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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, JPORTL AND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 4. 1818. LGIAN BORDER EE IS ALMOST WIT N STRATEGIC VISION War Expert Points Out Possible Move . by Foch Which May Make Huns Continue Retreat' BATTLE IMPORTANCE GROWS Second Marne Action Is Suddenly Approaching Major Importance, I View; Hun Defeat Only Answer By J. W. T. Mesos United Press War Expert New York.' Aug. i. Von Hlndenburg has been squeezed out of practically all ef the deadly Marne aallent and Is con tinuing: his retreat- with the Belgian border almost beginning to appear within range of Oeneral Foch's strategic vision. - There have been two dominating Vic torian won by the allies in the present series of engagements. The first waJ h.en the Americans arove me uermn back- across the Marne". giving General Toch his opportunity to begin his counter drive. The second was the capture of Bolssons. As the Marne victory opened the way for the exercise of decisive pressure against Hlndenburg' within the golsnons-Kheims salient, so the capture of Solssons opens new possibilities of compelling the Germans to retire north Of the Alsne. K Vtrtktr Betreat May Bs Forest. ; The Chemln des Dames positions, which are Hlndenburg's principal de fenses north of the Alsne. are 12 miles northwest of Solssons. If General Foch can bend the German front into the Western Chemln des Dames area with a fair degree of rapidity, the danger of Outflanking Hlndenburg will compel the Germans to retire still further. -I The new positions may well brtng the jellies nearer to the southern border of Helgium than they have been at any time since the Germans invaded France four years ago. t Hlndenburg has carefully prepared de fenses between the Chemln des Dames and Belgium ; but it Is certain that pro found confusion 'has been caused to his pians, ana nis resources may not now do sufficient to hold the allies at all the Important points along the west front. 5 Major I a porta oee Approached , The thrust which General Foch is be ginning to develop against the Chemln-des-Dames is the most serious problem tilndenburg has had to face since he egan his retreat from the Marne. It fnay well demand a shortening of the German lines at many points, so that .the German reserves shall not be dan' kerously depleted. ine secona uaiue 01 me Marne, in fact. In substance, la 'suddenly approach ing major Importance, second only to the first battle In 1914. . The present cam paign may spread slowly eastward, and may merge into America's forthcoming offensive next autumn or next spring. General Foch is now in a position to Retain the Initiative throughout this year's period of fighting and to continue harassing the enemy during the winter. German Defeat Oily Answer i Hlndenburg can prevent this devel opment only by starting a sixth German Offensive. Such a move would be play ing so directly into the allies' hands that no sans military leader would at tempt it. Vet, Hlndenburg -"and the falser are gambling with death, and they may decide on another throw. If ihey do, there will be fewer German re serves (to be overcome by the Americans .when 'America's own offensive start, t Germany's sole remaining source of smpply for her . reserves is the class of youths who yearly reach military age. Kot more .than 400,000 of these can be vent to the Western trenches. America Is dispatching that same .number to France at least every seven weeks. There is no answer tar this but Ger many ueieau JOURNAL WRITER TELLS OF PARIS IN WAR TIME ONE DAY'S GAINS BY ALLIES SHOWN ON MAP 1 1 JITH the entering of Fismes by the Americans, the allies have attained at all points the Vesle yv river aczense line oi tne ucrmans. a oe map snows ine astomsnmg gains mc smcc me a- Ced lines held on July 18 against the 'German attack. - The dotted line shows the farthest advance of the Germans. The solid black line shows the battlefront Saturday rnorning. By night fall the allies had attained the Vesle river at all points and were pressing on toward the Aisnev ;-)y 'I J.'l.l.l l.ll.ll IJ HI 11.11 HI . A I.. I I . . ' .1". J.U "! .1.11.11.1 I I I I Mlll ' )' ..I . . J ...! . .g .. U I J I I I I 1 1 1 .11 II 1 . I miff'; '-, " . , ' a T "rasWT taXf --yv-.-.,. -te'vmjif tVi lJnrr J muWf'tr'' St&Vt 'ft v i ' f - J1 ' . JAULWNL; :.''J, it PERSHING PLACES i AMERICAN LOSSES 12,000 IN BATTLE ' : . ' 1 General March Announces That Casualty Lists Will Be Pub lished as Fast as Received. MIL1I0N MEN WITH PERSHING AmeHcans Not Merely Fighting to Gain Territory, but Direct Objective Is Enemy's Army. .