The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, April 05, 1918, Page 1, Image 1

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WI'ATIII'lt
Fair; l'8n frost south and oast
portions the tarly morning:
8ALK.M, OUKGON, Fill DAY MOIt.M.XU, APRIL A, JOIN
Will
DAILY EDITION
t
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YANKS HOLD
PLACE SOUTH
OF VERDUN
i.
Sector on Meuse Heights
Heavily Bombarded by Ger
mans and American Listen
ing Post Later Raided
STRONG FIRE HALTS
FURTHER PROGRESS
. -
Boche Constructs Electrical
y-Lighted Dugouts Dur
ing Inactivity .
WITH 'TIIKAMKKICAX ARMY
IN FRANCE. April 4. American
forces are now occupying a sector
no the Meuse heights, south of Ver-,
dan. This announcement wan re
Ipwwd for publication tonight. si
multaneously with a statement that
tli enemy raided on of the Amerl
ess listening posts In this sector
sfter a heavy bombardment. '
The raid wan made galnst one
of the fw positions In thin region
where" It Is feasible, because of rthe
terrain, to conduct operations wlth-
, ont heavy Ioks to the attacking
forces.
' Bombardment. Precede Raid.
I Th enemy first vigorously bom
barded the American first line and
' fotnmunleatlon ' trenches flg-xagglna
op the hillside, and then sent over, a
raiding; party, which swarmed about
the listening- post. ,
FnrtSr progress of -the enemy
m halted by a strong: fire from the
American first and second IHies, and
as a -consequence, the enemy can
hirdljr claim, success.
Because of the topography of the
Mease heights region, there has been
little severe righting there for many
months,' and the opposing forces
' took advantage of the Inactivity to
J tonstruet fine dugouts, many of
them being lighted by electricity.
Each side enjoys the advantage of
excellent observation posts and
tbells echo among the Tsurroundtnr
hills, which are covered with spring
flowers. '
Enemy' Airjftyne Patrolling.
The ether American sex-tors were
reported quiet todv. The Germans
I Continued on page 2)
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mmm mmm
They guidm the feet
through the growing period.
'At lfi! m tka cImUV iacl ar 11
ni alnrnt 01. Tk n4 bottf
n Mk 4 plaatk. For thi fmmtm
BuMcf Howm Shoes r nuwU wid
U vacy, with plnr ol room in th
kta for Um crawl of Um Iom.
rt
Twlv4 YorU
At nis art Ui arck is almost com'
Wd and the pi on the bed. ball
and Ut ( a toe are wD developed. -Aa
m reaull the toes sro tapered. The
abeae fit the bed more ctaaely end hug
the arch mere anugty. ' The true meen
iog ot Sf.apins LaaU is aow ia evideace.
Put
your children in Buster Brown Shaping Last
We cany these shoes
and Girls of all ages.
Storeloses 5:4S p. m.
1
WAR IS COSTING
AMERICA BILLION
EVERY MONTH
More Than Half of Amount Is
' Going for Loans to Allied I
1 Nations i
TAXATION NOT BIG ITEM
Revenue Sources Contribute
But One-Sixth to Entire
Amount
WASHINGTON'. April 4.-Nlne Ml
Hon dollars is the approximate cant
to the United States of one year of
war. ,
More than one half has gone In
loans to allies which w'll be repalu
eventually; over one-third has been
Pnt for the army and military es
tablishment; one-tenth for the navy,
and one-fifteenth for shin bulbllns
; .Just one-sixth of thl hie war THf
has been raised by taxation and oth
er ordinary sources of revenue, and
tne balanc has come from sale of
wierty bonds and certificates of In
debtedness. Knormona as these war cxpcndl-
lures may seem to those whose gov
ernment In peace tlnieu cost be
tween. $700,000,000 and tHOO.OOrt.-
000. they are less than Great Url
tain's and ere only about two-thirds
of estimates made by officials loss
than ft year ago. Slow progress of
the shipbuilding program and the
retarding of the outpouring of wir
t-iipplies are regarded ly officials a
the chief reasons why expanse did
not equal estimates.
I II II Ion ft Moii'biv font.
Government expenses now are run
ning about a billion dollars a nntth,
with somewhat less than half goln4
to allies, who spend the greater pa-t
cf their loans for war surplles Ijx this
country.
