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The Statesman receives the leased wire report of the As sociated Press; the greatest and most reliably press asso ciation in the world. mm DAILY EDITION - v.- EXPERT IS HIRED TO HELP BOARD Prof. J. M. Matthews! Will . Probe Oregon Department3 for Consolidation Commis sion. I HEARINGS PLANNED FOR SUMMER MONTHS State Officials to Be Summon ed and Questioned Ses sion Yesterday. Office roms have been assigned to Prof. J. M. "Matthews of Illinois on the second floor of the state capitol building and Monday he will begin "his work of probing into the sev eral departments of state government to assist the consolidation commis sion in working ont a plan of merg ing boards and co miss ions. Prof. Matthews will be paid $200 a month and expenses and will be employed on the work about two months, lie will have stenographers 'and an as sistant. Who the assistant will be has not been decided. As a basis for his work Professor Matthews will use the tentative plan for a gubernatorial cabinet form of commission's meeting in Salem last April and which was slightly mod- uiea ai a meeting in roniina on May 10. i Officers to Co-mperate State DfflciaCs and (department heads have volunteered to co-operate with Professor Matthews and the commission in any way and have ex pressed a wilingness to furnish any data their departments have at hand. A aeries of hearings is to he con ducted in Salem, and at some of these state officials will be sum - moned before the commission to an swer -questions ' put by the members - or tne commission or oy me expert employed. . Another set of hearings will be conducted with the commislon meeting in different parts of the state at various times. - The plan of action was decided upon at a meet ing of the consolidation eomission yesterday. This system of opera tion warned In Illinois where Pro , fessor Matthews assisted in working out the scheme of government now existing in that state. , Professor Matthews favors thor ough newspaper publicity of the pro ceedings and deliberations of the commission and in this agrees with Herman Von Rorstel. secretary of the commislon and member of the execu tive comfttee. who clashed with Chairman Johnson on that subject at the April meeting. 1 Prtland Men Have Plan - At yesterday's session Mr. Von Rorstel and Charles Rudeen. the two Portland members, submitted a rec ommendation for the merging of boards a1 comiss'ons having to do with subject o? labor. The recom mendation insists upon a. combina tion of board of child labor and the Industrial welfare commission with the state bureau of labor, and urge that t least one woman be an in spector, under the labor bureau. They would have an industrial board to be composed of at least three persons, one an employer, another an actual wage earner, and one woman, with toe labor comissioner and the governor exoffleio members. Public hearings once a month are advocated. In offering itheir recommendation Von Porstel and Rudeen say they are inclined to f aVor a merger of the in - dustrial acldent eomission with the Jabor bureau? but first want m re- port or tne actual worsing uiciuw" of each before making a recommen dation of that kind. They point out however, that they are not In favor of sacrificing efficiency for economy and that only on the basis of effic iency and economy will they favor a consolidation of commisions. In conclusion the recommendation de clares that as soon as the federal government has released its hold on Industries a state board of arbitra tion and conciliation wil be. necessary 'and that the state will "be obliged to create ! a free employment office, "while the1 bureau will have lb super vise private employment offices.) r , " Efficiency is First "If the dormant principle Is adopted in time,"says the recomenda- tion, 'much money can be saved." The commislon yesterday agreed with Professor Matthews that a busi ness manager for the higher state educational institutions would be an ffectlve method ol dealing with educational problems Involving the expenditure of money. llROP FOOTBALL SCHEDULE. UNCGLNV Neb.. June 14. Foot 1 tames tentatively scheduled