Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 31, 1914, SECOND EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textu..iii-h IrMtflll !'" . rconri Slrett 001 P t MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE WEATHER llnlii tonight anil HniKlay .Max. (li!) MIm. 10. SECOND EDITION M Korty-fourth Ycsr. Dnlly Ninth Yrnr. GENERAL ADVANCE OF ALLIED COUNTER MOVES FAIL TO CHECK General Trend of Armies Is In North easterly Direction Belgian Cock pit Again Scene of Battle Ger mans Resume Slcdgc-Hammer Strokes Willi Great Energy. LONDON, (VI. Ill, 1 :I0 p. in. The impression created hero by tho latest news is tlitit n general advance of the iillit'it forces in I'miu'o nml llolgiuui has been ordcicd, ho limiti interest ngniu is centered in the cockpit env oring lltirty or foily miles from the seaboard. Thu general trend of the mow- incuts of Ixitli tlic Herman anil thu nl- lit'il nrinios is for the tnoim'iit, iteenrd- nig lo both Hritish anil French offio- tal slntoineuts, iu n northerly nnd iiorthcastcrlv direction, which in in a milium with tin desires of Hip nllicd ootumnudurs, lint Unit (lennniiy hits lusutncd her linntincr blows with greater energy than ox or U attested hy the Hritish official infonnation bureau. , Pushing Forward In siito of these bttililioru eounlor Miol.es, it in i'laiini;tl that all tin movements of tlu Triiim forces irrc in a fniwiird direction toward Hi" lino Mill held In tin (li'iiiiiuiH in foicf nml Hlri'ti'liiiiu- from Hruges Thou ronl. Holders, Iscghum ami Coiiitrui. Whether from Hruges tlii line ex tend to. OkUiiuI or Cccbrugco is a moot point, tliuio being up to 1 1 it picM-ut no ofliciul confirmation of tin reported reoecupnlinn of OMcnd liv tliu allies. Dcfiniln confirmation of tin' reported ovneuntion of Lille liy tin (loiinniw iiIho is lacking. Tin battle in tin' vicinity or Ypres is of a most stubborn diameter, es. pcciullv at Passehemlnlle ami tho neighboring villages, nml tliu hIiiuIi tcr is no Tent that central wot Flanders has becnine on enormous ho-pilul. Tin- nllii'il ndvniioo in this ipmrtcr is ptisliin near Routers, oc cupied l tho (Ioniums after undergo ing (,'rtat diimnge each time it chung i'il bunds. ItliciniH again has become tho tar-f-i-t of Teutonic guns. Fteniii Official Statement PAINS, Ofl. .'li, 2:02 p. m.The Fiench war office this afternoon gave out nn official iiiiiiiiynrvinviit ns follews: "The ilny of yeslenlaj; was marked hy an nttemnt at a general offensive movement on the part of this (li-rmans along tin; entire front from Nioupoit to Arras nml hy violent attacks de livered at other points of tliu linn or battle. "Fiom N'iuuport to the ennnl of I.a Riissco thero were iiltornntu move ments of ailvani'o nml rclirement. "To the south of Niuuimrt the (Jer- mniiH, who linil taken poHSi'Ksion of Ilnmpiknpollo vro ilrivon out ot tins town hy a counter attack "To the south of Ypres wo IohI miiuo poinlfl of support, Ilollehecku ami Zitiiilwonle, hut wc profjiesheil lo the cast of Ypii'K in th direction of I'ahchemlaele. UeiniaiiN ItepiiUed "Dftuccii La IhiHfjen nml ArntH nil the attaitks iimilii hy tliu (JennaiiH wiirn inptiliii'tl with heavy Iobhch for them. "In the region of CIiiiiiIiioh wo nil vanueil hoyoml Lilions and wo took posHCHHion of LetpifHiioy and Ban terre. "In llio Tpgloii of the Aisno ulso wo have tnmlo proreHM on llio Iiuijhtw of llio righl haulc down Hlream from KoissoiiH, hul wo Were cinnpi'lled to withdraw iu