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MEDFOKD MATTJ TRTBWE, fEDFOTtD. OHFXJOX, RATTTTJDAY, AUOUST 10, 1918
A SHROUD FOR THE KAISER
EXTENT OF GAINS
BUI OF PICARDY
BE SEGREGATED
BY WAR OFFICE!
liKIiNK, Aur. 10. Switzerlnnd to
day is nearer bcinjr drawn into the
vortex of witr titan lit any time since
1!)14.
With both the Ocrninn army and
tho American army threatening to
lako the offensive in Alsace, the lit
tle republic surrounded by belligerent
nations is in peril of invasion by the
Huns, no mutter which of tho bellig
erents starts a drive.
Invasion by a single regiment of
fjennun soldiers will mean war.
Aside from the diplomatic discus
Rions with Berlin over the eon) supply
mid other problems which have been
tlircntcniiur u break, I lie military sit
uation holds mcmuce for the Swiss
because of tho country's peculiar
situation between the warring na
tions. This menace has existed since the
French first bepui their drive into
Alsace in HIM, but il has never been
Bo perilous as now. Here is the rea
son: Switzerland lies south of the Ilhinc
for the greater portion of the boun
dary. There is one point, however,
between Basel und Lnrrach, where
Swiss soil juts ncross the river into
Germany. On this small strip of neu
tral teritory may depend the fate of
Switzerland in the war.
If the American urmy begins an of
fensive in Alsace, as recent develop
ments seem to promise. Von Hinden
bnrfc will be forced to use every
means at his command to prevent the
fiOiithernmost flank of bis line in Al
sace from being rolled back along the
Jthinc.
To do so he would be forced to
mi'.ke a stand along the Ithine as far
ftouth ns the Swiss border. All at
tack by tile allies at this point, if de
livered in sufficient force, would
break the Oernuiu line anil threaten
it with envelopment unless it were
i tended nlong the llliino through
Swiss territory.
Once Swiss territory was violated,
(lormnny, no doubt, would occupy the
whole of the northern part of the
country and extend the hattlu line
across Switzerland to the Italian bor
der, linking it up with the Austro-Ituf-iun
front.
BY FOCH'S BLOW
PARIS, Auk. 10. -Military obser
ue:B here say the problem facing the
rival commandors is eaiilly defined.
Marshal Koch struck at the point
whore the army group of Crown
Ince Kupprecht of lluvarla and the
Gorman crown prince Joins, obliging
the onemy hurriedly to reorganize
tho higher command and to place the
armies o( Ucneraln Von der Murwltz
and Von llutior under ono chlof.
Tills operation him tomporarily
thrown tho GermniiH off their bal
ance and II la their object now to re
gain It.
That there must he a change la
Ino lierman .position: generally be
tween tho Homme und tho Olso Is
OTldent. The German eighteenth
urmy, which Is comimindcd by Von
3 1 ii tier. Is deployed from Montdidier
to tho OIbo. The country behind It Is
hilly and wooded, altogether un
favorable for tho wlthdruwul ol
musnes of men and material.
In a retreat Von 1 1 ill lor would be
Ohllged to use three high roads und
two rullrouda which converge on
lioyo like the spokes of a wlieol. Be
yond that town a retreat would lie
dependent upon the two roads toward
Hum, one direct by tlio way of Ncnle.
' Von Hutier In a retreat would be
forced to squeeze bis beuvy nrtlllcry
and convoys thru Hove. H would be
like putting thru a rolling mill, for
tho French advance troops are now
nix miles northwest of Hove, while
tho center of the Orman front Is 1 1
miles south of that town.
FLAX 10 GEI AM
SAI.K.Yf, Ore. Aug. I n. Hubert
Hums, a convict, concealed hlmscll
in n load of flux and was hauled to
temporary rroedom outside the peni
tentiary today. Within a few hours
lie was recaptured In a vacant Milld
Itlft where ho hud hidden. .1, It. Hon-
,r, a colored convict employed out
lldo tho nulls tried to flee today, but
.w' Hopped by rifle fire.
(Continued From Page One.)
HVTIII-: ASSOflATKI) I'Hr'.KK,
Aug. 10.--Moiililiilicr, the apex of the.
(ierman salient in I'icnrdy, has fallen.
The French early this morning
smashed through the enemy's lines
and encircled the village, cutting off
the enemy's retreat.
Between Montdiilier and the Oise,
the French have taken the offensive
over a Ifi-mile front anil huvc swept
the Oermans oiit of the western side
of lb( salient.
