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VI 3 - ,' . . f THE OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAX-PORTIA AND,' SUNDAY MORNING," AUGUST" V' " - - , - ,
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1918 BATTLEFRONT IN WEST
had been preparing for eight days to start their
, retirement from this place. i rj f. : :f -
American soldiers were on the faarch all night
inner following the fleeine enemy. They ad-
vanced a considerable distance during the dyq
' The Boche, it is believed, is likely holding tor a
stand, on the Aisne. L.'- j j
: German dead fairly carpet the. jregion through
. which the Americans are advancing. In addition,
carefully laid out Boche cemeteries are encoun
tered in the fields and beside thejroads on every
ihand. ;!
The last serious resistance encountered by the
' Americans was in the wooded region near Cham-
Terv (four miles east of Fere-en-Tardenois) .
-: Qfrnncriv Hfpnrled machine e-unl nositfons there
4 were stormed by stout northern wjoodsmen, aided
'by farmers, clerks and men who f drmerly worked
at all kinds of jobs in the north and middle west.
' ' The break -came when these 1 defenses ! were
; carried yesterday. Last riight thje sky was red
dened by the glow of burning supplies, inter-
: spersed with the flashes of giant explosions. This
: signaiizcu uie uciiiiiiu ui inc juuujtuvai
Our men .pushed forward through trie night,
despite a heavy rain which turned the roads into
' ; quagmires. The hard going hampered the Ger
i mans -more than it did the Americans, as the
enemy had much heavy artillery to move, while
only our lighter pieces are trying to keep pace
with the infantry. i
The sky to the north was dotted here and there
r today smoke?' where addi
tional fires had been set by the Huns. The rain
continued intermittently through the early hours
of the morning, dampening everything but the
: spirits of our men.
The Boche retreat explains the terrific air f ight
; ing over the German lines Thursday. Enemy
planes viciously attacked all allied, observation
and photographic rrchmes,
cerning the withdrawals M n , W ny niiu x i va
A. II llKIllUlK WIS prilUllCitliy 11111' lUr;HHlC?l London. ANf. 8. Americ i accorded
hours, during which a great , number of .B6che?rtfcta"wf,lcle
machines were brought down in flames. .. it Lf Brit.in, ntr.nce ,into -um ww. ah
rejolca In h latest news of continued
victories at .thf front. and join In ex
press ine th ,niw tthat ltide ha
definitely turned in favor of the alltea, :
Th Manchsateir Guardian Bays
"Broadly, and .as far as we can mo,
the period (( the-war's duration) is to
be measured by , th- speed, with which
America develops her .stronsth.- . :
The Tiniea, coromentinEson the kaiser b
declaration that he ia not frightened by
America's armies :
"He knows, and his military advisers
know, that their decision seals hii
doom
ISJ 5 col, of Mil piSSSfc-. '
Q 'A 10 15 SO 23 " '
in their first four j offensives, 1
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GREAT BRITAIN HAS :
LARGEST LOAD TO
I BEAR IN GREAT WAR
Writer Places Total Casualties in
Four Years at 2,500,000
Supplies Most Men.: j
Nw York. Aug. 3. Two million 1 five
hundred thousand men have been named
in Great Britain's land and sea casualty
list since the start eft the great war, it
was estimated here today by Louis Tra
ey. In charge of the press section, of
the British mission. Five hundred thou
sand of these, he said. Judging by; ap
proved methods of estimates, must be
considered as having gone to lonely
graves in foreign lands or lying hidden
forever by the waves of the seas. ;
Tracy, author of 40 or more novels, is
sued his estimates under the heading :
"Four Tears of the Great War--Oreat
Britain's Great Share In It" j
Tracy quoted estimates which show
that .Great Britain has placed, fightitig
men on 17 dinerens! ironis- annus ,
war. He enumerated the main fronts
as being: France,; Jtaly. Serbia, Greece,
Russia, Palestine, Mesopotamlv China.
