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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 7, 1918. WASHINGTON SEES S3EHAGE TO AMIENS TWO 31 EX OF THE HOUR, WEARING THE SMILES OF ANTICIPATED VICTORY. Officials Worried Over Situa-l tion, Despite Assertions of City's Safety. GERMANS NOW VERY CLOSE Mj Indicate That Trnlon Ileavy Artillery Already Dominates Ap proaches to Town, Thns Rcn it ring Tlirm l"rlcsa. WASHINUTOX. April . Repeated i5orincn from allied leader that mins. objective of tb renewed Ger man onslaught In PI card jr. will not be raptured, did not lessen today tbe anxiety with which official her -xmind oruf and Qnsatlsfactory of ficial statements from London and Farta for clrar knowledge of tbe pro gress of tbe battle. Members of the Senate military com mittee, who received tbelr weekly re port on war preparation In the United state by the ar Department, again studied the battle situation on official Rape. They were Impressed by th narnes of the German line to Amiens and not Inclined to regard tbe menace la that rcglua a definitely checked. Aa th lines laid early today. aeamed probable that heavy artillery brought up by tbe Germans, com manded the eastern approaches to the town and the railway Junctions In that direction. If so. th communication Jitea radiating from Amiens on that front must be virtually useless to th British army. Tbe official statemeata filed, how ever, do not disclose th aituatlon In thla re card. It was noted that presa dispatches la.d stress upon the fact that thns far the Germans have been onabte t wid the aaiirnt they hav projected Into th ai.iea lines wncre me jfntun ana French overlap officials here an re that aa long aa tbe flanks of this m&in operation are checked It la hlitbly Im probable t.iat the attempt to cut the two irpilei apart can meet with any soecesa. Th enterprise In the Albert region Is believed to b designed to Inaugurate a "plni-er" movement through ap proach ins; Amiens from another direc tion. If successful th British line to the south would be undermined and th train salient of attack widened cr.oarn to five room for a possible tcrnin movement In either direction. Admittedly, officials here are not closely adtijrd as to the progress of the fit: t't. Dt.ipatcbr from Generals ( Wis and Pershing hav always been btlated and tbey therefor ara ex tremely cautious In discussing develop ments. Th general situation aa to American war supplies appeared more satisfac- tory to the Senators today. There waa distinct evidence, it "was said, of th Increasing, production. The aviation situation was described by Senator Hitchcock, however, aa very bad. President Wilson gave new Impetus to th war work dtirins; the day by the appointment of Edward R. Stettinlus aa second assistant secretary of war. In chars of all Industrial and commercial aspects of the department. In effect. Mr. fctottlniu become a director of munitions with full authority to act. At the same time Frederick Keppel was appointed third assistant. In charge f the non-military aspects of Army life, tie will supervise all matters re lating to vocational training and recre ation in the service. M'lth thrso appointment. Secretary l:aker. on his return from Europe, wlil be freo to devote bimself to the larger matter of pulley and hold within his own control under the advice of th grncral staff all purely military matters. RELIGION IS CAUSE OF SUIT Jlubanct Allrgrd to Have Spent Freely of Wife' Holdings. CHEHAL1.--. Wash.. April C. (Spe cial Too much religion of the Apos tolic Faith brand Is given aa the prin cipal caus for a divorc suit filed yes terday In the Lewis County Superior Court In thla city, wherein Eva C Hunt is plaintirf and a. P. Hunt, a well-known Cbehalla painter and raper-banser. is defendant. Ten years ago In Marshalltown. Ia.a following a brief mail court-hip. the Hunts were married. Fh rlainia to hav then been possessed of $i00 worth of ca.h and property, all of which. It Is alleged. Hunt squandered. Frequent quarrels over religious matters and failure to provide are charged in th complaint. Plaintiff aks alimony a month and restora tion of her maiden same, Eva. C Campbell. BEET PLANTERS GET SEED Cargo Purchased In Ravils. Arrives at Atlantic Tort. yX FRANCISCO. April . Shortage ef beet seed for th planting of th 111 sugar beet crop has been allevi ated by th arrival at an Atlantic port of a ship from Rusia with a cargo of eed sufficient for th entire season's pian'trc. It waa announced here today at . iw urac at Co. a steams nip of-li-e. Th ahtrmant was purchased at Kief. Tvussi. shortly brfors that city fell 'Into h hands of the Ormnri 7 '-At. - - K Lit; V I 1 A ' - 3 ) 4 "ton 1 I a I U I t- 'l V " - - ' " ' r Sn... . 