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Tl K8DAY, Jl XV SO, 1918.
OREGON WEATHER 4
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THE SOLDfER'S CHANXS3 GOOD
la this junmtr of mighty con
fllcts, the wire are burdened wlb
tor lee of great losses oa tbe western
front. We read tbat tbe sallenr held
by the Germans between 'Rhelmi and
Bplssons la itrewn thickly with th
bodies of the dead and there are
fruesome talet of the Marne chokel
'vfth tbe 1odtea of Hum who are on
fhelr way to Parli by a different
fwute from that planned by the high
command. Conservative estimate
Usee the German losses In the bat
tla that la 11111 going on at some-
" thing more than 150.000 and allied
losses at aomethlng leaf than 100,
00.
. . , Tbeee are large figures and their
affect la increased by the fact that
we are looking at them alone with
nothing to giro as the proper per
spective. In a similar way Spencer
Butte, standing alon above the
leaser hills to the south of Eugene,
trnlks In the new as rather a notable
eminence, but If It were seen by the
' s'.de of the Sisters It would appear
so small as to he hardly worth not
. ing. We must remember that In or
der to get a relative Idea of the loss
es ' In the fighting on the western
..front we must think of the casual
ties compared with the total number
of men Involved. When this Is done
' the danger to the Individual soldier
Is not so great.
The United States government has
Just Issued some figures along this
line that are highly Interesting to
the mothers and fathers of the boys
In France. Theyare based on the
mortality statistics of the allied ar
mies and show that the soldier has
29 chances of coming home to one
of being killed; that he has 49
chances of recovering from wounds
to one of dying of them; add that be
has only one chance In 500 of losing
a limb. They show also that if he
comes home safe and sound he will
live five years longer because of
splendid physical training and the
clean and carefully disciplined life
he will have led while In the army.
The difference between these fig
ures and reports of losses in great
battles Is that they are based on
averages and take into consideration
the whole number of men involved,
whereas the casualty lists and the
stories of losses concern only those
who are killed or Injured. The moth
er wha Is worried over her boy in
France can take considerable com
fort from the thought that he has
only one chance In 29 of being killed
and only one in 500 of coming horn?
minus a limb. Eugene Register. I
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Continued from Psge One.)
Germans began their attack from the
vicinity of Arras, oa the north, to
La Fere, on the south, and centering
their heaviest columns against tbe
British forces, under General Gough
at St. Quentin.
Staggering before the Impact of:1'
the blow, the British army fell back
rapidly. For eight days the Germans
poured throirgh the old allied Una In
an effort to crush the lines to the
south. Then came a period of re
action and the Germans came to a
stop. They, had driven ahead for
35 miles, along a front extending
more than 50 miles before they were
halted.
Hardly bad their legions besn
held before Amiens than a new of
fensive was begun In Flanders )tt
April I. It swept the British back
through Armentleres, but did aot
break their lines. The British,
with the French who were rushed
up to the front, stopped the Ger
mans after they had reached the
hills southwest of Tpres. There, on
April t, the Germans suffered a ter
rible defeat that halted their offen
sive In that quarter.
Pooh la Suprrme Command
In the midst of the drive In the
sector toward Amiens the allied na
tions took, a vitally Important step.
They . named General Ferdinand
Foch, her of the first battle of the
Marne, geiferallsalmo of the allied
forces on the western front, which
Includes all the line In Italy as well
In France. Even the Murman j moralised condition of the Russian
coast, In northen Russia, has ben forces to advance through the Cau
beld to be under bis command. iruui and obtain Dossesalon' of the
After a period of quiet, the Ger- regions subsequently ceded thnm by
mans attacked once more, this time tne treaty of Rrest-Lltovsk.
on the Alsne river, and In seven j The French and Italian drive In
days thuy reached the Marne at Albania began on July and is still
Chateau Thierry, making a penetra-. - progress.
