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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBEK 15, 191S. F0CHSA1DT0 AIM AT BQCHE MORALE Military Observers Believe .: They Have Fathomed Plans S.i of Allied Generalissimo. PERSHING KEEPS SILENCE Washington Officials Unable to Say What American General Plana to Bo as He Has Sent Ko Re port Concerning Action. TCASHIJIGTON. Sept. 14. Military Observers here believe General Foch plana each phase of the offensive to reach some limited tactical position, 'while collectively the series of blows will serve to keep the entire enemy de fensive line ia a state of perpetual un rest. Many officer believe this purpose will be shown more clearly as the Win ter seta in by continued pressure against the German lines ail along the front, to keep the enemy from stabilis ing his position and to keep his men from getting- any rest. There la no question in the minds of these officers that the supreme commander is aim ing at the morale of the German army by these harassing tactics as much as He M at advancement of his own battle- front. Destruction of the enemy army, after all. they say. is the only certain way to military victory, i Attack May Not Stop. 1 General March, chief of staff, hinted today at a continued offensive by Gen cral Pershing on the St. Mihlel front. .At bis weekly conference with news paper correspondents he said elimina tion of the salient furnished a better fcaee "for future offensive operations.' No official reports had come, bow- ever,' to ahow the course General Per shing la following since the two wings of his attack formed a junction and closed the mouth of the St. Mlhiel trap en the enemy. Berlin reported officially that Perah lnr's men were feeling their way toward "our new lines east of Combres and northwest of Thiaucourt. Just what line this referred to was not clear. It appeared probable tonight. Jiowever. that the line of defense upon which the Germans have fixed will be found well to the north, and east of the positions held by Pershing's outposts at last authentic reports. It Is not be lieved here, however, that the enemy will yield control of the Briey Iron fields without a atubborn fight, and , Pershing ia advancing directly towards ' that Important region. I ' Tanks Wars: Quickly. I Discussing the American operations I f the last two days. General March ' said: I "The old St. Mlhiel salient was the I first one that was established along the western front in September. 1914 ! and ia the last one to go; the narrow j eat and most angular of all salients, projecting 12 miles into the French line I and having Important military bearing because It is across the railway of the ; Mens valley, cutting off Verdun from Commercy and Tout and leaving only 1 one supply lineT the one that goes out to the west toward Rheims. " Thia salient was ent off by the American Army in less than two days, parts of Thursday and Friday, by quick, sharp blows on both flanks. "On the south flank our troops ad vanced along a 10-mile front between Xivray and Fey-En-Haye. up through the undulating plain of the Woevre. On the north flank on an eight-mile front they advanced across the heights of the Meuse, a ridge which is six miles wide and broken by deep, branching ravines. By the evening of the first day the south flank had been driven in five miles, and the north flank three miles. By evening of the second day (Friday) the salient had been wiped out. "The removal of the salient shortens . the line 22 miles, restores rail com munication between Verdun and St. Mihlel and Toul, and gives a very much better base for future offensive operations than existed before this drive began. Km tire Division Captured. "It la to be noted that the German communique says they withdrew quiet ly from this sector in accordance with a carefully arranged plan, but this does not cover the 13.300 men they lft behind. They constitute the com , batant strength of an entire German division. ' "All ..IMrtl frnm tK. flrhtlnw a tions In France indicate the rams high spirit, the lack of pessimism which has alwaya characterized our troops in franca, and everyone gets into the swing of it the minute he gets there. The quickness and rapidity with which they handled the fight at St.. Mihlel is attributed not only to the fine staff work which brought it off but to the Individual soldier himself. It is h-t tuft" Lacking official news of further ad- ces by General Pershing's troops 'within the salient, the opinion that this movement has already reached the Immediate limita It was planned to at- ttain. gained strength among military taifflcersL (With the French now taking np the fight In the center of the great arc, which