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Newspaper Page TextUniversity ef Oregon X Library -1 WEATHER Mixinium Yesterday, 100; Miiiinmni Todav, 51. FORECAST Tonight nnd Tomorrow: Fair and Wanner, . Medford Mail Tmbune; Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth 1 MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1918 NO. 131 VICTORIOUS ALLIED ADVANCE-CONTINUES BRITISHTAKE BRAY: DRIVE AT8APAUI Haig Smashes Through German Po sitions All Along Battlefront South of Arras Four-Mile Advance on ' 12-Mile Front Many Guns Cap turedBritish Capture 14,000 Pris oners in Three Days, 30,000 Since August 8 Heavy Fighting. I LONDON, Aug. 24. (By the As aoriatod Press,) Bray is reported to have been cnpturel by the British. Several thousand Gerninn prison ers have pnssed through the cases behind General Byng's third nrmy to tiny. No effort to count the guns captured lias been iiiudo lip to this time. ' The British woro smashing through the German positions this morning nil along the biittlefront. The British arc reported to have captured Bccordel and to have reach ed the high ground southwest of Fri coiirt. The British have pnssed well be yond Happy Valley. Attacks Besomed LONDON, Aui;. 2-1. British at tacks in (ho Albert sector were re sumed this miiriiintr according to an official statement issued by the war office today, which says that the British have made progress. In the fighting during the last three ilnys tho British have captured 14, 000 prisoners. LONDON, Aug-. 24, 1 p. m The British third army is advancing very rapidly, it has gone forward in some places to the depth of four miles on n front olj 12 inilcs, according to dispatches received in London today. The British foiirlh army is on the outskirts of Bray where heavy .fight ing is proceeding. There can bo no doubt that prior to tho British attack tho licrmans were contemplating n retirement. Tha British attack had tho effect ot hustling Iho enemy and preventing him from carrying oat bis plans. This has been proved by tho large number of prisoners taken. No roturn has yet been mado of tho total number of prisoners taken by tli French, but a conservative estimate ot the total of Anglo French captures since July IS con firms tho earlier report from l'aris placing them well over 100,000. To Savo Itapaiituo WITH TI1K BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 24. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A large number of cannon, including complete, batteries of howitzers and trench morlars, have been captured by the British north of the Soaime. Immediately south of the river, the British have taken 12 cannon. The village of Bchagnies, miles north of Bnpaume on the Bnpatiuic Cojcul river, five miles southeast of the British. Urilish forces are oper ating east of Bihu'ourl, within two miles and a hail' of Bnpaume on tiie west. British forces are reporlcd to have reached points cast of llenin, on the Aras highway, has been reached by Arras. Thcv are in I he outskirts of (Continued on Pago Four.) LONDON. An?. 24 Gorman mo tor boats attempted a reconnalfsnnce In the neighborhood of Dunkirk, France, yesterday morning. They wore driven off by British and French patrolling vessela. Ono enemy boat la believed to have been destroyed. The allied forces differed no casualties. SPAN NEARING E Germany Vigorously Protests Span ish Intention to Replace Sunken Spanish Ships Topedoed by U-Boats With Interned German Vessels Negotiations Fail. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24. Ger many has energetically protested against the intention ot Spain to re place sunken Spanish ships torpe doed, by interned German ships. Negotiations Fail PARIS, Aug. 24. (Negotiations between Berlin and Madrid over Spain's decision to replenish" sunken Spanish shipping with German In torncd vessels have failed, according to the Potit Parlslcn. Chancellor von Ilcrtllng will not furnish any guarantees against submarine war fare, it is said, and Spain is maintain ing its position. It is said that at a meeting of the ministers at San Sebastian last night complimentary decisions were reach ed in the controversy with Germany. Slay Sover Relations LONDON, Aug. 2 4. Germany's reply to Spain's announcement as to submarine warfare says that such a procedure as was indicated in the In structions to tho Spanish ambassador at Berlin might possibly result In the severance of! relations between the countries, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to tho Exchange Telegraph company. The note declares, how ever, that Gernfnny is ready to con sider limiting the operations of sub marines outside the danger zone. It Is said that Germany has in formed Spain that she cannot rendor any guarantee in this respect and cannot treat Spain in an exceptional way. Germany, tho note says, hopes that Spain, which has expressed a de sire to maintain her neutrality, will really remain neutral. IN ALLIED CAUSE LIMA, Peru, Aug. 24 Two hun dred Peruvian troops at Ancon. 