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1 " ' Medford Mail TrISune - A SECOND EDITION i. . Fair Ma. .1 Ml. JHlJ He!. Hum. 27. lrorly. fourth Ycr. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, WU imiy NiniTi Tr. NO. 1.18 t llij m i 11 mtfj.. FRANCES CAPITAL MAY BE BOULOGNE " 7 Ther i , A PREPARES Fi COMING HAN HORDE Troops Rushed to Outer Defenses of Capitol Move Government to lou logne Latest News French War Report Shews Allies Holding Ground Along Frontier. MAN HOD E CREEPS NLA FRENCH CAPITOL Allied Forces Forced lack by Ger man Advance at Latere, luf Sixty Miles From Paris Situation Is Grave Offensive Movement Will Put Teutons Near Paris. I'AltIR, Auk. 31, 1308 P, in. All night Iuiik troops (rain tl loutli iiml west of Franco hnvo been ar riving at tlio capital nml passing by rnll around the clly to location In tho encircling fortifications to which tlioy hnvo been nsMgucd, Thoro In groat activity on tho part or tho immclpiil administration In completing details ot plans fur thu defense of Paris. WASHINGTON, Aug. HI. Frmjcii 1 considering thu ndvlinbillty of changing I In! sent of her government from Paris to llonleuux, as n pro ruiitlounry measure, according to of fichil advices received here tpday. The French foreign office has in iloocil llm iilrn of moving tho rnpi Inl, with furrlgti diplomats, ho Hint lliry could make proper iirmnga incuts, It is considered probable that Ainhiibxitilor Derrick wilt remain tu I'nriit In order better to rare for Americans, should Puns ho invested hy tho German army. While French rmlmwHy officials ilrcliim to discus (ho ixmsihlo inove mtiiLof the.jMiit of government from Paris, they K1nted out Ihut u precr ili'iit for llu' Hiimn fituulloii occurred during llm Franco-Prussian war of 1H70, when thu capital wan tmlnb lir-hcd nt llordeaiix. Most of thu dip lolUlltlll IllihSloilS, It Is tiudcndood, would iiiu'oinpaiiy the government if it left Paris. PAWS, Aug. ni, ft p. in. -An of ficial Ktatiiiiiit issued tliit evening summurircd tho situation to dnto an follows : "On our right after pnrlial checks we have taken tho offensive, and thu enemy Is retiring cforo tit. "In the center wo hnvo had idler tialive cheek and Hiicccst.cn, hut a general acljon in now being fought, "On our left, hy hcnes of cir cumstances which turn in favor of the (lerniaiiH iiud despite lucky coun ter nlluekH, the Anglo-French forces were obliged to glvu way. Ah yet our armies, notwithstanding n few inenn tchtililn cheeks, reinaiii Intact. The iiioralii of our troops is o.ecllcnt, In spito of considerable losses, which iiImi are being rapidly filled from regimental depots.'" I'AitiH, auk. .ii, n: ir p. m. Lino of ioodo stretched for blocltu from tho railway station today, Tlio Unci wcro of thoso bo cagor to leuvo tho city that ttioy early took their positions waiting for tho ticket office to bo opened at 0 o'clock to. morrow niornliiB. Atl places on LONDON, Au. 31, 3 n. in. Tho Post editorially culls attention today to a itatomont by tlio French om hauV an IndlcntluR that tho allied force novo ai;aln been rompolled ta full back heforo tho Herman udvanco In tho ticlRhborhood of I.ufcre, which In moro than SO miles nearer I'arU than tho 'Cniuljrtil-I.acatcnii lino, where tho olllei rcorKanliod otter tho (Icrmaiii crowed tho French border, KIkIiIIiik In nlo reported In (tin vicinity of AmlciK. Lafnro U only n llttlo mora than Nlxty in I leu from Paris as tho crow Wen. Tho I'oit lift): "A titntcinent Imttieil by tho French embanay dl'clown a ultuatlon of much craltr. A (lorman army wa on Saturday attacking from tho cast tho lino on launoU HlKny I'Abbayo, whllp another (lermaii army wan attacking from tho west tho lino from I.nfero lo OuUe, and though unsuccesiful at (IuImj waa maklnt; proRrea nt Ifcro. Thceo two aerman armies worn thomforo only forty miles apart. "Tlio (lorninn army attacking on tho front nt Oulso and I.aforo has clear country bolilnd It, and a sharp offenstvo ttirnliiR niovctnont on tho southeast hy thU nrnly will intorposo It between tho Fronch and Paris." ..,,,- t,;-,t-,-."7- - .