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Newspaper Page TextUniversity ef Oregon X Library X WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, Minimum Today, ty. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair, Proltablv Cooler. ' Medford Mail Tribune Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, Al'CiUST, 31, 1918 NO. 137 ED BY H BR MOUNT KERIiiEL GAPTUR HUN RETREAT I m mm hTBi n iv mo FINEST TROOPS DRIVE RUSSIAN Wi VSM 111 Ln lUL tu ACCELERATED Mount Kemmel, Heioht Dominating Ypres Ridge Reoccupied Mont St. Quentin Near Peronne Beina Sur roundedGerman Counter Attacks Regain Bullecourt and Creek Pro gress of Americans on Soissons Plateau Allied Pressure Continue!) BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Aug. 31 Mount Kemmel, the height domin ating virtually all the northern side of the Lye salient In Flanders, is again in the bands ot the British Dispatches to London state that this famous hill, for which the Germans paid a terrible price in April and which was defended to the death by the allies, has been captured. There have been no reports, how ever, of an attack being made on this hill and it eeems probable that the Germans retired from it. There are evidences the enemy's retreat from the Lys salient Is being acceler ated, the British having taken the station of Ballloul, as well as Mount Lille to the east, and being In posses sion of the bank of the Laws river from VJello Chupollo to Lestrem on the southern side of the salient. llritMi (tutu n. Mile In certain vital sectors of this bat tle area the British have gained from one to two miles during the last day. While there Is every evidence that allied pressure against the German lines from Soissons to Arras contin ues, the desperate attempt of the en emy to cover his retreat seems to have 'brought about a pause for the moment. At only two points southeast of Arras and northwest and north of Peronne have the allied forces moved ahead. In the former sector north of the Arras-Cambrai rond, the British have occupied the St. Servins farm, close to the highway, and have moved into the village of Eterplgny to the north east. This village is on the east bank of the Sensee river and its cap ture marks the passage of that small but important waterway at a vital point. Forced to Withdraw Counter attacks delivered In con siderable force compelled the British to withdraw from Bullecourt and llendecourt. Here, however, there is little to Indicate that the Germans have decided to make a stand. ' The British official stutement says that the town of Clery, which is lo cated on the Sommo to the northwest of Peronne, has been taken from the Germans. Advices reaching London today, however, state that Mont St. Quentin, a mile and a half north of Peronne has been captured by the British. This report would seem to Indicate that Peronne Is being sur rounded by the British, Field Mar shal llalg's men having forced their way across the Sommo to the south of Peronne yestorday. There Is hard fighting going on north of Soissons, American and French troops striving to capture the high plateau that dominates the Alsne and Ailette valleys and also endeavoring to force their way far ther toward Coucy-Le-Chateau, an Important concentration point be tween the Olse and tho Ailette. The Gormans are' fighting hard In this sector, however, and appear to have checked the allies fur the time being AM ST Kill) AM. An. .11. Tel. pmnf say it lenrns n nt'W sicknc probably cholera, ha broken out in Hefgiiim. Thirty young person died this week in n village near Hiest, 17 miles northeast of Loin am. The Ocr iiiiiii! nre vigorously trying- tit locul ie the disease. TO HALT ALLIES Center of 80 Mile Battle Line Quiet but Resistence Increases at Both EndsFrench and Americans Make Progress Over Plateau' North of Soissons Vital Point of Line. " PA l! IS, An.!.', ill. While the center of the 8(1 mile Imtlle line was rela tively quiet, enemy resistance in creased yesterday nn both Willi's. He was unable, however, to arrest the progress of the allies. At the north ern end General Horne ami General Byng gained important ground Cor future operations by Inking- Hullc court, the most solid position in that sector. Last night's British official statement admitted that British trops hud been forced back to the wotsern outskirts of Iiullevoiirl. liattlc Koyal 1 tunes General Mnngin attacked the southern end of the line. The region in which he is fighting forms an el bow where the line iiiuiiiiy from Dunkirk to Noyon meets a line run ning at right uncles across France to Nancy. This "hinge" position is exceptionally strong since it is bas ed north of Soissons on-a high pla teau overlooking the valley of the Aisne, to the south, and the Ailette to the north. There are wooded ranges of hills in this Saint (lohain country which dominate Limn and a serious defeat here woulrl oblige the enemy to make a precipitate retreat and force li i in to abandon not only the line of the Vesle, but the three lines form ed by the Aisne, the ( hemin des Dames and the Ailette. General Lndcndorff in consequence has thrown in the best divisions he can muster. These lire Alpine regi ments, Prussian guards and picked Bavarian and Saxon units. General Mnngiti, however, has in his command some of the finest American divisions; together with elite French and colonial troops. The fighting during the last 4H hours has equalled in ferocity anything as yet seen during the war. Plateau Half Won Nevertheless the enemy hud to give way, and the Franco-American forces have won half the plateau be tween Soissons and the Coucy-Le-Oiutcau. The Soissons-Coucv and the Koissons-Anizy-Le Chateau roads nre threatened and the Germans are faced by the danger of the French getting behind I he Cheinin des Dames in their rear. Conservative military operation here views the situation with great satisfaction. It is felt the Germans delayed their retreat too long and that they are fighting so hard and sacrificing men to gain time becuuse the llindcnhiirg line is not vet readv. WASHINGTON, Aug. .'11.-Hollies of milk have been siibsliluled for bot tles of wine in christening- ships at Portland, Ore., and suggestions hne been made to Hie shipping board Hint the substitution be made geiicrul at all shipyards. The bottles before being tilled with milk, neenrding to the I'm timid cus tom, must be filled willi coin- con tributed by the workers for French and Belgium war orphans. SOLE TO SUCCEED LONDON, Auk. 31. It Is rumored In Berlin, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Central News Agency, that Chancellor von II' rtlliiit shortly will retire owing to bin ad vanced age and will be succeeded by Dr. W. S. Solf. the iicrman colonial secretary. MILES Entente Army and Czech Troops Route Enemy on Ussuri Front At tempt to Assassinate Lenine Only Wounds Him Americans Leave Moscow for Petrograd. VLADIVOSTOK, Monday, Am;. 31. (fty the Associated Press.) Kn tente allied forces and Czooho-Slo-vac troops have attacked the liol shevik lied Guard on the VsMiri river fnmtand driven the enemy hack for a distance of 1.") miles. Prisoners; -were taken and booty was captured by the allied forces. Thirty-eiht wounded French and Ozecho-Slovak soldiers arrived here from the I'ssuri fiirhting zone. The men were transported by the Ameri can army medical corps which over came the irreatest obstacles to obtain sanitary train to move them to Vlad ivostok. They were turned over to the eare of the American lied Cross. lenino Assaulted LONDON, An. III. Criminal at tempts have been made on the life of Lenine, the liolshevik premier, al Moscow, according to a Russian wireless message received here today from the Russian capital under date of August HO. 'Limine was wounded. ' i " Americans J.euvo Moscow WASHINGTON, Am:. 31. Ninety five Americans, inehulinr nil consu lar officers eveept Sonsul General Poole, all the personrx'l of the Y, M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A.,' representatives of the American hank and a number of private citizens left Moscow frfr Petrojrrad on a special train the ev eniny of Auust 'J(i. American inter ests previously had been turned over to the Swedish consulate. With the Americans were the Ital ian militarv mission, a party of "1 persons. This news, transmitted to day through the Swedish government, did not eon firm recent reports from German sources that the last of fthe entente representatives had left Mos cow anil itis thoturht here that the British and French consular officers probably still are detained. The Swedish government has vised the passports of the Americans and others who had left Moscow or had been advised to leave Russia and that permission from the Finnish govern ment to pass Ihrouiib Finland would be awaited at Petrograd. This per mission already has been authorized. BERLIN STATUTES IN IL1G POT AMSTKHPAM, Aug. :il. 'The bronze statue in licrlin of Freder ick I, William I. and Frederick III. are to he thrown into the munitions melting pot. That of Frederick I. disappeared today. Three hundred statues and memorials in Havana in cluding ."ill in Munich ulotic and u score nt l.eipsic anil Sarony lire doomed to the same fate. VASHINjTOX. Aiis. SI. Plans for President Wilson's speech mak ing Tor tho fourth liberty loan ure i taking shape and It wan said today his campaign might carry him to the Pacific coast. The president probably will make nearly a score of addresses In many sections of the country, cull ing on the people to subscribe to the Litlon's war fund and telling them what has been done with the money already provided. The Itinerary of the