Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1916)
University of Orejon Library i Medford Mail Tribune FORECAST FAIIl TODAY AND TOMORROW. WEATHER Maximum ycwtordiiy, 85; Minimum tochv, 50. Forty-sixth Tear. nnilv- Kl.-vcnih Year, MEDFORD OKFiOX, WF,I)NKXI)AY, AU(HTST H, 1010 NO. 119 G GANTIC RALROAD MEDIATION ACCEPTED BY TR1H Threatened st' ike of 400,000 Rail road Employes Averted When Rail road Brotherhoods Accept Proffer of United States Board of Media tion and Conciliation to Mediate Their Differences With Railroads Managers Also Accept Proffer. NKW YORK, Aug. !. The threatened strike of the 400,000 rail road employes of the United Sttites was averted today when the railroad brotherhoods accepted a ro!Ter or the United States hoard of media tion and conciliation to mediate their differences with the railroads. The national conference of railroad managers today rejected the men's demands and proposed that they he mediated by the federal tribunal. The brotherhoods refusing to Join in an appeal to the tribunal,, the rallrouds mado an Individual appeal. The fed eral hoard, which is In session here, then offered its 'services to the brotherhoods. Offer Is Accepted Announcement of the acceptance of the offer was made by A. 13. Garret son, head of the conductors' brother hood, after It had been delivered by G. V. W. Hanger, a member of the board, following an appeal to that body to intervene made today by the national conference of railroad man agers. lr. Garretson said he had in formed the hoard that the offer was accepted on the condition that "its good offices are promptly exercised." The federal board, which is com posed of .Mr. Hanger, .Martin A. Knapp and Judge V. I.. Chambers, was prepared to begin conferences with the respective sides of the con troversy before night, It was under stood although at the time of Mr. Garretson's announcement the hoard had not been officially Informed of the acceptance. (iunvt.son's Statement. "The federal hoard of mediation and conciliation has notified us," read .Mr. Garretson's statement, "that it has received the request of the managers' conference committee to crerclsc Its friendly offices In an ef fort to bring about an amicable set tlement or the questions that exist between the conference committee of the managers and ourselves. Our answer was to the effect that we would accept the mediators' proffer or their friendly offices provided it -vas promptly exercised." The procedure of the federal board is to meet each side separate, learn their attitude and attempt to obtain concessions from each as a basis on which a settlement can be reached when they aro again brought to gether. After the delivery of the brother hoods' acceptance of the offer, the federal board made arrangements to confer with the railroad managers this afternoon. PRICE OP FLOOR PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 9. .Mil lers announced here today that the price of flower in the northwest will be advanced tomorrow at ieast 20 cents a barrel and probably hh high as 40 cents, as a result of the jump in wheat quotations. Last week a 40 cent advance in flour was de corded. DAKOTA POSTMASTER DR0PSDEAD IN OFFICE MHVIIKLL. S. 1)., A i. 9. Tho. .7. B.iM. postmaster of Mitchell, dropped dead today in the o-fif t lie was a pioneer resident and was wcil known m South Uukota. ALLIED DRIVES SUCCESSFUL I T Russians Closing in on Lemberg, Oc cupy Tysmenietsa-Letchitzky Takes 7400 Prisoners French ant) Brit ish Gain Along Somme Front At tacks Continue Upon Verdun. HKKMN, Auk. 9. South of the Dncistur river the forces of the cen tral powers have been withdrawn be hind t lie Niznioff-Tysnienietsa-Otty-nia line. This retirement by the Aus-tro-Oennans was announced official ly today by the German army bead quarters staff. TysmoiK'Istt Captured. PKTKOURAn. Auk. 9. Announce ment was made today by the war of fice that the Russians have occupied Tysmenietsa, in Gnlicia on the river Vorone. On August 7 General Letehitzky's army took 7400 prisoners, indmliug 3.")l) Germans and (ill machine juns. Tysmienitsn is about uight miles cast of the important Gnlician town of Stanislau, which is on the railroad between homherg nnd Kolomea. It is over this ground that the Russians achieved their recent important vic tory, announcement of which was made yesterday, breaking through the Austrian lines on a front of L"i miles. LONDON, Aug. it. A further ad vance by the British on the Soinmc front north of I'ozicres was announc ed by the war office today. On Soinei.i Front. PARIS. Aug-, ft General Jo lire's methodical offensive continues relent lessly its slow pressure in both thea ters of the western front. On the right bank of the lleuse General Neville has extended his of fensive to the Vaux-Chapitre-Le Che-noi-; region, where he has trained a lo cal success. In the Kleurv-Thiauniont zone he