11 . my .r.,i mm rn.i riiiiJaa- Photo Copyright by Underwood. GESERAL FOCH AKO CEXF.RAL PKRSHIXi. Thla most unusual and striking photograph, probably the only one In existence, showing General Foch, the Gener alissimo of all the allied armies, and General Pershing commandor-in-chlcf of the American expeditionary forces, both wearing tbe amilea of victory. When General Pershlntr offered the Immediate use of the American Army in France to General Foch, he accepted at once, and the American Army Is already reported on Its way to crive battle to the Teutons. The smile of confidence and assurance of vlctorvt which these two men of the hour wear la typical of tbe spirit of the leaders and of the men fighting tbe great battle. HUH HORDES DIE Allied Guns Mow Down Charg ing German Masses. RENCH HEAVILY ATTACKED Powerful Thrust Is Iade on Olse and Somtne Regions by Enemy, hut Gain Is Recorded Only In One Place, Says Report. fContfnM From Vlnrt Psre LATE HOURS PUNISH THE FAT FOLKS It H th wisdom of ancient day that th fatter yon become tbe quicker you weary. Cm sits out more dance than fr-rmerlv. th fiesh grew weaker afier 1 1 A. !.. In exact ratio to th length enlrc of th waist measure. Fat Is robl mg you of fun Just at a time when yoa have the leisure and the cash for It. Ton may reduce that fatty overplus and so revive your flagging energies, if yon will, lu the simplest way. You ran take av'f a pound of It a day. If you wish, w'.'out causing weakness, or wrinkles, or calling upon exercising or dieting for help For years fashionable f-.t people have been using the famous Marravla Prescription S os. Marmola. os. Fl. Ex. Cascara Aromatic 4 ox VepperrMnt Water. Now these aame proportion hav been combined, most elegantly, into a tablet, the Marmola JTescnptlon Tablet. You need tak only on tablet after each meal or at bed time aa aa offset to th fat and a sure restorer of that eprtngy. Jumpy, lithesome agility and tireless endurance you have begun to learn to yearn for. Tender eeventy-flve cents to your druggist for a case, or write the distributors, the Marmola Co 144 Woodward ttt, Detroit, Mich. Why . Grlevesnes. not? Adv. able army. Uis statement supple ments General Foch's "all is going well" In Ms remarks on tbe state of affairs In the battle area. The anniversary of the entry of the United States Into the war was made he occasion of celeoratlve functions In London. Paris nd Rome and the send ing of numerous messages of felicita- lon by allied leaders. A notable ut erance was tnat by t'remler Lloyd George, In which he predicted that urtng the next few weeks the United States would give the Prussian military Junta the surprsie of their lives.-' PARI?. April . Heavy fighting has taken place In the Olse and boramo regions, but all the powerful German ttacks today mere repelled by the Frem h troopa. except on the left bank the Oise. where the rreoch were forced to withdraw to positions prevl- uily prepared, according to the War Office announcement tonight. There was violent artillery fighting last night north and south of the Avre, but no Infantry actions occurred. LONDON. April . "Today tbe In fantry action on the battlefront 'has been confined to local fighting In the neighborhood of the Aveluy Wood, north of Albert, without change In the situation, and engaaementa between small bodies of troop at different points," says Field Marshal Halg re port from France tonight. Tbe hos tile artillery continuea active." The enemy Infantry continued lt mass attacks Juat east of Corbie on tba Sorr. me during the early hours of today and It was soon known that a heavy assault would e made. At nobn. how ever, the storm bad not broken, lu tba neantlm the British artillery was maintaining a terrible bombardment of the enemy assembly places and It Is possible this may have delayed tbe on slaught. North of the Somme the most Ira- por'ant event thus far reported was a lltltlsb counter-attack