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ST -, h-Brfm" - i - JTVSr "mSAAVrjgSXiMgfiffSaiStSi 9 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight aimI- Friday. Mnv. 80.5J JUIn. HI. I Forty-fifth Ycnr. Dally Tenth Ycnr. PET RAD AIM OF Baltic Flank Under Himlcnhurg Reaches Banks of River Dvina With Pctrograd 300 Miles Away Second Lino of Russian Defense Untenable. LONDON", Auk. 12. TIiu Hnllio flunk of tliu (lurinnu armies under Fiehl Marshal Von Hindonburg hits virtually ntttiincil the hunks of the river Dvina, hut with Pigu nnd Dvinsk, with Petrograd less tlinn 110(1 miles awny in u direct lino. Thence southward tho lino sweeps west with tho Ittissiun fortress of Kovno still holding out, hut next week mny see n grcnl liuttlo on tho loud toward tlio Ittissiiin capital. Tho second lino of defense upon which tho Hussions proposed to fall hack lifter 1111111111011111'; Warsaw has nil the nppeniniH'cs of having heeii rendered uiiteiinhlu nnd the Hrilish nnd Ilussinn press is beginning to free in this Austro-Gormnn plan an ambition to take Pctrogrnd. Kiiluuv Is Occupied Austro-Gormnn forces pursuing tho llussiuns who are retreating from tho Warsaw salient, have occupied Lukow, according to an official an nouncement by tho German unity headquarters staff today. .am hrowo also has been captured, tho statement adds. Liikow is situated 10 miles north-, oitsl of tho fortress of Ivnngorod. Zumbrowo lies about 18 miles south east of Lomza and 20 miles north east of Ostrow. Frequent Austrian attacks 011 Italian positions in Cadoro aro re ported front Home, which declare that tho Italians Itnvu succeeded in holding all their recently taken posi tions. On tho Carso 'plalenu tho Italians claim a suhstnutial gain in tho Suibitsi zone, although admitting they were liuahlo to hold a position on strong ly foitified heights well within tho Austrian lines which Ituliati iufantrv had ciyitured in a charge. In Car ina small advances were recorded. Wnlclos in Alliens Formor Premier Vonizelos of Greece has returned to Athens, w)iero tho proiiouncomout of bis poj icy, expected to hnvo an important boat-in;; on tho llnlkau situation, is hoiu gnwaited. It is considered doubtful if this will bo made until after tho opening of tho Greek par liament on August Hi. During the lull of activity on the front in Franco and Hclgiiiui the 1tritir.lt public is looking to the Dar danelles to bring (he relief Russia bo badly needs, though the task of opening 'he straits is a problem that homo think would only bo solved by u change id tactics. floatIsiId BY CHICAGO,. Auk. 12. Four Iiiiko pump resumed sucking the tons of water from tho half submerged hull of tho steamship Eastland today to lighten tho weight of tho ship before deriieks arc set to work to plneo tho wrecked boat on ovou keel. Of ficials hopo to have tho ship rained by lomoirow. A hundred policemen lined the bridges spanning the Chicago river, keeping tho oroxwls of curious away from tho scene of (ho dimistur of throo weeks ngo. Tho righting of the liip is expoeted to release a number of bodies and coffin wore awaiting to receho them. PROTECTION FOR FIRE AND GAME PLANNED SALEM, Ore., Aug. 12. S. C. Hur trnii), federal forest supen Uor at Po.elurg, today outlined a tentative plan for cooperation ot game war dens and foresters for Tire and smne rotoetion at tho meeting of tho Ute giimo and fih coihihImuoh. Tho oomMieiQji appointed a wn mittoe consisting of State Game )'ar dan Shdeiuaker, State forester U liott and Mr. Bsrtram to avglve a definite plan ft( cooperation, HANI INVADNGA1Y TOMORROW WARSAW BUT LITMIGED FROM BATTLES Water, Gas and Electric Plants Left in Working. Order City Not In jured By Retreating Russians- Wrecked Bridges Easily Repaired Germans Cheered By Populace. LODZ, Itussiat.