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PAGE STX MEDFOTCT) MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFOIID. Qft-KfiOX', MOXPAY, OCTOBER 21, 1918 FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN A SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY Estimates and Figures Indicate Over 25 Million Subscribers and Over Six Billion Dollars. Breakino All Records Both as to Number ot Sub scribers an-1 Subscrintlon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Estim ates and figures Allowing the success of the Fourth Liberty loan poured Into the treasury today, Indicating there were about 25,000.000 subscri bers during the campaign which dosed Saturday night and that the 90,000,000,000 goal was passed by several hundrod millions. All orders for coupon bonds are bolng filled Immediately and plenty, of registered bonds will be ready as fast as requisitions of thorn, accom panied by the necessary Information concerning the Individual ownors, ranch the treasury. Altho the exact numbor of bonds sold will not be known for many weeks, officials estimate that It Is ALLIES SLOWLY AKC1IANOKL. Oct. SI. Difficulty bcsetH the eovornnient of the north and its allied nrivisurs in their at tempt to brine order out of the clinon of nino lnontlm of Ilolsheviki regime in tlie Archnnucl province. Blowlv but Rurciv. the task iH iroine forward. hut no one denies it is n difficult job. due problem the allies confront is how to arouse the liuyiuiiH to work for their own rccenuriition and to join in the tnk of slinking off the irrip of the bolslicviki. Uririnti them to do ho, the Siverno io Utro, pub lished hero, savs: "Tho Krcnch, British and American soldiers enmo hero from nil pnrts of the world to imht for the freedom and hoppincKH of this country. The Kussinn people look upon the allies with envy, with the eves of a borea wntehinir a rich neighbor, nnd tliov are milking but little effort them selves to strive for a liuppicr nnd freocr life. Tliev expect that the othors, tlie allies, for instance, will tiirht for tliem." "Itussia in now divided into two camps," declared tho Vosroshdcnic Sieverern. "One is on the side of the monarchist, tlie Ilolsheviki and the Oernmns; the other, all the dcniocrnt- iuuid man iiuriy minion, in me i . , ,. .. . . . Third loan slightly less than 25,000,-, V "T"" V,"?8,"1, 1.l""rtcrt l,v 000 were bought. , II tlw "ll,,,H- 1 be Kolshuviki trv to per- It Is apparent that at least tweutr Mmlc noi'.ul'Uion that the allied per cent of the population or the United States bought bonds, it record equalling and probably exceeding the percentage record of the ItrltlsU Vic tory loan of 1917 which bad. 6,000, 000 subscribers. Tho is, 000,000, 000 subscribed to that loan Is ex ceeded by more than a pillion dol lars. Thus all records. ."both for slzo and distribution of war loans, are broken by the Fourth .Mbsrty loan The First Liberty Loan had about 4,600,000 Bubscrlborg,-or 4 per cent, or tne population., The socond had about 9,600,000 fjt 9 per cent. The third had 18,30r,i000 or approximate. ly i i. i per cor.t. SAN K.'ANCIHCO. Oct. 21. The banks o (,o 'Twelfth Federal Hesorvc distni. have been uiven until tumor. row, to trot their final Liberty I.0.11J Tierirod inl. II... r...l 1 I '. 1 ...... ,,-,., (u txnirvo onniv. H'jonte K. Weeks, wncral enmn.:iirn inanaiter for the dislriet, nnoniinced noro today. I'.verv Klivht, i t lii'! dislriet-ntlrmr-- eu us uui'-.a. hut del'uile fit'iircs wi.l nut bc i-'iven out until cheeked bv the roscr.e bank. Weeks snid. E rOHTI.AN'l). Ore.. (VI. 21. J. llonrv Albers. president of the Aibers "miners Milling eoninnnv, with es tiiblisbnientH at I'nrtlnml, Seattle. Tacomn, San Francisco, Oakland and Ion Aimelcs. wns arrested hero todnv by a deputy I'nited SlnteM marshal on ebnrces of vinlti t incr the opion ncre uct. Affidavits held bv I'nilel Stntes District Attorney llanev de fine lio eliarues ngainst Albers. itomarks alleged to have been 111 a do on October S, wheu he was aboard a Southern Pacific train be tween (irsnta Pass and Ho.iebiirR. enrouto from San Francisco to Port land, caused tho milling man's ar rost. One of the affldnvlts was made by Deputy United Slates Marshnl Frank 11. Tlchenor, who was a pas senRor on tho train. Three other por tions have signed affidavits making similar charges, according to tho fed oral district