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Newspaper Page TextUniversity of Oregon X Library ..., X VEAT1TER -Maximum Ycsfcrdav, Do; Minimum Torfar, FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair, Ocmti meed Warm. v Medford Mail Tribuneji forty-eighth Year. , lly Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD. OliKGON, TIU'KSDAY, AUGUST 2f, 1918 XO. IS? RCTR E AT OF G ERM AN S BECOMES IfoUT IN LIS OUTFLANKED BY ALLIES Bapaume Taken hy British Who Ad vance on Neronne Outflanking Town From South French Reach Gates of Ham Germans Lose Three Munition Trains in Hurried Flight French Strike Sudden Blow Demoralizing Germans. In ndidtion o the capture of Ba Vuiuiue and Noyon the Hritish today Were reported to lie in I.osbocufs and Morvul, according to the latest news this cveiinr from the bnttlefroiit. Tile town of reronne has heen out flanked by the Hritish on the south. Immediately south of Hnpautne the British have reached the Bnpaunie Benulencourt road. Advance troops arc moving on Benulenooiirt rond. The British have reached the hifrh ground northeast of Gnedecourt am) have nearly l-euched fc Translov. LONDON', Auk. 20, 5 p. in. Hn puume wan captured today 'by the forces of Field Marshal lluig. Soutli of Pennine British forces to day reached the eastern banks of the Somme river between I'oronnc nnil Ilapplincourt. Field Marshal Unix's men are re )orted to have taken Ginchy and Ouilleinont and to have reached' the 0. western outskirts of Jlaurepas. Brit ' ish patrols are said to be in I.eshoenfs and Morval. These places are all south of Biipanme. Xcur llroooiirt Lino BRITISH IlKAIlQUAHTKliS IX r'HAXCK. Auk. '-'!. Canadian Press.) Hritish troops now are with in 2,0(10 yards of the lroconrt-U.ue ant line. The (ieriaans in many jilnoes are blowing up supplies. Hritish troops also captured I'.elloy, Asseviellcrs, Ilerbecourt and Fcuil lere. All-tliese towns are within four e- miles of Peronne. At find's of Hum PAUIS, Auk. '!!, p. in French troops are nt the Kates of Ham accordiiiK (o dispatches from the front. The Germans lost three com plete munition trains at Hreuil, five miles west of Ham in their precipitate retreat. Actual possession of the village of Ham probably will be delayed as the retreatiiiK (iermans leave all ruins saturated with poisonous pas. The town of Itreail, where the ficr maii munition trains were captured, is on the canal Du Xord. At Cnmpien wood, Krcben and oth er points in the line south of Xesle where the enemy sought to bar the French advance eastward, says Lib erie, the fiennan rear guards fought to the last man and refused to be cap tured. , rmvcrful Attnck Xews of the French approach to Ham came rather unc.vicctedly and (Continued on Page Six.) THIRTEEN CAPTAINS WASHINGTON. Aug. 29. Thir teen captains of the navy were nom inated today for the temporary grade of rear admiral. They are: George K. Clark. William A. (ail. Harold P. Norton, Guslar Kaemmerllng, Alex ander S. Halstead, Koger Welle, Charles P. Plunkett, William II. ! Ballard. Joseph W. Oman, Philip and .Ionian II. McKeaii, flenlon ('. Hecker, Martin L,. Bristol. GERMANS' LOSE- ALL CONTROL OF I Retreat Getting Out of Hand Ef forts to Halt Pursuit Fails All Possible Haste on Road to St. Que tin, Le Fere and Hindenburg Line Being Made Positions Lost. WITH TII15 KItUXCH ARMIES IX THE FIELD, Aa. 29. (Hy the As sociated Press.) The rapidly suc ceeding military events not only con firm that the Germans have lost all control of their operations in the re gions of the Somme, Avre and Olse rivers, but they Indicate that the en emy's own rotreat is getting out of hand. The effort to stem the French pur suit by fighting rear guard actions with machine gun