Medford mail tribune., July 23, 1915, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

Tribune
SECOND,
EDITION
WEATHER
Pair aad Warmer 8tHrijr.
Max. lOljMtn. 5.8.
Medford
Mail
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Forly-flf'th Year.
Dully Tenth Tear.
U IN
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BEND BU HOLD
BOUT IOW
uL
Strength of Outlying Defenses Ap
pearslto Have Checked for Time at
Least, German Rush Desperate
Flulitlng All Along Line Russians
Compcllcd'to Retire in North.
LONDON, July 23. Over the ItuS?
hiuii front from the Iliiltie as far as
(lie Bug, tlio only district in which
tlio Austriuns nml Germans nro not
ultrtnptintr a serious offensivo lies
opposite the region of East Prussia
' which is well defended by tlio Mnr.ur
inn Jakes. North and south of Kovno
Oennan attacks arc repotted hut tlio
chief fighting is in progress rouIIi of
Ivnngorod, Lublin ami Chchn, con
nected by tho railroadlino which is
of Hiteh valno to tho Russians, and
south of Sokul on tlio Hug in Gnlicin
near tho Russian border.
Tho strength of tho outlying de
fenses of Warsaw appears to have
checked for tho timo nt least the im
petuosity of tho Teutonic drive upon
the Polish capital.
Lino Not Vet Broken
Driven back upon tho fortress of
Ivangorod to tho southeast of the
city, tho Russian lino still is main
tained at that point, so far as the
latest official reports fehow. It is
wavering along tho curving front ex
tending northwest nround tho city,
Berlin claims, hut has not yet been
broken, while from tho fortress of
Novogcorgiuvsk along tho lino of
tho Nnrcw.(o tho rforth tlio Russians
arc battling desperately against the
surging Qcnnnn tide.
To tlio southeast the great armios
of Field Marshal Von Mjickensen nro
Mill engaged in n mightv thrust for
tho strategic Lubhu-Chelm railroad
line. Doth official and unofficial ac
counts ngrco thnt the fighting hero
is desperato and that tho issue has
jiol yet been decided.
llusMans Fighting Hard
On nearly all tho other fronts the
Russians, while fighting hard, are
falling hack, statements fiom tho
various capitals of tho belligerents
indicate.
Despatches to Berlin nowspapors
declare tho capture of Lublin and
ChelnT is considered only a question
of a brief time.
From tho standpoint of tho allies,
oiio of tho most hopeful features of
the campaign is tho stubborn defense
of the Lubliii-Chchu railroad by tho
Hussians.
On tho Marow front, to tho north,
there has been u lull in (ho fighting,
but tho renowed activity of (ho Ger
mans from Kovno to tho Baltic has
developed into an important engage
ment ns ft result of which (ho Hus
sians have been compelled to retire.
On Italian lYont
Along tho -Franco-Belgian and Ital
ian floats Micro is but little change,
so far as the official reports show,
although soma fierce fighting has
taken plaeo at a few points.
Tho struggle of tho Italians for
Ooiiriu is proceeding. Claims of ad
vances mado in Home nro denied in
Vienna.
There havo been few recent opera
tions of imporlanco along tho fronts
in Franco and Belgium.
It is reported in Home that the
Turko-Gormnn forces havo been
lauded in Tripoli.
Fighting along (ho lines in Franco
was in progress at several points
dining last night but thoroxwus no
decisivo actions.
Tho new American note on subma
rine wnrfaro was delivered by Am
bassador Gerard to tho Germun for
eign office this afternoon.
AI
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PITTSBURG, July 23. Flashing
a clear reflection of one of the most
dangerous curves in Western Penn
sylvania, n plato glass mirror, SO by
48 inclioo, bus been placed at the top
of (he Logan's Ferry hill by tho Now
Keiibington Automobile olub noar
here. The mirror is mounted so that
mitomobilo drivers may tee tho
curve they are approaching 'for a
distance of fully 400 feet.
BAYONETS USED
by ran
STOP HANS
Correspondent Says That Achieve
ments of Russians In View of Lack
of Ammunition Are Remarkable
Greatest Bravery and Endurance
Shown Morale Is Excellent. ,
BERLIN, July 23. A dispatch
from Vienna to tho National Zcitung
says tho final ntempt of (ho Hus
sians (o Mop tho advance of their
oppononts in tho criticnl battle of
tho new lino soulhwnrd of tho Lublin
Chchn railroad southeast of Warsaw
has ended in failure. Tho decisivo
action in this connection is likely to
como in tho tcrrUory between tho
Vistula ,nnd the Bug rivers.
