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Newspaper Page TextUnl1 erslty of Oregon Library WEATHER Maximum Yesti'iiUiv, 87; Minimum Todav, 87.' TOUKCAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair and Wanner Wednesday. Medford Mail Tribune "Economy makes happy homes nnd sound nailoiis. Just try it." George Wash. iiiKton. Ituy War Savings Slumps. Knllst oh o War Savor on Friday, Juno SXIti, National War Savings Day. rorty-elghth Yenr. Dlly Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OK'ECiOX, TUESDAY, .TUN K 23, 1918 NO. 80 TALY AUSTR ANS LOSE 200.000 MEN nrAnnunn lKraGTiRLKwAR,siDl AMC CflD uiad i KrflK h tin ,w,-v-n ULHUIUUU Ilnll ' . MINIS W J M lm "uu Il,u KY K i II-Hi IvIfliMM tsaa ' Italian Troops Capture Retreating Austrians and Completely Restore Lines Along Piave River Winch Had Subsided, Permitting Aus trians to Cross, Rising Anain and Hampering Pursuit of Flacinti Army Retreat Continues. ROME, Juno 2r.- Italian troops forced the last rear guard of the re treating Austrians to surrender yes terday and completely rcoccupicd the west bank of the Piave, the war of fice announced today. liOXDOV, June 2o. Tho Italian lino along the I'lavo has been restor ed right up to tho water's edge on the west tank of the river, the liven ing Standard's advices today reiwrt ed. Tho Piave, It was added, began rising again, washing away some of the bridges the Italians had thrown across tho stream, thus hindering the pursuit of the Austrians. ROME, Juno 23, On the moun tain front between the Piave and the Urenta, in the Monte Grappa sector, the Italians vigorously atacked the Austrians, Inflicting hoavy losses upon the enemy and gaining consider able ground. In Full lleliciit WASHINGTON, Juno IT.. An of ficial dispatrli from Rome today says the Austrians ure in full retreat, and that papers taken from prisoners show that Austria had not contem plated the possibility of defeat and was promising her soldiers this offen sive would bo the last stroke to put Italy out of tho war. A dispatch to tho Italian embassy from Rome today confirmed tho an nouncement that prisoners taken by the Italians in tho fighting at the (Piavo numbered 4.,iiin. This in cludes some twelve or fifteen thou sand captured during tho past week before tho Austrian offensive was turned Into a rout. l!m,000 losses PARIS, .1 n n n 25 (ilnvus Agency) Austrian losses total 2 00,0110 mon, according to the Secolo of Milan. Some enemy divisions lost two-thirds of their effectives. . A dispatch to the Matin from Turin says that the rout of the Austriuns Is complote and that the Piave has car ried away many Austrian dead. Ital ian cavalry, It is said, have advanced beyond the eastern bank of tho river. French newspapers continue to ac claim tho Italian victory. Hope Is expressed that General Diaz, profit ing iby tho demoralization of the en emy,, will not confine the fighting to local actions but will strike out bold ly Into an offensive and transform the Austrian defeat at tho Tlave into a decisive victory. In Cimnt Disorder GENEVA, -Monday, Juno 21. The Austrian retreat continues In the greatest disorder under tho Immedi ate fire of the allied artillery, accord ing to news received hore this morn ing. Drltlsh gunners, especially, are doing hoavy execution In this sector. In tho meantime tho Austrians arc (Continued on Page Six.) GREECE TO HAVE PARIS, June 2T. Greece shortly will have more than 200,000 men un der arms, according to a statement given by the Greek legation here to . the Matin. Additional troops beyond this number are to lie called to the colors eoon, It Is. added. jaesr&W5. niiT mi nnpon h- A. A - csr I tawBsgTr jw -Usui-, uts r jf iitaw.w w. IIH!. l!K II.l:i VOX KIKHI.MAN'X, fJKItMAX FOItKHi.Y SKOHI'TAKY LUMBER CUT OF UNITED STATES DECREASED IN "17 WASHINGTON, June 23 Lumber "cut in the t'nitcd States amounted to 33, Sill , 239,000 