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Entente Forces Regain Many Villages Both North ac.
South of The Marne, Making Soissons and Chateau
Thierry Railroad Their Objective
On th Freuch Krout. July 10. Yenterday our airmen In collabor
The allies are pursuing the Ger- etlon with , British squadrons con
man, -bo ar rrtreallug across tbe.tlnuad their work aloof; the whole
Mam area, approaching the river
banks.
l.ondon, July 10. At 6 o'clock
thU afternoon, the allied Una ran
from llelleau northward, weal of
MontbUrs lb rough Soonllaus, Mont
Chevlllon, Le I'lessler, llulau. Tarty,
Tlghy, liarxy 1 Sec, Courmelles,
Montalgn Da Paris, I'rrnant and
Pootanoy.
' I'arla, July 10 HolMons la still
holding out.
tandnn, July 30. Tha French ad
vanced ona mile on a 10-mlla front
between noon yesterday and I
o'clock at night.
French Front. July 10. Tha Ger
mana on tha front aonth of tha
Mama have (uttered a repulae by
the French and are retreating north
ward across the river. That fur
ther French advance hare bean
mad both In in north and tha
outh of the Marne, I reported thli
afternoon.. They took Jloli De Mlsy
and reached Port -Au-Blnson on the
river. North' of the Mara,,, they
captured' Marfan, nouthaaat of
Bllgny, and moved forward wait of
Pourcy. '
liattli'front, 20 Herman machines
were brought down or put out of
commission by our pilots and two
captive balloons ware burned. The
UrltUh airman destroyed seven Oer-
ntan machines.
Our bombing groups continued
tholr expeditions against the creas
ing of the Marne. A footbridge
west of Reull was bombed and de
molished. Cantonments and troop
concentrations at Oulrhy-l-ChaUau,
In the Vauxbuln ravine, at Pere-En-Tsrdono
and In the region of Oullly
were attaokad with machine guns or
bombs, the troops being dispersed.
Stations In the rear are sprinkled
with projectiles. ( Fires broke out In
the stations at Amlefnntalne and
Flames. Heavy explosions were ob
served at Pon tarwrt. Twenty-two
ton of bombs were also utlllied In
the day and 11 the follpwlng night
UrltUh squadrons dropped two
ton and a half of explosives with
excellent reeulta.
FORMER EMPEROR
ISREPORTEDSHO
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llollvlkl IHenuvrrs OhuiUt It
luUonar? (YMmpii-ary and :
cute Nlrhulae
London, July 10. A Russian
wlrelnaa statement 'announces that
the former emperor, Nicholas Ro
manoff, has been shot. Hla corre
spondence. Including the letters
from Monk Rasputin, who was kill
ed before the revolution, win be
published shortly.
The message says that a counter
revolutionary conspiracy wis discov
ered by the Bolshevlkl government.
which therefore executed th ' em
peror, July 16.
FORK EIGHT
OF SAN DIEGO
CREW MISSING
NAVY lKI'AHTM;NT pkaiskh
O'XIH'CT OF OI-THKIW AMI
I'ltKW At) VKHHKL KI.N'RH
CAPT. CHRISTY LAST TO LEAVE
Mine Ma lie tense of Making 1b-
atead of Hun Hubtnarlne, a Ship
OfflrUls Believed
With the French 'Armies In
Prance, July 10. -The allied troops
today are driving back the Germans
from tha southern ' bank of the
Marne, and approaching the river
embankment, according to 11
o'clock reports. '
' tendon, July 10. The French
evtended 'the Soissons front today
and advanced from 'Monte De Paris,
southwest 'of Delleu, a town south
west of Soissons.1
Prisoners taken have now reached
tha number of . 1 1,100. On 'the
-Khelms front, th French advanced
a thousand yards between ftonvaln
and Aubervte. ' , '
Paris, July 10. The French and
Americans are continuing their ad
vance. The allies' advance has
reached the Una of Vlerxy, beyond
the wood of Muhuloy east of Vlllers-
Hedon and Neullly St. Front.
Parla, July It, Friday. Th bat
tle, begun yesterday between th
Also and the Marne continued all
day, with extreme violence, th ene
my reacting along th whole line
with large reserve In an attempt to
iajr our. progress. Despite his f-
fort w continued our advance over
th greater part of th front.
, Th number of prisoners counted
op to th present exceed! 17,000, In
cluding two . colonels f; with their
chiefs of staff. ' W have captured
more than 1(0 cannon, Including
on battery of 110's. V 'V. ' f '", 1 j !
