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EUGENE DAILY GUABD
TOffnesday Evening, August 21
Hi
BRITISH FIND HUN
LIS FADE UNDER
iT
3nemy Believed Following Pro
gram of Deliberately Retir
ing Rather Than Waste Fast
Dwindling Forces. .
(United Pratt Stiff Ctrrtapiadeit)
By LOWELL MELLCTT
Will th British Arm? la France,
Asg. 20. (Night.) Whether it is be
came the men's fightta- spirits ara font
or because tht higher command art
deliberately following a progrun, lnvolv
lug retirement wherever ;bey art rushed,
the Britlih are finding mat en various
part of their line the Germens fir war
vita aa unexpected readlneaa that la
like shsdow fighting at timet.
All wlthdrswslt o far bare been ex
plained by the Germana aa a deiire to
shorten their line, inasmuch aa tbia baa
been the actual effect. In tone in
Instance!, though it baa left the Germana
In leal aatiafsctory potitiona than those
ibandoned.
In an htereatinf feature of the ad
ranee today in the Merrills region where
the German officers teem imbued with
the idea of getting their forces safelj
out of the path of tht Brltiah, it that
theat baches ar part of tht army of
General von Bernhardt who, aa a writer,
wat prepondent of the idea that only
to riant is to advance.
Borne light on the bocbtt' spirit, or
lack of It, was gained sight before laat,
when a certain German regiment, hav
ing retired too far waa ordered to at
tack Bulaieux (north of Albert). The
regiment refuted, preparing a written
potest and eroding it to the commander.
Th latter telegraphed back, repeating
oie oroer. xne regiment attacked hair
learteaiy and loat heavily. Some 23
men of thit regiment are all that re.
vain.
The advance in Flanders wss along
i iroui oi more man eight miles ex
tending north and aouth of the Lye. The
Brltlth occupied L'Empinette. Vierhouck
md La Couronnr, and progressed east
r aiernue.
In tht Arret region there wit lortl
Fighting on both tidti of tht Scarpe,
the Brltiah pnabiag forward a abort die.
'anee east of Fampoox.
pointa where trouble waa anticipated
from machine gun neata. (Mira'moi,t
wood ia three milea further north and
mile and a half eatt of Bucquoy).
Conditions for the attack were Meat
No amoke barrage ever equalled the ef
fectiveness of the fog. So far at the
tanks were concerned the crews were
able to see as far as necesaary, while
tht tanks thcmtelTet were hidden from
the Germans until too lata to make any
effective retittanet.
BITJBH B TRIES HXAVT
TLOW ON FRONT 07 TEN
BOLES NOSTH OF ANOSE
(Continued from page one)
aurst upon them through a camouflage
of milt which lay thickly over the ragged
t,wef kttiflM. and clinging to tho
rfvttnd, while tankt, cavalry and Infan
try puahed their way over and around tht
treschet tnd new wire entanglements.
The British had made good progrett
before the tun suddenly brokt through
Ibt niat at B o'clock, revealing the
baches had been cleared out of moat
pointa on thit aide of the high embank
ment of the Arras-Albert railway. A
tingle, craeh of artillery preceded the
advises.
, Ctadltlttt Art Idtal
No reports have been received frcm
Mtrasaont and Logeaet woocTs, two high
Advance Three Miltt.
London, Aug. 21. (1:15 p. m.) The
Britlih ia their new tttack between Ar-
rat tnd Albert, ire reported to have
pogreeted three milet In tht center,
reaching Ach'.et-lt-Grand (three mtiet
nortbwett of Bapaume).
At other pointt in tht lint Byng't men
htrt gont tbead two milea. Informa
Hon it indefinite, but Beaucourt-Sur
Ancre, Acheit-le-Petit, Moyenneville and
Conrceliet art resorted to htvt been
oceupld.
The attack la reported to have been
a complete turpritt and to have been
made without any artillery preparation.
Hal Reports Stoetttti.
