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.Wywl wStT"!- v WMMiln s.;,,;;?':: . Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Voir Tonight and Wednes day. Max. 01 1 Mln, 52. .ViAyvXx-; r i B5 ' P Forty-fifth Vcnr. Dally Tenth Year. RUSSIANS HALT GERMAN RUSH AGAINST RIGA Warships Forced to Retire and Ad vance of Troops in Courland Is Checked Balkan Condition Chao ticTeutons Plannlnn Invasion of Serbia to Aid Turks. LONDON, An?. 10. Although military operations in Hussion Cour hmil luivo hardly reached the decisivo Btugc, tlio Germans who hnvc been smashing their way toward Riga hnvc licoii checked. Almost simultaneous ly German warships which attempted to seize tho Gulf of Riga nnd attain a strategic poHition to assist tho troopB nshoro were dispersed, and damaged. Tho assemblage of German crnft was tho largest ofuny engaged in the. imvnl actions of tho war thus fur, with tho exception of tho allied squadron at tho Dardanelles. Tho fact that tho German warships were forced to retire is n source of satis faction to tho British press, which finds encouragement in tho resistance of tho Russians in this northeastern theater in contrast to their retire ment elbowherc. British Rain Costly Tho British ndvnneo in tho vicinity of Hooge, while not comparable with tho tremendous actions in Poland, marked tho most important engage ment in which tho British army has figured since the battlo of Feslubort in May. Tho gain was small and still has to bo maintained against tho al most inevitable German counter-attacks. Tho Balkan situation is still chao tic. Despatches from Salonika snys that tho Austro-GcrmaiiN plan to striko again nt Sorbin already hns found expression in n concentration of Teutonics forces along tho Sorbian frontier. It is said 100,000 men have been massed near Orsovn, Hungary, which may bo tho forerunner of 'the predicted campaign through Serbia for tho relief of Turkey. Italy as yet has not declared war on Turkey, but Athens reports that Italian con suls nro leaving the Ottoman empire, entrusting their nffnirs to their American collcngues. If this be true, it probably means that impend ing developments in the Balkans dic tated tho notion of Italy. Italy to Send Troops It has been rumored frequently that Italy would send troops to as- sist Franco and England in the Gallipoli operations, but thus far such reports have not been borne out, and tho Porto nnd Koine main tain surface relations with nations at peace. For Germany's reported pence ovoi tures to Russia tho Biitish piess finds only sarcasm. Viitunlly nil papers reiterate editorially what of ficials havo insisted so often, that their can bo no peace until the allies havo gained victory. It is bolioved generally in England that Germany is willing to coneludo peaeo ns mat ters stand, but the burden of all wiitten nnd spoken comment is that such n situation would be impossible from tho standpoint of tho allies. OFFFORWASHINGTON LONG BRANCH, N. J., Aug. 10.- Domlclo Da Gama, ttio Brazilian am bassador, whoso summer embassy Is located hero, authorized tho state ment today that Joso Cardoso da Ollvetra, tho Brazilian minister to Mexico City, whs leaving thoro at this tlmo, chiefly to inform tho Washing ton government and Pan-American dlsplomats on tho general situation in Moxlco, Tho iprcssion given nt tho embassy was that tho Brazilian minister wbb not fleeing from Carranza, but that his departuro was the result of an ar rangement ma do several weeks ago whereby the minister was to leave If conditions became unbearable. Sonor Cardoso has felt at times tho pinch of hunger and his health has been impaired by Uco burden and strain of his work in earing for American interests, BRAZILIAN ENVOY FROM NEWLY GAINED E SOUTH OF t l -r LONDON, Aug. 10. Sit- "" John French, commnnder in chief of the British forces in "" Franco and Belgium, in n re- " "" port given out today by tho "" official press bureau says tho British troops have witlfdrawn "" from their lino south of Hoogo near Yprcs, but havo consoli- " tluted the Village of Hooge. BY ALLIED FORCES T LONDON, Aug. 10. Troops of tho entcnto allies in tho Dardanelles nindo a gain of 200 yards on a front of 300 yards enst of tho Krltblnoad on tho Gnllpoll ponlnsula, it was of ficially announced today. A footing also has bcon gnlnod on Chunuk Bahr nnd another landing effected elsowhoro, tho statomont adds. Tho text of tho announcement fol fel fol eows: rfi "Sir Inn Hamilton reports that fighting nt fiovoral points on tho Onl- llpoll peninsula has takon plnco dur ing tho last