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JDPDMArr: TTiTrnTiyrw, nyoRB. okkoon, tiittksday. September, m vm
BOCKE OFFICERS
CHI SOLDIERS SQUADS TO LOOT
TO mm l
Machine Gunners Captured liy Ameri
cans With Weapons Steel Cuffs
Locked Around Left Ankles and
Chains Ran to Bases of Guns They
Are Locked to Yanks Cut Chains.
(By Harold 15. Ilocutol.)
LONDON, Sept. 19. The Gorman
officers are chaining (iorman ma
chine gnnnem to their Nrst-llne guns!
There linve been reports of this
several times. Now you may take It
as verified fart.
Lieutenant R. I. Gory of Peoria,
III., saw It.
"Wiho told you about It?" I asked
Mm.
"Nobody told mo!" he replied
heatedly. "In front of Amiens I saw
three Gorman gunners chained to
their machine gunnl
"One of 'cm was dead. Two were
olive wounded.
"They had steel cuffs locked
around their left ankles and the
chains ran to the liases of the guns
and were locked there so they
couldn't beat It. 1 can tell you the
links In the chain were good and
heavy. I know because we had to
cut them, to take the guns and the
two prisoners."
'Wounded by KlicJl
Lieutenant Gary Is an old national
guardsman one of the Americans
brigaded with British and Australian
troops. He was In the allied push in
front of Amiens, and got lilt in the
loft arm by a piece of shell.
I found hi m at the now U. S. army
fonse hospital No. 37, nt Hartford.
Just after he had been "'bllghtyod" to
England from a hospital In Frunco.
He was sitting under a tree In
the big hospital grounds, watching
on American two-seater circling over
head and puffing a black pipe. Ho
wont on:
"Those Gorman machlno gunnors
play a lot of dirty tricks. Not so
many as thoy used to, tho. They've
lonrned thoy enn't machine-gun
Americans until they're a fow yards
away, and then throw up tholr hands
and yell 'kamorad' and expect to be
taken prlsonor!
"Kvor hear of tho 'Kamorad
Screen?" They tried that once on
sonio Australians brigaded with us.
A lot of Gormans appeared In a long
lino 100 yards off, without any guns,
standing shoulder to shoulder, hold
ing up their arms and yelling 'kam
orad! kamorad!'
"Tho Aussios wont up to take thorn
and suddenly whon thoy got nenrlj
there, everyone of tho Huns dropped
flat and a row of machine-guns be
hind thorn .began singing away.
"They killed H lot of tho Ausslcs.
but they're learning Australians and
Americans aro tho wrong guys to try
their Hun stuff on!"
Hulls Am Skeptical
Lieutenant Gary has had excep
tlonnt opportunity to boo German
prisoners. ".My first sergeant, mil
11 ot 1 1 n he comes from Illinois, too
talks Gorman, and ho examined a
lot of the prisoners. Jlettln ran onto
a German prisoner around Amiens
who wont to school the same place he
did.
" 'What do you think about the
Americans?' Meitln asked him.
" 'Not many of thorn over hero,'
replied tho German.
"Mottln told ! 1 n (hero were nearly
two million In ICuropo, but he
wouldn't bollove It. Their morale's
bad. Any of them will tell you
'Wo'ro better off than you are
wo'ro "over the river"' that's the
way they put it. Tickled to death to
Jio taken prisoner.
"Hut they're big, strapping fellows
that 'weakling' business Is bunk.
Thoy seem to bo pretty well fed, ex
cept whon tho allied artillery or air
men shell tholr communication lines
bo they can't get the stufr up. Then
wo get them so hungry they'll trade
their iron crosses for food.
"Homotlmcs you'll hear a Sammy
oay 'Well, they can send mo back to
morrow.' Hut he always laughs.
None of Hi em would go buck If you
asked 'em to.
HUNS DETAILED
NVADED CUES
Pillagers Organized With German
Thorouijhness Sacking of Private
Homes and Public Buildings by
"Loot Detachments" Bearing White
Arm Badges Having Police Powers
GERMANS FEAR K IOPS SC
YANK ADVANCE
MEANS DtEEAI
(Continue froip, page one.)