thu vicinity of nVilly. "Jn thu Wouvru distiict wo liavo iigaiii won ground iu thu foicHt of Lo 1 'id re." I'KKIN, Out. .'U.A wiicless mcs. huge iccitivi'd ill (Ininiuii ciicIuh here J nun TpIiik Tun declares thai thu na val homhiiiihuent of Ihu (liirmuii po Hition iu Kino Chow liegaii today, hut iiiakeH no mention of u land altacL On tliu oilier hand, a Japanese rcpoit di'claioH that liolh a naval and a liiml iillack now lire hoiiiK puxltcil ii(,'aiio. the (lerumii podiliou. pniunvtNHnNA ITALY SEIZES ISLE IN HARBOR ALBANIA ' Dlsputctl Island Gralihetl More Defi nite Stand In Struggle Expected Russian Tactics Against Invaders Provln-3 Successful Germans In "Prussia Fight Against Aggression. LOSnO.V.Tort. at. Tho ntnry.of tlio KtiroiieAh war wnii kIii idinv In tho tolllitK toilay. hut nurh frnKineiitM ql nowit nil Urn coiiHom jiormltteil lo 'nansW'NcntVd that nlonu tho North Bon,-thb chief point of prownt con corn for tho nntlonit linolveil, It wati Htlll n Imltlu of nlvo and tnko. Of Imineiifo Interimt wan a reinl official unto from Home Imllcntlui: that Italy mlr.ht tnko n nioro ilefl alto Btniirt In tho iitriiKKlo. It l itnld that thu iHlnnil of Snxuo, rommnml Iiik tho hnrhor of Avlonn, AUmnla, owni.THlilp of which linn Ioiir heon illsputeil by (Ireeco nml Ituly, hn! buon KoUed hy Itnllnn force. Iiuleflnlto In liit In tlio crtxt tho linttlo of mllllmiH coiitluiieH without ilcflnlto rontilt. An AiiKtrlnn ilitfcat on tho Hunt Prim hlnu front Ir reporled hy tho Ituxnlan I'mlitiHHy at WaHlilnttton. Won! from llio Aiislrlau noverniiH'iit Is that ro em' limo liism Hiiffereil hy I hi Hun hIiiiih at various iIiiIh In Callclu. That (irmaii Ii:ih hy no means kUxii up hit ili'tirtiiliiulloii Iu take CalaU Is linllinteil Dy a HlKuKlranl iik'Hiiiiki' from llurllit hy ny of Co PnhnKeii, that tho Clormnn Ronornl stnff lias ili'cldud that tho nrmy In Poland shall fail Imrk to tin frontlur of Silesia nml remain on tho dufeu- dive until tho Imttlu In Inlanders cniU with tho rnpturo of Cnlaln. Hurh n movement would reloimo threo or four nrmy rorp from Hllenln to llelnlum. ItilHslmi Tallies Nurreisl Tho ItimHlnn tni'tlrs ot hendltiK back tho lino of Invaders In llinodan Poland, ono sect Ion at a tlino, tho re treat of each section eudniiKerlni; tho poHltlon of tho cectlon next to It on tho Doiilh npiienra lo Ixindon obsnr ers to lino been HiireeHsful every whero oxcopt on tho oxtromo Hiimlun left, where tho Austrian! itlll main lain tlio poHltloiiH thoy Hiiccocdetl In re-tuklnt; from tho ItiisHlnnit. AIoiik tho frontier of KiiHt PriiB Mia tho (icrmans nro flKhtlitR itub hornty to pruvont another Invimlou of their territory at u point further south. It Is arK'ied horo that tho ItUHRlatiH cnnfiot export to aaiuuio n full offeimlvo movemont until 1ho AtiKtrliinu nro driven from tho 8nn. PEACE IN MEXICO BY RIVAL FORCES P.L PASO, Tox., Oi-I. IU. Leaders of tho rival Carian.a and iVIla fao lions of tho constitutionalist parly in Afiixii'o today looked for an onily settlement of llio difforeni'Ofl ho tween thu two ehieflaiiiH, following Ihu action of tho Afpius CnlieuteH oonferenoo lain yefclorday in iidoptinjr a deeieo ilrponinf; liolh ('nrruiizn and Villa from official posilions. Tho plnn which would jeliro llio Iwo opposing leaderM, was diafled and adojded iinauimoiiKly hy a joint coinmitleo on civil and military mat luiH, thu memherH of which aro tho leaders of hoth faclious. 