Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
WEATHER
Fair Tonight nml Sunday.
Mat. 02.5; Mln. 15.5.
EDITION
Forty-flfih Tpap.
MEDFOKD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 38, 1915
NO. 154
Dally Tenth Year.
SHE BOSSED CITY AS TEMPORARY MAYOR
SAYS KAISER PROMISED
KAISER PLANS
AN ARMY FOR SULTAN
DETROIT 1 TO 0
GERMANS ML
SEND MY TO
1 OF SULTAN
PAN-AMEUS
RENEW MEiO
PEACE EFFORTS
ON
BEATS
AiFMM OF
CONQUERED LAND
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Turkey Hard Pressed to Receive
Help From Ally Vllna Now Be
sclrjcd Teutonic Forces Plan to
Inaugurate New Offensive Movements.
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BERLIN', Kept. 18. I(ii8
shin advanced positions Imvo
been taken on an nttnek in
tlio Dvinsk biidgehend, and
tin Russian front lias been
broken through to tlio south
nl several points between Vil
no and tltc Nicincn river, il
was officially annouiu'cd by
flu mi nn nrmy headquarters
today.
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BERLIN, Sept. 18. By wireless
to Tuekcrton. A mesxiigo from Con
stantinople as given out hero today
by the Overseas News ngenev quotes
Enver Pnslm, Turkish minister of
war, as saying that a great German
nrmy was to go to Turkey. The
news ngeney says:
"A Constantinople- telegram stales
that at a review of troops held in
honor of Duke Joaiiu Albrccht of
lUecklenbiirg-Schweriii, commander
in chief of tlio Turkish forces at the
Daidaiiellcs, Haver Pasha said the
presence of the Duke was the fore
runner to I ho uriivnl of a great Her
man army."
Vllnn Is Besieged
LONDON, Sept. 18. The city of
Yihm is now virtually invested on
threo sides. Tlio troops of Field
Marshal Yon Mnckcuzcn have leachud
a point near Vilelkii, .'J7niiles smith"
cast of thu city. The fall of Yilna
would place in possession of the Ger
mans a considerable section of the
lailrond at Pelrogrud, a portion of
which, between Dvinsk ami Vilua,
they alivady bold.
On the southern end of tlio battle
line the Russians continue to gain
hiiccexsc, their hi hint achievements
being the capture of J.IOO men along
the Stripa. Littlo n etivity is ro
poited from tlio ccntorof the line.
New Offensive, Planned
Repoits Unit the Austrian and
(Icimuns have decided to initiate n
new offensive campaign nrc multi
plying but there is littlo concrete evi
dence concerning the direction which
it may bo expected to take. Appar
ently tlioro has not been any great
concentration of troops along tho
Danube and Safe rivers. Consider
able activity has been displayed along
this front recently. Austrian at
tempt to cros tho livers Imvo been
checked and, according to official
repoits from Nif.Ii, Serbian artillery
has destroyed fortified woiks on the
Imiiku nf the liver.
Tho Balkan problem has ranched
a critical stage. Tho Tunio-Hulgar-iaii
agreement, coupled with tho an
nouncement of Premier ARhdosluvoff
of Hidguiiii, tluil public opinion was
opposed to any attack on Turkey,
hcems to have settled the attitude or
the Bulgarians, at least mi long as
the Dardanelles remain closed to the
entente powers.
FABRE LINER F
BY JEN hNEMY
LONDON', SopL 18-Lloyd's agent
nt St. Michaels, Azores, telegraphed
today thnt tho captain of tho Fabro
lino stoamor SanC Anna attributes
tho flro on his vessol to tho work of
propagandists of an onemy 'country.
Tho report says there wore many ex
plosion on tho Soptombor 13 on tho
Bant' Anna. Subsequently a number
of unoxploded fuses wore found. It
It said that the ship suroly would
hnvo been blown to piece If there had
been munitions at war on board.
SAYS KITCHENER OFFERS
PEACE TO TURKEY
IlKUMXf Sept. 18, bv wirele
Tui-kvrtuti. -"The Tape Zeitun m-ternr!-
Ivitt-lnri. -p.- '"'
pliwMitiu Turkyy, nn dl,j
tfuce lor m ir. J. England
hing unable foe th Dnrdn
mdhW . t O.orewu "
ugeuvy.
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ENVER BEY
PAHIS, Sept. 18. The destruction
if a Turkish pisitim on tho Qallipili
peninsula by French firces was an
nounceil today hy the war office.