with inver university and Washington college have been dropped by State Fair Board Cannot Borrow Money for Stadium The state fair board cannot bor row money from banks with which to pay for construction of the sec ond unit of the new coliseum at the state fair grounds. Assistant Atttor ney General Yin win via hnu. . opinion rendered at the request of o.rary a. tt. uee of the lair board. Sources from which the board would expect to pay back the money would be proceeds of the at&te fair ni tv propriation of the legislature, but the lair wouia not yield aa amount sufficient to pay the debt and to procure an aLDmnrUtinn tm w legislature It would h. rwumm f. the emergency board to allow a de- iirut j Aypruy rial ion. CLASS I WEEK IS THIS MONTH Corrections in Draft Classifi cations to Be Made Over Entire Country. PORTLAND. Or.. June 14. A "Class 1 Week" is to be held some time this month by every local draft board In Oregon, under instructions received from the war- department and communicated to local boards by Captain John E. Cullison. officer in charge or the draft, in the office of the adjutant general. The purpose of "Class I Week" Is to correct any errors in classification that may have been made previously. In correcting these errors.5 many reg istrants previously placed In lower classification will be transferred to Class I. At the same time, the re-classification will work both ways. Where the evidence Justifies, local boards will reopen the cases of men wrong rnllr placed in Class 1 and place them In lower classifications, as the circumstances warrant. Government appeal agents and members of legal advisory boards have been directed Immediately to make a careful examination of all questionnaires and records In all cases, in which they are satisfied that re-classif icatlon should be made. I"'naw"'ii of registrants are now in Class IV, the war department be lieves, who should be In Class II or Class I. Appeal agents are Instruct ed to appeal every case where the re-classification ia not convincingly correct. . "Local boards, government appeal agents and members of legal advla ory boards." Captain CulUson'a In structions advise, "are requested to direct special Attention to the follow ing classes of cases: CIass2, A and B; Class 3. A. B. and C: Class 4. A." For the benefit of all these defi nitions are ' given: Class II-A: Married man with children or father of motherless children where wife and children are not mainly depend ent on him for support; II-B: Mar ried man without! children whose wife is capable of supporting herself; III- A: Man with dependent children (not his owrf) but toward whom he stands in relation of parent; 1II-B: Man with dependent, aged or InHrm parents; III-C: Man with depend ent helpless brothers or sisters; IV- A: Man whose wife or children are mainly dependent on his labor for support. i New standards of physical exam ination are being Issued by the pro vost marshal generaL! These will, it Is believed, not merely add to tne number or men eligible for military service but will largely Increase the roster of those held for limited or special service. . WOULD EXCLUDE FORMER PROFITS i. " Exemption of Those Before War from Taxe8 Advo cated by L L Howe. r WASHINGTON. June 14. Ex mntinn of ore-war profits from special taxation and Installment plan payment of war profit taxes were aa- vocated by E. L. Howe or xsew tor. irT of the National Retail Dry Goods association at today's revenue bill hearing before the house ways and means committee. Frederick C. Durant or Philadel phia, a retired sugar refiner, urged the eomtttee to put a consumption tax of one per cent or more on gross sales of every kino, in aaaiuon i ii Viai- tiYOK He estimated that two billion dollars would be brought in by such levy, , Rnresentatlve Crisp of Georgia, a member of ten committee, gave no tice today that he woum mase a iicui .11 fwi and state officials, ex cept the presodent and members of . t A 1 1 the supreme cou.n, suojeci w visions of the new tax law. BAKER TO SPEAK IX CHICAGO. CHICAGO, June 14. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker will corneio Chicago to deliver an address on July ncA here today. The war secretary was Invited here on behalf of many civic ana puouc - ganixations. ; THE WEATHER Saturday fair; sentle westerly PHILIPPINE B0Y SPEAKS OF GRATITUDE Hermo genes Carbon ell Deliv ers Address at High School Graduating Exercises Is Honor Student LARGEST CLASS IS GIVEN CERTIFICATES Many Will Continue Their Education Dr. Dubach Makes Patriotic Speech When 147 students of Salem Jilgh last night passed across the large temporary stage erected in the armory and received their diplomas from H. O. White, chairman at the school board the school sent forth largest graduating class In Us his- wry Dr.- U. G. Dubach. nrofeaaar of government and law at Oregon Ag ricultural college delivered the com mencement address. Several of the graduates also contributed numbers to the program. Under a plan recent ly aaoptea at the school the pupils and teachers mav each aelt a -in dent to take Dart In the exercises and a third is picked for having the nignesi general scholarship. This place of honor fell to Hermogenea Carbonell. a Philippine boy who spoke of The mission or the Phili ppine youth." paying a tribute to the American flag and the United States to which he said liftl credit should be given for the progress made In the Islands the past few years. His speech was a message or gratitude from the school buys of his native land. ! Polnta Out Sntrtr forward taUt on 'The golden rule forward talk on "the' roldan ml a among the nations' nointed ont th spirit of international fellowship counures nave shown toward each other in great disasters. "We are fichtlnc for the roldn ml tnr Christianity. he said. "We saw this principle utsregared by another na tion and so we are In the vir TvnV where we will, we see our golden rule trampled in the ground as a scrap of paper. This war had to come. Let us be glad It came when we are lhrinr and ran firht and mat sacrifices to preserve the principles we hold dear." Dr. Dubaeh'a addreaa wti 1a along the same lines. "That spirit for which our nation stands must prevail. he said. "Our nation rep resents the -idea, 'live and lt !! The "Central powers stand for 'might makes right. i "If we could eet our nattnn nn hundred million strong to work to gether no power on earth could stop us. But the Problem we fare la that of too many nationalities and too iiuie unuerstanding or the American language. - Anybody who don't want to become an American oueht to move out." Refers To Lincoln In elosinr Dr. Dubach reminded the class of Lincoln's Gettvahur- ad. dress, referring particularly to the quoiauon, "let not tne sacrifice or these prave men have been In vain." and applrinr it to the ttresent war situation. Among them musical numbers for. ing part or the program were two songs bv Acnes Halsell. who mt with a welcome reception. Ruth Bedford contributed a piano solo and . the high school chorus sang the open ing: selection and a si Ha r horn a the closing one. Alter aTI ot the class had received their diplomas they fil ed off the platform to the rear of the room to receive the congratula tions of their friends. The hall waa attractive!- dforat. ed ia purple and orange streamers and baskets of batchellor'a buttons. The airls Of the rlaaa wm all tn white with corsage bouquets of mixed flowers, i Eight Roys Absent. Out of the 147 students 104 have declared their Intention of continu ing their education In higher schools. Eirht of the bovs were not nreaent last night on account of having left school early In older to work rn Co- iumoia river canneriaes tor tne sum mer. Those in the class are: Graduating Class Lavinia Julia Anderson. Cecilio Carbonell Areola. Mary Either Ball- r. Uarv Uadr Rail, ttol Jnu. phlne Bailey, Catherine Barhyte. Ralph Waldo Barnes. Gladys Irene Bartholomew, Alva Raymond Barton. Lois liable Bart ruff. Sarah Ruth Bartruff. Sarah Ruth Bedford. Ar mln Edward Berger. Ethel Beatrice Bollier. Carl Vivian Booth. Bertha Barbara Bouck. Carrie Lily Bouck. Lola Celestla Brace. Clara Agnes Breitenstein. Valeria Lucile Biggs. Marjorie Wlllard Brown, Arthur Marquis Buell. Wolcott Emmett Buren. Wyndham Robertson Buren, Ruth Bursch. Henry Butte, Hermo genes Barbra