Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 13, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER Maximum Ti-sbrilay, 87; Minimum Today, -19. FORECAST Tonight ami Tomorrow: Fair. EXT COIO Medford Mail VOOD SAVE A A W TA XT" I Forty-eighth Tear, Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, ORWiOX, NATUKMUY, JIM A' l:-1., 1!)1S ELD MARSHAL V DE Tribune AD DEATH DUE TO APOPLEXY SAYS REPORT Hague Newspaper Declares That Hindenburg Quarreled With Kaiser Over German Offensive Toward Paris and Suffered Stroke at Con clusion of Stormy Meeting, Dying Later From Congestion of Brain- German Papers Ignore Subect. AMSTERDAM, July 13. Hy the Associated Pross.) Field Marshal von HlndcnburB is dead according to the newspaper I-.es NonvcllcB. His doath is said to havo occurred after a stormy interview with tho German emperor at great headquarters at Spa. The emporor and the field mar shal are declared to have had serious 'differences of opinion concerning the German offensive toward Paris. The field marshal died from congestion of the brain. The violent Intorviow between von Illndenburg and Emperor William occurred on May 1C, Nes Xouvolles says. It was followed by an apo plexlc stroke which ultimately re sulted In tho field marshal's deulh. The newspapor says Its Informa tion was obtained "from good sources In tho occuplod district of Belgium." The newspaper Lcs Xouvolles is a French language paper. published at Tho Hague. , llont li Itumors Plentiful In the last six months there have been several rumors of the death of Fied Marshal von Illndenburg and there have been many reports that he has been in poor health. German newspapers were not permitted to mention the rumor. Keeping step with reports of the field marshal's health have been dispatches Indicating that the field marshal and the emperor hnd had disagreements concerning tho Ger man offensive movement in the west. Sketch of Career At the outbreak of the war Field Marshal von Illndenburg was a gen oral in retirement.- He was credited with having evolved and carried the campaign against tho Russians In East Prussia which resulled In the sorlous Russian dofeat at Tannenburg for which ho was promoted to field marshal. He continued to command tho German forces on the Russian front until August 30, litis, when he -was appointed chlof of tho gen eral staff In succession to General von Falkcnhayn. When ho became chlof of tho general staff. General I.udendorfr, who had acted as his chief of staff on the Russian front came with him as li Is right hand man with the title of chief quartermaster general. Field Marshal Paul Dcnckendorrf Ton Illndenburg was 70 years old last September 28. NEW Vril.Ms, July 13. six ir mw nre nmrted killed nnil 1.1 oth ers injured in an explosion, fnllnw i'd by fire, on a SpnnMi nil Htrmliii nnehnrid in the harbor today. Sub marine i Iiiimts hurried tn the linrn inir vessel ,,n, t k the. injured men ai-lioro where they were hurried to li'itnls. Fire hniiN futilly foujilit the flames. The vessel appeared to he M'ttlinu slowly in the water. The ship of 'J.I.'ili tuns iiro-s. had h earito of motor trucks and oil in tended for use by the Amoricnn army m France. The cxj.,i,in dmiiiim-.l building liB Hie water lront. OVER . 0 .0 ;e IN FRANCE NOW Over 90,000 Moved Past Week and No Let-up In Shipments Three Army Corps of 250,000 Men Are Organized From Divisons Now In France States March, WASHINGTON", Jut- l.T Ameri ran troops overseas and on shiobourd enroutc have passed tin 1,IHI,00' mark. General March, chief of staff, told senate military committee inein hers today at their weekly confer ence. This represents an increase of more than IIOJHIO since last week. Three army corps of from J'2."i,OOH to 2.0,000 men each have been .defi nitely orani,ed from American di visions in France, General March, chief of staff, announced today at the weeklv conference with newspa per men. Major General Hunter Lietl, commanding