'HI miles from here, have mulhiieil. Major Armando I'atino, the leader, has is sued a revolutionary manile-to which condemns the government, calls for immediate declaration of war on Ger inany, unconditional delivery of in terned German ships to the United Stales, and the sending of n divison of Peruvian troops to France and ap peals to Peruvians to listen to "the words of President Wilson and place themselves resolutely on the side of tlie allies. The mutiny bus resulted in rumors of a revolutionary movement through out the republic. The I rouble, howev er, is not seriously regarded. Several columns of loyal troops now are en deavoring to capture Ihe insurgents, linmors of disturbances at Are ipiipa nnd Cuzeo are nut confirmed. COAST POWER PLANT WASHINGTON, Anjr. 21. Prnpr.M. eil- distribution of the $J00tH00,0l0 aked by the war (rutin honnl fur irm eminent eon-lni'-tiun or improve ment of power plants in war imluv trial renter, was Mihrnittnl to the Iioikr ennimen-e cninmittee tinlny by Lieutenant W. V. Stanley of the army engineer. The eMinmte include $10,000,011(1 for the Piieilie --lope nnd some terri tory we-! of the Itorky mountain, ll w estimated nNo that $:n,,J.iO,0(M) will be needed for ndditionnl power eijiiiptneut in feci. tiered territory in the middle, western statvs. WITH HUNSOVERSHIPS F IKE EINE FOR 11 ISTANCE LONDON, Aug. 24 The Ger- mans evidently expect (to bo pressed back to the Meuse, says the Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Express, as they are fortifying positions along that river in Belgium. The Germans are digging extensive tronchos between Dinant and Givct. Glvet is ninety miles direct- ly cast of Bapaume. LONDON, Aug. 23. British air fighting on the western front during tho last week provides a striking in dication of the difficulty now con fronting Germany In the air. in the battle area enemy scouts are compollod to operate In large for mations at a much greater height tljan fonnorly. Hovcro ulr- fighting has'oeciirroo. botween Albort and tho Amlcns-Itoye road, resulting, according to latest reports, in the destruction of 02 en emy machines and the driving down of 21 airplanes out of control. Twon-ty-slx British machines have been re ported missing. This superiority has been attained without any diminution of the aerial activity In other sectors. Attacks on the Rhine provinces havo -been press ed with the utmost vigor. Coupled with a virtual cessation of raids on London, the increasing ntim bor of bombing raids into Germany, of which there were 21 during tho past week, must bo demoralizing, showing Germany that she is unable adequately to protect her air fron tier. WASHINGTON, An-,'. 21. liepulj lieaus of the senate in eonlerenee. to day adopted u resolution nriti" ac tion at'thc earliest possible date on the pending federal woman suffrage amendment. The resolution did not advise the republican membership how to vote. LODGE FLOOR LEADER LI WASHINGTON. Aug. 21 Sonntor Henry Cahot Lodge of Massachusetts senior republican In point of servlco and ranking minority member of tho foreign relations committee, wsb elected unanimously for floor leader by republicans of tho senate In eon ferenco today to Biieceod the late Senator Oalllngor of Now Hampshire. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Anolher successful bombing of railroad yards at Coaflans by American aviators, without the loss of a mn nine. Is an nounced In General Pershing's com munique for Friday. It says also that an American outpost on the AUne between Fismes and Hazoorhes driven back by a small local action, later reoccuplcd Its position. BRITISHSDRIVING -HUNStFROMTAIR ON BATTLE FRONT HOUSE EXEMPTS IE IN DRAFT BILL Trial Vote on Man Power Measure Postponed Until Monday by Senate Work or Fight Clause Amend ment Rejected Policemen Not Ex empted Either. WASHINGTON, Aug S4. The new man power bill extending, the selective draft to all men between the ages of 13 and 45 years was passed by the house tonight with only minor changes in the original draft ot the war department. On the first roll call only two neg ative votes wero cast by Represen tative London of New York, the so cialist, and Representative Gordon of Ohio, democrat. The final vote was announced as 336 to 2. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. When the houso resumed consideration of the man power 'bill today the amend ment ot Representative Madden of Illinois to bar government employes from deferred draft classification on account of their employment was do tcatod 140 to 128. Plans for a final vote In the senate on the administration man power bill before adjournment tonight wero abandoned -late today by Chairman Chamberlain, who announced that It would go over until Monday. Prohi bition leaders, he said, had agreed to lay aside temporarily the natlon-wldo prohibition measure which was to have come up automatically Monday. Amendment ItejoctiHl A "work or fight" amendment pro posed by Representative Black of Texas, similar to the ono added to the bill by the senate committee, but modified to meet objections of or ganized labor, was rcjocted by a vote of 91 to 52. An amendment by Representative Smith of New York to exempt from draft police officers in cities of 500,- 000 population, was rojected. Mr. Smith read a letter from Mayor 14 y- lan of 'New York, urging the neces sity of permitting policemen of the new draft ages to remain on their jobs. The house reversed Its action ot yesterday in removing the exemption of members of congress from the new draft and by a vote of 153 to till vot ed down the Gregg amendment to mako all congressmen and statu leg islators amenable to the draft. Chairman Unit of the military connniltce lost a final fight for the McKcnzic amendment for separate classification of youths from 18 to 211. The house refused 101 to I III to recommit the bill. Then n roll call began on the bill itself. 