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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1918
NO. 14S
YANKS REACH GERM B
W
D
ING OUTENTIR
BANS
COMPLETELY
VICTORIOUS
Yank Offensive Not Only Completely
Eliminates St. Mihiel Salient But
Carries American Lines Right Up
to German Border Within 4 Miles
of Forts of Metz Pagny on
Moselle Reached All Villages in
Salient Occupied,,
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sept. 13
The victorious offensive In Lor
raine has not only completely elim
inated the St. Mlhlel salient and re
sulted in the taking of at least 12,000
and probably many more prisoners,
but has carried the American line
right up to the German border.
This has been reached at Pagny,
on the Moselle, which is immediately
ucross the river from German Lor
raine. The advance also has. taken
the Americans over fully five miles
of the road to Metz. Pagny is on the
direct line to this German citadel,
and not more than ten miles distant
from that.
The first of the defensive forts of
Metz, indeed, Is still nearer the new
American line being not much more
than four miles away from Fort De
Som my.
Operations Contiiiuo
The American offensive iri Lor
raine was reported today to lie con
tinuing its brilliantly successful
course. Not only has the St. Mihiel
salient been speedily wiped out, but
a heavy blow has been dealt the Ger
mans in the loss of men and mater
ial. Already 12.000 prisoners and sixty
guns have been taken, according to
today's advices.
The rapid progress of the American
forces on both sides of the salient
renders it probable that great num
bers of Germnns were caught in the
loop upon which General Pershing's
troops have closed In.
Close Only Itnilrniid
The Americans early today had
advanced eight miles on the south
side of the salient to 'the important
town of Vlgneulles, lying on the only
railway line in the loop, which town
todny Indeed is reported In American
hands.
South of Vlgneulles the town of
Heudicourt Is declared to be in
American possession, whilo to the
east toward Thlaucourt, Pershing's
troops acquired the Important Thlau
court wood and the town of Ueney.
Meanwhile on the westerly side
of the salient where the going Is more
difficult, the American advance on a
"12 mllo front Is acknowledged to
have scored three miles. The con
verging operations thus appear to
have resulted in the cloBlng of tho
neck of the loop to a point where It
Is now not much more thnn five
ORDER IN-DRIVE
E ST. MIHIEL SALIENT
EVMHiOF AIBffi rin"-! WON ORDERS 1? nnf1H1INS
LILLE REPORTED LIGHTS HEAVENS aUgS STRIKERS BACK Sg
THRU FUGITIVES lWm3St4$fS! PENALTY "S, J
i '. , i.n. .wpl . .w. .1.111 i j rreMiiem inai umess nev tieiurn .
' ' ' W" " . ' .
I 5 'J 'V fcoAUlNS" iu nui f. aiiu Hume uy war tsoarns
, E W Wommer SCQ! I Wafle Award' They Wi" be Barred
British and French Continue Closing
in Process Upon St. Quentin Brit
ish Advancing Slowly Upon Ca:n
brai and Douai British in Flan
ders Piishing Ahead.
f
LONDON", Sypt. IU. Nu-
incrous fugitives from the city
of Lille are reported by 1 Solarium
newspapers to be arriving nt
Miiliiics iiml Antverp,uocoriling
to a dispatch from Amsterdam
to the Central News agency. Ap-
parently Lille is being evucunled
bv the Germans.
Closing ill on St. Qiiciitin
IiY TIIK ASSOCIATED 1'liESS.
Sept. LI. While the Americans are
thus driving forward the r'rench and
Hie Ilritish arc continuing to make
progress ulnng Hie north and south
sections of the battlel'riint.
French troops lnstniglit dosed in
toward St. (jucntin, capturing tlie
town of Suvy, little more than two
and n half miles from St. Quentin's
' outskirts.
The Ilritish advanced far to the
northwest of St. (jiientin. Inking the
village of Jcnncourt and gaining pos
session of lliilnon wood.
Further norlh the Ilritish were sub
jioted lo ficrman attacks in consid
erable force, in one of which tin as
sault on Iluvriiii-oiirt, which the Ilrit
ish took recently, the enemy was its'
sistcd by a squadron of low flying
airplanes, lie was repulsed, however,
with very heavy losses.