-h . "7 -v-7 oDairen GULF OF l V fokv . . ; t i CHIHLX ' ' 1 4) jEncjcKowfu Lzichovrwrnnfifr asaj hwtJ i9& WPsjsik MB I M .ia-- u,fo flow y A sir i Q, T2?jis,nStiv JyJtPL ZZL , wCAUchor SunfC 3cUof EnliifcMes YANKEES BUY NG THE. SMANTUrHO' WEST GIVES PAH 10 PAL OF TRACY SAI.F..r, Or.. Any. .11. Clinrlen Monte, eonvleted of munler in tho Kecoud decree for Miiti;i;liiii; Kimt into the Mate penitentiary and enab ling Harry Tinny mid David Merrill, the noted outlaw t', In erenpn a in) ler nnio (he noithneKt in WO'J, !h a free man today, haviiig heeit pardon ed hy (Imernor Oswnld V'it. The reahou given hy (loveinor WVfl for pardoiiiui IDnite, wiih that after careful iuvoittigutioii tho Kovcnior believed Monte wiih innocent. PENifHSClt-A, SHOWING KlAOCHOU REPORT BRITISH STEAMER SUNK BY GERMAN WARSHIP BILL HANLEY'S TOWN SWEPT BY FLAMES NKW VOItli Aug. t. The Urit i hteninxhip llomwood Iiiim been hiiuk by a (lerman cruixer off thvi conot of South America, according to u cublegrnm received bv the owners of tho 'Catherine Park, which linn tho crew of tho Miip aboard. Tho cable gram, which was from Hio Janeiro, did not Hlnto tho time or place of tho Milking nor did it give tho nnmo of tlio Ocnnnn cruder. The llolmwood, a vcM)l of 4225 tons grow register, was on her wny from Newport, Kuglsnd to Ituhla lllanco, having left tlio Utter port July 29. Tho ship was .17G feet long, waH built In 11' 12 and was owned by V, S, Holland of Loudon. (Continued on Page (I) . , Ti M. i . i 70,000 BRITISH HOLD OFF 200,000 TUET0NS 3 DAYS WASHINGTON', Aug, Ill.-Kovcnly thoiiHiiud troop for (ho IiihI three dayii held in ohcek 'J00.000 aermini Iroopx until relieved hy French rein fori'cini'nlH, iieunrdiiig to informiilion hern today through neutral diplo matin ol'I'iclaU, Tim ndvicen did hot give tlio plueo of the battle. Although (ho (lenunii foreen hroko through tho HrilUli Imich in iiuiiiy pluei'M, (he Kuglitili held llu'ir oun linlll Fl'eiit'li reliil'oiDciiiciiU arrived, and Ihi'ii jellied hi good older. Mill liny expei Ik of llm nllled foieex tein lepiiiled lo tin vs hemi greatly eiicoiir. itgi'd l' tlio niHiiner In which llm IlillUh font) vWlhhlund llm mipcijor fnivea of llm eiiniiy, Tim liil'iiiiua. I loi i'uiiiu frowi I'm Ik IhiomhIi illdo iiullu mrw, IIUHNS. Or., Aug. 31, Firo last night dchtro.ved three blocks of tho hinductiH district of llu inn, the conn ty neat of Harney county, cuutiiug a Iosh of .f HO.OUOt half of which is cov ered hy iiiHiirance. Among tho ini porlunt hiiildiugrt destroyed wcro the French hotel, llm Uurim hotel annex, two biilooiirt mid tho luto front barn, in which thirty hortert were hiirued to death, t in rumored that ouo man loit his life, hut there U no confirmation of thin report, PHILIPPINE SALE LAID OVER PENDING PEAK WASHINGTON1, Aug. 31. "Tho nations Involved J it tho Far Kuutorn NlmifKlo liavo many lii'torosta and territorial posscsslonsn lu clone prox Imlly to (ho 1'hlllpplnos and to tils jbuss tho disposition of tho hlllpplnes at this tlmo would bo Impolitic and oUroinety unwUo," declared H ml norlly report nt Ilia house Insular affslr i-oiuiiiltleo today on tho pond. Ink Philippine ludepsuduurti bill, Th report signed hy llm rupuMlvsNi of tho roimiilllwi, dMlmiNi Jmpsh mlulit sjfu all of (Jrwsny's Psvlflo ym mm, 30.000 RUS3ANS TAKEN GERMANPRISONERSSAY WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Tho uemutii cmhiiHsy hem received today tho following message front tlio for eign office nt llcrliu: "About 30,000 Itussinii prisoners, including iiuiiiy high officers, hnvo hern wipture in battles in Kant Pnis bia. At Orlelbhurg, Huheiihlein and Tnuiltnburg tho Gernmiiri attacked tho HubHians near tho three cities. through Mviimps mid hikes." U SlWCER TO OBSERVE WAR ENGLISH MESSAGE SAFET1W OF MAN ADMIRAL WA8UIN0T0N, Aug. .11. Wins tun Churchill, first lord of tho Urit lull admiralty, through tho American embassy at London, today requested tho state department to transmit tho following message to Grand Admiral Von Tirplts ot tho German nary through tho American ambassador In Uerlln: "Your non has oen saved and has not been wounded." EVEN QUEEN OF MM READY FOR WAR'S WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Threo American officers, to go to Austria- Hungary nn military observers mul two; officeri lo go with tho llritlsh army were designated today liy (he war department. Germany, Itussia and Franco, so lar, Have withheld their consent to have American observers accompany thulr ainiles, HAN FltANCIHCO, Cal,, Aug, 3). Hill Mher ueitKor who hud esr. ler been