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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Vnlr Tonight nnd Saturday.
Max. 01.5; Mln. no.n.
Forty-fifth Tear.
Dally Tenth Year.
MEDFORD. ORKOON, FRIDW, AlT(UTSrP (5, 1015.
NO. 117.
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SLAVS RETREAT
GRADUALLY TO '
FORTIFIED LINE
Russians Explain Fall of Warsaw
Novoiicoryievsk Left to Stand
Se';.3 Is Only Fortified Position on
Vistula Left Czar New Stand on
Left Bank of Buy.
PF.TROORAD, vin Loudon, Aug. (i.
- N'ovogcorgiovsk, 1!) miles northwest
dI' Warsaw, still- ri'imiiiiK in ItusHiitti
bunds luliiy, nolwilhitnuling tho o va
riation of Ihe'Polish capital, accord
ing to iufnruiiilmii received liy lli'
Russian war office.
The I'oitrosK bus been prepared for
n Mcgo iiml ulrcndy is nvcsled. It
condiltitcs tli only foitified position
on tlu Vistula ricr in possession of
' Hie Russians.
Tho innnodinte i-au-cx of the pvn-.
cuiilinn of Warsaw, according to tlu
war office, were "the advances of the
enemy in great force on the roads
toward O.strov, froin Oslrolonkii anl
1nuii on tlie onn liaml ami to pres
ence of largo forces of the enemy
who hail broken across the Vistula
liver between Ivangorod ami Warsaw
at Mntzioitze."
Abandon Ivniigonxl
A wnr offieo official, reviewing the
situation said;
''Tho day before the evacuation
we had abandoned the old brick fort
ress of Ivangorod on the left side of
the Vistula." We still hold the right
haul; foilifieations bat inasmuch a
this fort has lost its importance with
the abandonment of the left bank of
the po-ition, .strictly speaking the
only fortified point in our hands at
present is Nnvogeorgievsk.
"According to information at hand
(he euPinv linn been making every of
foil to envelope tho position and the
fortress Iiiir been loft lo its own re
source!), to whiuh ond it laid long
been prepared.
Hot rent Is Orderly
' ''Our nrmios in the forward theater
of war are gradually movime back lo
the positions assignod to them, thus
giving these armies the important ad
vantage of a shortened front and 11N0
of bunging them nearer lo the forti
fied line of Kuwio, Orolno and tlrost
l.itovsk. "The retreat was carried out, not
under immediate pressure of the ene
my, but in oonsou,u"iico of a decision
taken, notwithstanding soino in
stances in which our niiiiio were
havinir partial successes, often being
able to force the enemy backwards.
With the oecupjitioii of new positions
on tho left bank of Mm Mug ami m
the d'uection of Wlndiiair Wolyiisk
and Kovel, it is believed that a serious
bariier to the enemy's progress
against Hrenl-Litov-k has been erect
ed."
l.oss of Vmsnv Discounted
Tho loss of Warsaw had long bc.-n
discounted in l'etrogmd and it caused
no e.vilmeut. The noWHwpcr com
mented on tho fall of the Polish capi
tal without emotion, referiing with
regret to its loss as a noco.-itv hut
which is regarded by them as being
only temporary.
In vanguard of the Gorman force
approaching Warsaw aro said to hne
been live brigades preparod to com
bat nnv conflagration.
Tho Russian war office comment
on tho effect of Warsaw' fall on the
northern front as follows;
"Tho onomy is slowly advancing
hut against groat opposition on the
part of tho llussinn nnnios in the Nil
rew and I.omzn distinct.
"hi the vicinity of Riga the Gor
man received a severe chock on the
:lin river. They voru forced to
withdraw to 1'kau, several miles to
the southward."
STREETS OF EI
KRIK, Pa., Am. 0. Trooter el
the Ute eowutiiWHUrv natrwllod the
tietn of UU oity totlay.
SeoatioiuU nwierg of Uwtiug dur
ing the night kept the i"l "usv. It
Imm'MBC kBOr li tod.ix (li. 11 (tnv r"Wl-
r, rwuoit "H 'hi Lin ltii.ii'h,
liMl h0t il'l - '-''IK Mm HI' I. 1 .1 1l
wh WM '' -'"i t- I. w i
t.iLiiiL' nrticlM tram N hoiic uland-
puid jt iHfiipunU.
