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HA LI 31, OUK;O.V, MATl KD. Y JIOIt.MNG. APIUL 27, 19IH
PBICE FIVE CXXTS
EARL ELSE
IS CHOSEN
PRESIDENT
WAR CHEST IS
SITUATION IS
EXPLAINED BY
HIGH OFFICE
CITY'S VOTERS I
NUMBER 6,611
LIBERTY DAY
GIVES BOOST
TO CAMPAIGN
T.T.GEERTO
GIVE ADDRESS
KEMMEL HILL
IS TAW BY
NOT FAVORED
Adverse. Report to Be Made
at Next Meeting of Salem
Commercial Club
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Former Governor Chosen to
Dedicate Pioneer Memor
ial Building
daily EDmon
Portland Man Is Elected to
Lead State Sunday School
Association During Year
1918-1919
INDIAN GIRLS ARE v
PLACED ON PROGRAM
Address by Secretary Stone
of Portland Y. M. C. A.
Featured
m;w offickiw klfxttki.
The nominating committee of
the State Sunday School con
vention made fte following re
port as to the selection of asso
ciation officers for the coming
year, which report was adopted.
President, J. j Earl Else,
Portland.
Vice President.! Frank K.
Drown, Salem. . j ,
i- Secretary, Iter. Ward Mac
Henry, Portland. : - '
. Tfa itr a r Ihmart V Park
Portland. i
. KIementarv Superintendent, ?
Mrs. J. Wf Wllktns. Portland.
Teen Are Superintendents,
Mrs. Harold Humbert. Portland,
and MYs, F, N. Rogers. Port
land. , . t
Adult Superintendent, Elton J
fihaw, Portland.
Educational Superintendent f
Miss Gertrude Eakln, Salem. I
The program of the Oregon Sun- j
aay, gcnooi association was carriea i
through yesterday practically as out
lined, with some unexpected addi
tions that were most acceptable.
' The addresaea of the day had to
do with the co-ordination of. schools,
the . systematizing of Christian and
educational work, the unrecognized
forces that are Inherent in youn?
life, the scope of the work that Pe
before the leaders, especially in the
city. -' '-
In connection with the address of
Mrs. Harward Hall of the Salem ln
diai Training school at Cbeinawa.
mere was a uuie surprise ior me
audience, for she introduced a. don
tie quartette of Indian girls who
favored the audience with vocal se
lections of a most pleasing eharaeV?r
One o( these girls was indicate) as
the vice president of the Girls' con
Xerence of Western Oregon. ;
: County Roll-Called.
Of unusual interest In the after
noon session was the roll call of
counties, and the reports returned,
and also the school of methods,
which; brought out many original
ideas as to the best means of dealing
with Sunday school problems,
t The song services were made- at
- tractive under the leadership of Car
roll Roberts and Dr. If. C. Epley,
' with several solo a ambers
'A memorable feature of the con
vention was the bano.net served In
elegant style by the Standard Bear
ers of the First Methodist church.
which was a gastronomic and Intel
lectual delight.- With A. A. Moore
of Portland actinr as toast master.
the following toasts were responded
to in brief, brilliant addresses:
' "Allegiance to the Flag. Her.
Ward 'Maclfenry. Portland: "Over
the Top," Rev. Mr. Roxelle of Dnfur;
"Carry On," Rev. E. W. Halpenny:
"Keep the Home Fires Hurning,"
Itev. O. F. Holt. Salem. -
If. W, Ktone Speaks.
The greater portion of the evening
was given over to the addresses by
Itev. Mr. Halpenny and Secretary H.
W. stone of the Portland Y. M. C. A.
The former rpoke forcefully and
pointedly on some of the anomalies
that eopfront the nation In the Sun
day school propnganda. ' -V'3V
f!nH children to attend day
srhenis for their Intellectnal devel
opment," he said, "we permit them
to go or stay from Sunday school
designed for their moral develop
ment. More people attend one plc
tre show in a city than attend all
ne churches and Sundar schools,
The forces of evil are always well
orgs nixed and alert: the church Is
'flung in system and slack in! its ef
forts tff claim Its own. The same ef
fWentWthoda should be applied to
me work of the church as are ap
Plied to businrHM. la It a. wonder that
mere is so little appreciation of the
work of the Sunday school and. so lit
tle co-operation n the parents?"
