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Forty-seventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. OKKflON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2. 1917
NO. 113
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Anglo-French Forces Only Awaiting
Clearing Conditions to Blast Way
Further Into German Positions
Unable to Use Big Guns or Air
shipsTeutons Battling With Un-
. paralleled Desperation to Hold
Lines Counter Attack by British.
Associated Press Kiimmnry.
Germany Is battling with a desper
ation probably unparalelled in the
war to hold her lines In Flanders
against the combined Anglo-French
attack.
Notwithstanding the heavy handi
ejn which the atrocious weather has
Imposed on them, however, the en
te forces have made good their
most important gains and apparently
are only awaiting clearing conditions
to blast their way further into the
Teutonic front. '
The boasts of successful resistance
to the entente thrust that have come
from the Berlin war office wore based,
as usual, on the unwarranted assump
tion that.un attempt ImdJjpnn.njJW'o in.
break thru and upon tho fact, that at
on or two points the German reac
tion resulted in soino of Ihe far ad
vanced forces of tho allies being
pushed back.
Line Is lle-ostnldislicil.
Today, however, comes the an
nouncement from London that despite
the hampering ruin fall, the British
have negatived the results of one
German counter-thrust, completely
re-establishing their line in the neigh
borhood of the Rouellers-Yprcs rail
road as the outcome of a night attack.
Whether there may ho some Inclin
ation on the part of lay critics to re
gard with some misgivings stress laid
jon the bad weather by the official
report that indicates a hold up of the
allied advance, military observers at
the front apparently are in entire
agreement with the seriousness of this
handicap.
The allies had established air su
periority and the Btorm has prevented
observation altogether, entailing in
activity upon the big guns that are
relied upon to blast a path for the ad
vancing Infantry. To the low visibil
ity, also, has been attributed such
success as the Germans were able to
gain In their counter-attacks, the poor
sighting conditions preventing the en
tente gunners from massing their fire
effectively to break up the enemy
concentrations.
i Fruitless Assaults Made.
Despite the hard fighting in Flan
ders, the Germans are continuing
their pronounced activities on the
French front. Paris reports two at
tacks on the French lines cast and
southeast of Rhelms and nssaults In
fflo Avocourt wood sector In the Ver
dun region and In the Apreinont for
est southeast of St. Mlhlcl. All these
were fruitless for the Germans.
Some important movement appar
ently Is under way on the Russian
northern front which has been hold
ing entirely firm, whllo the southern
end of the line was falling hark. Now,
however, the Russians are reported to
have evacuated tho I'skull bridgehead
15 miles southeast of Riga, the Ger-
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WASHINGTON", Aug. 2. Un
traceable rumor lh.it Mime disaster
had been mot by Hie American fonc
hroiight from Secretary Baker today
a denial and reiteration of the prom
ise Unit news of im v misfortune
would not be withheld from the pub
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1 1 Lit I I linill reign Minister Details Difficulties i&9fe& More Than 4000 Taken by British
of Reorganizing Both Government ; , A,one , Ypres Salient-Scarcity
and Army, But Declares That All ' of Veterans-Many Raw Recruits
Difficulties Will Be Surmounted . J'ifMM M of Class of -1918 All Suffering
by Unity of Russian Citizens. j J" 'jMfS From Exposure and Hunger..
PF.TUOGR AD, Aug. 2. Foreign
Minister Tcrestchenko has sent the
following telegram to Russian diplo
matists accredited to the allied pow
ers: "At a moment when new and grave
misfortunes are threatening Russia,
we consider it our duty to give to our
allies who have shared with us the
burden of trials in the past, a firm
and definite explanation of our point
of view regarding the conduct of the
war. Tho grcalness of the task of the
Russian revolution corresponds to the
magnitude which it causes In the life
of the state. Re-organization in the
face of the enemy of tho entire gov
ernmental systems had not been con
templated. Nevertheless Russia, con
vinced there is no other means of
safety, has stood In accord with the
allies' common action on the front.
Reconstructing Nation.
"Fully conscious of the difficulties
of the task Russia has taken up the
burden of conducting active military
operations during reconstruction of
the' army and the government. The
offensive of our armlos, which was
necessitated by a strategical situation
encountered Insurmountable obstacles
on both fronts and in tho Interior of
tho country. Tho criminal propagan
da of Irresponsible elements was used
by enemy agents and provoked a rev
olution in Petrograd. At tho same
time part of the troops on the front
were deduced by the same propagan
da, forgot their duty to the country
and facilitated the enemy's piercing
our front.
