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MEDFORD OlMXiOX, MONDAY. Al'dUKT II. 101(1
NO. 123
PRESIDENT
STRIVING 10
AVERTISTRIKE
Wilson Meets Representatives of
Railroad Brotherhoods and Man
agers in Effort to Bring About
Satisfactory Settlement of Griev
ancesEmployes Declare Execu
tive's Grasp of Situation Might
Result in Understanding.
WASHINGTON', Am-. 14 After
his conference with the riiilrniul man
agers Into today, President Wilson is
sued the follnwiin; statement:
"I have met both i-'idcs and have
gone over the case with utmost frank
ness. I shall nut he able to judge
until tomorrow whether we have a
feasible basis uf settlement."
WASHINGTON, Auk. 14. Pros
pect for averting a nation-wide strike
or, at least, for the formulation of
some tentative program, which will
be the groundwork for further nego
tiation, brightened today after Presi
dent Wilson had conferred with ".5
chiufs of the groat brotherhoods.
After the conference the brother
hood men declared the president's
grasp of the situation and the posi
tion of the men might result in an
understanding and others In touch
with the conference said the repre
sentatives of the men showed a dispo
sition to co-oporato to avoid a strike.
After hearing the leaders of the
men two hours, tho president sent for
the managers for a conference at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
At-lrltl-nt Ion Considered.
The discussion this morning, it was
learned, centered largely about the
possibility of reaching an agreemont
in the form of arbitration. It was
said that it was possiblo that a tenta
tive agreement might be reached, pro
viding for arbitration of tho demands
of the men for an eight hour day
and for time and a halt overtime
with the elimination of tho counter
proposals of the employers.
The president, according to those
who attended the conference, showed
a familiarity with the situation that
surprised the men.
"The president was most sympa
thetic," said one of tho brotherhood
leaders, and Ills surprising knowl
edge of the situation and of our po
sition, may result in an understand
ing being reached."
The president, it was said, sub
mitted no counter proposition to the
men, hut he held out hope- for an
adjustment by legislation if neces
sary. The Impression prevailed
among the brotherhood leaders that
as a last resort the president might
ask congress for eight-Hour day legis
lation. The leaders explained to the
president their stand against arbitra
tion by saying that they were carry
ing out the wishes of the GOO dele
gates. The brotherhood leaders pre
sented to the president detailed re
ports of the vote cast in favor of a
general strike.
Confers With Men.
The president's conference with the
men was opened with a statement by
A. T). Garrotson of the conductors as
spokesman. He outlined the demands
for an eight-hour day and time and a
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E
BERLIN, Aii(T. 14. The most se
vere tihtin is in progress on tlir
heights east of Uoriziti, fuyn the of
firial Austrian unnounccmcnt of
Sunday. Seven times the Italians
stormed the, heights ami were repuls
ed with heavy Insse. The Austrians
have captured ."0l)rt Italians since the
inniinration of their offensive.
In the district eat of the Vallone
vr.lley our troop repulsed several at
tack, say? the statement.
Kepirdinc the Balkan front the wnr
office say :
"In the southeastern war theater
there was only the nua activity
along the luwer Vuyusa iu Albania.'
RUSSIAN DRIVE
PUSHESTEUTONS
BACK
New Gains in Smash at Lembcrg Re
ported Italians Make Further
Progress on Carso Plateau Ger
mans Gain Foothold in Lost
Trenches From British.
hOXDOX, Aujr. 14. The Kussiau
drive in Galieia is pushing the Aus-tro-Oenium
armies baekward to
wards Uemberj; at a rapid rate, lloth
flanks of General Count Von Both
mers anny on I he eastern front are
under heavy pressure and its center,
foreed from the line of the Stripa, is
said by military observers in entente
eapitals to have none too sure a pos
ition in its rear ninny; the upper Zlotn
Li pa, to which it is presumed to he
ret renting. I'etroirrad today advises
new jains for the Kussians on the
northern winjr of this front.
Continuing their advance from
Oori.ia on the Gorizia front, the Ital
ians have made further progress on
the Carso plateau to the southeast.
Following the usual course, the
Germans have sharply counter-at
tacked nlnnr the line West of Poz
icres. The attack was partly suc
eessful, the Germans gain in; 11 foot
hold on a portion of the lost trendies.
