Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 27, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1.11.1 r y i Medford Mail Tribune i FORECAST FA I It TONIGHT. AM) THURSDAY. WEATHER Maximum yeatcrday, 73; Minimum tixlti)', 41. Forty-sixth Tear. tuUy Klfventh Year. MEDFORD OHl-XiOX. WKDXKSDAY. SKITKMBKR 27. 191(i NO. "Kit VICTORIOUS ALLIES CONTINUE 10 IKE PROGRESS ALONG S0A1E FRONT T Allies Capture Thiepval and Verman (lovillers 60C0 Prisoners Captured in Past Two Days, Making 60,000 - Total in Somme Operations, 190 ' ; Square Miles of Territory and 44 Villaiies Taken. LONDON, Sept. 27. Xo rest is be ing given the (lerinuns by viclori , Oils Kitinco-llritish forces on the Somme front. f The liritish rapture of the long reMsling Thiepval stronghold, follow- inr closely and unexpectedly upon the cnpture of Cotublcs by the combined allied forces, was followed up last night by a new stroke on the part of the French south of the Somnic, where they drove out from Vcrnmmlovillcrs mid captured u strongly fortified wood east of the town, two miles from Chnulnes. Apparently this new drive is aimed at Chnulnes, which bears to the southern end of the Somme line some what the relation that Conibles did to the .northern sector. The beginning of a French effort to pocket this other German stronghold was appar ent UltlllB ' tUC).MUi).., !- Inroads Kxpected. Meanwhile the military importance of the gains from Thiepval to the Somme, scored in the smashing of fensive of the present week, are ex pected bv military observers in the entente capitals to he made manifest by sneedy further inroads upon Herman-held territory. The French ad vance beyond liouehnvesnes is point ed to as directly threatening Allaines, two miles north of Peronne, and pre- .. paring the way for an encircling movement intended to drive the Ger mans out of Peronne itself, f Helated reports from the British front today announce the capture of hetween .11)00 and -4000 Germans by Genera! I laic's forces in the fighting Monday atid Tuesday. The reported captares by the French bring this to tal up to more than (iOIIO. I'nofficial . figures show the aggregate number Of prisoners taken by the Anglo French armies dunlin the Somme of fensive, from July 1 to date, have qcen (id, lion, with some 100 square tiiilcs of territory nnd 44 villages. On .Maccilnnui Front. In Macedonia the entente forces npparenllv are encountering n stif fened Bulgarian resistance, especially West of the Vardar region. Paris re ports Kaiiuakcalan heights subjected to repeated attacks by Bulgarian forces, hut declare the Serbians held fast to the captured position. Greece is apparently on the verge (Continued on pR two.) LONDON, Sept. '.'7. '-The Greek ministerial council held in Athens yes terday evening," says n wireless dis patch from the Greek capital, "will be followed by the resignation of the Kulogeropoulfis cabinet und by the wsiie of a proclamation from Kiiin Constnntinc to the nation. ' "Immediately on his return from Tatoi to Athens the king was sum moned to a seerVt council of the Ger innnophilcs. General Dousmariis, ex chief of the Greek general staff, and M. Streit. Ojiccn Sophia, sister of the German emperor, was present at the conference." AIMED A AN ' PARIS, Sept. -J?. Greek troops in Canea to the number of 400(1 have , joined the revolutionists, according to a radio ngencv dispatch from Athens. ; Only n rolonel, a few other officers final twenty-five of the men remained If l'"Vl to the government. E 1 0 DAYS BATTLE Victory Claimed by Teutonic Allies on Western End of Macedonian Front Rumanians and Russians Won Decisive Victory Over Mackensen's Forces in Dobrurija Last Week. SOFIA, via London, Sept. 2 7. After ten days of serious 1'lghtlug betweon Serbian and Vulgarian troops on the western end of the Macedonian front, tho Bulgarians forced back their opponents, compell ing them to retreat along the whole front, It was announced officially to day. ntiiminian Ylctoi'. BUCHAREST, Sept. 27 Details of the great battle on the Dobrudja front, which lasted from September 17 to September 19 and ended, ac cording to General Averesco, In the decisive defeat of the Germans and Bulgarians, are given In an official statement Issued by the war office to day. The statement says: Retreat Proceeded battle. "The supreme command learned on September 17, that detacjjments of our forces had been comoyJ to re tire before superior eoomy forces and were falling slowly' back 'inflicting heavy losses on the enemy. Measures were taken to meet the situation and a desperate battle began on a front stretching from the Danube to. the Black Sea. , "The fighting opened along tho Danube, where enemy columns, con sisting mostly of Germans endeavored to forco their way into Chernavoda. This effort was defeated by the Ru manians, who, with repeated bayonet