Since the declaration of war April
, 1197. the government s actual ex
penditures have been more than $!),-
S00.000.000. Abont $800,000,000
? this I'ira would have been spent
for normal activities even if the
United ; States had not entered the
war.:
Ordinary expenditures under wh-lrh
the treasury classifies all outlays for
operation of the governmental ma
chinery and war enterprises, since
the declaration of war have been ap
proximately $3,08 4,000,000. Aetinl
payments to , allies - r mounted to
about $4,743,000,000.
K-Vnue Comparatively Small.
Income from internal revenue,
. (Continued on page 2)
Eg ht Yan,
Riftil hero Is wnoro la lru tka pins'
ft Um loo kfina. T1m externa oi olar
lias caod Um lot to disappear. Waving
a mora or leas aiim loot witich is loo
frvquaaily twiaod by short snoas. So
pUntx el length is flra Ue growias;
loot. THe hmmi ie bogged. Ike area is
sougged, sad the loot avows shapely.
Sixttcn Yan
At this sg the arch is nabbed, the
loot is neatly tapered, shapely, without
biemith. The greco and elegance of .
the aniahed loot is a continual delight,
well repaying the cere and thoughtful 3
' rtees el providing ouster Ittowa soap.
lag Last sat
in all leather for Boys
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Eight O'Clock Saturdays
GIGANTIC HUN
EFFORT N07
IS FORECAST
Renewal of Teutonic Assault
believed to Indicate Great
est Effort Will Be Put Forth
After Rest
SECOND PHASE OF BIG
OFFENSIVE NOW DUE
Battle Similar to That at Ver-
dun Expected Blow in
Italy Looms
WASMI.VfJTO.V. Anrll 4. Renew
al nf thn Orman hshuuU against the
MrlllKh sml Krrnrh Un"g In plranly
Wuly indlr-aled to military olnerv-
rs hrrrt that (ho Oprmans havlns
gatherffl strength lurlne the lull
ot th last few day a. tnlKht now be
ready to launch their greatest f-j
fort. Some officer think the allied-1
commanders realize that onlv the
first phase of the Mantle battle has
paused and that this probably ac
counts for the fact that no Extensive
ounter movement has been under
taken ret.
It la pointed out that the previous
record of the (lerman high com
mand argues against any possibility
that it would be content with the.
minor strategic advantages already
gained by their costly enterprise, or
H h th abandonment of its plans
without further attempts to force
apart the French and llrltlsh armies.
The battle at Verdun continued for
months before the German admitted
ihut their object waa unattainable.
IMolls Are Withheld.
Under the new publicity policy.
the war department had nothing; to
add to reports from abroad as to
the situation at the front; Casualty
fists from France again were with
held. Major General March, acting
chief of staff, aald he had cabled
Secretary llaker for specific Instruc
tions in this regard.
Publication of the new censorship
rules promulgated by General Per-
hlng caused considerable comment.
On the face of these regulations, it
was'plaln that the public Is to hear
very little of what American troops
are doing until long after the fact.
The official communin'eg.wlll be the
only sourecvof information from the
actual front. -
Fch's Command Approved.
A new Interpretation was placed,
today on the apoplntment of General
Foch "as supreme commander of all
allied and American forces In
France. The plan for a generalis
simo. It was stated, had been ap
proved long ago by the supreme war
council, but It was not regarded. a
urgent that the appolntmentrs.hould
be made at once until the big offen
sive started.
WASHINGTON, April A. Tndlea-'
tions that the Austrian are waiting
only for favorable weather to lattvh
another attack upon the Italian front
were reported today In an official
dispatch from Rome.
Wow In Italy Kipecterl.
"Some military critics," says the
dispatch, "are of the opinion that
Austria intends to wait the. results
of the offensive In France before
undertaking to deliver the 1 blow
against Italy but great preparations
are carried on. by the Austrian wlm-
out interruption and all the forces
formerly "operating in Rumania, tin
der Mackensen have now been placed
at o:r front.
"IUan aviators report that the
Austrian are transferring large
bodies of troops from the Plave line
to the mountain zones. -Evidently
the Austrian commands has realized
ithe Impossibility of breaking through
the Italian resistance along the
Plave and regards the mountain line
more suited for the invasion of
Italy. -
"lately the Austrlans have under
taken the construction of new fortlfl
cations along the Llvenza and the
Tagllamento rivers, adopting -a new
system consisting of points of sup
port at several bridgeheads employ
ing in this work Italian prisoners
and the civilian population of the
Invaded Italian provinces."