To the norlhward Hie British ad
vance is slill unchecked. Chaulncs,
Hie (ierman base south of the Sommc,
is in hourly peril of being captured
The British have reached the villa'.-c
of. lihons, less than two miles away
and have the railway .junction soul!:
of Chaulncs, under their artillery
fire.
Farther north the (leniians resist
ed desperately, but the village of
Morlancoiirt has been taken Ameri
can troos are operating in this sec
tor and had a hand in taking this sav
agely defended position.
righting at Arras ;
London reports that the fighting
has spread northward and that a bat
tle is being fought south of Arras.
This, if true, is a new menace to rhe
whole German isisition north of the
Sommc.
The most important development in
the news today is the Fnmch attack
along the line from Montdidier to the
Oise und the fall of Montdidier.
The Hermans placed u high value
on Montdidier during their offensive
in March and the fighting so-ilh of
tho Alontdidior-Noyou line early in
June wus of n character that evi
denced the intention of the cnoii'V !
tear through the tillies toward Com
piegne. i
North of Montdidier the situation
appears to be very dangerous to the
Germans. The rapid advance of the
French nnd British bus virtually cut
off the troops further south who
must retire eastward toward N'ovon
over open ronds which are under fire
for long distances. If t'liaulnes is
captured the Gennun position further
south is precarious in the extreme.
In Kill I Itcucat
Aerial observers say tho Gcvmans
are in full retreat eastward -across
the I'ii'iidy plains toward (he old
llindcnhurg line.
Prisoners taken by the allies now
total 25,000. Four hundred guns
also have been captured. Three col
onels und their entire regimental
staffs were captured by Die French.
The allied losses have mil been heavy.
Allied capitals look for further
withdrawals on other parts of the
line, us a result of the thrust in Hie
urily and a continuation of the re
tirement in Flanders which possibly
may wipe out the salient there.
Nothing is said in dispatches this
morning of the situation in Flanders
where it was reported yesterdav that
the (Ioniums were retiring from the
extreme side of the ,ys salient.
There lire no new reports of evenls
along the Vesle and Aisne. Yester
duy's reports said Americans had oc
cupied Fismctt, across the Vesle from
Fisnies, adding another bridgehead to
the position north of the river.
Premier Lenine of Kussia is re
ported unofficially to have scut an
ultimatum lo Japan regarding Siberia.
ENGLISH PAPER IN
BERLIN ON ROCKS
I.ONIION, Aug. 1(1. The Contincn
tal Times of Berlin, edited bv the
renegade l'.nglishmau, Houston S.
Chamberlain, is struggling to raise
funds to keep up its existence. F.vcn
the (Ierman bunkers will not trust
Chamberlain any more.
MONTDIDIER CAPTURED.
(Continued From rage One.)
tanks und annorrd ears well ahead
of the infantry and pressing the re
t initio enemy.
Present Itnttlo Line
According to tho latest advices, the
front now runs thru Pernuncourl, on
tho Ancro south of Albert, thru Tall
ies wood, two miles cunt of Morlan
coiirt; Chlpllly on tho Sommc uhoitt
; ' miles southeast of Morluncniirl ;
I'roynrt. some tbreo miles southeast
of i lilplllv; l.lhons. about two miles
west of Chuiilnes, Mehiirironi t, 1' H
miles soulliwe.it of l.lhtmi; Houvroy.
two miles southwest of Mcliiu Icourl .
Iloutvholr. 2 't miles southwest ot
Houvroy; Housalcouri, uhout four
miles north of Moiitdldter, and (Iratl
lius, uhout : 'j miles to the north
west of Montdidier, on the Avre.
Orattbiis was still In Herman
hands at the last advices.
a wen i .m-
f 4 f
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T. S. laguire, an undertaker of St. Paul, has been drafted and has
taken with him to eainp at Camp Wudsworth, S. ('., a burial shroud be
made for Kaiser Wiibelm. He confidently expects to take it along to the
front and have it in bis kit when he inarches into Berlin. The photo
shows MaL'iiire and the shroud.
GERMANS PLAN TO HAY WOOD SAYS
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 10. The
GermuiiH are believed here to be pre
paring to sink the American hospital
ship "Comfort," which la America's
great ttmt of the inhumanity of tho
Huns, on the pretext that she carries
airplanes and aviators.
Tho "Comfort," without convoy,
without guuK, with h,er Ited CroHS in
signia plainly marked and with Ber
lin Informed of the date of her sail
ing, was to sail from America for tho
war zone In defiance ot submarines.
