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: Medford Mail Tribune mmmm&mtm Jfittlrt SECOND EDITION WEATHER Strict I'nlr tonlKlit and fluntty .Max. HI; Min, 1W. Forty.fourth Tr. Dully Ninth Ynr. MIOPjTOim OUIWON, HATl'MMY, NOVEMBER, 7, 1014 NO. 397 RUSSIA CLAIMS Gel VICTORY AT CRACOW WHILE JAPS CAPTURE TSING TAU If ) r JAPS TO RULE TIG TAU UNTIL WAR IS FINISHED German Fortress In Clilnn Capitulates After Gallant Defense Lastlnij Three Months Teutons Flht Bravely to the Last, Blowlnu Up What Was Left of Forts. TOKIO Nov. 7. :ir p. in. Vine .MtnUler nf tin) Nuvv Suzki, MMakhic Indnv nf tho futuio nf Tsing-Tuu, Mtiil; ''While lint Kuinncitii war contin ues Tfdu- 'I'nii will lin ndiiiiuisleiod bv liipnii, At tin' conclusion nf tliu war illlpllll H'ill lipcil negotiations Willi China." rnilro" HurreinlerK After desperate (ihmhiiIIk, in which till .lliptllle!', ill tilt flll'O tif heroic resistance, riviillcil tint btnverv nf tlmir forces nt Port Arthur, Tuing Tun surrendered at !:'-'( I o'clock this iiiortiiiiir. At tliat Imiir (ln or'nor .Meyer-Wnldcok, following th" hoist ing nf while flags nu the forts, unit an oflieor with a flag of truce to the Angtn-Junuueso linos. At I o'clock I It in nflornoon the Jap anese ninl German officers uju'ihiI a rOiil'crciici' at Mnllko barracks when the formalities nf i'iiiitiilatiuu weic concluded, Tint ,)miam"o officers pay iinstinl nl tiilmlit to the bravery nf lln (Irr limns, win) fought tenaciously to the lust, t'noffliiul ri'imrU arc tliat the Germans blew up what Wns left nf tln'ir fnrt.s before surrendering and practically tho whole town is in ruinn. A Japanese lorpcilo hunt flntilla that entered tin1 hay found that ni'iiily all thi' ships hml boon destroyed. lMYtiUH of I tin War An official estimate places tlm Japanese killed in tin final assault hut night nt lliirtiv, with lS'J wounded. The British tnnk an iin portant part in tin- Wetnry anil two other officers wore wounded. No htatcnirnt of the (Ionium ensuiillios is mailable, tut it is expected that thi'V woio heavy. Thn minister of war for (loriniiny slutcs that the lessons lent nod from tin' siege, first, thr ilinlriii'lii'iii'hN nf thn new luay guns that tlu Jnpiiii- ucd for tho find tinio; anil sec ond, tho effoothouoss nf tho nern piano observation son ice whereby tho methods of tho defense were ills I'livi'icil. Tho prisoneis, who will number, it 1h said, between (11)00 ami HOOD, will hn brought to .lapiiti. Tho official version of tho victory, iMKiit'tl hy tint Jnpnucsu war offioo, fol lews: Official Version of Victory "A general bouiliurdinont on Ooto her III iiormittcd tho occiiimtiun nu Novonibor 1 of tho first attacking poHltion ;ill.,'i.iiictor hill, .'1000 IVct smith of our previous position, ami hniiuilcil hy tho Sht-I In ami tho (Contlnuod on pneo two.) TO SELL STOCK IN COAL MINES CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 7. Stock In fiovoral nuHtom Ohio and Wont Virginia coul coiupunlca valued nt ?:i,7r.0,000, piihboiI Into tho hnudH of .lohn S, Jonim, h coul operator of Chi ciiko, today nu u rcmtlt of nu entry Hindu hy United Stutcti Dlutrlct .IiuIkoh WnrrhiKton, iiuppen nml DohIhou In tho Hiilt In ought hy tho Kovornnumt uenlnat tho New York ('antral uud Choiinpcaku nml Ohio railroad companion, tliolr Huhsldlury lliioa and vnrloiiB coul companies con trolled hy thom. Tho enso "wau hroiiKht hy tho Kovorumont under the Shorinnu iintl-triiHt law and thu fudorul offlclnla doclnred It to ho tho moHt HwcopliiK victory that hits over lioon nccoiiipllHhod under tho act, Tho IM'Uo wuu llxod ul ?a,7u0,0t)0, RAILROADS FORCED BATTLE RAGING TO OUST KAISER FROM RUSSIA Last German Stronghold In Poland Attncketf I B.