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Newspaper Page Textol JtV "WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, D."; Minimum Today 53. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. ' . Medford Mail Tribune EAT CORN FOOD 'MIL WIN THE Forty-elfthth Tear. Pally Thirteenth Tear. M.EDFORD, OUlXiON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 191S NO. 98 GERMAN CASUALTI HIINSRARRFIl ROOSEVELT'S SON GERMANILUSSES MM PftPIQ QUENT1N KILLED UP TO PRESENT occlnSo IN AERIAL FIGHT TOTAL 100,000 0tflLllild Germans Masses Held for 48 Hours, Turn Up Marne Offensive Loses Its Character of General Attack and Becomes Series of Local Op erations Turning Move Agninst Rhelms Salient In Progress Pro gress Made On Two Sectors. WJTll TUB AMKHIl'AX AU.MY IX FHANCK, July 17 (liy the Asso ciated Press, 7 p. in.) Kxtraordin ary heavy artilh'i'y fire has been in progress toilay on both sides alone; tile Marne I'nint between Chateau Thierry and Dormnns. Kast of Kheiias the American troops in their sectors are linhlin-; all their positions. In some localities periods ol' quiet equalling that pre ceding the offensive prevail, hut there appear to be sijiiis of further activity. Americans Attacked WITH THE AMKHKUX AH MY IN FRANC 'K, July 17. (My the Asso ciated Press, 7 p. m.) The American troops eo-operatiiiK with the French at a point where counter attacks were carried oat "cstcrdnv. were at tacked njtiihi this nioinin-r by the enemy who by reason of the nature of the ground was able to make slight pains at some place;-, while at others the Americans uain pushed their wa buck. The lines here have been wavering back and forth for the past 24 hours and the result of the entire operation is indefinite. In the reirion of Vaax, west of Cha teau Thierry, conditions today were normal. The ticriuans there were lnyinsi low after the two minor but nevertheless important defeats they had suffered there in two consecu tive days. Attacks Purely laical (IX THE FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, July 17. (Hv the Asso eiated l'ress.) Noon.. This morn ing's ficjiliiifr on the active front of the (lerman drive was marked hv purely local attacks, which, however, Were very fierce in character. The (iciinaiis had sent a heavy col umn against the lioiirbonnerie farm, in ihe vicinity of St. Anau, which had been recaptured by the Franco American forces and succeeded in re ocupyin it after a furious battle. This is still coiitiiiuiiiir at this hour. Further eastward alonjf the southern hank of the Maine, the (iermans at tacked and temporarily occupied Mont Voisoti, until the French came hack and ejected them. ON TDK KKKNCII Kl.'oNT IN I'll ANt K, July 17. (liy Ihe Asso ciated Press.) For -IS hours have the Herman masses launched in Un crown Prince's c.rcat offensive on Monday been held. The enemy units which were turned buck from 1he di rection ol' I'aris are endcavorin- to ascend the Marne and are hein held in check hv the French troops. (Contln-ed on Page Two.) NEWARK, N. J., July 17. Be tween seven and eight thousand skilled machinists, tool milkers and thefr apprentices, mostly employed on government contracts, walked out In various manufacturing plants In this district today, on strike for higher wages. Lieutenant Qucntin Roosevelt Shot Down By Hun In Air Battle In Vi cinity of Chateau Thierry About 10 Miles Inside of German Lines fought Two Machines. OYSTER HAY, X. Y., July 17. "(uenlin's mother and 1 are very Mail that he pit to the front and had a chance to ren der some service to bis country and to show the stuff there was in him before his late b- fell him." This statement was issued by Colonel Roosevelt todav after press dispatches bad furnished confirmntiui of earlier reports that his son, Lieutenant (Juoatin Roosevelt, had beer, killed in an aerial battle in France. PARIS, July 17. Lieutenant (iiicnlin Itoosevelt, youngest son or the former president, has been killed in an air fight, the. semi-official liavas News Agency announces. His machine fell Into the enemy lines. Philip Koosevelt, Cjuontln's cousin, witnessed the air bnttlo in the vicin ity of Chateau Thierry, In which I Qucntin was engaged and saw the machine, fall hut did not know until later that tho airplane was that or his cousin, Lo Journal says today. Tho machine was not in flames when-It fell. KoiiKht' Two Huns Lieutenant Hoosevolt was last seen In combat on Sunday morning wltn two enemy airplanes about ten miles Inside tho German lines In tho Cha teau Thierry sector. .Ho started out with a patrol of thirteen American machines. They encountered seven Germans and were chasing them hack when two of thorn turned on Lieutenant Koosevelt. Heporta of tho fight stato that the j (iermans appeared to ho shooting at ; tho Lieutenant from tho rear, the threo machines being close together. Then one of tho machines was seen tumbling thru