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"J- 'JBEMBtTWiM 't.KS.." w.n i-ra- L3IS3W'C-X. . KQWIwt-HnI?-C r"1KwMjA 'h-'lrrjj'- iiinwi. wmutu wwnntf'ui ji)Miiiw'Biii)ituiiLiiiiiJiiiw''iiMrat'Mjiitittiww.iivaueil,!jr . 1 - Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight and Saturday. Mav. 87; Mlu. n.1$ Hum. U7. Fnrty-flfth Ycnr. Dully Trnlli Year. MEDFORD. OREGON, FJR1 DAY, MWST It, 1015. NO. 123. N HI T KILLS6.23HURT - Airship Raid on East Coast Nets 14 Destroyed Homes, Injures Nine Children, 1 1 Women Second Raid Within WeekTotal Killed to Dato By Aerial Raids 100.' LONDON, Aug. in. Official an nouncement was iniiilo toiluy of tin airship raid last night on tliu oust const of England. Six pcrHonn were killeil. Ono Zep pelin, the nnnouncement Buys, prob iilily was damaged, but escaped. The text of tliu iinnuuueeincnt follews: "Two Zeppelins vihltetl the East count last night butwecit IhllO p. 111. nnil ll:l,"i p. in., dropping iiieemliary and explosive botnhs in vaiious places, resulting in tlio following ca sualties: , "Killed, four men, two women; in jured three men, JL women, nino chil dren, all civilians. Fouttccn houses were seriously damaged. "The Zeppelins were engaged at Home points but succeeded in getting uwny from our aitciaft patrols. One of tliu Zeppelins wan probably dam nged by the mobile anti-aiieraft bcu tion." Last night's raid of ZeppeliiH was the second this week. On Monday night Zeppelins flow over the Eng lish coast and with their bombs killed 1 1 porHoiiH and wounded II others. Thtfc raids mark the renewal of tlio Zeppelin attacks on England af ter an interval of several weeks. The last previous raid, with the excep tion of a minor attack on Harwich caily in duly, was on .Juno 15, when 3(1 persons were killed and !() in jured. In nil there have been near ly a fcoio of thoso attacks, resulting in the death of more than 100 per sons. I 8ACltA.MKNTO.Cnl, Aug 13. Flre, proHUiuhaly of Incendiary ori gin, today destroyed tlio lumbor In jnnlB of two companies at 1'ortola, I'lumns county, at a log estimated nt botweon $250,000 and $2,000,000. At noon today tlio flames wero Htlll spreading- Tlioy woro swooping toward tlio Kroat saw mill of tlio Feather Itlvor Lumbor company. Tlio outlook wna that It would bo destroy ed. Tho conflagration started In tlio yard of tliu Foathor Itlvor Lumber company nt 2:30 a. in. All of tlio lumbor In those Was dostroyed. Tlio flanios thou spread to tlio yards of tlio California I'lno Hnx .ind Lumbor company. Practically nil of tlila wait conBinned. Tbo yard of tlio California I'lno Ilox and Lumbor company contalnod 21,000.000 feet of lumbor. In nil npproxlmntoly 25,000,000 fot wna do etroyod In tlio two yards. Tlio Immonso factory of tlio Cali fornia Pine Box and Lumber com. pany stood directly In the path of tlio flanios but was saved aftor heroic fighting. Tho night watchman nt tho plant of tho Koatbor River Lumber com puny states ho saw tho flro shortly aftor It started and assorts bo Baw a man running away from th,o spot. Tho alarm was Immediately given but all efforts to check tho flamoa woro futllo. After tho flro had gained soma headway tho hoat was so Intense tho flro fighters could not get within a hundred yards of tbo flames. Hot stoam discharged against tho burning lumbor pllos by tbo "West cm Pacific englnos and tlio uso of dynamite woro both unavailing to chock ths oourso of tbo flamos. All the plants liavo water avail able while tho yards had no flro pro tgotlon whalevor. Tho California Pine Dor and Lum ber company oxpoetod to start Its factory In fifteen days. This fire will delay their Initial run several months. NU A FIREBUGS IK DESTROYS GREA LUMBER N GZAR'S HOST N POLAND ESCAPE KAISER'S TRAP Grand Duke's Army Extricated