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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.
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