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FORECAST
Knir Tuululil ami Sunday
Wminer,
WEATHER
Maximum yostiTiLuy, ftO;
1 liiim urn Unlay ill.
Fortv-1xth Tear.
rnllv Kl-vt-nth Yoar.
MED FORD ORKOOy. SATl'liD.W. Al'MTST IflKi
NO. 11W
HIES
SSIANS RESUME KOVEL DIE
W I N II I S OF TREN
ALLIES WIN
SMASHESQN
10 FRONTS
British on Somme Advance From 200
to 600 Yards on Two-Mile Front
Russians Break . Austro-German
Lines Along Stokhod, Resuming the
Drive on Kovel French Capture
Remainder, of Ruined Flcury on
Verdun Front.
LONDON, Auk- lil. TIip most
notable advance recently made by the
British on the Somme from. Is re
ported by London today. The sains
were along it .section two miles in
length and ranging from 2ii to lino
yards.
The Itussian drive on Kovel Has
lieen successfully , resumed, Petro
grud announees today. After having
heon held "1 for some time, along the'
Stokhod, General Divtssilol'f's forces
linve broken through the Austro
Gcrnuin lines about 40 miles north
east of Kovel.
Northeast of Verdun the Germans
have been forced out of the re
mainder of t lie ruined edge or the vil
lage or I'luery, which they occupied,
Paris announces.
Today's bulletin from Home an
nounces the prompt checking or an
Austrian counter attack; upon, the
left, Winn of the Italian positions on
the Curso plateau.
Itriti.sli Score Success.
l.OXDOX, Aug. 19. The llritish
line on the Somme front lias been
advanced over a section two miles
lone and 200 to tiaO yards deep, from
High wood to the junction point with
the Prcnch forces, the war office an
nounced today.
Our success reported last night
lias been maintained and extended.
During the night the enemy delivered
several determined counter attacks
against positions wo had captured.
Kxcept on our extreme riplit where
tile enemy regained a little ground,
these counter attacks everywhere
were repulsed.
On Two-li!c l-'rout.
"I'rom High wood to the point
where we joined w ith the French, we
advanced our line over a frontage
of more than two miles for a dis
tance varying between 2no yards and
can yards. We now hold the western
outskirts of (lullleniont and a line
thence northwards to midway be
tween Delville wood and Cllnchy, and
also the orchards north or l.ongiie
val. "Hetwecn High wood and the Al-liert-llapaume
road we captured some
hundred yards of an enemy trench.
Kast and southeast of Moquct farm
we advanced our line by some .100
yards. Between Ovlllers and Thlep
val we pushed forward on a front of
over hair a mile. As a result of these
operations several hundred prisoners
have been taken by us."
Hussions Victorious.
PETHOGHAD. Auk. 19. The Rus
sians have broken through the Ans-tro-Gernian
lines on the Stokhod
river in Volhynla and have made a
considerable udvance It was an
nounced today.
The break In the Austro-German
front was made iu the region of the
(Continued on page ill)
BANK TELLER ADMITS
SHORTAGE OF $7,300
riII( A(!t. A ill!. ftfwirvr
Woiyii. receiving teller. lr lite I lai r
lU Tru-t & Ni vim lunik. wn ar-iv-teil
!tni;ty rluH'ircil with embezzle
ment. I'.ank u I i it-iiiK rc't-iiily tli
tT'l ;i !inf tiii't' in the ncennnt -of
I'm bank f approximately .f7:Ttni,
;iml thev a--crt that Weinte i-nnl'.'-t.l
the alleged embezzlement, iff wa- re-lea-c,
oil 1 'i.l'IMI IioihIn.
PRESIDENT STILL
T
RAILROAD STR!KE
Another Conference With Rai'.road
Magnates Held No Final Answer
Given and Another Meeting Sched
uled for Monday President Says
He Is Spokesman for People.
WASHINGTON", A iw. 1!). -Alter
hour's conference with President
Wilson todav the tliirlv-three railroad
presidents left the white house with
out giving any indication that they
hud abandoned their stand tor arbi
tration, but with assurances that I he
ucgntinliuiis were not ended.
The railroad executives gave no
final answer to the president's pro
posals, bid will deliberate on them
Indny anil see President Wilson again
probably Monday.
All the railroad presidents said Hie
ipiesiimi was not dosed and that the
negotiations would be continued.
In his talk to the executives todliy
President Wilson told them they were
I'lieing a condition, uol a principle.
SpoUcsmuii for People.
