1011. has resigned. When President Foster accepted this position in 1010, he was one of the youngest college presidents in the country. It Is largely due tto rvb 'initiative and daring of the young college president, combined with his knowledge of educational administration, that Red college lias rapidly made a place for Itself in the academic world. The high standard of scholarship has received recog nition in many ways by the records made by Reed graduates In graduate study and professional schools and by the recogni tion given by other institutions to credits earned at Reed college. From the outset Reed college has been a pioneer in adopting a progressive pro gramme for college administration. Free Lectures Conducted. With a view to allowing the fullest pos sible use of the college to the citizens of Portland the college began its first year to offer a series of free lectures known as Reed extension courses. During the war the college gave two official government courses In employment management, at the request of the war Industries board, and at the request of the Red Cross a course for civilian relief workers. Presi dent Foster was sent to France during tho war as one of the first Inspectors sent by the war work council of the American Red Cross. He spent three months in Eng land and France. He visited ail the Red Cross stations, every American army camp then established, and a large section of the front lines. On his return to America he gave 150 addresses in SO cities on the coast and In the middle west. Under the direction of President Foster , a special barracks was built at Reed col- i lege and a group of 1(7 students were en rolled In the S. A. T. C. The college made an enviable war record. Of all the male students enrolled on April 0, 1013. who were eligible for military service, 80 per cent entered the service. Of these. 73 per cent entered by voluntary enlistment. Thirty-six per cent of the Reed students In the army and navy became commis sioned officers. The college released 50 per cent of Its faculty for war work and all other teachers gave part time to war work. War Work Is Reviewed. Not only In his war work has Presi dent Foster shown his Interest In public affairs. He was the second president of the Oregon Social Hygiene society, an or ganization which has been nationally rec ognized for its wisdom and sanity and re sults. He has served on the committees on schools and on city planning of the cham ber of commerce and on the committee on advertising law and ethics of the Ad club. He was chairman of a committee on com mercialized pleasure resorts, appointed by the mayor of Portland. He was active In the campaign for Oregon dry. Throughout his administration President Foster has worked for the close connec tion between the college and the city. He has encouraged a wide usa of the buildings and equipment of the college by the com munity. One example of this Is his offer to the city of the use of the gymnasium. athletic field and tennis courts for a city playground during the summer. Besides his participation In public affairs he has had a genuine Interest In the individual. students of Reed college. Many a young man and young woman has been encour aged and aided to complete a college edu cation by the personal interest of Presi dent Foster. Board Issura Statement. The statement of the board of trus tees concerning the change in ad ministrative organization is as fol lows: The trustees of Reed institute announce an Important change in the management of Reed college. Heretofore the affairs of the college have been directed by the board of five trustees named in the will of Mrs. Simeon G. Reed, and their successors. The trustees, conceiving that the use fulness of the college may be increased by calling to their assistance a larger num ber of those Interested in higher education and the training of the young men and women of this community, have created a board of regents to whom they have com mitted exclusive control and direction of the educational policy of Reed college. The board of regenta so created consists of 11 persons made up of the five trustees and six others elected by them. The six regenta chosen are Albert E. Doyle, Forrest S. Fisher, Mrs. Elliott R. Corbett, R, L. Sabin, E. B. MacNaughton and Dr. Laurence T. Selling, to serve for terms of two, four and six years. The trustees who are ex-of-ficio members of the board of regents are Dr. T. Li. Eliot, Judge Charles E. Wolver ton, W. M. Ladd, W, P. Olds and James B. Kerr. The purpose of this change In the plan of management Is to enable Reed college more fully to establish Itself as an Institu tion of the city of Portland and by Increas ing the number of those responsible for its activities to Insure the adoption of the wisest educational policy and a policy best adapted to the needs of this community. Phone your want ads to the Orego nlan. Main 7070, A 60U5. ROBBEH'S WIFE IS MUTE MRS. CLARK, OFFERED LIBER TY, WON'T TELL OX HUSBAND. Woman Brought From I'ortland Is Held at Spokane While Offi cers Seek. Her Husband. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. IS. (Spe cial.) Although promised her liberty if she would Uivulgre the whereaDouts of her husband. Let a Clark, alias Eeth Hartman, aged 20, wife of Ches ter Clark, alias Leo Hartman, who is alleged to have robbed the Union Park bank last Saturday, refused to make any. statement concerning him today. Mrs. Clark was brought here from Portland last night by Detective Thompson. It is said that she had $595 of the bank's money when searched there. This money is held in evidence. Mrs. Clark is charged with being an accessory to the rob bery. According to Mrs. Clark, her maiden name was Let a Henney and her home was at Camas, Wash. She stated she married Clark two years ago at Ste venson, Wash. She said she knew of the robbery of the bank at Hillsboro, Or., for which Clark was sentenced to not more than ten years in the Oregon state penitentiary. He was commit ted to the institution on August 14, 1919, and escaped exactly one month later. After Clark's escape he Joined her in Portland, Mrs. Clark says, and to gether they came to Cpokane from Portland. She declined to make any statement regarding anything that happened. cial.) The destruction by fire of the Columbia Lumber company at Han senville, 16 miles southeast of this city, is reported today. Only a few minor articles were saved from the building. Murder Suspect Is Gold Hill Boy. GOLD HILL. Or.. Dec. 18. (Spe cial.) Hugh Moore, the 18-year-old youth charged with being implicated in the murder' last May of a watch man at Paso Robles. Cal.. and whose trial is being held at San Luis Obispo, is a former Gold Hill boy. He was born at Gold Hill and his father, W. D. Moore, lives on Evans creek, 'nine miles west of Gold Hill. The lad be- eame incorrigible and left home only a shtfrt time before the crime. Plumbers Busy at Eugene. EUGENE. Or. Plumbers of Eu material with every shop has ders that will turn to be filled, residences suffe ing water pipe in the city is making repairs. Dec. 18. (Special.) gene are all short of which to work, and a long string of or have to await their Hundreds of Eugene red damage by burst- s and every plumber working long hours cial school election to authorize the school board to sell the old school building and grounds in the business center of Gold Hill to the city. The grounds consist of an entire block and the building Is in good repair. The city proposes to park the ground!. on which are growing splendid speci mens of the native pine, oak and ma drona, and plans to remodel the build ing into city quarters, public library and assembly-room. P-ead The Oregonlan classified ad. Gold Hill School Election, Called. GOLD HILL. Or.. Dec. 18. (Spe cial.) Notices are out calling a spe- Lumber PI au-f 1) estroyed. THE DALLES. Or.. Dec. 18. 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