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fy i Medford Mail SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair nml Warmer Tuesday. Max. 1)2, 3Ilu. 4Q.8. Forty-firth Tear. Dully Tontli Tour. MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, ."JULY 20, 1015. NO. 102 Tribune GERMANS DIE RUSSIANS BACK ON ENTIRE EINE Important Successes for Tuctonlc Al lies From Baltic to Bukowliia Only Ten Miles From Warsaw Seaport of Windau Captured and Germans Within Few Miles of Riga. HEKLIN, July 20. Further prog ress In tho grcnt Gorman drlvo to wurd "Warsaw from tlio north nnd south wns nnnotinccd officially hero today. Tho German was offlco ro Iiorts tho capturo of Ostrolcuka on tho Narow river, about sixty miles north of Warsaw. In tho south tho llusslans aro In retreat. Important successes for tho Teu tonic allies all along tho battlo lino in ItiiBBla from tho Ualttc sea to I)u hnwtna aro clnlmod In nn official statement Issued today at tho Oormnn war office. Tho army of General Gol wltz, is said to bo standing in forco on tho Xarow lino southwest of Nowo Gorglovsk, ouo of tho glrdlo of for tresses which protects "Warsaw nnd only ten miles from tho Polish cap ital. Wlnilnu Captured With tho capture of Windau tho Gurmnns hnvo come Into possession o' nuothor senport on tho IJaltlc nnd aro within n fow miles of Rlgn, sent of tho govornor-gunernl of tho Ualtlc provinces. Tho German nnd Austrian forces aro nnld to have tnken prisoner J5 000 Husslnns. Gormnn troops occupied Tukuin nnd captured Wlndnu. (Wlnilnu Is n senport in Courlnnd on tho Ilnltlc sen nt tho mouth of tho Wlndnu river, 100 miles north of M(tuu.) Pursuing tho onomy who woro defeated near Altautz, our troops renched tho dis trict of IIofHumhergo and northwest of Mltnu, whoro tho enemy occupied previously prepared positions. Kant of Popollnnl nnd Kursznny tho fighting contlnuos. ItussIaiiM In ItclrtMit netweon tho I'lssa nnd Skwn tho Husslnns evneunted a position which had been penetrated nt several points by our troops and nro retreating to ward tho Narow. Tho Gormnn rosorvo lnndwohr fighting In this district of woody nnd marshy ground, which In extremely favorablo to tho rcslst- nnco of tho onomy, accomplished no table deeds. Tho army of Gonornl von Galwltz, ndvnnclng further, now Is standing with all its troops on tho Narow lino southwest of Ostrolonka and Nowo Gcorglovsk. (Nowo Georglovsk Is a strong fortress about ten miles north wost of Warsaw at tho confluonco of tho Vistula and tho Dug.) Tho litis aluns did not find protection in their fortifications and bridgehead posi tions already havo retreated across tho Nnrow. Tho number of prison ers tukon by us has been increased to 101 nfllcors nnd 2S,7fi0 men. In Poland between tho Vistula ond tho Plllcla tho Husslnns are retreat ing eastward. Defeat In Southeast In tho southeastern theater: Tho enemy, defeated on tho 17th by tho army under General von Wolrlsch (Continued on Page Two) FIVE MILES ALONG OKNKVA, Switzerland, July '20. Despatches, to tho Tribune snv that largo gain havo been made lv the Itnlinns sinco July 1U. According to thoeo advice tlio Austrian havo lost inoio tlmn fho miles in. Cndoro and lessor distances in Cnrnin, at Ilooh fpito, Gmdina, Dodero and Keller wald on the Ionxo. Tho Austriaim have recaptured two position at Tol mino and noith of Smii Luoaek. Tlio Tribune iiImo iHiblwhtxi n dis patch from the KuiHii front trying tttHt on the night of July 17-18 h fiorce hum to Imud onoHnUr oc curred HMr tiw Ituwtai river in ltu siftu Poland. Atter 15 hour of fiKkltHS tlw- ii-iaii torci-d tlu-ir 0lMHitMit- bin k wert Hille, tiip-Jurm- f-. urat h mdri'U prisMiur-, AN GIN THE ISONZO RIVER K STRIKE DECLARED DFF I t- f 4 LONDON, July 20. Tlio 4 " strike of miners in the South " Wales opal field Iiuh liccn tie "" clurcd off. The miners will " be haek lit work on Thursday. " The agreement, whieh end- " ed the strike litis reeoived tlio " approval of the miners e.e- outivo council. It wns sub- "" "" iiiiltod to the men for endorse- " ment tit muss meetings 'n the "" "" viirious districts tonight. T FROM THREE FIRES PHILADELPHIA, July 