sections, leaving a section at intervals of anout 4IM) yards, was only locally successful. On ground especially favorable for that sort of resistance such as the terrain around Iloye It gained some time for the enemy, enabling him "to move a great many guns and a con siderable part of his material 'behind the canal I)u Xord and north of 'Noyon. Hut once this system of fighting was mastered the strength of the German rear guard dwindled. The Gormnns, hustled violently by tho French advance guard, were obliged to risk an engagement with Impor tant forces or to quicken their re treat. MakiiiK I'lniillc Haste The Germans adopted tho latter plan and since yesterday have been making all possible haste on the road leading to Saint Quentlu, ui Fere and the lllnileaburg line. Tho strong po.sllion or Quosnoy wood just west or the Canal Du Xord, from which the Germans tried by means of tho heavy lire or all call 'bers of artillery to check tho French troops advancing on Both sides or I he Itoye-Xoyon road was captured this morning. Pressuro rroni General Hiimborls third army from the west and from General .Mangln's men. who crossed tho river Olso from the soutli and took Jlnrllncourt this morning while other Fren:h troops were entering Xnyon, adds to tho difficulties of the enemy. TJio increased danger from those directions will oblige the Ger mans to make furl her sacrifices in order to save General von llatler's army from disaster. Tho Sommo line having been made difficult for the Germans by the rapidity of tile entente allied pursuit, there Is now a question with the French troops ready to cross the Somme at the enemy's heels, as to where he will he able lo make a fur ther stand. 10 POWER BILL WASHINGTON. Aug. !).-When the house resumed cmi-idi-ration of the water power lull tmlav the repre sentative in charge id' the measure sprang a surpri-e with a Idler from l'ru-idont- iWd-on di-approving the proposal to pay llic net invc-1 rm-nt to water power plant which may be taken for public owner-hip. The president said the "ni t invest-mi-nt" provi-mn hud been in-i-rled alter he prm i-ionallv appp'M'd the bill and a-ked congre-s t,, pjiss it in its original form w he-h prouder pnv incnt of "fair value" nol cvcetling original co-t. The whole fight over the bill range- around thc-e tn-o phrases, the water wiwer interc-l-in.-i-tir.g tl.ev call Hot command cap ital lor development under the latter, IN FL GH YANKS RETIRE FROM FISMETTE ACROSS V Pershing Reports Americans Pushed Back by Hostile Attacks From Bazoches and Fismette But Ad vance Wect of Juvicny and Capture 200 Prisoners. I'AKIS, Auk. 'J!). The Franco Aierii'! nil ark ) I he tlcrninns in the region of Jtivit;ii y north of Soissons is K'vi'iK esrelli-iit results accordiiiK to dispatches received from the battle front Ibis t'ttri)ii. The French and American forces have ad vanced nlmitt 1,'2(M yards am) hold the approaches to the railway. Pnrtifinntimi by Uiv American troojis in ficffcrul Minikin's operations in the ,1 uvi-iii y sector was u complete surprise lo the enemy says I.ibertad. 'file men intended to he placed in the line lo reinforce the French were brought up in the oveiiiiuj of the pre vious day and passed the night in the thick forest from which they started at dawn. . Suddenly jit fKVlack Ihcy concen trated on. a Iwo kilometer fronl. The Prussian seventh infanlry regiment, which was in front of them, suffered severe losses and was forced to give wa v. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2(1 General Perehlng's communlquo for Wednes day says tho retirement of American troops from flazoches and Fismette was a result of local hostile attacks which forced back outlying detach ments, ft also announces tho capture of 200 prisoners In the American ad vance to tho railroad northwest of .luvlgny. Headquarters American expedi tionary forces: "August SS, 1!!IS. "Section A. North of the Alsne our troops in cooperation with (he French advanced to the railroad west of .luvlgny and captured 200 prison ers. Along tho Vesle local hostile attacks forced our outlying detach ments in Hazorhes and "Flsmettu to retire." Stubborn riglilfng with run Fit i:ci i army o.n THE VKSI.B, Aug. zs. tfty the As sociated Press). American and Ger man troops were engaged In spirited actions today In the regions of Ha zoches and Fismette. According to tho latest report tho fighting con tinues at both points. Tonight as a result of the local actions tho Amer icans hrfd made somo gains nt 11a zoches, while the Germans aro on the north ban of tho Teste opposite Flumes. The righting has been mark ed by much stubbornness. Several days ago when the Amer icans advanced in the region or Ha zoches Hie Germans retired into a wooded stronghold, known as Haute Malson, Just soutli of the Solssons ttholm road. Small detachments were left in the cellars in Unzoches lo har rass tho Americans. Tuesday (he Americans approached liazochcs from.l the west and maintained their ad vance daring the night. Today the Americans made progress (owaid the town from the east and south, a dc- (Continued on I'ago 8U.) WAR PROFUS IJIX ! WASIltNf.To.V. Avj. W.-Ttiv fhamlier of Coium-rei of the I'niterlj States iiun;iiH-ed tda v that com -1 iucr ml and trade omuniatinn had m eru lndniiiiL'lx ratified reeommetida tiolis that iuciiuie tax r-te stioiibl be mcrca-cif iiixt a riew hitih war profit-, tax created in revenue Icyi-hilioii now bem fiiifiivd, MAP OF WESTERN FRONT DUNKIRK . LulsErlARCkSn ) nVPRES.'. 1 P&peringheH.v a S "iiWMENTlERiS B MbUABASSee bethune b Vens mk.v douai VIMYoiL n ? MARQUIN I IxBCrrr line - soJdjgiS I? PERONNE f-L i CIIAULNESX H S QUNTIN. j OROYE , ' nMONTDIDIER J3LAFERE TOTAL ENTENTE ALLIED CAPTURES EXCEED 125,000 LONDON, Aw,z. 2!). Ity (lie Asso ciiiU'tl l'niss.--The til tlttt 1 1 11 ruptures on tho western front since July iH. now ntiprnnefi rjtiJUW prisoners ninl J,IHtO liums. The Itrit-i-h hiive eiiliire(l more than '-'li.O'MI l-risoners helueeii August 'J I and Auiitisl while the I'.ritish total lo.-es in (he same period, tiifJui tntr nil hilled, wounded and missing, were only slightly in excess o' lli;il Lii; urt. A considerable proportion of the Urilisli easualtie- are in the slight ly wounded elas. The total captures by the British since Auut H exceed 47.IKMI ofljccrs and men and the cap tured Liuns nearly (iIO. Oermr.ri counter u Macks eat and soiitlie:i-l o' Vi.--Kn -A rt ids, cn-t of ftoiry and in the nctm'tv ol (iavrelfc, villages to the cji-t !' Arras, have been repul-ed, accordin--- to the offi cial statement i-ned at the war f 1'ire foffay. South (d' the Si.rmnc l!ritt-l) furces are keepinu' up fJnir nMire aaint 'he enemy and are. advancing eal wa nT. RACE FOR SENATE If KLKNA, Mont., Ana. Com pfejc return- ! nan 8hJ0 pri'cinef- m the -tiite wide prinmry of Tuc-day show fir. ft. M. LaiMNtriim of ffefena, b-adinv Mi .leu net te Hankih. eoii-re-w onmii fmni Montana, by vote?- for the republican nmiunathtn for t nifed Sta'c- --enator. fr. Lnno strtlm pded V(tr and Mis ifatikm i'J.