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Newspaper Page TextEST''' V WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, G5j Minimum Today, 0(5. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. JACKSON COUNTY lit ( C . BAROMETER TV. 3 3 Quota (or 1918. SC92.000.00 Sales to May 23, S26,2G4.70 Buy Thrift Stamps fcc? Medford Mail Tribune Save and Buy for Victory Buy W.S.S. Thrift Stamps wrfi Safest Investment Forty-lRhth Tear. Uaily Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918 NO. 56 Unl ill UCA1V CIPUIMP IKI DDflPDCOC N UIIMO CIICCCD I in uu i i imiiiivii uv rminm.Vs iiiiiiv.a .iiiiiiii , ,, cr-yi I lull I I I lUIIUlU 111 I IIUUIILUU IIUI1U UUI I Lll BETWEEN AISNE IN GERMAN DRIVE ON PARIS Attacks in Flanders Repulsed With Great Loss By Allies, but German Armies Under Crown Prince Capture Chemln-Dcs-Dames. Ridge and Effect Crossing of the Aisne Between Vailly and Berry-Au-Bac, On 20-Mile Front and Battle Now Is Raging as French Stubbornly Resist Every Foot of Advance Reserves at Hand Check Advance. PARIS, Mny L8. The Germans last night crossed the Aisre between Herry-Au-Iinc and Vnilly, it is an nounced officially. The battle. con tinues fiercelv between the Vcslc and Aisne rivers. LONDON, May 28. The Ciermans yesterday forced a passage of the Aisne river west of the Hritish see tor compelling the left of the Brit ish line to fall back, the war office announces. The enemy maintained pressure all day yesterday against the British on the Aisne front. Severe fighting continues today. . The Germans are developing nt tacks of great strength along the en tire Aisne front. In Flanders on the I.ys front, lo cal fighting was resumed this morn intf. Tlic announcement follows: British Official Aeport. , "Continuous pressure, was main tained by the enemy all day yester day nguinst the Hritish troops en raged on the Aisne front, and severe fighting is still takincr ulaco on the whole front of the British sector. "Toward the end of the day the weight of the enemy's attacks carried his troops across the river Aisne to the west of the British sector and compelled our line to fall hack. The enemy is developing his attacks in (treat strength along the whole of the Aisne battle front. . "On the Lys front local fighting was recommenced this morning in the area cast of Dickehusch Lake. "On the remainder of the British front a number of prisoners have been taken by our troops in successful raids curried out ut different points during the night and thcnrtillory has been active on both sides." Clionilii Don lnmos Lost. BY,ASSOCIATHD PRESS, Mny 2S. The Germans, striking south from the Chemln Des Dames after carry ing that important ridge In tho open ing of their new offensive yesterday, have pushed on rapidly and offected a crossing of the Aisne river betweenJ Vailly and Bcrry-Au-Bac. This represents a front of nearly 20 miles along which the armies of the crown prince engaged In this great drive have crossed the Aisne. LONDON', May 28. Copies of the Berlin Tagehhitt, containing dis patches from its correspondent, Leo Ledcrer, from Kiev, have been re ceived here. Ilerr Ledcrer writes: "I'nfortiinntely, the new I'kraninn government is constantly obliged to npHal to German troops for assist ance in maintaining order, and it is very painful to see German troop-, again and again compelled to di-.porc meetings and patrol the streets nilli fixed bayonets and make arrests. "There can be no doubt that in the long run this situation must in fluence the feelings of the-population in a sense very unfavorable Uj. Ger many, and have harmful effects on Germany's future relations with southern Iiussia." The writer says thai it is a serious mistake to believe that south litis sui can be ermunently separated tiim the rest of i(u-sin, either po litically or economically. - VESLE RIVERS In addition they have apparently pushed at points some distance south of the river and are striking for the River Vesle, which parallels