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MEDFORD, OREGON", FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1918
NO. 59
Unl- erslty of Orcaon
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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
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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
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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.