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WEATHER Maximum yesterday, 90; minimum today, 5 5. FORECAST Tonight and tomorrow; air. j ; ) j 1 EDPORD Forty-seventh Tear. pally Twplfth Your. MEDFORD, OREOON, THURSDAY. JULY fl. 1917. XO. 89. MAIL TRIBUN ALLIES PREPAR RESUMPTION E British Advance Line at Ypres Canal Russians Repel Attacks on Ad vanced Positions Offensive North of Arras Predicted by Prussian War Minister. FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, Wednesday, July '1 (by (lie Associat ed Press). After their strongest of fensive effort since Verdun, the Ger mans found themselves today thrown buck everywhere along un elevcn-uiile front on the Chcmin Dos Dames, leaving the ground thickly strewn with their dead and having failed to tako even one French .soldier pris oner. Tho French lines remained intact and the French commanding general who watched the operations through out from the front trenches was able to declare tonight that not u single yard of territory had been lost. The Germans came forward every where in the closest formation and in successive waves, preceded by the famous "shock'' troops, who were mown down. WESTERN 01 . LONDON, July 5. Tho British made an allack last night southwest of Ilollcheke, in Kclgiiuu, near the it Ypres canal. Today's official state ment says the Ilritish line was ad vanced on a front of tilhl yards and several prisoners ruptured. PETROGRAD, July 5. Auslro Gennan forces in Galiria yesterdav attacked the Russian advanced posi tions east of lirzczany, but were driven off by Ihe Russian artillery - fire, the war office announced today. Prepare Offensive. With Russia proving that her army, now rehabilitated, can strike teiling blows again, the entente forces ap parently are preparing to resume the forward movement? on the western front. That the Hrili.-h blow will fall nor (tf Arras is the German expectation, according to General Von Stein, the Prussian minister of war. He told a German reichslag committee yester day that General llaig apparently . was preparing tor aa ollcnsivc on a large scale in this area. General Pelain, on the French front, is bending bis efforts toward retaining intact all the commanding positions his troops now occupy. The latest German attempt to wrest con trol of an important sector on the Aisno from him not only came to naught with exceptionally heavy Ger man losses, but Ihe French in their reaction took a salient near Cerny from the Germans. German Hcport. P.ERLIN. Julv There was little fighling activity yesterday in eastern Galicia, where the Russians have been cnnduclinir an offensive, says the official statement issued today by the Gorman worolTiec. On the tront: defended by Field Marshal Von Mack enzon anil Archduke Joseph in tin mania, more local activity was re ported. LONDON, July 5. "On Tuesday night, bombing attacks were earner out by naval air service machines on the airdromes at Ghi.-lcllcs and Nicu- nicnster and also on the seaplane sheds and a train at Zaareu." say.- an admiralty announcement todav. "Several tons of bombs were drop cd. All the machines retinue safely." NUMBERS GIVEN WASHINGTON', Julv '. Kxcmp lion hoards which will administer th selection of the draft have begun giv ing serial numbers to the men who were registered on June ". Instructions from Washington nrr to post tho numbers publicly as soon as given. J his was being none some parts of the country today nnr' led to false reports that dratted r.um hers had been annoum-ed. No drafting whatever lias been done ns yet, and probably will u..'. be done for several days. I EXCEPT FOR WAR PETROGRAD, July 5. The government today abolished all decorative orders except those awarded for sorvlce of dlstlnc- tlon in war. , TROOPS SENT TO E Z E WASHINGTON, July 5'. Senator Ashurst of Arizona today received a telegram from three mining compan ies nt Clifton, Ariz., requesting thut government troops be sent there to leal with the miners' strike. A gov ernment investigation also was urged. PHOENIX, Ariz., July 5 A long distance message received this morn ing by Attorney General Wiley E. Jones from County Attorney Hugh M. Foster ut Globe, staled that the situ ation is entirely beyond local control and that United States troops from Douglas 'have been ordered to the scene on the recommendation of Ma jor Charles M. Iiundcll, who is on the round representing the government. At the office of the governor it was