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Newspaper Page Texti 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (i3,0) EEAPEKS) DAILY Only Circulation in Ea'em Guar anteed br the Audit Bureau of Correlations Mi LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE WEATEZH fQR Oregon: Tonight fair and warner southwest Kvrt;on, Thursday fair snd warmer, gentle southwesterly wind. FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 133." SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 21, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS OX TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CE.VT9 ffl 3k 10 i a ri ti if it fa i tt RAL MANGIN ADVANCES HIS II VALLt'j-NQYON TWO MILES AWAY - - - aaa May 1 TOTAL ADVANCE SIX MILES BRITISH UNDER BY1NG GAIN MILE GERMANS WILL Noyon and Lassigny Must Soon Fall. British Under Gen eral Byng Advance Three Miles In Attack lliis Morning Between Arras and Albeit Germans Hoarding Reser ves And Military Men Belbve They Intend To Risk AH In New Desperate Offensive. By John De Gandt ' I'nitcd' Press Strtf f Corespondent.) Paris, Aug. 21. 3:50 p. m.) French troops, out flanking Ourscampa forest bave reached a point near Pontoise, less than 4000 yards (siightly more than two miles) southeast of Noyon. Pressure is being methodically exert ed toward Lassiguy and Noyon. The latter is now more threatened from the southeast than from the southwest. Catneliu (seven miles southeast of Noyon) and Blerancourt (a mile south ttat cf Caniclin) have been passed. ; (This latter paragraph represents a to tal advance of six miles by Hanging army.) Galas Three Mileg Loudon, Auj . 21. (4:35 p. m.) General Mangiu has flung his left wing forward an additional three mileg in the Oise valley, penetrating to within 1cm than two milts of Noyon, according io - dirpatches received this afternoon. His right wing, (near Soissons) luuue a slight advance today. At 2 p. m. it was learned the French Hue between the Oise and the Atsne ran as follows: From Semplegsy, held by the Ger mans (on the south bank of the Oise, a mile and a half directly south of Noy on); through Pontoise, LaPoherele, Ca nielin and Blerancourt, all held by the French; through St. Aubin, held by the Germans and through LaTour farm, La val and Courtril, all held by the French. By Lowell Mellett (United Preps staff correspondent) With the British Armies in France, An. 21. General Byng's army struck the Germans on a ten mile front be tween Arras and Albert during a heavy fog this morning. Thjs attack began shortly before five fl. in. and by 1 o'clock the British had saptmed Moyennevillvr. Coiircelles, J'ln-ouoy, Ab'ainezville, Achiet Le- Pe tit and Beaueourf fur -Ant-re. General Byng's Third army held the lin" between Arras and a point near ft. (jucntin at the ojtening of the Ger jinn offensive, March 21. He withstood SKILLED WORKMEN THREATEN TO LEAVE Claim Their Lives' In Dan ger And No Protection Is Given Them. Washington! Au. 21. Skilled An.e-i-an work.uen aai British wnil.ineii h .Mexican oil ft 'lis are threatening to leave, alleging their lives are unsafe, .representative of private oil int. r -s declared t i '.iy. State de artoieat official? had lea-d nothing of uli a ftep recently, ulthough for man) month killed workmen have Wen dissattsu id with their protection. Exodus of these men would hold up the oil supply to tie navies of Eng'ai nud th. Tniiel Slates an. wou.l l be a serious blow to war Ians. Bandits have recently robbed ani - ,,.r,,. , I sev-ril utile workers in Tanspie. distrf : and a number of pay ii.il iob!.'ri- ! v,. ori urrt-.l, oil mea h- r say. F r- are not rrir:tleij t -nrry arst f ;r teit defeat. j T!i. Carr;v i 'v-r',mrr --r the. '.t'tu!ita s;v if '-ffeet is f (.