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University af Oregon j Library , , TVEATIIEK Maximum Yestmby, $:'; Minimum Toil ay, 52. 'FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair and Warmer. 11 A TT Tl3) IBUNE Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON7, "WEDNESDAY, SKI'TRaIMKU 11, 1918 NO. 146 SUBMARINE BLDWNUPBY DEPTH BOMB British Steamship Persic of White Star Line, of 12,092 Tons, Carrying 2,800 American soldiers Hit by Tor pedoHen Slide Down Rope to De stroyersAttacking U-Boat De stroyedCrippled Engine Caused Vessel to Fall Behind Large Convoy 0 SOX WIN I FICTURES OF PRISONERS TAKE N IN YANK DHIVE ON MARNE SN APPED BATTLEFIELD CHAMPIONSHIP WORLD S SERIES Chicago National Defeated by Bos ton Americans by Score of 2 to I in Tight Game Flack's Error Lost Cubs Their Chance Players Dis satisfied Over Share of Receipts NEW YORK, Si'pt. 1.. The trans port torpedoed ofC the Knt;lisU coast September C with Ainerienn troops on bonrd as reported in the London dispntelies today, was the British steamship Persic of the White Star line, a vessel of 12,01)2 gros tons, ac cording to reliable information re ceived in marine circles todav. The ship torpedoed last Friday is the first troop carrying ship to be attacked with any degree of success. Tuscania was Bunk off tho coast of Ireland in February. Of the 1912 officers and men on 'board, 201 per lshod. The Moldavia was sunk May 23. Fifty-five Americans lost their lives. j FENWAY PARK, BOSTON-, Sept. 11. The Boston Red Sox are the non-essential worlds' series cham pions of 1918. They defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 2 to 1 today in a tight game which was re pleto with fine fielding plays. Flack s error in the third round erased the National league champions from the world's series picture, the last to be shown on the baseball screen until the great war is over. Mays' under hand delivery held the Cubs helpless thruout. Thomas and Whiteman made (bright fielding plays. r ii....n-.. in it. n After a conference between the, players committee and the owners of the Boston and Chicago clubs. It was understood .that the players re ceived some assurances regarding their fclalm for a larger share or tho world's series receipts. The crux of the trouble was the i ON THE rsa r- PETROGRAD IN FLAMES: PEOPLE SHOT IN STREET riussian Capital Burning in 12 Dif ferent Places Indiscriminate Massacre of Population in Reign of Terror Vologda Captured by . White Guard. M FORCES 1KESTAND ON OLD LI WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. A dis patch from tho American legntlon nt: Chrlatlanla today said reliable Infor mation had reached there that Petro grad was lmrnliiR In 12 dlfforont places and that (hero was IndlBcilm Inato massacre of people in tho streets. Secretary Lansing In announcing receipt of tho mossno, said It did not Indicate whether tho massacre was organized or merely was a result of a general stato of anarchy. There was nothing to show what part the Bol shevikl authorities wero playing In tho situation. Allies Move Forward Slowly Meeting . Strong Resistance and Counter At tacks St. Quentin Being Encircled and La Fere Flanked Wedge Driven Towards Douai and City Reported in Flames British At tack In Flanders. This rcriiai Itnblo photograph shows n bunch of Huns hi (ho w:Ih wh oro (hey worn raptured hy (In V: In (heir first bhj driv. Jt was t;ikcn nt l.mnoii(, eleven miles southwest of Solssons on July IH. small attendance at the games, LONDON, Sept. 11. A troopship coupled with the lower prices at ; with 2,800 American soldiers on .which tickets were sold tins year. hoard has been torpedoed. All bands were saved. Tho troop ship was benched. ' ' In order to snve time instend of launching the bouts the men clnm- bered down ropes to destroyers which swanned around the stricken vessel mid came close alongside. This operation was greally faeil nted liy the fuel that liie sea was not rough. The troop .