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DAILY EDITION
VOL VIII., No. I mo.
HUNS ALLEGE
MCE GAVE
BIGVARBQOTY
POKTM MOUTH WrHT OK KHEIMN
IX IJKIIMAN tXWIIOI, HONOR
CLAIMED IIV PIUJIt K
PRISONERS NUMBER 10 35,000
lUrb, War I'ruvUliMia l-rft In Cultur
ed Territory by Alllc. Iii
Derlta Official IUpori
Iterllu, Ms Uindun. May SI.-The
foru on tht northwestern front of
Rhelma have fallen,
Crecy-an-Moat, Juvlgny and Cur
fla suburbs of Soissons, lying lu
(ha north of that rlty hava Imoii rap
turd by tha Germans, according to
tha ofTlcJal statement, aud by the
war offlca. which aaya that th num
bar of prlaonara haa boon lmraard
to mora than 15,000.
Tha text of tha alateuiwit reads:
"On tha battle front IMween the.
Year and tha OIm fighting activity
nu Increased frequently. There
vara aoma local Infantry engage
ments. "Tha armies of lha Germsi.
crown prince an progressing victor
iously. North of th Alsne ground
baa ban gained after hard fighting.
Crery-au-Mont. Juvlgny and Cufflea
hava been occupied.
"ftolaaons haa been taken bj
Brandenburg trooiti. r .
mo n ii m iter of prisoners haa
been Inrressed to mora than S5.on
,and tha boolJ-"Th artillery and -war
material la tremendous.
"South of the Wain the Fri-nib
front, whli'h ara In course of forma
tion, broke down under uninter
rupted attack by our dlvlaloni. Wa
threw tha enemy back after elub
horn resistance i far aa and across
tha Una of Vlltrmonlolre. Fcre-en-
Tardenole Coulongaa, Rroultlet and
Branarourt.
"Th forla on tha northwestern
front of Rhelms have fallen. The
northern parte of La Nouvllleila and
Bethany ware raptured. Ounr of
every description, up to railway Run
of heftvleat caliber, wort taken. The
Inipettiona advanre of our attacking
fwea prevented enemy from car
rylng bark rich war iirnvlalnn
heaped upln the captured lerrltorle
An airdrome, with machine ren!y
to atart and airplane materials, a I no
- cnpttired.
"Durlna; the laat threo dayt onr
avlatora hava 4irought down 3D ene
my alrplanca aonth of Tpres. Five
enemy captive ballooni wort bronght
down In flamaa."
TREAT MAY NOT BE
ORDERED TO ITALY
Washington, May 31. The ordera
that hava been laauad detailing Brig
adier General Treat to duty li Italy,
may bo revoked. Thla la contingent
upon tha final aeslgnment of Major
General Leonard Wood, who will
probably be assigned at hla own re
quoat to a divisional camp, rather
than to the command of the western
department.
UNITED STATES MINING
BUREAU OFFICIAL HERE
David F. Day, of the U. S. bureau
of mines, Waahlngton, D. C, and
Justice F. Orngan, New York City,
arrived In the city thla morning and
left for tha Illinois valley section.
While these gentlemen gave out no
statements It is believed they arc
here in the Interest of chrome pro
duction for tho l 8. government.
PMTSISE
iiinnii
Muh t'Mt (iaa Mi-uua of lU-prlwil"
Agjtliiat Uio l4wlilrtiU tif Houllu
era ltuala
Mowow, May St. Strong rsvulu-
(lnnary detachments of uVmob!lld
Itusslan soldiers, equipped with ma
chine guns and artillery, rpse tods)
In the Tehlgerlne district of Kleve
and attempted to arise the govern
mental power. The Ilolshevlkl were
asktd to aend troupe to subdue the
revolutionists.
London, May Petrograd dis
patcher reported today that the Ger
mans In reprlaala against the peas-
ant disorders In Ukraine had drench
ed several villages near Klava with
gas, and that whole communities
were being asphyxiated.
I'lndraa Negras, Coahulla, Meg.,
May II. Kalserlsm Is on tha de
fenslvo In Mexico today. Amerloan
diplomacy I defeating German kill
tur.
' Htrong pro-ally propaganda haa
been quietly launched on both aldra
of the border by Mexicans, with the
full consent and approval of Carran
sa.
A declaration of war by Mexico
against Germany may bo expected
within a few weeks alx months at
the most.
