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Forty-seventh Tear.
Pally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1917
RUSSIANS STRIKE
HAN A N
I
Battle Raylnn From Riga to Ruma
nia Dolina, Gallcia, Captured
Prisoners Now Exceed 37,000
Germans Rush Reinforcements in
Frantic Effort to' Check Drive.
PETROGRAV), July 10 The Rus
sians yesterday captured 10 officers
ami 000 Aiistro-Genniins in the but
tle in Eastern Qulieiu, the war de
partment announced today. The Rus
sians also took a number of mn
t'liine guns.
From July 1 to July 13, the state
ment says, 8:i-l officers nnd 35,809
men were captured by the Russians.
General Brussiloff's forces also cap
tured 93 heavy nnd light gnus, 28
trench mortars, three lire throwers,
: two' airplanes and much equipment.
The Russians drove the Austrians
out . of the villuge of Lodziuny, in
the Lomnicu river region and retained
possession of the eastern end of the
town. Northeast of Kalusz the Ger
mans began an attack this morning.
The Russians threw them back.
LONDON, July 10. The capture
by the Russians of the Galieian town
of Dolina is reported in a Petro-
gard dispatch. The Austrian army
of General Boelim-Ermolli is said to
have been thrown back ou the Car
pathiuns. '
Along Kntiro Front.
WASHINGTON, July 16. The
whole Russian front from the Gulf
of Riga to Rumania is reported in
ol'icinl dispatches today from Petro-
grad to the Russian embassy here to
bo alive, with battle. 'The Germans
arc said to be rushing up troops
from the Italian nnd French fronts
and to W entirely rearranging their
positions.
On the northern front near Riga
German reinforcements are rushing
up by sea transport. On the Lem
berg front the troops are being shift
ed hack and forth by means of.'.ienvy
automobiles in nn attempt to prevent
further advances by General Korni
luff. On the southern front in the
Carpathians, the Austrians arc fuhI
to be in full flight.
jljunpei'Ml by Weather.
Altho the movement of the Rus
sian infantry engaged in General
KornifoH's big offensive in eastern
Gulicia is being hampered by bad
weather, the Cossacks apparently
have been able to keep up their dash
ing tactics. This is indicated by a
report from I'etrngrud thru Home to
day that the town of Dolina bus ieen
occupied by Russian forces.
If this announcement proves nc
' curate it means nn advance of more
than thirty miles for the Russians
since the opening of tho drive south
of the Dneister, a week ago. The of
ficial reports have placed them near
ly two-thirds of this distance from
their starting point, ns Kalusz, taken
bv Korniloffs troops last week. I
some twenty miles from Stanislau
which virtually was their place of
departure.
At Kalusz tho Russians were cs
Inhlishcd on tho wcsternly bank of
the Lomnicu, whence the Austrians
had not been able to drive them, nl-
tho heavy attacks hail been Inunch
cd in the attempt. The route thence
(Continued on page tnree)
, 3 LOST
WASHINGTON, July 16, Sinking
of the American steamer Grace and
the killing of three men, one of them
an American, and the Injury of two
members of the naval armed guard
wan announced today by the state de
partment.
The steamer was owned by the
Standard Commercial steamship cor
poration, 15 Whitehall street. New
York. She was sunk by a submarine,
Those killed were:
E. J. Farrell of New Jersey.
Two aliens naved Van Wtfke and
Anderson.
Five men were Injured by fire from
an explosion of petroleum cargo
Three were alleiiB. The two naval
sailors were hurt and the Injured ta
ken to a hospital.
N
PON
AMERICAN FLEET
4 OF LATEST
LONDON, July 10 Four of
the ' largest, most modern Ger
man submarines were destroy-
ed bv American warships which
were convoying the first install-
r ment of Ainenean troops to
France, according to a report
from Oennnn sources ns con-
tuincd in a Berne dispatch to a
Rome news agency and for
warded from Rome by the fen-
tral News Agency. "v
CATHOLIC CENTER
PARIY FOR PEACE
AT
AMSTERDAM, July 10 A Berlin
telegram to an Amsterdam news
agency quotes the Tageblatt of Ber
lin to the effect that the Catholic
center party in the reichstng has de
cided with two dissenting votes to
make a declaration in favor of peace
efforts without regard to the ntti
tilde of the national liberals.
COPENHAGEN, ' July 10. Dr.
