Medford mail tribune., March 17, 1919, Page 1, Image 1

LTMBUNE
Prea
EDFORD
lctions
Tonight anil Tomorrow, '
Jtnln. .
Eorty-alalith Tir.
ally Tiilrtaonth Taar.
MEDFORD, OKIOCJON, ,.MON DAY, MARCH 17, 1919
NO. 303
The Weather
aiiuIiiiimh ii,r(liiy... no
Minimum Icxliiy. ..ItH
Precipitation . ....... .OH
M
MAI
ALLIEDARMIES
Fi
British and French Advance Outuostt
From Limits of Present Bridaehead
at Cologne and Mainz Acute Un
rest In Westphalia Causes Aotion
to Maintain Order.
TtBHLlN, Saturday, Miir. 16, (By
Aaaoclutod Preaa.) llrltlah ' nntl
French foreim. according-to roporla
received hnro, Unvo advanced their
outpottta from tlia llitilln at tnuir
nreaeiit hrlduolionda lit Cologne and
Mnln. reapectlvoly. Tha French nro
reported lo Inivo peniilriiled Into tho
corporal o lliulu at Frankfort.
A apnelul dispatch from Frankfort
aiiys tho French have occupied tho
Itldda bridge ncrosa tho Mulil In tho
wtwliirn part ot tha auluirb of Itodnl
helni. Tho French lira mild to hnve
posted nutlcna anyliiK tlio piutsago waa
closed to ull truffle. -
Anothor report anya tho authorities
ot Itainachold, norllieual ot Cologne,
and Kroiionhurg, uorlhweat ot Honi-
acheld. have forwarded a protect to
tho (lonnuii Kovornmuiit at Weimar
mid ulso to tha (lertnnn nrmlatlco,
commlaslon nRnlnat tha occupancy of
the towni by ItrUlnh forcci.
Tho Dolly Mall of, London on Sat
urday printed a dlapaleh from Its cor.
respondent wllh tha tlrltlah army to
tho effect that acuta unreal .prevailed
In tho whole Weatphullan Indiiatrlal
region. Tho correspondent laid thnt
It probably would bo nocesanry lo
in ina tha Hrll ah lirldgohoau in
that dlreutlon.
PATRIOTISM FIRES
... f , y
PEKING. March 4. (1W the Ao
o!nted Press.) Advises reaching HiIh
i.itv frnin Kureu indicate Hint the
younger generation there hipt been
stirri'd liv PnriH disputi'lics dwelling
upon, the prominence given at Pnris
to Hie principle of self deterininnlion
of nunnlcK. Jiiiiiiiiuxo inilHTS rei'iiivcd
liere I'liurvn nilNiun Rfliiiola atmlvntK
with imrticiiinlinu' In ilislnrlinncch
llirtiuifhiiiit Kureu. .
ItciiorlH nro tieiim eireiilntcd Iw the
KiirvuiiH Hiut tho iH'iilli of former
.Kiniiemr Yi Ilciii wna due to eiiieiile
wliiuli wuk coiiimiUcd ,im n proliwl
nirniiiHt the nroieclod innrrinito nf Hie
licir of the Korvtin throne to it Juimn
co prini'eHH. Tim imiircHfion pre
viiild tluil. luck ol' nrnm wijl iirevont
n serious iimiirroi'l'onnrv niovcmcnl.
Tlio.'JuPHiiaxe urn forliiiUliiitt the Ko
reium to own nnv wenpoiiH. Ainerienn
mihwioniirien nro Haiti lo lie iilmcrv
in' jiummwe Iiiwh Hi-ruiuiliuiHlv iimi
' lcfriiiiiinu frum nn imrtioiimtioti in
political inuvemeiilM,
mm riot
WASHINGTON. Miin'li .17. Minin
tor HeiiiHiih. nl l'i'kinir mlviHCil Hie
Btnto dnpiirtmont todiiv thnt nil wiih
ouiet nt the Tnien Tnin. where tliero
wns trouhlo hiHt woek between Ainer
ienn HolilicrH nml JniinncHO, nnd Hint
lie was Kimilinir n full ronort of tho in
cident hv niiiil. The ilelmi'linent in-
Htruntcd him. to report nil iiniiortunl
i'niitH by euhlo iminodiAlelv.
