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f IS THE OREfiOX RT ATESM AN t Mxn.r, Jn.Y 21, 1018. loss of life in the Kinking off Fire Island. N. V.. yesterday of the Unit ed States armored cruiser San I)ieso and the cause of tin ship- destruc tion still "wer.e undetermined tonight at the nary department. Announce ment a made that 1.183 men from the fchip had been landed,. Unoffi cial report paid there were '2LT, men aboard and if they are correct, the loss of life would not exewd 72. The names of three of those miinK were announced today. i" a. Uear-Admiral Palmer, acting scc- retary of the navy, tonight made public detailed account of, the de-1 struction and rescue, but It added nothing ti- previous report from Captain II. Tl. Christy and other fur vivors as to the cause of the sink - . -eAl,-.f "' 77- i T "'"r.r." ' " """ -- "'' "' "": rT r l :' ' ' - v ; -u:'vr- . ' --- ' More Tractors . V ir-W' 7 I' -; rtr fx?'. -i!- J! jfi 1, tt I -J i 2 I s y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y At Present Price .'.,, Still have 3 tractors left that will be sold at the present 'price without the in creased raise of freight We expect the a. Fordsom Tractors BY AUGUST FIRST J Watch for notice of Demonstrations- that will be held upon their arrival The Vailed ..Motor Co. Y Y Y Y I I I z I X t X X X X X X X .A. X ing Belief that the San Diego was a victim of a mine grew among naval officials after the commander of the American patrol boats operating off Fire Island reported his craft picked up several mines of foreign design. TlieoHe Disagree. Among the survivors opinion seemed to be equally divided as to whether a submarine or a mine was responsible for the loss of the cruis er. Mar.y held that an enemy torpe do struck the warship, while as many held to the theory that the vessel hit a mine. No reference to the cause of the explosion which was heard1 aboard the cruiser was con tained In the account of the sinking made public tonight by Admiral PaTmer. The statement follows: "Fuller particulars received re garding the sinking of the U. S. S San Diego show the. explosion took place on the port side Just art of the forward port engineroom bulkhead. The feed tank and circulating pump were blown In. and the port engine wrecked. Full speed ahead was run nine and the starboard engine oner- ITm7mBmSmS until It was stopped by water Travels Four Feet. "Machinist's Mate Hawthorne was at the throttle In the port engine- room, was blown four . .feet under the engineroom desk. He got up. closed the throttle on the engine. Front and State Streets Elbert Thompson, Mgr. X X AMERICANS ON FRENCH FRONT i . , (Conllnued from page one) tiea' and material 'before they ieach fcrfety. Still . another division of Americans s with General Gouraud. the K French leader". who commands east of Rheims, where the enemy as sault hit against a stone wall defense. General March's explanation of the disposition of American forces ladicated that at least 196,000 Am erican fighting troops are in the bat tle and probably the (total force Is nearer 300,000 than 200,0.tHT. Each division has a.flghtlnsstrength of 27,000 men and each of the two de--tached negro regiments a strength of 3600. The full strength of each division with auxiliary units is 45.000 men, , Interest is Shifting .1 General March said: ' "Since I last, talked with yon the field of Interested has" shifted j from the Italian, and Balkan fronts to our own sector in France." Last Monday; the fifteenth, the Germans began ao attack which covered a sixty-mile front, one-half or which covered the very", hilly ground between Chateau Thierry and Rheims: the other half , the .plain of the Champalgne-. be tween Rheims and the forest jf Ajw pnne. i , "In tlie' Champaigne district "the position -which .was held largely by American troops, with the assistance of one American-division and a reg- ment of United States colored troops. .was penetrated only a Bhort distane at a- few points. The Champaign district Is under the, command of General Gouraud of the French army. Gourad is one of the most striking personalities in France among army commanders. He is a man about Cancer of Nose Cured Prcfminent resident Certifies to cure by Dr. C. S. Stone of Salem, . Salem, Oregon, June 5, 1918. To whom it may concern: For one year or mora X Vas troubled with a cancer on my nose. I fully realised it was con stantly getting worse and after duly considering the dangers of cancer I concluded to go under the treatment of Dr. C. S- Stone of i Salem, Oregon. The doctor gave me a liquid to apply as di rected for several days and then a simple ointment and in a few days the . cancer came out and healed up nicely and has given me no more trouble. I cheerfully treatment. My home Is near Ger recommend Dr. Stone - and his fata on route 2. Signed, J. H. Flassey. . : X "will be pleased to refer yon to many other people whom I hate recently cured of cancer. A C. M. STOXE. M. D. Consultation and Advice Free STONE'S DRUG STORE .241 Jiorth. Commercial Street. Salem, Oregon ' Phone. S3 50 years old, as he seemed to me. erect and soldierly. He has been in action all over