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MEDFORD, OREGON, SIOXDAY, AUGUST 5, 191S
NO. 114
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LVMUUHILU
Germans Preparing to Assume Defen
sive From Ypres to Rheims With
drawals In Picardy and Flanders-
Allied Captures of Prisoners and
Munitions Astounding Americans
Alone Capture 8,400 Huns Retire
ment to Aisne Likely in Progress.
In Paris it is declared that
when the nerejrutc of prisoners
captured is made knmvn, it " will
thrill the world." General Per
shing reports that American
troops alone captured 8,-WO
prisoners and 1M jhiiis.
PARIS, Aur. ."). More than ."(lll
jtans und ."00 trench mortars have
been captured hy one French army
alone, that of General Haniim, since
the beginning; of the allied Ol tensive
on July 18.
It will he impossible to take slock
of all booty captured by the allies for
some time, but it is known Ilia! ilfiu
el.udes 77 milimetcr guns while 77 inil
iineter shells salvaged up to the pres
ent total 1,. '1(10.(10(1.
WITH T1IK 15UITISII AIJ.MV IN
FlfANVK, Aug. .). (fiy tiie Ass,.
eiated Press.) Advanced lines on a
sector nearly half a mile aloni; the La
Ilasse canal have heen evacuated hy
the Germans nnd the lSriti-h have
pushed forward and occupied this
ground.
On the Defensive
HY TI1K ASSOCIATED PliKSS.
Aug. ."). The Germans are preparing
to assume the defensive on the front
Ypres to Kheims.
While congratulating their relire
nient toward the Ainse, the Germans
have abandoned good defensive posi
tions in Picardy east of Amiens,
as well as along Hie l.u Jlas
see canal in Flanders The move
ments north and south of the
Somine have been only local in char
acter but indicate Unit Hie German
command is aware of Hie danger of
an allied attack north of the present
battlefield. Met ween Soissons and
lllieiias (be Vcslo virtually has been
cleared of enemy troops and Immiics
i- in the hands of the Americans,
havinjr I,,,,.,, carried by storm. We-t
of Kheims the French have made im
portant gains and beyond Soi--on-thc
French are nnrlli of the ANn".
Allied troops have not advanced
so rapidly during the last AH hours.
The leading units keep in elo-o loucli
with the Germans, but it is probable
Hint heavy artillery will have to be
brought up.
lictiro to Aisno
There is little doubt in allied cap
itals Hint the German crown prince
ill retire to the north of (he Aisne.
The heights of the I'heiuin lies Panics
offer the most suitable defensive po
sition, but even this would lie pre-
(Continued on Pago Four.)
10 ASSIST BANK
WASHINGTON. Aug. '..To help
finance crop movements, the war li
nance corHiration announced today
it would welcome applications Iron
banks for loans to cover advances l,y
the banks to fanners nnd merchant
for harve-tinif nnd marketing vl.e.il
and oilier crops. Loans will be lim
ited to four months and wiii carry m
leic-t ut (j per cent per nun m
Patients Killed by Explosion of Tor
pedo as Hospital Ship was Re
turning from France to England
400 Aboard, 100 Landed Total
Loss of Life Not Ascertained.
LONDON, Aug. 5. The vossel
which was torpedoed on Saturday
morning near a British port while
bringing wounded men to Kngland
from France was the Warilda. The
total number missing is 123. They
are as follows:
Two military officers, a comman
dant in Queen Mary's auxiliary corps,
one American soldier, seven ot the
crew and 112 others.
LONDON', Aug., Saturday, 3
One hundred and filty patients nre
reported to have been killed by the
explosion ot a torpetlo which sunk a
hospital ship this morning.
The ship was returning from
France and Hearing a home port when
the torpedo struck her, peiiet rating
the ward room where patients were
accommodated. About 100 wounded
have been lnncd at n British port,
coming ashore in what clothing they
could reach when rudely awakened.
