WKATIIER Maximum Ycstmlnv, 92; Minimum Toda v, "-. FOKKCAST Tonight: TIuhkIit Slimvcrs; Fair To morrow. Medford Mail Tribune rorty-lthth Tear, llly Thirteenth Year. MEDFORD, OREOOX, AYEDXKSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1918 NO. 122 USS16NY REPORTED W FBESCpAWBS KIMS DRIVEN noyon neared amrican field S!5L mexicoresents German u-boat U S ENVOY Stf rSSi v noiHBir army in France 20SffB sinks tanker $SL DHunuLUVVLI WAV TflRWAPn I1F 1 flflfl jtttt flVFRflll flFHRFF OFF NFW YORK "l0 Vlflin (IFF MF nUTQ ""!,m"u nn QUU V Ml I III llll Mil di.. ...... . "v's'ons of troops were Ue- L,. ., Ill II 1 1 fl If II I ui IIUIUII I Ui name stagnant save n uenerai marsn ataies mat nrsi Town of Lassigny Unofficially Re ported to Be Taken Fiercest Hand-to-Hand Fighting in Progress ' Germans in Plemont and Back in Tr.nrhRartl. ic fh. u,.AinJ . . c Gun Against the Rifle French Capturinq Plateaus. LONDON, Aur. 15. The town of Lassifmy on the southern part of the Picanly battle front, lor which the French have been Ktriu"liiir over the hills to the west and south, has been captured by them, the l'nll Mull Gu zctte toiluy says it understands. Thc reported capture took place this morning. The news of the fall of the town lias not been officially confirmed. There was terrific fighting today on top of the Lassipiy ridge, the Kv ciiinir Standard repurts. The French there were fighting I heir way stub bornly forward and this afternoon '" , , . V " ami- m me e.ouuo,,, u.e reporis ue- dare. The Germans were said to be put ting up the fiercest sort of resistance and the fighting, it was indicated, mhilit last n day or two before the hill was finally cleared of Ihc encniv. WITH TIIK FffKXril AKMY lXi FRANCE, Aug. 14. (!! the Asso ciated Press, 1 p. m.) The Germans new are in I'lemout, about a mile southeast of Lassigny. to which tney i reliri'd. fnllmvilur' l new nik-niiw. liv the French. General Humbert's arm'v mnvpri f..i.-!.ni tn ,;!.. v,.t,.,,I:, v mid took the St. Chimin farm, which j makes the hold of the French on the southern part of (he Thioscoiirt pla teau secure. At l'lemont (he Germans found po sitions nil ready to receive them mid were ahle to offer strong re-i-t.ui ;. The enemy took Plomont durii::: lh fjulitiiig early in .lune nnd their old trenches there nre si ill orgnnitei. itli wire entanglements. The entire region uhotit Ii;i-i'.;ity 1 cut by spurs nnd ridges which fa cilitate defensive operation. At 'aii-ny-Mntz, two miles northwest of f,;ts- Mtny the Germans nre in the old j trench po-itions where wire out inuie tncnU still remain. The eiieinv is seeking to unite purls of the old French with some of his own former position and is continuing his 1" "tut -to hold on there. Hard lluml to Hand I iht in llie-jo tactics have iiL'iiin changed the entire character of tlie fightii;.-'. hrm-miy- ihc troops lm-k to lund pretlade encounters in the tren-die-. The battle for the Theseourt mmi, however, is only a snmll part of the lHTntiim in progress and ilo.vlop liients in (M-UT parts of the line m:v nwlify the situation before the hat Ho i reopened here. The Germans have had one ndvim '"r-'f. They have been falling back 'l'n their supplies while the French nuve h(.(.n nilgod to bring; Mieir- up ov,,f a difficult country. s, far, Ccneral 1 lumhert's . t ronp hi,x'' hiid four .lays of constant I'iht-!n-f fully half of 'which lias hem spent Kn inte-ted sectors. Durinv H ilfi-'htini; it was th(( machine l-hii (Continued on Page Four.) FOR WEEK 8,620 I-ONIuiX. A hit. 1 1. Mrili-h ca "hie lr ,, ...,,.1.. 1.,i; ,,.,i;lV i '"I S.li.'n compared wilh an 1 1 -" " "V" 'W rcpurled in the prcv i.m- 7.k. The.,, are divided as follo-: ' i,r ,1,,., r u. ,mi. I : (Pl t'ii- 1.111. i ,... t . H I , lit- ......,M . BRItlSIl CASUALTY" i Ol'l'iccr- bi. Picardy Battle Stagnant Save in Southern End Where Humbert is Forcing Enemy to Yield in Terrific Encounter British Meet With Des perate Resistance. PARIS. -uB. 14. 