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SLAVS NEAR c
ilEMBERG' II !
itltDPE nDIUP -
i iliul umvi.
oRiiss'jns Capture Several Villages
1000 Additional Prisoners, Break
ing Teutonic Lines and horcing
Retreat Which Germans Admit
Fall of HaMcz IProha'dc Crown
1 Prince Renews Futile Effort to
':t Storm French Positions.
' Several villages captured aiul more
than 1000 additional prisoners and
-three field guns taken attest tlio suc
cess oT the second day's attack by
General Korniioff In eastern Galicia.
a Already this branch of the Russian
offensive movement has resulted in a
deep wedge being driven into the Aus-tro-German
line between Stauislaii
and llalicz, southeast of Leniherg. It
took the throwing in of strong Her
man reserves and the lauiu-bin,; of
heavy counter-attacks even to slow up
the rush of Korniloff's men.
The strategic position in this sec
tion i) now clearly in fuvor of tins
Busshu'is. Tho long established Teu
tonic lino has been definitely broken
and the continuance of the Russian
pressure points to the probable speedy
tail of llalicz, opening up the way to
Lemberg along two first class railway
lines. A dangerous salient already
lias been created around llalicz.
i Other Offensives.
I Petrograd's official statement, be
sides announcing a retreat of the Teu
tons to the Lomntca river and report
ing tho penetration of the enemy lines
to a depth of six and two-thirds miles
in tho two days fighting in the Stanls-
Ian sector, gives indications that the
offensive further north in Galiela is
soon to be resumed. Intense artillery
activity south of Urzezany, an impor
tant bridgehead point which the Rus
sians are closely pressing, is now re
ported. i Uerlin admits the Austro-Gcrman
retirement in the Stnnislait sector be
hind the Loninica. Tho headquarters
report contends tho additional inter
esting statement of increased activity
on the northern Russian front . at
Riga, Dvinsk and Smorgon.
" A Russian stroke nt the German
lines on the northern front would
show conclusively tho rehabilitation
of the Kusslan armies has also ex
tended to thoso nearest Potrograd
and most subject to the disturbing in
fluences which during the critical
Weeks immediately succeeding the
revolution emanated from the ex
; treme radical elements there,
i t Crown Prince Foiled.
Eacli day now witnesses a new at
- tack by the German mow n prince
- along tho Aisnc front in northern
.France, suggesting an ntlcinit at a
Sustained offensive. The French guns
i ere proving too milch for the attack
' lug ranks of Teutons, however.
,1 Last night's attack on the Chcniln
I Jies-Dames plateau, the high Tidge
; which tho Germans lost in the spring
! campaign and aru now trying desper
t.'titely to recover, was less fruitful than
others have been nt tho outset. The
I'V.erikHns were not able even to get
i npiir the French lines nt tho Hurte
jliise monument and tho dragon where
t'ineir aiiacus weie i.iuu.utu uu i"w
Lfell back with severe losses.
I General Ilaig Is again nibbling at
bthe German linos In Belgium, Last
night he took nnolhcr bite Into the
territory east of tho Messinos hldge
Aind advanced the llritish lines slowly
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E EXPL'
AT MARE ISLAND
SAN' FKANTIrfCO, July !.
Agents of the department of Justice
are co-operating with the naval an
thoritlea todav In a thoro Investlga
Hon of the explosion of the black pow
jdor magazine nt Hie Maro Island navy
yard yestenlay, with h resulted In the
death of six persons and tho wound
lug of 3S others. The Investigation is
;l.nsed on tho theory, according to re
liable authority, that the explosion
iwas tho result ot the activities of
I spies.
CHAN HSUN IS
FUGITIVE HIDING
IN SACRED CITY
Complete collapse of Monarchal
Movement in China Indicated by
Defeat of Manchu Troops by Loyal
Republicans Leader Hides in
Temple of Heaven for Own Safety.
