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r it " - ,t The Statesman receives thel leased -wire report of the As sociated Press; the greatest and most reliable press assoc iation In the world. DAiiYEDlfioM ' i- : " i - r . " ' blXTY-KIOimi TEAR NO. 50 . MARNE RIVER IS NEW GOAL OF GERMANS Forts on Northwestern Front of Rheims Have Fallen, Say Dispatches From Berlin . ARMIES OF CROWN PRINCE PROGRESSING Intehse Shelling of Towns Be hind Lines Becoming Intense Amiens Endangered BERLIN, via. London, May 30. To the south of Fere-en-Tardenois," says the official report this evening from headquarters "we are fighting our way iowara me jviarne. .;, The foils on the northwestern front of Rheims have fallen. ' Crecy au Mont. Juvlgny and Cuf- fies, Bubsurbs of Soissons, lying to the north of that city. 'have been captured by the Germans, according to the official statement issued by the war office, which says that the number of prisoners have been in creased to more than 35.000. Three Twns Occupied. .The text reads: "On the battle-front between the Tsejc and the Oise fighting activity has increased. Theiv was noma lrwal Infantry engagements. "The armies of the German crown prince are progressing victoriously. North of the Aisne, ground has been gained after hard fighting. Crecy an Mont. Juvlgny and Cuffies have been occupied. . , "soissons naa been taken by Brandenburg troops. , , 'The number of prisoners has in creased to more than 35,000 and the booty in artillery and war material la tremendous; aoum oi tne vesie, tne rrencn front, which was in course ' of for mation, broke down under uninter rupted attacks by our divisions. We threw the enemy back after stubborn resistance as far as and across the line xf Villemontoire, Fere en Tar denois, Coulonges, , Brouillet and Branscourt. 3Iany SnppI leu Taken. "Tfie forts on the northwestern front of Rheims have fallen. Parts "of La Nouvillette and Betheny were eauptured. Guns of every descrip tion up to railway guns of the heav iest caliber were taken. The impet uous advance of our attacking forces prevented the enemy from carrying back rich war provisions heaped up in the captured territory; large de pots fell into our hands at Soissons, Braisne, and Fismes. Extensive am munition depots, railway trains of hospital establishment with a large quanitiy of medical . equipment fell into our hands. An airdrome with machine ready to start and airplane materials also were captured. ; . , . "With the army groups of General von Gallwitz and Duke Albrecht, the fighting activity revived temporarily. VDuring the last three days our aviators have brought down 38 en emy .airplanes south of Ypres; five enemy captive balloons were brought down in flames." - " ' Pressura To South t A dispatch from Renter' corre spondent at French headquarters ItnVB that twifrtcr ii1t V rionlr. (Continued on page 2) Here 1: Second Lot $2.50 This lot, while mostly small sizes 24 to 4, includes some of the best stock in the house. Fine kid and gunmetal lace and button with medium full toe and low to medium heel, Goodyear welt solea. FORMER PRICES $3.00 to $3.85 now . .... . .. ... ........ $2.50 ALSO CHILDREN'S, MISSES AND BOYS' LOW SHOES AT GREATLY REDUC ED PRICES. - M AttstrianTorpedo Works JTlYliinTiYlOQ AT? at St. Poelten Are BurneH LONDON., 'May 30. The White head torpedo works at St. Foelteh, Austria, has been destroyed, by fire, according" to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Zurich. Vienna news papers declare the fire was the result of sabotage by Italian workmen in the plant. BRITAIN STILL IS DETERMINED Members of Labor Mission Point Out Force of Win-the-War Spirit in England AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 30. That the British people even after four years of prodigious effort and heart-breaking losses, are determin ed to continue the war "until the menace of the German military pow er is removed from the world" was the message brought back to the United States by the American labor mission, which arrived here tonight after, visits to the capitals and many of the principal cities of England and France. ' There are groups of persons here and there in Great Britain, said Pro fessor A. . O. Lovejoy, a member of the mission, who have declared them selves indirectly for an indecisive and patched-np peace, but the great ma jority although war-weary are far from ready to quite the struggle. Professor Lovejoy also reported what he termed a general impiession of members of the mission that there is a most genuine and loyal-friendship for the American people on the part of the English workingmen. The mission, seven of whose 18 members are" representative of Amer ican labor, visited munition making t centers and other industries in the! British isles and in France and con- ferred with labor leaders of the countires. They also met officials of the expatriated Belgian govern ment at Havre. In their conferences. Professor Lovejoy stated, they stood firmly by the attitude of President Wilson and the American Federation of Labof that no conversations be held with German labor delegates "as long as, the present militaristic powers control the German nation." The statement says: 1 ' We found agitators for an inde eisive peace, but there was abundant evidence that neither in numbers nor in influence are they Important. War weary, the British, people are. but they are very far from being ready to quit. ARRKTSHERIFF WITH DESERTER Charged With Failure to Force Draft Law, Negligence and Inefficiency MONTGOMERY. Ala., May 20. Arrest of Sheriff II. A. Harris, of Chilton county and of W. T. Martin, an alleged deserter from the army, were developments today in the cam paign of federal authorities In Chil ton and Coosa counties against al leged deserters and slackers.