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MEDFORD (VRKfiOX. MONDAY. AUGUST "21, 1f)1(
NO. 120
RESIDENT AGAIN PLEADS WITH RAILROAD MAGNATES TO AVERT STRIKE
C E
APPEALS 10
President Urges Railroad Chiefs to
Consider Disaster That Strike
Would Occasion No Change in
Situation, But Determined Effort
to Be Made to Avert Strike Com
promise Measure Suggested Which
Would Grant Eight-Hour Day.
WASHINGTON', Auk. -M-President
Wilson today reiterated to the
railroad executive, including the new
arrivals from the west, hi. demand
tlllil they : t his plan lor the set
tlement .nl" the threatened railroad
strike.' The executives then began
Hip first of a series of uicelings iu
whieli they will frame I heir reply.
The president reinforced his previ
ous argument by pointing out the rail
road's play an important, part in the
inilitarv preparedness of the country
nail that as they lire n vital pint of
the industrial framework of the na
Hon. it was ab.olutelv necessary to
keep iliem running at the present
lime.
Favors Arbitration.
Mr. Wilson told tile r.'iiiroail execu
tives he did not hlame them for fight
ing for the principle of arbitration,
lint thai he believed under present
circumstances they should accept the
eight -hour dav and leave the working
out of the principle of arbitration un
til later.
The railroad executives did not en
ter into an argument with the presi
dent, hut afterward said they were
recplv impressed and would give full
weight to bis argument at their con
j'crenees. The president declared he agrocd
with theiii iu believing in arbitration
in industrial disputes, hut ill view (if
the railroad employes' refusal to ac
cept arbitration it was impracticable
to discuss the issue nt present. He
urged the mill' 1 executives and
their malingers in their meetings to
consider the disaster which would
follow a sirike.
Strike n Catastrophe. ,
With nil the world depending in a
measure upon the products of the
1 nit t'd Slates, he said it would be n
eutast raphe, tor the railroad systems
of Ibis country tii be tied up. lie
said that in working for preparedness
in the I'nited States the work of the
railroads had played an important
part iu the plans of the government
for preparedness, and these plans
would be thrown awry by a strike, tin
that ground he appealed to the pat
riotism of the employers.
As the executives let't the white
hou-e Mr. Hohlcn. their spokesman,
said there was no change in the situ
ation, but that the executives would
i:o into session immediately in an en
deavor to reach a decision.
"We are now ready d get down to
brass tacks." said one of the railroad
presidents. -T t the present time
our discii-sions have been informal
entirely, bill, from now on we will
make determined efforts to reach a
decision."
Suggest Compromise.
One of the suggestion the railroad
presidents were prepared to make at
(Continued on page tlx)
TO RESIST ENEMY
BERLIN'. Aug. 21. Bulgarians are
prepared to repulse all attacks, from
whatever quarter. Premier Itadorsa
voff declareil In an address to pnrlla
nient, as quoted in a dispatch from
Sofia to the Overseas News agency.
Tbe general offensive of the entente
allies, he wild, had demonstrated thai
the forces of the central powers could
not he shaken. Itelore adiourning,
parliament voted a new war credit of
y.'i.iiuii, oilu leva ahout 7,0'i0,0ft0.
PATRIOT SWl
ITALIANS
LAND
troops mm
TO AID ALLIES
Disembarkation of Italian Soldiers
Now in Progress Means War
With Germany General Offensive
Under Way on Serbian Frontier
With Strong Center Attacks.
I'AWIS, Aug. -J I. No further de
tails of the operations on the Salon
iki front are given iu the report to
day from the French army of the
east, which merely says:
"Operations are proceeding ulong
the entire front."
LONDON', Aug. 21. Italian
troops are to take part in the impor
tant campaign just opening in the
Balkans, according to Saloniki ad
vices today, which report the disem
barkation of Italian soldiers at that
port now in progress. Herman troops
are employed on the Macedonian
front and actual war between -Germany
and Italy, of which there so
fur has been no formal declaration,
now seems probable.
