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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 136
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1918
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EWGERMANOFFENSIVE
MAKESSLOWPROGRESS
ALONG FRENCH SECTOR
Only Advance Made la Center J. J Thrust, Owing to
Determined French Resistance-?! serves Coming Up
Before Much Ground Is Lost ana emv Is Forced to
Bring New Divisions Into Attack- iect of Offensive
Seems to be Vast Encircling Proiect umed Against Paris
By Henry Wood,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
With the French Armies in the Field, June 10.The
present drive on the Montdidier-Noyon front, according
to military critics, constitutes the northern arm of a vast
encircling project aimed against Paris.
This movement, starting from the Avre, in the region
of Montdidier, and being southward as far as possible to
wards the capital, would co-ordinate with the southern
enveloping attack from Chateau-Thierry, thus seeking to
envelope the American and French troops between
Montdidier and Chateau-Thierry.
The Germans still have a minimum of about fifty un
engaged divisions (600,000 men) for their present effort.
The determined resistance of the French, who are holding
the enemy on the wings and only permitting comparative
ly slight progression in the center, has gained sufficient
time to enable the alliesfor the first time since the
rginal drive in March to bring up reserves before an
appreciable amount of ground was lost.
The Germans began Sunday's attack with ten divisions
(120,000 men), but suffered such heavy losses they were
forced to engage other divisions before nightl .;' .
Paris, June 10. The new German
drive between Montdidier and Noyort
stoned down befdre the French resist
ance yesterday evening and last night,
the .French, official communique indi
cated today. Gains of about a mil? were
made by the. enemy in the center and
on the allied left Wing, in comparison
with the initial penetration of three
miles.
Simultaneously, American and French
troops advanced again northwest of
Ghateau-Thierry, taking 230 prisoners
and thirty machine guns.
"Tho German rush continued last
evening and last night," today's com
munique said.
"On the left wing several violent
attacks w.?ro broken up by French fire.
Coureelles-Ehadelles was taken and re
taken several times and finally was
hold by the French. j
"On the right the French held south
nad east of ViRf (three miles southwest"
of Noyon), taking five hundred pris
oners. "In the center new German forces
t nil mum nrnnim ttft v
OALLltl O aCLUIMU All IN UAL
BARGAIN DAY. JUNE 15TH
I
MERCHANTS DECIDE UPON DATE
J EVENT AND ABE LATINO
t EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED
I YEAR AGO.
As Salem's second Annual Bargain
day approaches the merchants are be
coming more and more cognizant of the
magnitude of the event the stimulus
it will be to business in general, and
the advantages it will afford the buy
ing public not only of Salem but of all
the contiguous territory.
Realizing this, several more merchants
have signified their desire to line up
with tho Bargain Day movement and
help make the occasion the most suc
cessful merchandizing event ever held in
Salem.
To (commodate the shoppers who
will- journey here to make their pur
chases, many ingenious sale plans will
be put int0 effect on this day of all
days for bargains.
That the bargains to be offered will
far outshine those of any similar event
Southern Pacific
Bridge Was Burned
Roseburg, Or., June 10. Tire of mys
terious origin destroyed forty feet of an
eighty toot bridge on the Southern Pa
c.fie at Isadora, north of here.
Xew stringers were placed in the
bridge early today and trains wjrc
moving again. an Francisco train No
" due nt Portland at 10-.30 p. m. Sun
day was four hours late leaving Isadora.
made slight progress, reaching the
southern outskirts of Cuvilly (eight
miles southwest of Montdidi?r), (Res-sons-Sur-Mat-
wood) (a mile and a half
southeast of Cuvilly and the same dis
tance southwest of Rcssons-Sui'-Matz
village) and Bellingllse chateau (four
mites south of Lasslgny).
"The French finished yesterday the
detail operations at Hautebraye, taking
150 prisoners.
