....... iiMuiiiMr-irinw-m num. mimui.n iw I UJuilBaSiW V' - r-v r-. , T--r ri-n - ' i i '" ' 11 - . - ' j ,rS ALL TRUE" " ( noSy. Tlimfd VOL. XVII. NO. 89 PORTLAND, OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1918. TWELVE PAGES. DDtrp Txrr rtrwrc " trin and hiwi w a.w STANOt FIVI CENTS MP If' SE IBMJOf 0 HU IS REPORTV S ... 3) IDaTS 400 USE YOUTH OF 'Ml. ADV1GE OF G.A.R.CH1EF Commander Adams Points to Les sons Learned in Civil War to Prove That Men Under 21 Are ' Best Qualified for Fighting. Older Experienced Men, He Says, Should Be Used in Depart ments Where Training Would Prove of Most Value to Army. "I F THE ar is to be won by 1919. America must send' her ' roiing men to the front line ranches to vin it; the older ncn cannot." declared Comman jr in Chief C. K. Adams of the ; ' Grand Army of the Republic this' morning. "JM s !' 'If congrcs-s. In its debate on the draft law. will be guided only by the records of the. Civil war, not by the experience of that conflict, the men of 18 to 21 will be sent 'first and the men from 35 to 45 only -when it be comes absolutely necessary. "In th Civil war there w ere L'.ffOO ono Vnlon soldiers: Of this number, .1.800.-. (100 wer 21 and under: 800. ono we're IT years and under Only 822.000 were more than 21. These 'fisijres are from the of frclHl records of the war department. ; "It vas the young men who saved the C?nion in the Civil war. It Is the young man who rruint save world liberty in the present overseas struPKle. This is not' (Continued on Vb Two. Column One) Use of :"Frisco" Brings .Threat Of Internment Sin Francisro. Auk. 4. Mrs. JIary Brandbury of Ios Angeles was threat ened with Internment by Judge Mogan yesterday, when, during her testimony In a divorce action in which she was the corroborating witness, she referred to this city as "Frisco." When Mrs Brandbury told how she came to "Frisco" Judge Mogan Inter rupted. "I suppose you are not aware." said the Judge, "that the penalty for saying 'Frisco' ts internment?" "My. no! Is Jt as serious as that?" demanded Mrs. Brandbury. turning pale. "Well, not for the first offense." said Judge Mogan. "I will let you. off .this time with a warning to be more care ful In the future." 302 Planes Lost In Three Months Rome. Aunr. 24. (U. P.) British and Italian airmen brought down 302 Aus trian, airplanes from June to August -0, tt was officially announced today. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT IN PICTORIAL REVIEW An attractive page of photographs illustrating the big events of the vfterans' visit to Portland will be included in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL tomorrow. FOCH TAKES OFFENSIVE Recent military developments that preceded tlje present allied ad vance on the west front will be analyzed by Frank H. Simonds in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL tomorrow. PROVIDING FOOD FOR ARMY t costs Uncle Sam a million dollars a meal to feed his sons in khaki, and an article in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL, tomorrow wjll . relate how it is accomplished. BRUSSELS IS CITY OF 'SADNESS Brand Whitlock, United States minister to Belgium, in his chron icle of The Tragedy of Belgium, will tell in THE SUNDAY JOUR NAL tomorrow of, the many injustices aftd indignities -enforced .; upon the Belgian people - " THE SUNDAY JOURNAL Five Cents the Copy! Everywhere TOMORROW 'WE'VE begun; FOCH TELLS REPORTERS PAKIS, Aug 1 (Mghtl (I. . 8.) "Were begun and we. shall continue," was the way Field Marshal Foch gummed up the battle situation when he received corre sponiients at the front. The allied - generalissimo paid high tribute to the French, British and American troops. "Too may tell the American peo pie," be said to American corre spondents, "that the American troops are admirable. They ask no better than to go forward to their death. They can be reproached only for going forward too. fast. We have to hold them back." Paris, Aug. 14. (V. P.) Military writers are practically unanimous In the opinion that the allies' pres ent operations are merely prepara tory to development of a strategic situation that will permit a real of fenslve the moment Marshal Foch consider It opportune. GENERAL BEEBE IS ADJUTANI GENERAL i. - v Succeeds lohn M. Williams, Who Has Been Commissioned Major in U. S. Army. Salem, Or., Aug 24. General Charles F. Beeoe of Portland will be appointed oits a iutant general for .Oregon to succeed John M. Williams, wlio ts" ex pected to resign within a few days to accept a commission as a major in the regular army. Governor Withycombe made announcement to thi3 effect today. Colonel Williams was appointed to k lxhen A din tan' General George A. White was commissioned in the regu-J la" HI 1 1 1 V - . HU.T HI J u- iivi c several days ago and conferred with the governor about