-I'oland, Aug. 12. Tho city of Warsaw, the center of tliu recent colossal campaign for tho Vistula line, suffered comparatively little from tho battles which raged around it and front tho process of its evacuation by the Ilussians. Al though fears had been - expressed that the Itussians in leaving tho city might repent the century-old prece dent at Moscow and set the town on fire, they did not do so. Tho water, gas mtil electric plintts were left in working order nnd only in I'raga were the water mains damaged in sovernl places by explosions. The Russians retired in such hnsto at tho last moment that they omitted to carry out many measures they had planned. An order to carry off the church hells was only pattly executed and many bells were loft hanging. Many Poles Itciimln Most of tho Polish residents of the city declined tit follow tho order to leave with the Russians, escaping deportation by keeping out of sight. The scenes on the night of the eva cuation were dramatic. At 10 o'clock in tho evening a scries of ex traordinary heavy explosions was beard, signalizing tho destruction of tlho-forls. Tho sky over tho city flamed' red from burning military buildings and tailway shops. The bridges were jammed with retiring troops or flooded with columns of artillery. . At fi:00 o'clock the next morning the thieo Vistula bridges were de stroyed. An hour Inter two Geiman officers rodo coollv through the city in an automobile to the town hall where they mot the cliiof of lh citizens' committee. A few miniiL's atterwards patrols of cavalry ap peared, their lances decked with flowers and -the men singing "Die Wui'lit Am Ilhoin." Germans Cheered From tho scenes in the streets it mighf have been thought tho event was a city festival. Crowds in gay summer attire thronged tho streets, cheering tho entering soldiers, while many offered them (lowers. Meanwhile front tho river front and even from overhead camo (he noise of exploding shrapnel shells and the whiz of speeding bullets. Many casualties occurred in the city and ambulances were busy tho entire day trniispoitihg the wounded to their homes or to hospitals. Municipal affairs aro in the hands of a citizens committee under tho control of which a voluntcor citizens police force has been formed to pro servo order. Tho destruction of the railroad b rid go was poorly executed. Tho middle spans were wrecked and dropped into the river, but the piors wero left stnnding so that it will take but a comparatively short timo to rebuild the structure and re-open railroad communication for Prince Leopold's armies. TAFT 10 LECTURE 10 BERKELEY STUDENTS UKKKELEV, Cab, Aug. 12. -William Howard TaJ't, former president of the United States will deliver n series of threo lectures to students of tho University of California and the Pacific Theological Seminary at tho open air Greok Theater here August 30, nnd September 1 and U, it was an nounced today. Mr, Tuft gave the subject of his lectures as "tho presidency; its power, duties and responsibilities." LONDON, Aug. 12. A commission of inrpilry has boon appointed, ac cording to the Dally Mail I'etroRrad correspondont, to Investigate charges against W. A. Soukhomllnoff, form or lluwlan minister of war, and othors, In connection with tho short ago, of munitions which has serlousl)' Injured the opgratlona ot tho Rus sian army. MEDFORD. BRYAN VOLUNTEERS TO SPREAD FAME OF CRATER. LAKE I ('( MMHHgflMt .JaM&f ?l$fvii Above William Jennings Ilfjait, Mrs. lirjiin ami party of Mod ford ft Bffik -iat 'jMH'Tr .-miLr ll cltlrcu doing Crater lake In a launch. Jlolow A closer view HpIt Ji'ttttMmOttlr rMbW of ''l0 'aum''1 I11"')'- iBfllt iCTkJmLw Tr J . " Uourlesy Oregon Journal. lSMaiiliREBisyGOLD isay ixicans m&SSJSmKS niminr m pay I WwW( ,saBi ,. WM,,,,,,M ,v ,,,, new 1 11 BauM... ,, LSIJhy I I I V ......... if I iiPWP5sss5-ffwia . Afiflrninm nrrv uYnnno wind- sl' 1 u tniiB m - iii" awt m.irv 11 11111 1 in - 11 111 ? iw v Willinin .1. Hrynu, who recently isiled Crater Luko on invitation of the Medford Conrnerii.il club i sounding the praises of MedfoidV hospi tality and Crater Lake's beauty throughout his