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: PAGE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. WKDXKSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1910 SERBS REPULSE EMBARGO UPON I BULGAR ATTACK " STRUMA FRONT HLi ' (Continued trom page oni French Make Progress Before Ver dunAllies Bombard Bulgars on Struma Front Turks Claim Ad vance and Defeat of Russians in Carpathians. l'AHIK, Aiik. ' Severe riulitint,' is in progrcHH tho Miii'cdoniiin front. The wiir otliec report of to day kuvs tlio French gained ground west of Hie Vurditr river. KiilKiiriiin attacks west of J-ako Ostrovo were repulsed by the Serbians. The announcement Hays: "On the Struma front and in the Lake Doirnn region we bombarded en emy otganizations. West of tho Vnr dar we mado sonic progress. Vio lent artillery fighting continues. A Bulgarian attack west of Ostrovo lake came under the fire of Serbian butteries. The Bulgarians fell back, having sustained serious losses." l'AMS, Aug. U0. Tho ' French launched another attack on the Ver dun front east of Kleury last night and made further progress, the war office announced loday. The eiitenla allies bombarded Bul garian positions on the Striunu front 'and near Lake Doirnn. Violent ar tillery fighting continued in tho re gion of Ostrovo and Vctrenik. The statement says: "There was the usual cannonading along Iho whole front. There is noth ing to report in regard to the opera tions of last night except n minor en terprise whiob permitted us to ad vance to tho casj of Floury." Turkish Tnxw Advance. HKHI.IN, Aug.' 110 (bv wireless to Sa-ville). Turkish troops tiro ad vancing step by step in tho Caucasus and have broken tho reistnnco of the Hussiaas, who occupied dominating heights, jt was announced today by the Turkish war department. One attacking Turkish detachment, it is said, found a thousand Russian dead on the battlefield. I'K.TKOOHAD, Aug. ,'10. The Itus sians have captured, l'ankcr moun tain, in tho CarpathiuiiH, tho war of fice reported today. LONDON, Aug. DO. Bulgarian batteries were silenced by tho British niter an artillery engagement Mon day and Tuesday, the war office an nounced today. "On Iho Struma front," Iho an nouncement suys, "hostile artillery shelled tho Kopriva bridge Monday and tho following morning our ar tillery retaliated and succeeded in silencing tho enemy batteries. "Vcslerday our aeroplanes bom barded Drama station and troops and traasnorls at 1'orta, apparently wild some results. "On the Doirnn front, near Dolil zelH, our batteries dispersed an mi eniy working party." MOULIN, Aug. 30. (ionium tVop in the region of the Sniiime river re pulsed strong British attacks along a line from Ovillers to I'ozicrcs and bctuecn (iuillcmont and Muurepas last night, says the official statement issued today by the German army hoaihpiarters. British detachmcuts which pcuet ruled the dcrmaii posi lions at points nor Hi of Ovillers and I'ozioros were deleatcd ill hiind-to- hutid fighting. CHARLEY CHAPLIN AT THE PAGE THEATER A particularly strong drama with Violet Dana In the Btollnr role and another Chaplin picture urn tho big attraction!! which will bo offered by tho Pago beginning tills afternoon The Chaplin la tho much lookod for two-rocl Humility film entitled Police." This tolls of the trials and Irlbulatloiia of Chaplin boglnnlng with his release from prison and got ting "trimmed" of $5 by the prison chaplain. Charles turns burglar but menu poor success owing to the audible way In which ho "burgles. Those who have soon prlvato exhibi tions, say the reel has a larger amount of real humor and lens slap stick comedy than many of his psst pictures. Tho feature drama Is "Children of Eve," 5-act Klelne-Edlson master piece, presenting a mighty slory the story of a bitter fight against tradition and environment. Tho Pnthn News will complete the Unless reliof conies quickly the Walla Walla valley will lose half a million dollars worth of prunes. SPOKANE, Wn., Aug. 30. The lo cal office of the Great Northern rail road received an order today not to accept any more fruit for shipment. An