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MEDFORD, ORKCiOX, TUESDAY, JULY fl, 1!)1S
NO. 91
FRENCH' HIT GE
VOOD 'WILL WIN
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MAILT
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ADVANCE OF
-IVIILEONTWO
MILE FRONT
Valuable Hip.h Ground Was Between
Montdidier and the Olse, Scene of
Latest Hun Offensive Counter
Attacks Repulsed Germans Drill
inq Behind Lines for New Offen
siveAerial Activity Slackens
Austria Losses Past Week 20,000.
;Y ASSOCIATKI) PKKSS, July 0.
The French troops hit the German
linos a smashing blow curly this
morning in the urea almost directly
north of Paris where the Germans
t were stopped after five days of fight
ing in their thrust toward the capital
in the last and least successful of
all their 1918 offensives about a
id on til ago.
The attack was delivered nlnn n
2V2 mile front and at some points
General Petnin's troops pushed into
the enemy positions for the distance
of a mile. Two farms wen; captured
and a counter attack which was de
livered agninst one of them was re
pulsed. Some '150 prisoners were
taken. "
The area chosen for the blow was
nouth of the Mati! river region north
vest of the Compiegiie forest an the
front between Montdidier' and the
Oise. The point , of the (iermnti
wedge projected here in the neigh
borhood of Antlmeil and it was to
the west of this town, astride the
Compicgnc road, that the French
drove in, tnking valuable high ground
Mi both sides of the highway.
Assisted by Tanks
The attacking forces wer-: as-ist-rd
by tanks. Apparently, all the ter
rain gained has been maintained in-
tact.
The new advance will servo Mill
further to protect the importnn-t rcil-
hay junction at Kslrees-St. Iienis,
uliic'h lies seven miles southwest ot
Anthticit.
Further to the southeast nhnnr the
line the French continued to triiii ad
ditional ground on the Manic fiont
by forcing the Germans buck farl'i-T
in the vicinity of (lie t'havin-y farm.
On the British front then were
finding- operations and the Genmins
bombarded the Amiens region.
The French war office reports or--siderable
artillery activity t'i the
west and noth of Chateau Thierrv on
the Marne front. It is in this sect r
that the Americans on this front are
liulflintr several miles of the line..
Huns Prfll Iteliind Macs
For several weeks the German
have been drilling mid instructing
'ttecinl attacking divisions behind Iho
German lines leaving the front ims;
lions to be guarded by mciliiiciv
troops. German aerial activities have
decreased in the hist few days and it
is probable the airmen lire niakin;
f ready for the next onslnught. !'li
Gennun art:llcry tire has increased
to above normal onlv 011 certain see-
tors.
(Continued on Page Six.)
PORTLAND. July 9 Despite a
slight rain which fell In the moun
tains this morninK, conditions In the
forests are more menacing than they
liave been for several years and tho
danner of forest flro Is very great.
I'orestry officials, alive to the
danger of a bin conflaeration, are In
structing all patrols and rangers to
keep close to their posts and report
any blazo Immediately, no matter
how Insignificant. Campers, fisher
men and others are warned to be ex
tremely careful not to leave any
' tires in the forests.
The fires alrenily burning are un
der control.
I
HREE BILLION
BUSHELSOFCORN
Fl
Prospective Yield of Wheat Cut 40
Million Bushels By Unfavorable
Conditions But Largest Crops On
Record Promised for Barley, Rye,
Meat, Potatoes and Rice.
WASHINGTON, July !). A reduc
tion of 40,(1(10,(111(1 bushels in the
prospective wheat linrvets wus shown
today m the department of afjricnl
t lire's July forecast which is Hill.dOO.-
(liill bu-hels compared with !l.'!l,llll(l
(WO bushels forecast in June. 1 do
nation in June reduced the prospec
tive winter wheat crop by MO.fltlO.OOO
bushels, and the spring crop by 10,
000,000 bushels.
Wheat reiiiaiiiinir on farms July 1,
is estimated at H.IMW.OIMI bushels.
Kocoitl Corn Crop
The corn harvest pinmises to be
the lanicst on record with u total iif
:!,1(i(),(IO(l,000 bushels as forecast for
the first time this season by the frov
mimeiit. The acreage is almost five
per ceil; smaller than planted last
year, the total beinjf llil.SIIo.OOO
acres.
Kenord crops of barley, rye, sweet
potatoes 'and rice are indicated, while
forecasts of the oats, white potatoes
and tobacco crops show they proh
.ihly will equal, (heir records if they
have ood jrrowinjr conditions,
(Inly half as much wheal remained
on farms on July 1 this year us was
held on that date last year and the
quality was about one-fifth of the
average bold over of the five years
1012-10.
