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, - it ' The Statesman receives the J jftK ' f fl u ." ::SIXTV-KKiTH YKAIUXQ." go . ' , f KALKM. OltFJOy. TUESDAY MORXIXO. APRIL ttfl. 1918 . y- - j riUCE FIVE CEXT8 I HOPESEENIN PROSPECT IF HUNS GO ON Allies Will Have Lines of Communication Shortened, Whereas Germans Must Transport Supplies Further RETIREMENT IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT ONCE ' Americans Now Partially Lo catedActivity in War Cir cles in Washington . WASHINGTON 4 April 29. (Of fensive) The battle for possession of fhe ruins of Ypres Js regarded by , officials here conversant with reports from American observers in France as only an Incident of the German drive. They do not foresee, it was learned tonight, any extensive retire ment of the British" lines in this re gion, even If the enemy pains this shattered village standing at teh apex . of fhe salient In the allied lines in Flanders. V.. S !f. - Ypres is important because of the high ground about. But if it Is lost, it - Is believed here every Inch of ground behind It will be as biterly contested by the British and. French .jr- troops as has each step forward the enemy has made for the last ten days. Even the whole Ypres salient, officers here think, has no strategic value, which Justified the assumption that its loss might force a general retreat over a wide front. Progress Is Slow. Should the rata of advance they have made for the last two weeks be , maintained by the Germans, It Is es timated that it would take weeks for them to reach-positions which Seri ously threate:jed,the allied, hold on the channel ports. Meanwhile, the strain of continuous offensive oper ations will Increase steadily upon the German forces while It decreases cor respondingly on; the allies, with shortened communication lines to maintain. . , For this reason many observers here believe the present situation with the Germans steadily poundtnj; and the allies striking back wherever opportunity offers,! may continue for some time." j , - Inofficial reports from .France have Indicated three weeks. as the time that must elapse before the al lies could regain the initiative. So 4 fir as known, however, there Is noth ing of an official nature to indicate what General Focb, supreme com mander, looks forward to In this re gard. . Li -j; " Announcement Welcome. Official announcement that Amr ' lean troops are in the trenches in the Amiens region was welcomed by of ficials here. . : ! The only statement as to the 'ground occupied by- the American forces Is that it Is east of Amiens, Since, unofficial dispatches describe the sector as not directly involved In the present fighting at Hangard and VHIere-Brelonneux,' however, it is as- timed that the newcomers have been placed somewher along ih line tot ,he' southeast of Hangard, toward Noyoi. If so, officers here believe that the r. American units may share In the ulti mate triumph of the allied armies directly. ; as it Is from this flank of the-Picard battlefield that It har. always been anticipated any great xounter-movement would be launch- The Increased arnfy program, ne- ; fessltated by the German drive. It is learned, probably will be laid before congress-by Secretary Baker within the next few days. The whole ques tion of available equipment, qnarters and transport tonnage has been re viewed recently in preparation for vjbmittlng these figures.. There are some indications that worts will be made to add a million en to the army at the earliest pos 'ble time, implementing the million "and ahalf already with the solors "Uhe 4,00.000 previously scheduled to be mobilized this year. This; would necessitate providing ow funds .for a force of more than '.000,000. " Lcb Shortage HandicaDS k or Road Work in Polk County DALLA8. April 2 3 (Special to V", Statesman) On account of the nortage of labor in polk county a '"f6 niount of the road work plan- jriv. the poIk countyNrcurt will JfoUbly , go undone r this season. tit?1? ,,H,oner8 Beckett and Manston uilMt weck "itn bounty Judge ?'B,tr,cV amI trie(1 10 dp vise ways la ejeans of overcoming the short or B,P but were not as succesa a hev had hoped to be. The IuUrt Present Is up against a scar- i.or- alW together with men and tt,i .,arD1r 8X6 unwilling to take jaeir teams from the fields to work imM!011 18 doubtful If any great , J n of work can be done outside VL Vat "n be handiel .,th tne ma. enn. k rccntly. pur based by the '"uuiy, , , . . PRUNE CROP TO BREAK RECORD Lachinund Predicts That Val ley Will Produce 50,000, 000 Pounds Louis Lachmund, who has been keeping closely in touch with the fruit situation, is among the most optimistic over the prospects for the coming season. He is of the opinion that the crop of 1918 with continued good weather will be double that of last year, and