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MEDFORD, OREGOX,' MONDAY, JULY 8. 1918
NO. 90
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IN RUSSIA W
REVOLUTIONISTS
Serious Counter Revolution Breaks
Out In Moscow and Fighting of
Great Severity In Progress
German Ambassador Assassinated
Washington to Define Attitude.
LOXDOX, July 8 Fragments of
news from various sources indicate
that the assassination of Count Von
Mirbach, the German ambassador to
Russia, was accompanied by a form
idable uprising against the lloUheviki
in Moscow.
A Russian wireless dispatch claims
that the uprising has now b.ccn com
pletely suppressed and the lone of
the messages indicate-: that the sup
pression was accomplished with san
guinary violence, the orders heing
that all who showed resistance to the
Rolshcviki should be "slut! on the
spot."
The Russian wireless also circu
lated the following- signed hy M. Ara
lol'f, the chief Moscow commissioner:
Mutineers Arrosted1
"The social - revolutionists, hy
fraudulent means, captured for a few
hours n small part of Moscow and
the i government telegraph office,
whence they issued false reports af
the suppression of the soviet is Mos
cow. beg to uuhounce that the mu
tiny was caused by n group of
cheeky fools and was suppressed
without difficulty by the Moscow
garrison. The mutineers have been
arrested and order has been restor
ed." LONDON, July 8. The nssasinu
tion of Count Mirbach, the Herman
embassador to Hussia, is viewed bv
he newspapers here as an even!
which may have far reaching results.
The Mail and Kxpress compare it
" to the munleu of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand at Sarajevo, four years
ago.
LONDON", July 8 A serious coun
ter revolution has broken out In
Moscow, uccording to a seiul-officiul
Wolff bureau telegram dated on Sun
day from Moscow and transmitted to
London by the Exchange Telegraph
company's correspondent at Copen
hagen. Fighting of great severity is
taking place in the streets between
the Holshevllt troops und social revo
lutionaries. A message received In London to
day from the London Wire Service
dated Sunday, evening at Moscow,
says that a counter-revolution was
started in the Russian capital, hut
- that tt has been suppressed.
Soveral hundred Husslans, includ
ing the social revolutionary leader,
Alexandrovitch, have been arrested
at Moscow.
Amluissmlor Killed
WASHINGTON, July 8. Fighting
took place in Moscow between bol
shevik forces and revolutionary so
cialists following the assassination
of Count von Mirbach, the German
ambassador, according to an official
dispatch today from Switzerland.
On leiAing the German embassy,
the dispatch says, the assassins took
refuge in a house occupied by the
revolutionary socialists. This build
ing was defended by machine guns.
Details of the fightjng have not
been received.
America's Position
WASHINGTON, July 8. Intima
tions were given in official quarters
today that a formal announcement in
(Continued on Page Four.)
CONFIDENT OF FUTURE
PARIS, July 8. (Havas Agency.)
Premier Clemencean has returns! to
Puris after two busy days nt tho front
with confidence tn the future un
shaken. The premier went Into the
advanced trenches, talked to gen
erals, other officers and soldiers and
found them all ready to meet the en
emy everywhere.
Conferences were held with Cen
tral Foch and various 1'reiuh and
American generals.
KAISER BREAKS OFF
NEGOTIATIONS WITH
RUSSIAN DELEGATES
LONDON', July S. As soon
as Kinpcrnr William heard of
the assassination of Count Mlr
liach, the German ambassador
to Russia, according to an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch
from Russia, ho ordered S-ro-tary
von Kuehlmann to 'break
off negotiations with the dele
gates In Berlin.
A strong guard has been
placed before the house of the
Holshevlk ambassador in Berlin
as It was feared the populace
of the capllal will Inaugurate
anti-ltusslan demonstrations.
CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, July 8 The unity
disunity lil t oilny ciintiiincil ."ill
inline divided ns follows: Killed in
iicliun, six; died ol' wounds, 1:1; died
ol' ucritU'ii! und oilier causes, two;
wounded severely, 21).
