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Forty-seventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDPORD, OREGON", TUKRDAY, JULY HI, 1917
NO. 111
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TEUTON LINES GERMANS STILL 18 DEAD FROM
PADTiiocn if.i PRESS FORWARD HEAT IN CHICAGO;
UHI IUIILU In
- GREAT DRIVE
British and French Launch Great
Offensive in Flanders on Twenty
Mile Front North of River Lys,
Smashing Three Lines of German
Trenches and Taking Many Pris
onersStill Going Ahead Tre
mendous Artillery Battle.
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BRITISH FRONT IX 11F.L-
G1UM AND FRAXCK, July 31.
(by associated l'ress). Three
lines of German trenches in
Flanders luive been capl ured hy
the British forces. Alosl of Hie
points stormed were between
Boesinplie iiml YViirnclou.
The French, who attacked on
the difficult territory between
Dixmude and a poinl near Iioes-
inximnie am
ingle, forcci
'oreed their wnv across
the marsli and captured the
first, two German linns.
With a few exceptions, ;e
entente allies accomplished all
they had planned for I he first
day of this battle, in Flanders.
The casualties of the French
and British were surprisingly l
light. '
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Attacking eai'Iy today on a 20
mile front in Belgium from the
River Lys to within about, leu miles
of the coast, General Sir Douglas
Haig's troops, in conjunction with
French forces, swept, rapidly over
the first aad second line German pos
itions and at many points captuted
tho Teutonic, third line. They took
numerous prisoners as the drive con
tinued. Never in history, according to all
accounts, has I here, been a more
tremendous volume of shells poured
tyion n. position under altar!; than
that which assailed (he German line
for days past. This marvelous con
centration of sun lire innnilV'.Ird
it sol C also in supplementary fashion
after Hie drive started i:i what, is re
ported to have been the weightiest
barrage in the annals of warfare.
On lvvtcnilcil Wont.
The field of the altael;, bogitning
near Wanieton. south of the Jles
sines area, -which the British won in
their smashing attack last month,
takes in (hat ai and the westerly
bend of the line north of Ypres and
extends at least as far north as Dix
niude. Advices from the trout indi
cate n strong conceal rut ion of
fresh German troops and heavy artil
lery facia"; the allocking forces, bat
the morale of Ihe Germans is report
ed not up to the old mark.
Early reports of the engagement do
not Indicate exactly its scope and
there can only ho surmise as to Its
.act purpose. II seems significant,
however, that French forces have
combined with Hritl.su for an assault
on this front where nu attempt to
break thru or turn the German flunk
has been expected for some time. A
keen deslro on the part of the entente
command to get at the Herman sub
(Continued on page three)
riCTIlOOKAn, July H ! . T!ic nota
bio growth In the number of enemy
war prisoners escaping from Russia
since the revolution Is onaaulng the
attention of tho military authorities
According to published data from the
beginning of the war until March n
total of 5330 escapes have been reels
tered, whereas during March '35
managed to get away, In April 232'i,
nd In May more than 30-0 escaped.
AGAINST SLAVS
Although Russians Are Making De
termined Stand, They Are Unable
to Check Teutons Two Million
Russian Troops in Retreat Ger
mans Aim at Retaking Bukowina.
On the eastern front, while the
Russians are evidently now making a
determined stand against the ad
vancing Austro-Germaii forces at
most points, the latter nro still
pressing forward. Russian anxiety
to protect the holdings of terrain in
Bukowina are particularly evident,
but even hero Berlin today reports a
defeat for the Russians, who were
forced alter a battle to abandon
their line along the Chcrmosh, in the
western part of the crownland. The
breaking of Russian resistance in
Ihe wooded Carpathians and Teutonic
advances near the Galician east
frontier also are reported. In all,
more than two million Russian troons'
are said to be engaged in tho great
retreat. Conditions , with the Sev
enth army, in which the traitorous
developments which caused tho Rus
sian lino to break, were most mani
fest, are reported to be notably im
proving as the result of summary ex
ecutions of deserters, spies und
agitators.