travels. Ho writes Irom Taeonia as follews: ".Mrs. Hryan and nnself greatly nppreciato the couitesics etonded to us at Medford. We lire sinking tin praises of tho beauty of (rater Lake and the hospitality of Medfotd wherever we go." T E RUSSIAN DEFEAT SAVES THE PORTE CONSTANTINOPLE, Auk. , ia Horlin, Aug. 12, by whole to Say villo. "Tho entente allies havo lost tho suppoit of that army which they intended to use to crush the forces of the central pouersr" said Euvor Pasha, tho Turkish war minister, in an interview (today wilb a coritwp deut of Tho Association Press, al luding to tho recent fighting in Pol and. "I realize that much work yet 10 inains (o bo done, "continued the war minister, "but with the Kiiainu army no longer n terrible juffunaivu fore, Turkey and her allies havo nothing to fear. ".My opinion of all talk of renrxnu- izing the Russians in 011 tho par with tho speecliM before the Damn of (tie Russian war minister, who apwroutly was unnwuro that Nupoleou's re treat from Moscow is unlikely to be repeated by (he AuKlro-Gonnans. A man who imagines such llu'iur pos sible today with all the modern mean of transportation ami commuiiicu tion is 11 century behind time. "One never knows what the for (unos of war may bring but every in dication now u that our side i; auu to win. llefoio long tho Passimi army will ho disponed of iontf cno.mli to allow our allies to become noliw elsewhere. Meanwhile we are taking euro of tho situation here better tlinn before, because we uro !! stantly iorlctin'.' our nriMiiiz.itiuii and iiicreaing our force." i HIIOWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 12. Threo more Mexican outlaws were today added to the ht ot killed 111 buttle near Mercedes, HkIhI'o coup ty. It was not rpitcd whether soldier, county rftu or ringers QU III IIIV iikiil adotttod n.nolii'v of ccrit nave ng to gie detsils of fights in wh hct'v wf-re coneeMiwl. ihi is O KOC01IMI for the laelc of eon a of .1 report that eight otu i"n (,, n , dits wore killed in IjTd t 6ino Friday, KS DECLAR yi flauuli rMWi OREGON, THURSDAY, RUSSIANS BEGIN I ENTIRE FRONT HUUI.IN, Auk. 12 Tho toxt ot tho offlulal statement today Is as follews: "KnHtorn thoater: .South ot tho Ntomon, troops holouKing to the army of General Von Klchorn ropulsod with snueulnnry lossoa nn attnek hoKuu by tho onumy with stroiiK forcoH In tho Dvlnn section. Tho euomy left 700 prlionoiH In our hnndi. Tho army of Gonornl Von Hehnlz throw thu onumy bank ncross U10 river Ga(!z. "Souyt of tho Narow Hlnoo tho 8th this army Una tnkeu IS0O prisoners InoliidlUR olovon oftlcers, nnd cap turoil 12 innchlno kiiiib, "Tho army of (Joneral Von Gnll wltz took .auibrowa by storm and pouotrated further in nn oasturly dl ruetlon by wny of Androohow, "Tho army of Prince Leopold of Hitvnrla continued pursuit of tho eu omy and while continually otiK"Kod In roar guard fighting eroseod tho Mil chnwka suction. Liikow haa boon oc cupied. "Tho army of General Von Mnclc ouion having broken down strongly fortlflod pngltloim after nhnrp fight lug, tho IliiBshtna beuau rotroat dur- hit; tho nleht nloiiK tho ontlro front botwoon tho IIuk mid I'anuow." E AT I WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. A com pleto report ot conditions In Vera Cruz wan enllod for by Secretary Dan iels today, although no new antl foreign demonatratlous havo beon ro portod. Coniniauder McNameo of tho gunboat Sacramento, may havo snllod with hii ship last night for Now Orleans, where It will arrlvo Sunday, carrying the Hrazlllun and Guatemalan ministers to Mexico. "Thero have been no special ord ers to the Atlantic fleet oxeent thoio given the Lqulaiana, New Hampshire and Conuoetlcut," Set rotary Daniels SAld toilay, "Ships now in navy inrfla tiova raivulur nplnrtt In ia tiro. - " '"" "..v ." - ,..-- I'are1 for eallUHC but thyy have hson given no new oruers. w no noi rontcmpiate gf-niltng any more shine ,8outb, at this tln.c " REIMA LONG 0 CONDITIONS ER AUGUST 12, 1915. -f m craunn ucd rns, Priv NEW YORK, Am:. 