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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.
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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
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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. .
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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. 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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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