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London, Aug. 8.(3:42 P.
M.) (U. P.) The situation
on the west front is consid
ered now v more favorable
for an allied victory in the
field than at any time since
the beginning pf the war.
The period of anxiety has
definitely passed. The allies
soon will have a great su
periority in men and ma
terial to further assist in re
taining the initiative.
IB JAR
GRIP
OfifE
f military Autnoirmes in raris ot
Opinion It Is Only Matter of
i Days Until Retirement to Aisne
Will Be Forced.
Dy Webb Miller
PARIS. Aug. 8., 10:30 a. m. (U.
P.) By increasing the pres
sure a.t vital points, Franco
American troops are gradually
loosening the German grip on the
Vesle river line.
Military authorities are of the
opinion it Is only a matter of
days until" the enemy will be
forced to abandon the Vesle and
rrtir'e to the Aisne, unless they
t.jrovt In overwhelming numbers
of reserves. 1 his contingency is
regarded as impossible, as their
present positions are unfavorable.
; Washington. Auj. 8- (I. N. 8.)
American troop have crossed the Vesle
east of Baseoches and have reached the
I Rhelma-Solaaona highway. General Per
!ahlftc reported In his communique of
: Aug-ust 7, made public by the war de-
; pertinent today. The text follows:
; "Section A East of Bazeochea our
1 troops have crossed the Vesle and
.'gained the Rhelras-Solssons highway.
I Hostile counter attacks broke down un
der our fire."
. London, Aug. 8. (I. N. S.) 3 :20 p.
1 m. The Germans have begun to destroy
; bridges over the Aisne river and are
(withdrawing some of their heavy artill
iery north of the Aisne, according to re
sports reaching here this afternoon, from
i the Aisne-Mame front.
. As a result of continued raids by
allied airmen over German towns, many
German airplanes have been withdrawn
i, from the Alsne-Marne battle front.
; By Fred S. Fergsson
; ' With th American Armies in France,
i Auc. 8. 7 :15 a. m.) American and
Ftvnch troops, crossing the Solssons
r Rheims highway, are driving on the
; heights between the Vesle and the
f Alan.
f Desperate counter attacks broke down
under fierce allied artillery fire. The
tallies are holding .all the positions they
have gained and are pushing on.
; Additional bridging material is be-
ting rushed up and new crossings are
; being established. The weather has
cleared, which Is regarded as favorable
it the allies. ,
The Americans late yesterday reached
i the railway and main highway north
C of . the Vesle. I They crossed the river
Jon foot bridges improvised from the
-trunks of fallen trees lashed together.
. The Yankees waded . through the
imarshes on the south bank and charred
up the high north bank In the face of
' heavy machine gun and artillery fire.
5 rne uermans counter attacked lmme
S diately. but were completely renulsed.
i -The Advance yesterday was made In
th midst of a heavy rain, but when
the attack was ' resumed on a larger
seal this morning the weather had
: elearsd. .-J :. ' -- . ..
By irewtoa C Parke
With the American Army on th Alsne-
Oooeteoad ea Face YTra, '-inr Xwoi
Foch Drive Aims
To Force German
Armies Into New
Salient on Avre
tt Would Also Imperil Hinders
burg's Reserves When They :
Are Most Needed
!By Ji yr, T' Sfason '
, VaStti : FtM War I ISxpart
New Torkf Aojg, -1 1 . (U
Marshal Foch's.-.new drive, begun
this morning, east of Amiens, is for
the purpose of creating a new sa
lient "beyond the Avre river and at
the same time encroaching upon the .
principal railway- which feeds re
serves into Von Hlndeirourgrs south
ern front. r
Von Hlndenburg has undoubtedly
weakened his lines between Mont
didler and Amiens for the purpose of
secifrlng reserves to prevent his
Soissons and Rheims flanks from
being crushed in.
At the same time, the kaiser's gen
eral staff Is now primarily con
cerned with trying to get its re
treating army over the; Aisne and in
position to defend the' Chemm Des
Dames. An opportunity, therefore,
unique since the first battle of the
Mame, has offered itself to
Marshal Foch to strike along a new
sector of the Western; front, while
elsewhere the Germans are In re
treat and on the defensive.
The area selected for the new of
fensive offers the. most promising
probability of any along the west
front. The great railway line run
ning eastward behind: the German
front from Amiens is! the dividing
line between the armies of the Ger
man crown prince in the south, and
Crown Prince Rupprecht's forces In
the north. If the British and French
troops succeed in controlling It for
any considerable - distance, Rup
precht and the young : Hohenzollern
will have their areas of contact very
dangerously shortened,! necessitating
a considerable detour for troops to
move from one sector ! to another.
At the same time a sharp pocket
will be made of the German crown
prince's front between Amiens 'and
Montdidlec, which will ! threaten Von
Hlndenburg with the possibility of a
duplication of the Marne disaster.