WITH TIIH I'lfKNCli AKMY IX
KHAXCK, Sept. 10. (liy the Asso
emted I'rcis.) Kffurtx to organize
pillaging by the German army nnd
the transportation of loot appear,
from official documents and
verified incidents to have been much
more effective tluiii the work of cur
rying out the removal of legitimate
war booty duringjhis summer's oper
ations.
The Hacking of private bouses nnd
public buildings throughout the
giiins from which the Germans have
been driven has been done with eluir-
letoristic German thoroughness by
ipecinlly detailed sounds. Advancing
French armies, however, have found
intact on I lie plateau in the region of
Soissous and elsewhere, important
dumps of munitions which the French
had been obliged to ubandon in their
retreat last spring.
An order signed by General Von
Marwitz nnd dated Slav 28, was
found in the pocket of a prisoner.
Orguniznl I'ilbigo
After condemning in severe terms
lisorgani.cd looting operations by
soldiers for their personal account,
this document calls attention to the
rules established for organized pil
lage anil says that the men of the
"loot detachment" bearing while mm
badges and special identification
arils, have the same powers as mil
itary police. It mills: "The chief of
these detachments will confiscate
eatables and drinkables its well as
objects of current use that lire col
lected and keep guard over them un
til the arrival of the exploring
groups."
Ojiurtornuislors are authorized to
apply to the use of their units a pro
portionate iiuanty of booty suitable
for immediate consumption mid to
send tho rest to the rear.
Kobbod Ited Cross
Private letters by prisoners give
additional evidence of the extreme
limits to which looting is practiced.
A striking example of Ibis work is
found nt Vaiiliuin hospital, near Sois
sous. Ilefore the building was demol
ished liy German shells, it was com-
j pletelv sacked by German officers,
Ihe principal offender being an army
Hirgcon whose name is known ami
has been placed on file for future ref.
erence.
Although supposedly under the pro
tection of the lied Cross this hospital
was robbed of everything it contained,
including .'0,000 francs in money. All
the finer objects were shipped to
Germany and the ordinary hospital
beds went to the dugouts of German
artillery officers around Soissous.
Two hundred of these have been re
covered since the region lias been re-oeeupicd.
Oit This Out It Is Worth Money
DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out tills
Blip, enclose with Sc and mull It to
Foley & Co., 2SH.1 Sheffield avenue.
Chicago, III., writing your name and
address clearly. You will receive In
return a trial package conlulning
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for coughs, colds and croup; Foley
Kidney I'lllfl, for pain In sides and
back; rheumatism, backache, kidney
and bladder nllnicnls; nnd Foley
Cathartic Tablets, a wliolosomo nnd
thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for
constipation, liillausness, headache,
and sluggish bowels. For salo by
the Medford Pharmacy. Adv.
.Captured Letters Reveal Spirit of Dis
couragement in Crack Troops of
German Army and Prisoners Say
Civilian Population. Depressed
Dread Americans.
WITH TIIK AMERICAN' ARMY ON
THE I.OKKA1XK FKOXT, We.lnes
day, Sept. 18. (liy the Associated
Press.) Fear lest the Americans
would advance and overwhelm 'hem,
bitter complaint of bad food, and gen
eral despondency nt the prospects of
the war are the keynotes of letters
written from home to captured Ger
man soldiers.
A certain American division which
took more than its ipiotu of prisoners
has made an exhaustive examination
of these letters mid found that the
morale, even of the men in (he tenth
German regiment conceded to be the
best opposing the Americans is de
cidedly low, if it can be judged from
private letters never intended for
American consumption.
Jlllus Discouraged
Kive prisoners were captured bv
the Americans southeast of Woel to
day. They belonged to the Four
teenth storm battalion nnd nil ngreed
that even these crack troops lire dis-
co.'uraj I'd by. She Franco-Americiin
successes north of the Maine and
iiround St. Mihiel.
These units were rushed into the
front lines after Ihe Franco-Ameri
can nt lack had begun Inst Thursday.
The men said Germany had been hard
pressed for men.
A night patrol of Americans cap
tured the Germans without firing a
hot. The Germans were sleeping
when the Americans crept up around
them. They said the majority of the
men in their company had been with
drawn from (his region when the
evening. (Uy Associated Press.)
