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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1918
NO. 47
NEW AMERICAN
Y'ONYPRES
Ml
YANKEES IN
BRITISH LINES
IN FLANDERS
Troops of dew American Army Ar
rlce In Northern France Are Not
Part of Pershing's Force But Are
Part of the New Movement of
Troops From the United States-
Brigaded and Trained with British
Warmly Welcomed By Veterans.
PARIS, May 17. Announcement
was maile here today that American
troops have arrived in northern
France, in i lie zone occupied hy Unt
il-h forces.
The announcement concludes wit!;
the statement ttiat the relations be
tween the British and American offi
cers and the soldiers arc extremely
cirdial.
Not Pershing's Force-".
WASHINGTON, May 17. The
American troops referred to as "the
new American army" in dispatches
today reporting their arrival in the
zone of Hritish operations in France,
nre tiie forces heinjy brigaded and
trained with t lie Hritish, probably on
the Flanders battle front.
They are not troops detached from
Oeneral l'trshinn's present forces, but
are piwt of the new movement of
troops from the I nited States tore
cast by Premier Lloyd George some
time ago.
WITH TIIK AMERICAN' ARMY IN
FHANCB, May 17. (Hy the Asso
ciated Press.) Troops of the new
American army have arrived within
the zone of the Iiritish forces in
northern France and are now com
pleting their training in the area oc
cupied by the troops which are block
ing the path of the Germans to "the
channel ports.
Their commander already has com
manded American forces in the
trenches on the French front.
The Hritish say the Americans arc
of the finest material.
Greeted as Comrades.
Hritish troops greeted the Ameri
cans not only as comrades in arms
but as warm friends. On arriving
within tho Hritisli zone they were
cheered lustily by the sons of lirit
ain, many of whom bore unmistalinblo
signs of battle. They had not seen
the Americans before but they knew
they were, coining.
The last stages of their training be
fore entering the line were begun al
most as soon as they reached their
destination. From that point they
could hear the rumble of the not
distant guns.
Rirkentinrker Downs Hun.
WITH TIIK AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 17. American avia
tors in the sector northwest of Toul
brought down nnother German air
plane this morning.
The Gennnns opposite the Ameri
can sector northwest of Toul are re
sorting to infernal machines in an
effort to check the nctivity of Amer
ican patrols, numbers of which go
out every night to roam No Man's
Land nnd even German land, virtually
at will.
A member of an American patrol
stepped on a harmless looking wire
(Continued on Page Two.)
All STUDENT OFFICERS
WASHINGTON", May 17 Vndcr a
new ruling nnnonneed by Secretary
linker, nil students of fourth officer'
training eninns which have just in-n-ed,
who successfully complete the
course, will he eligible for a commis
sion. The secretary removed the re
striction ill lowing only .'0 per cent of
the totnl number of candidate to
cu uliiy. . ..
NEX
T
SMASH 10 BE!
T
Allies Still Awaiting for Hindenburg
to Show Hand Next Battle May
Easily Be Crucial One as Huns Will
Endeavor Again to Smash Through
Enemy Lines.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 17. (By the Aecb-
ciated Press.) Tho allies aro still
waiting for Field Marshal Yon Hin
denburg to show his hand. N'o more
magnificent weather could be Im
agined than has favored the western
front In the last 48 hours. But even
this has brought no change in the
military situation. The Germans con
tinue to remain comparatively in
active in the sunbaked defenses and
were it not for the rumbling of tho
guns, the clouds of dust along the
lines of transport and the flight of
airplanes winging their way across
the battle zone, it would be hard
to realize that a war was going on.
No Relaxation of Tension.
Nevertheless there has been no re
laxation of tho tension which lias
existed along tho front for many
days. II is realized that the enemy
may strike at any time. Certainly
no one doubts that an ambitious of
fensive is In preparation and the
time necessary to complete tho plans
must have about run Its course.
The delay is In itself an added in
dication that the next German push
Is to be one of great magnitude and
fierceness. This next battle may eas
ily bo the crucial one, for the Ger
mans undoubtedly will attempt once
more to smash entirely thru the al
lied Hues.
While tho infantry was compara
tively inactive today the airmen on
both sides have been extremely busy.
At daybreak this morning, "Archie1
shells began screaming skyward to
ward hostile planes and German
aviators have been making good use
of the brilliant sun to reconnolter
and to take photographs. The allied
airmen have been pursuing their
steady and relentless work over tho
German lines.
Ills ljst Trump.
If the Germans again fail to
achieve their aim nnd all along this
front there is confidence that they
will fail the defending forces will
fed easy oncp more, for they believe
that if the enemy cannot break
through this time lie will have played
his last high tramp. If ho is held
again it will be the beginning of the
end for the central powers, military
experts say.