11 urrnufp'd that the pioviHiouul president, In ho named later, should lake oith of of fice heforu tho assemhled convention. Tho document thanked Ocucrnl Car rauii nml (leneral Villa for their revolutionary activity. The piopositiou for Ihu retirciui'iit of hoth leaders was made, to Ihu con vention ,y Oarraimi hiiiiKelf, who In sisted thai unless Villa also retired ho would ho compelled In refuse to aleii down from office, EXPECTED ON MEDF0U1), A DESPERATE PREDICAMENT! RN CAPITAL RETURNS TO PARIS PARIS, Oel. .'li. Inofficial an iioiinei'incnl was made toda that llio IMVcrumOiil would leturn lo Paris from llordeaux, N'ovenihur t!0, and (hut parliamenl would meet Decem ber If lo pass cmerKeiicy laws. Little hy little Paris appears to he returning to more normal conditions. The slums iu the Axeiiuo d'Opcrn, which hail their doors locked ami the windows whitewashed, have been re oneiied. Haeh ilav another ii'stnv- rant or liar on tho boulevards or elsewhere resumes business ami the new'siiaiiers which ceased to iiuhllsh at the time of tho mobilization hiue he(;iin to appear iiKiiin. Tho (pieslion of reopening tho HonrT also is dis cussed. Prom llio war arena in Pel f,'iuiu,and I'ranco tho most pleasing iti'WM lo Parisians today wiih that lelliiiL- of tho retreat of Ihu (lerinans aorosH Ihn Yser in thu faee of a stiff cniiiionndiiiK hy tho allies. Thu an iioiiiieenp'iit only a few days UK" that thu (lerinans had succeeded In ciomh ii(r io tho left hank of llio Yser did morn to tlcnrcss Ihu Miirils of Hie people here than nny develoiinent of Ihu war for Home time. Their withdrawal now nliuiK i"' tho progress of thu allies at oilier points as officially announced, is taken hy many as marking tho first stager) of fin iinpcndiiif,' vie lory. BRITISH SEIZE WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Tho statu tliipurtuient Into today directed AmbatiBadar Puko Iu Loudon to ro- ipieut tho IlrltlBh Kovernmont to ro Iciihu at onco cnrK'ieH of Amurlcan copper on tho utoamor Hun Olovnnul and Itonn d'ltallu, detained at (Illiral tnr on tlio ground that tho cnrKoon nro dcHtlnod to Italy nuulrul terri tory, STINE'S PROHIMEET PROVES BIG FIZZLE Tho Hiiialleul crowd that Iihh at leinleil.u iolitioal meeliuu; iu this eily Ihis year assembled al llio Nat Pii ilny nih( for whal wiih to have been a plcdfpiifr of eamlidiilcH only, hut u few candldules showed up, II. K. Kline, who renounced his paity's can didacy lo connive wiih republicans lo swiiur dr votes In Hiiolh, was pres ent ami lalkcd. Lellers worn lead, hut most of thu nveniiiK wmh devnleil to a discussion of Ihu lux amend ments, Thu mediae; wiih a link, ON NOVEMBER 20 AM AN SHIPS Oltl - HION - , SATUUMMY, FORCES IN rVJi SIM BETRAYAL ! HAS APPEARANCE i OF Thu betraal of hln party Iu tho eleventh hour by II. H Htlim, prohi bition candidate for Pulled Ht'ntes Hdiutor, has tho nptH-amuco of n roti splrucy. I'or iioino weeks past tho Mtnudpat people hno tieeii Indus trlotiHly limitation tho old explodod rnniiril Unit Houutor Chamberlain was a drunkard nmoiiK tho women voters nod iiiiioiik Hut party prohlbl tlonlHts. No attoiitlou was phld to tho story nn It wnu regarded as merely a part ami pnrcnl of tlio cam pal i;u libels tho OrcKonlnn linn floated In Ori'Kou In pant years, Thero lien nro eniilly icfuted. ikn ntor Chamberlain vIMted Jaeknon county two years no rnmpnlKnliiK for Woodrow Wilson and ni;nu ram palKneil Jackson county lust week. Ho declined to drink with friends re peatedly and until