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"", A Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Fair Mat. IW)j Mln. Hi Itrl, Hum. 25. SECOND EDITION V MEDFORD, OltlSGON, TUKKIMY, .JULY 28, 10H NO. 109 Knrlv. fourth Yr. Hatty Ninth Yrivr, AUSTRIA DECLARES1 WAR UPON SERVIA ,! it A r--- I 4 I POWERS AIM TO PREVENTSPREAD OTHER NATIONS Unsatisfactory Reply y Strvla Re sults, In Declaration ol War by Austria Effort at Mediation Falls Tlirounh Refusal of Germany anil Austria to Participate. t t VIENNA, Jiilv 28. -Tim li- duration of war wit giiM-nru 1...... lilln IliU IlflcrillMltl. Tlit' ll'xl I UN .follow t rim nivnl I'lucrniiit'iil if Servln, mil having replied '" " satisfactory iiiihhiit In the note remitted tt il hy li" AuMro. lliingiiriiiii minister in llflurittli' en July -'.'I. HIM, Hut lmix'rinl I ......I ...i.iriiniihl lllliU it' self compelled t proceed it-t'lf to safeguard It right" mitt trrrts mill t hnvo itconrc for till- iurM"f to force of arm. Austria-Hungary cnililcr tivfir llirrt'Turo from Hil mom- put In n Mate if war with Srr- via. (Sigurd) , COUNT IIKIICHTI10I.1I. "Minister Foreign Affair of Austria-Hungary." LONDON. July 38. -Announcement or the declaration of wnr by Austria Hungary on rtervla camo today almost Immediately after Germany and Au trio' liStf noTtrietl Blr Kdword (Iron Hut llrllUh foreign minister, of their refusal to Join-In a mediation confer iiiiri. II In assumed hero' that Hut effort nf ti.rt lliirniionn nntloni will now bo directed toward lornlliliiR Iho hos tilities. ' Tint actual cause, of Auslrlo.lltin gory' decision to enter Into hostile rimfllt't with Horvla was the reply sent hy tho llitlkon state to lint nolo from Vienna demanding that Horvla toko steps to put a stop to tint Pan-Servian propaganda on Austrian lurrllory anil 11U0 punish those Servians Indirectly concerned In tho assassination In Hos ula on Juno 22 of Arch Duko Frond IVrtllnanit, lit'lr to tho Auslro.Hun garlon throno, IVtiro Effort fall Tint response of Horvla was con sidered !)' tho foreign office In Vienna "unsotUfitrtory" nntl In u seml-offl-rial communication inailti publlo yes terday, tint Austro-Hungarlan govern incut until that tho reply wn "fllli'tl with lint nplrlt of dishonesty." In tho iiKinntliiiit 8lr Edward Gray took tlio Initiative, of roipiestliiK tho European powers to pormlt their am. liiiMnailom In London to confer with u vlow to n peaceful volution of tho con. tro verity. Italy mid I'rancu t onro consented to Join thnlr efforts to those of Great Hrltaln. hut Germany (Continued on Page. 1M MEDIATION OFFER I VIKNNA, July 28. U waa "cinl. officially unnouucoil hero today that Aiutrla-WiuiKory had docldcd to r fu'ia Mr Edward Oroy'a propoiat of un niiihMiRdorlal conforonco In London. Tho Imporlnl Ainttro'HuiiKarlmi roiolKU offlro doclurod today that ovtm If Horvla khould now coiily with Ilia (lemnnila cuntulund In tho Aui. trliin nolo (ho Kovoriimont of tho dual monarchy would not ho natlt Hint, orrirlnU at iho nilnlntry nlnto.1 that Hoi via' reply hud mado It ln p 'li!i fui' Autrla.iiiiKry lo ud In-ro o ln'r lurinvr uluiulpolnt, mid niliiiuiico y Hrvla wllli Ilia iltt iimihU timflu ( mr wiild no loNuvr liiflut'iirv I'm I'lMi.of uiilixi of ill AuHiP'lluMiiailuu vwHm, AUSTRIA REJECTS B GREAT AUSTRIA H FREE HAND TO Germany Refuses to Participate In Mediation Conference Russia Said to Have Been Assured That Terri torial Enlargement Is Not Sought Attempts Made to Localize War. 1 .0X1 ION', .lulv 'JK. Tim rffn-iil by (liTiiiitny ami AuNtilu-lliinuiiry to pnrtiflpaln n iniMliiilliiii roiifurt'iiri' on Ilia Ail-lria.Sfrvlan fonflli'l, ri porlii or tin' rapid iiiovt'iiii-nt or Au Ini'lliiiiKiitimi trtwips ami llu mt hlhtnit ilouiiward lit'inl of r.iinMMin hliii'k mnrki'lH worn tln nutHlmiiliiiK ilfvt'lnpmi'iitM luilav of tin' r.iiniM'iiii xiliintinii. I'lt'lHiialioif for war proiTiili'il mi all hldfM. I'.mii KnclnmrM Imttli' KininilroiiH liavi' till bi'i'ii iiinliiliici'il in ri'ittliiit'it for t'vt'iitiinlilii'H ami tin- piibliratinir of offiflal iiown n