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GOLD H IL L JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1914
Allied Attack Fails; Germans Regain Lost Ground
Russians Report
Victories in Prussia
Japan Declares War
and Beseiges Port
o f Tsing-Tau
Parle.—• The French war office In-
of Longwy, lias defeated and forced
bark the French army. The other
army under the Bavarian Crown
Prince Rupprecht, which, hr already
reported won a victory In Ixirralne In
pursuing the defeated enemy, baa
reached a line from Lunevllle to Hla
mont.
ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ)
][
GENERAL JOFFRE
Bar Fish From Jack-
son County W aters
Impressive Final Rites Over Remains
of Plus X.
Rome.—The entombment of the late
Pope Plus X took place Saturday ev­
ening at sunset. The great basilica
of St. Peter’s was In semi-darkness. A
flickering light came from the perpet­
ually burning tapers about the shrine
of the apostles and the candles In tbe
chapel, where the catafalque stood.
Those who witnessed the ceremony
numbering about 1000, came by spe-
' clal Invitation and Included the diplo­
matic representatives accredited to
the Holy 8ee. the prelates and mem-
' bers of the Roman aristocracy.
The procession formed In the chapel
of tbe Blessed Sacrament, where for
hours the body of the Pope lay In
state. The catafalque waa surmount­
ed by the triple crown and the body
of the Pope was clad in the pontifical
robes and surrounded by the emblems
of hla sacred office. During the course
General Joffre, commander-ln-chlef of the day many thousands of persons
Admiral Von Tlrpltx, head of the
of the French Army, who w ill direct passed by the bier.
German navy department, who w ill be
The tomb of the late pontm la on
land operations against the Germans.
eh1 » ., -.1
’
Ket»er.
the right at the entrance to the sub­
terranean chapel close to that of sev­
eral other Popes.
Hatchery Men Play
Old Game With
Fish Racks
(George Putnam, In Medford Mall
Tribune.)
lztndon.—A dispatch from St. Pe­
aued the following:
Notwithstanding promises made
"The French and Kugllah. the plan tersburg, says that the first great bat­
last year by Superintendent Henry
of attack havlug failed, owing to un­ tle In the Fast Prussian theater of
O'Malley of the United States bureau
foreseen difficulties, have retired on operations has been fought and won
of hatcheries to the contrary, racks
by the Russians, who gained a com­
the covering positions.
are being installed at the Ament dam
plete
victory
after
six
days
of
deeper-
'West of the Meuse, the Kngllsh
to prevent the use of the fishways
array on our left was attacked by’ the ,
«ghtlng. The correspondent con
and hold the salmon for egg-taktng
tlnues
Germans, but behaved admirably,
purposes. The steelhead are als>
"The
battle
front
extended
nearly
30
bolding Its ground with traditional
held, as well as chinook and silver-
miles on both sides of the main rail­
steadfastness.
side salmon. As a result no salmon
way
line
running
from
Kydtkuhnen,
a
"The Freuch assumed the offensive
or trout can hereafter get above the
with two corps. An African brigade town on the Russian border, west­
dam, which means an end to fishing
ward
The
fighting
began
when
the
In the front line, carried away by their
for the season for Jackson county.
Russians
attacked
tbe
Herman
first
eagerness, were received by a galling
The egg-taking operations are In
fire. They did not give an Inch, but, division, which had delivered several
charge of the new superintendent of
unsuccessful
assaults
on
Kydtkuhnen.
counter-attacked by the Prussian
state hatcheries, C. P. Henkel, who
i ’ U to
lu twine,
guard, they were obliged
retire, The forces on both sides were grad
states that as a newcomer he is fol­
Inflicting
enor
•»cr«*"*'*-
The
Hermans
finally
only, however, after
lowing the recommendation of Mr.
salan guard
guard os
had Giree army corps engaged
One
moua losses. The Prussian
_
O'Malley. Sid Howell, who has sev­
peclally suffered heavily.
a™” f corP» had been hurriedly called
eral times been convicted for viola­
"Bast of the Meuse our troops ad fr”n’ Lyck.
Two Danish Ships Sunk.
tion of the fishing laws as a notor­
wanned a ero ., an extremely difficult
¿ X a ^ a t t e m " “^ I News Brevities of the Week From Rogue River Valley Cities
London.—Floating mines, planted ious poacher, has been placed In
country and made a courageous attack hlnneti. wnen tne Hermans auempieo
by the German squadron in the North charge as foreman.
— ...——----- -
when they emerged from (he woods, to turn the Russian right flank.
