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MEDFORD OREGON. SATURDAY. AU( I UKT 5, 191(
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BRITISH WIN
SECOND LI
AT POZIERES
Renewing Offensive Along Somme
Front, British Capture Second
Main Defensive System of Germans,
Straightening Out Line French
Successfully Withstand Counter
Attacks Russians Continue Drive
on Kovel.
l.OXDON, Auk. "i. Renewing their
powerful attack along the Soinnie
front in northern Franco, the liritish
have captured the main second line
defensive .system of the Germans
iihuig a front of more titan a mile
no rlli of I'ozieres, London annoiinecs
today.
Tlie ailvanee elaimeil 1) ythe British
is on that part of the line where
their gains on the offensive move
ment so far had heen less pronounced
than elsewhere along this front. The
fiiiin, if maintained, will affect a ma
terial straightening out of the line
in the sector between I'ozieres mid
Tliiepval.
At Verdun the French offensive is
Kiiecessfnlly withstanding the German
counter attacks, Paris declares. The
important Thiaumont work which has
changed hands several times during
the battle, is now firmly in French
possession.
In the village of Flenrv, three miles
north of Verdun, the battle is still
raging. . Last night the French re
ported they had succeeded in recap
turing the greater part of the vil
lage and today they announced that
the night's fighting resulted in no ap
preciable change in the situation
there.
On the eastern front the Russians
are continuing their drive on Kovel
inn I.euibei'ir.
Ili-lt Mi Take Positions.
LONDON, Auk. ". The main Ger
man second line system on a front of
"201111 yards north of I'ozieres on the
Solium; Iron! has been captured by the
lirtish. it was officially announced
by the 'war office this afternoon.
Fighting at Verdun.
1'AlilK, Aits. r. A!i Gentian at
tacks on the French positions last
nijfht were repulsed, says the French
official statement issued litis after
noon, tile Germans sustaining heavy
hisses.
Hoiiiliardinents of the most violent
character took olace over the entire
sector of Thiuuninnt and Henry. The
ballc lasted from nine o'clock last
night until eight this morning, the
Germans making unsuccessful cfforls.
the statement adds, to drive the
French from the Thiaumont works.
ItussiuiLs Cross Scrcth.
l'KTKOGKAD. Aug. 5. ltussi hi
Iroops have crossed the liiver Scrcth
south o fthe town of Ilrody and in
the region of I'cniaki, Tchistopndy
mid have consolidated the captured
positions, it was officially announced
today by the Russian war depart meat
The official statement follows:
"South of Itrody obstinate fighting
is proceeding on the liiver Scrcth. The
cneniv made several counter attacks
against our detachments which cross
cd to the right bunk in the region of
I'cniaki-Tchistopady. All these
counter attacks failed and our troops
consolidated themselves in the cap
tured positions.
'in the region of the River P.inly
Chcrcinosh. southwest of Kutv in the
Carpathians, the enemy launched an
attack with forces amounting to near
ly a division, against our small in-
(Continued on page six)
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Efforts will
be made by the leaders of the
woman's party, it was stated today,
to organize a group of 1,000 women,
to raise a fund of SjOO.OOO for use
In the campaign for votes for women
this fall. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont
will go to Newport to start the movement.
TURKS
BEGIN
STRONG A A K
L
British Positions Near Romani, East
of Port Said, Being Attacked by
14,000 Turks Along a Seven Mile
Front Attacks So Far Declared
Repulsed in British Statement.
LONDON, Aug. 5. The Turkish
attack on the British positions in
Egypt to the east ot the Suez canal,
comes as no surprise to those, who
are close touch with the operations
In that part ot the world. General
Sir Archibald Murray, who com
mands the Hritish army there, has
long realized that the Turks, with
the assistance of the Austrians and
Germans might make a serious at
tempt on the canal; even at the hot
test period of the year.
Austrian and German engineers
have for many months been digging
for water which, close to the Medit
erranean coast, exists in many cases
at no considerable depth under the
sniul, although it mostly is too brack
ish for use ot European troops. The
Turks must, therefore, have made
very thorough arrangements for the
storage and transport of water, the
country being a pure sand desert
with small widely scattered oasis of
date palms, growing around ancient
wells.