1:05 p. m. Geu- cral lumben.s a operatinc on the southern end of the Picardy bat tle line. Is reported today to be pro gressing steadily toward Noyon. The desperate German defense of the I Cuaulnes-Roye road has caused delay in ine storming of tho Noyon posi tion which is now said to be Impend ing. I'iincss Is Slow PAItlS, Aug. 14. The battle in Picardy may now seem to be stag- nant, bat the French have pushed nearer to the Chaulnes-Koye-Las-slgny-Noyon line to which the Ger mans are clinging desperately. It took the allies a fortnight to get the Germans from the .Mame to the Vesle. The ground between the Avre and the Oise Is much more difficult than north of the Mame, being a labyrinth .,, ...,,.,, , ,, , . I V wliich the troops have to worm them- selves, surrounding and reducing each summit separately and succes sively, it is no easy task because the enemy laid out his positions long ago so ho is able to defend them with groups of picked machine gunners who have orders which they invar iably obey to the letter to resist i until killed. Consequently every I inch of ground requires not only great determination in overcoming, I bHt experienced skill. 1 ucsday's fighting put tlio French more than a mile north of Cambronne close to Attiche and Carmoy farms, which are two big niaelilne pun nests. Vigorous lEesistanen The l'Yench left advancing on Las signy, met with vigorous resistance north of St. Claude farm and north of .Mareuil-I.a .Motte. However, they succeeded in fighting their way thru tho woods and moved their line SOU vanls northeast ot (Jury. North of (iury they reached the southern end of Logos wood and also penetrated the park belonging lo the Chateau of riewder Do Koye. They also reached Helval, between I'lessier Ie lioye and ThicM-uurt. The enemy still holds the greater part of Tiller-court wood and the for midable plateau of I'leniont. The Krench now have advanced their line to within less than a mile and a half of Lassigny. It will un ! douliii'dly require a tremendous ef fort to capture either Lassigny or Itoye. The fall of Koye would auto matically tone the evacuation of Lassigny. The army of Ceneral RawIinMin, which i holding the line just to the north of the French positions, i meeting most dtpera'e repistan'e along Its whole front. The (Jermaiis seem determined to retain the Chaulncs height- at all cost.-. SKATTIX. A-.-. 1 I !' l,,,t...,. ,.t, tu lie rel'iriH'l in ihi" 'i' tii. I, bit" ret mi- 'I '' um'.-iim! jury !-- ' ' Hendricks ..! K'M.'-i I,ar n "( lU-V.UKh 1 li . , r.i il,-t Leu 1 Artimr cr iiiill i 'llciidr.ek- i- j ilh , lie cut '" i- larue -hip imihcr- t" i -hurt fur ii-c. ami l.arn 1 d ii v in.- mill- mt" airplat"' - I, with '.il' III- t r 'i iii;i - :iii evpt-n- , I"- ' ' "'" rn-hi Mill i ieiiiv plant. I.. A-i-liin' lica.nc- llltl' AttiTiicy luee.i the ffclHT.ll I inli M in the General Marsh States That First Field Army Contains All Fighting Units Abroad Use of Sammy as Nickname Frowned Upon 1 31st Infantry of 33rd Division Fighting. WASMINtiTON, An-. H. The Ltlst infantry of the 3Ilrd United States division has been engnged in the fii;htinjr north of the Sonime and particularly in the repul-c of an ene my counter attack at Chipilly, fie.i eral March said today at his semi weekly conference with newspaper correspondents. This regiment alone captured three officers, jf)U men and seven 105 millimeter guns. General March briefly reviewed the situation in the Pieardv salient where the lines have now reached the gen eral position of the front in be fore the llindenhur withdrawal. At no point is the enemy now wit Inn 50 miles of Paris. Salient Trimmed Awny The I'icardy salient has been trim med uwny on a front of Xi miles to a maximum depth of lo miles, the liit'f of staff said, and the line on the Aisne-Marne front has remained sta tionary. The Lllst regiment is composed of Illinois national guardsmen and i:i attached to the (itith brigade of in fantry in the 'S.Uil division, command ed by Major (ioneral George Boll. The troops were trained at Camp LoLran, Tex. Discussing the work of the 28tii di vision, comprising i Ynnsyh unia guardsmen, in the Aisne-Marne sal ient, General March said the onlv im port upon its casualties rceived was that -li'O men had been hit during t'. -u r hours on July -t, 1n the advance to the Vesle. The J8th division, General March said, participated in tho advance across the Ourco,. July when th'1 attack again-t the German lino thrust the enemv hack to the Vcdc The 28th was flanked on one side by (hi! forty-second fWniuhow) ami on the other by the third regular div"un. lis position in tho line was between Seryy and Konchcres. J'iclcl Army of I,2.O,0O In connection with the announce ment of the formation of the fir.