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University of OrcgtHi Library Medford Mail Tribune FORECAST FA 111 TONIOH'I AXI) TOMOltKOW WEATHER Maximum Yesterday HO; Minimum Today ."Ji!. nmi Forty-sixth Tear. Daily--rcisvrnth Vf-ar. MEDFORD OKMON. MOXDAY, .rriv 21. mm NO. 105 I. V ' 1 ' . I ,. . .3i II V V n" E B 12 Progress Claimed fcr Slavs on Front Running From Gulf of Roya to Ux kull, Distance of TJilrty Miles Four Days of Fighting Followed by Lull in Which Russians Consolidate ItF.ItLIX, JnUv 21 Knipernr Will iam, it was officially niinouiicpil to tiny, hns moved from the western tn the Pnatoin thontor of the war, ue- pnmjMnltiMry the chief of the gpn crhVatgrT of (Iip imnv hi I ho fluid. I.OtfffoX .Inly 24. Tim floriiwui hai'o ufMidnven hnck Iwelro iidle t oiio K)iL on tin Kign front, noonrd injt to a Keillor's disnntrh from l't rograd. I'rofrres for the ltussiMn id claimed on n front running from tlio Gulf of ltirn to 1'xknll. n di--ItttiPP of more thnu thirty mill, tin; greatest advance being along the onst line. Itosslnn Victories Tlic itiilcli uy that fighting wont on without pause for four days prior to Sunday. It has now lmlted us (be Itusslnns require t inn to con solidate the giound they have gained Mud tit Germans nro wuiting for n iulnreomonls ))iitir brought fiom oilier suetors of thu eastern front. Petrngrad also officially reports "continued juiiiir- on tho southern frojU,' niiliffuiiehig Unit IJussiun forces have imxhi'd hack tho Turks to within fifteen niili'M of Ki.iugitii. . . ,; PBTllOUfTAn, Jidy iSil. TwInyV 4iMt4ui tfltiHiMt y: . ...."On :V Upii yesterday wo dis- Htdttoil th Germans from tlu village .&! Gaitchnmg and took wnuu pruning ai mnl on machine gun. On July . Uli ttfimv the villas? nfi KoltNoft, unj J. Jijwt HU Aut nan -ooiiiy, 1D3 . MroiiK, surrendered to our troops. "Cnucasns fnml: Tin offensive of our Caucasus army i proceeding successfully. In the direction of Mo sul, throughout the day of .lulv 22, numericaHy Miipcrior Turkish force attacked n detachment of our troui. nt Itaynt, continuing a frontal at tack with nu outflanking movement, hut our fir aud pouiUer-uttuek foiced th enemy to abandon tin- of fensive'" (luriuaus Hun)' l.ow IHlitlJX. July 24. FuHhw at. Imckm iAm- IiuiKiaiiii in Htroiut 1'oU'u M4i,e baea inoda on thu Teutonic ..linM nbwkl of Dttrtfetophk, iu MiitiV VoJhyoia, near the Oaliciati borifiirv,, war offiri- auuouuoi'd to day, Tii,ftuiian offortx to ad-vuut-i, Jmmavtr, wr oonipU'toly ro jaiUpd. Tlu tnttnut dealing- with owrn tioiiM mi th aatitoru front : "On th aorUwru amotion ' I lie front aud with Oworal (')tunt 'ii llothroar' army, tbri have Iwi-u ul itatnd uxMfrHiHU. "Xorthwtt .ot lloifNti-chk sirnnir uttaoks by th u.uiru won iomi ph'loly repnUnd." Itnlkims Ailvnurlitj KOMK, July J I. Italian atU.oka in the Atiou region to gain poMH sum of Monte Ciinont are raakiitir good itrogrv"", a.v the Italian of ficial Ktatraifiit i-in-l today. The Au-Iiihh ilefi'iixox jut lielow the Miiiiinii were faptirl i'ti,rloy. NATHNAL MM' PROGRAMilSENATE WASHIXOTON. July .' t -The na tional dafenaa program will oic-ui the taaata moat of the waak. De bate on the rui MM, reauatatt today, U exp ted to l"t eeral day anil before the cek U oter ttt aaate aud hou.