Unl.crsity of Oregon X
Lilirary ., X
WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 78; Minimum Today, -in. FORECAST Tmiiglif and Tomorrow: Fair and Warmer.
RIBUNE
Forty-eighth Tear.
paily Thirteenth Tear.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUCiUST .19, 1918
NO. 126
MEDFORD
MAILT
SEAND AISNE
ADVANCE 2 NO PUBLIC BE
mm F 1 in DAMNED POLICY
nil r rnnliT DS
Mill rnu
Allies Link Up Battlefields of Sonimc
and Marne Sectors Valuable High
Ground Won British Also Stick in
Flanders, Forcing Enemy Back
Entente Forces Keep on Aggressive
' Biting Off Chunks Along Entire
Line French Menace Roads.
WITH THE FRKXCII AHMY IX
FKANCK, Aiir. (Ily the Asso
einti'd Truss o. p. 111. The tenth
French army yesterday took the
heights iloniinatin!.' Cnrlepont plain i
to the south of Xoyon. They, also
captured the town of I'imprez, in the
Valley of the Oise, to the east of Kihe
eourt. The French took prisoner 2,200
Germans,
I.OXDOX, Auj;. Ill The French
tenth army which attacked the (Icr
man positions between the Oise and
the Aisne last ni.dit, has .penetrated
to an extreme depth of nearly two
miles. The enemy machine gunners
are resisting desperately and the Ger
man air sen-ice also is very active.
All alone; the whole front of last
nifiht's attack the French reached
their objectives in the short time al
lotted to the advance.
The French won valuable liipli
frround and are in a position to irive
the Germans the rreatcst anxiety
both east and west of Soissnns.
The French now hold the ridges
overlooking the Oise valley on both
north and south, ami lare bodies of
"German troops are in a position
where they are continually menaced
by n movement which would pinch
them scverclv.
Ilrilisli Make Advance
WITH TI1K lildTlSM A I! MY IX
FUAXt'F,, Ails. !!. ( Ily the Asso
ciated Press.) Mritish troops after
capturing Outterstecn rid.u-c, in fronl
of the town ol Mcrris, have beaten off
a vicious counter attack ami intlicl
cd heavv losses on the enemy. .More
than .")00 (icruiaus were captured by
the I!ritish.
On the new Soaime front local
fighting continues, the entente al
lied forces bilinir off pieces here and
there all along the line.
There are some indications that the
enemy has made up his mind to with
draw from the -pre-cnt front, hul
would rather so back in contact with
the Itritis.li so as lo inflict all the
casualties possible by the free use of
machine guns and without himself
risking many of his men.
Intense shelling and bombing ot
enemy ureas continues. At mi point
has the enemy organized attacks even
against the new outposts id' the I'rit-i-h.
Advancing at Itoyo
WITH TIIK FWKXi ll Ali'MY IX
FliftXCK, Aug. 111. (Ily the Asso
ciated Press.) French troops in ad
dilion lo advancing on the sector vet
of Wove, yesterday al-o made pro
tress in the vicinity of La-signy.
'fhe French are approaching Fre--iiieres,
to Ihe northwest of l.ussigny,
(Contln-.ed on Page Two.)
FAIR WEATHER FOR
G. A. R. AI PORTLAND
PORTLAND, On-., Aug. 1H. A re
turn of lair Weather greeted the
hosts of tlu- G, A. li. encampment, nt
tlio opening here (inlay and tlu vet
erans turned out in Ihp-h, Thou-nnds
arrived ilurin the day and other
thousands wen expected today and
tomorrow. Business -e-inn- of the
convention are lo begin Wednesday.
Credentials committee met today and
the nnnujil parade, n feature of ever1'
G. A. L encampment, is scheduled
tor tomorrow.
McAdoo Specifically Orders Employ
es to Show Courtesy to People and
Cease Excusing Train Delays 'as
Due to Uncle Sam Asks Co-operation
to Make Success.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Rail
roHd employes today were specifical
ly ordered by Director Ceneral Mc
Adoo to show courtesy in dealing
with the public and to cease excusing
train delays and other errors with
the plea that "Uncle Sam is running
the railroads now."