London, Aug. 21. Tht Britiah tttack'
ed on a wide front north of the Ancre
thit morning. Field Mtrahtl Htlg re
ported today. Satisfactory progrrat it
being made.
The attack waa made at 4:45 thit
morning.
Further progrees waa mada laat night
and tbia morning on widely aeparated
aectora of the Flandert front.
' attacked at 4:45 tbb morning
a wide front north of tht Ancre."
the ttatement laid, "flatiefactory pro
greaa-wae made.
Yesterday afternoon atrunx boatile
attacka accompanied by heavy bombard
menta were made againat our new post
tlona south and north of the Scaroe.
ney were completely repulsed. .
Wt Improved our positions aliebtlv
in the neighborhood of Fampoux, taking
xew prieoners.
"Wt advanced our lint laat night be
tween teatubert and the La we river
and art in possession of La TonreL
Early thit moraine tht Enelith car.
rien out a tucceaaful local operation In
V. - T .
nocre tenor on a rront or over a
mile. All objectiret wert ttken and a
onmner or priaooert captured."
ByRf'l Rsetrd Bright.
London, Aug. 21. The Britiah ad.
vanes north of the Ancre this morning
wee nine ny ine tnird army under Gen
eral Byng, according to deapatcbes re
ceived Sere.
General Byng's third army held the
lint between Arraa and a point near St.
Quentln at the opening of the Gcmen
offensive, March 21. Ht withttood tht
enemy't ttitultt until Gough's fifth army
gavt wty when he wit compelled to ro
ars, . .
Byng, In his stttck at Cambral laat
yetr, wat tbt flret general ever to em
ploy tanka euccesafully. He :s recognis
ed aa one of the gretteat fielu command-
era in the war.
Nyssa, Oregon, Man Listed
Among Canadian Wounded
Ottawa, Out, Aug. 21 Anions Amer
icans mentioned in todsy's Canadian css-
ualty liat are: -
J. Stanley, Elder. Mont.: K. O. Selden,
facoma, ween.; H. H. Walker, Holt
Wy.i D. McDonald, Nyaaa, Or.; A. John.
aon, San Franciaco; J. .A- Keenkne,
Berkeley, Cel.; E W. Villemeuve, Sedro
wooley. Wash.; R. S. Smith, Spokane,
Wash.
MEN WANTED FOR
ORDNNCE COURSE
Those Above and Below Draf
Age Eligible for Instruction
at Fort Hancock.
Applications for admiaaion to tbt course
in ordntnet ttoret accounting and gen
cral ordnance courses given at Camp
Hancock, Georgia, are deaired by tin
war department, according to a letter re
ceived at the nnireraity from Captain W,
C. North, of the Ordnance Reserve
Corpt. Appiicanta, the letter acta forth,
tnouid Dave a high school educr.tUn or
itt equivalent tnd a college training is
desirable.
Men abort and below the draft axe
are eligible to tneae couraea, aays tht
letter to the university regielrtr. A sun-
ply of application blanka baa been sent
to the university, where in ordnance
atorea accounting course waa conducted
during the greater part of the laat col
lege year, and prospective appiicanta are
rcnueated to write Rogtitrir A. B. Tif
fany for thett blanks, which can be
filled out and forwarded to. the office of
the chief of ordnance st Washington, D,
CLEAR TO TEUTONS
Germany Informed Ships Sunk
by U-Boats Will Be Replaced
From Interned Tonnage.
Madrid, Aug. 21. The ministry of the
interior issued a statement to the newt
papers today announcing that Spain had
eent n note to Germany, declaring if
there srt any further submirint tinkingt
.: iianith veaaela. Spam wiU temporar
ily repltct tbenf from German tonnaxe
interned In Spanish bar bora.
That such a note had bten tenl wat
reported eeveral daya ago, but the Span-
iah authoritiea denied it.
The foreign minlatry today denied the
rumors that Germany has broken off
diplomatic relatione with Spain.
"The deciaion ia but a natural, obli
gatory defense of our essential inter-
eete," the minlatry atated. "We cannot
further risk prejudicing our national dig-
nity and life. We feel assured that Ger
many will -recognise the decision agrees
witn loyal neutrality."
