V0. XVI. NO. 272
HEEIS
FROM U. S.I
I BRITISH
FIGHT Hi!
Two Regiments of American Sol-:
diers Are Helping to Stem
Tide of German Onrush; Some
Losses Very Likely Suffered.
American Guns Still Pouring
Shells Into German Positions1
North of Toul; Explosions
Are Observed When Shells Hit.
By Fred S. Ferguson
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, March 25. (U.
P.) Explosions were observed in
the rear of the German lines
north of Toul today, following
American artillery fire.
There Is considerable aerial ac
, - ivity and the enemy threw some
gas shells into the American lined.
This front Is otherwise quiet
American soldiers here are
greatly interested in the German
drive and wish they could share
the brunt of the defense wita
the British.
A few companies of American en
gineers are already at the British
front. It Is believed possible they
threw down their tools Vin:l foujjht with
rifles as they did In '.ho battles around
Cambral last November. Otherwise,
the denial that Americans are engaged
In resisting the Oerman drive is re-
Iterated.
Two Regiments Participating
By Carl D. Groat
Washington, March 26. (U. P.)
American engineers have apparently
(Coaelodsd on Fife Two. Column One)
3D LIBERTY LOAN
v TOTALS 3 BILLION
Secretary McAdoo Fixes Amount
of Bonds to Be Issued and
Interest Rate at 41-4.
Washington. March 26. (I. N. S.)
The third Liberty loan will total $3,000.
000,000 and pay 4 Pr cent. Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo announced
Monday, after a conference with Chair
man Claude Kitchln of the house ways
and means committee.
His decision came as a distinct sur
prise, the amount and the Interest rate
both falling' below expectations. It had
been expected th,e loan would total 5,
000,000,000 at least, but Mr. McAdoo
' pointed out war expenditures are iall
" inir below estimates, and the money
market Is In such condition that it will
not be necessary to pay 44 per cent, aa
had been expected. The loan. Secretary
McAdoo said, cannot ran to succeed.
He said: .
' People Will Respond
"I ana' sure the people will respond
; to the third Liberty loan with the same
' 'loyalty and enthusiasm that character
ised their support of the ilrat two loans.
The great events now happening In
c France must fire the soul of every
American with a new determination to
furnish all the dollars and all the ma
terial resources of America that are
v needed o put an end to the execrable
-- atrocities of German militarism.
"Defeat faces the kaiser. Let us
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BATTLE SLACKENS SLlGHTLtl
MAP TELLS STORY OF FIGHTING
THE WEST FRONT, showing the relation of Germany's
attacks to the position of Paris. The heavy black line rep
resents lasf year's battle line, while the heavy dotted line
shows the positions of the armies at the opening of the present
offensive. The light dotted lines represent the farthest advance
of the Germans in 1914. The circle indicates a radius of 62
miles from Paris. The upper arrow indicates the salient pierced
by the Germans near St. Quentin, the lower arrow the position
of American forces.
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BRITISH FACING DO FONTS BACK BIG H- WSp
It Is Defeat but Not Disaster,
Is Comment of Manchester
Guardian.
By Ed L. Keen f
London, March 26. (U.-P.) Although
Great Britain's traditional calmness la
unperturbed and its confidence In Hale's
ability to hold the enemy Is unshakenu
there Is a general disposition to face
facts squarely and not minimize the
possibility of further retirement.
One of the frankest comments on the
situation is that of the Manchester
Guardian. ' r.
"We have suffered - a . severe defeat,
but we know how to draff a victory out
of defeat." declared the Guardian.
"But It is not a decisive defeat and
won't be. As long as our alignment is
maintained the enemy's advance, in
stead of being progressive, will be re
tarded. "We have lost ground, but we are still
far in advance of the positions which
we held for two years.
"It Is a defeat but not a disaster ; it
Is a time of great anxiety, but we are
justified In awaiting the, future with
confidence."
Xew York Papers Comment
' New Yark, March 26. (I. N. S.)