12. advices from Loudon intimate t the recent shipment of !fn.",,0(IO, in gold to this country via Ilalii l QIr,r.ff"rAi is soon to ho supplemented by lictivyA?fKirLH Ho imports direct from South Africa and Australia. The Hank of England had n cold reservo of about 20,000,000 sterling nt Cnpelown and from three to four million pounds of xohl to its credit 111 New Zealand. TUeso renerves, it is understood, havo'been drawn upon to meet obligations in this country and shipments of the Kohl are said to be in transit. Tho South African gold may como diiecl to this port, while thu Australian gold probably will bo lauded at Sail 1'ranclsco and credited by telegraph transfer (o thu local sub-trouitury. 1. P. Morgan mid company today professed iKiioraiicu nvupliug tho imports, but would not deny thnt yostorday'a trunafor from Halifax might soon ho increased from other sources. Kemiltnuce on 'London was nfiiiti the feature of the foreign evoliang market, demand alerliut; falling to tho net low price of 17'i. Quota tions on Paris and Home allowed no abatement of (he acute conditions at thoo centers. L WASIIINGTOV, Aug. 12 An nouncement that tho war depart ment had asked American manufac turers of war munitions for data as to their facilities for furnishing sup plies, particularly In tho ovont of an emergency, led to somo spooulatlon horo today, although officials oxplaln d that tho action was in accordanco with tho tiHiial practice both In nor mal tlmos, as well as In war. Tht nunnuncomont doclarod omphatloally that no purchnsos of war uuppllos was contemplatod at prOBont. Tho question was nuido necossary by practically ovory prlvntt plnnt In tho country is taxed to Its capacity filling ordora for Kuropo. Gonornl Inquiry has boon inatltutod to ascer tain whothor expansion of fnollltloR has kept paco with the domund and whethor tho government would bo certain of it sourco of supply. PYTHIANS KILLED !N COLLISION IN OHIO COLU.M1IP8, O., Auk. 12. Pour persons woer killed nnd more than n Mnro Injured, some of -thorn sortoitH ly onrly today whon a heavy loaded freight train crashed Into a apoqlal trnln Learlng a party of inembars of the Kulfbu of Pythias lodge of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, many of them ngoam fianlod by their wivos or othor litem llin Ql tb9l fumJUw, . . ASCERTAINCAPACITY 0F1NINP m Tn mm limit led y7 d( Chine Wind in a boautiful as icnt of vavialod all very now, CAo iTItllO umilo 110 rciiuest, however; 10 r udditiomil troops. War department officials would not discuss reports that secret or Kiinizers in Texas weio aligning Mexicans under tho "plan of San Diego." Whether General Punston lias coiumuniciilod those reports was not disclosed, 11 was apparent, how- over, that ho had decided (0 coiioeir I rule n considerable force in tho HruwiiKillo district, where tho trou ble appears to eenlor. 1 HIIOWNSVILLE, Toxin, Aug. 12. Action by the federal government in response to the appeal (o Presi dent Wilson made by Governor Fer guson of Texas, who asked for an increase of troops in tho lower Itio Grande valley, wiih awaited today by officials who so fur hnvo not boon auocoVul in fully combatting I ho depredations of bands of Moxi en 1 1 raiieh raiders who in tho last several days havo eaiised (ho deaths of uoarly 11 sooin of persons in this suction. Citizens of Ilrownavillo and othor border cities did not agree that the troubles worn duo to political fueds in this soud'oii. Considerable evi dence soemed In bo brought forwiird (hat tho nudum wero organized into several bauds woikiiu; under the Plan of San Diego, Texas, where resolutions wero parsed declaring for wresting from the United Statos a -trip of territory along tho border to bo added to Mt xico, BANK TELLER DENIES CKDAU HAl'IDS, la , Aug. 12. -Leo Porrln, who last night repudiated tho confession which offlclnls ot tho Coilar Hnphls National bunk claimed to have obtained from him, that ho robbed tho bank of $21,070, today hold to his story. Ho Instated that tho ; 10,000 which bank officials re covered yesterday was obtained by a loan. Jumes Cagony, ot Chicago, a for mer Cedar Ilnplds rotddont, was tho man who loanod him tho monoy, Por rln said. On rocelpt of this Informa tion Chicago pollco woro asked to look for Cagen), CHICAGO, Aug. 12.JamoB B. Cugnoy, talking to dotootlvos and newspaper ropnrters today danled ho had ovor loaned ? 