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J 4,600 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 HEADERS) DAUT Only Circulation in SaV.m Guar ir.toed by the Audit Bureau of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL LEY NEWS SERVICE 'mm Oregon: 8or.it!ut and Saturday fair gentle north to east winds. mm PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 212. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918. 1 ST 4ff ft SI hi i m lirrr STm fl HI ' fl GERMAN R ALOfIG TliALLSE W HINDENBURG'S OLD LINE PROMISES NO REST FOR HIS DEFEATED ARMIESkn Clouds Of Smoke Behind German Lines Indicate Where Sup plies And Ammunition Are Being Destroyed. Americans . Now Strongly Posted Along South Bank of Aisne. French Flanking Movement Makes North Bank Of River Unten able For Definite German Stand There. ; By Lowell Mellett (United Press Staff Correspondent) With the British Annies In France, Sept., 6. Clouds of smoke and flaring fires from burning villages caused by exploding ammunition dumps all through Picardy be tween the Canal Du Nord and the Hindenburg line today indicated the Germans were again moving backward. A marked decrease in enemy shelling made it appar ent that the Germans realize it is necessary to retreat. Possibly they are already withdrawing for a stand be hind the Hindenburg line. During yesterday the British attacked Nurlu and cleaned Neuville Bourjonval. AMERICANS ADVANCE STEADILY. By Fred S. Ferguson With the Americans On the Aisne, Sept, 6. More than half a dozen villages between the Vesle and the Aisne are now in American hands. Our troops are still follow ing up the German withdrawal; The main American line today was approaching the canal beyond Dhuisel, Longueval and Revillon, and thence .moving up in a northeasterly direction. (East of Villers-En-Prayeres, the allies have not reached the Aisne. This movement is toward the stream and is in accordance with reports that the Americans were approaching the river at new points). Germans are reported holding portions of the canal in considerable rear guard strength and sharp fighting is in prospect at these places, where the enemy is expected to exert a desperate effort to slow up the al lied pursuit. Continued progress of the French Tenth army north of Soissons and penetration of Councy forest is likely to have a marked effect on German plans to make a perm anent stand north of the Aisne. The American right, which has not yet reached the river, continues to meet opposition only from machine gun squads, aside from the usual shell fire. London, Sept. 6. L&Fere, the Ger man supply bas twenty miles north of Soissons is reported in flames. (The allies nearest approach to I.a Ttre is in the region of Chauny, 7 utiles southwest of it.) London, Sept. 6 Since August 8 the Grfmans hare employed in the west ern front fight'ng 103 divisions (1. 236,000 men) it was estimated today. Of these 29 were placed in battle line, withdrawn and then sent into action again, In addition, five Austrian divis ions were usud. One of them was brok en up. By John De Gandt (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Sept. 6 (3:.")) p. in.) The Tight of General Humbert's army oper ating against St. Cjuentin, Ham anil LaFere, has nearly reached Chauny, which is being encompassed from the north by an outflanking movement to ward St. Simon. (St. Simon is a mite and a half east of Ham.) General Mangiu's men today still further lessened the value of the hemiii-des-l'amcs positions, that the Germans are endeavoring to hold, by accentuating their tenacious infiltra tion of the defiles in the grove oppo site Laon. American division; ae bordering On the south bank of the Aisne. Encircled from the northwest, south west and from the smith, the import ant junction point of Ham on the road to St. Quentia is virtually taken, ac cording to batt'o front advices. (Ham is in southern part of Pi-a-iiy, twelve miles north of N'oyon,) General Humbert in his movement rfintn the wist of ('hemin-des Dames mnd the p-jiitioris noth of the Aisne is "outflanking Genlis'woods and noarinj the iine of tha Crest canal ENT Xnrth of the Oise, French advance detachments are reported reaching Chauny. (Oliaunv is three miles from the I French line as it stod in this region when last officially fixed, Toward Chauny an advance would threaten La Fere.) To the northeast of Soissons the al lies are near Sancy and Laffatix. (Laffaux is three miles east of Ter ny Sony, where the allied line recently stood. Aliied advance eastward in this region will cut in above the new Ger man positions on the Aisne.) The French and Americans have reached the Aisne on a front of more than ten miles. French night official