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Medford Mail Tribune II SECOND EDITION WEATHER Cloudy' tonight and Frlday-H Max. 08; Mlru 08; Hum. 9B. Forty-fifth Tear. Dully Tenth Year. MEDFOBD. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1915 NO. 13ft I V GERMANY PI ANS lL OF ARABICINCIDENT Imperial Chancellor States That the Slnkinn of Vessel as Causo oi Friction Between Nations Is Elim inatedComplete Satisfaction Is Promised. BERLIN, Aug. 20. The Associat ed Press is in u position to stnto on lliu best authority that (ho Arabic in cident may be considered as elimin ated ns n source of discord between Germany nnd America; or at least is regarded by tho German government in Hint light. Moreover, Germany in its desire to continuo its friendly relations with the United Stntcs had adopted beforo the sinking of tho Arabic a policy de signed to scttlo completely tho whole Hubmnrino problem ns affecting America, on tho basis of good will and mutual understanding. Chancellor's Statement This is shown clearly by the state ment of Chancellor Von Bctliinunn Hollwcp; lubt night to tho Associated Press, particularly by his concluding remark to the effect that not until nil the circumstances in connection with tho Arabic had been cleared up would it bo possiblo to say "whether tho commander of one of our submarines went beyond his instruction," in which enso Germany would give com plete satisfaction to tho United States. Furthermore, during tho conversation tho chancellor twico a (,'n in referred to tho instructions given to Kiibmurino commanders, lie did not specify in detail the nntutc of theso instructions, but it may bo said that they nro designed to prevent n repetition of-tho Lusitnnin cuso nnd to provide the opportunity for cscnpo lor American non-combatants upon torpedoed ships which tho United States desires. Asks 8twjK.'ii.slou of Judgment Having given these, instructions, Germany asked suspension of judg ment on tho Arabic jjnse- until the facts were ascertained, being confl uent, ii win no suown, nun me hunt ing of tho vessel was not an unpro voked nttuck without warning by a German submarine, but was nttribul ablilo either to a inino explosion or to homo action of tho vessel itself. Should it develop, however, that u submarine acted contrary to in structions, ample reparation will be offeicd. Germany still is unuhkJo under htund why Americans in tlicoo trou bled times travel on belligerent ships instead oftakiug American or other neutral steamers, but since thoy in homo instances insist upon taking pussngo on vessels belonging to bel ligerents, Germany will do its utmost to provide for their safety. Shows Genuine Interest It is not periuissnblo to quote re marks made by tho chancellor-in thw course of tho conversation, other than the formal statement which he made. It may ho said, however, that Dr. Von Bethmunn-Hollweg hhowed geuuino interest iu the state of feel ing in tho United States concerning tho sinking of tho Arabic and ex pressed tho Iiopo that tho American people would not form an opinion on the basis of conflicting statements giving only ono sido of the story. He spoke with emphasis of Germany's desiro to maintain tho friendship of America. RUSSIA PLANS PKTROGRAl), Aug. 20. Daily conferences arc being held by mem bers of tho various parties in the dumn und the council of tho umpire, with a viow to the formation of a coalition ministry, the possibility of which has been under lively discus sion of lute in the corridors of the duuin. The uanio of Michael Vludi mirovitch KoJr.iunko. the president of file dumn, and of Nikolai A. Kboai VHkoff, former preidnt of that body, are boing mentioned iu vunuec turn wi(li the premiership. DISAVOWS NEW MNISTRY is . 10 GRILL PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Reerc tary Garrison today telegraphed Mn jor Leonard Wood cxTrcssing his deprecation that opportunity was given nt the citizens' soldiery enmp at Pittsburgh, N. Y., for Colonci Roosevelt to deliver his nddrcss yes- tcrday and directing nothing similar should bo permitted nt any of tho camps. Secretary Garrison referred to Colonel Roosevelt's remarks on tho military nnprcpnrcduoss of tho coun try and tho attitude of the adminis-, tration, His telegram to General Wood in part rends: "No opportunity should have been furnished to any ono to present to tho men any mutator excepting that which was essential to the necessary training they were to receive. Any thing else could only have tho effect of distracting attention from the real nature of tho experiment, diverting consideration to issues which cite controversy, antagonism and ill-feeling tuid thereby impairing, if not de stroying, what otherwise would have been so effective." 