EVIKIPLAN
OF
IMilCINCf. 'March 12. (Bv the As
Roitiikl.nd I'roHH.l The (HiincHO irov
ernmcnt !h iilnriiiod over n report from
I'litroirrnd relntivo, to tio formation
of n ChincHO workininnon'H iririuii.u
linn. wiih (10,00(1 ipombgrs'. for (ho oh-
. jnct pf e'nrrvinif on revnlulionurv
' vropnicnnilu anil oHtublmliimr aovieta
in ('iiina, Jiiiiiiii'iiiH nro boiiiir made
' b vtbe niilhoriliiiH as monHiiroa to
check Hitch nctivlttcH. ' ' ,
t , . .
FAMOUS PRINCESS PAT
i : REGIMENT RETURNS
V: 1IAUFAX. N.'-S.',' Miireh 17. The
fnmmm "I'rineoHH., VntH," Cnnndn'K
' firHt troopH to fiiibt on French soil,
returned jionio lodliv. nvrivinu; lmrn
on Iho Hlenuier Cnriiiiinlu from Knir
luud. . . . - -
PUSH
ORWARD
0 GERMANY
Poles Plan
To Attack
Germany
- ...;.
" Mill UN. March 10. (IW flic
AHI)l'illlni I'rl'HH.) DispatchOH
lii Merlin jieWHimpcrrt from
Mrauilt'ii)! allege Hint Hki Pule
nro preparing fmi n general ad
vance against Jhe Oeriiiium nml
huvif notified III ii German nut
imihIh Dial llio iirmiHlli'o in no
longer in effect. Tho iltNimtclieii
sov Hint tin' Pules nro charged
Willi HI vinliiliiiiiH of I lio nniiiH-
lil'O.
OEHLER AGAIN IN
PORTLAND Mar. 17. Irvine Ooh-
lor. young proprietor of a plumbing
aliop hura, wan arrested yeeterday by
police and dotectlvea, on a charKO of
obtaining inonoy under talao pro
lonana. Tho authdrltloi aaid today
that Irvine pnld hi employee Satur
day nlnlit with checka which wore
rvturnoil a wortnlwta. They aimed
that Irvine waa on parole from tho
Oregon pnnltontlary. and that ho at
loniplad suicide leaa Ihnn a year ago
whllo ho waa In Jnll at Medford. Ore.
on a chnrgo almllar to the one now
filed agaluat him. ,
Onliler a veiir or no niio iippcnred
in Mwllnrd with a ttlrikinit voiintr wo
limn iiinl niiHHcd a number of forced
I'hci'kH mi Medforil iiieri'huiitH. Ho
nliliiini'd HiHi.i'iHiiin of a liew niitnmo-
liile from the ( . K. Untw Auto com
ihiiiv. iriviinr "Iihkiw check on u down
I u vjiifii I . mid with the woman fled in
Hii"ciir towiirilH t iililnrnin. hlier.ri
JcnniniiH wiih nut on Hie clinso in
tiiite lo cutcli the coUf'.-' in Hie Sis-
kivniiH where Hie onto had liecome
mired in Hie mud Wliiio nwnilinir
triiil Oehter ninde a dcupernto at
tempt I" end IiIk life in Hie couutv
iuil nl Jiii'kMiniville. hut recovered, lie
wiih found uuiltv nml scnlenccd lo the
iienilentiiirv. After nerviinr n Diirt of
hid ftontenca . he wiih paroled. Ilix
fnllier wiih a weulthv 1'ortlund con
trnetor. -
WASHINOTON. March 17. racl
fle coiimI ahlpbulldera aKiiln are urg
Iiik 'the ehlpplnu board to rolux ro-
atrlctlnna nmilnm- iho nccoptunco of
forelan conlrncta by yarda In thla
country. It waa roitornlou lonny oi
tho ahlppInK lionrd, however,- that
as the prohibition nRiilnnt conatruc
tlon of atoef veaaola for other coun
trloa than the United Btutea waa In
offect nl tho dlroetlon of President
W'llaon, ouy clmnnes mndo In . the
roKulntlona offootlve .UurlnK the -war
wouldthave to bo dictated by him.
