Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 24, 1918)
aw S A 80 Pagey SixScctions VOL. XXXVII NO. 12. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3IOKXLXG, MAKCII 24, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS. Section One Pages lto24 mm 3li& WMJP I fc BIN IE CUT All Supreme German -Thrust Aimed at Paris, TEH GAIN GKE MILES Haig Reports Battle Continues With Greatest Intensity South of Scarpe River. SLAUGHTER IS TERRIBLE German Cavalry Follows In fantry French Forces Be come Engaged in Struggle. BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IV FRANCE, March 2X Th Cr mans this fteroo were prrsainc Ihrir attack hard on th right flank of the British near Ham. while on the northern end of the battle line &f perate firhtinr, has been going on inr intrrdif about Morj. which - . has changed .hands aevrral limes. It U rcportrd that some of the (Mm; infantry pushed down a crow the Somme Canal and -drove forward against prepared pmitiona to which the British had retired. German cat airy was seen behind tSe advancing German infantry, and there was small doubt that the attack. Ing forces intended to make a su preme effort to roptore the British lino in this sector, which is near the junction of the French and British lines. The British strategical withdrawal along the battle front to better posi tions has now been carried out delib erately in accordance with the plan, thereby sating the live of British troops, while attacking forces have been advancing nnder increasing dif ficulties with huge cost of life. , The Germans advanced for this new attack from Croisilles and for hours were held off by a company of Brit ish machine gunners, who were sta tioned on high ground and swept the enemy ranks with a grilling fire. The British organiied a counter at tack as soon as the Germans entered the tillage, and pushed the enemy bark. Bitter fighting continued through out the night and it is not less bitter today, with fluctuating fortunes. LONDON', March 3. "The battle Is continuing with the greatest in tensity on the whole front south of the Scarpe River," Field Marshal Haifa's report tonight announces. "South and west of SC. Quentin our troops have taken up their new posi tions and we are heavily engaged with the enemy." "Durire the night strong' hostile attacks in the neighborhood of Jossy ie lu.:U 1 f STOCKS SAG WHEN WAR NEWS COMES WALL S.TRKKU FEELS EFEECT OF Hl'X ADVANCE. Railroad and Many Industrials Drop Point at Opening War Shares Also Slump. NEW TORK. March SI The news of further German aggression,' on the western front wss an Influence In to day's stocK market, stocks reacting at the opening. Reading. Max lean Petroleum. Ameri can SmelMna-. Texas Company. Central Leather and General Electric fell a point each. Active war shares, equip ments and specialties sustslned large fractional losses. Kails as a group were but slightly affected. Havy Mlllna- continued during the first hour, losses becoming more exten sive. Union Tsclfic broke !H. Chesa peake A Ohio IV Reading 1. Norfolk Western 1. Atchison 1 and New York Central a point. United States Steel showed an extreme decline of 1 other steels 1 to 3 points, Baldwin Locomotive 2, Genera Electric, American Car. oils, motors and ship- pine" 1 to 1 points. After 11 o'clock pressure abated and fractional recoveries were mads for few leaders. Kales In the first hour approximated US.oes shares. Selling assumed wider proportions In the final dealings and further Impair raent of prices ensued. Net losses ranged from ons to four points In an unusual variety of Issues, notably rails. shippings and equipments. Feverish activity marked the weak close. Total transactions were placed at 100.000 hares. BAKER REACHES ENGLAND Secretary of War Arrives at Calais Accompanied by Palmer. LONlN, March IJ. Newton T. Bafcer. the Americas Secretary of War, visited Kins Albert of Belgium and the Helglan front yesterday. Mr. Raker has arrived today at a British port from Calais at P. it. He waa accompanied by Major Frederick Palmer. The Secretary was met by Ambassador Page, Generals Riddle and Bartlctt and by Colonel Lord Dunc&non. representing the British War Office. Mr. Baker