EVACUATON 0
RIGA BY SLAVS
IS IN PROGRESS
Natural Location Furnishes No Line
of Effective Defense Warsaw Re
treat Result of Envelopinn Move-ment-'Offcnsive
in Lomza District
Overshadows Vistula Front.
LONDON', Aug. f.. "Tho Hussion
war office tins set a utile. iL'fi.OOO.OOO
to helji pay the cost or the removal
of Warsaw mills ami factories to tliu
Interior of the empire," Bnys the. Po
trograd correspondent of tho Times.
"Tho Warsaw retreat Is'loss tho di
rect outcome of cngiiHcmcutH on tho
Moult) lino and la the Nowogoorglo
vsk region than the lesult of the
strategic situation as a whole. In
the region of Ostrolonkn and tho
mouth of tho Skwa the enemy threat
ened to out our renr communica
tions and deprlvo us of tho oppor
tunity of regrouping, wlillo by their
offensive In the Lobza district, which
Is beginning to overshadow oven tho
Vistula front In strategic Importance,
the Hermans aro slrlvlng to effect a
deep envelopment of our forces on
the VlRtula river. Should this of
fensive he further developed It possi
bly will bo directed agaliiBt HIalystok
and Hrest-Lltvosk from tho north. It
Is quite likely that Field Marshal
Von Mnckenscn will transfer his
troops from tho Cholm district to co
operate In this attempt. Another
factor' was tho auxiliary operations
01; both hanks of tho Vleprz against
Lukow, Intended lo cut tho Ivango-rod-Lukow
lino.
"Today's news wnrrants tho con
clusion that tho fato of Hlga Is seal
ed. Tho country on this sldo of tho
Mussa, whero flRhtlng Is proceeding
at prosont, does not afford tho Itua
slaiis a lino capable of stemming the
enemy's advanco, but Is sultablo for
merely rear guard actions. Tho river
Dvlna Is Intrinsically a moro formi
dable obstacle but as Hlga Is situated
on hoih sldos of the river. It doos not
afford opportunities for effective de
fense. "Two corps of Gonoral Von H110
low's army alroady havo roached tho
Mussa. Tho evacuation of Riga is
In full swing. Tho streets aro pack
ed with den so crowds and tho stations
aro bosleged with thoso anxious to
leave.
"Tho evacuation of Milan was ef
fected by tho postofflce employes and
tho police last Saturday. Gorman
residents were greatly delighted at
the arrival of their countrjiuen. They
had made no seciel of their sympa
thies "
DESTROY VILLAGE?
TO!PREVENT FLOOD
I)A 'I'HS, ()., Aug. (i. In Hue witli
the plans for prcMiitiou of future
floods sihi 1 as wrouaht disaster to
this city and tiie JI111111L valley in
March, )i:i, Ihe entire village of
Osbom, Groeno county, With its pop
uhitiou of more thnu 1000, will be
wiped from the face of the eaith.
Tho "flood conorunov eonunii.in
has porfeeted plant for ncqiiiring all
tho property of the village at a cot
of approximately 11,500,000. Tho
com!i.Uioncrs of the eonorvaimy
district etimated tho eol of build
ing a great resenoir to make Osborne
safe from flood danger would bo Jar
gieater than razing Ha? property lo
cated there. Property owueiw hao
Hgretd to the terms-.
I
AMSTHRDAM, !a London, Aug. C.
A lasting Ilussian offensive is no
louter to be expected In the near fu
ture," says Major Motirat, military
erilte of tb Uerlin Tageblatt in a
rrlw 0 tit situation in Poland.
"iittMMtarik m sor as our attaok
iMgliu tb Itiuwlan ilnfeiwe mnat
THwUe bMAHM It Is Re Winner ade
oHatMy swpikortl by Hflet ana m-
ekiM ptM. We ttonbi Um BMtbll
Ity f rMrgmiiltlac tke KanlAH nrmr
during the prMeut war."
