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The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As joclatid Trrs..; the greatest and most 'reliable'1 press Assoc latioa in tu world. .' j V DAILY EDITION Uiy vr y I L IFJU 1UJ 1 1 sll LIU U I lie 4dl i Lil) Ll ul BATTLES RAGING ON ALMOST ENTIRE FRONT BREAK LONG SILENCE Offensive Launched in Locre- Crown Prince Takes Ridg other Center of the Storm Opening Bombardments Ag ' WITH TUB BRITISH ARM IKS IS FRANCE, May 27, 2 p. m. j Launching a heavy offensive at dawn today against the French In the Loc rfrlVoormezeele sector, the Germans failed of their objectives at virtually all points. At some points the de fending patrols were driven in, but ia vigorous attacks, threw the Ger mans back at most places.' Virtually the entire French line was re-established. ' ,;. - - J;:"' . Hard fiehtine at this hour still continues on the northern part of the battle front. Just south of Dick ebusch lake, the Germans forceO their way Into the French lines, for a distance of 800 yards and also got into the front line system at another 'point in this region. In both these places the enemy was .clinging des perately to his newly acquired posi tions, but the French were dealing with the situation, which appeared t be satisfactory at the latest re f porta. Qne hundred prisoners ai- ready have been sent back ,to the French cages. 1 Attack Preliminary. , Today's attack was perhaps pre liminary to larger operations and ap parently has been undertaken for the purpose of regaining the high ground which the French wrested from the enemy May 20. Such positions as Bruloose would be valuable acquisitions for the en emy if they were to develop a general attack in this region later. It is interesting to note in con nection with today's drive in Flan-4-h ia Hermans considered their attacks on the Lys front In April to be a failure, according to prisoners. It is stated that while some troops have been congratulated for the way they fought, they have i..on t.ld that their failure was tbe ,n nr t.ad staff work. The gen- i eral command of the operations here was relieved of his command. Gas Shell Employed. , LONDON. May 27.--TheiRe correspondent at headquarters in France describes the German bom bardment as VwcSK than that which balded the Cler 5r nan offensive on March 21. '8 ""re employed $ great quan tities and the bombardjnent and in fantry attack before Solsson. and RhHms were nn a more formidable Kale than in Flanders. ..M There Germans, according totws correspondent, employed their fam iliar formations dense S fantry following closely in .the wake of lifting barrage and they pushed fresh i trJops up with characteristic recklessness. . t,, Among the signs of resumPtionof the grand offensive are that the ene my is heavily shelling. our far-baclc areas with high velocity guns and also his airmen are unusually ven turesome the dispatch adds. A note of confidence comes In tne reports from the battle front Knemy Iose Heavy. LONDON. May 27. On the Locre- Voormezeele front the French troops repulsed the enemy with great loss. This announcement was contained In Field Marshal Haig's official re port tonight. The attack against the sector or Berry-auBac held by the British was partly successful by reason.of an in tense bombardment of gas shells and fighting the British on the left were i pressed back to prepared positions V constituting the second line. "In the neighborhood of Oicke busch lake the enemy succeeded In penetrating fbr a short distance into the French bosition Fighting Is still taking place at this point. Other localities, in which the enemy TV trated In theJ first attack, have been regained by counter-attacks by th French troops who secured a num ' ber of prisoners. . i "On the remainder of the British front the situation is unchanged. " . Battle Through Tray; - ' BERLIN, via London. May 27. 