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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-
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'"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