"WEATHER Maximum yesterday, 87; minimum today, 55. FORECAST Tonight and tomorrow, fair.
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EDFORD
Forty-aeventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
RUSSIANS CHECK do
TriiTfiu nnnr Nfll FEAR STRIKES
iluiuii umvc
INTO RUMANIA
Kerniloff States Morale of Troops
Strengthened Predicts Operations
on Vast Scale, Particularly in the
North Enemy Attacks Every
where Repulsed.
MlITISII FRONT IN KHAXCK AND
BELGIUM, Aug. 17. There was lit
tie change this morning along the
front ot the new British offensive be
gun yesterday in Belgium. Several
German counter-attacks were repuls
ed during the night, and fighting is
continuing with .the cntcnto allies
hoidlg tenaciously the positions which
they secured yesterday and carrying
out consolidations.
ri3TROGItAD, Aug. 17. General
Korniloff, the commander-in-chief,
arrive here today and had a long
conference with Premier Kerensky.
PETROGItAD, Aug. 17. i.Ioiiten-ant-Gencral
Korniloff, the commander-in-chief,
In an Interview said to
day, the moral fighting capacity or
the army had been considerably
strengthened. Ho hoped for complete
regeneration of tlio Russian forces.
Ho predicted operations on a vast
scale on the Rumanian front, and also
ejfjjwlicrc, especially In t lie north,
wlioro he indicated there was a period
of combined land and sea actions in
sight, lie expressed the opinion that
nnother winter campaign was inevita
ble. Advance Hailed.
LONDON, Aug. 17. On the Ilulio
wina front between the lineister and
Moldavia, enemy attacks everywhere
wore repulsed, except at . a single
point south of the Varna, where ll
portion of the trenches in the moun
tains were lost," says the official Ru
manian statement, under date of
Tuesday, just received here. "All en
emy attacks in t ho Klaiiie and Iiitu
valleys were repulsed. Our infantry
nnd cavalry delivered counter-attacks
on the enemy, which retired. We oc
cupied several peaks and took more
than six hundred prisoners. Some
machine guns wero captured. This
action was facilitated by the Russians
In the north, who after repulsing
several attacks, took Iho offensive
and drove at the conjunction with us.
3!io batllo continues violently.
Itutllo Continues.
"South of (ho Marochtt the enemy
attacked all day Willi fresh troops.
Thero were violent hand to-hand en
counters and counler-atlaiks. A Rus
sian raid south of llreezauy also re
sulted In the capture of prisoners and
some ntachln guns. The batllo con
tinues with great, si iibliornncss on
both sides of the Seretli.'
BERLIN, Aug. 17. A I lacks made
yesterday by Russian and Rumanian
forces north of Kokslianl and on the
lower Seretli river on the Rumanian
front, brown down under the Toulon
fire, according to I lie official state
ment Issued today by the German war
depart incut.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The war
department has modified tlio order
prohibiting a saloon or bar within
half a mile ot a military camp so as
not to be effective where purely tem
porary camps are ( oncorned. The
modification was caused by a situa
tion In Kansas City, where many sa
loons and leading hotel bars In (he
city wero closed because some troops
wero being mobilized in Convention
ball.
1'nder the new ruling such tempo
rary mobillzallon of troops will not
be catiso for closing bars and officers
will bo depended on lo restrain their
men.
GERMAN CONCESSIONS
EXPECTED IN POLAND
I.OXI0.-, Aug. Id. I.'eiiler Mil.
svs it learns on good nnthorilv thai
German concessions in Poland are
expected shortly, but that I bey will
be conditional oa'Auatr.a'i approval.
CALLED Bf I. Wl
f -f . .4.
POIf'KLAXI), Au?. 17. Ore-
gon timber nnd logging opernt-
ors do not fear the Industrial
Workers of tlio World strike,
culled Tor August 20, it was said
llCrc llllllIV llV nillllii.,inc; litti.bnn
employers. ''. G. Donaldson,
secretary or the Willamette Val-
ley Lumbermen's association,
said lie did not believe any I.
W. W. members are emploved ill
the vallcv mills. "
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FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE,
Aug. 17.. The fire in the St. Quentln
cathedral was first observed about G
o'clock Wednesday night bscntlnels
in a French trench outsido of St.
Qitentin. They wero startled to see
flames breaking from the famous ca
thedral and soon the entire structure
was ablaze. The fire continued to
light up the town and surrounding
country until 1 o'clock in the morn
ing. As It died down it was scon that
Iho steep roof had fallen In. Every
thing but the walls must ho destroy
ed. The cause Is unknown. Certain
ly it was not duo to the French fire.
