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MEDFORD, OREQON, SATURDAY, JUXE 8, 1918
NO. G6
MML
IRIS IN
MASKS REPEL
i HUN SMASH
Americans Fight Like Demons and at
One Point Kill 100 Germans Gas
In Nev.1 Form Used Advance Con
tinued and Chezy captured Heavy
Artillery Fire In Hoyon Montdid-
7 ' ler Sector inttieates Another pow
erful Blow By Hlndenliurg. -
WITH THE AMERICAN' ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 8. (By the Associat
ed. Press.) American troops on tlio
front northwest of Chateau Thierry
mowed down tho enemy with ma
chine gun and rifle fire at midnight
last night when the Germans made
an attack on their position. They
fought like demons and at one point
killed 100 Hermans. Heforo they
made their attack the Germans sent
over a smoke cloud, supposedly of
black gas. During the fight tho
Americans wore gau masks.
. The'Germuns launched their thrust,
against the Americans In tho vicinity
of Douresches. They were completely
atopped, however, about 400 yards
from the American trenches.
This result was achieved despite
tho intense enemy bombardment
which included tins use oft gas in a
new form.
Advance Continues
American troops last night attack
ed the Germans to the east of Torcy
in the district northwest of Chateau
Thierry. The French continued tholr
advance on the American left. At
last reports the operation was pro
gressing satisfactorily.
The American artillery was actlvo
all night in the Uellenu wood sector.
Tho fire Increased In Intensity at 4
o'clock this morning when the Amer
icans attacked in the southern part of
the wood, taking prisoners and a
number of machine guns. The battle
was still raging bere this afternoon
German prisoners report that new
German troops are moving up In the
roar of the American sector on this
front.
The enemy artillery fire Is In
creasing, Indicating that the Germans
are bringing up additional big guns.
ltrilllint .Success
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 8. ( Dy the Associat
ed Press.) The second Franco-American
attack In the neighborhood of
Veullly La Potorle and Bouresches
was a brilliant success to the allied
army. It was continued yesterday
with an advance In the Chezy sector,
farther northwest on the line.
The enemy seemed somewhat dis
heartened, replying only feebly to the
allied fire. Prisoners arriving at the
rear In small batches appear to be
thoroughly exhausted and depressed
by the turn afterwards taken.
Some Important advantages have
been gained by tho allies In the
course of small infantry engagements
during the past two days. Tho
French, American and British troops
have participated in these actions and
the bag of prisoners Is considerable.
Tactical situation or the allies Is
improved by the reconquest of a
number of dominant points. As a
general rule the great German effort
in the valley of the Marne seems to
bo fading away as the enemy comes
In contact with something approach
ing his numbers.
On Xoyon Sector
The revival of artillery activity In
the sector between Noyon and Mont-
(Contlnued on Paee Two.)
SWIMS MARNE 10
RESCUE FRENCHMAN
1 WASHISGTON, June 8. A contln
i nation of General Pershing's commu-
' nioite of yesterday made nubile tndav
nald :
J .(J "Section I). Lieutenant William
J,;S .1. Flunnory, Infantry, received the
A Croix de Guerre on the arternoon of
fVune ."i for swimming the Marne on
Vi nno 3 and bringing back f. wounded
J Vrench soldier."
ALLIES DRIVE
GERMANS BACK
E
Whole Hun Line at Tip of Salient
Push In Advance Extends to Sev
en Mile Front Ground Won With
Encouraging Rapidity Violent
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
BY Associated Press, Juno S. Al
lied pressure against tho German
lines northwost of Chateau Thierry,
shows indications ot relaxation. The
enemy having yielded readily to tho
first thrust against him on Thursday,
the entente forces have pursued their
advantage and are realizing new pro
gress in a series of local operations.
The whole German lino ut the tip of
the salient driven Into the allied
front has been pushed back iu this
process.
The allied line Is now astride the
Clingnon river and points of vantage
have been secured north of that river.
According to reports from the front
the attack of Thursday began over
a front of about taroe miles, but the
reaction has sprpad until now It ex
tends from Hill 201, west of Chateau
Thierry, to Dumuiurd, over seven
miles to the northwost. Along all
this lino the allies nave won ground
with encouraging rapidity.
Marines still Fighting
The offical statement issued by tho
French war office mention two vio
lent attacks against Bouresches Le
Thlolet line. It Is on this section of
tho new battlo lino that the Ameri
can marines have been In action and
they probably are still operating here.