ho hnd if lit It en tirely both nl public functions and privately, KiiyliiK his experience with tho prisoners In tho snlteiitlnry, nn woll ns other obsurvntloiiB hud con vinced him of Its effects. Ah Ih woll known tho Wilson ad ministration put tho ban on this so cial practice when Hecrotnry of Htato' llrynu broke tho custom of centur ies by serving nrnpo julcn In plnca of llijuors at his first function as host to thu diplomats of tho world. Secre tary of tho Navy Daniels, followed It up with his celebrated order nbollah- liiK liquor la the navy. "Chamberlain a drunkard. Tho most absurd talo over told," said Htato Central Committeeman W. II. Canon this mnrnliiK. "I was with tho Chamberlain pnrty through tho valloy six yenrn ngo, two yearn ngo and attain tho past week nml saw him rofiiHo to drink nil tho way throiiitli, uayliiK ho had rut It nut both ns to himself nml as it social practice." WISCONSIN IS CAMP UANDALL, Oct.-31. In a brilliant exhibition of gamoiioHa, Wis consin hold Ohlcugo to a scoreless Ho In a crucial combat for tho DIk Nino chaiuplonHlilp loday, (Tho bad, gor defoiiHo proved nnuxiceleilly stroiiK, stopping tho Maroon uttuck with llttlo trouble, wbllo with Mot Iowa puiilliig, a leading fnelor, tho Cardinal offonidvo wiih strong enough lo keep tho hall In Chicago territory most of llio lliuo, Ithaca Cornell, IU; Holy Cross, 3, t&3jL Mp. im m CONSPIRACY OOTOMMR ,11, IBM FRANCE AND Couilesv Oregon Jiiutnal. - X .'. XT T A LONDON, Oel. III. Tile llrilish Kovernmeiit has seat three of its highest officials to the continent on a mont mysterious mid important mission. Tho delegation consists of David Lloyd-deorge, chancellor of Ihu exeheipier; Lord lliihlaue, Lord chancellor, and lonl lteadinj,', chief jllSlllT. The deslinalinn and object of (hit mission is being kept a secret, lis importance is eidence from its mem hership ami uppnt cully the hiisiuess lo he transacted concerns hoth fin uncial and- legnl mailers. Lord llahliiun and thu chief justice rank about Ihn foremost authorities upon the law in thu United Kingdom. Thu most plausible icporls have it Hint tho three have gone to Holland and possibly will extend their journey In the Scandinavian counlries into (lennany. If tlio statements of thu Kughsli newspapers are coriect, Hol land and thu three Scandinavian tin lions aro conducting a flotitishing tr.ulo with (lenminv through trans shipment of supplies fiom tlio United .Slates and oven from Knglanil, OLD STAND-BY PIIILADKLPHIA, Oel. .11. Con niu Muok, maiiMger of thu Philadel phia Athletics, announced (oday that liu hail asked waivers on Pitchers Header, Plank ami Coombs. Mnok'H announcement was in con firmation of a statement iiiado hy Huglioy Jennings, malinger of the Detroit team nt Atlaiitio Citv, Tlio Pliiladelphin manager said liu had no intention of retaining any ono of tliu (In oo nileliers for (ho nciihon of 1010, Mack Haiti ho wanted it uiideistood that liu did not think Header and Plauk'ri usefulness as pitchers wuu over. "I urn for (ho American Icagilo iu vielorv or defeat." Mack said, "and I am going In keep tlicso plaverH for our league if )osslhlu. "I would not have asked for waiv urn nl this time, hul for (ho fuel that nun of them told mo ho hud heeu diokeriinr with Ihu Federal leauue." Tho llircii nileliers did wonderful work iu their unicorn. R N ENDS HIHES I n M IN MACK RELEASES PITCHING STAFF TURKS BLAME STINE BETRAYAL GERMAN CREWS TO 1 BOOTH RUSSIAN RAID