Washington. July JO. General
March told newspaper men today
that official report show th maxi
mum Msetratloji gained ty th al
lied counter" offensive Is ' jtf "fall
and the average penetration seven
miles on a ll-mlle front, with the
attack . still being pressed against
heavy German reserves.
Six divisions of General Per
shing's troops, comprising 300,000
Americans are fighting with the
French In this offensive. These are
th First, 8eoond, Third and Fourth
regulars , and the New England and
Pennsylvania National Guard - dlvl
alone.- The -Raln-bow-dlrlaiem Is sta
tioned In the Champagne region.
An unattached regiment of negroes
Is also la each sector.' ' 1 '
Th war department haa received
no advices stating that Soissons has
fallen, tout It Is known to be Under
heavy fire from the American ar
tillery and Its fall seem Imminent
Oeneral March says the objective
Is the Soissons and Chateau Thierry
railroad, which Is Relieved to he the
principle artery of suppllea for the
eaemy In the Chateau Thierry re
gion, The allies rs already on this
road, or havs It under direct fire
The capture or .breaking of this road
would make th German attempt 'to
withdraw from the Marne difficult
The allied offensive -will last as
long a It Is possible ;to , force the
Germans 1backv..':;j'.."':,t';.i V'" I t
' Oeneral' March 'announced .that
th ) -American 'troops i that, had em
barked had passed th -1.100,000
mark.
He said that the German had pre'
pared for a drive against the British
In the north, simultaneously J with
the last drive on the Mam, but for
some reason had postponed It. This
Is probably why th British are not
attacking.:' . i '',
ROOSEVELT DEAD SAYS 1 ITALIAN FORCES
NOTE FROM AVIATOR " REGAN T
Washington, July 10 Three men
were killed by th explosion which
sank th cruiser San Diego. None
were from Oregon. Some other
are not accounted for, but reports
indicate that the loss of life Is small.
Twelve hundred and fifty fire, per
sons were aboard.
R
ARE 10 BE RESUMED
Washington, July 10. Resump
tlon of "lightles nights." Inaugu
rated last winter to save fuel, will
become effective next Wednesday.
It was announoed tonight by' the
fuel administration.
AU outdoor illumination, with the
exception of necessary street light
Ing. will be discontinued after that
date on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday of each week In
the New England states. New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Dela
ware, Maryland and th District of
Columbia;' and on Monday and Tues
day 'of each week In the remainder
of th United, Stat. : " ' ,' ;
CTIUX.HrXIUJIAilY-JOy. WAR ...
STARTS FOR VMTKU HTATK8
23
REGI
IRAIITS
TO LEAVE r.lDNDAY
lmfl IW.ys lve tor Americaa
lke on Train So. 14 Tuauir-
The following is s list of the
registrants leaving for Camp IewU,
American Ike, Washington, on
train No. H Monday, July 11. IU.
Liter Iie Sparlln, Williams.
Herbert Bull, R. F. D. No. 4.
Leo Jacob Welderkehr, Wolf
Creek.
Frank Rbert Warner, Belma.
Will Ism James Allen. Takllma.
George W. Smith, Galice.
Iuther . Augustus Armstrong,
Joseph, Or.
Oeorge Delbert Van Dorn, Merlin.
FriU Krauss, Belma. ,
Thomas Henry Croxton, Grants
Paas, Ore.
Oliver Chester Good now, Grants
Pass.
Dennis Peter Norton. Waldo.
Hugh Bohannon. Gold Hill.
Eugene Robert Brown. ProvolU
Harrison James Masters, Kerby.
U.S. RED CROSS
WILE SEND AID
TO RUSSIANS
KaXIEF SHIP CAlUtVIXO 1fTH-
lG A5l MBJ1C1.B WILL BH
DiiPATnnai soom
EKEUS tl F3EIST
Aswrksa and Allloa HUB Mmktng
PUa as to Actios to Be Takasi
; la UbeHs '
Washington, July 20. Although
Captain Christy of the cruiser San
Diego believed that a torpedo sank
the cruiser, reports todsy show that
five or six mines were destroyed by
warshipa off Long Island last night.
causing the officials to believe that
submarines were not responsible. No
sign of a submarine has been -seen
Eleven hundred survivors were land'
ed. No report la made as to loss of
Hf.
