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MEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918
.NO. 108'
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ALLIES CROSS TEUTONS BURN GERMAN BASE
n mSn mum VILLAGES BACK NOW IN HANDS
uunuunivcn
Heavy Battles Raging as Germans
Try Vainly to Check Allied Ad
vance, Which Captures Fere-en-Tardenois
and Contest Ville-en-Tardenois
Enemy Evidently Pre
paring to Retire to Vesle River,
Contesting Every Inch ot Ground.
: LONDON-. July 29. Tho French
von on the important front between
.Soieaons and the Oureq, on the Her
man right flank, today. Launching
a new attack this morning near
Grand Rozoy, they advanced a half
mile. The high ground here already
is In French hands. The fighting
was still proceeding at latest reports,
received in London late afternoon.
Still farther north towards Sols-
Bon, the French surrounded the vil
lage of Buzancy and took 200 prison
ers but later lost the village.
From various parts of the line the
news is that the Germans are contin
uing their retirement, but are resist
ing strongly at several points, espec
ially on the easterly wing along the
line of Chambercy, Vlllo-En-Tardl-
nolB and Saint Gemme.
linns IiiiiK'h Attack
LON1DON, July 29. Tho Germans
started a new battle this morning In
a quiet sector east ot Kheims by
launching a heavy attack against
French positions on Hill 181, near
Mont Sans Norn. When latest dis
patches were tiled the fighting was
proceeding without much advantage
on either side.
Fere-Kn-Timlcnols Passed
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 29. noon (My the
Associated Press.) The allies pushed
on beyond Fere-En-Tnrdenols this
morning and maintained their posi
tions everywhere in tho face or
strong German attacks.
The village ot Serg'y, southeast of
Fere-Kn-Tardenols, chaimed hands
four times, finally remaining in pos
session of the allies.
An extremoly violent artillery duel
was on this morning north of the
Oureq as far as Soissons. In thscc
tor south of the Oi'rcq the guns also
were busy. ' :
.Farther south (he Americans nt
Roncheres sustained and defeated a
strong attack by a guards division.
The chosen Prussian troops were
r stopped everywhere, suffering heavy
losses.
The enemy appears determined for
the moment to hold his lino stretch
ing from Vllle-En-Tardonols to the
Oureq,. His troops strongly occupy
Vllle-En-Tardenols, but the allies are
keeping In constant touch with him
here. Cohette wood, farther south,
has been occupied by the allies, who
captured two field guns, two six-Inch
cannon and much ammunition In this
wood.
Enemy Itelnforccil
WITH THE AMERICAN" ARMY
OS THE AISXE MAHNE FRONT,
July 20. (Hy the Asosi-inlerf 1'ros.)
Reinforced by two cruck divisions
nf Bavarian guards, the Teutons to
dav settled down io the lianle-t re-
(Contlnued on Page Four.)
GENEVA, Sunday, July JH - (l!y
the Associated I'rcs.) Thirty-tvi
Americans, including some ntl'ictr
recently captured by the ficrmons.
have been lixlued neur the rnilrnud
station at .Mannheim, in linden on
the tfliine, nccordini.' to a report re
ceived in Huslc. Ilia Americans were
placed in this position in order to
prevent allied nir ruids.
OF BATTLE LINE
Towns Between Soissons and Baz
ouches, 14 Miles East. On Fire, In
dicating Further Retreat of Huns
Who Desolate Regions as They Go
Three Mile Gain On Front
LONDON, July 29. The German
retreat is continuing along the whole
line, the allies clusely in pursuit, ac
cording to news from the fighting
area in the Soissons-Kheims salient,
received up to noon.
The Germans succeeded in check
ing to a certain extent, hut not in
stopping the French advance.
The French jire on the north hank
of J he Oureq and to the east they have
secured the whole road between
Kheims and Dormnns. The Germans
are stnhliornly resisting nnd arc
burning villages.
Heavy fighting is still in progress
to the south of Soissons, in tho
neighborhood of liuezuncv. So far
the French have made no progress
there. Villages hetween Soissons and
Iinzouehcs, about 14 miles to the east
however, are on fire, leading to the
belief that the Germans vay intend
a further retreat.