lo Ilia inovfiiii'iitt of HritWi wnnOiipt lum ri'tiNoil. Tint firxt ami ftci-ond liot- llo Hiinilroun hnvo lakru on lhrlr full war More nml nrr rrmly lo ulip lhrlr aucliorft nt n uiotnrnt'M uoticr, the dcHlroycr flotilla around tlir connt alio Jinvi' Iktii pri'pnrrtl and nnncd minnU worn placed loday around all Iho innKurluffl and oil tic 0tM. Aiutriu'it l-'rw llantt flcnnniivV tlrfinllt tlrfHiiiu ncaint participation in the nmhnHadorial coufitri'iion propo-cil hv Hir IMwunl (Iroy, tli llrilWi foreign ttccrrlnry, In mi effort to maintain peace, U re Kanlcil here bh lantninotmt to n dec laratlou of Oennany'tt ilftcniilitaliou that Auttriii'lluucnry nliall have nit entirety free liamt in eliiiittUini; Her via uiili'HH the llalkaii kiiiudom lie eedeM in full to the ili'iuamN of the dual monarchy. According to nilvlecu reeelved here, flennnny'rt icfuint wiih cottclied in tenun of nympntliy willi Sir I'dwnnt (Iray'it ohjeel, hut coulended that the MiijJtretled coiiferenen would place AiiHtriU'ltuncary in the luxiiliout ni Hiliou of np)Mariiii; like the llalkau S lutes lieforti n I'liropcnii tribunal to explain her nelioiii, nud tliereforn likely In ini'ifnue rather than tie rrciiHtt llie difficulties of tint tttun lion. To IiralUo Conlct Apparentlv autlienlio tcporlH cur rent hen itKsert that Kiihksiu hart liccu pivi'it positive tiHMirnuccti that Austria. Hungary lint not any inten tion of iiuucxint; Servian territory. If true, thin might, It in believed, help the efforts lo locnlire the war. Tliut far there bus been no official con firmation of I lie rcHtrlHvl' hoNtilitics between Aunliia nud Scrvia, but a iiuuiber of iiiinorN have been puliliidi eil, IneliuliiiK one of Iho hcixunt of Serxian fhips carryinj; contrabaml by an Aundiau patrol on Ilia Dan-ulii'. NH EVA WAR SENDS WHEAT UP 9 CENTS ' CIIICAOO, July 28.-Inmicnno ex pansion of lint I imlo in wheal fol lowed announcement today that war had been officially declared. Within iv few minutes lint market touched u point about II eenU a bushel higher than prices earlier iu tint xexxinu mitt two and n.htilf cents above last night. Tumiiltuotm hccuch not often equalled in recent years character ixed llio- wur (ratling- in wheat, Tint hulletiti telling of tint actual exist eumi of fonnal hoHlilitica caught tho pit nearly liaro nf offerings, Kellers having become, scarcer nml scarcer after it was known Hint flttrinaiiy had ilccllncd lo Ike a hand iu Hie pro. posed prima conferenco nl London. Ntnvs of the iimhilixntiou of lliilish hiilllo mpmilroiiH clinic Just before I he Kong cleared Hut pil, Tint market i'IomikI wildly cxcllc.l, vvllli Hciembnr at I)'.,!h, jump of il cenU u himlicl imnipariil wllh lwcnly.fiiir Iiouih befiil e, 'J'lm cliwit vvmw nl Ilia lop. liii)l point of Hut liny, A J'i"ll luili M ii mm lkp wuikil (JlDW U 41 cjwl', 'J'bu I'VMVM lWIK MADAME CAILLAUX ACQUI m 4vV"-fit aias i aaaaav .nrRRRRRaa RRRRRRRRb rW llRRRlRRRRRRRRRRRW' " J RRRRRRRRRRRRrl w RRRI RRRRRRBhBHKRRRRRRRRRRRRRT LrRRRrV RRRRRRRRRRRRRRW'"U2 LrRRRRRRRRW V' J L t RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrB ' VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRQfc RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrCrPLrVP HRRrI RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrV ILLLLLLLLHk " hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrLrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrI LLRBaWSLi&HS hrrrrrrrrrrirV .rrrBrrrVrrrrrrrV ME SH" tVRRRVFVC V 1 JOStTPH: - Servian HiB" ' nrnm- HASTEN 10 lERK S,i:i OF MOBILIZATION CITY FOR COUNTRY Mm mm 1li:i.(IIIAI)K, Sen ia, July 28. Many Servian fnmilicx have loft the capital for tho country iliMricti, in spite of the advice of the iiuttioritief, while there lini been a great exoilmt of AutlriauH and HimpirianH from llflurnito and other part of Scrvia. Although perfect order prevail in tho capital, military preparation nre beinjj carrietl oat with feerih activity. The troopi have lieen con centrated In fortified politician, Iho lienil(uarieni of Iho army lcinr et tnblinlied at IvraguycvotK, but in the even! of neeejtxity they will bo trans ferred to Kni'.licvnl, ninety miles hiiiiIIipiihI of Helgrade. WILSON TO HEAR DEMOCRATIC PROTEST WAaillNOTON, July 2S.