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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
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WEATHER
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MEDFORD. OREGON, 'rVKKDAY. DIOCKMJWR 1, 1014
NO. 210
THREE MONARCHS OF GREAT EUROPEAN NATIONS UPON BATTLE ERONT AT SCENE OF ACTION
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GE1ANSBH
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OFE
Russian Success on a Lanjo Scale
Sllll Possible, But Claims of Great
Victory Premature Mackenzen Is
Cut OK and Attacked Upon Three
Sides, Dut May Still Escape.
AMHTDKDAM, via London, Poo. 1.
- iiiiiirir William ninclioil luster
burg, Kast Prussia, yesterday. II
oontlutnid on tho way to tint front,
tiuvollng by motor car. Jnntorburg
U K. imIIim northwest of Guiiibluucii,
tlio.cnplurii of which hy tlm Russians,
was reported imof fklnlt recently, ul
thoimh not ubseiUoiitly continued,
Tim Herman war office statement )os
tenia) showed tlmt thv Invading Rus
sian had penetrated east Prussia to
h point ton mlU'rt southwest of Gum-
Milium.
(.'eiiiiaiis 1 1 nil I. 'Ihmiigli
LONDON, Pee. 1 - TIiuiikIi It
nil clwir now tlmt tlm Gorman
army In ItusMau I'olnml or tlmt part
of It wlilnli tlio Russians surrounded
noiir I.oilt, niirrowly missed untilhlla
tlou, tin) Germans fought with Mich
fur) tlmt thu conton encircling them
was broken anil iim Gorman reinforce
merits ii r coming up, thu Issue Is not
jet derided.
Tho lit It lli proas, Interpreting llio
now m dispatched front Potrogtnd, con
tends that u Russian success on a
roliihhnl scale Ht 111 In possible, hut 111
all nuartgr. IL la admitted that thu
recent claims of n complete Itumilan
victory wuru premature,
PARIS, Doc. 1, 5 !r. n in.--Tito
situation In Poland, nccordlng to
l.udnvlc Nniloau, special roprcsentn
tlvo of the Journal do I'arJH, who In
at tho Russian headquarters In (ho
Mold, In iim follows;
Army Separated
"(uiii'ial Macknzii's eight (!or
man arm)' In separated Into Unco
groups. Tho first, between Gomldn
to tho north, vand llrzozlny to tho
south, In being attacked on thii'i!
sides. Thorn remains nil opening on
tho western rond toward Kutno,
which however, will ho threatened by
ItiiMilanN advnnrtiK from l.nd. Tart
or HiIn flrnt Krotip at (Slowno and
.Htrykow In almost entirely sur
rounded. "Tho second group to tlm south, at
Rzgow ami Timrjn, In trylnj; to form
Its wit) through to tho north, hut In
opposed hy Hio Russians at Lode and
llrozlny and tho western road In
closed to It by tho same Russian army
which recently bout two German
corps til Wloluii,
"Tho third group to tho west Ih In
a critical, hut not desperate position,
for hy n right flank at Kdunksu Wola
on tlm Wartu, It h( 111 IioIiIh thu road
to Kails, which could tuirvo either
for ri'lttiat or fr reinforcements If
llouoinl von llludonburg thlnltH It
Ht III pohhIIiIu to try to suvo his eighth
at ni)."
TRAI
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.- Resumption of
tho hearing In tlm arbitration If dif
ferences hulwcoit -wcBtorn rallruads
and tliolr 05,000 ohkIiioiuoii -wiih aot
for thlu aftornoon,
It wiih Htatcd that . V. Cadlo,
who wiih on hto Bland oht onlay, whon
adjournment wan tnkou, -would ro
hiiiiio thu uultallon of Htatlatlcu bear-
liiK on thu cnntoutlon ot tho niou
that tliolr domandN,-wltlt only two ox
cnptlniiH liavo tho nauctlon If proco
iit oji oiui or thu othor of many rail
roiulrt In tho country,
Thu polnlH to ho tulfou up concorn
llm bourn ami pay of tho cIhhh of
loiiml lioiiuo oiiilu!H Known iih boat
Iium, Ihn iilluid'd cruelty of mrlulii
Ii'hIh iIunIkiii'iI In beep (iiiiiliU'eiH and
fliniiKni on tlm aleil for hIuiiiiIhi iim
bluliiiitu (or Illinium mi tlm heavier
t)iii of locomotlveM, fleauln of lo
iiiinoilvm innl Diliur iv(iih.