(Continued Prom Pars On. ) the top of such a building as the Mor gan building in Portland, would pene trate three or four floors; before ex ploding, and when it did I would lift everything above it into the air. Should it fall on a building of only two or th-ee floors, it would explode with force er.ough to obliterate the whole structure. There is very little danger to those who seek the shelter of a cellar beneath a five or six story building. ; However, it is difficult to restrain the curious and In nearly every raid there are people killed or wounded who remain on the streets to watch. In addiUon to j the danger from bombs persons on the Street are very apt to be injured from the pieces of shrapnel which at times come down like rain. The Americans were great offenders in this regard. It is almost impossible tc keep the boys inside during the raids, especially the newcomers, j They "can't see" the cellars. Polncare Aids Injured Two figures, beloved by all 'French men, stand out prominently during all the raids. They are those: of President Polncare and Premier ; Clemenceau. These two heroic characters, though worn with their many other arduous du ties, follow closely behind the ambu lances at every building which has been hit and personally minister; to those who have been hurt or wounded. A word of cheer is dropped here, a cheery smile is left there. They make it one of their important d'utles to see that the in jured are properly cared for. These ministrations are not accompanied by any outward show or off iclouaness ; they, are performed with 4 sincerity- peculiar to earnest .affection. ' Perhaps one of the bitterest results of the war will bs the black; hatred .which the Frenciv people may, always entertain for the kaiser and those of his race who have supported him. They; no -doubt will forever feel that the Boche has inflicted on them miseries which It j is beyond the province of forgiveness to overlook. Just what Impetus they will give this toward succeeding generations Isi impossible to even approximate ; that ! it will go a long way and increase instead of . de crease In Its vitriolic nature Is a cer tainty. The French are by nature gen erous and hospitable, but these emo tions, so far as the Boche is concerned, are .now locked In chambers which, are everlasting In their fastness. Ronmania, Ukraine In .State of Siege Zurich, Aug. 3. Germany has de clared a state ' of siege both in Rou mania and Ukraine. The drastic action which was taken at the Whiskers Will' Stay Till Lord Says Nay Cattlesburg, Ky., Aug. Z (I. N. S.) Waiting for the lord to tell him to remove his long whiskers which ,he says he will not remove until so ordered Clare Dixon, a holy roller preacher, has been jailed here on charges of se ditious statements relative , to the war. He is alleged to have preached that it is wicked to fight, and that to resist the draft is right, basing all his assertions on the Bible. He refuses to accept bond,' asserting that he is glad tot have an opportunity to suffer as did thedisciples of old. Military Minstrel Show Is Postponed The soldiers' military minstrel show scheduled for this afternoon and to night at Vancouver barracks, under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus. has been postponed because the band has been ordered for other duties. Great preparations have been made for the show and many Portland people were planning, to attend. The . show Vill be driven in the Immediate future at a date to be announced. tems are moving up and down the ties vena seeking the raiders who may nave passed the outer barriers. One of -these enormoua eyes sharper than the Test suddenly ceases Its moving. Far "Up in . the sky, JO.OroO tpt? above the (round, it has discovered a black speck traveling rapidly toward the city. As If pr maglo guns burst Into- flames on very hand. Huge ,140s send shell after Shell hurtling up toward the point indl icated by the searchlight r Bombs Fall la Cemetery ; The "Hun" thereupon does one of two things. He either drops all of .his bombs at once and by a swift dlv endeavors J.9 escape from -the path of the search light or. continues his course and trusts to luck. As a rule he does the former. ; An Incident of this kind occurred In one f the raids In April which was amus ing in that six bombs were discharged in this fashion and landed in a cemetery Just outside of Paris. d ? While some considerable' material damVge has been done inside of Paris by the bombs dropped in' various raids none . the government buildings or works of military Importance has been 'harmed. I ' Eiffel Tower Kearly Kit V In a raid on June 7 a German plane lth greater daring then Is usually uis rlayed by its kind descended to within , a couple of thousand feet of the ground , and launched a bomb that exploded a cant 60 feet from : the famous Eiffel tower, which is used now as a govern ment wireless plant Another bomb the ame night fell within half a block of the Ecole Milltalre. Still another fell ithln a few feet of the monument m the Place Vendome. Owing to the cov ering of cement and sandbags, the monument was uninjured. Since the hArlnlns- j a -- w a j fjoct, UU. ir ncursions in March, the French have duiu wans of sandbags and concrete