The troops of the French army under
General .Debeney who pursued the
Germnns from the region of Montdi
dler have successfully resumed their
attacks In the region of St. Quentln
In conjunction with tho British.
In spite of the long pursuit from
Avre to tho Sommo Tilth almost con
stant fighting since August 8, Gen
eral Deleney's men are pressing the
enemy with tho same vigor with
which thoy began the offensive in
Picardy.
Tho French have advanced close to
Dallon, less than two miles from the
western outskirts of St. Quentin.
Here they are fighting the Germans
on the HIndenburg line and every
Inch of the ground is being disputed
stoutly by the enemy. Apparently
the Germans are determined to hold
the plateau which lies just west of
St. Quentin, south of Francilly, east
of Savy and north of Dallon.
Attack It Piecemeal
ueneral Debeney's troops have
been obliged to attack it piecemeal
and to advance by little bounds, slip
ping between machine gun emplace
ments here and there and sometimes
making frontal attacks. Everywhere
the French have been obliged to
fight their way around or thru ob
stacles that before this war would
have been regarded Impregnable. The
German Infantry here is supported by
artillery which puts down heavy bar
rages In front of the advancing
waves and maintains a harrassing
fire against the rear and the linos of
communication.
progress under these conditions
necessarily is slow, but the allied
lines aro none the less surely advanc.
Ing toward the outskirts of St. Quen
tin from the south and west as well
as the north.
MANGIM WINS.
(Continued from pngo ono.)
Ihe direction of Plnon, which was
held by the French until tho German
offensive late In May.
Tho fighting In this region has
been most severe during the last few
days. A glimpse of the action around
tho Coloinbes farm, obtained from a
point giving a view of the ('hcmin"lat ""' ,ronIM behind them
HiUd ItcHrt.s Itoktcw
iaavuu.n, sept. 19. The British
last night made further progress in
Americans begun their concentration ' fh6lr'' drlve '"t0 tlle Hn''burg line
. mi uio ow yuenun region, aimed at
, the encirclement of that town. In a
continued advance north of Pontruot
;they reached tho outpost positions of
the HIndenburg line, according to
Field .Marshal Halg's official state
ment.
Tho Australians renewed their at
tacks and carried the HIndenburg
outposts. Many prisoners and a num
ber of machine guns were taken by
them.
Tho town of Lemplre was cnptured
as was Gauche wood. (Lemplre is
four miles directly west of Lo Cate
lot.) ,
Tho Germans late yesterday start
ed a heavy bombardment on the nor
thern part of the battlefront north of
Cambral, hetwocn Gouzeaucourt and
tho Arras-Cambrai road. The fire
was of extreme Intensity.
The enemy followed his bombard
ment by a strong infantry attack on a
wide front northward from the vicin
ity of Trescuult. He was completely
repulsed at all points with great loss.
Ho was likewise driven off with
heavy casualties shortly afterward
when ho launched a strong attack
north of .Moeuvres. Some German
parties that succeeded ut points in
entering the British trenches were
entirely disposed of by counter attacks.
of ii few days ago. The low morale
of the German army was the reason
that. Ihe resistance encountered bv
the Americans was not stronger. Ihe
prisoners declared.
Civilians Depressed
One prisoner, a socialist, said the
civilians in Germany are discouraged
with the wav the war is going and
look upon the struggle as n capitalis
tic effort. There is great depression
in all parts of Gertniiiiy as Ihe re-
ull of the recent successes of the
allies, be said.
"Germans everywhere are lit last
realizing the Americans are good
fighters" he continued. "They appre
ciate that the American victories are
encouraging to the allies nnd dis
couraging to Ihe German soldiers."
Me said the German troops esti
mated the Americans oipiul to the
Germans as they were in It'll.
denburg lino are stronger thnu any
thing of this kind hitherto construct
ed, hut the soldiers behind them have
not today the same fighting spirit
that they bud a year or even six
months ago.
Prisoners Complain
Prisoners now are complaining
that they are frequently left in the
front lino to shift for themselves.
Rarely do their officers stand by
(hem when thoy are attacked, they
say.
