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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 80
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1918.
NO. 9391
ENEMY ADVANCE EVERYWHEm IS HALTED
BRITISH LINES HURL BACK HUN DIVISIONS
mm
AMER
WITH BRITISH
IN NEW BATTLE
U. S. Lines Heavily Bom
barded and Raked With
Machine Gun Fire Today.
COPY WILSON'S SPEECH
ON DEAD GERMAN
27 BRITISH DIVISIONS GERMANS CROSS SOMME BUT COUNTER 'ATTACKS
ARE HOLDING AGAINST EJECT THEM: FIGHT CENTERING AT BAPA1
Wk m m m m m. at ai w m m m ' . . .
M DIVISIONS
97GER
TWO AMERICAN HEROES IN ATTACK ON GERMANS
Hun Shelling of American
Positions at Luneville.
Intense.
WASHINGTON, March 25.
British military men Bay Haig is
holding Germany's 97 divisions
with only 27 liritlsh divisions. It
is believed here that Haig wont
use any greater concentrated
forces until he Ib ready to assume
the offensive at the break of the
German onrush, as it is not wise
to concentrate during a bom
bardment. The Kritish estimate
German losses at 100,000 men
daily and declare Germany is
thus defeating herself by losses.
i .
(J. W. T. MASON.)
NEW YOItK, March 25. The
German communique indicates
that Hlndcnburg ts again con-
centratlng to attempt a wedge
between the lirltlsh and French
sector where Berlin says the
Americans are fighting on tbe
direct road to Paris. These Am-
ertcany. If the Berlin statement
Is true, may be new units who
have been with the French in
the Chcmindes-Damcs' region.
The German statement if true
may mean the Americans have j
taken better positions.
.:.
GENERAL WOOD SCOUTS
IDEA OF LONG RANGE
GUN SHELLING PARIS
XI'W YOitK, March 2.V icn- great aerial attack is occurring,
cral Wood. homo from France k with a radical development f air-
cmphatlcally declare, bis belief ,1 piano guns by Ccrmany. lie is
I hut no mysterious Ocrnian gun iHisitlvc the rcxirl of a long range
Is .shilling 1-uris. n believes a, gun will be proven misleading.
MEET TOMORROW
TO DECIDE UPON
COMBINING ROOMS
U. S. STEAMER
IS TORPEDOED
n t s ' 5
COL.DOUCLAS MacARTWJR
(FRED FEROON)
AMEKICAN KKONT, Mar. 25. It
! authorltatlvels stated that nomerclal
Americans participated wlth.the Brit
ish In the new battle.' The American
lines were heavily bombarded and nn
chinegunned this morning.
An American patrol lust nlxht cross
ed two enemy trenches and took from
the pocket of a dead German a copy
of President Wilson's January sN?ech,
which were dropped aerinlly behind
the German lines. The German bom
bardment near the American positions
at Luneville Is Increasing.
To decide whether or not Iho Com
Association will
liO'IHY, Man-ir 25. Tlv Amcri
euu, huuiiix-r Cliattnliourlio was' sub-
combine ,nMrjmi off l,gi,,i,d, me admiralty
The crew of 78 was sav-
PRUSSIAN CAVALRY
ATTACKS REPELLED
LJ
headquarters with the Elks Club as p. lnB),llttj
war measure. President George Bacr c(j
of the Commercial Association has
called a meeting of the members of
the association for tomorrow evening
and is desirous that a full attendance
bo out. Tho board of managers have WASHINGTON', March 23. I-rosl-consldcrcd
tho mutter and, it is under- ,l,-llt WIIhoh fabled lluls a messngc of
Colonel Douglas MacArthur, son of
General Arihur MacAuthur. has been
given the Cross de Guerre by the
French government for heroic action.
Ho was censor in the War Depart
ment when the war began, but he de
manded that he bescnt to the front,
Sergeant Hank Gowdy, whose name
has been mentioned s one of the
Americana who attacked and repulsed
the Germans in tho Ijinoville region,
was catcher for the Boston National
Leagues baseball club when it won
the pennant. In fac.Uuwdy's heavy
batting won tho pennant. Ho was the
first big Idaguer to enlist for Uncle
Ham :.
