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Newspaper Page TextTVEATTIER Maximum ycstei-iiy, IU; minimum today, 47. FORECAST Tonight ami tomorrow, fair, eoolur. AIL TRffiUN .EDFORD M I 4 1 5 Forty-geventh Tear. 3 Pal-y Twelfth Year. hKBMB jPETROGRAD W A I If Q WITHIlRiW FBflM RBPFHF 1GERMANSEXIEND ENDS IN DEFEAT "i ' " " ""'a;' ' l,u ! unilNKl flFMISIKTSWra OCCUPATIONS HI MS I in gnu u i Teutons Advance Along Botli Sides of Dneister, But Retreat Before Rumanians Russians Advance on Suchilzt River Heavy Artillery Duel Still Raging Flanders. Tlio Ans(ro-f!ermnn thrnsis info Wit) disorganized Wussinu lines in eastern Galieia have widened in of fset, extending now southeastward toward t lie Hukowina border, and re sulting in the capture of Kulnmea, on the railroad to C.crnowitz. Help for the disorganized sec tion of the Russian front continues to come from the liiunnninns. They have pushed well up (lie Sueliliza valley, on the Moldavian front, alter breaking through the Au-dro-C!crmnn lines there, and me consolidating their gains. Six more guns and many prisoners have fallen info liu manian hands in this operation. Along the Dritish front in Dc!giiim the artillery continues its extremely violent activity, the intensity nf the bombardment growing more severe, if anything. Dritish infantrymen also arc being sent into actum, aliho not as yet on a large scale. BKRTJN", via London, July 27. Near Tarnopol, in eastern (ialicia, ye.'rday, Km pcror William watched the Overman (roups extend their eins at the Seretb bridgehead, the war of f'co announced today. jo German statement says that "rman troops are rapidly ad--riir on both sides of the Dnics : few The (ialieian town of Kol- .'4 on the railroad between Ktau- islan and Czernowitz, has been cap tured by the Teutons. The Austro-Germun forces are pursuing the Russians, who are re treating through the Wooded Car pathians in the direction of the Kiver Pruth. Kumuniunij A' Mors. Troops under command of Arch duke Joseph have retreated on the Rumanian front. The statement given out today by Hie German war department says that the Teutons left to the Russo-Riniinnians the ter ritory in the Suehitzu vallev as far as the upper course of the l'utna river. Pecnusp of the unfavorable fight ing conditions the artillery duel on the western front decreased yester day, today's German olficinl slale ment says, hut it increased to .ureal intensity hist evening. Check Pursuers. VKTROGRAD, July 27.- Russian cavalry threw back the pressing Austro-Germau infantry on Wednes day in the region suulhwe-t of Mon itsterzyska, in ea-tern Galieia, says the official statement issued today by the Russian war department. The Russian announcement says the Rumanians lia'e advanced to ward the upper reaches nf the Snch- ilza river and are enn-nlidnt ing their gains. The Rumanians Look many prisoners and captured six guns, Pelyveen the Dniester river and (lie Carpathians the statement says that the Russians continue to retire ui a easterly direction. Southeast, of Tretnbowla, in Gal ieia, near (he Kus-ian border, tin Rus'-inns retired a horl distance; to newposit ions. The Au-d ro-Germans have occupied the Galician towns of riofycy and CzsUlnr, on the Seretb river. On It.ilMi iJionl. PI.TllSH UKAhVl Ain KliS IN FWANCI-:, July 27 (by the Asneiiited Press l. 'flic artillery fighting alon (Continued on page tnrec) ST. LOI'lS, July Three mem bers of the first rciilmrnt. Mlfsourl National Guard, were killed and a dozen o'hers were injured, some of 1 them dancrously, bv a bolt of liKhl- i ning during a Horm whWi swept ! Camp Maxwell late this niornin. i Tho dead are: 11. S. Davis, Dwiulit 1 L. Trump and Charles . Carroll. Fresh and Violent Fighting Occurs But Revolution Is Promptly Sup pressed by Troops-Kerensky Calls National Council Monarch ist Conspiracies to Be Squelched. LONDON1, July 27. Frosh and vio lent fighting occurred in the streets of Petrograd the alst two days, accord ing to a dispatch from Petrograd to the Copenhagen Berlingski Tidende, transmitted by the Exchange Tele graph company yesterday. The ex treme socialists organized a great re volt, tho dispatch adds, but the gov ernment troops immediately interfer ed and the riot was suppressed after lively fighting. Council Is -Called. PKTKOGUAD, July 27. The ex treme gravity of the country's posi tion in tho front and rear impels Pre mier Kerensky to convoke July 31 at Moscow tho extraordinary national council. All members of the damn, prominent men from chief centers of tho empire, representatives otj the Zeoistvos, municipalities, labor unions and universities will