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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, 31 ARCH 23, 1917. FRENCH TAKE FORTS OfJ HUIDENBURG LINE Outposts of Defensive System of La Fere Occupied by Attackers. BRITISH CAPTURE ROISEL Advance Carries Forces to Seven Miles East " of Peronne Ger- - man Position Precarious in Many Places. ' PARTS, March 24. Two of tne ad-. ance forts In the defensive system of Ia Fere, a strong point on the Hinden burg lino, have been captured by the 'reneh, who- aslo have occupied the west bank, of the River Olse from the outskirts of La Fere as far north as Vendeull, a distance of about four miles. The new French suocess is chronicled in the official report tonight, which adds that several villages on the east bank of the Ailette River also have been taken, the German rear guards being driven back. LONDON, March iT-The British have occupied the village of-Roisel in the fc'omme, according to the official report tonight. Rolsel is seven miles east of Peronne. Heavy fighting took place at Beaumetz-Lei Cambrai. where the Ger mans, la a strong attack, gained a foot ing. By a counter-attack the British again drove them out. PARIS, March 24. The allies contin ued to forge ahead on the center od extreme right and made substantial progress yesterday In the direction of 1st. Quentin and La Fere in the teeth, of German determined resistance. French Bring Up Artillery. Notwithstanding . the . efforts of the Germans to destroy the roads as they retired the allies have managed to bring up a good force of all but their heaviest artillery, ana tne guns are again busy after a long rest. The pressure of the French, from St. Quentin to the Alsne Is so powerful that it begins to seem doubtful. In the ODinion of the French military critics. as to whether the Germans will be able to hold on to the so-called Hlndenburg line. The Invaders have opened the sluioes at La Fere, apparently feeling that their chances of holding the town are not good now that the French have sot a footing on the high ground in the Jussv region, northeast of Tergnier. If General Kivelle Is able to establish himself in this position his guns will command La Fere. Further south the French are making olid progress against the five-mile salient covering St. Gebaln ana formed by the lower Coucy forest. German Wins; Exposed. The columns here are. working hand In hand with columns operating north east of Solssons. In the direction of Laon. The latter made continuous prog ress today and their advance exposes the left extremity of the German line at St. Gobain to the risk of being out flanked and driven back to Laon. It is evident that the German staff ' Is alive to the growing danger and that they are making desperate efforts to check the French advance. . WITH THE . FRENCH ARMT IN FRANCE, From & correspondent of the Associated Press, March 24, via Bean vis The rapidity of the German re treat has somewhat diminished, but the French advance continues eastward of bC (Quentin canal. All Obstacles Overcome. The fighting between the advance and rearguards has been sharp, but the Oermana nave been unable to witnstand the pressure. All obstacles placed in the way of the oncoming French are overcome with Indomitable energy and spirit, with which the men are Imbued more than ever since they left the trenches for the open country. The hardships of bivouacs are borne with the utmost cheerlness because the French soldiers feel that they are lib erating from serfdom their fellow citl zens who have been under the stern est German' rule for more than two years. The Associated Press correspondent with the troops encountered some of the difficulties that confront the pur ciulng army. At five different places the French tried to cross the canal, but on each occasion they were pulled up suddenly by a yawning opening where a bridge had been blown up, but eventually crossed by a pontoen. AS the French progress continues, the extent to ' which the countryside 31 as been laid waste Increases; not a dwelling remains intact. This is not the result of artillery fire, but spe cially prepared bombs. Every well has been rendered useless arfa the homeless people now must rely on supplies of water brought In barrels by the French soldiers. Destruction Done by Order. The wife of the village ,doctor at Nesle, who had .nursed the German regimental Btaff, protested