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University of Orennn Mail IBUNE ! FORECAST Kalr tonight, cooler Sat llllbly, IKWMIlle hllOHt'l'M. WEATHER Maximum yesterday 10."; Minimum today 53, Foriy-ilxth Yr. Dally Rlpvonlh Yftr. ALLIES SECURE I Bulgarian Center Yielding to Serbian Pressure French Capture Maure pas British Push Further on the Somme Russians Disperse Turks Italians Gain Ground in Alps. LONDON, Aug. !.". Successes against Itiiln riitiiM all along the line ol the Serbian l'ront in Macedonia ui'c reported in till' Serbian ot I'ii-inl stnte niciit of August 22. The statement declares that tile Mulgnrian eenter was yielding to the Serbian pressure iiinl that the positions previously designated lor Serbian occupation were lieiiifr seized anil held l).v Serb ian troops. The Itritisli and Itt'lguriaiis liave been in toneli on the Macedonian l'ront norlheasl of Snloniki. liritish troops, despite the Itulgtiriuu lire, de stroyed three bridges over the An jiista in the vicinity ol Kucliuk, the war office announced 'nnight. French Take Miiurepas. Although the Germans made a heavy nttaek last night in the Maure pas seetor north of the Nomine, tlie Kreneli hold on Mniirems village, eoniplete oeenpation of which by Kreneli forces was reported last night, has not been shaken, according to this afternoon's . official bulletin from 1 rib. Intimations in press dispatches of a hostile extension of the French line south of Soimne for a distance of thirty miles from Kstrees to Lassigny seem further borne, out by today's official announcement of the contin uation ol heavy bombardments in that neetor. . " The official statement " from 'Berlin today admits the capture of Miuue pas by the Kreneli. On the Verdun front the Cicnnans attacked Henry ia the night, but were unsuccessful. The liritish on the Sonime front have pushed further along the Lon-jucval-Hapuunio road. advancing their lines several hundred yards. Of ficial announcement was made today that after hard fighting on the Somme front the liritish lines had been ad vanced several hundred yards ill the region near IJelville wood. ItiisslaiiK Take ISitlis. The new offensive movement of the Hussions in southern Turkish Ar menia is being developed energetical ly. The war office report, today says: "Our offensive west of Luke Vim is coulinuing. In the direction of Mosul we are pursuing the remnant of the dispersed Turkish divisions. The Hussions have resinned their advance along the entile Asiatic front. The Turks have evacuated llillis. The new attack of the Italians in I lie Dolomites on the northern part of the front is Ijciin; hindered by un favorable weather conditions, but some further progress is reported in the official announcement te'hiy. OBJECTlO MERGER SAN r'HANCISCO. Aug. 2J. In junction Bults to block a proposed $20,00,000 packing merger involv ing the Alaska Packing Association, the California Fruit dinners' asso ciation, Central California Canneries, .i K. Armsby company and others. were threatened today by Henry F. Kortnian, a minority stockholder In the Alaska Packing association. Fort iminn. and other minority stock holders charge that a proposed price of $154.50 per share for the Alaska association's stock is too low. Prominent financiers and packing men left here for New York today to further the merger. TWO DOLLARS AiBALE 'NEW YOR, Aug. 25. On the most active and excited trading since the outbreak of the European war, the cotton market today recorded an ad vance of approximately $2 per bale. Apprehensions of a depreciated drop appeared to increase because of the drought la the southwest. SUCCESSES ON HE FRONTS MEDFORD ZEPPELINS RAID CITY OF LONDON KILLING EIGHT Five or Six Airships Drop Hundred Bombs on East and Southeast Coasts of England, One Raider Reaching Outskirts of Capitan Thirty-six Persons Injured. . ISKIil.lN, Aug. li."). An attack on London by a (lerumii uirship was made on Wednesday night, the war office announced today. LONDON. Aug. "J.". Kiglit persons wure killed and thirty-sii: injured hi the Zeppelin raid last night, it was announced officially today. One hundred bombs were dropped. One Zeppelin reached the outskirts of London. 