comprises the western front from Arras to Verdun (the brief offi cial announcement today said they at tacked on the Olse-Ailette sector south ef the Alsne). It is considered entirely probable that the next move of the American Army is dependent upon the xesults of this offensive. An advance of any Importance by the French will threaten the stability of the famous Chemln des Dames ridge, and to a less extent, possibly, will affect the St. Cobain massif upon which the new de fenses of the Germans seem to be based. Some observers expressed the belief that today'a attack might have the prl mary object of cutting behind St. Go bain forest. Btets May Be Emeirelea. Collapse of the German position at la Fere and Laon would mean a con siderable retirement and there la every reason to expect, officers say, that Marshal Foch would take quick advan tage ef the resultant confusion to press an encircling campaign against Mets Itself, employing both General Per shing's Army and the French forces at Verdun in development of the move ment. In that event, a double Ameri can thrust is anticipated, one in co operation with the French east of Ver dun and the other aimed to pass Mets n the opposite flank. ! the -chief of staff of the new army and his assistant chiefs of staff are Colonel Robert McCleave and Lieutenant-Colonels Jens Bugge, Willey dowell. John U. Dewitt and Lewis H. Watkins. - Major-General Edward F. McGlachlin is chief of artillery and the beads of the administration and technical serv ices ars: ; Adjutant-General. Colonel Joseph F. Barnes; Inspector-General, Colonel Jacob C. Johnson: Judn Advocate. Lieutenant-Colo nel Blanton Winshlp. chief quartermaster. Major Geo r re Luberoff ; chief urceon. Colo nel Alexander N. Stark; chief ensineer. Brigadier-General J. J. Morrow; chief signal officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Parker Hitt; chief ordnance officer. Colonel Edward P. O'Hern: chief of motor transport corps. Colonel William H. Winters; chief of service. Colonel William Mitchell. It was this staff that handled the movement at St. Mihlel under General Pershing. General March said. He added that the chiefs or me chemical warfare service and addition al administrative and technical serv ices bad not been designated at the time General Pershing reported tne other members of the new staff. mm armies PRAISED BY KING Whole British Empire Joins in Laudation of Yankees on Western Front. TRIBUTE PAID TO GENERAL DEBS GETS TEH YEABS COJTVICTED SOCIALIST SENTENCED OJf TEN COUNTS. . Motioa for New Trial Overruled and Writ of Error to U. S. Supreme Court Is Granted. London Press Gives Chief Place to American Achievements In Late Battles; Hun Explanations Are Declared Childish. LONDON. Sept. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) King George has sent message of congratulation to Pres ident Wilson on the victory won by General Pershing in the St. Mihiel sa lient. The King's message read: "On behalf of the British Emnire I heartily congratulate you on the bril- ant acmevement of the American and allied troops under the leadership of Oeneral Pershing in the St, Michiel The far-reaching results Be cured by the successful operations which have marked the active interven tion of the American Army on a great scale under its own administration, are the happiest augury for the complete. and I hope, not far distant triumph of CLEVELAND, Sept. 14. Eugene V. Debs, charged with violation of the espionage act, was sentenced to 10 yeara in the Moundsville, W. Va., peni- I saiient tentiary on, eacn ot tnree counts oi tne indictment by Federal Judge D. C. Westernhaver here today. The sen tences run concurrently. Motion for a new trial was overruled and an exception on behalf of the de fendant was allowed. A motion for I the allied cause.' arrest or tne sentence . was also over- Chief place is given again in jthis States Supreme Court was granted. American achievements in the St. Mihiel -xne court aamittea 1'eus to iiv.uvu .Mtnr Rnth in . v - ball with permission to Kfave the r,orth- torial columns hearty tributes are given "if "r . I '"" i the thoroughness with which the to his home and stay there. The further onnratlnn w .nmnit.H . v,-u- condition was specified that Debs ob- ness which Is regarded as' showing that serve the law while at large. General Pershina- and hl nta.fr mnri. preparations beforehand and used great care at tne same time. American Advance Expected. No SurDrise la lmnlleri that Ih. Am. Lane County Fair Bans Sideshows I leans should have succeeded so well. On the contrary, the newspapers concur ATRIOTIC'SHOW IS PLAN and Fake Attractions. EUGENE, Or, Sept. 14. (Special.) The Lane County fair which opens its