&00 Prlsontrs Taken Alonu with Many Pieces of Artil leryGermans Heavily Entrenched at Sicradz Resistance Broken. PKTItOOUAD, Nov. 7. Tim left wing of Urn ItiiHHlnu army In 'ii gnKomnntN tiililnc plncn linlwcoa Or totior -H ami NowMiitior i on tho front In tlm vicinity of C'rncovv took primmer 271 offlicm nml IK.CiUOO men of tlm cncni)'. nccunllni; to In furmntloii kIvcii out totlny. In ndil. tlon to tlicmi prlHoncrn tho Kunlnn fiirirN cnpturcil llirco Honltzorn, 10 plvccn of nrtlllury, 3K rnplil-flro i;uns nml a InrKo iiiautlty of iiintvrlnl for tliu miiuufiicturu of cnrtrlilKf". PnTllOfSUAl), Nov. 7. vln Ixindon, 2: to p. m ItiUNlnn force uru ut tnckliiK tho (icrmnn poHltlnu at HlorniU, on tho Wnrthn rlvor In Kiik Hlnu Pnlniiil, notith.eaiit of KnllMX mid ntiotit IT inlli'M cut of tlm Cor iiiiiii hunter, according to liiforina tlon rcucliliiK I'otroRrnd toduy. TIiIh eiiRnKomcnt mnrks tho l KluntnK of tlio ultuntan ndvnnc iiKiilnNt tho liiHt fortified (ivrmnn po- HltlOllH Oil ItllMllttll h()ll. Tlm Ccrmnna nro heavily en trciicheil at Hloradx and appear do tormlned to dlnputo thv croenliit; of tlm lllvur W'nrtho. LONDON, Nov. 7. NotwItliHtnnd lni; JtiiMlnn rlnlmi to nn overwholtn Iiik nucrcii In tho emit, thero I uotli tiiK to hIiow that tho (Icrman nnd AiiHtrlnn forrcn hnvo niei Rrcnt dls imler and nltlmiiRli they wore com noled to rotrcnt, they nppnrently were ahlo to fall hack upon HtrouKtly for tified poHltlonn nclcctod In ndvnnco. Itimaln, In nn official (111101110111, ninkoM clnliu Hint tho rottnnco of tlm enemy linn Ikkui hrokon, after flKhtliiK of rovnrnl weeks iiIoiir n front of 350 iiiIIck. Thin cnmpalRn linn now heon cloned In tlm opinion of thu ItUHKlnn military nuthorltlcn, who irny that a now period of tho war will ho InnuKtirntod. Of tho riKhtliiK on Inml mid nen hroiiKlit nliout hy Tnrkoy'n ontrauco Into tho wnr, lit t to wns learned to day. Turkliih offlclnla nt Hinyrim nro until to hnvo mndn further sU- urcn of vohhcIh of hostile countrloa nml thu Ituxnlnn Ronernl Htnff In Cnu cniiln roportn thnt tho Turklidi force which nttomptod nn offeimlvo niovo 'nioiit linn boon driven hack with heavy Iohkch, SAN KltAXCISCO, C11I., Nov. 7. Ciiptnin II, Kikui'lii of the Jupniictm freighter Aiiuiiihiiii Mum, suit! today (hut he had hcen ooiivoycil from Ju lian to the Pai'ifiu cnast hy two .Jap anese, hattleships, hut ho ioI'iimoiI to iUviiIko their iiuiuch. I Id huid tho warxliipK left him two days out from San Fraueirteo. TOKIO, Nov. 7, :i:50 p. 111. Toklo Is colohrntlui; today tho fall of tho (icrmnn fortross ut TslnK-Tnu nftor an actual bIoro of a fuw dnys moro tlian threo weekn. It wiih In tho mlddlo of September thnt tho real attack begun, uUIioiirK prepnrutlonH wero boRiin inimodlatoly nftor war wns declared by Japnn on AllRIIHt IS, Crowds collected ovorywhoro n many processions wero formed, tho euthUHlastlo pooplo draRRtiiR flonts ilocorntod with ftowors as n symbol of victory. Jnpniioso und Ilrltlsh fhiRs nro flontliiK overywhero throiiEh out tho city. 