"Between the Ourcq and tho Marne
German attacks w.ere repulsed east of
V'inly (nine miles west and north of
Chateau-Thierry).
"French and American forces ".gain
ed ground near Bussiares (seven miles
west aud north of Chateau-Thierry)
capturing 2."0 prisoners and thirty ma
chine guns."
Have Advanced Three Miles.
London, June 10. The initial momen
tum of the new German drive tn a
twenty mile front between Montdidier
(Continued on page three
FOB BIO MERCHANDISING
PLANS FOB MAKING IT AN
SUCCESS THAN IT WAS A
evver held in Salem goes without saying.
The merchants have their plans' for
the conduct of their Bargain Day'busi
ness so well outlined tnat the snoppers
will be afforded a wider range of choice
aud will find all merchandise so system
atically displayed that the task of shop
ping will be greatly simplified. Extra
clerks will also be engaged so that pat
rons will not have to "stand around
indefinitely" to be waited upon.
It makes tittl0 difference what thr.
shoppers may want the bargain storei
are of such diversified character that
everything desired wil be available at
rock bottom prices: Clothing for men,
women and children; shoes for the
whole family; jewelry for the relative,
sweetheart or friend; furniture of every
description; hardware, stoves and im
plements, millinery of the most popular
efectg; bicycles, motorcycles, etc..;
pianos and other musical instruments;
gas ranges and electrical supplies; dry
goods withont end; automobiles and au
tomobile supplies; movie shows extraor
dinary; and groceries of endless var
ietyin fact, there is hardly anything
that money could buy that cannot be
purchased on Bargain Dav at bargain
prices.
la order to id the buyers in locat
ing the Bargain Day stores, large fairs
will be displayed ia the store windows,
(Continued oa page three)
BRITISH NAVAL EXPERT
EXPRESSES OPINION
UPON U-BOAT RAID
First Lord of Admiralty Is,
However, Very Guarded In
His Conclusions
By Arthur E. Mann
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, June 10. "It is too early
yet to forecast what the presence of a
German, submarine off the American
coast may proteud," said Sir Erie Ged
des, first lord of the admiralty, in an in
terview with the United Press today.
"On the one hand, it may bo meivdy
a spasmodic raid similar to that canied
out by the U-53 earlier in the war, or it
may mean the beginning of a serious
submarine campaign off the American
coast.
"The vigorous and successful British
anti -submarine campaign in our waters!
lias made submarine operations very
costly to the Germans and perhaps they
calculate on getting better results along
the American coast. In this, however
tlicy will undoubtedly lv disappointed,
since all our experience over chro has
been placed without reservation at the
service of th.1 American administra
tion, which will thus be able to base its
anti-submarine measures on practical re
sults. "There is no indication that there
has been' a sudden increase in tlio num
ber of enemy submarine?. On the con
trary, there is no doubt we nro sink
ing submarines faster than the Germain
ar.? building them."
Sir Eric, pointed out that there is
some advantage in forcing the submar
ines tu operate farther from the Ger
man bases. "The longer they have to
travel to rneh the operating zone, the
less fuel and supplies they will have and
consequently the less time they will
have to spend in the operating zone,"
he said.
In r.?ply to a question regarding the
(Continued on page three)
FIVE WOUNDED DIE,
Seventy-Four Names Appear
On Daily Casualty list .
From France
Washington, June 10. The war de
partment today reported seventy four
casualties from the American expedi
tionary forces, divided as follows:
Thirteen killed in action; five dead
from wounds; one dead from disease;
one dead from an ' airplane accident;
one dead from accident and other causes
forty six wounded severely, seven
wounded.
Lieutenants John A. Ewing, Dorches
ter, Mass., and Edgar Alfred Lawrence,
Chicago, Were killed in action.
Captain Charles W. Aikins, Winter
set, Iowa, was wounded in action and
Captain John T. Costello, Binghampton
New York, was wounded severely. Lieu
tenant Elmer D. Mackey, McKeesport,
Pa., previously reported missing is now
a prisoner.
