Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
1-Mlr Tonight nod Friday.
Mnv. 88, Mln. , Hum. 21.
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Dully Tonth Ypar.
WARSAW FALLS
h a al
CAPTUREDAFTER
HEROIC DEFENSE
Bavarians Forco Outer and Inner
Defenses After Evacuation By
Russians Third Attempt to Take
City Proves Successful Throuyh
Greatest Encircling Move of War.
lil'ltl.IN, Aug. o, ly wireless tn
Tuckertnn, N. J. Warsaw was
(nken this morning liv (luniian tioops,
according to official announcement
made at Germany army lii';itfiiiirtci.
Vcderday n ml last night Unvitrinti
troop under Ha' ('iniiiiiaiiil of Prince
Leopold broke thiuiigh (lie forts of
tin' outer ami inner linen of the city'
defenses where the icar guards of
the WiiHsiau troops made a tenacious
ieihtanee.
The fall of Warsaw marks the
elimination of the greatest unstained
offensive movement of the Kuropean
war. Tin ice before Teutonic armies
have Knocked at its gates only to be
denied by the strength of its defences
and the rcbistnneo of tho forces
holding it.
Imclrellug .Movement
Apparently impregnable in the face
of duect attack, it was compelled to
capitulate before the sweep of a vast
movement which threatened to encir
cle the capital and with it the Was
Man armies engaged in the cam
paign ol which it was the stoim cen
ter, from tho noi th, nOithwost, south
and southeast, the Anstro-Oerman
forces have been pressing upon the
Polish capital in their combined drive
to force the Russians out of Poland
and if possible to break their offen
sive power for an indefmito peiiod
h iidniinistering a decisive defeat all
atom; the line.
The movement may be said to have
it inception in May, when tho gical
Teutonic mat 'li through (lalicia lie
Kau. To got ut the ltusiau aimios
in Poland lroin the southeast, it first
w.is necessary to clear flalicia of the
gieuter part of it of the tioops of
that nation.
Initial Campaign
How successfully this was accom
plished is familiar history, Field
Marshal .VaekoiiBonV campaign in its
Inst impoitant singe culminating
when late in Juno l.cinberg wa re
taken and the Russians weio driven
ocr the Galieian border. Then
c.ulv in July the Teutonio finer,
mining up frtuii the south, halted
mIiiIc piopnrations weie made, fur
tln next stage of the cainpnhsii.
Signs of the fonif thi win to
take were soon apparent, (ireat
ui mil', had been assembled to the
noitli and these, eaily in July, ho
gnn presxiii" down upon tho ItiiaHan
1 1 oni that direction. A iornn of
luisivo was opened in the Baltic pro
unci's, hto Teutonic troops attacked
i i oin point to point nlong tho ast
Piussian bonier, and, with Field
Marshal Von llindcnbur? diiediiirf
the jjenornl operations along this soc
'tion of tho fijrhtui fiont. a iloter
ininoil diivo begun in tho PrziiktiyiiS
region.
Poiiiuleil Way to City
Siuiultanooiisly the Teutonic ""'
us in tuo south showed renwasenui
villi l II mm w su nni " n
Field Marshal Von Muck
'iimetl his ailvauce, hi (5er-
" tivitv.
nscn resume
man force-, working with the A us-
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ARCH DUKE FREDERICK
MCKI.IN. Aug 5 via SHI&
kmptror William Kronlly dellver-
l h PruMlan flald marshal' baton
'o Arehiluk l'MMlarlck of Austria.
ih- commsBiIsr lu ohlsl of the Aus-t'o-liimnarUn
(areas In the Hast. The
ireutatioit took plc at a little
alicla toMH senilis as the Austrlaa
)eadquarters. The iHkaWUaU of the
iiar. in piu of a pwrtog rl. oor
lulls greeted the eoiporor, wko brief
J, adlrvsd the archduke.