the matter, and the gov ernor at that time decided to name Gen eral Beebe. John M. Williams, acting adjutant general of Oregon, has t.een oommis tioned a major in the adjutant general's department of the united States army, i Verification of the appointment was made Friday, and Major Williams will report for duty at Camp Lewis within i 1 days. Major Williams has been serving as j acting adjutant general since last Octo- j ber. when he was appointed to succeed : Major George A. "White, who is : a member of General Pershing's staff in ! France. j Before his appointment as acting ad- 1 jutant general he was a retired lieu tenant cplonel of the Oregon Xational Guard and was recently appointed as major in the judge advocate general's j department of the Oregon National Guard, which Is now federalized. Major Williams is expected to return ; today from Camp Lewis, where he par- ttcipated fh a special program in honor ! of the G. A. R. veterans en route home t from the national encampment at Port s land Railroads of U. S. Lose, Large Sums In Month of June Washington, Aug. 24 (I. X. S.) The railroads of the country lost $41,786,326 for the month of June this year com pared with a gain of $114,088,023 for the same month in 1917. the railroad admin istration announced today. For the six month period ending June of this year the loss was $285,741,473 compared with a. gain of $543,918,792 for the six: month period ending June, 1917. For June of this year the operating expenses were $435,096,305 and the op erating revenue was $393,309,379. For the same month last year the Expenses were $235.s581,846 and the revenues were $349,669,863. l! MEASURE IS PASSED 01 HOUSE Federal Employes' Exemption Is Uphelld in Response to Plea of . Cabinet Members; Deferment Amendment Is Defeated. Amendment to Restrict War De partment in Calling 18 and 19-Year-Old Youths Defeated, as Was Work or Fight Proposal. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24 (U. P.) The house late today passed the new manpower bill extending the draft ages to in clude men between 18 and 45. in clusive. The bill passed v? ithout re strk'tionwn " tb .catting of bays of 18 years. ' " " - " The final vote was 336 to 2. Gordon, Ohio, and London. New York. were the, only representa tives voting against it. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (1. N. S.) The house yfelded this afternoon to pleas by Sec retary of War Baker and other cabinet officers and defeated the Madden amendment (o the man power bill, which, would have prevented exemption of govern ment employes, by a teller vote . of 140 to 128. The house almost unanimously .adopt ed an amendment offered by Represen tative Treadway of Massachusetts, pro iding that the deferred classifications be 'combed through to get more men available for Class 1. It also gives F rovost Marshal General Crowder power to appoint: special assistants for the wcrk v Bya vote of 113 to 54, the house de feated an amendment to the manpower bill introduced by Representative Smith of New York, at the request of Mayor Hylan of that city, calling for th6 ex emption of policemen of large cities. The trend of the debate preceding the taking of the. vote seemedf'Jor a time to indicate adoption of the amendment, .This brought about, fratatld Sygpeals from the heads of the executYvrflepartments, who told house leaders that the enact ment of the amendment would take thousands of clerks and stenographers between the ages of 18 and 45 years who are absolutely necessary in carry ing out the routine and technical work of the departments. The closeness of the vote led Representative Madden to give notice that he would demand a roll call on th amendment before the vote or. the final passage of the bill. After the defeat of the Madden amendment. Representative Black of fConrludPd on Vage Eijrtit, Column Three) Two Zeps Wrecked Off Norway Coast London. Aug. 24. (I. N. S.) Two Zeppelins have been wrecked by a storm off Fredericksstad, Norway, ac cording t a dispatch received here today. ; ROLL OF HONOR I.i-t Section 2: Wi&hineton. Atie. 24. The list of casualties in the United States errice made public today cor. tains a total of 71 names. There were no names of marines included. The casualties reported below are dirided: i Killed in action 7 I Wounded seTerely 56 .Died from wounds 8 Total 71 KILLED IN ACTION Privates MIKE BABCHAQK, Auburn. N. T. PAUL E. Bll.I.ff. Somerset. Pa. i JOHN .1. COLLINS. New York. N. T ;EORGE P. McKEON. Brooklyn, N. T. EMMETT J.-'EWCOMFR, Pipecreek, Texas. FREDERICK J. REITER. Monkton. Md. DIED FROM WOUNDS CORPORAL ANDREW F. WAGNER. El ! hurst. 