George. Michaelis, the new chancel
lor, will deliver bis maiden speech
in the reichstng Thursday. The ad
dress is expected to contain nn an
nouncement of bis forthcoming ro-
grnm.
Field Marshal -Von Hrtidenburg
and General Ludendorf, who were
summoned to Berlin by Emperor Wil
liam "are Continuing the conferences
with party leaders. Dr. Michaelis
is participating in them.
The Pun-German Independent lea
guc met and adopted a resolution of
protest against the proimscd peace
aetion of the reiehstag, declaring the
adoption, of the majority program
would result in the indefinite con
tinuance of the war nnd the political
and economical ruin of the Germans.
Dr. Michaelis is the father of a
family of n size encouraged by Em
peror William. lie has six children,
but one son has been killed in the
war. Two daughters are engaged in
public. welfare work and the third
daughter is in charge ol a soldiers
convalescent home.
J. W. EXILES
IN CAMP LIFE
COLUMBUS, N. M., July 16.-The
1108 exiles from Bishee, Arizona, set
tied down today to the routine of
camp life under the direction of Uni
ted States soldiers in the camp estab
lished on the site of tbo old Mexican
refugee stockade where they await
action of the federal authorities on
their appeal to be returned to Blsbee,
whore some of them have small bus!
nesa establishments and where many
of the striking miners have families,
The wives of some of the men have
followed them to Columbus and are
permitted to visit them thru the wire
enclosures. Pending tho Installation
of shower baths, which are to be put
In today, the men have been bathing
In tho horse trough. A barber shop
also Is to be established In the camp
today so that the men who have not
shaved since they wero deported last
Thursday, may again become smooth
faced. Tho question of bringing suit
against the men who directed the de
portation has been discussed among
the exiles, but no decision has been
reached.
HAYWOOD DENIES-
CHICAGO, July 16. A report that
all lumber and timber workers affil
iated with the I. W. W. west of the
Mississippi would strike beginning to
morrow was disclaimed today at the
I. W. W. headquarters. William Hay
wood, secretary of the organlaztion,
said he had heard nothing of the report.
A
in
Martin Bros. Flour Mills Destroyed
With Loss of $150,000 Raid on
I. W. W. Hall Follows 50 Are Im
prisonedRoundup of Workers in
Lumber Mijjs in Progress. '
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 10.
Armed eiviliun guards numbering
close to 200 are guarding Klamath
Falls box factories and plants today
and about 50 men arrested at the In
dustrial Workers of the World head
quarters are being held in jail ns the
result of the destruction by fire yes
terday of Martin Brothers' flour mill,
wit ha loss estimated at .150,01)0.
Officers assert I. W. W. started the
fire.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 10.
The large flour mills of Martin
Brothers was destroyed by fire Sun
day morning, entailing a loss of $lf0,-
000. The fire is said to have f), low
ed threats by members of the Indus
trial Workers of the World to burn
the various lumber mills of the coun
ty und also destroy the city df Klam
nth Falls.
Citizens together with county and
city officials raided the I. V. W,
headquarters and arrested fifty
members of the order found there,
Seureh by armed men is in progress
for other I. W. WL who are being
pluced in prison and wil) probably
be deported. An organized hunt for
members of tne order is in progress
with tho object of ridding the eo inty
of them. It is said over 100 are in
custody.
Much excitement followed the fire
and threats of lynching wero freely
made. An investigation ol the-oil
gin of the fire is under way. Arrest
ed men deny their guilt and assert
their innocence.
'Klamath Fulls Is the storm center
of the I. W. W.'s In Oregon," declared
United States District! Attorney Clar
ence Reames here today, Jrfr. Jteames
said he had telegrams stating 200
deputies today are guarding Klamath
FallB property.
Vnngrancy Sentences.
SALElf, Or., July 10. Governor
James Withycombe declared here to
day be would recommend that Indus
trial Workers of the World arrested
in Oregon be given maximum county
Jail sentences of six montbs on va-
graifcy charges and be put to work on
rock piles during their confinement,
"I believe troops should be the last
resort," the governor said. "Under
the vagrancy law the I. W. W. can be
sentenced for six months and this
would mean their Imprisonment until
after the crops are harvested. "
The governor asserted he would
recommend to the Klamath county
authorities that they Impose sentenc
es of six months on the men arrested
last night In a raid on the I. W. W,
headquarters who are suspected of
causing the destruction by fire yester
day of Martin Brlther flour mill at
Klamath Falls, causing a loss esti
mated at $ ISO, 000.