1 The battle f6r possesion of Chemin-des-Dames h been raging since ear ly morning. "Troops ,of the German crown prince have taken the ridge by storm along the whole of its exten sion and now are fighting on the Alsne, according to the oficlal state ment issued by the war office to night. - ' - ' The text of Jhe statement reads: "In the battle regions of Flanders on the Lys battlefield and on both sides of the Somme and the Avre ar tillery fighting has become more in- V tense. "South of Laon the battle for pos session of the f'hemin-des-Dames has beea raging since early morning. Th troops of the crown prince have tak en the ridge by storm along the (Continued on page 2) Voormeezle Sector German e at Chemin-des-Dames, An- Gas Shells Employed in ainst British Daniels Permits Beaver To Stay on Regular Run PORTLAND. Mav 27.Th stpant iand-ban ! rancisco-Los Angeles route ror-tne present, according to noun cation received today by the Portland chamber of commerce, which had protested to the government again3t the proposed commandeering of the vessel. The changed order was is sued by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. LAUNCH TWO VTOODEX SHIPS. pnrtTT.AKn ta 27. Th rani- falne de BeauchaniD. a wooden steam er for the French government, and the Western Light, an 8800-ton steel steamer for the emergency fleet cor noration. were launched here today A new keel for another vessel ,was laid nn the vavs inst vacated bv th Capitalne de Beauchamp within less tnan a minute after she had taken the water. j CITY 13 U AltK ' KKTTCK. LONDON. April 12. Atmr medi cal men lare made the dUtoxcry twat city hoys hav-s botter cars than those from the eonaiv-dI.tr!t3. On Iv one recruit In five "roitn o.Jlet neighborhoods ha-i the i.-tn ihcarlng oossessed bv av-ja, A? dwtl ler. It Is s3tdi1 that the uiet of the counter tends to weaken through . r . . . . 1 l . A the din o' tb tow.i keeps the nervtsj responsW. FOUR RECRUITS SECURED FOR NAVAL RESERVE Man Follows Party From Eu gene to Enlist After Under going Operation MANY ASK QUESTIONS Party of Six Will Remain Here Until Tomorrow Night Twenty Men Wanted - After undergoing an operation in order that he might enlist In the na val reserves, Ira Tripp of Eugene fol lowed the recruiting party now tour ing the Willamette valley to Salem and was the first recruit received on their official visit here. Three other men were also taken in yesterday and a large number of others called at the temporary headquarters at 38 State street for information. .In the group are Ensign F. B. Up shaw. Assistant Paymaster W. W. Usher, Assistant Surgeon Charles B. Wade, Pharmacist Mate Charles H. Graham, Miss-fAmorette Crosley and Miss Pauline Greaves. They will an swer Questions concernlne all branch es of the naval reserves, including the yeomanette service, xneir visit win end tomorrow night and by that time they -hope to have secured twen ty recruits.- Thus far the tour has been successful. Eugene and Marsh field in particular contributing a large number of men. In the for mer town forty-four Joined the re serves. Only a limited number of women can be taken as yepmanettes. These are required to have considerable ex perience and must be able to take dictation at the rate of 100 words a minute and write from sixty to eighty worda on the-4ypewrlter. ' Tests will be given at the local office for the women as well as men. Yeoman ettes roust pass a physical examina tion before entering the service. for seamen, firemen and machinists. Salem residents, who have Inquired, are principally Interested in the hos pital orps. firem?n and seamen. Those who signed up yesterday were Robert Clyde Dent and Ira Jackson Fitts, both of this city, who will go as second class firemen. Mr. Tripp also enlisted here, as well as Tier man W. Wolcott of Corvallis, who will undergo an operation before leaving for Rremerton. These men are all subject to call within ten days. Mr. Usher spoke yesterday after noon at the high school assembly, de scribing life in the navy. Senate Refuses to Adopt Amendment to Casing Bill 'VASIIlNT.TOV Mir 97 Th cn. ate today refused to accept amend ments to the Walsh-Pitt man coal and oil land leasing bill which were adO teti by the house Saturday and the measure now goes to conference. Sen ators Pittman. Shafroth. Phelan. Smoot and Fall were named senate conferees. One house amendment would per mit of oil land in the naval reserve in California, leaving settlement of claims against the land to the courts. This section of the bill, strongly op posed, las stritken out by the sen ate, which Is considering special leg islation for opening the naval re serves. 