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Unlvwilty of Origon X VTEATlIETi Maximum Yi-stenlav, S7; Minimum To.lav, "0. FOK'KCAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair and Warmer. . ' Medford Mail Tribune Library JEiXC CORN SAVE WHEAT Forty-eighth Tear. Daily Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, ORIWOX, SATURDAY, AlWST a, 191S NO. 113 ALLIES DRIVE BOCH FOOD mLVlN 1 -B FRENCH RIGHT WING OFHUNARMY IS CRUSHED Allies Sweep Past Soissons and Along Aisne io Venizel Braine is Reach ed and Allies Continue Advance Eastward Entente Troops but 5 Miles From Frames, German Sup ply Base Which is in Flames All - Gains Made by Teutons Retaken. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Aug. 3. The right wing of the Ger man armies south of the Alsne ap pears to have crumbled before the attack of the allies. Occupying Soissons apparently was only a small Incident in the grand scheme that is being worked out by the allied commanders. From there the allies swept eastward along the south hank of the Alsne an far as Venizel and along the stream took positions which will facllitato their crossing., While this movement was going on the allies on the plateau southeast of SoKsonB swept forward, and London reports they have rolled up the Ger man lines south-of the Alsne nnd reached a point south of Ilralno, on the Vesle river, about 11 miles from Soissons. ftarzjr-Kt-Prin Ittticheri The allies have reached Sorzy-Et-Prin, about five mtlos from l'Msmcs, the Gorman baso, which Is reported In flames. As the lino stands today, Its shape resembles a gigantic fish hook. The shank of tho "hook" runs straight west from Hhelms to Sorzy- Et-Prln, then bonds slightly to the southward, 'and then curves north ward to the hills south of the Alsne, where It sweeps to the cast as far as south of Uralno. Reports from tho front say tho nd vance eastward from ilralno is con tinuing. If this movement suci'ccdx, the Germans caught by Koch's "fitdi hook" will bo compelled to fight at a great disadvantage, whllo their only retreat will be over the high hills between the Veslc and the Alsne. Veslo Xo Refuge for l-'tio There now seems to he no possibil ity of the Germans holding their line of the Vesle. The Aisne presents the first safe refugo for tho defeated ar mies of the German crown prlnco. German forcos holding tho line north of Albert In tho I'lcardy sector east of Amlenx, have rotlred across tho Ancre rives, ovor a front of be tween three and four miles, accord ing to London. This movement was probably the result of the fear of the Germans that the British were about to atark In grca forre. There have been Intima tions that the British have completed their organization for an attack somewhere along the northern battle front. inrmnn (iiiins lUMaken As the situation stands today, tho I (Continued on Page Six.) FOR WAR EACH WEEK WASHINGTON, Amr. .'I. An ur gent cell lo the AmcricMli I', il Cm- to enrnll l.lHIti nurses a week fur the next two months for iiutnetlintc iluty with the army nurse cors was is sued today by Suiveon General l!or ihn. With the American armies ovcr va entering more and more into the 1'lKhtinir, the sumeon general sen!, the need for additional nurses becomes imperative. FOE'S RETREAT L ON ALL SIDES Allies Press Close on Heels of Flee ing Enemy Towns Fall Prey to Al lies as Fast as Names Can Be Counted Fight Extraordinarily Bitter at Plessiere Wood. LONDON, Aug. 3. The German rotreat is general on all three sides of the salient conquered by the Ger mans in May and the allies are press ing close on the heels of the retreat ing enemy, says Reuter's correspon dent at French headquarters tele graphing at 11 o'clock Friday night. After the fall of Soissons, the cor respondent at French headquarters received the names of villages and woods reoccupied by the allies with almost monotonous regularity. "Plessiero wood,' he continues, "which abuts the Solssons-Chateau Thierry road was turned early in tho day and the defenders surrounded It. This wood was tho center of tho en emy resistance nnd the fight for it was extraordinarily bitter. Farther north the lltitl&h troops crosBOd the Solssons-Chateau Thierry road and, pressing thru tho Conrnls wood were soon more than a mile east of Ville montoiro." French 1iu.se Kneiny I'AUIS, Aujf. ."I. ( Hjivus Agency.) French troops, which are pursu ing the Germans between Klieims nml Soissons, have lost touch a( no point with the rear luirds of the enemy. The losses of the (iennuus are heavy, says the I'ctit Journal. The newspapers of Paris say thai the results of the battle surpass considerably the highest hopes. COME 10 COAST WASHINGTON'. Au-. I'o-m-bilities of President Wil-on visiting I he Pacific coast