attorney. Albers declared, according to the affidavits In tho hands ot the author ities, that ho was a (iorinan and glad of It, that he had served for twenty five years under the kaiser and that "It was belter thoro than hero." llo Is nllogcd to have said that, his three brothers, associated with him In the milling business, also aro (iernian sympathizers and to huvo expressed tho opinion that the 1'nited .States "could never lick the knlscr In a thousand years." Abusive remurks about Secretary McAdoo also are said to he charged again.! Albers In Hie affidavits. When told of tho charges against htm, Albers staled, according to the officials of the t'nltcd Slates district attorney's office, that he did tint re membnr making the remurks chni?rd to him. llo stated that he was a loyal American. He came to the United Stntes In ism and now Is re puted to be wealthy, llo la a natur allred citizen. (leorgo Alhors of Seattle, a brother of J. P. Albers and secretary of the milling company, recently was ap pointed chairman of tho animal food production couinilsHlon for the north west, under Fond Administrator Herbert Hoover, It was declared here today. The maximum penalty for the of fense charged against Henry Albers Is 20 years' Imprisonment, a fine of 110,000 and revocation of clllren Bhlp. Albers wis rclniiictl on Slll, 000 ball. intervention Alius to restore monar chy, but the facts show the contrary. Russia must fully realize that the aim of the allies is to lend their assistance for the regeneration of Hussin on o sound nnd democratic basis."' NOTE RECIEVED WASHINGTON, O.-t. 21. Oer nuiny's reply to I'residimt Wilson, ns received bv virolcss is roirunlcd hero as nu tiwkwtml jittompt to Decent tlie terms of an urmistiec laid down bv I'renident Wilson. It is believed to be certain that tlie wireless version is ihTble! To" n u extent, and officials will await tlie arrival of the official text before renrhinir conclusions. In the meantime there will bo no official comment. Kven unofficially no one will express itn opinion of what ,llie president will think of the note, thflnuh the uencral impression seems to be that (but least ones not close the door lo farther exchanges.1 I'pon the exact Iiiiumuilm of the of ficial text iiiiiv depend whether the' president will consent to propose an armistice to tho allied powers. Me nials of the Hermans that atrocities have been committed are iimnaterfal, tho important tliiiiu' is that atrocities now apparently bavo been ordered stopped. As to negotiations for a perma nent peace with the German Bovcrn menl oh now constituted, that is a epiestion quite nsido from a cessa tion of hostilities under conditions impocd by the jilliivl eoimnniUcrs now in tho field. He fore such netro-j tiations nro entered into, the presi dent and the allied covernmcnts must be satisfied that the (icrman war lords are powerless to rcassunie con trol, if thev now actunllv aro out of control. ALLIES PUSH HUNSH BACK. (Contlnuod from piKe one.) PARIS, Oct. 1 p. m. Allted troopR Imvo croflscd tho Scheldt river ut Hcveral points In tho return of Audcnardo, 1 i miles southwest of Ghont. Amlcnnrde hns boon encircled nnd Its fall ts expected momentarily, (icr man reslHtnnco In reported to be weakening on this ttector - ot tho front. XcniiiiK (.bent .ONION. Sunday. Oct. 2" Allied roreon tn RelRlum nro within ten miles of Ghent, according to nn offic ial statement, lnsuod by tho war of ftco tonight, which imyH: 'Tho ndvonco of tho army groups In Flanders continued thruout tho day. Alter vainly trylnn to arrest our progress along the eyzo-Keeloo canal ami near tho Dutch frontier, tho Germans have been forced to withdraw over tho whole front. "Tho Ilelglan nrmy has out a 1)1 is hod Itself along the canal. Its left flank ts on tho Dutch frontier and tho army has occupied tho important center of Aeltre, Hellcm and t'rscl tnbout 1 mites wont of Ghent, ( Kvs River Crmtetl "French forces havo thrown the enemy rear guards over tho I.ys and notwithstanding Goods brought about by tho Germans. h;vo crossed tho river and established bridge heads. One of theift Is between Granmo and Poteghem and another ts oast of Oi ghem. ' The soiond Hrlti;h army in spite of Mroitg riMlMauco has c roused the I.ys along tho whole of Its front nnd advanced Its right flank lo the wes ter outskirts of I'emi. in the valley of the Kscuut. This lino now runs wost of Peeu, and thru St. U'ycr, Dut- THE FAMOUS K0ZANI REGIMENT CF THE GREEK ARMY NOW CLEARING MACEDONIA. 