HROOGHOPN
NCRCLERS
NMENS
E
SHARP FIGHTING
AGAIN REPORTED
AT YSER CANAL
Kaiser and Czar Inspect Armies In
Poland and KIiim Georijc the Bel
(jlan Line GCrman Retirement
From Dixmutlc Reported and Vio
lent Dattlo Renewed.
LONDON', Dec. 1. Tlm moniiri'lis
of three, of the icrciit !!iiiiipciiu ow
or nro now at Hie trout. l-!iiier(ir
William him nrriwd tit Iiisteibur,
Uht I'nwma, elose to llm Heeiie of
liuitvy liKhtuiK ilntinu; tlm IiinI few
!ii.vh wild the iuvtiilint; HiiKhiuiih. I'.m
petor NielioliiN ilepaileil today for the
neene of aelmii. Kiii' (irur;a in milk
iii his lit ixil to thu battle line in
IViiiiec.
Violent fi,,litiii in in piocrcus to
day nloiii; tlm Vher ennui, neeonliiiK
lo n telecrtiiu front lliiuler'n oorre-
HMinileiit nt .Slum. The rnnrini; of
heavy mms lias been heard nil day
iiml lion)' a x fur a way iih Sluin lire
hbiiKcn, IiihiihituiitH of nil villiipm
within one hour' innreli of llm Yncr
batllo front IniM) been font uwiiy.
('eimaiis Itelliiii;
A p-neriil retirement of llm fler
tnatiH before the lleliaii town of Dix
niude wiiii reHirtvil unofficially toiluv.
Thu (lnimiiM reeently captured from
llm tilhcfi IhU town, which lien in the
henrl of the lioutcKteil ocelion of llel
(iuiu, wliete uncounted thousandx
IniM' died iih the result of tlm (ier
man effort to force u wuv to the Kntr
linlt ehaiinul. Thorn was no official
confirmation, however, of the reimrt
t'd withdrawn!, which could not ho
reconciled with rr'Kirts Into Itiit nfcht
tlmt it uroiit hitttlo wiik in no);rct.
boforo the Ymt ennui and tlm ricr
I..h. It wiik haul Iiml l'JO.000 Cer
maiiN had been brought tip before
Ypnti to mitko it "hiht uffort" to cap
ture the town.
KluuV Visit IVntuivO
Kinj; (leoriie'H isit to Fraiiec
t-ccniH n really to appeal to the popu
lar imagination. The newpnperx are
featuring hit uinjot'rt trip, iiiit inj-r;
out that it in tin firt time u rcipi
iu; llriti-h tuoimich Iiiih been with bis
unity in llm field for 171 .M'tirn,
(lent go II being hit last predecessor
to do so.
STANDARD OIL TO
N'KW YOIIK, Dec. 1 Kxptutsion
on it largo Keltic of the Standard Oil
company of Now Jersey, to thu South
American fields is indicated, accord
ing to it Ktorv published today jit the
New York Times which given deluils
of n letter sent out to stockholders
of llio Imperial Oil company of Can
(tiln, calling it special meeting tit Snr
ilia, On,, nevt Tuesday to ratify tho
purchase hy tho Imperial company of
Ihree oil companies of Peru. The Im
perial Oil company, it is stated, is
controlled by the .Standard Oil com
pany of New .Jersey.
