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artlty ot Oreaon ..ibrary - - X ! TVEATIIEK Maximum Yesterday, 951-; Minimum Today, ")9. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Showers and Cooler Medford Mail Tribune EXT CORN FOOD .mLWIN SAVE WHEAT Forty-eighth Tear. ' Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUL,Y 31, 1918 NO. 110 GERMAN LINES GRADUALLY GIVING WAY HUNS PREPARE FOR RETIREMENT FURTHER NORTH s Enemy Destroying Much Material Americans Hold Slightly Advanced Lines, Repelling Violent Attacks By Germans Feint Results In Exter mination of German Force. PARIS, July 31 (Havas Agency.) French aerial observers, says the Matin report that there are signs be hind the present German battlefront of preparations for continuation of the retirement northward. The en emy ia destroying much material and big fires have been Been. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OX THE AISNE-MAHN'E FRONT, July 31 noon. (Uy the Associated Press). Efforts made by the Ger mans to advance their lines against the Americans on this front last night and this forenoon were fruit less, The Americans for their part were content to hold their positions along their slightly advanced line for the time. The German line, how ever, is reported gradually giving way both to the right and left. There was hard fighting turnout the night, but no concentrated attack In force by either side. Trap (jermau Company During tho night the' Americans made a pretense of retiring from a part of the town of Seringas. The Germans advanced Into tho town, on observing the supposed evacuation. Two companies of ' Americans then closed In and enveloped the German force, killing or capturing every man In It. Both high explosives and gas shells were sprayed by the Germans over a wide area. The air forces on both sides were busy tills morning. One of the American observers was attacked by eight enemy machines, but escaped and returned to his base. Hold All Positions PARIS, July 31. American troops maintain their posilion"in tho region of Seringe8-Et-Xesles which they car ried after violent fighting, according to an official statement from the war office today. The Germans made four attacks against the new French poBltinns east of Oulchy-l.e-Chateaii. They were repulsed and the French line was held Intact. The French and the Germans car ried out raids at a number of other points on sectors east and west of the Marne salient, but there was no change In the general situation at these points. WASHINGTON, July 111 The ar rival of the allied embassy staffs nt Kandiilasku, Kussiiin Lapland, was reported in Associated Press dis patches last flight. The envoys went from Vologmln to Archangel hut they were not permitted to remain there, representatives of the soviet govern ment sendiiur thein on Russian vesels ueross the White Sent to Kundnlaska. WASHINGTON', July 31. Reports have reached the state department that Ambassador Francis and ull the allied diplomats left Vologda, pre sumably for Archangel, July 23. It is understood they were given some sort of choice ns to their destination, hut the information in so vngu. the department could not muke a deli nite statement. The hasty departure of the dipln. mats is attributed to notice that the ftulsheviki intended to rut the line to Archungel after July L'.'l. It was said Ambassador Francis would he unable to communicate wibh Wa-liim ton from Archangel, WEEK RECEIVED GERMAN OF UKRAINE IS ASSASSINATED Fielil Marshal Von Eichhorn Bombed By Russian Youth Dies From Loss of Blood Act Is Instigated By So cial Revolutionists Hated as Ty rant By People. AMSTKRDAM. July .11. Field Marshal Von Kiehhorn, (lie German commander in t lie Ukraine and his adjutant, Captain Von Dressier, were killed by a bomb in Kiev Tuesday, says an official announcement re ceived here from the Ukrainian cap ital. The bomb was thrown at the men while they were driving to their head quarters from the Casino. The bomb was thrown 'from n cab which drove close to their carriage as they were approaching tho field mar shal's residence. The assassin and the cab driver have been arrested. It has been established, the tele gram declares that the crime origin ated with the social revolutionists in Moscow. Assassin Lad of S3 The assassin of Field Marshal Von Eichhorn was a lad of 23. He de clared at the inquiry held nfter the crime, the advices state, that he