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Unl c-slty of Oregon X Library y "WEATHER Maximum Yostertlav, 91; Minium niTodav, -18. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow. 1'air and -Wanner. Medford Mail Tribune Forty-lifhth Tear, Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDEORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST in, 1918 ISO. 121 ALLIED ADVANCE PICARDY RENEW STRATEGICAL icv nc uilM HEAPED INSULTS Line ifMiin French Win Entire Massif of Lassiyny Getting Control of Southern Val leysEvacuation of Roye to Fol low and Probably Chaulnes Also Artillery Dominates Entire Region Peronne and Other Interior Cities in Flames, Burned by Germans. LONiDOX, Aug. 13 (4:37 p. m., by the Associated Press). The French have gained control of the entire Massif of Lassigny on the southern end of the Plcardy battle front, ac cording to advices this nfternoon. This gives command of the town of Lassigny and the valley of the Di vette, as well as the entire district to the north. The capture of the Massif by the French must Inevitably have the most serious effect on the German positions over a wide area and this affect should begin to show within 48 hours. The massif was the hinge of the old German positions in the whole angle In the Noyon region and now that this hinge has burst the entire angle must yield to the relent less allied pressure.. Strategical Point Taken The French gains on the Lassigny hiassif already have forced the Ger mans to evacuate a long lino of trenches In the valley of the Oise and are calculated to force further evacu ations almost immediately. IXoyon will come under the fire of the French guns as soon as the artillery can be moved up. Then the road transports on the whole network of highways around Lens will become a difficult problem for the Germans. In the opinion of experts here, tho evacuation of Roye may be expected within a day or two, for the town is now under a cross fire. The aban donment of Roye by tho 'Germans would also make Chaulnes difficult to hold. Consolidating Gains In the region of Les Loges, south of Roye, the French this afternoon are consolidating their line. They hold the town but have not yet re gained tho woods beyond. It appears that the woods must yield, however, for the French hold all tho high ground here overlooking the Ger mans in Roye from the south and commanding the great criss-cross of roads leading out of that town. If the German line does not fall back after the manner It did on the iVSf ne, with the expected fall of Roye and Chaulnes, It could hold out only under conditions of the greatest difficulty and at tremendous cost. licgln Xcw Attack LONDON, Aug. 13. The French launched an attack this morning on the southern part of the Plcardy bat tlefront and according to reports shortly after noon were making pro gress In the valley of the Olse. The Germans are evacuating their trenches In the bend of the river west of BaiUy and the French are occupy ing them. To the northwest the French are almost entirely on the crest of the Lassigny Massif, where heavy fight ing Is In progress. Hove Under Flro Only In one corner of the Massif (Continued on Page Six.) WITH THE AMKUMCAX ARMY f; t-u . v.-t.. n .1 k 1 i ty ... rrw. r., ,-Minuay, Jiug. u, vir'iii:ni uirplnnes dropped bombs on the American positions on (lie VVoevre las! night without inflicting damage. The enemy lias sent over balloon parrying propaganda for American ond French troops. Norwegian Ship Sunk Off Fire Island Crew of Fishing Smack Nettie Report Indignities Heaped Upon Them by German Submarine Sailors Who Robbed Them. A.T ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 13. 111 a fight with a submarine yester day off the North Atlantic coast a British armed merchantman arriving here today claims to have sunk the U-boat. Details of the battle were not made public. NKW YOIiK, Aug. in. German submarines again took toll of Ameri can shipping, in wilier adjacent to this port when the ,875 ton Norwe gian steamship Sommcrstud was sunk off Fire Island yesterday. The Sommerstnd, whose crew of 31 was brought here today, was under charter by the United States ship ping board. The vessel was on the way here from Norway in ballast. Captain Hansen, master of the snip, said she was sunk lit 8 o'clock .yester day morning. Tho crew was picked up later by a passing ship. Fishing ltont Sunk XAXTVCKCT, Mass., Aiir. 13. The schooner Nettie lias been added to the list of fishing vessels sunk by a German submarine off Georges ISunk Saturday. The six members of the crew, picked up 100 miles east of Nantucket and brought here with four survivors of the schooner Lena May, reported that their vessel had been sunk by gunfire after having been looted by a raiding sipmd from the U-boat. Efforts to find other fishermen adrift in dories were held up by fog. I pon the arrival of the men from (lie Nettie, the number of fishing ves sels known to have been sunk was in creased to 10. Crew Suffer Indignities Captain Flunk Lynch and two members of the crew of the Lena May had not been accounted for. J lie Karl and tile Acmes men re ported that they were subjected to many indignities by the (.'