From Warsaw, Halt German Advance In Baltic Built Paved Roads to Transport 42 Centimeter Guns to Kovno. PETROORAD, Aug. 13. Tho Rus sian armies having successfully ex tricated themselves from the Warsaw suck in which tho Germans tried to enclose them, nro now stubbornly op posing the German advance on u lino 70 miles to tlio east of Warsaw nml on both sides of the railroad between the Polish capital and Hinlostok. The Baltic German campaign np pcars to bo at n standstill with tho Hussions astride tho highway be tween Vilkomir and Ponioweseh, threatening the communications be tween Ihaso in vnding iirmios. "Tho Germans are approaching slightly nearer to Novno. Tlioy nro pounding that position with their heavy guns, to which. Hussion nrtil lery is replying effectively. Peasants wlio cscajied from the German labor gang desenbo tho deliberate pre parations for the assault on Kovno which woro begun threo months ngo. Tho Germans imported an enormous mass of structural mnlerials, built paved roads from tho westward and lug foundations Lr feet deep for mortars, taking endless pains in pre paring the cement platforms. When tho refugees escaped No. -12 centimeter guns had arrived but those of small caliber, each icqiiiiing threo large tractors weio being hauled into position. P.ERLIN, Aim:. 111. Tho Polish city of Siedlce, 55 miles southeast of Warsaw, has been captured by the GemmiiH. Announcement to this ef fect was mado jodny at army head ipmrters, The city of Siedlce lay directly in the path of tho Teutonic force winch pressed eastward from Warsaw after the enptuio of that place. It is in this section that the Aiistrn-Ocmmn forces are advancing most rapidly. Siedlce is the capital of the province of that name mid has some L'.I.OOO inhabitants. LONDON, Aug. 13. Tho ItiiBslnns for tho tlmo being nro holding In check tho llaltlc flank of tho Cicrinnn armloH which nro struggling to cut tho Warsaw-Petrograd railroad and arc battling toward tho Dvlna, beyond which Ho tho roads to tho HiiRuInn capital. This has been accomplish ed with tho aid of reinforcements and by virtue of ono counter attack after anothor. Tho fortress of Kovno still holds out. Gorman attacks toward Hlgn havo been repulsed and tho railway Junction at Dvlnsk remains In Ilusslan bands. From Ostrolonkn, north of Warsaw, to Cholm In tho south, tho Teutons claim to havo mado further progress, but botwoon tho Vloprz nnd tbo Hug tlioy apparently havo been thrown back with heavy loss. Tho fact that tho Germans aro able to advanco with comparatlvo rapid ity duo oaBt of Warsaw, whllo being checked on tho right and loft flanks, tins given rise to tho impression in England and In Itussla that tho stout roslstnnce offorod by tho Ilusslnn wlnjjs will Insure tho snto withdrawal of tho main body of troops from tho Warsaw salient Contrary to many ro- (Continued on page two.) TURKS SAY ALLIES LANDING IS A .FIZZLE HKHLIN, Aug. 1.1, by wireless to Snyillo. The ()ereb News agency gave out tho following from Con Cen Con stantieople: 'Jielisblo report from tho front state that the last landing operation of tho allies woro rolntivoly unim poitant. At KHittehoHli, 350 mon tried to land but woro ropiiUud. Twenty of them were killoil. Tho other regsinwl their tliip. "At AnwfortH Itav 1500 llritish lmided and attomptl to outflmik th Turkish positions at Ari IInmu. They wore rqpuUed without waking any progress," USE ARE JHE MEN WHO ARE MING 10 SHOO IHE DOVE OE PEACE BACK 10 MEXICO bsbBBGmhH&. - a JlssiiiH Inf .flHB IKurdH iK Blllllllllllll tkiwoa &'u tiii: r. H. A. AND T1IK A. II. I'.'S A m tiii: It. t. G.'S. Kobort Lansing, V. S. Secretary of State. At left (Heading upwards) aro the II C 'a. It. S. Naon of Argcntlno HopuhUc, Domlco Da Oama of Hrazll, nud Kduardo Saurez-.MuJIca