'fttlfplH! T " ! " w7 9M4WI MTMI Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Fair Max. ft; MI a. M, Hcl. H Hm, jw, , SECOND EDITION U ! - ' MEDFORDOKKGON, TJIURHDAY, AUGUST 27, 1014 NO. 135 Porlir.fourth Yur, imuy niiiim ir, - , , . ,., . ---, .i .. - - ..-. ' . m GERMANS OCCUPY LILLE BUT ALLIES REPORT PROGRESS ON LAI Hi SEA r i". ! V ' . .'- f N, m r,i . RUSSIAN ADVANCE ATTILSIT BATTLE RAGING ON BELGIAN LINE Roseate View of Outcome Taken by Frtndi-llfl Liner Kaiser Wtlhelm iter Grosic Sunk by Irltlsli Cruiser Off African Coast. LONDON. Auk, 27, C; 10 p. nn From both Innd it ml sen there camo today official report considered horu Id bo n promising miKrr of tlio (uliiro. Tho German traus-Atlantla liner Kslner Wllheliu dor (Iroaso, nl ono Hum ono or Ihn most popular voa scl or Out North (lormnn Llod lino, sailing from Now York mid ono or tlio few Gorman armed merchant men which huvo IhVii harrying (J re it I llrltiiln's trndo route, was mink off tlio Afrlcnn coast by tho llrltUh cruiser High Flyer. Ftvntlt Heard From rrotn tlio rontlnnnl Field Marshal Kir John French, commandcr-ln-thlcr of tho llrltlsh expeditionary forces, him boon nhlo to not at rod intirli or tho anxiety caused In IJnjs Iniul by tho vagueness or French official statements regarding tho mmemont or tho nrinloH In tho local Ity whom tho llrltlsh forcon wcro known to Ito operating. Tho dispatch tnUoit iv roseate vlow of tho prospects or tho battlo now In progress, and pays n tribute to tho incltlo of hl French ally. Much or tho apprvhoiislon foil horo en n bo traced to tho rigid con sorshlp tnalntalniMl hy tho llrltUh authorities. Two million men havo been grnppllng In a tltnnlo struggle lor day past within n row ho urn Journey or London, yet no complcta Ih tho silence or those who nro awnro or vs lint Is going on thnt tho public I In nil hut complete Ignorance. , lYviitli Hrxrl Vague Tho purposeful vagueness or tho French official announcements la further befogged by serious discrep ancies In tho versions or tho Trench statements. At thow present tlmo these communication furnUh tho bulk or nowa aa carrlod 4iy tho sev eral uowa agencies, and no two ver dIiiiih or thorn aRroo. Fighting on tho Cnmbral lo Ca tonti lino, referred to In tho latest ot thitio coiumunlratlonH, now seema to lmvo boon nothing mora serious than n cavalry raid and mi nttompt to cut llrltlsh communications, which was repulsed. NothltiK rurthor haa boon heard from tho Alsatian frontier, while tho nowa or tho llusslan advunco con tluuea to como ontlroly from llusslan houicoh. Tho llusslan claim to bo ulthlu 40 inllea If Lomborg, Qalkla. SUNK BY BRITISH 'LONDON, AilR. 27, 4.12 p. in. Tho Knlsor Wllhvlm l)or (Iroaso hna boon uunlc off tho wont count or Africa by tho llrltlsh crulBor HluU Flyer. WliiHton Bpouror Churchill, flint lord of tho udmlrulty, lumouncod tho bIiiMiik of tho Kalitor Wltholm dor (IroHdi) In tho Iiouho or I'ommoiia to duy. Ho auldl "Tho iidiiilrulty haa Jnt rccolvod InlolllKonro that tho (lormuii iirmod crulNor KulMor Wllliolm Dor (Ironso of H,000 tona ami armed with ton four-Inch buiik, I.uh boon Htink hy tho II, M, H, IIIkIi 'lur off tho wont count or Africa, "TliU U tlio viiHMol wlilrh ha houn lutiirfriir with trafflu hotwoou Dili (oiintry and tlio cupu uml la ono of I ho wry fuw Ourwan arnioil an. IN jary crulwr wlilcli kiiccwmiIuiI In Kulllii lo him, Tim aurvlvora wdio ImuM Mr thu rt kault. Ti WU Vfr IjuU wv blHH mhU la," GERMAN LINER WILHELM DER GROSS CZAR'S INVASION MEETS SUCCESS Official Announcement Shows Rus sian Advance Proceen With Ir resistible Ferce In leth East Prus sla and Gallcla. LONDON, AilR. 27, 7:05 a. m. It la officially nnnounced naya tho 