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MEDFORD, OliEGON, SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918
NO. 301
DEFEA
TED GERMS CROSS MARNE 1
FUG
ALLIES PUSH '
HUNS ALOW
TWO FRONTS
On Front South of Marne Germans
Suffer a Reverse and Retreat Back
Across River On Soissons-Cha-teau
Thierry Front, Franco-American
Forces Advance an Average
of 7 Miles On 22 Mile Front, Taking
18,800 Prisoners and 360 Guns.
ON THE FKKXCU FRONT IX
FKAXCE, July 211. (Hy tho Asso
eiateri Press.) The Germans have
heen repulsed and are crossing the
Murne to the northward.
LONDON, July 20. The Oennnn.s
on the south of tlc Marne have suf
fered n repulse ly the French and arc
retreating northward ueross the
river, Heater's correspondent at
French headquarters telegraphs this
afternoon. The allies in their pursuit
of the Germans are approaching the
bniiks of the Jlartu). , .
WITH THE FRENCH AKMY IX
FRANCE, July 21). (Hy Hie Asso
ciated Press, Jl a. m.) Entente al
lied troops today are driving back the
Germans on the southern bank of the
river Marne and are now approaching
the river embankments.
Terrible Execution
LONDON", July 20 The French
are still on the offensive, according
to this nlternoon's advices and the
Germans are being compelled to yield
gradually on both sides of the deep
pocket of which Soissons mid Khcims
murk the edges. Lite in this poeket
is made miserable for the Hermans be
long ra litre guns and airplane bomb
crs. I'p to niid-aftemoon lliero was no
indication of the voluntary withdraw
al of the Hermans -from the pocket.
The enemy was reported pntlinir up
a stubborn resistance everywhere.
The French, however, were doing ter
rible execution on the Hentuins all
along the .")ll-inile eireuinl'erence of
the loiip.
I8.HO0 Prisoners Taken
1.(NIM)N, July 20. The number
of (icnmin prisoners taken in the
.Franco-American offensive now has
reached 1X.HM.
LONlH) July 20. French troops
till the AiMic-Murnc front have ex
tended their advance from Mutitai'jne
I)c I'ari. a mile ami a half south
west of Soissons, on the north to liel
Icau, five miles northwest of ('bateau
Thierry on Ibe south. On the IMieims
front the French forces have advane
ed for a distance of 1,000 yards be
tween Sotiain and Auherive. The
French also made slight progress
near Poitrey.
Latet advices from the field of the
Franco-American offensive between
Mie Marne and the A1mio report the
allied line running as follows;
New Allied I,lno
From HrUeau northward to the
(Continued on Pago Six.)
ROOSEVELT'S DEATH !
PARIS, July 20. Herman
uviHtor- droppeda note into
American aviation camps eon-
finning the death of Lieutenant
(Dentin RnoM've
4
iHT IT Pi "" PURSUED LILIES
DRIVES I
IS SEIZURE OF
General March Explains Alhed Cam
paign 200,000 Americans Fight
ing 10-Mile Advance Scored
Hun Nut-Cracker Operation Fails
Drive On British Held Up.
WASHINGTON, July 20. Official
reports to the war department, Gen
eral March told the newspapermen to
day at the weekly conference, showed
a maximum penetration by the
French-American counter-attack of
ten miles and an average penetration
of seven miles on a 22-mile front.
The war department has no ad
vices that the city of Soissons has
fallen hut it is known to be nnder a
heavy fire from American artillery
and its fall seems imminent.
lliiili-oufl Is Objective
General March said the objective
of the Franco-American counter at
tack was the Soissons-Chatcau
Thierry railroad, which the allied
command has reason to bcliovo Is the
principal artery of supply for the en
emy In the Chateau Thierry region
and also one of the principal sources
for the sector south of the Marno.
The French and American forces
either are already on this road or
have it well under direct shell fire of
their artillery.
Tho chief of staff pointed out that
with this railroad In allied control
the Gorman withdrawal from tho sec
tor south, of tho Marne would be ren
dered difficult and their main rail
way line to the rear would bo lost.
He indicated that an attempt to with
draw Is anticipated.
Nut Cracker Kails
Tho latest German drivo wns In
tended as a "nut cracker operation"
against the city of IMieims, General
March said. This drivo had been
definitely stopped when General
Foch struck on the right flank of the
German effort, after the enemy had
advanced four to five miles on a
j twenty-three mllo front.
OTflclal advices confirm tho press
reports that n French corps In which
American divisions wero operating
had captared 1 7,oo prisoners and
guns and material "In very helpful
amounts."
