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WJ." fi&L 'U j , ij. .ilitM t SIS ' " Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Ma. 70) Mlit. 42.H. 'l wl .' ' Forty-fourth Yar. Dully Nlnlh Yr. MEDFORD. OKISCJON, TIllUtSDA V, OCTOMSIt 1, 10M NO. 103 ...J.I i.JIK ,-J ti.. I i--U- --! r- JS ALLIES' ADVANCE WHICH GERMANS Ft TO BREAK raw MS DMHI (tWI re if m MiiiiK an RBI pi (imw WIS Fragmentary Glimpses Show Situa tion FavraMe to AlliesFierce German Attacks RepulsedRe serves Meet Reserves aMI Strat egy, Strategy Tactics Fall. PAIHK, Oct. I a:.M , in.--The fol. liming iifricinl communication wn glieu out hero this uflcnineii: "There has been mt moilificntioii in the general Mltiinliuii. We hao ncv cilliclis miulc progrccs on our left, to the north of the Soimiie, mid on our right, in the houtheru Woevre dis triet. Gentian Allftrk 1'nlU r.VHIS, Oct. I. 10:'.U n. in. The Ocimniis continue t lie tierce ittluek in the nnglo formed by the riven Oio ami Aittnc, in (lie direction of Tracy lo Mont, just noillii'iint of the fm el of tlie Aigu, ulreinly the hc-onr of a miccchh hy tlie allien. Hero I he Flench linen have thus far held sol idlvn, n nttcniilH to break them have been futile. Tlie euulcM ban been sluguliirl" desperate but the allien, bv AVIiveriii' counter.maueuu'rH, Inixo clnkcd the bold attempts of their uiK erfHiricH. The latent ilnws from the front, while not i in Miffleicut iIcIiiIIh lo Vifflclciit details it slirti iMii'Piiii'fiM fur prtlirlrHH regarded liy natixf" the Puns wiii'mmw, is ucvcrtl theiu ax favorable, and Ihcv cnitliniif lo unit with patience for miiiic dceis Ive itmiK of the vrcnt battle. S LONDON, Oct. 1, I::i0 p. in. The screen of secrecy creeled by the ecu horchii iiIiiiohI eutirelv neroxi, ninth cru 1'iauce sIoiiiIh impassable. From what can be deduced from I'tnuincnliirv glhnpM's U said by lint ih ohcericrs lliat confidence show in the reports, meagre as they nre. All the skillful luetic impious! by (leueral Von Kluek, the commiiuder of the (leniiaii light wing, har thiiH far fulled. Ilerelofore reiuVoree nientn have been inet by reinforce ments. Joffro mn Mni'xhall Tim (lenunns nearly got through the allied ring near Albert, to the northeast of Amiens but niter (mo iIiijs of fierce .trucclc they failed. Tho announcement from France of the recreation of the post of marshal of France, coming' simultaneously with the report of (leneral .Inffrc, c'nmiuiimlcr-iiiM'hiof of the French forccH, of the satisfactory condition ninny tho entire battle line, ban been (Continued on pfcf two.) JAP POSITIONS CANNONED BY GERMAN FLEET TOKIO, Oct. 1. 1:60 p. in. A so vuro engagement Iibh boon opened by the Gorman worships, which can nonaded tho Japanoso positions near ThIiir Ton, Hcnt of the government of Klao Chow, tho (Ivrmnn loaRod torrl lory In Cliluu, Two offlcora wore killed, (lonnun aeroplanes usslutod tho warships. Tho Japanese war offlco announces that nn nrllllory duol at Tslng Tuu continues. A Herman torpedo boat destroyer sank In tho harbor yostor diiy (Woduosdiiy), Apparently this Mlilp wan not In action. From otlior sources It la reported Dial iho Gorman destroyer wus uuuk by Japunuso slego guns, II U reported thut Japanese mini). Hweop wun blown up ami (hreo men killed ami mivpinl nlliurn liijurud, Another Jupunene, u Hiipply nlii, lliu VhI(uiiiuh JHuru, wan iluiuaKtnl, Ouu muii on hounl wm killed and nix wure Injiiieil. Tim liamw or I h mliKinHoupor which went duivn the KUj German Attack Continues With Little Interruption lelBian Forts Reply Effectively Silence Leads Ger mans to Attack, Sortie Is Made and Attacking Party Captured. LONDON. Oct. 1. r.i'JII p. m. A