of Chile, at rUht (Reading up wards) aro tho II I' G 's, Ignaclo Cnldoron, llollvin, C.irhs Maria Do Pena, 1'ragunv, and ..loaipiln Mondor. of Oiiatemala. CLAIM REPULSES E HKKLIN, Aug. 13. -Tho official utatemont today sa)s: "Wostom thoater: Jn tho Argonno sovoral Fronch attacks noar .Mnrtlns work yj-hlch waa taken by iih, woro repulsed. "KaBtorn thoater: Tho troops of Flold .Marshal Von Illndonburx which aro hoforo Kovno mado pro'grow. In tho Dvlna suction tho lttisalans mndu ropeatod unsiiccoatiful attacks. "Ilotwcon tho Narow and tho Dug wo mado further advance, although tho onomy cnntlnunlly brought fresh attacking troops to this front nnd his reslstunco hud to bo broken fioui suc tion to section. "Tho nrmy of Gonornl Von Scholz took D00 prlsonors yostorday and oap turod throe eannoiuund two machine guns. ..f "Since August 10 thoVarmy of Gonoral Von Gallwiiz has capturod CGG0 Ilusslnns, inoludlng 18 officers, nine machine guns nnd ono pioneer ing dopot. "Tho troops of Prlnco Loopold of Pavaria havo ronchad tho district of Sokolow, during continuous fighting, nnd after having capturod tho olty of Slodlco, lost night, roachod tho LI w lee section." Mfll . I llr A i AN flU I 1 1 L nUniM HOME, Aug. Z The great vol canoos of Southern Italy, which have been disturbed during tho Inst fow days, aro becoming Increasingly act ive. Thus fur it has been Impossible to proouro detailed and authentic In formation from the none ot tit dis turbances in whloh the earthquakes occurred early in the week. It ! known, howevor, that eruptions have taken place. FRENCH ARONN SEC ITALIAN VOLCANOES BEET PROSPECTS I, SETTLE FACTORY LATER F. H. Uramwoll in beet sugar fame, arrived In Medford lnt night, and In company with V. II. Gore and B. Storoy mado a roundup of tho exper imental Not fields planted last spring. Mr. IlramwHll secured nil average of tho fields visited and was much plwiMd with the showing mud a thus far. Tim huoU brouxM In by Mr. Ilram woll nro declared Uy thoso oxper lenoed In beet culture to comparo fav orably In sl.e and hukuY content with tho nmlurcMl proiluct of tho Idaho and Utah fields and It Is oxpootad that u onmiiulgu for aoroago will bo Instituted In tho near future. Tho pi o 1 1 on of a factor will then ho up to the agrlcultuiKt f tho valloy. TO DEAD AIRMEN FORT SILL, OU. . Aiir. in.Mili tary honors tadiis wiro accorded tlm body ot Captain i "r,ro II. Knov, who was killed here TlioisdMy when an aeroplano which be was piloting nur nie i uited State urmy muuouwr ground fell a di-taneo of 350 feet. I'iiiiuiiiI wmcb were held at Fort Sill. Lieut. It. H. Sutton who uUo iMlu ,'er ,ut w" t w duvs. Kxuminati ii of tin in tho hos- within tlirwe tho iMrOMul eiloets of Captain Knox hore ahoived that he had made urrniUfSJaeuU for their distribution in autisiptioti of uoh ait atjoident. Old Ship In Service. XGWYOUK. A i- n. iin- -.ii-iim- or Couupniiinau, loi-iucrlv the (iii- lOHii oil lank -tc.tn.tr Ih m -i ,, nnd, wlitrJi v.i-, laul up nt Kt.ftt r I tin since Augiut 1011, renehwl New Vor tudrfv, Ml AR 10 RS SEND APPEAL TO MEXICAN CHEFS BY WIRE TODAY WASHINGTON, Aug. HI. Tim inler-Aincni'mi umottl to nil fuel ion in Mexii-o njjieed upon by tho 1'nii Amuricuii eouforenco is o.xpucled to go forward toiluy. Seortry Lam iuf said today there would bo no fin t her eoiifoieiico with tho Latin Amoricuii diplomats iintils replies have been roocived. No cliango in Hie Vent Cruz situa tion was recorded In navy department desjwlclic. The liHltlesliips Louis iuiiii and New Ilninwhire still "ver- proceeding noulliward" today, arid it was xpiK'ted that tlicv will xo di rectly to Mexican wuteis in the i cinilv of Vein Crux. Genera! Villa's propositi of a three inonlli- tiii'c lor a pence convention has bicii Hint toil upon by tlu gov -i iiiim nt. PAUIS, Aug. 13.