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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
PACIFIC COAST FOOD
CROPS ARE LIGHTER
Due To Damage By Insects
And Bad Weather Con-
ditiOns, Says Report.

San francisco, Cal, Aug. 2.-Unusu-
ally heavy damage by insects and bad
weather conditions have been unfavor-
able to proper developments of grain
crops on the Pacific coast, says the
review Of general business conditions
in the twelfth fedeal reserve district,
issued today
Government estimates of crop condi-
tions show the probable product a
month ago
Despite this wheat production will
be 20,000,000 bushels above the 1917
production.
"Greatly reduced acreages of pota-
toes and sugar beets is shown" says
the bulletin. "The farmers having
planted other crops which promised lar
ger financial returns. The estimated
production of potatoes is 32,l47, 900
bushels compared with 47,l56,00O bush
els in 1917.
"Deeiduous fruits are in good con
dition, but the total production will
probably be somewhat less than last
year although carload shipments from
California this season to July l3 have
been 2,l52 ears compared with 2,ll2
cars in 1917. It is estimaed that the
apple crop of the Pacific northwest
will be less than 10000 ears, about 10
per cent below the 1917 yield.
"Prices of all farm products are in
excess of those cf last year.
Orange and lemon groves are in good
condition, says the bulletin, and all
indications are for normal Yield.
Cotton acreage in Arizona and Cal
ifornia has materially increased this
year.
This year 5 salmon pack will probably
amount to S.500000 cases, compared
with l0,124,s5s cases last year, and
II ,032 ,082 for an eight year average
"It is estimated that the value of
the production Of all shipyards building
steel and wooden ships on this coast
is over $500 100000 per year. OF 5l
constructors of steel ships and rs con
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
Enemy Has Small Use Heavy
Artillery During Their
Retreat
By Lowell Mellett.

United Press Staff Correspondent
With The French Armies In The Field
Aug. 2.-(2:30 a. m. m.)-General Mangin S
army was still advancing carly today,
utilizing every advaptage gained in yes
terday's impetuous assault along a ten
mile front.
Beating down stubborn German re-
sistance, the allied troops had the salts
faction of seeing the enemy wildly
fleeing at come points.
The completeness of the allied sue
cess is evidenced by the fact that Fran
co-British batteries were installed short
ly before s a. m on ground from which
We had only begun to drive the German
at a. m.
The Germans were able to use their
own artillery only on the smallest scale,
being compelled to rely upon machine
guns. These were taken one by one,
Notwithstanding the boches' doggcd re-
sistance.
The enemy s casualties during the day
were extremely high. The bravery of
their defense could not be questioned,
up to the point where it seemed hope
less. If they disobeyed their orders to
resist to the death, their comrades
know why.
Hill POS (four miles northeast of Oul-
chy-le-Chateau) was conquered at 6
o clock. Courdoux Ga mile west of Hill
2O5), Servenay 1.-TWO miles east of Cour-
doux) and Cramoiselle, "a mile south of
Servenay) fell soon after giving up
many prisoners.
The Germans violently counter attack.
I'd from Buzancy eight miles north of
0ulehy.le-Chateau) and L 'Eveque wood,
(iust south of Buzaney) French infant
ry broke up their efofrts
By evening Granville "a mile and a
half south of Cramoiselle) and the hills
to the northward had been occupied
As result of the allied success, Ger.
man positions up to and including Fis-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
PRESIDENT TENER
MAKES QUICK MOVE
Steals March On Hermann
And Calls Meeting Of
League Leaders
BY H. G. Hamilton,
~ @1' V 1H'E4HNHNVVE1f
Omitted Press staff correspondent

