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c 297 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mux. Mt Mia. 40; Ret. 1H. ' MEDFOUD, OltlttlON, TIIUKRDAY, SBPTI3MB13R '.), 1914 forty-fourth Yrsr. Dully Nlillli Vrsr. NO. 141 ALLIES' LEFT WING WITHDRAWN ON PARIS y K Wi" 1 CRUCIAL BATTLE RAGING LENGTH OF FRENCH LINE Allies Fall Back With Germans Tlilrty Miles of ParisMeaner News From Front Strang Confidence Fills French and British Forces Hlstorry May Repeat. LONDON, Sept. H, 1:10 n. in. Tim battle to decide whether history will IfpClll iUcIf III II ftl'OOIIll kIi'KO of Pari in Mill in progress, neoonliiig to Ilic latest official nnnouiiecmint lien. Pitturo military historians will write volumes about tin details of this buttle, lull nil llio Hrltinli public know- officially concerning tlio tilunin slriigglc Iho most moment ous Miill-.li soldiers liavo fought sineu Waterloo is contained in one hcii lencu of nu official report Issued lmt night by thu press btirrau. "(.'ontinuoui fighting ban been in progies along utmost tbu whole lini' of battle." .Mile I'ull llnik To this generally llio r'renrh of ficial communication udds the fact llmt tin) allied forces Imvn fallen back towmd Ilic southwest to avoid an no tion which might have, liccn engaged iiiiiIit unfavorable condition. How far ami to what lino the allien have gone Is unknown. There can Im no revelation of mili tary seeiots, nothing which a patri otic censorship could criliclr.e, in staling llit'iu fur In, because the flcr man tinny engaging the allies known pii'i'iM'ly where their fiist lino in drawn, mill tlio purpose of the ecu Mirshin in onlv to HiiiuircM fuels which inisht enlighten the enemy. New N lltlef The hiicf official bulletin of Inst night in the irt word the llnlish people have received from their gov eiiimeiit concerning the present bat tle. The lust previous bulletin waK Field .Marshal Kitchener' Htatemenl Sun day night, throw ing a welcome light on the previous four days battle which cmled Katinilay nllil, mid which icflcclrd the greatest credit on the generalship and the discipline of the llrillsh army. Htlll Confl.lcnt In spile of (ho fact that the Ficncli capllai Iiiin been irmoved to Iter deuiix and that the (Icimaii army of the wcs is within Unity miles of the outer fortifications of Par!, a simiigo nir of confidence prevails to day mining thu allien. Tlio general lccllng seems to be that the (lerninn ntlack Is wearying itself out in ham- (Contlnuod on pago two.) ITALY OBJECTS TO TO DELAY NEWS E LONDON, Sept. 2, (iiXt p, in. (do la.W'd In tnuisiuisHluu,) The Kven ing News' publishes thu followiiif; dis patch from its eoriespoiideut at Mi' Itm. Italy: "Italian newHpaper eoncspouilcntH are comnlainiiiK of tlio Kreat delay in t)(iniiilio-iiii on Mi'urumH filed in liiindiiu by llalian eorrespondeuts ad ilressed lo papers in Italy. These mcbsuKUH lake fruiu Iwenty lo thirty hours lo eoiiiu through, while press IcIcKriiuiH from lleiliu lake only four mid five hours lo reach Italy. "An a result, (lie (Ionium version of ovriilH iilwayn proceden the Mnn lUli vcihluii, wliieh disi'ounlH Ilaliau opiiiiiui o niirli mi lulnit (hut llrwl liiipichlniis, w Jt t I'll nhviiys urn ylvi'ii by fliniiiniiy, me iinM ili'liiinciilul mid (lll'l'iciilt lo I'uiii'ct, "Tim MiikIIkIi miliimillen In lliclr ovwi iiliii'k hiiiihl uim inoiu I'hcIN llli'w o Jlnllmi riiir"wiinli'i)U In Jimimi, nhn me, hI'Iit nil I'llriully J4ii4 Mini uhU titi ii'i'e vtmU If Hi'i luAi4 by ImiyMik 44nr" FROM NLAND PA PVOT 