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edford Mail Tribune
Forty-sevnth Tear.
Dally Twelfth Yn.tr
MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917
NO. 117
RUSSIANS FIGHT
IN SOME SPOTS,
YIELD IN OTHERS
Slavs Force Back Germans in North
Galicia, Run Away in Bukowina
New Offensive in Rumania by Teu
tonsBritish Tighten Grip in Lens
t-Frcnch Make Raids.
t4 Associated Press Summary.
The Russliin front situation con-
llllilua cuiii,ii-., tiui Jiuhhinii Lluops
offering spirited resistance and driv
ing back the Teuton forces In somo
sectors, and weakly yielding In others.
Ten nitlcs front Chotin, just beyond
the extreme southeasterly corner of
Galicia, tho Teutonic armies have
been forced back on a teu-milo front,
according to advices from Kishinev
today. PctroBrad also officially re
ports the driving back of enemy ad
vance guards south of C.tljinalov.
In Bukowina and on the river Bys-
trltza, on the other hand, tho Rus
sians havo been forced to yield more
ground, in one case because of the
meats.
Offensive in Ktminnin.
Farther south, in Kuiunuia, a fur
ther mcnaco to tho entente lines bo
came apparent today in the announce,
ment of tho opening of a Teutonic of
fensive in the Fohshani region. I'etro-
grad admits a retirement here, and
Berlin announces tho storming of
Russian positions north of Fokshani
Wiethe taking of 13l(i prisoners anil
li guns.
In Flanders the infantry has con
tinued inactive, but the total silence
of the British official report on condi
tions there, similar to that preserved
while the great bombardment which
preceded the first attack was impend
ing, coupled with the reports of In
creased air activity, seems indicative
of a probable early renewal of the
entente offensive effort. A, ..
On French l-'i-onl.
PARIS, Aug. 7. French troops
fast night broke Into the lines of the
German crown princo on tho Cham
pagne front at three places, inflict
ing losses on the Germans and bring
ing back prisoners, it was officially
announced today by the French war
department. A German attack be
tween Avocourt wood and Hill SOI, in
the Verdun district, was driven off
with heavy losses to tho enemy.
Thcro were fairly violent artillery
duels in tho Bixschooto sector of the
Belgian front, and between llurteblse
and Craonne, north of the river Alsne,
Tighten I, iocs nt l.eus.
BRITISH FRONT IN FRANC K AND
HIOMJIl'M. Aug. 7. Tin' British lines
continue to titgbten about tho French
city of I.ens. north or Arras. Canadi
an troops, who n Saturday night push
ed their positions forward approxi
mately 200 yards along a front of
thousand yards Into t ho western en
virons of the city, lato yesterday add
ed a 000-yard front of a similar depth
to their defenses south and west of
the outskirts of that mining center.
SANK 19 VESSELS
Ax ATLANTIC i'tiliT, An'.-. 7
One (ierman submarine during n
three weeks' period ending" .Inly 1!'.
sank ninelei'ti vcs-i-l-, 11 regaling
(i(i,(ino tons, mill was still in condi
tion to remain longer away from its
base, according to a report. brought
here today by Harold Ilan-en of Do
t roil , (i member of tin- crew of one
of the nineteen ships who said lie
received his information from tile
Iioat- eommniider.
Ilan-en said he belonged to the
Norwegian selling ship ArteiiMs a
Ve-.se! of 171!l tuns -r.'-s rcgl-lcr.
sunk while on iN why I mm (lln-gow
to Hampton lfonds His -hip -topped
when ordered (,, do s.. bv the sub
marine eonimaiiih'r. etui a tl.-tail from
the I'-hont ean.e aboard and remov
ed all the food s.ipp'ie-.
The crew was I Inn oidorcd into
the boats, crimen the cur-e to the
nearest land, and the Arlen-iii was
torpedoed. The cnptniii of the sub
marine, Hansen said, told him and
other members of his crew with pride
that be had -1111k oi-'h n other ships
in three weeks and niter luwrc.
IN ON LENS, SEIZE
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CANADIAN TIEADQUAR-
THUS IX FHAXl'K, Aug. 7.
The ('anmliun outposts around
Lens have established n new line
in n group of houses which is
within n few yards of the en-
emy front lino at that point.
The Lcns-Bethune road is now
safely within our lines almost
up lo the eily of Lens.
L
ROM K, Aug. 7. A detailed report
on the air raid at Pota, the Austrian
naval base, on Friday night, shows
that it began at 1 1 p. m., and ended
shortly after dawn. Each machine
carried eight bombs and six grenades.
