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.. , .1.11 !'i T - ill J.' Oil SECOND, EDITION J t WEATHER ftifi Max. lOO.fi; MIb. At) Itcl. urn, av. .' Medford Mail Tribune Kortyfourtli Yrr. Unity Ninth Ynitf. ..,'.. i ' -" MEDFORD, OKHOON, SATURDAY, AUGUST lfl, VM BELGIANS DEW SITUATION SATISFACTORY GERMAN ADVANCE CHECKED AIL ALONG HALT GEMS fN UPPER ALSACE LATEST NEWS OF THE WAR IN BRIEF Frrnch Troops Advanclnn Into High Alsatian Valleys Alter Occupation of Soules Minor Skirmishes Re ported, But No Engagements of Note French Artillery Effective. LONDON', Aug. 15, I p, in.- Tint Hritish nl'fielnl picas buteiiii in its I'ouiiuuuiontinn loilny sny: "TIip (Ionium offensive is fur Iln ininiH'iil arrested in upper AIrtni'i'f Mini there mi' Indications llml tlti' Firnch liiivt iniitli' pmgrcs on llml iii. Tin1 communication suvs? "Tlu French troops uriyiiiH'iiu lulu llni high Alsatian valleys (if Hi.- Viki-M mountains'. SIllCC llll'lf 0( ctiiintinu of Monies region, In Orrmuli tcrulnry, on the fionller nl" Alsace, which wit announced ji'xlcrdny, Iln' IVcneli troops have entered tlm nwu of Smile itself, driving out the Her inn ti troops. Today they collected llic. kit iiliniiilnnril liv the German fugitive. "In llitt Wocvro district, in llio Io- pnrtniciit of Urn Mcusc, the Frriiph troops loilny fired ut ami brought ilitwu u hostile aeroplane, which wan living ut n hcighl r over HHHI JlllilH. "Till I MM (IlTlllllll officer occupy ing Ho' fling machine were taken prisoner. "In tliu j.aiiii )tMi!f( a luilliilinii of IVi'iii'li light infantry iul lo flight, linllnliiui of (termini liMidwchr, taking fnrly iiriHoiicnl, "Tin' Itclgluu cm vn I iv continue In be successful in tin' vicinity of I Ins hfll." Tlio xlnlcmcnt iiiIiU: "No new of special interest Iiii.i mini' to lilillil. There have been en gugenienl nt mm or two points hut these appear to have been iii.iiuly nnlpnsl affair). "News fiom nfficiul sources con tinue lo indicate ll'.nl the Fieilch ami llclginii nrtlllcry Ih proving su perior lo tlu German, nml ulso'lhnl llic (liTiiinn iiii'iintr.Miirn do not ilc teinnncdly fnce Imynuels," POLAND APPEALED I 0 BY GRAND DUK E 10 HELP RUSSIA LONDON, Aug. 15, 8 a. m. A dug patch In Reuters' Telegram company from St. Petersburg says that Grand Duko Nicholas, rommandor-lii'Chluf of t ho Russian army, Iiuh addressed i manifesto in 1'olnml, appealing for tlio tlio loyalty of tho Polos nml promising tlium autonomy In lolurn, Tlio manifesto reads: "Tlio hour has sounded when tint Hiicrcil dream of your fathom may ho realised. A hundred and fifty year ugo tho living body of Poland wus lorn lo jiIocch, but her hoii! survival and hIio lived lu hnpo that far tlm 1'ollHh peoplo would como an hour or rogoiuirullon and reconciliation with ItUHvln. "Tho UusMlon nrmy brltiRH you tho Holoiuu niiwB nt IIiIh rrconclllutlon which otfatum tho froullarH sovorlm? .tho I'oIIhIi pooplo whom It unltoi conjointly undor tho nccptro of tho Cxnr of ItiiKula. Undur thla aroptro I'olund will ho horn again, froo lu her icIIhIoii, hur laiiKiiacn and aulono nioua, "ItiUHla oxpects from you only tho loyalty with whU'UiilHtory has hound you. Wlih opmi heart and a brother ly hand tilflaiidbd Krojit KiikhIu rumuH In miMil )'7ni, Hhu InjIluvdH that tho tiwnrd which nlruek her imomlou ut (liniiiiuwajil not yol rimlud, "ItiiHulif fiojii (ha tdiorcn of llm 1'uilriu Ocean tn l(ii Ninth Hot iiimilicn in arin. Tlio iluwn of (inw llfu cniiiiiiriHreg for you, In IliU hIoiIdum iIaw'h l Ktimt I ho xljjn of ( lift crow- -lm nywM of dWffiiiliiK hiiiI lliu invmicilloii of H Jiwplo," f f f