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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918.
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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
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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)