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".I J1 vsr.v U'- WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 81; Minimum Today, IS. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. EAT COICN FOOD "WELL "WIN BFORB UNE WEAT Porty-elffhth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEUFORD, OREGON1-, TUESDAY, JULY "J:1., 1918 NO. 103 r MAIL TRIE IN OFFERS INCREASING RESISTANCE Allies Continue to Tighten Vice-Like Grip On German Salient Ad vancing Line Slowly Americans Cross Marne On 12-Mile Front, Capturing J aulgonne British Win Woods On Rheims Front Import- . ant Progress Mae By Allies. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES ON THE AIS.VE-M ARNli FRONT, July 23, (By tho Associated Press. The allies continued today to tighten their vice-like grip upon tho German, salient around the curving line from Soissons to Rheims. The enemy is frantically bracing himself and Is of fering the stiffest resistance which Is increasing as he gets his artillery In place. WASHINGTON, July 23 The pro gress of tho Franco-American offen sive continues "entirely satisfactory," Secretary Baker said today.' The war department, he added, has noth ing from Generals' l'ershtng or Bliss later than the Associated I'ress dis patches. "We are tnklng more and more territory every day and tho progress made is entirely satisfactory,' said he. Huns Counter-Attacking LONDON, July 23. (4:3o p. m.) The expectation that tho Germans were preparing to give up immediate ly the entire Soissons-C'hateau Thlerry-Rheims salient has not yet been fulfilled. According to today's dispatches the German is constantly counter attacking with surprising momentum both on tho Marne cr-.l along the west side of the salient. T!Y TIIK ASSOC! ATKI) HiKSS. Tilly -j:i. The Frrni'li mid Anii'rii'iins linvo crossed Ihe Mnnic over a Iroul of 12 miles helween .liiul.uorine, seven miles east of Chateau Thierry, noil lenil, near where I lie (iernian line erosseil Ihe stream when the (ler nmn offensive was nt its height. (In the western think of the Her man salient, the allies have taken Oiileliv..e-Chateau. a mile north of the (are, a io:i;innlim: point in the (ierman line of rominnnieat ion-.. They have also eati:retl the town of lluz aney, seven miles south of Sois-ons, whie hhrins them to a ravine that stands hetween them and the heights east of Soissons. On the front helween Kheinis and the Marne the l!rili-h have Inkei l'ctiteliamp wooil near Marfanx. where they look (he plaees formerly held by the Italian t'ur'vs. litiHit'(nt Pi'ojiivss News of these successes hy the al lies eomes in iinol'J'ieia! London ad vices. It shows thai the allies are makine imporlant ptore-.s all around the salient in which Ihe (animus were caught ill the attack of the al lies Tbar-day inorniii'.', A hill nlonz the line niisl'l lane heen expected at this time, I inse of the stern rci-tnnce of the rc-crve- (Continued on Pago Tirco.) BfEXOS A IRKS, .Inly 23. The government of llollvia has ctinludcd Its 'investigation Into the clreiim ftances of the denlh on July 1", of John liavls O'liear of Missouri, the American minister nt I.a l'az. The Investigation followed rumors that the funeral was a ruse of the minister to escape making explana tion of reports that lie had lieen aid Inn the German. The Investigation confirmed the death of the minister. ALLIES DRIVING GERMANS FROM MARNE BANKS Franco-American Troops Continue to Make Progress and Situation Re garded as Well in Hand French Capture Oulchy-Le-Chateau and Americans Buzancy. LONDON", July 23. Franeo Anieriean troops are continuing to mako progress on tho baltlefront oe tween Ourcq and the Marne. Ad vices today aro that attacks carried out hy tho Krench have restored all the ground which they lost on Mon day in the region of Grissolles, seven miles northwest of Chateau Thierry. W'ell informed opinion In London regards the situation on the battle front as going well for the allies. It is not expected, however, that the ad vance will bo so rapid