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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
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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.
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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.
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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