thinks that If the pres ent favorable conditions continue here will be not less than 50.000,000 pounds of prunes in the Willamette valley.. An increased acreage is com ing into bearing this year. And they are bound to bring a good price. Speaking of fruit conditions in general.vMr. Xaehmund believes he is the only man in this part of the valley who will have a full crop of peaches this year, as so far as he knows he is the only man who made use of the smudge pots which are so generally used In the frost regions of Southern Oregon. He has fifteen acres of the fruit that escaped the frost and says the buds are wtell set. " CASUALTY LIST. OTTAWA, Ont., April 29. The following names of Americans ap pear In tonight's casualty list: . . Wounded: Lieutenant A. C. Kcm mls. San Point, Idaho; H. Dobson, Turner. Mont. SMITH COLLEGE GIRLS DISPLAY MUCH HEROISM American Women in France in Conspicuous Roles When ,? Germans Advance REFUGEES ARE FED Heavy firing Fails, to Fright en Groups Which Cared for Soldiers SOMEWHERE IX F It A N C E, Thursday, April 23. V.y Courier to Paris, April 29. American college girls played conspicuous roles and displayed extreme bravery under heavy fire during the recent German advance. Nineteen of them now are quartered In a certain French town well to the south, but are still "car rying on." 'The ffrls are members of a unit from Smith college who some time ago were sent by the alumnae to en gage In the work of rehabilitation in the Somme district. They served there until early in the year, when they were taken over by the Red cross. On March 20, at Creyconrt. the battle, had progressed so far that the windows Itegan to rattle with the thunder of the oncominj guns. Th next day the civilians evacuated the place, and the girls were transported, one party to Veflaines and another to Esmery-Hallon. They took milk and food for old refugees and chil dren. They were everywhere and there Is many .a French family that will never forget them. That night they were warned to leave quickly, but as they were go ingv a number of Rrltishw,ho had been two days . without food, came Into the town, so the girls Stopped another tjenty-four hours and fed all that came.' Finally, they arrived at Montdidier, by way of Itoyc, which was; being-facuatefl. They srt.up'a temporary children's hospital in a Montdidier hotel. In stalled a stove In the courtyard, cooking for and serving every hun gry' ref seeand soldier who passed. At the end of the second day the unit was again forced to move, but meanwhHe the Red Cross asked for some helpers for Amiens. All wanted to go, but only five were chosen. During their first night In Amiens, the town was repeatedly bombed by the Germans. The American girls spent half the time In the cellars and the other half helping the peo ple; They were often forced to leave work and jump for safety. The. following- day conditions be came so ld, that they were forced to leave, and eventually they reached this town, afterbelping the refugees streaming alon$ the way. They Im mediately orfered their services to the French authorities to help feed the wounded nassing through. The girls scoured the town and obtained stoves, cookirtg utensil land food for some of which they had to walk far Into the country. Within a few hours they were feeding hundreds of wounded on every through train and worked in three shifts under the leadership of Mrs. Barrett Andrews of New York. Today while waiting further developments the girls visit ed English-sneaking wounded In the hospitals, giving' them cigarettes, writing letters, etc. Although they have worked hard and been In great danger many times, all declared, tbey enjoyed Hhemselves" and would begin oyer again, tomorrow. If necessary. WILSON PICKS DIRECTORS OF .CORPORATION Nominates Four Men to Han dle War Finance Sanction of Senate Necessary to Make Appointments Final LOANS MAY BE MADE ' WITHIN FEW WEEKS W. P. G. Harding, Allen B. Forbes, Eugene Meyer, Jr. and A. McLean Named WASHINGTON, Aprif 29. The first step in the organization of the $50.000,00 government war fi nance corporation, the biggest insti tution. of the kind ever created, was taken today when President Wilson nominated four directors who with Secretary McAdoo will conduct the wrk of aiding. in financing essential war enterprises. A"s son as the directors are con firmed, by the senate, they will es tablish the corporation on a operat ing basis, and indications are that it will be ready to make loans within two or three week. A number of informal applications for advances are already on file. Seven on Committee, x At' the same time, the president nominated seven members of the new capital issues committee, wheh will replace the federal reserve , board's capital Issues committee, in exercis ing a voluntary regulation of securi ties