Should Marshal Haig drive back the
Germans to the accomplishment of
these immediate objectives, he will
have drawn Amiens beyond danger
of a new enemy offensive and will
have rescued the Important Amiens
Paris railway from the menace of
the German artillery, j
C ROLL OF HONOR
VTaahingtoa, Aus. . (L N. 8.) -Two army
and two maris eorp earaalty lists were Usued
today.- The army liata contained 23T name,
di Tided aa follow: ' ;
On hundred and thirty-one killed in action.
1 It died from wounds, on from saaroplan acci
dent, fir from accident and other eauaet. 62
wounded severely and 22 wounded, .degree unde
termined. 11
The marine list contained 108 names, di Tided
ai follows: ..(" yt-'
Two killed in action, one died from wcrands,
20 aeTerely- wounded . in action, one slightly
wounded in action, 74 wounded in action, decree
undetermined, and 10 mining ia action.
Tha officer named in the- army list were:
KILLED IN ACTION
" Lieutenant
FRET H. BECKER, Waterloo, Iowa.
ROBERT J. HUTCHINSON. El Paso. Tezaa
- ROT E. PARRI8H, Ctarkahurt, W. Va.
FRED D. POLLARD, North Adam. Mass.
GEORGE A. FLEICHTN EB, Baltimore: . .
. . . DISD Of WOUNDS
MAJOR HOWARD . W. BEAL. Lewiston.
ataine. - " i
' DIED OP AEROPLANE AOCIDENT
LIEUTENAXT ROGER P. CLAPP. Woodruff,
Salt Lake City.
The marine corps list contained the following
KILLED IN ACTION
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM 1. MACK, Holjoke,
kaa, -t .
WOUNOEO IN ACTION (Dmfw UncMarmlned)
LienUnarits Da rid A. Holliday, Marion. 8.
c; 'jamea a. Mooertaon, ujucaao.
Tat army casus maa. la
addition to the above
offican ware aav follows:
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(Concluded on Page Slxtwaa,- Column Oner
FIRANCOEKi !i iSE2 AIRMlf
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WEST FRONT
MAP OF THE WESTERN FRONT, showing the new drive begun this' morning by. the
British and French, as well as the new position of the Americans .between the Vesle and
the Aisne. Arrow No. 1 indicates trffe direction of the big Picardy offensive between the
Ancre and the Somme, resulting in the capture of Moreuil, on the right .bank of the Avre. Ar
row No. 2. indicates the recent German retirement across the Avre. "Arrow, No." 3 shows where
the Americans have crossed the Soissons-Rheims highway, between the , Vesle ; and the Aisne.
How the Germans are being compressed into a new saUent Is w ell shown by 'the niap, although
exaggerated tor perspective purposes. '
yi: -C.'; J BELGIUM
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ALLIED FORCES GO
SOUTH IN RUSSIA
London, An. 8-(U. P.) Allied
forces, after capturing Archangel, are
pushing toward Vologda, it vras learned
this afternoon. In taking Archangel,
the allies defeated 8000 enemy troops
and captured large quantities of stores
and two batteries. X orth of the Gnlf of
Finland 0,000 Germans are 'reported to
be concentrated, ready for hostilities.
Vologda is 400 miles south of Arch
angel, S60 miles north .of Moscow and
taO miles east Of Fetrograd.
Bolshevist Are Thrown Out
Washington.' Aug. 8. (L N. S.)
Members of the Constituted Assembly
of the Northern Region are reported to
have revolted against the Bolshevik
regime and Set up a government of their
own in the districts of Namara, Vologda,
Archangel, Novgorod, Biatkha and Ka
zan, according to a dispatch received
.Concluded on Page Fifteen. Column One)
Clearings' Almost
Double Year Ago
Portland bank clearings for the week
ending Thursday total $23,314,827.37,
compared with 812,949,048.07 for the cor
responding week of last year. Funds
accruing from the sale of War Savings
and Thrift stamps in Oregon are depos
ited with the U. S. National bank of
Portland and money from this source,
amounting often to several : hundred
thousand dollars -per week, . helps ' to
swell the aggregate of bank - clearings.
OFFENSIVES IN
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This Is the 7th
Drive of Year
The aUled offensive, which was
opened opposite Amiens today, is
the seventh drive of the year. The
first fire were launched by the
Germans; the . last Hwo by the al
lies.. The dates and places follow t
GERMAIT OFFENSIVES
March SI, Picardy.
April 9, Flanders.
May 87, AlsneMarne front.
Jane 9, Xoyon-Montdldler front.
July 15, Marne.Champagne front.
ALLIED DBTVES
3 fir 18, Alsne-Marne front.
Angvst 8, Picardy.
American Airmen
Locate Grave of
' Roosevelt's Son
By Fred S. Ferguson
With the American Armies in France,
Aug. 8. W. P.) American airmen
have found the grave Vat Xdetitenant
Quentin Roosevelt. ' who , was brought
down in an aerial battle back, of the
German lines . before the counter of
fenive started.' The , grave was marked
with a wooden cross. It was located at
the edge of Chamery wood (about four
miles east of Fere-en-Tardenols.)