WILSON SKXIS MIvSSAOK
OF CHEEK TO
IIAIG
stood, are favorable to acceptance the confidence in Ms forces today.
projosuI of the Klks but wish to give
every menber u chance to voice his
sentiments., I'nder tho proposed ar-
TO SIGN 1'EACE TODAY
AMSTERDAM, March 25. A
Bu-
PENDLETON SHOOTERS
LOSE TO .- WOODBURM
(WIUIAM PHI14JP KIMMS)
liRITI.ir FRONT, March 115. Un
der tho eyes of captains nnd kinRH the
battle In imceartintf. The kalKer. crown
princes. Von Hfndenhurjr and Von I-u-.endurfr
ur conHuKinj? on fine nI'Ic
awulnHt Sir Douglas Httfg on the other.
The strtiftKlea are nihtly, contracting
durlnjf the day. Iy moonllnht, air
iftanen droji lon of exphmlvcH ovnr a
wide area, but few towns escaping
In dHyllKht the scout flcetH fly over
the Infantry, and jUrert-. artillery.
PrusKlan cavalry attackinK at neveral
points waa repelled everywhere. Ter
rific encounters of mounted and un
mounted enemy befween?th Tergnler
canal and Ham resulted In the tier
mans hoiiiff driven back.
Knerny cavalrymen are doing their i
utmoHt to harruHs the Brttih with-1
drawat but only comparatively sioall
bodies have yet appeared. The hUuh
tlon Is aocessarlly obscured with
ct-aseluHH attacks and counter attacks
on both sides under tho sun and stars
As Is Inevitable In uch cases, the at
tackers have taken Hrltlsh Runs, ma:
terlals and prisoners but It Is not be
lieved In alarming' numbers. Tho
men's spirit Is fine as tho prospect
for stiy harder fighting opens.
NOTHING IN WEST -FRONT
SITUATION
TO WARRANT ALARM
Thouprh the Pendleton trapshootcrs
!yust(-reday made the highest score thev
ranfjement members of the Com- cnurest nisputcn published by the Gor- i made since the opening- shoot of tho
mernlal association will have the club man foreign office says tne Rumanian ' tournament, their senre was not bii
privileges of the Klks Club which Is German peace will be signed today orjonoi,Kn to top the Woodburn team,
much better fitted up than the Com-, tomorrow. Rumanian delegates have 1 Pendleton s scattergun experts broke
mercial association rooms. acce-ped all German terms. 118 birds out of U'5 while the Wood-
burn shooters broke 120.
Boh Saunders was the leading1 hot
of tho local squad yesterday, making
a perfect L'5. Charley Hamiiton, was
but one bird behind and Dan Bow
man, John Me.N'urlen and Albert
Humphrey each broke 23. A high
wind and dust storm .sprang tip during
the afternoon and interfered with the
shooting.
The results of yesterday's matches
were: McCoy defeated Aberdeen. 123 i
to 116; Woodburn defeated Pendleton, i
2a to US; Heppner defeated Albany, I
1 l '' to 1 t 'A. nnd Vh nroiivrr t iorl with
ALL NEWSPAPERS OF COUNTY -PLEDGED
TO PUBLISH FULL
LISTS OF YELLOW CARD MEN;
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SERGEANT HANK GOWDY
NEXT 24 HOURS WILL
MARK THE CLIMAX OF
HINDEiURG'S DRIVE
We, the editors and publishers of Uniatilja comity, Oregon, in con
vention assembled, herewith pledge oivrselvea to support in every man
ner possible the work of the war drives council of said county in con
nection with the Third liberty Loan or other patriotic movements en
dorsed by said council, to further an equitable distribution of tho
burden VK ICSPKCIALLV I'l.llIK.K ourselves to publish such lists of
subscribers to the Third Liberty Loan or other patriotic endeavor and,
such lists of "yellow curd slackers"' us may be authorized and fur
nished us by the Drives Council. '
Knst Oregonian, by K. 13. Aldrich, cditori
Kvening Tribune. by-Wm. K. Lowell.