foot in 1917 the for est service today announced. That was approximately ton per cent loss than In liMO. The decrcaso was due principally to largely curtailed pri vate building operations, scarcity of labor, transportation difficulties, cur tailment of demand in wood using in dustries and a more or less general dislocation of lumber distribution thru ordinary channels of trade. Much of the lumber produced wns used In meeting the exceptional do mands for government construction and other war emergency projects, Including shipbuilding material. Washington was the largest pro ducer wilh a cut of 4,370,000,000 feet; Louisiana was second with 1,210,11110,000 feet; Oregon third wilh 2, 3S."., ooo, odii. Southern yellow pine rut amounted to I :',,M; :!,:'.(! I.ooo or ::7.7 per cent of the total. Douglas fir amounted to 3,5.S5,0U0,0O0 feet. ENGINEER ASLEEP HAMMOND, Intl., Juno Ahm zo Sargent, engineer of the train which caused tho disaster to tho cir cus train near Gary, I ml., last Satur day, was arrested charged with man slaughter, while at tho inquest today. Sargent, called an a wltm.-sK, doHhn'd to testify on udvino of counsel. HAMMOND, Ind., .tune L'.V--The accusation that Alono Sargent, engi neer of the empty troop twin, which crashed into the Matrenl'ck-Wailare circita wlt-ept-rs near Jary, Ind., caus ing tho death of S"i persons, was asleep at his Ihrollle, was made today hy .1. C. M'.-radd'in, attorney for the Michigan Central railroad. Tho statement, from tho lawyer eamo as a curtain raiser for the triple investigation which started today. I'ederul, state and county oiflcials iro nil attempting to place the re snonsthllity. "Tho engineer was asleep at the tlmo of tho accident,' Mr. McKndden ald. "There Is no doubt admit It H had hoon asleep for two or three "illea. It was tho result of ome sleknesw, from which he Is uttering." Tho loss of life s now estimated nt S5 persons. 'hn II. Lewis, the slate enalneer, arrived in the city this morning from Sslem and is a guest at the Hotel Medford. He hprp to ,nvc?tl(,aP Into the proposed IJutt frees source "f supply fur ,e .Me,lforJ lrrlBIltlon district. Kf . ..... . ...... . . 1 ) , " AMSTKHDAM, June 1. - tier manyV war aims arc itnetlv set i'clli. pcnct ideas out lined, the idea haf she desired to secure world iimiu tiou tlirouuli the iv disclaimed and the rcsioniI,ility lor the conflict pri marily placed upon liussin ,, ) Iiichurd Von Ktielihiiann. the iicrman lorein secretary, in a speech to the rciclista in IH'Hin yesterday. While declaring that what was de sired for the (lernian people and Hieir allies was n "Tree, strong, independ ent existence,' within the Imundniic drawn tor them, "hy history," ilu. for eign secretary said (ienuunv win M have to decline to nmke nnv prior conecss'ions hv siniing her position as to ltcigiiim in a way wlm-u would hind her without similarly hu.iiing flcnaaiiv's enemies. ltd'crring to the esponsihihty I'm the war, as he viewed il, Dr. Von Kuuhlmann said : Put Blame on Hussia "I do not believe any resimns Sdi men in (Jerinauy, not even "the in; peror or Hie member of (he ini .1 oveniiMcnt, even lor a moment be lieved Ihey could win the donnmitior of K 1 1 rope by starting this w The men ui worui nominal am in !'iiiope s Utopian, us was proved hv Na Hole-nil." Afier dcch.ring thai the. .,. tions iSml had Keen made y.n.wed Iwismji as the ptiwer wlm h planne ! and desired the war, wilh r'rnn.v abetting her and Kngland's attitude strengthening Ihe Kusinn deisix for "onflid. Dr. Von K'ueblmaiin i.:.ir deidarel that (lerniany liad not ei. cr!uiiicd any belief ImiL tliis war could hsi il even to the douiin.ilioi. of Kurope and much less that of ihe world. Ii'eferrin'j to war units, " Vih Kiichhnann said : Silent vn Helgium "We wish fur fr-c !. nn;iii peuple nnd our allie- n free, strong, pi-ndent csistenet' nilhin the lioiinda He drawn, for lis hy historv. We