the world and he has on his sleeve the five wound stripes. He has lost one arm, and a man of less determination and force could never have survived. The French call hint 'Tres Soldaf 'every inch soldier He is a man of such deter mination and force that in any Ger man drive against his troops his men will be inspired by his presence to die where they are. Ground More Dif f knit 'Along the Marne between Chat eau-Thierry and Rheims, the Ger mans made an advance of from four to five miles on a 23-mile front- The trrain at that noint Is very difficult, wooded hills rising to a hight of from 400 to 500 feet perhaps. The general move ment has been brought to standstill. The ofject of the entire German at tack was not a great strategic ol ject jike an advance on Paris or an advance on English ports. It plainly nad for Its objective simply the sup plying of. the jiut cracker process in the tityof Hheimsi -It it were pos sible fbf them to come In there and squeeze Rheims they could force a surrender in time. Rheims. '.how ever as, has been shown, is very well organized for defense. Without go ing: into details, it in organized for, house to house defense, and that ha oeen the : reason' why the German have-not been able to get in. . j ; ' v "As soon as the German advance along the line of the Marne east of Chateau-Thierry had been brought to a standstill, Foch struck hard along the western side of the salient. ; -The series of lines you see on the map represents the German advances- which produced that salient, day by day. and at the start of this fight which began last Monday our line was along here (indicating a line running southward from the Aisne to the Marne.) The record presents the line I pointed out to you in the larger detailed map, showing former German advances day by day, and onr tropps held that line when the counter-offensive began. The front over which we advanced 22 miles and the maximum penetration so far re ported officially has been to a depth or ten miles, and' at the other points indicated to the penetration of seven miles, to which we have gone forward seven miles on a 22-mile front. This Is the official statement as to how far we have gone. The last indica tion we had in the official reports was the fighting was still In progress. end tbe ornclal Teports also Indicate the capture of guns and prisoners In very .helpful amounts. Xejrries Holding Line . "In this advance, and opposing the advance of the Germans, there are seven American divisions and one regiment of colored troops. i "The press has carried during the past few days statements about the number of troops we have contlnned to send over. It was an estimate made by some person who arrived at his conclusion "by assuming that we were sending troops over at the same rate as we did last month, and, like many guesses, it is wrong. The statement puDitsnea in the papers was that we had sent over about 90,000 men last week, and that the number was now a little short of 1.200,000. The fact of the matter Is that' we have passed the 200.000 mark on the second million. We have over 1,200,000 embarked. If yon will wait for these things I will tell you the facts; they are always better than when you guess. Illinois Men Located .J,9ne ue8tlon tb.f "llwhlch had already stopped. al then Will you be good enough to tell "FeiM.ai)ed up the -ngineroom ladder. where the .Illinois national guaru. Lieutenant Millen. on watch In the which trained at Fort Logan has Btarboard engineroom. Hosed the wa- root, is situated in France?' The tertlgnt door t0 the engineroom and division Is commanded by General gave tne neCessary instructions to George Bell, Jr., and Is In the Eng- tne fjre room to protect the boilers, lish training sector. A unit from "The ship listed to port heavily so that division took part In the fight- the water entered the gun ports on ing which was reported last week the gun decks. The vessel listed where. the Australians made an ad- eight degrees quickly then hung for vance accompanied by American seven minutes; then gradually listed troops so that the training has' pro- the speed increasing until 35 degrees gressed to a point where they can was reached. At this time the port actually take part In the fighting. quarter deck was three feet, under "Another question is: 'Where Is water. Then the ship rapidly turn- the 77th division:, and are they op- ed turtle and sank. s rntln(r . a rflvlainn rnmnlot nn- ' "Captain ChrlSty Went dOWn the der Its own comander?' The 77th hrldge down two ladders to the boat m Is In the. line near Luneville, and is operating as a division, complete un der its own commander." In answer to questions. . General March said: deck, slid down a line to the armor ed belt, then dropped down four feet to the bilge keel, and thence to the dock keeL which at that time was eight feet above water. . From there ' '. Jhe jumped into the water. The ship over after she reached 35 degrees Solssons has fallen. It is under ar tillery fire. ' Our troops have comli,Ml np. -to the point where "they are eo Torpedo Xot Seen. ciose iq tnat tne town met De neav- i No wate of a torpedo was seen. ny bombarded, but It Is evident the t, fir- thins Cantaln Chrtstr no- ueraiaas b larowa, into -tne ue- I ttren urna. tM a standlne on tbe iense or tnat line a large number of wheel house, eight feet above the for reserves wnicn aiq not, accompany ward bridge, he felt and heard a them during the' original attack! dull explosion. He immediately along the Marne, and fighting Is go- I sounded submarine defense quarters ing on very heavily at that nolnt. I as the general alarm ! Seven Divisions. on Line I "Everything went quietly and ac- "The American- divisions which cording to drill schedule. Tne are on the front of the large of fen-1 captain rang full speed ahead and telve are the first, second third. 