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ft $ FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES jjfi s6 st l(t )f i(t 3l ll jjc s)c fl ff CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY Vty THIRTY-NINTH YEAR NO. 160 SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS nix vfiinri iim iraw STANDS F1VH OKJVTV BATTLE FIELD H ONETS THE WEAPONS In On c ction Russians Make Decided Gains, But Are Forced F Iby Austrians at One Point and by the Turks at Another Fierce Fighting Along Entire Caucasus Front Allies Drive On Western Front Seems to Have Ended . Petrograd, Aug. 7. In the face of most stubborn en emy resistance the Russians continued their advance on Lemberg and have captured strongly fortified Austrian positions south of Brody, it was officially announced to day. The newly gained ground is in the region of Zvyjin, Kostianiec and Renieuv, where the czar's troops scored marked successes in Saturday's fighting. Fierce bayonet .encounters are going on in the Zereth river woods under the most difficult weather conditions. A steady down pour has turned the battle field into a swamp. Along the river Koupee, energetic enemy attacks in the region of Velesnuk were repulsed with severe losses. In the southeast where the Austrians have been rein forced, Russians cavalry detachments were again forced to retire slightly south of Vorekhta, along the. Tcheremosz river. Severe fighting is going front. In the region of Kialkettchiftlije near Erzingan, Russian troops advanced several miles. North of the River Muratchaia the Turks tire day but were repulsed. In the region of Muchsko re peated Turkish attacks compelled a slight Russian re tirement. In the Bitlis region, large Kurds attacked the Russians nate close fighting. ThS War At All Point. By Ed Ii. been. - ' United Press staff correspondent.) London, Aug. 7. Terrific fighting on the eastern front where new battles are developing, overshadowed the struggle in France and Flanders today. Without a moment's halt on their hew drive on I.emberg, the Russians are burling troops forward in ceaseless at tacks on the west bank of the River ftereth south of Brody. An official Mtntcment issued at Petrograd today re ported capture of strongly fortified Austro-Germnn positions in this region, representing a further advance toward the Oalician capital. The German war office announced the Russians are con tinuing their attacks without cessation and are also attacking the Austro-Ger-tnan lines east of Kovel. The reinforced Austro-German arm ies in the Carpathians continue to press back the Russians, it was officially ad mitted at Petrograd. The Oermau war office announced the capture of the F'lnik and Dereskovnta heights in the Carpathian fighting. In the western war theatre, the most important news of the dny was the Ger man official claim that the French have ubandoned their attacks on Thiaumont ridge northeast of Verdun, without ob taining any success. The official reports from the British and German war of fices regarding minor operations Inst night on the Somme front today were contradictory , the British reporting the Tc-ptilse of nil German attacks and the Oeraians claimiug the recapture of trench portions taken by without ces nation both north and west of Zaolcze. 'Violent fighting is proceeding on the right bank of the River Sereth. The Russians also attacked in Volhynia south of Zarebze (in the Stochod river) but were repulsed. The situation on the fronts of the Austrian crown prince and General Von Bothmer remains un changed. German aviators bombarded enemy 'Bout th' biggest bore in th' business U th' feller that's jist back from Chi eago. What comes easy goes easy un less its relations. IS SWAMP on, on the whole Caucasus attacked throughout an en forces of Turks, assisted by but were repulsed in obsti troop concentrations on the Kovel Sarny railway with success. r ; . British Bout Turks. ! London, Aug. 7. The Turkish force1 routed by the British east of the Suez, canal has been driven back a distance of 18 miles, it was officially announced today. The fleeing Turks have now been entirely cleared from the Katia-Cma-ishia basin. Thus far 45 officers and 3,100 men have been captured. The official dis patches characterized the prisoners as "a very fine body of men' indicating the Turkish attack was by no means a raiding venture of irregulars. British artillery and rifle fire was very effective, the Turks suffering heavily in killed and wounded in the fighting near Katia. Territorials car ried a strong Turkish rear guard posi tion Saturday. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, Aug. 7. French fire checked two violent German attacks on the aortheastern front of Verdun last night, the war office announced todny. The Germans were repulsed on the sectors of Thiaumont, Vnux and Chupitre before they were able to debouch from their positions. The Germans first launched an nttack against the Thiaumont work following artillery preparation. French screen fire ctHight the Teutons, who were thrown back upon their own works. In the Vaux-Chnpitre wood, a German blow which had been expected because of Hundny's heavy bombardment fell at 7:30 last night. The attack was com pletely stopped by French machine gun screen fire. On the homme front intense artillery ing occurred last night. Many air com bats occurred ia the region yesterday-. Three German planes were brought down. Three others, badly damaged, fell behind the German lines. Two Ger man captive balloons were destroyed. Situation Unchanged. By Ed L. Keen. (I'uited Press staff correspondent.) London, Aug. 7. Repulse of several small German counter attack against British positions east of Pozieres, was announced by General Haig in official dispatches to the war office this after noon. The situation on the Somme front was unchanged as the result of last night 's encounters. General Haig re ported. German artillery bombarded the allied line from the Ancre to the Somme. The Germans suffered severe losses, the British retainiag the newly won ground. Elsewhere on the Somme front there was no change in the situation last night, the Germans conteuting themselves with a bombardment of the British lines. British troops executed a successful mid against enemy trenches ea-st of Nemillstrnast last night. The Germans attempted to raid a British trench southeast of Grenie wood but were driv en back with loss. Austria ns Me.Vve Oains Berlin, Aug. 7. Austro-Oerman troops which assumed the offensive against the Russian left wing resting in the Carpathians have raptured the heights of I'laik and Ierekowata. it was officially announced this alter- Bathing Suits Were A Minus Quantity Chicago, Aug. 7. A bevy of joyous young women, clad in a coat of tau and a smile apiece, burst into the early morning air today and jumped into the lake, along the north shore, establish ing the limit for nudity among wom en bathers. Police Chief llenly, already surfeit ed with reports of women bathing clad only in kimonos, scanty trunks or wat er wings, announced th limit had been reached. His orders to patrolmen were: "Run 'ein in. And if they haven't got anything on to wear to the sta tion, that's their affair." Venus arising out of the sea would have looked tame besid-s the young god desses, north shore residents reported. About nine tenths 'f Chicago's he population set their alarm clocks for 4 a. m. tomorrow and beach cars prom ised to be crowded. E' ' TO STUDYCAMP LIFE Conditions So Sanitary In Camps, Civilians Asked to Imitate Them Headquarters Washington Rational Guard, Calexico, Cal., Aug. 7. Imperial Valley housewives visited tho camp here todny to learn the gentle art of "housekeeping." They came upon the advice of Dr. W. L. Ellis, president of the Calexico board of health. Dr. Ellis made an examination of the Second infantry camp, paying special attention to sanitation. Shortly after the inspection he issued a statement recommending to he people of his city a study of sanitary couditions here as a model to be followed. "Women came and"went all day," said one of the company cooks of the Washington contingent, "some tasted the grub and said it was fine." Northwest troops have not yet begun an invasion of Mexico even though mothers of some troopers may be under that impression. Private Bailey, Com pany I, Second infantry,' said he was going to write his mother to this effect today. Several days ago when he wrote tome for a little cash, pleading he was broke, his mothter returned by first mail a souvenir Mexican dollar bill her soa had sent her from tho border, E British Slowly Getting Posses sion of Last German African Colony London, Aug. 7. Closing in on the kaiser s lust colonv, German r-nst At rica, separate British, forces have won victories both on the south and east, it wns officially announced todav. British naval forces, co-operating with General Smuts, occupied the suiafl German port of Sandani last Tuesday after sliuht opposition. Other naval operations are progressing along the coast line where the Herman central railway, extending thiough Kilma tinde. Dodoma, Kikombo and Vnude- venter has been reached, the enemy having been dislodged from this area. In the regien of Mpwapwu, 150 miles west of the coast, a British detachment eniraiied an enemy force which surreucl ered after a vigorous resistance in a blockhouse. General Northey, operating in the southern part or the Merman colony de feated the Germans in an engagement .Inly 24 near Mulangali, the Germans losing 130 killed and wounded, besides prisoners. Northey s column has ad vanced to Madibira, tbirtv miles north of the rood leading to lringa station In Galncia, south of Brody the Rus siaus are attacking the English. Socialists Wake Up Paris, Aug. ".fly a vote of 1824 to 1073. the French congress of socioJists today decided not to resume relations with the German socialists. The vote was taken after several speakers had denounced Germany's alleged policies of Rightfulness. Betake Positions Berlin, Aug. 7. By a successful counter attack German troops nave re captured portions of a trench near Po zieres which was temporarily lost to the British, it was officially announc ed this afternoon. "Near Pozieres, a counter nttack re covered trench sections temporarily gained by the English," said an of ficial statement