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Usfversltv f Oregon Library "WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 80; Minimum Today, 42. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow, Fair. ail Tribune Forty-soventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Yeitr. MEDFORD OREGON", FRIDAY, JUNE 1. 1917 NO. fit Medford M E BY ALLIES Reports From London and Berlin In dicate Beginning of Offensive to Smash German Flank on Belgian Coast Heavy Artillery Attack Underway South to Ypres District Resumption of Drive by French Indicated Italians Hold Ground. LONDON, June 1. Many tons of bombs lmvc been dropped by British aircraft on the Belgian towns of Os tend, Zebrugjfc and Bruges, the war department unnonncca today. BKRIJN, June 1. Heavy eun fir ing last night reached a stage of great intensity in tile region of the dunes on the Belgian coast and in the Ypres bend, particularly in the Wyt scliucto sector, the war office an nounced today. Advance- Probable. Reports from both Berlin and Lon Hn today indicate the probability tHJtt an important military movement by tile allies is under way on the Bel gian front possibly an attempt in force to hit the German flank on the coast n crushing blow. A pitch of notable intensity Mich ns usually precedes an altack has been reached by the artillery l'irc near the coast and to the south iu the Ypres district. Meanwhile British air raids have been carried out on and near this const. ''Many tons of bombs," su.ws the London official statement, have been dropped on Ostend, Bruges and Zeebrugge, the last named being one of the principal German submarine bases. To Renew Offensive. Dispatches from the French front today indicate a renewal soon of the Great offensive against the Germans. The French are in more advantageous positions now than when they began their offensive in April. Last night n German post in the Chevrons dis trict near Ononnc was captured. The British to the north are again i'lwrting gains after n brief period m which only raiding operations were attempted. The advance was scored in the region of Cherisy between Croiselles nnd the Lens-Cainbriii road. In one of their big attacks dur ing tlie height of the Arras battle British troops were reported as hav ing reached Cherisey, but were not able to hold it nt the time. Thev now have pushed forward again a little to the west of the town. Official Reports. L()X1)0NT, June .1. "Our troops gained ground slightly during the night west of Cherisy" (Arms front) says today's official announcement. "I'atro! encounters resulted in our favor Inst night in the neighborhood of Gntizcacoiirt. Successful raids were made by us northeast of Loos and near I'loegstecrt wood." liOMK, June 1. Violent effort were made by the Austrians last night yr' regain some of the ground they recently lost in the Italian offensive. The Austrian masses attacking in the A "dice area were firmly met and the attack failed completely, the war of liee announced today. I'AlilS, June L French Iroop-l'i-t night captured n German post seiilh of Chevrciix, taking n number ot prisoners, the war office an il, unices. Kaids by Germans ami an "Hack on the Casipie were repulsed. SPAIN SEIZES WHEAT II SWITZi HII.IIOA, Spain. June . Accord ing to news received from Madrid the government has ordered the seizure of n ear-.'o of Argentine wheat on l'"rd the steamer Kosurio which ar rived here Wednesday. The cargo a consigned to Switzerland by "' of (Vttp. The Spanish cabinet, the advices s,!"e. maintains that it ii entitled take over the wheat to meet the nfds of cpain, 1 INITIATIVE NOW HELD BY FRENCH UN WEST LINE Artillery Duels Continue Unceasingly At All Points Germans Showing Great Nervousness as to What Is About to Happen French Demon strate Superiority. (From a Stuff CorresponUc-nt af the As sociated Press.) OX Till' FHKNCTI FRONT IN FliANTF, Thursday, Hay 31. Be tween April 1,") nnd May 24 the num ber of German prisoners falling into French hands reached a total of 31, 82!), of which 28,045 were unwounded. This period covers three phases of the general attack now temporarily abated, which the French undoubted!)' will continue when the proper mo ment arrives. As a result of the successful at tacks the French now possess the ini tiative and occupy more important positions than when they began the forward movement in April. Artillery duels continue unceasingly at all points on the front, occasional!.',' in termingled with local infantry com bats in which short stretches of trench sometimes change hands. Thus far the French always have regained any positions taken from them nnd at sonic places have bitten further into the German lines. (icmuili.s Xervous. The Germans are showing great nervousness ns to what is about to happen and the slightest movement in the French lines calls for that hurri cane of artillery and machine gun fire. The absolute confidence of the French in their