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x w' ". Medford Mail "K warn WEATHER SECOND EDITION in i if' 'V Unsettled, ftretmMjr Mat. mt Mln. 4, ' y -its '' ' ' s ' Tribune i i vV tf P.s V ft, Jri A. tflr u- IK' J! VW M W. Forty-fourth Yar. Dally Ninth Yf. ALLIES DRIVE GERMAN RIGHT TOWARDS BELGIAN GERMAN CENTER ISEIGE CANNON WEAKENED BY JFROM METZ TO FLANKING MOW MM VERDUN I . - New fettle Raging letyoen Rivers Sonimt and OiWi Where Germans Are Making Supreme Effort to Head Off Allies' Attemnt to Out flank Von Kluck's Army. AT Till I1ATTI.K FHONT. He.pt. 86, la Paris, iJ:c p. in. Kronen ami llrlllsh troop, Interinlnr.lcdrur. roa ntnl Moot, not only Mold tlirlr own lint caused tho ntrongly roln forreri (tcrmati western wing tdN rent linrkwnriln near HI. Qunnllii yonlerday ami today pint drove tho Herman Hue of communication toward thu frontier of llolitluin, Tin German renter linn 1mh weak ened liy thu ruitli of troop from that poidtlou to meet tlio throAti'tilii movement or tho allien and two strong forr, were engaged nt close liiurlcra today between HI. Qucntln and Torfitilor. (Irrt Halite ltaglng Tho military authorities .riatiirftll; refuse to permit the dlrclosure of tht exact ponltlon of tho flKhtlnk. hut'lt la generally known that tho hsttlo now progressing la of prime Import ance, f Tho ortlltory or both nrrnle kept up an Incessant ftru, .while' French and Herman nyafora recorinolterctd front; ft!)OYO." -i Thn commandon or tho nlllad forrun have found tho ronton for tho wonderful precision or tho Gorman flro In n apy dlncoven-d u thplr Hnr wjo signalled directions, Ilo wua caught and Immudlatoly shut. Meanwhile at othor porta or tho battle lino, which la about 120 mlloi Ioiir, flRhiliiR rontlnuod today In dogged fanhlon. Tho nllled troopa followed tho example act hy tho Oer matin and dug themselves deeply In. PAHIB, Sept. 25, 3:0B p. ni.Tho following official romniunlcntlon wna Klven out In 1'arla this afternoen: "Flrat, on our left wIiir thoro hai begun a general action of ureal vlo. Inico helween those delachmeiita of our forces that aw operating be tween thu Itlvor 801111110 and thn Hlver OIho nnd tho army corps which tho enemy hue grouped In tho region around Torgnler and St. Qucntln. "These army corpn havo coirie, hoiiio from tho center of tho cnemy'a Hue and nthorn trim Lorraine and the VoHgos. These Inst numed eorpH were transported by rail to Cuinlirnl, by way or Llega und ValencloniioH, To tho north or tho Hlver Alsne, as far uh lierry-nU'llac, thero hua boon no vhaiigo of Importance "Heroiul, on tho center wo hnvo mudo progreHH to tho euat of IthulniR In tho direction of Horry nnd Moron vllllorH. Furthor to tho east, an far an tho Argoniio region, tho nltuatlon Hhowa no ohango. To tho enat or tho Argoniio tho otiuiny haa not been able to inovo out of Vnrcnnofl. On tho right bank or tho river Mouso tho oiinitiy auccoodud In gutting rooting on tho heights or tho Mouse, In tho region or tho promontory or Mutton Chute), and forced In tho direction of Ht. M thiol, he bombarded tho forttt ol (Cofctlnf4 014 paajt two.) .1, r'W;illi71WMtfJ'. ,, .. mum . WAD TAX 11 ,. WAHIIIKOTON, fii-pt. M.lelmtJ nu Hie war rnveinie bill pnn'eeiloil to. 1I11.V In both l)iiini'lie ol' eoiigii'HH, In Iho hoMMt, Hi'iiiilillciin l.t'iulcr Miiiiii le. (ho fight 011 it with 11 Hpeoch in wlileli lie rliiiniHi'rixril it iin iiii. iiiw'i'swnt.v, ithgigeil Hint 11 ileiniiiiil I'm' miiiiii iixll';ll wiin liyalerli'iil nml Hull Iho iiiliiilnlhlnillnii wiin I'Xi'ileil, III the h'iiul llin I'llimice coiiiiiill Ihu imiilfiiiii'ii wwik "11 iho hill, mill In thu I'liHinluT Hwiiiilor HnH'ot iiuule H HMlV,)l Wll llM 'Ti'i nf Hill MIIKHI' i-hIn nf jh H'' lW Vil lh' h'W (wuar JwJhIi', Germans Sacrificing Thousands of Lives to Place Monster Guns in Po sition Lull In Center of Battle Snow in Alsace Checks Combatants rRiisslans Sweeping Silesia. LONDON', Hrpl. 