issue" of more than $100,000. The finance corporation directors nominated by the president are: i W.' P. G. Harding, governor of the federal reserve board: Allen B. Forbes. New York, private banker and securities dealer, member of the presen t capital Issues committee's advisory ub-committee; Eugene Meyer. Jr., New York banker and business man, member of the nation al war savines committee, and con nected with the war industries board, and Angus W. McLean, banker and lawyer of Wilmington, N. C. Men All Well Known. Members cf the1 new capital Is sues committee were named as follows: Charles S. Hamlin, member of the federal reserve board, former assist ant secretary of the treasury; John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency and director of finance and purchases of the railroad adminis tration; Frederick A. Delano, mem ber of the federal reserve board; Henrv C. Flower, Kansas City bank er; Frederick H. Gofr. .Cleveland banker; James It. Brown, banker of Jhoutsville. Ky.. and John S. Drum, The "organization of the Jbig cor poration, with a half billion dollars capital, furnished by the government and with authority to Issue $3,000. 000,000 bonds. Is considered the most important development' in the financial history of the country since formation of the fediral re serve board a few years ago. It will establish virtually a pool of the na tion's investment resources, to be drawn upon to maintain war Indus tries and businesses. Dallas Citizens Are Oat To Tell Boys Goodbye DALLAS, April 2S (Special to The Statesman Dallas turned out In full force Saturday afternoon to bid the drafted men from Polk coun ty farewell upon their departure for ('amp Lewis. A procession headed by the Dallas band and composed of the G. A. R.. Boy Scouts and other pa triotic citizens on foot and in auto mobiles marched from the court house to the depot where the men took the 2 o'clock train for Portland. Every business house in the city was closed from 1:30 until 2 o'clock In honor of the departing soldiers. Those who left Saturday were Ben Pollan. C. B. Grund, Dale M-Gottfried, William H. Tice. Edwin E. Su ver, William L. Kinion. George H. Otte, Fred CBarnum, Clarence Mer rick. Ixta Lee Scott, Archie E. Pol lock. Martin Hartless. Harlin V. Pow ell, Pete Pappas. Charles G. Davis, Roscoe A. Talbott, Henry Heckart, and Gustar BluhnL Pappas, who Is a native of Greece has been employed by the Willam ette Valley Lumber company. In this city for years and was one of the most enthusiastic men of the entire draft and' expressed his desire to be sent- Immediately across the Atlantic to fight the Huns. Hartless Is the first Indian of the county to be call ed In the draft. m Samuel Gompen Stricken M at Montreal Meeting MONTEAL. April 29. Samuel Gompers. president of .the American Federation of Labor, was taken sua denly ill while addressing a mass meeting of labor representatives hero tonight.' : -A w - ENEMY ALIENS TO GET RELIEF Swiss and Swedish Legations Will Assist Needy Ones Interned WASHINGTON, April 29. With the approval and co-operation of the American government, the legations of Switzerland and Sweden, repre senting respectively German and Austro-Hungarlan Interests, have un dertaken to direct relief work among indigent enemy" aliens throughout the United States. Relief will be ex tended to needy families of interned aliens direct from the legation funds while to law-abiding enemy aliens, who have suffered on account of their status, a national committee of Americans is to be organized to co-operate with the legations and their consular officers. Secretary Lansing announced the arrangement today in this state ment: "In the Interests of safety and welfare of this country it has been found necessary from time to time to restrict the movements and fields or employment of enemy aliens. In some Gases these restrictions have worked hardships on enemy aliens who In all respects have shown themselves friendly to the United States but, who, owing to-the acci dent of birth and war conditions, have been unable to change their status as such and have of, necessity become objects of charity. Likewise the families of those enemy aliens whom the government deems jt ad visable to intern are often deprived or their means of livelihood and they also become dependent on the charity of others. ' Government to Co-operate. "In order to ineet fhis condition the legation of Switzerland and the legation of Sweden, In charge, re spectively, of Germaa and Austro- Hungarlan interests : in the United States have, with the approval and co-operation of this government un dertaken to systematize and super vise all the . relief that may be given to needy enemy aliens, wherever and however situated throughout, the country. In the case of the interned enemy aliens and their families the