Cancellation of ahlppInK board con
tracts, poiKlIng revision of tho bulld
liiK proKram to obtain voasols more
aiillod to ponco needs, has-, rovlved
dissatisfaction of wostorn yards
which uro furthor ahond on tholr
contracts Hum yards iuothor parts of
tho couplry and thoreforo foar a per
iod of Idle- ways and ldlo labor, with
oorrespondliiK unrest. Shlpplna board
officials said today thnt additional
contracts undoubtedly "would be let
lie-fore, nny yards finished all their
work. - ' , ; .'
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WiDELYDISTRIBUTEO
WASHINGTON, 'Mnr. 17. Hollof
thnt tho Victory l.onn, ennnistliiK of
short-torm noles, will pioot as wldo
dlHtrlliutlon as pnst Issues of loiiKor
term bonds, waa exprcssod by tho fed-
oral rosorvo hoard In Its Jlurcli mu-r
lotln Issued today. Thu discussion
was wrltton lielHre Victory Loan not
was piiBsod liy conRross nnd before
Socrdlnry Cllnss announced definitely
that tho forthcoming loan-would con
sist of notes. ..!- ' ' .. " -,' i
"On the, ' wholo," tho dlsciiBBlon
conoludBB, "tho hoto plan Would
thoreforo oporaU to Iricreuse the In
flationary tendency already notlco-
ublo In. tho per mint bnnkliiK situation
nnd would add relatively speaking to
tho burdens carried by tho banks,'
HUNS THREATEN
REPUDIATION QF
PEACE TREATY
Erzberqer Savs National . Assembly
Will Refuse to Slun and Submit It
to Referendum of German People-
Disclaims Obligations for Compen
satlon After First Peace Offer. '
COI'KNIIAOKN. Miin h 17. If Hie
iillicH loiidcil , Hie, pence treutv wiih
comliliiinx uoinif licvmd I'rcKiiU'nt
WilHim'H fourteen iwiiitx. the Oeninin
nulionnl nHxemlilv would Imve to re
ftiho iU iiHHent to (lie trcntv, ilutliiiiH
Kr.henier. bend of tho Clonnun urm
istiiui I'limiuixHion. deelnreil in nn nd
irt'HX tit n Merlin nieelinir in favorine
Hie fnrmiition of n renl leuuue of nn
tioiiK. iiccnrdinir to n iliBimleli from
the (iennnii eiipitlil laduV. The innt
ler then would be left to u referendum
Of the Oeninin iiiilinn. he Hnid.
. Illnclnlimi ObllKallona ' .
llerr Krzbenrer ilixclnimcd nnv ob
luintinn upon (lernuinv to (five com
penHiilion for iicIh xlio emnmitted af
ter her firnt pence offer in December.
11)1(1. '
The spepker declared that Hie
nn v niemiH of oiilliinf a halt on liol-
Hhevixm won the abliiidonmcnt of tl
"mniled fist policv of thA nllieH." ' .
The (Jcrmiin people. Hiiid Herr Krx
benrer. had nlmoHt iinliinited confi
dence in I'rcmdcnt Wilnon and lie
hoped thnt the leoirne of nations cov
enunt an oroiniilirnled Fcbrunrv 14
would not be finnllv adoplcd. ns. he
declared, it was a comnromiHO of
Ihe idcnlH of rresident Wilwon with
the imiicrinliKtie OHiiirutiims of some
nf the nllieH. The American president.
