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MEDFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918
NO. 157
ALLIES VICTORIOUS lUPON
HUN!? T1IRKR BRITISH FIGHT BRITISH REACH
Awn di l padq FOR CANAL GAP HAIFA AND ACRE!
mnnrn nfn, AT ST- IN PURSUING TURKS
rUWDHbl
In Palestine, Macedonia 'and France
Entente Allied Offensives Pro
gressing favorably Allenby's
Forces Follow Up Route of Sultan's
Troops With Additional Gains and
Serbs, Greeks, French and British
Drive Further into Macedonia.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sept. 24
In Palestine, Macedonia and In
France, the entente allied offensives
progress successfully. -
General Allenby's forces In Pales
tine have followed up their rout of
the Turkish forces with additional
gains. In central Macedonia the
allies are pressing vigorously the ad
vantages won and the difficulties of
the Germans and Bulgarians are in
creasing. Field Marshal Halg has
taken a new step in his Investment of
St. Quentin and 1b fighting toward its
northern outskirts from east of Ver
mand. On the Mediterranean coast of Pal
estine, British cavalry has occupied
the ports of ihiaifa and Acre, marking
an advance of more than sixty miles
since the present operations began.
Hunt or the Turks
The rout of the Turks west of the
Jordan has compelled the Turks east
of the river to retreat. They are be
ing pursued closely toy allied forces
and the king of the Medjas. Es-Salt
has been reached and the allies are
pushing north rapidly along the Med
jasaiiway. General Allenby reports
that the number of enemy troops
taken captive will largely exceed
23.000.
German and Bulgarian troops in
Macedonia, their communication
lines almost entirely sovered, are re
tiring on a one hundred mile front.
The allies have reached the Vardar
northeast of Monastir on a front of
more than ten miles and Serbian
forces have crossed the river to ttie
east of the river in pursuit of the
Bulgarians. On the left of the allied
line Italian and Serbian forces are
closing in on Prilep. Along the en
tire front the enemy is burning vil
lages and war material.
Threaten lltilgur Hear
By crossing the Vardar on a wide
front south of Gradski, forty miles
southeast of I'skub, the Serbians
threaten the rear of the Bulgarians
facing the British and Greeks around
lake Doiran. The Bulgarians there
ore reported to be retiring northeast
toward Strumnlta, In Bulgarian Ma
cedonia, evidently with the hope of
escaping before the Serbians can cut
off their retreat northward. Around
Prilep, the forces of the central pow
ers are In a serious position, as they
may bo cut off completely If the
allies can press northwestward along
the Vardar to Veles and I'skub.
Fighting on the western front Is
not on as large scale, as last week. In
addition to the. thrust against the
German defenses east of Vermand.
Field Marshal llalg Is Improving his
line at points farther northwurd and
has repulsed a German attack west
of LaCatelet. Northeast of Arras,
the British have broken up a great
(Continued on Page Six.)
HORVATH T010 fO
J(
HARBIN', Manchuria, Friday, Sept.
2n. (By Associated Press.) The
Siberian government Is reported to
have served an ultimatum' on the
troops commanded by General Hor
valh to disband nr join the forces of
General Semenoff. the anti-Bolshevik
leader In trans-Baikalia.
The Siberian sovernment referred
to probably Is that at Onuk. which
recently declared ar on Germany. J
Stubborn Fighting of Vital Positions
Which Have Defended the Main
Hindenburg Line Continues With
Advantages With Haig's Forces
Artillery Activity on Allied Fronts.
East of Jordan, Sultan's Army With
drawing Toward Ammon With Aus
tralian and Jewish Troops Close
Behind Total of Captures Will
Far Exceed 25,000.