few days. Substantially progress has boon nindo. "In tho southern zbno 200 yards on a front of 300 yards has bcon gained east of tho Krlthla rond, nnd has been hold In splto of dotormlncd counter attacks' which havo beon ro- pulsed with heavy losses to tho en omy. Hopentcd attacks by tho Turks elsowhoro in this zono wcro beaten off. "Sovernl attacks by French corps hnvo been nindo nnd tholr wholo- henrted co-operation has proved of tho greatest assistance "In tho Ansae zonca footing in tho Chunuk Bnhr portion of Sari Bnhr also has been gained nnd tho crest occupied." HAITIEN ELECTION I IHURSDAY NEXT PORT AU PRINC7, Aug. 10. Tho next meeting of tho national as sembly for tho election of n presi dent of Haiti in succession to tho Into President Guillaume, who lost his life during tho revolutionary operations of Dr. Rosnlivo Robo, has been culled for next Thursday. If an election is posiblo it is bo lioved that Genera! Dnrtigucnii will ho elected. Generally speaking tho pcoplo would prefer tho establish ment of u provisional government nnd tho dissolution of tho chamber of de puties and the senate to bo followed by tho election of new deputies, Tho American authorities in con trol nt Port an Princo hnvo hnnded hack to tho National Bank tho treas ury service of tho republic, which this hunk had been performing under con tract. It wns relieved of its duties jn this regard by tho government of President Guillaume. Quiet has been ro-estnblibhcd nt St. Muro and Aux Cnyes. INTERS E E LOS ANG13LKS, Aug. 10 Dele gates to tho sixty-first convention of the International Typographical un ion put aside the consideration of all business today In favor of a recre ation session at Venlco where a bar becuo had been prepared. Tho del egates and their families and friends were entertained at various amuse ment concessions during the after noon and tonight they will witness a swimming and high dlvirfg exhibi tion by girls In the natatorlum. A display of fireworks will follow. The first business session will open tomorro vs morning. 200 YARDS GAIN AGAN K MEDFORD. ZEPPELIN RAID BRITISH COAST KILLS INNOCENTS One Man, Nino Women, Four Chil dren Killed, and Fourteen Injured By Bombs Dropped By German , Airships Fires Caused Quickly Extinguished. LONDON, Aug. 10. An attack by German airships which flow over tho English const last night was announc ed today by tho official press buroau. Tho stntoment says ono of tho air ships was damaged by British aero planes and wns towed into Ostend. A revised list of casualties was given out by tho official press bu reau as follews: Killed: Ono man, nlno women and four children. Weunded: Flvo men, seven women nnd two children. Tho toxt of tho Btntmentfollews: "A squadron of hostilo airships vis ited tho cast coast, last night and this morning between the hours of 8:30 p. m. and 12:30 n. in. "Soma fires woro caused by tho dropping of incendiary bombs, but theso woro quickly extinguished nnd only Immaterial damnga wns done. "Ono Zoppolln wns seriously dam nged by tho gunflro of tho land de fenses nnd wns reported this morning bolng towed Into Ostend. Sho has slnco boon subjected to continual at tacks by aircraft from Dunkirk and has been under heavy tiro and it is now reported that after having hor bnck broken nnd her renr compart ments damnged sho was completely destroyed by tho explosion. "Tho night wns extremely dark nnd was accompanied by thick fog In places which rendorcd night flying by neroplnncs very difficult. "It Is regretted that Flight Suh- Lleut. It. Lord, who was ono of tho two pilots sent up to ongago tho en only, was killed on landing in the dark." TO Ei PARIS, Aug. 10. Whnt aro des eribcel as remarkable cures of wound ed French soldiers havo been effected by tho now polyvalent scrum, discov ery of which was announced hibt March. Complete recovery is an nounced o men who were terribly mutilated unl for whom all hopo hul been given up. Doctors Lcclnineho nnd Yullc, tho discoverers of tho scrum, huvu been unable up to tho present to mako moro than 2000 flasks of it daily, mot of which goes where tho worst cases are to bo found. When it can bo made in sufficient quantities to supply the firing line, where it could ho used preventively as anti-tetanus scrum is now used, it is believed that thous ands of lives can bo saved. Tho now serum, which may he roughly described ns a combination of a number of serums against dif ferent vaiicties of bacteria, has been put to practical use onlv recently. NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Consider nblo