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UnV.erslty of Oregon i ihrnrv WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 8.r.3; Miuimum Today, 47 A FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair ai'd Warmer. ebfokbMaii BUNE Forty-etRhth Tear. Daily Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918 NO. 129 ALLIES VICTORIOUS M j Tri HUNS FORCED" sxs llilILL IIUI1I Allied Blows Break German Resist ance and Time is Near for Extend ed Retirement Boche Unahle to Stay Advance Which Increasingly ' Threatens Stability of Denfensive System British Attack Between Somme and Anere. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Aug. 22 Allied blows on the 120 mile front from Solssons to Yprca coiHlnue to force the Germans back and the en emy appears unable to stay the at tacks which increasingly threaten the stability of his defensive system In France. On four sectors the troops under Marshal Foch nre hitting the German positions for good gains, and it would appear the time is near for an enemy retirement. Fighting their way forward along the southern reaches of the Picardy battlefront, French troops stand be fore Noyon, which is called the key to the whole German line west of the Somme. Aivetto ltlver lteuclicd During last nigr.i O-.crul Hum bert's men reached the Aivetto river for a long distunco west of its con fluence with the Oise. South of Noy on the army commanded by General Mangin holds the south bank of the Oise from Seinpigny to Bretigny, a distance of more than six miles. At Sempigny they are only a little more than a mile from INoyon. The line turns to the south at Dre tigny and runs to Dourguignon, where it again curves east and reaches the Allolto river at La Quincy Basse. It then extends south ward and it Is officially reported that the French have reached the out skirts of Pommicrs, less than two miles west of Solssons. (ioniums Kcti'cntiiig German forces south of Noyon and along the Oise are said by the French official report to be "retreat ing" which may account for the rapid progress of General Mangfn's army. It is said, however, that contact with the enemy is being maintained by the French. British troops attacked the Ger mans along the line between the Somme and the Ancre river at 4:45 o'clock this mortilng. This may be considered a continuation of the at tack north of tbo Ancre yesterday. The front of tho lutost attack is about five miles long. North of the Ancre the British in spite of enemy resistance, have cross ed the Arras-Iiupaume railway line. This railroad embankment was a ser ious obstacle to the British advance yesterday. In Flanders Aren In the Flanders area the British are closely following the retiring Germans and have reached Neuf Ber quln, a village two miles within the German lines. On the northern side of the Lys salient the Germans have been forced out of a strong position north of Balllonl. The Germans launched a heavy counter attack against the British positions at Locre Hospice, but were repulsed. Heavy fighting is reportod In this area. Strong German counter-attacks arc developing near Mlraumont and Irion, which are near the southern end of (Continued on Pago Two.) 500 ALLIED TANKS BEHLl.V, Wednesday, Aug. 21. Announcement was maue In the of ficial statement from German head quarter today that since August 8 more than BOO allied tanks had been taken or destroyed on the battlefield between the Ancre and tho Avre. United States Consul at Pctrograd Closes Consulate and Places Af fairs in Charge of Norwegian Gov ernmentAmericans Warned to Leave Allies Represented. WASHINGTON', Aug. 22. lSecnuse tile llolslicviki government declared n stale if war existes between Kussia Mid the United States, Vice Consul fmhrie has lowered the Vniled States t'liifT over the consulate nt Fetrogrud closed (he consulate and placed ihe affairs of the United States in the charge of the Norwegian government. Americans in Petrogrnd, of whom (here are approximately 20, have been warned to leave the country bv the vice consul. One of tbeni is under arrest and one is in hiding. Two Councils Created WASHINGTON', An- 22 In order to co-ordinate the efforts of the al lies and the United Slates in Russia, an official dispatch from France to day says that it has decided to cre ate two international councils, one at Archangel, including the entente consuls . under the presidency of American Ambassador Francis, and the oilier at Vladivostok, to be com