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MEDFORD, OKKGOX, MONDAY. SEFTEMHER 9, 1918
NO. 141
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Allied Thrusts Bring Troops Within
Sight of Hindenburg Defenses at
St. Quentin, Recovering Nearly All
Teritory Lost to Germans in March
Drive Now Under Big Guns of
Germans Who Will ' Make Stand-
French in Ooutskirts of La Fere.
LONDON, Sept. 9, 1 p. m. Push
ing ahead today on the front between
Peronne and St. Quentin British pa
trols have occupied tho towns ot
Vermand, 5 hi miles north of St.
Quentin and Vendelles, two miles
north of Vermand.
The British this morning were at
tacking Gouzcaucourt southeast of
Havrincourt wood. They are on the
western and northern edges of Kpehy
within 2 miles of the Hlpdenburg
line opposite I.e Catelot, and their
patrols are reported to have passed
thru the yrllage. j
French troops now hold tho Croznt
canal practically along Its whole
length. They are only four miles
from St. Quentin and their cavalry
patrols are close to La Fero.
Pending Outcome of Negotiations in
Progress for Exchange of Diplo
mats, British and French Consuls
Jailed 512 Alleged Counter Revo
lutionists Shot in Reprisal.
ItciiCM' Cnnibrat Thrust
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sept.
9. After having halted along the
line west and northwest of Camhrai,
where the Germans settled them
selves last week behind the canal Du
Nord, the liritlsh today are attacking
a second unit of this line In consider
able strength. What is unofficially
described as a "formidable thrust"
was developed this morning by Field
Marshal Haig's forces along tho
Arras-Cambral road, which crosses
the canal about 6 miles from tho-out-skirts
of Cambrnl.
On tho lino to I lie soutli the Brit
ish are pressing toward St. Quentin,
and now are only five miles from the
Hindenburg line, where the German
retreat has been accompanied by the
greatest resistance.
I-'rcnch Scoro Succoses
Successes also have been scored by
the French in the St. Quentin region,
whero their lino Joins the British.
There wero Indications that the Ger
mans intended making a stand along
the Crozat canal, defending tho
stronghold of La Fere, the principal
outlying protection oT tho St. (lobain
massif on the north. This plan ap
pears to have been frustrated, the
Germnn positions opposlto Llez,
about three miles northwest of La
Fere, having been forced last night,
nnd the entire canal Is now held by
French troops; with their Infantry
only four miles from St. Quentin and
the cavalry patrols hard upon La
Fere.
WASHINGTON, Scirt. !). British
nnd French consular utid oilier offi
cials throughout Ilnlshevik controlled
Russia nre under nrrcst pending the
outcome of the negotiations now go
ing on between the allied jovjrr.mcnls
and the soviet authorities.
Willing to lAclinnge
AMSTERDAM, Sept. !). The so
viet government of Russia is willing
to prepare tor the exchange of dip
lomats with Great Britain if Holland,
N'orwav and Sweden will undertake
to guarantee that the Bolshevik repre
sentatives at London are given n safe
conduct home. A statement h For
eign Minister Tchitcherin forwarded
lo the Vossisehe Zeitung be the let
rograd Telegraph agency outlining the
soviet conditions said Ilia al'ler dis
covery of the course of action of the
I rench and British diplomats, whose
activities were dirccled against the
soviet power, the government of the
soviet republic found itself obliged lo
isolate various agents of (he powers
named. Nevertheless, he said, the
government, as before, is willing to
prepare for the e.tchange of diplomats.
One or tho first photographs to rrV(, America ot Chateau Thierry nftcr lis capture l.y American sol.
tilers. It hows the havoc wrought by the is and women and children who remained in the town during
its occupation by tlio Germans.
TURNINGi
ITALY PiOTFSTS
S
DEBS ON TRIAL
i
Btiton Americans 'Defeat Chicago
Nationals for Third Time by Score
of 3 to 2 In First Game Played at
Boston Babe Ruth's Hit Brings in
Two Runs.
Following an attack on the Uritish
consulate at I'etrograd on August 31
in which Captain Cromie, the JSritish
ultache was killed, the Uritish govern
incut demanded immediate reparation.
In addition the Uritish government
placed M. l.ilvinoff, Bolshevik repre
sentative in London, under preventa
tive arrest.
Iteprisal Murders
LONDON, Sept. 7. A dispatch re
ceived here today from neutral
sources in I'clrogrnd says that thus
lar nothing more serious t! an preven
tative arrests have occurred in (he
ease of the allied coinmiiuilies in I'et-roL'rad.