Kill Patients on Ship
About -100 patients were on board
the vessel. II is not known definitely
what the loss of life was. One hun
dred patients, however, are account
ed for as having landed at one port
where they were cured for by Hrilish
organizations and the American Wed
Cross.
Two American officers nnd five
privates were on board the vessel.
Itoth the officers are reported offi
cially as saved. They were Captain
J. T. llcalty und Lieutenant II. T. Hu
bert. The fate id' the privities is un
certain. The official report indicates
that two of them were saved.
Killed or Trapped
A I'dMTlSII POUT. Sunday, Aug.
I. (Iy Ihc Associated Press.) The
ship was torpedoed yesterday morn
inir as she was Hearing home from
France, was struck in the nftcrpart
of Hie engine room. Three members
kof the staff were killed here and tile
jllynniuos were destroyed, plunging Hie
vessel into darkness.
Jttst over the dynamo was the ward
room, containing more than 1011 pu
licnls. Most of these were killed out
right by the explosion. The others,
injured by the explosion, were trap
ped and peri-hed, except f run few
who jumped overboard and were lick
ed up.
PARIS, Aug. 3. The Gorman
erown prince has engineered forty of
his divisions (oto.ouo men I In the
Champagne and 47 divisions oi3r,,
oiii) men) between the Alsno and lh
.Ylarno since he began his offensive
on July 1-"', tho Intrasiirgcnt states.
It Is estimated that by the shorten
ing of tho front thru his retreat he
has economized In the number of
troops necessary along the lino to the
extent of ten divisions (HJ.'i.oOU
men).
Cnl.oliAHO SPRINGS. Ct.lo., Aug.
., The la-t lucn-.'cr Irani over Hi:
Colorado Midland railroad, which lla-
becn ordered junked by a decree nl
the di-lrii t court bc-au-e of inabihtv
to meet olH l-atmg expen-e-, reaebe I
Colorado (Spriuir- from Grand Junc
tion Colo., at H o cloc this nioi-nins
F.mtdovc' "f the road are Icawin.
to accept po-ilioiw cl-ewhcre.
OVERillll IN
UNDER CROWN PICE
American Tank Steamer Jennings
Sunk 100 Miles off Virginia Coast
Second Raider Operating off
Coast of Nova Scotia Captain
and 13 Members of Crew Missing.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Sinking
ot the American tank steamer O. B.
Jennings yesterday 100 miles off the
Virginia coast announced today re
vealed the presence of at least two
Geraian submarines on this sido of
the Atlantic. The second raidor has
heen operating off the coast of Nova
Scotia and nearby waters for several
days. ,
The American tank steamship O.
ft. Jennings was sunk by a German
submarine yesterday about 100 miles
off the Virginia coast and thirty sur
vivors of the vessel's crew have been
brought to Norfolk by a naval vessel
tlio navy department was today in
formed. The captain and one boat
containing 13 members of the crew
are missing.
Wireless calls from the steamer,
saying that she was being shelled by
a submarine, were received yesterday
between 1 1 o'clock and noon.
Naval vessels were sent at once
but arrived only in time to pick up
survivors, the vessel having gone
down. The Jennings, which was built
lit 1917, was of 7 SIM) net tons und
belonged to the Standard Oil com
pany. -
Ni:V YOKIx, Aug. ,"). There were
I!) men on board the tank steamship
O. It. Jennings, torpedoed und sunk
hv u submarine off the Virginia coast
yesterday .according to the records
of the Standard Oil company. The
captain. G. V. Nordstrom of llrook-
lyn, and 17 men nre unaccounted for.
A CANADIAN ATLANTIC POUT,
Aug. 'i. The fishing schooner Nelson
A. of Yarmouth, N. S., has been add
ed to lite list of vessels sunk by n
German submarine off the Sorth At
lantic coast. The crew of the schooner
landed here todip- and reported their
vessel was dost roved last Saturday.