1(10 llomlis lHipHXl. The statenient says: "Further reports show that five or six enemy airships raided the east and southeast coasts of England. In all, 100 bombs were dropped. Two or three raiders came In over the eastern counties and dropped over 30 bombs, without causing any casualties or damage. Another raldor attempted to approach a seaport town, being heavily fired on by anti-aircraft guns, was driven off to the eastward, after dropping 19 bombs Into the sea with out reaching their objectives. "Another airship, which visitcd the southeast coast also came under a heavy fire from anti-aircraft de fenses and was compelled to unload her cargo of bombs In the sea with out doing any damage to life1 or property. "Another raider succeeded In reaching tho outskirts of London, where explosive and Incendiary bombs were dropped, and It Is regrettod that casualties occurred among the civil ian population as follows: killed, three men, three women, two chil dren; Injured seriously, three men, tour women; injured slightly, four men, seven women, three children. In addition, one soldier was seriously and 14 were slightly injured by broken glass." Details Meagre. LONDON, Aug. 25. Details of the raid by hostile airships on the east and southeast coast of England be tween midnight and three o'clock as disclosed by the rtatenient of the wa: office, show that D persons are re ported to have .men Injured, some mortally. Other O.amage afrectod by the raiders Is declared to have hoen slight. The announcement says: "Six hostile airships raided the east and southeast coasts of England last night at intervals between mid night and three o'clock this morning One airship made her way westward well Inland. The remainder of the fleet carried out short inroads over the coast. The number of bombs dropped by the raiders has not been ascertained. Several bombs are re ported to have been dropped at Ships at sea. Damage affected by the raid wa'i slight. "In one locality a railway station and some houses were damaged and at another point two houses were wrecked. fiii'at Incitement ('utoj. A Central News dispatch says there was great excitement in a town on the Thames estuary at one o'clock this morning when news was received of the approach of a .eppelln. Mist obscured the raider, but It could be heard approaching from the coast. After hovering over the town for some time, it passed toward the west. Shartly after''-d a series of violent explosions, followed by can nonading, shook buildings and lighted the sky. MEXICO 10 ELEGT Si MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23. The de partment of the Interior Is formulat ing a decree calling a congressional congress. It will not be Issued until all returis are in from the municipal elections to be held September 3. Those elected under this decree will organize a constitutional assembly to consider reforms to the constitution. MEDFORD GERMAN PEACE PARTY FAVORS WAR TO FINISH Proclamation Issued Demanding Re--tention of Belgium and Poland Peace Only With Crushing of Eng land, the Arch Enemy Must Force Enemy to Sue for Peace. Ill'.lil.lX, Aug. '.'". A proclama tion containing views on the- peace conditions which might be imposed by Germany is published today by the independent committee ior German peace, an organization tormcd some time ago by those opposed to war in Genua ny. The proclamation asserts that dc pitc the fact that the Germans nnd their allies are holding three king doms in their hands, the entente statesmen continue to indulge in a flood of abuse ami lies about Ger many while themselves violating ev ery principle of international law, lorcing neutrals to enter the war against their better judgment and en deavoring to force into submission through hunger millions whom their swords could tlt vanquish. England Main Foe. "Our enemies will not succeed," continues the proclamation. "One thing they have accomplished is to force upon us the realization that England is our special und most dan gerous enemy. England causes our enemies to stick together. England leads lliein. Upon England they de pend and will depend more after ttic war. On the wreckage of our empire England hopes to unfurl the bunncr of Anglo-Suxou world dominion." The document asserts thut Russian territory from the Haltic-, to Vol hynia must in the future he included in the German sphere to serve as a bulwnrk against the Russian tendency to annihilate Germany. France's re venge ideas must constantly bo kept in mind so that in the west