U. S. MARINES
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Itoiuillug the V. S. S. ronnectlciit at Ieagiie Island navy yaiil, I'lilbidclplila. t tide Sam mmiI ."(Ml .lark
ies and umilnes to lla)(l as 11 ivsiilt or lite Mlllng of two l'iu Jurkclx of Hear dtnlinl CaiK-iloit'.s cotiiiiuiiid
now In I la) 1 1.
NERO
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OF TEN
SIIAWN'IW, OMa., Aug. (i. Kit
Merry, negio, chnrgid with two cases
of criminal assault ami suspected in
connection with ten others was taken
from ollicers eaily today ami hanged
lo a telephone pole at the scene of
one of his ajegml dim. in, ...
Herrv was hronuht here from (he
prison ul McAlliHler for trial. Wlieiii
tho train arrived and the deputy sher
iff and his piisnuer alightel, they
wero covered by guns in the hands
of a doon masked men. After an
attempt at gunplay, the officer whs
disarmed. Ten or twelve automobiles
loaded with masked men npHarcd
and tho negro was quickly convoyed
to a bridge.
When tho rope wn adjusted urouiil
Horry's neck he wan ipiestioneil about
the climes ami asked it' ho was guil
iy. In each instance he nodded his
head affirmatively. In every wine
the negio's ictiin was a while woman.
I'KTROGRAI), Aug. 0 Piince
Sliakliohkowy, Riitian iiiuu-tir ul
trade and commerce, picsentcil (cnluy
a repoit which watt appiowd by I he
council of luinisteitt HUggesliitg Ihe
utilisation of hikIi refugee as .lie
skilled Inboiei-s in Ihe pi eduction ol
military stores.
According to the plan employment
bureaus will bo opened in the im
portant oi'iiloix east of the evacuated
zones, (o distribute hands where
Ihoy aro most nii'dcd.
City administrations mid public
? pi riled eitinens oie oxpcelcd lo as
sibt ill tho dUlribuiion of tint work
men and to oaio for the wouiou and
childron.
A larsro nlot of ground nenr Mos
cow lias been assigned us sites for '
niuniiions factories. A uttliUrv and
indiistriHl eotumitteo and the emt
vob munition league will share with
the government the expenw of re
building and re-op nintf the luctoric.
T
PKTROGRAI). As 6. btter
frm VrM, duttd Auffut 3, re
ceied here U4ay, says Um tvns of
Jirarloff, Grtai and Biiwi sJl wen
in flans mUch tbo OenniUM iww-'fccJ
thsn.
The iiia.!i 1 r sail U Jure km
toreA u n.l 1 so psnnWssitlv in
Um : . .i'i" 1- n ViataU rivtr thai
IBS 7UlOUff urnir- -, ,.;..ii.
(letu;luueut of mditurj liretutu
WOMEN
Ml
IRK
IKING MUNITIONS
RUSSIANS
m
DESERTED
OWNS
AND JACKIES GOING TO HAYTI
'xiitmNi 'M -
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IMIILAHKIilMlfA, Aug fi Orders
were received at tho .Philadelphia
navy yard today to send 000 addition
al marines, to Port an Prince. Haiti,
and tho men will limvo hero 011 Mon
day on tho cruiser TonJicact, The
niorlnoB, who. v,IH Jojuipor.coiftiiijind
(if Major Smodloy I). Uutler.'will re
inforce the r.00 Hon soldiers Mat to
Haiti a welt
Connecticut.
ago on tho Imttlnhlp
CAPU HAITHCN, Aug. fi The Am
orlcnn battloshlp Conuectlciit has ar
rived hero from I'ort an Hrlueu and
has landed men.
The Amorlcan authorities have tak
en control of Cape Hsltlen. American
marluos are disarming tho people of
Hie city and tho forces of the revo
lution havo received ordurs not to
enter the city limits.
A number of llaltlens who aro can
didates for tho prosldeney, Incliidliii:
Dr. Hosalvo Hebo, tho leader of tho
revolution which resulted In the
death of President (iulllaiimo, havo
left bore for l'ort an Prince to be
present at tho forthcoming eloctlou
by tho national assembly of a new
president.
