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NO, 60
HUNS'FAILIWEFFO
TO CROSS MARNE
M
wS
AMERICANS
ARRIVING ON
BATTLE LINE
Yankees Display Ardent Desire to
Help Check Hun Onrush Ger
mans Fail to Cross Marne Strike
ina Towards North Allied Artil
lery Effecting Splendid Execution
SO Enemy Divisions Identified and
Force Constantly Enlarging.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN"
, FRANCE, June 1. (By the Associat
ed Press.) American troops are
reaching positions in the battle area.
These troops display the most ardent
dcsiru to share in the present great
battle with their European comrades.
Attempts by the (icminiis to cross
Hie River Maine have met with vigor
ous resistance and failed. The troops
which mane tile ellorts retired Iron.
lie river bank.
As far as has been reported, only
comparatively small forces have at
tempted to force n crossing of the
Murne. German artillery has reach
ed the heights behind the river in
some force and was active early yes
terday, but was not effective.
Striking Westward.
Uy pushing on fo tho northern
bank of the Marno the Germans have
brought the point of their fan-like
movement to a shuni salient. Thcv
evidently nro anxious to develop the)
uiotiiuii.uu inns guinea ny pressing
westward from C'liarteves to Chateau
Thierry.
The correspondent watched the
vncmy's movements in Ibis vicinity,
which were plainly visible in the bril
liant sunshine. AH their efforts
tended westward.
The allied artillery is taking splen
did execution on the Gernlun troops.
The enemy's troops are seeking to
force their way southward from
Foru-en-Tiirdcnois through Oulcliy
anil Ncuilly. At the same lime there
is nothing to push from the north-
ward, near Soissois, in the direction
ol icrrzy.
Xcnrly Million Huns.
The French inflicted terrible losses
on the enemy near Soissons.
Allied aviators are coining prom-
inently inlo action. There were
many aerial encounters yesterday.
Iliiiubing squadrons dropped explo
sives on the enemy's hoops in move
ment and at concentration points.
The formidable nature of the Ger
man offensive may he gathered from
the absolute identification of nearly
rO of their divisions ((7.").ll(ll) men.)
There certainly are a number of oili
er divisions in immediate support.
The divisions taking part in the of
fensive which have been added most
recently belong to the volunteers
army. All of them were engaged in
the March battle ami afterward were
sent to the rear to be filled out and
to receive special I milling.
Troos lmTou.slng.
The enemy is increasing contin
ually 1 lie number of troops engaged
in the but tic. The general iHca, when
the offensive began, appears to have
been that inch 'enemy livi-ion
should occupy n front of only -l.m(l
yards. Since that time the line of
batlle has been extended, and in or-
(Contint.ed on Page Two.)
REIN 10 THEIR JOBS
HOCK ISLAND. Ills., June 1 Af
ter h three hour conference with the
representatives of the railroad ad
ministration this morning in Iloi k Is
land the union representative- of th"
Silvi shopmen of the Hock l-him!
road agreed that the men would re
Inm to work imiucdintclv pending ud-jii-tmcnt
01 the wage difference out
which 2,1100 men walked out.
ALLIED LINES
HOLDING FIRM
AT ALL POINTS
Crown Prince's Armies Striking West
ward' with Slight Success Enemy
Thrown Back South of Coissons
German Forces 12 Miles Along
Marne Paris Continues Optimistic.
PARIS, June 1. The German at
tack continued during the night with
redoubled violence on the, western
side of the new salient, between Sois
sons and Chateau Thierry. Th,.
French made counter attacks and
drove back the masses of German
troops in the region of Soissons and
on the line of Chandun-Vierzy, giiin-
; ground everywhere and taking
several hundred prisoners, tho war
ol I ice announces.
Along the northern bank of the
Marne, tho Germans pushed forward
advance parlies from the north and
east borders of Chateau Thierry ns
far as Vcrneuil. On the French rinht
there was sharp fighting on the road
between Hermans and Rheims. The
dilution is unchanged northwest und
north of It helms.
