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University of 'Oregon Library 'Back up Pershing and he will Back the Kaiser over the Rrlne." . WEATHER Maximum Ycsterdav, 87; Minimum Todav, 52. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrows Generally Cloudy and Cooler. " 7 Medford Mail Tribune The more bonds you buy, The Fewer boys need die." Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth 1 MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1918 XO. 153 SERBS MENACE ENTIRE BULGARIAN LINE ADVANCE OF IE MILES IN ONE DAY Serbs and French Menace Entire Bul garian Denfenses From Adriatic to Saloniki Impressed Bulgars De sert to Allies as Army of Liberation Marches On British Crumple Up Turks in Palestine in Blow That Destroys Sultan's Army. AMERICA SEEKS 10 END TERROR RULING RUSSIA FOREIGN FRONTS In Effort to Align Civilized Nations Against the Terrorism in Russia United States Asks Neutrals to Im press Upon Perpetrators of Crimes, Aversion in Which They Are Held. LONDON, Sept. 21 The Serbian troops cast of Monustir have advanc ed more than nine miles in one dhy and now are less than eight miles from the main highway eoneetmi l'rilep and the Vnrdar river. A Serbian officiul statement receiv ed here says that a great number of prisoners have been captured and that the allies havo tajcen Oodiyuk, west of the Cerna river and 15 miles south cust of l'rilep. In their advance norlhwnrd the Serbians have passed the lino of Krnyyovo Strigovo-Drogojel-l'olosh ko. Soldiers who have been forced to enlist in the Unitarian army during the occupation of southern Serbia are throwing uwny their arms and joining the army of liberation. Liberating Serbia BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS, Sept. 21. Driving northward on an ever widening front, the Serbian and French forces in central Macedonia now menace the entire Ilulgarinn po sition from the Adriatic to Saloniki. The cutting of the Uskub-Suloniki railway, which is only nine miles from the new Serbian line, would upset completely the Bulgarian defenses. Serbian infantry is moving rapidly toward the highway from l'rilep to the Vurdar river and eight miles southward parallel the roud on n front of more than 1T miles. At l)ro gojem, north of which the cavalry are operating, the Serbs have ad vanced 'JO miles from the Sokol posi tions, the capture of prich precipitat ed the Bulgarian retreat. KvU-nding .Salient The formidable sulientdriven into the Bulgarian line is being extended rapidly. Additional villages have been liberated. A large number of prisoners has been added to the 3,000 already reported. Apparently the Bulgarian resist ance is not very great ami there is no indication of where the euemy intends to make a stand. The British and Greeks continue their pressure around Lake lloirun and the entire enemy front there must depend entirely on the L'skub railway for supplies and reinforcements. Suc cessful continuation of the ullied stroke is fraught with greut possibili ties. Palest Ino Offensive Turkish forces along the line from the Meriterauian Seat to the Jordan north of Jerusalem nppcnr to have suffered a serious defeut at the hands of the British and French armies and their allies, the Arabs. If the sit uation develops an favorably as the opening phases of the fighting, the Sultan's forces may suffer disaster. Attacking over u front of l(i miles in length, the allies have virtually overrun the whole Turkish defensive system along the Mediterranean seu const. Hailrond junctions have been WASIII.SG.TON, Sept. 21. In an effort to align the civilized world against the terrorism in Russia under Bolshevik rule, the United States government has directed its ambas sadors and ministers in neutral as well as In allied countries to ascer tain whether the governments to which they are accredited will join In some immediate action "to Impress upon the perpetrators of these crimes the aversion with which civilization regards their present wanton acts. The proposal is to take steps en tirely separate from the conduct of tho war; that all civilized ' nations register their abhorrence of such bar barism. The message to the diplomats says this government Is informed that the peaceable Russian citizens of Petro grad. Moscow and other cities ore suffering from an openly avowed campaign of terrorism, that thous ands of persons have been shot with out even