VTEATIIEI? Maximum Yesterday 9o; Minimum Today 33. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow Fair.
DFOK
IBUNE
Forty-wventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
, MEDFOUD, OREOOX, TUESDAY. JULY :l. 1917.
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Total of 16,000 Prisoners and 21
Guns Taken Teutons Forced
Across Stripa River Villages of
Prezvoce, Zboroff and Kor'shidva
Occupied Berlin Admits Retreat
but Claims Advance of Russians
Checked Verdun Drive Fails.
PETROGIiAD, July H. According
to news received by the. government,
the offensive on tlie southwestern
front is developing in un absolutely
favorable manner.
FETROGRAf), July 3. Tlie new
Russian offensive has resulted in t lie
enpture o 6000 more prisoners. The
Russians are advancing towards
Zl&'hoff, Galieia, the war office an
nounces. Russian troops have occupied the
Galiciun villages of Prczovce, Zboroff
and Korshidvu. The Auslro-Ucrmnn
forces have retreated westward
across the Little .Stripa river.
Twenty-one puns nnd several mine
throwers were captured. Prisoners
continue to be brought in.
The number of prisoners taken in
the fighting southeast of IliHsiiny
on Sunday is given as 5.'l officers and
2'JOO men.
The Russians enptured positions to
the westward of the Nnrnyuvka river.
Many guns were taken and turned
against the enemy.
PETROGRAD, July H. Details
from an authorized source of the vic
torious Russian attack in Galieia
state that a Finnish division partici
pated in the victory at Koniucliy.
German Admissions.
BERLIN, July .1. -Russian troops
have broken forward across the
heights on the western bank of the
St'lipa in Galieia and succeeded in
extending northward the gap they
made in the Teutonic lines the pre
vious day, army headquarters an
nounced today.
At Koniucliy, the German statement
says, strong Russian attacks broke
down with heavy losses. The Rus
sians did not find strength to repeat
their attacks against the ISrzozany
heights.
The Russian progress was hallei
with the assistance of German re
serves, the official statement adds.
IW'.IU.liN, via Loudon, July ;s I u
artillery bombardment on the western
front yesterday reached considciubl
strength in the Ypres salient, the war
department announced.
IahI by Keronsky.
The great offensive of the regencr
ated Russian nimv, initiated under
the leadership of Minister of War
(Continued on Page Four.)
SET FOR JULY 30
SALEM. Ore.. Julv 3. Dales of
sixteen hearings to be held in July
and August bv the Oregon Public Ser
vice commission 'he application of
railroads operating in the state f
an increase of fifteen percent m in
trastate freight rates were aniioniic
ed today.
It is expected the mads will con
line their aim icu lion lor increases i"
commodities on w hich I hey think in
creases may be obtained, as it is free
ly predicted that a rcpicst for n gen
eral raise wnuln he cicnicd as a re
suit of the Interstate Commerce com
Iliisison's siisnciisinll of ihe proposed
nation-wide increase.
llenrine-s will be held ill Mcdforil
Julv 30. EiiL'ene August 7 and at
MANY DEATHS
$300,000 FIRE
BY RACE RIOTS
In All 21 Companies of Troops Or
dered Out to Quell East St. Louis
Disturbances Wild Night Spent
Negro Section Destroyed While
Mob Kills, Loots and Burns.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., July 3 Gov
ernor Lowilen this afternoon ordered
Troop D of Springfield, and six com
panies of the Second Illinois infantry
at Chicago to proceed at once to East
St. Louis. With the twelve companies
of National Guardsman and two com
panies of federalized troops at East
St. Louis, in all, '21 companies will
be on hand to cope with riot condi
tions toiiigbt.
EAST ST. LOC1S, 111., July 3.
Fires which were started by rioters
in three negro quarters at noon, were
fanned bv a high wind nnd spread
apidlv, getting beyond control. A
general fire alarm was sounded and
all fire fighting nppnrtus in the city
was hurried to the scene. The flames
were soon brought under control.
Known Dend 27.
The list of known dead was in-
eased to 27 late this afternoon when
the bodies of three more negroes were
found. One of the negro dead was
a two year old girl.