the forty-first, (The Sunset division, National uard, ha been detailed as temporary com inandcr of the first army corps. Com manders for the second and third have not yet been designated. No Let-up In Transports General March had little to say re-:ardim- Ihe military situation in France but states that the shipment of troops was proceeding without any let-up whalever, Ihe rami ratio he maintained in, July a in previous monlhs. General March said that five reg ular, nine national guard and four national annv divisions have been used to make no the three cons. First Army 'oips The first army corps comprises the following: First division regulars command ed by Major General Robert L. Hub lard: Second division regulars, Ma jor General Omar Band-- twentv sixth national guard, Major General Clarence It. Kdwards; forty-second national guard ( Hninhow) Major General Charles T. Menhor; forty first national guard (Sunset), Major Genera! Hunter Liggett ; thirty-second national guard, (Michigan and Wisconsin troops I, Major General W. J. Ilaan. Second Army Corps Second corps: Seventy-seventh national army, (New York troop.-). Major General GcorgY li. Ihmean; thirty-fifth national guard, 'Kansas and Missouri troops,) Major General Wilfuim M. Wright; sixty-second na tional army (Alabama, Georgia and Florida troops). Major General Wil liam K. Iturnham; thirtieth national guard, (Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina ajid District of Col umbia troops), Major General George W. Kead; twenty -eighth national juard, ( I'eiin-ylvauia troops.) Major General C. II. Muir: fourth division rcgnlars, Major General Geo rue II. Cameron. Thitil Army Corps Thinf emp-: Third division regu lars, Major General Joseph. K. Ihek man: Fifth regular-, Ma.or General J. din K. McMahon; sevens-eighth national army (l)claware and New York Troop.-), Major General J. M. Me Hjii eightieth division, Major General Adelbcrt "ronkhile; thirty third national guard (Illinois Iroop-.), Mapor General George I!cll, Jr.: twenty-seventh national guard (Kew York troops), Major General John K. O'Kvan. WASHINGTON, July Kt Secre tary Parker told the house today contracts for exhibition of official films in this count ry, showing activj. ties of the American forces have been given thp llearst-l'athe sen ice. Five thou-and dollars was paid the eovernnVnt for -,'HMI feet of tihn- each week. Thi- nmoutit is divided with the nllied nations. The contract was awarded on competition bid-. YANKEE TROOPS BRITISH DETAIL E Action Taken to Protert Allied Sup plies at Vladivostok From Advanc ing Germans New Ruler of Sibe ria Pledges Support to Allies Bolshevik Decrees Repealed. WASHINGTON, Julv British reinforcements have been dispatched to Siberia, according to official in formation received here' today, to as sist the Kussians and Czeeho-Slovaks guarding the allied stores from Itol sbeviki acting with German prison ers who are reported to he advancing upon Vladivostok. From other sources today came re ports of constant guerilla fighting in the Ckraine between armed peasants and German military forces. The re sults were not reported. Allied Killer in Siberia LONDON, July 111. The allied powers will have full support of the new Siberian government, according to assurances sent by Lieutenant General Horvath, provisional ruler of Siberia to the correspondent of the Daily Mail at Harbin. General llovartb announced be would repeal all liolshevik decrees, reslore fully all allied treaties, both political -and commercial; re-establish a disciplined mid non-political army and restore property.' He also favors Siberian' Autonomy and Telf gioiis freedom. Intervention Is Ikc1 WASHINGTON., July 13 Military an well as political Intervention In Russia by the United States was urg ed in the Benato today by Senator Borah of Idaho who declared that not until that has been accomplished could a lasting peace ho made. Speaking in connection with