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Oally Thirteenth '
MEDFORD, ORECIOX, MONDAY, AUGUST .12, 1918
NO. 120
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MIGHTY GERMAN EFFORT 10
CHECK ALLIES IN PICARDY
Resistance Increases as Huns Seek to Stabilize. Albert, Chaulnes, Noyon,
Nesles Line Whieli is Threatened With Flanking Operations by French
and British Strong Counter Attacks Delay Progress in Center Roye
Reported Unofficially to Have Baen Taksn Bray Captured by British
Chaulnes and Albert Still in
WITH TlIK lililTISH ARMY IN'
JfHAXCE, AtiR. 12. (2:15 p. m.)
(By the Associated Press.) There is
tin unconfirmed report this afternoon
that the town of Ho.vc, which the Ger
mans huve been del'endint: so desper
ately, has been evacuated.
liritish tanks have been seen oper
ating a considerable distance east of
that town.
jPARlS, Aug. 12. Nearly 40,000
prisoners and 700 guns havo been
taken by the allies In l'icardy, accord
ing to reliable Information here.
PARIS, Aug. 12. Extremely bit
ter resistance Is being encountered
from the Germans along the line of
Chaulnes-Roye-Noyon. The enemy is
bringing up strong reinforcements,
while the-allies aro preparing lor a
further advance.
(icrimill.s Kight Hard I
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Aug. 12
Mighty efforts aro being made by
the German high command to check
the allies' advance thru l'icardy
toward Peronne, Rove and Noyon.
On the northern end of the battle
line the Drltish have not been ablo to
progress rapidly during tho past
Sight, altho London reports unoffic
ially that the village of Uray has
been cntored.
In the center strong German coun
ter attacks sccin to have held up the
advance. Therp is an unconfirmed
report, however, that Itoyc has been
abandoned by tho enemy.
On the right the French are still
gaining ground steadily. They havo
reached the crest of tho hills west of
tho Olse and have virtually cleared
the Matz valley of tho enemy.
French Turning Flank
Interost In tho Picardy battle now
centers upon the German efforts to
stabilize the front along the line
from Albert south to Chaulnes anil
to chock the French efforts to en
velope tho enemy's position at I.as
slgny. The coming day or two probably
will be marked by savage fighting,
especially on tho ioulh, where the
continued progress of the French
would weaken tho whole German po
sition, tf It does not turn the flank of
the Noyon-Ncsles lino, which may bo
the first defensive front upon which
the enemy may clect.to stand.
Tho front as it stands today run
In a generally straight line fnini the
Somine southward to Tllloloy, where
it begins to curve eastward until It
reaches tho Oise. The high ground
BUT NOT HALTED
1'Ab'lS, Auir. 12. (llavas A'jency.
offensive. ) Millihtry commentators
in tta Paris ticwspujters expres
continence that the allied ndvuncc.
while slowing up, is bound to be ron
tinued. "It is certain that the German re
treat is not over," says I.'ltomme
Libre, while the Petit Pari-ian de
clares thtit the capture of I.a--ii:ny
by the French is only a question of
hours. In fact the entire i;roup of
bills between Lassinv ami the t.h-e t
beinsr encircled. Hie Petit .loitrnn! de
cline, and nut-t inevitithU be c;ic-uatcd.
. i "V
Nil IRKS
German Possession, But Capture Sure.!
on the north is proving difficult of
capture by the allies, while to the
south heavy forces of German re
serves are reported coming into the
fight.
Fighting nt Mhons
Gorman attacks have been strong
and repeated around Lilions. The
enemy forced his way into tho wes
tern side of the village, but later was
driven out. The British positions
were maintained after hard fighting.
Seemingly the German purpose here
Is to protect tho railroad junction at
Chaulnes thru which all the troops
from tho Roye region must pass. The
Germans also are trying to protect
the pocket between the Somme and
Arras.
Noyon is important not only in its
relation to the present hattlo line,
but to the Gorman position eastward
toward nheims.
10.(100 Prisoner
Unofficially, the allies have taken f
40,000 prisoners and 700 guns. Dur
ing the past four weeks the enemy
has lost nearly 73,000 prisoners and
over 1200 guns. '
Berlin reports the fighting as
growing more bitter and says that
Sunduyrfill allied efforts failed.
Between Solssons and Rheims the
Germans are apparently prepared to
hold fast and tho French and Amer
icans aro making attacks In force.