NEW YOItK, Aug. 3. This is the
second appearance of tho O. II. Jen
nings In tho marine casualty news
this year. On March 2 1 the' tanker
rolllded off the British coast with
tho British steamship War Knight,
also oil laden, and 37 lives were lost.
The Jennings, afire was shell by
llrlllsh warships, until her decks
were awash. She was salvaged by
wrecking tugs In the service of the
Putted Slates forces abroad, and was
on her way to a United Slates ship
yard when sunk. She was valued at
more than $ 1 ,000,000.
A CANADIAN PACIFIC PoliT.
Aug. "i. The Japanese t-eamcr Cana
dian Mnru has been floated and is
proceeding to port under her own
leam.
HOW THE ALLIES HAVE WIPED OUT THE MARNE SALIENT AND FO RCED THE HUN BACK.
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11F.UNK, Aug. ,'). TIkkW-'
man offensive has been stopped
and present operations cannot
be publicly discussed, declared
General llcllingrath, Unvariiin
minister, in speaking In the First
chamber Saturday.
FEAR OF U. S. INI
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Letters
exchanged by Presidents Wilson and
Jlolendez ot San Salvador, regarding
.Mr. Wilson's recent address to .Mex
ican editors were made public today
by the state department. Promising
the full co-operation of his people,
the Latin American executive hoar
tily congratulated President Wilson
upon tho sentiments of justlco and
fraternity expressed, adding:
"In expounding tho Monroe doc
trine you have dispelled pro-judg
ments and unfavorable conjectures
that have tor many years hnmporcd
the full blossoming of principles of
true cordiality which must exist be
tween tho United States and tho oth
er republics of the American conti
nent." ...
In reply President Wilson said:
"It is delightful to feel that a
mutual understanding is being estab
lished among the nations of the
Americas which promises to consti
tute a permanent foundation of
friendship and 1 beg your excellency
to believe that tho speech to the
iMexican editors to which you so kind
ly refer came without premeditation
from my very heart. I wish you also
to know that It expressed somothltiK
very much more than my porsonal
feeling and policy, for I beliove It ex
pressed the real attitude, ot tho peo
ple of the United States."
SLAIN SUITOR
POItTLA'NH, Aug. 5. Mary Fplnn
aged 18, was sluln In bur home early
today by a man w-ho ciltered the
room where she was sleeping thru a
window and shot her seven times.
Her father, Fuglua Ksplna, told the
police that the Blayer was John Mn
nocco, a rejected suitor. Ksplna said
he was alarmed by the sound of the
shots, und rushing into his daugh
ter's room, grappled with Monocco,
but was overpowered so thut the mur
derer escaped. Ksplna said ho bail
forbidden .Monocco the bouse some
lime ago, since which timu Monocco
had gone to Seattle to live. The po
lice are searching for Monocco.
BILL TO DRAFT
IN 181045
IS INTRODUCED
New Administration Man Power Bill
'Extending Se'ectivc Service Act
Before Both Houses Hone to
Force Speedy Passage for Regis
tration by September 5.
WASHINGTON, Aug. .'r. The new
aibniuist ration mall power bill extend
int: the selective service net to nil men
between the ayes of 18 anil A't inclu
sive, was introduced today in both
branches of congress.
The measure was referred to the
mililnry committees. Congrcssionul
leaders plan to have it considered this
month.
In presenting the bill to the senate,
Chairman Chamberlnin of the senate
militarv commit tee gave assurance
that everything would be done to ex
pedite its passage.
To Summon Quorum
Senator Curtis of Kansns nnd Ren
ator Jones of Washington announced
themselves in favor of siimnionin
a ipioriim of Ihc senalc so the bill can
he taken up immediately. The sugges
tion was approved hy Senator Chutir
bcrlain.
Senalor Chamberlain nlso present
eil n communication from Hie secre
tary of war. showing the number of
men tiffce'cd iy (he bill. Accurdin
lo Ihese fiuiircs. ' .tlllH.ddO men he
'tween the ages id' 1H ami 12.3 inclusive
and :i'2 and -l.'i inclusive, would he
subject o mililnry service. Of thi:
number (1(11,00(1 would be men be
Iwcen 32 nnd -15.
