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ACCOUNT
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WAR
UNCLE SAM BEGINS
HIGH PRICE PROBE
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LIEGE SLAUGHTER
TERRIFIC
ASSERTS
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RAN PHANC1SCO, CM., Aur. H.
J, C Wllnon nml company, members
of llio New York Stock Kvclmnpo, the
Now Vork Cotton Exchnngo, Tho Chi
cago Ilonnl of TraJo nnd the San
KranrUco Stock nml Notul Exchange
announced horo toany that, after mn
tnro ilollberntlon, the ftrm had de
elded to go Into voluntary bankruptcy.
"The suspension," snld n statement
rItcii out nt the offices of tho com
pany, "Is brought about solely by
tho extraordinary American condi
tions following upon tho European
war.
"The banks, to meet the drain of
money, naturally restricted their
lohns and called for payment front
their debtors. We met these demand
for some, time and then were com-
jwllcd in turn to call on our margin
clients to make additional payments
on their accounts. They answered
that they could furnish additional se
curity hut could not furnish addi
tional money. The exchanges being
closed, wo could not ercn sell the
securities of such defaulting clients."
what form tho bankruptcy pro-
cccdlngii will take, cannot bo deter
mined, J. C. Wilton, senior member
of tho firm, said today, until there
has been time to consult with Harris.
Wlnthrop and Company, tho firm's
New York correspondents. Tho firm
has branch offices in Portland,
Seattle, Los Angeles, San Diego and
Coronado, besides its two hero.
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BELGIANS'SURPRISEl
WASHINGTON, Aiut. 11. -Agent!'
of the tleimitmcut of eommeive he
pin their work toilnv ns jwrt of the
investigation ordered liy President
Wilson io determine if food jtrieeti
in Ihis country ntt btinc MtiHeinlly
nuceil because of the KutvM'un war.
These instructions were sent to fiu
nncinl field nceuts in New York, H(V
tou, Seattle, Chicago, Atlanta and
New Orleans;
"Yon are instructed to inquire im
mediately and carefully whether
there has been a recent rise in retail
prices in your eitv nml vicinit; and
if so. on what articles and to what
extent,
"SHeinl attention should lie given
to foodstuffs and articles of clothing
nnd other necessities. l.cnrn whether
the ndvnnee, if it exists, is general
or eonfined to artieltilnr.iMMumili
ties, nnd if so, what ones. Kinr if
it has been sudden or gradual and
if any articles have fallen in price.
Lcnrn what reasons are given for
any advance that may prevail. And
inquire particularly ns to whether
such reasons nro the nctuai ones.
"Give special care to determining
it there has been any ndvnnee due
io speculation, cither on the general
war situation, or on the temporary
delay in ocean transit. Consider
whether a fair stale exists or is
available, of eommoditv that may
have been advanced nnd whether the
facts show a puritosc to use the wnr
situation to secure undue extra prof
its by increased prices.
"Study to learn if any combina
tion exists for the advance of prices
under existing conditions.'
AMERICAN
CONSUL
NEUTRALITYPRQCLAMED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHINGTON, Aug. H.
President Wilson Issued a
neutrality proclamation today
covering tho war between
Great Hrltaln and Auntrla-
Huugnry.
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CALIFORNIA LETS
HIGHWAY CONTRACTS
MAN
LONDON, Aug. 1-J, 12:15 p. m.
A ilisiateh from Brussels to Hcutcrs
Agency says that n battle near Eg
heiee, north of Xaratir, which oc
curred yesterday at Noville Tavicre,
on the Karaur-Tierclcmont railroad
line, was keenly contested.
Tho Germans, according to the dis
patch, were mostly cavalrymen. They
were suqirised by tho IMgians nnd
sustained severe, casualties. Event
ually they fell back hurriedly on Huy,
between Namur and Liege.
Tho dispatch adds that three Ger
man aeroplanes flying over Btest
were brought down by tho Hclgian
artillery. Two of tho aviators were
killed by being dashed to earth and
the third was severely injured.
