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"WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 58.5; Minimum Today, 38. PRECIPITATION .00. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. Light Frost. TO HELP WIN THE WAR BUY LIBERTY BONDS. MEDFORD Mail 3UNE TO KEEP THE WAR WON BUY MORE LIBERTY BONDS. rorty-nHshth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OI.lXiON, THURSDAY, OCTORKU J7, 1918 NO. 177 OSTEND OCCUPIED BY FORCES OF ALLIES; LILLE FALLS " 1CM1 flpll MEWli MMtui ninrn d ntu ur mm mm UMIldUnLU TO BRI1ISH Allies Enter Chief Manufacturing Citv of Northern France as Ger mans March Out Citv Not Dam-i aaed bv Departina Enemv Allied Aviator Sees Street Crowded With Citizens Wavinq Welcome and Troops Follow. YANK I HPS Capture Accomplished Under Ter ; rific Hardships Attack Made Without Artillery Preparation- River Waded and Swamps Crossed i and Germans Surprised. " BELGIAN mm MAP SHOWING SCENE OF ALLIED ADVANCE IN FLADERS i- - -r Jft Enemy Secminalv Contemplates Mak ina Four Jumps Back in Retirement From Lille-Douai Sector Artillerv Already on Wav Bruues. Tur coing Emptied of Civilians. LONDON. Oct. 17 Lille has been captured the British. BRITISH IIKADQCARTKRS IN FLANDF.RS. Oct. 17. (Renter's.) The Germans on lcnvimr Lille, which was enptured toilav bv British forces, did not set tiro to the buildimrs in the citv or cause unv explosions. . WITH THE BRITISH ARMY TN THE LILLE SECTOR. Oct. 17.-111 n. in. Bv tihe .Associated Press.) South of the citv of Lille lode- the British are before the Lille-Douai riiilwnv almost its entire IciiL'th n:ul probably have crossed it in the neLib liorhood tit' Oit'iiies. about mid-wuv hcLweon the two cities. Several I Aire as tliev untreated. The enemy's i hours uiro thev were onlv n few liun-surnrise was unfeigned when tho dred vards from the northern sec-.Americans smashed into his posi- : WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 17. 10 a. m. (By Associated Tress.) Tho capture of Grandpre by General Pershing's forces was accomplished under terrific hardships and with a heroism not hinted at In tho official announcement of the taking of this stronghold of tho Germans north of the Argonne forest. The Americans took tho town pri marily by outwitting tho enemy by attacking without artillery prepara tion, which the Germans had expect ed, by wading the river Aire at four nolnts Instead of building bridges, by struggling thru almost Impassable' iBnurentlv orders for this movement mud step by step until suddenly on WL.,.U unpolled because the Herman top of the amazed Germans and ly J liiuli command wished to sine us driving them into a retreat after mni-h, terial as possible. All pris- hand-to-hand fighting. oners complain of u luck of sup- Surprlso I'lilelKncd f j Pile Tho Americana had moved to a I , WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN BELGIUM. Wednesday. Oct. Hi. I!) p. in. Bv the Asoscintcd l'ress.l Withdrawn! of the Hermans from the Lille-Douai sector becnuie more rapid dnilv. 'I lie enemv seems lo coiitcm "bile letiriiur at least '.i't miles on this front, probably in lour imnps. Bccau of dcnl'oiits inflicted on the Germans in I'landers. u retirement has now become of greatest urgency. Enemv artillery in the Lille area is heinir moved hack five miles. As a matter of fact it has been ex pected that the enemv withdrawal would benin sooner than it has. hut Lille Not Destroyed ille ilself will not lie destroyed bv Gcnc-ms. nrisuners sav. tlmniji tion of the line east of Ilarrin. British Drums Beat. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FLANDERS, Oct. 17. (Renter's.) British drums were beating thru the streets of Lille this morning, while , , , for(ed British patrols advanced east of the without attracting tho attention city in contact with the retreating o ln0 uermans, the Americans then Germans. The evacuation of Lille wa(ie(i n(0 the cold wuter, which and the British entry into the city I ,.,,.i,,i . .,nir waists and even higher, and pushed across the stream. point within n short distance of; Grandnre am. he Germans i . - ,,,.,,,;,,,, ,,,.,:,, W isn-S ,,,.,. stroyed the bridges over the shallow , . . . . . .,, , (il,r. Aire as the5.reatcii 1 lie enemy s . js no( ilmirnl. able that Hie hiirhor German com 'niiinil is hcuiiiniii!' I" realize the hor 'ror H'nt would sweep over the world I if beautiful Lille should be leveled. Hons Tho Amcricnri attack began at G o'clock in the morning. The men moved forward in the shelter