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Newspaper Page Texti FORECAST l-'air Continued warmer Thui-sIity and I-inlay. Fopty-!xth Tear. ratlv KIvt-nHi Yar. Leaders of Brotherhood Alarmed Lest They Cannot Control Men Executives Continue Deliberations Upon Counter Proposal to Presi dent's Plan. (WASHINGTON. Auk. 2:'.. The railroad employes' committee showed such marked sluns of unrest today .t (he delay in negotiations helween President Wilson and the railway executives that the leaders of the men were alarmed and openly ex pressed fears of their iihlllty lo hold thoin much longer. An employes' meetliiK this inorn liiK was thrown Into an uproar by speeches or a minority, which de niamled Immediate action unless the Irouds accept the , president's plan, lint the leaders succeeded In adjourn inK It before any vote could be taken or any of the various proposals. They said afterward that while the pres sure for Immediate action came from it minority it was strons, hut they believed the majority would he will ins to Klve the president a little more time. Some of the men urged that most of them go home leaving the. brother hood heads with authority to call a strike If the railroads do not accept the president's plan. The meeting adjourned until ten o'clock tomorrow morning. I'ioomh1 Legislation. While the railroad executives con tinued deliberations on what form of counter proposal they shall make to President Wilson's plan, the presi dent continued conferences with Sen ator Newlunds and Representative Adamson, chairman of the inter-state commerce committees In congress, about tho hill to Increase the mem bership of the Inter-slate commerce commission and to Include strike legislation. The program of the railroad ex ecutives as understood today, was to ileal first with the principle of arbi tration and afterward with the eight liour day. In administration circles today It was declared that both the president and the railroad executives seemed to lie on I he way to an agreement There were many Indications that the railroad presidents were consider ing the eight-hour day on condition that some definite assurance he given them tliat future disputes he arbi trated. llolilcn's Statement. President Holden of the Burling ton, in charge of the committee of eight, made the following statement: "A meeting of the presidents and managers was held at 1 1 o'clock this morning and a recess was taken until six o'clock. In the meantime the special committee of the presidents In session, giving further considera tion to the various problems, pre sented by the situation." I-'lisha Leo, chairman of tiie man ager's committee made this state ment : "Thero seems lo be some question of the accuracy of the estimates made by the railways of what it would cost to grant the demands of the train employes and I make this statement to clarify the public mind on this phase of the matter, i Cost Hundred Millions. "There has been no change In our original estimate that to grant the demands made add a hundred mil lion dollars a year to the operating expenses. On the contrary, subse quent investigations have confirmed the substantial accuracy of that esti- (Continued on page tlx) WASHINGTON. Anjr. 2:i. Kli-i-i. AiTciIoiiito. Mexican nmiia-iulor-ili innate, announced after :i onlcr riiiM' with Sccrctar l.iwi-in:: Into to day llinl llii" international ,i"int com mission would meet "mi tin' New Kiil'ImuiI iMiii-l durinir the first week f September." Further discussion with the com missioners "ill precede selection of ti .letinile time anil place. DELAY CAUSES RAILROADERS TO GROW RESTIVE BORDER CONFERENCE IN D CARRANZA FORMS Medford RUMANIA STILL UNDECIDED ON ENTERING WAR German Report Has It That Sudden Bulgarian Advance and Slackening of Russian Offense Is Influencing Rumania to Remain Neutral Statesmen Still Undecided. ItKlil.IN, A hi.'