TIip list includes I'rivule Lloyd II.
Slill, Wibaux, Hunt.; liilled i tion;
I'rivntes lrti I!. I lolsaiile, fllcndive,
Mont.; Laird A. Wray, ;VJ."i Tenth
avenue, Scuttle, wounded severely.
Killed in action Cook Waller I,.
Crunch, Kliiulnle, Kuns.; 1'riviitcs
Oust Anikewidi, Ilnnitninick, Midi.;
Honinc W. Kust, Miifitioliii, Miss.; Al
bert I liiiif, Franklin, r.a.: Lloyd H.
Slill, Wibaux, .Mont.; Marvin 0.
Wright, Augusta, On.
Died from worlds- Sergeant Gui
ilo Casfilionc, St. Paul, llrny.il: liny
A. Wood, Highlands, N. .1.! Cook Car
mine Icnco, Central Rutland, Yt.;
Privates Kliner A. Cnlliain, ltnth,
Mninc: ' Miclincl Oill. I Iniiilrniuck,
Mich.; Merlon V. Ilnir, Karlv, la.,
K.hvurd .1. Miller, Alton, Ills.; Oen. 1).
O'l.nuuhliil, Sljlarl, In.; Joseph II
Scliull, Newark, N. J.: Thomas 0
Seder, linveiiscrol't, Tonn.: Arlliur L
Sinncll,' llnbylon, N. Y.: William II.
Taylor, Alilcrshol, S. I).! Alexnndi!
I'!. ';intruin. New Orleans.
hied of accident and other causei
- Privates Jnnies II. lioolh, Mont
'Inir, N. .1.; Ilnrrv Y. Parker, Salis
bury, Md.
NOT SJHLEA
LONDON', July 8. Tho trial by
court martial opened here today of
Corporal Joseph Howling, who land
ed on tho Irish coast in a German
collapsible boat two mouths ago.
Corporal Dowling, in civilian
clothes, was brought Into court hand
cuffed to a British o.sldlcr and ac
companied by an armed non-commissioned
officer.
Lord Choytesmoro presided " over
the court.
Corporal Dowling, who Is slim of
bulhl, of medium height and of a
wide-awake appearance, pleaded not
guilty to the formal charges, which
are under three heads: First, that
while, ho was a prisoner of war in
Germany he joined a hostile force;
second, that he endeavored to Induce
others to Join; third, that he partici
pated In an attempt to laud a hostile
force in Ireland.
INT IRE PAY
SAN FRANCISCO. July 8. -Wasc
iwreases to meet recent advances in
the cost of living are to bo demanded
here today for 3i,()i)0 Ironworkers
and chipbuililers in tho San Fran
ci 10 Hay region, according to an
announcement by W. It. Burton, pre
sident of the Iron Trads Council.
Burton said these increase were
provided for in an agreement signed
January first of this year, whereby
the employers pledgcil lltemdves to
meet the increases In the cost of
living.
LI
E
NEAR HENS
Annies Make Successful Forward
Plunge Near Scene of Last Week's
Brilliant Drive Tenseness Along
Line In Expectation of New Ger
man Blow.
WITH TUB BRITISH ARMY IN
FHANCrc. .lulv V ( Hv the Associ
ated Press.) In the course of the
night Australians attacked and car
ried their lino forward nstrldo tho
Sommo river to a dopth of GOO yards
on a front of 300(1 yards. The opera
tion moved the defenses of the river
ahead to correspond with the push
mado by the Australians and the
Americans on the Fourth of July at
tacked south of the river.
BY TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS,
July 8. Again tho Australians have
mado a successful forward plunge In
tho Sommo sector northeast of
Amiens, where with American help
they carried out their brilliant opera
tion of last week.
Artillery Duels Itago
While the British are thus fortify
ing themselves against the expected
renewal of the German offensive in
one of the sectors where it Is consid
ered quite likely to be launched, the
French are finding themselves some
what actively engaged in an artillery
duel on the westerly side of the
Marne salient.
