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Newspaper Page Text'f Orcon Lih.-f.rtf Medford Mail Tribune win FORECAST PA lit TOMOIIT AND TOMOKHOW. WEATHER Maximum ycwtcrdny 01 5 J Mln. Todny 38. Forty-sixth Yr. Polly Klpventh Tear. ' ' ' MEDFORD OKKCION, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1916 NO. !)G f 1 it k w MS RETAKE GROUNDLOSTTO TURKISH FORCES Grand Duke Nicholas Resumes Of fensive In Armenia and Persia Six Great Russian armies In Field Hoavy Battle Raging Along the Stokhod River. LONDON', July IX The recovery of the Russian unities- since tlii'ir de feat last year nnd the apparently inexhaustible supplies of (runs and umtniiuilion with which they ure pro vided continues to he n source of wonder to military writers. At least six greut armies aro engnged against the Atistrinns and Qennnns on litis- bin's west front. . All of them are using pent quantities of ammunition, even those not definitely on the of fensive. The foicos under Grand Duke Nicholas in Armenia and Persia have lieen fighting vigorously ngninst the Turks for months. A few weeks ngo parts of these forces, particularly those wet of Krzeruin, were com pelled to fall hack in the face of a stronger Turkish army. Itcoaptuno Tm-kHi City. Karly this week the grand duke re sumed the offensive in this region and recaptured Mnmukhutuin, fifty miles west of Krzeruin, so tliat the Turks have fallen hack some twenty-five miles from the ftirtherost .point reached iu their counter-offensive. Meanwhile, the armies directly south of the I'insk mnrshes nre light ing a pitched battle with the Austro German forces of General von I.iu singen tilling the line of the Stokhod river. It probably will he some days before tho decision is reached, as thu Teutons have brought up very strong reinforcements iu the hope of retaining ysoision of Kovel, loss of which would necessitate h re grouping over u long stretch of the front. North of the I'insk mitrhes the fighting at present is largely with artillery. In Galieia, tho Hussion armies me reforming for continua tion of the offensive. Seventh Attack on Verdun. In the west the renewed efforts of the German crown prince at Ver dun temporarily are taking precedent in tho public mind over the hattle of the Homme. The attack just deliveicd liv the GeruiHiis hefore Vordun is the sev enth gient onslaught with dense musses, of troop sinco the onerotions begun some five mouths ngo. The GermaiiK have madu a slight gain, hut upparentlv this has not tokened the confidence of the French in their ability to hold fust. They still havo their three solid line of defense, which must lie penetrated before the German obloctive can he trained. The British aro still engaged in clearing the Germans from fort i tied positions, which must bo taken before the gen eral nficiisiw can be renewed. fatall7Iuin WALLA WALLA, Wash, July 13 Mrs. Matt Dixon of Pomcroy, Wash., was porhnps fatally injured and her husband badly Injurod when tho automobile In which they wero riding pluusod ovor tho dangorous Marengo Hill between Marongo and J'omoroy, about 30 mllos east of hero last night. Mr. Dixon attempted to shift gears on his oar, lost control ot the machine and It backod ovor tho grade, falling 200 foot. Mm. Dlxou still Is unconscious. E MINERS NEED1FUNDS DLLITH, Mtnn, July 13. Strik ing range miners are In need at fund, according te the admission to day of Klliabeth Gnrley Klynn, I. W. W. leader, that the object of nor mission Is to solicit donations for the lontinuance of the strike. E FALLS INTO SUBWAY fH lf , NKW' YOIMC, July 33. A " trolley car with twonty piiHHcn " geiM is reported lt have fullen through a Hrooklyn street into a ' subway excavation beneath. '"" Four umhulanees have been sent to the scene. H