. l;t, Ihummiti ha not decided whether she will enter the war, in the opinion of a person characterized by the Overseas News agency as "a distinguished diplo inut ist whii is especially ennversnnt with Rumanian nf fails." On lieinjr asked by the news agency as to the present situation, he said: "liuntnnin's attitude is due to Iter licoraphieal situation. Tho country is virtually surrounded by belliger ents, liumanian statesmen therefore are guided by the desire to spare their country the injury which would he unavoidable if it were to b?'omc a theater of war. "Since the hefiinuini- of the present conflagration the entente powers, particularly Russia, have been ex tremely active in Rumania. The country is flooded with Hussinn auents and spies of all descriptions. The entente uses money lavishly to bribe politicians and influence the press. Xow the sudden and success ful Unitarian advance has brought a rpiick change in the situation and the liusMjin offensive apparently is slackening. "At present Uumanin is undecided. She probably will not jrivc up her adroit policy of neutrality unless she believes thai the really decisive turn in the war has been reached. Mean while, trade relations between -Rumania and the central powers eon t intuitu be normal and active." Kl'RKKA. Cal.. An. 'J:. The most violent eartlupiakc felt here since April, lilON, when San Fran cisco was partially destroyed, rocked the city and northern Humboldt county at (:"." o'clock this morning, a ro u i n ir late si ce pe rs, w h o I'l ed from their homes into the streets panic-stricken. There was no ma teria! damage. There were two shocks, each last ing several seconds. Similar reports come from Areata and other points north of here, but apparently the scliocks were silent in the southern part of the county which is traversed by the lOOtl fault line, which dips Into the ocean near the mouth of the Bear river. A slight disturbance was felt at Ferndale, miles south, tout in Petrolita, f0 miles to the south, only one woman reported feeliim the schock. I'nited States weather bureau In struments here registered the scliocks. It was said to be the ttr:t disturbance, seemingly confined to the northern part of the county, felt here. The 1J06 earthquake was se vere and genera!. STUNG BY BEES CHICAGO. An-. '2.1 Ten thou sand bee-, liberated in I-a Salle street. Chicago's financial district. today stunjr it score of people and sent broker-, clerks and mes-ener: hurrying to cover. The bees were he in-' carried in a ease when a youth bumped into a man holding the can -in him to st limbic and smash the ca-e. ME7XICO CITY, Aug. 2:!. Cen- era I Carranza has organized a new military zone comprising the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and placed General T.uls Gutierrez In command with in - structlons to Insure the safety of trains on the isthmus. MEDFORD BULGARS BEND WINGSOFALLIES IN THE BALKANS Entente Forces Advance In Center, But Are Driven In on Skies Rus sian Advance Checked British Advancinn Slowly on Somme Front Italians Passive In Gorizia Area. LONDON, Aug. 211. Political de velopments in the Balkans over shadow In interest for the moment. even the Important military opera tions In progress there. In ronne.v tlon with the attitude of Rumania tho course of the Russian campaign In Hukowlna, close to the Rumanian frontier is belim closely watched. Tin- latest advices from Teutonic sources, however, declare that the Russian: are hchiK held ti hy the Teutonic resistance, not only in the Carpathian flKhtlnK, hut nloiiK the entire front to the north in Oallcia and Volhynia. Petroprad claims the capture of new positions In the Hungarian fron tier. With Russian and Italian troops added to the French, British and Serbian forces already in the field, the allies have a formidable array of fighting men on the Macedonian front. However, the Bulgarians have pushed hack the wings and it Is only In the center In the Vardnr valley tiiat entente advances have scored. On tin Western l'Yimt. On the western front along the Somme, the British continue closing In on Thlepval, on their left flank and apparently have (iuillemont on their right, almost within their grip. South of the Soinnic the French are now being forced to fight hard for retention of the. treuches captured early this week in the vicinity of Ks trees. They admit today that the Germans, through a strong counter attack, were able to gain a footing In their former trenches. Tho Italians are continuing pas sive in the (Jorlzia area, so far as their infantry Is concerned, hut their artillery is showing marked activity. They have launched a uew aggressive movement in the Dolomites, the Al pine region on the far northern front, however, and report the cap ture of important Austrian positions on the Tofana heights. Tiuks Korceil Ttnck. The Turks, who recently have been pressing the Russians hard In South ern Turkish Armenia, have also at tempted an offensive along the Black Sea coast, hut Petrograd reports to day that , they were foiled In this movement and driven back with the aid of the Russian Black Sea fleet. FOR STEEL STOCKS M'.W YolJK. Ahk. 