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ALLIES DRIVE
AUSTRIANSBACK GOVERNMENT TQ
THRU ALBANIA FIGHT GERMANS
French and Italian Forces Continue
Advance, Making Gains Germans
Planning to Recapture High Ground
Won By Anzacs and Yankees
Eight-Mile Front Bombarded.
ROME, July 10 Italian troops on
the offensive in Albania are continu
ing their advance, the war office an
nounced today. Tho enemy in yes
terday's fighting was beaten back on
both sides of the Osum river.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
July 10. Franco-Italian succcsnes
in Albania apparently threaten ser
iously the Austro-IIungarian situa
tion In central Albania. Tho French
are making good gains in eastern Al
bania west of Lake Ochrida while the
Italians are advancing speedily in
the west. The Austrian line uppers
to be V-shaped with the allies press
ing hard on both flanks and tho
point of the salient being near Herat
Huns to Attack
There are indications that the Ger
mans are preparing to recapture the
high ground won by the Australians
and Americans within tho last few
days on the front east of Amiens,
north of Viliers Bretonneux.
Local attacks occurred in this re
gion last night, 'but the British had
little trouble In dealing with thorn.
This morning, however, the enemy
artillery opened a bombardment of
considerable Intensity over a front of
approximately eight miles, from Vil
iers Bretonneux, north across the
Sonimo to the Ancre.
Tho only Infantry operation with
in the last 24 hours in which ground
was gained, was reported by Field
Marshal Jlaig. it occurred on the
Flanders front whore the British ad
vanced their line slightly near Mor
ris. This improves the position
which protects Xluppe wood, and the
other approaches to Hazebrouch, tho
railway junction back of the wood,
continued possession of which Is vital
to the maintenance of tho British
lino on tho Yprcs front.
Quiet on French Front
Comparative quiet prevailed on the
French front. Tho region north or
MontdidIcrt whence a considerable
volume of shelling Is reported, in
cludes the Cautigny sector, held by
American troops.
Tho sectors of the Marne salient
held by the Americans were unusual
ly quiet yesterday and last night, the
artillery firing heing far below nor
mal. Such firing as the American
gunners Indulged In was mainly dir
ected against the Germans In the
neighborhood of Hill 201, west of
Chateau Thierry.
Franco-American troops on the
French front have taken ,".100 pris
oners since June l.". Tho German
hesitation In resuming the offensive
Is giving the allies, allho prepared to
t meet It, little concern ns day by day
they Improve their positions.
ROM K, July 10. Kmperor Wil
liam has fallen a vlctlii) to the Influ
enza that has become so prevalent In
the German army, according to ad
vices from a Swiss source that have
reached tho Knoca. Theso declare
that tho emperor has gone home" from
tho French front becuuso of the at
tack of "Spanish grippe' as It Is call
ed, and that several members of the
emperor's family are also suffering
from the name malady.
UNFILLED S1EEL
NKW YOUK, .Inly 10. I nfilled
orilors of the I'nllod States Stool
corporation on June wero
Si'ifi tons according to the corpora
tion's monthly statement Implied to
day. Tills Is an Increase of r. 1.2 1.1
tons compared with the orders on
May HI.
SIBERIANSFORM
New Provisional Ministry Supported
By Populace to Oppose Bolsheviki
and Huns and Install Democracy
Situation Changing Repidly So
viet Allied With Kaiser.
LONDON, July 10. A new provis
ional government for Siberia, which
bus tho unanimous support of the
population mid which will continue to
fight the rent ml powers has been es
tablished at Vladivostok. According
to a Times disntuch from Tokio,
ipioting the Vladivostok correspond
ent of the Asabi, the new govern
ment intends to summon a constituent
assembly and to restore law and or
der throughout the country.
The program of the new govern
ment includes the liberation of Sibe
ria from the Bolsheviki; the avoid
ance, if possible of foreign interven
tions; universal suffrage; establish
ment of provincial councils and a la
bor bureau; distribution of the laud
among the landless and control of
economic activities.
Siberia will thus, adds the corres
pondent of tiie Times, become the
first democratic state in the history
of Russia, and it is hoped, be the
forerunner of n great Russia.
The Wag adopted bv Hie new gov
ernment consists of two stripes of
white and green.
