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Forty-seventh Tear.
MEDFOTtD OKEGONV WEllNESDAY, APWL IS, 1917
Dally Twelfth Yen r.
NO. 23
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FRENCH CONTINUE VICTORIOUS - ADVANCE
KEY POINTS 0F LlllL lplcIiE 0F F w mm By GERMANS BRITAIN SHIS Mill
nt pfdiiai BETWEEN DDIS ISSUt, .-n , APPRECIATION OF nppnQFntn
. I Eonbbimt toMttrtKl AMERICA'S 1 Ef,!TI
LlllL Uri Work f Bringing Up Supplies. Guns EPflSS House of Commons Gives Unanimous UU I HULu UN
Chavonne and Chivy Captured East
of Soissons Heavy Losses Sus
tained by Germans In Champagne
Quantities of Munitions. Guns
and Supplies Seized Prisoners
Now Exceed 14,000 Hill 112 Is
Stormed Forced to Call Troops.
PARIS, April 18. Important
progress was made last night by the
French in their attack east of Sois
sons. The war office announces the
capture of Chavonne and Chivy.' The
French pushed pn north of those
points, reaching the vicinity of
Braye-en-Laonnois. The Germans
made three desperate counter at
tacks in the Champagne last night.
They were checked by the French,
who inflicted heavy losses on the at
tacking troops, Since Monday the
French have captured upward of
14,000 unnounded Germans. In the
Champagne large numbers of ma
chine guns and trench mortars have
been captured and also twclvo cuu
non, including three .of large caliber.
PARIS, April 18. The latest
French victory, while on a smaller
scale than that of Holiday, is an
equally important success. Both of
the sections attacked hud been left
alone hitherto on account of the ex
ceptional natural strength of the
German positions. The French com
mand held that an assault could only
be successfully undertaken when ov
erwhelming resources had been ac
cumulated and the general situation
was favorable.
The general who commands Ihe ar
mies of the right center had been
planning the attack for several weeks
(pid iiad left nothing to chance. Ev
erything vttrs provided for nnd the
chiefs under him had nothing lo do
but follow instructions to the letter.
Tako New Positions.
As soon as the result of the battle
between Soissons and Rhcims was
known the order was given to attack.
Punctually at 4:45 the French infan
try "went over" well supported by n
powerful mass of artillery. They
swept forward in mngnificcnt style
nnd in two hours the first lino sys
tem had been captured. Later news
came that the French soldiers were
carrying all before them nnd taking
prisoner's by the score. They seized
Mont Cnniillette, nnd all the crests
commanding the region.
From their new positions the
t French now look down upon Moron
villiers and Nnuroy. This Moronvil
licrs chain of hills was regarded by
all French soldiers who had over
been in the section as virtually im
pregnable, nnd its capture caused the
liveliest satisfaction to everybody.
Sike 75's followed up the infantry
rapidly nnd were soon in action. They
caught large bodies of the enemv
massing with the object of making a
division nnd decimated them. Ac
cording to onlookers, such carnage
had not been seen since the action
of Chnrme Gap at the beginning of
the war.
On the right wing the struggle was
equnlly to the advantage of the
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LONDON, April IS A Pel rod ad
dispatch says that Premier LvnlT
and dome of the other ministers who
have bcqn visiting army headqunrlcrs
reported on their return that condi
tions on tile front had considerably
improved, especially in regard to the
supply nf the principal food prod
ucts. They say that food nnd trans
port conditions arc satisfactory.
Work of Bringing Up Supplies, Guns
and Munitions to Renew Forward
Thrust in Progress Captured
Documents Show Enemy Knew Of
fensive Being Planned at Arras.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IX
FRANCE, April IS. Operations of
the British front may said to have
received a tenqiorary holdup stage
alon g the line of the recent advanne.
Townrd Lens and St. Quentin the
process seems to be one of absorp
tion. Minor assaults here and there
are improving the British positions,
but the general battle scheme is
awaiting the development of its next
stages.
laill Is Necessary.
War operations involving such
numbers are now opposed on the wes
tern front necessarily move in waves.
The work of bringing up supplies,
guns and munitions during apparent
lulls often is more strenuous thun the
actual assaults, and it is of equal
importance. The British plunge for
ward in Easter week reached a
greater depth in a shorter time than
any attack on such a largo scale
since entrenched warfare began on
this front. The total of 227 guns
brought in, together with ammunition
by the thousands of rounds and other
supplies, exceeds any haul made dur
ing u similar period of the war.