0 WA LEFT W NG OF ALLIES SHIFT French Capital Moves to Bordeaux With Affairs In Hands of American Minister Downfall of City Will Not End Military Operations in France West Coast Free Germans LONDON. Hopt. 3, 1:50 p. m. Tlio decision of thu French government to withdraw from I'orls, whllo proving n momontnry shock to the man In tho street, In regarded by both politician unit strategists hero Is taint; as wlso nu It It painful. To retain Paris an a center of tho government, would, It Is hold, bo In compntlblo with tho uiipremo ncccssl tic of I 'ran re at thu present moment. Those nro to keep tlio govornuint frro to net nnd to keep the nrmy on unbroken forco which nolthor enn bo captured In detail nor shut up In tho fortresos. WAaMINOTON, Sept. 3. Adlccs of tho withdrawal of tho left wing of tho allies toward I'nrls nnd' tho re moval of tho Trench capital to Dor dnnux wan contained In n private dis patch received at tho Kronen ombnssy today from Paris. Tho cablegram beam jestcrdsy's date. Tho dlploinntlo corps, except tho embassy of tho United Htntes, accom panies tho Rovernmont to Ilordcaux. Ynnken .MlnMcr lteinnln Tho American minister, Myron T. Ilerrlck, litis decided to romnln In Purls and this con no has been warm ly commended by tho ministry of for olKti affairs becauso tho representa tive of tho most powerful neutral Kovernmont will bo able, should tho nccnslon arise, to servo tho Trench as well ns his own people. Mr. llcrrlck'o ronson for remain Inc. In substance, nro to bettor look nfter tho sevornl thousand Ameri cans who stay In l'arls. Tho nro principally permanent resldoutrt In business, llu also feels that ho ran better protect American business In terests, ninonK tho several American linnkri nnd biiuklm; iiRencles with do posits of Americans. TIioho would luno trnnsforrod their cusli idsowhero had not tho ambassador romnliiod. Tho American minister has sent J. V. (Inrrott. minister to ArKOtitlnn; IaiiIh A. Sussdorf, Jr., of Now York, third Hecretary of tho onibnssy, nnd Captnln I'nrker, military uttucho, to Im with tho Trench Kovernmont nt Ilordcaux with tho approval of Socru Inry Dryiin. ZEPPELIN OVER PARIS REPORTED SHOT DOWN I'AIUS, Sept. :i, :i::u u. in. Isi- porln nre in circulation here that one of the (Ionium aeroplanes which hov ered over Paris yesterday bad boon brought down at Chnmplh'iiy. Several bombs wero dropped while thu Ger man maehiues were here, but only one of them exploded, and this did only slight damane. SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS TODAY Tho absence of official announce uionta from tho capitals of tho bolll KoronU today Is tho surest Indication that tho fighting In tho uust and west continues without decisive results. Huch hows dispatches us oscupod tho censors tend to confirm eurllor Halms Had admissions. Thu (lermuim nro pushing their llKht wing nouior I'siIh, whllo (heir center and left up pear to bo held by tho I'reucli, Itus slit is pi riming forward In tho Aui' lllsii provlm-H of (Ulk'lu, after lisv. lug luken hM MroilKiy foitllleil rspb lal, UiHilDCg, Tku lirwsn Mm ad piltlMilly yioiuusiM mi I'ihmIs, Th Jspsunsv hi mild Iw kk' VUptal WW HlHM HMr Kiw4)kf w IAP ARMY LAND ON CHINA SOIL; IGNORESPROTEST Mikado Will Install 24,000 Soldiers at Luna Kow British Regiments at Tslnp; Tau Chinese Express ftenret at Inability to Enforce Re spect for Their Neutrality. CI I M FOO, Cliiiiii Sept. H, i :i0 p. in. Jnpan landed I.VIO nddiliotial men at Luiij? Kow today. Of these forren, f00 men are marines, the