111. Privates i JOSEPH C. ;AT I)IN. Ascension. I-a. ' CRAT HAN RA HAN. Bridgeport, Conn. HARRY HOLMES. Syracuse. Kan. JESSE HinSON, North Chattanooga. Tenn. FREDERICK D JONES. Edford. Mich. McKINLEL ROBINSON. Wanson. Ohio. LLIUI SALLNETTI. Rome, Italy. WOUNDED SEVERELY Privates Roy H. Ackerman. Chicaao, 111.; Jamea J. Bevan, Fort Chester, N. Y. ; Pan Bar- ( Concluded Pag Eight. Column Two) Retreat in Vesle Region Indicated By Many Fires in Boche Territory Local Infantry Operations Keep American Forces Busy With Sharp Clashes. By Fred S. Ferguson With the American Armies in France, Aug. 24. (U. P.) The Vesle front is buzzing: with local infantry operations. which are possibly the prelude to a Gentian withdrawal. Bombardment of the American rear areas has been slackened and numerous fires can be observed between the Vesle and the Alsne, suggesting that material and small ammunition dumps are being burned. Half a dozen sharp infantry clashes have occurred In the past 24 hours. In one instance the Germans and Americans attacked at different points, practically at the same time. A general mlxup fol lowed, companies and platoons fighting In the open. As aivinstance of the open nature of the fighting, one Boc'.ie company sepa rated from the others, and, seeking to locate the companies at the right and left flanks, suddenly found the Ameri-1 cans In the rear. The Americans took most of the company prisoner. Sudden Infantry fighting indicates the Boches either are feeling out the Americans or are staging a demonstra tion with a small force prior to an early withdrawal. Under the circumstances the latter appears more likely, as it is an old Boche trick. Tannery Gains Place In History The "Tannery," between Fismes and Bazoches, will take its place in hjtory. I with tnftnv sfmilflip iMti a a Hatw. H scene of unusually sharp local fighting. The tannery is a big stone affair, stand ing near an open road west of Fismes. It- is an ideal machine gun nest and has been serving as a Boche strong hold for machine gun and rifle sniping. Following a brisk artillery bombard ment, the Americans Jeft their shallow holes and half ran, half crawled, across an open field and rushed the tannery, driving the enemy out of it. The Germans Immediately counter at tacked and bhoved the Americans out. The latter rushed back, thoroughly mi..4 .v.- o a ""'"'"J ! ll.u nil... l.n. VV IIV o, ITLUKfrt. uie nery. The performance ,was repeated a second time, the Boches suffering heavily in each counter attack. At the latest report the Americans were hold ing the place. Boche AdTaore Hurled Back Meanwhile the Germans attacked Diable wood. The Americans received them with heavy machine gun and rifle fire, Inflicting heavy casualties and tak ing some prisoners. They then took up their main positions along the Kismes railroad. Prisoners said the battalion Involved in the attack -was ordered to advance as far as the Vesle. After a brief breathing spell the Amer icans counter attacked and drove the Boches entirely from their hold on our lines and reestablishing their old posi tions north of St. Thibaut (on the south bank of the Vesle opposite Bazoches.) On the right wing of the American sector the Americans made three silent raids during the night, taking four prisoners and gaining important division information. The prisoners said they now felt that Germany can win and that they will all fight to the last man. One said he. had hoped that the war would end this year, but now he sup posed they would have to keep on fight ing until the Americans are licked. Germans Confident of Success Documents recently captured, by the French show the German high com mand, owing to the shortage of men, is bringing Alsatians and Lorrainians to the west front. Company commanders have been ordered to observe' the strict est rules of punishment, to prevent desertions. The Alsatians and Lorrain ians are mixed with other troops as a further effort to control the men thus i animation required of -other men. They forced to fight against their own people. ! not be sent to tne firing line, but It has been revealed that 10,000 of these i w"l be stationed in the staff depart soldiers participated in the mutiny In j ments of the different posts throughout Belgium. I the country. Germans Publish Diary Of t Late Czar Written After His Abdication Amsterdam, Aug. 24. (TJ. P.)