legations have agreed to supply all the relief from their own funds, lim iting such relief to what is found after careful investigation to be the essential minimum. "The case of the law-abiding en emy aliens has . presented a more complex problem. This it is pro posed to meet by the formation; of a national committee." composed of American citizens, which, la co-operation with; the legations of Switzer land and Sweden and the consuls under their Jurisdiction, will inves tigate all cases of distress ' among this class and control the collection and distribution of all funds that may be subscribed for the purpose of their relief. It will, of .course, have local committees workingunder it wherever the need, of suctfom mlttees Is felt, and will render ac counts of its activities to the proper authorities. "I feel confident that the intelli gent and controlled relief of enemy aliens in distress, in accordance with the proposed method, is a humanitar ian measure in accord with the spirit In which we have undertaken to car ry out this war." FRENCH HEROES AND VETERANS WILL AID LOAN Americans and Members of Blue Devil" Corps Arrive in America GIVEN BIG WELCOME New York Has Informal Par ade in Honor 6f Poilus ' NEW YORK. April 29. On hun dred and five heroos of the French army, members of the famous Chas seurs Alpins corps, nicknamed "UHe Devils" wh oarrlved today, and the fifty veterans of General Persshlng's army who came yesterday from over seas gave New Yorkers a series of thrills today. Patriotic fervor reached a hih pitch when General Pershing's, sol dier's, many of them wearing" the French war cross awarded for brav ery, marched up Broadwar from the Battery to the city hall, where they we'e formally received by Mavor Dylan. After the ceremony, they scattered throughout the city to aid In the liberty bond campaign. The arrival of the Frenchmen was en tirely unexpected. They also came to heln the liberty loan campaign. ! Tliron I Jne Broadway. Although thero had been 'no for mal announcement of a parade by the Americans, a great throng lined lower Broadway. Led hf a detacS- (Continued on page 6.) FRENCH WAR CROSS GIVEN 122 YANKEES Men Who Bore Brunt of Ger man Attack- in Apremont Forest on April 12 Receive Medals ALL SOLDIERS SONS OF MASSACHUSETTS Ceremony Held Close to Front Line JGaps in Ranks for 1 Killed and Wounded WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. " April 28. The French army today paid a historic tribute to the'nited States when 122 sol dier sons of Massachusetts! were dec orated with the war cross for bravery displayed in recent fighting. The ceremony which was held on a picturesque field a short distance from the front line trichea was one of the most inpresyjive jn which American soldiers have participated. One hundred nd seventeen -m?n from the 104th (Massachusetts) reg iment, who bore the brunt of the German attack in the Apremont for est' on April 12 received medals, as did five men of another regiment vrho had participated In the earlier fighting around Soissons. Here and there in "the line of heroes were spaces representing Americans who were killed or wounded seriously. IUIn Clears Off. It had been raining in the fore noon but the sun broke tbro'ugh the grayish clouds when the 104th reg iment was also decorated as a nnU. passed ia review before American and French generals. Bands played "The Star Spangled Banner" and "The Marseillaise" while the American and French flags waved protrdly and deHantly within sound of the roar of fterman guns. The French general in conferring the ' decorations, said of . Jhe regi ment: . f "It showed the greatest audacity and a fine spirit of sacrifice. Sub jected to very violent bombardments and attacks by large German forces It succeeded In checking the danger ous advance and took at the point of a bayonet in a most vigorous way prisoners and some demolished trenches from which it had fall?n back at the first assault.' National Anthem Played. "Some Americans attached to the other units-were greatly moved when the band played the national anthem. They saw the bright new flag and realized what their comrades had been through to merit the honors. The general commanding the Amer ican forces shook hands with and spoke words of encouragement to each of the men decorated, saying It was the-' proudest moment of his life to be the commander of men wh had done 'such great honor to the country. ' Some of the heroic deeds for which members of the American ex peditionary forces were i decorated with the cross of war on Sunday are translated from the French citation as follows: Chaplain Honored. "Chaplain John B. Dea Valles With -extrao.linarj- heroism and ex ceptional devotion tq,duty under un interrupted fire and at the constant risk of his life he did not cease to tender aid to the wounded