superiority is seen in the manner in which they move over intervening ground between the lines when ordered to attack. . The tactics now eniiiloyed permit them to attack with minimum losses. This was demonstrated, for in stance, iu a recent raid in the range of hills and foods south of Chevreuu.v. advanced in order to straighten out the line, severe artillery preparations having preceded the assault. The in fantry gained the objective and took thirtv prisoners in addition to killing a number of Germans. Later it was discovered that French shells hud buttered the German shelters so thor oly that six full German companies, crouching in the shelters while await ing an opportunity for a counter-attack had been killed to the last man. The place was n shambles. The total French loss in this affair amounted to only 27 men killed or woiindc-1. French Losses .Slight. This proportion applies only to one corner of the battlefield, for in other places the French encountered dif ficulties which held them back for a period and entailed much more seere fighting, with oonosquont higher cas ualties. Close observation by the cor respondent of the whole fighting trout from Soissons to Aubciive, however, shows clearly that the French casual ties are much lower than the German. WAR TAX BILL WASHINGTON, June 1. The sen ate finance committee today heard protests on its revision of the house war tax bill. Senator Hroiisurd of Tmisiuna protested against the decision to levy a consumption tux of half n cent a pound on sugar. Although some sen ators thought the tux would be impos ed only upon imported sugar, Chair man Simmon saiil that the com mittee intended t have the tax ap ply on all sugar, dome-tic or import ed. A new tax of 2"i cents per primary horsepower developed from public waters was suggested to the commit tee by Senator Hankhciid of Ala bama, who estimated it would raise l,.")UII,(uill this year nnd much more as hvdro-elooliic development pro ceeds'. Another change recommended b Senator Kellogg was to exempt troin taxation income rc-cned by corpo rations from other corporations to Avoid double tnirffion. ILLINOIS CITY REDUCED TO RUINS; PROPERTY LOSS IN MILLIONS j ill' rV'''; -f- - TV" -! ' --'UI As if bombarded by huge cannon, Mat ton, Illinois, ts here shown, a city a tornado sweeping from tho west which left :i dead, about 800 injured ami nojiihy, .suffered n loss of 50 dead, 130 injured nnd $t,(M(,ooo in property HALT AGITATION !T DRAFT WASHINGTON, June 1 With on ly four days more before Tuesday, draft regulation day, the department of .justice planned today to exert every energy to cpiell anti-draft agi tation, which already bus resulted in tt number of arrests in various cities. Department of justice officials say many persons have responded to their request that eases of opposition to the draft regulation be reported. These reports are referred for in vestigation to United States attor neys or marshals who have instruc tions to make arrests promptly when they discover attempts to hamper ex ecution of the draft law. The war department announced that no man registering would be re quired to answer the question of whether he claims exemption. It will he sufficient, to present his claim if he is called before an exemption board later. Officials at sea ports and along United Stales boundaries had orders to detain men seeking to leave the country to avoid registra tion and the war department is con sidering means of enrolling Ameri cans living abroad. BOISE AHORNEY HAL PORTLAND, Ore., June L An in terne at n Portland hospital early to day found the body of C. K. Linger fundcr, said to lie a Boise, Idaho, attorney, hanging out of a second story window from a rope around his neck. The interne called for help and in the haste to get the body in side, the rope slipped and the dead man fell two stories lo the ground. Later today the coroner saiil he was uncertain whether death resulted from the hanging or the full. Lin gerfundcr left no reason for his act. lie was about !" years of age. LEFT 001 OP BILL WASHINGTON. June 1.- Adminis tration manager in the senate ImIii.v decided to let the newspaper censor ship section of the espionage bill die with the house vote of yestetday against it. The senate conferees ex pect to drop the hard fought section out entirely and bring the bill before the senate for final pa-sag contain ing only the iindisputei SHE FOR PEACE Cnl'KSHAGI'.N, June I. Keports from Vienna say that simultaneously with the oning of the Austrian par liament thousands of workmen ceased wmk and organized great procession c demonstration for Jf-flCe. COPKNHAGEN, June 1. Austrian dispatches to the German papers give the impression that the Hungarian crisis is gradually working in the direction of a dissolution of par liament and new elections. n the interior u minority ministry would hold office nnd Count Andrussy is mentioned us u possible head for such n cabinet. Unless