Carbonell. Simon. Min ds ros Carbonell, Wallace- Preston Carson. Ruth Lenore Cooley. Miller Ellphalet Cooper. Claude , Harold Darby. Clifford Oliver Dane Paul (Continued on pate 2), m . ; - - i ; prick nvi: clt Four Fatal Accidents Are Reported for Week Out of S74 accidents reported to the state Industrial accident commis sion for the week ending Jane 13. four were fatal, the weekly state ment of the commission issued yes terday shows. The fatalities were: C. R. Mason. Portland, shipbuild ing; A. Lybeck. Kerry, railroading: E. Birnshoner. Portland, shipbuild ing; J. E. Cannon. Baker, employed by light and power company. Of the total number of accidents reported S21 were subject to the pro visions of the compensation act. 43 were from firms and corporations that have rejected the act and 10 were from public utility corporations not subject to the act. Four-Legged Chicken h Born on Aumtville Farm Ves, some chickens are Quadru peds at least one is. On the ranch of II. W. McNeil near Aumsvllle Thursday a cVIck crossed between a Rhode Island Red and a Partridge Wyandotte. , waa matched. ' The two front pair- are in regular shape while the rear are reversed. Mrs. Mrs. McNeil, superintendent 'of the farm, was In Salem yesterday ex hibiting the curiosity. Mr. McNeil Is editor of the Aumsvllle Record. TIP SYSTEM IS YET UNREACHED BY GQVERI ,IENT R. A. Harris Has Adventure with Porter and Conduc tor on Diner. BETTER METHOD ON WAY Writer Believes Living Wage Should Take Place oi Tips. to Employes. 1 By R. A. HARRIS. ON WAY TO NEW YORK. June 10. Government regulation of rail roads has not yet reached the tip ping system. I learned this rather abruptly this morning when reaching for my change In the Northern Pacific diner.1 which change the waiter handed . me In a great tray with a polite 'I thank yoa." 'No. I don't "thank you. tt ain't worth thankin for." he. bawled out when he saw the change was not coming his way. My mind was real active for a mo ment. I called myself a tightwad. but knowing no lasult I offered my self would be violently reseated. I stood my ground and went to my seat. .But there I called myself coward and thinking this was a time to overcome cowardice I soon started again for the dining car. The con ductor's name was printed In large letters on a card above the door. 1 met him In the middle of the car and asked him If the company sought the patronage of the traveling pub lic for its dining car service, to which be replied that It did. I then explained that I had taken a long course in a school that opposed the tipping system on the ground that the employing company should pay Its men so they would not need to humiliate themselves by taking tips. I bad been inslted. I told him. be cause I did not tip his waiter, and while I was sorry for the waiter I acted from convictions I could not forego. He was so polite and so truly con cerned I decided not to gtve his name or designate his ear He said he knew the waiter and would cer tainly report the matter. He agreed at once with the argument that living wales should take the place or tips aid In turn I told him frankly that I knew the system and felt only sym pathy for the waiter. , Now. ot course, he will not report the matter until he sees whether I report him. in which event he would do the best he could Before a com pany that tolerates tipping little will be said to the employe who is delin quent, provided the matter Is not allowed actually to menace the din ing car patronage, that being the only consideration upon which It would ever again be thought of. Until called on the carpet, handed a cigarette and told to caution the waiters to go a little easier on tightwads, he will probably pass the matter up by hailing this particular waiter somewhat as follows: ! "Jim. you went a little strong on that nut In the light auit this morn ing and he's sore, about It: yon know him; he'a going clear to Billings." Such is the system, but I wonder if there was a touch of government regulation la the attitude ot extreme deference and solicitude on the part of the conductor. Of course we hold nothing against him or the waiter. Cod knows they both detest such