In litis collection t lie assistance of
America, fust coming to Ihc rescue, is
emphasized. It is felt that with stead
ily growing man power the nllics will
he able to resume the offensive and
n claim the land overrun by the in
vaders. l)ccndeneo is being placed
out here on the help of the United
States in delivering the finishing
blow. She holds the balance of pow
er, and the prospects nre being dis
cuss,.,! eagerly throughout Ihc length
of the line. Everywhere there is the
greatest confidence in America in'lbc
allied officer-- and men.
(Continued on Page Two.)
BALTIMORE, May 17 Lieuten
ant Charles Maxson of Daltlmore, re
ported In todays' casualty list, was
twice before captured by the Ger
mans, escaping the first time, and be
ing rescued by Hrltsh troops the sec
ond time. In each case, Maxson, who
was atachmed to the medical corps of
the Hrltsh army, was on the battle
field amending to the wounded.
Lieutenant Maxsons' wife received
a letter from him yesterday which
said that he was hark with the Hrit
ish troops and had been decorated
twice for bravery.
GERMAN
SUPREMEEFFOR
PRESIDENT SEES
COVER! PURPOSE
IN WAR PROBE
Wilson Continues Opposition, to
Chamberlain Resolution Denies
Opposition to Aircraft Investiga
tionFriends " of Administration
Say Measure Will Be Amended.
WASHINGTON, May 17 Presi
dent Wilson's unswerving opposition
to the Chamberlain resolution, which
by an inquiry into the aircraft situa
tion, the president considers, pro
poses general invest ignt ion into the
conduct of the war, remained the
some today, when leaders of both
sides agreed not to bring; the reso
lution up untitl Monday nnd mean
while regarded some sort of compro
mise likely.
Friends of the administration con
sidered a victory as good as won nnd
had no doubts that whatever action
finally is taken will not be unsat
isfactory to the president. When the
senate met, supporters of the resolu
tion, professing to have votes for its
passage, seemed inclined to push it
today. Conferences among them,
however, changed the atmosphere
and while the senate took up other
business, they consulted, an agree
ment resulting not to act today.
President Wilson's action in reit
erating he was cognizant of a "co
vert" purpose of the resolution which
he already had denounced in his let
ter to Senator Chamberlain, probably
was instrumental in the decision.
President Wilson today authorized
Secretary Tumulty to deny that lie
is opposed to to an aircraft investiga
tion by the senate military committee
and to announce that he objects to
the "covert" purpose of the Chamber
lain resolution because he knows
what its purpose is.
ALLIED ENVOYS MAY
LONDON, May 17. If the French
nmbnssador to Itussia, Joseph Nou
It ns, is compelled to leave the country
the other representatives of the al
lies may follow him, says an Kx
change Telegraph dispatch from Mos
cow, Jn soviet circles, the message
continues, it is exacted that Non-
lens will he recalled soon but if
France refuses to do so he will be de
clared to he a private citizen.
The recall of Ambassador Noulcns
was demanded early this mouth hy the
Rolsevik government on the ground
that he had rnnde statements not con
ductive to friendly relations between
France and Itussia.
WASHINGTON', May 1". Army
ordnance production at the llcthle
hem and .Midvale plants was reported
proceeding satisfactorily today by
senators of the military committee
who returned from an Inspection trip.
"Thero haa been much delay due
to several causes, hill the stage of
largo Humility production has been
reached," said Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska. "Wo ate much encour
aged." Changes In specifications.
coal and material shortage and lack
of macliinory were among causes of
delay.
WASHINGTON, May 17. William
P. Harvey of Kansas City today was
appointed one of the two joint field
representatives of the national war
labor board. He was selected by
Krank I'. Walsh, on of the Joint
chairmen of the board. Kormer Pres
Ident Taft, the other joint chairman,
will Kclert the second field represen
tative.
PRINCIPALS IN TRIANGLE MURDER CASE.
LT -Jr air a
A year ago Miss (iracc Lusk (above) shot, and killed Mrs. Mary
iNowninn Itoberts (lower left), (vile of lr. Uavld lU.Urts (lower right).
Now Miss Lusk is on trial at Waukesha, Wis., on n cliurgo of niiiHlor.
Her defense is insanity. Its' an eternal triangle owe, and letters writ
ten by Miss liinsk, former teacher of wyrbology, will Iw InlnMluwsl by
tho state to sliow prcim-ditation nnd by tho defense to show Insanity. no
of t.beso letKurs said: "In tile eternal triangle, tlio only solution Is Uio
eliuiluatioii of one character."