-ship was a member of a largo convoy approaching the Knglish roast. The vessel was torpedoed about 200 miles from shore nt 2 o'clock on Fridav afternoon. Transfer Quickly 31 ado The tarnsfer of the American sol diers from the stricken vessel to es corting Hrilifli mid American torpe do boat destroyers was quickly made "without injury to nnv one. They all escaped injury when the torpedo exploded and they were soon on the way to a llritish port. There was no sign of panic and the admirable behavior of t lie men was exceptionally) gratifying to the offi cers. Many of the troops came from Chi cago and Cleveland and a large per centage of them were factory hands of foreign extraction. Their behavior proved that they had assimilated the true spirit of the American soldier. ' Submarine Sunk Several soldiers told the Associated Tress that they saw t lie German sub marine lifted clear out of tho water lifter one of the depth bombs ex- ploded and t lion entirely disappear. Something had gone wrong with iho troop chip's engines which com pelled her for n time to lag behind (Continued on Page Three.) SUNK BY U-BOAT F.V YOR.K. Sept. 11. The I)rlt- lfh passenger steamship Mlssanniile 1 2 . 4 ! 9 gross register, In the service of the Hritish admiralty as a troop transport, has been sunk by a sub marine In Ktiropenn waters, passen gers on another ship report. The MlFsanalile was returning to nn American port. The vessel carried a crew of about 200 and was In com mand of fnptnln William llalnes on her last outward voyage. This upset tho expectations of the league leaders as to tho receipts of tiie first four games, tho only ones In which the players share. The total receipts of these games amount ed to $12S,7.".r. This Is not suffic ient to pay tho world series players tho amount which they assert was practically guaranteed, f 20H0 to eadi mcmltor of tho winning team, and $1100 to each of tho losers and at tho samo tlmo provide for the shares of each first division club of both leagues, tho national commission and the umpires. Tho total players' share of the re ceipts Is $G!t,.r27.70. The Boston and Chicago players Insist that the innovation whereby other clubs In tho first divisions share in the profits 1)0 abrogated rather than that the actual participants have their re ceipts cut down. A chilling wind nipped the ardor of the fans today and less than a score were waiting for the gates to bo opened. The playing field was lightning fast. Score by Innings n. Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 lioston 00 0 20000 x 2 Summary Stolen base. Flack. Sacriflco hit. Hooper, Thomas. Left 'on 1ms2s, Chicago 2: Itoston X. Kirst baso on errors, Hoston 2. Bases on bulls, off Tyler .1: off .Mays 2. lilts off Tyler 5 In ,7 Innings; off llcn drlx, nono In one Inning. Hit by pitcher, by bays (.Mann). Struck out by Tyler 1; by .Mays 1. Losing pink er, Tyler. Umpires, llildobrand. Klem, Owens and O'Uay ut third. Time of .game, 1 : II. 3 r, L LOCA L AVIATOR HOSPITAL AT FRONT PARIS, Sept. 11. Major General William C. Uorpns, surgeon Ronfjral of tho Vnited States army, following an inspection tour today of th" I'nrlf military hospitals whore Americans are undergoing treatment, expn'ed to a representative of the Associated Press his satisfaction with' the man ner In which the woundi-d are beinu cared for. Oners! tlorgns will leave tomor row for n trip of Inspection to the front line hil renr medicnl units, AFTER THE?WAR WASHINGTON. Sept. 11. Allied control of raw materials after the war is perhaps receiving more serious attention from tho British than any other post-war policy, according to advices received by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Phillip B. Kennedy, American commercial attache at London, in a report to Washington officials, Eays that after tho British, government has perfected with the dominion gov ernments a plan for obtaining con trol of materials in the Hritish em pire, it Is expected that representa tions will bo made to tho I'nited States and other allied countries for somo common action. Important meetings of tho Imper ial war conference and tho Imperial war cabinet were held in London dur ing July, ho says, nt which prlmo ministers and others representing the dominions were present. The conference is a deliberative body which reports its dijriHons to the cab inet, a more executive organization. Questions of Imperial policy were dis cussed" ut. the meetliiKf", v.hirh were regarded of unusual authority he cause of the, prominence of