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ITS ALL TRUE" VOL. XVII. NO. 71 AGREED 1 ARE TO BE 10 45 Senator Chamberlain Announces That He, Secretary Baker and Chairman Dent of House Com mittee Approve These Limits. Men Over 31 to Be Called Only if Necessary, and Probably for Industrial and Not Mili tary Service, Is New Plan. WASHINGTON; Aug. 3. (I. N S.) Senator Chamberlain, chairman- of the sf-nate military fair rommittpr. this afternoon 'announced that he. Secretary of War Baker and Cnairma'n Dent of tbe,. house military committee, harf' agreed that tTie draft ages fri the new manpower bill would 18 to if. The bill will give the president authority to "draft persons liable to military service in such se quence, of fyres and at such time' or times as he may prescribe." Senator. Cframberlain explained that in applying t,he draft to the mfn be tween the ajjes of 18 and 21 tht older would be-' called up for service first. There will be three classes, men be tween 21 and 2ft, men between 20 and 19 and men between 19 and 18. They will be railed for service in that order. The senator sdso paid that men above the age of 31 probably would not be used in ictive fighting' service. He said allrnger of Invading the preferred classes wtll be removed when the new legislation is enacted. Senator Chamberlain believed that the new man rower bill will eet with con siderable opposition in the house because of its provision for drafting mm under 21 and possibly some in the senate for, the same reason. He said that the bill he would Introduce on Monday had the approval not only of Secretary of War i f Vodn1d on PBe Klht. Olumn Two) General Paul Pau Arrives in America New York. Aug. 3. fl. P.) General Paul Pau, French general, who has taken part in - the defense or France since 1914. arrived at an Atlantic port today at the head of a French mission of 1, members on their way to Aus "traliaft They will go to Washington, where .they will meet President Wilson before departing for Australia. The. mission. It was learned. Is ' a propaganda mission, which will endeavor to impress people wherever they go w 1th the sincerity of the allied nations In their determination to carry the war to a successful conclusion. General Pan Is a veteran of the Franco'Prusslan war of 1870. AB ANDONED BY GERMAN CHIEFS , . . . - j . . . , , j I . , .p. , . j . , H TABES FOURTH YEAR. ON BATTLEFIELD Expert analysis of military events of 1917-1918 by Frank H. Simonds in The Sunday Journal tomorrow. CARDINAL MERGIER MORAL HERO Brand Whitlock, United States minister to Belgium, relates the heroism of the Archbishop of Mal-ines in The Sunday Jour nal tomorrow. AMERICAN GUNS AND GUNMEN How the war department solved the manifold problems of gunnery that the war created will be told in The Sunday Jour nal tomorrow. The news of the day supplemented by an exceptional variety of illustrated features. THE SUNDAY JOURNAL ; Five Cents the Copy Everywhere 1 NEXT SUNDAY CRISIS ENDS WITH FOURTH YEAR OF WAR LONDON, Aug. (!. Jf. General Halg, ' commander - of the British forces 1b France, In a special order of the day made public this afternoon, said: ' "The conclusion of the fourth year of war -marks the passing of the crisis period and we may now, with added confidence, look to the future. "It wis the Intention- of the enemy to gain a decisive victory before the arrlral of the American troops conld give the allies su periority. "The effort of the enemy to ob tain a decision on the western front has failed. A steady stream of American troops arriving In France has restored the balance of power." Employers and Labor Represent atives to Assist in Distribution of State Labor Supply. The organisation committee of the U. S. employment Bervice, which went into effect last Thursday and which has for its duties the centralization of the war labor supply under federal control, has recommended'the follow-in? state ad vlsgry .board : .. - . "Wilfred F. Smith, federal director for Oregon, U. S. employment service, chairman; Franklin T. Griffith, state director U. J?. public reserve; Otto Hartwtg. E. J. Stack. F. A. Douty and P. A. Pattulo. Hkrtwlg and Stack are the representatives of labor and Douty and Pattullo represent the em ployers. B. W. Sleeman and Phil Pollock have been named as alternates for Hartwig and Stack and J. W. Slaver and H. D. Kilham for Douty and Pattullo. The recommendation will be forwarded to the department of labor at Washing ton for approval. The next step in the organization