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MEDFORD, ORKCIOX, MONDAY, MAY L'O, 1918
NO. 19
M
ARTILLER
BLOW EXPECTED GERMANS LOSE
ALBERT-ARRAS
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Heavy "Artillery Fire Reported as
Probable Preliminary to Renewal
' of German Offensive Allies Make
Touch With Advance In Macedo
nian Front.
PARIS, Hay 20. French and Ital
ian troops have made an advance of
;I0 kilometers (l'JVi miles) on the
western end of the Macedonian front
the war office announced todav.
LONDON", Slay 20. The German
nitiHery developed increased activity
last night along the front between
Albert and llueyiioy, the war office
announces.
'PARIS, ' Ma,v20 Active artillery
lighting near 1 Inlaid, on the front
near Amiens, is reported in today's
official statement. Northwest of
Iihcims a French detachment pene
trated to the Oerman third line, Ink
ing prisoners.
Comity Officers.
Significance may attach to the re
ports of the official statements are
now carrying on heavy artillery fire
in the sector between Arras and Al
bert, which comprises the northerly
(ontihuution of the bomme battle
front. It is along this line that manv of
the military observers are qnnlificdly
p edicting that the expected German
blow will be struck.
Whut Ls known as the Arras salicnl
which projects from the ltritish lines
b tween the German salients of the
Somme and the Lys is standing in til.'
way of a further German advance
toward the coast or the Franco-Mrit-ish
lines of communication. I!v cut
ting these tines at important points,
II. e enemy apparently hopes to divide
Hie two armies.
Precludes Advance.
The reduction of the Arras salient
I'V a mighty blow would carry the
Gt nnans far toward Ooulcns, IF
n iles north of Amiens ami about 1'J
miles west of th( present fighting
I nc. Capture of this vulunhl - junc
tion point would badly disriupt the
allied communication lines and such
an operation would most inevitably
carry Amiens also into enemy pos
session. Against such a stroke lit.'
i-' ieR are reported to have forces
l iavily massed and to be confidently
awaiting the result of a possible at
tack in this quarter.
There was ouiet .yesterday alum;
the front at nil Miints occupied l.
uiericnn troops except that the air
forces were active.
Jlennwhile Iiritish raiding netivil;
flows lively. Australian troops cap
tured 360 prisoners.
There is Increased local fighting
cn the Italian front, especiall" in the
mountains in the western Trent ino
SAME AS IN 1917
WASHINGTON, May E0. The
war industries board has fixed the
price of the WIS wool clip at the
prices established June 1(117, at
Atlantic seabonnli markets on the
scoured basis,
The government is to hnvo prior
rights on the clips for its needs at
those prices and the remainder i
Mihjcct to allocation for other ne
nnder the direction of the board. A
the needs of the government reouirc
concentration of wool eloc to points
of consumption, distributing centers
have been approved at which wool
may be distributed only.
For fleece wool Hie centers will be
Huston, New York, Philadelphia.
I'hicngo, St. l.opis, Detroit. St. Paul.
Baltimore, and Wheeling, W. Va.
For territory wool the centers will
lie Portland, Ore., Chicago. New York.
St. Louis, Muslim and Philadelphia.
The only exception ii that elip oT
1,01111 pounds or under may be sol. I
I' the owner.
SECTOR OF LIN
YFIRE
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Thirty-seven Killed, 155 Injured In
Londen Area During Last Night's
Raid, Most Ambitious Yet Under
taken Continued Volley From
Aircraft Defenses for Two Hours.
LOXDOX, May 20 Tlrt,v-spve-i
prsons were killed ami injured
I!: the London urea, during last
night's air raid.
LONHON, May 20. The atrial at
tack of the Germans yesterday on
Loudon and its environs probably was
tiie most ambitious ever undertaken.
Never before was there such a eon
tinned volley of firing from the Brit
ish anti-aircraft batteries.
Thousands of persons had their
f.rst experience in a raid. They yi
visitors from many points of Kng
Innd, Scotland and Wales, who look
advantage of the whiL-uudav holi
davs which run from Saturday until
Tuesday to visit the metropolis. On
the other hand thousands of London
ers had (rone to the country and sen
hore resorts. They cut these visits
short ajid hurried hnck to London to
learn the fate of their homes and rel
atives. Kxeept for a few brief hours, the
gunners blazed away with terrible
( ouccntrution of fire.
Four Airships f(n-r;i. j
It was the first air raid on Lon
don since March 7, and four of Ihc
raiders fell before the defenses of
Lmplon. i
The moon was shining brightly
tthen the raiders crossed the south
eastern point and headed for the me
tropolis. The usual warnings were given
promptly, and the people had time to
reach shelters before the guns in,
the neighborhood of London were ;
lunrd. The firing was almost eon-1
tinunus for more than two hours and,
was unusually severe. Several
bombs were dropped by the raiders.!