WITH THE 1IHITIS1I ARSIY IX
FRANCE, Sept. 24.-10 a. m. (lt.v (he
Associated Tress.) The fighting I'm
the vital positions which have defend
ed the main Iliiulenburg line east of
Epcliy and Ronssoy continued yes
terday nnd last night. No marked
cliunire. iipthe situation resulted, but
1 lie ndvanta'p lay with the liritisli. A
vigorous local engagement is taking
place today on the front nearly west
of St. Quentin, between Holnon and
I'Vesnoy. lluin interest, however, is
centering in the Ephey-Honssoy see
tor 'J lie pressure which the British
have established here is obvious from
a glance at the detailed maps. The
great St. Quentin canal forms a
strong natural defense for the enemy
for n great distance in this section,
but just east of Ronssoy it runs un
derground for about three miles.
Thus (here is n gap in the waterway
defense and it is this which the Cicr
niaus have heeu defending so desper
ately. In front of the cnnal, along (his
gap, the llindcnhurg line has been
made especially strong to protect the
possible gateway. The British di
visions which have been doing such
magnificent work here have in Iron!
of thcai as opponents not only the
famous Herman Alpine corps bill four
nTnre fresh divisions, wlii. li the en
emy has thrown in.
British Official Keport
LONDON, Sept. 'Jl. ISritish forces
are pressing in on SI. Quentin direct
ly from the west, Field .Marshal Haig
reported today. British progress in
the region cast of Vcrmnnd is an
nounced. On the front to I he west of Cnm
lirai, in the region north of Moeu
vres, the liritisli positions have been
improved.
In the Arms-Lens sector the f!er
niiins tried to drive the British from
ihoaiiew positions the latter had won
southeast of (iavrclle. The enemy
was completely repulsed, the British
retaining their line intact.
On the French Front
PARIS, Sept. 24 The artillery
was nclive last night on the French
front below St. Quentin and between
the Ailcttc and Die Aisne but no in
fantry action is reported in today's
war office statement.
"In the course of the night there
was marked activity by the artillery
in the region of St. Quentin anil be
tween the Ailctle and the Aisnc.
"In the Champagne two raids upon
the Ocrmnn trenches in the region of
Perthes and in the direction of Unite
l)u fesnil resulted in the taking of
40 prisoners by the French."
SIT
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. Twelve
editors have accepted the invitation
of the French ami British govern
ments lo visit (ho war zone for a first
hand study of condition, il was an
nounced today. The editors are: Col
onel Charles A.1 Rook, Pittsburg Ii
untch; Frank R. Kent, Baltimore
Sun: Edward Barrett, Birmingham
Aic-llcnild; A. N. McKay. Salt Lake
Tribune; il. V. .lone-, Minneapolis
Journal: Edward B. Piper, Portland
Orc;oniun ; E. I.iinsiic: Way. St. Louis
Globe-Iit'inncral ; La Fayette Young.
les Moines Capitol: Frank L. Uliiss,
BiniiiiiL'haia, Ala., News; Edward II.
liutlcr, Buffalo New.; Wriiht A.
Patterson, Wc-tcrn Newspaper' l'n
ion, and Edward II. U'llnrii, Syra
cuse Herald.
LONDON", Sept. 21. British cav
alry, pushing up the Mediterranean
coast of Palestine, have occupied
Haifa and Acre, It is officially an
nounced today.
East of the Jordan, tho"Turks are
withdrawing towurd Amman, on the
Hedjas railway, Australian, New Zea
land, Jewish and other troops are
pursuing the enemy and have reach
ed Es-Salt, 15 miles northwest of
Amman.
The total number of Turks taken
prisoner will exceed largely the 25,
000 already reported, tho official
statement announces.
The text of the statement reads:
"East of the Jordan, tho enemy is
withdrawing toward Amman on the
Hedjas railway, pursued by Austra
lian, i.Vew Zealand, West Indian and
Jewish troops, which have reached
Es-Salt, capturing guns and prison
ers. '
"In the north cavalry hnve occupied
Haifa and Acre nfter Blight opposi
tion. ........
"The number of prisoners is in
creasing and tho total will exceed
largely the 25,000 already mention
ed. "Arab forces of King Hassan, have
occupied Ma'nn nnd are harassing
bodies of the enemy retreating north-1
waru iowara Amman, along me neu
jas railway."
ATTACKING ST. QUENTIN.