AMSTKIi'HAM, Sept. 1!l. Accord
ing to an official announcement made
at I'etrognid and received here '.odey
by telegraph, up to the present Til'.1
alleged counter revohit imiaries, in
cluding 1(1 luembei-s of I he Wight So
cial revolutiimirv part'. have been
shot as a reprisal lor the murder of
Moses I'ritzkv, chairman id' the I'el
rngrad coyiiuissinii fur Hie siuinres
sion if a counter revolution.
In Smolensk, Ml large land owners
and the former .Moscow Archiman
drite have been shot a- a reorisal for
the attempt nuide on the life of Pre
mier Lenine.
(Continued on Page Six.)
VISITS BATTLE FRONT
WASHINGTON, Sept. . Secre
tary Baker is In France for his sec
ond visit to tho American army
there. He is accompanied by John
I). Ityan, assistant secretary In charge
of aircraft; Surgeon General Gorgas
and Brigadier General Illnes, chief
of the embarkation service.
.Mr. Ityan will devote his attention
to the air service. General (lorgas
will Inquire generally Into health
conditions among the troop, while
General nines will visit ports of de
barkation. - - - i
STOCKHOLM. Sent. 9 (Bv Asso
ciated Press). Tho soviet republic
has not realized tho Ideah; of Itussian
women and they are playing an im
portant part In hastening Its end.
lOvidence of this lias been observed
by the correspondent who came out
or Russia with the American refu
gees who reached llaparanda, Swe
den, last week.
.nana hpiriuonovo probably was
the most powerful leader In the
establishment of tho Bolshevik pow
er. On July 1, right months later,
sho delivered a startling speech of
defiance to German oppression which
resulted in tho assassination of
Count von .Mlrbach, German ambas
sador to Russia, and announced that
tho social revolutionaries of tho b it
would make bitter war on the Itol-
shovikl. Several prominent officials
have been slain since Mile. Soirido-
novo's declaration and now Nikolai,
idol of the Bolshevikl, lies badly
wounded by the shotB fired by a
Russian woman. Dora Kaplan, a so
cial revolutionist, who teiid she
placed her life in jeopardy to save
Russia.
.Mile. Kpirldonovo and Mile. Kan-
Ian are educated women, the former
a teacher, tin: inner a medical stu
dent. They nre both uboiit :i ) veins
old.
An Amsterdam dispatch dated
September !i, said Horn Kaplan had
been executed September I, accord
ing to Moscow advices to the Kokal
Anzelger of Berlin.
WASHINGTON, Sept. !i A dis
patch from Consul General Harris at
Irkutsk dated September 4, received
today, said an unofficial repprt had
reached there thai the Bolshevikl
had retaken Samaria. If this report
Is true, the consul general added,
Orenburg, Simbirsk and other impor
tant cities in that district are In dan
ger. Vice Consul lladlcy nt Samaria,
telegraphed that on August the
Bolshevikl wero gaining strength
went of the Volga from 1'ensa, to a
point near Kazan, due to the presence
there of n large artillery force tinder
tho direction of the German'.
WASHINGTON', Sept. !). A pro
test ngaipst provision in I ho war lime
prohibition hill burring the imporln
tion of wines except those in transit
alter final passage of the mensiire
has hcen made by I lie Italian govern
ment through Ambassador Hi Cellere.
A copy of the proles! was Iruusmiitcd
to the senate foreign relations com
mittee today by Secretary Lansing.
The Hull. in ambassador urged (hat
the measure In- amended so as to per
mit the wine makers nf his country
an opportunity lo readjust their biisi
ness. Secretary Lansing j a ,.,.. (,,
Chairman IliP-heock culled attention
to the con-citicneo,s which the incus,
ore, in its present form, might have on
the economic life of Italy at a time
when such a Ihing should he avoided.
To bar wines Iroui this country iuiaie
dint'lly would iiniivoiihihly eaue "real
lo...-es pi Itiilinn wine producers. Aui
hussinlof Hi ( Yllcro wrole.
WASHINGTON, Sept. !. - Will I
a di--entilc4 vole, the I -e Imluy
pa-sed, a tier a few minutes' eoiisnl-
eralion the - crinte re-uhi! ioll clll'mw
ering lllc plv-iilenl lo csLihleh pro
liibilinn zone- urouriil munition lue
torics, mine-. shinvariU and oilier
war proiliH tiuii phinls. ,
U. S. BLUEJACKEFS
j CLEVELAND, Sept. 9. Tho court
room was crowded today when
! Eugeno V. Dobs, former soclnllst
j candidate, for president, was placed
on trial beforo Federal Judgo D. C.
, Wosthaver, charged with violation of
tho espionage act.
Among several prominent socialist
loaders in tho audience was Mrs.
Ruth Pastor Stokes of Now York,
who recently was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment by a federal
grand jury In Kansas i:fty on a sim
ilar charge. Sho Is out on hall pend
ing an appeal.