Hcrr KrJibenrer inniHted. Vas under
nlilunitinnH to advocate the immediate
udmixHiun of Oenunn;to.tlie Icnauo,
iJenmmy Alwnya German
Hcrr Krxbenrer nsHcrlcd that Ger
many wiih prepared to accept the
vote of A!miee-l.orraiiie ok to its fu
ture, but he referred to the reported
UHpirutionH nf Franco respcetinir tho
KhNielund nnd'lo Poland's clniiim to
Uanr.iif an "crimcH." addinir: .
"Wlinl i Uerman will remain Uer-
miiii, '
Ah fur as the demandn for eompon-
Hntion were eonccnieit, llorr Erxher
irer deelnred there wuit no mornl ob
liuation' upon . Oerninnv fcirurdinir
compenKation nnido from the case
of Hclu'iuiy. In that ense flcnnanv
would net honestly, lie Hum. . - :
,cc.
WASHINGTON. March 17, Clyde
It. AitchiHon. former chairman of the
Oregon nlale public nervieo coininis-
kiiiii, on which he served an n meni-
icr for niL'bl veurs, todnv became
cl.uirman of the interstate commerce
cnininisHlnn. Tho commerce commin-i
siori iH noon io , nsHunio urenter im
portance thnn ever beforo bv ren
son of prnpoHed new louUlatinn pro-
idinir for the rntiirn of the rnilroncls
to privuto ownornhip nnd tlio restora
tion of ull powers possessed bv the
commission prior to the enactment of
the wartime federal control low. to
gether with tirentlv enlarged powers.
Mr. A lidiisiiii wns the voungest
mini evor nppo'nted to the comni'ssion
nnd is likewise sevoral years younger
thnn nnv of the other distinguished
men who. have presided over the delib-
crnt ons of tins boitv. eil Known
men who havo occupied this plane ra :
Thonnts M. Coolev. Martin A.'4vnuin.
now on tho United States circuit
bench: Onirics A: Froutv. prcsont di
rector of vnliintion for the coininis
s.'on; tho lute Judson C. Clemcnls;
Sccrotnrv of Interior Lima nnd Win
tliron M. Daniels, former nrolcssor ol
political economy nt l'rinccloii uni
versity. -' '' ,
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VISIT PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Oro.. Mnrch 17. If a
suitable landing ground for nirplnnos
enn be found in this city bv tioxt,
Juno, Pnrtlnnd will bo on' the air
mnji and will bo visited rogulnrlv bv
mail nirplnnes, Colonel Milton V.
Davis of the air .Borneo of tlio war
ilcpui'tnicnt- todnv advised- Erie V.
HniiHor. of tha Portland rose fcstivnl
committee., Heoncsts had been ninde
Hint nn nir f eet bo sent to Portlnnd
during Iho fcstivnl nnd this will be
donu.-iC possible, Colouol Davis ,suid.
. OKI FOR A MODERN ST. PATRICK!
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DEFY GOVERNMENT
NF.W YORK. March 17. Tho lnger
beer brewers bonnl of trade of New
York, representing 42 brewing con
cerns in New York mid New Jersev.
announced todifv Hiut on advice of
counsel its members would resume nt
once sale of bee' ronlaining two nnd
three-fourths per cent nlcoliolie eon
tent. This wiih torbidden bv n ruling
of the internal revenue .department
which interpreted .President Wilson's
proeiinnniioir eiictuive' wwreiuucc - j
last. - , -. '
I'pon a rcprcscntntion bv the Imnrd
to Kl ill ii Knot and William U. Guthrie.
counsel for the organization. Hiut beer
of tlio nlcoliolie strength specified wns
not intoxicnting.the attorneys iid
vised the organir.ntion,todnv that Haie
of tlio two and tllrce-foiirths uer cchi
product would not be contrary to
law.
The opinion held thnt the internal
revenue department had acted with
out nuthoritv in decreeing that sale
of beer routining more thnn one-half
of one per cent of nlcohol wns con
trary to the president's .proclamation
for bidding the use of -foodstuffs in
browed products except those, which
were non-into.xienting.