during the Koiirth Liberty loan drive, which begins September 18 and ends October l!, have strengthened into probabilities. It became known some time ago that plans were being made fur the president's participation in the nexl drive which will be a greater affair than any of its predecessors." Congressmen from many states have invited the president to visit tiieir states. The plans an' still too indefinite to be discussed. E JUMPS OP $ NKW YORK, Aug, 3. Cotton ad vanced between $i and $7 a bale In tho market hero totlay, attributed to favorublo war news, infavorablo weather ndviccs In tho Houthwest and indications of Increased consumption of American cotton abroad. Cotton has now rlfon approximate ly $15 a bale here sinre tho govern ment report was Issued on Thurs day. GEN. BRUSILOFF IS LIVING ON CHARITY PARIS. Aug. :l.-(Jen. Ilru-iloif, former commander-in-chief of the Russian army, uho was wounded in the rioting in Moscow, i at present living1 entirely on puhln- ch.irily. NOW GENERA REACH F 1 8 TO 45 YEARS Secretary of War to Recommend to Congress that the Draft Ages be Fixed: 18 as Minimum and 45 as Maximum Younger - Men to Be Called First.- WASHINGTON, Aug. X Secre tary linker today announced that ho would recommend to congress exten simi of tho draft ages to a minimum of 18 years ami a maximum ol 4 years. Senator Chumhcrlnid said the new army lull embodying these ages had heen completed by Secretary liakor and would he introduced simultan eously in both houses of congress Monday . Three Classes to Form Senator Ciumbc rlain explained that under the provisions of .the bill men between 18 and lil years of age would be divided into three classes subject to call in sequence of years a si prescribed. The senator added that the calling of men between the ages of HI and -l." would be made by a similar plan, lie expressed the opinion, however, that the younger men those het'ween 18 and 21 years would be called for, and that it would not be neeessary to call those between ;tt and 4;"). Senator Chuiuhcrluin said he did not know just what effect the work or fight order made some time ago by General Crowdcr would have un der the new arrangement. To I jet Youths .Mature Secretary Maker In discussing Into today tho war department's recom mendation to congress of draft ages Trom IS to ir years, said there was no Intention of calling to the colors youths between TS and 1!) until the other classes have been exhausted. This policy was decided upon, ho said, tn order to give the youths an opportunity to mature before they .loin tho army. ON 4-MILE LINE LONDON. Aug. X-The Gentians are executing a local -retirement to the east hank of the Ancre in the re gion nf Albert on a front of 'A or 4 miles, according to news received in London today. The German hold on the west hank of the Ancre in this region has heen precarious, and it seemed to he ten able only if it were intended to he made use! of in the starting of an of fensive. The retirement appears to indicate the abandonment (if any at tempt at an offensive in that quar ter at the prc-enl time. LONDON, Aim. X-tlnlish patrols last night pushed their way forward in the Albert sector, north of the Soimne and occupied parts of the German frutit line, the war office an nouneed today. HUNS THREATEN TO JAIL 300.000 FRENCH (Itv New-paper Lnlerpri-e A'n.) AMSTKKDAM, Aug. K. The "Deutsche Tugo-zeit ung' say the minute it i proved that 10.000 (ierman- are to be expelled from China and "iit to Australia for internment the German will select IIO.OOO French of the occupied di-triets and send them to jail until the Germans are -cut hack to China, BAKER AVORS DRAFT LIMIT V IN POWER OF AMERICA ISABUNDANT nAFR iLEAlARIS TILLED UliN RIGHT Gen. March Says There is no Present Danger of Man Shortage 1.300, 000 Doughboys Have Embarked for Fields of Battle Up to August I Object of Allies is to Destroy Foe, Says General Entente Troops Ad vance Over Piles of Dead Huns. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. There Is no present danger of a shortugo in man power to keep the American ar mies filled up, members of the senate military committee were told today during their weekly conference with General March, chief of staff, at the war department. l,:tOO,000 Men In France, 'Total embarkation of American troops during .Inly broke nil records, it was announced'1 officially, more than Uuu.OuO men having been ship ped. , The grand total embarked to the ond of July has passed the t.aoo.ouo mark. The previous high monthly record wus for June when 276,000 'men wero sent overseas. Liggett Commands Yank Yletors Major (leneral Hunter Liggett, commanding the first American army corps, is in active charge of that corps on the Renter of the allied drive in