The navy department commended
the, explempary conduct of the of
ficers and men on' the Sas. Diego. ,
Captala Christy was) th last to
1stV A th hlp wHlHTBlo'g over
h mad hla way to the sid and
Jumped overboard. ''The men rn th
boats cheered htm and sang "Th
Sur Spangled Banner as the shli
sank.
Charley Harry EdgM, ( VancoU'
ver. Wash. . . , , ...
William Leonard Ridley,. Seaside,
Ore. . ' . . ..
Claude Elsworth . Moore, Three
Plnea.
John Justice Carr, Virginia City,
Ner.
George W. Matthews, Grants Pass.
Stephen Smith, Merlin.
Clarence Vernon Hunt, Kerby.
Marlon Lee Darnell!, Murphy.
HFAl
; New .York. July 10. Forty-eight
of the crew of th San Diego r
missing: r '
V)
A Cuban Port, July 10. Briga
dier-General Jose Marti, Cuban sec
retary of war, --haa departed for the
United 8lates.
CHINA HAS OONKY
" ISLAND FOB RKIK rMMS
Peking, Jnly 10. A carnival on
Coney Island lines, given by the Pe
king Chapter of the American Red
Cross on Msy 14 netted about Jo.-
000 for the Red Cross fund.
m en I n
With th Americans Near Sols- closely the rolling barrage, . which
sons, July H l;55 a. m.l-Prepar- completelV silenced 'the German
aliens for resumption of th Franco-' gun.'
Paris, July 20. German aviators Rome, July 10.-Ih - Italians
dropped a. not Into the .American j wrested Mont Stabel from thAu
aviation camp today confirming the trlani and have re-occupied Cornodt
death of Lieutenant Quentln Roose- Sattento In th Adanello region.
Telt.
I .
Seattle, July 10. Advices receiv
ed here from a Pacific Steamship
AliASKAN HOi'SBWIVKS
s. HKIiPINO HOOVKIt compsny'g liner In the north state
i Juneau, 'Alaska, July 20.- Alas- that never before within memory of
kan housewives In this section are Seward Peninsula's oldest natives
expecting to assist Pood Admlnlstra- has the Ice been so late In moving
tor Hoover In food conservation toy out of Bering sea as this year. The
making use of the many native ber- liner was Imprisoned in th ice five
rles for canning and Jelly purposes, days.
American drive between the Alans
and the Marne. wr in full swing
at this hour. '"' w," ' ''
While soras of ths soldiers who
hsd battled almost continuously tor
10 hours wer , snatching hurried
nap, other were busy getting ready
for th nest tolow... believed to o
scheduled for daybreak. v '
The Germans retreated so rapidly
yesterday that the Americana and
French were able to mov forward
at the rate of wore 'than kilome
ter an hour, reaching their twelfth
hour objectives In seven hours. .
Officers had 1 great difficulty In
holding back the victorious dough
boys. In order to keep I th lines
straight. Ths Americans wanted to
go to Germany.
Regimental commanders had to
send couriers forward to call back
some units, while on company got
so far ahead that an airplane was
nied 'to carry the restraining mess
age.
Tne Germans everywhere along
the line were panicky. They left
their artillery, machine guns, rifles
and suppllea and sprinted eastward
Ths area captured toy th Americans
between th Alsne and ' th Ourcq
had more than ISO artillery pieces
of various calibres In It. The enemy
saved practically none of them, at
th " American , ' Infantry - followed
"We were so busy chasing Ger
man ww haven't had time to pay
any' attention to th stuff they left
behind," said one officer.
' Slightly 'wounded doughboys, nap
py, grinning and dirty, lay about In
groups after th advance waa vol
untarily halted, ' swapping exper
iences and displaying souvenirs.
W were Just rushed Into the
trenches last Bight," said one young
ster. "We were only there halt an
hour when .the captain said: , 'Boys,
in Just 10 minutes w go over the
top. ; There Is time for every man
to have a good smoke!'
Before we reached their trenches
the Heinle were running. It sure
gar me) e great feeling to see the
Heinles nop out Ilk rabbits. We
couldn't help laughing at 'em."
Another, donghboy, . 1 wounded
the "hand after he had chased the
German seven kilometers (four and
a quarter miles), carried his auto
matic rifle In his good hand, ready
to us it It he had th opportunity,
He encountered three pals, all of
'whom had been wounded more ser
iously than he. , He brought them
back to th America lines, pro
tecting them with his rifle.
