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SECOND
EDITION
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Forty-fourth Tr.
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MEDFORD. QUKfJOX, VUIDAY, DKCKMBEIl 11, 19M
NO. 225
BEET SUGAR MANUFACTURERS OFFER TO ESTABLISH PLANT IF SUFFICIENT ACREAGE IS SECURED
KAISER'S FORCES !
SWEEP ACROSS
ROSIANPOLAN
ALLIES EFFORTS
TO
ADVANCE
AT
Germans Now Within Fifteen Miles
of Warsaw Czar Again at the
Front In Trans-Caucasia, Where
Russians Arc Stemming Turkish
Invasion.
YPRES REPULSED
New Attempt to Fcrcc Germans Back
In Belgium Falls Instead, Kaiser's
Troops Advance Fighting in Ar
gonne Subject of Conflicting Claims
Each Asserts Success.
DREADNAUGHTS
RADIO CONTROLLED LAUNCH MAY
ADD TO THE COUNTRY'S DEFENCES
ONLY
HIPS
TO
COMMAND SEAS
LONDON, Dec, II. Tim reported
mill ii' tin Austrian force in Ker
mm, lint holders of which country
they dossed liiiiiiiliunlly just two
' week ago, together with the Hlviiily
advance of ft In (Icnimii center in tho
direction of Wiirsuw on this, tho
lliinl (lerniiiu invasion of Kussiuu
I'liliiml, doiiiiiiutc thu war news Iniliiy.
It i mliiiitti'il unofficially in Pet
loniad tmlii) ilmt Uvrmuii troops lire
sweeping ucross Uusslnti Poland mill
me now about fifteen miles from
Wnruw. Tim iirmy of (Inn-nil .Mac
Kcnxeii it ipin ctitl v ih Mril.ni;; for
wind ntpidly, although it in mi id t hit t
(lie other invading mmics to the iiurtli
iiiul south a ro making little, if any,
piu-iss. The possibility of Oennuti
oecpntiiui f Warsaw is seen in
IVImgriiil, where it m hiihI that if the
Russian should withdraw from the
city for stnttcgio reasons, its cap
tun by llio OCrnimis hIidiiIiI not ho
considered ns iiiiHirtant.
t.Vnr nt llio Front
Knipernr Nicholas ih again nt the
front, Inning gone on this occasion
to TimiN-Ciiui'iiMii, whore his troops'
urn seeking to thnitt hack the Turks
nml accompll-h ltusslu' historic aim
of planting her Hug on th llos
phurus. A Turkish repot t states that
an atti'inpt of Itusslnn to laud troops
on the shore of the lllaek sen near
Milium wo repulsed vvilh heavy loss
to the invaders.
Although coucodiiiir in effect the
ptnnreK of thu (leriann center, the
KiioftiaiiM, judging fiuin dispatches
touching bullion, eouteml that tin
tiile i running in their faor m the
Minguiiiiiry lighting south of Crncovv,
whole combined Atistro-ticiinuii
forces ate rndoiivoiing to move
iioithwurd. Tiny declare, moreover,
that they are holding in check the
(leriaaii forces pushing down towiud
Wnrxnw from Kust I'liissiu.
It would appear toilay that the
Neman letiicmeiil hefore the Ans
IriaiiH some weckri ago was in icality
a movement for Miutcgic purposes.
Their hliiup return blow, if the Nii.li
1 epulis ii I e to ie ucccplcil, has liceu
ctruordiniinly eltecllve.
After Mistiiiuiiiir cum minis losses,
(ho Austrian aio being rapidly
driven to tint nnilhwcst, in thu diree
tiou of their own borders,
Kaiser Improving
Kinpcror William is lietlcr, accord
ing to u report rcaehiu hciu from
lleiliu, hut ho appears still to he con
ilueil to his rooin.
The Hritish iiilmiralty reuiniiis hit
cnl concerning thu reported Oeniuin
Hiilimaiiiie raid on Dover yesterday
morning, and the puhlie today is spec
ulating as to whether ovcrjrcaloiiK
(lorrespoiidcntH wore not "a illy re
sponsible for the episode. ,
Indignation in Norwav and Sweden
against thu hciuru by (leriniinv of
vessels loaded with wood is uniwin.
