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DAILY EDITION '.a VOL. VIIIh N WA. QIIANT PAM, JOMCPWXB OOCUTT, OREGON, SUNDAY, JTNK 1, IOIH. WHOLB Ml MflKR tSSf. MORE FORCES NECESSARY ON RHEIMS FRONT hOO.OOO t . , TIUMIIti IN FlUV K IM ALL IIIIAMCHM OK Till-: HKHVH'K PRESENCE OF YANKEES NEEDED Uvimml Maivli Haya Two Objective of Ornuuia Am Channel I'orls m1 lily of l'rt ' Washington, June 1ft. Th Amer ican troop sent (o Frsnce now Bunt br over 80i), 000 and General March chief of luff, announced today tht this Includes all branches or the ser vice necessary to make a complete army, both wmbilim and uon-com-batant units. Alt war department figures regarding troopa sent acroii will b given on thla baala. IU tnld that mora troops ara need to hold the extension or the allied front from Rhelms to th sea. which reaches 60 miles further than before the (lr man offensive began on March 11. and makee the pretence of American troopi ttlll mora Important. The amber or U. 8. troopa being trans ported la limited only to the ca pacity or the ahlpt available. General March aald that the ou. Joctlves of the Germane ara the chan nel porta to make England's trana portatlon or troopa more alow and dangeroue, and Parle which la or .etraleglc Importance. SIX AUTO TRUCKS FOR HIGH PLATEAU CHROME Chroma ore rrom the High Pla teau lection will aoon begin ihlpplng rant over the California A Oregon Cosst railroad. 81k big auto trucka for the hauling of the ore rrom the , mine to Watere Creek are now at the headquarter, camp on the nni. ,vr e..rfv in in niiienc oi.ein. tlona. The High Plateau property will be operated by the R. 0. Adams Mae.jtw !" tW ?M,U' neslte Company under Martin l'1dellloal operatlone by the Brit ah and manager, while the hauling will beoicn onu.ior. nun . ..r, ... In charge of II. 8. Hllla whose head quarter will he at the Illinois cnihp. The alx truck will each make a round trip or 94 mile In 24 hour, hauling nt least five ton each. Twelve regular driver are employed and a number or mechanic and ex tra driver have been engaged. The Adam company hns complel ed eight mile or new road to what la known a the old Winter road over Oregon mountain. The Wlmer road ha been repaired by the com pany for a distance, or eight and a hair mile, while Josephine county I making repair on Oregon, mountain road. Thla will give a very good automobile road rrom the High Pla teau to the Water Creek terminal of the C. O. C. Hauling or the ore la expected to commence the 18th. Washington, June 15. Dr. Fran cla Naah, a medical director In the navy, waa fined $1,000 today for un lawfully hoarding foodstuffs. Tht Identical charge waa made against hi wire but her caae wa dlimled. fflHUME BiG GAS ATTACK With the American Army on the Marne, June 15. The American batterlee last night hurled thousand or ga xhell Into the German line nlong the Marne northwest of Cha teau Thierry. The horabnrdment wns In retaliation for the heavy km at tack sent ever hy the enemy. AERIA 1 .IBS In HrM Altwk American Flyer Mnko Direct lll(a on Objective ami ln HO llonilM With th Amerlran Army In France, June 15. The first Ameri can bombing squadron to operate be hind the front, successfully 'raided the DomKty-IUroncoiirt railway at a point northweet or Rrley late Wed needay, dropping many bom In. It I believed that aeveral direct hit ware made by the first planea par ticipating. ' . nrortourt Ilea about 48 ml lee northeaat Of Verdun. lt la poaalble that Domgcy la a mutilated ipelllng or Domeremy, a village on the rail read near rtaroncourt. With, the American Army In Franc. June IS. A aecond exeur alon or American bombing planea wai made late yesterday afternoon behind the German line. All re turned aarely, notwithstanding anti aircraft (Ira, and after repulnlng at tack! rrom two German aerial squsd rona. Conflans waa bombarded by the (Americana. Washington, June 14. Detail of the' American aircraft bombing ex pedition over the enemy line June 1 S.I were reported by General Per ahlng In an addition to yeatarday'a communique. Five planea carrying out the dropping of 8 bom be re turned afely after fighting off three German pttrault machine. The dlapatch aald: "Bombing expedition reported In communique June IS, waa partici pated In by five or