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VOL. XXXVII NO. 29.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, HJLY 21, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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DEFEATED 80S
FLEE OVER UAH
More Than 20,000 Men
and 400 Guns Captured.
Valued advance continues
V Franco-Americans Gain Ten
I Miles Between Soissons
IJK and Chateau Thierry.
HUN RESERVES RUSHED UP
y French Advance Line North of
Marne River West of
.b- '.City of Rheims.
- LONDON, July 20. "No Germans
remain south of the Marne except
prisoners and dead."
This message was sent by the
Reuter correspondent at French head
quarters and is timed Saturday even
ing. PARIS, July 20. "The Germans,
violently attacked on their right flank
and south of the Marne," says the War
Office announcement tonight, "have
been compelled to retreat and re-cross
the river.
Many Prisoners Taken.
"The French hold the entire south
ern bank of the Marne. More than
20,000 prisoners and more than 400
guns have been captured."
1 The statement reads:
"We have not had long to wait for
the result of our victorious counter
offensive. The Germans, violently at
tacked on their right flank and south
cf the Marne, have been compelled to
retreat and recross the river.
. Progress Continued. ' "
"We hold the whole south bank of
the Marne.
"Between the Aisne and the Marne
Franco-American troops continue to
progress and have driven back the
pnemy, who is resisting stubbornly.
"We have reached Ploissy and
Parcy-Tigny and have passed beyond
Bt. Remy-BIansy and Rozet St. Albin.
"Further south we hold the general
line of the Briez Plateau, northeast of
Courchamps.
"The number of prisoners we have
taken since July 18 exceeds 20,000.
Over 400 guns have been captured.
"Our aviators, redoubling their ac
tivities in the day and night of the
19th, multiplied their raids and en
gaged in the severest battles against
he enemy forces.
Planes Harass Enemy.
Franco-British bombing squadrons,
taking the Marne crossings as their
principal objectives, have ceaselessly
hampered and at certain points com
pletely stopped the enemy supply
service, thus playing an important role
in the conflict which was about to
provoke the retreat of the German
troops.
"Attacking with machine guns and
bcmbs concentrations of troops which
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THIS IS BELGIANS1
INDEPENDENCE DAY
PEOPLE WILIi .CELEBRATE DE
SPITE HCK BAN.
Soldiers at Battle Front Will Ob
serve Day by Killing as Many
- Bodies as Possible.
WASHINGTON. July "20. Belgians
will celebrate their S7th Independence
day tomorrow.
Word came to the legation here to
day that the Belgian civil population,
forbidden open manifestations of patri
otism, will celebrate In their hearts,
while the army will observe , the day
by killing- as many Boches as possible.
Brussels Wfcs fined ten mlllldn dollars
by the Germans the last time a public
celebration was held.
Recognition will be given the holiday
In many allied countries. Cuba's con
gress has voted to make July 21 its
own national fete day In commemora
tion of the Belgians.
President Wilson sent to King Albert
and the Belgian people today a message
of greeting upon the occasion of the
celebration tomorrow of their 87th in
dependence day. '
President Wilson's message follows:
"On this day. sacred In the annals of
Belgium, the hearts of my countrymen
beat in sympathy with the Belgian
people, with whom we are linked In the
resolute struggle to conserve the rights
and liberties of free communities.
"Tour country has been torn asunder
before by alien oppression and by' at
tempted domination, and beneath the
searing blasts of oppression has learned
to prize and develop the qualities that
stimulate a true-hearted people to as
sume among the powers that high place
that rightly belongs to free and. in
dependent nations.
"I Join with my countrymen In ex
tending to your majesty and to" the
people of Belgium, who have eo nobly
given lives and -treasure for the safe
guarding of freedom and equal justice,
heartfelt greetings on this auspicious
day in the confidence that it presages
for the people' of Belgium and still
greater and more glorious place In! the
proud annals of human achievement in
the paths of liberty."