The remainder of the list follows:
KilLed in action:
Lieutenants John A. Ewing, Doriltes
ter, Mass.
Edgar Alfred Lawrence, Chicago.
Corporal Anthony Dicelol, Pottsvillc,
Penn.
Privates Samuel Buehaltcr, Colches
ter, Conn.
Clarence Fields, Ashland, Ky.
Bnry Kirby, Appleton, Wis.
Goy Loerpabel, Mosler, Oregon.
Howard Morgan, Covington, La.
Jesse Priue, Covington, La.
Oscar F. L. Schaefer, Bazelton, Pa.
Joseph It. Smith, E. F. D., 1, Weiser,
Idaho.
John Votta, Italy.
George C. Wright, Blscoe, N. C.
Died of wounds:
Privates Walter Bruce, Lowell, Mass.
William N. Hornby, Fall River, Mass.
Gust Kales, Chicago.
John E. King, Asheboro, X. C.
(Continued oa page three)
Americans Mentioned
In Canadian Casualties
0 ttawa. Ont.,June 10. The following
Americans are mentioned in today's
Canadian casualty list, issued by the
records office here.
Died of wounds: W. G. Ringus, fit.
Paul, Minn.
Wounded: W. L. Close, Outlook,
Mont., 8. Miersauks, Grand Rapids,
Mich.; A. C. Kinley, Alameda, Cal., F.
Matthews, Taeoma, Wash.
Ill: W. M. Spaulding, Johniville, Cal.
Gassed: t. Jack, St. John, Mich.; J.
D. Marlin, Canton, Ohio; B. E. West-
borg, Seatle, wash.
RET
HODS
NOW IN EFFECT
' ;
If! PATROLWORK
New Plans Are Formulated
by Board of Naval
Operations
NO LIVES LOST WITH
LATEST SKIP TORPEDOED
Patrol Activities Are Largely
Lonnned to Maryland and
Virginia Districts
Anglesea, N. J., . June 10. Heavy
filing was heard several miles off
shore here today.
Newport, B. I., June 10. Heavy ex
plosions at sea jarred buildings here
th's afternoon. Thene were heavy
shocks and deep rumblings.
Lewes, Del, June 10. A sugar ship
was torpedoed and sunk off the Vir
ginia capes at ten o'clock today, ac
cording to a pilot wo arrived here this
afternoon.
By Carl D. Groat
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, June 10. New secret
methods of operating against the Ger
man coastal U-boat raiders were un
derstood to be in effect today.
Mapped out by tho operations sec
tion with the advice of the naval con
sulting board, these plans have been
communicated to KesTr Admiral Camor
on WinsloWj inspector of Atlantic
uaval districts. He sput the week end
conferring with Admiral Benson, chief
of operations, a?d lc(A last night for
Atlantic ports to; assl in unifying
and directing the new patrol efforts
All naval districts have been told
to report U incidents off shore and
these will he carefully reviewed here
for auy bearing on tho general situa
tion. All Hands Acoountsd for
An Atlantic Port, June 10. The cap
tain and seventeen members of the
crew of tho steamer Pinar Del Rio,
annir Kr n -uhmjiri ti o tent Saturday, ar
rived here today on a fruit liner,
This accounts for all lianas, rncse
18 mien were picked uip off tho Jersey
cdaeit fctatitrday Inight when a flare
they sent up was observed by tho lin-Thr-v
anid their vessel
was destroyed by U-boM gunfire oft
Maryland.
Klcinnar Mnckensie said the
German raider fired a shot across his
bows and then signalled tor nun to
.u.jn. cMr, Tim (. was verv rough
as they put off in the small boats, sev
enty miles from land end Mackensie
said his boat was rowed to the side of
the submarine, where the commander
appeared on deck, asked if all were
clear of tho steamer and then ordered
his gunners to fire.
