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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
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S "iiWMENTlERiS
B MbUABASSee
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mk.v douai
VIMYoiL n
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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.