'The Russian people have been stir
red by these events. Thru the gov
ernment created, by. the revolution
and an unshakeable will, the revolt
was crushed and its originators were
brought to justice. All necessary steps
have) been taken at the front for re
storing the combative strength of the
armies.
To Successful Knd.
"The government Intends bringing
to a successful end the task of estab
lishing an administration capable of
meeting all dangers and guiding the
country In the path of revolutionary
regeneration. Russia will not suffer
herself to bo deterred by any dlfflcul
ty In carryir.,5 out the irrevocable de
cision to continue the war to a final
triumph of the principles proclaimed
by tho Russian revolution.
"In the presence of an enemy men
aco the country and tho army will
continue with renewed courage the
work of reconstruction as well as the
preparation on tho threshold of the
fourth years of the war for the com
ing campaign. We firmly believe thnt
Russian citizens will combine all ef
forts to fulfil the sacred task of de
fending the beloved country and that
the enthusiasm which lighted In their
breast a flame of faith In the triumph
of liberty will direct the wholo Invin
cible force of revolution against the
enemy who threatens the country."
WASHINGTON', Aim. 2. Drastic
dealing wilh alien slackers is pro
posed by n hill agreed on today by
the house immigration committee
ami slated for pushing in the house.
Alien slackers who do not wish to
lake military service in Hie Aincr
rnn lor es would he deported ; the
entry of others to the country wt-irid
be prohibited. Any H-rson who
claims exemption from militar,' dirty
on (lie ground that he is an nlin
never could become a naturalized
citicn.
Alien of any class could he dri fl
ed for work on farms, in industrial
plants anil for oilier home duty.
WITH MNSIACKERS PROfECTION F0R
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"J( Is superstition t Im,! there Is such n tiling as 'woman's work.' It is the
man mid woman, to serve niiiiiKinil." Russia's greatost writer, Leo Tolstoy.
TO FORM GREAT
PETROGR'AD, Aug. 2. As the re
sult of the heroic conduct at the front
of Miss Vera Butchmareft's female
battalion, the movement for the cre
ation of a great army of women Is
progressing thruout Russia like wild
fire. Already Petrograd, Moscow and
Kiev have formed recruiting bureaus
and established bnrracks1 under the
ordinary system of army administra
tion. The government has issued arms
and complete equipment to tho wo
men and has anointed male command
ers and instructors and In view of
the spread of the movement it Is
planning a more suitable uniform for
the women fighters.
In Petrograd a new battalion Is
being raised, 700 girls and women
are already In uniform out of 1200
so far enrolled. For the romalnlng
places In the battalion there are 1500
applicants.
In tlie barracks today there was
gathered a group of new recruits
whose ordinary feminine attire, long
huir and soft features, eontrasled
sharply wilh the croped heads and
masculine bearing of the girls al
ready in uniform.
The girls are for the most part be
tween 18 and :i() years old. Some of
the force lire married women with
children and a few are of middle age,
however. Sixty per cent of Ihe
members are peasant working girls.
tllUlT, Ariz., A nc 2. Lieutenant
Colonel (leorge P. White, command
ing the United Stales cavalry in the
Globe-Miami district, issued u proc
lamation last night stating that all
miners and other workers desiring
lo return to work would have the
protection of tinned forces at his
command. Colonel White said lie
look tins action "in view of tlie con
ciliatory altitude recently adopted by
(ho mine operators and the Western
federation of Miners."
LONDON, Aug. 2. "Looking from
the broadest aspect at the events of
the past fortnight In Russia," said
Major-General Frederick B. Maurice,
chief director of military operations
at the war offlco, In his weekly talk
today to the Associated Press, "It
will necessarily mean a prolongation
of the war. We cannot longer count
on any great material assistance from
Russia. This means a greator burden
on the other entente allies and for
tho United States It means that she
must come Into the field as soon as
possible and with two greatest pos
sible force."
Control of Sen.
