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Newspaper Page TextUniversity of Oregon Uiirary i Medford Mail Tribune i FORECAST Fair Tonight and Ku inlay. "Sot ho Mann. WEATHER Maximum yoMcnhiy, I (Ml; Minimum today, HH. i Forty-lxth Tear. Ta1)y Klpyfnth Tear. MEDFORD OR1WOX. SATURDAY. AUfiUKT 2(5. 191fi NO. 131 v. KESS it CRISIS REACHED IN RAILROAD DEADLOCK-PRESIDENT CONSULTS CONG BROTHERHOOD F El Crisis in Negotiations Reached Today Committee of Eight Preparing to Present Counter-Proposal to Wil sonBrotherhood Chiefs Consider ing Unofficial Report. "WASHINGTON, Aug. 21! Willi ne gotiations for averting the threatened railroad strlko practically at a dead lock, President Wilson today sud denly wont to the capitol and con ferred with administration leaders over the possibility of legislation. The president conferred first "with democratic leader Kern and Senator Rowlands, chairman of the senate commerce committee, who, it was understood, after a canvass of the congressional situation, had con cluded it was feasible to get through congress heforo adjournment as an amendment to the pending bill to in crease the membership of the Inter state commerce commission, some sort of an expression that the rail roads should be authorized to make rato Increases to meet higher wages and to provide some sort of . ma chinery for arbitration of similar dis putes In the future, possibly along the lines of the Canadian commission. Just before the president went td the capitol, the brotherhood leaders, Impatient at the delay of the railroad executives In replying to the presi dent's proposal, .declared that only the unqualified concession of the eight-hour day or some action by congress to cause the government to operate the railroads could prevent the threatened strike. On all hands the president's visit to the capitol was taken as indicating that the situ ation had reached a crisis. WASHINGTON, Ann. '20. Among brotherhood officials this afternoon it was declared that only unqualified concession hy the railroads of the eight-hour day, or net inn of congress diking ovjjr the railroads for gov ernment operation could prevent the threatened slrike. . Crisis Imminent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 'Jli. A crisis in the negotiations looking; lo avoid ance of a nutiou-wiilc railroad slrike appeared imminent loday when a counter-proposal involving arbitra tion was prepared liy Ihe railroad presidents for final submission to J'resident Wilson. On the acceptabil ity of I liis proisul by (he railroad brollierliood's committee of G4II de pended largely whether the presi dent's personal efforts to mediate shall fail. Heretofore the brother hood leaders have stood firm against any plan lo arbitrate their demand lor an eight-hour day as a basis in determining wages. The railroad executives mid today to perfect the draft of their proposal and were expected to send it immedi ately lo President Wilson, who had an engagement with the brotherhood leaders about noon. Some members of the brotherhood committee, although still hostile to arbitrating Ihe eight-hour demand, were said to favor taking J lie rail roads' nroposat under advisement and continuing negotiations next week. IxnK Session. Ilrotherhond leaders had received (Continued on page Hi) VKNIl'K, Aug. 20. Venice is fac ing n serious economic crisis as a re sult of Hie war. The city government sent ye-tcrdnv a delegation to ask the national government for special measures of assistance. The people complain that they have been deprived of the usual business of the port; ot their income from florist and pre vented from income- from their cus tomary sources of revenue. HOLD II FOR GUI HOUR DAY MACEDONIA LINE lTMinr CAPIMO iLllluL rflumu ' ECONOMIC CRISIS INFANT EPIDEMIC piiniin nrnnmor SERBIANS FORCED 10 RETIRE ON Germans Launch Offensive in Cham pagneResist Allied Advance on Somme British Take Trenches Before Thiepval Germans Attack on Verdun