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:.r:: 'f Ur.l erslty of Oregon Library .J X VE ATITETv ifn ximu'm Ypstonlny 00lo; Minimum "Today, 51. FOTCfiART Tonight and Saturday, Fair. JACKSON OOUNIY III C C BAKOMtrEK 3 3. Quota for 1918. t&9.000.00 SiileB to May 23, 26,264.70. Buy Thrift Stamps ,fAA? RDi Save and Buy for VlGtory Buy W.S.S. Thrift Stamps wlri Safest Investment RIBUNE 1 Forty-lKhth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, 01JEGOX, FRIJUY, JUNE 7, lplS NO. 65 K fas By PS t9 yiAIL I AiERICAlxJ SOLDIERS OF SEA NT WO MLEDRIVEON WIARNE MADE UPON THREE It FRON American Marines Push Back Tip of Toward Paris, Taking Village Towns of B'.fssaires and Bouresclies Go Forward with Irrisistible Dash rnd Fire with Deadly Accu racy French Also Make Substantial Gains On Various Parts of Line Hill 204 Recaptured By French. BY ASSOCIATED PliKSS, June 7. Striking the Geruuins northwest of Chateau Tliierr.v along the line where the enemy legions were launoh ' in); the heaviest blows but a few days ngo, American marines, fighting with 1'rench troops liae pushed back the tip 'of the salient driven by the Ger mans in their rush to the Manic. They have- recaptured the villn;e of Torcy and at last accounts were dis puting with the Germans the posses sion of the towns of I'.ussnircs and liotircsches. The gallant work of the American "soldiers of the sea" in this udvan.ee of over two miles along a front of almost tliree miles stands out as a he roic chapter in tho story of American participation . ill . the struggle in Franc. Nnrativcs of the battle tell of the irresistible dash of the marines r.nd tile deadly accuracy of their fire. . French Also Active West of Soissous the l'rench huvo taken the vrllafio of l.o Port, which isd located on.tlio north liank ot the Aisne, " Farther south, crossing the Clig non river from Qandelii, the French have recaptured the hamlet of Vinly and swept eastward from Veuill.y La l'oterie and driven the Germans out of a grove whifh thy held there. Just to the south the Americans launched their blow and have taken extensive ground. . Reports state that virtually all their" objectives were Rained, which would indicate that the attack-was part of a well defined plan directed by the alilcd command. Kclleuu wood, east of Torcy, was first reported cleared of Gemans by the American marines, biit later nd iees made it appear probable that the enemy was still holding out in a portion of this wooded area. West of Chateau Thierry, the Ger mans in their rush last week occupied Hill 204, a height which dominated the city. From this thev have been ejected bv the French. " i On Manic l-Yont. On the front between the Mornc nver ami Khciias, the Hrilish have gained a foothold in the town of I'.ligny, nine miles from Hhciais in a sector which might become vilal, should the allies attack there in force. Allied agression there may be in the inintive of a counter-offensive. The blows bcinir struck nt the Ger mnn positions will have a tendency lo prevent the Germans from withdraw ing their crack t roans for recupera tion. Advices from the battle area say that throe German divisions which evidently had been held in re serve, had been brought up to the front to oppose tho Americans. (.onnnns Claim S3.000 Prisoners llerlin in its latest statement men linns local engagements northwest of ( hantenu Thierrv but still refuses to disclose the fact that American Hoops are now on this front. German prisoners declare they were told the new troops were British. During May the Hrilish destroyed or damage d 518 uicyty machines, 400 of which were del roved iii ncrial combats. The army of the German crown prince since May 27, Merlin an WASHINGTON. June 7. Ship lauix hintfs in May, like deliveries, set ,i (uw record. Seventy-one hulls, toU'-nin 344.450 deadweight tons, Vpre put into the water. Thirty-nine ot thm were steel with a capacity of :!v7-'" lnfi ni thirty-two wood, or u:., too tons. TAKE ICY. T Salient Driven By Germans In Rush of Torcy and Ousting Huns From nounces, has captured 55.000 prison ers. , The booty taken includes ti.