from the war office. "Since 'last night engagements hare been going on in the region of Tuiep vat ad Baseatin-Le-Pctit. North of Monacu farm (just north of the Som me) a weak French nttack last even ing and a very strong 1'rench attack thU morning were completely repulsed. "The engagements of Thiaumont ridge (northeast of trdun) have halt cd without success for the enemy." HUGHES MAKES HIS FIRST SPEECH It! A STIFLING ROOM Addresses Committee of 100 Representatives of Wei- v fare Workers WILL DELIVER AT LEAST THREE OTHER SPEECHES Has Conference with Mich igan Republicans and ' Suffragettes . By Perry Arnold. : (United Press stnff correspondent.) Detroit, Mich.,. Aug. 7. Republican Nominee Hughes' first appeal for votes on his campaign tour for the presidency was a plea for Americanism, expression of a hope of a get-together spirit of co operation between capital and labor and indorsement of a national movement for welfare of American workers. The nominee spoke the first of his campaign talks in ; a stifliugly close room at the Hotel .Pontchartrain to a committee representing welfare workers of every big factory in Detroit. There were more than a hundred persons who crowded in and mopped their faces in the blistering beat between handclaps for the nominee. It was quite a dem onstration, considering the heat and it followed a really unusual outpouring of the public early in the mornine to greet the G. O. P. aspirant for presiden tial honors as he paraded through the streets in an automobile. Democracy cannot stand strife be tween capital and ilabor, Hughes told the welfare workers. "We are not labweieor capitalists," he continued. "Wt'nre all American citizens." The Welfare; workers were introduced to Hughes by J. if. Eaton, of the Cadil lac Motor company. He explained how the big manufacturers in Detroit had or ganized branches for free medical Atten tion to their employes, free legal advicl and had planned recreation places and nourishing meals for them. Says He Is a Laborer. "Detroit takes .tho-lead in a great many things, but there is nothing in which its advance is more important than in this welfare work," said Hughes in responding.. "There is noth ing in which I personally take a great er interest than this. The United States was not founded tor production it was founded to equal opportunity to all for life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness. It ia an awful mistake to think of the man through whose work the pro duction is made possible as a mere unit 01 production and not as a mere unit We are all workers I work as hard as anybody" and so saying the republi can standard bearer mopped his per spiring brow and smiled while his au dience roared with laughter and ap plause. "In your welfare work," ho con tinued, "you are doing something that is really worth while. You are but tressing democracy. After all the human factor is the only real factor. The man who works must feel the country is do ing right by him. He is entitled to be safe in iiis work. No man should be placed in a position where his life, limb or health is subject to risk. "That's good 'Americanism' and it's good business," Hughes declared em phatically, while his audience applauded vigorously. Busy Talking Day. "After the war, we've got to look out for ourselves if we ore to maintain our supremacy. I'm delighted with every means to provide betterment of living conditions of workmen so that every one in the community who works with his hands can go to work secure and happy in the thought that he is being takeikcoie of." Hughes first campaign speech of the 191H race was the start of a busy talk ing day for the candidate. He expected to deliver at least three or four other speeches. At the Pontchartrain hotel he conferred with Michigan republicans from all over the state, some traveling from the upper peninsula to meet him; he talked with women suffragists of the Congressional Union; and late this aft ernoon he was scheduled to speak a few words to employes of two or three big automobile plants not including Mr. Ford's well known factory, however. It was announced today that there was a possibility that the candidate would visit Nashville, Tenn., on his way back east from St. Louis early in Sep tember. Campaign Opens in Chicago. - Chicago, Aug. 7. Formal launching of Charles Lvans Hughes' western campaign for the presidency is begun here today with the arrival of National Chairman William R. Willcox. Willcox was met by western republican chief tains who went into conference with him at the Black-stone hotel. ' Willcox said be would have no an nouncement to make regarding the ap pointment of a western campaign man- (Continued on Page Seven.) ' . May Be the Bremen sic ; ' " Boston, Mass., Aug. 7. "An unidentified submarine, appar- ently of largo dimensions was sighted by a coast guard near Machiasport, Maine, early to- day." This brief message, uncon- firmnble, was followed by the word, "that the submarine was seen to rise to the surface for a lew minutes and then sub- merge, traveling in a westerly direction." , . (Further than this, no word has been heard. . sje . At the Charleston navy yard