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RIBUNE
Forty-aeventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. OKKflON", FH1 DAY, SEPTET! WM 7, 1917.
NO. 144
feg Medford Mail
i .
END IS NEAR
FOR AUSTRIA
IN GORIZIA
Italian Pressure Becoming Decisive,
' Declares General Codarna Des
perate Resistance Continues
Staggered by Heavy Losses-
Dominance ' of Plateau Drives
Wedge Between Two Austrian
Armies, Virtually Isolating South.
ROME, Sept. 7. -Kalian pres.
sure' against tho Austrian in the re.
gion northeast of Gorizia, is becom
ing decisive, the wnr office announc
ed today. Tho enemy has suffered
extremely lieavy losses for several
davs in his desperate resistance. The
statement says:
"Northeast of Oori.ia, the enemy,
having suffered heavy losses for sev
eral days, is milking desperate re
sistance uirninst our pressure, which
is continuing decisively."
i
" 30,000 Prisoners Taken.
UDINK, Italy, Sept. 7. About
;)0,000 prisoners have been taken to
date by the Italians in their pres
ent offensive, while the total losses
of the Austrians' lire estimated at
rjo.ouo.
The Austrian plan now seems to
be . to abandon counter, attacks and
remain on the defensive along the
eastern ridge of tho Kniiisisuiu pla
teau, where their position, such as
Cerock, Uraga and Volnik, about 1000
feet high, dominate tho positions oc
cupied by the Italians by several
hundred feet, at the same time-ecii--
tering tliu efforts of their best troops
on the t'nrso iu the hope of check
ing the slow but determined march
of the Italians toward Triest. The
Hrestonviz7.ii valley, north of the Hor
mada, has been transformed into an
inferno, with thousands of guns iour
iug shells from all directions into it
ivliilo llwt Antrinn iiifimlrv inces
santly is attacking.
The Italians have withstood no
less than nine pushes of the infan
try from the opposite lines. Some
times their forces have had to with-
j'aw slightly, but immediately have
recovered ine lost ground.
From llermada south to the sea the
Austrian infantry is attacking with
the saine fierceness and the battle
is raging uninterruptedly. The pres
ent effort is considered the maximum
one of which the Austrians are ca
'pable.
End in Sight Tor Austria.
Altbo the Austrians apparently still
retain a precarious hold upon Monte
Sun Uunricle, their last remaining
mountain stronghold northeast of Go
ri.ia, the end is in sight for them
in this region, according to Italian
belief.
General Cadornn's report today
shows the Austrians still resisting
V desperately but staggering under the
heavy losses which the ineesant llal-
ian pressure of the last few days has
inflicted upon them. This pressure
is being maintained and is bccoiniu;
decisive, tho commander of the at
tucking forces announces.
The Italian reports lire invariably
eonscrvulivc and it has been noted
that General t'adorna has n habit of
withholding an announcement until
eh is sure of his ground. The eon
latent tone ot todays comumitic
from Home therefore is considered
significant.
Complete- Dnniliuincp.
According to Mho strategical ex
perls, General Cadornn has only to
obtain n secure hold on Monte San
Gnbriclc to give him complete dom
inance of the Iliunsizza plateau and
the cnttnlrv far lo the south, making
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WASHINGTON, Sept. ".Exporta
tion of coin, bullion and currency af
ter September 10 wan prohibited to
day by presidential proclamation a
a measure of public safety and ta eon
servo the gold supply of the I'nited
States.
AMENDMENTS
TO INCOME TAX
LOST IN SENATE
Senators La Follette and Hollis De
feated in Effort to Derive More
From Incomes Bill as Passed In
creases Tax Revenues Nearly : a
Billion Ratals Lose Fight.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. The in
come tax section of the $2,500,000,
000 war revenue bill the second lar
gest and most important of the mens
uro virtually was disposed of by the
senate late today in adoption of nro
visions drafted by the finance com
mittee lo raise $842,21)0,000 more
rcvenuo from incomes, including
.$482,000,0110 from individuals nnd
)i:i(i0,000,0ll0 from corporations. All
efforts of high lax advocates to in
crease the assessments failed.
Senator Ln Follette's amendment
to increase the assessment upon in
dividual incomes to $f)4!!,G51,000 was
rejected ij" to 1!).
