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MEDFORD OHKCiOX, FIJI DA V, AUGUST 18. 191(
NO. 127
RAIL CHIEFS
REJf CT PLAN
OFWILSONS
Magnates Tell President That Eight
Hour Day Is Impractical Execu
five Refuses to Take No for Ans
wer, Arranges Mew Conference for
Tomorrow Brotherhoods Vote to
Accept Plan Proposed by Wilson-
No Modification of Plan Suggested
WASHINGTON, Auk. IS. Thirty
oiiL- railroad presidents today told
Vesident Wilson that they stood by
the decision of their mnnajrers' com
mittee that mi eijdit-linur day was iiii
praeticahlc. 1'rcsident Wilson refused to take
'm" for mi answer to Iiis proposal
that they accept the ciht-hour day
and asked them to return to the white
liouse tomorrow with their managers
for another conference.
Just alter the railroad presidents
left the white house it became knowji
unofficially that the employes had
voted to accept President Wilson's
proposition and- t tin t some of the
'leaders had jronc to the white house
to Icll him so.
President Wilson is determined, it
"was said authoritatively late today,
to bring the board of directors of the
lending railroads to Washington if
necessary to prevent a nation-wide
railroad strike. He will endeavor, it
ivus said, to secure an agreement by
negotiating with representatives of
the employes, the railroad managers
and presidents, but if the, deadlock
continues the boards will be sum
moned. lU-jeet JUtflit-Hour Day.
The statement of the railroad pres
idents was made at a conference with
J'residcnt Wil-on, held in the blue
room of the white house, at which the
president appealed to them to re
verse the stand of their managers'
committee and accept the proposal to
concede the eiht-honr day, -rcinnr
pay for overtime, and have a com
mittee appointed by congress to in
vestigate the collateral issues.
1 Icnrv I lolden, president of the
llurlitiirton, acted as spokesman for
the railroad leaders. It was agreed
in advance that the railroad officials
would listen to President Wilson's
presentation of his plan and the rail
road presidents should return to their
hotel In huh) j meetinic and decide on
their a'-tion.
The railroad presidents agreed to
return to the white house tomorrow
to discuss the situation further.
Will Stand Pat.
It was made (dear to President Wil
son that the railroad presidents were
not disposed to yield the ciht -lamr
'ny and that' they in.-isted on arbi
tration. Their attitude seemed to indicate a
little chance of the plan pmpo-ed by
the nri'sident heinr accepted. Several
deHnred the principle of arbitration
in industrial di-putcs was at Make
and mut be maintained, e'. en at the
co-t o a strike. President Wilson
pointed oiit the disaster which would
attend the nation-wide strike, but the
officials only answered they were
ready t-i arbitrate the questions at is
sue. !uriiiir the conference with
President Wilson details were not
taken up. President lolden of the
I'urliiiirton, as pokemnn, pointed out
that only the committee of managers
was authorized to reach a definite de-ei-ion
s it represented all the rail
roads. Ih'ittaud nil Inquiry,
The railroad presidents were with
Pre-idenf Wit-on less than an hour.
(Continued on page three)
BOOKS CLOSED FOR
NEW YORK, Aug. isSyndicate
participation (n the now $jf;iO,00it,
000 British loan were so larae, nc
cordiin: to statements of managers,
a-, to vause a closing of the wnbucrfp
tion hooks today. The boo Us for
public Btibucriptions will not be
opened until next wpk, hut it is
paid, that applications In larpe num
bers have already been received.
SLAVS RESUME
E
German Heavy Counter-Attacks Re
pulsed and Forward Move Begun
French Capture Part of Fleury.
Verdun Front British Drive Teu
tons Back North of Somme.
LONDON, Awr. 18. The Kussians
temporarily held up in their (ialician
drive by heavy counter-attacks, have
i
aiiam beiiun to move forward. Petro
urad auaiu today announces that the
Teutonic allies have failed to throw
back (ieneral Itrussiloffs armies and
that the Russians are again advanc
ing. The Hussiaus are also pushing their
campaign in the Carpatbiuns and at
one point have driven across the fial
ician border linu into Hungary. Pct
rograd today announces the approach
of Kiissian troops to the summit of
the range near Korosmezo, which is
a limit three miles inside Hungarian
territory.
Berlin reports intense activity
along the Somme, admitting British
gains of ground on a narrow front
near Mnrtinpuich.
The Kreuch last night resumed
their offensive in the Verdun region
and according to Paris succeeded in
driving the (icrmans from a part of
the village of Fleury.
Tlie Hermans have made their ex
pected counter move in the Mnurepns
sector, on the Somme front, but that
all failed under the French fire, ac
cording to the Paris bulletin.
Russians Kesunic Drive.
