The Statesman receives the based wire ivpoit of the Asso ciated Press; the pieiiteKt anl post reliable piers association la the world. tie fteiejSt0iK iWmimm I . I fcs ' I' .j MXT:i"mi Y I:A M. 1 1 ( !" . I ' " " ' ' g! - :--- SAI.II!, QKKKUX. MM LAY .MOHxTn7 -i it:.ST IIk. FitlCTI: MVK CCTtT" . EES fill 1 G H WOODS tines Advanced on Center of . : Rheims-Soissons Salient- Germans Literally Shot From Positions DEFENDERS PUT UP STIFF RESISTANCE Nesles Forest Under Range of Heavy American Guns Gains Continue to North ern Edge of Meuniere WITH TIIK AMERICAN AR MY ON THE AISNE MAJINE FRONT, Aug. 1. (By The Asso "ciated Press, 8 p. in.) The Amer ican troops pushed forward their lincj at certain points Thursday tin the center of the Iiheims-Sois-ons salient, notwithstanding the resistance of the Germans, who did not give ground on some sec tors until they actually had been shot from their positions. The .'Germans are desperately elinging to their strongholds at Xesles and in the Hois Meuniere,; VAC 1 .11 4- 4 It A Americans have gained a hold on the northern edge of the Meuniere wood. The Nesles forest is under I the range of the American heavy gtfflK. ' ' ;.. Aviatsrs report that the Germans r rushing up reinforcements, in dadlnxr tank?. The enemy's heavy pins are pounding the Nesles and Meonlere woods unmercifully. (Con tinned on page 6). MADAM, THE BOY AND the Child-all have their inning here. THOMSON'S "GLOVE FITTING" AND LA VICT0IRE CORSETS We have just received a large ship ment and our lines are complete. We are headquarters for these wonderful corsets, with which Salem's knowing women every day of the year enjoy grace, beauty and supreme comfort. The materials vary from Brocades .to simple Hatjste, the lines vary from those of the plumpest to those of the slimmest of women. Hut the quality the style the lit are always the same. Prices range from $1.00 upward. KNICKERS.' 60c to $2.00 It doesn't necessarily take a swimming hole to separate hoy from his pants. But. whatever may, we have about 600 pairs of Boys' Knickerbockers in mixed fabrics, khaki and cordu. . roys for his majesty. This tfords ample assortment for food selections, Sizes 6 to 16 years. Arrest Follows Speech of Returned Woman "Soldier" r NEW iJoNDONTconn., Aug. 1. herself to be a second lieutenant in the motorcycle squadron or tlie medi cal corps Of thr ITnttc.l uto,.n abroad. Beatrice Duke. 23 years old, "uu Hiijs ner Dome is in Newark N J. was arrested here today and is beipr held lor appearance before the United States commissioner. The young woman who has been wearing ie iuu unirorni or a male orficer has admitted. nccnr!ino- in ,, ' f. -v' iuc 1 filt I - al officers, that she had visited army cantonments in various parts of the country. She claimed to have been twice overseas and exhibited a scar on her wrist as a result or a wound received in service. She is said by the federal officers to be of Austrian descent. The young woman was arrested at the conclusion of a speech at a din ner in a local hotel where she was an invited guest and at which seveial army officers were present. BILL PROPOSES DOUBLING TAX ON CIGARETTES Ways and Means Committee Agrees on Portions of New Revenue Bill MOVIES MAY COST MORE Seating Capacity of Play Houses Made Basis for Annual Levy WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Doub ling of the present special taxes on manufacturers of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes and increased taxation of brokers, theaters and other amuse ments, billiard ' and pool parlors, bowling alleys and capitalization of corporations, were agreed on by the house ways and means committee to day in framfhg the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill. A new tax of one per cent on retail sales of mail order houses doing more than $100,000 annual business was adopted. Pull man seats and berths and passenger rates will be subject to a uniform tax of eight per cent. Stamp taxes were undisturbed. Chairman Kitchln after the com mittee adjourned, summarized the situation as follows: "We have put a tax of one per cent on retail sales of -mail order houses that have above $100,000 annual business. We have Increased the (Continued on" page 6). The Child's Test Vour child wants shoes that are easy to wear that don't pinch or bind the foot. Hut the shoe must fit snugly In order to be comfortable. BiimzMffiii Shoes fit the child's foot properiy; lo calise they are made upon the Brown Shaping Lasts, which re produce Nature's perfect lines or grace and beauty. They are easy to wear and hard to outwear? They are good-looking