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Forty-eighth Tear.
Dally Thirteenth Year.
MEDFORD, ORECiOX, TrESIJAV, JULY Hi, 1918
NO. 97
GERMAN&MAKE
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GREAT OFFENSIVE
MAnP 'PPflQQ MARNE RESTORE
nniw mum LUii ruMiiuno
At Deepest Penetration, German
Advance Is Less Than Four Miles
at One Point, and On Small Front
Less Than Two Miles, While No
Gains Reached On Balance of
' Front Americans Recover Towns
Hun Progress Very Slow.
WITH THE AMERICAN' FORCES
ON THE MARXE, July 16. (By the
Associated Press). 11:10 a. m.
Reports from one end of the battle
line to the other say (hat except for a
few minor localities the great Ger
man offensive so far has been a com
plete failure.
German prisoners taken today say ,
they are convinced their commanders
have been beaten.
American troops shot down a cour-.
ier pigeon carrying a message from a '
German divisional headquarters say- J
lug Unit the situation was serious:
east of Chateau Thierry and that (he j
Germans saw no chanco of making,
further progress in (hat locality.
The American troops in the bend j
of the Marne, the Fossoy region, im-
proved their positions during (he;
night. At one place (hey drove (he
enemy across (he river.
The number of prisoners taken by
the Americans has Increased. Olher
wlse (here has been no change In (his
secior.
The artillery fire condnued all
along, (he line (hruoiK the night.
Spirit Seems Itroken !
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY)
ON THE MARNE, July ltl. (lly the j
Associated Press). 10:45 a. m. Word
received this morning from the bat-1
tlefront east of Rhoims shows that j
the allied defense is not only still
holding up the German attempts (o '
advance, bu( appears (o have broken :
(he enemy's spirK. At one part of.
the offensive, where American troops
are fighting (hey organized a small
counter aUack late yesterday on the
flank of a salient established by he
Germans and drove them out In short
order, but In hot fighting.
The American (roops In this sec
tlon occupied Intermediate positions
In Ihe rear of the first lines. The
Germans were allowed to come thru
'but when they tried to cross the open
fields up a slight grade, the Amer
ican machine gunners and infantry,
occupying excellent position, mowed
down the advancing ranks, tlio en
emy breaking and retiring at many
places. This operation was on a por
tion of the front to the east of
R helms.
Continue Assaults
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
July 16. Furiously launching new
attacks against the allied positions
on the Marne front from Chateau
Thierry (0 Rheims, the Germans are
continuing their efforts (0 break thru
(he French and American defense.
Tlfey made progress during (ho night
(Continued on Page Six )
FOR HIGH TREASON
TAIilS.-JuIy ln The trial of
Louis J. Mii!y, former minister of
the interior on tt ehnrire of tn-tisou,
was hecun toil ay hy thr senate, sit
tint; us the hiirli eonrt. At 1 M.
Malvy was brouu'ht in and took in
Mat in tin armv ehair in the room.
Yankees Engaged Heavilv and Re
cover Lost Towns Washington
Warns That Danger Is Not Over as
Germans Have Massed Reserves to
Push On to Paris.
WASHINGTON", July Ifi '-The
j;imnil situation this inoniiiijr is rc
liiinlnl as siitisfac(ury' says a war
ili'pnrltm'iit stali'iucnt issued today
based on (lisia(fhcs from General
IVrsliinv; ami General lliiss, confirm
ing press neeuimts nt' the t'ilit in.tr
yesterday.
Warning is uivim however, dial
jrrent pressure of reserves is still
looked for.
Early reports show tha( (he Amer
ican (roops are engaged heavily and
have restored their positions on the
Marne even more fully than during
(he coun(er aUaek which drove (he
Germans back (o the river lust night.
Two of (ho (owns from which the
Americans were forced In the first
German rush Into the exposed posi
tion In (ho river bend opposite Juul
benne hove been recaptured.
Itcaclied Marne on Wide Front
The Germans appear (o have forc
ed their way across the Marne on a
considerable fron(.
I( is believed, however, that if the
American positions are maintained
the Germans east of them will be In
great peril. A successful counter-
stroke from the Americans nilghf cut J
them off from (he river and force (he 1
surrender of whole organizations.