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Aug. 2.-Governor John
K Tener, president of the National
league, stole a march on Garry Herr
mann $ plans to split the National
league meeting called for tomorrow,
when he hastily summoned club owners
here today and went into session with
them at National league headquarters.
1t was believed probable that the
league would hurry through with what
business it has TO wind up, discuss par.
ticiPation in the world s series and the
subject CT abandoning the season on
September |, and then adjourn in plenty
of time for those club owners who so
desire to go to Cleveland and attend
the National commission meeting to-
morrow.
Tener will not attend the Cleveland
meeting
In the city when the meeting was
called were President William F. Baker
of the Philadelphia club; President
Ebbets of the Brooklyn club; President
Hampstead of the New York club;
President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg
club and Arthur G. Wise, representing
the Boston club owners, in the absence
of Percy Houghton.
This group is considered the loyal
faction which will fight efforts OF
Hermann to discredit and humiliate
Governor Tener. Charles Weeghman,
president of the Chicago club, was to
have attended tomorrow's meeting
here but was obviously unable to reach
the city today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

All roads behind the American lines
are thickly dotted with vehicles carry
ing quantities Of German ammunition
and supplies. Much of it is uncounted,
owing to all attention being centcred ON
the advance. In numbers of canes Am
orleans are now using German machine
guns.
Some of the prisoners brought in yes
terday and last night are extremely
young. Several are above the average
intelligence. All repeat the substance
of one S remark" only the German ru-
lers expect to win; We don ! care who
governs, SO long as the war ends. food
is SO scarce and the people are SICK and
suffering" Y.
A group Of prisoners from new unit
said the Germans are not attempting
to erect any permanent defense TINS
side Of the old Fismcs line
Along the Ourcq, where the American
right wing was in action, IL was reported
that many Germans were found chained
TO their machine guns. The boehes
attempted to utilize an aero circus 10
hamper American infantry, but our
q Arches put up an effective barrage.
On the other hand, prisoners tell OF ths
havoc wrought by our airplancs in strat-
inp their troops.
Twenty-Five doughboys rescued the
civilians OF Sergy who hailed the Am
orleans as saviors when the latter di-
vided their meagrc pack of rations, the
first food the French villagers had had
in days.
Far in the rear yesterday, while on my
way TO the front lines, | saw pretty
picture Of ChateauThierry. Refugees
were still returning to their ruined
homes, and men, women, children ana
babies were eating doughboys' food
rolling kitchens.
But in contrast to this picture were
tie hundreds of graves all about, with
earth roughly haapcd above and nell
met atop. The fallen mems names are
stencilled on the crosses above the Am,
erican graves; the Germans are marked
only by boche helmets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
MACHINE GUNS ARE
GERMAN RELIANCE
TO STEM ADVANCE

mes az miles northeast of Cramille) are
menaeed. Road lines and other com
munieations radiating from that city,
are subject TO direet fire from our ar
tillery. Fismes has been a great store
house for German supplies. The extent
to which the enemy has been able to
evaeuate this, if at all, is not known.
The Germans yesterday began a
heavy bombardment of Rhiems which
still constitutes a thOIn in the enemy s
side.
l stood on a spur of the Montague de
Rhiems and watched hundreds of shells
exploding in the ruined towns between
the mountain and city.
Every now and thea one would drol
in RHEIMS. Twice great clouds Of dust
rose up in front of the cathedral obscur,
ing the structure for several minutes
When the clouds cleared away, the build
ing apparently was unscathed. The ca
thedral as whole appears intact, but
those who have visited it recently say
it is only hollow shell which rises in
ghostly magnificence, mOeking the
Huns efforts.
To the right of the city, shells fell
regularly on Fort De La Pompelle, from
which the Germans have sought since
1914 to oust the French. To the left
the village of Coulommes ives being
re-shattered while the forest Of Vrigny
on low hog.back hill, seemed fairly
heaying and rocking under the bonn
bardment.
Further to the left Bligny, three kilo
meters distant, was erupting smoke like
a volcano.
Persistence of the bombardment eli
minated the theory that this might be
only the usual "evening hate" suggest
ing instead coming attack. This idea
was supported by several hundred shells
falling from that town almost to oul
feet
The attack came soon after, the Ger
mans attempting to re-take bl;gny, out
French cOlonials drove them off.
The amount of metal the boches are
expending hereabouts proves the rest
lessness with which they view the al
lies possession OF strong positions en-
Ieroaehing upon their. lines, which thu
enemy must hold to avoid complete ev
acuation of the pocket.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
By John R. Connolly
Kansas Congressman

