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FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. ITS.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918.
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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
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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
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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.
(Continued on page three)