KAISER DECORATES
WARSAW AS SHE LOOKED BEFORE RUSSIANS AND GERMANS BEGAN THEIR TITANTIC STRUGGLE
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Extraordinary Demonstration of Pa
triotism Greets Chamber of Depu
tiesWords of Jean of Arc Re
peatedNations Rises to Occasion
Jo Expel Invader.
l'AIMS.Auif. 5. The lnwl meetiiiK
of the Chamber of Deputies after tho
aunhcrsiiry of the bcinnin of tho
war and following the establishment
of the union of all political pat lies in
Franco p endure so Ions " the war
lasts, wiih held today. The session
was marked by an evtraoidinarv ilo-
uioiislraliou of patriotism. Today's
meet iii was tbe fut siuce the for
mation ol the pickcut coalition cabi
net. Paul Deschancl, incident of tho
chamber, opened the session with an
eloquent Mpcech which was apparent
ly intended to bo a foljowinjr of tho
t'MimpIo of tho iithhlioas of AI.. (od
yiiiuko, president of tho Hussiau
Diiiiiii at the lecuut opcuiuK ol that
logislutivu holy, ami a reply to tho
anniwrsarv mauifesto of (lie (icniiiin
empuior. To thik I'icmicr i imii
Uno lopoiiHi' in the name of the j;o -oiiimeut.
M. Dukehanul aid a year had
abtd bincu the uuuiiiv of France,
oven befoio ih'clainijf war, had vio
lated French territory. "This year
has been so full of jloryfo pine,
he declared, "that it will forever il
lumine the human race. It has
been year in which France, the
Franco of Jean of Are, and Valmy,
has risou if possible to eeu greater
hoiglitk."
Continuing the proai-lunt reeounted
In icily "the bieukiug of the (leriuan
military power" ami "tho forcing
back of the enemy of Franco."
"Ho tho war of ahurt or lon du
ration, France accepts it," M. I)
cliMiiel declared. "The country is
summoning lU ucnias ml i iiunifiiiif
its mithodk. l'uh Fmieli soldier,
betore the oneinj, rciats the words
ot Jean of An, 'Ju cau enchain me
bat on esnuot euchaiu the fortuiii'k
uf Fnincc.' These touches of li'inma
praiuli'iir come fioui the deptlm of the
luuddj tieuchck."
BETHLEHEM STEEL
PASSES 300 MARK
NBW YOKK. Aug. 5 Common
stock of tke Uethlebem Sleet cerora
tJon, wkoee rise bag seen few par
allel la tke kiatory ef the New York
atrk esebaage, passed tke 300 mark
today, it sold durlag tke moral
at 11, a lata slaee too begiBalBg of
tks war of Sit poiaU. Tk eoMpaar
was lneerpot4 la :Ci atj l&
stock has aerer paid a dividend,
FRANCE N
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ceiitoc of (lie famous Alexander briilK
75 LOSE LIVES
STAIES CORONER
KKIi:, Fa., Aug. r.-Tnty-rour
bodies have been iccoveicd of which
18 have been identified ami a list of
mimes of 1") known missing persons
is tin; correct toll ol victims today of
Tuesday night's Hood. Coroner llnii
ley said this morning tljnt ho thotii!it
tho death list would teach 75, tho list
being swelled by the probable loss of
a number of foieigners whoso house
wore swept nwav on the banks tvf the
creel: at Ninth street.
It was estimated that the piopoitv
loss in the flooded district would
reach peihaps uh high as $5,00(1,001).
".Mo ro than .101) persoiik woio made
hoinoless and destitute," Mayor Stem
said today. "We have tho situation
well under control, however, and o.
pect to clean up our city in less than
a I'm (night.
The iirst funerals of flood victims
will be tomoirow.
ZAPAJA FORGES
OAliVKSTON, Texii-, Aug. ,". -Zupatu
lorces south of .Mcmuo City
have siilfeied another defoat itr the
hands of Carranza troops uiidor len-
eial Coss, accordiiig to a cablogiuiii
from Vera Cruz received ut the C.ir
nm.a consulate heiu today.
