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    WAR FEATURES
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VOL XVI, NO. 21
CITY EDITION
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1918.
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FIGHT 111
HOLD BACK
ABICMS
Yankee Fire Partially Destroys
German Defenses but Remain
ing Positions Are Found to
Be Too Strong for Assault.
Bottle Message
Says Cyclops
Was Captured
By Hun Diver
Missing Collier's Ultimate Fate,
; However, Remains as Deep
a Mystery as Ever,
Entire American Front Continual
Inferno, Both Artilleries Con
centrating on River Valley
Between the Highlands.
W
By
Frank J. Taylor
THE AMERICAN
AR-
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'MIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10.
8: 20 p. m. (U. P.) The Germans
are counter attacking fiercely In
an attempt to hold back the
American advance north of the
Vesle. . . .;
Close range lighting of a ter
rific nature Is under way along
the rtflroad on the north bank
of. the VeI," through Baloches
and FlsmPtte, where the,?Amerl
can infantry 3 withstanding the
; German attacks.
Th 'Americana, attempting to advance
up the slopea to thft ridge positions held
by tbe Bochea earlier in the day, concen
trated the moat Intense barrage possible
upB thla area, partially destroying- Ger
man dugouts, entrenchments and strong
points.' The remaining defenses were too
strong for frontal anKaults, however.
They will have to bo blasted away still
more.
The entire American front la now a
(Concluded on Pat Twd, Column Four)
News Index
SECTION ONE 2G PACES
1.
4.
7.
a.
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AIHm Punu Flaelnf Hun
Warburf Drln Off War Board
Owmaiti Counter Attack an Vatla
0.000 Hunt Oapturad In Drlva
Nad Ouard Wan an Ciaehi
Herman Prlaonart Knjoy OaptWKy
Oarmana Ratraat With Much 8paad
ulaaria Mar Braak With Qarmany
atata Bdltora Would Publlih Tax LM
Roll ef Honor
lolutlon In Inductry and Tranaportatton
Pradlotad
Unala Sam Qoaa Shooolng
a. A. R. Vatarana Will Bagln Comlnfl
Naxt Sunday
Both Talephona Franchise Lag a!
Rleardy Sallant la Hunt' Qravayard
Rhln Plguraa In War Brtataoy
Spanish Braak With Qarmany Likely
French Calibration an July 4 Ralatod
R. R., L. dt R. Would Booat Rower Rata
War Work In aehoola ta Ba Faatured
Datantlon Home for Woman Opened
Editorial
Brief Information
Team Taaloa
aiatlon Army Halpa Boyi In Trenohea
Old City Directory la Intereatlna
Y. M. O. A. Rlnda It Hard to Oat Man
for Home Work
10. Coup! Wedded 70 Year
At Kugen Training Camp
Lower Columbia roraat Attacked
Ooaamment Wage War on Bacteria
Speed Upl No Lat Upl la Qanaral
March' Warning
Mother Thorn Harry Bait Load R arson In
Oamp -
Convict Labor Urged for Shipbuilding
Multnomah Liberty Loan Leader to
Saturday In the Oourt
Heeelng 8ury to Be Oenaldared Thla
vvaaa
Marina Adance on Mama Thrilling
Soldier Wall Cared For at Vancouver
Many Seek to Inter Service In Merchant
Bank
Town In Limelight of War
Latter From Oregon Soldier
Out of Door In Oregon
Hun Rrlaenert Welcome Oapiure
Marine Nawe
Stayidlfar te Rlay Corn foot
Baseball Find Favor In Kngland
H. W. Harglaa te Coach O. A. O.
Wlleey Win Willamette Swim
Taenia for Beginners
Ooif Note
Real Batata and Building
Want Ad
Markets and Finance'
Belgium Under the German Hee By
Brand Whltleck
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! Baltimore, Aug. 10. The missing col
lier Cyclops, for which systematic
search has been made all over the At
lantic ocean, waa captured by a U-boat,
according to a message contained In a
bottle that was washed ashore at quar
antine here today. The message, which
gave no hint of the collier's ultimate
fate, was evidently hurriedly written (If
It Is genuine) and flung overboard. It
read :
"Our collier Cyclops captured by Ger
man submarine off "Virginia coast"
Final Installment
On Third Liberty
Bonds Due Aug. 15
i The final installment 40 per centr-on
the purchase price of third Liberty
loan bonds, la due Thursday, August
15. Accrued interest on deferred pay
ments Is also payable at this time.