U'kn the. Ktenmnr KUnk tho subma
rine submerged and left the castaway
Americans to Mint ror menisiivrs.
Activities of Navl Patrol
Washington, June 10. 'Naval opera
tions against the submarine are being
confined largely to tho Marylaud and
Virginia districts today, in view of
(Continued on page aix)
Abe Martin J
Th ' boy that used-1' run his legs off
for a two-cent piece now has a son who
drives his owa car. Mrs. Nugent is much
relieved since reeeivin' a leter from
her' son, 8tew, now ia France, sayin'
!"I have three cigarette eases one fer
my heart an' two fer my hip pockets."
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI'S ARE
RAPIDLY APPROACHING
END OF TURBULENT REIGN
Joseph Shaplen Cables That
Counter Revolution Will
Soon Destroy Power
Joseph Shaplen, who has been in
Russia seven months ans who obtained
th first authentic declaration of the
alma and nlans of th hl&iiinrtri thru
an exclusive interview with TTOtsky,
nag succeeded in penetrating the anu-i-ss
of the warring factions and reach
ins: Stockholm. From this neutral citv
he cabled today the following compre
hensive dispatch on present conditions
In Russia. All dirrnt riismatrhm frrnn
that country have been subjected to
aomys oi many aays, ana even weeks,
for somo time pas. The United Press.
By Joseph Shaplen
(United Press staff correspondent)
Stockholm, June 10. The counter
revolutionary movement in Russia is
growing. The bo'.sheviki arc living their
last days.
Unle-s the present regime is over
thrown y the combined efforts of oth
er revolutionary demacnatio. parties,
there will bo a counter revolution of
tho monavcliial supporters in Moscow
and Petrograd similar to that which
triumphed in Ukiaine.
Skoropadsky, aided by tho bour-
First Words of American
Boys to Doctors and
Nurses, "Jell Mother"
By Fred S. Ferguson"
(United Press staff corrcfipondent)
With tho American Armies on the
Marne, June 10. Tho spirit of the
mothers of America hangs over the
Marue, as the unarineu machine gun
ners, infantrymen and artillerymen
fight, to ave Paris and turn tho tide
In the imost critical nilament of the war.
It is of the mothers the men in the
lino aie thinking, lb is to the mothers
that messages from the wounded are
being sent. The chaplain leans over
the incoming stretchers and asks the
soldier if he wants a imesage sent. Thf.
first words of the reply almost always
are "tell mother .". ,
Quo boy who was seriously woundod
said:
"I've been start of a wondcrer for
the last six years. I arness the folks
thought 1 was good for nothing. But
now 1 wish you would write mother
for mo and just tell her 1 made good."
Thoughts of what their moUers
would have them do have buoyed them
up in the hospitals as these same
thoughts have made them the tenon
of tho Marne.
Tho marines have mad all their OL
ta"ks with full packs, weighing 31
pounds. These packs were shot eleon
off the backs of somo, with the bear
or escaping entirely or with only a
slight llcsh wound,
A sergeant from New York had the
chin strap of his tin hat ishot off and
he only received a slight cut on the
face. 1 saw miarvels in tin hats among
the men who participated in these
fights. Some of them had been pierced
by machine gun bullets without the
wearer being touched. Others had their
rims fairly ripped off and their crowns
dented liko egg shells. In most cases
the wearer got only slight scalp
wOundsr if anything.
The similarity in color between the
marine and tho toche uniform is giv
ing the enemy an opportunity for
trickery by cutting off the shoulder
stiaps of their own uniforms.
English speaking Huns, with their
shoulder straps removed, endeavor to
got into the American lines by crying
as they advance. "Don't shoot; we're
(Continued on page ais.)
Well-To-Do Marine Wants
Wife Right Away Quick
Atlanta, Ga., June 10. Girls, here's
a chance to become a real honcst to
goodness war bride, and a well-to-do
one, tool
If any of you want t wed a U. o.