-f conferees will naet la a strugU' oer d luitlding irograra for tbeaavv The roufcrencf llk 1 will para the e.nute'B eitiht tapttat lil plan for sail yar. Kfforta will be mada to get final ui lion on both ami) and nav eon (P r in r'i'orl earlv in ugut il JOUIIIilUI i m' Jo I AllUt 1H liUI iiioiriinn on chil t i.iii ji ifH.i-iation )u.n .liter tin jiian RUSSIANS DI MANS K 1 A AN FRENCH mm RO NOTEONBRUN Lieutenant Marchal Files From French Soil Over German Capital Forced to Descend In Russian Poland, Is Taken Prisoner Within Sixty Miles of Russian Lines. PARIS, July 21. I.lPiitennnt Mnr pltal of the Kronrh aviation corps last month loft French noil anil flow over tho Ciormniv capital, upon which ho ilroppoil proplnnuitlonR and then con United his flight, Intending to lond within tho Ituaalun linos. Ho wnH fnrcod to docond, however, l I'o land, and watt taken prlaonor hy the CSormanR. Tho offiolal cominunlcntlon glvnn out today tolling of Aviator .Murchal'a arhlevomont said: Story of nisht "On Juno 20, at 9:30 o'clock In thy. ovenliiK, Siih-lloutonant Mnrehal nw- cendod nt Nancy on board a N'toport monoplane of apodal typo, taking with him a supply of fuel sufficient to lait foiirten hours. Ills mlsslQii a to crosa Ourmany nt low altitude In ordor to drop proclamations on the capital. Ilorlln, and then to dosiond In Ilusala. "This audacious flight was accom plished point by point and after fly ing nil night l.loutunant Mnrehal wan compellod to doacend at K:0it tho noxt morning noar Chulm, Huaalnn Pol and, at loast 100 kilomotora (02 mileai fiom the llumtnn linos, lln wan made prlnoner. "Tho prpclamatlon whldt l.louten nttti. Mnrehal drnuiied on Ilorlln be- rjnn with tho werds: 'Wo could bom- liwrd the onuu town of Ilorlln and thus kill the women and innocent clilldten but wo are content to throw only the following proclamation.' "Lieutenant Marchal waa Intern ed at Salxarbaeh, whence he forward oiTto Franco a postal card witli thoao dtftalla: Cilptiiii'il nt Clielni " 'I waa made prliouer at K o'clock on the mornlg of the Slat at Chelm. Tho Austrian offlcora did not hellevo I had accoiiipllahed my task, but the proof later arrived aud thoy wero obliged to bow to the roallty. " It waa the falluro of the spark plugs which stopped mo and I do Mended to change two of the plugs and to itart tho motor again. Un fortunately It would have been neca aary to change two moro plugs aud at this moment I waa taken pris oner. You may Imagine of my chagrin.' "Aviator Marchal In the course of his journey covered In continuous flight a dlataneo of aboltt 1300 kit omatars (SOT miles), most of which he traveled during the night." 'S E KOJIK, July a I. rope lleuwliet toduv rweived I be iueiubr of th sacred collage, who presented their greeting on the aw .f the Miitiff flame Amy. The po1 walled all that he bad dime to alleviate the hor ror of war and to hasten the end of the mwflitit. II expred regret that neither he nor other- who were working for the aute eud hud vet heen aide to induce the belligerent to negotiate fur Witcc. Cardinal Vauuiitclli, dean of the ci'llc.!!', felicitated the h' on hehulf ut linn-ell mill collcnt;iic. and the I .nt i) j reilict with Harm thank. HA1TIEH REVOLUTION E WASHIXOTON. Jul 21 Hear Admiral Caiiertou, recently relieved of command of the cruiser siiadrou tn Haltiea and Uaato Dowiogo waters rearhed Washington uday aud after a brlaf conferenee with nav jjepart- raeut officials, left for San Diego. Cal . to relieve Admiral Wlnslo m eomuiinder ot the i'aiific fleet He predict-, thtrt would ie no further rt w.lutionrfTN trOiii.le- in the near in tun in Hani jtnl ,santo l)oiir.?o E AT Important Advantages Won In Stub born Struggle on Somme Front Bad Weather Halts French Opera tionsIntense Artillery Duel Con tinues Counter-Attacks Repulsed. I.ON'DON. July 21. lliitih troops have I'ltpluri'ii a lnrjso pari ot the villugi' of Poxieri'-, ny tho olficml ltritinb xtnlompiit IhiiiimI thi after noon. They alo gained mhiic ground near Hiuh wood, in the dlrootiou ol 'fluilleniont. Tin night, the itntiiiueiil wny. w,n