the Aisne along the greater part of this front at an average distance of about five miles. The Veslo, at Its most southerly point in this sector Is approximately ten miles from tho German point oi departure, hut the Gorman penetra tion is apparently considerably short of this penetration. French Hoar Brunt. The battle is continuing fiercely along tho whole Aisne front today, the brunt of It being homo by the French before whose .lines there was seomlagly the greatest concentration for tho enemy effort. Tho French communications are excellent in this sector, however, and the probability Is that reserves are speedily being sent up to the threatened points to place before the Germans a force that can effectively stop them. The Hritish. when the battle start ed, apparently were holding a lino ap proximately 12 miles long between Hermtcourt, seven miles northwost of Ithclms, and Craonello, across tho ;jlsao to '"e northwest, and astride tho AIs-- about midway, this dls tanco, near llerry-Au-l!ac. There Is no Indication that the llrltlsll right flank was materially af fected by tho shock. Tho loft flank, however, felt tho effect of tholmpact upon tho French further west, whore a crossing of the Aisne was forced and the British left was obliged to fall back. The British line to tho west of Bor-ry-Au-Bac Is now wholly south of tho Alsno, according to the indications In today's off tela 1 statements. Gorman Attack a Feint. The German attack in Flanders was evidently a subsidiary affair, not even on the scale of some of the proviouB offensive movements thero, altho thero was an extremely heavy concentration of troops for the lim ited front attacked. The French bore tho brunt of this blow and repulsed It with tho loss of scarcely any ground, tho Germans succeeding in pushing in something like a half milo south of Dlrken busrh lake, about four miles south west of Ypres. This morning the Brllsh and French made a counter-attack In this sector which wns progressing well at tho latest advices and promised to turn the whole German effort on tho northern front Into a cotnplot fail ure which had cost tho enemy heav ily. Drive for Paris ftxpwtod. Military opinion seems to he sway ing between tho view that tho south erly alack now being pressed by tho Germans between Solssons and Khcims, Is the main enemy effort In tho resumption of this ofonslve, or whether he Is planning to deal an oven greater blow at tho Amiens (Continued on Page Six.) SIX MILLION FOR RED CROSS ON COAST SAX FRAXCIiiCO, May 2S. Cali fornia's total subscriptions to the sec ond war fund of the American Bed Cross had reached a total of .1,.iU2, 841 early today, against a quota of $::. noo. Total subscription! for the Pacific dlvslon were 16,02:1.021. The quqja was 3. 7.1U, 000. Arizona reported $4H,i,12 with a quota of 2M",000. Nevada subscribed f tor,, r, 2 , Its qdota was 7j,00o. COSTLY DEFEAT IN YPRES DRIVE British and French Launch Counter Attacks This Morning to Make Eenemy Smash Near Locre a Cost ly Failure Four German Divisions Used On 6,000 Yard Front. WITH TUB BRITISH ARMY iN FRAXCIi, May 28. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) British and French troops on the northern side of ths Flanders salient launched a counter attack this morning east of Dicke husch lake for tho purposo of ro taklng a few bits of ground which the Germans captured In this section dur ing their drive yesterday, between Locre and Voormezoelo. The opera tion appeared to bo going woll at tho outset. Its success was nil that was needed to make tho enemy assault a complete and costly failure. In yesterdays' attack In Flandors, between Locre and Voormczoelo, the Germans are bollovod to havo em ployed four divisions on one part of this front measuring 0000 yards. Tho enemy troops wore pushed so se verely that the French on tho right flank did not ovon get to close quar ters with them. Kntlrc Sector Intact. When the correspondent visited tho French last night virtually