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I ' WEATHER Maximum Ywimlay, 98; Minimum Today, Gl. FORECAST Tonight ami Tomorrow: Probably fair. ' Jackson couniy uj c c barometer it. j j. Quota for 1918, $258,666.00 Sales to June 12 87,180.00 BUY WAR KA VINOS STAMPS edpokd Mail Tribune Save and Buy for Victory Buy W.S.S. Thrift Stamps winds Safest Investment Forty-eighth Tear. Pally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGOX, THURSDAY, JUNK 20, 1918 3STO. 76 ORCE EFMY BACK TO PIAVE ITALIANS E CAPO SHE REGAINED BY DEFENDERS Italians Win Back Lost Territory Along Piave River and By Counter Attacks Regain Further Ground at Montello and Other Sectors Austrian Forces Across Piave Now Divided Vienna Report Claims Gains Held. ROME, Juno 20. From the Mon tello to the sea 'the battle of tlic Piave river is continuing bitterly and without pause, the Italian war office announced today. Last night the Italians forced the invaders to with draw their whole front north of the Monte Belluno railway. More than 1200 Austrian prisoners wore taken and numerous machine guns were captured. , French forces on tho Asiago pla teau stormed tile Austrian positions at Bertigo and Pennar. Italian troops sirccecdod In captur. ing Costalunga, the statement adds. -X.OXDON, June 20. News reached London this afternoon that the Ital ians have, regained Capo Silo, the town on the Lagoon to tho west of the Piave river near its mouth which was captured by the Austro-Hungar- lans. It Is also roportod that tho Italians have TogaJned all tho torritory bc- . tween Zenson and the Foxsctta canal The Austro-Ilungarlans, It is declared have been confined to tho ground be tween the rossotila canal and tho Silo canal, on tho west bank of tho Piave river. ltcguln lost (iroiiiid LONDON, Juno 20, By counter attacking all along tho 'Plavo the Italians have gained further ground on the Montollo In tho northern soc tor of the river front, and also havo mado headway southeast or this ridge says the ICvcntng Standard today. The Austrlans horn had heon occupy ing a narrow strip along tho rlv"T bank, tho Italians drove In the Aus trian lino and established themselves on the bank of tho Piave below Sa lotto (about IS miles from the Adri atic). Thru the reaching of the river hero, tho positions occupied by tho Austrlans have been divided. Aiisti'inn Statement VIENNA, Juno 20. Tho Austrian troops tinder Field Marshal Von Boro. evlc, have hold all the ground they gained from the Italians on tho west bank of tho Plavc, today's official war office report stales, and In addi tion have drlvon tho Italians back westward, south of tho railway that leads to Troviso. The battle In the .Montello region Increased In violence yesterday, equalling that of tho great battles n the Carso front. Tho official state ment says tho Italians drove forward six times and employed reserves In discriminately, hut all their offorts wore In vain. (ironing We-akor By the Associated Press. June 20 Austrian pressure on the front from Lake (Jarda to tho Adriatic Is growing weaker, altho the fighting Is still "t -enuoua along the Plavo front from Montello to tho sea. (Continued on Page Six.) ST. PAt'U Minn., June 20 Judge W. L. Comstock of M&nkato took the lead today for the democratic stub ernational nomination. Returns from 2755 of 3119 precinct gave Com stock 13,00 9 and Fred E. Wheaton, pf Minneapolis H,90T. ITALIANS WIN CONTROL Or AIR E Assistance of Allied Fleets drives All Austrian Machines Off Realization That Offensive Has Failed Has Spurred the Italians to Desperate Resistance Floods Help Italy. ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUART ERS, Juno 19. (By Tho lAssoclatcd Press). The Italians have won com plete control of the aid along the Piave lino, where tho most determ ined fighting of tho present Autsrian offensive is in progress. This aft ernoon not a single Austrian machino was aloft on this front. In general the situation of the Austrlans along the Piave appears far from satisfactory to them. Pris oners taken by tho Italians all de clare tho Austrian army has littlo food. Some of the prisonors have not eaten in forty-eight hours. Kalians Fight Hard Realization that the Austrian offen sive has Tailed is spurring the Ital ian troops to a dosperate poslstance along the Plavo. Heavy fighting con tlnuetl today around tho Montello plateau on tho north and near Ban Dona Dl Piave