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THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY, APRIL .17 191ft. ' "f t HANS NEARER i' TO DEATH TRAP Hindenburg Encountering New Difficulties in Trying to Reach Hazebrouck. WATCHED CITY GROW FROM FOREST LANDING By J. T. T. Mmm C New York, April 17. (V. The British are covering; the Initiative in the atnwle for the hills south of Ypres. The recapture of Meteren y Aiaranai Half Indicates that "Von Illndenburg's plans arc toeing- seriously disarranged.. Instead of proceeding with his opera-; tlons against Ypres from the south, lllndenburg has shifted his attacks to the east, where there are still mora death traps for him In the hills. The slight retirement in this area by the British suggests simply a tactical re arrangement, which' should present new difficulties for the Germans. Mlndenburg's continued efforts topene-. trate through the Ypres highlands from any direction, at so heavy a cost In casualties, has now become a measure of self-defense to protect a highly 'danger ous Oerman salient to the east of Nieppe i forest Salleat Weakest Link Is Frost This salient is the weakest link In the new Oerman front. Hindenburg Is compelled to risk holding fast to It, because it represents the nearest ap proach of the Oerman line to the im portant . British railway junction at jHasebrouck. The capture of Haze brouck is Hindenburg's immediate ob jective as the most necessary prelim inary step In his effort to reach the channel ports. In . his latest efforts to reach Haze brouck, however, Hindenburg has come perilously near overplaying his hand. The British position here is a continu ation of the British salient at Ypres. The two together form a huge S turned upside down. The Ypres sali ent runs eastward into thy German line In the upper half of the S and the Nieppe forest salient extends west ward into the'Brltlsh line In the lower half of the S. Host Lead to Slaughter If the British hold fast to Ypres the German front cannot be straightened. . Any time General Koch concludes the situation Is critical he can strike the German Nieppe salient with his reserves and doubtless bend- It back. But to do this now while Hindenburg ,1s so fe rociously slaying his own men is prob ably not General Koch's plan. Hinden burg must be given all possible freedom first for self-destruction. t : r p , 1 ll s Hiram W. Terwilliger LIFE OF PIONEER SPAN OF EVOLUTION (Continued from Pan On) AUSTRIAN PREMIER RESIGNS HIS POST Former Austro-Hungarian For eign Minister Succeeds Count Czernin. Zurich. April 17. U. P.) Austrian Premier von Seydler has resigned, ac cording to 'reports received here to-1 day. ' Amsterdam, April, 17. (U. P.) Baron Stenhen Burlan von Bajecs, former Austro-Hungariln foreign minister, has been aDDOlnted successor to Count Czernin. who resigned from that of fice following the recent exposure of. Emperor Karl's letter to Prince Sixtus, it was reported here today from Vienna. Election Illegal; $ n Board Member , Was Under Age Vancouver. Wash., April 17. Be cause a member of the election board was not of age, the election held -at the Lake Shore school house last Saturday to decide upon the consolidation of the Lake Shore and Vancouver school districts has been declared Illegal by County Attorney James O. Blair, .The member, of the board In question la a married wo man and It was not discovered that she was not of age until the election was well under wav. The date of another election has not been set. 4' I. ! I HAIG REGAINS GROUND; GUNS MOW DOWN HUNS (Continued (rem Iaa On) I f pered the artillery and the airmen, it proved favorable to German infantry operations. The movements of the Ger man foot soldiers were screened and they were able to surprise the British in some localities. It was not until last night that the Germans claimed the capture of Ba.ll leul. The British had reported the loss of the town during the morning. The Germans tried hard to extend their gains along the heights to the northeast of Ballleul but were beaten off. British Conserrlag Voreea k Southwest of the town. In Nieppe for est, fierce fighting has been going on. The British troops, ' though battle t, weary, held on like grim death and the y German soldiers were thrown back every time they tried to advance. fit is evident that General Plumer, whof formerly commanded the Canadians on the West Flanders front, has been recalled from Italy and put In command of the second British army, which is . holding the crucial points around Mes- ' sines ridge. General Plumer was sent to Italy dur- 1 lng the Austro-Oerman offensive. Pre mier Lloyd George, in his short state- . merit Tuesday night on the course of , i the battle, spoke