H HU E E CONT LONDON, July IX -Fightiii" eon tiuues ut various points along the battle front iu the region of the river Homme in France, hut there has been no change iu the situation on uny part of the British line, says an of ficial statement issued by the British war denartmeut this afternoon. At tempts of the Germans to raid the trenches west of Wysclmcto nnd south of Iu Basbco canal were frus trated. The offieiaj stntemont, timed 2 o'clock this afternoon, says: "Heavy artillery duels were in progross on several sectors of tho hattle area since the last report, and fighting continues at various points on the front, hut there was no change iu the situation on any part of our line. "West of Wyschaele nnd south of La Basscc canal, the enemy attempt ed to raid our trenches, but iu wup driven off iu each ease. "Despite unfuvornble weather, our aeroplanes have lieen constantly at work. Hostile machines were notive, but all their attacks on our aero planes operating over the German lines were driven off. One of our aeroplanes is missing." NKW YdllK, July 13. -Four por hoiib wore, killed and a num ber of other Injured by thu explo sion ot mi ammonia tank In n butcher shop todny. Tho building Iu which tho shop was. located collapsed, li Dry ing the occttsmtn beuouth It. Tho work of digging tho bridles out ot tho ruins proceodod sloyly. An hour nftor tho explosion It was oatlmntod that botwuon 20 and 30 pontons had boon tnkon to hospitals, some of them fatally Injured. Ambulances and firemen wore rushod to tho Meno and tho work of oxtrlontlng the victims from tho ruins of tht building was begun. It was aid there woro five employes anil abput that number of customers lu tho butcher shop whou tho explosion occurred. Tho top floor of tho three story pudding was unoccupied. E BALTIMOltK. JtiU U. Heg.irding repot U of tho forming of a company iu the United States to construct merchant submarines, Heurv G. IIil keii of the Eastern Forwarding com muy, the local agency tor the Deutchland, admitted that the pro ject i under serious consideration. "If the dnn eitoeeods," Mr. Ilil ken said, "the lino will consist of American built biW manned by American seamen nnd flying the Ainericau flag. It will dv between Baltimore and Breuien." I'romoter of the euUrjiris, Mr. Milken said, eonited for Uie prev ent of hiuilf, his son, Paul II. Hil ken, and Simon Lake, sulnuarine in ventor. The eeU, if the Hue ma terialise, will have a tonnage of 54MIO and will b five times as large us the DetiUchland, Mr. lltlken add ed Tht- will be u-ed cuiireh for rn.nier in, puijuie FIGHTNG LN MM RVER IE SEVEWLIED IN GOTHAM EXPLOSION AN LNE GIANT SUBMARINE HUMAN EATING SHARK SLAIN ON JERSEY COAST Monster Fish Whose Stomach Con tained Part of a Human Body Killed at Keyport, 'N. J. Four Persons Killed and Several Arc Maimed Reign of Terror. NKW YORK, July 13. a monster shark, whoso Btomach contained part of n human body, was killed nt Koy port, X. J., todny according to In formntlon received nt tho wcniher bureau bore, from tho observer nt Long Bench, N. J. The wnters of the Atlantic sea board are infested with sharks. While hundreds of armed men in mo tor boats were patrolling the New Jersey const today iu sonrch of the gian-cating monsters which have now caused the death of four bathers, the British sloop Sir George Homers nr rivet! from Bermuda with a score of sharks the crew had caught in the itlf stream during their twelve days' voyage to this port. Hlevcn Keel Iong. Tho last wiih caught off the New Jersey coast the day before yester day. The erew said that the big fish were numerous and hungry. They followed the ship and snapped vic iously at hail. Those caught wero imilcil in with hook and line and killed us they were hoisted