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DAILY EVENlSiG EDITION K umber ooplles printed of yesterday's . Daily Edition, i ' 2,833 . This paper la member or ana audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. DAILY EVEM.'O ECITIO:! V -ITS "-ir5 WEATlIKrt FORECAST, DAILY Tonight and Friday fair and warmer. . SEMhWEEKlYJ COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 80 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918V NO. 9405 WORSE; ALLIED BATTERY WTff- THROUGH RESISTIJC. 111 PREDICAMENT GROWS i - ' - 17 GERMANY'S SACRIFICE OF MEN, -TIME, MATERIAL NECESSITATED HEN PROMISED VICTORY FAILS Attempts to Save , Supplies Accumulated Within Sali ent for Own Offensive. LUDENDORFF'S OTHER RESEERVES CALLED IN Time Important; Retreat Would Confess Failure To People. PAUIS. July 26 Germany" des peration In ruthlessly saeriflc'ng man Power, lime und material within the Othelms-Hoissons salient la because j of four reasons: First, the allies' of- j tensive disrupts Ludendorffs care-! fully laid summer campaign plans; j second. (General Foch Is using tlme Vitally Important' to the Germans; 1 third. German militarists so encour aged the Germans with promises of capturing Purls that they . dure not admit by retreating that their chance la Bone, and fourth. L.udendorff has accumulated vast quantites of mate rial within the salient for future op erations which he Is trying to save by using- fresh divisions. Meanwhile the French. Americans and British are methodically pushing on meter by meter whllo Ludendorff is using the reserves which he had planned for other sectors. , t : r uii'iiiij.r VIMUIU IMPENDS s, LONDON, July 23. It is learned authorita tively the entire Sois-sons-Rheims salient is under allied bombard ment. It is believed the allies are on the verge of a tremendous victory. WORLD'S RECORD FOR NAVY YARD ' WORK IS MADE VA8HIN-GTOX, July 25 The Mare island navy yard broke all world records placing the destroyer Ward In commission in 17 and one half days after laying its keel. Be fore the war It took 20 months to build ,a destroyer. BOCHE INDIGNANT AT DECLARATIONS MADE BY ALLIED CAPTIVES CONDITION OF GERMAN HOMES IS EVIDENCED AMSTERDAM, July 25. German are Indignant because allied prison ers deceived them regarding Gener al Foch's plans. The Cologne . Ga zette says, "In many respects the counter offensive wax a surprise ow ing to a mlHConceptlon caused by prisoners' statement! that the en tente had no Intention of attacking on this front, and because of the mass employment of tanks approach ing under cover of corn fields.'' LINES SUGGESTS FOE STILL PLANS STAND (FRANK J, TAYLOR) WITH TUB AMERICAN'S IX FHAN'Cli Julv iG. Allied airmen TELLS OF 25 MILE i report an Increasing congestion be- AUSTRIAN FLIGHT !wn German concentration camps - . land fighting positions. Home of this HOME. July 25.- A Valona dla- movement of. men and materials is patch declared that during the Austri- away from the front but the greater n debacle they abandoned practically i rmrt is owurds the battle lines. all their field artillery, fleeing 25 miles 'adding Height to the belief that Hcrmiston Man Dies ' While at Erie, Penn. Mrs. Nora Franz of Hermlston has received word of the death of hex son. Alfred ,12. Franz. He was in Krle, Penn.,' visiting his father, A. J Franz at the time of his death. He died Friday, July 19, ISIS, and was burled Monday. July 22. 1918. He was born In 1892 and was 26 years old. Besides his father and mother he Ik survived by a wife who was with him at the time of his deaths and a brother of Hermlston. Ixiuis Franz. and two sisters of I 'endletji.i, Miss Julia Franz and Ml.'s Ignore Franz, and a sister in Portland, Mrs. J. " Sutnmerville.' nnd nlso a sister California, JH' AW I- Hurch. . Prisoner Who Gave Water to . American Wounded Wins Thanks,; Cigarettes, SIGNAL CORPS MAN SAYS CANT KEEP UP PERSHIN 118 CASUAL ti; U. S. MARINES 64 WASHINGTON, July 25. General Pershing today announced S8 cas ualties, including 32 killed in action, six who died of wound, and 123 se riously wounded. There were 64 ma rine casualties-announce including 20 killed in action and 38 wounded PON T AFTER PO N T severely. 