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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1917)
LlUrary WEATHER Maximum yesterday, 75; minimum today, -J3. Tree., .20 FORECAST TonigLt and tomorrow, m'oljaljly ralii, d Mail t Forty-seventh Tear. Dallv Twelfth Year. , MEDFORD. OREfiON, THURSDAY. SEPTEMP.ER 1.1. 1917. T0. 149. lEBFOR ribune mm COLLAPSE SWEDISH REPLY BATTLE RAGES ' 1 4 TROOPS NEEDED DEPORTED I.W.W 'tCDHiUATCQ INACCURATE IN ON SUMMIT OF Mgk TO QUELL RIOTS AGAIN HUSTLED -IL," I" ? .L1 VITAL DETAILS SAN GABRIELE iliSl IN ARGENTINE KtotLLIU Kofniloff Deserted by Adherents, In cluding Division of Moslems, Which Had Advanced to Within Fifteen Miles of Petrograd No Collision Between Forces Leader Reported Willing to Surrender Upon Certain ' Terms, Which Are Refused. Assorlut Press Summary. General Jvorniloffs rebellion bus ' collapsed and tile army nt his head quarters has surrendered, according to un announcement by a member nl' the Kerensky cabinet, thru the lius .sinn official news agency. , Up to a late hour last night there had been no collision between the Kornilol'f forces and those of the government, according to an official statement, which added that there was no longer reason to expect a clash. This news was preceded by dis patches announcing that Kornilol'f was rapidly being deserted by his ad herents, including a division of Mosr lem troops which bad advanced only fifteen miles from Petrograd, and which, on hearing the government's explanation of the situation, asked to be sent home in the Caucasus. AOi'llly oil Offensive. On the other band, reports came thru Sweden of further advances of the Korniloft' forces toward lYtro grad, and even that fighting had oc curred in which the general's troops bad been successful near Lnga. , The riussiun army at the front evi dently is in a state of acute belliger ency, as the German official state ment reports the enforced withdrawal of German cavalry posts south of the ltigu-Wendcn road, on the northern Kussian front, because of strong. -jl Itussinn pressure. ltu-ssiuu army headquarters, however, apparently has not been in touch with l'clrograd, for the official statement given out by the l'elrogrud war ol'l'iee today announced there was no communica tion from the field headquarters. Kevolt f'ollnpsos. I'KTKOGHAI), Sept. 13. M. Kko beloff, minister of labor in the Koer ensky cabinet, and a member of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates, announced thru the Kns i sian official news neency today that 1 General Kornilol'I's adventure hail collapsed and that the army at his headquarters has surrendered. LONDON', Sept. IX General Kor V niloff, former commander-in-chief of the Kussian armies, and leader of the rebellion against the provisional government, has expressed a willing ness to surrender on certain terms, says a. dispatch from IVtrograd to the Exchange Telegraph company. The provisional government, how ever, demands bis unconditional sur render. According to an official statement just issued, Genera! Kornilol'I's at tempt seems to have collapsed and there is no longer anv reason to lour (Continued on 1'agfl 8tx.) WASHINGTON', S.).t. 1t.A.tcr only two jiy' roli-itler;ition wliirii resulted in n tV-w mitmr chimin's the eleven liillion dollar wji r In nil bill w;w reported to Hip mmuiU tmiiiy with the uinuiiinuiii iixlur.-eiiMMtl of (lie 1 itr luico, rnminitUv. Tin Tnt'iiMirt nl rvjuly htH jms.-pd tin InM-e. Senate mnsiilenitinn of the hill will hviin tomorrow with virtually n opposition niitl iN p.-i-j-a-je is cxpi--t-i'd not later Ilium Saluid;.y. ELEVEN BILLION BILL REACHES SENATE Claim That It Transmitted Messages for America to Turkey Before De claration of War, False Only Messages Sent Were Twelve Weeks Afterward. WASHINGTON", Sept. 13. Haron Akerhielm, charge of the Swedish le gation here, today informed Secre tary .Lansing he had received the statement of the Stockholm foreign office- already published here on the pussago of Count Luxburg's dispatch es thru the legation at Buenos Aires, hut that as the department already was in possession of that Information, ho did not consider it ncccsury to present it formally. The explanation is presumed to be the same as the official statement is sued at Stockholm earlier in the week which declares the Intriguing nature of the dispatches was unknown to Sweden. Examination of the already pub lished statement reveals some inac curacy. The Swedish foreign office says it acted in a Similar way for the United States and its minister in Tur key. llcply Tlmccllnile. "The American minister here," said the Swedish statement, "during tho present year, asked for and re ceived leavo to send to nnd from Tur key letters and telegrams and this at a time when Turkey had not yet Bono to war with the United States and its interests had not yet been taken over by the Swedish represeh tatlve in Constantinople." The -Swedish government's agree ment to forward messages required the United States to present them to the foreign ofice at Stockholm, or to the Swedish legation In Constanti nople, in French and there to be put into Swedish cipher for trans mission. Regarding the forwarding of let ters to or from Turkey, Jlr. Morris has informed the department that he did not ask such permission until some time in July, 12 weeks after Sweden had taken over American In terests in Turkey. lie said that In making the request he made it clear that such letters nnd replies be for warded only with the knowledge and approval of the Turkish government. Provoked Kiipture. LONDON, Sept. 13. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copen hagen says tho Swedish newspaper M'tonhludct expresses the belief that tho I'nitcd States Intended to Induce a rupture between Argentina and (lerinanv. or between Sweden nnd (ieriuary or to find a pretext to treat Sweden ns a masked enemy power. In the other case, the Aftonhladet is quoted as saying the moment was judiciously chosen, as Sweden was actually negotiating with the Unit ed States where efforts wore -being made artlficnlly to create difficulties In order to obtain greater conces sions. AN ATLANTIC 10 KT, Sept. 1.X First hand report of the. s.inkini: three weeks iij-ti of the Ley I and liner Devonian with tin? loss of four lives were hnniL'M today hy surviv ors who were piiked up soon utter (lie ship went down. Kurlier dis patches to the slate department fl'iim London sahl ail of the ereiv j were Mived. Aeeonliiiif to American horse tend er-, an American wli'wc name they did U"t liimv; a Brili-li gunner, the -hip-; carpenter and hi n-si-tfuit were l.iiled wlen a torjH'do fired ly the I'-hoat ran-Jit the Devonian jui, id-hip- and -fist her to the hot torn forty tninulrt- later. Austrians Claim Italian Losses Have Reached Quarter. of a Million, in cluding 20,000 Prisoners Italians Firmly Established Under Crest of Peak Skirmishes Frequent. . VIENNA, Sept. 13. "Tho Italian losses in 'tho eleventh Isonzo hattlo," says an oficial statement issued to day by the Austrian war office, "have reached almost a,quarter of a million, including 20,000 prisoners." Fighting for (iabricle. ROM IS, Sept. 13. The battle be tween Austrians and Italians for pos session of Monte San Gabriele is wag ing furiously, according to tiio official stutemetn issued today by tho Italiun war department. New Austrian forces yesterday renewed their at tempts to dlslodgo (he ltuiians from the slopes of the height but after ad vancing at a- few points they were stopped by the main Italian line of occupation. , Desperate Fighting. UDINE, Italy, Sept. 12 (Delayed) Italians and Austro-Hungarlans are engaged In bitter fighting for possess ion of Monte San Gabriele on the Isonzo front. A bulletin isucd today hy General Cadorna mentioning Mon te San Gabriele for the first time re veals that the In tenso -fighting for possession of that point has been p Ing on since the taking of Monte Santo by the Italians. While the- top pf . .Monte San Gn brlele lias not yet been captured the Italians now are firmly established just under the crest and out of range of the Austrian artillory fire.. The Austrian resistance has been of tho mst desperate character and there have been heavy losses on both sides. On Western F'ront. PARIS, Sept. 13. In tho region of Rixschooto on the Belgian front, says the official statement issued today by the French war department, there was a violent artillery bombardment last night. The French guns check ed Infantry attacks south of Juvin- court. In tho Champagne German raids on the French trenches, wero repulsed. LONDON', Sept. lS.FIeld Mar slml Ilaig's report sent to the British war oflce today concerning military operations on the British front In France and Belgium says: "Our patrolK brought In a few prfa oncr during tiie night in tho Lena nee-tor. m "Hostile artillery showed activity In the neighborhood of Bulleeourt, southeast of Mcsslnes and north of Langemarck." PORTUGAL RULED MADRID, Sep 13. Portugal has been declared in a state of sleBe ac cording to a telegram received here from Lishon, on account of a general strike. All establishments In the Por tuguese capital have been closed. Several persons, Including n number of soldiers, have been wounded by the explosion of bombs. Kngland, Ark., Sept. 13. Sam Cjites, a negro, was shot to death by a moli of white men late hist nittht after the mob had taken the negro from a deputy constable. C'ates was charged with making impioper pro posals to white girls. Constant, relentless pushing ngalnst tino region, over since Italy entered the war, has finally repaid General Ca dorna, leader of the Italians, with victory. Cadorna now is the invader and is continuing his ndvanco boyon l liorizia and toward Trieste, Austria- Hungary's most Important seaport. riCTUOCIHAI'), Sept, 1.'