Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 28, 1915, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair, Wrtmior Wednesday. .May. TO; tln. .10.5, - - Forty-flfth Yoar. DMly TV-nth Yiar. AWES' ATTACKS' FURTHER GAINS RIGHT WING OF BYALUESALONG CROWN PRINCE'S WESTERN FRONT NMf SMASHED New Offensive Beats Off Counter-Attacks and Brings Gains in Artols Region and In the Champagne Germans Expelled In Night Attacks in the Argonnc. 1 Wit IK, Sept 28. Tho now of fens ivo movement of tho nllics litis result il hi a further gain in the Artois reg ioii jieur Souchoz, tho French war of fice announced today. Additional pi ogress is reported in Champagne. Tho Oormnns1 counter-attack in the Argonnc is said to lmvo heen repulsed. Tint Ocrmans loft tho ground -before the tronehus covered with deiid. Tlio (lonunns nro offering deter mined resistance in Chnmpagijo. The positions to whieh they lmvo retreat ed nro proteeted by n system of barb ed wire entanglements. The te.t of the eomiuiinieation fol low : Advances In Artnls "In the Artois district we made nil vnnces yoslcrduy evening mid last uiglit wo gained ground step by sleup in the direction of the hill tops to the east aiid to the southeast of Kouehez. "In tho Chnmpiino . distriet the fleininus are offorjntr icsistnnec from iMtrtniu of their portions, where they are piotccted by eoneealed barbed wiii) entanglements. "We hilvo niftib further progress in the dneetiou of hill No. 18.1, whieh is to the went of Xnvnriu farm, and in tho direetion of I.n Justice, whieh if to the north of Mnssigos. In (lie Aigonuo "In the Argonnd the obstinate a(r tacks delivered vcslorday by the en emy with six or eight battalions again! our fust line trendies at La Kille Morto and Ht Xotnnto resulted in a serious cheek. The counter-attacks umdo by us in the course of the night made it possible for us to o iel the (luniiuii infantrymen from al-nm-t all the positions they had sue eeeded in penetrating. The pniiinil in front of our trenehes i covered with dead bodies of the enemy. "The night pnsscd with relative calm nlong the remainder of the front. "British oemiuiinieution: To the northeast of Hullue.li weha o reinils id soveinl counter nttneks and in t lit t ed heavy losses on tho enemy. Our dipt ii i im now reni'li a total of .13 of ficers, 'JtfOll men, 18 camion ami .TJ rapid-fire guns. The enemy further more abandoned a considerable amount of war material, which has not as vet been listed. Signed, Field M.Mhul I'lench." WALL STREET AS TV YOKK, Sept. US AH recent records for nctiMty and uolent price cliam,es were bioken in todn.v's ninr ,it, sumo specialties fluctuating from Jfi to ,'l.'i points. Tho stock exchange ngain gnw wild nn.l nvmtvil tradiii'- todnv with fur ID CE NE STOCKS FLUCTUATE ther spectacular advances in war shares and a reactionary trend in in etnieiit, Aho. Dealing in the first hour totaled nljuoit 400,000 shares, f-omewliHt 'under yostci day's high level, but suffieiont to tax tho ma chinery of th exchange to its utmost. Commission hono were Hsain eon tactions in tlw buying, indicating a ('iitmatftioH nX tk general iMuuirv lor BMMrialtiM float oitt-ot-town jMiinl. Amonir Ik biyli rword of tb fiiM Jmiir were Jaldiu I.'h uutiiv, whieh added 1-' i n-viii- irivfi at '.. (h-i'erl M.ii"i. 1 '174; Wil li erlaii. " .it J-''i. Industrial Al ...hol, 7 t -in. .. i . ini.4 Stwl. '.'"j at Si 1 :. t h)i li ii. -iil, 3 at ;h.i. i ml CriM-HNC WetUih at 303' j. I' Si'tl Ku untU-r -tllmr , . , , , m Mil . . IN. I'll I I !!. ll t ' I I "I ', Frencli Shatter Center Also When Fu tile Efforts to Counter Are Made Loss-Ill This and Previous Assaults 100,000 Drive Against Verdun Is transformed Into Defense of Mctz. PAUIS, Sept. 