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MEDFORD ORF.OOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11.191(5
NO. 121
RUSSIANS TAKE STANISLAU ITALIANS DQBERDQ-SAL0NIK1 DRIVE BEG
M
SLAVSDRIVE
VICTORIOUS
AT LEMBERB
With Rapid Strides Russians Are
Forcing Their Way Along the River
Dneister Armies... Near..:.: Halicz
From North and South Furious
Resistance Offered but Germans
Admit Retirement for Re-grouping
of Forces 5000 Prisoners Taken.
rETUOCIHAD, Aug. 11.
Stiinlslau, an Important rail
road center southeast of l.em
berg, capital of (lalicla, lias
been occupied liy ltussiaii
troops.
liKRl.IX, Auk. 11. Anstro-Oer
man troops In the region of Monaster
z.vslta, and at. points on the Dneister
and In the Bystrltza river regioi'.s of
(lalicla, have been compelled to give
ivi" because of the superiority of
hostile forces lit some places, says
inlay's war office stti'.enient. Coni.ler
iiltacUs brought the engagements to
:i nu:u.still n nil a regrouping of the
Teutonic forces is now taking nlace
I'l-.TUOCiHAn, Aug. ll. The Rus
sian are advancing on the Sereth
rive" in Onllcia, the war office an
nounccd today. They have also
entered the town of Monastlrzyski
northwest of Stnnislr.u. Fighting
continues in Monastirzyska.
The Russians have also reached the
Dneister, south of Maiiumpol, which
is eight miles southeast of the lmpor
taut town of llaleiz. They also linvt
advanced to the right hank of the
Mystritza river, a 'branch of the Dneis
ter which joins that river near
Marlnmpol.
301)0 Prisoners Talien.
In the fighting of August S and 9
more than Hi, 000 Austrians and Clei
niMus were captured. The utatement
follows:
"Fierce fighting is continuing in
the region of Mikhllabachey, the vil
lage of Vuiski Lubaovle, the towns
of Stobyvy und the village of Zarovhe.
"On tiie. River Sereth our troops
are advancing as a result of fierce
fighting. The enemy is making a des
perate resistance, alternating between
defensive, actions and counter attacks.
Notwithstanding the enemy's efforts
to stem our 'advance our gallant
troops, under General Sakharoff, by
a series of repeated attacks, pushed
the enemy out of villages and woods
on t lie right hank of the river and
having readied the ridge command
ing the heights. They are f'.ghtiiif
before the village -of Trosian icnes-
grovce. We took here 2,500 men and
(Continued on page three)
WIRELESS CALL
E
NEW y6rK, Aug. 11. Wireless
observers' at shore stations were nuz
Jtled early today by signals received
from an unidentified vessel, appar
ent!)' somewhere off Sandy Hook,
which was calling the Telefunken
wireless station In this city. The fact
that the stranger refused to disclose
the Identity of the vessel, led some
of the wireless operators to believe
they were at last in communication
with the long-expected German sub
marine Bremen.
While In communication with the
shore stations, a few hours earlier
the strange vessel reported herself
only as a collier and the operator on
board signed his calls "DBU" which
Is the private wireless signal of the
North German Lloyd steamer, Bres
lnii, last reported as tied up in New
Orleaiis for the period of the war.
ALLIES START
E
Anglo-French Forces Attuck Bulgarians-at
Dorien, Capturing Town
Italian Advance Continues Un
checkedBritish and French Make
Steady Progress
PARIS, Aug. 11. An attack by
Anglo-French forces on the Bulgar
ians at Doraln, 4 0 miles northwest of
Saloniki. Is reported in a llavas dts
pntch from Saloniki. The allies oc
cupied the Doiran railway station and
a neighboring hill. In front of the
captured positions, the dispatch says,
the bodies of numerous Bulgarians
were found. The attack was preceded
by a vigorous bombardment.
At other points along the front
artillery fighting continues with pa
trol engagement 'along the Serbian
border.