mystery MirrountU tho shipment from Kngland to this country of a lurgo amount of gold, tho sum being variously estimated at $15,000,000 to $25,000,000. Tho gold is being train. shipped from Halifax, to which port it was taken by a Bntndi steamer, presumably under government con voy, to this city by special train. J. P. Morgan mid company uip the consignees, but the bunkora rofiue to give any information regarding the transaction, stating that niioIi do tails ought to ooiho from London where tho shipment wag arranged in response to tho oxlrMordinury ox change condition between tbut cen ter ami this city. NEW 1 CUR WOUNDED PROVES SUCCESS MYSTERY SHROUDS OLD MEN OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 3915. ORDER WARSHIPS VILLAAGREESTO TO PREPARE FOR RESTORE SEIZED VERA CRUZ TRIP MERCHANDISE Battleship Squadron May Be Sent to G,uard Foreigners From Demon strations Engineered By Carranza In Resentment Against Pan-American Conference Situation Acute. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Secre tary Lansing nnnounccd Into today that only ono warship would bo sent to Vera Cnw nnd that it was go ing to rollovo whatever ship Is used for transportation of tho Brnzlllnn and Guatemalan ministers. Secre tary Lansing denied flatly that mili tary or navol expeditions woro bolng prepared nnd declared such reports only Interfered with tho success of efforts to sottlo Mexican nffnirs peacefully. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Serious uuti-foieign dciuniixtrntions reported to tho Washington government from Vera Cruz gave stuto nnd unvv de partment officials considerable con cern, particularly in view of tho Pan American conference to ho resumed in Now York tomorrow to deviso means for restoring peaeo in Muxico. Advices from Commander M Niimoo nt Vera Cruz, depicting n threatening situation in Cnrrnimi'H government, led to a conference be tween Secretary' Lansing, Rear Ad miral Benson, noting secretary of Iho navy, and Leon .1. Canova, chief of the division of Mexican affairs. ItejMirt is Alarming Commander MciNameo's report hud nt first been regarded as alarming enough to warrant. sending naval re inforcements to Vera Crux and pre liminary orders havo been given to tho battleships Louisiana and Now Hampshire at Newport to make ready. Deliberation on tho situation, how ever, resulted in tho determination to nwnit further reports before dis patehing any battleships, there being n genuine desire upon the part of administration officials to do noth ing to stir up feeling that might ho embarrassing to tho Pnti-Ainoriciiu conferees. An order was sent, how Over, directing tho gunboat Mat id la to proceed nt onco from Progrcso to Vera Chit:, n distanco of about 300 miles. Rear Admiral Benson ex plained that tho Marietta might ho ulilizel to convey tho Brazilian and Guutnimilnn ministers in Mexico. Cnnunii lYovecl Commander McNnmco's repot I did not give details hut officials here believn tho auli-Amcrieaii feeling whiuh ha reported is a direct out growth or tho Pan-American ncgo intioiis in Washington for tho ad justment of differences between the tactions. Other developments in Mexico, siieli as General Cm ratlin's expulsion of the uatarnalau minister nn.il his differences with the Brazil ian minister hecnusa tho countries of both participated in tho Pan American conferences nro taken ns cvideneo of Carrunzii's displeasure with tho stand tho United States has taken. Although there nro other small nnvnl vessels in Moxicun waters, tho gunhont Sacramento, on whi'di Com iimndor MoNamcc has his Hag, is tho (Continued on Page Two) PLAN EVACUATION OF CITY OF VILNA LONDON, Aug. 10. A dcHiteh to Renter's Now Agenoy from Ptitrn grud says that the firt bteps for tift evacuation of Vilna (about 55 mile fcouthoubt of Kovuo) have been token by tho removal of bomo of the pub lic institutions. Tho railroad from Vilna south wards, the doxMtgh add, has buuu tho objoot "f iietiVQ attention by Oor iiiiui Zopjoliui. Twalvo bombs, live of whitfh were iiinondiury, wore dropped on Bmlititok. while u annul (uncoils M,it w paid to the Kovel railroad depot, the dtmUdi oontin uos. The duuiftgo was slight anil truffle was not jrjternipUd, General Scott and Mexican Leader Havo Satisfactory Conference Miners to Be Let Alone and Foreign Goods Restored Law Violations to Be Prosecuted lit Civil Courts. KL PASO, Texns, Aug. 10. -Gen eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States unity, has accom plished h is mission to tho border. At noon lodny tho following stnto ment was