Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 26, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textcsity a! O.cgcn X Lihrary x TTE3T1IEI? Maximum vosterclay, 98; mlhlnram to'clay, , 50. PORECJST Tonlglit flint tomorrow, protiaMj' ?alf aiuf cooler", TvV AT a ir ir ri Forty-aeventh Tear. Pally Twplfth Yeur. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2(5, 1917 NO. 107 N COLLAPSE IS" Tvirh TTmTT TTV Tin IHflli' l . II II II II U II II V II I I XX I II IV JL JKJLD U JGi APPaLUNG blow FINEST ARMY GERMANS TAKE Sin SOI POSITIONS TUI IIIIMU RUNS AWAY Panic Stricken Russian Infantrymen Shoot Down Artillerymen to Se cure Horses to Ride to Safety British and French Bin Guns an 'I Airships Lost to Enemy Strong Natural Positions Abandoned Entire Army Likely Captured. Sut'li details of flu; TJtissinn ret rout in eastern (ialicia us nru now com ing to hnml do not tend to minim ize the seriousncsH of flit! siiutttinn. Spcciiil dispiitchos ivport tlint tho losses inJieuvy urfillery will be tre niendons "mid express doubt as to the uliilify of the infantry of the Russian army to make lvikxI its re treat. v here is still an 'absence of as surances that the liussinn coinaaind ers of the armies taking part in the backward movement have succeeded in getting their refractory troops in hnnd. : Division lilown lp. Indications are not wanting .how ever, that the process is well under way.. There conies thru Vet rounid, for instnnce, the report th;it (itincral Korn Huff's drnstin i , incisures bavi1 included the Mowing to pieces of an entire division of Ira itorons t roops of the eleventh army by its own ar tillery. ' What may prove to 'he a saving feature of the situation is the firm ness of the Russian armies both to the north and the south of the field retreat. There has been no sugges tion of any yielding tendencies of the liussinn forces in Volhynia, jusl to the north of the affected sector, while to the south the liussinn troops are not only standing fast so far as they are able, but are co-operatim: with the Koumanians in a successful offensive movement on the Mohla viirn frontier. Appalling Itlnw. LONDON, July 'JO. An nppnllim blow is the description uf the lius sinn collapse given in a. dispatch from Petrograd to the Post. Never in the war has liussia put afield such enormous armies. British and French guns and gunners, flying inn eWihes, aviators and Uritish armored cars were added to (be unprecedent ed technical strength-of the Russians themselves to ma lie ibis particular front equal to anylbinir. The artillery was planted where such admirable natural prepared positions as ampuufed li the ideal There were places where the artil lery lay in absolutely dead ground not ,(UO yards J mm the encinv trenches. Pig nuns were ideally placed, thanks to the character ol tho terrain. Shot Own (tiinncra. Information regarding the guris of t h e eleven t h n nn y a 1 m o -1 s t a gge rs belief. It appears that the infantry shot down their own gunners in or der to pet. their horse or shot down the gun horses in revenge as they retreated, leaving practically all (lie artillery in the eleventh army in the enemy's bands. As far ns the artillery and tech- (Continued on page five.) MADRID, July JhV- (,'iict is grad ually being restored flnoiiijioiil Spain, which has recently been in a state of unrest, due In strikes ami other causes. An oil'ieinl di.-pateli from Valencia says martini law has been lifted and that the situatem is absolutely normal in the entire re gion. Striking workmen will resume labor tomorrow iu other cities. FRENCH FRONT At Tremendous Cost, Certain Ele ments of First Line Trenches on Aisne Captured Attack in the Champagne Repulsed Heavy Bombardment Continues. London is sphinx-like today re garding (liti situation along the Franco-Belgian front. It is declared in the German reports that one of tlie most violent artillery battles in history lias been in progress in Bel gium, even last night s supplement ary German statement emphasizing Hie continuance of this heavy firing. All (hat the British press bureau gives out today, from that front, however, is the report of u successful British raid near Armentieres, adding that there was "nothing else of spe cial interest." German Assaults. PARIS, July 20.--German assaults were reopened last night along a front of about two miles on the Aisne front from a point east of Ilurtebise to La Bovelle. The Frenen official statement issued this afternoon says that nt tho cost of tremendous iosses tho Germans were able to penetrate into certain elements of the French first line trenches. 