WASHINGTON', July 10. General
mug Ilium, leader of (he attempt lo
store the Manchii dynasty ill China,
was reported by Minister Kemsoli 10-
lay lo have withdrawn his liv.ops
into the Imperial City and the iom-
le ol' Heaven, the two most historic
ind beautiful sections of Peking.
I. oval troops of the republic sur
round llie city and complete destruc
tion oL tile inouurelnal movement is
onsidered only n matter of n shorl
ime. Uninterrupted cominunieution
wilh Tien Tsin was restored July 8.
Hides ill Temple.
Chang Ilsun's elioiee of the Impe
rial City and the Temple of Heaven
is his place of refuge after his des-
icrate project had been swamped by
l wave of universul republican np
lositiun, eonfinns (he belief here Unit
le intends lo hold China's priceless
edifices ns a pawn for his own pcr-
onnl safety.
The Temple of Heaven, a large
enclosed space doited with blue-domed
temples, was the scene of the most
sacred worshiping under the old im
perial regime, while the imperial city
is filled with irreplaceable relies of
old china.
Republicans Near Peking.
PEKING, via Tien Tsin, July 10.
The western aimyunderUcnernl-Tsno
Kun, military governor of Chi Li,
now within a fotv miles ot the
city, while 1 lie lorecs ol General
Cliuan Chi kwcin are n tew miles
southeast of the cnpilnl. Henvv ar
tillery fire can be heard ill Hint di
rection. Troops from Kalgan, a town
in the province of Chi Li have been
placed in position to cut off General
Chang Ilsun's retreat toward the
northwest. Heavy engagements ore
xpected.
llombs were again dropped on the
imperial palace by an airplane of the
republicans. Foreign reinforcements
have arrived. Arrangements 'owe
been made whereby troop trains daily
will he permitted between Peking and
Tien Ism each way, subject to search.
c Xoisy Hut Harmless.
Ml ho there was much noise at the
bill tie of Lang Fang and republicans
report killing of fllll) imperialists and
the wounding of many others, foreign
eye witnesses estimate total casual
ties at tell on each side. A reward
of $1(10,01)0 has been placed on
Cluing Ilsnn, dead or alive.
Liang Chi Chao, chief counsellor of
Tuau Chi Jui, leader of the republi
can forces, suys there is no question
of any compromise with Chang llsun
as the republienus are determined
finally to overthrow him.
Tuan Chi Jui, interviewed nt Tien
Tsin, is optimistic. He believes the
imperialistic movement will collapse
in the next 2-1 hours, lie received
n telegram from Feng Kuo Chan
announcing that he has nssumed the
temporary presidency. Negotiations
are under way for the surrender of
Chang Ilsun's Suehow Fu forces. The
eo-opcratiou of the navy is beine; ar
ranged. Monarchists IlctronMiiK.
According to reports, Chang Ilsun's
whereabouts at Peking is unknown,
lie has urged the emperor to take
personal command.
A (rain bearing monarchist wound
d has arrived. Tliey said the mon
archists were still in retreat.
A republican airplane dropped
bombs on Feng Tai. There were lour
civilian casualties.
Fighting is soon expected nt Yung
Ting, toward which point sonic of the
imperialists have retreated.
NKW YOItK, July 10. Tho un
filled tonnage of tho Foiled States
Steel corporation on June 30, 1917,
was 1I..1S3.2S7 tons, a decrease of
.".0,1, M4 tons compared with the fig
ures for May 31, according to the
monthly report issued today.
L
ON FOOD BILL
SET. FOR JULY 21
Measure to be Modified to Meet Var
ious Objections Liquor Provision
for Purchase of Distilled Spirits
Unconstitutional Lodge Criticises
Measure as Demoralizing.
WASHINGTON, July 10. Unani
mous consent lo begin final voting on
the food control hill and nil amend
ments not later than 2:30 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon July 21, was given
in the senate late today and the clo
ture motion filed yesterday was with
drawn. In nn effort to modify Ihe food
control bill to meet various objec
tions, the agricultural committee wns
called together. Chairman (lore pre
pared amendments limiting go em
inent control to foodstuffs and fuel,
eliminating iron, steel ,copper, cot
ton and many other products.
