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r- '.-'' - . .11 .. . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, ; THURSDAY, AUGUST. 1. ... , j EXPECT GERMANS' RESISTANCE WILE GROW STRONGER New Positions Held by Them Are Wooded Heights, Adapt 1 ed to Machine Gun Defense.' DE GOUTTE ADMIRES YANKS French Commander Asks That His .Admiration fpr Americans Be Sent to United States. Br irewto Parke With the American Army at the Aisle, July 91.-(6 P. M.) The battle of the Marn has entered a new phase. In which the Germans may be expected henceforth - to contest bitterly, every ef fort of the allies to advance towards the Fismes lines. Consequently - the American public must not expeet the same rapid pfon ress In the next fortnight which marked the last two weeks of fighting. This impression1 was rained this aft ernoori In a talk with General De Ooutte, brilliant commander of the Sixth i French army corps, in the sector north of the Marne, where the Germans were thrown back across the Ourcq. Are Tader General D Goatta A lare number of Americans were engaged in the Marne. salient battle un der General De Goutte's command. The - general's headquarters are in an did . chateau from which he has been direct ing operations. The furnishings of the general's headquarters are simple, con sisting Of a table and two chairs, to gether with aeverarmaps. Including one large relief map in colors showing the wior in wnicn Americans under his command are operating. The general Beated himself in a wooden chair and with a ruler showed on the relief map how the Germans had been squeeaed in and forced to retreat from the pocket. Then he pointed out the location towardr which we are now . advancing north of ' the Ourcq, explain ing how the wooded height gave the Germans a magnificent line of defense by the aid of their machine guns. The Boche is not likely to retire from these positions without a severe struggle, the genera,! Indicated. , , j . , Ravage Attacks Indicate Stand General De Goutte further pointed out that the savage German counter attacks against Seringes and Sergy were' evi dence that the enemy is now preparing to make a stand. One of the correspondents present asked if the allies would continue to advance to the Flumes line. .K?'hJene!;aI4 8mll1 - replied that this depended on what the Germans Planned. Further he did not care to answer. , Another French officer remarked af - terward : General De Goutte 1 not the kind who skins a bear before, he kills It" Admires Yankee Spirits General De Goutte said it was an un ; expected pleasure to, find a number of j , Amenqan officers with whom he had cooperated in China now working with him In this fight. He considered it. a: great honor to command the first large force of Amer icans in their first big engagement. In conclusion; the French commander J. asked that word of his admiration for the way our men are fighting be sent to America. At the same time he an- nounced that one of our regiments flKht lng on the left of his .sector had been cited In a French divisional order the other day. This regiment is from one of our newly arrived units. WE AREN'T SCARED, BY U. S., SAYS THE KAISEB (Continued From Ptte One.) months are among the highest deeds ,ftf fame In German history. -You are in the midst of the hardest atruggle. The desperate efforts of the enemy will be foiled, as heretofore, by at My 20y$25H$30 are worthy of. your money and your confidence. My plan of pricing is not camouflaged. Simply a mat ter of low upstairs rent, no costly fixtures and the mini mum in overhead expense. prove 3; hats p3 j I - 1 j Trade UpsTAmB jj m . OFFICER WHO HAS -;BEEN LECTURING HERE 'Vv - ' - i y GroT photo. Captain T. Templer-Powell your bravery. I, and with me the ert tire- fatherland, ai -certain of this. "The American Army's numerical su perlority does nor frighten us. It is splrlf which bringp decision, as well as the course the campaign has hitherto taken. Despite the efforts of the world's greatest f naval powers,, our U-boata. sure of success, are attacking th vital forces! v-hich are streaming across the sea to. tlie aid of our enemies. We must and shall continue to fight until the enemy s fwlll to destruction is broken. We will make every sacrifice to attain that en End of British f leet Predicted f Amsterdam, Ana. 1. (L g.) "The destruction of theiBritish fleet by Ger man U-boats" Is tjie sensational predic tion made by Admiral von Holtzendorf f, chief of the German naval stff, in a dispatch fr6m Blin today. The German admiral's prediction fol lowed' an admidslin that German sub marl nes were unable to sink American transports and 'consequently were be ing employed ohlf- against cargo car riers." i J . U ' . All Availabjes Called Out The Hague, Aig. 1. (U. P.) Ger many la calling u every man that can bo