!. An out line of the constitution and policy of the new government ami the future lcudcr?diip of Ihe army was drawn to night by Viec-I'remicr NeknisolT. ticneral liusski, M. NekrusolT slat ed, will he named as commander on the northern front; (leueral Jlrngo mirolT will command on the weslern front, 'and tlcncrul Hicdcrichs will he ipinrtenna.sler general. The policy which General Kornilol'f demanded for n nny control will not he pursued, according to the vice-premier. Tim government, M. Nek.'iisof f de clared, will be conducted on the some social basis as formerly, leaning neither more to the right nor more to the left. Thi' government will not he a coalition one, lit added, inasmuch iih its existence will not depend u)m an intcr-pnrty agreement, lie said M. l'icschcliotmlT, the tninisfer of food nnd supplies, will resitn, ns nlso will M. Nuvinkol'f, the assistant minister of war. He indicated a change in the ministry of foreign af fairs also was probable. SOLDIERS 10 SALUTE OLD GLORY FRIDAY WASHIMlTnV, Sept. l.'t. Kvery soldier in America in camp and can tonment will salute the flag- tomorrow- at dawn in honor of the anniversary of the birth of the Stnr-Spanled Banner. Krnlieis Sccitt Kev wrote the "Star- SpniiL'led Banner'' on September .1 I. lHI.'t, alter the battle at Kor I Mc- Ilenry. BILL STILL DEBATED WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. - The ftolrliern and Bailors Insurance, Mil was anain the subject of debiilo In I hn boil no today with advocates of the measure expectlfiR a final voir by nl ;ht. 1'iovMnns Kinnlfnt; month ly allowance!; of from $." to $.o to dependents of men in the ?ervlee wero approved tentatively. the invading Austrians in the Tren- IE WANIIIXtlTOtf, Sept. V.. Th same compensulion for dependents of officers or enlisted men in death and disability eases was provided in an amendment lo the soldiers nnd sud ors' insurance hill adopted today by the house over the protest of the ciimiuillee in charge of the measure, 'fhe hill also wiih amended to in- crense ftimpcnsntiiins for nil depend cuts about lf per cent. The new rales per mould udopled were : Widow .$:i.'i, one child ip l."i, two chil dren $52.51), anil an uddilional ifj for each child up lo lour. j One motherless child Jf'Jfl, two $'t, three fl.'i, and till additional for each child up to five. A widowed mother would receive t'lll it month nnd no family allowance would exceed .$75 u month. Tniler the original drtilt ot the lull, the compen sation fur officers' dependents niiglil have gone us Inch us $JI)0 a month the change m ihe measure was marked by great enthusiasm on the part of every member on the floor ex cept .1 few committeemen. An amendment to provide that wid ows in.-i rrviug soldiers or sudors within ten years nfter the dale of in- jurv should he cutitlwd to the regular compensation also was adopted. TlK'ltl.l.S", Hcpt. 13. -German cav alry posts to tho south of the Klga Wenden road on the northern Rus sian front yesterday withdrew before strong Itussinn iircHsiiro .according to the official announcement Issued today by the German general hcail ipiuiters staff. PKTUOGK.Hi, Sept. 12. --(Delayed) An offii ial statement issued to day by the ifushin war department says: "On the northern Kussian front our ndv.-tnred parlies after desperate fighting yesterday occupied Mnscls, youth of Lake Vlncudu mill are for tifying Ihe Hue of Sihlicroleti-Slhi-maya. On the rent of this front there were fui-llladc. "No reports have been received from the Rumanian and southwestern fronts." Buenos Aires Scene of Anti-German Demonstrations in Which German Buildings Are Fired Crowd Fired Into, Seven Wounded Cabinet Ap proves Dismissal of Envoy. lU'KN'OS AIRKS, Kept. J.'l. The rioting which begun here lute yester day in nil iiiili-tleniuin demonstra tion continued thruout the night. Kv ery (lerinan business house nnd res taurant in tho downtown district was wrecked. The (Icrmnn club and bcv eral other buildings were damaged seriously hy fire. The police wound cd seven rioters seriously when they fired into the crowd. Three of the in jured lire expected lo die. At first the crowds were so nil munageuhle that the police dosed all the streets leading to the (Icrmnn le gation and consulate. The archives in these buildings wero taken to tho storago vaults for safe keeping, Fire men mined with rifles prevented the mob from destroying tho offices of the German frnns-Atliintle company which supplies the city's light. Heavy forces of provinciul I roups are guarding tho railway over which Clcr- man Minister Luxbiirg will arrive to day. Approve Dismissal. The cabinet Inst night approved the action of President lrigoyen in pre senting passports to Count 1,iixhurg. It is said to have considered similar action in the ense of liuron howen, (he Swedish minister, hut no net ion will he taken pending tho receipt of further details from Wushington nnd Stockholm.' . I.llvbueg Dodgra Crowd III KNOS AUIHS, Sept. 111. Count von liUxburg, the (lerman minister whose passports were sent to the (Icrmnn