THE SUNDAY. OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 3IAY 12, 1918.
5
2 BRITISHERS FELL
13 HUNS IN AIR FIGH
T
Squadron of 20 Eneftiy Planes
Swoops on Englishmen, but
. Are Badly Whipped.
AERIAL BATTLES INTENSE
One Brave Brltib Flyer Engages
i'lve Hans. Sends One Flying To
ward Home and Another Dash
V lac Fatally to Earth.'
WITH THE BRITISH ARMT IN
FRANCE. May II. (Br to Associated
PrtwH-Thtr has Mn much air
flchtlnf during the last few days, and
the British airmen have fully sustained
tha great reputation they established
early in the war. Several lirvaio
near Tores one British machine at-
tacked five Germans single-handed.
The Britisher engaged one enemy and
fought him nntil he fled. The Knglleh
jllot then went after another German
and pressed the attack so hard that
the enemy was forced Into a nose spin
In an attempt to escape. The ruse was
futile, however, for the Britisher fol
lowed him down, firing steadly Into the
helpless German machine nntil the let
ter finally turned on Its back and fetL
Another British plane was attacked
by sis enemy machines, which came
at It from below and behind. The
British observer opened fire at close
ranee, riddling the leading" German
machine, which dived and then burst
.Into flames. The British pilot got
way safely.
Many Bessbe Dropped.
The British bombing squadrons have
Wen doing wonderful work. Tons of
high explosives have been dropped
among masses of the enemy at nleht.
eanslng heavy casualties. The British
machines also have beeo employed con
stantly In attacking the infantry from
low altitudea and la many cases verit
able slaughter has resulted.
In addition to destroying eight of the
: German airplanes which, as related
yesterday, were engaged so success
fully on Tuesday by two British ma
chines, the British aviators sent down
five others damaged. The battle be
gan when the British aviators attacked
seven German planes, two other enemy
formations came up. raising the total
of German machines to 20. but Instead
of retiring, the two British fighters
pressed the attack.
Plane) Beat to Earth-
la and out among the large enemy
force the two planes with their gal
lant little crewa swirled and charged.
working their rapid flrers like mad.
One of the Britishers got on the tall
of a big German machine and riddled
It with bullets. The enemy airplane
hung quivering la the air for a mo
ment and then turning its nose toward
the earth crashed down with sheets of
flame bursting from It. Seven other
Germsn machines were shot to pieces
In rapid succession and took the final
plunge, three of them leaving a wake
of fire and black smoke to tell the story
of the terrible fate suffered by the
men strapped In their seats.
The five other . enemy machines.
forced to abandon the fight because of
their crippled condition were seen to
dive away In the hope of reaching the
ground safely. Thirty minutes had
sufficed for the two British machines
to accomplish all this. Only seven of
the SO enemy planes remained In the
air. The British had used. up all their
ammunition In the furious melee, how
ever, and there wss nothing to do but
withdraw, which they did in safety.
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
British.
LONDON. Msy 11 Field Marshal
HaleTa report tonight from general
headquarters In Franca says:
French troops advanced their line
slightly yesterday evening east of
I -or re and captured" several prisoners.
We carried out successful raids during
the night west of Mcrvilie and brouicht
bark a few prisoners and machine guns.
A raid attempted by the enemy east of
1 pres wss stopped by our fire.
' The official, statement dealing with
aerial operations Issued tonight reads
Low clouds and mint prevented fly
Ing on Friday until 6 I. M. After this
hour the weather cleared on a small
part of the front and great aerial ac
tivity took place In this sector until
dark.
'Over 14 tons of bombs were dropped
on Peronne, Bapaume. Thlelt. Poual
Zeebrugge and the docks at Bruges.
Hostile scouts were very active ana
made repeated attacks on our bombing
machines.
"Eight German airplanes were
brought down In air fighting and six
were driven down out of control. Nine
of our machlnea are missing. One re
ported missing on Tuesday has re
turned."
French.
PARIS. May 1L The War Office re
port today follows:
"During the night very spirited artil
lery fighting continued all along the
front In the region of Griveaness and
If allly-RalnevaL. North of Grivesness
our troops carried out a raid and took
It prisoners. In a local operation at
Moreull wood, northwest of Orvillers
Sorel. we mede an appreciable gain of
ground. Tbirty-nlne prisoners and
several machine guna fell into our
hands. A German counter-attack was
broken up completely by our fire.
