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lWllt TOXIOHT.
AND WKIINKSIIAY.
WEATHER
.Maximum yesterday, HU;
Minimum today, 47.
Fortyilvth Yr.
titiiv Kl-vniti Tear.
E
Atistro-German Army Forced Back
Along Whole Line for a Breadth of
15 Miles in Direction of Tyszrenca
8415 Prisoners Taken at Sereth
River and Russian Still Advancing.
rr.TIHXIRAIl, An;;. 8. S.mlli of
the Dniester river, in llio direction nf
T.vsziencn,. the Kussians have driven
the Anslro-Ciermnn forces back along
the whole lino for n liroaillh of fifteen
miles, it wns oi"t'ii:i I v announced by
the liiissinn wnr department.
The announcement adds thai the
Russians hint' captured till! town of
Tluiiitich ns well ns the region In the
(list of Ihe Dneister river anil the
ridge nf heights there.
Russian cavalry, it is staU'il, is now
pursuing I lie Aiistrti-Ocrmnns south
west of the Kolonicu anil Htnuisluu
railway in rialieia.
The total number of prisoners tak
en liy the Kussians in the battles on
the Scrclh river August ." and (i, the
officials stateinetn ailils. was lti(i of
ficers and 841." men. The Kussians
in this region are advancing.
Alonj; Seit'th River. N
The text of the statement says:
''On the river Sereth our troops
are advancing successfully and forti
fying themselves in raptured posi
tions. The total mmiher of prisoners
taken in these hattles from the 5th
to the fith of August, amounts to
lliti officers and 84 1 i men. Four
cannon, 19 machine guns, 11 trench
mortars, n large number of mine
Ihrowers and niuch other war mater
ial was eiiplnred.
"On the line of the river Sol-hod in
the region of the town of Stobychov
a party of Anstrians left their de
fenses during; t lie night and came for
ward with uplifted hands toward the
positions occupied by one of our reg
iments. The battalion commander,
Colonel Stepaiinuko. as he approach
ed the Anstrians. was treacherously
hilled hy them. Oar riflemen killed
the whole party of Anstrians. '
South of Ilttiester.
"South of the Dneister our Iroops,
taking the offensive on a front of
about J." versts (lo miles) in the di
rection of Tysienca, broke into the
enemy's trenches' and engaged the
enemy during the pui"suit. Owing to
the irresistible onslaughts ot our
brave troops the eneniv was driven
back along the whole line and we cap
lured the town of Tlumach. iiiclud
ing the region east nf the Dneister and
a ridge of heights.''
I.OX1 )OX, Aug. 8. The Russians
have renewed their attacks on the
Caucasus front, an official Turkish
statement received here dated August
ft saying the Kussians gained a foot
ing in the Turkish lines but were
driven out after heavy lighting.
NO FURTHER TRACE
T'OliTI.AXD, Maine, Any. 8 Xo
further truce had been reported early
Indav of two vessels believed by the
coast guard lookout who sighted
them to be submarines, which np-
pen red off Ihe Maine const near Mii-
chias yesterday. Cross island, where
tin? lookout was stationed, is at the
mouth nf the Hnv of Fundv and close
lo llritisli territorial waters off the
provinces of New Hriiiiswick and No
va Scotia.
The possibility that one nf the ves
sels might have been the (iernian
merchant submarine ltremen. long
ago reported to hnve left a (iennan
port for the I'nited States, aroused
lunch interest and resulted in a close
watch along the coasts of Maine nnd
Massachusetts throughout yesterday
and last night. The Cross island look
out estimated the -ccd of the boats
at 1.' knots. At any rale, keeping
clo-e to the three mile limit, they
would have had time to reach this port
early today. To reach Doston, follow
ing ii .-miliar cour-e. would require
eight or ten hours longer.
RUSSIANS DI
TEUTONS
BACK
ALONG DNIESTER
ITALIANS WIN
GORIZIA BRIDGE
ISONZO FRONT
Important Defensive.. Position Won
With 8000 Prioners British and
French Gain Ground on Somme
Front While Germans Secure Foot
hold at Thiaumont Again.
no.MR, Aug. S The wnr office to
day announced the capture or the
Gorizla bridgehead; 1iy the Italians.
It Is suid the city Is being shelled to
drive out the Anstrians.
More than 8,000 prisoners were
taken on August G.
The Gorizla brldgeheard wns one
of the most lmportnnt defensive posi
tions along the Isoiuo front. It was
the scene of heavy fighting In the
early months of the wnr when the
Ituliuns, after making considerable
advances were finally held up nlong
the Isonzo line.
