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i Unl c-sity of Oregon Library TTEXTIIEI? Xfas'imtml : 'ycsTorday, 00; liimlmuni loclav, 'II. FORECAST ToiiTgllt ainl tomorrow, Tali. -rr T Tribune EDFORD Forty-aeventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Year. . MEDFORD, OREOOX, MONDAY, AITOITT f. 1917 NO. 116 wir a ir I W II J NEW MINISTRY'IS'aPPOINTED M GERMANY'' OLD CABINET iDUITS-HEW IS NMD Kuehlman, German Ambassador to I Turkey, Succeeds Zimmermann as Foreign Minister, Hertz Succeeds Lentze in Finance, Drews Succeeds Loebell as Minister of Interior Spalin Made Minister of Justice and Hartruth of Agriculture. I- ! BEKUN, Aug. (i. Official nn i ..t- ..i,. ti...i ,iuiiu,:i:iii,. lit ,iin jiiiiiiu iimiiy iii.il five ministers ot slate, including Foreign Secretary Ziuimcriunnn and four secreturics of stall', including Finance Minister I.cntze and Iiitor 'ior Minister Yon i.ocbcll, had rcsign ied tjjr portfolios. , Dr. Hichnrd von ICnelilninnn, (lie tGcrmnn ambassador to Turkey, has ibeen appointed secretary for foreign affairs in succession to Dr. Zimmer munn. j The ministers and secretaries of i stat,o who resigned were : Ministers of slate Minister of Justice Dr. Hezcler. 'J Minister of stale : Minister of jus- tiee, Dr. Header; minister of eeclesi astieal affairs and instruction, Dr. von Trott Zu llo!.; minister of agri culture and forests, Dr. von Schor lemer; minister of finance, Dr. I.enlz: minister of interior, llerr von Loebell. Secretaries of state: Imperial nnstoffice. Ilprr Kraetkc: imoerinl 1 secretary of justice, Dr. l.iseo; sec retary for foreign affairs, Dr. Alfred Zimmermann; president -of the food regulation board, Adolph von l!a tocki. Dr. Richter, undcr-seercliiry of the imperial home office, also resigned his post. Dr. Karl Helfferieh will eonlinue to.jic the representative of the im perial chancellor and a meadier of 3 the ministry of slate. the Iandrat von lirucvinitz was appointed to succeed Arnold Walin schaffe as chief of the imperial chancellery. The minis! ry of economics will ul timately he separated from the min istry of the interior, and llerr Wnl graff, mayor of Cologne, will bo ap pointed minister of the'intorior, and llerr Schwander, mayor ol Slrass- j'j barer, minister of Kronomics, with the titles of his excellency. In addition to the appointment of Dr. von Kiiehlmaun as secretary for fureiuii affairs. llerr lllldclin was ftmndc direelor of railways and min ister of posts, and Privy iniinscllor Von Krause was nliuied secretary of justice. Over-I'rcsidcn! vim Wnldow was appointed chief of the depart ment of anny nourishment. The vacant Prussian ministerial posts were filled as follows : Jifnisler of justice. Dr. Peter Spahn, leader of the Catholic, parly in the reichstag; minister of the in terior, Under Secretary Drews; min ister of instruction, Ministerial Di rector Schmidt; minister of ngricul- tnre. Dr. F.ssen lfarlruthe; minister of finances, Dr. Hertz. WASHINGTON. Aug. . Provis ion to protect hurve-ting from short ago of hands due to the mobilization nf the national anny has been made hy the government in regulations now lioinir out to district exemption boards. Men needed in the fields to com plete harvesting will he pennitted lo remain at work until the need for tbeni passes, wheu they will join the Colors. Local boards, lieen'uso of their knowledge of local crop conditions will determine what men are ticec-i-sury in this class. ALLIES REPEL TEUTON ATTACKS CLOSES HARBOR T Tremendous Cannonade Ends in Two German Attempts to Shake British From Their Hold Upon Sections of Newly Won Ground- French Also Repulse Attacks. Associated Press Summary. Yesterday's tremendous cannon ade on the Flanders battle front was followed last night by two German attempts to shake the British from their bold on important sections of newly won ground. Neither of these met with any success whatever, Lon don reports. The first attack was launched in the llollebeke region. The Germans did not. even succeed here in reach ing the Urilish lines. Later the tier- man guns, laid down a barrage i'ire at Westhocke and the infantry tried to push in uniler its cover. They met with no niorp success, however, than they had done at llollebeke. On the French front, aside from