150,000 ACRES TO BE OPENED BY DEPARTMENT Marion County Tracts Includ ed in Acreage Available -Under Homestead Laws PART OF O-C GRANTS Timber, Running Water and Springs Are Features of Big Areas , WASHINGTON, Ma 27. Acting Secretary Vogelsang of the lnterlor department has approved regulations bpening to entry under the ' home stead laws about 150,000 acres of agricultural land in the Portland land district, Oregon. The lands are a portion of what are commonly known as the Oregon ft California railroad grant lands. Applications will be received at Portland June 22 to July 17. These lands are situated north of the line between townships 13 and 14 south. Willamette medridian, extend ing from near the seacoast to well toward the summit of the Cascade mountains. They are scattered in parts of Multnomah. Washington, Yamhill, Polk. Benton. Lincoln. Till amook. Columbia, Marion, Linn and Clackamas. The latter county has the larger area1 of the tracts to be op ened to entry. In the opinion of Na thaniel Campbell, register of the United States land office In Portland, many of the tracts contain the best areas of vacant agricultural land In the entire country. Besides having stands of timber, most of the tracts contain springs or running streams of water. Anyone qualified to make a home stead entry under the laws of the United States may make application for not exceeding ICO acres In a compact body, although tbe tracts range from units of 40. 80 and 120 acresj. Each applicant must deposit at tijne of making application SO cents an acre and the usual land ofrice ftes, and at time of making final proof must pay tbe remainder of the price of 1 2. SO an acre. Three years' residence upon the land will be required, computing not less than seven months a year. Applications will be received at tbe United States land ofrice in Portland at 302 Worcester building, beginning at 9 a. m. June 22 and continuing until July 17 at 4:30 p. m. Applicants must make affidavit thaUthey have seen tbe land they wish to file upon. All applications made within . this period will have been deemed to have been made at the same time and a drawing will thereupon take place. Those who may not have won a se lection will be entitled to make an other application immediately after the drawing. Description pamphlets containing full instructions will be issued by the local land, off ice in about ten days hence." END TESTIMONY IN LUSK TRIAL Five Experts Say Teacher Was Suffering From Paro noia Others Disagree WAUKESHA. Wis.. May 37. With testimony in the trial of Gra?e Lusk for slaying Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts completed late this after noon, D. S. Tuller. special prosecu tor, will begin his argument to th jury at the opening of court tomor row morning. Expert testimony regarding Miss Lusk's sanity occupied most of to day's session. Five witnesses f.r the defense swore that In their opin ion the defendant was suffering from paranoia. Two other experts, called by the prosecution, declared their ibelief in her sanity. Dr. David Rob erts was recalled to the stand. He declared that he had never told Mia Lusk that he would g-t a dlvort .from his wife and denied that he ha 1 suggested when his Wife was sick that it would be a good solution of the problem "if she were called to I angel land." , The case Is expected to go to the Jury Wednesday afternoon. PRESENT NOT FOR POLITICS SAYS WILSON President Ends Discussion Over Whether Congress Shall Enact Revenue Legis lation FINANCES NOW MADE FIRST CONSIDERATION Announcement of Battle Now in Progress Gives Dra- . matic Touch WASHINGTON. May 27.--rresi-dent Wilson today ended discussion over -whether congress shall remain in session this summer to enact new revenue legislation by appearing be fore the house and senate in joint session and calling upon members to put aside politics and all other con siderations to provide money for growing war expenses and to advise the country in advance of the tax burdens it must meet. As the president was leaving for the capitol, word came that'the Ger man dtive on the west front had been renewed. He gave hia visit a dramatic touch in announcing this news as he concluded his prepared speech, saying It strengthened the purpose he had tiled to express. Home Duty Defined. . The demand that with the war at its "peak and crisis" oengress do Its duty at home as the soldiers are doing their duty In the renches overseas brought instant acquiescence. There still was reluctance in some quarters to believe Immediate legislation Im perative, but plana for mid-summer adjournment were abandoned and both Democtratic and Republican