embargo on perishable fruit will mean ruin to tho Northwestern Boft fruit growers It It remains operative, for any longth of time, In tho1 opinion of W. K. Miller, traffic manager of the Spokane Fruit Growers' company. Within a week the prune crop will be ready for shipping. Tho ' We- natchee and North Yakima districts are Just beginning the shipment of peaches. AGIST STRIKE OMAHA, Nob., Aug. 30. Judge Willis B. Sears of tho district court of Douglas county today Issued an order restraining the general and local officials of the Order of Rail road conductors calling or enforcing a' strike on the lines of the Union Paciric. ' The order was Issued on petition of Etlwln A. Hamilton, a conductor on the Union Pacific and a momuer of .the Order of. Uallroad Conductors; who decluroa, tout ho and many other employes of the road are anxious to continue at work. . Pennsylvania, rillI,AUIOI,l'lllA. Aug. :il). The I'eniisylvania railroad and its allied lines have placed an embargo on freight shipments, it was announced here toclav. The embargo affects ex plosives and inflammables beginning tomorrow: perishable freight begin ning Friday and all other freight be ginning (Saturday. ST. I.Ot'lS, Aug. .'III. An em bargo on all perishable freight that cannot be delivered by September II will bo issued by tho Wabash railroad today. Oregon Hliort Lino SALT I.AKK CITY, Utah, Aug. rill. Tho Oregon Short Line mid Salt Lake route offices announced cm- bargos today on livestock and per ishable freight. The Western Pacific has made no announcement as yet. Northern Pacific TACOMA, Wash., Aug. HI). Agents of the Northern l'auilic rail road were instructed last night an embargo is placed on perishable treiglil and livestock winch cimuot reach its destination by Saturday Denver & Klo (iraiulo DENVKR, Colo., Aug. III). The Denver & liio (Irande railroad todav issued mi embargo on the receipt of all perishable freight and livestock which cannot reach destination before 11:!)!! p. m., September II. Notice. of the embargo has been sent to all sta tions along the system. , , ItaltliiMiro & Ohio ' 1 BALTIMOHK, )., Aug. Iltl. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad today an nounced an embargo on the receipt of all perishable freight which could not be delivered by 7 a. in. Monday, September '2. Colon Pacific OMAHA, Neb., Aug. HO. The Union Pacific Kailroad company Inst night issued an order placing an em bargo iui livestock mid other perish able freight that would not be de livered before September 2. Michigan Central HKTHOIT, Mich., An- HI).-The Michigan Central railway today plac ed an embargo on shipments of all perishable freight which could not be delivered before Scotciuhcr 'J. TRIES TO PREVENT STRIKE (Continued fioin Page One.) satisfactory settlement of their de mands could prevent a walk out. ' Satisfactory Settlement Asked. "No power on earth except a satisfactory settlement now can pre vent a strike,1' said VV. O. Lee, presi dent of the trainmen. "We four heads certainly could not obtain a postponement of the strike If we wanted to nor could wo postpone It It wo received messages request ing such action from every one of the committee'' of f40' "whp werb here last week.- President Wilson has not askod us, to postpone the striko and ho understands, as we made It clear to htm JJflttduy .light, that we now are JiowcrloVs (o' act unless' a satis factory" settlement is mado." A. B. Gnrretson, head of the con ductors and spokesman for the em ployes made a similar statement. Besides conferring with Secretary Wilson today, the brotherhood heads talked with several members of con gross at the capltol. Tho brother hood officials expected to confer to day with Samuel Uompors, presldont of tho American Federation of Labor. It was said that, Mr. Gompers had mado no attempt to induce the brotherhoods to postpone the strike and It was not thought ho would. Brotherhood officials who ex pressed confidence last night that enactment of Presldont Wilson's pro posals Into law would not prevent the striko. E TIE FORTS, TAKE 'PAHIS, Aug. :i0. The city