The meiiHce of mines also is occupy
iiiK thu puliliu attention, mid on thin
hitter point appeals arc. In'iin,' iniiile
tO Jlflllll,
LONDON, Dee. 11.-- Itoth the (ler
man nud lVeueli official htateiiieutH
of today indicate that the new nt
tempt of the allies to throw hack the
(lerniiiiis in Jtrliuui has Iteen cheek
ed and f In t in the region of Vpres the
(lenuiiiis havu not only, hurled hack
the nucomiiiK forces, hut in tuui have
iiindc mi iidvmicc.
The Paris announcement states
that heveral (lerniiiu attacks were
made, and that three of them were
completely icpulbtd. It is admitted
here that at one point the (lennaus
succeeded in reaching one of the first
lino trenches of the allies. Klhcwhcrc
in Flanders continued progress is re
ported, The (Jcmimi statement mere.
Iv says that quills have heeu made in
Manders.
The fihtinc in the Aronnc region
eoiitiutics o he the subject of con
llietinj,' fliiiiiiH. Tho French war of
fice asserts that two-dcimnu attacks
there were repulsed mid that the al
lies lunc pushed 1'onMird heveral
trenches. Jterliu n'ports hiixiui; ad
vmiced east and west of thu Arpoiiuc
forest, I'uch htaleini'iU, moreover,
tells of ndvautiiKes won in the artil
lery encounter, which apparently is
proceeding with undiminished inten
sity. The I'nnrli Iteporl
I'AltLS, Dee. II, 'J:I0 p. iii.TIio
oflieial hlatcmeiit pivcu out in I'm is
this afternoon says that the enemy
was uetie in the vicinity of Yprcs,
Three of his attacks wcro repulsed,
hut one of the iinpuitaut treuchos was
reached ly the foiees of Kmperor
William. Neveitheless, French troops
coutiuiie to make progress in (lie di
rection of the enemy's lines, accord
ing to the official report.
Artillery s'lipip'iiiriit.H are repoited
in the region of Arras and in the
Vobjji's, as well as in the vicinity of
Vareunes mid on the heights of the
.Mciihc. In the An;oiiim the French
advanced several of their trenches.
The tc.t of the communication fol fel fol
eows: 'The eucin. yesterday hhovved a
certain activity in thu region of
Yprrs. lie diicctcd several attacks
npiinst our lines, thice of which were
completely repulsed. At one single
Hilnl on the front the (leniiuns suc
ceeded in reaching olio ol our tirst
lino trenches. On our side we eon
tinned to make progress in the direc
tion of the enemy's line.
Artillery llnpiuenient
"In tlm region of Arras ami iciuity
of iluvincoiirt thuro have been artil
lery engagements,
"In the Argouue we have pushed
forward several of our trenches and
driven hack two Herman attacks.
"In tlm region of Vnrennes wo have,
Secretary Daniels Declares Battle
ships Still Main Reliance In Case of
Attack With Submarines and Mines
Second Defenses cf Nation Much
Superior Than Before in History.
LIST OF STOCKS
OPEN FOR TRADING
NKW VOUIC, Dec. 1 1. Tlio Now
York Block Kxchungo today imulo
public a IUt of unioHtilctoil una re
Hlrlutod stocks, toKotliur with mini
mum prices In tlio curo of reutrlctud
Htoclia, In which t null n i; will bo pur
mlttuil on tho floor of tlio stock ox
L'luiugo beKlnnlng tomorrow'.
Thin Is tho ilnit tlmo thut stocks
will Imvo buuii trmlud In on tlio floor
or thu stock oMiuuigo for moro than
four mouths, or Much July 110 Inst,
when tho excluuiKit wiih cloned bu
emmo of tho ICInopcaii war ultunttun.
lloHtrlctoil trndlug In hondH Iiiih Iiuoii
4'ruittgd Iqr Jwp wgolti),
emiNolidated our gains of thu pro
codiuir days. 'J'ho (lerniiiu artillery
has heeu very aelive, but wo have
suffered no losses. A similar condi
tion has existed on tlm heights of tlio
Mmisu. In tho forestof Lepretro our
progress Iiiih been continued mid bus
developed.