spared, according to information ob tained from that f country through va rious sources. IO 200.000 employes ;at Krupps, between 0,000 and 40,000 are said to have been called to the colors. German press comment on the west front defeat continues to be dictated by officialdom. ; "Foch's "break through theory has nor yet been realized," the Tageblatt iays. j'One Is ultified in speaking German success. " - - i if,.. Munition Makers Blamed Basle, Aug;- 1. j( I. N. S.) In a vio lent attack In -i thjb Berliner Tageblatt, Theodore Wolff, editor of the paper, charges the Pajn-German munitions makers with prolonging the war. "They considerfed America's entry into the war anft Joyously welcomei it because it called for an increase' of munitions, but a? the same time it permits the entente to continue," sail Wolff. "They are now asking how the war can be i stopped, but at th same time are Continuing their own propaganda. ? Von Falkenhusen Summoned The Hague. Aug. 1. (I. N. S.) 3 tral von Falkenhausen has been surr.' moned to great headquarters for a con ference with th kaiser, giving tise 10 tne- report tfiat he will succeed Field Marshal ven Elchhorn as Gsr man commander lin Ukralnla. j GeAeral Fredeiflck " K. von Falken hausen is the prejsant German mllltiary governor of Belgium. 1 : ; I If You'll be dollars to the good if you buy here. just give me a chance to it. fl OF BRITISH AR1VIY COMPLETES HIS AM 'II T. Templer-Powell Will Leave Here Tonight After Assist-. ing in War Work. Captain . T. Templer-Powell of the Lancashire Fusiliers has completed work n which h has been successfully engaged In the" Northwest tot; several months bl presenting to men in war ln dustries the essential nature of their work t j soldiers over-seas. He will leave Portland tonight. When he came he represented the War Savings Stamp campaign and showed how subscriptions to Uncle Sam's "baby bonda" would help finance the war. Lately he has been speaking to the men in the shipyards under the auspices of the Emergency neet corporation. Captain Powell has back of him an heroic record as i a fighting i man. Ha went to France from London In Janu ary. 1915,. and was made a captain on the field before the end, of that month. He fought first in LeTouquet. Belgium, later at Tpres and was gassed In the first attack offthe Germans i before the English troops had gas masks. After His recovery in late 1915 be got back to France and TTpres, - where he was wounded and suffered shell shock In March, 1918. He was sent to the Somme front and. was in the battles of Thlepval, Beaumont and Courcelette, part of the time being , attached to the Canadian staff, as divisional liaison officer. Af flicted with frozen feet; and dysentery. Captain Powell was returned to Eng land and before he returned to action went through the commanding officers' course at Aldershott for command of a battalion in the field. 8oon after return to the front he leaped into a trench during a charge and suffered a broken ankle. During his convalescence he has been telling his war story. Germany Is Eeady To Talk Exchange Amsterdam. Aug. 1. (U. P.) Ger many has replied favorably to the American invitation for a conference regarding exchange of military and civil prisoners, according to dispatches today from Berlin. captai; nni PORTLAND um I A COOL PLACE TILL SATURDAY Then Gone Forever MA ROJERITE bince Marguerite Clark'i "Goose Girl", no one of th1 more eagerly looked forward States Decide on Harmqny bf Action Pelegatioaf ef Oregon and Washington "Xud Settlesaemt BedJes Agree Local Flan of Single Farm Home Unit. r i- !.-- .- - ' Complete harmony . of , action in the matter of a land settlement policy plan was decided upon ' at i the' conference Wednesday between the delegation rep resenting- the Washington State Land Settlement association i at thej Oregon land settlement commission. The plan worked out by the Oregon commiseion for a single farm home unit Wa in dorsed by the Washington delegation, as were also the resolutions of the com monwealth conference: recently held In Portland, ' A committee will be sent to California in an endeavor to secure cooperation there, and later Idaho, Nevada and Utah i will be asked to: join the move ment. The plan will be presented to the International Dry Farming congress and the Interantional irrigation congress !n October, and later to Washington. D. C., in the hope of congressional action. Man Caught Taking Gloves Is Fined i . - ;!