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University of Oregon X Library ... .. "WEATHER Maximum Yoslmlav, S); Minimum "Ti.tUiv, 30. FORECAST Tonight ami Touioitow: Fair. Medford Mail Tribune Forty-!j:hth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Teer. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1918 NO. 116 ALLIES FORCE GROSSING OF VESLE FIGHTING YANKS REPEL ATTACKS Enemy Driven Back, Counter Attacks and is Repulsed Allies Brlnn Un Big Guns for Renewal of Drive Local Operations in Progress Along Line Result in Allied Advantages. ON' T1IK FRENCH ITiONT, A.t. 7. 2:311 p. m. (By tho Asocintcd Press.) Franco-American fon'cs were thrown across the Vesle river last evening mid forced tho eneniv back. The crossing was effected east of Krnisne. The enemy iittnckcd lliere nnil 100 prisoners were taken. Shortly afterward the Germans launched a counter attack with a heavy artillery barrairo, hut could not dislodge the allies, who stuck to On positions they had won. The euemv nnnenrs to have strc - forces in this neighborhood. On the remainder of the front there was comparative calm, except for ar tillery fire. Itiing Up Ulg Guns BY T1IK ASSOCIATKI) PUKSS, Alls. 7. Artillery duels and patrol actions continue while the allies ,md Germans make ready for future op erations. Indications point to a re sumption of fighting on 'hi Jin 1 within a few hours. It was to be. expected that several days would elapse before the allit. could he in shape to renen their of fensive. Had weather has-' hampered j the movement of jriins and reinl'or -e-' ments as well as aerial spoilt work., Hnins is reported to have fallen alone the battle front Tuesday nf'ornoon. When infantry fii.'litin; does re open it will probably mark a new phase in the year's cninp'uun. The Murnc pocket has been cleared of the enemy and the crown prince defeated. Premier C'lciiieneean announces th.i. the German losses included j.'i.OPO prisoners and 700 liiins. Fighting Is Hitter Intense bitterness haw lumped wlr.it little fiuhtiiiir there lias been between Soissons and Kltcims. 'I he American forces in I''ismcs and norlh i'T the river have been subjected to heavy bombardments, bat have h-'ld on. West of Fismes Tuesday a Gciium battalion prepared to att.'ck Aineii can bridge builders nlom.' llic WIc. The entire force was wiped on; by American machine gunners. Southwest of Morhineoiiit 1'". Germans took some ground r.icenliy won by Australians astride tlw '"'ay Corbie road. This inoridn British counter attack won bad; II. e no.-i-tions. Some of the enemy troops were taken. London c!.ttri f-thul alt the objectives fixed for the eoi'.n'er attack have been secured. Advance in Flnndcrs British trnoi:i at the apex of the German salient in Flanders l ave pushed forward still farther o'.i a .front of 2,000 yards i'i the 1'ac.uit wood. American troops in the Wnevrc have repulsed two German r.iids. On the remainder of the we-tcrn iron' there has been no activity. Heavy artillery duels are in prny"?ss on the Italian mountain front and in 5f.n c donin. . TOI'KKA, Kits., Aug. ".Governor Arthur f'nppcr nnd Henry J. Allen are far in the lead for the republi can nominations for I'niled Slate senator and governor, as the result of vesterdav's primary. I.atc returns indicated W. f. I.ans- don had defeated Marry Gray for the democratic nomination for governor, bat Gray's supporters insist final fig ures will change the situation. Vnited States Senator William Howard Thomson, apparently hi s been renominated hv the democrats NEAR BRAISNE over George Marble. bill BY L Gigantic Effort to Restore Tetito Morale by Attacking British Front in Conjunction With German Fleet Reported as Ludendorff's P.'an Local Gains Made Along Front. PARIS, Ahs. 7. Field Marshal You ilindenbiirg and General l.tidcn dorff, in order to stimulate the de pressed morale at home, intend to strike a blow against the British front in conjunction with the German fleet, usually well informed sources here insist. An order issued by the new chief of the