"To tlm south of Tliiinu wo io
occupied tlio railroad Mutton of As
pach. "Along- tlm remainder of the front
in the Vosrch thons Imvo been artil
lery engagements.''
MAYTOlNATOLO
TO SUITING
WARIUNGTON, Dee. 11. -lrovis-ionnl
President flutierre. has ordered
Governor Alaytoreiut, (lonmuuiding his
foroos at Nuco, to avoid operations
altogether, if ho cannot eonfino hit.
fire within Mexican borders. Consul
Rilliiiian at Mexico City reported the
provisional proMilent's aelinii today,
willed tiiidouhtedly was in response
to yuhturday's iiiKUiit joiirchentutlotiH
l t..r,l.i.......
iun iwuiuiuu
WA8IUNOTON, Dec J I. The
dominiiliiig necessity of ilrcndiiuiights
to inainliiiii the strength of the great
lowers at sea, with submarine boats
mid submarine mines us minor es
sentials, was ciiipliiisijpcd' todnv by
.Secretary Daniels bcl'ont thu hoiiso
naval committee. He declared than!
if a foreign foe came to attack the
I'nitcd SI at cs, (he battleships would
first he relied ukiii mid then wuuld
come (he submarines and mines.
Mr. Daniels reiterated that the
I'uropcmi war so far had demon
strated the wisdom of the naval pro
gram outlined for this session of eon
gress.
Ilatllcslilps n Necessity
"Iliittleships," he said "are the only
ships we can rely on to command the
seas. We have today," said Secretary
Daniels, "moru mid larger sK'edicr.
mom improved battleships than ever
before, with a greater tonnage than
ever before. Vc have more guns,
much larger mid better, with greater
range tlinii ever before mid far great
er destructive power. Undoubtedly
wo have more complete auxiliary
umfViihiiiurilic, torpedo boats nlid
moru submarines, much better coast
defense, moru men than ever hefore
and thu men are more efficient, bet'
ter educated and more completely
eiiipH'd than in all the history of
the country."
Tlio iinvnl strength in the Pacific-
was taken up. Secretary Daniels tes
tified there were no dreadnoughts
there mid the Oregon, now beinjj put
again in commission and more than
twenty years old, was the only bat
tleships there. He told of the cruis
ers, gunboats mid torpedo flotillas
there.
Pacific Coast HclplCvs
"Do you regard tlm Pacific const
defenses us itdeipmtu for warf" ask
ed Representative Stephens of Cali
fornia. "Oh, no."
Mr. Stephens asked if with no war
craft of anv importance on thu Pa
cific tlm secretary would feel safe.
The secretary replied that one of tlm
purposes of building tlio Panama
canal wits to enable tho dispatch of
war vessels through it.
"Yon can get tho fleet through the
ennui very easily, whjoli greatly in
creases the value of our navy," he
Raid.
"Don't you think an enemy could
deliver n Very severe blow to the Pa
cifie t'niist beforo wo could get ships
from tlm Atlantiof"
"An uilviny," replied the secretary.
"would lnvYo to run the gauntlet of
our submarines in the Philippines mid
Hawaii nud then be obstructed by thu
vessels now on thu Pacific long
enough for thu stronger fleet to ur-
in i MWiwaMBIlWM wt"i. J
TOO MUCH TALK .SUGAR MAKERS
ABOUT MILITARY SEEK5Q00ACRES
N NATION
THE NTrlUE
A radical change to coast defence method and possibly in fleet torvcilo
work mny icnult from the extraordinary Invention developed by Jlr. Jotm Hays
Hniitninnd, .lr., Iy wlilcli a venel can lie controlled from shore ly means of
rnillo wavev Army offlcen hnrc recently wllnesucd a deitioiiitrntlon of .Mr
llnmuiond'M Invention tit Cluurenter. Max., and lime returned to Wsililiigtoii
iMiiliiiniiislIc about IU They itood on Hie shore wlili Mr. tlanimmiil while lie
sent IiN olfoot gnsiJlcne liiiinch, Hie Nainlle. two or three miles out at nei,
guiding ll to any iot Hie offlccM laillcnied merely liy tin- ue of the radio
waves. It l lieJIevcd Ilmt the apparatus could lie lucil to niiitnit a miuh-IhIIv
develnpul mtrfnec loriudo so that no cimiii-' war nhlp rmiiij ho tlireaieitrd
iro.n wiiure mr a iliu.in e of severji m ,- A moroiigli iv nrtmi of till,
unciitiau to uxpvi Kd thu winter lu Conuriw.