"I have been asked to sit as it
judge," said the president in suh
sliiucc. "I cannot do Hint. 1 simply'
can suggest a plan, n way in which
I believe this ipicsliun can be set I led
fairly to nil side.-."
President Wilson declared he was
the spokesman for J 1111,1)1111.11011 people,
every one ol' whom had a deep inter
est in the prcscnl situation. His only
object, he said, was In avoid a strike,
Willi its coiiseiiient disaster to the
iiolion.
As the prcsiilcnl. s-ioke to the of
ficials he paced up and down before
I hem in the blue room. Several times
lie emphasized points with a clenched
fist, lie spoke solemnly and often
paused and faced lliem as lie asked
thai they accept his plan.
President's Speech.
President Wilson's stateinenl fol
lows: "1 have recommended the conces
sion of the eight-hour day that is,
tlie substitution of an eight-hour day
for the present ten-hour day in all
the existing- practices and agree
ments. I inaile this recommendation
I ailse I believe the concession right.
Thi' eight-hour day now undoubtedly
has the sanction of t hojiidgmciit of
society in its favor and should be
adopted as a basis for wages even
where the actual work to be done can
not bo completed within eight hours.
"Concerning the adjustments
which should be made, in justice to
the railroads and their stockholders.
in thi' payments and privileges to
which their men are now entitled (if
siu-li adjustments are necessary!
there is a wide divergence of opinion.
"The railroads which have already
adopted the eight-hour day do not
seem to be at any serious disadvan
tage in respect f(f t heir cost of oper
ation as compared with the railroads
that have retained the ten-hour day,
and calculations as lo the cost of the
change, must, it made now, be made
w ithout regard to any possible admin
istrative economies or readjiislmcuts.
Kvperience Necessary.
"Only experience can make it cer
tain wltat rearrangements would be
fair and eipiitahlc either on behalf
of the men or in behalf of the ri'il
roails. That experience would he a
ilc! mite guide to the interstate com
merce commission f,,r example in de
termining whether, ns a consequence
of the change, it would he iicccs-nrv
and right to authorize an increase of
(Continued on Page Four.)
HEAT ME GRIPS
CUHACi), Ami;. IIV-TIi.- li-:tt
W('-t y'-til ii;i .-nut illlli'ft tol;iV.
Wi-iithi'r !nm;ni ti't ii-iiiU i 1 the
ten (teniluie-. nonhl ;m;iin nnrje le
Iwi'll U't nthi HUI )enr- in llio-t
i'lilnil -tiiH'-i. Ill riw;iL'o the tim
iH inttire wits f nt U a. m.
RIG TO AVERT
ALL RIGHT WITH THE NAVY
m s e '. a , scos
DECLARES ADMIRAL DEWEY
UNITED STATES
Slanders Regarding Personnel and
Discipline Indignantly Refuted
No Demoralization, No Lack of
Discipline, No Absence of Enthusi
asmDaniels' Course as Secre
tary Meets Commendation.
Jly GKOUOK I'liKKL.
XKW YOKK, Ant;. HJ. Kr two
yenrs and more the L'nittMl States
nnvy luis been the subject of
tliseusMoii as bitter n.s it is eont'iiM'd.
The disputes between pacifists and
niiiiturists, between denMierats and
republicans, have resulted in a Ma
bel, and nut of it all have come preju
dices that dn not care to bother with
facts.
The people of the I'nited States un
entitled !" the truth, the whole truth
and iKithiuj,' but the truth. What Ss
slmider and wlmt is fact? Is the
navy, as ii tand today, an asM't
or a liability .' Is the navy hill hon
est and adequate or a dose of "eye
wash",' Has Secretary lhiniels ''de
moralized".' Is lie a faithful public
servant, worthy of support, 'or a
joke
One man only is ipcililied ( ans
wer these (pu-rics. Thai man i Ad
miral Hewey. He has been in the
navy nf the I'nited Slates since 18.VJ,
serving Ihrou.uh two wars. Since
HbfJ he ha been head nf the ueiieruL
board, pas.-ini ii)on naval defects,
nava needs and naval plans. N'o nd
niinislratiou has power to hurl him.
I!y law he i exempted from the us
ual retirement provisions, and if he
does decide to retire it will be of his
own volition and at full pay. No
partisan quarrel has ever had power
lo dray; him from his lieii-iil.
Admiral Dewey Talks.
