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TODAY0 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 READERS) DAILY Only Circulation tn Salem Guar anteed by the Audit Buret! cf Circulation FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS EEBYIOB WEATHER v'SlV o fl Tonight: and on Tuesday, f gentle west rly winds. a t.,, . r - "-.. ar . FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. ITS. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS OK TRAIN'S AND KEW1 STANDS FIVE CEUT4 ffirfl illfiini ilSl TO HEAD OFF ADVANC Utgx:. .. . : ,. Rear Guards Make Every Effort To Cover Retreat of Army Village of Sergy Changes Hands Four Times With French Remaining In Possession Franco-American Troops Now Within Eight Miles of Great Concentration Point of Fismes On Vesle River-Allies Have Crossed Ourcq. By Lowell Mdlett (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the French Armies in The Field, July 29. The Germans are fighting desperately to retard the Franco American advance northward from the Ourcq. Repeated enemy attacks on Sergy last night and early today resulted in the village changing hands four times, remaining in the possession of the French. South of Sergy a German guard division attacked the Americans, who firmly held their line and inflicted enormous losses. Newly won French positions north of Fere-En-Tar-denois are firmly established. In the wood east of Champlet (south of Ville En Tar denois) the French captured much material, including a number of 77 and 150 millimeter guns. Both artilleries are engaging in a terrific artillery duel along the southern end of the salient. In addition the Germans are dropping huge quantities of gas into the Marne and Ardre valleys. STILL SWEEPING NORTH. By John De Gandt (United Press Staff Correspondent) . Paris, July 29. Sweeping northward from the Ourcq, French and American troops are now within eight miles of Fismes, the important German concentration on the Vesle river. Desperate fighting is under way in the new pocket between the Ourcq and the Vesle where the Germans are strongly covering their retreat to the latter line. In some places the Americans and French have push ed several kilometers beyond the Ourcq. By Fred S. Ferguson (United Press staff correspondent) With the American Armies in France July 29 (8:40 a. in.) The Americans are continuing to advance northward and northeastward from Fere-En-Tanle-nois nnd are improving the positions they took yesterday. Fighting continues on the north bank of the Ourcq at some p-'ints whore thfl German defenses were not completely wiped out. Enemy artillery is heavily bombard ing Scringes (a mile and a half east f Fere-En-Tard.enois), Xelse (two miles east of Scringes) and Sergy. There is also heavy- boehe machine gun fire from Nelse forest (north and northeant. of Fere-Kn-Tardenois.) The cable does not make clear wheth er Zeringes and Nelse have been cap tured or whether the Germans have abandoned those towns' ami are firing upon them to prevent Franco-American occupation. Either situation rojire Bcnts a geater advance than has yet been reported Near Sergy, thi lines are so close to The fighting continues to. consist en tirely of our infantry rushing enemy machine guns. There has been no con tact between the opposing infantry in miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii War Summary of United Press 1 lllllllllllllllllllIIlllllli;illllllllllIlllHlllllllll3lll!llIIIIIIIIUIIII!lll!llllinilllill I 1457th Dav of the Wan 12th Dav of Counter Offensive f iaiiiiiiiiiiiMtnniiiiiiiii!iiiii:iiiiiiiiii)iiini!!iiiiiii!iuiiii!iiitiiiiiniiiimi!iiii)i!iiii Soissons Rheims front The German defense along the Ourcq has been wip "d out' and the crown prince is retiring upon the Vesle river line, 10 miles far ther north. Amciicans and French, pushing for ward on the loser end of the pocket have advanced three miles on a 20 mile front ainee Sunday morning. Faeaiy artillery and machine gun contingents are fiercely opposing the allii'd advance-an I counter attacks have been made in the center and on both wings. One of these counter attavks, which was repulsed with severe enemy loss es, was made on the two mile front be tween Nesle aal Sergy against the ttern side of a sharp wedge Franco Anieiicans have driven into German defenses toward Fismes, which is only FIGHTING iSPERATIO the past several hours, gether that the 'bodies can plainly be seen dicing shallow holes in the open field -Genian airplanes are harassing our rear re as. One auackeaa new dressing station, swooping down and playing i machine-gun fire on the wounded who lay about on the ground on stretchers COUNTER ATTACK FAILS By Fred S. Ferguson (United Press staff correspondent) With the American Amies in France