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Tho enciny liny- posts on tho loft hank of tho river, hut has contented himself with a fcchlo artil lery fito directed upiinsl tho roads in the environs of Itaiiiscapclle. "The defeat in liii-sian Poland scciu to have resulted in the rollout of portion of the enemy's troops in llclumm. lliero has heen reported partietilurlv in this connection the de parture toward the cast of 11 divis ion of fiUOO men, who have heen seen mm chilli' from llruu'e ton aid (llieut. Kurtheiinore, live troop trains lott HriisaclH recently, Koiiif; in the direc tion of l.ntiwiiu." Rlneers led by cionorul Yoshlnit Ya iniulu. aiinultniioously with tho chaiRo of (louorul Ymuiidu others foru uinde, the troops dashing forwnrd vlth cries of "llniuul." TnltuiiRchen, tho fortification on tho east, foil nt G:!)0 In tho mornliiK.o CliunRchtnwu was- captured oau thorentter with Its two henvy ennnon. A detnchuiout of tho first lino oc cupied tho lltlB, ltlsmurck nnd Moltko forts nt 7 o'clock In tho uioruliiR, nnd then thu oiioiuy hoisted tho whlto fliiR on tho w-cnthor astroiionilcul stn tlon adJotniiiR tho governor's oftlco, Auothor white flag holstod on tho const forts nt the mouth of the Ilulpo, nt 7:30 o'clock. In the liiBt two dnys of the fight I UK, It Is stnted, tho wncihlps con United u terrific rain of shells 011 tho fortress and tho city from tho east and south, Inflicting great dniuago, Tnlslchen fart, tho offtclnl accounts say, scorned to oxplod.0, TROOPS EA1 M N OF THE ADMIRALTY, WHO SUCCEEDS PRINCE OF BATTENBERG" JUJfZZRAZL JIK S0JCZr rsiffaz??, HARVARD DEFEATS PRINCETON EASILY SCORE OF 20 TO 0 CAMIIItlDCiK. Mass., Nov. 7. Without showing much of her hand, Ilnrvnrd Rne Princeton tho sound est defeat eer hcored hy tho Crim son over tho O run go nml lllnck, tho score standing -0 to 0 nt tho end of tho Rnme. Tho Crimson first eleven scored two touchdowns nnd Mnhuu klckcil two gonls from the field In three periods nnd a half n nilnntc In the fourth. During the rest of tho gnmo nearly 20 Ilnrvnrd substitutes went In to tho piny. Mnhnu proved himself an nblo substitute for Uriokley by kick ing two field goals. Tho Princeton offense wns n bitter dlsapoplntniont to 500 cheerers of tho Ornngo nnd lllnck. Until Harvard substitutes wont Into tho gnmo Princeton could not gain flvo yards by rushing. An uuusunl number of fumbles marked tho play, with l.ogun tho principal offender. At Amhcrbt Mnssnchusotta Ag gies. 7; Mlddleburry, O. At Princeton -Ynlo Freshmen, 20; Princeton Freshmon, 0. At Manchester, N. 11. Carlisle, 0; Hilly Cross, 0. JAP WARSHIPS FREED FOR BATTLE WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Official dispatches telling of tho fall of Tving Tun wero leecivcd today nt tho Jap uiieso embassy aiid'interpretcd us big nalliug the beginning of mi offensive niival campaign in tho Pacific. Three squadrons if warships, which have been occupied in blockading Kino Chow, will now bo released, it was said, to hunt down tho Geruutu ships in tho Pacific. It wns stated at tho embassy thnt in nil probability u, joint occupation of British mid Japanese forces would tuko place at Tsiug Tun immediately. naPMP KAISER AT FRONT TO GAIN CALAIS LONDON, Nov. 7, 7:1.' a. ni. Tho eorre-pondent of the F.xpress of the Helginn frontier, under date of Fri day, tcli'xrunlis the follewing: "The kaiser is elo-o to tho front in Flanders making efforts to inspire his troops to aiit (WaU. "Despite, the nearly successful hoinh nttaek on. him at Tiiielt, Sun day. the kuinor continues to drive daily throueh the territory behind the Bruges mid Coiirlni roads. His route is always kept secret "Daily ho singles out certain &ol diciv for acts of exceptional bravery and personally talks to the wounded, invariably saying: " 'Hood day, comrade. The kuiscr wishes you a speedy