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WEATHER
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MEDFORD OREGON. MONDAY, .MTU'ST . 28. 191(i
NO. i:r
RUMANIA .BUS WAR WITH ALLIES; DECLARES WAR ON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
vi r a i mi r nnrr n ni a
HK IS HAL Wm rLAN
w w - - - - -
MILLION MEN
INTO STRIFE
Fourteenth Nation to Enter War
Germany Expected to Declare War
Against Rumania Italy Declares
Against Germany Opens Way to
Bulgaria for Russia.'
l'.l'.III.IN, .ii;ii'-J.S. flcrmnny has
declared war im Kiinuinin.
KiulitiuLT has begun between liu
lunniau nnd Teutonic troops ui the
Triiii-ylviiniiin trontior, tin- official
nnnouucmucnt i T lodny indicates. The
stalcmcnt says liimuuiinns have Imm'H
taken prisoner.
LONDON', An;.'. 2S. The Kuninn
ian mbiistcr ill Vienna received his
passports yc.-leriiiiy. says a telegram
received l.y llie Kxrhungc Telegraph
coimianv Imiav final the Auslrinn
camp liy way nf 'I'lii' Hague.
Tin' minister is lea ving. Vienna to
day I'm- llucliurcst by siccial train.
The newspapers of Vienna appear
with large lilank s)iiees, (he message
mills, sho.viug lliat all articles (leal
inn with Itiimania jiave been cen
sored. IVKISLIX. Auk. 28. Rumania has
entered tho war with the entente ill
lies. Official announcement Is made
at llerlin that the existence of a state
of war with Austria-Hungary was
liradfttmvdmt--tytu-lilirofstr- yesterduy..
evening. An Indication that Rumania
moved In accordance with a-a 'pre
determined plan of the entento allies
is found In tho fact that her declara
tion of war was made on the same
day as Italy's declaration aKalnsl.
Oermany.
Ocriniiii Council Convenes.
The official announcement from
llrrliu adds the Information that on
receipt of the news' of Rumania's
action the federal council was called
for an immediate session. This may
forecast a declaration of war by Ger
many against Rumania.
Dispatches from Athens indicate
that popular feeling Is stirred deeply
by occupation of CSreek territory by
Unitarian forces although this move
was sanctioned hy the Greek govern
ment. Little information Is released by
the censors 1n regard to the condition
on tlte Macedonian front. The Bul
garians, clairtvrng consistent gains on
the western end of the line, are
If ngthening the ' front and pushing
into Albania: ' : ' '
llucharest" dispatches received yes.
terday stated that King Ferdinand of
Rujnania had convened a conference
of representatives of all the political
parties, rormer premiers, former pres.
iilents of tiie legislative chambers,.
ministers and government representa
tives, with the iden of ascertaining
the views of all sections of public
opinion.
The Wolff bureou which first made
the announcement that Rumania has
cist her fortunes wlt'i V'.e entente al
lies is a semi-official German news
agency which frequently is used as an
avenue for making public oficial an
nouncements. Rumania Fourteenth in War.
Rumania thus becomes tho four
teenth nation to Join In the war. Her
intervention either on the side of
tho entente allies or the central pow
ers has been awaited with symptoms
or concern by both since the begin
ning or the great conflict. This is
due not entirely to Rumania's mill-
(Continued on Pago Four.)
UAlriMOHK, Aug. 2H. There was
no gold in the, cargo nf the German
men-bant submarine (JeuNehland
uhen she sailed from this port on her
retain voyage to Gentium , August 1
ln-l, according to the underwater
liner'r manifest made public today at
the cu-tom houe.
Her cargo eon-istcd only of crude
rubber, bar nickel and crude tin, ami
weighed l,7;!.,7(ill pounds.