-! field army August d, (Jcneial March disclosed that there were then !tl American divisions in France and the field army included approximately l.'J.'itl.tHUi men. It is assumed thai General Pershing has taken over his own staff as the staff of the first field army. In that case, Major Genera! James V. Mc An drew is the chief of staff both of tin army and f the American expedi tionary Inree-. The chief of -la ft t(ok occasion to f rown upon i he name "Sammy' for American troop-. Xo Auiericaii -o!-dier in France approve- the use of that name, he said, nor do either the French or Mriti-h under-tand why biir, -trong men like the Americans -hoiild be tailed willi such n nick natiie. The :riti-h soblicrs call their vui'rican comrade- "Yanks,'' General March said no American troops had landed in Siberia as yet. He did tod have available figure- on the total embarkation tor France whi'-h he will make public on Satur day. NG E I.ONHON. Aug. H Turmoil In lliihcmla has reunited In tho einecii tlnn of T I Czech i-oldiers and whole sale arrens In many raids, newnpa- j pern of .Munich and Dresden say, a Icnrdini! to an Exrhanun Telegraph !ili-p;iih Irom Zurich. The Hungar ian gumi-ons have oen reiniorceo and arm are being concealed. Mnnl'h newspapers fay It Is be lieved that even a slight Incident will tiring alioul a general uprising In Bohemia. GENEVA, Aug. 14 Twenty divisions of troops were de manded of Germany's alllos hy General -Ludendorff during the retreat from the Mame, accord- frig to tho Democrat which re ceived the news from German sources. Austria-Hungary re- fused but after General Luden- t1 dorff had made threats. Vienna sent two divisions to the wes- tern front. OP HEAVY GUNS 10 HALT DRIVE WITH THE BRITISH ARMY I'.N FRANCE, Aug. 14, 10:30 a. m. (By the Associated Picss). Thero was no change In the) situation on the new Sommo battlefront except for the fact that a considerably increased artillery fire indicates that the en emy has finally decided to bring up more of his guns. Various small artillery actions have sprung up during the last few hours ad are now active In firing on some points within the British lines such as Vauvillers, Framervllle, Proyart, Llhons, Oernancourt and the forward areas south of tho VII-lers-Bretonneux-Chaulnes railway. The Germans have also subjected the valley north of Morlancourt to heavy gas shelling and have similarly treated Harbonniercs and the Gres salre wood region. No further counter attacks by the enemy are reported. In the region of Bray, north of the Sonime, as well as Immediately south of the river, the British have been actively straightening and pushing forward tholr line. Northwest of Bray tho British raided tho enemy lines and found them unoccupied. , Except for a little increase In tho raiding activity by both sides, the remainder of tho British front Is In a normal state. DEFEAT CASTS THRUOUT E AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1 4. Altho Tuesday's Hcrltn uewHpapeia regard the AnKlu-Frcuch main thrust as par ried, tho Journal's In tho Ulrlno coun try discusB the niluatloti In u much graver tone. Tho newspapers deem it necessary editorially to braco up the nerves or the people, of the KheuiHch provinces. The Cologne VolkB Zeitting appears to Interpret popular apprehensions when It speaks of "another Impend ing ruthless AiiKlo-Frcnch attempt to break thru tho Herman northwestern rront," and says that Germany fol lows tho terrlhlo struggle with bated breath. In tho next column It in veighs uguint defeatism which Is rearing its head In Cologne, OukscI dorf and elbowhere, even In Kfsen where tho people may be heard grum bling: 'Another defeat for us we shall loo tho war. We havo nothing to eat, no etoth".j, no shoes; wo shall Marve and be utterly ruined.' " As a cure for this state of mind tho Volks Xeltung administers an antidote in the hapo of an article about the enemy "wanting to murder, roh and enclave German men, women and ehlldren." Tho Weser Zeltung of Jlremen, with ill-roncoaled pessimism, regret fully admits In Tuesday's Ikruo that the once derided Amerlran army is giving much mnro trouble than was anticipated. GERMANS BRING Carranza Does Not Recognize Right of Any Foreio.n Government to Ob ject to Internal Regulations Prop er Procedure is Appeal to Courts Haughty Attitude Shown. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 14. Reply ing to a protest from Great Britain against provisions of the oil decree of February '12 which was declared to be confiscatory and In violation of the rights of English companies hold ing oil claims, tho Mexican govern ment has declared that it does not rocognlze tho right of any foreign government to protest against de cree a of this nature. It holds that the Mexican government is free to adopt such fiscal legislation as is necessary. It suggests that recourse to the courts would bo the proper method of determining whether the oil land decree fs unjust and confis catory. The Mexican reply follows In part: Kxpresso.s Surprise "Without judging the exactness of tho- qualifications of established taxes, tho Mexican government can only express tho surprlso caused by the note and the protest of his Ilrl- tannic majesty, wero in the capacity of an independent nation in the legit imate exercise of her sovereignty, Mexico issued a decree against which the only recourse that Mexican laws concede Is when courts Judge to be onerous and confiscatory, taxes tie- croed by public power. "The surpri.se. of tho Mexican gov ernment is legitimate, an would be that of any other government of a freo country. Including that of Ms Hritannic majesty, If 1 found that acts of Interior legislation such as the right of imposing contributions wore called In question by the diplo matic protests of tho countries of subjects affected by the Imposition. Haiigbly Answer "In virtuo of Its freedom of fiscal legislation. It Is opportune to declare that tho Mexican government does not recognize tho right of any foreign country to protest against acts of this nature coming from the right to exer clso Interior sovereignty, and in con sefpienco cannot accept the responsl billty which It Is pretended will hu charged to her account as supposed damages as -a consequence of this legislation. Such a decision Is found ed upon the cquullly which the Mex lean government desires should exist botwecn Mexican and foreigners re garding contributions decreed In its tonrllory. "Tho course to bo taken by for eigners and nationals alike to free themselves from Impositions which aro deemed confiscatory consists In submitting tho case before tribunals which are always found ready to ad minister Justice applying tho law, which JiiHtly guarantees individuals against confiscation of property, Fur thennore. It Is generally admitted that diplomatic representation should be the last recourse taken and only when the last resources havo been ex hausted." IIP OF LYS SALIENT LONlJOX, Aug. f I HrJtlHh troops havo gained further ground at tin apex of the I-ys fallctit In Flanders, says tho official statement from Field Marshal Maig today. Fast of Mctcren tho line was advanced slightly whli east of Vleux -Iterquln, south of Met eren, patrols eitaldlshwl n new line. ALLIED MUNITIONS COUNCIL MEETING IN PARIS TODAY PARIS, Aug. M. The inler-allied munitions council meets in Pan- to day. The Tinted State is rcprcctit td bv Kdward li. Stettinius. 4 New Ship Torpedoed Off Ambrose Channel at Gates of Harbor Ves sel Sinks In Three Minutes Seven qf Crew Killed in Engine Room When Missle Struck. NFAY YOKK. Auiff- 14. A (ierman submarine, approaching the very pates of. New York harbor, sank the oil tanker Frederick U. Kcllogjr off the Ambrose channel last night. Thirtv-fivc members of the crew brought here today reported that sev en others are missing. These survi vors wero picked tip by an American steamship. The Frederick R. Kellogg was u now lank steamship of 7,127 tons gross register, valued ut more than tM,ri(W,0nO. I'ndor command of Cap tain 0. II. White she was on her way flfom Tampico, Mexico, to Host on with a cargo of approximately 70, (100 barrels of crude oil. The ship was owned hy the Petro leum Transjmrt company nnd was launched u year ago this month at Oakland, Cat. Sank hi Three; Mlnutos Torpedoed without warning nt (t:10 last evening-, tho Kellogg sank in three minutes, said members of her crew on coming1 nshoro today. The seven missing- men who wero in the engine room arc believed to have been killed. The survivors, in some small boats, rowed for three hours toward shore. when a freighter took them aboard. ' Ksojiim'h Torpedo AN' ATLANTIC TORT, Aug. 11.- A (ierman submarine off tho tip of Cape Cod early lust ni:bt fired a tor pedo at the steam trawler Walrus, which missed by a narrow margin Captain Clayton Morrisey of the fish- erman reported on arrival here today. Ifccnnse ot the fog Captain Morrisey said he was able to escape. . (iUU'CKSTFR. Mass., Aug. 11.