2S. IntolllBonco fromtho Champafiiio front beyond ChalonH, wlilch reached Paris today shows that It wnn tho rlRht of tho Oernian crown prince's army which was shattered In tho attacks of Friday and Saturday. Tho crown prince's center tnaila furious efforts to coun ter In tho Argonno yesterday with tho result that all railway lines to tho east and north, according to French Information, weer engaged laBt night In carrying away German wounded. Has Irfist 100,000 Men Freneli officers reckon that tho crown prince's army lout 100,000 men In this attack and tho previous as saults during tho summer. The plan of attack of this nrtny has been tho sending In masses of two di visions, or about -10,000 men at a tlnin against the French works. These, engagements each ono equal In Im portance to Home of the great battles of hlHtory havo been dismissed hero toforo with brief references In tho French official communications be cause tho results were only negative In yesterday's attack tho Germans sent two divisions against tho French lines after a preparatory bombard ment. Tho artillery flro did not do moralize tho French lino, which held everywhere when tho German infan try charged. Tho two German divis ions broke, leaving the ground dotted with their dead. Tluvo Atturks Itcpulsctl Threo times tho Germans ronowed their assault, making tho attacks with extreme courage. Knch time they retired, leaving more dead. Many of their wounded nro still lying be tween tho lines. Although tho nttacks of tho crown prince havo been violent and woll or ganized, French officers say the drive against Verdun Is being transformed gradualy Into a defense of Mctz, for tho French aro creeping slowly and steadily closer to tho I.orralno strong hold. The main object of tho opnratjons lies further north, however, military expertH believe. T WASHlNdTDX, Sept. 'JR. Ambns sudor 1'enfield notified tho Mute de partment today that ho had received Austria's replv to the American noto answering Vienna' first communica tion protesting nninst the shipment of war supplies to tho nllios. Tho new noto, described as very long- anil a legal answer to Secretary Lansing, now is on the cable-, Tho text al ready has been published in part in Vienna dispatches. HIS FARM AU R!A REPLIES TO IN TE U MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPT10MBUR 28, 19ir IN WEST GAIN SQUIRTING LIQUID FIRE ON THE GERMANS jgVCr" T" " -.,-t Ii " !IIIIIIIIIIIIIIKjSHHl9HH9E9Hjk. Wi?iSN x -'i iBBB gWBfWftm'MTMMBWME?V JvB 97 '',x , r i i ., . !j . . ir inig - " 'Ibis rctunrlcible photograph pnrimyH lvlilly the nJM Fivnrli war tree, almost Inside llu iiiu.le of tlie apiwrntus, uuliai'iiidl ly the fliMitl of BULGARIA AG TO NEUTRAL ZONE LONDON, Sept 28.--Hulgarla and Greece have agreed upon the estab lishment of a neutral zono between tho two countries, according to tho statement of a Ilerlln news agency, based on what Is said to bo reliable Information. This Is declared to mean that tlio entente allies havo been frus trated In their attempt to mould tho course of Greeco to their liking. The Serbian 'war office at Nlsh re ports two attempts by Teutonic forces to cross the Drlna Into Serbian terri tory, both of which were repulsed. Tho Serbian minister at Sofia Is reported In Iludapest, dispatches through Ilerlln to have given notlco of his Intention to leavo Hulgarla, giving 111 health as tho reason. Jlul garlan consuls In Macedonia aro re ported on tho same authority to havo been withdrawn on leave of absence, Ilerlln has a report that tho ef forts of Greeco to obtain an agree ment with Rumania for a common policy havo failed, Greeco also In formed Serbia, according to Uorlln advices, that she would resist tho pas. sago of foreign troops through Greek territory. This supposedly has refer ence to reports that tho entonto al lies would send troops to Greeco If Bulgaria should attack Serbia, Lnno county citizens aro asking 30 par cent reduction In valuation. GRECIAN BORDER IS A GRAVEYARD, BUT FRANCE I irncli fanner rullivullug liU Jand, GROUND r.fitWKi!