Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, May 31, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextX TEATIIER Maximum Yesterday, 73; Minimum To.lay, .17. FORECAST Tonight nnd Tomorrow: ; Fair. JACKSON COUNrY III ( r BAKOMKTF.R If. J. J. Quota tor 1918. 1692.000.00 Sales to May 23, (26,264.70. Buy Thrift Stamps g il Tribune Save and Buy for Victory Buy W.S.S.Thrlft Stamps worid-i Satest Investment rorty-pbrhth Yc-nr. Ltitiiy Thirteenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON", FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918 NO. 59 Unl- erslty of Orcaon Library - OFORB m HUN WEDGE no ground for , . . ; u. s. biromen mnks aknf ISliIlth.;:i j k DOWN 3 MORE mwm iKUlf 1 I I V t K Rapi- Advance of Germans Duo to fMH wlM RW"toto' orn,cr A Racer, Oft lUlUU , Small Forces Holding Line Is Now ttJS$4 Wings Another German .n Battle '"i"- W AllieJ Left Forcel Back In Region of Ailctte Near Soissons German Atlaiks Fail In Center Germans Ma'.:.) Slight Advance Further East tnl North of Rheims AllieJ Linss Hold Crown Prince Ad vance In Center Is Dangerous. PA HIS, May 31. ".-l.- a. in. The Germans continued to push forward soulh ol1 Ferc-Kn-Turdenois, ac cording to tilt' latest advices rcachine, I'urm, but neither Chateau Thierry nor Dormun have yet fallen into their banc's. There is reason to hope that ( bateau Thierry, the population of which has fled, will be saved. Chateau Thierry is ten miles south of Kere-Kn-Tardenois, while Dormiin is six miles south of Vezilly. lloth towns are on the river Marne. The extreme point of the German advance is Lo Channel, about two miles north of the river Ma rue, ac cording to an oulliau of the battle- front as marked out by a newspaper correspondent, the lluvas agency snvK. ,, - PAWS, May 31 The allied left flank on the Aisne froilt has been forced back by violent German at tacks in the region of the Ailctte river, it is announced officially. Near Soissons and further south German attacks broke down, the I'Veneh maintaining their positions. In the center the Germans made a slight advance north of the Marne. Further east and also northwest and north of Hheims, all the German ef forts were vain. The French by a counter attack won back the town of Thillois, west of Hheims. Withdrawing before the German onslaught in the region of the Ailctte. the French fell back on positions north of Illernncoiirt (nine miles southeast of Xoyon) nnd Epagny (seven miles northwest of Soissons.) The French nre holding their positions nlonir the road between Soissons and Chateau Thierry, as weil as in the western outskirts of Soissons. Fighting Front. The fighting front, it is declared, runs as follows: From Chavigny north of Soissons it describes u circle west of that city and rejoins the river Crise south of Soissons. Then it goes to Gerzy, fol lows the Soissons Chateau Thierry road autil near Ilartennes, where il hands southeast to Grand liozoy. Then on southward, leaving Mulchv-I.e-Chaleau, il passes Nanteail N'otre Dame nnd advances toward the Marae to Courcy, Urecv. Cournoil and l.e Channel, which marks ils ex treme southern tTiint. Through Vezilly, Mroiiillot, Suvi gny and Thillois it runs northward to the envorons of Khcims. I, Ike Itattlo of Manic. The newspapers do not attempt to n inimic the importance of the Ger man iidvnnc, Gabriel lanotaux( in the Fiuaro'compiues the strategic sit - nation with that on the eve of th battle of the Manic. All the com a. dilators, however, express confi dence that the high command will so dispose the nllicd troops ns to restore (Contlned on Page Two.) 280,000 CALLED 10 . COLORS ON JUNE 24 WASHINGTON", May HI. Ofti-c-ijil announcement was made today t ft it t -jsn.nno men will lie railed to the color during June. They "ill he or tiered In rejHtrt June 114, but it tin not yet been determined to what camps (hey will he sined, no th list of aptortionmcnls is i'or the pres- vut bvit.ii withheld. War o? Maneuver-Opportunity ri&V&U W"h FiVe EC',my Opening tor Repetition of Battle of iJjIf fg AMW&$tMr Sfift ' """" " C,ed munie in 1314 runs uunnue i. i y r it' i . v ri - ' mn nr;u;n. nn i,,:iui PARIS, May Unfiled by the valftr of the allied soldiers, tin Or leans yesterday failed to eidanic greatly the pocket in the allied line. Even in the center the enemy appears to have been held and the advance there is slackening. In neeordanee with their favorite maneuver, the Germans apparently nre siviiii;iny their columns eastward with tlw object of jjettinjr around liheims ,throni;h Yille-En-Tardenois and the Valley of the Ardre. . The bastion constituted