oth er bein hobliem. I.iinj; Kow is u new Chinese port, tdluiitvd 100 miles north of Tsini; Tau, in Kino Chow. ltd wren 1(1,0110 and l'l.OOO Japan ese troops bine been lauded at Luiif? Kow previous to today. The Japan ese control the telegraph lines out of Lunj; Kow. Tho exact number of Jupimco troops nshoro at Liiiik Kow, the Chi neno porth north of Tsiuu Tau, can not be definitely determined here. It is believed, however, that no fewer than 0000 men already arc on shore nnd that 'J 1,000 men more nro com- iiiK. I'oIIIm KxclmiiKo Tho Chiuchu oflleinls of Liiiir Kow politely prolested against tho lamlinir of Jatuinese forces. The Jap- aneKO accepted the protest with eipial politeiiCBS nud tbeu proceeded ia iliircRiird it. There was no hoMilc incident during the Lung Kow laud inc. Tho foreiRii office lini formally protested to tho Japancho and HritiMi iriralions hero nRiiint the violation of China's neutrality involved in the Inndiiiir at I.uui; Kow, which, beiiiR 100 miles from Tsing Tau, is approx imately seventy miles beyond thu eon fines of the Oormnn leased territory. Knowing, however, that its protest would bo utclcg, tho foreign office nt tho untiio time requested the llritisb and Japanese authorities to confine their operations to thu zone extend ing on tho north from Liiiir Kow to Lino Chow, mid on the south to the previously proscribed fighting urea. Neither legation, howevciv accepted tticnu limitation'. E SCOUTING JAUNT IIKULIN, via Copenhagen, Sept. , 0:10 a. m. Thu Tageblalt publishes a dihpateh from Thorn, n town of West I'riibfiiu, on thu right bank of llio Vistula, deseribing mi ill-fnted bcoiitiug expedition. A stcamor eouipped with machine guns and onrrrying nbout seventy holdiers, Hteanled up tho river into Ilussian territory, reaching a point not many mllea from Niesrama. Tho party landed to reeouuniter tho eouutry and wiih attacked by Ilussian Cosunukti mid infantry. Only ten (lernmns re turued with thu steamer. und to huvo lauded addltlonnl troops within murchlng dlstanco of that Qor nmn stronghold lit tho fuco of pro tests by Chlun, King Nicholas of Montenegro Is reported ns determined to ocoupy Buiitsrl. Tho governor und other (lemma offlrhils of Bunion huvo been iiiudo prUoneis by tho llrltlsh uud sent to tho I'lJI Islands, The Kuveimiieut of I'lsnio is now iintuMUIivd ut HmdeuiiK. Tim for elltH iimimssles and Itfuullons, wh IIia iifi'ptloH of llumi of tho UhIIwI tial iiuil MweiUM4 bs alw Whmi fvtwvfd flow I'urln m Hr COSSACKS W OUT GERMANS ON JAPAN'S WAR LEADER. sssflsssB3 "-sssssFf vice d llrBBFA ADMIRALS y(rPQXxAMIMURM Vice Adinlmt J.uiulniura Is lu com ma nil of ilic Jniiitne'c expp.lltloaary tmvsl and nrmy for cs flclitlns for tup capture of TnIiibPui Uib prlnrlutl port of KliiiM'txin. lirann itrntcispui In Cliiim lie Ik of itic iiiiuril or mlito. tiii- rln-s Mr it 'lip ypnrs oi ami Hits pout in t of bm time In J.ti.111 iinvnl senile " - - " - AMIENS AFTER 3 DAYS' FIGHTING LONDON, Sept. 3 2:35 p. m. A dispatch from Amiens, Franco to tho Dally Moll, dated Tuesday, Septem ber I, declares that tho Ucrmans liavo taken possession of Amiens after three days fighting. Amiens Is thofapltal of tho Depart ment of Sommc. It Is 70 miles di rect l- north of Paris. It Is a manu facturing city nnd has a populntlon of 90,000. It is on tho lino of tho railroad to Uoulogno and about CO miles to the west of Lnfero and other points lu tho Department of Alsno where thcro has boon fighting during tho last fow days between the allied armies nud