drove to the bouse of Am bassador rase, whose guest he will be during his stay In London. RIVER JORDAN 1S.BRIDGE0 Drlilsh In Palestine Move on East ward Against Great Opposition. -LONDON. Mareh 21. The British in Palestine have forced a passage of the P.lver Jordan, bridged the stream and eetabllahed hemselves on the esst bank. They afterwards advanced eastward against considerable opposition and are continuing their operations, according to the official report announcing the crossing. FAMOUS WOMAN IN TOILS Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes Charged With Violating Espionage Art. KANSAS CTTT. Mo., March M. Mrs, Kose Pastor Stokes, of New Tork. was arrested this morning at Willow Springs, Ho. by Federal officers on a charge of violating the espionage act. It was announced here by Francis M. Wilson, t'nited States District Attor ney for Missouri. Mrs. Stokes will be brought here tomorrow. MARINER AVIATOR KILLED Second Lieutenant Bauman Fatal Fall at Miami. Fla. Has MIAMI. Fla. March I J. Second Lieu tenant Lester C Bauman. of Salt Lake City, an aviator In the Marine Corps, was Instantly killed this afternoon as the result of a fall In a hydro-airplane. PICTORIAL DEPRESSIONS OF SOME EVENTS IN THE PAST WEEK'S NEWS BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. BERLIN, VIENNA CLAIM VICTORV Part of British Army Declared Beaten. FIRST STAGE OF BATTLE ENDS Teutons Said Now to Be Fa clng Third British Position. 25,000 PRISONERS TAKEN s-ne Hnnflrril Rie Guns and 300 Machine Guns Announced as Having Been Captured by Germans. BKRL1.V. via London. March TS. The official statement from general head Quarters this evening says The first stags of the great battle in France Is ended. We hsve won the engagements near Monchy, Cambral. St. Ouentin and La Fere. -i n.Mrble part of the English ermv is beaten. The announcement says the Germans are standing before the miru enen,, position. British Reported Fleeing. It reports thst the British evacuated i.i in the bend south of v,.. i .n,t were pursued by the Ger- . through DenlCOUn, rni." and Kibecourt. VIENNA. March -.".-(British Ad mf Wireless Press.) The ..... -.I-, announces that a great , V. ..., ih. west. success has neen wun .. v.rch 'JJ Between Fon- BERLIN .. t ai . r . (German tain les croiseuee forces penetrated into th. second enemy ..... ntured two villages. In les Crolseues anu army headquarters announced today. British counter attacks isneu. IMM Reported Captured . ... ,,. .tatement announces. 16.H0 jr.oner, 0Q Kuns tea . .r. hr&v.. been iKn. ill,! M SB - eW. rnnt.inev.MCouvr rront re uix i.-e....rt .nd Vorcblc. rormer viiiM U nbout 1H mtl and the Ht- ! -vbout Z miles oenma Brit I -fa front.) Between Gonneileu na tne aish.is. tre-vm. tb t-tement . tbe nri two enemr po-itton were penetrated and th beiarbU wt of Gouxeaucourt. Haudicourt nd Ylllera-r aucon captured. J eaters CrtM Olw. a r-rniilnr vr the Olse weat of Per til mllea south of St. Quentitv) waa forced by Jaeger bytaliona, u is announced. XMvrea Oa-minon atneain and tne Fomm, after the capture or urst enemy pojitlon. the Germane made their way thro-urh Hotnon wood and foua-ht ecroas the helrnte of Savy and Koupy, penetratins Into the third n tile position. IsJae Brakes, ftenth ef Somme. South of the Somme the Germans broke through the hostile line, adds the report, and In an uninterrupted forward movement dixTe the enemy over the Croat canal toward the -west LONDON. March 13. Today's official announcement received here states that Emperor William Is in command on the western front. This announcement Is regarded as further evidence that the Emperor has staked his all on In offensive, hoping to win and go down In history as the vlctov In this great and decisive world conflict. Dtupatches from Amsterdam picture (Concluded on 3. Column S. k INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTEB Maximum temperature. 59 S num. 3 degrees. a; at ran s southeasterly winds. War. " German break British line. Section I. pace 1. Parti reported under attack by German long--ran fje gun. Section L page. 1. Berlin and Vienna claim victory on west front. Section 1. page . 