- Walter Holman of 631 Montgomery street was fined 2B In the municipal court this morning on a charge; of - lar ceny. The charge was filed by Mrs. B. C. Martin, house detective ! of the Olds, Wort man & King store. : Holman admitted stealing a! Ipalr of auto gauntlet from the store Wednes day and great excitement followed when Mrs. Martin attempted to take the gloves away from him.) Holman! is said to have hit Mrs, Martin twice land to has broken away from a man who ent a hold cf his coat. He was finaltv tured at West Park and Oak streets by More Than 600 Men Join Navy in July The navy recruiting office in th Dekum building enlisted 498 men in the naval reserves and 138 men in the regu lar navy during the month of July, ac cording to a statement made by J. m. Donrtell. chief electrician, Thursday morning. This is the largest enlistment for several months. j With the removal df the limit of 25 men a week In the regular rtavy, and the extension of the age limit in ihe re serves from 35 to 40, It is expected Au gust will show a marked increase over previous months, ' unless local boards should refuse to grant releases ko- men of draft age. J Mm) A, f -l :sv''. .1 r' 7 ;; av j i AS BOTH LITTLE EVA AND TOPSY isi little to than this the filmi FUNERALDF YOUNG TO BE HELD Claude Wilson Died July 27 at Base Hospital at Camp Kearny; Body to Arrive Friday. The funeral of' Claude Wilson, who died at the base hospital. Camp Kearny, Cal., July 27, "will 6e held from the con servatory chapel of the East Side. Fu neral Directors, 414 Alder street, Satur day at t p. m. Arrangements are being made T to furnish -a guard and firing squad from the Oregon Military Police. Claude Wilson was 22 years of age, a native of Oregon, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson of 2737 Sixty third avenue southeast.- The : body will arrive Friday morning in charge of his father. - Adelbcrt Arnois . Adelbert Arnois died this morning at his home, 1278 Williams avenue at the age of 62.'' He was a retired farmer and had resided -for the past nine years In Portland. He was born In Fon du Lac, Wis., and is survived by his widow, and two daughters. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of J. P. Fmley Sat urday morning at 10:30 and Interment will be in Riverview cemetery. ; - John C. Alexander The funeral of John C. Alexander, the venerable tender on the Morrison street bridge, who died Wednesday at the age of 65. will be held Friday at 2 :30 p. m. at the. chapel of J. P. Flnley & Son, and final services v. ill be held at Riverview DANCING TONIGHT is RtaOLEfre COTILLION HALL 14TH ST., OFF WASH. Oooiatt and MM Beautiful Hall Reef - Oardan Batt Mutlo Ball Bearing Floor INFORMAL8 EVERY TUES., WED.. THOR, SAT. EVES POPULAR PRICE BAM CINQ SOHOOL LESSONS DAILY 10 for SB.00 Rhone Broadway 8SSO. A-88S1 TO GO SOLDIER SATURDAY AFTERNOON Am 4 ' I, v ft lit--: star's pictures has" been GLA ngsof Harriet Beecher Stowe's cemetery: Ur. Alexander had resided la Portland for the past 10 -years. He ! survived by his widow. 'Mrs. 'Margaret Alexander, and two sons, Russell and Temple Alexander, and one sister, Mrs. TV . Moran. He was one of the,, oldest members of the Royal Arcanum In the City. Mr. Alexander was born In New York July 22. 1853, and before coming to Portland had resided In Michigan. Henry U. Sumpter The funeral of Henry. M. Sumpter who died tn this city Tuesday wa held at Corbett this i morning. Mr. Sumpter was ,26 years of age, a naOve of Jack son county, Kansas, and had resided in IONS j 1 l ill k ilu N(D)ir SAFETY CURTAIN Puck, half child, half woman, thought that the safety curtain wou Id siut but her past as it did fire and smoke, but it didn't. j HENRY B. iMURTrkGH On the $50,000 Organ in Special Musical Selections' j MKKMT YOU BETTER RESERVE YOUR SEATS' AT r CCALL OR PHONE FOR SEATS EARLY this city and Corbett for two years. ; He is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Sumpter, 701 Marlon avenue, and four brothers. Funeral arrangements were In charge of. the Erlcsoa Under taking company, ;" j Villard Disposes of ' N. Y. Evening Post New York. Aug. 1. U."P. Sale of the New York Evening Post . by Oswald Garrison Villard and other stockholders to Thomas W. Lament, of J. P. Morgan OF ICE TO KEEP YOU COOL ONLY TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY mi HIM IN THE IE (G Wm lENINGSi-B:1525c; 60c7S; $1.00 MATlNEES4-2:15-25c: 50c; t Co., was announced hr -today by VIMard. ... . .; . v .1 . ' The newspaper will bn edited by h present staff editorial under; the direc tion of a board of trustees, .which In cludes Theodore N, Vail of thVAmerkian Telephone A Telegraph company and? i Ellery Sedgewlck, editor tf the Atlantio J Monthly. ' Rollo Ogden, present .editor, T will remain In charge of the , editorial par. f The Post has been controlled by the Villard family for 7 years. i . . ouniNa hot wmtnui niht 1 Take . NanferS't acid - ahmru ! I' l(et bBflr1al for shauatfl emMtttlnns du te fct. . Nm-loohol)e . mtmt rafruliinc. Try It. Ai. 1 1 99 fl f ) 75c great story. ; , , ' , ;f . - I 1UUR UOLLARS "AJ Jf' pVl I L Open Saturdan Until S P.M - TN,C LU- r " - . -I - ... - ? y mmmmmwwmam . -.: ! IV Ill lm i