"French detachments made several
incursions into the Germsn lines, espe-
lally southeast of Uontdldier. north
east of Thlaucour ln the sector of
Napigvuel and the Woerre. taking
prisoners" and material. There la noth
ing to report elsewhere on the front."
The text of a supplemental report
today .reads:
After very violent artillery prepara
tions the Germans, with special asssult
troops, attacked this morning our posi-
lons in the Bets Lav Cauneu, southwest
of Htlly-RalnevaL Favored by mist,
the enemy gained a footing in the
northern part of the wood, but was
driven out by a brilliant counter-at
tack by our troops, who completely re
established our lines. The German
suffered very heavy losses and left
our hands about 100 wounded prisoners.
IS machine guns and material.
"There was lively artillery action in
the region of Orvlllers-Sorel.
"Eastern theater. May 10. On th
esst bank of the Vardar a British pa
trol put to flight a Bulgarian detach
ment near .Gradlahte. Serbian troops
carried out a raid on enemy trendies.
The enemy attempted a series of raid
on Dobropolje and at the Cerna Bend,
but was entirely repulsed with serlou
losses. Several German bodies re
mained in front of our positions in th
region of Makovo. -
"Belgian communication: There wss
normal artillery activity. An enemy
reconnolterlng party was repulsed with
grenades In the region of LangcmarcK.
German.
BERLIN, May 11. The official com
munication from general headquarters
today reads:
"On the western bank, of the Avre
the enemy obtained a - footing in
Orlvesnes Park. For the rest, his at
tack broke down with sanguinary
losses.
""There were reconnolterlng engage
ments on the Olse-Alsne Canal and in
the Champagne and northeast of Pont
a-Mousson.
"In Apremont wood we repulsed the
advance of a French battalion, which
waa supported by pioneers and flame
throwers.
'By means of a strong mine bom
bardment we Inflicted heavy losses on
the Americans southwest of Apremont
end north of Parroy.
"In the Kemmel region the artillery
activity was lively at intervals, and
we carried out minor operations sue
cessfully.
Local attacks by the French north
of Kemmel and nean Locre were re
pulsed.
On the somme battle field violent
infantry engagements often developed.
After artillery preparations extending
over several hours English regiments
attacked in vain our lines in Avemy
wood. Their attacking waves suffered
eavlest losses under our fire. Night
ttacka by the enemy against Hangard
also failed.
Macedonia front Northwest of
Makovo German thrusting trops pene
Makovo German thrusting troops pene-
took a number of prisoners."
SECRETARY TO QUIT
Republican State Committee
Leader Announces Plan.
"MAN ON GROUND" NEEDED
Edward Baldwin Ores Each Pre
cinct to Xante Committeemen
That Party's Interests May
Xot Be Neglected.
HOOD RIVER EXTERTAINS VISI
TORS FROM THREE COUNTIES.
OK EC O.N" IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, May 11. Ed ward. Bald win, sec
retary of the Oregon "Republican state
committee, plans to retire from that
office after th approaching primaries,
and today sent notice of hta purpose
to every member of the committee and
to other party workers throughout the
state.
Mr. Baldwin, who la private secre
tary to Representative SinnotU . haa
coma to the conclusion that the secre
tary of the Republican state com
mittee should be permanently In the
state, and as his other duties will not
permit this, he is going to retire In
favor of some man "on the ground.
Coupled with this announcement, Mr.
Baldwin makea a final plea for party
organisation In Oregon. Uls letter to
the members of the state committee In
part follows:
"The best Interests or tna KepuD-
Hcan party in Oregon require that one
or more good, active party workers
should be candidates for committeeman
in every precinct In your county at the
coming primaries May 17. The work of
starting the 191I. 1914 and IMS cam
paigns waa delayed for weeks or
months because many precincts failed
to select committeemen at the pri
maries.
