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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
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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,