All German documents which have
been captured show that the enemv
knew an offensive wns being planned
about. Arras because of the massing
of troops and batteries. It is evident,
however, that the Germans expected
their first or second lines to hold.
This wns particularly true of their
positions on Vimy Ridge, which was
the northern Gibraltar of the Ilinden
hurg line.
Lens 0H'lntlnns.
The operations about Lens are
proceeding. The British already
hold positions on nil the western ap
proaches, although the city itself has
not been penetrated. Lens is the
central portion of the Gemutn min
ing district which stretches for miles
in all directions. It is an ideal place
to defend against ordinary attacks,
each slag heap and factory building
being an individual fort.
The weather continues to be mis
erable with no sign of spring. The
temperature was below freezing last
night with n winter downpour.
WASHINGTON. April 1 S. The
largest single war credit, In history
will he at the disposal of the admin
istration as soon as the house ap
proves senate amendments to the 17,
000,000,000 wa rrevenne bill. This
may be today. The measure passed
the senate last night by unanimous
vote.
The bill will be rushed to Presi
dent Wilson for his signature as soon
as the house approves the measure.
Treasury officials, anticipating the
action of the house on the hill began
today to work out the policy to be
employed In issuing the bonds. Sec
retary McAdoo will seek the advice
of leading financiers of the country
regarding the best means of floating
the issue.
TEUTONS REPULSED
PKTIfOtlUAD. April 18. Teuton
forces yesterday made a violent at
tack on the Russian positions on the
Danube river northwe-t of llniila. the
war office announced today. The
attackers were rcpuUed.
First piclure of I'cronne, France, to arrive in this country, showing Ihe city left totally destroyed and
desolate by the Germans before they left it on their retreat lo the "llindcnbiirg line." Not a soul of Ihe
SOOO inhabit ants is left in the city. I '
COUNT TISZA OF
LONDON, April 18. An Amster
dam dispatch to the Central News
agency says that the Budapest so
cialist paper Noweszavk announces
the resignation of Count Tiszn, the
Hungarian premier.
AMSTERDAM, April 18. The Vi
enna newspnpers announce that Dr.
Urban, minister of commerce, nnd
Dr. Bnernreitber, minister without
Mrt folio, have resigned. " Dispatches
from Germany connect Ihe resigna
tions with, the convocation of the
Austrian parliament next month,
which they sny is considered in
German circles as inopportune in
view of the political events abroad.
There have been several recent
resignations from the Austrian cab
inet. Early in the present month the
minister of justice, war and finance
tendered their portfolios ns the re
sult of a graft scandal in connection
with army food supplies. The em
peror refused to accept the resigna
tion of Minister of Justice You
Schcnk. Shortly afterwards General
Von Krobatin, Austro-IIungurian
minister of war, resigned.
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WASHINGTON, April IS. The
periscope of a submarine running sub
merged was sighted by the deck of
ficer, quartermaster and deck watch
of the destroyer Smith Monday morn
ing Just before the wako of a tor
pedo was seen crossing the destroy
er's hows.
This Information was contained In
a radio report from the commander
of the Smith received today at the
navy department. Navy officials
said this confirms the report of the
presence of a German submarine In
American waters.
The officer on watch on the Smith
reported that the perlscoiie was dis
tinctly visible at a distance of .100
yards from the ship. The quarter
master and the members of the gun
crew agreed to the report.
EuMENI
' SHIP CARPENTERS
WASHINGTON, April 1 8. Ap
proximately 2500 of tlio 15,000 ex
perienced ship carpenters needed by
the shipping hoard to build Its great
fleet of wooden vessels have been
found by tho department of labor in
two days of Its national Inquiry. The
work Is still progressing.
Preliminary Yeports from Ran
KranelBco Indicate that fi.'iO ship
wrights, 150 caulkers, ,100 Joiners,
100 hot builders, and 100 machine
hands have been found In that vicinity.
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WASHINGTON, April IS. All
alien encmiia residing within one
half mile of fort, camp, aircraft sta
tion, navy yard, factory or worshop
for manufacture of munitions are re
quired to remove prior to Juno 1 un
der penalty of summary arrest, un
der instructions issued today by the
attorney general to United States
marshals. '
The attorney general's Instructions
also cover tho enforcement of other
regulations proscribed in the presi
dent's proclamation. Allen enemies
found with forbidden articles In their
possession after April 21 shall bo ar
rested excopt lu cases where tlio
marshal shall bo satisfied they are
not dungorous to public safety.