enme from the province of KyttKtin, adja cent to Moscow, on orders from a communist committee, to kill the field marshal. He reached Kiev yesterday. General Herman von Eichhorn, the German military dictator of Ukraine, had a brilliant career in the armies of the German empire. He played un important rote in the development of the German military machine. When the great war broke out he wa assigned to the Russian front, where he took part in several cam paigns. He was in command of the German army which captured the Russian stronghold of Kovno in Aug ust, 1!U". He continued to direct op erations in southern Poland until Russia's collapse. In April he was sent to Ukraine to supervise the establishment of a government for the new republic. Up on bis arrival he placed the whole re public under German martial law and arrested members of the ministry who he said, were conspiring against the central powers. Kccall Demanded The Ukrainian Rada demanded his recall but he was retained in Uk raine as virtual dictator. lie brought about the overthrow of the Ukrainian government in May and succeeded in placing in authority General Skeropadski, who had since been operating under orders from General Von Eichhorn. General Von Eichhorn put into ef fect the confiscation of nil stores of food held in the Ukraine. Ruthless measures were adopted ogninst pens ants who opposed the confiscation. Late in May be sent an urgent ap peal to Berlin asking that the troops be sent to met the mennne of in in surrection in Ukraine. It was later announced that a large number of troops were held subject to his call. Then General Von Eichhorn asked that engineers, firemen and laborers he sent to him so that the railroads could be kept running. General Von Eichhorn was born on Feb. 11H. at Ureslau. He enter ed the army in 18(ili. FOR-JULY, 67,291 LONDON, July 31. British cas ualties reported during July totalled 67,291. This compares with total casualties reported In June of 141, 147. The losses for July are divided as follows: Killed ci died of wounds: Officers 521; men 8474. Wounded or missing: Officers l."37; men IG COMMAND T OF BIG DEFEAT German High Command Announce Retirement for Strategical Pur poses and Promise a Decisive Blow Against Anglo-French Front America Ignored In Statement. WASHINGTON, July M. Official dispatches today from France tell how the German high command has published in the newspapers through out Germany an official statement preparing the people for the defeat in the second battle of the Marne, but renewing the promise of a decisive blow against the Anglo French front. "An official note published in all the papers of the empire,' says the dispatches, "tries to make the Ger man public accept the total failure of the ambitious program which was destined to develop into the ultimate crushing of the entente. "Ilindenburg's defense renews the promise of a decisive blow against the Anglo-French front hut says the physiognomy which the struggle pre sents on the front between Soissons and Rheims and the Champagne in consequence of the German attacks and the Franco-British counter at tacks (one must note here with what ! care the American intervention is omitted) has. led-to' the necessity, of postponing the decisive blow. Promise 0Hrntions, "Willi this end in view, new basis for subsequent operations, proceed ings lor deplaeemcnts and strategi cal re-groupings have in be created. Whilst awaiting preparations for fu ture operations, they have been forc ed Mo retire in the northern direction of the Maine front.' "How far will (his retirement be carried out?' A treatment of about a dozen kilometers will perhaps be suf ficient, It is not thought 'necessary today that Hindenburg should find himself under the obligation of with drawing the front as far back as the Vesle.' The German 'interior front is im plored 'not to renounce its confidence in our Hindenburg on account of that.' 4 Press Is Oltcdlcnt. AMSTERDAM, July III. The en tire German press is obediently toe ing the line laid down by the German official communiques regarding the retreat from the Marne. This line substantially is that Generals Foch's formidable attack to pinch off the whole of the German Marne salient was in vain, that his great sacrifices in men have been bootless and that the initiative remains with the Ger mans. To the American official report of the capture of Seringes-Et-Xesles, Sergy