permitted to Itmvu Vlsdhn. ok for Ht. Polursburg, la lha Iran Mbailau railway, were four dus Ju rsHsAilMsY Jlsrhln. Hlifih iiormully U Uf't jaurNuy, GEARED JO FIGHT WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Tho hlntint of tho Whilo Star liner Adri atiu of tho llritish naval reserve, which reached New York Saturday with guns mounted mid a smull quan tity of ammunition aboard, will be determined by the special board of neutrality of state and navy depurt- meiitH. A telegram was received to day nt tlio treasury department from Collector Mnlono at Now York nn nounoing tho arrival of the Adriatic and saying her captain declared tho guns were carried only for protection mid that tho bt earner would Icavo New York, September 3. ' LONDON, Aug. 31. Tho corres pondent of tho Kxprcss at Tho llafuo gives another version of tho conver sation between King Albert and Prlmo Minister Do Droquovlllo, when tho king expressed a determi nation to fight to the last. Tho Incident occurred in Antwerp Saturday when tho king said to tb prima minister, In tho presence tho uueen: "If necessary, you, my dear min ister, and myself will taka out our rifles and go to tho field." "So will 1, said tho queen, "and all Dolglau women will go with inc." GERMAN SHIPS I BIG PROIfS England and France Object to Pur chas on Grounds of Financial Aid to Kaiser Urge All Negotiations With Neutral Nations No Inter national Precedent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Oreal llritniu Iihh joined with France in ob jecting to the purchase by the United Slntcs of nny Germmi liner in con nection with tho plan to build up nn American merchant marine. At firwt England hesitated to pro tc-t, believing her action might be interpreted ns placing obstacles in tho wnv of n resumption of commerce to England. After France hnd com municated her vieuMint to London, however, the Itritislt foreign offieo decided to urge the American govern ment to buy neutral vessel, to avoid complication!.. No formal protest hah been lodged by either France o been outlined to tho Washington gov ernment nn of momentous importance to both countries. France lakes tho view that tho purchase of German liners ,uow I fed up in Mirts would be tantamount to giving Germany important financial assistance. England's position, U that there is no precedent in interna tional law for tho purchase of n largo number of ships daring war from a belligerent nation. nuiHD CROP PENDLETON TRAIN PENDLETON. Ore, Aug. 31. Al bert Meadors and Claronco Stouor, convicted of train robbery, were to day sentenced to servo 13 years in the stato penitentiary. They par ticipated In tho hold-up ot a passen ger train near Mcacham July 2 in which Charles Manning, leader ot tho trio was killed lu a pistol fight with a deputy sheriff who was a pass enger on tho train. OF COTTON FORECAST WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. A bumper crop of cotton which may equal or exceed tho record crop of 1911 when final returns are made, Is indicated by tho department ot agriculture's report today showing tho condition of tho crop on August 25 to bo 78 per cent ot a normal. A total production ot 117,900,000 bales ot COO pounds gross weight Is Interpreted oy tho department ex ports from tho condition figures. ThU is 1,3C5,000 bales mora than forecast from tho July condition fig ures, tho result or excellent growing conditions throughout tho cotton belt during August. j JAP DESTROYER ASHORE.SHELLED AT KAIO CHOW Cheye Maru Pursued Four Hours by Warship en Route to San Fran ciscoHeavy Cannonading Indi cates leflardment Forts Itfara Kiao Chew Has Sefwt. ,f BANDITS GET UWS MR MIL STORE SAFE. Rote's M RESUM E OF BAH WAR NEWS t Terrific- fighting continues on tin Austro-ltusslan frontier, Doth tho combined Austrian and Gorman forces and tho Itusstan armies claim an advantage. Uerlln reports tho capture ot 30,000 Uusslanu. From Austrlun sources It Is stated that; thu Itusidans oro being pursued in tho direction of Lublin in HussIau Poland. Earlier advices from Kt. Petersburg stated that tho Austrlun wera active chiefly In tho vicinity ot Lublin, A down dispatch from 8t, Peters burg says tho ItimolSH advance In Kast Prussia Is proceeding, and re peats an earlier ltu.un claim of sue PVS4 In (lullclu, Prtmb forms of (Juimmu hate up pm4 on ku Prussian, frwHt, ac. mdlua; t