desire tiverseas possession corn s oonditig lo our jrentii"ss nno wealth; the 'freedom of li sea, carr.ilig -i.r rade to all pari, of the world." "These in brief," said the foreign secretary, "are our carefully sk 'ch ed aims, I he realization of uhic' is absolutely vital and necessary for f iennaiiy." ' Regarding Helgium, the foreign see rctiirv said : "We must decline !e. inak'j. as it it'ere, a prior co''essw, t- -jw'w -, stiitctncul on llie HelLMjiu one - loo which wnii Id bind its wdhnnl in 1 be Vii-t bindiiej the eiieiuv." BILLION AND A HALF WASIIIN'dTllX, II. ('., .Imie .'").- Titr hniiu' i-iiiinin:' (iric ior IMIO.(MII) ill.tlU Itl II .11 liilii'ii! Tlirri- timiiaii I i.i.ine 'iciniiiiln'li'in a .'i'iiN ai;n lea Vr-. ,11 t. . v " mill yirl' club wuri, n. 'In. I'm- rii Static ilcinjlliclll ii :.-'ri "Jl'llc aic ii'iiiU 1" lu'li Ihe i.ih i in 1 t.i Liial. TIll'V lnivt. -t.nti'ii II. :l !.l live,! : I . iiiitmii In call ami 1" 'I i. -'.'ui ,.h nl il. Ill : i i 1 1 1 . 1 1 in i - l.'i il- llIT Illilll.V I'lllM-llltll- .'I ' 'lli''.T inter- are -A.irl.iiia wii.i lln-f x- IIM-Hill lnn i- ill lile ili'.. I'liHIll I'D , i -lllllllier eiin!(iIIJII. l..-t '.I'M' hie ll'Hlie eiilllier- p'l. n,i S'.li '. .'- i iiiarl-. il i- e-linialnl. New York The Kovernnient will attempt to avoid litigation In per sonal Injury c-laims .igaln.'t Ihe rall roud?, It as miuoiim ed. The dofts ImiIus trained by Oic llritLsli army ( net as dispatch-hearers at tlio front nro utterly wltlinllt fear. They will rlmrg-o direetly into a lino of soldiers firiiiK volleys from rifles and iiiarliliiu Kilns, (ins at laek.s, grenades and lininlis do not feu 10 them. This pliotoKrapli sIiohs llr Itish diKs in trainliif; charging a lino of firing soldiers. PRIESTS HELPING iMILWAUKICfS , Juno 25. Arcli oishop S. G. Messmer has sent a paa toral loltor to alirc.orgymon of his diocoso in which ho forbids them as sisting prohibition propaganda. The lottuf, in part, follows: "IL 'becomes more evident from day to day that thero Is a strong sectar ian power hack of tho present prohi bition movement. We may not deny that many Catholics, priests amoiir, them, are actuated, by good motives and acting In good faith in this mat ter. But they fail to seo tho abso lutely false principle underlying them and tho sinister work of tho enomlos of tho Catholic church, tryiifg to pro fit by this opportunity of attacking nor in tho mowt sacred, mystery en trusted to her. "For theso reasons 1 hnroby posi tively forbid all pastors of parishes In this arvhdioccsc from allowing any prohibition speeches to ho given on any premises, bo It tho church, the school or a hall. "On tho other hand, this Is a most opportune time to preach on the Catholic virtue of temperance, -exhorting everyone to praetico true moderation in eating and drinking and even toinl abstinence from Intox icating drinks. "ProhHiitlon is In no sense modera tion; yet this Is the true meaning of the cardinal virtue of tomporancc." Tho letter was read lu Catholic churches Sunday. 8-HOUR DAY FOR WASH IN'lTo N" . Juno 2 .. . A n agreoment was reached loday hy sen ato and house conferees on tho legis lative, executive und Judicial appro prialion bill providing that ail gov ernment employes In tho civil ntab IMnnent shall work eight hours daily instead of seven, as at present, be ginning July 1 and shall receive ll!U additional pay annually. Tho conferee also agreed to con tinuance of Puh-treRHiiries at Hultl moio, llo ion. Chleago, Cincinnati, Now Orleans, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Kan Francisco, which tho house had voted to aboliwh. JACKSON COUNTY I hi KATE Or ASYLUM E.SCA6S SAl.KM. Ore, Jnnii L'.".- llei.raa New-tmn, ii pii!icnt at tlie statu l-os. pital lor the insane, escaped ''it.n, tiiat institution Saturday ami ti.is not been returned, I ft? wa enmmi Led t r-"ii .l:ic"l.-'ti ( ouny and i.s .) 