-bout's crew. The personal effects of the f'isliemcn were taken, along witli pro visions and clothing. When thev were ordered into the dory they were told to be quick about it. In several in stances requests that they be permit ted to retain trinkets were refused bv (lie enemy who swore at them and showed a more hostile attitude than that noted bv the crews of other boats sent down. V. S. plug Is Stolen An American fmg, torn from the masthead of the little schooner Lena May, sunk by a German submarine off tile New l-'iiglnnd const Saturday, was taken aboard the enemy craft by n German officer who wrapped il ii round bis neck and gave a grotes que exhibition of dancing, while his men, each armed with a revolver, looked on and cheered. This was the storv told here to- (Continued on Page Six.) CANS TIED 10 PARIS, Aug. (llaviis.)-Gen-eral Yon Mudra and General Lio brechl, who commanded German arm ies in the offensive which began on July l.'i. have been placed on the re tired list, according to Heme newspa pers which have bene received here. General Yon Mudra was in com mand of the German armies attack ing along tile Cliamoiigne front be tween I'ruiinv anil Tahurc. Ilis at tack was met by General Gouruud and was everywhere repulsed. General l.iebrecht wns not mentioned in the dispatches telling of the lighting dur ing July. TIioso small tanks, one-quarter tho six ami weight of tho ordinary bat tlo tank, operato on ground over which their big brothers rannot move. They arc driven by an ordinary khsoHiio motor and cany two men, one driving while tho other mans tho guns. Their small size and high speed make, them a difficult target for German guns. DEAD ON FIELDS WITH :riIK FKKNl'II AH MY IN FKANTIV Anff. IX' (llavari AjrCney.) A tVnrt'til spectacle of ruin is spread out lnn tho "rent sweep of rolling pasture lands southeast of Monldidier. Heaps of the (ionium dead lie on every side and tho fields that wore green now are torn and strewn with musses of debris. The enthusiasm of the French troops lias carried them up to the railway line running between Com piegne. and Roye. Their most ad vanced position is south of the Logos forest, where the enemy is vainly counter attacking. The spirit of the French troops is superb. In the front line thev have undergone great hardships in their alvanee of 10 kilometers through fields swept by machine gun fire. The enemy's tactics are intended to delay the French until the main flennan forces can withdraw but great Htoeks of ammunition and war material of all kinds are being left. A stirring incident occurred during the fighting. A colonel commanding a French division seeing n battalion hesitate to throw itself into a danger ous position unrlcr heavy machine gun fire, directed his attention to this position ami, standing up, shouted to his men "Sec, the Ijochos are gone." His men sprang forward and advanced seven kilometers. FOR FIVE YEARS PARIS. Auk. 10 ninvatt Agency.) Commenting upon the verdict, in the cnne of Louis J. Malvy, former min ister of the Interior, who was last week found guilty of malfcaHunce In office, tho newspapers of Paris ap peal to "all sincere. Frenchmen" to agree with the judgment of the high court. M. Malvy was sentenced by the French scnato, Kitting as tho high court, to banishment for five years, after having been convicted of hold ing communication with the enemy. He for taking this action the court went thru the formality of dismissing tho charge of treason or complicity in treason. CREW UNDER GERMAN MASTER GO ON STRIKE UNJlOS, Aug. l:t. The officer-, engineer, tailors and firemen of a steamer at Newport refused to sail because the master wa of tJermart oriuin, insisting on the appointment of an Knt:lihnian. The boat remain el in dock. FRENCH MOSQUITO OF "WHIPPET TANKS GOING FIZZLE OUT AT BATTLE FRONT LONDON, F.nglund, Aug. IX The German tanks have fizzled nut. Heavy, lumbering affairs, copied after the first Hritish tanks, they were literally shot to pieces by allied guns in all of this year's offensives in which they were used by the Ger mans. Particularly in the Gei'iiian attacks aroiuid liheims in July were they broken up. ' Whul was left, of them was scattered everywhere over the ground on which Ihev came out. And with this failure of the Ger man tanks just brought out n few months ago comes the news that, the now French "inosiiiilo" tanks, af ter thorough tests in n number of ac tions, have proved good offensive weapons. It is to be expected (but the Gci ninnH will try to copy these also, in asmuch ns the capture of a couple of them in initial experimental raids w:is reported some lime ago. Since Marshal Koch used them so iil'feeivcly-in Ilis first big counter- of fensive allied officials expect that the Gcrmnns will discard their use less "first copy" and try again. IANS COME ON WEST LINE 'I'AKIS, Aug. i:i.