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a il i Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Max. 08; Jlln. 58; Itcl. Hum. 18. w V w Forty-flfth Year. Dnlly Tenth Vcnr. DUTA FORTE EVACUATED B RUSSIAN ARMY Fortress of Grodno Now llic Only Strongly Defended Position Rc malnlnn to Russians Invaders Continue Advance Well Into Old Russia Balkans Doubtful. M- - 4 LONDON. Aug. 27. The Russians apparently luive do- tided to evacuate Grodno, the "" ono importnnt stronghold on "" "" tlicir principal line of defence which tlioy still retain. A mos- " sago from I'ctrograd to Heater's "" Telegram company quotes tho " Ilussky Invalid as stating thnt "" nrfiflun will Iwi invitu mi uliiui t . - -- .., ... " the retreat of tho defenders linn " heen eoNcied. "" H H t lf IH3UL1N, Auk. 27. Tho KtiHBlan fortrcga of Ollta on the 'Nlcmon river 30 miles Bouth of Kovno has been ovocuntcd. Official announcement to tills offect was mnilo hero today. In all tho wldo sweep of Russian territory Bouth of tho Haltic prov inces which has been covered during tho Brent Austro-Gcrmnn offcnslvo movement, tho fortress of Grodno is now tho only strongly defended posi tion rculalnlng In the hnnds of tho Hussions. Olita wns on tho princi pal Russian lino of dofenso, midway between Kovno, already In tho hands of the Germans, and Grodno. It Is about 50 miles southwest of tho Importnnt railroad center of Vllnn, which Is on tho direct trunk lino to I'ctrofirad. Ollta Is tho ninth Important fort ress to fall licforo tho Invaders In tho last thrco weeks. Well Into Old Ittivdfi LONDON, Aug. 27 Tho Austro German Invaders havo not only pressed their opponents Into old Russia, bo) ond tho political borders of ancient Poland but havo jiono tratcd well boyond this district. Well beyond tho district of Rus sia propor, Inhabited by tho Poles. Tills enormous advance has now reached a stage In which tho troops of Hmpcror Nicholas aro fighting for oxlstonco an tho soil of Whlto Rus sia, which for tho first tlmo during this war Is feeling tho effects of In vasion. Tho main object of tho Gorman nttack around Brost-Lltovsk for a number of days has been tho rail road running eastward from the fortress toward Moscow, This lino, with a branch running In a south easterly direction, provided tho means for Russian evacuation of tho for tress. Tho Austro-Gorman ndvnnco ngaliiBt this railroad has been so slow that It Ib bolloved hero tho evacuation was occompllshod suc cessfully boforo tho fortress sur rendered. Doubt Bulgaria Treaty Serbia's rep! to tho noto of tho quadruplo ontento, which has not been niado public, although reported to havo been delivered, evidently Is nwaltod by thos other Ilalkan states before they tako further action. Doubts nro now bolng cast on tho accuracy of tho report yestorday, that a Turko-Bulgarlan agreement had been signed. Although tho admiralty thus far has not issued a report on tho re cent bombardment of Zeobruggo, on tho Belgian coast, additional details of tho damago Inflicted contlnuo to reach London. Tho latest dospatch states that tho harbor defenses wore damaged seriously and several sub marines were destroyed. FIRY PER CENI TAX WHLLINGTON. X. S., Aug 27 A super-tax of CO per cent on all Im portations from countries hostllo to Great Britain was announced today by the minister of finance, Sir Joseph Ward, In Introducing tho budget In parliament. A number of tariff schedules are to be raUod. Automobiles, chassis and bodies, are to nay 10 par cent cd valorem. PERSHING'S WIFE THREECHILDREN PERISH IN FIRE General Pershing's Wife and Daugh ters Suffocated In Blaze Which Destroys Roof of Their Rcsldenco at the Presidio of San Francisco Was Daughter of Senator Warren. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Mrs. Frances Warren Pershing, wlfo of nrlgadler General John J. Pershing, U. S. A., and thrco .of her four chil dren woro suffocated to death In their quarters at tho Presidio of San Frnnclsco early today. A Mrs. Bos well, a relative, and her two chil dren escaped, as did Warren Porsh Ing, flvo years old. Tho dead chil dren aro Helen, Anno and Margnrot all umlor eight yearn old. Kirs. Perching Is a daughter of Senator Warren of Wyoming. Her husband, commanding tho Eighth brigado, United States Infantry, Is at Kl Paso, Texas, In charge bt tho border troops. Tho bodies of tho four victims woro badly burned. Tho flro 1s bolloved to havo been caused by a night lamp, although this waa said to bo only conjecture. Only Hoof Burned A burst of flnmo from tho roof of tho general's big two story frnmo houso, which stands on tho parado ground directly In front of tho head quarters flagpole was tho first inti mation of trouble. Tho presidio army flro dopnrtmont rushed to tho houso, and believing that tho occu pants had all escaped, centered their energies on tho flames. Only tho roof of tho houso was burnt. When tho firemen cntorod to look ovor tho damage they found tho mother and her thrco llttlo girls. Tho boy Warren, Mrs. lloswoll and her children nnd thrco scrvnnts slopt In other parts of tho houso. General nnd Mrs. Porshlng woro married at Choyenno, Wyo January 20, 1005. Tho general's career was among tho most romnrkablo In tho army records. Graduated from West Point In 1880 ho fought In tho Indian wars of thoso days, but tho outbreak of tho Spanish war found him still a captain. Ho was pro- inotcd from a captaincy to bo brlga- dler-gonernl with tho support of President Roosevelt, in 1900, and has since conducted several cam paigns, Including ono ogalnst tho Moros In 1913 which won him con sldorablo recognition, IVrMiIng In Notified Mrs. rWshlng wns dovotcd to her homo nnd children nnd also took an nctlvo intercut In suffrage nnd othor women's movements. Margaret was six years old, Anno was soven nnd Holon eight. Gen eral PorHhlng-wns nt onco notified at Kl Paso of tho death of his wlfo and chlldron. Mrs. Waller A. lloswoll, wlfo of Lloutonant noswell of tho Twonty First Infantry -and her two chlldron, Philip and James, aged threo nnd six years, nnd Mrs. HobwoII'b maid, Jumped from tho root of a front porch, and woro caught by officers and men. Mrs. lloswoll suffered a sprained back nnd Is nt tho pro sldlo hospital, Tho flro was discovered by Mrs. Poswell about 4.30 o'clock this mornln. Sho was aroused by tho smell of smoko and Immediately awakened her chlldron and colled to Mrs. Porshlng. Threw Children Down When tho thrco mon ran around to (Continued on page six) J10STON, Aug. 27. A me-wigo from Presidont Wilson in reply to tho telegram sent him Tuesday was read whon tho gotornors conference reus somblod today. Addressing Governor WaUh, the provident wild: "I deeply appreciate and urn greatly heartened by the generous resolution ot conti dunee and support patted by the gov ernor in conference, mid beg that m will convey to thoui mv k,rt Mt thHhU and my eordutl lt wisae for a sitceesaful and profitubU conference. I wih that I eould bring the greeting in person." MEDFORD. SCENES AT CRATER Ibovo P) (hlans embarking on FWII T TWICE BY WINONA, -Minn., Amy. J7. Kight Hcv. Patrick H. Ileffion, hihliop of the Winona diocoee, was shot thin morning in Ihh library liy Ilov. Fat liar Al Lcsclics, n dementud priont, who had been siituiding the past week lit St. Mury'ri oollogo, diocese hoailipmi' tors, scekinc; uu appointment, wltich Dibhop I luff roil had lofiibcd to give him. Tho priest entered tho library in which the bishop was lemliii!; and without warning drew a rot oh or and hhot twieo at tho hiidiop. One bullet took offect in the right side of tho chest. Tho other wound wo n flosh wound in tho thigh. Tho attending physicians, although udmittimr tho ciieht wound is henoiix, tliey me hope ful that tho wound will