by the, ruined city and the liih ground known as the mountain of Hheims is a men nee to the German flank. It is too strong te he attacked from in front with any chance of success, so the enemy is trying to turn it from the southwest. . Public Confidence Unshaken. While" any progress by the Ger mans on French soil, with the inev itable trail of ruin nnd desolation strikes French hearts sorely, the un swerving confidence with which the .general public views the istuation is most remarkable. No doubt is felt us to the outcome and there is no weakening in the resolve to fijjht on (o the end. The I lavas correspondent at the front, who is considered to reflect ihc official view, thus summarizes the itnation : ''The rapid advance of the enemy is due to the tci)omry numerical in feriority of the nines which has changed the aspect of the strnlc. It is necessary to jjo back to the he- u inning of (he war for an atinloireous situation. This is n war of move ment! where two armies maneuver under the open sky. ( Ilattlc or Maneuver, ''t'nder these conditions the mo mentary advance of an army nnd the capture of n town may mean noth tntr. The problem is more vast. For its own reasons our command did hot find it ndvUnhlc to pve battl either on the Somme or in Flanders after the March offensive. It con fined itself to stopping the enemy. "Shall we accpl battle this time ns we formerly accpted it on the MarneT That is the secret of ouif command. fhe Germans have no illusions as to the value of -the suc cess thev have Lraiued, Thev know we have several million picked troops forming in maneuvering masses ; which they will have to encounter somewhere. 'lf the enemy had the choice nf ground for the offensive, we have the much more important choice of the lield of battle on which Germany's destinies will be decided. Xo (round tor Alarm, "It will he seen, therefore, that then is no ground for alarm. We probably are witnessing the prelimin aries to a great bailie which both sides wish to be deceive. Conse quently it is comprehensible that our fomimmdei do not net hurriedly, but strictly in accordanco with plans agreed upon. GAS MASKS FOR HORSES AND MULES WASHINGTON. May 31. Every horse and mule In the American ex peditionary forces will soon be equip ped with a now type of gas masks which is declared to make them lm prevlous to gas attacks. The masks arc coming from a specially equip ped foctory at the rate of S00 a day, the gas defenso service announced today, and aro going rapidly to the forces In France. 2SSaw.ja v.-!!( 5 .rtf 4 jCSj Gorman kiilfiir Unit makes cneli Gerinnii prison ramp a Iiell on earth wills away under such kind ness ns tlio Canadian lted Cross solillers just lmek of tlio liiliiu lino uro showing tlio German prisoners In tills picture. Tlio Canadians urn carefully dressing the prisoner' wounds. , YANKEES REPEL WITH THE AMERICAN" ARMY IX FRANCE, May 31. (My tlio Ahbo clated Press). Four Gorman attacks yesterday against the American troops at Cantlgny west of Montdid ior, were repulsed after sharp fight ing. The 82nd German reserve division from which the Americans took pris oners in the fighting at Cantlgny, is coniamnded by Genorals Von Lome and Stnage. This officer commanded on both the Russian and Western fronts, and came to Cantaigny be tween May 12 and 15. His division participated in the German offensive On the San river In May, 191!, which plorced tho Russian front In Gallcla. WITH THE AMERICAN AKMY IN FltAXC'K, May St. American forces northwest of Tout curried out a suc-cef-sriil raid at;ainst the ticrmiin lines lute lut nlht. American avtatoiH shot down an other German airplane today on the front northwest of Toul. It tell with in the American lines. The American troops went over the top along a front of fiUO yards. At the Miiiie time the American artillery opened fire. The men a'lvanecd be hind the barrage, while the guns pounded Hit; enemy hues and rear ureas. Engineers blew up (he enemy en tanglements. The infalilrv .swarmed through the defenses, where there was fighting in which the Gentians sustained losses, ,Tvo prisoners were taken by the Amenc;;!-. ht: of them attempted to e-ieape on the way across No Man's laud and uas killed by a Mas-sachu-etN corporal. BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR MAY 166,802 LONDON", May 31.