Important Changes
LONPOS, July 10. The situation
in Siberia is undergoing important
changes and the .counter revolution
assisted by (he Czecho-Slovaks is
spreading, says a dispatch to the
j Times from Peking dated July I. The
bolsheviki are being driven westward
1'rom Irkutsk and mauv are endeav
oring to escape into Mongolia.
Referring to the ('.echo-Slovak
movement, the correspondent pre
dicts that it will lead to the elimina
tion of the bolsheviki in Siberia in a
short time.
' The question of intervention, how
ever, is still pressing, be adds, be
cause Russia is torn with political
difficulties and personal jealousies
and there is urgent need of a respon
sible government.
Political circles in Harbin are dis
cussing the danger of a new govern
ment in the eastern provinces which
may be formed of elements favoring
the old regienie.
Bolsheviki for Germany
AMSTERDAM, July HI. A declar
ation' tlmt the soviet government of
Russia would ally itself with Oer
many in ease of Anglo-Japanese in
tervention in Russia is contained in
nMorow wireless message printed in
the Vienna Ncue Freic Pressc, ac
cording to an undated mc.-agc io the
Merlin Lokul An.ciger. The Vienna
newspaper i notes the concluding
sentence of the dispatch a follows;
''If the Jupaiic-c and English
should occupy Russian territory I he
soviet government would immediately
join Oeraiaiiy."
Trotky Wants Army
PARIS, July M. - Speaking al l!.e
opening today of the general cuhv.rcs
of Russian soviet Leon Trotky,
the bolsheviki minister of wur, .-.tid
according to a dispatch received here
from Hai-cl this morning :
"Rusin is on the eve of a .'fi'ral
military service conscript ion."
Trotky nl-o emphasized tlu ne
cessity of Russia'. having u powerful
annv.
PENROSE IMS'
TELEGRAPH BILL
WASHINGTON. .Ld.v in. -The
boue resolution a uthorjzing the
president to take ocr telegraph, "tele
phone, cable and radio service-- dur
itiLr the war win formally reported to
the senate today by Chairman Smith
of the commerce committee, with the
commit lee4- fa orahle rccomau mla
tion. Senator Smith n-ked immediate
consideration, hut Senator Penro-e
of fPcnnsivivaiiin o-ojei-ted and the
ii'-ontiolt n.nt to the caletid.ir.
AMERICA'S THREE GENERALS
Notice the four stars on the shoulder of each of these fighting men P. C. March, T. H. Bliss and J. J.
Pershing. They are the only men in tho American army since the Civil war who have been entitled to wear
these stars. They represent the rank of full general, and the men are three of tho only seven Americans who
won the title, tho other four being Washington, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. This is the first time in
America's history that the nation has had three full generals at one time.
E HOME
IS CONSTANT. APPEAL
4
LONDON, July 10. '-'More
homo newspapers" is the con-
J stant appeal from the American
soldiers in the camps and hospi-
tals in Great Britain, says an 4
4 American Rod Cross report
fr made public today..
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WASHINGTON, July 10. Prohi-'
bitionists won their first fight today j
wnentnesenaicnva vole 01 it io .t.t f
refused to sustain a ruling bv Sen
a tor Saulsbury of Delaware, presi
dent pro tempore, that the Norris
prohibition amendment to (lie $11,
t()0,00() emergency agricultural bill
was not germane and should be
stricken from t In measure.
WASHINGTON, Julv 10. - The
war time prohibition amendment toj
the emergency food production bill, 1
si.. ..;ii,... ,i,Li,nrv ,.r DliU
presiilent pro tempore of the senate,!11'.
ruled today, i-; not germane and j
should be stricken 1 nun the lull as at
attempt to provide general legislation
on an appropriation measure. Sona
tor Jones of Wamc-iton, a prohibi
linn advocate, appealed front the de-
SKATTI.K. July l.-Copious rain;
in Scnlile and I hroiighout western
Wa-hiie-ton la-t niuht ami lodav is
reported to have been of nnnidc
value in check in memieimj fore-l
tires. Mule Adjutant Harvey J.
Mti-s said tlint the mill probably
will make unaeces.arv the del ailing
tf' stat" u'mrd mfirdter-: to fire tabl
ing and pntiol work. Weather fore
easts here pit diet that the ruins will
la-t another li 1 hour-, in which ea-e,
official- '-ay, tire danger in timelier
ate:is wilt be over tor Tl'.c pie-cut, or
al leas! grej'tlv h ened.