Front. PARIS, Aug. 2G. The Bulgarians have attacked and captured the Greek fort of Startila, the commander, and the entire garrison which offered a spirited resistance, says a Salonlkl dispatch to the Matin. The dispatch Is dated August 23 and was delayed. SOFIA, Aug. 20. After severe flghtlag on the Bulgarian right wing, on the Macedonian front, the Ser bians have been defeated with very heavy losses and compelled to retire, the war office announced today. Eighteen consecutive attacks were made by the Serbians. On the eastern end of the front Bulgarian forces have reached the Greek Agean coast and put British cavalry detachments to flight. Seve ral villages have been occupied by the Bulgarians. ' .The statement says: "Our offensive on our right wing continues. In the region of Moglon ica mountain considerable Serbian forces from the night of August 21 until the afternoon of August 23, at tempted 18 consecutive attacks. All their attacks were repulsed, where upon the Serbians retired to their former positions. Their losses were immense. "Our loft wing, advancing upon the Agean coast, met weak British cavalry detachments, which took flight fn the direction of Gogo and Orfano, pursued by our troops." Palermo Occupied. "PARIS, Aug. 2ti. A dispatch from Avlona today states that the Italians have occupied Porto Palermo and the summit of Mount Kalarat, in south ern Albania, in order to watch the Albanian coast north of Cape Kcppall, fifty miles southeast of Avlona, in which district there is said to bo an Austrian submarine base. The territory occupied by the Ital ians is quasi-Greek. The opinion of Home newspapers, howevor, Is that Greece will not protest the occupa tion. L LONDON, Aug. 2li. Hrilish ncro planes have made another dash over Belgium, on this occasion penetrating to the vicinity of Nainur, 4(1 mill's southeast of Brussels, anil bombard ing German airship sheds. One aero plane is missing. An official account of these operations issued loday says: "Karly Friday morning an attack was carried nut by naval aeroplanes upon enemy airship sheds near Na il nr. The sheds were successfully bombarded and two of them were hit. but due to low-lying clouds it was not possible to observe the damage done. One of our machines failed to return. NKW VOKK, Aus. 20. The number of new cases cf infantile paralysis continues to decrca-e. During the twenty-four hours ending at In a. mi. today (here were only ninety-one new ca-es, the lowest in a nionlh, and twenty-live deaths. Yesterday there were !M new cases uud 22 deaths. DUTCH i f:' Ffi" , f iff! H&L ' 1 . : Charles Edward Russell's recent the exports, both legal and illegal, to parade of Dutch women, bearing the HUGHES FLAYS AT GREELY COLO. DKNYKlt, Colo., Aug. 'ju Charles K. Hughes reached Denver shortly be fore noon today to a welcome of brass bands, giant firecrackers and cheers from thousands of persons who gath ered at the ' station and along the streets through which he passed. The nomiuee was feeling better lhan he bad fell for days and showed only a trace of fatigue. Headed by a squad of mounted po lice and brass bands, the nominee and his purtv paraded through the busi ness section of the city before going to their hotel. The line of flag-he-decked automobiles extended for blocks, (liant firecrackers were fired as a salute along the line of march. After a few minutes' rest at his ho tel, Mr. Hughes went to Ihe luncheon of the Mile High club, where he made an address. Speaks at triveley. (iliKKLKY, Colo , Aug. -2u ('has. Kvans lluyhes, republican nominee for president, war formally welcomed to ('(dorado here, today by a commit tee of republicans fended by !r. Hu bert Work of t'ucblo, national com mitteeman. ' Conferences with party leaders were followed by a public reception at !) o'clock, after which Mr. Hughes in a ten-minute uddrc-s in Ihe citv park here today summarized Ins chief at tacks on the administration uud bis own policies as follow.