- (Ilovns.)- Ccr many has been compelled to call upon Austria-Hungary for help on the western front nml Auslro-Hurigarian t ronps arc arm ing there, tho Kcho d'Paris says today. These troops, it adds, are being sent to rpiiet sectors of the front. An Austrian division which the Austrian command sent hurricdlv westward to help out his hard pressed (iennan ally has not yet appeared in the lire. It is at present encamped in Hclgtum and i reported as showing no anxiclv to get into the raging bat tle. (iF.NKVA. Aug. lit. The Aiistiians are reported to be shipping an int-mcm-o amount of material and thoti--anils of troops in the direction of Italy and arc expected shortly to at tempt another offensive on the Ital ian front. SALE OF LIQUOR ON TRAINS IS FORBIDDEN WASHINGTON. Aug. l.'t.Sale of lifpior in railroad stations or on rail road trains was forbidden by Director Central McAdoo today in an order effective immediately and applying to all linen tinder eminent control. INTO ACTION ON VESLE PAILS WITH TIIK AMKHK'AM ARMY ON THF VKSLF, Aug. 1 !.- (liy the Asoeiated Press. ) Tho (ioniums di rected counter .actions against the Franco-American line bet-ween Sois sous and Rhoims today but without success. Nor did the enemy reveal any intention of an immediate at tempt to recover toritory lost north of the Marne, At no point was a hard blow deliv ered. Tho guns oil oil her side how ever, were seldom silent and at many places the (lermans repeatedly soaW'hcd the American position with machine gunfire. It is quite possible that the Herman vrown prince may decide upon n counter attack on a big scale in that sector, but such action would necessitate the use of divisions which presumably are badly needed at oth er points. (n the other hand the (lermans are now in such positions along the lino south of the Aisne that thev can af ford to take more time for ft retreat over that river. Tho French and Americans have aid ceased to exert presiire. V .,i .. LONDON, Aug. Heavy local lighting is reported in progress at Fisiucllc, on the bank of the Vesle, where the Franco-American forces jut holding the line. The allies here were attack bv tin- enenn' and force to retire to the south bank of the vi vcr. An immediate counter attack wns lauii' licd inul according to the latest reports the old no-itioiis of the aliles were all retaken. AT SEATTLE YARDS SKATTI-K, Aug. n.- The H.KOO Ion steel sli-aiii-hip We-dporl, a com mandeered Norwegian contract, was slipped into the water duriiiL' the night here by the Ames Shipbuilding ami I )i ydock company. This was the eighth lare e--e floated since ground for the plant was broken only l.'i month- ago. Mis Margaret Shel don Ainc-s daughter of President Kd gar Amc, of the company, christene the ship. NATIONAL FOREST RESERVES SHOW YEARLY INCOME WASHINGTON, Aug. 1:1. I, eeipt from national forests during the year ended .June were ifVn l, HMKi the (orcst service announced to day. This was an increase of .1120, Oftll over the year before. K co- about .II.Uiiii, (imi to maintain the for esU. TWO YEARS OF SCHOOLING FOR DRAFTEDYOUTHS Man Power Bill Amended to Provide Education at Government Expense for Youths Between 18 and 20 in War Service Other Amendments Adopted to Measure by Committee WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. Tho V senate military committee today vot ed to report fuvorulily at onco the administration manpower bill extend ing draft ascs to from IS to 4 Ti years, but wh an amendment, by Senator Hoed of .Missouri to have tho govern ment provide two years education free for all boys under 21 years old, to be given after tho war. Senator Chamberlain nnnounccd Hint tho bill Would bo roportod Thursday and that If n quorum Is present the unanimous consent agreement will bo set aRlde and con sideration of the mensuro taken up noxt Monday. All Volunteers Affected Tile Heed uincudmcnt utTects both imnv ami navy voluntcci'H and Hiohc wlio Imvu been (Irul'teil. "Application i'tir Midi education al privilcKe,'' Hie iimcudiurut pro- videM, "shall be nimle within nix months ul'ler (liMchtire nml the ap plicant shall hepjn his studies prompt ly after Ins application shall have hecu approved. Hulcs and regulations for currying out tins provision shall