Three Milo Advance
Since yesterday the allies have ad
vanced hetween two and three miles
on a 20 mile front.
The enemy has definitely abandon
ed the line of the Ourc and thcic is
little doht now that he will go back
beyond the Versle to the line M miles
long- hetween Soissons and Iiheims,
which is probably entrenched and has
good lines of communication.
The German retirement bus hen
quite' orderly and deliberate. So far
the taking of only four guns has been
reported.
The Americans, particularly in the
Fere-Fn-Tardenois sector, are press
ing the Germans very vigorously.
10 LEAVE IRISH
LONDON, Jury 29. In the debate
In the houso of commons today on
his motion regarding Ireland, John
Dillon, the nationalist leader, pro
posed the' reference of the question
to President Wilson.
Herbert D. Asqulth, former prime
minister, Bpeaking In the house of
commons this evening, made an ap
peal to the government In the Inter
ests of the country, the empire and
the entente allies to try again, even
at the eleventh hour, to find a settle
ment of the Irish question.
Replying to Mr. Dillon's speech on
his motion, Edward Shortt, secretary
for Ireland, said that the govern
ment had been compelled to take
strong action In Ireland because
there was a complete military systeTn
in southwest Ireland. Instructions
were given, the secretary declared
as to how to cut railways and destroy
bridges and communications, while
explosives bad been secretly Import
ed.
HAITIEN BANDITS
WASHINGTON, July 9. Three en
counters between Lniled Shite mu
rines and Dominical and lluitien ban
dits in Santo Duniind were rcportc
in ilispnti hcs to the navy department
today. Casualties among the ma
rines were one corporal and two pri
vales slightly wounded. One Domini
enn guard officer was also wounded
About '.'(I of the bandits were killed
several wounded and others caplur
td.
OF ALLIED ARMY
Fere-En-Tardenois Captured In
Hand-to-Hand Struggle Finhtin;.
In Progress for Mastery of Ville-en-Tardenois
Ris Forest Cleared
of Germans.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, July 29, morning (By the
Associated Press.) The forward
pressure of the allies was continued
uninterruptedly thruout Sunday. On
Saturday the progress of the allied
forces was extremely rapid, with
slight opposition from the retreating
enemy, but yesterday the Germans
everywhere demonstrated that their
power of determined resistance was
still very strong.
In the streets of Fere-En-Tardonols
there was very severe hand to hand
fighting but the allies eventually ob
tained the upper hand.
Late last night fighting was still
in progress for the mastery of Ville-En-Tardenols,
the German strong
point on the southeasterly side of
the salient, but the allies were grad
ually gaining the ascendency here.
They are established In the southern
portion of the town, having beaten
all efforts of the Germans to dislodge
them.
Crossing of Oureq
After conquering Fere-En-Tnrdc-nois,
the allies had the task of cross
ing the Oureq in the fnce of the
strongest German fire.' Ndt a bridge
had been left Intact.
The allies succeeded in' overcoming
all obstacles here and secured a foot
hold on .the northern bank, where
they present a serious menace to the
enemy.
Farther south toward the center
of the pocket, both infantry and the,
artillery were neaviiy engaged.
North of Ills forest there were
some very furious comhuts which
lusted several hours and resulted In
the allies gaining possession of
Champ Volsy. Then Ranchers was
reached by advanced guards. Farther
east cavalry patrols came into action
in the Meunlere wood and at Vlllers-Agron-Aiguizy.
All along this part of the line the
onomy threw great quantities of gas
shells, the fumes of which remained
for a long time among the woods.
IHirniuns-Itheims Honil
Near Romelgny and Ullgny the al
lies got over the Dormans-Rhclms
muln road.
The advance called for the great
est precautions here because of the
enormous number of enemy machine
guns under cover of the small woods
In this region. On the eastern flank,
however, tho,nllies now have got be
yond the wooded country and on to
the plateau.