The Macedonian campaign itself
does not seem to have developed ati
engagement of first rale magnitude,
but there is pronounced activity along
the l.'iO-milc fighting front with suc
cesses claimed by each side at vari
ous points.
PAUIS, Aim. 21. -Italian troops
began to disembark at Saloniki yes
terday, says a llavas dispatch from
that point.
Italian Tioops Landed.
On leaving their ships, the dis
patch says, the Italians passed
through Saloniki to camp, preceded
by military bands of the allies and
cheered by the populace.
Active participation by Italian
troops iu the Saloniki campaign
would mean the existence of a slate
of war between Germany and Italy.
Germany is directing the operations
against the allies on this front, and
as the official German reports show,
has forces there. Some Austrian
troops also probably are employed,
and pos.-ibly Turks, but the major
portion of the army is made up of
Hidgarinns. Decent reports have in
dicated the withdrawal of Austrian
ti ps from the Ualkans for use on
the Russian anil Italian fronts.
As the entente allies are believed to
have a force of some 7011,1100 Brit
ish, r'rench and Serbian troops on
the Saloniki front, the sending of re
inforcements at this time, just after
the opening of hostilities on a large
scale, would indicate that the allies
have embarked on a campaign of ex
tensive proportions.
Has Surplus of Ti-oops.
Italv. which has a considerable
surplus of troops, has been urged to
lake a more active part in the Hal
kali operations, but was believed ti
(Continued on page six)
IIH A(i(l, Ans. 21. The two .ii
vule iiimks of Adolili Silver & Co.,
which were idosed Snttinlay when
Mux tSilver, nuiniiu'er, fled, were plac
ed in the hands of a receiver today
following the filing of nn involuntary
petition of bankruptcy iiuuin-t the
banks by coun-el for three depositors.
!i'loMts in the banks are vanou-ly
e-tinuited nt from .40.00 to .lun,
liltll. Adolph Silver, who founded the
banks and who has I n in Califoniia
for his health, has started for t'hi
cuiio. Search is beinir made for Max
Silver, who is charged with receiviui:
depo-its in an insolvent bank.
Twenty-five policemen were rush
id to one of Ihe Silver hanks today
when a crowd of per-on- -.jiid to num
ber ncaily limb made what looked
like mi attempt to -torrn the bnildin'.'.
The prompt action o pole-e re-tored
order.
WILL HE
: : ; j
FIND LEGISLATORS
FBRI
KKOIXA. S.isk., Antf. 21. The re
port ' of Ihe royal commission, np
!oinlcl to investigate bribery jiimI
conspiracy charges in the Snskatch-
c Willi lejjisliiline, Inline bv .), v..
liradshaw, conservative member for
Prince Albert, was submitted toilny
to the lieutenant jovcinor.
J. A. Shcppard, member of Moose
Jaw county and speaker in the legis
lature, nml S. II. Moore, member for
Miuto Creek, are found guilty of re
ceiving money in connection with the
securing of liquor licenses. II. (',
Pierce, member for Wadena, is found
guilty of bribery, and C. 11. Caw-
thorne, member for lliiiar. is found
iruilty of holli bribery jind receiving
money in connection with promises to
stifle' prosecutions.
The lion. V. V. A. Tiirgcuii, the
lion. (ieor-i I.anglcy. A. V. Tol.-kc, J.
N'olin, C. Lochcad and S. S. Simp-oti
are f-xoneuited by the commission.
The commissioner-, rendered sep
arate reports on the charges laid
against the Hon. A. P. McN'ah and
ex-members of the legislature, r. V.
Kus and .1. K. Prole.
REVENUE BILL IN
SENATE FOR DEBATE
WASHINGTON', Auk. 21. The ad
miniKtraUon revenue bill was tnken
up for consideration in the senate
today with viKoroun opposition to
the measure promised. Kepuhllf-an
leaders proi)osed to make the bill the
tarpet for political attack, while some
democrats are to oppose certain fea
tures. Including the wine tax pectiou
and the section to tax manufacturers
of matpriats entering into munitions
of war a iter cnt on their net profit.