of General Plumer as ' being "quite confident-" !'' During the combat on Tuesday the ' Germana at some points advanced nearly I two miles, while the British retired to ; ; strong fortified positions in order to I: useless loss of life. It Is probable that there has been no . j bloodier or harder fought struggle in V i , the whole war than the mighty enease- t i i ment which has raged over the plains ; i ' 01 jnanaers during the past few days. Germans Hazard Their AH The German, through the latest phase of the battle, have not tried to deepen their, salient, but have devoted all their efforts to widening the flanks to lessen the dangers from a British counter of tensive. The Teutons concentrated their efforts against Messlnes ridge, one of the two British key positions in Bel- glum, and if they are successful In gaining complete possession the British win have to rectify their lines from the north, probably giving up Ypres. Germany Is determined to make this the decisive battle of the war, as Is shown by the fact that she Is calling up more men to tnrow into the fray, Military experts have been puzzled during the past few weeks over the real German manpower situation on the western rront. These has been a wide divergence or statements as to the ex act number of divisions engaged. Esti mates of the number taking part In the Flanders battle range all the way from ZD to 60. It is a favorite device of the German high command to Jtuggle with the merce that he so often decried. To the hour of his death Mr. Terwil liger ' delighted most in reviewing the old days of Indians and vast, uncharted forests. He told many times the stories of early trials In which he and his father figured. The history of the lm portaitlon of smallpox and measles, by which the Indian population was diml-, nlshed by thousands, was an especially vivid recollection, and the narrator told It with all emphasis upon the failure of the ministrations of the whites, who SQHKht to relieve the stricken red men. Often Mr. Terwilliger wished for the return of the old days. He recalled time and again to bis friends, the days when Clinton Kelly, L. P. W. Quimby, G. It. Lownsdale, Uncle "Johnny" Stev ens and Phineas Qaruthers were the heads of Portland's first families and when the homes of these people marked the borders of the city. Macadam street now breaks through the old donation land claim that James Terwilliger established. And from it runs the monument to Hiram and his father, the Terwilliger boulevard, a tribute to the noted pioneer family that wtllte as Imperishable as will the mem ory pt those whose lives did so much rrjake it possible. Surviving Hiram Terwilliger Is his idow, Mrs. Mary Edwards Terwilliger. vho had been his helpmate for 49 years and iwho is the mother of the two sons nd two daughters surviving. The sons are lames R. and Joseph H. Terwilli ger, and the daughters are Mrs. Char lottes Butts and Mrs. Virtue Kodgers. two : nephews. James P. Moffett and Frank Richardson, also survive. Purchase of Testing Grounds Authorized I Washington, April 17. (I. N. S.) Purchase by the secretary of the navy f or ; 11,000.000 of 1000 acres of land, half ! in Maryland and hair In Virginia, was authorized by the house this after- hpon. The land will be used for test- prhg large naval guns, which" at present can oe tested only theoretically through the use of reduced charges. The field will be a range of from 45,000 to 60,000 yards. Hungarian Cabinet to Resign Copenhagen. April 17. (U. P.) Hun garian Premier Wekerle and his cabi net will resign, according to reports received here today. Prince von Hohenlohe, Emperor Charles' chief of court, has been dis missed, the report said, and has been succeeded by Count Alexander Ester hazy, brother.ln-law of Count Rever- Revertera was counsellor of the Aus trian legation In Switzerland in 1917, when he Is alleged to have approached a French representative on the sub ject of peace negotiations. that every possible 'man Is being used to prevent this.