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' ' i . . - ! . . - '. ELOPERS, 16 AND 13, WHOSE HAPPINESS IS SHORTLIVED IN FRENCH TAKE HILL; AIRMEN ARE ACTIVE ADVANCE TO SEA IS BATTLE OF 40 DAYS NEW YORK. 1 1 French Describe Operations Resulting in Establishing of Final Barrier. NEW ARMIES IN ACTION Official Historical Review Tells How Co-ordi nation or Three Al lies Finally Succeeded In Closing All Gaps. ' LONDON. March 18. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) The third installment of the historical review of the war, lemanating from French official sources and from the French viewpoint, has been received by the Associated Press. The French nar rative contains a long chapter on the "siege war from the Oise to the Vosges." which lasted from September 13 to November 30. Most or tne inci dents in this prolonged and severe war fare have been recorded in the daily bulletins. The operations were of secondary im. portance and were conducted on both sides with the same idea of wearing down the troops and the artillery of the opposing forces with the view of in fluencing the decisive result in the great theater of war in the north. The next chapter deals with "the rush to the sea." September 13 to octoDer it. "Ruiih to Sea" Besun. As early as September IS, the com mander-in-chief had directed our left army to have as important forces as possible on the right bank of the Oise, the report says. On September 17. he made that instruction more precise Dy ordering "a mass to be constituted on the left wins of our disposition, capa ble of coping with the outflankin mnrpmpnt of the enemv." Everything led us to expect that flanking movements for the Germans were lacking in invention. Indeed, their effort at that time tended to a renewal of their maneuver of August. In this parallel race the opponents were bound in the end to be stopped only by the sea; that is what happened about October 20. The Germans had an advantage over lis which is obvious from a glance at the map the concentric form of their front which shortened the length of their transports. In spite of this initial Inferiority, we arrived in time. From the middle ot September to the last week in October, flsihtlng went on con tinuously to the north of the Oise, but all the time we were fighting we were slipping northward. Freack Form Sew Armies. On the German side this movement brought into line more than IS new army corps (12 active army corps, six reserve corps, four cavalry corps). On our side it ended in the constitution of three fresh armies on our left and in the transport into the same district of the British army and the Belgian army from Antwerp. For the conception and realization of this fresh and extended disposition, the Frencli command, in the first place, had to reduce to a minimum the needs for effectives of our armies to the east of the Oise and a few to utilize to the utmost our means to transport. It suc ceeded in this when at the end of Octo ber the battle of Flanders opened, when the Germans, having completed the concentration of their forces, attempted with fierce energy to turn or to pierce our left, they flung themselves upon a resistance which inflicted upon them a complete defeat. The movement began on our aide oniy with the resources of the army which had held the left of our front during the battle of the Marne. re relnforced on September 15 by one army corps. Flanking Movement Inaugurated. This reinforcement not being suf ficient to hold the enemy's offensive (district of Vaudelincourt-Mouchy-Baugy). a fresh army was transported more to the left with the task "of acting against the German right wing in order to disengage its neighbor while preserving a flanking direction In its march in relation to the fresh -units that the nemy might be able to put into line." . To cover the detrainment of this fresh army in the district Clermont-"Reauvais-Boix, a cavalry corps and four territorial divisions were ordered to establish themselves on both banks of the Somme. In the wooded hills, however, which extended between the Oise and Lassigny, the enemy dis played increasing activity. Neverthe less, the order still further to broaden the movement towards the left was maintained while the territorial divis ions were to move toward Bethune and Aublgny. The march