Tho German artillery fire has been
much heavier. Enemy preparations
for an attack Sunday were stopped
by American artillery fire.
E
OF ALLIED FORCE
PARIS,' Aug. 12. Tho Hermans
art; reading on the allied left with a
certain amuunt ot success, having
had time to get into line divisions
rushed frantically from tho north.
It Is believed hero the fresh troops
aro being used in a desperate en
deavor to block the allied advance
toward Nesle.
General von Ilulicr Is trying to
halt temporarily on the Koye-Noyon
line, lie is strong enough at the
Noyon end, whero his flank rests on
tho Olsu, but should the British suc
ceed In debouching from the villages
of Llhous, Chilly, Fnini-urt, Fresnoy
and Lioyeneourt in tho general direc
tion of .Nesle, von Uutler's right at
Royo would not only bo turned, hut
ho would be cut off and hopelessly
lost. The entire line, it is believed
here, would then go down.
Should von llutier succeed In hold
ing on Hiif fi R ii U to get his guns
and material away, his next move
probably would be bark toward the
Somme, pivoting on Noye Noon. Ho
would t-wing his rlht hack on the
lino of Nesle and Noyon.
GERMANY BUILDING
GREATEST SHIPYARD
AMSTKIIDAM, Am;. 1-'. The
largest shipyard in Germany bciiii;
hiiiit nt Hnmlnirtf )v a combination
winch includes the lluinbepx-Aiuerikii
line. Tin new company ha- a provis
ional eupifal nt' 1 U,IHHit0iH nwiiU
(2, .",)", (M.Mt.)
FIRST PHASE OF
SOMME BATTLE
NEARS AN N
French Continue Advance, Between
Avre and Oise Lines Steadily
Hardening on Front Troops Worn
Out by Fighting British Positions
Linked Together.
LONDON', Aiisr. 12. The French
are continuing their advance between
the Avre and the Oise, according to
news received in London today and
have captured the town of L'Kchelle
St. Aurin, tiiree miles directly west ot
Hove. 1
The battle nppears to he aonrouch
intr the end of the first phase, with
the lines steadily hardening on the
front.
it must he understood that iiard
fighting like that in which the allies
have been engaged since Thursdav
cannot go on indefinitely without
giving the troons opportunity for rest.
The horses which have been working
constantly dav and night bringing tin
henvier and less mobile artillery are
exhausted and it is hnportnnt Hint
tile crews of tanks he given time to
recuperate from the effects, of their
hardest work.
LONDON, Anjr. 12. French have
advanced nearer to the important
point of Roye from the southwest by
the capture of the villages? of Arman
eourl mid Tilloloy, according to the
official statement from Field nrshal
H.iiir today.
South of the Somme British troops
have captured 20(1 prisoners.
liritish position cast of Moriconrt,
south of the river, have been linked
with the liritish lines cast of Ktine-
hem, norlh of Ihe river.
The British positions south of
Lihons were attacked last evening by
the (lerinans. The attack was re
pulsed. ('apt tiro 11 lay
The Briti-di have capl tired the
western cdjre of the town of limy,
on the Somme, the advices states. A
pa rent ly the attack on the southern
part of (he front was heinjr conlin
ueil by the French this morning. Main
mterc.-t centered in (he sector
around Lnssiiiy Massif, It is diffi
cult to say whether Ihe French are
on the crest, but they must be close
In it. The whole position on Ihe
southern line depends upon the pos
session of it.
In Ihe region belwe'en the Roye
road and the Soiinue the position ha:
been stabilized. The Germans have
massed heavy arlillerv tin this front
and are lieavil yen'intcr attacking.
The Imvih ot Albert and Chunine
seemed today to he held bv the ene
my, and Roye ha.- not fallen.
Tho statement reads;
"Yesterday evening tho enemy
ngalu attacked our positions south of
Lihons. lie was repulsed.
"As a result of a sucrCHsful open
tlon carried out by us Immediately
feoulh on the .Somme wo captured 200
prisoners and linked up our positions
east of MerJcourt with tho lino east
of Kiiuehcm on the north bank oi
the river.