later announced that 400 regular troops from Douglas have been or dered to the scene. It is understood here that these troops left Douglas in n special train this morning, and according to state ments at the office of the- Southern Pacific, the train with troops slrould arrive in ulobe this atternoon about o'clock. In bis message to Attorney Gen eral Jones, County Attorney Foster tated that he and twenty-five peace officers have been compelled to sleep the federal building with their clothes on several nights. There are at. least HOOfl strikers with anus, he tated, and the entire armed force of citizen deputies is about .100. WASHINGTON, July 5. "Hang the German spies without ceremony." This was tho demand of Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military comittce. Simultaneously, ho declared he had no doubt that spies in governmental departments in Washington aro constantly sending Information to Dorlin. Following revelations that German army and navy headquarters are get ting a steady flow of military secrets from tho United States, as evidenced by Herlin's war moves and publica tions In German nowspapcrs, opinion Washington resolved Itself to concerted demand for exposure and execution of enemy agents. That mandato went forth today from war and navy heads In the midst of a nation's rejoicing over Ameri ca's victory In her first battlo of tho war. Secret agents of this nation were put at work in the most thoro search for the spies yet undertaken. That tho attack, mado possible by tho spy system, failed, was duo only to Admiral Cleaves destroyers which beat off tho double nest of subma rines lurking at two points on the trail of the Kranco-bound troops and their convoys. ; PKTROORAD. July a. A vote of confidence In tho government was adopted unanimously by tho council of soldiers' and workmen's deputies on the occasion of the raid by gov ernment forces on the villa of the Former MinlMer Duronovo which lncn tho revolution had been the headquarters of anarchists. F RANCE HONORS UNITED STATES IN CELEBRATION Paris Holds Fourth of July Celebra tionAmerican Troops Receive Wild Ovation From Cheering Popu laceBattalion Goes to Permanent American Training Camp. PARIS, July 5. The battalion of American troops which paraded in Paris yesterday has gone to the per manent American training camp. The other units of the first expeditionary force which are now ut a French port will leave shortly for camp instruc tion. It is expected tho entire expedition will be encamped by July 15. Major General William L. Sibert will com mand the camp. PARIS, July 4 (delayed). When the 'illOlh regiment of French territor ials with its band escorted the bat talion picked from the regiments of United States infantry into the court of honor ns a part of the Independ ence day celebration, the court, the arcades and the corridors of the In valirlcs resounded with the prolonged acclamation of tho eompnny of mass- ed spectators that lett just room enough for the troops to form a hoi low square. l'ershlng and IPolnc&rc. Standing in the center were de scendants of soldiers of the Ameri can revolutions with funions in United Mates colors and tho colors of n major general of the United States army a flag of red ground with two silver stars embroidered by French women. Alongsido was a delegation from Le Puey, the nearest city to the birthplace of General La Fayette, carrying n lace adorned flag to be presented to the American troops. Ihe head of every spectator was uncovered precisely at 9 o'clock when tho American band struck up the "Marseillaise." The simullane ous appearance of President Poin- are, General Pershing, General Jof- fre, American Ambassador Sharp and other dignitaries nt the entrance of the building was the signal for tre mendous cheering, which continued until the official parly passed the troops in review. Flag Presentation. Hals were off again and impres sive silence prevailed when the fan ions and flags weee presented to the American troops. General Pershing was grave and apparently moved General Noix, governor of the In valides, received the flag of the American foreign legion for the war museum. The colonel commanding the American battalion advanced and saluted President Poincnre. The bands begun playing and the ehc ing broke out again as President Poincnre shook hands with the mem hers of the official party ns tin troops began to file out of the court of honor. An