u new
AUSTRIANS RETREAT i MEXICAN BULLET
Fl
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts Op
poses Agitation for Special Investi
gation of Military Preparedness as
Harmful Says Tco Much Public
ity by Notoriety Seekers.
ROM
RVIA
WOUNDS ANOTH
ER
GREAT DISORDER! AMERICAN TROOPER
PAIMS, Dec. 11. The corre
spondent of the Hiivih Ageney ut
Xisi, Servin, underpin to orDceember
1(1, transmit the following account
of recent military os?rations:
"Vuljevo After 1ispoiintr the
AtisOiaus December 8, the Servians
continued in pursuit of their enemy
and forced them buy mid Oiijilr.cc,
Ktisjerice, Poiiljcti, Valjevo mid Kur.
urevatr.. The retn-at of thu Au
triunvwiis prelipitated. Thev tesist
ed only in the vicinity of Valjevo ami
Oujilr.ee, but bete their stand was
quickly broken and Servians occupied
the two towns mentioned.
"During the day of December S the
Servians took Austrian pri-oners to
the number of twenty-eight officers
mid 'J-':i" men; thuy also captured
two cminon mid much wtr material.
"Heavy fighting has occurred iiImi
to the north of ICosinaj nud Parov
nitrn, where coantcr-uttuuks deliver
ed by tlm Servians resulted in heavy
Austrian losses. The Attstrians fled
in disorder. Thousands of nrisoners
have urriu'd tit Nih.
BUYS SsluYS' '
AND KILLS CHILD
VACO, Arizona, Dec. 11. Another
American trooper was wounded today
by a .Mcilcan bullet from tho battle
ground or .Naco, Sonora. A second
bullet perforated a stovepipe Jn tho
tent of a United States army officer.
Itrlgadler General Tanker II. Bllas,
who camo here yesterday to tako
command of tho American forces on
border duty said toduy he hoped ac
tual hostilities with tho armed Moxl
can factions across tho boundary
would not bo necessary, but that tlio
Washington government was not
bluffing. Goucral Miss was Instruct
ed to como hero and await orders,
which It Is presumed will be sent by
mall.
No warnings have been Issued to
Governor Mnytorcna and Governor
Hill, the opposing leaders whoso men
linvo been firing Indiscriminately
iierobs tho international boundary. So
far as General lilies knows uouo Is
known to bo contemplated.
Tho wounding of tho United
Mates soldier today brings tho total
casualty list on tho American sldo up
to 50.
(Continued on Last Page.)
AUSTRIA
REPORTS
""l l
RUSSIAN REPULSE
VASI0T0Nl Dee. IJ. Coptin
tuition of tlio offonb'vu',m wcnt.Oal
iuiu mid successful reinilso of Hus
siuu attacks southeast of Lodx, near
Piotrkow wore, reported today to the
AustrO'IIiiugiiuan embassy from Vi
enna, The dispatch, which made no men
tion of thu cnmpiiign in Sorvin, con
tinues :
"In West Ualicia our at lacks mo
continuing interruptedly. Hostile at
tacks In tlio neighborhood of Piotr
kow liilvo failed. Tlio tenacity of the
Atistni-Hungnriiiu-Oeniiaii offensive
continues, Our troops alone captured
lust wook L'80() Hussiiitis. Perfect co,
operation of tlm allied (flurmmt mid
AuHtrotHungurinn) troops evi-deuced."
I" w r.
HKDUING, Cal., Dec. 11. After
upending tho morning buying Christ
mas toys for lloulta, Iter little girl of
nlno years, Mrs. Jaliiea AY. llurke.
wire of u planing mill foreman at
Weed, returned to a hotel today and
shot her dead. Thon sho turned tho
revolver against her own breust, but
tho bullet mlsKcd her heart and she
still lives, though probably mortally
wounded.