the celebration of Bastilo day, Senator liorah said conditions now in Russia were those in France during the French revolution. Tho Bolshevik force represents only a small per Tent of the ItiiBslan people. Senator Itorah said, while Lcnine was "but an incident." Involution Suppressed AMSTERDAM, July 13 Tho revo lutionary movement in Moscow has not been suppressed, according to the Kiev correspondent of the Rheln iKcho Westfatlsche .eltung of Essen. Tho liolshevik) arc able to hold their own only thru assistance of lettibh guards, he declared. I WASHINGTON. July IX- 0 -ncral Pershing's ot t ieial communique is sued today by t he wa r dcuitrt incut deserilas operations in the various -eetors occupied bv American trmiis through July 7 lo Hi. It says: 'I leailqiiarlers American expedi tionary forces, July 12, P.H8. "Section A.- In I be Chateau Thier ry region a Ircmdi raid attempted b the enemy broke down with losses un der our fire. "Yesterday our aviators shot down a ho-tile machine in the rcui"ti of Thiaucourt. 'Section It.- In tin' Chateau Thier ry p'L'ion conditions, on the dn of duly h to were normal. A (o-nnan patrol uii-. driven back with o-sc by an American patiol in the ltcllenn region. There was mie-b other pri trolliri" activhc on both side, but t here were no incidents except fire directed from the German front lines on uii A meriean pat nd. There w as move German urlilleqy fire.' PRESIDEST ASKS LEWIS TO SEEK RE-ELECTION WASHINGTON. .Inly 1 I. Cr.-.-i-Wil-nti tmlnv in li'tter nkiil Ncnntnr l.i'Wi lit' IllinnU to Hi'f'pt i r-n!i:ihjtiin iiiitl iii.tki- .1 i-iirti-l':iin fur rc-t'k'i'tion. MR SIBERIA KAISER'S MILITARY OFFENSIVE SEEKS li WASHINGTON', .July H. No of ficial coynizance is bein.L' iven here to the b'test peace -pcecb of (icnnali ( baineHor 'on llcrllin; before the main cominilici- itf the rei -hta. The eh:ttci-!oi V sliiteincnt that hi witling lie.-,.- lo dUeilss peace Was shared bv th" loef of the army ad min isl ral ion w;is regarded as t be firt peace i- pu iirt attributed to the miblary c;.d More (icliiule peace piono-al-. trom Ihe German jo t innient viniui not be unexpeefcfl. I'rej.lcnt Wilson is known to believe Ihnl (iennany is bent fin yairtinu' ennirrd of Uu-siji nod would :ladl ii e lip evcr.vl bin on the Wf-fern linnt to ittcoinpii.-h that purpo-c. 14,911 FOS WEEK - , LONDON, July I ;t.- - Hrlllh ea. iihIHch reported tn tho week ended todHy tota!b-l 1 t.!M t (it'tlfcr.s and men compared uitb tlie aurreynte ttf 17,:i.'tfi In tho. ptcviouH week, -'flic casuistic, arc divided as fol low : KiMcd of died of Wo'.llld-; Ollicer- I2.'; men 1.!U1. Wonndf d or u i--in-. tt fieer-, t'H; men J"-', 411. SIELDHA35SHAL TAUL'VON- miTXBT:rBXJRG- HOUSE PUNS 10 HAVE SERIES OF WASHINGTON, July li!. House leaders of bolb 'artics were arriiti'iuj lale todav an a'jreeincnt I or a scric- of re ci'"" ot three da each, sii-.-pendiav all bu-iiics in (be bou-e and wit b oil aui'eenieiil I or a vote on the water power bill af ter thai date. WILSON ASKS FLAG WAS'IIN:J(T')N, July :j.--i'p'si-iU'Ut Wiih(n todav b-sned an onbtr that tho Frern li fl;)K lie Down Irotn all u ? ) Sir liMlI'liii.-i an 'I vessels lo morrow, July 1 1. ta hnor of the hol iday commeiiioruUuK the fall of the liastilc. A "cennd flair pole ua erecteil on tlio Whtl' House, from which the I French trfcolor will be flown alouiv ! nldo the American tv Greet1nM nf the Anicrlcjiu pco)ie tu the Frtn h people wi re Cxieadcd In n rciutitm adopted by the hniiho which dirwted the t.ecrefary of slate to i oinmuaicate tlio r'-nol ilian lo I'rerldrnt PoIih aire. It rails on the A rnerb an p"0de, to obsnrve tomor row uh a holiday in n tnaiuier Himibir to th.it which the I'ronrh observed July i. . ' CHIEF i 1PREPARE ELCOME F(liTI,ANI). Ore., July V.