trip or trips has not been prepared and there will bu no announcement for the present. tiZXJ TO FEEL FOCH'S PIN llnig's drive north of the Ancro opens the way for u Mileozlnr move ment against the ruinous Lys salient, shown on this may, which is ri limrknhlo for its detail of tJie network of strategic roads and railways within (be salient. Tho heavy lino is tho battle front heroic Hie llritish renewed tliclr advance Thursday. The present Imlllo line Is from a mile to two miles farther oast. I 62 CREW MISSING; WASHINGTON', Aug. .11. The I'nited Stales cargo ship Joseph Cad ahy was torpedoed at sea about 700 miles from the Knglish coast August I, mid li'J members of the crew are reported missing. Thirteen were res cued. Two submarines made the attack and two torpedoes struck the ship, the trisl striking the fuel lank and the second the engine room. The captain of Hie Cuduliy reported that he was taken aboard one of the L-boats and ipieslioned. (If the missing 11 were members of tin- naval aimed guard, only two of whom were reported res cued. The ship was torpedoed about 1 J ::!(! o'clock at night and iippureully went down ijiuckl. How many, if any of the sailors lost their lives in the explosion, has not been reported, AN ATLANTIC I'OHT, Aug. .11. A British freight steamship which ar rived here today from an Kumpenti port brought Jli members ot the American sienmship Joseph Cmlaiiy which vuis torpedoed and sunk Ang Use IT when westbound. The sur vivors said tlwre were li!) men m tile crew and thai I lie lute of the others was unknown. Tin Jo-cpii Cuduhy was a tank -hip of It, 1102 Ion- gross under command of Captain ilil grove. Itev. I. Myron Boozer will begin his pastorate at the First Presbyter Ian church tomorrow and will preach at the forenoon and night services. Itev. Mr. lloo?.er only recently resign ed his pustonite of tho Presbyterian church at Grants Pass. FOR A RE-TRIAL CIIICACO, Aug. William I). Haywood, general secretary treasurer of the 1. W. W., and 111 of his asso ciates sentenced yesterday to prison terms ranging from III days to '2(1 years, and to pay lines aggregating "2.7.t.",liiitl for con-piracv in interfer ing with the government's conduct of the war, will appeal llieir cases, (icorge I-'. Yniidervecr, chief counsel for the ib'tcli'iauls, was busy today preparing In take the cases lo the higher courts. o anuoiiuecil that next Tuesday he will apply lo the Tinted Males cir-uit court of appeals for a w ril of error. The I. W. Y., it is s,, id, is collect ed a dclen-e fund with llic idea of ill limatciv taking the ease- lo the I'ni ted Stales supreme court. William II. Haywood, in n cell at ill nnly .jail loday. said he intend ed lo write his nulobioLTnphy ill the near future. He bus had several of fers from publishers anil he has de cided to accept tiieiu. He admitted he had litlie hope ol gaining his fri dom cillier by appeal lo the higher courts or bv pardon. "If tlii- were a ar verdict tin might be some hope, but I don't look on this a- a war verdict," said Ha wood. ' fear we have not much to hope tor even when tile war is over. I figure that if we all were guilty ol conspiracy we -luaild bae re -ei veil the siltec sclilciicc. callollt under stand why some were given major terms and some short terms, " (1. H. Sat dwell, division superin tendent of the Pacific Telegraph and Telephone company, left last night on a bu.'lness trip to Portlund. YANKS GLIMPSE SPIRES OF LAON F E Heavy Artillery Fire Continues Be tween Ailette and Aisne Rivers Americans Overlook Citemin-des-Dames From Plateau British Make Progres: on Two Sectors. PARIS, Aug. 31, 1:10 p. m.-The positions won by the American forces north of Soissons. La Liberie points out, give them a fine view along the Chemin Des Dames. The Americans now can see tho lowers of the Laon cathedral. On French Trout PARIS, Aug. 3). Heavy artillery fire north of Noyon and between the Atletto and the Alsne rivers is ro ported In tho official statement is sued at the war office today. Tho statement reads: "During the night there was heavy artillery fighting In the region of the canal Du Nord, north of Noyon and between the Ailette and the Alsno rivers. "Oermnn rnlds In the Champagne were unsuccessful." WITH TUB riKITiSH FORCHS IN FRANCIS, Aug. 31. ( By tho Associ ated Press), llritish successes on tho Lys salient sector of tho halt lo front havo caused the Germans to start a retreat from tho neighborhood ' of Kommel to opposite Bethuno. The withdrawal Is progressing rapidly. LONDON, Aug. 31, 1:10 p. m. Mount Kemmol, the famous strong hold southwest of Ypres, which was the scone of terrific fighting during tho Gorman offonslve In Flanders lata In April, has been captured by tho British, according to advices from tho front. Mont St. Quentin, a mllo and a half north of Peronne, has been taken