Hill Ixmdcd Down.
The agreement wns sought by Sen
ator Chamberlain, in charge of the
hill, when it became apparent that
the storm of opposition to Hie prohi
bition md another section would
make passage of the hill within the
next few days impossible.
After Thursday, July 10, speeches
will be limited to five and ten min
utes. Plans were laid during the day by
special meetings of (he senate agri
cultar and democratic steerage com
mittees for material revision of Hie
bill to meet objections.
iKKlgo Criticises Hill.
Senator Chamberlain announced
that ho intended keeping the bill con
stantly before the senate until the
final vote. Opponents, including
Senators Lodge, Heed and others, ex
pressed siitisfaction over the lenglh
of time given for further consider
ation.
Senator Lodge, acting republican
lender, made a long speech in the sen
ate criticising the sweeping scope of
the bill ns inimical to business. He
regretted invoking the cloture rule.
AMSTERDAM", July 10. Les Nou
voiles of Mueslrich, Holland, reports
Ihat Dutch workmen, laid off nt
the ICrupp works on account of the
destruction of buildings in the recent
French air raid, assert that a quar
ter of the Essen plant was destroyed
The material damnge is placed at mil
lions of francs and it is suid Ihat one
hundred employes were killed nnd
hundreds of others, including
French prisoners, wounded.
One and possibly iwo Fremdi air
planes dropped bombs on F.ssen lust
Friday. The official German report
of the mid suid only two homh hot
were found.
HARPER ELECIED
ELKS EXALTED RULER
BOSTON, July 10. Itesolulions
endorsing President Wilson's stand in
the war with Germany were ndopti
by the convention of Ihe llcuevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. Chaicc
for the nelx convenlion city lay be
tween Atlantic City and Seattle, Wn
Fred C. Harper, a lawyer of Lynch
burg, Vn., today was elected grand
exalted ruler of the Itencvolcnt and
Protective Order of Klks and Allan
tic City was named unanimously a
the next convention city.
ELKS PLAN WAR RELIEF
FUND FOR EMERGENCIES
IIOSTON. July 10.-Delcgnlci lo
the convention of Ihe llcncvolcut and
Protective Order of F.Iks today n
eeived a recommendation from the
hoard of trustees that there fdiould
be created a war rdicf emergency
fund. The tolal membership of Ihe
order for Ihe year was given ns
171,000. A surplus of $712,277 was
reported,
1
VOTING
HEAD OF BELGIAN
WAR COMMISSION
S3
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MUNC HtUR
TheHolglan commission to the
United States is due In Modford Wed
nesday morning enroute to Sun Fran
Cisco from Portland. Its members
have been Invited by Mayor dates to
ride over tbe Pacific highway In the
following telegram:
Medford, Oro
Belgian Commission,
Care Portland Chamber Commerce,
Portland, Ore.:
City of Medford requests the honor
of conveying you in nutomohiles over
tho Pacific highway from Medford to
either Ashland or llornbrook, leaving
train at Medford and meet same train
at Ashland or llornbrook. Insuro no
delay. Enjoyablo ride over one of the
finest Rcenic highways In America. If
accepted wire number In party.
C. 10. (1ATKS, Mayor,
PORTLAND, July 1 (). Itelgiunrs
diplomatic commipHlnn to tiio United
States arrived here by speelul train
early today and were taken for
trip thru Portland lumber yards and
shipyards and over the Columbia riv
er highway. A delegation headed by
Governor James Witbeycombo and
Mayor (ieorge I,. Maker met the com
mission at the depot.
All tho commissioners expressed
great Interest in (lie work of tho ship
yards In turning out vessels to combat
the submarine menace.
On tbe highway trip they were c
corted by represenlatlves of the
Chamber of Commerce and wero to
be guests nt luncheon nt Forest Hall
overlooking tho Columbia river.