Dobs was indicted by tho federal
grand Jury Juno 20 for remarks al
leged lo have been mado In an ad
dress before the stale convention ol
tho Ohio socialist party at Canton,
Ohio, .lime III last.
I'njteil States District Attorney
Edwin S. W'orlz will conduct tho gov
ernment's case, assisted by Jos. C.
Ilieitonsteln and Frank II. Kavanagh,
assistant Culled SluleH attorneys.
Seymour Sleduian, who defended
Mrs. Stokes and William A. Ciinncnu
of Chicago; Jos. Slinrls of Dayton
and Morris Wolf of Cleveland are
iiniiied as attorneys for Debs. Morris
llilbiuit of New York was forced to
withdraw on account of III health.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. Draft
boards have been naked by Provost
Marshal Genera! Ciowdcr lo re-open
all cases where i-kliled railroad em
ployes have been place i In clai-H 1.
It Is pipetted this will relit ve a
situation Willi h has led to a prote-t
to President Wilson by Director Gen
eral McAdoo.
SeMloiis of the amended draft reg
ulations made available today show I
that the new priorities classification I
of Industry just announced by the
war industries board will not bind :
district boards in allowing exemp
tion from mililarv service,
AlfCllANGI'.L, Northern 1,'us.
Satiir.h.v. Sept. 7. ;v A -
CUlled I're-s.l A llelliell-nenl
All et'ie.ih , li'iackct- I'll- IIIIIOII"
elltelilc allied loleo, lighlinv reel
l.v III the ii illily of ( !ic r-er-k
which i-i -nit c. in the capture of
town. Ti." American- Mieee-.t
oMneiite,! then. selves I loin a dale,
en- pn dr anient when .-niroiin
by !!'0 ci,crn.
'I he A'ta rc ells were II lilt ol
e.xpcdilieti which iippnuichcd the I.
Irelil the leiir .oilic Iii,,), m ndwiiici
other loi-ecs moving in uriolher
rectum, Cotnplcielv surrounded,
Ameiiciii- t 1 1 v h t their way thro
but totllid tiieniseKc- iinhedeil in d
smiiwps, throiiuli wlneli they trnye
tor II ore than Iwo davs.
FI'.NWAY PAIlIv, IIOSTON, Sept.
II. Victory perched on tho banners
of the Hoslon Red Sox this afternoon
when they vanquished the Chicago
National League champions by a
score of ,1 to 2.
Over 20,0(10 nersons saw Urn excit
ing game in which "Italic" Ruth's big
black hut figured for the first time in
Hie scries. With two red hosed men
on the bases, passed by Tyler when
he became unsteady in Hie fourth in
nillL', tho Ilullilllore behemoth, culled
the "babe" cracked into one of Tyler's
shots and sent it to the far iiivnr
fence. When Hie ball got hack lo
(he diamond Iwo Red Sox had meed
across the plate mid (he miffing; Ritlli
was called off at third base.
Ilnlli looses Control
The game seemed safely in hand
for Hoslon until Hie eighth when Ruth
lost conlro), and when with a couple
of hits bv (lie Cubs, Hie scoro was
tied. Boston went into the lead aeniu
in their half of the eighth on n single,
a passed hall and n lurid heave of a
sacrifice hit hv Phil Douglas. Rti
went had again in the ninth and Hush,
who was called into the box, stopped
Ihe tubs. I he series now stands
Hoslon Americans I!; Chicago N'a
lionals 1.
The coolest was fought on n ruin
sonked field. Rows of vncant seals
made yawning gaps in Hie spaeiou..
stands. Score by innings:
II. II. K
Chicago nnnnnoo'in 7 1
Hoslon 0 11 11 2 (I 0 0 1 x :i 1 n
Summary
Two base hits, Slieiiu. Three bast
hit, Ruth. Stolen Imse, Sheaii. Sac
rifice hil, Ruth, Hooper. Double
plays, Ruth, Scot! unit Mcluuis;
Seoll, Shenn and Melnnis (2). Left
on buses, Boston -I; base on errors.
Boston one. Buses on balls olf Ty
ler 2; Ruth (I. Iliis Olf Tyler :i in
7 innings; off Douglas one in mi; in
ning, off Ruth, 7 in eight; off Hush
none iti one. SI ruck out, Tyler one
Ruth one. Wild pilch, Ruth one
I'usseil bull Killefer two. Wiiiun.j
pitciie, Ruth; hieing pitcher, Ho Ighi
Germans Only 200 Yards Away FronT
Mangln's Forces in Their Push To
wards Laon Terrif's Concentra
tion of Machine Gun Fire Faced and
Overcome by Advancing Poilns.
