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MEDFOTID MATL TRrBUNTE. MEDFORD. ORKOON7, SATURDAY. AT7QUST ?. 191ft
CONSPIRACY IN
ORDERS FOUND
Edward L. Travis of Shipping Board
Charged With Complicity in Alleg
ed Fraud Selim B. Joseph and
. Leon M. Green Also Arrested In
Connection With Illegal Methods.
WASHINGTON, Auk. II. Kvidenee
eoncetin(r at lease line minor official
of the shipping board with nn nl-
leged conspiracy to obtain contract
Irom till! shipping hoard at extra hirh
Jinces ous been withered by irovem
inent agents, it became known today.
Tbls waB disclosed as a result or
the, arrext In Washington of Edward
I . Travis, former law partner of Hep-
mnentatlve Kltchln of North Carolina
ond Sellm It. Joseph and Leon M
tlrecn.
Oliuncl Obstruct lux lrnft
The technical chariio against tho
Ditm is that of conspiring to obstruct
tho draft by Rotting a Job for Green
Thlch would place him in deferred
classification. Moro generally, now.
ever, It Is charged that they, acting
tit connection with government em
ployes, promised to get orders for
fentween 18 and 24,ships at a price of
3193 a tou, which Is considerably
Silgher than most contracts provide.
with a -view to dividing the bonus.
Several government employes are un
der sr.splclon of having agreed to be
associated with the men.
The ship contracts, which never
ore actually negotiated, wore to
brvo beon given to tho Perth Amboy
drydock company of Perth Amboy,
N. J., which aided Ihe government in
running down tho mon after they
wore said to have made proposals
which seemod Improper to the com
puny officials.
McDonald Shadowed Grafters
When the company notified the
government of the machinations,
Richard P. McDonald was assigned
by the secrot sorvlco to represent the
Perth Amboy company In an effort
to discover tho men's game. Ho was
Bald to hare found that Joseph was
to receive Jl.lio a ton on each ship
for which orders wore obtained at
price abovo tho average while Green
who was said to have posed as a
Bophew of a cabinet mombor, was to
got 60 cents a ton and In addition a
position with tho shipbuilding com
pany at a big salary.
Green referred the Perth Amboy
company's supposed representative
to Travis lu Washington, who was
Bald to have posed as having great
Influence with the shipping board.
Ho also mentioned his former con
nection with Representative Kltchln
and Senator Overman whose political
campaign ho once managed.
Other Contracts InvmtlgatfMl
Other shipbuilding contracts are
telng Investigated.
In connection with activities of
contingent fee agents It has been re
ported for somo tlmo that the secre
taries and members of congress acted
foreign agents of tho commission
fee men, altho as yet no evidence
warranting prosecution have been de
veloped against Ihoso secretaries.
WAR IN THE ARCTIC
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PIMEMStOt
American marines are known to be at Kola, and an allied force has
advanced to a point south of Kern, which lies in tho center of this map on
tlio new Kola railroad. Southern Finland Is In possession of the Ger
man and tho Pin 1.11. White Guard, and nn attack by tlic troops oq the
alllea, who are protecting mil nit Ton store went to tho Russians, is ex
ported momentarily.
GERMAN FLIGHT
OUT OF BAG IS
DECIDEDLYHURRIED
(Continues From rage One.)
JAPAN REPLIES
HORSES AND VEHICLES
WILL BE REGISTERED
LONDON. Ah 3. After Scptem
l)ur 1, no pcrMm will he hlo lo u-e
auv Inu-sc or vehicle with ii riirrvii..
Ciipai ily of 1,."0(1 Hinnl without h
permit from the ronil tran.-mrl IhuipI.
1hoc iimi in Hhcuhiintl work will
l'o exempted.
RIGHT WING CRUSHED,
(Continued From rg On.)
pHIob have taken from the Ormar
Hourly all the ground won after the
fcivond day of tho Gorman offensive
on May 27.
An yet the efforts of the allies seem
to bo concentrated on the ta.-k of
smashing the (ierman armies south
of the Veslo and tlio Alsne, but it t
Hot generally oelleved that General
B-'och will abandon the inltlatho at
the Ainno.
