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THE SUNDAY OliEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 16, 1918
CZECHOSLOVAKS
GRIP FOOD SUPPLY
Moscow and Petrograd, Cut
Off From Siberian Grain
v Supplies, Face Hunger.
MANY TOWNS CAPTURED
Seraenoff Retires to Daurkted; Bol
shevik! Threaten to Destroy Im
mense Stores of Ammuni
1 tion. at Vladivostok.
MOSCOW, June 7. (By the Associat
ed Press.)) The Czecho-Slovak troops
in their operations along- the railways
connecting Siberia with Central Russia
have temporarily cut off communica
tion between the Siberian grain stores
and Moscow and Petrograd, seriously
menacing the breaa rations, which al
ready are inadequate.
The Czecho-Slovaks control the sta
tions of Omsk. Novo Nlcholaevsk and
Tcheliabinsk and also many smaller
stations. Consequently they are able
to prevent traffic from the Siberian
granaries to both Moscow and Petro
grad. At Novo Nicholaevsk, which is the
nearest large city east of Omsk, the
Czecho-Slovaks joined with the "White
Guards in overthrowing the Soviets and
have established what they call a new
Siberian central government, which is
the fourth government now claiming
control In Siberia.
LONDON, June 15. The Czecho-Slo
vak troops, operating against the Rus
sian Soviet government In Siberia and
the Ural region, continue their success,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Moscow dated June 11
Invaders Advance Rapidly.
Duririg the 9th and 10th of June,
having occupied Samara, they advanced
rapidly toward Ouffa.
On the Siberian railroad from Tche
liabinsk (a distance of 1250 miles) all
the towns are in the hands of the Cze
cho-Slovaks.
Omsk was occupied on June 8 by a
united force of Slavs and Cossack peas
ants under command of Colonel Ivan
off, the Soviet forces having retired
from Omsk and Tunen.
The advent of the large contingents
of Czecho-Slovaks In the Far East is
noted in a Times dispatch from Pekin
dated June 10, as having brought a new
factor into the situation there.
Two divisions of these troops, the
correspondent says, are scattered along
the Siberian railroad from Tcheliabinsk
eastward, on their way to Vladivostok
while about 14,000 of them have arrived
at Vladivostok. Their presence at that
port is causing irritation to the local
Bolshevikl.
Bolshevikl In Disfavor.
Meanwhile General Semenoff, the anti-Bolshevik
leader in Siberia, does not
find his affairs prospering, according
to these advices, which report that he
has been obliged to retire to Daurktia,
while the force comprised of former
prisoners of war opposing him is in
creasing. "On the other hand," continues the
correspondent, "public feeling every
where in Siberia is hot against the Bol
sheviki. Manifestations against them
are growing.
"The universal cry of Siberia is for
the assistance of an allied force around
which all the moderates can rally.
"A small force of Cossacks and oth
ers commanded by Admiral Kolchak is
opposing the Bolshevikl on the Eastern
Manchurian border near Vladivostok.
The Bolshevik! are threatening to blow
up the immense stores of ammunition
in Vladivostok if Admiral Kolchalk at
tacks them."
sldered that' great peril is yet ahead
for the allies.
The German effort, it is pointed out.
has undoubtedly fallen short for the
complete objectives sought and has en
tailed the heaviest losses, but the
enemy advance has appreciably In
creased the threat to Paris. In addi
tion some commentators declare he
still has reserve sufficient to enable
him to launch an offensive greater
than that of March at almost any moment.
The numbers at the disposal of Prince
Rupprecht, for instance, are virtually
identical with those of a fortnight ago.
despite his sending of Bavarians to as
sist the German Crown Prince, for his
urea divisions have had time to re
cover and recruit.
There are three goals at which the
enemy may strike, namely Paris.
Amiens and Calais and the allies, it is
assumed, have little chance of ascer
taining the enemy's intention before the
blow falls.
6 YANKEES WIN HONORS
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
AWARDED BY PEHSHIXG.
Major Kasmn.sen, Former Oregon Man,
Cited for Trying to Save Papers
Under Shellfire, Losing Life.