as previously, the Germans having now had plenty of time to get thoir reserves into po sition. They aro also displaying a disposition to fight for all they are worth. Julllgoniic Captured Tho town of Juulgonno on the Marne has been captured by the Americans, who aro continuing their advance. So far tho Inking of 300 prisoners hy tho Americans In this advance is reported. Tho French, tho advices stale, stormed the heights north of- Cour colles, at S o'clock yesterday after noon. They are also holding the bend In tho neighborhood of Chusous and Treloop. I These towns arc jast to the north of tho Marne, to the east of Jaul- gonne, taken hy the Americans. Treloop nt the latest advict'3 was still in the hands of the enemy.; 'The French crossed the Marne ut I'ont-a-Hlnson, Just to the east of Reuilly. The enemy counter attacked htav ily from the direction of Vanderes, but these onslaughts were beaten off. I'reiieli Take Oulchy Tho French have captured Oulchy-Le-Chateau. Tho Germans are stiffening their resistance helween tho Ourcq and the Aisne rivers, and are bringing up guns. Tho Americans on tho front south of Soissons have captured the town of Huzancy. On the front between the Marne and Ithciius the Ilritlsh have cap tured the Petltchanip wood, near Marfan', with 2nn prisoners and H machine guns. in their fighting along the .Mar no the French are reported to he exper iencing great difficulty in making a passage of the rtvur at some points, being stubbornly opposed by the Ger man Infantry, well supported by ar tillery anil machine guns. OFFERS 10 SELL SAMvM. On.. July -''(, -State Kn iiircr hewi relumed from Med JM with the report lliut he has re eeivcd from the Kol-im River Vulle. Canal eompJiny an nt I it in writing to di'-po-e ill" ri-h lake mid hour .Mile hike rt"rvii;r with nil ennui- und water riwlit- jur "J.M.(mmi, with only lit mm -mid feet to be rc-eied tor um on ihe eon party'- own l:u! "The former oMVr wa- ? 1110.0(10," -aid Mr, Lewi-. 'Tin- wa- tnt L'iven -eriou eon-iderati"ti bv tin- direct or nf the irrigation ili-tri'-t." RESCUES HIS SOn'v BODY IN BATTLE AMSTERDAM, July hienl. Albert von Tilly was buried in Merlin recently. The chief mourner "as his father, a lieutenant eidonel, who re, .ned Ins -on'- both under lire duriii.' n halite mi the n intern trnl. GRAFT SCANDA L Member of Council of National De fense Sub-Committee, Chief .Gov ernment Inspector and 17 Manu facturers of Raincoats and Sol diers' Clothing Arrested for Graft. NEW YORK, July -JX Agencies of (lie council of Nul'onnl Defense were involved todnV in the nation wide conspiracy of alleged bribery and graft in the manufacture of soldiers1 rubber ruin coat, tlnough the arrest of 1 furry E. Leuzcitr, a member of the defense council's sub -commit tee supervising raincoat production. He is accused of attempting" to bribe a government inspector. Department of justice agents also took into custory Charles L. Fuller, chief government inspector for the New York manufacturing district, and it was announced he had con fessed full details of the workings of nn extensive bribery system in con nection with manufacture of rain coats ami other soldiers' clothing. Seventeen Makers Caught There were sensational 'develop ments which followed tho arryst last night of seventeen raincoat manufac turers on bribery, fraud or conspir acy charges. Leucur, a wealthy clothing maim fnr hirer, wn e member' of the de fense council's eommittc which ad vised the war department what man ufacturing plants were equipped prop erly to make raincoats. After he ob tained contracts for bis own plant, it is charged that he sought to give money to a government inspector who was expected to approve materials ami workmanship not up to the prop er standards. Future developments will show, it is said, that other of the numerous Mih-eommittec of the defense council had members who used their position to get sneeial favor. All evidence discovered will lv presented to a grand jurv shortly. InsiKM-tor Confesses Fuller, the