WUAT11KR Muxhmiut yesterday, 78; minimum today, ,J. FORECAST Tnnili( and tomorrow: Fair
Forty-seventh Yar.
Daily Twelfth Tear.
. MEDFORD. ORECIOX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1917
NO. 174
IT
IN MUD UPON
WIDE FRONT
British Steam Roller Crashes Thru
German Lines for Nearly a Mile
Advance on Six-Mile Front North
east of Ypres, Despite Heavy Rainr
Mud Proves Worse Enemy Titan
Germans Objective Is Remainder
of Commanding Ridge.
LONDON, Oct. 12. The British
troops In Plunders attacked the Ger
mans this mnrninK on a front of
about six miles northeast of Ypres.
They are reported to lie making sat
isfactory progress. Haln fell heav
during last night.
The official report from Field
Marshal Haig's headquarters today
reads:
"We attacked at 5:25 o'clock this
morning on a front of about six
miles northeast of Ypres. Our troops
are reported to be making satisfac
tory progress. Rain fell heavily dur
ing the night."
On Six Mile Front.
BRITISH KKO.NT IN FltANCIC
AND HHLllir.M, Oct. 12. Ily the
Associated Press.- At un early hour
todav ltritlsh tronns which boirnn an
attack in Flanders this morning had
penetrated several hundred yards in
to the enemy's territory on a six
mile front from near floutholst wood
to a point below the Ypres-Koulcrs
railway and were haattling along the
Passehendaelo ridge within 1000
yards of the center of the village of
Passchendaele.
By 7:45 o'clock this morning re
ports wero received thit everything
was going woll with today's British
;'Vack in Flanders. The troops
awng a wido front had pushed for
ward to a depth averaging SOU yards
or more.
Prisoners Arriving.
Prisoners were beginning to come
in early, allho slowly, owing to the
condition of the ground.
The main enemy today was not the
Germans but the mud. . The Germans
were far less formidable Ihan pre
viously, owing to the disorganization
occasioned among them by the recent
terrific blows of tho British.
The correspondent yesterday spoke
to Field .Marshal llalg. who does nol
confine himsel fto headquarters. The
field marshal paid the highest tribute
to his men for their gallant work In
the bad weather.
Associated Pnss Sliliimni'.v.
The British roller "goes up hill
very slowly, but It la now going down
hill nud hallles are following each
other more and more rapidly," said
Major, General Maurice, director of
orations at llio British war office
yesterday. The truth or the assor
' tlon was driven home less than 24
hours after it was made by the be
ginning this morning of another Brit
ish attack in Flanders.
iiiod progress was reported early
by Field Marshal llalg along the six
mile front northeast, of Ypres. on
which today's assault Is being deliv
ered. Apparently the objective Is the
remainder Dt the ridge commanding
the Flanders plain, over the dom
inant points of which the British have
(Continued on rage Eight.)
USE SMALL SHIPS
WASHINGTON'. O' t. 12. In it
. !
rcmiisit i hi i ii r of -duns (tctolier 1
tin shipping' board i coii-i-leriti-titkiitir
over alt American vr el- "i
inore than 15ml tons di-adwci.ulit ;
pacity in-tead of 25nn toiw. as at
first jinnoimccd. The yrcat need o!
trans-Atlantic tonnage, it was aa!
ludav. has made this fcie wvensury.
5000 years OF
MPMSONMENT
for mm
Fresh Evidence of German Campaign
of Terrorization in Alsace-Lorraine
All Classes and Districts
Have Suffered Because of Expres
sion of Opinions About France.
KlfKNVll KHONT IX KliANVK.
Sept. 2Ct (:om'sioinli'H'e of the As
sociated I'ross). Frt'sh evidence nf
tilt? (ionium campaign ol' terrorizatinn
in Alsace-Lorraine conies (o hand ev
ery day. Since the lt-.i inn hitr of hos
tilities (ierinan court martial sitting
in the annexed provinces have in
flicted sentences totalling oOOO years
iintriMUimcnt on citizens of Alsace
Lorraine, hiM Mile oflVnse has been
the expression of opinions favorable
to France. All elapses and all dis
tricts have suffered.