At Itomanl, where fighting is in
progress, the Turks must bring up
every drop of water from Aughra
tina, some ten miles away.
It is understood that the Turks
have with them some 1000 Austro
German infantry, as well as a large
number of Houdouin irregular horse.
Their choice of tho coast route .in
stead of the caravan road from Katia
to Kantara, which they took the last
time, brings their flank under fire
of warships in "the Bay of Tina.
LONDON, Aiiir. ". British posi
tions near Romani. east of Port
Said, are being attacked by 14,(1(10
Turks, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office. The
Turks are attacking along a front of
seven or eight miles, tie statement
says, ami have so far been repulsed.
An official statement issued by the
Turkish war office on Friday staled
that Turkish airmen had attacked
with machine guns Hritish positions
about 2 miles east of the Suez eunal.
Koinani East 4f Canal.
Homaui is a village near the coast
of the Mediterranean and to the east
of the Suez canal. It is about ten
miles northeast of Katia, where sev
eral engagements recently have been
fought between tint Hritish and Turks.
The text of the liritish official
statement says:
"The following: report timed 11 :10
(i. in. on the fourth of August has
been received from the general of fi
cer in Kgypt :
" 'Since midnight "f August 3-4
Tuks whose strength is estimated at
1 l.nilil have been attacking our posi
tion near Komnni, east of Port Said,
on a front of seven or eight miles.
Attacks ltcicllcd.
"'The position at dusk on the 4th
of August was that their attacks had
made no impres-ion on our fortified
position, while on the southern flnnk
the fighting also was going "U i" our
favor and between 4(1(1 and ;(Ht pris
oners had been captured there.
" 'Ships of the royal navy rendered
valuable service from the Hay of Tina.
"'Fighting still was in progress
when tiiis report was dispatchcu. The
temperature during the day reached
Kill degrees in the shade."
NATIONAL LEAGUE
IMS UMPIRES
NEW YOIiK, Aujr. 5. A spot-inl
mcetimr rt" the National league to con
sider criticism, of umpiring nuule by
Bo-it on anil other clubs will be hcM
in New York next Wwlnosilay, tw
'on!;.nir to notification recei.-ed here
today by I'rc-idcnt llaiiyhton of tho
local club from I'rcidcnt Tenor. Jt
U imder.-tood the attitude of several
of the arbitrators will be the subject
of protect and dieu-ion. President
Haiik'hton said he would attend the
meeting. .. .
ON SUEZ ANA
ARMY BILL T
MILLIONS BY
W N S AND
Committee Report Submitted to Both
Houses Next Monday Also Con
sider War Department Request for
Action Upon the Kays Bill at Early
Day Next Week.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. The con
ference report on the army appro
priation hill, held up by objectives of
President Wilson and the war depart
ment to an amendment to the revised
articles of war, redueos the total ap
propriations as the measures passed
the senate by $46,373,447. It be
came known today that as it will be
reported for final approval tho bill
carries $267,597,000 against $313,-
970,000 appropriated by tho senate
bill and $281,000,000 by tho house.
The report will bo submitted to
both bouses In its present form with
in a few days, unless the house con
ferees yield to urgent war depart
ment requests for consideration of
the amendment of Representative
Hay, exempting retired army officers
and enlisted men from the military
criminal code. Representative Hay
said today that he anticipated no
trouble with President Wilson and
the war department over tho bill. Ho
said retired soldiers wore, in fact,
civilians, and he saw no reason why
military courts had been called upon
to dispose of their cases when civil
courts could serve. Opponents of
the amendment, however, fear ex
emption from military discipline will
open the door to acts prejudiced to
the army's interests.
Total appropriations for dofense,
however, have been reduced from
$085,343,017, where they stood on
senate figures to $637,947,282, with
the navy bill still Bubject to, re
vision. ...... . ".',r
,'ln the army bill the conferees
made appropriations for winter
clothing for soldiers on the Mexican
border, because it is not known how
long tho men will be kept there.