Senator Cnderwood will attack the
proposals for a tariff ronimlHsIuti and
increased tariff duties on dyentufff. on
the ground that both are undemo
cratic. The, measure is calculated to brliiR
In $:ortU00,0Oil of revenue anuiiH'.ly
through irxomf , inherllancp, muni
tions, liquor, corporation stick und
miscellaneous taxes.
MAKE THE
HUGHES TALKS TO
SAN' MKi, Cab, An. 21.
Charles K. Iluvhes, repuldican nom
inee for president, ami party arrived
in San lieo early tins morning for
a stay of ten hours. Following break
fast in his private car, Mr. lhiuhes
was taken iu charge by n reception
commit tee of prominent republicans
and given an tiulomobile trip to Point
Loiun and several other nearby points
of interest, after which he relumed
to his t rain, where he was met by
President (I. A. Havid-on of I lit Panama-California
int eruat ioual exposi
tion anil escorted by a hi rue parade
to the exposition grounds.
at
The larger part of the inorniu;
tbe exposition ej-oumis is to be de- J Spanish inlcrm
voted by Mr. Hughes and his party toiba-e for storing
an inspection id' exhibits, after which ! know n, nothing
is to come a public reception. This! plan.
afternoon at 2:l!ll o'clock Mr. Unifies Pie-ent reports arc that Feinan
is schcduleil to make his only address idez, Havana acnt for Japanese iu
of the day in San Hiean, at the or-!leress. secured a liO.lltlH-acre laud
ejin pavilion on the mounds. j concession through tin activity id'
" " i li'aaioii Ynhlcz, whose recent election
UN'(i HKACII. fal., Any. 21. i to the presidency of Panama may
Charles W. Kandiam. manager of the ; possibly be disputed by (lie I'nited
four of Charles , Hughes, vepubli-j States because of alleged fiaiids and
can candidate tor president , ret urned ! coercion.
ben- last niuht, it wa learned today,
to call on (invcrnor llnain W . .lolm- j navy, selected by the Panama "V
on am) assure him lie was "dumb-j eminent ik- utapiii to settle Ihe djs
founded" when he learned t oernor : pule with the I'nited Stales over the
Jrihiisou and Mr. Hn-he-, Were al the ini-clt;i--c mice ol' ciiiiiil io-ooerlv. is
jsnme hotel here yesicidav for -evera! , alb.-d in luive yiveu valuable infor
jlMMirs, each without the knou ledye ! mat ion alemt (he canal itself.
of the other. Mr. r.nniiani spent
nea rlv two houi's with (Jove
j Johnson. The nature of I he
sat ion was not made known, but Mr.
I' a rnuam eon veved t" t lie governor
the desire of Mr. llu.'iies ti meet him
somel ime, il was said.
. f rilHI AOI A CITY. Mex
Ann Minec iiu-nt wii- Hindi
ilnv tluil :uthori:ie- of ilic
. Ana,
here
d,
Cueto
llll.ill
ii de
ol' nil
to re
.overunieiif ill ( 'Inlnuiliuu tire
jerinir the n,Mliility ol' i.-isuin
eree eiillillsr upon th'' nwnel
miliiiiL' properties in the -t;iti
.mil' .Inlioli. nilliill II -Mi-eilied
pel
noil ol time. Il I- Phinnid. it wn -
.lli'l. to
eoniji'v
lltllleh il penully ti
with the i.id. r.
tiillure ti
SWITCH?
JAPANESE SEEKING
L
WASHINGTON, Au-. 21lnves
liynlion of reports from Panama thai
a liO.IMlO-acrc land concession nt the
Atlantic end of the canal is being
sought bv n Spaniard mimed Kernnn-
j dcz. presumably for Japanese 'intcr
jcsls, was ordered lodnv bv Secretary
' Lansing,
ItuiiiMis of a similar nature have
been common since tin canal was well
under way, but it wii not till several
months ago that they reached a welt
defined outline. At that time il was
coiiutionlv believed iu diplomatic cir-
j eles that private Japanese shipping
. intei-c-ts were seeking land through
nine
to
lablish a
purposes. As far as
del inile came of the
Admiral Concu- of tbe Spanish j
-I'M
i
ET
i CIIU' Afill, An. -.'I.- Whent iiinn
j lodi'V found ;i wild, eviled mnlket,
iliii-ed on new. of unrelieved liulli. line-..
