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5 . ' H A '! A Medford Mail Tribune ,. SECOND EDITION WEATHER, Fair... frfat. 71) Mhi. M Itel. Hum. 117. ' j , Forty-fourth Yrsr. MEDFORD, 0REC10N, TIUJHSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 10, 1914 imiiy Ninth Yrsr, NO. 147 p L- BRITISH FORCE KAISERPROTESTS AUSTRIANS BEGIN TAX ON FREIGHT WILSON SAYS G! GERMAN HEFT ALUES' CRUELTY EVA WON OF AND BOOZE FOR RAILROAD NEED BACK 25 MILES TO PRESIDENT CITY OF CRACOW WAR REVENOES IS VERY REAL Ennllsh Trltlinmmcr Forces Knlser's Army to Double Back German Line of Supply EndangeredBrit ish In Position to Turn Enemy's Flank Reinforcements Rushed. LONDON', Sept. 10, .1:10 p. in. Thnt llio enemy wiim driven hack till along thu Him yesterday i tho news, el ting to llrilihh leiidois, t lift t Field Mntxliitl Sir John Ficiieh, rmiinui -ihir-liH'inef or tho Itrltlsh expedition nry force, sent In Kugluiul this after noon liuiii tin- buttle linn ot (ho allies In Hit el,! nf I 'arli. This Miiti'int'iil of ln lliitisu emu tiininli'i' Is ilriwn limnc In I'ugllsliiucii liy tin' furlluT aiiiiiiiitirrini'iit of tho iiniii'xitlinn liy llrilish troops nf u ilipi'M Gorman Maxim guns anil n buttery of German field guns, mill it is fuilher emphuslrcd h-official ron firmntluii nf the capture nf numbers, nf OiTinan prisoners. Field Marshal French', telegram liint4 1 lid t fighting of lln fiercest cliararlrr is in progress, and his slnlemeiit Hint llu (termini forces nn wry exhausted confirms unofficial iiil'nnimtioii from other itinrtcrit that Hit counter nttnok nf the ullles him boon delivered with speed ami impel ini'ily that tin invaders havn lu'rii given no chance to recover from I ho effects of their moil fjT'JUi th north. I'AIUB. Roit. 10, CH& n. in. Tito left end of tho curved Gorman battlo lino, which on September 7 extended In tho segment of n wltlo rlrclo from Mcnux to Vltry lo Francois, about 100 miles to (ho cast of Paris, wm lilt by tho 1'nglltth Irlp-tinimnor yes terday and forced to dolilo back for n dlilnncn of approximately twcnU inlli'i. Thin outcome of the. flghllnx nrounod groat satisfaction In I'arla. It U argued hero thnt It probably linn resulted In an equal degrco ot anxiety for tho Gorman general ntaff con cerning Hi lino of communications. Hottest llnttlo of Wnr. In splto of tho continued sober itoittt of (ho Trench official commun ication! on tho progress of thoio en gagements, It l evident thnt thu act ion" of yoitcrday and tho day baton (Continued on pago two.) WILSON FOR $100 An unknown and during thief bur glnried Will II. Wilson's Hloro on IVniit street some tluio Wednesday night hy heaving n ten-pound took Ihruugli it lour window, making way with jewelry anil ntlior in Holes vnl in'il nl $100. Tho onisli of rock and j,ditHS did nut nwakoii moliody. Chlof Mi';o hi'fttiu work nil tho ciino thin morning anil hoiiI a ilOHoiipliou of llio Nloh'ii oiilH to points north and Houlli. Tim huri'lnry wim ilihoovorotl when the ftloro Man opentd tliii inoin i"K f I.ON'DOK, Sept. 10, Gi40 a. m. A dlKpatch to tho aDlly Tologrupn from CoponhitRou announcoa that u Oormiin Nipiadron of thlrty-ono ahlpa, IticludliiK .bnttlOHhtpi, cruUeri, and torpodo boat deatroyora hna been ob norviid at various polnta nlonu the (lulf of llotlinln toumliiK oat, NO PEACE UNTIL GERMANS DEFEATED WAHIIINOTON, Kept, 10,(lpu Jiiliulii U i'tiiniliiitii to not niuitu (UHire iinlll hu bun ilmlnlvfly dufvul ml (JTWM Till iHiHllHlXHt liod htlKH wwtyml o rHJwHl WllwN In t,iwtkj hum Ahilmmtur J'owv BURGLARS ISIT SQUADhllN Emperor's Heart Bleeds When He Has to Destroy Cities to Protect His Invadlnn Troops From Hostile Population Says Oum-Diim Bul lets Found Are Used by French. I.ON'DOK, Hopl. 10, 10 n. m.