Abhoao NpHSiNoohldu
We Americans are not used to meet
ing royalty and naturally had some
feeling when we met the king and
queen Of England and their daughter.
The king, queen and the princess In
medately removed this embarrassment.
Their greeting was most cordial.
The king gave us a regular Kansas
hand shake and then We talked for
half an hour. The fact that he spent
four years in the navy while boy, per-
haps made him at once find the sub
jeet upon which we were both best in
formed, He discussed the subject with
much interest and understanding.
The committee came away with the
impression that the king is most hu-
man fellow. He knew how to meet the
committee as just ordinary American:
and make them feel easy. He treated US
fine just as if he were the mayor of
a small Kansas town.
The king is rather small of stature,
not SO tall as the queen He enjoys a
good story. He expressed the hope to us
that after the war the Americans will
NOT think the Briton stuck up and that
the Briton viii be more tolerant to-
ward the American disposition toboast
The queen is fine appearing. Sic
talked Interestingly about the work t.
be done for wounded soldiers. She is
most active in this work, going person
ally to various hospitals. She inquired
about the interest Of American women
She had read of their activities in the
Red Cross and along other lines Of re
lief.
Princess Mary, the only daughter Of
the king and queen, has four or fiyt
brothers in military service.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
Continued on page two)
NEED FOR PLATINUM.

San Francisco, Aug. $50 great is
the need of platinum by the government
that orders have been issued T. w. II.
Shanahan. superintendent Of the mint
to receive from the public platinum,
metals of the platinum group and plat
inum jewelry for forwarding to the
New York assay office, where its value
will be determined. Shanahan issued
request yesterday, that all persons
possessing platinum turn it over to
the government
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
Drive Ahead On Fifteen Mile
Front But Extent of Ad-
vance Not Reported
mans Are Destroying Sup
plies As They Retire Before
Allied Pressure----Three
Mile Advance Made On
Five Mile Front--Fighting
Continued Throughout Last
Night.
By Lowell Mellett,

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the French Armies in the Field
Aug. 2.-(2:25 p. m.)-The battle with
in the Marne pocket, which began grow
ing in violence again yesterday, is still
raging as this is cabled. "a,
Loss OF the important heights of tie
Grand Rozoy is causing the enemy to
fail back with tn, French and British
in hot pursuit
After fierce combats, the allies occu-
pied Hartennes- Et-Taux village and
wood (seven miles south of Soissons)
and Coutremin Ca mile south of Hart
ennes- Et-Taux), Saponay (seven miles
endeavOred to do for Them" declared
mile and a half northwest of Fere-en
Tardenois) is still violently contested
but the French hold Raperie, just north
Of Saponay.
South of the Ourcq the enemy resist
ance is becoming more feeble. French
and American troops have conquered thf
thickets and woods north of the Gous
-Coulonges road.
On the eastern portion of the battle
field, the poilus have arrived at the
outskirts of Villers-Agron and have
captured Forzy "a mile northeast Of
Villers Agron) and the wood a mile
east of Romigny 1.-TWO miles northeast
of Forzy.)
The French also have occupied the
hill aGd small wood northeast and north
Of Roiaigny.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
ADVANCE
ENTIRE RIGHT WING
BY SUDDEN ATTACK
Now Hold Gerges and ALI Of Memieres Wood---Atack
Was Sudden and Followed Closely Behind Dense Smoke
ClOud-Gemans Facing Americans Now Largely Young
Troops Who Have Been Well Trained In Handling Ma
chine Guns