'S PARIS, Aug. 20. Sixty-two French aviators on August 25 flew over a Gennnn nnns factory to tho north of Sarrclouis, throwing down a total of more than 1130 shells. Thirty of theso were of large culiber. Announcement of tho aerial raid is mndo in tho statement given out by tho war offico this afternoon. The statement rends: "On August 23 nn aerial squadron composed of four groups and includ ing a total of sixty-two aviators, flew over tho heights of Dellingcu. Hero there is a factory where shells and armor plate are made. Tho location of this plant is to tho nortluof Snur louis, in Rhenish Prussia, forty miles southeast of Treves. Tho aviators threw down with precision over ISO bombs, thirty of which wero of largo caliber." So far as official reports hnvo dis closed there never had been previous ly nu air raid of such mngnitudo, so far as conccrnn the number of ma chines employed us yesterday's at tack by sixty-two aeroplanes. In a few earlier ventures of tho kind thitty or more aeroplanes wero used. Yesterday's raid was the third in this part of Germany during the lust thrco weeks. On August 9 Sunrbru ecken wnB bombarded and threo days later tho neighboring towns of Saint Ingcrbert and Zweibruoken wero at tacked. Eight persons were killed in the latter raid. TAGGERT'S HELPER PLEADS GUILTY INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 20. James ("Hud") Gibson, who was indicted with Thomas Taggart, Mayor Joseph E. Pell of Indianapolis and others, charged with election irregularities hero in 1011, pleaded guilty to tho conspiracy charge in the indictment today. His trial had been set to bo gin next Monday. Gibson was remanded to the cus tody of tho sheriff. NEW SHELL FACTORIES TOKIO, Aw,;. 20. Tho otnblili meat of special factories for the manufacture of shells will ho a part of the increased assistance which JapHii ban decided to give her allies in the war, it is learned. Details of the plans for emrying on tho work of incrouitiiig JawnV mun itions Biipplies hate been diusied by tho ambassador uf the entente pow er with Preiuivr Okumu, FRENCH AVIATORS MAKE GREATEST RA D WAR HIT BERNSTORFF IN CONSULTATION WITH LANSING Tension at Capitol Relaxes With As surance That Germany Will Prob ably Abandon Submarine Warfare Upon Passenger Ships and Sink No Merchantman' Without Warning. WASHINGTON, Aug. afiftCoiint Von Bcrnstorff, tho GennnW&mbns naWim sudor, conferred with Secretary Lan sing nearly nn hour this morning, nnd whilo both refused to discuss their meeting in nny way it was understood the ambassador reiterated that it wns not tho intention of tho Gennnn gov ernment that any Americans should be lost on tho Arabic. Another communication, supple menting that which tho Sunbnssndor transmitted to tho state department Tuesday, is exacted from Berlin. Pending its receipt, Count Von Perns torff will remain at tho embassy in Washington. To Clinugo Program It is confidently believed tho next word from Gcnnuny will bo an nn uounecment that pending further ne gotiations Riibmnrino warfare on pas senger ships will bo discontinued and that submarine commanders nlrcndy have been instructed to sink no mer chant vessels without warning. It is understood tlin.tKIormnny, nt tho samo time, will rovivo her proposal for a modus vivendi for relaxation of British restrictions on neutral com merce. In German quarters it was said that this step which had been in contemplation iu Germany for somo time, could now bo announced again in view of tho victories iu Poland. Tension Rebue.s There is a notnblo relaxation of tension at tho Wliito House und at tho state department. Nevertheless, tho president will not decide finally on his course until ho has beforo him n definite statement of tho Berlin government's intentions. It seems certain now that thero will bo diplomatic exchanges in the Arabic case. In addition to satisfying tho American government in that single instance they aro expected to take on n general character regarding suh mnrino wnrfaro and tho general rights of neutrals on the sen. YUMA SWEPT BY LOS ANGKLK8, Aug. 2C Prlvato despatches from Yuma Bald that a violent storm had prostrated nil wires cust of thero today. Tho root of a largo Ico houso at Yuma was brown off. A tolephono messago from Yuma received subsequently, stated that a heavy rnln "accompanied by ponio wind" had occurred thera this morn ing, but that no dumngo had boon done. Afterward, howovor, tho ono telegraph wlro stilt -working -with Yuma wont down, and tho roport bo canio current