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TODAP - WEATEEH 4,509 SUBSCRIBERS . (22,000 KEADEBS) DAILY Only Circulation ta Salem Guar anteed by tha Audit Biuhi of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WTTXAMTTTE VAIr , LEY NEWS SERVICE Oregon: Tonight ad Thursday fair FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 127 SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS OV TRAINS AHD mfWl STANDS mi CNT UP WHEH ( ifiiramifii GERMANS PENETRATE LES INTO LINES OF BRITISH AND FRENCH Berlin Claims Capture of 15,000 Prisoners, and Kaiser Telegraphs From Front That AHu Jere Surprised and i Routed Allied Reserves Are Noranng Into Action and Hope Is Expressed Offensive . Be CheckedOn Flanders Front Initial Gains Made H Annans Are Re- i ported by Field Marshal Haig to Havi - en Wiped Out 0 ; London, May 29.The Germans h . penetrated a maximum depth of about 11 miles into the allied positions on the Aisne front, according to the claims of the Berlin war office in its yesterday's and last night's reports. The capture of 15,000 prisoners also was claimed. The maximum penetration was attained at only two points in the center of the new drive. The enemy advance is in the shape of a double triangle. The larger one's base extends f rom Pinon to Berry-au-Bac, a distance of about 21 miles in an airline. Its apex is on the southern bank of the Vesle, where the Germans have crossed the river on both sides of Mismes. In attaining this advance the Germans crossed the Chemin-des-Dames and Ailette, Aisne andd Vesle rivers. .. ' Apparently the allies have thrown large reserves into the line for the defense of Fismes, which is an important railway center. The other triangle has for its base the nine mile front from Berry-au-bac to Brimont. The British, who are defending this sector have held the enemy to a penetra tion of less than, ten miles. . The French war office reported the Germans on the Aisne front greatly outnumber the allies, but declared the latter are inflicting great losses on the enemy. Meantime, - Americans holding the Metor wedt of MotiWidier captured Cantigny in a brilliant ai'tack yester day .morning, occupying German posN fTtouw on a front of two kilometers and taking 170 prisoners, tlie Fronch cam. inuniqne reported. . The Americana were aided by French tanks. Several uounter a'Ltan'ks were repulsed. On the iFlanders front Field Marshal Jtaig reported re-establishment of the French and Britisih line tart of Dicke b'upch lake, with the capture of many prisoners, and inflicting heavy enemy faualillipfl. The German , war office - further rlriiued apure of 150 prisoners "bo- (Continued on page throe) Brought Down 252 Airmen In One Week Washington, May 29. Allied airmen brought down and de stroyed 232 German airplanes during the week between May 16 and May 23, war office reports received by the British miltiary . attache here stated today. The operations include only the west ern front. German Submarine Crew Is Captured - . - - "Washington, May 29. Seven- teen German submarine sailors, America's second group of this kind, have been taken prisoner by an, American destroyer, ac- cording to official . information . to the navy department today. The Germans were captured . after their vessel had torpedoed; the British steamer Iuniscaria. The first group were captured some months ago by the destroy- . er Fanning. The Fanning prisoners were brought to this country, but the disposition of the second lot is unknown, exctpt that they were taken to a British port. ' g German Reserve Officer . , K Alleged Alien Enemy New York. May 29. Captain Gn tave B. Kuhelenkammpff of the Ger man army reserve, wn arrested here yesterday as an alien enemy. He was formerly a friend of Count Von Bern atorff, and is alleged to have been close to Captain Franz. VcmPapen of the Germs a embassy staff In Washington, who was ejected turn the country for plotting. When questioned - Kuhelenkampf f said he hoped Germany would win the' war. Kaiser Says Allies Surprised ' AmPberdam, May 2a. The fcaiser is on ttw Aisne batt'e front at a point south of Laon, according to a dispatch from Berlin today. (Laon is. 47 miles north and, east of Sodssona and about nine miles behind the original battle line.) Telegraphing from this point, the kaiser sent the following message to (tlie kaiscrin: "Wilhetm (the crown prtnai) at tacked the Englif h and French along the Chemln-des-Sames, completely sur prising them. "We have crossed the Aisne and are approaching