Aliens who fall to remove from
these zones by Juno 1 shall he sum
marily arrested as enemy aliens. Per
mits may he Issued by marshals to
alien enemies to pars through their
zones or to enter them where their
dally work carries them Into forbid
den territory. In certain instances
v-hcro tho residence of aliens within
, the zones Is deemed not to bo against
public policy exemptions will he
made to tho order requiring them to
move. All permits shall be revocable
at any time.
.Allen enemies who tear down, mu
tilate, abuse, desecrate or Insult the
flat are to bo regarded as "a danger
to ihe. public peace," and summarily
arretted.
IN ASSAULT BY
SEATTLE THUGS
SEATTLE, Wash., April 18. The
body of Mrs. Florence Wehn, wile
of J. A. Wehn, a sculptor, was found
this morning at the bottom of a gulch
on West Wheeler street, in the Queen
Anne district, near her home. She
had evidently hen struck over the
head and her body dragged from the
street to the gulch.
Mrs. Wchn's hum! was cut, and
there were other evidences that she
had fought with her assailant. A
clump of her ou hair was found
plastered lo her breast by a clot of
blood. Her handbag lay near by.
Hoys playing in the gulch came upon
the body.
Mrs. Wehn was a daughter of Paul
I la i ill lis, a policeman htntioncd at
headquarters.
Mrs. Wehn, who was 211 years old
and attractive, hud passed the even
ing lit a birthday celebration at her
father's home and departed for her
own home nlmu! 10:1111 o'clock. It
must have been about J 1 o'clock
when she left a street ear near her
home.
The deputy coroner gave it as his
opinion that the woman died about 4
o'clock, and the iittaek upon her was
made apparently about II, so that
she lay in the brii-h alive for hours
alter her assailant fled. Her cloth
ing wns lorn from her by her ussail-uiit.
OF FUG HEARD
OFF CAPE
BOSTON, April 18 It was offi
cially announ:-ed at the' navy yard
lute todav that no credence was plac
ed in reports from three coast guard
stations on Cape Cod that heavy gun
fire hud been heard off tho const.
The positive statement wns made
that there hint been no naval en
gagement nnd that warships had not
exchanged salutes with foreign ves
sels. BOSTON, April 18. Reports of
heavy gun fire at Ihe entrance of
Massachusetts buy sent a Ihrill along
(he const today. Three coast guard
stations on ('ape Cod successively
reported that they had counted dis
tinct nnd repealed guns from the
north nnd northeast of the tip of the
cape.
Inside the cape a heavy fog hung
over Ihe water, but outside the
weather was calm nnd a gentle
breeze was blowing. No warship was
sighted by the three stations and af
ter thirty minutes the tiring ceased.
It was suggested that ships of the
allies which are constantly on patrol
duty might have come up with
friendly warships and salutes ex
changed. However, naval men could
not understand warships on active
duty betraying their location through
naval etiquette. They believed that
there was no saluting unless prear
ranged, and of which there was no
knowledge nl the navy yard.
Subsequent attempts to learn
something more definite fuilcd nnd
an explaining of the; firing awaited
reports from war vessels in the viein-
iiy.
TAKEN IN BATTLE
HLIU.IN, April 18. Tho number
of prisoners taken by the Germans on
the French battle front yesterday, ac
cording to the official statement is
sued today by the German army
headquarters staff, was Increased lo
more than .". p 0 officers and men.
French attacks In the Champagne
yesterday over a 12 nil In front, the
German statement adds, wero pre
vented from piercing the Teuton Hiicb
by tho German barring positions.
Part of tho wood between Moronvll
lers and Aulierlvo was wrested from
French colored divisions which had
reached there. During tho fighting
on April lfi twenty-six of tlio numer
ous French armored motor cars were
destroyed.
lll'.ltLIN, April 18. German forces
la Macedonia, tlio German official
statement says, drove French from
positions ono kilometer wide on the
Crvena Stcaa, which were captured
by tho French last .March.
House of Commons Gives Unanimous
Approval Amid Cheers to the Res
olution Moved by Bonar Law
Stars and Stripes to Fly Beside the
Uf.Ton Jack on Public Buildings.
LONDON, April 18. In the house
of commons today unanimous ap
proval was given amid cheers to Ihe
resolution moved by Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer,
and seconded by Former Premier As
quith, expressing appreciation of the
action of the I'nited Stales in joining
Ihe allied powers in war upon Ger
many. In moving in the commons this res
olution, identical with ono moved in
tho house of lords, Mr. Honor Law
said:
"We deeply regret ihat Ihe premier
is unable to be present himself to
movo the resolution. Not only the
members of parliament, but all Ihe
people of tho British empire and the
allied countries welcome the new ally
with heartfelt sympathy.