Editorial comment on the great German
thrust on the West front here today
struck a note of optimism, writers
pointing out that the allies have with
stood unprecedented concentrations of
troops repeatedly in the past and that
a drawn battle will be a German defeat.
The World points out that again the
German general staff is gambling on
sheer weight of men and metal, and
that so long as the allied line holds,
riothlng I lost.
"A drawn batle of the Somme would
be a decisive defeat for the Germans,"
said the Times." "and the temper of
their people at home would not endure
another disappointment of their hopes.
"The British front has been bent, but
it has not been broken." t
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Division of Forces Criticized
London. March 26. (I. N. S.) The
morale of the allied army remains
high," aald the Dally Chronicle, in an
editorial today. "Their numbers so far
have been economically used, but we
could wish they were,, larger. - What
would we not give to have on the west
ern front the large forces which have
been, held at Saloniki? ,The present
ordeal, if it does nothing else, ought to
bring home to the most skeptical, the
correctness of the western view of allied
strategy."
Appeal to Munition Workers,
London, March 26- (U. " P.) -Winston
Churchill, minister of munitions,, today
appealed to munitions workers not to
cease work during the Easter holidays,
in order to make good the expenditures
on the" Western front," , v
. .PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING,
hfzL $ '7"-
Proposed Giant Columbia River VLMSrk wy,C yJ,s. '
Shipyard, Woudl Use New lMrt ( ka
Principle, It Is Said. VrfS . l XL
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Washington, March 26. (WASHING
TON BUREAU fP THE JOURNAL.)
It is' reported here that the investors
who want to go Into shipbuilding on an
extensive scale on the Columbia river,
and who were Introduced to Senator
McNary by a Delaware senator, are the
DuPont interests of Delaware, one of
the most powerful financial combinations
In the country. niis report tended to
be confirmed by the announcement that
the Interests concerned are prepared to
handle the machinery without complica
tion to the government program.
.'Senator McNary is submitting a state
ment in their behalf to the shipping
board to the effect that the ships pro
posed will be of an auxiliary type and
will require nothing used in present
marine engine work, such as boilers.
steam piping and condensers, nor will
they require smokestacks or coal con
veying machinery. The ships will lack
propeller shafts and will be driven by
internal combustion engines, driving
electric generator motors operated on a
new mechanical principle.
Senator McNary is submitting these
plans in the hope that permission will be
given for starting the big development
project which needs only the assurance
that ships contracted for can be de
livered when built.
Steel Mill Expected
To Rise at Linnton
- Indications that plans will be followed
up for the erection of a steel roller mill
near Linnton by the Pacific Coast Steel
company is found in the filing for rec
ord Monday of a deed to 10i acres of
land. '
The land was bought from M. L. Hol
brook, trustee for the former Merchants
National bank, and P. J. Mann. The
papers bad been held in escrow until the
full .purchase price of about $30,000 had
been paid. The initial payment was $10.
00Q. The Pacific Coast Steel company
bought five acres about a year ago.
This tract adjoins the larger one.
The original announcement of the
transaction named in the deed Just filed
was reported in The Journal a year ago.
Claude De Bussey,
V Composer, Is Dead
Paris. March. 26. (TJ.' P.) Claude De
l Bussey, a t prominent , music, composer,
died today. 1 , , . - , -
HINDENBURG IS PLAYING
LEAPFROG WITH DEATH
. , By William Philip Slmms
.With the British Arm 18 In the
.Field. March 26. (U. P.) The sixth
Jday of the monster battle finds the
" British and Germans fighting like
tigers across the famous Pozleres
ridge, which Haig wrested from
Hindenburg In the fall of 1916. .
Furious fighting continues, the
enemy throwing masses in the direc
tion of Albert from the high ground
around Montauban. Here the Brit
ish, in machine gun positions, are
resisting stubbornly.
The Germans also are thrusting
westward from Nesle, attempting to
drive a wedge there, but their prog
ress continues slow.