nboard. Dread of the monsters hns virtual ly cleared the middle Atlantic coast beaches of bathers, according to re port received here today, while many summer resort proprietors are inclosing their bathing places with steel nets. The shark killed todn weighed 300 pounds nnd was eleven feet long. It was killed iicur tho mouth of Mutu wmi Creek, N. J., and is undoubtedly the same fish which yesterday in- ivatled the creek ami killed two per sons, tho weather hueauV informa tion says. IMATAWAN, N. J., July 13. Hun drods of armed inon In rowbonts and Iniiuchofl woro hunting today for tho man eating shark that yostorday killed a boy nnd a man and danger ously Injurod another youth In Mnta wan Creok, nnd onusod a reign of torror along tho Now Jersey coast. It was roportod this morning that another mnii, named Haldwln, was attackod and klllod.hy n shark at Keyport, N. J., at tho mouth ot tho croek. Tho body of Lostor Stllwoll, 12 years of age, hns not boeu rocovored, and It Is bellovod tho shark devoured tho lad. W. Vnnloy Klshor, 21 yoars old, who was nttnckod by tho shark whon ho tried to roscuo tho Stllwoll boy, dlod upon roachlug tho shore. Itoy's liijui-lc I'ntjil. Joseph Kalph Dunn, ten yours old, was In a precarious condition In Now nruuswlck hospital today, whoro It was said tho injuries ho received from th0 shark, might prove'futal. The scare Hint has been felt along tho Now Jersey shore, mainly in summer ie-ort, since the first shark raid on bathers, has virtually sus pended nil bench bulbing. Kveu at Coney UIhiiiI precautions were taken against a visit of the shark. The tragedy yetordav was all the moru startling beeaue it occurred iu wnt ers sixteen miles from the ocenn. Mutawan jjropk is a tidewater stream about fifty feet wide, nnd from eight to filteon feet deep. It elliptic into Itaritau hay. The mouth of tho cicek is at Keyport. Tho shark, to get there from the Atlantic ocean, had to round Sandv Hook and (Continued on page tbre) SAN ANTONIO, Tex , Jul 13 In formation Indicating that the garri son at OJIuaga, opposlt I'resUlo, Tex., would Jola any ron.lrferatlw ncjjly of Villa's into wtvisj north ward, instead of reslnlea tbtu, vu reeotved at General Fue.l'. ktnir quarters today Many of t 7e9 a nnd.. PnUt VI.,.. ,. ... . -1 m.,..c. vuiuiini IVUJUB, OIlKDiUOUJJ ntkaotKvntit b-t I Ojlnaga, formerly were in Ult lommand. LOST BY. BATTLE OF JUTLAND HHHHfHf WASHINGTON. July i:t. An Admiralty nnblcgnun to the British embassy says Unit posi tive proof has been found that the two grcitt German dreatl nntighl, Kuier and ICt on l'riiiz weie sunk by torpedoes during the buttle o( Jutland, and that they now have been added to the official British list of Ger man ships destroyed. The" Kai ser was of 2-1,700 tons displace- incut itml carried ten 12-inch r0-ealiber guns. The Kroii I'rinz carried ten rj-ineh. lo caliber gnus, i She displaced 2."i,r7.i tons. f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f i-f-f f -f WESTERN FRONI PAItlB. July 13. Thoro waH no Infantry fighting ot Importance last night on tho Vordun front, or over tho portion of tho Homme front, held by tho French, todny'a official roport says. Intermittent artillery ongngo meats occurred In tho Hoinuio sector. In tho vicinity of Souvllle, Chonoltt tnud Lattice, before Verdun, n heavy bombardment was maintained by tho Gormnus. In tho Chnmpngne tho French penetrated a Bailout of tho Gorman front and took prlmier. Two Gor man raids In tho Argouno woro stoppod by tho French tiro. Tho stutomont snys: "Thoro hnvo been Intermittent nrtlllory exchanges along tho front of tho Homme. In mo unampngno district, wo pene trated n salient of tho Gorman lino In tho vicinity of I'rosnos, nnd brought back somo prisoners. "In tho Argouno, two surprlso