Mrs. Brown and daughter, Mias sea. have claimed two vessels. The
The action of the bureau has
Grants Pass finds the cost of Its
but were obliged to fall back after a Though the attack here was conduct-
Thelma were horrified witnesses of Danish steamers Maryland and Bro-
nd
with
the
utmost
vigor,
the
attempt
aroused
widespread
indignation
municipally constructed railroad to
stiff fight south of the river Semols.
the tragedy. Scores of people gath­ berg. plying from Copenhagen over among Jackson county fishermen
was
frustrated
by
the
bravery
and
Wlldervtlle
to
be
>93.635.
"On order of General Joffre. our
ered around the dead man. man? British North sea routes, struck mines whose constant agitation forced the
Mrs. L. E. Enyart, of Medford, barely missing the live wire. Jack
troops and the British troops with­ stubbornnesa of the Russian troops on
and sunk.
this wing. The Russians took the op­ armed with a small caliber rifle,
building of the fishways at the dam
drew to the covering positions
Dent who was close to Mr. Brown
portunity
offered
by
the
concentration
;
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so that fish could reach the upper
killed a Siskiyou buck which dressed when be fell yelled fire ana ran up
"Our losses are heavy; It would be
Darius Miller It Dead.
river. A protest has been wired
premature to enumerate them.
It of Germans to the northward to direct I . 160 pounds.
the street thua drawing the attention
Chicago.—Darius Miller, president genalor chamberlain, who Is on the
ta
vigorous
assault
on
their
center,
would be equally so to enumerate
The first carload of Bartlett peer« <>( the eager crowd. Mr. Cole, a broth- of the Chicago. Burlington A Quincy
senate fisheries committee, and a de­
those of tbe Germans, who suffered whereby they captured many guns.
shipped
from Grants Pass this sea- er-tn-law of Mr. Brown in an attempt railroad, died at Glacier Park, Mont.,
Reports
from
the
Austrian-Servian
termined campaign launched to stop
so heavily that they were obliged to
son, sold in the Chicago market at to save his life was burned on the after undergoing an operation for ap
racking on the lower river once for
abandon their counter attacks and es­ : boundary any that the Servians have <200 per box— a premium of 25 thumb and fingers.
pendicltis. He had been touring the a)1
tablish themselves In fresh position In won a battle on the Drlna, which mill cents over the regular sales.
Realizing the impossibility of res-| park wjtj, his wife in apparently good
‘ tary experts consider highly probable
Although efforts to take chinook
Lorraine."
Two Italian railway laborers were cuing Brown until the live wire was health when he was taken ill.
as the Servians have a comparatively
salmon eggs on the lower river have
arrested near Ashland by Warden cut the people became Impatient an J
Tokio.—The Emperor of Japan de small army but one which lias passed Hubbard, on the charge of hunting jelled for an electrician. Superintend- Risk Insurance Bill May be Law Be- proved failures for many jears, the
!
through
two
y.iars’
actual
war
and
I bureau renews Its efforts every year
dared war against Germuny, The Im
.
.
.
without licenses. They were con- ent Stoddard and Foreman Lober o f !
fore End
W'* k
pedal rescript officially Inaugurates therefore has the advantage of veter-
still Last year the racks at Woodville
vlcted and fined.
the power company appeared and cut , Washington.—War in
urope
and gave way and the work was lost.
boetllltlee In the Far Ea.t a . a result > * '- ««htlng against amateur«,
fir ., b n , » . , « . the f „ „ or
»»
■“>«
’— v
However, silversides were taken at
of Germany's failure to reply to the
,h , . « k
,„llo.
or T l„ r l,h . .rm ot O ro .n . . .
, prono.o. to bold 1. I . . . . . I o .
German Indemnity High.
war , Ament dam and not a silverside
Japanese ultimatum.
which
the
burned
i
Initely.
Commerce,
London.—The German demand for
Signs here Indicate that four na- ¡Indemnity from Brussels and Liege, Ashland. It Is presumed that the to *he bone and his back
has stricken, is tbe principal subject reached Jackson county,
When released no tract of I
with which congress is concerned.
Two years ago the Chinooks were
Hons may combine to rout a«’™ *»* I |40<WM,>000 frora the first city and woods were ignited by lightning. A Mach-
life remained.— Medford Sun.
from (he Far East. British, Russian1 <10,0(10.000 from the second, is regard crew of fire fighters are combating
The bill to establish a bureau of war held at Anient dam. The lower river
and French einhusslea are flying the ed here as one of the hardest calami­ the flames.
risk insurance in the Treasury De- water is so warm that leaches and
Salem Rule May Change
killed the fish by
Jupunese flag aa symbolic of their ul ties suffered by tbe Belgians a> a io-
------ partment probably will be enacted other parasites
October 15th. Is the date set by
8a!em.—A commission managerial j panmeui p
this week. The measure has passed thousands before spawning time,
liante with the Mikado.