, 200. OOO Americans
I Six of General PershlujVs divisions.
i or about 2ao,on( American troops .
, are flunting with the French in the j
'present offensive in tho A!ne-Marnc
'dlstrltt. The six American divisions'
'operating; on the Atenc-Marno front j
arc operating as divisions and not as
!a corps, General March said. Their :
'location from day to day depends!
j upon tho developments In tho battle- j
During his interview Gcncr;il March
j disclosed the fact that the embarka
tion of American troops has passed j
the 1,200.000 mark. j
The Franco-American offensive
will continue as long as It fs possible
to force the Germans hack, General
March stated.
Troop I'ngngcd
Tho Attack Is still being pressed,
he said, against heavy Germun re-
(Continued on Page Six.)
PARIS. July 20. Tho Hermann
have been forced to hrlnK up lu't.uoii
reserves to the army of the (ierman
I crown prince as a rcftilt of yester-
day's fighting ami the French and
j Americans, after fluctuations have
j heen enabled to fortify strongly the
newly gained positions southwest of
SoiMnn. says Miircel Huttn In the
Kcho le Paris.
1 RAO
L
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President Ban Johnson Asks All Club
Owners to Alwlc by Secretary Ba
ker's Order at Once Cleveland
Complies Others Demur Players
Favor Quitting.
CLEYF.LAND, July 20 President
James C. Dunn of the Cleveland j
American League club todav sent thej
following message to Cleveland from
Chicago :
'Vo will play a double header with
Philadelphia tomorrow and will then
dose the ball park lor the balance of
the season. It is our desire to com
ply promptly with Secretary linker's
rulintr on baseball. '
"My "in told me that they would
not (fare to stand on the field and
have leather lunged funs shout at
them to get useful jobs," said Presi
dent Dunn of the Cleveland club, in
discussing tch decision to suspend
tomorrow. "I heartily agree with the
men. They are all prepared to slep
into new work."
Reports in baseball circles bc,re,
that an effort would be made to keep
eight clubs going by usint' players
from the two major lea rues who do
not come under the new regulations
could not he confirmed by officials.
All Clubs Asked to Quit
CHICAGO. July 20. A mcssngc to
all club owners in the American
league, nskiivr the mil' they were will
ing to abide 1p- Secretary Baker's or
der at once, was sent today by Pres
ident Han Johnson. The actirtn of
the Cleveland club in closing tomor
row is the first result of the message.
Pascbatl men ,declure (but if club
owner should decide to continue op
eration they would have to do so with
only a small number of players. Less
than 10 of the phi vers are outside the
d rn IV age.
ItoMon Itefnses
IIOSTON, Julv Jll. "Mv answer is
that I will not (jive my consent and
it requires unanimous coiiseul to
elnc the season,' declared President
II. II. Fruzce of the Boston American
Lea true team todav when his uttculioti
was culled to Man Johnson's remiest
to abide by Seerelnry Maker's order
at once.
WASHINGTON. July 20.- lana
cr fl.-l'tjth fff ibe Washington Amer
ican Leaii'ie tejim said today thaf the)
team would oentlnuc the season asj
lotiif a- it hud players enoiib ami as.
Ion: a- there v. en' other teams nip- I
in,. I
Paris scientist has discovered a
moans of dctcr-ttng presence of Invis
ible odorless poisons.
BASEBAL
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BIG LEAGUES 101
i ON SUNDAY
UNITED STATES CRUISER SAN D IEG0 SUNK OFF FIRE ISLAND
" I 'Mlil.i..., u. i Wi
Ex-Czar Shot by
Bolshevik Council
Nicholas Romanoff pled July 16 Because of Discover; of Anti-Bolshc-viki
Conspiracy Execution OrJcred by President of Ural Regional
Council Documents Taken From Deposed Monarch, Including Let
ters and Diary to Be Published Today's Despatch Is Official Version
of Death, Authorized By Russian Government.
LONDON, July 20. Former Em
peror Nicholas of Russia has been
shot, a Russian wireless statement
today announces.
The former emperor's correspon
dence, Including letters from the
monk Rasputin who was killed short
ly before "the revolution, written to
the then emperor and his family, will
be published in the near future, the
wireless message declares.
The former emperor and tho young
Alexis Romanoff, the former heir ap
parent, have heen sent to a place of
security.
The central executive body of the
Bolshevik government announces
that it has at Its disposal important
material documents concerning the
former emperor's affairs, Including
his own diaries.