Hon of about 28 miles. At the! Thirtn tha ir Itrltlnh fnron In
Marne thoy were checked and the Africa drove Oerman forces before
impetus of the blow was broken. tnem a German East Africa ami In
With hardly a day's pause for re- German Southwest Africa and flnal-
organiiatlon of their forces, the Oer-1 )y COmpellfld them to disperse or
mans again attacked, choosing the ,Urrend. This took from Germany
sector between Montdldler and Noy-;th iaBl of tn VRBt colonial pomps-
on. on the southern side of the sa- gon, ne), ,r npr wn8 tho war b-
Thlerry and pressed on after the r
tiring Gerniaaa.
Since that time the allies have
gained slowly but steadily not only
south of Solssons but also north ot
the Marne and between that river
and Rhelms. There was Indications
that a German retreat from tbe sal
ient la now under way.
Italians Htarnl Firm
On June 1ft, the Austrlans began
a drive against Italy. It was a tall
tire. The Austrlans crossed the
but on the west bauk met
with such stubborn resistance that
progress was Impossible. Slowly the
Austrlans were driven back toward
the river, and then the Plave, swol
len by rains In the mountains, com
pleted the overthrow of Austria's
hopes. After suffering terrible losses
tbe Austrjans retreated to be east
era bank ot the Plave front the Mon
tello plateau to the Adrtalio.
Miaor thra4lona
Among the year's operations of
comparttlvely leaser Importance were
the British drives In Palestine and
Mesopotamia: the Turklah advance
In Caucasus; the French and Italian
offensive In Albania; and the fight
ing la the German African colonies.
Jerusalem was captured by the
British on December 10, and shortly
afterward the fall ot Jericho was an
nounced. Since the taking of Jer
icho the British forces In Palestine
have not been active on the offen
sive. ' General Maude led tfce British
troops Into Bagdad on March 11,
and shortly afterward died from
Cholera, ills forces pushed further
up the Tigris nntll the Intense beat
of summer terminated operations.
Tbe Turks after the collapse of
Russia took advantage of the u. -
flghtla mi Mi show a urprishs
aptitude (or military aarvlce. With
out exception they ' display great
pride la their uniforms and military
bearing and present a smart appear
anre In khaki. ' '
It has been commonly reported
that these units would replace the
regular troops' stationed In the
Islands and would not see service In
Europe. Many of the Orientals will
be greatly disappointed It they are
not given an opportunity to test
themselves In action - against the
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lient driven Into the allied line dur
ing the March offensive, as the stage !
of their onslaught. This offensive j
ran for five days and was stopped '
north of Complegne "after losnes
which were described as unprt-ce-1
dented bad' been Inflicted upon the
Germans.
From June 14 until July 15 tbe!
Germans were engaged in shifting
their forces and then they again
struck. This time tbe line of at
tack was from Chateau Thierry east
ward, around to the north of Rhelms
and thn down the Vesle river toJ,
Frunay and from that village east
gan.
(To be continued.)
HAWAIIAN TROOPS ARE
Honolulu, T. .H., July 30. Mill
tary units now being organized In
Hawaii through the operation of the
selective service act probably are the
ward to Massif. This attack at the!,1"0:!: co"n,Tman' lze eon.ld.red.
ciuae ui me year ueveiopen inio one
of the most ambitious of the Ger
man strokes.
Porto Rlcans, Portuguese, Kore
ans, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian!,
Dart-Hawailans. Pllinlnna ntwl
...., truu me .narnenardg are wearlng American iinl-
forms and are rapidly being trained
in the mechanics of modern warfare.
The Orientals, their American of.
ncers declare, will make splendid
over a wide front, but were unable
to make ground against American
troops near Chateau Thierry and
could not advance rapidly further
east. They did, however, forge
ahead on the north side of the Marne
and between that stream and the
mountain of Rhelms. It appeared
for a time that they might reach K
ernay. Then General Foch struck a coun
ter blow which Is still .In progress,
American and French troops attack
ed the Germans between Fontenoy
In the Alsne west of Solssons and
Belleau to the Cligon northwest of
Chateau Thierry. So sudden ; and
powerful was the blow that the Ger
mans fell back rapidly until' their
reserves could be hurried up.
The rapid advance of the allies.
however, so menaced the German
forces further south that on July 19
the enemy began t retreat across the
Marne. On 8unday, July 21, French
and Americans entered Chateau
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