Kree,vater Times, by I. . Sanderson.
Athena Press, by F. H. Boyd.
Ktanfield Stundard, liy Chas. K. Short.
' Pilot Hock Record, by Jean P. Kirkpulrick.
Milton Kaglc, by X. J. Vnnskike.
llermlston Herald, by M. O. U'ConncIl.
Kcho News, by XV, If. Crnr.
Weston Lender, by Clark Wood.
Helix Advocate, by H. C. Julian. .
(J. W. T. MAi?4X.)
NEW YOftK. -March -'5. The next
Astoria, each club shattering 1J ' blue, j twenty four hours will probably mark
jroclts out of 12.". jthe climax of ' Hindenburs's unprece-
I The teams will line up as follows j dented laughter of his ow n troops in
next week: Astoria vs. Woodburn, on effort to overwhelm the Pritish.
Aberdeen vs. Albany, McCoy vs. Hepp- !lf lne Britons hold their own during
ner, Vancouver vs. Pendleton. Thejthat l'r-oti. Hindenburgs bale is
rest of the tournament schedule: iost' For tne Present the Germans
nave gained two objectives. They ve
largely improved tWir own defensive
positions guarding the chief commu
nication lines in western France and
have disarranged the X'ritish offensive
plans for the summer. Put the Ger
mans have nut yet regained all the
territory t hey voluntarily aba ndoned
last March when they retired to the
Sunday, April Astoria vs. Albany, .
A berdeen vs. Woodburn, McCoy v:
Pendleton, Vancouver vs. Heppner.
Sunday, April 14 Astoria vs. Hepn- !
ner, Aberdeen vs. Pendleton, McCoy
vs. Woodburn, Vancouver vs. Albany.
HUNS PLAN
OFFENSIVE
IN ITALY,,,
-dlinrleliimiK line. As Ions
as the
I'ritish orderly rrlii-einent proceeds,
the Gurninn attarks mast coiitiuue to
jcxhaust Gertiian "s maul'"" er without
jcorrespontiine coniptnsatii,..i; advant
ages.
TON" AVI) Wll I.XKI)
v h i. mi:i. r ov ji i,v
1 1
The I'tnatllla county man who at' The editors were here Fattirduv as
jthe conclusion of the liberty loan. drive members of tbe publicity committee of
lor In other manner becomes listed as the war drives organisation. K. 1!.
ja slacker will run Into a publicity j Aldrich, of the Kast oreRonian holna
i barrane of nn Intensity never before ( the committee chairman. Thev had
witnessed In this county. His namo lunch at noon at the Hotel 1'endleKin
will be piihllshed in every newspaper i and Immediiuely thereafter went Into
! in the county. There are eleven of : session at tho rommeroial Club rooms.
i them all told, two dallies and nine I.I. V. Tallman. Judpe (;. W. I'helps and
weeklies, with a total clrcuIuUon t M. 11. Chessman explained the purposes
.. ,, (WILL IRWIN.) lover 10. lion copies per edition. The and the- working methods of the war
riJi x THH UNITEU ; Publishers are under pledse to expose drives organization which is also cx-
i ivr, i-.fr. luiui, inarcn zo. the slackers and also to clvc credit to!pndlnK Into a leasue to
.soininK in me western rront situa-, those who do their duty by the kov- of disloyalty and any
uon warrants pessimism or depres- , ernment. The pledKe. as may be seen
slon. America and her allies should above will hoiri mnri ihron..hii ih.
handle case.
other work that
may come to hand durlnir the war.