Kollowiny: up their trains on the
north bank of the Somme, the French
are pushing their advance to a oint
where German evacuation of Clery
may he compelled.
French Y.'in Ground,
I'AlilS, Auji. 14. The French
troops captured some trenches on the
left of the Fay-Deniecourt road, in
the Sotunie sector, last nifilit, says the
war office announcement today.
There was brisk cannonading in tho
reion of Mam pus, German attacks
in the vicinity of Hill 'M) and at
Kleury (in the Verdun sector) were
repulsed.
Kussians still Gain.
PKTKOGKAI). Aur. 14. Almi-i the'
Galician front the Russian sweep
continues unchecked, the official an
nouncement of today states. Fur
ther -rains have been made on the
upper Sereth. In the region of the
middle Stripa and the Koropicc, the
Austrians are bein-r pursued by the
Russians, who reached the northern
bank of the Dniester before Marin in -
pnl.
Italian Progress.
HOMK. An-. 1 Ilnliiin troops
continued yesterday pressing I he
Austrians hack on the Carso plateau
and east of Hill 2V2 pierced another
strong line of hostile entrenchments.
About HOI) prisoners were captured
by the Kalians, says the official an
nouncement of this operation.
British Itemrt.
I.ON'UON', An-. 14. Attackiii"
Uritish (xtsitions near Pozicrcs on the
Snmme front, the Germans last nijrht
gained a foothold temporarily in n
portion of the trenches taken from
them.
The statement follows;
"Last nifjht west of Pozicrcs the
enemy trained n temporary footing on
a portion of the trenches captured by
us yesterday. Otherwise there were
no developments on the British front
between the Somme and the Anon.
"Smith of the Ypres salient we
'arricd out a successful raid without
incurring anv losses ourselves. There
has been further mining activity. V
forced an entry into a German gal
lory at the bluff north of the Ypres-
lomines canal, and iiftPr explora
tion blew in a considerable length. We
captured some of the enemy's mining
stores. We al-o successfully explod
ed u mine near Curdnnierric. '
TO FLOAT BEAR
Kl'IiKKA, Caf.. Aug. 14. Salvers
trying, to pull the steamer liear from
its sand cradle on the Humboldt conn
ty coHt, where the steamer went
ashore n the niybt of June 14. said
today they might have to wait an
other month for another favorable
tide. With the tide n-t night they
uc-cpdd in moving the Bear only a
few inches, nltho'iL'h two ve-iels par
ticipaled in the strain.
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Tlio National Farm Loan Board, which will be as Important to farmers as tho I'ccli'ral Rcscrvo noaid"i
to finauolers,-ha8 just been sworn in. William G, McAdoo, scrrutary of the treasury, is ex-offk'la member.
Each of the other four members will not $10,0(10 a year. Krom left torlnht tho members aro: Toji Row
C. E. Lohdcll of Kansas, Herbert Quick of West Vii'Blnla ami V. V. Flniuman, who la secretary. Doltoni Itow
George 'W. Norrls of Pennsylvania, Seerelary McAdoo and W. S. A. Smith of Iowa.
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liKKLIN, Aug. 14. Violent fight
ing is under way in jGalicia, particu
larly in the Slanislau regiou, where
the KiissuniH are delivering attack:;
unceasingly. The official Austrian
statement of Sunday reports the re
pulse of several Kussiau assaults.
The announcement says:
"Front of Archduke Charles Fran
cis: Southeast of Voroeht our troops
maintained their positions in I lie face
of violent attacks by the enemy, which
failed completely. In the district just
west of Stanislan, two Uussian divis
ions were repulsed.
"Front of Field Marshal Von Hin-
denburg: Northwest of Zaloczc, Gen
eral Boehm- Krmoli once more re
pulsed attacks by musses of Kusnian
troops.
'In Volhyniu and nLon; the Stok-
hod the engagements were less bitter.
It is stated with certainty that dur
ing tiie last attacks along the Sfok
hod front, which failed completely,
the Russian guard was employed and
that it suffered si ill heavier hisses
than the other fornintiwis of the en
emy." CUT STAMP TAXES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 I. Senate
democrats will caucus again tonight
to consider further the finance com
mittee's amendments to the revenue
bill, including the wine and stamp
sections.
