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University ( Oregon Library "WEATHER Maximum Yestmlav. 02; Minimum Totlav, .'1. FORECAST Toiiielit and Tomorrow: Fair. Medford Mail Tribune "Kcoiiomy makes liapiiy homea and sound nations. Just try It." ieorge Wash, ington, liuy War Havings .Stamps. Enlist as a War Savor on Friday, Juno SHtli, National War Savings Day. Forty-lKhth Tear. Pally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, ORECiOX, WEDNESDAY, JUXE 2(i, 1918 NO. 81 IAN DRIVE YIE 18,0.00 ONERS ITAL PRS AUSTRIANS LOSE KEY POSITIONS MONTE GRAPPA Plave Line ReoccupietS and Capo Sile Bridgehead Extended by Italians, Who, Smashing On Mountain Front, Capture 18,000 Prisoners and Strategical Points From Enemy. ROME, Jun 26 Italian troops on the southern part or tlio Plave front! have not only completely reotcupied the Capo Sile bridgehead, but havej extended it and held the gain against j Austrian counter-attacks. The exten sion was effected yesterday. During the fighting nearly 400 prisoners were taken. The war office made this announcement today. 18.00O Prisoners Taken " ITALIAN' ARMY IIKADQl'Alt TKRS, Tuesday evening, June .25. ('By the Associated Press. ) With the capture yesterday of between 2500 and 3000 prisoners, the total captures liy the Italian forces during their counter-offensive are brought up to the neighborhood of 18,000 men. The Italians during their advance over the shell swept battleground fre quently came upon their own men -who had been taken prisoner and abandoned by the Austrians in their rotroat. Jlany of those were wound ed, hut virtually all were stripped of their shoes and all their clothing. It Is estimated the Austrian losses total more than 200,000. It was a terrible sight as the mad dened AustrlanB tied under the del uge of Italian bullets and shells. They leaped into the river and grub bed pieces of wood or anything else that would aid them. On the Montello the slaughter was terrific. Important (Jains Made By the Associated Press, June 2(i. Now that the Plave line is again Intact, the Italians have begun opera tions on the mountain front looking to the further improvement of the positions there. On the northwestern slopes of Monto Grappa, between the Tirenta and the Plave the Italians have gained considerable ground and taken more prisoners. The Italian gain on Monte Grappa is most Important as the mountain is the key position to tho terrain be tween the Brcnta and the Plave nnd dominates the hills southward to the Venetian plain. It was on this height that the Austrians met with failure In their attempts ten days ago to reach the plain from the north. Gorman soldiers on the French front are reported as being depressed over the Austrian defeat and It Is held In some allied quarters that Ger many may make a strong effort al most Immediately so as to keep up the German and Austrian morale. The official view in Washington is that Foreign Secretary von Kuehl mann's speech was a peace movo nnd that Germany now Invites proposals from the entente. NEW YORK, June 26. Following an Investigation of the financial af fairs of the National Emergency Re lief society, Mrs. William Cummins Story, former director general of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion, was indicted hers today on a charge ot grand larceny, petit lap cony and conspiracy. RENAME PARIS AVENUE . AFTER PRESIDENT WILSON PARIS, June 20. (Hnvns Agen cy.) Tile municipal council of Puris tndny decided to change the name of the Avenue Trooadero to Hint of "Avenue President Wilson." Street signs hearing the new name ill be placed in position on the Kourth ol July. IE t E Belleau Wood Cleared of Germans and Lines Advanced Beyond Over 200 Prisoners Taken Crack German Regiment Unable to Check Yankee Steam Roller. WITH THE AMERICAN- ARMY IX FR.VXCK, June 26. (liy the Associ ated Press.) In an attack upon the German lines on the Marne front last night the American troops extended their line northwest of Ilelleau wood. Up to 10 o'clock this morning 2 HI prisoners had been counted, together with a number of machine guns and other liooty. Additional prisoners aro coming in. The Americans now are in posses sion of virtually all the valuable tac tical positions in the Belleau wood sector. .Most of the prisoners taken belong 'to the 347lh German