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c WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, S9; Minimum Today, 31. PIxECTFITATIOX TRACE. FORECAST Unsettled, Probably Showers. Cooler. BONDS BUILD AIRPLANES. BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Medford Mail Tribune BONDS BUILD SHIPS. BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Porty-iRhth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Year. MEDFORD, ORECiOX, SATURDAY, SliPTKMUKB 28, 1918 NO. 1GI BULGARIA OUT OF. THE WAR FO GOOD FALL OF CA I BRA HOURLY EXPECTE D BULGARIANS MO H E Bulgarian Minister to America Says Country Out of War and Will Ap peal to United States Britain Re plies to Request for Armistice That No Military Operations Can Be Suspended and That Bulgaria Must ' Demobilize Army. WASHINGTON, Sep,'. 28. Bulga ria is out of the war, in the opinion of Stephcne Punrctol'f, Bulgarian minister, who, believes that his coun (ry definitely is determined to aban don its alliance with Germany, and if the entente allies refuse to listen to peaec overtures, will appeal to the United States to use its good offices. LONDON1, Sept. 28. Great Britain haH replied to the Bulgarian request for an armistice. The reply, it is state, is fully covered by the answer given the Bulgarian representatives by the conutuinder of the allied army on the Macedonian front, liy this re ply it is perfectly well defined that no military operations can be sus pended. ' At the same time regarding the proposal that duly accredited Bulgu rian representatives should confer with the allies on the (piestion of peace, it has been made quite clear to the Sofia government that sufh a .peace necessarily involves a complete rupture by the Unitarian government with Turkey, Germany and Austria Hungary. The allied governments necessarily demand every guarantee which they consider necessary for them to guard their military operation and prevent the dispatch of German troops to Bulgaria. No Issues Kettle In discussing the Bulgarian pro posal, it is pointed out, the allies have no intention of attempting to make a final territorial settlement in the Balkans which obviously must be ii matter for consideration at the peace conference. The question, it is hitid, is one of the conclusion of such n military ngrcement as would pre vent any further danger from the Bulgarian side to the operations of the allies in the Italkans. This implies the demobilization of the Bulgarian army or its employ ment elsewhere against Bulgaria's present allies. No steps in the territorial questions involved will be tuken without the fullest co-operation and support of Greece and Serbia, but one of the essentials of any preliminary agree ment must be the evacuation by Bul garia of all territory outside Bulga i in proper occupied by her armies since the outbreak of the war. If the terms laid down, which have been dispatched to Sofia are not nc leptable to the .Malinoff government, the allied powers, it is added, have no further conditions to propose nnd it will rest with Bulgaria to find oth er representatives who can accept these conditions. BELGIANSSTRlKE TURKEY NEXT WITH BRITISH TO NORTHOFYPRES Advance of Two and Three Miles On Wide Front and 1.000 Prisoners Taken Early British at Gates of Cambrai, Capture 10,000 Prison ers in Advance and 200 Guns. LONDON", Sept. 28 (i:4." p. m. By the Associated Press.) The British and the Belgians hav taken the town of l'oeleanelle and have advanced on the whole front for a distance of from two to three miles. The allied forces have outflanked rasschenduelc ridge on the north and are advancing toward Holders. The Belgians captured a portion of the forest. , Belgian and Britislj troops launch ed their attacks from the region of Dixmudc to a point east of Ypres. Many prisoners were taken. PARIS, Sept. 28. Allied troops began an attack on the front north of Ypres today and the advance at some points has been more than two nnd u half miles. The attack is being made by the Belgian armv and is on the larger I par! south of the North Sea. One thousand prisoners have al ready been counted. Heavy fighting is taking place between Dixmudc and Ypres and the battle is severe in the lloutholst forest north of Ypres. Aiioiilix ruptured BRITISH IlKAIKH'AKTl'.RS IN FRANCK, Kept. 28. (Reuters.) Field Marshal llaig's forces today captured the town of Arleaux, five miles southeast of Doiiui. (Continued on Page 8tx.) FOR WEEK 19.757 LONDON. Sept. 28. British rns ntliies reported fur the week ending Indny a uiinonm-ed by the war otfiec follow : Otfircrs killed or died of wound, 4.1:2; ir.en, :i.o;t.. Officer wounded or mi.inj, SOI; men, 10,7."7. TAIUS, Sept. 2S. U:4.-i a. in.) Itiitih forces ri'Minied tlie battle be fore Cainbrni at daybreak today, no eordinir to news received here. They are reported to have raptured the vil lages of Fontaine Notre Dames, (.'antaiii", Novelles and Saillv. tO.OOO Prisoners LONDON. Sept. 2S. Prisoners to the number of 10,(100 have hern cap tured by the British in their offen sive in the Cambrai area, Field Mar shal Ilaiir announced today. Two hundred puw were taken by the Brit ish forces. The British haVo captured the towns of Kpiuoy and Oizy-Ip-Verier. The British pressed their attack yesterday withont a moment's let up until a late hour and in the even ing accentuated, notably their pro gress in the northern portion of the battlefield. Canadian troop pubed through Ilayneeourt and bnve reached the Donni-Cnmbrat road. AFTER BULGARIA ASSERTS MARCH Collapse of Bulgaria Direct Result of Concentration of American Forces on Western Front Forcing Germany to Keep Her Reserves From Aid ing Allies. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S. Tho im pending collapse of Bulgaria. General March said todav is a direct result of the concentration of American forces on the western front. Hitherto, Gen eral March explained, whenever a section of the central empires was menaced Germany was able to with draw divisions from the west front to holster up the threatened points. "That day is now past," he added, "as n result of the concent ration of the entire American army on the western front. This has forced the German general staff to keep intact their whole strength in France." The elimination of Bulgaria, the chief of stuff pointed out, should a separate peace he granted, fore shadows the isolation of Turkey anil the possible re-entry of Rumania into the war. The effect of these events on the grand strategy of the war was obvious, he said. Piihh llindcnhiirg; Lino In the new Franco-American drive, the American forces west of Verdun, have passed beyond the llindcuburg line and are facing the new Krieni hicld line. General March was unable to iden tify positivelv American units which purticinntcd in this action, tie said the attack was characterized by the same sharpness and rapidilv which bus heretofore marked the American operations. On the first day Ver sion's men advanced from five to six inicls. Official dispatches to date show capture by the Americans in this see tor of 8.(11111 prisoners, while the French to the wc-t of them have tuk en more than 7.1)00. Plans for Itllssia General March announced today that American nnd allied forces op erating south of Archangel have been placid under command of General I'oole of the British nrmy. The American units are commanded by Colonel Stewart. Ambassador Frances is at Arch nnircl and (lenernl aMrch said the war department now is in close touch with militurv and dipl otic officials there. KING OF BULGARIA DESERTS HUN ALLIES KitiK Ferdinand who uh bc-wi forrori by public opinion and military disasters to usk for an armistice and seek peat e on allied terms. AS CHANCELLOR OF LONDON, Sept. 28.-Scini- official dispatches from Berlin report the resignation of Chun- ccllor Yon llertling. Fmperor William, the dispatch odds, has not yet accepted the chancel-' lor's rcsignution. WITH AN AM KRK'AN ARMY CORPS VVF.ST OF YFRDl'N, Friday, Sept. " 27 ( By the Assnl t.ilcd Press.) German prisoners eaiini:'d up to noon today by this corps dene tidal more than XOO0. One division look more Hum 1,100 of the tolnl and reports that it still has several hun dred more. The prisoners include u large number of Prussian gunn's. The prisoners carried in dozens of 'machine guns and aiitonmlie rillis which were captured with them, and the canes in the rear resemble small arsenals. A majority of the pris oners expressed pleasure that the war has ended for them. . The Wednesday Study club will convene at ttje home of the club'B president, Mrs. H. K. Deaet, next Wednesday afternoon at 2:.10 o'clock. It will be the opening meeting of the year. REV. C. R. C0RL0S TO SUCCEED REV. ROLLINS PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 28 Kev. C. R. Carlos was selected todnv as Methodist minister tor .Medfod, at the eonlercnce of Methodist minis ters of Oregon here. VELESCAPTURED OREGON TROOPS BY SERBIANS IN BALKAN DRIVE City and Fortress, One of Important Bugarian Bases on Vardar River Taken by Serbians Who Are Pushing On Toward Uskub Enor mous Number of Prisoners. LONDON, Sept. 'S. 7 p. m. By the Associated Press.) The advance of the entente allied forces in Mace donia continues, says an nl'ficinl statement issued this evening by the British war office. Greek troops nre pushing to the eastward along the Belnshita range. British ami Greek forces also nre moving on Pet rich along the Slrnm nitn valley. Petrieh is about 20 miles inside the Bulgarian frontier. Several guns of various euliver have been euptiired. Voles Is Captured LONDON, Sept. L8. The city nnd fortress of Yeles, one of the im- oortanl buses of the Bulgarian forces ui southern Serbia on the Ynrdar river have been captured by Serbian (loops, the Serbian war office an nuances in a statement dated Friday The Serbian forces are ousbiug on from Yeles toward I'skiib. The troops defending Yeles were taken prisoner. Serbian troops have reached lia tavista, 1."i miles north of Ishlih, and have advanced n considerable dis tance beyond Koeliunn, toward the Bulcjirinn border. The text of the statement follows: "Our advance continued Thursday with excellent results. Our troops reached Ratuvislii and have gone con siderably beyond Kocbana. "On the same day about noon, our troops entered Yeles nnd captured the troops defending the