Niecbil Agent Coming.
PORTLAND, July 10. William
Bryon, special agent of the depart
ment of justice left here today nifti
several assistants for Klamath Fulls,
Ore., to investigate tho reports that
Industrial Workers of the Worbi
caused the destruction by fire of Mar
till Brothers' flour mill there yestor
day. Fifty men were arrested at the
I. W, W. headquarters nt Klamuth
Falls yesterday following the firo and
are being held for investigation
The loss was estimated at $150,000
E I. W. W.'S
CALUMET, Mica., uiy 16. Scv
eral thousand copper holt citizens
participated In a demonstration
against the Industrial Workers of the
World yesterday. Alleged attempts
of the I. W. W. to cause dissension
among the miners in this vicinity
were denounced as "acts of treason."
Citizen alliance pledges, the sign
ers of which agree to aid In ridding
the copper country of strke agitat
ors, were circulated and were signed
by many. Attempts to wreck ore cars
have resulted In a strict guard being
placed over all mining property.
FIRING MILLS
KLAMATH FALLS
SPEEDY PASSAGE OF
3.000,000 AVIAT
BILL IS PREDICTED
WASHINGTON,' July 10. A
speedy passage by the senate of
the If 010,000,000 j aviation bill.
passed bv tne house yesterday.
was predicted today by Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the,
military committee, lie had lil-
tic doubt, he said, that the mens-
nr.. uriiviilinti- fni n flix.t .-.P
22,000 nirpbmcs, would become
n law before August 1.
GOETHALS DELAYS
WASHINGTON, " July 10. Major
General Gocthnls, has postponed his
plan for commandeering today of
private merchant shipping under
construction in the United Slates and
for contracting inyiiediately for
building two government shipbuilding
plants. He acted at the iequest of
Chairman Denman of the shipping
board, who wants to lay the mutter
before the directors of the emer
gency fleet corporation.
Further discussion by loe.tulies
desiring to be considered as possible
sites . is closed temporarily, the an
nouncement says, while the site
committee of cabinet officers is mak
ing further engineering studies.
BUTTE STRIKERS
TO
BUTTE, Mont., July 10 With
the settlement of the lectriaians'
strike completed nnd the return to
work tomorrow morning of these me
chanics together with all others in
the ranks of the metal trades who
were on sympathetis strike, the situ
ation in Butte's labor field 8icnis
much cleared toduv. There was a
large increase in the number of min
ers who npieared for work this
morning und tomorrow when the me
chanics return, the milling company
officials expect that a large -major
itv of tho miners will have returned.
No negotiations have been underta
ken betaeeu the companies and the
Butte mine workers union and ac
cording to the mining officials none
will be. It is expected by organized
labor leaders that this organization
with its alleged I. W. W. leaders will
gradually loso its membership. At
the same time plans are being laid by
representatives ot the American Fed
eration of Labor to take the miners
of this district into organized lul or.
V DRAWI
DELAYED A WEEK
WASHINGTON, July 1G. On the
basis of advices today from various
states where the organization work
of the exemption board has not been
completed, war department officials
said the drawlujt jf the army selective
draft hardly could be held before Sat
urday at the eirllcst.
Fifteen states have not reported
the completion of their exemption
board organizations. The process fol
lowed by the boards Is to tile two
copies of their completed and num
bered lists of registrants as soon us
the serial numbers have been ar
ranged. One copy Is mailed to the
provost marshal general In Washing
ton and the other to the governor of
the state. Less than a thousand of
the 4rfi9 districts are still to he heard
from In Washington nnd probably
only a few hundred have not reported
as yet to tho governors.
MILITARY MEDALS
FOR THREE AMERICANS
LONDON, July 1(1. King George
has conferred the military medal for
bravery on three members of the Am
erican legion of the Canadian forces.
The' men lire Lnnec Corporal Dick,
Sergeant Harlan and Privute Porter,
TO
BE TAKEN OF
No Need for Parents to Worry Over
the Physical or Moral Welfare of
Youth in Cantonments Speed in
Building Sacrificed to Comfort and
Health.
BY GILSON GARDNER.
(Staff Special.)
WASHINGTON, July 10. When
your boy, Mr. and Mrs. Neighbor,
chosen in the first citizen army, goes
to the cantonment city for bis train
ing ns a soldier you need not lie
awake nights worrying about his
safety.