VANCOUVER READY
FOR GERMAN ATTACK
VANCOUVER, n. C, Aug. H. In
Wow of a report from San Francisco
that tho Leipzig and perhaps tho
Numbers aro bound north, possibly
to mako an assault on Vancouver or
Victoria or to jncnaco Urltlsh ship
ping off Capo Flattery, tho corrcs
IKindcnt of tbc Associated Press ap
plied for Information to tho naval au
thorities at Eq.ulmalt regarding tho
ships at that station. Tho reply was
a request from the naval authorities
not to publish anything about tho
proposed movements of Canadian
blilps. It was officially stated tint
tho Algcrlno, tho last of the three
vessels coming from tho south. Is
quite safe. Tho Rainbow and the
Shearwater arrived at Esquimau yes
terday.
Now and powerful guns have boon
Installed at points which command
tho approaches to Victoria and Van
couver, and an attack by German
vessels Js not feared. Somo of tho
now guns carry ton miles.
CAVALRY MONTENEGRO
LONDON, Aug. 14, (23 u in.)
A special newpaper dispatch from
Home today says the Montenegrin
troops, aided -by the inhabitants of
Herzegovina, are successfully invad
ing Austria, whose blockude of the
Montenegrin coast has practically
ceased.
LONDON, Aug. U. 5.13 n. m.
Tho German army Investing l.lego
underestimated tho fighting quali
ties bt the PelglAiis and paid a ter
rible penalty for their daring, In tho
opinion of Victor It. Uuras, Ameri
can vice-consul as quoted by tho
Urussels correspondent of the Times,
The correspondent says that Mr.
Duraa was an oyo witness of tho fin:
two days of the siege, which ho de
scribes. The Uelglaus permitted lha
forces of General Von Kmmtch actual
ly to pass the forts in their marcht
on tho town and then attacked them
In the rear from tho torts and on their
front with Infantry. He estimated
the German casualties as from five
to ten times as great as thoso of tho
defenders.
Itattlc In Night Time
"Speaking ss a neutral," says Mr.
Duros, according to the Times cor
respondent. "It seems to be a part of
the new military tactics of tbc Ger
mansHo fight s much as ixjwlblo Ii
the night time. Comparatively little
fighting occurred at Liege during tho
day.
"The scheme of the Belgian defense
seemed to bo not to make any serious
resistance to the attack until tho Ger
man troops wcro actually past tho
forts. Then when they were close up
to the town and their several bodies
trying to effect a Juncture, flro was
opened on them from tho forts be
hind and from rifles nnd machine
guns In front, sd they were caught In
a trap and retreat was cut off. Thee
was nothing for them to do but to be
shot down or surrender.
"The amount of suffering on both
sides owing to an Inability to deal
promptly with tho wounded was great,
but especially to tho Germans, whoae
casualties wcro from five to ten
times as numerous as thoso among
the Belgians.
"Tho Germans paid a tcrrlblo pen
alty for their boldness of their scheme
of attack, which, from a military
point of view, could bo Justified only
by a conviction on the part of tho
German officers that they would
meet with only tho feeblest resist
ance. Tho mistake they made was In The finest equipment in Oregon for
under-rating tho fighting qualities of printing fruit labels, Medford Print-
WA
CAUSES
HARD TIMES IN
AUSTRIAN CAPITAL
SACRAMENTO. Aug, 14. Con
tracts for tho construction of roads
In various sections of tho state, ag
gregating nu expenditure of $200-
1)00 wcro awarded by tho advisory
board of tho stato department of en
gineering. Tho awards wcro as fol fel fol
eows: Humboldt county From Mlraud
to Dyenlllc, 13.8 miles: Fairbanks ir
l'laechtcl. Wllllts. i 20,893.
Contra Costa county From Sau
Pablo Greek to Pinole, 3,6 miles:
James II. Falconer, Escnlon, f H,-
433.30.
Santa Clara county From Sant.x
Clara to San Jose, 1,9 miles; Rail-
somo, Crummlo company, Oakland,
I30.664.S0.
Santa Barbara county From El
Capltan creok to Alcantrat, 9.3 miles;
T. K. Beard, Modesto, IS5.1C8.
Tho bids fur road construction In
Humboldt county from Shively to
Jordan creek were rejected, all being
In excess of tho engineer's estimate.