Production Forecasts
Production forecasts of the va
rious crops, estimated for their
July conditions, follow. Amounts in
millions of bushels, i. c, thousands
Omitted:
Winter wheat f"7, 1017, 418; aver
age 052.
Spring wheat XII. 1017 2't:t, aver
age '27.
All wheat 801, 1017 tiM, avcraire.
Mill.
Corn .'1,1(10, 1017, '',1.j!), average
',7(il.
Oals l,i:i7, 1017 1 ,."H7, average
l.'-'Wi.
Hal'lcy '-:. 1017 JO0, average 2(VJ.
live til.li, 1017, (iO.l, average I !..".
White polalocs 401!. 1017 1 1:1, av
erage 402.
Sweet potatoes 01.1, 1017 H7.1, av
erage n.'i.5.
Tobacco (pounds) 1,187, 1017 1,
10(1, nverajio 1 .):!:(.
Rax 1.1.H, 1017. 8:."i, average 17.(i.
Hire i:i.l, 1017 IKUI. ii vernce IJH.'l.
llav (Ions) 102, 1017 04.(i, average
04..").
Apples totals 10."), 1017 17."), aver
age 214.
Peaches 40. :i, 1017 4.1.1 . average
40.11.
Acreage figures for last year were:
Corn 1 10,7")."),0(IO; white potatoes 4,
:I00,(I0(I: sweet potatoes O.Vi.UIIO ; to
bacco 1.4 17,000; flax 1 .KiiO.ooo : rice
Olil.OIIO.
Wheat remaining on farms July
last year amounted to l.'i.lil 1,000
liushcls and the five vear average U
:iO,lllii;,IIOII bushel.
Acreage planted to various crop
find annouii.'cd for the first time arc
Corn 1 1:l,0:i:,.H(iO. While potatoes, 4..
1 1 .'5.1100. Sued potatoes, !l.",!l.llllll.
Tobaccos 1,4.V2,(IIHI. Klax .0(i7,0(IO.
Ilice, 1,.120.:i00.
RESJSTERS BATTLE
I1TTI.K ltOI.K, Ark., July !).
Arrest today of five women, alleged
harborers of draft resistors In Cle
burne county was expected to pre
cipitate a battle between the resis
tors and pos?e men, including stale
guardsmen and selectlves sent out
from Heber Sprinas.
Tho women are in a house ten
miles from the nearest towns and In
hills called the "Infamous Alps," a
name attached because of the law
lessness which Is said to have relcned
In the vicinity for years.
CROP
A
100 KILLED BY
TRA1
I
Two Pasenger Trains Collide, Six
Coaches Demolished and Two
Burned Both Locomotives and
Two Baggage Cars Smashed
Mgst of Dead Negroes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 9. One
hundred persons, most of them ne
groes, are believed to have lost their
lives in a head-on collision early to
day hotween two passenger trains on
the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad, seven miles west of
Nashvlllo.
Nashville hospitals are crowded
with the injurod who number more
than eighty. As tho engineers and
flromcn of 'both trains wore killed,
tho cause of the collision may never
he known. One of the trains is said
o have disregarded orders.
In one car every one was killed.
There are said to have been several
women passengers in this coach.
Their bodies are still in the wreck.
Conches Demolished
Six passenger coaches In all wero
demolished and two cars of the
through train caught flro and were
burned. Wrecking crews and volun
toora worked heroically In the wreck
ago to rescuo tho Injured.
Tho wreck occurred at 7: in
o'clock, seven miles from Nashville.
Every available doctor .and nurse .tvas
rushed to tho scene.
One train was cat hound from
.Memphis and St. Louis', and the other
frdm Nashville to Memphis.
Moth engines and two baggago
cars were completely wrocked. A
combination coach on tho local, filled
with white and negro passengers was
ripped from end to end and everyono
killed.
Head Mostly Negroes
Several coaches wero telescoped
and parsengers aro being cut out
with difficulty.
Most of tho dead are Raid to be
negroes. 12 or about 40 Injured
have reached the city hospital and
severul of tho number had died. En
gineer David Kennedy of Number 1,
was found under a boiler. It is be
lieved ho is fatally hurt. Two Pull
man coaches escaped serious dam
age. Tho entire crew of No. 4 was
killed.
KAISER DECIDES 10
COPIWlIAflKN', .Inly OKmperor .
William Iiuh ('niicontcd In tho rusiK-
nation of Dr. Menard von Kuelil- J
niann.'the flnrmnn foreign nonrotary,
t ho Wolff iifWK hurciju of Berlin
gays it in reliably n-ported.
N COLLISION
ENNESSEE
icv (1 -ufc? s .;-. bS-c- .s ' ifJWti.aMM v-jtiSM.
hi American ofrirhil phoograili mIiouk a firman vnl.mm Inc Imilly
tho Atlantic. It ( shmtn Interned in n Spnnih port,
I .