E
Fifty Thousand Join in Preparedness
Demonstration Former Premier
Urges Necessity of Preparedness
. for, Hostilties War Party Gain
ing Before Elections. -
!ATHKXK, An-. 28. Fifty thous
and Greeks, joined in n demonstration
today before, the residence nt Veni
zelos, the loinier premier, and cheer
ed him witli boundless enthusiasm
when hp urgct them to send n com
mittee p King Cnnstantine to urge
him to support the present goveru
ment and prepare the army lor n
"possible rupture of existing condi
tion." Addressing tlte multitude, Venizelos
said:
"Last week I summoned you to a
demonstration to show you what to
do. Now I exhort you to send a com
mittee lie lore the lung and sav to
him :
" 'Your majesty, you were the vic
tim of persons who persuaded you
there would he a (termini victory find
you thought' yon, could violate the
constitution, the people (lo .not ap
prove of these facts. The reservists
lelegninh you that they are ready to
follow yon because they think you will
always remain neutral.
'mrrchrcrion.s re' necessary, but you
must not use your" influence polit
ically because the results would be
destructive. Tbe present government
is absolutely necessary. The premier
(Alexander Znimi) is an excellent
man. You should give the government
full political authority. You must
now show' the entente powers most
benevolent neutrality and exercise
the army in preparation for a possible
rupture of existing conditions, 'flie
liberal party is confident as regards
your position.' "
In concluding, Venizelos declined:
'I think our desire will be favorably
accepted, otherwise I will do mv
best."
The landing of the first eontingent
of Italian (roups at Ohiinnra (a small
seaport of Albania on the strait of
Otranto) causes pi no in throughout all
Greece. The Greeks now see not only
eastern Macedonia in the hands of
the ilulgars. whom they expelled from
there three years ago, but northern
Kpirus in the hand of the Italians.
Following the landing of the Ital
ian troops, the Greek civil officers
were temporarily relieved of their
functions and the telegraph wrrcs
were cut, but this damage was soon
repaired.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 2S
An official inquiry which lasted until
early today failed to determine the
exact enu-e fur the smashup at the
automobile derby hero yesterday, or
to place the blame. Kloven racing
cars came together. Two racers were
killed and eight drivers and mechan
icians were seriously injured.
So far as determined, the crash
was enu-cd hy the wrecking of the
car driven bv .lack Peacock, who was
killed.
F. K. Marquette of Kalamazoo,
rneclyinician for Peacock, is in n local
hospital with a fractured skull. Me
is not expected to live.
i Picture Show Battle Scene
PITTSliriiG, Am.-. 2H. V. M.
liced, a white mau, and Virgil Cobb, n
negro, cleared up a long-standini:
ipiairel lu-t night at Croweburg, a
mining camp, near here, and chose a
crowded pit arc show for a battle
ground. During the tusillude of shots
which soon cleared the hnu-e of Nee-
tutnr-, both men woe mortally
wounded find !icd in a short time
Many patron-; of the show were tram
pled upon in the ru-h, but none was
injuif.
RUPTUR
1
BERLIN
uabhiio'it:! .. l&3k ,f?0":r If:
CHASE. HUGHES '-MMJ 1 -''.
mT W$m&- Xis&r 1 HAW? RI6HT v-; . 5wwe court
Jp$ fitYSSP Tl" B A Candidate . ., . wsr not be
Slijr EITHER OPENLY Off ' ' V V ORAGCEB into
ST I l5VQ3LlACITLY t' ' ' r0L,rics
ItS I svvcittittBtHocHts r judge w
U.1 i . RMrrV. " f T supreme
lvfl 4'-' p&S-TW V: if -U C0WTSH0U19
TO
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XKW VOItK. ' Autr. .'R.-Nnlioniil
doniocrnlii' Iciidcrs Ik--ii n In nnivi
lit'i-c Imltty in n'mlmoss l'ur f-iinlVr-onips
wliii-h will prcccili' the Wilson
notilirnlion rercmnny nt l.on Ilrnnr-li
Tiext Siitiii'iliiy, TIip Kiilhcrins nf
incinbcrs (if tlip nntinnnl coinniitlco
for tho I'iivt tiinp sini'c llip St. I.onis
convontioti will cniililt' ('luiirinnn .Mc
('otinicl; to ciinvnss the pnlitiriil sil
nnfion in nil part'; nf the country and
prepare I'llinpaiL'ii plans to he lanni'li
vA as soon as the president has made
his speeell of formal aeeeptanep. The
notiliealion eomniiltee of which Sen
ator .lames of Kcnlueky is ehainnan,
will have headipiarti'is this week at
a loeal hotel, while the mcmhers of
the national eommillee and the two
campaign enmmittees will meet at
campaign headtptarters.