WAI'KKSIIA, Wis., May 17. With
a cry of "Oh, that is not true that is
not true," Grace Lusk today sprang
to her feet and halted the testimony
of Dr. David Roberts at her trial for
tho slaying of Mrs. Mary Newman
Roberts.
)r. Roberts, unexpectedly called to
the witness stand, had just sworn
that nt his first meeting with-Miss
laisk, which was in the nature of a
business eon Terence, she suddenly
'asked me if I loved her and shnid she
cared for oilier things beside work
She asked me to take her to Chicago
for a good time. 1 told hr: 'Volt
would have a lot of respect for a
married man who would do that.' "
It was at this point that Miss fjisk
sprang from her chair, tears stream
ing from her eyes, with a prote-t that
thrilled 'the court room ami stopped
all proceedings until after n moment
-he fell hiif-k into her father's arm
and buried her head on his breast.
Dr. Roberts waived his eniilitu
tiotial rights and (old the fdory of bis
relations with Mts husk without rc
serve.
Dr. Robert-, in reply to a (piclioit
as to whether he bad met Mis I.usl;
in Chier.go. answered in the affirma
tive. Dr. Robert also identif ied sev
en., letters be had written to Miss
Lusk nnd several others which sin
had written to him. One of Miss
Lusk's letters detailed plans for meet
ing the doctor in a Chicago hotel.
IEN PERISH WHEN
SHIP IS TORPEDOED
PARIS, May ". Ten pn-.enger.
one Kuropeiin and nine Arab-, were
killed when llie French steamer At
l.tnthtnc, wa torpedoed ip the Med
iterranean curly this week. The
htenmship manured to ren'h n port bv
her own Meant, it is aununuccd. She
ircnMircs li, 1 17 tons.
ji - ' a ir nriw .. i
T
F,
AMSTRKDAM, Extreme steps
taken hy the Dutch authorities In
Bonding troops to search farms for
tho purpose or sending wrongly with
held stocks of grain bus arointed such
Indignation among tho farmers af
fected that they threaten to plow
up Bown fields. In soma cases they
are alleged to have taken this un
patriotic, course.
To justify military action, tho au
thorities have issued statistics show
trlct It Is estimated that 3! per cont
of tho wheat crop, 4 3 per cent of the
hurley, 00 per cent of tho beans and
H'. per eent of the green n'-" have
been withheld.
Tho food shortage In Holland Is
becoming serious. Not only Is wheat
scarco but other foodstuffs ns well.
It has been discovered that butter
nnd other fats will soon havo to bo
added to the ration. Ten and coffee
slocks are said to be dwindling rap
Idly.
FINNISH TROOPS
LONDON", May 17. The Russian
ltoIhcvik government has declined to
it.tcrvene at I Jeh-ingfor on behalf o!
I he Pinni-h rebel leaders according
to a telegram from I lelsingfors.
LONDON, May 17. General Man
ictlieim. coiiKiuder of the Finnish
While Guard, entered I lel.-ingfor on
Thursday nt (he head of 12,000 men,
an Kxehange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen reports. Cntil that time
the capital had been occupied hy Gcr
l nil I roops,
MEATLESS DAYS IN
LONDON ABOLISHED
LONDON, May 17.- Meatless days
in London restaurants are abolished
lifirinnmg toOav. ctriction on
rating meat in restaurants have been
made unnecesvary by Ihc meat ration
system now in force.
REEL RECANTS
E
IT
Censor Asserts Slumming Assertion
Made Thoughtlessly Without Intent
to Injure Apologizes to House and
Asks Co-operation in Press Work
and Praises War Work.
WASHINGTON, .May 17 George
Creel, chairman of tho committee on
publie information today apologized
to congress for bis much discussed
recent New York speech in which be
wan ipioted us having said that as be
disliked slumming be would not ex
plore the hearts of congressmen.
"I admit the indiscretion nnd re
gret it deeply," Mr. Creel wrote to
Chairman Pou of the rules committee,
considering resolutions on the inci
dtnt. Tho remarks attributed to Creel
created u furore in congress, and
there were declarations that he was
unfits to bold office if correctly
(piotcd.
Chairman Pou (old (he committee
he met Creel in Secretary Daniel's of
fice early today, and that Creel said
he never intended to reflect on con
gress ami was willing to repair any
blunders he bad made.
"I would be willing to nccapl bis
apology if be would tender bis resig
nation," said Representative Roden
herg or Illinois, republican. "I am sur
prised that the president has not re
moved him from office."
"J think that if he thought his use
fulness ns chairman of the committee
on public information was at an enl,
he would resign," replied Mr. Poll.