"'The publlc.be damned' polley
will in no cause be tolerated on the
railroads under government control,"
said the director general's order, ad
dressed to "all employes in the, rail
road servico of the United States."
The order follows in part:
MeAtloo's Order
"For many years it was popularly
believed that 'the public bo dumnod'
policy was the policy of the railroads
under private control. Such a policy
is Indefensible cither under private
control or government control, it
would be particularly Indefensible
under public conlrol when railroad
employes are the direct servants of
the publh?.
" 'The public be damned" . policy
will in no cause be tolerated on the
railroads under government control.
Kvcry employe of the railroads
should take pride In serving the pub
lic courteously and efficiently.
".My attention has also been called
to the- fact that employes have some
times offered as an excuse for their
own shortcomings, or as a justifica
tion for delayed trains or other diffi
culties, the statement that Tncle
Sam is running the railroads now' or
'these aro McAdoo's orders,' etc.
Nothing could be mnre, reprehensible
and nothing totild bo more hurtful to
the Hiiccess of Ihe railroad adminis
tration or to the welfare of railroad
employes themselves.
Discredits (invcTiiinent
"There aro many people who for
partisanship or Kelfi.-h purposes wish
government operation of the rail
roads to be a failure, livery employe
who is discourteous to the public or
makes excuses or statements of the
kind I have described, is helping
these partisans of selfish interests to
discredit government control of rail
roads. "Ilecently the wages of railroad
employes were largely in reaped. In
order to meet this increase Ihe public
has been called upon lo pay largely
Increased passenger and freight
rales. The people have accepted this
new burden cheerfully and patriotic
ally. The least that every employe
can do in return Is to serve the pub
lic, courteously, faithfully and effic
iently." I'M) JANKWIO, Brazil, Sunday,
Aug. JM. -Bra.d linn been invited by
the allies to outline her position on
the- restoration of independence to
Poland a.- one of the conditions of
peace. Ndo Pceanhn, minister of for
eign affair--, ha-, .-luted that he Would
not consider imv compromise on the
pjtrt of the allies on the ipK'tioli of
1'oland's freedom, Brazil lias Do
eh'uVr df roads whuh may be follow
ed in this matter, he mi, having al
ready choM'ii the ii.'ht path.
BURLESON APPROVES
INCREASE TO TELEGRAPHERS
NLYV YOliK, Aiii:. Po-tmiMer
General It irlcon, in control of tele
graph ii nd telephone line-, has ap
proved the 111 per cent increase in
WiP.T. of employe of the Wc-tern
I'liion Telegraph employs il was nn
ll. eimcd HI Ihe eompall'- ollice to
da v.
FIRST, PHOTO OF GREAT YANK
- J" '
e , J W-v1 I,; " v. '. V
A string ot Ciennun 'ltaenr a mile long, innriiiing over the liills with only mi oreaslonal nrined American
lo guard them.
21 CONSCIENTIOUS 250.000 TROOPS U BOAT OFFICER
OBJECTORS SENT SENT MONTHLY SEEN IN NEW YORK
- ON FARM WORK TO FIGHT HUNS BY HIS VICTIIVIS
CAMP LKWIS, TACO.MA, Au::. 1!).!
Twenty-one con-a'ienlious objee-
tors, the firt to leave Camp Lewis on
agricultural furloughs ordered by the
war for this class of men drawn in
Ihe draft army, were ordered to re
port to three Seattle firms today.
-J IU'.iU)i,h,.vl'rs P.v "'O '( mouth
and sustenance for each num. This
money will be sent once n month lo
(lie eamp commander and nil allot
ments, Imlh voluntary and compul
sory will be taken out. Twenty dol
lars n month will go to (he American
lied ('ros. This is the difference ol
a man's pay as a .soldier and us a
I'n nn laborer.
The King county ngrieult unit
agents will report once a month lo
camp authorities concerning a man's
ability imd faithfulness. He also will
report on Ihe conditions under which
the men work.
Military authorities at Camp Lewis
will co-operate with the managers ol
the western Washington fair at luy
allup, the last week in September, -'ording
fo a letter written hy Colonel
K. X. Jones to V. II. I'uullinmtis in
charge of I lie fair.
1 1 is Im lie ed a force of soldiers
will he sen! lo ihe fair to demonstrate
military drill and maneuvers.
