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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 81
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HindemWs Hosts Batter AIEea lines With Little Success-
In Spite of Heavy Loss
British Artillery Does
Bodies ot troops Massing For Attack-Many Heavy At
. tacks Upon British and French Positions Break Down
By WUliam Philip Simms,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the British Armies in France, April 5. Big guns
are shelling German troops seen massing on the road
running southwest from Albert, parallel to the railway
from that city to Amiens.
It is not yet apparent whether the Germans will storm
the embankment, but such an attempt is ardently desired
by the British.
Reports from south to the Somme indicate the fighting
died down after the German "grab" toward Amiens on
Thursday, when they massed troops on the Corbie road, in
the Ancre valley.
The British along .the railway embankment prevent
any serious westward advance via Corbie.
Simms' dispatch, filed today, indicates that at the time
of filing the heavy fighting described in today's British
and French official statements had died down at least
temporarily. The dispatch evidently covers a later period
than the communiques. ,
Both London and Pars specifically mention the fighting
as under way Thursday afternoon, evening and night.
Simms referred to the German attack of Thursday as an
action already concluded. "
(Corbie is eight miles due east of Amiens, on the Albert
Amiens railway.)
London, April 5. The Germans are
(renewing their efforts to take Amicus
in an "extremely violent tattle" in
fhe Montdidier region over a front of
miore than nine miles, the night commu
nique, of the French war office declar
ed. The British war office's night
'n'ateuient said the fighting "is con
tinuing." The enemy launched' the attack early
yesterday (morning with eleven divis
ions (132,000 men) between Grieves
mes and tie Amiens Heye road. Grives
Vicn is four miles northwest of Mont
diidier and 15 southeast of Amiens.
IThe Amicna-Roye highway crosses the
Ibattle front near Demiiin, ten miles
least and south of Amiens.
In ten desperate assaults, the Gor
tiiians gained only a few hundred yards,
ithe French communique paid. They
aptured tho villages cf Ma illy -Rain e
tval and Alorisel, souhwest jf Moreuil
tin about the center f the front of
'heavy attack.. The French, however,
Iliold tho neighboring heights, the state
Iment said, and made some progress in
lthe Grivesnes region.
Tho British s!a:enient, in desribinjr
tithe same attack, said the allied rctire
unent was near Hamel on the south
tdank cf tho Somme, "where fighting
. lis continuing. ' '
The Berlin war qffice merely report
ed the breaking down of four allied at
tempts to re-take the heights south
'west of Moreuil.
"Before Verdun (where American
roops are now in the line) and at
'Parroy wood, there was at times a
'uioro lively artillery engagement,"
aid the report.
British Pressed Back
London, April 5. British forces
werj pressed back to positions east of
TiUers-Brettonueux (eight miles east
W Amiens) in heavy fighting yester
Hay afternoon and evening. Field Mar
shal Haig reported today. The British
eiro maintaining their positions.
"Between the Luce and the Scmme
there was heavy fighting yesterday
isfrernoon and late in the evening,"
Ithe statement said.
"Strong enemy forces in repeated
assaults were b-;aten off with loss.
"We were pressed back to position
(east of Villeis-Brettonneux, which we
ere now maintaining. "
GERMAN HOSTS WOBK
Br William Philip Sfmms
(Tnited Press staff correspondent)
With the British Armies in France,
April 4. Hindenburg's rollicking, battle-glad
soldiers no longer are rollick
ing and o longer glad.
They commenced the battle -wit
srerits kipfeer even than before te
'Marne, Disillusionment was driTPn
tiome in part the first day- Later the
it ruth dawned upon Germany that the
roads to Pari aad Amiens are set ross
GiOrdered.
Hindeobnrg'a hats have been buf
feted and kiuamered. Lark of auecesa,
"exposure sd licavy casualties, have
broken dam their artificial war spir
it, j
Dazed and shattered . division
E REBEWED
NS TO REACH
1S1YCE1
'
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Objectives Are Not Gained-
Frightful Execution In Serried
greater in number even than first sus
pected havo been dragged from the
line and new actors called in. Hinden
Iburg has been forced to remake his
il Jans. Meantime Foch and Haig are in
Iperfect accord and Pershing is stand
ling back, ready to take no small .part
in the scrap, wherever the war gods
will.