8t. PctorahurK corrrondout of tlm KxchatiKO ToleRrapll company that tho ItiiMlan advanco la proccodlnR with IrroiUtablo force. Tho (lorinana havo retreated to 0. torodo, n town of Kaat rrumln, 100 in lien wvat or (lumblnncn. HT. I'UTKItHHDIta, via London, Auk. 27, 7; 10 p. m. It la otriclally aiinouncvd that tho Ituailaua havo occupied Tll.lt. a town 00 inllol uortheail or KoonlRaborg, cant 1'rus ata. MtivrinentN Deorribotl BT. l'KTKItBIIUHO, via London, Auk. 27, D:20 p. m. Tho offlchl communication followliiR waa made public teday: "Our ofrenalvo both In Kant Prua. ala and (lallcja dovclopod lncrcaliM kucccm on AuruiI 25. Tho Uormanii haatlly retreated ovorywhoro towards Kocnlgubcrit and Allcniteln." "In Oaltcla our troop aro march I n u ratildlv on LetnberK! they aro apprnachlnr: tho city quickly. Our cavalry haa pursued tho onemy every whom on our lino. Our advanco. frequently cnRaRtiiR tho Austrian!, who each tlmo havo been beaten and routed." lluntlml Cnunon Taken I'AUIS, Auk. 27, 3:40 p. m. An official statement Issued by tho war offlco thlrt afternoon aayii: "Tho (lermans returned from tho roRlon or Mnxurln In Kast 1'russU after tho Itusslan victory. A Uusslau advanco la unrotarded In that coun try which presonts difficulties and tho outlet of which to tho west was occupied KHtordny. It Is ronflrmed that 100 cannon wcro taken from tho onoiny." NO SPIES SHOT IN LONDON', Auj,'. 27. -Home .Score lury McKennn htntetl thin nfteniotni thnt no hpleri liiul been nliot in Hui; Intnl. There lmvo been minora tlmt ninny iicrmiiiH in tho secret employ of (lermnuy luvd been oxeotited. ANXIETY FELT FOR SAROENT, THE PAINTER LONDON, Atip V7, 'J:.')! p. in. Sinno iinxlely U felt hero onncinninfr John Singer Sargent, tho Amerlonu pniiiler. NolhiiiK Iuih been ljcnnl from Mr. Sargent hiueo ho loft Lou don for Aiihlliu, July -M. Friends uml relative nro trying to roI iiiiwh of him tliroiiKh tlio Amerieaii em liassy. ZEPPELIN BOMB WASHINGTON, Auir. 27,()fTii'lnl uilvioe (o tho I'niled Ktutos kovciii ineiil confiiiiii'il today tlio ilropiiliij! or eight lioiuliH in tlm oily of Auhvup by u (Ionium Zcppcllu, liilllug miiny women uml olillilien. Dipluinalli' ri'iiroMenliilivex of huvorul iii'iiliul goveriimcnU hail narrow iHi'iiies, Tim liiiiulm wero alnu'il it t tlm royal palace, It is miiiiI. but Duck tlm royal-military hospital, fllleil vtli woiiiiilml, mill ilcmulUliril mineral pilvalo (IwcIIIiikk In tlm caily hour of Ilin nioniliiK of AiiKiit M, whllo tlm city waa Nhl'l'i H l fl'l H" Immha puiitulHmt ahiHHifi, HuvithI illilni4mU fnclmllHK fun h( IU 0 STRATEGIC I1KLGTAN :$: : ' ' . . fc te&lij k'SUk tit . ttSTSi j "M' Jg-Bp,fJMPBiBPfe, 7siaigB W3RJVwKUUB&rFm ' triSsssH JAPAN TO OOIT BRITISH ;TR00PS FIGHTING WHEN FOUGHTSPLENDIDLY KIAO CHOW FALLS ASSERTS FRENCH ' TOKIO, Auk. 27. 11:40 a. m. Tho empress la occupied dally In making bandages for tho Hod Cross workers. She Is ably assisted by tho court ladtos. Patriotic lantern processions aro being held In tho .various cities an! such Is tho Interest In tho war that tho people aro crowding moving pic ture ahowa whoro battlo scenes aro produced, Tho Official (lazctto publishes a decrco announcing that tho service or officers In tho mobilized division has been extended Indefinitely. Yukto Otakl, minister of Justice, In speaking or tlio disinterestedness of Japan In tho war other than In conditions In Ulan-Chow and tho China Boa, said: "When Japan captures Klao-Cliow and hostilities In tho China and Japan Seas aro over, Japan will stand aside and becomo an onlooker It tho war In Kuropn still la In progress. "If, however, tho Hermans still ro- taln a standing In tho South Beaa which will bo a menace to