Allied Resistance Stiffens
The allied resistance is dally stlf
. fenlng. The enemy is violently en
deavoring to break through at three
points south of Arras, toward Al
bert and toward Noyon. Each .sec
tor Is the scene of the heaviest
lighting, night and day. 1
The Germans were reported to
day along a line through Logeaat
wood, Llgny-Thlllery and Montau
ban, fighting madly toward the
valley of the bloody Ancre,
The weather continues fine, favor
ing the Germans. For a few hqurs.
M'ADOO REVEALS
NEEDS OF ALLIES
Additional .Loans of $1,500,000,
000 Will Be Required During
Summer.
Washington. March 26. (L N. S.5
Authorization of $1,500,000,000 additional
for loans to the allies during the com
ing summer was asked when Secretary
of the .Treasury McAdoo revealed ad
ditional details of the third Liberty loan
plans to the house ways and means
committee today.
The secretary explained that of the
original $7,000,000,000 authorized for
these loans only $2,000,000,000 remains
to be expended and at the present rate
of disbursements, $500,000,000 per month,
this sum will be exhausted by the end
of the fiscal year, June 30. The addi
tional amount asked will provide for
loans up to the end of September at the
same rate.
Secretary McAdoo will make known
to the ways and means committee to
morrow the amount of additional treas
ury certificates of indebtedness he, de
sires to issue.
Conductors Fined;
v No Receipts Given
Fire Streetcar Employee Convicted Is
Municipal Coart of Violating Cify Or
dinance) Appeal Is Expected."
Municipal Judge Rossman found five
streetcar conductors guilty this .morn
ing on a charge of falling, to give a re
ceipt when & cash fare is paid under
the ity. ordinance which reads r "That
it is hereby made the duty of the Port
land Railway, Light, Power company
and each of Its' "officers, employes,
agents - andconductoWuport receiving
i from any -passenger upon any streetcar
1 of said, company a cent 'cash fare to'
give,..suchJjaa3engerat recelptfor:. the
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MARCH '28 1918. SIXTEEN PAGES.
this afternoon, the barometer fell
and clouds came' up, but the wind
veered to the north, clearing up the
sky.
Over 209 Airplanes Dowsed
The airmen are profiling, how
ever, by both the sunshine and star
light. During the past four days'
fighting, more than 200 machines
have been brought down. One hun
dred and twenty have been seen to
crash to earth In kindling wood,
while 83 were observed- falling be
yond control.
Low flying machines are ceaselessly-
harrassing the German at
tackers, sometimes simultaneously
bombing advancing waves.
Hindenburg Is playing leapfrog
with death. He is driving perhaps
20 divisions until they are exhaust
ed ; then 30 more through the first,
and when these are spent and the
first somewhat refreshed, "leap
frogging" the first through the
second after substituting f flesh di-'
visions In the rear for the more
mauled divisions.
Battle Fought on Desert
When General von Below's men
crossed the Somme south of Peronne
ROLL OF HONOR
Wshinton, Marcn 2. (I. N. 8.) Tw.ntjr
three mmM wen included in the c&Aualtv Umt an
nounced fata thia afternoon bv the war dmrt.
ment. Two men were killed in action, seven
died of disease and three were rictims of fatal
accidents. One man was severely wounded in
action and 10 were tlishur wounded.
Killed In Action
PRIVATE DEWERT MINTWEEB.
PRIVATE WILLIAM K. NEAL.
Died of Accident '
CORPORAL ALBERT MIDER.
PRIVATE GEOHUE C. GRAY.
PRIVATE WILLIAM CHRISTIAN.
" Died of Disease
7 SERGEANT VINCENT C. HARGOOD; pneu
monia. CORPORAL LYNN OPEIX: diphtheria.
CORPPORAL ROSS E. 8 HELTON; .pnea-
monia
PRIVATE GEORGE ARNETT-. nostalgia.
PRIVATE OLE BECK- diphtheria.
PRIVATE ELMER MATHEWS BTEBLET ;
peritonitis.
PRIVATE PHILIP C. SMITH
diphtheria.
