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MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 2(5, 1917
NO. 107
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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
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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. , . ' -