Tho fact that both German assaults
were repulsed with heavy losses In
dicates that these Americans aro still
fighting with their Initial valor.
According to official statements,
tho heights east of Houtevesnes have
I been taken by the French, which may
Indicate that a wedge has been driv
en into tho German lines north of CI I
gnon and that the retirement of tho
Germans further north, at Chezy and
Dammard, may have been accelerat
ed by the danger of bolng trapped by
the rapidly advancing allies.
Further north' the French have Im
proved their positions In the neigh
borhood of Ambleny, while at Favor
elles, in the Vlllers-Cotterets area a
violent bombardment Is reported.
Minor Engagements
Prolonged engagements of a minor
naturo are reported from tho British
front.
In reporting on the fighting north
west ot Chateau Thierry on Thurs
day, Berlin says "local attacks by the
enemy were repulsed." A German
advance near Sarcy, betweon Rhelms
and tho Marne, In which 300 prison
ers wore taken Is reported.
Anglo-French airmen on Thurs
day accounted Tor 35 German air
planes and half a dozen observation
balloons In addition to dropping more
than sixty tons of bombs behind the
enemy lines.
On the Itallon front in attacks, be
tween Lake Gurda and the . I'luvc,
Italian and French troops captured
more than 70 prisoners. Authro
llungarlan troops attempted ad
vances on the Asiago plateau only to
be beaten back.
TO RESIST DRAFT
CHICAGO. June 8. Further evi
dence tlmt members of the I. W. V.
I 'I n nil ill to resist Hie draft and to
ii void service in the nut iimul army
wtts presented today in the trial of
members of tlmt organization.
.Mrs. Helen (hnntlnnd of A-hlpy,
Mieli., n sister of llcminu Ilepil, one
o Hie iiiilieteil men w ho lias not been
apprehended, identified us Heed's a
letter written in her, in which Herd
told of its ili'tcrmiiinliiui to fight the
selective draft.
Sheriff .1. II. Metcutfp of Kali-pel.
Muni., testified tlmt Oiin li. Ander
son, one of the defendants, liuil been
certified by the draft board of Kulis
pell, but hud failed to appear.
Sheriff Metcalfe said lie arrested
Anderson uflcr the indictments were
returned mid found in his Hssession
much I. V. V. literature ndvnenting
resistance to the draft regulations.
ALONG MA N
EXPECT SMASH
ON AMERICAN
IBB
Enemy Train Movements Indicate
Assault Planned St. Miliiel Salient
Considered Certain American
Forces Destined to Participate In
Hard Fighting In Near Future.
AVITII Till-: AMERICAN AKMY IN
FRANCE, Juno 7. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Reports of recent heavy
German train movements from the
direction of Metz toward tho ' St.
Mihlel salient has aroused discussion
in the American expeditionary forces
as to whether the enemy is planning
an assault iu the Woe v re. From a
tactical point of view the neighbor
hood of St. Mihiel with its sharp sal
ient, offers a logical place for a Ger
man attack. A drive thru St. Mihiel
to the southwest, it is considered
might have a triple object the men
acing of Bar Le Due, the outflanking
of Verdun from the rear and the
diminution of the salient which has
Us apex at Verdun. :
For the moment, at least, perhaps
permanently, the allies have stopped
the enemy at the Murne. Many en
gagements of a tactical nature may
be expected even if the Germans de
cide it Is useless to continue their
efforts along the 'Marne and elect to
hit the allied line at other places. The
position of the railways, and the for
mation of the terrain northwest and
northeast of Bar-Le-Due offer the
Germans an opportunity.
Of course, what the future holds
for the American forces around St.
Mihiel Is not known, hut the salient.
there is hoing discussed as a possibil
ity not to be lost sight of.
Another place which is likely to
see more fighting is the sector
around lontdldier where American
troops recently captured Cantigny.
Another important point at which
American troops are stationed Is the
territory around Chateau Thierry. It
may be considered certain that what
ever the future holds, the American
forces undoubtedly will participate in
some hard fighting.
WASHINGTON June 8 A con
sumption tux on necessities was fore
cast today by Representative Lon
wortli of Ohiot a member of the
bouse ways mid means committee at
its bearing tin a new revenue bill.
Tuxes put on mnnut'neturers, he said,
eventually will be pushed uti lo the
consumer.