and North. East and "West Africa. Great
Britain has ralse4 T.M0.000 soldiers, lie
declared, with England having much, the
greater burden. Her proportion of these
soldiers is 60 per cent - One man In every
seven and a half English population, he
stated. Is In the array. Her per cent oi
casualties Is 76.'.'. J vt"C
Great Britain now Is operaflng 5.046
govemment-oontrolled' factories. -About
2.000.000 men - and 700.000 women, were
enrared In munition manufacture In
October. s.1917. .--Vj: .:-iV -
Wife's
Scattered on Sea
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Los Angeles, Aug. 3. Accompanied by
the Rev. C." Snyder Maddox. J. A. Cook
today chartered a launch, and at a -point
a mile off the shore scattered, the ashes
of Mrs. Cook upon the water. Mrs. Cook,
who died two months ago, made the re
quest that her bodybe cremated. ;
Will Unfurl Flag Monday '
Lbs Angeles, Aug. JL Mayor Woodman
will unfurl the Is Angeles city service
flag- Monday morning at the City hall.
It contains 13,167" stars. ; -
Another Record in
Shipbuilding Made
Alameda, CaL. Aug. , When the 12.-
009-ton freighter Invincible slips from Its
ways tomorrow a record will have been
set In shipbuilding. .
This freighter was built in 26 days,
one day better than the previous record
for the same sised ship. The keel was
laid" last July 4 and tomorrow will find
It ready, for Its launching. A force of
J500 men was required In the building
of It. . ,
Shipping Board to
; Approve Charters
Washington; Aug. 3. TJnder a procla
mation issued by the president today,
charters for American steamships and
sailing vessels must be approved by the
shipping board before they are effective.
Steamers of 250 tons and over and sail
ing ships of 50 tons aifd more come un
der the- proclamation. It also requires
the boards' approval to any charter oft
a foreign vessel sough by an American
clUsen. .,
been reached out ! of court. Attorney
J. B. Lacey today withdrew the di
vorce action of - Joseph . W, Townes.
apalnt his wife and -also dropped 'the
6:5.000 heart balm suit -against Wil
liam Hogarty, Oakland street railway
official. i .
,.. j; S4it Is Withdrawn
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 8. (U. P.)
Explaining that a settlement had
Flying Instructor ;
Dies From Wounds
San IMffo. Aug. 3. CI. N. S--l.!eu-tenant
Clement K. Jacomint died at 10 :35
this morning ss the result of a fall
late yesterday afternoon in an airplane.
Developing a tall-spin, the machine fell ,
150 feet. Lieutenant Miller, who was la
the plane with Flying Instructor Ja
eomtni, escaped unhurt. It was at first
thought ""that Jacsmlni'a Injuries were
alight, but today complications set In
and he died suddenly. Lieutenant Jaco
mml's parents live In Pasadena. i
Munitions Blow Up;
Kills 100 Germans
Amsterdam, Aug. 3. A hundred Ger
man soldiers were killed or Injured in
the explosion of a munitions train at
Zuevy, the Echo do Belga learns. Fifty
Germans. were killed in an explosion at
Mons, causing 'enormous -damage in the
city, the paper adds.
Black shows ground gained by Germans
March to June,
cent fighting. .
Shaded portion shows ground lost by Germans in
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S0ISS0NS-RHEIMS POCKET
PRACTICALLY ELIMINATED
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t By LoweU Mellett
With the French Armies In the Field,
Aug. 3. (TJ. P.) The famous Solssbns
,. Rhelms pocket has - been practically
eliminated.
Allied trpops have pushed northward
until they have cleared the Germans out
: of almost the entire region south of a
.line drawn between Solasons and Rhelms
and, they are still advancing. .
Folia Threaten BraUae
General Mangln's poilus, pushing east
ward from Solssons, successively oecu-
1 pled Serches, Couvrelles and Cerseul,
and are threatening Bralsne, second .In
Importance only to Flames as sin enemy
bse on; the Vesle.
(Serches Is six miles southeast ef
Solssons. Couvrelles is two miles east
of .Serches. Cerseul la 1V miles south
east of Couvrelles and only a mile sduth
west of Braisne.)
To the eastward, American troops,
'representing the center of the allied ad
vance, are progressing northward along
.the D'Orlllon valley toward FIsmea
Freach Cavalry Take Fart
French cavalry, operating on the
eastern flank, duplicated the feats of
Mangln's men. Riding westward
through the Ardre valley, they occupied
ThlUols, Gueux, Tlnqueux, ftosnay, and
are reported to Jhave reached Joncher
rr. xne oaring norsemen rode across
bridges to which the Germans had set
're.
r (Tlnqueux is a mile west of Rhelms.
