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.X X WEATI1EU Maximum Yesterday, AO; Miiiiintuu Tlay, 1-1. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. Jackson county iii c c BAHOMETKR W. J. J. Quota for 1918. 692, 000.00 Sales (o May 23, J26.2C4.70. Buy Thrift Stamps DE$ MIL TRIBUNE Save and Buy for Victory Buy W.S.S. Thrift Stamps wlSd. Safest Investment Forty-eighth Yenr. Dally TlUrtoonlh Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1918 NO. 62 ACROSS .MARNE Ur.r erslty b( Cicqch Library MEDFORD ft AMERICANS HURL-HUNS YANKEES ONI TWO POINTS HALT DRIVE Gerirans Make Further Advance In Ourcq Valley, Capturing Lilly-La-Poterie hut Are Thrown Back Across Manic Which They Had Crossed Bq Americans and French In Dashing Counter Attack Amer icans Regain Nenilly Wood. PARIS, June 4. Between the Olse and the Aisno the Germans last night were prevented from making any pro gress, says today's official statement. The Gormans have made a further advance In the Ourcq valley, captur ing the town of Sllly-La-Petorie. American troops thrown Into tM battle on the western side of the Champagne salient have stopped the German advance near Nenilly wood and in a dashing counter-attack hare thrown back the Germans, the war office announced today. Hacked Across Mnrno . On the Marne front German troops which had forced a passago of the river were driven hack again by French and American troops. . The battle continued with the greatest violenco between the, Atstto and the Ourcq. The Germans cap tured Pornant. Farther south tho French lost a little ground. The Cermans have mado a further advance at ono point hetwecn tho j Marne and the ourcq, capturing tho village of Ncuilly-La-Potorle (Seven and one-half miles northwest o Cha teou Thierry). Americans In Kigli By the Associated Press, Juno 4. American troop are fighting with the French in'' holding up the new German rush and already have begun to make their presence Btrongly felt. One forco of Americans, thrown Into tho hattle on tho Important line 'between the Ourcq and tho Marne, not only stopped an enemy advance Into Nenilly wood, between seven and eight miles northwest of Chatiteau Thierry, but carried out what the French official statement character izes as a "magnificent counter attack" which threw 'back the Gor mans north of this wood. On yet nnolhcr front; that run ning cast nnd west along tho Manic the Amorlcan forces co-operated with tho French in hurling ,back a Gorman battalion which had cropt over a footbridge to tho south hank of the river. The Gormans sustained heavy casualties and lost 100 men In prisoners. The Germans have evidently suc ceeded in bringing considerably more of their artillery and are attacking in force along the entire lino from tho Olse to the Marne. IcsKmto 1'lghllng Dospernte fighting developed at many points on this front last night which resulted in tho enemy making advances at a few points, notably in the region southwest of Solssons, whore ho Is trying to batter In the tip of the allied salient. The village of Pornant was lost by tho French In this area and they had to give a little ground farther south. The German attack was hold elsewhere. To the south, between tho Ourcq nd the .Marne, ground was given and taken ly both sldos. Tho Amorlcnns (Continued on Page Six.) FOR GUN TARGET WASHINGTON, June 4. A war ship engaged recently in tnnjet prac tice miHtook the battleship l-mii.Mana lr n target nnd exploded n shell almord her, killing .one man, the navy department announced today. The accident was due to Lazy wither, DEATH TOLL OF U-BOATS CUT DOWN TO 350 Vessels Arriving With Rescued Crews of Torpedoed Ships Reduce Esti mates of Probable Loss of Life No Transpor or Ship With War Supplies Sunk. NEW YORK, June 4. The possi ble death toll from Germany's sub marine warfare on the American sido of tho Atlantic during tho last ten days was reduced today to fewer than 3f0 souls. With the landing of nineteen sur vivors of the missing steamship Caro lina of the New York and Porto Rico line at Lewes, Del., the persons unac counted for from this ship number 331. of whom 202 are passengers. The City of Columbus of the Sa vannah line arrived at an Atlantic port, bringing safely her passengers and crow numbering 117 who had been' listed as missing. Also at At lantic ports arrive1" tho steamship Grecian with tho missing crew of the sunken schooner Jacob M. Haskell; the- Govornor Cobb, a United States shipping board training ship with 200 apprentice seamen aboard; tho steam ship Dorchester of the Merchants and Miners Transportation company and the Clyde liner Huron from a south ern port. Coming to harbor of all these ves sels loft unaccounted for, In addition to tho Carolina's