(lenoral Obregon reports the occu
pation by his troop, of Fiokiiilla and
the continuation of successful opi ra
tions against the Villa forces to the
i.oi th. Vera Cruz icport the I J (JO (J
tons of foodstuffs left (hat plaie to
day for .Moxiuo City.
ltepmts from the capital are to the
effect that 10,000 men have Imeu ciu
ploed on publiu works and that hh-
irs will be so enntigisl as souu us work
(.an be allotted.
VILLA
AT
y:U PASO, Texas, Aug. 5 -Gen
eral Francisco Villa arralved at Juar
ec today. While the precise object
of bis visit wa sa matter of eoajeot
ure, It Is said be Is to eoNfer with
Oeorgo Caroutkers. spooUl state de
part meat aaeat, aatl with Oeaeral
ifellpe Aagelee.
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FLOOD
N
DEFEATED
GENERAL
Kffortf U TeHfi a rrpnrt late last Ik ilu ,i in t). i.a'H ui t .i "
alKkt that ''.. -in: -on .r Trreoa Tlio Mfat eaargoa erisstaaa n
dtUOnJuJ Mr 4,1.5 n o Ql UtU-ra-1 H8B" H waa ralnssai a 4.i4
Villa uader tbmt of revolt failed. 000 ball.
OREflOy, THVRSDAY,
TO GERMAN I N V A D ERS
o spaiiuliiK llio Vistula rlei', across
WILSON TAKES
President Promises Mayor Tliat East
land Invcstination Vill Be Satis
factory to Public Preliminary Re
port Made By Rcdficld Siinycstiun
Stringent Rules.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.- SuoreUiry ol
Couimercu Kedfield aiiuouuceil today
that no moro witnesses will bo c.illutl
in tho inquiry into the steamer laist
land disaster which he has been con
ducting, until ufter the federal grand
jury had concluded its iuvostigutioii.
Jlio iederal boaid delivered u pre
liminary report to Secictary Kedfield
sjatiu kthat a the investigation in
(omplolo the boaid s not prepaired to
fix blamo nor slate what agency
caused tho Fastlaud .lisaslor. Kci .
omiueiidation was maile in effect us
iollews:
1. A board of naval arcliitacls to
pass on the plana for stcnin mer
chant vessels piior to construction,
while the tonnage is moru than J 00.
2. Those vossols fchall not le put
into servieo until their safety, sea
woithiness and slabihtv luivi been
ilcinoustratuil to the satisfaction of
the board. '
.1. An ngency (o whloh ,ippml
fioui this boaid muv be inmle.
I. Whoro passcngi-r unrryitig ca
(Micity is increased by local in
spectors, said iucicac must bo un
proved in writing by upurvisnig m
spoctor of diklnct.
li. Altonitioiis to vemola kuImc
iiient to construction in'iuH Iiuvj ap
pioval of naval board
The report suggest. I hat Secretary
Kedfield imuiediulcl i.syu strmgoiit
legiilations,
.Mnyor Thompson today received a
letter from Piesideiit Wilton in wliielt
the piosidont stated he will make it
his duty to see that the investigation
of the Kustlsnd diasisr is entirely
suti'.fHctorv to the imlilic.
IROLLEY PRESIDENT
HIFFAr.O, Y , W. 5 It be
came knoun today I list ICdwsrd .1.
Ukkaoa, vii prosldcnl of the Inter
aatloaal rallwajr eomeaNjr, was ar
rseUwl yeslerdHr at Hi. Catharines,
Oat., in eoHMeetioH with the wnck
July 7, of an Inlei national troll. ir
n Qui' iifinmi llilKlitn wlin )i r
AN N OB
AFarST 5, 191.").