on tho south. On Montello, which is hilly and wooded, the opposing forces frequent ly stumbled upon each other unex pectedly, sharp encounters resulting. The spirit of tho Itulian troops is at a high pitch despite wounds, loss of sleep and constant movements, made nocessury by tho conditions of tho terrain at several points. Bridges Destroyed Tho rlvr Plavo, overflowing Its banks, has destroyed several pontoon bridges constructed by tho Austrians at Intostadura and also at San Dona Dl Plavo. This has increased diffi culties of the Austrlans In their rear roinipiunk-ations affecting tho trans portation of artillery ammunition. food nnd frosh troops. It Is stated that the Austrians fighting south of the Plavo rlvnr. continun to Implaro ho!p nnd also that two of their divisions havo boon greatly reduced by losses. Y. M. ('. A. ambulances and also tho American Rod Cross supplies nrn proving usnrul to tho Italians, both for refugees on trains and also for wounded soldiers. WITH TIIIC AM Kit I CAN KORCKS ON TIIIO MAIiNIO, June liO. (My tho Associated Press. Tho American troop:i in this Rector attacked the German line northwest of Chateau Thierry during tho night and made an advance of five-eighths of a mile, driving tho Germans hark from a Hinall pocket on tho northern ddo of IJelleau wood. Tho Amorlcans occupied tho Ger man positions without resistance from tho enemy, tho Germans having with drawn when tho short and sharp pre liminary artillery bombardment indi cated that an Infantry attack would follow. The (icrmntis earned their material with them in their retreat, and the American therefore did tint take any machine muis. As a mutter of course nl.-o, no prisoners were taken. One miimII Mtlicnt is all that the enemy cuntinucs to hold in Mellean wood. HOOVER. ENGLAND'S GUEST ON FORTHCOMING VISIT LONDON', June 20. - The Mritish it od minister ye-terdav announced tint Herbert ('. 1 lonver, American t;.id administrator, will be the truest of the nation when lie visits fcnglnnd n: n few weeks. Washington Senate passed $2 20, 009,000 pension bill. ON PIAVE IN PHOTO OF FRENCH REFUGEES SENATE PROVIDES K WARIIINOTONV Juno 20. Uovls ion of tho twelve billion dollar army appropriation bill was completed to day by a senate military sub-committee. Tho bill will bo submitted to morrow to tho full committee in an effort to bring it before tho senate' early next week. Few additional an-1 propriatious and no reductions wore recommended by tho sub-committee but It added us amendments a num ber of minor army bills pending be fore the senato and house In various stages of iucompletion. Tho committee docs not plan to add any provision in connection with tho proposal for extension of the draft ages. The hon.so provision giv ing tho president unlimited authority to increase tho army has tho sub committee's approval, hut is expected to meet some opposition tomorrow In tho full committee. Ono of tho important amendments approved is designed to meet tho agi tation for increaso In rank of medical corps officers. It provides for an additional major general and two brigadier generals for tho regular army and two major generals and six brigadiers for each million men In the national army, Imluding tho re servo officers corps. CUT 10 25 POUNDS PORTLAND, J iino 20. Tho amount of sugar which may bo nought by Oregon families and cxclu sively for canning purposes was cut today from one hundred to twenty five pounds, tho slato food adminis tration announced. Tho limit of twenty-fivo pounds already lias been sot in many other states. Tho allowanco of two pounds for city dwellers and five pounds for those living in tho country, for per sonal use, remains unchanged. RAILROAD CENTER WASHINGTON, Juno 20. Suc cessful Immhlng of tho Herman rail road yards at Conflnns was reported today In Goneral Pershing's commun ique for youtorday. Artillery acti vity at various point, the repulse of an enemy raid In the Woevre and tho capture of more prisoners ly Amer ican patrols crossing the Marne also was announced. FLEEING BEFORE GERMAN ARMIES AND FLOCKING INTO PARIS L I LONDON", June 2ft Uritish raid ing parlies were active in several sectors along the front last night. t king prisoners and inflicting losses u on the (iermnns in numerous dashes, the war office ininonnccd to- luy. The statement says: 'A nmiiltrr of raids were carried out by us last night in the neighbor hood of