Farther east Franco-Italian forces
are holding stubbornly along a line j
generally about two miles back of
their origlnul positions. So far no
definite program towards encompass
ing Rhelms from the west and east
has been made.
VKal l'ai-t of Unci
The fact that the battle is going
forward with increased intensity
west west of Rhelms indicates that l"'sncrs. Marueil-I.e-I ort, on the
fresh reserves were rushed up (o (his I Marne, south of ('linlilli.n is held by
front during the night. Apparently I Krcin-h.
this sector is (he vital part of the! "X,,rl" "' ""' M"np '''",-h
German battle plan. Ih"v" M,i ""' ,'l",'"-v '" '",sli"ls
The war department officials are ' "' ' hulillon and soullieast of the
Pleased nt the yalor and dash with 1 .'i'"1"" wood. In tins region there
which the Americans have lake,, to ' "Pl'n-e.al.le change in the rest
their work In the first great engage-i '"' ' ciieinv 'lid no. at-,
ment, in which (hey have participat
ed. SENTENCED 10 HANG
- - i
SANTA KK, N". M.. July Ki. The
.iipri'iiu' c.iurt toifay ti.lnM ih- ili ;
triet court in tin r:ic of Klhert W.
Hl.mci'tt mill sciittiH'cil him to l
hnni'ed on A 1 1 lt u -1 l., nt-xt. lilancctt
wiis eonvii'U'd of tin iiiunlcr of Cyhlc
Armour of Sioux City. lown ni'iir
Glorii'ttn, N. hift vcar. Hlanri'tt,
who is nllcui'il to luivc been a coin
panion of Armour on a motor ear
trip, Vns tirre-ted in Kri'lav Harbor,
Wash.
TO PROBE RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, July Ifi. Ap
pointment of a commission to Inves
tigate thoroly conditions in IIuhhIii
was urged on Prealdimt Wilson today
In a letter from Senator Hiteheock
of fNVlirahka, thufrmun of Ihe senate
foreign relations romniittee.
BATTLE RAGES
Wl VIOLENCE
ALONG MARNE
French Official Report States That
American and French Troops Are
Counter Attacking Magnificently
and Taking Many Prisoners
Huns Attack South of Marne.
l'AKIS, July Hi The iKiltle con
tinues violently, especially soutli of
the iMarne and in the region of ('hntil
lon. Kxcept for one sector south of
the Marne lliere is no cliunpe, in (lie
situation. American and French
troops are counter attacking matr
nificnntly and arc Ink'nift nuiuy pris
oners, according to the war office.
Soulh of Ihe Maine Ihe Geinians
have not been able to advance Ibeir
lines beyoiiil St. Ajrnnn, i.achupcllc,
Moulin. den, l.isieres and south of
die forest of lliniiiiiiuny. The French
in this region have taken a thousand
prisoners.
Ihe (eruian loss in prisoners iiur
ing the first day of Hie battle was
extremely heavy.
On the front cast of Idiciins, in
spite of lerrilic fighting duriiej; the
past day and niuht Ihe eueinv has
not been able hi penetrate the French
zone of defense.
The text of the statement reads:
"The liallle continued during the
afternoon, evening and nihl with re
doubted violence. Helwecn Chulei.u
Thierry and liheims the enemy ac
centuating his I'oives to enlarge his
advanlages, is launching furous
attacks. The cotnbns was particiilar
Iv furious south of the Manic am': it
the region of Chalillott.
"The French and American troop?
resisted the eneniv magnificently ami
counter attacked many limes with
(he utnios( vigor.
'South of the Marne the Germans
have not been able to advance their
lines beyond St. Avium, l.n Chup
pcilc, Mutithodou, l.isiteres and south
of Ihe forest of Iouiuigny. In (his
region Ihe French have .taken 1,0011
hick (iiinriir I IH MILMII.