. "Me and th other fellows In the
first wave were lucky, (because we
got th first whack at th Heinle,"
' . (Gaann4 I.) - . "
Klamath, Falls, Or.. July 10. At
th regular meeting of th , city
council last night, the Idlers' ordi
nance was pawed and. become law.
Thla measure, which is Initiated In
view of the great shortage of .labor
due to war conditions, provides (hat
In order to permitted to be a man
of leisure," one must bear a certlfl
cat from th police Judge, of,' the
city to the effect that he has, after
effort,', been unable to find employ
ment and that the police Judge, at
ter diligent, effort, , has ' been un
able to find It for him.
The pollc judge is Instructed to
make all .possible effort to place ap
plicants' In vacancies with' which he
is' in touch.. Thirty-six hours . per
week is the minimum of labor to be
performed under the new measure.
Property, or income sufficient' tor
support does not relieve . anyone
from the labor obligation! Substan
tial flnea and Imprisonment are pre
scribed for an Infringement 'of the
ordinance. . , , .; , . ,
TO M
iHlGHER RATE
i.
Washington, July 28. A. Urge
cargo of relief supplies, principal
foodstuffs, clothing and medicine, ts)
to be dispatched to Russia, by th
American Red Cross "at th earliest
possible moment.
A special ship will b used toe th
purpos and th cargo will be ac
companied and . distributed, by a
group of Red Cross representative.
who will work under tb direction
of the Red Cross eommissfoa nw ls
Russia. , ,
Shipment of the cargo had been
approved by the American govern-
ment, said the Red Crow announce
ment today, and it win Invoivw s
gift of the American popt threogb
th Red Croea. .,,
The suDDlles wfll be for tne na
of the civilian population refugees of
Russia and' prisoners returning frbaa
Oarmany '. "and ' ' AustriaTrngary.
Many.nfth latter aav been atnrtv
d and large numbers of. thess
affUctsd with taberetilrMte.. ... i ...
Negotiations between tlretl
SUtes, Great Britain. Frsjif aA
Japan a to th character mf rBflttary
aid . for Russia, are continuing, - It
was stated today, and no fin! agrewr
ment baa been reached. ..
' C. S. CASTJALTT USt 7
" 4
- Washington, - Jnly ' lO.TTs army
caaualty list 4s iltvr The martn
list 1 80, Including Corpwnl JoAs
Ashworth of 8prlngtleidr Or.. , sad
nrtrats wsiao rvnnam, m waiter
ville,' Ore.', "missing fn utMak."' "
cody of ro;ip.
OHD20rB'
in
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Many, people do not know,., that
they, can convert their bonds of the
first and second liberty loan, draw
ing Interest at 4 per cent Into bonds
that will drnwe 414 per' cent, -This
ts an entirely separate issue and the
maturity date will remain the aame.
If a person haa already, converted
hi first liberty loan bonds info on
bringing 4 per cent or has a, second
loan bond, it may made into one
bringing 44 per cent,, snd. .Is tne
only way that the interest rat may
be raised, A holder of a bond ot
the first liberty loan in Its original
form, bringing in SH per cent in
terest, ia wiser, how over, to watt
until later, as such bonds may be
converted to a' higher rate, -which
perhaps mar be offered in th
fourth liberty loan
.f - ! '! I Ml .'
Bend. Ore., July, 10. The bod
of Ralph V. Polndexter, manager of
the Owl pharmacy, who, with Ver
non Fortes,' wasv drowned 'in Crew-
cent lak nearly two ago, was)
recovered yesterday morning.'
Mr. Forbes' body, which waa re
covered Sunday, has been held at
a local morgue, and joint funeral
services were conducted by ths Elks)
lodge this morning at 10 O'clock
from the Bend, Amateur Athieti
club, of which both men were mem
bers. All business house' In Bead
were dosed during the service, in
terment was made In the "Pilot Butt
oem'eter.' ' . ".."',
Th men were drowned, when n
canvass iboit, from, which. thy were
fishing, collapsed.
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' Cleveland; July "JO. The' Ameri
can league clubs will -probably sus
pend baseball immediately , owing
to Secretary Baker'a ruling that ma
jor league baseball player are' not!
engaged In useful occupations.
London, July II. A famine of
jelgar tobacco confronts . German
smokers. The trad, according to
German newspaper, estimate that
the supply will be entirely used up
by November 1.
Washington. July 20. The larg-.
eat crops t beans, sugar beets an4
peanuts ever grown In the United
State are In prospect tor this year',
harvest.
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