'j:, Itl From Pennine mi the went to Lorrniiie u the e s I iiImii 11 liiillln line lliul mA lake u mm1-mI riuii u furtnighl to eover, llp're enme l I.0111I011 ilur inic llie roreiioon loilay milhiug lo in ilienlo lliul either of the viihI iiiioiex whose inillioiiN, like moleH, ore eon dueling their npeniliouH virlunlly nu ilergroiiml. lunl yielded nt uuy im portant point. A new I tut lt in reported developing on Hie uUie left wing. Thero were iiIkii reHtrlri Hint Hie nenuiiiiH have ntnile gignutie preparation lo renew the ?lcge or Venliiu. Hcvy Klego Artillery The henvjcHt aiego nrtillery, nc eonling to Ihet-n report, in being trUtttiHirtett by the Oennnns from Meti, nnil'lliey nre Ntterifieing llioua nmln of liven in their eudeavorrt to plneo tlietii) 'moiiHlerK in Hisilion. The plain to the ennt of Venlnn it nM in London to be ntrewu wild 10,000 dead nml 15,000 womuleil, tho rcMilt of reHiiteil Oemian iiihnnerM wlifeli have followed each oilier with light ning rapidity. Offieial HlnlementH beur nut other reports that thero hfl.8 been n eoni punitive lull tliroiiL'ii thu eenter of the buttle line (portioiiK of thw di patch have been deleleil by the Hrjt ili eennor) iilumxt rnbroken erie Of lliiiiin vietorien (aiiolher giwip of wonlx taken out bv the eeifor) then Hie situation there should come to a head peiliaps before the termiti ntion of thu present wlruggle in France. ItitM'laiiN Steadily Advimro While dixpatehcx from Vienna in hint that while the ponitiotm of the Atihtiinii anny nre favorable iw eon eent rated in (heir new foimulion in (lalieia, iidvieeK from Pelrogratl maiulaiii that tho 1tumiiiis are only Ihri'e niiirclie from (raeow. To the uortli tlio Itussiaim are pnitl to be preparing to nweep on to Hieslau, ill Silewin. but as this Iiiih heeii an- nnuueeil severnl times already, the BrilWi pnblie U inclined lo wait fur llier developmeulK before nltuehiug too tnnvli importaneo to thin htate iiient. Snow in Annco nnd rain ele where along thohnttlu line in France have brought home to Kiiglixhmeut (he terrible ordeal their men have undergone and llioiwntiiln are answer ing Hie appeals for blanket s nnd overeoatH, Tho plea went out today for football players nnd other nth letcH to contribute old swealern and oilier warm clothing for Iho troops. Viitiially all the newHunpcw curry every da udvcitiseiiieutH calling on all old nou-commisHioued officer to rejoin the colors and aid in Hie train ing of recruits. SEVEN-DAY BATTLE Fl PAHIS, Sept. LT., 10:10 a. in. Telcgrnpliiug from 1'clrograd, tho eorrenpondeut of tho Ilavas News ugciioy Hiiyu Hint among the engage ments preeedlii" tho capluie of Jnr cmIiui by Iho Hussions, that at Ha ilova, 011 tho Vistula liver, was the most important, This fight lasted seven days without Interruption, The AiiktiiaiiN were entiviichcd on the summits of some woinlcil hills mixing fioiii n liroail and inithcllcicd plain. The IttiMwhiiiH were foiled to ehnrge ai'iiiitw I hiii nneii plain, ngaliut 11 iiilu lug inaelilnit gun If , Tlit'lr h'"i" Hem lieiui'mloiin and thev were ie pillaeil ninny limes, hiHI fliiHll)' Hull giiiix found Ihu ihiivi'I llio Ihrjc MEDFOHD, a srnvivAL of the dark ages. g.aaBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBlBBBMSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB10, JnSMaBBa7 aaBSWSBBBBBBa rU BH BHH