At yesterday's caucus the demo
crats agreed to a stock license on
corporations to yield about $'J0,flH0(
(100, elimination of most of the objec
tionable stamp taxes which had once
been accepted and approved, and ap
proved an amendment o the muni
tions section which would reduce the
net profit tax on manufacturers of
materials entering into munitions of
war from 10 per cent, as proposed by
Hie finance committee, to " per cent.
Southern and wcMcrn senators bit
terly attacked the committee pro
posal, contending that it would result
in a heavy tax on cotton and copper
entering into the manufacture of
munitions.
DKNVKli, Colo., Aug. 14. -A lone
bandit held up and robbed If. H. I'at
ton. u-Mstant cashier of the First
National bank at Kmrh-wood, a sub
urb, today, secured le-s than $"0n
and escaped in an automobile. The
man had presented n check and as
Put 'on scanned it, i ovcred him with
a revolver.
The police at once took up the
trail.
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RELIEF
MOW YOUK, Any. 1 I. Mrs. V. K.
Vnnilciliill, II. II. WVslin-liuuse, llun
irl (liicnlieim and ollieis have been
subpoenaed as wilnesses iu a jjrnnd
jury iniiuiry which Hie dislrict ntlor
ney's nlTice nniuium-ed tinlay will le
jjin toni(rinv into Hie dispf.ili(in of
$7(1(10 ill' funds collected from philan
thropic persons by the Kcv. Dr. ('bus.
T. Ibiylis as director of t lie allies'
hospital relict' commission.
According to Dislrict Attorney
Hoesch most of th'i.ejntr,ibntion was
used in organization work, but none
was expended for the relief wink for
, which it was intended.
DOLLARS OF LAMBS
HA KKII, (Jr.. Aug. 1 I. It. X.
Stansfield of Stan field, Or., an
nounced here today that lie had com
pleted transactions for the purchase
of IHI.dlHI head of lambs for $1,100,
000 from Montana sheep raisers. The
price per pound averages 7:ii cents.
Shipments to Chicago- and Missouri
river points will begin nc.l month. In
addition to the Montana purchases,
Mr. Stuiifiehl is assembling here 12,
00(1 lambs purchased early in the sea
sou at varying prices.
SEEK TO RE-ESTABLISH
WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Permis
sion to re-elablisi American h'ed
( 'ro-vs units in ( lennan y is being
-ought of the Herman government.
Announcement at Ked Cross head
quarters 'here today describes I he
step as taken in order to make pos
sible tiie sending of lied Cross sup
plies to the central powers, which
the Itritish government is willing to
allow only on condition that the units
he re-established and supplies sent
direcllv to them.
SE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1 L' Senator
Pcnro-e carried the republican attack
on President Wil-on's appointment- a
step further today by introducing res
olutions calling for investigation of
appointment- with waivers of civil
service requirement s.
STRIKES OUT 25 IN
ELEVEN-INNING GAME
M.MUNNKTTi:, Wis., Aim. II.
What is believed In be a record in
baseball hiMorv was accornpli-bed
ve-tcrdav when Pitcher Kwick of
I'rivitz h!-clali team in nn eleven-inninL-
came with Marinnette struck
out wenty-fi c men. The conle-t re
Milled in a - to 1 victory for I'rivili.
FARMING IN THE UNITED STATESj HUGHES CLAIMS
s a
I
E INJUNCTi
Fi
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 14. Tem
porary restraining orders against the
striking Longshoremen's union and its
leaders will be made permanent by
orders signed by Federal Judge K.
K. Cushinan lale today or tomorrow
morning. This was announced in the
United , States' district eourt . thin
morning when the cases instituted by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
and the Northern PaeU'ic Uailroad
companies were called for final hear
ing. Counsel for the railroads an-
nouuccit i nut Uicy had reached an
agreement with counsel for the strik
ers, which provides that the tempo
rarv orders shall be made pcrma
ncnl and the parties to the suit will
enter into a stipulation, each waiving
rights to damages or costs against
the other.
Counsel for the longshoremen eon-
firmed this statement and said a sim
ilar agreement bad been reached in
the mill ca-es and probably will be
reached in I he ease of W. It. timet! &
Co. Counsel also said ;
"I uder the Clayton law we have
a right lo continue our strike and
conduct pe; fit I picketing, und these
restraining onlcii simply enjoin- u
trom doing un Iff wTiil acts, which we
had no right to do with orjvitbmt;iiny
injunction in foivc. so we, rts 'oun-
sel fop the st rikcis, (iftrniinVlViol
lo n-si-t making these restraining or
ders permanent. The strike will con
tinue with peaceful picketing as he
fore."