On their return from tho high
way trip this afternoon tho Belgians
nre to appear ut the general session
of tho National Film atlonnl nsxocla
lion convention being held hero and
later aro to attend a public reception
In a down-town park. Tonight they
leave for San Francifc o.
IN IHE RIG GRANDE
F.L PASO, Tex., July 10.- Privnt
Clyde II. Garditirr of Lnn, Mass.,
and Private Mm tin L. lUUr.nl Statin
Island, X. Y., were drowned nnd eight
or ten others had a battle for life
ill the water-t of the llio Grande rive
today as a result of the effort of a
military guard ut a foot bridge near
here lo keep if I'mm being destroyed
by an obstruction of logs borne down
bv (he current.
VIENNA
M u UAN A KUN 5A 5
POLITICAL CRISIS BRITISH PREMIER
Consultation of Leaders at Vienna
Followed by Concerted Attack
Upon Chancellor and Demand for
Democratic Reforms Erzherger
Demands Cessation Submarine War
Zl lllC'll, July 10. Six influential
rcpresenlalives of the centrist party
in Germany went to Vicnnn last week
where they conferred wilh lending
members of the Auslritin aristocracy
Immediately after their return, no
cording o a summary of the German
political situation issued I rom here,
friends of Matthias F.rzhcrgor, Hi
clerical leader in the reiehstag, he
gan strong opposition lo Chancellor
on. lletlimanib-llollweg. Simultan
eously the south German liberal news
pnpers, particularly the Meiinehener
Neuste Nuehriehtcn, .'ibandoned their
pan-German policy and energetically
demanded democratic reforms. It is
added that the key to the situation
seems lo be Vienna.
KrzlierKcr's Speech.
COPF.NIIAGFN, July 10. Allho
the German censor bus kept out of the
newspapers the speech before the
reiehstag main committee of Mnthias
Erzherger, leader of the Calholic cen
tor party in which he nttaeked the
German udmirally and the Pun-Ger
mans, nn idea of Ihe naturo of his
references to the German submarine
campaign may bo gained from Ihe
angry comment of Count Ernst Von
Hevcntlow, naval expert of the Tapes
Zeitung, of lierliii. Tho count de
clares Ihat in utlcmptiiig fo end Ihe
submarine cainpiiign Heir F.rzlmrger
and his supporers are aiming at. de
struction of the nn I ion's confidence in
victory which depends so largely on
the siibmurino and of the prospect of
a German peace.
V-Koat a Failure.
Herr Erzbergcr's criticism,
which Count lievenllow intiinalcs the
foreign office sympathizes, seem to
hit a tender point in the Germnn sub
marine policy, namely, the failure lo
produce promised results within fixed
time limits, for, says the count: "It
would bo grotesque childishness or
pnrlisan politics (o say lo the govern
ment in committee something ns fol
lows: 'You fixed Ihe submarine pro
gratn for a definite number of months.
This period has now expired. No de
cision bus been reached. You there
fore erred where no error wns per
missible.' "
Count Kevenllow niiswers Ibis hy
pothetical presenlalioii of the case by
insisting that the solo ipieslion lo he
answered in weighing a decision in
the submarine ur was whether it
would linve n decisive success within
a specified period. That llerr Erz
bergcr's nllnek look these lines is
further indicated by citations of sta
tistics by Vice Admiral Von Cnpelle
and Vice Chai Ilor llelfferieh lo
prove Ihat the submarine ciiinpnlgn is
wearing Great llrilaiii down and Ihe
war ministers iilteuipl to show how
submarine rutbh'; kucss is helping Ihe
land cumpaign.
WASHINGTON', July 10 Assign
ments for the recently promoted gen
eral officers of Ihe regular army were
announced as follows:
Ilrigadier General Harry ('. Hodges,
Jr., to command troops at San Fran
cisco, Calif,
lirigndier ( icueral W. It, Sage, to
command troops at Fort .Knelling,
Minn.