'North of Auberive, in the Cham pagne; the French penetrated the German trenches, the statement fays, and inflicted heavy losses on the Germans. On oilier purls of the Champagne front tho artillery bom bardment was intense. Fighting last ed all night, the French repelling ev ery attack made by the Germans. Germans Claim Success. BKHI.1N, July 28. Domin it'mg positions on the Aisne front north west of Ilurtebise were captured to day by the Germans, the war office announces. J rencli trenches on a front of IHOtl meters nifd 400 meters deep south of Ailles were stormed, the statement says. Violent artillery fighting continues on the northern end of tho Franco- Belgian front from the coast as far as I .ys. TII.I.AMOOK, Ore., July 20. ltev. A. Sherlock, pastor of the TillamooTi Catholic church, Is at liberty under $looa cash ball hero today, having been arested on tho charge of threat ening the life of Captain S. S. John son of tho Tenth company, coast ar tillery corps, a member of his church According to District Attorney Goyne, ltev. Sherlock declared re cently ho hoped Germany would de feat Kngland. When his remarks were branded as disloyal by Captain Johnson, the priest, It is charged, In a telephone conversation, threateed tho captain's life and then set out to find the officer but was Intercepted and arested. IM I.N, July 2h, hven fewer ... .. people assembled on College Green this morning to witness the nrrivnl of the delegates to the Irish convention than were present yesterday. No in dividual caused liny demonstration, either of admiration or hostility. The complete absence of public excite ment is treated by the Dublin press as on the nholo a healthy sign. The unanimous selection of Sir Horace I'lunkclt to be chairman of the con x cut ion is welcomed by the newspa pers of the various political side-.. FIRST PICTURE OF . : 1 First picture to arrive in America to begin their last lap to tho battle front. There tuhey encamp finally and active duty in the trenches. TO RESTORE ORDER PETROGRAD, July 20. In an in terview today, Premier Kerensky said the fundamental problem of the provisional government lay in pro viding for the immediate safety of the country and tho revolution, whatever the cost might be. The premier stated that re-establishment of the dentil cpnulty at the front was necessary in view of the fact that the government was fuced with the alternative of sacrificing the army to a body of traitors and cowards or having recourse, to the only possible menus of inspiring ter ror. The suppression of newspapers that incite insubordination nmong the troops also has been ordered. The provisional government today decided to establish on nil the Rus sian fronts courts martial composed of three officers and three soldiers. PETROGRAD, July 2(i. Russia's new provisional government met yes terday and discussed the, increasing ly grave situation. Recognizing that the safety of the fatherland necessi tated most decisive measures, the ministers resolved lo accomplish the task in full accord and solidarity with nil the honest elements devoted to tho country. It was decided nt the cabinet meeting to convoke in .Moscow soon a conference of the principal repre sentatives of the Russian social or ganizations and to place before it the facts in the country as they ac tually are. T TO SLAY KAISER AMSTERDAM", July 2(!.-The Wc ser Zeitung of Bremen prints promi nently "stories with more or less elaborate particulars, that have gained currency of nn attempt made recently on the life of Emperor Wil liam." The "details include one re- ort that the emperor's jaw was snmshed. The newspaper says: "The general command nt Altonn in reply to our inquiry authorize us lo make the following announcement " 'As a result of inquiries made in proper quarters it. may be stated that the rumor of nn attempt oa the kaiser it wholly untrue,' SAMMIES ON LAST LAP TO BATTLE LINE IN FRANCE showing our Sammies blvauockcd al 6 BOATS SUNK BY E . AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 20. Survivors of six American vessels either toqicdoed by German subma rines or wrecked in French waters, reached hero today on a trans-Atlnnr tie, steamship. They wore the cap tain null eighteen of the crow of the steamship Kiiiisaii, formerly the Massachusetts,, torpedoed off the coast of France July 9, four of the crew perishing; the captain and thirty-two of the crew of the steam ship Orleans, torpedoed July 0, also with the loss of fonrj the captain and thirty-one of the crew of tho American steamship Massapcqun, torpedoed July 7; the captain and twelve of the crew of the schooner Edward B. Winslow, which caught fire off St. Nuzaire, France, July 10; the captain and fifteen of the crew of the schooner Addio M. Lawrence, which went ashore near St. Nnzairo July 7, and eleven of tho crew of the schooner Mary V. Bowen, sunk by sheH firo July 12 off Brest. ' WASHINGTON, July 2(1. Agree, menls with allied governments for drafting their subjects in this coun try were discussed todny by Senators Stone anil MeCuniber with Acling Secretary Polk of the slate depart ment. It. was pointed out Hint such con scription might necessitate reciprocal conscription among Americans living in allied countries. Italy, Serbia and Japan have special treaties on the subject, which would have to be amended. OMAHA, July 2U.