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Forty-aeventh Tear.
paMv Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. OREGON", MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917
NO. 134
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NEW POSITIONS REICHSTAG TO RECOGNITION AS
WAR TAXES ON INTO FACTIONS A
VERDUN FRON
WORLD POWER
NEWSPAPERS
MOSCOW MEET
1100 Prisoners Taken in Sunday
Drive by Petain Austrians Ad
mit Retirement Isonzo Front
Crown Prince Resumes Attacks in
Aisne Region to Meet Defeat.
flcnernl Pi'luin is holding nil his
(ruins of the great Verdun offensive
movement in the faoo of formidable,
counter-attacks which the, crown
prince is now launching.
The French commander reports the
repulse last night of strong assaults
on newly Avon positions in this see
tor, lie announces 'also the capture
of 1100 prisoners in the fighting yes
terday, when the French lines were
carried forward two-thirds of a mile
on a two-and-a-half mile front to
the outskirts of Beaumont village.
Attack Along Atstio.
Possibly as a diversion, the Ger
mans have resumed their attacks in
the Aisne region where forhinny days
in July and early August they met
with repealed checks in desperate at
tempts to drive the French from the
valuable ground on the Chcmiii-Des-nmes
won in the spring offensive.
The renewal of the attempt met with
no hettcr success, the breaking up
of the crown prince's thrusts heing
announced today by the Talis war
office.
The liritish are continuing their
systematic smashing of aviation and
other bases behind the German front
in Hclgium. The dropping of a large
number of bombs by naval airmen on
the nirdomc and St. Denis Westren
is announced today. In infantry op
erations the only activity reported
is n successful trench raid carried
out this morning near Ossttavenie,
Kalians Advancing.
LONDON, Aug. 27 la was re
ported from Austrian headquarters
today that the Austrian troops who
were fighting to the north of (iorizin
on the Isonzo front have now retired,
says a Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam.
HOME, Aug. 27. liritisli admiralty
Press, via wireless A desperate bat
tle is in progress on the Iluinsizzn
plateau, on the front north of Gorizia
it is officially announced. The re
sistance of the Austrians has been
overcome at- various points.
The announcement follows:
"On the Hainsizza plateau the in
tensity of the struggle has increased
with the extreme desperation of the
enemy, who by the greater employ
meat of forces is seeking to prevent
ns from progressing towards the
eastern extremity of the plateau. Oar
troops are resolutely facing the new
resistance of the enemy and have ov
ercome it at various points.
"We took more than "i00 prisoners
yesterday. Our airplanes by effect
ive and repeated bombardments sow
ed destruction ill the interior of the
enemy lines, increasing the disorder
which reigned there on account of the
hurried retreat.''
(eriiian He-port.
I'.l'.lilJN, via London, Aug. 27
'flic Germans were forced out of
rcaiunonl, on the Verdun front east
of the Meuse in yesterday's lighting,
but siibsccnienllv recaptured the vil
lage and wooded sections, the war
office announces. The fighting in thi
sector continues.
Today's official rcmrt from the
liu-so-Gulicinn front says that in the
Dvina river region northwest of Jn
cobsladt, on the northern sector, the
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AMERICAN FLIER
WASHINGTON'. Aug. 27. The
fir-t death of an American naval
flier at the French front was an
nounccd here today in official dis
patches to the navv department. Ill
was GeorL'c Herbert Mauley, a ma
chinist's mate in the n;i' .1 aero
nautical cor.i-, and was killed in an
nimlanc accident, the nature oi
which was not described. Manby
was a son of Herbert Manley of Mil-
plcwood, N. J. .
Michaelis Creates Board Selected
From Parliament to Aid In Prepar
ing Answer to Peace Move Re
forms of Constitution Sought by
Liberal Parties.
B Kit LIN, Aug. 2 7. It frank ilis-
cusslon anfl criticism are cnpable of
bringing about parliamentary reforms
It may be Bald that Saturday's pro
ceedings In the Reichstag main com
mittee have given Increased momcn
turn to the movement. To this must
be added the plain spoken editorial
comment by the liberal press, which
states openly that It will not be sat
Isfled with halt measures or substi
tute makeshifts.