BY ASSOCIATED PRES, Juno 1
Having reached the Marne, the
German crown prince is now striking
westward with all the force of the
great armies at his -comand with the
apparent purpose ot forcing the
elimination of the Montdldier salient
and ultimately pushing it bolow
Amiens to cut oft Paris from the
north.
So far, according to tho French of
ficial rcnorts, his progress has been
small, despite most desperate efforts.
On tho Important front between Sols.
sons and Chateau Thierry, on tho
.Marne, indeed, the French have boen
impetuously counter-attacking and at
points the enemy has not only failed
to advance, hut has been forced to
give ground.
Allied Linos Hold.
This was notably tho case imme
diately to tho south ot Soissons,
where tho enemy was thrown back.
Further southo tho Gormans had
worked some throe miles west ot the
Solssons-Chateau Thierry road and
had taken tho village of Chaudun
The French drove in hero determined
ly, however, and recaptured tho place,
which they now hold. Ground also
was won from tho Germans Just be
low, near Vierzy.
Still further south tho German ii'd
vanco had progressed somewhat fur
ther from tlln main road, to a total
of something like four miles. Paris
reports, however, that tho now Ger
man attacks, here In the region ot
Chouy and Neuilly, were broken, the
French maintaining their lines to the
cast of theso towns.
(In Ig-Mllc Front.
Tho Germans seemingly ' are
unable to cross tho .Marne and
they have not yet taken the import
ant railway Junction at Chateau
Thierry. Elements ot their advance,
however, have spread out slightly fur
ther eastward along tho north bunk
of the river, and' they are now occu
pying this bank for tho dlstanco ot
approximately ,1 miles in an airline
between Chateau Thierry and Vcr
neuil. Idioms Is still In allied hands, and
in general there seems to have been
but little change along the easterly
side of the new German salient. The
lino runs northeastward from Vcr
(Continued on Page Two.)
AT CAMP GREENE
WASHINGTON", June I. Secre
tary Hakcr annoum-cd today that
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, wouM
be made n grit aviation concentra
tion camp at which nliout l.'tjuill
men will he assembled. The remount
depot at the camp will be moved else
where. No commanding officer Jor
the cump bus becu assigned,
CALIF01AN
FIRS! AGE IN
Douglas Campbell Downs His Fifth
Airship Richenbacher Also an
Ace 20-Miiiute Battle Ends When
Hun Refuses to Surrender, and
Campbell Shoots Him Down In Air.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IX
FRANCE, May HI. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) To Lieutenant Doug
las Campbell of California goes the
honor of being the first "u-e" in the
American flying corps. It was Lieu
tenant Campbell who shot down the
German hi-planc near Pont-A-Mous-son
today. It was his fifth victory to
be confirmed official'.
It is probable Hint another nee will
bo announced shortly and the avia
tor to win the honor probubly will be
Lieutenant Edward Ricken'.mclicr of.
( omnibus, Ohio, t'he former auto
mobile racer. Official confirmation
of the victory reported gained by
Hickcnbaelicr Thursday will bring his
siring of victories to the coveted
five.
With a number of other pilots,
Lieutenant Campbell wus out early
today. They were uctiilg ns patrols
aird as protection for an American
observation machine' returning with
flritish bombing airplanes.
20-MJmito Buttle.
Some distance away Lieutenant
Campbell saw a German airplane at a
height of 4,"jG(l meters. He sped to
ward it ami when be got near the
German, the enemy by-plane began
to dart in and out, firing bursts from
his machine gun. The German did his
best to get a shot home, but Cnnip
bcll kept circling and darting at high
speed. The buttle continued for 2(1
minutes la-fore the enemy observer
abandoned his gun. Cumpbell saw
that the German's ammunition was
exhausted und ho closed in on him.