(-T. titiwr eaiidin'.tre for the tumiitiatiMii, II. II. Parnn-i, of Mioiira. ami Kdmuno N'icfio? of iiif-hni;-, pulled l-VJS ninl it-Uli v.des re. ,"pecfivef'. SHOWING ALLIED ADVANCE. ' Hroken line to left shows bnt- offensive. Jleiwy !lvk Hae lu left sImvws ! Ilimlciihurg line, held tieforo (ieriiMHi ilvvft wf MiirvU IK. 3 Dotted lino shows today's MW. Una. Tho '(icrmntis aro lit full rc tvvivt. fvum Xuyiv Uv lUvjumuua going back to llio llindeii 4 Uiii-g UiMi ttvc.r lle tlevH.Uvted Soniino battlefield. In the Amis sector the Hrlt- Ish hnvo ilriven past the II in fr dvwUucg line on, 9. wlilo (rout for ever a mile and now staml in frcnt C the Uucuurt-yucuut line. WASIIIXOTON", Aiiff. an. Uon tonant ( .Inn ior grade, ( Henry .1. h;owo8, coiuimindiiiK officer, Kiisign ("J. II. Kiindolnh. cxecul Ivo offieor, ' nnllclml imin urn titlll miHitiK from suhmarlno chaser No. 2011 which was mistaken for an en emy Riibmarino and soul to tho bot tom by tho American steamer Kellx TauHHig off KIro Inland on Augunt 27. Hlnvo nine memberH of tho erow were picked up Immediately after the nlnkingH, search Tor other nurvIvoi'H ban been in vain. A report from the captain of the Taunnig reached t lie navy department, today showing that Iho little chaser went down aldaze three mlnatcH after being bit by two of four phots from tho merchant man's how Rim at u. distance of 200 Teet. According to the account of the TauHBfg'n captain, Iho gun crew op ened fire when on object resembling a submarine appeared and crowded the Hteamer'H bow without showing light. Apparently one of tho HholH exploded a depth bomb on board the chaser, qufkly ending her career. BOY FATALLY SHOT BY HIS PLAYMATE I'oin i.ANI). An-.'. J. lioy Itahl. win, av'd V, 'ft probably Yw (ftif linbbie l-Aati-, itied I'-', will be held for the pftenffe vutv, a w-ati nt an aceideiitnt shunt iiiL' in the bn-e-OK'fif ot the U-U' i'ourt AportfrK'N on Trinitv I'laec, tins alleriifon. The- Ut a '.v w jthtyitt' vrtlh ihc revolver, with no older per-ons pres- One bullet piefeed the Italdwiu buy Iti'Utw tht ht'Hrt mid ittuAht r nrtil through his hit lunv. itnr uf the uparlmeiiK, Kvniis is n TAfiDLNOlS a VI LLC EN 0ULCHYa",O""nABDWIS HOPE ABANDONED FOR 15 Kl MakABBBa M M m ' ,, BUI (II Quiet Restored at Nogales and Situa tion Adjusted to Satisfaction' of Military Authorities Governor Cades Promises (o Stop Further Trouble "At Alt Costs." WASHINGTON', Aug. 2!). Major General Uoltanek, - coninviHwllnB along the iMoxkan bordor, roportod to the vim dcpwtuwottt totlny that quiet had been restored and I ho border re opened, the situation at Xogale hav ing (been adjusted to tho aatisfaction of the military aatuovlUcs. Stato dopartnicut dispatches from XeBaloa late tetlay Bale the cewCer ohco between Gonoral Giibell and Governor Callea had been entirely satiHfaidory. Governor Calles giving Ihla word there would fee no turlUer trouble When thoro was further sniping from tho Mexican aide, the govornor promptly put Nogales, So noca, under martial law. ' 1 Moxtcan Consul .ertuchl nt No nalea also advtsed Ambassador Hun.' Illns that dlfriculties had 'been satis- taclurlly settled. It was stated at tho embassy that Governor Calles sent to the harder to stop lUo trouble , "at all costs," Is a firm rriond of the United States and has crusUod out all activities of German propagandists lit Souora. Cousul AnsuulU'd NODALKS, Ariz., Aug" 2 It. Dur Iur tho skirmish. Tuesday afternoon between Americans and Mexicans, united. Mexlcuns entered tho Ameri can iconsulato, forced Vice Consul McOulro uud. Consular Cterk K. Tooley to leave the eoiiHulalo at the points of their kuus uud Tooley wus shot and wounded, according to an announcement made by American Consul K. M. Lawlon hero today. An Investigation Is uow hi proroHs, he said. Iiruukeu etvIliauH on Iho Mexican sldo of tho border were held respon sible today for tho shooting which occurred late last night which result ed In tho wounding, slightly of an American soldier. Tho American list of dead wus In creased to four early today when Meulenaul. Luke Y liOftusv wounded In action during Tuesday's skirmish, died In (he huso hospital. His home wus given as Laredo, Tex. Drunken ot Last MtiM Hrlgadler Ccneral I to Ilosey C. ('ubell announced today tttat. every thing was ipiiet thruout tho night and no further trouble was anticipat ed. Reinforcements have arrived here and are going, fnlo camp near tho bonier. Humors that Mexican federal reinforcements were arriving In Nogales, Souora, and entrenching, were denied hero today. o SUNK BY U-BOAT PAUIS, Air.'