southwest of Avenluy wood In which some ground was regained after a sharp engage ment. At least 10 German divisions are known to hav been engaged In the enemy's unsuccessful attacks yesterday north of the Somme, and th fighting was 'ery severe on the many positions of this front aa far north as Bucquoy. The main German thrust appears to be west of th Walr Wood toward the principal Amiens road. The r.rltish Improved their positions east of h oiiquevtllrrs. north of tbe Pontine, la their successful attack yes terday morn Ins. The weather baa Improved and th barometer is rising, although the avia tors continue to be handicapped by very poor visibility. Th British position south of tbe Somme was Improved to some extent by a counterattack delivered In the neigh borhood of Hangard late yesterday, ac cording to today's War Office an nouncement. Teatana Are Foiled. Along th whole front below Ayette, In the sector north of the Somme. the struggle continued with violence until late yesterday evening. Although th Germans made Incessant attacks, they met with no further success than at tended their efforts In tbe morning. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. Aoril I. (By the Associated Press.) There waa no relaxation today of the German efforts to the north of ilontdldier. Between Tbennes and a few French divisions their number of selected German troops. Along this front of about six miles there naturally were soma fluctuations under the welitht of such a strontc at tack. Two Tillages fell Into the hands of the Germany, but they were not permitted to hold th,rm in peace, for the French came back In a vigorous counterattack which made the posi tions of the enemy critical. .French. Hold Ground. On both ends of the lino at Thennes and Grteveanes, there were very severe encounters in which the French ob stinately kept the barrier Intact against fresh assaults. A division of the Ger man Guard suffered especially heavy losses. Among th attacking troops were seven entirely fresh divisions. French artillery, mostly field guns, was brought hurriedly to the scene and battered tbe Germans unmercifully. Both artillerymen and Infantrymen de clared that never bad they had better targets. They fired at them until their supplies of ammunition were exhausted. Prisoners affirm that the German losses were terrible. Many companies were reduced to below oO men. The Germans, in viow of the rapid inarches they were expected to make, were ordered to carry only indispensable articles, but each had reserve rations for two days and two water bottles. Field kitchens carrying fresh rations for another day followed closely and further behind came horse-drawn wag ons with food for three days more. Each German aoldler had a map on which was printed the dates of the pro posed arrival of the attacking troops at the various objectives. One of these points wss Paris, showing the intention of the German command to push on ward. But apparently the enemy did not reckon on the tenacity of the French and the British. gangplank and to be thrown bodily into the log boom pond by a group of loyal loggers several days ago at that camp. As the man emerged from the water the loggers discovered that besides be ing an agitator of trouble, Crawford was a slacker. He was turned over to United States authorities. Crawford's home is in Eugene. The official opening of the camp. near Carson. Wash., was held Friday. Flag-raising exercises were the fea ture of the day. One hundred fifty men are employed. COFFEE MEN TO PROTEST Hoover's Regulations Displease Irn porters and Jobbers,. NEW TORK, April 6. A protest to the National food administration against lta regulations limiting the cross profits of Importers and Jobbers of green coffee Will be made by New York green coffee Interests and the support of those In Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans and San Francisco will be sought. It was announced here today. These regulations, which became ef fective March 9. last, forbid taking of profits greater than 2.i per cent over cost for Importers and S per cent in the case of Jobbers. LOGGER THROWN IN POND Slacker, Accused of Disloyalty, Punished by Companions. Is As punishment for uttering unpatri otic remarks, V. Crawford, an L W. 