The announcement follews:
"In tho Dardanelles friiu Septem
ber 1'J to Sept. 17 thero was no movo
mcut of importuuec. Tho Turks at
tacked several positions of our front
by means of minis which had not
been employed by them up to this
time. On tho morning of tho seven
teenth an enemy mine gallery wnsjlo
tftryrtdrTifTer "it had been" advanced
for several days, by our couunter
ininoH. The operation was perfect
ly successful with out costing iih a
single loss."
Thu following statement rcgnrding
tho progress of hostilities on the
French-ncormau northern lino wan
given out this afternoen:
"There was diversified activity dur
ing tho night in the sector of Neu-villo-lloelincoiut,
bcfoio Itoyo mid
upon the plateau of Qiiconovicres.
Tlioio wcro frequent artillery bom
bardment with guns of vaiious cali
bers and hand grenado conthcls, but
without activity on tho part of the
infantry.
"In tha region of Horry-Aii-Hni'
and in Champagne, in tho region
around Pcilhos and between the
AiMie and the Argnnno district there
was continuous and lively cannon
aduig."
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INDIANAPOLIS, Sopt. 1R. Ernest
Itoedor, who recontly pleaded guilty
to tho oloctlon conspiracy indictment
on which Maor Joseph E. Ilelt Is be
ing tried today admitted In court that
ho gavo Edward Ljons, Joseph Mar
key and other so-called slate candi
dates, votes without counting tho bal
lots, that ho bought yotos and voted
eprsona Illegally at tho election.
Itoder said ho was tho progressive
primary clork and was chosen nt tho
suggestion of Dwnls Hush, co-defendant
and stret commissioner, nnd
.lames II. Gibson, who has pleaded
guilty.
Itoedor Bald ho brought three mon
to tho pollB who did not Ilvo In tho
precinct and voted thorn undor tho
names of persons who lived in the
precinct but woor out of tho city on
election day.
MARTIAL LAW IN
PETHfMiHXD. Heit is An aro
suit of strikes several factories,
the mlllwry gvror has eamod the
HMtlHE of proclftMatlMM oalllng mon
to work ftr th dinner hour Sat
url under penalty of court martial.
FRENCH DESTROY
' TURKISH POSITION
AT DARDANELLES
ADITS
OIL
NDIANA ELECTIONS
RUSSIAN
STRIKES
Belgium and Occupied Portion of
France to Bo Formally Annexed
German Foreign Minister Promises
to Consider Evidence In the Ara
bic Case.
GENEVA, Sept. 18. Tho Luus-
pane Gazette says it lias learned tliiit,a
tha German government has decider
to issue a declaration annexing to
the Gorman empire the occupied ter
ritories in Franco and Halgium.
The Gazette says this measure has
been determined upon for tho noiii
future, bccaiiso it now appears itnpo-
siblo that tho war will bo ended as
had been hoped, before winter. Civil
administration has been slowly re
placing military rule in tho occupied
regions and, tho Gazetto continues,
this process will bo extended meth
odically. To Consider IMdenco
BERLIN, Sept. 18. The Genunii
government will give its careful con
Mdcrution to t ho evidence confirm
ing tho circumstances which attended
tho hiking of the steamer Arabic, sub
mitted by tho American government
through Ambassador Gerard, Gottlieb
Yon Jagow, the German foreign min
ister, iiiude n statement lo this ef
fect in an interview last night with
tho Associated Press.
In bis statement tlio forcgin min
ister went fully into tho present status
of tho submarino problem and tho
adventitious circumstances which for
a time threatened I o revive tho ten
sion between Germany and America,
lie expressed complete confidence
that, in view of tlio instructions which
had been given and tho precautions
now being taken, tho possibility of
further incidents in connection with
tlio submnrine campaign which would
disturb the relations between tho two
countries had been virtually elimi
nated. Germany, llcrr Yon Jagow said,
would participate willingly in tho ne
gotiations now being taken up in
Washington nnd hojies for the most
satisfactory thero from.
VALLEY FLOODED
AUSTIN, Tox Sopt. 18. With
tho stage on tho Colorado river nt
tho dam horo of G8 feet nnd a rlso
of 28 feet In 18 hours, offlcorn woro
closely watching tho flood section
early today. Tho entlro valloy of tho
Colorado river was flooded. Tho dam
underwent a sovoro test with a tro
mendous ijrosBuro against It from tho
heavy flood waters carrying quanti
ties of drift wood and other debris.