DKTKOIT, Mich., An-. 5. Search
was lioinj; vigorously prosecuted early
today in every county surroundinj
Detroit, for the five automobile ha
nidts who, armed with rifles and an
tomatic pistols yesterday afternoon
held up the motor pay ear of the Bur
roughs Adding Machine company and
made off with $.T1,400 after shooting
and slightly wounding one man.
The robbery which occurred within
half a block of the Burroughs plant
is declared to have been the most dar
ing in the history of Detroit. It wns
accomplished so quickly that almost
before anyone but the occupants of
the pay oar, a number of guards in
a car following and the bandits thdm
selves, realized what was happening,
the robbers had transferred five csa
bags to their own machine and were
out of sight. Iluudrcds of people who
saw the holdup smiled in the belief
that thev were witnessing the scenario
of a photo play.
One of the robbers is said to havr
lost his hat and revolver, both of
which are how in the possession of
tlie police.
Nine automobiles filhd with Do
troit policemen and two loaded with
deputy sheriffs in command of Sher
iff Oaktruin v this (Wayne) county
took up the chase a short time after
tho holdup.
NEAR TO DEATH
OMAHA, Aug. 5. John M. Thurs
ton, former 1'nited State-; senator
fr'm Nebra.-ka, who w ill. was re
ported today considerably worr-o, his
physicians adding that his death i n
matter of a few hoars. He has been
confined in a hospital tho past three
wecki following heat prostration.
W ITALIANS ARE SLOW IN MAKING advances LEWISCONDEMNSiSTATE SCRIBES
it :
S3
fjS'
'Why are tho Italians so slow advancing?" Is tho oit-rcpeated ques
tion which the ahove drawing answers.
ing tho Alpine mountains, and the hardships they encounter on their sec
tion of the world's battle front.
II
B I R M INGHAM, Ala., An g. 5 .
Warants for tho arrest ot Victor H.
Hanson, publisher of the Birming
ham News, and K. W. Barrett, editor
of the Birmingham Age Herald, wero
sworn out before the city recorder
today by Arlie Barher, comniinsioner
of public safety, who alleged ho had
reason to believe that tho two men
intended to fight a duel.
The two warrants are tho outcome
of a controversey between the two
papers, culminating in the puhlica
tion of a card in yesterday morning'n
Age Herald, signed YV. 11. .leffrb'tt,
business manager, which llantion
claimed reflected on his business
honor.
Wr. Hanson wired Mr. Barrett In
Ashoville, demanding that he either
disavow or assume personal responsi
bility for the attack. The Ae Her
ald published the Hanson telcgran
this morning, together with one from
Barrett, accepting full responsibility
and offering to meet Hanson at any
Unie after next Tuesday.
Commissioner Barher also swore
out warrants charging criminal libel
against Barrett, Jeffries and C. M.
Stanley, news editor of tho Ago Her
ald, alleging publication of tin article
that would tend to provoke a breach
of the peace.
F
I'AIilS, Aim. Inquiries made by
the A-isoc iulcd Pre.- m the rno-t au
thoritative circles com eruing the po
sition of the I'Vem-h uovermuonl re
specting the treatment of American
commerce with neutial state- by the
British blockade liiw that the re
strictive measure jiL'ain-t ticririany
have, been taken in mutual accord be
tween Franco and tin at Britain.
BANQUET
State Editorial Association
TONIGHT.
Citizens of Medford. Imth
invited. Splendid jiro-rritm.
IT .-,'
1
1
It shows the Italian troops climb
BKIiUX, Aug. ;. Kussinn de
tachments which penetrated the tier
man lines across the B.ivur Scrcth
near liatyseye were forced to retreat,
it was officially announced in the
statement given out today by German
army headiiuartcrs. Near Moidzy
gory and Tchhistopady, the statement
adds, the Russians are making a
stand on the southern bank of the
river.