the Flanders area, there was consid erable activity on the part of the Germans. They made attacks in the region of Hovillc, at Avocourt wood and in Alsace. The French guns were able to cope with the situation in each case. Attack llnllclickc. s' V . lllllTISil IIHADyUAKTEHS IN FHANC'K AND HFl.GIUM, Aug. 6. llollebeke, a llclginn town southeast of Ypres, which -was the scene of heavy fighting early yesterday morn ing, was again the object of a Ger man eounler-iiltnck last night, but the enemy was repulsed by the Brit ish artillery lire before even the wire entanglements in front of the trenches had been reached. After the failure of their morning assault on llollebeke, and on a post just north of the canal, the Teutons continued to bombard the positions heavily tliriiout the day, leaving lit tle donhl that they intended to have unothcr try to retake this section of the newly acquired liritish lines. Attack Is Repulsed. When the Gentian infantry finally left their trenches and moved for ward they were met by on intense ar tillery fire and a withering storm of Mullets from machine guns and rifles. They continued to push for ward, but before the wire defenses were reached they wavered and broke and retreated hastily to their own trenches. The partial sunccss of the Gcr mans in the morning attack when they gained n fooling in llollebeke was due entirely to the heavy' fog which prevented the lirilisll gunners from seeing the signals which the in fantry in (he front lines gave, iudi eating tlie tierman advance. Nol having the assistance of their artil lery, the liritish gave way slightly, but in the counter-attack which they immediately delivered, the liritish in fnntry hurled the Germans back with considerable losses and captured a number of pjoncrs. Kidences of the force of the British bombardment before the op ening battle of Flanders continue to multiply. The German prisoners (Continued on Page Two.) BUTTE TROLLEYS TIED UP BY STRIKE lil'TTK. Mont., Aug. 0 The third day of the street enr strike 0)ened this morning with chances of a set (lenient remote. The street cur com puny is mtiking no effort to operate Jitucvs and vehicles of all kinds have been pressed into service. There was another increase in the number of miners returning to work The burial of Frank II. Little, the I. W, W. executive committeeman without liny disorders, has hud n reassuring effect on the citizens. No further outbreaks of violence are nn- WES tieipated. U-BOAT SCARE OF NEW YORK Report of Sighting of Periscope Off Shore by Incoming Liner Causes Closing of Nets in Gate Protecting Harbor Reopened When Inquiry Fails to Confirm Report, a- NIOVY YOlfK, Aug. . A report that a U-boat bad been sighted near the trails-Atlantic lanes off this port enused'the war department authori ties to close the net in the gato pro tecting the harbor mouth here at 1 o'clock this nftcrnpon. The gate was opened again at 0 p. in. It dcvelowd that an inbound pas senger steamer sighted what was be lieved to be the eriscopc of a sub marine on Saturday night. The steamship's gunners fired three shots at the object and preparation was made to abandon the ship, if neces sary. Nothing more, however, was seen of the supposed submnriae, and the vessel proceeded, arriving off port last night. According to some of the passen gers, the submarine was again sight ed yesterday eighteen miles off shore. WASHINGTON, Aug. (I. A pre- liminary 'report from the master of u merchant ship who thinks he sight ed the periscope of a submarine off New York yesterday, has been receiv ed at the navy department. Investi gation is being made. Heopening of the port of New York came after un interruption by the navy, which developed no facts regarded hy the officials as justify ing a continued closing of the port. The investigation was not regarded by Ihein, tho, as absolute evidence of the falsity of the report. COURT PLASTERS SOLD KANSAS CITY, Aug. 0. Dr. ('. W. Miiynard, a bncleri- r ologist of Pueblo, Colo., todav notified Fred Hobertson, fed- eral district attorney of Kansas, at Kansas City, Kan., Hint he bad found tetanus germs in a brand of court plaster circu- luted ill Colorado. SIAM IN WAR; ,raJ.w Till Slam Ik preparing lo send men tike tlicv In help the iillh-o In the war