AMSTERDAM, July 2!!. The re
cent monarchist congress at Kiev re
solved to form centers throughout
Russia for the re-establishment of
the imperial regime on the lines of
that in power prior to Mnrvh, 11117,
and to nini at the re-union of the
I'kkraine and Great Kuiu under
Grand Duke Nicholas ' Niclidlnvid'h,
according lo brief delnils received
here. The newspapers report a re
sumption of the activities of the
Hhick hundred.
When confirmation of the death of
the former emperor was received in
Kiev, many Russian officers wen'
een with crepe wound iiImmiI (heir
crosses of St. Geolgc.
When bis execution was first de
nied, n thanksgi in service was held
in Kiev cut bed nil.
After the service there was bloody
fighting in the streets of Kiev be
tween the monarchists nnd llol-hc-viki.
AMERICANS SMASH
CRACK REGIMENTS
OF TEUTON ARMY
LONDON, July ''!. The Americans met Germany's finest regi
ments in buttle south of Seigy lust night where the enemy threw in the
whole fourth division of Prussian Guards in n desperate counter ulliiek.
Advices reaching London this afternoon show that the Americans slood
like n stone wall, brought the Germans to n clean stop and inflicted the
heaviest losses upon them.
The dispatches praise the work of (he Americans highly, hut give
no details beyond insisting upon the heavy losses which the Prussians
suffered, especially from the American machine gunners
The fact that the Germans picked the Americans as opponents for
the choicest battalions in the German army indicated that they have
learned to respect the men from the t'nitcd Stales in the fighting of
the lust fortnight.
The heuviest fighting "f the Inst 24 hours occurred in Ibis sector
last night against the French and Americans. Sergy alter luivinsr
been taken and lost four times, was in allied hands today.
i.
ALLIES GREATEST
LONDON, July 2!). Vhnt seems
the most valuable strategic result to
the ullies from the German retreat
is the restoration of the great Paris
Chateau Thierry-Chalons railway, by
means of which the Champagne front
is best victualled and which will be an
important factor in future, military,
developments.
The action now may become stabil
ized between Soissons ""liud Kheims,
where the Germans apparently are
concentrating great d'orces, hut the
fact remains that tho enemy is badly
beaten. He not only does not hold a
single inch of ground gained since
July 1'), but within n' fortnight has
been forced til abandon nearly hull'
the advantages gained by his offen
sive of May ;!7.
It is regarded as certain that thu
salient will be flattened to a straight
line from Soissons to Kheims, which
alone would shorten the allies' lin.
hy 'M miles and lessen the demands
on. the allied reserves
BIRMINGHAM, July 29
-"e
strikers in munition works here re
turned to their employment this mor-
nlng. Altho their hostility To the
embnrgo upon unskilled lubor Is un-
abaed, the promise of an Inquiry into
the situation has reconciled .thSi,hree g(.oro ucron, huve ,, ln
strikers.
Some of them had a hostile
reception from the men and women
who had remulned at work.
It is expected tho action taken by
the workers In Coventry and Birm
ingham will have a soothing affect
ln other districts.
Tho meeting adopted a resolution
accepting the government's offer of
a committee inquiry and agreeing to
"rosume work forthwith on the un-
dorstandlng that the committee will
Bit immediately and will Include local
roprescntatlvcs of their union; also
that the government will withhold;
its threatened action regarding call
ing up noices and that no victimiza
tion of individuals takes place.
E
PA It IS. July Ji). In (lie fi.-Jitini:
norlli of the Marne yestcrdnv 100
prisoners were captured, snys the nf.
li'ia! statement from the war office
today. There was no change in tin
situation during the night.
The statement rends :
"Norlh of the Marne there was no
fhanur in the situation ilnrini; tho
nk'ht. Iiiriiiu the liijlitinu yc-ti-nlay
on thi part of the front we ;i.turiwl
altoiit 400 jiriMineris."
WASHINGTON, July 20. The
crossing of the Oureq by the Arcmi
cun forces in their continued pursuit
of the enemy north of the Murnc was
reported in General Pershing's com
munique for yesterday, received to
day at the war department.
Capture by the Americans of the
towns of Scringes. et-Ncsles, Sergy ut
Kolichcres bcyoug- the Oureq, .was
also announced.' , . , ..