Later it was decided to remove the
homeless who could not be eared for
in this city to the Missouri side of
the river.
The first convoy, numbering oT
men, women and children, presented a
pitiable spectacle as they started
across the free bridge with their mil
itary guard.
One group of negroes fleeing from
the city was attacked by a mob, but
was rescued by national guardsmen
who fired their rifles over the heads
of the crowd.
At noon firemen were still at work
in the burned district and reported
that 310 bouses valued at more than
$300.0(10 had been destroyed. The
fire areas covored 16 blocks.
High Dejilli Estimates.
With 2 7 bodies recovered, the
search of the ruins for more victims
was continued. Estimates of the total
number of the dead still ranged as
high as 200.
Twelve companies of the national
guard aro patrolling the streets and
it has been decided that no more
troops will be asked for at present,
altho a renewal of the rioting is
eafred at nightfall.
A rumor that hoodlums were cross
itig from the Missouri side of the
Mississippi, each of whom was
pledged to "get a nigger," led to a
request by Chief of Police Payno at
St. I. out:;, .Mo., to close the bridges,
but tlie rumor was found baseless and
the bridges remained open for the
exodus of negroes.
Thousands Homeless.
Thousands of ifegroes are without
homes today. Nearly ;00 wero shel
tered at police headquarters last
(Continued on Page Four.)
PLOT TO DESTROY
GREAT LAKE SHIPS
WASHINGTON', July 3. Kedernl
agents thruout the country nro today
chdeavorlne to apprehend enemy con
soirators who. a government Invest!
nation discloses are engaged In a plot
to destroy or hinder tlreat I.nkes ship
ping In an effort to obstruct the na
tion's war time preparedness. Sym
itntlilzins American citizens are
thought to be associated with Ger
mans In tho conspiracy.
The plotters aro believed to be re-
snnnsHilo for the sinking of the
steamers Saxonla. Pentaeost Mitchell
l Inn fi!. tlm tinmlix? nf
anil i ?u ' .ii.iiM, ..... - n
the Kutaga II; tho attempted dyna
miting of the Mackinac and the
wrecking of the machinery of the Jay
Dec III and the Niagara.
WAR i THR
FA
(Above)
Chinese soldiers have mined In tho
war on the allied side. In this first
picture from the Chinese front" they
are seen taking possession of the Ger
nian colony in l ieu I sm.
(At Hight) '
A British soldier in the Egyptian
desert. It's hot' and dusty II to for
him, but In tho course of his work
stringing up telephone wires across
the desert, he finds consolation in be
ing able to talk to someone of his own
country, even If it is by wire.
EUROPE
(Ik-low)
French soldiers advancing arid
"digging In" under fire. During an
attack at Juvineoiirt on the Aisne, in
fantrymen aro here shown out on "No
Man's Land," entrenching themselves
while exposed to enemy fire.
liKKI.IX, July a.'-KirM Miiislml
Von Hiiniriilmr and (Jcncra! Vnn
LmlcM.riorff arrived at Aiislriun licfid
quiirtcr ycslcnlay t disciis.s present
Mini future operations of tlie (Teu
toiiie) ullied annies, says an olTieiul
statement iven out here today.
"Both generals were received in nn
dienfe hy the emperor and had is
ensions with the Au-tri;in foreign
minister and the (iennan nmhe-sa-dor
at Vienna.
BAKER TOPSEVEHT
roRTLAND, July 3. Fearing a
fuel famine is in store for I'orilinid
for next winter, Mayor G. L. linker
today ordered Chief of Police Clark
to determine how much wood is on
hand in the city and to learn, if po-i-
blc, if dealers are holding wood for
inn mmrn'wmm
i c
higher prices.
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1. 1 I
BUT YET LEGAL
SAI.KM, Ore., Julv The provis
ion of the Oregon prohibition !av for
lndditivr residrnls tn m-inufaetiire wine
for tlieir own u-e win described n-
"extreme h".'iliif ami "liari 'ind
dr.i-tie," htlt lie erthele-s eoli-Ilt ll
tional, hv Supreme Jntiee T. A. M
llride of Ihe Oregon supreme eourt to
day in an opinion tendered a I I irmini;
the eoinlion of Jo-t-ph .Mor-aloni, ol'
I'orttand, for tiuifnit .ie urin wine.