the Vesle. "Fritz (Prinai Eitel Frlederich) with the First guard infantry division wag one of the first who reached the Aisne. ."Our tosses are slight. Tomorrow we will make further progress." : With the American Armies in France May 29. American losses in the battle of Cntigny were light, it was official ly announced today. Artillery activity has inctjassd' in all sectors held by American troops. " Paris. May 29. "The German -advance, at certain points on the Aisne iront, has reached a depth of fifteen and a half miles," the Echo de Paris declared today. . Paris, May 29. Long range shelling of Paris continued today. The Germans appeared to be using a &iell of a slight ly different model. With the British Armies in France, May 29. The American success at Can Ugny apparently vexed the Germans, who began a tranendous Domberdment of the new American positions as soon as they were located. American Soldiers Honored by Britain London. May 29. The Militaiv Ga 7-ette tedsy announced the award of military decorations to the following American soldiers attached to British units: Military cross: Captain Walker and Lieutenants Qmton, Gable and Dos kell, medical officers attached to Brit ish units and Lieutenants Adams, Bey er,.! orester,-Gregg, Jonesf Keyes, Tib bets and Updegrove, officers of the medical reserve eorps. Distinguished conduct medal; Pri vate Louis Bnctz, engineer. Military medal: Sergeant . - Harold, bombardier Carl Duncan, wagon driver. Sergeant. Wilbur Lockwood. Color Sergeant Russell Sisemore. - BRITISH BOMB LIEGE Amsterdam, May 29". Several Gef man soldiers anil civilians were killed in a recent raid on Liege by twenty British airplanes, according to dis-patehr-s from Lea N'ouvcUea. CRISIS REACHED ADVANCE UPON RAILROAD CENTER Official Washington Believes that German Offensive Will Soon Be Checked Washington. Mav 2fl. W est frnra fighting reached a new crisis today, The boche advance to the vicinity of Fis nier, important railway center, provid ed a UPW men&PA pnmnnrnhla in h;. smashes up to Amiens and Ypres in the earner Tunisia. However, it now appears likely that the German is about to receive a shaip check. ...... Reinforcements o the allies is rjro- ceeding. That their lines between Sois sons and Rkeiins were rather lightly h?ld appears the case from the fact of the bodies' rapid advance. Twenty to twenty-five divisions were employed to make the push. This was superior to the allies who gave ground as in the other thrusts. Military men, however, believe that as in past instances, the German must turn soon to straightening on mC flanks, repairing his losses and improv ing his communications. Meantime the allied reinforcement will be such it is believed, that the boche cannot make any considerable further headway. Army oficers, who doubted that the Soissons push was the main new offen sive are still unconvinced that the Ger nians so intended it. They say that the progress apparently was so much more favorable than anticipated that the enemy decided to develop it fnr- (Continued on page two) AMERICAN GUNS DESTROY GERMAN GAS "Young Edisons" Invent Sig nal Svstem Which Pre vents Surmises By Frank J. Taylor (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the American Army in Lorraine May 28.(Night.) The terrific Ger man gas attack which began at one o'clock yesterday morning was broken up by American artillery fire after two batches of gas had been thrown into our positions. The guns began pounding the projectoi layout as soon as the first fioik of "tin cans" was sent over, and soon had pounrW the outfit to pieces. During the attack the Germans dis patched a patrol of sixty men against American outposts in the gassed area, expected to take some prisoners as a result of the anticipated paralyzation of tue defenders. The American outposts were very much on the job, however, hud met the Germans with a stiff rifle. and grenade fire. In a two hour fight the boches tailed to penetrate the Am eiirnn wires and finally retired. Their it sscs were cousliitiable. I was the gutst yesterday afternoon ami last night cr me clean eut, cheer ful middle mbterncrns against whom ihh attack js directed. Vesterday at t.vni'on I lovrned to this position, which had been the scene of the most EMERGENCY BOARD FAILS OF QUORUM AT MEETING TODAY Senator Wood Writes That He Is Opposed to Deficien cy Lime Appropriation A meeting of the Emergency Board was called for 10:30 this morning to provide funds for the lime board, but it did not meet' because of