The first arrived over Pola an hour
after departure and tho last at 4 a. m
The squadrille carried out the task,
which comprised a flight of 320 ki
lometers, ICO of which were ovor en
emy territory, wttnout me loss on a
single machine.
D'AnnnnzIo, tho poet, was aboard
one of the larger planes piloted by
Captain Gorl. The damago effected
was most Important. In addition to
bombing tho arsenal, a naptha depot
and a seaplano station were set afire
iind burned liko paper. The Italian
aviators who kept at an average
height of 2500 to 1000 yards, were
able to Judge of the extent of the de
struction by tho enormous sheets of
flamo and columns of smoke which
shot up to a height of 500 yards.
Tho Austrlans were unable during
tho bombardment to extinguish any
fires started by the bombs, but they
kept up a furious firo with their anti
aircraft guns and 30 of their most
powerful searchlight threw a dazzling
light over tho space where the Ital
ians were flying. (Notwithstanding,
tho latter cruised over the city for
nearly five hours and escaped unhurt
and victorious.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. M
Ital.crkcvltcli is under arrest hero to
day charged by federal officers with
shadowing tho movements of Colonel
Ternaesky. chief of staff to tho Rus
sian General, Brusslloff. Colonel Ter-
navskv Is on a secret mission to the
L ulled States.
Federal Investigators say Balzerko-
vltch Is a German citizen. Ho
known to have arrived on tho same
vessel as tho Russian emissary and
his movements are declared to have
been significantly relnted to Colonol
Tornavsky's action. The man Is a re
leased prisoner of war, according to
Russian Consul Romanoff skio.
Arthur M. Allen of tho department
of justice, said yesterday that tho fed
oral government had made Inquiries
of the Japanese- authorities which
showed that Balzerkevilth had been
under surveillance at Yokohama.
STATE FUNDS PUT
AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 7.-Deposit
of -.Into funds in the Temple Stat
bank, of which Governor James K.
Koran-on formerly was president
and in which he is a large slock
holder, lodnv occupied the attention
of Ihe liioi-e of reprcenlalivo-, sit
tin,' as 11 committee of the whole, to
inve-lignte charges looking into the
impeachment of Ihe executive. Henry
Ilium, a i-tunt cashier, told how the
-ecretaiv of state and the banking
c,,nimi--iner depo-ited large sum
in the Temple institution, "I "no
time several hundred thousand dol
lars of slate funds being on deposit
there.
PEOPLE TIRED
OF SENATE TALK
Eternal Quabblcfest Against Food
Bill by Small Clique Opposing War
Preparation Disgusting, Declares
Mississippi. Chamberlain Grills
Gore of Oklahoma.
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WASHINGTON", Aug. 7.--Tho
onforencc report on' the food control
bill was again the subject of debate
in the senate today. Leaders hel'ev-
cd it would lie voted on tomorrow.
Most republicans were said to favor
immediate adoption of the report, and
the principal opposition came from
democratic members, notably Sena
tors Reed, Hollis and Gyre.
Debate yesterday became caustic
when Senator Cliamberlnin, in charge
of the bill, accused Senator Gore of
obstructing passage of t ho food bill
and other administration measures
ro)oatcdly, and Senator Gore charg
ed the senate conferees with letting
resident Wilson dictate to them.
Grills Obstructionists.
Senator Williams, declaring it was
ell for the senate to hear what the
public, thinks, denounced obstruction
ists. It is a time to forget, parly align
ments, he said, "and I am glad to
ay that- n majority of both the dem
ocrats and republienns have done so,
but there is a small group on both
ides which has formed themselves
into an anti-administration nnd anti
American party."
Consciously or unconsciously, lie
said, they bad put themselves into
the attitude of opposing everything
that goes to carry on the war.
'It is time for the majority of the
democratic nnd republican parties to
get. together and say td these two lit
tle groups," he declared, " 'you. have
danced your ballet, you have sung
your song. America is tired ol you,
we are lired of you and want to do
something.'
Tired of fialiblefost.
'Roosevelt, Taft nnd Wilson all
are setting examples. All three have
proven their Americanism. They arc
tired, the country is tired, the pub
is tired, nnd two-thirds of the
senate is tired of this constant gnb-
blefest this constant gabbling about
nothing. We are lagging thru the
lofidays, milking everybody ncn'ous
and tired with talk on this bill that
isn't changing a vote.
"Why take up Ihe lime of
Ihe
American people with this?"
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7. Four
draft boards began active work in
Sun Francisco Monday, nnd bonrds
olher districts began to take up
individual eases today.