f t- t 4444tf444-f-ttttttt Tin' IVIlt Journnl of I'lirin xii.vh il Icarim "on uicinpriii.'liiilili aullmril," that .lapan i rcttolveil In ilrrlnrn war on (Jcrman. A wi'rrlt'HM dispatch from UpHIii roccivc.l in London Miy in nu Intenlfw Imperial Chancellor V Metliinanu-IIolwrK rcpri' hcnleil Iln war an "a lift) and ilealh hlriiftKl l"t w n Hie Her inniiH ami 1iimiiiih." I'ariM deelaret officially Mint tlir Knnlon I'iihh over Iln- ViingfH Iiiih been oecupied hv French troopi. (Irimil Duke NiclioltiM of l(iihin. coiiimniiilcr-in-cliicf of llic nnuy, calU on llic Poles o be loynl to Itiistiii ami iirmnixcs them nulonomy. The KxehniiKo TelcBrapli company of Loudon says -100,000 Auntrian troopn icado n coneenl ruled daub on Scrvin, but wero rriulird with lieitw eaiunlllei. Tho lcl;ian Kenernl xlaff rcporlM the MMilinii of it nnuy n excellent. Itcliini ilUpnli lies report to coiupnuien of Oennau infiiulry auilinbcd liv IleisiauM. Fifty O ennaus am Miid to have been killed. Field Mandml Sir John French, commauder.iu-ebief of Hie KncliMi field army, nrrivnl in I'nriM. From Home coiiicn a report of an attempt In reconstruct the lencuo of llm Italkaii nntioiiH with Hip object of miilMing Jfu-ia nml icKlrniuinj; Turkey. OeiiPral Stem of Hie Oermnii Keneral ttuff in a mmiifpfctn to Hip (Icmiau nallon cautioiiK Hie jx'ople iitfihi"!' believing iiiiHuiik not made public ol'fieially. He m aid all iicwm will be puldiMlied in paid time nml there will be no ex acnitimi or iiiiiiimiritiK (leueral Olio Von Kmuiicb, 0 ermnu eommamlpr nt Lit-p1, U dead, lie bus been nuccccdcd by (leueral Von der Mnrnilz. " f t 4. WARN GERMAN TO BEWARE OF BATTLE RUMORS C0IM:NIIA(II:N, Denmark, Auir. IB (iu London, Au. 15, -,or p. m.) The llerlinor Taneblatt of Aupint l'J. which reached licie today, contains a innuifertlu lo Hie Oemmn nation by General Slein of tlm (leniian enrrnl htnl'f, in uhlcli the public in caution ed UKaiiHt believing any Htatcmcutn except thnxp piven nut by the Kcncrnl ulaff. It uy: "In F.uglnud nml Fmuce fnlno hoodi are beimr snre.ul broadcast. "Vnu Ocminuft have too much faith in your government to accept rumon) too eauily. "The F.ii;lisi accin-c us of huving MiRKcstcd partition with Holland in exeliniiKe for her neutrality. Such charges lire beneath contempt and demouHtrale the vinliteousiies-. of our i'iiudh and Hie wickedness of our en emie. "You flermiins nlnn are spreading rumors of victories and defeats Mich uh the (Icrmau occupation of llclfort nml the desliuction of French rcgi. nienls wIioIchiiIc. "Kverythini; will bo puldir-hed nt tho proper time mid wo have given our word that nothing hhall bo ex aggerated and nothing minimized. "tew except those who are experi enced in warfare can kuow or tdiow wnn nai iiiineuiiicH vlctoncH arc won." iVnotlior Merlin pnner declares Hint Orcat llritaiu is paralyzing Ainciican liplouiatie relalimiH by proveuling the American umlmismdor sendini: ispatchcM in cipher. ITALY TO SEIZE TO T OF BANDITS SHOOT TWO OF PURSUERS; BATTLE RAGING WILLIAMSON, W. Vn., Aug. 1.1. -Ldwniit MnuritK and Sauford Hut field, members of n posse cluihing the bnndits who yptilcrday robbed a pay maHter and kilted three men at Alum Cliff, Vn., were killed today in n fight with tho robbers at Oilbert Creek. One of the band was wounded. Tho posse of which Mounts mid Hut field were members had followed Hie gang through the mountains nil night mid came up with them this morning. The bnmlitx opened fire with deadly effeet mid the posse re plied. One bandit was wounded, hut his comrades ossified him lo escape. Large forces have been Hearehing