Tuanu ctAtlemta I "
I LINK
Itcgfon where British and French
are stlibltornly fighting way forward
to hustioit of Hindenburg line.
Turks ICxccedeil 1(1(1,000
LONDON. Mm day, Sept. 23 Gen
oral Allenby's remarkable success In
Palestine was achieved against a to
tal enemy strength of 100,000 Turks,
say unofficial dispatches. The Tur
kish forces held positions of excep
tional strength, with three lines of
well-dug trenches and abundant ar
tillery and machine gun protection.
Tho Turks were completely sur
prised, according to Renter's corres
pondent In Pul jstlne. The mobility
of the nllied forces and the boldness
of General Allenby's plan of hitting
at the strongest point in the Turkish
defenses added to the success. The
rush of the llrltldi cavalry completed
tho enemy's discomfiture.
German Chief Khciipes
The Turkish reserves consisted of
troops which recently arrived from
the Caucasus. FJeld Murshal Liman
von Sanders, commander of the Tur
kish forces, and his staff escaped
capture by only six hours.
Not the least lemurkalile feature
of General Alltmby's success lies In
tho reorganization ho effected In his
forces sin.e (lie German offensive on
the western fro.it last March necessi
tated the withdrawal to France of a
part of his army.
STEEL TRUST ADOPTS
EIGHT. HOURIDAY
NEW YORK. Sept. 24. -The I'ni
tid Stall-, Sire! corporation has
adopted tile eight hour basic day lor
its einpioM-s. Chairman Elbert II.
Oiyrry, announced today that this
step had I n approved by the fi
nance committee of the corporation
upon recommendation of heads of the
corporation and of subsidiary com
panies. lie lidded lli.il the open -hop plan
heretofore in force throughout the
works would lie continued.
PRESIDENT WILSON VOTES
NEW JERSEY PRIMARIES
PRINCETON, X. .1., Sept. 24. -
President Wilson arrived, here thi
afteriioon to ,.iis hi, vote in the New
Jersey primaries. The president was
LTeeted at the station by a larye
crowd or student an demlets from
the aialion school.
LO!
REGISTERED MAIL
TRAIN-NEAR SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Sept. 24. Seattle and
nearby cities were combed today by
officers searching for a lone bandit
who last night hvUl up a southbound
Great Northern passenger train be
tween here and Kverett, Wash., and
escaped with registered mall matter
said to bo valued at several thousand
dollars.
Tho bandit climbed over the en
gine tender shortly after the train
passed Mukllteo, a few miles south of
Everett and, with .the aid of a revol
ver, forced the engineer to stop. The
holdup man then compelled the crew
to uncouple mall 'and baggage curs
and pull them to Meadowdale, Wash,
where he escaped into the woods
with a suitcaso full of registered
mail.
While the train was being uncou
pled tho fireman, R. N. Knybiirn,
threw a hammer at the bandit, who
turned and fired on Kuyhurn. Two
shots were also pent toward II, L.
Chapman, mall clerk, when ho ap
peared at his car door. Nono of the
shots took effect. Shots were fired
by the bandit In the direction of Hi
passenger cars when their occupants
opened the windows to look out. Po
lice 'In1!! eve the bandit came to Scat
tie after the robbery.
KILLEDSBYJPOLICE
AT KANSAS CITY
. KANSAS l" I TV, Mo., Sept. 24 A
score ot pom cim-ii Hits ulli'i noon ni
ter u rewmer 1 1; i tilu lasting iiuuiil uu
nutir, cupturcu iioy LaueuMcr, unux
"Jaiisa.' city hmt: Km ' mm Harry
LaueuMcr, a bruther, bum of." Whom
uie autliomic.i uuciure are members
oi liiu Lewis gang several member
ul winch were arrested in Colorado,
lwo wccKsj uyu.
itoy Lnncu.-ier died hoon niter bu
ll taiieii to I in- nu.-pilal. Uu llie n
lu the hospital, be nuimltcu hi.s iden
tity, (lany l.iiiH'a-iicr wu.s ruptured
;& be ulU-mpU'd lo escape Hum u
barricaded building, where tin men
1M1-Ilt With thC pUilL'C.