Twenty-five per cent of the men
who appeared today were rejected
for physical unfitness. Kxemplion
claims were entered by fit per cent
of the remainder. Hoard members
computed, using these figures as
proportionate rt) future work, that
about thirtv-five men would be taken
for the national army from each 10(1
examined.
It was staled that if this proves
to be the correct ratio nnolher
call would be necessary to fill the
ranks of the first national selective
a miy.
Hoard members staled that the
number claiming exemptions because
of dependents was larger than had
been exjicetcd. They said all claims
would be investigated thoroly in or
der to eliminate uny improper or in
sufficient claims.
TOKIO, Aug. 7. Members of the
house of representatives met and do
cided to send five of their members to
the I'nlted States to study conditions.
They will start about September I,
and return In December. Tho delega
tion will represent all parties.
SAYS WILLIAMS
LIBEl DECLARES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7
Liberia, the negro republic 011
the coast of Africa, has declar
ed war on Germany. Some time
ago Liberia broke off diplo
mutic relations. The declara
tion of war now gives oppor
tunity to intern German mer
chants and others who have
been accused of unneutral ac
tivities. The United States was
advised today of the little re
public's action.
IN NEW CABINET
PKTHOGliAD, Aug. 7. Premier
k'erensky has completed the forma
tion of his new cabinet. The official
announcement of its composition
oiitains several changes in the list
of portfolios made public yesterday
as follows:
Lieutenant I,oBodoeff is mado aot-
ing minister of murine, a post held
up to the present by Premier and
Minister of War Kerensky.
M. Bernntsky is appointed acting
minister of finance, a portfolio that
has been assumed by M. Nekrasoff,
ill addition to the vicc-prciniersliip.
Sf. Yeffrenoff, minister of .justice,
is transferred to the ministry of pub
lic aid, replacing M. Astroff, the
mayor of Moscow.
Professor Kokoshkine, a leader of
the constitutional .democrats, is ap
pointed slate oomp.lro.ller, a position
which had been given to P. A. Golo
vino. M. youreneff is named minister of
public- works.
M. Yaroudny takes the office of
minister of justice, vacated by M.
Yeffrenoff.
M. Takhtainisheff, the minister of
communications, is not mentioned in
Ihe new official list.
ASKS RELEASE
MINKOLA, N. Y., Aug. 7 An ap
plication for the removal to a hos
pital of Mrs. Hln Mi-it lie Saulles, held
ill the county jail here for the mur
der of her former hiisbund, John
Longer I)e Saulles, is expected to be
made today or Wednesday. This an
nouncement was made by her attor
ney uftcr three physieinns Iind ex
amined bis client, and decided that
her life was being endangered by
keeping her ill prison.
Ihe mother ol Mrs. Do Saulles
cabled from Valparaiso, Chile, that
she will leave there Wednesday for
New York, with another daughter.
Miss Amiilie Krruziiriz-Vorgiirn, and
her son, William Lrraziiriz. The mes-
agc also said the mother would give
every md possible to her daughter,
indicating that the wealth anil influ
ence of the family would be used,
not only to defend the duiighter, bill
to obtain the permanent custody of
the four and a half-year-old son for
the mother.
LONDON, Aug. 7. A dispatch lo
the Times from Rotterdam, says
German seaplano alighted at Tcxol,
Holland, yesterday, after being fired
at by Dutch soldiers. It was short of
gasoline. Tho occupants were In
terned.
FREEDOM OF EDINBURGH
OFFERED AMBASSADOR PAGE
LONOOX, Aug. ".A movement i
on foot, according to the lnndnn
Times, to offer the freedom of Hie
city of Kdiiiburgh to Wultcr Mines
Page, the American ambassador to
the court of St. Jnnies,
FIND DIFFICULTY
IN FIXING PRICE
PAID FOR STEEL
President Takes Hand in Govern
ment's Plan for Regulation of
Prices Inquiry Reveals Differ
ent Schedules for Cost of Produc
tion and Flat Price Likely Fixed.
WASHINGTON", Aug. 7. President
Wilson took a hand today In tho gov
ernment's plans for regulation of
prices and conferred with officials
who have tho work In charge First
ho wont to tho federal trado commis
sion, and then went to tho department
of Justice Both departments nre
working on keeping prices on materi
als for the government's war needs
down to a reasonable basis.
Tho president spent half an hour
at tho trado commission, inquiring
particularly as to the investigation of
the cost of producing coal, steel and
lumber. After he left, the commis
sion issuod a brief statement, which
said:
Find Cost Basis.