. Thus the kaiser's next try will be
a greater gamble than the iirst.
Artillery Fire nervy
Lruiclon, April 5. Active Virtillery
'fighting was reported on the northern
'onil of the battle front by Field Mar
shal Haig.
"North of tho Somme, in he neigh
borhood of Iiucquoy and in the Searpc
valley the enemy's artillery was act
ive," the statement said.
"Our artillery engaged hostile con
centrations in the neighborhood r.f Al.
Ibort."
Frontier is Closed
Amsterdam, April 5 Tho German
Dutch frontier will fte closed for a
week, according to an announcement
in the Handelsblad today.
Swiss dispatches announced yester
day that the German-Swiss frontier
would bo closed, beginning today. The
closing of the German frontiers Gen
erally have been followed by heavy
troop movements in that vicinity.
Kaiser ' Apologizes
Amsterdam. April j. Tho kaiser in
a personal Jotter to the Kwiss presi
demt apologized for the killing cf the
flecretary of the owiss legation in the
Ibombardment of Paris, according- to
.advices received here today.
PLAYS ALLIES' GAME
IN AHEHPING TO
DRIVE TilHOUGHT LINES
As Long As Aniens Is Saved
General Foch Welcomes
German Offensive
By J. W. T. Mason
(Written for the United Press)
Now York, April 5. Refnimption by
Von Hindonibiirg of his slaughter of
German man power to reach Amiens -is
playing the game of the alliea.
As long a -General poch is able to
9.ve Amiens and prevent the German
from eutting tlie Amiens-Paris railway
every now assault ordered by Ven Hin-
ooBburg must increase the inevitable
reaction, in Germany against the blood
(Continued on page twa)
SALEM,
EIGHT HUNDRED
THOUSAND DRAFT
One Hundred and Fifty Thous
and Will (o To Camps
During Month
ADDITIONAL QUOTAS
WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY
By July First Four Hundred
TTionsand Men Will Be
In Training
Washington, April 5 President Wil-
j'son as .preparing to launch the second
great draft of American fighters.
He is expected to istme a proclama
tion this week notifying 800,000 ree-
j'isteted men that they must hold them-
seives in readiness for service.
The first great call to camps under
tho second draft will approximate 150.
ttOO men, to start moving the latter
hurt of this month. There will be a r.or
'unuous stream of men. to camp there-
arter unaer present plana and prob
ably 300,000 or 400,000 will be called
before July 1.
Oall for Photographers
WashJnaiton. lADril 5. A jmficia.'
draft call for 400 skilled Dhotocmnh.
bra to serve with the signal service in
'Franco was sent out by tho provost
'marshal general's toflfice today.
The men will hn mobilized it Mnrii-
'son barracks, Sacketi's Harbor, N. Y.
For this work men found fit for lim
ited military service will bo accepted.
Preparing for Becruits
Camp Froamont, Menlo Park. Cal..
April 5. Orders from. Washington to
have Cam p Freomont ready to receive
10,000 additional men within, a month
'caused great activity at the cam,p to-
uay, when workmen began extending
(Continued on page two)
RECRUITS COMING
This Is Oregon's official slogan Tls Freedom's Call; Lend Tour All.
Defend yourself. If you can't go across to fight, yon can do the next best
o keep your boy your neighbor's boy on the firing line
To Protect Your Country
To Perpetuate American Freedom
To Keep the Demon Hun From Your Door.
We can't act too quickly. The danger la Imminent We will b tarty at
haa you would stop, to think whether to strike back If you war threatened by
Will you jeopardise your liberty
au uim your iuraaincr luum
l nia is your great opportunity, use n ana
Take your place as a real American,
OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
FORCED HINDENBURG DRIVE
Letters Found On Captured
Soldiers Tells Story of
Privation and Usxest
This Is the second of a series of the
two stories, based on letters taken from
German prisoners, detailing conditions
in Germany which supply one of the
chief motives for Hindenburg's desper
ate offensive. The first told of the
strikes, the following story tells of food
and economic conditions.
By Henry Wood.
' (United Press Staff Correspondent)
With tho French Armies In The Field,
Mar. 18. (By Mail). This is a story
of the economic and food situation in
PRO-GERMANLYflCHED
BY ILLINOIS MOB
FOR DISLOYAL SPEECH
Lynchers Were Not Masked
aod There Is Likely To Be
No Prosecution
Colli nsvillo. Ill-, April 5. Robert P.