missing, only tho crew, exact number unknown here, of the schooner Samuel W. Hathaway of Boston. No Supply Sliljs While tho country has been star tled by tho appcaranco of tho enemy raidor on this side of tho Atlnntlc the fact stood today that altho it has been in American waters ten days, Its success from a military point of view has boon negligible. No transport or Bhlp bound with war supplies for Europo has been sunk. Tho total American tonnage known to havo been destroyed amounts to something over 20,000 tons gross, all coasl wiso ships, seven of them sailing vos scls. All Vessels (iilnrriri WASHINGTON-', Juno 4 All of tho 111 coastwise vessels under control df tho railroad administration woro reported safo in port before noon to day. Tanker Duniogcil NEW VOKK, Juno 4 .News reach ed here today that an American tank er damaged as a result of a fight with u German submarine off the Amer ican coast had arrived at an Atla.uic port. .Naval tugs picked up luu crip plod vessel at sea and towed ner in. Details were withheld for the time. ' The tanker's hull was punctured und sho had shipped a considerable quantity of water. Chased .Suhinurlno AX ATLANTIC POUT, Juuo 4. The Mallory liner Suhlne from Tampa to New York with forty pusscngcrs camo in hero today and reported that she met a submarluo yosterduy be tween Charleston and Frying Pan Shoals lightship. Another vessel camo to the roscuo o the liner aul chased the submarine out to soa. The .Merchants and .Minors steam er Nantucket also arrived hero today, having been warned that enemy sub marines wcro In tho vicinity of the lightship. LONDON, Juno 4 Employment of women as aviators Is intended by the Brltl.th government, George II. Rob erts, labor minister, declared in a speech at Sheffield. The minister said lie believed women would moke good aviator), HUNDREDS OF DESTROYERS WILL CHASE SUBMAR I : : il 1 1 r ' f I Xtlt !V. K IJV I nVK1 : All along the eastern coast where shipyards have sprung up overnight, Uncle Sum's army of shipbuilders have rushed to completion hundreds of destroyers with which to clean tho seas of lurking submarines. These destroyers hnvo already accounted for many of the kaiser's pets on their way to carry out his dovillsh work. The U. S. destroyers "Ilreezo" and "Gamble" are hero shown on tho ways in sonio castorn port waiting for the finishing touches before doing their bit to make tho world safe for democracy. MINE SWEPT UP- WASHINGTON, Juno 4. A nnvy mine sweeper, operating off tho Dela war Capes, picked up a mine today, said a report to the navy department from the commandant of tho fourth naval district. This Is the sumo gen eral location as that in which tho tank steamer Horbort L. Pratt was sunk yestorday. The navy depart ment announcement adds: "The movements of shipping are being carefully regulated and the mlno swooping, Is of courso, being continued." SEEK ENEMY OWNED PROPERTY ON COAST WASHINGTON, June 4. A spec ial investigation to uncover reported cnoniy owned proporty In Pacific coast states and In Utah, Montana and Idaho will bo undertaken by tho allied property custodian. Experts will be sent on a tour of the states. Tho custodflan's office belioves a grout deal of property owned by tho enemy Interest In tho states has not been reported. LUTED BY UNIONS WASHINGTON, Juno I Scenery Wilson announced today that an In vestigation of tho work ot union men In Pacific, coast shipyards rofutod charges that labor unions had fixed 75 rivets as a dny's work and the facts disclosed "demonstrate the pa triotism and efficiency of tho men engaged In Bhlpbulldlng operations." LAND AT NEW YORK NEW YORK, Juno 4. Sixteen sur vivors from four vessels that were victims of submarine attack were brought hre today by an American coastwise freighter from southern waters. Navy officials took the mn In charge after they landed, but It was reported they were additional survivors from the schooners Edna. Hattle Dunn, Isabel I). Wiley and Uappaugo. WITH THE I'RKNCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Juno 4. (By tho Associ ated Proas.) The Gormans wore un ablo to score further gains In tholr efforts to reach Vlllors-Cottorots yos terday In spilo of a strugglo of a most sovore nature, while around Chateau Thierry counter-attacks by the allies have Improved tho situation. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Monday, Juno 3. (By tho Associated Press.) Tho nlllos aro now chocking tho German urmloa every where. Terrific struggles took placo today when fresh German divisions ontered the lino hetwecn (ho Ourcq and Olso rivers, trying with tho greatest dotor mlnatlon to enter tho forest of Vlllors-Cottorots. The town of Favarnl los on tho edgo of tho forest, was re taken by tho nlllos, after the most florco fighting in which tho French displayed utmost heroism against superior numbers. Choisy lllll, north of tho 'Alsnn near Cholsy-Au-lluc, was the scono of some terrific fighting. Tho height changed hands five times and even tually was carried in an assault by a battalion which had distinguished It self at Douaumont in tho defenso of Verdun. A cavalry corps executed ono of the most nrllllant performances of tho war by marching Hit) miles nnd Im mediately joining In the hottest part ot the hattle, where It fought off en emy nttacks, causing heavy losses to tho Germans. WASHINGTON, Jm,c I. Trans fer In a foreign flag of liny American vessel of more than lot) Ions Is i.ir linldon under a resolution nI 1 to day by I be shipping hoard. I'nr.'iu:i governments or their citizens who have been seeking ship, in the l.'niled Slates will be permitted to contract with American yards for soiling craft not larger than Hid tons. GAINSBOROUGH WINS DERBY STAKE, EPSOM KI'SOM, Kn'ul.ind, June 4.-The Derby stakes of (i.'iOO boverciyii, was run here today nnd won by Gniiikhnrouc.li. Mink whs second mid Trcelnre finished lliiid. Thirteen horses rail. INES OFF THE SEAS ESCAPES U-BOAT VINKIIAVKX, Muss.. J mm 4. Tho City 1 'olumljiiH of tho Savannah line, which it was iVarc-ri hud born .sunk by a (iermun submarine, is safe in an Atlantic port harbor. Wliile tho City of Columbus wan anchored tsiiae clisdmco from shore, there was no evidence (Itat sho Ink! heeii damaged by submarines. At the lime she came into tho harbor, it hud not been known hero that she had not been sunk. No boat had come ashore hull' un hour after the ship's arrival. Tho City of Columbus had been ut nnchor for soma timo bofoiAj her identity was discovered. Tho vossol entered the harbor (shortly after the arrival of a shi operated by the Merchants' ami Miners' Transporta tion company reached hero and the tact that no message wns immediate ly sent nslinre was taken to mean that I lie vessel merely hud sought refuge and that was well aboard. AM ST K ft DAM, Juno 4. During the recent righting In the Gorman ad- vanco hoii I li from tho AIhiio front three largo Amerlrmi tanks attacked German forces and ono of tho tankH Wim en phi red undamaged aud Uk American crew mado prinoner, do elares Dorr Scheurmann, ono of the Merlin war correnpondeiitH at tho front, ua quoted lit a Wolff llureuu dinpatcli tobty. The two other tanks, Hie corres pondent mlds, wi-re disabled bv tlx (Jeriunu art tilery l it''. The capture' tjink was immediately turned into her vice against the enemy. RESCUE CM OF AN ATLANTIC I'OKT, Juno . Tho crew of tho Iloston schooner Jacob M. Hackell, which was sunk by a (iorrnan submarino forty miles oast of llurnegnt, N. J., Sunday, was landed at un Atlantic port by the steamor (irnelun of tho Merchants and Miners lino today. The 1 1 men had been In their small boats for 19 hours when they wcro picked up. An officer of the Haskell said that the Croclan, after leaving I'hlladol phia Saturday night, heard firing and pnt bock Inside Capo May. I.nler sho sailed but saw no U-boat. DIVER ACTIVITY FOR TIME Naval Officials Believe U-Boat On Its Way Back to Base After Sink- ing 10 American Ships Warships, Chasers and Airplanes Seeking Submarine Raid Is Failure. WASHINGTON', June 4. Navy de partment officials believed today the submarine or Ktibuiurines that sunk probably more lhan ten Amcricuii ossel8 of the Atlantic const wits on its way back to its Imso and Hint for tho time beinjr' the danger was over. Secretary Dunicls announced in the morning that no additional advices of submarine activities had reached tho deportment. Warships, submarine chasers nnd airplanes were scouring the seas to day in search of the enemy. Navy of. f'ieials Ibrew u veil of secrecy over their movcincnlH, however, and re quested newspapers (o inukc no men tion of their whereabouts. Attempts of (icrmany to carry her submarine warfare to America nnd (hereby check tho inorensinjr flow of troops (o Franco nnd put fear into the hearts of tho American people will bo retroactive. Comploto Falluro This beenmo apparent today as troveruiucjit, officials and the public, viewed in n calm light tho lalest visi tation of tho "mailed fist" which based on what is believed to have been Ibo purM)sc of the German war heads was a complete failure. Officials pointed out thut with a small loss in tonnngo Hie results of the raiil will ho negligible. The chief purpose of the (Icrmun raiding party, it was believed hy officials was to sink transports soon lifter tho troop ships left their home ports, tho activ ity of Hrilish and American destroy ers having mado hunting in the old grounds on tho other side of the At lantic