shoes, i 1 REPLY, HUNS GIVEN BOAST BY PREMIER j Lloyd George Answers. Kaiser in Speech Before National Manufacturers Union Dep utation FAVORS FORMATION OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS Economic Considerations Touched On Bonar Law Expresses Opinions LONDON'. Aug. 1. "No man should boast untu the battle is ovr Mit ul! men who know are pleas.d at the way it is going." Premier Lloyd George. thus com mented in addressing a deputation of 200 members of the National l'n ion of Manufacturers whom he met yesterday i for a discussion of aftei-the-war commercial proolems. "We must necessarily, in whatever policy we proclaim." said the prem ier, "keep In touch and be In com plete accord, first, with our domin ions, and. second, with our allies. There is tt good deal of discussion about a league of nations. I am cer tainly one of those who believe in It. But there are two leagues of nations already in existence the British em pire and the great alliance against the central powers.' V. S. Policy Important. Referring to the Paris resolutions he said: "Fp to the present time America has expressed no opinion upon them and it Is vitally importint that th? policy of America and that of this country should bo in 'complete agr?e ment on economical as well as other problems. "An agrcment among the allies means that the economic fate of the world will be. in the hands of the Breat . allied powers (federated to gether at present." " After discussing the necessity of promoting afterwar industries es sential to the country economically and milltatlly( the premier contin ued: "The longer the war lasts, the sterner must be the economic terms we Impose upon the foe. I think the sooner he realizes that -th"e tetter. He Is fighting in order to inipoe his own economic terms on the allies. He will never succeed in doing so. I taw Material-; Problem. "So, far as that Is concerned, we must be In a position to determine the? conditions which we regard as fair, without having them ifiposed upon us by the will of the enemy. "If he goes on fighting, imposing greater burdens on ns. destroying our young manhood and guilty also of outrages which shock humanity, and makes it difficult to r.hake hands with him when the wai Is over, then sterner would be the terms imposed upon him." Mr. Lloyd George said that among the greatest differences after the war would b" the qnestiors of raw materials and transport. whlh woul i require a most complete understand ing with Gieat Britain's allies and dom'nion3, because "it is most im portant that you should carry with you the people who contributed with you to the common sacrifices." liCMKoii.x From Ornianx. The premier, agreeing that the cxistinu system of control could not be continued after the war. says: "All the same, don't despise what the German has wor from combina tion. Let us learn our lessons, wherever they com even from the Germans." ' ' Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, followed the premier In a brief speech in which .he express ed general agreement with Mr. Lloyd Gforge. The chancellor pointed out that some control of raw materials was needed after the war, in order to prevent old enemies from organ- j izing a corner in them. He also em-, phasized that as a result of the war, so far as the present British govrn- I ment was concerned, the principle i , . i . "that we are one empire ami mai there shRll be preference within that empire is established." Finances Summed Fp. Mr. Bonar Law estimated that the last vote would carry on until the end of August: that the estimate world be realized and the balance would probably last until the first week of September. Taking the period Trom April 1 to Jnly 30. there had been under spending to the amount of 21.500, 000 on the four fighting services: there had been nnder-spending on shipuildins. but to the need of tak ing men from the shipyards for the army there had been over spend in on the arrnf. due to the fact that the ration strength was higher than had been anticipated. Mr. Bonnr Law referred with sit if,rHnn tt, the favorable food situ ation and the-grent snccess of continuous borrowing system by means or sales of war bonds, et., which during the last niuo months (Continued 'on page 4). Flour Prices for Pacific Coast Mills Made Known i WASHINGTON'. An. l.Flonr prices for Pacific coast mills were an nounced todav by the food aJminis tration as follows: ! Portland. Or.. $9. ST,; San Fran cisco, $10.15; I .os Angeles. $lO.:ti and San IMego, 'al.. $10.2? a barrel Schedules have been furnished to more than 7500 mills. The price fixing