-Tlio oorroHpondoiit of the Daily Mail nt Itollonlatii Iiih lologrnphoil tho text of tho moNHnno hoiiI hy Kinpornr WIU liatn to I'roHldent Wilfon miilon dale of Kcploinhor d. It In an follewx: "I uoiihIiIit it my duly, ir, In in form you nt Ilit niimt notnhlo roprct. Ni'iitutivo of llio principle of human ity that alter tin captain of tin r'rotmh furl at l.onpvy my troops found in that placo lhoiinuiU of iliim-dum hullclH, which had heen maniifacluii'd in cial work- hv tho 1'ri'iii'li Kovornincnl. Such IhiIIoIn won found not only on I'rcmli killed niitl wounded hoIiIIcin and on French prixniicrrt, but ulxo on KukUkIi trooH. You know what terrihlo woiiiiiIh anil nwful Hiifferiuir an ciiiimoiI hy thexc hullclx, and that their no ih Htricllv foriildileti hv tin Kenorally rooiij;iil7. cd nilex of inloriiatiounl wnrfaie. Moot llnrlwroti Wnr. "I Holemiily protrt to you npaiiiNt tho way in which thix wnr in brim.' wiiKod hy our opponents wIiokc incthoiN arc innkini: it ono of thu mot harhnroiiK in hintory. ItohidoH llio iimo of thoHr nwful wonwns tho Itrlpmi Kovorniuent hnH openly incit ed tho civil population to participate in tho llRlitinr mill Iiiik for n lonjj lituo carefully orKanixed their ri'lt aucc. Tho rruelticrt tnncliccd in UiIh Kiierillti warfurr, oven hy women nnd prictitH, toward wounded Holdiern ami tloctorrt nnd hoHpituI iiurnc phyhic inns were killed ami lararctteH fired on woro micli Hint eventually my KonornlH wen rompelled to adopt tho strouKorit menKiires to puninh lite Bitilly nnd friKlitrii tho bloodthirsty population from continuing their shameful dcciU. HmiI (i, Destroy Clllo. "Somo villiiKcH and oven tho old town of I.ouvuin, with tho exception of ilrt hcautiful town hall (hotel do villi) had to ho destroyed for the protection of my troop'. ".My heart IiIociik when I eo hiioIi ineiiHiiroH iucvitahlo mid when I think of tho many innocont pcoplo who have lost their hoiifcn and pmprrty nn ti result of tho inixdecdK of tho Kiiilty. (SiKiied.) "Wll.lllXM J. It." TURNER AND BLACK E 8BATTI.B, Wit., Ropt. 10, Tho democratic nomination for Unltol HlatCH senator la claimed by both (leoruo Turner nnd Willlntn W. lllack with tho formor'H chancoa ImprovInK au tho oaHtorn VaihlnRton counties roport. Tho result will ho vary clone. Rupromo Judgo Mack h Goso np pcarB to have boon beaten for ro-noin-Inntlon, but thla la not certain. A --- -- - --------- t'T' 'M -" - Europe at War An up-to-tho-niiim(o atlns of Euroi)o nnd tho war zono, containing full dotails of armies nnd navies of warring nations, illustrating fleets, aircraft, land forces and officers, together with latest maps of tho world, Europe and Great Britain Germany Russia France Italy Austria-Hungary Montenegro Netherlands You cannot keep irimk of tho war without con Hianl reference) to (his uwrnt comprchoihsivo allitH, THHiicd hy tho MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE lRICK OKNTIi Ancient Polish Capital Deserted- Russian Advance Steadily Contin uesInvasion of Silesia Threatens Breslau Center Mnrclilpq Toward Berlin. LONDON', Kepi. 10, Iljlll p. m. A iliKpateh to the llculer Telegram corn puny f i ohi 1'clroKiinl MijM that the Aiiotrians have lii'nuii evacualin f'rnoow. Cracow lin hoen decrihed tn tho main rallying point for tin Antrinii and (tcrmaii forces in (lalioin. It !k Hie old cnnilnl of llio kiuuilom of Poland. It is a city of about 100,- O0(liopulation nnd Ih about 100 milcK woHt of Lcinhot,'. Hetwecii Cracow nnd lumber),' is tho very nlrnn Aus trian Mtsition of I'rzcmyid till in potHCMlnn of llio Autrintis. CoiiHlerimllon I'revuJIi. LONDON, Sept. 10, fi p. in.A dispatch to tho Itculcr Teleiain com pany from I'otrof'rnd snyh: "( ontoniatlon prevails nt Cracow. Tho fvnctintion of thu town has be gun. Tho nutliorilieH aro trying to induce the members of the local rifle club