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UnWnrj ftv 0f Crtsw Tribune i FORECAST KAIIl TOXKiHT A.i TOMOIIHOW WEATHER Maximum Vpstenhiy Ofl; Minimum Twin' no. Fortyslxlh Yctir. MEDFORD OftTCOOX. FRIDAY. KKI'TKM BTR V 1f)l(i 0. 131 Medford M AIL BUSH TAKE DEFENSES Offensive Renewed on Grand Scale Attacking Front Extends Six Miles Villages of Flerr and Martinnuich Captured Newly Constructed Ger man Third Line Crumbles Before Onslaught. LONDON, Sept. I.".. Tho UriUsh In tholr offensive ulonii ihe Somme have lirokcn tho Gorman third line of de fenso and have taken the village of Klorr, two tulles north of Cjinchy. .British forces nre nho said to have , gained the outskirts of ilartlnpiiich a mile nnd hnlf.east of Pozieres. The dispatch dated at ihe llritish : front in France says: ! "Today our troops In R great as sault have broken through the en omy's tliird line of defm:se. It Is re ported that Flers is In our hands and that our infantry Is advancing fur ther In the direction of Morral (about 2 miles east' of Glnclry ) fin nnr left we are at tile moment .in the outskirts of llui tinpuich, and ' to the right we have moved forward . jilong the whole line, encircling High wood and occupying the main part of ' ltolcaux wood, ".' "Our men are filled with tho spirit I at victory and in several places of the ' line the enemy Is flying back to the .next line of defense. I "Prisoners are coming In fast. --About uOfl.are already In cages and others are being brought, down from the battlefield." "The French nre also attacking. The thunder of artillery and the struggle of infantry rags from Thiep- val to the Somme. X.orth of the Somn.e the French last night captured a series of Ger man trenches and advanced as far as tho village of Rancourt. On the Ver dun front two German attacks were repulsed." Story of Attack ' nnlTISII FRONT IN FRANCE, Sept. 15. This morning at dawn the llritish made the most powerful gen eral attack, supported b the heaviest 1 volufne of shell fire slr.ee that of July 1 when the grand offensive began. The attacking front extends over six miles, from the region of Thiepvnl to .the junction with the trench army on the right, or practically the entire line of the British advance of the last ten weeks. Having gained ' the whole ridge from the east of Thienval through .Glnchy and all the old' German second lien fortifications, the British made their next step, a broad stride down 4he hill agninst the newly construct ed German third line. As the cease Jess British artillery fire had not per mitted them to dig elaborate dugouts and other defenses, the Germans be came more dependent on their ar tillery for defense. They are known .to have in front rff the British froin rand Court to Glnchy 1000 guns or 150 to the mile. Tnus today still anothor record has been made In the volume of projectiles thrown by either side. - w Armored Kngiiio Aside from their Increased artillery fire, tho British brought -Into action Sar the first time today a new type (Continued on Page Two.) $119 LEFT IN BANK CHICAGO, Sept. 15. Stephen Mlchnluk, twenty year old manager of the private hank of Michnliik & Sons, which closed yesterday with nearly 150,000 in deposits missing, surrendered to State's Attorney Hoyne today. All that was found in the closed bank when representative of the state's attorney chopped their way Into it was i 1 19. The failure makes the forty-third private bank that has failed in Chica go w ithin the last five years. N N PUT PRESSURE UPON SWEDEN IN CONSTITUTION Friendly But Firm Note Presented of Protest Over Treatment Accorded Allied Ships German submarines Protected as Merchants Ships, Al lies Fired Upon. PARIS, Sept. 15. The French Rov eminent has Instructed the minister at Stockholm to join w'th the other entente ministers In presenting friendly, hut firm note to Sweden In regard to Its policy of neutrality. The note takes Issue with the position of Sweden In distliiKtiisUinB between submarines for war rnd those for commerce, which the French govern metvt affirms has 'run effect contrary to neutrality," since the Swedish