2 f" - Tills famous (Jroek regiment is s hoivn lein revlewI at Salon ik I just before tho Serbian 'offensive launched. GERMANY MAKES DENIAL OF INHUMAN ACTS!$325.000 BONDS (Continued from page one.) "Tho conatltullon does not provide for a concurrence of representation of the peoplo In decisions of pence and war. These conditions have just now undergone a fundamental chance. A now government has been formed in complete accordance with the wishes (principle?) of the representation of the people, baBed on equal, universal, Becret, direct franchise. "The leaders of the grcut parties of the relchstag are members of this government. In the future no government can take or continue In office without possessing the confidence of a majority of the relchstag. . "The responsibility of the chancellor of the empire to the representation ot tho people Is being legally developed and safeguarded. The first act of the new government has been to lay before the relchstag a blll to alter the constitution of the empire so that tho consent of the representation of the people Is required for decisions on war and peace. 1 "Tho performance of the new system Is, however, guaranteed not only by constitutional Fafeguards, hut also by the unshakeale determination of the Gorman peoplo whose vast majority stands te!flhrt these reforms and demand tholr energetic continuance. "Tho question of the president with whom he and the governments associated against Oermnn are dealing Is thorcfore answered In a clear, unequivocal manner by the statement that the offer of peace and nn armis tice has conio from a government which Is free from any arbitrary and irresponsible Infliionco, is supported by the approval bf an overwhelming majority of the Gorman people. (Signed) "SOI.K." IK 4TH LIBERTY LOAN ATflERICAN SNIPERS" HA1g EXPRESSES S WEAR FANTASTIC SUITS OF GREEN FKHIXD TIIK AMKMCAX LINKS IN FHANVK. (tct. 'Jl.-The Ameri- cun .sniper wears a fantastic suit of croon hurlan with lufts of rnfia. or Madaaascnr uniss, sewed thickly all over tho coats nnd trousers. The coat has a headpiece with ove-hnles so that the sniper's head is completely envcloiM-d. American troops in the Vosces hnve used these cnmoullaye Miits with lil'oat effect. Tlie urass covered hur lap is mer'cd into (lie crass tumuli which the sniper crawls and oven when onlv !?" feet distant his presence cannot he detected. These Miits aro made hv French women in the American caiuoullai:c tatiuu hehind the lines. The "diiippenrin!; huildinii'' is one of the curiou contrivances of the ciiir.ouf!ni:e artisls hero. The lttuld- wvz is the size of a two storv frame col lime. Viewed close at hand it stands out idamlv enough, and even at 100 fed the cott.ii.'0 i unite clear. Hut nl the distance from which the eneinv ohservnt ions would he made, or from an airplane at 8."00 feet, the hutldiiii; doe? in fact "disappear." This is done liv the paiiititur in srent waw lines of ureen and hrown, which at a distance, ohliternto tho straight lines of roof, uable, window and .lonrs ncd transform the whole ; true- tnrc into n Mur ot crccn-hrown col or which blemU into the mn-s and around. When the Fourth Liberty loan cam paitrn ended last Saturday nilernoon tlie total of subscriptions ;n Ue Mcd- ford district amounted to .Ui..tiU0, of which $!MIU0 came in Saturday. fhe district's ouota wns $2!)8.1,"H. The foiir subscriptions of Saturday included one of $2,000 from T. Sla ter Johnson who is in war work at nshtuirton, I). C. one for $2.(Ium from Mr. and -Mrs. (ieorire U. Curpen tor, who are visitiiiir in New York City, nnd one for $4011, from Mrs. Frank Owens, bointr an addition to her subscription of $1,000 previously made. No more subscriptions aro expect ed, and Chairman Kidd and Secretary Moore todnv heirnn finishing up rou tine matters preparatory to filing the lists and records and closinir up hcaddiiarters. OVER O.A.C. NEEDS SALEM. Ore.. Oct. 21. Personali ties were indulged in frcelv in a verbal duel between Governor Wituveonibe nnd Senutor Oils Moser at a mcetinir of the state emergency' board toduv when, because of Moser's nesative vote the board failed lo Brunt the ro diiest of President Kerr of the Ore iron Auricult uriil college for $87.4H.) deficiency fund to meet