ground all the most valuable works of ri mi are exposed. I The bomb commonly used bv th (tr. .; mans in the Paris raids weighs about uiiub. , uinaing m tne middle of - street it makes a hoi about W feet deep and 20 to 10 feet across. It hap pened that durinr nnn nf (,- " Jbomb dropped directly in the center of yum w mm siae streets, making an open pus i iv in curosione r to curbstone, A taxi speeding through , the darkened streets did a nose dtv Into the hole f few minutes later. Viewing it the next j " JT o"sary to get right to the . dge -of, the crater before you mm . glimpse of the Inverted machine lying at the bottom. . , . - ' Junar Is Terrific One of these aerial torpedoes striking in Roumanla, instigation of Field Marshal von Mackensen, resulted from a rebellion of workmen and peas ants, the extent of which has not been learned. . Special measures were taken in , Kief and Odessa when the state of siege was proclaimed In Ukraine, j Five hundred persons. Including former? Premier Win nlscheks. Secretary Millukoff and many cadets, were arrested in connection with the murder of General j von Eichhorn The peasants revolt ' ;in Ukraine is also reported to be growing and the railway strikes continue) to paralyze traffic ! Amsterdam,. Aug. 3. In reference to the recent murder ofyGenerai von Eich horn, German military j commander in the Ukraine, the kaiser has se'nt the following message to Hetman Skoro- padsky : "With unscrupulousness otir enemies do not shrink from foul! means to real ize their sinister plans. I hope the cowardly assassins and, their support ers will meet condign punishment"' Federal Control Of Roads Is Success Washington. Aug. J. 'Improvement In the freight 'traffic situation extending over every mile of road under federal supervision is noted lnj reports to the railroad administration here tonight. So general is betterment that officials here believe he national railways are effi ciently working as one; system for the first time.- j Divisional rail officers advised that complaints have decreased within the last ten days to a point where they are negligible. Cars are abundant, and movement of traffic has been prompt, dukuui say. Two GeSrman Planes .And Balloon Downed London, Aug. 3.-j-Two German air planes were shot down and an enemy observation balloon was sent down in flames, Field Marshal Halg reported to night in dispatches dealing with British activities in the air. Flying was inter fered Vith by rain on Thursday! Thirteen tons, of bombs were 'dropped oy rmsn pianes upon enemy wbrka. inree bombs were dropped upon the Bruges docks. ah the bombing planes returned in safety. College Receives ' Money Promised It McMinnvllle, Or., Aug. 3. McMlnnjville college has Just received a draft for H50,- 000 in payment of the pledge of the edu cational board of the Northern Baptist convention made In the endowment Cam paign of two years ago. This pledge is paid considerably in advance of the datej stipulated and is most cheering newis to all friends and supporters of the school. Washington, Aug. Zj The American casualties on the western front, exclusive of the present drive, are estimated by General Pershing at 12.000 In killed, wounded and missing. ;. It is explained that casualty lists of recent date are Incomplete, owing to the Intensive character of the offensive operations. r In this connection General Peyton C March, chief of staff, said at his regu lar Saturday conference with newspaper correspondents tocay : "General Pershing replied to our order to send ail casualties that the delay in sending them in was du to the fact that our men were serving under the tsriusn ana tne irrencn as well as undar our own commander, but that casualties would be cabled as soon as they had been completely verified. "Too can well Imagine how disastrous it would be If the casualties were cabled and then corrections had to be made. The distress would be beyond all ques tion. and so these lists are going te come in, and as soon as they do come in they will be given out whatever they are." Pershing's Army l,M,eoo General March said that General Peri shing has in his own area as his own troops exclusive of those brigaded with the British mors than 1,000,000 men. The perimeter of the Aisne-Marne salient had been diminished from- 74 miles at thestart to 48 miles on August 2, General March said. Eight divisions of American troops are now- engaged In the great battle. They are the first, second, third and fourth regulars and the twenty-sixth, twenty-eighth, thirty-second and fortyv second national guard. The forty-second is the Rainbow divi sion, so named because the units of which it is composed come from states which stretch like a rainbow across the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The organisation has covered Itself with glory. It is now1 identified as the division which met and defeated the famous Prussian guard during the present week. Hon