division. I. Ike Steam Holler On Sunday the Germans placed the crack 201st division opposite a por tion of the American line. Despite this the Americans went thru in steam roller fashion. Tho Germans also had attempted on Saturday to fill the wood with gas, 'hut the determination and hero ism of tlio Amoricuns could not be checked by this circumstance. The American artillery again bril liantly carried out Its part In throw ing the entire German line into con fusion. Prisoners said that the posi tion from wbich they had been taken was like an inferno under the Amer ican flro. They were happy to get out alive. Clear l'p llellrau Wood WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, June 26. (By the Associ ated Press.) American troops on the Marne front ogaln attacked the Ger mans Inst night in tho Belleau wood sector. Tho Americans made nn ir resistible rush for the complete clear ing of the wood In which It was dis covered yesterday tho Germans were still occupying a small strip of the underbrush. Tho attack was preceded by a thir teen hour bombardment from the American artillery. German prisoners taken pay trib ute to the brilliant dash of the Americans, declaring the men in the assaulting party fought like demons. The Germans were virtually clear ed out of Belleau wood several days ago, but the discovery was made yes terday that under cover of darkness they had planted machine guns be hind huge boulders, In sunken road ways. In shell holes and In trees In a narrow area on the edge of the wood. It was most difficult to get at them in these positions, and some fierce hand to hand fighting occurred dur ing the night while tho clearing pro cess was being carried out. The war department announced on June 18 that the Thirty-Second divis ion, National Guard, was fighting In Ali-ace on German territory. This division is composed of MLhlgan and Wisconsin troops. Raid by Kncmy WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Tuesday, June 26. ( liy the Associated Press.) Tho raid Monday morning in which two com panies of French and American troops near Iladonviller lost prisoners was made by an entire bnllnllon of (Continued on Page Six.) GEORGIA RATIFIES ATLANTA, Ga , June 26 The Georgia legislature today ratified the federal prohibition constitutional amendment shortly after the annual session began. Georgia is tho twelfth state to rati fy the rmendment. AMERICANS IN WINNING DOT END LINES FOOD CRISIS IN RUSSIA ACUTE AS IN AUSTRIA Stockholm Reports Situation Bad In Russia Still Extremely Grave In Austria Seydler Refeses to Form Cabinet Emperor Charles Appeals to Kaiser to Send Food to Vienna. WASHINGTON', Jump art. Tho food Mtimlinii in lVtrorml i li srrilii'd as xtri-mely iwiiieiif In a re port ri'iu'hiiiir tin .st:ttt uVmrtment today from Stockholm. hifonnnlion from Vienna drwr'H's the situation there as .still extremely jrra ve. MlXDOX, June Jb- Huron Yon Seydler, the AnMrian premier, an nounced on Monday that he had ile cliued the invitation of Kmpcror C'liarles to constitute a new enhinct, accordinir to a Zurich dipaeh to the Kxchane Telegraph company. The premier's decision was an nounced at a meeting of the crown council in Vienna, at which the food situation which was unnnimouslv rec ognized as critical, was discussed. Kmperor Charles announced that he was 'personally addressing Kmperor William in connection with that sit uation. . ; It is rcporlcd that Haroii Manhans, minister of railways in the Vrtu Sey- lclr cabinet, will receive the ap pointment as premier. The Austrian parliament, which was dissolved when the economic situation became criti cal in that country, may be convok ed, it is believed, with a restricted program for its proceedings. REICHSTAG WITH 1 PAIUS, June 20 f Itaras Agency). Acknowledgment by Foreign Secre tary von Kuehlmann that Oerinuny cannot be certain of winning the war by force of arms caused an Indescrib able sensation fn the reichstaK. sayfl a Zurich dispatch to the Petit Jour nal. Ilia prediction Unit the war might last thru a fifth winter was re ceived In silence and there was much consternation among the members of the right. The debute which follow ed the foreign secretary's speech was very stormy, pan-GermanLst. speeches being Interrupted iby the left. A dispatch from Geneva says that exchange on Iterlin