pnmuirnlivi'ly cnbti. .The Ntntomcnl follewn: "Apart from poiiIIiiihuih hcnw Nlii'lliiijr hy hotli xiik during; the night, eompiirntive culm followed the -eere fighting of yonteiduy. "Yontordny between High wood and the fluillemont tepontiid enunter-ny tuckh hv tho enemy fniued for him no ndvnnlngn nmi very heavy oaMunlliow were inflietod hy our artillery und mueliitie gun file. "We Koiuod miinu ground near l!ij.'li wood und in the direction of Ouillemout. "hi the ueighhorhood of l'oziere ne enptured important ii(lvuntne in spite of the stubborn defum-p of the enemy, und a lwrge portion of the village i now iu our hands, llcie we have ciiptuied two guns and -ixly more prisuueix. Bad Weather for French I'AKIS. July !. Had wonther )revnik'd ,nlong thii oipmo front, in uorlupriiTrniieo, anil Irfsr iukIi push ed fhiotly with the' Ftvneh Imops there, the war oil ice announeud to day. 111 .a rnifl iiear.aill.v, nOttJi of the Aisne, fiennan trenches wen' ja'ne tru4Hl and soitt'-'praonien- Uikuij. Oh the Verfliui fnml, oami ot the Meufte, there were email loeal engage ments, iu the course of which the Ficiieh took thirty prisonnrx, making tho total taken prisoner during tho last ten days in this district 800. Siib-I.ieuteiiiinl Chaput, of the avi ation eorpo, brought down hia eighth hostile aeroplniie near Fn'snos, in the Woevr region. Cost Was Sanguinary HUH UN, JhIv 21. The onlv nd vnntnge gained by the llritish in tho fighting on the Somme front Sunday, say- tho (lernian official statement issued today, wa the (wiiel ration of a few houses in the village of l'oai ere, for which they paid with hoiivy and sanguiuarv losses. Today's statement says: "It is now evident that the Htitiah attacks reported yesterday Hgniiiit the front from ThiMval to Ouille mout were made by mrt of eleven Uritish diviaious, seveml of which were hurried from other fronts. The only advantage gained by the enemy on the whole line not et reetified by the Gentians, is that he entered some houses in I'otieres for which lie paid iu extraonlinarily heavy losses'. "The enemy was defeated at Louguevul by a imwerful counter-al-taeg hy th Mrnndetiburg Orenadiors of Dnuaumout fame. "On the right bnnk of the .Mouse (Verdun sector) the artillery ttettv itv on both ule ha several times ahincil grent iiitciii-itt. The infan tn ha- not been active." lUt.TJMolfJ., Md.. JuK '!.- Ak- ed oiln ulieii the (nriiuiii siihuiurine ineri'huiitoiuu I)eatchlaud Would auviil on her icturu o,uge to Oermauy, I'uul 0. L Ililken, member of the Hatcm Forwanlipg iiiutaay. the bout's Mgeuey in America, said she V'nuld start "just us smui a we cm gvt kr remix, uml tlint will not he much lon&ii " Hitherto ,t n-iioii- re SardtBS toe .nliiiu "i tin- iJeuiaeh I. md Iiiim been met Willi reluaht to di-i'ii-s the uestitn. From a source regarded a reli able it wa a -i CM. line, 1 loilav that the V itern ''oi w.trdni).' i i.iii . a in h,i . In-ci i.i i.ti.ii i. in- i,,i ., hir.'i i.iii uiifi , a1 i.' .,, ,i i., in ' I., ji I. , i, , I, lii - ,ijiii.iiii,( BRITISHCAPTUR OZERES AN lira 1 BiiSCMD MM GOLD FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF BOMB OUTRAGE WAR'S s 2 iMwuk& w9Hvft MsMaab vvlr'vg W a,bs IIsxWHbabDB DNtilct Attorney I'lekcrt, of Ha it lMinrlio, at top, noil delect I vch cMiiiilnlni; (lie hole torn In the Mill-walk by a lionili, wtiieli eNploded at tho hegiiiuliiK of the lnme prepurednisH hiiiiiIc on July U'J, A ileiiKC crowd of spct'tutnrs on the spot wii hurled in oxcry illicitlon. Kl per sons vcix hilled ontilulit and III lujnreil, seteral of tlicni fatally. A liolc iiioii tlmii n foot deep xmi loin in the t'oiuivte . sldeiwilh. The shock was It'll for blocks. Wludouslu