1 war- AY: ZONE INDUSTRIAL SKATTLK, June t2.". licprf senta lives of civic orgaiiintious ol! Was'j inton, Oregon and Idaho, at u con ference here loday adopted iv A .-i of organization for zone industrial com mission of tile war indmifrieh hoard. The plan is to bring mannfactuier of each one into dose relationship wilh the needs of Ihe government, in order that they may change over their production to government necessities as rpiickly us possible when the need arises. The dislrict i to Iuivg a rep resentative attached to the war in dustries bond at Washinglon. I. C, who will represent, zone mniuif.ie,tur ers in dealing with all purchasing de partments of ihe government. Nob-dUlricl centers and (heir dis Iricts are: Spokane All T Idaho nnd Am fiu, Whitman, Adams, (Irani, loiig his, l.iucidn, (hclaii, Oknuognn, Kerry, Stevens, I'm "d Oreille nnd Spokane counties in Washington, lioisc All of Idaho south ! Idaho coiinly. Walla Walla 1' - Ion, l-'ranklin, Itenlon, Walla Waila. fJur ficld and ('iduiMbia counties in v" :i s h -inytoti, and jMorrow, Wallowa, lima tilla, I 'nion and linker count ie- in Oregon, i'nrtbind- All of Oregon, cM-cpl the foregoing named cnii-'ies, Klickitat, Skamania and t'lcrkc eoun lies in Washington. Tacoma-Al' coiinli except Clarke in soul h west ern Wa -biiiu'lon. Scallle K ''tai, Kitsup, Clallam, .Jefferson, " rl. San Juno, Whatcom, Sknit, Sn ' o-ini.-b and King counties, Wash. WASIIIMiTMN, June fur ther advance-, and the capture of fie machine 'inis and other tnafi ri' in the region of ( hutejui lliierrv uere reported today by tientral I'ei.'.ng in hi, cofiiinuuiipie tor ye-tcidt. A Ociiiian cimnter jittn'k at 'lurcv was repul-ed with heavy Ir.e. .sivctiil Atncricjin sobliers nie im--iiig e!t-T a raid in Lorraine, The eohiiroiiiMpic folluw ; "Sec iulj t. - Lof nl Opcfiit ions ,U the Chateau Thierry return, where At' made furllicr advances, em nni: lic iniKdiine guns and other inatc;it,:i. "A (iermuii counter attacK au n-t our lines at Torey broke noun ith heavy losv.es under our rifle, nni' liine nun and artillery fire, "As a result of a raid executed by the enemy airamt our trooi in l.oi rainc j-cvcral of our n.cn ,;rc inita- ...... ..-r-mMfii 3SS 1 '"hSSBS CASUALTY LIST WASHINGTON, Juno 2R. The marine corps wisnally list today con tained nineten names, dlvidod as fol lows: Killed In action eight; died of wounds, one; wounded sovbrely, 10 Prtvato (leorgo T. Smith, llolnua, Mont., Is reported wounded in action severity. Tho list: t . Killed In Action Corporals John C. tlelger, Jasper, Fla.; Stanley A. Hlngor, Allston, .Mass.; Louis C. Whitman, Hocuoster, N. Y.j Privates Lewis W. Parry, De troit; Cleorgo J. Chapman, Troy, N. Y.; Luther N. Jones, Planchard, (Htla.; James .1. Pnttorson, Cool Springs, Pa.; James C. Tate, Bril liant, Ohio. Died of wounds: Prtvato Kobort C. Howyer, Cleveland, O. Wounded in action, severely: Ser geants Harry C. Perrlno, Jtollevuo, O.; Frank J. Tupa, Minneapolis; Pri vates Shlney Cohen, ('hosier, Ills.; Aioyslus Donahue, Plttton, Pa.; -Alexander Jt. Fraser, Minuojipolls; Arthur S. (Justaft'son, Manpiotto, Kans.; Joseph II. Kite, West Philadel phia, Pa.; Frank McCarty, Clark, N. J.; Ceo. T. Smith, Helena, Mont.; HtTinau F. Smith, Tyrone, Pa. LAST DAI OF GRACE WASHINGTON, Juno 25. Mo ro Hi. ui ? l,.M)ii,f)iitl,oiii) tax: certificates of liKlohtcdneKs, Issued during tho last six months, were duo today for payment but nearly two-thirds of tho amount already has been turned 111 to rovenuo collectors in payment of taxes. Oflidals looked for tho ro dnmptiou of about half a billion today and tbeo will represent substantially tho la.st lump payment of tncomo and excess profits tares. Taxes not paid today will !bo sub ject to linpottltlon (tf tho penalty of five per cent, and one per cent mouth additional. ARTHUR LYNCH TO SLHVE IN ARMY IK FRANCt LONDON, .Li?je S. Arthur L.y O, nationalist iiicuilicr of parliament To Wi-l Clare, lum been ottered and cepted a cniiimi.