it was said no United States submarines are known to ba in the vicinity but an officer added "they are liable to be anywhere." The Portsmouth navy yard also reported tiiero were no . United States su bmari nes known to be in Maine waters. ' y AI 95 Ten Victims Yesterday, Seven from Drowning Relief Promised Tomorrow Chicago, Aug. .7. Another day of heat suffering struck the middle west today. Relief from the torrid wave, which started Inst Saturday and has already taken many lives since them, is promised by tomorrow. The mer cury reached 93 Sunday. Chicago's toll of deaths from the heat wave Sunday is ten. Seven were drowned and three overcome. Half a million persons, it was estimated, went swiuimuig here yesterday. Some of the beaches had temporary j hospitals set up on the Band and these were kept busy not only lu reviving persons rescued from drowning, but al so in helping victims of slight heat prostrations. - Five other cities' reported high tem peratures. It was Do at Concordia, Kan., . Cincinnati, Podge, Des Moiaes, Iowa, and St. Paul, Minn. It wa a trifle cooler on ihe border, in El Paso the mercury registered 94 and 88 at San Antonio. PRICE OF BREAD MAY BE Advance In Flour Cause, and This Is Expected To Be Still Higher Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 7. With 10 cent bread an issue, the nineteenth annual convention of the National As sociation of Master Bakers opened here today. About 1,500 bakers from all cor ners of the country were in attendance. All past presidents of the organization met in executive session this afternoon. A "get acquainted" reception will be held this afternoon. C. N. Power, a Colorado delegate, will open the discussion of ten cent loaves in tomorrow's session. Harry Ziuinaster, of Dulutb, is on the program for anoth er address on the same subject. Senti ment today favored higher prices for bread. Increase Seems Certain. Chicago, Aug. 7. Porspeet of a gen eral increase in tho price of bread throughout the country were considered today by Chicago bakers. Startling advance in the price of flour is responsible. This followed sensa tional advances in the wheat market due to black rust and storm anil heat damage throughout the northwest. "Flour has advanced $1.50 u barrel in the last month," said John W. Eek hart, president of the J. W. F.ckhnrt Milling company, here toduy. "It is now selling fur 0.25 against $4.75 a month ago. If there is no change in the wheat situation soon, it will go a dollar higher." Snrao In Minenapolis. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 7. With flour advancing 70 cents a barrel dur ing last week, the price of bread was in grave (lunger of soaring, local bakers declared today. Fiour sells at $0.75 a barrel tuduy us cmpared with (0,05 a wit-k i.g. The increase in the price of wheat during the past seven days is respon sible for the rise. While there was no advanci; in the price of grain today the high mark of (1.41 a bushel for beptem-bc-r wheat was maintained. Last week the giuin sold for A1.27. Willi every (cut advance in wheat flour incioascs f-ve cents a barrel. If wheat clinib.1 h p.uei bakers will either increase the eost of the ordinary 12 ounce loaf or make smaller loaves they announced. We seldom repent talking too little, but very often talking too much. La MUCH HIGHER Brtiyere. STREET CAR MEN PHILADELPHIA E 500 Struck This Morning for Increased Pay and Recog nition of Union TIE UP TO BE COMPLETE TOMORROW SAYS LEADER New York Strike, It Is Be lieved, Will Be Ended Before Night - AGREE TO ARBITRATE New York, Aug. 7. Conduct-. ors and motormen of the New York railways company today ratified the agreement reached yesterday by representative em- ployers and union officials look- ing toward a settlement of the cur strike which has tied up all lines in Mauhattan and other boroughs. 4t This is regarded as forcasting a final settlement of the strike before night. A formal meeting at which all lines are to be repre- sented is set for 4 o'clock. Union men declare one of the terms under which ratification was agreed on was recognition of the union. All of the employes of the Interboro Rapid Transit com- - pany (the subways) will receive a temporary increase in pay of . (1 per day beginning yesterday, it was announced today. . Philadelphia, Aug. 7 The. threatened attempt to tie up Philadelphia's trans it system was begun early today when 500 car men members of the Amal gamated Association of Electric and Street Railway Employes entered the strike because the traction compuny re fused an increase ia wages and recogni tion of the unnion. By 3 o'clock this afternoon at least 1,000 or one-third the entire force of car men in this city are expected to have quit. "Let there be order and roly upon the public to help us win a just fight," was the order of Harry F. Flynn, presi dent of the local union sent to every barn in the city by special messengers. Thousands of workers today waited in vain for cars to carry them to work. Transportation was slow and while many cars seemed to be in operation at S o'clock they were all crowded. "We will have 2,500 men with us by tomorrow morning and not even a sub