many buildings adjacent were stmt, tcicil. VANDALISM -OF ; 'NEW PROPAGANDA 0 MILITIA BRINGS PROTEST: VA. PASO. Tex., Jul 2l Ocncral r'ruuciaeo Oonxnles, commandant at Juarez, fonnully pioleMtwI toilov l Oeueral George Itell, Jr., commundiug tho Amerieau force bare, against the conduct of the outpost guunls of the ninth Mnssaidiu-ctts infantry, who, he said, croscd into .Mexican terri lory yesteixlay nioruiHg "iu violution of .Me.viean righis," and lust night shot up "without rovoation, u uiini her of homes ifMeiieaas south of thelmnler." The protest was fiUnl Uintugli An Ires Oareia, the Mexienn poawitl, who also suggested to (leneral Itell that egular trooo n-ed In border con ditions replaee giiunUmen who in th inn in are uow to oh)iery at the ioiul where th shooting nevuiTwt. This, he said, would gixe the fieopl on the .Mexican Jde a feeling of seetirity. Oeueral (Iwnsalc- aid that til judge of letters of the Juarea etmrt baa been assigned to mak a thorough ia voHiigetion of the shoot lug aud lb reported cro.-ing of Amerieau t nioj i. In regard to the Mexican protest, General llell said: "Our men have or ders to boot back when shot at. They will he punished if the are guiliy of shunting first. Hut iheir iiiMtnuetHHis are to gnawer any tire. Ami the sooner that (he Mexican leant that thev cannot anip willi un pnnitv the better it will be tor both sides." APPEAL CERTIFICATE LONDON. lulv 2t. - Cerilfieatea under the criminal appeal act of 1107 authorlilug Sir Koger Caaetuaat farther to appeal hla ease f the ItSMae of lords has been refused by Attorney (leneral Hmlth, it waa of ficially aonouiued this afternoon. DUTCH STEAMER MAAS SUNK BY A MINE TIIK IIAOI I . Nilheil !-, Jal 21. Tile I)nli li -li i,ii,liii Al i.i - li.i In', ii -nut. i,i ii ill.- . . i il, il i.. I, i ll'lll I- III! II - l'l ' I I I.III.1 , I, III I i i f i i ii li i 1 i , ! i . k r, l i i .. TO WARSHIPS FOR MAIL WASHIXOTON. Julv 21. Kenalor I lusting, Mho led th movement for investigation of the telegraphic prop aganda which several week ago del uged congress with demands for ac tion to warn Ameneitua off bellig erent sliis, received evidence today of another propaganda bnintf organ ised to ask congress to order mails esrried by warship, to escape Uritish deteutlrms. Doeunients which Senator I lusting received mIiow thut the prorutgnnibi purports t,o be filtered bv th Ameri can Ticket Agents' association at :i()5 itraudwiiy, New York, and thai form of telegrams in be sent to ponBrss um July li hud been distributed ,.r , , libuleil . ml ouf . . V ed lo- , . throughout the country. A copy of a circular letter want by the association wu rareiv day by Kenator llostiug. It in ad dressed to "Hanks, bankeiw aud money forwarders" of the I'niled Htales and shows the follatting to be offieer of the Ticket Anents' asso Rich il. l.edcrer, vice-resident ; l.u gene Ituttkuy, treasurer, ami ilnrri Kngl, vice-president , N, ( Hera, viee-prc sidenl : Kori rkdimik, secre tary; Walter H. Hound, yiee-pre-i-dent. F, I NKW YOltK, Jul v 2t. -Another !.aln iu tin number of fatalities aud decrease In the number of new cases was reported by th health depart ment loda when the epidemic of In fantile paralysis eutered Its fifth week. During the 24 hours ending at 10 a. at. there were 31 deaths aud 81 new eases reported In tha greater elty a against IS deaths aad lis how aaaea during th corresponding period yesterday. KAN PliANVIHt-O. July 'it.