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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Tonight fair, cooler, with light frost Tuesday warmer. Forty-fifth Tear. Dully Tenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1915. NO. 1G2 IB ALLIES CAPTURE 20,000 GERMANS SMASHING LINES Great Drive Under Way on West Front French and British Gain More in Two Days of Fighting Than in Year Previously Russia Also Holding Enemy, Winning in Places. LONDON, Sept. 27. In two days tlio French nnd British havo Rained greater results tluui in the proceding twelve months of. fighting since- he Imlllo of tiic Jhimc.. With upwards of '20,000 Gcrinnn prisoners in their hands and something liko 30 gnus, without counting machine guns, nnd with n formiduhlo hreach in tho Ger man line, tho allies nppnrcntly hnvo their long expected offensive move ment well tinder way. The advance hns heen general, nnd its effect is emphasized by tho fact that on tho cistern front a substantial gain for tho HiiHsinns is recorded. Ivnnhuff Also n Winner Tetrogrnd stntcs that tho armv of General Ivauhoff has won a sinking victory over tho Germans and Aus trians in tho southeastern thentor, where 1000 prisoners are said to have hern taken. Tho lU'lginiiR nlso nro taking a prominent part in tho new offensive movement. Their official announce ment reports tho capture of a Ger man pnt on tho right hank of tho Yserwitb the consequent cvacuiitiong by the Gennnns of ndjoining trenches. It is boliovrd in Loudon that the new move in tho west will again bring the Gennnns fnee to faco with the necessity of making a choice between the two fronts, as was the case ear lier in tho war. Bulgaria (Iocs Slow Tlio feeling of optimism in Loudon is enhanced by tho political effect which the successes of tho ullifs np pour to havo hnd on tho Balkan stales. Dispatches from Sofia indi cate that Ilulgniinii diplomats nro eager to convince tho nllio. that mo bilization of tho nnuy was nut prompted by hostile motives. Tho latest official notes from Pc trograd is interpreted here as show iiiir that tho Hussinns are distinctly in a better position, even in tho re gion of Dviiiik, whero Field Marshal Von Ilindenbiirg bus concentrated bis efforts. Tho Gennan attack now seems to be slackening. TO BULGARIA LAND RECENTLY CEDED SOFIA, Sept. 20. Tho protocol providing for tho handling over tho torrltory ceded by Turkey to Bulgaria In vlrtuo of tho Turco-Bulgarlan ugrcomont, was slgucd by Turkish and Bulgarian delegates at Demotlka, twenty miles south of the Turkish fortrosa of Adrlanople westcrday, ac cording to tho semi-official Bulgarian jio simper Nurodnl l'rava. Tlio protocol Is understood to transfer to Bulgaria all Turkish ter ritory west of tho Marltza river. Tho Marltza Is tho principal river In Kuro. poun Turkey nnd formed tho bound ary between Turkey and tho part of Turkish territory ceded to Bulgaria nftcr tho Balkan war. SEIZE MUNITIONS ON WASHINGTON'. Sopt. 27 Ordors lMive boon Iwuod to all American of fletaU on tlio Moxlean border to bqUo all htimonts of ammunition whon the destination Is not doflnltoly know a. Na embargo U lKlng laid on wuorll hlptonUi of wan muni tions to lb prtwtal factions but It li the MrpM uf th gnvornmant to provost war smpIIm fror. reaching Iwndlt bands and raldirf operating independently TURKEYHANDSOVER HAN NEW OFFENSIVE CONTINUES ON ENTIRE FRONT Further German Positions Occupied in Champagne and All Gains in Artols Maintained Bayonet Used to Decide Day After Heavy Artil lery Prepared Way. PARIS, Sept. 27. The new offen sive movement is continuing along tho cnliro front in Champagne. The war office nnnounced today Hint further Gennan positions had been occupied. Tho announcement also snys that nil gains in tho Artois region in north western Franco have been maintain ed. There is intense cannonading be tween the Mouse and Moselle nnd in Lorraiit, on tho part of both allies and tho Gennnns. Only iiO Minutes Needed Reports from the frpnt sny thnt only twenty minutes was required for tlio French infantry to complete tlio victory prepared by sixty hours of violent shelling and overrun tho first lino of tho Gennan trenches north of Perthes, in Clinnipngnc. While awaiting tho moment for tho attack tho French soldiers rested behind their lines, joking nnd putting their amis m perfect onlcr. Tho bright glow from