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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. And, this is why the 38th
was called the "Rock of the Marne."
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$55.00
$69.50
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Scarfs S52.15
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$49.50 Scarfs S37.15
$75.00 Scarfs 56.25
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Scotch Mole
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$110.00 SCARFS at 82.50
$125.00 . SCARFS at 93.75
Marmot
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$97.50 COATEES at S65.00
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$27.50 Skunk Scarfs 13.75
$12.50 Black Coney at 6.25
$35 Black Lynx Muffs. 17.50
$45 Sable Squirrel Muffs, $22.50
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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
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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. (Spe-
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IN THE MORNINGS
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CUT1CURA HEALS
FUL PIMPLES
On Brother s Scalp. Itched
andBurnei Lost Sleep.
"First a slight rash came on my
brother's scalp and then pimples,
and they soon spread on bis whole
head. They caused much pain and
bis scalp was very sore and red.
They both itched and burned which
made him fretful, and he also lost
much sleep. He lost all his hair on
the infected part.
"Then we tried Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and now he is completely
healed." (Signed) Miss E. A. Berger,
74 East Road, Prospect Hill, Tacoma,
Wash-, Dec 23, 1918.
. Use Cuticura Soap, Ointment and
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