leaders expressed their determination to go at the task of passing a reve nue Dili with a will. , r A suggestion by the president that most of the new taxes probably would fall upon incomes, excess xrrofits and luxuries and that profiteers could be reached in this way was greeted with cheers, and congressional leaders said later the money needed would come from those sources. To initiate the bill, it was an nounced that public hearings would be begun early in June by the house ways and means committee, to be fol lowed by cooperation In Its drafting witn tne senate finance committee. i-reseaiaiion or tne measure to the house in July was regarded as assured. SEVERE LOSSES WED ON ENEMY IN ALPS Italians Take 870 Prisoners Including Fourteen Aus trian Officers LINES PRESSED BACK Much Armament Captured Eight Hostile Planes Are Brought Down PARIS, May 27. Severe losses have been inflicted upon the Aus trians in the Tonale district by the Italians, according to special dis patches from Rome. Among the 870 prisoners taken by the Italians are fourteen officers. Twelve cannon and twenty-five machine guns have remained in the hands of the Ital ians. ROME. May 27. The Italian of ficial statement says: ' "The losses Inflicted on the enemy were severe. Our lossea were slight. Up to the present 870 prisoners, in cluding 14 officers, have been taken. Twelve guns. 14 trench mortars. 25 machine guns, several hundred rifles and material of all kinds in great quantities remained in our hands. "In. the Val Ana on the night of May 25. tbe enemy twice attacked our positions on Monte Corno. Our as sailants suffered heavy louses. Later the enemy was driven back by a counter-attack. "Enght hostile airplanes have been brought down. Vienna, via London. May 27. -The official report from Austrian headquarters today says: "The Italians yesterday attacked our positions south of Tonale pass. A small section or our Mines was press ed back. A further enemy advance was frustrated." n I nw sr n t ' ' neaLrotstand IsNow i More Than $133,306,630 WASHINGTON." May 27. Ger many's challenge or f rightfulness in France has been answered ty the American people with an outpouring of $133.30.630 for 2nd war r.iercy fund or the Red Cross. This was an oversubscription of $33,206,630. with returns still coming In from some districts late tonight. Submarine Off Virginia Coast Sighted b'y Host NEWPORT NEWS. Va.. May 27. It was learned here today that the master of a British steamer which came into port last Wednesday re ported that they had fired, five shots at a submarine ISO miles off the Vir ginia cases. COAL SHORTAGE PREDICTED BY MUNISTRATION Indications Show Production Will Fall Short of Neces sary Amount EARLY ORDERS URGED Apportionment by States May Be Announced Today Industrial Survey Com WASHINGTON, May 27. Th fuel administration "does not make any concealment of the prospect that there will be a coal shortage during the present coal year." said a state ment tonight, in which the publio again was urged to order its coal for next winter daring the summef. '"The requirements for the year for bituminous coal as ascertained by the administration experts," said the statement, "indicate that the . pro duction will fall considerably short of the necessary amount. The fuel administration is devot ing its efforts toward removing as far as possible the deliveries of coal for domestic purposes and essential war industries from the freight con gestions on the railroads that are sure to come with the winter sea son. Announcement Today. Announcement by the fuel admin istration of the apportionment by states of bituminous coal for the new coal year is expected tomorrow. Fuel Administrator Garfield said today the industrial survey to determine the fuel needs of the United States bad been completed and final compil ation of figures new being made wilt enable the fuel administrator of each state to know the amount of soft coal tBat will be available for distribu tion. . It Is understood that considerably In exft-ss of C00.000.000 tons will have to be mined to meet all re quirements during the year. Appor tionment and distribution will be br states. JURY READY TO BEGIN HEARING Twelve Men Picked for Prae ger Trial After Examination of Over 700 Salesmen EDWARDSVILLE. 