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NKW YOUK Aiik. 1 !. rrciaia
lions arc bcintr made for a yrent as-
scinblau'C of sllfl'l'ayisls at Atlantic
f'ily, X. J., from September ( to 111.
when leiidini: siilt'rjioists from nil
over the I'niled Stall's will aliend the
cniereiicy convcntioii of the National
American Woman Siiffrau'e associa
tion lo dicus indicv.
Mr. Canic rhaman Call, pres
di-nt of the association, will piesiil
Anions the speaker- announced today
are .ewlon II. Itakcr. secretarv of
war: Mi-s Julia l.athrop, i-bief of tin
children's bureau of Ibe I'niled
Slnies department of lalmr: Hr.
Katliciine I llavis, ehief parole com
missioner, New York; Mrs. Maymond
li'ohins, i,i-,-si,eiit of the National
Women's Trade 1'nion leauite; llcih
cil I'ar-oiis and llr. Anna Howard
Shaw of New Yvrk.
BILL TO EXTEND LIFE OF
PARLIAMENT UNTIL MAY
I.ONI'OV. Am-. II. Premier As-
iiilh iniioduced in the house of com
mons todav a lull to extend the life of
the pre-ent palliamint for ei(;ht
uionlbs, or itetil the end oi" next May
II ULIUILU ITIUU
Protective Tariff, Bwlrjct System,
Elimination of Pork Barrel, End of
Waste ami Appointment of Quali
fied Men Most Constructive Line of
Statesmanship.
COIOl'lt IVAI.KNK, Idaho, Au(!. 14.
Charles K. Hughes, roplylng today
to criticism that ho was not const ruc
tivo In his policies, declared nt an
open nlr meeting here today thut ho
stood for a protective tariff, for a
hndKct system, the elimination of the
pork barrel, tho end of wasto and cx-
travaKanco and the uppolntnient to
public sorvlco of men qualiflod for of-
flco.
"Is not Hint constructlvo?" Mr.
lliiKheu asked. "I uellovo that they
aro the fundamentals of constructlvo
policies, which this nation Is fiicInK
today."
Mr. HiiKhes discussed tho demo-
cralie slogan and iirnsperlty.
"Wo cannot afford In this conn
try," ho said, "to assuino that our
prosperity will tako euro of Itself.
Who Is so foolish as to believe and to
bo deceived by a prosperity main
tained by tho European war Our op
ponents asuunio to ascribe to them-
jelves tho benefits that accrued from
that great contest. Their statements
will not stand tho test of careful
analysis. For example, they point to
tho trado In munitions of war and
say that that Is but slight in coin
parlxnn with tho trado of tho other
Industries of the country. The inanu
fncturo and sale of munitions have
connected with It considerable dO'
velopment of prosperity as a part of
the utile, apd mern manufacture of
munitions Itself.
.Win- ItoiiNo of I'mspcrlty,
"When you look upon fCuropo you
find millions of men Iu tho trenches
mistiming wealth. Do you suppose
on can withdraw from tho length
and, breadth of Kuropc, millions of
lien froni productive enterprises and
dot feel the advantages of It In this
country.
"Our opponents point to the de
velopment of exports. Do they not
understand that there Is a tremend
ous loss In production which Ameri
ca Is making good that that Is true
In almost every Industry and every
part of our country?
"It Is obvious that when you tako
the manhood of Kuropc anil put It
Into war that tho mr.nlmnd of
America devoted to peaceful pursuits,
will have opportunities In trade
which otherwise must be denied. Tho
test will come when the war Is over.
"'Ho yon want to know what Is
likely to be the result of Unit test? If
you do, consider tho conditions In
this country just before the outbreak
of the war. : We had then the new
tariff; t we had then the new free
dniu; wc bad then the present ad
ministration and we had then the
men walking the streets, unemployed
in every city of the country.
Saved by the War.
"The result was patent to every
observer (hat this county could go
(Continued on page three)
TURN FOR BETTER
NKW Y"Hk Au-. II. The epi
demic of infantile paralysis took a
turn lor the better today. The num
ber of new cases reported to the
lic.-iith department went under the
hundred mark for Ihe fir-t time iu
-evcrnl weeks.