and Vienna weak ened on the receipt of tho secretary's speech. The mark fell 2. (10 and the crown 1.0.1. Allied exchange contin ued firm. LONhOX, June German pris oners and machine guns were taken by the llrithdi lust night on the Plc nrdy and Flanders battlefields, ays the off Mai Matement from Field Marshal llalg today. On tluwo two front h the enemy artillery flro was active. PARIS, June 2ti. American troops carried out u brilliant attack near HeHeuu wod last night, capturing 1.10 prisoners, one of whom was a captain, according to a statement la sued by tho war office today, Tho French carried out a number of raid during the night, the state ment adds, In the regions of Mallly Rulneval (In the Somtno sector). Mellcocq (west of tho Olse), Vlnly (north of the C'llgnon river, and northwest of Chateau Thierry! and at Montcnrnlllet (east of Rheinis), capturing prisoners and machine guns. nUNSASPmSOiRSoELiw KERENSKY IN LONDON. IT ' $SM f . X9 v I Alexander, Krreiisky KERENSKY STATES WILL JOIN ALLIES LONDON, June J0. Alexander Kerenskv, former provisional premier of Russia has arrived in London. Former Premier Kerens ky is on his way to America. Kerensky was introduced to the P.ritish labor conference here this af ternoon and was' received by tho del egates with loud cheers. "I believe, indeed I rim Certain," said the former premier, "(hat the Russian people will shortly join you in the fi.uht for the Limit cause of freedom." Kerensky reached London incog nito four days iifjo. Since then he has moved about ojiietly, though busi ly, conferring with prominent Rus sians in Kngland over the necessity of entente allied assistance in Rus sia. Kerensky intends to io tg America in a week or ten days, Kerensky told the labor conference dele-rates : "I have just come straight from Moscow anil it is my duly as a state injiii nnd a socialist to tell you and the people of the world that the Rus sian neople,, the Russinti democracy, are limiting against tyrnnnv." l.ONItnX, June lit!. There is no foiiuihilioi) inr the persistent rumors that Nicholas Komanolf, the former emperor, has been assassinated, says an Kxchanue Telegraph disp;ieh from Moscow, dated June 21. A report received in Copenhagen throujih Stockholm Tne.-da" quoted the Russian newsouper V.jia as saying that Uiissiiin lied (luards had mur dered the former emperor in his resi dence at Kkutcrinburg, where he was removed recently I'm in Tobolsk. A di-pjiieli from tierman sources hist week reported that tiie former emper or had been removed to Moscow lor safe keeping. 10 SERVE IN AW WASHINGTON. Juno (;.-- Freder ick A. Delano h.is offered President Wilson liis it--eolation us member ut I lie i'f del-ill re-crve lioltrd to lire, -pi a eoniini-siou in the army engineer corps in do railroad reconstruction and managcim ul work in i-'rniH'e. Tin1 resiliiilinn ha not hern aeeepted, NO INFORMATION ABOUT- TURKISH ATROCITIES WASHINGTON, June '20 Mini-. ter Caldwell id Teliernn 1ms advised tiie stnte ileiiiirtnieiit iimler tliite ul June 24 liiiit be ban been unable In ibtuin further inlni'iniilinn remiplini: the reporiiil seizure ul' the Anierieiin entisiiiute iiimI luntint! of nn Ainerii-tin luiiihtl by Turl.i-h truoi lit ThIi liz, 1'erxiu. FORMER CZAR NOT ASSASSINATED LEAGUE OF A E German Chancellor Says There Will Be No Further Discussion of Presi dent Wilson's Four Principles of a Basis for a General Peace Wil son Refuses to Answer Suggestion. AMSTERDAM. June 20. There will be no further uiseuHsion of Presi dent W'dlson's four principles of a basis for general peace by Count von llertlinK, the imperiul German chan cellor. This announcement was made, by tho chancellor in the relc.hstiiK in the dobuto after the speech ot ForelBn Secretary von Kuehlmann. Proposal of a league of nations ufter the v.