0 10 JOIN ALLIES PEKING, Aug. 20. fBy tho As sociated Pressl. A Chinese contin gent on the way to Join tho allied forces at Vladivostok has reached Mukden, Manchuria, according to uu announcement here. AMSTERDAM, Aug. all. General I). I,. Ktcherhalchnff, former Russian commander on tho Kumanlan front, and General V. A. Tchnreinlsnff, for mer commander of the Russian nor thern front, a Moscow dispatch to the Itheniwh West I'ballnn oltung of Essen says, have accepted commands in the Cze ho-Slovak army. ARBITRATION TREATY WITH JAPAN RENEWED WASIIWI'ON, Aug. 21- The nr hitration treaty belween Japan and the I'nited State-, was extended for another term of five years today hv ihe signatures of Secretary Lnning and Viscount l-hii, the .JnnancHC ambassador. CONGRESSMEN EVERY AVAILABLE . TUB HAGUE, Aug. 13. (Correspondence of the Asso- clntod Pross.) The Gorman government has summoned every available man to the col- ors, says a letter Just received hero from a newspaper corres- pondent In Gormany. Of the two hundred thousand workmen at Krupps between 30,000 and 40,000 have been called up for service at the front. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Beliof among naval officers that tho traw lor Triumph has been destroyed by hor German prize crow after a day or two of playing havoc with North Atlantic fishing fleets grow today almost Into certainty. DlBpatchos from naval patrols again failed to mention tho sighting of the raider. The opinion here Is that tho Germans ont the Triumph to the bottom and returned to their submarine. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Delay In tho capture of tho trawler Triumph armed by a German Biibmnrlno to prey upon American fishing craft, was crltlclBed In the scnato today by Sonntor McCumbor of North Dakota. He doclared thoro was no oxcuso for the navy's fulluro to deal with hor promptly. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania followed with an attack on Iho navy department, saying tho siibmnrlno chaser program had been delayed and that ft was duo largely to "pro crastination of tho secretary of tho navy." Sonator Chambcrlnln of Orogon, replied with a defense of tho navy and praise of its work In safely con voying troops. Senator Penrose snld his Information was thnt tho troops were carried over largely In British transports convoyod by British war VC8SOI8. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Recent activities of the Federal Trade Com mission in relation to big business in terests have drawn nn emphatic pro test to President Wilson from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. It was learned today that the headquarters of the chamber here has scut a letter to Ihe president vig. orousiy criticising I be commission's action. The letter lias not been made public. While House officials do dined to discuss it. Hitter resentment against the com mission unions some of the lending business interests was nronuscd by its report on profiteering as well as by Ihe protracted investigation of tile pucking industry, culminating in a report denouncing Hie five great packing concerns as a monopoly and recommending the government as sume complete control id' Ihu meat in dustry. JESS WILLARD WILL NOT FIGHT UNTIL WAR IS OVER DENVER, Colo.,, A pir. 21. .less Willard, hciivywcicjtl. clniinpion, will not engage in a mulch to defend his title until the war i-ended. He stales he will confine himself to exhibitions, the receipts to go to war charities, " A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 24. An enemy submarine, ap pearing In a comparatively narrow stroteh of water on the extreme east ern coast yesterday sank several mall craft. It became known here todar OVER 1, U.S. SOLDIERS General March Declares Situation Now Favorable to the Allies Brit ish Duplicate French Success Statements Regarding . Army of Four Million. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 1.TIic to tal number of soldiers embarked now has past-ed the 1,500,0(10 mark. Gen eral March, chief of staff, announced today. Commenting upon Iho military sit uation, the chief of staff pointed out that since last Wednesday tho French ndvnnco bus continued in the plateau overlooking Noyon down to the Oisc river, making a miiximiiin ndvanec for these troops of nine miles since Aug ust 18. This has forced the enemy back across the Oise. The British Ihrust Thursday in Iho Albert region resulted in an import ant advaneo between Ihe Anero nnd the Somme rivers, which General March said, has developed a new sal ient. The rest of tho line sineo Wednes day has been reasonably quiet, he said, the allied activities being eon fined to "nibbling" luetics and artil lery fire. Kavornblo to Allies