There was littlo bombardment last
night and when the correspondent
watched columns of smoke float away
on a light wind, the landscape was
singularly peaceful:.
i'rlsoners Bay the town has lately
boon pillaged by officers and men
who are sending many stolon valua
bles to Germany.
PARIS, Aug. 17. "At nightfall
Wednesday," telegraphs a llnvas cor
respondent on the French front, "wo
saw from our lines which at places
ire less than half a milo from the
suburbs of St. Quentln, that the ca
thedral was surrounded' by smoke.
Soon firo was visible, increasing each
moment until at midnight the Impos
ing monument was a mass of flames,
visible for 20 miles around.
'It is impossible at this time to de
termine the origin of the firo. The
Germans cannot lay it to our shells,
for St. Quentln is so near our lines
that not a single French projectile
has fallen into the city. Tho high
towers of tho cathedral gave the
Germans an observation point unique
in tho region. Wo cannot yet nnder-
tand what powerful motives Induced
1 hem to destroy It. Thru field glasses
it could bo seen the next afternoon
that the cntiro superstructure was
gone." i i ,
STILL E
V IVIII VliTllV An.r 17Wnr
volunteers for the regular army have
reached a total ol' 1!I0,:II7 men since
April 1, bringing the roll to ()() in
.v,.,w tlm ii nl Iwtrieil stronflh.
Since Hie lolal (piola for the ex
panded army was tilled several days
ago, recruits have continued to en
list nt an average of more thnn 10110
men a clay. They will be needed and
I lie recruiting service w ill not relax
ils efforts.
There still are Iweiitv-five slates
lliat have not supplied their quotas,
but some of the other states have
furni-lied their quotas several times
over.
RENEWAL OF STRIKE
COPENHAGEN", Aug. 17. A re
newal of strlko agitation In war In
dustries, evidently on the part of tho
extreme socialists. Is Tcported from
Berlin. A semi-official notice ays
that circulars are being distributed In
munition factories advocating a walk
out. The notice appeals lo the work
men not to be misled and not to de
sert and betray their brothers fight
ing In the west and east.
MEDFORD,
GERMANSCLAIM
RECAPTURE 0
LOST POSITIONS
Berlin Reports Recovery of Lange-
marck, Which Is Not Conceded by
British Savage Attacks Marie on
Verdun Repulsed German Counter-Attacks
Fail.
BERLIN1, An;,'. 17. German nd
vunced posts along the Yscr canal,
near Dreigruchteii, in Belgium, were
overrun yesterday by troops of the
entente, says the German official
statement issued today. The enemy
also captured ground north and cast
of Bixschoote.
At St. Jnlicn and mnnypoints far
ther south to Wurncton, the state
ment adds, allied forces penetrated
the new German battle zone.
"By evening Lnngemarek and our
lost positions," the German general
staff reports, "were again in our
bunds."
Cinin Full Victory.
In all the oilier sectors the English
assault eollupsed before the German
entanglements. The German state
ment snys :
"in spitu of heavy sacrifices, tho
English have accomplished nothing.
Hy this repulse wo gained a full vic
tory. Unshaken ami wild high spir
its, our front stands ready for new
battles."'
Lungemarck, a Belgian village
about five miles northwest of Ypres,
was captured by the British forces
after desperate fighting yesterday.
The British in their offensive pushed
well beyond the town and, according
to the latest reports from British
sources, fighting was still in prog
ress to the east of tho position.
Associated Pross Summary.
The Germans made violent and re
peated efforts last night to regain
import ant positions recently wrested
from them by the French and Brit
ish. They gained sonic small advan
tages on Iho Verdun front ; otherwise
the only result of their attacks was
to add to the heavy losses which they
have sustained in their fierce local
offensive operations of late.
The British rexrt three counter
attacks against their new lines near
Loos. At tho second effort tho Ger
mans gained slight successes nt
points, but wero driven hack again,
and tlio third assault failed to shake
the British defense.
Heavy artillery fighting is report
ed in the Ypres sector, where the
British, after gaining high ground in
yesterday's ntlack on a nine-mile
front, were finally pressed back.
Suffer Heavy Losses.
The attacks on the French were
made nt widely separated points. In
Belgium' the Germans attempted to
recapture Iho ground taken by the
French along tho Stcenbeko river, but
met with no success. On tlio Aisnc
front the Germans mudo vigorous
assaults near the California plateau
and east of Corny. Shattered by the
terrific artillery fire of the French,
the German infantry formations were
swept back with heavy losses.