The grave was found by Lieutenant
Worth of the aerial squadron of which
young Roosevelt was a member.
. The Boche . airmen had , marked the
grave with a , cross, on which was
printed in"English-: ! : : "
Constant search .for the grave had
been In' progress -for ' several days. It
will be marked carefully and will be
appropriately honored by American air
men. ' 1 v - ' " . '-: ; ' "
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COKINIITTEE TAKES
, UP REGISTRATION
The first meeting of the new com
mittee in charge of the proposed regis
tration men between the ages of 18
and 21 and 31 to 45 inclusive, was called
this morning by William F. Woodward,
chairman, at which preliminary plans
were laid for a complete registration on
the date to be set by congress, probably
September 5.
Sheriff Hurlburi County Clerk Bev
eridge. Mayor George L. Baker' and
Martin Pratt are other members "of the
committee. It was decided that local
boards in city and . county should ap
point a registrar for each precinct and
assistants, if necessary. Mothers and
fathers of soldiers preferedly will be
aRed to do this work, and it is hoped
they will serve without compensation.
It will be a one day task. Volunteers
are desired for Interpreters.
All registrars must write a legible
hand and be familiar with the duties.
General headquarters will Be at the
county clerk's, office m the court house.
Divisional headquarters will be at the
offices of the respective local boards.
Mr. Woodward has called a meeting
of an members of local boards to be
held at the county clerk's office Monday
morning at 11 o'clock, August 12, at
which all the details of registration will
be settled.
Austro-Hungarian
Attack Is Repulsed
Rome. Aug. 8. (I. N.- S.) The Aus-tro-Hungariana
attempted to storm
Italian positions in the Comone sector
Tuesday night, but - were repulsed, the
Italian war . of fice announced today. -
II iM Willi II
liases
w Picaray Of feiske
Attack Is Made on 15-Mile Front Astride
Somme Between Morlancourt and Mor
euil Hundreds of Tanks Lead Several
Thousand Germans Are Capti
PARIS. Aug. 8, 4:15 P. M. According to information from the battle
front this afternoon, more than 1 2,000 prisoners have been taken
already in the new Picardy drive.
The maximum advance of the .Anglo-French troops is now five miles,
it was stated in dispatches from the front. 1
troops -have reached Harbonmeresr
London, Aug. 8, 3:20 P. M. (I. N. S.) A general retirement of the
Germans between Bailleuil and LaBassee canal, on the Flanders front,
in order to straighten their line, was indicated this afternoon. '
By Bert Ford
With the British Army in France, Aug. 8, 3:30 P. M.-(I. N. S.) The
Americans enlisted in the British forces took part in the fighting. Heavy
losses were inflicted upon the Germans. !
The victorious British forces included a corps of Australians and a
battalion of tanks. ,
The weather was fair yesterday, but during the night it turned cloudy
and a land fog sprang up. p '
By dawn this fog spread out like a dense smoke curtain, which was a
big aid to the allies.
Through this pall of mist the British troops under their commander-in-chief
dashed. , -
Had hand-to-hand fighting developed at some points with the men
at grips with rifles and grenades. t .
The country across which the advance Was. carried out is rolling and
broken by occasional ridges.
The scene gave a thrilling spectacle of open warfare, to which the fog
added an interesting touch.
LONDON, Aug. 8, 3:33 P. M. (U. P.) British troops have captured
a number of villages in their new Picardy drive, it was reported this
afternoon, including Moreuil, Antoine and Aubercourt. In addition,
the heights south of Morlancourt and west of Cerisey are reported to
have been taken.
By William Philip Simms, United Press Staff Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 8. Franco
British troops attacked at dawn this morning between Morlan
court and Moreuil, on a front of about 15 miles astride the Somme.
'Several hundred tanks led the way, fast "whippets"; supporting. The
"whippets" raced and dodged Across the fields, terrorizing and running
the Germans down everywhere. ;
A bombardment of but three minutes preceded 'the British attack.
The French attack by agreement was made a -few minutes later, the
artillery smothering the territory south of the Amiens-Roye road be
forehand. V i
' Up to 8 o'clock but few airplanes had appeared. Among the prison
ers were Wurtemburgers, Bavarians and others from half a dozen di
visions, indicating the confusion in the German lines. Swarms of allied
battle planes are engaged in the attack..
Fritz Again Shells
Paris; With Big Gun
Paris, Aug. t. The long range' bom
bardment of Paris continued today.
aim
All
eiroire
PARIS, Aug. 8, 4:05 P. M.
vance on the Picardy front
- , Germans were completely
caught while: being relieved.
With the French Armies 'in the
ies BE
(U. P.) The Franco-British ad-,
is continuing this afternoon. The
surprised, some divisions being
Field, Aug. 8, I P. M.(U. P.)