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h flTnfl ,f 207 Still MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair tonight nnd Thursday Mat, no Mln. liH. I'nfty.fourtli Tr, Dilly Ninth Ywir MEDFORD. OREGON, WKDNKSIUY, NOVEMBER 18, 1014 NO. 200 . TURKISH FORTS AT SMYRNA RRE AT American Cruiser or Her Launch Tnruet for Sultan's Gunners De tails Awaited Before Taking. Action Upon Hostile Act American Con sulatc at Smyrna In Danger. WASHINGTON', Nov. JH.-Tlio Fiuled Stales crulhor Tennessee or her liiuiii'h probably Urn latterwan Jiinl upon joslordny liy llio Turkish foils at Smyrna. Captain Itcnlon C, Decker of tlio eruiicr, reporting "i" incident today lo the navy department, gnvo no 1 luiU of I ho firing, hut adilcd that I'earn hail been felt for the wifely of the American conmilatc. Wliilo awaiting further reportH from Captain Decker and other from Ainlmxt-mhir Morgcuthnti unit Consul (leiieial Hurl on, officials here have two theoncH. Tm Theories Ailinitml One i h that tlio ('mixer may have lieeu sending a guard ashore to pru teet the consulate and AaerieaiiH and oilier foreignero. They draw this from Captain Dccker'n hlntcinrnt that feain had been felt for (he safety of (hi cDumilatc. The oilier is that Caplaiu Decker hud called on Consul Oeuenil llorluii, who, after returning the call, wiih be ing taken hack to idiorc liy the cruiii ci'h launch, which mav haxo heen re (tuning after hours of entry pre hctihed liy port official, which are very fclriet. lie fore legiinling the firing upon the American Milp an a hoslile not, officials here arc iueliard to await further ri'porU and hold to thu be lief Hint it illicit, have heen a minim dentniidiiig or the act of homo local official which will quickly he corrod ed in Constniilinople. N Keller (VuKer Cailaiu lleiilou Clark Decker is in cniaiiiaiid of (ho 'leiiucuhce, which left New York August ll with ncarlv !, 11110,111)1) in gold on hoard for the re lief of the American toiiriMK strand ed in Kurope. Tlio waiihlp firht went to lluglund and thence to France, and finally entered tlio Mediterranean, where she. visited several pmtti In piirttiiance of her relief work. BASEMCE NEGOTIATIONS OFF CINCINNATI, O., Nov. 18. All negotiation between Charles Wcegh uiaii, president of the Chicago Fed eral club, and Charles 1. Tut't, ma joiily owner of tlio Chicago National league club, for the purchase of tlio hitler's Hlock, wero broken off abruptly by llio latter today. In aiihWer to u telegram from Wceghinnii, asking for an extension until December 1 of an option on Tuft's kIocIc in (ho Chicago Nation als, Weeglimnn wiih neat a letter not only ivfimiug to extend tlio time, but informing him that all ncKottutions looking toward IiIh prohpcolivu pnr ehitHo of tlio Chicago Nationals worn at an cud, When asked what tlio effect tlio failure" of Mr, Woeglunun lo piircluiho the Chicago NationulH would havo on proposed peiino negotiations, Cltnir iiiau August llornuann of the nation 'al itoiiiiuixHion, baid: "I cannot tell ns yet. I liuvo no idea at thin time." E TO AUSTRIAN LOAN LONDON, Nov. 18, 1:25 p. m. A dlHpatt'h from Vlonnti, transmitted to London by tlio AuiBtordani corroa pondont of Router's Tolosram com pany, announcoB that Kmporor Frun cIh .JoHoph of AiiHlrla Iiiih tiubBcrlbod 5000 ctowiiB, 11,000,000, (o tlio Aits t trlan war loan, Tho Horllii Lokul AnzolKor authorl tatlvoly donloH roportu that tlio Duko of UruiiBwIck luH been wounded, In a prouer or In mlebtny. mm BUN ALONG BATTLE FRONT JIIBtLI.V, Nov. IS, via London, ,1: in p. Hi, An official communication Ik nod today liy llio (lormnn general hoailuuarlerH says: "Plghdiig la Went Flanders con tliiuen ami the idtuntlon on tlio wliolo romnliiH unchanged. "In thu forest of Argonno our at tnckn continue successfully. French sorties to thu houHi of