Ilrigadier General llenr.v T. Ailcn,
lo coiuiiiand troops at Fort lliley,
Kas.
Kcrmit Roosevelt in British Army.
PLATTSIll UGH, X. V., July 10. -Kcrmit
Ifooscvelt, n son of the for
mer president, has ni pled an offer
of a staff commission with Ihe Hrit-i-h
army operating against the Turks
in Asia Minor. He was granted his
discharge from the officers' training
camp and will sail Saturday for
Spain accompanied by Mrs. House,
veil. Two of Kermit's druthers, Then
dore Jr. and Archibald, nre with Ihe
American expedition in France.
1SHIPSNEEDED
r-rk t i v s a i ir
Lloyd George Declares Protection of
Army First Consideration Recent
Raid on London Was by 22 Air
planesThree Destroyed, and Six
of Protecting Squadron Destroyed.
LONDON, .1 ul v 10. Twenlv-two
airplanes of the Gotha bombing type
took part in the raid on Loudon last
Saturday, Premier Lloyd George an
nounced nt the secret session of the
House ot commons lust evening, ne-
eording lo Ihe official report. -Three
of the raiders were destroyed .mid
six machines ol' Ihe prolecling sipind
runs wero ulso destroyed. Following
is the official report :
"Tho premier opened Ihe proceed
ings by giving briefly an necount of
Ihe ruid. He said 22 nirplnncs of Ihe
Golha bombing type currying rbout
800 pounds of explosive apiece, came
over London. Of Ihe three destroyed
one was bv the machines actually
protecting London, besides Ibis, out
of tho protecting siiiailrons, whi
he Gcriniins organized lo assist Ihe
return of the fast milling squadron,
six machines wero destroyed and
one damaged.
"The nllnek, ill fact bud not been
mnde wilh impunity. Ho wished to
point out llhnt the first fact Oic
house should get into its mind was
that complete protection in the air
never could bo secured.
Airships at Front.
"At Ihe front our machines daily
are crossing over the German lines,
mid notwithstanding tho most ter
rible iinti-aireraft fire and very pow
erful Genunii air siiundrons, they are
vet. able regularly to bombnrd sta
lions and licndiiuurlcrs behind the
German lines. That is possible daily
in a region wncre (lerinan airplanes
and nuti-nireriift strength is coneen
Irutod heavily. It should be realized
that no measure can give complete
immunity. The nearest approach to
immunity comes in making their visits
so costly it will not he worth the
Germans' while."
He wished to point out also that
during the lust four or five months
"our naval bombing airplanes hud
dropped more limn 70 Ions of explos
ives on German airdromes in northern
llelgiimi mid had dropped six tons on
lliose very uirdromes the night pre
ceiling Hie raid, wlureas, the total
amount dropped by Ihe Germans here
was only some two Ions.
"The first consideralion before the
government, was to insure Ihat the
army in France was supplied m effi
ciently with airplanes. They were
the army's eyes, without which il was
impossible lo nilvanee. To properly
grapple with the enemy s work re
ipiired air supremacy and without
thnt supremacy it was si r niurdei
to allow troops to advance.
Heller !H Than '-'S.OOO.
"Twenty-eight fatal easiiallies suf-
fercil by the population in Lie Inst
mid was very regrettable, hut mil
the troops at the front were supplied
wiiu airplanes lo secure proper
knowledge ol Ihe German posit ion
losses might easily be not 2H, but
28,000.
"The slightest deficiency in air
plane work and a single niuchine gun
emplacement overlooked might in a
few minutes mean the loss of a thou
sand lives. The country's first dutv
was to protect these men.
"The Germans realize the iiapor
lance of this ipieslion quite as much
ns we, and Ihcv were Irving to di
uiinish our superiority by nllc.iipl
ing lo force us lo wilhilraw inachines
from France in order to protect our
home towns. If Ihe Germans knew
that by bombing Euellsh towns the
could compel us lo wilhilraw II
fighting squadrons hum Franc
nothing would encourage them more
TOPFKA, Kas., July 10. Kdward
Chambers, vice-president of tho Han
ta Fo railroad, ban accepted an ap
pointment as iisslrtiint to Herbert C
Hoover, tho nation'? food controller,
It wan announced today. He will have
charge of the transportation of food
stuff during the war, with hcaihniiir
tern In Washington.