(Continued on Pago Pour.)
tiii: iiA(ii i:, An, i-j. JapniieM-
ndwinee troop- )trc in touch with the
Czech-Sbtviik, sa a Moscow dis
patch to the Yi"tT .eiluny of lire
nun. If this dispati-h is meant to refer
(o lite Ozecho-Slovok in western Si
beria, it is undoubtedly incorrect, us
no advance by the allied force from
Vladivo-tok has been reported.
JAPANESE IN TOUCH
WITH CZECH-SLOVAKS
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The allied drive lias cut off tho
Gorman wedge with tho apex at
Montdidier and the Germans are
making a determined stand on the
Albert-Chaulnes-Noyon line. Broken
lino shows lino before allied advance.
Heavy dotted 11110.. In new buttle on
I linden burg line it shown to right
SENATE CALLED
TO MEETJHURSDA1
FOR DRAFT BILL
WANIIIMiTOX, An. 1LSleps
to reconvene Ihe senate so that the
administration man power hill extend
ing i lie unit l aires irom lo to -J. can
he taken up without delay were taken
today by senate leaders who ordered
telegrams sent to all absentees asking
them to he present next Thursday
when the hill is presented lo the sen
ate.
I uder the unanimous consent
agreement by which the recess was
taken, three days must elapse before
auv business can be transacted after
a quorum hail been called and as a
rcMilt the hill will be taken up next
Monday.
An effort by Senator Kirby of Ar
kansiis lo amend the udininist ration
man power bill, to extend the draft
aires from J1 (o -1, inclusive, instead
of from 1H to 1"), as proposed, failed
today in the M'tnile military commit
tee by an o erw hclmiie,' vote. Sena
tor Kirby announced that be would
renew his effort when the hill reached
the floor.
TO CAPTURE BRAY
I.OXIMIN, Ami;. 12. (I ,. in.
I ! v the A-oci.ilei Pic... ) - Aiiiericau
lrooc arc in Ihe ubuib of lirav lo.
day tihtiuu' a continuous battle lor
the outskirts of Ihe little French ' itv.
(Inly t-lejlit changes in the line as
a whole are reported in disjiatidies
reachiti; London this afternoon, hot
a dinu dole: battle i ra''iiiu all iii and
flown the norlhcrn section of the
present bat lie line.
The assistance that has been ren
dered by the Americans in this furht
iiiK ha been i-omparatively snuill, hut
nevertheless important, for thev have
captured and held positions strongly
defended by I lie enemy nt one of the
most difficult point in the line at a
time when Ihe (icniinn resistance here
vva tlirealciiim; to hold up the Icl'l
flank of Ihe nduinee.
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BY SOVIET 10
LEAVE VOLOGDA
Bolsheviki Insisted Allied Ambassa
dors Return to Moscow or Leave
Country Went to Archangel
Predicted Awakening of Russia and
Expulsion of Germans.
VOLOODA, Iiusin. Thursday, July
S.V (llv tho Associated Tress.)
The reason for Anihassador Kranci:
and the olthcr allied diplomats lenv
iiijt Vologda for Archangel today was
their refusal lo comply Willi insistent
demands of the liolshevik torein of
fice that they move to Moscow. The
Bolshevik said they wanted the diplo
mats to move because they believed
Voloiidn soon would he the center of
on ntcr-revolutionary fihtm;:.
Ambassador Francis nnd his col
leagues expressed full confidence in
the people of Vologda nnd declined to
fto lo Moscow. The soviet jfovern-
ment at first refused to provide an
engine for n special train to Arch
angel. 51. Ti'hitchcrin, the foroijrn
minister, telegraphed that Archangel
was not a fit place for the nmbns
sador in ease of sieie, hut was will
ill!; to (.'rant an engine on condition
that the allied emhasies leave Kusia
as soon as a ship could he provided.
The allied diplomats accepted nnd
started today for ArchantiCH.
Forced From Itllssla
In a final ineKsni-'o lo the Russian
foreign minister, Ambassador I'Yan
eis declared he hud no desire to leave
Kussiu unless forced to do so, and in
"any event his absence would be only
temporary.
The consuls of Ihe allied countries,
he said, would remuin in Russia.
Tehitclicrin saitl tin; departure of the
ambassadors would not alter in the
slightest Ihe relalions of soviet I?us
sia with (he allied countries.