(i guns and more than 2,000 machine guns. German airmen again attempted to raid Faris Thursday night and got through Jhc strong French defenses. Hoinbs were dropped aiid properly damage was caused. The death of cue person was reported. WITH TIIU AMKltlC.AN KOIiCHS ON Til 19 MAHNU, Juno 7. (By the Aasoclutod Press.) Tho American murines who begun a second attack on the German lines late yesterday captured the village of Torcy and drove their way Into Bouresches, northwest ot Chateau Thierry. This morning they were holding Torcy In tho face of repeuted counter-attacks and wore pushing back the Germans thru tlio streets 'of Bouresclies.' Vir tually all their objectives in 'this at tack were attained. " ; Tho American plan did not Include tho taking ot Torcy, but the marines swept Into It and drove out the Ger mans. 1 X ( Fighting Continues Tho one point where the objective was not reached was on the right of the attack in the llelleau wood. Tho fiercest fighting Is continuing here. American marines last night reach ed the outskirts of Bourosches, north west of Chateau Thierry and poured volleyB of machine gun fire into the enemy, inflicting terrific casualties. Bayonets were used freely against many of the Germans who attempted to mako a Bland in the streets. At daybreak today the marines were slowly driving the Germans back In the face of heavy artillery fire, in cluding gas shells., (. ' i The American artillery was per forming magnificently in this operation.- I Torcy Is Uoachod WITH THIS FItK.VCII ARMY OX THE .MAKNU, Thursday, Juno (!. 10:3 p. m. (By- the Associated Press.) Up to this hour the Amer ican and French troops advancing be tween Veuilly-l.n-Poterio. and Torcy have reached tho outer edges of tho towns of llussnlres and Torcy. On the west the allied lino has been carried to Granges- farm south of Gandelu, west of Vcuilly. Hal leau wood cast of Torcy has been eleared of the enemy. Further de tails are not available nt this hour. The Americans comprise the de tachments on tho left of the advanc ing lino. After capturing a small wood shaped like the letter"S" the (Continued on Page Six.) FRESH PROOF OF PARIS, Juno 7. In announcing tlint tin Hermans are I i n r held and t fin t the Kivih'Ii counter njtneks lire mcctini; willi success, tin official note mention especially 1 lie nrlivily of tlii' American troops ulonv (lie Manic uml iiorthuc-d of Chateau Thierry. "An eoisi.de In tlii1 honor of the American troop-,'' it says, "happened tiorlh of Liicy-I.e-l!ocatrcf northwest ot' Chautcuu Thierry. Aw the Ameri can lir-t line was hems' li arrayed by (iiminn iiiaehinc uuiis an American I o t ml boldly attacked the machine ynn killed llic mmners ami cap tured the utis. 11 iw thu that the yoninr American soldiers fjivo daily freh proofs of their spirit, initiative r.nd couratre as well as their perfect adaptahitity to modern fight in j conditions." CLASS ONE OF l DRAFT ORDERED TO BE INCREASED Reclassification Demanded By Crow, tier Married Men to Be Include.! Boards Ordered to Revise Lists at Once Ail Questionable Cases to Be Appealed By Government. WASHINGTON', .lime 7. A enor .al revision of classifications under the selective service act was started today by Provost Marshal General Crowder when he telegraphed lit the governors of all states ordering in vestigations lo ihU raiine the reason for the small nuinher of registrants in class one in sttiae localities. The lists ul' some hoards shovran average far he!ov Ihe national av erage of U.S. 7 per -ecu reuislrants in class one Some hoards even have fallen as low as ten per cenf. Thousands of men now in class four should he put in e'nss one and two, the provost marshal said. The instructions also ordered investiga tions fo determine if any men have been erroneously pul in the ' upper classes when they should have been placed in (hose lower down. Want Half Million Men It is expected (hat the rearrange ment will! brin into class one more than fiUO.WM) men. , Cases where reis-i raids were mar ried after passage of f he" draft act will be carefully considered and if evidence wnrrtmls classification in class .one, boards will proceed to re classify them. Married men whose wives have sustaining incomes proba bly will be reclassified. A "class one" week in .lime for examination of doubtful ease's is ordered. 