Bankers report that approximately 70
per cent of third loan bonds sub
scribed In Portland have already been
fully paid for. The first lnterst period
on bonds of this issue falls on Septem-
Hf 1R rVi first rmmfln hlftlnar for 12
days' Interest.
1 Bonds of the third-. Liberty, loan
draw 4)4 per cent Interest. They are
dated May 9, 1918, and, are due Sep
timber 15, 1928. These bonds are not
redeemable before maturity and are not
convertible into bonds of f uture -issues.
Child Is Drowned,
Body Is Unclaimed
:A 4-year-old girl, one of a pair of
twins, was drowned at 5:30 o'clock Sat
urday evening in Columbia slough, nearlagked
tne oia nayaen island ierry landing, in
the presence of her parents, other mem
bers of her family and many people on
the beach. The child was wading and
grot Into a deep hole. The father went
after her, but was unable to rescue her,
and, after searching for some time, left
to go to work. The police were not no
tified until about 8 o'clock, and the body
was recovered through their efforts at
:10. The names of the little girl or her
parents were not secured by the author
ities. The body was taken to the mor
gue. The coroner requests the parents
to call and give their names and give
Instructions as to the disposal of the
body.
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Badge of Honor to
Belgium Workers
Washington, Aug. 10. (U. P.) Men
and women In war industries are to
have a badge of honor.
On and after September 1, every per
son doing a full share in producing war
supplies will be eligible for federal rec
ognition for patriotic effort in . muni'
tiona plants, shipyards and factories
having government war contracts, the
department of labor announced tonight.
Four consecutive months of service en
titles the worker to a bronze badge
Eight months of service will win the sec
ond badge, which will probably be made
of silver. The badges will be disc
Bhaped, slightly larger than a quarter,
and will be attached to a red, white
and blue enamel bar, one and three
quarter Inches long.
WB OFF
BOARD BY
HIS GUIS
WHERE GERMAN RETREAT APPROACHES ROUT
ft A AP of the battle front on which the allies steadily Vush back the enemy. Arrow No.
Ivi
AP of the battle front on which the allies steadily ush back the enemy.
indicates the location of the French drive between Montdidier and the Oise and beyond.
To the eastward, near Fismes the Americans continue their incessant pounding at the
German center north of the Vesle. Arrow No. 2 indicates the point of attack of the British
American forces. The allied capture of Montdidier Saturday presages retirement of the German
forces from this dangerous pocket.
President Wilson Accepts Resig
nation of German-Born Mem-
: ber of Federal Board to Save
Him Further Embarrassment.
Letter of Prominent Banker to
the President Breathes Fine
Spirit of Loyalty to the Ideals
of His Adopted Land.
1 7 ASHINGTON,
VV P.) The first
SECTION TWO 14 PAGES
Rase
.1. Airplane Spruce In Raolfta Northwaat
t. The Realm of Muslo
In Vaudeville
-In ataoeiand
S. Motion Picture Nawe
Rarkf and Reaorta
4-8. The week In Society
B. Woman' Otua Affair
Fraternal New
7. Baaehaa and Inland Retort
. B. Fash km Chat By Anno RtUanhoua
Pee the Naadle Woman
t. Twin tieout loners By W. A. DuPuy
"The aeoomi mama ay - Frank H
Blmonde
10-1. Automobile, Truck. Tractor, Read
SECTION THREE -4 PAGES
(Comic)
Aug. i0. (U.
strikingly
dramatic example of suffering .
the kaiser has inflicted upon loy
; al Americans of German extrac-
tion in this country was offered
I tonight in the publication of let-
I ters ' exchanged between Pant &L,
Warburg, member of the federal
reserve board; and President Wil
. son "
"These are sad times," said Warburg
In his letter, urgbtg-that he be excused
from further duy on the- board. "For
all of us they brtng sad duties, doubly
hard indeed for men of my extraction.