L A.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.- Hear Ad
miral Alfred Thayer .Malum, retired,
thu iioled naval expert and writer,
died hero todav,
Admiral Malum had heeu a patient
in tlm naval hospital. Do was horn
at West Point, X. Y 71 years ago,
and after notable service in the ntivv.
wiih tutired in ,181)11. Ho wuh recog
nized iih an international authority on
naval warfare and his writine and
criticisms of naval tiffaiis attracted
attention.
lie was graduated from tho nnwil
aeadcmv at Annapolis and promoted
through thu vniioiM grades until us a
captain in IHtlll ho was retired at his
own iciiuesl, Ten ears later in
11)0(1, hti way advanced o the I'ladc
of rear iiilmiral, tetlied, Duiimr llm
civil war liu served on thu ship foil
yieKM iiiii) lat'iiiiiiijf thu war nerved
FAR
ADMRA
AT
25,000
Arrival of Gutierrez AwaitedOnly
Mission Is to Restore Order In
Mexico, States General Villa Acts
Merely as Field Commander Under
Provisional President.
.MKXK'O CITY, Die. 1, wu Kl Paso.
(leiieral Villa entered the capital
.Monday at the head of about 'J.'i.OOO
troop-. Me filmed during tlm niter
noon in tin. fttthutbi, where he remain
ed during the evening receiving dele
gations and foreign consuls'. Villa
will not enter the capital part of the
oil until the nrriMil of Provisional
President (lutierrcr.
(letieriil Villa issued tip following
statement to the Associated Press:
"My only mission is to restore or
der in .Mexico and not to take per
sonal reenge on uiiv one. I promise
that order will be restored at once. I
am acting iih the subordinate of Pro
visional President Gutierrez and the
national eonxrntiou.
I'ccslilcnt Siiprcmr
"The piovisiontil ptcsident is now
tlm supreme power in Mexico mid not
merely noting as licld commander of
the iinnies. All foreigners and for
eign property will be protected."
Villa left Tula this morning after
receiving news of tlm capture of Pa
chucii liv the cnvnlrv brigade of Gen
eral llcoul Mndcro. The Cnrranzu
troops rctiicil after a skirmish be
tween outposts.
-"Thlu-ft licttcrlhuVluy hWVlsit,
when I enme hete iih a fiiendlcss pris
oner of Ilucrtn's," remarked General
Villa upon his arrival.
Mm .Vnirotv lcnpo
General Villa had a narrow escape
from deuth itst before his cntr- into
the city. Mis train collided with tho
(rain of General (.'lino above Tula.
Thirty-two imtmiiis were killed and
forty wounded. One utile below the
scetio of tllo wnck siv mines' were
found connected with a hnttery con
cealed in a ravine. Tlm general's
train passed ocr these mines, which
were not discovered until the next
morning.
Kfi PASO, Tex., Dec. 1.- General
Zapata, has appointed t'nmilo Airi
ngn iih bis diplomatic agent to tho
Pniled Slates, said a mossngo receiv
ed today hy the ('iirranra agyncy
liorc. It was said Arringa would ar
rive this week at Washington.
OF
ST. LOUS, .Mo., Dec. 1. A ship
load of food. clothiiiL' and toys wl!
be sent by the n'sidents of .Missouri
to thu HiifferetM in thu European wur.
This was decided hem last night hy a
rnuimiltco appointed liv Governor HI-
liotl Major (o make plans for
charily day.
Thu entile shipload will ho turned
over to thu Ked Cross for distribu
tion. T.
mi tho South Atlaittio blockading
sipuidrons. He had dotto duty on
American naval stations all over tlm
world, had been president of the navy
war college at Newport, ami duting1
the war with Spain was a highly ral
lied member of tho naval hoard of
strategy. In 1880 ho was a delegate
to Tho Haguo pence, conference. He
was a prolific writer on naval sub
jects. It has been said of Hear. Admiral
Malum that his winks on tho' influ
ence of sea power on world history
mo rcuponstblu for tho- Gentian em
peror's naval policy and haVo a more
profound inllitciico on the trend of
llio naval Iboiiyht ami action not onlv
in tho lulled Slates and Ocriiiiiuy,
hut In Great llrilaiu and lliioiiglmiit
llm woi Id, than llm wiillnj of any
other hiuii of In day,
VLLA
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FORMER TAMMANY
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Herein Is h(iwn Mies Iltiln Ilenton Kduioniltoii. who Is now tho wife of
1 tli bard I'roLer, the former chief of Tumtnauy Hall nud whose career as a
politician Is known nil over the world. Hue U n uliiger and an author and a
dereiid.int of Chief It.ue Jacket, one of the famous leaders of tho Cuerokccs
mill In a woman of rare ebnrut and lxauty. She Is twenty-three years old, and
Mr Croker, iim hown V) the marriage license, U fifty years her senior.