LONDON, Aug. 2. "Tho British
navy'B control of the nervo system of
maritime communications of tho
world at this Juncture Is more com
plete that the control exercised by the
army of the control powors on land,"
said Admiral Sir John ..lolllcoo, first
sea lord and chief of the naval stuff,
In an Interview with tho Associated
Press.
Regarding tho destroyer and sub
marine bases on the Belgian coast,
which are In the occupation of the
Germans, he said:
"One is Ostein! ; tho othor Is Zce
brugge. The Germans have applied
to this length of sand fringed const
the same principles of Intensive for
tification adopted higher up on the
North sea and the Island of Heligo
land. The coast line Is studded with
heavy guns which In themselves con
stitute Infinitesimal targets at a range
of more than 20,(100 yards on which
any bombordmeiit could bo carried
out.
Small Target Offered,
"Moreover, the enemy has not been
slow to make fullest use of aircraft
and smoke screens by way of protec
tion. Ostend offers tho best target
hut It can only be attacked at rare
Intervals when a favorable combina
tion of wind, weather and cea con
ditions can be attained. Zoebrngge
In the real tense of the word Is not a
naval base, but merely an exit from
the Inland port of Bruges, with which
It Is connected by a wide, deep water
canal
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destiny of every creature, both
I.OWDKN, la., Aug. 2. Four eili
zens of this community, three of
them past (id years of age, were ar
rested by federal officers today anil
charged with treason and resisting
the government. Tile action follow
ed mi outbreak that approached a
not between loyal citizens uiid pro
(iermans lust night.
The prisoners are:
Albeit Seliaefer, retired farmer
William - Rifhiniiu, furniture jlcuicr
F.rncst Meier, retired farmer, and
Carl (lerlil, fanner. All me wealthy.
I'liilcd Slates Marshal Moore and
Deputy llcaly arrived here from Ce
dar Hupids after Ihcy hud been in
formed that this town of 700 popu
lutioii was a liothed of sedition,
Itiehinan has u son who enlisted ill
the iti'iny, and lie is reported to hiive
suid he would rather see the boy dead
than bearing nrms nimiust Germany
The charges ngiiiust the other men
have not been muile public in dela
CIODAH UAI'IDS, In., Ana-. 2. An
outbreak which resulted from tho ar
rest of tlie llev. John Reiehert, pas
tor of the fiennan Kvangeliciil church
at Lowden, la., cm a charge of mak
ing treasonable utterances, is being
investigated by United States mar
shals today. A mob is reported to
have threatened to lynch Daniel Mc
(lillvray, an nttorney, who gave the
information which led lo Ihe Itcv,
Mr. Hcichert's arrest.
TUESDAY TO BE
BEEFLESS DAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Resolu
tions to make every Tuesday a beef
less day and to iiiaucuriite system
atic measures to curtail constimiition
of wheat, bread, butter, sugar mid
young niniiiiil meat have been adopt
ed by the food adiiiiiiistriilion's hotel
u ndrestaiirant committee whose.
membership includes the proprietors
o many ol the country s lending ho
tels and restuuruuts.
BRITISH. FRONT IN FRANCE
AND HKI.G1UM, Aug. 2 (by the As
sociated Prass). "The situation
virtually unchanged." This sums up
the day's news from the wido zone
along which the British and French
yesterdny hurled Prince Hupprecht's
forces hack to t he supporting de
fenscs at u depth varying between
one mid three miles. Artillery aetiv
ities continued with great intensity,
the British pouring a steady stream
of high explosive shells into posi
tions which the Oennans now hold,
but there was comparatively little in
fnntry fighting..
Tho allies were today busy con
solidating Hie positions they captur
ed yesterday. Heavy Oennau coun
ter-attacks had been looked for, hut
outside of a few local attempts to re
gain positions these did not material
ize. This was perhnps due partly to
tho heavy rain which continued with
out cessation since hist night, fill
ing shell holes witli water and turn
ing t lie ground into.n deep mud over
which if is difficult to fight.
Itoinbardnient Krratlc.
The rierimiii guns, however, ninny
of which had been withdrawn to pos
itions further back before the ruin
begun, have been currying on
-steady bombardment, especially
against the territory captured by the
allies on thu northern side of the
Ypres salient, but their firing hat-
been more or less erratic because of
the storm which blocked the work of
the observation officers. As usual
the (icrmnns are employing great
quantities of gas shells.