to a Ger man lieutenant against the willful de struction of her furniture He appeared to regret what his men were doing, but said: "I cannot do otherwise; it is my command." Most of the liberated people are with out money, their metal coinage having been taken by the Germans, who gave paper in exchange. "Everything possi ble is being done for the refugees by the French civil and military authori ties. 1 T. BERLIN, March 2i CBy wireless to Sayville.) BrUlsh and French advanc ing forces and German rearguards are battling - daily on both siaes of the Rivers Somme and Oise, in Nor.thern France, says the official statement is sued today. In these engagements, the announcement adds, the entente forces have suffered heavy losses. French attacks against the German outposts west of La Fere and along the Aillette lowlands, as well as near Neu ville and Marglval, It is officially an nounced, were repulsed yesterday. SPRINGFIELD VETERAN DIES James Henry Harper Succumbs i Suddenly at Age of 7 9. SPRINGFIELD, Or.. March 24. (Spe cial.) James Henry Harper, a pioneer of the early '0s and a Civil War vet eran, who had resided in Sprngfield for the past 15 years, was found dead in his barn, where he had been sorting potatoes Monday afternoon. He had eaten'a hearty dinner, and was in good spirits and seemed as well as usuaL. At 3:30. when his, wife last saw him, he was still apparently all right. The funeral ' was held from the W. F. Walker chapel Wednesday after noon with interment in the Laurel Hill Cemetery. Rev. J. . W.- Perkins offici ated. ' ' Mr. Harper was born in Hancock County, Indiana, February 16, 1838, and came to Oregon In 1861. He is survived by a widow and four children: A. E. Harper and Miss Marian Harper, of Springfield; Mrs. Ida Me Kernan. of Vancouver, B. C, and Mrs. Josle WhitVeck, of Portland, OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS BERLIN, March 24. Following is to day's German official statement concerning operations on the western front: "On both, sides of the Eomme and the Olse dally engagements are occur ring between our protecting troops and enemy vanguards. After these fre quent engagements, in which they suf fer heavy losses, the enemy forces simply grope ahead In a hesitating manner and frequently throw up trenches, being severely hampered in their freedom of movement by our measures. "Yesterday the French attacked out- fiosts west of La F.ere and along the owlands of the Aillette; also near Neu- ville and Marglval. They were re pulsed. "In the Champagne our reconnoiter- lng detachments brought prisoners from the French lines.' . French. PARIS. March 24. Today's official French War Office statement follows: "East of the St. Quentin canal, we enlarged our positions appreciably dur ing the night. At some points our troops reached the west bank of the Oise north of La Fere. We also made progress in the east bank of the Ail lette. "Enemy attempts against our small posts - near Berry-au-Bac, east of Rheims and near Dead Man's Hill, were broken up by our fire. We took pris oners." , The text of the night report reads: "North of the Somme we have forced back the enemy to the outskirts of Savy, There he had established himself In a line of trenches prepared in ad vance from the Somme to the Olse. "Our troops, continuing their success. gave battle to the enemy, who defended himself foot by foot, and pushed him about one kilometer north of Grand Seraucourt and Glbercourt. occupying the west bank of the Oise from the outskirts of La Fere as far north as Vendeull. Two advance forts of the defensive system of La Fere fell into our hands. "South of the Olse. in spite of the Inundations effected by ths enemy, we made Important progress on the east bank of the Ailette, regaining several villages and compelling the German rearguard to retire. "In the lower section of the forest of Coucy, north of Solssons, there Is little change. We found enormous Ger man dead in the trenches taken by as yesterday north of Marglval. "About 13 o clock today a German long-range gun fired several shells of heavy caliber on the town of Solssons. "Artillery fighting has been quite marked in the regions of Berry-au-Bac and Rheims. as well as In Alsace. In the direction of Vlolu-Py. south of Col oe saipte Aiarie. "Aviation On March 23 Adjutant Ortoly brought down his fifth German airplane. . Today our special 'guns brought down a