Contractor Sweeney for the opening
suit of the invasion.
form of government for Salem has the senate. The administration de Three years ago a freshet carried
Thus far only English regiments
of the Siskiyou highway to traffic.
been recommended by a commitee ap­ sires this legislation as an additional away the racks— and every year has
have Joined the Japanese In preparing
London.—According to the Times' I Owing to the near approach of the
for onslaught upon Klau-Chau. but the j y en,ce ear-respondent, the official tele- winter rains, no hard surface will be pointed by the mayor and city council inducement to owners of foreign-built recorded a failure in recent season»,
to make an investigation. The report ships to apply for American registry, i Fish culturists, formerly in the
waving Russian and French flags are graph agency in Vienna publishes the applied until next spring.
recommends
a government by seven
taken to Indicate that another mon­ following official notice on the Austro-
employ of both government and state.
Deputy District Game Warden commissioners, one from each ward, The president favors the bill.
archy and the ally republic are likely Servian situation:
Following passage of the insurance assert that ample salmon eggs can
Saru I.. Sandry has been empowered to be elected at large, and the one re­
to enter the fray.
bill the proposal for the Government be taken at Elk creek, if the fish are
"On account of the Russian Inter- tjy
commission to take charge of
Vice-Admiral Tomosburo Kato has vention In the Servian war, Austria it tbe work of installing fish screens ceiving the largest vote to be chair­ I to organize a corporation for the pur- permitted to ascend. They assert
been appointed commander-ln-chlef of forced to gaQier all Its forces for the (n | rr|g ai |on and mining ditches man or mayor.
chase of ships to engage in trans the warm water below the Ament
A city manager would be chosen by
the first squadron. Vice-Admiral Su-. principal struggle in the norlhenst. throughout Jh e state. Action will
oceanic trade will be earnestly taken dam, particularly In a year of low-
the
commission.
daklchl Kato commander of the sec­ Consequently the attack on Servla is j fjrst bc taken in .iackson county,
up in the senate and house. It practi- water like the present, will prove ft-
ond squadron and Rear-Admiral Tsu- henceforth looked upon as a punitive
cally was agreed that the proposal I tai to the holding of fish and that
F ifty-C ent Drop at P ortland.
chlya commander of the third squa­ expedition and not ns definite war.
should be embodied in a bill giving i the work is as unnecessary as it 1»
, Joe Knowles arrived in Grants
Portland.—From its record high
i’ass
last
Saturday,
having
completed
dron.
the government authority to carry out i useless— a waste of money and a
"The decision, therefore, has been •
The blocknde of Tslng Tau. the for­ reached to retire from the offensive j his 30 day exile In the Siskiyou for­ price In the local market of $8.05 per the project if necessary. If private calamity to Jackson county anglers,
hundred, which it had maintained for
tified seaport of Klnu-Chau. has be­ and take up a waiting attitude, mak­ est. Clothed in deer skins and with
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capital does not provide vessels, off!
several days, cane sugar took a sud-
, ,
gun. British. French and Russian ing n fresh attack when opportunity four week'a grizzled growth of beard, den drop to <7.55. All other grades | d a is agree, it will be absolutely es
Rotterdam.—A thorough canvass of
vessels of war are taking part In the
the eminent artist and “wild man”
for the government to buy Americans here shows that the Ger­
presents Itself.
also fell off 50 cents. Dealers say sential
was
professedly
glad
to
regain
the
movement.
ships.
mans have been universally courteous
"The principal losses by Austria on
they have not yet ascertained wheth­
to them. The hardships undergone
the hanks of the Drlna are not surpris­ comparative civilization of the Pass. er the federal investigation ordered by
W ilson Signs Ship B ill.
Klau-Chau Governor Defiant.
by citizens of the United States have
ing In view of the superiority of the
President Wilson is responsible.
Washington—The emergency ship­ been due ln all cases to the conditions
Tsing-Tau, China -German prepar­
numbers of the enemy."
ping bill aethrizing the admission
a7 e“ndl7 g '"m” b»izaïlon, the lack of
ation on the defense of Tsing-Tau and
W idow s’ Pension A ct is Upheld.
foreign built ships to American regts- , facU|ties f(jr frave, and at f|rst a re
the territory of Klau-l'hau Is com­
« — — slgned
_ .1 5 by
««« i president
t n I/I n t W
Tl1tz/xw :
. ,
Dallas.—Just before adjourning the j I *
”ag
Wilson.