Various nronnsals for ruisintr the
i;mit war' fund needed during the
next fiscal year were made to tliu
committee. A. II. Kmery of Stam
ford Conn., advocated u heavy tax
on moving pictures.
Adoption of a system of taxing pe
riodicals on the basis of circulation
and an additional tax on all adver
linng based on Hie size of a page, as
a substitute for the postal zope sys
lem, was advocated by Representa
tive Johnson of Washington before
(he committee engaged in drafting a
ge ureal revenue bill designed to raise
4H,lHMi,uon,nnn by taxation during
the coming fiscal year.
He said his plan would provide n
method by which periodicals Would
puy the cost of handling second clnss
postal matter.
Chairman Kitchen said Ibe zone
system which will become effective
July 1, would increase the co-t of dis
tribution of one New York tiewpaper
$ 12.1,1X111 a year. Mr. Johnson said
he believed there should be a lux on
all advertising, including billboards
and street ear displays.
ARGENTINE PURCHASES
COINS FROM AMERICA
ItCKNOS AIRES, Friday, June 7.
The Argentine pivermnetit has ne
gotiated ft contract with the Cnitcd
State-t for the manufacture of (U,
000,(HM1 nickel coins. Thoe now in
circulation wore made by the Kmpp.
N WOEVRE
PERSHING LEO AMERICANS Ai CANTIGNY
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WASHI.WIO.M, Juno Ueiierul t'ersliing Mrsoiiully directed tlio
fifClitlilK of. American IriMips nt Cantl;ny, from where tho (.VrnmiLs were
driven with u loss of 1!M1 prisoners, luemliers of tlio senate military rom
niitt(M) were told today at their weekly eoul'eleiiio Willi war ileiaillneal;
oflielaU. The vllliujo was tnken hy tho Aiiierlriins May 28 ami all (ler.
nuiu atteliipts to reeupturo it. have licen in vain.
IN SEVERE FIGHT
BY ALLIED FORCES
WITH THE KRKXCII AKMY IX
FHA.NTB, June 8. (Hy tlio Asso
einled Press.) The most seven)
unions Die minor liultles reeenMy in
the Mtmie-Kheims region was in the
vicinity of St. Kiipluaiso and Ciiuipliit
westward iron, Kheiius. ,
The (ieniians luunehed n serious
atluek liere at dawn Tliursday nioru
in nloiif; a four mile l'ronl. They
planned to pieree Ilic allied lines In
a deplh of two and one-iialf miles,
whieli wold permit them to oul flunk
lilieiins mountain and thus eaplure
the oily. II. would Imve reilueed nt
llie sunie time the salient held liy the
allies whieh endangers a laiKe part
of Hie line.
The village and spur of !ilif.'iiy fell
into llieir liaiuls when they enme for
ward in dense waves hut. the Hiiti.-h
i" linlely c nler utlaekeil' nml
took (he spur. Simultaneously Hie
I'Yeueli eouiiler iillaeked and reai-lied
Hie oulskiils of Blie.nv and on a
s ml iilli'iiipt loiluy ri;eaitiiied the
village and ie-elulili.-)ied Hie line.'
The fienaans suffered most se
verity from artillery lire, Hie Iwu
divisions eii'.'a.'ed losing many killed
and over l!nn prisoners.
"SEW YdlJK, June 8.- Kviilcm
tcudcil lo enable a federal rranil
(o delciiaiuc wlictJier fraud and
e III
jlll y
pro-
lllcerin' hale taken place
yards of I he Tmlil shipbiiililiu
poralioti anil a subsiiliary, (In
t Ibe
yacht la-iu. both in Itrooklvu,
precnlcd lo Hie jury today,
corporation has eminent
a .-
ship-7H,-
IhiiIiIiii!; contracts aif-'rcat in
nun, nun,
CONSOLIDATION COMMISSION
WILL BEGIN HEARINGS
I'uHTI.ANI), Ore., June 8.-C,im-ineneius;
tlcxl week the coiiMili'lnt ion
couiuiii-sioii will hold hearini;s at Sa
lem to ilclcrniine what hoards nllil
coiaiiM-sii.n . can he abolii-hcil and
consolidated, according to an an
nouncement made today hy Herman
Vim llor-tcl, a iiicmhcr of Hie commission.