the Aisne-Marnc salient, said Gen eral March. Tho American divisions forming this corps are serving contiguously on this sector, the control of which Is in the hands of Major General Lig gett, as commander of tho first major American unit to get in action in Prance." (leneral Pershing, as a result of recent transfers of American divis ions which bad been brigaded with the British, now has ono million men under his direct command, tho chief of staff stated. H V. S. IMvlsioiis In Sector The numlicr of American divisions actively engaged on this sector has been increased to eight, now includ ing the first, second, third and fourth regulars and the 2Hh, 2Slh, 32nd and 4 2nd National Guard. General March announced that it was the 4 2nd division which met and defeat ed the Prussian Guards during the present week. Discussing tho fighting, General March said that official dispatches covering the battles to August 2 showed the present line runuliiK practically parallel to the Vesle and Ardre valleys, tho next defensive line of the enemy. At that time the ad vancing forces were within nix miles of this line. Later dispatches, how ever, Indicated that tho Vcsle-Ardro line may have Pcen turned already. Allies (it Destroy -oc j Tho objective of the American and (Continued on Page Six ) AILED IROOPS QUELL KANDALASKA, Russia, Lapland, i .... -t 1 1. . ...i. ..i i i - A resolution aniuM I lie Itolsbcviki and in favor of he allies ha, oe currc'l at Arebanyel, The soviet J troop have lied from the city, I After the revolution bad been ' brought abniit, an allied detachment j nil- lauded at Archangel, o ipying ! the railway -tation and the telegraph oftue with in-iLrniticitnt re-i-tance. Apparently there were no hose-, to the allied force- in their niocment. G&W.HUNTEI2 UGGETT 1 Major General Hunter Liggett, commander of the First American army corps, is in active charge of llio allied drive In the Alsiie-.Mnriie sal ient. The sector (lie crown princo Is now hastily evacuating Is In direct control of General Liggett. ISHL . 1CA8TPOUT, Maine, Aug. ft. The crew of nine men from a lumber laden four-masted schooner wero landed at Grand Mannn, N. ft., today. Tho men reported their vossel was sunk by a submarine last night white between Briar Island and Grand Manan. Grand Manan Island is eight miles oast of tho easterly exlremlty of Maine and Briar Island, N. S., is 115 miles southeast of Grand Manan, on the eastern side of tho bay of dimly. Tho vcssnl sunk was tho British schooner lmrnfontetn. The- crew escaped In ono of the boats. Details of the sinkings were withheld. If mi Fired Vessel WASHINGTON, Aug. X After re moving a (iiantity of provisions from a lumber laden schooner near the Maine coast yesterday morning the crew of a German submarine set flro , to tho vessel, tho navy department was Informed today by the comman dant of the first naval district. The I name of the schooner was not given. j The department statement said nine men In a dory lauded at Ganuet Hock light at 0 : :t o a. in. today and ' reported that the schooner was tor pedoed at I I :;!" o'clock yesterday j morning, .'!." milon west-southwest of i Briar Island and near the coast of ' Nova .Scotia. I The submarine appeared to be about 2uo feet long and carried two guns. Naval officers believe this may he flie same submarine which ln-gan op erations last irmnih In the trans-At-lanlic ship lane, near l.oug Island. 10 TRAIN STUDENTS WASHINGTON, Aug, :t. Thirty-en-lit. educational inl it ut ions were notified nln bv (be n'lpiliiiil general thai 1 1 icy ha e been deigna led to biie mi,)!- nf the new student army training eorp-. OHirer- will be as--igri' d l'i tin1 m IiomN and rifles, uni- I loruiM and olbcr equipment soon will i he shipped. 'fhe nniuTsilic selected include i North I'a'-ilic I'nivei-itv, Portland, I I He. Bank Rcsprves Decrease, NKW YORK, Aug. :(. -The actual condition ol' i-leanng Irud hunk- and Irii'-t coiiipiiiiie-. for the week show that they hold .VV--T.,l!Ml p-crw in cxci'- o legal requirement-. This is a deen-a-e of 1 7.L(1 ..VJO from la-t week. AT SUCCESS OF FOCHSPROGRAM Plans Carried Out With Clockwork Regularity Enemy Cannot Make Stands on Vesle, is Opinion of Critics Towns Passed on Bound by Allies Big Cities Fired by Foe. I'AIilS, An;,'. X Friday's splen did success is but a link in the chain of victories since (leneral Foch launched his center offensive on .Inly 18. liarely in war has a plan been followed out with such clock work regularity, and military opin ion here is lost in admiration of the splendid genius which conceived it and of the mnslerly way in which it is being carried out. What the consequence of yester day's victory will be cannot yet be gauged, but that it will'be far reach