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MEDFORD OHKOOX. Tl'ESDAY. Al'fiUST 15. 191(5
0. 12-1
M
STILL HOPE
OF AVERTING
RAIL STRIKE
President Consults Both Railroad
Managers and Brotherhood Chiefs
and Announces Hint There Is No
Chanye, But Earnest Effort Being
Made for Settlement Railroads
Said to Propose tu Grant Basic
Eujht-Hour Day,
:
VA-l!IXfiT(Nf Aug. i:.
President Wilson yave out tu
following 'stiiteinenl lifter his
.conference nitli tin .employes
this ii I'tfriiimni --
"There is iu cfiuuc,?; there is
nn earnest-effort biting ninth' In
work out n sclllctintfil,"
WASHINGTON, An- l.V-After
tin committee of railroad managers
had another conference with IVesi
(tcnt Wilson curly indny it. became
known that n propositi was under
conideration by which the railroads
would accept the proposition of an
right -hour day mid leave the working
nnt of its application lo t ho interstate
commerce commission or Home body
j'oriui'd for the purpose.
'Secretary Tnnuilly issued Hie fol
lowing statement :
. ; ATiie president spent nn hour and
n liaif this morning with the repre
sentatives of the railroad manage
ment. After the conference he said
thai it wnV impossible as yet to re
port on the results. All that he could
say wns that n very candid and hon
est discussion was in progress about
a practicable basis of settlement."
.Inst before '.I o'clock the brother
hood leaders moved to the white
house to renew their conferences
with the president, who it was ex
pected would lay the railroad mnn
iiyers' proposal before them.
lEnilronrf Agi-c-eahlo,
Whether this plan can be worked
out will md be known unlit President
"Wilson presents it to the brotherhood
leaders. The railroads are under
stood to be ready to concede the prin
ciple of the eight-hour day, provid
ing concessions be made by the em
ployes so too heavy a burden will not
be nlnced upon the railroads.
The men take the stand that they
principally want the eiht-hour day
on conditions that it shall be en
forced whenever possible. The rail
roads are said to believe it impos
sible to accept ho eight -hour day
unless a workable system of applica
tion can be built up. Members of the
managers' committee said they had
no plans for the future and did noi
know whether they would be called to
the while house n-jain.
None of the brotherhood officials
would commit himself on what the
altitude of the employes would be to
ward such a proposal, but they did
not appear optimistic over the likeli
hood of it appearing acceptable.
Cp to fiVneml Hoard.
It w- pointed out by the employes'
, represent a lives, however, that if such
1 a proposition ncre tendered in con
crete fonn to i hem they could only
refer it to the iieueral board, corn-
f Continued on Page Two.)
XF.W VOIiK. Am. 1.'.. official
niiuniiurciiiciit uf n new .fi'.'ill.lliPli.Olili
Inn ii In fit-cat llritaiu, negotiations for
lvhii-h have been in prion's for
Hunt' lime, probably will he made
v.ithiii a few days, il is Muted in
financial circles here. The luan, ne
A cording to nn unofficial summary of
' il.H torn)- obtained from hanking
source-, will lie in I he fnnn of two
.1 icr ceni nulcs. secured by deposit
of collateral.
The proceeds will probably take
care .if (lro.il lirilain's fii, incial ol
r ligations in this country fur a run
fciilenilile period.
IAN DRIVE
Kaiser Returns to Eastetrn Front
Slav Advance Halted in Volhynia,
But Unchecked to South Halicz
Menaced French Recapture Ger
man Trejiches.
LONDON-, Ann. 1.1 rtnssiun (mops
have occupied .lahollntza, In the Car
pathian region about .10 miles south
west of Kolomen, according to a Keil
lor dispatch from Pelrogram tonight.
LONDON, Aus. 1.1. Rmperor Wil
liam is again on the eastern front,
where the Austrian armies are strug
gling desperately to withstand the
heavy strokes of the Kusslans In Ciu
licia and Volhynia. In the latter re
gion the opposing forces apparently
are at a standstill, hut in (ialicia the
rapid onward sweep of Cleneral llrus
siloff Is continuing;.
Petrograd today reportH the Rus
sians crossing to the west hanks of
the Zlota I.lpa river at some points,
farther south Oneral Letchitzky is
continuing his advance below Halicz.
The flrltlsh war office today re
ports the clearing of the Germans
from nearly all the trenches In the
Pozleres region III which they gained
a footing Sunday. The French in the
Verdun legion, according to Paris,
have recaptured German trenches ill
the Vaux-I'leury sector.
Rome announces further advances
for the Italians in their campaign on
the Cnrso plateau, southwest of Oor-
Izla. The city of Tolmine has been
captured.