The atatement also declared that the
final statue of German veaaela comman
deered in the future will be settled
"when peace is negotiated.''
FRENCH IN NEW
DRIVE HAKE GAINS
(Continued from page one)
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Fontaine and Cainet. Ht is ilio bel'evcd
to have taken hill 156 and reached the
table land north of Vasaena, occupying
Veurcsin (two mllca and a half north
weat of Soiaaone) Epagny (sir miles
northwest of Soiasona) Vnlpriea fern
snd all lines southward to Pommieres
(two miles weet of Soissnns).
The number of prisoners which waa
reported more than two thousand yes
terday. Is steaedily increasing
Ludendorff is reported to have wired
urgent ordere to Berlin for training the
claaa of 1920. Preparation of thett
youtht of 18 must be finished in 10 or
12 weeks. 8nch in order meant ont of
two thingt:
Htat Sivias Manpower.
Either the Germana are al'll planning
for a tremendoua, desperate offensive
tbia autumn, or the manpower critic it
even more terioui than appears.
Military writera are inclined to the?
former belief. They expect the Germana
to attempt a big drive this fall unless
roch, meanwhile, kecpt them too buty,
Tht sctions of tht Germsns in the lest
few weeke, since the failure of the Slame
operation snows they desire to tavt their
manpower even it tht expense of loainx
territory. Altaongb tbey ire pntling no a
atiff fight at vital points, on the whole
tbey srs surrendering territory more
freely then heretofore. Likewise they srs
reducing salients snd shortening their
fronts whenever it Is possible. There are
other indications tbst the enemy intends
to nurse along as many at their reserves
s possible snd then will hnrl In every
ounce of his power In a gigantic gamble,
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fiilnt Reported Officially.
Parle, Aug. 21. Tht Frtneh contin
ued to progrees on the whole front be-
tween the Oist and tht Alsnt laat night.
capturing Carlepont and Cuts, the wsr
office announced today.' The Germans
have failed to counterattack on this
front.
French troops also sdranced west of
Laealrny la thirp fighting.
"Between the Oist tnd tht Altnt,
there waa no change in the aituatioa
laat night, the taemy filling to react."
tht commuaiant laid. "The French
continued to pro greet on tht wholt
front, and ctptured Carlepont and Cuts.
"Weet of Laitlgny, in tht sharpest
fighting, tht Frtneh progressed.
"In the Champagne German raids
were reported-"
4 ATTENTION. Y0UN6 MEN
General Crowder hat authorised t
and requested the aewtptptrs of
tht country to publish tht following
during thit week:
"All milt persons who hsvs
reached their 21at birthday alace
June fifth, 1618. and oa or before a)
Aagutt 24th. 101 S, moat register e)
on Augutt 24th, 1U1S. e
"Thett men should consult with
local draft beardi aa to how and
where they thould regie! ar."
IN VALLEY, IS VIEW
OF STATE EIHEER
C. H. Lewis Speaker at Meet
ing in Connection With Pro
posed 30,000 Acre Project
Near Eugene.
Etttt Engineer C H. Lewie, speaking
at a meeting of farmers, who ars Inter
ested in Willamette valley irrigation sud
the proposed 30,000 acre project, at the
Danebo school house Tuesday night,
went on record without qualification as
being in favor of irrigation. He ssid
that the experiments of the Oregon Agri
cultural college had proven beyond quea
tion that the application of a limited
amount of water during the dry seaeon
increased the yield of land from 100 to
300 percent and that any type of soil
may be successfully irrigated by slightly
varying the method according to tbs
cbartcter of tht toil.
"The queetion of the plentitude of wa-
ter supply for irrigation in thia district
is settled," said Mr. Lewis. "The only
question remaining before you art, what
you need, whit you wtnt ami how to go
about getting it and to my mind you un
doubtedly need it.
Mora Rainfall at Baker.