at tacks dollvorod by tho onomy on tho northorn nnd eastern portions of tho Ilolnnto snlient railed under our fire. At Ln Flllo Morto, wo catisod tho ox plosion of n initio ami thou occupied tho southorn side of tho crater. "On the right bank of tho Mouse, thoro hns boon no Infantry righting. During tho night, howovor, there wns nn Intonso bombardment In tho soo tors of Souvllle, Chonols and lt Laufoe. "In the Vosgos, an attnek by the onomy upon one of our trenches south or Carspnch, has beou repulsed nftor a spirited engagement with baud gronades." E BKKLIN, Jul 1 I.- German troojts ituiler command of General Count von Bothmcr, bv an eutdrcliug conn-ter-uttnek, have dnven back the Hits siau forces which hud pttshetl for ward in the region northwest of Biicxmcz, in Galieia, mwu the Ger man official HtHleiueut issued toduv. Tint GomiHii look -100 prisoners. I ho toxt of the statement sav: "Kasteiii theater: Army group ot General Count von Bethmer: German troop, by an encireliug counter-at tack, carried nenr anil to the north of Olessa, uorlhucst of Bue.acz, tlrove back the IttiH.ian Iroon, whn-h had piisln-,1 forward, ami more than -100 pti-iitifi were taken." OEE E LONDON, Julv I I The rate nt discount ot the Bunk of Lngland wa-rai-ed trm " t Ij ier cent today. The rise i- purclv a precautionary m m -.u re u protci t exchange and re- flam balance which would otherwise k tiid'Miieiit id m York. The 'Uiid it nci-essar ot Ufnev to will i. th4 v.itur JSl V-'tt.. artEery duels " in progress along GERMANS DR RUSSIANS BA LIFT EMBARGO ON SHIPMENTS ACROSS BORDER State Department Permits Movement of All Commodities Except Muni tions of War Pcrshlno Reports Renewal of Friendly Relations Be tween Natives nnd Americans. WASHINGTON', July 1:1. Autlinr- ity from the stute department to per mit restoration to normal of move ment into Mexico of till coumiodities except munition of war was asked totlav bv Hie treasury department. Crisis Is Averted. General Pershing reporled today Hint it was generally believed both bv Mexicans and foreigner along the line of eoiiimuuicutiou of his- expedi tion that n crisis between Iho United Kittles nnd Mexico had been averted nnd that this had brought about a new friendly relationship between tho Americans nnd Mexicans. "Mexicans- in this vicinity uiitl along- the rnilrond," the dispatch said, "are repotted very friendly to wards Americans in the lust few days. It is generally believed that trouble between the United Slates and Mexico has been settled. Tho rainy hoiisoii is on iu earnest, licuvy rains being reported from the vurioiis stations uloug the line during the lata lew days. Will report within u day or two effects of rain upon rotuln and general prospecU regarding rond maintenance. ' Kmlmrgo Is ltcmnvcd. Otistonis collectors nlontr the bor der have been instructed upon re ttucst of the slate department to per mit railroad rolling nlou; to eiftor .Mexico by cipiiltible exchange of cars. I-or every car permitted lo en ter Mexico, the order stipulntoM. u car from Mexico shall enter Ameri can territory. The collcelors ulso ure instructed not to interfere wjth shipment ot lood nnd clothing iitlo Mexico. It is understood, however, the urescnt method of handling war munitions destined to points bevond the hordh' shall continue in force un til further notice. FIVE COLONELS TO BE RETIRED WASHINGTON. July 13. Five regular nriny colonels, with reglmcnta on the border or lu Mexico, hnvo boon ordered on recommendation of medi cal oxnmluors, before retirement boards on acoouut of physical dis ability. Tho officers are: Colonel George II. Hands, attached to tho Kloveuth cavalry; Colonel James- Lockott, commanding tho Kleventh (ttvalry; Colonel Jacob G. Gallbralth, attached to the