-l'rel- dent WlUon promUed today to re eclvo tomorrow afternona lteprecnt atlvo KltiRerald and other New York inumtierH of tint hoanu who want to protest about tint recoRiiltlou In ills trjliutlon of pntrouaKe. It Ih undo'- atood that Win, K. .McComlin, cliair- mou of tho domorrntlo national com- mltteit, hoa recommonded to tho preril tleut that tho application nt New York dttmocralH lut accepted In flit- I n it federal positions. ITALIAN AVIATOR KILLED BY FALL FROM AIRSHIP NOVAK A, I Inly, July 'J8.- Oi.nnn lit Murecllo ('aviggiu. mi aviator, nud bin pitHhcnger, Camlelti, were killed todav by iv fulfill' 800 feet with their ucroplaiuv rnrrieil Hie market up lo 1)1 cents for September, u rise of 8 cents iv bushel from Iho low point of tint day. Signs of highly btralned relations between Germany and Itussiiv were respou siblo for Iho frcfh ouHnii.it of the fever tq huy. Seenri) of wild excitement marked tho oloso of trading at lil'i p. in. When the big- goii sounded tinea times, unuouiieing tint close of the day, tho big pit was crowded with ex cited, perspiring brokers, frantically shouting in mi effort lo execute as many orders as ttissihlo before the expiration of tho timo limit. TJirro went hundred of men on the Hour, forming a struggling mass, ami Iho scent) enacted will long ho re liiemhcrcd hy those who witnessed II Al time (he excitement siiniiiKeil anything of iho kind ever wiliui'd ill llie liWory of Hut hoard, WIiuji Iniilliig chucil wllh Hcpli'in her ulii'Hl iiioli'il lit IC' renin li lHliei WIM l'llllllCil Hint llllllltls wiim ht'hig Irmuui'li'il pi Ht" inlu nf WW wliiulc, TTED OF MURDER AFTER NINE DAYS' SENSATIONAL TRIAL flHftv ARRANGING- FOR CHANGE IN RULERS OF OLD no TAMPICO, Met., July 28..- l'ton receipt of official information here today that Provisional President Carbajal will semi two delegates im mediately lo Sallillo to arrange tho transfer of executivo authority of Mexico to the coiislitutionnlits, (leu cral ('arranra nmniunacd ho would Icavo tomorrow for Monterey. He expected to reach Sallillo within two or three days. It was announced Cnrrnimv would not select a commission, but would conduct his own ucgiitintioiw with Hut Cat bit jnl envoys, who went ex pected to reach Sallillo about iho same time Carraaru does. It was understood here today that official iissufiinciw would be given through iv high constitutionalist of ficial guarauteeiii" good order .vml preservation of properly in Mexico City. Tin' statement, it was stud, would uNo lifeline Cnrntn.a would insist on mi unconditional surrender. LAND ERAUD CASE POltTLANI), Or., July 28.- Argu ment iu tho case of E. J. Sellers, J. W. Logan and V. r Minimi, who nre accused of misusing tho mails to sell fraudulent locations on Iho Oiegou & California railroad laud grant, was begun in tho Ciiitcd States district eomt hero today. Il became clear at thu opening- of the argument that tho good faith of the defendant which has emphasized throughout Hut pro ceedings, would form Iho ImsU of thu plea for acquittal. Counsel for Logan and Sellers wore Iho first (o lie heard today. It was expected (hat the case would go to Hut jury tomorrow. MANCHURIAN CORN INFESTED BY WEEVIL KKATT1.K, Wni.li., July 28.- Six llioiimnd buys of wrovlMiifcsL'd Miillcllillilill cum, llVId mi Heal I lo vslinrvc hy hu wlutu ilepailiueiit of agilrnlliiic, will ha pciiiillli'il m hi Kiiniiiil for nine I; fn innlcr Hit' mi ai'vinii nf ayi'lil nf III" iIi-ihhT- HIVUti IIKUMX, July 28. No eonfinnn lion bad been received up to a late hour this afternoon either by the German foreign office or the Husmiui embassy of the mobilization of vari ous nriny corps iu Itussin, nt report ed in ye-terday's dipatches in Lon- lon. A German official declared flatly that any Hus-ian mobilization ngninst Anstriu, partial or otherwise, meant xvar. German mobil'iuiUon orders. would then, lie