LONDON', Aug. II. Tteuters cor
respondent at Saloniki telegraphs
that the artillery duel on the Balkan
front has been renewed. The height
captured by the Anglo-French forces
Is Hill 2210, south of Doiran. The
railway station lies five miles ast of
the town.
Italians Victorious.
ItOMlO, Aug. 11. The Italians
have occupied the entire Doberdo
plateau, the war office announced to
day.
The Italians also have Raptured
Rubbia and San Martino del Carso.
They have reached tho line of the
Vallone river. Tho Austrians have.
retired to the east of the town of
Vellone.
The number of prisoners taken by
the Italians since the fall of Gorizia
now exceeds 15,000 according to the
correspondent of the Trlbiina on the
Isonzo front. Italian cavalry and
cyclists are clearing the valleys of the
retr-ating Austrians and, according
to the correspondent, the battle con
tinues in favor of the. Italians on both
wings.
Salient Is Cleared.
By their new victories the Italians
appear to have taken an important
stej) toward clearing the salient form
ed by the bend of the Isonzo below
Gorizia. The Doberdo plateau was the
scene of heavy fighting early In the
war, but the Austrians obstinately
withstood efforts of the Italians to
win this important position. The fight
ing took place on a front some dis
tance below Gorizia, the capture of
which enabled the Italians to push
forward In the direction of Trlest in
this region. San Martino del Carso
is six miles southwest of Gorizia. It
is about 20 miles from Triest.
On Sonimo l-'rout.
LONDON, Aug. 11. British pres
sure on the Somme front is being
continually exerted against the Ger
mans in the Bazentinc-ie-Petit and
Pozleres regions and General Halg's
forces have made additional progress
north of both these places, London
announces.
The French In the Somme region
are evidently preparing for a new of-
(Cotitlnued on page three)
XF.W YORK, Aug. 11. The West
ern 1'iiion. Telegraph company noti
fied its customers today tlutt its na
tional distribution service for the de
livery of packages will be transferred
to another corporation on September
1 and therenfler its messengers will
collect and deliver telegrams only. It
is understood that the package de
liveries will be made by motor truck.
operating from n central station in
Ihe larger cities, A shortage of lioys
to act ns messengers had necessitat
ed the change. The national distribu
tion service now is in operation in
all the principal cities served by the
Western Union.
NEW OFFENSIV
H SALONIK!
TEN PER CENT
P TAX ON
WAR MUNITIONS
Senate Democrats Agree to Cut Pro
posed Schedule in House Bill to
Yield Revenue of $45,000,000
Copper Excluded Tax Placed on
Profits of Powder and Munitions.
WASIUXCiTOX, Aiur. 11. A on
wr cent not profit tax on niiiniil'in--lun
of munitions nl war wn iiivcd
upon today by democrat of III.- sen
ate i'innnce conimitt'ce us a substi
tute for the munitions taxes propos
ed in the house revenue bill.
The 'committee completed its (-on-siderution
of the bouse bill lor sub
mission to the caucus tonight, the net
revenue to be derived from the meas
ure beinjr estimated at 1!S. 1)1)0, OHO,
or $11,(100,000 less than the hmu-o
bill. Specific duties on munitions
proposed in tho house would have
yielded $72,000,000 1'nder .lie
cte amendment ihe revenue t" be de
rived from munitions will be only
$45,000,000.
The proposal to levy a tie profit
tax on excess profits of jiianutVu'iai'-
ers of all goods sold to fun-kin 'jov
eminent s as proposed last iiiht was
rejected by the committee after a pro
longed fight.
The amendment strikes on all rtie
munitions taxes contained in the
house bill, including the much pre
te. ted copper tax, and proved e t'oit
every corporation maniifa't ifi:
gunpowder or other explosives and all
munition of war and articles going
to make up munitions, including mo
tor boats and submersiUos, shall pay
lor each taxahfe year a tax oi tec per
f nt upon net profits accrued from
h1? sale of such good.-, manufactured
in the I'nited States.
The proposed tax would Income in
rj'irative a vear after lb" cUe of
til' Kuropean war and would b't op
crative from January 1, 19 id.
