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Medford Mail Tribune
Forty-eighth Tear.
Dally Thirteenth Tear.
MEDFORD, OREOOX, TUESDAY, AUGUST fi, 1918
NO. 115
RENCH ADVANCE N
ALLIES REACH
BRINGING HOME THE BACON
JAPAN READY
MAN-POWER TO
CRAZED WOMAN
E
E HUNS
Advance at Converging Point of Arm
.ies of Hutier and Prince Rupprecht
North of Ves'e, Germans Repulsr
ed in Efforts to Dislodge Franco
American Units Allies Rest.
PARIS, An-, fi. The French
troops have reached t lie west bank of
the Avre between Itriie'lie and Mori
sol, north of Montdidicr, says the of
ficial statement lioin the war office
today.
North of the Vesle the Germans
have been repulsed in efforts to dis
lodge French and American units
which crossed from the soufh bnnk.
Much importance is attacked to op-
erations between Hraches and Mar
isel, north of Montdidier. These are
pointed to as u direct menace to the
eonverging point of the armies of
General Hutier and Crown Prince
Rupprecht.
Rebuilding Army
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IX
TRANCE, Aug. 0. Morning. (By
the Associated Press.) The German
crown prince is engaged in reeon
stituting his shattered divisions witli
the aid of the remainder of the 1!U!)
l'eerpitN, in the opinion of General
Mungin.
Some of1 the Germans had their
'company strength reduced to less
limn 50 men, some of the companies
being still furtJier depleted in num
bers. PARIS, Aug. i. The determined
attacks which the Germans have
been delivering against the allied ad
vanced guards north of the Vesle
have failed to disturb the temporary
stahiliation of the Vesle front. The
allied command is retaining the init
iative in these ocrutions.
German resistance north of the
Vesle is being continued, the enemy
standing determinedly along the
heights commanding the river where
the French light elcnienls, which have
passed beyond the river, arc encoun
tering them, says the llavas Agon.-.
review today. The Germans are try
ing to prevent further crossing.
Then' is agreement amomr military
critics thnlf the Germans will not re
main long between the Vesle and the
Aine, where their position in n nsid
ercd untenable.
The Echo De Paris lays stress upon
the various signs observable of the
strategical retreat at various points
where the French are attacking. It
believes the enemy is preparing n
"relief offensive.'
Vesle Idnc Stabilized
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Aug. ti. On tu Rheims-Soissons
front the situation has been stabil
ized for the moment while the oppos
ing forces prepare for further move
ments. Uneasiness along I he northern
front continues and Crown Prince
Rupprecht of Bavaria has made an
other retirement.
To the British he has given up ter
ritory nlona the l.a Bassee canal in
the apex of the Lys front. Mean-
( Continued on Page Six.)
GOLDEN STATE 10
IE
' SACRAMENTO, CM., Ans. fi.- A
"bone ilr.v" inilintive amendment
wliii-h would prohibit the miuiHl'iie
turo, importation or sale of intoxicat
ing liquor in CMit'orniu nfter !ecciii
lier .1. !H8, except denatured ilo
liol, was assured a place on the bal
lot for the general election November
. next, n n result of petitions t'ilci1
today with Frank C. Jordan, secre
tary of Mate.
Another initiative measure, the
ninended Domineer bill, providing for
the abolition of saloons and rcmiltil
intr the aleohulie I'ontent of liLVerrxes,
(piulified some time ago.
BANKS OF AYR
MENAC
10 SENO ARM
I Al CZECHS
Premier Terauchi Says Japan Will
Take Further Military Measures in
Case the Position of Czecho-Slo-vaks
Demand it May Find It Nec
essary to Comliat German Menace.
TOKIO, Saturday, Aug. 3. (fly
the Associated I'ress). Premier
Count Terauchi, talking of allied ac
tion in Siberia, said Japan would
take further military measures in
case the position of the Czecho-Slo-vaks
demanded it. The premier in
dicated that if the chaotic situation
in Siberia continues, Japan might
find it necessary to adopt military
measures to combat the Austro-Ger-man
menace In the east.
Count Terauchi stated thai the
present step had been taken in per
fect accord with the allies. If it
should be necessary for the allies to
dlspntch additional troops and arms
the country must he prepared to
meet the emergency.
, Starts Ijocul Politics
The Japanese-American negotia
tions had been the basis of a recru
dence of wrangling over domestic
politics, with charges and counter
charges and sensational demands for
the resignation of the cabinet and
the customary campaign of recrimin
ations. Consequently the govern
ment had recently closed down tight
ly upon the newspapers which were
rigidly suppressed if they attempted
to discuss the negotiations.