with (icrmiuiy. wddlers of wlil h Slum, the Uilest nntt on to do lnro hot nijulnst ticrniniij, luu HO,(MIU, POWDERLESS GUN NATION' 4 4 4y 4 I ;fcJ L! If ore's tlie biUwt contrllmtlon ot American Inventive genius to warfaro. Quiet tests of u imwdorloss gun which may revoliilloiiio land attacks and defense lmvo tieen roIiir on t the Wnslilngton navy yard. Tlio gims Is re volved at givait. Hprcil by an electric motor, und is capable of f li'tnn liinidveds of shots u minute. ' . ' ' ' ' i The bullets uto cai-rtwl in smnll cups, which hold them until the gnu roaches thcproH-i' Nsilion for their discharge iuilivliliially , hy. centrifugal force..'' ...... ... . ' . s Tho gun Is nrciimto at five miles, Is clump to oiornte, and uliovo all, It Is noiseless. fVmgiessnian Dill of Washington has Introduced an npproprliitlon' of $50,0410 for the tests. CREWS OF FIVE SHIPS SUNK BY E AN ATLANTIC POUT, Aug. 0. A steamer arriving here today from a European port landed the crews df five vessels, all of which bad been sunk by German submarines off St. Maria, Azores. The vessels sunk were: American four-masted schooner John Twohy, Norfolk, Y., to Algiers, Captain J. B. M'oorehouse. Norwegian steamer Allen, Caplain John Lot lie, from Philadelphia to .Marseilles, Norwegian steamer Hnnsoul, from Italy lo I lampi on Kuads. The New Founilhind schooner Con queror, St. John's, N. F for Cadiz. Norwegian sleiimer Sorlniul, from Stockholm t France. TO SEND THESE MEN AGAINST - (SKIM ps ir?W-,T5 S LATEST DEADLY WEAPON WAR TAX BILL ' WASHINGTON, Aug. 0. ffho war tax bill, finally revised to meet latest estimates, was fuvorably reported to day by the senate finance committee, It proposed to raise frl!,IIO(i,ll70,ll(IO by taxation. The bouse bill proposed $1,8(17, 000,0(10 in new taxes. No provision for additional bonds to be considered later by the houso are made in the senate bill. Chairman Simmons plans (o cull up the revised bill for debate the hit ler part .of tho week, and hopes for its final enactment by congress ealy next mouth. Most of the new taxes proposed under the revised bill for war ex penses oi i lie present iiscal year would come from incomes, war ex cess profits, liiiuor und lohucco. GERMANY 1..... .:.1m llicy are the typo of DEATH PENALTY DEMANDED FOR KERENSKYAGAIN DRAFT RIOTERS Oklahoma Resisters to Be Tried for Treason Rioters Surrounded by Possemen Expected to Surrender Three 'Killed in Fighting, With 200 in Jail Only Few Uncaptured. Ml'SKOGEK, Okla.. Tug. C. Uni ted Stutes District' Attorney V. P. Mc Glnnls announced this afternoon that the men arrested on charges of resist ing the draft In connection with the Oklahoma uprising will be tried for treason and that the death penalty will be asked by the government. District Attorney McGlnnis has sent two deputy attorneys to he roubled districts of the state to gather evi dence against the alleged traitors. OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 0 The second week of guerilla warfaro in which hundreds of armed men have stalked ouch other thru the rough and timbered country of central Okla 'liomn, began today with predictions that the uprising against tho selec tive draft was doomed. Tho rioters, who hnvo spread n reign of terror thru four counties in the ceiitrul-southorn portion of the state, were declared to have been driven into Seminolo.. and Hughes counties, where they faced a suffi cient number of heavily armed posse men to force their surrender. Only Three Killed. Willi the death last night in Hughes county of two men, ono of whom was a draft objector and the other n man who failed to halt when challenged by a posso, tho total death list as u result of the outbreak was increused to three, nltho more than iio members ot the various bands have been placed under or ient. It was hoped that little resist ance would be encountered in riinnin down and capturing the two bands which lire still believed to be at lib erty. Among the resisters captured lire said to he several of the leaders, hut at least three of the men held re sponsible for spreading the propa ganda lire believed still lo be at large. Full-blooded Indians, ninny of whom at first were reported to be among the hostile bands of govern ment enemies, havo rendered valu able assistance in