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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918
NO. 56
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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
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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,