July 29. (Noon) The first counter attack aaainst the Americans in any considerable force since the Inst Ger man retirement began, was made today between Neis? and Sergy, a front of mors than two utiles, east of Fere-En-Tardeaois. - It followed a. severe bombardment of the whole line", but was completely repulsed. The boches suffered severe losses 'alon the whole line. More than 200 German dead were found piled in a sinale narrcw ditch. Tro Auierii-ans captured a footbridge across .the Ourcq, guarded by machine (Continued on page two) 10 uii'es north of Xesle. This wedge apparently is designed to cut the high way running aouth from Fismes in the d'Orillon rivr valley. The Franco-American line apparent ly runs from a point north of Fere-En-TaHonois eas'ward through Seringes to Nesle, sharply southward to Sergy, then sharply eastward through Villers Agronim. V Pieardy front Australian troops ad vanced on a two mile front between th Ancre and Bom me rivers, taking fi:.t and second enemy trenches an-! e.a it'jrin. 100 prisoners. IC:ij;'.ani Striking munitions makers are returning to work. The tieup evi U?V.y is practically ended. BANKERS WILL LOAN MONEY TO ASSIST WITH WAS EXPENSE State Department Guarantees To Take Care of Investments. Washington, July 29. The state de partment announced today an agree ment it has reached with a group of American bankers whereby a loaa or loans will be made to China. . The agreement provides that the group shall have representatives from different parts of the country as an assurance on the bankers' part that they will cooperate with the govern ment and follow the state department's policies; that the names of the banks be submitted to the department for ap proval along with the terms and con ditions of the loan or loans. In return the department agrees to aid in every way possible to make prompt and vigorous (representations and to take every possible step to in sure the execution of contracts made by American citizens in foreign lands. j British, Japanese and French bank ers, it is hoped, will be associated with the American group, and negotiations are now pending to giant these bankers equal parts in the loan. "China declared war against Ger many largely because of the action of the United States," said Acting Secre tary of State Polk. ''Therefore this government has felt a special interest in the desire of China to equip, her self so as to be of more specific assist ance against the central powers. "This government felt because of the approach to Chinese territory of disorder a special effort should be made' to place means at the disposal of China. There is a further in centive to cooperate with all these gov ernments because the war has created a communitive interest between them and thir citizens and those of other governments and has broken down bar riers which once had existed and has made easjer the intercourse them.'' between 1 Hobby Beats Ferguson And McLemore Defeated Dallas Texas, July 29. Representa tive Jeff McLemore of the eleventh Tex as district was defeated for rcnoiuina tion at Saturday's democratic primaries, fiiirlr cnnmlpfrn returns today indicated. i v j Judge. Clayton Brings, appeared to be the nominee with McLemore running third Governor William P. Hobby was re nominated over former Governor James n8T t.' TV S n Car os Bee and A. P Barrett were m a nedc and neck race for the congress- lonal nomination in the 14th district - where Representative Sloyden abandon ed his fight for r,enominntion under white liouse pressure. Hindenburg Alive And In Gccd Health Amsterdam, July 29. Official statements iv-eivod hero from Berlin declare the health of Ficlj Marshal Vou Hindenburg v is excellent. This official statement im & .tloubtedly was issued to refute numerous rumors of his death : and jllness which have been '; heaid from time to time and giv sfe c. circulation in this country. ABE MARTIN "Tl:er haint nothin' in looks. Thumb was undersized vit he Tom wuz known all over th' world,' said Piuky K -rr t'day. Mrs. Min Xugoift has re- ceived a card from her son, Stew, say- ia,' "I'm checkin' Huns in France.'' Ti If CROWNPRINCE NOW RETREA TINGHURRIDL Y. TOWARD AISNE RIVER Heavy Draft Calls Planned For August Washington, July 29 August draft tails, which are expected to reach 300,000 men, from the provost marshal general's re- ports, indicate that class one in the draft will be completely exhausted hv October 1. This means that congress will have to got quick action on the new man power Ibill when it c- convenes August 19 and that a new registration nd classifi- cation of American manhood just coming 21 will be held bo- fore October. PLAN TO ORGANIZE MACHINE GUN UNIT F( Company In Salem To Be Formed Under Authority Of Adjutant General Under