All Amendment) Lost.
Senator Hollis' amendment im
posing to increase tho income tax
levy to $."i57,000,000 or about $75,
000,000 more than the bill provides
by increasing surtaxes on incomes
in excess of $25,000 also was voted
down 51 to 2(i.
Senators voting for the La Fol-
cttc amendment were: liorah, Hrady,
Gronna, llardwick, Hollis, Hasting,
Johnson of California, Jones of
Washington, Kenyan, La FoIIotto,
McNary, Norris, Poindexlor, lioed,
Sheppard, Sutherland, Thompson,
Trammel and Vnrdamnn.
Those supporting the Hollis amend
ment were: Hcekliani, llornh, Brady,
Gronna, llardwick, Hollis, llustin:
Johnson of California, Johnson of
Soul hDakota, Jones of Washington,
Kcnyon, King, KTrby, La Follette
McNnry, Myers, Xorris, IMiclan, Poin
dexler, Heed, Shal'roth, .Sheppard,'
Suothcrlanil, Trummcll and, Varda
man. . .
Same Obi Lineup.
After spirited debates iu the senate
bile loday the Lit r'ollelte-llardwieh
amendment proposing to give all en
listed and drafted Americans ami of
ficers serving in Kuropc a monthly
bonus of $50 bv increasing all war
tax rates on incomes over $25,000
was rejected 74 to 5. Senators La
Kolletlc, Groiina, llardwick, Heed,
and Vardnmnnn, all members of the
group which opposed the army draft
law, cast the aflinniitive voles.
I'ETIiOGKAl), Sept. 7,No on-
emv vos-els olher than siilimarmcs
have been observed in the Gulf of
Riga, the war office announces. The
Russian naval forces uic ready to
engage the Germans.
I'ETHOGRAl), Sept. 7 Altbo P.
trogrnd, in the opinion of various
military authorities, is in no immr
diatc danger on nceount. of the fall
of Riga, preparations arc being made
against tho eventuality of an unex
pected descent by the Germans. The
temporary government has appoint
ed a special civil commission, with
authority to preserve order. The cab.
inct has decided that there is as yet
no need for the government to be
transferred cl-cwlicre. ,
Altbo there are no signs of a pan
ic, there are elements in the popula
tion, pnrticiihirlv members of tin
wealthy class, who are leaving or at
tempting to leave in large numbers
Many business firms are considering
transferring 'jwir headquarters lo
.Moscow, Nijni-.o uorod or some
other provincial city.
According to the ncwsi,jipcrs, th
present Rii-inn front represents the
arc of a circle from the mouth of the
river Aa southen-twnrds about 40
miles from HiL'u. Dvinsk. according
to report-, is still holding out.
Arthur Kerry of Phoenix executed
a business enterprise In Medford on
Frldny,
SA VE FOR AIR JITNEYMM WIDE
COMBINED AUTO AND AIR-JITNEY OF THE TYPE THAT WILL
R, ACCORDING TO AERO HEADS.
They'll Be Common as Autos
u. s.
BY
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IX
FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 7.
By tho Associated Press. Follow
ing their policy ot attacking military
hospitals both near the front and in
the rear, German airmen on Tuesday
night dropped a number of bombs on
group ot Hntish-Anionenn Hos
pitals on the coast. One bomb fell
ill a hospital occupied by a SI. Loiiis
unit, Wounding' one man.' Other
bombs fell on n' Harvard hospital,
killing one and severely wounding
three othcr'nfficcrs of the medical
coips o line American army, six
teen other persons, five of them Am
ericans, were wounded. Ten of these
IB were hospital patients.
LONDON, Sept. 7. The Germans
yesterday made an aerial attack upon
the American hospitals occupied by
St. Iouis nnd Harvard contingents,
situated in n coast village, killing one
officer of tho American army medical
orps and wounding Ihree others se-
Terelv, Renter's correspondent at
British hcndipiarlors in France tel
egraphs today. Two olhers of the
rank and file were killed and sixteen
wounded, five of the hitler being Am
ericans. ; - ' '
AS COLLECTOR OF
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Dudley
Field Malnne, customs, collector at
New York, tendered ills resignation
to President Wilson today In protest
against tho failure of the president
to advocate passage of the federal
suffrage amendment and hecauso he
permitted the Imprisonment of wom
en who have been picketing the white
house.