The message announces that a
counter revolutionary conspiracy was
discovered, with tho object of wrest
ing the ox-em neror from tho author
ity of the soviet council. In view of
this fact, tho president of tho Ural
regional council decided to execute
tho former ruler and tho decision
was carried out on July Hi.
Documents concerning the con
spiracy wore forwarded to Moscow.
E
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LONlMiN, July 20.- -Mritisb troops
lust ntLilit advanced their line on a
mile front south of the town of He
hulcrne, the war office announced to
day. As the result of yesterday's op
erations on the Plunders front the
I'ritish line was advanced alony a
breadth of 1.000 yards in the Me
terett sector. Meteren and a group
of buildinv.s southwest of the village,
known u Lc Wat on, are now held
by the Uritisb near Meaumont Haul
ers taken m.Trejule 'M.
A successful raid was curried out
hv the Mritish near cMautuoiit Hum
mel. HchHternc is about midway on the
front between Albert ami Arras.
Hcaiiiuont II. tunnel is 2' miles south
of Hehnturnc.
frUCHOLAT ROMAWOFF
It hiul linen decided tho niossage ex
plains, to bring tho ex-emporor be
fore a trihuna "to bo held for crimes
against tho people. Later occur
rences, howevor, lod to delay In
adopting tills course. -
Tliero iiavo ieen rumors since
Juno 24 that former Itmperor Nicho
Iub of Russia bad lioen assassinated.
There seemingly is no question
that today'R dispatch Is an official
version of tho death of tho former
emperor.
E
WITH T 1 1 15 liltlTtSIl ARMY IN
FRANCK, July 110. (My the Associ
ated Press. The (ierman IiIkIi com
mand will not bo pleased with tho
news that tbo Mrltlfh captured a val
uable piece of ground Meteren
yesterday.
It Is a trifle compared with tho bin
events on Die Krench front, but
i'rinco Rupprecht will not under
estimate the Iosh of a position which
not withstanding gives the Mritish
observation ground where ho might
wish to keep bis doings secret.
Scottish troops made tho assault
whh-h extended south of Meteren and
in front of Merrls. They formed
without Hie Cermans netting a hint
of Impending trouble and moved for
ward In full daylight.
It was nearly eight o'cloc k In the
morning and the Oermans worn down
hi cellars, with a full senso of secur
ity ufier the dawn lookout. Jfl
FRIDAY BY MINE OR U-BOAT
48 MEMBERS OF HUN RESERVES
CRUISERS CREW
STILL MISSING
Three Killed By Explosion That
Wrecked San Dietjo Others Not
Accounted for Vessel Probably
Struck Floating Mine as There Is
No evidence of U-Boat.
NF.W VOIiK, July 21b Forty-eight
members of the crew of t lie Cited
States cruiser San Diego, sue! yes
terday off Fire Island, nic still un
accounted for, after checking o re
ports of rescuing stenmers made to
the navy officials here today.
Rescue of the 1,117 men was ef
fected by the steamer P.ussum which
picked up 708; F. P. Jones. K, I'nd
Maiden, ,'180. There was no wire
less -nll sent out from llu eniiser,
the explosion tearing down her
aerials, and the three rescue vessels
arrived on the scene nearly three
hours after the ship went down.
Nothing was seen of n submarine.
Fifteen shots were fired from 'lie
erniwer during" the 22 miutes she, re
mained above the water, the gunner.-
firing, nt; suspicious swirls which
niiL'ht have concealed a suhuiiirine.
For three hours the men kept aflo.it
in tin; water by holding on to their
boats and pieces of wreckage. When
the first rescuing steamer arrived
many were Hearing exhaustion.
Three Are Killed
WASHINGTON, July 20. Thro
men were killed by the explosion
which sank the cruiser San Iheo
yesterday. The navy department io
dav announced their names us fol
lows: Thomas K. Iais, eneinman, Can
ton, Ohio.
Fra.ier O. Thomas, machinist's
mule, ( 'harlcon, W. Vn.
Jamsc V. Rochet, etiinman, Mine
Lake, Cab
Some others have not been ac
counted for, the navy department
says, but reports indicate, however,
that los of life was small.
Mines Ueslroycd
WASIIINCTON, July 20. Al
though Captain Christy of the ar
mored cruiser San Oiegn reported his
belief Unit it was a torpedo that scut
the ship down off Long Island yes
terday, further reports today showing
thai five or six mines were destroy
ed by warships in the vicinity l"st
niy.ht strengthened Hu opinion of na
val officers here than an enemy nub
marine was not responsible for the
disaster.