tho clouds and a pa trol which went in search of Lieuten ant Itoosevelt returned without trace of hlni. I lo appeared to lie fighting up to the last moment. One account of tho romhat states that the machlno caught fire before it began to fall. Mortally Wounded 1 LONDON, July 17. Lieutenant, Qucntin Itoosevelt, Colonel Uoosc-j volt's youngest son, who has been ; attached to the American line forces1 on tho Marno front, was killed at j Chateau Thierry on Juy H. says a: dispatch from I'aris lo Hie Kxchangu Telegraph company. ' lieutenant Koosevelt, tho dispatch says, was returninc from a patrol fight when he was attacked by a Ger man squadron. (Continued on Pace Four.) CONVICT'S DEATH CEIL SAN' KK A NCI SCO, July 17 Ac companied only by hhcrlff Thomas Klnn and a deputy, Thomas J. Mooney left this city at 10 o'clock today for the "death row" In Kan CJuentln penitentiary, whore he is under sentence to he handed on Aug. 23 for murder in connection with a preparedness day bomb explosloi here. French Losses Very Small No Guns Lost Counter Attacks Bring Ger man Bridges Across Marne Under Fire Festigny Furthest Point Beached by Crown Prince's Force. LONDON', July 1 7. Casualties sustained by tho German troops in the offensive up to the present are estimated lo number 100,000, accor- j ding to news received In London to- j day from the battlofront in France. The position for tho allies at tho present stage of the German offen- j sive, is said to Iuj distinctly satisfac tory in advices received today. The French losses are stated to havo been very small. They havo lost no guns, tho report declares. j Ilridges I'mler Fire I French counter attacks have brought Ihe German bridges over tho river Marne under tho fire of the French artillery of medium calibre. General von ftnim's army which was engaged on tho Gorman left in the-Champagne yesterday, tlelivorod fivo attacks between Suippe and Massigcs. All tho attacks were re pulsed with heavy losses. Forces of thp German crown prince advanced another three miles down tho Marne valley yesterday. This makes a total penetration of the French lino of about six miles at Festigny, the most southern point reached by the Invaders. Six Mile Advance The six mile penetration of the Germans to Festigny, noted In tho foregoing dispatch does not mean a j German advanco of that distance, south of tho Marne, as Festigny is only about two and three-quarter 1 miles south of the river at Its near-- est point. Tho penetration is calcu- Iated from tho nearest point of do-i parturo at tho beginning of' tho of- tensive. As a matter of fact there appears to have been a penetration to approximately the samo depth nix miles north of tho Marne and this has been pointed to as probably more menarlnK to tho situation as rewards Ithoims than the German advance south of tho river. Tho French already havo begun to react strongly In tho region below tho river hut tho Herman pressure north of tho stream, where the safe ty of the Ithelms salient Is Involved, seems on the basis of the latest offic ial advices, not to have been as fully met. BURLESON 10 RUN . TELEGRAPH LINES WASHINGTON. July 17. An exe cution order delegating control of j trunk lino telephone and telegraph systems to 'Postmaster General llur Inson, Is expected today or tomorrow. Arrangements for government opera tion of the lines virtually are com pleted. FLDERAL LONDON, July 1 7. - (icneral John .1. rumhlnx Iihk ben awarded the (irand ( rom of tho Order of ihe Hath ana tienerni lasKer ii. mini, Aiiicn- can representative at tno nupremo war council, hn been Riven tho (Irand (.'rosn of the Order of Michael and St. (ieorne. Thin was officially announced today. ESEXC AMERICAN FLAG REFUSES TO RETIRE FOR GERMANS PARIS, July 17. "We rotfivi; Vintf uiinlile on tins occasion to follow the counsels of our masters, Ihe French, but the .American l'l.'itf litis been forced to retire. This is unendurable and none of our soldiers would understand their not bciiifr asked to do whatever is necessary to re establish a situation which is liuniiliiiiiiitf to us and unac ceptable to our countrv's honor. We are going to counter attack." This was a nicsage sent by an American general in command of American forces south of the .Marne on Mon- dav afternoon after the (iermans had succeeded in forcing the Americans back toward Coiide-Hn-Hrei. . The French commander informed the American general that the early German success could not have tiny great effect on the late of the battle, that it was understood perfect I v that after hard fighting the Americans had slowly retired and that it was not expected that they immediately launch a coun ter attack. He addetl that a counter attack could be post poned without risk and that it might be better Jo give the American troops an hour's rest. Immediately after the American general sent; the above message, which is qilotcd by