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SfEDFORD ITATTj TKTBUNE, MTCDFOTtD, OttFiON', TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER B. IMfl JAPS SAY DOOR ANDERSON HURT IN THE ANVIL, CHORUS LA FOLLETTE PLAYS FILIBUSTER ROLE E, E WASIIIXfiTOX, Sept. S. Th .sec olid armed conflict iu eastern Mon golia between Chine'ie and Japanese troops reported officially from Tokio deepened the anxiety fi'lt in official circles hero over the four published demands and the series of secret de mands just made on China by Japan as n result of the trouhle at Ciieiij; ( hialuns nliont a month n(!0. No official report of tlio second elash has been reeeived by either Chinese, Japanese or slalo dcpnrl ment. officials, but no doubt was east on ils aiilhcntileity. The location at ChaoyaiiKfu is fully Ifitl miles from I lie former trouble, and like the lat ter, is about fifty miles, inside I he border of inner Mongolia. No rea son is known hero why Japanese troops should have been there. It is thought significant, however, that Japan, not satisfied with dis missal of the Chinese officers involv ed, removal of the garrison and in 1 liiiiificutinn for the seveuleeu Jap anese soldiers killed should press for political advantages. This phas,e of the siluajion wilh the report lhal Ja pan desires police rights in inner Iklongiiliu, is-nuiujing apprehension. WA8HIXOTOX, Rcpt. 4. Close Tvntch '(fylMMfUmnJnmbvd. by dlplo : officials ncre. over the newly jnntlc 0 threatened crisis between Japan and China, growing out of lite recent clash of the two nations' troops nt Cheng Cblatun. Considerable fear Is felt that the rights of the United Slates In China may be affected In view or the confidential reports that Japan has made other deinumlH than those published yesterday In dis patches from Peking, and that the secret negotiations threaten Chinese Title throughout Inner Mongolia. An extension to inner Mongolia of the authority gained by Japan In south Manchuria hy the treaty of May S, 1915, Involving supervision by Japan and special privileges for resi dent Japancne citizens might Impair seriously tlio open door policy and Integrity of China, It Is pointed out hero, TOKIO, Sept. "). Japan has offic ially assured the I'nitcd Slates thai (he alliance recently made by Ifussia nd Japan will not affect I he status jpio in the far east, :.,,Tho liiisso-Japaneso convention was signed nt I'ctrogrud, July 3. The Japanese foreign office in reply to a question from the Associated Press after the treaty bad been signed ns in what effect the alliance would have upon Ilia open door mid the in tegrity of China, staled: "The convention is effectually an emphasis upon and an extension of the Angln.Jnpanesc nllianco, based Upon Ilia territorial integrity of China, whose open door and integrity are not in danger. American trade and interests are in nowisc'nffeeled." HANDSOMEST! CANDIDATE" SACIJAMFXTO, Cel., Sept. The fatal "press agent beauty' 'Willis llootb, l itic.en of I.os Aug proved bis undoing in n race wi:h Governor Hiram Johnson for Ihe re puhlienn I'nitcd Stales senaloiial iiominalinn in Califoniia. Johnson has secured Hie nomination by an overwhelming majority. F.arly in the campaign Month's press ngelit "pulled the piir.e bloomer" or western politics when he wrote the following description of his candidate, evidently intended to appeal to fem inine voters: "He'll make one of the handsomest Kcnnlors 4'er sent from California, He is (nil and straight, nf graceful and iKiuyrfiil build. Ill keen but friendly B''v eyes cnlien a set of f inc feiituresi lie is cleun-sliaven, his hair is gray and his skin is a healthy ulivc." . ,. . .. ..... N I 4 CIXTIXNATI, Sent. 5. fill Andcr son of Indlanapollti, whose racing cur went Into a fenco at tbe Bburonvllle speedway yesterday, was pronounced In a serious, but not necessarlty dangerous condition early today Anderson sustained a broken leg and multiple bruises. Hert Shields, Anderson's lnechanf clan, probably suffered a fracture of the spine. Physicians hold out slight hopes of bis recovery. EIGHT BILLION FRANCS FOR WAR LAST QUARTER OF 1916 P.W.'IS, Kepi, r,. Alexander liil.nl, the French minister of finance, will ask the chamber of deputies for ap propriation for