Without l...nt I.li-t,na ...
suo.u Ka.M n,c murine a.pinK war and applies to all efforts In which pressed euh-erness to go the limit In
feellnKS. Anions the same classes In ,he war drives organization takes part j support of the Rovormncnt and in u ti
the allied countries, there was de-j Vn,i Kor x.nnlry covering those found riisloval or vel-
pression verging m a panic during : Fnr the first time In history every low. The country weeklv publisher KEI-OItT IS IM)TI-n)
" " j iiwrnj-i in uif vuitiiiy mix repre- cnen agreea to devote to patriotic WASHINGTON. Mar. 25. The sen
' " " " '"-i"n-.sentea at tne meeting, all the publish- purposes fwo panes each week during late adoptnd the conference report on
. ,ITIIIritv . pr" neing present in person, excepting the entire six weeks. of the libert Itbe urgent i'efhdciic b!U cmp"U'rfn
w h k ACTHK, . u. C. Julian, of the Helix Advocate , Iran drive. When the list of tnih-'thc president to take over German
.1 j March 26. There . ..ely,who was obliged to return home Fri- scribers or of. slackers are published steamship iders and the alien enemv
artil ery duelling on various points of day but pledged himself over the tele- , they will be carried In full bv all thJproperiv custodian to . soil. German
pnone to stand by the action taken, (papers of the county. . J owned
W AS H 1 St .1 i X. Mnr. 2..
Italian cnibay cables say t lie
Teutons an pii taring1 an offen
sive on (lit Italian from us nimui
as 'natural cMiditiiu." i-tturn in
nortlicrii Italy. AiiMj-hiii dixislons
aro steadily arriWng.
COPKM1 AGKX. March 2f.
The present Germa n offensive is
only a link in the m-eat offensive.
It will be a long time before the
final result is reaehed. General
Auffenburg, of the Austrian army
says in the A zujsag. "The m-st
violent fighting will be near Ver
dun and important things will
happen in Italy.
CHICAGO. March Fulton nnd I
Willanl hac signed an amccmcnt lo j
im-t t duly 1 for the ltea y ciglit
. championship. Tin- place i- iittnami-d. ,
. WHIartt "-ts ibrce fourths or the net '
receipt.- ami l itlton get . suo.niMi. j
FRENCH RELIEVE' PART
OF BRITISH BURDEN;
EMPIRE IS CONFIDENT.
BULLETIN 3 O'CLOCK
LONDON, March 25. The war office tonight an
nounces the British were pressed back at several. ,
places south of Peronne, -and sustained heavy losses
of war material including a number of tanks. The.
enemy has captured Nesle and Guiscard.
The Haig statement this morning is the most optimist
ic issued since the German offensive started. According
to Haig, the enemy advance has been stopped everywhere,
temporarily at least.
The gist of Haig's statement is that the Germans have
been temporarily halted. The enemy is again attacking
north and south of Bapume, which is apparently one of
his immediate objectives.
LONDON, March 25. The Germans crossed the Som
me south of Peronne but counter-attacks ejected them.
Haig said the first hostile attacks this morning develop
ed on both sides of Bapume, though they are raging with
great violence everywhere north of Bapume, Powerful
enemy attacks north of Bapume, last night were sangui
narily repelled, the Germans reaching the British trench
es in only one plaqe which they were unable to retain.
Elsewhere rifle and machine gun fire repelled the Ger
mans. "The empire stands calm and confident in its sol
diers" the king declared in a message to Haig. .
ARTILLERY VIOLENT NEAR RHEIMS. .
PARIS, March 25. The French have relieved part of
the allies shock. .There is hard fighting in the N.oyo re
gion. Artiilerying is violent northwest of Kheims and
also at Sourcy, Loivre, Arrascourt and Vosgas. Enemy
attacks east ofcbuippes and east of Badonvuiers, where
the Americans are fighting were repelled. Mysterious
shells fell on Paris this morning but the people are undisturbed.
GERMANS CLAIM BAPUME.
BERLIN, March 25. The German war office today
announced that Bapume is captured and a passage on the
Somme below Ham. Fresh enemy divisions failed to
change the battle and the enemy is streaming westward
defeated. Northeast of Bapume, the Germans broke
through and drove the enemy back to Ytres and Sailly.