It is understood that the Seiyukul
majority party in the house is willing
(o adopt a wait-and-see policy. Con
sequently the KenscI Kai minority
which had hoped to effect an opposi
tion combination, is powerless for
the present. There seems every rea
son to believe the tenseness of the
situation has been relieved and that
the allied interests against German
and Austrian influence in Siberia,
completed a long time ngo, will bo
carried out without excitement.
As far ns Japan Is concerned, every
detail for putting the plan Into exe
cution already has been arranged.
Lcniitc May Declare War
IjOXDOX, Aug. 0. It Is reported
from Moscow by way of Iierlln that
the Bolshevik government in Itussia
is considering a declaration of war
against Japan, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen
today.
I.O.XDOX, Aug. fi. Official an
nouncement was made today of the
landing of allied forces, naval and
military, at Archangel, on August 2.
The landing was In concurrence with
the wishes of tlin Russian people, it
Is suid, and caused generul enthusi
asm. I
ROME, Aug. (1. The official
statement issued by I he war office to.
day reads:
"On the Ainpo plateau in the
Motile Grappa region arid n!on;,r the
lower Ptave there ha been greater
artillery activity. Our batteries Mew
up an army ammunition dump ah-ng
I he river.
"On the Pi a ire l-lets, our patrv
have recovered a ipiuntity of war ma
terial which was abandoned by th
enemy.
''Six ho.-tite captive balloons have
been shot down."
RUSSIAN GOVERNOR
IS NOW A PORTER
STOCKHOLM. Aii.'. fi. The form
er governor of Petrikau, a Russian
nobleman named Kssen, who was once
vice-governor-general of Warsaw, U
now porter at the railroad station of
Kaluga,
LIQUID FIRE AT
YANKS AT FISMES
WITH TIIE A.MKRICAX ARMY
OX TIIH VKSLK, Monday, Am?. 5.
(Hv the Associated Tress.) In the
capture of the Kisuies, American
troops took 17 guns. Some of the
Oermiin artillerymen also were cap
tured, j
The Americans who captured Fis
mes were members of the same or
V'aniation that occupied Coulonues,
Cohan anil Draviiinv during the ad
vance north from the Marnc.
At Cohan nil II ivilimis left he
hind in the r'reneh retreat last spring
were found in the village church.
They had been kept under guard there
by the (leruiatis. Most of the civil
ians were old men, women and child
ren. The Germans facing the Americans
along Ihe Vesle increased the inten
sity of the arlillery fire Into today.
The flcrnians also employed llaim
proectors and machine guns. Th.'
American lines wt-re subjected to r
-eere fire, and Ihe enemv raked Ihe
hill tops with various kinds (,f gas
shells. The big can duel soon became
so violent' that observation was diffi
cult and maps had to be used.
TRIPLE TRAGEDY ENDS
DAM. KS, Ore.. A hit. i.- William
Crane, n tanner living near here,
lames Crane, a sou. and Mr. Claude
Crane, wife of another son, were
found dead at their home bv fland'
Crane when be relumed Irom voik
in the field. Alt had been shot to
death. The Imdic- Were lying near
an auto which vn loaded with the
belonging of .lame Crane,' as if (r
departure. The bodies were hrouvht
here today and an iiupict wu- held.
The verdict was that James Ct:iin
and .Mrs. Crane hnd been slain by
William Crane, and that the fanner
had committed suicide. Kvidenee w :
presented at the impie-d detailing thai,
there bad been much strife in Ihe
family.
EXTREME HEAT
CAUSES MANY
DEATHS IN EAST
NEW YOI1K, Aug. (I. Four
deaths and a score of prostrations re
sulted today from a continuation of
the heal wave which last night drove
thousands of tenement dwellers to
the parks and beaches for relief.
Two persons sleeping on fire
escapes fell to their deaths.
Siv Dead in St. I,iiis
ST. IXH'IS, Aug. 6. Six deaths
were today officially attributed to
tjie heat. There were also a number
of prostrations. Among (he dead Is
Mrs. Addle Dimmlck, 70 yours of
age, of Oregon City, Ore., who died
from heat prostration while entering
tho city on a train last night.
Tour Dead in 'hlnigo
CHICAGO, Aug. ft. Chicago'!! hot
wave continued today and Ihe weath
er forecaster nays there is no Imme
diate relief la sight. Tho lowest
temperature since midnight was
degrees. At 1 p. m. the thermometer
rose to ftN and was still climbing.