LIGHT RAINS LESSEN
FOREST FIRE DANGER
POitTLANIf. July 10. Cool
weather, light mint and lack of
winds have done much to lessen Im
mediate dancer from forest fires In
Oregon within the past three dayn,
forests pervii e officials dwhtred to
day. All flies in the slate are said
now to lie under control, tho large
tracts are nftre t:i the Crater national
forest and at various other points.
There still Ik danger lb;it new and
perious blazes may break nut arid the
forest fire seafon if dec hi red to be
two month advanced th;m uual.
SHIFTING CHANGE
IN RUSSIA DELAYS
MILITARY AID
Impossible as Yet to Arrive at Decis
ion a to Policy of America as
Plans Involve Weakening of West
ern Front, Which President Op
poses Czecho-Slovoks Oppose.
WASlllN'GTOX. .Inlv 10. The
government regards the situation. In '
RiiKRla ns ko rapidly and constantly!
changing as to make It impossible toj
come as yet to any decision as to
what military aid may be extended
by tho t'nlted States. This was alat-
ed authoritatively today.
. A1, of ,0 pmnH g0 far Bll,milti,.,i
wllll.h inVolvo military action, tho
lTnited States government feels, in-
volvo nt tho same time a weakening
of tho western front. It is the decis
ion of tho government that nothing
must he permitted to detract from
tho military strength in Prance and
Helgium.
Tho project for extending Of-o-nomic
aid, it was said la going for
ward favorably. While the situation
surrounding the question of military
action continues to bo so kaleldeaco-
it was said, no announcement of
policy is possible.
OuiMtlls Woman Colonel
WASIIIXOTON, July 10 Madame
Mario Motchkurova, colonel In the
ItiiHsian army and former comman
der of the famous woman battalion
of dentil, discussed Russian (pies
tlous with President Wilson today.
The conference was carried on thru
an interpreter.
- UohciNiuii Wishes
LONDON, July 1 U ('.echo-Slovak
troops now operating In Russia de
sire to finht on the western front and
", " w" 10 mixed up In 11iih-
, i" internal affairs. A meinorau-i
dtim to this ef le' t has been presented i
to th(! Japanese foreign minister and
tho allied ambassadors la Toklo by!
Colonel Vladimir llurbiin on behalf
of the Ce( hn-Slovak national conn-'
ell, says Hie correspondent of th
Times at the Japanese capital.
UNIK, July 10. King Albert
and Queen Kli.abeth of Itelglum
reached Knlaad in an airplane when
t hey came last Sa In rd ay to attend
the silver anniversary of King George
and tueeu Mary, It was learned to
day. COUNT DERNBURG IS
LOOKING FOR A JOB
LONDON. Julv Pi. Conn! Dern
hiiiv, forme rlv the kaiser- mouth
piece in the I tll'ed States, bus re.
signed fi"tn his job of facjiiiatmy the
import of iood supplies from the I'k
r;tne into t icrui;in . There u as no
Iood to import.
ffW.H. ILUIT.ATW. ""'"
ALL JFWS EXPELLED
FOOD IS REFUSED
4- ,4
STOCKHOLM, .lulv 1(1. The 4
Finnish government has ordered "
Jews expelled from Finland he-
T fore September iHI and bus m-
structcd all communities to deny 4
food to Jews after that, date, ac-
Jewish Press bureau here.
LONDON, July 10. Describing the
(lerumii seaplane atta-k on the llrit
ish submarines V-'A'i and ('-"! oft the
mouth of the Thames on July (i, u
lierlin semi-official statement, relay
ed by the Amsterdam correspondent
of the Central News ngiiiey, says:
"(icnnaii airmen ntluel;ed the (,'-;i."i
while her commander and crew were
on dec);. AM the members of the crew
j were killed by maehiiic gun fire but
the commander kept firing his rifle at
j the aviators until he, loo, was filled,
The seaplanes, which h.v this time bad
expended all their ammunition, then
returned to (lie flemish coast.
"Another squadron arrived while
the submarine ('-. I was lowing the
C-.'i.'i and both vessels were attacked
with bombs."