and he encouraged to renewed efforts the men who were weakened in hard fighting." Chaplain Walton. S. Dnaker At the time of' the attack particularly noteworthy was the devniedness and spirit of sacrifice with which he at tended the sick and wounded and be stowed the last sad rite to the dead. Facing the enemy from April 2 to April 14, particularly on AprH 10, 12 and 13, be remained In the front line trenches encouraging the men during the clash." HohU Enemy at Bay. v "Private Joseph J. Cannon With exceptional courage and devoted nesa on April 12, volunteering to accom pany a comrade to an advanced post during the attack, he held the enemy In check with a machine gun, and prevented the advance until his 'com rade. Corporal Russell A. Hoyt, was killed and he himself seriously wounded." ' "Sergeant John B. Bourgoles -With calmness. Judgment and brav ery, on April 12. he held his post after the commander had been killed and repulsed , the enemy by organis ing and leading a counter-attack on the advanced trenches.'' "Sergeant John T. Courtney Wlkh calmness, courage and spirit of sacrifice, on April 10, he volunteered to cross thejs-helled area to carry a wounded comrade-niore thanfllty metrrs under !a 'violent Tjambard ment." ' Men Slake Sacrifices. Trivate Edward F. Fltzgerald-r-With calmness, ronrage and spirit of sacrifice, on April 10, under a violent bombardment, he rescued a comrade buried bv shell fire and stood to his (Continued on Tagc 3.) SENATE PASSES OVERMAN BILL All Amendments Limiting President's Authority Are Rejected . WASHINGTON. April 29. Re jecting all amendments designed to limit the president's authority tha senate late today passed the Over man bill with its general grant of power for the president to co-ordinate and reorganize the government departments. The vote on the measure, which now goes to the house, was 63 to 13, many senators who opposed the ad ministration in the long fight over proposed amendments joining the majority when the test came on fin al passage. . Only one Democrat. eSnator Reed of Missouri, voted against the bill. The Republicans voting negatively werhe Senators Brandegee, Commins, Dillingham, France. Gallinger, Hard ing. Johnson of California; ' Knox, Sherman, Sterling and Sutherland. SPEECH BRINGS FORTH SHOWER OF LOAN MONEY Baker Collects $19,221,609 Inside of Forty Minutes at Lunch TELLS TALES OF FRONT Duty of United States Is Out linedFinanciers, and Merchants Respond BALTIMORE. April 29. Secre tary of War Newtoa D. Baker, la an address to financiers,merchants and manufacturers at a luncheon glveri In his honor at the Emerson hotel today so stirred the representative men of Baltimore by his recital of deeds of heroism and self-sacrifice as seen and heard by him during his visit to the battle fgront in Franca and tlaly that la forty minutes sub scriptions poured in to the extent of 119.221.600. - : ' In his address Mr. Baker said: 'It is of the highest importance thai we in America should have a full realization of conditions on the" allies' front. Despite tha participa tion of Frenchmen in the war that nation has kept pace, to a large ex tent, with the demands of the war. To the British fell tha defense of the French porta. Certain ports were assigned us. In addition to dredg ing, building of great do cks, ware house, we have supplied troops as rapidly as possible. One of the ob jects of my going to France was to prevent, as far as I could the break ing down of our machinery. We have built 600 miles of railroad and 126 miles of switches1 We have built warehouses, which If a continuous building, would be 25 Omlles long. "I pause for a minute to pay a tribtue to General Pershing. He is not only a roost capable and efficient soldier, but he. too. Is a gentleman of the highest type.- He hat organ ized throughout France schools of Instruction for onr officers. He hs laid the foundation for the victory which must surely come to the allies. We all look forward with confidence to that victory. Our preparations In France are as complete as human enterprise and Industry can iake them. Our work in France is a mon ument to American ingenuity. "We must throw all side issues aside. In England and Italy, where the war is not so near at home as la France, there is a disposition to make much over the small things. "The war Is riot about a hill or a line, or a sector. The ' line may break, but Germany will sot win. Turk Suspected of Being German Agent Kills Sell j SAN FRANCISCO. April 29. P. A. Caran. a Syrian Turk, said by the federal authorities to have been a German In route to spread propagan da In Mexico died late yesterday In a leap over a cliff tn Angel island. It became known, today, when be tried to escape from a guard at the Im migration detention station there. Caran was taken from a trans pacific steamship Monday on his ar rival from the Orient. Ills traveling companion, Latif. Lecayf, is held at Angel island. Both had Mexican passpoTs. X. P. Wililey Successor 1 o Late Senator atone ST. LOUIS. Apflt. 