partfeipate. The council will hold two sessions at which tho government wilt the asked to make an exhaustive report on tho condition of the country, an swer questions and ask opinions of authoritatlce persons on how best to save tho fatherland from ruin. Explaining tho scheme today, Pre mier Kerensky declared that attempts to move the revolution backwards were impossible. Conspiracies to re store monarchial government "will be suppressed in the most determined find merciless day." I'ltinmtum to ftronstiidt. As an Indication of the new policy and firm measures to he taken Kron stadt received an ultimatum to hand over three of tho chief Uolschcvski tgitators including the notorious Itos chal. In case of a refusal tho island will be declared blockoded. Tho evening newspapers declare the position on the front is somewhat im proved. As the evacuation of Tarno pol is considered to have been prema ture, Russian generals have been or dered to re-capture the town. CHICAGO. July 27. Six thousand railroad switchmen employed in Chi cago terminals, are expected to strike at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning, ac cording to an announcement mude to day by Frank Hasler of tho "general managers conference committee." The railroad officials said the strike prob ably would tio up considerable gov eminent transportation and explained that it resulted from demands of the brotherhood of railrond trainmen for a closed shop. James Murdock, vice-president of the brotherhood and who is in Chi cago in charge of tho union Interests in tho controversy, said tho reason assigned by tho railroad officials for tho strike was "absolutely and tin qualified!)' false and on a par with many other statements coming from that source." "The strike results from the failure of the roads to concede certain reason able rules affecting working condi tions," ho said. RAVISHING YUCATAN MKXICO CITY. July 27. - Ge neral Salvador Alvarado. irovcnmr of Yu 'atan, who was culled to the capital onie time ao for a conference with Prc-idont Cnrrnnza, lias returned to Yucatan to uitmc full chare;; of military operations ,,r the extermin ation of bandits in the states of Yucatan. Taba'-o and Canipeehe. It in generally rumored when Gen eral Aharado arrived hero that he wa to n ume a place in Carranzu's cabinet, but bis departure eeem to have put an end to ueh rumor. . MEDFOKD. PORTLAND, July 27. Governors of four states, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah, are planning to work together to check internal troubles in their states, particularly Illegal ac tivities of Industrial Workers of the World, during the war, Gpvornor Moses Alexander of Idaho declared just before he left 'Portland for Boise, Ida., last night, it became known today. Governor Alexander, It is said, conceived the alliance and has taken an active part in its organization. Yesterday ho conferred with -Govern or James Withcycombe of Oregon here; last week he talked with Gov ernor Bamberger of Utah aboard a train, and early this week ho dis cussed the plans with Govornor Er nest Lister of Washington at Olym pia. All three agreed to work to gether, Alexander said. Plans to co-operate in fighting for est fires and blocking attempts to destroy crops, in order to save the timber for the government ships and tho crops for the people will ho com pleted first, tho Idaho executive de clared. Ho would not give tho de tails. "We plan to complete co-operation between tho states of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Utah in support of tho federal government," said Governor Alexander, "We have noth ing against organized labor and har bor no ill will against any set of citizens, but in this crisis the govern ment needs absolute and unques tioned loyalty and assistance. And we are now ready to provide that as sistance." i II I I'KTROGRAn, July 27 Accounts of the battles in Galieia which have reached here say' the cavalrymen fought like heroes, Cossacks co-operating with Russian and Dritish mo tor cars defended the Seretb lino as long as the least hope remained. It is reported that artillerymen on their knees implored the Infantry to save their guns, but that the infantrymen did not heed them. General Korniloffs orrrers to shoot traitors and marauders arc being carried out. The commander of u grenadier division has been remov ed for refusing to fire on deserters. The fifth cyclist battalion fought most bravely. It kept off three Ger man regiments with its machine guns and carbines and made several bay onet charges afoot. In one attack the men rode their bicycles. Some sections of the battalion