WASHINGTON. June 16. Award of
the distinguished service cross to six
members of the American forcea in
France, four of whom are dead, was
reported today by General Pershing.
Those honored were Major Alexander
Rasmussen. U. S. R., Infantry; Sergeant
Gray E. Swingle, engineers; Private
Oscar Griffith, ambulance company,
and Private Frank J. Goldcamp, engi
neers, all of whom were killed or died
of wounds, and Corporal Thomas A.
Carroll, infantry, and Private Lesli
M. Lane, infantry.
The addresses of the men follow:
Major Rasmussen, Sherwood. Or.; Ser
geant Swingle, Newark, Ohio; Corporal
Carroll. Cincinnati; Privates Griffith.
Gadsden. Ala., and Gold Camp. Ironton,
Ohio.
General Pershing gave brief descrip
tions of the incidents in which the men
distinguished themselves. Of Major
Rasmussen. he said:
"Major Rasmussen (Posthumous)
proceeded to his post of command, in
spite of heavy bombardment, in order
to save important papers, and while
thus engaged was killed by shell fire."
ROMANCE OF WAR
STAGED III SIBERIA
Czecho-Slovak Developments
Make Strong Claim on
Human Interest.
ALLIES MAY STRIKE SOON
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Eastern Star Grand Executives For
mally Inducted.
TACOMA, Wash.. June 15. In addi
tion to the elective officers, the fol
lowing appointive grand officers of
the grand chapter of the Eastern
Star were installed today:
Chaplain. Mrs. Mae FYiese. Snohomish.
Marshal, Mra. Madge Evans. Aberdeen.
Organist. Mrs. Nora Reed, Colfax.
Adah, Mra. Florence E. Iavls. Spokane.
Ruth. Mrs. B. Howich. Yakima.
Bather, Mra. Fannie B. Pike. Edmonds.
Martha, Mra. Joaie Parker, Seattle.
Electa. Mrs. Minnie Miller, Wenatchee.
Grand warder. Mrs. Iydia McKercher, Se
attle. Sentinel. W. A. Johnson. Everett.
Fraternal correspondent, Mrs. Emma P.
Chadwlck, Olympia.
U. S. BOYS ARE HEROES
Continued From Flrt Faje.
BRITISH MAKE ADVANCES
Continued From First Pase.
no marked activity on the fronts held
by American troops, the statement said.
It follows:
"There was no marked activity, ex
cept that of patrols, at points occu
pied by our troops. .Last night our
aviators bombed the station and rail
road tracks at . A number of
direct hits were made. All of our ma
chines returned."
(By the Associated Press.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. June 15. American batteries
last night hurled thousands of gas
shells into the German lines along the
Marne line, northwest of Chateau
Thierry. The bombardment was in re
taliation for a heavy gas attack by the
Germans.
Patrols Are Active.
There was patrol activity along the
American fronts in the Marne region
and in Picardy, and some artillery fire
occurred in addition to the gas bom
baxdment. There was no infantry ac
tion. The situation, however, is tense
along the entire line.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMT IN
FRANCE, June 15. (By the Associated
Press.) French troops today carried
out a successful local operation for the
improvement of their line around the
northeastern corner of the forest of
Villers-Cotterets, on the westerly side
of the Marne salient.
Infantry Takes Keat.
Aside from this the infantry on
neither side has given much sign of
life on any part of the front during
the past 36 hours.
On the other hand, the enemy big
guns have been very lively, especially
between the river Aisne and Chateau
Thierry on the Marne. This activity
appeared to be either for the purpose
of covering the reller of their ex
hausted squadrons, or by way of prep
aration for another thrust westward.
LONDON. June 15. A successful lo
cal operation was carried out last
night by English and Scottish troops
north of Bethune, on the Flanders
front, and over 60 prisoners were tak
en, according to the statement issued
by the war Jttice toaay.
PARIS, June 15. "The third of the
enemy's great offensives has been mas
tered ever since the third day," says an
official comment issued this evening.