I n rintr the twenty-four li.mrs end
ili'' at III a. m the plague killed .'II
children and fl'i new cases were re
ported, -i:( of them in Manhattan and
.'Ul in lli-ooklyn. This compares fa
vorably with yesterday's tiuuies,
when there were 1 11 new cases and
'.'-' fatalities. The falling off in eases
was attributed to the cooler weather,
Physicians employed by ihe health
department to invcsti-nlc reported
ca-es of infantile paralysis hereafter
will he c(;uipH-d with serum made
from the blood of persons who have
recovered from the disease and in
every (rue case an immediate injec
tion will be made.
MEXKO REAPS
REAL REFORMS
BY REVOLUTION
Full Prorjram of Political, Economic,
Agrarian, Industrial, Social and
Educational Reforms in Actual
Progress Under Carranza Admin
istration. ' i
lly (ill.SON GAUDNKK.
WASHINGTON, An-. 14. Some
beneficial effects of the Mexican
revolution are related by Herbert
Janvei-s ISrowne of this city. Mr.
Ilrowne is one of the few Americana
who litis studied the Mexican prob
lem from n point of view other than
that of the Amerieiin exploiter. lie
is a personal friend of Carranzn, and
knows all the principal revolutionary,
leaders and has visiled every prov
ince in Mexico some of them many
tunes.
Mr. Ilrowne's picture of Mexican
oiiditions is very different from
that which fillers lhroitf;i military or
biir business sources. I asked him
to tell me purlileiilurly about the
province of Yucatan, which figured
in heariiiKS before the senate com
mittee on agriculture.
Yucatan Conditions.
"To Ih.ise who are willing lo look
lievond Ihe border disturbances for
true realities of the Mexican revolu
tion," suid Mr. liiowne, "the state of
Yucatan presents an object lesson of
surpnssing- inlerest und xixnifiennco.
There the full program of political,
economic, ngrarian, industrial, social
ami educational reforms is in actual
progress not fully attained, but
making such headway as to show.
Iheir beneficial effects and to justify
the t'i'iliccieK of the friendH of tho .
revolution. No utatn. in- the United
Stales has so ambitious n program of
reform or can show n more devoted
and public-spirited body of citizens
enlisted in ils behalf. ' r
"Yiienlan, Ihe low limestone penin
sula to Ihe extreme southeast of
Mexico, has one principal crop, hen-"
neipiin or sisal fibre, from which
cordage and binder twine are made,"
continued Mr. Ilrowne. "Sinee 1!I0'J
the "trust" the Internalional Har
vester company, and the Plymouth
Cordage company have dominated
Ihe entire state, lly 11III7 the prin
cipal independent bunks and produc
ers of Yiienlan were in bankruptcy,
the railroads hud passed into the
hands of foreign interests and tho
sisal iuilitslry was at Ihe mercy of
these two powerful corporations. Tho
corrupt Governor Alagario Molino
was the largest sisal planter in Yu
ealiin; his son-in-law, Aveline Mon
ies, was ngenl for Ihe International
Harvester company, and Arthur
I'icrce was agent for Ihe Plymouth,
Cordage company.
nominated Yucatan. ,
"These three men absolutely dopi
inaled Ihe sisal industry of Yucatan.
Molino was a partner and benefic
iary of llanion Corral, vice-president
of Mexico, chief of the 'cientificos,!
who instigated the warfare against
(he Yinpii Indians of Sonora, and
after numerous atrocities shipped
II sands of them to Hie hot plains
of Yucatan lo work on the sisal
plnutetivius f of Governor Molino.
There, Iheir families disrupted, they
were kept in compounds, starved with
insufficient food, liculen for the
slightest iiifraelion of discipline und
shot for insubordination.
'Then canie Ihe revolution. With
the advent of Governor Snlvmlor Al
varado iu llll'i, Governor Molino and
his precious soii-in-buv Montes fled
for their lives. Their liu-rc plantn-
(Contlnued on Page Four.)
INCREASE IN RATES
WASHINGTON. Aug. t. Kail
road men and shipper from many
parts of Hie country appeared before
Ihe interstate commerce commission
today to argue over the reasonable
ness of Hie proposed increased freight
rates from the Atlantic seaboard to
the iiilennouiitain section nail from
Pacific coast points east. Some of
the increases nro as high as 100 per
cent and unless suspended by the
commission will go into effect Sep
tember I. , j