SolHhona has hern In the hands or
the Germans since May
reattltory flshtlng. la the way In
which Itnrlln officially describes the
bltuatlnu.
AiMie have been reached nhmir the
front from iNinimiereK, west of Sois-
MfiiiM In Venir.el, on the east of that
town. Kurllier east the allies have
reached the district of Serches, Cou-
vrelles t'ersuil.
Citvjilrv patrols have arrived at the
river Veslo in the vicinity of Chnm-
jtiny mid Jum-hcry, finding all the
bridges cut or burned bv tho (Jer-mans.
Jii-t wot of Kheims (be nllies have
reached or tire approaching Tinipiex.
Thillois, (iueiix and Kosnay, nil Ivin-r
in the neighborhood of the main road
from Rouen and Rheims. Fires arc
illuniituit iit); the .skies everywhere, the
enemy buininy everything ns he re
treats. More than 10 conflnrutions
were counted during Ihe niphl.
Allim on Way lo Vcsle
I'AKIS, An if. .1. - Thn.UL'hout the
lii'ht the allies cuiittnucd to d.
VHlieo toward the Vesle. the French
Wrtffice aunoiint'cd tudav.
Knsl of Sot-s,n the Freiieh have
reached the AiMie between Soisoiis
nnH Vonifel.
Thp stateuient reads; Iurtntf the
1)i)(ht the Frcm-h trtmps rintinued
their advance toward the e-U. On
the left the French rep lied the AiMie
between oisotis mid Vcnizcl."
K'wneli Itewch Alsne
KONOON. Aujr. XOa ihe main
battle front in the Soissnns region,
the French after completing their
capture of Soismuis, have occupied
the south bank of the AiMie between
INmmtier and Venirel, a distance of
appnximately ."i1 miles, ndviees re
ceived today show.
On the easterly side of the Sois-soits-Rhcims
front, the line to which
the allies have advanced runs ac
cording to the latest advices, from
Sery-Kt Triii and Sviyiiv, both in
the Ardre valley, to the hiyliest point
on the pin leu n between the Ardre and
the Yesie and thence to Rosnny, (iue
ux and Thillois, and on to the Ve-le
at St. Unce, which is on the oninal
line.
On the northern end of the plateau
to the southeast of SoNsoiis the
French have ndvauccd from Veni
re) to o point south of limine on the
cse. The advance is continuing on
the line farther tn the -ast.
r Nmen Is hi FlatncM
Ifttrnuii: villages in the area north
of the Vesle river, between Muon and
St. Tlncr'y. indn-ate that a further
with'irawnl of the Germans i'. intend
ed. Konrteen birje fms have been
observed. The imptrtaiit center of
h inies i, m (lames and there a re
urcut rotil Inanitions m two vtlhiwe
to the northwest of that town.
The retiivmmt of the fope of the
Geruian crown prince now npjH'ars
to be xi ry rapol.
.ccjI Ikral of Fighting
There ha- not been a treat deal of
tiuhtir.i; and it is unlikely that any
In rue capture of prisoners will be
rc(orted.
Fast of Kheims French ton es have
made an tin iwirt ant rtov erv it
around near St. Hilaire.
French hc airy are in the Vesle
river between tTiumpmn and Jon
ehi. nirth and imrthe-t ot
Kheims. t'p until U o'clock this
iiiorniutf the allies had not crossed tiie
nver at any kiiiI. All the bruises
over the Vesle have been destroyed.
U. S. PROPOSALS
WASIIlNtiTOS, Aur. 3. The for
nuil reply ol,' the tlupauese govern
ment to the Amerienii proo!sal l'or
joint uctiun liy Japan, Ihe entente
powers anil Ihe t'niled Slates in Si-
beria was deliveieil to Aetinir Kcere
tary Polk today hy Viseount Ishii, tlie
Japanese ntubassador.
The answer ns understood to meet
technieally all the reiuirenienls laid
don'if hy tlie Anicrican (lovenmient.
It will reuirc careful consideration,
however, and no formal unnouncc
aient is cxH'cted for the present at
least.
