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.uuirf.uHffiinm".. . MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight mid Sunday. Alax. 81.r; Mill. III. I.rtv fifth Yor 1'niK T' nlh Vi ir. DI H EVERY STEP OF E New Positions of Invaders Outlined Line Runs From Ossowetz South and East to Brest-Litovsk Mines Stop Naval Attacks on Rljja Russians Carry Out Plans. PETitOGItAD, Aug. II. Tho now positions occupied by tho Germans and AtiHtrlnus woru outlined with ap proximate accuracy on good authority today, for tho first tituo slnco tho fall of Warsaw. Tho lino starting from tho vicinity of Ossowolz, near tho I'rtiHshin honler opposite tho Mazur liin Lilies region, curves to tho south and east, running through Sokolow, Sleillce. Lukow, Ostrow and Vladova. Tho concentration, of Austro-Oor-mnn forces In tho direction of tho for tress of lircst-Lltovsk Is proceeding along threo- roads, running to that point from Malkln, from Lukow and from Vladova. Tlio Invadors aro still between forty and fifty miles from Hrost-Litovsk mid are meeting with strong opposition at every step of their advance. Naval Attack on ltlga. According to Husslnn military ob servers In tho near futuro tho orig inal plan of retirement from tho Vis tula lino will bo accomplished and that llrest-LltovBlc, although not yet in tho sphere of activity, will assumo Its function as one end of tho Russian line. Delated details of tho recent naval nrllon at the ontranco to tho Gulf of Riga show that tho Germans with nine ships of tho lino and 12 'cruisers drew up In battle formation. A fleet of trawlers, preceding tho warships, cleared away mines. Tho Ilusslnu denfenders estimated that the Germans opened flro with ono fifth of tholr strongth. Mcan- whllo Russian hydro-aoroplanos bom barded tho trawlers and warships. Tho trnwlors eventually woro driv en off. Two of tho Gorman warships damaged woro torpedo boats, tho other a crulsor. Thoy struck mlnos nnd apparently woro Injurod severo- ly. , To rtllle Pi (Minors Tho council of ministers has ap proved tho project for tho utilization of prUonors of wnr and foreign la borers for tho manufacturo of war supplied. Chlnoso, Koreans and Persians aro to bo omployed. Tho council nho approved tho plan of tho minister of education for opening cer tain universities to women in tho medical, scientific and legal branch es. TAFT OFF 10 VISIT ISCO F NEW YORK", Au. 1 -William II. Tdi't leaves New York todnv u a western trip to bo abiont until Octo ber H. In San FmiuuVoo ho will net ox president of tho Unittiiiun con vention nnd to nddres the Red Cross conference, On September I) he will speak before tho Amerieun Hankers nasocintion at Sonttlo nnd will lenvo San Franeiaco Septeml.er 18 to return to New York b way of the Panama cnn.il. XoGALKS, Ari., Aug. ll.-Mexi-ciii soldiers onterod Aiuenean terri tory 13 miles west today and began slaughtering cattle, according to a leport trout the Harrison raneb, "M the .border. Three aulouitilMle l.isil-d with armed men started for the si-eiie at 10 o'clock. USE PHOTES TO READ GAS METERS IN GOTHAM NEW YORK, Awr. 1 I.-due meter in Si-m Yri hereatler ill tie Wul hv Jltgrl,h " 'Tilrl I" lll-HI f lib solute ncciii Mi i ii.nlii- wilt 1m f.iuipid with a earner abick fit i.v.r ihe iiidiratr of tbe gas meter. '. mii --int: a billion light i lbru i, tli. i. U- )i il .lint rtiti m.iilf -lioV u.l .1 tulli'il. K DOT RAID ARIZONA RANCHES GERMAN DRIVE T0CUIRUS1N ARMY IN I! Steady Pro)ress By Bavarian May Force Abandonment of Defense Line Pctroyrad Claims Germans Checked in North Russian Deso lating Country They Abandon. LONDON, Aug. II.