, ' la the matter of methods the
peakcr quoted tho suggestive little
quip:
; 1 v.-'; ' ;'; ; f '
The llahtnlng-Vug Is very brilliant,
J't ht, hasn't any mind;
He struggles through existence
with his headlight on behind. I
Penwwwtl Effort Urged.
Mr. Halpenny emphasized some of
the wonders performed through per
tonal effort, and noted the fact that
it ' (Continued on page 2)
A committee appointed by the Sa
lem Commercial club to investigate
concerning the practicability of es
tablishing the "war chest" plan of
contribution to patriotic causes in
Salem decided at a meeting yester
day afternoon to report adversely at
the next meeting of the club. An ad
dress given yesterday before the
board, of directors of the Salem Y.
M C. A,, br II.W. Stone, eeneral sec
retary of the'Pprtland Y. M. C. A.,
had much Influence In swaying senti
ment against the plan, several mem
bers of the Y. M. C. A. board also
being members of the war chest
committee.
The reported success of the plan
as worked out at Kenosha, Wis., and
of Syracuse, N. Y.. and the Impossi
bility otherwise of placing contribu
tions to war causes on an equitable
basis were mainly resoonsibile for
agitation In favor the plan here.
Several of the Influential men of
the city were placed on the commit
tee, and in their Investigations found
strong opposition to the plan. ' Mr.
Stone, in his address yesterday, de
clared that Y. M. C. A. and Ued
Cross leaders are opposed to the war
chest' method. .
Northcliffe Resigns
Because of III Health
- -
LONDON. April 2.-Th Stand
ard says it understands that Iord
Northcliffe, chairman of -the Jondon
Jieadq Barters of the Hritish mission
to the United States and director of
propaganda In enmy countries, ten
dered hfs resignation on account of
ill healthy but that at the request or
the premier and the cabinet he con
sented to continue his duties until a
successor can be found.
sir William-weir has been ap
pointed minister of the air force in
succession to Lord Rothemere, .broth
er of Lord Northcliffe. wtfb resigned
WlMam'a appointment was mad this
evening.
BRITISH TANKS
PLAY BIG PART
IN SLAUGHTER
Small War Machines Found
Effective in Concentration
Near Cachy
ALLIES ON OFFENSIVE
Counter-Operations Began at
Mount Kemmel Huns
Battle Against Odds
(By The Aociatcd Pre)
WITH THK HRITISH ARMY IN
FRAXCK. April 26.-The allied arms
today were taking the initiative on
both the northern and southern ends
of the battle front. This morning
the British and French troops, acting
in conjunction, began counter-ope
rations in the region of Mont Kem
mel and the neighboring territory
which the Germans captured in yes-
terday'Sj sanguinary struggle.
The aggressors at the time of the
fillag or thi dispatf h tiad made
some progress, but they were bat
tling in the face of great oddi, anyl
heavy flgh'tlng was continuing with
the enemy holding the advantageous
high ground in strength.
South of the Somme the allied
forces launched a combined drive
against the Cerman positions be
tween llangard and the southern out
skirts of Vlllers-Uretonneux. The
latest reports recorded some prog
ress, but an intense conflict was in
progress and the situations was
nebulous.
Town f4mpleely Cleared.
Yesterday Vlllers-Hretonneux had
been cleared of the enemy who over
ran it Wednesday and the Uritlsh by
brilliant counter-attacks had retaken
virtually all their original positions
The main interest jfrora the mili
tary point of view today centered in
the northern contest, where the Ger
mans have been making such deter
mine! efforts to rainlrontrol of the
chain of bills, of whjeh Kmme is
one, and thereby threaten the allied
positions to the nortbw
, Tank I .Much Lutahter.
