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ITALIAN LIS
Gsncral Offensive to Force Out In
vaders From Captured Positions
Now Under Way Smashing a Way
to Vlccnza Plain French Think
Plan Doomed to Failure.
PARIS. Mnv 18 The attack
JniiiH-hwl by the Atistrinns Munitwt
the Italian front in tlu southern Ty
rol, wliidi litis jtratlually B.lt'mlel to
tlin entire AuMro-Italian front, is le
inf followed here with Hose attention.
It i believed in inUititr.v cirelo that
the xrent Aimtriaii olTunalvo wliielt
liru lonjj been expected lins at last
begun.
Xo importance id attached to tho
falling bnek of the Italian advance
lines which in considered nn obvious
move, a they were not atifficiontl.vl
Htiutiic to resist an nttack on it large
scale. Although the Italian central
position on the Lnvarone plateau is
not yet involved, it is thought prob
able the principal effort of the Aus
trian will he iiiailc in that direction.
It eenm evident that the Austrian
Kcnernls intend to trv to carry out
their former pin n of innthitifr a way
ihiouph to the Vicenra plain. The
fact that heavy reinforcements have
been moved up under cover of the
fonniduble series of fort4 stretchinn
irom KolKaria and loimroiie favors
the belief that Vieenxa in the real ob
jective of the offensive.
Jmiiikh1 to Kiilluio.
French military authorities are sat
isfied that the Aut-triuus am doomed
to failure. It is pointed out that the
Italians have made every possible
preparation for .jtthl such an attack
us the present, and that the most
(mj well til OeieiiKCs tliat oiiKincenng
skill could devise have been itrepmvd
on the Amuko plateau and in the
mountains northwest of Arsiero. It is
on this lino that the Italians are ex
pected to make their real staud in
ovent the Austrian continue to push
their offensive.
MAN
ROME, Mnv IS. An official di
pHteh from Ituliun headqunrturs nt
IMitie reMrta that Austrian ' aero
))huies have made several attacks on
h town near Venice. It is stated that
these attacks have caused insignifi
cant material dninnue, that no lives
hnvo been lost and no military re
sults accomplished.
1'mhcivs ltcH)i(cd.
1IHKL1N, May IS (by wireless to
Sayville). Artillcrv eiwairomnila
are in progress all along the Austro-
Italian front on which the AustHuns
began an offensive movement several
days ago. The official Austrian state
ment of May 17 reports the capture
ot new Msittons on the Doberdo pin
tenu.
Several Italian cities, in addition to
Venice, were attacked in the recent
nir raids, which, the statement says,
wcie very effective. Tho announce
munt follews:
"AUillery oomhats are in progress
along the whole front. On Doberdo
plateau our new position was extend
ed by the axplosion of mines. The en
emy directed a drum fire on the posi
tion and then attacked. lie was re
pulsed by infantry regiment No. -13 iu
h fight with hand grenades.
"The aitillery fire beeume violent
at times at the Goriiia bridgehead u
the Km sector, near lit sen, and at
several places on the Pnmthan front.
"Night attacks of the en.iuv iu the
Ijlomites, agaiust IfexengeU and the
rfdge north of Fienberg wire re
pulsed. "In the sector of T.uppio lake the
enemy maiutained a Mrtmjr tire
against our lines.
FRENCH TAKE GERMAN FORT
(Continued from page ona)
"Three further attacks by ihi
French against our positions on lliii
30 were repulsed this mornin-.'
Durlug retreat through Eanes th
eaemy suffered very heavy loss.
This refers to attempts to . attar v
made by n African division, co:,
alstlng of colored French troops.
"An adraaca by weak enemy for. .
southwest of Reyecb failed co.),
pleiely.
Eastern frent: An enemy aci
plana was brought down aunt ,i
Kraaehia."
VS. MACHINE
ISSUE SEEN AT
STAIE CAPITAL
(Kiom the Salem Capital Journal.)
The Capital Journal has not taken
any interest in the republican primary
election for the vcrv good reason that
it is little concerned over the result.
The candidates have made many
pledges of economy and reform in
their bids for votes, hut we presume
if nominated, and n republican nom
ination is in most instances equiva
lent to election, most of them will
follow serenely in tho footsteps of
those who have gone before. The
candidate and office-holder generally
I view the job of serving the public
from radically different angles. If
we took seriously the nnte-cleclion
pledges of the candidates, or believed
that they do themselves, we might bo
more interested iu the primary elec
tion and its results.
Out-lmtlou.s All,
There is one contest, however,
which seems to overshadow all oth
ers this year that Of svetctnry of
state. It is a case of one man pitted
against a political organization, be
cause the powers that be have decreed
that the one man must lie pmtished
for haiug nn occasional independent
thought and acting sometimes on his
own best judgment, lten Olcott seems
to be ono of the few men in the state
house who considers himself answer
able to the jieople who elected him
and not to the little ring which now
they nie in office feel that thoy own
the state house and all that apiier-
tains to it.