dispnlcb to the Kvcniii" Nowm from Autwcm hikn that the Ocniiau attack on Antwerp continued throughout hist ni'-lil with little interruption. The llelk'iiiu forts renlieil mi effectively, it i reoorted, lhal the Hermans' several times were compelled to eltauu the Mi!ion of their batleriex. The corrcHoondcnt at Antwerp mlil that Wiivic and .St. CnthcriucK fort rcinaiued silent for some time yesterdav atteriioou, Icadinc the (ler maiiK to believe that their bombard ment has hlleueed them. The (ler iiiiins then sent n section with Held urtillerc to attack the forts, only to find themselves under fire. Only a few of the uttaekinj; force escaped. Follow inr IIih, tho llelciaiiH made a sortie and cfiotured several uus. AGREE TO STOP ARMY MOVES AOUA8 CAMKNTK8, Mexico. Ort. 1. Deflnlto rconicnfto ccabo all troop inovomoAtH imtncdlatoly and to call tho greatest poBslblo number of ronHtltullouallst chlofH toRothcr hero on Ortohcr 5, preparatory to a con vention hero October 10, waa ORrccd on joitcrdny nt tho first conforenco between Villa and tho Carranta pence' coiumllouerH. Tho purpoio of tbo convention on tho 10th of October In to InterrhnnKo ldon about KcttllnR tho Carrunzn-Vllla dlsputo and rc-c. tabllshliiK order throtiKliout tho ro publlc. Tho first conforenco was held nt Zncetecns. Tho followlMR eomuilsslon for Mexico City left es trrday to imrllrlpnto In It: (lenorals Ohrciuiu, Iturbo, Santos Coy, Hay, Httucedo. Onrcla, ArnRon, TruJIllo and Boza. Thoy conferred with Ccncrala Villa, ARiilorro, Iloblci, Ilonavldos, Nntortn, IlanquoloH, DomlnRUox, Trlana and Kulallo Oulttcrcx. From Information avullnblo hero It appears Hint tho rail for a general conforenco U for nil constitutionalist chiefs who can reach this city by Oc tober 10. Further It would Boom that oiioiikIi of thorn nro expected to bo hero by Octolrar f, bcliiR at least Informal conferences by that time. "WAHHINUTON, Oct. 1. l'rcslilont Wilson told callers today ho under stood from congressional leaders an adourniuont would bo taken about Octobor 10 but that It was. not cer tain congress would ro-assemblo In an extra session In November. After adournmont tbo question of nn oxtra aoNsloti would bo loft to tho leaders. Tho president snld ho had assur ances that tho ship purchase bill would bo taken up early In tho next session, KAN CHIEFS CONGRESSADJOURNS ON OCTOBER 10 REGISTER NOW In order to vote at the general election in November, voters must register before October 15, when registration closes. Register Now. GUNS FRENCH CITY OF ALBERT Unfortified Place Deliberately De strayed by lembardment Place Literally Collapses Like a Pack of Cards lullt Up Into Houses Fire Fellows at Ninht, Destroying Town. LONDON, Ocl. I, :i:L.'l a. in. Tel cumphitii; from Paris under dale of VYduesiln', the correspondent of tho Dally Mail reisirts the complete de struction by heavy (lenuaii artillery of Iho open and unfortified town of Albert, eighteen miles from Ainicn, which has been the scene duriui; the past few duyH of u prolonged and terribl" mutdrroiiH n Cillery battle, lie says: "Here is an account of the scene from no eyewitness nho was on a hill oei looking Albert: CVunc in Hunches "'We were warned alone the road to bu careful and saw a vast column of peouln coming away from the town, hut nothing happened until wo heard a dcrii boom, tpiite unlike the noise made by nil ordiunry field cun. mill n shell evidently of much greater force nud sire fell in the town. Wo thought it must be an accident of uiNdlrcctlou and then to our indu: uatioii the shells benn to fall rap idly. Tlicv eamo in bunches. There were several batteries nt work, and their aim was