to the sea went on. From the 21st to the 26th all our forces were engaged in the district "Lassigny-Roye-Peronne with alterna tions of reverse and success. It was the first act of the great struggle which was to spead as it went on. On the 26th the whole of the sixth German army was deployed against us. We retained all our positions, but could do no more. Consequently there was still the risk that the enemy by means of a fresh afflux of forces might succeed in turn tuff us. Second Army Is Deployed. Once more reinforcements, two army eorps, were directed no longer on Beau vais, but towards Amiens. The front was then again to extend. A fresh army was constituted more to the north. From -September 30 onwards we could rot but observe that the enemy, al ready strongly posted on the plateau of Thicpval. was continually slipping "his forces from south to north and everywhere confronting us with re markable energy. Accordingly on October 1 two cav alry corps were directed to make a leap forward and. operating on both banks of the Scarpe, to put themselves in touch, with the garrison of Dunkirk, which, on its side, had pushed forward as far as Douai. But on October 2 and t the bulk of our fresh army was strongly attacked In the district of Arras and l.ens. Confronting it were two corps of cavalry, the guards, four active army corps and two reserve corps. A fresh French army corps was immediately transported and detrained in the LUle district Idea of Retreat Pnt Aside. Once more the attacks became more pressing, and on October 4 it was a cuestion whether, in view of the en emy's activity both west of Oise and south of the Somme and also to the north, a retreat would not have to be made. General Joffre resolutely put this hypothesis aside and ordered the offensive to be resumed with the re inforcements that had arrived. In the Arras district the position was fai-lv good. Between the Olso and Arras we were holding our own only with difficulty. Finally to the north on the "L.11: e-Ks tal res-Mervt lie-H azebrouck Cassel front, our cavalry and our ter ritorials had their work cut out against eight divisions of German cavalry with ' ' i ' - - f I m - S8l:ttl. fe '.a i. R I a! &." " 1v , M - Ki.J- rJ& s"'4 ' -sJ iff lv .xi ' I'? 1 4 . A ALSTON CUBTIN AND GRACE BOWIES, WHO FLED FROM WASHIXUT t. C. ON, very strong infantry supports. It was at this moment that the transport of the British army to the northern the ater of operations began. Field Marshal French had, as early as the end of September, expressed the wish to see his army resume its initial place on the left of the allied armies. In onlta nt thp H t f f i 0 1 1 1 t i AS Which SUCh a removal involved, owing to the in tensive use ot tne railways oy our ou units. General Joffre decided, at the h.?innini. nf ilctiihor tn meet the Mar shal's wishes and to have the British army removed from the Aisne. British Seek Joia Bel-clans. It was clearly 'specified that on the nnrthprn terrain the British army should co-operate to tne same end as ourselves the stopping of the lerman .'i,- Tn nthr tArmn. thA British army was to prolong the front of the gen eral disposition wiuiuiu uira, ..- . ... ..... . - B ..im-. ut Tn i;s i ! 1 1 ft and at the same time seeking touch with the Belgian army. : But the detraining took longer than 11UU UCCII . 1 " i - - '- 1. a'.u - " sible to attack the Germans during the time wnen mey naa oniy tamny iw the Lille district and farther to the north. There remained the Belgian army. On leaving Antwerp on October 9 the Belgian army, which was covered by 8000 British bluejackets and 6000 French bluejackets, at first wienaea 10 ..ft.A a foi- tn thA n nr-t i an ( ' u 1 n i M but afterward determined to make a stand in Belgian territory. Unfor tunately tne condition 01 me Belgian tKnnnc .vhaltRtori Kv A HtrUtTirla of more than three months, did not allow any immediate nopes 10 oe uaseu. on thATn Thi situation weighed on our plans and delayed their execution. French Army of Belgium Formed. -i.. .i v. 11 .a (i u c t w ri the front. Ypres-Messlnes-Neuve Eglise-Merville- Lestrem-KlcneDourg; omn vasn- w . i 1 1.' u .. . maHA nrnprMR tn the east LJIO . V L 1. T. w u.uuw f "n" of Ypres. On the 18th our cavalry even reached Kouiers ana ui ieiut was now evident that. In view of the continual reinforcing of the German right, our left was not capable of main taining the advantages obtained dur , faw Aava To attain our end and make our front inviolable a fresh effort was necessary, inaiw fort was immediately made by the dis . , . . i r.r thA T.vsi of con- siderable French forces, which formed the French army of Belgium. The French army of Belgium con sisted, to begin with, of two territorial divisions, four divisions ot cavairj, t-.au a naval brigade. Directly after its -. .i it ..