a form of trial and that 111 adminlHtercd prisons are filled be yond capacity. Great Britain and France, having virtually declared the Bolshevikl out laws, will not be Interrogated, but havo been advised by cable of the action of; the American government. It Is made plain that the United States Is acting solely in the Interest of the Russian people themselves, and to aid them in reconstructing their nation on principals of democ racy and self government. OVER 1 .750.000 YANKS NOW ON Fl General March States Situation on Lorraine Front Now Stabilized With Enemy Hastily Perfecting New Line in Front of Americans Artillery Praited for Co-operation. SHELLING OF WIETZ CREATES SENSATION I (Continued on Page Two.) AUGUST 5 DATE OF !E WASHINGTON", Sept. 21. Xew editions of revised selective service regulations issued today by I'rovost Marshal General Crowdcr fix August "i as the date from which draft boards shall disregard marriages ol men who registered on September 12 as ground for exemption, FLEES COPENHAGEN, Sept. 21. The Rumanian crown prince has fled from Kuimiuiun territory and arrived in Odessa, according to the I'kraiuinun newspaper. Krekskn Mysl. News of the flight of Crown Prince Charles of Kumnniu follows closely rcports that came from German sources'of an anti-Gcrmnn outbreak in Rumania in which Queen Marie, who is an uncnuipromiMiig sympa thizer with the entente, was the prime mover. Kin;: Ferdinand was reported to be holdin1-' aloof. Crown Prince Charles is known to have been in sympathy with the atti tude of his mother. AMSTERDAM, Sept 21 Explo sions ore occurring in Baku and the town is afire, according to a Moscow telegram to the iiusian embassy in Berlin, which i- printed in the Vor waerts. British and allied troops recently evacuated Baku and the town was oc. copied by the Turks. INCREASEDSALESOF WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 Embar kation of American soldiers for all fronts overseas now has passed the 1, 750,000 mark. General March an nounced today. He said military news during the past week from all fronts has been continuously good. On the Lorraine front where Gen eral Pershing's first American army has completed its operation to eltui lnate the St. Mlhlel salient, the situa tion has become stabilized, with the enemy hurriedly perfecting a new line in front of the Americans. This line stretches for twenty miles from Mulzeray to the Moselle at Vandleres. The Americans are now ten miles from Metz and an equal distance from Conflans. Assisting; Scots General March read a cablegram reciting a general order Issued by Major General H. L. Reed, command ing the first artillery 'brigade- oC the first American division (regular) for work in cooperation with the Scots. The order said the 15th had never received such perfect assistance In "tuklng over" operations, altho It was realized that the American divis ion at that tlmo must have been un der sevoro strnin and had suffered severe casualties. 'Answering questions regarding specific American units, General March said the 90th division (Texas and Oklahoma national army troops) is in the Vosges, while the 3Cth (Texas and Oklahoma national guard troops) is in a training sector with the French. No commander has yet been select ed for the 18th regular division which still is In this country training at Camp Travis, Texas. The 114th en gineers of the 39th division (Arkan sas, Mississippi and Louisiana nat ional guard troops) has just landed in France. f GENEVA, Friday, Sept. 20. The bombardment of Metz by Amcrieun heavy artillery caused surprisount no puuic, says tho Metzev Zeitung. The paper adds that few persons were killed and diimiorn was insitmifidmt. . It is learned from Basle, bow- ever, that American bombard ment of. Metz caused an enor mous sensation in Germany. Many of the inhabitants have left Metz, but neutrals are pro hibited from departing. It is the first time since 1870 that Metz has been under artillery fire. I WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. Presi dent Wilson today asked congress to pass promptly as a war measure the emergency powder bill authorizing government control and extension of electric plants and providing a fund of $1T5,000,000 for the purpose. In a letter to Representative SlmB, chairman of the house Interstate commerce committee, which has re ported the bill favorably, the presi dent