the correspondent of the Ma tin, the Americans launched their counter attack and the lost ground was soon recovered, with an additional half mile taken from the (Iermans for good measure. WASHINGTON, July 17 (icneral lY.vshing's cmuiiiuiiioue lor Moudnv rcachinr the war department today, reported that .'illO prisoners were ta ken by the Americans in their counter attack which drove the Hermans :.uck to the Marne east ol" Chateau Thier rv. The dispatch follows: "Section A. Kast of Cha-'-ini Thcirry where the enemy succeeded this morniiii; in crossing the Marne on our front and iininine; sonic louud our troops counter attacked and drove the eiieuiv hack lo the Manic, Inking ."h0 prisoners. In the Ynsj-es five French raids attempted by the enemy, broke down under our lire." The Tuesday cotuniunhpic says: "Section A. American troops east of IiMieims co-operated with the French in repulsing the enemy's at tnek. They maintained nil their po sitions nmh ruptured prisoners mid maeliine nuns. Yesterday in I lie Vos gos the enemy ullcmpted In attack our lines on a front of 1,(100 yards. The attack broke down under our ar tillery fire. "Section II. -Tho counter ill I nek by American troops on the south of the Murne on July l. was a complete success. The enemy who hud crossed ihe river near l''o-ov and hud forc ed buck part of our line was thrown back with severe losses. One Initial inn wih praclieallv annihilated. thoM who were iml killed or wounded beiii"; capl ur'd. ' t l icers ennmiiimliri'j French rnop near this point, u- wi ll as other- licloiiuim; to (lie higher 1 command, -have i-Nprrs-ed reit snt- ifaet ioll enlicei'tlllii: the roild'tcl of our forces ami the result whirh they ' achieved.'' LONDON', Julv !!'! AtllcMCHII tl'oi rope in the Ni"hlh June :i.Ml.'i'iH v.cre 1". Of the li;l". ps hnui-ht lo Kn ot Auil, .May and carried in tiiti-l. Ihii", iicriii'flinu' to a Nlatcment inudc I in the hon-e -t' common t-Mhivhv I Moiiiv iiarliaiNcntar;. sec retin v to the aiini.-try of shipiiiit-. lie added : "ArrMii-'enunts are beim: made whereby we hope to carry liiraer (nimbi r- in the future," EED .100,000 FUTSL YANKEE FLIERS AMSTKKDAM, July 17 I'nrlicu lars retfiirdirif the sixth American machine lakiu; part in Ihe air mid on Coblen. last week are iven by the Klberfeld (icneral An.eijier. The newspaper says (hat at 10:;ill o'clock Wednesday evening a lli-year old col lege student named (ierlach, while busy harvesting near the village of Sehwarzm in llunsbrueek, saw a flying machine at u height of about 2,700 feet in flames. When it came down he saw it was a French bipbirie armed with Ihree ma chine Kims and bomb throwing ap paratus and had two occupants, an American first lieutenant and another lieutenant, who were detained by (ier lach and two other men, who turned over their prisoners at I o'clock in Ihe morning at Kirehbere. 1 he pris oners said Ihev belonged to an air squadron of .six machines the yoal of which was ('ohlcii,, and (hat they had been separated from the others fly era duriu'r n thunder storm. A Merlin official communication on July 11. said five airplanes of an American squadron of .six, bent on raiding Cohlenz, were captured and their crews made prisoner. The fol lowing day atiot her s ateaicnt said "all six of the American airplanct," had fallen into German hands. 'WHITE ARMLET" TO PROTECT SOLDIERS LONDON". July IX. Tin- "while itnnlct" i ui(icar:tiy all over land. I)i-ahh'd ot ticcr- and men, fit -(--I with artificial limb-, in order to -roter t Ill-Ill cr. I rolll .j(l-lllll crowiU, are wciirin- white armlets with thi- crown cmhioidcivil in red. The in ll if- has been rciiic-lcd to h-iw all coiiideriitii-ii to men wear ing thi- in-i'jiiin. 4 Viltot M STIIAYV IN I IWISII llltl;.l LONDON', July I7.-- I'coplo In North l-'lnland are i-iiIIiik not only bark bread, lint, utrniv bread, hoiiicIIiiich ciintalnlim un Kround pleci-H of nlraw half an Inch Ioiik. The l-'lmilnh ficnato han cut the ordinary bread ra tion In half, except that of man ual lahorern, which Is cut only ono-nixth. ttttt E ASSAULTS TEUTONS HUR L T Allied Lines Attacked North of St. Arjnan and Bourdonherle Entered Further East Advance Halted No Reserves Sent to Present Fight ing Line By French. PARIS, July 17. Tho Germans last night throw now forces Into the battle on tho front south of the Marne and attacked tho allied Hues north of St. Agnan, tho war office announced today. Tho enemy suc ceeded In penetrating into Hourdon ncrie. Tho battle is continuing in tho woods inunedlutel to tho south j of this point On tho front farther to tho east tho French held tho enemy In the southern outskirts of tho ilouipiicny wood and at tho village of Nonius. A powerful attack Hkowlso was made by tho GermatiB in tho direction of Monvolsin but woro driven from this locality by a French countor ut tack. ., . ; ' Oh tho front 'between tho Marno and