-o o ntrinptheQd bv COnBUtuuuu, .i. : ' - elements from other points on the frn.1.... .D n'mniAteii the strategic maneuvers defined by the instructions of the general-ln-cniei on kh""'"" 11 and developed during the five fol lowing weeks. Barrier Established at Last. A . . . i nr mi, 1 ft hounded BIX t,H lfL tl V 1 - - w. . . . it., hi. thA nv(in district. weeKs eaiiio - " . ' rested on Nieuport, thanks to the suc cessive deployment of five fresh armies three French armies, the British army and the Belgian army. Thus the co-ordination decided upon bv the general-in-chief attained its end. -L A.tahlished. It re mained to maintain it against the enemy's offensive. "'f ject and the result of the battle of 'landers, October a m ""'" SEEKERS 0FHEIRS CURBED Insicction of Washington Inherit ance Tax Files Barred. -r-xr-r-tT a Morfrl 27. (SOG- UUI.rlA, -' ' ' " clal Inheritance tax ftles of the state hereafter will not be open for gen- -i v. Wac-hlnf tnri Tax erai lnspecuuii, - . : Commission has decreed. The action is intended to euro tne acuvuy vi : - v. : v. motrA a rilimlTIPSS of DfO- panies uiv-n s -- . vidins long-lost heirs from the old country for estates wnica yrwvts du ncienly valuable. Several companies nare nucmjicu keep complete flies on all estates on rAnnrtR. Bar. wniun iuo ot' -w - - ring one of the attorneys this week wno sougni 10 onus mo w . . j-. : -DBaftA that whilA rp- ine v,QiumiBaivii , , ports were publio property and would . i i j An attata fnc which DO lUnilBUCU AJf ;a-vw - - - nraa milA fllAR WHUld llOt bfi ODell for general inspection. Roscburg Committee Named. T.J X- t- . uai " . . v . : . . - . T W Perkins. Joseph Michelli, S. S. Joseph son and Harry Pearce was appointed yesteraay i n tin &e iur i-no uomiuni to be tendered S. A. Kendall, of Pitts burg, on his arrival -here next week. New piano on 10 days' free trial. Phone Main 5323. Sen wan Piano Co.. Ill Fourth, street. Adv. ' B0Y16,GIRLI5,EL0PE Cupid Determined to Win Even on $5 Weekly. CONFIDENCE BETRAYS PAIR Tale of Flight From AVasliington Told to Travelers' Aid Agent Makes Happiness Sbort-liived. Youth Kecord Broken. NEW TOHK. March 27. (Special.) "She suggested it and I was game." is the way Alston Curtin, 16, explains his elonement with Grace Bowles, 15, from Washington, 1. C. He and his sweet heart are being held temporarily while the officers of the organization are awaiting word from the parents. This couple breaks the record for youthful ness in eloping. Grace already had ' been graduated from srrammer school. Alston still has a year of the course to complete, but the prospect of single lire am not ap peal to them, and they decided to elope. Their available funds totaled 75 cents between them. But Alston, equal to the occasion, went to a good friend of his, put the matter squarely before him and Uncle Sam has jl4 less in the Postal Savings Bank. The train brought them to New York, but there their happiness was short lived, for an agent of the Travelers' Aid Society learned their story in cpnfidence and betrayed them to the Children's Aid Society. The lovers, however, that they will marry as soon as the bars and technicalities of legal pro cedure will allow them. Alston is quite sure he can support a wife, for he can easily "get a job for five dollars a week." GOOD ROADS DAY MAY 26 Committees to Concentrate Efforts in Eastern Lewis County. , MORTON. Wash.. March 27. (Spe cial.) President F. S. Thompson, of the Citizens' League of Eastern Lewis County has named Wednesday. May 26, as good roads day in Eastern. Lewis County. He has appointed committees, dividing the territory into 16 sections. All the way from east of Lewis, which is situated the farthest east of any town in Lewis County, to the Mineral vicinity and the Bremer and Highland Valley sections, men will on that day use