Immediately after the declaration
of war three years nivo every one of
military nire or Lorraine origin who
eotdd find a way to do so made a hur
ried departure over the frontier line.
Hundreds of those remaining, owinjr
to their inability to leave in time,
were at once seized as suspects and
sent to prisons or internment camps,
where they have been kept in confine
ment for three years.
While the migration was in prog
ress the younger and more daring
spirits anions the men of Alsace and
Lorraine took the sfill more serious
step of joining the Krench army. Over
:S(l,lUMl of Ihcm have fouirht beneath
the tri-cojor since the war bewail.
Many of them by their heroism have
rained hi h rank, while niimjicrs of
their comrades have made the irent
sacrifice.
Jn addition to the men in the ranks
and anions the minor ofiiceis who
have fought for France, the two
provinces have supplied many mili
tary leaders of hiirh renown, anionic
I hem no other than five generals have
sealed their patriotism by ilyinif a
soldier's death by tVhtinir the (ier
mans. The-e five were (Jenerals Si
belle, Ihipuy, Itimi, Trameiet - Fa her
and Stirn.
GENERAL STRIKE
E
SAN FUANUSOi, Oct. l'J. - A
irencral strike of approximately ."iiitiil
unionized emphi.ve-s nt the I'-m-iIm-Telephone
& 'l-leiiraph coa.p. ny for
ilemanos said to include a v. ac in
crease of .fl per day, was dei-land
imminent today. (' ml'cre.e c- to
avert the threatened .-Hike which
would tie up company liie-s from
Vancouver to San lhe:o wrc Im-ihl
held, il w as a nnounccd.
, I'. Fidlertoii. general Mip. riiitfii
dcni of the company, said that de
mands for a wai:c increase were un
der discu--ioii. He denied pubii-i".!
reports that employes, which in
dudes linemen, plant operator-, re
pairmen and electrical workers, h;nl
-ued an ultimatum callink the strike
for next .Monday unless their de
mands were granted.
ronjerenee- between company of
ti iaU and repre-entalives ( t'i.
nu ll ale now -joint: on. We are 'iop -
fill of avertinu' li hie which ini-li!
lead to a walkout." Fi;!lcrton -aid.
It Wiis declared that a referendum
vote taken by local of the dil tcrent
eratts affiliated with the electrical
v orkcr-' organization- in different
I'jO'it'i' coa-t citie- I ivnp'.l a slrike
uide-s the corn pa n inct Wii.'c de
mands. "Apart from
w.rc jn na'c, the
Intern
atiomd UrotlMiho.Ml
tf Klec
nihati'.i
-'cm
treal Worker
o( the present
- -eekiria eli
c :Miiinntl"li
ard re-o!nt ion ! lhe i rl ..perator
nnion." d.'. I.U' d Johri S. Wn-on, cc-ivt-trv
r it r-1 in t coniieil of tin
r
,1
"The present ML-rcna-nt J"I"
(Continued "on rag Four.)""
PARIS MERGE
T
Coa'ition Ministry for Canada Per
fected Un:lcr Premier Bortlen
Members Not Sworn In Because of
Eleventh - Hour Differences Be
tween Liberals.
OTTAWA, Oct. l'J. -Ten members
of the new union government for
Canada, which it was inrreed to fortn
dui-iiif"- un iill-nifih t conferein'O be
tween tiiti Iciulers of Ihe two mujnr
parties, were sworn in nt 1 o'clock
today. These portfolios were nn
iiouncefl :
Premier ami secretary of slate for
external al fairs, Sir Koliert Honleii,
eoliservatie.
linisler of overseas service, Sir
Kihvaril Kemp, conservative.
Minister of militia, Major General
Mrwbnrn, lilieral.
lmniif;ration anil colonization, J. A.
Calder, liberal.
Inti'rioi', Artluir Meitheii, eonserv-.
ntive.
Aricnlture, V. Kree, liberal.
Customs, A. I.. Sifton, lilieral.
l'resiilent of the Trivy council, N.
W. Koull, liberal.
Railways ami canals, J. I). Iiei.l,
(lonservative.
Secretary of state for mines (uewl,
Martin lturrcll, -ouservative.