OF
COPENllAGKN. March 16. The
now Gcrmnn-Austrinn -government ac
cording to n telegram frum Vienna,
includes Dr. Rcniier ns : chancellor.
llerr Jodofink ns vice cluincollor,
Hcrr Sehumiictcr us minister of fi-
nnnce. Dr. Julius ns minister of war.
nnd Otto Hniicr ns minister of sue nl-
iintion. Hcrr Hnuer also continue
tempornrilv as minister of foreign ut-
foirs, -, .. - .... '.
The main committee of the Aus-
trjnn national assemblv- unaniinoiislv
charged Chancellor Rentier to form
u nevi' cnbiuct. '
Tho national assembly has passed
bills relative to parliament nnd the
stnto government and also has up
oroved a measure calling for the so
einlizution of the lnttcr. v
PRISONER ESCAPES r ,
FROM GOLD HILL'.
PRISON , LIME GAMP
.'.
POnTliANf,Oro.,'xiar. 1,7.
Clydo .1. "Uetl" Rupert,, prom-
lnent In nmnteur and profes-
slonal athletics In Orcgop In
past yenrs, oscaped yesterday
from tho state prison llmo camp
nt Gold Hill, the sheriffs office
here was notified today.- Rupert
was under sontonco of from one
to throe yenrs tor the theft of
more than $20,000 .worth ot
Liberty bonds from a bank here.
a year ago. . John P. Hardy, in-
dor sontonco of from two to
twonty years for forgery, escap-
od with Rupert; Ho also was
from Multnomah county. '.
VIOLENT BREAK IN
EXCHANGE
PARIS.'Marcb 17. Di'scussinp the
rise in the nite of exchange for tue
nound sterling, wb.ich has been nearly
It rnr ...f .Plrincr tllA IflSt tU'O dflVH.
the finnnciiil editor of the Joiirnal
Uee Uebnts savs : -. . '
iTP Iia. I'.rilwh frnvimmint ennsid
er that it is no Joniier possible to
accord France direct advances nor
extend equivalent resources in some
other form. France will be obliged to
ourchasc elsewhere in countries wtnen
lire prepared to open credits for her.
....l,li' ! Tn!!..,! Ktiiti.M. which enn
supply everything now received from
England,-even coal. v
Tha v-mlill. Ar,htonI MlA POST Wl
a niiitni tn VVi1nPI - Hfl i finill SCt
llonient . would eome when the nonnn)
rate of exchange tins ueen re-csiao
lished. - ,- ' "
VTUT vnni."' I....V. 1 7 Iniarnn
t;nn.,l K....l-n, dnJ.'ila.ilnrc In frtroi.rn
exchange' expressed; surprise todnv
ot the turtlier violent break in Hrench
nvflhnnna ll.M nl, fllltincr fmm IllSI
week's final quotation of 5"31A;to
Hi St. niter opening nt nm. inis ex
traordinary disparity implies thnt it
now tnkn. fivn nn.l - tlirce-nuarters
francs to pnreunse nn American aoi
nunm.l Ilia Innir ctttmlmcr mtft O
54S. According to New York bnnk-
uo T -... .1.. i, Ii -i liimti t.l;n., Vroncli
exchange extensively, during the Inst
fortnight, the movement linnllv caus
'nir linuidation of .French bills here.
EXCEEDING SUPPL
PORTLAND. Man-li 17. Resump
tion of operations bv nearly, nil the
snwiipl s of - Western Oregon nnd
Washington has brought a demand for
loirs which nlreadv exceeds the out
nut, lumbermen reported today. Log
prices ore holding up ;WeH. the Sur
plus fir is cone in most, aunrtcrs and
mill men declare o renl shortage is
imminent unless - logg'ug coueerns
speed up. ' ' s
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SAIL HOME SOON
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 17,, Assign:
mcnt'to early convoy horns ol the
S2nd division was announced today
In' a cablegram from Genoral Persh
ing. Other. units assigned Included
army ambulance sections No. 570
600. 521. 530, 583, 509, 602 and
PARIS. March IB. Tho govern
ineni has refused to is'suo passport
to threo socinlists who wero selcctod
to go to Russia to 'investigate the Bol
shevik government in necordance wi
tho decision renehed nt the recent so
cmlist eongrcss at Bcrnu. .