PKTKOCIiAl), Aug. 18. The Aus-tro-Oerniiin
effort toth.uw back tin
lfussiutis in Cialicia has resulted in
great losses and met with no success,
the war office announced today. The
Russians have pressed forward in
several sectors.
The announcement says:
"On the front from the Zlotn hipa
west to Podliiiytse the enemy resum-
1 the offensive with considerable
effect. The enemv1 sustained great
losses.
"On the river Bystritza-Bolotvinn
we occupied Bysiels (seven miles
southwest of Stani-dau) on the wes
tern bank of the river. In the direc
tion of Ardcluz our troops occupied
i sera's of heights.
t4ln the region of Kor:smezo (Car
pathians) our troops continuing their
advance approached the summits of
the mountain in the vicinity of Kor
osmczo. "On the Caucasian front the Turk
ish offensive in the region west of
Lake Van was repulsed easily by our
troops. In Persia in the region of
Kala Pasoa, encounters took place
with considerable Turkish forces.''
(cntinn 1 1 eport.
BKh'I.IN. Aug. 18. The British,
with several fresh divisions, launched
an attack on the German lines north
of tile Somme and succeeded in driv
ing back the tinman first line for a
short distance on a narrow front
-onthwest of Mnrtinpuich, the war
office announced today. In other
sectors they were completely re
pulsed.
Attack by the French last night,
on an extended front in the Verdun
region, east id" the Mciise, were re
pulsed all along- the line except at
Fleury, where fighting is still in
pmgre, the war office announced
toda v.
On Somme Front.
UNI)OS Aug. 18. German artil
lery became more active last night
(Continued on Page Two.)
DICKI-IN, Aug. IS. The Teutonic
allies have taken the offensive on
the lialkan front and captured the
Greek town of Fiorina from Serbian
troops, the war office announced to
day.
ItEUUN. Aug. is. The official
announcement that Turkish troops
are fighting with the Germans and
Austrian In Galicla was made todpy
by the war office.
GALiGIAN DRIV
UPON LEMBERG
fhom M6 Philadelphia
r SOME HARD NUTS TO CRACK.
FOR 3 SPEECHES
;SAN FliANCISCO, Aug. 18.
Charles Fvans 1 lughes, republican
candidate for president, arrived here
from Portland at V2:fi0 p. in. today
on his specchiiiMking 1 ti j along the
Pacific coast. He wan scheduled to
address two meetings in the after
noon and one at night.
Mr. Hughes was met near the Ore
gon line by a reception committee
headed by William II. Crocker, repub
lican national commit Iceman, and
Francis V. Kcesling, eliaiiuiau of the
republican state central committee.
Chester II. Kowcll of the republican
national campaign .commit lee, also
was on the train. He met Mr. Hughes
at Portland to protest against ar
rangements as made by Crocker and
Kcesling. These, Mr. Howell said,
were likely to give offense to progres
sives and injure Governor Hughes
chances of carrying California.
From the Palace hotel the candi
date was to go to the Cnion League
club, returning to the Palace for a
talk to San Francisco women. An
address at the exposition auditorium
tonight will be followed by a reception
at the Newspapermen's club, which
will round out the program for the
dav.
IJKIU.IX, Aug. IS. Heavy attacks
by the Italians cast and southeast of
Gorizia are reported in the Austrian
official statement of August l.",
which declares however, that the
Austrian defense, held along the en
tire front. Tlie statement says:
"The Italians continued their at
tacks on the front from Salcano to
Merna and agalnvt tlie heights east
of Gorizia and the sector south of
Vippchas as far as Lokviea, assault
ing uninterruptedly with large
masses, while holding the adjoining
sectors under strong artillery fire.
Our troops repulsed all the storming
attacks and held their positions along
the entire front, Inflicting heavy
losses, after violent hand to hand
fighting.
"Hostile advances near Plava and
f'agora and on the Holomile front,
on Croda lielancotia were repulsed."
PERTINENT QUERIES OF THE
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C.ALVKSTON, Tex., Auk. IS A
wireless communication from tho
army station at Brownsville at 3
o'clock this afternoon said: "High
winds and heavy rains. Cirowing
worse." A wireless from the navy
station at Point Isabel reported:
"Winds of hurricane force."
BHOWXSVIL1.B, Tex., Aug. 18.-
Summer residents on radio Island
beach, opposite Point Isabel, 22 miles
northeast of here, wero removed to
the mainland today by a crew of the
United States toast guard station
at lirazos island on receipt of news of
the tropical storm approaching the
gulf from the West Indies. All fish
ing vessels were drawn Into Isabel
hnibor. Ilarometers here registered
2!).:!() at 10 a. m., a fall of ten points
since 7 a. in., and were still fall
ing. fiAI.VKSTO.V, Tex., Aug. IS. In
dications were this morning that the
tropical disturbance would conic into
the Gulf or Mexico through the
Vucatan channel Wednesday night,
would go inland near the mouth of
the Itio Crande or on the lower Texas
coast. The 7 o'clock reports from
the gulf coast weather bureau sta
tions shows lirown.svillo with the
lowest barometer on the coast 2!l.7u,
with tlie wind blowing 20 miles from
the north.