Ithelms tho fighting developed centering In Courton wood. Tho Ger mans attacked in tho Vrigny region, on this front but their assault here broke down completely. Along the lino to tho cast of kheims tho Germans delivered local attacks, notably In the Prnnay ro gion. Theso efforts of tho enemy woro fruitless. In renewed assaults upon Ikmu mont tho enemy suffered a sanguin ary- ropulso, NEW FORGES ON MARNE F ON Tho French positions turnout thojtions in four years of wnr, is driving region to the east, of HheiniH wero maintained intact. PARIS, July 17. tXo French troops from other points on tho wes tern front wero sent to the prosent fighting lino and tho reserves boro and countered the shock of the Ger man attack. All circumstances point to a favorable outcome of the battle. CUT OFF STEEL AUTO FACTORIES WASHINGTON, July 17. Further curtailment of tho soculled lesser es sential Industries may result from tho enlargement of the war program, tho cnnKC'picut Increasing demand for steel and existing shortago in the supply. War reipiliementH for the last six' months of this year will bo approx imately :''i,MMi,imm) tons, I lii) war In dustries hoard announced today. The greatest output of u like period for Ihe steel Industry was Hi.Ci'Hi.UUU tons. Automobjlo manufacturers have asked tho war tmliiHtrioK board to al low them Hiiiriclcnl steel to produce sixty percent of their normal produc tion of pattM-iiuer cars. The board replied (bat It could not promise even twenty-tlve per cent and thai possib ly none at all could be granted. GERMANS SEEK GOODS DELIVEREDAFTER WAR TIIK IIAGI K, July 1 7. -Germany Is making every effort lo seeum In Holland contracts for delivery two years after tho war, with tho proviso that the prices shall ho those now obtaining, decreasing as product Inn cheapens. Supplies of Hrltlsh manu facture are especially houkM, AUSTRIA VIEWS WAR SENSELESS states mm Country Which Precipitated Conflict Would Wash Its Hands of It Al lies Wasting Eeoergies In Attempt ing to Sow Discord Among the United Central Democracies. AMSTKKhAM, Julv 17. The Aus-tro-Hungarian government regards the war as "senseless and purposeless: bloodshed" and believes it might bo ended when the allien again manifest feelings of humanity. Huron Huriuu, the Auslro-llungarian foreign minis ter made Ibis statement in the con- hiding portion of his address to the Austrian mid Hungarian premiers Tuesday, according to dispatches from Vienna. After declaring1 that the allies would not succeed in their "iirpose of sowing discord among national it irn in the monarchy, the foreign minister said : . Kxhnustinjr, Strength "Insofar as they (Jibe entente) nre tint aiming at the aeipiisilion of ter ritory, (hey tiro .. exhnuiiiiig ' their strength mid ours in order to build on (he ruins of civilization n new nr rangement of (ho world, whereas the ideas underlying such an arrange ment, which are capable of realiza tion ami which ulso are approved by us, ran be realized more easih'. bit the peaceable eo-operalioti of nil peoples. ' In spite ol all, we look ever more : hopefully toward the people now at i war with ns to see whether at last (hey have been delivered from the blindness which, nfler fearful aflir- the world ever into that destruction. which thev run avert if they only will. The foreign minister said Unit his confidence was based mi the war al liances, particularly tiie obi alliances with Germany, lie said thai Austria and Germany would seek means of extending I lie alliance so that it w ill be adequate for all reuuircinenls. Supported! by People "In the-ie endeavors," be continued, "The governments know they are in agreement with the desires of (he mass of people. Keoiiomir, military and other relations are to be drawn closer. The airrecment must comprise a solution with due regard to desires of the populations. ''Henceforth the alliance will not mean a threat or unfriendliness to ward anyone. Nothing will be in cluded in it calculated to offer a stimulus to I lie formation of counter l roups. Kvenlhilig which in the fu ture ran be realized of the sublime idea of a universal league of nations -hall find in our alliance u p ret tared ymup which can eail" and naturally unite with every general combination of stales resting on concrete prin ciple. WITH ITALY, ed I 'res ( 'hica';o. TIM-: ITALIAN A It MY IN Inly 1 7. - ( I ty the Asociat-O- Krne-t Hemingway of formerly oi the -taff of the Kansas City Star, and lately an am bulance driver lor the American lied ("rn-s in Italy, ha, been recommended for the Italian ero". While serv ing at u canteen lie received 'JOO sep arate wounds by explosion of a trench inorlnr. None were danger ous, la-spite bis wounds, he brought into a dressing station several Ital ian snlduTs who bad been seriously wounded. All the drafted men will bo admit ted free to the Mono dunco which w(lj he held Saturday night,