also changes would be ncec airy. Want Jlvlgiuni Also. Ilclgium in the future, adds the proclamation, cither will be a Ger man or an English bulwark, so "real guarantees" here also are needed. The document then cites the ex pression of Dr. Peter Spahn, leader of the Catholic center party in the reichstag, that "liclgium must lie in German hands militarily, economical ly and politically." The proclamation concludes wilh I he assertion : "England's plan Ihicalens ns with political and economical helot ry. II 'aims at our life as a people und as a state. It aims at our culture and institutions. Energy must be applied regardless of consequences, to force peace upon this enemy. Let it not come true that, as England says, we will win all the battles, but England will win the war. Willi Von Ilinden burg let ns say it is not only a ipies tion of slicking it out, but of win ning." BILL AGAIN PASSED WASHINGTON", Aug. 25. The army appropriation bill, vetoed by President Wilson berausc of provis ions in its revision of the articles of war, was accepted by the house today with a revision approved by the war department and now goes again to the president for signature. Chair man Hay of the military committee, author of the provision, which drew the veto, made no fight. NEW YORK, Aug. 25. The epi demic of Infantile paralysis showed another drop today In the number of new canes and deaths reported and health expertti were more confident than erer that the dlncase wan being controlled. During the 24 hours end ing at lu a. m., there were only VI deaths and 94 new canes, the lowest number in a month. Yesterday there were 31 deaths and V)'i new cases. 01? KG OX. FRIDAY. AUGUST 25. 191( HUGHES BECOMES A MINER JORDAN HOUR STRIKE DEADLOCK CANNON JONAH -T- . . j under wooo u uwMmrooo HI4-Jwt''l,t1,Bw,ifa jg Candidate Charles K. Hughes was . b afeTjpi a copper miner for an hour, at Hutte, j 1 Mont, lie doned tho regulation work- Skf'vj, v , VjsI lug togs, went 2800 feet underground I t l I and operated an air drill. j sjj' v T ! HUGHES TALKS ON fejll EFFICIENCY. LABOR I LA I! AM IE, Wyo., Aug. 2:,. Fapei programs and statutes arc meaning less without efficiency, declared Charles E. Hughe's in a teu-aiinule talk in the city park following his ar rival here early today, lie reiterated his declaration lor a protective tar iff, enforcement of civil scrvicd and i businesslike administration of gov ernment. "We should have but one ideal in making appointments," he republicun nominee lor the prcsuiencv ilcclnretl. that ideal should be cl ficieiiey. Pa per progrnius and sliitutcs amount, to nothing unless we have cfticicncy. Efficiency that's the watchword of the twentieth century. " Mr. Hughes reviewed what he term ed "n fine record of republican achievement, in the enactment of la bor legislation. "I am for that, and more, he said, "we might to have an aileiiuale compensation in ease of accident. Mr. Hughes left lor .Cheyenne shortlv after noon. Judge and Mrs. Hughes held nn in formal reception al the park, where they met u committee of women who had been voters since the territory of Wvoining became a slate in ISIill. FOR SEA BUSINESS COPENHAGEN. Aug. 2.1. (Icr many Is now ready for the competi tion on the sea which will take place after tho war, declares Phillip llolno ken, director of the North German Lloyd steamship line. In an Interview in the Polltlken today. Every ship destroyed during the war has been re placed he said, and tho North Ger man Lloyd line has built four new passenger steamers named The Zep pelin, lilndenburg, Columbus and Mill mil on, respectively. The company he added, also intends to build a large number of 1, 000-tou steamers of uniform type. WASHINGTON'. Aug. 2.',. The Commercial Cable com puny com plained to the inter-state commerce commission today that the Western Union Teleg.'uph company charges full rates for delivering deferred cablegrams to Interior points withn,c'n ''xp'cte which the f-.M;ti Tnletraoh eomnunv I Agcm y s;is doe not connect, but only charges half rates to the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company and tho Central and South American Telegraph Com pany. Reparation of $X.M0 is asked. It is also alleged that the Western Union charges the I'ronrh Cable Com pany full rates. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION BILL PASSES HOUSt WASHINGTON. Au-. The workjngrnen's cnmpeu-alion bill, passed by the -enute was accepted today by the hniise with -lii;b differ ences f a minnr character which promise to lie urraiigej in conference. T ft NICW YORK, Auk. 2.".. The Now York t'Hy Ni-wh AkkocIuUoii (uotOH an offlcrr of tho liritish navy, who urrivpfl hore Unlay tihoarri tho White Star Htoanishlp Haltic,- as authority for the stiiloiiient that tho Gorman suhniarine limnon has hoen captured ty the Hi'itish nnd :t:i of Iht nrew of ;t 5 made prisoners. The Bremen, ac eordfntf to the iicrount, was raptured In (he Strails of hover in a steel net August 2. Two memliei'H of her ercw lost their lives. ,Tlio Bremen, t was said, while en meshed In (he nit, was Mlhted by a British patrol bout, her stern under water and her how high above the Hurfaee. After endeavoring for a time to extricate (he wreck, the patrol boat steamed away for hover with her prisoners. AeeordliiR to the officer quoted, the British government has main tallied silence In regard lo (lie rupture as another derm an trans-Allan lie sub marine, the Amerika, which was said to be on iter way here, and It was hoped to capture her also. ItKlil.lN, Aug. 2.'i.lropHratloiis for another voage of the submarine, heutschland. to the United States, are well under w-y. Freight l being received for tiiis trip. The amount of rurno now ready is larue,- than had 1 lie Overseas News All (lie members of the crew have expressed readiness to sign for the next voyage. ON SHIELDS BILL WASHINGTON. An-. 2V- Confer ees of bun c and -ciuite working It reconcile dillcicn-e in the Shield jinii to permit eon-t rncnoii or power dam b" pmale enterprise in navi gable si ream- today gave up all hope of agreement at this -esion of eon i$re and adjourned to Nowmber J. fe 1 hu " ft REPORT BREMEN CAPTURED BY BRITISH STRAIGHTS OF DOVER STILL UNBROKEN AT WASHINGTON Negotiations Kept Secret anil Out ward Appearance Confusing Em ployes Firm for President's So lution, While Managers Cannot Agree Upon Hours and Wages. WASHINGTON. Any. ''.".- The I railway strike ueotiat inns resolved themselves tmltiy, nutwnnllv-nt least, into a more or les confused state. repressions nf optimism from until sides were not so free as they wore yesterday, and feeling heretofore en- rnl ii muni: the managers that a plan to include the eihl-liuiir day would he found, was not so evident. Some of the railway executives reverted to- thrir prediction that it never would he conceded. President Wilson kept his cabinet waiting an hour while he conferred willi the four brotherhood heads. Silence Over Deliberations. All parties to the conference stead fastly refused to say what was talked about. The railroad executives conferred amonr themselves during the day. and it was thought possible they miht later yo to the white house. Kor the executives this statement was is sued : "The executives are understood to be studying 'the form of n coinmutii cation to the president." Some of the jnnrc optimistic still hud hopes of a final decision l)ein reached before tomorrow niifht. Tive ntiuion thai the eiht-honr basic day will not he conceded apparently was rowiii-r as -the coni'eretieert contin ued. Situation I'litluined. . The executives and ma tinkers de moted practically no time t.-day te ciotisuleration of freight rate in creases or settlement ol future strikes, but centered on the length of the working day ami pay. The brotherhood heads declared I hey were standing on 1'resident Wil son's plan ami had not changed their attitude a particle. Late this afternoon Presidents Knvctt, ttntden and Willnrd of the I'niou Pacific, llurlinton and Haiti more & Ohio, respectively, went to the white house. Il was understood they would outline to President Wil son tin conclusion of the select com mitlec of executives so far. It was said t lie presided I s were standing more closely together for arbitration than at any lime since thev had asM-rtibled here, ami that some of those who at fir( were favor nf accepting President Wilson's phiu had been brought nvcr In n ma joritv which was described as stand ing "back- to the wall." If vvas indicated that the cnmmuiii calinu being prepared for President Wilson would contain a further in sistence on a rbil rat ion. KKPUN. Aug. federal council ha inventory of fore bv Germans and 'J. Tlw German ordered a