- Har ris as chairman of the county exemp tion board, is charged with failure to enforce the draft law, negligence and inefficiency. Federal authori ties sny a number of men who are evading the draft and who deserted from the army are hiding in caves in Chilton county and aife defying arrest. They are said to; be armed with rifles, which were sent through i Chilton county. ! Is Real Footwear THAT ALL CAN AFFORD We are closing out broken lots of Women's low Shoes, also some high shoes that will mean a wonderful saving to the thrifty. Most of. these Shoes are, of course, not so much on up-to-dateness, but they are certainly strong on quality. The ' Former' prices quoted here are from 50 per cent to 75 per cent below the present market prices so it is easy to see that these are not "ordinary" bargains but "extraordinary" money saving opportunities. First Lot $1.75 This lot is made up of black and tan Oxforxb (as illustrated) also pumps in various styles medium full toe and low to medium heel. The workmanship and quality is first class, sizes 2 to 6, former price $2.75, $3.00 and $3.65, now $1.75 Third Lot $4;95 This is NOT a broken lot but a complete. line of the finest "Shoe Soap Kid" to be had. It's -a button Shoe with plain toc, French heel and flexible sole a truly high grade boot. All sizes, 3 to 7 in a, b and c widths. FORMER PRICE was $7.00, now...!. $4.95 . . .- . . , . s.VLiiM. F HUlmlVhl IJr HUNS SLOWED ALONG AISNE Late Night News From Battle field More Hopeful Ene my Held on Flanks Hot Fighting Continues ENEMY NOW CLAIMS 35000 PRISONERS Germans Throwing Entire Strength Southward, Prob ; ably With Marne for Gpal LONDON. May 30. Tonight's news from the battlefield of the Aisne is more favorable, inasmuch as the allies are holding the enemy on the two flanks at Soi?sons and at Itheimi and the Germans'" rate of progress has been slowed down. The danger , Is by no means past, how ever, and hot fighting continues along the whole front, especially io the southward, the German official rjatement claiming that they are fighting their way toward the Marne from Fere-en-Tardeno!s. According to the statement, the enemy claims to have taten 35.000 prisoners and a tremendous arount of booty In cannon and material. Th indications from official nd unofficial reports are that, -while continuing his efforts to widen his saliient, the enmy arrears to bn turnin gthe main direction of hi3 movement westward .doubtless with the intention of capturing the rail roads connecting with Par's. The push southward to the Marne Is an attempt to cut the Paris-Cahlons line in the opinion of military critics here. LINES HOLD SOLIDLY. PARIS. May 30. "We have pre vented enemy progress in the west ern ontskirls of Soissons." says th official report from French head quarters tonight. io ihe south we solidly hold the left bank of the Crise river. The Germans are multiplying their ef forts In the directions of Ville-en-Tadenol3. . . "In the center the fighting baa not diminished In intensity. The Ger mans have occupied Fere-en-Tardenois and Veiilly." "The battle continued todayj with nndlminlshed violence alongj the whole extont of the front. i "On our right and to the north west, of Hheinn, we are holding our positions." "The enemy air forces which, have been very aggressive and numerous during the battl. have been attack ed with the greatest daring by the French airmen, who destroyed 19 German machines, bronsht down two balloors and compelled 23 en emy airplanes to land in a damaged condition. ... 1 "On Ihe nisht of May 27-2K. the French aviators dropped 23 tons of explosives on bridges and crossings on the Aillctte and Aisue and cn var ious cantonments. The next night and day thirty-seven tons or bomb were dropped on convoys, troops and railway stations." The bombardment of Paris by the (Continued on page 6) LIT 'M ' 1 "" J oregox. Fiuim. morning, may Twenty-Five Lose Lives on Steamer Cheviot Range BOSTON' May 30. News of the sinking of the Furness line steam ship Cheviot Range and the loss of 25 of her crew was received here today. The vessel was bound from a port in the Mediterranean to Eng land when she- was attacked by a submarine off Fastnet and went down in a few minutes. One of the boaU disappearedsud denly and the survivors believe she was deliberately run down, by the submarine and all hands left to drown. RECRUITING OF 5,000 TRAINED NURSES BEGINS Special Committees Formed toy Handle Work Throifgh out United States WOMEN SORELY NEEDED Will Try to Interest School Girls Others Asked to Join as "Home Defense" "Office of the Surgeon Gener al of the U. S. Army, "The American Red Cross, " Washington. "I am informed that on the third day of June