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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PO RTLAND, TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1918.
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Massif of Lassigny Is Taken by French Forces, Making. Neces
sary Withdrawal of Whole German Line in That District and
Making Roye Untenable; Americans, Fighting on North Bank
of Vesle, Recapture Ground Lost at Fismette, Says Dispatch.
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on tlic northern bank of the stream in the Fismette sector.
The Americans were forced back to the southern bank, but
made a counter-assault, retaking all their former positions. ,
Havy local fighting has continued along the Vesle river in the
region of Fismette. - j
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Germans Withdrawing
More Troops From Line
LONDON, Aug. 13, 1 :26 p. m. (U. P.) The French are driv
ing forward in an effort to flank Roye, Lassigny and Ribe
court, it was learned this afternoon. Roye is being; pressed
closely from the west and south and the French appear already to
be commanding it. The communications eastward from the town
are under artillery fire. After capturing Les Loges wood, the im
portant defensive point between Roye and Lassigny, the French
progressed and took the wood to the eastward.
French troops have captured L'Ecouvillon, midway between
Lassigny and Ribecourt, and have gained ground north of St
Claude farm.
The Germans are withdrawing additional troops from the battle
line. Extension of the flanks is known to have greatly aided in
exhausting their reserves.
Ilaiff Reports Advances
London. Aug. 13. (U. P.) British
troops advanced Monday night north of
Roye and along the north bank of the
' Somm. taking additional prisoners.
Field Marshal Halg reported today.
A German counter-attack was re
poised near Fauo,uescourt. between
Ohaulnes and Roye. A hostile attack
In the Merrls sector of the Flanders
front failed.
"On the battle front we effected fur
ther Improvement in our positions north
of the Roye road and on the north bank
of the Homme." the statement said.
"Additional prisoners were taken. A
local enemy attack In the neighborhood
of Fauquescourt was repulsed.
"A few prisoners were taken In patrol
encounters south of the Scarpa and In
the neighborhood of Vlux-Berquln. A
hostile attack in the Merrls sector was
repulsed In sharp fighting."
German Plans Are Changed
By William Philip 81m ms
With the BritiBh Armies in the Field.
Aug. 13. (Noon) (U. P.) A copy of an
order issued by Ludendorff, which has
been captured by the British, reveals
how far his plans have gone wrong.
"We cannot win the war by a stubborn
defense," said the order, "but -only vig
orous, successive attacks. These at
tacks, however, cannot lead to victory
unless we stick to the improved methods
of warfare adopted- during the recent
offensives.
"It is absolutely essential tp avoid the
old fault of attacking in too; dense for
mations and reduce our casualties by
every possible means."
Body of Infant to
Rest Beside Mother ,
In Eoseburg Grave
Roseburg. Aug. 13. The funeral of
the late Mrs. Mildred Wilson-Walker
of Klamath Falls was held in this city
Monday morning at 8 o'clock. Rev. Mr.
Hllson of the First Christian church of
ficiating. A host of friends were pres
ent to pay their last respects to the de
ceased. The floral offerings were many
and beautiful. The ,bodf of Mrs.
Walker's Infant child will , arrive
Wednesday morning and will be placed
by the side of its mother. Mrs. Walker
was recently an inmate of a Portland
hospital.
Jail Break Prevented
Roseburg, Aug. 13. Jerome Sacks
and Sam Shove, ir mates of the local
county jail, were caught last night In
an attempt to break Jail. They had se
cured a small file and were busily en
gaged' in filing the small bolts that held
a sheet of metal in place over a stove
pipe hole. Shove was . admitted some
time ago on a charge of forgery, while
Sacks was admitted on the charge of
burglary.
OPERATIONS OF
BRIT CAVALRY
STRIKING CHAPTER
One Horse Brigade Captures
German Hospital With Staff
and Train filled With Men.
LARGE TERRITORY IS TAKEN
Advance Positions. Held Till In
fantry Comes Up Prisoners
Driven Like Herds of Sheep.
37,000 Captured, Report
Paris, Aug. 13. 10:16 a. m. (U. P.)
German prisoners taken from Thursday
to Sunday exceeded 87,000, of which 2300
are officers. Marcel Huton, military
writer of the Echo de Paris, declared
today.
Huton said more than 1000 cannon and
10.000 machine guns have been captured.
The total of enemy prisoners taken
since July 18 is more than 70,000, Huton
says.
Two Houses Burned
Roseburg, Aug. 13. A fire in North
Roseburg Monday morning totally de
stroyed ' two dwellings. The loss will
approximate $4000.