our planea. Eighty bomba were dropped. One waa ob nerved to rail In a warehouaa at the nation. Our planea were attacked by three German machine, hut all returned ssfely." With the American Army In France, June 15 American aviator on the Tonl front probably drove down another enemy machine behind the German llnea yeaterday, In add! tlon to the two brought down which have now been confirmed officially aa vlctorle. Except for the usual ar I STATIOHS llll-'tUlery fire, the American sectors "ve neen quiei looay. London. June 15. Sixty prison PEOPLE OF AUSTRIA . DEMANDING PEACE - -j London. June 15. Report are current or a- aerlou crista In Aus trla, the population demanding peace at any price. The rioting la reported to have been begun at Vienna. Rum or have come rrom Amsterdam and Madrid concerning It but the report are unconfirmed. IN ALL DAY FIGHT An Atlantic Port June 15. A atory or an all-day fight Thursday with a German aubmartne oft the Virginia cape wa brought here to day by Captain George Aitkin, of the British steamship Author. He said the raider gave up the chase 70 mile rrom the Virginia. capes, ap parently fearing to brave the coast patrol. . Captain Aitkin, whose ship la one of the few armed craft to be attack ed by the U-boats alnce they came to American waters, said the German showed no disposition to come with in range or the gum or his armed guard or British bluejacketa, though he trailed him at long range for 13 hours. Many shots were fired with out effect. , FRENCH IMPROVE UNES ArtiDery jr Fire is Active ca Both Sides Between Mcntdidier Region and Oisc River Allied Strategy Seeins To Have ' Checkmated The Cereals With the French Army, June 15. The French Improved their line tp- day around the northeastern corner of the forait or Veullers Cottreta on the Marne aalleot. FarIa, June 15. Artillery on both aldea la active1 between Moot dldler and the Olae river. Gunfire I rather marked aouth of the Alne and wet or Rhelm In the jChamplat- bllgny aector. There have been no Infantry action. Pari, June 15. The atrategy and tenacity or the alllea have . check mated the German and the crown prince baa given up the second of fenilve within a month without ser loualy affecting the general situa tion on the western front. There waa no Infantry fighting Friday rrom Yprea to Rhelm. which la now the vital tectlon. The Ger man are probably reforming their shattered dlvlilon. Military ob serves think that the next blow will be at Plcardy. In a drive to reach the coast. In the latest offensive Berlin claim the capture or 180 square mllea or territory, 15,000 prisoner and 150 guna, which la the poorest showing In any of the offensives sine. Marrh-w Pari, June 15. The .feeling still prevails In military circle In France that the main efforts of the Germane have not yet been launched, and HOSPITAL AIRPLANE IS LATEST IIIVATI AT AVIATIOII S Dallas. Tex., June 16. A hospital airplane Is the latest Innovation at the l.ove Field -Aviation school. It Is an emergency airship manned by a skilled pilot, with a physician In the observer's seat and It Is kept ready during all hours of flying prac tice to enable medical help to reach a fallen aviator. The hospital "ship" is always ready for 'instant use.' That there may be no delay, the emergency ma chine is "cranked up" every 20 min utes so that the engine may be kept warm and ready to produce its tiest speed aa aoon aa needed. The pilot and the physician stay close at hand. Obaervers with field glasses keep a watchful eye upon the men in the air and the Instant a flyer starts falling, Information Is telegraphed simultaneously to the ambulance, the fire wagon and the hospital "ship." Often times when a forced land ing occurs It Is In a field distant from any road, and the ambulance can reach It only by travelling a long and round about way. The hospital "ship" can save time, not only by Its speed, but also by going direct to the scene of the accident. The ublqultlous evidence of pre parations for accidents Is thorough ly approved by the young flyers and has no depressing affect on their spirits. Always during flying times the ambulances manned and with motors running, stand on the "deal line" ready to start. Forced land ings sometimes occur, with occasion al