their teams and shovels. Nearly 73 men have been appointed on the committees. They will see to it that the work is planned ahead, so that there will be no wasted efforts. The territory includes a stretch nearly 50 miles long. Masons Greet Officer at Ontario. ONTARIO. Or.. March 27. (Special.) One hundred Masons from Vale. Nyssa, Payette and New Plymouth met here last night to greet W. C. Bristol, of Portland, grand master of Oregon. The event was a notable one in Ma sonic circles of Eastern Oregon, for it was the first time a grand master had visited this section since the grand lodire was organized. For Rent Nicely Furnished Home Will rent nicely furnished home to responsible parties. It's well located, 8 rooms, on West Side and a home for nice people. Give name and phone number. BC 678, Oregonian. Disputed Crest of Hartmann's Weilerkopf, in Vosges Dis trict, Is Captured. GUNS SET ARRAS. AFIRE Bomb-Tlirowing Characterizes Op erations in Argonue, but Infan try Rests Both Sides Take Aviator Prisoners. LONDON, March 27. Capture by the French of an important position in the Vosges, the main height of Hartmann's Weilerkopf, which is asserted by Paris i .. ,t ... -Rprltn . nd activity on the part of aviators on both sides were the teamres oi ine uan-m ijr on the western front in France and Flanders. - Both sides tell of the capture of - - . i. - irroni-h Airmen aVIUlUI 3 U 1.1.13 tin.ii.j- - dropped bombs on Bapaume and Strass- burg Friday. Tne uerman account, naj u a-Frenchman was forced to come down near Arras. German aviators bombard ed both Calais and Dunkirk and dropped several bombs on the Town of Wilier, northwest of Thann. It was at Badonviller that the French say they brought down a German areoplane, capturing the pilot and the observer. Arras Set on Fire by Artillery. The early French official report to day said: "During the night of March 26-27 the Germans bombarded Arras with shells of all calibers. Fire broke out in Ar ras, but it was quickly extinguished. The fighting has been going on at La Boiselle under conditions favorable to the French. "In the Argonne district in the vi cinity of Bagatelle there has been bomb-throwing from one line to the other, although no infantry attacks have taken place. - "After an energetic engagement, which lasted for several days, the French troops ware successful . in reaching the top of Hartmanns Wellerkops. which tliey captured frdm the Germans. "The French also made progress on the northeastern and southeastern flanks of the main army, taking more prisoners, including several officers. TV... 1 ''i..... ....... V. (i . . u i Vi'j tijfn.ioil Imnnr. tant war material and left numerous dead on these battlefields, rne r rencn losses were inconsiderable. r hiMr.n Ktlliid tiv Bombs. "A German aviator dropped several bombs on tne town oi wilier, norm west of Thann. Three little children wno niiicu. The official report issued tonight said: "The day passed quietly all along the front, the enemy snowing no activity. A German aeroplane, which had thrown 1 1. I 1 1. vatrlnr txf Tl& firm 1 1 Al. a. uuuiu in i-ii" i v. was brought down by us. The pilot ana ODserver were ulijluicu. BERLIN, March 27, by wireless to Say- vllle. N. 1. The German general smi today gave out a report on the prog ress ot the fighting, as follows: "In the Vosges the French yesterday evening occupied the top of Hart-manns-Weilerkopf. on the edge of a height held by German troops. "French aviators yesterday threw bombs at Bapaume and Strassburg without doing any military damage. In Bapaume 11 Frenchmen were killed and 22 severely wounded. "A French aviator was compelled to come to the ground at a point north west of Arras and wo dropped a few bombs on Calais." Columbia Ferry Proposed. ELLENSBURG, Wash., March 27. (Special.) H. u. AiciMeu, -ounvy missioner, was called to Vantage, Wash., by the Grant County Commis- nnnaiap nuttine- a ferry BlUUBia iw f " In operation across the Columbia River at that point for the transportation of tourists of the Sunset Highway. Sev eral members or tne gooa naus iUn. mittee of the Ellensburg Commercial Club went with the party to make an inspection. Fair Secretary to Be Named. OLTMPIA, Wash., March 27. (Spe cial.) The advisory board of the State Department of Agriculture will meet i w ATnnfinv and is expected