( red : t . ri -.! s d oil ia--K o;: (Cn.il-si es page- three) i THREE IE BE FORCED BACK tie enemy assaults successfully until Rough's Fifth army on the' right sud denly gave way when he was compell ed to retire iii order to maintain the alignment. I Byng, in his attack at Cambrai last year, was the first general ever to em- i ioy tatiKs sueeesstuu-. Ho is recog nize 1 a one of the greatest field com manders developed in the war. j The attack, which the Hermans are knuwn to have been expecting last I week, burst upon them through a cam jOuf!a$e of mist which lay thickly over the ragged and worn battlefield, and clinging to the ground, while tank,, .cavalry and infantry pushed their way 'over and around the trenches and now iwire entanglements, " r The British had made good progress before the nun suddenly broke through the mist at 9 o'clock, revealing the boehes had been cleared out of most 'points on this side of the high embank j merit cf the Arras-Albert railway. A sinjrlo crash of artillery preceded th i advance. Advance Three Miles London, Aug. 21. (1:13 p. m ) The 'British, in their new attack between ! Arra.s and Albert, arc reported to have 'progressed three miles in the center. reaching Aebiet-Le-Grand (three miles northwest of Bapaume.) ! At other poiuta in the line Byng's men have gone ahead two miles. Infor mation is indefinite, but Bcaucourt-.Hur-Ancre. Achiot-lx'-JVtit, Moyenne viile and Couccellos are reported to have been occupied. The attack ig reported to have been a complete surprise and to have been mii-3 without any artillery preparation By Webb Miller (Cniti'd Press staff correspondent) Paris Aug. 21. (10 a. m. ) General Manjjia is continuing his advance be- ft ween the Oise and Aisne and ha made additional important gains at some poi'its. Several more vil'agei have been occupied. j H is gradually extending his fijjh , irj front eastward until now it reach- I ' i'nniinued on page two) VETERANS HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN OLD-TIME Will Select Site For Next En campment Today-Working For Favorites.' Porr'and. Ore., Aug. 210. A. ft. vf!M here for the aational encamp-ta'-'3t proved th'-iu selves good campalgn in a KilitieaI sense f.day wLeti t'se b g drive was opened for th? elec tion of a commander in chief tomorrow rs ! O. K. Adam of Omaha, si ha a Urge and ardent foMowiof from that and other s atcj appearei ti be a baling candidate. Hi earn M'p has been extensive and pr VjtiZ i. Upswing him is F. ('. Hard of fe atr!, whose followers got a somewhat la'ec sitsrt. , Aatia;ent is 1-eing felt cut regarding th fitr for "the next en'anipni-nt (' rs.bti. Ohio ka frMinl favor with ruaiy veteran., who have a keen m crawly of the long trip here and a! mir te Ctbio city's central Iwation. Ii?gt!n also are urging te Mi-snet aid I's jI. The reg!a"i'.a i t r held last !gt. Tite i i 'r. tiv ealueted a bu;ne os. GENERAL BY N G IS CREATING ANOTHER Sector Where He Attacks Is Nearest Hindenhurg Line Of Any On Front By J. W. T. Mason. (I'nited Press War Kxpert.) New Vork, Aug. 21. Todav 's attack tv the Biitish Third army north of the Aucro, is for th immediate purpo.-e of 'liiviii,T the German front back beimtn Albeit and Arras and r waring another dangerous salient which will compel cu Himlenburg to withdarw still furthir outward. G.'iiernl Byng, who coniuiands the new offensive, is the creator of the tank shock tactics which have made obsolete the long bombardments preliminary to tho infantry going over the top. ' Gi'iieral llvim broui'lit tlii- dement of! j surprise back into inulern w arfare. This' is the first opportunity lie has hnd to show his genius as an offensive comman der inco he broke the Hiudenbiirg line at Cimhrai, at the end of the British eampnigit last autumn. The sector along which General Eyng it atta''kiii! today