the entire sector involved was Intact. It was stated that tho gains which the enemy made in tho Dlckobusch re gion were small. Thoro was very hard fighting on tho French loft flank thrnoiit tho day and tho artillery duel was lntonso but the Gorman attack was not made In great strength. Its object apcars to have been merely to regain the high ground which tho French enp tured on May 20. Apparently olo ments of four divisions wero em ployed by tho enemy and It may be estimated that 8000 to 10,000 Ger man Infantrymen were sent forward on a front of about 6000 yards. Tho attack was preceded by tho heaviest bombardment since Von llln dc.nburg launched tho offensive of March 2 1.. At tho beginning of this terrific canaonnado it looked as If tho Germans were about to renew their great effort. From 1 o'clock yesterday morning until dark a great concentration of hostile artillery maintained a bombardment of druni friro intensity which was opposed furiously. More gas shells than usual wore employed by tho Germans, es pecially In tho hack areaB, In an ef fort to catch concentrations of allied troops. lini-rago Effective. When the Germans advanced they met such an effective barrage on tnc French right flank that tho attackers never got to close quarters. They sustained severe punishment from concentrated sholl flro and French machine guns. In tho center and on tho left flank however, tho enemy wns more suc cosful In tho first rush. I'omlper, south of La Clyltc, was captured anil tho enemy pushed back tho defending lino somewhat south and east of Dlckobusch lake. Fighting was still continuing nt nightfall, when the Germans again Increased their artillery fire, which bad subsided somewhat during the day. WASHINGTON, May 2. Provost Marshal General Crowdor'g work or flrght order has been applied to In terned enemy aliens by tho govern ment and many Germans formerly In business In the large cities of tho country soon will be plying hoes, rakew and other farm Implements In gardens at troop ramps, raising vegetables for the soldiers. A four hiind'sn acre farm lll bo cultivated at Camp Dir. N. .1. Knh 10(1 aliens will look .after 25soldlors, PRESIDENT AND MRS WILSON Is 3 I i si S&iiiiftiiii i J Mr? & be i, - J;wooSfe.' This )liotognipli or Pivsldcnt nnd Mrs. Wilson was sniippcil ro. ccMitly in Washington when they wit iiuhwnI Oio start of the first nlrplnno or tho l-cgiihir air mall ronto between (lie capital and Now York. Tho president's left iiiinil Is still Imndngod, It will bo noticed. Ho recently burned it by taking hold of an exhaust pipe jvhllo Inspecting i battle tank. GASUALTY LISII WASHINGTON, May 28, Tho army casually list today contained US names, divided as rollows: Killed lu action, 7; died of wounds, 1; died of drowning, 1; died ot disease, ft; wounded severely, 18; missing In ac tion, li. Officers named Included: Major Roaul Lufbory, Dieppe, Franco killed In action; Lieutenant Waller II. Schafcr, Ottuniwa, missing In acllnn. Killed In action: Major Raoul Luf bery, Dieppe, Franco; Sergeant Carl Leforgo, Flemftigsbiirg, Ky.; Corpo ral Christian S. Anderson, Spencer, la.; Privates Arthur S. Cook, Chica go, James P. McKlnney, P.atesville, Ark., David 1). .Vohreabeig, Drake, N. I)., IC.ra Woods, New Mllford, Conn. Died of wounds: Private Joseph Ash , Lawrence, Mass. Missing in action: Lieutenant Wulter 11. Kcliafer, Ot tuniwa, Jowa, Private Frank .1. Al iano, Bristol, Conn., Koymond C. Klrby, New Haven, Conn., Anton l.iti hart, Bee, Neh., Charles M. McGovern, Charlestown, M:ihh., Clarence A. Mitchell, St. Louis, :.io. WASHINGTON, May 28.- With many eleventh-hour subhcrlptloriH yet to be tabulated, tho great out pouring of American dollars to the second war fund of tho American Red Cross today totaled Jlll.uou, 000, an oversubscription of $11,000. 000 In the week's campaign which ended last mldniKht. Ofrplals to day hazarded predictions that the to tal might approach the 1 1 .'