Tho discussion ot national politics
was continued by the committee Sat
urday, Chancellor Michaelis twice
taking the floor for tho purpose of
explaining his newly croatod council,
mado up of seven reichstag deputies
and seven members of the bundes-
rath, over which he Is to prosido. The
new council will hold Its first meet
ing on Tuesday for the purpose of
discussing the government's reply to
the papal peace note. The social dem
ocrats, centrists, national liberals and
progressives have agreed to co-operate
with the government on this is
sue.
Kcforms of Constitution.
Among other demands, tho coali
tion will urge nullification ot para
graph nine of the Imperial constitu
tion, which prohibits reichstag depu
ties from becoming members of the
federal council. Elimination of this
restriction would facilitate appoint
ment of members of parliament to
secretaryships which carry with them
membership in the Dundcsrath,
Detailed reports of yesterday's ses
sion of the main committee Indicate
that the chancellor was an attentive
auditor and showed no Inclination to
oppose some of the more emphatic de
mands. In a statement supplement
ing his speech in the forenoon he said
he would consent to consider the sev
en reichstag deputies In the new
council as representatives of their po
litical factions. The session afforded
tho party representatives ample op
portunity to bring up their various
differences.
That the majority parties are not
inclined to give the nowly created
council permanent Importance Is In
dicated by press comment. Tho fol
lowing deputies have been elected by
their parties to membership In the
now council:
Deputies Selected.
Socialist-democrats, Phllipp Schel
demann and Fricdrich Ebert; cent
rists, Mathias Erzberger and Herr
Fc-hrenbach; progressive, Frlodrlch
von Payer; national liberal, Br. Gus
tav Strcsemann; conservative, Count
von Westarp.
Wbllo a slip of the tongue by tho
chancellor and a bungled report of
Wednesday's session were directly re
sponsible for the tension of the past
week, the existence of much combus
tible material of a political and par
liamentary nature is likely to call
forth other flareups.
It has now become known that
Chancellor Michaelis made his second
statement of Wednesday, definitely
fixing his attitude toward the relch
stag's peace resolution, before tho In
troduction of tho majority's declara
tion. Opposing the reichstag majority If
tho numerically small hut powerful
conservative and Pan-German faction
which Just now Is not standing Idly
by whllo liberalism is threatening to
reshnpe political and parliamentary
Institutions. These reactionary forces
for tho most part represent tho na
tlnn's finance, big business and land
1 Interests.
T'KTItOGII.Ul, Aug. 27.-Oencral
Kornilnff, commander in chief of
the Russian army, informs the pre
that he intends to make a report
on the military situation to the con
ference nt Moscow nnd hoies thai
import nut resolutions w ill be adopted.
Destiny of America in Pacific
and Participation of Nippon in
European Conflict Being Determin
ed by Discussion Underway at
Washington.
WASHINGTON', Aug. 26. The
United States Is now conducting dis
cussions with Japan which will have
a prime offoct upon America's future
on tho Pacific.
The Japanese mission here, as Dar
on Ishii, Nippon's ex-foreign minister
heading It, has said. "Is military In
one respect, and one of peace in an
other military as against the Cen
tral Europe system of militarism and
domination, hut ono of peace to be
consolidated and reaffirmed as be
tween the two Pacific powers Japan
and the United States."
(Nippon's embassy comes to the
Unitod States will three alms.
Japanese Desires.
AVar purposes aro pushed to the
foreground. But, from tho outspok
enness of Japan, there is good basis
for holding that this occasion will
bring into tho realm of diplomacy
two contingent ends. Combined, those
are:
1 What are Japan and tho Uni
ted States to do as allies In the prose
cution of the world war?
2 What Is America's policy in
East Asia our attitude toward Jap
an's much-heralded "special position'
and our intent In China?
3 Will Nippon's subjects In Amer
ica get the treatment Japan main
tains Is their right will Japan make
real the race oquallty she claims due
her as a world power?
..First Tlio War.
The initial economic move the Uni
ted States made on entering the war
laying an embargo on exports not
directly furthering tho struggle. has
hit Japan hard.