No casualties havo been roportcd.
BRITISH TANK SHIP
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LONDON, Sopt. IS Tho British
tank steamer San Zeforino has been
torpedoed and sunk by a submarino.
Threo members of hor crow of 42
aro missing.
Tho San Z.oforlno of C130 tons
gross nnd 420 feet long .was .built
last year and owned In London. Sho
was last reported as having sailed in
August from Puerto, Mexico. Her
destination was not given.
AUSTRIANS THRICE "
TRY TO CROSS SAVE
JCISII, Serbia, Kept. 18. The new
Austrian movement against the Serbs
u increasing in extont, after the long
interval ot inaction in this front. An
noHiiuwnent wa made at the war of
fiee today that threo attempts to
oroits the Save and invade Serbia
lad btifiji reputed,
COLORADO
RER
Support and Recognition for Party
That Con Demonstrate Its Ability
to Enforco Stable Government
Carranza Asked to Send Represen
tative Villa Commander Flees.
NEW YORK, Sopt. 18. Secretary
- nB,nB nml tho Pan-American dlsplo-
mats continued their efforts to solvo
the Mexican problem today at a con
ference here in tho Hotel Ulltmoro.
Their accepted policy was that
eventually thu party which can dem
onstrate tin Bupcrlor strength and its
ability to enforco a fitablo govern
ment shall rcccivo support nnd rccog
nltlon. i
One point apparently already
agreed ron was tbiH Genornl Car
ranza would be ur.ked to send a rep
resentative to meet tho conferees.
Similar Invitations will bo extended
to the other leaders.
The diplomats horo to confer with
Sccrotary Lansing aro tho nmbaBsa
dors of Argontina, Drazll and Chllo,
tho A. 11. C. powers and tho minis
torn of Hollvla, Uruguay and Guate
mala. Cliao it J'tigltlvn
EL PASO, Tex., Sept. 18. Authen
tic reports today woro that General
Manuel Chao, Villa commandir In tho
Parral district, is on the way to Cal
ifornia, n rugltlvo from Villa's nrmy.
Chao last nlnht was roportcd on
tho way to Washington with General
Itoquo Gonzales Garza, as Villa com
mlBHlonor before tho I'au-Amorlcan
conferees.
It was learned, hoWovcr, that tho
Vljnl troops atJjin,r.qinrQ ncnrchhiR
for Chao. -who la roportcd to hnvo
flod from Chihuahua City to Juaroz,
and then crossed tho International
lino to El Paso.
Yllln'd Heprooiit.it lie
Unofficial but authentic reports
hero today aro that General Vllla'a
representatives beforo tho Pan-American
conferees on pcaco In Mexico will
bo Gonorals Fcllppo Angolcs, Itoquo
Gonzales Garza and Itaoul Madoro;
Mlguol Lombards nnd Frnnclsco Es
cudoro of tho Vllal government cnbl
not, and Enrique Lloronto, Washing
ton representative of tho government.
Iloports Hint tho ovncuatlon of Tor
reon wan practically complotod yes
terday and that General Vllal Is now
at Chihuahua with most of his army
woro brought to tho border hy for
eigners arriving today.
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LONDON, Sopt. 18. Tho Ilrltlsh
military authorities havo docldod that
a .prohibition upon "treating" Is cs
sontlal to tho woll bolug of tho troops
within tho Metropolitan dlstrjct of
London nnd tho hoard of control
probably will Issuo an order forbid
olng this form of hospitality. The
district contalnt 700 aquaro mllos,
Undertho prospective order, which
will apply to clubs and restaurants as
wol als saloons, any one paying for
another drink, except tho porbon who
pays for It would be llahlo to punishment.
FORBID
TREATING
ROOPS IN
ONDON
RAISING HALF A BILLION U. S. DOLLARS
TO HELP EN GLAND AND FRANCE WIN WAR
Utt to light' Kir Henry IlaMilngtou Smith, former head of (ho lluuk
of Turkey; J. P. Morgan, American financial ngcut of tho llilllsli govern,
incut; Iiinl Heading lortl tlilof of Ct'ivut Uril.tlu, head of tiio Anglo.
French commission, and tho most dhitiugulklic'l Jew in tlio KritUh cmplm
and Sir JMwanl Holdcn, iiuuiuglng director of the liudon City and Mid.
bind Hank. Tliey ro luiro lUi reprt-ntatlies of tho I'tvnch govern
menl t cnigo A nwr CKdtt vf 3W,000,WO tw Iho tiUlvU btty.