1. Wahinrton confident tide of battle will toon turn against Germany. Section 1, paa-e L. Spectal prayers called for in churches of England and America. Section 1. pace 1. Americans retaliate effectively for gas at tack near Tool. Section 1, pare 2. TDdon unflinching, confident, awaits out come or battle. Section 1. pace 3. Two hundred Americans held In prison camps of Germany. Section 1. page 4. Germans start campaign of h an pins; against rioishevlkl In Ukraine and Finland. . Sec tion 1. page 5. Marine Corps to be expanded by enlistment or L'n.ooo by May 1. Section 1, page o. Foreign. Germau foreign trade tn fetters of state oi trol. Section 1, page 5. Dutch Foreign Minister declares seizure of ships an outrage. Section 1, page 6. National. Marine Corps gives out list of expert rifle men of Pacific Northwest. beet ion page 2. Government clerks In Wash In rt on fight bill which would Increase working time half hour. Section 1. page 8. Domestic Stocks weak when news of German aggres sion comes. Section 1. page 1. I. W. W. lose fight in Federal court to re cover papers of organisation, section ii page 4. Democrats and Republicans declare Socialist uerger is man tney nave xo oeau tton 1. page 10. Ireland power to be reckoned with, says T. P. O Connor, no(ed Irish jeaaer. 1. page lii. Section Textbooks used In New York laud Germans and their rulers. Section 1. page 21, Sports. Tentative programme for big indoor meet Is announced, tectum 2. rage J. Callahan signs to play second base for Port land, section X. page l. Development of proficiency with revolver is slow. Section 2, page 3- Speed boat enthusiasts plsn for champion ship races In July, jfr-ctton page Portland Revolver C!ub tied with Denver In race. Section '1, page 2. Browns' team show why Federal League failed. Section '2. page 2. Wednesday's boxing card promises to be good. Section X puge 3. Grammar schools organise baseball league with two circuits. Section It, page A. New Orleans may be scene of Wlllard-Ful ton match. Section '2. page 3. Tennis awards are confirmed by cities Inter ested. Section page -4. Fourth set of matches In Oregonian shoot is today. Section 2. page 4. M. A. A. C. gymnaalum exhibit to be trig event. Section page 4 Pacific Coast colleges to continue. Intercol legiate athletics. Section 2, pass 4. Pacific Northwest. Dr. Carl Doney, of Willamette University, writes of his work In F.-ance. Section 1, page e. Kon-Partisan League laya further plana to seize all Id ah ' Section 1, page V- Corvallls sturf- j military drill .mpfiea lll'UIS. . 1 e-t( (g,a - Cncle Sam's big mill at Vancouver barracks rapidly turns out airplane spruce. Sec tion 1, page 18. Attomey.General rules; that Highway Com m Ii Ion has right to have right-of-way agent. Section 1. page -O. Commercial and Marine. Potato prices holding barely steady at dis tributing centers. Section 3, page in. Chicago grain markets not affected by news from France. Section 2, page 18. Stocks yield one to three points and closing is heavy. Section 2, page Id. Portland to have biggest 'ship fitting-out yard on Coast. Section 2, page 6. Work on piers for grain elevator going ahead rapidly, bection 1, page 14. Captain H. H. Rees to command West brook. Section 2, page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Loyalty keynote of noon luncheon. Section 1. page 11. Training of women In Polytechnic School as caterers opens new field of industry, sec tion 1. page 12. Workers are organising-for next liberty loarr campaign. Section 1, page 1J. Plana for Vista House dedication May S go ing ahead smoothly. Section 1. page 13. State thrift work production of big results. Section 1. pae 14. Sheriff Hurlburt announces candidacy for renomlnailon. Section 1, page 16. Higher salaries for many city employes held necessary, section i. page it. ' Mrs. Emma Fewer, wanted in Chicago, re leased on $10,000 bond. Section L page 10. Captain Pequegnat. Canadian fighting par son, here wlttt message. aecuon l. page 16. Six thousand Inquiries reach The Orego nian a Information Bureau at W aahlng ton. Section 1. page 17. United States wheat ration is reduced. Sec tion 1, page 17. Oregon Naval Militia to be reorganized. Sec tion L page lo. Salvation