-: Summarizes Attacks. ' In l opponents said that they would reduce the cost of living. "They haven't reduced the co-t of living. "They said they would stand for the merit system in government. "They have shamelessly betrayed the merit system in government. "They said they were for the main tenance of the constitutional right-; of American citizens throughout the world. "They have left our citizen to be murdered and their properly destroy ed right in Mexico, close to our boun dary. "They did say they were opposed to a tariff for protection. "That they carried out. with Ihe re Milt that before the Kuropenn war broke out, unemployed men were walking the streets of our cities, job less, asking for work and having to be fed by countless cliaritablu organ izations. "I want to see efficiency in gov eminent, efficiency in business, effi ciency in the execution of all laws re lating to governmental activity." Income Amendment Rejected WASHINGTON. Aug. ;. liy a vote of :tl to !l the senate today re jected an amendment by Senator l'n derwood to redticp the incorne't.tx ex emption in the administration revenue lull from -i-ltinil to .UHHI for married persons and from MKlO to .J(H,0 for single peious. WOMEN MARCH TO PROTEST FOOD ui tlrtes hnvc told of Holland h troubles Germany, where food commands higher sign, "5000 children in I'.Hu more thanin It S0WI1 FRONT Bulgarians Capture --Greek' Port of Staotila and Reach Aegean Season Eastern End of Front Weak Brit ish Cavalry Force Put to Flight Italians Occupy Porta Palermo. LOXIION. Aug. 'Jti. While deter minedly resisting the allied advance on the Somme front, the Hermans are launching an offensive movement in the Champagne region. They pene trated some French positions, but subsequently were driven out, Paris declares. LONDON, Aug. A heavy at tack made by Ihe I'russiuli guard against Iriti-h positions al Thieinal, on the Somme front, was repulsed by the Worcester-hire and Wiltshire reg iments, it was officially announced this afternoon. Near Moinpiet farm Ihe 111 ili-li made a gain of HHi yards. .Herman trenches along Ihe Cource-letlc-'I'biepViil roadmen- captured. Kurt her progress by the l.ritish in Ibeir attack on Thiepvnl is iiUh re ported, ground beini gained on both sides of Mouipicl farm, notably to the southwest, where -I (HI yards of Herman Ircnehe- along the Cource-Icttc-Tbicpvnl road were captured. PARIS, Aug. ''). After an inlen-c bombardment last niyhl the Hermans launched an infantry attack west of Tab u re, in the Champagne. They pen etrated the French position, the war office announced today, but subse quently were expellctl. Herman at tacks on the Solium- it ik the Verdun fronts were repulsed. The Herman attack on the Somme was made on 1 1 ill lL'1, near the town of .Mniircpa-, recently captured by the French. On Ihe Vcidttn front, ca-t of the Meu-e, the Hermans attacked the French line between Fleury and Thi uuuiotit, al ter a heavy ImmiiIih idmcnt, but were abb lo make no advance. IIDP una GET LOST IN HILLS HOSKHCKH. Or., Aug. 2b -Searching partie- hdt here today to look for .Mi-s Haze! Jcwetl and Mi-s fieri rinl Ihllaid, two Ro-cburg school teachers, who have been min ing from their camp in the mountain-.tbirty-five miles J nan here, since yc-tcrday morning. From the time that they became separated from the other members of their party no trace of thctu has been found. PRUSSIAN GUARD BRITISH REPULSED ALONG EXP0HTS J to get food for her workers, ami of prices. Here is a photograph of u 1914 died from lack of food!" E E ON SUEZ CANAL CON STAXTI'NOl'LH, Aug.2li. Hrlllsh and Turkish recpiinolteriiiK partles'liavo clashed at a point Inns than 20 miles cast of the Suez numl In the coast region,, the llrlllsh de tachments being roreed to floe, nc cording to today's announcement liy the war office. The official Btiito- nicnt says: "Caucasus front: Wo repulsed British attacks aKainst our advanced positions on the right wing. At one point the enemy, despite a three-fold superiority, was forced to retreat ho fore the resistance of our troops. "A hostile monitor unsuccessfully bomhariled the coast near Kotcha. "After an engagement hetwoen hostile reconnitering parties with our detachments 25 kilometers (about l( miles) cast of Suez, the enemy fled." AMSTKRDAM, Aug. 2b. liy d cicc nf the Rumanian council of mill iteis, pnhlihcd in the Monitor, the extraordinarv credit for the armv U increased by 2lll).