20. Not until tho flooded compartments of tho battleship Oklahomn had been emp tied nnd n careful examination mado will tho extent of tho damngo caused by three mysterious fires aboard tho vessel last night nt tho yards of tho Now York Shipbuilding company in Camden bo known, Tho Oklahoma was launched on Mnrch 23, 101 1, nnd wns nbout rendy for n trlnl trip preparatory to being turned over to tho United States gov eminent in Scptombor. Tho flro last night aboard tho now drendnnught Oklahoma Is believed to hnvo originated in woodon sup ports and other Inflammnblo material In tho mngnzlno spneo between tho two forward turrets. Reports reach ing tho navy department today said officers thought it likely a clgarotto stub or burning- match Jind started a smouldering flra which was not dis covered until night. It may," how ovor, havo been duo to electricity. Ts'avy officers do not bollovo thoro Is anything to indlcato tho work of a incendiary either in tho flro aboard tho Oklahoma or In recent fires on tho Now Jersey nnd Alabama. E i NOGALICS, Ariz., July 20. -Jobo Maytorona, governor nnd Villa cotn inandor In Sonora, denied today that his forcos had been beaten In a bat tlo with tho Carranza forces of Gen eral Calles yesterday at Villa Vordo. Instead ho claimed tho victory, stat ing that Gonornl Acostn, commanding tho Villa troops, had .defeated tb Callos column at Villa Vordo and Molina, with heavy losses, Maytorona also said that ho expected to tako tho field himself. Meantlmo ho Is preparing for a vig orous dofenso against an attack by Carranza troops on Nogales. Wlro entanglements havo been strung for miles about tho town. Tho hills havo been fortified with heavy artillery from Guaymns. Troops under Gencrnls TruJIllo nnd Sorrnno aro snld to havo been dispatched by Maytorona to attnek tho Carranza garrison which took possession of Waco yesterday. This forco, nuniborlng 2500 men, Is said to bo within six miles of tho port. OCCUPATION TAX DECLARED VALID SAUiM, Ore., Julv JO. The right of m eitv to impoc u liceno or "ic- cuputinn" tax on person-, or corpora tions in addition to cuMomurv wiw-l taxes on real pioH)rty was kt fit mud bv the siiiiramo court toduv in tin- holding n Portland oity oriliuunoe providing for levying h liootuo lui un tho HroaM rccoints of eomorHtion en- VMfMi In waking or seUiHt; w. Tb Portland (in ami ( k eawjwuy l.-iu'Iit the ordiiiaiue mi the pWKlid thtit it wuald bi double tx'.iii. WELSH COAL IWDHAUH inns MAYTOR DENE REPORTED C CARRANZA E E MAIN 0 WARSAW SEEN AS INEVITABLE With All of Courland in Hands of Hlndcnburg, With Tuctons Across Bug, Continued Occupation of Pol ish Capital Exposes Russians to Danger of Disaster. . LONDON, July 20. The upper most ipiestiou concerning tho eastern campaign now is when Warsaw will ho evacuated rattier tlmn whether it will he given up. With virtually nil of Com land in tho hands of Field Marshal Von Ilindenhitrs: nnd with the Austro-Oeminn forces across the Huir, continued oceiipauuy of tlio Pol ish capital exposes tlio Russians to tho danger of disaster. Through Copenhagen comes a re port of the occupation in Windau by the (lennans. This menace to the Iitissinns from the north is paralleled from tho southeast hy.tho advance of tho Teutonic allies on the Lublin rail road, one of tho chief arteries of communication with Warsaw. Predict Kvaciiutlon The wisdom of nlinudoniinr the Warsaw salient in favor of n straight Hussion lino daily becomes n more definite subject of speculation among (ho allies nnd Iltissian retirement from the capital beforo it is invested completely is predicted widely. From Windau the Germans are re ported to lie advancing towards Ilign with the intention of seizing that port and clearing tho nearby seas of mines, thus obtaining a naval base. All the glory has not gone to Von Hindenhurg, as his colleague, Field Marshal Von Maekensen is credited with tho capture of Krnmiosluv. In tho center General Von Gallwilz has driven tho Russians back on the near defenses of tho city, the- Gor man leport claiming un advance to points within 120 miles of tho strong hold. Pctixigrud Admits