and Roncheres, the Volks 5!ei tung of Cologne nppends this com ment: "The localities are situnted in the zone evacuated by the Germans days ago, undetected by the enemy." I TROOPS IN ITALY WASHINGTON, July M. The American iMiiiilint troop arc reaching Italy in excellent mill splendid spirits, said n cablegram I'mtn tho American Hud t'ro-s representatives with the Itulitin thiril iinny, received today at licaihpiartc rs here. The American troops were received at their base by the Italian com. munding general anil stall' and many airplane Mew overhead dropping slip of paper bearing the printed words; "Viva Wil-on." Italian hands acted as escort. RUSSIANS ORGANIZE TO ASSIST ALLIES LONDON, .Inly .'I ) . A union oi patriotic liu-situis lias been rounded in Knglund with the object nf facili tating the military and economic as sistance of the allies to Russia, 0 BREAK NEWS PARIS, July 20. (Corres- pomlcnce of tho A. P.) Tho fa- mons "hunger stono" In tho river Elbo, near Totaelicn, which according In tho popular heller in Germany, predicts a famine when seen, la visible for tho first time since the beginning of the war. The stone lies in the bed of the river and has never been visible save nt exceptionally low tide. On the stone is chiselled in old German : " 1 "When ye see me, ye will j 4- weep.' ; , IN SERGY BATTLE . i LONDON, July III). The Daily Mail's correspondent with the Ameri can army on the Aisne-Miirnc front, telegraphing Holiday night, empha sizes the severity of the fighting on the Sergy Scringes, sector., lie snys the Prussian dunrds suffered heav ily in repented alliicks against the Americans, who piled up enemy corp ses on their front. The correspondent says for some time Monday the Germans dominated positions on the heights beyond Sergy, the Americans being in the valley. II was snid here that tile fighting Mon day afternoon was most intense. The Americans had no cover, and were obliged to lie in slreet gutters for shelter, but with the bayonet and ma chine guns they stunned the heights. "Sergy changed hands nine times," the correspondent continues, ''but to night it is in American hands. The bitterness of the fighting is shown by the fact that the Americans have only taken a few prisoners. The men are exultant over having defeated so severely the fresh guard divisions. "The Americans found their wounded in Sergy had been bayonet ed. The (JennnAs placed machine suns in the church and also in the lied Cross buildings. The most prob able reason for the counter attack is that the enemy found the allied ad vance too rapiil and that it necessi tated bringing in the guards into ac tion to gain the time necessary, for an orderlv retreat. ' BUT TAXESiLESS WASHINGTON, July 31. Anieri en's war c.vcacs now are about .'id per cent higher than Oreat llritain's, it was shown today by comparison of treasury reports and a newly issued British official statement. Owing to the shorter time the I'nited .Stales has been in the war, however, individ ual burden of taxation in this country is only about one-half as much as in Kriglnnd. The monthly cost of the war to the Tinted State now is about $1 ,.'111(1, 01111,(1(111, while (ireat Dritiiin's ex penses ale about $1,0110,11011,(1(1(1 11 month. The I'nited Stales is spend ing about .."iO,(l(l(),(liio a day. or more than iiiiII,imio an hour. The nation's war debt is now a liltte less that .sl2,'iiMI,li(IU,(lllll, s compared Willi (Ireat llritain's .f:ili,lir'i,l00,000. Before the war, both tuitions col leeteil about the 1 same amount of taxes ewr.v year, approximately 1, !iill,iiiill,liiili. Now (ireiit Britain col lects :i,:2ro.n(iO,n00 and the I'nited Slates about . 1,11110,0110,111111, hnl I lie. population in America is double that of Great Britain, SLAUGHTER SOLE CZAR PROPPED OBJECT OF BOTH BELLIGERANTS Object of Allies ami Germans In Sois-saiis-Rheims Salient Row Is to Kill as Many Men as Possible Says General March No Chance to Ban Prisoners New Divisions. WASHINGTON', July 31 The sole object of the allies and (be Germans In the Solssons-ltheims salient now is to kilt as many men as possible. General March, chief of siaff said to day at his semi-weekly conference with newspaper correspondents. -Whatever objective either side had at the beginning, the general said, lias been submerged by developments in the fighting. Genoral Murch pointed out that the -salient has been greatly flattened thus