-Cn-uu!!ios in the llritifh ranks nporiid duriie.' Hie month of May reached n tilal ol lbli.KIIJ. The los-es were divided as follows : Killed or died of wounds tifficers, V' W; men lili,.MS. Wounded or missing l ficcr-(, (',, mcu, l.JS.'ib'U. BIG AMERICAN T Former Hamburg-American Trans Atlantic Liner Now the President Lincoln, Torpedoed While Return ing From Europe Sinks Within an Hour After Being Hit No Details. WASHINGTON1, May 31. Admiral Sims reported today the torpedoing and sinking of the transport Presi dent Lincoln, returning to the United States from Europe. No details were given. Tho dispatch sni.l the vi-rsel wo sunk nt 10 o'clock this morning. No mention wiib made of casualties. Tho 'President Lincoln, a 1.1, 0011 ton vcsRel, formerly was a Ilamlnirg Americau trans-Atlantic liner plying between Europe and Nenv York and was taken over by the government at tho declara'.foa of war. Tho vessel sank within an hour after sho was struck. Ilor position was not disclosed in tho brief iIIb patch anuoiini lag her destruction. Tha navy department niado this official announcement: "Tho navy department h;i:i re ceived a dispatch from Vic.'-Admiral Hims stating tlliit the II. H. S. Presi dent Lincoln wm torpedoed at I 1" this morning and sank an hour later, Tlio vessel w.is returning from Eu rope. No furtiier particulars have been received." AN" ATLANTIC I'OliT, Mav 31. 'flic Aaicri''.in steamer Amaclasin, a ve--el of 'Jllii loiis gro-.s, formerly riinniiiL' bc'rtM-n New York mo! lla-lin--onTliidson, was sunk bv a Gcnrun submarine near Gibraltar in llie early p.irl of April, with a posi. hie lor- of ell Iml one of her crew of L'O. aceordirci lo Filu ti rd Madison, Ihc oirvivor, who arrived today on an Italian .lnp. RANSPORT SUNK BY SUBMARINE LONDON, May 31. The Germans In their reprisals against peasant dis orders in tho Ukraine drenched sev eral villages near Kiev with gas, ac cording to a I'otrograd dispatch to the Dally Express. Thus, adds the message whole communities were as- phyxiatod. MOSCOW, May 29. (Ity tho Asso ciated Press, Ukraine.) Strong revo lutionary detachments of demobilized Russian soldiers and peasants have risen in the district of Tehlgerlne In the province of Kiev, In an attempt to seize governmental power. The Ilolshevlkl govnrnmcnt has been asked to send troops to subdue tho revolutionaries. Gormnn forcos whllo disarming Uk rainian troops today at Odessa wero fired upon. The Germans then ar rested a number of I ho important personages In Iho lilack sea port and Ibok them to tho German army head quarters. Peasant disorders aro spreading tbruout the province of Podolla. WASHINGTON", May 31. To work out many changes to bo made In tho new high rate schedules, Director General McAdoo today appointed traf fic roniinlltees for tho eastern, wo-st-ern and southern districts and for local regions, to hear complaints of shippers and recommend modifica tions. At the Fame time It bcrnmo known a I. tho railroad administration that I lie director general plans to order a number of reductions In rates to maintain existing ratn relationships between rival communities and to protect cerlaln Industries before June when the new schedules are to Ko Into effect. Interurban electrio lines aro con sidering a general Increaso In both freight and passenger rates, It was learned hero today. Such Inereises in most cases would be subject to review by stato commissions. NAMED BY M ADOO new TINSEL SIAR WITH THE AMERICAN' ARMY IN FRANCE. May 30. (Uy tho Asso ciated Press. I Thoro was much ae rial activity on tho front northwest of Toul today and two, if not three, German machines wero shot down. Lieutenant Edward Rlekenbachor. tho forinor automobile racer, not only brought down one machlno, but res cued Lieutenant James A. Melssner of Brooklyn after his machine hnd been damaged. Slnglo-handed, Rlek enbachor atacked two Albatross bl planes nnd three monoplanes. After he had fired a hundred rounds Into one of the biplanes It foil crashing to the ground. The lieutenant turnod and attacked another which sought safety In flight. Meanwhile, the re maining German machlno hnd de scended too low for Hlckenbaehor to attack. Itlckeuliaclier Victor. As' ho was returning to behind tho American linos Lieutenant Ricken backer saw four Gorman airplanes coming toward him. ' Ke turnod and saw Lieutenant Milssuor, who was flying high, attack one enemy ma chine just as a jecond hostile nlr plano atacked Meisnor. Meissner's machlno collided with one of the enemy and a wing of .he American's nirplano was torn. Molssnor Imme diately turned homo when a third onomy machlno, soeing that he was crippled, took hastily aftor him. Klckonbacher mado a long dlvo and drove off tho German wlt'a his ma chine gun, undoubtedly saving Melss ner. The combat took place east of Thlaucoiirt. In another fight two American pi lots