'This office has reached the eon elusion' saiil the provost marshal general, "that corrective procedure can be made most effective by revis ion hy the local boards with Ihe hcar-t- and active assistance Of iovern ment appeal airents and members of leal advisorv hoards. rinsM Kxaiidticil "You will there fore issue instruc tions that they shall immediately pro ceed to a careful examination of all the questionnaires ami records in the classes of eases hereinafler indicated and make such recommendations lo ll.-c local boards as thev may deem necessary. Local boards, irovern- mcnt appeal agents and members of li 'jal advisory boa rds should direct special, attention to (lie folhiwinc; classes of cases : "Class two A and P.; class thuv A. It anil C; and class four A. Thou sands nf reu'islrants are now in class four who shutiM be in class Iwo or idi.s one. (lovernmctil appeal acnls should ':e instructed to appeal every case where the clasMlicalioti is not niivincini'Jy correct. "The activities of local hoards, np i al ayents and members of Ieial ad visory boards is not limited to the c asses of cases above, indicated bin the same corrective measures should be applied lo all other cases deferred classification when the same appears necessary." ' AMSTKItDAM, June,;. "We can not close our eyes to the fact that an inereasinMly bostllo fueling towards (Jernuiny t becoming widespread in Itussla and ulo that the rkralniiin population does not everywhere re pard the (iermuns with friendly eyes" says tho Volks Zeltuns, of Cologne In nil editorial which voices the nnxlety felt In (iermany relative to Jiotenllal development In the east. "The entire eastern fltuallon of fera no pleasant picture, tho news paper continued "On may ay that tho entire entente, not excluding Japan, Is following In President Wil son's footsteps. " President Wilson's declaration of May 18 urging help for Ituwla as well an Prance, Is recalled. I I IIS WHAT HAPPENS IN ECLIPSE TOMORROW AFTERNOON 1 1 nH I T H I In ss'y-BflAT RAD life 0FH0N Tho moon fjots between the sun , casting a black shadow nt tho rato of lmlf-a-mlle-a-soctnid across tho I'lilted StJitOH from Washington to Florida, Tho shadow's width vnriea from i(i mile on tho Pacific to -10 miles in tho Atlantic coast; toJal H'liso lastM two minutes, at AlHrdcen, Wash., 45 'seconds iii Florida. While tho niUi of total eclipse is narrow, nil North America will 8cc it a-s a partial eclipse. Tho eclipse wlll 'iiot 1m total nt Meilford, hut 00 percent. It will Im'kIii at 4 o'clock and last 47 minutes WASHINGTON, Juno 7.- Belief that tho German submarines which early in the week successfully attack ed coasting schooners and steumera olf tho New Jersey coast are now ly ing in wait tor larger prey In one oi Llio LruuH-Allaiilio travel routes oil tho Virginia capes wa3 expressed in oliicial circles hero toosty. This theory was'.Miengl hened by the tor pedoing cdncsday 0;' the Jtrnish snip llarpatliiun a huudnjd miles oti tho Virginia coast, newH of wniclwas announced in navy tlcpartpienL dla patchea ptihlished today. Having as the Geriuuus believed struck fear into the hearts of America thru depredations near tho ports ot Nt!W York and Philadelphia,. lL is pro hahle, orricials said, tliat Hie U-tfoaL coiumantlers have decided tu mako a holder effort, and despite tlie niulli tudo of patrol craft engaged in the sear u of litem, make u mipiemo ef fort with a transport or large cirgo or passenger carrying ves.sel a;i the prize. , The Kinking of tho Ilurpathiau brought a fatal number of viuUma ol the German raiderH to 1 1 six Hteani ers and eight hchooners. I'OIITI.ANI), .luno 7. Tins rlvor steamier ralom.i. a towb-iut on the Willamette, hurn!d at her dock here early today, tho loss belnir $2.",ui)0 HceordiiiK lo her- owners, 81x men aboard the vessel had narrow