The number of enemy aircraft
is not known, bat they seem to have
been more numerous than usual.
IN AIR BATTLE
WtTll THE AMERICAN AU.MY IX
FRANCE, May 19. Two hostile air
planes have been brought down 1)'
American aviators, says an official
announcement issued .at American
headquarters this evening.
The statement, timed at 9 p. ni.,
follows:
"Asldo from the activity of the. air
forces on both sides, tho day was
quiet nt all points occupied by our
troops. Our aviators brought
down two hostllo machines."
WITH TIIE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Saturday, May 18. (My
the Associated Press.) Tho German
biplane brought down yesterday by
Captain Uavld Peterson of Ilonesdale,
Pa., his third since May 13, was con
quered after a fight five kilometers
within the German lines. Peterson
and another pilot came upon two
enemy machines, one 2000 meters
high and the other S00O. Tho Ameri
cans each picked out an enemy air
plane and attacked It.
Captain Peterson, (living on the
tall of the one 2000 meters high, fired
30 shots at close range. The enemy
went Into a spinning nose dive and
crashed to earth. The other enemy
machine escaped.
Latent fii'iires in the content for
supreme court just h e irive .John
;i.W7; Kelly :!'-'A'0; Cuke 20,73",
FOUR AIRQRAF
RAIDING LONDON
... a. : UUm UtAU IN MANGANESE ORt
, gQ PATHOFCYCLONE HERESUFFICIENT
THRU NEBRASKA TO SUPPLY U.S.
LO.YDOX, May 20, A state of
siege has been proclaimed at Prague,
the Hohemian capital, by the police
and the military garrison has been
reinforced. These counter measures,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Zurich, followed dem
onstrations of nn miti-Germnn ehar
ucter ill which Czechs nnd Yougo
Slavs paraded through' the streets
hooting: "Long live Wilson, Clcm
neenu and Lloyd George."
At a performance in the liohemian
national theater sjeeches violently
attacking Germany were delivered
and the renewal of the alliance be
tween Germany and Austria Hungary
vv'u denounced. Several deputies ad-
Iressed the crowd, urging resistance
to (he end and the sacrifice of wealth
and blood for Hohcmia.
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ThU pMtirp, Jut brought to
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STATE TREASURER
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POim.ANI), Ore., May 20. The
official election count probably must
be awaited to determine tho issue in
two contests at Friday's primary
election, it was indicated here today.
The nominations for state treasurer
and justice of the supreme court still
are in doubt. Due to the inaccessi
bility of certain precincts in south
eastern Oregon, the official count
probably will bo delayed for several
flays.
For stale treasurer the leading
candidate,' totals thus far were:
Hyun lloff, l.-,,7hj; Adams,
l.'i.l'.'li.
For public service commissioner,
Frank .1. Miller, incumbcnl, who fell
behind his opponent, Fred A. Wil
liams, in Multnomah counly, was
given n big hail elsewhere in tin:
state, and probably will win bv 5,
1I0M votes.
ALLIED WARSHIPS IN
BR1TJ.TH.
tliU miinlrjr hihim tlm Purine, Miou
IxchI ly tho Ikd-heviki. Tho Amerl
E
KIUTISII IlKADurAKTKKS IN
FHANCK. Mav 20. Via Otawa
I'arts of northern Prance have, be
come within a short period thickly
populated with American fighling
troops, ami great American training
camps and ilcpols are springing up
where two months ago only llritish
Khaki was normally seen.
The outstanding impression of
American organization may he sum
med up in one word thoroughness,
One is conscious nt every turn of the
resolve of the Americans to fight uu
th victory is achieved.
Inlensil'ied training is being tire
lessly carried out in combination with
the llritish and the I'Vciu'li. Lorgc
formations are steadilv being draft
ed to augment the Americans already
in the fighting line, and these are be
ing iuimcdialcly replaced by still
larger numbers.
H ARBOR OF VLADIVOSTOK
U.S.S.
V, S., IWUMi and Japanese uaisl.lp
can vc-jw l is the llrookljn,
IT
Details Meagre Dec to Prostration of
Wires Tornado Accompanied by
Hail and Heavy Rains Victims
Mostly Children Many Farm
Buildings Demolished By Storm.
HLOOMFIKLI), Neb., May 20.
Twelve persons killed, mostly child
ren, and 25 injured, some dangerous
lv, is the human toll of the tornado
that swept this portion id Nebraska
Saturday night.
The dead:
Mrs. Herman liases and one child.
Mr. and Mrs. August Frederickson
ami two children.
Five children nt the Spinner jdaee.
One child at the Pieper farm.
Seriously injured:
John S. Chmcckpeper.
Mrs, August FrcoYricksot) and nnL.
child inslanly killed. Mr. Frederick
son and a baby s; veu monlhs old
died Sum lily atternooii. One child
seven years old is the only survivor
of the family.