IIKUI.IX, -Auk. "). An nlTieinl
statement issued by the Auslin-llun-iiriun
heiidiiiiiii'lers under date of
August 'A says;
"Kussinn theater: An enemy de
taehnient entered a smiill section of
niir Irem-hcs ne.'ir Velesnivn but wns
ciiinplelely ejected. Snuthwest and
west uf llrmlv the unity of Cnlnnel
(icnerul Von Hochm-Krmnlli repulsed
attacks iniide by the Wiissians. At
tempts imule by the enemy to ad
vance uhine (lie railroad between Sar
ii v and Kovel and on I ho lower Sink
hod tailed. Otherwise the enemy was
enn-idcnibly more quiet, this bein
ascribed to bis heavy losses.
"Italian theater: In tlie Horcolu
district we were siiccesrnl in a minor
i'lileririsc. We captured I ID Iliilians
incliiiliu:: two oi'licci-.
"fin the heights south of l'unevcr
jtia on Aiiiiiist I two Italian battal-
ion. were rc)MiUcd."
i
IS VICT
ItOMK, Aug. -1,-- Italian troops yes.
terdiiv madea vigorous attack on the
An! ;o-1 iunun riaii positions to tin
ca-t Moiifiib'onc on the Car.-o pla
:caft, it va otth'tatlv announced to
day by the war bom i cent. The Ital
ians took 1 l"t prisoner including four
officers.
HOTEL MEDFORD
men and women,
G.0.P.STAND IN
El
Democrat Whip Declares Republican
Platform Strictures Brought Carri
zal Attitude Against Wilson Poli
cies Fired Greasers Illinois Sena
tor Scores Standpat Attack.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 Senator
Lewis, the democrat whip, spoko in
the senate today in reply to tho at
tack upon the administration made
by Charles B. Hughes in his speech
accepting the republican presidential
nomination.
Republican structures upon tho
administration's Mexican policy, Sen
ator Lewis denounced as "treason
able." He charged that the clause
of the republican platform, repudiat
ing Interference In the Internal af
fairs of Mexico was responsible for
the massacro of troops at Carrizal
Shot at I'roshlont.
'Wot until tho captains of the re
put llcan pnrty shot at the president
of tho United States, did the Mexi
can outlnws shoot at the soldiers of
tho American president," ho said
The platform declaration Senator
Lewis characterized as a "summons
to Carranza and Villa to revenge the
entrance of American Roldlers into
Mexico and tho interference of
America In her Internal affairs."
"It waB tho republican conven
vontion," Bald Mr. Lewis, "which
slow tho Boldlers at Carrizal," and
he assalledcffons of the republican
leaders to make Mexico the issue
"without regard to facts, equity or
Justice."
Revolt against tho government at
Washington as to Mexico "that Is
the Issue," he declared. "Denounce
the president as to Mexico for that
is tho issue. Make contemptible your
own country boforo the world when
ever you can for that Ib the Issue
Humiliate your own follow men by
holding his country and his president
before the world ns unworthy the
support of his countrymen or the re
spect of foreigners."
Senator Fall's lteply.
Senator Fall, republican, said he
would like to spend every coat of tho
republican campaign fund to send the
Illinois senators' address over the
country.
"I have Just listened to tho most
remarkable harangue, tho like of
which I never heard on the stump
and which I never expected to hear
In the halls of congress. To reply
to it would lie to dignify It," said
he.
"The senator belongs to Hint re
cent school of statesmen, developed
during tho Inst three or four years,
who ore teaching the doctrine that
patriotism means servility and sub
servience to a party leader."
TO CA
.WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The re
ply to General CaiTan.a's nolo re
garding the proposed joint commis
sion to settle Imrder difficulties will
not be formulated until President
Wilson returns Monday from his
week-end cruise down the Potomac.
State department officials siibi today
there would be no announcement as
to the position or the t'ulted Stales
ur.tll that time.