"If be does not know that his use
fulness in that position is at an end.
he is the only one who does not know
il," interjectcd.Represenlative Camp
hell of Kansas, republican.
Mr. Pou fur! her declared Mr.
Creel hud told him in (heir conversa
tion that he would be wilting to he
used anywhere the government or the
president desired to place him.
L
LONDON, May 17. Martini law
Iuih been proclaimed al Odessa by
the Austrian commauditnt at the re
quest of the Germans, according to
advices flout Amsterdam. Street
lighting in Odessa is reported. Ai.
Kiev Austrian patrols are in th
directs day and ni-jlit ami thousands
t persons are fleeing from the eilv.
lierlin exoccts to receive irl),IMK
sleep ami fiO,OIIO pigs shortly from
Rumania and 1110,0011 Ions of cereals
in July or August.
LONDON', May 17. Tho Hritish
steamer Clan Mackay wax sunk in
a collision on May 11, according to
a telegram from Oibrnltur received
hy Lloyds. Tho crew was saved.
Tho steamer Clan Mtickay was 4-'o
feet long and measured li.'iMO ton
rho was built in N'ewcastlo and was
tho second lurgent of the morn thim
two score boats owned hy Cuy.er, Ir
vino & Co., of Glasgow.
DR. ALEXIS CARREL
HONORED IN FRANCE
PARIS, May 17. - Dr. Alexis Car
f-cl of the Rockefeller Institute ha
hceii promoted bv the French gov
(Miimcnt to the rank of commander of
the Legion of Donor. The new deco
ra t ion was bestowed upon him yester
day by M. Moiirier, under secretary
of state, for medical service, in the
presence of a distinguished company.
REMARKS MAD
ABOUTGONGRESS
15,000 ASKED
F
Confidence Expressed That It Can Be
Secured Within week Parade
Monday Starts Drive, Followed By
Program in Park at Which Veter
ans Will Tell of War.
Fifteen thousand dollars wi'd bo
,Jn ,;soii county's quota for the Sec
ond Red Crov war fund campaign
which will be inaugurated Monday
afternoon, May 'JO. Absolute confi
dence that the amount will be raised
within the week provided for the cam
paign prevails at Red Cross campaign
headquarters.
The campaign will open in Medford
Monday afternoon at o'clock with ft
monster Red Cross parade followed
hy a short program at the pirrk, tho"
feature of which will be a talk by Ser
geant Clark, a wounded Cumuli an.
soldier who returned this month from
the battle fields of Prance, nnd will
be sent here from Portland especially'
for this occasion.
lYotfrnm nt Park. '
Following the eiilerraininent at tho.
park the out of town team workers
and solicitors will be tendered a.
luncheon at the Vnivcristy club
where they will receive final instruc
tions for the campaign by Campaign
Manager Daniels, 'after which they
will be guests nt (ho Page theater
where moving pictures takeif under
the direction of the American Red .
Cross will be shown nnd Sergeant'
Clark will give another interesting;
talk.
Prnelicnlly every team captain and
worker identified with the first Red
Cross drive has been enlisted for tho
present campaign and a score of new
workers will give additional force to
the organization.
Xew Honor Hudge.
Kvery 'imt nlnitor will he given an
entirele new honor badge to be worn
conspicuously and the catuoaign will
not be considered complete until ev
ery person in .lackson county has re
ceived a badge. Instructions to print
the name nnd amount contributed of
( very contributor will be followed ab
solutely wit bout except ion. Tho
American Red Cross believing that no
.nlriotic American will he ashamed oC
his donation to Immunity's cause.
INANCE
"WASHINGTON, May 17. Direc
tors oT tho government's $.i00,000,
001) war ftnatico corporation, sworn
In today hy Secretary McAdoo, Im
mediately organized hy electing Sher
man Allen of Burlington, Vt., secre
tary pro tern nnd treasurer. Govomor
Harding of tho federal reserve board
general manager.
With Secretary McAdoo as chair
man, the directors now will start to
act on ICO.OOM.Oim) pending' applica
tions for iidvuucei from bank which
havo mado loans to war Industries!
and businesses.
Members of tho capital Issues com
milleo also were sworn In with Chat).
S. Hamlin, member of tho federal re
serve board, as chairman.
CONGRESS By CREEL
WASlllNdTON, May 17 tieorga
Creel, chairman of tho committee on.
public information, has written Chalr
mnn Pou of tho house rules commit
tee ho had no Intention of rofloctlnH
on congress In bis much discussed re
cent speech In New York, In which ho
was quoted as saying that inasmuch,
as ho did .not enjoy slumming he
would not cvploro tho hearts of congressmen.
OR RED CROSS
FROM COUNTY