The e-ronnds at the president's
summer home, Shallow Lawn, will
commodate nearly 1211,(10(1 persons,
and to brintr as many as possible
within the reach of the candidate's
voice a sonmlini; hoard lias been pat
up over the platform in front of Ihe
veranda of the house where the pres
ident will niali? his speech.
FRISCFvjsiTELT BY
L
SAN KiiANCISCO, Aug. 'JH. A
summer electrical storm, an entirely
unique phenomenon to native Sun
Franciscans, visited the peninsula
and traiis-br.y sections late last uiuht.
The accompanying downpour reached
almost the proportions of a cloud
burst in souu- placer, fn half an hour
three-tenths of an inch of rain fell in
San Mateo, and the lighUiing crip
pled the electric lights. Transform
ers at various places about the bay
were burned out, the Oakland street
ear sy-tem being out id' commis-ion
for about an hour. The fire alarm
system of Kast Oakland was nlo
damaged. The storm catalogued In
Dr. A. LiiUM-hiier of the (.'diversity
of California as due to extraordin
ary atino-pheric condition was per
haps presaged hy h ren arkable phos
phorescent display wdneed Sunday
night on the ocean.
VACILLATION)
BULGARIA FACES
Bucharest Capital Imperiled by In
vading Army Difficulty Will Be
Experienced in Supplying Ruman
ian Army With Munitions Zqr ip
ment of German Manufacture.
LONDON. Aug. -2H. .Many general
staff officer believe Jiutgaiia will be
call.'d upon to hear the brunt of the
attack of liumania- upon Austria
Hungary. According to war department in
formation, Kuniauia has war sup
plies to la.-t four month. The entire
equipment of the Kuniaiiian army,
unless ehanged recently, is of fler
nmii manufacture, which may make
the supply problem difficult tor the
allies.
The only known 'route for furnish
ing munilinn is by way of its-io.
It has been reported that Austria
has been buy for nimlli preparing
her defences ahui' the Uuiioian
lines, aided by Field Marshal Von
Markeneii, and ( ienaan engineer:-.
For that rea-nn some ol'fi: -cis believe
the Austrian general staff has deter
mined to ludd it-elf entirely on the
defensive in the new war. endeavor
ing to prevent the pn-!iing of Kalian
troop-, down into the plains of Hun
gary by way of Itimiauia.
For that rea.-on many nl fieers here
took for a fierce I'uigarian drie into
Rumania as Minn as war is declared
between these two nation-.
I'tichurc.-t, the K Minimi; in eapital.
lie- in an open plain within seventv
miles of the Imlgariau tronticr. It c;in
be dclei del, a nay officer belie i (.,
only by a gi'eat I icld army and dif fers
an object ior a drive.
Protest British Tobacco Emhartjo
WASHINGTON. Am-. -licpre-scnlali'cs
iff sc enly-live leading
southern tobacco -rouei's conferred
here today with senators nnd repre
sentatives pride-liiif auainsl ihe IJiil
ish einliar;.'f aL'aillsl shipment of
American lohaeeo l (icrniany and
Austria, hcuirninr August 'I'hey
proposed that lla- sialc dcpai ttiient
take proi.i)t na-auies.
AT
FOR TREACHERY
J lron the NE W
CREW OF GREAT
E, Ai
NOMK. Alaska, Aug. 'JH. The
twenty-one men who were on (he
j)ower bout Great IVtar when she was
wrecked on a pinnacle rock near St.
Matthews island, August HI, were
landed hero yesterday afternoon by
the Foiled States coast guard cutter
McCnlloch. AH the men v. ere well.
The (treat Dear, which was built on
I'uget Sound a few months ago at a
cost of 7'..niHl by John Itoidcii, a
( 'hicago millionaire port-mnn, and
Captain Louis Lane, an Aictic navi
gator of long experience, had set out
from Seattle on a hunting and .trad
ing expedition and intended lo meet
Vilhialniur Slefuns-oii, the explorer,
on Dauksbind, and replenish his sup
plies. It i- believed that Slcfan-son.
who lack-; ga.-oliue and ot her supplies,
will be obliged to abandon his explor
ations north of Dauksbind and return
to the Mackcu.ic delta for the winter.