RUSSEftlTE GIVEN
SKATTI J. July D. "Christ never
asLctl any one to violate the law of
his country," declared Federal Judge
Jeremiah Neterer, I oday in sentenc
ing I'Yank Shaffer, u wealthy farm
er and Intel-national Itihlc Sludenl
loeaibe:- of llieielt. o two eal"s and
ix months in ihc McNeil Island pen
itentiary on a eharje of violating the
espiena'je act, Shaffer recently was
convie(", nf circulating "The Finish
ed Mystery," an alleged seditious
hook under lite federal ban, through
the mails.
Sha I t er is s;n, u be I be seetmd
per.-oii in the Cnitcd States convicted
for e ire ii la I ing "The Km is bed Mys
Icry.'' N'dice of appeal wa tiled ami
bond li.vd al sii.nim.
10 ALLIED FORCES
LONDON. July p). Desertions
I'd un I In- I lulu a mi n a rmv on the
Macedonian 1 1 out are incrensinir
u'H'at y, Ficiteh headtpia i ters in
Macedonia intones the Saloniki cor
respondent of the Tunes.. All the de--crters
say that condition- in Pulya
riii have hcet:n unbearable ami that
hope id' ail iillimiite victory have
ani-licil,
HEAVY TAXES
UPON LUXURIES
IN NEW BILL
Present Tax Cn Liquors and Tobacco
Doub'ed, Soft Drinks Quadrupled,
50 Per Cent On Retail Price of
'Burley ,?0 Per Cent on Automo
bi'cs and 10 Cents a Gallon on Gas.
WASIirXGTON, July 10. Prep
arations for framing tho now war
rovenuo 'bill went forward In tho
house ways and means eommitteo to
day with attention contorlng upon
the list of suggestions for now or
higher taxes on luxuries and necessi
ties submitted yesterday by tho trea
sury department.
Members of the eommitteo Indicat
ed that the list would form tho basts
for consumption taxes In their draft
of the bill.
liesides doubling present taxes on
liquors and tobaccos, quadrupling
soft drink levies and making genoral
increases in other existing rates, the
treasury suggestions Include taxes of
fifty per cent on retail prices of
Jowclry, watches and clocks except
those sold to army or navy men;
twenty per cent on automobiles, bi
cycles, musical Instruments, etc., ten
cents a gallon on gasoline to bo paid
by tho wholesaler; ten per cent on
hotel bills 'for rooms over (2.50 a day
or American plan over $5; ten per
cent on all cafe, or restaurant bills
and taxes of unfftnted amounts on
men's suits selling for more than
$30, women's suits over $40 and
coats over $30; men's hate over $40;
pajamas over $2; hosiery over 35
cents; shoes over $a; gloves over $2;
underwear over $3; all neckwear
and canes; women's drosses over
$25; sMtirts over $15; hats over $10;
shoes over $6; lingerie over $5; cor
sets over $5 and all furs, fans, etc.,
children's clothing Including suits
over $15; toilet articles over $2.
Movltw Highly Taxwl
In addition to all these taxes,
which would he levied directly upon
the consumer, the list proposes doub
ling the present motion plcturo ad'
mission tax and Imposing a tax of
five per cent on moving picture thea
ter rentals with the present film tax
eliminated.
A ten per cent tax on "wire lonncs"
intended to apply to telegraphs, tele
phones and other wires whoso uso Is
leased, is another of the treasury
proposals.
Tho retail tax prlnclplo la new In
the United States tax law, altho it
has been levied In Kngland, France
and Germany. Tho treasury suggest
ed that ten per cent basis for this
plan would be too low ami that any
one, wanting tho retail goods would
pay as high as twenty por cent.
Tax I'ihiii Servant
Tho treasury proposed a license
tax of ten dollars a year on soda
fountains.
The suggested tax on domestic ser
vants would allow a minimum of one
female servant. Others would lo
taxed as follows:
First servant 25 per cent of wages
paid; second servant 50 per cent;
third 75 percent and on moro than
three servants fnot counting tho one
female servant t HP) per cent of wage
paid In cadi case.