-P.ov. George Williams Krauli'idi-', a German Luth eran preacher, was arrested today nt lliverdale, Neb., by tho I'nited States marshal ns un alien enemy ol the I'nited Slates and will be in terned until the close of the war. Krnnleidis is charged with having made threats ngaiu-t members of his congregation who hoisted nn Ameri can flag over the church, and wilh having firearms iu hi. possession. ong railroad tracks in France, ready begin training to prepare them for PLEDGE SECRECY , WASHINGTON, July 20. Confer ees on tho administration food con trol bill today undertook to roconcile differences between the house and senate with a vigorous fight tluent onM ovor certain features of the leg islation. The task was mndo the more difficult by the action of the house in instructing its conferees to disngreo to all senate amendments. In their first session the conferees were said to he for the disposal of tho prohibition question first, in or der that tho finuneo committee may bo advised of any action which may affect revenues in connection with the war tax bill. It ulso agreed to cxpedito the conference and hold night, sessions. It was announced that nothing would be made public until the bill is virtually completed at least, nnd that all the fourteen conferees were "solemnly pledged1' to secrecy. E WASHINGTON, July 2fi. Esti mate of, deficiency of $;,!) 17,87H,:il7 iu war department funds was shown today in a eommiiuicnlion received by the house from tho secrolury of the treasury. An appropriation bill based on these figures will be re ported to the bouse within a few days. The estimates include the follow ing appropriations for arsenals; Benecia, Oil., .till, olid; Frankford, Philadelphia, $2,(1:10,000; Picatinny, Dover, N. J., $111,1100; Rock Island, III., $1,(M.'i,20; San Antonio, Tex., .tlH.r),ll(l(l; Springfield, Mass., 1 l!, 00(1; Waterlown, Mass., ttfi 1,500 ; W'atervlict, N. V., 781l,'i(M). For the protection of the Panama canal, a total of if 1 ,."in.V2.r is re quired, YIELD SIX PER CENT NEW YORK, July 2(1. The bnt.k ing syndicate floating the $100,1100,. 000 two-year five per cent Canadian notes will offer them nt 08 nnd in terest to yield slightly less than 0.1 per ccnl, it was uiiiiounced todny. WAR OUTLOOK MOST SERIOUS T BORAH Americans Should Pray for Success of Kerensky Situation Is Here and Hour of Sacrifice Has Ar rivedSubmarine Situation More Threatening. ' WASHINGTON, July 20.-The war situation, particularly with ref erence to developments on the Rus sian front, was brought into the sen ate dobato today by Senator Borult during discussion of tho rivor and harbor bill. He spoke on tho need of curtailing expenditures because of the uncertainty of the immediate fu tnro, "Never nt a timo in this struggle has the outlook been as serious as at this timo," Senator Borah declar ed. "Russia, to nil uppearances, is out of the conflict because of in ternal conflicts, What does that moun to tile pooplo of the United Stntesf Could a moro serious mes sago eomo over our wires nnd uffeet the dives of millions of our boys than the fact that Russia is break ing down? Wo should prny for the snecess of Kerensky as never before. : Hour of I'ate nt Hand. i "It means that millions of Xuieri- onn boys will find graves on Euro poun. battlefields. No more serious condition could confront .'is, ihun confronts the allies now. The situ ntion is hero nnd the hour of sni.ri fice has arrived. And will the sen nlti stop and parley over money go ing into tho improvement of creeks?" Iu addition to the Russian situa tion, Senator Borah declared Hint the submarine question, which some weeks ago was believed to bo favor able to tho allies, has now become "distinctly favorable lo the Teutonic powers," with reports showing the number of sinkings increasing. Then France, too, is being gradually worn down, ho asserted. America being in the wur is there practically us guarantee of the financial standing of tho allies, he said, and tho con servation of finances wns impera tive. Wants