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University of Oi "gon Library iMedford Mail Tribune l FORECAST l'Alll TONIGHT. AX1) TIK.SDAY. WEATHER Maximum yesterday, 00; Mliilmitnixlny, 52. Forty-slxth Tr. Pally Klcvpiuli Yar. MEDFORD OREGON1. MONDAY, ATJfiUKT 7. 191fi XO. 117 BRITISH ROUT TURKISH FORCES ATTACKING SUEZ Turks Drawn Into Trap by Retreat ing Cavalry and Flanks Turned Entire Brigade Surrenders 3 1 45 Prisoners Taken and Attacking Force Pursued 18 Miles. LONDON', Aug. 7. The recent at tempt of the Turks to reach the Suez canal has proven a greater failure than the earlier reports Indicated. Lieutenant General Sir Archibald James Murray, commander of' the British troops in Egypt reports today that besides taking more than 3,000 prisoners In the battle with the Turks at Roman!, his forces inflicted very heavy losses on them and had con tinued the pursuit of tho retreating troops for 18 miles, clearing the Turks from the Katia basin. 1IokM to Iiiltiv4K Arabs. Military writers are unable to fathom the reason why the Turks ventured upon tliclr attack. The only conclusion reached is that the Turkish military authorities were mislead as to British preparations for defense of the canal and hoped to make an impression on rebellious Arabs, who are extending their hold on Important places in Arabia. The Turkish advance as far a Ro man! was made in the face of the greatest difficulties, their six-inch guns being dragged across the desert by oxen after relays of planks had boen placed to prevent the wheels sinking Into the Band. The dispatch says the cavalry was cent out to entice the enemy, who had shown a disposition to assume the offensive. The British horsemen fought an admirable rear guard ac tion, drawing the Turks on until their flankB were turned to the mounted division. A whole brigado was compelled to surrender. Among fhe prisoners were 70 flermans, in cluding 36 officers. A complete bat tery of German guns were also taken. Turkish Prisoners. The number of unwounded Turks captured by the British at the battle of Roman! was 3,145, according to an official statement, issued by the war office today. The statement says that tho Turks were pursued for 18 miles. The pursuit continued beyond the Katla, which is 23 miles east of the Suez canal. "The not results of the battle of Romani are (he destruction of more than one-fourth of tho Turkish effec tiveness and tho pushing of the re mainder out into the blazing desert beyond the Katla oases," said Major General F. B. Maurice, director of military operations of the imperial general staff, In explaining to the As sociated Press today the significance of the latest operations In the near east. Canal's Safety Assured. "The Turks not only made a fron ial attack on our entrenched posi tions, hut attempted to get around our left flank. Our artillery. Infan try and cavalry co-operated not only in repelling, but in attacking the enemy, with such good results that ho is lib) ti have an uncomfortable time recrosslng the desert at this season of the year. Our advanco has reached within a short distance of the edge of tho Katla oases. There Is no question the Germans encouraged the latest Turkish at tompt on the canal in an effort to prevent us from sending any of our forces to the western front, but the distslrous results shows we have pro vided adequately for the safety of the Suez canal. In accomplishing this we suffered very few casualties, many of which consisted of slight wounds." REPORTED TO BE DYING OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 7. The phy sicians who are attending John M. Thurston, former senator from Ne braska, who in dangerously 111 In a local hospital, announced today that the patient would not survive the day. He had a relapse Sunday and has been sinking slowly. He was taken to the hospital four weeks ago after a heat prostration. OF REN0MINAT10N TO BE BY SEPTEMBER 15 WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. President Wilson's formal notification of his renomiua- tion will not be deferred later than September 15, It was do- elded at a white house con- fcrence today, regardless of whether congress has ad- journed by that date. The decision was reached after the president bad talked over campaign plans at length with Vance McCornitck, chairman, and Homer Cum- 4 mings, vice chairman of the fr fr democratic national commit- 4 tee. I NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Today marked tho beginning of tho sixth week of the epidemic of infantile paralysis and the daily bulletin, is sued by the health department, showed that the . plague continues unabated. During the 24 