Third cavalry; Colonel William C. Brown, oommandlng the Tenth cavalry; Colonel Charles W. Penrose, com manding the Twenty-Fourth Infantry. Itlgors of camp life In tho south orn climate and the stronuous work of chasing bandits, are said to he re sponsible for the condition of the colonels. WATER POWER BILL WASHINGTON, July 13 The house today took up the uater power leasing bill, .with the Intention of complotlug Us consideration In time to take up aud oomplotti also, It liosalble, before adjournment, the Itueker corrupt practice bill. An agreement has been reached to vote on both measures Friday. The water power bill has passed the senate. The Itueker bill, lu many resiHtcta, Is similar to the Owen bill, pending In the senate, (loth measures propose to restrict aggregate expenses of candidates for the Culled States senate- te 15.000 each and of the house to half that Amount. They prescrll that a presidential and vlce- jreiurij ihi rwuuaie miau expenuj not more than f jii uuu and lij.ouu respet tlfely ' CONGRESSDEBATING BOY KILLED WHEN WITH AUTO TRUCK J. 4, g, , $ g, .J. $. .$, . $ . , ., ., I'AIITLAND, Ore, July 13. George Las I'olnto, nged 10, was killed nnd IiIh slRtor, Loulso, nged 7, nnd Nortunn Letornenti, nged 7, wero sorlotiBly Injurod horo todny when a coaster wagon on which- thoy woro de scending n hill, ran Into nn nuto truck. 4 4t.4 4 KKW YOUlC. July 13. A slight do. crease lu tho number ot now onsen nnd n mnrkod Increase In tho nttmbor of deaths during the last 21 hourfl In the pldomlo of Infantile parnbsls waH shown In tho dally bulletin Is sued by tho department of honlth at noon today. During tho 21 hours preceding 10 o'clock this morning 21 children dlod from tho plagun nnd thoro woro 117 now canes In tho grontor olty. Since the beginning of tho opldomlc Juno 2ti, 117C children hnvo licuii, stricken and thorn hnvo boon 311 deaths or n mortality rato of moru than 20 per coat. WATKIITOWN, N. Y July 13 Dr. II. L. K. Bhnw, bond ot tho division !f child liycloun .iow. York state leulth department said today ho fear ed that tho ompldomlo of Infantile paralysis In New York stitto wocld grow moro serious. I "I do not wish to bo nn nlnrmlst," wild Dr. Hhnw, "but Iu all past opl fleinlcs the dlsonso has become moro vlrtilout ns tho summer progresses. August and Boptomber aro tho worst months." Tho speaker said that the dlsonse could not bo traced to a milk supply, and that tho only point of entry wits tho noso. Files may bo carrlors, as well as human beings, ho said. L BALTIMOIII-:. JuU LI. -t'nloadiiig iif the cargo of the German supor subumrine DeutsclilHiid wum complet ed early tnilay ami the nhip'a rise ro ealed that the climate of her sue have been exaggerated. Instead of hoimr more than :lllll feet lomt and Mil leet wide, her length is not moi'tri (him 'J.V) feet and Iter width ia less than 2. feet. Her over-all draft, fig tiled stimberged, shown that alto needs at least '.12 feel for oomdete submergence. The crew of the Deittsehland de cided to tarn ei to the ltel Cross fund the lii,(iiMi uitt tor valor given by a New Yrki'i W 10 DWIIE TWO II UlllOItS. Minn , July 13. An attempt Has madu last night to dynamite trains on tho Duliitu aud Iron Range railroad, about two miles north of here at the Utile Stewart river bridge. A guard posted at tho bridge, reported he found the explosive. According to his statement, he was patrolling Ids beat, Just covering the bridge aud approaches. Since the in ception ot the strike, the railroad company has posted armed guards at all bridges. Galfars Disqualified BOSTON. Julv II. It was learutul tdav that tftc WtiodlamMlolt club of New ton, uteirh Minimi-led it mem- hei. fe'ruiic'ta l)uiiai-t. J. II. Snlliwni. Ji . .ui.t I' ul ? !Imii , wlin Wi-rc ile