legation yestcrdny by Ihe Ar gentine government because his ob jectionable mcssuges to lterlin thru the Swedish foreign office hud ren dered li i in persona noil grata, dodged threalciiiug crowds loday which were waiting for him on his arrival at Hiicnos Aires from the interior. Count von l.uxburg wns persunded by the police to leave the train at Sun Martin, twelve miles oulside, when news of the crowds Hint had assem bled at the Ituenos Aires rnihvay ter minal reached Ihcm. The chief of police was on hnnd with his nutoiiiobile at San Martin, together with a guard of secret ser vice men, and the count was convey ed lo his home in Ihe chief's car. IHies Not lleny "And Ihese arc my friends, the Ar gentines," he exclaimed to employes of the legation who met him. "Whnt has liuppi I?" he asked. "I know absolulely nothing, Whul has transpired?'' The count, however, ullho shown the Washington messages of lust Sal urilay exposing his suggestion thai Argentine ships he sunk ''without leaving a trace," ami his usict'sion upon the acting minister of foreign affairs of Argentina, ignored ail in vitation lo deny llicir niilhenlicily. The foreign office had no informa tion today as to when Count von l.ux bnrg would leave Argentina or what roule he would lake on his journey. I'AIMS, Sept. 13.-Trustees of tho "lubereiile de la guclle" Irnlislerreil Ihe nctivilics of that organization to the American Ifed Cross this afler noon in the pre-enro of Ihe American iiiubiissailor ami lied Cross ami oilier pliibml hiopie workers. 'fhe properly of Ihe oryuuizulion, which was one of Ihe I'iM to under take the battle against tuberculosis in France n-iss of four saniliiiiums about 1 .51111,111111 runes, several nulo- mobiles and a lurce eipiipuicut of blankets, food and oilier materials. OUT OF BISBEE Thirty-four Members of Order Who Were Chased Out in July Come Back for Effects Those With Families and Homes Permitted to Remain, Others Deported. rTHOKXIX, Ariz., Sept. in A long-disliincc telephone message from Hisbee today said thirty-four' mem bers of tho I. W. W. who were do ported from there Willi 1100 others on July 12, nnd who hnvo since been camped at Columbus, N. At., arrived there on tho train this morning and were met nt the station by Sheriff Wheeler nnd seventy-five deputies. The men were mnrelied to the ball pnrk, the scene of tho fonner fam ous roundup, where ench one was examined. It was found that seven of the men have property or families in Bisbee, and theso were allowed to gp about their business unmolested. Eight more were found to bo registered un der the draft nnd their numbers enll cd. All of theso nro foreigners en titled to exemption. The remaining nineteen stated they had merely returned to get their per sonal effects nnd asked permission to get tliein nnd leave. Sheriff Wliooler placed each under guard of two deputies,-who will sco that they leavo this aflernoon. lMIOKN'IX, Ariz., Sept. 13. Asser tion Hint alleged members of the 1. V. W. deported from Hisbee and whp have been in canip for the last two months nl Columbus,. N. M., have no chance whatever of returning- to Bis bee to niiike their homes or even for a temporary slay, was made today in a statement by (lovernor Thonins K. Campbell when ho was informed that twenty-four men returning from Co lumbus hud been arrested upon their urrival at Ihiughis. "The Cochin county nulhnrities are proceeding regularly nd according to law," slated the governor. "There U no ground for any interference on my part." DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 13. Twenty-four alleged members of tho In dustrial WorkcTs of tho World ar rived here today on their way from Columbus, X. M., lo Hisbee, Ariz., from which place they, with more than Iltlll others, were deported Inst July 12. While nt the local passen ger station Ihe men wero guarded by Deputy Sheriff Cross, aiding tinder orders of Sheriff Wheeler of Cochise county and a posse ot citizens and local police. (if the twenly-four, two got nwuy from the guards ami entered the town proper. One, n baker, formerly employed here, wns allowed to ro mnin. Several wanted lo go to Bis bee hy automobile, but all were com pelled to buy tickets mid go on a train. An officer accompanied them on their journey. It is understood Sheriff Wheeler bus warrants for each of the men nnd will arrest them on their urrival in Hisbee. 10 BE REQUISITIONED WASHINGTON', Sept. 13. Deiiicl that the government is contemplat ing reipii-.it ioning household stores of food is made by Ihe department of ngiiciillure and the food administra tion. Kumors Imve come to Washing ton that housewives were npprchen sive thai llicir stocks of canned goods were about to he seized for the army, CASTRO ARRIVES AT "AN ATLANTIC PORT" AN ATLANTIC l'OKT, Sept. 13. Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, arrived today on a Span ish steamship from a Mexican. irt, lie declined to discuss Ihe purpose of his visit.