.0,000,000 mark. Tabulations today showed that ev ery division with Hie exception ot the central had passed Its quota and every stuto except Illinois had inl?ed moro than its allotment. AT U. S. AVIATION FIELD i Srt HUNS 110 10 WITH TIIH AMERICAN ARMY IN' FRANCIS, Monday, May 27. (By tho Associated Press.), What was ap parently a dellhorato attempt to wreck American hospitals In tho rear of tho American lines In Plcardy oc curred Sunday arternoon whon tho Gcrninas hurled high exploslvo and gas shells within a few hundred yards of two hospitals. Fortunately no datnago was done. By a coincidence, the bombardment was' going on wbllo American fu norals wore being hold, tluvoral shells fell u short dlstauco from one funorai parly but tho ceremony wns not disturbed. German attempts to carry tho war faro to American sick and wounded bcKan ubuttt ten days ago when, with the advent of a new moon, eno my nli'iilunes circled over tho little villages where it lias long been known hospitals wero located and dropped bombs. Several clvllans wero Injured In a recent air raid not far from the American hospitals. They wore asleep when I ho alack began, fooling secure In their proximity to tho hos pitals. .Much Indignation has been caused among tho soldiers and clvilitus. OIL LEASING BILL WASHINGTON, May y. hlfffiul ty on thn part of Hps houwo and mi alo ronrijmH lo roconrllo dirfcronrOH growing out of rhutiKOH mado hy both houB(a in tho Wuhih-lMtman onal, oil ami milium! leaHlm !11 ow ing to (l:t'nnlru-l opposition in th" Honaio to tho alin lninlr.it Ion oil amendment and sent tho niciimiro to conffirorH o. The houso amondmoni, Riipporlod hy Sfirretary bnnfols, given a lessee the right to drill a woll with e ehinlve iiho of lurid extending 60 fnet around ihn Wfdl. To nient the pront oil sliortugo, ALL ED TROOPS FALL BACK IN Allied Lines Thinly Held By a Divis ion cf French and British Who Faced 25 German Divisions At tack Preceeded By Most Intense Bombardment. WITH THK KHENCII AliMY IN KRAXCK, May 27 (By the Asso ciated Press.) As was foreseen, the entente allied troops were compelled to cede ground in the Champagne be fore the massed German ntlaek but they retired in perfect order. The Germans, executing a repel it ion of lheir Indies of .March 2, throw overwhelming forces which they had brought forward during Hie night on to the lightly held position extend ing from the westward end of the Choniin-Des-Dnnios to Courcy, near Mrimoul. '!i Selected (leriuan Divisions. At least 2; selected German divis ions participated in the onslaught. Among them were two grand guard divisions. Tho attack was preceded by tho most intcusu bombardment of poison gas shells lasting several hours. Tho entire allied line was thinly held by a division of British and French troops. In the nicaniiimi other German, di visions attacked from tho Ailetlo val ley and tho small bodies of allied troops holding the knil'eliko ridge de cided to fall buck in order to avoid useless losses in trying to keep nn untenable position in the facu of greatly superior nuhihers, Kverylhing had been prepared for such u movement on Ihc ground ni l eeessily and (he troops rolired fight ing foot by foot ii ii I i I Joined hy their reserves further back. Ynjihco Aircraft Help. WITH THK AMKHICAN AH MY IN I'HANCH, Miy 428. A number of American airplanes Into this after noon assisted the French infantry in righting near Ponl-Au-Moussou. Swooping down over the Gerinun lines, the Americiins poured nn ava lanche of bullets inlo I he enemy's trenches. WITH Till-; AMKIMCAN AliMY IN r'NANTK, Mondny, .Mny 'J7. (I(v tho Associiited I'resw.)