1 in In ona day over roadies mountains Great numbers deserted, hiding, but were hunted down and massacred by Albanian bands. I Germans are going to fight It ou jstcad of retire. Allied heavy artillery ils continually rutting Herman com- I muntcation lines, say allied airmen. damaging railways and destroying am- FHESfCII IKE 8n "TANKS ' munition dumps. Aviators have drop AVINTIOItll f, July 25. Tlie ped countless bombs. American air- Kolnlsche Zcltiing declares the French 1 men report fewer l!oche planes over used HOO tanks In the counter offeti-jthe battles. It Is unknown whether alve. This probably means email i there is a scarcity or they have been "fly' tanks. j shipped elsewhere. ir BRITISH WAR CABINET SAYS CONSCRIPT ALL OF 200,000 STRIKERS PENDLETON'S CURFEW ORDINANCE IS TO BE STRICKLY ENFORCED No more will boys and girls under IS years of age he allowed to roam the streets of Pendleton at will after the' hour of d o'clock p. m. The edict ha gone forth from the city council to Chief Al. Roberts to see that Pendleton's curfew ordinance, which has long been a dead letter. Is strictly enforced. The question of enforcing the or dinance was brought to the atten tion of the council at the meeting last night by Councilman Italph Folsnm. lie mentioned numerous instances where he had seen ;v,oung boys loiter ing about the streets of the city at all hours of the night; also called at tention to the frequency with which girls ns young as 13 and 14 years old are to bo seen on the streets for ap parently no purpose that can result to their good. The council was unanimous In the opinion tho en forcing of the ordhmnco should go farther than the ringing of the bell at 9 o'clock. Pendleton has a curfew ordinance with strict provisions to prevent mi nors under the age of lt from roam ing or loitering upon the 'streets oi In any ark or alley" unless accom panied by their parents or having written permission after 9 p. m SOGAR SITUATION TIGHTENING TO STOP DOUBLE SHOOTING" i More drastic measures arc being i any other way violating the rcgula tnken for the enforcement of sugar! thins of the administration, that per- rrgulnllons to (reduce the consump- I son will probably not ontr re shut off LONDON'. July 25. Two hundred thousand munition workers are Idle as the result of a strike In Coventry and Birmingham. It Is understood the war cabinet takes the position tnat the strike Is a direct blow at the gov ernment and plans to force the strik ers Into the army unless the strike Is immediately ended. Trades unions, following a conference with govern ment officials, this afternoon urged the strikers to return to worn. Some Enemy Divisions Have Been Cut Down 75 "Percent (FRED FERGUSON) WITH THB AMERICAN ARMIES, July 25: Whilo the Americans con tinue to progress east of 'Epieda, north of Jaulgonne the Germans are leaving behind them in 'the evacuated villages tell tale evidences of the German In ternal situation. The Boches in the rich Murne valley are enedavoring to aid their families by parcelling wheat, leather and children's shoes. Packages ure found everywhere, teeners rrom German people to the soldiers lecture conditions are such llhat "something must happen." Civilians are allowed only 200 grams of meat weekly. Kindness of Foe llcvarded. One Boche came In Willi a tag on his arm attached by Americans read ing, "This prisoner gave water ta an American wounded." He was given white bread and fl can of "bully beef.' He said this ration would serve six men in Trie German army. He ana comrades were given 20 paackages of cigarettes as a reward for giving the iter. Itattcry Moved Too Fast. I passed a battery of four heavy ar tillery firing" boldly from the open. A signal corps man -Irwing wires said We've been chasing this damn artil lery two days and have just caught (hem. Although working day and night we are unable to get the wires wit bin reach of the arillery before new orders move them three or four miles forward." Sonic .Kuril! v IHvislons Reduced Th roe- rYnirt lis. This particular battery completely wiped out a German battery whicn was retreating along the road far be hind the enemy line The artillery opened a withering fire and the cara van was qlickly transformed into wreckage. Prisoners continue to in dicate comparative confusion in ene my ranks, being from numerous divi sions. It Is learned that some divi sions have been reduced 75 per cent. Prisoners are all hungry. Confusion Is wrought by allied Infantry prevent ing the Germans from bringing sup plies forward. . ENEMY ATTACK ON BRITISH BROKEN UP LONDON. July 2&.