RUfflA
flu ; " v
! OF SUNKEN SHIP
RESCUED Al SEA
AX ATLANTIC PORT, July !.- A
trans-Atlantic liner In port lato to
day brought news of tho sinking at
sea of tho Norwegian steamer Ang
vuld. Tho liner brought in 1 1 men,
part of the crew, who were picked up
whilo adrift. Tho AugvaUl was sunk
by a submarine.
Tho steamer was stopped by shcll
firo, tho crew ordered into tho boats
and tho ship then sunk with bombs.
Captain Kgge of the Augvnld left
tho ship with 12 men In his bout anu
it became separated from the other
life boat containing 14 of the crow.
For two days tho laltur boat drifted
about and was then upset in a storm.
Three of the men wero swept away
and tho others managed to reach tho
boat and ball her out. They lost all
their food and fre.sh water and even
their oars wero gone.
Thero was a succession of rain
storms and tho men wore almost con
tinually drenched. Day after day
went by and finally on July 4 the
rescue ship came over the horizon
and tho starving men were soon safe
ly on the deck of tho liner.
Simultaneously with tho arrival of
tho submarined crew, warnings were
sent out today that tho hostilo lT
boats may be encountered between
latitudes '.? and i" north. On July
f last an enemy submarine wus re
ported in latitude 2.:',2 north, longi
tude 4lt.r0 west.
AN AMERICAN SHIP FINISHED THIS U-BOAT.
I m III I I 1 I ' I I I II - W- n.a,ijf I rfl r.'k Vf t A QJ tm- j.t' .
CASUALTY LIST ,
Fl
WASII.I.N'IITO.N', July !) The army
casually list today contained ' f7
names divided as follows: Killed In
action, 11; died of wounds, 10; died
of disease, 1; wounded severely, IS;
wounded slightly, 2; missing in ac
tion, 11; prisoner, 1.
Tho list Includes William II. P.
Hall, 3204 Soulh Proctor street. Ta
eniae Wush.; Albert C. Damford,
Krlo, H. C, wounded severely.
Killed In action: Sergeant William
A. Hamilton, Hulmar, Tenn.; Cor
poral Peter A. Sicberz, .MilwaiiKuo,
Wis.; Privates (leorgi! A. llrochu,
Newark, N. .1.; Albert .1. Carron, Mll
rord, Mass.; Henry Cumniinskcy,
New Ucdford, Mass.; Ilarvoy S. Da
vid, ConeHVllle, Ohio; William l)o
luca, liarllonl, Conn.; Thomas Dun
can, .Mourehcad, Ky.; Jack H. Insley,
Carneglo, Pa.; Arthur Kennedy, N.
C; John F. Ijawson, Worcester,
.Mass.; .loo V. Salac, IlucHhults, Tex.;
Nik, Sklttlno, Doll Harbor, N. Y.;
John J. Stack, New York CHy.
Died of wounds: Sergeant .Martin
Popiacki, Baltimore; Corporal C. C.
ItobiiiHon, Canton, N. Y.; Cook Chas.
H. Stipe, Mcdoru, Ills.; Privates Hu
bert S. Coon, Itrlggsvlllo, Wis.; John
lira'liowskl, Syracuse, X, Y.; Anthony
Pnrzyscli, l,a Sulle. Ills.; Jos. Peche
ca, fall Itlver, Mass.; Krnest C.
Hons, .Mtlner, Ca.; Jos. I), itountreo,
Kingston, N. ('.; John Kusklnko,
Scranton, Pa.
'-StM-'
- -lie.V'--"?"'-
danwil n
the result of an encounter ulili nn Amerleaii pa I ltd (mat oti
f ;
WIRE SEIZURE PLAN FOR ACTION
I BILL FAVORABLY IN RUSSIA PUT
REPORTED UPON
By Vote of 7 to 3 Senate Committee
Rci'omirenils Bill Authorizing Pres
iilent to Take Over Telegraph
Systems, After Hearing President
Carlton Talk On Subject.
WASHINGTON., July 9 Ily a vote
of 7 to 3 the sonato commerce com
mittee lato today ordered a favorable
report without further hearings on
the resolution authorizing the presi
dent to take over tho telegraph, tele
phone, cable and radio lines during
tho war.
Senators demanding Investigation
before action on tho house resolution
authorizing tho president to tuko
over telegruph, telephone, cahlo, ami
radio lilies won n partial victory to
day when the sennto Interstate com
merce committeo heard testimony be
hind closed doors, on tho tolegraph
situation from 'President Carlton of
tho Western Union Tolegraph com
pany. A decision regarding furthor
hearings was deferred.