This announcement has inspired
incitements to torpedo tlio vessel in '
the Berlin press, und news of her j
sinking would occasion no surprise
here. Tho Berlin Lokal Anzeiger.
says slgnlNcantty:
"We may he permitted to ask what '
tho vessel will carry to Europe, as
she will have no wounded on board.
We aro afraid it will he American air- i
men and perhaps also some airplanes,
DEFENSE FUND
OF I.W.W. TIED UP
CHICAGO, An-. 10. William D.
Haywood, general secretary treasurer
of the Industrinl Workers of the
World, hnrfed on the wiinesw .slum!
at the I. W. conspiracy trial to
day llutt feilerul operatives through
unfair and illegal tactics have so tied
up (he organization defense fund Hint
there is scarcely money enough avai!
ahlc to conlinue .the trial.
The defease . money is oMnimul
through assessments and donations,
he said, and added thai 1100 sacks of
mail wus hcinhchl up in Chicago and
that the express packnes had not
been delivered.
'l'ive hundred memhers of m;r de
fence connniltees have been arretted.
In Scalllc alune $11,01111 of our defense
numcy.is heinjr held from us. In the
norlhwdst f.vhere nret 'contrihutir.ns
arc laruesl, our eommitttee memhers
have been thrown into prisons."
Mr. Haywood viuorously denied
CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA, Auk- 10.
Conscientious objectors sent here
by the draft boards are tobe sejjre
ffiited for the first time from other
soldiers, according to an order ot
Colonel K. N. Jones, camp commund
or, issued today. The objectors will
bo placed in a separate nranir.ation to
he known ns special detachment num
ber one.
All incoming men claiming to be
conscientious objectors will be sent
to this detachment. I'pon reporting
each will be personally examined and
n stenographic resrt of his examin
ation taken to classify conscientious
objectors into three categories. '
The first classification will be of
those sincere in objecting to combat
ant service but willing to accept non
combatant service. These men will
be assigned by special order to the
branch of non-combal service which
they elect. ,
Another classification will be of
men whose attitude in camp is defi
ant, who, for any reason, in the
judgment of the. company command
er should not be held for examination
by the board of inquiry and those
active in propaganda may be dealt
witli by court martial at the discre
tion of the commander. The third
category includes nil others who will
be held for examination by the hoard
of inquiry. Conscientious objectors
W'ill have their Own mess and supply
officers and be entirely separated
from soldiers willing to do active
combat service.
Kvery officer in camp must report
immediately the claims of any ob
jectors under him.
PARIS, Aug. 10 (Havas Agency)
Several newspapers hint this morn
ing that the official war statements
are purposely reticent and that very
Interesting news might be made pub
lic If the war office chooses. They say
that the number of prisoners is fur
above the figures authoritatively an
nounced. !
French and British light troops,
patrols and armored cars are operat
ing fur beyond the point mentioned
in the official statements. The in
fantry Is following untiringly and is
making heavy smashes to crush all
attempts made by the enemy to coun
ter attack.
The majority of the prisoners so
far taken are rather old, which' the
newspapers suy shows that the sec-!
ondary divisions were holding the
lino. The number of officers Is very
large, while fully one-hulf of the guns
beyond the (jermuns lines huvo been
captured.
Tho frankness with which the Ger
mans admit defeat is attributed to
the fact that the retreating army In
Plcardy Is commanded by Crown
Prince Rupprecht and not by the
German crown prince.
Hot water is supplied in Puris ho
tels only on Saturdays and Sundays.
that nny member of the I. W. W. had
.been expelled for joining tho army,
nnd declared that the organization
had gone through its many strikes
without committing violence in one of
tlieni.
I
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MAIL TRIBUNE TO
BULLETIN SUNDAY '
WAR DEVELOPMENTS
The Mail Tribune has urrang-
cd with the Associated Press for
a special war news service over
its leased wire Sunday. The
dispatches will be posted upon
the Mail Tribune bulletin boiird
as they are received, in order
that the eople of Medford may
keep posted upon the success of
the big allied drive now in pro
(?ress in Picardv.
With Medford tnule n Medford mad
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will prevent tlio waste or
fruits and vegetables not
otherwise usable and at
the same time be lending co
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viding: against next winter's
high costs.
With the money suved,
start n Savings Account
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Oris Crawford, Cashier
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friisiances that go Into making of Jonteel, the new odor ot twenty
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