is the nearest to the LHinoVnbui-j linu, of any par at the west fint. Ihe distant vanes from two to twenty miles. The immt import-. S'.n intermediate point is liaupnunie, about eight miles east of the British front and ten miles west of the llindcn bur lino. The principal highroad and railway running into the German front between Albert au, Arras passes through Ba puume. Us capture by the British would t-nd to push the Germans back to the Kimtcnhutg line at a point where the would have to be supplied from Cam brai The association of General Byng's name witn tV British siicerss at Cain brai immediately suggests that his jitrv eut strategy has as its iiltimnte object ive the development of a situation that may again briny Oambrai into the urea of actual coinlint. The situation contains I highly dramatic possibilities w hile it is j certain to disarrange still further Von ! llindenbiirg's essential plans for I uild i ing up a reserve armv. MILLS TIED UP Tacoina, Wash-, Aug. 21. Cereal workers struck here yesterday, tying up three of the -ity' largest floor mills, The men demand an increase in pay. J. M. iVclirun, business fluent of the '"real workers union, and managers of ;the mills involved, with representatives jof the war labor board, held a five jh-ior conference, but tailed to reach sn Jeireciiient and the wa ' kont followed. 21 AIRPLANES AND TNI Besides Various German Mil itary Centers Were Well Borahed. I-ri.b, Aug. 21. Twenty one ene my airplanr and four hostile balloons were brought down Monday, and va rious tie'man milt'ary eeaters were ticmbe I, the air ministry aniiKiime J to day tv.en British ma hints were lo.t. "arlv in the uitirning of August If, : it our tv".mn. i-iiibined in a very 'icccsful attack on the I'tialeoi pin a Irdmme south of I,ille,"the state n.ent ..aid. "Many bombs wee dr'ipfw. from a biW- height and maehine guns were u el w.t'a g oi effc-t t larger.. Hersl enemy rii-hines whirb attempted to in-tfrft-re with our p!aa-s were prevented fron. st'i klng by our seouttng wpis 1 r .n- Ail the marhiiies engaged in tbi lad r-'turoed fely. "Itroge dock and the iswiwsv of It" ' anil a min.U r of fwmy dnmp arm. y Irttmiw.d by u. The tout bomb dropped during the Omtia)J oa page three) IVViLL HAKE DRIVE ON ALL WHO DODGE TAX ON INCOMES HcAioo Asks Conn-ess For Authority To Make AH Furnish Returns. THIS ALTHOUGH TKEY ARE NOT SUBJECT TO TAX Revenue Collector Roper Savs He Can Gather In One Washington, Aug. 21. A billion dol lar drive on ineome and races profit tax slackers will be authorized in the new revenue bill. To prevent future tax dodging. Secretary of the Treas ury McAdoo has asked congress for authority to force every person in the country to make an ineome tax return whether or not he i liable to the tax. These two move to get every pos Bible dollar to carry on th war were revealed today ia statement of intern al revenue Collector Koer, before the house ways and means committee. Roper assured the committee that if he was given IO,0(W,t;00 to hire the necessary fore of accountants he could collect l,t)tt0.O0O,0(Ki the sum he esti mates the government has been cheated out of in 191(1 and 1917 alone. The committee authorised the appro priations immediately following Ho per 'a statement. foul companies are among the prin cipal tax dodgers. Roper showed. Auditing lias been done by a force of HI) men working from .lime 1 to August II), Farmers are also under suspicion because of the fact that only 14,000 in th entira utrtlon Subinlttwi tax reports last year. KoperS report shows, Only about two per cent of the na tion's saloonkeepers made returns ttovie stars and actors are also going to le asked tu verify press agent re ports of fabulous salaries, ltopcr told he iioiiinittee he plans tn organize