Secretary linker was called into
eonlcrence hy Mr. I'olk for discus
sion of the military phases of the
aid to he extended Russia through Si
beria. Later Mr.'I'olk sent for Assi.-tant
Secretary Hrei kenridce I.nnc, tlie
slate department expert on eastern
a I fairs.
11 evident il-oji crsonaIly has
been ilircctin: Ihe framing: of the
iroposals for aiil lo Russia.
Soon after tlie president returned
to the White House it was learned
that the president's delayed state
ment regurdinK the extending of aid
to liiis-ia 111 roll Siberia would be
issued totiilil. This wns taken to
indicate that tlie negotiations with
Japan were complete and that .joint
action in Siberia would be taken im
mediately. Secretary linker later wa called
into Ihe conference, which continued
for some lime.
OF UNITED STATES
T
(Continued from page one.)
allied armies still Is the destruction
of the enemy's armies, General March
said. Tho maximum retreat of the
enemy up to August 2 measured 16
miles, the total length of the Alsne
Marne salient having been reduced
from 74 miles to 48 miles.
The Krench and British pounding;
at both flanks of the salient, General
March said, had resulted In the col
lapse of the German resistance on
August 1 and the French bad walked
into Solssons.
The complete success of the allies
was assured by a confidential mes
sage reaching the chief of staff from
an officer who at the time of writing
had Just returned from Fere-En-Tardenois.
This officer reported
that it was "seemingly impossible"
for any army to gather the number
of guns and sholls .that were aban
doned by the Germans In their re
tirement. Advanco Over (iormnn Uodlc
The mossage added that the Ger
mans had been driven back without
time to bury their dead and the Ger
man bodies lay so thick it was Impos
sible to advance without walking
over them.
The advance In the center has av
eraged three miles on a front of thir
ty miles, the chief of staff said, while
on the east flank, west of Rheims, an
advance of four miles on a four mile
front already had been made.
General March said the war de
partment still was without any In
formation as to the number of Amer
ican casualties In tho fighting since
tho present battle begun.
The selection of Major General
JosBe alcl. Carter, now serving as
chief of the jnllitla bureau, and com
mander of the United States guard,
to head one of the new divisions to
lie formed In this country was an
nounced. Officers Recalled to 1'. S.
Genoral March announced also the
numos of Ilrlgadler Generals who had
beon recalled from France for duty
In this country. They are James J.
Holbrook, who goes to the southern
department; Charles V. Kut7 to
command Camp Humphries, Douglas
'MacArthur to command the 21st bri
gade of the eleventh division at
Camp Moado, Md.: Howard R. Hic-
kok, to command a brigade In the
tenth division at Camp Funston,
Knns., and Cornelius Vandorbllt, to
command a brigade at Camp Lewis,
Wash.
Major Henlv Reaches Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aii).'. :). Air
planes licni-ini; Major General William
i L. Kenly, director of mililarv aero
nautics und Lieutenant tl'Neil, his
aide, arrived here from Mather Meld,
Sacramento, at noon todav.
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AMSTKUDAM, AuK. :t.-A woman
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relative here that owing lo the scar
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low nimlnw curtain-, taken down,
dyed navy blue, and ci.mcrted into
a emit mid kirt. Ilcr sheets she has
hitilniiide into underc'othini:.
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PROFITEER TAX
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Presi
dent Wilson has let It be known to
members of the house ways and
means committee, which Is framing
the new eight billion dollar revenue
bill, that he is Interested in a heavy
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has given careful study to the pres
ent tax system and also to the Eng
lish system, wlhch Imposes a flat tax
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In his address to congress in May
the president said there was indis
putable evidence of war profiteering
and that It must be reached by the
new revenue bill.
"Profiteering that cannot be got at
by restraints of conscience," said the
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GERMAN LANGUAGE
TO BE PURIFIED
(Hy Newspaper Kulerpriso Ass'n.)
AMSTKUDAM, 'Auk. 3. The I'rus.
sinn lower liouso hun issued a renort
on the puril'icutioii of the German
laiiKiiae from foreign words used in
the business of tlio house. "I'rovis.
orishch" (provisional) will bo replac
ed by "vorlnufig." "Interpellation"
'(questions) will be known ns "foriu
liche Anfragen."
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