The only alternative apparent to
day la another revolution by which
President Carraoxa will be .depose 1
by. Mexican factions eager to trade
Mexican participation with the allies
for allied support of an antl-Carrsn
sa revolt.
i
Portland, May 31. Four Oregon
counties. Yumhlll. Polk, Washington
and Linn, have teporled to elate
food administration officials here
that no wheat flour will lie sold be
tween June 1 and August I, or until
tho next harvest Is at baud. II was
announced today. Ka'h county has
promised that from two to four car
loads of wheat flour will bo given
up Immediately by dealera and turn
ed bark to the government.
f. H. AVIATOR WIXGH Mt'N
With the American army In
France, May SI. American avlatora
shot down another German airplane
today northwest of Toul which fell
behind the American lines.
Four attacka against the Ameri
can troopa at Cantlgny yeatarday
vera repttlsed. The Americana car
ried out a successful trench raid.
HUE 'PR nop
BOOSTERS VISIT G. P.
Amoa Nanlnger and Leo Ferguson
of Aahland, spent Thursday In
Grant Paaa doing publicity work In
the Intereat of the Rogue River
roundup and patriotic celebration to
he held at Ashland July 4, 6, and 6.
Both theae gentlemen are connect
ed with the roundup and are real
boosters of (he .sport, . They aay the
round up thla season will contain
many new features that are to be
real entertaining. Some of the best
performer In the west are to be en
tered In the big show and many lo
cal boya are to contest for the cash
MEXICO IS TURNING
TO CAUSE OF ALLIES
prlxes. ,k
OIUNTS PAM, JOMCPIIIIIB OOCKTT.
UNS REACH THE IVIARiME:
RHEIMS PROBABLY LOST
Observers Da Net Fesr Present O.TecsiYc Will Beccz
. is Serious to Allied Mtztt it Odszght b
March Frccch Wiibiraw to Save Ken
London, May SI, Tho German
have reached tht right bank of the
River Marne on a 19 mile front, ac
cording to a reort aent from the
British general staff thla afternoon.
London, May II. Latest report
ahow that the Oerniant hart not an
tared the Chateau Thierry, but 'are
making heavy attacka there. The
situation at Rbelma la not eloar but
If not already lost, It srt'l probably
fall toon. - ,
London. May. SI, Tht abandon
ment of Rhelma seems Inevitable
Although the pace of tha German
advanco la somewhat Blackened, th
allies have a difficult task to prevent
further aticeeeaee.
London, May SI. Still keeping
the' tide of advance flowing strong
ly In th center the Germana hart
simultaneously executed a stroke on
the allied left flank that extended
tht battla line westward, virtually
linking op tha present battle field
with that of tho Bomme. By attack'
Ing along the Arietta river tht Ger
mans are within two mllet of tht
Mama at one point '
Observers apparently do not fear
that tht present offensive will be
come aa aerlona to tha allied defense
as tht original onslaught In March'
Paris, May SI The left flank of
the allied army on the A lane front
haa been forced bark near the All
ette river. The German attacka
broke down near and aouth of Sola-
sons, tbw French maintaining their
positions and the Germans making
but a slight advance In the center.
In tho French counter attack
GERMAN ATTEMPTS
CANTIGNY
FOILED
With the American Army In American's machine waa damaged
France, May SI. Further German! took place when nvt American pur
atteimil to reiauture the village of.,ult wachlnee engaged a German
Cantlgny and positions lost to the
Americana early Mondav were marie i
today, but all
pulaed. The fighting
waa
Miv
throughout the day.
The Americana have been subject
ed to almost continuous attacks
since they stormed their war
Into
Cantlgny. In everv case the cne-
my'e wavea hav been broken against
the stonewall resistance of the Am
ericana. '.
The Brat German counter-attack
against Cantlgny took place at 8:10
o'clock Monday afternoon. . It was
preceded by a barrage.
1 The second counter-attack was
launched at 1:14 p. m. One enemy,
wave , paaaed beyond th American
barrage, but our Infantrymen drove
off the Germana In No Man -Land.
..The third counter-attack waa
made yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
when two German raid were repuls
ed with heavy losses. The number of
German prisoner haa been Increas
ed to S4S.
A acore were captured yesterday
morning. They had hidden In deep
cavea Tuesday and laat night.
. The American field hospitals won
the admiration of all yesterday. On
one occasion officers abandoned their I
messrooma to nurses who were mak
Ing bandages and ate in tht yard In
tht front of tht building. '
From daybreak there has been a
contlnuoua series of aerlnl battles on
the front northwest of Toul.