June 11 Vital Day.
"When one stops to think that the
Germans, electrified by their success
on the Marne, expected to overwhelm
us and advance along the road to
Paris through Compiegne. which was
their first objective, adds the com
ment. "the importance of June 11
which obliged them to stop, can be
seen."
LONDON, via Otttawa. June 15.
With the enemy fought to a standstill,
something like a stable line is being
re-established in the Compiegne bat
tie. On the whole front between Mont
didier and Chateau Thierry the outlook
is now regarded in Paris with more
confidence, but anxiety is still ex
pressed in London, where it is con'
ed any help with the other Hun for I
had caught a glimpse of their combat
our of the corner of my eye.
I rose about 300 feet again to see
Doug on the tail of his Boche. His
tracer bullets were passing throughout
the enemy plane. I climbed a little
higher and was diving down on the
recond Hun. and about to fire when
saw the German plane go ud in
flames and crash to earth. 'Doug' had
ent his Hun plane down one minute
after I had shot down mine.
Fight In Plain View. .
"Mind you, the fight took place only
300 meters up, in full view of all on
the ground and in the nearby town; it
took place directly above our aviation
field. These are remarkable facts, for
ne of our majors, who with the
French army since 191a has shot down
7 machines, never had one land in
France.
When we landed, only our respec
tive mechanics were left in the drom
o help us out of our flying clothes.
The whole camp was pouring out. fly
ng by on foot, bicycles, streetcars.
automobiles, soldiers, women, children.
majors, colonels, French and American
all poured out of the city.
Mechanic Forgets Discipline.
'Doug and I congratulated each
other, and my mechanic, no longer
military. Jumping up and down, wav
ng his hat, pounded me on the back,
nstead of saluting, and yelled:
'Damn it! That's the stuff, old
kidV
Then Campbell and I rushed to our
respective Him wrecks.
"On the way there it was only half
mile I ran into a huge crowd of
soldiers blue and khaki pressing
about one man. I pushed my way
through the crowd and heard some
body triumphantly say to the surround
ed man in French:
There he is; now you will believe
he is an American.
T looked at the man a scrawny.
poorly clad little devil, dressed in
rotten German uniform. It was the
Hun pilot of the machine J had shoe
down.
It seems he would not believe that
an American officer had brought him
down. He looked me all over and then
asked me in good French if I was an
American. When I answered TTes h
had no more to say. '
There was a huge crowd around the
wrecked plane, and the first man I ran
into was our Major the commanding
officer and he was the happiest man
in the world outside of me and Doug.
A French and an American General
blew up in a limousine to congratulate
us Colonels. Majors, all the pilots, the
corps officers, mechanics everybody in
the town and camp. All had seen the
fight.
"One woman, an Innkeeper, told me
she could sleep well from now on, and
held up her baby for me to kiss. I had
my mechanics take off everything
available the machine was a wreck-
but I got some splendid souvenirs.
Hun Pilot Badly Burned.
"Doug had set his Hun machine on
fire at 300 meters and it had fallen in
flames, rolling over three times, and
then completely burning up. There re
mained but charred wreckage, like the
sacrifice of some huge animal.
The Hun pilot had been thrown out
and was badly off. His face, hands,
feet, nostrils and lungs were all burnt.
while his leg was broken. He is now
in hospital and my boche is probably
commencing his job of ditch digging for
the rest of the war.
"They got much valuable informa
tion from my man the other could
not speak. He was a Pole, said he was
not an officer because he was a Pole,
although he had been an aspirant and
a pilot at the front for two years.
"That afternoon my wrecked ' Hun
plane and the charred result of 'Doug's'
good work were exhibited in the public
square of the town, surrounded by
armed guards and overlooked by a
French military band.
"It was also a great day for the
townspeople and has had a good moral
effect. You can imagine It when you
realize it took place above their roof
tops at only 300 meters and that they
were able to see the whole fight.'
Situation Believed to Bo Such That
Steps Must Be Taken to Keep
Germany From Annexing What
Is Left of Slav Army.