instruction and by authority of Adjutant General Williams a ma chine igun company will be organized in Salem immediately. This machine gun company will be one of the units of the national guard regiment now being formed in Oregon and will ! the only machine gun unit in this regiment and to dispel any idea that the nuiblic mar have on the sub- iect. it mar k stated nositivelv thnt this company is in no ise affiliated with the local companies vf Oregon guard. H is the dcsiiro of the military au thorities to perfect a permanent organ ization and! men who are between the ages of IS and 21 or 31 and 45 will bo preferred, however, men subject to draft will also be accepted but mem bership in any unit of the national guard will in no. wise relieve men sub ject' to draft from such military duty , . ... . l"B nltv n-quno "i them. The federal government will issue complete equipment for this unit af ter being formally mustered in and in spceted and all applicants will be sub 'jected to the rigid physical examina- J of ft fc wUU ioll9" military training may . ' ... ,,,.c:, ,w,, .?.! a well as the age limit. Owing to the fact that the machine gun units are equipped with revolvers and nvachino ;runs, rather than rifles and Ibayonets they ecape the manual of arms and that of the Ijayonet and a great deal of infantry drill making this branch of the service highly pre- jferable, in addition, they are supplied I with motor conveyances. j Anyone may join this machine gun unit and still retain their membership in any of the companies of Oregon guard. Approximately only ISO men will be required to foim this company and any joue desiring information or to enlist may call on Geo. Si-hnltz. at his place ;)jOr Business next to rue masonic lem !ple, Grove Hcmsley, Salem Fruit Un ion, ljeK i.v JirA-lott at tne post orrice or L tt. M. i'loiTO at .ih-.'j-b Mubiiaru building or phone 43. GERMAN ARMY LOSES REAL PUNCH FOREVER Reserves All Practically Ex hausted And Confusion Exists Behind Lines By William Phillip Simm3. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With The British Armies In France, July 28. (N'ight.) Barring the worst hard luck imaginable for the allies, the German armies never agnin will be able to drive forward with the punch they carried when they opened their series of i 1918 drives last March. , ., . .. , . .. louay.-iiie stamng ...... u- niu. year of the war, t seems to uie to be merely a question of time before a forc ed retreat to defensive positions will have to be carried out by the boche in the hope that it will Itf possible to ob tain peace before the stream of arriving. Americans so swells the forces of the fillip tlml mi unconditional surrender will be forced. It is an open secret r. ; whether Germany is not now pu. ting up that it is becoming increasingly difficult ; n colossal bloff while trying to hide ta fill German field depots.' Boys of;hopeless conditions behind a wall of the younger German classes cannot be, imitation steel. All Day Yesterday Americans Hung Close on Rear of Retiring Huns By Fred S. Fergtason. (United Pr,css Staff Corresponding) With The American Armies In France July 28, 11:00 p. m. The Crown prince is rapidly retreating toward the Crise and Velte rivers and may fall back clear to th.? Anne; (The Crise flows from a point five miles northwest of Fere-En-Tardcuois, northwestward through Soissons. The Vesl flows westward through Khicms, converging with the Aisne about six miles east of Soissons. It forms practi cally a straight line between Khicms and Soissons. The Aisne flows straight westward through Soissons, passing Rhiems about 12 miles to tlio north. Tho biggest American advance since the start of tho Franco-American push was carried out across the Ourcq, near Sergy, thn.'e miles east and south of Ferc-En-Tardenois this morning. Squeezing of the pocket ou the right and left sides while thrusting luith wostward sent tho boches further in re treat. The Americans steadily advanced all day yesterday through a heavy rain. They fought through tangled, narrow paths in woods and across fields, rout ing out machine gun nests and pushing on as resistance was demolished. One regiment marched aud fought 16 miles in 24 hours, in order to keep up with Hie faster moving units in other parts of tho lino, where the resistance was lighter. At 9 o'clock this morning, American machine guns were stationed on Hill 141 outside Fcrc-Eu-Tardenois, sweeping the av.enuo of retreat from the city. Our artillery was brought up to the heights outside Sergy. Such towns as Bonchefesv-fVsftvi (4 miles south and east of Fero-En-Tarde-nois,) and Courmont (a mile, northeast of Fresn.es) wero completely enveloped and passed. Village after village fell to the Americans. Two main