the slow burn ing rockets and tho glaro uf exploding projectiles lighted up tho entire zone of action during two nights. "After n few hours of intense fire, our hopes that our batteries were dominating tho situation were trans formed to certain conviction," snvs a wounded offiecr who took part in tho battle. "Tho moment for tho at tack was set for dawn. When tho churgo sounded whole butnlious, re inforced h" reserves, bounded for ward. Tho rush wns so impetuous Hint the Gennnns still alive nnd tin wounded in tho battered rocks seem ed dazed and tumble to resist. They were disarmed nnd pushed bnck for our reserves to pick up while the at tacking lino went on. Bayonet Does Woik 'There was little or no muskctrv. Tho bayonet did most of the work. Tho proportion of dead to wounded and nrisoners was large. Wlmt was left of entire companies threw up their hands at tho sight of tho deadly execution by tho Zouaves." The general impression of wounded men brought from the field is thnt tho affair of Peithes is onl ya be ginning of tho French effort. Parisians received news of tho vic tory soberly. The newspapers issued unusually largo editions and official bulletins were rend from the stuges of theaters last night, tho orchestras playing tho "Marscillaibc." There wns no other public demonstrations. A report was spread that many trains carrying wounded soldiers were arriving outside Paris, but later it was learned that these trams were filled with German prisoners. 25,000 CLAIMS FILED, LAND GRANT SAK FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. Fed eral officials announced today that approximately 25,000 claims had been filed with tho Southern Pacific com pany in tho alleged 'land fraud" eases in which eighteen attorneys and land agents were indicted Inst week by tho United States grand jury. An average fee of $150 was charged clients, it was said, making a total of approximately $3,7.')0,000 from persons in all parts of tho United States and Canada. Thefco figuios were confirmed by tho Iund department of the Southern Pacific. Elmer E. Paton, arretted today ut Kuroku, Cal wus the sixth man taken into oiwtody by federal authorities in connection with tho t-n.e, Tlio other were W. A. S. NiulioUou, Fmukliii Bull and NonuMii I). Cook, itll Sun FrmichrfH) attorney. I). J. Coimer. mm HHloinehih; dwtler mid Byron J. Sunferd, a kind agent, hIm of Sun FranuWti. All but Suuford Hero released ou bond uf $2000 vieh, TOHAVESENTWARLIKE HHRLIN, Sept. 27, by wire less to Snyvillc. A dispntch from Sofia, given out here today snys it is rumored thnt Bulgaria hns sent an ultimatum to Serbia, nnd thnt diplomatic reprcsentn- "" tives of tho entente powers nt Bulgaria are preparing to depart, Tho dispatch ndds that this ni' mor hns not been continued. ft BOSTON, Sept. 27. Tho Gcrma: ambassador, Count Von Bernstortf, I a letter mado public hero today, Ii clnrcd reports concerning alleged a rocltlcs In tho Ottoman emplro weio "puro Inventions." Tho ambas sador's lottor, written under dnto of Sept. 23, nnd addressed to Mlran Zvnsly of this city, chairman of tho oxccutlvo committee of tho National Defense Union of America, who naked for a definite- statement, was as fol fel fol eows: "In reply to your lottor I beg to In form you that, according to roccnt of ficial nnd authentic reports received by tho German government and trans mitted by this embassy to tho gov eminent of tho United States, the al lowed ntrooltlcs committed In tho Ot- tomnn omplro appear to bo puro In ventions. "Without doubting tho good faith of tho Catholics I bog, however, to call your attention to tho fact that His Holllncss Is writing undor pres sure of tho Russian censor. "Yours very truly, "J. BBBNSTOHFF.M Tbls reference to tho Catholics or primate of tho Armenian church was bftbod on a roport recently published In which ho declared thatt tho ex termination of tho Armenian raco throughout Turkey was being carried on undor official direction by an or ganized system ot pillage, deporta tions, wholesale executions and mas sacros, GREECE CALLS TO E PARIS, Sopt. 27. -Mobilization of twenty classes of Oreok troops will call to tbo colors 400,000 men, This Is tho official figures given by tho Greek war ministry yesterday as for warded by tho Athens correspondent ot tho Ilavas News agency. Tlio war ministry states theer Is an abundance of