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Harry B. Torrey. Mrs. Harah Louise Arnold, dean of Simmon's College, Bohioii. and" repre sentative of the United States Food Ad ministration, will speak at Reed Col lege, Wednesday, at 8:60 A. M. Is "thirteen" unlucky? There were thirteen original states In the Ameri can republic and the national flag con sisted of thirteen stars and stripes. The seal of the United States has thir teen arrows and thirteen stars. The national motto, "E pluribus unum," con tains thirteen letters. . "Woodrow Wil son" also contains thirteen letters. I!l!II!ll!iill!!ll!i!i!iii:!!ll!H WE REJOICE in giving this space to a message an appeal that all who see and read it may be moved to render . ay possible aid in this, our Nation's crisis. Thirty young men, our associates, honored and beloved, have enlisted with the Annies of our Nation and offered their lives that yours and ours may be made safe. The least we can give in return for this sacrifice supreme, is the fullest measure of moral and material support, denying ourselves in all possible ways, to serve and save them. The supreme test of our loyalty lies in the manner we meet this call a Nation united and held fast to a fixed and noble cause the saving of life and liberty to the peoples of the world. m T adaaTATwTra MARSHALL yPO-TIOME AftITt J Always Hr" Stap first Thm floor irk U. S. LOSSES LIGHT Recent Lists Withheld Pending Word From Baker. HUN PROPAGANDA FAILS Acting Secretary of War Gives Full Assurance That Xothlng of Vital Importance Will Be Kept From Pnbllc. Washington, April 6. Activity of German propagandists who have sought to spread the idea that there has been a large casualty list among the Ameri can forces in France led Acting Sec retary of War Crowell to announce to day that the lists of casualties received from General Pershing daily during the last four days "have been abso lutely minor in number, and that there has been no great loss on our western front reported." The casualty lists have not been made public by the War Department pending an Interpretation by Secretary Baker, who Is now in Europe, of his recent order that all news concerning the expeditionary forces must come from General Pershing's headquarters. air. Crowell announced, however. that should there be a report of great losses or a disaster of any kind before Mr. Baker's ruling is received, the fact will not be concealed, but the figures at least will be given out Immediately. AN ATLANTIC PORT. April 6. The body of Lieutenant-Commander Rich ard HcCall Elliott, Jr., who was killed by an explosion aboard the United States destroyer Manley when the ves sel collided with a British warship in European waters on March 19, ar rived here today. Lieutenant-Commander Elliott, who was executive oiticer 01 tne juamey, was 30 years old. OTTAWA, Ont., April 6. The names of the following Americans appear In Canadian overseas casualty list Is sued here today: Wounded Jack G. Terselan, San Francisco; Corporal W. L. Dodd, De troit. Mich. ; Died Frank L. smith, St. Joseph, Mich. LONDON, April 6. British casualties reported in the week ended today ag gregated 3743. divided as follows: Killed or died or wounds umcers, 13S: men. 642. Wounded or missing Officers, 638; men, 2338. This total is only slightly In excess of last week's, which was 361S. Appar ently the reports of casualties in the Somme battle have not begun to . Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll' come in. LEAD PUMPED INTO CROWD I Ostensibly Unmanned Machine Gun Develops Hun Proclivities. - ELIZABETHTOWN. Ky., April 6. A machine 'gun, ostensibly unmanned. brought here by a detachment - from Camp Zachary Taylor, as an exhibit in connection with a liberty loan demon stration. suddenly began to pump lead Into a crowd in the Courthouse yard here 'today, injuring three persons. Mrs. Willard Osborn and Charles Smith were shot in the thigh and PriJ Hand ley, a boy, was wounded in the knee. An investigation failed to reveal who fired the gun. but the curlosit.- of small boy is believed to have been re sponsible. Carrier Pigeons Also Go Into Training. General Pershing's Call for 6000 Birds May Be Filled if Marines Have Their Way. T-)ARIS ISLAND, S. C, April 6. (Spe X cial.) In response to General Pershintr's recent call for 5000 carrier nieeons. 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