tho (Icriniins. LONDON, Sept. 3, 3:20 p. m. Tho dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Amiens adds that tho success of tho (crnians at Moroult mado tho cap turo of Amiens certain. Tho entry wag not contested. Tho mayor, af ter receiving a German envoy, an nounced tlio surrender of tho city and urged thu citizens to iiuiko no dis turbance. ALLIES' SCIENCE L LONDON, Sept. 3, .1::i0 a. in. Tho Dailv News eorrvspondent writ ing from Gourtiuy en llray, a small town near Itouon. kuvs: "Thu (lerman advnneo is amazing. A great batllo is raging, with what result I know not, but I do know that thu French nnd llritisb armies are intact and btill confident of ulti mate hiieeess. "Incredible as it seems, tho tre mendous masses of men that the Germans have hurled at tho allies have not overwhelmed them. It beems that while the (lermuus have the weight, the allies certainly have the wit nnd science, nnd these, with re inforcements, will eventually win. "Ueiiernl rati had fine success, but in thu center and left venter tho al lies weru not so miceessful, being obliged lo rot i ic. As a result of Sun day's battle, the Uermmis now occu py (iiamu of town deleted by cen sor.)" FRENCH RULER AT CABINIT AT BORDEAUX ssusssssssp m JIOIIDI'AI A. rind, .'1, vln I'm is, fi"i,H'iCfciliii I'l'llii-Hip nd Ike wcmbcis of llie I'li'tub i'hI4wv ur thvA kiie tndiii mid w'M-invwj by iWWWMll UU4 llll'I'lUu t'lUH'lls. 'IImv buvw MlMWlrhl'd 4'44W(f s tW Uw KHmm TUETONS OCCUPY MATCHES GERMAN BUL STRENGTH CARDINAL DELLA CHIFSA CHOSEN CATHOLIC HEAD Assumes Name of enedlct XV Se lection Papal College Italian Op posed Tango in Letter Held Long List Important Church Offices First of Benedicts in 1 74 Years. IIOMK, Sept. 3. Cardinal Delia Chlcsa has been elected Pope In suc cession to tho late Pius X. Tho now I'opo will assume tho name of Bene dict XV. Cardinal Glacono Dell Chlcsa, elected I'opo today by tho Safrcd College In succession to Plus X. who died August 20, wan created a cardi nal May 25, 19H. Ho It tho arch bishop of Hologna, Italy. Horn at I'egll Ho was born at l'egll. In tho dio cese of Genes, November 21, 1854, and was ordained a priest December 21, 1ST8. Ho served as secretary of tho Nunciature. In Spain from 18S3 to 1S87, In which year ho was ap pointed secretary to tho late Cardinal Itampolla. Ho was appointed sub-secretary of stato In 1901 and In 1907 ho was elected to tho post of advisor to tho Holy Offlco. In 1907 ho was appointed papal nuncio of Madrid, in succession to Monslgnor Hlanaldlnl, but this ap pointment was cancelled three days later. This Incident had occurred Just before made arch bishop Itolog iin. When Monslgnor Delia Chlcsa was given this post It was declared In Home that It was mainly with tho object of combatting modern reli gious ideas, Hologna being tbo head quarters of tho National Democratic League, whoso members advocated what is known as "modernism" in religion. Opttoscd Tango In January, 191J, whllo still at Itologna, tho present Pope Issued a pastoral letter strongly condemning tho tango. It has been 174 years slnco tho tlmo of tho last Popo Benedict. On his election to tho papacy In 1740, Cardinal Prospcro Lambcrtlnl assumed that title It Is on interest ing fact that tho now Popo was arch bishop of Hologna whllo Popo Vcnc dlcto XIV was born In Dolognan. According to a dispatch from Rome, data at 2:50 yesterday afternoon and received In Now York today tho Whltn Star Liner Canoplc, bearing Cardi nals Gibbons and O'Connell to Itomc, was not duo