WASHINGTON. June 15. Unexpected
developments in Central Siberia, where
Ciecho-Slovak regiments are gaining
apparently marked successes against
the Soviet troops, were regarded here
today as possibly marking the advent
of conditions in Russia which the en
tents allies have been awaiting as pre
limlnary to the adoption of strong
measures to prevent the further exten-
lon of German control over Kuseia.
Officials have long held the belief
that continuation of German control
would terminate in the actual use of
Russian soldiers in the German army
and for that reason means have been
ought for the beginning of a cam
paign to restore the Russian army
into active opposition to Germany.
Already, whether under compulsion
or because of secret affiliation with
Germany, the Bolshevikl government
has been supplying the German army
with food and other necessities and
unconfirmed reports have reached
Washington that Russians in consider
able numbers are In the German mili
tary service.
Germany May Grab Army.
Private advices even go so far as to
state that by the beginning of next
year whatever remains of the Russian
army will be under the German flag.
if effective steps are not taken at once
by the allies to stop the concessions
which the Moscow government is mak
ing to the German demands.
The history of the Czecho-Slav move
ment In Russia as reported to Washing
ton is almost without precedent In
time of war. Many thousands of Cze-cho-Slavs
deserted from the Austro
Hungarlan armies into Russia in the
early days of the war. They were at
tached to the Russian army under the
sole condition that they should not be
obliged to fight their fellow Czechs
and -Slavs still on the Austrian side.
When the Brest-Litovsk treaty was
signed these Czecho-Slavs were left in
perilous and peculiar position. If
they returned to Austria they would be
shot as traitors, yet they could not re
main in Russia because of their lack
of sympathy with the Maximalist ideas
of the Soviets, who, moreover, did not
want them.
Eastward March Started.
They decided to Join the entente al
lies and continue the war against the
Germanic powers. But this was not
easy of accomplishment, because the
Germanic powers lay between Russia
and the entente armies in the west of
Europe.
Several thousands of the Czecho-Slo
vaks started eastward along the line
ot the Siberian railroad heading for
Vladivostok, where they hoped to find
snips to take them to Western Europe.
i ne ijermans soon learned of the
eastward movement of the Czecho-
Slavlc regiments, and, upon their. de
mand, the Bolshevik government
sought to disarm them. The Bolshe
vikl opposition was quickly resented
and. as these Czecho-Slovaks were for
the most part seasoned soldiers, they
speedily overcame the half-organized
and weak-spirited Bolshevikl reds who
stood in their path.
Third of Railroad Held.
Receiving accessions to their ranks
as they progressed eastward along the
amenan railroad, tney are now under
stood to be In possession of at least a
third of that great artery of communi
cation and It was learned officially to
day that they probably were in a po
sition to dictate terms to the Bolshe
vikl government through the control
wnicn tney exercise over the food sup
plies in Siberia upon which Northern
Russia is entirely dependent.
Several thousand of the Czecho-
Slavs are now at Vladivostok, but as
ships for the completion of the Jour
ney 10 western hurope are not avail
able, these soldiers may become an im
portant factor in any international
campaign which the entente allies may
aeciae io mane into Siberia.
RATES TO SETTLE FATE
COAST STEEL SHIP !'DrSTRV DE.
PEXDS ON FEDERAL RULING.
J. P. O'Brien, .f O.-W. Company,
Snya That High Shipping Casts
May Hinder Building Here.
TACOMA, Wash., June 15. (Special.)
Whether the Oregon and Washington
coasts will continue to be the great
wooden shipbuilding centers of the
country and whether steel ships will
continue to be built In larger numbers
on the Atlantic seaboard will be de
cided soon after the Increased railroad
rates become effective on June 25, ac
cording to J. P. O'Brien, Portland, presi
dent and general manager of the O.-W.
R. & N. Company. If Pacific Coast
yards can stand the strain of the in
creased freight rates on steel from 55
cents to 1.10 a hundred, the steel yards
will continue: if not, the future is in
definite, is his opinion.