-Steady pro gross for tho forces of Prince Leo pold of Havana eastward from War saw is taken here to indicate thai. the Germans are now manning their main movements on a Irivo through tho Russian center nnd the continu ance of the enveloping of foil in the north along the Dviiitt. Hoth Potro grad and Horliu agree Unit thu Ger mans have occupied I ho towns of Hokolow, Siedlcii and I.uklw, form ing a German front uhout (il) miles east of Warsaw nnd fit) miles wide. This is more (linn half way to Urost-Litovsk which Grand "Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander in chief, hoped to make the new eonter of his defense. Il is now regarded as probable that this point will he ulmudoncd. Russians Claim Check Pelrograd claims Hint tho Ger mans have been cheeked between Po niewesch and Dvinsk. Herlin, how ever, docs not concede this. For tho moment thu intensity of tho fighting is giving way to u scramblo of the relring fireos to nvoid tho envelop njj net nnd the vapid advance of tlie Germans In gather tho full fruits if iho fall of Wnrsuw. The outcome of Ihio iuivemcnln probably will lie iulicaled within u few days whether Grand Huko Nich olas will lie able to resume tho of fensive along the new front or will oonecntrnto his energies in rear guard fighting during a slow retire ment, German correspondents accom panying the invading armies say the Hussions are' following the tactics ol tho Napoleonic campaign, laying waste (ho country which thoy aban don. Haitian War Cloud War clouds continue to gather over the lhtlkans. A Central News despatch from Amslordum reports that Germany is preparing for event ualities by tmnspirting '1(1,000 troops from Warsaw to the Serbian front ier. Reports from the east const sav that the Zeppelins which participated in tho raid of Thursday woro plainly visible. Crowds gathered on the Uni codes of hotels and watohed tho nor ml battle, in which tho dirigibles were driven off by Rritish airships alter h.ixing been Jit-t atlaeked by nnti ain r.ilt gun1. PACIFIC MAIL SELLS STEAMERS SAN FKAXCISCO, Aug. 11. Tho two liners Siberin and Korea, Fold yoslorduy by tho Pacific .Mail Steam ship company to tho Atlantic Trans port company, nlong with the Man ehuria, Mongolia mid China, probably will continue to soil from Sun Fran cisco, running between hero nnd New York, it was announced today. Tho Manchuria and Mongolia prob ably will be used in tho Atlantic trade. The five vessels will opemto in tho several services of the International Mercantile Murine company, ol which tho Atlantic Transport ooinjinuy ia ono of several mbsidiaries. The probable ue of tho vowels was toll in a message received heie today by T. II. Larke, general passenger agr'ttt of the International Mercantile Marine company, tfrom 'P. A. S. Praukliu, of New York, vice-president of thej-oMtpwin. PENNSYLVANIA BLAST FURNACES KEPT BUSY KHAHON, Pa.. Aug. 1 1. A.livit -neb .i Ibis rnn bus nut known in -cm n cii i- -lioii b ld.i-t 1 it ill aeet intrrpotn, due to Ihe ineieaauitf demand for pig iron. The i-tutenieiit H.i tuiidk' l"d I hut tiiniui'i'i hIih'Ii ll.lW lll.r llX'll li Ulllll.l III III, II III i'l r.illoii btlv'li Ui lubtl 1 fcEEDFORD. "There Was an Lived in Jgg'Tl : tJibfcialfeCT!-::::. TWO MEXICAN NEW LANDING iHALF BILLION FOR STATES DECLARE IE KL PASO, Towis, Aug. lit. The military uomimiiider of the slaten of ChiapaB, (luerrcra and, it is heliived Duraugo, have rofu-el to recognize tho authority of either Villa or Cur rn ii7.il, necording to nulhoritativo re ports today. It i said tho tioiiiiniuidora have de cided thnt for thoKO stntex tho revo lution is over, and aro prepaicd to resist invasion of tlieir taton, Tlu boldiors aro to bo used in planting and harvesting. It is said thnt the forces Villa sent to Durango several weeks ago to head off an advance by Geneial Obregou joined in a tdnto movement there and will not rejoin Villa. Genoral Angolan, ueennd in coin- maud of tho Villa forcof,, wu ap pointed hut night to deal with the affairs of native and foreign mer chants whoso Mores woro confix-i-nsteil, according to advice lccciwd todav. IRE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY I0RPED0ES LONDON, Aug. II.