Itetivat To the southeast the Austro. Ger mans nro pressing the Luhliii-fholtn railroad line, covering Krasnoslav nnd threatening by a further ad vance to compass nn encircling movement. Further east also tho tiht linns nro advancing to comple ment the Gerniau effort. Windau in Courland has been cap tured by the Germans who nro ad vancing toward Ilign, this movement in the Hitltio provinces rendering tho Hiissiaii lines to the south still more insecure. Petrograd admits a general retro grade movement. Kvcn on the old Hzura-Hawn line, which so long with stood German attacks, tiie Russians aro falling back, according to tho Herlin report. On the Atistro-Ituliau front muV ittnutial gains aro claimed bv Knn in Cariiiu, while it is declared tho as sault along tho Isonzo is being pur- sued with redoubted energy and pro duciiig gains E L AT RIFLE PLANT lmiUOKPOUT, Conn., July 'JO. While labor lenders, announced today that approximately 1000 machinists employed in the shops of the Iteming ton Arms and Ammunition company and four sub-contractors had walked out oil strike, indications woro that difficulty in accomplishing tho aim of tho union men had been exper ienced in nunc of tho plants, An official of the Remington com pany denied emphatically that any of the men in that plant had walked out. Rumor had it that Major (1. Penfiuld, siierintendent of the Rem ington plant, had oii'oiod tlio iiiucluu-i-ts an eight hour day with oilier coll ection and that they had deoided to remain. Suit contractors, on tho other hand, admitted that all of their inachinihU had walked out. Among the sub-contracting firms admitting that thoir men had struck woro tlio Gaynor .Manufacturing com pany, mskiivr bullets foi tho annies uf the HtMui, nnd Uie CulHiiihm Nut anil Holt oeimfty. Thuio oflHoenw em Iy tfltwoen ihtmi m (Imn 200 mon. MUNTON STIK I HARRYjTHAW leaves i ;vjMWMKiaa mjmmmmF3k "f jk.'k! utP WL i -" - - - S . xi j 2!IE2zESS c i .aiww kp m-rptRw-ooo Harry Tlunv leaving .luilgo Ileudrlck's rouil after tho Jury bad brought in (heir verdict that they found his Nine, Inset Is n picture of Thaw taken Just after ho hiul thanked the Jury. 5,000 STRIKE AT STANDARD OIL'S E T NEW YORK', Julv 'JO. -The Hay onuo plant of the Standard Oil com pany of New Jeiey was closed down today after nearly 10110 btillcleaneix and barrel makers struck for in creased wages and because '1000 other workmen rofiixed to go to work, cither through sympathy, us claimed by tho strikers, or intimi dation, the view given by the company officials. Tho few scorn of men who had entered tho plant willing to work wore sent home, II wuk said, that the company had sufficient, tuippliog on hand or within reach to permit the plant to lio idle for a year. Some serious rioting, which occurred early today, it was said, was n fuutor in influencing tho shut-down, Soveral bundled men alleged to lie strikers and their sMupathizers look part in the disorder today. They first tried to slop men who woro willing to work, iroiu going into the plant and then 'attacked u detail of police who wore on the ground to pro vent disorder. No ouo was seriouly hurl hut six arrests weie made. It was slated that tho strikers would make effort-, to havo tho men employed nt the Tidewater works and at tho Hay May, N. J-, join tho move ment. AMERICANS CALLED E WASHINGTON', Ju'v !0. -Colonel John Middle and Captain Herkcloy Knoohs, until ivccntly attached to tho embassy at Vienna us army ob servers, woro today assigned to the war college. With thalr return the European battle liehU nro lelt prac tically without American military ob server. While both officers and iilt-o the war dertiiiint refined to diseiihs thoir return, it Is holievml to ho a fullfilmo'it of Seariiiury Garri son's fiolluy to withdraw offion whoro thoir piescuce nugod frwiliou and tunbarrHnucat. It ie teal that tlio popslnr ides aiiioii of filters in tho iirmiw of tbu Teutonic allie of tho doetnietUm wnnuht by Amcri aun Hrma and -in imtion mad.