Marine who is a blonde, 33 years of agc
and who owns an estate valued at tl5,
000, step forward pleasel
Mayor Chandler la In receipt of a
letter from Private B. K. Bidgiway,
stationed at the V. 8. Marine camp at
Paris Island, 8. C, in which he be
seeches the mayor to find him a wife.
"I'm going t France aoon," wrote
Ridgcway, "and I have no one to whom
to fcave my estate or my $10,000 worth
of insurance. AU my people are dead.
If you can help me to find a good girl
to leave my property nd insurance to,
please write me."
Hurry up, girls!
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
IN FRENCH HOSPITALS
THING OE MOTHERS
geoise and eedeU, is ruling Ukraine
and has virtually restored the old re
gime. Manncrheim in 'Finland and
Krassnoff in the Don regions have tri
umphed in like manner. In a similar
way, the provinces of the Baltic reeion
(have .been occupied, while the provinc
!ea of Pskoff and Minsk are uudcT the
I banner of Austro-German imperialism.
I Russia is threatened by foreign im
' perialists on the north, west and south
The Turks re again advancing in the
Caucasus, aiming to unite at Tiflis
with the Germans, who are advancing
from the north.
With masked cunning, by friendly
notes through German, Ambassador
llirbadi, Germany is gradually ap
proaching the huart of Russia, in or
der to pierce it at the desirable mo
ment. .An aliawe of Gei'man and Russian
counter revolutionaries, acting from
two fronts-tlie inner a'ld tho outer
are preparing for a final and complete
counter revolution.
Last week, in Moscow, a plot was
diovered in which hundreds of re
actionaries aimed to kill the repub
lic and restore tho monarchy throush
simultaneous uprisings in Mocow, Po
trograd and other cento. , in co-operation
with German bayonets.
Tho German, command, of course, is
(Continued on pajje three)
T
Time Limit Also Forces Ger
many To Act As In Case
of Initial Invasion
' 1 By J. W. T. Mason
(United Press War Expert)
New York, Juno 10 Von Hiudcn
burg's new ofeusiv.e between Montdid
ier and Noyon is an attempt to capturo
the important French communications
centering at Compiegne and duplicate
Von Kluck's famous advance on Paris
during the early weeks of the war.
Von Hind?nburg 'is returning, in fact
to the original German strategy of 1914,
in all its essential details. This month's
advance to the Marne is no more than
a reproduction of the drive directed
over tho tamo ground in tlio summer of
1914 by the Baxon general Von Hansen,
while tho present advance toward Com
picgno is a reacceptance of the strate
gic policy of Von Kluck. Both Von
llausen and Von Kluck are now in re
tirement because of their failures. Their
impetuous efforts were overcome by
General Foch's famous counter offen
sive south of the Marne, and General
Foch now faces the same situation that
confronted Marshal Joffre in August,
1914.
Even the time clement vi operating
now, as It did then. The Germans sought
In 1914 to capture Paris and so end
the war in the west before Russia
could develop her major offensive. In
the same manner, Hiudenburg is now
attempting to rush to Faris in the hope
that he can end the war before Amer
ica's major offensive begins. Thcre Is
this difference, however, between the
situatiou theu and now: the allies had
no largo force of reserves protecting
the road to Poris In 1914, while General
Foch's principal reserve strengtn is at
present concentrated southwest of Gom
plegne where he is strongly blocking
Von Kluck's old pathway to the capital.
At n. noint south of Amien fire the
j allies better prepared to resist tho Ger
man advance than between MoutUiuier
and Noyon. Every hundred yards gain
ed by Hiudenburg in this sector can
only be et a cost in casualties equalling
the highest slaughter of German man
power during the Picardy offensive.
Genral Foch has a splendid railway
service running into the Compiegne for
the rapid movement of troops.