It was Indicated that while not
entirely Katlsiaetory, General Car
rana's note Is viewed as opening
the way for broadening the scope oi
discussions by the commissioners, as
Is desired by the president and In
formation bar reached department
officials that the nolo was Intended
to cover the possibility, although it
does not mention the siig'estion, ex
cept by Inference. Whether that wH!
be regarded as sufficient to warrant
proceeding with the, negotiations by
naming the American commissioners
and without fur' her correspondence
will bo determined by President Wil
son. Tho state department has renewed
Its representations over the imprison
ment In Mexico City of II. A Dunn,
an Air.erlcan electrician, charged
with having sold dynamite to Za
pata bandits,
MEXIGOTREASON
CLOSE SESSION
THISAFTERNOON
Men Guests of University Club and
Ladies Entertained by Greater Med
ford Club at Browns' End Busi
ness This Afternoon Banquet To
night and Crater Lake Tomorrow.
(jcnernl discussion from the floor
on subjects of vital importance to
members lengthened the first sched
uled members mi the morning's pro-
ram ot the State lCditonal associa
tion eiinventiiin so that less than half
of the addresses were heard, tho re
mainder hcinir carried over to tho af
ternoon session.
Of special interest to the conven
tion were addresses on "Tlie Most
Illumine Way to K.xeeute tile Price
Cutting: r'icnd Who Mutilates' Jiih
Prices and Legal Publication Rates,"
by O. I). Ilamstrect of the Sheridan
Sun, and "Problems of Journalism,"
by Col. Holer of the Pacific Coast
Ala n ii fuel ii rer, Salem.
The address of Col. Ilnfer was fol
lowed by a number of reminiscences
by his friends and tales of his old
lime journalism and ad writing.
Committees Apoliitel.
The following committees wero ap
pointed :
On "Professional Kdiiealion," a
committee to further good feeling and
co-operation between active news
paper men and the schools of journal
ism, especially that at Kngenc: E. Ii.
Piper, Portland; J. K. Gratkc, Astor
ia, and Clark Wood, Weston.
W. IS. Strandborg, R. M. Ktnndish
and Fred Uockley wero appointed ns
a special grievance committee to con
sider the case of George M. I limes,
who is accused of defrauding n local
hotel man out of thirty-five cents, tho
cost (f bis breakfast. - The commit
tee wifl "Wport tomorrow night "nt
Crater Lake.
At noon the men of the association
were enlerlaincd with n luncheon at
the Vnivcrsity club. At 1:45 the
(Ireater Medford club and Colony,
club entertained the ladies of the as
sociation with a Inufieon at Itrowns
followed by an auto ride through the
valley.
Tonight will occur the linniict at
the Medford hotel at eight o'clock ten
dered by Ihe Comtncaciul club to the
members of the association, and to
which tin1 public is invited.
The slnrl In Crater laike will be
made at tl o'clock tomorrow morning;
anil return .Unniiiiv morning, une
hundred fifteen members of the nsso
ciniion will make the trip in the U!)
cars offered the committee.
The following is the full program
for today :
Sat unlay l,'olenoon.
"Phases of Organization Work,"
G. Lansing liurd, extension depart
ment O. A. C.
"How We llandlo Newspaper Or
ganizations in Washington," Wallace
II. Jcssup, president Washington
State Press Association, nromerton.
"The .Most Humane Way to Exe
cute tho Prlco Cutting Klcnd, Who
Mutilates Job Prices and Legal Publi
cation Hates," O. D. llanistrcot, tho
Sun, Sheridan.
"Problems of Journalism," E.
I Infer, Pacific Coast Manufacturer,
Ealem.
"Ilullillng up Wockly Newspaper
Circulation," Ilcrt It. Greer, The Tid
ings, Ashland.
"Audited Circulations," Address by
Representative of the Audit Bureau -of
Circulation, Chlcagq.
"Some Differences In City and
Country Journalism," Lloyd Riches,
The Standard, Stanfteld.
"Is It Good Business to Install a
Linotype In a Ono-Man Otflco?" W.
(Continued on page six)
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
WASHINGTON. Aug. .'..The llfo
of the government bureau war risk
Insurance was extended today until
September 2, 1917. In a hill passed
by the senate, which already has
passed the house. The bureau,
created when the war sent marina
insurance to prohibitive rates, haa
paid more than 2,000,ni)0 in profits
to the government,