A mien Still U ObJrW.
LONDON. April 4. Today, exact
ly a fortnight after tho opening. of
lb)rreat German offensive and aft;r
a lull of several days in heavy fight-
hi, the enemy has opened a renewed
offensive as was expected, his thrunt
is again toward Amiens, in tin at
tempt to divide the NrlUsh and tho
French armies and tkus; reach the
sea. No news of the latest thrust is
Available, except the brief reports In
the official communi'jues. The fa.'t
that the attacks were preceded !y
heavy artillery preparation maicafes
that the enemy again nas nis oi?
Suns in position.
All the German aitacss innny wrc
repulsed, except at two points, name
ly, on the Somme, where the enemy
gained a little ground in the dir
tlon east and west of llamel. and it
th angle of the Avre and Luce,
where he penetrated: siignuy into tnc
(Continued on Tago 2,).
BERLIN HIT BY-
MANY CRIMES;
ALARM GREAT
Daily Robberies Average Oyer
300 ; Increase Pig From
War Conditions
DESERTERS ARE BLAMED
Burglar Bands Prey on City
Police Protection Held
Inadequate
. NEW YOltK. April 4. r llurglarlen
and robberies In lterllit average
more than 300 dally and great alarm
nas iecn caused in uie (ierman cap
ital by sensational Increase In crime
resulting from war conditions.
The Merlin Tageblatt on March 10
published an interview with the di
rector of a large insurance mm
party, who said that 300 burglaries
and robberies were reported dally to
the Insurance companies. Hut the
number, he aald. ;is much hlglAr.
as many households and stores were
not insured against this class of
crime.
Manv of the thefts are committed
by deserters from the army, while
mere are aiso uurgiar bands com
posed of former convicts and de
sorters.
Prer.ent conditions In lierlln
greatly favor the burglars. The num
ber of policemen and detectives Is In
sufficient and inadequate lighting of
the streets It uf advantage, to the
criminals.
PEACH CROP IS
DAMAGED toLY
Loss in Some Orchards 90 Per
Cent Loganberry Crop
May Be Reduced
Some. Marlon county orcharding
are of the opinion that the pearl
crop of most of the orchards in this
soction of the Willamette valley ylrt
uaiiy nag been destroyed by recent
low temperature. The T. B. Jones
and V. N. Derby orchards are said
to have been so hard hit that the
probable loss Is estimated at 90 per
cent ot the normal crop. Louis
burning oil for thro nlrht in hla
orchard and has escaped serious dam
age. Monday night the temperature
in this section dropped to 29 de
grees, Tuesday night the register was
25 and Wednesday night 26. Logan
berries have Buffeted, but prunes gre
not far enough advanced for injury
by frost.
Fruit Inspector Van Trump has
been out In the prune sections dur
ing the past day or two, and ao fa
as hehas observed is of the opinion
that no material - damage has been
done to the prune crop by the re
cent frosts, as the buds are not suf
ncientiy developed to be mucn at
fected. As usual the frost drained
Into the "pockets" among the hill
and along the river bottom, and
there Is no doubt that peaches
bloom upon the-bottoms have been
""Will Ul Wl V IVIIIal iimi V
seriously hurt. However, ho believes
tho . rr ,hri i.
totally dstroyed. as there Is usually a
certain percentage or bloom that re
sists the frost and the fruit that re
mains will be of largo size and finer
quality.
The inspector noticed also . that
loganberries had been severely ,dain
aged so that tho crop will be re
tarded for a week or two. and more
or less reduced. He states that there
Is prospect of a large Increase In the
acreage of loganberries, the growers
being encouraged by the prospect of
an established local market in ad
dition to the metropolitan market.
lie finds the commercial orchards
generally In good condition, but!
there are many family orchards In
the country that are seriously In
need of Attention and drastic action
will have to. be taken If they are not
properly sprayed. ,
Journal Article False
Says B. . Robertson
Hen K. Hobertson of Turner brands
as absolutely false an article that
was published about him in the Cap
ital Journal of Wednesday in whim
the thai go wa.t made that Mr. Rob
ertson Is not a subscriber to Liberty
bonds and idoes not support ttyn He I
Crofc or any other of the patriotic
causes. (1
, Moreover, Mr, Hobertson says he
knows who carried the false infor
mation to the newspaper, and thst
itwavdotc for the purpose of de
tecting him for tUe Hepubliran noin
(nation for county rommiisioner for
which he is a candidate.