recovery.' "Thekaiscr dined with the staff nt Ohont yesterday and returned, to hcudipinrtcrs thoroughly dissatisfied with recent events in the onmpnigii." OF WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-With the federal oiiarnutino ugaiiist tho foot and mouth disease covering practi cally every suspected cattle market, officials of tho bureau of animal in dustry toduy organized a force of in spectors to trace every shipment of cuttle mado from tho infected urcu during tho last two mouths. Officials believe tho uunrnntino al ready established covers all points nt uresent affected, and that the striot muiuteuauco of quarantines and the slaughter of infected eattlo will stamp out tho disease. CHICAGO, Nov. 7. -Tho Chicago Fnioii Stock vnrds, for tho first time since its organization forty-nine years ago, was closed today because of tho epidemio of foot and mouth disease rauing union' cattle in thir teen stales. Placed under quarantine by state and federal offieinjn for n period of INSPIRING SOLDIER MEATN OUIET PREVAILS ON BATTLE LINE AT French and British Forces Success fully Repulse German Attacks Along Entire Front French Re capture Positions Near the Olse, Prevlouslv Lost. PARIS, Nor. 7, 3:01 p. m. The official announcement given out in Puris this afternoon says that the situation is relatively iuict on the river Yser below Dixmude. The statement sets foith that French and British forces have sue cesfully repulsed Gorman attacks nloiiL' almost the entire front. Refer ence is innde specifically to Dixmude and Kischoote, where counter attacks were repulsed; to the southeast of Ypres, where the French have as sumed the offensive with the British, and to Keuvc Chapelle, where the British forces drove hnek the Oer inans. Positions Itecnpttircil Day nml night attacks between Arms nnd tho Oisc have been checked ami near Vailly the French recaptur ed positions previously wrested from them. In the Argonnc other attacks were renulscd, nnd here the French claim having won n victory. The text of the statement follews: "On our left wing the situution is relativcl" quiet on the Yser down stream from Dixmude. The Bclginn troops, who advanced along the right bank of the Yser. from Nicuport, in tho direction of Lombaertzyile, and who hud been counter attacked by the Germans, were sustained in time. The situation has been entirely rc-cbtnb-lis.'ied in this locality. "At Dixmude the marine fusiliers repulsed a fresh counter-offensive movement. Further to the south the attacks of the enemy nround Bis chooto nlso were repulsed by French troops, who subsequently advanced. To the east of Ypres the situation is without change. To the southeast of this town wo hnve resumed the of fensive in combination with the Brit ish troons operating in this region mid repulsed nn attack particularly violent nnd pronounced by detach ments belonging to the active army corns recently brought into this re gion bv the (icmuuis. British Itepulsc Knciny "Between Arnicnticres mid the cnnal of Labassec, the British army, on its side, repulsed a violent attack on Xeuvo Chnpellc. Between the cannl of Lubasseo nnd Arras, as well as between Arras and the Oise, sev eral counter nttneks, delivered bv night und bv day, have been checked. Wo even made some slight progress in tho region of Vermelles and to the south of Aix Moulctte. "On tho center, in the region of Vuilly, wo continued during the day of yenterdav to recapture ground pre viously lost !) us. In the Argonno (Continuod on Page 6) nine days, tho