way tiain will be running," declared Flynn early today to the United Press. "In 48 hours this number will be swell ed by 1,000 more and there will not le a enr ruiiniajg." Hopeful in New York. New York, Aug, 7. Belief among city officials, street car heads and lu bor officials that the street car strike would be ended today entered a certain ty later this forenoon. Police officials were so confident the ligreemeiit rew'hed between union lead ers and President Shouts of the "green car" system would bo ratified, that po licemen were told they could expect to resume interrupted vacations beginning tomorrow. This forenoou only 055 out of the normal 2,404 cars on all systems were operating. Right of the men to union ize, but not 'formal recognition of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railways Employes is under stood tojje tho chief point agreed upon. Non Union Men Too. Philadelphia, Aug. 7. The strike of Philadelphia car men which un to noon appeared tamo on the surface, assumed I a moro seriorls aspect this afternoon wnes it became known that three thou sand non-union motormen and conduct- j ors had agreed to attend a meeting ef the strikers tonight. But few lines were seriously hamper-' ed this afternoon as a result of the walkout, iV . Irregular Prices and a Dead Market New York, Aug. 7. The New York Evening Sun's financial review today said: Transactions at the opening and throughout the first hour of business were light in volume on an irregular movement of prices, changes as a rule being confined to small fractions. Motor shares were little changed, with heaviness in Willys-Overland. There were few offerings in any part of the list. Rails were neglected and tha tractions were not affected by the lat est strike developments. Early afternoon dealings were as quiet as those in the forenoon with the same monotonous irregular price move STRIK LEADERS FIUISH r in ST R EJ(E BALLOTS Formal Announcement of Re sult Will Be Made Tomorrow SECRETARY OF LABOR . HAS TALK WITH GOMPERS "Could Pay Men" Say Lead ers, "If They Quit Buying Bled Sons-in-Law SWITCHMEN TO ARBITRATE New York, Aug. 7. Through efforts of Commissioner O. W. W. Hangar of the United States board of mediation and concil- iariou, representatives of the Switciimens Union - of North America today agreed to arbi- trate their demands for an eight hour day, time and one hall' for overtime and increas- ed wages. 8. E. Herberling, president of the Switchmen 's uuiou, represented the employes 4c and Horace Baker, general man- ager of the Queen and Crescent railway lines, represented the K1 different affected roads, t - New York, Aug. 7. Grimly determin ed, leaders of the 400,000 unionized railrnn.l trninmAn nf tliA TTnitef! fttntMi today cleaned up the work of ballot tabulation and prepared for the threat-, ened strike- which -will, - unlow horoie m n , i it- 1 nmn aaa rrrurrg prevent vie up uu,uvrr uun of railroad lines in the United- States. ' Formal, announcement bf the result of the strike ballot 'will be ma-do tomor row when ' the. railway managers and executive off icers of the big four broth erboods meet. Unless the roads, at that meeting, concede the eight hour day and time and a half for overtime, the most. disastrous end far reaching industrial battle in the nation's history is likely. Railroad managers again today env. phasiaed their point that to grant the demands will mean (1100,000,000 addi tional cost yearly to their business. Big brotherhood officials today ans wered with "cut off the countless mil lions paid titled sout-ln-law to marry' the daughters of Wall street and you have millions left over after paying railroad employes a liviug wage. We want to keep our children from eaying when we occasionally sit down to a meal with our families, "mamma, who is the strange man taking dinner with ost" - ' In a final effort to prevent a strike, Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson.' held conferences here with Samuel Oompers, president of the American Fcderntion of Labor yesterday. Neither would talk after the meeting. Labor men said Wilson merely talked on the rail strike as an incidental topic. They said the administration is becoming worried over industrial troubles of the last few weeks and so close to elcctioa time. ' ments. No attempt was made by trad ers in any part of the list to bring about an active speculation, while there were no indications in the character of the business transacted of the develop ment in the immediate future of impor tant transactions. Investment 'houses ...j i tha rcporieu riwr uwiiui jiiiuu ui nvj -w high grade securities but taken as a whole investments operations, both in the stock exchnnge and over the coun ter, were restricted to small figures. EPIDEMIC STILL BUSY New York, Aug. 7. There wero 145 new rases of infantile paralysis reported in New York in the last 24 hours, health of- 'ficiala announced. Forty-four deaths occurred, 'luese rigures w o Ytvlttiv tltA tntnl AnKPA to 5.108 and the total deaths to 1,143. THE WEATHER Oregon: Fair tonight and Tuesday, except unsettled prob ably showers northwest ' por tion; southwest erly winds. (acmclone. l'r