"1 own a liberty bond." said Mr.
Robertson yesterday, 'a'nd most of
jiny family, including my wife and
slslers. are members ' of the Hed
Cross.
The article that was printed In
the Journal is false from top to bot
tom and was reported to, tho paper
by certain persons of whom I know
for the purpose of defeating me at
Jbo primary election. m
PRO-GERMAN
IS HANGED TO
TREE BY MOB
Illinois Man Forced to Parade
Bare-Footed Through
Streets and Kiss American
Flag at Intervals
ATTEMPT AT RESCUE
BY POLICE IS FUTILE
R. P. Praeger Escorted From
Place of Hiding by Mob
of 350 Persons
OUJNHVILI.f' HI. Allrii .
ItoN rt It. IVnrger, mII to of ;r
limn Mtriitirt, mm liMiucel to m trv
or miie w.uUi vt the illy limit to.
night liy tiHl of 3."MI peraons which
utujitfftl him trim the luemetit f
tiie city hall here, where he hiul lieeii
in n Mimic. i rager Mt arrunrxl of
innkiiiK illsloyal remark h In recent
alilreM to miners at Marytllle, I1L
i rTT flarir m tnr nitoit ta
taken by members of the tr MIiy.
lUr committee and forrewl-Jo par.
Mde lMtrefMrtel through the alerts.
kJkmmjc the American flaff at Inter
VmIm. The tiollcn rraeue! him ami
Itiok him to the city hall for ar
keeping.
I4iler In tlie nJtfht crrtmil SXh.
rreil In front of the hall and demand
ed Praeger Ih aurrrn'lerexl to them.
Mnyor Mlgel arprel on the) ateps
ami counMllel rafmires hut the de
mands Increased ami the police then
tKk I'raegrr to the iMwement where
he wits concealed lirneath a pile of
tllina.
AVhrn thy demonst rants discovered
the man waa not to be delivered to
them .they rushed pat m rordon nf
officer and after a abort search,
d railed rraeger from hidlntr. I tare.
fMtted, he was led througi the streets
at the end of a rope ami later waa
hanged. ;
One of the mob Is said to have
shouted to the police as the party and
ptlMoncr pasNed down the street: "In
the morning you will find the body
linnging to one of the telegraph poles
on the rock road."
The police did not follow Immetll.
alely, hut an hour later, arrompanU
ed by Coroner Ixm-e. vUltrvl the scene
of the hanging. lraegera body was
found dangling from the limb of a
tree fully clothed, but without ahoe.
The body was taken back to Collins
lllle.
The local ftollce lsMuel a atatement
lute tonlghfVn whkli they said I'rae.
ger denleI Uiat he was disloyal, lie
admitted he waa bom In ermany
but that he hail his first naturaliza
tion itajtcr him I Intended to. become
an American citizen. f
t'ollinsville U a city of 4000 pop.
tilation, 12 miles eaut of SU Louis.
Li Given Count Czerhin
Satisfies All Circles
Taris. April 4. A Havaa dispatch
from Home, says: '
"Political circles are unreservedly
satisfied by Premier Clemenceau glv-
s. 4. - a
nR tth,lf,,p to, ( "nt ,r'(rn,,n- ,th
Auslro-llungarlan ferelgn minister.
ll now is nopu inai mr? irprnii oi at
possible agreement with Austria and
separate pace Is forever dissipated
In the repeated shameless bad faith
shown by her statesman Austria is
regarded as more than- ever Ger
ninny's slave. Hy her Cermany sue
eeeded In making, war and by her
Germany now Is trying to make
poare." ' . '
Allies Grateful for Food
Conservation in America
WASHINGTON. April 4. Cable
grams expressing mantes or me
French, llrltlsh and Italian-govern
ments for th willingness (of the
American people to reduce their
whrat consumption In order that the
allies and the soldiers may lw fed.
were reerlved by the food adminis
tration today from the food minis
ters of the'allll countries.