Authorities Seek
Family of W. H. Cook
Salem, Aug. 13. William H. Cook, who
was committed to the Oregon state hos
pital from Multnomah county August 10,
died the next day from cerebral abscess.
He was highly delirious when he was re
ceived at the institution and remained
so until his death, but he was not insane.
The asylum authorities are now seeking
information as to the man's relatives or
friends. He was picked up by the Port
land police and sent to the asylum, and
while the commitment says he was born
in Nebraska and was married, no infor
mation is given as to the whereabouts of
relatives. He was about 68 years old.
John Marshall White
Of Lexington Dead
Lexington, Or., Aug. IS. Funeral ser
vices were .held Sunday for John Mar
shall White, who died August 9, follow
ing a nervous breakdown from which he
had suffered for three months. Mr.
White was 58 years old, and was a
native of Missouri. He is survived by
his wife, three sons and two daughters.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev.
J. L. Jones of lone. Interment was in
the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Lexington.
Mr. White was a widely known and
popular citizen.
Hertling and Hintze
Go to Headquarters
Amsterdam, Aug. 18. (U. P.) Chan
cellor von Hertling and Foreign Minister
Von Hintze have gone to German head
quarters, it was learned today.
By Bert Ford
With the British Army on the Pic
ardy. Aug. 12. (L N. S.) (Night.)
The exploits of the British cavalry in
the present allied offense form one of
the most striking chapters of the war.
Also one of the largest and most spec
tacular. One British horse brigade captured
a German hospital, with the complete
patches of oil on the surface of the
water after a destroyer which had been
searching for the submarine dropped a
depth bomb over the spot where It was
seen to submerge. However, In the ab
sence of positive evidence, no official
claim will be made that the subma
rine was destroyed.
Hat Bees Expected
Gassing of an American lighthouse
by a German submarine confirmed ex
pectations of naval officers here that
the Germans sooner or later would make
some spectacular display on the coast.
No military advantage can result from
such attacks as the one against the
Smith Island light off the North Caro
lina coast Saturday, but the Germans
evidently hoped to terrorize by such
methods. Sinking of fishing; ships off
the New England coast Is part of this
campaign of frlghtfulness.
In making their gas attack on the
Smith Island lighthouse, which injured
six men, none fatally, the Germans are
believed to have used a new form of
mustard gas. Official' reports to the
navy department state that three large
oil spots, each over an acre in extent.
were observed, and It is believed the
gas was generated from this oil. The
attack lasted nearly an hour.
The Sommerstad was a 2.502 ton ves
sel taken over by the American government.
The vessel was en route from Bergen,
Norway, to an Atlantic port and was
commanded by Captain Hansen.
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staff, and a train fillea with soldiers,
returning on leave of absence. This
brought the total of prisoners captured
by this unit up to 1100.
In addition to a village, a large tract
of territory was taken, affording In
valuable aid to the infantry attack, a
British cavalry division, operating with
an Australian corps, advancing beyond
the ground gained in Thursday's attack
and opening a new assault.
Cavalry Surrounds Tillage t
One brigade of cavalry advanced
north of the Amiens-Chaulnes railroad,
while two others pushed on ahead to
the south as soon as the Infantry had
attained the second objectives and had
captured the old Amiens line of defense.
including Harbonnieres, Cain and a
few other towns.
The cavalry held the advanced posi
tions until the infantry caught up
Light forces of foot Boldiers supported
the advance In the early stages, but
the cavalry soon swept beyond their
influence.
Anomtr DngBOB 01 cavairy niiun
guished Itself, thanks to the sagacity
of a brigadier general, who dispatched
two squadrons to surround Harbon
nieres. These squadrons, upon reach
ing the southern outskirts of the vil-
lages, encountered machine gun fire,
but reported they were able to hold on.
the topography being favbrable.
Troop Train It Captured
The general, seeing an opportunity.
sent a reserve regiment of cavalry
north of Harbonnieres, with orders to
push on to Vauvillers, leaving the orig
inal squadron on the outskirts of Harbonnieres.
The plan was a success. The cavalry
reached Vauvillers, leaving a squadron
north of the village to guard the flank.
while another was Bent to the district
between Vauvillers and Rianecourt.
It was this latter squadron which
captured the German train bearing 400
soldiers. The dash was carried out in
wild west fashion as the horsemen
charged down upon the station. Then
some British riders moved off, march
ing the captives to the prison corral
like sheep.
