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A ran f7-..A I TGDAr 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (S3,Cp BEAPEKS) r.UlY Oulj Cirouliiija La S&lem G antced by the Audit Bureau cf Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LT NEWS SEKVICB FORTY-FIRST YEAR- NO. oraM AFl TT ;MF ..(PR A(TI;CFin) RENCV DRIVE AHEAD FIVE MILES YOND CHAULNES, ENEMY IS NOW RETREATING ALMOST If! PANIC THOIUSAi OF PRISONERS ENORMOUSBOOTVBEiNGTAKEN FRENCH CAVALRY NEAR NESLE One Army Corp? Captures 80 Additional Guns Today. Pursuit So Close Huns May Not Be Able To Put Up Defense On Peronne-Ham Line To Which They Are : Retreating. British Capture Foucacourt, A Very Important Position. , By John DeGandt (tTmted Press Staff Correspondent) - Paris, Aug. 28. The German line is cracking along the whole fifty mile front from Lassigny to north of Ar ras. The enemy is falling back hastily on the Somme, the center of which is marked by Peronne and Ham. The al lies are pursuing them so closely it is doubtful if they can establish a strong defense in those positions. Allied airplanes and artillery sre bombarding the Somme bridges, over which the Germans must cross to the east bank. The allied infantry at some points is only two kilometers (a mile and a quarter) from the Somme. They have passed eight kilometers (five miles) east of Chaul nes. Capture of Dives (two miles eatt of Lassigny) shows the extension of the battle southward. French cavalry is now operating in the region of Nesle, the fiercest fighting is going on to the southward, where the French are threatening the Noyon-Nesle road and the canal. Enormous booty is being taker. One army corps has captured eighty additional guns. Continued on LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE STARTS SATURDAY HI Chairman Deckehach Makes Appeal to Patriotism of People For Aid. While considerable preliminary work i. being ,!one throughout the state and especially at state headquarter in Portland, tirf active campaign for work r. in th? Fourth Liberty Leas drive, will reailv start on Aupuxt Slut next ; KUurday as far as Marion,, county is concerned. At 2 o 'cluck Saturday af-j ternooa the chairman and local eomaiit l teeoiea of tar various banking units of the eonntv wilt gather in tie auditorium of the Balera Comjiercial rlub for the purpose of fully discussing all matters aj.rn rtaining to the work of railing Mar ion county's quota. F. C. Iteckebach, uiemlwr of the state committer and Bianstr f-r this county, will preside at the meeting. J.hn Me- Crt, nf P..rtUiad. will address the coa-! vention for the purpose of. instructing te memberj an ways and meant to fee; einploied in msf ag the Fourth Li!erty! nysterwiis waplan. which recently t Loan Drive as great a soecesj te tj.-ked Kurtilby was British. They de j.revi.iiit or'e. mand tha, the Fitnisfa government re- A!l matters relative t0 t(,e campaign! qu-st so explanation from the British, will lie gore in! in detail aad e'ery! Inrpstigat.jR are proceeding. '. I 'gate t ti c.ici-f ntioa 1 e.rrf!l Flotilla Destroyed t; .m pr parjd with a list ef a"! poLv.si L. dm. Aug. 2 Delayed official (1 oi':3i-4 01 pae twp) 204. pago two) AMERICANS AND JAPS TO RETREAT SIX MILES Red Guards Mix With Allies And Are Still Headed For Petrograd. London. Aug. 2H. American anj Jap if troops have driven the bolsheviki force, back six miles on the Usiuri riv river front in eastern Liberia, according to a delayed dispatch, received from Vladivostok tytnv. The Americans' and Japanese Kit their bas- for the front Sunday night, Uie dUpaieU said. The bolshcviki fell back rapidlv before the aJlics. The a!!i.i' counstils havc atitiotinced their supjmrt of the xemstov (local lar liameatary IkxIt) as the lawful author ity in that region and have recommend 1 disarmament of the anti bolhevik f.jrce. of Generals I'leshkoff and Jlor- vath. Ask British to Explain Cupenhagei, Aug. 2S. Finnish nei- paper received here todav declare the (ContinBcJ on page tight) SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1917. ORGANIZE TORESIST PR(KGERHAN FACTION When German Soldiers Leave Workmen Quit And Peas ants Go To Fighting. Stockholm, Auk. "8. An rmy of 40, OOO peasants is fighting aHinst coin biurd force of Oeruiana and Ukrainian near Skvira according to the newsparcr Pravdn. The railway strike in Ukraine continues. Kunian bourgeoisie, return ing from Kieff, report that as soon as (ierniau aoldiera leave any district the workmen desert the fofltoriet and peas The Ukrainian bourgeoisie are Let ween the devil and the deep They resent rtitman ocupation, but they be lieve it will be replaced by a soviet gov ernment as aoon as the Germans go. Revolution at Moscow. Washington, Aug. 28. Serious coun ter revolutionary disorders have broken out near Moscow, according to a dis patch from that city dated Nundav, re ceived today. A decision to support the counter rev olution was reached at mauy labor meet ings, the dispatch said, flashes result ed between workmen and bolshevik troops, the latter setting fire to a num ber of villages near Mostow, where counter revolutionists had taken refuge. GOMPEES IN LONDON London, Aug. 21 Samuel Gonmers, president of the American Federation f labor arrived in London today. It was Announced several day ajjo in New Yaik that Gouiovrs was go'i'X to Europe in an. effort to unify Kuro- pean labor and socialistic elements be hind President Wilson ' stated war aim-. B OLD HiNDENBURG LINE May Make Halt On East Bank Of Somme But It Fill Be Brief. By J. W. T. Mason, (United Ufess war expert.) New Yu'k, Vug. Si. Von Hidden burg has been unable to withstand Marshal Ffleh 's pressure along the wh"V nf the lightly held German front aiiv loneer an.t has hcn forced to make another partial retirement uu his nay back to the Belgian frontier. The retrnat towrd he rvmuiie, re porteil today, i the result of Von Hin denbnrg's urgen neces.itv for creat ing a new reserve force to meet Amcr i's' f Krili-omi;i major offennive. There w.l! be many of these ret in incuts eoiiduete4 lb the Mime manner, until Von llin tciiburg ha. suvee.ed in con jsiderwtily shortening his line and has d euii. uini u ii'im ft'v in irr"i iiirn i every mile eluuinaie.l from the wct front. The next halt of the (ierman will probakly be the east bank of the Homme, but their stay there will fee comparatively short- Th y are boono now f-r the o.'I Hni ieriliurg line and there is na iwa for doubt but that this, too will pre to h fcpt a tem porary v ', t p'j'e. The 0te gen era' irtaff ili tav no ret in it. pies (Continued oa page riht) o (1 . ' - TWO GERMAN REGIMENTS MIX WITH CANADIANS AND ARE ANNIHILATED American Aviator Fights 20,STri German machines And 'Gets Back Wounded. By Lowsll Mellett. (United Tress staff correspondent) With The British Armies la Franco, Aug. 27. (Night. It is easy to un derstand why the German staff 1 con fused by the kaleidseopie, events in the constantly changing hktmnie fighting l- i . 1 t .... ..!. .1. , t the SSearpe makfg close to tiny nines; ... ion German lines are uow also tue of lliit- Tlie British method of "hit and run"!'"" munition, which were captured by with modifications-that is to .v, hitl"" boches last spring. These we.t) re and run if the running is good; if not,icvr I'oaicre. 1 Moyen hiU. to sit tight or dror back and hit some-l , hummed up it i. apparent that the wher else ii bo.nd to keep the bocba Uerman. are ftghting harder, although it guessing. He often guesses wrong while i8,lU 'fu, U1 f,,,T " ly the steadv forward movement of the!" 0nc f the ming exploits line as a whole continues. repotted today probably equal, anyth- Reports of todar's battle are eonf uf I "'If ' worn 8ou.m, field, have iug enough when 'reduced to eold print, ot seen. A youthful airman attacked where things .Iways seem much ler than they actually are These re These re- ports included the fact that thP Ouna dians had reached the St. Robart sugar factory, the fartherest point eastward alongthe ("amoral road sinee teh cGr man invasion. Tw Beglm ents Wiped Out. , ' The German defense is stiffening lA the region of Crol elles. Our troops got into Vuulx-Vraucourt (four miles south east of Croiselle. and tl'c same distance northeast f Bnpaume) and grabbed 130 prisoners including five officers, before they were forced to withdraw. Other had the same experience south of Ha paunie, taking 78 prisoners in other words, Thilloy'g fangs have been pulled and its machine guns suppressed. lel villo road (two miles northwest of Tum bles) was captured last nigh, with a number of prisoners, was lost and then retaken. Five enemy divisions were Id entified opposite the wood and machine guns were discovered all over the place. The Germans rushed up a fresh division by train yesterday to the defense of Chreissy (two miles north and east of Croiwlles). Two regiments