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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
BATTLE FRONT
IS SEVENTY-FIVE ]
NILES IN LENGTH
Continuous Conflict Rages
From Ypres Cornmes
Canal to Oise
sTF
HARDEST FIGHTING IN
FLANDERS NEAR BETHUNE
Germans Are Attempting to
Gain Position For Flank
Attack On Vinny
(By United Press)

The west front, from the Ypres-Co-
mines canal southwark to the Disc has
now practically been welded into one
continuous battle line. This is rs miles
in an air line, but along the ramifi-
cations of the German advance it prob
|ably measures twice that distance.
The hardest fighting still continues
on the new front in Flanders where the
enemy is trying to reach Baillenl and
Bethune. In Picardy, however, the Ger
mans are again driving against Amiens
and the French admitted enemy progress
there in yesterdays s fighting.
Only 16 miles-from the LaBassee
to the Scarpe river-separates the south
ern hinge of the British retirement in
the north and the northern hinge of
their retirement in the south. Along
his narrow strip, there is continuous
artillery fighting and occasional enemy
raids. There is every reason to believe
that Hindenburg will strive to straight
en- out his line here shortly by striking
westward from Lens.
Penetration at this point would per-
NIT flank attack on Vimy ridge and
later Arras, by the enemy's left wing
aud against Loos and Bethune, by their
right wing.
Vimy ridge is recognized as key TO
the important positions on this 16 mile
front. 1t protects Arras, the possession
of which by' the British is generally re-
carried as one Of the chief factors in
retnrling Hindenburg's advance in Pi-
cardy.
The Germans are becoming more ac-
tive in Lorraine, an extensive raid
against allied positions in Apremont
forest, four miles east Of st. Mihiel yes
terday being reported in the French
and United Press dis
patches from the American front. The
enemy gained a slight foothold in adj
positions but later was elected
in a counter attack by American and
French troops.
Haig reported today heavy fighting
around Wulverghem, two
miles west of Messines and Neuve-
Eelise, mile and a half southwest OF
This indicates the Ger
mans have made no great progress IN
this neiohborhood in the last "a hours
The repulse Of an enemy attack west OF
ten miles southwest of Neuve-
Eglise, shows the British are holding
here, also.
The German attempt to reach Amiens
rom Hangard En- -Santerre, ten miles 10
he southwest, is being frustrated Dy
combined French and British forces,
-faid said. He reported increased enemy
north of the Somme, prob
.bly around Albert.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
Haig Admits Reverse.

London, April 13,-Field Marshal
Haig, in his night report, admitted the
British were being pressed back slowly
in )ntinuous fighting in the neighbor-
bocd of the Bailleul railway. The enemy
atso progressed slightly between the
Lave and the Clarence rivers. The Brit
ish IUs:tions were maintained at other
points, be said.
The German var tfrico anuornced
fr"g-css On the LYs plain between Ar
mentieres and Merville. 1t was also
claimed that fifty officers and 5000
men captured at Armentieres brought
the total prisoners in the Flanders bat
tie to 10000 including British and a
Portuguese general besides 200 guns
Haig also reported that Ostend and
Zeebrugge were bombed by British air.
men Thursday night and that bombs
were dropped on Metz and the Sablon
railway station Friday.
TIL French war office described Ger
man raid in the Apremont forest (fou
miles east of st. Mihiel in the Toul
sector), in which the enemy gained a
temporary footing in an advanced po-
sition. France and American troops
cJected them Immediately in a counter
attack, the Americans taking twenty
(Continued nm napa sixl
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
Interesting StOry Is Recalled
by Highway Commission
Appointment

Governor Withycombe s appointment
of R. A. Booth of Eugene as a member
of the state highway commission to
succeed Commissioner E. j. Adams
brings to mind the dilemma in which the
governor found himself when he want
ed to appoint Booth United States SEN
ator to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Harry Lane.
1t viii be remembered that the gov
ernor and Booth were running mates
on the republican ticket in 1914, at
which time Booth was candidate for
the United States senatorship against
Senator Chamberlain Booth did many
things in that campaign to earn the
gratitude of Withycombe. On election
day Withycombe was successful, bpt
Booth was badly defeated.
Then came the death Of Senator Lane,
and what would be more natural than
for the governor to appoint to the place
the nominee Of the republican party
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
National Dancing
Pavilion Closed Today