statements said the allies had reached the Aisne between Conde and Vioil-Dnrcy, a frotit of approximately nine miles from east of Soissons to a point slightly north west of Fismes. Haig'g Official Report London, Sept. 0. Striking straight jfor St. Quentin, the British have forc j e l crossings of the Sommc south of I'eromie and advanced nearlv four miles in some places, today's report from Field Marshal Haig showed. Mons-en-Chaussee and Athics, on the Amieiis-St. Ouentin road, have been reached, the official announcement de clared. . (Mons-en-Chaussce is nearly four miles east of the battle line, as it was w hen the last reports were issued. Ath ics is south and slightly west). The British have thrust eastward from I'eonne to Doingt, the statement siid (an advance of a mile and a half). S-vera! towns along the SommeJ (Continued on page two) CONTHNU STERN iSSSIMG CLOSEL BRITISH DOWN OF GERMAN AIRPLANES Hundred And Sixly-five Enemy Machines Destroy ed In Month. London, Sept. fi. Since the start of tho Pritish offensive on August 4, !" enemy airmen have been brought down by British fliers alone ami ex actly 200 enemy planes were brought down out of control, the latest British air ministry communique, says. The communique says that sixty one German captive balloons have been set afire and SllVi tons of bombs were dropped in that period on enemy ob jectives. British machines that failed to return numbered 202. "Much reconnaissance and photo graphic work was accomplished by tho air force on September 4 and a large number of artillery and contact patrols were caried out," said the commun ique. "The weight of the bombs dropped by us during the day was 23 tons. No bombing was possible after dark. "Enemy machines working in large formations on tho German side of the Hues showed considerable activity Twenty fivo hostile machines were brought down by our airmen and no less than nine balloons were shot down in flames. In addition fourteen hos tile machines were driven down out of control. .. Sixteen of our , machines aro missing. One of our machines re ported as missing in the fighting of September 2 has returned. "In th course of the weeks which have elapsed since the commencement of our offensive on August 8, 4(io enemy machines have been brought down by our airmen, their destruction being in every case clearly established. In ad dition the total of enemy machines proved to have been driven down out of control, many of which must have actually crashed, is exactly 200. "The above figures are exclusive of the considerable number of enemy ma chines brought down by gunfire from the ground. Sixty one German bal loons have been set on fire and 011 tons of bombs have been dropped by us. "Practical" the whole of the aii fighting has taken place on the enemy's side of the line. The number of our machines which have failed to return (luring this period is 2(2. " AMERICANS FACTOR IN ankee Soldiers, As Well "Pep" Have Wonderfully ' Aided Allied Cause. By Carl D. Groat. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) v Washington, Sept. 6. "American eatj 'em up" spirit multiplied bv more than; 100,000 is the real answert o th0 ease where with the Germans have been pressed back since the MarnP combat. This in substance is the view point of a prominent staff officer today in ans wer to the oft-repeated question, "why is it, that the Ge-rman who had never tasted a real disaster, is now being shunted back almost at will?" As outlined to the corespondent the reasons are three fold: 1 Numerical superiority of thy allies, attained by America's acclerated troop movement program. This jiermittcj the stopping of the German blow at Cha tcau-Thierry and follow up operations which have now developed almost to th poinj of a German rout and smash up. 2 American enthusiasm "pep."" Thi is characterized by the, "let's go" attitude of every goldivr in tht United Stales army. Tht. American is a sportsman. He -loves competition. He not only wants to show that he can beat tho German, but he wants to demon strate that hp equals Or excells the French and British, rie is cheerful. All that had an immediate reflex with the British and French. They accumulated the spirit of invincibility and their smashes took on the irresistibkj spirit of themselves. 