Betlreraeat Rapid General March officially confirmed the capture of Solssons on the left flank. Unable to resist the battering advance of the French, the Germans have retired across the Crtse river, be said. Daring the day of August 2, the retirement cov ered! an average distance of from three to four miles on an. average Tront oi 30 miles. On the east flank the advance of the Americans and supporting troops was over, a four mile front for a distance of about one mile. The line on Friday ntgnt ran (nearly parallel t the valley of the combined Vesle and Ardre rivers. The general advance Is expected to continue Immediately to what is described as a more or less defensive position about six miles distant - ' -. - . -s. j "Enemy Army Is Objective The definite statement was made that th Americans and allied forces are not fighting merely to straighten out their line! and cam positions irons wnion a better defense can be made. With, un disguised pride and courage. General March described. the purpose of the of fensive in this -way:, "The objective of our I forces la still the enemy's army.. And then to Indicate the success of the iarmy and bis confidence In ultimate success, the chief of staff read a con fidential telegram telling of the great number of guns and tremendous quan tities of ammunition and stores the Ger mans were forced to abandon. In the vicinity of Fere-en-Tardenois. The message revealed that this re treat had amounted to a complete rout of the enemy forces. Time was not taken- to "bury the dead. The ground ovas so covered with corpses that it was Impossible to ad vance without walking over them. Ten Per Cent Tax on i Luxuries Planned i Waahinsrton. Aug. 3. A tax .of at least 10 per cent on luxuries wQl be recommended to the house ways and means committee to be put into the new. revenue bill. ' This decision was reached tonight by the luxury sub-committee after several days consideration of the luxury taxes. Ten per cent ta under the sub committee plan will be placed on all 'articles such as Jewelry, fine paintings. and other articles which are recognized as luxuries without question. James Renominated To Be II. S. Senator Lexington, Ky., Aug. 3. Ollle M. James was nominated today in the Democratic primaries to succeed him 1 Facial Treatments" If rent outdoor recreations have impaired the natural beauty of your skin, come to us and hare K rettored. Only Bcientifie Methods utd which affoTd real ta Olfaction. A full line of Martnelle Preparations and Hair Goods always oo hand elf In the United States senate. ' W.I P. Kimball, Democrat, who asked all the Democrats to support James, although he was himself a candidate, was riven large vote, James O. Bethrum u nominates or tno Republicans. Friends Steal Savings Pittsburg. Pa An. 3 fl ie s k John Smaller, : Slav, trusted two men of his own race with $S00 while he held a pox nuea with "Securities" waiting for them to .return. After an hour pwsed he opened the box to find it filled with old paper. 1 Fairs to Be Granted . Fare and Half Rates Round-trip passenger rates of 1,H fare . will be granted visitors to Oregon and , Washington state fairs, livestock shows . and county fairs, According to an- . nouncement made Saturday -by A. D. Charlton, chairman of the i passenger traffic committee. Dates of sals and limitation of tickets will be announced later. i j COSMETIC SHOP (Licensee) tOS HOAOWAV BLDO. MARSHALL 207 OQHWIW BWOAPWAY A WD MORRISON Two Demonstrating PLAYER-PIANOS These two Player-Pianos are equal to new. They are! standard, guaranteed ( makes, and atN prices and terms that make them really worth while. In our position, as manufacturers, we are well able to continue our rigid policy j of "Dollar for Dollar Piano Value," irre spective of war conditions. j - i Bush & Lane Piano Co. Twelfth and Washington Streets 66 sin Mmssw v , x 143 n i ' I VW f.TO 7 mma0mWm1mWmmmM 1 Auditorium Almost Pays Its Expenses Exclusive of interest) charges on the bonded Indebtedness, the net cost to the taxpayers of maintaining The Audito rium the past year was 180.82. In the past - it r months .The ! Auditorium has staged 107 attractions,! the . attendance aggregating 360.500 persons.) There were 4 patriotic affairs, attended ; by 108,200 persons. Hal M. White, man ager of The. Auditorium, states that re ceipts for the year totaled i $21,241.28, and expenses 121,303.08 .. 99 ;TODAV ! Also Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday -W of HOW OUR BOYS ARE IS MAKING GOOD ON THE BIGGEST AND MOST BLOOD-STIRRING JOB THEY HAVE EVER UNDERTAKEN. aSdV I THE "NATIONAL MOVIE" THAT MAKES THE CHEEKS TINGLE WITH PRIDE AND ANSWERS THE DAMNA BLE LIES OF HUN PROPAGANDA. - ALSO muth PARAMOUNT PICTOGRAPH n .'a AND JEFF CARTOON THE FIRST U. S. OFFIi K CIAL WAR FILM TAKEN BY U. S. SIGNAL CORPSi NAVY photograph; ERS, AND THE FRENCH GENERAL STAFF. o) e .COOLED WITH ICC MAKES IT ftlCE! SHOWING in ANY THEATER at POPULAR PRICES- Wc and 20c