On tlio Verdun front heavy fight
ing was resumed with a German
stroke on n front of two kilometers
between Cnurieres wood and Beson
vuux. At points the attackers suc
ceeded in gaining a foothold in the
foremost French trenches, but sub
sequently they were driven out of the
greater part of these positions.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 17. It Is re
ported the railroad men aro consider
ing a walkout If tho management
continues to send locomotives to the
I'nlted States for repairs, Instead of
making rapalrB In local shops. The
shop men have addressed a petition
to President Carranza asking that the
work day bo returned to eight hours.
They are now working six hours. The
management of the railroads explains
that It Is Impossible under the present
conditions to get materials sent to
Mexico so all the repair work can he
done In tho local shops. The man
agement announced the belief that
the demands are the result of work of
foreign agitators among the men.
PRECOX, FRTDAY, AUGUST 17. 1017
OREGON'S FIRST DRAFT
TO BE DRILLED AT
AMERICAN LAKE. WN.
4-
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.
Secretary Baker today upprov-
cd tho disposition of the (iH7,-
000 men of tho first draft us
recommended by the provost
niarshal-gencriil. The average
number of men allotted to each
of tho sixteen cantonments is
approximately d.'l.OOO. Those
going to American Luke, Wash.,
from Alaska, Washington, Ore-
gon, California, Idaho, Nevada,
'Montana, Wyoming, Utah, total-
ling 40,15!).
NEW GENERALSiTO
BY AUGUST 25
WASHINGTON', Aug. 17. Thirty
two major-generals assigned to com
mand divisions of the new army and
national guard today received In
structions to roport for duty hot lator
than August 25. All the regular de
partmental commanders are now call
ed upon for duty In tho field, proba
bly in Franco.
Included In tho orders is tho state
ment that trie ordor of designation of
the divisions is by no means Indica
tive of the ordor In which they will be
sent to the front. A warning Is added
that shifts and changes In the officer
personnel of the divisions are to be
expected.
Under new army regulations each
regiment will consist of three battal
ions of four companies of 2.10 men
each, which, supplemented by sup
plies nnd machine gun organizations,
will bring each Infantry unit up to a
strength of approximately 3600.
From tho 27,000 officers recently
graduated from training camps a con
siderable number will be detailed for
a course of Intensive training in
trench warfare with the expeditionary
forces already In France. In addition
some officers probably will be sent to
French and British officers' schools
to study the methods of the allies.
POPE'S PEACE OFFER
TRUE RESTORATION
SAYS PAPAL PAPER
HOME, Aug. 17. "The pope's
peace proposals are true resloratioii
in the sense of Lloyil-Gcorgc's last
speech and constitute n peace as out
lined by President Wilson, whilo they
also correspond to penco without An
nexation or indemnity supmrtcd in
other quarters," says Iho ("orriere
d'ltulin, tho semi-official organ of
the Vatican. The paper adds that
tho pope's note docs not propose to
return to the stains quo and sug
gests the restoration of "the old
kingdom of Poland," as it was he
fore being dismembered by Hie three
empires.
The note suggests autonomy for
Armenia, a rearrangement of the col
onics nnd the return of Alsace-Lor
raine and Trent and Trieste to their
respective nationalities.
"Is it possible that the central
powers will consent to make ponce,
imposing upon them such sacrifices
and obliging them to pronounce, as
Lloyd George said, the word 'restor
ation'?" nsks the newspaper.
The fiiornalc d'llnlin expressed flic
hope that the voice of the pope urg
ing ponce will be? accompanied by the
sound of the cannon of the allies
from Flanders to the Gulf of Trieste
allocking the enemy with renewed
armor.
NEW YORKERS JOIN
VIGILANTES COMMITTEE
NEW YOlils, Aug. 17. More than
100 citizens of New York today had
joined the newly formed vigilantes
committee to wage a campaign
ngainst soap hot orator whose ut
terances are considered improper.
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FEDERAL ARMY
nDTUIIICQT
I
Troops Likely to Be Sent to Keep
War Industries Moving and Pre
vent Disorders Board of Media
tion Prepared for Quick Action If
Necessary.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Sending
fcdoral troops to Washington, Oregon,
Montana and Idaho to keep war in
dustries moving and to check disor
ders, is regarded by officials as a
possibility In the near futuro, should
the threatened I. W. W. strike attain
serious proportions and the civil au
thorities, state and fodoral, In tho ef
fected area bo iinablo to meet the sit
uation adequately.
Tho departments of Justlco ami la
bor, the board of mediation and con
ciliation, tho food administration, and
other government agencies woro
studying with some apprehension to
day tho situation in tho northwost
and were prepared, it was said, to
take immediate steps to meet any de
velopment. For Quick Action.