SUNK BY U-BOAT
WASHINGTON. Au- 111 The
Norwegian hark Nordhav was sunk
by a (terniau submarine l''"i miles off
1 be Virginia 'a pes Sat unlay. Her
rew escaped in -i:iall boats and have
bee nbroii'jlit into an At laid ic port
iy an AnM-ncen t ii-ship.
Advice- to the navy ilrpartmerit fo
day aiitioimi ir I he sink mi; did not
say whether Hi.- bark was i,iriicdocii
or shelled. Sac was a vclles- nf L'.-'L!
tons net ami -ailed 011 dune l."i from
Mm 110s Air. -. Aruenlina. Captain
Iternfsen ua the masler of the hark.
The Nordhav was sent down at
noon Saturday about l-' miles south
east of Catie Henry. There wen;
tweiity-yfx in her ciew. all of whom
escaped in two boats, which were
picked up '' 'he naval vessel.
TO HELP SIBERIANS
W A HIIINii Tf N , An -A. 1 it. The
(inese government hn i'ert a larne
forte of trctopB to the Hiberian tiorder
to pi event a threatened invasion of
Chinese territory hy (Wnnan and
HunariHU prisoners of war who
joined wlih the Ued Cunrd and orher
eleinenlfi nf the Hnlheviki attains!
the (ze( ho Slovaks in the trans
Uiiikal region.
DRIVE TO REACH AMERICA
SHOWING PRISONERS TAKEN ON THE MARNE
WASHINGTON', Au-r. lit.-The 8(1
division plan for the army abroad.
General March said, depended upon
shipping facilities, but he added, "I
mii:ht as well say riht here, frankly,
that the program of Mr. Schwab will
take cure of th iM'my program jmd
uain 011 it.'
To put HO divisions of Americans in
France before June, lillD, Genera!
March emphatically declared:
'We will need every sinirle man in
class one between .18 ami A'k We
must not delude ourselves with the
idea that those in Ihe IS and It) calls
are poiiiif to be deferred any length
of time. They will have to be culled
early next spring in order fo jjet their
truininir in time lo jct to Kranee.'
Genenil March read an official
statement showing that on August 1,
Ihe Americnn army numbered ;t,01'J,
llli men. divided as follows:
American expedilionary force and
enroiite overseas, I,:illl,7-I2.
In the Cnited States and insular
possessions 1 ,dlt'J.7(Mi.
Called in the Au-usl draft, 277,-(il-L
In addition (here are about l.'i.OOO
marines scrviii'r with the expedition
ary force.
For the present H is planned to
send 'J'd).O(H) men monthly to France,
General March stated, lidding. "Ibil
iv e hope to im rease t lint in the
sprin-j."
SAN SKUASTIAN, Spain, Sunday,
Auk. IS. Koreimi Minister Dato to
day denied receii! press reports that
the neutrality of Spuin was threat
ened, lie said ( ho cahinet "wijimI
suffer nothing to turn It aside from
a policy" of neutrality.
"Ah to the famous Spanish l)ut
addressed lo Germany," the minister
continued, "It ts Impossible to pub
llfh It because It does not exbt."
There have 'iren persistent and
apparently welt founded reports dur
ing the last -'-; that Spain hud sent
unother note to Germany concerning
the torpedoing or Spanish thiiM. Il
bad been repot n-r that the noie In
eluded a noli"- to Germany thai
Spain would compensate hen-elf for
future loosen firiin ef. interned Ger
man vessels in Spanish harbors.
HOGS ELL FOR 20 CENTS
A POUND ON THE HOOF
roim.ANn. on., An-. i;.- iin--
stdtl here toda lor 'MI .tnts en the
ho"l. Thi- a m w huh rerurd pij.-e
for Ine loc- in the local market.
WASHINGTON, Anir. Ameri
cau ninal officials now concede the
possibility that German submit fines
operntinc; (iff the Atlantic const have
been in communication with persons
on shore, ami even may have landed
ujembers 41 1" their crews,
It was learned fodny Ihnf ttti rnrvy
has a repcrt that an officer of the
American steamer O. I!. Jenkins saw
and recognized in a New York saloon
a submarine officer who boarded his
ship off the coas't. The American
turned to call a companion's atten
tion to the German ami Ihe latter
disappeared.