airplane circling a few hundrei feet overhead followed the lino of march some distance. Thousand:-, of French soldiers on leave from the front were among the masses of peo pic along the route. Hundreds nt people left the sidewalks and rushei forward to shako hands with th American troopers. Other hundred of French soldiers in trench war uniforms, stained nnd dingy, joined the marching troops on either side in columns and continued for miles. Somo of them wore bandages their heads and others hail their n'm in slings from recent wounds. Chil dren ran forward, throwing flower: (Continued on Page Four.) ATHENS, July 5. It is announced that General Haralambis, who- was war minister in the cabinet of 1'icm ier Zaimis, will be appointed chief of the general stuff. The officers of the national defence army will be receiv ed by King Alexander on Thursday. Prince Nicholas, brother of Former King C mstantine, and his fnmily have sailed for Italy on Ihe yacht Amphi-tri(e. EWAL -r f PETROGRAD, July The Turkish troops that were forced out of Punjwin, on the M'esopo tainian front, by the Russian oc cupation, rcmr!ed yesterday, have retired to positions on heights west and south of the town, where the Russians arc at tacking them, the war office announced today. LITTLE REICHSTAG OVER PEACE OFEER COPENHAGEN, July li. Tho Iter 1 1 ii Socialist organ Voorwaerts in Its independent report of yesterday's proceedings in tho Llttlo Reichstag says representatives of various par ties exprossed divergent views on the peace question, which was also dis cussed -by tho committee Herr Ebert said the government could have peace this summer if they would only offer peace without annexations and In demnities to all opponents and aban don separate overtures to Russia. Herr Krzberger said tho formula of the Russian council of deputies was Impossible nnd Impractical. Ho warn ed the government representatives against awakening falso optimism by their statements. iHorr Von Payer said that further peaco offers wre harmful and tend to dofeattho Scrman object. The only thing to do, he snid, was to hold out, menntimo bolstering public sen timent by Immediately beginning tho work of democratizing tho country. Such sessions of the "Llttlo Reich stag" and tho debate In tho Saxon diot threatening revolution unless reform is immediately undertaken arc rather unpleasant preliminaries: to tho reichstag meeting tomorrow morning. A measure giving adltional reprc- scnations to a number of overgrown urban Industrial reichstag districts probably will bo submitted to the reichstag. Party leaders during a conference on Monday with Chancel lor Von nethinann-llollwog obtained from tho government an agreement that tills so-called minor reform pro gram would bo immodlatqly taken up. A committeo yesterday began preparing a report thereon for Imme diate presentation to tho reichstag Other reforms still slumber. SEEK TO LOCATE WASHtNOTON, July !".. Officials who for obvious reasons cannot In: quoted declared today that If th government's activities against tier- man spies In tlio United States could bo published, the news would startle tho world. While not admitting they aro con vlnced that the spy system was entire ly responsible for tho massed suonia- rlno attack on the transports of Gen eral Pershing's expedition. It was said that tlio combined forces of the state, war. navy and Justice depart mcnts were working In cohesion and systematical unearthing Information of an amazing character and of great value to the government. It was pointed out that even with the slrlclest censorship of malls, rabies and press, the Kuropojin allies have not been able to meet the situa tion to their completo satisfaction Tho problem Is of far greater mamil turo In this country with thousands of aliens, an Immense, border and count losg possible means of outside com miinleatlon. Secret service operations, neces sarlly carried on under rover, are given Utile or no publicity and tills fact, officials say, gives rise to a sur mise that little has been accomplish ed. , i MEMBERS DIFFER GERMAN SERVICE Que prevails E F T Administration Leaders Continue Ef forts to Secure Compromise Satis factory to All Factions New Dry Amendment Provides for ,Wine Making This year Only. WASHINGTON, July r.. With a resort to tho cloture rule threatened, tho souato by unanimous consent late today agreed to begin consideration of tho prohibition sections and of any :iniondmeuts or substitutes of the food hill nt 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon with debate limited. WASHINGTON, July .