3 Lowered German morale. The German, as this officer pointed out, is a good fighter when fed on victories, but neither able or game in a losing fightt He had believed his officers were incomparable. Xow that he ev the P HUNDREDS - II long spmg four President Will Be Too Busy With Public Affairs To Leave White House Washington, Sept. 6. President Wil son has i'een forced to change his plan for his liberty loan tour of the country and will conduct his part in the great selling campaign for the most part from the White House. Because of rapidly changing world events, he believed a trip into the west ''would extend too far the line of communication between the general and his headquarter." . . Other things figured in the decis ion of the president to give up his trip. It is likely, howevir, that the presi dent will make one speech or more in the oast and will issue a number of statements from the White House giv ing acount of the administration stewardships and showing why the great loan is vital to the cause of vic tory. He is writing one loan ''ad'' now. ty Road Commission sv Is Highly Praised By Samuel Hill For the purpose of preaching the pleasures of the open road and wonders of nature to be found by touring Ore gon, Lee L. Gilbert, distributor of the Elgin ear, left 10 days ago for a tour in his Elgin six. Gilbert carries with him films showing the natural wonders of Oregon. Because of reports as to road conditions and tho steep grades en countered on mountain trips, many mo torists have an idea that a trip to our mountain fastnesses is to be feared. Those who have made these trips know that such is not the case and that the roads in the surrounding country are in good condition. Gilbert expects to make a thorough canvass o Eastern Oregon gathering data which he hopes will be useful to motor enthusiasts. ARE POTENi SUCCESSES German armies being inexorably pushed back t. is losing confidence iu his lead era. While the same thing has happened at home. These three combinations according to this officer, are directly responsible for the advances. Asl.'.d what he foresaw in the German strategy to this time the officer de clared that as far as it is now seen, the German is retiring against hi9 will with out going back to points from which ho might gain an advantage. It was originally thought he would try to make a stand on the Hindenburg lihv, but he has been robbed of this opportunity. Where he will try to stop is unknown. General Foe), holds the cards, how ever, and probably only winter can stem the allied onrush. Meantime, there is much talk that there will soon be a fresh outburst on a quiet sector of the line and that the Americans will l;o seen in a dash com parable to the recenf British and Fivnch successes. ft PRESIDENT SAVES SOLDIEE Washington, Sept. 6. Presi dvn Wilson's intervention has saved the life of another sol dier, it became known today. Private William A. Kcrncr, Company O, 30lith infantry, was seutenced to death by two thirds of the court martial at Camp Upton, N. Y., for wilful diso bedience, of orders. President Wilson held that the appointment of the associate judge advocate was illegal and ordered that the man be restor ed to duty. RO NT ATIONALSVYIN TYLER PITCHING AIR TIGHT BALL Cubs Bat Out Three Runs In Single Inning When Bush Wavers. BOSTON GETS SCORE IN FINAL INNING World's Series Now Tie With One Game For Each Con testing Club. By H. O. Hamilton (United Press Staff Correspondent) Comiskoy Prk, Chicago, Sept. 6. The Cubs put the world's series on a I fifty-fifty basis hero this afternoon- jwheu they defeated tho Red Sox, 3 to 1 in the second game of the series. George Tyler, one of the heroes of the 1914 series, opposed Joe Bush, fam ed hero of the 1913 aerios. While Bush ' was in fine form he was unsteady at .critical moments and Tyler had the necessary stuff to tighten when it counted. j The Cubs won the game in a single inning, the second. Thrco runs were i counted off a quartet of hits, ono of them a two base smash by Killifer, the I first extra base hit of the series. Bush opened this inning unsteadily. He pass- ed Merkle and Pick followed with an infield hit that Thomas could not hau 1 die- Then Deal popped out, but Killifer ' drove Merkle acrosn with his double, , Pick going to third. Tyler drove both Pick and Killifer over with a single ilt was his hit that soored the winning runs. Flack followed with a hit, but was out a moment later trying to steal Wally 'Sehang. If any one, may be blamed for the Bed Sox fizzle in the final inning. With one on and hits glancing oft the Bed Sot bats, Sehang foozled a play, In the eighth inning he i was sent in to hit for Agncw and re- ' sponded with a one base smash that , hit Hollocher between the bow and stern. Bush f lied out, but Hooper drove a short single to right. Sehang, instead of stopping at second as he should have done, da.died madly on to third and was an easy victim of a good throw by Flack. If he had reached third ,hc would have gained nothing for the nec essary runs were not on the bag, neith- 1 cr was there enough to tio the score. Not daunted in tho least, the Sox came back