p. m. -t-TTjiS ajBHai ,. ' ' 72' Jdf-1 '. l!t4HHMKISK9E 1 smmsK'WBn mm S xmm il Ti 1 1 IvnHalHn ' X. 1 llrflld. LAST SlEN IN TNI: SWAMPS OF FRANCE. mwt IberOn orders " cliRsliT- ASSERTS WAR LOUVAINS BURNING TO CHIHUAHUA GREAT SURPRISE PROBED BY LAWYER TOSEE VILLA LONDON. Sept. ''.", (1:12 p. m. Sjteaking lodny nt 11 meeting of his neighhoix nt t'rieeielh, Wales, (.'hiin eellor of tho K.xeheipier Lloyd-deorgo dcclaivd that Hie war was ipiito nu e.Meted. Me never dreamed it would occur, he hiiid, until a few days before hos tilities began, lie never thought any country could be so dovilih as lo protend great friendship nml lit Hie humn time make elaborate arrange ments to attack. Indeed, ho thought war was mi fur uwav Unit he had made urraiigcmeutK lo spend August and Septeiulier at Criceielh. It took fifteen years to break Nn poleou, the chancellor continued. Ilo said he did not belice it would take nearly us long to vumpiih F.mperor William, hut long or t0otl, F.uglnitd was going to m'o it through. MRS. WILSON'S DYING IS WASHINGTON, Sept. L.',.-Mrs. Woodniw Wilson's dying wis.li that the wort slums in Washington be nbolished was finally realixed today when thu president higueil Hie bill clearing alleys of dwelling places. On her deathbed Mix. Wilson expressed tho hope that tho hill would be pass ed, and this congress has done. PRESIDENT SENDS WIRELE08 TO KALUK0, HAWAII WAHIIINOTON, Kept, an.- Murk, lug the opening of I In new wireless Million u Miiisliull, Oil,, which will wink wllh Knliiilio, Hawaii, Pjolilnil WiUnii liiilny H'ol Hit following nn. (MKe In he govi'iimr ol Hawaii 1 "Mny (Iml hbiil the lialloiw In khIIht in Ibmmhl nml pnipoMi nml ORKOON, Kit I DAY, SEI'TKMHBIfc 25, 10M llLbjSxStSnmJvfvUiSlKli -,l.S38BBlBklar ' - -? UnULIN, Sept. 25, via wireless to Suyvlllo, h, 1. Tho Gormnn govorn meiit has ordered that on cxhaustlvo Judicial Inquiry bo made at onco by an Independent lawyer Into tho do Htruetlon of tho Helglau town ot I. oil. vain, An Investigation already made proved that on n digital given near tho I.ouvulii btatlon by red und green rockets, tho civilians population be gan firing at tho (lurman troopa. Tho Oerinnn jirosa. formally pro testa ngaliist tho bombardment of the open town of Dnn-Ks-Sultun, (leriuuu Unst Africa, by a Hrlttsh cruiser. The l'etlt l'nrlslen, Bays tho French commander In chief has been com pelled to send back tho African troops transported to Franco bocauso they wero not fitted out for n winter campaign. Tho strengthening at tho French forces In Morocco also Is re ported to bo necessary. Tlio French government has or dered tho credit Lyonnals to postpone tho payment of Its half yearly divi dend. At n niootlnp of tho board of direc tors of tho Deutsche Hunlc It was stated that tho sound economic struc ture and the splendid economic mo bilization would enable tho Germans to fight through tho war until (lor mtuiy'u future politically and econom ically wits secured. LOSE HALF MILLION WARIIJNUTIW, Sept. 'J5, Sccre Inry (Inrilsoii derided lodny lo remit Ihu fines, Inlnlllng npprnxiinnlrly f)00,000, iuixicil 011 Hie Hiimbiiig. Ameilciiii linen. VlpliiingH, Ihiwiiiu Olid IhiHlii for lilli'getl ineKulnille in lii,ii,,i-lwiMiH,it paper nhoilly if Wr thy American wvmm wf V'IM KL PASO, Tex., Sept. 23. George C. Camthers, special agent of the state department, left today for Chi huahua City, where lie will confer with General Villa, who has announc ed openly his independence of the Cniinnjui central government. It was understood that Caiothers would investigate and report on the fate of General Alvaro Obregon, whoso arrest by Villa was one of the prime factors in (he breach helween the northern commander and the con Hitiitionult.st paity head, Keports reaching llie border here today differed widely regarding what had happened to Obregon. lie was repotted on his way to Mexico City, coming to the bonier, ill tho Chihita Inm penitentiary, and n having been executed. BICES AT LIEGE LONDON, Sep . 