hours pre ceding 10 o'clock this morning, 44 children died of the disease in the boroughs of New York city and 145 new cases wer0 reported. Since the Inception of the epidemic there have been 5,168 cases, of which number 1,143 proved fatal. Thr.co new cases were reported in Jersey City today. An apiieal was issued today to per sons, who had suffered from infan tile paralysis and who have recovered to give small quantities of their blood so that serum could bo obtained and administered to those now victims of similar attacks. It was stated that this appeal was made at the request of the department of health and of several physicians, who are foremost in the fight against the plague. Physicians said that owing to a lack of serum with which to make numerous conclusive tests, its value has not yet been fully proved, but In dicated that there was a possibility that if administered early enough it would prevent paralysis and save the patient from becoming crippled. There has been much discussion of this claim and it lias been questioned by other physicians. ASKS DELAY IN X KV YORK", An-. 7. New York shippers plan tn ask tlie interstate commerce commission to defer for I'niir months the date when the pro posed higher trans-continental freight tariffs filed by the railroads shall go into effect, it was announced here today. The date now fixed is Septem ber 1. Meanwhile the commission is to hold ii hearing in Washington in Au gus J 4 to consider protests against the tariffs, wliirli would lie operative between Pacific coast terminals and intermediate points on one hand find eastern points on the oilier. It is said that more than (il)ll protests luivc been filed. VOTE IS COUNTED NEW YORK, Aug. 7. The task of counting the votes of approximately 400,000 railroad employes on the question of calling a general strike in the event that their demands for an eight-hour day and time and a half for pay in overtime, recently de nied, was completed just before noon today, It was announced at head quarters here of the four railroad brotherhoods. Although no official statement could be obtained as to the result, it was learned from authorlta tlve sources that the vote was over whelmingly In favor of a strike. RUSSIANS WIN FORTIFIED TOWNS NORTH GALIGIA Brussiloff Pressing Offensive Against Teutons, Taking Positions Along Sereth and Graberka Rivers Heavy Fighting Continues at Ver dunCounter Attacks In Somms. LONDON, Aiisr. (.General ISrus siloff is pressing his offensive ugnmst the Teutonic allies in northern Gnli cia where the passage of the River Sereth was recently forced by the Russians along a wide front south of Rroily. Petrograd today reports further udvances fur the Russians, willt the capture of strongly fortified positions along the Sereth and the (iruberkit. The forward push of tlio Russians in this sector is not only bringing them closer to Leinberg on the direct line of advance, but is pointed out by military critics as likely to endanger the entire Austrian front along the Stripn, to the south, which is rapidly being outflanked. On Verdun Front. Heavy fighting continues on the western front in the Verdun region. According to Paris, however, the Ger mans have been entirely unsuccessful in their efforts to regain ground lost to the French in General Nivcllc's vigorous offensive of last week. An attack on the Thiauninnt wood is declared to have been checked lit the outset by the French barrier fire while an assault in the Vaux-Chupi-tre woods was broken up by the artil lery and machine guns. In the field of the allied offensive along the Somme today's Paris state ment reports only artillery activity, which, however, was intense in the region of Cliaulnes north of the riv- Gcrnmn Keixirt. lil'.RLIN, Aug. 7. German Iroops have recaptured portion; of the trench which had been taken by the British near Pozieres, on th Somme front, it was officially announced to day l).v the German army headquar ters. In the Carpathians, the German statement adds, German troops have ginned the Plaik and Deeskowuta heights on the ( hcrcinocli river. LONDON, Aug. 7 Several small counter attacks bv the Germans east of Pozieres last night were repulsed, the war office announced today. The Germans arc bombarding British posi tions between the Ancre and the Somme. Itussinn teMrt. PETROGRAD, Aug. 7. Further successes for the Russians along the Sereth and Graberka rivers in north ern Galicia south of Ilrmly we're an nounced by the war office today. The Russians captured strongly fortified positions in the region of the village of Zvvjin and Renuiv. PARIS, Aug. 7. The repulse of German attacks at Thiaiiiiiont anil in the Vuux