As niitiiister of overseas service, Sir
Kilwai'i! Kemp succeeds Sir (iconic
l'erlcy, who becomes Canadian hi.ah
coinmisioner at Ijondon, in which
capacity he has been acting tempo
rarily. J'Yauk Cochrane was appointed
chain-man of the board of directors
of tile Canadian Northern railroad.
.Homo Vacancies Ve.
Oilier portfolios remaining to be
filled were still the subject of con
ference ' I his afternoon. Il was ex
pected that the final composition of
the new t;overninent would be an
nounced tonight. With the entrance
id' five liberals info cabinet today 'he
liberal representation is thus far
brought up to seven. Colonel C. C.
lialloutine and lliih (online, liberals,
were sworn in as minister of public
works and solicitor general, respec
tively, last week.
Indications were that 1'reniier
(leorge Murray id' Nova. Scotia and
!'. II. C'arvell of New Urunswii k, lib
erals, would agree to join the govern
ment before night.
OTTAWA, Oct. 12. -Cmfcrennccs
iittendcd by representatives of the
two major political parties resulted
early today in the formation of a
union governmenf under Premier Sir
Hubert Iliirdcn.
The coalition, however, was threat
ened when differences developed
aitioni: the iiherals. Automobiles or
dered by Premier llorden lo lake the
members of the new government to
the residence of the Huke of iJcVoll
shirt, I'mor-'jcncral. lo be -wdiii
in, wcii' dimiscd, and it was de
cided lint to have Ihe new minister
take the oath until later in llie day.
I.IIh'NiIs To-opcl'iitc.
The liberals have been bronchi into
the govcrnmeiil -as a con -etpicncp it
the opposition of Sir Wilfred I.au-j
rier to compulsory military service.
The decision nf Sir Wilfred l.aur
ier not to remain at the bead of thej
liberal party also had an I'tl'ecl upon
Uie sH iuiiun. Other liberals decided'
apparently that thev eoald not iin
(Contlnucd on t'nge Four.) I
TRENCHES AI RIGA
PKTi.'OHKAH. (id. l'J.- Ily a
co inlcr attack yesterday llllssiau
troops recaptured the trenches lost
Weiinc-day -oath ol llie P-ko!l' road
in tl.c Ucja rc.'iou, the war office an
nounced lodav. North of the road
u-sian ,i'lnnco posts were drawn in
where Ihev were expo-ed lo n iocnl!
urtillcry lire by the (iermaiis,
N 60VERNMEN
OF DOMINION
THE LION OF FLANDERS
i,-1
I'OltTI.AND, Oct. 1'.'.- Special dis
patches from Wa-hinglon received
here today slate that Ihe ease of lllu
.M'edford, Ore., Commercial club
against the Southern Pacific com
pany has been dismissed ''without
prejudice"' by the interstate com
merce commission. Tin? complaint
made by tho Mcill'ord organization
was against proposed reductions al
lowed by the California railroad com
mission in class rules from Califor
nia centers to northern California
points. Mcdford declared these
would subject its jobbing business
houses to disadvantage in Ihe terri
tory affected.
The examiner for Ihe federal eom
IllisMoii held that as Ihe proposed
rates have not become operative, no
basis exists lor action by the com
mission. FIRST SNOWFALL OF
SEASON AT CLEVELAND
CI.KVKl.ANIl, Oct. !''. The first
snowfall of the season struck Cleve-
laod today in the form of a small j
bli..ard. Heavy snowfalls are re-
ported from ad loinini: counties. '
Blik,3m0fcj ill
yiSE:-"SrfiEiii in
CASE DISMISSED CONTROL SWEDEN'S
BY COMMISSION M GOVERNMENT
Liberty Bond Exemptions
Tin' new -I per cent Liberty iioiids lire exempt,
from nil state nnd Ideal taxes.
The lleW 4 pep relit I,iln rly iiiiliils are exempt
from the iidrmal federal iiieniiir lax.
Xrw I per e;nt l.iliei ly Iliinds In n prineipal
amount of. .")(!( ill in the hands of each investor, in
addition In the above, are exempt, from all federal
taxation exeept estate and inherilanee taxes that,
is, are exempt, from surtaxes and excess profit taxes,
as well as normal income taxes
'I'll is means lhal as regards Ihe average cili.eii,
iiieluiliuir those ill comfortable circumstances, the
new I percent bonds are practically tax exempt.