The final message sent to Tehit
clicrin by Ambassador Francis, as
dean tf the diplomatic corps, review
ed the correspondence that led to the
decision of the ambassadors to ko lo
Archangel and continued:
"Your message expressing friend
ly feelings for Ihe people I ropp'cscnl
ami the desire on your oarl to main
tain relations with I licit is appreciat
ed, bill you will permit tuc to say that
your trealmeiil of me as their reprc
senlative does not accord with such
expressions. "
Mr. Francis then detailed the man
ner in which his communications with
the slate department al Washiulon
had been interfered wilh and declar
ed: .Vol I (cad Itlll Hlt-oplllK
'Your leletrrnm stales that Arch
angel is not a fit residence for am
bassadors in the event of 11 'siee.'
lo you expect a (icrman sici'e of
Archangel 1 Certaiulv you do not an
ticipate tin allied siie of the eily.
can only repeal to you what I have
said to you and the liiissian people
many times, aiul that is, the allies
bine nullum: to fciii' from Ihe Hus
sion people uith whom they still con
sider themselves in alliance uaiust
1 he common enemy.
"'I he allies have never recognized
the lirest-Uluvsk peace ami it is
becoming so burdensome lo Hie itus
sian people thai in my .judgment tie
time is not far distant when Ihcy W'ill
turn upon (lermany and the repulsion
of the enemy from the Hussion bor
der uill demonstrate what 1 have con
tinuously believer) and that is (hat Ihe
national spirit of urcat Kussiu is not
dead, bat has only been sleeping."
EXECUTED BY HUNS
AMSTKftUAM, Auk. 1 2. Unrln
hnnsklo, tho iihhiikhIh of Field Mar
Hhal Herman von Klchhortt, was exe
cut eel on Saturday, necordlnn to ad
vkes from KIpv. Th nontenefl wan
pronounced hy ft Cinrmnn military
court and wa carried out Immwdi-
atoly nfler ll eonflrniatlon by eom-
petent Judicial trlhunal.
3 VESSELS OFF
EASTERN COAST
British Steamer Penistone, Swedish
Steamer Sydlaw and American
Schooner Katie Palmer Sunk Off
Massachusetts Nine Fishing Boats
Destroyed Saturday hy Subs.
(
4- WASHINGTON-, AtlR. 12.
Tho German submartne oporat- !
ing off the Vlrglula ooast was
attacked by an American do-
stroycr, which used 17 depth
bombs In an effort to got tho
raldor. The submarine did not
reappear and oil was noticed on
the surface of the sea.
)
NANTUCKET, Mass., Aug. 12.
Sinking- or tho liritish stoamor Ponls
tone by a Gcrmnn submarine off
Georges bank was reported here to
day. The renlstono, a vessel of about
1000 tons gross, apparently was sunk
by' the Bnme U-boat that destroyed
nine fishing schooners Saturday.
First reports mado no reference to
the crew's Biifoty and gave no details
of the attack.
SwiNlfsli Ship Sunk
BOSTON, Auk. 12. Klftoon sur
vlvors ot tho 8wodlsli HtcHiuur 8yd-
land nrrlvod horo today nnd reported
their veaabl had boon sunk hy a Gor
man mthmarlno Saturday. Fifteen
otherB of tho crew wore picked up hy
another ship.
Confirmed hy N'avy
WASH I NCI TON, Aug. 12 .po
st ruction, of tho British stoamer
Penlstono and tho Swedish Htcamer
Sydland by a Gorman submarine off
the Now Knglund const was reported
today , to tho navy department. Tho
Penistone was sent down yesterday
about 100 miles cant of Nantucket
nnd tho Sydlund on Allium H south
east of Nantucket. No news of tho
fate of tho crews was Kivcn lit the
department's dlsputi-h.
All tho mem hern of tho Sydlnnd'K
crow woro rescued.
Former I. H. Ktnployo
GLOUCIOSTKU, Miibs,, Auk. 12.
Fishermon claim to havo Identified
tho commander of n German suhmar-
into which has been tdukinK flshliiK
boats off tho Atlantic const as a wk fil
ed navigator formerly In tho Unltod
States flKhorles aorvico. Two mon
from different sehooners that were
sunk clntm to havo recognized a for
mer acfiialulauce.
WASHINGTON, Auk. 12. Two
steamers with survivors ot vessels
sunk hy German suhmurines off the
Massachusetts coait reported today
that thoy were proceeding to port
1utt tho numbttr of survivors aboard
or the names of tho ships wcro not
stated.