Leave that to Secretary of War
Raker, a trustworthy man who ap
preciates boys, for he has taken the
responsibility on his own shoulders.
Tho physical nnd moral health of
the forces soon to be selected must
be safeguarded in every way, scien
tifically and rigidly.
That, in a nutshell, is the war sec
retary's order, and he will uiako it
his personal business to see that
the order becomes, tho fact.
Camps to lie Right,
In effect, he lins adopted the slo
gan of "hasto not, wasto not," in
enring for that most precious of na
tional resources, American manhood.
That the cantonment camps should
be right, rather than that they bo
speedily available, is his first con
cern. No physical vultures, no moral vul
tures will pruy on your sons.
v' "There must be no repetition of
Cnniyi Alger typhoid . -or embalmed
beef scandals," said the seeretaiy in
giving directions. "In no case shall
the men be called until every dotuil
affecting their comfort and health
has been worked out!"
The wnter is lb' lie'scientifically
tested and guarded by experts. In
spectors nro looking' after the :irdin
age and tbo sewage. Several times
the plans have been changed under
medical department orders. Air, light
and heat in the winter have been con
sidered with scientific nccunicy.
Commissary stores, including cloth
ing and food, will be (Hi bund before
I he men are called.
Subject to Instiectlon,
The food will bo subject to the
most rigid inspection, und if this
army of 087,000 is not the health
iest body of men in the world, it
will be because the secretary of wai
ls unable to carry out bis present
firm determination.
In protecting morals the efforts
of the government will be first to
remove beyond reach nil red-light
districts and qiicsliuniddc. rosorts;
and, secondly, to substitute for the
wrong kind of amusement plenty of
healthy amusements. These ure to
include athletic sports, theatrical
attractions, moving pictures, limbic,
bauds, choral singing and dancing.'
One committee is in communication'
with prominent women to provide a
sufficient number of nice girls with
chaperons for dances. It is recog
nized that there can be none of the
social caste which makes the regular
army private an "iinsuiliible pemon"
to dunce with the daughter of the
officer. Many of these citizen pri
vates will be men who have associat
ed with the best people ill their com
munity. There will be lectures, supplement
ing the theatrical and moving picture
perfominiiccs. The Y. M. C. A. has
already undertaken to provide libra
ries. Kiicb of these eitics is likely to lie
tho home of young soldiers at leu si
a year.
STARTS FOR EAST
IX)8 ANGKI.KS, July 16. Baron
Moncheur, rhlef of the Belgian war
mlsson, bade farewell to Lo Angeles
anw the Pacific coast today when the
mission left for Salt Lake City, start
ing the second half of its tour of the
United States. ,
Baron Moncheur for himself and
his colleagues expressed his pleasure
In visiting the coast states.
A
BOYS
GOVERNMENT PLANS
TO
.
WASHINGTON, , July 10. --
Secretary Baker announced to--
da vthut ulans for the lirodue-
tion of nitrate front nlmosphor-
i nitrogen would bo construct-
el immediately at a cost of
about $1,000,000 and that water
power would not be used. Sites
liiive mil li.ieii unleetiiil
EOR MURDER OF
COAL OPERATOR
JOHNSTOWN, Pa July 16. Geo.
K. Tompkins, Jr., of Philadelphia,
business associate of Edward Hum
phries, a coal operator, who, with his
wife and Bon, was shot and killed yes
terday, was formally charged with
murder today. He asserted his Inno
cence.
A letter In possession of detectives
Is said to have a bearing on the case,
but no statement has been made re
garding Its contents. The letter Is
reported to have been written by
Tompkins' wife.
. Humphries and his wife and 1G-year-old
son were shot to death on a
country Toad beside their automobile.
Tompkins, a member of the party,
was arrested soon afterward.
According to stories told by Tomp
kins, highwaymen surprised the party
while a tire was being repaired, and
that the shots which , caused .-the
deaths of the Humphries were fired
at a distance of 70 feet In front of the
automobile. After examining the
bodies, Coroner Fitzgerald announced
that all the bullets wero fired at close
range, powder burns being found on
two of the bodies and that the shots
were fired from behind. Tompkins
said ho escaped by crouching In the
tonnoau of the automobile and Inter
dropping to the ground as If shot.
LANE'S ASSISTANT,
WASHINGTON, July 10. Bo
Sweeney, assistant secretary of the
interior, died suddeully at his home
hero today from angina pectoris. He
had suffered with Die disease for
some time but remained at his desk
und few of his friends knew his
splendid physique was undermined.
