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MEDFORD. OKISCJON, TIllUtSDA V, OCTOMSIt 1, 10M
NO. 103
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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