The slaughter rawsed by the small
Hrltlsh tanks among concentration
of the enemy near Cacjiy in Wednes
day's fighting appears; to have been
even greater than was! originally re
ported.' A few of thesej little engines,
which are much faster than the or
dinary big tanks, made the assault
so quickly on two to three battalions
of the enemy's infantry which were
forming for an attack! that the Ger
mans were unable to scatter before
Kemmel Important as Tacti
cal Point General Rad
cliffe Says There Is Nothing
Decisive in Loss of Hill
GENERAL FOCH STILL
! HOLDING RESERVES
Battle Situation Remains Fa
vorable to Allies for Most
Part
I.ON'DON. April 26. The Import
ance of every entente allied country
engaged in the war to get every pos
slle man Into position to support
the battle front was emphasized by
General Ielma Radclirfe. chief di
rector of military operations at the
war -office today in his first inter
view with newspaperment since he
took over the position formerly held
by Major Central F. H. Maurice.
"The Germans are going on with
the hammering process. 'he said,
"and we have got to make tip our
mlndB that it is not this week or next
week, or next month, that this fight
la coming to a decision. We are go
ing to fight the whole summer and
in the end If Is a question of who
holds the last reserves.
"Reserves on the west front now
are, I am happy to say. In the hands
of one command, namely. In the
hands of the eommander-ln-chlef of
the allied armies In France, General
Foeh, In whom everybody in boh
armies has complete confidence. He
has so Tar employed only a small
proportion of his reserves and that
Is a goori aurury for tne ruiure.
Tet Ing nrawn Oaf. J
"I want to emphasize the fact that
this Is a long-drawn-out test of en
durance of nations. That is why it Is
so imperative for this country and
all countries which are engaged to
get hold of every man they possibly
can to support the battle front. What
Is going to tell in the end is men.
In summing up the battle situa
tion. General Itadcliffe said:
"As regards a few days preceding
April 21. the German activities were
chiefly to the'Lys sector oetween
GivenchJ and Mervllle. All the de
tails have been published, and tne
net result was highly satisfactory
for us. i The Germans put in a lot or
troops, surrermg heavy losses nu
gained absolutely nothing.
"On the morning or. April zi m
enemy began a more serious effort
opposite Amiens and yesterday he
started a heavy attack on the Kem
mel front.
Gain Not Iarge. .
"The gain Is not large but Involves
very Important ground and there is
no question but that if Is a very ser
ious loss.
"There. is nothing decisive about
the loss of . Kemmel hill, bnt.lt Is a
most important tactical feature. It
Is an observation point for all the
ground to the north, but it remains
to be seen whether it will remain in
the enemy's hands. Our line to tho
north is all right. Kemmel hill is an
Isolated height covered with wood
which stands rather out in front and
apart from the range of hills which
General Maurice has referred to as
the backbone of the position.
"On the south the situation at
Vlllers-Hretonneux is very satisfac
tory. We have taken bak all we
lost and lth the village, we have
taken many prisoners and icriictea
heavy losses. Vlllers-Hretonneux is
a most Important tactical point atop
a plateau from which one may look
down the western slopes towsd
Amiens.
"Looking at these two attacks, wc-
can see one thing. In each case the
enemy has struck at the Junction of
the French and Hritlfh armies. As
you know, that must always be
weak spot. With the best posslbl-j
arrigements and with tho best un
derstanding It must always be diffi
cult to arrange for immediate sup
port, both by artillery and reserves
when two different commands are
Involved. These difficulties, natur
ally, are Ihcreaced when you have
two nationalities and. although we
and the French have 'been fighting
alongside each other yet we must
always expect the Germans to try
to find a Joint In the harness.-
German v VolU y I nalteml.
Roeaklna- aenerally as regard the
German policy as evidenced In the
events of the la?t few day there Is
nothing to alter the view that t.ea
Aral Maurice iut before you-rthat
It is the German Intention to wea
out the Hritish army. He has tie
unable to break It or divide the Ilrlt
Uh and the French.