the mountain for the gang since tho robbery at Glen Alum. Word from Oilbert Creek this nf tcnioon said the posse has again eomu up with the bandits and the fighting continued. Three more, of (ho posse have been wounded mid one bandit captured. CIIAKLKSTON', W. Vn., Aug. 15. Governor Hatfield this afternoon wired to Sheriff G. W. Hatfield of fering him a company of tho national guard In assist in the pursuit of the bandits who yesterday killed three men near Glen Alum and killed two deputy sheriffs near Gilbert Creek today. f, WITH THE LINE RMANLOSS BELGIUM 15,000 GE Central News Correspondent Returns From Front, Estimates Heavy Ger man Casualties Situation Declar ed by Belgians as Satisfactory- Germans Plan" Enveloping Alljes. IIIM'SSKLR, 1 P. in., via London, Aug 15, 3: tO p. in, It wan official ly announced thin ufternoon that the Mltuatlon remains natlnfactory and that nothing happened during the night. A Ilelglan sergeant who en raped from Liege an-rtB that there In much demoralization among the German troops there. A Herman of ficer and eight soldiers committed sulcldo by throwing themselves Into the river .Metise. (icnitan Los Heavy I'AHIH, Aug. 10, 1'WGO it. m. An official stalciucaiUsued tonight says "The (lerman troops beaten yesterday at Dlcst and retreated on Hansel! lost heavily. Thoy tried to resume the at tack on the Belgian's southern flank and a German cavalry division charged, This operation was r pulsed. In the evening a column of German infantry moved In the direc tion of WIm? and Toner en but no new engagement occurred. "The towun near San I Pans are now entirely occupied, by French troop.i which yesterday too' tlm neighboring Plateau. Tho Kronrir artillery at tacked tho Germans' rear and Its flro greatly helped our Infantry which had a few wounded but none killed." Cliuugo in Tactic LONDON, Aug. 15, 3: 40 p. til.- There are Indications or an intention on tho part of tho German troops to envolopo the extremo left of the al lied forces, according to a statement Issued by tho official press bureau here this afternoon. LONDON, Aug. IB, 7 p. m. Tho Central News correspondent at Ilrus- sols, who has returned from tho front, estimates that tho Gorman losses In killed throughout tho fighting against tho Ilelgians so fur amounts to 15,-000. SHIPS REDUCE CO LIVING KOMI) Aug. .15, 8:15 p. in., via Paris, Aug. 15, 7:115 a. m. -The llul- mi government shown eneruy in com batting Hm various maueuveiri iidopl- d by tmcmilulnrH who allcmpl to make money out of Hm present ling I'cily, Shipowner are asking exor bitant prices fur llm IrmiNpoilntlmi of coal fiom Kiigluihl o Hie Dulled H laics, uinl mi a icnull Hm govi'in incut iiiiimiiiii'i'M llml il is iilmut In wiU it ii'ijiilftlllmi mi nil ei a ft ni'i'. fNniiry o ni)v)ili llm ii4dhi sciilef I'oiiiimnlc wild Him cmi m-wmy fur m)r uw( FOREIGNERS SAFE IN UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. In nns wcr to tliuuy appeals for informalion fi'om nhluralizoil citizens mid for eign residents an In eoiulitlons under which llicy uiny he l-eturued to their unlive lnndH, fop lilitnry service, Secretary Hrymi today issued n statement snying the United Slate vfas not u party to any treaties under which sucli persons might be com pclled for military service, and say ing llidre wan no way in which they might be forced In join Hie nnuy so long us they remain in the Dulled Slali-H. JAP AMIA8SAD0R NOT INFORME'J UPON WAR. WASIIINnTON, Ai'K I5.