excellent. I saw only three tlie)ls burst outside, the tovyif. The ))lueo collapsetl iitcmlly Ijke n pack of cards' that bad 'been built up Into house ns evcrv moment some tlilnir firoh went. Now it was tho town hall now a -uu of cotlnpe- and Iheu a hifjh wall. " 'It reminded one of u scene in a Drury melodrama. Ono could not be lieve without nn effort thai one was seeing a real town shelled. It was just n rf If 'Tome inventor had made n new kind of extlosio and bad invit ed his friends to see it dcmnlNh a model town. I stuyed there an hour, fascinated.' Fire. Follows Htiells "That brini'S the story up to 0:1.') p. in., when tho witness left with some wounded who had been broutdit out of Iho town. The road toward Am iens nl that time was packed with refugees of nil nues, ami old men nud women, (on feeble to wnlk,wero be inj: wheeled in bnrrows. "At hulf-pnst hix a number of fires liglitintr mi the whole countryside were visible. Look'ui" tnwnid Albert they nppeared to be hayricks which hnd been net alight by shells. The InrRi'st of these red clnrcs, however, was Albert on fire. As'ninst the flam iiiL' bnekni-ounil the toll spire of u church stood out undamaged up to 8 o'clock, but it was impossible to en ter the town, as tbo heat was too Kreat and the streets- unsafe." SIX RAILROADS DALLAS, Toxns, Oct. 1. 'rhroo niypibors of tbo Swttclimou'a Union of Nortji Amorlca with headquarters at liutfaio, N. Y., filed suit today in tho district court aKalnst nix rallronds of Toxus and attalnst tho Urothor bood of Knllrond Tralnmon, seoklns to cancel allogod contractu which pro vont railroad men, not inoinbora of tho llrothorhood, from obtalnliiR oin ployment with tho six railroads. 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PRESIDENT WILSON HOPES FOR CHAMBERLAIN'S RE-ELECTION 10 SUSTAIN HIS POLICIES WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Following rarredpondeuco upcaks for Itself: ' Hon. OeorKo K. Chamborlnln, t'nltcd States Senate. My Dear Geerfic: 4 HnvliiK received n letter from friends In Oregon stating that It was beltiK ropreKcnted In OroRou ni;nlnst you that President Wilton was Indifferent to our election I spoko to him about It, nnd sent him tho letter I had received. Enclosed bis reply for your lufor- matlon. I think tbo stato should know the truth, nnd suggest you ndvlso your friends of the president's letter. Tho people of Qrcgon should know that you not only nro greatly honored nnd esteemed In tho senate, but thnt tho president sincerely hopes for your re-election. Yours very blnccrely, (signed) Tbo White House, f My Dear Svnnter: : Itcforrln to our conversation of tho other day, I want to say to yon again how sincerely I hopo for llio re-election of Senator I'hnmborlaln. Tho maintenance of tbo democratic majority in tbo tonnto Is of tho utmost Importance to tbo country If tho present policies and programme of tho government nro to bo sustained and continued, nnd I take it for granted that voters ovorywbero will fuel tho forco of tho motive. Senator Ppicious services to tbo party nnd I am suro thoy will bo recognized f in tbo result nt tbo polls. 