- lln position ot tii Am'Icuii ubiwi mv.ai'f"i'' b BAYONN PLAN court with happy smile ku .v i - y. - ' - - -"" a OF GREAT BRITAIN LONDON, July 20. A now voto of credit of $750,000,000 wns Intro ducoil today In tho houso of commons. This second supplementary voto will bring tho sum actually appropriated by parliament (or war expenditures to tho total of $.'l,2ri0,000,000 during tho cut rout fiscal year. With tho amount voted between August G nnd Mnrch 1, tho grand totnl Is ?5,0G0, 000,000. The amount thus provided will tldo ovor tho period of tho forthcoming parliamentary recess. Tho voto of credit does not Involvn a now lonn, but merely sanctions expenditures out of funds on hand.- In moving tho now voto of credit 1 ntho houso of comuimiH Premier Asqulth announced that for tho first seventeen dnys of July tho wnr ex penditures hud been 1210,000,000, and that tho rate or expenditure showod dally n natural tendency to rise. Tho Items of loans to allies of Great Urltain might also, tho premier pointed out, grow with tho adhesion to tho nlllod en iibo of states not yot participating In tho war. Tho premier ostlmatod that $,100, 000,000 would carry Groat Urltain through to tho ond of Septombor. 100,000 LOST IN E WASHINGTON, July 'JO.-From 80,000 to 100,000 lion have been lost in, the flood in I ho icinity of Can ton, China, according to u cahlogriiin to the tttato dupililmoiit today from Poking. Coiieul Gctinrwl Cheshire line Hpenlod for nil tlio nubihtanco that oti he iwidorod by tlie navy do IHtrtmeut. The ttato deimrimcnt ieMied tliU sUtcmeut: "A telegram from tho Amuiieiui Inyntion Ht Pekinic m.v tho Anierienu eouul-neneil nt Canton telograph thet M),000 to 100,000 Uvea aro oeti iHHtoil loef there on accuuut of the unprerciidisitwl floodn. The Wil ininKton and ChIIhh (I'niled Stntes gunboat-H are i-iilciiiitr f'-ixtmiea Imt Coii-'il (i iit-r.il i lir-liin rer-iun-meiiei. .i ! tb.- t -.i-t.iii i- 'ie jihnv WAR EXPENSES TOTAL FIVE BILLION C E CABINET HEARS WITH APPROVAL NOTE TO KAISER President Submits Final Draft of New Note to Germany Concernlnn. Submarine Warfare Firm Stand Believed Taken Publication to Be Withheld Until Delivery. WASHINGTON, July 'JO Presi dent Wilson mid tho cabinet, after two hours discussion toduy, approved n final draft of tho note to Germany. Cabinet officers refused t'i discus its contents or to intimate how tho insistence of tie United SlutcH to ob tain u dcfiiiitQ answer to its repro scnlotions on submarine warfare had been praised. Tho now nolo will bo ready in a day or two for despatch to Herlin. Some changes suggested in today' meeting will he incorporated nnd lif ter careful revision by Secretary Lansing it will bo cabled to Ambas sador Gerard. Publication will bo withheld until the note actually litis been received in Herlin. For it Firm Stand It was tho first cabinet meeting in a month and tho secretaries, relum ing from different sections of. tho country, brought to tho president their views of public sentiment. Gen erally it was for taking a firm stand. No announcement of any kind wns made at tho white house, where it was indicated that the character of tho note had not yet been finally de cided. Somo officials woro impressed that tlio attack on tho Hritish steam er Ordiiua, endangering a score of Americans had introduced a npw set of circumstances, showing that on wiyngcs. even front F.tlropo lo tho United States, submarino warfaro as being waged bv Germany, .bubjccW neiiirius io coiisiuih iisks. u is una certain, however, that any reference to the Ordtuiu case-will bo mado in tho new American pole. Ortlumi Protest Filed Tho German submarine attack on tho Ciiliard liner Ordiiua wins formal ly brought to tho attention of tho American government today bv Wil liam O. Thompson, counsel for the in dustrial relations commission, who wus a passenger on tho ship. Secretary Lansing took Mr. Thompson's communication to the white houso with him when ho went some tiino before the cabinet meeting for nn early conference with Presi dent Wilson. After tlio cabinet meeting, whieli lasted more than two hours, the sec retaries left in a group nnd refused to discuss the situation. T TO T LONDON, July 120. A largo pint if tho shipments of ammunition ot- ton held up by Liiglaiul