-AinlmK. udur Clilmla of Japaiv a slain de. pailuietii callt'i' juiliiv, said lie hud ! udlli'i'K ttliukWT I'lullng In i'oiiI'Iiiu Vf deny pujlhlied ivpoils thai Jiijimi muyi Sliiatlou Kxrellent IIHUSSKLS, Aug. H, 11.50 p. m. (via Paris, Aug. 15). Tho Belgian geueral staff states that up to 5 this afternoon thero had been no engage ment near Dlest. Tho number of Germans In LlmhourK province l declared lo liavo heon cxaggeratol and tho general military situation la described as excellent but for strate gic reasons the general staff says It will Issue no more bulletins. AMERICANS BUY IS TO OE NO. 125 HAMBURG UN E Thirteen Vessels of Hamhuru-Amerl-can Company Tied Up to Docks Since War Began Owners Offer to Sell Some to Proposed Company Beginning of Merchant Marine. GERMANS CLAIM DEFEAT OF FRENCH NEW YORK, Aug. 1C, A dispatch from Gorman official sources In Her Iln was received hero today via Say- vlllo, Long Island wireless Btatiou as follews: "Tho Soventh French Army Corps and an army division from Uolfort which had Invaded upper Alsace, was defeated yestorduy by Gorman troops near Mulhauseii." Tho despatch, somowhat mutilated by poor transmission, Indicated that French entrenchments wore taken ut the point of the bayonet, NF.W YORK, Aug. 1.1. The Ham-burg-American line issued n state ment Ibis afternoon saying thai it had under consideration offers to purchase some of its stenmshiH in Ameiienn waters, valued nt 20,000, 000. The fleet emhrnres Hie great steamer Vnterlaml, Inrgest in the world. If sold, the vessels would fly the American flat; mid would be the first big acquisition to the proposed American merchant marine. The stutement of the company r:ads as follews: "In response to the many impiir ies as to whether tiny of the Hamburg-American line ships nre for sale, we have lo say Hint it hns al ways been the policy of this com pany lo dispose of steamers when eer a good opwirtunity offers, pro vided they can be spared. "As Hie war has forced nil our fleet into temporary idleness and as we now have in American waters steamers worth more than $20,000. 000, bonnfide offers for the purchue of some of them nro being consid ered. "Others of our steamers would, of course, not be sold at any price." Thirteen Ship Tied Up The statement is iMied over the signature nf'Willinni (I. Sick'rL vjee director of the company. " ' Thirteen' veteU f ih'e Hamburg American line have been tied up lo their docks in Hobol.rn practically since the beginning of hostilities be tween Geimauv nml Hugland. In ad dition lo the Vnterlaml. the big fleet thus forced into idleness includes the President Grant of 18,000 Ions, tho President Lincoln nn.l the Hamburg of 10,000 tons each, m.d the Pennsyl vaniu of 111,000 tons. No announce ment was uinde as to whether the of fers under consideration included any or all of these ship. Vnterlaml in 1,1st Smaller ships of ll.o line now nl N'ew York nro the Kocnig Wilhelm 11, HS0 tons; the Amrenia, 0-JG0 tons; the Prims Kite! Frederick, 0575 tons; the l'rinr. Joachim, 47(10 tons; the N'nssovin, 3002 tons; Hie Pisa, 10li7 tons; the Graeein, 2750 tons, mid the Allemnnin, -1030 tons. At Hoston the Amerikn, 22,029 tons, nml the Cincinnati, 10,030 tons, are held in port. No mention is mode as to tbo identity of the ossible purchasers. there was considerable speculation as to whether tho Vnterlnnd was among the vessels for sale. Sho has tied up nt her dock with a largo cargo of eoal nhoard, according to reports, for two week.i or more. PANAMA CANAL NOW OPEN TO USE OFWORLD BEILIG War Department Steamer Ancon Makes Passage Through Locks in Seventy Minutes pnd Will Traverse From Atlantic to Pacific in Eleven Hours Several Vessels Follow. PANAMA, Aug. 15. The Vnitcd