-r7W?" "ttt SAFE F WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.- Dr. Coustnntin Tlieodnr Duuibii, tho am bassador from Austria, telegraphed the state department today from the summer embassy at Lenny, Mass., that he had been oidered home by lii-t government and asked that a safe conduct be arranged for him. In tho light of advices from Amer ican Ambassador I 'en field at Vienna, that tho Austrian foreign office had given informal assurances that Dr. Diunhii would bu recalled, the stale department will arrange for his safe uonduet without waitiug for formal notice from Iho Austrian foreign of fice. This action is considered by tho Amerieun government as closing the incident. All tho wipers mid dnoiiiimiits car ried by Archibald reached the depait meat by mail today from Ambassador I'uge in London. Acting Secretary Poll; said practically all of import ance had been published. Copies .have been given to the department of justice to dutormine if there shall be nuy action against other indniibuiU invohed. State department officials would not say whether there would bo any itos taken In the onv of Archibald, Captain Von l'npii, the Oernian military attaeho or CoiimiI General Von Nuber of Austria. on uliidi many nlille ihskd Imllcato CONDUCT OR DUMBA ASKED Y UNTED STATES WHILE RU ilevKe llinnlii ilevastlng flames over lininliig ilealh. AMPLE AID TO LONDON, Sept. 'Jfl. "If Bulgarian mobilization should result in liiilgurin assuming an nygressivc nttitudo on the side ot our enemies wo aro pre pared to give our friend in tho Hul kau all the nuppoit in our pQUer, in a manner that would be most wel come to them, in conceit with our (li lies without rotorvo and without qual ification," was the pregnant an nouncement mndo by Sir Kdward Grey, tho MiiliMi foreiun nonrotary, in tho house of commons thin after noon, I'remiei' Asqiiilb, who also add loss cd tho house, mndo nu urgent appeal in an nu neareis to Hiixtuin inmiJ raising question coneeinimx meruit ing for tho national sonic. ''Wit aro at a critical moment in the history of (ho war," he said. "We are watching with mo-l intcnuo sym pathy and hope the gallant combined effoit of lliH allied fortes." STRIKING CARTRIDGE MAKERS RETURN TO EMPLOYMENT LOWKI.L, Mii., Sept. 28. Ap proximately 2000 employes of the Cniteil Mutes Chi tridgu coiiipuu.' plant here returned to work today af ter being out two weeks on a strike. Tho woiking fi;i'ce ordinarily coui-t of about ."iOUO men, one-half of uliom, it is Mini, are still out. lb gi it' if tU n who MI ilifcn BRITAIN PROMISES BALKAN FRIENDS SSIllSjflJlNjAST i7"'V MAKES ESCAPE mM t IN HIGH TIBER the Ornmii treiiclies. Xoto tlio TO PARIS, Sept. 2fi--Th Ilulgarlnn cabinet has agreed with Gornmny, it U learned, that Hulgarla shall mobil ize only four divisions to watch Kit mania. This will ho done, It Is said, to nvold action which might Justify Greece In feeling sho was called upon to Intorvouo under tho tonus ot her troaty ot alllauco with Sorbla. Mean, whllo tho Petit Parlslon's correspond ent assorts, Hulgarla proposed to havo 25,000 Macedonian Irrogulars attack Serbia but details of this plan bocamo known in Nlsh and preparations woro made by Sorbla for n posslblo attack. LONDON, Sept. 28. According to trustworthy news from Sorblan sour eofl, tho Austro.Gorman forces con centrated at tho Serbian frontier along tho Pancsovn-Orsovii line,, do not exceed 