too dangers to he protifbale. Thus it was considered the (Icrinan plun had primarily resulted in defeat The other purpose of tho (lonnnns, it was believed, was to Hlriko tear into tho hearts of the American peo ple. Thcro was no doubt in the minds of officials here (hat this pur pose nlso bad failed altogether of iicbicvcnienl. tOnllstiiicntM Increase Kcporls from Atlantic const cities showing I tin t enlistment ill the navy und naval reserve lutil increased yesterday and the temper of edito rials in the press of the nation was I lie basis for the feeling that at no lime have Hie American peoplo had such n strong determination to car ry Ibe war to n successful end. There is u growing impression hero that only one submarine took part in Ibe rnid. The navy depart ment has only one report to indicate the presence of more. That is Ihc statement of the eiiplnin of the schooner Cole, that be say the peri scope of n secund I'-hoal. Mr. Daniels said today that nothing to confirm olhcr reports in dicating that from one to five sub marines hud been "IT Ibe coast had been received. The secretary rcilcrnlcd bis opin ion Hint the purpose of I lie raid un to create a demand in I he Vniled Stales for the return of American nitvnl craft to home waters. WASHINGTON, Juno 4 President Wilson today declared his opposition to further prohibition legislation un til the food administration decides It Is necessary to conservo foodstuffs. Ills position was made known In a letter to Kenator Hheppard ot Texas. A house amendment to tlio agricul tural appropriation hill would pro vnnt the expenditure of til.OOO.OUi) unless tho president prevents the use of grain In the production of alcoholic liquors. OVER BEING. T SEEMS SAYS DIVER GROSSED SEA FOR ATTACK Captain of Destroyed Ship Says Submarine Was One of New U-Boat Cruisers and Did Not Come From Base On This Side German Captain Said He Hated Like -to Do It, but Had to Obey Orders Diver Over 300 Feet Long. ANT ATLANTIC PORT, Juno 4. I. atost reports indlcato that at least 11 vessels have heen sunk by. Ger man submarines off the Atlantic coast during the past ten days. This list Includes the steamers Wlnno conno, Horbort' L. Pratt, Toxol and Carolina and tho schoonors Edward II. Colo. Jacob II. Haskell, Isabel 11. Wiley, 'Hattlo W. Dunn, Ednn, Hanp paugo and Samuel W. Hathaway. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Juno 4. Captain Konnoth J. Lowry of Brook lyn, telling of the sinking of the steamship Tcxol, . 3li survivors o which yesterday reached hero in leuky boats, said the submarine cap tain who boarded" tho Texcl spoke good Knglish. After tho German had taken over tho Texcl, Cuptnin Lowry reported Hint tho captain said: "I hale like to do' this', hilt wp have been ordered to get into no tion or return homo. We havo been over here for two months." "There was no attempt to get tlio men," Cnptain Lowry continued. "We manned (wo boats and everybody was siivcd. When wo wcro leaving one submarine nearly crushed into us. Tho cnptain shouted und waved us back to safety." New Diver Cruiser Captain Lowry is convinced that his ship was sunk by ono of tho new (lermaii submarine cruisers anil that it crossed the Atlantic and did not come from a base on this side of the Atlantic, Information dropped during a con versation with tho German command er leads him to that belief. A pieco of shell picked up ill (ho engine, room indicated, tho engineer eaid that tho submarino curried at least six inch guns. Twelve of I lie Texcl crew were in terviewed. Two said tho suhuiiirine was Il.'id feet long mill ten placed its length at at least .'100 feci. It car ried guns fore und nl't. The Germans acted with nil tho ruthlessness of western bandits, no cording lo the skipper, who is but .H years old. Fired at hy li.lloats At ! o'clock Sunday nftcnuinn t was lying in a hummock," ho said. "Suddenly wo heard n shot und II shell whi.zed across our bows. I run lo the bridge and n second shot tore away Hie hammock. Then the sub marine rose and fired two more shots. One of Ihese tore nway pari of tho bridge nnd one went through the en gine room disabling the machinery. Allcr the fourth shot the submarino ran up Ihc German flag and nn offi cer appeared in (be conning tower and ordered us lo 'hove to.' "We 'hoved' all rigid, nnd a boat (Contlnuod on Page Six.) WASHINGTON, Juno 4 j A con tinuation of General Pershing's oom munlsiin for yesterday lends: "Section II Tho hostile alrphiuo which was reported as brought down In tho American cnmmunlstio of Juno 3rd, was shot down by l.loutcmant Hnwoll. Tho pilot and obsorver wore both (nkon prisoner. Tho American plane roported as missing In tho com. muntquo ot Juno 3rd was operating In the Woevre."