Five Skinner children were in
stantly killed and (heir father's legs
so badly mangled (bat it was neees
sary to amputate them. Hoth legs
were broken in several places and a
scantling driven through ono leg.
1 Mails are yet meager, due to the
condition of' "wires, but (jnough hn
Icaed through lo show lliul Hie storm
left scores of demolished homes,
barns and other building in it wal.t-.
l! is feared later details will swell
the death I'1 t.
Mrs. Herman llaggcs and one child
were killed in I In- destruction of I he
residenc" of Herman Ungues.
The I'ieoer place was demolished
and one member of (be family killed.
S The tornado was accompanied by
hail and heavy rain.
SUPREME COURT ON
WASHINGTON', Muv 21. -The su
preme citiirt today held that in com
puting income the value of ore ami
timber ul the lime the corporation ex
cise tux of HHl'.l went, into effect muv
be deducted 1'roin the proceeds of it
sale.
In another opinion on similar
caM-s the court also held that pro
tits from the sale of shares of stock
bought prior to the corporation ex
cise atx lawol'l!)0) . but. sold al'lcr-
' wards are income under the a'd.
BROOKLYN
In ,n hail mi- of huliwed-.k, Uiii
Director Parks of the State Bureau of
Mines Makes Favorahle Report
Upon Manganese Deposits In Lake
Creek Section Deposits of Vast
Extent and Outlook Favorahle.
H. SL Parks, director of the statu
bureau of mines, at the request of
the federal government, recently
made an extended examination of the
manganese deposits in the vicinity of
Lake Creek and his report made to
Secretary Lane is most favorable.
He says; "If this low grade mangan
ese ore is distributed throughout the
entire depth of the tuff, they will
soon have demonstrated a very largo
tonnage of ore. In fact, if this bo"
the ease, it can he demonstrated
Avitbin n few weeks that ore sufficient
to supply the entire needs of the gov
ernment will be here available, pro
vided proper equipment is installed of
sufficient capacity."
The report in full follows, and will
be followed by upplemenlnry re-
ports, and Sir. l'arks is now again
examining the deposits:
The Manganese Metal company's
property is situated in .Inekson coun
ty, Oregon, about 17 miles southeast
of the railroad at Fugle Point, u sta
tion on the P. & K. railway, connect
ing with the Southern Pacifie rail
way, near Sledford. It is nboutji'ivo
miles southeast of Lake Creek post
office and near the confluence of
Lost ereek with the south fork of
Little Hut to creek at about latitude
10 degrees, 20 minutes, longilude 122
degrees, X) nuiiules. (See Ashland
topographic sheet, l S. Oeological
Survey.)
The manganese ore is found a si
psilomelaue and pyrolusilc dissemin
ated through a Hat lied of voleanio
tuff breccia. 'Tho thickness of this
bed of tuff in the vicinity where tho
development is taking place bus not
been fully determined, but will prob
ably exceed Hill feet. The bottom of
1 hist tuff bed outcrops -100 feet abovo
Lost creek at an alliliule of about
2,101) feet.
Development Work.
Tin, development work I has far Is
nuts I ly confined to t he outcrop of
the bed on the nose of the bill, lying
between Lost ereew and the south
fork of Little Halte ereek and con
sists of a large open cut. on the west
side of the loll, some views of which
are seen in the accompanying pho
tographs, numbers I and 2. This
open cut exposes a face about -0
feet verlically in the deepest placo
and 7." feel horionlally. hi addition
lo t his (here are live or six other
surface cuts farther to the north
along the hillside, following the out
crop of the tulf bed for a alislanee
of about Kill yards. In each cae
I hose snrfaee cnls peiiet ra I e tho
mantle of weathered over-burden,
expo-dug the manganese hearing tuff
ill place.
A ehurn drill of ooprovimutolv 11)0
feet ea paeit y is beiii-,' n-ed on tho
uorlh point of the bill wIim'Ii is about
till) jhK north then the Inrgc open
cut In t mentioned. The fir-t drill
hole-; in this vicinity v. ere located at
points nlmot too far down the hill
to catch I In- tnl'l at all, most of them
-bowing; it.',.ih r luff only 1 to
l.'i feci iliiek, Hie l.,-t one being hi
(Continued on I'ago Six.)
LONhoN, May 'jo.-The Turk-
have resumed the olleii-ive all j.-loii ,
!lie Caucasian front and have occu
pied N an, says a dispatch I nun 'fif
ths dated May 12. - Another Anne- 1
nian ma-saere has been ia gun. Tho '
negotiations for a separate peace be-
tween the Caucasian diet and tho .
Ottoman government, have been brok- ,
en off on neeoiint of the exorbitant;
HuiiaiuU of thy Turks, '. .