of the new service will be the' appointment of community labor boards which in each instance are to consist of one represen tative of the United States employment service and one representative of local employers and one representative of local labor. Henceforth all unskilled labor will be recruited and distributed by the federal employment service eliminating all pri vate employment agencies. British Casualties 11,240 During. Week London, Aug. 3. fL". P.) British cas ualties in official lists published during the week totalled 11,240, divided as fol lows : Killed. Wounded. MLwin. Totals. Officer! .... f3 203 3 424 Men 1.709 5.653 .3.448 10.818 ToUl . .1,802 5,952 3.488 11,240 Indianapolis Has Quarter Million Fire Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 3. (U. P.) Fire which broke out in the heart of the wholesale district here this after noon, had caused $250 000 loss at 2 :30 and was still spreading. The blaze start ed In the Mutual China company's four story building and spread rapidly to adjoining property. . i ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS CHOSEN PORTLAND, OREGON,. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1918. TWELVE PAGES HI AH IS 8EI16 WIPED OUT i : General March, U. S. Chief of Staff, Says Americans and French Advance Over Aban doned German Dead. Gen, Pershing Now Has 1,000, 000 Men Under His Com . mantf, With 1,300,000 in France or on Their Way Over. W WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. (I. N. S.) The depth of the Ger man retirement in the! Soissons Rheims district to August 2 was 16 miles,. General March, chief of staff, announced at his weekly conference jwlth press represents- lives todVK Since (lie" present counter offensive of the French and Americans began, the length of the tattle line in that sector has been reduced from 74 miles to 48. In addition to the troops that ars brigaded with the British, General Pershing now has under his command in France more than one million men, the geneVal said. Our force embarked .and overseas is in excess of 1,300.000 men. There now are eight divis ions of American troops actively engaged' in the fighting between Rheims and Soissons. the 28th division fhaving been the last to go into action. General March announced that it has now been definitely established that it was the 42d ;division, the Rainbow, that (Concluded on Fase Eight. Column Threes Shipyard Men Ask Removal of Reames Seattle, Wash., Aug. 3. (U. P.) The shipyard workers at a meeting held last night adopted resolutions asking the de- partment of justice to remove Clarence U Realties, special federal prosecutor ur vrnsiuugivu uii inc. lilac, ue is unpatriotic. Reames served one full term and was appointed to a second term as United States attorney in Oregon, resigning last winter to become special assistant to the attorney general in the prosecution of espionage cases. He was formerly a Medford attorney. Steel Tank Bursts, Six Believed Dead Barksdale, Wis., Aug. 3. (I. X. S.) Six persons are believed to have been killed here today when a steel tank in the Barksdale Powder plant burst. Thirteen are included in the number so far reported injured. ROtL OF HONOR Washington, Ant- 3. (t N. S.) Two hundred ind six casualties in the American Ex peditionary Forces were announced today by the -war department, dirided a follows: One hundred and twelve killed in action. 11 died from wounds. 11 trom disease, five from accident and other causes, SO wounded sere rely, two wounded, -degree undertermmed, and nine missing tn action. Eleven casualties in the marines attached to the American Expeditionary Forces were an nounced today at marine corps headquarters, dirided as "follows: Four killed in action, fire severely wounded in action and two slightly wounded in action. The officers mentioned in the army, list were: Killed In Action MAJOR JAMES B. NALLE. Washington. D. C. LIEUTENANT HERMAN ST. J. BOIXIT JR.. New York. LIEUTENANT JAMES jA. COOPER, Hale denier, ifus. LIEUTENANT HARRT S. GEORGE. Pitta burg. Pa. LIEUTENANT BRYAN H. MEHL, Learen- wrrth, Kansas. LIEUTENANT ROBERT OC PURtT JR., Sumter. 