gates Wednesday will he used as great patriotic agency in directing the people to serve their country more effi ciently. Practically every feature in connection with the fair this year has direct bearing upon war work at home. A racing programme that promises bring to the county some excep tionally good horses is the only ex ception. The other amusements will be entirely of a patrlotio nature and will that what happened was only what might have been expected from the fighting qualities the Americans dis played when they fought as units under rrencn and British commands. Noth ing like a first-hand technical account of the flattening of the salient had reached London up to this morning and such inadequate detailed stories as are to hand do not carry the operations lunner man Thursday evening. The Daily Telegraph, after con prat u lating the Americans on their "feat of arms a real triumph accomplished in masterly style, says: "The full story will be awaited with the deepest interest. It seems tolerably include military anus ana maneuvers, clear that the great majority of German In which the Eugene battalion of I troops holding the salient were cut off militia and the Lane County militia by the rapidity of the American ad company of deputy sheriffs will partic- I vance and that the opposition on the ipate. I other side of the wedge collapsed on Fake side shows and eatcn-penny at- I tne second morning, it win be a great tractions of similar character haveitaie wnen it is told. Ren been entirely eliminated. MOTHERS ARE LAUDED Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy Speaks for Loan Drive at Corvallis. CORVALLIS. Or., Sept. 14. (Special) Dr. Esther Pohl Lovejoy addressed a crowded house here this afternoo at the Presbyterian Church in behalf of the fourth liberty loan. The address was preceded by a parade, it having been decided by the committee to hold the National Mothers' day parade a week earlier in order to have it on the occasion of the opening ot the liberty loan campaign. Dr. Lovejoy gave an Interesting ac count of her experiences in France. She paid an eloquent tribute to the mothers, saying that they were the chief arm of the military in this coun try, that they had produced the sons who did the fighting. Hun Explanations Childish. "The explanations of the reverse of fered in the German communlaue are cnuaisn." The Daily Mail, under the headline, "America Has Made Good." discussed the value of the removal of the salient. The newspaper says:. "General Pershing Is breaking- Into perfect web of railways which has been of priceless importance to General Ludendorff for maneuvering. Here, if anywhere, is the enemy's Achilles' heel. The Americana have not yet reached this heel, but by threatening It they have forced the Germans to concentrate for its defense. yVhile the - stroke menaces the enemy's communications, it opens the way for other American attacks on a still larger scale. The enemy also has lost the equivalent of two divisions in prisoners, killed and wounded." The Dally Chronicle says: "General Pershing's brave troops de serve congratulations on their very skillful and efficient piece of work. The United States may well be proud of the manner In which its young army T. STORLI IN NEW POST North Bend High School Principal to Be Bnrns Superintendent. NORTH BEND, Or., Sept. 14 (Spe cial.) Professor O. T. Storli, principal of the High School of this city for sev eral yeara, has tendered his resigna tion to accept the position of superin tendent of schools at Burns, Or., and will leave with his family within a few days to assume his new duties. 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The Times records the belief that the final return of prisoners will consider ably exceed the number given in the official statement and says: "For all the allied nations the deep Interest in the American victory lies not so much in its results, which are substantial and valuable, but in the fact that a great American force has gone into battle acting separately. The German nation now will begin to realize, as it ever has yet done, the overwhelming and decisive character of the new factor which is emerging in the war. "More was destroyed at St Mihiel than a German salient General Per shing shattered at a blow the mon strous web of lies which sustained the pretense that the Immense weight and almost illimitable resources of the United States would be of little or no account on the European field of battle. He has shown that the Americans are as quick and apt to learn the arj of war as they have been to develop the pur suits of peace." Phone your want ads to The Orego- nian. 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