is more than hoMing his own. In (he hitler district the Germans arc concentrating all their efforts and exceptionally strenuous t'ighling con tinued there throughout (he night and day. The Germans succeeded in once more gelling a fooling in the Thiuu mont works hut nil their efforts to capture the Kreiich trenches on the coiumaudin positions to the north west and south proved in vain. In consequence their position became un tenable and a well directed counter attack forced them back, leaving the French again in possession of the work. North of the Somme, from the rivet to where the French line joins the British, General Joffre ,nrting in close relation with General Ilaiir, has made systematic progress. In the last three days the French have won trench af ter trench along- n four miles in length and have now pnshd forward their whole line for a distance of half a mile. Berlin ( latins ItepiiNo, BKRL1N, An-. 0. Attacks by the British and French north of the Sornme have been checked with heavy losses to the assaulting forces, the war office announced today. Nearly 400 British were taken prisoner and six of their machine guns captured. COM'MML'S, 0 Ann.- !). Myron T. Herriek, of ('Ivrelimd, former am-ba-sndor to France, for Cnited States senator, and Frank H. Willis, incum bent fur lr'tvernor on tlte republican ticket. Alice Pomcrenc, incumbent fur senator, and former (ioyemor ,)amc M. Cox, fur fmwrunr on the demo cratic ticket will be the rival party standard bearers in the Ohio cam lutiirn a- a result of the state-wide primaries yesterday. Ail four were nomination by majorities so decisive a; to leave no doubt. EAST AND WES rz -- .. '-'V it' , V i feS-!?. K 1 Flimiiii HUGHES' w CITY OF PERONNE IINRFR RFBATF SHOWS STRAIN OF orTTimn it Arrninr unuui LLuniL yitpn onfAIIMO dCllinta II ArLAIYlL GKRMAN (iRKAT JlKAlK,tl'AR THUS, vin Berlin, Any. 8. and London Aug. 9. Since yesterday the famous old French city of Pcronne has been, under French artillery fire, resulting in a great conflagration which threatens to wipe it out. Already the fine eollcctiriu of paintings of Italian and Flemish masters has been de stroyed by shells 'which landed squarely on the city hall, where the most valuable are objects from the museum had been housed for protec tion. In addition to. the paintings which were torn to shreds, the shells de stroyed unreplacenble collections of medieval Germanic silver am semi precious stone wbrk, Celtic coins dat ing from the time of the Roman in vasion and' medallion. Houses in some streets were reduced 1o ashes. It is considered doubt fill whether Pennine's celebrated wood bouses in Hie bite Oolllic style and the Cathe dral of St. J oh n can be saved from the flames. GERARD ASKS 10 SEE THE KAISER LONDON, Auk. 9. "llirlin tele grams Htule that the Aincrlian am bassador, James W. Gerard, asked an audience of I'.mperor William in order to hand him an autograph let ter from President Wilson, In which the president outlines his wishes con cerning the feeding of the population, of Poland," the AmstenJay corres pondent of the Kxchango Telegraph company wired today. The letter Is believed to be of high political Importance, though no men tion Is tnado of an offer of peace mediation. Ambassador Gerard will probably join the emperor at the western head quarters.' NEW YORK, Aug. 9. The epi demic of Inrantlle paralysis broke all previous death records here today, The plague killed ."" children during the 24-honr period ending at 10 a. m. One hundred anil eighty-three new cases were reported to the litHlth department. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE NOW TOURING IN U. S. SENATE Second Attempt of Administration to Rehabilitate American Merchant Marine Begun Passage of Meas ure Assured Apathy Governs De bateEarly Adjournment Sought WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The sec ond attempt of the administration to create a government shipping board to undertake rehabilitation of the American merchant marine, hogim in the senate today under conditions In marked contrast to those which characterized the holly fought losing struggle j, (ne i;,K eongress. When Senator Simmons called up the measure there, was no quorum present and the sergeant at arms had to seek absentees. Ilefore a quorum developed Senator Penrose moved that the senate adjourn and it wiy more than hair an hour before suf ficient votes could he mustered to de feat the motion. . With democrats united on the amended bill and no party revolt In prospect such an accomplished defeat of tho bill before, interest in tho Is sue was apathetic. Senator Simmons notified his colleagues that he hart little to say that had not been Ha l before and that he would not regard it as a discourtesy is senators lcit the chamber to attend o oher busi ness. Informal conferences of republi cans and democrats early in the day regarding the prospect to adjourn ment of eongress disclosed that re publicans were anxious to dispose of the shipping bill and other pending legislation as rapidly as possible. Senator Harding of Ohio, who will di rect opposition to the shipping hill for the minority, said he thought the measure could be disposed of in less than a week. Senator Kern informed him that sincere effort would be made to dis pose of all pending business no that Congress may adjourn by September 1. Senator Harding explained that the republicans.' hoped that adjourn ment might be reached as early as Saturday, August l';. NATIONAL LEAGUE OFFICIALS VOTE TO SUSTAIN UMPIRES NKW YOIJK, Aug. f.