The 1 1 al inn navy has lost one of
its big dreadnaughls, according to
a Turin dispatch, which tells of the
blowing up of the 22, 000-ton Leon
ardo Davlnci 111 Taranto harbor as
the result of a fire. Of the crew T.00
were drowned. .
Kusslan Progi-ess.
PIJTnOCirtAD, Aug. 15. The rapid
Russian advance in Oallcia continues.
Russian troops are' crossing to the
western banks of the Zlola Lipa and
Bystiitza-Sclotvlna and are advanc
ing along the upper Stripa, the war
office announced today.
"Our advance westward In the re
gion of the upper Stripa is continuing.
On the Itivors Zlota I.lpa and Bystrlt-za-Solutvina,
our troops are crossing
successfully to the western banks.
Cnusacian front: Our offensive In
the region of Snkklz, Persia, resulted
in the capture of a very strong Turk
ish position in the vicinity of this
town. The enemy, pursued by our
cavalry, Is retreating hurriedly to the
south.
Ilritlsll lictnko Trenches.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Nearly all of
he remaining trenches northwest or
Pozleres, on the Somme front, In
which the Germans gained a footing
on Sunday have been retaken, the war
office announced today.
"As a result of local fighting north
west of Pozieres during these two
days, we have retaken nearly the
whole of the remainder of the
trenches In which the enemy gained
a footing early yesterday. Last night
we also forced entry Into the enemy's
trenches near Mon.net farm, returning
to our lines with 11 prisoners.
"On our right flank two attempts
by small hostile detachments to raid
our trenches were repulsed with loss
to the enemy.
'.Northwest of llulluch the enemy
exploded a small mine. We occupied
the craler. Last night a feinted raid
(Continued on page six)
FOR EASTERN FRONT
BERLIN'. Aug. 15. Ilavlnc re.
turned from the Somme reuion, Em
peror William has pone to the eastern
front.
"The emperor has nualn left for
the eastern front," saya an official
statement Issued here today, "after
having visited, toward the end of his
stay or several dayn on the western
front, the army of the crown prince
and accompanied by the commander
in chief, various units behind the bat
tle front."
RUSS
THROUGH GALICiA
N NE
HAND IN HAND AND SIDE BY EACH
$10,800 STOLEN
AT
VANTOrVKR, 11. ('., An-. V,.--The
theft of -f 10.800 in currency nnd
negotiable bonds from the city treas
urer's office of North Vancouver
was discovered when the treasurer
opened the vault today.
Six thousand dollar' worth of
bonds and iMHOO in currency were
taken, City TreaMiier Humphrey an
nounced. The thieves either had ob
tained the combination to the vault
or were sufficiently skillful to man
ipulate the lock, lor there was no
indiciition that the vault bud been
tampered with until -Mr. Humphrey
opened it and found tlmt the bonds
and currency were misintr. There
was no indication of damage to the
safe and the lock worked perfectly
today, Mr. Humphrey said.
The treasurer's vault is within five
yards of the North Vancouver police
--la I ion and in plain view of pacr
by. The police have been unable to
find nay clue to the robbers. They
said the theft apparently was planned
find executed by someone thoroughly
conversant with the place.
ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
LONDON', Ai'. I.V-l.lnyiU reports
the sinking of Ihc U'lll-tnn llalinn
steaiiishin Teli in llie Mi'ililt'iTiiiicnn.
I'nrl of the en w was landed at
fieima.
FROM CITY VAULTS ENEMY ATTACKS THREE ADDRESSES
5 'I I 'I' 13
Trieste, the main olijeetiie of the' Tin picture .-!inv- the harbor of tort-, could make a de-penile stand.
Italians in their ercal offen-ive wliieh ; 'I ric-lc. ''h, imiminijon U '.'llll.dotl and con-
has j,:-l broueiit them within u .-hort ; Trieste is one o) the mo-t Ironly i -i-t- mn-l l- of Italians, Although
distance of the city, is the chief sea-; fottiticd eilics on lite Ailriatie. Itthe city has lielon'eil almo-t uninter
poil of An-tria-lluntrary, -.ittiated nt,ha- a naval ai'ieiial uml is the .-lore-J rupledly to Au-tiia ilincitry since
the northeast extremity of the Adri-' lioo-e for the imperial naiy. liaek ; ls:rj, Italy lill claims it n- part of
alle sea and :Hi7 miles outhwe-t ofof the city i- the ("allc hill, where -1 lie Italia Irredenta, lor which its
Yic una.
BERLIN REPORTS HUGHES TO IKE
E
BKUI.IN', Au-. l."i.-.flcr .-itl.-K-k-i
ii" lite i;rcnicst violent n the Snmnie
front I'linlinuing- unlil laic lusl nielli,
tlu' British obtained a I'notini; nn the
firs! line Oermnn trenches un llie
Tliiepvnl-l'iizieres friuil. the war of
fice announced loilny.