C'OliPt S CHKISTI, Tex., Aug. IX.
The steamer. Pilot Hoy, belonging
to the Texas- and liuif Steamship
company of Galveston, was sunk In
the tropical storm today somewhere
in tlie gulr between here and Galves
ton. Wires are down and It is Im
possible to obtain definite Informa
tion. Tlie message said tlie crew was
saved.
PHILIPPINE BILL
' PASSE D BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON'. Aujr. 1H. Final
action on the I'iiiii'M.ine hill pi-iimi-ins;
iiiileM'iidciK'e In tin- inland- a mmiii
ll H -table ifnvel lllncnt i e-lalili-lied
wa- taken in the liom-e Inilav when
the ci.niercnce rcpnit Was nilnplcd
und tin measure prepm-cd i'nr Presi
dent Wilson's signature, winch is the
only actiiiu rcuiaiiiiti" to inalie it a
law,
CAMPAIGN
-Br Dt Milt.
SUSPECT I. W I OF
HIWAIJIK, Minn., Aug. IS. An
explosion which early toilay wrecked
a boarding house at the Hlwahili
mlno location near hero, in which
wore ten persons, is laid by the nu
thorllies at the door of the Industrial
Workers of the World. No one was
injured. The I. W. W. leaders, It
Is charged, bad threatened the
miners with death If they did not
null work. One member of the I
W. W. is held under suspicion.
Tony Dumout, who with his wlfo,
two children and six hoarders occu
pied the house anil had been told by
pickets to stop work If he did not
want to ' Wnke up in hell," but he
continued to work. About midnight
the explosion took place. The rear
portion or the house was torn off.
:.Mattle Moileues has been arrested
As the Invalid wife anil five chil
dren or John Smith, one of the
miners who refused to strike, were
about to retire late last night, dyna
mite tore away tlie entire rront of
tlie house. Tlie room where tlie fam
ily had been leathered a few minutes
before, was reduced In a tangled
iniii-n oi wrecaage. Nmiiii had re
ceived many letters containing crepe
L
I.ISHOX, Aug. is. -Major Norton
Mattos, the Portuguese minister of
war, announced today that Portugal
soon will participate In Hie war,
fighting on tlie side of the entente
allies.
The Portuguese congress voted
Join tlie entente allies In the war
.November. 1)11. A Portugueses
naval commander seized ::i; German
and Austrian vessels In tlie Tague
rivur In February, ItiHI. and tin
following .March Germain- ilech.re
'war on Portugal because of the ac
Hon. Tlie Portuguese Iroops wen
called to Hie colors on .March Hi.
PACIFIC MAIL RESUMES
SERVICE TO THE ORIENT
NT.W YOHK. A,,- IS. -The Pa
eilie .Mail slcam-llip line ,'inuiiiliiced
!"luy llint Iriins-Pacjt'ic service to
China iiml Hie Orient would he re
sumed Ii'miii San r'ruiii'iscn beginning
toluol row ,
O N
SAFELYCROSSES
SEA TO BREMEN
Siiper-Suhmr.rine Reported Unoffi
cially to Have Arrived at Bremen
Norwegian Captain Reports
Having Siyhted Deutschland Aug
ust 10, Then Eight Days Out.
GKNKVA, Aug. IS. A private
telegram received today from Uerliu
by the Ncuo Zuriclier Xeitung says
that the German subniurine Deutsch
land arrived safely yesterday at Bre
men.
NEWPORT NKWS, Aug. IS. The
captain of a -Norwegian steamer.
which arrived In Hampton Roads for
bunker coal staled today he passed
tho Ueutsculunti August 10, then
eight days out of tho Virginia capes
Tho Deutschland was under full sail.
The captain said ho took her for a
sailing ship In distress. He received
a reply which said it was the Deutsch
land. Tho Deutschland had collapsi
ble masts foro and aft when she lay
nt her wharf in Baltimore.
Tho Deutschland, laden with val
liable cargo, arrived at Baltimore
from Germany July 9, and the suc
cessful completion of tlie first trans-
Atlantic voyage by a Bitbmarine in
service as a merchantman attracted
world-wide attention. She sulled from
Baltimore on her return journey Au
gust 1 with a cargo, principally nickel
nud rubber and passed out to sea on
tho following day, dropping out of
sight of allied warships waiting out
side the three mile limit.