The board accepted as completed
the road building done In Ban Diego
by tbo C. h. Hydo Construction com
pany and In San Bernardino done by
C. J. Flower.
Members of tho Southwestern Con
tractors' association, of Los Angeles,
wcro In conference, with tho commis
sion relative 'taj the construction of
roads In tho sol t hern section of tho
state t
ROME, Aug. t!l, ll:M p. m. (via
Palis, Aug. U l-::i i. .) News'
rooe'iNod'hi'iv from Vienna says that
letters addressed to IVrelgitcra In
tho Austrian i-npitiil tiro opened by
the police, who either retain them or
deliver them with a illmv mud on
which is printed, "Opened by tho
Ntato police."
Newspaper throughout Austria
Hungary print scarcely itii) thing ex
cept official news.
Vienna itself is half dctettcl. Tho
worst feature of the war to thoso in
the capital is tho laek of money and
the fact that prices of food have
risen enormously. The tujlilio sen ices
aro parnlyred mid women are Inking
over tho work.
ME KILLED WHEN
BURNING WALLS FALL
ANNA, III., Aug. 14. Thrco men
wcro killed at Dongola, III., today,
when the wall of a burning building
foil.
Tho flro dcstro)cd half the busi
ness section of tho town. Among tho
buildings burned wero the post of
fice, tho First National Bank, thn
Odd Fellows' Hall, five stores and a
restaurant. Tho loss Is estimated rt
1300,000.
NO MOVEMENTS
OF IMPORTANCE
SINCE WEDNESDAY
NEW
IIUl'S.SHLS, (lu London t :J." p.
m.), Aug," 1 l.No movements of im
portance hiivn taken place since Wrtl
iiAsdny'ri sci ions engagement holiM'cn
the German and llclgiaii troops, ac
cording to an offirlttl announcement
hcie today, The coiutnuult'iitioti
adds i
"Tim situation or the ltclgiitn
forces iriuaius favorable.''
PARIS, Aug. II, l::io p. m. An
official rcHirl iseiicd hero today
say j
"No action of impnitaiice took
place in the Ihcater of war yesterday.
There were, howeor, soxeral sUmi
ilies between (Icrmati nnd r'ruch pa
trols and encounters between out
liwt, notably at (.'lmitilircv, in Ger
man Lorraine, wliero two compatiies
of the eighteenth Bavarian infantry
regiment wero mirprised by Ihe
French troops ami driven off, leav
ing numerous dead anil wounded on
the field."
If yot want a lithographed fruit
label Instead of a printed od, urn
us, wo aro agents for Scbmlti Litho
graph Co. Medford Printing Co,
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GERMANS PLAN
MOVE BUT
BELGIANS READY
LONDON, Aug. II, (:it.Vs p. in.)
A illspatcli from HrnsHi'ln to Itciilem
Ageuoy says the following official
niiuouiiuciuciil was issued at noun
teday:
"Tho (htimaim urn planning a new
movement against no, hut all dispo
sitions have been uimlii Io iepe it
like Ihe preceding ones,
"Repoils show that the situation
continues favorable to us and our
nlliiv4, while (ho down from lirraluo
is highly favorable to (ho French.
"The general staff lias heard noth
ing of thn reduction of tho forts or
Liege. Rumors Io that effect,-thcie-fore,
aro false."
BRITISH ASSURES
SAFETY UPON ATLANTIC
LONDON, Aug. 14, 3:10 p. m,
Tho British admiralty today gavo tho
assuranco that tho ocean routss are
well patrolled and a guarantee of tho
quick resumption of tho Atlantic
passenger service,
'i i i 1 1 i i i i i r . i 1 1 i
Why Not
Get the bciCamoke, Got. Johnson,
and also patronise home.
the peaceful Bolgluns."
log Co.
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
L
HOOH RIVKR, Ore, Aug. 1 l.-Tho
forest fire Hint has been burning in
the Cascades southwest of here took
u heavy toll of proertv early today
when the big sawmill plant of the
Stanley-Smith Lumber company was
destroyed, entailing a loss of npprox.
imately $1'J0,(J00. Kfforts uro be
ing mnde to keep (he fire confined to
the vieinitv of the mill.
Holland
Shoes for
Boys
Are known as tho best shoes for
lio)i that aro made.
A Our Holland Fall Shoes, are msdo
with an Indestrtlctablo solo leather
'Tel-TII-TIp" making It Imposilblo to
wrar qut the caps of tho shoes.