--Cap-lain Daniel K. Ilowuian of fosnimuy (', third Oregon infuntrjf, of I'oii lund, brought here frosa Ike Mexieau honlvi a a u .!. r -Il ultnek or tccr, W,i le-lili, well ihi llioiuilllf and in a ',ni w.i I,, want Himirx Hi i- in il i i in tin I.i 1 1, r HI II , I ., I I, ,,M ,- M ,1 ifl ' I, HJ ',, lip', ',,! I M I I .1 I I , , LAUNCHED 10 GREAT BRITAIN 'J ' r Asqullh Asks Another Billion to Prosecute Struggle Crisis Reach ed In Irish Home Rule Struggle Proposed Bill Abandoned hy Gov ernmentApproval Necessary. LONDON, July 2 1. Premier Aa ipilth today nulled the hoimo of com motiH for a vote of credit of 150,000, ooo pounds sterling. This vote to the largest aRked by tho government slnco tho beginning of tho war and will bring the total voted thla your to l.o.'iO. 000,000 pounds, find tho to tal since the beginning of the war to 2. vsj. 000,000 pounds ( approxi mately jH.ir.o. ooo.Doo.) In moving tho vote of credit tho premier said tho roreut expenditure out or tho voto of credit was approx imately .'i, 000, 000 pounds dnlly. Tho (i, 000,000 pounds dolly referred to hy Ituglnnld McKeuna, tho chancel lor of the oxchoqucr, reproseutod all tho outgoing, tho premier laid. All tho oxponditnuroa from April t to last Saturday was RfiO.000,000 pounds sterling. How .Money (Sues Mr. Asquitli said that the nary, nrniy and munitions cost :i"!i,000,. 000; tho loans of Oreat Ilrltaln's al ii ok !i7S,000,000 pounds, aud food supplloe, railways, etc., 23,000,000 pounds. Thu uvoragn dully viMioudl turn on the wnr ho said was 1,950, ooo pounilH storming. Tho proinlor said he hoped Iho x penulturo for tbo , nrmy and navy; would not oxceoil the prosent lovol In tho near future. Tho munitions cost remaluod stationary at tho IiIkIi cmi level roncheil yut, he nddod, and nilkitt lucreaso. Still on !iutrea-M The July total, contluuoil tho pro inlor, probably would bo higher than that of November and It was pot ed that as a part of the many changes iu iMilley the present level would be maintained for the noar futtiro. Tho munition expenditure had Inrronsod steadily and continuously up to May aud that month and during July It waa fairly constant. I'niler all hoods the oxpeudlture might lie expected to oxpand little more. After a speech by Winston Sponcor Churehlll erltldtiiiK I'romler Asiiulth for not rovlewlng tho war situation, David Lloyd George, secretary for war replied, saying that It would be premature to survey a military situa tion aud prospects In thu middle of the battle. "The prospeota aro good," the war secretary said, "our gonurala aro more man sat ... , jif the valor hfladlns. Oro, 11 V . Tan try waa In I , , ,. leon a day, tli more than satisfied with and proud valor of our men they aro Groat aa the- Hritlah in- Wolliugiun ami Kapo- they never have been greater than now. Lloyd (IiHirgo Predicts Victory "Oh thrills with pride when oh think on belongs to tho same race. They are proaalug back the formid able foe who devoted hla boat brains to the study of war for generations. feel confident that victory la as sured to us." Continuing Mr. Lloyd (leorge said: "Numbers and all other resources are on our side. There was ou fear that years of training and thought on th part of a great military power might be something that could not be overcome. Our man demonstrat ed that It Is not so aud Uritish re soiircefuluesa arid Intelllgeuee, aro, as iu fields of commerce In tha past when they have beeu able to snatch victory out of what apepared certain commercial disaster, are going to auatuh victory from Germany In u few months. "There is no doubt ut all that the lesson of this battle Is that we have (Continued on page threo) FAVORABLE REPORT E E WASHINGTON. J..U JI.- ale null! i.il'N i iiiiillilllei lis ri.e cu- illialii- iiioii Miti toili ii i uiiiiiii inli i I ii null lull ! llle linhilil.llli.il n I oil lul.li 11 I l.irl i nt I I, M l.ni,l. Il I ' I t II , 1,1 I In 1 1 1 ! I 1 1 1 1 1 1 i I J 1 1 I . 