to choose a secretary 'for the State Fair at North Yakima. xne piaco offered to Frank Meredith, secretary of the Oregon State Fair, it is said, but whether the board can meet Mr. Mere dith's salary request is uncertain. There are several North Yakima can didates for the position. We Are Ready for You With That New Easter Suit And we want you to see what Hart Schaffner & Marx ' have produced for us this season. They're the snap piest clothes you ever looked at. See the new Glen Urquhart plaids, the new overchecks, tarlton stripes, etc Ask the salesman to show you VARSITY FIFTY-FIVE. It's a new model. Many other more conservative. Examine the all-wool fabrics, the fine workmanship, the fit. See yourself in one of thesesuita. $18 to $35 Saml Rosenblatt &Co. The Men's Shop for Quality and Service. Northwest Corner Third and Morrison CbsnWrt Hart SduflW Mam "Multnnmfth" llt Thi. Hr-1 $- "SALES DAY" WINNER Great Interest- Manifested in Albany's Special Feature. a charge of assisting two girls to es cape from the State School at Grand Mound, was dismissed yesterday by Justice Charles Hoss, after Kerr had spent four days in the county jail. The matron of the school refused to appear against Kerr, In whose room the school uniforms of the runaways were found secreted. GOVERNOR LAUDS FARMING Large Amount of Property Changes Hands, Including Animals and Farm Machinery and Many Come From hong Distances. . ALBANY, Or., March 27. (Special.) :With people present from all parts of the surrounding country, Albany to day celebrated its second monthly pub lic sales day. It was declared a great success and it is estimated that about $1500 worth of property changed hands. Governor Wlthycombe was present and addressed a big audience in the afternoon. He urged more stock raising and more attention to agricul tural pursuits as a leading step in the upbuilding of Oregon. His talk was entirely along agricultural lines and his only reference to politics was when he characterized the last Legislature as the best in the history of the state in legislating In the interest of the farmers. The Governor was intro duced by Li. M. Curl, Mayor of Albany. Governor "Wlthycombe arrived at noon and was escorted to his hotel, where he took luncheon with a com mittee of which Alfred C. Schmitt was chairman. The Albany High School band preceded the automobile which carried him to the sales headquarters at Second and Washington streets. He left at 6 o'clock for Corvallls. To attend today's sale people came from all parts of Linn County, from the northwestern part of Benton and from as far south as Junction City in Lane County. A man from the latter city sold a team which brought the highest price of the day. Due to good farming weather the number of farmers present was less than at the first sale a month ago, but there was a much larger per centage of people who actually came to buy rather than through curiosity. The amount of goods sold was less than at the first sale, but a higher class iDf goods changed hands, includ ing many horses, some cattle and hogs, a large number of chickens and great quantities of farm machinery, wagons, buggies, cream separators, sewing ma chines and musical instruments. The most unique article offered was a par rot, which brought J5. A. L. Fisher, chairman of the sales day committee, presided, and Ben T. Sudtell was auctioneer. School Bscape Case Dismissed. CENTRALIA, Wash., March 27. (Special.) The case against Robert Kew, arrested earlier In the week on River and Harbor Address Booked. CENTRALIA, Wash.. March 27. (Special.) W. D. Lyman, of Walla Walla, a director of the National Riv ers and Harbors Congress, will deliver an address in Centralia Monday night, in which he will explain the work ings of that organization. It is ex pected that he will discuss the pro nosed dredging of theChehalls River, which would make it navigable from the Twin Cities to Grays Harbor. Oakville to Clean Vp on Tuesday. CENTRALIA. Wash., March 27. (Special.) Mayor Miller has declared next Tuesday as cleanup day in Oak- You Can't Brush or Wash Out Dandruff vllle. All More will clone in the aft ernoon. A hall'-hollday will be declared in the schoulH also. ii that tho chil dren ran lend n hmid In the work. MAJESTIC THEATRE i J f The only sure way to get rid of dan druff is to dissolve