Acting upon orders Issued by tho
American authorities Kof) revolution
ary soldiers sallod fiom Hilt port to
day on board the dispatch bout Nord
Alexis. They aro going to l'ort au
Prince.
The foroei still faithful in the Iste
president have taken rufugu at
Uvecho.
The local commiltfc of safety, not
having ben recoKuUu by tint Amur
ban naval authorlth-H, hits boon oblig
ed to dltiand.
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I'HILAnHM'IHA. Aug. C-Hnited
States Senator Hoi Penrose In a
speech at a dinner hero last night,
announced that he would Introdueo
ut the next session of congress a
tariff bill that will contain rod no
tions of IB to 10 per cent on many
lor the duties In the Payne-Aldrloh
I Mil. The senator ssid:
! "I Intend to introduce at the open
ing of the next congress a tariff bill
ptotective in Its nature onntstulug
a liorisontal reduction of II to 10
percent on many of the duties con
tained In the I'syno-AUrleh bill, but
reinforcing some of the seKeHalos,
like the chemical schedule, to the
extent that may be nu&sa&ry to se
cure these industries in oar country.
"This bill will protect us from the
Mils:"" whiih will (neuron the clone
of ih- ,ii in I'ntiiii,, U"1 v,. 1 lur-
)nii t prepare (r !' n-tn.! '
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ALL ALONG FRONT
IIICR UN', Aug. fi -Tho Oerman
army hoadnuurtors staff loday gave
out the following official statement:
"In tho western theater: Fighting
ou.nud south or l.lugekopf continues.
"in tho oasbtern thoeter: In Cour-
hnnd ,(u llio vlcfnliy of Popel, north-
nust or I'onlowosch, and near ICo
warsb and Kurklo, northeast of Wll-
koinlor;, cavalry fighting tool; ploco
nnd wont In our favor.
"On tho Nurow front, noulh of
l.onua. in splto or stubborn reslRt
nuce offered by tho Russians, the
Oerman nrmy mado further progress.
"Helwoen tho mouth of tho Hug
nnd Naslelsk sloge troops havo brok
en tlnoiigh from Novogoorglovsk In
to the enemy's jjoslllon south of lllen
dostwo and have advanced lu tho dt
recHn of the lower Nnrew.
"Our airship squadron bombard
ed tho rallwny station nnd btilldlugH
lu Illalyostok with bombs.
"As mentioned In tho dally report
Issued yostorduy, tho Kiissluns, after
they bud been driven nut of tho outer
and Inner lines of the Warsaw forts,
evacuated tho town ami have -withdrawn
to I'raga, on tho right bank of
the Vistula.
"In tho soiitlionstorn thealtr: Our
troops havo puiintiniiniinhtrotllCGw
twoM which penetrated across the
Vistula took some positions of tho
onomy. llussian attacks were with
out success. Field Marshal Von
ilaekeuieit Is continuing the fight In
pursuit of the enemy.
"Northeast of Novo Alexandria tho
enemy was driven out of his post
tlons by Aiistro-lftiiignrlnn troops
and near Hawlu, north of Cholm ho
was driven out by tho Germans."
NEW LEADER OF
PARIS, Aug. (i. An ottu ml rownt
gituii out by the French war ot'jice
today reads:
"At the Dardanelles, since tho be
ginning of August thfre hu been no
striking development to repoit, the
activity being ooitfincd lo ntenuit
tent artillery duels ami much move
ment 011 the Mi't of aviator.
"The government has deoidwl to
replace General 1 1. ,1. H. Oountnd,
comtnsttdcr ot the French exiteditien-
nrv force at Ibe Dardanelles, by Gen
ernl Sarrail, who Was been named
(.111.11 1!. r-in-cluef of the annv of the
tin. n '
Gi nrml Ooursud ns apMiiile 1
couiiiiniidi-r of tlie rrt'tt'-b lon-t-H ;ii
the IlnriiiiiH lh in May o' tin- m.
i'i ..(i h fi. in l'nri- iii .1 1 1 1 H Kind
I 1 li "I In n w 1: 11 1I1 d hi tin' I u lit in,'
. 11 I . I ' II 1 ' 1 i inn 1I1 Hid tli.it
U4 L--tl luaixj iHpri-BKOrV lo MB-
putute one of his aims.