"There Is no reason to doubt that
a l.lz offensive on a far greater seal
than ever Is still. to bo expected be
tween Arras and Amiens wun me
objectof driving in and separating
ih nrltlah and French. So far the
whole German success Is merely
tactical. He has won ground and
taken nosltlons and guns acd Is ham
mering the British army 'wherever
Registration at City Hall
CheckedFifth Ward Is
Biggest
i
. ,
, In checking up the registration at
the city hall yesterday the following
totals were made up for the respec
tive wards: . First ward. 687; second
ward. 117;,. third ward, 416; fourth
ward. 1311; fifth ward. 1170; sixth
ward. 1069; .-seventh ward. 31.
This makes a total registration; for
the city of 6611, and as the law pro
vides that there must be one and
one-half ballots printed for each reg
istered voter, it will mean the pront
Ing of something like 10,000 ballots.
The cost of this election will be
slightly in advance of last year on
account of the printing and circu
lation of the pamphlet bearing upon
the proposed amendment to the city
charter. '
Two Million Men Lost By
Germany in Present War
AMSTERDAM. April 26. Ger
many's losses thus far In the war
have been 2.000.000 men. according
to a statement credited by the
Frankfurter "JSeltuna: as having been
made by General Shulze before the
wajn committee of the German
reichstag.
Sk-k and wounded men to the
number of 750, 000, have been able to
return to the front, according to
General Kchule. while 629.000 had
been discharged as unfit for service,
Including 70,000 cripple. i;p to
date, the general added. Germany
had to reckon with about 9. 000
cripples. ' '
Interned Germans Given
. Regular Garrison Ration
WASHINGTON'. Uprll 2.-r-Ger-mans
in this country are not being
fedn the fat of .the land while tho
Americans ate practicing self-denial,
says a statement issuea tonight by
the food administration, nut are be
ing required lo observe all the regu
lations of the administration.' Their
consumr.tlon of wheat i limited to
one and a half pounds a week for
each, person. Thvy receive other
commodities in 'sufficient quantities
to nourish them properly, but with
out waste.
German military prisoners receive
the regular garrison ration of the
United States army as 'required by
International law and American pris
oners of war held In Germany are
supposed to receive the garrison ra
tion of the German army.
Stories, which had ben circulated
to the effect that the German prison
ers were, being prodigally fed, were
dismissed as German propoganda.
D.V. Poling Is Sent to
Vancouver for War Service
DALLAS. April 26. (Special to
The Statesman.) D. V. Tollng, a
former minister of this city and one
of .Dallas' well known and popular
musicians, haa entered the Y. M. C
A. war service and has been assigned
as secretary at Vancouver barracks
where he is now on duty. Mr. Pol
ing, is a- member of an engineer reg
iment and has been under lire on. the
fighting front In France according to
word received from him recently. Mr.
Pollng's family will continue to make
the home in Dallas.
H. P. Davison onffay Back
From French BattleFront
PARIS, April 2. -Henry P. Davi
son, chairman of the American Red
Cross war council, who has been on
a tour of Inspection along the battle
front In France and Ttaly. left here
today to return to the United States.
"Kvery Red. Cross man should do
his work with a complete sense of
humanity and Mlgatlon to the pco
pie who for three years and a half
have been .fighting and suffering for
ncrlea," ho told the Red Cross
staff. '
"Any man who feels that anything
he 'does here In the name of the Red
Cross Incurs oblleatlon on the part
of the French people should 1 snt
home Immediately, it is, on the con
trary, a privilege on our part to
have had. any share In the great ef
fort to convey to Franrte our sense of
Immense obligation and admiration
for her."
Seattle Trainmen to Go
on EighUHour Day Basis
SKATTLi:. Wash.. April 2C Ef
fective tomorrow, trainmen in Seat
tle, Tacoma, nelllnabam and Kverett
of traction companies owned and op
erated by the Puget Sound Traction,
Llaht and Power company of Seattle,
will go on an eight-hour da v' basis. It
was announced here tonight by A.