-ar Is not looked upon with favor by Count von Ilortllng, who Intimated that such a leaguo might make it un comfortable for Germany. "I originally had no intention of taking part in this dobate," said the chancollor. "The reasons for my contemplated reserve aro obvious, namely, tho experiences I luive had together with my predecessors In pre vious speeches. Always MlsiiurierstiMxl "If wo poke our willingness for pouieo that was regarded ns a symp tom of weakness and our Immediate ly Impondlng collapse, liy othors It was Interpreted as crafty traps. "Old wo speak on tho other hand, of our unshakable will to defend our selvos In a war of conquest so crimin ally thrust upon us. It was said that it was the voice of Gorman militar ism to which even the leading states men must submit willy-nilly. "I went a step further on February 24, and expressly stated my attitude toward the messago ot President Wilson 1n which he discussed his four points and gave. In principle, my as sent to them. I said that theso four points of , President Wilson might pos sibly form the basis of a general wrld peace. No uttoranco ot Presi dent Wilson whatever followed this, ho that I hero is no object In spinning any further threads there started. I.cngun of l'euco "There "is still less object aftor statements which have since reached us, especially from America. These statements, indeed, tnado it really clear what is to be understood from a peace league of peoples or a league of peoples for the maintenance of free dom and Justice." "Our opponents mado It clear that, thoy would bo I be kernel oC this league ot peoples and that It would In this way not bo difficult to Isnluto tho uncomfortablo upward strivings of Gormany and by economic strangu lation to extinguish her vital breath. I considered it as against tills quite proper that tho foreign secretary make a statement on tlio details of our political position in tho east from Finland to tlio Uhick Sea and In my opinion ho fulfilled tho tank thor oughly." DESTROYED BY FIRE GIIAN'TS PASS, June 211.- The of-lii-cs of the lirnc Kivcr Courier wvrv iillllost entirely ileMrnyrtl by tire yes tenlny. The lili:.e Hliil'lcil t'nilll n lire iimler the melting pol in the lnic k vii ill, enutlit in u Miinll slii'il nnil -pri'inl to the buililiii','. The flames sprenil rupiilly, Willi ileiise sinoke, miikiii).' it impossible lo enler I he buililinc. Tim loss- is estiiiinleil nl 11,(11111, purliulh vereil by insur- nniT. Kie liiiiiili-eil ilnlliirs' worth ol pnpi r nun lost, iilso uiiiliy hook. BELGIUM GIVEN CREDIT . OF TWO MILLIONS MORE WASHINGTON, June 2(1. Tlelcinm toiluy was uiven mioiher ereilit ot2, 2'i(l,ll(i, making Iteliuiu's t ot it I louns In. in the I nili, I Slnles tl22.SIII),llll(l. Aituroanlp emlils lo Hie nllie.s now amount lo .VJi-,3'-W,0U(l. FROWNED UPON BY HERTLiNG FOR ARMY DRAFT DROP PLAN 10 RAISE AGE LIT Opposition of Baker and March Cause Postponement of Action to Include Men Up to 45 In Draft Registra tionWar Department to Submit New Plans for Bigger Army. WASHINGTON. June 2(1. Seere tnrv linker 11 ml General March, cliici' of stuff, informed the Semite iiiililarv comniitteo toiluy Hint they opposed lis premature ami uiinecessiiiy the proposed extension of the tinny draft n.ue limits. Provost Marshal General Crowiler, whose approval of Hie extension lias been eitieil by nilvoenles of tlio i liaiiL'e in the senate, also appeared before the committee to say that while lie was not insistent upon im uieiliate legislation, he tlionli notion should lie taken in lime to secure new registrants under (lie revised ago lim its early next year. Submit cv Plans III nilvoealing that the draft legis lation lie uneliunged lor the present, Secretary Huker linil General March sniil that n it hill (10 or HI days, prob ably uboiit lift" middle of August, af ter Jlie proposed recess of congress, the iiilininislralioii will submit a new comprehensive army program, cover ing not, only Hie number of men it is proposed to raise, but also dcnling witli shipping mill oilier problems. .After the conference witii Secre tary Huker and his aids the military committee decided to follow their recommendations nnd to oppose any legislation at this time eliiinging the dratt ngc limits. Secretary linker said nn "enlarged program for Hie nniiy is planned, in a formal stalmenl made n Iter he had lieen closilcd with Hie eoniinitloc for nearly three hours with his aides. Uniif for Present "I presented lo the eonimillee satcuienls," said Mr. linker, "Hint for the present lliere are enough men in class one sullicioiit, for our prospec tive needs nnd when Hie enlarged program of Hie I'niled Stales is ready for prcscnlulion to congress we will at t lit" same time have complete dala on which lo base any )-eeoinnienda lions in the niro limits of the draft." Secretary linker. General March