issued: "Genenil Villa assured mo during our interview that the proposed meeting of mining men will bo post poned indefinitely. Tho foreign mcrehunliso seized in Chihuahua lust week will bo restored. Violations of the law however, will bo prosecuted in the civil courts. My mission here is now accomplished. Escorted by u mounted detachment of bodyguards, General Villa entered an automobile early today in Junro. and crossed the border to keep his nppaintment with tho American chief of staff. George C. Curothers, state depaitmenl representative nnd Col. R. K. L. Micbic, nide to General Scott, wont to Junior nnd nlcompn nied the Mexican lea dor to tho pri vate residence of J. P. Williams, u banker, whom General Scott has made his headquarter.. On the in ternational biidgo a detachment of the soldiers from the Sixteenth United Stales infantry were drawn up an n guard of honor for Genernl Villa, whom thoy escorted in automobiles, to tho pjaco of meeting. General Villn'n guards also aeeonipnnied their chief, to General Scott's residence) nnd remained (hero until tho confer ence wns concluded, MY. ('mothers and Albeito Mo dero, political adviser to Villa, and brother of the late President Mudero woro thoonly men present nt tho meeting between tho two militnry chiefs. At 10:30 u. m. General Villa emerged from tho houso, re-entered his machine, accompanied by Colonel Miehio mid Mr. Curothers, and re turned to Juarez. General Scott, after Mr. Carolher'H return to Ameiican soil, issued his statement. AGAIN IN BATTLE BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 10, United States cavalrymen and Mexicans fought again today, this timo near Mercedes., Texas. Ono Mexican was killed. Nouo of tho troopers were reported hurt. Today's figlit was in Hidalgo conn- ty, west of tho scone of tho previous Mexican raids nnd closer to the hor der, occurring about 25 miles noith of tho Rio Grande. Six United States cavalrymen woro on tho border patrol duty near .Mer cedes when tho Mexicans attacked them. Tho soldiers captured four horses from tho attacking party, Paitics of armed fanners and mer chants went from Moi cedes and other nearby towns to try to cap (pre soma of the Mexicans, IS BERLIN, Aug. 10, bv ivireb-.., to Sayvillo. Tho British auxiliary oruiser India o( 70000 tons, has hotui toriKiiIusd off the Swedish count Eifhty moiubou of thy urow were Mved. Tho Indian whs wtUeksd at a (Hriiit north of Budgo wbwi elite rill Ileal f jord. Thu ruMuvtl imii wuju itieked up by the Swodwh aUMUiiur GoU InniI. The India bdonycN! t (hit Ptwin nmr and OrlenUl lute nml uui bu.lt in WH, RAIDING MEXICANS WITH CAVALRYMEN DYING OF STARVATION tt H MKXICO CITY, July 31, via " Vera Cruz. Anir. 8. via Laredo. -r Texas, Aug. 10, delayed in "" transmission. Kight denlhs " bv Btnrvntion. all children. "" wcro reported by tho second " '" polico station. Tho general "" "" hospital nlso reported denlhs by starvation though tho niim- " her was not mado public. "" f GERMANS TAKE OF L BI5ULIN, Aug. 10.rort No. 4 hns lion stormed nnd tho town of Lomzn. which Is situated on tho Na row river 72 miles southwest of Su vvalkl, has boon occupied by German forces, according to an official stnlo niont issued by tho Gorman head quarters staff today. Tho statement follews: "On tho front In tho district of Kovno tho attack was pushed for ward with continuous fighting, near er tho lino of fortresses. During tho engagements' wo took about 100 more Husslnn prisoners and four cannon. General Kulcko broke through tho lino of fortresses nt Lomzn yostcrdny afternoon nnd took Fort No. 4 by storm. At daybreak today tho forti fied Uwn wns occuplod. Ostrow Is still bolng hold by tho enomy. Our troops hnvo reached tho Bug from Bojany, west of Brok, to tho mouth of tho rlvor. Slnco AniiKust 7 twonty throe offlcors nnd 10,100 tnon hnvo bcon taken prisoners In this region. Hast of Warsaw wo have ndvnncod to n point near tho Stnnlslnwow-Nowo Minsk road. "Southeastern theater of war: Tho army of General Von Woyrsch, pur suing tho enomy, has reached tho dis trict north nnd northeast of Gnlo chow. This army Joined tho loft wing of tho group of armies of Fiold Mar shal Mackonson, who Is advancing from tho south. "On tho front from Ostrow to tho Bug tho roar guards of tho enomy woro drlvon back towards their main forces." ALLIES RENEWING PARIS, Aug. 10. Tho allied for ces havo resumed their attacks upon Turkish positions nt tho Dardanelles with groat vigor during tho lust two days and havo mado approclablo progress on tho Gulipoll peninsula, according to a