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Picardy Front. The new German
driw betwen Montdidier- and Noyon,
constituting the fourth phase of the
west front offensive, which began early
Sunday morning, has slowed down. The
enemy last night waa able to add about
a mile tn its previous three mile ad
vanoe in the- center and about the same
penetration on the west . wing, while
the eastern wing was still blocked.
.
Marne Front. American and French' Bussia. Joseph Shaplen, tabling
troops improved their positions north- from Stockholm, where he has just ar
west of Chateau-Thierry by another rived from Bussia, said the bolsheviU
advance, taking 250 prisoners. are en the vcrg, on being overthrown.
nu Hfii n
ni li-iuunnu hull
fllALLPOIS
ON HARTIE FRONT
Beat Off Enemy and Tempor
arily Advance Ones at
One PoM
LINES
.HEAVILY BY GERMANS
Americans Respond to Of
fensive With Heavy Count
er Bombardment
By Fred S, Ferguson
(United Press staff correspondent)
Vih the American Armies in France.
June 10. While the fourth phase of
the uerinan offensive was breakinff
out between Noyon and Montdidier,
tho Americans continued to hold firm
on the Marne front. '
In addition to beating off two ene
my attacks on Bouresches (five miles
west of Chateau-Thierry) and an as-'
sault against Hill 204, they advanced
and occupied the edge of the wood west
of Vaux (mo miles west of Ghateau
Thiorry) which was still occupied by
tho Germans. Later they returned to
their own Tiositions from this latter ad
vance.
The bodies1 continued to shell Bcl
lenu wood but the marines were still
holding that place.
Tho American lines in Picardy (west
and northwest of Montdidier) were
bombed in connection with tho German
artillery preparation for the attack be
tween iN'oyon and Montdidier, The Am
erican artillery responded to the ene
my fire with a strong counter bom
bardment -
CONCENTRATE BEFORE TOUI
By Frank J. Taylor
(United Press staff correspondent)
With tho Anieriian Army in Lor
raine, June 10. 'American oibscrvors re
poit continuation of the German con
centration of troops opposite the Toul
sector and farther east, opposite Nan
cy. Boche o-viators and aircraft guns
are increasingly active in attacking
American observation balloon
Military men still hold1 the opinion
that the Germans aie not contemplat
ing an attack in these sectors, but
more likely fear an American push.
0 The Journal De Ganeve, in a recent
issue, announced that the Americans
are holding forty kilometers (about 25
miles) of front in Lorraine.
According to prisoners, it is now
necessary to take two of the present
Oerttnan divisions to make one of com
plete strength. Tho enemy line are
still sparsely held, American patrols
find no difficulty in overrunning No
. . i r i t v . s: . . I r .. . k
ea are almost detertedJ every night.
General Pershing's Report
Washington, June 10.--Repulse Sun-
May of another German attack north
! went of Chateau-Thierry wrs reported
' today in Geneial Pershing's eommu
I nique.
I "Northwest of Chato&ivThierry the
I enemy mado a fresh attack during the
(night on our positions in tho vicinity
of Bouresches," the statement aaid.
jThe attack which was preceded by ar
tillery preparation and accompanied
.by heavy machine gun file, broke
down with, severe losses to the assail
.ants. I "On the, Marne sector tho day was
marked by decreased artillery activ
ity." ,
MISKE WILL NOT BOX JULY 4
taa Francisco, June 10 Billy Misko
back from Los Angdc after bis fight
with Willie Me?han, iys he will not
box on the Fourth of July because he
docsn 't believe it shows the proper pa
triotic spirit. After his krn next Fri
day niirht. with Knockout Kruvoskv,
IMisko will go east,
Flanders Front. British troops mads
a succssful raid northeast of Bethune.
Lorraine Front. The Germans are
continuing their concentrations oppo
site Toul and Nancy. Premier Clemen
ceau announced that he is satisfied with
the situation resulting from the new
German drive.
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