"In order that the campaign may not
begin this year with the handicap of
such a string of vacancies I urge you
to confer at once with as many mem
bers of your county committee aa pos
sible, especially with the other execu
tive officera and the executive com
mittee thereof. I suggest that in those
precincts in which yon And that no
well-qualified candidates will appear on
the primary ballot you urge upon
the voters of such precincts the duty
and necessity of writing In the name
of some tried and efficient Republican
man or woman upon the ballot when
voting on May 17.
"The future of our party in Oregon
and all that It.atands for depends In "a
large degree upon a full and complete
muster of precinct committeemen in
every county to answer "present"
when the county committees imeet to
organise. Firmly believing thia, I urge
upon you and your colleagues jmrae-
dlate action along the lines indicated
"At present circumstances compel me
to be away from Oregon most or tne
time. The welfare of our party In Ore
gon Is very close to my nearx. r or
nilinnC MINMC HIITUnUITY these reasona I shall not be a candl
Vtuiwww iiiiiiwu date for chairman or aecretary of the
state- central committee. Perhaps at
First Day's Pregrassaie Concluded by
Baflrv Pt seeded by Baae.net
la Heaer ef Delegates.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. May 11. (Spe
cial.) With liO delegates here from
Sherman. Wasco and Hood River coun
ties, the annual convention of Union
No. 10 of the Oregon Christian En
deavor la In session. The programme
yesterday waa concluded by a bonfire,
receded by a dinner In honor of ths
visiting delegates.
The delegates, accompanied by scores
of local Endeavor workers and mem
bers of other young people's societies,
all of whom have been Invited to par
ticipate rn the convention, will Journey
to Eliot Wood at C o'clock Sunday
morning for breakfast.
Prominent Endeavor workers here
for the meeting Include: Miss Edna
Whipple, atate president. Eugene: Miss
Gertrude Aiken, of Salem, and Walter
Given, of Estacada. Rev. I O. Linden.
pastor of the Hood River Christian
Church, was in charge of the sessions.
The visitors will be taken for an au
tomobile ride through the blossoming
orchards Sunday afternoon.
search of her home after she had
moved, and of the accusation that she
was pro-German she was Indignant,
humiliated and hurt- She Is a native
of Alsace-Lorraine, and she was forced
to learn the German language as a girl
when the Germans took possession of
the much-booted provinces. When she
grew up. 25 years ago, sne- left tne
country for America and married an
American . cltlxen of German birth,
whose name had been handed down
unchanged. Her German accent,
learned under duress, is the extent of
her German sympathies, she avers, and
the "dynamite" found in her vacated
home she swears must have been pow
der for fire extinguishers, or torpedoes
for railroad work, as her late husband.
Jacob Schweitxer. who died two years
ago. had been engaged ins these two
businesses.
Please say," said Mrs. Schweitxer
last night, after she had hurried to
town following a dajra work, that I
am a native of Alsace-Lorraine; that
my German accent is- the result of
the German invasion of Alsace-Lorraine
when I was a girl. My late husband
was or German blrtn, out ne was an
American cltlsen for many years. That
In the extent of my German sympathies.
The stuff they thought was dynamite
was undoubtedly old fire-extinguisher
powder which my husband used for
while- when he was an agent for a fire-
extinguisher concern, and the torpe
does when he worked for the Oregon
Water Power Company.
I do not know the Mr. Lewis who
reported me to the police, but he prob
ably Is the man who asked my boy why
he didn't wear. a flag. My boy told
him he would if he would buy him one.
It was the most natural answer a boy
would make.
"It Is almost too much to be ac
cused of being a pro-German when
am an Alasltian, and speak with a
German accent because I was made to
learn German as a girt. If the police
want me they will find me at my new
residence, 392 Church street. The man
whom the neighbor reported "living
with me Is an honorable boarder.
taken' tn to help ma make a living.
HOLDUP STORY TOLD
Prisoner Said to Have Admit
ted Boswell Mine Robbery.
IDAHO MAN IN CUSTODY
Robert V. DeWitt Caught Heavily
-Irnied and Placed In Josephine
County Jail Sheriff Col
lects Reward.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. May II. (Spe
cial.) Robert W. Dewitt, of Idaho, al
leged to be one of the robbers who
held up R. Boswell and his son, Rob
ert, jr., at tneir placer mine near
Holland. May 2. has been causrht and
is confined in the JoseDhine Countv
Jail.
