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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 86
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918
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HOW SUFFERING BELGIANS
LEARNED TO LOVE AMERICA
Story of Widow Blemy SLJZZrJlfZ
Some Other Victims of
Ravages of War
Germans Are Steadily Pushing
Advance Against British
Who Are Failing Back-
Correspondent Who Left
Armentieres Yesterday
Tells of Fighting There
Preceding Evacuation by
British German Officer
Taken Prisoner Today Says
Orders Were Issued That
: Amiens Must Be Captured
Today Hindenburg
Wounded
By William Philip Simms,
.(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the British Armies in France,
April 12. The battle around Arnien-
tieres has been resumed with redoubled
fury.
The enemy has passed the Loisne and
Lawe streams, in the direction of St.
Venant (seven and a half miles west
of Estairea, on the Lys canal) and are
advancing beyond Steenwerck, toward
Baillenl (seven miles northwest or
Armentieres and three miles beyond
Steenwerck..
Some ground has been lost in order
to conform to the movement, to the
-south.
This morning, east of Ploegsteert,
there was a terrific German bombard
ment. , A German officer, taken prisoner, de
clared the Germans were ordered to
capture Amiens today at all costs.,.
Yesterday's Fighting.
When I left the Armentieres area
yesterday fighting appealed to be dy
ing down, following the British with
drawal. Armentieres was threatened ..after
he capture of Ploegsteert and the ad
vance toward Steenwerck. The evacu
ation was ordered . early Wednesday
afternoon.
Low flying airplanes participated in
the fighting throughout the day. The
Germans forded Lawe creek, wading
across near Lestren (a . mile south of
the Lys). But their exploit was ex
tremely costly, the British machine
guns slaughtering them in great num
bers, although wave after wave came
up. they were unable to advance be
yond the village.
The battle arcund Armentieres is less
sovere and on a smaller scale than that
for Amiens. The former really is two
independent, synchronized battles,
pinching off Armeutieres by an attack
on a ten mile front south and on a six
mile front north of the city.
' Some German ..prisoners ..taken- ..at
Viniy declare there were no fixed ob
jectives after the initial ones. They
were ordered to push on as far as they
could.
Further battles, similar to this one
axe possible during the lulls on the main
battle front.
By William O. Shepherd
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
ChicagS, April 12; Hill 63 Ii as not
mentioned yet in the dispatches
'riug the Armentieres fighting, but
a surely in it, because it broods over
Ploegsteert wood.
. Newspaper correspondents who have
been thero know all the foreign folks
in this district, for hill 63 hag proteot
ed their homes through all the long hard
months of the war. and they have pur
sued their lives under its shelter just
as- ir the German trenches had been
miles away instead of only yards.
' Widow Blemy had a little shop aloilf
the country jiad at the foot of Hill 03.
She's Belgian, every inch of her, and
she loves America. She sold oranges,
candy, eggs and milk to the soldiers.
One day, in her store, after two Tom
mies told her in very poor French that
trfey wanted gome of her oranges I saw
her throw an extra orange in, saying
"you speak French so well that I'll
give you an extra one."
When the soldiers went out Madame
Blemy said to me, "I am doing every
thing I can to keep them happy and
the American flag. But why isn't it on
:he fighting linel" .
This was before the American declar
ation of war. -
Across the stone-paved way ' from
Madame Blemy 's store lived a Belgian
widow and her three children. Their lit
tle farm was neatly tended but the
widow complained to me that the child
ren would rather spend their time in
taking care of Mr. O Keilly's grave
than in raising grain.
She took me into the yard, the child
ren .trooping behind us and showed me
a well-kept grave bordered with violets
and crocuses. On the grave a cross was
marked. .
"Hero lies Patrick O'Beilly, of the
Seaforths."
"Mr. O'Beilly used to visit at "our
home," explained the widow. "The
children used to run out to meet him
as he came from the, trenches. He loved
to play with them. One day he was
billed by a shell. We asked the soldiers
if they wouldn't bring nis body to our
farm so . that wo could care for the
grave.
"And now, you see, we keep it clean
nnd green and beautiful."
Nearby was a little farm where liv
ed p.n aged farmer and his wife, Bel-
K to m
(Continued on page two)
If British 3ve Way Allied
Armies Will Be Lost Says
Commander
- By Fred 8. Ferguson
(United Press staff correspondent)
With the American Armies in France
April 12- After repulsing two German
attacks on the American positions
northwest o Toul, American troops to
day, counter attacked and recaptured
an observation hill. - ' .