lo remain nnd atnist in the de fence of tho plnoo. Many, however, hnvo reHi(tieil their memberxhip. he- caiiho of Hvmpathy with Itiiftmu," Itt'ixirtrt that tho Kussinn invaNion of Silenin is thrvateuitio; Ilrenlnii in dicates nit entirely new move on the port of the MnKoinitcx, which, if enr ricd out on a ically serious scale, may Malm tho early attention of tho Oor miin j:ciirral slaft' and result pos nililv in further relieving the (lor mint pressure on France, On to cllrlln Is the Crer. LONDON, Sept. 10, 0:31 n. ni. A dispatch to tho Kxchnin;o Telegraph company from Itoiuo sav.s: "Dispntches from Vienna state thnt the advance guard of tho ltus oinu center are matching toward Berlin. "'Tito Kiismiwi tmojii have invaded Silesia ami tho capture of Hresliiu is imminent." i LONDON", Sept. 10, 0:38 n. m. A dispatch from Koine lo Neuter n Tel ogrnm company says: "According to Onliciau advices, the Aust nuns have made rtuvornl at tempts to resunio tho defensive ngninat tho Itusians with disastrous results. There were fuithor great Austrian losses." 120,004) Austrian Lohx. LONDOON, Sept. 10, ltl.i n. in. A dispatch to tho Kxchnngo Tele graph company from Home t.ays: "A mosKiigo from Vienna states that it w officially admitted there Hint Archduke Frederick lost 1U0.000 men in tho recent (lalician battles, or one-fourth of his cutiro command, "Tho (lennnitH nro mimdiing nmtli ward toward l'ohtnd to nnsist the Atistrinnsj hut hoforo this aid can ho given Hioy must cross tho Vistula river, where tin Hussians nre pn lnring to check them." Belgium Servia Turkey Roumania i't Democrats Plan a Tax of Three Per Cent on All Freight Transporta tion, an Increase of 50 Cents on Beer and 29 Cents a Gallon on All Domestic Wines to Meet Deficit. WASHINGTON', 8opt. 10, Demo, cruta of the woys'artd meaiiN coininit too tonay completed the wnr revenue tax bill provldlnpfor a tax of tlire por cent on all frelr.bt tramporta Hon, an Increase of Itty cent on beer and twenty. cents a gallon on all dotwutlc wlnei. Tlilx will not an eitlmoted revenue of 1107,000,000 A year. The tax on frolRht won agreed to after a conference with the pres ident, who had expressed opopsltlor. to It. How llio Tax Works. Tho freight tax will lio three per cent of the transportation charges on all freight packages wbcther rarrlod by rail or ship and will Inrlude ox pre. It will not Include parcel post. The shipper will pay tho tax to tho railroad, which will retain 1 per cent of tho total amount collected for administration expenses and make returns to the government 6ti tho basts ot the freight hills. There will be no stamps. Tho fifty cent lax on beer Is on a barrel, which now pays $1, making a total tax of 11.50. Domestic wines pay various taxes. Chairman Underwood said ho be lieved the bill would be approved by the president and the democrats in congress, It Is est I mated that tho net revenuo front the freight tax wilt bo ICi.OOO.OOO; from' beer 133.000, 000 and from domestic wlno $9,000, 000. Tho latter will be aMessol against those wines "hereafter man ufactured and sold or hereaftc moved for ale." It will not attect wines manufactured not for tale. No Increase In Price. "As an Illustration of tho opera, tlon of tho freight tax.; said Mr. Underwood, "a man who does a bus iness aggregating $10,000 In freight bills would pay a rovonuo tax ot 300. A freight bill of that sire would Indicate an actual business ot n million or a million nnd a half dol lars. A $300 tax spread over that amount ot business would bo Infin itesimal and could hnvo llttlo or ar most no effect on retail prices." Heprosentatlvo Underwood plans to Introduco tho bill tomorrow and to refer It to tho entire ways and means comiutttoo Monday. POSTPONE DATE FOR WESTERN RATES WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. Tho effective dato of the Interstato com merro commission's orders In tho Inter-Mountain rate case waa again postponed today from October 1 to November 1C, to give tho railroads moro 1 1 mo to adjust tholr tariffs. Tho Interstato commorco commis sion today declined to permit the railroads between the Mlsourl river and tho Pacific coast to Ignore tho long and' short haul rulo on whoat and flour. KAISER ANNEXES BELGIUM AS PART OF GERMAN EMPIRE LONDON, Sept. 10, 7:10 n. in. Dispatches from Merlin say Hint Hie incorporation of )kd giuui jim u pint of tint leiiiian empire nlmidy IhIiik Inmlnl n m tin iiccoinplUhi'd fuel liy u large pin I of Hut llerlin popula. Hon, Official fclulitlht-l It will l Irani ho iiicludcd In Hie ttoll- ICIclll lilt) (l.'IWHH Hi-low) rhIihi, o which II U mIwi bug kwi'irl ahuh Mi" J m hwhi Resident Accedes to Request of Railroad Presidents and Calls At tention of Nation to Extraordinary Emergency Railroads Face, Due to War Co-operation Sought. WAKIIINOTON, Kept. 10. I'rri ilenl Wilson has acceded lo the re rpiest nf llio railway executive who asked him lo "call the attention of the country to the pressing necessity for support of railway credits hy the co-oHralivo and xyinpnlhctic siip'tort of tho public nnd all governmental nilthoritios." Today ho sent n let, or lo Chninnr.ii Frank Tnimhall of the fiicsn-Mnke & Oliin lionrd pointing out that n great measure of the nntion's jinx lerily in dependent on the condition of the railroads. It rends ns follews: "Since you read it to me yeslerdny, I have read again tho stntemcit you made on behalf of tho committee of railroad presidents which I had the pleasure of meeting and conferring with nt my office. It is a lucid state ment of plain truths'. "Voit nske.l me to coll the attention of tiie country to the imperative need that railway credits he niHtniued nnd the nil Iron us helped in every pot sihle way, whether hy private co-op oration and effort or by the notion. wherever fensible, of governmental agencies; nnd I am glnd to do so, because I think the need very real. IUIIroad liidispenMble. "I cannot ny that 1 entertnin nny deep anxiety about the matter ex cept, of course, the general anxiety cntised hy the unprecedented xitun tion of tho money markets of the world because the intere-;t of the producer, the shipper, the merchant, the investor, the financier nnd the whole public in Hie proper mnititen nnco nnd complete efficiency of the railways is too manifest. They nre indis'HMisilde to our whole economic life, nnd railway securities nre nt the very henrt of most investments, large nnd small, public nnd private hy in dividuals mid institutions. "I nm confident thnt there will he active nnd earnest co-operation in this matter, perhaps the ono common interest of our whole industrial life. Undoubtedly men belli in nnd out of official position will appreciate what is involved mid lend their nid heartily wherever it is possible for them to lend it. Kntergenry Is Extraordinary. "Hut the emergency is in fact ex traordinary, nnd wliero there is man ifest common interest wo ought nil of iik to speak out in its behalf, nnd I nm glnd to join you in calling at tention o il. This is a time for nil to stnnd together in united effort to comprehend every iutero-4 and nerve nnd sustain it in every legitimate wny. "The laws must speak plainly mid effective against whatever is wrong or niruinst the public interest, mid tuese laws must ho observed; fortho rest mid within the sphere of legiti mate enterprise, we must all stnnd n on to see justice done mid nil 'fair ussistanco rendered mid rendered ungrudgingly." GERMAN SAILORS GARRISON BRUSSELS LONDON, Sopt. 10, 3H5 p. m., A dispatch to the Exchange Telo graph company from alien t says; "It la estimated that front 30,000 to 40,000 German sailors have ar rived during tho past two daya at Urussttls. This Indicates that tho German reserve la completely moblt lied." CHICAGO, Rcpt. 10.