lwo polu mien were slightly
uouiiuctl (innii- the hkiiiiu.-h.
liuy l.ain-ai-r uUmittra, accord
ing to tbe authorities liutl lir uu u
iiiL'iabrr ul lUv Lewis baud winch cn
gaged in f.u running revolver IikIiU
tn lolnrutio two wecKs ajo. Kuliow
mt; tuc airc.-.l oi I'Vanu Lewis and
iiy MiriTiU, Laiicahtcr affiled llmt
lie returned to Kiui-ium Lily with
Jom-, one i the alleged mem
bers ot the hand. '1 wu women ui
rumpanud llit'ii). Hi (led. tied June.-,
wa.-. Mill in Kansas L'lty.
BRITISHER PRAISES
AMtKlUAN RATIONING
FRANCE GIVES
FINE SOUVENIRS
IT0U.S. SENATE
Ambassador J'.'sserad In Tendering
Token of Appreciation of Recep
tion of Joffre Says Allies Moving
Toward Evening of ''Der Tag" De
' spite Enemy's Babbling for Peace.
WASHINGTON-, Sept. 21. Atu-b;i-s!itlor
Jusx-ruuil, of Krunec, in
I'rescntinn; to (he senate today on
Ijeliuir-' ot; lus pivernniont lwo Iniiiil-1
some vases in npiireeiiilion of the re
ception liy tlial lioily of former Pre
mier. Vivinni anil iMarslial Joffru,
when they einne lo welcome America
lo the ranks of the defenders of
liberty, said the nations liulitins; (ler
miiny now feel that Ihev are "moving
toward the evening of 'der Ins,"'
when (ieruiiiny's power for evil will
haev been crushed.
Alllioueh now "hiilihlim.' of peace,"
the enemy, the anibiissndor said, un
(Iirstands no nrcumcnt except that
of force and the allies and their as
sociates mean to "use no otlier."
I'YicmLsliip riciled
In acceptine; the vases for the sen
ate Vice President Marshall assured
Ambassador ,lusserand of the devo
tion of America to France and of
America's (Iclcrmiuatiiiii to fiht on
with the French until "justice wpies
away nil I heir leurs anil fears and
avenges, though it ciinnol oblilerale,
all the scars of all Iheir wroniis.
Ambassador Jiisseraud nppeurcd
before Hie svnale by special
ir.vitalion of that body, wlib h bad
set aside today lor that purpose, 'Cue
vases ciiuie Irani the nation-! factory
at Sevres, near Paris, and stand
about six feet hiv.li. Siniihr vasis
also have been !iven bv Pranci- to
the house, and u day soon will be set
aside for (heir formal accplauee.
Ambassador .lusscriiiul told .'lie
senate that in planiiifr tb' war the
(icrmans foriiot one iinpuiuleialile
item senlimeiil, the force heliiu I llie
ftuns that will win the da." fur ius
tice and liberty. They also, the am
bassador said, had concluil.-d ha
when they struck, llelniim, wo il. be
found benumbed with friu' '., Frnm'c
in iieeay, Knulnnd in indiff.uvii. and
Ai'ieriea in business.
"The answer," said Mr. ,li; si rand,
"was l.ieue, Marnes, Vpns and St.
Mihicl."
Knil of Der Tiik Xcnrs
"We are at one of the yrandes!
periods in the historv of llie world,"
mil iniiiil the iiiiibiissador. 'We .-cc
siiihts never to be seen 111; uu ; not
only scenes of horror, hut scene i;f
splendor. To those hilter scenes,
American contribution is one of
which your dcsceiidanls mav well be
proud, for ever. Scckinu, to use the
terms of your president, no conipiest,
no dominion, no indemnities, no mu
ti rial compensation, aeliim as 'one f
the champions of llie rights of man
kind, ' vour nation has sloml Die s--vcrcsl
tests and offered an admira
ble example.