Lieutenant Campbell tried to signal
the German to surrender and do
scend ou French soil but the latter ap
parently decided on taking a chanc
on getting home. The Americiin got
the tail of the German, forcing
him down, hut all the time the enemy
was getting nearer home. Lieutenant
Campbell again signalled without suc
cess ami (hen when the choice came
of .i-rni it t i lie tho German to escape
or shooting bun down, he cut loose
with bis gun and poured a deadly
Ircnni of incendiary bullets into the
German niiichnic which crushed to
the earth inside our lines.
Shot J 1 1 in IMiwn.
Our first all-Aincricnn ucc said:
did not like the idea of shooting him
when be wus not fighting, but
I could not Id him get away."
lieutenant ii n 1 id I downed bis
first German airplane on April 15 in
Mih! Hie American lines. For Ihis
achievement be wus decorated with
the French wur cross. His second
enemy airplane was brought down
on May 21 ami his third and fourth
victories were achieved in the ID days
up to Friday.
SAN" FRANCISCO. June 1.
Lieutenant Douglas Campbell, first
American "ace'' is the son of W. W.
Campbell, director of the Lick fib
servntory. Lieutenant Campbell is 21
years obi.
LOSS OL LIFE ON
i.omhj.v, Juno 1. News of the
tropcdolng of tho Amoricnn troop
transport, President Lincoln, by a
German submarine while In the naval
war zone yesterday reached London
today. The ship was tsruck while
returning home and sank In thirty
minutes. Destroyers reached the
scene In time to pick up the surviv
ors. The vessel carried only her
crew and a few convalescent soldiers
returning to the I'nited States. The
latest wireless advice received this
afternoon ssys that the casuulltes by
the disaster were ellylit.
YANKEE CORPS
NEW GUN TO
t , CVs ,
, Hundreds of new Mg guns of tho typo plceiircd nlmve nro lielng
rushed up toald Kuril's forces in ii'iH'llhig tho Huns' nlrnck. Those guns
are going lo account for thousands of I hem. f
T
WITH Til E AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Friday, May III. (Iiy the
Associated Press.) A Russian prsi
oner who recently returned from Ger
many has made a statement at Mos
cow which is now available here, to
the effect that he say American pris
oners of war in a camp at Tucliel,
West Prussia, und that they' asked
him lo let it he known that they were
being treated brutally. The prisoners
said they were hungry und penniless.
When the Americans arrived at the
camp, according to Ibis account,
Germans removed all their clothes.
They told the prisoners they .should
not wear expensive elulhing and
siloes while working and that, their
property would be taken care of until
their return lo America. The Rus
sian said, however, that everyone
knows what that menus.
A consul, the Russian was not sure
whether he win u Swiss or u Span
iard, visited the camp. Thu com
plaint was nni.il' lo him by Hie Ameri
cans and their clothes were returned,
but as the consul seldom visilcd the
camp Hie Germans liml opportunity
to practice many injustices.,
The Russian said Ihul eight Amer
icans who were captured several
months ago icnehcd the camp at mid
day and being very hungry, asked for
bread. They were lold bread was
distributed only in the morning. They
were placed in a hut with Russians
after being lorccil lo sland in a
septan? where Germans were given tin
opportunity to insult them.
The huls in which the Americans
arc living, the Rusian said, are
dump, cold and unlit for habitation.
Some of I lie Americans became ill.
Two of then, were In a hospital, bul
hud an opportunity ti- uilli the
i.ussuin ami i: was through llu-m that
lie had obtained informnlion on which
bis statement is based.
KANSAS CITY, June 1. Mrs. Hose
Pastor Stokes of New York today was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
In the Missouri state penitentiary on
each of three counts of an Indict
ment charging her with violation ot
the esploesge act. Federal Judge A.
8. Valkenburnh announced that the
sentencw on the three counts would
run currently and that the ilofcinlunl
would be iubje:t to no fine.
HELP STOP HUNS
LONDON, June 1. The gravity of
the news from the western front is
emphasized in this morning's news
papers, which comment anxiously on
(be situation, although they c.viires,
hopefulness us lo the final outcome
The Daily News says the slulcincnl
given last night by a military author
ily to the Associated Press, in which
the situation was depicted as a very
nnxious one, is disquieting, since it
must be uecepted as reliable. This
newspaper, however, cncoiirnged the
view Hint tho situation is in no wise
past retrieving.