points of resistance were encountered the first at Crois Farm the p.ocoud at Ourcq. Both wero thick with machine gun defenses. The gun ners maintained their fire as Jong as pos sible, then withdrew, set up their uns again and resumed firing until tli?y were v iped out, The Americans swung forward two or three kilometers (a mile and a quarter to a mile and three quarters) aft.'r dis posing of one line of machine gun de fuses befor,e encountering the next. Then the fight would bo repeated. I asked a wounded doughboy how they cleaned up the nests. He explainod: "When We rushed 'em' we'd yell: 'Over the top, fellows! Get 'em!' Then we'd run forward, firing. That's all." There are many additional prisoners, but thev include few machine gunners. The Anvricnns kil'ed or wounded prac tically all of the later, who were left behind as sacrifices. An intensified war of movement has again set in, with renewed momentum Tli.; armored cars are being used in ic connaisaiices. ' When the Americans approached the Ourcq they were first held up by artil lery and machine gun fire. A sharp fight ensued. Then the nrtill."ry came up behind our nrlillerv and the resis tance was wiped out. The Ourcq is nar row and shallow. The Americans ford- (Continued on page three) counted in the same class with the Am erican who arc daily arriving in such numbers an to completely nullify Ger many's new crop. Documentary evi dence in the hand of the British army shows that General Ludendorff fears po litical results at home from too quickly shoving the hoys into battle. The Gor man people who reluctantly consented to the participation in battle hy these vonths to gam the promised victory that was forseuu in the hope of bringing about an early peace, are beginning to feel they have been betrayed. Opposi tion is growing up of remaining sons for cannon fodder. A sergeant recently raptured declare oraus are ocmi- mu-u mm mi- ... , difflfu,tTi Ptim.0 Kppreehfs army has practically the only fit reserves left on the west front. The crown prince, it is declared, has only five first class divi siono i.ft. Confusion exists behind the German ines. There is indecision cery where. - Manifestly, there is a ouestion ofi PRUSSIAN RULERS -DARE NOT INFORM PEOPLE OF DEFEAT For first Time Official War Office Reports Made Up of Dliherate Falsehoods By J. W. T. Mason. (United Press Was Expert.) Xew York, July 29. General Foch is continuing his strategic pressure against the Aisne-Ourcq salient with the same firm refusal to be tempted into a geu- eral engagement that has marked his oourse since the Germans started to re fusal to be tempted into a general en gagement that has marked his course since the Germans started to retreat from tha Marne. Full justification-for this policy of caution has been provided by the renew ed German retreat during the last forty eight hours.. General Foch is fighting with braiu power as well as with man power. This combination does not pro vide the 'quick, spectacular results that Von Hindenburg has accomplished by the use of man power alone; but it will win the war with a minimum loss of American lives. It is not necessary for the allies, pur pose to throw away lives by the thous ands in order to gain the final victory a little more quickly. Tho allies' money can hold out to whatever extent is nec essary to save tho lives of allied troops. This is the principle on which Guicral Foch is working. The depressing effect upon German morale of Von Hindenburg 'a retreat from the Marne will bo the same, re gardless of tho method by which it has been brought about. This is oncouragiug evidence that the German war lords aro badly frightened at the prospect of having to tell the Ger man people what has happened north of the Maine. For the first time sinco the war began tho German official communi ques aro deliberately lying and camou flaging.- The Germans at home have not yet been Informed that Von Hiuden burg has had to give up his entire hold on the Maine and is headed back to ward the Vesle and tho Aisne. In all previous dofeats, the war office at Ber lin has been studiously frank, for the purpose of impressing on the allies the ,ower haj'f of the wiJp doep aliont be. A, fl.i,MMn n,m,l Olid!.!. . ' . . uchcl uun uuMHBii mo.u.ti " "'- twecn Soissons and Kheims. c'wntly unbending to withstand bad Eere-En-Tardenois, was captured on news. This condition no longer exists. i? af;pr a desperate struggle lasting Thc knisor dare not confess his present , ', hours. The French and the Amer- defent outright. Ho is breaking the news slowlv and timorously, Well he might, for his dynasty is in gravo dan ger nf being found out After Verdun, tho Marne. The Ho- licnzollern heir may soon become known throughout Germnnv s$ the crown prince