1 sent officers to investigate the dam fourth. 26th and 28th divisions. lage. At the time he thought the The colored reHmenf- hinnn VTiAlshlo would not sink. Two motor 93rd division. The, other I division I Bailors were ordered rigged out but now In line is the 42nd. In the lm- not pe iowerea umu xuriner or mediate -nath nf h narmam ft-V I ders. . i.vp- ....... . , . ..il iv. and our own eounter-nff.nlir . I ' At tne suDmanne aerense can me tho sevon division., t i.. tr.Ai-A men went quietly to tneir station These divisions are not operating as ana manea ine Kns- ney 8loou a corps, nut are used wherever it isT j T ? Z r j . ...m Z More Mileage! More Mileage!! More Mileage!!! That is the loud claim of every tire manufacturer and every tire dealer in the world. 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No re- and by the starboard guns until the cMsful lnhardnient3 against the list of the ship pointed them up Into enemy 'establishments. particularly the air. north or Lake (khrida. In aerial VS..? "- Teasel would capsize the order. wax enomy aviators to land." " wuai " wu given to abandon ship, except the V , . . port side gun crew which were to Hls iMlfTl.Y xviX'I-:n. vu give no inrormauon an toi .vi . M m-nt iv i t iu n tne number of prisoners which were tne gns wo,,i(i bear. Boats were While admitting costly gains by the captured by French corps in which ordered lowered and two sail boats. British and also the French, the lat- xxiiicucttn Qivisions Were oner a tin I n tiixrV. nno l.irrv an1 tvn tor In th A ni.irni ha It to nr- and no disassociatlon was made In punts were iannched. The life rafts I man headauarters today declares ine report; but, as far as I can judge, were launched and the lumber pile I that the enemy thruMs soutthwwt of iuey ionowea quite closely in. the on deck was loosel and set adrift. Solssons. in the center of the line newspaper accounts. Fiftv mesa tables and a hundred ka- and northwest of Chateau Thierry. Railroads Important pok mattrerses were thrown over-1 were repulsed. Taking the salient as it stands, board. Abandon shin was completed The German war office adds that one of the prime reasons for maktne before the vessel beean to caoslze. I the German troops were withdrawn this advance is the position of the Terfect order was preserved, the men from the south bank of the Marne railroads. Solssons is connector! fo cheerine. When on the rafts they fiver "wtihout being noticed by the Chateau-Thierry by railroad, and it sans 'The gtar Snanaled Banner. enemy.' Is assumed that the Germans rt nrt and Mv Country Tis of Thee.' and The statement reads: or tnetr supplies from Chateau-Thl- cheered for the captain, tne execu course, that has an important bear- tive officer arid the shio and cheered Ing on how long these troops can when the IT. R. ensign-was hoisted stay there." on the sailboat In response to a .question as to the "The activity of the British in creased In isolated sectors toward Meteren. They obtained a toot ins In Meterin, but otherwist their im pulse left prisoners in our hands. "Between the Af.'ne and the Marne the battle continues. Again the en emy started an attack with a view to a breach on the whole front. -Tanks penetrated early in the morning Into parts of our foremost lines. - After a desperate struggle the first enemy thriift had tx-en defeated towards noon on tho heights southwest of So isons. wen of Ilartennes-SU Neuilly and northwest of Chateau TbU-rry. 'Between the Al.ne and the Oarrq an attack broke down under -our counter-thrusts, and to the south of the Ourcq mostly by our fir. North of Hartcnnes we threw back the en emy beyond the original line; our troops report the heaviest enemy los ses. A large number of. tanks were demolished before our front. ' "South of the larne there was moderate -firing activity during the day. Southeast of Mareuil enemy partial -attacks were repulsed. "During the night ou'" troops Focth of the Mar he wene withdrawn im tbe north Lank oT tW&. river without be ing noticed by the enemy. "North wt of Wotvaia Frenrk ad vances ere sanguinarily repubed. Little Brother rtun-Dowa CHeil ami Frettrtt-lnow lie i:xxrrrl - Monntalnville. X. Y. "MfR brc;tr had typhoid fever, and left him with no appetite, weak, rt- rt9 n nd always - eriBg.T-.J proved a wonderful tonic In fcIkl- him np an 1 n stnrltg h strrniia af ter everything tle had falliT lury .Sherman. 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