Chairman Dcnl of Hie house com
miltee said that with only three
members of the committee now in the
city, it wns doubtful if the imillec
could be called loiiether before the
house re-assenihled on August 111.
Itcglstcr Keploinlier 3
Provost .Marshal General Crowder,
in n statement submitted by Senator
Chamberlain, suggested September
filth us the date for a national rogU
trillion of men within the propose
new ages.
Weekly registration of youths nt
taining the age of '21 during the next
weeks wns proposed by General
Crowder as the only nienns of oh
taining the 20(1,(1110 men to be onllcc
to the colors in September. Thi
could be done by presidential proe
Initiation and would mid about S.OHO
to the number of men availuble.
FOR REBATE PLOT
NEW YoliK, Auir. ."..Federal in
dietnicnlK were returned here today
rlutrginir tin Pennsylvania railroad
Armour & Co., Swill & Co., and tin
New Ji'iscp City Stork Vimls emu
i hi n v with coriMiirinir t violate the
federal Mamie- which (irohihits thi
jivinir or ao-eolin.'- of rehates. The
alleged often-1; have to do with tin
root inj,' ol' t m Hi'1.
WILSON SEES
FIRST LAUNCHING
AT HOG ISLAND
Mrs. Wilson, W'th President Standing
by Her Side, Christened Cargo
Carrier Ouisticonk, the First of 180
Ships Scheduled for Launching
Vast Output Due to President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. With a
hoarty God-snood from the presldont
of the United States and Mrs. Wilson,
the cargo carrier Qulsticouk, tho
first ship built at tho Hog island
plant, was successfully launched at
12:3S o'clock this afternoon.
President Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson, arrived at the Hog
Island shipyard at 12:30 p. m. today
on a special train. The president re
ceived a tromondous ovation. Tho
Qulstlconk is tho first of the ISO
ships to bo launched at tho great
yard.
Mrs. Wilson, with the presldont
standing at her sldo, christened tho
ship as nenrly 50,000 porsons stand
ing In the broiling sun, wildly cheer
ed. Thero wore nearly 400 prostra
tions duo lo Intonse heat.
"Good l,llrk to Von"
The president made no speech, but
In response to tho urgent appeal of
lho crowd ho waved his hat and
shouted: "Good luck to you." Mrs
Wilson smilingly repented this senti
ment. The proslduntlal parly returned to
Washington after remaining in
tho
yard loss than llilrty minutes.
It was no more Ineldont In a na
tion's shipbuilding program that
brought the prosldent and Mrs. Wil
son to the Bceno of this achlevomont"
said Chairman Hurley, prlnclpnl
speaker at tho luiinehlng. "It was
the beginning of an epoch In the na
tion's history.
This launching marks another
milestone In America s progress In
the war against the Gorman govern
ment. It marks the beginning of
quantity production of ships In all
the yards if tho United States.
lino to President
It Is doubtful whether any nntlon
ever would have undertaken a ship
building program on such a large
scale if Germany had not plunged tho
world Into the war," Mr. Hurley con
tinued. "Wo nro In It now and we
are going thru with It. Wo aro pro
ducing nioro tonnago today than the
submarines aro sinking and from
this tlmo forward our great task will
bo to roplnco tho tonnago thut was
lost.
I doubt whether I will ever havo
a better opportunity to stale that tho
vast scope of this program was due
to tho vision of tho president. Wo
aro going thru with the shipbuilding
program to tho finish anil wo aro go
ing thru with tho war to a finish.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. ,r.. " Amer
ican troops who have been employed
in buttle have shown themselves to
bo thoroly good fighters," remarks
tho Merlin correspondent of tho Co
logne Volks ZeltuiiK.