"What is now the lime of dayf Is
'der tan' nearly spent Foeh, llaij.-,
Pershing ufiflvihctr 'ccrs will tell us
when Ibey think lit. All we need to
know i- thai we are in, all of us, 'tin -til
the last nun is lircd.' And why
are if in? 'e are in, us I lake il,
in order to uive its proper value to
a iloctilneiil about as sacred lo us
(Continued on Puko HI.)
A
L
AVIATOR
KILLED INACTION
ON AUGUST 11
Family Officially Notifed That Lleu
tenantNewellBnrber, Aged 20, Who
Fell in Disabled Airplane Behind
German Lines Was Killed One of
Most Popular Medford Boys.
SERBVICTORY
GlWIi IN
MAGNITUDE
I.ONIMIN', Sept. IN.-American
lood saver, here, s it lnuh compli
ment lor you, lrom Dr. .1. Mauri Hid
den of St. Paul's, who bus just re
turned lrom the. stales, where he was
sent by the Itritish Kovcrnuiciit lo
lecture. "The voluntary ralionii;
in America," be says, "i ipule as
drastic as ibc compulsory ralioniicj
in this country."
There Is no longer any iloirlit aa to
the fate of Lieutenant Newell Bur
lier, the young Medford soldier anil
aviator who during an air battle In
France on August 11th last, was seen
to fall in his disabled aeroplane be
hind the German lines.
He died a horo's death, being the
second Medford boy so far reported
to lose his life in action for Ills coun
try. The othor was Lester Jacobs of
the marlno corps.
Official Not If leal Ion
Dr. and Mrs. M. C. Barber, parents
of Lieutenant Harbor, received a tele
gram this afternoon from Washing
ton signed by Acting Adjutant Gen
eral Harris, as follows:
"Deeply regret to report that Lieu
tenant Newell ISnrber of the air ser
vice Is officially reported as killed In
atlon on August 11th," No other
Information was given in the tele
gram. It was about two weeks ago that
the first Inkling ot Lieutenant Hur
ler's denth reached the United States
and Medford when his parents re
ceived, n lettor from n lieutenant In
Barber's Hqiiuilroii relating tha,t on
August 11 Hi, while a detutl of Amer
ican air men were In combat with a
superior "number of German aero
planes the Medford soldier's piano
was disabled nnd he was seen descen
ding behind the Carman lines, from
which time nothing hud been henrd
of him up tn the time of writing.
Since the arrival of the letter no
word had been received by Dr. nnd
Mrs. Harbor or the wnr department
as to Newell's falu until the telegram
arrived this arternoon.
Parents Prostrated
Altho In a way prepared for the
worst Dr. and Mrs. Burlier wore al
most prostrated by thin afternoon's
sad news, as tho longer tlmo went by
without any orflclnl nows from the
war department the more they be
lieved that their son hud lauded safo
ly and was a prisoner. Mr Bnrber
took part In the Mothers day parade
last Saturday night firm In her con
viction that Newell was nllvo and a
prisoner.
Newell Barber was 20 years old.
In the spring of 1 !M 7 along with oth
or high school boys ho quit school
und enlisted In tho aviation service.
lie was trained nt the Han Diego avi
ation field nnd the aviation school ot
Berkeley, and soon showed such apti
tude for the service and proficiency,
that a brilliant nillliiny career with
a coinmlSHlon and rapid tidvnficciucnt
were predicted for him. Do wiih com
missioned lieutenant last January
and a short llmu later sailed for
Franco.
Ill-'.IIN'F, Sunday, Sept. 22. - Amer
ican and (ierinau delegates to the
prisoners of war conlcicucc will
meet tomorrow under the chairman
ship of President 'atoiidcr. 'flic
Aiisiro-Ilalian war prisoners confer
ence has jn-t closed utter a mouth's
session. Il concluded a convention
dcaliriiF with Die dili'ereiit ipicstions
relative to Die treatment of pri-ou-er-,
the exi hnuije (if sick captives
and Die repatriation ot intoned Chilians,
T
0FPE0M1Y
AMSTLKMAM, Sept 'J I. - Suli-mti
ct reirumn ocr the body 'f Niebida
Itniaufml r, 1 'inner rtnperur nt' Itn
iat have liceh linbl at Vekiiterinliur;
hy Unups nl the "(H'nplr s army, ue-
ronlin' to I.ve-tia nl' Mom-uw, Tlio
ImhIv hit been buried In a wood near
where the emperor was rveeutcd.