(oniutn Official KepoH.
BF.RLIX, July 31. Russian forces
which made n stand in western Bu
kowina, says (he official statement
issued loday by Ihe German general
staff, were forced yesterday to evac
uate their Cherciuosh line and to re
lire to the eastward.
The Russian frontier river of
Scbrocz Mas been crossed by the
Aiistro-Gennan troops nt many
point salong a thirty-mile front, in
spite of bitter Russian resistance, the
Geraian report says. Turkish troops
captured the Russian position near
Nicwru, on the river Zbrocz. Tn the
area of the Bcraczkcr mountains
one of the Gorman regiments was
pressed back to the south of Casin
ului. The German announcement says
that in the direction if Czcrnowilz,
the capital of Bukowina, the A us.
Iro-Gcrman forces have oupturcu
Wcrencanka and Sninlyn.
In the wooded Carpathian area
the Teutons forced the Russians to
abandon their positions ill (he Mes-ter-Caraste
sector.
Itllssiall Sliccret,
PUTROGRAD, July 31. North of
llusiatyn, oh the Ilusso-Gallclan fron
tier, the Russians yesterday restored
their position on tho cast bank of tho
Itlber y.hrocz, tho war office announc
ed today. Austro-German efforts to
forco a passage across the Zbrocz In
tho region of Pukliany and Podllpio
were frustrated.
The Toulon forces, Ihe statement
says, pressed back the Russians in
tlu! region of Dorochoue, Zuslavna,
1'verenczanka and Orochopy. South
of Ihe Kimpolung road, on Ihe Ru
manian front, the Auslro-Gcrmnns
also pressed hack I lie Russian lines.
Zaleskik has been evacuated by
the Russians under heavy pressure.
On the Rumanian front fortified po
sitions on the right bank of the river
I'ntna, northwest of Soveia, were
captured by Ihe Romanians.
(Continued on page four.)
SENAIE DEBATES
WASHINGTON', July 31. Tho sen
ate entered upon tho second day of
debate on the Shoppard resolution for
a national prohibition amendment to
the constitution with many senators
rcadv to speak.
Under a unanimous consent agree
ment, the resolution will be finally
disposed of tomorrow. Its passage Is
expected by a narrow margin.
EAST SWELTERS
Most Intensive Hot Wave of Season
Grips Middle West and Eastern
States Two Deaths at Boston-
Many Prostrations Thruout the
Atlantic States.
CHICAGO, July 31. Eighteen
deaths attributed to the heat oc
curred in Chicago within the last
twenty-four hours, Coroner Hoffman
said today. The government ther
mometer registered 97 degrees nt 1
p. m. and was still climbing.
WASHINGTON, July 31. The
most Intensive hot wave continued to
day In the central valleys, tho middle
Atlantic slates, Now England and tho
lower lako region. Weather bureau
officials held out no promise of relief
for the next two days.
From tho Rocky Mountain region
westward and from Montana eastward
thru the upper lako region today mod
erate temperature prevailed.
BOSTON, July 31. Another heat
wave, In the early stages more intense
than that of yesterday, which attaln-
d 98.5 degrees and caused two deaths
and many prostrations, spread over
this city today.
MONTREAL, July 31. A terrific
olectrical storm last night after tho
hottest day here in five years, started
a number of fires, destroyed trees and
demoralized telegraph and telephone
service.
71 .832 IN ALL FIELDS
LONDON', July 111. British
casualties in all theaters of
liiilita I'r iilHim t inns. nnhlishp.l in
the newspapers during the
month of July total 7.1,832 of
fiecrs and men. The officers
killed, wounded or missing total'
2503, while Ihe men number
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. FAR IS, July 31.- French forces
last night, made a successful attack
against the German positions along a
1500-yard front at La Roycre and
west of Kpinc Dc Clicvrogny, on the
Ai.-ne front, says the French fol'icinl
statement issued this nf'lernnon. A
German counter-atlack was chu-lieil.