escapes. Tho fire started In tho forward port of the lioat from a cnus which, was Mil determined. ' ' and the Mirth tomorrow afternoon, E OF U. S. MARINES LOSDOX, Juno 7. German troops fled before the bayonets of tbu Amer ican marines in tiio aetlou between. V'eulliy anil Tor-y Thursday, aecoril-' inK to tlie correspondent or tho Iniily .Mall with the American forces in Kranco. Wounded Holdlci'H, bn addn I nil how ono company of marines fiKhtliiK in u ''wheatluMd beeamo surrounded by superior numbers, but they eventual ly fought their way out 111 tho faeo of Severn (leruutu macliluo kuii fire. In addition they captured several ot tho machine kuiis. The American Iroops, tho corres pondent adds, showed considerable klll in uln cover and thereby re duced tiieir losses appreciably. I)e spltc tills caulion, however they made llio pueo loo hot for tlie (lermans. Tho full haul of prlsomirs, it Is added may reach ItoO. Several wounded Cermnns compll menled tlto Americans on their flnht Ihk', Raylim they were as nood soldiers ns tho tierniaus. Tho Americans adupted themselves quickly to the sit uation and carried out their instruc tions without a flaw, ; l.nSDUN, .lime 7. - The (Icnmiiis In nnl iiilcnd In nttciujil uny 1'iirilier lor iniineiliiite pmi-Tes- aioiiiul t'lia- ; ti-ntl 'J llierl v. su-i Ileulcr's rorres- t I'nndcil with the American army in r'rmicc, who sneiit Thursday tmrlh- wol ul Unit town. The enemy, In ailil-, sIiiiw.m Lis -ilinli' which miiilit well .serin an iiileiiliomil elTitrt nt de crjitioii. The French still hold Hint iiiil of t'htileati Thierry on Ihe left hunk ol' the Manic. British Naval Authority Says the Manner In Which America Has Re ceived Hun Aattack Constitutes An. other Disaster for Germans No Probability of Airship Raid. J.I NI)ON..l line 7 (Hy the Asso ciated l'ress. ) The luuiiner in which tho American nation received the latest exhibit ion of (ienmin subma rine fright fulness, represents an other defeat for lieriunny, says Arch ibald S. I lord, w ho is well known ns n writer of navul subjerls. I lo ehur ncteri.es ns absurd Ihe notion Uml tho (icrmnus can carry out air raids on American towns from submarines. "This side of Ihe Allalllic," Ihe slalcment savs, "has heard of the at titude of tho American people lownrd the siihinnrine raid uud has accepted it us further evidence of their sanity and the correct appreciation they havo formed of the MnitcK'ic necessi ties which tho far imposes upon them. That reiri'seifs unolher de feat for the (lermiuiH. ' ItrlliB War ( A merlin "They I11M calcnlaled upon weuk eniiur the hnnils'of the executive de partments and particularly the de partments idrectly concerned with the hav.v nnd nrmy. In that rcsiiccl, i lie raid lulled. What Ihe (ierninus really have clono by the exhihilioii of frightful ness off Aniericnn shores is to brinif llio entire American continent defi nitely within hk war urea. That is a (treat achievement, the ponalty of which the enemy will suffer in due course. He will obtain lillle tempor ary oompensation because lie cannot cwiiiu to the difficulties involved muko an even limited blockade of the American const. "(If course the suia'cstion that air planes operatnifr from siibiiiiirines can homh American cities is an ab surdity. A hoiiihinc; airplane is not n weupon to he carried in a submer sible over .'1,0(10 miles. Kven if the difficulty of stowing could he over come, how would the airplane return to its base even it it wero not shot down while over A'mericiin territory f DcfiMliliil Host ill Kuropo "It cannot be repented too of I en that America is defended iiRainst (he enemy most cffeclivclv outhis side of the Atlantic The (Icrninn army, Uie llciinan Heel ami fieiinan siilnua rincs can one and all he I'oukIiI most elfeciively in l'!urope, "III view of the latest developinenl in (lermnn policy Aiucricnns can look back Willi satisfaction on their cur- reel .siruiCMical views ol over e venr (!, which they iriiiiipllv Iraiislalcd into nets. Their decision to send warships to Kurope represenlcd a ureal avowal of failh in n pcnnniirnt slialci;ie principh.. Moreover, b. pliiciu' these vessels under llrilisr, . 