I ''On tlii' front cast of liheims the.
fightim:, while o" the utmost violence,
J was unfr. lit t'nl mid tin1 eiieniv during
tin' past tin v nnil niL'ht Ims not been
tilth tn H'iM'tr;ite the Frewh zoni1
nt" ih'ft'H-e, li ifh inn-. li thi' cust
Wiinl thrmiLjli I 'niruiv, south uf the
1 womls rui'th ill' ('hfiui'c- Wimminc,
i n fur i's the l.n Suiitn rcaioii intrtli
of Scuiiiin. Tiio I nit I h' posit (His of
thi' FrernTi nrc inttu't.
"The i tn-niy in (.risnniTs dnr-
;nif the fir-t ,!nv of tlio hull!.- luivr
i,(,(.n (.xlrPm,'lv licavv.'
!germans failed
PA HIS, July Hi.- That the fivr
maii failed at the tart i- the com
mon view of all Kreitrh niiliturv crit-
ie and even the nio-t cautions are
unable to eoneeal their sat is tact ion
over Monday' liuhl inj.'.
"It would be silly," says f'olonel
Me Thomii"on. "to prophesy utter
one day's i'ihtiiiL', but one can cer
tainly say that the bei:inniiii was al
together incourafinif tor u.-.
"Ameiieah iiuiuurit s bore them
sth e i that Herman newspaper
nu'ii c:tn hardly eontmue the u-iinl
t-.widiHe about their Ui nler-atv."
iilsciiOTER i Austrian' peace
.
The Ilohemlan military mission to America which is urging Czecho
slovak citizens of the Cniled States above or below the drart ago to enlist
la the Czeclio-BJoypfc army, pari of which. Is now."rV.i.tliiK 011 western
front. 'I'll e men are: Seated. Second l.ioutenunt Oldrich Spunlcl (left I,
and First Lieutenant Anlouin Holy, head of Ihe minion. Standing, Sec
ond Lieutenant Miloslav Mederlo (left), and Second' Lieutenant Joseph
Horvat.
BRILLIANT CHARGE
ON TH10 KKISNCH .FRONT IN
FUANCK, July Hi. (By the Assoil
ated Press). It was a brilliant oporu
tion in which, the American troupH
cjeeted tiitf enemy from Ihe positions
ho hud gained temporarily on tho
southern side of t ho Marne. The
Americans counter ullucked vigor
ously last evening with remarkultle
dush, throwing tlio (iermans liaek
across tho river near Kossoy. I
Karlier in the da this part of tli'i
Hue had been the Kceuu of the most
desperate fighting, when the Her
mans started to throw pun loons
across the stream. A few (ierman
elements at first succeeded in getting
over in bouts, chasing the allied
troops away from the banks while
the Herman engineers began to lay
the bridges.
French airplanes played great
havoc In the Herman ranks while (he
bridges were under construction. One
squadron dropped bomb on two of
these bridges, while enemy troops
were crossing. The bridges wore bro
ken and Ihe sobllerB thrown in tlio
river.
The aviators constantly bomWed
the other bridges and did great exe
cution among (ho Germans on the
bridges us well ua on the hunks where
the enemy was concentrated In great
masses.
When the Germans had crossed
Ihe rlvor Ihe Nubilng beiame terrific.
The French and Americans, holding
the southern slile. fell buck to their
principal romktl pot ll Ions. Tby
fought all the way and counter at
tacked occasionally creating confu
elon In the ranks of Hie advancing
foe.
Then, late in Hie evening, the
Americans sinned a dashing counter
blow which resulted In the Germans
retiring pell niell to the river.
Madam L. Perrean of Montreal,
Can., who has traveler! extensively in
i.nrofin and this country and In now
touring the l';o Iflc count Is a gucit ut
the Hotel Holland.
ABOUT SEATTLE
! SKATTI.K. July Hi. Shipbuilder
and business men tendered Charles
' M. Schwab, director general of hhip
! building for Ihe t'nitett Slates ship-
pintr board, Vice President I'lmrles A.