Further German attempts to dis
lodge the British along the Canal I)u
Nonl line west of Ciiinlirai were frus
trated bv the British lire.
(Continued on Page Six.)
PRESIDENT SEIZES
Oi ni 1 1 111 i Advance
WITH THIS BKITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE. Sept. 13. (By Associated
Press). HrltlHli forces In tho ad
vance yesterday In the Havrlncourt
sector southwest of Cambral pene
trated the German positions In some
places for a depth of 2000 yards.
Farther south, I'iold .Marshal
Haig's forces occupied St. Fcnton
wood.
LONDON, Sept- 1 3. German
troops last night delivered an attack.
with the co-operation of airplanes
on tho town of Havriwoiwt, south
west of Cambral, recently taken by
tho British. The ntlack was repulsed
with great loss to the Germans, Field
Marshal Halg Announced in tho of
ficial statement today.
Farther south on tho front oppo
site St. Quentin tho Ilritish have
gained possession of Ilolnon wood.
A German altack opposite Moon v.
res, on the canal line west of Cam
bral, failed completely.
British troops have captured the
town of Jeancourt In the St. Quentin
sector north of Vermand.
In Flanders tho British made pro
gress pushing ahead west of Auchy In
the La Bassee region.
Story of Opening of St. Mihiel Battle!
First in Which Americans Pre-!
dominate with French Co-operating
Baker Witnesses Boys Go Over
Top Following Terrific Cannonade.
WITH THE AMElilCAN ARMY IN
L( Mi HA INK, Sept. 12. (Hy the As
sociated Press.) The allied offen
sive on (lie western front for the first
time 'is dominntinily American, the
French co-opratinir, and in n mili
tary sense it is regarded ns a enn
t inning phase of the battle which be
gun early last summer.
Newton I). Baker, the American
secretary of war, with several other
notables, witnessed the bpijinninjj of
the bottle from a French fort close
behind Ihe middle of the line.
It was precisely 1 o'clock of n rainy
moonless night when n single dash of
flame shot across the sky. U was fol
lowed by other flashes which grad
ually merged into a sheet of white
light on the horizon.
Mighty Thunder Rolls
Gradually there began to roll from
this flnme-lit area a mighty thunder,
amidst which could be distinguished
now and then the crack and boom of
German shells bursting.
The front over which the attack
was made was so extended that the
brillianl bonds of vivid light soon
stretched from far eastward to west
ward lighting up the clouds. Soon
there began to arise star shells, signal
rockets and flares thrown up bv the
enemy to betray the Americans should
they leave their trenches to begin an
infantry attack. To this general col
or scheme there was soon added a
reddish glow as ammunition dumps
exploded and buildings set on fire be
hind the enemy linns began to blaze.
Yanks Over the Top
The nrtillcry lessened n little in in
tensity and German star shells hurst
with more frequency as 5 o'clock ap
proached, as though the enemy sus
pected that was the hour set for the
infantry altack. More and more am
munition dumps exploded just before
.", the artillery bombardment suddenly
resumed its original intensity and ns
the skv was beginning to tinge with
dawn it again took on a white look
along the horizon. Precisely nt 5
o'clock the thunder of the guns ac
companying the glare of liirht stop
ped and in the sudden silence the
Americans went over the top. All
along the line could be heard the
chattering of German 'machine guns
and then suddenly the thunder com
menced again when n barrage was
laid down to protect the soldiers as
they approached the German
trendies.
All KIcincniM F.ntploynd
Into the battle had "been brought
nil the elements of modern warfare.
Hravy black lino shows bat do lino before drive began,
shows present battle line, touching crimui boiikr.
While line
LOSS OF SALIENT
it
(Continued on Page Two.)
WASHINGTON', Sept. 13. --The
war department has taken o .t Ihe
Smith & Wesson company nt Spring
field, Mils-' , aril wil op"iute the pl-int
and business t- vr.1 continuon-.