With the help of the Americans,
northwest of Chateau Thierry, the
allied line as a whole on this front
already bus 'been straightened and
Improved.
The French are replying spiritedly
to the German bombardment, which
Is marked In the set'r defending the
Villors-Cotterets forest. This exten
sive wooded area offers one of the
most, Important obstacles to a renew
ed German advance.
American Lines Quiet
Other operations are reported
southward along tho front toward
tho Marne, but these seem not to
have affected tho American sector
notably.
There is tension all along the
front, however, In expectation of the
iormuns breaking loose at any mo
ment with their new drive, and the
air scouts on the American side are
extremely busy in efforts to spot Im
portant enemy movements.
Tho American sectors hnvo been
quiet since tho activity of Saturday
when the French made a galn.neur
Chateau Thierry on a sector adjoin
ing that held by the Americans.
1433 REJECTED
CAMP LEWIS, TAt'OMA, July H.
Total rejections in the draft which
reported here beginning June 24 and
finished Julv 1 are 1.-1X1, according
to figures given out at the caum inns
teriug office Inday. The per cenlugc
is l'J.'JJ, an increase nvcr that of hist
dm i t.
Eleven thousand, seven hundred
and twenty-four men were accepted
out of Li.l 't" wlio reported.
Most of the rejeelimis were caused
from a failure ol1 the entrants to
make the height regulations.
When tiie war was declared the
minimum height tor entrance in the
army was Jive feel tour. Next to a
lack of Mil fjcieut height, ear di-ea--es
was the next highest contrib
uting furtur i' 'l(' number of rcjee.
lions.
Fit teen thousand men will arrive
be re in I he scen days between Jul
-I and Auuu-t 1,
WASHINGTON, July 8. Sc re.
tory linker Inday fomicrlc ulndi-lod
the war euiui'-il and lurried over its
j principal fuin-tiniis to the assistant
j secretary of war. (ieticrul March,
chief of stalf, and Major ficiicral
I'lnethnK HM-1nt chief o staff in
I charge if pun ba-es, lnni-;e and
' ll.'iffic.
AUSTRALIANS
ADVANCE UN
E
IN HUN ATTACK
Australians and Americans Briny
Back Captured Men Together With
50 Boche Stories of Bravery
Shown On Fie'd. Americans
Learning Game From Anzacs.
WITH THE 11HITISH AliMV IN
FHANCE, July 7. (By the Associat
ed Press'.) In the German counter
attack against the positions gained
by the Australians and Americans
around llauiel, two Amcri-'nns anil
five Australians were captured bv the
enemy. Volunteers were called for
and an American party brought hack
the captured men and t (lerman of
ficer, while PJ Australians brought
the number of German prisoners to
"0. The story ot this incident as
told by an American officer who took
part in the fighting, follows;
''The bodies did not bother us un
til Thursday night when they made
(heir counter attack which was re
pulsed. They did succeed in the first
rush, however, in getting hold of two
Americans and five Australians,
whom they carried hack.
'ailed for Volunteers
"We immediately called for volun
teers to go out after tbese captured
lads nml all our men at once began
yelling for the chance. Corporal
Raymond Powell was first up and be
was given a srpiad of men for the
work.
'The guns bad put down a heavy
barrage hut the corporal led his
chaps straight through this fierce
fire und charged 'm( foot after the re
treating enemy. The Germans re
tired lo a strong point but the cor
poral with the otheY Yankees were in
after them.
"Our two boys were retaken along
with the five Australians an'd the
corporal and his party nlso captured
a boelie officer. In the meantime
the Australians had circled around
and joined the American parly with
the result that ."0 German prisoners
were brought back.
"That night a boche sniper en us
ed "ii l"t of trouble from a nest in the
front line and one of mv men went
out across No Man's land alone, after
him. The Yankee got him nml left
liiui dead on the field."