Praeger, aged 45, was hanged by a mob
here early foday, paying with his life
for alleged pro-Germanism. A molb of
' 350 unmasked men, led by well known
citizens, invoked tno lynch law to pun-'
. ish Piaetter for reported socialistic and
disloyal remarks against President Wil
son at Maryville last night.
Pracgor'a body as swung from a
tree- two miles west of town along the
naui mas nign.vray arter no was led
ifoarafooted through tho streets, waving
pan American flag. Once rescued by the
llwlice, he was hidden in a sewer pipe
ln the jail basement- hore only to be
i'jorkd out by tlrei mob., which disre
garded the pleadings of Mayor Siegel.
i'raeger died praying and protesting
(Continued; on page thretO
"'TIS FREEDOM'S CALL-LEND YOUR ALL"
Florence B. Hoyt, Portland.
. N-
by falling to do your duty? Ha who
ana aiea ror is lose. All mat cna patnoia oi 00 lougni ror is lost.
5, 1918
Germany as told by the German people
themselves.
'..real, lumbers of letters ero found
on hundreds of German prisoners cap
tured during French raids in February
and March, in which the "people back
home" writing to their fathers, sons
and brothers at the front, told some
thii.g cf tho inner economic lifo. of Ger
many at present
All these letters, before being for
warded to the soldiers, passed through
the hands of 'ienran censors, and any
phases that painted the situation a lit
tle too dark were deleted. Scores of
letters dealt with each phase of the
difficulties which Prussian militarism
has imposed on the German people. Ex
cerpts have been taken from two or
(Continued on page seven)
L1BFRTY PARADE
GREATEST IN HISTORY
OF CAPITAL CITY
Patriotic and Civic Societies
ad Hundreds of Citizens
Are EnBsted
Arrangements are being made by
the special features committee of the
liberty loan organization, which is in
charge of the parade tomorrow, to
'have he biggest possible kind of a
Velebration. The present plans call for
tiho participation of every organization
In tho -city, the school children, and
"of everv automobile. The parade will
torm, awMig Marion street not later
,'than 12:30, and to insure . that tho ex
Inhibition is a success, the stores are to
irerouin closed from 1 to 2.
I " The various sections of tho parade
'havo been divided among he member
'of the Ctopumittee in' charge, and those
expecting to ake part are requested j
to re,porc to them fty 12:30 tomorrow.
V. II. Prunk who has charge of the
(Continued on page two)
thing by Investing In Liberty Bond
best Don't stop to think, anf ET5?
an assassin: ' , '
hesitates Is most assuredly lotflk
,-r i
'" 4
PRICE TWO
DIG BOND DRIVE
FOR THREE BILLION
IS Oil TOMORROW
4 m
All Preparations Have Been
Made for Greatest Whirl
Wind Campaign
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
ASSIST WITH ADDRESS
Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Lead
er In Second Drive Held
Up As Model
'',.
FACTS ABOUT THE NEW LOAN
Interest rate, 41-2 percent,
payable semi-annually on Sep
tember 15 and March 15.
Size of loan, $3,000,000,000,
with over subscriptions. "
Bond denominations, $!0;
l)00; l,000; $5,000 and 10,00(l
Maturity of bonds, ten yeuri
. dated from Way If, 1918.
Taxation, carry same exemp
tions as second loan.
Selling campaign, twenty-
ipht days, ending May 4.
Termi of payment, five per
tent on application, twenty per
cent on May 28, thirty, five per
cent July 18, and forty por cent
August 15.
Secretary , of . tho treasury
authorized to purchase during
the first year an amount equiv
alent 1c one-twentieth of the or
iginal issue and each subsequent
year one twentioth of amount
tint standing at start of year, un
til one year after tho close of
the war. This provision is de
signed to maintain tho bonds at
psr or higher value.
Washington, April 5. America will
start subscribing for nor third liberty
bond tomorrow.
With the loan bill signed, the first
bonds off tho presses and otheTs com
ing by the th usand, tho nation is ready
o open tho campaign oil the first an
niversary of tho war with a whoop.