It's tho coming shoo for Llttlo
Gents, Youths and Boys.
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NEW FALL GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY
AT
FIRST SHOWING OF NEW SUITS
Fresh, chic now styles now on display. Choose
yours early while stock is complete.
MANN'S
CKNTRAL AVJ3., NKAR POSTOKKICK
FIRST SHOWING OF NEW GOATS
New Cape Coats, new Ualniaccans, new coats
made of the latest pile fahries. No odd stock,
all fresh, up-to-date styles.
OVER FILE MILLION
RT. PKTKifHHL'KU, via London,
Aug. 11, U')0 p. in. With tho view
of removing tho apprehensions of
tho Poles in Rusmu, Germany nnd
Austrin-Hungary, and of gaining
tlivir 1'ricmUhlp iu tho two lust men
tioned count rim, tho (Jrund Duko
Nicholas Nicholniovitch, commander
in-chief of tho KiiH&iuu army, issued
an order today to tho effect tbut all
Pole showing loyalty to thu Hluv
cause will ho KDceially protected by
tho Hu.sIhu army mid government.
Any attempt to iufciforo with tho
jMrful nnd material rinilu of those
Ptde not guilty of hostility to Huh
U will Im, wcconlliig to Dm older,
jwHUkfd with all (ho rierily of
tutitil Jhw, ,
First Showing of
NEW DRESS GOODS
Now is the time to huy your material for your new
suit, coat or skirt. Vu have a great variety to
choose from, consisting of plaids, Roman stripes,
Moires, Poplins and all the latest weaves, priced low
for quick selling from 59t a yard tip.
First Showing of
NEW SILKS
The new silks are here iu all their beauty. Koman
stripes, plaids, poplins, crepe de chine, taffotas in
plain and figures. Now is the time to make your
choice.
SPECIAL New Roman Stripes, $1.2.5 values, per
yard 78
First Showing of
NEW TRIMMINGS
We have just received our new line of Dress Trim
mings. As usual, we carry the best selected stock iu
the city. Sec our now All-Over Laces, Fur Trim
mings, Frogs, Buttons, etc. wo are sure wo can
please you.
NEW OUTINGS
5000 yds. extra heavy
Outing Flannel, new
styles, fast colors, a
real 12 grade, on
sale at, " A
yard 1 l)C
GREAT SALE OF NEW DOMESTICS
Prints
New Xall styles, on
5c
sale at,
yard
Cambric
36-inch "White Cam
bric Muslin,
yard
10c
Vicuna Oloth
Fleeced, special at,
pQi '
yard
12c
Duckling Fleece
For Kimonas,
Special at,
per yard
18c
New Gomfortere
Heavy
Special,
each
$1.39
NEW OUTINGS
fiOOO yds. Now Outing
Flannels, heavy,
weight, iu fancy
stripes, a good 10c
cloth, on sale Q
at, yard O
NIGHTGOWNS
Made of fine sheer lingerie cloth
and Crepes, $l..r0 val
ues, each ,
98c
GREAT SALE OF NEW HOSIERY
"Women's Fast Black
Hose, 18c
Hose, loc
grade, pr.. 1 Z2
"Women's fine Lislo
Hose, 35c
grade, pair..... A J. C
Women's Lavender
Top Lisle Hose, 50c
:.!!: 44c
Kayscr's Silk Hose,
$1.25 grade, now
Z. 89c
HOUSE DRESSES
Just received a now shipment,
fall styles, all colors and sizes,
on sale at only, - C
each 1 M D
The Balance of Our Summer Dresses on Sale at Less Than Half Price
PETTICOATS
New (Yepo Petticoats,
$1.19
$2,00 values,
now, web ,
VESTS
"Women's Summer Vests
very special , A n
each ., TtC
SWEATERS
Women's Heavy Sweat-
frs, Jjij val
ues, now, en,.
IJ r f f fnv
$2.98
GLOVES
'Kayscr's 10-Biitton Lisle
and Clmrnois A An
GUmn, pii'.. TaTrL I
PARASOLS
2f Women's Parasols,
98c
M.fiQ values,
now, QfM'11,
444f4
WAISTS
100 Lingerie Waists, up
to $2 va I tics, on AOA
Hllld (it, ohcIi . j Oxs
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