EN
HANDS
nn rrn nnnTin
miiu rtcrruniiuiK
OF KAISER'S. WEN.
I'KTKOQKAD, la Ixindon, Dec. 1.
Tho condition of German prUoners
captured in tho vicinity pt Lodz Is
said to resemble that of tho French
troops durliiK Nnpoleon'B retreat from
Moscow. Many of them havo frozen
hands and feet. They wcro wrapped
in blankets and shawls taken from
tho peasants.
Ono private wore a woman's fur
wrap. Tho prisoners say that bo
foro their rapture was kept up hy
statements that tho quartermaster
was bringing warm clothing which
would bo distributed in a few dnvs.
Tho reported use by the Germans
of monasteries, chapels and other
public buildings in captured towns as
barracks, stables and gun stations Is
explained by thu prisoners as duo to
the belief that tho private buildings
had boon mined,
Ileports from thu front nro that re
inforcements sent for tho army ot
(icneral Mackenzen near Lodz nro
taking up positions along tho Vistula
lllver whore, the (Jerman resistance
scorns to havo been least effective.
Tho apparent purpose ot this move is I
to hinder tho Httsslan enveloping
movement until tho main Gorman
column is extricated from tho lino
which runs from Strykow tluouglt
Gzlerz to Kzitdek,
Somi-ofGclul teports from Cattcla
Indicate that the Uussian advance
along tho foothills ot tho Carpathian
mountains has reached n point due
south of Cracow, thus surrounding
tho city from tho northeast nud
south.
OF
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.- J. Hor
doit Harrliuaa of Now York died bore
today utter a lingering Illness,
NUW YORK, Dec. 1. J. llordou
Hiirrlniiitt was a prominent Now York
banker. Ho wits CI years old and
until (wo you 1 ago ho was a mem
ber of thu lurul banking firm of liar,
rliuuii & Company, retiring hocuuso
of' III health. Ho wits 11 member of
11 number of leudlng clubs of Now
Yoik Tlm body will bo bOUKhl
huiii for buiu
CHIEF, WHO IS
INDIAN BRIDE OF 23
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NORIH OF ARRAS
PARIS, Dec. 1. 2 50 p. m. The
French official communication given
out in Paris this afternoon ss)s that
yestorday the enemy showed consid
erable activity north of Arras. In
Belgium thero was a lively exchange
of artillery, but no infantry attack.
Tho text ot tho communication fol fel fol
eows: "lit Ilelglum thero was a rather
spirited artillery firo during tho day
of November 30, but no attack was
made by tho German Infantry.
"The enemy continued to show
considerables activity to tho north of
Arras.
"In the region of tho Alsno thero
was intermittent artillery firo along
all tho front. In tho Argonnc tho
fighting continues, but without bring
ing nay change in tho situation.
FSkW
FRENCH
REPOR
AIM
RENEWED
CHICAGO, Dec. 1. The annual 10-1 press of the crowd loosened the door
ort of the Chicago & Alton railroad iof the office of the internal revenue
company for (he year ending Juue 110, J collector from its hinges nnd sovcral
made public heie today, shows a de-j windows along tho corridors wore
ercitso in operating income of $-182,- broken by shoulders forced atmiiist
0110 and a decline in Inoomo from all them by pressure of the crowd,
sources of $475,000. The deficit in- -
creased .S7P,000. Operating exK'itses WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The
wen $r-Ull,:r:i winch was $098,-1 French embassy (oday received Uls
710 less (ban the previous year. Total 'patches from its foreign office dony
re canes wcro $UllobVJ7."i, n decline. l"K n alleged revolt against con
of .1,0!)S.."80. scrlptlon In Morocco and Algeria.