chid inspector, confess ed that be received weekly allow ances from seveni I coitt raetors, it was announced b Assistant Attorney Huston Ihomp-oti. Similar nnv- incnts were nl-o made to subordinate inspectors. (hie inspector adopted n plan of having "birthday" or "anniversary" parties iIS a menus of eolceting gifts lima contractors whoM! ;oods be su pervised. The contractors Mocked to bis house, it was said, and left arm loads of presents. E AMSTERDAM, .Inly Repairs which (iermans miuie to the mole and locliK at .cehniKKO have ngaiu been dentroyed by ullietf- airmen, ac cording to tho Telogruaf. Two torpe do boats have Iteen cunk In the har bor, It adds, and tho canal remains cloyed. The Herman observation tower at Idss-ewcKhe was also hit by the airmen. Many casualties nmoiiff the mur ines at this naval baye and among eiviltns are reported, hieweijlio has been partly evacuated, hut thousands of men have been forced to work In the neighborhood and on the mole. (Hi AND RAPIDS, Midi.. July 21! Five children, ranginK In age from two to 12 years were burned to death one other received fatal injuries and peven were less seriously hurt In a fire which dfMroed the Kent county juvenile home early today. N Al COATS LATEST PHOTO OF KERENSKY, TAKEN IN LONDON c , ..4. iT "rn Tills iliterostlnjj picture just received fiiini lmilon shows Alexander V. Kerensky, lust premier ir Itussia before the llolshcvlk regime, talking to Arthur Henderson, the ruinous leader of Ihe llritish Inlmr uiity. Ker ensky is nt the right. t WITH THE FRENCH ARMY OX i THE MARSE, Julv LJ. - My Hie As-j soeiatcd I'ress.) Tlie fiercest fight-' (My the Associated Press.)- ('T ing continued throughout Hie day ou:im'n resislance resulted in harder both wings of the flerman salient be- fighting today. The operalions were tween the Aine and the Marne. The robbed of some of their spectacular efforts of the e'v.'inv were eonccn- j traled on an attempt to prevent the allied troops from cuttiti!" through on either side and thus imperilling the : great masses of (ierritan troops still within the setni-circle. Hespite the Ccnuali dclerminalioii, I French, American and Mritish troops : made proijre Probably the heaviest fighting to day occurred on the eastern wing of the salient where British troops took part. The Iliili-hers, who had ar rived on (lie scene only recently, en gaged the enemy in a hand to hand conflict in 1 hi' extremely wooded re gion southwest of liheiiiis. Four fresh divisions faced them. One (Scrinuii division uhich hud held the Hue against llie Italians had been annihilated, only n tew hundred re maining. The tieruuiiis hal a lar.-c number of machine gnus but the Mrilish captured lit of llieiu in lln coiirse of a i-lmng attack in which they made pnej cess Mid took more than "Ji: pri.-i'iicrs. Altogether l!n- day w.is verv .-ati--fa'-tory for the allies who are tbnat ening 1 he ( ierntan com mun teat ions everywhere, I here i- everv rca-oii to believe tbnt the (ieuians are hurry ing forward n;oie ilivi-ioiis (o add to the liO they already have thrown into the battle. CALLED 10 COLORS: w ash i rn s, .1 u i :s. Kirt y thousand mvi'i reulsti .nils qualitied for f;t:i"i :i in ilitary tr.r ice were called to lb" io;irs today by l'io osi Marshal (biicrai Crowder. The will entrain IvUVv-m Auk list 1 and ." and wit) oipe nnn ! I states and the District of Cm iml.lii. SLACKER HIDES St ! MONTHS IN DUGOUT! I.OMKiN. July y .!.-- New Zealand' jl;uk"is ute trying all ortn ol iiieh-; oils to made armv service. Recently one was found hilling for hIx monih in a duitout made In a clitf, while another was discovered up a chimney with bin fed in the fireplace, covered by a screen. WITH THE AMERICAN FORCE ON THE AISNE-MAIiNE, July 2'J.