posed of five high officials. On the Vladivostok council Great Britain will he represented hy Sir Charles Klliott, France hy Kugeiie Itcgmiult, former ambassador to Jap an and Japan by Mr. Mutsitdirn. It was said at the state department to day that an American representative had not been .named. To Aid Governments These councils, it is understood, will act as diplomatic representatives in dealing with (he independent Rus sian governments in Siberia and on Ihe Murmansk const and pave the way for the (treat economic and in dustrial commissions orgnnixing to hid in the reiiabilitalion of Russia. The councils will relieve the mili tary traders of all non-niililary work. The chief work of Ihe councils nt first will be to aid in the ro-estalilish-ment of civil government in regions now entirelv disorganized. Ambassador Francis has not yet reported the details of Ihe undertak ing. Until n representative of the United Stales on the Vladivostok council is approved, American Consul Caldwell there, will serve. WASHINGTON', Aug. 22. Eleven brigadier generals of tile army were nominated by President Wilson today for promotion to the grade of major general. They are William II. John ston, Heaumont H. Buck, William W'iegel, Robert I.. Ilou.c, Robert Al exander, John I.. I Lines, (irote Hutch eson, Walter II. Gordon, F.lia A. llcl mick, William Lussitcr and William S. McN'air. Urigadicr General Jesse Me I. Car ter, chief of the militia bureau, ul-0 wa snominatcd major general and lirigadier General Meriilo W. Ireland was nominated us assistant surgeon General with the rank of major gen eral. Uriir. General llcnrv I'. McCain, recently transferred Horn Ihe office of adjutant general to command a division, was nominated to lie a major general lor the period of the war. TO PERMIT REFUGEES TO ENTER AMERICA WASHINGTON. Auir. '22. -A joint rexulution iititliorizin- the iiilmiNsinii into the liutni Stuli-s tif ri'tuiiccs ilrivcn from their own countries he- :itt!xo of war fniiditiotiH whs tntn tnitttiM lo the M-rmt' ami !imi-c to i!nv bv PrvMli'nl WiUoii. ALLIES CAPTURE 100.000 BOCHE SINCE JULY 18 Six German Armies Damaged Since Foch Took Initiative -Foch's AU is Not to Break German Line but to By Series of Blows Cause Irreparable Lo?s in Men. PARIS, Au-. '22 The Hllii'd arm ies have tulu'ii moro than 100,0110 prisoners since July 18, .uiys Marvel 1 1 tit in in the Keho De Pari?-. PARIS, An-. 22. The allies have (lainaeil six German armies since July .15 and the liritish are now eat ini; into Ihe seventh, with the spread of the battle northward and over a front of 70 mile?. Whether the ene my in prepare or unprepared, al lied effort have had the same re suits and the Germans have been in variably defeated. Armies Damaged The armies attacked and damaged in the past six weeks have been those of Generals Von Kinen, Vo Mudra, Von Hoclun, Von Kbent Von lluiter and Von Per Marwitz. It is believed generally that Mar shal Koeh's aim is not, as the Germans claim, to piece their line, hut to strike a succession of blows to cause the enemy irreparable losess in men and material and to force him to make more or less disastrous ret rents. If ihat be so he is pursuing it will skill and unvarying sucees. At no plaee have the Germans ap parently been strong enough to check the allies entirely. . lletrcait Forecasted Wednesday the German resistance was most desperate in the neighbor hood of ltieuxy. If the Kronen are able to reach the neighborhood vil lage of Juvin-v, the salient marked by the villages of Guvinjjy, (My and Pasly would become untenable for General Von1 Kben, who would be obliged to retreat beyond the Sois-sons-Coucy-Le-Chnleau road. The Germans also would have to abandon the Vesle-Aisne line mid go back to the Chernin-Pes-Dames. WASHINGTON), Aug. 22 When debate opened in the senate todav on l1?e man power bill extending the army draft age limits to 18 to 45 years, Senator Chamberlain of Ore gon made a vigorous argument for the work or fight ameiuliaent, declar ing1 men at home should work or join the army. Senator Chamberlain pointed out that soldiers have to work for $1(0 a month and get shot if they disobey orders. Citing presidents dating back to the revolution for calling out men 18 to 15, the Oregon senator said "this pns y foot policv of gelling over a few men now and a few more later has already delayed prosecution of the war,'' and that he wanted to seen an American army, under American com mand and