ZAPATA KEEPS ORDER N
"WASHINGTON, Doc. 1. Prcbldont
Wilson spoko a word of warning to
(ho public today regarding reports on
(ho situation In Mexico. At his
weekly conference with tho Washing
ton correspondents, tho president de
clared thoro cro many prsons In
Mxlco as well us thu United States,
who found to their advantage to havo
trouble lit thu bouthurn republic and
woro Interested in giving out fulqo
ropotts of tho situation.
Dispatches today from American
Consul Sllllmau in Mexico City re
ported tho arrival In person of Gen
01 al Zuputa Sunday. Tho General
ut onco restored tho tram cur pro
perties, confiscated by thu cotutltit
tlonulUts, (o (ho owning corporation,
und rcktorud property of an Ameri
can named IIIII, whit It ulo bud bevu
taken.
(timet n Aimules m rived tho sum
day wiih tlm aiDmico guard of Villa,'
30 DAYS GRACE
TO PAY WAR
TAX ALLOWED
Medford Postofficc tc Sell War Tax
Stamns as Soon as Red Ta"e For
malities Are Completed Mean
while Time Is Extended by Revenue
Officials to Secure Stamps.
Tlm Medford tiostofliee will handle
i war tax stamps in a day or two. Pom).
j master Woodford reaching this deeis-
ion this morning'. It was presumed
that the treasury department,
through the collector of internal rev
enue nt Portland, would provide the
stamps for the loeul need. Instead
notice was received this morning from
Internal Kcvrniu; Collector Milton A.
Milter that stamps would be furnish
ed potoIfiecs ttufJii xsttnnsters fil
in; a bond to cover the amount of
' slaiu- furnished, t'ntil this detail is
arranged, and the tangle of red tape
straightened, loeal citizens will have
to get their war tax stamps whither
they can.
Ilnnks (let Stamps
Most of the hanks of the eitv re
ceived consignments of stamps this
morning- from the internal revenue de
partment, and are sticking them on
per law. There was a decided inclin
ation on the nurt of Medford business
houses to obey the law, but the lack
of stamps bumpered these good inten
tions. Tho Southern Pacific freight
house received its supply this morning
for placing on bills of lading.
Tho -first-tangle will bo unscram
bled by tho end of the week. The
new law added to the details of couti-
,ty and public offices. Notices have
been received by banks, pool halls,
l.ilf. nf III., tnv Atl ..niiitnl ul,wL nntl
..v., ... . ..v, ..... u.. .., ...... c.Uv. ......
pool tables. ,
An official announcement has been
iniido by tho Washington revenue of
fice that thirty days of grace will be
allowed for the payment of tho war
tax.
ItioLs in KoMcrn Cities-
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. A throng of
more than 10,000 persons stormed tho
I'nitcd States internal levenue offices
in this city today, cndeavorinir to buy
tho new war tax stamps that have to
bo affixed to 11111113- documents and
proprietary articles. Thousands who
had lo wait in lino became tu demon
strative (hat extra police were called
In keep them quiet.
.
CHICAGO. Dee. 1. So grcut was
the rush here today to buy war tax
stamps that twenty nolicemen were
called to tho federal building lo re-
1 store order. Two women fainted: the
MEXICO
army and laler Zapata left for Puo
bla. Tho city was quiet and orderly,
Mr. Sllliman reported and tho diplo
matic corps was being cousulted ou
measures ot safety.
Communication between the capi
tal and Vera Cruz was restored late
yostcrday. American Consular Agent
Cnrothurs reporting undor data of
Sunday from Tula, a short distance
north of Mexico City, whero ho was
with Villa, reported preparations
wero being mudo for un attack on
Goneral Gonzales, a Currunm chief
who was reportod to bo at Pachuca.