2., -1:17 p. ill. Cabling from Aiustcnlnin, the corre spondent of the Central News nays a telegram received there from Miles Iriclit conveys the news that arriv als from Liege are declaring that the Germans are blowing up all bridges in the vicinity of Hint city that might be of strategic valhe to their enemies. AGREE TO CUT WAHIIINOTON, hVpt. 23,-l)iuo. cTiiU of the lioiiku rim giid Ituihora coniiiilllt'ii lodny iiiillinilKi'd t'lmlr. mini HpuikuiHii In icenwiWMHil Hjtiwt. iieiil with the .inule't ldHillmi ( Hie iivey d iiHibw hill I'iwm fill,. m,m iw mm,m, - ORDER RINSTON I3EC0N0 T0L 1 H TO KEEP ARMV ENDORSEMENT J M AT VERA CRUZ EMBARRASSES'! American Soldiers to Be Left Pend ing Adlustment of Details Incident to Transfer of Funds Wires and Railroads Cut Out of Capital City No Oate Fixed for withdrawal. MKNiro CITY, Kept. !. l'roi! lieut men here believe thero iv.Vlilljft ehnuee to make K'iiee litwefii,Cnr niii7.ii ami Villa l..-f.nf the iTreneh be- eonie irreparable. Meanwhile the yenernl pnblie here doe nut eem lo have been informrd of the contro versy. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.'.. Secre tary Garrison today ordered Briga dier Fttnston, commanding the Ameri can forces nt Vera fritz, not to with draw during the next ten days. Delayed Indefinitely Withdrawn! now nmy be delayed indefinitely, because state depart inent officials have no means of com munienting with Mexico, Cityjto know iiipiuuiuiic cnrreKHnuenco concern ing llie transfer of the VJsra Cri custom house. '- General Fttnston in a report today confirmed news of the culling of rail nnd wire communication bclweea Vera Cnnt nnd Mexico City. He aiM-! ed that it was not knouftf wliehr; the constitutionalists nlonjr the- ra'tl rond'Vvere figiiTing amiTng tneniSefm or whether tho work of destruction was by fonner federal officers. The following fonnul statement was issued todaj- by Jim war depart ment: No Pate T Fixed " ' "N'umerous inquince were made hero., nnd of General FunMon with respect to the date of the departure of the American troop from Vera Crux, in view of the matters which must be first settled, no date can nt present bo fixed, but in no event can the departure take place within the next ten day, nnd General Funton wiw so ndvised." Secretary Gnrrion, with reference to remitting the fines of the Gennan ships, said in an opinien: ''That it has not been disclosed that the Unit ed States government has any inten tion nf utilizing its occupation of the port of Vern Cruz (o obtain financial benefit to itself and therefore it docs not desire to insist on the collection of their fines nnd therefore rcniils them." WILSON APPRECIATES 'S WASHINGTON, S.pt. 2.;.. A let ter conveying the appreciation of President Wilson to tho Itoeky Hoy Indians, a roving bard in the moun tains, for their offer to "remain neu tral" during the European war, as n result of Secretary Lane's efforts to secure some laud fo- them, was on its way to the Indians today from tho secretary. Mr. Inue had written President WiIkoii advising him of the neutrality promise of the Indians und the president in his reply to the. sec retory asking that his appreciation ho conveyed to the tribe, wrote Hint there was "something very touching" in the