-A dispatch re ceived today by tho Havas News auency from a correspondent In West Africa reports further uiicgosbos by troops of tho ontonto allies in tho Kamerun, a (lormnn colony In west ern equatorial Afrloa. Tho dispatch says: "Allied troops which had ontored Oarua and N. (Jniindoro, In tho north ern Ksuiorun, suceeoded TTn July 18 tu occupying the Important post of Tlngere In the western section ot tho Lolony between Xgaundere and Kon tsha. The enemy fled but on July 23 rein forced by it company from Danjo, counter attacked heavily, but was ro- puihCii after a brilliant engagement and fl'd In the direction ot Tlbatl. "The losses of the allies wero slight but thoso of teh oneni) hca;," KAISER'S AFRICAN I WANE B ORDERS TROOPSFORARIf All Movement of Soldiers Rests With General Funston Military Arm Held in Readiness-Villa Willing to Eliminate. Self for Mexico's Good. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.1. Presi dent Wilson personally took up tbo situation on the jtoicnn border to day with Acting Secretary Broekcn ridgo of tho war ilcpartment,' nnd gave directions that sufficient troops bo held ready for any emergencies Governor Fonjuson's telegram ask ing for moro troops is being held at nt tho war ilcpartment awaiting any further word from Major- General l'linston. Secretary Hreckenridge re ported there wero no new diworders. Any fuither troop movomoiitn will be left entirely to General Fiinntoii. A detailed statement of the (lis- liibution of the troops has been hud before tho president ond officials take tho view that the army can be used fuither only if the governor of roxiiH wero to certify in a constitu tional mauiier that ho can not con trol the situation with tliu state au thorities nml ask for federal aid. Secretary Breckonridgo said after his conference with the president that General Funston had asked for no moro troops and that none would bo sent without his iopiest, Tho Cnrruimi ngeney's despatches today contained u categoneal denial from General Nafarelte that any of Iim troops had crossed into Toaiih. Other advices expressed the opinion that tho M'o.ienn trouble makers were neither Carranr.a nor Villa troops. Auiiouueenieiit was iniiilo here to day on behnlf of General Villa by his Washington agents (hat nil tho civil and military olcmcuta of his puily would eliminate themselves if neeesary for the success of a Mexi can peiU'o confeience. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. ViIIh'm proposal waa continued in a telegram from DiiiK Lombardo, Ins kccielary of state, to his agency here. "It the peace conferences between the factious in Muxioo reach a suc cessful end," Lombardo's message said, "not only General Villa but nil the civil and military elements uf filiated with tliu convention party would bo disposed to eliminate them selves of necessary, with the single comiiiiou unit, mo men wlio are placed in charge of tho new situation shall solemnly agree to rostoro con stitutional order nnd Ihal they shall not bo drawn from tho decadent nml oidioim oieutifico or roaetioniiry party." Lombardo also said that ho firmly believed in tho good will of President Wilson toward Mo.ico ami that tho American government would not at tempt armed intervention. E E L PORTLAND, Aug. LI. Kw.loneo in tho trial against offieura of tho United Stutoa Cashier coiiiiiaiiy, charged with using tho mails to do fraud, was all ju today and tho United States district court tliiu morning ov eused tho jury until Monday when closing Arguments will bo heard. It is o.peeted that n verdict will be reached early net woek. Aftor tho closing of tho cao of tho defonso abruptly today, United Statu District Attorney Clarcno L. Iteiiiue asked for an hour thus