lie promulgated by tho president." Another amendment ofi'ered by Senator Weed and accepted by the committee provides that orders grant injr deferred classification or exemp tion from military service for indus trial reasons shall be revoked when the man to whom this classification has been niven ceases to work nl such occupation while physically able to do so. DIlKiblo as Officers Still another amendment offered by the Missouri senator would permit soldiers and sudors regardless of aye, who have either volunteered or been drafted to receive commission. They also would be made eligible for ad mission to officers' schools. The measure was also amended so ns to provide Hint the wife of a sol dier or sailor shall not bit disquuli- ficd lor any position under the yov eminent because she is a married wo num. I'assaue of (he bill was predicted by Senator (')iamhcrlnin in a state nient alter tin- committee hail decided to report the hill favorably. BITTERNESSIIN I WASIIIXOTON, Aug. 13. Illttor ness among tho peasants of the I'krnlno against the Germans Is steadily Increasing, according to ad vices reaching tho slate department today from an eye wltnnns In tho Russian province. (icrmnn soldiers travel nhout ttie country only In large sipiads, accord ing to thlH Information, otherwise they are attacked by peasants who endeavor to capture them for torture or burial alive. Tho t'kralaliin government is re ported training troops for a I'krnlno army and has approximately 800, OUO men, Hanks aro being reopened and a chargo of 12 per cent commission Is being made on the withdrawal of old accounts and large amounts of hoarded money aro hlng put Into cir culation. The same Informant reports that when In l'ctrogrud recently ho saw 100 ngcil men being taken to Kron-stadt. STRIKE FROfVl CHAULNES TO OISE RIVER Full Control of Roads to Noyon Won by French Gun Captures Official ly Placed at 650 Two Offensives of Marne ant! Somme Total 70,000 Prisoners Enemy Being Outflank ed ani Further Retirement Inevit able All Along Picardy Front. PAlilS, Atijr. 13. (Ilavns.) Since the begiunin"; of the allied counter offensive on July 18 the allies have taken more than 70,0(10 prison ers and more than 1,000 ruiik, the Echo d'I'aris states today, In addi tion, it estimates more than .10,000 machine guns luivo been captured from tho euemv. PAlilS, Ani;. Ill Tho allied forces in I'icurdy made a heavy attack todny along the entire front from Clinulnes southward ill a determined effort to' break the resistance of the enemv. 1'AIIIS, Aug. i:i. The allied artil lery now has full control of Hie con verging roads in and out of Noyon The difficulty of the enenic in carry ing out u retrograde movement is thug increased. , . c ' LONDON. Atur. Kl. The number of guns captured by the allies in Hie, I'icardy ha tile has now reached 050 ; of these. -100 were taken bv tile Itrit- isli in their drive along the northern sector of the front. 11Y ASSOCIATED PRESS, Aug. 13 Allied force this morning bogan a general attack against tho German" lino from Clinulnes south to the Olao, a front of about 25 miles. Dispatches filed shortly after noon reported Im portant gains at various points, es pecially on the vital sector south of I.nssigny, near tho Olse. Tho Lassigny district is almost ' within grasp of the allies and unof ficial dispatches say this natural for tress soon will ho captured. Parthor south tho French have ad vanced to tho village of L'Echonvll lon, virtually on tho crest of the hills overlooking Lnngrnches of tho Olse. West of IUchonvillon they hnvo madn new progress north ot St. Claude farm. As nn Immedluto result, tho Ger mans are abandoning tholr trenches In tho hod of tho Olse Just west of llallly. In tho region of Roye and along tho railroad running northward to Chuulnes, there are no reports ot progress. May Outflank Knemy If tho allies tako the heights south of Lassigny thoy will force tho enemy to rotlre from tho Roye district as they will dominate the whole region with their artillery. The advanco reported during the last few hours, If continued, probably would hava an effect on tho German positions In tho Ourscamp and Cnrl pont forests, east of tho Olso. If tho Germans are out flanked by tho allied movements a retirement from that district would bo prohnblo mid this would nocessltato n relocation of tho lino running from the Olso nnd tho Alsnn at Solssons. Thus the nttnek appears to havo a direct rotation to (Continued on Page Six.) PARALYZED BY STRIKE MttaKVIlii:o, rniBiinv An?. 12. Iiiliiflr" Ihi(! is puijily.cd totlny iw the ronll nf ii uciimil wtriko yrow ua nut of tin (rmmviiy strike. Xo !ICVSajH'l'S HI'!' lll'ill'J )HiiWmI, Tlio !m't niilwny srrvirfl w nl n tnntl till, iSiiMirrs 11 ml police pa! ml tint ily- . ,