Havns dispatch receiv ed from Athens. Tho Turkish losses havo bcon heavy. Simultaneously tho allied fleet bombardod tho Turkish positions on tho Dardanelles Inflict ing sovcro damngo upon tholr de fense works. Tho crest was occupied after flerco fighting and tho successful storming of strongly hold positions. Horo, too, tho euemy's loss bus beon consider able. Tho advance was commenced nt night undor cover of a searchlight from a dostroyor, "Klsewhero a fresh landing hns lwoii successfully effected and con sldorabol progress mado. "Six hundred and thirty prisoners hnvo beon tuken, together with ono N'ordentoldt, two bomb mortars, nlno mncliiuo guns and a largo number of bombs. Scattered about aro unantl tios of tho enemy's rifles, ammuni tion and cijulpmont." HUERTA'S SUPPORTERS HELD TO GRAND JUnY KL PASO, Texns, Aug. 10 Twenty-one tilibiutterx nnd ullegiMl dherauU of Geueiiil ielniinuo IIuwUc, arreted hmt wck nwr Fort MaucMMik, Toxks, today waived exam ination btfurcj UuittMl but Com MwutMHor Oliver. 'Aw wtu were dct t&UM4 in daffliilt of $,000 totul bond psoding tk uetivii of th grand jury iu QelGbWi TIN MA M RUSSIANS ATTACK T K NO. 120. SUGAR FACTORY PROMISED FOR COMING YEAR Utah Sunar Men Promise Construc tion of Largo Plant in Valley Work on Cement Plant Starts Mon day at Gold Hilllrrlflatlon Pros pects Brhtcn Also. Two industrial projects, vital Id tho fuluro economic nnd agricultural prosperity of tho Roguo river valley, havo passed tho speculative stngo. Thoy nro tho boot sugar factory proJ moled by tho Western Sugnr com pnny, bneked by Monnon capitalists, nnd tho Portlnnd-Bcnvcr Cement plant nt Gold Hill. Both propositions represent nn outlay of over n mil lion dollars. A letter received Monday bv W. II. Goro, from' R S. Brnmwcll, gives tho iiBsurnnco thnt n $000,000 factory will bo built in tho Roguo river vul loy in timo to hnndlo tho 1010 crop. 'Clio Portland-Beaver Cement plant nt Gold Hill hns issued a call for itn siiporintcndcnls, foremen nnd em ployes to report for work next Mon dav. August 10. Tho plnnt which linn been in courso of construction for tho Inst 18 mouths, is now 85 per cent completed, nnd prnctically all of tho machinery hns been received nnd installed. Tito nnnlysis of rock nenr Gold Hill shows ono of tho finest de posits of cement material iu tho west. Beets Test Well Tests mado by tho beet sugar ex port of seed plnntcd in tho vulloy thin year, shows n high degrco of sne chnrino nnd size nml productiveness. On soma hind sowed to beets, tho orop now is cstimnted nt from 20 to 2 1 tons to tho ncrc. Tho beets hnvo not yet renched the height of their development. In tho best sugar beet districts of tho Rocky Mountain stales, tho nvorago tonnngo is from 15 to 20 tons per acre. Tho bottom land is highly ndoplcd for tho growth of beets. Mr. Brnmwcll will nrrivo in Medford next Friday nnd with tho sugnr interest expert, A. Storey, will spend n month inspecting looul con ditions, nnd formulating n plan of campnign. Tho letter of Mr. llrniiiwcll to Mr. Gore, is brief, but to tho point, nnd ns follews: Ilrnmvvell'H Promise Portlnnd, Ore., Aug. 7, 1015. Mr. W. II. Gore, Medford, Oro. My denr Mr, Gere: Yours of the 0th nt hnnd. When I wiolo tho letter to which you rofer, I surely expected lo he in Medford ns therein set out; but unavoidably I wnH detained from timo to timo un til now. llowover, if all goes ns now indicated, I will bo in Medford about Friday of next week. I nm writing Mr. Storoy lo join mo thoro, nnd hope that with you wo rim mnko a gonornl survey of tho coun try roundabout, gather some snmplos of beets, nnd in n genernl way get a bettor unlorstniidiug of conditions that obtain there. Wo nro going to build n sugnr fact ory in Roguo river valley for the beet orop of 1010. Yours vorv truly, R S. BRAMWKIJi, Ii ligation l'topckaltloil Coupled with tho beet sugar fac tory, which will cost $000,000 anil bo oreotcd on u wito nenr Medford no cordiug to present plans, nnd the ce ment plant operations, which hnvo piiMxed tho speculative fetugc, thero remains tho irrigation proposition, which is Jocoiving tho hearty support of tho laud owners, and is in a seuii- " (Continued on page three) PARIS. Aug. 10. Hiram Maxim la credited by tho London correspond ent of tho 1'etlt Parlsteu with bavins Invented a slmplo and Inexpensive oontrlvanco to protect tho soldlors from tho effects of deadly gases enw ployed In battle, This device la de signed to oauso tho gases to rise over tho heads of tho mon against whoM thoy aro UJregtod, . iillNTS GAS PROTECTOR I A fvl '