Warburg, a German by birth, and
with two brothers now bankers in Ger
many "serving their country to the ut
most of their ability, as I serve mine,'
reller because certain persons
have started an agitation to the effect
that a naturalized citizen of German
birth, having near relatives in German
public life, should not be permitted to
hold a position of great trust in the
service of the United States."
Wilson Consents Regretfully.
The President, in replying and con
senting "only because I read between
the lines of your generous letter that
you yourself, feel more at ease if you
are left to serve ' in other ways," de
clared that Warburg carried with him
Congressman Sues
Walla Walla Paper
Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 10. (U. P.)
Suit for 975,000 damages for alleged
defamation of character was filed in the
superior court here today against the
Bulletin by Congressman William L.
LaFollette. LaFollette'says in his com
plaint that an editorial published July 2
and referring to him as unpatriotic and
a defender of the Non-Partisan league,
damaged him to the extent of $50,000,
and that another editorial, published
July 9, under the caption, "The Sure
Progerman Test," injured him to the ex
tent of .$25,000.
Third of Injured
Men Return to Fight
Washington. Aug. 10. (U. Pi) Amer
ican reconstruction hospitals are return
ing to full duty nearly 33 1-3 per cent
of the men sent to them from overseas.
Out of 537 men sent to five reconstruc
tion hospitals, 151 have been able to re
turn to full duty, 212 to partial duty.
and 122 will be able to return to their
old employment and do efficient work
despite : their injuries, the war depart
ment announced tonight. Only 39 will
, be unable to follow their old vocations.
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Officer Leaps to
Earth in Parachute
Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 10. Lieu
tenant James H. Dale of St. Louis, an
aviation officer, made a successful 3000
foot leap-- with a parachute from an
airplane at Taliafero field today. Lieu
tenant Dale is the third person to ac
complish the feat: The plane was piloted
by Lieutenant L.' G. Neff of New York
city. ; The feat was witnessed by 10,000
persons attending a gymkhana at the
field. Lieutenant M. J. Plumm of Chi
cago established a new world record for
flying before the gymkhana crowd. The
previous recprd was 126.
Pullman Employes
On Par With Others
Washington. Aug. 10. (U. P.) Em
ploye! of the operating department of
the punman company today were
placed under the same conditions of
employment aa other railroad employes
Effective August 1, wages, hours and
other conditions were placed on a par
lty by the railroad administration
wages or -tne .fuiiman employes are
retroactive to August 1.
2 American Airmen
Each Get Hun Plane
With the American Army in the Aisne
Marne Sector, Aug. 10. Lieutenant Wal
ter Avery of Columbus, Ohio, and' Lieu
tenant Harold Buckley of A paw am
Mass., each shot down a German plane
near Fismes this afternoon In an air
battle In which 12 Germans attacked
five Americans who were protecting two
French observation planes.
Allies in Italy-
Carry Out Raids
Rome, Aug. 10. (tJ. P.) "In Gludi
caria and alsef at Aslago, our troops and
the British and French daringly raided
the enemy." the war office announced
today. - ''v- '-
"In - Giudlcarla. on Thursday, we at
tacked the enemy, having forded the
Chlaex river."
Germans Are Not
Anxious to Flee
From France to
Armies of Kaiser
Correspondent Estimates Ger
man Losses at '50 Per Cent of
Men Engaged; Americans Are
Fighting Brilliantly, He Says.
French Lenient to Prisoners
Hope Own Men May Reap
Some Benefit.
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By William Philip Simms.
With the British Armies in France,
Aug. 10. (U. P.) The Americans got
into the great Picardy battle today after
waiting In reserve since the fight began.
They fairly tugged at the leash of dis
cipline until they got the word to go.
Then, how they went. They sprang to
the atack side by side with the Britons,
taking their baptism of fire like veterans.
Storming the desperately defended po
sitions north of the . Somme, the Amer
icans and British secured the whole
series of objectives within 15 minutes
after the commencement of the attack.