111 I I"H S14.1BO.000.000 $7000 REWARD FOR AUTHORS OF BOMB OUTRAGE Six Dead, Two on Point of Death and Forty-four Injured as Result of Infernal Machine Exploded in San Francisco's Preparedness Pa rade Saturday Afternoon. SAX PHANTISro. July 21. The police were put in possession today of two letters which, it is believed, contain u definite clue to the liYeij j! of the nMisiiiH whoKirboniu'lfill Ptl sis persons and mijmcd forty fottr othors duiinc; a 'j)rcpftnfdncHs jnimdo bore Kntttnn) bno nf the Jettei's wns adtUsi?if?to 'Jufnen Woods, police enif)n)li!Toncr fTnd nmnager ntlho HI. ;Ffnilci hotel, and deelarcd his death would bo accom plished with poisoned soup bcennse of his uetivititMt in eonueetiou with the pnrnde. The other Ictlpr, writ ten to M. Leo, lieinl waiter ut tho St. Frnneis hotel, begged linn to poison Commissioner Wood's soup, remind ing him how easy of ittieomplishmcnt his position iniiilo such an net. Tim pnsh rewnrd offered for per petrntors of the crime wns swelled to $",0(10 toduy. Jluyor Jumos Kolph, Jr., acting for the city, has offered .f.-illllll und two individuals .$1000 moro imeli. SAN Klt.VNCSICO. July 24. Vlr tualy tho entire organisation of tho nolico department was being imod to day In an effort to run down tho per petrator of Saturday's bomb outrago jvliluh took tho lives otjilxuinil Injur od forty-four porsons during tho Han Francisco preparedness parudo. Chief or Police n: A. White hold ft con foronco Jato yoslordny with nil pro elnct cuptnlns and gave special or ders for tholr co-oporntlon. A specliU buriMtu was croutod by dtoctlvos to day with the one purpose of bring ing quick retribution. In nddltlou U this bureau a socrot bureau Is to be orgaulbiod by tho chief of police with a number of dotoctlvoa trained In tho Investigation of bomb plots aud outrages In onHtorn cities. In addition to tho efforts expended by the police force tho chief linn ask ed for tho co-oporatlon of tho entire olty. It was momentarily expected that others would bo added to the lint ot donil today. At lonst two of th seriously woundod wero between life and death all Inst night nnd curb this morning. Howard Is Offered Tho tamper of elty, thoroughly aroused by tho rharactor of tho crime lg oxproased hy tho offer of $3000 roward by Mayor James Holph Jr., for the arrest and conviction of tho inurdorer. A reward of 11000 has also bean offered by the brother of one of tho bomb victims. It was ex peeled that steps would bo taken by the state government today to add to the reward. The pulle are working on a num ber of mor or lues definite dues Several lonGlctlng stories havn beeu told by persons who claim to have witnessed tha placing of tho suitcase believed to have contained the bomb, but the police have the accounts ot ether whose stories tally. As part of tha Investigation every lotting house In tho elty Is belli;? canvassed, imrtletilarly In the poorer sections and proprietors ..quoatloued aa to recent guests whoso action might have been suspicious. Alt plumbing shops and muUI supply (Contlnuod on pago three) COLQUITT LEADING" Fi TEXAS SENATOR . IULLAK, Tex.. July 34.-Lntwt nvuilublc figure from 'ill eomilios in Texas iroui Saturda's priumtiOe" show former Ooeruor Colquitt tend ing in the cnatoriiil race with 81, 481 ulc. Sinnior Charles A. Cul berson, .iiululate tor ie I'liitiou, sec ond with i.J.M-'. and Dr. S. I. lirooks, tlniil, with (I0,.'i71. Fornior Oovenior Campbell, Congressman It. L. llcnr and John Davi followed in the order named. Thee returns nlo cut the lend i-iiln i repotted for sulooioii of tin ii i.ini ti.,u iropoai ti"iu H00U i . a. , ' f