Both Bwollen coffers and slim pock
etbooks will bo freely opened, is the
(Continued on page two)
PLENTY Of MONEY
LEFT IN MARION
DESPITE DRIVES
The More We Give For Patri otic
Purposes the More
We Have Left
When the time rolls round and the
periodical demand for dollars and yet
More dollars keens a-coming, as for in
stance just now when we all have our
coats oijf to make way with another
Liberty bond loan, the temptation is
prettv strong for Old Man Grouch to
get in some fine and fancy sweet corn
und A-l wheat work and blow a fuse
to the following effect:
"Great unmerciful Scott we're being
bled white; if it isn t one thing its an
other. If it isn't Red Cross it's Red
T.iye, and if it isn't Y. M. C. A. War
V ork, its Liberty loans. When in the
na-.ne of the Inequitable Sam Hill are
they going to let up on us. There isn't
enough nouey left in Marion county to
'uuurato a first class game of poker:
there isn't enough to tempt Harry
Lauder to save it if ho had it; I am t
no slacker ItVT positively there can't
be a wodden nickle left in the hull
countv."
VTou've heard it, haven't youl You've
said, it nisyoef Well, thought it any
how. But listen to some figures that
show Old .Man Grouch up in his true
light as a nnsiniormei and uuinform?.i
n.cmlcr of the citiTenry.
In the ('ila. .;ot-'.'.il tor January
1, l'.MT mark Ihe ilatc- 'he total re
al urr-t i-f Mn; i n imty t anks wan, by
rej-ort of official rtateiiitcl t9,559,854.
Tctal deposits at that time were 17,-
976,504.17. During the year 1917 war
was dselared.
3 here followed: The first Liberty loan
the first Y. M. C. A. drive; the first
Bed Cross war fund drive which took
nearly fta.('(H out of the county; the
second T. M. drivs; the second Liberty
loan which in the county amounted to
over f!W,0OC; arious other war funds
(Ceottsiaed on page two)
CENTS ificT
After Repelling Great Massed
Attack French Drive For
ward Taking Stag Posi
tions Capture Villages and
Wooded Positions CrasF
Casualties . Inflicted Upsa
Enemy According to Of
ficial Report
Paris," April 5. A German attack
on French positions southeast of
Amiens with 180,000 men, nearly half
of which were fresh, was wholly f rus-
.. .1 .C rv . 1. ee - . T
ii ivi t-u, j: rtiiitii wr uiiico refwrtvu
today. The assault had for its object
ithe capture of an invpoitant railway.
1 ho communique ri escribed the enemy
casualties as "cmol."
French forces drove the ' Germans
back in the neighborhood of Moreuil.
and recaptured several important posi
tions to the south, the eommuniqua
said.
"We advanced to the went of CastI
(two miles northwest of MoTouil, to-
I ward Amiens, and drove the enemy
bacX frem Arrirecourt wood," tii
statement said.
"By a counter attach sonthweet of
n .; ........ n-A ltn;A at- .
and a half miles northwest of Mont-
didier.) Wo captured moet of, Kkinctte
wood, extended our Ksitions to north
ward of Montrenaud.
"Thursday night Gorman . attacks
with 15 divisions (180,000 men) of
which seven were fresh, failed to
reach their objective, which, according
to captured orders, was the railway
from Amiens to C'lcar.mont.
"We maintained our line as a whole.
The casualties of the enemy wore
cruel."
Activity In Italy
Washington, April 5. Unusual ac
tivity along the entire Italian front!
was reported at the Italian embassy to
day following the receipt of an of
ficial war bulletin from Rome- It was
announced that enemy patrols were
routed at numerous points.
Austrian Ofenslre.
Amsterdam, April !. An Austrian
offensive against Italy is cmponding,
Budapest newspapers declare, quoting
" authoritative sources."
MATSON'S EIG ESTATE.
Sru' Francisco, April 5. Tho estate of
the lute Captain William B. Matson,
admitted to probate today, was valued
at ",4.")2.-i:4.77. I'nder the will his
widow g 'ts half the estate, and a daugh
ter, Mr. Lurline B. Ros, gets the other
half excert IVr 100,000, divided among
five other children.
t Abe Martin ;
Some folks seem t' think that be
cause ther only goin' t' live onee they
kin go as fer as they like. Mrs.
I.ud's father is visitinher an' he's aa
conservative as th' book o' direetioaa
you git with a new suto. j