nverly auditing units of expert ac countants, each unit to go into the o tiu -.s of alt ci.in;iLi( s in rertain line of busiiu sj to gi t every dollar due the (Continued on page six) RESISTANCE WEAKER ALONG BRITISH FRONT ENEM FALLS BACK Ose Regiment Sends Protest To Commander When Or dered to Attack. By Lowel Mellett (I'uitc l I'ress Stuff Cm ri spondenl ) With The lirittsh Army li. Frnnee. Aug. 8'). Whether it is because th" meus fighting siiits aie gone or b: cBLe the higher c mands are (bdi'f eiately following a program involving retirement whenever they are rushed. the liriti.-li are finding that on various jpuits of tti'-ir line the Geriusns i:w jway with an unesiMKteil readiness l!i.t iii like shallow fighting at tines f All withdrawals n far have bee , , explained by the '.-rintt n-- 'is : ib-.i'o iti shi.'ten their bit'', iimsiu'ieh as tl'i. !hus luen the actual "ff"-!. In utise j inslaiit es, though it lias li ft the tier j (mans in less satisfactory positions than tbo.e abandoned. j An interesting feature of tli ad t vsnce today in the Merville region where th- Geriusn offit-er -ecm tin Murder And Suicide Or Else Double Murder I J'reno, CaJ , Aug. 21 An iiKjue.t j wa. to be held this af.'ernmii over the; bo4ie of Gladys Kodgen, aged 11, and I Whitniaa Curtis, aged who were; found yesterday in a burning building! and with bullet ttounna in tln-ir bmlies No reasonable moive for eithi-r nitir-t der or sub id had been worked out ' by the po!i befoie the iniiet was, railed. V,'bther'the boy and girl form ! ed a suicide pact, or. whether they were murdered were the two theories on h:tb the iuifoiiy was to be based, j The girl was not tit ad ah"n a neigh txir I'lvwt til' in. nne is sai l to nave et,e dir,i. Powder burns were n tbe! Another Ibn.g a fully .(uipd loaf gilt's, arms. The If had a bullet in ' ''' rrrtet is a lutle l.ok givio' k, h-art. A rol was grasped in "', "'"" all tfa titles. When the girl's fcat.4. s.iucbiid ly wants t' prove !"- VotmU "t B"'tB-r the V- ir tfc,. g'-rl buddy el-e atuek up the ', t'ta',4 offer duln- i" Wl y beeats at th' dairy luueh," GENERAL MARCH TELLS WHERE THE II ARELOCATED About 1,400,000 Men Now Vi France.-New Divisions In Training. SCOURED THE WORLD TO GET REQUIRED VESSELS Line On Western Front Short- ened By au nines ey Re cent Blows. Washington, Aug. 21. Thirty two completely organised American divisions (around VUh',000 men) are now in France. Chief of Staff March announced them as follows: , One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Twenty K'x, Twenty Seven, Twenty Fight, Twenty Nine, xiiirty, Ti.irly Two, Thirty Thiee, Thirty Five, Thlr ty Six, Thirty Seven, Forty One, Forty Two, Seventy Six, Seventy Seven, Sev enty Fight, Seventy Nine, Kiglity, Kighty One, Eighty Two, Eighty Three, Eighty Five, Kiglitv Nine, N'iuety, Ninety One, Ninety Two and Ninety j Three. March Hiintcd out that to accomplish this remarkable task bad been luu-es sary to scour the world for ships, while i to maintain the present progress anil achieve the projected four million roil" wouid require gathering still more snip !g- The emergency fleet corporation is do ing " sp'eudidly " to catch up, March said, "but hiring and chartering of other ships will be necessary to meet the increased effort." . The ckiuf tainted -to the slgnlftrant fact that the general effect f the Mows recently dealt the Germans has been tu shorten the line from the North sea to Khelms mi that today it stands at less than 200 miles a reduction of fifty miles through the past weeks opera tions. I He Identified Os the Fifth divlcion the American unit which captured Kra jpelle in the St. Die region, smoothing .nut a salient, leaving the Americans 'there only four miles from the German (Continued on page three) with the