Only Question or Timo
Tho Hussian southwestern front
is seriously mennced, tho. despatch
adds. The railroad lino running
through Ivnngorod, Lublin and Chclm
is now only a few miles northward
of tho Teutonic lines and tho enpture
of Lublin and Chclm is said to
bo a nucsliou of only a brief time.
Tho correspondent of tho Nntionnl
Zcitung nt Tarnow, Galium, while re
porting (hat (ho Austro-Gcnnan
forces nro advancing steadily, points
out that there are difficulties to bo
met. Ho says tho Hussians havo to
contend with a lack of ammunition
hut (ho statement that their inoralo
is shattered is untrue. On tho con
trary, (hey nro displaying tho great
est bravery nml endurance, and only
in tho enso of contingents without
higher officers do they surronder
readily.
At Close Quarters
At Krasnostnv, 34 miles Bouth of
Lublin, (hero occurred an engagement
nt closo quarters which was unusual
ly desperate and deadly. Tho Rus
sians awaited their attacking oppon
ents and resisted them with tho bay
onet. They had assembled Btrong
reserves nnd tho Gprmnns and Aus
trinns hnd to expend tho greatest ef
forts to overcome them. It wns
necessary literally to throw tho Hus
sians from their trenches.
Tho lack of good roads in Poland
presents an csieeially unfavorable
aspect from tho standpoint of (ho
invaders. Deep sand makes (he
movements even of infantry slow,
whilo from 10 to 12 teams of horses
must bo utilized io draw heavy guns.
Tho correspondent says (hat tho
achievements of the Hussians in view
of the lack of ammunition nro re
markable MEXICAN CAPITAL
CUTOFFFROMWORLD
WASHINGTON, July 23. Mexico
City remains today cut off from
communication with the outside world
and military operations in tho sur
rounding territory are cloaked in
mystery. No special effort is being
mado by (ho United States to re-establish
communication bccaiibo
fighting makes it impossible.
Both Villa and Carrauza agencios
hero nro without advices of (ho arm
ies believed to bo engaged somewhere
near Pachiica, 40 miles northeast of
(ho capital. Tho Carrauza troops
which left Mexico City (o meet tho
southward hound Villa column havo
not been heard from foinco Sunday.
SWITZERLAND FEARS
T
BEIILIN, by wireless to Sayvillo,
July 23. A dispatch from Berno,
given out by the Overseas News agen
cy hero today, says that General Ul
rich Wlllo, commander of tho Swiss
army, addressing a meeting held to
celebrato tho anniversary of tho bat
tle of Sempach, said that while Swit
zerland hoped that tho worst would
be snared her the futuro was still un
certain. It would be unmerited luck,
Goneral Wlllo declared, according to
the dispatch, if Switzerland should
escape from the midst of tho heavy
storms raging around her,
MEDFORD.
GERARD HANDS
TO VON JAGOW
Reply of United States Stating De
finitely Position of Nation Given
German Government Presentation
Is Informal Ceremony Transmis
sion Accomplished Without Mishap.
DUBLIN, July 23. Tho now Amor
icon noto to Germany reached hero
during tho night nnd was delivered
to tho foreign offico by Ambassador
Gerard nt 1: 12 o'clock this afternoon.
Ambassador Gerard was closeted
with Foreign Minister Von Jagow for
half hour and discussed with him
informally several aspects of tho
noto but the ambassador afterward
hnd nothing to say for ;ublicution.
An informal Ceremony
Tho presentation of tho noto was
an informal ceremony. Ambassador
Gcrnrd rolled the document in n copy
of an engineering magazine nnd
walked with it in his hand across tho
squnre from the embassy to tho for
eign offico whero of Into ho has been
such a frequent visitor thnt prelimi
nary formalities before being re
ceived wcro omitted.
Tho transmission of tho note" was
accomplished this timo without mis
hap. Tho last note was delayed sev
eral hours in (rnnsU.