wrote: "In view of the possibility of three days adjournment by the house and the absence of a quorum from the city, 1 venture to write you this hur ried note to urge that the emergency power bill be pressed to passage, 'f possible, before adjournment as it Is of capital and Immediate Importance as, a war measure. I hope that It will he possible for you to obtain con sent of the house to this action." WASHINGTON, Sept, 21. Enough war savings and thrift slumps were sold last month 1.04 for every per sou in the 1'iiitcd States to raise the average per capita holdings of these "baby bonds" to -fii.lH. The treason today reported August sales at $11111, -t :j.'t,IMM) ami total sales to September 1, ns $li82.0(il.oii. Ohio led all states in August both n tolal sales ol .!7!l,mHJ und in ner capita sales of .-'.l-"i. Nevada, New Hampshire, South Ihikotn and Oregon followed Ohio in per capita distribution. . ALLIES VJGT0RI0US Tf .com BILL AGREED UPON WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. House and senato conforeos on the bill for government control over the produc tion and distribution of certain min erals needed In connection with the prosecution of ,1111 war reached an agreement loduy, accepting virtually in full the senato provision under which the president would be author. lzed to requisition and take, ovor un developed deposits ot mines,, smel ters or plants. ' The senate draft, however, was modified so that tho powers to make contracts for the production of min erals or the operation of smelters and plants shall cease with the termina tion of the war. The president Is given two years in which to dlupose of plants acquired by the govern ment and to wind up tholr affairs. The bill as agroed upon creates a revolving fund of $50,000,000 to be used In carrying out Its provisions and gives the president authority to create ono or more corporations, the purpose of which would he to- in crease tho production and facilitate distribution. As passed by tho senate tho nioa sure was prepared by Senator Hen derson of Nevada nnd hud tho In dorsement of President Wilson as well us Secretary Lane and Chairman llaruch of the war Industries hoard. SOCIALISTS SEEK SIX MONTHS SEES HAIR'S ARMY REPRESENTATION END OF GERMAN MPIDP MP ON HUN MINISTRY HOPESOF VICTORY KHSu oi, uu cm i ii Government Crisis in Germany Au- Approaches Decisive Stage Re tirement of Von Hertling Demanded Socialists Agree to Participate in New Ministry Under Conditions. Half a Year Ago Today Kaiser Launched Great Offensive in Su preme Effort to Win War With Sword Tallies Turned and Ger manic Allies on Defensive. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 21 The gov ernment crisis in Germany Is ap proaching a decisive stage, according to the Leipzig Tageblatt, and a ma jority of tho parties are 'firmly re solved to form a preliminary govern ment without delay a government which In entire Independence of main headquarters, will pursuo a policy made necessary by the seriousness of the hour. The socialists have declared their readiness to enter the new govern ment under tho following conditions: First, the abollllon of certain para graphs in the constitution; second, the entry of at least two or threo so cial democrats In tho government, ,und third, the occupation ot one Im portant political post, presumably the ministry of the Interior, Iby a socialist, for which Frolderich libert, prosldent of the muln commltteo of tho reichstug, and vice president of tho social democratic party. Is the foremost candidate. To Oust t'liuncellot' : Tho center party del'lnitoly deckled on Its attitude as to tho chancellor ship nta meeting Monday. A section of tho purty Is following the lead of llorr Gceroebcr, ono of Its reichstug I representatives In a desire to retain count von 'Hertling. The majority ot tho party, however, demands the retirement of the chancellor. Count Uroekdorff-Ranlzou, tlerman minis ter at Copenhagen, Is chiefly men tioned as the chancellor's successor. German newspapers are Bcrlously discussing the participation of the social democrats in tho government Gormunlu reproaches the socialists for failing to utilize tho opportunity ot, gaining influence thru the sclec tion of one of their leaders to the government. Want Socialists "If the social democracy once un dertook to share the responsibility It would soon realize thut In politics there aro