- In a Imltle a mile nhove the u round, nn American piirsiiit. in lodny hliul; down nn erieinv lii-phine nlnnit Ksscv, .within the (lerimni lines nn Ihe Tout t'rnnt 'J'he Amerienn ininlor, with two edinrades, enu'ii'ed t Wo (iermnn mon opliine nnd I wo hi -planes. Hi maneuvered ithuut the enemy I'nr nev eral minutes, firinu' with his macliin -nn until one nl' the vu i' (In Herman iiliiue driiied oil'. The tun chine crumpled mid Jell to (he earth. Herman raiding lroois nttnekeil ihe AmeiicaiiM in the LimcviUu soelor thi.s mitinin. In sharp lighting1 the rniilir-. Itit five men killed. The American-. snlTered some ea-tuiiltie-. The Herman infantrymen were sent forward after tin: American positions had heeii deluded with gn InuncliL'd by the iie of projector. A number of Herman prisoners wen; brought into American trenebeM, REGIMENTAL BANDS TO BE INCREASED TO 50 PIECES WASHINGTON, May '.'8. Th army general stall lias orilereil on General Pershing's recommendation that all regimental hands be increas ed from LS lo ,1(1 pieces, u war depart- ineiit tinuounccmeiit today says, bugle mid drum corps for each fantry regiment will be created, PERFECT ORDER YANKEES REPEL GERMAN RAID PICARDY LINE American Advance Positions Entered After Gas Bombardment, but Ene my Expelled by Americans Who In Return Occupy German Trendies Raid In Woevre Attempted. WASHINGTON, May 28. Another section of General Pershing's com n. unique of yesterday, made publii) today by the war department, said Hint nn enemy bombardment nnd a gas attack on American advance po sitions in Picardy hcf.one. daylight yesterday was repulsed by counter attacks. Two places in the American linos were penetrated.' An attempted rnid nccompnnied by artillery fire in tho Woevre also was repub ed. There wero gas attacks in Lorraine vcsler dnv. The text of the cunimuuitjtie fol lows; Kvpol tho Kncmy. "Suction H: Tti I'ienrdy beforo daylight this morning tho enemy lif ter a violent bombardment with high explosives and gas ultucked our ad- nncc positions in three detachments. tn two places bo penetrated small portions of our front lines. Shortly, afterward our troops counter nttuck ed, expelled Ihe Germans nt all points and occupied part of the Gorman trenches. ' Heavy losTc's wore inflicted on tho encmv and some prisoners wero taken. Our casualties nro light. In one case an American was taken prisoner hut was rescued by counter ullucks, nnd all of his captors wero. killed. Our troops displayed n, fine offensive spirit at all times nnd have achieved a notablo success, ItJiid lit YVoovrn. "During the curlv hours of tho morning in the Woevro a hostile forco supported by violent artillery firo nt timpled it raid ttnon our lines. This force which was composed of threo officers and about 100 men, wero oouiipod with light mnehino (runs, blew tin our wies nnd ut tempted to capture portions of our trenches. They wero completely repulsed by our infantry anil our artillery, leaving one officer nnd four men dead in our trenches nnd one wounded prisoner in our hands. Fifteen or twenty dead wero observed near our wiro and ten si rctchers ' wero seen being carried from Ibis point. Here also our losses appear lo havo been relatively slight. "Yesterday in I.orraino tho enemy wns unusually active in bombarding our I Touches with gas and patrolling. On one occasion n patrolling party approached our lines with cries of 'kaincrad.' Our (roups replied wilh rifle firo. One of the hostile detach ment was killed and his body secur ed." E TI CNON, Ariz., Mny UN. - That Walter Douglas, of New York, presi denl of the Phelps-1 lodgo corpora tion was among Ihoso indicted in Ihn I nited Slntcs district court nt Tuc son for alleged participation in tho deporlalions at liisbeo on July V-', lust, developed here today, when Douglas, through his attorney, enter ed a voluntary appearance together with oilier Ilishce -mil Douglas citi zens iniliclcd jointly on n ebargo of conspiracy to deprive citizens of the rights guaranteed them by tho con stitution nnd luws of tho t.'niled Slnles. i Today wns Hie dale set for Ihc ar raignment, but none of the defendants appeared in person. Through their counsel, they filed a demurrer lo tint indictments on tho ground Hint the fuels as nllegcd do not eonstituto a violation of tho federnl lnws. Hear ing on Iho demurrer probably will not be beurd beforo fall,