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BATTLE HUNS OFF
T
TIIK IIAfilK, dune 8-Kive llrit
ish ami seven (iernian seaplanes oC
the larjiesl type fought u hattle Tues
day evening oil' Hie Dufeh eoast, ne
eoiilinj; lo a Tersehellinif dispateh to
Hie Ihiiidelsliled. One of the (leniinn
niaedines was oliserved to fall in
I'laiiies into Hie sea. One Itritish ma
chine was forced to descend hut
lauded safely.
Another llrilish machine whieh had
descended lo Hie surface of the f.en
for repairs two hours before the hat
He was set on lire by ils five occu
pants, all of whom wailed ashore nml
Kave themselves up for internment.
Tim crew included hvo t'auadiaus.
The llrilish siuadroii of five sea
planes starled Tuesday on a reeon
noitcrini; expedition oil' Hie north
ern lliilch i st. They met u squad
ron of five (Iernian airplanes which
llicy dro c olf in lliree successive
cncounlcrs.
'flic Hermans, however, returned,
reinforced by seven seaplanes, A
lively 1'ic.hl endued and in addition to
(lie (icrniiui macliinc Mhich fell in
flumes, aiiollicr (iernian was bronchi
dotwi.
WITII TIIK IHtlTISH A It. MY IN
I'ltANCIO, .hi n.i S. (Hy tho AiibocI
aleil Press.) Lucre Hospice, which
tho (icrmanH capturi'd on SVedneaday
niKht, wus retaken hy tlio Kreneh
yi'slerday. They bullied their way lo
Ibis npicli-cdalnsled position and
completely re-established their orig
inal line.
WASIIINHTO.V, Juno 8. Weather
preilli lions for the week lieKlnnliiK
Sunday Isnucil today hy tho weather
bureau, are:
Northern Itocky Mountain anil
pin I oa il rrxlona Fair except local
showers In northern portion first of
the week and acaln last of the week.
I'acltle states--'Fair, unimportant
temperature chances.
U-BOATS FAIL
IN ATTACK UN
U.S. TROOPSHIPS
Twice Attacked By Nests of Subma
rines, Large Convoy Passes Safely
Through Danger Zone Destroyers
Shoot Depth Bombs Priest Tells
of Exciting Experiences of Voyage.
LONDON, Juno It. tiormun sub
marines woro foiled In their attempts
against a convoy which Included
ships carrying American troops and
American Hed Cross workers, accord
ing to the Ituv. Father Jos. Warelng
of Baltimore, one of. the Red Cross
party and who arrived in London yes
terday. The protecting destroyers
got into action quickly on two occa
sions last Sunday, but Hev. Warelng
did not know whether any submar
ines were sunk.
To tho Associated Press, Hev.
Father Warelng who had a trying ex
perience following the torpedoing of
tho British steamer Laconla in Feb
ruary, 1917, said:
Rilmlicr Not Learned
"Soon after wo reached the danger
zone our convoy was attacked by Ger
man submarines and for a few mill
at OS I thought I wus In for another
experience ot the sumo kind as 1 had
on thot Laconla. The exact number
of enemy U-boats was not determined
but at leats two were seen.
"We had a lively escort ot British
destroyers, howovor, and they wore
on the trail of . tho periscopes like a
flash. Gun and depth charges began
popping like giant firecrackers on tho
fourth oC July. Fifteen depth charges
woro dropped on the, nest of German
submarines., (Whether any nibmar
In'cs wore sunk I cannot say, for wo
were on a fast ship and cnvolopcd In
smoke, hut I know wo did not loso a
single ship. Our convoy carried i
largo number of American troops J
cannot toll you how many.
Depth Charges Dropped
"When tho first alarm was sound
ed for tlio passengers to go to their
lifeboat stations late on Sunday after
noon, I was In my Btatoroom. Word
was passed around that ouomy sub
murines had been sighted. I bad no
sooner reached my station than
depth charges began to explode,
shaking our ship. After a few min
utes oC anxious waiting at tho life
boat stations wo rocclved the signal:
'Tho enomy has been beaten off.'
Discipline on board was suporb
Tho troops behaved as If "a submar
ine attack was part of the evory day's
routine and thcro was not tho slight
est flurry nnywhoro on board. For
coolness In tlmo of omorgoncy I do
not think you enn beat thoso young
Americans. Their nerves aro like
steel.
"Two hours later on tho samo day
whllo 1 was preparing for dinner an
other alarm wus sounded and almost
simultaneously Iho destroyers began
dropping depth charges. One landed
within about 5 0 0 yards of our ship
and gave It a good shaking.