equipment and muni tions for these men. It King Con stantino docs not take actlvo com mand of his forces his brother, 1'rlnco Nicholas, will bo placed In command. PIRAEUS, Greece. Sunday, Sept, 26, via Paris, Sopt. 27, 9:27 a. m. The Oreok government today requls tloncd twenty merchant vessels for the transportation of troops. Among them are tho trans-Atlantic liners Themlstoclcs, King Constantino and Patrls. LONDON, Sept. 27. Owing to tho falluro of the Teutonic force to sur round tho Russian army at Vllna. thero have beon many changes in the Gorman commands, says a dlspatch from I'otrograd to Routers Telegram company. liven General Von Mien horn's name Is mentioned as being anionic those In disfavor, according to statements made by German prls-l oners. ' VON bkof IMS AMES N OTTOMAN EMP R CL S4 . T PREPAR WA GERMANS SAY ALLIES ATTACK I HUM LAST Fierce German Counter Attacks Bring New Offensive to Standstill Claims Berlin British Warship Reported Sunk During Bombardment of Ze brugtje 5000 Prisoners Taken BERLIN, Sept. 27. Tho Gennan war office announced today that the new offensive in tho neighborhood of Lille, Northern France, had been brought to a standstill by fierce Ger man' counter attacks. " i oileusivc on land, iiecorlling to the Gennan official stateiitent of Sep tember 20. After tliesu losses the British bliips withdrew. Tho official statement enumerates tho capture of more than fiOOO French and British prisoners nnd a number of machine guns in laud fighting at various points along tho front. Tho pnssages in the official stale ment which refer to, llieso incidents in tho fighting nro nM follews: "British ships attacked tho Ger man coast batteries, especially at Zecbrugge. The attack failed and nf tcr ouo ship bad bcciitsuuk and two others were dumaged, the ships with drew." IN BATTLE WITH WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Detalla of fighting botweon natives and Am erican forces near Capo Hnltlon yos torday In which ono marlno was killed and ton wcro wounded nnd moro than fifty Haltlens woro killed, reached tho navy department today In messages from Rear Admlra Captor tno. Tho marine patrols had been sent out to clear tho linen of supply from Capo Hnltlon to tho Interior. Tbo first oxpondltlon sent out on Saturday afternoon to Haut Vu Cap and Potlt Anso, closo to tho city, and on the main lino ot nuppllcs, passed native outposts, whoso commanders objected to the expeditions but offer cd no resistance. Next day two pa trols went out again and after tho ex pedition reached Haut Vu Cap, firing became gonoral and both patrols woro enagged, Abaut fifty natives wero killed, Tho patrols returned to Capo Hattlen last night and Admiral Caper- ton reported tho supply routes had been comp etely cleared of hostllo forces, A later messago said Captain Un derwood led an expedition of fifty mounted marines to Petit Rlvlero and Palarte Bonlto Sunday, and encoun tered 150 armed Haltlens, They wero driven Into tho hills after a vigorous skirmish In which ono marine and two natives wero killed and thrco natives wero wounded. Tho marines are holding tho two towns, uhoro quiet has beon restored. Tho marlno killed In the fighting near Capo Haltlon was Sergeant John Piatt of Detroit, Mich., who had serv ed long and honorably In tho corps. E LONDON, Sept. 27.-Every male Gorman, Tuik and Austrian of mili tary uge in London who lis not been granted oxemption, will be required today to urrauder to the police. Aus trian undor 61 years of ago and Gar man under 55 jour will be interned, AMERICAN LAN HAITI NATIVES FIRST FATALITY OF LIMA, O., Sept. 27. Tho " first fatality during tho present football season was rceonled "" here today when Don Applus, "" 15, prospective guard on tho "" " Lima high fcohool lenm, died from injuries received in n prac- tico game. His teammates will net its' pall bearers at tho funeral "" "" Weducsdny moining. PETROGRAD, Sept. 27. The fol lowing official statement was issued today at tho hcadipiartcrs of the gen oral staff: "Tho situation wns somewhat quiet er along the Dvinsk front. Accord ing to tho statement of prisoners, the Germans suffered severe losses in the recent encounters nnd uttneks which wo repulsed. After n fight yester day for the possession of tho village og Drisvinty, on tho hike of tho samo name, tho Germans wcie driven from tho village. "lit