Wounded Severely
Private Edward Dittman. .
Wounded Slightly
Major Georce J. Lawrence, Major Timothy J.
Mornaban, Lieutenant Georc K. Hatton, . 8er-
keant .Warren W. Lokker, Cook Kaximines.Cie
iinoT, Private Everett G. Guion. Private David
FT. Pollock, Private Harry F. Weidman, Private
Ton Wisniaki, Private James Wyatt.
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Fighting Is Dying Down East of Albert and Roye Is Report
From Field Marshal Haig; Continued Fighting North of
the Somme Expected, but Battle Had Not Developed Early
Today; Between, 500,000 and 800,000 Germans Engaged
IT QNDON, March 26. (U.
-i -by the British war office
PARIS, March 26. (U.
rrr . -i .
war oince repoirea xooay. ine reuremeni was maae in cxccucni oracr.
The French are holding solidly on the left bank of the Oise.
The battle continued violently during Monday evening. The enemy multiplied
its attacks on the Noyon-Chaulnes front. The French artillery was well established in
the Noyon region and efficaciously supported the infantry, whose resistance and fre
quent' counter; attacks delayed the. German drive and inflicted heavy losses.
(Noyon is about 20 miles west and south of La Fere, which marked the line before
the German advance started.) '
TOE:
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DRIVE
Slow Progress 'Being Made by
Von Hindenburg Is "Good.
Augury for the Allies.
By J. W. T. Mason
New York, March- 26. (U. T Von
Hlndenburg's stupendous slaughter of
Germany's manpower is still 'failing to
wrest back the full area of territory
voluntarily evacuated by the Germans
last March. Between 66 and 70 per
cent of the terrain they lost nas now
been recovered, but the full victory that
ran mmnenuta for Germany's unprece-
dented casualties has not been won. The
I British line remains unbroken.
Von Hlndeftburg no longer is advanc
ing on the wide front of last week.
The .fresh Oerman shock troops used
during . the past 24 hours have not
displayed the same reckless impetuosuy
of the initial attack. The kaisers
hwt divisions show evidence of becom-
. inff
exhausted. The stamina ol m
; reinforcements suggested Von Hlnden
Iiun'a available buddIv of cannon
fodder" may have fallen to the seconl
and third grade men.
Desperate Efforts in Sooth
Nevertheless, Von Hindenburg Is de
veloping further desperate Intention of
trying ' to break through the southern
part of the British front. The combat
across the Somme river Involves the
most serious consequences ror the house
of Hohenzoller. It Is the southern part
of the present battleffont that has been,
put under the nominal control of the
German crown prince. The loss of pres-
itlge that the Hohenzollem heir suffered
at Verdun evidently must De recovered
now or not
at all. The crown prince
of a fighting house like the Henxoi
lern might be fatally handicapped as a
ruler rf a major checK at the Somme
were to follow his defeat at. Verdun.
Slew Progress Good Indication
AH the more urgent is It for the
kaiser to press the Somme fighting be
cause the rival crown prince of Ba
.varla commands the, northern half of
the new batUe area. For Prussia to
permit Bavaria to make the better
record at this crisis In the affairs of
the Hohensollerns might be fatal.
The slow progress of the German
advance across the Somme, therefore,
is a happy augury for the allies. Tne
capture ef Bapaume is of secondary
consequence ' to this.
The British front after the St. Quen
tin reverse is remaining stolidly In
tact In 'the south. Here is where the
greatest bjows are falling, and here
is the scene fixed, if the British line
still holds, for the house of Hohenxol
lerns most disastrous defeat.
Scout Patrol Ship
t Accidentally Sunk
An 'Atlantic Port, March 2i. L N.
S.) The American scout patrol ship Ad
miral; was sunk off the North Atlantic
coast today
All ' the members of . the crew were
able to reach shore In the lifeboats. The
scout ship, however, is a total, loss, ap
parently..' '. , j '
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P.) The capture of Roye by the Germans was announced
in an official statemen tonight
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P.) Noyon was evacuated during the night, the French
n ' . i 11 . i ' ,
ERLI.vi..ldoh;-"ilarch6-(U- P.) The figlitirjg has
spread to the r landers iront,
today. - .