German machine, which fell in our lines near La Veuve (Marne). This afternoon a German hydro-air plane proceeding in the direction of Etretat (north-northeast of Havre) was captured at sea; the two aviators were taken prisoner. "On March 23 one of our airplanes from a low altitude bombarded an avi ation ground at Marlmbois, north of Thiaucourt- A violent fire broke out in the hangars. "On Thursday and Friday nights our air squadrons dropped 1100 kilograms of projectiles on factories at Thlon ville and the Brley basin, as well as on the railway station at Conflans. Belgian communication: "The Belgian batteries counter shelled' the German artillery which bombarded the regions of Dixmude and Steenstraete. There was grenade ffght- lng north of Dixmude. ."Eastern Theater No event of Ira- BERLIN ACCUSES DUTCH DEPARTURE OF BRITISH VESSEL CAUSES RESEXTME3TT. Permission to Armed Steamer Declared Unneutral Act to Disadvantage of Gerau Waval Forces. LONDON. March 24. A Berlin tele gram transmitted by Reuter's Amster dam correspondent maintains that the Dutch government was guilty of an un neutral act in permitting the armed British steamer Princess Mellta to leave Dutch waters after her recent visit. The dispatch declares the steamer ought to have been interned. Referring to the Dutch action, the dispatch con tinues: "This Is the more galling to Ger many because about, the same time the Dutch gave a narrow interpretation of neutrality In the case of two German submarines. Holland's difficult' posi tion Is appreciated in Germany, but Germany mwst demand that in a matter so important' in naval warfare as the utilization of Duv.cn waters by war ships' we shall not be placed at a dis advantage In a completely unjustifiable way." Progress of the War. T OTWITHSTAKDING stiffened re J.N slstance by the Germans before the Hindenburg line, British and French troops continue to progress on both sides of the Somme and Olse rivers In France. - The west bank of the Olse from La Fere northward to Vendeuil, a distance of about four miles, has been occupied by the French troops, who also cap tured two of the advanced forts of the defensive system of La Fere, supposed to be one of the German strong points. North of the Somme the Germans have been forced back to Savy, four miles west of St. Quentin. The fight- ins on the west bank of the Oise, ac cording to the French official state ment, was of the most desperate char acter, the Germans giving ground only foot by foot and defending themselves tenaciously. - In the face of the German attempts to check the French progress south of the Oise by flooding some sections, the French have advanced on the east bank of the Aillette River, capturing several villages and forcing the Germans to retreat. . R,oiseI, seven miles east of Peronne and a railway junction point on the line between Marcolng and St. Quentin, has been captured by the British. At Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, near the cen ter of the British line on the Somme front, the Germans attacked and ob tained a temporary footing in the vil lage, but later were ejected. A British advance southwest and west of Eocust- St. Mein, south of Arras, on a front of IVz miles, also is reported by London. Grand Duke Nicholas has been ousted from the chief - command of the Rus sian armies because of his connection with the Romanoff dynasty. General Alexleff has taken temporary command of the Russian forces. Activity has been resumed on the Roumanian frontier, where German troops have stormed the Russian posi tions between the Solyomtar and Czo- banos valleys and have taken 500 pris oners. Between the Silcha and Chyanicn rivers the Russians have withdrawn about two-thirds of a mile under Ger man pressure. The fighting between Lakes Ochrlda and Fresba, on the Macedonian fcont portance has occurred. On March 23 a violent bombardment on both sides took place. The enemy directed num erous incendiary shells against Mona ster. British airplanes bombarded Pradesta, Kenall and Orfano." Russian, Mcsopotamlan Front. PETROGRAD, Mrch 24. Today's of ficial War Office announcement con cerning operations in Persia follows: "In the direction of Haraadan our troops on March 17 occupied the town of Kerlnd, which had been set on fire and destroyed by the Turks. The en emy withdrew to positions In the vU cinity of the village of Khair. The pursuit continues." German, Eastern