Official statistics show that of the 1 00,(100,01 Ml or
more popiilat ion of t lie I 'nit id States, only l!S'J 1 have
incomes above .f 10(1.01)0 per annum, and in the ease
of anyone having an income less than I his figure, the
new 4 percent bonds are a more desirable investment
than the fully tax exempt I'.1,.', per cent bonds of the
first loan.
.JJ"s
hONIION, Oct. l'-M. Widen, who
has been asked by King (luslav of
Sweden lo form a cabinet, will at
tempt to const met n ministry solely
of liberals, says the Stockholm cor
respondent of the Daily Mail. Iljal
mar llranting und bis associates in
1 1 M" socialist parly will be excluded
by M. Widen, who is a moderate lib
eral. It. is the correspondent's
opinion that M. I Slanting will not. be
sorry lo he excluded, as popular dis
content is likely to increase during
the wilder.
As to the effect of the American
blockade, ihe correspondent says the
manner in which the policy of the
I'nitcd States is In be allswere,l is in
dicaled by the government's an
nouncement that liermuP" will sup
ply h Sweden grain, potatoes and
siu:ar, which the allies have refused.
'Ibis announcement, it' realied, will
naturally stimulate the pro-ticrman
trend of public opinion developed by
Ihe WashinL'lon news of the last lew
days, the dispatch says. Il adds that
particular reenl incut has been pro
voked in the press by Ihe slatcmeut
thill the Sweils, delegates lo the
I'lliteil Stales had suppressed Ihe
tacts in relation to Sweden's exporta
tion of iron ore to (Icrmaiiv.
(LIBERTY BOND AMERICANISM
BUYING BELOW SHOWN BY DUTY
EXPECJATIONS SAYS CARDINAL
Strenuous Work Necessary If De
sired Goal Is to Be Reached
' Failure of Second Liberty Loan
Means That We Resign From the
War," States Gerard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. Only by
the most strenuous campaign during
the next thirteen working days, the
treasury department announced to
day, can the liberty loan' reach the
subscription goal officials are hoping
for.
"Revolution by publication of offi
cial reports from nil federal reserve
banks that only i,:i'J"i,l(i,"i,OlM) in sub
scriptions' hail been reported to
I beni,'' reads llie . iinuouuecineiit,
"caused committee chairmen lo send
out hurried rallying calls today to
their army of salesmen. This amount
is less than 7 per cunt of the total
$r,miu,00(l,000 subscription it, is hop
ed by Secretary McAdoo will he roll:
ed up by October '27. '
Kdi'iiiiouK CniiiimtKiiintf,
"Only by the most sirenuous caui
paigning, it is realized, can the desir
ed goal be reached in Ihe remaining
thirteen selling days. The most hope
ful sign in llie situation is (he virtu
ally unanimous declaration of district
chairmen Hint the offiienl figures fall
far short, of representing actual sale.,
inade."
NKW YOltK, Oct. 1 Liberty
bond Inlying in the t'niled Slates
army lias Ihus far averaged from (ill
to till per cent in Ihe various ngi
inenls t li i iiimi t the country, i was an
noiinocd here today at heiubpia: tei s
of the ileparlment of the east. The
national army men have subscribed
approximately $-.',111111,011(1.
Wo Itoslgii I'i'oin War.
Tolul siibscriplious of $!iH(l,:iH,'l,l."ii
were a unced todav by the New
York federal reserve district commit
tee. This is an overnight gain of
.f:!,!."!!),!!!!!!. A ng new large sub
scriptions was if:), (Mill, (Mill by the
Cniled States Mortgage & Trust Co.
The tobacco Iradc eonuuillce has
subscribed if. 'I, -1011,0(10 from sixteen of
the leading tobacco coin), allies.
The liberty loan committee here
made public a telegram from Janus
W. (leranl, former nmhussai.ov to
(Icrniany, saying that' failure of Ihe
second liberty loan "menus thai we
resign from the war."
LA FOLLETTE 10
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1J. - Senator
F.a Follello of Wisconsin today was
invited by the selinlc committee in
vest ie.:i I in- his nlliM.,.,1 disloyal s h
at SI. Paul to appear next Tucsda
before the committee for a hearing
reiiardino assertions in his address.