The messages were In response to
one sent from here last Friday an
nouncing the action of r.Oft leading
hotelmen In -pledging their estab
lishments to cut wheat off tVcJr
menus until the next harvest.
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German Forces Occupy
Putivl, Near Railroad
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MOSCOW. Wednesday. AprlU2.
(Hy The Associated Press) In or
der to assure, posscssionf of Kiev
Yorojba railway, the Germans have
bccudI'm! Putivl. ten miles north of
the railroad In Kursk government
An energetic defense is being organ
Iced at Kharkov and Rkaterlnoslav
but, owing to tho Insufficiency of the
forces, it Is virtually Inevitable that
the two towns will fall Into the band
of the Germans.
It Is believed the German will
continue hostilities until thev have
occupied Cholm. Volhynla. Podolla
and other provinces claimed as- be
longing to Ukraine. .
HARRY VK.DKROTir, ex
altel ruler of Sali Elk who
WHKMjiKtalled last night as lieaj
of order for ensuing year.
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ELKS DELEGATE-
MR. HUCKESTEIN
Will Represent lodge
PortlandNew Officers
Are Installed
at
August Huckesteln. Salem post
master, was last night "delegated by
the Salem Klks to represent the local
lodge at a convention lo Portland on
April. 13 and 14 called for the pur
pose of forming an Elks' state or
ganization. The lodge clothed Mr,
Huckesteln. with power to act.
The recently elected officers of the
F.Uem lodge were Installed last nigh:.
Tnty are: Kxalted ruler, ilnrrr J
I Wenderoth; esteemed leading knight.
i;. Huckesteln. Jr.; esteetned loyal
knight. J. A. Itmjamin; esteemed
ecturing knight. A. I Downing;
secretary, H. J, Wledroer; treasurer.
Chester M. Cos: tiler. Klmer Giles:
tuotee for three years. II. If. Olln
geri delegate to grand lodge. Walter
K. Keyes; alternate, r. T. Wngnt
man.
Appointive offices were filled by
Exalted Ruler Wenderoth aa follows
Esquire. 'Ardee Wallace; chaplain.
.'rhn W. Todd; Inner guard. O. L.
KUher; organist. Delbert Burton;
chairman of .orchestra, C J. Klrth.
Committee appointments are: ni
brother committee, August Hucke
steln. P. H. D'Arcy. 8. M. Endlcott;
entertainment, Charles R. Archerd.
e CanflaM. Dr. C. H. O'Neill; fin
ance, ueorge II. Rimes, rrea J.
Smith. O. J. Myers; sick and relief.
A. H. Moore, E. A. KutU. Merrltt
Davis: Investigating. R. A. Crossan.
toy Tlurton. II. A. Talbott: war re-
l.ef, Louis Lachmund. John Maarer,
W. W. Moore: Walter E. Keyes. C.
Van Patten: Elklet..H. 8. Poeahardt.
Arthur 8. Benson. George L. Snyder.
Ford to Turn Out Three
U-Boat Chasers Each Day
WASHINGTON. April. 4. With
the first of the eagle-boats, the new
type super-submarine chasers for the
navy, scheduled for launching in
June, Henry' Ford, the builder, has
assured Secretary Daniels It would
be possible under great stress to turn
the craft out at the rate of three a
day.' Next Monday Mr. Daniels will
nspect the Ford plant near DetoriL
University of Oregon
Unfurls Service Flag
Et'GENE, Or.. April 4. At the
end of a solemn dedicatory aervlce
the great star bedecked service flag
representing the 151 University of
Oregon men-now serving their coun
try was unfurled before Johnson hall
early this afternoon, the university
battalion standing at attention and
the band slowly playing the national
anthem.
CHINESE KILLED
BY AUTO TRUCK
"J. W. Hing Run Over by
Heavy Vehicle and Dies
Two Hours Later
J. II. I fins:, a prominent Chinese
resident, was struck by an automo
bile and received fatal Injuries yes
terday afternoon' about & o'clock on
Court street, at the alley Intersec
tion near Roberta" grocery store. The
wheels "paused over his chert aad he
died of Internal Injuries about 1
o'clock last night at the Salem hos
pital. He was 4 4 years old.
A wife and seven children are leil
suddenly lereft. At one Mine Hing
amassed considerable money with a
hog farm near 'the state hospital
Later he Invested In a hop ranch
and lost heavily. !! expected to
leave soon to work in a fish ran
nery. Ho was hoping to have enough
money to rent a farm.