The chief of slal'f said llio . situation on Iho western front now was decid edly Favorable to Ihe aliles. The French success, ho said, has been duplicated by Hie British, who inaugurated an nllnck Wednesday soulli of Arms. Rapidly advancing, Iho British reached a depth of llireo miles, but Iheir progress has been held up by German counter attacks. The railroad to Arras still is in (Icr ninn hands, according lo latest offi cial advices, anil Iho (leiiniins are utilizing largely in Iheir defense the railway embank incuts. No recent reports have come to the department from General I'ershiug regarding Ihe progress in Ihe organi zation of Ihe first field army. Gen eral March was unable to say wind It er the American divison forming this nrmy have been conceiil ruled in a new American seelor. , HepliMviiicnt Division He said the H.'lrd division (Penn sylvania ami Ohio troops) is serving as a replacement division; Ihe .'17lh (Ohio troops) is in the fourth nrmv corps. Tho 7!Mh division (District of Columbia, Maryland and I'ennsvl vania troops) is in training in the rear oT Ihe line. This division at Ihe same lime cap tured .'l,"00 prisoners. Anolher American division ill a sin gle action took complete 10 Germnu batteries and presented them to Gen eral Pershing. Oenerul March snid statements he made recently in hearings before Ihe mililnry uffairs committee were the results of cold blooded military op inion and were not intended lo raise the hopes of the people, lie appar ently referred lo bis testimony Hint nn nrmy of 1,01111,0(10 Americans could win the war next year. Further improvement in Ihe ship ping sihiulion was noted anil Gen era! Mnr'-h said Ihe program of Irnns porling tie:.ps lo France, wus going ahead without change. General Mareb spoke warmly of the achievements of Ihe American soldiers in France. "The American soldier deserves the confidence of the American pen- (Continued on Pago Throe.) E APPO! I GENE SALEM, On'., Aug. 21. Governor Witheombe today apoointed Charles F. Bcebe of Portland lo he acting ad jutant general of Oregon, lo succeed John M. Williams, who resigned to nccept a commission as major in the adjutant general's department of (he regular army. NOW N FRANCE NOYON NEAR FALL; FRENCH FLANK CITY Menace to German Positions Along 50 Mile Front Increases Hourly French Cloes to Heights Above Chemen-des-Dames, . Outflanking Hun Line 20,000 Prisoners in Three Days Fires Indicate With drawal From Vesle River Line. LONDON, Aug. 24. The town of Noyon is expected to fall at any mo ment, uncording lo information re ceived hero this afternoon from tho biittlefront in France. PARIS, Aug. 2-1. Artillery actions in the region of Lassigny nnd between the Oise and Iho Aisnn rivers are re ported in Iho official statement is sued by the war offieo today. Raid ing operations in Lorraine also aro reported. ' WITH THU FRENCH ARMY IN FHANCK, Aug. 24. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) Further evidence has been gathered that tho victories of Iho allies have affected considerably the morale of the Gerninn troops. Tim eniiso of Ihe depression, which in quite general among the prisoners, is Iho conclusion I hey havo reached is that the allied artillery and aircraft I are superior to theirs. They nttrihiito their delcat to the success or I no French encircling Iheir strongest po silions nnd in well directed und con cenlrafcd nrlillery fire. Dissensions seem to havo arisen be tween different elements of the Gor man army which has resulted in bit ter recriminations. The bulk of Iho Juvingy plateau is in Iho bunds of Ihu Trench, French cavalry patrols crossed the Ailetlo today although Ihe Germans resisted desperately. Closing in on 'Noyon BY T11F, ASSOCIATED I'RESS, Aug. 24. Willi the allied advance bo tween Arras anil Soissons Iho men ace lo the German positions on the 50 mile front increases hourly. West of Noyon Iho French havo forced n crossing of Ihe Divetto at Evriconrl, three miles from Noyon, and they maintain their strong pres sure from the soulli und cast. Be tween the Aisiie and Ihe Allelic, north of Soissons, General Maugin's Iroops are idose to (he heights dominnting Ihe Cheniin-ilcs-Dnmes, increasing the niennee to the Gerninn positions ulong Ihe Vesle. General Mangiu is sharpening tho salient which bus its npex immediate ly north of Soissons. Ivneiny to llctlro Fires are burning behind (be Ger man position north of Ihe Vesle and the enemy may be preparing to re lire. Infantry and transports bavu been observed moving northward from Iho Vesle in loo last few days. American and French pressure con tinues along the river and Ihe Amer icans have gained some more ground about Fismes, In the last week more tluin 20,000 prisoners by the French, not count ing today's, have been taken and more than Till towns and villages re gained. WITH THE AMERICAN l-'ORCES ON TBI-: LORRAINE FRONT, Fri day, Aug. 2:1. (By tho Associated Press.) Thrco German - airplanes brought down In ono day, a record for American aviators, has been cred ited to Lieutenant Donald Hudson, Washington, D. C. Official confir mation by the French authorities has Just been mado. adding his name to those of Ihe other four acres of the Amerknn army.