. 'J!l.- Illavas Aacn ry.)'i')ie (fi-ifif.-b ftrmnfr i'rnza bus been ruuk hy a lii-rinan siibiuiirini it rcfrti-d itrrr. N'.',-if-r- t-tiit-Miler that tli- ccnt will bi-in- to a (icrnianv. ENVELOPES SAVED BY USlfiG TWICE l.OSOHN, ,Stt. - y:2li-l !--lies nicii arc eolwcn ini; cn cloic- In tj-;u tV Ibi 1i-- ! ' theiu oer ayain. The hovitiuiioiii bb'd lb' vwii: by mi-il I'laps vvbii-h are pa-led on the buck tf jbv vwtjw, Uviu the t'Ui ol llic l'ltvcbiic to be ll-ed the M'culld tHBC, nun unflor Southern Pivot of German Lines in Picardy Captured by Troops of General Humbert Ofse Crossed on Wide Front by French wSe- Out- I flank Enemy Garrison Blow is Heavy One to Invader and is Fol lowed by Collapse of Line. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY FN THE FIELD, Aug. 20. ( Hy the As sociated Press, 10 a. in.) Noyon was occupied this morning by tho troops of Genornl Humbert. Goneral Mangln's men crossed the Olso river and took Jlorllncourt. The fnll of Noyon comes ns a heavy blow to tho Gormuns who woro thought during the early days of tho Picardy offonsivo to bo- planning to hold Noyon as the southorn Pivot of their line whtrU -run-:- northward along the old -battle front of 19 Iff. . . I)Y ASSOCIATHI) PhrtSU, Auk. Z Noyon, tho nouthorn- anchor point ot the Gorman armies In tho Sommo bnlllofiold, has been occupied by tho French. Tho capture ot the city by Gonoral Humbert's men had been expected Tor aovoral days aim Ita etioct on tho Kiont battlo of Plcurdy was therefore largely discounted. With tho rail or Chaulnos and Itoyo to tho north, Noyon became un tonnblo and the retfromont of the Gorman forces from wost of the Sommo r(vor apparently spread far to tho south nnd Involved both Noyon and the country adjacent. Sforlfn court, on tho north bank of the Olso, east of Noyon, has been taken by tho French. This may mark a crossing of tho Ohio over a wldo front. Itrltisb AilvauciiiK AlmiK tho front to tho north of Noyon there apparently was llttlo chaiiKO in the situulfon lust nig lit. Tho llrllbli opoialinK south of tho Sommo aro said to bo advancing, fmt details of their progress do not ap pear in official iiunounccmcntH, bust of Arras, Iho Germans hnvo launched heavy counter nffncfca, which wero repulsed, accordiiiK to Ibe Krllbdi official roport, hut it Is admitted by London that the British forces holding positions ut Oppy hnvo been withdrawn to tho west ot there. Tho Germans nro apparently fight ing rear-guard actions along tho t'aaal Du .Vortf, which runs from Noyon to 'Xcslu. Tho I'rnnch are close to this waterway at Krosnoy wood. I'nrullcl Nil mil Ion Tho sltuutlon, as It stands today, cloKcly roscin fifes that fn the .Unrno sector after the Germans had mado a detorminnil stand atong tho (turcii. It was found that their rcslstanco there had permltteif tho withdrawal of tho main Gorman army on the Marnn salient, and ft fs finficved (hat (t'!lsiMS-fl oa Pane SI ) WASHINGTON. Aug. S!). Higher wages for railroad track laborers and for certain classes of clerks were rec ommended to liireetor General Mc Adoo by the board of railroad wages and working conditions. The advances suggested rango be tween !." and 2,"i per cent, it Is said, and would affect more than .100,0011 employes. Mr. McAdoo will act. soon on the recommendations.