the last iiiarlcr of llllli amounting In 8,:,7.U(MI,IIIII francs, or about 'itlll,OI)0,(lllll more francs Hum was asked for Hie present quarter. The total appropriations asked by the French government since August, lill ), will amount to sixty one billion francs roundly. JUDGE DIES FROM GRIEF OVER WPONG SENTENCE CIllf'AdO, Sept. .V-Aflcr griev ing for twenty years over a decision .on which hc'scntci d In prison for life three men who, he was later con vinced were innocent, Herman Vnr maii Freeman, for seventeen years judge of Ihe superior and appellate courts of Chicago, died today on n train bearing him here from his sum mer home iu Michigan. For years he hail been iu ill health, brought 011, his family said, by grief over Hie decis ion. "FLOWER HORNS" TAKEN FROM GRAPHOPHONES SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. .1. The I'nitcd Slates circuit rt of ap peals look "flower horns" off Co lumbia grapliopliones today with an injunction directed against the Co lumbia Oraphophone company in fa vor of Ihe Searchlight Horn company of Xew York, and ordered an nc- nting of damages amounting to several million dollars,, it was said, sustained by the .Searchlight Horn company through past infringement of its patents. Seize American Seamen PKXSACOI.A, Fla., Sept. o. Cap- lain Uichardson of the American schooner Marcus I,. I'rann, in port here today from Pornnmhueo, suvs he was held up in the South Atlantic July L'l by a Ilritish cruiser and a member of bis crew seized. Boston Schools Delayed IIOSTOX. Sept. 5. The opening of tbo schools of this city was today postponed from next Monday to September 25 on neiount of the In fantile paralysis situation. Since July lf. f!l cases ot Infantlto naralvsls have been reported here, while thus far, there have been 2N0 cases In tlio state. SNOWED UNDER BY VOTERS (tovcrnor 111mm Johnson, at top, who won senatorial noiuhialion front Willis Itootli, at l-lght, "handsomest eniulldate." Johnson used Ibis "bcaiily talk" with effect in his eumpnigii and it became the joke of the slate. Men mimI women voters alike showed their disinclination to send a man to the I'nitcd Stale- senate who.se chief jipmlificntioii, accoidmg In bis own i press agent, was bis pci soiml beauty. !7r V V ; les. Jffk "Sr1 i k FOLLETTE RUNS FOR SENATE TODAY MIIAVALKKK, Sept. 5. Candi dates for nominations of 1'niled Slates senator, stale officers, repre sentatives in congress and members of both branches of the legislature are being voted on iu today's prim ary election in Wisconsin. United Stales Senator Kobert M. liiiFollelte, progressive republican, seeks renninination mid is opposed by Malcolm 0. Jeffries, conservative. (lovernor K. I,. Philip, conservative republican, who desires veindorse nient, has three opponents, W. II. I lilt toil, former governor, F. K. Mc (lovern and Don P. Hall. ALLIES STORM GERMAN FRONT (Continued from page one) left about lllfl more prisoners in our bauds. - "Avialion: One of our aeroplanes was attacked by eneinv machines en gaged in freeing ilself from its op ponents, one ol which was sub.ieeteil lo machine gun fire at very close range mid crashed to the ground iu the Cbaiilness district." Hellish Make tiahis. t.OXnoX, Sept. -). Ilritish Iroops iu battles last night In the region of Ihe river Souinie in France completed their gains in the neighborhood of (luillenionl, suys the Ilritish officiiil statement issued this afternoon. The official statement says: "During fbe night we increased oar gains in the neighborhood of (liiilleinont. In spite of Ihe enemy's stubborn resistance and an unceasing deluge of rain, onr troops pushed forward to noil yards east nf (luil Ictuonl village and have obtained a footing in l.ouze wood. "Further south lifter severe fight ing the whole of the enemy's strong system of defense on a front of 1 ()i )t yards in and around Falfcmont lias fallen into our bands. Capture- Second Line. "Fighting since September ;i has thus resulted in the capture- of the enemy's whole remaining second Hue of defence on the front from Mou- I " farm to oar point of junction with the French. "Prisoners continue to he hroicjit iu ami the total up to last night since tbe morning of September .'1 exceeds lllilil. "Fighting iu (linehv