STARVING PEOPLE
ItOKTON. Ans- 18. A statement
doerihin the hardships MilTernl by
Armenian refusers in northern Arabia
wa made public todny by Kev. Dr.
.fumes I,. Hiirtmi, ehniraian of the
American eommitlee u Armenian and
Syrian relief. Dr. Mart on said the
-dnteiiK'ht eanic I'mm an eye-wil ness,
nnt an American, and euuld be de
pended u Kin us imexjtcnilcd,
"In every lent,' the eyewitness
said, "there are sick and dyinr. Manv
hundreds of the sick are lel't without
any lent nr em crinn. I saw desper
ate ones throw themselves in i:rave
(reaches and he (he "rave di""ers to
bury them.
'T1m' uovcinincnt doc- not ive the
hunrv niiy bread.
"In Sepka a preacher from Aiulnb
told tne Hint parents have oltcn killed
their children.
"At the government investigation
it was shown llmt some people had
eaten their children."
T
PLAGUE NEXT YEAR
WASHINGTON', Aug. IX. Warn
lug that the Infantile paralysis epl
demlc may appear next summer In
other stales not gravely al'fected now
unless drastic measures are taken to
control lis course, was given oday
to tlie national conference of public
health officers by tlie special com-
mlltee named to recommend ways
and means for its suppression.
The coinmltlee recommended I lint
state health authorities be notified
liy uniform health certificate or
uiovai oi an ciiiiuren under Hi years
or age from epidemic areas. Quaran
tine of one stale or community
against another was disapproved. The
committee recommended that during
the unusual prevalence of infantile
paralysis, schools should not be
opened without medical supervision
by a health authority.
WAS 1 1 1 N'tITt IN'. Am., is. The
child labor lull was finally passed
without debate or leiiinl vole today
in Hie house. Senate iiineiidments
were aecepleil without eliani;e. i
now oes to Hie incident.
Wi BILL
ISVETOED BY
PRESIDENT
Executive Refuses to Approve Ap
propriation Bill Because of Ex
emptions From Discipline of Re
tired army officers and Changes in
Articles of War Written In by Con
ferees and Never Debated by Con
gressHay Blamed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Presi
dent Wilson today vetoed the army
appropriation bill because of exemp
tions from discipline for retired of
ficers forced into It by tho house con.
ferees, led by Representative Hay,
over the opposition of the war de
partment. A new bill will be neces
sary and may delay adjournment of
congress.
Representative Hay said he would
reintroduce the bill In tho Iioubo Im
mediately with the features to which
the president objected, eliminated.
Hill Is Itciiitroduced.
Mr. Hay followed his announce
ment by reintroducing the bill, not
only the soction to which the presi
dent objected, hut with the wholo
revision of the articles of war ollmt
noted. This threatened to compli
cate the situation.
Thore were broad Intimations that
the revision, which proposed to re
move retired officors. from the juris
diction of courts martial, was In the
Interest of a certain retired officer,
who was waiting for a time when he
would be immune from discipline to .
mako a public attack on tho army.
The officer, whose name was nion
tlonor In connection with tho report
was. wlille in sorvlco, very active !n
legislative affairs, was vory close
to congressmen framing army bills
and until his retirement, was
reckoned Willi ns a politician.
Hay ltciMmxilc
,Tho president's veto of tho hill la
one of the developments of years of
contest between the army and Chair
man Hay. The downfall of the conti
nental army scheme and substitution
or the National Guard reorganization
against tho recommendation of army
officers. Is attributed to him. Only
the force of President Wilson's ln
terrerenco put tlie regular army In
crease In the new reorganization bill
through the house in tho face of
Hay's opposition.
Recently President Wilson ap
pointed Hay to a judgeship on the
court of claims and ho now Is serv
ing his last term In congress.
The w-ar department contends that
many features of tho army bill wero
written into It in t tic conference and
never debated In house or senate.
Text of Veto Message.
President Wilson's veto messnge
tollow-s:
"To the house of representatives:
I have caretully considered tho hill
entitled 'making appropriations for
the support of tho army for tho
fiscal year ending June 30, 1917,'
and now take tho liberty of return
ing It with my objections to Its ap
proval. "The bill constitutes an essential
part of the legislation providing' for
f Continued on page two.)
T
LONDON. An,,. IS. Tho new
shipping bill hefore parliament la
considered likely to be enacted Into
a law as It has the hacking of the
government. Opinion In shipping
circles seems to lie that It will re
strict seriously the expansion of com
panies registered In England, but
controlled by foreign capital.
According to tlie provisions of tho
bill any company whether or not
registered in Great Britain, a ma
jority of tho directors of which are
foreigners or the voting control of
the stock of which is exercised by
foreigners, will not be permitted' to
acquire any interest In a British ship
during Hie war and for a period ot
three years thereafter.