Nippon's infant industries such
war babies as shipbuilding, ma
chinery production and so on which
are largely dependent upon America's
iron and steel, will expand no longer
If the embargo la maintained.
On the other side, the brunt of tho
diver warfare has fallen on the allies
in the west. Japanese shipping has
not taken Its part in the risks run.
America's throttle-hold upon Japan
ese Industry only can change this pol
Icy of Nippon.
But will this Japanese mission get
the United States like Britain to
let the Nipponese reap the maritime
harvest on the peaceful Pacific- or
will Japan have to put her ships on
the hazardous Atlantic Will the Jap
anese flag he the only one seen on tho
Pacific, or is the Rising Sun to be on
the Atlantic too?
Japan wants to know how the Unl
ted States looks at the territorial war
booty fallen Into Nippon's strong arm.
How will America vlow Japan
building a colonial empire In tho Pa
cific tropics out of tho erstwhile Gor
man Islands north of the equator?
Vastly more Important to Nippon
what Is America's position as to the
acquisition of Gorman Interests In
China by Japan?
Wbat of China?
America and Japan have not nn
derslood each other when the Oil
nese pie has come to the front In In
tcrnatlonal discussions.
Nippon wants to know w hat Amer
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WASHINGTON1, Aug. 27. "M'hat
ever be tho outcome of tho war, Ger-
many will make as active a canvass
for export trade as Its resources and
financial condition will allow," Is the
warning given American business
men today by the department of com
merce.
Tho alms of Germany to capture
the great neutral markets of South
and Central America, Spain and the
near cast, as well as neighboring
countries, are disclosed In a report
to the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce by Chauncey I). Sdow. Mr.
Snow was In Germany Investigating
Industrial conditions when the war
broke out. , (
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Viscount Ishil, representing ,Inpnn( whose conierenco with official
Washington on matters of world import is today regarded as Ibo most
momentous parley ever held Ix'twccn
LINES NEAR TO
LENSDEFENSES
CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUAR
TERS, Aug. 27. Ily Canadian
Press, Limited During the past few
days the Canadians in front of Tamis
have had a period of comparative
quiet nnd have been able to consoli
date positions recently captured
with little retaliation from the enemy
and with suprrisingly little loss.
Posts have been pushed out at fa
vorable points nnd where trenches
could bo connected up to shorten the
front, this ha. been done. Tho gen
eral result is that the Canadians bold
a compact line which, on Hint part, of
the tront west of Lens, is about (itlll
yards from tho htimcd out area of
tho city. The enemy occupies the
area between this Hue nnd his main
defensive position on the eastern side.
of the burned out section by means
of strong outposts loeatd in con
crete cellars. The chief incidents oc
curring now am in connection with
encounters between patrols.
During the clearing up operations
tho Canadians have destroyed three
more machine guns and captured five
making the total of mnebine gum
taken since August 1", 4'.i. Twenlv
oi.e trench mortnrs also are among
tho spoils of war.
AMERICAN REPLY
10 POPE IS WEEK
WASHINGTON, A up. 27. A n
ply to rope Im'ih'uici h priire pro
posal nuiy It'? made ly I In govern
ment litis wi'i'k. Secretary Lansing
said today it would la. mad" soon
hut deelined to iiniioitt' its eliaraetr
or time, of disputed.
Hoporlrt from the onlrittt power
todiiy indicated that Ihey iniyltt In
wait iiilt for the I'niled States to
make the first replv.
HEAVY FOR WEEK
OTTAWA, Aug. 21 Itc-mlts of
the heavy fighting on the Canadian
front are reflected In the casually
lists, totaling over land for the week
nnd. The noon list today number
327, of whom 19 were killed In ac
tion and 33 died of wounds.
Asia nnd America.
I
HATED TO SINK
AN ATLANTIC TORT, Aug. 27
Captain Cyrus W. Crooks, master of
the American bark Christiauc, which
was sunk by n Oermnn submarine
August 7, near the Azores, was enter
tained as a guest on board the U
boat and over n glass of wine was
told by a German commander that
he 'hated to sink American ships.
"And I was advised by tho captain
to bring three of my men to come
aboard Wo wero taken into the
officers' cabin and after giving me
a receipt staling my ship had been
sunk, tho commander ordered lun
cheon served, including wine.