courageously in tho ninth. Strunk led off with a triple and White man followed with another hit for the same length, but the Boston players failed. Today's fielding did not have the sparkling brilliance of yesterday's game, but Charlie Pick, young second baseman of tho Cubs threw in some plays that gave color to the pastime. He handled seven chances cleanly and on one occasion knocked down a drive in right field and threw his man out at first. It was expected that I hit Douglas and Carl Mays would clash tomorrow, 'leaving liuth and Vaughun to open in Boston. Official attendance figures liad not been given out at the end of the game but it was believed today's mark would pa-s yesterday's. Estimates plac cd the crowd at nearly 22,000 ': The lineup: Boston: Hooper rf; Shean 2b; Strunk 'cf; Whiteman If; Mclnnia lb; Scolt ssj I Thomas 3b: Agncw c; Bush p. I Chicago: Flack if; Hollocher ss; Mann If; Paskert cf; Merkle lb; Pick 2b; Deal 3b; Killifer c; Tyler p. Umpires: American tongue, Ililde brand and Owens. National league, Du and Klem. - j Batteries: Boston, Bus), and Agnew IChiingo, Tvlcr and Killifer. ' BOSTON : I Buns ..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 l Hits 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 CHICAGO . Runs 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 Hits 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 7 j Summary: Three base hits, Holloch er, Strunk anil wniteman. iwo nase hits. Killifer. Sacrifico hits, Scott and Deal. Double plays. Hollocher to Pick to Merkle. Bases on balls, off Tyler, 4; off Bush, 3. Struck out by Tyler, 2. Umpire, Hildebrand at plate; Klem at first base Owens at second; O'Day at third. Time: 2 hours. Game by Innings First inning Boston: Hooper up. Ball one, ball two, ball three, strikv one, called. Hooper -walked. Shean up. Strike one, called; strike two, swung; foul; ball ouc. Shean fanned, and Hooper was called out at &icond on an attempted steai on account of interference with catcher 'b throw. Strunk up. Struuk 'popped to Hollocher. X0 runs, no hits no errors. Tyler was pitching slowly and care- fully, breaking a wiHc curve. (Continued on page six) WOMAN'S SERVICE LEAGUE PUIS TAG DAY F0RT0M0RR0W Mrs. Walter Spaulding Will Have Charge of Movement ForRaising Funds. Seven hundred quarts of frnits and berries have been canned by the Nat ional League for Woman's Service in Salem, a patriotic organization of wo men, who have been giving their time in order that the hospitals at Fort Vancouver, Fort Canby, Fort Stevens and Fort Columbia may have delica cies for wounded soldiers. And that the women may continue tho good work and have funds suffi cient to purchase the necessary sugar for canning, the league will put on a tag dag Saturday. Henco those who are approached on a tag proposition tomorrow will know that their small contribution is for a patriotic cause. In this work, the fruit has been contributed by those interested in this- work and their friends. The do mestic science rooms at the High school have been used during the sum mer for this work. Mr. R. E. Lee Steiner has been in charge of the work of the League and during her absence Mrs. Russell Catlin has ably assisted. Tag day, tomorrow, will be in charge of Mrs. Walter Spaulding, who will bo assisted by a number of the younger married women and school girls. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the organization will meet in the parlors of the Commercial club. It is desired that representatives from all women's organizations in the city and of all Red Cross auxiliaries attend and assist in making plans for the winter's work. Steamer Lake Owens Sunk By Submarine Washington, Sept.. 6 Sinking of the American steamer Lake Oweus with the lass of five of the civilian crew was reported to the navy department today. Submarine shell fire was un derstood to be responsible. "The navy department is informed that the Lake Owens was sunk by gun fire in foreign waters on the morning of September 3," said an official state ment. "All the members of tho arm ed naval guard were saved only one, Chief Boatswain's Mate II. W. Lin coln, being reported in hospital and his injuries are not regarded as ser ious. Five of the ship's crew are re ported missing. All other members of tho crew have been landed, six serious ly wounded and six slightly injured. "The names of these wero not given in the dispatches. "The Lake Owens was an army car 40 ship of 2,038 gross tons." Tl BUT REACHES PORT Navy Department Has No Rt port Of Any Loss Of Life, However. Washington, Sept. . American troop transport Mount Vernon, former ly the German Kronprinz Cecilie was torpedoed off the French coast, but returned to a French port at 14 knots, dedared the navy department this afternoon. No loss of lire is yet reported. The torpedoing occurred 200 miles off the French coast. The Mount Vernon, early in the war, while still under German control, start ed to dash. across the Atlantic with a cargo of gold but put back to Bar Harbor, where she was libeled. This kept, her on the American side until the United States declared war, when she was taken over as a troop ship. ABE MARTIN "If conservation 0' skirt matvril Ml win th' war it's good night Hun," said Mis. Tawnev Apple t'day. as she bought. 