(MMI,(MMI francs (illO.IMMI.fMlO j';-anc, according to tel-egrnm- from lueharc--t today. The I 'ni verbal announce that ticneial Faraskivcco has been ap pointed director ot munition.-, adds the dipalc)i. and Ocncral I'opovic, m--peclor general of cavalry, has been appointed to command the first army corp.- in succession to Hcncral Av cresco. I S.W.OXIKI. Amj.. JUi.A hn-c. oimIii mcclin whs licl, here Inst niht tn i!lllc-t HUJtillsl the firl'tipil- 'tion ol'tireek l(vritrv lv Iinlnriiins. It was f'i!liwri by h flciiKinsttHtion for Yenizclns nfitl the sin'in' of the iiHliiin;il hymn. I )i-ii tflifs 1'npni Allie ns shv the ;:m ctritiif'tit is niftch coin'crncil iilmiit tin hlicnil pHi'tv inii!iiii'stiitiin which is In-ill nf-'Htiiffl Inr Siimhiv ninl IhrcHlcn- Id lili! 'imhiIit ilcriMtn-lni-ti'tns in siiiKMt il' the Kinj:. ' New Zealat d Speaker Dead WKI.I.INCTnV, . Ana. 'Jli. Sir tienrjic Mniiricc O'lfitrke, sioikcr of the New- .ciiliinfl house of rcrc rcntHlivcs, is ilcn'l. D MANIA lflTfQ. itumnmri kuilu INCREASED CREDIT AMERICAN FISHERS HALT PROGRESS OF RUSSIANS IN CARPATHIANS fierdlin Reports Partial Repulse of Russians, With Lanje Losses Russians Claim Advance in Galicia, Occupying Village of Guta Press Advantage Gained in Armenia. DKIil.IN. A ut!. 2ti (by wireless to Savville). Russian troops which are attempting to advance in the Car pathians toward the Hungarian bor der have been partly repulsed, the of ficial Austrian report of August 27t announces. The statement says; ''Front of Archduke Charles Fran cis; West of the Moldova and in the district of Tartar pass several Rus sian attacks were nartially repulsed in hand-to-hand lilitiii-. The enemy suffered larye losses. "v ront ol 1'ield Marshal von llia- denlmrjf: In the sector of Terepel-nike-I'ieniaki we recaptured all the trenches lost August 2'J. One offi cer, 211 men and three machine nuns were captured." i'F.TIMHUAl), A" 20. In the. foothills of the Carpathians in Hal icia, the Russians have pressed back the AusLrians and made considerable advances, occupying a village, it was announced officially loday. "fn the Carpathians west of Nad voina," the statement says, "our ad vanced u'liards, having dispersed the enemy, occupied the village of Hula and reached the sources of Ihe rivers llysiriiza and Myst ristza-Nadvorna in the region of Rafalov." I'lTROHRAI), Aug. 20. The Kus siatiM are pressing the advautuge re cenlly gained over the Turks ii southern Turkish Armenia, according to today's official statement, which says : "On the line extending from the town of Kygi to Lake Van, stubborn fighting continues. Our troops, after having occupied the town of Mush advanced to (he ridge of Kurst-Dagu where we captured a number of pris oners. "In Ihe direction of Mosul we con tiuiie lo pursue the remnants of liu fourth Turkish division." FILE COMPLAINT OTTAWA, Out.. Auk. S. To dls cu8 with tho WHshiimton iiuthorltleH cnniiihifntH hy AnicrlcHn I'Hdflc coast flshnrnicn Hint the Cumullan novern ment Iihh reinsert theni halt unci sup ply privlli-ncH Ht (!anailian portH, W. A. Pounrl, Canadian Hiijicrlntcndont of rishork'H, has left for tho American capital. The niHrInn and flhurles depart ment loday denied reports eniHiinllnx from Washlniiton that the Canadian government, Htippnrted by a Hrltlsh order In council, had hlnckllxtcd American tlKhinK vem,:lH in north Pa lflc waters. In explanation ol tho situation, It pointed out that Canada, some years hko, save American vessels the right lo ohtaln