-The IlnlUh fiteamer Cairo and tho lmhiug Kimick Amythiut woro mink bv n Milmiaririe tbiw morniujf. The crown were nuve.1. Thoro aro two HritUh veael named Cairo, a hrigantiue and a keteh. No Mtoonmliip Cairo of Hrit Uh rogiiter i mentioned in uiuritiuie records. Thoro aro two Ilritwli uteauier. Cuiro, tho larger of which ia a ve sol of 11)71 tons gmee, owihm! by tlu Glaagow Nnvigntion oowpaur. The other in a biuull liuiug bout ov. icI in Hull. SAMPSON H. FRIENDLY OF EUGENE PASSES AWAY KPOF.NR, 0e., An. II. -Kau-on (. Friendly, one uf the U-il known citisenK of the state, uiomrl Bterehant of Uuiiene. rc. nl !' ;),,, J I ui it -il nt tlrr'oii loi mi-" i'l years, fonaer stute senator, lmii'r eounriluiaa and niawtr of l'.'ij; ii--, died xuddflilv at ln lioliic .it tilt ci.nur hi i'U m nib .imhhi K.i t m.l High strict 1'J.I NDEPENC NCE 0RKC10N, SATHIDAY, AU(US'r II, 1915. Old Woman Who Sh a BY BRITISH FORCES PAUI&, Aug. 1 1 n official com munication on the nituntlon at tho Uardnnollos, given out by tho Kronuli war offlco thin afternoon, readv: "On tho Galllpoll iH-nlnnulix HrltlMi forcos, nlnco AuguMt 0, hnvo boon hiio ctHfully dobnrhed at u point near tho Hay of Suvla, on tho wot aldo of tho penlnHiiln. Thoy have mailo progroaH at a point further to tho south in tho vicinity of Gabatopn. Horo, aftor nonio severo flirliting, tho forcon woro BiiccosHful In gaining a footing on tho slopes of tho liolght of Sari Hasir. Thoy took nioro than 0110 prlHonorn nnd enpturod uino ma allien gunii. Tho operations at thin point continue to progress. "At tho Koutli end of the penin sula tho efforts of tho Turks to peno trate our lines all remiltod in failure. On tho seventh of August wo mado slight progress. On this dato tho ac tivity on tho Tit il. h front co'imlit- ed mainly In nrtllbrv fighting, with mnrUod advantage for our battorios." WASHINGTON, Ac. II. The iu lorstato ooiuiiuiie "nuni'ioii Mill umko an incli.iiioii of hhinniu facilities between fie United Stiilc and South and diliul Ainerus. It will gather full rfpoilx of ship avail nKlii Tiki HiaI Iih..Im 1'iti iiaa In. l'n.j- ( ideut Wilson, if an effort ia inuilc at tho coining sfi-M(.n of rongress to Ihsms Mime kind of ! islatiou to pro vide shipping (iK'ilii ir. Cliuiriiuiii MeClmnl baa lieen de signated to coudui t I lie iiivesUyatiou. ON CATTLE DENIED WAMIINGTuN, Aug. 1 1 - IV. mmh1 lucreuM'il mi' -i uf two ceiit Mtr hundred puun.l- I'or tr.-m i.i.rt . Iinll ot rlltl i .il il lii it III i HI i I Iraaa I otoranu, houta lmkoiu end olhtr u.tm xtatea to Chii'iiuo ,mJ MiHt- on tbr MiMouri mill Mi --I-. ril 1 1 I i -, v 1 1 ill- '('I'1 i .1 I".' I 1 1 I i U.' I li illlll tilt L UI.. i u. PON GLLIPOLI oe ! EUROPEAN BUYERS i OF NIAV OltK, Aug. II.- Inlerna tionnl bnnkci-H who have been hand ling financial affairs for which Great Hrilain, I'ninco and Itussia in this country contetnphited today tho pos sihilitv of arranging n credit reaching .f.-iOO.OOO.OOO to meet tho situation arising from heavy Kurnpeuu pur chases of war munitions and tho eon sequent extraordinary decline in rates of foieigu exchange, Disousbiou of methods for advancing tho sums were in progroes. Ono of (ho chief quostlous was the nature of security to ho required for tho advances of American fnndH. It has been suggested that the credit nmy ho secured by tho deposit horo of American bonds held in Europe. An olio it to collect hiidIi bonds for u similar purpose in Or oat Hritnin re cently lid ifot meet with an encour aging response, To. faeilitatu this operation it was said tho Hritisli gov ernment may imposo a special tax on American bonds unless they are de posited with the Hank of Knglmid. Il is also proponed that British ami C.iuadiaii bonds fo tho propor tion i :.'