-The first events in the war after his abdica tion from the Russian throne, when the Russians made a half hearted effort to stem the German invasion, filled the former czar, Nicholas II. with pleasure, according to a continuation of his diary, which is being printed in German "news papers. He pays a great compliment to Alexander Kerensky, ' who' handled the reins of government for a period after the cxar left Tsarkoe-Selo. The czar was extremely depressed when he heard of the retreat of Russian soldiers when they had been 'ordered to attack. The diary, as received here yesterday and today, covers . the period from March 3 to July 27. The earlier part of the diary covers the period Immediately after the czar's abdication, during which time confidently expected that" he UGH IS' FBI 1 WILL-Wl Chief of Staff Says Declaration American Manpower Will Bring Victory Is Based Eneirely on Military Calculations. Belief Founded, He Says, on His Own Knowledge of American Soldiers and Reports From Allied Commanders, on Work. W ASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (I. N- laration to the senatft and house military affairs committee that the manpower of America will win the war, was a deliberate, military, ; cold-blooded statement based entirely 'on military cal culations.! The general so in formed the newspaper correspon dents at his semi-weekly con ference today. He stated that h's announcement to the committee of both houses that the United States must have an army of 4.000,000 men overseas next June and a reserve at home of 1,000,000 was based on knowledge that such an army will win thei war K , L , al1 , , ZV V . ne js absolutely confident of this fact and that his statements to the commit tee were in no way of the "spread eagle" type. On the contrary, his belief ts founded on military deduction based on (Concluded on Pica Two. column Two) Steamer in Trouble Sends Passengers To Other Vessel An Atlantic Port. Aug. 24, I. X. S.) Flying the International signal T. P. IT., meaning "passengers most be landed," a large foreign stoamer rame In here today. . She was Immediately approached by another steamship near the shoai light ship. Both stopped and the transfer of passengers was started. Boats passed between the two- vessels for nearly two hours. Men 46 to 56 May Enlist inU. S. Army Men between the ages of 46 and 56 may now enlist .in the United States army, according to official information received from Washington by Colonel George S. Young of the recruiting sta tion in the Worcester building. Appli cants must pass the same physical ex- would be allowed to go to England, be ing sustained in this belief by Prince Lvoff and Kerensky. The diary follows: (The Russian calendar is 13 days be hind the calendar used here.) "March 3 Slept long and well. Awak- erred' far from DvinsVon a sunny, frosty ; day. Discussed with my people yester ' day's events. Read much of Julius j Caesar. At 8 :20 arrived at Mogileff, where the whole staff awaited me at the station. Alexieff came with the latest news from Rodzianko. So Mis cha (the Grand Duke Michael) has re signed. His manifesto closes with a wag of the tail for the constituent assembly, to be elected within three months. God knows what Moved him to such non sense. In St. Petersburg the unrest has HContintted on Pag Two, CohuaA Thr) HUN GENERAL SAYS HIS MEN ARE COWARDS PABIS, Aog. 24-I. 3T. S.) "Panicking cowards" If what General Ton Sehmettow, one of the German corps commanders, calls some of bis soldiers la an order of the day which has been captured. The order of the day readst "Artillery men, pioneers, miner werfer (minethrower men) and in fantrymen, who are not In the first line, seize the temporary nnfaror able action of the last few days as occasions to quit tbelr posts and bring to the rear lines exaggerated reports of what Is transpiring at the front. They are panicking cowards." t 21 YEAR OLD IN SIGN UP FOR DRAFT Registration Is Proceeding Over Entire Country; 150,000 Is Estimated Total. Washington. Aug. 24. (V. P.) Throughout the land today men 21 years of age since June 5 last are registering for military duty. One hundred and fifty thousand la .the estimated total and from this number it Is anticipated 75,000 fit for general service will be speedily obtained. By special arrangement, orthodox Jews can register Monday In stead of today, which Is the Jewish Sabbath. Some of the new 21-year-olds will be Inducted Into the Mrvfee at once ni the other ound t.n4 without exemption can rely on seeing service overseas by early spring. Registration of young men who have reached the age of 21 since June 5 was progressing slowly at all Multnomah county draft board headquarters today. It was estimated that the total registra tion will be only about one-sixth of the June 5 list. During the morning registration wa straggling, varying from half a dozen to 18 men in the different districts. It is expected that a larger number will register during the afternoon. Boards In districts of large Jewish population 'look for a heavy registra tion Monday, when for religious reasons all who observe Saturday as the Sabbath will be registered. Registration will continue until 9 o'clock tonight. The headquarters of the draft boards are the places of reg istration, except in district of board No. 9, where several other places have been designated. All young men of 21 must register on pain of Imprisonment and Induction Into military service at once. W. I. Porter, Portland, Lost From U. S. Army Transport Torpedoed Washington. Aug. 24. (I. N. S.) The army chartered transport Lake Edon was torpedoed and sunk In European waters on August 21, the navy depart ment announced Friday afternoon. Of the crew oT49, said the announcement-. 