Seattle, Wash, April 13.-The Ma.
tional dancing pavilion at Camp Lewis
was closed late last night by order of
Clarence L. Reams, special assistant
attorney general in Seattle
Reames sent a telegram closing the
place last night upon receipt of re-
port of investigations made by the fed
eral department of justice and military
authorities at the camp.
Every preeaution is taken to pro-
tect the men from immoral resorts, -
said Reames, "and as soon as it was
learned that some of the women en-
ployed as dancing partners were afflic-
ted with contagious diseases, the place
was ordered closed'' The pavilion is
valued at 100000 and is operated by
a private firm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
HOW GOV. WITHYCOMBE
SELECTED u. S. SENATOR

who had been his running mate and
had done things to earn his gratitude
The governor talked the matter over
with some of his close lrlends. lie told
them how much he would like to ap-
point Booth. He said Booth was his first
choice.
"But don't believe it would be good
politics to appoint Booth he is report.
ed TO have been told by these friends.
Word was carried to Booth that he
was being considered, and as the Cover.
nor felt under obligations to Booth
lie was in dilemma over the matter for
several days
Suddenly happy thought illumined
the situation. The governor took an
other trip over his well beaten path
to the editorial sanctum of the big Port.
land paper which is published in the tall
tower. He asked the editor so the story
goes, what he thought of Booth for I'm
tied States senator. Now the editor had
a vivid recollection Of the hopeless fight
he had waged less than three years be-
fore in trying to put Booth over the
top, and he promptly told the governor
that Booth would not do at all.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
By Roy w. Howard

president of the United Press)
Copyright, 1918, by United Press)
Buenos Aires, April 13.-"Argentina
is not indifferent towards the interna-
tional conflagration now raging, nor
is her course or her attitude to be CON
strued as unsympathetic or cold to-
wards the United States. The difficult
ties of her position possibly are not
fully understood in the United States.
What our past actions have been is
known, even if they have some times
been misinterpreted. Only future devel-
opments will shape our future interna-
tional policy, but no misunderstanding
of past developments saouid cause
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
FIELD MARSHAL HAIGs STORY OF THE DAY

''The enemy objects are to separate us from the
French and destroy the British army In spite of
his throwing in already 106 divisions, he has made
little progress toward his goal.
"The French are now moving rapidly and in
great force to our assistance. There is no other
course but to fight it out
Every position must be held to the last man,
with no retirement.
with our backs to the WALL believing in the JUS
tice of urcause we must fight to the end for the
safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind
depend upon the conduct of each man at this
critical moment"
The Report of General FOch to General JOffre
at the Marine:
"My right has been rolled up: my left has been
driven back; my center has been smashed. have
ordered an advance from all directions"
General JOffres Message to French Generals
On the Eve of the Marine:
"The hour has come to advance at all costs, and
to die where you stand rather than to give way"
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
By william Philip simms

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in France,
April 12.-From LaBasse to Hollebeke
near Ypres, General Won Quasi IS army,
with the most desperate determination,
did not cease its pressure for a single
moment today.
Field Marshal HindenbTg has given
Won Quasi abundant reinforcements.
more than doubling the original divis-
ions (l20,00c mcn) with which the
thrust began.
Fresh troops are being hurled into ac
ton from all directions. Under the
glittering sunshine they marched to the
line and strucL in .hree places-toward
I;ailleul, toward + thune and toward
Giverchy hill. These were their imme1
late objectives, but they had hope Of
Ultimately turning Vimy, Arras and this
Mountain-like ridge If NotIe Dame De
IDl cite.
AS this is cabled the battle s swirl
reach from about Hollebeke southeast
ward past Wytschaete and Neuve Eglise
to near Bailluel to west of Merville,
thence circling southeastward to a few
miles north of Bethune and toward La
Bassee.
Greatly outnumbered, the British,
with prodigious valor, fired their rifles
until they were too hot to hold and
operated their Lewis guns incessantly
Artillerymen, stripped to che waist,
blazed away point blank at targets tha'
cOuldn t be missed. 1t is believed the
Somme front is becoming feverish. Fur
ther fighting is likely. The heavy fight
inc in French FlaDders is mn 0uara,
tee against a re-commencement of the
battle for Amiens. German prisoners ad-
nit the German commanders do not
want Amiens so much as what they
hope lies beyond.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
WILL BE PROSECUTED.