The French took .1(17 prisoners
including two officers and fifteen
non-eomniissioncd officers belonging
to three regiments. The artillery
and infantry, the slalcmcnt adds,
were active in the Ceniy-llurtcbise
sector.
QIKP.KC, July 31. Damage esti
mated at hundreds of thousands of
dollars, including destruction of
three bridges over (ho Clinudicrc
river nnd tho ruin of crops, have
been caused by the worst floods this
section has ever experienced. The
river here still is rising from recent
heavy rains.
FEAR AMERICAN GIRL IS CUBAN WHITE SLAVER'S VICTIM
E
TO FIND GLUE 10
HAVANA, July 31. Detectives and
members of tho secret pollco who
havo been Investigating the disappear
ance of Ruth Armstrong, nn American
girl, today made voluminous reports
to the judge having chargo of the
case. Tho reports failed to show the
slightest cluo as to tho whoreaboutB
of Miss Armstrong and tho caso re
mains as much a mystery as ever.
The police claimed that they had
combed the city tlioroly hut hail found
no one who had seen the girl after she
left her boarding house pn tho night
ot July 10.
Notwithstanding their previous as
BOrlinns that everything In tho room
occupied by tho young woman had
been Intact when sho disappeared, the
report of the, detectives today Intimat
ed that photographs and papers In the
room had been destroyed and that her
name nlso had be removed from the
bookB. This report does not reconcile
the fact, however, that tho young wo
man did leave many phothngraphs ot
herself behind and that when Bho dis
appeared she wore her oldest dress
and shoes.
Miss Armstrong went to Havana
July !), to serve as governess for a
wealthy family. Seven days later she
disappeared. She was last seen leap
ing from an automobile as tho trying
to escape captors.
It Is believed tho International
white slave syndicate, following the
Until Cruger case, may have trans
ferred headfpiartcrs to Havana to es
capo pollco operations and may have
taken Miss Armstrong by force while
tho young woman was walking.
Miss Armstrong Is unusually beau
tiful. Her father, I.eroy Armstrong,
wbh former Chlra newspaper man. She
tnught school In Salt Lake City,
Voungstown, Ohio, nnd Los Angeles,
Callfonla, before colng to Cuba.
OF WAR FOR CUBA
HAVANA, .lutv .'M.-fiwnil .Jom
Mnrti, who rrtin-il lnl Niitnrlnv
chief (if HtiiiT of tlif Cultiin itnn.v,
wjih appointed M-rreturv f war 11 nl
nnvy tiniay ly I'lrsidcnt Mermen!,
fiencral Mnrti i- a hoii nf the mtlYil
Culinn patriot, Jo.-o Marti.
ROB MEDICAL LIE
SI'OKAXK, July 31. Two marked
men entered Ihe First National bank
of Medical lake, sixteen miles west
of here, shortly after noon today,
held up two men in the bank nt the
point of revolvers nnd later made
their escape lifter scooping .$l;i,(l(M)
in coin nnd currency into sucks and
driving away in an automobile.
The robbers drove up to the bank
in a roadster, according lo reports,
arriving nf a lime when most of the
employes were at lunch. One man
approached Fred Krichol'fer, assist
ant cashier, wiAi the request that he
cash a travelers' cheek.
The oilier robber entered Ihe cage,
revolver drawn, and compelled Ar
thur Ncnlc, a clerk, Ihe only otbe.'
employe in I lie; nniiK, lo lie down on
the floor. As soon as Nealo obeyed,
Krieliol'fer was compelled to do like
wise!. Thi! men then leisurely scooped
Ihe banks com into a sack. They
locked the hank employes in Ihe
vault before leaving the bank, where
they were found by other officials
Inter. 'The men departed in the
roadster and were! reported to have
started cast. The Spokane county
sheriff was notified nnd he in turn
has telephoned to every town in
eastern Washington to be on
lodkoul for Ihe robbers.