general yd securities held lepo-iled in Ger many r in foreign, countries. Spe cinl measure will be taken to make tin invrntorv a accurate a- possible for the guidance of the German au ihoiitic-. sjtvs the Overseas News agency announcement of the ordei The inventory has been directed wilh German currency and fnreiun trade intcre-ts in mind, the aunnuncc incut add-;. JGHT OKLAHOMA CITY, Dkla., Aug. Attorney Oenoral Krepllng twlay Is nuorl instruction! to the shrrfrt, i-oun ty Hltorntiy and mayor of TiiIsh not to allow the MorrtH-.Moran fiKht Keliud uled for l.alior day to take ilai-e. Ac corillnn to the attorney Ki'nerul, the staging of the fight would he In di ren t vtolutloD of the state law. NO. 133 OF PROGRESSIVES Standpatter Declares Wing of Republicans Progressive 'Gave Cur- rency" to the "Startling and False Theory" That Increased Cost of Living Due to Excessive Rates. WASHINGTON', Aiir. Seimtur (lallincr, ri')iililicun leniii".-. :!!il one of the "old guard," told tho Keiinto today durinK debate on the revenue hill that Former Speaker Cannon wus the "Jniiiih" ui ion whom the insiirir- nt wiii(f of the lepublii'iinsi liouucd Illume for their complaint tie.niiist the Omirlev Inriff nnd that the late Sen ator Aldricli was chosen by them nn his confederate for attack and de famation.'' The republican . leader defended Imtli Representative Caiiiion . and Senator Alilrich. As far back as IHDii, lie declared, ertuin iioliticinns bejinn to lilant this seed of discontent to "break down the protective tariff policy of the re publican party and to discredit the acknowledged leaders of that pol icy." "Men who called themselves repub licans," he said, "gave currency to the 'startling und false' theory Hint the increased cost of living waa due to excessive rates provided bv the Uiuglc.V tariff. Cuii noil an Jonah. , "So. far did this disaffection grow,'' said Senator. Gullinger, "tliiit-cnrtuiii - rejinblicuns begun to disclaim rospon- . sibility for what they termed the rnd ical provisions of the Dingloy luw anil began looking about for n Jonah tyon whom they might heap Ihe bur den of Maine and visit the penalties attaching thereto. These men., with - the active assistance of these demo- . crats, selected for the sacrifice a mail who had served his country in the house of representatives thirty years, and at all times with more than onii: nary honor and distinction, and who in Hint position bad consistently, continuously and honorably advocat ed the protective tariff system as the one sure and logical means for the perpetuation of nn industrial system which never has had n parallel in the history of the world. This man, who had so earnestly and ably, so long and successfully defended the best interests of our country, wus Joseph (iurnev Cannon. Al.li-U.il Kvtollcd. "They declared that 'Cannonisui must go,' and this cry was echoed nil over the laud. The chorus was .join ed in, it must be remembered, by a lew republicans of uiiipicstioned power whose word became law, and thru, to show the sincerity of their convictions, and their willingness to throw overboard all who stood in their way, the dcinocriits were per mitted to select as Mr. Cannon's con- leilenitc a iiimi who, out of the abun dance i-l bis learning and ciiuigy, had for years pel formed the difficult task connected with llic chairmanship of the senate committee on finance. "This man, Nelson V. Aldricli, was chosen for attack and defamation. His clear view enabled iiiiu to pene trate the beyond; and be was able to render service of such inestimable value that few of us can even now appreciate the value of his services to the country. Hut the word bus been passed that Aliirichism und Ciihiinnisiu were responsible for nil the wrongs that existed ill the body politi''. including the increased prices of everything, whether the articles (Continued on Last Pago) WASHINGTON". Aug. 25. Con' , tinned quiet along both Mexltau coasts, reducing the necessity of keep ing a strong naval force there already, has resulted In the withdrawal ot the destroyer tender Dixie, from the eas tern const and other vessels will be relieved soon. A plan Is being worked out by the navy department whereby reserve battleships wilt bn used as soon as the war games are ended, to maintain tho usual peace time naval strength in Mexican waters. , SAYS GALLINGER