-National .cague eliib owner who yathered here today its a special conference which Uated lor more than four bono went on reenrd M ronii! y Mipporl inir the league'. umpire. Stringent act inn a taken tu Ueiene of arbiters. THE WEST Cluirles K. Hughes and Mrs, Hugluvn aeo hero shown on the lawn of their Minnucr home on the eve of tho departure- of the republican president nil oaiuiitluto on u .speaking tour that protutldy will equal, if not sum-ass, in the amount of territory covciihI, any stumping trip ever made by a presidential camlUbtto. ST. 'An,; ' Minn., Aug. i). The strain of unaccustomed campaigning had told somewhat upon Charles K, Hughes when he reached here today He was fatigued and his voice win hoarse. The throat specialist accom panving him urged him to save his voic" for the two meetings here and al .Minneapolis and Mr. llughcM eon seijiiently refrained except in one iu- lance from making platform speech es at five scheduled stops in Minne sota before reaching this city. Al Winona, Minn., Mr. llughcH ex pressed gratification in the interest, of the crowd which had brought them so early t' the station. Crowds grceled the nominee nlso at Wabasha, hake City, Kcd Wing and Hastings, where brief slops were made. Mr. Hughe declined today to com incut on the telegram sent him yester day by Acting Secretary Sweet of the department of commerce denyin charges made in the nominee's lie troit speech with reference to the re tirement of K. Dana Uurand of the ceii.-us bureau and "an eminent scien tist'' of the coal ami geodetic snr vey, who .Mr. Hughes aserled, hac been displaced by "n excellent stock breeder and wteriuarv sureon." NKW LUNIKN, Aug. !). The tier man -iibinarine I'mnen is expected to arrive in Ibis port at any time, lie cording to the New London liay thi a fternoon. The Kateru Korwnrding company which is the American cor (Miration for handling the traffic o the fJeriiiiin s.ibnta line line, it is learn ed, has lea-ed t'nr one year space on the new tate pier f"i" a huge wan hose, and this city will be the princi piil American terminal of lhat com puny. l,ONH)N. Aug. lb Tin report pub lished in the Cnited States yesterday that the (Icfiian submarine hwl been stink while mi her way to an Amer ican port did not appear in the Iter liner T-igeblalt. as the dispatch in ipiestinn stated, but in the Heme, Switzerland. Tagcblatt. This news paper merely slated it was "prob able" the Hremen had been sunk ow ing to an accident to her machinery. Nothing i known of thi s report in London, Am-lcrdaru or The Hague. LANE 10 HEAD COMMISSION ON IE Secretary of Interior and Justice Brandies to Represent United States, With One Unnamed on Board for Settlement of Mexican Problem Time to be Decided. WASHINGTON, Aug. !. Korinal announcement was made today by Acting Secretary Polk of the accept ance of General Carranza's proposal for a .joint international commission fo seek n solution of border disputes and to discuss other matters which may help clarify relations between the Cnited States and Mexico. Only the time and place for the conference re main to be decided. Imiu Hew Is Hoard. Secretary Lane of the interior de partment will head the American com mission, supported by associate Jus tice Louis l. Brandies of the supreme court and u third commissioner whose name will be announced later. A tel egrnm asking the third man to serve was sent today by President Wilson and his name will not be disclosed until his acceptance is received. The Mexican commissioners wer mimed some days ago, Luis Cabrera, minister of finance in the ('arranzn government, heading the delegation Thin made necessary the appointment of the member of President Wilson's cabinet in the American membership, Today's announcement followed a brief conference between Mr. Pdk and Kliseo Arrendoiido, Carran.a's ambassador designate. Final assur ance was given by Mr. Arrendond that ticneral ( arran.a was in com plete accord with suggestions of th Washington government that, I be dis ciissions of the commissioners be giv en the broadest possible scope. The ambassador said that his government regarded its recent note as a answer and acceptance of Secretary Polk's Miggcsiioii iiiai