ThlUols Is a mile and a half west of
Tlnqueux. Gueux Is two miles south
west ef Thlllois. Rosnay Is two miles
west of Gueux. Joncherry is three miles
northeast of Rosnay, on the south bank
of the Vesle. and Is only five miles and
a half east of Flames.)
Tanks Keen TJ "With Is tan try
.i Despite the bad state of the roads.
artillery, tanks and transports are keep-
lag well up with the infantry. The ad
Vance Is backed up as well as it was at
! any stsge ef the counter offensive.
' . The Boches are abandoning more and
. more equipment and material as they
v. flee northward. The amount of booty
! i taaen in the last 24 hours Is staggering.
. , The total ef prisoners also Is steadily
. swelling. , -- -
, ' Berlin, via London, Aug: 3. (TJ. R.
Retirement of German forces, before the
allied advanc was admitted today In the
statement Issued, by the war office.
ssirong abacus Dy tno British were
beaten back, the communique declares.
Boumeasi or x pres we Deat oir a
strong British sjttack.": the statement
sajd. "The successes Of the army of the
crowji, prince - mi Thursday's battle con
tributed to. the Complete success of Fri
day's movements. The enemy artillery
ing was du-ectedagalnst our old fighting
tone unto early morning and in isolated
points to 11 a. m. The enemy Infantry
and cavalry follewed us cautiously.
"Northeast of Boualn we engaged in
successful combats, taking 100 prls
ohera" i
The night communique reports
fighting worthy Of mention.
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9x12 Wool and Fi
Priced for This Week'
iber Service -Weave Bungalow Rugs $1 (C.
eek's Selling at Only . . . . . . . .
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Japanese pBjisinesa
f Men tilake Visit
Toklo, Aug. 3.-iA special commission of
Chamber, of Commerce delegates will
shortly be dispatched to America foi: the
purpose of promoting friendship j and
consolidating business relations between
the two countries. I
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London, Aug. 3- (U. P.) The frreater
part or the ground previously held by
the enemy in the Albert sector, west of
the Ancre river, is now in tH hands pf
the British, Field Marshal Haig reported
tontgnt to the war office.
Southeast of Hebuterne. this moralnr
nosuie raws were repulsed, the state
Break Food Rules;
Hotelmen Penalized
New York, Aug. 3. The exclusive St.
Regis, Plaza and Imperial hotels were
penalised today upon conviction of food
hoarding.
Investigation under direction of Arthur
Williams, New York food administrator.
disclosed that the three big hotels had
on hand from two to four months' over-
supply of sugar. A month's supply is
the maximum allowance.
The St. Regis and Plasa lost their li
censes to make, bake or sell Ice cream or
i pastry for a period of 80 days. The Im
perial penalty; was the closing of its
restaurant for two days.
ment added, and sin the region of Robecn
east of that place, raids were dispersed.
Bulgariaj-Turkey
Relations Critical
wasnmgton. Aug. 8. Relations be
tween Bulgaria apd Turkey have reaclled
a stage where albreak is inevitable, un
less tne Turns jback down from their
present attitude,; accord in e to utmLnffl.
clal advices received 4n diplomatic cir-
British Casualties for
Week Total 11,240
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London, Aug. j 8. The week's casual
ties, published In official British lists,
totaled 11,340. divided as follows: ;
Officers Killed. 83; wounded. 393;
miasms, as. ; ;
- Men Killed,-U7M" - Wounded, W59
missing,ss. i '
i Hun Press Regards
Letter Peace Feeler
HUE
Thompson's Teet S
Are Better
(Trsdesuik StsisUrM)
THE SIGN OF
PERFECT SERVIC
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Amsterdam,- Aug. 3. The German
press, as has been generally predicted
among the allied nations, is regarding
tne latest iansaowne letter as a British
peace feeler. Copies of the Koelnlsche
Zeitung. received today, say the newspa
per sees a perfect agreement between
Lord Lansdowne and Chancellor von
Hertling.