Army drive nets 132.000. Sec tion 1. page 20. S, Coke candidate for Supreme Judge. Section 1. p.ge 21. Oregon seeks permission to Issue $1,500,000 worth of hignway Donas. .section x, page 21. Weather report, data and forecast. Sec tion 2. page 9. i ALLIES WILL WIN, WASHINGTON VIEW U. S. Army Men Await Pershing Report. BRITISH SKILL RECOGNIZED Strategic Withdrawal Believed to Spell Teuton Defeat. TURN OF TIDE DUE SOON Military Experts. Believe Germany Is Making Supreme Effort and British Counter Attack Will Bo Next Development. WASHINGTON. March 23 The War Department cabled General Pershing tonight to forward immediately defi nite information of the exact situa tion on the bv.tlefront where the Brit' ish troops ere under the German on slaught. The only official word at hand was contained In the official statements is sued from London and Berlin. The American Army officers would hazard no opinion, lacking definite and comprehensive advices. Privately, how ever, their confidence in the eventual repulse of the German thrust remained unshaken in the face of all reports re ceived. Expert Confidence Cnahaken. Both American officers and those at tached to the British and French mili tary missions looked with confidence on the story unfolded from hour to hour as the German effort progressed. A review of the day's events as told in Associated Press dispatches, they said, gave no ground for assuming that allied Teslstlng power would prove un equal to its tank. All reports were taken to prove that the Germans had staked lives by the hundred thousand on a quick blow, designed to be overpowering, both as to mases of men used and Also because" of-the abso lute disregard of losses which marked its delivery. - Gains Made Throng k Man Power. " There was evidence that seemed-to bear out predictions that Germany was prepared to sacrifice S00.000 men in the effort. It waa with man power in great masses, and not gun power, that the first lines of the British defenses were penetrated. The greatest shock ever hurled at an army appeared to observers here to have been met by the British - with great skill. It appeared that the British had stopped the rush where they could: withdrawn slowly before It where they could not. Their orderly retirement, American officers said, means defeat for the Ger mans in the end. There has been no loss of British 'organization. It was pointed out. and every foot of ground surrendered has been bought with blood. Coaster Blows Dae Soon. Military experts eay such an effort as the Germans are making cannot be continued long. Every foot gained means added difficulties of transporta tion and the consequent slowing up of tho forward movement. A day or two more of bitter resistance, even Includ ing further British retirement. It was thought, would see the Impetus of the German thrust lost and its power diminished. . Then would come oppor tunities for counter t5lowa on a major scale. In seeking the strategic purpose of the German drive, officials here noted that the British press had already sug gested a possible solution. A rupture f the British lines in the vicinity of (Concluded on Pase 4. Column 8.) SPECIAL PRAYERS IN CHURCHESASKED ARCHBISHOP OP CANTERBURY ISSUES STRONG APPEAL. Episcopal Bishop of Washington Calls for Supplications by Cler gy Throughout His Diocese. LONDON, March S3. The Archbishop of Canterbury today issued the follow ing: -It is obvious that in these days ot anxiety special prayers ought to be of fered In all our churches on behalf ot the army and the righteous cause for which we are fighting." WASHINGTON, March 23. Prayers for the troops of the United States and the allies were called for today by the Right Rev. Alfred Harding. Epis copal Bisftop of Washington, in a com munication to the clergy throughout the diocese. Efforts are being made to have similar observance In Epis copal churches throughout the coun try. ST. LOUIS, March 23. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, presiding bishop of the Protest ant Episcopal Church in America, to night sent , a prayer to all affiliated churches as follows: "News leads me humbly to ask leave to bid to penitence and prayer in homes and churches, all who may hear and heed me in this critical time in Flan ders, earnestly beseeching God to de scend and crown the right." NEW OPERA HAS PREMIERE American Production Entitled Sha newls" Is Presented. NEW YORK, March 23. A new American opera, "Shanewls," and Amer ican bayet, "The Dance in Place Con go," had their first productions at the Metropolitan Opera-house this after noon. Both were described as "odd" pieces of American folk lore. "fehanewls, composed by Charles Wakefield Cad man, Is a lyric drama in two acts. Henry F. Gilbert, in "The uance in Place Congo," derived his initial in spiration for the ballet from George W. Cable's short stories oi m Creole days in New Orleans. WORK ON BRIDGE IS BEGUN Hood River Structure to Be Built by State and County. HOOD RIVER. Or., March 23. (Spe cial.) Crews have begun work pre na.ra.tory to sinking . caissons for the piers of the new concrete bridge to be built across Hood River jointly by the state and Hood River County. Three arched spans will be required, each 85 feet in length, and an approach over the tracks of the Mount Hood Railroad nn th West Side, approximately 200 feet long. . A. L. Foster has charge of construc tion for Parker & Banfleld. Portland contractors, who have Jie contract for building the bridge. MAJOR EMERY STILL HELD Germans Keep American Prisoner on Aland Islands. WASHINGTON, March 23. Major Henry C. Emery, who was taken pris oner by the Germans when he was at tempting to leave Russia, is being held on the Aland Islands, according to a Swedish press report' that reached the State Department today. It had been announced that the Ger mans intended taking him to Dantzig, Germany. The American Minister in Stockholm recently attempted to ob tain his release, but was unsuccessful. GUNFIRE HEARD IN LONDON . Continuous Throbbing of Battle in France Clearly Audible. LONDON, March 23. The guns in France are distinctly heard in London tonight: particularly in high places there is a continuous throbbing. Many persons have gone to the housetops to listen. GERMAN SHELLS P UPON PAH Attack Willi Long-Range Guns Reported, OFFICIAL NEWS MYSTIFYING Deadly Missiles Land Every Quarter Hour Distance From Front 62 Miles. TEN LIVES TOLL OF BOMBS French City Also Raided fay Enemy Airplanes, Which Claim Several Victims. PARIS, March 23. According to the latest reports, the long-distance cannon which bombarded Paris this afternoon was firing from a distance of 120 kilometers (approximately 74 yt miles), and was located about 12 kilo meters behind the German front. (By the Associates Press.) Paris has been bombarded at quarter-hour intervals, beginning Sat urday forenoon, with shells of about nine-inch caliber. The source of the bombardment has not been revealed. The nearest point on the front is 62 miles distant, more than twice as far as artillery fire has ever reached previously. One theory suggested is that the Germans have developed an aerial torpedo which can be fired from a long distance.- Some Casualties Reported." Besides the mysterious bombard ment of Paris, the city was sub jected to its first daylight air raid, carried out shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday morning. Bombs were dropped at several points by the few machines, flying.at an extremely high altitude, which succeeded in pene trating over the city. A number of casualties resulted. PARIS, March 23. The Germans have been firing on Paris with long range guns since 8 o'clock this morn ing. Distance 62 Miles. Shells of 240 millimeters have been reaching the capital and suburbs at ' intervals of a quarter of an hour, killing about 10 persons and wound ing about 15. The shortest distance from Paris to the front is over 100 kilometers (62 miles). The announcement that Paris was being bombarded was made officially this afternoon. ' Counter-Attack Mpve Prompt. Measures for counter-attacking the enemy's cannon are under execution. LONDON, March 23. Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that Paris has been bombarded with long-range guns since 8 o'clock this morning. He wires that shells of 240 millimeters have fallen in the capital at intervals ' (Concluded on Page 4, Column 1.)