continues. "Hilling September II hostile air craft showed great activity, but fail ed lo interrupt the work of our ma chines. Three bo-tile machines were brought down iu a damaged condition. Two of our niticliiucs are missing." Tbe official announcement says that the fighting on the Sotnuie since September :i bus resulted in the cap- lure by the Ilritish of whole remain-1 ing (leiinau second line of defenses j on the battle front from Mmnpict j uirui 10 inc point wnere tne iintisii line joins the French. P. Slowed of Kngle Point is trad ing in Medford today. PARALYSIS DOCTOR BRITAIN SENDS 25 HIMSELF STRICKEN Hi IN m 1 PIIH.ADF.I.I'IIIA, Sept. .). Dr. F.arlie Peek, tirst assistant resident physician nt the municipal hospital here, who had attended hundreds of children stricken with infantile par alysis, died today of Ihe same dis ease, lie was taken ill last Friday and steadily grew worse, despite her oic efforts made by other physicians to save his lifq. He was '21 years old. SENATE STRIKES AT BLACKLIST (Continued from page onei . The senate yesterday sustained, -HI to 7, the administration plan to Im pose incrensed tariff duties on dye stuffs at the cad of the Kuropean war. Senator Underwood vigorously fought it. 'Opposition to tbe Webb bill to per mit American firms to operate collec tive selling ngeneies abroad which has developed In (he senate, threatens to delay adjournment of congress until the hill Is pressed. WASlllXtJTOX, amendment to the t adopted broadening powers so that it ; effect of tariff law. labor, and also obse Sepl. ". An aril'f section was the commission's -hall observe Ihe on imluxl ry and rve the effect of "economic alliances. An amendment by ordering the coiinni.1 gate particularly Ihe tiou here and ubroad Senator Sterling siou to investi eost of produc was rejected. Woodman New L. A. Mayor I.OS AXtil'.l.FS, Cal., Sept, j Frederick T. Woodman, president the board of harbor commission! was agreed upon today for mayor l.os Angeles hv the citv council ciminiillce of the whole, according Councilman Foster ('. Writ-lit. t null election probably will take pi later today. I he new mayor xvil cccd Charles K. Sebastian, wh signed Salnrdav upon a formal 1 of ill health. Efficiency? The old-fashioned blunderbuss lacked concen trated energy. How like many foods of low nu tritive value which fail to give driving force to body and brain. Grape-Nuts is concentrated food-strength in easily digestible and delicious lorm. For building health and efficiency, every table should have its daily ration of Grape-Nuts. "There's a Reason" NEW YOrtK. Sept. a. Gold bnrs valued at between .22,000,000 anJ $25,0110,0110 wero deposited at the assay office Sunday and yesterday by J. P. Morgan and company. It was learned today. The gold came from Canada, and, according to report, ar rived at Halifax recently under con voy of British warships. Canad's gold shipments for tbe present movement now exceeded $250,000,000. AUSTRIAN PLANES DROP BOMBS ON VENICE HO.MF, Sept. o. An Austrian na val aeroplane sipiadron dropped bombs on Venice Monday night with out doing any damage, says an offi cial statement issued here today. Oa Sunday and Monday nights Austrian aircraft dropped bombs 011 Oorizia and three other towns in that vicinity. Three persons were killed in Oori.in and the roof of the church of St. John was damaged. Babe Fatally Wounds Mother COI.TOX. Cal., Sept. o. The 3-ycar-old son of Mrs. K. W. Fan-is pulled both triggers of a shotgun to day while his mother leaned on the gun inspect iii; the game bag of lie r husband back from a bunting' trip, and both charges entered the right' shoulder and breast nf the mother. She was taken to San lteninrdino, whore it was said the wounds might prove fatal. Steamer and Warship Bump MnXTKK.W,, One., Sept. .". The steamship Montreal from this port to London collided with a warship, but was uhlc to reach (iravesend, Fng land, according to cable advices re ceived today by tbe Canadian Pacific railway, which owns the vessel. The 1 i'lenl happened apparently off Tilbury, iu Ihe Thames. The ship carried oalv freight. Mrs. li. C. Burnett of Talent was shopping In this city Tuesday. l.KXIXCTOX, Ky., Sept. 5 Cbas. R. Hughes reached Lexington shortly before noon today and was met by a cheering crowd. Mr. Hughes held a public reception at his hotel and later addressed a meeting at the city audi torium. He will leave at 0 p. ni. for Maine, stopping for an hour in Cin cinnati tonight. ' Previous to Mr. Hughes' arrival n meeting of former progressives was held at which resolutions giving un qualified supimrl lo Mr. Hughes were passed. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Sept. 5.-J-Charles E. Hughes reached Louisville at eight o'clock today, en route to Lexington from Nashville, and held a brief conference on his private car with A. T. Hert, western representa tive of the Republican national com mittee. It was announced that Mr. Hughes would visit the training camp at Plattsburg, X. Y., on-September 12 and return to Xew York, September 13. Third Oregon at Wittiycomhe CAMP WITHYCOMRK, Or., Sepl. The three battalions of the third Oregon infantry returned here today from Ihe Mexican border and pitched their tenls on the same ground .where they were mobilicrd on the president's call. Fuch battalion was transported on a special train. - Infant Epidemic Increases ' -. NEW YORK, Sept. Asligbt in crease in the emdemie of mfntitil paralysis was observed during Ihe twenty-four hours ending nt 10 a. m. today. There were fortv-three new- cases, three more than yesterday, and twenty. one deaths, an increase of five. A HAPPY, army of cigar smokers comes home from work every night. A contented, peaceful army reaches out for slippers and a match and an OWL. . "' Now let the world wag on for a few hours! Worry? bah! Envy anybody that's got more money? Not a bit of it. They're happy, and you can take ' their word for it. '; And the best of it is that, unlike most of the pleasures of life, the OWL is riot really expensive. You can always get it, ripe and ready, for five cents. THE MILLION DOLLAR CIGAR M.A.QUNSTf&CO. INCORPORATED MRS. E. V. COFFIN Teacher of PIANO AND VOICE 0(1 HOSE AVE. MR. FRED ALTON HAIGHT Teacher of Piano and Harmony A successful teacher who gets results quickly. To avoid disap pointment, register now, as vacant lesson periods are limited. HAIGHT MUSIC STUDIO 401Gnrnett-Oorej lluildlng Motlford, Orvgon Phone 72. Here Is Your Chance to Let Go Some Pear Money SPKOIAL Xo. 2. Ten sere orchoro choice, In prime of bearing: 6 1-2 acres mostly Xewtowns, n fe- Spitz; 3 1-2 acres pears, mostly Anjou.i, sonio Mnrtlctts, Howell and Cornice, excellent land, under ditch; modern 7-room house, good barn, within one half mile city limits, Medford. Cash price, if sold in 30 days, 5,000, one half cash, balance terms to suit purchaser at 7 per cent Interest, 5 per cent discount for all cash. Will ronslder trade up to one half. HURD LAND & INVESTMENT CO. 10, 11 Jackson County Bank lluildlng, Medfnrtl, Oregon WASHIXCiTOX, Sept. 5. Admin is! ration leaders said late today Ihnt Senators La Folletle, republican, and Heed, democrat, had forced litem to abandon hope of passing the Webb bill to permit American collective sell ing agencies in foreign countries. Senator La Follctte gave notice ho would filibuster the bill In dentil.- "It now seems npparent," said Sen ator Simmons, "that we will be forced to give up the foreign selling agency bill just as a threat of a filibuster forced us to abandon the corrupt practices bill." ... President Wilson, who wanled. tho hill passed, was notified of the ap parent impossibility if congress is to j adjourn. FIFTY MILES INTO HUNGARY (Continued from Page One.) HFULIX, Sept. 5. The German and Hulgarian nnny which is invad ing eastern Rumania lias carried by storm the fortified advanced posi tions at Ihe bridgehead of Tutralcan, the war office announced today. The Bulgarians have laken the town of Public. HKltf.IX, Sept. - The flerman official announcement says ;,,..- "(leniiah. and ' Hulgnriaif --"troops stoi-riied Ihe fortified iiilvtmeiXiiwu-lions-Tit the bridgehead of Tntrntran. The lown of Dobrib' Uwgjgjjjn by tlio liulgnrians. Hulsai-mnv-lilryt dis'persed ' sevenif ru'iiiVfnMWn hattixlionsj. . " ',' ."(lennnn naval ne'roplnaes dropped bombs on Cnnslnnza nnd nlso on pas sion light sea forces. Our nirshi.tc bombarded ltucharest and the min eral oil establishments nt Ploest with good effect. I'llON'K SIM-h