"Tho president was hero today to
confer with the trado commission as
to the progress being made In its cost
diminishing Investigation, now bolng
conducted at his request. To find
basis for prlcos to bo paid by the gov
ernment for war materials, the com
mission is Investigating production
costs of coal, coke, steel, iron, petro
loam, till, aluminum, wire, zinc, cop
per, lead, cement and lumber. The
copper Investigation is about complete
and a report will go to tho president
within two weeks. The next articlo
to bo Investigated Is coal, and the
commission hopes -to havo definite
data within a month."
To Pay Flat Price.
Tho commission has found tho steel
costs slow work. Hardly a steel mill
In the country, It is said, manufactur
ing steel at anything approximating
tho samo cost. 1
The trndo commission probably will
mako no rccommondatlon as to
price-fixing policy, but Its members
forBce a difficult task If tho govern
ment tries to pay each producer for
his output on a cost-plus-percentage
profit basis as to the coal Industry. A
plan has been suggested whereby
flat price will bo paid, tho system
amounting to a virtual pool In which
producers would sell to each other to
mako up deficiencies In supplies and
to arrange an averago of cost.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug
The man-hunt for draft resistors
in three counties of Oklahoma
nenring u close. Officers today be
lie.vcd they had placed more than
half of the Working Class union
membership estimated nt between
')(!() mid lil)0 in the slate penitenti
arv and county jails.
Preliminaries of prisoners taken to
MeAlester will Imgin tomorrow be
fore Federal Commissioner Rober
N. McMillcn. The I'nited Slnles nt
torney has announced that drult re-
sisters will be tried on conspiruo
and treason charges, and the death
penult v will be asked by the govern
menl. One hundred arc under arrest
at Hobleiiville, having been laken into
custody Yesterday nnd last night.
Reports from Ihe infested district
nl noon today told of the capture or
surrender of a decreasing number of
prisoners and an ullnving of the in
tense excitement which has prevuile
for almost a week.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug.
Industrial Workers of Ihe World ref
ugees gradually are drilling away
from Columbus, X. M., where they re
eenlly were deported from ltir.be
Ariz., uecording lo reports to the
southern department of the arinv re
ceived here today. Of Ihe origina
It'ifl sent there, approximately 1(1(1(1
now urn left. They me not nnih
restraint and nre free to , fro when
they desire. Those romuiniiiif arc
being provided with food and shelter,
TO DISCUSS SEIZURE
OF MINES BY STATE
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CHICAGO, Aug. 7. Initial-
ivc on calling a conference of
Ihe governors of sixteen slates
at Chicago on August Iti for
the purpose of taking concerted
notion to reduce coal prices,
even to the extent of seizing the
mines, was taken today by tho
Illinois State Council of Do-
fense. 'flic report of Levy
Mayer, chairman of the law nnd
legislative committee, which
held that the governors have
powers to seize mines, wns
adopted.
DUTCH SHOW UP
KAISER'S IDEA OF
AMSTKHIMr, Aug. 7. Dutch
newspapers print in 11 parallel col
umn with an account of tho murder
of tho crew of the British sleamshi
Belgian Prince, a Berlin telegram
giving the following extract from a
pastoral letter read in nil tho Prot
estunt churches of Berlin last Sun
day :
We will, comport ourselves ns
Christians Inwards our enemies unci
'induct tho war in tho future as in
the past, with humaiiily and chiv
nlry."
The pnslornl letter wns rend nt a
service which Kinperor Willium and
the German empress attended nt the
cathedral. It exhorts the people to
humanity, and recognizes the hand o
Goil 111 the protection Irom invasion
which the fatherland has enjoyed.
The Hrilish steamship Itclgiun
Prince was sunk July III by 11 Ger
miin submarine. According to sur
vivors who reached 11 British port,
the U-boat shelled the vessel and the
Germnn commander then ordered the
rcw to take to the bonis and go
alongside the submarine. The Ger
mans, the survivors assert, emoved
the life belts nnd older clothing of nil
tho members of the crew except eight,
smashed the lifeboats wilh axes and
en re-entered the submarine iind
closed Ihe hatches, leaving Ihe men
on deck. The submarine traveled on
the surface for uboiit. two miles nnd
then submerged. Thirly-eight of the
rcw were drowned. Three olhers
were rescued by 11 pulrol boat.
ALLIE
E
LONDON, Aug. ". A conference
of representatives of the entente nl
lies, a cnuliniinliou of the Paris con
ference, was commenced in London
this morning. David Lloyd George
presided.