virtually dissipating any hopes of the allies bagging large numbers of the enemy. The German withdraw al since lust Saturday, he rubied, had reduced the length of the line anoth er ten miles to 54 miles. The max imum German retreat In the center Is 14 miles. Arrival of the 42nd (ralnbowl di vision and its participation in the fighting east of Pero-Un-Tardenols was announced. The third regular division also was Identified as fn ac tion at Sergy and Clorges, where tho crack German guard divisions have been defeated In recont fighting by American troops. Six More Divisions - General March announced tho for mation In the United States of six more divisions, numbered from 15 to 20 and to be located at Camps I.ogan, Texas, Kearney, Cab; Lleauregard, La.; Dodge, Iowa; and Sevier, S. C. As in the case of the six divisions announced last week, these will be built around tho regular infantry regiments in each case. General March announced also the conversion of 15 national army cav alry regiments, numbered from 30 1 to 315 into field artillery. These will comprise part of tho artillery units for the new divisions. General March had nothing to re Veal as to the extent of the casualties sustuined by the American forces in the recent fighting. He said, how ever, that General Pershing had been ordered to cable the casualties as re ceived and that these would be given out here at once. He added that there would be 110 distribution of cas ualties over a long period hereafter. Only One Army The chief of staff said that In carrying out the new policy of "one army," the war department Intends to put the letters "U. S." heretofore reserved for the regulars on the col lar of every man serving In the mili tary forces of tho United States. The sub-deslgmitlons of ". O." for National Guard and "X. A." for National Army will be abandoned. In the samo connection, General March said that the major generals and thlrty-Blx brigadiers necessury for the new divisions will bo selected from all elements of the servfeo. NAVY CALLS OUT RESERVE OFFICERS WASHINGTON, July .11. Onlcis have bei'ii isiicd by the navy depart -ment calling in native service tlioii anis of reM'rviU for duly on (ship ''on-trurt'l under the hipini! hoard and navy building proyram. The ex art niiiiiher nt riii'i) trant'rri('d to the netive duly li.-t was not nn nonit'fd hut it was said today that every man lor whom pare exi.-tcd in the training ramps has been -tuiti-tunned. "Crickintheneccus." LONhON, .July ;tl. Criekinlbrnee. rus is the name ol' n malady HiilTer ed by thou.nmU fit' Londoner-, Miid to be dun to watf-hin'r lor air raid. AGIST POST FOR EXECUTION Former Russian Emperor Collapses When Notified of Death Sentence Given Two Honrs Time, He Asks for a Priest and Writes Several Letters Tried to Speak as Shot. AMSTERDAM. July 31. Given two hours in which to prepare for the end. Nicholas Romanoff, former Rus sian emperor was taken out by his executioners in a state of such col lapse that it was necessary to prop him against a post, says the Lokal Anzelger of Berlin, which claims to have received from Russian sources an account of the emperor's last hours. Nicholas was awakened at 5 o'clock In the morning of his execution. He was then taken to a room where the direction of the soviet council was communicated to him. He-was In formed the execution would be car ried out in two hours. The former emperor received the announcement of the sentence ot death with great calmness. He re turned to hiB bodroom and collapsed in a chair. After a few minutes he asked for a priest, with whom he was allowed to remain unattended. Dur ing this time he wrote several letters. 'When the oscbrt arrived to take him to tho place of execution, Nicholas vainly nttompted to rise from his chair. The priest and n soldier were obliged to help htm get to hlB heel. lie descended the stulrs with difficul ty und once be foil down. As ho was unublo to stand without support when tho pluco of execution was reached, he was propped against a post. Ho raised his hands and seemed to be trying to speak, hut the rifles- spoko and ho fell dead. E I AMSTKIilUM, July :M. "Life in Mommiw is now more bearable for the inlelleelnal rlases than in 1'eterH biirj:," (I'elronnid) nays a special tiiesHime to the (.'oloyne Vulks Zeituni; "for Moscow's ernt while rich huve not, like the rich of Petersburg, be come nipyrd curb sellers. "The Muscovites Itolsheviki