"lie kept up an interesting conver
sation while wo were eating, and
more than once declared he hated to
sink American vessels and only did
so been use we w ere at war with his
country. '
"Another thing Hint appeared lo
worry hi lit were stories he had beard
of sinking of life boats by subma
rines.' - 'I really cah't believe those
stories,' be said, 'nnd so far as 1 am
concerned no life boat will ever meet
such a fate from my ship.
"Wo spent two hours on the sub
mnrine while the (Icrmuus removed
from my ship nil her supplies ami
sunk her wilh bombs. The captain
then ordered us to our lifebouts, gave
us the direction of nearest land mid
bid us a courteous jroodhyc. The
submarine was about -1011 feet long
and carried two six-im-h guns. The
receipt I have is from Captain J.
Krlinper. (ierman navy. Wo landed
!nfelv at I'onta Del tiada."
IN 'FRISCO STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. '.!.
Operation nl' the United Railroad
'.stnrt car "system was Iwo-lbirb
normal today, company officials an
pounced al the beginning of the third
week of their clforts to maintain
service in the face of u r-tiiko of
about I7."i(l platform men.
Violence and street rioting which
culminated last week in the murder
of n car guard, has apparently sub
sided. No settlement of the strike
ccmed in view a the company has
steadfastly refused to jiralll the plat
form men's demands for increased
wages and shorter hours, while Hit
strikers have alrcadv turned down
one proposal looking toward a set
tlement by arbitration.
Special Tax of Five Percent on Net
Incomes and Increase In Second
Class Mail Rates Proposed Let
ter Postage to be Increased One
Cent Substitute Offered.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Whllo
tho leaders prepared for tho contest
ovor war profits taxation, tho senuto
today began consideration of the pos-
tago Incroaso sections ot the war tax
bill with dobato on profits dispute sotjery matorlal and moral assistance to
for Wednesday. Increasing conten
tion gavo little promise of sending
tho hill to conferenco beforo next
wook.
War taxation ot newspapor and
magazlno publishers was tho princi
pal subject ot today's dohato. Lead
ers hope to dispose ot the section to
morrow or onrly Wednesday, togeth
er with tho provision for increasing
tho letter postago ono cent.
Dobato l'ostngo Tuxes.
Senators Hardwlck of Georgia and
McKolIar ot Tennessoo wore promi
nent In tho opening dobato on the
postngo taxes. Moth chnmplonod sub
stitutes for tho flnanco committee's
amondnient providing for a special
tax of flvo per cent on publishcrs'uot
Income exceeding $ 1000 annually and
Increaso of second-class mall ratos
from ono to one nnd a quarter cents
a pound. Tho commlttco provision
was written as a substitute for the
houso zono system Incroase of soc-ond-class
rates, denounced by virtual
ly all publishers. Under tho commit
tee's plan, $7,500,000 In revenue
would bo obtalnod from publlshors'
Incomes nnd (3,000,000 from the
ono-tpiartcr oont a pound postage in
creaso. From the one-cont increase
on lettem 150,000,000 rovonuo Is es
timated. Newspaper Taxes.
Senator Hardwlck proposed a sub
stitute submitted by tho postofflec
department proposing to mnlntaln
tho present ccnt-n-poiind rnlo on news
portion of publications, but Increas
ing, by graduation from 3 to 8 cents
a pound, tho second-class rato nn por
tions dovotcd to advertising. Ho cit
ed that $80,000,000 annually is lost
by tho government In carrying bulky
Bccond-class matter, mostly maga
zines, filled with advertising, at tho
one-cent mall rate.
Senator McKcllnr's sulaUltuto Is
for a modified zono increase system,
hnvlng present rales wllhin a radius
of 300 miles tho average circula
tion range of newspapers to reach
magazines nnd other periodicals cir
culating usually over wider territory.
Representatives of newspaper Inter
ests arc giving It their support.
ICE!
IIKLLIMIIIAM, Wn., Aug. 21.