German admiralty staff, Admiral Siheer, is said to ex press the wish that the fleet attack the British naval forces. The Germans, it is believed, are putting their heavy artillery in place and digging themselves in between the Vesle and the Aisne to defend their positions as long as possible. The allies are obliged to bring up their heavy guns before pressing the offen sive. Gains Along Front PARIS, Aug. 7. Along the Yesle the French continue to repulse Ger man attacks, especially Braisne and Soissonsr The war office announced (hat till) prisoners have been captur ed east of Braisne. The Germans todav made a local attack east of the French position south of Aaberive, in Champagne. They were repulsed. French troops last night made further gams m the Montdidicr region. In the fighting near the Vesle the French occupied the station of Oiry Salsogae, just west of the bend in the Vesle where it turns northward to join the Aisne. British Itegain t.ronml ' LONDON, Aug. 7. In an attack carried this morning southwest of Morlancourt the British regained the ground taken from them by the Ger mans yesterday along the Bray-f'or- hier road, norlh id' the Sonnne. The German line astride the I Itir ence river, on the Flanders front, has been abandoned a short distance, says today's war office announce ment. A few prisoners were taken during the course of the operation. SI AMSTKIiDAM, Holland, Aug. Desertion from the military and naval forces is rampant in Germany. Sol diers are iiii!liug the arm by the score at the first opportunity Hint presents itself according to stories in the German newspapers. The government has issued procla mations warning the public and the nrinv that it will lake stem measures to iircvciit further desertions, and hinting that desertion" and escape of British and French war prisoners are being lucilitaMl by civilians, who do not shrink from hjlpitig men to flee the country if they can make a few marks by it. Help is said to be rendered by fur nishing deserters uilh clollie-, cash, "safe conducts" to the frontiers and other ways. The government reminds the public that "smuggling of human beings" is tantamount to tn a-on and will be ruthlessly dealt with. "MITR0PA'' CAUSES GERMAN SQUABBLE ni-.liNK. Aug. 7. A t pica! Ger man sipialible is before the courts over the right to the word "Mitropu." an abbreviation of "Mitt el F.uropa." The German sleeping car company, which operates the lialkan exprr-s, adopted the word a- a trade mark and seeks an injunction against a cut lery concern which is using it foi trade purposes. AND AND WATER GERMAN PLAN BRINGING This is one of the first photographs to nrrive In America slioKing .imirmii iicavy nrmierj oh front. These gnns nrnlialily rc now in notion lNimlwnUng tlie Huns across Die Vesjo river. GERMAN SAILORS J BECAUSE OF U-BOAT WAR 1,OXOOC, Aii. 7. Humors C a ivvnlt by (toniiitii sailors at Wii'i 'i4i shaven in protest nirnitwt iilir.ua tion of the submarine war are in cir culation, according to a ilisiutei. to tlie I'.xpre.ss 1'rom Amsterdam ft is reported that pi npwr.ui (lists aui't-j; t!i inen iin'ite.-s:niois abtnl to leay-e on submarine cruises to itta "ic teir officers ami surrender their sbips or seek an opporti.nity to sink thou? ;k1 iret themselves interned in nentraf harbors, More than ,"() suim;eriHo.s are said to have disappeared. Tueiity-three of the riiu'leadir t,f the revolt are reported to have been arretted and sentenced to deat'i The corre-ipondeut who ;eiui the r'ports admits that the stories ;r conflict ill-.; am! are facts difl ieidt to ascertain. Tlie recent resignation of Adn.iral von Ifolt'.eiidort't' as chief of the na val staff is declared to have been connected wit hthe scandal. TELEGRAPH LINES TO BE MERGED WASHINGTON. Aujr. 7. Post master General Harlem announced today that one of (lie first effects of ijovcrnment control of telephones and telegraphs probably would be the co ordination and efiji.olidittiott of eotn- iietinir svstems wherever possible. I Negotiations were already under way fr