attack:;, supported by tho fire o three monitors in the river, brought the advance of the enemy to a standstill. Heav' Losses Siistnlnci. . "In two days fighting of tho most desperate character the enemy suf fered Jieavy losses, his massed forma tions being mowed down by artillery fire. In the center he was driven from trenches which he momentarily succeeded In penetrating, by the al lied Rumanian, Russian and Serbian troops. Finally at 9 o'clock In tho evening of September 19, tho enemy on slaught reached Its climax. The al lies, by a formidable counter attack, overthrew the enemy's right wing, which fled. The enemy losses were great. Everywhere hVaps of corpses were found and In front Of one di vision, alone, 5,000 rifles were picked up. The allied troops then advanced, driving the enemy before them." SEEK OPENING OF PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 27. While local officials of the Southern Pacific railroad and representatives of the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's as sociation were today attending the adjourned session of the Oregon pub lic service commission ut Salem, higher officials of the company were conferring at San Francisco with President K. K. Calvin of the I'nion Pacific system, on the subject of op ening tho Portland gateway to lum her shipments eastward. President J. D. Farrell of the Orcgon-Washing- ton Railroad & Navigation company is now en route to San Francisco to attend the conference, the purpose of which is to open wider markets for the lumber products of western Ore gon and ultimately to aid in averting a shortage of cars, such as now is seriously troubling the Southern Pa cific. The adjourned hearing at Salem to day was for the purpose of complct ing the record of complaining lumber shippers ngain-t the Southern Pacific for failure to furnish ears for ship ments entirely within this state. Tes timony taken last week had reference mo-tly to interstate shipments. BULGARS FORC SERBS BACK N MHoJt m.jtt tn-KKWtn. TriKmiHii 'T nmiit unn'Kwt.M'ni w: i i m w tm itmm m n ii iwn miiiiiiiiiiiiini nwmai -v Tlio destiny of Fnuiec ami Kngland re In tJio Iinnds of these two war fop Great Britain, ut left, and ArLstido lliiiinil, piemir of I'liinee. movements and diplomacy of the wa r. TAKEN BY ALLIES IN RECENT BATTLE lililTISIt J-'HONT IN FHANCE, Sept. 27. The tolul number of pris oners for wlml art! regarded in all tiiarters as the best two days the liritish army has had in France, ap proaches 5000. Through the night there was heavy firing, while the liritish were press ing forward their guns in (he path of the preceding day's gains. The sun rose with a promise of another splen did autumn day, only to become 'over cast later. This interfered with all important iirtillery observations. More than 10110 prisoners were taken in Thiepval and the Zollcrn work. In a military sense, this work. lying between Thiepval and Cource letle, was rega riled us more important than the crushed ruins of the village. Here at the binge of Ihe haltlcfront with the old first line fortifications. all the power guns could command has fought against every art of mod em defense. German dugouts which were so deep that the twelve-inch high explosive shell could mil pene trate them, hail their doors closed in by debris from explosions. Indeed, with shell fire of all sorts, the liritish literally locked the Germans in their refuge, and under cover of its curtain appeared at the remaining open door ways of the dugouts, which were all connected with underground galler ies, and marched out Ihe occupants as prisoners. The "lnnk,"-or new armored mo tor cars, assisted in the attack, over whelming machine gun positions. The taking of Thiepval and Zollcrn work means that the German gun positions around Grandcoiirt and in the valley of the Alien- have been revealed 'and already the Germans are reported to have begun withdrawing their batter ies in that neighborhood. E I'lTTSISrilG, Sept. 27. Charles K. Hughes entered the Pittsburg district soon after noon today, lie was met at the station by a great crowd of republicans from all over western Penn-ylvania. eastern Ohio and northern We-t Virginia, and immedi ately began a tour of industrial towns, escorted by a parade of automobiles filled with his supporters. He made several short secches and visited the Homstead Steel tailis before return ing to his hotel to rest before the night meeting at the Pitt-burg expos-1 ition. CONTROL DESTINY OF ENGLAN D AND FRANCE IN It- I mil -h iif'fx V ' n pV- ig l4 pPs : SENT TO BORDER WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Some 0000 national guardsmen from thir teen states uud the District of Co- iiuuoia were ordered to the Mexican border today by the war department and at the same time Major General Funston was directed to select 10,(100 troops now on the bonier patrol for return to their home states to be mus tered out of the federal service. Today's order will send south vir tually all of the guardsmen now in the mobilization camps of the states named and will leave only about !), 000 slate troops in all the country that have not seen service on the bor der. Within a short time the remainder probably will be ordered out, releasing more ol the organizations now under General Funslon's command. The gradual return and mustering out of all the guardsmen then is expected to begin. 