"English divisions brought up in Flanders from Italy were de
feated yesterday," the statement said. , r
' "We captured the villages of Bihucourt, BicfvilJjers and Gre
villers." J (Bihucourt, Biefvillers and Grevillers arc locate! in a group a
short .distance northeast of Bapaume.) ' .
The statement also claimed the capture of Irles, and Miraumont
and declared the Germans had crossed the Ancrc
"The enemy from the direction of Albert -was driven bak'
after a bitter struggle," the statement said.
L
ONDON, March 26. (U. P.)
Roye and Albert, Field Marshal Haig reported today. The
Plritich Viav cta riUhff1 new nnsitinns thorc "
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"North of the Somme continuation of the fighting was expect
ed, but has not developed yet," the statement says.
"South of the ScVmme this morning attacks were reported de
veloping, also against the French in the neighborhood of Roye and
Chaulncs.
"The enemy losses continue severe. He has been- obliged to
reinforce his lines from all parts of tlie western theatre. Over
70 hostile divisions are known to be engaged.' -
The Somme splits the battlefront in the vicinity of Peronne.
Roye is seven miles southwest of Nesle, which marks the far
thest German advance yet reported. Chaulnes is eight miles .east,
of Roye, 21 miles due west of St. Quentin . and eight8 miles south--west
of Peronne. : .
Seventy divisions, according tp most authorities, would mean
about 525,000 infantry, or possibly 840,000 men of all departments.
T ONDON, March 26. (U. P.) Every hour brjngs nearer the moment
J- when the allied armies' reserve will be ready to Intervene in the strut
ftte, before Hindenburg must have achieved a decision or be prepared to See'
the tide go against him, dispatches.' from the French front. declared today.
The German advance will be stopped as soon as its initial momentum Is
absorbed by the exhaustion of baitle and collision with equal forces. '
The way to Paris is blocked by a powerful French army under a ee'neril
of proVen capacity.
London, March 26. (L N. S.) Fight
ing in the mighty battle In. Plcardy died
down during the night, the British war
office reported today.
The official statement dwells on the
severity of the German losses, calling
them "appalling."
French forces have extended and rein
forced that, portion of the. British fight
ing front which they took over along
the southern end of the battle zone.
Violent Infantry fighting and heavy
bombardments continue ' along the 60
mile battle front, with the severest
German pressure now centered in the
district between Bapaume and the Olse
river.
t The Germans, using vast forces of
troops, are trying to advance to the
GERMANS TWO TO ONE
F
OLLOWING is an estimate of the number of men engaged
and the casualties in the "greatest battle of the greatest
war' based on. the best obtainable information, but sub
ject to official confirmation : '
Germans, total number engaged in past six days, 1,250,000.
Total number engaged daHy, 850,000. .
Total casualties, 400,000. .
British, total number engaged ift past six days, 600,0007"
, Total number engaged daily, 500,000.
; Total casualties, .150,000 (including German claim of 45,000
DrisonersV , ' '
Note: Estimated casualties
tared and missing. .
DURING B:
tne uerman war omoe reported
Fighting has died down east of
westward of Gulscard. along the road
from Nesle to Roye. towards Chaulnes
from Peronne ard on the road from
Bapaume to Albert.
Great quantities of German artillery '
have been moving to the front to sup
port the solid columns of infantry. In -fact,
the Germans in their present
I. drive have established a new record
regard to the nearness with which
th artillery is kept to the firing line.."
Desperate fighting Is reported from
the district west of the Somme river be
tween the Noyons heights and Peronne. "
(The German crown prince is In com
mand of the German troops north Of :
Peronne and It Is evident from the re- :
ports of the German war office that
(Concluded on Fsga Tne. fcoinoa One)
included killed, ; wounded, cap '
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