business and will rejoice with the rest or us when government regulation or some other Influence shall stamp It out, MARRIAGE NO LONGE Ml EXCUSE HEN Drastic Amendments to Draft Regulations Announced by General Crowder Late Last Nijht DEPENDENCY CLAIMS FOR CHILDREN LIMITED Board Must Reclassify Where Youths Were Recent ly Wedded. WASHINGTON. June 14. Mar riage since the enactment of the ae leetive draft law no longer will be accepted as cause for exemption from military service, except la the cases of men who have become of age since June 5, 1TJ17, who may be exempted if they married before January 15, 1918. the date on which the Joint resolution requiring their reigstra- tion was Introduced In congress. Drastic amendments to the draft regulations were announced tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder under which local boards are re quired to re-classify all cases Involv ing such marriages, dependency claims on account of children of surh marriages will be allowed where the children are born or unborn .before June 9. 1918. Following Is an order sent to all state draft executives. 'Please promulgate at once to local boards the following Important amendment to the selective service regulations. " Rule S. section 72. S. S. B. Is amended to read as follows: "Rule S A. the fact of dependency resulting from the marriage ot a reg istrant who has become 21 years of age since June 5. 1917. aid who has married since the date ef the Introduction of the joint resolution In congress requiring his registration, to wit. January 151918. will be dis regarded aa a ground for deferred classification. . "B If a registrant who has attain ed the age of 21 since June 5, 1917, and who has contracted marriage subsequent to the date of the en actment of the selective service law to wit. May 18, 1917. but on or prior to January 15, 1918. claims deferred classification on the ground of dependency resulting from his marriage, the fact of dependency re sulting from his marriage will be disregarded as a ground for deferred classification, ualess the dependent la a child of the marriage, bern or unborn on or prior to June 9. 1912. in which case such registrant upon satisfactory proof being made shall be casslfied In Class 2. C If a registrant, other than one who has attained the age ot 21 years j since June 5. 1917. who has contract-! ed marriage since May 18. 1917. claims deferred classification on the ground of dependency reeultlag from his marriage, the" fact of dependency resulting from his marriage will be disregarded as a ground for deferred classification, unless the dependent Is a child of the marriage, born or unborn on or before June 9. 1918., in which case a registrant upon sat isfactory proof being made shall be placed ia Class 2. D Nothing contained In this amendment to Rule 5 shall be con strued as requiring the transfer to Class 2 of any registra.- ro has been finally classified in Class 1 on the affirmative fiadlnr that his soar riage since May If. "?. can made with the primary view of evading military service. 'Instruct all local boards forth with to classify all cases involving marriage since May 18. 1917. In ac cordance with the above. BRITISH VESSEL FIGHTS ALL DAY Author Races with Hun Raid er Keemun Has Narrow Escape off Yirfinia. AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 14. A story of an all-day right yesterday with a German submarine' oft the Virginia coast was brought here to day by Captain George Aitkin of the British steamship Author. He said the raider gave up the chase seventy miles from the Virginia capes, ap parently fearing' to brave the coast anaaaaaaaiBW Castaia Altkfh. whose ship la one of the few armed craft to be attacked by the U-boats since they came to American waters, said the German showed no disposition to come with in the range of the guns of his armed guard of British bluejackets, though he trailed him at long range for twelve hours. Many: shots were fired without effect. - Steamship Safely In The British steamship Keemua. at- (Con tinned on Pace J) i ' i - i , Firelighters Called off Through Agents of LW.W. CHICAGO. June H. While a for est fire that broke out near Biyna. Washington. July. 11. 