it is the in tention ' of the American Red Cross to start a drive for nurs es in the army. The American Red Cross is the greatest re cruiting agency for army nurs es, and through this agency I wii to appeal to the nurses of the country to enroll for service in the Nurses Corps of the ar my. The need of a great num ber of nurses Is acute, and any assistance the American , Red Cross can render this depart ment In obtaining for the Army Nurses Corps the number of nurses required will be a genu ine service to the country (Signed) V. G. GORGAS. Surgeon General U. S. Army.'' , To supply this acute need for ar my nnrses reported by Surgeon Gen eral Gorgas and to enroll additional nurses for the navy Nurse Corps, th American Red Cross will start on Monday, June 3. an intensive cam paign of ten days to enroll graduat nurses eligible for military service and to' encourage high school and col lege graduates to become student nurses in the army school of nurse and in municipal and other hospitals, according to word received last night by Willamette chapter.. In view or this need the Director of Nursing of the American Red (Cross has ad vanced this drive from June 10 to June 3. the primary purpose of which l.wto add before January 1 more than 15.0$o additional nurses to the army and navyiurse corps, which already have secured more than 10,000 mill tary nurses through the ageney'of the American Red Cross. This !s believed to be the largest number of graduate nurses ever mobilized for any army. Every division' of the Amricri Red Cross, all committees on American Red Cross nursing ser vice, and every American Red Cross chapter throughout the United States mill have an active part In this cam paign to enroll nurses within ten days beginning June 3. It f planned to reach every nurse who has graduated from a recognis ed training school for nurses and to bring before students In hospital training schools the Immediate need of the army and navy, and every measure will be employed' to brinr home to the general public this need for nurses for our soldiers and sail ors, with the direct object of encour aging ciVilans not t employ trained nurses unnecessarily and to utilize hospitals as far as possible. A di rect appeal Is to be made to grad uates of women's colleges and high schools to enroll Immediately as stu dent nurses in hospitals and espe cially in army schools of nursing re cently established by the army In coo nee t ion with militarjhospitals. This army school of nursing offers women an opportunity for nurjing sick and wounded men In military hospitals and at the same time of completing their course of training and enable them to become graduate nnrses. " Home Defence- Service. I To prevent any serious shortage of skilled nurses- to care for civilian sick in American cities, every mar ried nurse or nurse not now engaged in active nursing and not eligible for army service will be urged to enroll with the American Red Cross as. Home Defense nurses for assignment for a few hours daily or weekly nursing neighbors ,in emergencies and nursing in' hospitals, dispensar ies, baby saving, stations and simi lar activities. Others will le needed to assist In carrying on the work of district visiting or public school nurs ing . ; , By such volunteer work thes (Continued on page 6) si, ioih. RAIL STRIKE WOULD HURT GOVERNMENT McAdoo Warns Employes of Shops Proposed Walkout Because of Wage Troubles Is Serious Matter ASKS UNION LEADERS TO GIVE ASSISTANCE Administration Can Not Be Coerced or Intimidated Fair Treatment Promised WASHINGTON, May 30 Railroad employes were reminded by Director General McAdoo today that they are employes of the United States In time of war. and that a strike means a blow at their own government and the hampering of .transportation es sential to protect the hundreds of thousands of American boys fight ing on the battlefields of Europe ' In a telegram to the heads of all labor unions having shopmen among their members, Mr. McAdoo gave no tice that the government can not be coerced or Intimidated and called upon railroad men to remain at their duty and rely upon him and the new board of railroad wage and working conditions for Just consideration of their claims. . He asked the union leaders to urge upon their men by wire the wisdom and patriotism.' of this course. Several Threats Made. A few days ago several hundred machinists and shopmen at Alexan dria. Va., life their posts in Sonth trn railway shops In protest against small irreases given them under the director general's new scale of higher wages an dthere have been threats of, a general walkout of un ion shopmen unless substantial fur ther pay advances are-forthcoming before that time. , "The strike of certain I shopmen, machinists, etc.. In, the railroad shop at Alexandria, Va., has 'created a painful . impression,' said the . di rector general's message. I cannot believe that these men knew what they were doing. They are employ es of the United States government, therefore, this strike was a strike against the government of the Unit ed States. "It is the firsftlme in the history of our government 1 that any of it employes have a ttempted a strike. Such action Is Incredible. For the good of our beloved country