Tho mossago.wns again fairly long,
nnd was transmitted iu sovcu sec
tions. Nature Carefully Guarded
The, nature of tho communication
is being carefully guarded at tho
American embassy. No nrrniiRO
ments regarding its publication in
Germany havo been made, but it Is
expected (lint tho text will bo given
out within a short time:
Washington, juiy 23. with
the delivery today by Ambassador
Gerard to tho foreign offico In IJorlln
of tho now American noto warning
Germany that tho loss of American
lives through further violations of
neutral rights ns "unfriendly," tho
Unltod States rests Its case for tho
prcBont at least. Tho noto will bo
given out hero Into today for publi
cation tomorrow morning.
Tho noto Is declared to bo the final
word of tho United States government
with regard to furthor transgressions
of its rights.
If tho noto moots with a friendly
rccoption nnd thoro appears no In
tention on tho part of Germany fur
thor to vlolnto noutrnl rights on tho
high seas, tho president shortly will
tnko up tho situation that has arlson
with Great Britain over Interference
with American commorco by tho al
lies. A noto virtually Is ready now
(o bo dlipatchod to Groat Britain
again protesting against dovlatlon
from International law In tho opera
tions of order in council against com
merce with Germany,
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WASHINGTON, July 23,-Prcsi.
dent Wilson today appointed Thoniai
S. Allen of Lincoln, Neb., brother-in-law
of W. J. Bryan, United Stntas
ntornoy for Nebraska, and Thomas
J. Flynn of Omaha to bo UniUd
Slates marshal for tho same du
trict.
George L. Loomia of Fremont was
appointed collector of internal reve
nue for Nebraska, and Cluirlos W.
McCunp of Omaha was appointed
collector of customs for tho same
district.
Mr. Looniii is classed by the white
house us u Bryan supporter,
PAUL FARRELL KILLED
TRYING TO BOARD TRAIN
THE DALLES, Ore., July 2.'!.
Paul Farrell, 18 jears old, nephew
of President J. D. Furroll of the Ore-
gon-Wusbington Kailroad and Navi-
gation company, died in a hospital
hero (oday half an hour after he had
been run over by u construction train
which ho had tried (o board. He fell
clear but when getting upho was
struck by a journal boxing, knocked
across the mils and his leirs cut off.
The jnct .trucjc severed is nnn, and
u iu(u yatavu mcr wa uuuy,
OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY
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PREVAILS TODAY
NEW YORK, July 23. Compara
livo quiet, in marked contrast to the
thrco previous days of tho week, pre
vailed today in tho Constable Hook
section of Bayonnc, N. J., around
tho plants of (ho Standard Oil com
pany and tho Tidewater Oil com
pany which have been closed because
of a slriko of 1000 men in tho Stand
ard Oil works and tho resultant dis
order whereby thrco men wore killed
nnd scores injured.
Crowds gathered as usual but no
threatening movo was made. Desul
tory firing occurred during (ho night
but the polico said (his was chiefly
diie (o falso nlarms. Sheriff Kin
kcad nnd Commissioner of Public
Safety Henry Wilson said today
they believed the situation was well
in hand nnd that there would ho no
uced of troops.
Another outlreak occurred Jato
today in Bayonnc, when Sheriff
ICinkend marched through the streets
with CO deputies who had just ar
rived to relievo men guard. Crowds
gathered and throw sticks and stones
nnd a few shots wero fired. Polico
reserves wero called to restoro ordor'
Tho demonstration occurred sumo
distauco from tho oil woiks.
DANISH STEAMER
LONDON, July H3. Tlio Danish
steamor Florida from Baltimore and
tho Norwegian hlcamer Skoglaud,
from Now York, havo been released
by the British authorities. The Dan
ish steamer Louisiana from Boston,
has been detained at Kirkwall,
Tho Florida sailed from Baltimore
June 27 for Kirkwall whero it arrived
July 1G. Its cargo was destined for
Gothenburg.
The Skogland left Now York Juno
28 for Aurhuus. She arrived at
Kirkwall July 15.
Tho Louisiana sailed for Copen
hagen July 3, arriving at Kirkwall
July 17i
COMPARATIVEQUIET
BAYONNE
8TRKE
0 DA RELEASED
23, 1915.