is in line with the food admin istration's policy to control flour milling profits during the present crop year. TIIK UKATHFU. Showers .warmer southwest por tion; model ale westerly winds. PROPOSED DRAFT AGE EXTENSION UP TO CONGRESS War Department Recommen dations to Be Discussed Next Week COMMITTEES RECALLED Quick Action Desired-Baker Declines to Be Specific As to Limit WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. War de partment recommendations for en larging the army and for'the exten sion of) draft age limitations, in or der to provide new reservoirs of man power to back up the forces alrady at the front, will be laid before con gress next -week. Members of the two miliary committees have btvn i ivcalled to Washington by the chair men, in order to'exiw-dite the bill. In announcing, following a con ference with Chairman lH-nt of the house committee, that his increased army project was tiitually ready. Secretary Bakr would not say what age limits had been settled upon, nor Indicate fn any way the size of the army which he is plann'ng. "I do not want to say what th ages will be," he said "bec ause the concurrent action of the two houses is necessary to secure assent to them. "Any legislation to ext'.n t the draft ages is to produce in class one an adequate number of men for the enlargement of the military pro gram If the ages am revised, they . will have to le cither Wow 1 or .. abov.i 31, or both. I think it will be both." Ik-nt More- Keticent. Chairman Dent was even more reticent but said he was willing to go either up or down in extending age? limits of the draft to win the war. "My personal pre Terence is to go up firt." he added. "The only secifi.? information re 3rding. the new fge limits to be drawn from Mr. Baker was a state ment that the limits of 19 to 40 bad been anient; the suggestions can vassed, but lejected. In many quar ters It is believed extension to the ages of 19 and 26 will b, recom mended. . In j.ic ont!ii(5 th original sel-t-Ivn service bill. Setietary Baker and bis advisees fixed 1 9 as the proper minimum, and Mr. Baker has said (Continued on J age 41. OREGON QUOTA OF UNSKILLED LABORJS 4410 Allotments Must Be Furnish . ed to War Industries in Next Two Months LOCAL FIGURES LATER State Boards Asked to Set Number Each District Is to Provide WASHINGTON'. Aug. 1. Allot ments o7 quotas of unskilled labor to b- furnished by the various states to war Industrie during the next two months, under the system of government recrnitiBg pit Int. c p eration today under the Initl States employment service were an nounced tonight by the department of labor. Hy assigning c(tiotas of unskilled laborers to be furnisheel in each state, the employment service took the first step in meeting the shortage of common labor estimated by reports received today a approx imating :00.00rt. The announcement of the slat" quotas followed a conference here to day ly representatives of a dozen war Industries with fficials of the) department of labor. The estimated labor needs of each of the industries was submitted by the representatives and these estimates will be used In apportioning the firt i not as. Among the state quotas announc ed are the following: Idaho. 11.03:.; (Continued on page 6). 1 WHILE ALLIES PUSH S ft a mm 1 noasana mourners IV ttrt9 f rfflnli'nn t WW VIIIIIUUUII of Emperor William OYSTKU HAY. N. Y.. Aug. 1. The portrait of Kurror Wil I iu in originally presented by him to ThtHMlore l(CMM-vt-lt. which was s-izd and mutilat ed by "vieilantt" at tin- home of . II. pollute, who had pur chased it at a fair for $S, was burned tonight at a celebration in the viilarje square. Th Clys ter Bay band and neatly 1 "mourners" turned out for a parade that preceded the cre mation. SALEM IS BEST DISTRICT FOR FIR MATERIAL Sonneland Makes Headquar ters Here to Watch Output for Government ALL MILLS ARE VISITED Cat From Valley Plants Goes Into Aircraft, Ships and Bridges S. II. Sonneland of Portland who is supervisor of the government pro duction of fir lumber for tin district of western Oregon, is now making bis headquarte rs in Sal in and from this point is visiting all the mills that are engaged In supplying mater ial for aircraft, vessels and bridge construction. He states that this is the banner district of the Mate In the matter of Kovernraent material. both as to emalitv and auantltr. ... -J To rie an idea of the amount of lumber that is KoinK out fmtn this territory he Rives the following fig ures as to mill capacity, on the basis of an eight-hour day: Albany. 35.000 feet Corvallis. 50 000 feet; Salem. 15.m; Italian. 