"No douht, li in.inv of our eiiicn
aeciilomed to the n-e of wine :n a
table heveratre to lli' niin' extent that
others have 11-ed N-a, eof'fee, or linllc,
siieh evtreme bii -hition may -eem
dra-tie and hnr-h. Il eerlainlv ecins
io to Ihe writer, bill whatever ma.' be
our indiviiltiji j opinions, I hey ntu-t
yield to the mandate of the law," the
opinion read.
ft III! ri' t
CONTINENTS
V.
W. I PLANS 10
CRIPPLE HARVEST
IHSI'.LK, Ariz., July .'l.-Slrike
leaders at the headquarters of the
Industrial Workers of the World here
claimed to have received tclcirrams
loda.v from tin1 iiriciilltiral division
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, offering support to the slrike
anil staling thai "workers in the fields
arc ironic- to use I. W. W. tactics."
The slrike leaders claimed this nc
nciiltiiral division included ' .YJ.OHO
farm laborers thruout the middle west
who arc hciai; counted upon to assist
in the wheat llarwt.
MII.WAI'KKK, Julv nchriuin':
'-OUUIII--SIOII lo the lulled States
Slates reached Milwaukee today
nude u lour of llic cilv, attended a
reeeplion ill llic city hall, an overflow
tiiceliii in city hall Mpiurc mid a luii-
eltP'MH.
Tim cily was decked wilh Rcluian
and Aiiierienii lilies. Maor I W
llonn welcomed the commission mid
Huron Monclieur responded.
U. S. TROOPS IN
PARISTO PARADE
ON JULY FOURTH
Battalion of Americans Enthusias
tically Greeted by Crowds French
Girls Pin Bouquets on Soldiers and
Kiss Them Orphan Children Kneel
in Street as Old Glory Passes By.
PARIS, July :V A hatlalion of
American troops arrived in Paris this
tiioruiuir to parade on July 4. The
Americans were (ireelcd by wildly en
thiisiastic crowds which packed the
streets thru which they inarched to
Nouilly barracks, where they arc
quartered. The officers are lieinir en
tertained at (be military eliih.
The Americans arrived at the Ans
terlita slation at, 7:ltl o'clock, liavini;
been ltd hours on the way from tile
I'Veneh port ut Inch they debarked.
Ilcaulcd by Own Hands.
Headed by their own bund, the sol
diers, carrying tlieir rifles and field
packs, fell in and ninrched off tn tlie
burrncks. The crowds waved Amer
ican and French flags. Hundreds of
Americans were ill tlie throng at the
station.
As tlie troops swung thru the
streets, French girls pinned bouquets
and American flags on Ihe soldiers'
breasts. Flowers were scattered
along the route. Tlie baud played
"Yankee Doodls," "Dixie," Marching
Through Georgia," and other Amer
ican nil's. ' French soldiers on leave
grasped Ihe hands of the Americans
and marched beside them.
Kissed by (jirls.
Several limes groups of shop girls
on their way to work slipped thru
the police lines and kissed the sol
diers, to tlieir great embarrassment.
Xow and then an American voice
cotthl he heard calling out "Hello,
boys," "Welcome to Paris," or "(lood
luck." When the regimental colors
were carried pasl, the men bared their
heads. The Americans were greatly
surprised lo se a number of children
kneel in the street ns the flag was
curried by. They were orphans from
an institution in die neighborhood.
I lie soliiicrly hearing ot Ihe men
impressed the militray observers.
They were lean ami brown and llic
new field packs gave (hem quite a
dil'terent appearance from Itrilisli or
continental soldiers.
SILENCE TO VEIL
VAKIIIN(.ITOM, July :i.-As n mil
itary policy, no detailed iiil'oriuatioii
will he made public hereafter regard
ing the progress of the government'!
shipbuilding program. Heretofore i
has been the practice to aiiiioiiuce the
award of contracts, but Major Hen
eral (loctbals, manager of the Finer-
gency Fleet corporation, said tonight
that in the future there would be
announcements of that character.