11 pair 0' pink silk hose. Can taloupes are party much like some people after you git onto 'cm it's too late. . Ill I ' GERMANS FIND N0DEFB1SEL1NE T0RS0UDSTA1 Allied Threat To Flank Chem- in Des Dames Most Ser ious Obstacle. ENEMY MAN POWER , SEEMS NOW EXHAUSTS) Americans find Gas-Filled Ra vines and Machine Gun Nests. ' By Fred Ferguson, . (United Press staff correspndcnt) With the American Armies in France, Sept. 5. (N'ight) A pressing demand for men as well as the allied threat to the flank of the Chemin-dcs-Dames defense line is forcing a German with drawal which is likely .to wipe out the last vestige of the spring gaing west of. Rhcims. The retreat will probably continue north of the Aisne, possibly with sharp fighting and attempted stands here and there. The Americans are maintaining con stant contact with the ennniy. Extens ive preparations wero made for tho withdrawal, smoke from burning dumps blotting the sky. As the Americans advanced north of the Vesle, they found that all ra vines had been filled with gas in an effort to slow up the puisuit. A heavy smoke screen was stretched along the Aisne from Muizy to Pont-a-Bury, fivo miles concealing tho movements north ward. Following American patrols combat elements advanced up the almost im pregnanlo heights on the north bank of tho Venle. Tney encountered slight resistance, froin machine, gun nests. These groups of Germans wero quickly mopped up. Caves and quarries in which German stragglers lurked, wero cleaned out with hand grenades. En emy rear guards were quickly handled by the Yankees who crossed the Vesle nnd advanced in a northeasterly dir ection leaving some towns flanks. Meantime American guns, horses nnd caissons worn going forward, raising clouds of dust on the roads as they pushed up close to the Vesle- There they swung unto action and sent shells screaming over the plateau where tho American troops wero close on tho heels of tho retreating borne. Hun airplanes repeatedly attucked Ameri can infantry, sweeping low to use their machine guns and dropping bombs on our' troops. The first crossing of the Vesle was made over trunks of trees. Later a footbridge was thrown across mid material rushed up for construction of heavier bridges to permit passago of heavy guns nnd transports. West of Eisnu's the boche withdrawal was more pronuuuecd. To the cast ward oi(r Tiieit skirmished over the territory beyond the river without mA't ing much resistance but with the with drawal from the mirth bank in that region was seemingly not so rapid It was expected the German resistance would stiffen later. Real fighting was looked for when the Americans started their descent from the plateau on the Aisne side. German machine guns in creased their clattering s large groups of Yankee advanced to more exposed positions. GERMANY DEPRESSED By Wiliani PhUlp Simms, (United Press staff co; respondent) Paris, Sept. II. From the Belgian border to liheims the three principal groups of German armies Crown Prince Ifupprecht's, General 'Von llochiu's and Crown Prince Wilhclm's, today continued to retreat whiln all Germany was at the ebb tide, of de pression, wondering when and whero it would stop Almost dnilv the great drama offers a fresh sentiou, Fcch's lightning like blows forcing withdraw?.! after withdrawal now in the Champagne, now in Artois, now in Flanders, then in Artois and Champagne again, and sometimes in jail those districts to gether. Mangin's pressure northward of Sois sons at last sent the crown princo scurying back across the Aisne, leav ing prisoners, guns and material in the hands of the advancing French and Americans. Cavalry part American ami part French galloped into German lingeiits, while French and American, rear guards, cutting up straggling con guns from position north of Soissons and the valley of the Aisno, mads crossing bloody work for the retreat ing enemy columns. Food is lacking almost all along tho enemy line, due first to destruction of stores by the Germans themselves, as they withdraw; second, t.i crptures of supplies by allies and third, to con tinual hnrassing fire of tho American (Continued on pago three)