Recounting a story he had heard
of the grit of an American corporal,
the officer continued :
Story of Cirlt
"An Australian officer was telling
me about one of our corporals who
did what was considered a fine piece
of work. This lad bad charge of
a machine gun squad. Karlv in the
push all his comrades were knocked
out by shell fire and he was left alone
tvith the gun.
"He knew the gun was needed, so
be started forward with it himself. It
was no light job, but he kept set tint:
it up and working it until he got
through to the objective where he
made his final stand. He was pump
ing away religiously at the bodies,
and Ihe Australian officer was
watching him with interest for he
knew he was a green man and admir
ed the way he was carrying on. Sud
denly the corporal raised himself up
and then dropped to his knee again
with his head banging.
"What's Ihe matter, Yank? Arc
you bit?'' called the officer.
."'No, sir.' replied the corporal
quickly, 'but do you know this darn
ed thing don't kick at all.'
Augurs Finn Fighters
"After filitii2 niiiviiiliceiillv with
his gun for so long the corporal had
only t ben made that bi'i discovery.
and he simply Mopped firing for a
(Continued on Pago Four.)
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE MARNE, July H.- ( Iy lhe
A-ocinted Pre-H.j Two German deserter-
cro-scil (he American lines mi
the Marne ln-t night. They said
Ihey were tired of the war mid the
ill treatment of their officers vim
walked them far mid fed them liu'ht.
(hie of the flc-erters was formerly j
rncreliant. I tie other was a lariuer.
YANKS RE CU
PRISONERSTAKEN ON ITALIAN UN
GERMAN DESER1ERS
CROSS TO AMERICANS
YANKEE FLIERS
IE
EXCEL IN DARING
On!v Fault Found With American
Aviators ts That They Never Want
fcr Deeds of Valor Against Eenmy.
to Remain On GroundKing Victor
Emmanuel Decorates Americans
ITALIAN ARMY l!EAIHlAR
ters, July 8. (My the Associated
Press.) The Italian commandant
iider whose direction the American
flyers tire working on the Italinn
front, lias only one fault to find with
them. Thev never want to remain
on the ground. Regardless the the
weather, the fierceness of the barrage
or the vigilant enemy chasers, they
tvnnt lo be in the air alter the enemy.
The exploits which brought five of
the American airmen decorations
cannot yet be published, but the value
of" their services ulav be judged from
the fact that King Victor Emmanuel
traveled to the section held by the
Americans personally to make the
presentation. AH Ihe Americans arc
doing splendid work, more (ban jus
tifying the confidence placed in them
when their presence on the battle
front was requested by the Italian
supreme command and they were se
lected by Captain Fiorello La Guar
dia, the congressman from New York,
who is now attached to the I'nited
Stalest aviation troops.
Downed Altneker
A few davs ago Lieutenant Alex
ander O. Craig of New York, while
Hying over Austrian , territory was
attacked by a chaser plane. Hy skll
futiy handling bis own machine after
a few minutes' of jockeying, be man
euvered His own gunner into such a
position that a burst of machine gun
lire shot the'atlacker dead and sent
his plane lo the ground in flames.
Lieutenant Craig's exploit received
official recognition as an officer in
an Kalian observation balloon had
watched the combat.
Lieutenant Harry L. Iloltz of Hur
ley, lado, showed be could combine
coolness in danger with ! borough
understanding of Italinn babils and
customs. On bis way back over the
Austrian Hues after u deep raid into
enemy territory his plane was struck
by a burst of shrapnel from anti-aircraft
guns, One fragment lodged in
the body of Holt.' machine, another
tore a bole in the right wing white a
third splintered one of the left wing
spars, al the same time cutting one
of the control cables to such an ex
tent that a single strand of steel wire
was left.
Daring Repair Feat
Lieutenant HolU pointed out Ihe
break to the Italian mechanic accom
panying him, to show the imminenl
danuer they were in. The mechanic,
without a moment's hesitation, climb
ed and fought his way tn the wing
against a tremendous wind pressure.
They lying flat on his face nml
bracing bis feet against the strut, he
i; rasped the damaged cable with one
baud on each side of the break.