The .McCulloch took the Great
Dear" men from St. Matthew- i-land,
where they had been camped fifteen
days on the beach. AH ihe supplies,
-mall boat- and pcr.-onal effect id'
the men were saved. The Great Dear
during dense fog-, si rind; a pinnacle
island two miles long with walls ris
ing perucudieiilarlv !MMI feel from the
water.
ISH DEPORT
USE
PACO PA(lf), American Samoa,
Ans. 1!8. Order for r lie deajrta
tlon of all Chinese laliorera by the
end of the current year and their
rlwld ex;:liifdon Ihereatler have been
bailed by tbe Ilrltisli ndnilnlKtrallon
ol once (lernian Wenlern Hamou,
which Includes the IxlandH of Savll
and Opoln. The Chinese wire broimht
to tbe iKlnndH durlnK the (lermail oc
ctipntloni wheh ended nhorlly after
the. Knropean war broke out.
Island plnnlern depend tu n ront.
extent upon Chinese labor In work
their lands as Ihe native help Ih inef.
tlric.it.
All (lerman buHlneHH houften have
been ( lowed by Ibe llrltbib offlclnlB.
LITTLE ACTION
MACEDONIAN
SOMME FRONTS
Light Artillery Fire Near Doiran
Bulgarians Shell Mekis Allies
Make Progress Near Delville Wood
Russians Repel German Attacks
Germans Attack at Fleury.
l.OXOOX, A uk. 2S Artillery fllp.
tns Ih In progresB along the AlAor
itoulan front, but no Infantry notions
of Importance arc under way, kq Tar
UK Ik Indicated by toduy'H official ae
count of tho operations on this front.
The announcement follows; .
"On our Doirun front our nrtillery
Hllenecd tho enemy's guutt, which
were- bombarding our positions.
"On the Struma front the Uulgar
lanH shelled Mekis, and we disperned
an enemy working pnrty northeast
of Komarjan." '
LONDON, Aug. 28. No largo ne
tlotm on the Somino front are re
ported in today'H oiflelal nnuounco
ment, which sayH.
"In Hplte of indifferent weather,
.some progreKH has been nmdo east of
Delville wood and In minor Buccensful
euturpriKes near Moquet farm.
"KuRt night there wns much shell
ing aguiiiHt partH of our line, esttec
lally In Delville wood und on our
trenches north of Pozloros. Our artll-
,!ery alwo was active.",. .. ;
(icnnan Al tacks l-'itil.
I'KTROtiltAO, Aun. 2S. Atlatliti
made by (lerinan troops, at two points
on the northern part of the ltusslan
front, wore repelled, aecordinn to
today's . war oflice announcement,
which says:
"On Saturday, north of Koldyrheva
lake, enemy columns, atletnpted to
launch an attack, but owing to our
artillery fire, were compelled lo re
turu to their trenches.
"On the lllvnr Shara, south of tne
Hiirnnovlchl-I.unlnlots railroad the
(lermans, with a force of about two
battalions, launched an attack. The
enemy forces were repelled,
"On the Stokhod, south of Stoby
Khov, our scoutlui; patrols sur
rounded nil Austrian field post, part
of which was cupturcd.
PARIS. Auk. !!S. The (icriuans
made several attacks on the I'rench
positions at Kluery last iiIkIh. but
were repulsed, says today's announce,
ment or the war office.
HKULI.V, Auk. 2K. lirltlsh und
Krench troops made repeated attacks
on the (lerinan positions last niuht in
tho roRlon of the River Romme on the
western front, says Ihe official state
ment, issued today by tbe Cerman
army headquarters siaff. The attacks
failed, the statement sayst partly
lifter hand to hand fighting, and
partly on account of Cerman counter
nttnrks.
I'llH AIIII. Ant:. L'H. The "prohi
bition special," ciirryiiiK ! frank
i lniily, pre-idculial candidate, nnd
I'r. Ira Laudrilh. candidate lor vice
president, on their lw mouths' lour
of the niitinn will slop tit itppro.xi
inalelv lilltl biwns, it was announced
here today at Ihe uulinnai prohibition
hcuihpiailers.