W. Ionard. president of the parent
company. The eight-hour day ha'l
prevailed for some 4lme In crafts
other than train service. Only one
other traction company In the VnUe
ed States has an eight-hour day for
trainmen, it Is asserted by officials
of the local company. The wage
scale In the four cities varies from
23 to 40 cental an hour for regular
runs, ana 4914 to 0 cents for over
time, the latter being figured on the
Subscriptions Without Those
of Today Amount to $2,
035,990,200 or Sixty-Seven
Per Cent of Quota
BIG PARADE HELD IN -CITY
OF WASHINGTON
More Districts Over Top -
Champ Clark Speaks at
Big Rally
Washington. Apni 26.18
third popular war credit today as a
result of the celebration of liberty
day with parades and demonstrations
In practically every pait of the coun
try, and the campaign now three
weeks old, was given new Impetus
for the final week which starts next
Monday.
Total subscriptions of $2,035,090.-
200 were reported tonight by the
treasury, but this represented pledg
es received by banks and trust com
panies up to the opening of business
today, and today's business will not
be tabulated entirely before tomor
row night.
The loan period is 76 per cent over
and only 67 per cent of the tbee bil
lions sought has been subscribed.
flanks 'Kept Iltuy.
In many communities today only
banks were open for business, and
these were kept busy all day taking
applications for bonds from persons
who came out to watch or participate
In bond buyers parades.
President Wilson, who proclaimed
this liberty day, spent the afternoon
reviewing the long procession of 40.-
Q00 government clerks and other
Washington alt liens, with a few
soldiers, which filed up . Pennsyl
vania avenue for more than three
hours and a. half. The president
stood in his automobile before the
white house for the whole time, with
hat over his heart a large part of
the time as the hundreds of flags
went by. Ruth Law In a light air
plane, and' military aviators In their
heavy machines, 'hummed overhead.
Secretary Daniels trudged at the
head of the big contingent of naval
officers and navy department em
ployes. .. .
. Western Mates Aneaa.
Ttenorts of yesterday business
showed an addition of $134,000,000
to the total of a little more than the
S120.000.000 dally average necessary
to send the final figure above three
billion.
In the west the 100 per cent mark
hss been passed by .Missouri, Wash
ington, UUb. Oregon, eraaa, lowa,
Mlchrgan, Wisconsin, Illinois. Mon
tana, North Dakota and Minnesota.
In addition, the parts or inaiana.
Arkansas. Kentucky 'and Mlsslssipl
located in the St- Louis federal re
serve district, and the part or An
xona located in the- San Francisco
district, had exceeded their quotas.
State totals of the San Francisco
district were:
Arizona 1.152.E00
Washington
22.000.000
Oregon
Utah
Idaho ,
Idaho
Keviria
20.317.700
.739.7(0
S.921.1S0
5.921.110
1.961.460
Northern Cal. ......... . .2.118.050
Southern Cal 3.100.000
In HawaiL 12. 30.000 worth of
bonds had been sold. Six hundred
and eighty nine honor flags bad been
awarded in the district.
ixs won.n iif, nF.AT.
It ALT I MO UK. April 2. Speak
Inc at the "Over There" liberty loan
cantonment, in Fifth regiment arm
ory tonight. Speaker Champ Clark
declared that a fallare to subscribe
to this liberty bond Issue promptly
would damaae us as much In our own
estimation and in the world's estima
tion as would the loss or a great
battle. "It would wound our honor
nast all surgery." he salfl. -we can
not afford It. We must not permit)
It.
Mr. Clark outlined the part talten
by conrress In the prosecution of the
war. "The amount or won w c-
compllshed." he aald. " atnating.
unprecedented. stuaenaous. me
sums of money appropriated and
bonds authorized, stagger the Imagi
nation aggregating more than six
times the cost of theiClvll wsr.
."It rsnnot te ststed too often or
too empatlcally that the congress Is
willing and ready to ote every man
snd" every dollar ncsary for tne
successful condnct of the war. Tb
senseless and malicious anuse or in
congress should cease. It does , a
viai amount of devilment and has a
tendency to undermine the fslth of
the people la our Institutions. There-
fore, there shouM ne an ena oi n
for the public good."