tho conferees. A special committee of the confer ence was appointed to consider the best methods by whkh essential raw materials may be controlled, and Honar Law, chanrellnr of the exche quer, has informed parliament that arrangements being made with the dominion representatives for the con trol of materials are to be the basi for boirtiiiing nei;ot!a:ioj with other countries. lands mm GERMAN LINES I Lieutenant Newe'l C. Barber of U. S. Aviation Service Forced to Descend in Enemy Caup During Air Bat tie With Boche May Be Prisoner News Sent Father, Dr. Barher. WASlllMiTnV. SYpt. 11. A relit -t "i,IHMi,IHiK u.i- r-f:lblMtrd today by the trea-nry h.r the p'pub ite of l.dierin, wlueb h:n de larcd w;ir au'a in-d t ieriitiiny. Tin- added a ninth nalinri to the li-t of allies bor row in-' from the Tinted State-, Med ford received another war shook yesterday when fobbing close on the anuoiineetiu'iit id' the death of Private Lester II. Jacobs if the Murine enrp' in the battle of the Manic in France oii'July lit, new- reached the eily thai Lieutenant Newell t Parbcr of the aviation service, son of l)r. and Mrs. Martin ('. Lai-hcr, during nn air hat tic on August II over German terri tory between American and German plane was seen to descend behind the German line- in 'bis disaided plane -inee which time nothing ia been heard 1mm him. I'ato Is ( nliiioun His fate up to the present is en tirely unknown. Not even a yood i!Ui-s call be uiwn. He mav I".' alive ; and well and a ptt-oncr of the (ier-iinau-.. he may hi an injured prisoner 1 o' the ene'uy. "i he may luie met ;t (trade tale, liis mother i-- almost prostrated wita nn.viely, but l Jr. liar her tal e- 1 he -it mil ion pliilo.-ophi-cally and believe- that Newell i i pii-oinw. J Jr. r..ii lier said today that he h:oI tnl.ee ti -lep- lowird- a-kin-z ttie war d i j ' i r I ! i et 1 1 to fm-Le a hpeeiti1 iue-iii;;! torn nmi hurry up news a t. hi- -nn'- li!e. He feels tluit just as -mm a- the v.,ir !epartment lenrn h hat be-1 1 Sew el! I he new- w ill be ru-hed to hmi. However, he Wrote a letter to Hie eolnitiallder of NeWeil'- -I'iVijnii, ii-l -iu lr t imber partie i-!:ir- -o tiir a- --.ifi be learned. Tlu news r f Lieutenant Maiber's .mi-hap ciiMie m it U tier ye-terday by I Jr. Ibtrber from an imation lieiiten ii fit. presumed to be the cotiiuialidct of Newell',- s.p.jiill'oll, Hmi who Wll- ni the air battle. 'I'his Utter, written (Contlniifd on Par Two.) AMSTi;i;iAM, Sept. It.-A tier- man regiment, the 1 wouty-lourlh, mutinied at Colopne, August .'II, ac cording to the Teteirrunf. An eye witness of the incident said that the soldiers on beimr order ed for the western front refused to board a train. Another regiment wiik then ordered to force the refrnetorv troops to enters the cars but they re fused to fire on their comrades. A detachment of the home defense uimrd, composed of youths, was then urdei-ed tn iinderhiLe the task and n ! fijrht folowed in which 11 boys of the ' defence pnnrd were killed ami mnny I others were injured. Vologda Captured STOCKHOLM, Mondny, Sept. 9. (lly Associated Press.) Vologda Is reported In dlRpntebos frm Moscow, to havo tcen captured hy tho Hiisslan Whlto Guards. Uofpro leaving Vo logda tho Russian rcgulur army Is said to havo burned tho town. Cabinet MenderH Mvecuted LONHON, Sept. 11. A list of thirly-sevon persons recently execut ed in 'Moscow Includes tho names of several former cabinet ministers who served during the reign of tho late Kmperor Nlcholns. A Russian wire less message containing the list as published hy M. Tchltcherin, the Bol shevik foreign minister, gives among others the names of Alexel Khostofr and II. Propopopoff, former minis- tors of the Interior; J. G. Stchoglo vlitoff, a former minister of Justice; and M. Maklakoff and M. Vostergoff, tho latter tho notorious chief of the lllnck Hundred. A number of othor officials and gendarmes of tho czar's reglmo also are contained In tho list !s BY THE PRESIDENT WEST TO RUSSIA WASHINGTON, St . I I .