." m r rent of tho total he adv. meed a-, collateral. AirSTIV, Toxas, Aug H. -Mexicans In Guadalupe, Hays and Gon- salea oouuUos, aro forming secret so eittoa, which ar a inouaeo to tho afo ty of Amcrloans, ni-fiording to 1 C Walnert, mansjier of the stato cot ton warehouse, who yesterday return ed from a trip to Seulu, whore he wm called to adrlae a group of farm era wbo hail received throatoalng lettera. "Taeae MealcaJM are organliwl by aglUtora from San Antonio," said air. Welnert. "Tne agitators have urn- uriiunicut that always brlma ro huiu. Tliey sy to tjiu seon, "these taads are rwlly nurs," and Inelte him to seise taetn." The agltatori ijenirslb illaappear i'Ii r colli rllii iliit-n limn the mem Lx.i WAR STORES AGITATOR BORDER II AN M AN E I European Powers A"rovc Efforts to Restore PeaceOutlaw Band Rav aolnu Border Prove to Be Carran za Soldiers Mayor of Vera Cruz Ousted By Carranza. -WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1. Tho I'au-Amerieiiu appeal to nil Mexican leaders and fad ions to resloro peace "ill be published in the United Slate iif tomorrow inirning's papois. It will be given out tonight by tho stale department. Then will folliw it period of possi bly ten daya or two weeks of wuiliny of momentous iinportuuee to Mexico, for it will will lotonuino whether tho country has leaders capable of re storing her constitutional govorument without aid from outside. There hnvo been no assurances Unit its transmission will not ho inter fered with by chiefs hostile to its in tent and neither hnvo thero been in timations (but it may he. Informally those Kuroponn powors interested in Mexico have in one way ifr nnolher signified their npprovnl of the effort to restoro government. CarranJi Hrlgauds Tho war department issued this summary of its advices from General Punstnii: "Nothing soriou has occurred within tho last two days. It is known that tho piincipal part of a band of outlaws was driven across the Itio Grande into Mexico. It is now estnhlished beyond doubt thnt a considerable portion of the baud came from Mexico and were officers nnd soldiers of (Jnrriuncii'H forces, doubtless acting without authority of their chiefs. OnOee on this nide of the river (hey woro joined by about 2."iJI'exas Mexicans, all well armed and mounted, nnd proceeded to raid through Iho country as far as Nor ias.1' ."Mayor Airehled Tho navy department issued thin statement relating to Cnrnin.a's dis ci i urge of tho mnyor of Vera( Crwr., disclosing that the ousted official had been arrested: "Commander Willinm 1 Scott, of tho U. H. S. .Marietta, senior nnwil officer at Vera Cruz, Mexico, has informed tho department that when Carranzn learned of tho incendiary speech mado by (bo mayor of Yora Crur. on August 8, ho was very in dignant and thereupon removed tho mayor from offico nnd placed him under arrest, Commander Scot l stales that tho local papers of Aug ust 10 quota General Aguilar us slat ing (hat tho mayor's action was un timely nnd ill iiiUIhihI. It is reported (hat (ho demonstration has been gen erally condemned by tho Mexican people as unwo." E LONG IWACII, Oil., Aug' I l.