HAWAII c;kt otot.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 2. Five
states, the territory of Hawaii and
Southern California are 'more than
over the top" In their subscription
to the third liberty loan, it was an
nounced today by Pacific division
headquarters of the liberty loan com-
eKa e
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Former Governor T. T. Geer will
give the dedicatory address when the
new pioneer memorial building at
fhampoeg is dedicated Thursday.
May 2. The service will be part of
the observance of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of Founders' day and the
eighteenth annual celebration of the
day.
Among other speakers will be
Prof. E. S. Meaney of the Unlversit
of Washington, Rufus Holmanxand
J. N. Teal of Portland, and State
Senator Wood of Washington coun
ty. Judge P. H. D'Arcy of Salem, a
member of the building committee
appointed by the state board of con
trol, will preside. All addresses will
be limited to a few minutes. The
usual basket .dinner will be spread
at the noon hour.
Yakima Officials Seize
Conies of'FTnished Mistcrf'
V1VIU1 ll'acfc Ihrll 9KThrM
hundred copies of "The Finished,
Mystery" were seized here today and
turned over to federal officials. The
case will be investigated by the fed
eral grand Jury next month. It is
claimed the books were brought here
by Roger A. Fpicer, a conscientious
objector, who is awaiting court mar
tial trial at Camp Lewis rorrrusal
to obey orders. Splcer Ignored the
orders of the local draft 'board to
apepar recently and was arrested and
taken to Camp Iws under guara.
He is a member of the International
Rlble Students association, It Is un
derstood. 4
Jury Out Thirty Hours -
Fans to Reach Agreement
NEW YORK. April 2C The Jury
In the esse of Max Eastman ana
three associates, who are charged
with attempting to thwart the oper
ation of the draft act by publishing
seditious articles and cartoons In The
Masses, a Socialist magazine, naa
not reached an agreement at .10:20
o'clock lost night, alter being out
more than 20 hours. . -
GEOGRAPHIES TO
BE CHANGED IN
OREGON SCHOOLS
Evidences of German Propa
ganda Discovered by SapL
Churchill
DEFENSE COUNCIL ACTS
Dr. Schafer of University of
Oregon Writes Critical
Note
The teaching of the geography of
Germany Is to be modified by a
crttcal note to be Inserted In the
texts now In use In the public schools
of Oregon. Stste Superintendent of
Public Instruction J. A. Churchill
Issued this order yesterday, having
been authorised to do so by the state
council of defense-
The geogtaphy In use speaks of
the many near neighbors of Germany
that have caused Tier much trouble,
At a recent conference as to how
bent to correct the wrong Impression
which might be gained by a study of
this text, it was derided by the chair
man of the state council of defense.
II. L. Corbett. the executive secre
tary. John K. Kollock. and State Su
perlntendent Churchill to secure the
service of Ir. Joseph Hchsfer, pro
fessor of history of the University of
Oregon, to write -a trlef article cor
reeling the statements msde la the
adopted text on geography.
Albany Man IlraMlr.
Superintendent Churchill and the
state council of defense decided to
maae tne moniticaimn alter lormer
Mayor Gilbert of Albany, who Is
Llna-county rhslrmaa of the council
of defense. Insisted that all maps of
Germany and all references to-tbat
country be rut out of the geograpay
text in Linn county and that the
state superintendent direct the IJnn
county superintendent to take that
course. Superintendent Churchll
captained that under the law requlr
Ing a uniform course of stady for
the entire state he could not make
the order for Linn county without
extending It to all other counties
He took the stand that It Is neces
sary, for the schools to teach the
facts shout all countries, but having
discovered evidences of . actual Ger
man propaganda In the book made
the fact known to the state council.
State Superintendent J. A. Church
111 has published the manuscript and
Is sending It to all of the teachers o
the state, together iwth a letter dl
rectlng them to insert the 'printed
Regarded as Key to Ypres Sa
lient and One of Most Im
portant Points on Northern
Battle Front in France
ENTIRE POSITION OF
ALLIES IS IN PERIL
Deep Notch, Cut in Uaei
Co enter-Attack Most Be.