GERMANS
E
PURSUIT
OE LAV
FRENCH IN T
KAISER PLANS
EXULTANTENTRY
INTO WARSAW
Willi Warsaw and Ivanyorod Cap
tured and Fall of Rlna Imminent,
Austro-Gcrnian Onslauijlit Has
Reached Its Hclrjht in the East
United Poland Promised Automony.
LONDON, Aug. fi.Wllh llio great
RusHlan fortresses of Warsaw and
Ivangorod captured nnil tho fall ot
ltliut, tho capital of the Haltlc prov
inces, Iminlueut, the Austro-nerman
ouslnugbt bus reached Its holglil In
the east anil the next step will ho
the Oerman emporor'a triumphal en
try Into the Polish capital. That
event Is likely soon to lie followed
by tho pronouncement of n united
and neiul-niitonomntis Poland, em
bracing not only tbo territory wrest
ed from the Russians, but tho Aus
trian crown land of Hnllclu.
Meantime the Russian armies aro
fighting their wny backward towartl
Russia proper, inflicting blown on
tho invaders whorovor possible, trying
to fend them of ftho railways run
ning north and south in ordor that
the ends of tlio Gorman nlppors may
not moot and In closing bring dlsastor
to Russian nrms. Tho position of
tho nrmy of Grand Duko Nicholas
now Is a mntter of solicitude, ns tho
occupation of Warsaw Is boljoved to
bo a prelude to a greater purpoBo,
that of enveloping tho retreating
forces.
Russian Position Critical
Tho l'trograd reports show llio
grand duko has retired to tho right
bunk of the Vistula both nt Warsaw
and Ivangorod, destroying bridges
at both points nnd contenting tho
German advance aoroHs tho river.
Hack of tho retiring Russians Is tho
vast morass or Central Poland, with
low rallwnys and prlmltlvo roads,
making virtually Impossible a quick
movement ot guns and supplies, while
hack of Warsaw, tho only fortress
nvallahlo ns a rallying point for tho
Russians Is Hrost-Lltovsk. Thus tho
Russians aro menaced by (lenoral
Von HuoIow'h column bending south,
ward and by Field Marshal Van
Mnckonson'a Hoiithoru army bending
northward.
Tho fall of Ivangorod propor, fore
casted In the Russian rotlromont from
the wost of tho city, Is officially 10
ported today In bulletins both from
Horlln and Vloniin,
Of(iiwillon of Wn rmr
Tho occupation ot Warsaw now Is
contoilng attention on a series of
Important events that aro being ar
ranged. First will ho tho noloctlon
of n Gorman governor. Reports lu
ll lea to the nppolutoo will bo n Gor
man prince, possibly a son ot tho Gar
man emporor or an Austrian nrch-
duko who will bo vosted with author
ity akin to that which Napoleon gavo
to his brothers and to his marshals,
Horlln reports n council to bo hold
Sunday will fornmlato a proclamation
deolarlng Poland to bo a seml-auton-
oiuoiih state under Joint Polish and
AiiBtro-lIiiugnrliin rule. This con
forms with a rocont decision ot a
Polish cougross hold nt Plotrkow,
Russian Poland, which proposed Joint
ollsh and Austro-lltingarlan rulo
witli a, voparato Polish army and tho
fullest Polish autonomy consistent
with tho strategic Interests ot Aus
tro-Ilungary.
U.S:
NOGALKS, Aii., Aug. 0 Raltorv
C of the Sixth I'nited Slnton Field
Artillery nrrixed here from Uouglas,
Ariz., today to protect American lives
and proerly from the fire of tho
warring factions in Souom, Mexico.
It whs etuted Ihut the Imttorv hud
orders to shell either of the Mexican
fa et ions that sent bullets into Ameri
can territory.
The Cm iran tn forties which at
tacked Negates, Solium, Wednesday
and then withdrew ltnu drawn eloeei
to the town witli reinforcement
which ure said to coumhI of AQQ mm
.md two pievi s of urtilhn.