of the forest, reaching the Aire at four j points agreed upon where the stream was one of the most dramatic events of the war. At 4 o'clock this morning the Ger man commandant at l.tllo ordered all the inhabitants of Lille to assemble as promptly as possible. As they hurried thru the gloom of tho streets they observed the garrison marching out. They were told to go out to the British lines and meet their friends. Then came the rhythmic tramp of In fantry which gradually died away. Tho Germans had departed from Lille. At dawn n British airman flying over tho city beheld a most amazing sight. Tho streets wero thronged with civilians who were frantirally waving handkerchiefs and shawls. Not a soldier could bo seen. Tho aviator quickly turned and carried tho news back to tho British lines. 1'atrols advanced Immediately and entered the city. On Other ITonts ASSOCIATED PRESS. Oct. 17. Llllo has been captured by the Brit ish. Allied pressure on all sides of tho salient of which Llllo was the center W- compelled the enemy to give up tho city, the largest town of France cap tured by the Germans and for four years an important unit of the enemy defense system. The fall of Llllo comes almost sim ultaneously with the launching of on offensive by Field Marshal Halg against the new Gorman defenses south of Valenciennes. His troops are storming forward south of Lc Cateau against the Sello river, where Cross Mud Flats On the northern bank they found broad mud flats Into which they sank half way to their Knees. Tho Ger mans by this time had discovered their approach and opened a bitter machine gun fire, but tho Americans pushed steadily on. Beyond the mud banks, which wero crossed slowly and with the greatest difficulty, tho Americans found the Germans and closed witli them In a desperate bay onet hand-to-hand fight. Rifles often were used us clubs and each man struggled to down his individual op ponent. At 11 o'clock the Americans had completely overcome the enemy, had driven him Into the woods north or tirandpro and were ill possession of tho Important rail head. t'hanipiglieullo Itcurlicil In Its successful advance north of tho Argonne forest tho American first army has reached Champigne niliv one mile north of St. .luvln. A liiiln further east toward the Mouse Americans (ruined possession of IhcH Cote do Chatltlon. East of the .Mouse tho Americans moved forward in the Hois do i.a Grando Monlagnc, the summit of which they now hold. The British, however, will he sure that prisoners' statements that the' citv will be snared are correct onlv j when thev themselves are in Lille and find it undefiled and iiniliimaiied. Prisoners sav orders have been L'iven permiltiiiL' all civilians of Lille except men of military use to remain their houses if thev so desired. This miiv he true, hut soldiers on this front, haviii'-' been eve-witnesses ol German crueltv. barbarism and hue of dstruction. are inclined to be skep- tcal. Remove I ivlliuns Brmres. Tnrcoi-r and Roubiiix have been emptied of nil civilians and the Germans have removed their military establishment from these cities. All submarines have been hastily ronioved from the base al Ostcinl unci it seems that (leiiniin naval buses all ulom; the llehiiin coast me lieinu miiile ready for instant removal. Four new. hut tried German divis ions, have appeared in the' Flanders buttle. All the prisoners ruptured complain bitterly Hint lli-v are hcinc compelled to continue filihtin" stead ily without rest. Many of them have been conlinuouslv rctreuliii'-' or liuht inir since Aturust 8. serai Itlnck lino ic-prc-sonls battle line bc foi o nllieil offensive lic-gall. White lino Is today's bailie line. GERMAN D E ENSE CRUMBLES AS ALLIES PUSH FORWARD T 0 COAST CAPTURING SUBMARINE BASES TURI British Fleet ani French Cavalrv Ent er Ostend Germans Carrv Out Doub le Retirement in Flanders With Courtrai as Front Retreat Well Plan ned, but Manv Prisoners Taken bv Allied Pursuers Seventeen German Divisions Beaten Back and in Danqcr of Rout Riaht Wina of Ger-' man Defense Driven From Sea. LONDON, Oct. 17. Ostend is re ported clear of the enemv, savs a statement from the British ndiniiallv today. LONDON. Oct. 17. Admiral Keves of the British navy landed at Ostein! this nflenioim. savs an official mi -luiiinceinent from the udinirultv. The uclniirul was preceded bv mem bers of the ropal air force who land ed lit Ostend this murium:. LONDON. Oct. 17. French env alrv palrcds. savs the Eveninir News, reached Ostend