-Twenty thousand shipbuilders were pre paring to-lay to march in tonight parade which will be a feature of (hi reception planned lor Charles M. Schwab, director ''ciieral ot the I Kmerencv Ficel corporation, and (('baric- I'iez, vice pre-ident and en 1 era! nniti.r.cr of the corporation, wh : errmd lit re today with their party. ! The -hiphmhhT-i were to march it 'nine divi-ion-, each represent ing i .-hip yard and each preceded by lis own bit nd. j KauiK-bini! of 'Jl. 'urn loin of mer I chant -hipping wn another feature S of llie pro'jriiiri planned for Hie day, fv.bich r-ttof- spent in reviewing , the work iff Ihe shipyards in this di ' tncl. Mr. Schwab was to address a tna-.s uiecfia toiiii'bl alter the par lade. He will b" )t"re until Monda nicbt. j .M()S''0V, Julv I::. - vin Amster dam.-- .-'! ; i k 1 1 1 at Dm a!l-ltiirlau mis ict eon ii'rciire now in tension I, t mi 'fiot.Ky, Hobdievik minister of ' wur and maiiiie, dcrlnred that h had received nnwii from the front Itiat unity nmotiL; the soviet troopn had Buffered its the result of nil ! jnnlo-French propaganda. Tart of , tho Mnlshevlk force, ihe minister ed, had "de-citcl to the enemy ROUVRELtES PLAIN TAKEN BY FRENCH German Grip On Railroad Leading to Amens Broken Over 500 Prison ers March to Gallic Camns-t-Brit-ens Take 96 Captives In Minor At tacks Poi'us Advance Line 500 Yards In Vicinity of Porte Farm French Raid Enemy. ON TIIK 1'KKNCII KKONT IN KHAXCB, July .1:1. (By tlio Aso ciiiti'd I'rusH.) Tho sut(f'rlil(y pxo imiUmI local iiclion cnrrii'il out hv tho. Kri'iich toilny sonthiMist of AmietiK hniiiKliI into their iKsi'K.siiin tho en tii'o IfouviTtloM iihili'iui iloininiitin tlio ri'ion lictwcen tho rivers Ayro nnil Mnui'iiil, Mini tho Noyc, through whii'h (ho iiuiin rnilronil t'riim I'nris to Ainirns jmsos nnil whirh hn.s booi. in the. hands of tho enemy sineo Mnrt'h. More than Mill (Icrmnn offiriTM nnil tnon nlready oapturoil havo boon son! to tho roar and others are ir rivin. . l'Ycnch Advance 500 Vanls TARIS, July nn operatior. ca Tried out last nih t nn Ihe front between nutdidier -mid ibo Oisn tlto French pushed Ihelr advanced pohIh forwa.rd n distance of aproximaUdy rt)0 vards in the vicinity f Iho P'H'ic Farm, Ihe war (dTice announced lo lay. . ' The lorle farm in In the viein'v of Antheuil, tntrthwest of ( 'ompine. Tliis farm, together with Ihe Vipes farm, nearby, was captured l.v t !i 3 French in u local operation' on the evening of July H. , "!1. tw.er Monldidier and the Oiso Ihe Fn-nch in the course of the nirht advanced their forward posts fdltl nielern in Ihe region of the Porto farm. "Several raids were carried out by Wench troops on the north of the Avre (southeast of Amiens) in the region of the Oise, on the arne, Mand Ihe ( banipaune, resulting in the laKini; id' prisoners." IWHish .MuJio rapturo LONDON, July K(. Suc-essfnl minor enterprises were earned out by Ihe llrilish last niuhl on the Fliin dcrs I Void near Vicux Itertpiin and Mcrris, as a result of which !)li pris oners were taken and a few machine Kims captured, the war ol fieo an nounced today. A German raidiiiL' party which ad vanced upon Ihe British lines in Flan ders, in the Meleren sector was re pulsed. The German artillery developed ac tivity during the nit: lit on Ihe Flan ders front ami opposite Hcuutuoiit Maiael. II Y TIIK ASSOi'l ATKD PUKSHt July 1 :i.-3ucceH8 ban crowned fur ther allied Kina.sbeM Into the (Jerman linen between Ypres and Ithelms. For more thun two weeks tho iiIMch huvo liccn JainiTiliiK into the German dn fensen hern and there and now the French have Htritek with force In Iho I'lcanly baHlerield. AlmiK tho Av'ro river, northwest of Montdldlnr, they advanced their lines morn thun a mile on a front of threo mllun and (raptured ."fOO prbsonern. This blow (Continued on Thko Hlx ) PRESIDENT'S VEIO WASHINGTON, Julv .U - The house today sii-Iained President Wil son's veto of ui agricultural bill. A motion to pas sthe mhisure over the veto was defeated 1 71 to 7'J. The bill wjis referred to thn njtri ciiltnral eommitte and Iioimc Icailers planned t pn-s it without the wheat n rice fixing oroijon.