Coiincilvvoniaii Kstcllo Latoi Llndioy, signing her first pHr vvliito
ncciipyiiig tlio iliali of mayor of Iis Angeles. SuffrnglMtM will nuirlc
Kpt. to, lIM.f, as a irtMettei' day, for It marks tlio first timo In tho history
of tho country tat n woman lias occupied this position in n city of sucli
pitKiilons as this.
HAIT
EXPECTED
TOATEYAI N
PROTECTORATE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.-Early
ratification by Haiti of the treaty by
which the United States would es
tablish n financial protectorate over
tho littlo republic, confidently ' was
expectcif iirWiisliington today after
it had been announced that thu new
lluiticn government, bonded by Presi
dent D'Artigucnavoj formally had
been recognized by tii'o Washington
government. Tho treaty now, js4 be
fore tho Haiticn cong.rpsH, vv)cro lie
it lias encountered vigirourf opposi
tion from elements.
Until the convention is approved,
Hear Admiral Cnportnn with more
than 2000 American bluejackets and
marines, will continue to control thu
situation in the republic, and ad
minister affairs of all its custom
houses. The now president was
elected hy eongroHH after ids prede
cessor In I been dragged from the
French legation nnd killed by revolu
tionists several weeks ago.
PIlOVIDENCi:, 11. K., Sept. 18.
Hob Illinium broke tho woild's iei
ord in tho firat of thu automobile
events on tho now Kwiedwny hero to
day. Illinium covered tho inih) in
1.1.7.1 seconds, .'17 of n sucond faster
than tho record made by Louis Dis
brow at St. Louis in August, 101 1.
Hunnaii'x record today win made
on u ono milo circular concrete track
while Dikhrow's record was for a cirl
uiilar dirt track. Officials horo de
clare Buroiun'H timo sots n new
mark for u milo circular track.
BURMAN
BEAKS
HUE AUTO RECORD
B OP
CNA
OF LOS ANGELES
SAN plEQO, Cal.. Sopt. 18. Illght
Nov. ThomnB J. Conaty, for many
years bishop ot tho Catholic dtoccso
of Los Angeles and Monterey, died
this morning in n cottage at Coronado
where ho had been for tho last we ok.
'Ulsholi Cohnty'lfad steadily dccllno'tl
nltico lily arrival at Coronado and
his death was not unexpected,
Illnhop County was already a figuro
of national promlnonco in tho Roman
Catholic church when ho waa mado
bishop of Loh AngolcH nnd Montoroy
In 190H. Ho loft tho presidency ot
tho Catholic University of Washing
ton, I). C, which ho had hold fiinco
1S9G to hecomo tho head of thnt dlo-
CCHO.
Ho wna C8 yearn old. Horn In Iro-
land ho was brovght to this country
as a child and educated In tho public
schools of Taunton, Mass., and later
wan graduatod fro mlloly Cross col
logo In 1809 and 1872 ho rccolvod his
degrco from Montreal, Canada, Thoo.
logical Homliiary.
Illnhop Conaty was ono of tho great
est Catholic orators In tho United
States.
Ah an nuthor and wrltor upon
church topics ho acquired not n littlo
fame. For four years during his
presidency of tho Catholic University
of Washington, Illshop Conaty was
editor of tho Cathollo School nnd
Home Magazine
CUT BY GERMANS
PUTIIOGHAD Sopt. 18 Tho Gor
inans havo cut tho railway lino bo
tween Vllnn and Molndochno and tho
only outlOt by rail from Vilna still
remaining In Itiuslan hands lu tho
lino running southward to I.Ida.
Tho Llda railway line has boon un
dor sharp attack to tho wostward of
Llda. In an effort to chock tho Gor
mnn cavalry tho Husslans aro devel
oping Btrong cavalry forcoa In tho
Vilna district.
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WASHINGTON, S.-pt. 1H.
Amonir clwnge' in the iiiiiulur or
viea nuiKUiiMwl tmluv wei:
William II. Ottle, Leanhurg, Va.,
i onmil at Colon, promoted U aoiiBtd
general Chrintinua, Nurwn).
M. J. liaolmr, Ouuthn, ooiikul nt
Borne, traiidFnrnMl to St. .MiolmuU,
Azoron.
WnJtor II. SmIhiI', OkUho City,
consul nt fiHiitu. tnuwUned t
HerHB.
