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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.-.
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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.
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