Iietween Olcott and Moores as in
dividuals we have no choice, hut wo
do like to see fair play, and Olcotfns
a comieleiit offieinl is as much en
titled to it ns anybody else. He is
not getting it iu this case. Moores
has been chairman of the state ro
IMiblican committee for several years,
aid might be said to own that organ
ization. Mot of tho committeemen
and regular strikers are out for him.
A majority of the republican newsw
jHrs is for him because inanv of the
publishers have received office at the
hands of the state administration,
among them the morning Statesman
of this city, which has come out
stmnely for Moores. Many of these
pajiers have to do what thev arw doing
some of them arc party organs of
the old school from choice.
IIoitIIiIo Kuuuplo.
Ro, on the faco of it, Olcott does
not appear to have a show. He is to
be made a horrible example of as h
man who refused to how to the )miw
ers that control his party organisa
tion. No hint is made that he is dis
honest, that he is inconiieteut, that he
has neglected his official duty but
be hasn't Itcen "good" iu the party
sense. He has at various times form
ed himself into a minority party and
otcd yes or no at bourd meetings
when the governor and the other
members of the board wore anxious to
have unanimous uction. In Oregon
party polities it is to be made u
crime, or more proierly, a heresy, to
think or act indHndeutly, and lk-n
Olcott is the first victim to be burned
at the stake, figuratively speuking, of
course.
The plan to sacrifice Olcott may
work out just as ita promoters eon'
f ideally expect it to unless th. rank
and tile of the republican pnrt ,,li
iccts to the proceedings. Kepubli.-iiu
voters are on the whole prettv hon
est, intelligent people who turned
their own party out of power iu Ore
gon for seteral years becaiiMi ibev
had become disgusted with the vwiv
the men who were elected bv them
conducted the business and legisla
tion of the -tate. There is no reason
to beliext- that thi-v like ring rule ait
belter now than they bae in the past
and will, don't begin celebrating
Moons' noil, ination until tli i.ttirns
tic all m. Ynu iiiiuht lnvV oi cation
to feel foottMi.if ou do.
Honesty ft Ik'ffO
We have always found that it is
best iu the long run to be honest and
frank and qaiottitli the public. The
editor of the Capital Journal is not a
republican; he is not a partisan and
thinks that a jmper niav be independ
ent iu a partisan senc, although it
stands for ceitain principles of gov
ernment that are made issues bv pol
itical )mrtie. Wc have no particular
interest in the success of nnv pnrtv
organization, standing rather for
principles and for candidates who
seem best qualified for public scrxicc,
regardless of their prtrty nffiliatuuis.
Lincoln is cicdited with siiing that
"Hod must have loed the plain peo
ple, because he made so tnanv ol
them," and we have come to think a
good' deal that way in resiect to the
republican voters. They arc so nu
merous always that it is sate to s.iv
their mission in tho scheme of gov
ernment is for good nnd that a large
majority of them are politically in
terested first of nil iu their own wel
fare, which is human nntttrc, and al
ter that in government that will re
dound to the greatest good to the
greatest number, which is true pntu
otistn. That is why we believe Hen
Olcott will win nct Friday. The or
ganization arrayed against him is too
perfect; its objects arc too appaicnt
and its motives and self-interest can
not be misconstrued. Republican vot
ers will place the man above the ma
chine; freedom of thought and speech
above n patronage-purchased party
pi ess.
Seeking Fat .lobs.
Of course, this is none of the Capi
tal Journal's business the Oregon
inn will certainly say "so; that wc are
a non-parlisnn democratic newspnier
which should not Initt into republican
quarrels. Still we arc inclined to
think that a great many republicans
and good, straight ones, loo, will ap
preciate our saying u word for the
man who is fighting with his buck to
the wall against tho machine, and
whose nomination would be equivalent
to serving notice on certain occiiwnt
of fat jobs iu the state house that
more attention paid to business and
less to imliliciil wire-pulling would he
appieciated. That notice should bo
given by icpublieun voters next Fri
day by the renominntion of I Jen Ol
cott for the good of tho republican
jmrfy, the pcoplo of Oregon of all
larties.