tho Viliyn region abovo Vileika, desperato actions continue. Wo cap tured tho village of Itcstoka. In tho district northwest of Vileika our troops curried by n bayonet churgo the fdrtificd village of Ostroff. and recaptured tho villugo of Qhirty. "In tho region of Luzdouny, cast of the villugo of die, tho enemy devel oped a violent utack with hcuvv artil lery. Our troops evacuated tho vil lage. "With the bayonet wo crushed the desperato resistancu of tho Genuuus near tho village of I'orgurio, east of Novo Grodek, taking prisoners four oflicers nnd 02 men. An extremely hot engagement wus fought nil day yesterday near tho fann of Muris sciio, also east of Novo Grodno, tho trenches constantly changing bunds. South of tho farm the enemy wns driven from his trenches. Wo took prisoner here about (100 Germans and captured several machiuo guns, two provision wagons, urtillery wagons nnd ammunition. Tlio village of 1'ud- lugio also fell into our hands. "On tho StrumciiiQ river wo drove back across tho stream tho Gonnaus wh abandoned numerous wounded nnd a largo quantities of ammunition." ELEVEN MINERS E WILKKSDAKRH, Pa.. Sopt. 27. Kloven initio workors woro entombed today al Coaldalu colliery ot tho Le high Coal nnd Navigation company at Coaldulo, as tho result of a fall ot rock. Tho fall was caused by a heavy blast, and oxtouds fully for 400 feet, blocking tho slnglo passago leading to tho chamber In which tho men woro at work. Hopo of reaching any of tho men allvo has been given up. WOLGAST TO FIGHT T SIIRKVKI'ORT, La , Sopt. 27. Ad Wolgast, former lightweight champ Ion, and Bobby Waugh or Fort Worth, Texas, will meet in u fifteen round bout hero tonight. Both pugilists wl 1 weigh In at 135. BRITISHSTEAMERSUNK BY SUBMARINE AT CRETE MAHSKILLKS, Kept. 27 The Ilrit-i-h steamer Nutul Trunupurt wit shelled ami Mink bv a Gorman milium rino Seplombor 17, houth of Crutu. It crew of 31 whs piukud up and luuded at J'irouiiM, Groove. Tho Nutul Trtuihport was a tann er of 200ft tons net. Sbo wu but rtortd as having arrived ut I'ort Said ou Jul)- 15, ' DAN CHECK GERMAN R ALONG DISK E E; I Oklahoma Town Reported All Ablaze as Result of Gigantic Explosion of Car of Gasoline Which Wrecks Many Buildings and Sets Town on Fire Flaming Liquid Hurled KANSAS CITY, Sept. 27. Forty persons wcro killed nnd fifty others woro injured when a carload of gos olinu exploded at Anhnoro, Oklu.. ac cording to tho report received hero by tho local manager of a telcphouo company. Tho town Is burning. Communication with Anhnoro wus sovered whilo tho rcKrt of tho tlnin ngo wus being telephoned to ICnnsns City. Tho gignntio explosion wrecked many buildings nnd tho flaming gas- olino was hurled in every direction. Scores of fires immediately broke out. Ten Blocks llla.lng DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 27. Ten blocks of business buildings nro burn ing ut Ardmore, Oklu., according to reports received hero Into today. Tlio fire is said to havo stalled from u gas explosion. All wiro communica tion with Ardmore is reported out of commission from points south of Ard more. Lust reports from Anhnoro suit! a big natural gus storage tank had ex ploded, destroying the greater part of tho town mid completely wrecking tho passenger station, where tho tele Tho Atchison, Topcka and Santa Fo graph hues are located. passenger slntion wns destroyed by tho explosion, according to a report received hero over railroad wires. H is rcsir(ed every person in tho station was killed. Oiuso Is Unknown GAINKSVILLK, Tex., Sept. 27 An unknown niiiubcr of eoplo wero kill ed and several score wero injured ut 2:115 this afternoon nt Ardmore, Oklu., wheir n IIOOO gallon tank cur filled with gasoline oxuloded. Tho cause is unknown. Tho Santa Fu passenger mid f i eight depost wero completely demolished whilo tho Humes quickl spread to other .sections of thu town. Nearly tho whole of the business sec tion is on fire. Tho force of tho explosion wus fell ut other places. Tho telegraph wires which aro located in tho demolished depot, wcro wrecked boyoud immo diuto ropnir nnd tho building in which thu telcphouo exchange is located is also reported wrecked and in flames. F.vcry person in tho Santa Fo de pot at tho timo was killed, according to a rcpoit here. KATY RAILROAD ST. LOl'IS, Sopt. 27. A recotvor was appointed toduy for thu Missouri, Kansas