'J:t--Active speculation lit higher price.- attended today's operations nil the stock ex change, (lie feature being I'nited States Steel, which sold up In tin new record price of III!-'?,, in the carh af- lernoon on enormous dealings. Trad ing whs active in all other favorit Iinils were in better demand at 1 In :i points gains, Wall street in this way expressing its belief in n sat isfactory outcome of the railway la bor negotiations. i in' war group, cmnpnicnts ami metals were iipp-eoialilv ImuIht the afternoon. FOOTING Ai ESTREES PARIS, Aug. 2.1. Orman troops attacking the French lines south of Kstrees on the Somme front, gained a footing at some points In trenches that bad been captured hy the French on August 21, the war office an nounced today. The attack In the Kstrees region south of the Somme was launched after a period or intense arilller: i preparation. 1 iNortii of the Somme the German. violently bombarded the French first line. Mail Tribune OTiE(iON, WKDNKSDAY. "The enemv is coming'' Is the inos- sage that has just been flashed lo the soldiers In this war trench in France. The picture shows the Uusian sol- dlers in the trench preparing lor a gas attack. T PKTli)fiUAI. Ait;.-. The Ccr mnils i'cstimci the nllViisivc yclcr dny smith of livody, where the liu sijtns arc ntleruptinu tn jipprnnrli i.cnilici';' IVdiii 1 lie n net Ilea t. The war nt't'icc tiirhn:nl of todjiv sn Ihc f!cnnan vcn repulsed. The Kiisians eaptnred Iwn heirht on the !Iiinnmau front. The aiinoiineeinoiit follows : 'Iu tin1 region oni!i u' Krcvo tin eiumiy on Tuesday iiiyht la i inched a ;rus atln-k wlii.-h w:- icu'IimI with heavy o--.fs. "In the reiiiun south of Itrody the enemy resumed thr offensive at snjne point s. I lis a Macks were re-pul-ed every where hy ..nr fire. '"car tlic -niiri-e l the river I'nith, -outhwest of Anljnlcz, we captured twn height-; nortii ami -oiith of K'nv erla iiiounl a in, on tin 1 1 uiiiia rial) front ier."' An ttffcii-ivc underla ken hy t In Turks alnnir the Armenian Ulack -i-n coast has heen -tnpprd and the Tin ki-h f" driven hack with Mie aidof the Russian fl(-i;, i'.KI.'I.IN, Aug. The TagcMatt sa.Vs lli.it the fin. oable cop I ore. THE ENEiVlY IS COMING! 1 - Ofc 1&J . .-...-is aie oeoig nor n nuiy u.ioUiilt of Ihc -nil, lea . -011111 fa live-l that excellent yields ' all cereals I rv .j,.. ,,. ,.,,.,,! in ,, Msc of arc being ..bloincl llin.uglioiit tier- ,.n , .,.,;,, m ,. Si-.i, jc. ninny. Ko.l.lcr also i- plcnliful. The ' Several arre-t- have bee, made, in- potato crop, however, piobahlv i- in- j lading a niciob-r ..I ih Hirudins lerior to lliaf o la-i v.ar, owing loi,im, llhi,.h . , . ,,., j ,. the excessive iails. Sigar .rod lie. I (M jfl,, linn has increased. ! GERMAN STEAMER CAPTURED IN BALTIC STOCKHOLM, Au-j. 'J't. The cap ture of ihe (iciinan -tenner )e-!crni of L'.'i III ton- i'ii.. with a earn id iron (ie. oil llcinn-aini, Sweden, on the tilf of llothnia. i- ofiji-iallv ar: - noiinced. She u:i tjil.cn inin Ifau fno, Kinland. Al'(UTST !:$. lfllti 1 liev are adjusting their gas masks fixing their bayonets and making j ready with hand grenades. One spl- dler has a hand grenade raised, ready to hurl at the onrushlng enainy. Thp p(.tllri. wa8 tll:mi trench, Jncar Auherivu, Champagne, France, SAFETY OF NATION DEPENDS ON FLEET WAMIIXCTON. Anir. 'IX Safety of (lie nation reeled l heorei i"all v to day cn the siieecss n the fleet com manded hy Kear Admiral Helm, whie'i was steamim; mil into the At I i lit tn search of the "enemy' licet under Admiral Mayo, hound for 1 American shores w it h :t;t imaginary army of iii;t.sion in thirty Ininspovls. it was the second day of a ureal na val liide-and-iin-srek jraaie. I Not 'lie lea-t important aid to the jdeleinliiMjjfl''ct was the navy depnrt jment with its mean- of L-alherin in roraiation of the iuvaileis' ivhere alxiuts from merciiaiit cs.