honl if no comjiliuntions tot in. Fntlior Loolio i JO jenr old, pf French birth and ciuiio to tlu coun try in 168.1. EAST SHIVERS IN COLD E WASHINGTON, Aug. J7- Wmilli. er bureiiii o.porti said today that tlu eold weather wiiioh covered the eht Thursday wdl lufct onl until Siindny und Monday and wtinIi into tho At Inntio with biimmor oloku on its trail. Tho oold wuc etuno down fiom Mcdieino lint, ovor Lko tiupenor to tho borders of the outh, and today extended ot from the .MiHiiiii rior. Tho uoldiwt place m (ho Tint ed Stall, in the affoatod zone thin moruiiic; wa Sault Ste. Mane, with u tomponituro of 31, hut Wkito ltvr, Caiinda, rooonlml 32. Tho low twa pernture, 1iuhvi, luttl only aiitil the Him roo, and wnthr lmrtMiu ax perti figuro that praetioaliy ho dam age haa hwiii dwu to eiopn. l'rxit ii iiraiHtbia in inUriur New York and Western aad .'ottbrM Naw Kngiaad teniglit and Satarday. Iiili tomporaturw ootitiauo in the cstrouio went. BISHOP 0 WNA Si DEMENTED WAV OREGON, FJUDAY, AUatTS,L, 27, 1915 LAKE DURING REGENT Crater lake for Wlnnl Hand. Ilclow tho crater of Wizard Maud. WELSH MINERS AGAIN ON STRIKE IN COAL FIELDS LONDON, Aiijj. 27. Koports from the .South Wales coal fields Hum af ternoon ntiilo that 2.r),()00 miners ill ready havo joined tho Htiiko wliiuli hn;iin this mornint; when J 0,000 rc ftlfcCll to go to WOlk. Tho loeiirroneo of labor trouhlon is duo to growiiu,' diHMiiliafiietiou with Iho nwnrd of Wnller Itiiuiiiutnii, pres ident of Hie hoMid of trade, who net id iih uihitrutor in tho reoeut wtnl.e. Tho situation wa strainod fiuther wlien Hie colliers loqnied that Mr. Kitiifimnii had declined to kco a dep utation ropictfcnliin; them. Tho minera eharuo Mr. Kiineiiunii with Koin hohiml tho uiratigcmuut mado by I)nid Llojd-doorgo and de mand thai Mr. Lloyd-Uoorgo inake good bin piomihoa to them. Di8)atuho irom Cardiff at tho limn (ho btnko waa bottled last month auid that the loimx nueepted by Hit) minora na a result of Mr. Llo.vd (loorgo's trip to Wales provided for u Mibatnnliul ineie.ibe in wages and other coneoafjioiiM to tho fcUikor, which wero eoiiKidered by thiun n tantiiinouut (n an admission of their claims on iiuaily all tho ouUtiindiug points. Mr. Llod-f)ioi-go won tho men oor, not onl by pnnniwinif con eobtiioiis, but by einphiiaixiug the fact that uninterrupted operation of tliu coal miuoa wan highly (hmkiuHhI to tho eonduet of the wur, Mr. ItuuuiuiaiiM award oontaiuttd wajto ooueeahioiiN, hoitra of labor and at bit ration iirraiiifi-iiienlH. INTERNAL REVENUE A WASHINGTON. Aug. 27 -Tho greatest total of iatarnal roveiuie ra oeliita in the hlatory of the govern ment wag recorded la the annual re start of tao oomuttaslonar of Internal revenue today. The aggregate rMolati during: the fiscal year eaded June SO, IneludluK tao ccirparettaa aad Individual In eo me taxes, reached UI.9IQ,00 against ISsO.OOO 000 for the prev ious oar. PYTHIAN CONCLAVE rtiAtPftripha hy John P I'lmr, MfdfoTd Class of candidates, Initiated In Courtesy Oregon Journal. WASHINGTON, Aug. S7.-Ocnonil rnrrniiftu will moo bin capital to .Moxioo City Sunday. I'robiduiit Wilhon's uppeal to tho Moxiofiug for peace, uHpcoially re fill red fo Mexico City iih tho place whoro tho capital of any government applying for recognition mind bo ch tablihhiMl. Carraur.u'a move wiih ro garded in Latin eirelen iih oiio of the xteps in liin effort to obtain rceogni Hoii by tho United Staloa. Car ran a 'a reply to tho I'au-Amcrieaii peace up pool had not reached hero today. Adviooa from Vera Cruz to the la(n department today aaid that fur niture mid documents belonging to tho Cur mum government were lining Kent to Momco City. Officials hero ox pooled to hour that Ciirnuizn would louvo for Moxioo City in the near fu ture. Geiioml Cnrranu'H inquiry na to whnthor tho I'liu-Amoriunn dipIomntH in iiiicnliug to him for n peace con forenco