under the American flag at the front. iGHESl PARIS, Aug. 22. A new four ragere or aiguilette has been deviled for the foreign leu ion in recognition of its having won 11 citation- in offi cial order. The hx-ion was ihe i'ir-l organization to be awarded the first fotiragere, which' is the same colors as the war cm-. t was the fir-t winner of the second fourrairere which has the colors of the military rnediil, and was the firt and for a long time the only winner of the third foil mure re which is red, the color of the legion of honor. It now will he the first and only organization to carry Ihe new fourrunerc, which i n tricolor. FRENCH DRIVE BOCHE BEYOND AILETTE RIVER In mmZl GERMAN ARMIES SPLIT BY WEDGE; 1 jM I IptfJl : BRITISH SEIZE ARRAS RAILROAD Mm t yii I AS FRENCH SURROUND NOYON (mem! I'Ynlimiiicl I'och, Marshal of France, ami dVncrnl .1. .1. IYcnIi llii;, coimiiniiilcr.ln-t'liii'f of the Anicricnii expeditionary I'omth pliotoiti-npll-ed toKrther al American lu'iulqual'tcrH shoitly ailei- the prcscnlntlon of tho ;rmid Yosh of the lion of lloiutr to (icnci-al I'crshliiK ly I'rcsl tlent l'ollicai-4'. WASIIIXdTdX, Anf. 22. Alter six yciirs of investigation mid licar injis anil litigations, the interstate coinnii'ree eoiiimission totiay lianileil down u decision in the so-callcil pri vate car ca-e, liolilin that no addi tional ehnri:!' i-liall he made for 1'reitrht I'arricd in refrigerator, tank, stoi'k, heater and other such privaie ly owned car-i. except where the ord inary rate is hn-cd on transportation in another type of car cheaper lo op erate. Specifically an increase from three ipiarlers to one cent n mile wan al lowed in addilioiinl rate for tank, heater ears, to li"come elfcclive Oc tober 1." next. This increase docs not apply to stock, coke, coal, rack, (lot, box or pockcl cars, the adidtioiial "rate on which remains at tlircc-iiiar-ters cent a mile. The re-iciic' of the ears must lie done by the cjirricrs and the chnru'es for this se!'ire mast he ha-ed on ac tual cost, with a reasonable per ecu time of profit. Britain List? Canned Salmon. I.OXIMIX. An-. 'J-.'. The romtii mcnt lias i-aed an order cal!in' for all ht-oiis li;ini'.' ."II cases nr liiore of canned s:i!uion in their eustodv in the la-t Satuidav of any month, to furnish the loud controller wilh a re turn. UlXDOS, Aiil'. '22. - The Welsh miner are neittitiiisr for u shortening of their working day. Thcv are now demamliii'.' a -ix-lmur day by legislation. STOCKHOLM, Aug. 22.-Tho llol shevlk troops advancing along ihe Onega river where allied cxpedlUoit- ury forccK are operating liavo cap iturcd the village of Purgasovo, ac cording to a bulletin iKfiued from the "laborers army licadtpiarters' on Monday. A bulletin on Die conrne of the fichling Is Ik.siiciI eacll day from the hcad'i'iarters. According to the one issued on Moiidai, the soviet troops operating on Ihe "cast Iroal" look tlm villhges or Mliliaclovo. Krult and Log and occupied the el :tl ion at KormovtMli and ias die "enemy'' retreated to ward Kamyxch. II added that tho soviet forces retired to Klcnovit.koyo arier hard rit-'biliig. Near Kayaa a ilrawn batllo was fought, it l Hald. Tliere has been flghllhg near .Sia.birsk. where Ihe j-ovlel army advanced lo the villilgo of 'r. PARIS, Am-'. "2 - . Several enemy airplanes flew over the suburbs of Paris this morning at ti:45 o'clock. They were at a very great lleli;lil but were snbjc ted lo heavy fire from batteries utid were purf.ued by de fence yinucs. Thoy returned toward their Mm .-, going Inward the north. From Yprcs to Solssons German Line is Cracking With Sledge Hammer Blows o( Foch's Forces French Reach Oise Canal, Seize Entire Line of Ailette and Cross Stream Germans in Panic by Sudden Attaclc Begin Retreat British Widen Attack and Approach Bapaume Despite Strong Resistance of Enemy Advance in Flanders Continues. WITH TIIK lilUTIKlI AlfMY IX FKAXCK, Aiist. 