FEW IRISH DISLOYAL
(Continued from pago ono)
t.iken to lepolt tins ,, 1. tli. l ihiel, ,(s!,. wcie being In Id. Tlie-o I'.nt-. l OKK, M.i 1 - l'o ir nine
secretary for Ireland. Augustine Hir- be said, were also known to the chief whose ancestors had betn inoculated
rell. Sir Matthew- dei lured the chief secretary. ,with tumor germs for fifteen years,
secretary wa fnlh .iwmeof ir. -u wa thought." Sir Matthew t"k up their residence todov in the
..limited that he s,,. ibiifloiciblc interference would ''"'Kpi- c incer n -ciu-n laboratory
1.. .. t.-imct to c. iM.ui.U Ic.td to bloodshed and that !, ''"'unihin mmcr-itx. Thev were
' ...i ,0,1 iii ' i-imsuci, I, t alone th, n n niit nt hctc from l.i,(lon to c c.ipe the
The witness also
knew women wei.
look after wouin
sham fights for t
li r of Zeppelin i ns
different parts of the country, he
said.
Steps liml been taken, continued
Sir Matthew, to deal with the move
ment before the Insurrection by vol
unteers, preventing civil servant
from belonging to the Irish Volun
teers.
Until three days bafora the out
break of the rebellion, 8r Matthew
testified, there had been no proof of
ooiinectlou of any antt-Krltlsh party
In Ireland with a foreign enemy.
Itnrou Hurdinge asked Sir Matthew
why no action had been taken to pre
vent drilling under arms.
Itnltil by Polities.
"We were deterred ltecuuso we were
afraid to enforce the net," said Sir
Matthew. "We were deterred prac
tically for political purposes."
When asked what action hud been
il. I - ,.l 11 llillll V. M I. ,1 VI lllwMlt lli.flll III ,1 "
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yon KrumMes- I
the question of the I
morning cereal is about I
three times easier to solve. I
Look for this signature
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DO YOU
KNOW
That this is
GA
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ANGE
WEEK
in Medford?
Demonstrations
each afternoon
at our office
Special Prices
on all
RANGES
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Oregon Gas &
Electric Co.
27 North Grape Street
WESTON'S
Camera Shop
208 TCnsl Mnin Street,
Medford
Tho Only Exclusivo
Goimnfti'cinl Pliotoyrnphera
in Southern Oregon
NTegntiveg rulo any timo ou
plnco by appointment.
Phone 147-J
We'll do the rest
E. D. WESTON, Prop.
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To Daitoeiwtlc VoUses.
- h. T Hodf of Ashland, destrc
that democrat write ls name on
the primary ticket for a candidate
for county school superintendent Mr
Ilul. ill aeft the nouiiii ttiou if
t. i, l, r.-d 'in h tut M't ! - 'I jii
The Coming Baby!
Haoray! Hooray!
Kotb'eg d f m o completely endenr
uc to Uic prtnt acd the future aj the
tT ' te! arny& of a
I i Hut iu the mean.
t tt,e comftirt of
t ni"thr I of tu
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f, . nU.d e terna) rem
i ', I now i, m "Muttf
(i i hrieutl" whither-
-U a wonderful Influ
n .e upon tU capaucl.
I'ig uutclw. Ther b.
fume mor pliant,
ttr. Mi without un.lue
' n, oiak Ui jwtIimI
biie of pUsanant antlc-
prc'fni'im In i (.-, f jplndl,! IrtteM
tf- i T r v.e , ,lt nioliurg tell of tha
Ptf't I ' 1 I i i - I r . r 1 m t them.
In in i ti r. t. I t wonderful Mory
tu lli, ir i.-i i'ii -M. m atiout to enter tha
UU i.f i II r!--l f,rt Urtte f -MuU?
er Vriri.il ,io if ),,ur iiirct druffiU
lee tbi Kl.lrml. I I !p itu )ur om haotl
fruided by )uur on laind, fur a free book
Of iutemt and linpurUnc to all iu41ier
write to Bradfldd Rcrulalor Co, iot l-amar
Bide. AlUaU. Oa. It relate tin per,,, ,l
tipenriHr'. of raaujr lupo tuotl . r. it U. il
mil) t n tint ill w iue i l ,11 I f.
f t ,1 ,t i u. r in blJ bj
ankrupt Sale of Hats
Bought at less than 10 cents on the dollar of the wholesale price
WILL GO ON SALE SATURDAY, MAY 20, at 10 a. m. SHARP
All Kinds of Hats Dress Hats, Street Hats and Sun Hats for the Ladies, Misses
and Children from one cent to a dollar nothing over a dollar
We don't simply say a Big Cut in Prices, but quote a few prices as follows
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One Lot at c each
One Lot at 24c--2 fox- 25c
One Lot at 5c--2 for 0c
One Lot at 49c-2 for 80c
One Lot at 99c--2 for $1
One Lot at 10c-2 for lie
One Lot at 74c-2 for 75c
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OTHER BARGAINS
Men's $i5 Suits at $7.80 Men's $20 and $25 Suits at 12.48
We have just landed a big stock of Men's Shoes all kinds and sizes that we are selling at Chicago prices
Broom Sale Saturday and Sunday. Last chance to et brooms at 15c
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