tho peace, Japan, In accord with tho alllanro, would consult Orcat Urltnln and might co-operato In driving tho Ger mans out of tho Orient." LEAD DEMOCRATIC PARTY BAN KllANCISCO, Cul., Aug. 27. Returns today from Tuesday's pri mary olectlon mado no changes la results- Indicated last night. Tho democratic nomination for governor remains In doubt, with John 11. Cur tin In tho load. In many of tho minium,. Innltiillm? Hnn Francisco. v" l." - exhausted election offlcora linvo loft unfinished tho Informal first count of tho ballots and beguu tho official canvas. STORY IS TRUE were toiing at a holel lesn than L'OO yanln fiom tlio point where one of the hoinliH wrought iU ilohtruclion. WiaHliiiigtoii ol'I'iclalH naid today tlmt If American Mlulntcr Wliillock hail h0lt u rnlc8t to tlm (Icrman government again! tlm ilropplng of IhmiiIih tlm fact Jiail not boon coin muillcatcil licic, I'rofililcnt Wllkon ilcclarcii today Hint liU advice from Amciicaii Min uter lliainl Wliillock at IIiiisscIn allow Hint lie I "iiiiinliiijr III" o il ImihIiiiW uml llutt many nilill-lieil hloilcl III' Mr. WlilllorL'. HclHltli'H W "fHlii'lflll lllM'lltliins," Thu iMaii'il a-ulil in luiil mo luki-H Hi' ny 1'ioU'als to the. 1'nllvd JUliiiHM wlM wf viu,(tnl POINT BOMHARDEn IJY THE CITADEL, WAMUTC LONDON Aui. fl7, l:l'J p. m. l'ri'mier A-itiil!i a)iii'iunc(il in Hio house of cimiuiouK today that Meld Mnrxluil Sir JoliiilFreneh, eommnn der of tlio Dritif-h ceditionnry foreen, lmd reorted Hint lie was JOhlcrdny ciipiBaraxainit Mierior Gennan force. Tho Drili-ii troop-, fought splendidly nnd (leneral French considered tho propped in tho im- Knitiiiir bnttlo Kiitisfnetory. Premier Asiiuitii lidded: "(lenerni j-'reneh spenkn in liigh ternirt tif the (pmlity uml effieieney of tlio Freneli rogulnr troop-, nnd their offieen." On l'remior AMtiilhV motion tho hoitue mlopted nn ntldrcss to King1 OeiMge pniyimr hi majety lo eon v y lo tho Kin,? of- llclgium imrlia inent'rt iitlminition of HelgiumV heroin resistance to the Gennan in vimion. I'n'inicr Axipiith nnd Andrew Ho nor Law, tho Unionist lender, eneli in turn pnid high tribute to Ilelgian bravery uml the lioue then adopted tho motion vtith eiitlnisiusm. Moving' in tlio house of lords the kiiiiio nddrcsH of sympathy to Belg ium Hint wns mlopted in the com mons the MuniiiH of Crewe, ionl of tho privy seal, declared: "Aols havo been committed on tho UelginuH eontmrv to nil tlio laws and imngeH of war. Sooner or Inter tlio Gorman will liaxo to wiy for their brutal methods to tho utmot fat th ing." SLEEPING LAST SLEEP NKW YOltK". Aur. 'J?. Hubert J. Collier, the puldi-hor, was slill sleep ing; today tlio sleep thai may bo hi last. Tlio special (ram Hint brought him from hi summer homo at Kar rptetto Lake reached hero titles morn ing and wiirt met by mi amhulaueo uml pliysiciauti and iiurees, who tool; iiim to his home. They wero uiiublo to nwakvn him. Ilq lias heeu asleep since Sunilas afternoon, a victim of uvaemio poisouiug. ASKED TO EXPLAIN WASHINGTON, An. 2f. Sccie linv Daniels toilnv called on' Hie captain of Hm New York uuty yunl fur H It'll leporl of Hid ulroiimhtniiocit iiiulci' vvliicli tlm liiillcslili Fluilila lialtcil Hm llrllili llnur Krnncl.i'i) in Now Vmk liiiilmr, Ol'ticiaU urn lit m loo In uiiileinliiinl why Ihu lluililu liclil Hm Jlilll"li slcwc' upi M waa smM It! mv hu) m'wc wr mirn, C2KRMAN ARTILLERY EACH SIDE CLAIMS VICTORY AT SEIGE OF NAMUR FORTS ' ANTWERP, Aur. 2C, via Paris, Aug. 27, 3:20 a. m. It Is officially announced that tho Belgian opera tions havo been completely successful. They havo tho double object ot re ducing tho German entrenchments 'and or drawing Germans from tho line at Mechlin