100.000; Falls City. 10O.O00; Sil verton. 100.000; SiUer Falls. 450. 000 feet; Mill City. 1S5.00 feet. , In addition to these there are a number of small mills scattered through the belt whose rut will ag gregate 150.000 feet. Under government regulations the authorities In charge of war con struction have I he privilege of com mandeering any proportion of the output that may be considered ad aptable to airplane or ship construc tion. During the month of July the J Hammond Lumber company at Mill) City put ont a total t.l thirty-eight carloads f airplane stuff to t ship ped to the cut-up plant at Vancouv er and to eastern factories. probably the largest product any mill in the. state. It is the duty of Mr. Sonneland to look after the government's portion of the output, to n-celve monthly re ports of production and to pass upon r.M annllrflllon, for Khioments to reKular markets, as no shipment, i. i. V,,,., ...en t,- kiii. have Wn approved by the govern- An Immense amount, of fir Is be- inr utilized in the construction offT!? ,n1 r,R,I nniy and aircraft. It is paid to be considerate ly stronger in proportion to its weight than spruce, but "has the dis advantage of splintering when utruck by bullets or shrapnel. Where it Is used It Is wound with heavy cord. With regard to the aircraft and shipping construction. Mr. Sonneland states that It Is going forward ac cording to schedule so far as the fur-i nishlng of material Is concerned. He r"r" k . V J . . mpu.Hed. speaks with admiration or Col. Brice 1 V7,.,hat ,tn? of roodatBrfa can be P risque and his management or nu,,t un " Nrh America an an In the lumber rsmpaign. and considers urance against the ever-present dan him one of the best organiiers ln;fr of harvest failure and the poasl the county. Me neeessityjor large and emergen- ; cy drafts to Europe. cannot ad P t . r I I ' If Cabinet Told in message LIMA. Peru. Aug. 1. The Pern- vlan cabinet has reslgneel. AKIIlACe 1U. AUg. 1. AI ine. Peruvian legation tonight It wasj said no official advice had been re-j celveel regarding the. resignation ofl the Peruvian cabinet reported In i press dispatches from Lima. Minis- ter Fraye declined to venture an oninlnn as to the circumstances un - deriving the governmental crfsis. . SMIFI.IW I.E.ttllVCl ntf.frT. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Aur 2 At sn rnrlr hou- this rr.nminr Senator John K. Shields ws leal'nr Cover nor Tom Cry In the senatorial pri mary bv a majority of 1500 votes, with forty-eight counties out of 9 reported. Some of the counties are incomplete, however. E TO HE General Mangin, Commanding French and British Adds U Successes North of Ourcq Riyer, Taking Village of Grand Rozoy and Heights Surrounding Town Enemy Cccna nication Railroad Fiye Miles Distant Combatants at Close Grips in Plessiere Wood Cramoiselle and Cra maille Reached WITH TIIK FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. Aup l.f hr Tbe AsM-iatel l'rex0 (ic-ueral JIanjrn, with iUm i'rencu rul , Britkb trtNip of hi etHiiiiiaii.l, i fighting a never battle north of the Oureq river an. I i making c-oiiKiilerahle progress. . After takinjr thf villaire of c; rami Ifozoy, northwest of Fere-en-Tanl.-nois. the allic-cl tnont advanretl to the Pleiwiere wood, where the eoiuhataiit are in the cloet of grip and the combat it extra ordinarily fierce. The heighU north of (Jrand Roxoy have fallen into the hands ir the allie and at aeveral tioinU th allied troojwt. have aiirarhed within five miles of the railroad leading to Urn r.oe he. which U the only railroad that can be used by the Geraana fir maintaining communication. With tlu fall of .larknex tonight fighting continued between the alhe-s and the Gemiaiut on the western aide of the Soiaaona- ikiirini Miiem. uie.i oirorvera ooMTvers reponeti mat bodiea or Germana were rieeinK precipitately ne.rlhward along the road leading froat Uuneiy, which lies al-.ut mielvray between Sousona and Fere-en- were I. Tardeiioi. lenois. The attack by the allied forces, which brought them stieh good Its during the elay, Marti d at 4 o'clock this morninr with the resiull aid of tanks. The Itritish joined with the French in attacking the wooda. thickets and villages, each of which Lad been tramformed into a fortress with the aid of machine guna. y G o'clock Hill LIT, and the village, of Courdonx, Serrtnar an. ( rauioiselle had fallen Ufore the determined allied aaaaalU and prisoner were coming i,u Hy 7 o'clock the advance was fro walked that the Hritisl, and French Utterie. were able to go for wanl to new i-wit'ion. The German guna replied fecUr; but thif ...it ra,les.s were numerous. The enemy counter-attacked furi ously from Uuzancy and Evoe,ue wood, but their effort were frplen eli.lly held Up by the allie.l infantr'. - V , "V V,"l,inK !!'nalIh,h:! PW Cramaille. noHhweat of rtre-cii-Tanleneiis, and the hillocks to the north of it. C - I'AKIS, Aug. l.