nn- val forces would hesitate to attack a German Submarine in Swedish waters iinrler (ho nretevt lhiU it mlcht he a 0nlm01.Cal s,(lmiarlne, whereas there would he no similar situation In deal ing with a submarine of tho allies because they have no commercial sub marines. Xntlons nt Odds Great Britain and Sweden have been at odds since the early period of the war and Sweden' unyielding at titude evidently has resulted In a de cision to exert the combined pressure of all the entente allies on her. Dif- flcultlcs arose from the allied block ade of Germany resulting In the hold Ing up of goods en route to Sweden which were suspected to be destined for Germany. Sweden retaliated by holding up large quantities of parcels post matter In transit between ling- land and Russia. This led lo an exchange of notes which accomplished nothing and early this month, a deadlock was reached. Great Britain insisted as a condition to submitting the dispute to arbitra tion that Sweden must promise not to interfere again with English mail matter. Sweden ' declined and the Swedish minister at London went to the continent, to be ?;one for several weeks. Negotiations were, transfer red to Stockholm but the latest ad vices from London were that no solu tlon of the problem was In sight. Finn's Coffee. Held I'll BERLIN, Sept. 15. A Stockholm dlKiiatch to the Overseas News agency nava that Sweden has held up 10,000 tons of coffee destined for Finland, presumably on account of the fact that Great Britain ha3 detained ship nients of coffee for Sweden. As a re suit there is a great scarcity of coffee in Finland. "El ii I'.L PASO. Tex.. Sent, l.'i. The hcml of Hie bandit, Luis Gutierrez known in Mi'xii-u ns the "enchanted ffmit," has been sent by Colonel Ilu-pin-otro' fninmnniliuir the ('nrrnnzn garrison t Colinm, tn the governor of (itiiidiiln.inrn. Gutierrez. Ion" the Icrror of tin vM.m1i, of tho stute oi Coiiiiui. was ill i i - lacked mill killed by ninchers who bad grown tired of exaction. Cutting off the lu-ml, the ranchers bore it in tn linmli lo Colini.i. the town, where it was exhibited to the public. YANCorVKIi, 11. C, Scpl. 1.5. British Columbia election returns arc sufficiently complete to ussiire n inn ioiitv of ."iiHMl or more for prohibition mid womun suffrage. Hambura Crowds Raid Stores LONDON. Sept. 15. An Amster dam dispatch to the Exchange Tele- frrntih comnany says: "Serious food riots occurred at Hamburg Saturday evening. Accord ing to Perlin reports, a mob of angry women rnldcd shops that had been closed, owini: to a shortage or meat and vegetables, while another crowd demonstrated before the town hall, shouting 'down with the Junkers! Down with the people's torturers." TO PUT REFORMS LI Carranza Issues Call for Election of Delegates to Consider Changes in Organic Law Reforms Calculated to Eliminate Danger of Dictator ship Convention October 15. JIKXICO CITY, Sept. l.-..-ficnernl Curriin.a's purpose in issuing lust night a call for (he election ot delc- ales to an assembly . to consider hanges in Ihe constitution are set I'orlli in the preamble of the decree now made public here. The preiiinhli refers lo the platform of the consti tutionalists us set I'orlli in the plan of riundclnupc, adopted in 1DL! be ore the downhill ol General lluerta mil elaborated at Ycrn Cruz in 1P14, and snvs it shows clearly that tin program of Ihe constitutionalists ullcd for an election of congress and itificiitiou of the first chief's tie lions. The first chief was then to call presidential election anil limi over the xecutive power to the legally elected president. The enemies of the eonstiliitioiuil- ts,- General Carranza says, bavi omitted nothing lo prevent comple Hon of the program, even going si 'iir as lo imperil the dignity ot Ihe cpublic and endanger its sovereignty h v provoking emit lid with ii neigh boring republic, seeking lo bring about intervention on the pretext thai there was no protection for the lives ami properties of foreigners. They even pretended lo seel; intervention for hn liifiuitariau considerations. Cnj'i-unzn Objects The enemies of the