and UrnsMl, so -a to rollovo the prcssuro on the French "positions. Four Ilelgian divisions from Nnniur stopped tho southward advance of the German fourth dlvl Vlon by obliging It to retrace IU steps. Tho Ilelgian troops then re treated on tho Prcuc'h line. Tho forts at Namur aro still holding out. II KU LI. V, Aug. 27, Ily wireless to tho Associated Prtss, by way of Say vlllo, L. I., 0.07 a. m. All tho forta at Namur havo fallen and Long), near tho Luxemburg border, has been captured after a resoluto de fense. The French forces which at tackod tho German crown prince' army have been ropulsed. Upper Alsaco la freo or tho enemy except at points to tho westward of Kolmar. PAUL FULLER SENT TO VISIT CARRANZA WASHINGTON, Aur. 27. Presi dent Wilson stated definitely today that Paul Fuller, a New York law yer, has been commUsfone,d by him to go to Mexico City to dlscusa ques tions with Geuoral Carransa, Tho president refused to stato tho defi nite object ot Mr. Fullor'u trip. He told callers ho had Information that any disagreement between Carranu and Ilia would not result In anything sorloua. GENERAL'S 12-YEAR-OLD SOW KILLED IN RATTLE PAHIS; Aur. 27, 7:0. a. nn Xuvier e Caslelnau, the 1'J-year-old son of Geuenil Castelnau, chief of stuff, was among tho killed in Hio recent net ion. DE S.P. BAN FHANCI8CO, Cul., Aug. 27. A vigorous denunciation ot tho pol icy or retroiitehinunl put Into effoct by tho rJotithorn Puclflo company tho nluus of poverty which It has brought to tho Culirornlu railroad eoniiuls- slou was made today by Coiulssloner Ltthloiiian, The roiuiuUslon's figures, ho said, show that tlio company ha 1101,000,000 cash on hand, as of Juno 30, 1 1 13, and has now a vurprls of n7,OQO,Qu0, "t haw urttWM tlrwd ( HfU wall sf HWv," wM tbu wwwMw. "TMw l C twM r ! f NOUN JAPS BLOCKADE KIAO CHOW GERMAN ARMY I NEUTRALS ID OCCUPIES LILLE French Evacuate Three Cities With silt Apparent Rctsen aM Leave In habitants tt 6ermM Mercy LWe Well FedifiMt. LONDON, Aiitf. 'J7, 3:10 ii. m. A dispnteii Tceeived licre frtnu Ostcml says Hie Oennann have occupied Lille, Houbaix nntl Vnleneicnnen, all in France. The towns of Houbaix. Lillo and VnlenrirtinrK tiro oloue to the Ilelgian frontier) Ulle ami Valenciennes be ing ten mites from the lie nnd Houbaix five. Houbaix is five miles northeast of Lille and Vnloncicnnes is thirty miles southeast of the some city. Lillie is the most iuiortnnt from a military wint of view. It has n fortress of the first class and the circle of its forts is thirty miles. Jlc ecut dispatches from Paris said I.il- lio was held ly French reservista. Houbaix would appear not to be for tified. It is n manufHctarins ocnler. Valenciennes also is a manufacturing- city and is an important mili tary noiiit. It has nn arsenal anil extensive barracks. Tho Ostcnil eoresiKHitJeBt ,of,t. Ldiplon Daily F3tiirea.i!ii aTipt8rlj pitUlishrd in London this morning, quoted n ltelgian officer to the ef fect that it had' been 'decided lat Monday not to defend Lille, nnd that on Tuesday the mayor published ii proclamation announcing' the evac uation or the French troops nnd tho transfonuation of tho town into nn undefended place. "All the gendannes were disann ul nnd steps were taken to deliver tho city, with nil its rich factories, up to the Gentians," the officer de clared. "Tuesdny etening all the available treasure was removed." SUNK BY RUSSIANS AMSTKItDAM, Aur. 27, via Lon don, 7:00 p. iu. An official des patch from Hcrlln says that tho light Gorman cruiser Mngcburg, whllo aahoro on tho Islo of Odensburg, In tho Gulf or Finland, was fired on br Uusslau ships. Eighty members of tho cruiser's crow were killed and missing. Tho others ot tho