i
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
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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.