morning for his rebuttal, but was nnablo to get somo of tho witnossos hero on short notice, and restod hid ono without rebuttal. Today waa taken up with arguments of tliu attorneys bofote Judge Heaii. Younji Couple Drown. IlKliLIXCIIIAM, Wash., Autf. 13. August Jaeobson, agod 21, and Miss Lola Jhookonridgo, aged ID. both of Lyndon, woro di owned in Silver Inko, in the northern psit of Whiteom county lust night, Tho young woman stopied off u log into tho lake and the young man attempted to rosouo her. Neither was able to iwmi, VIDENCECOMPLET CASHIER ALLIES CANCEL WHEAT ORDERS; STOCKSWOBBLE Contracts Augrcyatlnn Over Two Million Bushels Repudiated Means Europo Can't Pay or Dardanelles Soon to Be Opened Mystery Over Europo's Action. CHICAGO, Aug. 13. Cancellation by representatives of tho allies ot contracts aggregating nearly 2,000, 000 bushels ot wheat, bought for September shipment to Europo, was puzzling to tho grain trado today. Not only woro cancellations roport od by Chicago concerns, but sorao seaboard exporters claimed to havo closed out open contracts. Canadian exporters also reported soma cancel lations. James A. Patten, former board of trado operator, said: "If ponco woro In sight, Europo would Rtlll need whent nnd oho would hnvo tho credit to got It. Tho cancel lation ot orders thoroforo would scorn to Indicate ono or two things clthor Europo has found a sourco of' supply which means Russia, or Europo finds that alio cannot pay." It wns said that two of tho largest firms which cancollcd contracts woro tho Armour Grain company nnd tho J. Kosonbaum drain company. Gcorgo C. Marcy, president of tho Armour drain company, said: "I am nnablo to understand what has happened abroad. It must bo Romothlng Important or tlioy would not havo cancollcd purchases that show such profits. Possibly It Is that tho Dardanelles nro to bo oponcd, Dut wo havo no Information. England wants to hold liar gold nnd by buying; whent In Canada nnd Australia sho can uso hor credits and kcop her gold, with which to buy munitions. It Europo docs not buy our wheat freely It will menu much to us nnd mnko n great deal of difference In pi Ices." Emanuel F. Itosenbauni of tho J. Itosoubnum company, said: "It was about threo days ago that tho buying stopped. Tho European buyers startod to beg out of their purchases, nccoptlng n loss of from S to 10 cents n bushel, I should say." TEUTON ALLIES SOUGHT PEACE LATE IN MARCH LONDON, Aug. 13 Austro-Gor-man overtures for a Boparato ponco with HusbIii wero begun at tho ond of March, according to tho Star which rjuotoa tolograms It says woro taken from tho Italian green book, said to havo boon published today. Tho first Intimation of such pence proposals, according to tho Star was contained In a tologram from tho Italian ambassador at Potrograd to tho Italian foreign otflco dated March 29, In which tho ambassador said ho learned from an unlmpenchablo sourco that n sorlous attempt to mnko ponco had boon addressed to tho Rus sian government. Twelve days later, the nrtlclo con tinues, tho Italian minister at Nlsh, infnrmod his government that a sop arato poaco between Austria and Itus sla was possible Tho minister at Sofia, liulgaria, sent similar nuws, tho Star continues. PULITZER'S FLIGHT GERMAN LI PARIS, Aug. 1J, -Ralph Pulitzer of New York yesterday flow from it suburb of Paris to tho fighting front in u now tpo of doublo motor bi plane, whloji was operated bv u mili tary nvmtbr. Mr. Pulitzer and tho pilot covered about 03 miles, getting within sight of tho Gorman lines mid so oloso to oat th that tlioy could hdo tho Gorman tronohon uud dUtiuguihli the bursting of shells. Aftor a trip along tho firing lino tho bi-plano wna flowu back to thq capital, wIjoj-o jfc lufided eafoly. jti jy r tT5 m fW