Two of the three raiders which
have been off this coast imw are de
clared fo have censed operations, one
of them not havinir been heard from
since she was bombed.
American naval estimates placed
the lotal nmnlicr of German subma
rines destroyed hy the allies at more
than L'li'i, and the number believed o
he in cotumissjiiii is hetovcen IliO and
ISO.
PAIOS, Aiu:. ill. -From the posi
tions ruptured hy the French last
night north of the .tisne the allies
now threaten German batteries at
Cbaviguy and north of Kois.-mns.
These guns have been abb to com
mand the clly of Soissoim and keep
the whole region near thut place. un
der fire. II is possible that (lie enemy
will be foteeil to abandon these posi
tions, thus freeing Soissons from
heavy bomlnirdment.
Another great advantage resulting
from the I-tench success Is the occu
pation or the eU;e nf A 11 dig n icon rl
ravine hik! the p'.aleau west of Nump
ci'l. At these points Ihe allies have
excellent posit Ions for observation
over the rear of the enemy's lines.
SEIZE POWtR PLANTS
I
1 WAMIING'I'OS-. Ail-. HI. - To
j meet the iirjent m td fur eic-trie
pow er im war indu- I l ies, a bill ap
proved bv the wjir nelu-tiics heard
W as 'int induced totbiy by Itcpie-cn
ttilive Sims of Te?inc'--ce aul hoi iiii;
I he pre sal cut lo cuitst nm) pow er
plant-.
The bill id-o wioibl aillhori.e the
pre'iil'fii to take over privately own
ed power plants, to increase their ca
pacity or lo 1 11 pi ire t he owners to
place all or part of their power (it the
disposal of the LoVeruuictit.
An appropriation ..- ,im,miO.(mn
for const rue t ion, aequUil ion, main
tenance and operation is proposed.
KEt BQLSHEVIKI
Secretary Baker States That Mar
ried Men Who Do Not Support
Families or Who Are Not Engaged
in Useful Occupations Will Con
tinue to Be Called..
WASHINGTON, An-. 1!). Coiisid
emtio". of the new man power hill
extending the draft agt's will liejjin
in the senate next Thursday. With
a quoroum present today the senate
set aside the agreement for vacation
recesses until August 24 and cleared
the way for taking- up the draft meas
ure without further delay.
No general exemption of married
men simply because of their married
status is contemplated by the war de
partment in preparing for the propos
ed extension of the draft nres. Sec
retary linker declared today in n
statement before the house military
committee on the new adtninistrntioi
man power hill.
Married Men (ailed
Mr. linker suid his previous re
marks on thi ssubjeet had been mis
construed and thut married men win
do not support their families and
who are not ciurngcd in useful occu
pations will continue to be. called.
'There are many married men in the
country who otiejit to go and fight us
freely as single men he added.
The war seerefary, with General
March and I'rovosl Marshal General
Crowder, appeared before the commit
tee, to rcietnite their explanation that
some immediate enactment of the man
power hill is imperative.
'There are two ways of prosecuting-
this war,' Mr. linker said. "One
Way is to make every possible effort
lo do il now-, and the other is to pro
ceed somewhat more leisurely and do
it lute. The obvious advantage from
every standpoint, social, military, in
dustrial ami economic, is to put forth
everv effort in Ihis country mid win
the war as soon as, possible."
I Icier Tall of Yonfli
The secretary announced that In
would not object to placing a pro
vision in the hill making a separate
class of men between 18 and 111
years and to defer calling them "a
far us practicable' after the (fillers
in class one had been exhausted.
"There is a sentiment in this com
mittee," said Mr. linker, "I don't
know how largeagainst calling- men
as young- as 1H unless it is absolutely
necessary. I think the sentiment of
Ihe country is to get all the men nec
essary, lint from the beginning' I
have planned us a matter of regula
tion to have men from 18 to l!l put
in a separate class with a view to d
(erring I heir call until it is neces
sary.''
He added that Ihis preference might
well he left to executive regulation
but he would have no obectiou to
having a sprciiie provision written
into the bill.