The statement follows:..
"Headquarters American Expcdi-
titulary Forces, July 2(1, 11118.
Section A. North of the Maine
our troops continue I he pursuit of the
enemy, In spite of his determined
efforts to delay their progress by
rear guard actions they have crossed
the Oureq ami have taken the towns
of Seringes-El-Nestlcs, Sergy and
KoiK'licres.
"Section II. There is nolliing- to
report in (his section."
IN RACE RIOTS
1
PHILADELPHIA, July 29. A
negro was shot and killed toduy in
South Philadelphia where a succes
sion of race riots have occurred since
'Saturday. Three douths huvo occur-
re(1 lls tt rc9l u, the borders one
or them a policeman, having been
' hot dead v.8t(,riiiV. More than
jured
Tho nogro killed toduy had been
arrested by two policemen and tried
to escape ny slushing them with a
razor. Ho was Inter taken Into
police station, when some one in the
crowd Bhot him
The trouble started over 111 feeling
engendered when negroes began
moving Into a residential section
populated exclusively by whites.
i Three hundrod policemen, aided by
slxly marines, arc on duty in the dls-
trict.
EIGHT STEEL SHIPS
,i wahiiinhton. j.iiy io.-riKht
steel ships with a tola) deadweight
tonnage of ll.'i.HitO, were delivered by
Amem-an xhipvard last week, the
shipping hoard annnum'ed Ind-ty
f.niilh'hili t'r (he week included :
steel veels with a total tonnage of
.il,''."0 and five! wooden hliip with
a ton an en of lH.'jon,
FRANK ROOSEVELT CALLED
UPON KING GEORGE
LONDON, .Inly yn. KranMm l
liiMiM'vell, a-sitatit secretary ot' the
Aincric.tti navy, md a hint; inl-'meu
with Kiny 'ieore this morning.
U N VAN A
IE
Germans Wrecked Houses, Hacked
Tapestries, Slit Paintings, Ripped
Furniture and Ruined Irrcplacahle
Examples of Medieval Craftsman
ship Smashed Doll Houses.
LONDON, July 29. (British wire
less service). Evidence accumulates
that during their brief stay In the
Marne salient the Germans have
been indulging again in wholesale
acts of vandalism. In a message
sent from French headquarters, Reu
tor's correspondent gives details of
their conduct while in possession of
Chateau Thierry;
When they found they would have
to give up the town, the Germans de
termined to take tho only vengeance
In their power. The Injuries which
have been inflicted on the town are
such as could not be the result of
shelling, the correspondent points
out, as those houses which suffered
most were entirely uninjured by
shell, shrapnel or bullet.
i nese nouses, he says, were
magnificently furnished, tho walls
hung with costly tapestries and ad
mirable pictures.
Today there Is nothing that has
not been destroyed. The tapestries
have been backed to pieces, the pic
tures slit from corner to corner, the
leather and other chair coverings
have been ripped and nil the irre
placeable examples of craftsmanship
of past centuries have been smashed.
There Is not a mirror which has not
boon broken, and the glass and china
flung ut them lie In fragments before
them.
The costly carpels have been soil
ed and rent In every possible way
and ink pots flung at the silken pa-
pors on tho walls. This vengeful
fury has been carried even to the
extent or smashing nurseries and
doll houses. The fashion In which
beds nnd rooms have been doflled
is difficult of description. It would
scorn the work of lunatlis."
ASHLAND YOUTH
KILLED AT FRONT
4
ASHLAND, Ore., .Inly 20.
Clement Summers of the engineer
corps, I'Yance, wah killed in ne-
tiou Julv 1 1," aeenrdii.tr to Word
received here. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. ('. M. Summers,
Laurel street, (his city, nyed 111,
aad was atauijr the first from
here to o overseas. He is also
the firM fatality anionic Ash-
land hovs in the Kiimpean war.
lie was killed while striii?injr
wires in advaw-e of the trenches.