ami boureoise wem to have made up their minds to live peaceably at all events lor the time being. The lat ter have become resigned to their fate, believing there is no power within UiiHsia nt present capable of rescu ing them. They look abroad for sal vation, Koine to Germany, but the ma jority to Kngland. "Meanwhile, both nre cooperating after ti fashion in the conduct of bus iirfs affairs, in which the intellec tual elements in increasing measure are finding good opportunities j'or ii'ilizing their nuperinr attainments. And there has been omo sort of so ciul reconciliation aUo. "That powers that be are convinced that nothing short of late ran de throne them and think that if they are able to hold on until the autumn crop, their po-ition will he (pule se cured." LONDON, July III.- YVoai.n of I-'s-en are determined that no more ne:itrii workmen h;ill be cmptou-d at Krupp during rtie uarbc ini-e for every lieurtuil who comics to work a German workman is rnl to the Irout, The Amsterdam rorrc-pnudrnt ot the I'ailv l-Apre1 -"ays he hanii'd thai fact Irotn hutrh workmen w!m have just rrliiini'd from K en. E T E Hurried Retreat From Roncliers and St. Gemme Probable to Prevent Outflanking By Allies, to North Germans to Retreat to Vesle River as Ourcq Stand Is Failure. DY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31. In spite of the tremendous efforts put forth by the Germans to check the pressure of the allies north of the Ourcq today finds the German positions there In grave danger. French, British and American troops, tlnh ting their way forward east of Fere-En-Tardenols, seem to be in a position to compel a hurried retreat from Roncheres and St. Gemme, at the extreme bottom of the salient be tween Soissons and Rheims. The allied line runs south from Soissons to Grand Rozoy and then It begins to turn east. It passes just north of Fore-En-Tardenois and con- , tinues to the apex of the new wedga at 'Nesles, where It turns sharply south toard Roncheres. ' Continuous lluttlo All around tho salient there has been a continuous battle tor two days, with the Columns launching re (teated counter attacks. They have failed and tho allies have gained Im portant ground nt vital points. "Immediately south of Soissons and wost of Rheims the Gorman lines are strongly hold, but o-iemy efforts to Improve his position -in the latter re gion hnvo broken down. Thero now seems to bo little doubt that the Germans will retreat to the Vesle river, nny possibility of making a stand north of the Ourcq seemingly boing lost. In tbolr advanco the Americans drove a wedge into the enemy line and tho allies are now In a position to drive the Germans hack by flank movements both eust and west of the head of tho apex which lies near N'nslos. From the Nesles region southward thru Clerges to Roncheres the German lino Is about four miles long and affords the allies an oppor tunity to drive the Commas from the region southwest of Ville-En-Tarde-nols without a frontal attack against the hills to the south. No l'rlonors Taken Iterlln says the fighting front was quiot Tuesday and that all allied ef forts .Monday wero ropulsed. Some of (Icrmnny's divisions, the Fourth Prussian Guard and a Bavar ian division, were opponents of Amer ican boys from tho middle west and eastern states. The Americans bad outfought them Monday In the battle for Sergy and defeated them again on Tuesday, No prisoners wero taken, so des perate was tho com but. .Machine gun und artillery flro forms the main part of the enemy defense. German shell tire from Nesle for est, however, has had llttlo effect against tho Americans, In Flanders tho allied position has been Improved further thru the enp luro of Morris by Australian troops. LONDON, July .'U. The capture by the (Veelm. Slovaks in n surpriso attack of 11 larire railway bridge nt Svzrani in the Vnlnu region is report ed in a Mo-cow dispatch transmitted by the l eiilral NeWH correspondent lit Amsterdam. Tins capture, (be messne says, se cures to the t zeebo-SloMiks in this reuiou communication with Siberia. WASHINGTON, July ;). Miss Al ice Wil-on, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. lo-cph K. Wilson of llultiuiorc and n niece ot the president, will bo married nl (be White House to I he Kcv. Isnao Stuart Mcl'.lroy, Jr., of While Sul phur Spriii-.-s, W. Vu., Wednesday ci cii'ii'.', Angus! 7. GERMAN I N BASE OF SALIEN FACES CAPTUR