loclnv unci relumed wilh the report thai no (Icrinnns were lo be seen there. tho retretilimr Germans on this front was reported today to have re-ostah- lishcd contact with the fleeins: enemv. It is considered that if the present rule of advance is sustained the licl uiun const should bo free of the Ger mans within u verv few duvs. Munv additional' prisoners, havu, been captured. Tho British operutiiiL' in Flanders, whose principal iob bus been support intr tho Bebiiun unci French flunk, have nlono cnpturel 4,11(10 prisoners and l.'icj Kims sinco tho operations bemin. The roads in the rear of tho Ubl iiian itnnv lire jammed with prisouerH mid ruptured war inutcrlul. lOlieiny Hurled Buck PARIS, Oct. 17. 1 p. in. (By Aa Roclated Press.) British, French and llcluinii armies, under commune! oft linnwr of Kout i PARIS. Oct. 17 The whole of the Geruiiiu n rm v of General Von Arniiu' rctrent from the North Sen to- 1 Ail.nrt r Ihn llitlirians. havol.i... i :n.. i.. i u i iviufs ........ k w. . .. . jiiiu icuhiii ill i.iih;, iiiiviim iic:ii uuiti- iniido a most liiipoitunt advance In ( n la,k in(( ovur,lruwII uv t1(, aiea UlOir OllOnSIVO 111 l-lllimu.o llttllCKS tOllllV. HUNS PREPARE FOR FRINCH ELIMINATE Hi AMSTKRDAM. Wcdncsdnv. Oct. (lenaan newspapers ner prcpar- i nil the public for an uniioiinceincnt of Turkey's surrender. The Frankfort Gazette prints a dispatch from Con stantinople lo the effect that far reacbiiiL' events were inipciuliiM.' there. J 2. resumed this morniiiK. i.ouunu Sixlo von Amlin's army was thrown bark with heavy losses and Its posi tion is precarious. ' LONDON', Oct. 17. British forces entered Courtrai diirluK yesterday's riKhtlnK, the war office reported to day. More than twenty vilhiBes wore captured by tho allied forces in'Ilel- Kliim ihn lliK the day. PARIS, Oct. 17. On tho front of the Ohio and tho entire Sorre, i where the Germans aro boliiB driven from the pocket north of l.uon, tho French last night maintained contact with the enemy, suys today's war of fice report. (Continued on Pago 6lx.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 The vol untary censorship ban upon Informa tion of shipping movements on tho Pacific coast was withdrawn today with the approval of the navy depart, ment. Kxcept In the case of trans ports and munition carriers, the navy withdraws Its request that newepa pers refrain from publishing the movement of merchant ships in and out Of Pacific ports. KILLED By LENINE 1'AliIS. Oetj. 17. A Russian wire le-s niecsiiue in Kii'.'li-li. dated T-ar skoe Si lo H :'-'' P. m. October 1"). re ccived here, reports the lolluwnn; in fnrmalxiu us hanie' been rccipcd from Kkatenubiin:: 'AccordiiiL" to the ol ticiul ile liira- tinlls of the soviet chid-, Mcliolns Uoiiiiinoir has been tried nd con demned to ' lie will be shot ilur- iiil' the ninht "1 the sixteenth. The Nichnlu- lioiiianolt rctcrrc.i lo is supposed to be Grand Duke Nicho las, the lormcr cnnunuiidcr-iii-cliict of the Russian urniv. LONDON. Oct. 17 Serbian troops continuiliK Ihelr encTKclic campaign for ilrivlr.K out (he Ausiro-iicrnnia tones remalniim on Serli.au soil, have captured the town of Alexinat.. on the Morava river, 1 ."i miles north west of Nlsh, says a Serlilun official statement received hero today. Thirty-two nuns have been taken in the tig lit inn beyond Nlfh. GERMANY IS BENDING; HELP TO BREAK HER LONDON, Oct. 17. (By Associat ed Pruss.) BolKlan forces, under command of Klni! Albert, which crossed tho Yser river, nro machliiK on Ostend, a suuport on tho lliiBllsb channel. Tho Belgians also inado progress In tho roKlon north of Thninoiit and advanced In tho direction of Thlelt. The retirement is nssmiiiii" the pro portions of u rout. Seventeen divis ions comprise the urniv of Von Ar-nitii. Resistance bv the Gennans i3 ruiiili! in ir all uloiiir the hiiltlefront except in the region of the Ai"onno and iiotrlberii ChainpaL'iie. There American troops under Generals Liir uett, Cameron and Billiard, and French troops under General Goiiroud are cnunL'ei! in desperate liehtiiur. The Prussian (luiii'ds. cediiu; irroinid inch bv inch, lire dviiiL' hut not surrcucleriii',', in an effort to suvu their riaht win;:. IN Latest reiHirts Nicbolns said he Crimea. irand Pill" llukc n the I'AUIS. Oct. 17. French forro have entered the city of I'irot, ill tferlila. the war oftlce reported to night. Pilot is on tho railroad be tween Nlsh nnd Soda, and Is 1 miles from Hie l.ulgarlHii froiil. ROMK. O t. 17 Italian troops ad. vanillin: in Allwnla on Monday occu pied Tiriiii:. 