Washington, April 13.-Persons try
ing to defraud the government under
the soldi RS and sailors insurance law
Will be prosecuted sharply, the govern
ment announced today. One case is al
ready mp, that of woman who cash
ed allowance checks claiming she was a
soldiers wife.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
Another Big Draft
Mobilization Expected
Called Early In May

Washington. April 49, An \
: other big draft mobilization !
; call has been approved by the i
council for early in May, it was \
; learned from authoritative
; sourses here this afternoon. It
: will fellow directly after the j
; order for 100000 to be mobil-
; lied between April 26 and May
l. State quotas for the new \
call are now being allotted at
the provost marshal generals 4
; office. \
The rapidly increasing mobil 4
; ization of draft recruits clear !
/ ly indicates that the movement i
of American troops to France \
has been materially speeded up i
within the last month. 4
X X X X X X X \: y: X X X X X
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13

Thursday afternoon and night the bat
tie boiled around Vielle Chapelle, Es-
taires and Steenwerck, in old fashioned
open fighting, on the flat lands. The
British blazed away from behind hedges
and poured machine gun fire into the
advancing Germans from improyised po-
sitions in bitches. In mutual counter at
tacks the opposing forces clashed in
open cultivated fields.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
GERMAN ARSHIP
RAIDED ENGLAND
KILLING four PERSONS
Bombs Fall In Open Country
and Women and Children
Are Victims

London, April 13.- Two men, two
women and two children were killed
and fifty persons were injured in last
night IS eir raid on England, Lord
French. commander of the home de.
fense forces, announced today
-Four airships participated in the all
raid.
Two crafts penetrated inland few
miles, another reached the midland
counties, while the other flew over the
northwest coast.
Bombs were dropped in the open
country, inflicting inconsiderable
damage.
An American soldier died of shock
during last nights air raid on an
English coast town.
British Holding Firm.
London, April 13.-The British are
holding at all points on the Flanders
fighting front, and in one place ad-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
Executive States That He Is
Following Closely In Foot
steps Of Pres. Wilson

In the following interyiew-the
first he ever granted Prq1ident
Irigoyen Of Argentina expresses
warm friendship for the United
States and urges tat Argentina's
future policy relating to the war
be not pre-judged by a misunder-
standing of past events.-Editor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13

preju'lgnlent of Argentina Is future pol
icy TO her disadvantage"
With a sincerity and straightforward
ness carrying even greater import than
his words, Hipolyto Irigoyen, presIdent
of Argentina, in an exclusive interview
granted to the United Press Friday af-
tcinoOn in the Rose House, Argentina Is
White House, belied the insinuations of
his enemies that he is unsympathetic
towards the allies, and cosd, even un-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA
IN SYMPATHY WITH ALLIES
: 4 = < = 4 x < x x y 4
ARGENTINA s ATTITUDE To-
WARD THE UNITED STATES

President Irioygen In an In
tervicW given the United Press:
Argentina IS sympathetic ap-
proval has followed the United
States, step by step-I person
ally have followed every move
of President Wilson and have
read every public. utterance by
him regarding the aims and pur-
poses of the United States with
feeling of the greatest admir-
alton and respect.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
DECISIVE STRUGGLE IN
FLANDERSDEAl' !QCKED
BY firm BRITISH STAND

Germans Pour New Divisions Into Fighting Line In Hopes
Of Breaking Front Which Resists Assaults at Most All
POins-Desperae Attempts to Gain Position For Flank
Attack On Vmy Ridge -BailIeu and Bethune Are Inn
mediate Objectives Of Hindenbwgs Drive Toward Coast
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Oregon: Tonight
fair with heavy
frost Sunday
fair and warm
er; moderate
westerly winds.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03
Down in Clarendon