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With The American Armies In France
Aug. 2 = )S:45 a. m.) = American
troops advanced their entire right wing
during the night as far as Bompley.
They hold Cierges and all of Meun-
feres wood Intense fighting is pro-
ceeding beyond Cierges, where the Am.
ericans gained dominating heights from
the Germans by sudden heavy attack
The American gains were made in the
face of stiffening opposition. Yester-
day morning our left wing attacked nor
theast of Seringes "a mile and half
east and north of Fere.en- -Tardenois)
following smoke cloud which partially
concealed their advance from enemy
machine gunners, which were planted
thiekly in the fields.
The doughboys went forward in
groups, filtering through the German
positions and gaining all their first OBJ
jectives without pause. Fighting cen
tered in Nesles forest (northeast of Ser
iuges and north of sergy). Our infant
ry~quickly dispersed the outer line of
onn,hot M 5,so, - ,.aa nanu o,;',nl ~ -,
Da. Sona ny ~, ausshve was uiseoil.iieueu .so
- uui:ns 'no go ''0''''"'"s W 'Ae
IN ", '.''
lhe american right wing advancing
s,ih',l.aheousiy, ;, moved eastward IN a
llahhihg movement around Meuineie
woou' lsou,hcast OF oiergesJ fssnen
troops cooperam,ed IN thls assault by
son'ns ele ~ ma ,na" a.. ,osls'a"' a S,..a"a na1
ee" ,I;pa TtIt o"s anu .ne moVu ,a. sioat'e, ~
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
GERMAN RFTREAT|NG
WITH THE AMERICANS
FOLLOWING CLOSE BY
Yankee Ferces Have Advanc-
ed Two And Half Miles
Beyond Ciergny
By Fred s, Ferguson

Omitted Press Staff COrrespOndent.)
With the American Armies in France
Aug. 2.-(Noon) = The German with
drawal has been resumed.
Bloody sacrifices at seringes, Sergy
and Cierges were in vain, in the face of
The steady Franco-Ameriean pressure.
The advance of the Americans since
the capture of Ciergny has reached a
depth OF four kilometers (2ls miles)
at solnc places.
Steady pressure is pushing the boches
hack and has given the French and
Americans control of the plateau beyond
the Fere-en-Tardenois line, which com
piands the country to the northward.
The next German defensive line is
likely TO be the Vesle river.
The Americans are persistently fol-
lnwing up the retreating enemy.
A heavy rain fell throughout the
night and was continuing today, turning
military roads into quagmires and stop
ming all aerial activity.
The break in air fighting is noticeable
rs more than dozen boehe planes were
brought down in Flames, Thursday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
Physically Disabled
For Ordnance Work

Washington, Aug. 2. - In order to
swell the ranks Of America IS army, the
ordnance department here today issued
an order restricting service in the ord
nance department to men who are phys
ically disqualified for active military
duty. =,
Men suitable for military service Will
no longer be enlisted or inducted into
the ordnance department in Washington
or at the various ordnance depots. s1ch
men now on duty at headquarters ana
depots, with the exception of those 30
neeted with arsenals and proying'
grounds, will relieve for active teia
dutg overseas, where they VIII supply
ammunition aud fighting equipment for
the army.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
HOW KING GEORGE
IMPRESSED MAN
FROM OUT WEST
Connolly Thinks
He Acted Like Mayor OF
Small Town

London, Aug. 2.--King George act
ed like the mayor of small Kansas
town, in the opinion of Representative
John R. Connolly of Colby, Kan, editor
of the Colby Free Press, who today
wrote his impressions of British royalty
on the occasion of the reception of a
committee as follows:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
War Summary of United Press
nIuIIIIIIulIIIlIIllInIIII
l46Oh Day Of the War; 18th Day Of Counter Offensive


tile artillery bombardcd British posi-
tions south Of Ypres, north Of Bethuna
and east Of Hazebrouck.
Russaa-Western Siberia has been
practically cleared Of the bolsheviki
forces and in eastern Siberia they hold
only lrkutsk.
"Hetman'' skorpodaski informed the
kaiser he would be able to put down
the revolt in Ukraine without the aid
Of German troops
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

Having heard that it may be neces-
Sary from a standpoint Of conservation
to cut down on the supply of gas and
electricity our pessimistic friend IS wor.
rying himself sick about the dark out
look.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
Diaz to Pershing.

Rome, Aug. General Diaz, com
maudcr in chief of the Italian armies
following King Victor Emmanuel's re-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02
RN Iohn De Cant.