crow wero rescued by a torpedo boat, whllo under lire. Tho Mageburs was blown up. BELGIANS PERFORM FUNCTION WITH CREDIT LONDON, Aug. 27, G;55 a. un lit au editorial comment on tho mili tary situation tho Times this morn ing 6U)s: "There Is little frch news from Franco. Insldo Ita frontier the valiant Uclglau army is fulfilling Its correct function by moving out ot Antwerp and detaining a certain por tion ot the Gorman forces. quont uiiiiouiicomoiita of retrench mouts. Tho records show that the company has made large capital In vestments directly from surptm funds," The Southern Pacific la seeking to raUu Its comuiutatloii rats betwewl Alameda county and Hun FraneUeo, Figures pieparvd by the wmwU hlun'st vxporU show thai oh Juh , the Hoiitlivni i'avlfjit) litd mm puny ami the Untral PtutUUi m puny, t)lh uU4Uilt, ktU hu4i M tiHHd rHHy Ut I l,lltr Utti CALAMITY HM TO LEAVE PORT StrneeM-24 Hwrs'Laav Neirtrals t tt Otrt-AN LLiiL utlAjaJ I'EKIN, China, Auc. 27. Ih hw wireless message notifying lite Ger man governor of Kino Chow of the Japanese blockade of Tsin Tan, Vice Admiral ICato seid he would grant neutral shipping twenty-four ' hours in which to leave Hie harbor ami the same period for non-eeni-Imtnnts to leave tho town. The blockade fleet 3s tho Japanese aec uml squadron. TSING TAU, Aug. 27, 12.30 p. m. There la no evidence here today e the landing of JaaaBese treopa la the Klao-Chow territory. It la be lieved that the heavy roada of Ktae Chow alter the summer ralas wMl de ter any Japanese attack far many daya. All native shipping hi Kla-ChoV limy Rftjt VVVS MHjPvAwvfl ' -"Vice Admtral "gadalcleal Xatv.f rrom hi flaaahlp, the hatHeahip 8awo, seat a wlrelees isaaaga fe Governor Meyer Waldeck this saorii lag dechwIag-a-WwIiadaf- pt leased territory of Khse-Chaw. Later the Japanese warship appeared eat alde the harbor' and shelled a smH island off the coast whkh waa not occupied by the Germans. The German government notified William R. Peck. American reBSHl at fKiao-Chow, that he had 24 hears to , leave It ho so desired. Mr. Peck, however, elected to remain. Yuan U Satisfied PKKLV, Aug. 27. The Japanese legation has 'asked thla government to remove the Calaeae troop from tho 50 kilometer (the are exteadlag about 30 miles around Klao-Che'w) In order to preclude the possibility of. disagreement. Assurances have been received here rroin rcklng that President Yuan 8ht Kal and his government are amply satisfied with Japan's pledges con cerning the future safeguarding ot Chinese and British Interests and the maintenance of the commercial states quo, and has promise ot astlstaace to prevent Chinese revolutionists from selling this occasion to create disorder. MUNDY INDICTED FOR FALSE ENTRY IN BANK WRECK CHICAGO, Aug. 37. IadlclmftM wero returned today by the federal grand Jury agalust Charles B. Mundy, vice-president of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings Dank; Charles Fox, cashier and Thomas McDonald. ' asslstaut cashier. The Inaretmiw 'wore roturned In o)en court. Muudy was accused In the ladlet- 'mont of making a false entry AvgMat 2S, l'JH, In -which the asset ot tk bank wero Inflated by ?9,0,e. The Indictment charged that tV.aav try as he made It Iadlete4 tit haaa'k . cash on hand waa 39,373,7, wlsUi It really amounted te Iy l.a7S. 37. Mundy waa also awarf with having misapplied f l4,mt.H tf k bank's fuada tteaiaminr , ItlL ! 0, H, Mundy k Cony, Ta hf dletweat nm that ft aiH CfJT tlil wumy MiMuly rsastd tw aaMk the W rf whkh h 1isil'hHaf1s, N it U U rtMrHad Ih hMft M, w tfw wsj srwwaiiRfB avvF aiawtawsjp ar UttojMjf iu tin - "- (aa Afc i' , J "P t ttlr" U til ' 1 -1 ! I J I o iA. tjf W.tf(t.:,,iAj.'Milt( ,jk&