- Owners of tho fishing schooner On Time, previously reported sunk by a fionnan submarine, said today th vessel was safe in an Atlantic port. Y00THOF 21 -TO REGISTER FOR DRAFT AUGUST 24 WASHINGTON, Aug. I I. Regis tration on Saturday, August 2 1, of all youths who havo reached tho age of 2 since tho second registration last Juno 5 was ordered today by Provost Marshal (ioneral Crowder, under u proclamation by tho presi dent. Tho purpose is to add quickly to (he almost exhausted class ono to meet army draft calls in September. About -MI.immi young men will register. Most of tlieni will quality for class one, and therefore will Join tho army probably within a month afler their names aro recorded. President Wilson' proclamation excepts the territories of Alaska, Hawaii and Porlo Rico from the reg istration temporarily, but a later da will bo fixed for thc-e. Only men in the armed service are exempted from registration. It was announced that (lie suggest ed date, September "j, would not be the day for the reni-t rut ion of men from 18 to l"i, even if emigre-- pass es the bill, hecau-e M'teral of the laruet stale-, in the union hold pn rnarv eiecium on that date. ST. PA I ' L, Aug. I 1. Registration of youths who have rc;u lied 21 since Juno 5, l!fs, will tie held August 1M, according to a telegram received from ProvoHt Marshal General K. II. Crnwdor at stato draft headquarters today. This registration, It was pointed out In the telegram, should not bo confused with that ponding under nw legislation for pornn time In September. Consul General Poole at Moscow Turns American Interests at pos cow Over to Swedish Consul and Asks for Passports Because of Bolshevik) Declaration of Wjr Against Entente Allies Flight of Lentne and Trotsky Confirmed. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Consul General Poole at Moscow, has turned ovor his duties to tho Swedish con sulato there, destroyed his code book and asked for safe conduct for him self nnd the other members of tho office to return to the United States. This Information reached the state department in official dispatches from Stockholm transmitting the first word heard from Mr. Poole alnco he reported under daie of Aug. 2 Joining with the allied consuls in demanding an explanation of a state ment of Lenlne, tho Ilolshevikt pre mier, that a stato of war existed with the allies. Represented America In the absence of Ambassador Francis, who Is at Archangel, Consul Poole has been the American repre sentative with tho Holsliovik govern ment. He reported that In spite of assurances from Tchllchorln, tho for eign commissary, ho was apprehen sive for the safety of the consulate and called upon the Swedish consul to tako charge of American Interests aftor destroying his code hook as a su promo precaution. The consul's dispatch tolls In do tull of events which transpired up to a week ago. Since then Lcnlne and Trotsky havo fled to Kronstadt, and It Is regarded ns possible here that the Bolshevik government at Moscow has been overthrown, In which caso It Is believed Poolo would remain thero on friendly terms with tho new regime. America Vt Included AMSTKUHAM, Aug. 11 The llol shevllt government of Russia as Into as August ti considered itself attll at peace with the United States altho ut war wilh Groat Rrltalu and France, according to a note delivered on that date by Foreign Minister Tchllchorln to Consul I'oole at Moscow, as quoted by tho German soml-of Ptclal Wolff bureau. The Bolshevik minister said ho had placed at the consul general's disposal tho Russian wireless station and asked Mr. Poole to Inform his government that an unjustifiable, at tack was being made upon tho Bol shevik government. M. Tchltcherin protested against tho allied landing In tho north. In his note to American Consul I'oole, pro'estlng against the British and French military action Tchltch erin said : I Era miii of F.vcliislon "Thenc people who did not doelaro war agafiiHl. us, act like barbarians toward i.s, but wo, who represent tho oppressed poor, are no barbarians like these Invaders. Our retaliation ugiiin.si. those who shoot members of our povlcU dons not take tho shape of similar nets against representa tive of these government. "While wo take this action toward tho offbial representatives of Great Britain and Franco wo tako Into con- (Continued trotu page one.) AI DEATH'S DOOR I-'IIANKU.V, X. II., Ann. II. I'nll-Ml .States Sonator .lacol) II. Gal liniinr was ropnrti'il today in a criti cal rnnrilllon at a hnxpltal here. Ha Ik nuffnrlng frnm heart trouble and phynlriana pxprpm'd nnxlnty roRard ln hln lllnoM. Hit Is Rl yoara of aae. ttm (5,317,