1 Piez of the Kniergeney Fleet Corpora -Itiotiaud
their sidles, an enthusiastic
welcome on their arrival here this
' nurnnu I 'om Portland. .Mayor Ie
I !aii--oti, prominent shipbuilders and
: several overall -elud shipard hands
'met the visitors at the train and es
. curled I belli to (heir hotel,
j A busy two and a hull' days' pro
( era m tor ihe shipping officials be
! gnu at HI o'clock when Ihey paid mi
inspect ion Hip lo the plant of the
Auks shipbuilding and drydoek corn-
pan v. This noon the guests were
tendered ti luncheon by Die Washing
Ion Wo. id Shipbuilder a-oeiatnni,
i presided over bv William PiL'fdt, re
gional director lor wood slupbuild
iny, and Kdward Looker, president of
1 the Wood Shipbuilders' association.
i This aflcriinon, Hireelor General
Sehwjib and party were to in -.peel the
public biid'.'e ami drediiiu' phml, ami
the Seattle North Pacific Shipbtiild-
itv company'- yaids. Tonight they
were o review the Seattle victory
:irl eiDimal p-'nnle, attend ban
i(Uet "jiven by t!ie Northwest Steel
Sliipbuibler-.' a--oeiation and wind up
as ymts at an intormal cntcrtain
mei.l in Ibeir liuiir bv the Seattle
; Vr uh.
i Weilne-tla'. prog caul includes
moie jnpjn d tie-pcet ioi;-, t he
hi unci) i nr id' a -I eel 'lea mi r for
'which Mr-.. I'harii- M. Sehuab, wife
of the diiector, i-. ihe -pon-or, and
an eciijnir under the nuspiceH of the
Metal Trade j cimm-il al which Ibrec-
tor fleio ral S hwab i- -chednled to
, make an addri
i DANIEL WILLARD TO GO
ON MISSION TO RUSSIA
j WASHINGTON, July Hi. Daniel
t Wilhird ha- been olfered and it is
understood, ha- aceepled a place on
) i'll A flic) ie:lli In'--ion be, seh-cl ed
by Pre oh at Wl on to evtend aid to
Ku-Ma.
HEAVY LOSS IN
JTILE SMASH BY VON BURIAN
Little Chf.dtie In Situation Reported
to London Offensive Held Up All
Along Line Holds Solid East of
Rheims French, Italian and Amer
icans Oppose Huns. f
LONDON, July Kb Advices re
ceived in Loudon at nooit today Hiiid
little change in ihe situation had been
created by the (ierman offensive
The attacks were conducted by the
forces of (icucrn) Von Itelow and
General Von liobui who are directing
the operations of the two armies on
the left winir of the German crown
prince group,
(I rent numbers of Herman corpses
are banging on the tangle of barbed
wire in I'roul of Ihe French posit mis
and all reports state the loses of the
Hermans n:u4) have been exceedingly
heavy.
The main attack east of W he ims
continued up to 7 o'clock last night.
The fighting- was extremely severe in
the vicinity of Souuiu and at Prunay,
where the fleet. in us cypturrd a wood
south ot the village. ilns, how
ever, was an exception, Ihe (ierman
allyck elsewhere being repulsed with
heavy losses. The French line ol
resistance remains practically intact
everywhere.
Offensive Held I p
The Hermans this morning con
tinued Ibeir allac-ks against (lie
French line in pursuance of their of
fensive, according lo information that
reached here.
The information received indicales
Hint Ihe offensive remains held up,
the attack up lo this morning having
been nearly everywhere repulsed
with heavy loss.
West of liheims the enemy attack
ed in very eon-ddernhle strength at
two places bv way of Ihe Marne rail
way nndiu Hie country south of Dor
mans. In this neighborhood Ihey suc
ceeded in throwing six bridges across
the Marne bclween liueitlv and Dor- i
mans but at on point on this J." mile I
front has the enemy penetrated more
than four miles into the French po
siolis. Kmall Penetration
ON TIIK FKKNCIl FKONT IN
FliANCK, .Inly lo. (Ily the Asso
ciated Press. ) The impression of
the resulU ol' the firsl day's baffle in
the new (termini smash is very good.
Nowhere did the enemy penetrate
more than 1.IMMI vards ami that only
on a small sector in Ihe neighborhood
of Malfaiix, southwest of IHieims,
..tit i. 1..-.. r i .... ft..-
pri;
mers announced that the tirst
day should take them 'JO kilometers.