"I'vo been planning this for n
long tlmo," was nil tho explanation
Mrs. Uttrko would glvo. She, camu
hero last night from Weed on a shop
l'lng trip.
RUSSIA
DECLINES
CHRISTMAS TRUCE
AT
SAlriiM, Ore Dec. 11. Secretury
or Stuto Hon W. Oleott today rocolved
ulvlcos from tho county clerk of
Crook county, saying tlio official can
vass showed that tho mcaBiiro to
create a now county, to bo known us
Jofforsou, out of a portion of Crook
county, hal carried. After tho recent
election tho count was hold up by in
junction proceedings. Under tlio
Orugon law, thu govornor will nnmo a
voutity commission, which In turn
will appoint officers und doslgnato a
tomporury county scat until tlio next
tfouvptl c-lvyllOl).
HKKL1N, Dec. 11, by wireless.
The proposal of Poiui Peuedict of a
truce by tho warring nations during
tho Christmas holidays is said bv thu
official press bureau today to have
been declined by Hussia.
Tlio Gorman press bureau previ
ously announced that Germany was
willing to ngreo,to u Chri?tiups'truue,
provided tho "other nations nt vvivr
gavo thffV nsSetit.
SEEK FRIENDSHIP "
OF JAPANESE PEOPLE
HICHMOND, Va., Dec. 11. Tho
federal council of churches of Amer
ica adopted ti peace mossiigo today to
bo transmitted to Jnpun "for tho pur
pose of welding the friendship bo
tween tlio Japanese and tlm people of
the United States," and launched a
movement for a change in the method
of teaching history in tho schools to
minimizo tho glory of war.
Dr. Sidney L. Gttliek of Japan mid
Dr, S. Mtithovvjj of Chicago wcro se
lected to convey thu "nioftBiigo of
t'J.OOO.OOQ Christian!, to our beloved
btvthrvn in Japan,"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Declar
ing that there has been too much
publicity of military afaflrs of tho
nation, Senator Weeks of Massachus
etts In a speech In the senate today
opposed agitation for special Investi
gation of military preparedness,
praised the strength and personnel o'
the navy and urged tho organization
of an army reserve.
"Anyone may learn about our mili
tary or naval establishment by read
ing the reports of tlio secretaries of
the (lepartmonts and the reports of
those who are conducting tho differ
ent bureaus and branches of tho ser
vice," said tho senator. "It is an
open book to all our citizens and
there need be no doubt about our
relative position or our capabilities
If one is disposed to study reports in
stead of seeking notoriety In the
press.
Too Much Publicity
"In facf, there is, and has been, al
together too much publicity In such
matters. In my Judgment. AVo bavo
had a demonstration during the
present European war of the value
of secrecy In conducting military
operations, and there is no reason
why we should spread broadcast what
we are doing or what preparations
we have made.
"I havo no doubt every European
country is informed in tho most min
ute detail of our condition both on
land and sea, and It any cbango in
our methods Is to bo mado it should
not be in tho direction of greater
publicity, but should bo to protect
our operations even In time of peace
irom scruttuy Doth at homo and
abroad."
'A'liilu expressing the hopo that
tho European war would bo tho
last war and that nations would "see
tho folly of maintaining such great
military establishments as great Eu
ropean countries havo done and that
a general agreement may bo mado
which will provldo for at least a par
tial disarmament," Senator Weeks
maintained it was tho part of wisdom,
to consider what course to follow lu
case such a result should not come.
No Chango In Policy
"At this time," ho continued, "it
does not seem to mo that It is wise
or prudent to tako any action -which
will change our policy or add to our
naval equipment except by an omni
bus appropriation which can bo ex
pended under tho direction of the
goneral board of tho navy and tho
president. Our naval establishment
Ik in a class with that of Germany
and France and probably second only
to that of Great Urltaln."