Strong positions west of Crozat Canal were captured.
There is hot fighting for the possession of Combles.
,
" WOltST ltl.OW CO.MIXO
(William I'hillli. Simms.)
N IIIUTISII I'ISONT, Maix-h 2o.
l-'luliUnir, continues from tho
.ScarH' to Oise with increasing
intensity. Trooi on Isxli side
art Tag-ut'd but continue fig-hting.
Captured prisoners say the worst
blow is yet coiiiiuir. . At appalling
cost the Oermnns pnsrcs.td
across the old Suniniv battlefield
but the llrilish line evcrswlitw is
intact. lighting: was severe all
night. ch-cui1!y on .the Sa'Hg-nics-ltupumc
road. Kritish ma
chiilc guns raking- in the moon
light tin' (icrmau dense masses.
The enemy is advancing almost
without artillery supiort. hopiiur
to smash the Itritisli line by shc.-r
weight of iiiimlM-rs. Airmen an'
constantly skylighting. t;crnians
dressed as liritisli soldiers were
arrested in a town Ih-IiIihI the
liius as they w-ie warning- the
la-ople to fle. saying- the tcrinans
wcrt in tlie jie; tillage.
DRAFTED MEN TO GET
! FREE LEGAL COUNSEL.
Men drafted into the national army
, from Cmatilla county will have the
advantage of free legal counsel in the
settlement of their affairs or in any
dther matter in which the services of
a lawyer are required. In response to'
a request from th state council of de
fense the local legal advisory board,
composed of Judge James A. Fee, Col.
J. H. Kulfy and Will M. Peterson, an
nounced this morning that any man,
actually called for service, may con
sult them and secure their profession
al services without charge. They will
make wills, assist In the settlement of
bifcinei-s affairs or represent them In
any court without fees.
I'rcncli-Amoricniis Thrown lUtck.
ni UI.IV March The IVeneli
and Americans have Ixi-n thmwii
baok through the wo4dcd iuiitrv
near l.nuem tile Ville Outer and .u
mont. it Is aituiiuiHMMt. .iiiartl ami
f 3 VV V HA 11 f immicv nae ih-ch taKurci. I ik ia
KILLS MAN WHO
i WANTS GERMANY
'.losses arc iiinisiiatly heavy.
the Ituliun front.
property.
kla..
In'l'ltl,
a spec
th-fe
pressed
eri n
TI'I.SA, t
Joe Sipg. a
was shot by
the eount
when he ex
"every Am
France will be 1
Iveroff. PuUanan
Hickory told pohe
Main.i he ' isbf.J
w onld win 1 lie a a: '
cd him.
Mun-h
a n t alter
here
al officer of
isc council
a hope that
soldier in
ilied.' Steve
miner at
man John
German y
Mains kill-
3lisconduct Is Charged
J Against Boy Scout Men
J W A S M(3To x. M a rch 2 :.
Chiiri's citing twenty counts of iis-
conduit in office were received by the
attorney general auainst Colin H. Liv-
higstone and James K. West, heads of
the hoy scouts of Amerwa. The eom-
plaints were made by John 1. tlluek.
federal officers are to investigate be-
f . re taking an action. '
HEAVY FIRING HEARD
ALONG KENTISH COAST
l.t)Mt)V. lur-li S3. Kitn-m-et)
luuy firiiii; was llrd alfHiy
tbe Kentish c.Mist last nlirtu.
Ioii--h hvh sluikisji by the con-
CUSsi4II.
t.KKVIW HOI.il) V Dt'l Altt lt
ls.Tl l:lAM. .Mar. a.1. TImi kl--r
and lliiideidiuric vislteal IN-toiiimi
last nlgiit. Tin. kaiser ordi-n-d flag,
liol-tisl as holiday throiiKhout 4irr
iiiauy ivleliratint; the I'l-rouue fall,
(.eniiun lossts. in tuklng ltaiauni
wcr couiaraUtely heavy, Ik-rllil
!taltst.