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MEDFORD, 01JEGOX, FRIJUY, JUNE 7, lplS
NO. 65
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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