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WILSON SAYS
GOP. SUCCESS
v MEANS A MR
Wilson Declares That Victory of Re
publicans In November Will Mean
Entrance of United States in the
European War and That Nation
Will Go to War With Mexico.
1.0X0 lili.W'CII, Scpl. :ifl. Presi
dent Wilson declared in n speech
hero today llmt Iho ''cerium pros
pect of the success of the republican
pnrl.v" nt tin1 next election is that the
1'nitcd States will enter the Kuropenn
wiir mill will go to war with Mexico.
OH'irinls of foreign gooriinicnls
will watch tlie coming election enre
1'ully, the president nid, to l;iiow how
they enn treat the United States in
the future, lie said special interests
with stakes in .Mexico are working' for
the siii'cess of the republican parly.
The president said thai the repub
licans say his foreign policy is wrong
and that the only iiltornulive to his
policy is war. 'flic foreign affairs (if
tlie nation, he declared, lire being cm.
lmrrassod by the partisan t real men!
of them by the republicans.
Rule of People, tlie Issue.
The president spoke today before a
New York delegation of young demo
crats and demanded to know what the
republican party would do if it eon
trolled the 'government. He declared
he had found nothing to interest him
in the campaign of the republicans.
The president launched n vigorous
iiltnek on the republican parly, sny
injr thaf it had outlived its usefulness.
"I think the democratic party will
witness the death of another party."
declared tlie president. "It has nl
yendv seen two groat parties come and
po."
The president said he hud hoped tor
n campaign based on real issues, but
that lie had been disappointed. The
democratic party, he declared, is Hie
only party in the nation based on the
rule of the people.
Minority ltule Theory.
President Wilson asserted that the
republican party was run on the the
ory llmt n few men shall govern the
nation, lie indicated he thought the
real issue in the present campaign is
whether the pcoplo shall rule.
"The republican party as nt pres
ent constituted and led," lie said, "be
lieves In government, by attorneys
for special interests. That party's
last tariff was Trained by attorneys
for the special interests."
The president praised the progres
sive party, saying it had real red
blood in its veins. He added that the
democratic party had done what the
progressive party Intended to do.
"This country Is progressive," he
continued. "I am progressive. I do
not spell It with a capital 'P,' but I
run just as fast. I am surprised at
the company some of the men, who
spell the word with a big 'I" "re
lieeping," lie added.
Attacking the attitude of the re
publicans on democratic questions,
Ihe president insisted again and
again that the "special Interests"
were back of the republican party.
Kim Hy Wall Street.
"Until the present administration
came Into power, the treasury depart
ment was controlled by Wall street."
he Bald. He explained he meant the
worst features of Wall street.
(Concluded on page five)
' BERLIN. Sept. .'HI. ''Neither the
steamer Kelvinia nor the steamer
Strathtay was attacked by German
submarines, it is said by competent
authorities," tlie Overseas News
ngonov announces today.
"f'onsenueiitlv reports in foreign
newMiimers alleging that these steam
ers were torpedoed by German craft
without warning are untrue.
The Briti-h steamer Kelvinn, from
Vmrnnrt Ken for Glasgow, was
sunk September '2. Twenty-eight
Americans were on board the Kclinia
os liostlers nnd all were rescued. The
British steamer Strathtay. for New
York from Havre, was sunk Septem
ber li in ihe KiielUli channel. Two
Vmericnns were members of her crew,
EDFORD
HEAVY FIGHTING
IN PROGRESS ON
SOMME FRONT
British Repulse Desperate Attacks by
Germans French Resume Drive
for Peronne Bulyars Report Sue
cess in Serbian Border and Ger
mans in Transylvania.
I.OXIXi:;, Sept. nil. Desperate
fighting has been in progress along
the northern end of the Sonime front,
where the British have recently made
important inroads upon flerman posi
tions south of the Ancre. Loudon to
day reports heavy counter-attacks by
the flcmians near the Stuff redoubt
and the Hessian trench and declare:
a division of the new British army ae
quilled itself most creditably in beat
ing off the (ieimnns.
Farther down the line toward the
Sonime front Ihe French have resum
ed their attacks, pushing furl her the
wedge inlo the (lerman lines in the
region of linncourt. The New Frenc
advance, a iriling to Puns, was
scored by means of hand grenade op
erations north of Itnncourt.
In the I tn limits.