AROUSES PARTY Porte Informs Washington That Bom- hardment of Seaports Took Place Without Knowledge of Sultan's Government German Sailors Force Situation WASHINGTON, Oct. :il. The, Tin kink mlnisler of fimiuee infonned Hit French ambassador nLConitan tiuoplu jeslerday that the inliP'nf Tinkish wnrsliiiis on Riissian sen- polls look place without the knout- cage oi llio uiioiuau goverumeni nop, presumably under the influence of Herman officers and erew. This In formation was coiixoycil in a dispatch today from Ambassador .Morgeiithau to the American government. Mr. Morgentluiii lidded that Hie Russian umhassador leeched in structions at II a. iu. yesterday to demand his passports and make an effort to see the grand vi-der, who pleaded illness mid id not receive him. Allies AmlMHfcnilor) Icavo Thu ItiiRsinn, French nml llrilish amhaswiidtirs, according (o the same dispatch, are preparing to leave Con slauliuople together tonight. On leceiving instructions lo leave ('oiistaiiliuople, I he Kussian utiibns. sailor immediately placed the inter ests of Russia iu llio linmls of the Italian ambassador. Ambassador Morgcuthau'H dis patch made no mention of iiiiv dee- (million of war nor of internal. con ditions iiTTurkey. He probably will take over the French and Hritish em bassies. Acting Seerctnry Lansing declined lo stale which of the powers had asked the United Slntes to eaie for disploiiintio interests at Constanti nople. Inasmuch ns (Ireat Hrilaia several weeks ago when tho Turkish situation had apparently reached a crisis, had asked tho United Slate. t oearu for her interests in oaso of eniergenoy it was believed the nation referred lo was France. Americans Aru Knfo Although (here still was a view in soino ipinrtcrs that Herman officers ami Turkish eouiinniider of tho war paily miu'hl have forced tliu situation on tho grand viier and his council lors, nothing was contained in offi cial dibpatehes, which could ho con st raid as supporting that theory. Ambassador Morgenthnu's diumteh was filed at noon yesterday in cipher, Tho fact that no mention wiih ltinde concerning missionaries led officials lo believe that Mr. Mo month an felt confident Hint Americans throughout (ho Ottoman empire would ho safe. On the nuthority of a prominent diplomat it wag said today that A. Itustein Rev, the Tmkish ambassa dor here, when leaving Washington (hreo wcukH ngo, told a friend th'ut Turkey would enter tho war on Hie sido of Germany within a mouth. harvarcTdefeats 7-0 CAMRRIDflH, Mass., Oct. JIL Harvard today was hold to a 7 to 0 score in an old-fashioned game hy Michigan. Twenty-fivo thousand speotators who anticipated a spectac ular clash and sensational develop ment, saw only line plunging ami a few end runs. Harvard carried off llireo out of four passes, ono of which brought her to within striking distance of Michi gan's goal line iu tho second period. From tliu Michigan eighteen-yard lino sis Harvard plunges brought thu only ficoro of tlio game, llardwiek, on a fivo-ymd dash, praelically walked over thu goal line. Ho then kicked goal. -Michigan wiih twice on Har vard's, fivo-yard line and onco with a first down. Tho Harvard lino stiffen ed ami each timu gained thu hall on downs, Tho Harvard team wiih not forced to unuover any of IIh cherish ed plays for thu benefit of Yale or 1'i'iuccion acoula, MICHIGAN NO. .191 Prohibition Candidate for Senate Who Makes Deal With Booth at Eleventh Hour Meets Censure From Jackson