that a heavy storm was sweeping tho desert between points In tho Imperial vnloly and a point Bomowlioro cast of Yuma. Tho Santa Fo railroad offices horo received word that washouts In tho vicinity of Gallup, N, M., bad do laycd overland trains 12 hours. Ono washout destroyed tracks for a dis tance of 300 foot. ONLY DIVISION LEFT ,' AI PKTROGRAD, Aug. 20. -The gar rUon of Novogeorgievsk during the last stage of its defense did not ex ceed a division, according to ths Retch, which adds that the giuuter proportion of the defenders of the fortross withdrow during the bom bardment, and declare) thut while the uiimbor of surviors U unknown, it could only have been small. It is stated that tho commandant of the fortress, General Bobyr, was seri ously wounded before the eupitulu-t- . . . - C STORM AITEMPT 10 FORM LEAGUE OF BALKANS FOILED BY BULGARIA ) WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Unofficial advices to ropro- sentatlvcs of tho Balkan nn- 5- tlons hero say Bulgaria has signed nh agreement with Turkey which Includes tho 4- proposition that sho remain neutral and that the nttempt 4- to form a Balkan League has failed. MYSLf VEILS i GARY, Bull, Aug. 2(1. With the,, arrest todny of George Schneider, n member of tho Gary Saxon Vercin, in connection with the murder of Ed mund Kayscr, 'whoso body was found near bis parsonage iu Tollcston, u suburb, Tuesduy night, tho police an nounced that virtually they had aban doned the theory that the Gctmrn pastor may have been slain because of his pro-German utterances. Schneider's face was cut and bruised. Schneider is n member of St. John's Evangelical church, to which tho Rev. Knyscr was pastor. Developments in tho Kayscr murder mystery todny brought two wojncn, whoso names wore withheld by Chief of Polico Ifcinlz, into the ense. Tho first of these women is one who is visiting the grave of n child in tho cemetery near the Rev. Kayser's .home. Tho second woman wns seen by tho first with three or four men on tho night of tho murder around n nearby grave ...Thoy were,- (lit, firl woman roporled to Chief Heintz, plot ting tho murder of tho Rov. Kiyser. At ono stage they flipped a coin to decide which should perform tho task of attacking tho preacher, as serted the police. HURRICANE RUINS TAMPA, Fin., Aug. 20.- Fourteen persons met death near Capo San An tonio, Cuba, and tho powerful wire less station thero wns badly damaged nnd mndo unfit for immediate use by tho recent tropical hurricane. Cap tain A. O. Borden of tho schooner Caroline Vought brought tho news to dny on his arrival here. It wan nec essary to beach tho small fruit schooner Roucador. Tho crow waft saved. ' Captain Borden sighted the schoonor Explorer from St. Andiows, Fin., after tho storm, badly damaged and being towed by a vessel to Capo San Antonio. The only white inhabitants at Cape San Antonio arc employes uf the United Fruit compiiny. NI8H, Sorbla, Aug. 2G, Further skirmishes between tho Austrians. and Serbians have marked tho resump tion of hoBtllltlon on this front. Tho following official statement was is sued hero teday: "On August 22 by Infantry ' flro we prevented the enemy from forti fying himself on tho loft bank of Uie Save in the neighborhood of Oca chatz and Droutz. "On the samo evening ono of our batteries shelled a hostllo detachment near Mortza and a battery ot tho enemy which at that moment was going into action." CARRANZA'S SECRETARY GOVERNOR OF C0AHUILA MONTEREY. Mox., Aug. 2(1. It was announced hero today that Gus tavo Enpinos Mylue, private secretary td General Currunzn, had been madu provisional goxcruor. of the statu of CouliuUib . , PASTORS MURDER CUBAN Wl LESS BREST-UTOVSK FORTRESSTAKEN BYTEUTONARMY Germans and Austrians Capture Most Important Russian Fortress, Which Will Furcc Russians to Abandon Second Line of Defense Citadel Is Important as Supply Base. BERLIN, Aug. 2C, by wireless to Sayvlllo. Tho Germans captured tho Russian fortress of Brcst-Lttovsk. Announcement to this effect was mado todny by tho Gcrmnuy army headquarters staff. Gorman nnd Austro-Ilungnrlan troops stormed tho works on tho western' and northwestern front and succeeded Inst night In ontoring tho center fortrcsH. Tho Hutmlans, tho statement adds, then gavo up tho fortress. A Strong FVniresA Tho BiiBsInn fortress of BroRt Lltovsk which lias capltulatod to tho Austro-Gormnn forces has boon con sidered ono of tho strongest forts In Europe and wns tho southern baso of tho second Russian lino of de fenses to which tho nrnilca of Grand Duke- Nicholas rotreatod after tho fall of Warsnw. Tho citadel In situated on tho Bug rlvor nnd at tho Junction