great and often almost in surmountable difficulties" (iormanla suys. "For this very reason we should not object to socialist leaders enter- Ihg tho government." SPREADS RAPIDLY WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Naval reports show Spanish influenza is prevalent at the trnining camp at the Great Lakes station, at the Hoston and Philadelphia stations, and the marine training camp at Quuntico, Va. m iTAI.O, N. Y., Sept. 21. The health department has been official ly informed that more than 1100 sol dier in training in n I'oli-h division at Niucoro are suffering from Span ish influenza. LONDON, Sept. 21 Entente na val units and allied troops operating along the River Dwlna, In northern European Russia, have sunk two en emy ships und have captured 3 guns, tho llrltlsh war olflre reported to day. Heavy losses were Inriicteil on tho Bolshevik forces by Hie entente allien. ISOSTON, Sept. 21.- Records of thelbe hcnllh'dcpnrlmcul showed LI deaths among civilians due to influ enza and pniuiiionia, during the lust 12 hours. In addition there were six deaths of merchant marine nppen tices in hospitals here. CHICAGO, Sept. 21. -Today's re- port from the Great Lakes showed on alarming increase in Spanish influ enza cases. Aboul 2,00 men have been affected, bul the attacks gen erally have been liulit and only one death has been reported. SEAS 10 BATTLE CAMP l.l'.WIS, TACOMA, Sept. 21 Limited service men are lo be taken overseas for the American expedi- tidnary force and in order lo conserve the mail power of the nation, every man who is physically fit for combat service overseas is to he used solely for that purpose according to a letter from the adjutant general's of ice an uoiiiicing the new war department policy received here today. All bureaus of the war department arc ordered to immediately take ap propriate measures to provide for the maximum use ot limited service men in the overseas service supply, All organizations for the service of sap plies overseas may take sin-h limited service nien as the commanding offi cer of the organization concerned cer tifies will not he prevented by his physical delects from the proper per formance of his duties. The new policy is taken to indicate that many men now in the ipmrtcr mastcr corps and other organizations of like character who are physically tit for combatant service will he scut over-ens and limited service men call, cil in the droll to lake their places. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Sept. 21 Six months ago today the great German offensive bogan. .For weeks victory seemed about to perch upon the German banners. Today the al lied star Is in the ascendancy. Anxiety and encouragement.' de pression and joy, hnve succeeded each other slnco, at dawn on March 21, the greatest battle of history began. It has been a period of almost lnces- snnt fighting and of bewildering changes In the situations that devel oped from day to day and from week to woek. Huns' Mightiest Kffort Tlio allies knew they faced Ger many's mightiest effort last March hut they stood unafraid. Released by tho absolute collapse of Russia, vast numbers of Gorman veterans had iboen rushed to tho western front and been given Intensive training for the offensive. Gormnny mndo no socret of her Intention. It was known that groat bodies of men and tremendous stores of munitions had. been concen trated at strategic points. It was even known where' tho Gormnns would launch their first attack and for weeks tho eyes ot the allies had boon fixed on tho long surving line from La Fore to Arras, tho stago whero tho first act of tho great drama would he onactod. Moving with swlftnoss, the Gor man forces swept ovor tho British lines In Plcnrdy nnd rolled west like a tidal wave during tho closing days of .March until at last the llrltlsh reached positions whero thoy could stand at hay and the French had como to -form a living wall before tho gray-clad host of tho German emper or. Then tho offensive stopped. Second Offensive Hardly had Us rush been checked than the lino between Lens and Ypres was attacked by tho Gnrmnns and again the llrltlsh Hues swayed hack- ward. This advance of tho enemy went on until It reached the high ground southwest of Ypres und then It too was stopped by the stubborn fighting of tho allied armies. A pause followed for nearly c month and then, on May 27, tho Cor mans