4 Cordially nnd slncorely yours, (signed) WOODKOW WILSON. Hon, Itobert L, Owen, United States Sennto. E OF NIJW YOltIC, Oct. 1. Tho special grand Jury, Investigating nt l'rob tlont Wilson's suggest lou tho munago mont of tbo Now York, Now Haven ami Hartford railroad company to asccrtulu If criminal laws had beeu violated by thoso in authoilty, ro tallied posbesslon today of tho road's minute books and other documents. Theso wuru placed boforo thu Jurors by Assistant Secretary Hempstead of tbo rullroad company, and It Is un derstood will bo held for several days for rouHidointlon by tho grand Jury. Churles H. Melluu, foimer president of tho Now Haven, oxpcctml to roil II111111 hi tstlmouy has ulieudy been on Iho stand (or two dujs, WAHIIINOTON, Ocl I. -I'jcMdciit VIInii toiiliiiiicil cniililcnilioii llf Hie Coloniilo coal inkn nuuiioii llllll t'Ollll'IICd U lilt )l'IIVl'UMllW li'cHlliH.', iiii iiiiiiiool o I;m In IU woHlidi'Hie I've lliv wimvi l"dny, RAND RYP B NW HAVEN (Tlinnilcrlaln HOHKKT L. OWEN. Washington, Sept. 30, 19 H. Chnmbcrlnln has rendored con- WALL STREET CLERKS NEW YOUK Oct. 1. rTho banks and trust companies today w'ero ro tiiOsted .to assist In finding positions for W'U strot clerks who mvo been Idlo a, wholo or u, purt pf,tho (imp since thu stock exchange closed soon after waV was declared In Kuropo. Yesterday' Wall street, which sol dont feels tho pinch of hurd times ex perienced by employe of coiumerclal and manufacturing concerns, saw tho unusual vpectuclu of hundred clerks, among them threu women, stuudliiK li lino waiting to apply for uld. These cleiks, foi'inorly eiuio)ed In (limn, rial illslilii brokuruiiti boiives, wui soiikIiI itdluf or Murk lo tide them oicr thu piusenl dull period iMiit'd by thu war, ramu In icupoinui to uu iv Dial their former cm plum hud oijisiiMeJ it ruinmlllcti fur their r' Jlvfi . HAD I HTS TURKEY LIKELY TO Porlc to Make Demands Concerning Station ef Certain British War ships, Impossible to Comply With Which Will Force Turkey Into European Struggle. LONDON. Oct. 1, 1:577 n. 111. Turkey, tho tendon Dally Telegraph sas It understands, Is about to mako a demand concerning tho station of certain llritlsh warships with which it will bo Imposslblo for Great Urltaln to comply wltb and it Is likely, there fore, to bring Turkey Into tbo Euro pean war. Tho Telegraph Instances many In dications of the Turkish policy such as tho Ottoman government's amblg uous conduct in relation to tho Ger man cruisers fJocbon and Hrcslati, tbo invitation to Germany's offlcora to go to Constantinople, tho mobiliza tion of Turkish troops in Syria and the closing of tho Dardanelles, and adds: "It Turkoy chooses war, let her clearly understand that it will mean tbo end not merely of Turkey In Eu rope, but qf Turkey Id Asia and that tbo allied powers will exact the fullest retribution." BRITISH A6REE TO RELEASE CARGOES OF FOOD STUFFS WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. Great Url taln has agreed to release any seized cargoes so soon as it is established that their destination Is Holland. It is understood that Great Drltain has been impressed ou Holland that ac cording to her duties as n noutral stato, sho must not permit foodstuffs or othor cargoes destined to tho Gor man army to pass her borders. Tbo practical effect of tbo arrangement is expected to bo that foodstuffs may possibly pass into Germany It it Is clearly established it Is to be con fined to individuals' uso. President Wilson today told c1Ier that tho llritlsh government has beeu most friendly In its attitude on ship. incnts of possible unneutral character In American vessels and had shown a willingness to discuss tbo question. Ho declared ho hud no doubt that a satisfactory urraugciucut would bo reached. LEIPZIG SINKS CALI4AO, Peru, Oct. 1. The ciow of the Uanklield, Mink by tho German ertiizer Leipzig, have uppeuletl to the Uritixh voiinul here in .the hope of oh (uiuiiitr their liberty. Thu men Mtiil thut their ship curried 11 caruo of biigar valued at iKiUO.OOU. The Mario won followed into nort bv the Gciimiii htcaiuer AuuifU, iiImi of the Komiio line. Thu llunkfichU wiu n xtcumcr of 'J,:i:ill loin.. Kho tailed from 1'iinlilf 011 June 10 for lipiiiiie, Peru, and arris cd at Aiitifogiilii, Chile, 011 July III). The (luiuiuii cruUcr Ldpxl Im been uclliii hluce (lie war hcup. Khti nllcd ftout Hun I'Vitiicihio tifler coal. iiiK on AukiiM IH. Hiui'c linn "lie liu been itiiioualv it'itoitcil us kiiuk or caplujni, bill no ilclliilh' twvut of her wlii'icitbouU iwi leeched. 