Gorizla Is 22 miles northwest of
.Triest, one of the principal objec
tives of the Italian campaign and re
garded as the key to that position.
Gorizla is the principal city of the
Isonzo valley, with n population of
about SO, 000.
Gains on Somme.
LONDON", Aug. 8. Doth at Ver
dun and on the Somme front In
northern France the opposing armies
are engaged in almost continuous
fighting. The advantage at Verdun
seems for the time being to rest with
the Germans, while along the Somme
the entente forces appear the decided
gainers. ,
Paris today reports the success of
an operation conducted in connec
tion' with the British north ot the
Somme. While General Hum s lorces
were attackinir at Guillemont the
French advanced east of Hill 139
north of Hardecourt.
Hast of Trones wood the thrust by
the British carried their lines for
ward at some places during the night.
Nearer the river, French troopB
repelled two attempts by the Ger
man's to recapture trenches which the
French took yesterday.
On Vei-dun l-'ront.
At Verdun the Fluery-Thlatiniont
sector northeast of the fortress con
tinues the scene of strong attacks
early today and the Germans suc
ceeded in again gaining a footing lu
the Thiaumont work, which has
changed hands several times during
the recent battling.
Elsewhere the Germans were re
pulsed with heavy losses, Paris an
nounces.
BRITISH CATCH
J
EAST OF, SUEZ
LONDON, Aug. 8. British troops
pursuing the Turkish force defeated
iast week at Romani have caught up
with the Turkish rear guard six
miles east of Katia, about 30 miles
eai-t of the Suez canal, says an of
ficial statement, regarding the cam
paign in Egypt, issued today. Quan
tities of war material are being
gathered by the British front from
the ltomani battlefield, adds the
statement, which follows:
"The commander in chief In Egypt
reports at 10:50 p. m. that his
mounted troops are In contact with
the Turkish rear guard in a position
s'.x miles east of Katia, which he en
trenched some days ugo at the begin
ning of his advance.
' The work of clearing the battle
field Is proceeding and a quantity of
rifles and other war material has
been brought in. l:p to the time of
this report 200 of the enemy's dead
have been bu.led In the area over
which the counter attack passed on
August 4.
"A bomb attack by aeroplanes over
Port Said and Suez Infllrted little
material damage and caused slight
casualties."
CHICAGO, Aug. S. Cooler
weather prevailed throughout the
central states today while a brisk
breeze off Lake .Michigan lowered
tbe temperature here to 77 degrees
at noon. Warmer weather is due
weft of the Mississippi tomorrow ac
cording to the weather bureau.
MEDFORD OREOOK. TUKSDAV. AFlU'KT H, 1!)!'!
PARLEYING Til
TO AVERT RAIL
STRIKE IS PAST
Result! of Vote Overwhelming in
Favor of Strike Railroad Man
agers Told Time of Delay is Past
Adjournment Taken Until Tomor
row to Submit New Proposals.
XKW YORK, Aug. 8. The 100,00(1
railroad employes of the country, en
ineers, conductors, firemen and
trainmen, oitav throngli I no cniers oi
their four brotherhoods placed before
the managers of the railroad the niies-
lion as to whether Ihe roads were
willing to grant their demands for an
eight hour day nnd lime and a half
pay for overtime or submit t" a strike.
The result of the strike vote taken
imong the employes during the last
month was presented to the national
conference connuillee of railroad
managers and showed that an over
whelming majority were in favor of
authorizing their chiefs to call
strike. The railroad managers gave
no definite answer to Ihe renewed
demands of the men lodav and it
was agreed to adjourn until tomor
row morning- to give the managers
time for further discussion. A. I!.
Ourretson, president of the Order of
Railroad Conductors, notified the
mnnagers that tune lor parleying
was over unless the roads were pre
pared to submit u modified propo
sit ion.
Xo Proposition Received.
"If you are prepared to submit a
modified proposition, said Mr. bar
reslon, "we are refidv to discuss it."
l-'lisa Hale, of the railroads said
"l am not going to answer your
questions now ill full. I will take
them up with Ihe managers with the
result of the strike ballot and nil that
appertains to it. Whclher we have a
proposition that will develop by our
own discussion.''
Mr. (Inrretsnn inlcrruplrd to say
"I want you to bear in mind that your
committee has not once brought
us nnvlhing resembling a definite
proposition."
The mar.agers objected to the in
cbision in the figures of the votes oi
the roads not represented in the con
ference, but it wns argued that the
four brotherhoods were fighting for
every railroad employe throughout the
country, as a mutter of principle
They insisted on including these fig
ures.
Detailed Vote Not Hevenled.