SUPPRESSION OF
SPARTACANS DUE
TO MONARCHISTS
Press Correspondents Assert That
Ebert Government Is Puppet in
Hands of Reactionaries and Mili
tarists Who Appear as Organizers
of New Republican Army.
T.ONDOX. Mar. 17. Special dis
patches from Berlin report that the
suppression' of tho recent Spartacan
outbreak there has shown that, a mil
itorv an A monarchist reaction Is
growing and overshadowing tho new
crnvArnment. ' . -
The Berlin correspondent ol xne
Moll who on February 11 sent a dis
patch outlining plans, for a monar
chist uprising in Germany nas arriv
ed In London, having left Berlin on
March 14 after a residence there of
ihA mnniha He reiterates the
statements in his dispatch saying
President Ebert, Chancellor Sehelde
mntin. and Minister of War Npske are
merely puppets. He declares that for
the purpose of retaining, power mej
have allowed members of the military
caste to reappear as organizers of
the new republican armies.
"These men are the real governors
nf Rnnnnr." ha aava. "They make
.1,0 riit nnd Chancellor Schelde-
J LI. ltAXn..jL vrllltnirlv
mann iau u vuncosuw .....a.
lnrn thftm." - -..-'J - ' ' "-.;'.-'V- .
similar testimonv is elven by other
correspondents in telegraphing .from
Berlin, some stating ma me csinuic
of the suburb ot LIchtenberg has
hon Intentionally orolonged with a
vlnw to exterminating the Spartacans,
whose treatment at tne nanqs 01
government troops to- aaid to be
hnmlv vnnilemned. 1 While alleged
atrocities are attributed to the Spar-
tacana. details which have been given
are dcabted cr denied.
According to-a dispateh? to the
Mall; the Spartacan retolt wilt cer
tainly recur In ever-increasing force
unless a miracle happens. It adds
that Herr Noske's forces have been
recruited by bribes and promise of
hie ration and that to this may be at
tributed some of the food shortage in
Berlin.
MAY FIXIPRICES
CHICAGO. Mnrch''. 17, It was
learned todnv that the food adminis
tration, somewhat s alarmed .nt.the
mounting price of hog products favors
fixing a maximum price on the pro
duct, rather than the live un:mul. De
cfsion rests entirely with, the food
administration. 1
The packers' committee allied with
the administration held a conference
here Inst Snturdav nt .which rep're
sentotives of the food administration
were present. The packers were ot
the opinion thut hogs should not sell
at more than $17.50 or $18.00 at the
onts'de. and that the maximum price
of product, if fixed, should be fixed
on that basis. Thomas E. Wilson,
one of tho "big five" packers, was
chnirmnn of the conference. He snid
thnt decision was up to Washington
and that anv - announcement must
come from there.
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NEW YORK, Mar. 17. With 2110
troops, the steamer Patria arrived
here today from Marseilles. Units
included the 304th brigade tank
corps complete, 65 officers and 1456
men, for distribution among ; 13
camps thruout the country: and cas
ual company number 1905 of Texas
and 1914 ot South Dakota. ,
The 304th brigade tank corps came
homo in command of Colonel George
Smith Patton. Jr., o regular armv of
ficer, 6f San Gabriel, Calif., who went
to France in Mnv. 1917. to servo as
an uid to General Pctshing.
Twcntv-one men of the 304th re
eeived tho distinguished servico cross
ifhd two won tho medal of honor. One
ot tlio D. S. C, recipients wns Private
Joseph, Angelo, of Camden. N. J., who
when Colonel Pntton was wounded.
stayed bv his cbmmnmler under heavy
fim and dragged him into a shell hole,
Mn.iov S. R. Brett of Portland. Ore..
another D. S. C. winner, earned this
honor through disobedience of orders
in not restraining tho tanks', advance
instead they chnsetl snipers from a
church tower and. captured a town.