Later reports to tho navy depart
ment rovealed that tho dispatch ro-
latlnfi to tho llermun Winter had
been Kitrbled In transmission. Tho
coast ln steumer Herman Winter
had reported that a fishing schooner
had been sunk on Sunday off the
Massachusetts coast. Tho namo of
tho craft wus not Klvon.
S hoiMier Sank
WASH 1 ' iTf N A u ir. 1 2.- Knur
(Continued on I'hko Four.)
WITH THE A.MIOHICAN Alt.MV IN
FllANCK, Sundiiv, Aug. 11. (Hy
the Associated Press.) Two (icrmiin
alrpliines havo been brought down by
American filers In the Inst 24 hours
on the Toul sector. Official confir
mation, however, Is still lacking. A
third Ik believed (o hnvo been
brought down.
RULE ENDED
AT MOSCOW
Lenlne and Trotsky Reported to Have
Fled with Soviet Government to
Fortress of Kronstadt Moscow in
Hands of Anti-German Elements,
Reports Berlin Social Revolution-,
ists Control German Ambassador
Moves to Pskov, Fearing Safety..
LONDON, Auk. 12, Premier Lcn-
ine and his chief ussistnnt, Leon
Trol.ky, have fled to Kronstadt, the
naval base near Petrorad, according
to a dispatch sent out by the semN
oLHeial WolL bureau oi Jierun ui;d
printed in Zurich news)apers( spyo a
Uuvas report from Parin.
AMSTKHDAM. Auk. 12. The Hol-
shevik government will shortly' leave
Moscow for Kronstadt, the Berlin Lo
kal An.cier states today. Premi.'r
Lcnine and War Minister 1 rot-
zky, havo ulready reached there, thu
newspaper ndds.
Oflicers and counter revolutionists
who are tmder imprisonment also will
be taken lo Kronstadt, according1 to
this plan.
Soviet Oiistca :
AMKTKKDAM, Aiijr. 12.-'- Kesnrd
iiiL." (be location of a (legman diplo-.
matic Itase in Hussia, the Vo-si:cho
Zeit'mi; of! Berlin says:
"Moscow is in the ha ml of nnti
(lerman elements and the followers of
the social revolutionists of Hie Left.
This would show that the Bi;!sl evik
rule at Mowow is at nn eutJ ind thU
is the case not only at Moscow, but
in the renter part of Kus-i:., if nt in
the whole Russian empire. This
throws a vivid lie;ht on the fui'tire ut
Ihe German poliy in the. east.1'
Situation Serious
AMSTKKDA M, Au'. 12. Th Pit
uation in Itussia is serious, says te
Moscow correpomh'ht of the Tjie
blalt in Berlin, lie .tiinoiit'ces thai
Ihe Czecho-Slovak forces hnvj in
creased from 7,."i00 to .'iO'KtOti and
are beiiitf reinforced by Sei bi.uis. C'os-
sacks and counter revolutioni'ds.
llnlfferlch Moves
AMSTKIIUAM, Au-. 12. Dr.
I IcllTerieh, the (icrman ambassador
lo Kussiu, has informed the sovi
government thai he will move the em
bassy from Moscow to Pskov, be
cause he fears lor the personal safety
of his staff, says an official telegram
from Berlin. Conditions at Petro
rad are almost as bad us at Mos
cow .
More Troops Needed
VLADIVOSTOK, Au- r (My I lie
Associated Press. ) General Ilor
vath, the self styled "head of the new
all-Kalian eovcrnrhcnlM declares
that l.')U.(ioi) allied troops will be re
quired lo prevent Germany from ob
taining control of the food resources
of Siberia and Mongolia. General
Ilorvatb's iit here was for the pur
pose of opening negotiations with the
(Continued on 1'rko Four.)
3 HUN GENERALS
T
I.OXIMIN, Auv. 1- Throe (icnnuii
jcncruU rcccutlv conuuiindin!; near
Montdidier lui u been cashiered for
ncylccl nf duly, iieconlinjr to I'cliuii
rcporl received in Amsterdam nnd
lrun"Uiittcd bv the KmIihiivc Tcle
urudi company.
A lnry:e number of soldiers have
been courtmartiitlcd, it H reported,
for hiuh treason.
The (lermnnx in l'.i laiiiin arc show
ing Hitw of jrrcut uneiisincHH and tho
(icrmiin emperor in reported to hnvo
moved to liiii-scls.