offer of the Indians. BANKS AGE TO t STOP HOARDING COIN WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. The National I'aik hank of New York agreed toda- to lake care of 11 fl,. .100,000 loan to the statu of Trnues. see, according to nu announcement by Secretary Mi'Adoo, I'Vuiii state hank oMiuUxIinicr in Oreynn, ilWonil, Ooiyiu, Ohio, AU hniiui nml ('1nnecllent loJgy fuitM piimiUm f cwojM.'Nlhw Hilh Ki. luiy McAdoo lo piwwii Uii4if t4 'mU hy Uwl uiH HkM N NO. 100' President Declines Offer of New Jer sey Democrats to Declare for His Re-Eledien Thaokfiri for Honor, nt Is Not Seekiao. tfjiee, THonIi Might Accoot If Ttrd.4 WASHINGTON, Sept, 25. At the direction ofj President "Wilson, Reori -JnrTijiaSjIy j'tdny wrote to New Jwstfyti'dlSSrniltr'declinlnK to hnvo ilieHi' indorse jlutmrexideiit for n :ce oful'lcnn. ' '' ' Secretary Tumulty' letter was to Kdwnrd K. Grdsscup, state trea-urer of New Jersey. It follew: Kprte AppreelMloii "V011 were genennw enough to con sult me as to whether tho democrats of New Jersey should nt thm time indorse the president for a second term. I hud n talk with the president nbout it and he deeply appreciates iho generosity of the suggestion; but Xlif Jmvv'i? hrt home state, the huh mtme .1 " j't-.f pMho-iw eiMting1 4o.ffaMtaoiav y.K7.,.i fi Jl-'tti.'.L'wj:i."iii. '--- exlBwrfsion, ar cndepce. fcy i'm. ,: ' -:,Thw wpaM'incoiKeht 'jrifn IijsiwMejh,ohtwU'!lrttIiHt ! . Sbniilts from jt a Ironi soniCjIiiiig Hint would embarrass liitu, n(ther -)hnn helphim. r , ulle feels confident that youVjH" kndw the spirit in whfsl'i he says lids; ihnt in urging the democrats of'Nefv1 Jersey not to do" thi he is not ibat- ing in the least Iih deep appyJifla'- ion." ' ' ' Not SeefciBg Offlc It was understcod the president decided not to allow the New Jersey democrats to indorse him for n seo oud term because he hulieved it would look as though he were ce':!ng re nomination. His attitude, however, w3 not taken by friend Jicro to mean that 'he. has decided not to ac cept n reitomiuntion if it ia offered to him. DemocratHtiu other state. Lave recently indorsed him for 11 second tenu, and ,no objection wa made-at the white-house. As outlined by the president' fiiends, Mr. Wilson's position in that he is jtot considering the tpavition ,of 11 second t.entt at this time and thu,t future events will determine his Maud. The New Jersey democratic eon mittee meeting is. to be held next Tuesday and democnitiu leaders here say it was ready to indorse the pres. ident for another te,nn. Hefore lr. TuiuultyV) letter to Mr. Qrosscup win; written, tiational detpneratio leaders wero consulted. It was understood that the president took the position that if the New Jersey democrats in dorsed him for another tenn tho country might think his candidacy' had been formally launched and would think that all bis future ncln were designed to gain votes. The president is said to bo opposed to creating imch a situation. TO AVi CENSOR t r t f NANTUCKKT, Mats:, fiejrf. 2r. The SinscoiiHct staflon of the Mar coni WtreltMs Telegrm eoway, which was ordered cloned by Secre tary of thu N'uvy Daniels ywttnbty', beeause Hie ioiupany;deelined to as sure Hie government rent U wM abide by navy neutrality regHlathwM, suspended operMilonu ut 1 p. w. to day, f There w.re no frmatkta fm the siHlhvi ww hnn iMpH Wtim , of (hu navy, who m inm tMitm m vmmr, ft U W, wW wMiiiM 4 Wm iw '"" nnawBM mm mm mmr mr m mmr m mmw mi immm' llMnB-M Mil.w'fnlll friutiL fanj'LlfoAia 'MkOt itaiW'iweB i it he wera tnk. M LW1 HESS CLOSES w& -JU,4 S Ml i . ' in '. .il n . '.V 1 ' w: v-yj ) (J A j i x - t 3 -Pi. ' V M