-). Adniinis nil ion leaders today continued their efforts to reach mi agreement on n hue. for a final vole on the food hill. It was believed a vole would he roach (1 next week. Senator Poinerene, tho first sneaker tndav, declared that the hill should unequivocally give the pres. lent power to commandeer coal mines when exorbitantly hih prices made it necessary nnd in order to success fully prosecute the war. He said he had information that coal was held in railroad yards last, winter while the supply was short lo force, up the prices. A new prohibition amendment 111- t roduced today by Senator (!roina would prohibit use of any food mater ials or feeds in manufacture of alco holic liquors and permit Ihe presi dent to allow making of vinous liq uors from perishable fruits only dur itiff the present year. Following many conferences be tween the senate leaders today some prospects arose for an agreement, for final votes upon prohibition and the entire hill without attempting cloture. Senator Chamberlain withheld his cloture motion while Ihe leaders en deavored to patch up an agreement for disposition of the prohibition question nexi Monday ami lor a mini vote on the hill and all amendments Tuesday. EXPECT BRITISH ATTACK AT ARRAS COPKNI1AGHN, July r.. Lieuten ant Genera! Von Stein, Prussian min ister of war and state, told a com mittee of the Gorman lielclislag yes terday, acorillug In dispatches reach ing hero, that a farther Hrlllsh of fensive was expected north of Arras whero Gen. Halg apparently is pre paring operations on a largo wain The minister said the abandonment of the Salonlki campaign was Improb able, but ho regarded tho Italian of fensive on tho lsonzo nail In tho TyroJ ns scattered. Ills views on tho Mils- shin offensive are unreported, if ex pressed. IN EAST ST. LOUIS KAST ST. LOC1S, 111., July o Resumption of work after the holi day was accomplished today without anv indication of a renewal of rac rioting. A dimuii-hed unrulier ol negroes were fin the si reels returning lo work but. hundreds have left town,' am some of the hig plants admitted thai output would be curtailed thereby to- some extent. Militiamen were every where and appeared to have the wbol' city adequately patrolled. FILL OP WITH REGISTERED MEN NKWVOUIs, Julv .V-At lnito.l Slates army recruiting licinhiuni'lcr here it was said today that the ranks of (he army, now about -I7.IMI0 men below war strength, would be filled bv conscription. Such information came from VabiiiLrtiui, it was nsert eil, and it was indicated that th drafting uiiyht bcjjiu williiu tcu day. CLOTUR RAGMEN ON F000 BILL OF NON-PERISHABLE WASHINGTON, July !". Canning of non-perishable, food products, discontinued two mouths ago at the direction of the war call eoiiiiailtce, has been resinned. The committee, com prising tin phile mannfaetiirers, can makei's, dinners ami gov ernment officials, announced to day that the supply of cans now is ampin for all food packing. WASHINGTON, July ;. Secretary Daniels announced todav Hint Ihe navy department bud received infor mation thai German submarines were operating in the vicinity of Ihe Azores islands. l''or militarv reasons, he said, no further information would be given out for publication : l'rcsH dispatches iroui I'onta. Del gudii, in Ihe Azores, yesterdav lolc of ihe bombardment of that cilv al dawn by a German submarine. A lit tle girl was killed and several pcrsom injured. The forts replied lo the sub marine. Another dispatch from Lisbon raid the minister of marine had mado an official annoiincenicnt Hint an Anicri all transport joined in the firing on he German submarine which bom biirdod I'onln Delgada. The trims- port, be said, was discharging eon and aided the batteries in forcing Ihe submarine to withdraw out of range. The submarine was slill off Ihe port Ihe announcement said. SINKS A U-BOAT AN" ATLANTIC POUT,' July P. Confidence that their gunners bin added another victim to the list o Herman submarines sunk was e pressed by the officers of n Uriti: liner which readied this port today Attacked on the morning of June by the IJ-boal which suddenly appear ed about fill!) yards off, the liner' course was promptly changed. Al most at the same instant the ster gun was fired and a shell sped tovvar the submarine. A column of hi .smoke spurted into the air and the C-boet sank under Ihe waves, leadin the observers to believe a bit had been scored. FARM LOANS ASKED WASHINGTON, July .V- A M..I 1 l.lilit.ilti.