and Toxus rational. Tho recolvor wiih appointed by Kl iner Adams, United States circuit Judgo on tho filing ot two suits by tho law firm ot Iloylo & Priest. Chas. K. Scliuff, president of thu railroad, wus mado receiver. The petitions buy that thu road is a Kansas corporation under a mort gage of $120,000,000, not counting equipment indohtoduofc. Four of the great railway systems which have their headquarter, in St Louis aro now in reuoiverbip. Those nro tho Misouri I'ucific, Iron Moun tain, Wabash, St. Louis ami Sun Fruneikoo, and (ho .Minboun. Kaiisun and Toxiin. Another road whiuh has a St. Loum terminus aUo is in the hand of u receiver, the Itouk Island. DALLAS, Toxas, Sept. 27. Chas. H. Sohaff, president of tho Missouri, Kalians and Toxas railway uystotu, was appolntod recolvor for tho Mis souri, Kamum uud Toxus railway of Tuxan, by Judgo Mook In district oiirt horo this afternoon. Tho ro oelvorshlp Hult wus filed by attorneys on behalf ot D B. Hussoy, who styles himself a gonerul creditor ot tho com. pauy, actluf tor himself uud. others. AON A HRESARDMOR 40DEAD50HUR ER VICTORY BRINGS BOHSIOCKS MUNITION HRMS Sensational Advances on Wall Street of War Shares and Stock of Com panies Holding Contracts With Al liesLargest Day's Business Since Beginning of the War Cotton Up NKW YOniC, Sept. 27. Further sensntioiinl advances woro scored by specialties today on tho largest 'vol ume of business record siitco tho bo ginning of tho wnr. Hallways wcro n ucgligiblo factor throughout. War shares nnd stocks of other companies particpating in contracts with tho allies soared to now heights in today's upward rindi of prices. Tho movement was tho broadest of nny witnessed sinco tho outbreak of wnr and carried tho general list with it. Latest developments in the west ern thentor of war constituted ono of tho strong factors of tho rise. Cotton Also Advance Baldwin Locomotive advanced in tho first hour to 100j, n gain of It points over Saturday nnd n now re cord. Tho demand for this slook wns attended by rumors that tho company is to bo absorbed by ouo of tho larger industrial corporations. Other specialties making high rec ords includo Cruciblo Steel, tip 7& to KKI; ltcpublio Iron nnd Steel 5 to GU-lfi ; Gcuorul Motors 101i to .'in.ri, nnd Luckuwntiuu Steel 1 to 8. There was a further sensational ad vance in tho cotton market today on n continuance of the active gcuorul buy ing movement which hns been in pro gress for tho pnsl two or thrco weeks. January contracts sold up to 12.-15 during tho middlo of tho morning, or 35 points nbovo Saturday's- closing figures, nnd nearly $17 per bnlo abovo tho low level of last summer. This inndo an ndvanco of nearly $.'! per halo over tho closing figures of last Friday night and naturally at tracted heavy realizing. Bethlehem Ktl 1 Hours Sales up to 12:30 when thu session hud run half its cotirso wcro estimated at 855,000 shares, showing only a slight reduction of thu first hour's activity. Baldwin Locomotivo extended its riso to 111, n gain of 11) ' from Inst Saturday, and other specialties of tho war class woro rushed to higher prices, llethlehcm Steel mado tho new record of U(H1, a gain of ten points. American Locomotivo rose () to 71 nnd Westiughotiso almost 3 to 121. IS IT EXPECTED I'AltlS, Sept. 27. "Is it tlio great offciiMVO ut lust," iit being u&kcd all oter France. Sunday's official com munications aroused thu liveliest sat isfaction and woro tho subject of animated discussion. Tho continued boiubanlmunt of thu pat mouth in the northern and Cham paguo seutions of tho battle lino wus generally believed to bo tho prcludo to some important move mid tho pub lic Into been ipiiek to infer thnt thu patiently nwuited hour for a strung offensive hns urihod ut hist. Tho military observers, however, aro moro caution than thu public They admit tho operations carried out by thu British and French wore bril liant and assert that if 20,000 pris oners wero taken tho total Gentian Iosmok must huvu bucn at leust 50,000 or 00,000 men. CONSTANTINOI'LB, Sept. 27, vhl Berlin, by wlreloss to Tuckerton, X. J I'urt of tho poultlonn on tho Tur kish loft wing at Anafarta, which had been occupied by tlio ontouto allies In tho Oalllpoll peulusula operations, had beon retaken by tho Turks, ac cording to an official statement to sued at Turkish army headquarters; GREAT OFFENSIVE? u