8. C f LIEUTENANT CHARLES M. STRAMBERU Eomerrille, Mass. Died of Wounds LIEUTEXAXT- D.' f MELLINGEB, ,pnraia. n. Wounded vrir Lieutenants- Joseph. F. Hancahan. New York (Conclude on Page Fir. Column Four) Russian Move Is Agreed Upon by All Allies Who Will Act at Once Details Arranged This , Afternoon Following Receipt of'Officia Reply From Japan to U. S. Washington, Aug. 3. (I. N. S.) Com plete agreement on the Russian situa tion has been, reached between all of the allied powers and the United States. President Wilson's statement explaining that agreement will be made public probably within a few hours. Imme diate action to deal with the entire com plicated Russian situation is looked for. All details were arranged at a confer ence this : afternoon between President Wilson, Acting Secretary Polk and Sec retary Baker. It is understood this con ference Tollow'ed the receipt of official reply from Japan accepting in full all of the suggestions of the United States on the subject While waiting for the official announcement, officials refuged to comment n the contemplated action There was great activity, however, at the various allied, embassies and lega tiona. WONT FIGHT NOW r General Foch Controls Nearly Two Thirds of-jQermifj Defen sive Positions Along Vesle. By J. w. T. Mason j j New York. Aug. 3. (U. P.) (1:13 p. j m.) General Foch this afternoon .con trols nearly two thirds of Von Hlnden burg's former defensive positions along the..-Vesle river. Fearing the allies will outflank him from Soissons. Von Hindenburg ; ! has started scurrying northward. He ! has abandoned his position along the Vesle river for one third of the distance east of Soissons and for nearly another third west of the Rheirns area. : j The remaining third of the front. In the center, is still open to the retreat ing Germans. A very quick flanking movement by the allies will result m a general capture of Germans, but no extremely large bag is to be expected for the moment. Von Hindenburg jlsn't stopping to fight. He fis moving helter skelter for the Aisne, trying to keep his line intact and at the same time protect the Chemin-des-Dames position. His Marne fiasco Is complete. 1 . 500 Arrests Follow Killing of Eichhorn Zurich. Aug. 3. (I. X. S.) Five hun dred arrests have been mada following Whhorn at Kief and marttaflaw has been procl3Llmed there, said a dispatch from a German source today. Ten; Ger man soldiers were found murdered at Kief. The situation throughout the whole of Ukralnia is described as being j most critical. j. Field Marshal Von Mackensen. jcom mander of the German forces ln; jRou manla. has proclaimed a state of siego throughout that country as a result of the spread of the workmen's and peas ants' rebellion. German reinforcements are arriving daily at Moscow, it was learned thip aft ernoon. The news of the revolts qf the peasants in different sections against the Germans has been confirmed.? Moral Zones to Be Widened to 10 Miles Washington,' Aug. 3. (I. I S.) Steps further to safeguard the rhorals of men in aifhy and naval training camps were tauten this afternoon, when it was announced that Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of ths Navyj Dan iels had agreed to extend, to 10 mites the present five-mile rone from whicih im moral characters and houses of (ill repute ar barred. j H JOURNAL'S WAR SERVICE IS THE BEST IN THE WEST . The fact that Journal reaiers are given not only, the most complete, but the most up-to-the-mlnate news of the tremendous struggle going on in France was again emphasized ast' evening when The 'Journal was on the street hours ahead of ijts contemporary with the first news of the master blow of the year, whjfreby General Foch ;shattered the German right wine and captured the pivot points of ISoissons and Ville-en- Tardenois. IWith its battery of war Press and the International News Service, The Journal sives its readers the best war service that ifj is possible to obtain Comparison with other papers shows how fail behind they are, not only in the matter" of time but in the publication .df vivid first-hand narratives of the battles "that are beinj fought tbe dajV the story. is placed in the hands of Jour nali readers. --j- i. .. r ; , BBS OF VESLE ARE REACHED EI FREttCH Germans Burn Bridges and Towns i ' in Fliffht' and- Are Retiring o o With Great RaDiditVi Appar-; rr ently Bound tor Aisne Kiver. Cavalry Patrols Are Only Five Miles From Fismes; Fourteen Large Fires Are Observed in Region; French Regain Ground LONDON. Aug. 3. (U. P.) (157 p. rn.) French cavalry is re ported to have reached the south bank of the Velse river at Joncherry and Champigny. (Joncherry, U only five mjs .and,r,"st of Fisrnes. Cham pigny is seven miles east of Joncherry and less than two miles west of Rheims). All bridges across the Velse have been destroyed. The Ger mans are burning - villages north of the