After taking i Morlancourt and the
heights to the south, the Anglo-Ameri
cans stormed Chipuiy spur ana were
advancing eastward along the ridge
between the Ancre and the Somme aa
this was written. ,
bearing Somme Crossing. '
The allies are nearing the Somme
crossing south-of Peronne, which 'may
furnish -only a brief respite for the flee
ing (jermans. ;
The enemy is retreating everywhere-
from near Albert to the region of Mont
didier. The w bottom of the rapidly
growing pocket Is now over 30 miles
long and Is lengthening hourly.
The Canadians and Australians have
captured Bouchoir, only six miles from
Roye, and have taken Foliea. Beaufort,
Warvillers, Vrely, Roslerea, Mehari
court, Rouvroy and Lihons also. The
latter is only two miles west of Chaul
nes. They pushed their patrols t into
Proyart and Rain ecourt, - advancing
By Paul B. Mnrphy
Former Journal Writer, Back From Franca.
"Prisoners of War." These words,
grim and ominous, carry with them gen
erally the picture of crowded prison
camps, unspeakable suffering, cruelty of
guards, insufficient food, loathsome sani
tary conditions and. last, but not least.
unwilling captivity. And all these con
ditions, according to the reports which
we receive from Germany, exist among
the allied prisoners tn that country.
The evidence of the allies' unwilling
ness to remain captives is found i . the
eagerness with which the opportunity to
(Continued on Fife Two, Column One)
(ConUiMad oa Face Two. CoJuaut. Three.) .
Total Casualties of
Yankee Forces Are
9,352; Third Dead
Washington, Aug. 10. America'a price
of victory is to date 19,352 casualties,
of .which 18,189 were in the army and
2663 in the'marines.
The largest number ot casualties yet
reported In any one week was cabled
by General Pershing this week, includ
ing the namea of 3421 men, 1032 of whom
were killed in action and 229 who died
of other causes.
A recapitulation of the army casual
ties shows 3445 killed In action, 1063
died of wounds, 1534 died of disease, 664
died of accident and other causes, 8562
were wounded in action and 1468
missing. ,
The marine list ls-divided as follows :
833 deaths, 1742 wounded, 83 missing
and five in hands of the enemy.
No casualties were announced by the
war department, tonlgft' - - , - ,
ALLIED CAVALRY
FAST ON TRACK OF ;
FLEEING ARMIES
German Retirement Continues
AH Along Picardy Line-Hun
Generals Throw Into Rear
Guard Actions Odds and
Ends of Troops to Gain Time.
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By William Philip Simms
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10.
(8 :35 p. m.) (U. P.) Under pressure from English, Can-
man retirement continued today all along the Picardy line. j
Both General Von Der Marwitz and General von Hutier are
throwing into rear guard actions odds and ends of troops wherever
they can scare them up, in order to gain time. - t ' -
The French are in Montdidier, pushing eastward and northward
from the bottom of the salient. The Australians and Canadians -are
blasting their way through the center of the new battle front.
Crown Prince Rupprecht's entire second and eighteenth armies
already are badly mauled. The German losses are conservatively
estimated at between 50,000 and 60,000. Personally, I believe that ;
400 guns iar th lowest possible' estimate 6rcaptured artillery. " f .
Prisoners believe the Germans will be . unable to hold the line
from Noyon'to Peronne, along the Somme andUhe canal, toward
which they are-retreatihg. - . J !
Field Marshal Haig is too close behind to permit any organizrL-
resistance mere.
- Paris, Aug." 10. (U. P.) French attacks on the Avre battlefront
continued throughout the day, the French war office announced
tonight. y '
The lines were carried forward more than' six miles east of
Montdidier, which was captured during the day; j
During the three days' fighting the French have advanced
more than 12 miles along the road from Amiens to Roye, taking
8000 prisoners and capturing 200 guns. '
RED GUARDS
10 IR UPON
CZECH FORCE
Bolsheviki Announce Beginning
of Offensive Against Czecho
. Slavs, Who Have Captured
Irbit, in Government of Perm.