got Into ac tion against the Canadians and were almost wiped out. Elements of five German divisions were found in Trones wuoil (five mil 's west of Combles) while elements of sixteen battalion were found on a three mile front ebewhere. liiuidsmen, laborers and other wisccl lancniis troops were found In the front line. It is rumored (hat orders were found on members of the Eighty-seventh di vision directing them to practice rear SALEM Fi iwn no lauraun PREVENTS B!G LOSS Great Crop Would Havel: Swamped Driers. -Sur plus Taken Care Of. From 7.,000 to loO,0W worth of prune, will b saved by the action of the Salem Fruit Union in making contracts by which it mcmb"rs art. enabled to shin gt'-en prunes at a guaranteed price of f 1..V) a bo.lu-I. Tiie plain ( t is, tup piuoe crop of this section of the val'cv if vi immense that the ordinary facilities for drying and caring for piuurs are so inadequate that a large part of the crop would ban b en lt 11 a 'I not the Kulrui Fruit union entered into eontrnet for the sale of and shipment of green prunes. When the offer was rem!,- by the uu ion, busiue.s at once .ssuuxd sin h pro portion at the union warehouse die to a shortage of labor, it required from (hrce to four hours wait before thefl wa a ej.anee to uub.ad. Not uul.v ' there a shortage of lalwr to handle ach large quantities, but the wsrehoun was found tn '"o small to handle the busie . With the hundred of wag on and truck unloading each day for the past week, the warehouse wa. sooa more thin crowded to the limit On top of the shortage of labor and inadequate warehouse facilitie, there (Continued, on Ig three) Iff fl 1 f . : J r. J .;?ni 1 M M 1 1 . v.e -v; ious. I also heard I story that were coneertedlv waving hand kerchiefs and surrendering in the vicini ty of ?t. Leger ( a mile and a hall' southwest of Uroisellcs). The Australians are reported to hae peacefully penetrated little nameless woods south of the1 Somme. Malshoin farm near Ginchy (a mile and a half northwest of Combles) was token and the capture of Maricourt 4 ntiloj southwest ef Combles) was easy. Aviator's Great Fight. Stories of great stores of German munition, captured at Miraniount (on 811110-1'"'" . : , " """" " u u ,t lulu nis iire aim urn. nu then fought an Inconclusive engagement with a Fukkvr trlplane. To wind it np he was in turn attacked by twenty to li ke rs, twelvo above" and eight below, lie hurled his innchine into the first, setting it afire. He was woundod hut his obser ver brought the machine bck safe'y. ILJ ' se- GREECE WOULD HAVE AMERICAN TROOPS TO OFFSET PROPAGANDA Has Half Million Troops Ready To Tackle Bulgars When Munitions Arrive. By Raymond Clapper (Uiiitnl I'ress staff correspondent) Wii-bingtoii, Aug. 21. Greece wants a look ut sonic American soldier. To throw Vunkee snap Into the Greek war pluiiS, deliver a good American kick at German propaganda and add weight to allied resistance or offense in Albania, American should be sent, according to Greek Minister Koiisso here hired uiu'chI for joieh action mav be ' ..... - oiade Iii 1'ici.ident Wilson in a few lays when Nieholns (1. Kyriakide. ar rives here at tho head of a (ireek mis sion. Meanwhile Greek sttitcs-nen are urging tin' course. "Sending of American troop to Greece, even in small number, would lie very beneficial ill strengthening tho morale of the Greek people and in en ABE MARTIN n lerirsn rod Iwiche attacked and count- .er attaeei reatcdly. The Anieib-an Another M'culiar thing about near 'advanced th. i r line i:i th region of xtt i that a feller don't empty all hi. Bao.-ae aad fierce street fighting, re- money on th' bar when be buy a glas. A stranger et three Holism! aernu at Ith' I.Hllo iirtt l'ta l,i-f,,r. ! knew Ith' town wuz dry. PRICE TWO CENTS 1 12,000 PRISONERS AND 1300B1GGUNS TAKENINUSTDRIYE This Is Official Statement Made By General March Today. NO STATISTICS GIVEN OF TROOP MOVEMENTS Ninety First Division In Train ing In France.