The managers also asked if the
vote bv individual railroads would be
shown, but in reply lo this, the broth
erhood chiefs said that if the roads
were willing to make public the
turns on the vole taken some time ago
bv the roads themselves among their
employes, the unions would gladly
furnish (heir figures.
No decision was looked for today
It wns reported that the malingers
would ask for a delay of several days
to consider the proposals of the men
and that another meeting would be
held later in the week when the fitui
answer will be given.
'The possibility of a strike is re
garded by the business interests
tbe country as extremely grave am
much pressure has been brought to
beur upon both the railroads and the
men to consent to sonic method of nr
hitralion.
BUSY DAY FOR
CniCAOO, An. S.f'hnrles K.
Jlughcs here on the second day of bis
traus-conlinentnl trip, rented lodny
from the ,'ictivities of yotcrdny in
Detroit, and devoted several hours
to piepnrinj: the speech he will deliver
toniirht in the Coliseum.
Mr. Unfile saw f'hiiinmin Willcox
"f the national committee. Mayor
Thomp-on nnd other political lenders,
paid a visit to the we-tern headquar
ters anc! held n public reception. He
-hook hands with n Ion if line of nail
ers. Aftef luncheon he went for nn
automobile rifle IhroiiL'h the park
and loulevnri ysv.-lcm.
The nominee's throat srnve him a
little trouble ln-t nlu'lit, hut he up-pe.-irrd
n ted nnd in yond voire to-dav.
AUTHORIZED TO CALL
riM fevf J
Heads of tbe four railway brotherhoods Top, left
Giu ret.soi: (conductors), and XV. ).
Carter (firemen), and XX'. S. Stone (
U. S. AGREES TO
BY
WASHINGTON, Aug. S. The ad
ministration has decided lo agree to
General Carranza's suggestion in bis
last note for the discussion of points
of difference between the United
States and .Mexico by commission of
six members, and will proceed at
once to the selection of the three
American representatives. This will
be done on the understanding that
after the points proposed by General
Carranza are disposed of, oilier qaes-
lions will be taken up.
'
WASHINGTON, Auf. 8. 1 he ( nr-
ranza government wants to tako up
the border situation first by the pro
posed joint international commission,
but is willing flint other matters
should be discussed later. Kliseo Ar-
redondo so outlined the .Mexican atti
tude today to acting Secretary I'nlk,
who took the Information fo tbe
cabinet meeting. It. was Indicated
that stnle department officials were
satisfied with the situation and the
appointment of American commis
sioners might be expected at any
time.
Mr. Arrcdoado assured Secretary
Polk that General Carranza's state
ment In his Inst note that the com
missioners preferably would discuss
thesubjects outlined In the original ( CP: South of the Dniester slrong
proposal merely meant that prefer- jtnssian forces advanced to the at
ence would he given to the border j i,,, naiust the Tlumach-Oitynia
situation, but that other questions nn0- jl(t riH.d (Teutonic) troops
were not excluded. He said also that withdrew to previously prepared posl-
he regarded the last Meican note as
one of compute compliance with
American suggestions, and it was on
that basis that .Mr. Polk took the
matter to the cabinet.
DA
RBEO WIRE 10
I
NIA(JAI(A I AIJ.S. Out.. Am;. I.
A force of men urn ut work today on
ha Hied wire en'atiuleinents de.-ivned
to protect the water power works in
Queen Vicloriit park from po--ible at
tack by .iciiN ot the power- at war
with fireni Hritniii.
The barrier will .-hut off a cn
MdcrnMc portion of tbe park and wilt
interfere with totiri-t travel. It i
id t lira t the b.iib wire viU he ron
nrrted uitli cln t rieity at niu ht.
The entanglement i- built t (he
line of tbo.-c ri-ed to protect trem Iie
uti the battle front.
A la rue number of munition plants
depend on the power plants here for
motive power.
RAILROAD STRIKE
to riKllt, A. It.
below. W. S.
I.ee (trainmen) ;
engineers).
lllOliLIN, Aug. 8. Strong Itiissian
forces yesterday advanced against the
Austro-Gerinan positions on the Tlu-
macli-Ottynla lino, to the south of
it. . I -( I., r1. .Kt.. ti l
announced by tn Rerinnn army
, headquarters statement today and
; the forces of the central powers with
,rew 1o previously prepared post
tlons.
, Tho communication follows:
, ' Kusterii front: Front of Field
.Marshal vou lllndeiiburg Artiller:
j activity was more lively yesterday in
! ,h(! t.;,,reth sector and south of It.