In Macedoiiiu the Bulgarians repoit
success in the Kaimnkcalan region,
near the Serbian border, where
trench of the main Serbian position
was captured after n Serbian attack
had been repulsed. No important
changes iif the south nrq, announced.
Petrograd reports that there have
been no important happenings either
on the Itussinn I rout ot in the Can
casus.
The Kumanian invasion of Transyl
vania has met with a setback in the
Hei'mann.-Lailt region, some twenty
miles north of the Rumanian border
according to the Merlin hciidqiiiirtcr.-
tnlcmcnt loday. A victory over the
Irong Rumanian forces by troops of
General Yon Falkenhayn is an
nounced. I iilkenha.ui Leads.
General Yon Falkenhayn is one of
the most noted of German military
commanders and was chief of the
encrul staff until recently, when he
was displaced by Field Marshal Yon
Hindenburg. Today's mention of his
name in the official statement is Ihe
first intimation that he was in active
service in the field.
The fact that a general of such
note has been given command in
Transylvania apparently means that
m important campaign in tins Aus
trian territory is under way. A new
Teutonic offensive successfully
pressed there wouid place Kiimania
between two fires, as large forces of
the central powers are in the field in
the .southern Kiimnninn province of
Dobrud.ia, under another of. Ger
many s martial hemes, 1- iclil .Mai'simi
Yon Mackensen.
Hellish Official Report.
LONDON, Sept, :l. Unusually
heavy fighting occurred yesterday on
the Sonime front in consequence of
German counter nltacks. A division
of the new British army was engaged.
The official account-of these opera
tions follows:
"During the night the enemy shelled
heavily our battle front south of Ihe
(Continued on page five)
THREE
WASI1IXOTN, Sep. 30. American
Consul Hurst at Barcelona, Spain, re
ported today to the state depart
ment the sinking of the Italian steam
er Benpark and the Italian steamer
Nltolio and said that no Americans
were on board either ship. The Ben-
Lpark from Philadelphia to Genoa with
a general cargo was sunk by a sun
marine about forty miles otf Barce
lona, Spain on September 2 3 and the
Nltolia from Norfork was torpedoed
off Bragonero, September 2 4,
LONDON, Sep. :t0. Lloyds agency
reports that the British steamer Hal
ing has been punk.
The Kallns was a steamer of 91
tons, hnllt In 1914. She was owned
by Ihe fork Steamship Company.
Her rerent movement have not been
reported.
MEDFORD
ILL STREET
OUT IN OPEN TO
ELECT HUGHES
S. 0. S. Calls for Money From Close
States Campaign Sack Likely to
Exceed That of Mark Hanna Wil
cox Called Tiyhtwad for Not Loos
ening Up More Freelv.
l!y LOUIS SKI HOLD.
NKW YOHK, Sep. 30. There does
not appear to be the slightest doubt
In the minds of the Republican party
chieftains that all the Important fi
nancial Influences In the country will
favor Presidential Candidate Hughes
in the coining election. National
Chairman Wilcox and his associates
in the management of the national
enterprise have very good reason to
know that tlie leaders of states which
are considered doubtful attach more
Importance to the influence of money
Lthan the speeches of Mr. Hughes and
the few legitimate Issues that the par
ty lecturers present In support of
their criticisms or the Democratic
Boverinent and their arguments for a
change.
The cry of the party lenders Is for
money and more money. They seem
to think that all the power of money
will be behind Mr. Hughes, speak
ing In the political vernacular. He
Is described by them as "the busi
ness candidate' and they do not
take the slightest offense at the criti
cism that he Is "the Wall Srreet can
didate." . .. (i
To Itent Haima's ltecord.
Some of the more candid of them
actually boast that "there will be
more money provided for legitimate
expenses of course" to elect Mr.
Hughes than in any campaign siuco
the halycon days of Mark Hanna.
With this conviction It is perfectly
natural for the operatives in the close
States to hold out their hands, to at
tempt to Impress the guardians of the
party exchequer that large sums will
be necessary to "get out the vote,"
and to secure the support of the pro
gressives and other elements In the
motley army of independents, who
are popularly supposed to be apa
thetic and Indifferent to the fate of
Mr. Hughes.
It is the republican view that the
democrats will not receive any sup
port from the money influences which
expect larger benefits from a republi
can victory than from the re-election
of Mr. Wilson. The charge Is not de
nied by the democratic leaders. They
have no reason to expect aid from the
financial powers. On the contrary,
they are fully convinced that "big
money will life with Hughes,"
III Doubtful Suites.