PASTOR HELD AS DESERTER
Rev. William Sbort, of Palo Alto, to
Bo Tried by Court-Martial.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20. Charged
with being a deserter from the National
Army, Rev. William Short, pastor of
the First Unitarian Church, of Palo
Alto. CaL. was bound over to the mili
tary authorities' for" court-martial by
the United States District Court here.
. Rev. Mr. Short failed to put In a
claim for exemption as a minister and
refused to submit to the physical ex
amination. O'LEARY JURY DISAGREES
Obstruction of Justice by Brother f
Sinn Fein Lcader Not Proved.
NEW TORK, July 20. A Jury la the
Federal Court here today reported Its
Inability to agree on a verdict in the
trial of John J. O'Leary for alleged
obstruction of justice and was ' dis
charged. "O'Leary Was accused of aiding -the
escape of his brother, Jeremiah A.
O'Leary, Sinn Fein leader, who was
about to be tried for publishing alleged
seditious magazine articles.
WOMAN KEEPS CAMP BOOKS
Wifo of Spruce Squadron Officer
Looks After Loggers Time.
MARSHFIELD, Or., July 20. (Spe
cial.) Coos County has a woman log
ging camp timekeeper, Mrs. W. F. Her
bert, wife of Lieutenant Herbert, of the
102d Spruce Squadron, who is in charge
of soldiers working at the Powers
camps. Mrs. Herbert is located at the
Salmon Creek camp, six miles from
Powers, and besides keeping time, han
dles all the book work. Lieutenant
Herbert has Installed the first canteen
in Coos County logging camps.
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INITIATIVE PASSES
INTO ALLIED HANDS
6 U. S. Divisions in Big
Fight Says March.
FORCE ABROAD IS IMMENSE
More Than 1,200,000 Yan
' kees As? Now in France.
ALLIELGBJECTIVES WON
American General - Points Out, in
Weekly Talk With. Newspaper
Men, That Vital Supply Road
of Huns Is Controlled. ,
WASHINGTON, July 20. The high,
water mark of the German offensive In
France has been reported. - The initia
tive is passing to the allied and Amer
ican armies. General March, chief of
staff, told this to members of the Sea
ate military committee. Later he an
nounced that American troop shipments
had now exceeded 1.200,000 men. Insur
ing the man power to bold the initia
tive on the western front.
The direct objective of General Foch's
counter stroke. General March told
newspaper men in bis weekly con
conference. Is the railway that feeds
the German forces in the Chateau
Thierry region. Already it has been
attained, for the French and American
ference. Is the railway that feeds
certain, points or have it under, direct
gun fire at short range, rendering It
unusable.
Han Withdrawal Reported.
As General March spoke, .unofficial
reports flashed over the cables Indi
cated the German withdrawal from the
sector south of the Marne rfiad begun.
The American chief of etiAf told with
evident satisfaction of thefact that six
American divisions are battling with
the French, and for the first time re
vealed their identity. Thar either are
on the advancing lines t,feen Sois
sons and Chateau Thierry- r on those
that are pressing the enemy along the
Marne front, where there Is reason to
believe the Germans may suffer serious
losses in men and material before they
reach safety. Still another division of
Americans is with General Gouraud,
the French leader who commands east
of Rheims, where the enemy assault hit
against a stone wall defense.
Bls Force la Flghtta.
General March's explanation of the
disposition of the American forces In
dicated that at least 196.000 American
fighting troops are in the battle, and
probably the total force is nearer 800,-
000 than 200,000. Each division has a
fighting strength of 27,000 men and
each of the two detached negro regi
ments a . strength of 3600. The full
strength of each division with auxiliary
units is 45,000 men.
General March said:
"Since I last talked with you the
field of interest has shifted from the
Italian and Balkan fronts to our own
sector in France. Last Monday, the
15th. the Germans began an attack
which covered a 60-mile front, one-half
of which covered the very hilly ground
between Chateau Thierry and Rheims;
the other half the plain of the Cham
pagne, between Rheims and the forest
of Argonne.
French General Praised.
"In the Champagne district the posi
tion which was held largely by Amer
ican troops, with the assistance of one
American division, and a regiment of
United States colored troops, was pene
trated only a short distance at a few
points.