Due to the complete prepnration
made for yesterday's assault, the
British casiiallics have not been ex
eessivc, hut tho condition of the but
lie field and statements by prisoners
indicute that the (lennan losses were
exceedingly heavy. The Hritish
medical corps has again evinced a
most complete organization. At 8
o'clock last night nil British wounded
hud been collected and brought back
to emergency "Millions. More than
41100 prisoners wilh some sixty offi
cers were taken by tlie Hritish in the
Ypres salient alone.
Prisoners Poor I.ot.
Prussians, Bavarians and Saxons
all have given of their number to
swell the total ruptured, and no more
dejected appearing men have been
seen in Hritish prisons stations since
tho beginning of the war. Particu
larly noticeable was the scarcity of
veteran noncommissioned officers
and the largo number of troop, from
tho 11)18 class, wlio are nothing more
than raw recruits. One veteran of
many battles freely expressed his
contempt of this class, who, lie said,
lacked slnminu to stnnil up under
the hardships of war and could not
be depended on in a tight place
such as they found themselves fac
ing yesterday,
A majority of these prisoners wen
a miserable, sorry-looking lot, till of
them suffering from internal com
plaints caused by exposure, and the
majority from hunger. Few of them
have any 1iohj of Germany winning
the war ntul one officer ventured the
opinion that the time of the father,
hind's downfall was near. Tlie opin
ion, largely on the scarcity of men
and certainly boyish faces now in
prison etiges, appears lo ho indicat
ive of a lack of human material.
LONDON, Aug. 2. It was reported
at Iho Amorlcnn consulate hero today
that 24 members of the crew of the
American steamship Motano, which
was sunk by a German submarine on
July 31, lost their lives.
Plans for Requisitioning Charters of
All American Vessels to Be An
nounced America and Britain
Jointly to Control World's Ship
pingOwners Can Operate.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 Plans
for taking over for operation nil
American ocean-going merchant
ships soon will he announced by the
American shipping hoard. Charters
will bo requisitioned under a recent
net of congress authorizing the pres
ident to eomnitindeer tonnage for
government uses.
The program is preliminary to
putting into oeration nn agreement
between tho American and British
governments for joint control of the
world's shipping. It will give the
shipping board control of ocean
freight rates charged by American
ships and n rate basis being worked
out will be used for building an in
ternational rote schedule. .
Aim of Seizure.
The chief aim in commandeering
charters is to get more ships ' into
trans-Atlantic service. Many Amer
iaen coastwise vessels and ships now
engaged in the Pncifin and South
American trade will be diverted to
tiUns-Atliintic inns. "Their plitees
will be taken to a largo extent by
neutral ships and by Japanese ton
nage. - ' . I
The plan is to commandeer char
ters and wherever advisable let the
ship itself be operated by its owner
under a government charter. In this
way the government will direct oper
ations and specify services in which
ships shall ply and, at tho same time,
avoid expenditure of tho vnst sum
of money thnt would be required if
the hulls themselves were taken over.
Wherever operators fail to carry
out. the shipping board's regulations,
charters will be taken from them anil
given to others.
PARIS, Aug. 2. Sir Douglas Haig
and General Pctaln, commanders of
tho British and French armies, yester
day exchanged telegrams of congratu
lation at the Franco-British success
In Flanders.
The former paid a tribute to the
offort of tho French troops under
General Antolno. Ho nketche the Ir
resistible dash wherewith the French
not only gained the object set for
them, but surpassed these objectives,
thereby covoring and assuring the al
lied flank and Inflicting heavy losses
on the enemy while sustaining really
"only very light losses."
General Retain replied with thanks
to tho felicitations to the British.
Speaking for the French, he declared
the success of the attack Illustrates
anew the glory of the British flag and
binds closer the two armlos. He con
gratulated tho British troops In the
name of all French armies.
WASHINGTON", Aug. 2. Norway,
facing starvation if the United States
cuts off exports of food, is ready to
release a million tons of her shipping
In return for the privilege of import
ing food principally from the United
States.
Ur. Frldljoff, Nanson, hend of tho
Norwegian mission to the United
States, declared unreservedly that
Norway facod privation if the United
States enforced an embargo against
her.
Norway also would give a guaran
tee thnt none of tho food Imported
would reach Germany.,