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent ]
Paris, Aug. IA p. m.)-New allied
progress on the 15-mile front between
Fere-en-T -Tardenois and Ville-e en- Tarde
nois, was reported today.
How extensive this was could not De
ascertained at the hour of cabling
Between the Ardre and the Velse riv-
ers, number of fires have been observ-
ed, evidently the result of destruction
of material by the Germans at several
places, including Fismes.
London, Aug. 2.-Q:15 p. m.)-Allied
troops have captured Gausancourt, north
of Meuniere wood and are advancing
steadily north of Cierges (three miles
west of Meuniere) it was learned au-
thoritatively this afternoon.
London, Aug. 2.-(2.1S p. m.-The al
lies, advancing three miles on a i've
mile front captured all of the water shed
commanding the territory north Of tha
Crist river, it was learned this after
noon.
(Ihe Crlse flows from the vicinity OF
Lanoy northwestward into the Aisnc, at
Soissons)
Capture Of this ridge between the
0urcq and the Aisne cndangers the Ger
man retirement in the center as well as
ON the entire west flank.
London, Aug. Eight hundred and
forty-four enemy airplanes were brought
down by tfe allies during July while
S25 allied machines were lost during
the SAME period.
British aviators accounted for 40
planes; French $50; Italians l06; Bel
gians 4 Americans 3. In addition. 2G
planes were brought down in the Bal
kans and five in Palestine.
The Germans destroyed BIG allied
planes and the Bulgarians and Austrians
four.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

Soicsons. Rheims Front--Allied troops
continuing their advances on the south
swestern portion and center Of the Sois-
sons Rheims salient over a double front
totalling nearly 20 miles, have occupied
a high ridge southeast Of SCISSORS which
dominates the whole center and western
part Of the pocket.
Starting at dayDreak yesterday the
allies fought their way forward all
day and at some points battled through
the night and were still driving the
Germans before them today.
The principal allied attack was made
on front Of about 10 miles between
Hartennes and Fere En-Tardenois.
Progress was made on this whole see.
tor but the allies overcame the enemy
resistance in about half Of the front
and surged forward three miles, cap
turing the watershed between the Ourcq
and the Aisne on which the Crise rises.
Southeast of Fere EnTardenois Ameri-
cans and French attacking between
Seringes and VillersAgron captured
Goussaneourt, north Of Meuniere wood
and pushed farther north of Cierges.
They also took Bomplcry.
Picardy Front-British troops made
successful raid north Of Albert Ger
man artillery was active south of the
Somme.
Flanders Front-Prisoners were taken
in British raid near Festubert. Hos
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

Flanders Front-Prisoners were taken
in o British raid near Festubert. Hos
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-02

Oregon;
Tonight and Sat.
urday fair; gentle
westerly winds.
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-08
.HILLSBORO KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS CELEBRATE
First Anniversary Of Council u Gems
msmoratsd With Bic Banquet
and Praaram.

Hilisboro, N. D.. April s--HillsboFo
Knights OF Columbus celebrated their
FIRST anniversary wlth q banquet at
the Weston hotel. A four-eourea
dinner was served to SO guests. the
tables being beautifully decorated
with maiden hair ferns. and red and
white carnations. Dainty nut cups
in the form Of flags added pleasing
After the banquet the guests I'D
iourned to the *. OF - hail. where
an informal program Of music ana
speeches was given. After an open
ing address, Judge John Carmody, as
toagtmagter. introduced ID, q. Itghe,
principal OF the Fargo high school,
who explained the war work being
carried on by the knights Of Column
bus. Talks were given by Thomas
Hannaher. grand knight OF the Fargo
council, Father MePhariand and Atty.
James Clarity. The aims and pnr-
poses OF the Daughters Of Isabella
were very ably explained by Mrs ].
F. McNamee. Miss Vivian McAanee
favored the audience with a reading.
Al social hour followed the program.
The out OF town guests We're Mr..
and Mrs. II. G. Tighe and daughter,
Charlotte Mary. and Mr.. and MRS.
Thomas HannaheF Of Fargo Atty.
James Clarity of Moorhead; Rev.
Father Mcfarland, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Murphy. Mr. and Mrs John
Hennessy OF Reynolds; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas, Tolan Of Mayville, and Harold
Wallace Of Crookston, MINI,