1. ' I . -. n aoiiiirais, uniiv ol c Hand Mil- ni'hicvcil, ami unity of command i- emre i in n Tl a n I on Ihe M.,i than on Hie land, hcciiuse naval warfiirc morn techniciil and Rwiller m its maiiifestiitioiis than land warfare' SUNK 61 U.B0AT NI'AV Vtll.'K, June 7. The Ameri can r-teaiu-hih ArniiiMd wan lorpe doed hv u (ierman -tibimirme ot'f llic Scdly ldand on June .'p, aei-onliiu: tu a cnble incv- : ;e rceived here to day bt the tJreer Sleamshtp company. POST! IN', .lime 7. Tlie Tnilcd Slates nrmy is almost cniirelv free from Inliercithi-is, ('ohuul (icoree K. Ibtslillcll, of Uie n nn v medical corps stated at Ihe opening se-ioll of the annual convention of Die National Tuberculosis assoeial ion here, l,es I linn one per cent of (he Vniled Stales soldiers, re-examined June 1, 1017, were reported lo have the dis ease, he staled. BIN BUSHE L SIGH! FOR U. S. Second Largest Harvest In History of Country In Prospect Condition of Other Crops Far Above Average With Record Yield of Oats, Barley and Rye Big Apple Yield Likely. WASIIIXniW, June 7 The sec ond largest wheat crop in the history of the country is in prospect for this year's harvest. The department of agriculture today forecast a total ot' !KU ,0110,011(1 Imshels of winter and spriiic; wheat combined. That is only (m,limi,IIO(l bushels less than the bil lion hushel crop the (;overiiineiit hud IiohmI for uud continuation of the ideal growing conditions ,.sucli ns prevailed .during the past . month niijlht yet produce a harvest of 1, 0(10,(100,000 bushels, . ' , The winter wheat irop was estimat ed nt .187,0110,000 bushels and sprinji wheat production ut 314,000,000 bushels. Winter wheat condition was 83.8 per cent of it normal. Spriii): wheat condition was 95.22 mid Uie acreage 22,480,000. ,' ( Other Crops Heavy Condition of oats was. forecast nt 1, ".00,000,(100 bushels, tho acreage , 41,4.75,000 and the condition 03.2. Hurley production 235,000,000 bushels; acreage 11,108,000 and eon-,... dition 0.5. . ,u. '" . liyo prodiietion 81,000',000 liusheis -and condition 83.(1, - - Hay produclioii 107,000,000 tons; comljtion 80.0; pastures condition 92.5.1, ,. Apple . production 203,000000 bushels; condition 69.8. l'cucli proilui'tion 42,000,000 bush els; condition 52.0. Almost ideal wenllier conditions have prevailed during much of tho previous growing season, lurgo in crease in Ihe acreage f spring wheat, ai ntcd todny for the first time, was looked for, and condition was ex pected to be excellent. Itciita Itocent llocordH A forecast of 572,539.000 bushels of winter wheat' was made last month when the report showed tho plant to he 80.4 per cent of a norinul. I.nst year on June 1 it was 70.0 anil the crop was 418,000,000 bushels, while llic ten year average condition is 80.8 and the production average 552,000, Ollll bushels. Spring wheat production last year was 233.0011,1100 bushels, nnd the con dilioii on Jnue 1 was. 01.(1 while Ihe, ten year average is 2."i7,(HIO,OIIO bush els and Ihe comJiliou 53.7. Last yenr'8 acreage was IH,."il 1,000 acres. S II A X C ! 1 1 A T. June 7. rieiiernl ScnicnolT, leader of Ihe anti-bolshevik Siberia forces, has left the Irans Ihiil alia front, .icconlinir to an east ern news agency dispatch from Har bin. His departure is utfributed to dissensions mining his forces. It is ri purled, Ihe advices suv, that lie will disband bis unity and flee into Mon golia. IIAUIIIK, Manchuria, June 4. (Hv Ihe Asocialed l'res-i.) tleucral Sem HiolT, lender of the nnli-bolslievik forces in Siberia, rcporls Unit bolshe vik troops lodiiy i rossed Ihe Onon river in Trnns-I'.aiknllii and slrongly pre-scil a number of at lacks which were checked. An Austro-Cieniinii ' force eomposcil of a cavalr" brigade nnd four companies of infantry is llnealeiiiiig (ieiicral SciuenolTs coin, municat luni. An Atlantic 1'ort Mrs. Kmninllno 1'aiikliiirst. arrlrlnx from Knglaml with a niessago to tho women of America, declares "the (treat thlnK now la for women to havo a country to yoto In." WHEAT N