constitutional ists,. (lenernl-Cnrriuizu says. "further, have imputed to him motives which he never enlerlaincil. Accordingly be determined to forestall attacks by a frank and sincere ileclnrntioii that the reforms projected are not intended to lead lo the establishment "I " lie tatorsbip. On the other hand, the government to be established will be of such form as to demonstrate cate gorically that sovereignty resides within the people, by whom it should lie exercised for the public benefit. Both federal and state rights will he observed and the spirit of the con stitution will lie carried out. The only purpose is to purge the constitution of defects in the way of obscurity and contradiction, or of clauses inserted for the purpose of nullifying demo cratic rights. riien follow the provisions deter mined upon by General Carranza to arrv out bis purpose. J be election of delegates to tlie constitutional as sembly w ill be held October lo. Bus iness sessions will begin December 1 and will be limited to two months. As oon as a constitution is adopted a presidential election will he arranged and Ihe assembly dissolved. Joint Commission Meets XKV LONDON, Conn., Sept. 1.V Practical obstacles have arisen in the consideration by Ihe American-Mexican joint commission here of numer ous suggestions for the pacification of the bonier w hich make it seem im (Continued on page six) WASHINGTON. Sept. 15. Appar, ent Increase of typhus and yellow fev er In Mexico, particularly at coast ports 1b reported in today's official dispatches. Should the epidemic he- como serious, stale department offi cials said today consideration might be given to imposition of rigid quar antlne regulations on persons coming to the United States. The department still Is discouraging Americans from returning to Mexico, refusing pass ports even to missionaries. PRINCE FREDERICK OF HESS? KILLED ON BALKAN FRONT IIKICMN, Sept. 1"), Princo Fred erick William i.f llcs-e has been killed at rnrnorninn. it a nftieinlly nn noiint fit by the war of lice lodav i" it report on oM'ration' on the Bal kan trout. OF REVOLUTION BULLETS TURN WAR i 'r- Fa- p .Three French ilUpafch bearers ..,... trout iii Ibis anav aulo. the tires lo nieces, lore uwav the hood and broke spi escaped injury, but the chauffeur was WON BY ALLIES LONDON", Sen), lo. According to idviccs from Swiss sources the Aus- Iriuns have suttcrcd anotber-siinguin- nrv detent west ot lvipul luoiiiiiuiii, the Carpathians, -ays a wireless dispatch from Home Imlay. PARIS, Scpl. I-"). The entente al lies have won n series ot successes on the Macedonian front, the war of fice announced today. French, llrit ish and 'Serbian forces operating at lil'fercnl points have broken through the Bulgarian defeases. 'Ihe I rench have captured positions half a mile leep over a front of mile. The Serbians ruptured twenty-live cannon and a large number of prisoners, as vet uncounted. The Bulgarians, after their ilcl'cal, ivs the slatemenl, retired for n dis tance of nine miles. A brilliant victory lor Ihe Serbians over the tuilgnimns was scored ni ter a battle Ifitting several days west f Luke Ostrovo, near the western end of the lighting front. The British siicccs- was effected west of Ihe iirdar. near the center f the entente front, where they cap- lured important po-ihons. I he lines forced by the French were to tin si of the Ynrdnr. SISTER OF PRESIDENT WILSON SERIOUSLY ILL MRS ANNIE V.iUON ItOWt Mr-. Howe, Wilson, i- n-p' Iter home. New 5;'. v3. '.';! J i-ter of I'riidetil ot rrPHtuent Wllnon, announced lo rled nciir deiilh nt!hK"1 '"' would enter the pro lMiilon, Conn. T!i pri'Milcnt enneelleil all eii'jii'.'ement tu ni-li to her hi-d-iile. AUTO INTO SIEVE ami a chauffeur rode ner (le'inan bullets pierced the car, i-s hc ripped The ift'icer hil. 