Mr. Sweeney had been assistant sec
retary since 1!)M, when he left his
law practice at Seattle to join Sec
retary Lane. He was fill years old
and n unlive of Missouri, lie prac
ticed law al Trinidad, Culm, and
served in the Colorado legislature be
fore going to Seattle.
RETURNS TO ROME
ItOMIC, July 16 The Italian war
mission, headed by tho Prince of
Udtno, which has Just returned from
Its visit to the United States, yester
day called on Premier Bozelll nnd
other ministers, and gave a satlsfac
tory repurt of tehlr visit to America,
uud tho arrungements they made
there. The Prince of tJdlno brought
with him a message from President
Wilson to King Kmmuniiel In reply
to one sent by the king.
SEATTLE TROLLEIEN
VOTING UPON STRIKE
SKATTl.E, July 16. Members of
tho nowly organized street railway
employes' union began balloting to
day on the question of striking to
night on the cars of tho Pugct Sound
Traction, Light & Power company.
The strike, of the Tacoma street car
men, who are employed by the same
corporation, has caused a strong
movement for a sympathetic strike,
TO BE SENT TO
T
Mobilization Began Today In East-4
Half of Strength, or 125,000, Now
Asssmbllng Some to be Held to
Guard Munitions Plants Artillery
Shortage Serious, Use French Guns
.' : ' ;! 'iM
WASHINGTON, July 16. Mobili
zation ot the (National Guard began
today. While no orders for embarka
tion ot state troops for France will be
given until after August 6, when the
entire force' will be formally drafted
into the United States army, there are
indications that some divisions will ba
regarded as ready to board transports
soon after that date.
The first clause of President Wilt
son's proclamation providing (or tha
federalization of the National Guard
for the war became effective yester
day. Under It all guard units front
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West.
Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minne
sota, Iowa, North and South Dakota
and .Nebraska went oa the federal pay
roll from that date. ,
Troops Concentrating. .
Actual concentration of troops In
their home forces or state camps be
gan today. Approximately one-halt
of the tptal strength ot the national
guard, or more than 125,000 men Is
included In the force assembling.
Rapid progress is being made In re
lieving guard regiments which have
been In the federal service since the
declaration of war guarding property.
This work will be taken over largely,
by civilian watchmen. . ' .
It will be necessary to retalp
guardsmen for the protection of cer
tain big munitions works and other
property vital to the conduct of the
war. - The department will hold such
troops as they deem advisable tor this
purpose. .
The next step In the general mobil
ization will be the ordering of divi
sions to the camp sites already select
ed for them. A full supply of tentage
Is available, department reports show,
and the divisions will entrain as rap
Idly as the commanders ot the depart
ments from which they came and ot
those In which their camps are locat
ed agree as to dates. " ' ' ' ' -'
Shortage in Artillery.
The most serious shortage ot war
equipment for the guard Is In the ar
tillery. For training purposes the big
gun regiments undoubtedly will con
tinue to use the equipment they have
supplemented by such additional ord
nance as the regular Bervlce can
spare. It Is regarded as practically
certain, however, that If th eguard di
visions are sent to Franco at an early
date they will be equipped with
French artillery on their arrival
there. Presumably their first war
work will be with the famous French
"75'c." . '
Departure of the guardsmen for
France, It was Indicated today will be
governed by the shipping problem.
Wur department officials regard
many divisions of the state troops as
virtually ready now for the Intensive
training behind the fighting line In
France which will prepare them for
their place In the trenches; ' There 19
no reason why some elements could
not go forward at once except lack ot
transportation and the submarine
menaco.
SAN FUANCISCO, July 16. John
T. Welby, one ot the Jurors In the
trial of Mrs. Kena Mooney for mur
der growing out ot a bomb explosion
here last July which killed ten per
sons, was dismissed from the panel
today by Superior Judge Emmet Sea- .
well. Ills place was automatically
filled by the thirteenth Juror, William
S. Dean.
Welhy's dismissal on tho grounds
ot "physical Infirmities" came as an
aftermath to his half hour's disap
pearance last Saturday morning when
the Jury was viewing Important
scenes In connection with the explos
ion. He Is 79 years old.
The court Instructed the Jury that
any Impressions received during the
Inspection trip would have to be set
asldo and another tour would be on
dercd '
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