FntntMM J. Dwyor of Califoruiu up
jHiiutud viul at UvtltRt
DEAD ND
IN
RAILROADS
Tigers Defeated in Third Game of
Crucial Contest Wonderful Field
ing By Speaker Saves Day Cobb
and Crawford Maul Ball Hard
Ty Nipped at Plate.
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Detroit 0 0
Uoaton 1 8
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FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, Sopt.
IS. Detroit filled tho bnsos with
nono out In tho 12th, but Boston'
mado tho situation tho occasion for a
sharp Holding attack which retired
tho sldo without a scoro. Cobb had
douhlod by lifting tho ball into the
right Hold crowd. Vnch was safo on
Shoro's poor throw. Crnwford was
purposely passed. Tho bases woro
full whon Kavanaugh wab called upon
as a pinch hitter, but Scott scoopod
his rap ncd throw to catch Cobb at tho
pinto.
On tho noxt play Young hit to
Galnor and n doublo piny, Gardnor
to Cady to Gardner nnd 8cott and
again to Gnrdnor rotlrod tho sldo.
Boston Btnrtod with tho first man up
Intho twolfth -with a vigorous of
fensive Lewis hit safely. Gardnor
also singled. Barry sncrltlced, ad
vancing both men. Cady was pur
posely pnssod nnd Cnrrlgan himself
npopnred as n pinch hitter. Ills force
out ot Cady nt second haso sent Lowls
ovor.
Lively Holding mnrkod tho opening
Inning. Aftor Bush had struck out,
Gardner extended himself to catch a
speeding liner off Vltt's bat. Cobb
wns passed, but Shore's alertness and
the skill ot Barry caught the famous
Tiger oft f lrs.1 Jiaso. , . .
With ono ot in Boston's half, Co
valesklo passed Scott nnd Speaker.
Bush rushod back ot third to get Gal
nor's drlvo and throw out Scott at
third. A moment Inter Stanngo nip
pod Speaker's attempted steal.
Tho Dotrolts threatened to score In
tho third. Hits hy Covalosklo Bnd VItt
resulted In plnclnc Bush nt third baso
nnd Vlt on first, with two out, nnd
Cobb nt bnt. Cohb's'beat of fort, how
ovor, was a bounder to tho pitcher on
which ho wna rotlrod easily.. Cova
losklo regained his control and Boston
wont out In order In tholr part ot tho
third Inning.
Galnor mado tho first hit oft Co
valesklo's delivery In tho fourth. A
pnsa to Gardnor put two mon ou tho
bases hut Barry grounded to Bush for"
tho third out. In Detroit's halt of this
Inning, n dpMblo play, Gardnor to
Marry to Gainer, nulllflod tho effect
of Young's hit.
Tim pitcher's seemed to Improvo
ns tho gamo wont on,. Scolt singled
almost Into tho left field crowd In tho
sixth, but wns caught off first basn
o na throw from Stanngo. In tho
"lucky sovonth" Lowls started oft
with a hit. VItt mado a. sonsntlonal
catch of Gardner's foul attompt to
hount. Barry's slow Infield out sent
Lowls to socond. Pitcher Covalosklo
attempted to pass Cady, but tho bin
catcher reached out and hit tho ball,
only to havo It intorcoptcd by Young
for tho laBt out. Two of tho threo
Dotrot batsmen wcro rotlrod on
striken in tho eighth.
With ono out in tho ninth VItt
cracked a single to left. Cobb came,
to bat determined and tho ball sped
off his bat Into tho crowd In contor
flnld, among whom Speaker broke
his way to make a remarkable catch.
VItt waH forced at socond baso for tho
third out. Lewis slnglod In Boston's
hnlf of tho ninth, but Covalosklo, who
had previously struok out Galnor, al
so fanned Gardner nnd Lewis a mo
ment lator waa thrown out trying to
steal second. In tho tonlh Hooper
wont to tho edgo of tho crowd to
chock tho flight ot a drlvo from Craw
ford's bat.
STOP EXCURSIONS
TO
PARIS, Sept. 18. -So many ex
ourbiouistri, frequently in personally
ouiiduoted purties, havo been jour
neying from Parid and other cities
to the sueno of tho bntlo of tho MurnJ
Hint tho military nuthoritjes today
prohibited trips in groups. Tho pro
lilbition dooa not ady, Uovvover, to
individual nasisoa,
FRONT
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