The opening prices of Ihc Pacific
American fisheries on canned salmon
were announced lodav bv President
K. It. Dciiiing. Tht" schedule on the
basis of twelve cans follows:
One Ono
Half
Ib.Tall
Ib.FI
.1.110
'J. (ill
1 .Kit
Ib.FI
Soekc.Ves
Alaska reds .
Pinks
Chums
The puck
''.!MI
1.7.1
Mi
1 .li:.
I.tlii
sockcyes for Puj:e!
Sound and Alaska probablv will lit
two niilliona eases Icms than that
of llllil, w hich was ."i,lll)U cases
according lo Mr. Deming,
PETITION RECALL OF
NEGROES IN TEXAS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 A peti
tion asking wllbdrawal of nil neRro
troops from Texas, signed by all the
members of the Texas deb-Katlon In
congress, was presented at tho While
House today by Senutor Spcppard anil
laid beforo President Wilson. White
House officials did not Indleato what
action might he expected from the
resident, ,
Maximilists Serve Ultimatum In
Behalf Conferring All Power hi
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
Kerensky's Speech ,Pleases No
Faction Government to Stand.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Presi
dent Wilson sont to tho mombors ot
tho national council assombled at
Moscow today assurances that this
government is willing to extend ov
tho government of Russia."
No official comment was made by
government officials on Premier Ko
ronsky's speech before the members
of tho council yesterday, but it was
mado cloar that the sentiments ex
pressed by tho Russian leader were
hoartlly approved here, and that his
declaration indicating the firm man
ner in which ho and his councillors
aro proparod to doal with enomios of
the new governmont had aroused a
greater confidence in the outcome of
their plans. The message cabled by
Prosldont Wilson follows:
"f tsko tho llborty to send to tho
members of the great council now
mooting In Moscow the cordial greet
ings of their friends, tho people of
tho United States; to express thoir
confidence In tho ultimate triumphs
of Ideals ot democracy and self-government
against all enemies, within
and without, nnd to give thoir re
nowed nssuranco of every matorlal
and moral assistance they can extend
to the governmont of Russia In tho
promotion of tho common cause lu
which tho two natloiiB aro unselfishly
unitod.' .
(Signed'.) WOODROW WILSON."
MOSCOW, Sunday, Aug. 20. Pre
mier KerenBky, who came to Moscow
yostorduy lo attend the conforonce
which Is now being held for consid
eration of tho military and political
problems which confront the country,
reviewed troopB nt tho Hlppodromo
today and, In addressing thorn, said,
ho was convinced by the valor they
were showing that they would be able
to drive back the enemy at tho tront
and crush any nttompt at a counter
revolution. Korniloff Speaker.
Oonernl Korniloff, tho commandor-In-chlof,
arrlvod from Potrograd to
day and wns greeted by groat crowds.
In nn address ho Bald it was a sourco
ot satisfaction to bo able to toll tho
army that Moscow was the watch
word for tho wolfaro ot the country
and war with a victorious end.
The day was devoted to conferences
with tho different groups of dele
gates. Tho Maxlmllilsts reached the
conclusion that tho conforonce docs
not represent tho will of tho nation
and is of nn anli-rovoliitionary char
acter. They decided to demand from
tho assembly a dictatorship ot tho
proletariat by I ho handing over of all
power lo tho Council of Workmen's
and Soldier delegates and voted to
leavo tho hall If tho majority should
ho unwilling to sharo their view
point. ''actions Divided.
Tho Internationalists insisted QU
abolition of the death penalty and ro.
nunclnlion by tho government of US
purposo lo put down by foreo tho sep
aratists movements In Finland nnd
Ukraine, Tho popular socialists urged
maintenance of the death penalty, A(
tho meeting of constitutional demo
crats. Professor Paul Mtlukoff said
no valiintinn could ho reached oxcepC
In lino with tho nationnl program and
that if Premier Kerensky did not put!
Into execution tho measures foroshad-
(Continued on Pago Two.)
LONDON, Aug. 27. Anothor
bombing expedition wns made ovor
llelgliini on Saturday night by Fir It
Ish aviators,
"A bombing raid wa9 carried out
at midnight Saturday by the naval
air servlco at thn St. Denis western,
airdrome," tho official report says.
"A large number of bombs were
dropped. Ono ot tho machines lSJ
missing,"