-in'iicn in k!iJ , reveut ii duslt .;! i;i-.
turbnnces.
The company recently gave nut'rt J
tlmt it would prefer to hnvp the gov.
eminent operate its plant rnt'ier than
abide liy fi decision of the war labor
hoar J cufon ing eulleitic baijainin.
METZJORTRESS
PARIS, Sept. 1.1. : p. m., by the
Associated Props). Officers of the
American general statf expected a
desperate resiManco where the arm
ies now are battling in the St. Mllii' l
sector.
The presence of Field Marshal
Hindenburg at the Met)', fortress four
days conveyed th? impression that
tho Germans expected an American
attack and were resolved to defend
the positions bitterly.
DDE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Bogfon
nl directors of the railroad adminis
tration were inlrueted today to
claim deferred draft chi-dficfttion for
railroad general oiti-crs, shopmen,
trainmen!, skilled yard men, road and
maintenance of way foremen and
!-l;illed workers, telephone am tele
graph operators and other e.-sential
employes.
All telephone arid telegraph compa
nies were authorized today to file
claims for exo-uption of "nliMdutely
indif pen-uble employes.
Bi-:ULi.V, Sept. 1.1. "Wo now are
on our now linos which have been
prepared," says the official statement
reporting military operations on the
wostern front issued today by tho
Gorman general staff.
"During the night," the statemont
adds, "the evacuation of the St.
Mihiel salient, which was liable to
encirclement,, and which had been
uifder consideration for some years.
was completed without Interference.
"In anticipation of the attack of
tho French and Americans on the St.
Mihiel salient, we began evacuating
this salient a few days ago."
VIKNXA, Sept. 13. In the St. Mi
hiel sector of the western front Aus-tro-llungarians
south of the ('omh)es
height, says the offlclnl statement Is
sued today by the Austrian war of
fice, assured the systematic reheat
of tho Germans.
ALL YANKEES LOOK!
ALIKE 10 ITALIANS
LONDON1. Sept. U. Major Jamep
II. Perkins, American Iteit CroKB com
missioner fo.- Kurope, tells tills story
for tho first time, tho ft happened in
Italy lust year:
When the Italian retreat started,
the American iterl Cross in Trance
immediately dc.-.patched lo Italy
ahout 1', trucks with iiinbuiances,
medical supplies and reiii f for the
people behind the lines. The trucks
were old the only ones that could
bo spared. They broke down utsuin
and aKain and were delayed lor day.
nt u time.
Then America declared a state ot
kiii-' with Austria, and the next day
Ihe relief train cuno huinpiiiK Into
Italy.
"The people slured In wonder,"
said the major. "They did not dlf
ferentlate between the American lied
Crot;s and the American urmy. Here
were bit; trucks and men In Amer
ican uniform. Tiiey stood clieerinv
and tulkiiiK about the wonderful ef
ficiency of the American army, which
tho next morning after the war dec
laration could roll Into Italy, with a
lonn truck train!"
HUNS REQUIRE OWN
TOURISTS IDENTIFIED
A.MSTKl.'I'A.M, Sept. i:i.-Thc tier-mail-,
are L'rNiwiu' iniMru! f'ul not
only of foreigner-., hut of themcUc.
Ii'i'jid control over summer I ravelin1.
has been cxcrcif-cd, holiday uiakcr
lieinu- advised to lake with them nu ll
ilorMiiiii'iitnry eidenee of their identi
ty ai military paper, tnatTiui:c li
cences sclnji'1 diploma, Iwnk hook
income tax receipt, etc.
WASIIINCiTOX, Sept. I!!. Yoster
day's registration of men between IS
and -l"i for military servi.-e was eilii
per cent above tlie advance elimiile,
and may have added close to I 1.0'tll,
001) men to the iiuiii power rolls, nj
cordinj; to reports that commenced
eominir to I'rovost Marshal Genera!
Crowder today from state draft ( x
eculivcs. The first j-roup of states to
present partial or complete totals al!
showed well over expectations.
The fir-t reports of yesterday's
registration came from liliode Island,
Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ore
von and the Itistrict of Coluuihia.