woro noting pcraoually or with tho munition of their roxpectivo govoraiuenta, will ho nhHwercd today. Official utiitud that Curranzii would o niformod that they woro acting with authority of their iopoutic govern mont. (luuoral Cnrranza today oahlml liis ngoney huio allying: "It im utterly Ult imo (hat any (loathe fiom starvation aro tukiiiK plaoo in Mexico City. Tho food situation hue grown steadily better from the dato of Onornl (hm znlcr' occupation to tho present I. me." E I'AKIS, Auk 27 l(epreentatives of the entente Miwer and Greece, according to a diuttrh lioiu Athenn to the llata agamy, hate reauhvd au agreemeut umju giaater Irado privilogea, which piodactsl an im ptaaaHiN that pubhu opinion in Greece favors the auW. Ilaueaortk all iroportationa to Greaeo wilt be nllowetl without hind rance on the busts of trade atwtutics. CARRANZA PLANS " MOVING CAPITAL NEXT SUNDAY GREECE S TRAD LUSITANIA CASE FOLLOWS ARABIC IN SETTLEMENT Bcrnstorff Guarantees Administra tion "Full Satisfaction," More Than a Merc Disavowal If It Is Fount! Vessel Sunk Without Warn Intj Policy Satisfactory. WASHINGTON, Aug. 37. Count Von Ilernstorff, tho German nmlms atidor acting on iiiHtructiona from Ucrlin, notified Secretary Lansing to day "that full satisfaction" would be given to tho United States for tho sinking of tho White Star liner Ara bic. Tho nmbnssndor explained thnt Germany would mnko moro Hum n mere disnvowal, if it is found the Ar ubio was sunk without warning, (iat I.t factory l'ollcy Tho amhnusador said hu believed the negotiations over tho Arabic would bo followed by negotiations over tho Lusitania, in view of tho official statement in Merlin that a Hiibmnrinn policy satisfactory to tho United Slates would bo announced. It is known, however, that Ambas sador Gerard's dispatch agrees with Count Von Ucrnstorft's advices. Tho president will remain in Wash ington until tho controversy is set tle.!. Count Von Heinslorff conferred with Secrctniy Lansing nearly half an hour. It had been suggested that perhaps Germany was lcady also to mnko reparation for the Americans lost on tho Lusitnuia, but that subject was not discussed. Tho disposition of the German embassy is to tako up ono step at a time. Full lteinrntlon l'romlbcd -Tho ambassador 'dld'not make pnb- lio Iho extent of tho instructions rout Hcrliii on which ho acted, hut it was understood they coincided entirely with the statement of tho Gctmnu chancellor yesterday, expressing tho willingness of tho Herman government to make fullest reparation if il is shown finally that the Arabia was torpedoed without warning. The Ger man admiralty has lcceived no offio ial report.. Further communications now uro expected fiom Merlin which will ndvnnco tho negotiations to a point where attacks on passenger carrying ships will bo definitely dis continued. T F LOS ANCIIXES, Aug. 27. John h. Blaton, formor Rovornnr of Ocorgla, declared hero today that tho lynch ing ot Leo M, Frank, tho prisoner whoso doatli Bontonco ho commuted, wns a porvortod nianlCostatlon of that southern chivalry which makes tho protection of women's honor Its chief caro. "In tho hot, blind foment which prompted tho net of tho mob thcro Is an olomtn which callcngcH tho ad miration," said tho formor governor "Shockingly unjust as it wan In Its manifestations, It had as Its foun elation tho lmpulso ot tho strong to protect tho weak, dofeusolosa woman. "Tho sumo fooling would havo ox luted had Loo M. Frank bcon n Dano, n Hindu qt a Chinese "I havo no moro fear of harm when I return to Georgia than I havo right lioro In Lob Angeles." BRYAN GLAD LID KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 27. William J, Ilryan, formor secretary ot stuto, today Bald regarding tho do velopments growing out ot ox-I'rosl-dent Itoosovelt'a speech at IMatts- burg, N. Y., inilltar) training camp "1 am glad to notice