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EDFORD
Forty-aeventh Tear.
pally Twelfth Yenr.
MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 28. 1917
NO. 10')
ACHF
MAI
10RE AMERICAN TROOPS RE
RANGE
STEP ASHORE
' WITH CHEER
FOR VICTORY
Contingent in Hi(h Spirits to Be in
France Entrain at Once for New
Quarters Information Withheld
by Washington and Request Made
by Censor Creel for Suppression
of Story After Its Publication
A. P. and Censor in Row. k
AN EUROPEAN POUT, July 28.
Another American contingent has
safely arrived nnd disembarked.
The American troops arrived by
the same steamer whereon Koiinil
lioosevi'lt, his wife nnd child trav
eled. When tenders went alongside
t lie vessel Friday the men were in
high spirits and frequently shouted:
"Arc we downhearted?" which was
answered with a t oaring "No!" given
vith great enthusiasm.
Representatives of the general
staff watched the disembarkation.
There was no civic demonstration.
Only a few spectators knew of the
landing. These cheered and troops
cheered hack. The men entrained
quickly and left for their new quar
ters. A signal company remained at
the ixn'fc for some horn-, and those
were the only representatives of the
contingent which the public saw.
WASHINGTON, July 28. The
government withholds infonnation or
comment on the foregoing dispatch.
WASH I XG TON, July 28. At 9:40
o'clock this morning, five hours after
its receipt, the Associated Press re
ceived from the committee on inform
ation a request to kill the dispatch
from a European port announcing the
safe arrival of another contingent of
American troops.
The Associated Press saw no reason
for killing the dispatch inasmuch as it
disclosed no military Information of a
"character to betray the location or de
scription of the troops and further-
, more because tho dispatch had been
passed thru tho official censorship in
Europe.
The chief censor of the war depart
ment told a representative of tho As
sociated Press he was surprised that
the dispatch had been passed by the
t censor abroad bocauso ho supposed an
understanding had been reached with
the allied governments as to what
character of news respecting Ameri
can military forces was to be trans
mitted freely to tho United States.
The Associated Press, too, has been
given to understand that such an ar
rangement had been muile.
1X0 Request Mudc.
Furthermore, the Associnted Press
has before it no request from any re
sponsible official to submit news of
such a character passed by the censor,
to officials In Washington before be
ing distributed to its members. On
fVhe other hand, the secretary of war
on July 6, In a statement to editors
permitted press cables from France to
go directly to addresses without refer
ence to Washington, with the stipula
tion that certain classes of Informa
tion must not be contained In them.
No such prohibited Information is
contained In tho dispatch today.
Since July 5 no request has been
(Continued on Fage Two.)
RELEASED ON BAIL
NKW YORK, July 28. Kmma
Goldman, the nnnrchist convicted of
conspiracy to obstruct the selective
draft law, drought here from the
federal prison at Jefferson City, Mo.,
for n hearing on an fippeal from the
sentence, was today released on
fJ.'i.OOO hail.
It win said Hint application fur
Alexander J'erkinnn's release on
bail probably would be made Monday.
THIRD YEAR OF WAR CLOSES
m
FORTUNES
FAVORABLE
Uncertainty as Regards Russia Adds Doubt to Situation Otherwise Bright
Allies Hold Advantage on West Front, and Entrance of America
Makes Optimistic Prospects for Future History of Conflict Shows
Creation of Three New Nations and Fall of Two Monarchs by Revolu
tionTotal Number of Men Killed Estimated at Seven Millions.
WASHINGTON, July 2S. Tho
third year of the world war closes
with the fortunes of conflict favoring
tho entente, eNcen't for uncertainty as
to the outcome of the Russian situa
tion. Tho central powers sustained mo
mentous setbacks, both military and
political, during the twelve months.
On the western front the Teutons
find themselves on the defensive at
the advent of the fourth year. They
fight on Hues newly-established after
forced retirement from terrain which
they had won In earlier days at a tre
mendous sacrifice.
Meanwhile new enemy powers, not
ably the United States, have been
drawn in by the central empires and
progress toward the achievement of
the ultimate aim or the entente and
Its allies has been furthered by po
litical disturbance which -will remain
memorable in the history of all times.
Full of Moiutrclis.
Chief among those are the fall of
two crowned heads (Nicholas of Rus
sia and Constantino of Greece. . Jn
Russia autocracy has given way to a
republic. In. Greece a kingdom re
mains but not a pro-Teutonic one, en
tente' pressure having won supremacy
In this part of the Balkans.'
Political events within the German
and Austrian empires, featured by the
fall of Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg, have led to open discussions
of peace In the German Reichstag as
the fourth year dawns.
