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MEUFORD, OREGON1-, TUESDAY, JULY "J:1., 1918
NO. 103
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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.
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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