'PLAN TO AVERT i III NKW "YORK, Sept. I.5. Allhollgh union leaders have virtually abandon eil hope thai Mayor Mitchcl and the public service commission may bring about an amicable adjustment of lh differences between Ihe striking street railwiiv men and their enipl er,s the belief was strong in official circles lodav Ihat sonic action woiil be taken within the next twenty-lour hours to averl the llirealeucil svmpa llielic slnkc of ,0,1)11(1 trade union ists. The central federated union . of Manhattan will bold a special meet ing lo consider Ihe advisability of joining in a strike that "will astound New York." The Brooklyn central labor union, comprising ninety-five local unions, has already voted in, fa vor of such a strike. During the night violence broke out anew. From midnight until early lo dav Sixth nnd Ninth avenue devilled trains were bombarded with bricks, stones ami other missiles. One guard Was injured. Sen lee on Ihe subway, and devill ed lines continues uoruial, hut the sur face lines 'are -till crippled. PEARYS ALLEGED DISCOVERY A FAKE WASHINGTON, Si,l. I"i. I'.n-ivii l-'itlinli (irci-ii, wlm n-nl thrci- yinir-. with llir Miii-Millim cii'diliiin in Aiv I :c- i-i-uiuiis M'jirrliiiii: for tin1 "rnu-k-rrlimd" i'iiintid fininil liy licnr Ail initiil IVnrv, indity lil-d n ivritti-u re port of Wi i'.vilonilioi with tin' nu vy di-iiiirliiiint. Tin- doiiiiiii-nl will nnt I In- Hindi' iinlilii' until tin- lii'iid of thv t--ii-ilition Im-. K-jiii'd ri-port. lint (lii'i-n -l.-itid vi-rliiillv on dU ri' tiirn liomi' llijit "t'i-o,-.(-i-lnnd" did not xi-t. ITS ALL OFF NOW; FORD IS F03 WILSON NKW YOltK. Si'nt. IT.. Hi-nry l-'oril, a Dotrnlt niitoinoldle niantirai' turer now in California, dirlurcd to day that he and "IiIb nolnlihors" v.ould gupport I'riMldPnt Wllmin for m-t'lPi-tlon It was annotinci1!! at doino- criitU: hcadqiiartPr1 tonight. Ilaln- lirlilfio Colby, who nominated TlH-o-doro HooBpvpIt for iri'ldcnt at Ihn IiroRrcKRlvn nalional convention In ChlcaKO, )mt who ulneo hau declai'Pd I' hi in self In favor of the re-election RfPiwIvc pnrty (irlmary In New York for the nomination .States nenate. to the United BAN PLACED ON AFRICAN TRADE BREAKS RECORD Tl Plan of Rntionizinij Norway, Sweden, Der.mark and Holland Extends to Apply to United States by Britain No Shipments to Be Permitted Trade With Holland Stopped. LONDON, Sent. l.V Thi plan of i-ittiuniii'i the neulnil rmnilrics nt' Nmwiiy, Sweden, I Ji ijimnk nnd Hol land, under which n t'unlu'i' licenses will lu milled for Ihe present lo British exporters, has heeii extended lo apply to Ihe I'nited Sintcs by the xpedients of refiisinu' to allow the Netherlands oversea trust to itceept further AniPiiciin consignments and by dei lininjr to irianl letters of iissur ance tor Amenean shipments destined for these countries. Stops Holland Trade In consequence American shi meats I'm Holland will be stopped nh- solulely, while the regular transpor talion companies trading between til t'nited States and Scainliiia via will not take ciu,roes without assurance of their innocent declination bv the ltiit ish authorities. Kurlhennore, tramp steamers are hardly likely tci risk I lie inevitable landing in the prizo enuri of any ariro ihey niihl necepl. Neutral diplomats here believe two reasons induced the Brilish pnvern- mont to take this aetum, I ho first is the siniplieily of the plan, which n- ables tlie ;overniuenl to eoulnd siii- plies at Ihe source. The second is t lit uiowinir bill with which Grout ltritnin is bcitiv; pressed by neutral govern incuts for doniurrnfje and other t' penses incurred by takinir suspected ships into, KH'kivalJ,. yml .otJutr portn lor exaiuiiialinn. TilrciisliiK for d'oods Amdher llockade measure is llu recent iirrangcincnt under which hu rcans were set up in Kn'dand and France for grautin-f licenses for cx cbiiniri' of jioods which figure on tlv list of prohibited imports. The American authorities contend that un der the Itril ish-American commerciid tfeatv of Iftl.'j sneli proliiliilions must he eul'oiced equally against all conn t nes. I onsequently any privileges grunted to Kraiice ami no extended lo the I'nited States arc held to he. in violation of that treaty. E LONG BRANCH, N. J., Sept. IT..