-Hr. David Starr .Ionian duelnred to a pence assembly last night that th.t present European war was started by drutotcistfi, "old men who did not waul to bo shored off tho stago of life without shoeing how grunt they were." Dr. Jordan also assert oil that Eu rope was now going through tho must awful period since tho reformation, am that as n result of the oonfliet thu countries iuuihcd Would ho re duced bv 1i..kc of thu big men to "tho nations of mollycoddles," THREE BUSHELS OE EASTLAND'S VALUABLES CHICAGO, Aug. II. Three b.i.h els of jewel-, pumes and other auiall pieces of pin ale projierty winch be longed to victims of tbf Hs-Hand dis aster, were recovered when the ship wm restored to even keel todnv. The property win found 011 the ilpi I link Vtllli'li Welt' tin I r -1 tittiii-.bli. 1. iiih. A A N BO NO. 124. mm WILLNG NEGOTIATEWTH ALLIESFORPEACE German Emperor Informs' Popo Benedict of Willingness to Accept Peace Negotiations Provided Ene mies Make First Overtures Aus trla Makes a Similar Reply. PAItIS, Aug. It. A dispatch to Fournlor's Nows ligency from Rome suyn thnt tho Gorman omporor, in answer to tho peaco letter of Popa Hencdlct XV declared his willing ness to nccopt peaco negotiations pro lded tho nntlons with which Ger many wbh at war mado tho first ov ertures. Austria mado a similar reply to tho popo'fl letter, tho dispatch adds, l'opo Benedict's nppeal for peace, addressed to tho belligerent nations, was Issued on July 28, tho anniver sary of tho oponlng of tho European wnr. It naked why a direct or indi rect exchange of views could not bo Initiated in which "tho rights and Just nBplratlons" of tho various peo ples could bo constdrcd as far ns pos sible nnd "thus put to an end tho trrlblo combnt, ns has been tho caso provioiisly unilor similar clrcum BtnncoB." Tho lottor Invited "tho trno friends of peaco In tho world to extend their handB to hasten tho end of a war which for a year has transferred Eu rope Into nn enormous battloflold," nnd declared that ho should bo blessed "who first extends tho ollvo branch' nnd tenders hla hand to his ouemy In offering bin rcasonablo comlltlonu of peaco." TO TO USE BAYONETS CIIATAUQITA, N. V Aug. IL Miss dano AddiuiH of Chlcneo, spoiihing on "Ponce," before tho Cliiiutiiiiqiiu nssembly, re-affinned her statement thnt Europe's soldiers in some cases hnvo been stimulated by aleoholiCH nnd drugs for buyout charges. ".My informants in Knglnnd, Franco and Germnny were soldiers, officers and well informed civilians," said Miss Addaina. "I don't question tho soldiers' courage," she suggested, "but when it iromiuent official ,'11 tho PariB office tells mo his mon nro given absinthe hoforo n ' bnyonet ehnrgo, I boliovo him. When a Gur innu lieutenant tells mo his men worn given n drug formula, containing sul phurio ether nmoug other things, to stimuluto tlioir bloody bayonet' work, 1 beliovo him. And when a big Ox ford University profossor in England tells mo his son and nephow woro given rum to stimulate them in battle, - I beliovo him. "When common talk in all countries among tho women who have husband nnd sous and Mvoothoarts at tho front tolls me the samo thing, I he gin to beliovo that tho nverago soldier Is not sufficiently brutish and beast ly to fight with old fetool against his brother man unless primed with drugs or strong drink." PAHIS, Aug. 1 J- Tho French war office this ntturnoon gavo out a re IKirt on the progress of hibtilitioa which reads; "In the Artois dlstrlot thero was fiithting during a part of last nlyht with hand grenados and bombs. "In tho Argonno tho eneiirj yester day ovonliif delivered nn nttnok nloinj the entire front in tho Marin TJieresu sector. ISvorvwhoro they woro re pulsed and suffered perceptible tosses. At this ioint thero was u freah German attack nt an early hour this morning but loss violent and it was rupiillv checked. The night pnw.l quietly on. tho rviuuibiier o the fronts DRUGS NECESSARY T S FRENCH REP GERMAN A1TACK mm rTy". fs K. : H W m m u ?. fS3! it V J