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; ' t -J THE , OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. MAY, 13; 1917. I TAKE T MAP SHOWING ARRAS BATTLEFRONT K OF T General Haig's Troops Break ' Deadlock In Spite of Ter rific Resistance. THE THEATRE BEAUTIFUL SIXTH ST. OFF WASHINGTON IIP JUL 15c, CHILDREN. 5c DOORS OPEN 10:30 A. M-CONTINUOUS CEMETERY IS STOBMED Kbiasnbnrff Snas Xtn Against CHm la Massed formation to Car. tain SMtlb BRITISH OWN BULLECOuK AND V tflftg tjffjfi f CS-l ,lu3 OftCHlCS JfV LONG RENCH WOKS MMG 'r'-: . OEM 1J- tendon. May 12. (U. P.) General Haig's troops broke a four day dead lock today and In a violent attack oc cupied ; Bullecourt village. They also took 1200 yards of trenches on the Arras-Cambral road and stormed and earried German positions over a mlie and a half front around Roeux ceme tery. 'There was heavy fighting through out the night." the British com mander In chief reported tonight. "We established ourselves in the village of Bullecourt. Fighting continue. Stretch of Trenches Carried, "We captured 120 yards of trenches astride the Arras-Cambral road," the statement continued. "Roeux cemetery was stormed. We carried positions over one and a half miles in this neighborhood today. The western British front Is a away Ing, swinging clinch between two great armies struggling for every foot of, ground covered with the blood of those who have perished. The deadly accuracy of the British artillery smashes reserves behind the line and tears holes In the advancing masses which Hlndenburg la sacrlflC' lng to shake loose the British grip. French, Too, Drive On. On the French front the same sort of broken up fighting over a large part of the line raged today. There were no mass movements succeeding on either side, although General Nl velle's forces have succeeded in mak lng slight advances and in consoll dating their gains. Bullecourt Regarded Key. Bullecourt lies- about nine miles southeast of Arras. For the past week; It has been the center of fierce fighting. The Hindenburg line runs close by and the Germans, feeling th menare of the British thrust, hav been continuously striving by counter. attack to press Haig's troops back Two ;davs ago the British official re port .declared the village was prac tically surrounded but the fighting continued unabated. The Arras-Cambral main road 1 about three miles north of Bullecourt Guemappe, Monchy, Wancourt an Fontaine are all penetrated by th! highway and the fighting for posl tlons around these towns has been fiercely proceeding for a week. Three miles to the north of the road Is Roeux, lying on the river Scarp. British Make Big Gains. "With the British Armies - in the Field, May 12. (U. P.) In the last few hours of daylight today British forces made Important gains on both banks of the river Scarpe. About 600 Germans have so far been taken pris oners In this forward movement. It was nasty fighting all through last night and today around Guemappe particularly. Cavalry farm, near the town, was three times the scene of a struggling mass of men on both sides, in fierce hand-to-hand fighting. The British finally succeeded in over coming the enemy and threw him back on a trench running nearly half a mile , to the north. The same swaying sort of battle was In progress at several other points on the line, the Germans losing heavily In their habitual fighting plan of hurling their troops forward In densely packed ranks. Parral Is Occupied By a Villista Force Csrraaslsta Garrison of City I Be. feated and Retreats to Jlmlnez. Juaras Garrison Is Strengthened. El Faso, Texas, May 12. (U. P.) A Villista force Is In possession of the city of Parral, In Chihuahua state, as th result of a defeat inflicted upon a Carranzlsta garrson under General .Erneste Garcia, May 10, according to an official report of the battle reach ing here tonight. The report stated that the Carran Kistas retreated to Jiminez. after the defeat The Villista were commanded by Jual Belt ran. No details of the number of troops engaged were In cluded. Fifteen hundred federal troops were added to the garrison at Juarez today. Several wounded Carranzlstas, who said they participated in a battle be tween Salazars Villistas and Carran slsta forces near OJinaga, crossed the border this morning, 'and applied fer medical aid at the camp of the Thirty-fourth U. S. Infantry, near Ruldoso Texas today. 