In Great Britain,. the third year
closed with Winston Spencer Church
Ill, former first lord of the admiralty,
returned to the cabinet with the port
folio of minister of munitions.
Portugal and Rumania threw In
their fortunes with the entente short
ly after tho third year began. The
United States entered in April, fol
lowed by Cuba and Liberia. Panama
pledged the United States her aid In
defending the Panama canal. Costa
Rica put her naval bases at our dis
posal. China, Bolivia, Guatemala and
Brazil sovored diplomatic relations
with Germany. Uruguay exprossed
her sympathy for tho United States.
Three Nations Created.
Three new nutlons were born dur
ing the year. Poland was created a
kingdom under Gerlnnn and Austrian
direction. In Mecca the Arabians
overthrew Turkish rule and declared
Independences In the Balkans, liber
ty was restored to Albania, which was
established as a republic under Italian
political protection and with French
military aid.
An estimate made two months be
fore the end of the third year voiced
PALZER RUNS WITH
BULLETS IN
I'F.liliUK FALLS, Minn., July 28.
Al I'alzcr, heavyweight fighter, ran
a mile and a half with a bullet hole
through his abdomen and another
through his aim last night in an at
tempt to save his mother's life, when
his father, Henry I'alzcr, shot his
wife and son. The father came Imi.ie
about midnight in an intoxicated con
dition, according to Al, and started
quarreling with his wife. Soon af
terward he heard two shots. In an
allcnipt to shield his mother he was
shut through the abdomen and fore
arm, l'alcr then left the house and
ran to I'crliaui for iis-i-tancc. At
the hospital where lie is confined il
was said todav that his condition is
irrnvp and that his recovery is doubt
ful. His father was arrested.
Mrs. ,1'ulzcr received two '.allet
wounds in the forearm. Hit condi
tion, however, is not serious.
OF CONFLICT
TO THE ALLIES
by Arthur Henderson, of tho British
war council placed tho. number of
men killed at 7,000,000 since August,
1914. French general headquarters
recently estimated 1,500,000 Germans
had been killed up to March 1. Mr.
Henderson estimated the total casual
ties at more than 45,000,000.
The first nnd second American con
tingents of troops landed In Franco
on Juno 2G and 27.
Nearly 10,000,000 Americans of
military age registered on June 5 un
der the selective draft law, and from
these are being selected the men who
will comprise the great army contin
gents which America Is planning to
send to Europe.
Six Piloses of Fighting.
In cementing America's association
with the nations now her allies, nu
merous exchanges of missions were
arranged. France, Great Britain,
Italy, Bolglum, Russia and other en
tente belligerents sent delegations to
the United States as a step toward
unification, military, .financial and
otherwise, the United States sent mis
sions to Russia and other countries.
Fighting on the western front dur
the third year of the war may roughly
be divided Into six phases two in tho
latter part of 1916 before winter call
ed a halt; and four after the entente
offensive was resumed in tho early
spring.
At tho close of the second year the
Germans were still unwilling to con
cede failure In the operations center
ing on Verdun. After August 3, 1910,
the French gained ascendancy, cul
minating in the retaking of llonul,
Thlauinont and Fort Vanx, with thou
sands of prisoners and many guns.
By November the French had once
more come into possession of tho
complete circle of the Verdun de
fenses. Second Phase of West,
The second phase dates back to tho
commencement of the Franco-BrttiBh
offensive the first battle of the
Sonime In July ot 1910. By mld
Soptember this had reached such pro
portions that the Germans were cred
ited witli bringing up seven now di
visions against the British and five
against the French. It was estimated
that IIS German divisions, or based on
the strength of those German units
at that period, about 700,000 men,
opposed the British and French on
this 20-mile front. In this battle the
British air supremacy became domi
nant. By November tho British and
French had taken St. I'lorre-Dlvlon,
Ileaumont-IIamel and Beaucourt and
had penetrated German positions for
a depth of six miles.
In the spring, the Germans, antici
pating a resumption of the Somme
operations, began what has become
known as tho "Hlndcnburg victorias
retreat'' to newly-established German
lines. In this second buttle of the
Somme, Bnpaume, Irles, Peronne,
Nesle, Fayette, Grlcourt, Vaux, Torg
nier, Ham and hundreds ot other po
sitions were lost by the Germans. In
an evacuation which French critics
regard as memorial, the Germans left
a track of widespread devastation
(Continued on Pag Six.)