17 miles northwest of Klbasan, the Italian war oftlce an nounced today. J. .1. Camber of Ashland, was a Medford visitor Thursday, having tome In from his Buck Lake ranch. WASHINGTON', ()-t. 17. '(icniiMiiy is IipikI-ino-. Moiv pressure mid slip will Itretik," suys Seerc liirv LiiiisiiiKiu ii .st;itcineiit tmlity wiii-niiis; the naliuii Hiit'tllie v;ir is'iidl civer tui'l l!uit Hi'' r'onrlli l.n'rty loiiti must lie it sneecss tit it time when every (lulliir ns well us every iiiiiii ami t,rmi eciuiits iimre tliitii ever before. Mr. Liiiisiii's stitlemeiit follows: "Our men in France sue driving forward. Our roveniiiieiil is redoubling its ell'ort to seiicl men and munition! oversells. The battles ate ;niin well, but they iiiiiI jro better. Tin' war is niol over, 'i'his is no time to slacken eri'orl or-to fail to do our part here at home. To keep up "Dd increase the pressure on !he rclnatine: (iei-maiis is the only certain way to win. 'i'o d" Ibis the government must; have all the nioiiev i! needs. W'e are ii.ked to loan it, iind we itre asked" I" loan it now. "The fourth Liberty loan w ill put. new unities in I'Yaiiec. it will stipjily our men with munit ions; if u ill dest roy every hope of the imperial icrmaii uv enimeiit. i'f troc'.s iind iis followers; it will make vidoi v sure. "(ieriiiany is bctidiiif.'. .More ressnre iind he will break. Kvery 111,111 counts, every jrim counts iind everv dolhir eotints more tochiy than ever before. The (,'iiverniiicnt must have the money it needs. Loan it; lo your country. J )o your part to win tlie war." Ti 1 : Double Retirement BRITISH IIKADOlARTI'.RS FI.ANDKRS. Oct. 17. ( Renter's.) The tier s arc carrviliL' out a dou ble retirement ill Flanders with Cour Irai us the pivot. The onlv point on the iioilberu front which the Germans are resistiiiL' today is ut Court rui. Bcl'.'ian and I 'rcncli troops, pivot -ill'.' on l.ombaellvzlc. earlv today bc uaii to pub stcaclilv northward to ward the Belgian coast. The (ierinaii relireineiit mil rs lo be metbiMlicnl ami well orminized. 1 1 low far or now last 11 is uouiv us linains to be seen. Around Coiirlrni. I in nter. the ciiciip' is liehliiii' n 'stroiM.' di'lnviiit; notion so us to rover i In- flunks. Many Prisoners Taken with 'fin: ai.i.ikd aumif.s in FI.ANDKRS. Oct, 17. lltv Hie Aso ...... , . . 1 l'ress.l The nlliecl ill tout rv ill 1 1,,' center of the inlvanci 'lits fan Outftiiuk Huns Now PARIS. Oct. )7. The lute of tho Gei'iiiiin defenses iiloiiir the BelL'iiin 1 st and in the ureal Lille industrial a ri'ii has been sealed bv the continued ndviiucc of the allied armies under Kimr Albert on the ilO-milo front 111 Flanders. The significance ot tho evacuation of the Belman line is fur urea tor than the uain of Flanders lor-. riliirv wit li its many airdromes unci submarine buses. The extreme riahl wiiur of the Ger-, man defenses in the west lias been wrenched awiiv from the protecting sen. llencclortb the immense . lino which has lii'i'ii buliresscd bv the sen on one cud and bv the Swiss frontier 011 the other, lorciii:' the "Hies nl- wnvs to nlliiek I'ronlnllv can be out flanked. It is believed here Unit I be allied at tack in Flanders did not surprise tho Geiiiiaiis but the mpiditv of the ml -voiico did. 'flic enemv now is power less lo retrieve the situation. 'fhe opcralions in Flanders 1110 bun ti . i lo put vital effect on the wbolu western line While the British ut lack iicroi the l.vs will briie.' about the evacuation of Ille Lille salient. LONDON, Uedncudliy, Oct. 111. Approval ot President Wilson's an swer Is voiced by the Maiicliestcir Guardian In mi editorial printed to day. The newspaper says: "Tho president's words aro worthy of n great man speaking on 0110 of the very greatest occasions. To our mind they meet in every way, alike In what they said and in manlier of su.siug it, Hie needs of 11 innuietpous hour. There was need of such a man urn! it will bo lo the lasting glory of American institutions to havn pro clui-ed and plnced 111 til high ill pow -er." (Continued on Page Six.) PARIS, Oct. 17. Outbreaks imalnst the t'.ernians have occurred In northern Rumania, In tho province of Moldavia, sios n dispatch to tho Journal from .iirirh. The population sinleilnly assumed an openly hostllo aitliudu to tho German authorities, according to the advices, which como by way or Bucharest. In several districts theru have been clashes between kinds of Rumanian peasants and Austro-Gcrtiinn torcee.