a lack of members to make a quorum. The gov ernor. Secretary Olcott and ' fctate Treasurer Kay were present and Mr. kudu put in an appearance from Mult nomah. That was all, the other fivf members not showing up. Senator wood, the nestor of tho senate and chairman of the ways and means com mittee in the senate at the last ses sion, was unable to attend but sent a telegram which indicates he reads the Capital Journal for he uses the same language it used in discussing th! aeneiency in the lime appropriation His telegram reads: ; . "Lnable to attend. If present snoutd vote no. Beems to me that amount appropriated should have pro duced at least one ear load of fertiliz er. Am afraid the .emergency board it working overtime and unless a halt is (Continued on page four) ALLIES All PROUD OF INITIAL VICTORY WOU BYMCANS Every Briton From General Haig Down Enthusiastic Over Yesterdays Battle By William Philip Simma (United Fress Staff Correspondent) With the British Armies in Franc, May 29. Every Briton, from Ha;g down to the soldiers is enthusiastic o 'er the way thp Americans Jickcd the Ger mans iu the Montdidier region yester day. When t entered a room, filled with British officers yesterday afternoon they spontaneously broke out in a storm of handclnpping. They had just heard that the Americans had taken Cantigny, and it was their way of showing their pleasured "It isn'.t the .size of tlv? show that counts in that affair, but the spirit back of it," said one. "It is both a threat and a promise." He meant it was a threat against Ger many and a promise to the allies of bigger things in the future. I- have known Cantigny well. It is a village which boasts a chateau, situat ed on a spur about 130 feet above the valley of the Avre, below Montdidier. With Grivesnes and Mesnil-Rt. Georges, it is one of the most important points in this part of the Bufl. . The British army is eagerly watching progress of the battle along the Aisne where already four British divisions, the Eighth, Twenty First, Twenty Fifth and Fiftieth, have measured steel with (Ooutind on page two) PROJECTORS co-'jcpntratcd' g". attack yet attempt ed by tiu' CwiubLg is this area. I found the fbeys' st'll tnecrful, despite their wrorinwi a id the strain of the at tack. Held i ' .fJciutPwution. Tiu: Aincreaiis hold a difficult po sition ' hec, It; oil tionchos running through a wood and over several small hills. Yesterday the wood was as bright as Npriug f-.i'i nun could make it. Today tho foliag? km vilud, trees were brok en from the rain ol "tin can" gas suvlli 'mid " Vound was torn up. . Nature abovced the itotilts of the at tack but the men were slill the same confident chaws, eager to get at the boches In reU! sHan. . .A few of u.y iiicnds whom I had seen yesterday weit missing. I found them in a hospital nnder the motherly care of American nurses. They ware mostly boys who had taken off their r: ;i;sks during the German patrol attack in oider to see better how to direct t'n.'ir rifle and grenade fire at the boches. '1 hey had been brought to the hospital ia American ambulances in reniarknhly quick taut. Despite their suffering they ver t'atiiusiastic at the prospect of yOD Siting another whack at the Gor- Ml l.iS. ' Want to Get Back. '(Jli, I'll be back with the boys in i, couple of days," said one. "then , (Continued on page two) VALLEY WOOL WILL ACC08DINGT0 GRADE Dealers Are Required to Take Out Government License for Buying On the prices established by the gov ernment for fleece wool farmers in the Willamette valley are assured of from 47 to 64 cents a pound, accord ing to grade. This is for fleece wool in the gnase. Country dealers are required to se cure a government license and that wool may be concentrated and shipped to manufacturing centers, the govern ment has- selected distributing centers. Portland is a center for range wools but not for the fleeee wool of this valley. The only exception In regard to sending to wool centers is that the man with a clip of less than 1,000 pounds may sell to a buyer who is en titled to a profit of two cents a pound. But the farmer gets the government price, according to the grade. Wool in the Willamette valley it known as "fleeee wool" and is to be sold for cash and consigned. Portland is not a government . distributing ecn- (Continued oa page three) miiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiniiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiitiitiiiiiiiiiiiiniiim 1 War Summary of United Press f imiuinuiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiimifiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiuii 1 1395th Day of the War; 69th Day of the Big Offensive uiii:ii:iiiiiiii:i!ii!iiiiiiuii!imiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiuiuiiuiiiiiHiiiii!iiiiii!iiiiiiiiiii Aisne Front. Aided by fresh div isions, the Germans last night continued their advance on the wings of tho 40 mile Soissons-Rhcims front, but were held in the center, the French war of fice stated today. Fierce fighting is go ing on along this front. On the left, the Frejich apparently haw withdrawn to the outskirts of Soissons, nine miles from the original line. On the right the French have retired about . three miles, midway between Bheims and the Aisne. In the center, the French and British apparently are holding . the Germans along the south bank of the Vesle, al though the Echo Dc Paris declared to day that at some points the Germans have attained a maximum penetration of loi miles. - The kaiser is on the Aisne front at a IVVENTY ZONES LAID OUT FORWAR WORK An Execute of War Board Will Be Located In Each of These Cities - Washington, May 29. Twenty nones for decentralizing war industry have been laid out and eenters chosen for each, it was officially learned at the war industries board today. C. A. Otis, chief of the resources and conversion section, will ascertain facil ities for war work in each zone through chiefs located at the folowing cities, each controlling the industrial territory tributary to it: Boston, Bridgeport, New York City, Philadelphia, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chica go, Baltimore, Atlanta, Birmingham, 8t. Louis, Dallas, Kansas City, Mo Bt. Paul, Milwaukee, San Francisco and Seattle. ... Each will be an independent economic unit as far as possible in product ion 'of war goods. At each industrial zono center an ex ecutive of the war industries board, the war department and the navy depart ment will be placed. Contracts will be closed through these representatives through which ' constant touch with Washington as to government noeds, prices and other technical matters will be maintained. Each zone center will compile data regarding the, manufacturing equipment the facilities, raw materials, labor and fuel. ' - Zone heads will bring manufacturers in their district together and make pos sible completion of products within the zone. Cross-hauling of partly finished goods will be maintained. Four Killed When Train Crashed Through Bridge Waterloo, Iowa, May 29. Four men were killed and between 20 and 30 persons hurt, some seriously, when an Illinois Central engino and four cars plunged through a bridge over Beaver creek at Alpington, Bear here today. Railroad officials declare the other two men killed were railway mail clerks. Tneir names have not been as certained.' High water in Beaver creek is be lieved to have weakened the Bridge. The engine, tender, mail car, baggage car and express and day coach plunged through the bridge into too aocp water. The train was westbound from Cnicago to Omaha and carried many passengers. ' , t ' Abe Martin I Prof. Alei Tansey. is wearin' lay down collars with his Prince Albert coat. It don't git you anythink t ' give uybuddy a nickel eigar. -Hp point south of Laon, according to a Ber lin dispatch received in Amsterdam. He sent a telegram to the empress telling them about the part the erown prince and Prince Eitel Friedcrich played in the German advance. . r Pieardy Front Folowing the capture of Cantigny by American troops, with the taking of 182 prisoners, two suc cessive German counter attacks were repulsed, the French war office report ed today. WeH Front General Allied military officials, according to United Press staff dispatches; declare tlie Hheims at tack is part of the German's general ofensive scheme. Before the' start of the big offensive March. 