"The Champagne district la under the
Contlnue3 on Paso 2. Column 1.)
CARTOONIST REYNOLDS FINDS PLENTY. OF ACTION
VJF.L. J' At HEy
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WHAT THE KAISER TOLD HIS
DEXTIST SERIAL BEGINS
IN THE OREGOMA5
TOMORROW,
- - Dr. Arthur N. Iavls, -American
dentist to the Kaiser from 1904
to 1818, has written a serial, "The
Kaiser as I Knew Him for Four
teen Tears." In it he describes
the conversations with the Hun
ruler which . were Incidental to
the professional calls. The Kaiser
talked freely of world affairs and
In much that he said revealed his
bitterness toward America and
the allies.
All of Importance, that was said
by the man who plunged the
world Into war Is recorded by Dr.
Davis, whose story Is unique be
cause of the extraordinary situa
tion ' and the unusual relations
under which It was obtained.
The Kaiser -asked many ques
tions, particularly as to the likely
attitude of the United States un
der certain possible conditions
and provocations. Dr. Davis tells
about It.
Do you know: that the ' Kaiser
said "America must be pun
ished"? Dr. Davis tells about it.
No part of Dr. Davis' story has
ever beirj told, with the excep
tion of a' speech' made at Carne
gie Hall on behalf of the liberty
loan. Dr. Davis, for excellent
reasons, refused to be Interviewed
or to tell his experiences except
to certain men high in the diplo
matic world. That is why his
story is new and important.
CADET FLIER'S FALL FATAL
Albert M. .Emery,. Loses Life at Im
perial Beach, Cal.
SAN DIEGO, CaL. July 20. Albert
Melvin Emery, a cadet flier attached to
the aviation school at Imperial Beach
here, was killed south of that place
late yesterday, - falling S000 feet In a
tail spin.
Emery was doing acrobatic flying at
the time of the accident. His death
was Instantaneous. Emery had almost
finished his course of flying instruction.
His horns was In Washington State.
ILLINOIS MOB . USES TAR
Man "Who Desecrated 'Wife's Service
Flag Receives Punishment.
STAUNTON, 111.. July 20. William
Kaulen. o years old, a miner, was
tarred by a mob of more than 300 to
day, after his wife had' coniU.Jred to
the vigilance committee that Kaulen
has desecrated a service' flag hung In
honor of her son by a former mar
riage. '
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. T
degree.; minimum, SO degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; xentla northwesterly winds.
War.
Germans flee aeroas Marne. ' Section 1
pace L . . .
Initiative on western front In allied handa.
ays General March. Section 1. pass 1.
Cruler Ean Dlezo casualties not expected
to exceed 40. Section 1, pace 1.
Allied forces hammer at Soluona, Section
I. P( 1.
Forty thousand Germans fall in en sector
alone. Section 1. pre 3.
Major Roosevelt wounded; Quentln's death
confirmed. Section 1, pave 3.
Baoul Lufberry's last tale Is told. Section
1, page 1L
Foreign.
Czeeho-Slavaka attack capital of Amur.
Section 1. page 3.
Ex-Czar reported killed by firing squad.
Section 1, page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Valley A Ellets Railway traffic doubles In
six months. Section 1, page 10.
Idaho Democrats lost in Non-Partisan Jun
gle. Section 1. page 10.
Oregon sends second big shipment of fox
glove East. Section 1. page 0.
Portland and Vicinity.
Many Oregon men to seek training. Section
1. page 17.
Reed College gets $200,000 endowment. Sec
tion 1. page 15.
Aged Portland man la lost in wilds of Cas
cade Mountains. Section 1. page 13.
Grain movement will be speeded. Section 1,
page 4.
Mayor and Mrs. Baker will entertain O. A. R.
veterans during reunion. Section 1.
page 8.
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CRUISER'S DEAD
ESTIMATED AT 12
Survivors of San Diego
Arrive in Port
CAUSE OF DISASTER MYSTERY
Submarine and Floating Mine
Theories Advanced.