TO IKE STAND
ON PRESENT LINE
LONDON, Sopl. l. The slliteinclil I
lllc German cominliliuoie that "We
ale eer here ill our new positions,"
is interpreted here ii. implying that
j General l.iuieiolorl I is of tl.e belief
i that llic German retirement. !s ended,
j and that il is his intention to try to
! make a stand on Ihe pres. :,t hue.
It is eiorte, horn 1'iiri-. that ,he
I German itrlilhrv P'! ',v was lli.mil t
i ii'g nhiiig lb - nhnie !i.i!i!-i'roiil as it
;has not (It. ne lor sect la! week -lliil
ilhe getlelui ilallcnli. tis arc that lite
German counter iil'ii-fs and oilier
activity coiilirm Gen r.ii Loth iu!.r! 'i's
-t 1 1 ( Iflelitioll.
No helli'l. l,o. ever, is e.prcss,-.l
here hut that I he allies v i!' compel
the eneinc to etiiitmue his retirement
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. The
I'nited Slates Is seeing lo It that pos
terity won't bo denied lis chanco of
viewing moving pictures of the great
war.
To safeguard the valuable collec
tion of photographic negatives nr
well as thtiti.-iands of feet of moving
pleliiro films, the war department
has authorl.eil (ho building hero ol
fireproof storage vaults.
I'nder the ilire llon of the general
staff, tllousanibi or "still" and mov
ing pictures have been taken both
here and abroad for the purpose ot
lilstoiltal record. They have been
stored In various places la Washing
ton beiause no single place had been
provided for tlo lr safekepliiK.
'Ihe vaults will l,e located In tine
building, but between cm-h vault will
he fireproof walls. Tim doors of the
vaults also will bo fireproof. For the
proper preservation of the negatives,
the vaults w ill be so constructed Hint
ventilation and an even temperature
w 111 be nialiilalncd.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. 8. (By Associated
Press.) The troops of General Man
gin hotwoen the Alsne nnd tho Olse
are virtually behind tholr old wire
entanglements In their trenches of
1917. All along tho edge ot the for
est of Coney and thru the western
horn of the St. Golmln forest the Ger
mans are only 200 yards away and In
;somo places thoy are in positions in
tho old Hindenburg line that are
plainly visible from the heights, west
of Chateau Coucy.
The Olse-Aisno cannl nnd the river
Alletto, which form a sort of advanc
ed post of tholr main lino at Fresnes,
wero wrested from the enemy after
a struggle ot flvo days during which
five difforent (iornmn divisions tried
to hold off n single French division.
Machine (inn Conceiilriillon
"Tho divisions that tried to pre
vent the crossing of tho canal and
river, tho Associated Press corres
pondent was Informed by a French
ofHcor, "accomplished tho greatest
concentration ot machine gun flro
that has boon witnessed In this war."
Tho French troops woro ohllgod to
fnco that flro at twenty yurds In or
dor to cross tho Olse-Aisno canal and
(ho river Alletto. Pioneers throwing
bridges over tho cnnal 1 7 yards wide,
Buffered not only from tho quick
firers, hut wero In good range ot Gor
man grenades. It required two days
to advance to tho Allote from Pont
Saint Mard and four days to gain
500 yards of ground.
Tho French engineers finally suc
ceeded In bridging tho cnnal and
ovor the first bridge an enraged ser
geant charged Hie Germans nroiind il
maehlnt) gun position and slnglo
lianded mado twelve of them prison
er. Coucy Out flunked ,
Twenty-two qulckrirers wero found
In Eluaralssagn wood. They wero
almost an thick In Vuclio wood nnd
tho moro cxlenslvo timbered land
fronting Coucy-I.e-Chulcau and
Coucy-Ln-Vlllo. Where tho French
could get at them, Ihoy churged nnd
killed tho Gorman gunners on tho
pieces, but many emplacements were
too well hidden or protected for a
direct allack and It was necessary to
shell them.
Coiicy-I.c-Cliatenu nnd tho holght
on which It stands wero turned from
(ho north anil flanked nt the namo
time from tho south while thousands
of shells filled tho ruins of tho sur
rounding positions. Chateau Nogciit
to I ho southeast was taken about tho
same tlmo anil with it tho Germans
lost positions on winch thoy had
spent a tremendous effort,. They re
tired behind their three lines or barb,
ed wire on the lino to Fresnes. Tho
booty they left Included locomotives,
railroad mateilal of all sorts and a
great number of guns.
ALGIERS, Sunday, Sept. S. Tho
Ameilcan mission which has been
ileslgnntett to help in the develop
ment of agricultural production ot
Algeria arrived today.
According to private Information
tho r-'sslon desires to obtain a eon
cession lo moro than four million
ncre for, cultivation by American
methods and with American Implements,
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