ing nppears certain. The enemy can nut hold the Vesle line il is believed, but must recross th eAisne since by the recapture of Koissons the allies are able to debouch on both sides of the river and take him in the rear. Huns Flro Big Towns The enemy seems to be perfectly aware of this. He already bus set fire to bases at Kismes and Itraisnes and a do.en other villages. The German retreat begun Vriday morning after the fall of the Tar denois line. The Americans in the center marched towarl the Vesle down the Orillion valley, while from llarlenues the Krench debouched into the Crisex valley, taking in Hie rear the previously impregnable redoubt of Bn.nncv. Towns l'u"sed mi Bound Lillle h" little the movement niiick encd. The I Jormans- Klieims road was left three miles behind' nnd Gue.v, I'oilh' Vezilly, (iotissaucourt and t 'nuhine.es were asscd nt a hound. The forest of Nesles was cleaned out and Dole Wood enleml. Arey J wood was bul a mouthful. On the wot the t root is carried on lo ,Mjia-t- I Kt-Viobiine, Chaerise nnd Sept Imouts. By inidal'ternoon the allies I were established solidly on the 'heights on both sides of the ( rise. The full of Soissons irrevocably decided the fate of the battle. Situation I even h Buck It was the pivot of the whole Ger man line. Kven admitting that the German left could cling to tho nar row plain between tho Vesle and the Alsne. tho right wing could not have remained in tho air as Its only sup ports are tho Soissons plateau and the nearest spurs of tho famous 1 (')iemln Des Dumes. ! Thus the situation will revert to where It wan nt the end of September 1911. TO PLAY DECISION CLKVKLAND, Aug. U At the special meeting of thn American j league here today It was voted to 'continue the Benson until Heptember It was nl-o decided to sturt the world series with the National league peiitiaut winners on September I, FIVE DANISH STEAMERS CHARTERED TO HAUL SUGAR A PACII-'IC POKT. Aug. X I'm big Dun Mi steamer- which have been lyiiitf in the harbor here for several months were chartered by the govern, incut today to bring a shipment ol Miirar fro mtbe Hawaiian Islands, it was announced here. IIIUII I LIUII I OUT OF BAG IS HURRIED Poilus Hold Fords Across Stream and Prepare to Follow Enemy Who Flees Recklessly, Burning All He Leaves Crown Prince's Armies Suffer Heavy Losses Many Prisoners Taken by Gallic Troops In Occupation af Soissons. TAIIIS, Awe. .1 Tlio French army is holding several fowls across tho Veslo river. Tho (lormims liavo evi dently given up tho Idea of making a stand there. 1 Tho Germans are rotreatitiK norUi tf tho Veslo with (rreat precipitation. ireat fires aw rahiK In the territory evacuate! by tho onomy. Tho Ger man right whig on the north hank of the Alsne Is hi a dangerous situation and It Is expected that they will be nimble to hold their present ioslUon. Itetreat In Full Swing WITH TDK FN UNCI f AKMY OH Til K AISNK VKSLK FRONT, Aug. 3. (I la vast Agency.) The army of the (ierman Crown Prince continues in full retreat. The Germans have no heavy artil lery in net ion. They evidently fore saw that their positions were unten able. The German losses have been very heavy. Advance In Important' WITH TIIK AMKRIOAN ARMY ON TIIK AISNK MARNK FRONT, Aug. '2. Much importance is attached to the advance of the allied forces on the easterly side of the Soissons It'beiios front to the line of (lueux and Thrillois. It is pointed to ns serv ing the douhlu object of protecting It'bi'ims mid placing the allies in a po sition to cripple slill further tln al ready badly puiMdicd Germans in their retreal toward the Vesle. Prisoners Are I lagged PARIS, Aug. X (Haves Agency.) - Many prisoners were taken hv the French al Soissons, which was occu pied nt f o'clock Friday evening, one hour niter the Germans had been driven from the suburbs. Those of the garrison not captured escaped by fleeing iiorlhuard, It seems (be enemy did not expect to be chased from Soissons, There were lie indications that preparations had been made for retirement. French cavalry ami tanks kept in close pui'Miit of I be enemy and iu I'licled heavy lo-s-.es. Hanks of AImio It caelum! ON TIIK FRF. NCI! FRONT IN I'RANCK. Aug. X, II a. m. (Sy the Associated Press.) --The. allied ad vance along t lie Soissons-Rheiins front continued throughout la4 night and this morninL'. The banks of ihe (Continued on rage Six.) FIGHT WITH POLICE CI.KVKI.ANI), Auk. 3. Two city pollriMtitMi wi?r! fhot, ono pcrhupB Ih liilh. mm Imiiillt kllliMl or fiitiilly WiiiiKlfil nml two oIIkt Imnillts In JuriMl In a km 11 riKht today following the tlwrt nf tii.sr.4, llin pnyrnll of thn II. .1. Wiilknr (aiiipniiy, airlnne plnnt. The monoy wns nil rioovrod when tlio bamllts' enr was wrecked In Its niuiit,