an Issue. "Hns the time not come when we reulize that we urn in this war?" asked Senator Borah. "We should proceed to legislato upon these measures ns if the enemy were nt our very gales. Does any ono suppose that the central powers, wilh Rus sia giving in, submarine war growing more effective, apparently, everv day, with France nt the height of her fighting powers, would discuss peace except on Germany's terms?" The American people, Senator Borah declared, should have pre sented to them definitely and spe cifically the terms and conditions on which they are fighting, "(live them nn American issue to fight for ami an' American issue to die for," he declared, adding that "if the scnale realized Unit this war was an Amer ican war they would not be sitting here passing on the advisability of voting millions of dollars for creeks down which a duck cannot pass." An American War. Senator Borah disclaimed intimat ing Hint the I'nited States should not be iu tho war. "Hut we can't do anything more helpful," he said, "than to make it known that, this is an American war, wilh American insliliilions involved. Yet if you go before nny populnr (Continued or Page Five.) PETKOGRAI), July 26. General Polovtseff, military governor of Pe trograd, who recently vis sovorely at tacked by Minister of War Kerensky for failing to put down rioting in the capital, has resigned. General Krdnl II, commander of the Kleventh army, has been appointed his successor. ARTILLERY DURUM IN FlANDERo Battle of Big Guns Unprecedented and Thought to Indicate New British Offensive Germans Have Case of "Nerves" and Bang Away Night and Day Lines Heavily Re inforced !n Expectation of Smash Many Raids and Air Battles. (Hy Associated Press. BRITISH TIR ATIOTIARTRRS TM FRANCE, July 20. The German and British fighting lines In France and Belgium which have been compara tively dormant tor several weekB, so far as any large of tensive Is concerned has tensed perceptibly In the last few days. Out ot the stiffening have grown numerous fierce artillery duelB, especially in Flanders. The Germans have developed what Is known among the British as "nerves"; that 1b, they have become exceptionally sensitive to any movement of their opponents which deviates from the routine and give evidence of this condition In furi ous bombardments . at suspected points. From this the conclusion Is drawn that for reasons of their own the Germans may be fearing that trouble is impending in some section and are not certain where to. look for Its appearance. , . Continuous Gunfire, , . Lens nnd Hill 70 nearby have been under heavy and almost continuous gunfire. Even the battle-scarred and barren Vlmy ridge which overlooks the valley above Lens, has been the objoct of vigorous shelling which has accomplished nothing except to add still more shell craters on the already badly punished hill. Armontloros also has undergone a troniendous fire and various other placos which appear to have come un der the suspicion or displeasure ot the Gormans have withstood a rain of shells. Meantime the Gormans have brought long distance guns Into play and have been throwing high explo sive shells far behind the British lines In airondoavor to search out the roads communicating with the front. The British on their part havo boon paying off the score with big interest and with disastrous results to the German lines and defenders. . . lmit Duct Itaglng. Tho artillery buttlu of unprecedent ed Intensity which Is being waged In Flanders Is doubly interestlilg because until recently nothing but desultory fighting has been carried out In No .Man's land from a time early In the war. liver since July 9 when the Ger mans made an assault on two British battalions near LombaerUyde and forced a little bit of the British fine hack across tho Yser, this section, ot the front has been marked by a per sistent hostllo artillery activity which has been gradually growing stronger and which has found response from (Continued on Page Five.) DEATH PENALTY PKTItOGRAD, July 2(1. -The com uiander in chief and the commanders of tho various armies at the front hav ing Insisted that restoration of disci plluo In the army Inevitably would iieiesnltnto Infliction ot the death pea- i.lty, the government has agreed unan imously to rostoro capital punishment. The measuro is of temporary charac ter, to have effort until the end ot the military operations. The Inquiry Into tho recent disorders here Is being con tinued energetically under the super vision of the public prosecutor. The authorities are taking measures to discover and bring to Justice all agi tators ot and participants In the re volt. , . ' -