States war department steamship Ancon made the passngc through the Pnnnma Canal mid transit through (he waterway i-t, now open to the world. The Ancon left her berth nt Cri-do bal at 7 o'clock this morning and made her way lo the end of the deep water channel from the Atlantic to the Gatun locks. She went through these locks, which have n lift of 85 feet, in seventy minutes. She eon tinned through the waterway from deep water on the Atlantic to deep wnter on the I'ncifii! side without incident. She is due ut the Pacific side nt six o'clock Hiss evening. Leaving Cristobnl the Ancon pass ed several vessels at Anchor in the harbor, waiting to follow her through tho canal ami thus make the first commercial use of the wnterwuy. Wnr Complications Vessels drawing not more than 30 feet of wnter may now make the passage. It would be ossible to put the big American drcudnnughts through nt any time. Any of the foreign wnrships now in Hie Atlantic and Pacific waters could nlso make the trip, hut the nnvnl pliiiw of the Kurnitean "poive'rs which have vessels off bnlh eonsls of 'the United States are not kifown hero. (Continued on psga 3.) DAVIS CUP WON BY AUSTRALASIA E ROM RICA RUSSIANS D Y PRUSSIAN L INS NEW YORK. Aug. 15. Willi the Australian team leading two to one for the possession of the Dwlght F. Davis cup and tho 1914 world's team championship on tho tennis courts, Maurlco E. McLoughltn and R. Norrls Williams II, representing tho defend ers, faced today the difficult task ot overcoming this lead by taking both matches in the final singles. Wil liams failed to raise to tho occasion, losing tho fourth set, match and cup to Rrookcs, G games to 3, following tho loss ot tho first set, C to 1, an I tho second sot 6 to 'i, having won only tho third set 10 to S Brookes out played Williams Id overy department ot tho game, except In tho third set, Williams efforts to play safo in thu fourth lost his strokes their speed and ho 'went to pieces. Wilding and McLoughltn started play at 4 o'clock, although the match had no bearing ou tho possession of tlio cup McLoughltn won the first bet, defeating Wilding C games to 2, won tho second set, C to 3, lost tho third 2 to C. RENTS E GET NO MONEY Fl OM AMH President Wilson Formally Disap proves Loan to Foreign Nations Engaged in War as Violation of Neutrality No Objections to Lean to Neutral Countries. CRUISER TENNESSEE TO ENTER BREMEN WASHINGTON, Aug. Ifi.-ncr. many will peimil Ilia nruUer 'JYnnes. ee, healing gold fr AjmtIi'win, i filler Hi nam ami will pnnJdu lr!u Id hi lug Ameili'iHis lYoin lint lalhii urn! M'iuU 111 llm sou h n (hu( poll, ThU Kovciium'iil twin mi HsMm'4 o, duy, ST. PKTKRSRURG, via London, Aug. 15, 12:00 it. m. Tho Russian)! general staff today announees Unit Russian troops havo destroyed local railroad mid telegraph lined in tho province of Kast Prussia nt eleven points between Sehamlleningkeu ou tho Russian frontier and Til-it. German troops havo also damaged some of the frontier roads. On Wednesday thu Twelfth Ger man Uhlans ami the Klnth German rifle regiment, accompanied by artil lery, wero discovered mi Ihe German frontier in the neighborhood of Kalisis by Ihe Russian Iroop-i. The Germans avoided coming into contact, retir ing lo Ihe iioilhwest, AUSTRIAN LLOYD LINER CAPTURED BY BRITISH !! ALIIXANDIIIA, Kupt, viu Lmi. dun, Auu, Ifi, IVtfiO il, in.