Mr. .Mnlonc, who as counsel de
fended the first or the militants ar
raigned In police court here, told the
president III bis letter of resignation
that, Inasmuch as he had promised
tho women of tho suffrage states that
he would exert all his energy to have
tho democratic party support suffrage
hy constitutional amendment, hn felt
obliged to resign and devote himself
to redeeming that promise.
PARIS, Sept. 7. The resignation
of the Ribot ministry was decided up
on unanimously after a cabinet meet
ing this morning. President Poin
1'itre has n-ked the premier am! hi
ministers lo withhold their resienn
tions until the presidents of the sen
ate nnd chamber of deputies have re
turned to Pnris to discuss the .situation.
I;
Clerks to Ride to Work Thru tlie Air
Declares Aero Head for the Air
plane is to Revolutionize Travel
Air Jitneys Soon an Actuality Says
Hawley.
Dy Frederick M. Kerhy.
W YORK, Sept. 7 Tho air
plane Is going to become nB common
as the automobile. Winged jitneys
will be an ovory-day sight. Tho tro
mendqjis development of flying that
has been brought about by the war 1
going to revolutionize tra vol whon
pence comes. ; Tho training of hun
dreds of 'thousands ot airmen will
populate tho nlr lanes with "air Hm-,
outlines;". Vair .boats," "winged liz
zies" and "air jitneys." 1
This Is tho concluston I draw from
a talk with Alan It. Hawley, president
of tho Aero Club of Amcrlra, first to
come to the aid of tho government
when war made necessary tho sudden
expansion of tho airplane forces.
"Certainly wo will have the 'air jit
ney' after tho war," said Hawley. "De-
fore the war, aeronautics was looked
upon as nt best only an expenslvo
sport, with no real utilitarian pur
pose. Few believed In the future of
tho airplane as a commercial carrier
or a weapon of war."
Now Hawley Is looking forward t,n
tho time when the hnnk clerk or small
farmer can lead his little tin nlr llzzio
out of tho hangar In the ntllc and
rattle-away, kicking up a llltlo cloud
dust In I lin fines of tho aristocratic,
ocr.upnnla of some more pretentious
alr-limouslncs.
"Tho war," ho went on, "has taught
everybody tho utility of aircraft. We
are going to use the air much more
than we ever dreamed of before tho
intenslvo development caused by the
war.
"The British government, for In
stance,' spent $r, T.-,OliO,fMH last year
for aeronautics ami is spending about
one billion dollars this year. Oar
own government has appropriated
$720.0110,(100 for aeronautics, nearly
$:ifin, onn.noo to go into tho actual
manufucturo.of air craft. That means
approximately u,nn) planes this
year. England is turning out nbnul
in, nun. and the oilier allies almost as
many:
"Great Itritaln has about MiO.nno
aviators, pilots, operators, mechanics
and assistants. Wo will train to, nun
nvlators this year, but the numbers
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CORPS CALLED OUT
SAX KlfANHSro, Sept. 7.- li'-.l
OlISM ItttllMltniM'I'S f'OlllimilH'H No. lil
nl" I'Htlhiml, inn No. I I of Kufcrif,
Or., wrri onlr'tvi! inlo iwliv- wiTvire
(inlay, iM'Minlirtii lo oroVr imnlc ptiti
lie nl tin? wi'-ti rn (Irpiirtinf'tit of Mm
iinny lii'iv. Tin' 'iili-ti'il iMT-.ifincl
nl'i'ii'-li r'ninjutny, nimilnTinif II!) niwi
of I he incflii'fil i-nlit'(1 ri'-rrvi! riti jis
tin vp liffii nnlrml In ('mnp l.eww, lit
AnifM'iniii Luke, nrnr Tnenmn, Wn.,
for ilulv.
CONGEST TRAPI'lC AFTER THE
After the War
THWEST
I
PORTLAND, Sept. 7. Grain men
and bankers from Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, numbering about 200,
met hord today and decldod to ask
President Wilson to authorize tho es
tablishment of a primary wheat mar
ket soniewhoro In the Pacific north
wost. The grain men claim that tho
government's request that deals io
made at Chicago prices Is a disadvan
tage to the northwest.