Senator Weeks maintained that
tho army was Insufficient nud pro
posed Its re-organlzatlon not for tho
purposo of lscreaslng tho permanent
active army, but for tho organization
of a rescrvo corps which would make
OF SUGAR BEETS
Mass Meeting of Farmers and Fruit
growers Hear Plans Outlined by
Manufacturers Will Pay $4.50 per
Ton f. o. b. Cars, or $5 Per Ton f.
o. b. Plant, for Five Years.
(Continued on Last Page.)
At u mass meeting of fanners mid
fruit growers held Friday afternoon
at tho Natatorium, F. S. llramwcll,
representing Utnh and eastern sugar
manufacturers, outlined the terms un
der which his company will construct
u beet sugar factory in Medford.
Five thousand acres for sugar beet
cultivation arc desired. The com
pany binds itself for fivo years to
purchase nil tho beets grown at $l.f()
f. o. b. railroad track or $3 f. o. b.
plant. The plant will involve an in
vestment exceeding $000,000.
Thursday evening n similar pro
posal wns made to Grants Pass peo
ple, nnd earlier in the week to Snlcut
and to TndcHndence, both of which
communities arc under serious con
sideration.
Support Promised
Knthusinstie support wns evidenced
at the Xntntorium Friday, over 250
landowners, fruitgrowers, fanners
und business men being in attendance.
hvcry section of the valley, includ
ing Ashland, Talent nnd Phoenix, be
ing well represented. W If. Gore,
president of the Medford National
bank, nud one of tho largest land
owners In tho vnlley, phided.
The proposition of the beet sugar
interests was explained by their rep
resentatives, F. S. Hmmwbll and
Charles V. Nibley, tho latter men"
tioned in the day's news dispatches
ag one of the bends of great sugar
interests controlled by the Mormon
church.
The spirit of tho meeting was that
tho Itogito River valley needs now in
dustries nnd diversified resources,
and that now wns tho accepted time
to secure one of them.
Inspection of Valley
The beet sugar representatives, c
compuuied by J. T. Sullivan, spent
Thursday inspecting conditions ut
Grants Pass with the view of secur
ing acreage in that district.
Tho beet sugar industry is ouu of
the most intensive ngricultttnil indus
tries yet promulgated. Carried to n
successful conclusion, it requires tho
highest kind of cultivation and econ
omics entirely new to thu western far
mer. Five tliounnd acres of sugar beets
menus approximately 2,000,000 tons
of gross products to be marketed. Tlm
transportation of (bid immense, crop
is only n minor part of its produc
tion. At least $30 per ncro is the
lowest cost of seeditnr, thinniug nnd
cultivating. According to conditions
of soil mid cultivation, from fifteen
to thirty tons per ucro can be pro
duced. KviH'it Directs uork
Tho business of cultivation, thin
ning and harvesting is conducted by
tho factory through an expert mi
pcrintcudent, who directs tho entire
work. Tho factory procures thu seed
directs tho work of --hinting, cultiva
tion and harvesting.
400.000
FRENCH
B
I.
RAINING
PARIS, Dee. 11, 5 p. m. Four
hundred thousands youths of 19 and
20 years, forming the class of 1915,
wont injo training today In military
Instruction camps and barracks
throughout France. Having bad pre
liminary drills nt homo, thoy will bo
ready for tho spring campaign. Car
dinal Ametto colobrated mass for sev
eral thousand of thoso young men
hero today at tho Church of Notre
Dame Des Vlctolres, Ho closed thu
service, with this admonitien: "Go
In cottrago nnd In confidence."
ServlcoB of prayor for the sohllors
In the field are being held dally In
churches throughout Franco,
(Continued on Lust I'ugo.)
AMMONS WANTS
TROOPS TO STAY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Prej
dent Wilson toduy received u tele
gram from Govumor Amnions of Col
orado, saying ho did not think it ad
visable to withdraw all tho federal
troops from tho strike districts at this
time. Thu president wunts to witlw
draw tho troops mid will communi
cate further with tho governor.
Farley Wilson said today tlio Unit
ed Mincworkurs of America hud nr
ranged to transport to other wwl
fields those fonuer strikers twablo
to get work in Colorado ami that Mfe
refusal of thu Colorado eal owr(-
ow to ru'WUHoy mauy of tho
would not wm kolk,
fl
'Mi