lost 80 per cent of their officers. A member of the duina who has returned from the Dvinsk trout states that after Russian shock bat talions had captured very important German pnsilufcis it was discovered in several instances that signalling to the Germans was going on from the Russian rear. Belgian art ilh rynicn and mechan ical experts in JVIrograd, many of whom were wounded on the Yser or at Ypres "rr forming a "battalion of death' to give an exnmple of mili larv valor on the Russian front. GERMAN U-BOAT DESTROYED By FRENCH PARIS, July 27. A German sub marine was de-tryed on Thur-day in the French coast r-.t of Calais. The undersea boat went ashore and the crew, unable to free her, op-ned tho ga-ohne tanks and H fire to the ve-isol. Tin. member of the crew reached the shore, where they were made prisoners. OREO OX, FRIDAY. .TUTA" 10 BE VACATED France, Britain and Italy to With draw From Ancient Greece, Thes saly and Epirus Base to Be Main tained at Corfu Military Occupa tion as Measure of Security. PARIS, July 27. Tho t-nlt-nto powers (U't-idcd at Hit; coiit'criMicc in the llulkuns to withdraw their troops aw soon as possible l'roni aneient Greece, Thessaly and Kpirus. The following nnnouneetnent re- speetiii.' the decision of the allies concerning Greek territory now m capied liy their military forces was pnlilishcd today: "Kraace, Great Itritain and Italy, simultaneously anil as soon jis pos sible, will end the occupations they have been obliged to make in ancient Greece, Thessaly and Kpinis. Mili tary ocenpation of the triangle form ed by the Sauti Qnaranta road and the Kpiras frontier will be maintained provisionally as a nieasare' of scenr ity. Italy and Greece to ajrree as regards re-establishment of the civil administration under a commissioner appointed by Greece. France, Great Mritain and Italy will preserve dnr- ins; the war a naval and military base on the Island of (.'orfn, the island re maining under tho sovereignty of Greece." E I'AIGS, July 27. The allied pow ers yeslerday concluded their con I'crcuVe after announcing a decision to continue the war until the object for which they are fighting is at tained. Their declaration, which was made unanimously before separating, reads : "The allied powers, more closely united than ever for the defenso of the people's rights, particularly in the Balkan peninsula, are resolved not to lay down amis until they have at tained the end which in their eyes dominates all others to render im possible a return of the criminal ag gression such as that whereot the central empires bear the respopsi bility." There was unanimous ngreemenl on all decisions reached during the meetings. The ministers of the de partments nfl'ccled will meet in Lon don to draw up the executive meas ures. WAR TAX BILL WASHINGTON, .Inly 127.- Ylint part of the war budget, which may reach $10,1100,0(10,04)0, will be raided by taxation and on what commodities the levies will fall, were considered at a meeting today of the senate fin ance committee, which is revising t he war tax bill. War department officials explain ed estimates of more than five billion dollars for maiutcniince of America military forces till July next year. The committee hopes to have the re i-ed bill ready early nexi week. INCREASE RATE FOR WASHINGTON, July 27. -Another increase nf 1 1 -j per cent in govern mcnt insurance rates for vespU and cargoes hiiilinir t'r m American port for Kuroe and for African MrN on the Mrditcrruncan whs Hiinouticcd today by the war ri-k insurance bu reau. It will be effective August bV The present rate is 5 per cent. 27, 1917 LONDON", July 27. The nm-coniont reached by tho Iliitlsli and Goraian dolomites at their recent conference, at Tho Hague regarding tho cxchaiiKO of and treatment of civil and military prisoners has been ratified by both KovcrnnionlB, according to a stnto mont mado by James Kilzalau liopo, unionist member, In tho houso of com mons. Tho agreement provides that direct repatriation shall be resumed, that tho qualifications on medal grounds for repatriation or internment in neu tral countries lin mado moro lenient, and that tho moro seriously ill and wounded now fnternod in Switzerland shall be returned to their own couii' tries to make room for others. Un addition to those sent to Swit zerland, Holland has agreed to accept 7 r, n 0 persons, whllo all commissioned and non-commissioned officers whctli er In health or not, who have been in captivity for 1S months or more shall bo eligible for Internment In neutral countries. Holland lias agreed to ac ccpt GTiOO of them. I Tho Dutch government will