- determination of the enemy not to be crowih d into a ret real. In the area north of Chateau Thierry the enemy is reported bv air observers to be slill moving north ward, bul very slowlv and fighting rear guard actions nil the while. The French and Americans are bunging clo-e to the heels of the retreating ftermans and are hiking every oppor tunity. In move forward. Army Imnd ipiarters moves ahead liit by Idt. ns Ihe line ad iinccs. Eiiemv iiirplunes have been native on obscrval ion work bill the shells Tired by the (ici'iiaii artillerv in an attempt to search out the allied rear indicate thai Ihe airmen hilled to spot tlie allied positions. Many shells I have iTropjieil a!"tt he Marne at ir ! regular piti i val-- and little damage j has resulted. ThroU'dioul the iIjiv the heavy guns 1 of the allies l.o-nhardei the enemy J lines Willi evfi-llcut resalts, accord j ing to aerial Inol-oul-. Over all the i I I'li i ! ii v p-taKcn thedainajjc wrought by the A rnerjeen and Fi'i-ueli guns j -how that i he po iliiui-. formerly held hy the (iermans sullered much more than the allied lines, no wil li-t atidiug tain the ohuie of the tire fnun I he ticcuiiiiis a- !.'j'e.ilei-. Further large Miuehcr- ol nit-i. ners were lakni Iron t lie Oeriiians today. ON ARRAS FRONT LONDON, July :;!. Advances In local operations were scored by the Jtrilihli lust night, today's war office report .-hows. The line v.arf pushed forward sliKlitly south of li-buterne on the front between Arras and Al bert, and south of Merris and Mel eren on t he Fbuiders " f runt. The llritish po-dtioni ul-o were improved in the Itamel sector and north of Albert. Tho (lirmirtft' artillery showed considerable activity with gufi shells in Ihe VllliTK-llretiHiiifiix sector eav:l of Amleim. (IKXr.V.1.. July XL-Nwii.Tlnml ili lfl linni il In I'liil Ihe 'IVllluliic spy -x -t itii. Ill inn' Iiuvm nlmif 'J II ,u iiiiu anil ''i-nii.iii spit-, ui-ir urn1!- I i:i llii' .'..iiiM' i.f 1 1 ni i k-, AMERICA SOLVES GOVERNMENT TO FOOD PROBLEM TAKE TELEGRAPH OF HER ALLIES Hoover States That All Anxiety Has Now Passed Great Increase In Hogs Solves Meat Question Star vation Killing Many More People Than Bullets. OXDOX, July..li3 In a utatcment today on food proldcms, Ircrhert C. Hoover, the American food adminis trator, spoke of tho great problem of agriculture substitution, which he said was dominated by two critical factors, tho first of which was time and the second expenditure In fodder and land productivity. '"To Increase our beof production," continued Mr. Hoover, "would re quire from three to flvo years. On the other hand, wo could bring about an enormous Increase in our meat and fat production thru swine within nine to twelve months," Mr. Hoover said the American ag riculture population had been given assurances which had led to a won derful increase in swine production. 1'ork Increase Rapid "I have In mind the lncrcae of meats for tho allies," he went on "Wo can furnish this wholo volume in pork alone within tho noxt twelve months, we can with less prossiiro of saving upon our peoplo export IS 0041,000 tons, if necessary and to this Canada will add :i, 000,000 tons." After announcing that all anxiety had passed, Mr. Iloovor continued: "We are all building ships as a part of our submarine defenses. Wo have now built up our food reserves in tho nearest market as a further defense. Tho call for ships for food next year will he less than last and consequently wo will have more ships for American soldiers." "Taking n broad view," .Mr. Hoov er said, "one outstanding and dom inating fact Is perceived within the enemy lines, namely, hunger, and altho a body of some 100,000 per sons, comprising the domiuuttng spirits In (icrmany, have been able to put against tho world the forces of Koine HiO, 000,000 people, they have not been utile to produce (heir need ed food. 1 1 mis Starving 1'onplcs "The conquered people, already hungry, are being slowly but surely starved and their loss of life thru starvation during the period before tho next harvest will be far larger than all the casualties on the western front. "In seeltlng President Wilson's counsel as to tho conference of food officials which now Is In progress, 1 received from him this statement of our point of view In all our food ne gotiations: " 'That the American people will gladly and willingly make any sacri fice In consumption and in the pro duction of foodstuffs that will main tain the health, comfort ami the cnunme of tho peoplo of the allied countries. Wo, aro In fad, eating at the common table with (hem.'1 SAN DIE'lo. Cel., July 'SX Fol lowing a report I nun Die British eon stil at l,a Pa Ihat a (icrm.in raider is cruising oil the Mexican coast all e--cl.