Fast of ItheitiiH the enemy did not
even eet beyond the advanced line,
the invincible resistance of the
French troops prevented him from at
taining the main combat line. With
the French on Ihe section west of
IHieims fought American and Italian
I roops, who vied with the other ni
ne- in keenne-s ami coura'
The Germans apparently have from
slxty to seventy divisions In position
of which Rome forty have been en
gaged. (This would mean a poten
tial force of approximately 050,00(1
with :iO,0(to engaged.)
(Continued on Page Six )
WIRE SEIZURE BILL
! WASHINGTON, July iti --Presl-!
dent Wilson today signed the wire
control legislation, empowering him
to take over and operate for tho per
j iod of the war all telegraph, tele
phone, ruble and radio Hues.
DRIVE LAUNCHED
Austrian Minister Declares Himself
In Sympathy With President Wil
son's Peace Demands but Shifts
Blame for Continued War Upon
Entente Allies.
AMSTERDAM, July 16. Baron
von Hurlau, tho Austro-Huugarlan
foreign minister, In a note to the
Austrian and Hungarian premiers is
quoted In a Vienna dispatch:
"There la hardly any difference
between the general principles enun
ciated hy the statesmen of both bel
ligerents. President Wilson's four
new points of July 4 shall not, apart
fro i(i certain exaggerations, arouse
our opposition."
Continuing, the Austrian-Hungarian
minister said:
"Tho enemy's obstinacy regarding
his territorial demands concerning
Alsnce-Lorralne, Trlest, Trontlno and'
the German colonies appear to be in
surmountable" Approves Wilson's Idem
In hit reference to Prusldont Wil
son's four new points in his July 4
speech, Hnron Hifrlan snld he was
able to approve of them heartily and
that to a great extent "nobody would
re r u so homage to his genius and no
body would reruso his co-operation."
Huron Burlnii said none of the bel
ligerent stutea need ever como Into
tho position reached by Kussla ana
Uumanla ns "wo ever aro ready to
enter Into peaco negotiations with all
our opponents."
Conttnhing, tho foreign minister
said:
"If our enemies continuously de
mand atoneoent for wrong done and
! restitution then it Is a claim which
wo could urge, 'with more Justifica
tion against them, because we have
been attacked and tho wrong done to
us must ho redressed."
The text of Huron Ititriun's note to
Ihe Ail-Irian and Hungarian premiers
reads;
"If we sum up all that has, been
said on the enemy's side in regard to
Ibeir war aims we recognize three
groups of aspirations which are be
ing set forth to justify the conviction
of bloodshed so Hint Hie ideals of
mankind may be realized.
"The freedom of all nations, which
are to form a league of nations and
which in future shall settle their dif
ferences by arbitration and not by
arms, is lo reign.
"The domination of one nation by
another nation is to be excluded.
"Various territorial changes are to
1 . '
' oc cnrrieo imii in ine eviieiwn t inn
eenirai powers.
Annexation Alms
"These iiuiicMtliouist ainiH, though
variously shaped, are generally
known.
"The intention also, however, exists
especially in regard to Au-lria-lliin-
igary, to carry out her interim) disin
tegration lor the purpose of the
formation of new slates. Finallv our
( opponents demand our atonement bo-
iiiisc' we dared to defend ourselves
( Con t In ed on Page Two.)
JEWISH NATIONAL
l.ONlJOX. ,ly Ki. (iri-iil Itrituin
Inn pr-iinUi'il tin- .--I ii )! i -.It iiit-ii t ill
I'mIc-Hiii' nl ii .li'Uli nnliiiiiiil i-(-ii-Irr,
lu uliuli .1 .-w i frmn nil pnun
Inis im n iinili- in -in-, mlinu Jt-wir-li
MiiiiiIiI ami itlt'iiN, tii-i-unlim; In
(ii'iiru-f Nit-nil linn s privy i-inim-illur
mill lnli.it nifiiilii-r i-l' tin- ciiliitu'l, in
n rt-imil In 1 1 i Aiiii-i'iiMit Zionist
Miili-'iiu iiniiiii.