-cls at sea. I I'.eiu ovi-r their dcks m the huieaii of ci in) mt t n icat ion-, navy ot Ti ecrs who ha e m a ile ,-pcrnil l ndy 'of jcodo worked -ca-elc"ly to solve the riddle of the ciieiiiv'-. code system, j They had as material a niiiuher nf wireless incssavco I lini-mil ted hy Admiral May..'- "led" Heel, picked up U -hips o Admiral Helm's "lilac" ilel'eii.-ivc tleei and relayed to the Arlington wii4-h s -talion. TENEMENT COLLAPSES j NKW YOKK, Aug. Six men -ari' mi-sin., unc , ,,ad anil several j ,vi,. , ,.plt., ,,,,,1 ., ,z,. , ., . w,., lnj,.,., ,,.,v . r. ! FLOUR ADVANCES TO $G 20 I A BARREL AT PORTLAND I'OliTI.ANT. Or.. Am:. '2X -Khnir recorded another m anei- hcie to riay. patei;s h: i; (, noted at Mi.'.JII a liarrel, an iiieicn-e (,f J(I eciitN. J)ur the last three . eel. flu. price )ha - heen advanced SO eiiN Hi-h wheat pi ice. iespo.hi. sanl to he d'reeilyi EXPLORER BACK FROM CHASING PEARY'S MIRAGE Navy Attache of Crockerland Expe dition Returns No Trace Found of Peary's Alleged Discovery Relief Sent From Denmark to Members of Expedition Dire Hardships. WASlllNtiTON, Aug. ::!.--Kusign Kltbugh (Ireen. ihe American naval officer assigned to the .McMillan Crockerland Arctic expedition, has reported his safe arrival at Copen hagen on August 111, to the navy de partment, but has made no report on whether the expedition found Crockerland or of Ihe whereabouts of McMillan and the other scientists in the party. Green announced his arrival from three years of Arctic exploration. Take), Oir the Map. The National (leogriiphic sociclv, its ofliccrs snv, has no connection with Ihe expedition and knows noth ing nf tlic results'. Hear Admiral I'carv, who reported his discovery of Crockerland in July. IIIIKi, is at his summer place in Maine. When in the tall of Kil l Ihe McMillan expedition reporicd i hud mil yel been able lo find the continent, the admiral re ported having seen it I'nun Cape Thoiua-. Iliibbaid, Admiral I'curv re mained unconvinced anil expressed belief Hint it would he loealcil. Ueprescnlalivc llclgcson of Mimic sola, wlio has been aelivc in support of Dr. Frederick Cool; in the polar controversy, raised such an ubjeeiinn some time ago lo Crockciluiid being -hown in the navy h.vdrographic charts that it was removed, awiiiliug confirmation of Ihe discovery. NKW YOIIK, Aug. S.l --Officials of the American museum of Tin In nil history said loday I hey had as vol received no ivim! Ir,,m Knsiiin I'ilz liuuli (ireon. ( rockerlauil uMlnuic leroine ,ce AIhmi of Imva, Ihe wirclc-s operator of Ihe AlucMillan cxpcilllion, dei'liucil to ilUcus here reports thai ihe cxicdition had dc eideil Crockcrlaml was only a mir age, bul brought word tliat relief had been sen! from Ilciiiunik to oilier mcnibcrs of Ihe MacMillau pnrl v iind the llovev expediliou which lirl went lo the relief uf MacMillau in the aux iliary schooner (I 'je II. Clued. Tile pnrlv from Ihe Clucll, includ ing Dr. K. (). llovev ami Thompson Comer, an experienced Arctic ex plorer, located the MacMillau party near Klah, (Irecnlaud, late la-i fall. Allen sni.l, aftiT an uiiu-uallv hard trip in which the schooner Iind to be iihnudiincil at Norlh Slur liny. The Mai'Millau parly was found in dire want. Members of both expeditions then relumed to the Clucll. In Jan uary, Allen, Kn-imi (Ireen ami Dr. Ilovey started on a Kliill-uiilc do sledge journey across (liecnlami to gel assistance, lull llovev ciiught a -everc cold after Iraveliim alioul sixty miles ami had to return. After two month-' hard traveling the .sledge party reached Kctkinilide. a Danish settlement, and look a tacuiship ',,- Denmark. Sub-cipicnl -Iv the steamship Denmark was dis patched to relieve tho-c remaining near the Clactt, all f wliniii were well, Allen said, vv I lie Icll. EARLY MEETING TO WASIIINtrro.V. Ann. 2?. - The way was dear ttxliiv for un curly nicetiniv; of t h Joint A iner lean-Mexican nm inlKKion to nettle International riifii- cult ien. Sccrcrary iamslns last niuht an nounced Hie selection of tin Ameri can