BLAST ON BOARD HEARD
Explanation Lacking of Explosion
That Was Reported by Captain
Christie; Best Traditions of
Navy Declared Upheld.
WASHINGTON". July 29. The loss of
l'lfo In the sinking off Fire Island, N.
Y.. yesterday of the United States
armored cruiser San Diego and the
cause of the ship's destruction still
were undetermined tonight at the Navy
Department.
Announcement was made that 1183
men from the ship had been landed.
Unofficial reports said there were 1255
men aboard, and if they are correct the
loss of life would not exceed 73. The
names of three of those mlrstng were
announced today.
Rear-Admiral Palmer, acting; Secre
tary of the Navy, tonight made public
a detailed account of the destruction
and rescue, but it added nothing to
previous reports from Captain IL B.
Christy and other survivors as to the
c-usc of the sinking;.
Several Mines Picked Vs.
Belief that the San Diego was a vic
tim of a mine grew anions; Naval offi
cials after the commander of the Amer
ican patrol boats operating off Fire
Island reported his craft picked up
several mines of foreign devtgn.
Among; the survivors, opinion seemed
to be equally divided as to whether a
submarine or a mine was responsible
for the loss of the cruiser.
No reference to the cause of the ex
plosion which was heard aboard the
cruiser was contained In the -unt
of the sinking: made public tonight by
Admiral Palmer.
. Details a)f Disaster Issued.
Trie statement follows:
"Fuller particulars received regard
ing; the sinking of the United States
steamship San Dtego show theexplonlon
took place on the port side just aft of
the forward port engine-room bulk
head. The feed tank and circulating
pump were blown In and the port en
gine was wrecked. Full speed ahead
was rung and the starboard engine op
erated until It was stopped by water
rising In the engine room.
" "Machinist's Mate P. Hawthorne, who
was at the throttle in the port engine
room, was blown four feet under the
engine-room desk. He got up. closed
the throttle on the engine, which had
already stopped, and then escaped up
the engine-room ladder.
Lieutenant Mitten, on watch In the
starboard engine-room, closed the wat
ertight door to the engine-room and
gave the necessary Instructions to the
fireroom to protect the boilers.
Ship Llata to Port.
The ship listed to port heavily so
the water entered the gun porta on the
gun decks.' The vessel listed eight de
g. ees quickly, then hung for seven
minutes; then gradually listed, the
speed Increasing until 35 degrees was
reached. At this time the port quarter
deck was three feet under water. Then
the ship rapidly turned turtle and sank.
-Captain Christy went from the
bridge down two ladders to the boat
deck, slid down a line to the armored
belt, then dropped down four feet to
the bilge keel, and thence to the dock
(Concluded on Page S, Column 2.)
IN NEWS FROM OVERSEAS.
ITALIAN CONVICTS
MAY FACE SERVICE
WALLA. WALLA PENITENTIARY
TO DEPORT PKISOXER3.
Seattle Consulate and Board of Con
trol 10 Meet and Consider
Each Individual Case.
SPOKANE, Wash.. July 20. (Spe
cial.) "Italian prisoners confined In thj
Walla Walla penitentiary are to be de
ported to Italy for military service."
This announcement was made today
by Frank Tuse, Spokane correspond
ent for the Seattle Italian consulate.
Mr. Tuse will meet Paulo Brenna,
Consul for the Northwest, at the State
Penitentiary tomorrow, and. with the
Board of Control, will investigate the
status ot each prisoner of Italian de
scent. There are 50 Italians confined in the
Washington penal institution, includ
ing a number of men who' have for
merly mrde their homes in this city.
The' commissioners will report upon
the case of each individual, telling
whether it Is their opinion that the
prisoner is fit to render service to the
country from which he came.
It is expected that the prison board
will act favorably on the reports of the
Consuls.
POPE APPOINTS BISHOPS
Monslgnor Terence G. Brady to Go
to Baker City, Or.