19 are mlsinng. The United States ship Westbrtdge. another army transport, was torpedoed in European waters on August 16. the announcement added, and three of the crew are missing. The three men lost from the West bridge are J. P. G. Neilson of Denmark, W. I. Porter, Portland, and R. J. Mc Conkey of Mount Vernon. Wash. Germans Preparing To Forsake Border Amsterdam, Aug. 24 (TJ. P.) Ger man illusions regarding the inviolabil ity of the "home land" are faltering. According to a Dutch traveler, many families are preparing to move to the center of the empire. The general staff is taking prcautlons tn ways that were cut of the question a few months ago. such as completion of the Veuz fortifi otions and digging trenches on a large scale between Dinant and Givet. Kill That Journal "Want" Ad Results from Journal "Want" Ads are often so great that adver tisers are put to it to take care of the calls. Mrs. Burchard. 295 East Thirty second street south, ordered this Ad killed. Between the hour The Journal was published Thursday evening and 9 o'clock she had 64 telephone calls. The bouse was rented within an hour" after the paper went to press. FCH.MRHED FLATS 0 FOR RENT Nicely furnished flat, four rooms, bath, larte. sleeping porch. Call Tabor 8580. Whether you wish to rent. sell, buy. swap, hire help or find a Job, Journal "Want" Ads have no equals for satisfactory results. HAIG Mil 10 6EIMS 1 HIS DRIVE 1 THE PIGARDY SECTOR GainS Made on Wide Front Between Ancre and Somme; British Now Five Miles Southeast of Albert and Still Going Strong With Firm Determination French Clear South Bank of the Oise and Ailette Rivers of the Enemy Forces; Gains Are Being Made to the West of Noyon; Boche Are Retiring Rapidly , : -i By Lowell Mellett WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 24.-. (U. P.) The British advance today carried them for ward on a wide front between the Ancre and the Somme. Bray, Becordel-Becourt ; and Ovillers-LV Boissele are re- porxea to nave rauen ip japid Bray is on the north bank of the Somme, five miles south east of Albert. Becordel-Becourt is two miles directly east of Albert. Orvillers-La Boissele is three miles northeast of Albert. With the British Army in France, Aug. 24. (2 P. M.) (I. N. S.) British troops have occupied AVesnes-Bapaume, according to a bulletin covering late reports of the fighting. Avesnes-Bapaume is less than a mile northwest of Bapaume. The occupation of Avesnes-Bapaume followed the capture today of Biefviller and Croiselles. ndon' Aug' 24' (U. P.) The British have taken 14,000 prisoners in the last three days' fighting, Field Mar shal Haig reported today. French Make In Thrust Paris, Aug. 24. (U. P.) (4 P. M.) The south banks ofe Oise and Ailette have been completely cleared of the encmv as far as Pont St. Mard, and the French are now firmly established north of the Ailette. . Opposite Coucy-Le-Chateau the French continue to progress, principally in a southeasterly-direction. West of Noyon,' French troops are advancing methodically upon Cuy (four miles west of Noyon and three miles east of Las signy). The rate of progress between the Matz and Soissons, however, has generally slackened today. French Guns Cover All Roads Running to Noyon London, Aug. 24. (1:18 P. M.) Fall of Noyon is expected, any minute. The Germans are still holding out in the town, but they are in a dangerous position, as the French guns now com mand all railway and Jiighway communications leading from the place. . "vi Germans Building Forts 100 Miles Behind Front Amsterdam,. Aug. 24. (T. N. S.) The Germans are fortifying a line between Dinant, Belgium, and Givuet, just across the bor der in France, according to a report received here today. The above cable would indicate the Germans ear they will be driven back by the allies this summer. Dinant and Givuet are ap proximately 100 miles east of the present battle line. Germans Deliver Heavy Counter Blow on Somme With the British Armies in France, Aug. 24. (U. P.) The Germans heavily counter attacked on the high grounds north of Happy Vallev (north of Somme) this morning. The result is not yet known. The ground there is already covered with dead. At 7 a. m. the Germans were still opposing the advance toward Bapaume at Bihucourt (two and a half miles northwest o( thfj . city). ' ' I The British and Germans struggled all night, ;back and forth along a 30 mile front along the old Somme field,; in one of the bloodiist battles of the war. I (Cosdndad m Tf succession. ! Prog ress A& ainst Foe Ttre, Colusa nra) i ' i i 7 :- i