'flic organizations ordered south today include : Field artillery battery A, New Hampshire; ballery (', New Jersey, and third Pennsylvania; field ballcrv A, District of Columbia, first battal ion und battery C. Virginia; third New York regiment; batteries A, It, C, Alabama; first bahnlion, Georgia; butteries F. and F, Con lictit; but teries A and li, Michigan; first rcgi- WHY I AM FOR WILSON II.v KLLIX I'ARKKU ISL'TLKU (Author til' "I'is Is I'is," etc ) f ttlil I'nl' Wniiilrnw Wilson Iiccmiisc he li;is insti tuted ;tnl enn-ied thnnih I'd'onns tluit yvorr iiitcs sarv to (lie successful riiuiiicitil, uteivniit ic jukI 07, v- te. ain-u:.. ,),,,,, ,,1)1,.,. presidents had done in twelve years. Oilier iresidcnls and the senators talked and sidcstepjied. Wilson acted. Hi; Acted promptly. He acted fearlessly. He acted from the dictation of a clear, keeii-thiiikinir hraiii, and so he continues to act. After the years of sonorously emptv catch-phrase government and double-faced toadying to overfed interests, the same business foresight and clean, surjfical incision of Wilson in matters of great public policy delight me. For years the cry has been: "We know what is the matter, but who dares do any thing The answer is: " Woodrow Wilson." GREAT WAR 1 s. men, David Lloyd-George, minister of They are shown lieru coiifeiTing on the T- PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27. Tho woman who shot, and killed .1. C. Gra veur, of New York, seriously wounded his female companion and then com mitted sulcldo In a prominent hotel here early today, bus been identified as Mrs. Harry llelzer of 315 Euclid avenue, New York, by a sister of the dead man This sister, whose name is Mi'3. Frances Apman, came here today with 1 lurry V. Fancy of 'Now York, business partner of Graveur, and made tho ideiitllicatlon at tho morgue. .Mrs. Apman told the police Mrs. Be.lzei s untitle.) name was Margaret McAniirews and that the woman had not been living with her husband recently. Gravcar, she told tho po lice, was a widower and had been verv friendly with Mrs. Bclzer. Filiu cards found In Mrs. Bolzcr's han.lhag, the pollco at first believed she was Mrs. .1, C, LeDur or LeDue. Tho woundetl woman in tho hos pital, at. first suiiposed to bo Gra vities wife, has not made any state ment. Mrs. Apman will go to the hospital later In the day to see It she ran Identify her. uicnt (less second battalion), Minne sota, nnd batteries 11 and C, Colorado. enmieiirai iiitiire n , ineiii-it. I lie federal reserve liill and his .Mexieaii policy arc in themselves sufficient reasons for his re-elect ion. Tit ft left, both ipiest ions in it muddle, one ;i con stant (loin.est.ic menace and Ihe other a constant: international menace. , "W'ocidrow Wilson did more diirino; the vcrv first vear of his administra 12 . UNION E First Day of Sympathetic Strike Sees Garment Workers, Building Trades, Painters and Others Out 263,000 More Go Out Tomorrow Strike Convention In Session. NF.W YOKK, Sept. 27. Union workers to the number of .12,1,(100 went on strike today in sympathy with the striking traction employes according to figures given out at a meeting of representatives of labor unions. Among the unions which failed to go out today was the brewery work ere, numbering (iOOO, but their lead crs declared they would strike tomor row. These were Ihe figures reported to the meeting by the union delegates according to lOrnest Hohenie, state or gani.er of the American Federation of Labor. The trades which have re sponded to the strike call, ho xaid are the I'nited Garment Workers, six building trades unions, the Paper hangers union, painters, house wreckers and a number of small or ganizations. liobeme declared Hull 2011,000 more would go out tomor row. I'he general strike convention at tended by representatives of the in lernatioiial unions having heiiiliptar ters in Ibis city, was called to orde here today after considerable delay by Hugh Frayite, slate organizer of the 'American Federation of Labor None of the leaders would make slatcment as to what his own union had done or would do. Mr. Fravne said he was satisfied with the situa tion, hut declined to answer when asked what the situation was. Far less than 2.",000 union e ployes responded to the call, accord ing to reports received al police head