2- (l!y the Ahko ciiiti'il I'irs.s.) The town of Allii'i'l is iiniri'iciiilly reguirlcd to Imvo 1'iillun into tile lninils of tlm Hritixh. LONIJOX, Aug. 22. The posses sion liy the Krcnch of the wholo line of the Allctto, according to Lonilon niilltnry experts, menus tliut .Marshal Koch's design lo drive a hlg wodge hotween Cicnernl von Hoehm's army and the forces of tho German crown prince has been successfully accom plished. Ki-eucli Cdikh Ailette PAULS, Aug. 22 (llnvns Agency) Kroncli troops have crossed tho All otic river botween tluny nnd Champs to tho north of Coiicy-Le-Cliiiteau, aocordliiK to tho Monro, which udds that advices from the front state that tho Trench have reached tho Oise canal between Vnrennos and Morlln court, to tho east of Noyon. Upon tho Allctto front tho sudden attack of tho French caused tho re treat of a division of German rosorves which had been preparing for a coun ter blow. In Its retreat It precipitat ed a panic In the ranks of a second division of reserves which had been Intended to support tho first divis ion's assault, according to advices to newspapers hero. . Ilritlsh Scle Itailcoad WITH TIIK HltlTISH ARMY I'N FHANCH, Aug. 22. 2 p. m. ( Hy the Associated I'ress). Ilritlsh troops aro holding virtually all of the Arras Albert railroad and liavo established their posts well cast of that line. (ierniiiiiH In Itctrout PARIS, Aug. 11, 1 p. m. From Ihe heights of I.o I'lcniont on the Olso front the French troops aro now watching tho (iermans In their re treat toward tho north. French troops hnve reached the Alletto river at several points. It Is not expected that Ihe (lermnns will try to hold tho Ailette lino, hut may retreat to the Oise. General Humbert's army has made a great udvanco between the Mntz and the Olso rlvors and renched the Alletto river. Tho French military men say this makes tho early full or Ihe town of Noyon Inevitable. Ilrilisli Attack Resumed I.ONHO.V, Aug. 22. Ilritlsh forces attacked tho tinrmuiiH this morning between the Somme and Anero rlvere the official stalciaent Issued nt Ihe war orflco today announces. North of tho Ancro, the Arias-llapuume railway has been crossed. Ilelweon two and llireo thousand prisoners woro captured by the llrlt- WASHINGTON, Aug. L'J.-Kev. Henry X. Condon, Hie chaplain, in opening today s sessjun of th house, priiM'd: Hood I. old, delicr us from the hy phenated American, the pro-f lerniau, Hie spy, the prolitccr, the pacifist, Hie sleeker ami all who would re tan! the prosecution ,,(' the war for human liebis, human happiness, in the establishment of a pcrmanciil world wide pcaee, for I bri-l's sul.c. iiincn.'' Ish In yesterday's operations. Mm statement says. Ilritlsh troops have renched the vlllngo of Nouf Horquln, northeast of Morvllle, the statement adds. Tanks Pass ltallroads WITH TUB 11UITIS1I ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 22. The British suc cors In tho north enabled the tanks to pass beyond tho railroad. Some wore reported this morning to he working as Tar eastward as the ba-paumo-Arrus road. 1 In their new uttack the Ilritlsh early this morning, uppurently had taken their final objectives on tho right and woro well Inslito tho onomy lino. South of Albert tho Hrltlsh crossed tho Ancre rlvor. (ieriuaiM .Forced Ilnck LONDON1, Aug. 22. (1:15 p. m.) Prench troops under command of (ioneral Mangin, according to In fori million received In London todoy from the battlefront along the Oise rlvor, are continuing to press back tho (jormuns. Sevcrnl tnmnrtnnt lermun positions already huvo been gulned by tho Fronch. The Germans aro offering stubborn resistance and heavy fighting is tak ing place and it is reportod to be fnvorlng the French.'- Oeneral .Man K Ill's army hus taken numerous pris oners. On iill-.Mlle Front PARIS, Aug. 22. Gorman troops were forced back ovor a twenty mile front to a depth of from one to two miles from Lnsslgny to the Ailette river during tho night, according to tho orricial statement Issued at the war otflco today. French truops maintained contact witli tho retreating enemy between Mat, and the Olso and east of the Olz during tho night. Four villages, l.e I'lcniont, Thles- court, C'aiinectuneoui't and Vllle wero occupied by tho French who have reached tho Dlvette river, the state ment says. The French have reached tho Oise on a slx-mllo front east of Noyon, their lino extending from Somplgny to Hretlgny. Farther east tho villages of Dour guignon and St. Paul-Aux-Ilols have been taken. Tho French reached the Alletto river nt l.u (juiiicy-llasso. Tho western outskirts of Pommlores, on tho Alsno west of Solssons have also been taken. GO 10 102.5 ON EXCHANGE 4 4 Ni:V YORK, Aug. 22. Fur- tber heavy buying of liberty 4 II H per cent bonds was tho fea- 4 tare of tho opening of today's 4 stock market. The Inlllul salo 4 at the now high record of 4 102.30 was followed hy another 4 sale of n large block at 102.40. 4 A new maximum of 102.50 was 4 soon reached. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4