lar.'d iuclmn')le, nt Wd stricken iT'in m u.bcrstnp io AftituAJj ihHly. DEATH HO RECORD MAIN A NE S N BABES DEUTSCH N UNLOADED M TRAIN SLIGHTPROSPECT OFPEACEWITHIM COMING YEAR Dr. Akctl in Visit to Berlin Fin its Nnvnl Baltic Stiffened War Party Hopo of Moderate Peace Terms Dispelled Gloomy Outlook fori Success of Efforts of Conference STOCKHOLM, Juno 22 (Corre- spomlence of the Associated I'resH.)' - Begiirdless of tho decision history ullitnutely will record us to victor nml vanquished in the great North hou naval fight of May JII nnd Juno 1, thcie is no denying tho fact Hint tho buttle brought a sudden stiffening to the so-culled "war party" in Ocr uiany. All talk of Germany bcitifc Milling to cud the war on u basin o the nnte-hullum status- tio ended. 11 is being given out now fit neutral Kuropo that Gernmny will rctpiiro "a slight rectification of her frontier nt the expense of Belgium." It H fur ther usserled (hat it will bo neccs stiry for the central poworn to keep a strip of Sorbin in order that tho railroad to Constantinople shall al ways run through "friendly coun try ." Now- Wants llclgitiut. Goniiunv always hns maintained that her colonics should he returned, to her. It in now added that thcru must be compensation for Gorman losses iu the Congo. Something alt must he done, it is staled, "to keep Belgium from being the vassal statu of Knghind." The Kov. Dr. Charles R Aked oC Situ Fruneiseo, ono of tho American, dolovatea to tho noulrnl confertmeo ur continuous mediation sitting ia Stookhohn, was in Berlin on n mis sion of penco nt- tho time of Iho North sou fight. It ia commonly re ported he was thoro by invitation ol! Hie German government. At any rate, ho seems to have hud no dif ficulty in obtaining audiences from most of the hivher officials. Thu peace conference hud entertained tho hope that Germany would outlino enee tonus of it eharaeler so ex treinelv moiliuale as to onmmiiiiil immediate res peel iu all Hie neutral! countries, thus bringing about it' public opinion to which belligerent: eventually would hnvo. to listen. GliMiiuy rcacu Piwpoct. f Dr. Aked brought hack a verv; gloomy report. There seemed to be no thought anywhere that thu wiu; would end within another year. Tho new statement of peace terms (lint would be demanded by the now iIoiih iiiant "war Hirty" eou'detl with tho governmental Hiiiiouiieemout that, peace could he had only upon n busitj of consideration for thu militarv sit uation of the opjHming iitinios and without consideration or discussion Ms lo the cause of the war, appears lo have chilled even the most ardent; of Iho iieaee advocates abiding in the Swediah capital. Just u short while before the naval battle tlni German element iu Stockholm wn proclaiming the fact that Germany whs willing to bring hostilities to n close and to evacuate all occupied territory iu exchange for the captur ed German colonies over seas. Dr. Aked is aaitl to have suggested to officials iu Berlin that tho neutral nation would not look with favor umii German retention of uny of Belgium and to have rouuivod tho answer: No Dictation by Neutrals, "The neutral nation nro not going to metal to the l'Jtl.OUU.OOO of tio central MJwer. Wo have bought tito land of Belgium with our blood. Germain- must be protected against ftt tttie attacks. Shall wo gto baok nil we have won nt audi groat otwtt Shall we gie u tho valuable eoal (Continued on pago thrco) IlAi?L?Nr CIIK'AtiO. .tub u - n oarly morning flit- at Whltlug. I ml . today damaged four soctlonB of tho im mense Standard Oil company plant to the extent of 3 .,) on The flro was eausod by the bursting of a radia tor and tho flames wore transmitted through four battery ooudonsors. Three workmen woro lujured follow. ing an explosion, m