The American troops battled with
the Germans all day, infantry and ar
tillery .participating.
At a late hour this afternoon the
fighting was continuing..
The .fact that the enemy delivered
two attacks on the American forces in
dicates that the assault may have been
made da considerable force. Mention
of the fact that an observation hill
was "re-captured" by the Americans
may mean that the all day fighting
took-place for possession of this posi
tion and that it . may have changed
hands early in the engagement.
The dispatch gives no idea of the
strength of the enemy .froops engaged
nior of the lenglth of American posi
tions affected.
It is probable that the German as
saullts were delivered in the hope of
preventing further reinforcing by the
Americans of British and French iu
Picardy.
Will Be Finish Fight.
London, April 12. "Despite the
fact that ho has already thrown 106
divisions into tho fight, the enemy has
made little progress toward his goal,"
Field Marshal Haig declared in an ort
dor of the day issued today.
"The enemy's object is to separate
(Continued on page five)
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN
WILL FAR EXCEED THE
AMOUNTCALLEDTOR
Oregon Entitled to First Place
of Honor For Completion
of Quota
Washington, April, - 13. America's
third liberty loan drive, promises to be
its greatest.
Returns, to the treasury department
today indicated that not only great cit
ies -but counties and in two cases re
ported already whole states have over
subscribed their quotas.
Oregon was tho first state to go over.
Official reports todav from Oreeron
showed her subscriptions total $19,044,- (American action will be seised unon
00.1, the Oregon quota being $18,495,000. (by Lenine and his pro-German agents
iregou 's iinmo takes first place on tnt to inflame 4he cRussian people. This
AT.RUSSIAN PORT
Washington Expects Official
Advices On Action'
.Before Night
Washington, April 12. -Both the
state and navy departments anticipat
ed early today that ,they would be ad
vised before night' as to the reported
landing of American marines, at Vlad
ivostok. . .. . .
It has been known for some' time
though confidentially that the Unit
ed States was represented in tho squad
ron, lying off the Siberian port, but
officials suggested Americans ...would
not land there unless American lives
'as well as property were endangered-
It is anticipated that the reported
honor roll of states.
Toledo, Ohio, vies with Portland as
the first claimant for the honor flag of
cities in the class between 100,000 and
250,00n. Portland's total subscription is
$10,11.'0,C"" m f.-,i:r days. Her quota
was ffJfi.OSO.UOli.
Portland Beads List.
Portland, Ore., is the largest city thus
far unofficially '"going over the top"
of the amount assigned. Manv other
cities rauging up, to the Oregon Metrop
olis have done likewise in campaigns
which for enthusiasm and systematic
planning, have not been equalled during
irenn.s loans.
Seme indication of this spirit is
found iu the case of Lynn, Mass., where
cititens campaigned all Friday iftght
and before ! o'clock Saturday morn
i.ig the hour the loan officially opened-
the city nad over-subscribed its
loan quota by hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
Manv cities uiv holding all news of
their official subscriptions for fear it
will slow down the drive. Officially the
totals given out by tiie treasury depart
incut show inii-riptiti:8 of about $300,
C 0.00c.
T'-ij most piguificant part of the
great response, it is stated, is the great
answer of the country's farmers. In the
grain belt where politicians here have
cried that the farmer with his wheat
price fixed, can't make an honest liv
ing the dollars are rolling into the
government coffers by millions. One of
the states unofficially reported to have
over subscribed its quota already is a
a mid-western grain state.
Thj tame enthusiastic reply to Am
erica's appeal for dollars "come across
or the kaiser will" is found every
where. The liberty loan officials here
are demanding official cheek-upson all
reports that tbere may be no false op
timism. But in licatiou of the nation's
rally is found here, where in a singlo
theatre the subscriptions fhhs far have
act," General Manrio director of op-jIeen four times what they totalled in
orations, declared in an interview this it he entire last campaign
afternoon.
HINDENBURG WOUNDED.
London, April 12. Field Marshal
Hindenburg is reported under treat
ment in a private hospital at Strass
burg for a slight wound, said to have
been caused by a bomb dropped from
an allied airplane on the west front.-a
Zurich dispatch in the Uaily Espfess
declares.