"At no tlmo during tho attack did
I sue a pcrlscopo or tho track of a
torpedo.
"When tho first alarm was sound
ed I bavo to admit I felt a certain
norvousness for tho alarm brought
to my mind my Laconla experience
when I suffered considerably from
exposure."
SCARED BY U BOAT
AN ATLANTIC I'dh'T, June 8 A
coastwise passenger sleainer put into
port here today alter siublinn an ob
ject officers feared was an enemy
submarine, port officials believe the
(tcrmnll eral't off Hie Atlaulie const
may have exleuilcd their operations
lo Ibe far southern eoat, where the
objele was sallied. Harbor erall
were ordered last. Iliht to proceed
lioni Ibe river mouth iulo the harbor.
LOCAL SWITCHING CHARGES
TO BE INCREASED JUNE 25
WASHINGTON, June 8.- Local
sw ilchiic.' chorees are to be increased
June 'Jo, under the same rules ap
plicable to other shippiue;, Hie rail
roud ml minis I rut Kin unnuiiliced tuihiy.
NATION HALTS
T
L
ECLIPSE OF SUN
Not Visible In the Fighting Point of.
Europe Smoked Glass Order of
the Day Scientists Taks Moving
Picture of Sun's Corona Hoping
Tliusly to Ascertain New Truths.
Today's Kcllpso
Regan 4 :00 o'clock
Maximum v - . 4:24 o'clock
Knded 4:47 o'clock.
The news t'enlor of the universe,
shifted toiiay from tho battlefields
of F.urope to the solar regions above
these I'uited Stutes.
All America watched tho eclipse.
Husiuess halted, shopwork ceased
or lagged, and iu a wide path across
the railed States from Florida to
Washington birds and animals went
mad, superstitious jieople prayed, and
flowers closed and dew fell in miduf
ternoon. This was in the regions
where the eclipse was totai,
Not Soon In Europe '
Ficjitino; went on as usual in' the
trenches of Europe. The eclipse was
not visible to the soldiers on the bat
tlel'roiit. ' .
Hut ninny credulous people won
dered if tho eclipse would huve any
effect on the world war, even though
unseen in the war zone,
Down the agm, they recalled, tho
list of famous eclipses is set oppo
site the list of famous battles.
Darkness of an eclipse in years
past has stopped battles and turned'
defeat to victor)- for the side telling
the story. 1 . , i
Tho iMedcs and Lvdiuns called off
il terriblo fight, fi8r H. C, in order
lo waicli tho Vclipse, -upd the next
day (hey mado pcaco, according to
Herodotus.
First Ilocorilwl Eclipse
The first recorded eclipse is that
of 4,000 years ago, which is celebrat
ed hy tho nneient doggerel:
Here lie tho bodies of Ho and IU
Whose fate though sad was visi
ble Ileing hanged because Ihey could not
spy
Th' eclipse which was invisible
Mo nml Hi were Chinese astrono
mers who failed to notify their em
peror of an approaching eclipse.
Their unfortunate tragedy emphasises
the sad Inct, thai it has always been,
Hie custom lo nssocinte on eclipso
with bloodshed. Historians generally
havo preferred bloodshed in quanti
ties, as in war.
Frightened Savages '
Tho mysteries of naturo account
for most myths and some roligions.
To savages today, us to primitive man
of yore, an eclipso either means that
his god is wroth w ith him, or else thut
a dragon is eating up his god. Sav
ages scare off the devouring beast
with the noise of gongs and drums
and hideous screeehings. As luto an
the eclipse of 1878, an Indian at
Fort Sill fired his revolver at tho sun,
while he mumbled and gestured in tho
greatest terror.
Kvcu Hie unemotional men of
science speak feelingly of the wienl
effect of an eclipso at totality.
Animals Scared
llirils slop singing und sometimes
fal lo the ground, chickens iro to
roost, an dborscs and cows novo
re-llessly about the meadows.
(Continued on Page Six.)
T
CAPTUREO OR SUNK
II REPORT
AN ATLANTIC! I'OHT, Juno
8. Cnconfirmcd reports circu-
laled in sloping circles hern to-
day were dial a Herman I'-hoat
either had 1 u captured or
sunk off Ibe Virginia, const yes-
terday by n United States de-
slrover. A destroyer which has
been patrolling (ho const in this
vicinily returned to port today.
.Members of I he crew refused to
talk regarding their operations.
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