PIIIl.ADKUMilA, An-, n. With
sixteen new cases of infantile par
nlysis and four deaths reported ii
this city for the 24 hours ending this
morning at 0 o clock and a total of
08 caes in the city- since Moiuhr
morning alone, the disease is begin
ning to assume serious proportions ii
the eves of the medical authorities
and renewed efforts are being made
to check its growth and stamp out.
Since the first of Julv there have
been ,148 cases with 28 deaths.
HAniMSnrKfl. Pa.. Aug. 11.
Pennsylvania's quarantine for infan
tile vmralvsis was todav extended to
all borders of Ihe state.
PARIS, Suk. 1 t. Confirmation
was given today by Juan Azcotui, fi
nancial agent in Paris, that the Car
ranza regime, of a Mexico City diH
patch in the Figaro nay frig the Mexi
can government has decided to re
turn sequestered properties taken
from supporters of previous govern
ments, subject to any civ',1 responsi
bilities wh kti may ha' e been In
curred. The dispatch says this will tend to
unite the various elements in Mexico
for the restoration of normal condi
tions. EXPLOSION IN DUP0NT
WORKS KILLS THREE
AVn.MlXOTOX. Del., An- 11. An
explosion which blew out a cylinder
on a rehydration press at the Du
Pont Powder company's plant at Car
ney' Point, X. J.( today killed three
workmen and injured two others.
PARKER MAKES
. John M, Pake r r Louisiana
PROSPEKi.. HERE REACH VOTE ON
PERMANENTLY SHIPPING BILL BY
SAYS FITZGERALD MONDAY NEXT
SARATOGA SPRINGS, X. V., An
il. Unstinted -traise of the Wilson
administration was voiced bv Con
gressman John ,. KitGerald of
Brooklyn, temporary chairman of the
democrat ie convent ion here today.
The democratic, party in three years,
he said, had enacted "more progres
sive, remedial and beneficial legisla
tion, (ban had been previously per
fect ed in any two decades.
"This included th," constitutional
amendments for the direct election of
senators and the levyim; of a lax up
on incomes. The Cnderwood ta riff
law, the federal reserve act, the good
roads law, the agricultural eo-oper-aiive
extension act. the Clayton act
and the nnli-injunelioa law.'
.Mr. Fitzgerald denied the asser
tions of Charles F.. Jlughes, republi
can candidate for president, that the
country is enjoying only temporary
prosperity. He declared that exports
have virtually doubled since the. ad
vent of the WiUon administration
and now aggregate $4,0110.000,001)
annually, of wlucji !e-s than six per
cent consists of war munition, lie
quoted figures to show that new tex
tile mills arc under construction, that
many wage increases have been re
ported and (hat bank resources and
deposits have mcreaed greatly. This
condition, he said, whs due chiefly to
the belie' of the people that the af
fairs of the nation were in safe hands
and that there was no fear of the
country being- plunged into war.
The present republican s-tate ad
ministration Wit- crili' ised as waste
ful ami extravagant." by the speak
er. WEST 10 SPEAK
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1. Presi
dent Wilson practically has decided
to make a speaking trip acrosR the
continent. No details of the tour
have been arranged, but it was
understood today that his itinerary
will be worked out within tho next
few weeks.
The president's advisers have been
urging him to make a number of
speeches, but he has been withhold
lug a decision until the work of con
gress had progressed further. It was
known definitely today, however, that
ff present plans were carried out, the
president would go to the Pacific
coast. ,
RACE ALONE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 l.-rliepiib-
licans of Ihe senate indicalenKtoday
that they would permit a vote to be
reached on the administration ship
ping bill late tomorrow or Monday.
This developed while Senator June:
and Gallinger were cross-questioning
Senator Simmons about progress on
the revenue bill being drafted bv a
finance sub -commit tec.
Senator Simmons said he hoped to
have the revenue measure ready for
the full committee Monday and to re
port il to the senate Tuesday. While
it is being perfected (he democrats
will call up tin1 workmen's compen
sation bill or Philippine conference
report.