the Hungarian elec toral practices nre changed, the cabi net in power during the elections would probably emerge with a major ity The address of the Budapest mu nicipality to the king, thanking him for his slnnd in the franchise ques tion, reveals the fact that King Charles desires a universal secret bal lot. Count Tisza advocates n re stricted and involved suffrage, per petuating Magyar dominance. Under royal pressure, however, lie has dropped front his program some of the limitations on the labor vote, such as requiring; the qualification of n year's residence and the retention of the same employment. Count Tisza professes to he weary of the parliamentary struggle nnd tells his friends that he wants to go to the front and fight. However, it is safe to assume that when parlia ment opens the former premier will be vigorously leading the opposition. T NKW YOltK, June 1 . The port of New Yolk was closed at daylight today to outgoing vessels, not oven fishing boats or barges being per mitted to pass out the narrows. Ar riving steamships were permitted to enter. The cause of the closing of the Hirl was not iniidc known. Shortly after the order prohibiting vessels from leaving the harbor be came known, preparations were made to close the gate in the net that stretches aero-s the mouth of the harbor. The gate lias not been closed in the day time since it was placed in -sisition soon after diplomatic rela tions with Germany were severed. Moth navy yard and customs officials rcl'ucd information as to the reason for the move. WASHINGTON, J,,,,,. 1 A civil inn commission composed of Abra ham Flexner of New York, Dr. Wil liam II. Welch of Hallimore. and Na than Strauss ,,t New York will inspect the naval ho-pilal ship Solace ti rial the navy's method of treating sick sail ors. Already Admiral Mayo is conduct ing an inve-ligation of ehargis of mistreatment contained in n round robin signed by several enlisted men who wen patL-nU on Jhe 3oU:e, of donth nod "MiMctlon. Mattoon suffered more than any otlior city by a property to rn citlinnled nt $2,000,000 in Mattoon nlone. Charleston, damage. ILINGSHI LONDON, June 1. The American sailing ship Dirigo, 3,003 tons, has been sunk by a German submarine. The crew has been landed with the exception of John Hay, third mute, who was drowned when the small boats were being launched. A statement issued by tho British admiralty says that the Dirigio was attacked by gunfire by a German submarine, which gave no warning. The vessel was subsequently sunk by bombs lifter it hud been ransacked by the crew of the submarine. The sink ing occurred May 31. and the crew was landed at Plymouth. The Dirigo was attacked at 7 o'clock in the morning. The weather was fine although hazy. The men were rescued before tl o'clock. Jos eph G. Stevens, American consul at Plymouth, is caring for the surviv- LONDON, June L -The admiralty reports that the American sailing cs sel Barbara w'us attacked by gunfire of a German submarine at 7 o'clock on the morning of May 21. All the members of the crew were landed nt Gibraltar. LONDON, June 1. The American sailing ship Frances M. was attacked by gunfire on the morning of May 1H according lo a report from Cadiz, given out today by the admiralty. All the members of Hie crew are at Cadiz. WASHINGTON, June 1. Govern ment reclamation projects covering I,l2i,00ll acres of irrigable land in lillli furnished water to 2!I",IIII0 acres, from which f 1:1,000,0(10 worth o fcrops were -harvested, Secretary Lane announced today. Tho value of crops from similar land in 1011 was 18,(mO,WMI. IS ON THE WANE PARIS, June I. -The strlkn move ment in Paris Is now on the wane. Of forty clashes of working people that were out on strike yesterday, 21 have obtained satisfaction for their demands and will return to work to day. Only twelve new trades, on the other hand, Joined In the strike move ment. BRAZIL PLANS TO ItIO JANEIRO, June I. A political movement of considerable strength In on foot to bring about re-nrganlza-tlon of tho army. Tlin voting of new ercdlta for military purpose and an Increase Id tho enlisted strength ot the army ba been proposed, SEATTLE BANDIT SEATTLE, Juno 1. A stranger who entered tho King Couiity State bank In tho university district today and demanded $11(100 was fired upon by Assistant Cashier William A. uNord- qulst. Tho would-bc robber shot and killed himself. Ho lias not been iden tified. Tho man ontcrcd the bank and laid on Nordqulsf'B desk a nolo printed with a rubber stamp and reading as follows: "0o not give any alarm while I am in hero and you will live. I have two pint bottlos of nltro-gly- cerlnq and Just want to die. One gig nnl of alarm and I will blow up the entiro block. "I want J.1000 in gold or currency. You needn't hurry. When I am tired of watting, I will make the explosion. "I carry a loaded gun, too." Instead ot complying with the man's request, Xordquist suddenly ducked behind bis desk and, seizing a revolver, began firing thru, tho counter, wounding the would-be rob ber in tho thigh. The robber turned Ills revolver on himself, pulled the trigger and died almost Immediately. An examination of Ills' clothing shows that the goods were bought In Spokane. Tho body has been tnken to tho county morgue. Ho was well dressed and about 40 years of ago. T TO PASS SENATE T WASHINGTON', Juno 1.