Among those present nl (he con
ference were Premier Kibol nnd Min
ister of War Painlevc of I'Yancc;
Baroir Sonnino, the Itulian foreign
minister: A. J. Balfour, Ihe British
foreign secretary, and Arthur Hen
derson, and the other members ol
the Hrilish war cabinet. All Hie en
tente allies, in fact, were represented
by either ambassadors, ministers or
special rcpresenlntives.
SIAM IMPOSES CABLE
WAR CENSORSHIP
N F.W YOliK. Aug. 7. Siain 1
iinnoscd 11 cable censor-hip. The
Commercial Cable o ompanv 11 11
noiiiiceil todav thai Shun now only
admits cablegrams written in plain
language, Kngli-b, French or in orr-
laill sK'eil'icd eodeJ.
SEVEN-HOUR RAIN PUTS
OUT IDAHO FOREST FIRES
SPOKAM-., Aug. (.--A seven-
hour rain extinguished today 11 fire
in the Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, dis
trii-t that had threatened forest green
timber valued nt .$1,111111,1)1111. One
hundred and fifty men had been 1111-
nblc lo control the fire.
BRITISH NAVY
SHAKE-UP DUE
TO INACTIVITY
Changes in Admiralty Caused by
Desire for More Aggressive Policy
Burncy Replaced by Wemyss
Anderson Succeeds Geddes as Con
troller of Naval Construction.
LONDON, Aug. 7. Official 1111-
nouiieement was made nt the admir
alty today that. Admiral Sir Cecil
Burney, second sea lord, had been
replaced by Yiec-Admirnl Sir lioso
lyn Wemyss. Allan Garrett Ander
son, hitherto vice-cliairman or tno
wheat commission, succeeds Sir F.rio
Campbell Geddes, tho new first lord
of tho ndunralty, as controller of
nnval const ruction.
LONDON. Aug. 7 The changes
in the Britisli ndmirulty nre Attract
ing much attention, nnd aro inter
preted ns the first step ill a reorgan
ization which, it is supposed, Sir
Kric Campbell Geddes, first lord of
tho admiralty, was appointed to
carry out.
Complete 1iaiigo Desired.
In (piarters where tho existing nd-
mirally methods are regarded lis un
satisfactory, the present step is de
nounced ns a "prnernslinntnry half
measure, nnd it is (lectured tho
change ought to have been so com
plete as "to give tho country n reso
lute and energetic ndmirally perme
ated by 1111 offensive spirit."
There is no implication of incapa
city against Admiral Sir Cecil Bur
ncy, whose services ns Admiral Jel
licoe's second in ncnimnnd of tho
grnnd fleet, nre recognized, and an
official announcement states that ho
will be employed on special duly. It
is assumed Hint as his record was
made ill aolivo command, ' ho may
welcome the ohnngc.
Changes in Admiralty.
An official statement contains tho
announcement thnt 1111 opportunity is
to be laken of Ihe nppnintmcnt of
Viee-Adiniral Sir Hosclyn Wemyss
lo rearrange Ihe dulies of the second
sea lord of the ndmirulty, who will
be relieved of deluilcd administra
tive work connected with the person
net of the fleet. This is interpreted
ns meaning Hint the second sea lord
will not be trammelled by details
which subordinates can handle, but
will be associated wilh tho prepara
tion of war plans.
Another change in Ihe admiralty is
the removal of Sir William Graham
Green from the permanent secretary
ship nt Ihe ndmirally, lo a secretury-
hip in tho ministry of munilions un
der Winston Spencer Churchill.
Sir William's departure from the
ndoiirally is regarded as of consid
erable importance, ns the post of
permanent secretary, which he bus
held since Hill, always has been
largely responsible for Ihe coiitinu-
I v of ndmirally tradilion nnd pol
icy. It is this continuity which is
regarded by ninny as a most danger
ous factor in that it binders initiat
ive and adaplabilily to current
needs.
BURIED IN CELLAR
LA CltOSKi:, Wis., Aug. 7. Tho
discovery of tho body of Mrs. Cora
Miller, burled in quicklime, In nil un
used cellar at tho homo of Edward
llaughe, fanner, today cleared up tho
mystery surrounding tho disappear
ance of the woman. Sho disappeared
on February 2-1, last. Ilaugho has
not been found, but a warrant for tils
arrest has been Issued.
UBOAT SOJOURNS
AMSTKItDAM, Aug. 7. Tho Gor
man submarine I'-SO, accompanied by
two Dutch torpedo boats, today en
tered tho waterway of Tho Nether
lands fishing town of Mnassluts, 10
miles west of Itotterdnm, according to
a dispatch to the llnndelshlnd. It Is
understood that tho U-boat merely Is
awaiting better weather.