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ALLIES SECURE
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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