111.. May 27. The Jury which Is to try eleven de fendants for the murder of Robert P. Praeger. enemy alien, was selected late today. The jury held eleven sessions an! more than 700 talesmen were Inter rogated before the jury M com pleted. Taking of testimony will be gin tomorrow: In his opening statement. State's Attorney Streuber said: "We do not represent Praeger or any pro-German. We have made an effort to keep pro-Germans off the jury and I believe we have a Jury that Is 100 per cent loyal. If Prae ger was either a pro-German or German spy, there was-a remedy at law and we aim to show that a mob took the law upon Itself, which is, in Itself, a violation." PREPARES TO FINISH TRIP BINGHAMPTON. N. Y.. May 27. Catherine Stinson, aviatiix, made two successful test flight today and waa prepared to flnsh her trip to New York when she was advised or atmospheric disturbances to the ast. She announced tonight that she will start In the morning. AXOTIIFJt DEATH ADDED. LONDON. May 27. The death of Elbert Stone, of New York, today, increased to S3 tbe number of Amer ican victims In the Moldavia disas ter. Mr. Stone died on board a hos pital ship off the southeast coast from Injuries received from the ex plosion of the torpedo. THREE HEAVY GERMAN RAIDS ARE REPULSED BY AMERICAN TROOPS Prisoners Taken and Heavy L osses Inflicted on Enemy Artillery Gives Support to Defenders-Private With Ana Blown Off Continues to Fig ht Until Comrade Comes to Aid Only Yankee Captured Pursued and Brought Back Plot to Dynamite Home of Official Frustrated ML'SKOGEK. Okla., May 27. An alleged plot to dynamite the resi dences or Judge Ralph K. Campbell of the United States district court, and W. P. McGianls. United States district attorney, police and federal officials declare, was frustrated here late tonight whenfour men and woman were arrested by a party of officers just after they had driven their automobile across a bridge leading Into the suburbs of Musko gee. . , In the automobile, the authorities said, was found a quantity of dyna mite as well as guns and ammuni tion. ..The four men. who are held tinder charges of conspiracy, gave their names as William Rogers, Henry Sherill, T. C. Johns and W. P. Car den. The woman, held on a similar charge, gave her name as Bertie Thompson, according to B.C. Hughe local chief of detectives, the authori ties had known of the plot for sev eral weeks and had Information that an attempt to execute It would be made tonight. . ITALIANS IX M)tOV LONDON. April 30 A battalion of one thousand Italian soldiers Is be ing formed In London, tbe members all be in Italian refusees who hav3 recently arrived here from Russia. MORE DETAILED PLANS OUT FOR MEMORIAL DAY Justice George H. Burnett Will Be Speaker Pageant of Three Divisions GUARDS TO PARTICIPATE State Officials, Fraternal So cieties, Students to Have Part The committee In charge of the Memorial day program has been oc cupied during the past two days In lining up tbe various features, and is able to announce that Jud;e G. H. Burnett will be the principal speaker of the occasion, and that Miss Maude Reale will have charge of the musi cal program which will include vo cal solos and chorus singing. Other details of tbe afternoon's events are as yet uncertain, except that It has been arranged for a group of school children to take a prominent part. The exercises will be held In Will son Park unless the weather Is on favorable. All the companies of the Oregon Guard as well as the high school cadets will participate in the events of the day. Firing details from both bodies well be selected to deliver the volleys of salute to the dad sol diers and sailors. The pageant, which will be of magnificent proportions, will be made up In three sections. The first division will be headed by state of ficlals. the supreme court, counrv officials, mayor and city officials, and led by the military band. The military division will be im posed of the Oregon Guard, as es cort to the G. A. R- veterans anc1 Spanish War veterans. Sons of Vet erans. W. R. C, ladies or the O. A. R. and auxiliary of the Spanish War veterans. The second division will consist of civic orders and fraternal organ izations IT. P. O. E.. Chen-tan. Knichts or Columbus. Catholic Ordr or Lady Foresters. Knights or Pythi as. Pythian Sisters, Brotherhood of American Yeoman. United Artisans Foresters of America, Loyal Order of Moose. Odd Fellows. Rebekah lodge Modern Woodmen of America. Woodmen- of the World, Women of Wood craft, Knights of the Maccabee and i aril nf th Maccabees. Other fra ternal orders will take places In or der of arrival. . The third division will be headed hT the band and tan Include Boy Scouts. Stat" Training School. WU (Continued on page S) AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS OS THE FRENCH FRONT. May 27. Three heay German raids were made against the American positions la Plcardy between C and o'clock this morning and were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. The Americans took a number "of prison era. The Germans advanced SO strong in the center. 