The Daily Telegraph sees great pos
silnlitics in the strategics situation.
Asserting that the anxiety and stress
of the last few days are not dimin
ishing, it adds: '
"It. would appear that, u second
battle of Die Manic, of far greater in
tensity and weight Hum in lill-I, is
opening, but in totally different cir
cumslnnecs. The differences, how
ever, is as much to I lie advantage of
tile allies as to the enemy. ' .
LONDON, Juno 1, A wave of In
dignation Ik sweeping over the coun
try, aroiiKcd hy tho German response
to tho llritlsli consideration for the
celebration of tho feast of Corpus
Chrlfill at Cologne.
Tho Pull Mall Gazette mys:
' The least one could have looked
for was that, tho German government
shuulil observe toward pails on tho
feast of Corpus Christ! tho sumo con
sideration ns had been solicited on
behalf of Cologne."
Tho Star says:
"In Germany yosterdav the fenui
of Corpus Chrlstl was celebrated with
out disturbance;, Altho weather con.
dlilons were siillablo, there were no
allied aerial atacks In any Ithlne
towns. Tho promise of tho llrltlsh
government was kept. In Paris the
festival of Corpus Chrlstl was cele
brated under a bombardment of Ger
man long-range guns. A churrh was
hit and 18 persons Injured during the
duy."
WASHINGTON Drafted men
claiming conscientious objection to
military Borvlco, are to be, If sincere,
segregated at Fort Leavenworth,
Kas., and furloughed to work on
farms at pay of privates In army,
SPEED OF NS
ADVANCE
TOGAS SHELLS
General Marh States That Seven Di
visions Faced 24 Long Distance
Gas Bombardments Made Lines
Untenable American Forces to Be
Rushed as Need Becomes Greater.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Members
of the senate military committee at
their weekly conference today with
war department officials were told
by General March, acting chief of
staff, that opinion here is that tho
Germans have reached their present
objective the Murne and that they
probably now will dig in and prepitre
tor a later drive, perlunis on Paris.
With the Germans within -15 miles
of Paris, the situation, the senators
were told, is serious. Military ex
perls here, they were advised, tiro u
unit in realinzing tho diingcrs con
fronting the allies.
Against 7 Divisions. '
The senators were told thai the
rapidity of the Gorman udvnncc
since their offensive lygnn lust
Monday was unexpected by virtually
all ullied military experts. Twenty
four divisions, it was said, were
thrown ngiiinst seven of tho allies.
Tho territory taken during the lust
few duys hud beon regarded ns eas
ily . defended and a comparatively
smiill force hnd beon left to hold it.
Success of tho enemy was ascribed
by Hie war eounsil largely to improv
ed use of gas shells. Although few
new types of gns offensive have been
developed, the senators were told, tho
Germans arc employing formerly used I
types lo much better advantiige, us
ing nine inch shells, to shell territory
from seven to eight miles buck of the
allied liens. This, is wns explained.
forced an extensivo retirement. The
French, it was said, found their sec
ond line eight miles lo thu rear un
tenable. To Hush Americans.
Present enemy successes and pros
pective renewal of the offensive, the
senators were informed, emphasizes
the necessity for urgent transporta
tion of American forces abroad. The
schedule for shipment of men in May
was exceeded, the senators were told.
More than 'JIIO.IHIO Americans and
these exceeding the usual ration of
fighting men, which bus been h'O tier
centwere sent. In June, it was
phinned lo send even larger numbers,
with larger per cculuge of combatant
troops.
None of the Americans, the mili-
tnry committee was advised, will he
sent inlo active service until after
expiration of at h-nsl III! dnvs further
training shroud.
oosoioiis mciiiiolicil totluv lll-
llcate that I lie German stralc'l'sl-
n trying to pinch the French ,e
tillers mil of the ancle "f whicl
hoissons is Ihe apex. Officers be
lieve Ibey ulready have crossed Hie
road bid ween Soissons and Chaleau
1 hicrrv.