Verdun woro repulsed." "An attack wan innilo against our forced, which had ino'il forward on tlio western hank of (lie Itlvor Mouse li on r Ht. Mlhlol, and hHIioukIi ll wan originally successful for tlio enemy, ll liroko down completely Inter on. "Our attack to tlio southeast of Clroy, compelled thu French (o sur reader noma of their positions. Tito Chntenu Clintlllon was stormed and taken liy our troops. "Now battles luivo developed In Poland In tlio region north of Lodz, but no decision linn yet been reached, "To tlio south-cast of Hotdau (Kan Prussia) (bo enemy hnH been forced to retreat In tlio direction of Mlawa, t'pon thu extiemo we. tern wing a strong Ituii-ln cnvalry force which wu defeated on November 1C and Novem ber 17, ban been driven back through Tllliallon " FAILED BROKERS HAN FHANCI8CO, Cal , Nov. 18. WarrnnlH for the arret of J. C. Wll rou nnd 1). A. Wllliruiid. niPinbera of Hie failed hrokernKo firm of J. C. Wll-on and Company, one of tho bent known cMubllshmentn on tho Pacific eoaiit, wore homed hero today chare Iiik thorn with thu ciubczilcmeut of 140,000, lleforo tho firm went into volun tary bankruptcy, ouIiik to tlio sunpcn hlon of the New York Stock KxchanRc and thu Itnanrlal BtrliiRoncy that net In hhortlv after thu outbreak of tho war, It held uiemberHhlm In tho Now York Block and Cotton Kx change, tho ChlcaKO Hoard of Trado nd tho Kan Francisco Stock and Ilond KxehaiiKO, and lualntalued offlcea hero, In A3 AnKoleu, Han IMcc.o, Coronado, California, Portland, Ore., and HeaMlu, Wnnli. Tho wnrrautH wero uworu (o In po llen court by A, H. Ilunoy, Jr., LouIb ItORcnthal nnd Cicorgo F, Walton, for- mrr eiiatomern of (ho (Inn. Tho amount of tho aliened omboi "xlemonl spudded in tho complaint are: From A, 11. Musoy $1,025 on July 2S nnd tho ntuno sum on July 31. From Louts lloaontlinl S17.G2C on July 30. From G. F, Mutton $3535 ou July 28. Tho datea rIvoh shortly prcceoded tho war and tlio firm's falluro. llondfl for onch of tho partners wore fixed nt $10,000 caBb, nnd tlio war rants woro bIvoii out (o bo served. WIIhoh'h furuKuro wns recently Hold at publlo auction, A.MSTICIIDAM, via Loudon, 4:55 p. in. Nov. IS, Tho Gorman authorl (Ion n IlelKtum (oday Issued a pro clamation, according to tho llandols liliul, ordering everybody In St. Nich olas and tlio surroundluK vlllKoa to quit tho houses until further notlco "iih tho (lormnus will bo practicing firing In this district, St. Nicholas Is a town In Kaat Flundors, 20 mllos northeast of Ohent on tho railroad to Antwerp, LONDON, Nov. 18, 3:55 p. m. Tho "Itusslan Myth," a Btory which galnod widosproad circulation bo mo months ago, that a Russian forco of 80,000 men from Arohangol bad been landed In Scotland and thonco moved to Franco, was officially burled In (ho Hoiiho of Commons today by a do ftnlto announcement that no Russian troops ovor had moved through Great Urltlan for tho western arona of tho conflict, i EMBEZZLEMENT MNDff RAGES BELGIAN BATTLE FRONT French Official Statement Reports Repulse of German Infantry At tacksFrom North Sea to Lys, Front Subjected to Fairly Active Bombardment. I'AltlS, Nov. 18, 11:10 p, in. The .French official Ntatciiicnl nlven out in Paris (IiIh uflenioon hiiyn that .m:h. (onlay saw iiuiiieintm artillery ducln and Home isolated infantry altaekx, all of which were repulsed. The text of the communication fal lows; "Tim day of yesleiday, No ember 17, Iiiik Miid inueli aa did (he day be fore. Thero wero numerouH artillery exehaiieM and home isolated attacks ou thu part of the enciiiy'n infantry, all of which wero repulsed. Znunw Win l'lr.t "From (he North sea to the L.vh, lint front imih stibjecled to a fairly aclivn bombardment, particularly at Nieupott, and to the east and to the houlh of YprcM, "Near Ilixsehoolc tlio Zouiivch, (hiiriii with (ho