-i-The P.ritish advanced their line slighrtly fiouth of Fostgnol wood In the Hob u tern e sec tor, taking a few prwon-ers, Halg to day announced. He sajd : "JEarly last night the enemy attacked and entered our post south of Villers Eretonneux but was ejected ty an immediate counter-attach- Later hostile raiders attacking the post north of the Somme were repulsed. Tho enemy left prisoners." OE TRANSPORTATION BIBARDIN T; GAINSSOO NG WAY IS UNDER N LOST DR. GUY BOYDEN MADE LIEUTENANT PARIS, July 25. (2 o'clock Bulletin) The Americans are continuing to advance north and northeast of Cha teau Thierry driving upon Fere-en-Tardenois on a un broken ten mile front The Germans are blowing up am munition dumps apparently preparing to evacuate : the city. But Oulchy has been outflanked making their retire ment difficult Franco-American infantry is also ap proaching Fere-en-Tardenois from the west, while terri fic bombardment from the west and east is making the city untenable. Many fires have started. A strategic enemy mass of 20 divisions is expeccted soon to start a counter maneuver. . , PARIS, July 25. (1 o'clock) Since morning the French have advanced nearly four miles completing the j capture of Bois de Chatelet and taking Breey, seven miles IN MEDICAL CORPS n Chateau Thierry. At some points the Germans resist hotly. Elsewhere apparently only machine guns and garrisons remain. . Dr. Guy I. Boyden received today) from army headquarters at Washing ton, r- C.. the news that he had been j granted a commission a first lieu tenant in the Medical Reserve Lorpsi ,f -i-4.i .,,,,.,, 0: rU and was ordered to report August 2 lcicnucoo ptcaouic agmuai, uic ouioauua-xmciiuo at the Base Hospital at camp i.ewis. I pocket Point after point is Erivine wav. The seriousness nX lntV:ZlZ?re Hf the 'Ge.mian Predicament has been increasing daily for Medical Reserve Corps carrying high er grade than that of first lieutenant are not being Issuud to applicants under 3". years of age. Dr. Boyden ho received his medical training at Northwestern I University Medical hoo!.1 has been practicing here for A ceo the WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, July 25. The allies the past five days, . , TRANSPORTATION CENTER UNDER FIRE. (Fred Ferguson) 1VTTTT TTTF! A MPT? TP A M A P AT TPS TnTv 9i -JForo.on- four years. Iast September he re-, , . . . ' , . , reived appointment as tuberculosis i ai uciiuia is unuer lire n om r raiico-American ariniery. specialist on the examining board at j it. is being heavily bombarded by allied aviators and the Camp I-ewis, and held tnat position i , 0 . . J . , . . -J . ... . untu pebruary. when he returned j bombardment is seriously interfering with the movement here. Mrs. Boyden will not accom-lnf enpmv trnrms flnrl tYinf'.priJil. This is thp mnit imnnrf. ant railway and highway center within the Soissons Rh'eims salient. It is within five miles of the battle line. Heavy fighting is progressing to clear Riz forest north east of Jaulgonne. The Jaulgonne bridgehead has been appreciably enlarged. Franco-Americans are advancing, there despite sharp rear guard action. any ion. her husband to his new loca- 'arents May Wear Black Band, Star of Gold, for Sacrifice WASHINGTON. July 25. Presi dent Wilson Is endorsing the adop tion of a three inch black band beard ing a gold star for each son sacrlfic ed. The national defense council an nounced the badge must not be nn- PLAYIXO 1XTO FOCI I 'S H.V.VDS. Further Indications have been re ceived that the crown in-lnce is play- Inir into Foch's hands by determining ented nor commercialized. parents only. It Is foritu stand and ficlit Inxtcad of rctrcat- 1'.S from tho SoisHoiis-lihclms pocket south end o f tlie SotasoiM-Klkcim uorkct advanced again todajr. pro. grcwjinf beyond yesterday's lst ter ritory In several places. With the strength or desjeration (lie Get-ma its stayed tlie allies slightly, but tlie al lies methodically continued their for- 1 is iia originally pluum-d. The allli-s I ward movement when the fury of at' TOP O' THE MARNE IN, HEINIE ! Nary, county food administrator, has Just received by wire a long commu nication from Washington as well as further Instructions from the Port- nftm hnlh tf whlh yVinw hf sugsr situation tightening stll) mor Keretufore the regulations, have been aimed principally at the whole salers, the retailers, bakers, hotel men and other large consume. Now the administration Is mnKIng pro vlnlons which Indicate that the offl- i.UU in 0 1 - rl IrnH nllPi, inn to the Individual. Instructions recelv- ( ed yesterday ar to the effect that In ; the immediate future each Individual consumer will le checked up. as to i sugar used, at the end of each month. The means ly which this record will! be kept has not as yet been deter- mined, but pntlianly will take the, form of cards kept by the retailer for each patron and on which must j be noted the date and amount of i sugar purchase. thee cards to be1 surrendered to the county admlnU- ' t rat Ion at the end of each month so that they nmy be checked over. If It Is found that any consumer j N "double