Socretary of Labor Wilson, return
ing to Washington aftor an absence
of several days, rocclved reports on
the situation, and began to determine
If the services ot Ills department could
bo utilized In averting tho threatened
strlko. Conciliators of tho depart
ment already are In districts affected.
Food administrators say tho strike
might retard harvestln and that dam
age had been done to fruit and veg
etables In California, which wore
needed for canning.
Tho board of mediation and con
ciliation, while without direct repre
sentation In the territory affected, Is
prepared to act quickly In caso tho
threatened strlko should result In in
terruption to train service G. W.
Hanger of tho board Is at present 111
San Francisco.
Viewed With Apprehension.
cpartmcnt of justice Investigators
and Inclined to view tho situation
with some apprehension nnd federal
attorneys In the four states mention
ed In the proposed general strlko call
are authorized to act quickly In case
of dlsordor.
So far as the department of jus
1 1 in o Is concerned, only an ovort act
can result In action.
Should the civil authorities deem
It advlsablo to have federal troops
sent to guard Industries, they could
he sent upon request of state author
ities, or the department of Justice
itself.
Officials unite In saying thero will
he no half-measures by (ho govern
ment with persons attempting to hin
der industries essential to prosecuting
the war. Extreme meusiiros, It was
said, would be resorted to without
hesitation.
In view of the nature of tho de
mands made by tho I. W. W., Includ
ing the release of all members ot its
organization at present In prison In
tho four states, It was thought likely
thatthe strlko would bo called. The
demand Is regarded by officials hero
as preposterous and one that could
not possibly be acceded to.
JAP SOCIALISTS TO
SEND PEACE DELEGATE
TOKIO, Auk. 17. II is reported
Hint ii small body of Japanese social
ist nt Tokio bus voted to M-nd Sen
Katuymna, a JapancM' ii-if i1
lender, who is now in New York iih
a ili'IejMile to III1 Stockholm socialist
conference. It i believed Hint thr
government is opposed to the purliej
pation of Japanese in Hie conference.
TD MEATLESS MEALS
WASHINGTON'. Aug. K.- Trnv
cling salesmen's organization, com
prising lil t (iOO.OIIO members, have
pledged themselves to n w heal less
and men I less meal every day, the
food administration announced today,
MlDM
I UllllU llllllLu
10 CHECK
W.W
AGAINST DRAFT LAW
GET 5 YEAR TERMS
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BIG STON'K GAP, Vn., Aug.
17. J. W. Phipps and W. V.
McCoy, Virginia mountaineers,
were found guilty by a grand
jury in federal court hero today
on nn indictment for "recruit-
ing men to destroy arms ami
ainmiiiiiliou of the United
Slates government." The pen-
nlty was fixed at five years at
the federal prison at Atlanta.
PKKING, Tuesday, Aug. II., (Do
layed.) -China's declaration of wnr
on Germany and Austria-Hungary be
ginning at 10 a. in. today, and the
other documents relating to the con
flict do not mention tho association
of tho Chlneso republic with the on
tento powers. They lndlcalo that
China's action will bo entirely inde
pendent. Tho declaration of war
aroused littlo excitement in Peking,
or In other north China cities.
Tho Netherlands' minister to China
today took over tho interests ot tho
central allies.
Chinese troops nt Tien Tsln took
over tho Austrinn concession and the
Gorman banq and German barracks
there without Incident. '
Regulation Issued today by tho Chl
neso government permit tho depar
ture of Gormnnsand Austrlnns within
flvo days. Registration within ton
days is required to permit Teutons to
continue doing business If It does not
affect China's welfare. Enemy sub
jects aro forbidden to travel without,
permits. Tho regulations also pro
vido for the Internment ot trouble
some enemies.
The proclamation of war which
W'as signed by President, Feng Kwo
t'hang, reviews China's cfforls made
to induce Germany to modify her
submarine policy. It says Hint re
spect i'or inlernntionnl law forced
China to sever relations with Ger
many and now compelled China lo
declare war against Germany and
Austria, too, as it was not (icrnuiny
alone, but Auslria-lliiiigary ns well,
which had pursued this policy wilh
out nbaiemcnl. The proclamation
declares that nil I rent incuts, agreo
menls' nnd protocols between China
and the central powers have been ab
rogated. It says China will respect
The Hague convenlions mid the inlcr
rintioniil agreements respccling the
Immune conduct of the war, and in
conclusion asserls that China's ob
ject in entering Iho war is lo linslen
pence.