at Naples until tomor row. Thoroforo, It Is probable that neither of theso two American cardi nals participated lu tho election of tho now Pope. NOISY AND HARMLESS FEATURE OF ZEPPELIN HKLFOKT, Franee, Sept, 3, 3:53 p. in. (delayed). A German aero plane last night dropped several shells here. Tho misMlcs made much noise, but did no damage. Tho nvi ator, to avoid thu firo of thu Uelfort forts, mado a detour over SwUs ter ritory. Also hu fiuuo from thu south instead of coining directly from Al sace, nnd it is declared here that this act apparently constitutes u violatiou of tho neutrality of Switzerland. DEATH BEFORE LONDON, Sept. 3, 13:50, (delayed in truiismlsslou), Prliico Frederick William or Llppo took his own life, following a uiUUI.o of his r(linunt, according lo Lad)' Randolph Chuvhlll, formerly Ml Jennie Mown of New Yolk, who has Juii arrived hvro frwi ltormnrt wmInk Uy wmy ut MwlUwd. "Tb tm 4ry u ik AmU v FRENCH REGIME E Military Governor of Paris Issues Proclamation Explaining Actton as Prudence Paris PiacW fn Face af Cominf anf Siege by Vast TwrtwtJc Hertk All TraiAs Halted. I'AKIS, Sept. 3, 3:0.-i p. m. It U officially announced that General Gallieni, commander of the nrmy de fending the city, today issued the following procintnntiou to the inhub itants of Paris: "The members of the government of the republic have left Pari in or der to give n new tmK'tus to the dc fcusc of the nation. I have been or dcred to defend ngniuit the invader. This otdcr I will fulfill to the end. (Signed) "GALLIENI, "Military governor of Paris, com manding the nnny of I'uris.'' PAULS, Sept. 3. 11:40 n. m. Pres ident I'oincarc und his cabinet have left for Ilordcaux, the new French sent of government, where they will arrive in the morning. Two trains reserved for the prcsi dent and the members of the senate and chamber of deputies left for llordeaux this afternoon. Fifteen judges of tho court of cassation also will be transferred to the provisional capital of trance. In addition to the American am bnssndotj. M. T. Ucrriek. the Swiss minister, 3L Lardy, also lias decided to remain in Pans. Tho population of the capital i taking tho departure of the hcaYU of government calmly, realizing that it is n mutter of pmdencc. Although th city generally is placid, the people feel keenly tho np pmach of tho German unuy und they nro rapidly preparing for whatever may hapiH'ii. Mnny families left for tho wet today, taking with them household necessities. These refu gees from the capital huvo been forced to make long detours because tho railroads nro encumbered witli military trains. The railroad lines out of Paris to the north have virtually ceuscd run ning trains owing to fears of raids of German cavalry. VIENNA PRICES NOT RAISED BY REASON OF WAR V1UNNA, via Copenhagen mid Loudon, Sept. 3, 5 a. in. Ouo hun dred and foily Americans, chiefly from Budapest, left for Ileriiu in a hK.'cial train August 31. Only u few Americans are still 1 ere, and all who desire to eo homo will leave this week. Although tho war has now lasted mo rp than u mouth, tho prices of foodstuffs in Vienna huvo not in creased and in some cages even they are luwer than last year. Meat, egirs, laid mid several other com modities uro cheaper, while coffee, sugar and milk remain unchanged. Butter ami flour am slightly higher in price. KAISER'S WRATH sho said, "Is that ho committed sul fide, Ho was commundlug a Germsr cavalry rejilmeut beforo Lleee ou August L when his men In lbs dark- new of utuHlMtf, nrly amilhlUlud s (Iwrwiuu Infantry rtulwnt wbUh it bad wlUkn for MlM. Vkv nrlwi skot n wswf fwirlmi in turn Ikw sHiwr f Kwprr H'Wkw, HU wUow, with MhM I M ummduUd. uaj 1 U oUd f isUiidi 4dsf ilisl AmmAAi isstt AUttiUkl w f atf rema" a IPflP a ea fRppipat MOVES 10 CIV ARMY IMPETUS RUSSIA SCORES ' SJGNALVICTORY ; OVERAUSTRfANS Attempt af Kakar's AMm Flank' MvSCfVlfCS nMMflS M PMPRf Death liaw t DefMwe Near Lata wirf Tierce FicjMwei whpj Heavy Losses Servians Win at Jaefcr. HOME, Sept. 3, 9:40 a. m., via Paris, 2:43 p. m. The Russian em bassy has been notified that tke Ans triang were overwhelmingly defeated near Lemberg, losing more than 106, 000 men and fifty-seven cannon. The occupation of the city of Lewberg was said to be imminent. The battle of Lemberg was ob of tho greatest ever fought. Krldeatly it resulted In a decisive and perhaps overwhelming defeat of the Ana trians. The battle line extended over 200 miles and K Is estimated that 1,500,000 men were eflged. According to an official dispatch received by Emperor Nicholas frow Grand Duke Nlcaolss, eomiMader-In-chief of the Russian fercM, tM victory was won after sev days at fighting. The cllsaax casse whea the Aiutrlans were rested In a flea! des perate aeetalt on the Ruaelan eetr which was held by General Ruskyv The Austrian, arosy iaGallel wm acting in close co-ojwratten with two German army corps facing Bree Isu and seeking to envelope the Rus sian forces la Poland. , Their plans however, met wkVa series of disasters, eadlng In a com- plete rout when an attempt was made to pierce tho Russian center. LONDON, Sept. 3, 3:12 n. m.-r-Tho l'ctrognul (St. Petersburg) cor rcsHndent of the Post sends tho fol lowing on tho operations on tho Rus siunt frent: "Itir.fein N scoring success after success against Austria mid in mo mentarily expecting news of a signal victory- "The commander-in-chief on the Austrian front apparently plans to drive in strongly with one nrmy from Hie cast, starting from the Russian province adjoining Roumuiiiii, nnd in the meantime, merely aims to restrain the ustriiin advances into tho Pol ish provinces, thus keeping Austria on tlio alert along the line of two to three hiind-cd mllea. "While pitching temporary d vmicci in South Poland the Rus!iuih wire lurciug their way wotwnrd, from Podolia and Uessurubhi on Lem berg. When tho Austriuns finally reali.-ed theso pluus they nttemrted to turn the Russian left flunk near Unite, near tho junction of the Chita Lipa river with the, Dniester and a (Continued on pate two.) ZEPPELIN FALSE ALARM IN FORAY LONDON, 8ept. 3, 7 P, m,--The Antworp correspondent of tbo Cen tral News describes the second aor tal raid on Antwerp by a Gormaa Zeppelin, which he said occurred Jttat beforu davu. The bombardment, ifc explained, demonstrated from a mm tary point of view the futility of tha Germaus' efforts to do any damago) of Importnee, His dsseriiitloa of ta eilal bombardmeat follows; t "I was awakened by a raUlo of fire of rifles and (he mk ft et plodlug bomb4, I was Jwt la Mjsm la K see the airship disappearing ward at a trsmeadoas Hrfatt wss hh laasMaat nHk t shot frtea rifles and msshlM hm frasa UhP 4rk (own! sd shfal esNtld e k . ityi.lJlm Ilka faiisJjkfUtiiMI torn stisM H V amH tp asmoBT swsvvmmv amsw par mamma liaU t ta ll4 mate alar, m u am uud ffottwml luMi aasf aayajsJiyai k Aa aPT wFams) f foimsp awmmmmmm1 smp YJIawmmmmjmi mmjp mmmmj ktah MUlNsW ( tf Aaaaaa laiftv aatad 4ks aflaita af smf amVIB em mwomi wW smoF wo ommmp wmwmmow Viea Sadjrt THOUGH THRILLER V 1 M ,