After examining President Carlton
nearly three hours tho committee
adjourned for an executlvo sosslon to
consider Immedlato reporting of tho
resolution to tho senate Chairman
Smith statod that no moro hearings
wero planned.
Fl
WASHINGTON, July Publica
tion in Swiss papers of the text of
Secretary Baker's letler to President
WilKon giving tho American troop
j iiiuvcmuni 10 mi rope cauei ijerman
.authorities to permit Its publication
' In ,.,.nP,ll.. l .ll.,..l,.lt
Ml, W'JMIIUIIj, lUI.UMIIIIh lu uinjian u
received from Ilerno.
The Koelnischo Xcltuug published
tho letter under tho heading "Amer
ican bluff," the dispatch says, and
commented as follows:
"Mr. Hither thinks tin will bo able
to dlsslpnle all doubts about exacti
tude of his figures wilh his reitera
tions. It Is, howuvor, only the usual
A ni iH-icn ii Kin ff W'n ktwiur frntn rw
I liable sources that Ihn fliriirnH In
iueHliou are liiordinately exiiggerat-
od ami In no way correspond to the
truth."
BILLY SUNDAY TO LOSE
HIS VERMIFORM APPENDIX
KOCIIKSTKlf, Minn., July U.
I'illy Sunday, the evanyi'IUt, cume
lure loilny to unrlernro an iieriilion
for hernia tit a loejil h.i-iit jil. Mrs.
Smitlfiy aceniNiiini iI her liuslutnd.
.. .. 7
Q CP.l
UP TO ALLIES
Conferences With Japanese and Brit
ish Ambassadors Followed By
Transmission of Details to France
and Italy Execution of Project to
Begin Soon as Possible.
WASHINGTON, July 9. Prepa
rations for action under the policy to
ward Russia approved by the Vnited
States aro oinir forward steadily
ami it was apparent today that thofc
would he developments soon.
Conferences between President
Wilson and Secretary hnnsinir and
the entente ambassadors continue. It
was learned today (hut yesterday
Viscount Ishii, the Japanese ambas
sador, e mfV rred wil' tho piesident in
regard to the situation in Siberia.
Lord Keadin, the British ambassa
dor, who has been acting as spokes
man for the other entente ambassa
dors, nfier having had another con
ference wilh Secretary Lansing,
transmitted information of Presi
dent Wilson's determination to the
I'Vench and Italian ambassadors for
cotmmmicalions to their home gov
ernments. ' . .'
So soon n a few details nro ar
ranged and the necessary ro-opera-
tion and co-ordinnlion of effort is
provided for, tho execution of tho
project will begin. -.
Word from I'nincii
WASHINtJTON, July ' !).. Am
bassador Krancis at Vologda, in-:n
mcssnge dated Jtdy 7, bringing the
first word received by him hy tho
stale department since Juno 27, has
confirmed iho report of the nHsassin
ntion of Count Von Mh'hach, Hie Ger
mun niubassiulor at Moscow.
The assination occurred at II p. m.
July (i, n tut Intest reports reaching
(he ambiissador said fighting was
progressing in the st reels of Mos
cow. Wireless messages to the so
viet government tol'd of the capture
of severul prominent bolshevik offi
cials by rcvoluliniiisls and of the ar
rest of revolutionary leaders by bol
shevik forces.
Street righting in Progress
Siiniltir iuformalinn reached tic
state department from the Asso
ciated Press correspondent at Volog
da, who said there was street fighting
both at Moscow and Jaroslnr. The
messages of both Anibnssiulnr'Frnn-'
eis anil the Assoumlcd Press corres
pondent were sent to the American
consul at Archangel and (here rclny
ed. They hrough relief to officials,
who had feared the Germans had
succeded in completely cutting- ot tho
ambassador's conmi i mini f ton.
AIL ALIEN MALES
LONDON, July D Tho parliamen
tary committeo recently appointed to
consider tho alien question ha.H la
Htied reports recommending i mined l
alo Internment of every inalo enemy
alien over 1.1, except those who for
medical reasons, tdiould bo exempt
ed, and Ilia repatriation of nil fomalo
enemy allenti, with tho exception of
thoso whoso hiiHbandri havo boon
grnnted exemption from internmont.
Tho committeo also recommendH
tho immediate dlnrlmrge of nil mich
piirsoiiR employed In nny govern
ment depiirtment and that all enemy
business shall bo wound up within
three months.
Kord Ituumfnrd, calling attention
to thn danger from unlutcrned aliens
and expieKsliig tho belief that many
ships havo been torpedoed thru In
formation furnished by fple.n, natd
that a month ago tho llritlxh, allied
and neutral tonnage sunk amounted
to I3,0o daily. A fortnlMht ago It
was Una tons dally and last wook
3000 tons dally. These he declared
were satisfactory figures.