Married leader
' I'cgnrdiu;.' exempt ion of married
men, Secretary Maker was closely
examined by commit Ice member
Ifeplescntntne Til-oti of Connecticut
suggested thai many men are lie
married to evade the new draft, and
that, the bill should provide thai those
married after thi new bill was intro
duced should not be exempt, Mr. Ha
ker said such a rigid provision of the
law was uniieees-ary, that the war
department dc-ired proof that 1 1 a
marriages were made to evade thi
new law.
(Continued on Pago Two.)
CHINESE SUFFER S
RESULT OF FLOODS
HONG KONG, Saturday, Aug. 17.
-- I I'y the Associated Cress.) - Five
thousand persons are homeless ami
l! (), nun are without proper food ns a
result of a Hood in the Tum Ktaiiir
river. The American h'ed I'rii is
providing temporary relief. f
UULIYIHI1I
Petrograri's Reign of Terror Raging
Unchecked 30,000 Arrests Made
Chiefs on Board Warship at
Kronstadt Prepared to Sail for
Berlin in Case of Successful Upris
ing Against Them War Declared
on Allies Consuls to Depart.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Petro-
grad'a reign of terror Is reported
raging unchecked In an official dis
patch toduy from Stockholm, It b
estimated that 30,000 arrests have
been made since the beginning of
August among army officers and mid
dle class citizens. The Bolshevik
chiefs aro said to be on hoard the
warship Aurora In the roadstead of
Kronstadt, prepared to sail for Ger
many In case of a successful uprising
against them.
Fir to Kronstadt
AMSTKKDAM, AuK. 19 Tele-
gra piling1 from I'etrograd, the eorre.s
pondent of ihe Kusscldorf Kachriclj
ten quotes the Russian newspaptl
I'ravda as saying-. ,
"The Hovict government, will di;
elans war on the entente allied coim
fries.
"liussiu's intervention in the war M
necessary. J he removal m the gov
ernment to n safe place eonseo,uent-
ly has been decided upon and Kron
stadt (the fortress of Pet nigra d) has
been chosen as the seat of authority.
All preparations Jnive been made to
move the government offices there."
To Car for Itefugees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1!). Sweden
has been asked by the Swedish consu
lar office nt Moscow, acting for Ihe
American and allied consuls there,
to send a shin to Petrogrnd to take
away 200 refugees, or, if this is im
possible, to obtain permission for
these persons to pass through Fin
land. Il is assumed here that the refu
gees are American and allied citizens
seeking lo escape from Kussia. Cn
der date of August 17, the Swedish
consul general at Moscow reported
that the German government had re
fused sale conduct for any refugees,
including consular officers und it was
believed this refusal would stand un
til negotiations were concluded with
Lngland concerning the treatment of
the Germans in China.
Consulates to lxnvo
A report dated August 1(1, said the
Poishevik a ut horit ies had' agreed to
permit the consuls to depart t.nd that
the military missions of Great Brit
ain and I'Ynnoe were preparing to
leave Moscow by way of Astrakau
and Persia.
When these dispatcher were sent
efforts slill were being made to ob
tain the release of British ami French
citizens held hostages hy the Bol
sheviki. Some were released several
days ago, but nearly a hundred were
held.
The Swedish con-ul general said
the iiegotiatmns would be '-really fa
cilitated if the allies would promise
protection to Soviets in Northern
Ifussia.
BERLIN IN HASTE
AISTi:illi.M, Am:. II). The rc
linn In IIimImi nf AIiIii .IiiI'IV, llm
(fit ., miiliii-.-mlm' lii (icniiiiny, nf.
I it 11 -.Iny 11I niilv (me (hiv ill Mdm'iiu',
i iiliii',' tin' (k'I'miiiii iiicr. Thi
Wc-it Zi iliinir mij Hint jl i.s iimililu
lo iiiilt'iiiiiiil Ihe fliort slnv nt Mos
cow, imisinih h ii "Jol'l'i- linil to re
port on n Miii!i'nii Mtiir.v Iri-nly lo the
Hro-t l.itok convention, whivh had
lu-cn initiiilci) nt Iti'rliii liy represpn-l.-llivi's
o' Imlh the insiiuiM itlkil (hr-llll'.IH."