wero forced to withdraw because their guns became jammed Just as they attacked the enemy. Another pilot encountered five hostllo ma chines, but tho enemy ninehincs re tired. Two Moro lKuvneil. Later five Americans saw two ene my machines over Aprcmont. Thoy attempted to get away as tho Ameri cans camo up, hut two Americans got on the tail of ono of tho enemy ma chines. Hundreds of bullets were fired Into Iho fusclnge of the Gorman alrplano anil It crashed Into a wood. Tho other enemy machine was chased down by mi American and It was seen to overturn as It reached tho ground. Tho result of several oilier combata have not yet boen reported. An American aviator was captured by tho Germans in No-Man's-Land aftor bis machlno gun had been dam aged In a fight between flvo Ameri can machines and a German squad ron. The American aviator was last soon going Into tho enemy trenches under cover of German rifles. AMSTERDAM, May 31. Emperor Wllliaui has conferred upon Crown Prlnco Frederick William tho star of Grnnin Commander nf tlio Royal llouso of llohenollern, with swords a Herlln dispatch today announced. WISCONSIN AVIATOR KILLED IN FRANCE MIMVAI KEi:, We l.icul. ,1. I.. Mitchell been killed in action Prance, m-eordin lo ccived by h's niolher May 31. , aviator, has somewhere i n telegram re today. Lieut. Mitchell, i years obi Iho late I'llilcd Slalc L. Mitchell of WiM'om was n son of, Senator John sin, ami broth- er of ( 'olonel William M. Mitchell, charge of tho Anie turps, in an aviation Germans Execute Stroke On Allied Left Flank That Extends Battle Line Westward and Joins Present Battle With That of Somme At tack Made Along Ailctte Allied Wings Hold Firmly but Narrow Wedge In Center Nearing Marne. HY TUB ASSOCIATED PliESS, May 31. Keeping- the tido of their lulvuneo in the center flowing strongly, uitliough seemingly less swiftly, toward the Marne, the Ger mans simultaneously have executed a stroke on the allied left flank that ' has extended tho battlo line westwurd and virtually linked up tho present hallle with that of the Somme. The iilluck was delivered along tho Ailelluiriver, northwest of Soissons. Sweeping forward in tlio salient that projected between 1 lie Sommo nnd the Aisne balllefiehls, the Germans drovo the allied line hack so that it now runs norlhwestwnrd from tlio vicinity of Soissons, through j'lpagny nnd Illerancourt to Hie Oiso river, uppur eplly ut rt.-; point pf junction with tho' Oiso eanul about eight miles east of, Ko.von. . - HaltloH Connected. " Tho Noyon area was included wilh- in the field of the Gorman offensive in March, when the French ostiiblisli ed new lines nlong the Oiso and tho Oiso eanul to the cost nnd southwest of Hint town nfler bcinjr driven back below St. Qiienlin. Tho Gcyiiun drive down the Oise valley toward Paris was then cheeked. Tlio present movement hero suggests tho .possibil ity of ils resumption. The advance in the center bus now brought Hie Germans within two miles of the Maine nt ono point, Paris dis patches report. Tho wedge here np penrs increasingly narrow, however, and on ils flunks below Soissons and Hheims Ihc enemy is reported firmly held. Wings Hold Firmly. The French war office announces the breaking down of enemy ntlacks in the Soissons area nnd to the south, while on the allied right tho line ex tending northeastward, toward Ithcims from the neighborhood of Vezilly nppcurs virtually unchanged, the Germans failing in all their ef forts o win ground. Tile energetic defense on the right wing is exemplified by the righting at Thillois, three miles cast of Uheiins. where Hie Germans enlered Hie lown only to he driven out by a Fivncu counter nltack. ll.v such resistance the anfety of UbeiiiiM is momentarily safeguarded, but observers view its ultimate fall ns apparcully inevitable. The probability of German pene. Iratioii right up lo Iho banks of Cu Ma run in tho center of the advance is likewisp indicated in he news dis patches, which mention Iho nenr up. proach of Hie Germans lo Chaleau Thierrv and Dormans, both of which towns are on the Maine river. Tho civilian population has Icul't Cbateau Tliierry ami some of Iho refugees from It have already passed through Pans for the interior. Allies Not Wnrrlral. On the l!riti-h front the Germans (Continued on Page Two.) ARTILLERY ACTIVE LONDON, May 31. Activity by tho Gorman arllllory In the Vlllors Urotonnclix sector east of Almes, and In tho Albert region to tho north Is roported today by tho war office. Thcro has also beon lively gunflro from tho nemy lines on tho Flanders front between Fostubort and tho Clarence river.