Front. BERLIN. March 24. Following la the official statement today concern ing operations on the Eastern front: "Russian reconnoitering detachments advancing after artillery preparations near Smorgon and Baranovichi and on the Stokhod were driven away. "Southwest of Dvinsk hostile air planes were shot down by our airmen, as was a captive ballpon at Lake Drlsvalty. "An efficient fire by our artillery and mine throwers preceded attacks in which our troops south of the Trotus Valley took by storm and In hand-to hand fighting Russian positions on the frontier ridge between the Solyomtar and Czozanos Valleys and brought in 600 prisoners. A Russian advance north of Magyaro that followed soon after failed. British. LONDON. March 24. The text of to day's British official staement reads: "Our troops have occupied Roisel, seven miles east of Peronne. "This morning str.ong hostile detach ments again attacked our positions in Beaumetz-Les-Cambral and obtained a temporary footing in the village. They were Immediately counter-attacked and driven out, leaving a few prison ers. "We have made progress on a front of one and a half miles s.outhwest and west of Ecoust-St. Meln, (southeast of Crolselles). Enemy attacks here 'and north of Bolry-Becquerelle were re pulsed. "We carried out another successful raid east of Arras. The enemy's sec ond line was reached and casualties In flicted. We also entered the enemy's trenches east of Neuvllle-St. Vaast- A number .of Germans were killed and occupied dugouts were bombed. "The enemy attempted to reach our lines near Richebourg-L'Avoue (south of Neuve Chappelle), but were dis persed by our fire. Another hostile raiding party reached our trenches west of Messlnes. The artillery was active near Ypres." Italian. ROME, via London, March 24. i"On the Trentin.o there were the usual ar tillery duels," says today's War Office statement. "Our batteries destroyed some abut ments near Sacco, west of Roverto, where movements of troops and ma terials were observed. "In the Sugana Valley, after violent artillery preparation, the enemy yes terday again attacked our positions at the head of the small valley of Coalba. He was driven back and dispersed by our fire. "On the Julian front the enemy artil lery yesterday Bhowed increased activ ity east of Gorlzla. One of our field hospitals in the town was hit. There were no casualties. "Oh the Car so last night we repulsed an attack south of Castagnavlzza. A few prisoners were taken. near Monastls, Is reported concluded for the present, with the Teutonic forces still in possession of the doml nating heights north and west of the Monastlr basin, which is said to have been the object of the French attacks. The Russian advance toward the Mesopotamlan border continues, and the capture of the Persian town ot Iverlnd, 40 miles from the border, was announced Saturday. General Letchltzky, who was In com mand of the southern wing of the Rus slan armies In General Brussiloff'a of fensive last Summer, has been placed in command of the Russian armies on the central front, succeeding General Evert. Brand Whltlock. the American Min ister, and the American relief workers In Belgium have been withdrawn, and will be replaced as far as possible by a Joint neutral commission supervised principally by Dutch military officials. FRANCE LIMITS IMPORTS ALL PROHIBITED UNLESS AUTHOR IZED BT GOVERNMENT. Permits Required by Merchants and Manufacturers Only Indispensable Articles Allowed, ' PARIS, March 24. By authority of the cabinet the Minister of Commerce today issued a decree prohibiting all Imports whatsoever except such as may be authorized specifically by the. gov ernment upon application.' The decree provides that all appllca- FALLING OFT" IN TRADE IN MONTH IS ENORMOUS. WASHINGTON. March 14. (Special.) The result of the German ruthless submarine war fare on American commerce in February Is illustrated by these statistics of exports for February and January, the preceding months: February. January. ' Breadstuffs. $33, 781,388 $63,133,861 Cot tonseed oil 1,088,575 2,250,473 Meat, dairy products.. 27.148.874 39,992.146 Cotton 34,422,500 69,712,168 Mineral oils 13,116,337 20,701,353 Corn 7,204,585 7,738,010 Oats 3,657,601 4,904,303 Wheat 20,219,382 36,949,068 Flour 6,662,003 9,160,917 Beef, canned 939,082 425,594 Beef, fresh. 