and General Crowdor, It was stated, all opposed tho amendment by Sena tor Johnson of California, proposing that In future draft calls, slates which hnvo already furnished by vol' untary enlistments un excess over their quotas, shall bo given credit for such excess. Senator Johnson was satisfied with tho statement. WASHINGTON, June 2(1. .Ship ping operatitii; in Hie urea east of longitude 10 between lalilmle of Cape liace and Itermiida lias been warned of enemy netivily, the navy depart ment today iinnouni'cd. "The government on yesterday evening- issued n warning lo shipping operating in the area east of longi tude III between latitude of Cape llnee mid lleiiiiiula," said the an nouncement. . No explanation was given, but a report of a (termini raider in that vi cinity wnt brought to an American port yesterday by an incoming slejTiner. 233,639 IONS SHIP WASHINGTON, June 2fi. Allied mnl tietilral shipping sunk !v Gcr man I'-boats durinif the first 2S days in May totalled 2:1:1,011!) gross tons iiceoriiing to estimates ninde hv the navy department. Senator llcekhnm of Kentucky announced today iu the senate. 367,96i;CALLED TO COLORS FOR IN Call Issued Today for 124,525 With OOne for 220,000 Issued Last Night, Makes July Largest Month Yet Exhausts Class One Re classification Depended Upon. WASHINGTON, June 2C Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, gave figures stating that In August, when the final call on men In class one will have exhausted that class, there will bo 3,300,000 men In the army and that the highest estimate of the number of American troops -which will bo In France by that time Is 1,450,000. Senator Chamborlaln announced that It is proposed to call in August 300,000 draft men, in September 150,000, in October 150,000, in No vember 150,000 and in December 125,000. These 825,000 men, tie said, aro expected to exhaust class Now Draft Cull Jfndo WASHLVaTON, Juno 2ft White nnd colored draft rcgislrntns num bering; 124,r25 wei-o Biiinmoned to tho colore for general military scrvieo in a en II issued today by 1'rovost Mar- slinl General Orowder. Mobilization ' will take place ht intervals during- the moiilh of July, starting with the en truimncnt of 33,259 wliilo selected men on July 5. Today's cnll combined with that for 220,000 to be mobilized July 22-25 . ordered by General Crowdcr last 1 night nnd with the various special calls previously issued will removo from civilian lifo during July a total of 3G7,!Kil men, tho largest number of men called in any ono month since tho draft became operative. The call issued (odny is divided into four sections for cntrainment purposes. From July f to 0, white registrants numbering 33,2.ri!) are to be entrained j from July 15 lo 1!), wliilo 21,255; July 10 to 20, colored 45,000; and from July 2!) to 31, col ored, 25,011. Iteclusslfy Class 1 Although tho . order issued Inst night for 220,000 men probably will ' deplete Die present nvailables in cluss one in most of tlio drnft districts, it men called for July will not go to camp until after Ilia middle of the mouth mid by that time it is expected the additions gained by reclassifica tion and by the new registration of 21 years of age youlhs will be avail able. Tho quola, of while cntrainnient of 33,20!) for July G-ll includes Ore gon, 1,350 to Fort McDowell, Cul.j Wyoming, 1,000, Fort Logan, Colo. Whito eiilniinineiit of 21,255 for July 15-1!) inclusive includes Califor nia, 1,350, to Fort McDowell, Cul.; Colorado 718 to Fort Logan, Colo.; Wyoming, 2H2 to Fort I.ogun. No oilier western quotas of whites or colored in cnll issued today. CLE ELI SWEPT YAM KIM A Wash., Jane 20. Fif een hundred people, mostly foreign ers, are homeless as a result of yes terday's holocaust at Cle Khun, whero the damage by the flames umouutcd lo fully $1,500,011(1. A sweeping gale fanned the flames, which stalled in the fl. II, Moss gro cery, over tho entire business sec tion of tlio city, all of which, with tho exception of a school, two brick bunk buildings and a few smaller houses, is destroyed. Tho Fllensbiirg national gunnl company was placed on duty to pre vent looting. Cot wero hurriedly constructed and placed in nnv build ings left standing, nnd meal tickets, good nt the Northern Pacific depot restaurant were issued lo us uiany ui) possible of the victims,