1C0 on the right and 120 on the left. They were driven orr speedily and left many dead la front of the American trenches. The assaults were preceded by vlo lent bombardments of the entire Am erican line during which it Ls esti mated 10.000 projectiles, many cf them gas shells, were fired by the enemy. Fight Hand to Haad. For a time, there was fierce hand to hand fighting. The Germans took one American prisoner, but other forces pursaed the enemy and recap tured him. The American artillery did remarg able work In helping to turn the German raid into a victory for the . defenders. The bravery of the Americana may be illustrated by the ease of a pri vate whose arm waa blown off. Das' ed. he kept on righting and did not know he had been Injured until a comrade came to his aid. No Mention of Drive,. WUSIIINGTON. May 27. General Pershing's communique Issued to n!ghtby tbe war department Akea no mention or a general renewal of . the German drive, but savs that aft er violent artillery preparation ene my Infanlry today penetrated ad vanced Anglican positions In Picar dy at two point oaly te be driven, out by counter attacks In which Am ericans entered the eaemy Unes. The statement also tells of the re pulse of a strong raiding party la the Woevre sector, of hostile gas shell bombardments In Lorraine and of the downing or a German airplane by American aviators. .The communique follows: "In Plcardy. after violent artillery preparation. bos tie Infantry detach ments succeeded In penetrating our advanced nosltlona In twa nolnf a nop troops counter attacked, completely expelling tne enemy and entering his unes. ' "In the Woevre. a stronr hostile raiding party was re&Ulsed (with losses-) in klled and wounded. "In Lorraine hostile was shell bam bard meats of some intensitv occur red. The day was quiet la the other sectors" occupied by our troopc "la the course of air combata-thl morning our aviators shot down hostile machine. i Wilson In Conference. . WASHINGTON. Mav 27 German apparently has launched aaotheroes- perate attempt to smash her wr through the allied armle to vletorr before American troops can reach the battlefields "of France and Flanders Inforce. .. Associated Press reports from the British and French fronts- tellinr of the new assaults which may mean that the supreme test of power ls at hand, were conveyed to President Wilson just as he was leaving 'the White House for the capitol tn congress for legislation to provide more money tor tbe war. Later Mr. Wilson went to the state war and navr bulldlnrs for hrtr in ferences with Secretaries Lanainr Daker and Daniels. It was taken for granted that the primary object of the visit was to seek offldaJ news from the battle front. . No ofHctal information had come tonight to .supplement press dis patches from tbe front. General Pershing's dally communique mad no reference to the strong drives against -the British and French, as the com unique deals only with the activity or the American army. Army officials studied the press tecounts closely for signs of the Ger man purpose. The fact that one blow was launched at the southern end of the Pieardy-FIanders batUe theatre ind the other at the extreme north nd of the 200-mile battle front, was '.akea as direct evidence that rod ay's ttacks were only preliminary moves f the German strategists, f Orman Delay Explained. WASHINGTON. May 27. Exten sion or the active battle front to the Isne sector on the south would -uean adding forty or fifty miles to he fighting line at a time when the German army .needs every unit U can get together In a centralized po sition within the wide salient driven rush. .Officials here agree with the FrencA critics that the most probabe place for 'the real. renewal or the (Continued on page ) THF. WFATHER Fair, moderate northwesterly winds