Dewitt was apprehended on Thurs
day at a mine about half way between
Yreka and Happy Camp, where he had
stopped to secure work.
Sheriff Lewis and Denutv Sheriff
Lister, with Robert Boswell. Jr., went
to Yreka and returned Friday night
Ith the prisoner, who,' when arrest
ed, was armed with an automatic rifle
and an automatic pistol.
According to Dewitt, who is said to
have admitted the crime, he and his
partner went to Waldo for the express
purpose or robbing the Esterly mine.
They camped in the hills overlooking
be mine and for a day his partner
watched operations at tha mine through
a glass, but decided that the plan was
not practical.
. Move Made to Boswell Mine.
They then moved camn to a site not
far from the Boswell mine and posed
as prospectors, looking for chrome.
A close watch with a glass was kept
on the operations at the Boswell mine,
nd at the opportune time the holdup
was staged, resulting in the securing
of about 6000 In gold.
The two men. after the robbery, took
to the hills, heading for the California
line. They kept well away from trails
nd roads. . showing a thorough fa
miliarity with the country.
Dewitt says that after a time he be
came worn out and also suffered from
pcison oak, and he proposed that they
make camp and rest. His partner said
that it was too close to the trail, but
that he would go over to a nearby flat
nd make camp, build a fire and have
supper ready.
Flight With Spoils Alleged.
He offered to carry Dewitt's blankets
and his bundle In which the gold was
carried. The offer was accepted, and
this was the last Dewitt. saw of his
partner.
Being hungry and cold, Dewitt made
for a mine to secure work, and put in
one day. At the mine he was recog
nlzcd from the description sent out by
the Sheriff.
Young Boswell, who picked out De
witt from a group of miners as the
man who bad robbed the mine, paid
Sheriff Charles B. Howard, of Siskiyou
County, the 1250 reward.
TEACHERS HOLD LUNCHEON
Theater Party at Heilig Feature of
Afternoon Programme.
Berlin Sajs No Offer for Peace
Could Have Been Carried.
AMSTERDAM. May 11. The German
professor who was recently reported
by the Swiss correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail to have approached Pro
fessor Heron, an American living In
Geneva, with peace offers which he at
tempted to have sent to President Wil-
son. had not been officially deputed to
make such offers, the semi-official
North German Gazette of Berlin de
clares.
The Berlin authority says it Is su-
t homed to announce that Professor
Ctuidde, of Munich, was without any
commission whatever from Chancellor
von Hertling or the German Foreign
Office.
SONS MUST HELP MOTHER
George and Orville Cox Ordered to
Pay $15 a Month Each.
Aa a sequel to the complaint lodged
against George and Orvilla Cox by their
later, who charged them wttb refusing
to provide for their aged mother, Mrs.
Ella Cox. the Board of County Com
missioners passed an order demanding
that they pay f IS a month each toward
the support of their mother.
At the first hearing the two sons were
ordered to pay IT.S0 each per month.
This, it is alleged, they refused to do.
The eister then filed another complaint
In which she saserted her mother would
become a nubile charge if the two sons
.refused to make suitable provision for
her,
some future time when fortune favors
my fondly cherished desire to live In
Oregon all the time. I may again be
able to serve you if desired.
"I gladly embrace thia opportunity to
thank each one of you for the loyal
suDDort given me during the three
terms I have been secretary of the atate
central committee. Believe me I have
and do appreciate this to the full. Many
of you have been In. the atate organisa
tion during the greater part of all of
the time 1 have been honored by being
connected with It. In such cases this
seems more like parting with an old
comrade than simply severing an otU
clal relationship.
WOMAN AVEBS LOYALTY
JOSEPHINE SCHWEITZER RESENTS
PRO-GERMAN CHARGES.
Native of Alsace-Lorraine, Woman
gare She Was Forced to Learn Ger
man! LaafUf When a Girt.
The Franco-Prussian war, for the
second time, hss levied Its unhappy
toll on Mrs, Josephine Schweitxer. of
Portland, who yesterday was passively
sought by the Portland police depart
ment, because a neighbor had reported
her to be of pro-German sympathies,
and because, on search, some fire ex
tinguisher powder and railroad torpedo
caps were fonnd in the house she had
just vacated, and labeled "dynamite."