-Fo!tz Commanding. Washington, Aug. 2S. German pris oners taken from July 1 to dute number ab.ni, 112,000 and the heavy gun cap tured number over U100 Chief of Staff .March stated today in his conference wild newspaper men. In answer to questions, March stated that the Ninety First division is in tiaininir in Frnneo ,with lirigadier Gen eral k'olt acting as commander. One Uontipued on pagi three) couragiug them to more active war on the central oowerai." Minister IIoussos told tho United i'ress today. ! Immediately thereafter General Ca- "Our people, like all southern raies. bell announced that "quiet prevails are very impressionable aud would be Unit no further outbreak, are expect profoundly Influenced by appearance ! ed. " of American .troop In Greece. Tills' Calles, it wn learned, is acting tin- step would also overcome German prop-I der direct instruction from (ferrnnxa, Uganda which is being circulated by He will meet with General Cabell im- rcmnaiils of King Constautine's regime 1 mediately 011 arrival. . Kiiomy agents are .saying that the tea j American mldier are patrolling the son America has sent no troop, to j at met. of Nogalvs, kuepiug eveiyouo Greece to fight the Austrian and oth. a block away from the border. er troop, occupying our territory is1 An official Mexican casualty list sVf that they are iii cympnthy with tut- j 14 .Mexicans were killed atwl ." waund- garin's territorial claim. " ed in the fighting:. "Those who know the exact siliin-l tion do not believe this, but some of I Maclean Mayor Killed. our neoide are fWlueneed bv such talk I Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. UK. General nd the morale suffers In consequence', I ( 1 t . f . virei-re nns ,int niereiiscd ncr army to over half a inilliori men, Half of these are already trained and foulp - pcd. The 210,0011 jiKt called are aivait - log arrival ut equipment and arll . .. ... from huropvan allies. News today of allied revers -s In the Halkaiw, where the Austrians are fijtlil iCoritlnittd oil pnge three) FIGHTING AT FISMETTE FIERCE BUT GERMANS GET THE WORST OF IT UUa Iljf 1 W UCl UIIUI Jl UttHVHl From Americans But Fail Utterly. By Fred S. Ferguson -d l'rc. Staff Correspondent) (I'uit'd l'rc. Staff Correspondent) W,th The American Armies la France''"1 '"" K"n .b-rvcr. A heavy , , , , ,, ! fire ns poured into the bitche rein- Aug. ,-Au.eroans and German ,,,.,,,,,; Hhkh vrv ,,,,. ith gaged in sharp Infuntry fighting and .y lo-w,, before they reached the violent artilleiy battles throughout to-main line. day from the region f Jtn.oehe to a Slennwhile, in th fighting around considerable distance east of Fismes. liazoihes, the American rushed anil 'a front of about five mile. Iloth Ant- .iiltett in th. outskirt. of the town. At the Mime time, the b.H-he attacked FisiuCtte. but wire rniulsrd. j Later the American were involved. and Thar. and warn- tic mwthi crly ,: ( ""7 grinds. OX TRAINS AXD NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS THREE AMERICANS AND14MEXICANS DEOTilES Mexican Fires 0a American Patrol And Causes The Conflict CONCILIATORY MESSAGE FROM SONORA GOVERNOR American Troops Rushed To Point Are la Complete Control. id TEUCE AGREED ON. 1'hoenit, Aria., Aug. ES. Withdrawal of all American and Mexican troops from, the actual boundary line and the estab lishment of a jieutral zone on the border, was a g rend upon at a ipeace parley between Itriga dier General Cabell, V. . A., and the Mexican leaders at Nov galea today, according to tele phone message from Nogulea at noon. ' The Jruee agreed upon after the Americans occupied Nogalca, Honors, last ulght, wa made permanent by the conference. N'ogttle, Art)!., Ang. 2H, General Calles, Mexican governor of Honora. who is rushing here on a special train to meet Brigadier General Cabell, the Americun irommander, legraphed a conciliatory message to tho American commander this morning. allis, governor of the 'ie 01 minora, 1.... I.. V...... 1.. ill. r I ,iri nnil win ntc 111 .'"iin", """ to assist in rcn'oring order, according ito a t;dediono nies.Bge from Nognbvi, !.Mesiran Movernment troop, are reported '".i route b,n it is uns no n if the y ar I with 'allc,v j T(k m(.wl(,(. mM it ,, ,, (1efi..- , C)ti,!dishc, thut Felix IVna l.onn, j inayor of Nugalr, Keiima, wa amonl I (Continued on page f'Uir) , r,,fUfyig their line. Altho-igh comparatively small nuf leu were eogifged in this fighting it sm very bitter and the bodies showed reluctance to gHe up any grouiid. They sent reinforcement pell melt down 'he side of a hill north of the Vcde in plain view of our artillery smashtul several machine gun acsts. lioclie md allied airplane sgel a vigirou fight immediately overhead as the ".imy airmen sought to elud their aerial opponents and attack th Aa.eric.j infantry wtta maenin. gui from a tow altitude. The fighting br.ka ' 1 1 1 " 1 11 ' " I'Couttnuetl on pag three) m r ii