The annniinci'iiieut says:
"Yesterday nl'IcrnnnM the British
repealed their allacks from Ihc Ovil-Icrs-ISnM'nlin-lc-l'clit
line ami con
tinued llieiu with the i;realc vio
lence far into Ihc nighl. They again
altaincil a foothold in the place of
mil' first line trenches near Thicpval
front, from which they were rciulscd
yesterday inorniu. Otherwise all
their numerous assaults Which fol
lowed each other at sliorl intervals,
broke down completely with very san
guinary lor..-!--, in front of our poi
lions. "The French Iwicc repented their
fruitless efforts between Maincpas
and llciii."
Autro-firrinnn troop- under (Jcn
eral Cinml Yon liotluin-r arc ollcrinir
determined rc-i-iancc to the li'ussiun
advance Miotic llii iiiier Stripa in
northern (Ialicia. Tliev hace com
pletely repiil-eil -hons attacks in the
Zhorow-Koniuchy seeior, accoriliug
to the olTieial tiitemeiil of the war
ofliee today.
VIEW OF TRIESTE, GOAL OF ITALIANS IN GREAT ADVANCE
jthc dcfernici s, ir drii'ii from the
TAC'OMA, Wash., Aug. 1.1. ('has.
K. Hughes reached Tacoma shorlly
before noon today with three ad
dresses on his program before loav
Ing hero at p. m. for Seattle,
where h(. will address a night meet
ing. The three addresses h'ere were to
be made to the republican editors of
the state, the Tacoma chapter of the
Ked Cross, and an open air meeting
In the stadium at three o'clock. On
arrival, the nominee and his wife
were taken for an automobile ride
throiiKh the city.
-Mr. HiiKhes was up Iiciore six
o'clock and out on the observation
platform to view the Cascade moun
tains. At Orlinn, the nominee shook
hands w'lih a number of the Inmates
of the soldiers' home and nl i'Mivallup,
where a one-mlnine stop was made,
met women employes of canning fac
tories, who came to the station In
their workinn clothes of while witli
white caps.
PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
W'ASIIIXdToN', A air. l.V- I'n-i-
lilent Wilson today conferred with
I the del -l-atic catnpaieu committee
I at luncheon, lie mil ec the associ-
ale committee of l -ofjl c-mvcs later.
; people are lihline.
AUSTRIAN FLEET
QUITS TRIEST AS HOI PENDING
ITALIANS NEAR RAILROAD STRIKE
Rnpitl Strides hy Romans in Drive In
Austrian Territory Toliuino Is
Reached, Set Afire and Evacuated
hy Austrians Invaders Now With
in Thirteen Miles of Trieste.
.LONDON', A uk. 1.1. The Italians
are inaklnH rapid strides In their
drive on Austrian territory. They
have reached tho snbui.is of Tolmlno,
IS miles northeast of (iorizla, accord
Iiik to unofficial messages, which re
port the city on fire and In process of
evncuullon by the Austrians. South
east of tloriv.la special dispatches as
sert, the Italian advnnce luinrd Is
within I 3 miles of Trlest.
.Kleel LcnviiiK Triest.
The t;reater part of the Austrian
fleet is reported to have left the har
bor for an unknown destination. The
Austrian naval base of l'ola lies ou
the Adriatic, .1.1 miles southwest of
Triest. Tolinino, a place of only some
2.000 Inhabitants before the war, has
been of chief importance durlnt; the
period of hostilities because of the
stronfi brldKchead position estab
lished there by the Austrians. This
bridgehead, consldnred generally next
in importance to that of fiorl'.la, has
persistently resisted the Italian at
tacks. I
ItOME, Aug. 1.1. On the. Cnrso
plateau and to the. east of (Iorizla
along the Isonzo front, the Austrians
have suffered further reverses at the
hands of the Italians, today's official
statement says. Austrian entrench
ments lu both theso regions were cap
tured. .'
orriclnl Statement.
The s'lntVmciii says: '' "
"On the Carso during the nigh! of
August I I, the gallant troops of the
11th army corps repulsed several
couuler attacks and attacked the
eneiuy's lines lo the west of Salute
Crado and Monte Pecincka. Several
sections of the enemy trenches were
captured and 1,4 10 prisoners, Inelud
Ing :tl officers, were taken.
"In tho hilly tract east of Oorlzla
after heavy fighting, we carried other
hostile entrenchments, taking JiliO
prisoners of whom five were officers,
"On tire remainder of the front the
enemy made the usual demonstra
tions against our positions. He was
unsuccessful everywhere.
"Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on
Mnnfatcone, Koncl, Saint runziano
and Pierls. No casualties or damage
resulted." t
KL PASO, Tex., Aug. I :..r- Private
dispatches here today said Yilla Is
massing ills command close lo the
Durango border near the Hue or the
Mexican National railway. While die
dispatches did not state ttie object ot
the move, It was believed here that
the bandit loader may attempt to
seize a train and make a dash on
Torreon or some of Ihc oilier large
communities of the state.
(ieneral l-'ranci.sco Conzales, com
manding tlie .Mexican forces in north
ern Chihuahua, issued a statement in
.luarcz today lu which lie gave em
phatic denial to reports received by
American military authorities that
f Ieneral .lose Inez Salazal, a no
torious revolutionist, hud been exe
cuted. Thp statement said Salazar Is
being held for trial lu the peniten
tiary at Chihuahua.
ESCAPE Al SALEM
SAI.KM. Or., Am;. I'mler n
hail nt bullets, l.eopnhl Werlcr am!
Chiirles lliiiwn leaped into a thicket
and escjt,j"d early today i'nuii a lvz
of convict-. hurve-.li(,j: liax on a farm
cij;ht mile I'rf rp here. They make a
total of ciyhl conxicls who luive es
caped from the flax aiiu within the
la two week-. None have been cap
tured so far.
MILITIA KEPTAT
Suspension of Orders Moving 25,000
Men to Border Is Measure of Cau
tionDifficulties of Transporta
tion and Food Supply Brinu Rec
ommendation From Funston.
WASHIS-fiTON', Aus. LV-Ordeis
for the reinnining mobilized units of
the iniliouiil guard In proceed to tlm
border have been suspended by the
war department. N'o official explan
ation has been made, but it is known
that the delicacy of the railroad
strike situation lias been the moviuir
consideration.
The suspension of Hie orders to the
troops which would huve moved some
J.'i.tllul men lo the border should not
he taken as an indication of the
prcsiilent' licjrnliulions with ' the
railroad brotherhoods, anil llie man
agers have taken tin' unfavorable
turn, but is a measure of euulion. It
was considered highly indesirnhle
that all the remaining guardsmen
should he moved lo the border while
there was a possibility of a railroad
strike in which I hey might he called
upon lo preserve order lliroughout
sonic of the stales.
Keen Troops in Camp.
The suspension of the orders pre
vents the imiuediale movement of
the I roops from Kentucky, Ohio and
Y.cvmonl and all other mobilized units
which were In have gone forward im
soon us Ihey were cipiippcd.
Il is clear thai the suspension is
not a revocation of the orders and
that if the railroad strike .situation
clears up llie Iroops will he moved to
the border line.
The officijil explanation of the
change al Ihc war department is Unit
the difficulties of transportation
and eipiipui"ul suddenly developed
have made a delay necessary. '
A telegram from Major Cleneral
Funston inn ilc public by the war de
partment disclosed Dial llie general
recommended (he sunpension of the
orders. His telegram follows;
Funstnirs Itcconiiucniliilioiis.
"In view of possibility of a general
railroad si l ike, I desire lo call ul
leulion of Hie war department to Ihc
difficulties Mint will follow in muiu
taining food supplies not only of
troops in this department, lint of the
civilian population as well. Those
border siales produce hul little food
stuff except entile.
"In view of forcgoiii!", I recommend
thai llie national guard organizations
which are about lo start for border
stations be retained in their mobiliza
tion until such lime as Hie ipicslion
of a general strike shall have been
determined."
VOTE 10 STRIKE
ST. In Minn.. A up. !:. Tel
compilers n' tin Northern Pacific
niilnuul mv tnl;in n lrike vote, it
wns Iciirneil here luihiy, rclntive to
their iIcnihimU Tor increnM'd wnres
ninl chiinue.- in wnrkinur rule-. Kffnrl
tu reiicli nn agreement in enn Terences
bet w ecu represent a I ive of the men
itml niiUvny ol'ticinU lmvc failed.
The tun in ileum ml.s of I lit tcle
jni pliers jiic fnp .liurter hours, in-'
cre:i-e in. vni:e amounting to ncnrly
0 per ceni, uml two weeks' vncji
lion iinuiiiillv with pay.
The re iilt of the Vote proltablv will
be known in three Week, it wns snu!.
OF OPERATING TRUST
WASHINGTON, Aug. I.'.. Kormal
complaint charging Swift & Co., Ar
mour Ik. Co., Cudahy & Co., Morris
i Co. ami other meat packers with
violating liie anti-trust Iuwm and en
gaging in unfair business methods
nnd nionopolislie prneticcx, was filed
today with the federal trade commis
sion by Kepresentiitive lloolittle of
Kansas. A prompt and thorough in
ve.slignlion of tlie livestock industry
wa asked.