Uctjist ration of August of nicn
who had reached 'Jl since June 5 last,
added l.'n.ilKII men to the nation's
man power enridluieiit, the provosl
marshal general aiiiuiiiticed today.
This was just l,S less than the ad
vance estimate of 1."iH,0l 1.
SAN KHANCIril'O, Sept. lit.
livery hunk In tho -state of Oregon
subscribed to tlie fulled Slates trea
sury certificates of indebtedness of
the series of September Iteserve
bank oftl'-iuls, who m,ide this an
nouncement hero tonight said that
Oregon claimed this Is u record
achievement.
With a quota of $:!:., :!on. (urn, the
Twelfth federal lo;icrvo bank dis
trict subsrrlbed $ III. .",1111. 1100 to flllt
ed Slates treasury certificates of the
series of September :.
This Hubst riptlon nial;es up the re
malnlnn dcflcp ncy or ( I :i.s.",o,0oi)
duo to under subscriptions of tho Is
sues of .June 2' and July II, leaving
an excess of $:s."i(l,niii),
Tho allolnieiiLs usslttned to the Pa
cific northwest and their subscrip
tions follow: Idaho, $1,32S,00U,
12,1.17.0(111; Oregon, :!, 1 0.1 ,01111, $.1,
i; 1 0.0IKI ; WaHhlhKton, 4.ft.'l.'i.00i),
$S, 109, .11)0.
Simultaneously with the rinsing of
tho subscription hooks yesterday, an
nouncement was received hero from
Washington of a new rerii-s to tie
dated September 17 and to mature
January If,, ltilti. Hooks on this Is
sue will cioKc September 2 I.
WASHINGTON', Sept. 1.1. .'resi
dent Wilson today himself took n
hi ncl in the enforcement of industrial
pence ninl continued war production.
In effect lie frnvo notice to employers
inul employes uliko Hint no interrup
tion of production would he tolerated;
that bolh the government -owers of
conminnclocrinn and tho vvork-or fisht
order will ho npplied rijiidly wher.'
necessary to deiil with recalcitrants.
The president's warning was ttiven
in n letter to union machinists nnil
(Jher striking workmen nt Bridge
port, Conn., who left their joha in
war mntennl plants a week ago ho
cause thoy were dissntisl'ieil with nn
award hy the war labor hoard to
which wiiim demunds hail been sub
l. itled. Tho men were told to go
hnelc to work on pnin of being barred
t ro in eniplovinent for u vcur and of
losin- nil claim to exemption from
rnilitnr" servieo on oceunntioual
eroundrt.
President's letter
"Gent lenient : I am in reeeiot of
your resolutions of September 0, an
nouncing that you have begun a
strike ngainst your cmnlovers i-i
j llridgeporl, Conn. You nre nienihers
of the llriii"eport hranclics of the In
ternational I'liiou of Machinists, As
Mich nnil with the approval of the na
tional officers of your union, you
signed nn agi incut to submit the
oiiostiims as to the terms of your em
ployment to the national war labor
lo.ird and lo abide hv the awiu'l.
which in necordauce with the rule 'P
procedure approved my ine might lie
made.
"The mcuiier of the bourl were
mil aide to reach u iiniinoiis eoiicln
n'un' on ill tin issues presented end
as provided in its constitution Ihe
ipi slinns upon whii h lliev did not
i grce were rallied before mi nrbilra
( i, Ihe unanimous ehoice of the nu m
Ik is of tlif. hoi, rd.
Ill) Per Cent Sallsfled
"Tlie arliilralor thus ehosi n has
mule an award which more th in till
per cent of the workers nlfected a
ccpt. You who constitute les., than
III per cent refuse lo abide liyttlie
award, altliuMh yon ere t'.c best
paid of Ihe wind.- body of workers af
fected, and an. therefore least cut:
tin! to press ,i further :m r"'is.. of
w:i jes bei'.il.-e of the high cost of liv
ing. Itut whatever the merits of the
if sue, it is closed hy Hie award. Your
strike nuoinsl it a breach of faith
calculated to reflect on Ihe siiveiily
of national oronicd labor iu pro
i burning ils a 'ptance of the pi-,ii"i-
(Contluited on l'ugo Throe.)
