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Daily Thirteenth Tear.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1918
NO. 129
ALLIES VICTORIOUS
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HUNS FORCED"
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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.
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