bayonet, brilliant ly took poh.cMion of a 1'orct whicli bad disputed between (he enemy and ourMvpH for three ilnyn. "To the south of Ypies an offens ive movement ou the part of tfio en rmy'H infantry whk repulsed by our (roops. The Kne;libh nnny also main tained i(a front. "From Arraw (o (he Oise (here U nolhinp; new to report. "In the region of Craonue our nr tilli"" ou several occasions secured (ho advantage over (he batteries of the enemy. .thelitis Slid Hointumlr! "Tho bombardment of Itheims hnn continued. From Rheims to the Ar gonno there is notliinp; new to reixirt In tho region of Ht. Mihiel, in spitu of counter attacks bv the (iernmiiH, we havo rclained in our possession the western part of thu village of Chau vonooiirl. "In Alsnce (he Landuehr battalions sent into the region of Saiute Marie mix Mines, have had to be taken out for tho reason that they lost one-half of their effective strength." HEARING HELD DKNVF.It, Colo., Nov. 18. Hear ing of (ho so-called Ogden gateway dispute between tho Union Pacific and tho Oregon Short Lino ou the ouo bide ami tho Denver & Itio Grande and other roads ou thu other, was to bo resumed lato today. Tes timony is being taken before M. A. Pattison, special examiner for thu in terstate commerce commission. At tho session last night, l' A. Wndlelgh, passenger traffic manager for tho Denver & llio Grande, told the examiner (hat the order of the Union Pacific abolishing through pas. henger rales over oilier roads from Colorado and eastern points to points on tho Oregon Short lino would de stroy tho valuo of investments. Tho Ogden gateway, ho said, had been open seventeen years and railroads and other interests had invested money ou the supposition that such conditions would bo permanent. Sev eral representatives of commercial organisations gave similar testimony NAGElliuPON ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 18. Tho se lection pf Charles Nagol. fornipr sec retary of commorco nnd labor, as tho third inomber of tho federal board of niodlatlon and conciliation was an nounced horo today by Judgo V. I. Chambors of Washington, D. C, chairman of tho board, Tlio board will moot In Chicago Novombor 30 to arbitrate tho differ ences botwoen 98 railroads operating west of tho Mississippi river and, their 6$ ouglnoerp and flromeji, , N MAY GREAT BAM AUG ALONG POLISH BORDER Austrlans Report Successful Sorties at Cracow Germans Resume Of fensive In Poland Confllctlntj Re ports of Eastern Situation Rus sian Advance Halted. I'AHIS, Nov. 18:.' I;:il p. m. A dispatch reedived ilieic from Petro gnnl by (he 1 In vim iigcncy is as fol lows : 1 "A lernfie bnltloj of unexampled violence has been proceeding for four days around holdau. 'Jhu cnnnoiiad iug has been mniiituuied night and day. The Russians are endeavoring at n;iiy cost (o avenge their cheek at Soldau, and are throwing themselves at (he (leniiaus with indeseribablc fury." WAHIIINGTOX, Nov. IS. Aus trlan sorties from Crncow jcslcrday captured Hussion fortlflcadons to the north of tho Austrian border, accord ing to dispatches received today from Vlennn to tho Atistro-IIungarlan em bassy. They also mentioned Servian defeat, which pormlttcd tho crossing of the Itlvor Kulcbra. LONDON, Nov. IS. 11:52 a. in.- No change In the Kaleidoscopic oper ations In Uusslnn Ijoladd has been more startling than .the' sudden re sumption of tho offehilvo on tho part of the Germans, a movement by which the heart of tho ItusMan lino has been attacked and Warsuw again threatened. As usual, conflicting reports ar rive from the neighborhood of tbcs operations, l'ctrograd doe not deny the Germans hnyq returned the offen slvo liut dispatches from tho capital declare that such n movement will not cause the slightest diversion frond tho Itusslan Invasion of Hast Prus sia, which is proceeding slowly