further provide for 2000 civilian prisoners. invalids being given tho preforenco. MAGE LONDON, July 12. (Ily Hall). Tho most effoetlvo method of combat ting tho German esplonago system in tho United Slates Is to bo found In co-oporalion between tho public gen erally and tho nollco, according to opinions expressed to tho Associated Press by high officials of Scotland Yard. Since tho entry of tho United StateR Into tho war Kngllsh officials and of ficials of tho United States depart ment of justico bavo been closely co operating along theso and other relat ed lines and tho Americun agents have been furnished with such information not only in regard to persons but in regard to methods of catching those who arc working in Berlin. Tho compact wireless apparatus easily moved about and within con tainers that disguise lis real ntauro Ih to bo especially guarded against Scotland yard feel. Considerable dif ficulty has been experienced here with tho wireless and the police now freely employ an instrument thru the use of which theso pneiuy instruments aro detected. ' Wholesale Internment, of Germans will not solvo the problem. Kngland has not interned all her German rest dents but tho pollen aro absolutely suro of the connection of those allow cd to remain at largo. Thern Is a general feeling In Lon don that tho execullon of tho first spies caught would go far In the 1'nl ted States toward persuading others, Germausl as well as neulrals, that such work Is extremely hazardous. AMSTKIIIIAM. .Inly 27.- KiniH ior Charles of Austini hail a narrow cs cape lasl week uhilc veiling the bal tie front in Galieia, says Ibe Wicnc Allgeincine cXilung. While the em pcror was Inking luncheon at a cas tic near Ibe balllc lines, Kusinn ar tillery -lu lled the dwelling. The cm pcror lirM rcluscil to lake to cover and went on Ih" balcony, but finally was induced 1 leave. AMERICAN GENERALS ARRIVE IN ENGLAND LONDON", July 27-Generals I! M. Illatchford and John Piddle of the American anny, with their stall' have arrived in Kiiu'laml. NO DELAY IN BUILDING BIG RESTORINGORDER AIRSHIP FLEET AMONG RUSSIANS Construction of Trainlnn Planes and Aviation Fields First, Then Build ing of Swift, Standardized War Planes By 1918 United States Will Lead World in Air Squadrons Ily TUS1L M. MANLY. WASHINGTON, July 27. There will bo no such disgraceful delay in tho airpnno proKram now that con gress has passed tho blil as tho pub lie has seen in ship count ruction. Tho minute tho (J:iH,000.000 rivhuion appropriation was signed by the pies- (dent, telegrams wore flashed from ib.e war department to airplane and en gino builders to rush tho ord"i'--t plac ed tentatively when tho program was agreed upon. For military reasons no detail are mado public; but on t!m basis ot c m nuenttal information I ein announce bo plans for spending thiu ononr.ons sum have bceul earefullv woiked but and will 1)0 pushed with t';cal(?st speed. Training Planes First For tho present attention wiP be concentrated on constructlm? mil ling planes and preparing luUlUlout'l hi struct ion fields. A standard typo of training plune has been adopted ami largo number already built In American factories for tho Hritlsh and they havo given ex cellent service more than two yerrs. Tho plan Is for these factories tr; rush production, while other inexperi enced companies are being reor;;aniz ed and taught to build theso simplest of all flying machines. A first month production of less than a tbousnnl will Increase as now factories swim? in to a monthly output oP novo nil thoiuv and training planes in four mouths Then (ho older experienced factor les will begin quantity production of tho more cnmplexed and delicate types especially a standardized fast ba'.'l plane. Hy that time tlio Aircraft T'roducllon Board pluus to bavo developed a statmlardlzed typo of engine, lighter and relatively more powerful than any foreign engine. Initial tests already made will bo followed by rigid tests, on Pike's Peak, or the engine's effi ciency under flying conditions of cu'd and rarlflcd atmosphere. As soon ns these standard engines havo proved their worth under t.hese tests, tho leading automobile factories with a yearly capacity of mor than lOO.nou, will start work. Thus by the timo the aeroplano factories aro ready tn assemble the high-speed types, rn gines of the finest quality will be ready . A large pari of the $r.:i!.noo,oi0 will bo spent on some L'O additional train Ing fields and the maintenance of thousands o fstudents. There are enormous difficulties ahead of the men responslbb! for the air service program. It will he new work for.movt of the factories, Mierr are great problems In securing the quantities and spt.iMil sler.l, spruce mid linen needed, and there me Knot ty points In bsl;ms find sti :idanli;i- lion. Hut discounting the cert -hi delays and mistakes, before next fall, AnieW can air service will have el'mUd Ir.nc Ibe bottom place among the ,nre;tt, v.f tions almost, if not. Ml! to ibe very top. E FOOD BILL FIGHT WASHINGTON', .Inlv 17.