Dispatches from Mr, Sllllmun, tell,
lug of his Interview with Kupatu and
blmllur rcusstiruuccri from thu lira
zl I la 11 mlnUter In Mexico City wero
lad before President WIUou and thu
cabinet by rk'trotury llnuu
llollt Mr. Hllllmun and thu llruzll
lull milliliter reported Zuptilu Iins
been courteous to (ho diplomatic
corps,
F
OF
Annual Meetino of State Horticul
tural Socletv Opens at Natatorlum
Tomorrow Mornlnrj Henderson
and Reimers Amon-3 Rrst-Day
Speakers Roberts to Make Speech
The opening sessions of the annual
Stato Horticultural society conven
tion will open at tho Natatorlum at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, and closo
Friday of this week. Tho opening
program has not been definitely ar
ranged. Mayor Pttrdln will deliver
the opening nddress. Tho response,
will bo niado by some ono not yet de
cided upon, county Pathologist M.
P. Henderson at the morning session
will deliver a lecturo on tho "Kffcct
and Cure ot Pear might." In tho
aftornoon Prof. F. C. Rclmer of tho
Southern Oregon Experiment ;stat;on
at Talent, will talk on "Necessary
Changes in Pear Culture." Both thoso
lectures will be followed by a gen
eral discussion.
During the remainder of tho ses
sion lectures will be given by north
west authorities on Irrigation and
Canning two vital subjects at this
time to the futuro of the Roguo river
valley. Delegates from tho leadiug
fruit districts of the northwest are
expected to be in attendance. On
Thursday tho dolegates will bo taken
on a tour ot inspection of tho or
chards of tho valley when Prof. V.
Tl. Gardner of tho Oregon Arlcul
turo College will give a practical
demonstration of pruning.
The program for tomorrow, sub
ject to minor changes is as follews:
Wednesday 10 O'Clock
Address ot Welcome Mahlon Pur
din, mayor.
Response.
Greetings from tho Stato Hoard of
Horticulture B. C. Roberts, presi
dent of the Oregon Stato Hoard of
Horticulture.
Apple and Pear Scab Prof. M. P.
Henderson, Medford, Jackson county
pathologist.
General discussion.
Informal reception of new mem
bers and visitors.
At 2 P. M. -
Necessary Changes in Pear Culture
Prof. F. C. Rcluiers, In charge of
Southern Oregon Experiment Sta
tion. Talent.
Ge11er.1l discussion.
Uy-Products Report on Spokuno
Uy-Products convention, J. F. Rat
chclder, Hood River. Discussion led
by II. C. Atwell, managor Forest
Grove cannery, Forest Grove.
A. Rupert, manager Pacific Coast
Products Co., Portland.
Frank W. Power of Orenco, Ore.,
secretary ot tho Oregon State. Horti
cultural Society, camo today to assist
tho local committee and give tho con
vention an enthusiastic start tomor
row. Dr. F. C. Page has asked tho com
mittee on entertainment for tho hor
ticultural convention, to advlso him
of the number ot dolegates and vis
itors from outsldo cities, und invltos
(Continued on psgt J.)
VILLA FORCES
AT TIA JUANA
TIA JUANA, CaL, Doc. 1.- Threo
hundred Villa soldiers landed last
night on the coast of Lower Cali
fornia by tho Mexican stcuunthlp
Manual Herrerlas, appeared today be
fore Tlujuanu, tho Mexican town Just
across tho border from hre, and
gavo tho garrUon until !i o'clock this
aftornoon to surrender. The gurrl
son, numbering 125 men. prepared (o
fight, wiillo all the civil officials rivd
across the line, to TU Justin, ThriMt
troops of United tMattw cuvalry sr
on patrol duty on the AMeririu 4i
of tho line.
The TIJiimhh gsrrhrtH frnwly
owed HllexIkNCtt t HtHfrt, Ji
whr Its Nywpnibkv r dt tt
pitsHHt 4 i dnir.
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