It hi". Ik en di'limli I v 1 t.ililihpd
lli.it -iv Indlfts ilv int'i he Ann 11
ran town of Notfikle duUng the rttfht
Miy Wednesday,
RY
GUARDS
BORDER
GENERAL SCOH
SENTMEXiCOAS
PEACE MAKER
Chief of Staff ot United States Army
Off to Confer With Mexican Lead
ersSecrecy About Mission Pan
American Delcfjatcs In Session
Scott May Represent Them.
WASHINGTON, Aug. C Mnjof
Goncrnl Hugh L. Scott, chief of start
of tbo United States army, accom
panied by Llcut. Colonol Robert E.
L. Mlchle, a member of llio general
staff, will leavo Washington nt C p.
m. today for HI I'aao, Texan, to con
fer with General Francisco Villa, and
other revolutionary lenders thoro re
garding tho Mexican sltuntlon.
Secretary Lansing conforrod with
Ilrl. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff
or tho army, and Assistant Secretary
Hrcckonrldgo. Their meeting rovlr
ed a report that Gcnornl Scott might
bo chosen to porauano Gonoral Car
ranzo of tho necessity of yielding.
Gonoral Scott's doparturo for tho
border Is not n part ot tho plan pro
posed aonio tlmo ago for tho chief of
staff to go to Mexico himself to sco
what ho could do to Influcnco tho
revolutionary leadors to como to
terms. Tho plan is Bald to hnvo boon
abandoned with tho incoptlon ot the
Panama-American concert.
It was roportcd that General Scott
would go as a inombor of n commis
sion but thero wbb no verification ot
that, (lenoral Scott would not dls
ciish his mission.
l''avor New Lender
Tho Latln-Amorlcan diplomats aro
undorsttod to favor for president of
Mexico somo man who will roprosont
tho groat majority ot Mexico's inhab
itants who am not fighting under
any military leadors. They consider
Hint tho fighting forcos roprosont
such a small pcrccutago ot tho non-
tilatlon that nil military chiefs should
yield to tho masses who deploro tho
war, and havo boon Innocent victims
of Its hnrdshlps.
Socrotnry Lansing said thoro might
bo somo public nnnouncomont to
night, dopondent upon developments.
The six Lntln-Aiuerlcnn diplomats
working with tho American govern
ment (n bring penco to Mexico had a
sorles ot conferences nmong them
selves today boforo thoy rosumed
their conforonro nt tho stato depart
ment. Thoy covered their procedure
with tho samo secrecy as was thrown
about yestordny'B mooting. Tho dip
lomats met nt tho Argentine embassy
nnd later proceeded to Secretary Lan
sing's offlco.
ApiH'nl (o Ciirivui7u.
Gonornl Carranzn' refuse! to meet
tho other factions In a poaco confer
enco wns tho first obstacle to bo dis
posed of. It was bollovcd tho dlp-
lomatfl considered that question at
their preliminary conference. Tho
plan, ns it stood nt tho closo ot yes
terday's conference, wns to send Gen
eral Carranzn a Inst Invitation, back,
ed by tho moral force and authority
ot nil Pan-America to Join his ad
versaries In an effort to havo Mexi
cans flottlo Mexican nffnlrs thera
8olvon. Today'H mooting was oxpect
od to go far towards developing tho
nltornatlvo.
SF.ATTLK, Aug. fl. Tho Copper
River Railroad company reeevccl
word today that leu miles of iU
track, and ioudbe.1 in Alaska was.
washed out a fow days ngo by u,
great llood in the Copper river vul
ley following tho hot wenthur in
July. Tho washout oeeurred in tho
district about Mile 101. The heat
cuused abnormal melting of tho glac
iers, and small streams wero con
verted into roaring torrents.
GENERAL BENJ. . TRACY
DIES IN 85TH YEAR
1 1 11
NEW YORK, Aug. fi.aenernl
IlsuJHmin V. Trooy, who was Presi
dent Harrison's soarotary of (ha navy
(Hod of parb"eis liure, today in hz
8A yenr after n period, of uiieon-.
SUIOIUU04S lasting niui) du, "
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