suddenly 'broke thru the French lines north of tho Alsnc river und smashed their way southward until they had reached tho Murno on wldo front cast of Chateau Thierry No sooner had the momentum of this drive been taken up by tho yielding dofenso of tho French troops than t new assault was mRde by the Gcr mans who this tlmo tried to break tho French linos between Montdldler and Noyon and link up tho Plcardy and Marno Bcctors. I'oiirlli Offensive I ailed It was hero that tho world had the first Intimation that the allied arm ies, which slnco lute In Mnrch had been under the supremo commund of Marshal Koch hud boon pursuing (Infinite policy nnd had conserved their strength until It might ho used with good effect. Tho German nttack east of M'ontdldler came to u pause after six days of terrible fighting In which tho Germans suffered fright ful losses und the French, for the first lime since tho lierm-.n offensive (Continued on Pugo Six.) British on Three Mile Front Smash German Main Defenses of Hinden burg Line at Le Cateret While to South French Capture Benay Fighting Along American Front of Minor Nature German Counter Attacks Repulsed. WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Sept. 21. (By Associated Press, 5 p. m.) The British fourth army succeeded In gaining further ground today In tho Hlndenburg out post system northwest of St. Quentln. Thla o-iiln wna madfl In lha fana nP' stubborn resistance, the Germans fighting hard at every point thruout tho day. Fl WEATHER FOR WASHINGTON, Scpl. 21. Wen Hi er predictions lor the week 1 1 -u i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 : Monday, issued by the weather hurcai toila'- were: Northern llocky Mountain and pin lean retains : Ocnci-uMy fair wilh temperatures near or slightly above boi'injil. I'licilie stales: Generally fair. uilh nearly uoriual temperatures , PARIS, Sept, 21. Tho Germans appeared to be hastening tho removal. of the civil population of St. Quentin and fin's hnve been observed in dif- fcrnent purls of the city, says Mar cel llutin in the Keho Do l'nris, Tho Germans, he nddH, are placing nunier-' ous butteries in St. Quentin.. . A! Caslres, whero Ihe French nro only slightly more than two miles from St. Quentin, n German counter attack was repulsed. ' PAHIS, Sept. 21. In their drivo for Ihe outflanking of St. Quentin on the south, tho French last night cap lured the town of Kenny und made progress north of that place, suys to- lay s war olfice announcement. llrltlsh Renew Drive I, WITH TMK HKITISIl FORCES IN KHANCK, Sept. 21. (By tho Assoi cinted Press.) Knglish troops - at tacked the German lines midway bo.. Iwcen Ilavrincourt wood and St. Quentin tit half past .five o'clock this morning on a front from two and onu balf to three miles. Kicld .Marshal Ilnig's thrust wns made toward the strip of high ground in front of the llindenhnrg defenses which cover the Scheldt ennui. flic urea under utlnck is imme diately north of that part of the lino held hy'tbe Australians who have ul rcuily gained the llindenhnrg outoost system and are closer lo file canal than the infantry on either side ot them. FmirdiiiK St. Quentin 1IY ASSOCIATF.K IMIKSS, Sept. 1. III France the Itritish nnd French continue with success their operations looking toward the encir- ling of SI. Quentin and the brenking ot the Hiiidcuhurg line between St. Quentin and Camhrui. On a front of three miles Ihe Unt il today are smashing int othc Ger man main defenses west of Le Cutelet with the object of getting east of tho section of Ihe Scheldt canal between St. Qiii utiu and Cnmbrni. The ennui less than two miles from the Hrit ish lines east of I'.pehy. Near Hel h nglise Field .Marshal lluig's men nro also working toward t lie canal, which probably forms an important part o the llindenburg defenses in this le-' uion. Around Gaacbewood, north ot Kpchy, the Itritish have repulsed Ger man attacks. South of St. Quentin the I'Veni'h have followed up the cap ture ot Lssigny Le-(lrand by forcing the Germans to give up llcnav and bv (Continued on Page Two.) POOLE NOT JAILED WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Tho' Norwegian foreign office advised tho stale department today that Ameri can consul General l'oole at Moscow hail mil been arrested by Ihe ltol-he-viki, as recently reported, nnd that tlU reel ni'iumuuicntioii hud been held wilh Moscow as lute us September 18,