The work of itxhiiianlinii wih doin
in the prc-eri'-e n' miinv repre-ent
livrs o the Miptvme crrlr-iasticu!
a ul In in ties ul' wer-teni Siberia, a-!
well as delegates nl' llie TeoplcV
army," Cu-icks and ('.eehn-Sld-vak.
The bully was plaerd in a zilir
eul I in eii'-a-ed in Siberian eedar
and placed in the eatlieilral at Vek
iilerihlini" under a jmi'd nl' liutior.
Il will be buried in a .'pei-ial .Mirco
ph:i;Mis al (litik.
Pursuing Forces in Dorian Region
Effect Juncture With Those From
Monastir and Continue Chase of
Fleeing Bulgarians on 100 Mile
Front Villages and Stores Being
Burned by Flceinq Troops Who
Suffer Immense Losses in Flight.
SOFIA, Sept. 22. "As a result of
our front giving way in tho angle be
tween tho Coma and the Vardar,"
says the Bulgarian war office state
ment today, "our adjacent units were
withdrawn to new positions to the
south of Prilep and to the north of
Doiran."
(inrmaiift In Command
LONDON, Sept. 2 1 French news
papers einphnfdzo that It Is the Ger
man high command which has been
beaten in Palestine and Macedonia.
Field Marshul von Sanders command
ed tho Turks in Palomino, while the
Balkan front was under the direction
of General Seholtz nnd one of the
defeated Bulgarian armies was tom
mandud by Conora! von Sioliiben. .
Iiiiirturo Kffcctt'dl ,
LONDON, Sopt. 24. Tho Annlo
Orcek forces In tho Doiran region
have effected a juncture with the
Franco-Greek forces to the west and
continue to pursue the retreating
Bulgarians, says tho British official
statement on Macedonian operations.
The Anglo-Greeks have reached
Smokvltzu, marking an advance of
ten miles up the Vardar and arc nt
Buzarll, threo miles north of Lake
Doiran.
"The pursuit of the retreating Bul
garians on the Monastir and Doiran
fronts continues. The Anglo-Greeks
havo reached tho lino Bazarli-Furka-Stnotivltza
whero they are In touch
with tho Franco-Grook forces."
Bulgarians DcNiirllug
I'AKIS, Sept. ii-l. (Ilnv.)
Many Bulgarian troops are deserting1,
aceordini; to advices lrom the Mace
donian trout. Il is reported that fitiO
men lrom one regiment have been
executed at the command of Herman
officers.
Astonishing Achievement
LONDON, Sept. 24. The London
newspapers comment on the Balkan
advance as an astonishing achieve
ment and a morn surprising one than
General Allenby's operation In rales
tine. Tho Bulgarian front had prov
ed Itself Impenetrable so often that
tho first news of tho attuck aroused
no eager expectation. The topograph
ical difficulties had been so repeated
ly explained mountain ranges
twisting and doubling up on each
other lu bewildering fashion; tho
lack of roatls nnd the existence of in
numerable deep ravines that tho
pcoplu had come to regard the possl-
(Continued on Page Six.)
INSPE
E
PAKIS, S.nitluy, Sept.. 22. Tho
governor of Alsace-Lorraine visiictl
.Mel Thursday "lo in.-pee t llie iliuti
a'-c enured by Ihe hum' distance botn
himlinent," say a lluvas dispatch
Cm in Ba-el today. The governor'
purpo-e iiUn whs to vi-il (he injured
in the bo-pitals, tbe message says,
Ib-patehes from the American
front lo the A-nciuteit Pres Sat
urday ni'bt e xpluisieir' the fact that
there bad been no bombardment of
Met, allhoui;b llie furls a round it
have been umler lire ami a shell oe-ca-inmillv
fallen in the vicinity
of the fit .