shouting that ts, pur-j rhAklnc his full allowance of three from future suppllca but will be dealt with under the provisions of the hoarding law. a Oregon was allotted for July, 4 -212,000 pounds for ull purposes and the mesHuge received from Washing ton Is to the effect that the August allowance will be but TO per cent of thut amount, if the July allowance was overdrawn the extra amount will be deducted from the 'August allow ance. Incidentally, the httite a-dmlnlut ra tion Is now cheeking up on the state ments submitted by retailers as to the amount of their stock on hand and In transit July t st- Thl s lelng done from the wholesalers' record o. Ir. voices. The requirements for the current quarter for iloniest Ic consumption In I'mntilla county, a shown by the re tailer's statement tnt;i approximate ly SuD.flho pounds, or lon.fKM pounds a month. hlch f (cures out u but t four pounds t' tlie person inxtt-ad of three pounds the limit placed Py the admin Istratlonv The new instruct loin ii:voh:ely prohibit fnrt her IsuMnce of Augu.t certificates to retailers, bakers, hotel men. confectioners, etc.. until further pptinds per month for each person In ; advices family at more than one store or In, ten. are received from Washing- are within five miles off 1-Vrn-on-Tar- doiiois, great traffic center and arc rcmlerfuf- It iH-aetically untcnablo by bombardment. lore than half m mll- -tHI'10" ItcM'licH are now within the iockct. jit WttH nt-ently t bought they eould cxtrteale most of them, but tlicy have ; saeHfiied the cbanec and are eiHlan gerins; liis force by making the MmL The ;rmaiis ure figliiing dtix-rau'ly nlong the whole front, counter auwk. ! Anurieaiis aro tug m wmip places with stiff rear! guard actions elsewhere tack liud laired. The heaviest ef fort was aimed at I lie new Franco llrHbdi tosHlo4 beyond . C'rtgiiy. :wiit newest of KlieiiiM where tliugo counter attacks are lamnched. YANKS PlttK.niH IX lilTTFU tlGllTING. PAItls, July 2.V (3 o'clock) Ttie encountering violent rcslstaiiee In Annentieres on tlie On real's south bank, two miles mtiti- lll'X f.AIXS S4H)I,oST. ea.t ut Oulchy where the Grnusiis rAKIS. July 25. Tin t.onimns. .strttngly fortified In the cathedral and heavll) eiHiiiter-attaeking north of Ma me In the lormaii region last llill lit IMVHIlilll 'Itltuill itl,.o.k . aw i the W.-hI north of Treloum but the ''' Hlllcry prciw ration. un adjacent fore!. Oar maejiiiic gun ners and Infantry stormed tlie village I rcueli mmiii retook both, said a communique. Tlie lYanco-Americans also stormed vilk-ac in Fere forest ndvanekug after bitti-r hand to hand right inr In tile AIVAXt'K ltF-iI'.MKI. Streets, the alllea making gad pn- WITll TIIK FltFXCII AlllXlfc cress lu Itix fore-4. Tlie Soulier end (l.o-ll Mel let.) f 11k- road from Ft-rc-enTardraois lit July Tin- allies after licing push- '.luiihroime Is crowded with riicuay ill lan k at sonic Niuts on t-asb and guns aud ninnitHHi. CITY COUNCIL GETTING DOWN TO i BUSINESS TO BUILD SEPTIC TANK An ordinance introduced and ias---' ec! at the meeting of the city council, last night shtos the city fathers are cttttnv down to lupines- t, provide ; ihe proiMwd peptic tank for the Pen dlt'ton sewtr system- The onHuance' l-rovob'H for the i.-suimc and sale of the Ji'ii.ooa tioiult voted for the pur-, P-n? over a ear aso. and the pre par- ltK 'f a full transcript showiftsr the b'Bal status vt the issue. Mavur ' X'diiKhan expects ne;ottatlon. fir the siile of the bonds to be cl sed a S4-on a the leal step. un le taken, niakittg funds available fr btillditi. thi septir tank. Two other ordinances passed were authoriziUK the .street committee. O. n. PhetpK. I'laud Penland and Uit Kirk pai rick to enter Into a contract . Wit h the Warren 0ntruction "-. for paving (turMt-ld and Pint streets that hae been trending before the, completed it Is the Intention uf Ihe council to stop ull paving Improve ment diirinc the war. An ordinance was a No paind etatlNhin-; graden on a mmitHr of streets on the north side, but this des not mean any Inr pr.ement work wll He undertaken at tho time. A permit was granted to Alesan decs' store to build a holler room at the rear of the store for installing a steam heating plant- it will be of concrete. The action of the Mayor Vaughan and Recorder Flla Afraid In author izin the pacing of $13 to prof. HeekKlrh for expense in Innpwting the citv water nvnptn. To secure a crossing of the .-V. H. 4k N. risbt of wav on College street for a sewer main the may or wa authorised to enter In a contract with th company m th fcaata of a 1 council for om time, and whD,ia-a ai the rata of i year.