"For two yeara before being appelnted
state engineer in 1905 I wee with the
United States reclamation service In the
eastern part of the state. Now the rain
fall in the Willamette valley during the
summer the growing tetaon for cropa
ia actually leat than the rainfall at Ba
ker. The heavy rains here fall durlrs the
winter seaeon when tbey are not needed.
At Baker the people know they need ir
rigation, though there is more humus, the
water-holding formation of aoil. there
than here. If people only underatood the
possibilities of irrigation in the valley.
they would know that they needed it
hers.
On louking over a topogrophiral man
ons finds that irrigation in tbs Willam
ette valley hss really been thoroughly
uu aui-vesaiuiiy cesieo. .inert are more i
irrigation projects in tbis vsL'ey thsn m I
any other part of the state, but owing to
the magnitude of the valley and the I
amallneas of the projects the majority of -tht
people here do not know of them. .
Value of Water Knowi.
"Thote at Hilltboro and Forrtt Grove ,
art typical. At thote places srs bix milk '
condensers, snd the dairymen have rcc-!
ognized the value of having clover crow
ing throughout the whole summer to be
cut snd fed green to cows. In these'
placet the farmert have diverted little'
atreamt from the foothills over limited
tectlont of the land at email expense." I
Mr. Lewia brioflv emlnineH th. i-.:.
Cation laws which have been adopted by
the various atates. He touched on the
fault of the flret California laws which
caused some failures among the firal pro
jects attempted under them end
that 'in framing the '-Oregon irrigation
district law the legislature had been
guided by theae failures, snd that Oregon
now has the beat irrigated district law in
existence.
Now, before any project ia aUrted, ap
plication must be made to the atate engi
neer a of i ice. No conatruction work can
be atarted until the plans sre approved
by the stste engineer. The bonds must be
approved by the atate engineering com
mission. The atate engineer must pesa on
the feasibility of the project and must !
convinced that there is enough land val
uation to justify to support the bond la-
sue. Finally, npon completion ef the
work. It must be accepted by the atate
engineer. This atate aunervision and no.
liclng prevents any all-advised and inade
quate plana being attempted and pro
tects the farmera at all times.
Roughly Ontllntd Prelect.
Mr. Lewia aald that he bad roughly
outlined a project for Irrigation in thia
district yeara ago. On looking over tr.e
topographical mapa he found, what he
would not otherwise hive eutpected, that
I canal taken ont of the Willamette near
Eugene would follow the footbillt cround
on a grade and cover ill tbe territory In
thit vicinity.
"In fact, I aort of queered myeelf for
a while after Nhienln. rnm ... .
Orej in, by pushing thit irrigation idea
which I saw wit to badly needed, and
hid to quit it. I am very glad to see it
being brought up now from another angle."
According to the opinion of the tta'.e
engineer there le ample water carried by
the Willamette. The only thinx to tuar.l
am Inst it infringement on tbe rightt of
the power planta at Oregon City. The
may be aecomplithed by utilising Waldo
Lake or by storing the flood water it
some point shore.
Ralph Scheeloch of the Clark-Kendall
company, irrigation bond buyers, answer.
ea tne questions of tbe farmert at
length, with figures bated oa the etti
mates of ths company engineer! who
have bee working in thia district for
several months. He placed tht cost of
ths project which wonld furnish hrlga
Hon snd drainage for 80,000 scree st fftO
in icre which, according to both Mr.
Lewis and Mr. Schneelorh. is from f 10
to 10 lest thin tht cost of water in
ea.tern Oregon and in Idaho.
The cost of such a project ivoo'd be
met by the farmers by bonds bearing A'
per cent interest, a figurt ttt by !sw,
miKuraig in irom net to lorry yean, i
i jilt would mikt the cost oMhe eystem
S3 per year pint tht traall maintenance
expenee. According to Mr. Lewie' belief,
based on extensive obeervationt among
irrigated dietrlrta, thia would be Justified
three timet ortr, tinct It wonld mikt
possible the growing of permanent hay
crops, clover or alfalfa, snd ths buTdlng
up of impoverished lands by odentlfie
rotation of crone.
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