--Secretary Tumulty litis written ti) Will II. llayn, iliulnnan of llm niitiunitl ru- puliltriui fjiiiuillti'f, a:k(MK him II It is true tin n imtiN. hcil ri'itnrt HtJittiR, tlliit on l.alinr ilay at Chli aito, Iir hiiIiI In a KiitlKuiui; uf n-nuNlii an Ktut cliuirmcn: "Thii (Ipninrnitic IcihI'th at Wat'h Intilon won hi not kI.'p at anylliiiiK tliat I lioy hMllMved wotilil ItiMiru thn ri; (!kTtion nf a (Iwnm'ratl' conri-urt thin fall. They would e.ven cml thft war wliti an liiiifl of a cijniliru lul.e tf that wo'llfl lliKllre tho rnntlll iian,n of the iletnoeratlc party hi lower." It Is uiuleriitoful Mr. Tumulty wrote ut tho Instance of the president. VLADIVOSTOK, Sept. The Si berian I'nint luis ilinieurcil over niL'lil. In the words of uu Amreieiin autlioritx' it lut "tuoveil -!,OM0 miles li Hie we.-t." ('onimuiiietition I1111 lieen eomplele ly 1 i 1 1 1 i 1 1 ( I lielween Vulilivontok anil lrliulk. C.eeliieSlovuk lureei have liroketi llimii'jli Iroiu Lake I'.eil.nl in the ili- reelioli of Ti'llitu lltl'ler t'ilitllitl lai- iln, while (ieneral Senicnoffs t'o-Miek-, ii i ip'f rt ar 1 liy Czeeho-Slovuk-have uiiriuieliei tlie Iriiu-lluikuliuu !aital 1 rum the Ouoti river. 1)Y ASSOCIATKD PIIESS, Sept. 11 Tho Hritish were again moving for ward toward the Illndenburg line on the one sector where they are still some distance from It, near the cen ter of the allied Imttlefront. Some progress was made In the 1 Vermand region where the British are, closing In upon St. Quentin from the north while the French are push- ' Ing up from the south. Farther north the British have gained a foothold In the twin towns of Polnlore and Epehy, two and a half miles from tin) Illndoiihtirg line oppo- " slto I-n C'utolet. The Germans are resisting strongly here, as this flec tion of the line forms part of the de fenses of Camhral." ! Strong fimtor Attack Their resistance also Is taking the form of strong countor attacks at Goiizoaucoiirt, just to the north. They galnud a lono British post In hard ' fighting last night, but otherwise wore completely repulsed. The defense of Cambrul Is likewise being carried to tho aggressive Bide by the Germans along the canal Du Nord, where the British stand far In- Hide the lllnilenburg line after having broken tho Quoant-Drocourt switch. In this aggressive movement the onemy last night counter attacked noar Xoeuvres. In both cases the BrltlBh held their ground. French Make IVogrcwl The French drive upon La Fere Is reportod to have mado notable pro gross with the cupture of Travocy, on the Irlmlcn'htirg line two miles direct ly north of La Fore. Tho holding of this ground would result In the out flanking of Lo Fero on tho northerly sldo. Tho Germans also have been at tacking desperately on the French front, whero the line runs north from the Al.snc toward the St. Clobaln mas sif. They are attempting to drive the Frunco-Amerlcun forces there off tho Mont Itougo plulenu, tho allied occupation of which is threatening the flunk or tho lino far to the east. All their efforts, however, have been fruitless. In tho Lvb sector, ArmentierPB Is almost within the grasp of tho British who are advancing front tho north and wont. Arnientieren Is used by the Germans as a supply center and next to Doual It Is tho most Impor tant point in thn enemy's system of military roads of communication. The llrlll.'h are slowly driving a wedgo in Iho direction of Doual, which Is ro- C0NZAGA UNIVERSITY BECOMES WAR COLLEGE WASHINGTON, Si.t. 11. -Among .''J llililll liilllil ei.lli '.'e- illlthnried In die war itejiai Inient tn organize unit of Ilie -liiilcnM army training enri in October i niiuu'il (iiuiat'a I'divcr- .-ilv Snk;Nie. MOW YORK Sept. 1 I. -Theatrical managers, at u il Inner of Amerlca'H OvetHeuM theater league hero lasU night pledged M.'i'i.uoo to entertain the men of the nruiy and navy ami ea h one promlxcil to ute stars mi der Ills management to glvo two or three months of their tlmo lo perfor mances at the front. Fifty entertain ers a month will bn required tn carry out tho leaitne's overseas program (Continued on Page Three.) ISHORTAGE WASHINGTON-, Sept. 1 1. Fuel Administrator Garfield Informed tho senate today In response to the lidgo resolution of Inquiry, that unless conservation steps are taken Immedi ately there would be 'a deficit of ap proximately 100,000,000 barrels or gasoline at Hie end ot the year. At the rate of consumption In August ho estimated Hint there was only about one month's supply- ahead.