1917. raged and spread to the government forest reserve, which Included fir trees for ship and airplane construction. I. W. W. agents succeeded in calling away eighty of the 140 firefighters, ac cording to witnesses todsy before Federal Judge Landls la the trial ot 11 I. W. W. members. The men who remained to fight the rire were loyal citltena. accord-tag to Dayton, Beverldge. who waa la charge ot the firefighters. George II. Webb, manager of n lumber company operating in that district said he pleaded la vain with I. W. W. agents not to call oat their men because he hoped to save the government timber. COriMITEE TO ELECT TODAY County Republican Organiza tion to Place Men in Im portant Places. The Marion . County Republican central committee will meet, at the eourt bouse today for the eiecetioa of officers. These will be chairman. secretary, state committeeman and coagreaalonal committeeman. The members of the central committee. all or whom are expected to be pres ent -today are: Aumsvllle. IL C Porter; Aurora. Louis Webert; Breitenbush, James Moore; BuUevOe. . A. M. Cone; Chemawa. P. C Evans: Croisan. Ev- art Drake; Donald; G. A. Cone; Elk- Horn. Ed SJach; Englewood. George Swegle; Fairfield. J. W. Fahey; Fair Grounds. George Weeks. E. Cervaia. G. J. Moisaa; W. Gervals. Joseph Rumens; Horeb. Ruby Horner; How ell Central. G rover Simmons; How ell. North. H. M. Cor ale; Hubbard East. W. T. Grimm; Hubbard West, J. L. Calvert; Jefferson.- J IL Ro land; Liberty. S. A. Mlse: Macleay. T. B. Pat ton; Marion. S. H. Russell ; MeKee. Stephen Bowman; Mthaaa, E. O., Slegmund; Mill City. D. B. Hill; Monitor. J. T. Rous; ML An gel. East. J..T. Bowman; ML Angel WesL Joseph Keber; Prlngle. T. L Davidson Quiaaby. F. M. Lick; Riverview, J. B. Parker; Roeedale. W. E. Way; Salem No. X. Al VeaUh; Salem No. 2. P. H. Raymond; ftalea No. J, w. J. Culver ; Salem No. . J. W. Gamble: Salem No. 5. A. W. Lawrence; Salem No. C. L. 8. Row land: Salem No. 7. HalUe Dee; Salem No. 8; G. F. Unruh; Salem No. 9. George G. Brown; Salem No. 19. George G. Brown; Salem No. 11. P. H. Raymond; Salem No. 12. A. O. Magers; Salem No. 14, Dr. E. E. Fisher; Salem No. 15 Dr. E. E. Fisher; Salem No. II. W. L. Toese; Salem No. 17. Max Page; Salem No. 18. N. D. Elliott; Salem. East. E. E. Matten; Salem Heights. 8. O. Culver. St. Paul. Charles Mullen; Scollard. F. . iroctor; seotta mils, c D. Hart man; Shaw, G. I. Putnam: Sidney. F. B. Simpson: Silver Falls. Mrs. Jessie Hult; Sllrerton North. A. F. Hooart: Silvertoa South. L. B. Hah erly; Sllverton East, IL E. Browne; Silverton WesL M. J. Van Valken berg; Suyton. Arthur Mack; Staytoa East W. H. Hobsoa; Starton West. Leonard Walker; Sublimity. C. p. Darst; Tuner. H. R. Peetx; Victor PolnL II. E. King; Waeonda, Ray Patterson: Wood burn East. J. J. Hall; Woodburn WesL E. P. Keren m. FLAG PROGRAM ' GIVEN BY ELKS More TLaa Ordinary Patriot ic Spirit Is Infused into Obsenrance. ' The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Is a patriotic organi sation. And never waa this made more plain to the, public than la the annua Flag day exercises of Salem Elks In Willson park last night. Construction of the Liberty bell of floral pieces, a part of the Elks flag rlteal. Is distlnctlr unique, and this was perfectly performed by Esq sire A. L. Wallace. Esteemed Leading Knight A. K .Huckestein. Esteemed Loyal Knight Joseph Beupamla and Esteemed Lrcttirtng Knight A. L Downing. Harry Weaderoth. as ex alted ruler of the Salem lodge, pre' sided at the program. The program 'waa Interspersed wiUi music by the Salem band, led by Oscar Steelhammer. ana two pa triotic songs were sung by MIm Ada Miller, the second In response to an encore. John IL Carton gave the hUtory of the American flag, cleverly tarn lag the record or dates marking the Hag's evolution Into aa entertaining adress. Bert W. Mary give the Elks tri bnte tn the flag. While this part of ithe annual program Is ordinarily from the Ritual. Mr. Macy dtt4 elon n en tj passages to apply the ad drees to war times. The annual patriotic address was delivered by Walter L Toote. who in!srf-d no words In expressing him self