-Passage hy the sennit! of tin; administration's first fund hill prolinlily will not occur lie To re tomorrow mlit. Final nelion wns delayed today by a nutnher of (imposed amendments which were not yet disposed of. Re-.iifiiin eoiisidcml inn of tin hill which provide fr a food survey nnd stiiinilnlinii of production the sciuite today took up for discussion Senator Fletcher's amend inch I to permit the food stringency. The propositi has the eudiM'sfinciit of tin; adtninistra tioit. Work of perfectinir the hill to an thoric a food administration anil price-1 ixinr. second of t he govern -inent'w nieastiri'M, was enhhimed today hy the. limine agricultural committee. PKTItOflltAI). Jutift 1. HrltiHh ad miralty per wireless Kiirdu continue to ha run the KiiHrdun troop along tho holder of Ferula nnd Meaopo lamia, YeHtei'ilay, Kuril mounted on horHchiiCri, attacked the ItiiHHiaiiH at a point northwest of Kei niannhuh, tho war office, announced today. ll lp build your country's first line of Uefenso. How? by subscribing for a Liberty bond. Iiuiuiro at any hank lor partli ulars, TALY NOW HAS FOUR MILLION IN If! ARMS Front Covered is Greater Than That Held by France and Belgium- Fighting in Progress on Peaks 9000 Feet High Supply Lines Cut Thru Solid Ice in Inaccessible Alps. WASHINGTON, Tune 1. How Italy's action holpea France throw back the Germans at the Marne and also woakoned tho Gorman-Austro of-' tensive on Russia was dotalled today by Augusto Clufolll, former minister of public workB and now a member of tho Italian wni mission. In both eases, ho said, Italy's attitude was most decisive. "Upon Italy's declaration of neu trality at the outbreak of tho war," said Mr. Clufolll, "France was able to withdraw one-half million men from our frontier to throw them across the German path before Paris. At that time Franco was pressed for trained men and for supplies and the BrltlBh army was not yet mobilized. Without Italy's action, tho Germans would probably have entored Paris. AIno Aided Itu-ssiA. "Similarly, Italy's actual entrance Into the war in May 1915, tremen dously aided tho retreating and disor ganized Ruslun armies and created, such a diversion as to save Russia from being reduced to Impotence. Again Italy's action was decisive. "If Italy had boon inspired by the lust of conquest bIio could easily have joined with Germany whose victory would havo been tremendously facili tated by hor Intervention. But Italy could not make herself party to the uggrcssion of Austria upon Serbia or aid in a war featured by the Invasion of Belgium. Italy could not Join tho two imperial dynasties which dream ed of world domination on the prin ciple thnt might makes right. ' "Italy's sacrifice in this war haa been almost staggoring. Wo now have four million men under arms. Our front is HO kilometers long, greater than the whole French and Delglan front. Kvery yard we have conquered has cost us terribly, ItattlcH Two Miles High. "Some of our heavy guns are fight ing from an elevation of over two miles on peaks none thousand feet high. Our roads and supply lines In many cases havo been cut thru solid Ice. A wholo now human center has been built up in tho most Inaccessible part of tho Alps. "This must bo tho last war. Na tions cannot In tho future squander their money on military perparedness. The new spirit must make us live to gether In tho Ideals of peace and Jus tice. Italy Is eager to tako her place In a new world organized for peace Just us on a smaller ainlo at tho Al giers conference alio mado possible tho international ugroomcnt on Mo rocco.'' L SIX HOUR DAY I.ON'DDN, June 1. Strikes or other mouMircs to paralyzo produc tion have been decided upon in more I In. I'-'U of the lor;e-t factories iu Pclrorud, iiio4 of which nrc en mured in war work, Hcutcr's J'etro-'-rad rom'-pmidrllt telei;radls. After I he failure of efforts of the conciliation board to roach an agree ment on any points, the (duffs of tho factories resolved to strike or alter natively to paralyze work by enrryinn; out all rcmilations to tho letter. Tho time and form of strikes nro to bo decided in each factory separately. In some cases (he strike already has begun, while in others tho staffs are bii-ily enlisting (he support oE the workers. According to I lie Nova Tu Zlii.n, Maxim (lorky's paper, tlm ilcnmndu of the workers include n six-hour day and a minimum wage for women oC loll rubles moullilv. Put punch Into your patriotism. Subscribe (or a Liberty bond. Do 11 today not tomorrow. Ask any bank for particular;;.