The Rhenische Westphallsche hoDea
the moves of Lord Lansdowne will bear
fruit.
On the other hand, those In touch with
official circles doubt that Lansdowne is
speaking for anyone but himself.
Eyes carefully examined and S
SS properly fitted with (lasses EE
EJ without the use of 1 drug s by EE
5 skilled specialists. 3
IWhere Skill
Counts Much
Two cameras may take; exaejly E
the same picture of a bit of lartd-
scape, but let t,wo painters put; it E
5 upon canvas, at once Individual-
s ity and character and skill in ex- s
ecution become a frtiat factor S
Pay the Edwards Way $2 Cash $1 Week No Interest
Don't think for a minute that two or three patterns
There's more wool in these rugs than you expect.
Color combinations are rich,, warm and well
blended. -Fill your home, with sunshine and cheer
for the price, it would be extremely hard, if not im
possible, to duplicate these Wool and Fiber Rugs.
is th extent of your choice there are blues greens,
browns, tans, reds, as said before, in rich, warm and
well blended combinations. These Rugs are all re
versible tndl'can be worn on either side.
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This
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With "TEJi" Bonble-Blse Records
$69
$7 Cash
U Week
Bring the famous artists of the
world into your home the best or
chestras, the best singers, the cele
brated comedians ; makes no differ
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or ragtime..
THIS UNOLA has a motor that's a
marvel of smoothness and silence, a
tone modifier and a speed regulator.
Tone chamber is built entirely of wood.
Reproducer and tone-arm were cor
rectly designed so a continuous and
ever-expanding passage for the sound
waves is provided.
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, tlon will Instantly relieve stop the
itching, irritation, swelling and Inflam
mation of mosd.ulto and . other insect
bites. BantlsepUo. is. Indispensable for
skin comfort and for relief from prlckley
heat, heat rash vchaf ing, hives, sun . and
wtndburn. TJnlrke any other prepare
tlon. Neither sticky nor greasy. Keeps
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DANCING
taught by professional instructors at
DeHoney's beautiful academy, Zld and
Washington. New classes for beginners
siaxx -ruesaay ana Thurs
day evenlnxa this week. I
e, Ail oancea taugnt in. eight
v. lessons -ladles , $4. gents
5. Tne only school teach
ing the entire evening, I
to 1L Every step and fig
ure of all dances thor
oughly taught. - Separate
step room and extra
t e a 0 h e rs for backward
pupils. Plenty of practice.
No embarrassment. Ton
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ana are sure 10 .earn cor
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mmraaoie soouimg and healing lotion.
Men use it arteri shaving and women for
the complexion and for babv's akin
Santiseptie is easify procured at drua I structlons for dancing teachers.
mmA . . ... . 1 ... t.aun, all hnura. A full I
ucuaiuuciu Bioru. M. KQOfl 9w.t. I " 4 T
tie costing but .lOc. If your rin.rri.i
cannot supply itj send his name and 85c
in coin or stamps to the manufacturers.
Or., for large introductory bottle post
paid. - . : ;Adv.).
rectly. One lessen from
us Is worth six In the-av
erage school. Normal in-
:ners. Fri
full ortnted
description of all modern dances given
to all dupUs free.. Start this week. Call
afternoon or evening. Remember, any
person can conduct Public Dances or
attempt to teach Dancing, but real
dancers and successful Instructors are
very fewv Phone H, 7S8.-
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a matter of the operator's skill, t
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Here in our urescrtnilon
partment we use the llatest el
trie lens-jrindlnt machine
which insures promptness and
ss accuracy. But nevertheless the Ss
ss skillof the operator Is of the
greatest importance. ! And you S
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perience we have not been let-
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Bring your eye troubles to s. E
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50-Pound, Front Icing "Gibson"
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This "E-Z-FOLD" BED DAVENPORT $53 50
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upholstered with a rich brewn leatherette.
Sleepwell Mattresses
$23
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lumps your money will be refunded. The price of
this wonderfully satisfactory mattress is only
Lace Curtains, Cretonnes and Draperies are
being featured this week- Spend a few extra
minutes when down town. You'll enjoy looking
over the dainty laces, even though .you don't
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