Knur deaths and a large number
of prostrations from heat wore re
ported today.
One Dead, Philadelphia
PIMhADKWMIIA. Aug. (J Intense
heat coupled with a high per eenlage
J of humidity caused more than one
I hundred pros! nil ions among the Hog
i Islund Fhlpynrd workers, About one
I quarter of the caws were classed as
serious. One death and many pros
trations were reported in tho city.
Detroit I tnii ks Kerords
DKTIOIT, Aug. fi. All high tem
perature records of Ihe weather bur
eau here were broken when nn offic
ial reading ;lop a high offico build
ing nhowed lo: degrees at It o'clock.
At tho street the government kiosk
registered 1 1 1.
KAISER THREATENS
HOLLAND ONCE MORE
AVSTKIfDAM, Aug. (!.- The kai
mt is Mild lo have as-erted thai, (ier
rrt;inv will iis-uiiie military control of
the Netherlands early in AuguM.
THREE DEAD AS
RESULT OE DAKOTA
ETRIi
, CANOVA, S. D., Aug. fi. Three
persons are doad as the result of the
mysterious shooting In the Kojal
Hotel hero lust night. They are:
Mm. E. Dexter, wife of a Canova
bunker; .1. H. Williams of Anderson,
Mo., or Cedar Bluffs, Nehr., and a
woman supposed to bo Williams'
wife.
Mrs. Dexter and J. It. Williams
died almost. Instantly and the Wil
liams' woman died during the night.
Williams Is believed In have ended
his own life after fatally wounding
Mrs. Dexter. Whether Mrs. Williams
Shot herself or was hit by n bullet
from the gun fa Ihe hand of Mrs.
Dexter's slayer Is unknown. Mr.
Dexter has not been able to throw
any Huht on Ihe triple tragedy. Tho
only witness to the shooting wus a
boy who ciiiim here with Ihe Wil
liams' late jesterduy afternoon.
Mrs. Dexter who prior to her mar
riage to tho Canova banker, last No
vember was known ns Mrs. Williams,
Js bellevd 1o ho Hie former wife of
3. It. Williams.
j A CANADIAN ATLANTIC POUT,
I Aug. The Hrllish schooner
(iliidys .1. Holland bus been sunk by tt
'German submnrlne. The crew Innd-
ed today at a Nova Kent Ian town.
They mi M the attack took place yes
terday morning.
ESCAPE HUN MP
AMSTERDAM. Aug. (I. Twenty-nin-
l!riti--li officers recently e-enped
from a pri-oners' cimip al llultnin
den, aceoi diii-i to be Osniibrncr l;
Taeblatt and arc Mill at larye.
A bii: reward has been offered for
their capture,
WIN WAR A
VIENNA PAPER HUN SUB
Numerical Superiority of Eentente
Increasing Dally Austria Filled
With Gloomy Apprehensions
French Spirit United With Organiz
ing Ability of America Invincible.
WASHINGTON, Aug. (i. That
man power will he the determining
factor in the war and that it is in
contestable that the numerical su
periority of the entente is increasing
daily are two? admissions publicly
made in Austria which have caused
great despondency throughout the
empire, neording to advices reaching
Washington today through official
channels. Tho admissions are made
in the Arheiter Zeitung of Vienna,
which states that the French and al
lied victory on the west front has
visibly produced a profound impres
sion among the people. The paper
states :
Different Than Russians
"The assaults of the allies against
our new front have in no way dimin
ished in intensity. That is a fact
which gives one cause to think. With
adversaries like the Russians, the
technical superiority of the Germans,
was such that the numerical su
periority of the Russians was no im
portance. On the west the situation
is rpiiie different. Do not let ns for
get that Ihe French and the Auglo-
Sa.vons are side by side with the
Germans Ihe most civilized peoples
in the world and that they are in a
position to turn all modern technical
inventions to their own profit. On
the other hand, let us take into con
sideration the invincible spirit which
animates the French soldier, the tra
dition of victory ami glory which
only tbese'last few years (Jeminn his
tory has somewhat tarnished.
Man Power to Win
"The spirit of the French army uni
ted with the powerful organizing abil
ity of America, gives a value to the
armies of the entente at the very least
etpial lo (hat id' Germany. One must,
therefore, admit that in the west
those factors which military t.ml
technical value represent do not
henceforth play any role. Those are
the ad van I ages which have become
neutralized. It, therefore, results in
cold radii ion to what happened on the
eastern front, that the decisive fac
tor in this war will be man power.