CONVICT TELLS OF
DIVIDING
SWAG
WITH POLICEMAN
CHICAGO, July 23. -James Ityan,
formerly a member of Chicago's ring
of clairvoyants and now a convict who
testified that in six months In 1912,
oporatlng undor tho namo of "Pro
fessor Charles T. Crane," ho obtained
abut 170,000, resumed tho witness
stand today in tho trials of farmer
Dctoctlvo Sorgeants (Wllllam Egan
and Wallor O'Drlen, charged with ac
cepting bribes from criminals. .
Ityan camo to Chicago from Ills
homo In Wyoming in August, 1012,
nnd Immediately opened a clairvoy
ant parlor and operated under polico
protection furnlshod by C, P. Dortscho
according to his tostlmnoy. Ho said
ho had paid Bortscho 400 a month
and that ho understood (hat this was
only part of tho money paid tho po
llcof or protection. Ho said that on
ono occasion ho saw Dcrtscho pay
monoy to former Detectlvo Sergeant
Walter O'Brien, ono of tho defend
ants, Ityan said that on a number of
occasions ho paid monoy direct to po
licemen In addition to tho regular
monthly pnymentu. Theso ho said,
wero "presents", for adjusting com
plaints. Ityan said that most of his
patrons wero women.
Ityan testified that when ho was
arretted at Lusk, Wyo and brought
to Chicago, nortscho visited him in
jail apd pld that Polico Captain
Halpln and Dotcctlvo O'Brien wore
worried as to whether "I would stund
pat and refuso, to talk,"
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SUNK, SUEZ CANAL
BERLIN, July 23, by wircloss to
Sayvillo.) A despatch from Tho
Iloguo to tho Overseas News Agency
says that according to reports from
Cairo tho British steamship Therein
whilo passing through (he Suez canal
ran upon a Turkish mine mid sunk.
Availahlo shipping records con
tain several vessels of tho namo of
Theresa but nbn' of IJritfsh' national
WILSON URGES
RED CROSS TO
HELP ! MEXICO
Rescue Workers Virtually Abandon
Campaign for Relief of Non-Com-batants
Officials and diplomats
Surprised Over Action of Carranza
in Demanding Envoys.
WASHINGTON, July 2:i. Presi
dent Wilson today urged officials of
(he American Red Cross not to dis
continue (heir efforts to relieve
fnmino sufferers of Mexico despilo
tho difficulties they nro encounter
ing. JIo (old (hem (o keep (rying (o
get food to tho famiue-striuken peo
ple. Officials of tho American Hed
Cross havo virtually abandoned their
enmpnign for (ho relief of non-com-batants
in (ho southern republic bo
causa of tho chnolio conditions
there
Cnrranwx'i Demands
Tho president's callers included
Brigadier-General C. A. Dovol, gen
eral manngcr of the Bed Cross, who
directed relief work in Mexico; Ern
est Bickncll, nntionnl director, nnd
Miss Mabel Bonrdmnn, a member of
(ho central committee. General De
vol was to report on (ho situation,
and his failuro to get the various
lcadors to facilitate (ho woik of
feeding the starving civilian popula
tion. Ho was to tell tho president
that conditions nro riven worse than
when ho called upon tho loaders to
scttlo their difficulties.
Officials nnd diplomats were sur
prised over (ho reported action of
General Carranza in serving notice
that ho would not receive communi
cation from or transact business
with foreign governments which have
no diplomatic agents "ncfrcJircd To
Ids government nt Vera Crui.
Await Uncle 8am' Movo
It had been generally understood
(hat foreign governments wero await
ing notion by (ho United States be
fore recognizing any government in
3I0XICO.
Tlie.offect of such nction would bo
to cut off Carranza from further
communication with foreign nations
having ministers resident in Jlcxico
City, although it would not, t is be
lieved, sovor his informal relations
with tho United States ns ho is said
to regard Consul Silliman at Vera
Cruz ns a properly accredited ngent.
T!
WASHINGTON, July 23. Tho
United States will nmko diplomatic
Inquiries of Germany regarding tho
submarine attack on tho Cunard liner
Orduna nt a timo when sho was bring
Ing a scoro of Amorlcans homo.