Definite Crisis Again
Says General Maurice
London. April 12. "A definite cri
sis has again been reached and the
situation undoubtedly is not pleas-
"The enemy is a sfco:t distance from
Sailleul OVt miles west and north of
Armentieres) which is -an important
railway ct inter."
. Chicago Wins Honor.
Chicago, April 12. Iowa was conced
ed the honor for the flag at Seventh
ft?ral district headquarters for being
first to exceed her libertv bond ouota.
General Haig Reports. After four days campaigning the Hawk-
London, April 12. Fichting is con-'eye state passed her minimum of $71,-
tiuuing between the Labassee and the (100,000, it is reported. The drive today
Ypres-Cociines canal, Field Marshal m centered on getting all cities and
Haig reported in his night eommniuque. ' counties to reach the full quota.-"
Between Steenwerck and a point! - ;
north, of Estairei, a German attaek j Ford Buys $6,000,000.
pushed tho British back. The enemy,' 2lerroit, Mich., April 12. Detroit
also progressed in the neighborhood of r-nRsef;- its liberty loan quota of $35,
Ploegsteert wood. (K0.0OO at nonn todav. Todav's total
i : : :
(Continued on page two)
MILITARY EXPERTS
THINK HAIG IS ABLE
TO STOP GERMANS
Washington Opinion Is That
Flanders Drive Will Soon
.j- Be Halted
Washington April 12, Germany will
not push her way through to Calais, j
That was tho view of military strat
egists today, -based on the brief develop
ments of the Flanders drive, coupled
with experience of tho past.
While still making progress and in
such a tactical position to continue it
for a time, the German is meeting more
stubborn resistance than in his pound
itijf for Amiens. There, are some eviden
ces, too, t hat his punch -is weakened.
The thought here is that he may run
(Continued on page three)
BEIURG PLANS
TO FORM SALIENT
If Advance Is Not Soon
Checked British Must Evac
uate Ypres Area
By J. W. T. Mason
(Written for tho United Press) ".
New- York, April 12. Creation of
new salient before Ypres, such as caus
ed the evacuation of Armentieres, is the
immediate purpose of Von Hindenburg 's
present operations in the sector north
of the Armentieres position.
Already, an angle has. begun to be
formed in tho Ypres area that threatens
to develop difficulties for Marshal Haig
unless the German advance is chocked.
This is tho reason why there is such
persistent and desperate fighting at Hol-
leuclcc, Wytsehaeto and Messines, and to
the southwest. Their permanent occupa-
FLANDERS DRIVE
CONTINUES TODAY
Oil A WIDE FRONT
British Center Being Pushed
Steadily Back While Wings
i Are Holding
GERMANS EXPECTED TO
ASSAULT VTMY RIDGE
Ypres Undoubtedly Immediate
lective of German Of
fensive Toward Coast
(Continued on paga two)
., U't Jt V IT '
11 ga
The battle in Flanders which is con
tinuing" along a twenty mile front is
expected hourly to spread northward
'to Ypres and southward toward the Pi
cardy battle front.
On the Flandons front, as in Picardy
the British center has given way,
while the wings are holding. The hing
es on: which the British retirement
swung in Picardy were Arras and Oise,
south of LaFere. Tho! hinges of the
Flanders retirement are Hiollebeke and
LaBassee. . -
A strotcyh of fifteen miles, between
LaHas.iee and Arras, separate these
two fronts. In this comparatively quiet
sector is Vimy ridge, mndo famous by
the Canadians. This height, which lies
directly north of Arras, is firmlv held
by the British and its possession is
genoraljy credited with retarding tho
enemy drive in Picardy. From here
Haig threatens Hindenburg 'g attenu
ated lines of communication on the"
northern portion of the Picardy front.
A uerman assault on vnny ridge
not a frontal attack, but probably a
flank movement Irom Lens, throe
miles to tho oiorth is accepted as a
very natural conclusion, to be looked
for at any time.
- Less than three miles r.prth of the
onemy riiflit flank in the Flanders
drive is Ypres, which has never been
taken by the Germans, although they
pushed past this city to the north and
tho south in their initial advance of
the war. Ypres is the last big city and
the most important railway and high
way center betwoen Hindenburg hnd
the channel ports in this region. Its
possession would bring the Germans
within twenty five miles of Dunkirk
to the northwest. -
Mutual cannoimdingf was reported
north of Montdidier and along the
Oise, in the vicinity of Lassigny, last
night in tho French communique. The
only infantry action on the Picardy
front, however, was in the neighbor
hood of Noyon, where two enemy at
tacks were repulsed.