hunting down the resisters. In some instances tlie In dians, mostly Scmiuolcs, have brought in prisoners single-handed. Farmers Surrender. Many of tho tenant farmers who have neglected their crops to take to the warpath, sent in word yesterday, usually by women, that I hey were ready lo surrender and return to their civil pursuits, and whie it was hoped that the resisters would con tinue today to relinquish their plans for obstructing the draft law, it was realized that this remaining out probably constituted the more dan gerous ehuccnt, and that possibly there still was much difficulty ahead in restoring normal conditions, tl Was believed, however, that with the (Continued on Page Two.) CANTEENS IN FRANCE FOR U. S. SOLDIERS LONDON, Aug. C. James Duncan Miller .liberal mcinler for northeast Lanarkshire, asked In tho houso of commons whether representations hud been received from tlio American mil itary authorities regarding tho char acter of tho canteens for American troops here and lit Frunco and wheth er any beverages other than non-alco holic, wore provided. In reply, James Inn McPhcrson, parliamentary socrotary to the war office,, mid the canteens wnrn similar to thoso open to tho British troops. No objection had been raised by the Amorlran authorities to similar ar rangements In Franco, F Cabinet Practically Complete Con stitutional Democrats Have Agreed ttr Participate Premier Keeps War and Marine Portfolios Ter estchekno in Foreign Affairs. PRTHOGHAl), Aug. (!. M. Keren sky's cabinet is practically complete. The constitutional democrats have a greed to participate and the list of ' members which will form the new . ministry lias been agreed on, but ns regards several portfolios, the choice ' is not definite, ns the candidates are absent from Petrogrnd. Following ' lire the names of the new ministers: Premier, minister of war and ma- . rine, Alexander F. Kcrensky. ' Vice-president and minister of fin ance, N. V. Nckhnsoff. Minister of foreign affairs, M. I, Terestcbenko. ' Minister of tho interior, M. Ak sentieff (social revolutionary, lately ' released Troiii penitentiary). Minister of public instruction, M. Oldenburg (constitutional democrat and member of tho Academy . of Sciences. Minister of labor, It Skobelcff. Minister of trade and industry; M. Prokopovilch. ,. ' , .7 ; . . Minister of social tutelage, M. ' AslrolT (mayor of Moscow, oonsti- ' lutional democrat). ' ; Minister of supplies, M. Picscho nnff, ' K Minister of justice, M. Yefromoff, ' Procurator of the holy synod, M. Kartasheff. Minister of communications, M. Tiiknmiuiishoff. Minister of posts and telegraphs, M. Nikitino (social democrat). Stale comptroller, F. A. Qulovino (constitutional democrat). Minister of agriculture, M. Teller-' noff (socialist). Assistant minister of war, M. Savinkolf. Foreign Minister Tcrestchcnko in forms the Associated Press that SL Tchornol'f, who again becomes min ister of agriculture, has been fully rehabilitated, bis licensers having withdrawn charges that be had rela- -lions with Germany. CHINA TO DECLARE PKKINO, Thursday, Aug. 2. Acting President Feng Kwo-Chung today approved the unanimous decis ion reached at a special meeting of 111"! Chinese cabinet to declare war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. The ministers of the enteuto powers probably will inccUnt tho Chinoso foreign office on Saturday to dis cuss China's declaration of war, which is expected to be issued next Week. Prominent Germans in Peking are conferring with the Dutch minister lo China, with the object of milking arrangeiiients lo go to Java. The Spani-li minister probably will taka over the interests of Alls! rin-IIun-gary. Premier Tiinn Chi Jui and his pol itical followers insist that Feng Kwo t'hang, as vice-president, onto malieally became president when Li Yuan Hung decided to resign office. Puiiiiimcntnriuns are assembling ut Canton iiml are preparing to or ganize a military government with the sanction ol purliameiit and to elect a president. Acting President Feng Kwo-Chnhghus asked for lib eral appnipriulioiis to be used in suppressing the southern military element. , Mr. mid .Mrs. A. .1 Helton and M. K. llaimoom aro tourists visiting In tho city from Pendleton, Oregon, STRONG HAND 0 RULES RUSSIA