AN
1111
UN
PEACE PRICE
OE GERMANY
Chancellor Bcthmann-Hollweg De
clares That Formula of Peace,
Without Annexation and Indemni
ties is Unacceptable Cannot De
clare Terms of Peace Must Fight
and Conquer Zimmerman Report
ed Ousted by Kaiser.
11EUNE, July 10. According to
Berlin newspapers the Gerniiin chan
cellor, Dr. Von liethnmiiii-Hollweg,
said to members o ft ho reiehstag: "t
repent Hint the formula of pence with
out annexations is uniicccptiiblo to
us. We cannot declare our-terms of
pence. We must fight nnd conquer."
The chancellor mnde a strong at
tack on Mathlus Erzlierger, leader oC
the Catholic cenler, who assailed tho
Paii-Germiiiis in bis address before,
the mil in committee lust week nnd
advocated peace without unnoxntiotia
or indemnities. Dr. Von Hethmann
llollweg said Herr Erzbergcr's atti
tude wns unpatriotic.
Kefiise.s ltcsigimtton.
According to Ihe summary of tho
chancellor's speech before tho main
committee, published in Ihe Loknl An
zeiger of Berlin, ho snid:
"We must continiio tho war witli
our whole energies. It do not deny
that we hnvo greut difficulties to
overcome, but so have our enemies.
Wo shall see whether their difficulties
or ours are greater.
"I nm sure we can win if we hold
nut.
"Nothing was further from my in
tention than to cling to my post, but
now it is a question of protecting the.
fatherland from injury, anil for this
reason I consider it necessary to re
tain my post.'' ,
.liiimci niaii Ousted.
LONDON, July 10. It is reported!
in Amsterdam, says the correspon
dent of the Exchange Telegraph com
pany, that Ihe resignations of Dr.
Karl llelfferieh, the German vice
chancellor and secretary of the in
terior, mnl Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, the
German secretary for foreign affairs,
have been decided upon by Emperor
William.
Psual Compromise.
COPENHAGEN, July 10. Theo
dor Wolff of the Merliner Tnge'ilatt
doiibls whether Cliancellur Von Heth-ninn-llollweg
will fall ami whether
anything beyond the usiiul compro
mise will emerge fi the present po
litical crisis in Germany.
Reports on the crisis are thnt For
eign Secretary .inimermiiii retires,
with Admiral Von Cnpelle, who suc
ceeded Admiral Von Tirpitz, as lieail
of the ministry of murine and Hint;
lr. Von I'.ethmanii-llollwcg and LieuU
General Von Stein, Prussian minis
ter of war and stale, opposed vig
orously the end of pence without an
nexations nnd Ihat General Von Stein
read a teller from Field Marshal Von
lliiiilenbnrg In bolster up the subma
rine policy.
Disciissiim before the TeichstnS
niniu eommillee in Ihe course of which
Ihe chancellor again i.poke udjouineil
to Tuesday morning.
Abandon Kiihinarlne.
COPENHAGEN, July lo. A Ocr
''nn arriving here last night from
Berlin makes the statement that tho
purpose of Herr Erzherger, the Cnth
"lii liter purlv lender, in innkinir
his sensational speech before the main
' o tin. reiehstag on Satur-
d". was In secure an abandonment
(Continued on pngo three)
PRICE IN YEARS
NEW YolJK, July 10. Bar silver
was quoted at "II1 j nn ounce in tin)
local market today, the highest price
since the beginning of the war. Tho
iidvaiice was almost wholly attributed
lo the increased foreign demand for
Ihe iiielal, silver having been substi
tuted for gold coin fy most ot tho
European i-ininl lie