-Thi' big new Aulrln Lloyd liner Mmicnbiid wiu ia)iuii'd (mluy by a IliHUii war. uliljt near hem while mi Ik Max" dm JUwIwy In 'JVe. HUv wu Utwk llu wiL i MURDOCH AK INCOME PROBE FOR REVENUE RAISING WASHINGTON', Aug. 15. A reso lution to develop information on which to proposo a federal inherit unco lux was introduced in tho house today by Pmgreshivo Lender Mur duck. Il declines that 2000 men control incomes aggregating more Ihau Hint of Ihe government. "It Is proposed because nf the Iv'uropcuii I'Oiifllci In levy iiihlitiniuil mid Increased taxes lo meet llm ex pciiM'M of Ihe goveniineii)," Hays llm resoliiliaii," nml it li desirable for congii'i. n impure Julo bu oclu Hllil I'lmiioilllu Jliimiliini'4i of it Klttd UHled iiliciluin't I li li, mt nmw'lly i(f Him ihiU ill'iiiluii ioi Hu pwtf. viuil vf ftuulhvH 4 1 1 ii Mm,' WaSHlNGTON, Afg. 15.-Prcsi-dent Wilson today ionnnlly disap proved of the plans of Amerienn bankers floating loans in the United States for the benefit of belligerent countries of Kurope, but expressed no objections to loans made to neu tral countries. A formal statement to this effect wns prepared for issue through the state department later in the day. The mention of neutral countries in the expression from tho American government was mndu because it is understood Switzerland is endeavor ing to float n big loan in the United Stntcs. The Swiss charge d'nffnires had a conference with Secretary Ilrynn today, but declined to discuss his visit. Morgan Mado Inquiry The rejection of the proposal lhat American bankers be permitted to float a loan for belligerent countries resulted from nn inquiry from J. P. Morgan & Co., in which they stated that certain private interests had approached them concerning a pos sible loan to France. The Morgan firm stated that no request had come from tho French government nnd Hint the 'inquiry was made' early tit learn the attitude nf the state de partment in ease such action might follow. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Seery tnry lirynn announce.! Hint Snilzer land had made fonn.-tl inquiry as to the attitude of the Uuifed States toward tho floating of a loan for her in this country, nml that the state ment with reference to neutral coun tries was intended to cover the in quiry today by the Swiss ehnrge d'affaires. Ilryan's Statement Later Secretary lirynn gave out the following statement: "Inquiry has been made as to the attitude of this government in case American bankers nre nsked to mnke loans to foreign governments durin; the wnr in Kuroite, the following an nouncement is made: "Thero is no reason why American loans should not be,, made to a neu tral nation, but in the judgment of this government, but loans to any nation nt war by American bankers h not consistent with the true spirit of neutrality." ITALY EXCITED; FINDS EXCUSE TO REJECT TREATY ROME, Aug. l-f 9:45 p. m., via Paris, Aug. 15, 7;30 n. m. The ex citement in thq Italian capital has bccoino very ncuto since tbo exist ence of war between Knglnud and Franco on the one and Austria-Hungary was declared. The Trillium in an article evidently inspired in of ficial quarters, emphasizes the fact that Great Rritaiu pud Franco did not really declare war on Austria, but simply announced that a state of war existed by reason of Austrii's own auls, nml that; therefore Daly is not obliged lo assist Austria-Hulls'11 0'. The most notive work is now go ing ou among tho government of tho various Ilalkan slates to bring about n reconstruction nf (ho former lint kan league which ili'Tealcd Turkey in tlm recent war. The object f tho movement Is fo assist Riissiu ugaiint Aimtria-lliut-gary nml In keep Turkey limclive. m wiwni p i mm BATTLESHIP MINNCMTA ARRIVES AT NEW V0JM( Kiw V0UK, Am- n.-'rk bil... tlftklp Mlwwrd MprivM 4 Pw Y4k IssLiy ulir kr mm aW to