The principal demands for money
will come from New York, Indiana
and Ohio republican leaders, because
of the uncertainties of the struggle
between the two parties In those
states. But the importunities for
financial aid will not be limited to
those states by any means.
The state leaders know that some
of the men intimately identified with
the direction of the republican cam
paign are very wealthy; that they
have always been those noblest of
patriotic citizens, "good producers
.Most of the regulars are reconciled
to their enforced association with
George W. Perkins, Horace Wilkin
son and other progressive "angels"
only because they are convinced that
they will supply funds to carry on
the fight.
Wall Street Friendly.
The friendly attitude of the lend
ing financiers of Warl'street toward
the Republican presidential candi
date Is another augury of a substan
tial war chest. The sort of campaign
that Mr. Hughes is conducting Is
perfectly satisfactory to the leaders,
fighting among themselves over the
(Continued on pase five)
LEATHER FOR ARMY
LONDON, Sept. 2!: The govern
ment, according (o the shoe and
leather Journal, has requisitioned all
British aolo and upper leather for
military ptirponefl. Five per cent In
terest, it Is stated, will he allowed on
the purchase price of the leather
requisitioned.
ORttOOX, SATl'UDAY. KKPTKM HKR HO. 1010
MEDHRD POST OFFICE CHANGES HANDS HAYMARKET RIOT BROOKLYN WINS
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Col. icirir 1. .Minis, rrt'iMitly appointed mstnmstcr of MtMldml, will
tnkes ol'lict' Sutuliiy. lit' was horn in 'IVniicsst'c in 1K(I2, vn iijMilntect
poMnmstci of Xouhii1, Tout i., in 18H., ii'hinfiiK in 1HHK to mine to On
Kon, engujiiEitf in v Ho us eiitrrprises tn tlui Northwest, lie rmiio to Mel
foi'd in l!07 and is owner of the Seven Oaks orehard near the Htation of
that name. Col, Minis is a life-long Denioonit ami widely popular.
TEDDY ASSAILS
FOREIGN POLICY
AS
BATTLE ('It KKK, Mirli.. Sept.
President Wilson's nil ministration
was assailed liy Theodore Uuosevelt
in an address which he made here late
today on behalf' of tlie enndidnev of
Charles K. Hii-hes. He referred to
President Wilson as a "man of
words" and to (he republican presi
dential candidate as a "man id'
deeds."
He poke in a cirrus tent.
Speakine: to the thousands of peo
ple packed into a circus tent. Colonel
lioosevelt chn rfed t ha t I 're-iden t
Wilson "sacrificed the national honor
of the T'nited State-" heeau-e he
feared to pay the price of upholding
it.
Roosevelt characterized President
Wilson's Knropean ami Mexienn pol
icies as "cowardly" anil r "follow
ing the lines of least resistance,"
"President Wilson by his policy of
tame suhniissiot to insult and injurv
from all whom he feared, has invited
the murder of our men, women and
children by .Mexican hiindils mi hind,
and fici-inan submarines on the sea,"
said the former pre-ident.
Colonel lioosevelt spoke at length
on the Mexican situation, lie criti
cised President Wil.-ou tor refusing
to recognize lhieil;i and for reeojr
niziui; the C'nrranzn irovenimcnt.
WHY I AM
liy I UY I N'(i KIXI1KI?
( I'pilVssiir nt' Political Ki-oimiiiy nl Y,
iiiid all iii'icil(l('lit in k 1 1 1 u s. )
I lie sn-ci
I'd issue of
j-thwji out of, I'orci
iiiciclv n
That so
Irving i istr. .,.ftni' a
f
lilt ion ol piddle interests to private interest was, in
effect, recognized hy 'I'aft and other eonscient ions re
publicans. I!nt his administration only demon
strated how difficult it is for a party, which draws its
financial support from protected interests, to revise
the tariff against these interests.
"V. jf
BRITISH LOSSES IN
3800 PER DAY
U)XIKX, Sept. British losses
in September were nl the rate of more
lliiin .'ISIKI :i day. The eifunlties on
nil I'rnnis reporteil in this month
were: Ollieers, .")t:i!l; men, 11 1.1 1ft,
Heavy ns were the Hritish losses
in Sepieinlier, they were lighter than
thuse nt' August, which were rj7,ll-l"i,
a ilaily nvern'e nl' A27. In .Inly, the
I'ir.M mniilh of the Knmine ol't'etiMve.