Nish, Sorvia.—8ervln has issued a
plete. The governor of Klau-Chau,
striction <Jf the hours during which
August term of the Circuit court here, |
reply
to
the
official
communication
on
Mover Wnhleck, has issued a procla­
the streets could be frequented. A
T H E M AR KETS
Circuit Judge Webster Holmes ren­
the Austro-Servtan situation, issued at
mation saying:
week after the opening of the war the
Portland.
dered a decision sustaining the wi­
"If. the enmy wishes Tsing-Tau, he Vienna, which says
latter restraint wap elimluited.
99c;
Wheat—Club.
87c;
bluestem
dows’
pension
act.
and
he
Issued
a
“The Servian army captured spoils
must come and luke it. lie will find
The government'took measures not
That Jbp
of Charles A. Brown writ of mandate to the Polk county red Russian, 85c.
uh at our post«. We look confidently from the enemy hi the engagement on
alone
looking to the safety of Arneri-
Hay—Timothy, <16; alfalfa, <12.
wbo
hJg 1|f<> S u n (la v a fte rn o o n court, directing it to grant a pension
Into the future mid are well prepared th e D rln a , c o n s is tin g o f th e fo llo w in g
1 cans, but also to their comfort. Those
Butter—Creamery,
31c.
Four thousand five hundred prls wh(|e nghtlng flre 01l s „ utli Front ot $40 to Mrs. Maud Ena Zachary.
to receive the enemy."
hardest hit by the war are American
Eggs—Ranch, 26c.
oners, 53 guns, eight Howitzers. It« L treet ln Medford, wheu he fell
' students In Germany, who have found
W idow Held In Jail.
W ireless Dispatch From B erlin T ells caissons, three field ambulances and aga|nHt a n vo wire, was accidental
difficulty in getting their usual re
Seattle.
Prineville.—Mrs. Mollie Scroggins,
of German V ictories.
n medical column with supplies, 11 and
uii , that
, ho, neither
,,„i»hor th
e C
a llfn rn :a -O re -
mlttances. Every measure has been
the
Californta-Ore
club.
87c;
W
heat—Bluestem
,
!)9c;
wife
of
Mail
Contractor
A.
G.
Scrog
Washington.—The German embassy fleld kitchens, 15 ammunjtlon, provls goti Power company or the city of
taken to help them.
h e r e received and made public the Ion nnd telegraph wagons, rnilroad Medford nre ln any way responsible gins, who wns shot down In his home ' red Russian. 85c
Hay—Timothy,
<16
per
ton:
nlfalfa,
at
Paulina
on
July
31
by
Henry
L.
following wireless message from Ils trains, quantities of equipment, sev­ was the verdict of the jury at the
Consul Remains at Tsing-Tau.
McDowell, was given her preliminary <13 per ton.
eral strong boxes, etc."
Foreign Offlqe in Berlin:
Washington.—The
American consul
coroner’s Inquest yesterday afternoon.
But' ■
-amery, 31c.
hearing and held to the grand jury
"Tho French attempt to Invade Up­
at Tsing-Tau, Willis R. Peck, has de
It was shown that Mr. Brown fell
Eggs
--27c.
per Alsace has been frustrated by the Fleets Rush to American Registry. against the live wire, probably by without bail. The grand jury will
elded to remain through if there is a
meet September 8.
Washington. -T he United States
defenders. In Lorraine the French are
siege. Washington made It optional
stumbling over a pile of rocks which
Artilleryrrrn
•. Busy.
retiring from the frontier. The Ger steel corporation, tho Standard Oil
with him whether he should go or
lay close to the spot where ne w»»
Roseburg.
--Members
of
the
local
Cooley Case Before Grand Jury.
man people find the Havas French company and the United Fruit com­
electrocuted.
company, coast art
who have stay. Several Americans of German
Marshfield.—The
grand
jury
of
Cur-
news reports about so-called big pany hade notified the government of
Immediately after the man struck
been selected to take part 111 the vari- descent also are remaining and among
ry count' h is t.ilou up "' r "'JooJg" Ous shooting conipt til
s on the state ; them are two or three women, who
French progress most amusing and their Intentions to put their fleets un
the wire, four doctors were called but tlon of the case of
Just us false as some announced In der (he American flag, under the new
rifle range at Clackamas are making , will nurse the wounded,
Inw extending home registry to for- their aid was of no avail. He raised charged with the murder of John Van
1870.
dally preparations for the event«.
u ponce In an effort to stand but, soon Pelt 15 years ago. 7”
The army north of Metz, under the elgn-built craft.
sank down to the ground lifeless.
Crown Prince, advancing on both sides ;
Southern Oregon’s Shortstories
Medford Man is
Slain by Live Wire
on Sunday Last
fa