Secretary Gar rison la disponed to restrict the camps to tho work for which tlioy wero established. During tho last two weeks they seem to huvo sorved moro ns a platform for jingoes to talk from than tor Instruction in the art 9t war.' SLATON DEN GEORGIANS NO. 135 ins E Holders of Bancroft Act Paving Bonds Condemn Plan to Refund Same, Increase City Indebtedness and Reimburse Properly Owners for Assessments Paid. Tho city council's proposal to bond tho city of Medford for $1,020,000 bonds to rotund tho paving Indebted ness Incurred by property ownors un dor tho Bancroft act, und rotund thoso property owners who havo paid assessments and Interest, la not mooting tho cordial reception expect ed from bank and bonding houses, according to lottors received and on fllo at tho city recorder's office Tho prcsont bonded debt of tho city Is $513,000. Tho assessment debt, secured by llen'B against abut ting property undor tho Bancroft act, Is, paving, $564,250; sower. $79,500; water district, $88,750; total, $7.12,500, making a grand total for which tho city is responsible of $1,245,500. Tho council's pro posal Is to redeem tho $504,250 pav Inv Indebtedness by tho Issuance ot $1,020,000 gonornl bonds, rebating tho proporty ownont who havo paid $455,750. This will creato a general city debt of $1,533,000, leaving still an assessment debt of $108,250, or a total Indobtcdncsa ot $1,701,250, an Incroaso of $ ICO, 250 ovor tho pres ent dobt, with nothing to show for It as far as tho city Is concerned. Tho assessed valuation ot the city la $4,200,000. llond Holders Protest Tho principal purchaser ot tho pav ing bonds under tho Bancroft act waa tho First National Bank-of Clovo land, Ohio, They wrlto objecting to tho plan stating: "Wo do not bollovo Hint your poo plo really wish to carry out tho thought suggested lit tho robondlrig proposal ns It would Imposo on tho city a direct obligation for a large sum, oxtondlng ovor a long porlod of years, nnd oven though ou woro suc cessful In soiling tho bonds at a somowhnt lower rata of Interest than tho prevailing Bancroft act bonds, which as a matter ot fact wo do not think you would bo, novortholoss, the total cost to tho pcoplo would bo Immensely greater than what was contemplated at tho tlmo tho Ban croft act hondB woro put out. You, ot courso, full ronllra that tho Imiul holders would not for a moment con. slder evrJuuiglng their securities?, whldi havo specific liens hark ot them, together with tho general 1 la bility of tho city, for a bond wldclt rarrlea with it only tho general lia bility or tho city, to begin with, nnd it Mollis to us such n proposal Mould result only In n disastrous way to jour city, anil Jeopiutllw) Ita credit Ir'JoiuI all jMVsslblo redemption. Handled .Many Bonds "Wo handled, ns you know, a largo amount of thoso Improvement Bonds and wore naturally very much sur prised. , . . Wo, of course, would strongly object to any proceed Ing which would look towards giving up by tho bondholders of their speci fic lions, for a general liability of tho city, and really cannot noo what would bo gained by such a procedure oven though It could bo accomplished as tho net result would bo, to pasa on to posterity a heavy Interest ohargo, as well as a principal obli gation for which tlioy rocelvod no beiioflt, and It la our bollot that It tho pcoplo who aro agitating any suoh arrangement 'would consider this lnttor phaso of It, that thoy would not bo parties to such a plan, (Continued on pago six) OfflB PAVNG ID H NARROW ESCAPE L E STOCKHOLM. Aug. 27. King Gustavo had a narrow cscapa from sorlous injury yestorday at Jorna. As ho was entering his car to pro ceed to Stockholm tho train started with a suddonT'Jejlr, throwing htm down. Ills foot waa Jammed botweeu tho oar and platform and ho fell heavily. However, except for slight bruises hu la little tho worao tor taa