I ho losses were nhont half those nl
Anirnst or September, nnlwilhsliiiul-
iii Ihe fuel lluil.in .Inly the lirilish
stormed Ihe fir.-l line fiermnn de
fenses. The casualties in that month
were .-!t,li"."i, so that tlie total for the
three months of the Sonime drive is
:i"7.lli!l.
the 0'erseas News atieney esli
niales dial the. combined l-'reneh and
liritih loes in Ihe Somine battle up
to September 15 amounled tn abonl
ollll.ftllll.
Since .latiiiary -H ihe lrili.h yov
ernnicnt has issued no figures of to.
tal lo-.es. to that time Ihe daily
average ol losses irom the lieuilllllnp
of the war was slihtlv more I hit n
I linn.
"l-'.vcrv ii !" iinii'iit ii.Miinl llni'i-hi no
pried willi tenfidd more truth and
weight against t'arran.a, he said.
FOR WILSON
t'ni vrrsit v
'Anu'i'iriiiiisni. tliiit
hits
lie
n jitTfiivs, iiiiiiciu-.s lo mi1 to
" vr licrrui"' ;hths
the
tr;iil" iiiii'iiilcd to iut the niMii
Hie sfcnt. I have little dotilit that
divert in!' attt'ittioii IVoin tlielllse
oil.'
, l.y
ves
to this truniied-ui issue, the feiuhli
ean "old o-ilard" hoies to "put over"
on the iiililie another " Payne-. ld
rieh" taril f.
- c, tiled " (iroteet ion"
had
national seandal, ii lunsti-
RIBUNE
AFFAIR TAKING
PLACE AT FRISCO
Tragedy of Hanging Five Innocent
People for Act of Madman Who
Exploded Bomb in Preparedness
Parade Being Enacted Robert
Minor Trying to Save Victims.
HY (i I I.SOX (lAltl)NKIt
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.- nil. An
other "llaymiirliet riot" affair Is tak
Iiir place here. Tlie traticdy of liaiiK
iiiK five innocent people four men
and one woman may he averted; but
up to date the parallel has been eom
plete. 1 refer to the prosecution now
KoliiK on of HI 111 litis. Mooney, Wein
berg, Nolan nnd .Mrs. Mooney, on the
eharRO ot dynamiting the "prepared
ness" parade.
In Chlrngo, It will he remembered,
half a dozen harmless beer-drinking
radicals were haiiRod for the explos
ion in llaymarket square which kill
ed several policemen. The commun
ity fell into a panic of fear, wanted
revenge something terrible, to "dis
courage anarchy," and got It.
Like Chicugo Cum
This San Francisco case is on all
fours with the Chicago "anarchists''
case. Here a preparedness parade
was In progress when, without the
sllgbtost warning, a dress-suit case
full of dynamite went off in the midst
of a crowd ot onlookers gathered at
one of tho most crowded eornors. Ten
were killed and more were terribly in
jured, v
It was clearly the act of a mad
man. That It was such is indicated
by the I'nct that scores of anonymous
letters were sent out warning people
that tho parade was to bo dynamited.
These letters are 111 tho hands of an
expert, who Is convinced that the men
now on trlnl had nothing to do with
tho affair! Hut the expert has not
been called by the propecullon!
The cruel and ruthless killing of
perfectly Innocent women and chil
dren shocked the community. Senti
ment was profoundly stirred. This
was quickly followed by a savage de
mand for tlie discovery nnd punish
ment of the guilty persons.
The Pacific (las and Klectric com
pany has for several years been hav
ing trouble with organized labor, and
certain ex-employes In the course of
strikes had employed dynamito to
blow up the company's towers.
Then there were other men who
made speeches at i. W. W. meetings,
and openly advocated direct action
methods of dealing with corporate
oppression.
The chamber of commerce crowd
had been watching for a chance to
"get" these pestiferous 1'ellown, and
when tho community went Into hys
terics over the preparedness explos
ion, they saw their chance.
Tho police swooped down upon this
little group of marked men and jail
ed them. The wife of Mooney was
added, for good nieasmre. More than
that, they kept them ail "Incommun
icado," as the Mexicans says, and lliey
put them all through the "third de
gree." The poor victims had no friends.
Tho community was so era.y that It
wbr not safe for anybody to do any
thing hut join in the cry for blood.