Mtitl, be isited iuinic tliately and when tlie-e once had been launched there would be no itossibil- Jity of recalling them or of Germany rioting on her anas while negoim 'tioiw continued, its the strategic ne cessities of wnr on her two fronts would force Germany to strike im mediately and hard. The opinion was expressed in well informed Hussion circles tonight however, that partial mobilisation of Kussiau troops along tho Austrian frontier wns tpiite probable as an an swer to tho Austrian declaration of war on Sorvia Servian offieinls here appeared to think Hint such n step could be un dertaken without evoking; n German couuler-mobili.ntiim. IU IUPI-.ST, July 2.S. A great benK nMaa8lnated with complete lm palriolie demonstration look vtlaco '"punttyT" tint Hungarian diet toilay when Huij Sfaltre atenu Caustic royal rescript was read prorogtiiiu'j Tha jry waa nexl a,arw,8ed by parliament. The deputies cheered for Matre Chonu, and his cutting analy- tbo knur, tno country ami tuo r.rniy.'B,8 of (ll0 cxnction8 of Mme. Calllaux Speeches were mailo by prominent' deputies, miring- wnieii every patri otic word was loudly applauded. NEW YORK, July 2S. Austria' declaration of war against Servla provoked a convulsion upheaval H this market, leading stocks shovVlng maximum declines of five to 20 points, Canadian Pacific bolus tho chief sufferer. Tho closo was ex tromoly weak. Panicky conditions prevailed in tho Inst hour. At that time Canadian Pacific was down 19 -i. Union Pa cific CVJ, Southern Pacific, Daltjmoro and Ohio, smelting Heading, Amol- iKamated Copper, Lehigh Valley, At- lf.lilttiti Vfirllii.ru 1'nplflr. unit llttrvna. ter from four to six points. Trading was In extraordinary volumo and ac cording to report all tho forelliu markets wore selling hero long after their own hod reused operations. Hhortts of the International group went off ono to two points (it open Inu. Iu few liistuuces. however, yield. 'lug o LoiiiIoii'b low Jtjvcl. Aiiiifliiuce. ineiit uf fuither gold uximrln to I'm Is mid IJiidoH mirvml In ew. plllllUit Ilia llUHClMl IfHrlOH M tkou puuli WAR NWS SENDS ME CAILLAUX GIVEN FREEDOM BY FRENCH JURY Madame Calllaux Collapses as Attor neys for Prosecution Rehearse the Stwy of Tragedy, Accuse Her of Crime and Demand Punishment- Court Adjourned Until Tomorrow. PARIS. July 28. Mndnmn n.,.-:..itu Piiilliuir. u-ifV or ex- Hiiiiitii i. . ..., - Premier Jllellll CllilllnlX. WHS acquitted tonight after n trial lasting nine days on the charge of murderinir Gaston Cnlmetto on March-10 last, the editor of the Figaro. t .f I'AIIIS, July 28. Madamo Hcn rlctto Calllaux, wife of tho former premier of France, oa trial for tho murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of the FlKoro, fainted In court a&aln to day while Maltra Chcnu, one of the attorneys repreentlng the family of the murdered editor, was delivering a cutting analyais of her actloni on the dar of the tragedy. Because of tho defendant's condition Judge Albanel suspended the sitting. Madame Calllaux looked worn and III when she entered the prisoners' enclosure of the criminal court of the CjvUce.ot-JjiKUe for the eighth day hearing In her trial. Grow Weaker During Trial The proceeding started "with speech by Eduoard Sellgman, one of the attlrneys representing tho family of the murdered editor. Madame Calllaux had been becom lng visibly weaker as the sitting con tinued and appeared unconscious of what was occucring in court. A hot water bottlo was placed beneath her feet and a cushion at her back soon after she entered tho court. Meanwhile Maltro Sellgman con tinued his address. "Tho sons of Gaston Calmette asked us to bring them to this court to seek Justice," ho said. "Wo re- , fused to do so, but do not forget 'gentlemen of tho Jury, with what anguish the orphans await your ver dict. You have heard witness after j witness speak In pralso of tho lato M I Calmette. Thero has been only ono jdlscordante note and that camo from i.l. Calllaux. What connection with I tho case has tho fortune of the mur- . uereu. manr now