Uoyelles, southeast of Arras, Lens and (iivencliy, and in Hie Stra eele ami Yyres scciors (In Flanders 1. (Yrltiin of these enierorises led to sharp fighting in which the enemy suffered manv casualties. We cap tured IS prisoners and three machine guns.' PALMS, June 20. French iroons enlered the German lines between Monldidier and the Oise river lust night and enoliiml 20 prisoners, says the official slatmcnl issued today. There was nothing of importance on the rest of the front. The statement reads: "French detachments oenct rated the enemy lines between iMoiitdidier and the Oi-;c in the region of the Chuume wood. We brought back 20 prisoners, tiiict reigned on the rest of the fmiil. " ITALIAN AIRPLANE OF GUN FLOAT ITALIAN AU.MV IIICADyl'All TKItS, June an. (Hy tho Associated Press.) Ah thousands of Itjillnn uud Austrian soldiers looked on today, an Italian airplane brought aliout tho surrender of tho crow of an Austrian machino Km float after tho Italian infantry and artillery had lulled to BUhjlluute it. The Austrians brought the float up on the south liiMik of tho I'iavo, occu pied liy tho Italians, hikI from this vuntJtHC point, poured a harassing Mro Into Ihn Italians. It whs Impossible to uso llKht artillery to any Kreat ex tent, because of tho proximity of tho float to tho Italian lines. Finally an Italian airplane swooped flown upon tho river and forced tho occupants of the float to swim to Iho rlKht bank of the river and surrender to tho Italian soldiers. Tho arrival of allied air fighters to amlst the Italians has heartened Iho 'Italian air form which Is much wear, led after six day of heroic work. Washington General Pershing do. nlim that gas masks furnished Amer ican soldiers have proved defoctve. v"WASlirNGTON, Juno 20. Portal inspectors today arrested a numbor of traveling agents of tho "Western Union Tolegraph company on trains between Hoston, New York, Philadel phia, Baltimore and Washington and , seized suitcases thoy woro carrying filled with messages filed for trans mission, by tolegraph. This practice which is said to havo boon in operation by tho telegraph company for aomo tinio, is considered a violation of postal laws forbidding persons not connected with tho post office service from conducting a traf fic in communications over regular post roads. Tho fatcls discovered will bo pro- ! wonted to grand juries and officials of tho telegraph company will bo sum moned to explain tho practice. The penalty for violation of tho postal law is a fiuo of not more than $."00 or six months Imprisonment, NKW YORK, Juno 20. Newcomh Carlton, president of tho AVestern Union Telegraph company, today de clined to discuss tho arrest of agents of tho company on charges of convey ing "night letters' by train Instead of by wire. WAHIIIXtlTO.V, Juno an. A new typo of "unsfukublo" ship is beluK built In America. It bicamn known today that contracts for ten or tho vessels havo been lot by tho French government to un American yard. Tho design Is tho work of a Fretii h muit and embodies principles hither to untried, details of which are be ing kept secret. PEACE DEMONSTRATION LONDON, Juno 20. Heavily cen sored mossanos received in 8tickholm indicato that peaeo demonstrations wore held recently in Merlin, Ham burg and t'ologne and that several workmen woro killed and many per sons arrested, says a dispatch to the Morning Post, Tho police ami mili tary dispersed crowd of demon strunts. Springfield, Ohio Mout. Trank H. Patterson, Dayton, O. ; and Meut. Loroy Swan of -Norwich, Conn, woro killed la aa aviation accident, FROM EVACUATED TOWNS. E FOR 8 HOUR DAY BUFFALO. v Y.,. . Juno.,20. ;A strike at tho main plant of the Curtis Aoroplnno and Motor corporation was Inaugurated nt ton o'clock toduy. Two hundred men, according to union icadors, laid down thoir tools. Ma chinists nt olhor plants will bo called out at noon, It was announced. James K. Kopporloy, genoral manager, mot a committee of tho mon this morning. Tho striko wus cullod us tho rosult of a meeting of 800 machinists and took makers of tho plant, which last ed from last night until early today. when It was voted to walk out unless granted demands when. Include an olght hour day and a wago scalo equal to that paid In navy yards for similar work. Thoy also domund tho reinstatement of men alleged to huvo been discharged last month when fed eral Intervention tomporarlly delayed a crisis in tho