consolidating a number of compel iii;r Jelephoiie systems when the jiovemmeut a-.MUiied control. The postmaster general will not disturb thc-e ncstilialions. When an agree ment i reached between the compa nies it will be submitted to the post office department for approval. The postmaster general says (here is no objection to the companies tubing up adtlititijutf nt'iriiiiutiuJis s'ub.jeet to ap proval. INCREASED WES ON mm NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON, An. 7. - Increas ed nttes (di (tew .papers ami otlwif publication- icuiiered by second ctas mail by the jtosto r-crvtcc were asked of the inter-late ctiitnieref commit-ion todjiy bv the American Kailway Kxpress co-npaiiy, the ex press combine ionm-d under jjiovern ment aii-pii-e-i. ENGLAND BUYS 20.000 HORSES IN 7 MONTHS l.NION, Auk. 7. - Nearly ''MK' boi-e and mulv have been pur bas ed by the i'.nii-h t;o -nimcnt for the army tlti- ear, but the urmv's need have not et been tdled. Mo-t oi the lior-es were pm hj-ed in l ioted State.-, OP AMERICAN ARTILLERY AT U.S. ARMY OF : FIVE MILLION IS PRESIDENTS PLAN WASHINGTON, Auir. 7. In uruin enactment of the adminiMratioti man power bill extendinur draft (ates to from 18 t -l.'i years, General .March told the senate military committee to day that the war department plans an army of tpproxijcutely 1)00,000 men to be raised uh soon aw possible.1.' General March said he did not be lieve it necessary to recall congress before the present recess plan expires on AujitiM 24, providing the bill could t lie rejiorteW at tbat time. About Julv ;ttt General March said tbe i'ntted States readtetl a tlecision to enlarge its military program to carry out the policies agreed upon at the recent inter-allied conference at Paris to speed ir prosecution of the war and bring il to an early conclu sion. From General March's testimony ami other information received the committee has gained the impression that it is proposed tbat youths be tween 18 ami 'JO years of gn dmH be kept in this country until (be. last. Senator Chamberlain nmiomieed that either .Secretary Daniels or Admiral Hen son Would be asked to appear to morrow before the committee to dis cuss the advisability of extending the draft system to the navy. Genera! March .said the shipment of men overseas would be continued according to the program now in ef fect for the present. FOLK DEFEATS SENATOR WiLFLEY ST. l.OUS. A mr. 7. Former Gov eruor Folk yesterday defeated Sena tor Xenopiion V. Wiifiev for the dem ocratic nomination for Tnitcd States senator, incomplete returns from the state indicate. Setden Spencer of St. Louis defeated Jay I. Torrey of Fruit ville on the republican side. All cony res -men apparently Were renominated with the exception of OorseyaV. Sha.-kclford in the Kih!h district, who was defeated by Wil liitm I.. Nelson of Columbia and Con gressman Horiand of iJip Filth dis trict, who ffiH defeated bv W. T. Hbind. HO SENSE OF HUMOR IN ENGLISH? READ ON! LoNiHiN Aug, 7. The salvaging i- produced souse fault v campaign ua- proum-ed some sfnrie-. fhie nam asked his barber what be did with the lather when it came oil" his face. "Throw it away' was tlie reply. 'What! Don't von know you urn uct i'j't un ounce for bits (if bn-tle that come otf the bm-hf They're ned in making ex-fdosjve-!" The barbT Inborjously sifted a quantity of bn-tbw and took them to un ad-I.e-s his customer had 'riven hmt. "Ye-, m buy brittle.." he thciAvjis tbl, bat 1 want them li.d no in bundles of .' I" THE FRONT. NEWSPAPER HELD TO BE NON-ESSENTIAL o WAR INDUSTRY "WATERLOO, Iowa, Aug. 7 Thir ty employes of a newspaper here, in cluding men In all departments, to day were notified by the Waterloo exemption board that they roust eith er engage In a productive occupation or be placed in cinsa one of the dmtt. ( The business manager of tho news paper Intimated today that he would appeal. WASHINGTON, Aug. "-Newspaper's work never has been included among the rum -essentia! occupations outlined in the "work or fijihC order, nor has it been