of Drama, in northeastern Greece, has been seized by Bulgarians lifter a battle with the Greek garrison, tele- graphs' tho Athens correspondent of the Matin. ' ; t ,; The .dispatch says that tho Bul garians captured three forts and took prisoner tho Greek garrison of TJ0 nie'u und that a number of soldiers Were killed. This news is confirm ed! the. correspondent adds, by ref tirees who havo rcuehed Athens. s ', Drama is one of the principal towns- in northeastern Greece, sev- I'hly-fivc miles northeast of Salon- iki, in the district east of the Struma river, which the Bulgarians have been occupying for the hist fortnight. There have been other reports of fighting before between Greeks and Bulgarians, but the French war of fice on Friday last staled tho Greek gitrrisoiiH ut Ivavala and Drama were still jn possession of the towns and had not been utlacked. It wns an nounced at Athens last week that Germany and Bulgaria hud given a written undertaking to Greece that their troops would not enter Kavala, Dratnn or Seres. . . IH'lnwjiro, LnekiiUHiinit At Western NF.W YOU K, Aug. III). An em bargo effect ivo tomorrow on all per ishable food products was annoiiic-ed today by the Delaware, Lackii wanna & Western railroad. lumlsvlllp. Nashville LOI ISVILI.F., Ky., Aug. - No I ices that an embargo on all classes of freight would be issued within 4H hours were circulated here todav bv the Louisville & Nashville, the Louis- villo, Henderson & St. Louis niul the Southern railroad, "unless some fa vorable action is taken or some un derstanding reached at Washington" in relation to the anticipated general railroad strike. BERLIN, Aug. :i. The bandon- nicnt of part .of Transylvania to tho Itumaiiuius is forecasted ill dis patches from newspaper correspon dents ut tho Austrian nrmy'lieadquur- tcrs. ' ' The correspondents intimate that the central powers will not nttcmpt to lefend the entire border, owing to its crookedness and the largo number of troops required for the adequate pro tection of u front half as long as the Kussian buttle line. It will be advisable, the dispatches say, to shorten the front by abandonment of certain parts of Transylvania. Modify Embargo TOPKKA, Kaii., Aug. 30. The Atchison, Topekn & .Sunlit Fo Rail road company modified its embargo today so that shipments of livestock and perishable goiJs that can be de livered to destinations within fortv eight hours from 2o'eloek today will be accepted. vicsUnday s order call ed for immediate-. refusal. ; FRISCO BY OVER TO, corporate greed, in solid phalanx ar raved. wo wont to the rank and tile of the republican party asking that they repudiate the solf-constlluteu bosses, and marvolously have the rank and file respo nded." SAN KHANCISCO, Aug. 30. Gov ernor Hiram W. Johnson, progres sive primary candidate for United States senator, carried the city and County of Saq Francisco liy410,Sfo volos over his opponent, Willis H. Booth, of Los,. Angeles, according to complete figures on the ,576) pre cincts. 'Governor Johnson Issued tills statement today; ' ' "We have , done 'the impossible po litlcally. With 300,000 of' the best of our citizens disfranchised, with all the houses, big and little, with all the powers of special privilege and Krlo NEW YOI(KAug. HO. Tho Erie railroad announced toduv Hint it had put into effect yesterday an order that all classes of freight accepted tor transportation over its lines would be subject to delay on and af ter September 4. Kanta Fe LOS ANGELES. Cul.. Aug. III). An embargo on perishable freight to points outside Califoruiu went into effect here today on the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt Luke rail roads, the lliree carriers serving this district. . "NE thing they don't teach in colleges is theOWLisa mighty good nickel smoke. That's a bit of smok er's information you young fellows will learn when you get started for yourselves. Con gratulations I The Million Dollar Cigar M.A.OtJNST a CO. INCORPORATED No! No!! Positively NO!!! M E IIAVK NOT ItAISKIi Ol lt CHICKS. Furthermore, we want to make It plain that we guarantee the seme all-wool and worsted fabric the sanio excellent workman ship now as always, THK rXIIOI'KAN' W.K HAS CAl'SKD TUB PltlCIX OF WOOL. i:SN TO ADVASCF, FKOM its TO I (HI PF.lt CIONT. Wo would certainly be Justiried in raising our price. Hut rather than do this, wo have cut down our expenses by taking a CHKAPKK STOHK KOO.M. This enables us to offer the samo all-wool and worsted suits and overcoats at the samo old price. 