-Hevkii re limit f i nm yoitcrdity'tf primary elec tion in llllnoU today confirmed liiit ulft-hi'ii repot ! of Hie iiiihiI iHioilMiit iioiiiIiihIIoiik linger (', Hwllh'HH, llenilicrul, Mllll LhWICIU'.i Y, Hk-WHlUHi n'lMiblli'Hii, fur the IMM WU ktVMftU', Hllj tW4l (L ( UUUUU, uh lUwu, fti'twcr WHlvr of Uo nuimu hmv wf ifYiMlttlw fur pwn- GREAT RUSSIAN STEAM ROLLER Ru2sky Continues Advance Over whelming German and Austrian Resistance Stunning Blow Being Delivered That Is Likely to Force Dual Empire to Sue for Peace. London, Sept. 10, 10:25 a. m. Bxultant messages from Petrograd and admissions of disasters from Vi enna Indicate that the long series of military misfortunes marking tho hi, lory of the dual monarchy are about to be capped with an unparalleled de bacle which may not only open tho road to llerlin, but bring Austria to sue for peace. The armies In the west seem as If pausing to watch the fateful dram In Oallcla, the outcome of which may! havo a tremendous effect on the plans of the Invaders in the western the atre of wnr, as well on the allies themselves in that region. GcrmaM. Hush Itelnforcement. The news from Ilelglum Indicates that the Germans are preparing for eventualities by rushing reinforce ments southward. The first definite Indication of this movement Is given in a dispatch from Delglum, which relates that the German force that has been waiting outsldo Ghent for the levy ot provisions demanded from that city, has left hurriedly In i southeasterly direction. England bad looked hopefully tor the Russian "steam-roller" to get ubi derway, but tho impetus which tb Russian army in the eastern theatre of the war has already acquired, hat surprised even tho military experts. The movement of the Russian ad vance has been bo speedy that the German divisions advancing on tho Vistula are hardly likely to arrive In (Continued oa page two.) EUROPE SIGNS PEACE TREATIES WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. In the midst of thu European wttr, Great Britain, France, Spain nnd China have agreed to sign pence eomtniswion treaties with the United States. One effect of the new contentious would be to prevent the United States from being drawn suddenly into Hie con flict. Germany, Itussin mid Japan have signified their acceptance of the principle of these treaties, though ne gotiations have not advanced to the point of drafting conventions, sim ilar ngrecuients with Turkey nnd Greece nre nluiost ready for signa ture. The first four treaties nre ready for signature and nte regarded by President Wilson nnd Secretnry Itryan ns of far-reaching importance. Wliilo negotiations were begun before tho Ku'mpenn war broke out, their consummation practically will safe guard tho United States from being drawn in over nuy question of neu trality or other controversy.. Witli the signing of treaties with Great llritain, France, Spain mid China, the number of pacts of this kind negotiated by Secretary Ilrynn, mid known as "investigation treat ies," will number twenty-six. Nine teen already hnvo been ratified by the senate. JAPAN JOINS ALLIES TO PROLONG WAR I'lmtOOUAD, Sopt. 0, via London Kept. 10 0:58 a. hi, A dlipatek from Toklo stales that Japan hay Joined the agreement of the allN ttet to conclude pcafe without the eeHiHwt of Hie allied nulloN. Japan has Infprwwl HuJa ik 4M fwlth m)'m lhat sh wl wt m)nt tw wth (Wwwuy wnHI Dm MSA RW nl AMERICA Hh war w w hm h J) f AUlJyl Uf jjtj atfiatMsf iiMlAAAt tLt ram tK waa. ilWIIIW.Iblll j i.r;l 11114 jllt"ik' (1AMAW A Suit Brought by W. H. Stewart for Return ef $2MB ami Interest SHbscrlfceft' for