It was thought that the men might
be heading lor Idaho, but it would
be almost impossible to escape
cordon thai, has been placed around
Ihe territory, if is said, and reach
thai, slate.
THREATENED MONEY KINGS
AND IS LOCKED IN PRISON
NLW YOU K, July 3I.--Aceiiscd
of making thlenls against the lives
of J, I', .Moignn, John I). Rockefeller
ami his son, John I). Rockefeller,
Jr., a man who said be was Klie
K'oodinopt', a naturalized citi.cu born
in Russia, nn. arre-.ed loday.
MILK IN NEW YORK
ADVANCES A CENT
NT.VV YORK, July An ad
vniice of a cent a ouart. makiitu Ih
price of milk U'.jj cents, will cosl
Ihe eoti-umcrs .",.'ltl(l,(MIII n year, it
was estimated today. The advnm
cl't'eelive tomorrow, is t lit fourth
since lust October.
INCOME TAXES
RAISED TO MEET
E
Bill Increased to Net Two Biillions
Revenue, Principally hy Increases
on Incomes of Corporations and
Individuals Over $15,000 and Fur
ther Increases' Upon Litptor.
WASHINGTON, July 31. In
crease of the pending if i, 070,000,0110
war lax bill to a total of $2,008,000,-
000 was decided upon today by the
senate finance committee. Increases
on corporation normal income luxe
on incomes of individuals of $1.",000
and over and a. further increase of
$1. per gallon on distilled spirits ami
fill cents a barrel more on beer will)
a. few other minor lax increases will
make up Ihe additional levy.
Corpornto Incomes.
The coinmiltee decided to increase
the present two per cent normal rale
on corporate incomes lo six per cent
as against four per cent in (he bill
as originally drawn. It, is expected
lo yield $102,000,000 additional reve
nues. The increase in war tax rales
on individual incomes of $15,000 and
more! was estimated to raise from
$:f,00n,000 to $3(i,000,00(l addition
al. New excess profits taxes will
In agreed upon later.
In revising the liquor schedules,
the committee estimated that by ad
ding $.1 per gallon to the tax on
distilled spirits, making it $3.20 per
galloii--$2.1J) over the present law-r
$00,000,000 more revenue would .he
secured from thai source. The in
crease of fiO ocnls a barrel on beer
was estimated to yield $2.",000,0(IO
ihore revenue, making the beer lax
$3.25 per barrel, as compared wilh
$1.50 under Ihe existing law and
$2.75 as originally proposed in the
bill.
Income Tax Increases.
Tho exact rale of Ihe substitute
tax increases on individual incomes
of $15,000 and more were not de
cided. The income tux increases
would result in a total levy upon cor
tho war of at least $1,0 111,700.000
as compared with a yield of $330,
000,000 a year under existing law.
The original bill provided for ad
ditional war levies upon all incomes
of $513,700,000 and the committee's
decision today would add at least
$1.87,000,000 more. In view of the
heavy increase for incomes it, was
said that Ihe coinmillee might decide
against a further increase on excess
prolils.
The additional taxes on li.pior
would increase revenues from that
source from $155,500,000 to at least
$270,000,000 with Ihe increase of
$00,000,000 from distilled spirits and
$25,000,000 from beer.
Senator Simmons also slated thai
wine taxes also will be inemised but
a decision as lo the rale was not
made. The committee plans, how
ever, lo raise $8,000,0011 more icve-
nue from wines, more than double tin
new luxes propose! in Ihe original
bill, esliinalcd to yield $0,000,001'. In
crease of consunipl ion taxes on sag
HI' and col Ice were discussed avion
today, but decision was postponed
JAIL SENTENCES FOR
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., July III.-Twcnly-ono
alleged members of the
Industrial Workers of the World, ar
rested following tin! burning of Mar
tin Brothers flour mill recently
pleaded guilty to vagrancy charges
here loday and were given sentences
ranging from 30 days to six months
imprisonment,
Two other prisoners were seulcne-
cd to pay a fine of $100 or servo ten
days In Jail for contempt of court anil
two others pleaded not guilty and ask
ed for Jury trials.