of sovornl railways, 1.11 miles south of Grodno and 120 nillcu duo cast of tho Polish capital. Tho storming of Brcnt-Lltovsk by tho Toutonlc forces Is probnbly tho most Importnnt military nclilovomont slnco tho fall of Warsaw throo wcoks ago today. Tho town, which hnd a population of nhout HO, 000, wan ono of tho most Importnnt dopotn for military supplies near tljo western frontiers of Russia proper. Tho fortress wns rated by military critics as a- much moro Important strategic point thnn was Warsaw. IniN)rtaut Htrntcglc Point Brcsl-Lltovsk is situated at tho Junction of tho Bug and Mukhovots rivers nnd tho fortross of tho city was built til tho point of confiionro. It Ben upon tho right bank of tho Bug. Intersecting hero aro railroads from Odessa, Moscow, Warsaw, VII nn nnd Hast Prussia, Brcst-Lltovsk, according to Infor mation compllod by tho Notional Geographic society, contanod ono of tho oldest Important fortrcsson In northorn Kuropo. Tho older fortifi cations wero orcctod about ono mllo cast of Brost-Lltovsk and had n clr cumforoncn of four miles. Tho field works woro kept up to dnto nnd everything possiblo had boon dono by Russia, It was said, to mako thorn un conquerable. Brest-Lltovsk was gen. orally regarded In RusBla an tho most powerful individual stronghold In tho emplro. Tho capitulation ot Brcst-Lltovs1 moans, In tho opinion ot military ob servers, that tho Russians will bo forced to abandon their second lino dofonsos which oxtondod from Brest Lltovsk to tho Baltic baso at Riga. TOKIO, Aug. 2(1.- Private advicos received by Amoricuus who formerly lived in Jiiilin report that tho unrest of the northern tribosmen is causing disquiet, although it is believed that tho territorials, aided by loyal Indian troops, will bo ublo to haudlo nny in surrection that might break out. ,. It is.rojMirtttd that tho tribesmen, Jmvo been incitod by litrrnttirni em anating from agitators in Sail Fran csieo and in Manila and by Turkish propagandists, BRIS8KLS, Aug 2C General Von Biasing, military governor of Belgium has Usuod an order provid ing for tho punishment of every por tion "who, without adaqunta reasons, refused to undortaku or carry on work ot public Interost whloli Is de manded by tho German authorities and whloli Ih suited to his calling." Punishment also Is threatened to any person who hinders work ordered by tho Germans or Induces other por tions tg decline to. work, PEONA EPR0CLA1IN CONSCRIPTION LOOMS ENGLISH F LONDON, Aug. 20. Something in tho nature of conscription, though tho term wns not employed, wns fore shadowed by tho Earl of Selborne, prcsidont of tho hoard of agriculture, in nn nddrcss this afternoon to a deputation of agricultural land own ers which visited him in London. ".Mnny more men hnvo got to join tho nnny, whether .volunlnrily or compulsorily," tho carl said. "Tho agricultural laborer has done his pnrt nobly in this war, but tho response bus been very unequal over tho coun try nnd I forecast thut during tho next year men will be taken from dis tricts und fa nns whence hitherto thoy hnvo not gone. "What I shall aim at nnd Karl Kitchener hns been vevy sympathetic is to leave the farmer his foreman, his stockman, carters and shepherds, but tho rest of tho work will hnvo to be dono by women or men hitherto en gaged in agriculture." HALE THOUSAND LIVES IS TOLL Of TEXAS HURRICANE HOUSTON, Tcv., Aug. 2(1. Ac cording to a careful cheeking up to dav of all nublisbed fmurcs based on official statements mid accounting for all persons listed us missing who hnvo subsequently been found safe, thu tropical storm that visited the Texas const ten days ago took 275 lives, 200 on land and 00 on wMor, In addition the sumo list shows 10- other persons still unaccounted for. I ho following list shows whoro the storm exacted tho heaviest toll of dead: Galveston island, -12; city of Gnl veston, 10; dredgo Houston, 31; Texas City, 2.7; dredgo Sun Her nnrd, 10; Anubuuc, 17; tug 'Helen Henderson, 10; Virginia Point, 11; Stirl, 10; Houston, .'). In ndditiou to these, it is known that seventy-nine persons lost their lives in other small towns along the coast and iu thu country district swept by the storm. Tho complete list of dead prob ably novor will bo known, ns scores of unidentified victims nro buried, but it in likely tho storm took a toll of neaily half a thousand lives. Iu a multitude of unusual stories is that of Ifi-year-old Roy Riggs, who lost his life near Senhrook. Ho was born Septcmbor 8, 1000, coming into lifo with tho worst storm in tho history of tho gulf country, and go iug out with tho next wort. SALEM, Ore, Aug 20 Although tho