( lii'iiill'' plii-e. weie I'ioiu ',:tK
' to o:'fe hiuher lliiiii S;itiifdny'. elo.e.
I I leeelnller opened uilh pi iec VIII'VIII
floili 1 ..". to .11. .VI ill ihllerent piirt
!of !u- )it. llenv prot It -lllliillj.' !lleh
; met it hroiiil deinuiiil und Oeeemlier
! for thr- inoineiit Mendied nroiind
I l.;:i' ...
j A .tn'eriii" loud o',' lout; v.'lient
! kept priee- iluivii liuiiiiL' miieli of (lie
! remil I Inter "I the .'--loll
the .e.-loii, lutt thele
l"" - liiil'P renetlou Intl
nd the
lelo-e Wil.
ISlltllldllV.
.1 roiiv
to
TEUTONS START
OFFENSIVE ON
E!
German and Bulgarian Forces Start
Drive on Western End of Balkan
Front, Moving Towards Kavala
Greek Regimer.ts Retire Before In
vaders Serbians Evacuate.
llKliUX, An-. 2
mid IWiltrnritin fom
taken llu offensive
The (icriunn
which have
n the western
end of the Htill.au front, are pushing
sout h wa i il in 1 1 recce, They have
wrested further positions from the
Serbians and beulen off efforts (o re-
ipture "rounds taken.
I Inline
ATHKNS. (ir
Offensive,
eece, Aug. 21. Tin
Itulaiiau forces movinjr towards
Kavala have already pushed their
outposts to a point seven miles from
that (Ireeli seaport. The (I reek gov
ernment has ordered three divisions
of the CI reek armv still reiiuiiniiiLj in
the vicinity of Oramn and Serres to
retire before the Unitarian advance,
which was explained to the Associ
ated Press, correspondent by a mili
tary authority of the entente allies as
follows :
"The Serbians had not finished the
consolidation of their positions in
the Fiorina, Caradjova and Corytsa
sectors, and therefore the Unitarian
found if easy enough to force a eer
tain retirement, but it is difficult to
wee uhere'lTiev exi t' to i:et bv nn
advance at this part of the line. Fast
of the Struma the I )emir-1 1 issnr and
Snrichahan sectors were not held by
t.he entente forces and offered no im
pediment to ihe advance. Where tb
enemy attacked (he regular defense
of Saloniki, namely, in th Hoiran
(Jievjyeli sector, lliev accomplished
nothing. As the attack has so far
de eloped, it is wit limit si rat Cii'u
value and can only be assumed to be
tor political purposes.
In Political Maneuver.
Ibdyarian air raids on KilUieh and
Vaiinimsa killed a number of Greeks.
The Bulgarian and (icrmau minis
ters have repeated previous assur
ances that the integrity of (i recce will
be respected. The French ami iSrit
ish ministers his iiioruimr asked
Premier aim is hat measures
Greece proposes taking to control the
civil populace in the attacked dis
tricts, who are fleeiicj in all direc
tions. The advance of the Herman and
I inly a ria n forces iu I lie ili reel ion of
Ka vain a I so is ea usinu di-ojiiel , al
though the impression is reneml thai
this movement is u mere potil ieal
maneuver calculated to inlluencc Ru
mania ami affect the Greek election.
Of Secondary Importance.
PAIflS. Auj;. '-M. The attempted
counter-offensive by tbe German and
Ibda nan forces on but h flanks of
(Continued on I'uge Two.)
CATHOLICS PROTEST
MEXICAN POLICY
KV VOKK. Au. -M. The letleral
admiuisi i at ion ua assJ(jleil today at
business ,e.sioits of the American
federation of Catholic societies. An
thony .Mctrean, seeretarv of Ihe fefl
eration, aid that t'utlndic protest-; to
tbe government ajiainl I he r-. oni
lion of Canaiia were like a "voice
m the wddeines--."