rivei- in their flight. Four teen large fires can be observed in that region, it, is reported. Beyond Soissons, the enemy is retiring with great rapidity, it is learned, and is believed to be headed for the Aisne. His proba ble line of. defense will be the Chemin-des-Dames ridge. The French have recaptured all the ground they lost Thursday east of St. Hilaire. Allies Press Both Flanks of Enemy Paris, Aug. 3. (U. P.) (Noon ) Al lied forces are now pushing inward on (Concluded on Tage Eight. Column FlTe French Critic Sees General Withdrawal London. Aug. 3 (I. N. S. ) A dis patch rec?lved here today from Pari?, quoting Herrrl Bideau. Paris miliiary critic, says : "The latest victory of the allies ne cessitates a German withdrawal on the Alsnc anC Vesla rivers." The critic explains further that "Ihe fact that the alliea occupy the plateau overlooking the course of the two rivers makes improbable the enemy plans or ganizing a line of resistance at this point." 2,000,000 Rifles Have Been Made Washington. Aug. 3. (I. X. S ) More than 2.000,000 rifles have been manu factured since the war began, the ordnance department announced today. The total number produced and ac cepted up to July 27 was 2,000,798. Light and heavy Browning machine guns produced since the war started total 96,006, the department also announced. World's Series to Be After Sept. 2 Cleveland. Ohio, .Aug. 3. (U. P.) Big league baseball will continue until Labor day, September 2, with a world series immediately after that date. correspondents furnished by the United Prussian Guards Cut to Pieces by American Attack In Nesle Forest Roads, Fields and Woods Lit tered With German Dead; Americans in High Spirits. By Fred S, Ferguson With the American Armies in France. Aug. 3. (V. P.) Rapid giving away of the Boches followed bitter fighting alons the line of Seringes, Sergy and Cierges. There was no denying the offensive spirit of the Americans in that region. The Germans made every effort to J1013- ly y throwing in the.r w troops, but by making great preparations or defense of the forests of Nesles, Fre and other woods of that region. Big ammunition dumps -were captured thre. the Boches having no opportunity to de- iftry "- enemy aiso bum ex tensive dugouts and trench systems am nd stretched great quantities of barbed w ire. Prussian Guards Destroyed The Prussian Guards and other divis ions-were cut to pieces by the ferocity or tne American attack. Roads, fields" and woods are littered with enemy dead. American artillery destroyed great numbers of machine gun nests in the woods. Those remaining continued to fire until the doughboys rushed them. Then would come a further uninter rupted advance until the next bunch of machine guns was encountered. The . Americans swung across the fields In open lines, through woods and along the roads in the highest spirit. Some men who had become separated from their own unite and had been fighting with1- ethers for two or three days, sighted their own outfits on the road and yelled. "Well, so long : here's my outfit," and Joined up with their own unit again. Laugh at the Bain Meantime unceasing rain poured down on the boys who had been fighting constantly without rest and snatching a bit to eat at irregular intervals. They laughed it off. Stray prisoners were picked up here and there and were sent back to the rear, along with captured machine guns. The doughboys continued to trudge through the mud and water. Wagons carrying guns, ammunition and rations followed tn their wake. By noon all the roads the Boches had held in the morning were Jammed with every sort of army conveyance. HUN'S CONTEMPT Captured Diary Shows How Lieu tenant Tillmanns, German Army, Changed His Views. Washington. Aug. 3 (I. N. S.) How the contemptuous opinion of the Ger mans for the fighting ability of Ameri can troops may be changed literally overnight is shown in an extract from the diary of a German officer who was captured by the marines. A translation of the diary was made public today. Reserve Lieutenant Tillmanns. the writer, belonged to the second battalion of the Fortieth regiment, (Baden Cjards), Twenty-eighth division. This was the fourth division which the ma rines fought around Chateau-Thierry. The other three were so badly cut up they could not carry out orders to at tack. The -extract from Lieutenant Till raann's diary follows in part : "June 7 At the front. American r troops have made counter-attacks. We have to move to the front again. In the night of the 8th and 9th