AT HER DOOR WHICH ENDED .TODAY, CAPTURE BY GERMANS
which lies the city proper,
Spires of Hi
IN
PENDING PEACE
I'OHT AH I'KINTK, Aug. 5. -The
maiiics who landed last night fom
tho Anieiicaii battleship Commotiom
had by this nioiiiiitg uomplaled I lie
occupation of the city. Tljoy nro in
possession ulso of the Jmrnieks ut
Deawdiues.
The people of Foil an Frincu nro
genu rally of the opioiiiou that this
American occupation will he of long
duration. The murine nru observ
ing ti very ooncct attitude, which is
creating a good impieskioii.
Thcie is no change in (he local po
litical' situation. Tho national as
sembly is arguing Ihe decision of Dr.
Hebo, whoso forces drove out the last
government under the late President
(luillaume, as to whether he desires
to be elected to the presidency.
(lenerul Hebo with somo troops
1 1 icil to enter Cupo Ilnitien ycstpnlny,
Admiral Capoten icpoited today, but
several winning shots from the
I'nited Stales coast survey yacht
Fugle ('lightened (hem away. The
commander of the gunboat Nashville
sent a warning to (iencral itobo that
if he returned again with "unfriendly
intentions" he would be fired upon.
IN EVERY BATTLE
' UOM13, Aug. fi. The following
statement was Issued tonight at the
homlquaitera of tho Italian general
itaf: .
"Our lioftvy Imtorlea dlroetod an ef
feetlve fire on the station of ilorgo
on the rallruuil lu Calsugana, where
thore Is an liuiinrtant freight traffle,
"The oueuiy's losses in stubborn
attacks on ilount Medatttu in Cam la
now are found to nevo been very
grave.
"On tho Oarso plateau tuo night
of the third passed quietly. Dur
ing the morulas our artillery shelled
masses ot Infantry observed near
Mareottlul aud coluniaa warcblag
along the road from Hups to Do
berao. Our troops, having resameil
their advance, the left wing and ooo-
ter made slow progress but on tho
rlaht wo conflaed ouraeWoa to aula
tsinlng I'oriitoas prevtottsly eaaqaer-
id
The tfuHny auaaiatesi valalr ta
rt a i . . 1 1 a gra4 hcW hjr m an ateat
S. n,.,i, kai vm heateg ittt wtth
heavy I oases. '
AMERICANS
EE
DE
I LANS
GAINING
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peyA
J faoiiius Itotnaii Cattiolle catlicdral
TALK MEXEO
South and Central America Join
United States in Formulating Plan
for Rcstorlnii Peace Cessation
of Workers and Provisional Gov
ernment. WA8IIINOTOK, Aug. C.Tho six
Pan Amurlcnii dlsplomats Invited by
President WIIhoii to juln tho Unltedi
Stutua In formulating a plan for res
toring pemfce In Mo.xtco, nrrlvod lioro
todny for their confurenoo with Sec
retary Lansing.
Tho flrjt result Is oxpuctod to bo
tho ground work of an understand
ing for nil iill-Aineileaii project to re
establish constitutional gnvoriimont
below the Hlo Grande, proservo tho
sovereignty of .Mexico, ami oouvlnoo
tho world It Ih nrtiug as Mexico's
nearest and most pnwurful friend and
neighbor In Having tho distracted
country from itsolf.
So far us lu known tho prosldotil'H
plan proposes first u cessation ot
wui fare, and establishment ot provis
ional government by tho factional
leaders tlioiuselvos; should that fall,
the American nations would aesumo
tho task.
The Vlhil nnd Carransa loaders
hero began taking stesi to get tholr
claims before the conference, through
courtesy of somo ol tho UUIn-Amorl-can
participants,
Tho Cnrranzu representatives will
point out that they now' control tho
greater portion of Mexico Including
most of the principal cities and nil
the principal ports, and that thoy
have restored civil government and
iudustry In the wake of their annlos.
They will prosa further clulms of
military advantages over the Villa
forces.