a HrllWi uttM fml This btfura Out recent statements from Delglum that tho Germans woro withdrawing troops from their western trout to rcluforco the Aus tro-Gormau lines In tho oast, Up to uoon today no official an nouncement hud been made at Lon don or Paris, News dispatches Indi cated that thu Gorman aro pressing toward Paris and that onu army' is within GO miles of thu French rapt tal, Paris s preparing for a tinge, Outgoing trains aro filled with non combatants, whilo troops from thu south and wost am arriving- to ro luforro (he garrisons alrwdy In the I lug of IU city's forlirivslioH, Hover rvpgil1 that fliHg, ww IhkIX fruiH vHwd hIu llm Fiwieli vast, was ht& Ihk wyrnUiif, HOSKUURG, Ore., Aug. 31. Sev eral thousand dollars was stolen last night by burglars who blow open tho safo lu tho company storo ot tho Gardiner mill company at Gardluor. Oregon, at tho mouth of tho Umpqua river 70 miles northwest ot Hosoburg. There Is no bank at Gardiner nnd tho company carriod a largo amount ot cash ou hand. A mossago received by tho sheriff bona said tho exact amount of money lu tho safe hud not been leurned but It probubly was moro than $5001). ATTEMPT MADE WRECK CANADA TROOP TRAIN VALC'AKTIEH, Que., Aug. 31. An unsuccessful attempt tu wreck a troop I rain on the Canadian Northern railway, about ninety miles east of Mmitieal hy placing mi Iron rail ucrnss. the tracks was made early yesterdu), iiecoiilliig tu hiihouiic. intuit today hy Lieutenant Colonel (Vi'i'liuuu, eonimiiiidi'i' of llm (vt'Phly. Hot ha 1 1 cry of MohIivuI, uu4ij Woin I hau otly wlls mm our, tki IihIh IjiunIii'iI HW IN (iMl'kwtio) lulu tkv dllck- TS1NO TAU, Aug. 31, 3J2Q p. m. A Japanese torpedo boat destroyer went ashore on IJen Tnu island dur ing a fog last night. When tbo fog; cleared this inoraiiig Ting Tau bat terie attempted to f,hell the de stroyer, but the latter proved to be beyond their range. The Gentian gunboat Jaguar, how ever, steamed out of tho harbor and fired eight shots into the stranded warship and returned unmolested by the other Japanese vessels that aro blockading the port. Tho Jaguar reported that the crew had abandoned the destroyer, which can be neon from Thing Tnu breaking on the rocks. Four Japanese de stroyers and one cruiser now fores the blockading squadron. SAN FHANCJ8CO, Cal., Ah. 31. The Jaanv Chlyo Ham, whWi arrived hern today, report tliat eH the Right e August 2tt sine m ekas cd for four hours by a Gema crui ser, but escaped b crowdKv(H all speed. The cruiser' appears! 'froin the rear about 8:30 p. ni. ami threw a beam from her searchlight on the Chiyo's stern. Captain Greco,, , British officer, in command, detailed an' extra force of stokers, and book wns making: twenty-one knots. ' At this Fpccd ho began to draw away from her pusruer and was able to keep out bf mngo or the eniihei-'s bow chasers. Shortly after midnight the last gleam of light from the cruiser wn swallowed in the night, and the Chiyo, shifting her course, wuh able to make good her eseape. She apoeared off the American coast this morning, far north of the trade, and hugged thu threo-milo limit to port. Tho only German cruisers known to be in Pacific waters aro tho Leip zig and tho Number?, both rated to mnke twenty-three knots, but they had long been iu southern waters when war broke ouJ nnd must bo foul, which is what tho officers of tho Chiyo believe enabled them to es cape. a Captain Greeu cntimated his posi tion when tho chase began as latitude ya :32 :00 north, longitude 110:10:20. Firing at Tslng TSINA, Shantung. China, Aug. 31. Cannonading was hinrd here at in- tervals throughout tho day. It is believed that thu 'Mug Tau forts are engaged with tho ycsh-Is of tho Japan blockading fleet. PEKING, Aug. 31. Information (Continued on Page (1) RAIN OF DEATH ON PARIS FROM SKIES, PROSPECT t NEW YOKE, Aug. 31. Comment, Ing on dispatches which said that bombs had boon dropped lu Parh from a German uoroplaae, Count Vow llurnstorff, Oormun ambassador to tho United States, said today that tk? people of Purls should not p4t anything else, as Parht Is a fwtlfM my, ' ; "All fortified ollhM, will U), storws4,"he said, 'The kpmU, k thought, hud probably Uwh 4Jrinl Ht HlllfllMtlHHS, Couat Vh UjTHtrff wh rkTsUr ( lk HmIn MH lUtiy wiJ4 mis M dwn Ht thu JtiWUMWn ts war M W Wf f '1 'I ' .;U r