ROME, July 20. The following ap
pointments were made by the Pope to
day: Monslgnor Michael J. Gallagher, co
adjutor bishop of Grand Rapids, to be
bishop of Detroit; Monslgnor Terence
Q. Brady, of Dubuque.Cathedral, to be
bishop of Baker City, Oregon; Mon
slgnor Christopher Byrne, St. Louis, to
be bishop of Galveston; Monslgnor
Arthar Drossarts. of New Orleans, to
be bishop of St. Anthony. Texas;
Father John U. Nicolas, to be domin
ion bishop of Duluth; Monslgnor Julius
Jannard. chancellor of the archdio
cese of New Orleans, to be bishop of
the new diocese of La Fayette, Louisi
ana. RAINIER SHROUDED IN GRAY
Cinders and Ashes Rob Mountain of
Its Snow y Whiteness.
TACOMA. Waeh., July 20. Special.)
Smoke from forest fires enveloped
Mount Ranler for several hours yester
day and mountaineers returning from
the summit said that the snow In places
was covered with cinders. When the
smoke had cleared away the whiteness
of the mountain disappeared. A gray
ish tinge had taken the place of Im
maculate wnite, the snowy cleanness
of ' the rugged crevices showing up
sharply against the murky surround
ings. PHELAN PREDICTS DRY U. S.
Senator Says Prohibition Legislation
Unlikely Until After War.
" SAN FRANCISCO. July 20. "Country-wide
prohibition is Inevitable, al
though Congress will not pass euch
legislation until after the war," Sen
ator James D. Phelan said in an inter
view here today.
"The sentiment of the country is op
posed to the sale of stored whisky and
spirits generally, and there will soon
be an end of that,' Senator Fhelan
asserted.
PLAGUE ATTACKS MOSCOW
Over 2 00 Cases of Cholera Regis
tered In One Day.
LONDON. July 20. Cholera has
broken out in Moscow,' according to
a Russian wireless message r- elved
today.
Within the last 21 hours, the mes
sage says, there hare been registered
in Moscow 224 known cholera cases,
78 suspected cholera cases and 26 cases
of stomach disease.
SOISSONS STORM
CM OF BATRE
Allied Armies Thrust at
Gates of City.
GERMANS RUSH RESERVES
French and Italians Advance
Their Lines From Marne
Toward Rheims.
MANY 'PRISONERS TAKEN
One American Unit Alone Cap
tures Thousands, Includ
ing 32 Officers.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
ON THE AISNE. July 20. (By the
Associated Press.) The French and
Americans squeezed the sack in which
the Germans appear to be caught
somewhat tighter today. At mid
day they had made an average gain of
more than a mile along the line Cha
teau Thierry-Soissons, while another
gain of a similar distance has been
made south of the Marne and east of
Chateau Thierry.
The advance along the Soissons
Chateau Thierry road has brought
the allies within artillery distance of
the junction of the railroad serving
the Germans as a line of communi
cation. The junction already is under
fire and unless the desperate attempt
which the Germans are making to
hold is successful, thousands of rtna
Crown Frince's men may be cut off
and forced to retreat. The fighting
is comparatively light east of Ch
teau Thierry, except at the river,
where the most stubborn resistance
of the Germans was unable to check
the allies, who, at one point, moved
forward half a mile.
(By the Associated Prece.t
Out of the news filtering through
the clouds of battle hanging over tho
battlefield between the Marne and
Soissons there have come two signifi
cant reports during the past day.
The allies are thundering at the
gates of Soissons and the Germans
have retreated across the Marne.
German reserves, rushed up to the
western side of the Soissons-Chateau
Thierry-RJieims salient, have slowed
down the progress made by the French
and Americans, but have apparently
been unable to do more than check it
here and there along the front.
Allies Not Checked.
The advance made by the allies in
the first hours of the great counter
stroke has not been maintained, but
it is evident that hardly anywhere has
the thrust been storped.
Reports from the Itont of battle in
dicate that the French and Americans
have reached the edge of the plateau
to the southwest of Soissons and only
ll'untinued on Pact 4. Column 3.