5000 Miners Given Eaise of 20 Per Cent Denver, May 12. (U. P.) A 20 pr cent! wage Increase, dating back to May 1 and affecting approximately 6000 miners, employes of the nine largest mines in the state, was announced here today. The Increase is a result of a series of conferences between United . Mineworkers' officials and company representatives. Other conferences scheduled are expected to result in a similar increase by additional Inde pendent mines. POISON OAK OR IVY NO ! LONGER TO BE DREADED ANYONE who has ever experienced the tortures of poison oak or ivy will! be grateful for the information that this extcemely irritating annoy ance Is no longer to be feared. The pain, itching, fever and irritation dis appear almost like magic with a few applications Of Santlseptic Lotion, and the eruption , and redness of the skin soon follows. Timely use of Santlsep tic will -even .prevent the poisoning' in many cases. Santlseptic heals other skin Irritations, such as sunburn, chaf- j - ; t ; .- -.., . v Yesterday's fighting along tne Arras Arras T STEP T T WAR IS TAKEN BY U.S. Tariff Commission to Gather Data for Campaign to Fol low Big Conflict, "Washington, May 12. (I. N. S.) The United States today took its first step toward preparing for the trade war that will follow the conflict with Germany. The preliminary preparations for th commercial conflict will be In the I hands of the recently appointed tariff ' commission. Its task will be to col lect all information ncessary to the mapping out of a plan of campaign. The campaign. Itself, probably will be planned and directed bythe rederai trade commission. T Today the tariff commission an nounced th appointment of Commis sioners Culbertson and Costlgan as a committee to "make an Investigation Into foreign trade relations, commer cial treaties and bargaining treaties." In the course of their Investigation t'a two commissioners will visit practical ly all of the allied countries. They will leave in June, th com mission announced, for a trip that will take them to Great Britain. France, Russia, Italy, Japan and China. The action of the United States In preparing for a vigorous trade offen sive at the end of the war Is in line with similar action taken by all of the allied countries. It comes as the outgrowth ofthe series of conferences held by trade experts of the British and French war missions to the United Statea with American officials. Purchasing Commission Planned, Washington. May 12. (I. N. S.) The greatest purchasing commission in the history of the world will soon have Its headquarters here. It will purchase all supplies needed for France, Italy and Great Britain. By so doing: it is expected It will be pos slble to eliminate competition and keep prices below the prohibitive mark. A draft of the proposed agree ment which creates the commission now is in the hands of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. It will be taken up with the British and French mis sions probably next week. The allies will expend In this coun try all of the money that Is to be loaned them by the United States. This money will go through the hands of the proposed commission. Germany Becomes Isolated. Amsterdam, May 12. (U. P.) Ex cept between themselves and Switzer land. Holland and Scandinavia, the central powers are now entirely iso lated from mall communication with the world. Berlin's announcement to day that "owing to impossibility of safe communication," mail service has been discontinued with Spain, Mexico and Central and South America,, put the final seal of isolation on the cen tral power nations. , Deserter Talks Too Much. San Francisco, May 12. A recruiting officer approached John Donahue as a pros'pectlve recruit fer the army. "I have been in the army and they fed me on worms," concluded Donahue at the end of an -oration in which be told of his disrespect for Uncle Sam's fighting forces. The recruiting officer called a po liceman and Police Judge Brady set the bail at $200. It developed Donahue had been a deserter. ing, fever and cold sores and insect bites. A remarkable soothing and healing lotion. Men use it after shav ing and women for the complexion and for the baby's skin. Santiseptlo la easily procured at most drug stores, a good-sized bottle costing but 60o. If your druggist cannot sup. ply it, twenty-five cents in stamps, or cold sent to the manufacturers, the Esbencett Laboratories, Portland, Ore gon, will