"The attacks that have been made
upon the navy," he smil, 'jire as fal-e
as many of them are ?duitnefu!. It is
not a junk heap. there i no ue
morali.alion. Ibilh iu material and
personnel we are more efficient to
day than ever before. 'Mir ships are
as ood as any, our officers are as
jood as any. and our enlUted men are
the fiiU'sl in the world.
"It is true that we have not enonuh
hips or enoui;li men. itut navie- are
not built in a dav. It was bet ween
l!)dS and l!Ml) that ficrmany pas-ed
us, and that we commenced 1 o lose
rank as a naval power. This i- in no
sense a eriticixn ol' administrations,
('oniires-., jitter all, expre-ses public
sentiment in la rue decree, and the
reason we dropped wii- beeaue the
people wanted the droo. The recom
mendations of the uenci'al board went
unheeded because they were not back
ed up by public opinion. I'ntil l!M4
people were thtukiiiy in term- of
world pence. It is different today,
and it i today that should eoncein
u. 1
New Navy Hill I,siismmI.
"Thi- new na'y bill i- the bc-t ever
pas-ed by either lom-c of auv con-
(Contlnueo on page six)
FAIR WFATHER FOR
El
WASHINGTON, Auir. 1H. Weather
preilielion- for the week beuiiiliini
Sunday, Auu-t L'O, is-ued by the
weather bureau today, include:
"Uocky mountain and plateau rejr
ion: Tciupi-ratiire- will aei;r,'e tow
for the -ea-on with local fro-ls in the
hi'li rei'ioiw in the north.
Tncifie -tatc: Tin Wfek will be
irciicrallv fair with temperature- near
or Itehttt I be seasonal average.
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TO SERVE
T
mini
SAN KliANClSfo, Au. I'l.
I'niou waiter's refused today t serve
a luncheon yiveu to Charles K,
lluuhes, republican president inl can
didale, at the San Kranei-cit CoMimcr
eial (dub because the club exhibit- an
opcii-.-hop c;ml a- pari of a Imlit le
inu; made here by the eliamber of
eoinineree upon the closed .-hop. l-'or
the lluuhcs lunehci'ii a reipie-l was
sent by (lie club inaiia;rmerii lo the
wa iters' union 'a -kiiej for six I -1 i e
waiters, after the union offir-iaU had
protcslcd to l-'ranei- '. Kec-liiiLr.
chuirman of the rcp ildicmi --talc een
tral committee. a-j:niist diniii',' the
'andidat( in an npcn--hop elub.
The I'acilic o;t-t Waiter- a--o-einlion
backed up I in- action of the
local waiters anil pa-!et were -cut to
the ( 'oninicreia elnlt enliance in warn
union wailcr- away. Culinary worker-
.-truck .-eve nil week- auo tor
-fiorier hour- and the ,V ,a m nl
Men'- ii--ocial ion uimediat eh de
idared an opeii.-.h..; ri'.-ini.. One of
the la rue downtown cafe- lucked il
door- over the btn-lt hour- ;;mt -n!
it- entire erew o ilic relief of the
1 luuhe- liuo'lie-m.
About 1 hi rt y uni"n waiters who
hnve been empioyi.i reuularlv at the
Coiunicrcial club w;'ikcd out an louir
or -o before ilu-jh'- wa- !itc at the
club, aceonlin- to I', li. K-iteir, nian
ayiT. The kitchen help n-iuu'ii.-d at
work.
MACEDONIA FIGHTING
PRELUDE TO ADVANCE
PALMS. An-.'. P). The -evere
fi'jhlinu now in projiv-- in M . donia
iu the -eetor, ot h ;:au and l ioiiit.i
and elsewhere i- b. lii vi-d b u:ilitar
oti-el'Vel' o be a l'-illdc to iinot- e.-
lcn-iv e opei at loti
nun
sirs 'v? '
ClLGW&E PtWEV
ALLIES REPULSE
! SALONIKI. Auu. IU. iiuluarian
j troop- who attacked the po-ition- of
(t!ic entente allies alonu the Serbian
i frontier on Auuu-t 17 wen repulsed
and thrown back upon their original
j position- alter sti-ln ininu cnormou
I lo e-. -av- the Serbian official
i -talcnient.
'flic Serbian -lateiuent i--ued An
i 'jn-t S announce- ;
"Vesterdav at dawn the I tuly a riu u
I attacked alon-. our front in the si
. lor of Mou'cim (Mouicntical north of
r'lijnua and I'ojar
The Ibdui. rian- w ere repulsed by our
.powerful eonnl er-a 1 1 ack - and en
; thrown tao-K umui their original po-
sit ion- a ft cr -list ainiuu cnormou-
t "The ltiiluarian- oeenpied the town
: and -tatiott of J' loriua.