By selling whoat at Chicago prices,
the meeting resolved, northwestorn
dealers must absorb tho thirty-cent
freight charge on every bushel be
tween tho northwest and Chicago.
"We are not complaining about the
prlco itself," said C. L. Mackenzie,
president of the First National bank
of Colfax, Wash., In addressing tho
meeting. "Tho fact Is that wo have
to pay the thirty-cent rate to Chi
cago whether we ship It thero or not.
"During tho past ten years Port
land wheat prlros have not varied
greatly from Chicago prices. When
we sell at Chicago prices nnd thon
pay tho freight rato wo soli at fig
ures lower than ordinary and thus
lose."
Max II. Ilonser, Portland, ngent of
the federal grain corporation, who
was present nt tho meeting, said he
could do nothing to remedy the Bllua
tlon. 1 ' ' 1 -: '
"When theso matters wore brought
up 1 did all I could to point out to
tho government why thero should bo
assistance given tho west," Ilonser
said.
TWO GOVE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Immedi
ate construction of two government
nltrato plants nt a cost, of :!, (inn, (Mill
Is recommended by the nitrate supply
rommlttee headed by General Crozler,
chief of ordnance, in a report made
public tonight by tho war department.
Southwest Virginia. or the contiguous
region has been chosen as tho host
place lo liuntn tho plants, but until 8
site Is definitely selected there will bo
no announcement.
Tho Idea of building a great water
power nitrogen fixation plant, which
congress had In mind when appro
priating $211,01111,11110 for nitrogen
supply, has been abandoned tempo
rarily because of tho time that would
be required to get such an establish
ment Into operation. The new plan
proposed would employ oxidation of
ammonia and sythetle processes, ac
quisition of the synthetic ammonia
process from the General Chemical
company being recommended by the
com nilttee.
WAR PROGRESS nj!nr!S
Seized I. W. W. Documents Show
Wide Conspiracy to Hamper Gov
ernment, Directed From Chicago,
Financed by Germans Group of
Men Executive Force of Plot.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Report:
and disclosures liinde to officials
hero in eonncclion with the seizure
Wednesday of I. W. W. documents
thriiout tho count ry, indicate, it wits
said today, that there has existed for
some time a nalioii-wido conspiracy
to hamper the government in nlmost
every conceivable way in carrying on
the war.
Opposition to the draft law, burn
ing of crops, some of the so-called
labor disturbances nnd attempts to
curtail production in war Industrie
reports indicate, were all part of the
same alleged oenspiracy whose prime
motive was thought to be the crip
pling of the government's activities
in every way possible short of in
terference with military and naval
operations.
Wltlaipmtd Conspiracy.
The investigation begun by tho fed
cral grand jury at Chicago in con
licction with Wednesday's raids on
I. W. W. offices thriiout tho conn
try will go into all phases) of the nl-
leged conspiracy. Otliciuls said to
day that it would probably bo the
most comprehensive undertaking on
behalf, of the government since this
country's entry iulo tho wnr.
Tens of thousands of letters,
cheeks and other documents in the
possession of federul authorities
will iho placed before the federal
grand jury nt t hicngo or other grand
juries which Inter may investigate
tho ramifications of tho alleged con
spiracy. "' , ,
It was inlhnnlod loday tliiit the
government's theory is Hint the al
leged conspiracy was 'entered inlo in
Chicago, altbo its operations extend
ed lo virtually every .section of the
United Stales.
All Prom Ono Knum?.
In the light of reports made re
cently lo officiuls here, the numerous
instances of opposition at widely
scattered points to the draft law
were part of the alleged conspiracy
and were prompted by virtually the
same set of men in almost every in
stance.
Kiirning of wheat fields and nt
lemps to burn spruce forests in Hie
Pacific northwest, it was thought,
wenj but another phase of Ih" alleg
ed general conspiracy directed by
the controlling beads. Dozens of
sporadic attempts to cripple wnr in
dustries by slrikcs and uels of vio
lence are regarded as d 'third phase
of tho general alleged conspiracy.
Publication of articles designed to
create- auti-war sentiment or anti
'illy sentiment, were a i'ouilh phase,
it is thought, of the sumo general
movement.
Indications point, it was said, to u
group of men, considerable in num
ber, who, constituting what might la
termed the executive force of the al
leged conspiracy, dircclcd nil its air
tivitics thru a large number of lieu
tenants.