the intention of the provost marshal general's department that men legitimately employed in publishing newspapers should be re quired to seek other occupations. Of ficers connected with I he administra tion f the draft law regulation ! day expressed surprise ni i)w ruling of the board at Waterloo, Iowa, thai employes of a paper there should seek more productive employment or be called into military service. They said the action of the local board probably would be overturned by the district board to which it will be appealed. SHOT AT AUTOMOBILE SANTA t'Ut'Z, Cat., Alls. 7 Knli iiiK in a hunt fnr "his gmne," tnd "itching" to n.se the liuluun lie was carrying. Jtermttn ttoergne, 13, fibot from amhiiHh on punning automobtl Mb neur here yesterday, according to Ills statement to Sheriff Howard Traf- lon, and wounded Jlra, Marcollne Ktrby of Mmlrone, Santa Clara coun ty, In the arm. Mra. Klrliy was taken to a honpltal at WatHonvllle and lloorgiio to the county jatl here. COPPER PRICE FID AT 26 CENTS POUN WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.- The maximum price of copper will remain 2i cenis ii pound until November i thru an Hfttet;me.fU i;ti iirntood to have been re-ached today between the i price-fixing committee of the war in- doHtrles board and copper producers, subject to approval by 1'renldent Wilson. MEAT AND BUTTER SCARCE IN SWEEDEN LONDON, Aug. 7. -The food sit uation in Sweden is uorse than mo-t people rvalue, ltlk Js ralnmcd to toar-littbs of a pint week; there arc cl;s and little butter ; meat i.--scarc and the opplv of potatttes, which comes fmui ticrmanv j adv ijuatc. GRAVES TO LEAD YANKEE ARMY SENT SIBERIA No Unit Ailied Commander ct Se lected Troops in Phtiipptnes Sent at Once Others Foilew From Here Allies Lnni at Archangel and Vladivostok Czechs Forced Back AVASII1NGTON, Aii, 7. Major General William S. Graves, eommaud- ing the eighth division at Camp Fro nmnt, i'nlifornin, has been assigned to command American troops order ed to Siberia, General iMureh, chief of staff, announced todav. The nucleus of the American forces sent to Wberia, General Mnreh said. would be the 7th and ill regular regi ments on duty in the Philippines which would he supplemented later by troops from the United States. No commander for the joint nllied forces in Miherm lias yet been se lected, General March saidt nor the necessary agreement for the appoint ment of sneb n commander formulat ed. The object of tho expedition is eon fined strictly to the announcement made recently by President Wilson through the state depart meat, the general added, nnd i not for the pur pose of establishing mt eastern front Czechs lletiriiig .SHANGHAI, Aug. ?.iy the As- sociated Press,) The Cxecho-Siovak trootts along the t'suri river north of Vladivostok are retiring under pres sure of superior forces, it is said in advices from Vladivostok. !!A!!It!X, MiuKliiirin, Sniurdny, Aug. :i. (Jly tin' -AssiM-inled I'rcss. Silwrin). (icncntl Scnu'iiot't', Irnilrr of nnti-iiol-iii'vik i'mvvs in Siiicrin. Iiuh withdrawn somewhat on the ir.'ins-Siiicrinn lino towarils Vlaiiivo tiJi, liis mills imw Jirinj; lii'twri'n Jiiijiliur uinl SliiiK'iiiirin ntiiin. '1'ln-y iiti" inviiitini; tin' nrvivni of Uu- Aiistro-Cu'riiiini rcinfori'ijinciitH nrr rcjmi'twl HiTiviiitt m till' Mmii-iiiiriaii nnii MiiioisU fronlH. Th jiro-MM'ts of nt'tivu 'o-oi'mtimi npninst tlie (Ji'riimns i.w iinitinj; tl' liiiKHiims. SIIANUHAt, Aug. 3. British troops laniit'il nt Vladivostok ut dawn today, says n dispatch from that city. They received a friendly reception. Atlit nt ArrlwnKri TXMiDON, Auk. 1 A ItiissiHn gov ernment wireless mcssngo received here says: 111 ArchaiiHel llrlllsh and French troops have Jnndcd. They aro ad vancing utong tiie railway. Our staff is at Odozorskaia (100 miles south of Archanged). "On the Czccho-Siovak front the Czechs have captured IN'ovo Nlkolnl vesk, Kkaterlnhurg and Simliirsk. We have retreated to ioverino. We aro sending reinforcements toward Ka zan and Simbirsk. Today the Czecho Slovaks shelled Kar.nn." l-Ynm-tft in idipiiinii KAXOALASKA, Knssian !.aplanl, (Continued on Page Sit.) JAPANESE CAPTAIN LOST OVERBOARD A !U'1!"IC I'OKT, Aug. 7. :ai taln Yuinaiuolo, minster of the Jap anese steamer Canada .Mam, whltlt was recently pulled off the rocks, was lost today, according in a mes sage rec eived ly Ihn local police from a fiaivago tug which is towing the Canada Mam to a drydock. No details worn given In the mes sage. The poliro were asked to send a launch to search for the missing skipper. Captain Yamniiiotn was a veteran of the Jupatie.