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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
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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,