10.000 or any othor sum to Leo Porrln, of Codar Itaplds, Iowb. "I lived In Cedar Haplds for a tlnio nnd we did our banking with Purrln at the Cedar Itaplds National hank," IHhl Mr. Cflgney, '"That's all I know about jt ' 7i 'iirwro- NO. 122. VILLA WILLING TO IN THREE Mexican Lender Arjrccs to Stop Flulitlnrj Pcnillno Peace Ncaotin tlons Peace Plan Docs Not Con tcmplate In An Way Use of Force or Impairment of Mexico. H HHI H f WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. " General Villa has infromed "" tho United Stales government " (hat ho is willing lo sign n " (rueo of (hreo months or moro "" duration with his opponents " during which timo n ponco " fonforenco shall bo held. Villa is understood (o havo "" oidered his commnndcrH (0 "" nvoitl fighting, ovaetiating 'places threatened with attack, " as evidence of a sincere dosiro to inako pence. ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 12". Presi dent Wilson nnd Secretary Lansing conferred nt length today on tho Mexican oitiuition. Detuils of yes (erhiy's conference in Now York of tho Lntin-Amcrienn diplomats wero given (o tho president. Just before Mr. Lnnsing went lo tho whito hoiiHO ho announced that tho appeal to tho factions and lendors in Mexico will not ho sent (oday as arrangements for its transmission by telegraph nnd mail to remoto parts of Mexico uro not complete Tho communication linn been finished, signed nnd npproved by tho presi dent. Xo Uno of Force Willi tllo return of ilio president it was ngain reiterated that (ho inter-American penco plan docs not contemplate in nny wny tho tiso of forco, or (ho impairment of Mexico's sovereignty or intoreferenco in her domestic nffairs. Tho pttrposo of (ho appeal is to influence Moxicnns themselves to hold n pcaco conven tion nud tho government created by thnt faction will bo accorded recog nition whothor' not tho ncouicscencn of nil tho factions is obtained. Tho Rending of battleships to Vorn Crur. nnd othor movements (hat mny follow aro described officially us precautionary measures (0 afford nssistnnco lo foreigners, but offi eiuls feel renssured (oday (lint thoro will ho no necessity for any physical notion. CumuiM .Misinformed Secretary Lansing deolined to comment on General Carrnnzii's let ter f protest ngainst tho Pan Ameriuaii oauo plan. Ho said no reply Iiml lieen mnde. Howovor tho feeling is that when tho Pan-American conferees' appeal is read it will bo evident that Cnrraiiza has been misinformed ns tn tho purposes of tho ponco plan and thero is a confi dent hopo (hat soiuo of his hithoito eloso Kiipoprtors will givo thoir nd horenco lo tho idea of 11 pcuco con ference. Secretary Lansing's confcrcnco with tho prosidont lasted an hour. Ho suiil nftcrward that tho situation wn unchanged and tho appeal to (ho Mexicans would bo sent us soon us nrrnngoinonts for its 'transmission hud been urrniixcd. f- I.ONDON, Aug, 12. Serbia's ro lttctanco to coda territory claimed by Bulgaria, which will bo necossary to liiHiiro actlvo co-operation by tho lat ter nation on tho sldo of tho alllos, has caused oxtonulvo comment In the London papora. "Theso llttlo statos," says tho Graphic, "nro so Intent nn thoir own quarrels that thoy rofuao to tako Joint notion against a common peril." "Thoy will bo III advised it thoy allow any exaggerated caro for thoir solf osteoid to hinder a settlement with Uulgarta, which lmnst matorrally hanton tho end of tho war," tho Ex press says, MONTHS SERBIA REFUSES T ED Y m m 6J