F.nemy attacks at some points were
repulsed. Near Znrec.e, on the Slok
hod, repealed efforts hy the Russians
to gain ground were without success
and Hit enemy suffered heavy lossofi
West of Lutsk repented buttles have
been In progress since early this
morning. Northwest of Zaloczo
enemy ut lacks lulled. South of Zu
loczo the UiiHHlun advance was
slopped by n counter nttuck by our
troops, co-operating with those under
control of Count von itothmer. Dur
ing this operation nine officers und
more than 7 no men were taken
prisoners and five machine guns-captured.
Front of Archduke Charles Fran-
Hons further hack.
"In the Carpathians advantages
gained on both sides of the Hialy
Ciieinioch valley have been ex
tended." !NEW YORK IN
NEW HEAT WAVE
MOW YOIIK, Auk. s. Although
tho humidity was lower. Ililtt city viih
! )I mi ncl into another heat wavo lo
jiluy, the mercury n.si'cnillim in leapt
lont; hefore noon. At lu o'tloek Ihe
j weather hureatl thermometer reis
teretl S.'I a umthisl i'T .vewienlay. The
humidity was Ml compared, with !KI
I at tlie ame hour yentertlay. That
'this would prohi(M he the hottest
day of tlte year was indicated hy a
rlso of three decrees in the tempcra
jture between ft nnd 10 a. m. There
I have jeei five deaths it ltd 19 pros
'trations during the last 1! 1 hours.
The forecaster offered no Immediate
promise of relief.
FEDERAL AID TO
CHECK SPREAD
OF BABY PLAGUE
President Signs $135,000 Appropria
tion for Control of Infantile Par
alysis Epidemic Twelve Volunteer
Slood for Serum Heat Causes In
crease In Number of Victims.
WASHINGTON, Ann. S An ael
appropriating ?s:,ooo for the use of
ihe public health service hi i. event
ing the spread of disease and ?."0,
000 for additional HurKeons, wns
signed today hy President Wilson.
The money Is nvailahlo immediately
and will he used in the campaign to
cheek the hi runt lie paralysis epi
demic. it wns announced at the public
health Bervlce, today that past As
sistant Surgeon J. II. Hurly at Wash
ington, and Assistant Surgeon .1. Yi.
.aughlln at New Orleans, had been
ordered to New York to join the
Btaff now thero, fighting against the
paralysis scourge.
Strengthening of the forco was
deemed necessary, partially because
of the action of the Pennsylvania
health authorities in declaring a
quarantine against the disease.
Henri. Causes Iiicimmiko.
NEW YORK, Aug. S. The In
tense heat nnd humidity wave which
has gripped New York Is coincident
with another big inc reuse hi the epi
demic, of Infantile paralysis. Only
once since the plague got Its start six
weeks ago, were there more cases
than reported In today's health de
partment bulletin.
Hurhig the 24-hour period ending
at 10 n. in., G,'t children died ot the
disease in the greater city and 1 Sit
now cases wore reported.
There were 2S deaths and Sfl oaseB
in the borough of itrooklyn, while In
Manhattan a marked increase in both
fatalities and n?w cases was shown,
it children dying and hi, a record
'number, being stricken.
Since the epidemic begun on .Tune
2(1, there havo been r,:MT eases and
l.l'.ni deaths.
Twelve Volunteers.
Twelvo persons, who havo re
covered from attacks of Infantile
paralysis, have volunteered to give
quantities of their blood to he used
in the preparation of serum for tuo
treatment of the disease, as the re
sult of an appeal for volunteers In
fighting the epidemic. Sufficient
blood was taken from two of the
volunteers to treat nine rases. The
health commissioner again appealed
to physicians and laymen to co
operate in causing the collection of
as much of the serum as possible. Or.
Haven Kmerson, the commissioner,
said that 4 0 patients have been
treated, with the serum from im
mune subjects and tbe results have
been so satisfactory that he would
continue. Jin declared that the
phjsiciana are not yet In a position
to say the serum has proved its cura
tive value but its use has been such
as to Justify a careful trial.
Cm lie Offers Priw.
liichard T. Crane, Jr., the ChlcaKO
manufacturer, telegraphed Mayor
Mltchel from Jefferson, N. H., Inst
night that he will glv $::., uoo to
the physician who can offer the best
euro or preventat 1 ve for infantile
paralysis within the next year. A
majority vote of the American Medi
cal Association is to decide who shall
receive 1 ho reward.
The spread of the epidemic among
the homes of tbe wealthy New York
mini in the suburban district of Long
(Continued on Page Four.)