Chicago yards will un dergo a thorough nrocess of fumiga tion before tho slaughtering of ani mals will bo 'lennitted to bo resumed. No feliipnicnt of livestock will bo mndo into the yards until the uuarau tiue is raised. Shipments of dressed meats, howovor. will continue as us unl, A majority of tho 40,000 em ployes will be kept nt work durinir tho enforced suspension. NKW YORK. Nov. 7. Tho retail price of beef ndvanced toduy 1 to 2 cents u pound ubovo tho opening prices of tho week, Lamb and mut ton also advanced 2 cents a pound. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 7. For tho first time in many years no cat tle, hogs or slices were received and no nuotations wero announced today at tlm Heir's Island stockyards, Ouarmitmo ut;uintt the loot and month disease became absolute today, m S LAS ADVANCE VILLA UPHOLOS NEW PRESIDENT WITH HIS ARMY General Issues Declaration That He Is Heart and Soul With Gutierrez and Will Sustain Him by Force of Arms Is Disposed to Make the Law Respected. WASHINGTON, N'ov. 7. Rafael Zubnrnn Cupmnny, (.'iirrsinzn'H confi dential agent here, entered n strong denial today to published reports that the dcK)cd first chief hail ordered nn nttnek Sunday on the American forces nt Vem Cruz. "It is to Currnnza's highest denire," he said, "to have the American troops evacuate Vera Cruz in n peaceful ami friendly mnnner." Kfi PASO, Tex., Nov. 7. Geii"rnl Villa, in a telegram to the Associated Press from Aguns Calientes, says: "General Kulnlio Gutierrez, having taken oath of offico today before the military convention assembled in this city nj provisional president of tho republic, I want it made known to tho Mexican people, mid to the world in general, thnt I nm in accord with his resignation, nnd that I will sus tain iiim with the force of arms, be cause I consider him a revolutionary leader of n heart identical with that of the people, nnd thnt I nm disposed to respect and make respected tho law, mid to procure betterment nml well-being for the people of my country- (Signed). "FRANCISCO VILLI, "General in Ccnrge."- FLEET AMSTERDAM, Xov. T, 5:32 p. m. A dispatch to tho Router Telegram company from Amsterdam brings tho following statement by tho Tu.'klsh army headquarters received from Constantinople by way of nnrlin: "Tho Russian army allowed no ac tivity on Friday. "This morning tho Russian fleet bombarded tho lllnck Sea ports oC Ziingguldlnk and Kuzlu for two hours. At Kuzlu the Greek stenmer Nikon was sunk, At Zunguldlak tho French church and the French con sulate were destroyed," CAPITAL PUNISHMENT PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 7. Com-, pleto returns from noarly every conn-' ty in Oregon today Indicated thut; tho bill to abolish capital punishment probubly had passed nt Tuesday's election. The anti-capital punish ment Icaguo claimed tho measura would rccotvo a majority of 8000 votes. If tho hill passes, two con demned murderers at the stato pen itentiary will escape tho death pen alty. A ro-check of unofficial figure later In tho day gave a load of 1655 against abolishing the death penalty. Missing precincts leave tho Issue In doubt. i RUSSIANS SEIZE T LONDON, Nov. 7, 12:15 p. in. The Amsterdam correspondent of Renter!! Telegram uompany reports that a message received thero from vienua sava tliat Austro-IIuutfftriaii'a consul gouorul and the Turkish diplo matic representative at Tabriz, Per- , sin, have been taken prisoners by-tlut .Russians and trtinsjiorted to 'fiftfcv RUSSIAN BOMBARD PORTS . i ;'- 51