ijiiartcrs toduv. The ofrieinl said however, that it was difficult to oh I ii i ii an accurate estimate and declin ed to fix a definile figure. I'nless Ihe public service eoinmis siou can bring about an adjust incut o their differences, it was said late to day by the commission, the motormi1 on the subway nnd elevated lines wh artt members of the Brotherhood o Locomotive Lnginccrs, threaten t join the striking street railway men TO SEE CARRANZA WASHINGTON. Sept. i7 Kli Amloml, tin- Mexican ntnlui-sjHlnr (icsitMinU', now on his wjiy to Mcxic Citv, is c.Mi fcil by pi'l-oiml conic ('rices to jrive tb'iicrnl Cuiiimzji clearer Ji'i-t ;i mj i iilt of the Amur ''Jin view of (iit'ticiiltics hrtwceti Hi two countries nnd -talc departim'til ol ticinU hope he may tic ahle to eon vinec (he l'ir-t chief of the nwv of eonctilin to con-iileration ot' in utrnai issues iiy Hie punt commission. Mr. Arredondo left Washington quietly ye-tenlay 11 1'termum a lie culling on rweieiary i.ansiny;, (.01111 sclor Polk and Assistant Sccretar Phillips, The ninhassador's wife am children have remained in Washing ton. PIS GETS LOAN OF FIFTY MILLIONS IN U. S. NKW YoliK, Sept. jr.-Thc sum ot .t.Ml.mili.mm ,,is been borrowed in this country by the citv ot' Paris, France, it became known today. The banking: tirm of Kulin. I.oeb & Co. announced (hut they hud closed lie pi'iations with the municipal govern ment of the French capital tor k five year loan to that ainotint in U per cnt buuds WORKERS STMK IN NEW YORK ALIFORNIA FOR JOHNSON ALSO FOR PRESIDENT Gilson Gardner Declares That Pro gressive Governor Will Easily Win Senatorship, While Wilson's Chances Are Favorable Johnson Supports Hughes. 1 Hy CilLSON OARDN'Kli. SAN FUANCIKCO, Oil., Sept. 27. t'alil'ornia is for Johnson and Wil son. Johnson will carry tho stale by a lare majority, and probably Wilson wiil win. J he only possible chance Hughes, the republican nominee, has, is to train in as tail to the Johnson kite; and this kite is not carrying in licit tail just now. I he Johnson victory is conceded by everybody whose judgment is worth onsidcrin;?. The only question dis 'iissed is whether Hughes can bent Wilson. Like llrynn for farker If Johnson were enthusiastically for Hughes, he could probably drag him over the line, but nobody suspects Johnson of any enthusiasm for Hughes, and everybody knows ho is not attacking Wilson in his campaign or saying anything which would tend to check the Wilson friendliness among his progressive followers. Johnson is for Hughes about hm Hrvim wiiMerJ-.ir Alton-H. Pnrkcr-' ili I lilt I 1 ...L .. . IJ 11 1 -'!. . nun, iiiiu iiiiicii lis uuoscveu is XOl Hughes now. .. . California may see a strange polit ical phenomenon a big majority for the republican (progressive) candi date for the I'nited States senators and a comfortable or good-si.ed ma jority for the democratic candidate for president. I urn not forgetting that this state is normally strongly republican. I am not forgetting that the republican registration is nearly two to one, and thul the southern part of the statu is normally heavily staudpat, reaction ary, smug republican. Voters IndeiM'iidciit The answer is that the voters who, in past elections, have registered us republicans, have voted for progres sive, independent or democratic can didates with complete disregard of party names and lies. It does not do any longer to assume that the regis tered vote can be herded and deliver ed lo Ihe party candidate. , Califoruia is wholly ciuancipated from party names and ties. Wilson's strength in California is more difficult to gauge than that of Johnson. The governor's popularity has been mathematically demonstrat ed. He went into the republican prim aries and took the nomination for I'nited States senator away from the regular republican standpat candi date, and did this without the help of three hundred thousand of his fol lowing who were not registered and therefore could not take part ill the republican primaries. Jonbon in Control The llli.(IIM) registered voter to whom Johnson appealed were "regu lar," anti-progressive drifters back to rcpuhlican!.-m : and yet even from those he got a 20,11111) majority away from Willis II. Month, the millionaire banker candidate selected as runner up for Hughes. And Johnson did this without even changing his registration as a progressive. (Continued on I'ngo Two.) CAR SHORTAGE AFFECTS S.U.KM, Or., Sept. 27. Kvery user of wood in the cities of Oregon is hound to -.offer from the shortage of freight cars, according to wood deal ers at the continuance here today of thi' bearing which was begun nt I'ort land last week hy the Oregon publio service commission. J. S. Harper of Salem told the commission that the i n ' 1 1 i 1 1 1 v of dealers to get cars to haul wood had already resulted in an in crease iu price of j0 cents per cord,