29. Xenophen P. Wllfley. member of the St. Louis board of election commissioners and .prominent Democrat at Missouri to- maul was ifaueicn vj vju -i uui Gardner the seat In the United States senate, vacated recently by tha death of Senator W. J. Stone. Wllfley an nounced he would accept the appoint tnent and left for Jefferson City to YPRES AGAIN OBJECTIVE OF HON ASSAULTS Allied Lines Stand Like Gran-' ite Wall on Three Sides of Ruined City Utmost Ef forts of Germans Fruitless. SHELLING-CONTINUES OVER WIDE TERRITORY Little Fighting in Somme Sec tor Virtual Ultimatum A Presented to Russia Official Bramary. T . Germany's armies are hurling themselves against a granite wall on the three sides of the mined city of Tpres. After fighting of the most terrific nature, the -British and French lines are still Intact and the enemy has lost terribly in his repeat ed assaults against the lines where the allies stand at bay. The objective of the fighting that now is going oa Is the capture of . Ypres. where since 1914 the British have held their positions. The present battle opened with bombardment of the- British aad French lines from Meter en to Voor mezeele, a distance of twelve miles. Then came reports of a spread of the fighting around the carve la the llneMn front of Tprea until the Bel gian armies, north of the city, were Involved. Field Marshal Hairs of ficial report, anxiously awaited, brought the news that the utmost ef forts of the Germans had been frcJN less all along the line. The field . marshal's statement said that the Teutons had paid a grett price and had gained virtually nothing. No Immediate Withdrawal. The battle still continues along tha . frost, but there Is little Indlc&Uoa that an Immediate withdrawal from Ypres Is contemplated by the allies, at least not until they hare exacted from the enemy a great sacrifice of -human Uvea. The only point at which the Oer-' mans made any galas was oa the ' hilly section of the front back: T . Kemmei hill, where the French are standing. At some points the enemy ' was able to occupy portions of the line but from the greater part ot these they were driven out by. the French who re-established their de fenses. Frontal attacks on Tpres wonll seem to indicate that-there la little confidence in the German general staff that the Tpres positions can be outflanked from the sooth. j-Expect Another Attack. : . When the struggle was going on before Ypres. the British positions . from La Bassee to Houtholst wood and from Lens to VImy were defjged with shells but so far there baa 'been -no Infantry fighting reported from that part of the front An attack on this salient In the German lines Is expected soon, however, for It stands as a constant menace to a far ther advance by the enemy. Along the front In the Somme see tor, part of. which is being held by Americans, there has been little fight- , Ing of note. Further sooth there have been only patrol encounters. Germany has presented a virtual , ultimatum to Russia, demanding that able-bodied German prisoners of war be sent home at once, proposing la return that only sick and lncapacl-,, tated Russians held In German Camps shell he turned over in exchange. If the Russian government does sot bow to the demand, Germany has threat ened to take Petrograd. A commit tee of one hundred and fifteen Ger mans has been appointed to go to the' Russian capital to present the demand. . A British ship, carrying T. M. C. ' A. camp workers has been torpedoed, bot all the passengers and all the ; crew except three men were landed, safely. . ; German 1rmr Heavy. l)NDON. April 29. Powerful at tacks by the Germans against the French and British positions between Meteren and Zelllebeke today were . repulsed', the Germans losing heavily,, according to the report from Field -Marshal Halg tonight. - The British lino held absolutely, but at various points the Germans , gained a foothold In the French po sitions, only to be driven oHit later; from the greater part of this terri tory. The Belgians also repulsed heavy attacks. Inflicting severe casualties on the enemy. - . Fight Kntlre Day. . WITH THE BRITISH ARM IN. , FRANCE. April 29. This has been one of the biterest days of flfhting that the Flanders battle around has seen since the present offensive be gan. Since early morning Yea AT nim has been flinging great numbers or German troops against the allied lines between Zlllebeke Lake and Balllenl. with the hills east of Mont . Kemmei as his ultimate objective. At (Continued on Page J.) THE WFJLTHEn. Tuesday, probably fair, cooler ex cept near the coast; gentle westerly wind. , , . :