A report of an Investigation con
ducted by Customs Collector Malone
at Now York, presented today to the
8tnto department, embracing affida
vits of offlcors, crew nnd passongora
on tlio liner, contains tho sworn state
mont of at least ono American pas,
songor that tho ship was attacked
without warning,
All offlclas rotuscd to discuss tho
report or Its contents, but it la known
that stato department otflclala did
not feel thoy could address inquiries
to Germany on statements mado by
British passengers alone. Now in
possession of statements by Ameri
cans, tho United States probably will
ask tho Berlin foreign offico for Its
vorHlon of ho affair and develop
ments will depend on tho reply.
GERMANS SAFE IN
WASHINGTON, July 23. Stuto
department officials said today that
Germans in this country who might
bo prosecuted as was announced
from Berlin last night for working in
ammunition factories in lands sup
plying war materials to Gomiuuy's
enemies! wero in no danger of extra
dition and would not como undor tho
pffe'ct of tho German law while they
remain ja the- United. Stutos,
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GERMANY
ORDUNA
NO. 105
SULLIVAN QUITS
AS MINISTER TO
AN
DOMINGO
Shirt Sleeve Diplomat Investigated
By Phclan Resigns Alleged ts
Have Favored Certain Financial In
terests Who Sought to Control
Republic Finances.
WASHINGTON, July 23. Jouica
JL Sullivnn, American minister to
tlio Dominican republic, has tendered
his resignation to .President Wilsou
nnd it has boon accepted. Mr. Sul
livan's resignation is tlio conscquonca
of nn investigation cpnduclcd for the
stale department by Senator Phclnn
of California, into the minister's, fit-' ..
ncss lor ins oritco. ino iiHainraft
wore unfavorable to Mr. Sullivan.,
Investigated by lliclaa
Senator Phclnn's report 1ms ben
nt the state department and before
President Wilson soveral weeks. Sooh
nftcr it was received it became known
that Mr. Sullivnn had bocn asked to'
resign and hnd been given n short
timo to consider it. Today's an
nouncement was tho result.,
Mr. Sullivan's brief term ns min
ister in tho island republio was at
tended by ohnrgos and counter
charges as to his conduct. Walker
W. Vick, collector of customs for tho
United States at tho island,, resigned
becauso, jt was stated, he had to
work under unsatisfactory condi
tions brought nboul by Minister Sul
livnn. Took Much Testimony
Senator Phclan, luring big in-'
vestigntion, took testimony in the
Dominicnn republio nnd in the
United States at which witnesses
charged that Seorotary Bryan in ap-.poinibjg-SulHvaa.
had been consoled
by financiers associated with Sam
uel M. Jarvis of Now York, who con
trolled tho Banco National at Santo
Domingo City, which was seeking do
posits of customs dues collected by
tho United States. Other witnesses
gavo toslimony to show that the
minister was interested' in securing
contracts thoro for other Americans.
Fornior Governor Fort of Now Jer
soy nnd other witnesses testified that
Sullivnn was "big hearted, good nat
u red and honest."
Tho report which Secretary Lon
sing announced today would not bo
made public- until next week is un
derstood to sustain many of the
charges against Sullivnn.
BRITAIN APOLOGIZES
J
CHRISTIANA, via London, July
23. Tho British government through
Sir Kdward Grey, secretary for for
eign affairs, has expressed rcgrot to
the Norwegian government nt thfo
violation by British warships of Nor
wegian territorial waters, especially
by (he seizuro by an auxiliary cruiser
of a Gorman steamer inside tho
thrco milo limit. Tho note, couched
in cordial tonus, was in reply to ft
formal protost lodged by Norway, It
announces that tho British admiruHy
has beon requested to respect in fiw
tu re tho Norwegian territorial line.
The press oxprcssos satisfaction
with tho terms of the noto, nlthougli
pointing out that it was considerably
delayed. Tho papers call upon the
government to demand satisfaction
from Germany for (ho torpedoing of
Norwegian Bhips with tho lobs of sev
eral sailors' lives.
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JOULE NOW LOST
BERLIN, July 23, by wireless to
Sayvillo, Tho Overseas Nowa ngenoy
today gavo out tho following des
patch from Geneva:
''Tho French submuriuo Joule has
been missing sinco April 23 and is
considered lost."
Tho French submarino- Jqufo was
built at Toulon in 1011. Hoc lewfitk
is civen nt 107 3-10 feet, her simhh!
nt 12 knots, her equipment sk'Uc
pedo tubes and her ctt4MMt 34
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