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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Fair Tonight aimI- Friday.
Mnv. 80.5J JUIn. HI.
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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.
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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."
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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
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flauuli
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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
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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.
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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
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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,
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