PENH, Ore., July 8. Vernon A.
Forbes, slate representative f rom I)es
Chutes county and attorney for the
state land hoard and Ralph Poindex
ter, proprietor of a pharmacy here,
were drowned in Cre-ecnt Lake, ,"u
miles southwest of Rend la-t niiiht
when a canvas boat in which they
were fi-hing, was swnmped. The
bodies ba ve not been recovered. A
number of people went from here to
day to aid in the aean h.
It is believed the boat swamped
uhcti the men tipped it in landing a
h-h, ps the lake was smooth at the
time.
ABBE FIRED FOR
GERMAN SYMPATHY
WASHINGTON, July 8. Official
correspondence uiadn public today
disclosed that Cleveland Abbe, Jr.,
editor of the Monthly Weulher Re
view, recently dropped from Ihe gov
ernment service, was dismissed lie-
cause of "his well known sympathies
for the Imperial German govern
ment."
OF NEW piave river BARS OPERATORS
iniNINR IINIflN
WASHINGTON, July 8.
The Anstrians have been clear
ed from the righl hank of the
new Piave, says an official dis
patch today from Rome. Ital
ian troops yesterday udvainv.'
their front line in the region of
Col La Priblc, the Italian war
office announces today. .In tint
Monte Grappa region the Ital
ians gained further ground
horthwuid of Massik on Satur
day. Eight enemy airplanes
were do -droved yesterday in air
battles.
ALLIED DRIVE ON
IAN FRONT
HOMK, July 8. Italian and
French troops In Alliunlu on July 0.
begun an operation botwoen the
coast and tho Toinorlca Vulloy, the
Itullan war offlco announced today.
The operation still Is In full swing
and satisfactory development, tho
stutoment adds. More than a thou
sand prisoners so far havo been
taken by the entente nlliod forces.
PAKIS, July 8. (Davos Agency).
A new offensive Is Impending on tho
Trentlno front. General Ludomlorft,
says' a dispatch to tho Matin from
Switzerland, has visited the Aimtrlun
headquarters Ihero and has hastened
preparations tor another .blow. Heln
foicoinenls are being concentrated
tt Innsbruck and Trent.
VIENNA, July 8. Italian forces
In Albania, tho war office announces,
attacked the Aiistro-Ilungarlan
forces yesterday on Ihe middle and
lower Voyusn rlvor. The Austrian
advunced posts wero withdrawn to
their main positions.
The battle on tho northern Italian
front, oast of Monlo I'ortlca, contin
ued yesterday afternoon, tho an
nouncement adds.
WASHINGTON', July 8. Tho sen
ate Interstate commerce committee
Into today decided to report Immedi
ately without holding hearings the
house resolution authorizing the
president t6 tako over telegraph,
telephone, cable und radio systems
during the war.
Postponement of tho strlko of
Westorn I'nlon Telegrupli operators,
senate leaders said, will not affect
legislative plans.
Hy Immediate disposal of tho leg
islation, senators expressed the hope
that u summer vacation might still
bo made possible.
The com m It lee by a divided vote
reported the resolution without rec
ommondatiim In order to bring ihe
Issue before the senate.
After a spirited debute on tho com
mittee's action Iho senate on a point
of order by Senator Pennine of Penn
sylvania, rejected the report and the
resolution was ordered returned to
tho committee.
SPAIN TO TUNNEL
STRAITS TO AFRICA
MAKIilli, July H, - The r .il'iW
li;i n)iMiiiilrd a coiiiiiisiiiii In slink
the prnjccl nl ii liiiini'l mnicr the
Mmds nl fiiilullnr t,, A Ci .., kc
live year. The slruilt- tire nine
mill's ihti- nl their nnrriiwi'st
iniiil.
S. A. Patllsnr., former publisher of
the Central Point Herald, now puh-
llul,..,. .f II. III, n. I, .
........ .., ,,-iin,-i iiriiiin( iiit.1
I !,! ,.rl,.lln nlfl,. 1. 1 1 -i,
I ' '.iiiriif ij it II 11 llll
their contents in tho $ I .'iii.iinii flro
which swept llcppner last Krlday.