-e-AmcrlcHtt rim. The recent nih:lmp to tiie Canadn Alnru was raid to he the first to happen to any hoal illKlcr his care. 150 U-BOATS DESTROYED BY ALLIED NAVY Lloyd George Says Germany Given Set Back imi Hot Exhausted, Still a Menace but Likiiiiood of German Victory Diminishing No Peace WHit War Lords in Control. 1 LONDON, An. 7. Clcner.il Foeh by his counter strike has driven the enemy lincfc, ami ntttimirh tiie danger was net ver( Ji? would lie a san-, iiine mnn on Jiio Gennna j:eneriil si n If who would now jircdict Hint fjennnny coniti iirfnin a iniiinry vic tury," sHiii 1'reniier Lioyd George to iiny. The premier eiuirueterieil Gen ernl fodi's counter offensive as "one of the most ijriliiniit in the ennuis of the witr." Tlie GeiinnnK, 1elnrci tiie premier, had nttcmpteii their land offensive because the snlnnarine hnti failed. Mr. Loyd George stated that dur- , inif the month of Juiy 305,000 Amer ican troops had heen broujrlit ovei', 185,000 of thcmMn Iiritish sliijis. , Over Six Million liaised Since Ansmst, 1314, ineiudina: those already with the colors, Great Brit ain nlonc, said the premier, Jiod reus ed for lire army nnd nay,v 0,250,000 men, for the most pari. YoinntariSy The dominions liail contributed 1, 000,000 men nnd Indin 1,250,000 men. One luindrcii nnd fifty German suh marines have Jjeeu destroyed, Mr. l.ioyil George nnnoimced, more tlmn lmlf of then! in the lust yeur. I'ntil all the nilies "Were defented at sen, Mr. Lloyd Geerge dexdnred, flemmnv could never triumph. the tnemicr was t-jteHKUijr in (ho house of commons, niukinjr a stute ntent n the warsituiititin. The house will adjourn touiorrow until October 15. Mr. Lloyd Geonre said flint the people who had made tiie war wero still in evidence nnd tliev could not liuve pence so ionjr as tliey were pre- diiiiiiiintinc; m the cmmriis of the ene my. Everyone wanted (K'nce, the premier mided, hut it must be u iience . that was just and desirable, ono with power behind it. linns SUM formidable The premier declared it ivus too early to say the German effort hns been exhausted. The Germans still had powerful forces in reserve, lie pointed out, but it was net too early to say thai the chiince which they had on Starch 21 wnid not jnin pre sent itself. The American army, the premier said, Bouid soon lie imt fur short f the German nrniy itself. DcaiiiiK with the German of fensive nsninst the Uritish, Mr. Lloyd Georgo sun! nt first there were many anx ious moments and the losses were considerable in men and mntcrinl. But in n hionth, before tho battle was over, he added, 355,000 men hnd been sent across tlie channel to tuke the places of those lost, and in six weeks the Gciniuns hnd been hurled back find fouglit fo n standstill. fiertnnns Disillusioned The f ii-niinn people end fiermnnys allies were liegiiinius to be disillu sioned, the premier continued. In March. Germany wns promising; Krcat thinirs, nnd the (teuce tentacles on her allies were withdrawn. Her jiromise, hiiwevcr. he pointed out, lind fniled, nnd the German harvest was short, nlthoicA militarily the Ger mans hmi been nt the height of their power. Jfussia, said the premier, bud be come n Uv to the feet nf fiermnny. The llnsstH people, however, had re- fContinned on Page Six.) SERIOUS E000 MIS REPORTED IN SPAIN GUADALAJARA, 8pain, Aug. 7. Serious ni)HrcBka hava occurred here win to the h.sh mxl of livinx nnd poor nAliy of Ijrad. Shots have hcon rsfhnnppd ticiwrpn the demon hi rants nnd the pice. TT