"Thut enhances lho success which
our bravo troops and their eoiniaau
dcrs have attained," ho adds.
FATALITIES ARE LOW
WASHINGTON. Ans. 1'lnurpn
on army Hvlatlnn training fatulltlnn
In thin country, made puhltc today
for lho period hot ween Heplniher 1,
lft I 7. Hnd July 2f.l, HHS, Khow a total
of t ."(." (loath, or nn avnniKO of
.OOfunj for earn hour of actual Unfil
ing fliKht. Offlrlnln IiHIpvp Mil In n
new low record.
C0NSOLESGERrv1ANSENrENTENSTERS
AINS
WIN GLORY
AT FISMES
German Base Captured in Hand-to-
Hand Fighting With Prussian
Guards Who Were Bayonetted, or
Clubbed to Death by Yankees
Bosche Resistance Along Banks of .
Aisno and Vesle Rivers Grows
Stiffer Huns Driven Across Vesle.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IuV
FRANCE, Aug. 5. (By the Associ
ated Press, 1:30 p. m.) German re
sistance along the banks of the Aisne
and Veslo rivors Is growing more
stubborn. Allied patrols which have
crossed those rivors havo mot- with
tho stornost resistance.
Near Mulzon, on the south side of
tho Vcslo, the Germans fought fierce
ly last evening before they wore forc
ed back. Tho battlo was especially
sovoro around tho VauteB farm and
tho adjacont woods. On tho ond of
tho line nonrest Hholms, a heavy ar
tillery duel Is going on.
Show Ilium No Mercy
TAIHS, Aug. B. Tho Americans'
covered themselves with glory In tho
lihnd-to-liand fighting In the streotuT
of Flsines yoslorday, when thoy cap
tured Hint Gorman base. The fight
ing is said to havo boon tho hlttorest
of the wholo war, the Prussian
guards asking no quarter and being
bayoneted or clubbed to death as they
stood by tholr machine guns.
There was a lull In tho battle
along tho Solssons-Rholms front last
night ond tho breathing spell extend
ed Into this morning. The Germans
aro being favored by the weather
conditions, which have transformed
tho Vosle river bonks Into swamps
and mornssos and they nro making a
sliffor stand lioro than was antici
pated, IPllrsiilt font I n u ps
PARIS, Aug. 5. Pursuit of the
Gormans continues and only a few
cnomy troops remain south of tho
Veslo, says tho llavas agency today.
French patrols havo crossed tho
Voslo nt Ha7.oches and Jonchory.
Allied troops hold the entire south
ern bank of the Voslo betwoeu
Flsmes and Itlielms. Stubborn resis
tance was Hindu by Prussian and Ba
varian guards botween Mulson and
Chnmpiegny, but thoy were forced
back, suffering heavy losses. Doth
bnnks ot tho Voslo now aro under
heavy artillery flro. Tho Germans,
It Is believed, probably will not at
tempt a definite halt before tho Alsno
Is reached.
Tho enemy has suffered
losses In mon and material,
dead aro scattered along
roads leading north.
serious
Enomy
ull tho
AMSTKItDAM, An- 5. The en
lento diiloinatio reroM'rttntivo after
leaving Vnhc.'da for Kaiidalaska, C
eonlinjr to I he ltii-iun tiowsnutKr
I'ravda im iuiled hy (ierinnji new.sptt
pci's, declared their eoitnlries lild uot
dcMn to maintain any sort of con
nect imi with IhoHovirl trovermnent, an
Itm as I hat government was sup
(tortiiiir Wieniuin junker power on
liii-iaii Mtil."
HUN CLOTHING NOW
MADE OF AWNINGS
AMSTKItDAM, Ann. ft.-- A Clernmn
wniiian wriiins to a relative in Hol
land unH Hint owning to the Kcnreily
o' elothinv -lie ha taken down her
auninL'S ded them nnd eonvr.rted
litem into a skirt and eoat. Her bed
dierN fhe ha made into undorelofli-
111!.'.