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The Fewer boys need die."
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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
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(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.
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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.
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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,