County Dry s Refuses to Explain Action And Won't Talk of It. Tlio fear of (ho wrath of tho party ho has bntroycdUtipon If. H. Stluv. prohibition rundliTlatofor tho Unltud States 'candidate. Ho refuses to deny, affirm, or confirm tho statement that ho entered Into n pacj.jwlth tho H publlcnn Htnto Central Commltteo to throw dry votes to II. A, llooth. Usually glib and frco with words, this morning ho mummed an ornslvo attitude. Prohibitionists or this city, whero ho bus been a leader do nounco his net ns pnrty betrayal. Htlno Friday afternoon dented, that ho had over written a letter favor ing Unoth. Later confronted with proof, be admitted that ho hnd writ ten such n letter. This morning ho denied ho hnd received any messugo from J. o. Fox, acting secretary ot tho Out-to-WIn prohibition wing, asking him to repudlnto his letter urging support for tho timber baron's senatorial aspirations. Stlne ltcfusit Hlntcmont. "I don't want to bo Interviewed," said Mr. Htlno this morning, assum ing nn Injured nttllude. "If I did It would only mean a lot morn, tele gram and telephone messages to ls bothered with. I will say nothing. I don't caro anything about It, and want nothing to do with their argu ments, It's nothing to me ono way or tho other." Mr. Stluo was told Hint sllcnco on his part, would result In tho public accepting ns trim tho traitor chnrges against him. This did not niter bis iinconimtinlcatho nttltudc. Medford prohibitionists many nt whom supported Stlnu's candidacy, condemned him thin morning In vlg oroiiH terms. Dozens hnvo called him by phono miking tho reason for hh switch, and why ho did It. Silne'a reply wn that llooth wns ns dry a man ns ho was, nud Hint tho pnrty had decided to support tho ropubllcnn candidate. Mr. Stlne's circular letter to voters is being mailed from (ho llooth head quarters to registered prohlbltlonlstn throughout tho statu. It assorts that Mr. llooth has publicly en dorsed prohibition which Is not tho casn, as llooth hns refused to bo put on record, Speaking of Stlno's bo trnynl, ono of tho prominent prohi bitionists of tho county mild teday: fihnrp Criticism "Prohlblttonlsta receiving II. S. Stluo'g lottor woro greatly surprised thnt our trusted Jackson county lendor hns boon led astray placing tho prohibition party In tho light of tlmo servers and trlnimors. Tho function ot tho prohibition pnrty has bcon a deop-sontod and consecrated devotion to principles and its voters hnvo mndo their sacrifices biennially without regard to presont success tho bano ot good government. "Mr, U'Ron served notlco on tho pnrty In plenty of tlmo for tho Vrty to tnko any action it deemed advls wblo whon ho rofuBod the prohibition pnrty nomination for governor whon ho discovered that his namo could not appear on tho ballot ns Independ ent and prohibitionist. That was at least fair. Unfortunate for fitlno "Mr. Sttnu'B concoct convja at nn hour tho most unfortunato both for hlniRolf and tho reputation of tho prohibition party. First, It comes at n tlmo whon .Mr. Uooth'a methods hnvo boon exposed and laid bare und aro tho talk ot ovory fireside In Ore gon. Rocond, In his platform ((led with tho socrotary of stato, Mr. Hooth absolutely Ignorod tho prohi bition question, olthor locnl, stato or national, though his platform con tained roforoncos to many other mnt ters nil trontud In nu ovnslvo main . tiri "Tho prohibition party has uoTh Ing In harmony with Mr, llooth or (Conttuuiq go oig .)