- - The latest reports received here show that the Germans are still using some 20 divisions In the effort to overwhelm the British. They, are driving toward Hazebrouck with every possible man and ciin. - .. ' Off Iclals here say that it Is Impossible even to guess at this far range what the next move of the entente win ne. They are confident, however, that the understanding between Foch and Hala is complete and that when the proper time arrives, a surprise assault will come. . . Roseburg Guard Is Ready for Service Two Companies Have Bees Organised, Officers Elected and Mistered lato ! Oregon Satloaal Gsard. Roseburg, Or.. April 17. Roseburg'e home guard company haa been mus- t-vrl l,in Vt - nrnn "VHrWfll Rnard. IS WORD OF SEC. BAKER There will be two companies under the I new organisation, ur. jjTeo w. nijrmes, a veteran officer of the Spanish Amerl- AMERICANS MAKE G0QD, ( Continued from Pus One) !, f' mi i i i !, strength of the German units. Some di visions number as low as 10,000 bayo nets, while others contain from 12,000 ' to 1S.000. This trick is intended to fool the allies as to the actual number of I men taking part in a campaign. High Grounds Command Position 4 By William Philip Slmms With the British Armies in France. April 1$. (u. P.) From the Flemish flatlands southwest of Ypres rise grouip of more or less independent hills. like i pimples on an otherwise smooth face, through which runs' the Franco' Belgian frontier. These peaks dominate both Belgian and French Flanders, to ward these Hindenburg is directing his offensive. Von Arm In' s eixth army was hurled against the British flank here today and the fourth army was sent against Mount Kemmel (two and a half miles west of Wytschaete) which is the east ernmost height after Wytschaete ridge. Mount Kemmel rises 400 feet above sea ; level. To the northwest rises Mount Scherpenberg (one mile north west of Mount Kemmel) and to the inspired and certainly Inspiring determination. i Anyone who goes there must have an Increasing sense of admiration for the magnitude and speed with which we Tiave gone about our task of building communi cation lines and structures of vari ous kinds, in organizing the task as a whole. France is a bee-hive, full of the most energetic people who know no hours and no limitations on their la bors. The condition of our soldiers in France is a thing I am glad to tell. Our boys are well, physically strong and robust, and well In every- other way. Their behavior is good and their relations with the British and French cordial and sympathetic Americans Hare Made Good They give you the sense of meet ing buoyant, well human beings and their wholesomeness is perfectly splendid. All who have seen service at the front want more. The American soldier has made good in France. Allied critics uni formly praise the endurance and soldierly qualities of the Americana. The only sad Americans In France are those who fear they may have to come home before the job is done. They want to come home when It is over, but it makes them gloomy if anyone suggests that a man with special knowledge needed here must return. The soldiers received with "very great enthusiasm" the news that they were going to the front Reports to President The secretary said he could hear Over the telephone some of this cheering when the word came. Baker said his trip had shown him much as to cooperation between the army and the department. The nation, he added, "must support and: Invig orate" the men over there and must do everything possible to make the aid substantial by buying liberty bonds and otherwise. The secretary was to see Presi dent Wilson this afternoon. Man power, artillery and aviation, it la understood, will be among Baker's leading topics. can war will take the rank of major. He has selected as his staff J. W. Per kins as battalion adjutant, Joseph Micelll, battalion . Quartermaster, and I John W. Parker, sergeant major. Deputy Sheriff T. A. Raffety and Percy Webb, the latter a Spanish 'Amer ican veteran, have been elected captains by a vote of the members. R. L. GUe and Roy Agee are first lieutenants, and Guy Cordon, assessor of Douglas coun ty, and H. C. Darby, a cadet colonel or the Oregon Agricultural college, are sec ond lieutenants. The membership num bers 115 and more additions are to be made. Gicndale Company Formed Roseburg. Ox., April 17. Sheriff George K. Quine was called to Glendale to aid in the organization of a home guard company, which has an even 100 j members. Thomas K. Lawso'n has been chosen captain. J. H. Moore and Roy McGee lieutenants. The community about Glendale, although comparatively small, haa furnished 60 young men who are now serving the country in the dif ferent branches of the army and naval service. Patriotism is said to be 100 . per cent pure in that section. (Preacher Delayed Filing Too Long Salem, Or., April 17. When C. E. Tuel, 61 years old. and Elizabeth A. Barsrh. 53. were married by Rev. Mr. Dietrich In May. 191T they asxea tne ; preacher to delay filing return certm cates for a week or so. as they desired to avoid being charlvarled. The preach er never did make a marriage return, and recently Mr. and Mrs. Tuel discov ered that so far as official records were concerned1 their marriage had never been performed. Tuesday they went to the marriage license clerk and took out another li cense, this time in name of C. E. Tuel and Elizabeth A. Tuel, and yesterday afternoon were re-marrled. This time the marriage return certificates will be filed at once. Tuel Is In the transfer business and lives at 1096 North Twen tieth street. BAKER ANXIOUS TO GET ALL WORK UNDER SPEED Washington, April 17. (I. N. S.)