accidents, but most rrequently the;01"" ,n T'ov" nd Ca" fle,d8 nd re Injuries are not serious, so the am bulanoes have no terrors ror the ca dets. ' They call them "meat wag ons." Adjutant Wyman has Just an nounced that work In aerial wireless and aerial photography Is being done at Love Field now, special equipment RI 0 speculation Is rife aa to when It will come, and what the general objec tive, will be whether Pari or. the channel porta. It la known that the enemy atlll haa large effective available force behind the line, thousand of them brought from the Russian front The armies of General Foeh, how ever, everywhere are watchful and of auch strength and good morale aa to lead to the belter that, no matter where the German may choose to oppose them, they will be able to give a splendid account of them selves. ... Seemingly It la not Improbable that Field Marshal Halg'a force will be asked again to tneaanre their strength against the Germans, and that the territory near Arraa. or In the Scarpa sector, or both positions, may be chosen by the Germane an the theater. In both the eectors, German gun are working with the violence that generally presage an attack. With the French Army In France, June 15. Only email local actlona have occurred along the battle front since last night, and It appeara scarcely possible that the Germane will re-commence serious work for the present on the line or Montdldler Noyon. Their offensive for the cap ture or Complegne, with the eventu ality or making further progress to ward Parla, from the baae that they hoped to attain there, may be regard ed a having met with a bloody check costing them thousands or men. be longing. to their best divisions. being placed on the planes last week for those purposes. Another Innovation Is a "traffic squad," composed of two or more machines which patrol the air dur ing the riying to see that the prac ticing aviators stay within the aerial bounds assigned by their Instructors. As the training progresses' and the men become expert, there Is a great er tendency toward flying far afield to same or the doxen little towns 10 to 20 miles rrom Dallas. The land ing or an airship Is an event In these towns and the aviator who lands is feted and made much of. The In structors discourage these trips by penalties but when a flyer Is hav ing his cross country training;, "forc ed" lands are Inevitable and the towns which have the best reputa tion for hospitality get numerous visitors. Now the traffic squad will patrol the air, the boundaries of the train ing field except for those engaged at stunts or cross country flying, will be well marked, and reprimand will be due for flyers who pass out of bounds. ' Reports both from Love Field and Call Field at Wichita Falls are that both these cam pa are to be made schools for advanced flying and men will be sent to them direct from the ground school,' but only after thev have been put throu V" f '''" mentals of flylna; 'a 'eHtln number or b '" v air 'n some of the oe frfcn-''". Then they will cflve their training In stunts and Ir V'ar duties. These Include acrobatic work, extensive formation flying of the difficulty military type, and cross country flying with ' advanced in- H L atructlon In wireless, aerial gunnory they were sent ashore due to dls and' photographic work. : turbed conditions. 131,485 III FOR IIAVY BY JULY 19 Kex-ivtary Ihtalrla Announce la- rrrxuiw In Naval RnlUted 8lreflrth For Fighting Hhip Washington, June 15. Secretary or the Kavy Daniels announced to day that there would be an Increase In naval enllated strength or 111, 485 men for service on the fighting ship now In commission and those being built. Thla will be the min imum necessary by July It. Two squadrons abroad have no dealgnated commander hut are under British o Ulcere. Jl'VKMMC CKIMK IX GE11MA.VY 18 ON TUB INCHKASK Amsterdam, June IS. Westpha lia haa the aad reputation of being the worst part of Germany a re gards juvenile crime in wartime. Prosecutions of minor have risen from 4.833 In 1118 to 35,000 In 1817, or about five fold, whereaa the average Increase for all Pntial If only three and one hair fold. Ac cording to a director or a big re formatory who spoke at a Juvenile care congresa at Hamm, at which the above figure were given,' reforma tories all over the country are filled to overflowing, and the authorities are at their wlta' end what to do with the ever growing number of candldatea for uch Institutions. 