Ills family Is one of 30 Hint were
burned out along with ninny bul
ness houses.
Mr. and .Mrs. John Orth and fum-
II.- l..r ut....i . .
.... ,, ...ii ,n iti it'i iiiiun in snen i
(n Iiirlnlijil'a vacation veiling rela
tives at Kurt Kluniath and vicinity.
JUIMII1U UMIUI1
242 Telegraphers Locked Out By
Company Because of Union Mem
bershipStrikes Follow In Various
Cities National Strike Called Off,
Carlton Says Through Fear.
CHICAGO, July S. Reports re
ceived by S. J. Konenkamp, president
j of tlio Commercial Telegraphers un
ion, indicated that lockouts and
strikes account for the ubsenco ot
242 men from their keys in Western
Union offices todny. His reports
were not complete.
From Atlanta, Co., Konenkamp
received word that 150 men were out
there and at Savannah, Augusta and
Jacksonville, many were locked out
and others striking 'because ot that
fact. Twenty were reported out at
Oklahoma City, and it was rumored
that 10 had been locked out nt Cin
cinnati. , .
Carlton's Statement
NEW YORK, July 8. (President
Nowcomb Carlton ot the Western
Union, gave out the following state
ment this morning:
"Tho facts are these: Sunday
afternoon strike mocllugs were called
by the Commercial Telegraphers
union In all tll'o principal cities. In
muny cities there were so few pres
ent Hint the meetings were aban
doned. Out ot 4 0,000 odd operating
employes, oxactly 50 attended and
Joined tho union for the purpose of a
strike. This Is the one and only
renson why the proposed strike was
oallod off."
Operators Locked Out ' ' '
NI9WI ORLEANS, La., July 8.
Mombers of tho Commercial Teleg
raphers Union of America who re
ported for work at the local offices
or tho Wostorn Union telegraph com
pany this morning were told that the
enmpuny bud no further need for
their services.
More than eighty men who had
been refused admittance to the Wes
tern I'nlon offices gathered at union
headquarters for a special mooting.
According to their reports fewer thnn
a dozen non-union operators were at
work.
.E
OF LIQUOR AFTER
JANUARY 1.1919
WASIIIXflTO.V, Jv S.-Lcfii),!-linn
In iriiliiliil the Hiile of distilled
liiiiors, wine nml beer nfter Jniiunry
I, llHil, und to prohibit (lie miinufnc
ture nl' wine and beer niter November
1, iiexl, whs ngr I upon todny ly
the -.clinic niiiii'iillure eommillce.
The Icuisliiliiiu is intended us it
snbslilulc" fur Hie penilinz Norn's
iinieniliiiiut In the emerxeney nuri
eitlturiil iipprnpriiiliiin bill which
wniilil stop the ul,. ol distilled liipmr
nml wine on June .'111, HI 10, imil pro
liibil the in; mi In I ii i-c of beer three
month- lifter the bill becomes low.
Provision fur Ihe expiirlntiou of
licpiurs already produced was. emi
siilercil by tin mmitlce mid prob
ably will be rejKirlcd in some form
before tbe .seniile nets on tile, amend
ment. Tho changes had been discussed
for a number of days, so that when
Oio commltteo met today action was
practically by unanimous consont
without a record vote.
Hy fixing n definite date after
which tho sale would be prohibited
of nil Intoxicating liquors, members
of tho rommtttoe believe that any
chargn of discrimination would bo
avoided. They soy wine growers
would be ennbled to dispose of this
year's crop while brewers could make
uso of their entire supply of malt.
Oecles' Sister Fined.
LONDON, July 8. Mrs. lrcl.iy
nf I.iii iiii, Ireland, sister of Lord Pc
ciis, who miuricd Vivien (liuild of
Now York, lnn l.ecii fined n shilling
mid cu.ls lor refiisinK lu hike nut n
ilnj; license.