by Field Marshul 'llalg's forces. On Ailette Itlver French troops mado a small nd vanco on the Allelic river and in that neighborhood occupying the southern outskirts- of tho wood 51)0 yards southwest of Coucy-Le-Chnteau. In tho Lys salient the British hold La Couturo und Lestrem and are west of Dolllleu at the Nootetioom. Field Marshal llalg's forces also have progressed a mllo und a hulf east of lluilleul. British troops huve taken .Mom De Lille and Kemmel 11111. The British troops which captured Mont. St. Quentin now aro moving In the direction of Passu, about two miles northeast of Peronne. Surrounding Peronne LONDON, Aug. 31. Gorman troops have been driven rroin tholr positions cast of Clary, on the Homme northwest of I'eronno, and the Brit ish advance In this locality Is contin uing, according to tho official state ment Issued at the war orflce today. British forces havo entered tho vil lage of Dranoutre, south of Locro, on the north side of the Lys salient. On the south side of the Lys Bai lout thu ItiitlHli have occupied tho vitiligo of La Couture, noilheast of llelhune. The British have ruptured n strong point known ns tho ht. Servins arin und tho village of Ktcrpigny north or tho Arrns-Camhrai road and jniith casl of Arrus. BOSTON, Aug. 31. Tho Boston American league team clinched Its lltlo to the league championship to day by winning from Philadelphia in thu first game of a doiiblcbcader ( to I, Italli pitching. Should Boston loso ull Its remaining games and Cleveland win the rest ot Its games the lied Sox would si III bo champions. ROMNEWUN MAN POWER BILL SIGNED BY WILSON Registration of Men Between 18 and 45 Ordered on September 12 Measure is Practically as Drafted by Department Work or Fight Clause Eliminated but Will Be En forced Under Provisions of Proc lamationPresident Issues Appeal. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Presi dent Wilson today signed the man power act bringing all men in the United States from 18 to 45 yeurs of age within the army draft and im luediutely nflerward issued u orocla mution fixing Thursday, September 12 as registration day. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 Septem ber 12, was sot today by President Wilson as tho date for registration ' for the army draft of all men In the United Stntos between the ages of IS and 45 Inclusive who have not regis tered or who ure not now In tho nnvnl or military sorvice. In a proclamation issued immedi ately after ho signed the new man power lillL authorizing .extension of tho 31-31 draft ages, the. president called on tho younger and' older men to onroll on that day with local' draft boards where thcylmuko their perma nent homos. , "We solemnly purpose a decisive Victory of arms," said the president. "and deliberately to devote the tur gor part of the military man power of tho nation to tho accomplishment of that, purpose. It Is the call to duty to which every true man of the country will respond with nrldo and tho consciousness that in doing so, he Is playing his part In the vindication of a great cause at whose summons every true heurt offers its supreme service." Registration Details Tho hours of registration will be ' from 7 a. m. lo 9 p. ni. and all state and local officials are called on to make immediate arrangements for maintenance of registration places on that day. All men within the new ages, whether citizens of the United States or not, must register, unless they are diplomatic or consular representa tives of foreign nations. In case of Illness on tho registra tion day, arrangements fur tardy en rollment may ho made with local boards and men who expect to 'be absent from their homes may resis tor by mult, sufficiently In advance tlitit lit,, rei'lut rut Inn mci-H rnnnliH the board by September 12. If a man has no pormanent residence he Is to register at tho place he Is on Septem ber 12 und those out of the country on that day aro required to enroll within five days after their return. l;t,ll(Hl,0() lo Sign At least thirteen million men will place themselves subject to call for wur service under tho new registra tion, It Is estimated, altho only those without dependants, In good health (Continued on Page Six.) PFOPIE OF ESTHONIA ' STOCKHOLM, Aiiit. :tl. An ofti ci;il Kth')iiiiin ciiiiru'r liounti tor I'miK't) )m tmivetl lit-re. Ho sUites Unit tli (irriiiiins art! suppress. ni tho l.stlii-iiinn n.itiuniil litV and culture in i-very wny. NtiviiinTs itru cen miiviI, he sniil, mill m'IiiioIh arc; closed or linni; Ot-niiiinird. r'tmd rctjiiisit inning linn Iuhmi in tlitulrd juM I he limnl ml ion him boon Tixoil nt ti (U;ir!cr of n kilunim daily aii-l tho meat ration tit a tiarf trr of n -iiloniin wookly. Tho ootir i r Mated lltufc (oTtnan oppression n-i tlimitchint; tho national spirit and inTotisiiii tho passive rosUtuaco.