expenses ne cessitated l)V tlie establishment of students' urinv trainintr corns at tho colleire. "I think this is unfortunate. It is unpatriotic. Senator .Moser, and tlie state is fullins down in its duty on a war measure," declared tlie'uovcruor wrnthfullv. "Then von Illume me. do vouJ" re torted Sloser. "I do. vcs. sir." "You thrust the state military po lice upon the state bv the same kind of representations." Moser hurled back. "What have thev done? You have made n political machine of it." Five members of the board were present. IN IN NIGHT BATTLESi WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OP VERDUN, Oct. 21. (By Associated PreB.) American aviators hy inaugurating night pa trols along the Meuse have attracted much attention amoiiB the airmen ot other nations. Under the present plan the air forces are always sub ject to a call from the front, whe observers or listeners report by wiro when the motor of a German air plane Is heard approaching tho American lines. As soon as one of these forces Is heard the American searchlights be gin swoeping the Bky. The American night patrols arrive at the same time. In event the German machine Is lo cated by the rays of a searchlight the American machines attack until the enemy Is downed or makes his escape. On Friday night when the system was Inaugurated, five aviators start ed seeking any German machine that might be about. When an American searchlight picks up an American machine a pre-arranged signal is given, eliminating danger that tho American might be shot down by hla own men r WITH TIIK ANfiLO-AMKKlCAX FOHCKS FAST OF LKCATKAC Sundav. Ort. 'JO. (Hv the Associat ed 1'rcss.) American forces fihtine beside the Itritish armies have made n total advam e of l;t miles in the last six davs of battle in this sector. Field Marhal Sir Pmiirlas Haiir. commander-in-chief of the Itritish armies in France, has sent the fol lowing loiter to the lmmutuI command imr tho American troops; "I wish to express to vou person ally, nnd to all offi-ers nnd soldiers serving under vou, mv warm appre ciation of the verv valuable assist ance and eallant services rendered throughout the operations of the Fourth Hritish annv. "Called upon to attack position of the greatest Mnmuth held hv a de termined eiieniv, all ranks of the Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth divis ions under oiir command have dis played an eneruv courage and deter mination which has proved irresisti ble. "It doe not need me to tell that the men fithlin under vou in the last three weeks have earned the lastimi esteem and admiration of vmir broth er comrades in the urinv whoso suc cesses vou have so noblv shared," An urptMit call on Medford for phy- slclana and nurses from Medford was mndo by Munsniulr. Calif,, yesterday, to help out In the iuriuenr.ft epidemic tn that town. There are 4 to cascn of tho disease there and the two Muns- mulr doetorn nre worn out. Dr. T. Ot. Heine responded to the call for aid nnd has Rono to Dunpmulr. tlRlos, HolleRhcm, Vtchtc, no Flyck and Prlenoh. "Since (i lober 1 4 the second army hart captured l! o j pr boners and 1 li 1 guns." Corporal Nick Uieich of Fort Mc Dowell, Calif., escorted homo tho body of Private Orlte II. Towers who died last Thursday at tho fort. The remains arrived In Medford Saturday night. The funeral services, which wcro held at the mavt In the Talent cemetery yesterday, were largely at- tended. Tho Ashland Klks lodm and many of tho Medford Flks were tn at tendance, and tho Kplsropal minister of Ashland, who ts the chaplain of the Ashland Klks lodm officiated. On Uutth llordrr ! AMSTKKDAM. Sunday. Oct. 20. (Jerman nuards at the frontier post, of Maaa van ilent. near Watervllet,' Mi miles north of tlncnt. were ie placed by euti'iue Riiards today. The post at Sas von Cent, seven miles further south, Mas Iming heid by t lie ('ernians today, hut they said they; wcro bav iug ut ouce. i They're mighty good for little guys like m -soys C5o6& j Post if Toasties I (MADI Of COAN) FROM OGEAN TO OCEAN Womcq Praise Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound for Health Restored. In almost every neighborhood In America are women who have tiled this standard remedy for female ills and know its worth. Athol, Mass. "Lydia E. Plnkhom's Vegetable Compound has done me a world of good. 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