"An enemy air -tpiadrou th
leihih- on t !ie lll'ili-ll n nihil hi nees at
efhekop. Si per-on- were killed.
"Ninete ri ,i a r..p!.,n-- dro
pi d eighty hon b- on the eiieiny hauu-
1 ai- at Mmia-lir. Ki-elent n--idt
weie oh ci ed."
I The capture -y Ibduarian- of th
C;ee; town of I'lorina. five mile
il'ioin tlie Hi'-., Serbian border and
titteen mile, -01 1 1 lit-a -1 of Mottaslir,
' v. : , -eMited e-ii'idav b I lie Merlin
w a ill
SENATE TO CONFIRM
KERGERG'S NOMINATION
WASlMNC'ittN. Am-. 111. The
-eliale po-ioi fiee eonilllillce tudltV
; ;t t itled l o 1 ' -onuuenil eon 1 1 runt ion
: of the uoMiin.it ion i. f . . ('. ferhei tor
'l-o i-.iit-ter jit Su.iiv l'it, lii., which
ll.'f- beet) In'il Up foj" mailV Illotltb.
'Mbjeelinir- b llepre-elilative Stccl
j"l ova have been w illnlraw 11.
BOLT SHOT BY
HUGHESFAILSTO
E
Champ Clark Opens Campaign in
Maine Declares Either Hughes'
Tongue and Pen Have Lost Cun
ning or Has Nothing to Talk Aliout
Speeches Merely Carpings.
Illtl'NSWU'K, .Mc, Auk. 19.
Ctintup ('lurk, siir-uUt'r of tlut houte
of repri'setituttves, opened the cain
puiKn In Miittie for the deinorrutit to
dny In u rluiraetertstUi Hpeerh iu
wlitt-li lie told of tlie uucoutpliHlinicr.t:
of the udnifnlHtration In contAicsvt
unler tlie leadership of 1'reHidout
AVllsou. lie iiIho took note of the
caiupul.mi tour ChnrleB K. IIiikIich is
liiulilliR In hehnlf of his eaudldacy for
the presidency.
Mr. lliiKlies. he said, hnd thus far
made enough speeches to enahle
people to form judgment as to his
opinions on current Issues, and in the
BpeaUer's opinion, "lie. has shut his
bolt, hut failed to hit the hnllsnye."
.Mr. dark spolce us follows:
Km lied to Hit Itnllscyc.
".Indue lliiKlies has made enouKh
speeches in this campaiKU to enable
intelligent persons to form something
approximating a correct judgment as
to his opinions on current issues, lie
has shot his holt, hut has failed to
hit the hullseyo.
"It was universally conceded by
I'O' wf rioud a'tfl foe that his speech
al YouuKsloivn, Ohio, in mos, was
far and away the greatest republican
speech made that year. Comparing
Ills speeches since he was nominated
for president with his strong Youngs
town speech, one Is forced Inevitably
to one of two conclusions:
"I'MrsI, that his pen and tongue,
have lost their cunning measurably;
or second, Hint he has nothing worth
while to urge against democratic ac
complishnienlx or to propose as re
publican policies should republicans,
by some miracle, win the house, the
senate and the presidency.
QtieriilollN Carpings.
"Ills speeches may not be unfairly
summed up ns "nuerulons earplugs'
at the splendid record of a democratic
congress anil a democratic adminis
tration. Here anil lliere out of a
vast multitude of things, he rinds a
few of minor character, which he
deems unsatisfactory to him whleli
even If wrong have no more to do
with the tremendous problems which
a mighty people are wrestling with,
than have the potato vines of .Xroo'i
tnoli County, Maine, to dn with tiie
inajesllc flow of the .Mississippi river.
"He endeavors to malic an Issue
of the separation of I Innorable K.
Dana Durand from Hie payroll as
director of the census. 1 know Mr.
Durnnil, he Is au estimable gentle
man, but he had no vested right to
the ofllie which he held. There are
thousands of American citizens as
capable, honest, Industrious and pa
triotic as .Mr. Durand Is, and neither
.ludge Hughes nor anybody else of
veracity will deny these neccsrarv
lunllflcalions lo the splendid Ameri
can who was appr-lnted to sucveed
Mr. Durand.
No Speciriiatiiins (Jiven.
"It Is not within In the power of
ludge Hughes nor any other com
plaining orator to malic a national
Issue of Durand any more than he
can make a national issue of who
fires tin- Kphesian dome. Or who
struck miiy Patterson. Or who was
the man In the Iron mask.
lie draws a gi ral I nilicl in t
(Ointlnunrt on pans io.)