Villas' representatives plan to sub
mit their willingness to participate
in peace coutoreaoea hetwson the
factious and to the elimination of
military leaders, but will opposo the
recognition of Curranxa,
TEXAS SUES TO OUST
HOU8TON, Tex.. Aug. . AtJeglHg
violations of tho aatt-tntst laws of
the state, tha attorney geaarai today
at Austin filed suit agalaat six lum
ber cciii nil. s nsJclag laJuHetioas
and r''i I'm. ) iimIi The suits
alleg' "' luu'iuit fur llif iurioHO
s( f - i 'i i ii of i iii r ami
material aad leaaanlaf competition.
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NO. 116.
IN
IN
AMY
ESCAPES
H
WARSAW
Retirement of Grand Dtiko Nicholas
the ITu'coB commanded lil'rirwo'nco
pohl of Havana lifter n atiihbora
light with tho lttisaiun rear gard.
Tlelrent Siicicssful
Willi tho Ifussinn admission in
last iiighl's official coumuinicatioii
that tho Aussian force defending Uio
lllonie front had been withdrawn all
hope that Wnnmw could bo saved
was abandoned. The outer linos o
forts to which (ho KussiaiiH with
drew nre only six miles from tho cen
ter of tho capital and theso defense
apparently were carried last night,
the innor lino of defeiibcs being cap
tured in time to enable llio victors to
enter tho oily early todny.
The statement from T'etrograd thnt
tho Hussiiui retirement tn the Ttlonio
Nadrnryn front hud been cnrrictl'out
iiiihiudercd, wim taken hero to indi
cnlo that Grand l)nl;o Nicholas luul
everything in readincsii for the ovn
cuation of Warsaw itself nnd thu
iiiiiioiincuiuent in today'n Uoilin slate- .
ment that only n slubborii rearguard
blocked the advance of tho Oonnamt
seems to confirm thnt the main nrmy
with its guns has escaped bciu;
caught in (hu citadel.
Itlgii Is Tlnvatcncil
In (ho north tho Iliissinus nro de
fending tho lino of thu river Kkau,
east of Milan. This means that tho
Hermans nro at u point -10 miles south
fo Itigu nnd about one day's march
from that town.
The oritioal sitluation nl Itigu w
increased by the evacuation of tho
city by (ho nou-militurv oltmiuntB of
the popiilatioii, llio banks being, tho
last to leave, (lei man cavalry forcer!
ure scouring tho country in such num
bers that tho Warsaw. I'ntrognul lino
always is in danger of being nut.
At Kupisuh, 70 miles west of
Dviusk, boavv fighting is in progress
with tho Hussions resisting stubborn
ly, us tho brooking of to dofcuso
hero would mean the early lose of
Dviusk, the most impoitant junction
of the I'etrogrHd-Wiirsaw railroad.
ICusttluiiH Hold at Xiarvw
Despoitilo battles slill nro prevail
ing along the Kurew river with tho
Hermans meeting the stonewall of tho
Kiissiau defense, oxcept ut n point
near Oslrolenkn, where they fordi;d
tho river, oapturing sevenil thniisaml
piisouora nnd forced thu IliisfiinutJ
hack to the outer duenses on the
uorthoin front ol tho foi truss of
Lomwi.
lleilin reports thnt Onriuans havo
occupied the western poition of
IvHiigorml fort tens but I'stiogrnd
(doims (hut the IvHugoroil-Watkiiw;
railioad still is open.
Itiisslaus Sink Tuiks
A significant phae of the near
(Continued on pngo two.)
10 CONTINUE WORK
WASHINGTON', Aug. C.Plodgea
of en-operation for continuing tho
work of the reient Pan-American (In
aoelal eonference are reaching tho
treasury department. Cabo uies
sages luive boon recolvod fronf.tho
prealdeuta of SoutU and Central Aiu-
ertan rcpubltoQ In rosponio to nn
ld.nti...l msesage sent to thoni by
I'riMitcnt WHiion, expressing, the ap
iirimation of this government for
Uicir .dd in nuKtag the agnferenco a
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