idea of getting their forces safely out of the path ot the Kriti-h, is that these bodies are jpart of the army of General Voielletii batdi hIio as a writer, was a propmi jt'nt of thn idea that the only wy to fight is to advance, Some light on the. boehe spirit oi Hark of it, was gained night lfore lust, whii a certain German regiment, having retired loo far, wat ordered to attai k ("uisit ux (north of Albert), The regiment refused, prearing a written ( ontlnitcd on page three) A' ABE MARTIN I ' ! ; -jlaiir if' ' mm QUESTION OF DRAFTING BOYSOF18AND 19 YEARS MAY DELAY THE BILL Many UnwilRng To Draft These. This May Hold Off Action On Bill Washington. Aug. 21. I'nwilliugness of some members of congress to draft men under twenty threatened today to I'Un'k temporarily the army program of getting eighty divisions of American troops in France by next June. This is the program Chief of Staff March has declared will beat Germany during lt'li. The man power bill, as it will be reported to the house today by the military affairs committee, carries an amendment ptai ing boys of H and 19 in special classes to be called af ter all older men in class 1 are sum moned. The amendment threatens to impede the army program in two ways. Kirst, to delay its pas.Hge through the house and senate and in all probability force prolonged conferences between the two housos. Second, to force General frowder to go over again much of the work al ready completed in preparation for the new draft- As a result, President Wilson if nec essary will appeal personally to con gress to strike out the objectionable provision. Vuless the man power bill is euncted within the next mouth the war deartnieiit wi'l lie furred to cur tail troop shipments to France or take the chance of an industrial upheaval HEAVY FIRING HEARD Of F ATLANTIC COAST Suspicious Tramp Stamer Re ported In Neighborhood. Is Not Target Practice ' An Atlantic Fort, Aug. 2l.--BcporU of heavy filing J miles off the Atlantic const, which may Indicate a battle be tween a steamer and a submarine, were biuiight here by captuins of several fish ing vessels. Captain George F. Perry, of the Schooner tloodspocd, repotted seeing a large slcftuiVr firing at an objett in tlia water early In the day and the jah of her guns could be plainly seen, accord ng to Cnplaln Perry, Other rnptuius also reported the fir ing. Captain Perry declared lie heard one, iliut which was followed a few ncrunds Inter by four more shots, l.ntcr a ves sel was ween making full steam in tho direction from which the firing came. The cnplaiu of the schooner Ilortense repoited a suspicious trump steamer which apparently carried lio flags, It was cruising about the locality where tin r captains reported they licin J the firing, That the firing was naval gun prac tice was not considered likely by the fishin,, captnius. IAFOLLETTE'8 BON. Fort Shciida, 111,, Aug. ill, - Philip l.:i!'o!ictte, son of henutor Lat'ollette utii one lot-''"' to win tinny roniiuissions ill lio lo t Mlo-ridun training rump, it w lis i'liuoii..'. - d today. Mt um ary. r "From General Penhing'$ Official Report The following casualties are reported by the commanding general of the Am-( erii-an expeditionary forces. Killed in action '12 Miaiba? in action . " Wouiidel Severely .. W- Itied of WuaiitU , 5 IHid of accident and other causes .. 