While in Clarendon on Tues day at the Red Cross meeting the ARGUS man met Rev. Jas. B. Evans, former Brinkleyite and was glad to learn that he IS going oyer" with his work.
 On Sunday night he had a special service for the Boy and Girl Scouts and the house was filled to overfowing. The choir rendered special music and Pas tor Evans sermons brought home with special emphasis the need of to-day's citizenship in pre- pairing to meet the duties of to- morrow. There were 50 of the young people present in full uni form and the Home Guards were also put out in full force.
 Pastor Evans will address the Home Guards on the night of May 18th in special service and on May 26th a special ser vice for Laboring Men will be held.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03

county. Sheriff Bonds later tes- tifed however in the case that he had not posted at the Ward polling places in Brinkley and Clarendon and on this very point Ex-Prosecuting Attorney Clark expected to win out. The Su- preme Court, however, held that the official record as made by Sheriff Bounds could not by changed by his oral testimone therefore decided the case against Clark.
 Considerable interest hinged | in the case as it is said that there are several hundred dol lars of old standing lWarrants only waiting for Clark to win his case in order to come into value.
 Attorney Greenlee, alone. rep resented Monroe county in this case and his success in winning lit has brought him many con- gratulations.
 MT. Clark is an innocent party and the ARGUS regrets to see him lose but I'm reminded of an instance which occurred some years back when Monroe county warrants were last called in. A prominent citizen walked in the ARGUS office and subscribed for the ARGUS just after the time limit was up and he had failed to get in about $75 of warrants he had. Said he, then: A man $ a fool to try to do business without reading the local paper. It cost me S75 to do without reading the ARGUS and I want to subscribe to it for my life time.
 If Friend Clark had have just ordered the ARGUS sent to him he would have seen the notices and would have got his warrants |. in on time and thus saved that 1 thousand dollars.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03

over his success in winning an important case in the Supreme Court. The style of the case was Monroe County vs. c. w. Clark. Ex-Prosecuting Attorney Clark had sought to recover or have re-issued $1, of script which was caught in the "call in net" of Judge Trice. a few years back.
 The decission in the Supreme Court hinged on the posting of the notices. Clark sought to re- cover, setting up that the Sheriff failed to post the notices prop erly. The official return by the Sheriff showed that he had post ed the notices at each polling place in each township of the
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03
FOR SALE

Fancy handpicked Whipp erwill peas at s. 50 per bu Mammoth Y el 0 W Soi, Beans at SAYS per bu.
 Japanese or Honey Dril Sorghum Seed at Sc per lb All Delivered at Your Sta tiOn. Send Check will Order.
 J. |. Haguewood,
 Rutherford. Tenn
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03
on the yarn role foy month of

on the yarn role foy month ot April.
 The local Red CrosS feel very grateful to Anna Cur fthrop, one of Brinkley's best c9lored citi- zens, for laundering twenty three bed shirts and fifteen bandages complimentary.
 Mrs. E. T. McCreight is the new Captain for the Wednesday Unit, in place of is. Best, who resigned to give hef entire time to the department of knitting.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03

SELF interest if nothing high CT should prompt every merchant in Monroe county to add Thrift and War Saving Stamps to their line.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03
Red Cross Not. $

The Units are working un- usually well this week, the re- suits are very satisfactory.
 Seyenty-five knitters are now
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03

NEXT it is the big Red Cross drive which comes in May, Mon- roe county has met every call in great spirited manner and of course she will this.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-03
Monroe County Wins Suit

Judge c. F. Greenlee is re- ceiving messages of congratula- tions from friends this week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
1T DOES NOT WORK

"a national scandal has been
VI precipitated by revelations
to the effect that wealthy
brewers financed the purchase
of the Washington Times by
Arthur Brisbane. The expos
ure of the deal makes the en-
terprise a boomerang that hurts
the cause it was meant to help.
1t is the way such schemes usu-
ally turn out. Whenever a
group of men to serve speci-
al interest or certain political
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26

ends make up a Jack pot" for
the establishment or conduct of
a newspaper in their behalf
they take long chances. Such
an organ never succeeds. 1t
serves no legitimate need and is
always parasitical and cringing
in policy. The mortgage gen.
orally grows with age and the
paper becomes more of a liabil-
ity than an asset to its hackers.
The prostitute newspaper was
never a good investment and
with the advancement in Am
erican ideals it is growing more
and more in disfavor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
28 YEARS AGO