'flic slogan of Hie cmnp. 111:11 is "a
ttiillinu voles for prohibit ion."
The special train which is In leave
t'hii'a'jo Scpleiuher H will make at
least ten lowus a day, accoidinir lo
plnn-4.
Swiss Officers for Columliin
IIKUN'i:. Swilzi-rlaml, A us. -S. A
tnililarv mission consistitij; of offi
cers of the Swiss army, will soon
leave for Columbia to reorganize the
army of Hint Soulh American repub
lic nlonir Swiss inc. The officers
II! e sent at Colombia's rciptcst.
FUTUR
E
NEW PLAN
President Submits Scheme to Rail
road Heads Congress to Stay in
Session Pending Settlement of the
Question Pennsylvania President
Wants Arbitration or Strike.
WASIIINliTON, Aug. 2S. Labor
Day, September 4, was made the dutq
for the flxhiB of the tentutlvo orders
prepared for tho railroad brother
hoods nnd carried home by the niom
bers or the coiumltteo or (11(1 when
they left Washington yesterday.
It was learned tonuy that tho
brotherhoods' negotiations here must
end one way or another before Labor
Day, and selected the holiday with a
view to haviiiK the two million or
more workers In nil lines of lnhor,
march in (treat demonstrations In
favor of tho strikers' eauso.
WASHINGTON, Auk. -S. The
conferences at the cupilol disclosed
thai proposals, one hy the president .
and one by Senator Newlunds,- are
under consideration. Both propose
thai in the event of 11 slril.e Ihe eov
ernment should operate the railwit.v-4
for nalional necessities. .
WASIIINflTON, Ann. 28. I'resi- ,
cbim- .VVils. in's -.jiliiiii l..r. biviikiutt ihii'
deipllock lielween the railronds nnd
Iheir employes, as diseitssed in eon
fcrences today, was as follows;
An eit;ht-hoiir law for railroads lo
become cITcc'livc at a dale fa 7 enotiuh
in Ihe future lo yive Ihe railroads op
porliiuily lo prepare for it.
. A law pnllerui'il after J'ue ( 'niiiiillaii.
acl, wliicli prevents biidsouls or
strikes while an industrial dispute is
hcitiK investicalcd. I'his plan was
discussed hy the president with his
parly leaders in ronurrss us the next
slc afli'r Ihe railroad muniiers
have I'ormally announced Iheir re
fusal lo accept. Ihe plan of sclllcmciit
Ihe president previously proposed.
They were expected to do this a,:,
2:11(1 this afternoon at a white house
conference.
Meanwhile congressional leaders
save up hope of adjournment this
year and settled down to stay here iifs
long as necessary to provide legisla
tion to meet the strike sitnnlioti, Sen
ator XcwIamU uad Commissioner
Chnmbei's nf Ihe federal mediation
hoard conferred today with Acting
Atlorney (iencral Todd about the leg
islative program, hut ell denied that
any legal measures for preventing 11
strike had been discussed.
I'p lo Ihe prc-cnl Ihe railroad ex
ecutives have based their objections
to Ihe president's plan on Hie ground
lhal Ihe entire eonlroversy should he
submitted to arbitration.
Ft was understood today Hint mniiv
prnposals of different form have
been presented to the railroad execu
tives through Ihv while house, hut
lhal they have all been met with the
statement that Ihe railroads stood for
arbitrating the whoh ntroversy.
If all the negotiations fail and the
president goes before congress, prob
ably lomorriiw or Wednesday, it is
said he will reveal the details of nil
the negotialious in his uddresM nnd
his plan for legislation.
The four brotherhood heads issued
a slatcnuni replying to President
Wea of the Pennsylvania, who Inst
(Continued on Dng tlx)
DECREASES HALF
XI'-W YORK, Auk. 2. HnrouruR
iiiK results In the fight ngalnsl Infan
tile, paralysis were Indicated by tho
department of henlth's report for tho
21 hours, endliiR at 111 a. m. today.
Only 1:1 new oises were discovered, or
only a little more than half the niiin
lar during tho previous 24 hours.
The great decrease was In llrook-lyn.
EIGHT
HOUR OAY IS