- PreHhbfiit WIIboii decided today to take iidvantaKO of tlio earlleHt poK( blo opiiorlunity to clmllenKe the statenuMit. made by ('hnrlen K. HiiKliPy tn n'cciil HpeecheB that Hip liaslfl on which the recently threat ened railroad Rtriko whh ftvorted waa merely an Increase of wukch for tho employes. The president, his political advin ers Bald today, oonHidorn the princi ple of the t.inlit hour day vltully af fected hy (lie strike Hettluiuont , and will seek to show that, while the rail road legislation passed tiy conm'CHH to meet tlie situation will Ktve the employes at least a temporary In crease In pay. the more Important point Is that It establishes the elht hour day :ih the basin of work for railroad workmen. Tho president will make known Ills view either In a speech nt Shadow Lawn or in a letter. DANISH LINER SUNK BUT CREW IS LANDED I.ONlMtN, Sept. 1.-,.- The hmMi "Icaiucr Mans TnvM-n of 17'MI ton irro.- hn been sank, according to a Lloyd's dispatch from Saint Malo. Noimandy, The crew was lauded. NORWEGIAN SHIP ETHEL SUNK BY SUBMARINE LONDON. Sept. l.V The Norweg ian i-lcumer Klltcl, of U.YI tons gros has been sunk, a Lloyd's announce ment Males. Wi NEUTRALS ASHLAND DAY IN ATTENDANCE Stores in Sister Cities Close to Per mit Employes to Visit County Fair Special Train Brings Crowd From Springs City Awarding of Prizes in Progress. Saturday Pronram Coweii-U' i-Hiiniiiu rnee. Mull rilling. (.'owlioys' i-nilllillo l-nce, Thrpe-eif.'litlirt i niile riiiinini,' rnee. ' . - . (lonl ropiiijv.' r . .' Fivp-eiehtl)' mile rin'c. Steer htilldiiirin. "' Itiiekimr enntels. li'elny rnee. , Wild )iiire race. - v Xovelly nines and stunts, (loud program cueli night up town, ennsistin; ; of music, vaudeville, style shows with liv ing models, etc., free to nil who nl tend the afternoon perform ance at fair uinunds, in the room corner of Central nvenue nnd Sixth street, opposite J. Yr, ft II. store.- Stores in bnlh Ashland nnd Mod-, ford were closed nl noon today n that proprietors nnd employes might ittcnd Ashluud day at the county fair. Al 2 o'clock the special train arryiujf 'JOOlt Ashland residents ar rived and Ihe crowds poured into tho grounds. Since curly this nioininr peojilo from surrounding towns und Iho ni nil districts have liccu' iirrivinq; hy team and car, hringinir Hip attend ance up to u total which surpassed any previous day's ultendiinee in the hUtory of the fair. Kntei'taiiinieiit Provided v The visitors were entertained with a nuinhcr of ninniiiLr races, with Inill nnd onlf riding, pout roping,, cowgirl ntces, quick -change rnee, hacking contests and a wild-horse race. Sev eral of the luickuroos attempted to ride Nero, the hull, but all failed. Jtoth livestock and fruit judging is going on rapidly ami the, partial list of awards will be checked np hy the judges toui;h and announced tomor row. Kntry lisls were praeiically com plete last night and tin: tew niissing I'iuue in tins morning. , rptown lOviiiidt , The uptown exhibit in the ViAvlet1- Ha vis huiiding, corner Sixth nnd CVn-' 1 ml avenue, wilt again he open this evening with a program ami stvle -how beginning at H;'M). Tonight danccM will lie given nt tho Xalatoriniu and at the armory, where KoiiniiLr 'uinp will again be open. A line program of races was sched uled lor this afternoon and Saturday afternoon. .Medford captured the ball gnnio with the Portland lien vet Cement plant team at the fair grounds yes terday afternoon by the score of t to 1 . Today the local team -will meet the Cold Hill aggregation. The first heat in Ihe relay race was won by Murphy of Ashland, with (Jit.en of Medl'ord second and Kuhli of Applegale third. Additional heats will be run today and Saturday nnd the rider with the best average time 'will be declared winner. WASHINGTON, Sept. l.i.Tlie sn perdrendnuught Arizona, just com pleted nt the New York navy yard, will be commissioned under command of Captain John D. McDonald on Oc tober I). Navy department officials arc elated over the success which has ma rl;cd f he A rizonu's construct ion by government workmen. Aclin Secretary lioosevelt said to day the ship not only would be fin i died on schedule time, but would nvo the government about .f ,0(10,000, i-ouipnrcd witli lowest estimates ot private concerns.