PI TTK, Mont., July PK Two
charges of dynamite short l after
o'clock lbn morning parlially
wrecked the home of F. II. Parrett
assistant j-cacral superintendent ol
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. I'm
railway on Caledonia street. No one
was injured. An interval of half a
minute clnped between the blast
A down sliiir- room usually occupied
bv (lie maid who was not in the hoiis
In -t lii'bt, wo- wrecked, and th
walls of the home damV'-ed. Th
W IlidoWs of ( he residences jitfd o
homes in )ic xi'iiiitv were -butlcred
Tin Dundy were sleeping on the
olid floor al a point furl best ihmiv
from the explosion uhcu it occurred
Mr. Parrett is out of the citv. Tin
police are investigating but as e
neither the officers nor any mem
hers of the family have udxanccd hut
theory a to the cause of the outrage.
GERMANS SHIFT
TROOPS IN AREA
BACK OF LINES
Pershing Reports Abnormal Train
Movements of Hun Forces and Ex
cessive Traffic Back of Marne
Front as Well as In Rear of Lor
raine Sector.
WASHINGTON, July 10. General
Pershing's daily, communique mude
public bv the war department today,
is ns follows :
"Headquarters American expedi
tionary forces, July 9, 11)18
"Section A. There is nothing of
importance to report.
"Section II. In ihfi Chateau
Thierry region conditions were prac
tically normal on July 5 to G( the oc
casional exception, being the activity
of the German artillery. The Ger
mans intermittent artillery fire wart
heavier in the vicinity of Vaux than
usual, but Pie total number of shells
used was considerably less than on
the days immediately preceding. Tho
majority of the shells were of small
and medium caliber. An enemy at
tempt to raid ono of our advanced
positions was driven oil by our rule
and machine gnu fire with Iohhoh.
There was much movement of troops
in the Gearman rear.
KxccmhIvo Trnfflc
"The traffic was also excessive
Our observers reported buildings on
fire and the explosion by our but
teries of what is believed to have been
a trench mortar ammunition dump.
Our troops xvere continuously uctivo
in ambush and reeonnuisaneo patrols
mid ii ii- ttnllfiriiw worn nctivn Dnrinir
tho bviuibardnient of Vaux we replied
with counter offensive preparation
fin. ...
Phis section on July 0 to 7 cx-
perjeneed an increase in enemy nrtil-
ery activity on the right half of our
line where there was considerable
use of gas, shrapnel and high e.xpto-
ne shells. Most of tho shells wero
of small or medium calibre. Parrago
fire was pit! down in !'ie vicinity of
Vaux and hill 201. The German nir-
forees were slill active. The planes
flew in groups of varying size.
About noon n German palrol of five
fScrmnu machines was attacked and
Iriveu off by five of our planes. The
movement of troops uml traffic in tho
(Icrmnu rear are reported as abnor
mal. Our troops continued their nc
livit y in lint rolling. Our butteries
wen; also active.
Troop Movement Heavy
"In the Marne seel ion between
July (! ami 7 conditions were ipiict.
The enemy's artillery fire was light
and scattered and his airplanes made
less than Ihc customary number of
flights. Machine guns fired intermi
lently and some rifle and hand gran
ules were thrown at our patrols.
"Iii the Coliuar seelor the patrol
ling of the enemy troops and our
own troops were the only incidents of
particular interest in July 0. An
nemy patrol of about JH men was
seen at midnight outside of our wires.
Itifle and gennde fire was immediate
ly put down and the enemy with
drew. At. J:o0 o'clock in the morn
ing another patrol of eight men was
heard. Flares revealed that the pa
I nd was at I em pi ing to recommit er
our positions. Our troops fired and
they scalleretl into Ihc brush. At day
light several of the enemy were dis
covered m shell holes.
"Our troops in Lorraine exper
ienced a ipiiet day on July 5 to I!.
There wa little of interest except in
creasing machine nun fire and abnor
mal train movement in the German
rears. All aitli-aircrtift batteries
were tictixo nguinst German nir
forces.
LACK OF SOUP
AMrtTKItDAM. Juno 1 !) (Corroa
lnntlMi',o of thn AsnciHtnl Iro.
A new (lim'tiNn which roonntly np
poarvd In Ciommny Ib utlrllnitotl to
tho HhortnKO ttt Roup. So fur th
(lorinnn limilth aiithorltlM have lioon
itnnhlB to find a rannrty for tho mal
ady whirh In railed "Trlroflta" and
affect tho skin and hair. Tho dla
rnae In railed !Y lark of noap and In
xnnltnry condition rPKiiltlng from It.