An American aviator waa captur
ed by the Germans in
the fighting
after hla machine had fallen In No
Msn's Land. The fight In which the
Kill DAY. MAY SI,
launched north of th Marnt, the
ill won back th town of Tblllloli
weat of Rbelma, which they had lost
to tht Germana.
Paria, May S 1 Tht extreme point
of tht German advance la L-Cbar-
mel two mtlta north of tht River
Mrne. Th Germana have contin
ued to push forward aouth of Fere-
en-IVneola but neither Chateau
Thierry nor Dorm an have fallen. Tfie
French r withdrawing before tha
Germana In the Allette region and
havt fallen hack on positions north
of Bterancourt. which la nine miles
southeast of Noyon, and Epagy,
which la aeven mtlea northwest of
Solaaona. They are, however, hold
ing positions along the road be
tween 8olsaona and Chateau Thierry
and along tha wosttrn outskirts of
Solaaona.
Pari, May 30, Thursday. Battle
continued all night with the French
maintaining tho western outlets of
Solaaona, northwest of Rhelma, the
Franco-British lines maintained de
fensive positions.
' Tht Germana made repeated at
tenipta to break through the de
fense In the Solaaona region but were
held up by tha determined reals'
tanct. In the center fighting was
uklag -place near Veallly, IS mllea
aouth of Chemla-dee-Damea, where
th Germana attacked Monday.
Premier Clemenceau narrowly es
caped falling Into th hands of the
Germana, according to a newapaper
report. Ho left the front only a few
minute before a patrol of 40 Uhlans
arrived. A general was killed three
mlnutea after the premier left a
'cross roada.
TO RECAPTURE
IS
aerial squadron while protecting a
party of British 'bombers who
were
' Mttt II ttt Itl m aAm a a-t.1 1 .. a I
early
" ' nit? enemy mi
chine wer shot down, and another
: waa forced to land out of control,
i The German artillery threw nun
, "!U" "" or an sues and kept
nD tructlve and harassing fire,
j AH "'ht th American guna hnve
oeea Juat aa buay and are giving thr
enemy more than he sends.
It la not Improbable that the Ger
mane have some .plans In which they
may employ their Infantry.
The aun had hardly reached ' the
horlaon on thla cloudless, wlndles
day when large numbers of enemy
planes mad their appearance. ; The
American aviators took the air one
after another as the Germana came
Into alght,
. within 15 mlnutea four battles
were fought over No Man'a Land
GRITTl! EPIDEMIC IJf MADRID
Madrid. May SI. An epidemic re
sembling la grippe Is sweeping over
Spain and 150,000 cases nre rrprt t
ed in Madrid. Trt- :rorta!"ty :conr
tinuea low. i
I ...;.
2P0 OOO .MHN WILL RK
CALLED Dt'RIMG Jl'NK
Washington, May SI The war de
partment announced today 'that
S8O.O0O men will be called to' the
colore during the month of June.
The camps, to which they will be
ORtiOON.
AI.1E1AI
signed have not been decided uron.of control
I0IH
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PATRIOTISM
It. II Employee ItvoUaded Thai Tby
Work for tho V. B- Union
Head Asked to gip Strike
Washington,. May SI. Railroad
employe wort reminded by Director-
General MeAdoo yterday that thy
are employ of th United States In
tlm of war, and that a etrlkt meant
J blow at their own government and
the hampering of traneportatton es
sential to protect tht hundreds
thousands of American boya fighting
on tht battl field of Europe,
la a telegram to th head of all
labor union having shopmen among
their members, Mr. MeAdoo gar no
tice that the government cannot be
coerced and Intimidated and called
upon railroad men to remain at their
dutlea, and rely anon him and the
new board of railroad wax and
working eondltlona for Just consld
eratlon of their claim. H ask the
union leaden to nrge open their
men by wire the wisdom and patrio
tism of thla course. ' 1
"It 1 th first tlm In tht history
of our government that any oflt
employ have attempted a atrlke
Such action la Incredible. For the
good of our beloved country and for
the honor of railroad men In tht
service everywhere, I hope that there
will be no repetition of what every
one must condemn aa unpatriotic In
the highest degree. ,
"The government cannot be toere
ed or Intimidated by any of it em
ploye. It la anxioua to do Justice to
all and will do Justice to alt a far
as It la possible to measure Justice.