"On the Avre battlefront our attacks continued throughout the
day, with growing success," the communique said. j
This morning Montdidier was outflanked from the east and
north and fell. . j -
"Continuing our victorious advance on the British rieht, we
carried up our lines 10 kilometers (six and one third miles) east of
Montdidier, on the front of Andechy, La Boissiere and Fescamps.
"Enlarging the action to the southeast, wei attacked German
positions to the right and left of St. Just-en-Chaussce and Roye
road on a front of more than 20 kilometers (12J4 miles). 'We
took Ttollott, Orvilles-Sorel, Ressons-Sur-Matz, ;Conchy-Les-Pots,
La Neuvule-Sur-Lessons and Ehncourt, advancing 10 kilometers
at some points. U
In three days fighting the French have progressed more than
20 kilometers along the road from Amiens to Roye. At the same
time we have- captured 8000 prisoners. Among the "enormous
amount of material left behind by the Germans were 200 guns." j
London, Aug. 10. (U, P.) The allies are pressing harden the
retreating Germans, the British war office announced tonight. I '
Further advances of two to three miles in the center and on the
southern wing were indicated in the statement; The number of
prisoners is increasing. I -
London, Aug. 10. The beginning of a
Red Guard offensive against the
Czecho-Slavs was anounced tonight In
a wireless message from Moscow, pre
sumably sent by the Bolshevist govern
ment. The raesage says the Csecho-
Slava have captured Irbtt. in the gov
ernment of Perm, and continues :
"We occupied Miroshka, south of
Khalhnsk, and have started an often
aive towards tbe Simbirsk railway, part
of which is in our possession."
Simbirsk is the capitol of the govern
ment of the same name. It lies on the
Volga 105 -miles southeast of Kazan.
Irbit lies at the junction of the Irbit and
Niaa rivers, 100 miles northeast of Ye
katerinburg, recently reported . cap
tured by the Czecho-Slavs.
Amsterdam, Aug. 10. The Ukrainian
revolt against the Germans is aasumlng
more and more serious proportions, all
advices show. Chaos reigns m the prov
inces of Kiev and PoltawaT Germany is
trying to suppress the rising with an iron
hand. Uhlans charging into great mobs
and mowing down the crowd. Large
German wheat stores have been looted,
Whole villages have been burned.
Thousands of peasants are said to have
been massacred.
- Paris, Aug. 10. (U. P.) The Belgians
are planning an expedlUonary force Into
Siberia to assist the Japanese and
Americans, according to reports re
ceived here today. The troops will be
recruited voluntarily from the present
army. . Jt is believed the presence of
Belgians .will-have considerable mora)
i effect and wUX convince the Russians
that the allies, are acting -In good faith.
Berlin, via London, Aug. JO. (U. P.) The main battle area
has been extended from the Ancre to the Oise; the German war.
office announced tonight. , , I
(This is a front of approximately 50 miles.) ; j ,
"The line of the battle is now from the Ancre as far as r the
Oise," the statement said. "Enemy attacks were shattered in front
of our fighting positions.
Between the Yser and the Ancre there was lively enemy activ-;
ity at many points on the. front," the statement said. "The enemy:
launched thrusts and partial attacks, which were repulsed before
our lines and m hand-to-hand fighting. ---
"Yesterday the British and French, bringing strong reserves
into action, continued their attacks from the s Ancre and Avre
astride the Somme. j "
"On both sides of Foucaucourt and Villers Bretonneux, we
threw the enemy back by counter attacks. Beyond Rosieres and;
Hangest the enemy gained ground. West of Lyons and east of'
Rosieres-ArviUers line our counter attacks stopped the enemy.
"At night we withdrew our troops on the Avre and on the
Dombrook to the rear lines. - ' i i
"East and. southeast of Montdidier we repulsed strong French:
partial attacks." ;
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London, Aug. 10. (U. P.) The Weekly Dispatch declares
it learns from well informed sources that the British offensive in'
the Amiens sector has netted 35,000 prisoners, and that Chaulnes
and Roye have been captured- .:
The paper declares Von Hutier's army is in full retreat to the.
Somme. . ' I --.-I ?
With the British Armies in France, Aug. 10.i-The great battle,
was surging onward in full tilt tonight The eastern horizon-
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