halt and other supplies In Canadian ports, provided they shipped their catch over Canadian railroad lines. This was follwed hy Hreat devclopmentH In Hie halihut Industry on tho British Columhla coast and tills husiness heinK lost to Seattle, strong aKltallon arose there against the Canadian ruliuKS. Ile cently. It is charged, certain Ameri can vessels, having taken on bait and supplies al Canadian ports, took their catch lo Healtle. As h result the fisheries department has refused these vessels had and supply privi leges and will continue to refuse them. It was declared, until they undertake lo olwerve regulations. SCHOONER GREAT BEAR WRECKED IN BERING SEA Left Seattle Jure 16 to Meet Stef anssen Party Safely Landed on St. . Matthews Island Are Well Supplied With Provisions Bear Strongly Built. ON 1IOAUI) I". S COAST (iUAUl) Cl.TTKIi iVi'Cl l.l.OUtill, lieri;j; Ken. ng. Tile power schooner Ulcmt Hear, currying I lm Arctic expedition licadeil hy .Jolin Hordcu of Chicago and Captain Louis i.ane ol' Seattle, was wrecked on it pinnacle rock in llcring sea August 10. The vessel wns a total loss, hut (lie entire party landed salely on St. Mnltliews isl and, where they were found yester day liy the McCulloch. I Hillnil liy McCiiIIoiikIi The mcnihcrs of the parly aboard the Oreiit Hear were aide to land tents and provisions on St. Mathews island and lived comfortably fifteen days until the McCulloch, which hail been sen! from Nome lo search for the vessel, found them yesterday. Ilorden anil his enlire party worn I uken aboard I lie McCulloch, which started hack to Nome last night. Tile new power schooner Oreut Hear, built here this year for John Borden, the Chicago millionnire, uud Captain Louis l,une, u widely known Arctic navigator of Sea I lie, .left hero July "Jli for an eXIendcd cruisu into the. Arctic. Wheli Ihe vessel left here, Mr. Horden, ('upturn Lane and Niirris lllokiiiu of Chicago anil 11 crew of twenty men were the only members of the expedition aboard. Olliers who were lo go witli Ihe party into the Arctic Weill by mail steamer to Nome, where I hey expected to join the expedition. Ileal- Strongly Unlit. The (licut Hear was especially con structed lo withstand the pressure of the Arctic floes and it was Cuptnin Lime's in t i'ti I ion lo penetrate ns fur as Itaiiksland, where he expected to meet Villi.jiilinur Stefansson, the Canadian Arctic explorer, for whom lie curried supplies, I'nlil the wireless incssage was re ceived from Hie coast guard cutler McCulloch today, untiling hud heeu hearil from the (treat Hear since Au gust (i, when she was reported leav ing: Cnahiska for Nome. The trip across Hcring sea should not have rcipiired more than u week, and when she failed lo arrive lit Nome grent anxiety whs felt for the siifety of those nboiird and the McCulloch was dispatched lo search among the isl ands. The Client Hear was the most. stiuini-lilv built Arctic craft that ever left Seattle. She was 17.') feet long, :i'J feel Ileum, with 11 limit of four teen led and cost more than $"". (Mill. Her thick oaken hull was sheathed in Australian iroiiburl;, a heavy timber havinir great power of resistance, uud Cuptnin Lane and Mr. liorden were continent she could weather any storm and withstand the severest haltering ill (lie ice. The coast guard cutter McCulloch (Continued on page Hi) BILLS MAY DELAY WASHINGTON. Aug', "id. Senator Owen made a futile effort in the sen ate today tit secure consideration of the corrupt practices bill. Senator Smoot, republican, objected, but Sen ator Horah declared the republican leaders rvmld hind him to no leg:;it tivc program and said be desired1 to vote on both the corrupt practices and immigration bills before adjourn ment. Senator- Reed and Saul-bury, dem ocrat, declared they would aid Sen ator Owen in an effort to set the cor rupt practices hill before the seaato . and that precipitated a tlulter over the democratic progrum tor adjourn ment next week. - .