Recently (iovemor Wlthycombe
recommended tho men bo given long
sentences to Insure tho safety of the
grain crops, which will be harvested
while they are confined. The officials
may put the men on the rock pile.
WAR
IE
CONFERE
ES FAIL
Congressional Committee Upon War
Expenditures Causes Deadlock Be
tween Senate and House Confer
ees President Insists Upon Elim
liintioiii Controller Agreed Upon.
WASIIIiNOTON, July 31 Tho con-
feroes on the administration food bill
failed at their first BOssion today to
break their deadlock on tho congres
sional war expenditures commltteo,
opposed by President Wilson, and re
cessed until later today with a motion
to strike out tho provision still pend
ing. Senalo and house conferees on tho
food control hill bud only ono' prob
lem to work out when they convened
again loday, namely, whether there
shall ho created a congressional com
mittee on war expenditures.
As tho situation now stands tho
provision for a food board of.threo
monitors instead of a Biliglo adminis
trator, will go out of tho bill nnd It
soeined strongly prohablo that the
war expenditures commltteo also will
bo eliminated. President Wilson has
Insisted that both provisions bo
stricken out.
Nxpeet Agreement. ,
Soino of tho conferees said It ap
peared virtually certain that tho Ben
ato members would yield on tho pro
vision authorizing the government to
commandeer gas pipo linos for mili
tary or public defenso purposes. The
clause empowering the prosidont to
commandeer oit pipo lines, howovor,
was rolained. The new provision for
a wheat prlco fixing board of threo
members, Inserted subject to ro-con-
slderallon, was left unchanged.
T
KiiiLr AH'imsn nn Juno 'M) wiiied n.
prT hy the termx of which Piih
inn ii lies nf nil hi'llim-nt powers
were fiiiliithlrii lo niivinliin Spanish
territorial waters or to enter Spanish
ports. II was ileelared that, all vwh
submarines which cnlcreil I ho Span
ish mm for whatever reason would
h; interned unlil Ihe end of lllo war.
('(JKTNNA, Spain, .Inly .'!!. Tho
(ierinnu siihmn rine. I 111 nachorod
in Hie harbor hero late yesterday
evening. Sho entered the roadstead
with only her periscopes showing.
The submarine hud been seriously
damaged, bid the commander and
crew rrl'tisnl lo tell the cjiiiso of tho
accident.
MAItlMI), July .'tl.-J'iTmier Duio
announced today thai tho (lennan
siiliinn rine I'lS-'J!, which had anchor
ed in Corimmi. harbor, had been
taken to r'crrol, tin' chief naval nr
M'nul of Spain, twelve, juiles north
east of ( 'oninnii.
The premier ntuiounceil Hint' tho
jn eminent intended lo keep strictly
to the Icrnis of the recent rofrululion
reardin' the entry of bcllioront.
-ubmii lines into Spani-h ports.
HALTED BY STRIKE
OAKLAND, Calif., Julv 31. Work
relating to the luiinufncturc of hydro-aeroplanes
for hi! government
was halted this luoiliing when tho
300 employes of the Hull-Scott Mo
tor company of I'.erkeloy walked out
because of a leehnieu! dispute over
union rules. Company officials said
their refusal lo discharge a 1'ortu
guese helper, who received $2. 50 a
day, led to the trouble. Telegrams
iiilenbanging today between the
company beads and Washington in
dicate that the government may lake
u hand in Ihe affair.
TO AGREE UPON
FOOD CONTROL