Launched
(OFFICIAL SUMMARY)
Kemmel hill, a height which has
been looked upon as the keyrto the
southern side of the Ypres aallest,
and one of the most Important stra
tegic positions on the northern tat
tle front In France, has been takta
by the Germans. After-a defeni
which, will become on of the herplc
chapters of the war. the hill was '
surrounded and the French forces
entrenched on its slopes were over-
The loss, of the hill brines to the
allies a reaiiiaUon' that the wfcole
Tpres position Is la peril.
Attacks Are Terrific
The Teutons launched terrific at
tacks along the whole Wytschaets-Ilailleuel-Meterea
line Wednesday.
apparently for the purpose of Uz&'-t
point which might yield. Ttcy
evidently decided upon that porta
of the sector held Jointly by Us
Drltish and French troops: a 1
against It they hurled fresh dlvl!;;.i
which fought their way forward all
day Thursday until at nightfall th'T
had surrounded Xtmmtl ' ctu a-1
Isolated the French troops. feoUL-r
the nosltlon.
All night long the fight west en
and It waa not until Friday that U
Germans succeeded In slormlag C?
the slopes of the height
The loss of Kemmel hlU 11 serloct.
for It overlooks much of. tha lo-
snds lyl'f back of th,a allied Iters
n the Ypres salient. The aiu is
4 feet la height, rising from low
lands on the south and east. It fa
six miles southwest of Ypres.
British Are Outflanked.
This Oermsn success cuts a deep
notch in the allied line to the aocth
west of Ypres and completely out
flanks the British on the northern
slopes of Messlnes ridge, to which
they were forced br the Oerman as-
saalts of two weeks ago. '
The line to the south west, Ho war i
DallleuL apparently Is In no partis-
lar danger at present, although t-"
village of Dranoutre Aas beea lost
to the enemy.
So important Is the posaesaioa of
Kemmel hill that the allies mutt
launch a counter-attack to recap
ture It and the French have becaa
a savage attack on the height
The latest reports, from the scene
of the battle are that the Germacs
are attacking on a line from La
CTjjte to the Ypres-Comloes canal.
La Clytte Is about a mile and a hair
north of Kemmel bill and Is six and
a half miles west of the Ypres-Cotn-
Ines csnsl. which runs almost due
south from Ypres.
MToald Force Retlretnewt
The evident purpose of this attack
s to roll up the allied positions '
south of Ypres and force a retire
ment from thst war-tortured' town.
The position of the Germans Is such
that only the sternest defense will
avail to check them.
At other points along the battle '
line the Germane have made so im
portant galas.
At Villers-Dretonneux the Prima
have held their lines and completed
the work of clearing ost the list
German positions oa the ground held .
before the Oerman attack oa. Wed
nesday, but Hansard la apparently
still In German hands and the Tea- ,
tons have, forged ahead -Just to the
north ef this village and are reported
to hsve launched attacks o the town
of Cachy without however, having
occupied the place.
DaJHes Penetrated.
Further south, immediately north
of CastcL the Germans have pene
trated the village of Dallies and sre
In possession of Hill 12. south o( the
village. The French have counter
attacked on this front aiad reraised
ground. .
At no other points hss the enemy
advanced, although bitter fighting
has been going oa la many sectors
In both the gomtue and ArmeatUres
battle areas.
There hss been artillery dnels.at
varka points along the French
front to the south of the Somme. as ,
well as poeitlees farther eeeth. Only
the usual patrol engagements tavs
been reported from the Italian froat
M.K DIVIHIOXH t'HKP.
'LONDON Aprll 2f. The Ger
mans have captared Kemmel moun
tain and village and also are la pos
session of Dranoutre, according t
the official communication seat by
Field Msrshal Half from headvurt
ers la Prance toaigtt The eaeair
attack yeaterday was made la rrest
strength by nine German aTrialon.
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