we will relieve tbe front line. It must be a sad outfit which allows itself to be thrown out by the Americans. "June 8 and 9 Moved forward at night and relieved the 461st regi ment at 4 in the morning in the Boia de Belleau. Incomprehensibly wld sector. Where there were three com panies, we have only one. "June 9 to 10 The worst night of my life. I 'am lying in the thick woods on an open height In little holes behind rocks, for there is heavy artillery fire until 6 o'clock ia the morning. It is a wonder that the fellows were all at their posts when the Americans attacked." The dairy ends abruptly here, as the next day the writer was taken prisoner. ( President Supports Big War Prof its. Tax Washington. Aug. S. -(I. K. S.) Virtual conscription of war profits to help finance the war is favored by President Wilson, he allowed it to become known today. The president desires a heavy direct lax probably as high as 0 per cent- on direct mar profits, and will make known his ldeaa to i members ot the house ways and means .committee, which has ; charge of the framing of revenue legislation. TURNS OVERNIGHT v PRICE TWO CENTS SI ID AUG AISHE OR EH FARTHER I Allied Troops Are Within Six Miles of Fismes on Southwest, South and Bastj and Occupation of the City Is Deemed Quite Probable at Almost Any Tfime 2 ' I i 1 French Cavalry Works Along South Bank of Vesle to Within Five and a Half Miles of Fismes, Which Has Been Brought Under Strong American Fire " 1 ' J ' By United Press 1 ' THE Germans apparently have definitely abandoned the Vesle river line andj will make their stand along the Aisne, or even farther north, on the Chemin des Dames, ridge, j Allied troops are now within - six miles of Fismes to the southwest, south and east,' and the occupation of that city may occur at any tiinW It is considered doubtful that the enemy will at tempt to defend it strongly. ' ' j French cavalry has worked along the south bank of the Vesle eight miles, from Champigny to Joncherry, the latter town being only fiye and a half miles from Fismes. The Germans are re ported to have destroyed all bridges across the Vesle and to be burning villages north of the river. - i Beyond Soissons the Boches are reported to be retreating rapidly, and seemingly have aband oned the defenses along the Aisne in that region. To the northeastward lies the Chemin-des-Dames high ground, where they are expected to make a stand. 1 The German defense appears to be disinte grating along the whole 45 mile front from Sois sons to Rheims bef ore the incessant pounding of the allies, which has continued since Thursday morning. By Fred- With the American Armies in France, August 3. (U P. ) (11 :20 a. m. ) Fismes has been brought i within range of the American artillery. Chamery, where Quentin Roosevelt fell to his death, according to German state ments, today is in the hands of American troops. ) Americans are searching for Roosevelt's grave.! j - I -' , . i By John De Gandt j j Paris, Aug. 3, 10:45 a. m., (U. P.) The German Ictreat is gaining momentum as the allies push forward on the f hole -45-mile front from west of Soissons to Rheims. 1 In the eenter the American troops are driving toward ijhe Aisne up the E'Orillon valley and are within six miles of the important enemy base of Fismes. - j (Cohan, reported captured in an earlier dispatch, is atout that distance south of Fismes.) i Westof Rheims advanced elements have reached several points on the Vesle river (whicii flows from Rheims almost due west through Fismes). ' ; . . j East of Soissons many Germans are retreating nbrthwarxl along the Lannoy-aux-Croutes road. French patrols have, reached the Aisne near Venizel. The enemy seems to have been fsarprisei at Soissons, as they had no time to set fire to the city, j j The battle line crosses the main highway from Fismes south ward to Fere-en-Tardenois at Mareuil-cn-Dole (cmr miles north east of Fere-en-TardenOis and only seven 'miles 'from Fi$mes). i" Cavalry and tanks are keeping on the heels of the fleeing en emy, inflicting heavy losses. j . ' j The evolution of the battle which is leading to vicjtory hap-' penea an witnin a lew nours land starting the retreat. ! By Fred WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCEjAug. 3.i (U. P.) (7:10, A. M.) The Americans continue to ad- Tonight and Sun day fair; warmer Sunday; westerly winds. Humidity 58. OK TWAIN! ANft Html STANDS Fl VI CKNT s EXPEGTI s- S. Ferguson the capture ot tne liartennes table S. Fersxtson 0 i - 1 , T 1 -. ,1 - I