-! in fir-4 mortgage lour lo fanners at .'i per cent iulcrct hat been asked by Ihe 'SM) farm loan as socialions, chartered by Ihe fed fa mi loan board up to July I. T) loans a re now being bade t lint the twelve federal land bank--. Nenrly $10(1,0011,000 more has been applir or hv the twelve hariUs, Iml not approved, A lare volume of the loans is Indiana, Illinois, Nchra-kn, Kair .Minnesota and Oklahoma. TOKIO, .July VlKcoiint "Mon tono, foreign minister, Interpellating the diet. yeHtenlay, Bald tho restora tion movement In China Is cnusluK Hiixh'fy In .1 iiimn. tint ns tt concerns Chinese domcKtlf polities, hn be lieved peine In China would best he served 1 Juimil remaining a Bpee tutor nnd refraining from Interfer ence at leuH for tho present. GERfOjlTS" III'G ABOlfT AZORES ISLANDS CIA ON VERGE OF CIVIL WAR Ultimatum Sent Chang Hsun by T?ao Kun to Withdraw From Peking Within Twenty-Four Hours For mer Premier Marshalling Troops to March Against Monarchists. SAN I'KANCISCO, July fi.-Dr. Sim Yat Sen, who was thu first) president of the republic, of China, has been appointed commander in hief of the naval forces of Cbineso provinces lighting lor the preserva tion of the republic, according to lble advices received here toduy by the Chinese nationalist league. Tho same report; slates that senators op posing the Mnnchu return to power have met in Nanking and decided on war, and that the southern army, oyal to democracy, have mobilized ut Shanghai, Tsuo Kim fieads. LONDON", July 5. A dispatch' from Tien Tsin, China, to the Morn ing I'osi says l sao Kun, military governor of Chi 1-i, whose ntlitudo hitherto has been dubious, bus sent i an ultimatum to (ieueral Chang Ifsun, o restored the emperor, demanding that he withdraw from Peking within twenty-four hours. Tsuo Kun is now mobilizing his forces.' His ne lion, it is considered, will endnnger the chances of the monarchy. Tuan Chi Jui, former premier, lias reucceplcd the post ami is tnooih.ing 20JMM) men in the province of Chan Tung to march against tho monarch ists. Nine alleged traitors, including Prince Pu Iain, chairman of tho council slate, have been executed by Chang I Isun. A dispatch from Shanghai saya that the military commissioner of Shanghai and the mililar" governor of Hie province of Chi Kiang refused to recognize the empire. Pivmicr lAMtds Itcvolt. TIKN TSIN, July 5.-Tuan Chi Jui, former premier, has issued an eloquent denunciation of the Mitnrhu restoration, accusing (leneral Chang llsun, who played a leading pint in Ihe restoration, of overweening ambi tion and of committing crimes of in conceivable magnitude. Tuan Chi Jui charged that the general was betray ing the Manchus themselves, who were favorably situated, until lie, Tuan Chi Jui, interfered. Tuan Chi Jui said he had intended to remain in retiremenl, but saw Hint the Man chus were being used as cntspaws for brigandage. Now he calls on all provinces to put out every ounce, of strength to save China from Chang Hsun. Military Hash Impends. TIKN TSIN, July X X military clash in China is imminent. The troops of Peking are showing signs of opposil ion to General Chang llsitu's dictatorship'under the guise of monarchy. Al Ihe same time the (roups of Tsao Kun, militarv gover nor of tin? province of Chi Li, are mobilizing and preparing Ut proceed lo Peking. Tao Kun's action followed an ul timatum sent to General Chang llsun lining him twenty-four hours to withdraw I roups from Peking. Gen eral Chang 1 1 -1 1 1 1 took no notice of Ihe demand. Olfb lals i:eeiiled. Kxeetit ion nm imprisonment, of prominent officials have resulted from the disturbed state of affairs. TrcjH-liery ami opposition to the Mam-hn restoration are given as tva--ons for ibis net ion. Among Close imprisoned was Wanlt Shi Chen, min-i-lcr of war under the republic. Tho executions already number nine, among the most prominent being Prince Pu Lun, chairman of tho council of state. Pfl! uui WASHINGTON, .Inly 5. Califor nia completed it ipit:v of re-.-riiit:t for the regular ariuv yesterday, mak ing twelve stales so far to have sup plied tlio number of men allotted to them in the distribution of recruiting by imputation. Total recruiting yes terday was 1 IS'.t, making a graud to tal of ju7,ms, O'ER MONARCHY