Senator .Jones, resuming his speech
against the shipping' bill, argued thai
even if the measure should meet one
pin pose tor which it was proposed
am) reduce ocean freight rates, f'i
eigii importers rather than American
shippers would be the beneficiaries.
Senator Fletcher of the commerce
eoinmillee submitted an amendment
!o provide that whenever regulation
or pi act ices of foreign government:
operated to discriminate against ves
sels of the I'niled States if would be
the duty of the -hipping board to I
port lo the president for diplomatic
action or to be brought to I lie alien
lion of congress.
COI.OKADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug.
11. Sharp differences regarding the
manner of snloctliiK a resolutions
committee to draft a statement of the
election policy or Ihe national
woman's party developed at the first
formal soh.sIoii or the national con
ference here today. A substitute mo
tion that the committee consist of 12
members IliHtead of five us firi't pro
posed outl that the incmherM he He
leclerl 1;y each Mate, Instead of by
the national chairman wan lot hy a
vote of '10 to M.
An amendment intended oh a com
promlxe was Immediately passed, n
crnaniiiK (lie peixonnel of tho com
mittee to 1 1 one from each Ktiffrago
Rtple repreHented, and the original
motion was then passed nnnnimonsiy.
MI'.k Anne .Martin, national chairman,
announced the selection of .Mrs. Wil
liam Kent of California as chairman
and Raid the othera would he selected
later.
PARKER NOW
HEADS TICKET
So-called "Headless" Ticket Gather
ing Power to Cause Great Crash in
Some States, Says Gardner Bull
Moose Organization Maintained
Roosevelt Denounced as Judas.
liY (III.SOX (lAHDNKIf
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Auk. .11.
The nrosressive nartv lias not unite
one out of business. The pni'ly or
ganization will lie preserved for fu
ture use, anil il is even sell led llinl
in a nuinliei' of stales tiie proj;res.
sives tire to lake part in tiiis presi
dential i-li 1 1 1 1 t i i m 1 1 .
So much 1 eniliered from Hie eon
ference of progressives jMS vndtnl
hero. About ill) sillies were repre
sent ed.
The first lliini; Hie eommitlee did
was lo "denounce iniil repudiate the
detune V. Perkins crowd."
Itoosevott. a .'mlas.
Tiie ,'t'2 prop.-rcs.sive eoniniilleemen
wno trieit to deliver the progressive
endorsement lo Charles M. Ihifrlies
were grilled lo u crisp, nuil one mom
lier, Judge liuiiou Vance, of Ken
tucky, included Col. Unosevelt timoim
I hose who had ncliieved n position in
history willi Henedicl 'Arnold and
.hulas Isenriol.
Then the reumining failliful pro
ceeded to rend out of tiie progressive
party nil cuininil lecinen nml oilier
who hail declared for lluejies. This
is lo he followed hy I'illinjr flic vacant
nniillee places and demanding the
archives, the treasurer's funds ami
oilier paraphernalia of the parly or
ganization. These demands are uiiipiesliouably
legal and will he hacked up bv eourl
action ii necessary.
Having got thin much out of'hi
sy.-lem, the faithful progressive in In
diaiinpolis look a hitch in his hell
and considered how lie,-t to get into
the coming fight.
Parker Heads Ticket.
"Suppose we ,ju-.t go in ns we lire,
and where we can,'" suggeMcd John
M. Parker.
-nun no nead lo the iieker no
presidential nominee?" asked u dele
gale from Michigan.
"Why have a head lo the lickel !
I am the regular progressive parly
candidate fur vice president.' This
gives a right lo n lisl of iitv-ldcli
liul clcolors on the Imllnl. Thai rep
resents the parly and gives Ihe voter
a chance lo vole Ills pl-ogres-ive prill-
" ' ,
On Ibis prospect the plans for an
oilier convenliou and anoliicr pres
idential candidate were iinilicdialelv
dropiied.
la Only Hull' Ihe Stales
In only lialf the slides, can n pro
gressive figlil he made.
Ihe Ifonsevelt - Perkins dcfcclion
took along 20 slates- took t lie parlv
machinery mil of the hands of Un
real progressives, and prevents nliv
piissihilily ,,f hexing a prmm-ssi
column on I lit ballot.