2 Wounded, degree undeterniined 5 lieo of iliavss . ' Killed la Action. I.ieulenants John Andre Inherty, llostoii, Mess; tieorge M. Gerald, Ja., IJeloll, Wis. Hergeaiits On Amob, Higland Park, Ky; t'ltirence H. Perkins, North Htar, Mich; Kothsey K. Williams Hoau Mouu at in, Temi. Corpttrsls Charles Albret ht. ft, U,uU Mo; Uui A. Mangold, Milwaukee, Wis; Charles J. rluileski Oneida, Wis; Martin . Jaeolrson, l.itrhvillr, N. 1. Privates. Otto A. fiasel, Milwaukee, Wis; Omar f. Ilrrk, Itutlerville, Ind; Chester L. Itemiett, Haddenfiel l, X, V J Frank J. Castagne, Ked Jlout.; Julian Cie-k, Mionespolia Minn; Nick Cu?a, Chicago; William Egle, Palisade, Neb; Henrv Fresstiike, Iieitt, Mhih.j Guy 14. Geoige, hhswsno Wis.; Joo Gore, Miawniot, Wis; Charles J. Gross Jr., tileiin, !.; Rutben '. Hall. Kandolh Te; Vernon Johnson, Cillispie, 111; by invading deferred classes, accord ing to Secretary of Wr Baker, Gen eral March and I'rovost Marsh.il Gen-" 'eral Crewder. , Opponents of the Amemlnn'i t today however still held out hope tha U csa be defeated on the floor. Kvery commit tee nun who voted against the measuro reserved the right to fight it. They will point out that the country already I, a ,the promise of Secretary of War jlakcr that boy4 of Is) will be" the last tailed and the calling of these men cannot" bo deferred iu any event later thaa next June, ! General Crowdet'a statement that such a plan would force amendment of' regulations and reprinting of- question-1 nains resulting iu Jong delay and con fusion, wilt also be used to battle th amendment. Administration pressure may be call-' ed into the fight, if it be. 'utiles nccei--sary. i Another amendment opposed Viy Bak er which will likely go into the bill providing for the drafting of the so called marring, slacker, ltaker has asked that this be left to regulations because they are not so rigid as writ ten statutes. The Thomas work or fight amend ment is almost sure to be left out ot the bill when It goes to the house. Although the man power bill will bo reported today. Chairman IVnt of tho military committee does not expect to call it up until Thursday. Ho believes it will go through in one day. WEAIR IS IDEAL T Seven-Year-Old Roamer Will Take a Fling At iimeri- can Record. MAKES NEW RECORD Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Aug. ill Andrew Miller's seven year old gelding Koamer established a new Ameiicitit record for a mile run lane this afternoon when he ran the distance in 1i.1l 1 .1. The former rcror, was made by Snlvatnr and was 1:35, made on a straight track. Ream er's record was accomplished on a circular track, IU rarried the same impost as Halvator, 110 pounds. Saratoga Springs, N", y,, Aug. l.-- Weather conditions here promised lo bo ld a this afternoon when ttnaiucr, seven year old gelding w( lo take a fling at the Ameiitnii record for a mile on tho n.atngu u.i'k. Snlvatof holds the present record tit? llo'a, established on a straight truck on August lain), The World's record at I;, 1.1 I o, established years ago in. I.niitiiid, waexclfd by a few tu full. lion no r was said In be in superb enn- (Contiiiued on pa three) nil Over There" nrt ,4 it Itarnet Jones, New Vork; Edward Kre i.e Wan. uu. Wis; Gordon M. I.imlgiei Cooier.tnwn, X. 1.; William C. Logan, Leipers Fork, Ten 11,; John Mateusnyk Cliii-sgo, 111.; Andrew Olson. Hastings, X. !.; Arne Pederson, Miilling, Minn; Hit hard (1 llcdeinske, Chirago; Alexan der VIII iteiiuve, Marinette, Wis.; Earn est U. Wileog, I inonviile. Iowa. Died Ftotu Wound. Lieutenants Iiurence C. Hhull, Hioul City, Private Jack J. Catron Holtville, Va.; James C. prim, Hsndolh Ala.; lemis C. Frederii'kson, llartem, loss; John Price. Milwaukee, Wis. Did of Disease.. Private Arvin K. Jack son, Lyons, Ky Xurse Irene MereedM Flynn, Plants ville, Conn. Private Edwin K. Cnbb hhems, 8 C; John J. Henry, Oetroit, Mirk; Fted lie; jdioii. Ijimotte, lows. Died fron Acs. dent And Other Cauara Wagoner Frederick Anderson, Wash ington, 11. C. Private Clark M. Harris, Winona, Minn. Severely Wounded. Lieutenants Hov A. Aune, kic Iaike, Wis,; John Fifgibbon. Waterbury. Cubii; Paul Winge I.eisner, Evonston, III.; Albert J. hanfortl, P.nooklya, N. (fuutiuued on page three)