3,000.000 AIBIS IT . Washington, June 15. Adjutant General Crowder told the military committee of the senate today that 3,000,000 Americana would be un der arms by August 1. He Indicat ed that the age limit or the draft would be extended. Class one will be exhausted by January. IIM'fLATION OK TOKIO IXCREASKII AH.000 LAST YEAR ' Toklo, June 15. The population or Toklo at the end or last year numbered 2,349,830, an increase or 68,000 aa compared with the pre vious year. The average Increase In the last ten years has been 74,000 STIFFENS ALLIED HUE Washington. June 15. Members of the house military committee at their weekly meeting were told that the atream or Americans steadily moving to the front had resulted In a noticeable stiffening of the whole allied line. The Germans, , It was said, apparently had encountered greater numerical strength than they expected to oppose their third great drive, and had suffered heavier los ses than they probably had antici pated. ' Among other things disclosed wss the tact that Major General Hunter Liggett had been selected to become corps commander when the Ameri can forces reach that strength and to command the first American field army when It Is organized. ' He com mands forces In the field now. JAP MARINES LAUDED ' AT CHINESE PORTS Toklo, June 15. Japanese mar Ines landed today at Swatow, a treaty port in China In the center of the sugar Industry, 200 miles north of Canton. . It was announced that CHAT ISEL IK KILLS PEniT FOIIKMAX OF T13IJIEL OAJfO It mi'SIIKD BY ROCK gUDB FRIDAY AFTRlVrOO.f TO OTHER MEN JL"E IMl Reported That One of the Wortnse Warned the Forewum of FrohaMe) Daauear ejasssssaassasassaj T 'l Foremen Pettit of the Southern Padfie tunnel gang waa killed late Friday afternoon by a cave-In at Tiaaai Mae. Frmk Cheaowlth or Eugene waa severely Injured and . Frank Sexton or Hugo suffered slight Injuries. Tunnel Nine had been undergoing repairs and retlmbeiing ror some time and while the crew was remov ing tome or the timbers the slide of loose rock occurred, covering Pettit completely, - canslng Inataataneona death. Chenowlth had one arm aad lea; badly bruised, but no bones are broken. One or Sexton's thumbs waa crushed and he suffered other slight Injuries' , It Is reported that when the fore man ordered the removing of the timbers Sexton told him he believed It waa dangerous, but Mr. Pettit said It waa all right and to go, ahead. Chenowlth then took up the work, when Sextoh objected., A special train was' made ap at Grants Pass and a number of volun teers started for the scene of the ac cident to assist In- clearing the tun nel, but the clearing; away of the debris was' accomplished before the) special train reached the tunnel and It waa turned back. Pettlt's body wss brought to Grants Pass and prepared for ship ment to Summit, Ore. It was ac companied here by Mrs. Pefllt, who was living on the work train which, was stationed at the tunnel. The two injured men were brought to Granta Pasa for treatment Superintendent F. L. Burkhalter and Division Engineer H. M. LuIL came down from Portland Saturday morning, stopping at the tunnel. A board of Inqulrey will convene, this morning to Investigate the cause of the wreck. CASUALTY LIST TODAY GIVKS MARINES 03 AND A KMT 81 Washington, June 15. The mar ine corps casualty list for today haa (3 names. Eight were killed in ac tion and 63 wounded severely. In cluding Private Conrad Nelson of Portland. Washington, June 15. The army casualty list for today ia 81. Eight were killed in action and 52 wound ed severely. E J. AFTER 13 FIGHT An Atlantic Port, June 15. The British freighter Keemun, is report ed to have had a running fight for an hour, with a submarine off the Virginia coast, but escaped on ac count of superior speed. SARGEANT PUTIIAM IS ERil Paris, June Is. Sergeant David Putman, of Brookltne, Mass., was reported today to have downed five German airplanes on June 10. If of ficially credited it makes his total 13, thua supplanting Lieutenant Frank Baylies also of Massachusetts as the American ace of aces. 1