it, then you destroy it entirely. To do this, get about four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it In gently with the .finger tips. Do this tonight, and by morning most if not all of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applica tions will completely dissolve and en tirely destroy every single sign and trace of It, no matter how much dan druff you may have. Tou will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop at once and your hair will be fluffy, lus trous, glossy, silky and soft, anl look and feel a hundred times better. You can get liquid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive and never fails to do the work. Adv. Kuhn's Wonderful Discovery Painless dentistry, one of the most wonderful discoveries; guarantees all workmanship to be absolutely painless or money refunded. SPECIAL RATES UNTIL APRIL 13l Full Plate trold Crowns Silver Killings 5? Uold Filling 81. OO Painless Kuhn Established Twenty-Six Years. Ger man Spoken. 'itVt Morrison, Corner First. LEE MILLER SANATORIUM For the private care and treatment of patieniS SUneriI I rurn memm iiw eases, alcoholic and drug addictions. Lee Miller, Tabor 50T7. SOI K, 8Sd St N., Portland. Oregon. A - A m V C l 4 i YM easier men's wear exclusive articles for men imported especially for easter knox and monroe hats $3, $4 and $5 in all the snappy, exclusive spring blocks vffip knox silk hats $10 in the new brilliant ton $1.50, $2 to $10 silk hose phoenix, m'callum, onyx and wayne 50c to $2.50 attractive neckwear in unusual patterns, just five days from fifth avenue 50c, $1, $1.50 to $5 novelties in semi dress gloves with black embroidered backs, for the easter promenade $2 and $2.25 knox hat agents mm TI sT lr Q El 331 Washington street near broadway MR. A.XO MK. VKIIn CASi'l.K AT M VJU51 It . Perhaps the two trrratest esnoncnla of the mociirn iIiiiktm are Dolly and Vernon CaMle, originators of the " clety dances as they are iuni-ed today. They have appeared on the Keith anl Orpheum circuits In vaudeville anil have now transferred their art lo hii screen. They will he hi the Ms lent i Theater for one week beginning toila. The rtlm is in one reel and fhnws tlm two ereatest darn-em lit a series of thn most popular forms of the noneiy dances. Tim TniirfOt Maklve. Hreni lienne. One-Step. 1 lisl laliun Waltl hihI the famous Cnstle Walk will be shown. Mrs. Castle, who Is noted for hrr ex quisite (iowns. will no rloulit he a rren t attraction lo the hundred of I'm tl.tinl people who have either ween or read of the fnmiMis I'aPlles. Retired Georgia Filter's Advice- to Kfdnsy" Sufferers Regarding the wonderful curallve merits of your f wamp-llont, I rannol say too much, .fler sufieilnu severely for three years or more with aevero pains caused hy weak kidneys, I was finally Induced to try Swirap-ilonl through a testimonial I read In one of the nawspapcrs. I In such condition that I was oblige! to urine from mv bed six or eishl time every night, i purchased a fifty-rent boulo and before it was used 1 felt no much relief that I purchased a one-dollHr bottle and by the time this was taken the old pains had left my bark and 1 could sleep the whole night through. I am a retired planter, VO years of . and owing- to Dr. Kilmer's Swsmp-Hoot I am in the brut of health and fcol llks a boy. I am always glad to recom mend Swamp-Koot to those who sre in need of It. Sincerely ynur.. e. e. vssr.nv, Bowersvllle, lis. Personally appeared before me. tljs Sth of September, 1909. C. K. Ussery. who subscribed tho above statement and made oath that the samo la true In substance and in fact. T. H. McLAXrS, Notary Hubk. Letter to nr. Kilmer & Co., niBghamloi. V. Hroe What swsmp-Hsot V. in Us for i on. Send ten cents to Or. Kilmer A Co.. Einghamton. N. Y.. for a saitt-,o rUo I .. - If I pnniin-A aiivnne. TOU UULIIU. l. " - will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about tne manejn i ki.M., Wlion uTltlnr. be S'iro and mention The Portland Sunday Ore gonian. Regular ritty-reni ami dollar size bottles for sh1 at all drug stores. Adv. tmma'a Oalfr Teatmaal l o' a to rll or coatayoMwomin. i ": ,n-- "' ly for vwirs ata endorsul by InAmg husinewi iwl ot thia eicT- Cannot poanibly burn); in not inlw. ixarowiuiar aina hwm " - - ... Aunt Emma's Co..t'1adii St..VVaBlia.li1.