300,000 ninn. They nro compoiod mainly of old iiion and otitliH, although thoy are provided with powerful artillery, Tho projected attack against Ser bia Is- believed to havo been uoces sarlly postponed. IUfillLIN, Sept. 2 S. According to tho Ovnmoas News agency, Greece has nsMiirod Sorbin sho will resist the passugo of foreign troops through Grook territory. MUST EAT ling 1'aiN BULGARIA AGREES MOBILIZE ONLY AGAINST RUMANIA NO. 162 MINTO'SSLAYER Otto Hooker, Escaped Convict, Who Killed Warden of the Penitentiary and Marshal Bpnson of Jefferson, Elutlcs Pursuers Stents Clothes From Farmer. f f SALK.U, Or., Repl. 28. With 'four bullets left in the revolver with which he killed Warden llnrry Minto of tho Oregon penitentiary, nnd fatally wounded .Mnrahul ,7. ,T. Benson of Jof ferpon, who died this morning, from whom ho wrested tho weapon, Otto Hooker, escaped convict, was still at largo this afternoon. Ho has fired only two shots. Sheriffs and deputies of ficveral counties, assisted by posses of citi xens, senrched tho country between hero ami Albany niueo tho shooting Inst night, but so far have failed to pick up tho dcsporndo'rt trniL Over 200 men wcro engaged in the man hunt. Seen at Hoovers ., ,. ..v A man believed to be Hooker wan seen ut Deevers, near .lefforson, enrly today, but by tho time officers reach ed tho sceno ho had vanished. Dur ing the forenoon a pome thought it . had him cornered in u vacant house, where- ho prohnhly'spent the night, but it is now believed ho has made good his escape into tlmhigh timber, whom ho may not be cornered for several weeks. Officers engaged in tho pursuit ex pect ii fight to tho death if Hooker is overtaken. Tho coolnosa with which ho disarmed nnd tdiol Mnrjdml Ucnson ami then killed Warden Jlinto, whilo bolli Mmto nnd Guard Johnson wero firing at him with shotguns, indicates in tho opinion of his pursuers, that he will put up a doloniiined battle. Changes Ills Clothing Hooker appeared at tho houso of a farmer named Asche, seven miles north of Albany, at I o'elnul; this morning. He forced tho family to re main upstuirs while ho ransacked the downstairs poitiou, He obtained hat nnd clothing to ex change for his prison garb, nnd also n supply of food, it was reported. La ter ono of tho Ascho boys loft tho house mill, cutting the rural telephone wiros, telephoned to Albany. Sheriff Ksche and a posso immediately start ed in pursuit. Iy the timo they urriv ed, however, Hooker had disappeared into the limber. ltecently ,lpMlutcil Hnrrv Minto, warden of the statu, penitentiary here, who was killed last i.ight by Otto Hooker, an escaped convict, Inst nielli, hud held bin of fice only a few months, having taken chargi) on May 1, JDlfl. Ho was fill years old and is survived by his widow. Warden Minto hud sorved several terms as sheriff of Marion county. Ho also had been chief of police at Salem for about four years. Ho was rec ognized as one of tho host detectives on the V'K'ilie coast and was unpoint ed prison superintendent upon his rec ord. Warden Minto was the son of John (Continued on page- three) NKW YOWIC, Sept. 28. Tho fourth twelion of tho annual report of tho Ittwkefrller fouiiduttuti made publio today suit : "It ban been ONlahlUlicd beyond any doubt th.it mental defect mid mental (Iischm- are fttcUirti of groat social ami ft'oiDtiiiia imiMirtanM. Tliu tnmletw ol the foundation oouseipieiitly deoided to gie utteutiou to tho subject of mental kmrwHs in the hone of deter- luiuuik' ut what ways thoy could eon- tribute bMt to tho discovery of need m! tmel sail to tlw diffusion of tho HMMkt retinitis wfoni at ion by whieh l hi iuiturtsut ft. l, (,f public health u to Ik- nuwrtiitl. ' ROCKEFELLER' fund MAKES A DISCOVERY m