In ( I'll leal Stales.
iii Mates iikc luniana ami .Michigan
it is dil'I'creiii. - .
In Indiana, lor instance, there is
n hnir-trigner situation. The slate
is so close a few votes will probably
swing i! to the republican or demo
cratic side. No doubl the progressive;
colli nil those few votes.
Ill .Michigan I here is a similar sit
uation. The elToel of a progressive cam
piign in the north will he mostly lo
(Continued on pane three)
TURKS BAR RtLIEF
I.ONIMIN, Aug. Il,-Turkey lins
refused lo grunt Ihe request of Ihe
Tinted Stales thai a neutral eommit
lee be permitted lo undcrlake relief
work in Syria where thousands of
native ihrisiiiius nre rcporled lo he
slnrviny.
OFPROGRESSIVES
MEDIATORS FAIL
IN SOLUTION OF
L
Delay of 24 Hours Asked of Train
menIntervention of President
May be Asked No Common
Ground "Pound for Compromise
Employes Stand Pat for 8 Hours.
NlflW YOllK, Auk. 11. Af-'er le
lllieratiiiK the great port ot the night,
('onuiilsHloiiori Willlnni Chambers,
Martin A. Knapp' and O. W. W.
Hunger, of the United States hoard of
hiodintion and conciliation, were to
day no nearer a solution of the "dead
lock" In the dispute between th? four
railroad -brotherhoods of the country
and their employers than they wero
yesterday. The efforts of the medi
ators to avert a nation-wide strike
wero virtually at a halt, due to the
fact. It was reported, that the rail
roads refuse to grant any concession
oilier than arbitration, while the meu
persist 111 their firm stand for the
unequivocal granting of their de
mands for an eight-hour day and time
and a half overtime.
Ueipiest Day's Delay.
A formal request for a 2-1-hour de
lay In tho negotiations was nutdo by
Ihe federal board to the union men
today whon they assembled to receive
the mediators and It was reported
that the board, unless there was nn
unexpected change In the situation
in that time, was prepared to suggest
to President Wilson that he Inter
vene. : .
Mi-. Hnngur, who nsked for the de
lay, took pains to point out, how
ever, thut, no particular significance
should be attached to the sudden
change In their plans. . ...
"It muHt bo remembered,'' he said,
"that the question at Issue Involves
hundreds of railroads and thousantU
of men and the mediators cannot ar
rive at a Judicious conclusion ns to
the merits in the case, until tliny have
thoroughly assimilated the situa
tion." Mr. Hanger added that the hoard
expected to continue Its deliberations
today and might reach a decision by
evening as lo the time of the next
meeting wllh one or the oilier side
in the dispute.
Stone's Statement.
"We do not intend," said W. S.
Stone, chief of the Brotherhood of
Hallway Kngineers, to wait very
long on tiie mediators. The temper
of the men Is such that they Would
not have waited a minute If we hud
not persuaded them to give the me
diators the chance. Personally, 1 do
not euro to carry the strike vote
around in my pocket for any extended
period. It is like a stick of dyna
mite." Since IIr organization in 1913,
through an act of congress, and up
to September 211, 1913, the board has
sat on 4 7 controversies between the
railroads and lliefir employes. In
every Instance tiie board has suc
ceeded In securing un adjustment of
tho differences, .1!) cases having been
settled by mediation alone and eight
by arbitration. . ' "
NO PROBE LIKELY
OF RISE IN WHEAT
CHICAGO, Aug. 11. Xo federal
Investigation of the sudden rise in
the price of wheat is probable, ac
cording to Information here today,
but it was said that United States
District Attorney Clyne will keep a
watch on. the activities of speculators
on the wheat market to prevent un
lawful manipulation. This was tho
Btateineut of Mr. Clyne In denying
rumors that a federul Investigation
already had begun.
Mr. Clyne said tho sudden rlso In
wheat prices appeared to have been
the result of a natural shortuge und,
not duo to any Illegal combination
of operntors either in Now York oe
Chicago.
DEADLOCK