- in the tucRlli naal di-tnc! have been advised ( oh-crve special precaution" of (be -iibnianne one. Aircrall troin -tatiuiis in ihe vicin ity of lliis citv'nid unrdiiUs within 'all have been -cut in 'arch ol' the piiiujer, accoidni" lo tuny auliri ties. GENERAL STRIKE FAILS IN' ARGENTINE REPUBLIC IU KNOS AllfKS, July '.M. I'll. '.'i'in'1'iil stride niiivi-iiirnt lhriiui:hiiitl Ar;:i'iilinii hns Inili'.l. I'm'tnil sinki's m -mm' luriililii - cmil ti.nr. Iin! tlif-i-nil' llnl ul tliiliiirnl iilipiiltiilli'i'. LINES JULY 31 President Issues Proclamation Tak ing Over Telegraph, , Telephone, Cable and Radio Systems for Du ration of War Postmaster Gen eral to Have Charge of Lines. WASHINGTON. July 23 Post master 'Ci ciiem 1 Burleson will person ally direct the governmetn operation of telegraph and telephone lines. Ho will he assisted by a committo of three on which will lie First Assist ant Postmaster (leneral, John L. Kuans on organization nod adminis tration; David J. Lewis, former eon grcscsiiuui from Mary hind, on opera tion; and W. H. laimur, solicitor, postoflice department, on finances. ' WASHINGTON, July 23. Presi dent Wilson today Issued a proclama tion taking over control of telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems for the duration of tho war, effectlvo next July 31. Authority to operate the wire sys tems la vested In the Postmaster general. Completo details, it was announced, would be made public later In tho day. Ocean cable linos and radio sys tems aro not included, lu President Wilson's proclamation. Hurleson In Charge The prosident'B proclamation pro vides th at tlitj postmaster general It he so elects may admlnlstor the linos thru tho owners' managers, it pro vides further that until the postmas ter general dtrocts otherwise, the present inauagomonts shall be con Untied. ! Regular dividends as heretofore declared and Interest on maturing obligations, shall continue to be paid iibiuil the postmaster geueral directs otherwise, and subject to his appro val the companies may arrange re newal and extension of maturing ob ligations. The postmaster general In his dis cretion may hereafter relinquish in whole or in part to the owners any telegraph or telephone, system over which ho has usHumed control. To Improve Service Postmaster General Rurleson, in a .statement explaining Ills plans in operating tho wiro systems, said theru would be no change affecting tho press wlro service except to improvo it wherever possible. Mr. Burleson also said that opera tion and control of farmers' telephone lines would bo interfered with only for tho purpose of using their con nection with longer lines. Tho pol icy, ho said, has not yet been decided on. it was assumed that control of cables was not taken over becauso of difficulties presented by contracts cabin companies held with foreign govern incuts. Radio systems already aro con trolled by tho navy department. LONDON'. Jiny Tho Krench at. S:Ki o'rlnr k IIiIh inornln licKan a now atlni'k lit lli roeton narthwost of MonlilldiiT, in ronllni; to ailvlcnn rcr-clvuil hijru pliorlly iifUT noon to day. At 1 1 o'clock IIiIh morning tho KriMlch wnrn ri'imrleil to havo H(l-v.ui'-fit n mill' on a Trout of four mllcK. -IJ ll wan IIioiikIiI on llui liasts of tho udvauoi'K, thai tho nllai-k In Iho Montdldlor rculon inlKlit lio on a will er front than tho one inmitlonetl. In lh MoutilldliT (1 k;li 1 1 n k today lh l-'rcni'h, IiohI.Ioh raiiturliv; tho villains of Aulivllli'in and Snuvlllera. nwi'Pl to Iho rrrol of Miilllv-Hnlpuvnl and lapturcd l(. FRENCH LAUNCH JJJOFFENSWL