administration of R. K. Clanton, as superintendent of hatcheries, was sovoroly assailed by Commissioner Warren at a meeting of tho fish and gumo commission hero yesterday, ho emorgod from It triumphant, nud will continuo In office, hut movo head- quartern to Bonnovlllo. Governor Wlthycomho nnd Commissioners fltonn and Jacks aro said to huvo fav ored bin retention, nnd Commission ers Warren and Flotschnor bin ro movnl. Like all provlous bossIoiih ot this commission yesterday's mooting wns cloaked In secrecy. Though Wnrron Is said to havq at tacked Clanton'a administration on tho grounds that It had not proved eflfelnnt and buslness-Iko, It la said that tho old controversy hotwoon tho upper and lower Columbia rlvor fish erman figurod moro or less In tho attack, Tho salary of Chief Clork P. M. Brown, of tho gamo warden's offico, was rod u cod from $150 a month to 1100. A sum not oxooodlng $500 was ap propriated for tho propagation and distribution of black bass, and all of them aro to ho put In landlookod Jukos. It -was decided to proparo an exhibit of gumo birds and fUu for tho stato fair. J - --. u Ji CLANTON RETAIN HATCHERIES ROCKEFELLERS RIND MENACE TO HE NATION Third Section of Manlcy Report of Industrial Relations Commitlca Would Return Money Stolen From People to the People and Forbid Private Armies to Protect Properly WASHINGTON, Aug. 2C A mea nco to tho nation's welfare i That Is how tho Manloy report, thd main findings of tho industrial relo tlons commission, characterise thu $100,000,000 Rockefeller foundation nnd Its cntranco Into tho Hold of In dustrinl relations. Tho roport hns bcon filed -with coiiBrcsfl. This tho tlUMiMMtJast section la officially role5ed for pub lication today. Tho lives ot millions of wngo earn ers nro subject to tho dictation of a relatlvoly small numbor of men, say a tho report, nnd thin control In boing extended largoly through tho creation of enormous privately managed funds for Indoflnlto purposes. Theso "foundatlona" wlold power ful lnflttenco by tho ondowmont of colleges nnd unlvorsltos, by tho crea tion of funds for pensioning teach ers nnd by contribution to prlvato charities. In this way tho domination of cer tain groups of capitalists la not lim ited to their omploycs, but In being rapidly extended to control tho edu cation and "social sorvlco" of tho nation. Tho roport directly chnrgen John D. Rockofollor with planning to uso llteraturo which wan known to him nt tho time to bo untruo and mis leading In a so-called "nou-educa-tlonnl" campaign, Congress In urged to enact a sta tuto providing that nil Incorporated' non-profit-making bodies whoso pres ent charters ompowor them to per form moro than a slnglo epeclfio function nnd -whoso funds exceed $100,000,000 shall bo compelled to sccuro n fodornl charter, which would doflnltoly dotormlno Its powers, Tho roport polntn out that twd groups of "foundations," tho Rocko follor nnd Cnrnogio foundations to gether, hnvo funds amounting to $250,000,000, yielding nn annual rovonuo of nt least $13,500,000, whlqh Is at least twico an groat as tho appropriations of tho government for education and social sorvlco. I'uiids Belong to 1'coplo In regard to tho Rockofollor foun dation tho roport goon on to say that itn funds reprosont largoly tho re sults ot cither tho exploitation ot Amorlcnn workors through, tho pay ment of low wages or tho exploita tion ot tho American public through tho exnctlon of high prices, Tho fundB, therefore, by ovory right, snya tho report, belong to tho Amorlcau pcoplo. To romovo tho causes -which load to vlolonco and to promota Impartial and offectlvo action ot poRco during strlkos and disputes tho roport rec ommends tho follewing: AIk)11h1i Private Armlm Tho enactment by congress of a stntulo prohibiting, undor sovero ponaltlos, tho transportation of men from stnto to etato clthor undor arms or for ho purposo ot arming them an guards or agents for usa during strikes. This would abolish, tho monnco of tho "prlvato army." Tho onnctnient ot n law prohibiting tho shipment from stato to stnto of cannon, catling guns or other guns of similar character when consigned to nnyouo excopt military agencies of tho stato or federal governments. (Contlnuod on Page Four.) SIS 10 INTERNE Gi:.Nl'A, Aug 2G. Tho Swiss govornment, continuing Its efforts In bahalf of war sufforors, has received tho assent ot Kngland, Germany, Prunes and Bolglum, to a plan for Interning ut Swiss resorts captured army otflcors who aro 111. It will bo possiblo for relatives and frlonds oC tho officers to visit them and can for them. Tho officers will bo under ta guard 9f 8wlss soldiers. 'v