War's Tinning Point,
"This is not only the greatest,
event, bul, as 1 believe, the turning
point of (he war. Tho new world
has been brought ill, or has stepped
in, lo restore the balance in tho old.
"Ueing in, the I'nited States has
already shown that her enemies must
beware of her, and despite the fact
that the path itumediitlely before us
is more difficult Hum ever before, I
venture to express the hope end be
lief that a change is coming Ihat
the long night of sorrow and anguish
which has desolated the world is
drawing lo a (dose."
The government today gave in
structions, Sir Alfred Mom (old the
house of commons, that on Fridnv,
when America's entrance info the
war was declared, the stars and
stripes should he flown beside the
1'nion Jack on as many public build
ings as possible.
Adopted by Lords.
A resolution similar to that adopt
ed lu the houso of commons on tho
entry of tho I'nited Slates Into the
war was passed unanimously In tho
house of loiMs this afternoon after
speeches by Karl Curzou, tho Marquis
of Crowe, tlio Archbishop of Canter
bury and Viscount Hryco.
LONDON, April IH. Thiv weekly
report of llritish shipping losses, is
sued today, shows nineteen vessels
of more than HUM) tons sunk nnd
nine vessels of less than KillO Ions.
Twelve fishing vessels also were
sunk.
During the past seven weeks, the
period in which statement of the
losses of lirilish merchant vessels
have been made in their present form,
the figures show that His vessels
have been lost, the total for vessels
of more than 1'ibO tons bcini: lift,
and for vessels nf less than that ton
nage, f2. This week's los-cs of
twenty-eight merchant ships are
liglilly in excess of Hie average,
which is twi'iity-l'our lor Ihe seven
weeks period.
WASHINGTON, April IS. As n
part of the program to encourage na-Hon-wldo
growth of foodtsuffs every
employe of Ihe treasury department
throughout tho Pulled Slates was re
quired by Secretary McAdoo to culti
vate all the limit In his possoslon or
control.
House Committee Votes K to 8 to
Have New Army Bill Provide for
Volunteer Enlistment Senate
Committee Votes for Selective
Conscription President Wilson
Firm for Conscription and Will
Consent to No Compromise.
WASHINGTON, April 18. Oppon
ents of selective conscription plan
got the upper hand In the house mil
itary committee today, voting 12 to
S to have the new army bill carry a
provision to first try to raise the new
force by volunteers.
Meanwhile the bill including the
conscription provision was approved
by the senato military committee 10
to 7.
. While the two committees were
acting, Presldont Wilson was at the
capltol conferring with senate lead
ers on the adoption of war measures,
particularly the army bill.
Wants No Compromise.
Tho senato committee rejected an
aniondment by Senator McKellar au
thorizing the president to call for
."O(l,O0q vohtntoors and made only
few changes In tho bill as drawn by
the army general staff.
Ono amendment would baf liquors
from nil camps where the new army
is to he trained and another would
Include persons cngagod In agricul
ture In tho Industries exempted from
service on account of military rea
sons. Tho president told sonators he
would consent to no compromise be
ruuso tho war department experts
after careful consideration and dis
cussion had decided that selective
conscription was tho only effective
way of raising a strong army.
Tho president was assured that the
majority of tho representatives In
tho house wore fighting his plans.
Creates Confusion,
The vote In tho house committee
threw tho situation into confusion.
Tho opponents of straight, conscrip
tion plan immediately began to draft
amendments In the hope of getting
tho conscription element to Join In
a united voto. Chairman Dent and
Representatives Field, Shallenberger,
Anthony, Caldwell, nnd Hull of Iowa,
conferred over a plan to use con
scription after a call for volunteers
apportioned among tho states to be
offered In the same way as the pro
posed administration bill.
Senators who voted for the McKel
lar amendment wero Heed, Klrby,
Thomas and Hitchcock nnd McKellar,
democrats, and New and Sutherland,
republicans.
Senators on the committee said the
war department estimates that If the
measure passes tho first 500,000 men
will ho In training camps by August
1.
For Volunteer System.
Tho house committee's action was
a straight out decision for the prln-
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RUSSIA 10 REJECT
PEACE OVERIURES OF
WASHINGTON, April 18,
Assurances reached Washington
today that under no conditions
Unit lire now conceivuhlo will
I be provisional government of
Russia yield to the overtures
from German and Austrian so-
cinli-tic representatives to no-
Kotinte a separate peace.
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