but steadily. Meanwhile llcrlln claims a victory near Plpno, Imperilling the Itusslan forces, which, according to Gorman reports, must make a stand before crossing the Vistula river a re tirement behind that stream would bo too difficult. Ilcrlln reports that tho Ilusstaus are near Kutno, but Ylanna claims n victory for her ally nt this place. From this welter of conflicting re ports emerges clearly tho fact that a great battle Is underway In western Poland on tho lino between the Vis tula river nnd Wnrta. U Is equally clear that tho Rut-sInn advnnco has been brought to n halt. In tho mean tlnio Hussion progress continues through the Carpathians, beforo Cra cow nnd in Cast Prussia. L ALLIES IN DECISIVE BATTLE III.Hl.IX, Nov. 18, via Tho Hnguo nnd 'London, 10:52 a. in. An offi cial war bulletin given out In llorlin today sots forth that tho operations on tbo eastern front nro progressing favorably. Tho Germans npparently aro using (heir vlc(ory nt YVloclnwek (o tho grentost ndvnntago, Tho Hub slun armies defeated near Lipno aro today probably In tho vicinity of Plock, und tho forces defeated noar VVloclawck aro now near Kutno and Lesciy(ea. For tho continuation of operations tho bulletin goes on to Bay It will bo of tho groatost importance for tbo Gorman troops from tho' region of Sol dau to make further progress against tho right wing of tho main Russian army. If tho Russians Intend to ro tiro behind tho Vistula, such a re treat, considering tho oxtromoly bad conditions of tho roads, would, bo moBt difficult, consequently tbo Rus sians probably will prefer to mako a definite stand when tho Gorman and Austrian forces attack. Tho papors of Ilorlln declare again today that tho ll of Uolgrado, Ser vla, is imminent, According to a sta(oment given out In Vienna, tbo fortress of' Przomysl, now being bestoged by tho Russians, Is, provlslQuetl (or 3 montlo MS TO FA E PEACE PLANS N I BY First Chief Says He Was Misunder stood and Refuses to Deliver Ex ecutive Power to Any But a Man of His Own Selection Villa Mov ing Troops for Attack. 4 WASHINGTON'. Nov. 18. General Villa has taken jmjshcs- " sion of Leon without the firing of a shot. Ho in now marching " southward on Silno en route to Mexico City, according to a message late lod.Ay from Geo. Carothers, American consular " agent. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. General Carranza has again refused to deliver (he executive power to an; but a man of his own selection, and onco more peace plans for Mexico aro upset, ac cording to official dispatches today from American agents in Mexico. Just as it seemed that an amicable adjustment had been reached General Carranza ban announced that he was misunderstood. From both American Consul Sllllman and I.eon Canova, special agent at Aguas Callentcs, tho state department received practically the same version of the newest split summarized as follews: Version of Affair "Carranza first telegraphed Gen eral Gonzales that ho was willing to deliver the executive power to Gut ierrez providing both bo (Carranza) and Villa relinquished their com mands and meet in Havana on No vember 25. General Gonzales tele graphed that to Gutierrez, chosen provisional president by the conven tion at Aguas Callentcs . who took ft to mean that Carranza was ready to deliver tho executive power to him. Now Carranza has announced that when ho used the words "provisional president," ho meant a man who en joyed his entlro confidence such as General Pablo Gonzales. New l'eaco Plans With troop movements under way and hostilities imminent, efforts were being mndo today by some' of tho gen erals to patch up tho differences. A compromise proposal being discussed Is that Carranza should resign his command to Gonzales who would re tain control of tho territory held by Carranza, wbllo Villa