fortress. The- Iiumediatelv continued their ml. vance toward I'skub. "An enormous numbor of prison ers, mostly Germans, n huge ipmnti tv of war material, including several machine guns and Hire mountain nuns ami other supplies have fallen into our bands.' PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28. Portland liberty bond buyers had tak en approximately fourteen million dollars worth of the city's .flH.IIMI,- 00(1 ipiota todav. Pledgim- in this state begun ten days ago. The stale of Oregon, outside of Multnomah county, was expected to go over the lop by tonight. Five counties already have subscribed their iplotas. IN YANK DRIV E AB E VERDUN Germans Fighting Desperately to Bring American Advance to Halt on Brunhilde Line 8.000 Prisoners and Over 100 Guns Captured Ger mans Massed in Woods, Shelled. FOUR S AT ONE TIME INPRDGRESS WITH TUB AMERICAN FORCES NOHTIIWEST OF VERDUN, Sopt. 28. (By Associated Press.) High oxploslve shells from the. American big guns are now reaching far bo litnd the German lines. Fires at llrleulles and at other points are at tributed to the work of the American gunners. Shells are reported to he falling on Consenvoyo. lJun-Sur-Meuso, and on other towns far in tho rear of the German lines. The bridges over the 'Mouse also are being bombarded, thus choking tho exits of the Uer muns withdrawing. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Gencrul Pershing's communique for Friday records the continued successful ad vance of the first American tinny northwest of Verdun, reported in press dispatches, last night. It fol lows : "lleadipmrlerH American expedi tionary forces, September 27. "Section A Northwest of Verdun the first uriny continued its attacks begun yesterday. The towns of Char pent ry, Wry, Fpiotiville and Ivoiry were taken. Repented hostile counter attacks on .Major General Cameron's force were thrown back by troops from Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Oregon Washington Colora do, Wyoming and Montana. The cap tured uinterial includes over 100 guns ot which 12 nre ol heavy caliber; many trench morlnrs and hundreds of machine giuis. The number of prisoners has risen to over 8,000, including 12.'i officers,'' Try (o Halt Ailvanro WITH TDK AMKRICAN ARMY NOKTIIWF.ST (IF VF.KDI N, Sept 2H. (! a. in. By the Associated Press.)- With their bucks to the out er edge of the Biiuhllde line, the Gcr muns today were lighting desperately in an endeavor In bring the American advance lo n definite hall. The Ger mans were increasing the volume of their fire and indicating anew their delcrminalion to resist to Hie utmost. The line fought for runs through the northern Argonne woods and along a line paralleling the Kpiou-ville-Mout Faucon road ton point i r Ivoiry and I hence northeasterly. 'file Germans arc mn--cd in tin' Ciergi woods on,l m the Fiuonl woods, 'fhc Aincrieau. .re using their artillery freely lo break up lite enemy dispo-tions. Smashing Attacks Being Delivered by the British and Belgians North of Ypres, by British and Americans Before Cambrai, by French North of the Aisne and by French and Americans In Champagne and to East British Near Cambria. LONDON, Sept. 28. Austria is withdrawing her troops from Albania ncording to reports received in Am sterdam from well informed circles, the Cent ml News correspondent nt Amsterdam wires. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Sept. 28 Marshal Foch Is putting the- Ger mans on tlie wostern front to the most severe toBt of the war. On four Important sectors from Verdun to tho North Sea, allied troops nre fight ing tholr way into and beyond the Hlndonburg lino. ' . Hmnshlng attacks are being dollv orcd by tho British and 'Belgians, north ot Ypres; by the 'British and Americans before Cambrai; by tho French north of the Alsna nnd by the French and Americans in Champagne and to tho cast. On all rronts the allied soldiers are meeting with suc cess. Comlirui AlKiilt to Full Cainbrni, It would appear. Is about to rail. Tho British having captured tho Important height of llourlon wood, wero reported beyond Fontaine Notro Dame, and Sillily, within ono and tlirec-quurters miles of Cambrul. Tho munnco to Cainbrni is grcator than nt the height of Genorul ISyng's stroke of last November. The at tacking troops hold a longer front Immediately on tho west, while to tho nurlli, they are pressing onward over terrain hitherto untouched by fighting. Southwest of Cumbral the British are fighting toward tho Im portant Scheldt canal, at ('untiling. Field Marshal llaig's thrust north of Cambrai already has progressed more than three miles. The British have cut the high road between Cam. brat and Douul and huvo the railroad between tho two cities dominated by their guns. Tho fall of Cambrul, military observers believe, would re sult in n German withdrawal from Dou.it nnd St. Qnentln. which possib ly would lead to a retirement lo the French bordor. Belgian Offensive On the north tho Belgian and Brit ish nrmles are fighting thru the Hln- (Cnntlnuod on Page Six.) PRESIDENT WILSON'S APPEAL TO YOU REGARDING THE NECESSITY OF LOANING YOUR MONEY TO SUCCESSFULLY FINISH THE WAR AGAINST GERMANY. TMC whitc hou&c WAIMinQTOH 0 ,