Interett hi ON Property $M,IM SaM to Htve aeCn SMMCriMsl lOT nMMM Suit was filed today in the circuit court for V. II. Stewart, by Attorney Gut Newbury, ngnfaft fleers '. King, timber nnd oil company pro moter, for judgment for $'2200 for alleged failure to comply with a con tract in the sole of tock in an oil development project in Colombia on flarionsche liny, in the Panama oil district. Other suits of a similar na ture nro expected to be filed noon. King is a resident of this city, but is now nt Douglas, Wyo where he f fathering n new oil project fiaanceH by many of the Mrdforil men who advanced money for Iih Panama venture. Stewart, according to the eom plnint, bought .flOOO 'worth uC'Vimik in the Panama scheme in October, .1912. Charlie Young dkl the same, about the same time for the utme amount, assigning hi stock to Stew art, it being embraced in the action. Interest to the amount of S266 w Hongiit with judgment for 2909. Xa THle Sex-are The complaint alleges that Kiasr represented that he had taken steps to secure title' to twenty cWmshv that he would secure all rifsM) (a 20,000 acres in sixty days, or niaety days at the most. If no title wan secured King agreed to refmulMlw money invested. The plan was to or ganize n corporation and transfer the title to the stockholders. The" title ha1 not been secured. Betweea rS.OOO and 30,03 of JaelMon county money was invested in the Panama project fathered by Kig, nnd nearly ni much in the Wyoming project. Among those vrho subscribed to King's oil projects nre: W. I. Vaw tcr, Charles Palm, Charles YoHHg, Dr. J. J. Emmon C. Jf. Kidd, II. U. Lumsden, F. K. Jferrick, William Kates, C. I. Hutchison, Will Warner nnd others, nil personal friends of King's. Attorney Giyi Newbury also in vested $500 in King1 Panama pro ject, nnd Inst month secured the re turn of the snme, when King waa Ih the city. Ho was safeguarded by writing across the face of' his check the agreement of King's ua'uHpeach nblo evidence in court. Attorney Newbury threatened to sue nnd re ceived word to send in his stock and receive tho return of his money. This gave the cue to other investors, who nt once took steps to secure the re turn of their money through, tho courts. lU'orgaiilaxttoR Falls. King, during his visit to this citv Inst month, attempted to reorganize the Panama project, but received lukewarm support. The Wyoming company is now in course of reor gnuizutiou. Some Medford investors were so enraptured of lung's Wyom ing oil investments Hint they moved boots, breeches and luggage to the projierty, so as to be handy when tho dividends commenced to flood (heir bank deposits. In Hio Punnmu project rosy pic tures of land were mintrd. Oil springs woro said to gush forlh on tho land, but no development could be made until title was secured. There was nlso supposed to be a heavy rowlh ot mahogany of commercial value on the land that could be.awir-', keted nt u good price. .'. Last winter when King's stock (tell ing for the Wyoming projeet wa at high tide, Prosecutor KeUy trtartenl mi investigation ot his M4hoia Hv '. der the blue sky law before the gtuwal jury, llnlph P, Wat, ktaU eer poritlion commissioner, uiitlt twat the grand jury eotUl flml im fiiiiaa!ii for Hcllopj uu lhMi wht) inihiarllnil refucd to aHwr anwh fXiif'er gave lukewarm tm4mmy, IIOMK, tM, 14, via Imimtm j), w, Tha TriktftM'D Vh tkstfo Liniiii.lniil iutu IM ail MfgUgif AstjA mfTTTTanS r7Wam fff aRpapasy taWtHpjgOjniB Mirivsd in ViwMui m TtMaMtaf, 1MB lut U.....I...J .....I MMJjU U 14. ! lPfla,f Jf ajfa "faiaf rafV aaalPatv ffWmlt A-ki U luajl J m- Mja4 Jargakggja Jrtjj , SaWilaa' "atp Owpa'av' ojPOtV BjrJPBjBvVBBr Umumdihmmmmmmmm ,w, a s '-i i &ssl Ml iMtiitU. I ft'44-4-t'1tt tt 4t-ft'tH'W'-''t'l-4'-'1--'4-'t'-''4 f Mei ( htm mlm f miM$m