would turn over his forces to Gutierrez. Roth Gonzales and Gutierrez could then remain in power In their respectlvo territories while tho convention re assembled either to ratify tho choice of Gutierrez or choose another pro visional president. Official dis patches Indlcnto tboro Is some bono of an agreement along that Hue. ATTACK UPON HILL NACO, Ariz., Nov. IS. Mn.vtorenn resumed bombardment of Hill's trenches nt 10:110 o'clock. A lively artillery duel ensued. Hill's losses nt that hour woro seven killed and nine teen wounded. Six persons, three men and (hree women, wero wounded by stray bul lets on tho American side of the in ternational boundary today during tho renewed attack. They were: It, II. Reynolds, United States customs inspector, leg shattetcd bv bullet; N. M, Ilornol, fiscal agent for General Benjamin Hill, couunnudei' of tho Carranza garrison nt Nuoo, wounded in shoulder; a soldier of the Tenth U. S. clival ry, bit by ) spent, bnllet. PKTROGRAD, Nov. IS. A dis patch received here from Mnrmornltz on tho Austro-Roumanlan frontier, declares that furious fighting Is go ing on in the northern part of tho crownlaml of Uukdwina. Tho Rus slan troops aro described ns victor ious.) As they ndvanco the Austrlaus are-floelng lu great tjUordtfri 110 UPS A ANZA ACCIDENTALLY .!L W. C, Long an operator nt tho power plant of the t'nllforntn-Orogon Power company nt Hay Gold, was ac cidentally shot and killed shortly af ter 1 o'clock this afternoon, by tho discharge of a shot gun ho was clean ing. Tho tragedy occurred nt the Long homo. Thcra van no actual wit nesses to it, but It Is 'presumed a screen door swuris against the gun, causing It to explode. Tho entire back of the head was blown off. Long spent the noon hour at tho plant, nnd left Superintendent Farrar in n jovial frame of mind. His wife called up tho latter and informed him of the tragedy. Denth was In stantaneous. Or. K. R, Porter of (his city, nnd Coroner A. K. Kellogg of Gold Hill are on their way to the scene of the accident. Long was about 2 i years of age, nnd leaves a wife and child. This Is tho second violent death that has occurred at Ray Gold within a year. TO SETTLE STRIKE CHICAGO, Nov. 18. Judge Will iam I. Chambers, United Slatew com missioner of mediation, arrived here today from St. Louis nnd named the hix nrbitratoM who will attempt to settle the differences between tho em ployes and the manngers of ninety- eight western railroads nt hearing (o bo held hero beginning November HQ. Tho?e named arc: Charles Nngcl, former secretary of commerce and labor. Jeter C. Fritehard, judge of the United Stntes court of apeals at Abbeville, N. C. II. E. Ilryan, vice-prehident of (he Chicago, Burlington & Quiney rail road, i " W. L. Park, vice-president of the Illinois Central railroad. F. A. Durgcss, assistant grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Knginecrs. Timothy Shea, assistant to the president of (he Brotherhood of Lo comotive Firemen and Kugipemcu. Mr. Nagel nnd Judge l'ritchurd wero chosen by the federal board of mediation nfter the oilier four arbi trators had failed to ngrco on two neutral members in the fifteen days allotted lo them. ULLMAN NOT HELD A3 SPY IN LONDON NEW YORK, Nov. IS. Relatives of Joseph Ullmau, a wealthy furrier of this city, today Issued a denial of reports circulated last night to tlio ef fect that Mr. Ullmau was under sen tence of death lu London as a spy. They said that ho had not been ar rested, as reported, but was safo lu Germany. An application mado to tho regis ter of records of tho department of health for a certificate of Mr. UU- ninn's birth led to iho report last night. Mr. Ullman'a 'brother Samuel said today that the certlflcato was sought as a procaitlon for posslblo uso, it needed, as Mr. Ullmau had to travel extensively abroad. s E WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Pre.l dent Wilson today began work on his annual message to congress which ho "will dollvcr in person a( tho opening of tho regular session in Decombor. While tho message has not yet taken definite shape, Mr. Wilson Is expected to discuss Philippine inde- Vendenco, conservation, the Mexican question, government ownership of merchant ships and tho effect of tho European war ou the United States, axmm NUN HERS NAMED W N AD G R AMY NEEDED. CRYOF Impossible to Defend Panama Canal and American Territorial Posses slons Against Attack, Says Retfr iro Chief of Staff, Who Wants Regular Army Doubled. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18-Dcclar-ing It would bo Impossible to defend the Panama canal nnd American ter ritorial possessions against attack with present or proposed garrisons unless they could bo rapidly rein forced, Major General Withorspoon, retired chief of staff. In his report to day recommended tho Increase of tho regular army to a strength of 205, 000 cnlUtod men. He proposed that that force bo augmented, through a system of reserves, until thero was created a mobile strength of 600,000 first lino troops equipped for a six months campaign. General Wlthcrspoon said tboro was need for more forces to protect near approaches to American coast defenses and those points not cov ered by fortresses and urged that tho organized militia bo developed to u Rtrength of 300,000 men. "It is manifest," General Wlthcr spoon asserted, "that tho great water way of the Panama canal cannot bo protected against tho operations ot a first class military power by the present or proposed garrison wo con template placing there, without the power and ability to reinforce it rapidly from tho United States. "That an effective defensp against nn enterprising enemy in tho Philip pines could bo made with a defi ciency ot 33 per cent ot tho manning details ot the. coast defenses of. Ma nila and Subig Day, and with a mo bile force of a little over 7000 Amer ican troops, supplemented by less than C000 Phlllpplno scouts, Is man ifestly impossible." FEDERAL CONTROL FOR PIPE LINES WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. The in terstate commerce commission an nounced today that pipo lines had been declared by (ho supremo court to bo common curriers, subject (o tho eommi&sion's regulations, it now was proceeding actively l accordance with its original terms, which brine; into question the reuHonabkiu's uf tho rates, rules, regulations aud prac tices of pipo Hues." This action is in nccordanco with the original order of tlio commission prepared by Commissioner Lane, now secretary of tho interior, who held that tho pipe lines were common car riers nnd subject lo the net to regu late commerce us to their rates nnd nil other onenitions. BRITISH FLEET SHELLS LONDON, Nov. IS, 7:G3 a. iu. A Rottordam dispatch to tho Daily Mall says: "Tho British floot received Infor mation Monday which led them to" carry out a vigorous bombardmout at Kuocko and Kocbruggo on tho Bel gian coast. The Solvny company's works on tho Bruges ship canal, which aro being used as a base for German military trains, woro wrecked. A (rain of five cars filled with soldlors was struck by a Bbell, took tiro aud was destroyed. Much damago was dono to tbo Gorman stores and supplies." SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 18. Victor 13. Innes and Mrs. Innos were remanded to tho custody ot officers from Fulton comity, Georgia, by Judge Anderson iu the district court horo today. Tho attorney for the Innes' immediately filed an exception to the court's ruling aud gave aottoe of appeal. Tho prisoners will be bltT here pending thu dacistoa of the ay peal. They are charged wis mIm? proprlntlon o( trust funds at AtaU', VHSPOON GERMAN 41 4 4