The trial of Hillings has already
taken place. Without difficulty Hill
ings proved Unit lie was noivhcre near
the spot where the dynamite was
placed. Perfectly responsible people
came forward and testiried that Hill
Ings was elsewhere Innocently watch
Ing tlie parade.
Judging by the Hillings i-ase, the
principal offending of these prisoners
Is the fact that they have I n active
leaders of union labor.
Israel Weinberg is al the head of
(Continued on page five.)
ENGINE CREW KILLED
CINCINNATI. Sept. .10. When a
piston rod on the first engine of a
train on the Pennsylvania line, New
York to Cincinnati, broke today, the
train left the trak and iinrtlally ov
erturned. The engineer and firemen
on the first engine were killed while
the crew of the second engine were
injured. Klvo passengers were hurt.
NO. Ki4
LEAD IN LEAGUE
Rube Marquard Carries Brooklyns
Back Towards Pennant After Loss
of Morning's Game to Philadelphia
Alexander Hammered Savagely
Stengel's Batting Feature.
Clllt'AOO, Scpl. :tn. The tiindinr
of Ihe lending clubs in the Xutionnl
le:iy:tie nl'ter lodn v's onmes follow ;
Won. Lost. Pet.
Brooklyn HI ,V.I .60860
Philadelphia H!l ,')S .tin,")13
Itoston H.'i 111 .58219
KIII1KTTS K1KI.I), llnmklyn, Sept.
:itl. "liuho" Mnriimid carried Ihe
Rrnnklviis buck into Iho National
league. leiidorhi this afternoon by
pitching ii wonderful game . ngnint
Philadelphia. The score was: Brook
lyn (i, Philadelphia 1. Mnrnuut'il
turned tlie Philadelphia butters hack
time niter time mid allowed them only
three hits, two of which enme in the
first inning, and resulted ill Philndel
phia's lone run.
Alexnndcr, on whom Jliiunger Pat
Mo run depended to clinch the lead
which the Philadelphiiis had enptured
by defeating the home folks in the
morning game, was hammered suv
agely by Ihe Brooklyn batters. Sten
gel's balling was a feature. His homo
run in the fifth inning unstvndicd Al
exander, who seemed to lose his speed
and much of his quick-breaking curve
after that. Brooklyn has now won
four games wilb (lie on-rushing New
Yorks, while Philadelphia returns
home for their final series of six
games with the Boston Nationals.
Ilrooklvu' defense scintillated lodnv.
- -. It. .- 11. .'K.
Philadelphia :.. 1 3 . 1
Brooklyn I) 15 ' I
Butteries: Alexander ami Killifer;
Mnriiiird nnd Meyers.
Moiiiing Game.
The I'hiladclpliins cuplured tlin lend
in the Xiilionut league pennant hunt
Hum morning by defeating the Brook
lyns 7 to '2. Manager Robins. in sent
his star pitcher, Pfelfer, to the
mound In check Ihe Philndelphiiis' ad
vance, but lie was hammered hard and
consistently and bis service failed to
biil'llc the hnls of the visitors. I, ad
orns helped himself to two two-lmg-gers
and a home run. Brooklyn could
do little with Kixey's delivery. Tlie
game was plnvcd on a wind-swept
field.
" It II. K.
Philadelphia 7 111 :i
Brooklyn '2 5 I
Batteries: liixey and Killifer; Pfef
fer and Miller.
Other (iimic Today.
National Boston 0, New York 4;
Chicago 7, Cleveland '2; Boston 8.
New York ;i.
American Washinglon S, Phila
delphia (i; New York II, Boston 1.'
SALEM, Or., Sept. :!(). Itlchard
Thomason, an escaped convict, sur
rendered yesterday to Governor
'.lames Wlthyeombc and received a
conditional pardon, lie told the gov
ernor that he hud Informed Warden
Minto of the Identity of the convicts
who burned the flax plant last spring,
and in consideration he was to re
ceive clemency. He stated that tho
warden failed to redeem hlB promise,
so he fled. Since his escape, he has
been working and sending his wages
to his wife.
Thomason wns serving a term from
Jackson county for assault with a
dangerous weapon.
FREIGHT ON STEEL
'
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. Frolght
tariffs, proposing increased rates on
Iron nnd sicel for export from Chi
cago, Pittsburg and other eastern
cities to Pacific coaat points, wero
suspended by the inter-slate com
merce commission today until Juu
uary 29, next. Tho Increases would
average 10 centH per hundred pounds
from Chicago nnd three cents from
Pittsburg.
AFTER LOSING T