of disaster. loll nf fpwx From "Over There" General Pershing's Official Report Washington, July 29'. General Per shing's casually liist today contained 1!) names divided as folliws: Killed in action 47; died of wounds 17; died of disease 4; died of accident and other causes II; wounded severe ly 93; wounded, degree undetermined 7; missing in action 20, The list follows: Killed in Action Colonel H. A. Hmith, Fort Sani.Hous ton, Texas Lieutenant Colonel C. If. Elliott, Springfield, Muss. ('ai)tainsi A. U. Hanul, Atlantic City, X. J. j J. H. Holmes, llendersonville. X. C. j J. A. Moon, .It, Huiuinerton, o. i.. J. X. Cockerichards, Sewauee, Tenn. Heeond Lieutenant James (,' Loder, Wilmington, N. C- S'lgcants O. Anderson, Chicago W. H. (Starkey, Bustleton, Pa. Corporals J. F, III igginan, Pottsvillc, Pa. E. .1. Farrell, Jr., Farinington, X.V. E. C Vole., Monienee, 111. Mechanic ('. A.. J. Carlson, Sweden. Privates , M. Bennink, Baltimore, Md. O. C. Berlin, Knox. Pa. C. F. Bold, Miirienviille, Pa. X'. Bralatta, Shwnce-on-Delaware, Pa A. I- Campbell, .Spring City, Pa P. S. Carroll, Jamestown, Pa. E. V, Charlor, Kansas City, Mo. L. I). Gregg, Jett, Okla. F. K. Collin, Philadelphia G. B. Cumerford, Providence, B. I. E. (i. lianfield, Philadelphia. II. E. Delaney, Nedro, N. Y.. H. W. Derusha, iiewton Heights, Mass. X. R. Espcy, Hillsdale, Md. X'. Faabizion, Koine, Pa. B. Goldman, Xew York City J. Hall, Mahoncy City, Pa. M. J- Hester, Xorth Vernon, Ind. E. H. Hubbard, DoKalb, 111. J .Kirbv, Clinton, Mass. W. P. Kooi, Dolton. 111. S. J. M Cullough, Pittsburg, Pa. E. J. Mclntyre, Philadelphia A. S. MeCreadie, Minersville, Pa. AMERICANS ARE WARMLY RECEIVED THROUGHOUT ITALY Progress Of First Fighting Units Toward Front Is Continuous Ovation fERE-EN-TARDENOIS - CAPTURED BY ALLIES Franco - Americans Proceed Carefully Making Sure Their Daily Gains , Rome, July 29. Progresa of Amert- c&n troops through Italy toward the fighting front where they will fact Austrian soldiers has bqm a continu ous ovation. Passing through Important dtlea; they found buildings decorated with. the allied and American colore and crowded with reception committees; Flags, flowers and otheir souvenir were distributed by high officials and Italy's prettiest women and glfU. . Princess Letitizia, greeted the Amer icana at Turin, where the troops, es corted by American and Italian hands, parade th streets amid unending demonstrations. By Lowell Mellett (United Press staff correspondent) With the French Armies in the Fiold July 29. (12.45 a. m.) French and American troops1 have driven the Ger mans entirely out of the important con ccntration center of Fere-En-Tardenois and have pushed a short distance to the northeast, crossing tho Ourq. Tho Franco-Americans also have tak en Ronehercs (five and a half miles southeast of Fero-En-Tadenoie) . and Villers-Agron (nine miles east and south of Foro-En-Tardenois.) Hard fighting by the infantry, cav alry and tanks following up the ter rific artillery bombardment has givon the jeans cooperating with them found many machine guns cleverly concealed in houses and cellars. These neat-s were wiped out in bitter hand to hand strug- gles in which no quarter was asked and none given. I 1 (Continued on page three) J. H. Miller, Pottsville, Pa. E. II. Annignn, Lancaster, Mass. E. M. Murilock, Frnnklin, Pa. C. S. Myers, East Warren, K. I. A. X- Pyrin, Wulpole, N, II. C. C. Hitter, Mucungie, Pa. K. I). Scott, Jacksonville, Ala. M. Vacchone, Italy H. F. Waltz, Euol, Pa. W, It. Wellington, Carendon, Pa. Did of Wounds Lieutenant Colonel Kussell W. Hand, Sioux City, Iowa Sergeants O. 11. Ealy, Cohassett, aMss W. W. Willert, Chicago Corporals L. Langsdoif, Philadelphia C. I). Walker, Helshertown, w. x. Musician A. V. Anderson, Holyoke, Mass, Priva'es E. T. Armstrong, Clinton, Mass. It. A. Corey, Hoxbury, Mass- A. K. Giannemnn, wiffalo, N. Y. C. Hood, Xorback, Mr. , L. Howe, Wateibiiry, Conn. J. W. Lii'uliert. Newman. Ga. Ii- Puone, Middletown, Conn. C. K. Kurorts, Lowell, Mich. F. Hoehowiez Jerstey City, N. J.. J. Simonson, Hcranton, Pa. A. E. Velle, Fitchburg, aMss. Died of Disease Privates W. Anderson. Greenville, 8. C. O. .V. Knight, Sweetwater, Idaho Ross, ltodcliffe, Mr. Died from Accident and Other 0ue Captain O. L. Cooke, New York City Liautenants W. T. Ilobb, Worcester, Mass. L. C. Lnvell, Brooklyn, N. Y. V. K. Manning, lio.'kawny, N. J. Chauffeur D. F. Tipton, Kiverton.Va. Privates J. T. Huchanan, Wilson, Kan. L ,K- Ewing, lirooklandville, Ms. 11. E. McAllister, Hinsdale, 111. M. Mc.Niilty, Roy, Mont. . , T. Nick, Akron, Ohio ' H. Hosharitzky, Detroit. Mich. The wounded severely included: ( orpois! L. Washington, Chicago W. M. Clem, Orctiio, Or. 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