the scope be broadened. Work of Commission. As it begins its task the commission will be required to first report some conclusion on the specific points out lined by General Carran.a in his orig inal proposal. The first subject treat ed under this view would he the wilb drnwal of American (roups from Mex ico, lo he followed bv ncgot ia I ions of a portocol covering fulure military "Iterations along the border. Since thc-e two points arc closely inter woven it is believed the oiinmission will couple them together in whatever recommendations it has to make. DEFEATED TURKS LONDON. Aug. 7. Pressing the advantage won by the defeat of the Turks who attacked the lirltish forces near the Suez canal, the Brit ish have driven hack the Turks to a line of t.'i milen east of Katia. The following official Klatement, with re gard to these operations, was issued here today: "Telegraphing at S:4Tj o'clock last evening, the commander in chief in Kgypt reports that our pursuit of tho enemy in the Katia district continues". North and west the Turkish rear guard have been pressed bark, while south the Imperial camel corps, by ft dashing attack, drove them from their entrenchments. We captured more prisoners and the enemy rear guard has now retired to about .i line running north and Fouth through Biretabd, U- miles east of Katia. k POPULATION INCREASES 161,061 BY IMMIGRATION WA.SIIINfiTOS', Auir. fl. In.-mi-c in Htiiilntion hv iiuiuimtion amount' e( to ii!P-lllil during the I'i-enl year of lltltl. Stnti-tii- miuoniHM'd loilny by the iinmiL'tiition bureau show the influx of aliens was lower than it luol been tor fiulitecn veurs. BORDER DISPUTE ITALIAN TROOPS ENTER AUSTIN A Ten Thousand Prisoners Taken by Victorious Italians Pursued Aus trians Ahandan Nearlf All Princi pal Positions on Isonzo and Carso Fronts Beginning of Offensive. PARIS, Aug. 9. A llavaa dispatch from Ronio snya tho Italian fhiK now fllos over tho du(ense3 ot Gorlulo Artur three days ot violent tlt!htlng In which the cavalry was ' finally broiiRht up to reinforce the Infantry, all o( the defensive, works of tho city which had resisted the advance of tho Italians felllnto their hands. Keport'i show, the correspondent says, that the rotroattng Austriuns are now holns pursued by Italian cavulry. Tho success of tho Italians has crentcd an immense impression throughout the country. Rome, Flor ence, Bologna and Milan are. docked with flngs and demonstrations .ire hoing held by great throngs. Offensive- Just Ilogiin. Tho offnnsivo against Corizla had lieen planned for the spring, hut was delayed by tho Austrian attack on tho Trentlno front. Its prosecu tion now Is part ot the steady pres sure which the entente allies are ox- 0rl I ii k on various fronts and the taking ot the defenses of Gori.ia is regarded In Home as merely prelimi nary to . an' extenHlvo movement against tho Austrian eastern wing, which soino observers think may eventually prove a sor-lous monaco to Vienna. Tho Rome dispatch says tho artil lery dislodged tho Austrhins after which the Italian infantry rushed to Hueee.mdvo lines of Austrian defenses. Itnlinn reinforcements were poured In from an underground trench, which had been dug to within 50 feet of tho Austrian first lino. i Now Itoinh Hurler. Ono of tho surprises of the attack was the uso made by the Italians of a now instrument by which large bombs were hurled with fcurful ef fect. Somo of theso bombs tore wire entanglements and pulverized trench es, opening breaches through which Infantry and cavalry wero ublo to pass freely. HOMH, Aug. (I. Italian troops have crossed the liionzo in the vi cinity of Coi'ixia and consolidated the further hank, tho war office an nounced today. Occupation of tho heights west of Gori.fa lias been com pleted. Italian cavulry Is pursuli'J! tho Austriuns beyond the river. I WASHINGTON", Aug. 9. A cabled report, Biiiiii',.ftilzlng tho rccont "black list" order of the Krench gov ernment supplementing and practi cally duplicating Great Britain's com mercial embargo against American and other firms under the "trading with tho enemy decree," has been re ceived at the state department from Ambassador Sharp at Paris. The list or American firms' affected by the order was not forwarded by th0 am bassador, but press reports from abroad stated It does not greatly en large the British "black list." Ambassador Sharp is sending the full French black list order by mall, and officials stated today that action by this government would await Its receipt with n protest similar to that made to Great Britain In prospect. ARMY BILL MOW READY FOR WILSON'S SIGNATURE WASHINGTON, Anc !V-Tlie army n iinii rinl inn bill r.u Trying n total of f;'Jli7..'i!l7,(MIO now is rendv for Presi dent Wilson's signature. The house today adopted the conference report on he measure, previously adopted by liio .senate, without, roll call, .