and Chapitre woods in the Verdun sector is announced in the of ficial statement issued bv the French war office this afternoon. The statement records a vigorous artillery duel north of the S-nime and in the region of ( haiilnes. The French screen fire checked the Ger man attack at Thiaiiniont. In the Vmix-Chupit re woods the Germans nrcccded their attack by a heavy bom bardment but thcr efforts to advance were frnslrated by the machine gun and rifle lire of Hie French. $1,250,000 VALUE NORFOLK, Vs., Aug. 7. Apprais ers appointed by the federal district court today fixed the value of the liner Appum at $ I, 'J."i(, 0(10. Soon af terward counsel njipcHrcd to argue a motion that the ship be turned over to her Kngli-h owners under bond pend ing appeni from the court's decision against the Herman prize crew which brought the Appain into American watei'a. iTIEGREI WASllllVfiTOY A.r -, After conferences witli repro- sentalives of several of tho big eastern railroads and the Switchmen's union of North America, G. W. W. Hanger of the I'nited States board of mediation and conciliation re- ported to headquarters here r today that he expected nil " agreement to be signed before night submitting to a ill ilia- lion differences between the curriers and the union over " overtime pay1 and hours of service. ' T IN EAST AFRICA LONDON, Aug. (7. General Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa, has arrived ill German Hast Africa to witness what Is believed here to be the last phase of tho opera tions against Germany's one remain ing colony. General Hotlia was present at tho recent fighting north of the German Central railway which resulted in a British advance lo and occupation of the lines at Kllimatlnde and other points. Meanwhile, with tho occupation of Ujiji by the Belgians, and of Sudani and other coast ports by the British, the Germans apparently, are afforded only tho opportunity of retreating Into the southeastern corner of the colony, where the Portuguese, in tholr East African possession, are awaiting them. Rapid progress in tho southward drive of the British through German Hast Africa is reported in an official statement Issued -today. The Ger mans have been driven from tho lino of the Central railroad at Kllfms- tinde and other points, says the re port from General Jan Christian Smuits, commanding tho British ex pedition, and are being pursued by the British forces. General Smuits states that the minor part of Sail an I (on the Indian ocean) was occupied by our naval forces on August 1, slight opposition only, being experienced. Other naval operations are in progress at various points along the coast line. Having reached the German Cen trnl railroad at Killmatlnde, Dodoina and Kikomho, Lieutenant Colonel Vandeventor, pursuing the enemy forces, dislodged them from this area In the direction of Maparla. PEACE EFFORTS END IN FAILURE NHW YORK, Aug. 7. The efforts of Mayor Mltchcl and of Public Scrv- ice Commissioner Straus to settle ibe street railway strike In New York failed today. After a protracted mooting the directors or the New York Hallway company declined at this time to ratify the tentative agreement, proposed by the two pub lie officials as a basis for settlement. NEW YOUK. Aug. 7. A peaceable end of the strike on the New York railway company's surface -ar lines, which began Friday night was In prospect today. Meetings of the organizations of the union and of the officials of the railway companies waa called at 1 1 o'clock today to con aider proposals ot settlement, which already had been approved by I'resl dent Shouts of the company and by representatives of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Klectric Railway Employes of America. These proposals were described by Mayor Mltchel as a basis for settlement. Leaders of both sides of the contro versy promised to recommend them for ratification by the directors of the company and by the strikers. BIG SUBMARINE TRAVELING OFF MAINE COAST Huge Submersible Reported... by In coming Steamer May be Bremen or Deutschland Submerges When Signalled No American Subma rines in Vicinity. MACH1AP PORT, Mo., Aug. 7. Captain Small ot the Cross Island coast guard station reported this morning that his Btation had sighted a large submarine westbound. Its nationality could not be determined, but the captain said he had no doubt that it was an undersea craft. Tho submarine was coming to tho surface when it was sighted and after run ning awash 15 minutes, again sub merged. It was thought that the ves sel might be the German Bubmarlno, Bremen. So far as can be learnod, thcro are no United States subma rines on the Maine coast. Tho