.When Mrs. fecnweitxer reafl or,
Forgetting school cares for a day.
the members of the Multnomah County
Rural School Teacheis" Association met
for a luncheon yesterday at the Hazel-
wood and attended the matinee at the
Heilig tn the afternoon.
we haven t had a single speech to
day, said Miss Emma K. Little, chair
man of the ' social committee. - who
planned the luncheon and theater party
In place of Jhe regular weekly meeting.
"Although we have Countv Superin
tendent Alderson wfth us, we have let
him eat his lunoh without making a
speech. .
This was the last meeting of the year
for -the rural teachers and they made
tne most or the opportunity to enjoy
themselves without thoughts of read
ing, writing or 'rlthrnetlc Miss Junette
Grant, president of the association, pre
sided at the luncheon and Superintend
ent Alderson was the guest of honor.
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" Dying Man Is Found. -
vLA' GRANDE, Or, May - II. (Spe
cial.) Wounded In the thigh with .an
ax and bleeding profusely, Charles
Webb, a tlmberman employed tn a camp
near here; lay down to die near the
scene of the accident.. He was found
and brought to a hospital here for
treatment. Webb tonight shows signs
of recovery. " -
. . CARD OF THANKS.
-Vt.V
-"VfV.wisb to thank the kind friends
who . sent floral offerings and so lov
ingly assisted us during the illness and
death of our beloved husband -end
father.: MRS. O. P. MASSE Y
Adv. AND FAMILY.
Read Harley's article, page 17. Adv.
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Presser Teaching:,- Willis,
Park's Imperial,. . White
Smith, Century, Carl
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for all instruments. Or
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125-7 Fourth Street
FIXED METAL PRICE URGED
War Industries Board Member Ap
pears before Senate Committee.
W'ASHIXGTtfcf. May 11. Price fix
ing of metals was urged by Pope
Yeatman, of the ir. Industries Board,
today before the Senate mines com
mittee at its hearing on the Govern
ment's ore control bill. . Special prob
lems presented by each of the 40
metals in the" 'bill should determine
whether the' price fixing should be
maximum or minimum, he said. '
Copper, lead, zinc and nickel are not
named in the bill, he said, because
"strong Interests would oppose the
measure."
MARRIED MAN HEADS REED
t "t:
Cal Hirsch Elected President of Col.
lege Student Body.-"---
Probably few colleges can claim the
distinction of having for its student
body head a married man.'- Such is the
case at Reed" College since Cal Hirsch,
Reed, '19, has been made president of
the new council elected May 9.
He and Helen Uhlman, a senior, were
married last Fall and both have con
tinued their studies and taken active
parts In college affairs.
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SILVER CAST TO GOATS
PUAYFIL PRANKS OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS FRUSTRATED.
President Foster Rise Early to Get
Milk. Fiads Knives and Forks at .
Goathonse Door.
Was such sumptuous fare ever laid
before goats!
There at the door of the goathouse
it was; silver and silver plate in an
abundance. President Foster, of Reed
College, discovered it when he went
out at C o'clock yesterday morning to
draw the lacteal nourishment for the
Foster children. And, at S o'clock
(new time), even a college "prexy" may
think he sees through strange glasses.
But over In the college dining room
for a half hour before the plot was
beginning to unfold, through a mase of
Oriental consternation. How might
collegians eat without knives ana
forks? The Japanese servants didn't!
know, and no ancestorlal lore was there
to do the divining rod etunt and find
the sliver.
But college presidents learn to de
duct a good many things in the course
of a college year, and President Foster
put the two of the last month in col
lege together with the two of "all
work and no play makes Jack boy and
Jill a duller girl." and decided that the
students had sought reaction in a play,
f ul prank based on goat lore.
In due time the sliver plate service
was returned to the dining room and
there was a small clique of students
who couldn t for the life of them imag
ine how the silver happened to be on
deck for breakfast as usual.
Persian Minister Recalled.
WASHINGTON, May 11. Mehdi Khan.
Persian Minister to tne united States,
has been recalled by his Government
and left today for Persia. Mlrza All.
Kull, formerly counselor, has been ap
pointed Persian charge d'affaires at the
legation. '
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Commencing
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