The captain's report showed that
Ibe cxplo-iou could not have been in
ternal because there was nothing in
the ship at that place to explode.
The department al-o has eidctnv
that, the ship could not have struek
mi American mine. Apaprcully only
poMhte explanation of the disinter
from that of a submarine, h that she
encountered it mine dropped by
("-bouts before they left the American
coast, ,
Captain lat to !'nvo
Of TieinN arc certain that some
Mnnll lo-s in lite will be found when
the muster rnlU of the ,-hip have
(Continued on Pngo Hix.)
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FAIL 10 CHECK
ALLIED SMASH
Americans Make Most Progress In
Southern Portion of Front Near
Chateau Thierry Advance Is
Brilliant Success Not an Encir
cling Movement but a Steady Push.
MY TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS,
July 20. Over the greater part of
the line between the Alsne and tho
Marne tho French and Americans are
still pushing eastward. Their most
pronounced progress appears to have
boon on tho more southerly part of
tho lino, tho dash In tho northern
sector having slowed somewhat, f
Tho allied forces control the pla
teau southwest of Soissons. This
Important town, however, still Is
holding out.
Further Bouth the nlliod advance
has ostablished itself at tho village
of Vlorzy, has passed the Mauloy
wood, cast of Vlllers-Holon, and has
driven to tho towns of Noutlly-St.
Front and Lley-CHgnon. Tho capturo
of Neullly-St. Front, ono of, the most
Important towns in tho section south
of Hie On icq, was officially announc
ed this morning. "
(rent Maltlo Impends
Dlspatehos said the fighting today
was spreading southward toward
Chateau Thierry. Indications wero,
It was stated, that a great baltlo nil
along tho Aisne-Marno lino seomod
to be Impending the Germans having
'brought up reinforcements In an ot
fort to stop tho allies.
South of tho Marne thero has been,
a tightening of tho defensive arc
along tho 14 mile lino between
Fossoy and Oeullly whero the dor
mans aro fighting with tho river at
their hacks. Attacks by tho French,
last night caused tho Germans to full
back still further.
American troops probably aro en
gaged In tho advance near Fossoy,
officially reported from Paris.
Oeullly marks approximately tho
point whero the (ierman lines cross
thu Marno and turn northeast toward
Ithelms.
Tho French war offlco mnkes no
extreme claims of victory along tho
Alsiin-Marnn front. Tho front, an
delineated In official reports, leaves
tho Cllgnou river near Torcy, runa
north thru Llcy-Cllgnon and Nniillly
( St. Front, turns slightly east to Mau
; loy wood, thenco north to VIer.y and
up over the higher ground to the hills
, Hinilli wont of Koissonx. Thnro havo
Ih'pii rnimrtB of nlllcil foroos IicIiib
fur to tho 1'iist of thin Una lint thny
linvo not limit offlrlully iinflrmod.
1 1 t'i 1 1 i it 11 1 SlHlfsH
Tho nrtniil ri-sults offli'lully nn
nounciMl nn Rrhlevcil with Importunt
li'rrltory tiikon nnil with moro thuu
tx.smi prlHimnrii nnil ,'liii) rhiik cii
turoil, cnimtltiito a dudiliMlly brilliant
miuross for tlio I'rnnoo-Amerlciui
ilrlvo.
In thu AlBnn-Mnrno drivo thcro ap
ponrfl to ho nn effort, whlrli Ih seum
ItiKly Bticcandlni;, to ntrnlKhton thu
front nil tho wiiy from tho C'lliinon
rtvor, Hliiint flvn niflon northwOHl of
(.'hulniui Thlony. Tho inovnniont
iloiw not nt prosiMit npponr to lio n
KiiMit cnriicllnu operation. It In
rather n iftelhoilieul push ulonn Iho
wiiHlern Aide of tho SolHrtniis-Cliilteitu
Thleiry-HhiilniH snllenl.
An mu h. It must atlll he considered
a ilnfniiKlvo aetlon that In Rolnit on.
Iln rhiirmter nniy ehtiiiKo to an of
fensivo atrnke at any time.
! BRITAIN MAY ADOPT
! DECIMAL COINAGE
I.IINIMIX, July Jii. - llnliiin imiy
collie day hnve rniluiiie on Allll-rieiill
f-ini uiitlersiiihil. The Derinml Ahmi
I'intiiin, wlurli i-, eiuupiiiviiinit for n
deciuuil system u" nuiiiey, reinrt it.s
iuether-lii hii ilniilileil in the Inst
mi veurs,