A Swiss report declared tht Hin
denburg had been slightly wounded by
a bomb from an allied airplane.
STAR CHAMBER
DIPLOMACY FAILS
III PEACE EFFORTS
"Open Air Diplomacy Only
Can Succeed Say united -
States Officials ' ':
FUTILITY OF ALLEGED '
PEACE MOVES SHOWN
Story From Austria Regard-
tug i luiessur Accsrsoa
Creates Comment
By Robert J. Bender '
(United Prass Staff Correspondent)
Washington, April 12. Peace efforts
by mail, secret messenger or "star
chamber" session-,-only emphasize the
value of i'open air-diplomacy", offi
cials declared today.
It was their answer to tho latest de
velopments in the international peace'
bickering, launched recently by th
Teutons and now involving Austria,
France and the United States.
The futility of alleged peace nego
tiations , such as the Austrian, Count
tzernin, declared Frunce had sought
with Austria in Switzerland, or such as
the. French government assorted Austria
ind taken up bv autographed lotter
from' Emperor Charles with Franco, is
shown plainly, officials declare, in tha
fact, that today Premier Clemcnceau
says "Count Czernih lied." And Em
peror Charles say 'M'lcincnceau lied."
Meantime the United States got into,
the peace parleys situation with tho
Austrian story that a Professor Ander
son has been bickering for peace in Aus
tria with the prompt disavowal hero of
anj thing Anderson may have dono of
ticifllly. ';" , -
On the heels of these, it was learned
that the state department files record
a si-ore or more of unofficial and in
formal jifaci foelcrs launched from
tinio to timo at different places which
liavi come to naught.
"'his government is ready today as
President Wilson indicated at Baltimore
, to receive bonafide and sincere peace
offers nud it will negotiate on a sincere
basis with such offers. But it is em
phasried that nothing can bo gained by
ihe deceitful, backdoor methods thus
far pursued by tho Teutons. Such tac
tics only meet with passing of the lie,
disnvowal and no progress toward a just
peace.
The fundamntal of such negotiations
must be according to reiterated empha
sis of President Wilson, tho right of
Tho British center in the Flanders small as well as great nations to do-
battle has been pushed back seven
miles from the original line along the
Laves river, -it is shown by llaig's of
ficial statement today, lue commuui-
(Continued on pago two)
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AMERICAN LABOR
FRIENDLY TO GERMANS
Janies Wilson, of American
Federation, Now In
Great Britain .
Liverpool, April la. James Wilson,
president of tho Patternmakers' League
of North America, acting as spokesman
for the American Lanor mission, today
declared that American labor is ready
to extend its hand to Gorman labor
' ' as soon as peace is signed not be
fore." Up to that point, he said "Am
erica will spend its last dollar and
sheff its last drop of blood."
The American delegation came here
to confer with the workmen of England.
''American labor was never before
so united in support of our government
and its war policies nnd it is going right
through absolutely to the finish," de
clared Wilson.
The laborites will be the guests of the
house of commons Monday.
I.'orga M. Barnes, labor cubinet mem
ber, may make a speech to twenty in
tho party, composed of many profes
sions. v
Mission of Delegates.
Y'ashingion, April VI. The Ameri
can labor mission arriving today in
London left this country about two
weeks ago to carry to English labor the
war principles of organized labor here.
According to the American Federa
tion of Labor hem today it will not
offer advice to British or French work
ers but will give assurances of mutual
interests and the necessity for complete
victory without resorting to a patch-.
termine their own destiny.
Thus far the "stnr chamber" nnd
"secret messenger" diplomacy mingled
with iron fisted bargaining have fail
ed to reveal the slightest intention, of
the Teutons to advance a sincere prof
fur. T'niil their diplomacy nndorgoes a
lenovation there is nothing but forco
nnd fight ahead.
.Revelations such as have featured tho
press during recent days regarding se
cret bickering only emphasize their nso
lessnese and serious discussion pf them
is nbsurd. officials here declare.
FIRE SWEEPS TOWN
Vermillion, Alberta, April 12. Firo
swept tho main business section her J.
early today doing $500,000 damage
Abe Martin
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After a feller that wouldn' think o
payin' over n:j cents ier a Bnir coys
in automobile he says, What's money
fer if it haint t' spend I" One good
thing about near beer you alius re
member where t' return th' bottles.