-JIn an advance of about two miles on the Aicne. maille on tfie southwestern t.r r t.- i: . . ! .!r. .l . rlw... - . . . I WlMflUllll lite to the H-rgrft ami Meuniere u-.wwl EUT.IINATION OF WASTE IS URGED Joint Food Resolution Adopt ed by Allies Made Public Last Night NEW YOKK. Aug. 1. The fed eral food board made public tonight the teit of a Joint resolution ilnt.t This In!by th fo' -controllers of the Unlt tic.n of I , .Sut8' France nd Italy and Great iniin man rere-ivenj from Federal Administrator Hoover, now la Eu rope, with th request that It be gir en "wide publicity." The teit follows: 'I .... I . a . ww. . . .am wnne me in- f ,.t.h" Vnltt States renders It possible to relas j r,'0' restrictions which have j " - " i-"uiir narusnip upon our absolutely riiiiiiiiiimn oi e, m ine consump tion and handling of foodntufft. as well as Increased prod action, shonld be maintained throughout the Euro pean allied countries and North Am erica. . omy oy surn economy andi elimination of waste that the trans-1 .t. . port at inn of the necessary men and supplies from North America to the minister the food problem on the basis of nse year's war. We must i nrfnam for if. lone rnallmiiiiM If W--W- - ....... ; are to insure absolute victory. - j ' Deoredations of V -Boats Carried to Portuguese WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. The Portuguese bark Porto was sunk br a German submarine 550 miles off : the Atlantic coast July 27. The navy ' departemnt announced today that the crew of eighteen men had been landed at an American port by a British steamer. After overhauling the bark, the 1 submarine's ere destroyed It w!th - ' bombs placed In the cargo of cot- ton. No further detalla were given, but it Is assumed that the crew was permitted to take to the small boats. The Porto was bound from Savan nah for Oporto. e ELS FO reported that bodiea of Germana "l "c .V4l "Ptonng air htm- VIP a r....-. . ' . . -i. i , . . w Th teit of .tho suuaveat ri; Nona of th Onreei Mr'tro In conjunction wflli British naita drove the enemy from podUoae Mi which ho had been energetically elinUnc la the region of pleaaUr llulea and lbs river. W capcar4 the height north of Grand Rotcm Ped beyond tbo vniage of Qr neux and reached CramolseU an J Cramaille. reallxlar at this perlafaa advance of about three kllematera. Six hundred prisoners - refnaiaad 4a our hands. -Further south we occupied: CUr ge and Unealero wood. . im "North of the DormaJLS- Ilhe I tm road, we conquered , after. a stob bom earagement. the vUUxs of Jle migay. taking about 100 prisoners. . , "The total number of Oerusa prisoners taken on the Kara battle front and In .Cbampagae do liar the period between Jnly 15 the data of the beginning or the German offsn Rive and Jnly 31 la 13,4tt of whoa 74 are officers." "Eastern theater. July Jl A Bl garlaa assaalt detach meot. whick at tempted a surprise attac against th British lines, was completely Check ed. The patrols were very act ire la the region or 8rka dl Legrn and oa the Serbian front. In the region wist or rogradek the enemy violently bombarded our new posit Ues.' French aviate, s dropped a ton oi x plosives on encampment a la th D voll valley and Brlttih airmen bob- ea me siauon ai rein." Iirx.H CALL HOOT FIEHCC ... BERLIN. Via London. Ang. 1 ' "There has been flerc fithtiac aorta west of Fene-en-Tardenola," said th German official communication issu ed thla evening, "bnt oa U rest of the front there la nothing to re pert." "Northeast of Terthea (eastera. Champagne) th enemy, after strong artillery preparations, endeavored to I recapture a point of support wrssted i . . - t iron niul jQlr mm 11 waa TfStUM l with lossea. ! "We carried ont snccesafol attacks I south of Mont Flcktel aad la tie Ar- gonne forest. "The enemy lojt on th froat yes-' terday twenty fl airplanes la air fights and from gun fir from: the ground. - "Further, a British nq madron of six big battle planes, on Its war t. raid Saarhracken. was destroyed ly six or oar machines be for It vis able to drop Its bombs. We skat -down another British battle plane out or the second sqsadron folio- " ALU Ell RESERVES 7RCTITiV LONDON. Ang 1. For th first time since the opening of tUl year' campaign March 21 fresh reserves at the disposal of th allies considerably (Coot rased en pag ).