Now il is incontestable that the nu
merical superiority of the entente is
increasing every day."
That the conclusion of the article
was still more alarming is manifest
from the fact Hint Ihe Austrian cen
sor suppressed it. although he allowed
Ihe publication of the matter quoted
above.
PROVES FAILURE
LONDON, Aug. 6. Tho attempted
raid by German Zeppelins on the east
Anglican coast last night proved to
be a complete fiasco, according to
reports thus far received. Hritlfdi
filers were ready for the visitors and
met them well out at sea, bringing
down one In flames, damaging a sec
ond and driving a third away. What
happened to Ihe other two Is not dls
closed in the official statement. The
fact, however, that tho report said
"Zeppelins crosfed the const" Is
ground for the presumption that
theso did reach land.
There Is no evidence yet that they
dropped any bombs.
PACIFIST FLEES FROM
GERMANY BY AIRPLANE
COI'KXII.MIKX, An.!.', li. Prof
Mr Nicnljii. n (leniuin i n fi I i t who
v'w M'litrni'Cfl to four tntitilliV im
priMnm!it fur writinv iui"ifi-l
IkiuU on (lie 'i. i-li'tloiiy of Ihe wnr,"
pcnpcil i n( o niitiiiik liv iviril.ini'.
THREW BABY TO
MARINE
Baby Proved to Be a Bomb That De
stroyed U-Boat Haystack Proves
Concealed Battery Revelations
Concerning Work of British Mys
tery Ships Which Gets Divers. "'
LONDON, Aug. 6. Revelation re
garding the work of.llritish mystery
ships which have pluyed an impor
tant part In anti-submarine warfare
are made by the naval correspondent
of the Times.
Cntil this week the public has
known nothing about the mystery
ships, known in the navy as the "Q"
ships, altlio several officers, notably
Captain Gordon Campbell, have been
decorated for services on these ves
sels. Details now can be made pub
lic as the Germans are becoming
aware of the methods thru bitter ex
perience '
Woman nnd Baby
How a "woman and baby" ac
counted for a U-boat Is told by the
correspondent. The submarine ord
ered a vessel to surrender and fired a
few shells into her. The boats then
loft the ship, leaving on board a
woman who ran up and down the
deck with a baby In her arms as If
mad. The U-boat came alongside
the vessel and tho woman hurled the
"haby" into the open fcatoh. The
"baby" exploded and blew out the
bottom of the submnrlne. The "wo
man" was decorated with ' the Vic
toria cross. , 1
"In addition to the woman and
haby" case, the correspondent men
tions the story of a 'retired admiral,
serving as a captain, who placed a
hnyHtnck on hoard an ancient looking
craft. -When the U-boat ordered her
to surronder, the Germans were
astonished to receive a broadside
from the haystack. ,
Sunk by Tramp
On one occasion a seaworn tramp
steamer was crossing the iNorth sea
when a submarine ordered the crew
to ti bun do n ship. So sure was the
German of his prey that the bombs
with which ho intended to sink tho
vessel were brought on deck around
(ho conning tower. It required only
a shell or two from the tramp's con
cealed armament to explode the
bombs and blow the U-boat out of
the water.
Cnptaln Oorilon O. Cnmpbell, then
a comniiimlir, was decorated with
tho Victoria Cross and tho D. S. (.
In I Dill, IwIhk the first to receive
these orders without, the nature of
hlH heroic ad heliiK niade puMlc. It
was announced early In 1917 that
the reuson for Ills docoratlons would
he imule public after the war.
Captain Cuniphell gained the mili
tary cross for bravery In handllnR n
tank when that weapon was first
used by tho Itritluli In the sunimor of
1916.
PLAN TO STABILIZE : .
OIL FUEL PRICES
SAN I'WANCISCO, Aug. d. Sta
bilization of oil fuel prices west of
Hie luM'kv mountains and other mat
ters vital to Hie oil industrv are to be
discussed at a meeting of California,
oil producers will) Professor D. M.
Fol-ont, s(n(e oil administrator, in
Los Angeles on Thursday, Prof. Fol
Mini announced here todav.
WHAT YANK THINKS
OF ENGLISH TOBACCO
LONDON, Aug. II. - Uncle Sam's
boys are t-razv about Fnglish tohuc
eo. Here's whal our had to say about
it: "(iee, your tobacco's the fiercest
junk ever cropped. A nation that can
smoke it and live can never be beaten,
nohow. Your half-dollar cigar nre
uorMi than a two-cent east sido
-dinker. Thank heaven, the president
is sending us muu iicnu-wino tobacco.''