SHUTOUT, I!. I., Auv. III. - Will
iam M. Jultji -I nn. the uuliiimil linni
title liohlcr, wn- ilciciilcil hv I. Kiiiu
HL'iie, I lie Japanese cball'.i"li, Inilay
ill the 1 1 mi I mulch the -nivlc
tiuirnauienl fur the C.-i-iiiu cup. The
cnre ol' Kuitia'.'ac viclmv wa IJ-1,
11-7, .'i-7, L'-li, II 7.
BULLSEY
ITALIAN LINER
STAMPAUASUNK
E
Carried Crew of 170 and Small Pas
senger List Armed With Rapid
Fire Guns to Resist Submarine At
tacksVessel Evidently Sunk in
Mediterranean on Return Voyage.
l-.ON'I)(iX, Aug. Id. -The Italian
Mcnmlii Staniiali.-i, which plies liv
Iwecu Sew York uml Italian polls,
has hceii Mink, .-ays a ilispnteh in
l.h.yiK. s;;
Tile Stuiupalia was a ' passenger
liner of flllihl Inns gross. In com
mon with ntlier lliilian liners, she
mounted guns for protection from
submarines. The last report of her
movements was her arrival on July
:! ul (Icnoa from New York, so ttint
she apparently was sunk on the rer
I urn vo.vagc In I he I'nited Slutes. She
was cnmiuauilcil hv C'n ptn ill l.avur
elln. Tlie St 11 in it) in lias accnui'iuialatinns
fur nlionl I7IHI passengers. The
agents in New York of the line sniil
toilny she prnlmlily carried n com
paratively small number of passen
gers. Her crew numbered about 171).
No word hail been received in New
York by the agents of the line of Hie
reported sinking of Die Stumpalin nt
the lime of the arrivel of Ihe London,
press dispatch.
CuiTicil Itapld pice. Cilliis. '
The Slampaliii first appeared iu
New York ns an urincil steamer iu
I'Vliruary last, arriving from (Icnoii
with two three-inch rnpiil-fire guns
mounted on her after deckhouse.
Washington was notified, ami on he
ing informed that the guns were to'
be used fur defensive purposes only,
instructed Ihe collector of the Port
of New Ynrk lo grant clearance pa
pers. (In arriving at New York on
March 1M the Siiimpuliu reported a
u irclcss warning had been received
sunn after leaving (icnoa that n sub
marine was lying in wuit for Iter off
Sardinia, lu-lead of going north of
Sardinia and along Ihe north shore
the .Mediterranean. The steamship
thai lime had proved Ihe sal'esl roitle,
she went smith of Sardinia uml
through Ihe SI raits of llnnilacia, be
tween Sardinia uml Corsica.
Several iiiined Italian steamship
have reported sighting submarines in
lite .Mediterranean and in some in
stances being iiii-siifi! by lliem nnil
firing on them.
'Iri'd on Siillinarllics.
When the Italian steamship Ke
il'llalia arrived in New York August
li from tlenoa her captain reported
she had fired on three submarines iu
the Meditctrraiiean. The steamship
was pursued for seven hours and pus
seugel's said Ihcy believed one of the
submarines had hcci sunk.
There has been some increase late
ly in submarine activity. The naval
expert nt' the Paris Temps wrote on
Tlmr-day thai the ticrmaii subma
rine campaign agaiiwt merchant ships
was again in lull swing, in accordance
with the Herman note to the United
States iu l-Vbrua ry. iu which it was
said thai vc-sels carrying munitions
enuhi tint be known as peucefiil incr
ctijiulmcu. PACIFIC MAIL
NKW YOKK, Aug. 1!). The re
sumption nf the Pacific Mail Steam
ship cninpany's Ivans. Pnc'ifie service
aiinoiinceil yesterday, is made pos
sible, says President (ienrge Uulilwin,
by the present high rates for freight.
"We know thai during the existence,
of hc prcsenl abnorniul freight rates
these ships eoiihl he priil'iliihly oper
ated," said Mr. Hahlwin, "nnd having
bought lliem, we propose to continue
their npci-alious lis lone? Us litis may
prove profiliihle, believing lllat siieli
re isinn of our laws will he made lis
wiil enahle us to continue permanent
ly ihe nnly triiiw-Pncific line oH'rut
ing ninler Ihe American i'Ui(!.''
BY SUBMARIN