(From the East oregonian. septem-
Der &c. 1900
Bricklaying was begun today on
the Alexander and Frazier building
on Main street.
d. w. Bailey and T. F. Rourke re-
turned today from a trip to Portland,
Mr. and Mrs. smith Stanton return
ed today from Milton. Mr.. Stanton
intends to purchase a fruit farm in
the valley.
Pascale Roumagnac, who has been
III for several days in the Walla Walla
hospital, died there this morning.
The deceased was good citizen ana
his loss is deeply felt by his country
men and other friends in Pendleton.
where he has resided for some years.
He leaves a mother and sister who
reside I'm France. They have bbeen
notified OF his death.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
SMX llTIgRsno
Z

The schedule given below repre-
sents the classes In the surgical dress
ings department of the Red Cross, the
form of work and the supervisors
scheduled for the present week. The
classes begin by 1880 o'clock and are
conducted In the club room Of the
county library. To any or all of these
classes, women who are not already
Identified with regular work are urg-
ed TO come Forty-five thousand
forceps sponges are TO be made and
a cordial welcome awaits oil who
villa give a part Of their time to the
gauze folding department.
Thursday Folding class,
Mrs II. r. Bickers: cutting class, Mrs.
Thomas Thompson evening Honor
Guard Girls, Miss Pauline Jones
Friday afternoon-Folding class
Mrs. J. c. Woodwork: cutting C.ass,
Mrs. J. T. Richardson.
Saturday demonstrating class.
Mrs. John Adams.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26

western battle line. They pre-
iseht TO the Germans a solid
lunbroken front. not a series of
disiointed units-able, brave
and strong, but lacking the tire
Imendous driving force of unity
of action, of perfect co-opera'
ton.
This unity of command ne.
lcessarily requires some sacri'
fices of national pride, some
concessions by some of the AL.
lied nations. But how much
are these overweighed by the
benefits accruing. 1t hurts the
Germans a hundred times more
than it hurts any of the Allies.
Unity of political command
in the determined front the
United States shall present to
the world at this crisis is hard
ly less important than unity of
military command. Brave and
able men, even though united
in their general aims, but of di-
vided opinion and separate ac-
ton, lack the power that comes
from united action and unified
command.
Political differences should
be buried. Not left to be buried
in congress by senators and
representatives, but buried by
the people at home. The vot-
ers are the true undertakers for
this burial of partisanship.
1t may require the sacrifice
to some extent of partisan
pride to give this command to
a man of another political
party just as it requires the
sacrifice of some national
pride on the part of the Brit
ish, Italians and Americans to
give the command of their arm
les to a general of another ma
ton. But patriotism, the good
of the great cause. in both in
stances requires the sacrifice.
No matter what its domestic
effect, the election of a repub-
lican congress this fall would
greatly impair and lessen the
power in council, the influence
both with our Allies and our
enemies and with the peoples of
Europe, of the government of
the United States. In alien
eyes the election would be
taken as a reputation in part
at least of the policy the Presi-
dent has announced as the
policy of this country. All the
hopes and aspirations foreign
people have built upon that
policy would fade and weaken.
Uncertainty would take the
place of calm and perfect con-
fidence. The purpose of our
might not, would
not change in reality, but the
opinion of the outside world of
our national policy, aims and
would alter, and the
change would hurt not only our
government and our people at
home, but our armies in the
field and the suffering people
1f Europe.
The faith and confidence of
Europe in the strength of the
United States government, in its
and support by the
people of the United States, is
he main issue in the 1918 fall
election.
~-~-S-@-s-SO~~~-~S-~
1t has been announced Off
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-26
Former War Minister
Sentenced to Death

AMSTERDAM. Sept 26.-M. Polly-
shoff. former minister of war Ia the
late cars cabinet, and NJ. Nerchow-'
SKI. former minister Of war in Kcren-
sky's cabinet. have been sentenced to
death, Moscow dispatches say.