Cap tare Delights Germans
Not a shot was fired and scarcely an
oath was shouted The prisoners shook
hands with each other in high glee
when they found that they were out
of the war.
Three Boche crews of "seventy-
sevens" eagerly surrendered to the
British.
A stray German general organized
a detachment of stragglers In the woods,
where, with machine guns, they were
forced by a handful of British horse
men to abandon their batteries.
All of this was accomplished with
only about 100 casualties and the loss
of 100-odd horses. The troopers seized
enough Boche horses to make good
about haTf of their own losses.
The general commanding the division
congratulated the brigadier general
upon his initiative and execution at
the psychological moment.
NORTHWEST FRUIT
RATES PROTESTED
Public Service Bodies of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho
File Complaints.
Washington, Aur. II. (U. P.) In
creased freight rates and express rates
today were under fire for the first
time since they were Inaugurated on
June 25. The public service commis
sions of Washington, Oregon and Idaho
filed complaints against the railroad
administration and 26 lines of railroad
asking a readjustment of transconti
nental rates on fruits, berries and veg
e tables.
The complaint also was filed against
the American Railway Express com
pany, asking a readjustment of the
present express rates.
Thousands of fruit and vegetable pro
ducers are suffering losses as a result
of the Increased rate, the complaint
states. It explains that the express
and freight rates have displaced the
western fruit and vegetable producer
In the market east of this Mississippi
river. They have been forced to mar
ket their product cheaper than for
merly In order to compete with other
fruit and vegetable producing: terri
tories, according to the complaint.
Bill Called Rate Remedy
Salem. Or.. Aug. 1J. In reply to a
query from C. K. Cranston, secretary
of the Commercial association of Pen
dleton. Public Service Commissioner
Corey declares his belief that those who
are fighting: for lower freight rates for
Inland points, as compared with .the
rates from the East to Pacific coast
points, will win by obtaining passage
of senate bill 818, which la now pending
before congress.
Mr. Cranston asked Commissioner Co
rey for information as to what Is the
Intermediate Rate association, which is
bollcitlng inland commercial associations
for financial support In working tor me
naasara of the bill ii question. Com
missioner Corev says the purpose of
the bill Is to amend the long and short
haul clause of the Interstate commerce
law so that the Interstate comrr.irce
commission will be powerless to afford
lower rates for the longer haul from
Eastern points to the Pacific coast than
to Intermediate points.
"So long as the transcontinental lines
can establish unduly low rates to thai
Pacific coast and make up the deficit
by correspondingly high rates to Inter
mediate territory we cannot hope fop
our Interior cities to develop and grow
to the extent which they would should
the Intermediate points be afforded the
l-wer rate than to the coast, says Com
missioner Corey. "I believe that nowr
that the railroads are under federal con
trol it is the opportune time to secure
this legislation." !
Huns Shell Lifeboats
An Atlantic Port. Aug. 13. (IT. P.)
The fishine schooner Acushla arrived
here today with 14 men from the fish
ing vessels Progress. Starbuck and
Helena May. all sunk by a submarine
off Georges banks. The men were
picked up 80 miles southeast of Cape
Cod. The crew of the schooner Mary
A. Sennett, which was brought to this
port, told of the sinking of the schoon
ers Old Timer and Cruiser. They de
clared the crews of these vessels were
shelled when they left their ships and
probably were killed, as nothing was
seen of them after the vessels sank.
The attack on the Mary A. Sennett,
the Cruiser and the Old Timer was made
by two submarines, according to the sur
vivors. This Is the first report that
more than one submarine took part In
the Georges bank raid.
The fishing vessels known to have
been sunk are the Progress, Helena May.
Earl and Nettie, Reliance. Mary A. Sen
nett, Starbuck, Kate Palmer, Cruiser
and Old Timer.
Reports of U-Boats
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 13. TJ. P.)
Passengers arriving today aboard a Brit
ish steamer reported their vessel re
ceived a wireless ysterday afternoon, ap
parently from a United States patrol
boat, stating that a U-boat had been
sighted off Fire Island on the New Tork
coast and that other patrol boats were
pursuing It
Another wireless, received at 4 o'clock
this morning from an unidentified Dan
ish steamer. Is declared to have stated
that the steamer had been attacked by a
submarine off Nantucket island and was
sinking.
The British steamer left England with
a convoy, but became separated from the
other craft In a fog the first day out and
made the rest of the voyage alone.
PECULIAR TORPEDO IS
USED OFF NEW YORK
(CoetiiniM from Pact On)
they have been able to adopt It for sub
marine warfare, with the control station
aboard the submersible, sems probable
if the report of the, Sommerstad' s captain
Is not erroneous.