II
KIO JANHIMO, July 20.-The Ital
ian steamer Giuseppe Gurihuldi, -1,000
Ions, has been destroyed bv an ex
plosion 'J 00 mile- off I he llrazihait
eoa-t. Six member-, of the crew were
killed. The nl iV crs nf the vc'
have been reported to the Italiar
counsiil here I hut lite explosion w as
caused by a dynamite bomb, which i
belicvctt lo have been placed on board
the -Jnp bv German-
The Giuseppe Gaiiihaldi, Wan t'.irm
eily the steamer Cleveland IJaiive
She was huil! in 1H0H and w.is lilo
leet hui' and l." feet beam. s.hc
owned in Genoa, Italy,
TO VENGEANCE
LIKE LUNAT CS
Til iiii ATriimrrfc
1 1 nLIAIl u I LnmLlij (Contl,"ied oa lage Four )
I
EU TONS ESCAPE
I
Germans Extricating Army From
Pocket, Retreating In Good Order
to New Defense Line, Probably
Along Vesle River Resistance Be
coming Stiffer.
HYTUE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
July 2!. North of the Marne the
tide of Herman invasion im fast ebb- t
in;. The fact that ft general retreat .
in tins region is going on is not
questioned and the only point of mo
ment to be eleared up is the location
of the position at which the enemy
will turn at bay.
Since Saturday morning there have,
been important ehangeft in the buttle,
line between SoisHons and Iiheims.
Today it runs almost direetly east
from Oulychy Le Chateau to Fere-En-Tardenois,
then erosses the Our
eq and continue, seastward until it
reaches the Dormans-Hhcims rond
northewest of Iiheims mountain.
More than half of the pocket be
tween the Marne and Vesle rivers had
yesterday been eleared of Germans. ,
The only defensive position seem
ingly possible for tho Germans is the
one that follows the Aisne nnd Vesle
from Soissons- to Fismes, nnd from
that point follows the eourse of the
A rd re river toward Kheims. Burning
of villages along the Aisne nnd Vesle
from Soissons to Dazoehes tends to
confirm the impression that the Ger
mans do not contemplate resistance
south of that line. ; t
Knemy lvvtrlcatlng ForceH' v
There is every indication that the
German high command has sueeeeded
in extricating its forces from the trap
sprung by (Jeneral Foeh. Tho resist
ance of the Germans for n week after
(he beginning of the allied counter of
fensive probably gave them time to
withdraw their heavier guns and a
large proportion of their supplies
from the salient. y
The advance of the allies east of
Oiilchy-Le-Chatcau must Moon eom
pcl the enemy to evacuate tho lino
fnun the Ourcy river toward Soissons
for n considerable distance. Nearer
Kheims. however, the Germans seem
lo hold positions that will provido
a pivot for their retreat toward tho
Vesle river.
In this region the nllics this morn
ing were getting very close to tho
Ardre river, which forms n protec
tion to the right flank of the enemy
positions near Kheims.
While the Germans have been
busy getting their forces back out of
the bag between Soissons and Kheims,
their forces farther north have been
attacked by the Ilritish once more.
Australian troops, attacking on each
side of the llray-Corbie road, east of
Amiens, and north of the Sol river,
took two lines of German trenches
over a two miles front. The Austra
lians also captured 100 prisoners.
Resistance Stiffens 1
As the French nnd Americans press
northward the German resistance be
comes stiffer. The enemy is making
i; re at use of his artillery on tho
heights north of Soissons and Kheims
ami is subjecting the sides of tho
pocket to u bombardment of great
iolence,
Sergy, held by the Americans, rep
resents an advance of 18 miles frob
Chateau Thierry in 10 days.
BIG GUNS LOCATED
PAItlS, .Inly 2!l. (Ilava. Agency.)
French nnd American troops have
discovered another emplacement f"
a (icrman super ennnon at Nntoull
Not Immo, nccordlnfi to the Hernld.
The emplacement was five metres
deep nnd fourteen uu'trcs Kquare. The
rir.l nnper-ennnon emplacement dis
covered ly the allies wim nt Mrocy, a
llllln mom Hum Ihrco mllnn to tho
annth of Nantcnll-N'olrn llama. ,
RAP SPRUNG BY
GENERAL
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