FALLS, BREAKING LEG
LONDON, July 2 8. A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Petrograd Bays that former Em
peror Nicholas fell and broke his leg
while cycling In the gardens of the
Tsarkoe-Selo palace where he has
been Incarcerated since the revolti
llou. ,
, HOW THE WAR SPREAD OVER THE EARTH
iff V194:
Annual spread of the great war
mnps. The map of 11)11 shows the territories, in black, then concerned
in the war; that of ll)i!i shows added nations nnd territories brought
in; that of J II Hi shows still mn'-o territory in black, and the map of 1917
shows the nations at present engaged
are neutral.
PA MS, .Inly 118. - German air
planes made ii rniil on I'ii lis itt J I
oVjork lust nilit. Two bombs were
dropped on (Ik- capital. Tim opinion
is held here thai tlit raid wns made
with the, object of toting tho possi
bility of a successful German attack
in force similar to tint recent raid
made on London.
UKKMN, .July 1H.--German air
planes last iii-ht dnipjH'd dumbs on
the railway sliitimm nnd military es
tablishments in J'uris, The official
statement anncMineing the raid on the
Trench capital iyn that, all the Her
man airmen returned.
Paris has hern free from Oermnn
air raids since January, 10 Hi. On
the 2! Mh of Unit lriiuith the capital
was vi.-itcd by Zcpjielin, which drop
Kd about a dozen bnmbst killing
t wen ty-fun r p tsoiih and in jnr'mir
twenty-seven. The raid at thai time
tasted about one minute and a half.
JAP DESTR0YLR HITS
U-BOAT'S PERISCOPE
LONDON', .l ily !. A JuKinrsc
torH'do.boat destroyer smashed the
periscojM of a hostile suhmiirinc in
the Mediterranean nnd undoubtedly
destroyed the undcr-cu boat, accord
ing lo di-patches. rccciwd here.
GERMAN AIRSHIPS
DROP BOMBS ON
FRENCH CAPITAL
over the earlh is shown on Ihcso tour
in the world war. While tcmlorics
I
TWO BILLIONS OF
10 WAGE WAR
WASHINGTON, July 28. Tins ad
ditionnl $7,lMll),llilll,0(l(l in this year'
war expenses probably will be met by
imposing additional luxes of $2, 000,
000,000 and authorizing $ri,0on,000,
00(1 in credits, according to n tenia
tivc and informal decision today by
the senate finance committee.
While every effort will he made to
expedite revision of tho war tux hill
coiiiiuitlce members said their work
might lake most of next week.
Various amendments were Hug
gested today. One was lo increase
the present normal tax rale on in
vimii's id' - per cent to or (1
cent, Ihf former for individuals and
the latter for corporations. Increase
in the pending rales on war excess
profits iiImi was regarded certain
and increase of consumption luxes on
sugar, tea and coffee also was pro
(MISCll.
Should extension of credit lo the
allies he continued nt the rate now
prevailing, if I,.'i(lll.000,fl00 of new
revenue would he rcipiircd, bringing
the grand lotal of war expenditures
of the year up to more than Ifl.'i,
000.000,0011,
There is much fcnliment in the
senate finance committee lo hav
the new bonds in serial form, and ill
i per cent interest.
Z(
Only 59 of 200 of Russian Women's
Battalion Unwounded in First Ac
tionGerman Women Soldiers
Taken Reveals Fact That Women
Are Serviiiu, in German Army Also.
PKTHOGRAD, July 27. When the
Russian women's baltalion, known
officially as tho "command of
death,'' ,wenl into action against Ihe
Germans iicnr Smorgon, July 25, they
captured n number of women, from
whom it wns learned for the lirst
time that German women nlso were
fighting on tho battle front in wes
tern Russia.
Ten wounded heroines of the
women's hattaliun arrived in Pclro
grud today, leaving their coalman
dor, Vera Hiitchknroff nnd llnryn
Skrydtoff, il daughter of Admiral
Skrydtoff, former commander of the
Baltic fleet nnd minister of murine.
in a hospital nt Vitebsk.
Only Fifty Left.
Interviewed, tho women said it
was reported that of the 200 of the
command who reached the front, only
fifty remained. Twenty were killed,
eight were taken prisoners .and nil
the rest were wounded.
"Several limes," suid one wound
ed girl, "wo attacked the Germans,
Especially memorable was ouiviittuck
at Novospussky wood, near Sniorgen
where the enemy, hearing the voices
of girls, lost their nerve. Tho result
was Hint many of them were killed,
wounded or taken prisoner. Among
the prisoners wero a few women,
from whom wo learned for the lirst
time that German women also were
fighting.
No Fcnr Is Felt.
"Wo did not feel the slightest fear
of our personal safely. Our passion
was to serve I'm fatherland. We
advanced gaily against the foe with
laughter and song, our only iiupleas.
ant sentiments being when we first
eaiao to the corpses. Once, when
replying lo the enemy s ho vera rifle
nnd machine gun fire, we discovered
to our amazement that all our men
comrades in the neighboring trenches
had treacherously lied, leiiving us
a handful of women lo face tho en
emy alone."