- Wnrk on Ibe ton 1 1 control bill was eoiitiu lied today by the eonferenee commit tee while both M'linle and Iioum' wen in reee?-i iiwnitimr the conferees' re port. An ngreemenl may he reaehri by tohi-rhl. An ovet ni'j'ht de elopment wbieli L'iivc linH of bavimr the bill perfect ed nru! in President Wilson' band next week was the action nf hon-e republicans, meet in- informally, in agreeing In abnndon the propped fiht, led by Minority Lender Mmiii, for the creation of a j"iut congres sional committee on war cpnaii lures which is opposol by the presi dent. The .senate, however, may et fight for its proposal. NO. 10S IDEFEAT AIDS IN Ambassador Francis Reports That Military Reverses Strengthen Gov ernmentAll Parties Unite Behind Kerensky Conservatives Rettn n int to Affairs Arrest Anarchists. WASHINGTON, -Inly 27 Tho Russian military reverses have enor mously strengthened (lie hands of. the government in Petrograd, accord ing; to a dispatch l'rom Ambassador Francis today to the state depart ment. They have shown the impos sibility of control of the nrmy by soldiers' committees, the ntnbasS'a- dor reports, and have led to a uni versal demand for stronger disci pline. The ambassador reported Hint tho military crisis at the front has cans-, cd the deepest alarm in Petrograd, not only as to n severe military dis aster, but as to ibe achievements of the revolution itself. All parties nro united, he said, in urging the govern ment to use any measures neeessary to meet the situation. Conservatives lEcliii'ii. Dispatches to the Itussinn em bassy confirm Ibis point of view, and show that many conservative lead ers, who have recently gone out of office, are now again coming to tho front of n ffatrs. They include such, men as the former president of tho duma, Itod.iuuko; the former minis ter of instruction lguulieff; Leader Plchlihanoff, of the social demoerntio parly; Professor Avksenteff, social ist, and Admiral Kolchak, of tho Pdaek sea fleet. This is interpreted lo forecast a more, representative- and better experienced government. At the same time arrests ntimng (lie HoIshevili and the lied Ouard nro continuing. The council of workmen and soldiers delegates has issued dif ferent appeals to different sections of the community, citing' the danger of the situation and supporting dic tatorial powers to make the results of the rco!utiou safe. National Cnun'll Called. Premier Kerensky's call for an ex traordinary national council an nounced today from Pctrogrnd to meet in Moscow July 31, was also forecast in embassy dispnlchos sent just prim to the decision. They stat ed Hint all parties bad united in de manding an emergency meeting' of nil leaders, including conservatives, pro fessors and others not now connect ed with Ibe government. Fears of food riots which origin ally precipitated the crisis in Petro grad leading to' the rcvohitou, aro dispelled, I lie dUpjlchcs add, by re port of splendid harvests from all over liussia. At Hie same time e,-cry effort is being made to improve the transportation system so that part of the country will not be starving while others arc oversupplied. Caused by .Mutiny. Tin1 (Ialieian rniiilary defeat was further explained by mutiny in one grenadier division of from l.(i,IH)0 lo 'JO, 000 men, which opened up the front to the (icrmans and allowed them to drive in a wedge twenty miles deep, which necessitated the re tirement (if the whole of (leiienil KornilolVs forces of :t00,tll)0 men. b'epfirts Ihiif negotiations aro un der way foi sending American troop lo Kus,iii are flatly cent radicfed here, where it i stated thnt liussia has more men than she Knows what to do uitli, America's great possi bility lies in sending muni! ions to Ku.-'siu, e--eei;il!v lailroiid materials. HOI WINDS CUT TOPF.KA, Kas.,.luly 27 The gen cm! condition of Kansas corn based on I'm as representing satisfactory growth ols r.l.t, according to the of I chil .Inly report Issued ted:iy. High temperature.-, hot winds and lack of moisture are give as the caus es of depreciation. The aggregate crop of winter wheat In Kansas, based on threshers returns Is given In the reports ns 45,2 4 5,000 bushels, or an average ot 12.8 buah jls to the ncre.