and for the honor of railroad men in the ser vice everywhere. I hope that there will be no repitlon of what everyone must condemn as unpatriotic In the highest degree. McAdoo Staml Finn. "The government cannot be co erced or Intimidated by any of it employes. It Is anx!6us to .do Jus tice to all and will Co justice to all as far as it Is possible to measure Justice. Recognizing that there are probable Inequalities In the recom mendations of the wage commission which shoifld be Impartially consid ered and dealt with. I appointed In my general order No. 27, dated.May 23, a board of railroad wages and working conditions -composed of three representatives of labor men and three representative railroad men whose duty It Is to hear and to pass upon all petitions and com plaints. "Every class of employes or parts of classes of employes who feel that they have ust ground for complaint ''der the wage decision should sub mit their cases- promptly to this board and they will be given Just and Impartial jrM2eration. The American people have Just been call ed upon' to pay large increased freight and passenger rates for the purpose of paying in part the Increas ed wages amounting to more than three hundred million dollars award ed to railroad employes. Future In Pictured, "Suppose they should strike against the government because they do not think they are fairly treated In being forced to pay the Increases for the benent of railroad labor, what would happen to our country? Suppose that railjoad officers should strike because they disliked the or ders of the government and should refuse to obey them what would hap- RAILROAD rTWO pen then? Suppose that railroad emnloyes should strike against the decisions of their government and hamper the operations of tht rail roads at a time when transportation Is essential to protect the hundreds f thousands of American boys now fighting on the battlerjieids or fcu rope to save the lives and property and liberty or railroad employes ser ving here at home what would hap pen to our country? Would Benefit Kaiser. "The kaiser would probably gel It. .We cannot all get exactly what we want In this world, nor can we win thid war unless each and every citizen is willing, to submit to the laws of the land and to the decisions (Continued on pace fi) Steamer Sails Without Americans for Safety AMSTERDAM. V 3fttLf,. trl land-American line steamer NIeuw Amsterdam has sailed for an Ameri can port without American pitsen gers, as the German government made the safety of the vessel de pendent on this. There is an American riflrn aboard but he Is. a natnralixed Hol lander more than 70 years of age. PERSHING'S MEN FAIL TO BUDGE Hold Tght to Lne at Cantgny Amercan Avator Taken n No-Man's Land WASHINGTON. May 30. Com plete repulse of further enemy at tacks upon the new American posi tions near Cantigny Is announced In General Pershing's evening commu nique Issued tonight at the war de partment Fighting continues active around Cantigny and In Lorraine.. Consolidate- Positions. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. May 30. General Per shing's official communication cover. Ing the operations of Wednesday aays: "In the Cantigny salient we have consolidated our positions In spite tf heavy artillery and machine gun ffre. "In Lorraine we repulsed three raids during the night, Uking several prisoners and killing a number of enemy. " Secure Direct Hit. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May SO. The American heavy artillery today, obtained direct hits on a big ammunition dump of the enemy east of 8L Mihiel. which blew np with a terrific explosion, the burst of flame and pillar of white smoke shooting jnany hundreds of yards In the air. . Huns Take Aviator. .- ' WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. May 30. An .American aviator was captured by the Germans today after ht machine had fallen Into No Man's Land. The fight In which the American's machine was damaged took place when five Amer ican pursuit machines engaged with a German aerial squadron while pro tecting a party of British bombers who were returning from a raid ear ly this morning. Two of the enemy machines were shot down and an other was forced to land out of con trol: 1 The ' American's airplane came down between the lines. He was 1 na med and ordered to walk Into the mediately covered by German rifled enemy trenches, which he did with his hands above his head, f TO CONSIDER PRINT PAPER. NEW YORK. May 30 Demands of news print paper makers or the United States for wage Increases av eraging 22 per cent and for a re duction of the working day from nine hours to eight hours will be considered by the federal war labor board here Saturday, It was announc ed tonight. MADE AERONAUTICS DIRECTOR . ROME.' May 30. Gulseppe Be Vone. member of the chamber o? deputies, has been appointed Italian commissioner for aeronrvtlcs. Signor Uevone Is editor of the Tn rin Stampa. W A R SU Slowly but surely, the plunge of! the German eromn prince's armies Is being halted by the -French and Brit ish armies. While the momentum of the German masses has not as yet spent itself, there has been a notable slackening in its advance during the past day. The chief efforts of the Germans now