about German propagsnda. and la behalf of the order of Elks he de cUred its loyalty, which ae Illustrat ed by citing the numereua ways Is (Coatinaed oa page I) BIG BATTLE EXPECTED TC OPEN AGM Present Lull Looked npbn ; Fore-Runner of Uevr l: More Violent Attic!: c Allied Lines. AMERICANS STIFFEN WEST FRONT TROO: m Obsenrers Tbink Successes c German Attack Dtptziz on Speed. WASHINGTON. Jsae 14-Ti present lall on the battle frost 1 France only presages n new as 'ont storm or atUck ca U aiUedllnea, In military opinion her The Impression U rapidly strsart eain thta the stage Is almost set t; renewal of the German ma J a tr- at the British army arouad AtaJ: with the channel coast aa the oh' - Ire. Belief has trr . ', the majority of officers here li.:- era! staff has been fram th. r-.. cut the silled armies apart by n drir that would carry thesa to the ctar ael; that arrived at that goal, task ed attacks would be hurled agalt the northern nectar tar t r-.r . of destroying the British artr y. wnue n strong defense waa maintain ed araJait tn Frnh i tv. The thrusts at Parla have been lool- a upon as well planned and execct ed fronU designed to weaken tit Amlenn front befor the rtut a- - should be made them. By ae other theorv ran Him. - . server explain sequence of Germn operations In the great battle; ar. ' oa no other basis, they say. can tt campaign or the defease waged tr uenerei r oca understood . . Expect Other Atteeopcs. Some ebeervere fealffrr e.4i fort are to be expected to rutted out the Compeigne salient complete ly before the main attack U nuct L If so they argue that the next nr Or aetiVltT Will Mffll linn m V - of the Complegne aalient, where tt tia-juBg aaa jast paused- znome a -Urily. Other observer are vtneed. however, thai th. aitamt', not only permits, but demands t!t the eaemya main attack a without deUy. as American aid ! coming- rorwara mora swiftly ttti ioe uermaas poeaiDiy could havs -tlmated would be the case. Official announcements show ti apsroxlmatelT half a mtitiaa a..' can soldiers hare landed la svr- since the German drive began. Oc element of General Pershing! oot!. lorvra, ov direction or General roch. guards the wsy at the apex or ti whole German wedce mr Unr.!. didier. Cantlrny. racentlv reeietnreA rmn the Germans by these force, is very coae io tne point or maximum pene tration achieved by the enemy t? nearly, three months ot dmrr' fighting. Secretary Baker's re-affli-matla yesterday ef American eoafldanre la General Foch waa made with fa:i wieage. for Mr. Baker was ia Europe. In conference with the alii 1 chieftains, when the plan of cam paign now beiag followed waa work ed ouL He kaows why no effort hu been made to wreat the l.it ! from the enemy. I4XE LH STIFFENED. WASHINGTON. Jaae IL Mem ber ot the house military eommlttte at their weekly war department con ference today were told thst tie fMhtnt) an 9 imerlaeaa a4a.ill. - w A-W I .eai VVTeVeeii J L.yT ing to the front had resulted la a oticeshle aUffealnc of the vU!i allied line. The German. It was said, apparently had eaeounicn3 greater numerical strength than U?r hsd expected to oppose their U'.rl great drive aad had suffered heat ir losses than they probably had aa- ucipaxea. Among other things disclosed was the fact that Major Geaeral Hotter Liggett had been selected to beco .-.t corps commander when the Ameri can forcee reach the strength aa j to command the first American Lll army when it U organ I ted. He com. msads the forces in the field now. OXLY LOCAL ACTIOX. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY tV FRANCE. Jaae 14. (Noon) Oi r small local actloas hare occurred aloaar tbe battle treat alaee ixt night aad It appear scarcely pota ble thst the Germans, will rcora meare aerieas work for the present en the liae cJ MontiI!dirNTta- Their offensive for the capture cf Complegne. with the eveataallty cf miliar farther rrrtit toward Paris from the base that they tv?i to atUla there, may be regarded as havUg met n bloody check. coaMsr them thousands ef men beioagisg to their best division. There anBeera no coatt thtt tie Germans desired to make an lapoa- (CcsUsned em re I) for "rMinm nf fflimmT." winds.