300 All Wool Fabrics $15 300 AH Wool Fabrics $20 ouu irom m to $60 I.IK TO KIT A M KIT TO W K.Alt The largest line of guaranteed all-wool and worsted suitings and overcoatings In Southern Oregon. COMPAHK AND 8KB FOK VOl'ltSELF! , Everybody needs it-rstori-d for emergency in a weU-Jc'vel oped, well preserved, wVll nour ished body und bruin' . Grape-Nuts food stands pice- ' eminent'' as n builder of this', kind of energy. It is made of the entire nutriment of whole ' wheat und barley, two of the richest sources ; of food strength. Grape-Nuts also includes the vital mineral elements of,, the.' grain, so much emphasized in these days of investigation of real food values. ,,, V Crisp, ready to cut, easy to digest, wonderfully nourishing and delicious. '. "There's a Reason" Grape-Nuts ; Livestock Shipments Banned SAN.FHANC1SCO, Aug. HO. The Western Pacific railroud placed an embargo on all .livestock and perish uble freight today and announced ac ceptance of dead freight only sub ject to delay. ' HARLAN, W In. CORTLEY, VA In. Arrow Ttcfi COLLARS 5 eeni , 6 for 90 ctnh CI.UETT. PFABQDY Jt CO., INC, MakarJ Here Is a Snap A 1916 Little Six Buick good as new $850.52 C. E. GATES 1916 Chevrolet Baby Grand FOR SALE CHEAP First class condition. 1 new extra tire and tube, tire cover and bumper Bernard Motor Co. IlKMKMHKIt, our 9'M Suits are a good a any and lKtU4 than many. GUS The Tailor x 0 North Front Street MKKKUItl), OltKliOX. I T ? t t ? f t ? ? f ? ? ? T t ? ? ? t y t t t x t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? X ? X ? ? ? X JMAIL ORDERS receive, qui' .very best attention give us a trial. Send for samples of new goods we pay the niailage. TkeWomarfs Store 14-22 NORTH CENTRAL MEDFORD, OREGON JACKSON COUNTY,FAIR Everybody boost and do their best to make this the greatest fair ever held in Medford, September 13-16 Come. , NEW DRESSES Just iii today, 25 Brand New Serge Dresses from New York's nuist famous dress house you ought to see tli?m the styles are different and tin- price cheaper than you can buy materials and pay for the making. A good line of col ors sizes 1() to 41 Prices $8.98 up to $22.50 Sl'KClAL 100 new Middy Blouses, all. 48c sizes, up to $1.23 values, now each : NEW GOATS AND SUITS We were very fortunate in placing' our orders early this year, as on account of the strike in New York it has been hard to get early deliveries we have quite a complete line of Suits and Coats for fall and winter wear Coats $8.50 up to $75 Suits $28.00 up to $50 SPECIAL Children 's School Dresses, 'made of good gingham, sizes 2 to f Q 14, on sale Thursday, each O' The New Dress Goods and Silks j Get the Children Ready for School Are Here in Great Abundance 32-inch Black Taffeta, worth $1.23, on sale QQA Thursday, yd 30C Scotch Plaids, beautiful 98c 5(-inch Heavy Coatings, $2.98 new patterns, ' special, yard , new patterns, very special, yd 38-inch All-Wool Serge for dresses, cheap today at 7oc, our price, yard 40-inch Silk and Wool Poplin, why pay $1.50 Our price, per yard Silk Velvets, in black and cold's, worth fff A A today $1.25, yd.... Jl.UU 69c Wool 1.501 $1.19 ? ? t t t f f t Y t t t t t T T t t t ? T t t T t t t f t f T A Few Specials for Thursday 32-inch Scotch Zephyr Ginghams, 25c; value, on sale Thursday at, r, yard.. 13C Boys' and Girls' School Hose, good heavy weight, special price, " 4 C pair 10K Ribbon for hair bows, all colors, at, per f A ..j. XVI yard. Dress Gingham for chil- A dren's dresses, fast col- & ors, worth 13t, 4 Ap A now, yard .lvl Galatea Cloth for middies V and dresses, good AA. V patterns, now, yd vC J Percales, 36 inches wide, cheap todav at 12'.c, on y::: ioc bill. . , 4.. (j.