will ho con demned by tlio prize court. Th.s was indicated by a ruling made tonight by the government. Tho ruling was announced by the hoard of trade which holds that it' tho ownership of cotton shipped un der tho agreement with American ex porters; passes from tho American shipper to un enemy o f Great Hntain it will not bo purchiihcd by tho Hritish government under tho terms of tho agreement. . DOGS HELD ILLEGAL SALEM, Ore , Julv -JO. Killing ot impouiiOed dogs when not redeemed within iluoo dav ifc unuoubtitutiounl in the state of Oregon, the siipiume court declared hero today. Dogs are personal property, tho court held, and siiinmaiilv killing thorn would be a violation of the constitutional pro vision that no purhou should ho de prived of hi property without due prouesi of law. The dooiiou was rendered in a unit brought ugaiiiwt city offiemU of Solum to rostrum them from anforuiug a dog ordimuica whloh provided that no doss should bo On Uio tru.t UV UJulur liMAJli E IP PEE STERLING MINE CASE DECISION IS COMPROMISE Court Upliolds Legal Contentions of Plaintiff But Gives Bullls Trustee ship in Famous Placer With Pos session as Security for $81,869.34 Spent In Development of Mine. Circuit Judgo Calkins Tuesday rendered a decision in tho case of the Sterling Mining Co. vs. Speneor S. Hullis, for (HjsHossion of the famous placer mine, which is a victory for neither side. The cqurt upliolds Mm legal contentions of tho plaintiff, but finds tho defendant entitled to pos session of tho property as security for $ai,8(10.:M spent in its develop ment. Neither party is held entitled lo recover costs. Tho suit wus instituted by the Sterling Mining Co. for alleged breach of contract mado with Hullis for it i development, in which tlio latter wa lo expend $10,000 in development and lo hnvo a lieu on tho property for (lint amount. Instead of complying with tho terms of tho purchase agreement, it was alleged that Mr. Hnllw proceeded to acquire titlo by purchase of a creditor's judgment iiguinst the property at sheriff's sale nnd repudiated tho contract with lli-. company. Tho court finds no evidence that the defendants over notified anvouc before acquiring titlo that tho pur chase contract was off. It holds that defendants were (o bo reim bursed for expenditures after pay incut of debts, investigation of prop erty and decision of defendant HuL lis that conditions warranted it, to tho extent of moneys paid for put ting properly in shape for opeiatiou, whieh total $Sl,SUI).:il. The court holds Hint it ifrrwwcrie- (o en forco tho lornw of the puichtiso contract, as other principals nnd bond-holders were not made purtie to tlio suit. Tho defendants are held to bo mortgagees in poscssion nn security for expenditures. If plain tiff wishes (o call the mortgagee in possession to account, another pro ceeding is in order. If defendant-, wish to foreeloso plaintiff, a suit foi that purposo is necessary. The decision is satisfactory to neither party and an appeal wit probably bo taken. In addition to tho trusteeship ac knowledged by the court, Mr, Hullii holds u sheriffs deed to the propot ty and 120 of 100 first mortgage bonds. TO AT William Jennings Hryaii will deliver a public address at Medford either Wednesday or Tlmrsiluy of next week, the date to be announced later. Ho will speak at the city park im an hour from (he baud stand nt (1:00 o'clock p. m. Mr. Hryau will bo met at Ager bv ropror.outntios of tho Couimeicinl club tbu nfteinoou beforo and taken by auto lo Klamath Falls nnd Ci ti ler Lake. Ho will take dinner at Klamath Falls, ami in tlio evening motor to Crater Lake, where tlw night will lie spent. At 11 o'clock a. m. ho will Icavt tho lake for Medford, arriving iu time to pejik for an hour to tho people of the Koguo river valley. WASHINGTON, Julv 20.- Presi dent Wilson today approved an ol der, prepared by Secretin y Lane, putting in effeut a system of com pensution for employe who' may Iv injured or iiicapacitiiled iu thv Ahibkan railway eonstruetion. H0 men uro bUfcyjJaTug track on tho WIllamejQ PaslUlTonTtho bridg north on Com Uuy, BRYAN MEDFORD T 1 ATE m IFSHfil