OF
Mollne.'Ill., May 31. Eighteen
hundred men at the Silvia shops of
th Rock Island railroad went on a
strike today aa a result of dissatis
faction of the recent wage adjust
ment. The men' who walked out, de
mand 75 cents an hour aa the min
imum, time and a half for over
time and an fright hour basis. The
award given by MeAdoo was 53 cents
an hour. .
Washington, May SI. .The gov
ernment will send a representative
to'Mollne Immediately to settle the
trouble there.
IlKITISH HOSPITAL IS
ROMBRD A.l ni RXEl)
With the British Army, May St.
Another large hospital was bombed
by the . British airmen today. Many
medical worker and some patients
were killed and others wounded. The
hospital caught on fire and the
bodies of some of the womeu nurses
who were slain, were burned In the
rulna. '
0 NAMES OX CASVALTV LIST
Washington, May 31. Today's
casualty Hat contains 60 names. 15
of which were killed in action.
FLYER IS
DOVmED BY GERMANS
With . the American Army In
France, May 31. An American avl
ntor was captured by the Germans
vcrtorilay after hla machine had fa'
len Into No Mnn's Liml. The fUht.
mm
n
In which the American s nnchlneji,,,,,,., m lplt of the decreased
wss damaged, took place when five consumption which has accompanied
American pursuit machines engaged strict enforcement of rationing.
with a German aerial squadron,
while protecting a party of British
bombers who were returning from
a raid early thla morning. Two of
the enemy machlnea were shot down,
and another wa forced to land out!
WHOLE XTMIIER 2874.
VE1EK0F
ICll'l
PAY RESPECTS
KEMXAMT OF DIMINISHING HOOT
HONOR MEMOnr OV DEPART.
KD COMRADES
FUG (LOJITS OVER EACH GRAVE
Flower Placed oai Grave
of lit
Vetera Laid to Reat ia
tarts of Thi City
Decoration day wa observed la
Grant Paaa by General Logan O. k.
R. and W. R. C. and their man
frienda In aa appropriate maaar.
In th mornlag post and corn mtnv
bare placed flowera and a United
iats nag on grave of veteran
who are laid to rest la th Granite
HIU. Masonic, I. O. O. F. and Tuff
cemeteries. In the afternoon the
gathered at the opera house where
patriotic exercises were held, and
later marched - to Railroad oar.
where exercises In honor of the un
known dead were held.
The ranka of the old soldiers bar
thinned to auch an extent that but
If wer In line while the grave of
121 were decorated.
The address at the opera houa
wa given by Frank C. BramweU
who spoke In part as follows:
"The 30th day of May la recog
nised in th northern and western
state as Decoration day, or a Mem
orial day- which haa beeu tet apart
aa a national day on which to cele
brate the memory of thoe grand
old veterana clothed In uniforms of
blue who are the heroes of that
great Civil war which decided 'th
future course of a powerful nation
and made It possible for Abraham
Lincoln, on the fcattlefleld of Gettys
burg, to declare to the world 'that
that government of the people, by
the people shall not perish from the
earth.'
"This day, however. Is not recog
nised throughout the entire United
States. It is celebrated In some
southern states on April 26th ' and
In other southern state on May JO.
It haa been set apart by those state -
as confederate memorial day or aa
Confederate day.
"Decoration day as recognized in
this state shoull be regarded aa one
of the most sacred In the history of
our country. , The 4th day of July Is
celebrated aa a national holiday; but
we are today celebrating the memory
of the greatest achievement In the
history of our nation the preser
vation and permanent establishment
of that divine and sacred tnatru-
(Continued oa nag S.)
U.S RESTORES TEAT
RATIONS III EIMD
, Washington, May 31. British
workingmen, whose meat ration dur
ing the past tew weeks dropped al
most to the vanishing point, now are
back tothe normal allowance, under
the compulsory rstlonlng system. A
I cablegram to the food administra
tion from the British ministry of
food today announced that thla had
been made possible "thanks 'to- tha
splendid i espouse from America."
Supplies of butter and cheese still
are. short in England, but imports
! from the United States are expected
jto relieve that situation alao. .
No teserve of any food Is In sight.
During April the United State .
aent to England 359,058,000 pounds
of beef and pork products, compared
with 161,000,000 pounds . In April
1917 and 43,700,000 pounds in the
same month of 1914, before the war
began.
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