coinmihsioiKr. They are Frank lin K. Lane, secretary of the interior; (.ennui Cray of Wilmington. Del., a retired federnl circuit mi,-i ;hmI for mer I'nited StaleR HPnaior, anl Ur. John P.. Mntt of New York City, kcu eral Beeretary of the international committer of tho Young Mii'h Chris tian aHKOciatlnn, The Mexican rouimiKloners have already been chosen. A New .leitjoy coa.t resort may lw Holered Hn (,M nicrliiiK place of the joint cnmmisf ion. University of Orfqnn Library ! WEATHER Maximum yeMeiflay, OH; Minimum 1 01 lay, ..s. XO. 131 Government's Venture in War Insur ance Proves Most Profitable No One Else Would Take Risk, So . Wilson DK It Capital Never Touched Bureau Perpetuated. MILLION A YEAR PROFIT REAPED BY UNCLE SAM lty (ULSON (JAIiKNKIi WASIIINCTOX, Au. Xl-r- Tho tine-it piece of hnsijiess pulled off in the last two years was transacted by L'neJe Sam in the line of insurance. Voitr uncle never was, in the iii's-tir-nliee husincss het'ore, iWiL .when :hc war hroke out he plun'md. Nohotly else wanted to tata the jjlsks; ' (hips were tied up lo thp iKtrks'-nl ii!lAnicr icali port.- hecaiiMe they could ind ' tfht anybody to. wi jt0 inmir'apee 'tigiiiiist iM'iltjr de-lroyed )i ships tf war, Vrt vatti capital timed, so 'eomrrtfss pas-cd an act saying "Let 1'ncle Sam do it." Five million dtdlars were handed Cncle Sam as capital, and he was fiiveii a little '2) room in the base ment of the treasury huildiiii; as his insurance oft ice. With' this bejiiu niiifj Ihe war risk insurance bureau for mi it was called has done a business which shows on the profit ledger a figure that would make a private business man sit up and take some considerable notice. l'irst look at tin1 cost. The bureau has been in operation two years, and the tola I cost for salaries, rent, solicilihe; (there is none), printing, hookkecp- in;:, rubber stamps, office hoy, etc., is -1. The total amount of in surance written was .fl'JTOS,',)!!!. Tlic total premiums received were .fJ.727,nH. T losses to date all 4 paid have been 74-1,:! (ill. There has betn salvage to the nmoim! of $!!, 782. The net losses there! ore were I,.'iH1. The amount on hand is 2,l':J:Vii!i. Thai is profit Over n in i 1 1 inn a year; and he never lunched his rnpitul. Alva n( nies Apparent. The risks which were out AnnuM. :t. l!l!(i. i muled to 1 ,S0'J.ti,L". From these there are possible losses, but il thin" pi as !hey have been do itiar during the past two vcm's, the chances ore I hat t he losses will be small compared to the amount of premiums nlieady accumulated. There are several obvious advantage- in a government -run business. There are no jri-eat expenses. The ejovernrncnl does not o oul and so licii iii'-urancc. it docs not compete with any other in-uiance company, it docs not pay fancy salaries to non working presidents, vice'-pre?-pleiiti1, ',l slockholdei's or directors; il does'tint pay fur show wiumiw office- or fan cy furniture, and it pays no profits ' to anybody except the people. I nch- Sam's marine insurance bus iness i be two years old September 'J, l!Hl). When it was created there was ron-idetable reluctance on the part of ihc cMii-enative members of I'titiLTe to have the ioveriiiiicnt U into any kind of hu-ines ordinarily conducted by private interests. Jt va- noinled out, however, that pri vate capital was unwilling to carry on this hu.-incs in view nf the haz ards of war, and their failure to do so bad brought commerce to a stand still. I'ri ident WiKon and Secre tin McAdno uryed upon congress the immediate enactment of this mea-urc, and tin-, together with the bill pcruiittiiii: foreign built ships to take Ameiieiin n-jisry, tmdoubteilly saved the country from a serious crisiK, Itiii-caii IVrp'tuahil. The law was drawn so as to limit the operation of the bureau tn two yea r. and 1 lie president was piven power a! any tunc to terminate it. (Continued od pae filx) ITALIANS THRUST AT IIOMK. Aim. 23. Tlic ItallniiK arc mukiiiK il strong and successful thrusl at the Austrian lines lu tlic Alplnn r'Klon on the extreme north ern front, acrorclInK to tixhi). s war ofriee nnnoiinceniflnt. Italian trooi have carried strong Austrian posi tions In the Tofanu area In tho Dolo mites and in the Travuu&uzcs Talley.