Tile i mill olvised the senator
that its inviisti-atiiiL' nut lim it y does
not extend to hi ri'j "n t lo make llie
Non-PartiMin Icauue speech, nor into
the motives of his critics. Senalor
l.a follellc is expected to be the first
witness on Tuesilnv and to siibmil
much data inwards siibs aal ial nig his
statements.
It has not been determined when
William .1. Pryan will be a-ked lo
appear.
l'l',TI.'(Gi;,U, (Id. Tl.
loobllia I ion of s:ipcftuoiis -i
attached lo tic llu-suin army
beun. 'fhe chi-sc- eal!c, tor
years I stl.'i.'.li;, which include the
1:1 ami I I year- old, arc the dr
ill' relieved from duty. These
are beiii',' sent lo their home Mil
in special traips, eommiltees at
various (owns on lite vvav n.ssi:
ill Ibeir let u in.
(li
mps has
the
men
to
men
UL'CS
the
ting
"All Americans Can Do the Greatest
Good to Themselves and Their
Country by a Cheerful and Gener
ous Performance of Duty," States
Cardinal Gibbons.
WASIIIXCiTO.V, Oct. 12. Cardinal
Cllhona wrote President Wilson In a
letter made public here today that he
la trying to "persuade all Americans
that they can (In the greatest good to
themselves and their country by a
rhoorfiil and genorous performance
of their duty, as it Is pointed out to
them by lawfully constituted author
ity." The letter was written on the
occasion of the recent formation of
tho I.eaguo for National Unity, of
which Cardinal Gibbons Is honorary
chairman.
President Wilson, In reply, thanked
the cardinal for accepting tho chair
manship of tho luuguo.
"In these days of the gravest prob
lems which have ever weighed upon
our American government," wrote the
cnrdlnal, 'our thoughts go out to the
chief executive, warmed by a heart
felt sympathy for the heavy burdens
of office which ho must bear." ,
Caidlaal's Klioilalloii.
"Guided as wo are by the sublime
teachings of ('lirhillaulty. we have
no other course open to us but that
of obedience nnd devotion to our
country. Our Divine Lord tells us
'Render to Caesar the things that
aro Caosar's and to God the things
that aro God's, and St. Paul, fol
lowing the steps of his Master, says
'Lot every soul be subject to the high
er powers for there is no author
ity but from God. and those that are,
are ordained by God. Thercforo he
who reslstelh the power rcslsteth the
orillniinco of God. and they who re
sist purchase to themselves condem
nation.' "We have been exerting our every
effort nud will contlnuo to do so to
persuade all Americans that thoy can
do the greatest good to thomsclvea
and their country by a ctinorfnl and
Kencroiis performance of tholr duty
as It Is pointed out to them by law
fully constituted authority."
The president wroto the cardinal
111 reply:
President's Iteply.
"May I not express my very deep
nnd sincere appreciation of your letter
of October (i. It has brought me
cheer and reassurance and I want
you to know how much I appreciate
your own action consenting to pre
side over the Important, and Influen
tial roup of men nnd women
who have so generously under
taken to support the adminis
tration in Its efforts to make
the whole character and purpose of
this war and of the government of
the t'nlted States In the prosecution
of It, clear to the whole peoplo."
COAL FAMINE
WASHINGTON, Oct. l'.',--The
Ihrcalencil coal shortage in Ohio will
be avoided, furl niliiiiuislrntion offi
cials said loday, by an order just is
sued, suspending in part provisions
of a recent pi ily proclamation di-
reetimr that all coal moving toward
lake ports co to the northwest, Ohio
operators have been directed to sup
ply lii'st enough fuel to meet pressing
needs in Ohio and send what is left
to the northwest.
Col. I 'Ml '.I S. (., (id. 12. Mayors
thraoat Ohio today were preparing
to seize coal lo prevent suffering,
which is becoiuiiiir widespread. Demand-,
for coal are pouring in on the
slate officials.
Ohio Stale university officials re
ported that, unless coal can be ob
tained by bile this nfteriiuon that in
stitution probably would close.