lookout, who sighted tho sub marine, inter said that ho picked the vessel up in clear weather fivo miles to tho southeast. As tho vessel came to the surfaco, tho lookout said he heard several blasts from the signal horn at tho lighthouso on Seal Island, a British posesslun. It is believed that tho keeper of the lighthouse was signalling to the keeper at tho Grand Manan light, also British owned, that a submarine had been sighted. Immediately after tho whlstlo sounded the submarine submerged A few moments later a lia.o set in and it was lmposslbl6 to Bee more than four miles off Cross Island. Lowell W. Dunn, the lookout on Cross Island, lator reported that he had sighted a second submarine, con siderubly smaller than tho first ono. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Navy of fleers said today no Amorlcan sub- murines wore known to be anywhere In tho vicinity of Cross Inland. Thoy thought the boat sighted thore might be the German merchant submersi ble Deutschland on her homeward voyage or her sister ship the Bremen, bound ill for the United Stales. LONDON, Aug. 7.T-WHth tho ex ception of a portion . ot tho coal miners or South Wales and the cotton brokci'B of Lancashire, the British working people today --lowally ac cepted the decision of the govern ment that holidays should bo posi tioned until Hie demand for muni tions was not urgent. The South Wales miners' unions decided early last week to observe today bank holiday one of Great Britain's na tional holidays, as usual, but later reversed their decision upon repre sentations by the authorities that coal was necessary to the continued working of munition factories. Despite this decision holiday book ings this morning broke all records. Thousands of miners and their fam ilies left for the seaside, a slop which menus that, many mines will be work ed only part of the time for the most of this week. In the cities business w-as carried on as usual, while the munition factories worked ut full pressure. POPE TO PROTEST PARIS, Aug. 7. The pope, after a careful study ot the protest against the deportation of Inhabitants of Northern Frame, has decided to make a protest to Germany, accord ing to a news dispatch from Rome, received here. The protest was sent to the pope by the bishop of Lille and the arch bishop of llhelms. It. Is stated that the pope will ask llerlln thai at least women and young giris be sent beck to their homes and that he will pub licly express bis reprobation of the action of the German military au thorities, if his protest Is Ignored. ITALIANS CAPTURE RO.MK, Aug. 7. Italian troops have captured strong Austrian positions commund ing communication between the Travennnzes valley anil the Sure lorrent in the Gli der valley in the Tofnna re gion. On the lower lsonzo (he lliiliaus gained possession of nearly the whole of llil! No. S." and held it against vio lent counter attacks. Priso ners taken in yostcrdny's fighting by the lluliiin number IlliOO. A laree amount of am munition mid gnus also were captured. I E NEW YOUK, Aug. 7. With two persons dead and many prostrations during tho last 12 hours, indications woro that today would break all pre vious records for oxcesslve humidity. Although tho temperature at 10 a. m. was only 7S, three degrees lower than at tho same hour yesterday, the humidity registered 9!) per cent, five por cent hlghor than at the same hour yosterdny and within one por cent of the highest attained any day this year. CHICAGO, Aug. 7. Little, It any, relief from the present heat wave, was In sight early today, particularly with reference to Chicago and Imme diate territory. The only degreo of mitigation, promised by the local foro 'WHtot was a partly cloudy sky, but oven this was hailed witli a measure of relief, in view of tho discomforts ht yesterday. Three deaths, directly attributalilo to tho heat of yestorday, were reported last night, while six others wore drowned in seeking re lief in tho lako from tho blazing sun. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Showers tonight or tomorrow over much of the country east ot tho Mississippi are counted upon by the weather bu reau to bring some measure of relief from the heat wave. An area of high pressure continues to send up warmth from the south Atlantic however, and no marked drop in tem perature is forecasted. Unseasonably hot weather prevails over tho upper Mississippi valley, the Ohio valley and the upper lake region. HUGHES TALKS TO DETROIT, Midi., Aug. 7. Charles K. Hughes, speaking to 40 manufac turers of Detroit and vicinity, em ploying nearly lna.iMM) men, con gratulated them upon what ttiey had done for the welfare of their em ployes, told them that the democ racy of the United Stales would not stand for a continuation of "this al leged strife between capital and labor" and declared that tho Ameri can workman should not bo regarded as a mere economic unit, but as a "fellow worker, a human being." Mr. Hughes' address was im promptu and followed a brief Bpeech by .1. M. Eaton, spokesman for the manufacturers, who outlined the wel fare measures for employes taken by Industrial concerns here and sug gested that tho nominee eti'lorse a movement looking to tho formation of a national welfare association of manufacturers. Mr. Hughes said he regarded the suggestion very favor ably. QUITS CONGRESS TO BF. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. Iicp.e M'litutive Stephens, recently made lieutenant t'overnor of California no tified Speaker ('lurk today that he hail filed his rcMeuution us a member of the hou.se wilh the California an thoritics. EDITORS RETURN E Sunday Sees Record Attendance at Lake, With 101 Autos and 458 Vis itors Superintendent Marshall Greets Editors and Strahorn Asks Support of Proposed Railroad. The presence of 11,1 delegates of the Oregon Stuie Editorial associa tion, their Mcdford drivers and escorts, in addition to u heavy tourist travel, swelled attendance at Crater Lake park yesterday to tho largest proportions in the history of tho park. 1(11 cais and 4,18 persons registered at lieadipiarlers, exceeding the record established a year ago during tho Knights of Pytl.ias conclave when 4:17 persons and 117 cars wero registered. The editors returned Monday, well pleased with their entertainment and in raptures over Crater lake. The first ear in the procession cur rying the visiting editors pulled away from the Mcdford- hotel ut 12::I0 o'clock Sunday morning, following the banquet tendered by the Mcdford Commercial club. Others' followed at Intervals until 0:30 o'clock when slarler lien Sheldon checked out the last of the :i:t cars pressed into ser vice nnil himself off for tho lake. Trip Most KiicccMMfiil. The trip itself was uniformly sue essl'ul and enjoyable, many stopping for lunch at Prospect and viewing the Natural Hridge, Rogue River Gorge, and Mill Creek Fulls. Arriv ing at the lake the guests spent the hours until the campfirc in tho even ing climbing the surrounding peaks, taking the trail tq tho water's edge or simply standing on the rim und en joying the ever changing beauties of the lake. In the evening when Hie inner man of the last of the crowd hud been satisfied anil all were sealed in ' a, great circle before the fireplace in the reception room of the lodge, President K. F. lSrodie introduced Will G. Steel, superintendent of the park, whose ap pearance brought the entire circle to its feet in sponluneoiis recognition and tribute to the man who has made a dream of a wonderful Crater Lake National park (Mime true. IlistoiTy of Park front Inn. Seventeen years of struggles, dis appointments and rebuffs followed by fill lil 1 1 1 1 1 -1 i ( ' his cherished plans was the lale of Ihe esiiblishinent of the park and briioriug of it to its present form, told by Mr. Steel. He related how, as a hoy, he found printed on u scrap of paper a description of a wonderful lake in Oregon, how he I'liine to Oregon ami imiuircd for the lake and for years was unable to lo cate it even approximaiely, how ut last he beheld it and conceived the idea that the lake and its surround ing peaks and forest should be made into a park, the playground of the American people, how for years he used every influence at his command io have Ihe government set aside the land, how he had spent months and mouths at Washington and how in thu end the government did set aside 240 sipiare miles, to be known us Crater Lake National park. M r. Steel explained how the govern ment lias appropriated $7(10,11(10 as a continuing appropriation for the con struction of highways in the park. This win I,,, expended during a term of years in the construction of a road around the rim and in the improve ment of the existing roads. When this is done, he concluded, and the money is all expended, he wiii again so before congress und ask torn mil lion dollars money for the paving of all roails in the park, and for the (Continued on Page Four.) EXPECTS VOTE UPON WASHINGTON, Au 7. A rtui vjiss of the Nviuitc is being inude by Srimlnr Thomas, chairmtin of the siiffniLH' LMimniiltrc, to leiirn whether it witl hi- possible without extended debute to Ret a vote ut this essinn on ii fe!enil suffrage tiiiieiidmeiit. Senator Nhafroth, a white house call er today, aid he expected to see the vote taken. a NTHUIASTIC OVER CRATER