many minions mum a man havo In order to permit his the Uny of the tragedy was too (Continued on pago two.) Further unsettletneut occurred us a result of feverish conditions abroad. London's range for Amorlcana was from two to almost thrco points un der yesterday's close. Declines hero wero slightly less severe, Canadian Pacific, SiuoUIug, Republic Steel and American Car losing from IU to -U points, while Erlo, Southern railway, Southern Pacific, New Haven, St, Paul, Lehigh Volley, United States Steel, Dethelehom Slept and Amalga mated woro off a point each, Trad, lng hud little of yesterday's activity, but continuance of gold export culled renewed attention to tho for eljin situation. News of Hie acluiil declaration of war was followed hy selling on a very active stfiilc, Piices fell mom tint idly, Canadian Pacil'ia extending lis losri In over six poliiU, while other prominent klnckn were olfeivd nt In. cicanliivf lei'i'MkiniiK, urgtt hloeU uf .llieks Wl'ltf llll'OrVH over hi Hliml huklr, iieiiuiuhly fur itlH Mil v". STOCKS DOWN SAN FRAN CO WINS TRI-STATE MEET FR 1915 World's Fair City Chosen for Utxl Meeting Over Albany 0ffHrs Elected Include Baxter ( Son Francisco as Prejla, WorM Klamath Falls, TrMuwrer. San Francisco was chosen as tho next convention city of tho Trl-Stote Good iloads association, with Albany, Ore., as tho only contender for the honor, at the morning session, and the following officers for the year elected this afternoon as tho final work of the sessien: J. 11. Haxter of San Francisco, preJ Ident. Judge W. 8. Wordcn of Klamath Falls, treasurer. Directors Godfrey Wlnslow, of Tacoma, Captain W. Coggeshell of Eureka, Cal., and Hon. J. IL Alberts of Salem. Tho above five comprise the exe cutivo committee who at some later date will namo a field secretary. IBM Agala Attacked Sam Hill, the father of good reada in the northwest, was the subject of Another attack, J. D. Yoadelt of Seattle, alleging that road wars: la Washington had been delayed by Hill's dilatory tactics for two years. The rest of his remarks were devoted to telling of the strides made 1b high- way construction In that- eomssoa- - wealth this year. A flurry arose over the selection of a convention city. Albany, Ore gon, sought the honor, contending that It was entitled thereto, because of its central location. The Califor nia delegation maintained that the 19 IS fair would mean a gathering of good road enthusiasts far In excess If tho combined attendance at the two previous conventions, and that they wero prepared to entertain tho dole gates. Membership Totals 1731 Hugh McLalu of Coos Day, main tained that tho convention should be held in Albany because tho state of Oregon needed good roads missionary work more than California or Wash ington, and that Its people were tho most backward In this feature of pro gresslvlsm. Ho said Jackson county alone had voted bonds for the Pa cific htgtiway. Tho report of tho credential com mlttco was read and approved, show ing that 1751 members are enrolled 279 of whom attended thin session. Tho report of the committee on by laws and organization was read, and aroused considerable discussion, be causo of the phrase designating that tho Pacific highway run "north and south," and was amended to embrace all directions. W. P. Edrls of Spo kane led tho fight for tho change, holding that castorn Washington ex pected some day to bo on tho route llert Greer of Ashland and J. H. Al berts Bpoko on this Issue. (Contlnuod on page two.) . .. . i . - LOSS OE $300,000 FROM CLOUDBURST TELLUHIUE, Colo., July 28. Telluritlo residents, assisted hy vol unteers from other purls of tho dis trict, spent today iu clearing up the wreckage left hy yesterday' cloHd burnt mid flood mid BCHrchlwn fur bodies. At noon tho number of known dead still stood at two-Mr. I-:. K. Hliikely mid Mrs, John JifltH sou. Thu ilnmstrtt pruviw to ha khIm Hiuii Ht first hdvM, nut wuti Mf himU.,1 h( iMW),tW, i'ttworfHj UW- linr wMi.-wwry frwti HM4wy whs kJM In lk tmn uA m nw im hmm m liulLiluus TELL IE SUFFERS X. i tr -