It often happens that machine gun
crews are ordered to hold positions
and discover sumo time afterward
have
.-. .iiic .inn i on .Maimaison, gave
an Idea of the tremendous task Gen
eral Mnngln's men have undertaken.
The soldiers could be seen bounding
from shell hole to shell hole, advanc
ing eastward and northward upon
the mass of rains that murks tho lo
cation of the Colombo farm.
French 1'iim. .nastcry
The splendid qualities of tin. Indi
vidual Initiative of tho French sol
diers found ample opportunity In this
advance and tho Preach again dem
onstrated their mastery over the en
emy. For (he distant observer It
looked like a battle between Indlvld
unh'. Itarely were there more than
two men seen nlove ground at the
same time. What was must In evi
dence was the line of artillery curtain
fire which was plainly marked by col
umns of smoke that gave the outlines
of the battle flcli'..
Ker.votie of those men creeping
and leaping forward over the up
heaved ground was advancing, in Un
fa o of machine gum cleverly con
cealed and strongly protected. The;
went on, just the same, until they
surrounded them or rushed at them,
coiiquoilng by their individual Intel
ligence the forinhtirMo defensive or
ganisation on which the Germans
have spent their lie.-1 efforts for four
year. "Tho earthworks of the lllu-
uliandoned tho field. Thev attribute
the eoncealmeni from (hein of the re
treat of the Infantry, io the fears of
their oH'Icers that thoy might lip
tempted to abandon their posts if
they knew they were to be sacrificed.
WASHINGTON-, Sept. lfl. Investi.
nation of the recent charge of Alien
Property Custodian Palmer. (but a
group of brewers bought n Washing
ton newspaper to further (he public
ity interests of brewers was author
ized today l.t the senate. Arthur
P.rishanc, owner and edilor of the
Washington Times, announced yester
day that he bought the Times with
uionev lent bv a brewer.
Saves Was'te
Saves Cooking
Most attractive
of all cereal
foods.
AT FAIR BEST
EVER GATHERED
The best school exhibits ever as
sembled in Jackson county are on ex
hibition today and tomorrow in the
Scott Davis building, across from the
S. P. freight depot.
The school fair has been in pro
gress today, though it took n good
purt of the day to complete the ar
rangements. Every thine is now in
place nnd ready for the many visitors
who will no doubt call to see what the
school children of the county have
done in regular school room work, as
well as in industrial work. This is
the first general exhibit of school
worR ever shown in the oounlv.
, Tomorrow's program will lie full of
life and interest. Some of the fea
tares of interest are:
Canning demonstration by pirls nt
111. .10. rood demonstration by Misi
MeC'onnick nt 11:30; also n demon
stration of fireless cooker nnd ice
less refrigerator at 1. :!(); picnic din
ner nt noon in the park, athletic con
tests at 1 :.'10, also in the park; an
other canning' demonstration at -
o'clock ; pig mid corn judging contest!
at in which nil boys mid girls in
terestcd should participate.
Mayor C. K. Gates of Medl'ord. nnd
Prof. Hotter of Corvullis will address
the club membess nt the park inline
diately following the athletic con
tests.
The merchants of Medford have
gladly shown their interest in the
boys and girls by giving prizes for
the contests which are to bo held at
the park. Every merchant interview
ed expressed his pleasure in eonh'ib
nting to the pleasures of Ihe day. Xo
doubt others would like to have as
sited but the desired prizes were soon
secured so it was not necessary to
call on them.
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART;
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
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majority of the 111b afflicting people
today can be traced back to tho kid
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Tho kidneys are the most impor
tant organs of the body. They are
the filterors, the purifiers, of your
blood. If the poisons which are swept
from the tissues by the blood are not
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Kidney disease is usually Indicated
by weariness, sleeplessness, nervous
ness, despondency, backache, stom
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gall stones, gravel, rheumatism,
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All these derangements are na
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first heard of GOLD MEDAL. Haar
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After you feel that you have cured
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capsules each day, so as to keep in
first-class condition and ward off the
danger of other attacks.
Ask for the original Imported
GOLD MRDAL, brand. Three sizes.
.Money refunded if they do not help
you. Adv.
TONIGHT iTCA
LAST TIME
Talk by Mayor Gates
Opening Fourth Liberty Loan.
Special
Friday-Saturday .
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