seem to be devoted to the widening of the gap they have torn in the positions of the allies rSetween Pinon and Brimont. This work seems to be progressing slowly againut the desperate resistance of the allied forces. The French having fallen back from the limits or the city of Sois sons. have stood their ground again st the attacks of the enemy, and the German official statement fails to show material advances there dur ing the day's fighting. The French are here righting on familiar ground which has been made historic by numerous battles, some of which are named among the decisive combats of history. On the eastern end of the fighting line some of the forts before Rheims are said to have fallen, which was to be. expected from the fact that they have been outflanked by the tide of Invasion that has, swef far to the south of the city. The fighting has taken on the fa miliar aspect of the first Invasion or France In 1J14, the advance of Von Mackensen along the Dunajec and the fighUng In Picardy in March. Arter breaking the French and. Brit ish defensive positions, but - not breaking the allied line, the Germans are again mot Ins their forces oat In PRICE FIVE CEXTS SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM ilJARKE DAY - ' . ?; """""""" President's Message Makes Religious Element More Pronounced in Memorial Services Yesterday National ideals . placed in contrast Justice Burnett Gives Force ful Address at Willson . Park in Afternoon Mmorlal da? in Salem was fraught with greater significance and mark ed by greater lmpresslveness In ob servance than was ever berore known here because of the spiritual element thrust Into It by the message of Presi dent Wilson, and further because mingled with the memory of the dead of a past generation there was the thought of the soldier dead of the present war the first of Oregon's cacririce. It was this thought that threw an impress of solemnity over the serv ice of special prayer In the First Methodist church a meeting that drew a monster audience asd reflect- . ed the spirit of the hoar more than any other gathering of recent times. Governor Eulogize Veterans The program was carried through according to plan. The address of Covernor Wlthycomb was directed especially to the G. A. R. and W. R. C. who occupied the front of the house. In paying his tribute to them and recalling their part In the build ing of the nation he compared, the present crisis with that of the six ties, and reminded them that while la the former straggle they depended much upon masters of leadership, the leaders were men and women who pnt their trust In. Omnipotence. "Lincoln and many associated with Mm In the government," he said. were driven to their knees by their sense of need. An even so our own president recognlxea. la this hour when the clouds are hanging heav iest over the nation, the need of di vine intervention. And with this sense of divine support onr flag and oar armies stand for more than ever before In history" The address or Rev. W. a Kant ?" a Interpretation of the pres ident's proclamation, and he poinfed out the contrast between this utter ance, with its touch of humility and dependence, and the bmtal egotism of the autocrat of Germany. -Following out the latent of this proclamation'' said the speaker "we are met today In the spirit of hu mility and of consecration, to pray for clearness of vision to grasp the problems of this terrible situation. These must be the sacrificial spirit to the uttermost and we must guard against the Influences that would crush It ont of onr lives. Pray that we may so observe this day with Its associations that. we may come to the fulness of erriclency la this conflict. ve are not to come together with prayers and hymns of hate but with determination In our hearts to carry thxought this straggle to the end." -Prayer Service Held nr. Avtson. In directing a. period thought that "what the C. A. K. has done for the nation, our own (Continued on page S) MM A R Y a fan-shaped firur n-it.. v- front or their advance. The situation while apparently ex tremely serious, has not assumed the critical aspect or tbe righting late in March. The allies are resisting the enemy's attack, stubbornly, giv ing ground when overpowered, and always malnUmin a solid fronL The wave. of. the advance is now approaching the valley or the Marae. .the nearest approach to that avenue l?wmrrA 1rl beln "Age or NeaUly. whlcbr lies at the eytremo apex of German wedge and is about seven miles from the river. In 1$H. the Germans advanced over a front extending from Bralane. Just east of Soissons. to Vauquols. a little west or I - nrr oaTiug reacnea the Aiame. me teutons turned the force or their advance toward the west and they may.be expected to repeat their tactics of four years ago. The reserve forces at the com mand of General Foch are now com ing into action on ground chosen for the combat by that master strategist, and it Is possible that a blow of tremendous proportions may be struck somewhere along the front of the German wave or on its west ern side, which seems to be open to an stuck which might crumple cp the German armies to the east of (Continued on page S) THE WEATHER. Fair, cooler east portion; moder ate westerly winds.