21, Jhe Ger- (Continued on page two) General Pershing Caused Wood's Removal Washington, May 29. Major General Leonard Wood was re moved from command of his div ision and relegated to command of the Western department upon mconimendution of Goueral Per shing, it was learned on reliable authority today. It was stated flatly that the only hand the administration bad in the matter was aecept iug the recommendation of Per si ing, upon whom this country is now relying to win America 's share of victory in the war. Hello, This Is Cantigny!" Message Is Phoned Only 45 Minutes After Attack American Soldiers Rushed Oyer Defenses and Hunted Out the Boches WANTED TO BE CAPTUEED With the Americans In Pi eardy, May 29. An instance of the boches' anxiety to surren der in the Cantigny battle was furnished when a group of 20 tried to be captured by an un armed correspondent. "Jimmie" Hopper, ff!fftrtn magazine writer, went over tho top with the Americans. As ho was enterihg Cantigny, a crowd of Germans rushed out to him, begging earnestly to bo taken prisoner. Hopper was nonplussed but called to an oficers "Come and get 'em.", ,, , By Fred S. Ferguson (United Press Htaff Correspondent) With the Americans In Pieardy, May GERMANS PAY COST BEST MANHOOD FOR SMALL GAINS Expert Thinks New Attack Means Channel Ports Found Impregnable By J. W. T. Mason (United Press War Expert) Xew York, May 29. Von Hinden- burg's persistent sacrifice of his man power along the subordinate Aisne front is the best evidence the Germans have given that they conttder an advance to the channel ports too difficult an enter prise to be undertaken at this time. The Aisne operation have gone too far to be- considered solely as a feint. Tho d"ath toll that has had to be paid for tho gains in the territory has been too heavy to justify the theory that Von Hindciiburg has desired to create a di version. The Aisne drive must be re garded as a major operation, undertak en in obedience to the clamor or Ger man people for more victories. The real victory, entailing the capture of Bou logne, Calais and Dunkirk apparently has been judged by the kaiser's ad visers as too difficult to attempt. Ho the German staff seemingly was order- (Continued oa page three) AMERICAHSARE BRIiiGiNG GERMAN FLYERS TO EARTH Three Are Destroyed and Twa More DriveaDown Be hind Uses i EDDIE RICKENBACKER . MAKING GREAT RECORD Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of California Also Suc cessful Fighter ' With the American Army in Lorraine. May 28. (Night) American airmen, within the last 24 heura, have brought down three German biplanes and have driven down two others. The fate of oiia nf ttiA lnHnr in imr.Ari.iLin. hut thu other crashed down, apparently out of control. - Lieutenant Eddie Bickenbacher got three of these, itwas said, including ope of those that were driven down. Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of Chicago, former member of the Lafay otto cscadrillo, brought one enemy machine down in flames Monday morn ing.' Monday night five American planes) engaged two German biplanes, shoot-. (Continued on page thread 29. American troops' chaTged' to tha capture of Cantigny yelling i "Now, we 're in Germany. Let ' wallop hell out of 'em and go on to Berlin." Back at headquarters, when the boya went over, oficors waited anxiously for news of the attack. After forty-fivo minutes of fierce fighting, a voice over the. field telephone: "Hello! This is Cantigny! " ., : '." And headquarters kneyr .the Ameri cans had taken on of the most impor tant towns on the Amiens front and had won their biggest victory of th war to date. . ' ' , ' The report came from a signal eorp captain. Wire carriers, ignoring thai German counter barrage, followed Am erican infantry and French tanks in tha attack. When Cantigny fell the field telephone station was ready for busi ness. The attack took place over a front of more than a mile. Within 43 minute aCtnv 4lin Inf'infvV liarl irnnA AVDP. PniV. tigny, the chateau and several hund--red yards of German second line trenches were American territory. Tha regiment sent back 182 prisoners, in cluding five oficers. After crossing the enemy trenches it was a game of hunting the boche ma chine guns A corporal attacked an en- (Oontinned On page two) 'J UK All IV N H I Ml nil I II If 11 nun tiiMmin tataio mill IvilXMlS. IIIIMIX mi i'iiihiiiiii iiiiniii DAY'S CASUALTIES One Seattle Man Among the DeadFive Killed In Action Washington, May 29. Thirty cas ualties in the American army fighting in Fiance were reported by General Pershing tcday, as follows: Five killed in action; five dead of wounds; ten dead of disease; one kill ed in accident; seven wounded teverc- Lieutenant Fracig A. Mcllvaine of Indianaipotis was among thos report-' ed killed in' action. , Major John F. Canmack of Bt. Louis was wounded severely. The list follows! Killed in Action Lieutenant Fraocis A. McJlvaine, Ia- uianapuns, Privates J- Dameszkivics, Pittsburg, i a- : - Joseph - William Guyton, . Everett, Mich, Clyde Marks, Indianapolis, lad. Carl A. Sipher, 1121 Hftli awnua norm, urew ra, mum. (Continued on page thrae)