Prolonged Investigation.
Ilcparlmetil of justice oflicials said
today that the invc.-dignliou prohn
bly would be prolonged. I'niliH
Stales Attorney Civile is to lie assist
cd by Prank ('. Hailev, of ludianap-
oli,, and Frank K. Nebekcr of Salt
Lake City, and the entire investiga
tion will he conducted under the per
sonal supervision of William ('. Kitts,
asMMant attorney general under
whose direction the seizure of I, V.
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MONT HELIAltl), Prance, Sept. 7
Gorman aviators are colli luutng to
drop poisoned candy In this region
Homo has been found wrapped up In
paper bags. Olher, poisoned sweets
are In the form of chocolate cherries
wrapped up In lead-coated paper.
Strict orders have been Issued to
prevent the consumption ot this
can.ly.
DIVER PERIL
OHIOuLUnllL
British Premier Declares Figures of
Losses Correct and Defies U-Boats
as Failure Certain Allies Can
Maintain . Supremacy at Sea
Russian Collapse Only Postpones
Victory Germany Uses Sword
When Other Methods Fail.
lilRKENHEAD England, Sept. 7.
Premier Lloyd 'Goorge In a spoech
hero today on receiving the freedom
ot the city declared that the whole
allied causo and the freedom of the
world depended on supremacy at sea,
and that ho was certain It would bo
maintained. German statesmen, he
said, had bocn at groat pains to Im
press upon their people that the sub
marine figures glvon out by him In
the bouso of commons recently were
inaccurato. 'Ho declarod these fig
ures were absolutely correct and that
thoy put an end to nil hopes of the
enomy to win.
Tho premier nsserted ho was abso
lutely convinced that the German sub
marine ncvor would bo ablo to beat
down tho strength ot the British ems
plre or beat down the hopes of the
alliance by means, of all the efforts
tho Germans could make with tho
submarine " f . ,
' IHseusscs Tlnssla.
The premier said that (Iio news
from Russia In the last fow days had
not bocn good. lie thought when the
revolution came that it would have
tho offoct of postponing Victory,' but
ho hnd expected an earlier recovery.
However, through all we must ex
ercise patience," ho added. ,; 1 "'
Mr. Lloyd Georgo said tho Russian
IcaderB. all bravo and patriotic mori,
knew tho enemy attempt In the Riga
roglon Involved the fato ot tho rev6
lutinn, tho fruits ot which they Wollld
do their best to defend. Under firo,
the Russian leaders were repairing
the machine which hnd broken down.
and ho was confident that In the end
they would succeed.
What I am concerned, about
most," tho premier went on," Is not
tho effect which tho failure of Rus
sia would hnvo on tho war, but (he
harmful effect it would have on the
causo of democracy In tho world."
It took a long time, Mr. Lloyd
Georgo said, for oppressed people to
get accustomed lo freedom, as It did
for freo people to get accustomed to
oppression. t
Hword Idlst loH
"One thing gives me satisfaction,"
ho continued. "German attempts to
bow dissension between the allies cast
and tho allies west failed. Germany
only decided to Invndo Russia with
the sword bocause nil her othor meth
ods nnd machinations failed."
Tho premier said ho ropudlatod
with scorn the calumny that England
was responsible for tho wnr.
"England drew tho sword In honor
of her pledged word," ho declared.
Par from being despondent about
the crisis In tho eastern thenter, Mr.
Lloyd Georgo said further, the peo
plo should look forwnrd to Russia
with hope, because she would recover
and play a greater part yet before tho
war was over, in saving tho world
from Prussian domination.
(Continued on I age Two.)
LONDON, Sept. 7. "lloslllo raids
were successfully repulsed In tho vi
cinity of Ariuentleres and nonr Lens,"
says today's official slatemont.
"North of Kreienberg tho enomy de
livered two strong counter-attacks In
the courso of the evening ngalnst po
sitions we gained In local attacks yes
terday and compelled our detach
ments to withdraw to their 'own line.
"During tho night a party ot our
troops rushed a hostile post west of
Quennt. and captured a machine gun.
"The hostile artillery was active in
tho night In tho neighborhood of
Lens and the Ypres-Menln road,"