'oday 1 linn 1 luiUcitlufe lliul ths warhiii Uuit liven looking for win's m Ihe m''fH JOIN WAR AG AINST ALLIES BRITISH STEAMER PERUVIAN COAST VUKI ' WWIMH AWi'lH'Mi PEACE PROBABLE FOR MEXICO IN NEAR FUTURE President WHsen Heocfiri Over Out comeConference Held Between Okefon ami Vllla-Lattw's Sen erals Favor Peace ansl Urge Har mony Elections as Planned. EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 1. Further deflnlto reports' of divisions In VIIIa'h army reached tho border, today from both official and Impartial sourees. Tho report that General- MobcIovIo Hcrrcra, with his entire brigade, had rovolted that tho Arrlota brothers, leaders In Durango, bad rovolted to tho Carranta side, nud that Villa's leader, Totnas Urblna, had taken Du rango City after a battle. KL PASO, Tex., Oel. I. Lui A"iiirrc iScnnvidcx, hcerctnry of Gen eral Villa, under date of September III), telegraphed Ihe AhmkhiiU'iI Pitih that nn nnnUticc had bcctl (Iceland throughout Mexico with Agunx Cali ent cs as u neutral zone. He tatcil nlno (but elections would bo held ac cording to the firt agreement In Oc tober. HIi PASO. Tex., pel. J.-rTTuruc lgu) .-bad been ugrccil upon, bo said, ui n preliniinnr' conference ut JCaee t"eus, ufter which General Villa'p party left for Aguas CulientcH to fiok; fer with General QbrrjiyH und olheT-' Carninni leader. Villa was met t Zacateeas by a conimiHion licadcil by General TMii.tnlo Hay. llene vitles t-aid that the fitvt meeting bail aroused creat ootiuusni for 11 happy outcome of the conferences. Corranz to HcIkh WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. General Cnrranza's resignation, gencuilly cx peetcd today us a step in healing tho breach with General Villa and his fol lower, mav not take nlnce until af ter the conference of military chiefs, scekin to cotnio-c )he difference!,, fini-he its work nt Zaeateea.s. The Zaeateeiih conference wus ex peeled to neinllo today. InJ'onimtion hero in that itn soln purpo:.o in to htitinfv the dcmnmls of Villa. Chief among tho-o in Car ranza's ret.ignation, and while thai may be pledged, it wan naiil Currriiuu probrbly wouM follow hU oriciual plan of not nctuallv riving 1111 hi? plncc until the .Mesieo City conven tion (Iioosck 11 provisional president Outlook Is HoiiefHl Commuuieatioith fiom Mexico. low in trnn.sniiioii nnd hampered by a rigid eenroshipf ihel no light on whether this convention, nlo called for totluv, would bemu rtfsfcloiiti, or whethor it would be delayed to await the outcome of the Zueitccas confer ence. Tho view that it would pre vailed in ndurinistration circles ami niaona some clo-c to Currnnr.a, Thu delay, however, win not regarded a endangering tho hope of a settlement of Mexican affiurrt, and the. feeling of optiuiixui in offii iul uiritlos cintinued. The uttitmlo of thu adininitration continued us nu of impartial 'jber valiou. FIRST IN PEAR AND FARM AWARD JiicUon comity wltu I1rt( prize oh farm di.ulavs at thu talo fair, the exhibit being in clmrge of I), M. Iw of Ahliiiul, iiml tarrlfil off k-lgk- hwi oin in peach, npjde ainl H'r nwurJ. l-'irni prlxe w hm wh Um Ui Nuvstown.i iil, o'-.mii nnd (kki m iut XcuIohmh, 'irt hn Af4ny Mff jiJw, V "T Wly iBSBBiw I 7 'Bj W u'tJta kLaui kuul Lia' ItjjakjM iiAMAVm JACKSON COUNTY . I J m .; tJ ,,-n s f s.W r t