difficulties botween tho employes und tho company. -Andrew T. .McXamara of Washing ton, representing tho IntornaLtonal Association of Machinists, ufflliatod with tho American Federation of Labor, was prosent. Tho strike vole Is said to havo.boun practically unan imous. Mr. McXamara said tho first re fuciit for a readjustment of wages was made May 20. Tho company re fused to do anything, ho said, nnd a numbor of union men woro dlschnrg od. Not all of these men havo -been reinstated and their causu Is involved ill tho present Issue. Tho sciilo nt wagen at tho Ourlls plant ranged from forty to seventy cents nn hour. Tho navy yard scalo, tho men Halm, grades up to XI cents an hour for special work. SENATE APPROVES RECIPROCAL DRAFT WASHINGTON, Juno 20, - Appro val was given unanimously today by tho senate foreign relations commit- leo to tho revised draft of tho treaty between tho l.'nlted States and (iroat Britain for reciprocal operation of army draft laws. Tho commltteo roc ommendeil tho treaty's reaffirmation at tho earliest opportunity. fMilcago 1 ,'i00 memburs of tho National Credit Men's association pledge support to tho pros-blent carryng out the wur program. St. Paul American Federation of lolior passed resolutions railing upon prosldont and Oovornor of California to obtain a now trial for. Thomaa J Moodo)', SERIOUS Rl IS IN VIENNA OVER FOOD SHORTAGE Mob Breaks Into Bakeries, Stone Residence of Premier and Emper or's Palace Troops Rushed to Capital Salads and Vegetables Only Diet for Six Weeks. LONDON, June 20. Burgomaster Weiss-Kirchner of Vienna has in fer mod the Austrian premier, Von Scydlcr, according to a disptaeh from the Austrian capital transmitted by tho correspondent at Amsterdam of the Kxehange Telegraph company that in view of the reduction of the bread ration he declines to guarantee order in the capital. Tho burgomaster's demand for dried vegetables to mako tip for the luck of bread has been refused. LONDON, Juno 20 Sorious riot ing broko out in Vienna yesterday, snys un KxvliaiiRO Telegraph dis putch from Amsterdam The mob broke into a number of bakeries, stoned tho residence of tho premier ud also one of the wings of the Hof- burg palace, tho message adds. CiiiViilry is being rushed to the capital to restoro order. It is prob able, it is said, tliut inartiul law will. he proclaimed. Tho noting was in protest against the reduction of tho brend rntion.. Ilread ltntion Cut , Tlicro havo been reports from va ults sources recently ul iiuuuiu iu ustrin, notably in tho capital, be- . cause of the brend ration reduction forced by tho exhaustion of the Aus- trinn grain supolies. The brend ttl ktment to each individual in the city of Vienna is now less thuu one and nnc-liull' pounds weekly, it wus stat ed in a dispatch from Copenhagen on luesday. Protests uguinst this rutionmg have been vehement in many quar ters, tho Vienna city council on Tuesday ndopled a resolution of pro test, and tho labor council in that cily emphasized its protest by tho passage of n resolution renewing its demand for a speedy general peace.. . Habuls and Vegetables AMSTERDAM, Monday, June 17. For at. Icust six weeks, says the Vienna Netie Frie Tress, tho people of Austria will have to exist on little moro than salads and certuiu vege tables. AMSTKHDAM,' June 19. A Vien na disput'-h to Herlin newspapers says the reduction of the bread ru tion in Austria Hungary euused in tense excitement throughout the dual monarchy. All Auslrinn newspapers wilhnul disliui'liiin of pnrtv protest ngntnst Hie measure, demand lis re moval und ask immediate help from (lermmiy nnd Hungary. Discussing Iho iruibilitv of Ger many to help Anslrin iu her food dif ficulty, the Cologne (iuzctlu snys tho bread ration in (Jcrmnnv will also have to be reduced until Hie next Ilur- VI st. L ITALIAN' A It. MY IIKADQUAH TKKS, Juno 19. (By the Associated Pros). Dosorted hy his staff on tho Montollo plateau Major Oonoral von Kronstadt of tho Austrian army fought single handed against tho Ital ian Ardltl until ho was wounded ser iously. Tho general died lutor la a hospital. It soemg that tho genoral and bla staff booamn lost in tho woods ot Montello nnd ran Into a unit of Ar dltl. Chen the moiniiora of the Btatf saw tho Italian soldiers, they ran away. The general was cullod upon to surrender, but refused and opened fire on tho Ardltl. In the exchange Qt (hots h? rocolvod Mb death. ssuad