"We have the supplies for wooden
ships "right at our Northwest ports
while the East Is nearer the steel sup
ply," said Mr. O'Brien while In Tacoma.
"However, climatic conditions here are
such that laborers can work out of
doors here the entire year around, while
this is impossible In the East.
"The increased cost of bringing steel
to the Northwest will have to be
weighed with these factors and the re
suit will determine the future of our
shipbuilding industry. So far there has
been no protest from steel shippers.
Everyone, the country over, realizes
that the Government has to have more
money and therefore tariffs must raise,
OFFICER TAYLOR IMPROVES
Pedestrians Injured In Collision
Still at Hospital.
Motorcycle Officer E. M. Taylor, who
collided with two pedestrians as they
were stepping from a bellwood car on
Milwaukie street Friday night and re
celved severe injuries, was reported by
attendants at uooa Samaritan Hos
pltal as greatly Improved. He will
recover.
T. R. Baldwin, of 586 Crampton
street, wUo was knocked unconscious
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A Helical and Coil Braced Link Spring, (Pf AC
Drop Sides, Sanitary Steel Couch P -tv
Jn that spacious porch
on these wa'rm Summer
evenings a sanitary couch
in most helpful. At bed
time you can roll it into the
house, raise the drop sides
and make a comfortable
bed.
"White Cross"
Electric Stove $4.95
Make coffee, toast and fry
your ham and eggs for break
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will not be a burden any more.
Turn the button and the stove
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There is a positive dead - air
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An especially prepared non
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Positively no bolts are used in the con
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and suffered a leg fracture, is still in
a serious condition, at Good Samari
tan Hospital. Mrs. Baldwin's collar
bone was broken and her scalp lacer
ated. She is being cared for at Sell-
wood Hospital.
PARIS BOMBED FOR AN HOUR
Alarm Xcar Midnight Announces
Approach, of Air Raiders.
PARIS. June 15. An air raid alarm
was sounded throughout the capital at
11:45 P. M. tonight. The "all clear"
slwnal followed an hour later.
No other details were given in the
official announcement concerning the
alarm.
Milton Merer JorM 33srincs.
Milton S. Meyer, for more than 12
years associated with M. Seller & Co.,
has cast his lot with the marines. Uncle
Sara's fighters on the sea, and leaves
tomorrow for Mare Island to begin
training. Mr. Meyer is a Portlander.
and, when able to close his work, se
lected the marines as the branch he
preferred to be with when testing the
mettle of the Huns. .
E. F. Gay to Head Statistics Board.
WASHINGTON. June 15. Appoint
ment of Edwin F. Gay. of Harvard Uni
versity, as chalrms-c ot me division of
planning and statistics of the War In
dustries Hoard, was announced today.
Mr. Gay will relinquish his present
duties as director of the division of
planning and statistics of the Shipping
Board and as chief of the statistical
department of the War Trade Board.
ALL DAY IN THE SUN;
SUFFERS NO SUNBURN
A PRETTY society girl who is devot
ed to athletic, motoring and other
outdoor pursuits Is the envy of her
friends because, no matter how much
she Is in the sunshine. It doesn't seem
to affect her at all, and her complexion,
neck and arms are always like the pro
verbial lily, white, soft and smooth as
satin. She confesses to her friends that
the secret of her success In avoiding
sunburn and tan. freckles and other re
sults of outdoor pleasure is that she
uses SantiseUc lollon, a delightful
toilet requisite that protects her skin
In an almost miraculous way. Santlsep
tlc is Just as effective In preserving
the skin from pimples, blackheads,
acne, spots and other blemishes. It Is
easily procured at drug and department
stores, costing but fifty cents. If your
druggist cannot supplySt. his name and
twenty-five cents In stamps or coin
sent to the manufacturers, the Esben
cott Laboratories. Portland. Or., will
secure postpaid a large Introductory
bottle. Adv.
SPECIAL CASH
PRICES
On New Pianos
Three styles at. .$215.00
Two styles at. . .$250.00
Two styles at. . .$315.00
One style at $365.00
Player Piano... .$425.00
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