secure, postpaid, a large In trodnctory bottla r WARD PREPARING FOR RADE npAintJtt r.rPMarsi dositioa battlefront was featured by further - Canibrai road around Bullecourt. L STRIKE AVERTED IN CENTRAL Department of Labor Says Miners to Remain at Work in Critical Time, Washington, May 12. -(I. N. S.) The department of labor this afternoon official y announced the danger of a strike in the central Pennsylvania coal field has been averted. In an official statement It is announced that an agreement to settle the points at issue has been reached and that the details now are being worked out. The department's statement was as! follows: "The following statement was sent to upwards of 165 secretaries of local United Mine Workers' organizations in the central Pennsylvania district: " "The miners of district No. 2 are hereby directed to continue at work by your committee and the depart ment of 'labor. Your committee along with the department of labor repre sented by Secretary "Wilson, has reached an agreement on the ques tions of car pushing and also on the question of brushing on the main lines. The details are now being worked out. " The district committee and Inter national representatives at Washing ton are unanimously In favor ef the proposition.' " The government approves the set tlement and requests the miners of central Pennsylvania to remain at work under the proposition.' " The government represented by Secretary Wilson, wishes to impress upon the miners of district No. 2 the necessity of that field continuing operations at this critical time.' "The telegram was signed by the following: "John Brophy, Charles O'Nell, James Mak, Edward Swartsonstruver, Samuel J. Burns, Robert H. Harlin, James Lord, A. F. of L.. approved, W. B. Wil son, secretary of labor." New Wage Scale Signed. Cheyenne. Wyo., May. 12. (I. N. S.) A new wage scale granting the men an Increase of from seven to eight cents per ton on all coal mined was signed by the Southern Wyoming coal operators and representatives of the United Mine Workers of America to day. Four thousand coal miners in the Wyoming district are affected and th increase is effective at once. Corn Is Suggested For Use as Food Government Agricultural Department launches Countrywide Propaganda to Conserve Wheat Supplies. Washington, May 12. (U. P.) With a world wheat shortage the agricultural department today launched a country wide propaganda urging general war time use of corn on the table. At present, only 10 per cent of the American corn output is utilized as human food. The rest is fed to cattle. Of this, five per cent has been exported. Without seriously affecting the meat supply, it is believed, the- present 200, 000,000 bushels now annually used as food, could be many times multiplied. Corn substitutes unsuitable for the table it is pointed out, can, to a great extent, supplant corn as feed, at least during the war. There is virtually four times .as much corn as wheat grown In tte country and the depart ment Wants more planted. Circulars and posters describing va rious corn dishes and foods, will be circulated broadcast, bearing the slo gan. "Eat more corn." Ice Cream Cones for Hogs. Chicago, May 12. Morris & Co. is fattening its hogs on ice cream cones as an example for food economy. Corn costs about J 1.70 a bushel, while the cones were bought for $26 a ton. Women Students . Outnumber Men. London. May 12. One curious result of the war is seen In. the fact that there are now more women than men students at the famous Aberdeen uni-J sity, Scotland. , j-. OA DANGER PENNSYLVANIA FIELDS advances by the British on the Japanese Enter Argentine Trade Washington. May 12. Additional competition for our new merchant ma rine has already established Itself. Consular reports Just received from Buenos Aires tell of the inauguration of a regular line of Japanese cargw steamers between Japan and Brazil and Argentina. The Osaka Mercantile Steamship company of Tokoyo projected the line and one vessel, the Kasato Mam (6209 tons) already la in service. The 11ns will touch at VladiVostock, Chinese ports, Singapore, Durham and Cape Town, in addition to South American ports. Brazilian ports are reported to fcavo contracted for large numbers of Jap anese colonists to help harvest the coffee crop. Flypaper Export Prohibited. Ixmdon, May 12. House flies wi suck iriana Sweden this summer. 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