1 he licet corporniion alreaitv Jins
given coiitiacts for more than inn
steel and wooden ships ami in in'di
lion for ncarlv HKI wooden halls, and
in the near future il is c led tin
lotal will be greatly increased.
Kl'fiKNK, (Ire., July J.-Tlie body
of Mrs. I.ily May .Marietta, wit'-' of
n farmer re-idim; near Cicswell, was
lintm! in the north lurk of the Wil
lamette, river two miles below the
Mnriclla home nl noon today. Mr
Marietta fired three shots thru
window at her husband Saturday
night, after making the trip from Ku
gene, where a settleiiicnl of property
rights in connection witli divorce pro-
lings had iu-l been completed, to
f'rcswcll. Her disappearance had
been n mystery uidd today, nlllm
there was home evidence of ilnjivuini;
PRESIDENT
PUNISHED BY
A DUKEDOM
Manchu Dynasty Restored With Boy
Monarch and China Once More the
Celestial Empire President Li
Yuan Hung Created a Grand Duke
New Ministry Named by Usurp
ing Generals Reformers Declare
Coup and Empire Short Lived.
PUKING, Sunday, July 1. (De
layed.) According to un edict issued
in tho numo ot Hsiian-Tung, the
young omporor who was put back on
the throno today under the protection
of Ceneral Chang llaiin, President LI
Yuan tluiiK, has submitted to the
monarchy. Tho edict follows:
"I.I Yuan Hung memorializes us to
take over the government, stating
that he was forced by the troops dur
ing the first revolution to become the
nation's head. He bemoans his defects
as bead of the republic and asks us to
punish him. AVe recognize bis mistake
nnd also bis merits. We hereby ap
point lii tn a duke of tho first class'
liiiiciliil KinMcm Flics.
The imperial emblem Is everywhere
displayed. There has been no dis
order. In a long edict Emperor
llsiutu Tung explains bow the country
was threatened with disintegration
mid tho people nppeallug to him to
tako over lis administration, he was
compelled to tako action. China's
future government will bo based on
the following:
"The country shall be administered
according to tho constitutional laws
promulgated hy tho late emperor.
"KxpciiHos of tho imperial house
hold shall remain tho same as those
fixed by tho republic.
"Itlood princes shall not ho allowed
to Interfere in politics. There shall
ho no difference between Manchu and
('hlaese. Marriage between them is
allowed.
Wearing of Qncc lies "Opt tonnl.
"All foreign treutleB and contracts
shall remain In force.
"The stamp tax and other petty
taxes aro abolished.
"The republican criminal civil code
Is abolished and that Introduced the
first year under Hsuaii-Tung's gov
ernment Is reinstated.
"Political offenders nro pnrdoned.
"Tho wearing of iiiequcs Is op
tional." A hundred Japanese have arrived
to strengthen the legal loll guard.
Furl her edicts have been Issued,
milking tho following appointments:
New Ministry Nanus).
Grand Hecretary (equivalent to pre
mier) General Chang llsiin.
Minister of foreign uffalrs Liang
Tun-Yen.
Minister of finance Chang Chen
Fa a g.
Minister of war Lei Chen-Chun.
Minister ot interior Chu Chla
Pao. Chief of the general staff Wang
Shlh-Cheng.
(Continued on pago six.)
E
TOKIO, Saturday, Juno 30. (De
layed.) The hotiHoot representative!
In n turbulent setnlon today rojoctod
with a majority of 1 to a resolution ot
luck of confidence lit tho government.
Yuklo O.ukl, leader of tho constitu
tional party, mado tho principal at
tack on tho government's foreign pol
icy, especially as regards China, llo
doclarcd tho l'nlted States stolo a
inarch on Japan by sending to China
tho nolo In regard to tho restoration
of liiiniiuitlly. The foreign office, he
said, Kougbt unsuccessfully to excite
public opinion and conceal Its own
failure hy making statements III semi
official organs. '
Murshficld August S,