1,166,461 2,044.075 Beef, pickled 695,344 1,055,470 Bacon 8,898,682 14,475,626 Hams, bacon 3,358,792 4.520.664 Pork 1,554.010 1,958,969 Lard 6,793.829 10.725,117 tlons for the Importation of foreign goods must be referred to a committee in which the ministers interested. Par liament and the Chamber of Commerce of Paris are represented. All products imported and special permits on the recommendation of this committee will be distributed among manufacturers and merchants pro rata to their indispensable requirements. Taooman Wins Oregon City Girl. TACOMA. Wash.. March 24. (Spe clal.) J. J. Steimel, Tacoraa, and Leona Palmer. Oregon City, Or., obtained marriage license here today. KAISER WILL YIELD RULE, SAYS WRITER Enemies at Home Are Feared More by Wilhelm Than Are Those Abroad. CROWN PRINCE IS MENACE Abdlcatlon Is Forecast and State ment Made That. Emperor Did A1I In His Power to Avert Break With America. PARIS. March 24. The abdication of the German Emperor is forecast by the former German magistrate who wrote the celebrated book, -"J' Accuse," In an interview published In Oeuvre. He says: "The Kaiser Is obsessed by the thought that he Is responsible for the war, a thought which poisons his whole ex istence. He feels that he Is menaced by three enemies at home, without counting those abroad. "First is the Crown. Prince, the real author of the war; second Is tbe Junker pan-Germanist you cannot imagine the smouldering hatred' of the Emper or for those whom he believes to be the maniacs who are driving him into an abyss third, are the people, not the Socialist party, but ths people who are starving and who, he feels, are growing In number and rising little by little against those who organized the war. Break Wit America Opposed. "The other day at the meeting of the Parliamentary presidents and the mln lsters of the federal sovereigns at which the submarine war was decid ed upon, the struggle between the Kals er's party and that of Von Tlrplts was most bitter. The majority against the Emperor was so great, however, that he was obliged to submit and pretend that he was convinced. In particular he was personally opposed to a break with President Wilson, but he was forced to consent. "Documents will be published one day which will prove that secretly he did everything not to bring America down upon him, and that be considers that the ruptureSwas an irreparable mistake. The failure of the submarine war will soon show that he was right, but it will be too late. -Certain Elements Feared. "The people he. fears most are the antl-milltarists, anti-Prussian, liberal republicans who want the Reichstag to be based on universal suffrage. That Is why Wilhelm is so anxious to con vince the nation that he did not want war. All his protestations are made to appease the liberals and his fam ished and ruined subjects whoso mur muring are growing stronger. He wants to continue popular at any price, and that is why he spoke the first word of peace. The people were grateful for It, but the submarine came and spoiled everything. "It is hard to realize how this Emper or, who enjoyed a popularity unex ampled In our epoch, suffers In his pride. He alone, perhaps, in Germany knows the whole truth, since he alone has in his possession the elements for forming a Judgment on the situation as a whole. How can he rest morally and physically under such a strain? Certainly he hopes sometimes, but less and less, for the success of the unre stricted submarine war which he op posed. He sees the isolation of Ger many become more and more complete. New Peace Mo-re Not Dared. "Once .he tried to Initiate peace ne gotiations and failed. To try again would be to admit and proclaim to the whole world, but above all to the Ger man people, which he (ears most, Ger many's real situation. If the allies sol emnly declared, as they did with Na poleon in 1815, that they would refuse to treat for peace with the Hohenzol- lerns It would be a knockout blow. Our German people, who still believe in him. would abandon him, for peace at any price will soon be the unanimous and hidden thought of tortured Ger- manv. 'What recourse is left to mm out a dramatic abdication in order to retain the sympathies of the German people and save the political future oi rrus sla? He will say: ' 'I will sacrifice myself to make peace. Without me tnose oniy are re sponsible who desired a savage war and the complete isolation of Germany, those who took at the beginning by son as their party leader and forced me to mobilize, a measure I hesitated to take.' " - Cottage Grove Teachers Appointed. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., March 24. (Special.) The following members of the faculty of the Cottage Grove schools have been reappointed for next year W. G. Beattle, superintendent; Alfred Skel. principal of the high school; Miss Lulu Currln, Miss Georgia Kinsey, Mrs. B. B. Beebe and H. P. Jewett, teachers in the high school; Mrs. Orpah Benson, teacher of home economics; Ernest Pur- vance. teacher of manual training, and Mrs. lima Beager, principal of the West Side School. Strawberry Festival Fund Kalse ROSEBTJRG. Or.. 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Johns was born In Ohio in 1837, and became the wife of David Johns In her native state. They crossed the plains in 1859, being among the first settlers of Josephine County. They lo cated a donation land claim near the present village of Williams, and were active in the life of Southern Oregon until the death of Mr. Johns, about 10 years ago. They maintained the stage station at Williams during the days of the first gold excitement In this dis trict. The Johns family had an Important part In the development opment of Josephine lIVPaL?n 5...? who will remember County, and in ail there are many Mother" Johns, and who have accept ed the hospitality of the Johns house bold when Oregon was in the making. SOPHIA KRAUSE IS DEAD Funeral for West Linn Resident Will Be Held Today. OREGON CITT. Or.. Marah 24. (Special-) Mrs. Sophia Krause.' well-known resident of West Linn, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Karl Buse, of that place, Thursday morning at 7 o'clock. The funeral will oe neia at the German Lutheran Church in this city Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Krause's maiden name was So phia Wits. She was born In Germany In 1844 and same to America 80 years ago, settling at Saginaw, Mich. She came to Oregon City about Ave years ago. Mrs. Krause Is survived by one daughter. Mrs. Karl Buse, of West Linn; two sons, Richard Krause and Robert Krause, of West Linn; two brothers, William Wits and Edward Wltz. of Wisconsin. Her husband died seven years ago. 7 SURVIVE MRS. GILBERT McMlnnville Woman Is Laid to Rest In Family Plot. MMINNVILLE. Or., March 24. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Elizabeth Gilbert, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. P. Joplin, of this city, on Monday, at the age of 72 years, was a daughter of the late Judge Haley, who moved with his family from Tennessee to Oregon la 1850. She was the widow of George Gilbert, the son of a pioneer family of 1847, to whom she was married at Belfountain, Or. 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With this liquid bathe the eyes two to four times daily. You should notice your eyes clear up perceptibly right from the start, and inflammation and redness will quickly disappear. If your eyes bother you even a little It Is your duty to take steps to save them now before it is too late. Many hope lessly blind might have saved their sight If they had cared for their eyes in time. Note: Another prominent Physician, te whom the abovo article was submitted, said: -'Yea. the Bon-Opto prescription Is truly a wonderful eye remedy. Its constituent In gredients are well Known to eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed by them. I have used it very successfully In my own practice on patients whose eyes were strained throug-h overwork or misfit slassea. I can highly recommend It In case or weak, watery, aching-, smarting, itching, burning eyes, red lids, blurred vision or for eyes in flamed from exposure to smoke, sun. dust or wind. It Is one ot tbe very few prepa rations X feel should be kept on hand for regular use In almost every family." Bon Opto. referred to above, is not a patent medicine or a secret remedy. It is an ethi cal preparation, the formula being printed on the package. The manufacturers guar antee it to strengthen eyesight KO per cent in one week's time In many Instances or refund the money. It can be obtained from any good druggist and Is sold in this city by the leading druggists. World's Greatest External Remedy Rheumatism, Lame Dack, Any Local Pain. Always Insist mm having AHcock'a si J liiiiK iiljllil'P! '!S"- -fc r : :; r f Hi! li 1 1 J PLASTERS