There is warrant, officials believe.
in Ihe assumption t lin I General Koch
his not malcrially reduced Hie re
serves held behind the Amiens and
I' landers fronts, rclyin-r upon the line
of Hie Murne to cheek Ihe Gorman
movement southward in the Aisiie
Irive ami meanw Inlc using his rc-
crve forces to silslaiu the wini'S of
Ibis new buttle front.
IN 1,300000 CALLED
WASHINGTON, June I. -Only WIO
prolossed Of mscieiil tolls nhjiwdors
have reported among Ihe l.:ilili,otl()
men culled for military service un
der the ilrnlt. Secretary linker said
today, Alilitaty officials say this
proportion of one objector lo 'J,0(0
fighters will be reduced still further
when tho report of tho board of in
quiry appointed by President Wilson
to examine into ench case bus been
rcjiorlcd, ,
JACKSON COUNTY
CALLED ON FOR
79DRAFTEDMEN
June Quota for 280,000 In Nation
Hits Oregon for 2,000 State Must
Also Furnish 309 Men for Technical
Training Of County's duota 12
Are for Special Training.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 1, Ore
gon will furnish 2000 men for the
national army during June, under
tho call for 280,000 men Issued yes
terday by Provost marshal General
Crowder, It was announced today by
Captain Culison, U. S. 1!., who has
charge of filling draft calls in this
state. Oregon will also furnish 309
men for technical and mechanical
trailing at the Benson Polytechnic
school bore, under the call for 24,674
men announced today.
Portland will bo called upon for
453 mon for the Juno national army
cull and S7 men tor tho training
school. '
County's Quota.
PORTLAND, June 1. Tho quota
of Jackson county In the national
army call for June is 67 and the
quota for tho call for special training
Is 12. For Josephine county the
quotas are 30 and 6 respectively.
Tho 2000 mon summoned iby yes
torduy's draft are to entrain between
Juno 24 and June 20 tor Camp Lewis,
They are to bo white men, physically
able for gcnoral military sorvlce.
57 NAMES ON
CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, Juno 1. The
nrmy casualty list today contained
57 names, divided as follows: Killed
In action 3; died ot wounds G; died
of dlsoaso 10; died of airplane acci
dent 1; wounded sovorely 17; wound
ed slightly 11; missing In action 9.
Officers named were: Lieutenants
Leo F. Farnum, New York; Andrew
P. Potorson, Lamborton, Minn., and
James 1). Ward, Houston, Tex., se
verely wounded. Lloutenant Hugh
L. Sutherland, Dcnolt, Mias., previ
ously reported sovoroly wounded,
now reported slightly wounderd.
Tho list Included Private Patrick
McGiilto, llrnndonburg, Mont., dlod
of disease; Prlvalos Mlko Cogura,
Hoar Creek, Mont., Robert Geddls,
Miles City, Mont., John E. Hocy, Po
nay, Mont., wounded sovoroly. Pri
vate Furl Goodwin, Colmgon, Mont.,
wounded slightly.
ITALY PREPARED
FOR EKPECTED BLOW
ITALIAN. IlEADlil'AKTERS,
Friday, May 31. (Ily Assoclat-
. press). It Is considered a quos-
Hon of only a short tlmo when
tho Austrian offensive long
heralded by the meeting ot tho
German and Austrian oiniior-
ors, will break vlolontly. This
Is further Indicated by local act-
thin at both oxtromltles of this
Tront. llowovor, a, high Italian
oHIclal In a slatomont to Tho
Associated Press correspondent
declared:
"Italy's armies aro thnroly pre
pared, perhaps hotter than cvor
before, so far as concerned In up
to dato war materials."
MONTGOMERY, Ala, George II.
I.ncoskn, cadet aviator, was killed lur
a noso Ulvo at Taylor field,
its
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