Came Back and Hit Him
Captain Hansen stated that when he
saw the wake of the torpedo he sent
the vessel astern and the torpedo shot
under his bow. Then he ordered full
speed ahead but the torpedo veered
sharply around and struck the vessel
between No. 2 and No. 3 holds on the
port side.
The crew stuck by the ship -until the
deck amidships was awash and then
took to the boats, and made for Sandy
Hook. Four of the crew stated that they
saw a periscope moving very rapidly.
When last seen, Capt. Hansen said
the . Sommerstad was on end, bow iii
about 14 feet.
The navy department Issued the fol
lowing statement on the sinking of the
Sommerstad :
'ayy Issues Statement
"The navy department is informed
that the Norwegian steamer Sommer
stad was sunk at 8:15 a. m. yesterday,
August 12, 25 miles southeast by east
from Fire Island. The captain and 30
members of the crew were rescued and
have reached port. There were no cas
ualtles.
"Captain Hansen reports that he saw
the wake of a torpedo ; the engines
were reversed, avoiding the torpedo
which was seen to go under the bow
of the vessel. The ship was drawing
only seven feet of water, and the tor
pedo continued on its course. The cap
tain ordered full speed ahead. The tor
pedo, he stated, turned sharply to the
left and returned, hitting the vessel
between the third, and fourth holds, on
the port side. In five minutes after
being struck the whole deck amidships
was awasn and the crew ieftthe ship
The ship, they state, was standing di
rectly up and down with the bow in the
water, about 14 feet being visible.
Believe Oae Is Sank
"The captain and his 30 men got into
two boats and made for Sandy Hook.
They were sighted by a submarine
chaser at 6 :S5 a. m. and rescued. Four
of the men of the' crew reported that
they saw a periscope standing: about
six reet out of the water and moving
very rapidly. The torpedo they est!
mated was about 12 feet long."
Naval officials feel reasonably cer
tain that one at least of the German
submarines that have been harassing
the Atlantic coast the one which sunk
the Hatter as lightship either has been
Isunk or badly damaged. They base this
belief on the appearance of three big
Wireless Calls Picked Up
Atlantic Port, Aug. 13. (I. N. S.) A
Brlttish vessel arriving here shortly be
fore noon today reported that It had
picked up two wireless calls at sea yes
terday, one saying that a merchant ves
sel was being sunk by a U-boat off Nan
tucket and the other that a destroyer
was attacking a submarine 100 miles off
Fire Island. !
The wireless reporting that a ship
was being sunk was picked up in the
morning. It was believed to have been
sent from the vessel that was attacked.
The other wireless was picked up in
the afternoon. It was not known what
vessel sent out the report of the attack
by the submarine.
Six Are Rescued
An Atlantic Port. Aug. 13. (I. N. S.)
Six men, Including the captain, of the
fishing schooner Reliance, sunk Sunday,
were landed here today. They were
picked up by passing craft after being
some hours in aortes.
Albany W. C. T. U.
Plans County Meet
Albany, Or.. Aug. 13. The annual
meeting of the local W, C. T. U. is being
held here this afternoon at the home of
Mrs. F. M. French, the retiring president.
Besides the election of officers and the
reports showing the various activities of
the year, arrangements are to be made
for the county convention of the W. C.
T. U., which Is to be held here on Friday.
Claire Dawson Home
Albanv. Or., Aug. 18. Claire Dawson
arrived home this afternoon after an ab
sence of two years, which he spent In the
far north buying furs. Part of the time
was spent at Fort Chippewean on L.aKe
Athabasca, In Northern Canada, from
which place long trips were made farther
north.
Ex-Mayor Harrison
Leaves Camp Lewis
Camo Lewis, Wash., Aug. 13. (J. N.
S.) Carter H. Harrison, former mayor
of Chicago, left here for Portland to
day. Mr. Harrisons visit to camp
Lewis was for the purpose or maning
special inquiries regarding complaints
of unnecessary delay In the forwarding
of allotments of pay assigned by soldiers
to wives and other dependents.
Exports of Linseed
Oil Cake Permitted
Washington, Aug. 13. (U. P.) Ex
ports of linseed oil cake to Canada will
now be permitted, the war trade board
announced officially today. Exporters
must obtain licenses from the war trade
board and from the Canadian govern
ment. It was explained.
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Private lessons all hours. Normal In
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Call afternoon or evening. War Stamps
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