- Further speeding up of all war activi ties of the United States is the chief recommendation Secretary of War Ba ker makes as a result of his overseas Inspection trip. Men and more men la the great need today. The British are fighting against over whelming odds. But they have not yet encountered the complete weight of the German war machine. And it Is In anticipation of that time that Amer ican forces tfw are being brigaded with the British reserve army in England. They already have released westward are Mount Rouge and Mount I many men to Field Marshal Halg. And Noir (about two miles west of Mount I m proportion to the number of men Kemmel). Westward of these are Mount I that this country can put into service. President Kirr Has" - r n rt i m Maae second irip Oregon Agricultural College, Corval- 11s, April 17. President Kerr returned here last night from the second lap of his speaking tour of the state, finish ing last week, Saturday and Sunday, with three speeches a day, at Rainier Saturday afternoon, at St. Helens and Warren Grange hall in the evening; at Natal grange Sunday afternoon and at the Presbyterian and Baptist churches of Astoria In the evening. Kokereele and Mount de Catsall with in eight miles of each other. To the northwest, west and south. Flemish farms stretch out as flat as a table, scarcely above sea level. Storming these crests will be the most difficult job and it remains to 1 fer with be seen whether Hindenburg will dare I soon as to attempt it. Southward from Merville to La Basses It is apparently quiet and It Is believed the Germans there are dig glng in. Prisoners deal are the Germans are at ii i - i . :l WE ARE A RECORD PROUD OF Insurance in Force $624,000.00 1.514.000.00 2.26207.00 3,266,49.0O 4,270,605.00 5,222,000.00 - 6,005,984.00 7,147,368.00 8,108;480.00 9,093,456.00 10,502,444.00 ioe 107 1S0S 1S0S 110 111 ieit 11S 1614 11S iste 117 Admitted Assets I104.987.00 125,208.00 169.43 220.132. 298,290.00 -39S.076.0O 513,878.00 . 645,729.00 816,380.00 ! 988,090.00 .1,173,791.00 l 1,404,788.00 12,640,922.00 Insurance Company Orcgonlifc uoeewful OenMrratlv Proerele others will be released to reinforce the army doing such wonderful work in opposing the German . effort to win over the sea. War Work Expedited The war secretary wai expected to con- the president at length as both can spare the time. Meanwhile he has placed In the hands of the chief executive a preliminary report sketching the general result of his observations abroad. This re port contains general recommendations. Specific recommendations, especially those which have to do with war plans. will be communicated to the president and very carefully guarded. But it Is certain that the war sec retary has brought back to the presi dent a very strong appeal to ret everv possible soldier overseas without! delay. England and France will furnish the Places for the necessary training. But these men are needed and they will be sent even faster than now Is being done and the present movement Is more than double what was believed possible only three months ago. SltaatloB Considered Very Crave Because the Germana are utilising tneir enure strength against the Brit ish, the situation of General Haig must continue very grave. It was pointed out again today that so far General Foch has taken no part in the present struggle wnn tne srreat reserve armv which was created by the supreme war council at Versailles. Officer familiar with the situation point out that this army was created for a specific pur pose and that apparently the time to .strike haa not yet been reached. while the losses so far sustained by the British are not considered vitaL their seriousness is frankly admitted here. The allied experts here point out that sustained counter attacks very likely will have to be directed to drive the Germana from Messlnes ridge. ' It Is certain that the Germans are driving to cut Halgs railway .connections and Instruction tn Bayonet Work Oregon Agricultural College, Corval 11s, April 17. Lieutenant W. J. Kocken of the college regiment, special Instruc tor In bayonet work, leaves Thursday for Camp Lewis where hejs to receive the latest official Instruction In bayonet practice. Upon his return here he will devote his entire time to giving the members of the college regiment the lat est Instruction in the use of the bayonet, as practised at Camp Lewis. 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