Ulna was one of th lxst known
Chinese, ia the rentral Willamette
valley and enjoyed, the confidence
of all of his acquaintances.
Not blame Is attached for the ac
cident. Bystanders said that as Hing
started across the alley entrance the
truck driver slowed up to allow him
to pan. Instead he stepjwd back
and the driver started ahead, when
Hing stepped In front of the trnck
The truck was driven by a' man
named'Slocnm who is In the employ
of too Larnier Transfer company.
BIG BLOW
DELIVERED
BY HUMS
100,000 Germans Make Ter
rific Attack Against French
Along Front of Nine Miles
but Succeed in Gaining but
Small Territory
ARTILLERY OF FRENCH
MOWS DOWN MASSES
Eleven Hun Divisions Identi
fied by Prisoners; Teutons
Strike at British' line for
- Slight Gains f
PARIS. April 4. German troops
numbering well over a hundred thou
sand delivered a terrific attack to
day against the French along a front
of nearly nine miles from Grlvesnea
to north of the Amlens-Roye road.
They were met with a storm of fire
from the French guns and. although
the assaulta were repeated time af
ter time, they succeeded In gaining
only a small section of ground.
The French retained Giivetnes,
but the Germans occupied the vl'-
lares of Mallly, Ralneval and Morl
stb French Counter Attack.
The announcement by the war of
fice tonight ot this new offensive
also aays that by a powerful conntar- .
attack the French made progress at
mis point.
The text of the statement reads:
"The battle waa resumed this
morning with extreme violence In the
egloa north of Montdldler and atlil
continues. On a front of abont IS
kilometers from Grlvesnes as far, as
north of the road between Amiens
snd Roye, the Germans attacked with
enormous forces, showing a firm do-
tetmlnatlon to break through our .
front at any cost. Up to the present
we have Identified by prisoners elev- -
en enemy divisions. -
Hans Mowed Down.
"Our troops with Intrepid courage'
rerlsted he Jhock of the assailant
masses, who were mowed, down by
oar artillery fire. . . .
Despite their efforts, ten time
repeated, the Germans succeeded, at .
the cost of Sanguinary sacrifice. In ,
gaining only a few hundred meters .
of terrain and occupying the nftagts'
of Mallly, Ralneval and Moriset. the
neighboring heights of which we
hold.
Grlvesnee Is HeldL
'Grlvesnes. which waa attacked
with particular violence, remained In .
the hands of our troops, who, after
having broken down alltbe assaults.
counter-attacked with vigor and re
alised progress at this point.
-.Between Montdldler and Lassig-
ny there was great activity by the
two artllIef1es.M .
'Belgian communication: The
enemy continuea sneuing onr com
munications, our artillery rrpiymg.
The activity of both artilleries was
lss Intense along the whole front.
Itrong German patrols, attempting '
i surprise our advance posts near
St. Georges and east of Merckem.
were repulsed
LONDON. AprU 4. Field .Marsh
al Halg'a report tonight from Brit
ish headquarters In France says:
After heavy artillery preparation
the enemy launched a strong attack
this morning on the whole front be-.
tween the Somme and Avrt rivers.
On the right and center of the Brit
ish lines the attacking German in
fantry were repulsed, but on tb left
the weight of the aaasjult succeeded
in pressing back our troops for a
short distance In the neighborhood of
Harael on the south bank .or the
Sort me. The fighting la continuing
in this area. I
Albert Attack Kepulaert.
"Early In the afternoon the enemy
also attacked our line wejt of Al
bert and waa completely repulsed.
"During the last few days there
has Seen heavy fighting south of the
River Luce. A.Canadian cavalry brl-.
gade greatly distinguished Itself In
many successful actions, both mount
ed an dismounted." '
(B T Aixinit4. l-rrt
After several days' of comparative'
inactivity along the battle front In
Plcardy, bitter fighting has been re
sumed along the western Sector' of
the salient in the 'lines of the en
tante allies. Attacks by the Germans
against the British and French are
admitted to have yielded s6tae gains
to the Invaders In the critical sectors
Just to the east of tho city of Arnjens.
The fighting, according to latest
reports, has been. heaviest In the
neighborhood of llamel, where-the
.(Qontinut4 on page S)
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