COI. I .MIII'S, O.. Aug. 8. lien. an
iiiatiou of Krank II. Willis as tepub
lican candidate lor governor, and
.Ionic- M. Cox, former governor, us
ciilidlilatc for the chief executive on
the democrat ie ticket, is indicated by
!lie early ballot of the Ohio primaries
today. A 1 1 : 1 1 1 vote will be polled, it
was indicated.
Ii'uilolph A. .Mack of ( iucintuili i
chief opponent of Willis, with (Jcoigi
Shaw of Cleveland as third candidate,
NO. 11S
HANLY ACEPTS
NOMINATION OF
PROHIBITIONISTS
Former Governor of Indiana Delivers
Acceptance Speech Plans Outlin
ed for Aggressive Campaign by
Drys Declares for Prohibition,
and Other Platform Planks
INIH.VNAI'Ot.lS, Ind., An?. 8.
Prei'eilin (lie ceremonies ofi'iciullv
utitit'.vint; .1. Km nk llnnly, lornier ov
einni' (jf Inclinnii, nnd Dr. Ini l.und-
rilh of lloshm, nt' their nomination
lor president ami vice president, ve
spcclively, hy the imlionul conven
tion HI' I lie priiliiliition party belli
rccetilly nl SI. I'atil, (he uiiliiintil eoni-
iniltee nnd the eiimpiiijjn committee,
of Hie putty met here this nioinimr
lo licejn pWius lor llin oftjinf; eiim
piiiftii. A ciiiiipuiun miiniifjer who,
willi nn executive committee, will have
complete i-lini'irc of the canipiiiiii will .
prohiililv lie appointed. The day's '
prouuitii will conclude wilh n public
rally tonifjlit, at which Mr. llnnly nnd
Dr. I.aiiilrilli will he the principal
speakers.
Holier! II. I'atlon, prohibition stale
(hiiiinian of Illinois, notified Mr. llnn
ly of his nomination anil Oliver W.
Start of Indianapolis informed Dr.
I.aiiilrilli, wlio before piinjt to llos
lon as the extension secretary of the
United Societies of Christian En
deavor, was superintendent of the An-ti-Suloon
lenjruo of Tennessee for fif
teen years, of his nomination,
llanly's Accenmiire.
Mr. llnnly said in part :
"I accept the nomination, tiro- '
fnutidly sensible of the jri-eal honor
and Ihe. ifravii responsibilil.Y.it brings.
Kvcn (liniurli I f.lmll not lie nailed up
on lo inliniiiislcr the (.'overiimonf, the
issue involved is of such Ireiiienilous
und far-i -caching import, anil the op
por! unity for its nilvancenicut so un
usual ut this particular moment of .
our history as n people, thai it nwes
ami humbles, calline: for solemnity of
llioiif;ht. candor of speech nnd tin
sel I'ishness of action, on the part of
every eili.eiij n ml especially so, upon
the . in ft of one upon whom leailcr--hip
it is devolved.
"Coneerniiie; such n cause nf such
a time ami under such circumstances,
you may justly expect me to .speak
with slriiivhl forward sincerity, not
only lo ymi and the parly, but to the
country. Thai expectation I shall Iry
lo meet. There shall be no evasion.
There shall be no foiiccnliiicnt. You,'
tlie parly, iilul the country shnll know'
mv mind.
Prohibition Plank,
"I have not hitherto affiliated willi
vou la parly aclion, but upon the one
i;rcat issue which .vou lender lo the
electorate of the nation ns first in
character ami insistency, anil by
which you have stood with unwaver
ing devotion lor half a century, with
out hope of reward other than the
till iriinti triumph of the cause itself,
I have lont: been with you.
"Kvery life is in some measure an
molulion. Mine has been no excep
tion. "Called lo the administration of the
rovcrntuent of the j;rcat common
wealth In which I live. I found it im
possible to reconcile my public and
official duly with silence and inaction
coiiceriiini.' an nticncy that levied nn
utipavable toll upon the social, civic,
economic and moral life of the peo
ple, such as I found the traffic in in
tnxicatiliL' liiiuols daily levyili";.
"Desirinc a remedy, I turned in
stinctively to the party with which I
was, and ion;: have been, affiliated
and winch had ereatly honored and
trusted me, as the agency through
which I could best remedy the evils
(Continued on page four).
PltlX-KVII.l.K, Ore., Auff. . Re
ports were received here today from
many purls of '.lie Oehocho valley
that a hcr.vy rain and hail Btorni, ac
companied by a high wind, had douo
Kreai damage to the grain crops Into
yesterday. The grain waa flattened
down nnd in many cases where it wua
ripe, It. was virtually threshed out.
The extent of the damage has not
been estimated.