Large Numbers of Germans Still
Corning in Prisoners Include Aus
trians Sent to Help Germans All
Villages in St. Mihiel Salient Taken
Battle Line Runs From Moselle
River to Heights of Meuse Towns
Left in Good Condition by Enemy.
ITALIAN AVIATOR WINS
VICTORY IN PAJAMAS
ItOMK, Sept. 111.- An Aiislrian air
plane wliirh Hew omt Valium, Alba
nia, was brought ibiMii by two Italian
"dialers. The pilot of one of them
bad b en bathing in the sea. He
.wain ashore, donned a pair of paja
a:as and mounted to light the enemy
aviator, who w.i brnnght down sc
riollsly wounded.
LONDON, Kept. 13., 7 p. m. (By
Associated I'ress.) Twelve thousand
prisoners linvo been taken by Hie
Americans in their offensive nt St.
Mihiel.
In addition to the 12,000 prisoners
who liuvo been counted, large numbers
of Germans are stil! coming in. Aus
triuns tiro included among the prison
ers. The railway from Verdun to Com
niercy, Tool and Nunev now is open
to Ihe entente allies.
All Ihe villages in the St. Mihiel sal
ient were captured hy the Atnerienns
and the front in this sector was re
duced from some JO miles to n little
nriler 20 miles.
On C.emian Hordcr
The latest news from the St. Mi
hiel sector shows that tho battle line
now runs ilirocilv from I'agny on tho
Moselle river to llnttonvillu nnil
along Hie front of tho heights of the
A.'eiise.
Pugny, n town on the Moselle river,
is on the western border of Germnnv.
Most of the villu.'es captured hy
the Americans in the SI. Mihiel salient
were left in good condition by tho
Germans.
The town of St. Mihiel was prncti
rnlly iinilaniagcil. The Germans left
the railroad from Verdun to Com
n crcy, Tool und Nnney inltict nnil
this road will prove it great help to tho
(elite allies.
Another valiiuhle line of rail from
Tliiaueoiirt In SI. Mihiel hy which tho
German fed their troops in tho sal
ient was also left intact. The opera
tion of the Americans must be re
i.anlcil ns a big local success All the
objectives were reacheil,
Advauco CmithtiicH
LONDON, Sept. LI, 1 p. in. Gen
eral rershing's forces iu their attack
on the southern side of the St. Mihiel
salient have advanced for n distance
of eight miles. The assault wns mad?
on a front of fourteen miles.
The American were making rnpiil
progress in the continuation of their
drive.
On the west side of the St. Mihiel
salient where '(lie country is much
more difficult and where the Ger
man resistance has been more deter
mined, the American have niailo nn
advance of three miles on n 12 mile
front.
General lYrshing's forces so far
have captured 0,."it)0 prisoners nnil
(Continued on Page Six.)
STOCKHOLM, Thursday, Sept. 12.
- Ncporls from IVIrugrad slate that
Maxim Gorky, the Kussian nitthor
and revolutionary, lias accepted the
pot of director of ItoUhcvik propa
ganda. The report add that Gorky
declared that the attempt on Ihe life
id' the Holschvik premier, Lenine,
cau-cd him to decide to co-operate
with the ItoUhcvik government.
STOCKHOLM, Thursday, Sept. 12.
Hear Admiral A. V. Ila.voznff,
former coiiiiaandcr in chief of the
Kiisian nnval force in the llallic,
was miinlcred in I'clrogrnd yester
day, soys n Hclsingfnrs disputed.
SUFFERS FROM CHILL
MANCllf.STKIt, TiiRland, Sept. 3
I'rnniler David Lloyd George, who
became III last night after his recep
tion when ho was presented with tho
freedom of tho city, was roported this
morning to ho progressing; satisfac
torily. All tho etmugemonts that had
been nindo for hint today, however,
havo been enncoUod.
Last night's announcement stated
that thn premier was differing from
u chill and hud a high temperature.