YANKS DEFEAT
BOLSHEVIK! IN
NORTH RUSSIA
Attempt to Cut Line of Communica
tion Repulsed With Heavy Loss In
Archanpel Sector Machine Guns
Annihilated Attackers Only One
Casualty Suffered Bv Allies. -' -
ARCHANGEL, Saturday, March 15
(By Associated Press.) The futile
attack which the Bolshevik! deliv
ered yesterday on the allied and
American forces comprised 'the first
serious attempt to cut the llfio of
communications of the Dvlna and
Vlga columns. The attempt was not
only frustrated, but the Bolshevik
forces suffered a severe defeat and
sustained heavy losses. .
Knemy Repulsed
Moving from the Kadlsh-Tarezvo
sector, the first battalion of the 6 th
soviet regiment, 500 strong, attacked
at 1:4$ o'clock In the afternoon the
allied position in the village of 3or
ka which is 25 miles north ot Berea-
nlk at the junction of the Vaga and
Dvlna. The. Aroerlcan-RusBlan : de
tachment at Oorka was well, en
trenched and it decisively repulsed '
the enemy, capturing five prisoners
and five machine guns during the .
fighting.' After the attempt the bod
ies of 57 Bolshevik! were found. The
allied force suffered only one casual
ty a man wounded. ' '
' The Vaga sector In the vicinity of
Kitsa Is qnlet, as are( the' other
fronts. . '-' ' ,' ' , '
. Heavy Loose Sustained "
. American officers who, returned
today from the Vaga front , declared -that
the Bolsherylkl. sustained exceed- '
Inly heavy losses last. week. All the
defensive troops withdrew with the
exception of a squaA.oJC Americans ,
who lay concealed lna partly de
stroyed' -blockhouse . with machine
guns. Ther. enemy scouts advanced
and were permitted to cut the barbed
wire entanglements. On doing this,
they shouted back to their comrades
that the village had been' abandoned.
When the first column of the Bol-
shevlkl walked unsuspectingly up to
the entanglements the Americans in
side the blockhouse turned their machine-guns
loose and mowed down
the entire 'enemy party. ' After this .
the defensive forces went back Into
Vistavka. ' .V '. : -:' f'
Of the total ot 36 Americana listed
as missing .since the beginning of ;
hostilities on this front it has been
reported that ten are prisoners In the
Bolshevik has pital at Prlnsk. This
was given to an American Red Cross
worker who questioned Bolshevik!
deserters on the Vaga front.
TREVKS. Oerninnv, Murcli j 17.
Zeppelin bombs of uncertain age and
manufacture have been destroyed bv
the hundreds recently bv 'American
soldiers engaged in "cleaning up" nf
tcr the withdrawal of the . eneinv.
These bombs, of no practical use ow
ing to long exposure to the weather,
were found, near a hangnr in the re- i
gion of Treves when the American .
Army of Occupation crossed into
Rhenish Prussia from the Luxemburg
border. , . . .; - '-'.': -" -
The task of destroying, thousands
of tons of old, and in many instances,
worthless, German shells begun sever
al weeks ago. the explosives being
placed in great pits nnd covered with
steel rails: and wood nhd piles of
earth nnd fired by electricity. : .
Thousands of iinti-iiireraft shells
also huve been deslroved on the sum
mit of a ridge of hills skirting tha -Mosollo
in this vicinity nnd oi'dnnnco
in clulrge of the work expect to finish
their work here soon and then move
on to othor . German ammunition
dumps awaiting their attention along
the Rhine and other parts of the oc
cupied territory. : 1
U TO
PASS PANAMA CANAL
WASHINGTON, Mar.' 17. Tho
battleship North Dakota Is the first
worship of the dreadnnught clans to
go through the Panama, eannl. Gov
ernor Harding reported to the secre
tary of war today that the North
Dakota had passed , across the isth
mus without accident and In but lit
tle, more time than Is required tor tho
small cargo ships. ', --. , -'
ZEPPELIN