T
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WASHINGTON', July Court
plaster, said to have been distributed
by German sympathizers, has been
found by ehemieal analysis by (lie
department of justice to contain te
ta n its fjcrms. Attorney Genera!
Gregory today warned the public, to
use, only courtplnster from reliable
sources. The warning is partrtdar
ly directed against purchases in small
packages from street peddlers nnd
vendors."
The department of justice today
authorized the I'ullnwim,' statement
relative to its investigation of sales
of poisoned plaster in various see
lions of the I'niled Stales:
"The department of justice, with
out sharing in any sensational view
as to (be manner in which Hth'kiiiy,
plasters or emirf plaster became in
fected, slates Mint some of the kmii
pits huhmitted and analyzed buve
been thereby shown to contain te
tanus ecrms. The public is conse
quently cauliniied nu'iiitst parcbasini:
this remedy except from approved
sources.
KANSAS CITY, Mn July 28.
Chemical tests of court plaster cir
culated ill rural communities of Kan
sas by itinerant peddlers show that
at Ica-t one brand of the plaster con
tained tetanus bacilli, according to
announcement today by Frederick 1).
Itubcrlson, Cnitcd Stules district at-
V 1A
SH1E TROOPS
ON BATTLE LI
torncy for Kansas,
GERMAN I
E
Purpose Is to Give Demoralized
Russians No Rest Crown Prince
Again Repulsed by French Ger
mans Preparinn to Resist Expect
ed British Offensive In Belgium.
The Austro-Gennnn march thru
eastern Giilieia. nnd toward the Buk
owina border is going on unchecked,
so far ns latest reports ijidiento. Ad
pnrentlv tho Teuton purpose to give
tho retreating Itussinn forces no
pause until Austrian territory has
been completely cleared of them.
In the west, tho crown prince is the
aggressive force nt present, as he
has been for some time past, but his
liberal sacrifice of troops ,. aro not
gaining him any ground of conse
quence. Lust night he met with a
complete check in a renewal of his
offensive on the Aisno front.
The Hritish roport a heavy fire
from the German guns on the front
from near the Belginn border to the
coast. Evidences accumuluto that
tho Germans are preparing to lesist
a Hritish ultuek.
(leiiiiiin Officlul lteport. "
KKIiUN, July 28. On the front
commanded by Archduke Joseph, tho
Austru-Oermnns aro nearing the
l'rutli plateau below Kolotnea, in
Giilieia, the war office announced to
day. In tho wooded Cnrpathiuns the
Teutons have taken some high posi
tions from tho still resisting Rus
sians. General Doehm-Ermolli's nrmy
corps, the war office reports, has
crossed the Jagiclnica-IIorodcnka-Zablowow
line, in southeastern Giil
ieia. ,
In tho upper Piilna valley the
southern wing of the Austro-Gurnian
army has retired to the enstern slope
of the lterec.kei mounlaitiH beforo .
superior pressure of tho Russians
and Rumanians.
Drum fire of t lie greatest intensity
began in Flanders this morning, 'says
Ihe official statement issued toduy
by Ihe German generul staff.
KiihkIuii Official Itcport.
PKTROGHAD, July 28 On the
baltlo front in Galicia, where tho
Teutons havu been on the offensive,
nothing of material imHrtiince oc
curred yesterday., according to the
official announcement today. In the
Carpathians the Teutons attacked to
Ihe east of Kirlihaba and pressed
back the Russian detachment.
On the lliimiinian front Rumanian
Iroops are continuing their pursuit
of Ihe retreating Anslro-Gortnun
forces in the direction of Kcdzi
Vasaipclv. They have occupied the
licigbls southwest of Heresozi, tak
ing an artillery battery and making
prisoners.
In the region of Kalakul mountain
on the Kiimuuian front, tho Russian
troops also lire advancing. They
are pushing toward the 1'iitnn river
and havu occupied Iloduple, on the
left bank of that stream.
French Official IteMirt,
1'ARIS, July 28. After a violent
boiiihardment last night the Germans
returned to the olfensivo on tho
Aisiie front, delivering n series of nt
Incks. The war offico announces
that Ihn Germans wero repulsed with,
heavy losses,
NT.W YORK, July 28 Xegro
men. women and children estimated
to number 10,000 marched down
Fifth avenue this nftcrnnon in n
"silent protest" parade against tho
race riols in Fast St. fjouis and other
sections of Ihn country.
Negro children from Sunday nnd
public schools in the city led tliq pa
rude, followed by Ihe women garbed
in while with the men bringing up tho
rear.
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