At a meeting of the (Icrmau Cath
olic Vcrcin the administration wa
chalked with favoritism towards the
entente allies in an addicss ((y Cha.
Kora. president of ihe New Yolk
state body.
Mr. Matreaii in bis nuuuul rcpofl
dwell al sonic length on Mexican af
fairs. Speaking of the recognition of
i'uvrnu.a, he said:
''I ie-1 lite our honorable protests,
the an h-persecutor o)' the chnn-h iu
.Mexico wa recognized and ihe oiee
of tfi.nim.mm t allodics uih like one
crying in the wihlcrnes."
GREEK FRONTIER OF CARPATH ANS
RUSSIANS PRESS
THROUGH PASSES
Czar's Troops Going Forward To
wards Hungary Further Gains
Between Kovel and Pinsk Reported
Italians Consolidate Positions
Germans Repulsed at Fleury.
I.ON'ltOX. Auk, 21. -The Russians
report further Katns In the t.'ar-
patltlanH and In the region between
Kovel und Plusk, where they broke
through the Teutonic lines lust week
mid catured Tobol.
The Italians, after bavins made Im
portant galas east of Gorliu and on
the Carso plateau to the southeast,
have suspended their attacks and are
consolidating the positions recently
taken.
In the Verdun region the Germans,
who again lost the village of Fleury,
northeast of Citadel, in fighting last
week, are making determined efforts
to regain the place,
Along the Sonnne front, the artil
lery battle la raging violently. No in
fantry actions are reported" by Paris,
however, a German counter attack,
apparently is In preparation, follow
ing the capture by the French of n
strongly fortified wood hetween Gull
lemout and Maurepas northwest of
Peronne, wan announced last night.
At Cni'ittthiiui Posse. .
PKTHO(IUAI), Aiig. 2t. The Run.
sinus' nro pceHBliiK laiwiird 'vfsor
ously lliroimh two ot tlie Curpnthlun
passes which lend to IliuiRiiry. The
rapture o .Iiililonit.-- ind Feriwkul
on the hoiiudury hetween (iiilli-lu und
IliiUowlnti, Is nnnounced.
"In thu TeRlon of Kuty," the state
ment snys, "we occupied thn vllluKes
of KereHkul und .liiblonltzn on tho
river riiereinosh. and several heights
west of Kereskiil. Rtuhliom nttneks
by tho enemy on the heishta south
west of Tomnnlilk mountain were re
pelled by our fire."
"On the Stokhod river in the re
gion of Kovel and Hudka-Cherlvsrhe,
flKlitliiK continues. Our troops inniln
further advances at some points. The
total of captures In this region on
Friday and Saturday was Hi officer!)
and more than 1,350 soldiers. Wr.
also took one cannon: 1S machine,
Kims; rour bomb mortars, four
seiirchllKlilH and a large number ot
shells, cartridges and rifles."
"Tho fighting Iu the direction Qf
liliirliekr Is developing rnvorably for
us. Wo captured a series of heights
which hud been fortified strongly by
the Turks, and took a lurge number
of prisoners.
On Soinnie Front.
LONDON. Aug. 21. Strong Ocr-
'Contlntied on Das two.i
E
KAI.K.M. Or., Aim. 'JL Sliiliiis
thai i"iniliiioii-i nt the state peniten
tiary were .m il that convicts were on
the "verac ol' mutiny-' nr.il that since,
its c.tnbli.hment there never hud been
liny rcnl plans for eonstnictivc work,
(lovcni'ir .liiine. W'ithyoeinbe at a
mcctiiiir of the boiird of control to
day introduced resolutions nskinsr for
permi..ioii to appoint a commission
to make u tlioroii'.di survey of the
pri.on.
Itnth Secretary or State Hen YV.
Olcott anil Slate Treasurer Thomas
II. Kay dc. ind I'urilier lime to eon
.idcr the resolution, and netiou was
deferred until the next meeting. The
governor', resolutions, it wns siiid,
were prompted hy the numerous es.
capes of prisoners tind the disclosure
of plots for other outbreak. Amont;
other things, the governor recom
mended the removal of the 'nilenti
nry In a point further from Salem.