-ion jh colonel in tb Hiih-li army. It is understood lie i yung to Ir'-laiid to assist in tho re cruiting eampaiL'n. A dl-j-a'di from London June 11, -anl that itn jxo r.n.t progress bad itce i uiaile in enlisting the aid of titc rm tumahr-t party in the plan for on- MARNElBATTLE FortoraxEs duetiii n voluntary locruituig cam paiu in Ireland, , H . ii . -'i' - h Km J,: PROHIBITION TO CAUSE TROUBLE Hurley Would Put Aside Non-Essen-tlal Experimenting Until War U Won Banker Says Prohibition Spells Ruin Burleson Also Fea's Result. WASII1XHT0N, June 2.). IVcliir in tlic nalion cannot aTt'ord to oon ilurl cxiiorimenls nl thin time. Chair-' mini llurli-y, ol' (lie sliiiiinj; liuiinl, lnilny opilisod altsolulo proliibition licl'orc the sonalo ngricitHurat com niiloo, wiicn licarinj;s wcro res".nctt on tho Jones nmomlmpnt to the emci Kcncy ngrieiiltural appropriation bid. Percy II. Johnson, vico pres-'ent of llie Chemical National bant cf Kcw York, speaking for a commi.teo of bankers from tho jirinciunl cities, lolil tho committeo an nboolut(. pio liihilion nmendment forbiduup; tho willidrawul of xpirits from bond would .result in a financial catastro phe, throwing many banks and thou sands of firms in bankruptcy. Hiii'lcson Also Opposed Postmaster General Burleson join ed in expressing fenr that prohib tion at Ibis timo might interfere with p.os ccution of tho war. lie said ha was not prepared to say whether it necessary to conscrvo food, and sug gested that tho commitco conlcr witu tho food administration. "We've got to put all tho smash and drivo wo havo got into this war," de clared Mr. Hurley. "Wo'vo got to fight, fight nnd still fight wilh very muscle straining and put nsido non essential experimenting if wo nro go ing lo wring victory from tho Huns." lie said that in his opinion thcro would be. lnoro risk connected Willi prohibition at this timo than in tho conscription of labor, as taking o bo;r away from workmen would bo n practical interference wilh labor. Ho added : "I don't wnnt to take anv chances.' Worso In Dry Territory Mr. Hurley, nnswering manv nucs linus hy prohibition advocates on tho eomtnillee, said the chief labor diffi cidlics in shipbuilding had occurrcl in "dry territory." H was brought out that jr,'J(i.i men nro emplovcd at shipyards in prohibition stales and 2110,157 in "wet" territory. Daniels for rroliihltion Secretary Daniels appeared to nd vocalo prohibition. Ho said lus. dry order in tho navy had resulted in in creased efficiency and proved its 'ni ne. "If you say wo must havo sn Innns outside the dours of Mia finvy yards lo incrcaso tho efficiency oil tho workmen," ho added, "von call also say il is necessary for tho mull in uniform to havo liiiuor." Organized labor is overwhi.lming'y opposed to absolute prohibition and to bring up the question no is tu "Ibrow Ihe apple of discord amon; the people of Ibis country," said Saiii ncl (lumpers, president of 1 ho Aiu-:rw can Federation of Labor. NO PEACE HOPES IN SHIPYARDS LONDON, .1 ii ii o 2.-i. In Itio houso ol! commons bwt night, Iord Uobort Cecil, minister of blockade, rnplylnS to a question concerning tho latest utterances of llaron Ilurlan, tho Aus-tro-lluiiKiirlan foreign minister, ealil tlinro was no Indication favorablo for official peaco negotiations. llaron Harlan's remarks ho added, contained no serious contribution to any peaco discussion, llo was tho noiulneo ot Count Tlsza, tho former lltingurlail premier, who was as responsible ua any man In Kuropo for tlio war, Quito rwenlly, Lord Koliert contin ued, llaron Ilurlan laid ompbasls oix tho fact that Austria-Hungary was In dlssolibly united to Cierniany and tliolr aims wero Identical. That, hn said, rliowod no readiness for a peiu o which would bo accoptablo to tlrent "rlUul ...i..4.4aui,4 i iii 'l.un'w'i'"aA1iii