-OFLW.W.MEMBERS
SPOKANK, Aug. 17. The general
slrlke of the construction bihI agri
cultural workers of the Industrial
Workers of tho World, which Iuih
been called for next Monday In Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana,
will be conducted without disorder or
violence, .lames Kowan, district sec
retary of the organlallon, said today.
The men have been Instructed, llowan
said, lo quit the Jobs they arc working
on and refrain from disorder.
The strlko is being called as a pro
test for what Is alleged to bo tho Il
legal arresting of members of the
order. The slrlke order tells the con
struction workers to lay down tlielr
tools and the agricultural workers to
let the fruit rot on I tin ground.
Bernstoff to Be Sent to Turkey
ItKlil.IN. Am:. 17.- The appoint
inenl of ('mint vnn lU-rn-tuiT
(lermnn nmlmsMidor at ('onltintino
ple in forecast, lie arrived in Berlin
today nnd Ikim been in conference
with Chnncollur Mi( huelU.
NO. 12f
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Minor Provisions of War Revenue
Bill Hurriedly Disposed Of In
creased Wine Rates Opposed by
Pliclan Tax on Autos to Be Paid
by Owners Instead of Factories.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. In en
deavoring lo dispose of minor provis
ions of the wnr tax bill nnd reach the
important disputes, the senate today
approved the wine schedule as revis
ed by the fiunncc committee.
Tlio increased wine rates, imposing
ii tax of .111.10 a gallon on brandy
and ill fortifying wines, wero oppos
ed only by Kenator Pholiin of Cali
fornia, who contended they would de- .
stroy the American wine industry.
Senator Simmons, ill charge of tho
hill, declared that tho rates at
tempted to equalize consumption be
tween Pacific coast and Mississippi
valley producers as well as to obtain
revenue, lie predicted that wilh tho
niunufucliirc of whisky slopped, wine
would he much used as a substitute.''
Auto Section Adopted.
Tho iiiilomobilo section of the war
tux bill was adopted by Iho scnato
today virtually as written by the fin
ance committee. It provides a grad
uated federal tax upon nufomohilo
and motorcycle owners, instend of
the house levy of 5 per cent upon
maiiiifaeiurers' sales. Ilelwccn
.f 111,000,011(1 and .foO.Ono.OOO in rev
enue would be secured by Iho senato
bill against $ 118,000,000 under tho
house measure.
A protest against the commit tee's
provision for a stamp tux on parcel
post, packages was filed today by the
posloi'l'iee department, which con
tended Hint Iho tiix of 1 cent forencli
2.') cents paid would injure, the par
cel post nnd discriminate against tho
farmer.
ShmhI Flghlccn IMtlfoiis.
This year's war expenditures wero
estimated by Scniilor Curlis of Kan
sas al $IS, (IHO, 01111, 1100. lie advocat
ed raising necessary revenues princi
pally from incomes, war profits and
luxuries, opposing Hie proposed taxes
on sugar, lea, coffee and cocoa, and
urging a substantial federal inherit
ance tax on largo cslales.
U-BOATS FAIL TO
MA YAII, Miiss,, Antr. 17. - A
steiiiner einTviiitf Anierieiin nn win ill
unit, No. ;t to n JtritMi port reeently
whh iillnekeii in midoeeuii liy two
(lermnn Milium rines ucenrdintf in a
letter received IiinL niulit j'rom a
member of the unit. Two lorpcdocH
were I'ircd nt tin? ship, lint holh miss
ed their murk hy a few feet, tho
-tennier esenpin hy her y;rcut speed,
tin: writer snid.
SERIES OF RAIDS
KON'DOX. A us. 17. Tho admiralty
nnnoiinecH the miereHnful carrying out
yestenhiy of a series of raids hy avia
tors of thn Koyal Naval Air sorvlco,
who (tropin il many tons of bombs on
military objectives tu Hcllum. Tho
Ostcinl railway station nnd Bldinwa
and tlio Thouroiit railway Junction
wero nltaiKeil. Tho airdrome at
(Ihisti-lles wan bombarded and sovoral
fires were nb.mM've.d, Attack from tho
air wern mads on. tho nlrdrnmoa at
Knuel and Pytkerlip. AH tho air
planes returned safely.
RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT
STRIKES MINE AND SINKS
I'KTliOIJUAn, Ami.'. 3 7.- Tho Kns,
i;m torpedo-bnjit. destroyer Lieuten
ant Bournkof'f Inn been sunk hy a
(rerinan mine in the Baltic sea near
the Aland lirchipehio.
The official (fustian statement of
yesterday announced tho loss of a
torpedo bout bv (striking a mine in
the Baltic,
SENATE ADOPT
m SCHEDULE
AND AUTO TAX