mm Hi1 tm SecW 3ww &(ii !i Medford Mail Tribune H WEATHER I SECOND EDITION I' I r tonight nnd lomor.ow Mat. -Iff j Mhi. J!J1. tan iv;- fcte s, rortv-foiirth yr. Dully Ninth Ynnr T. L ALLIES CLAIM' -. r WEST BANK OF Artillery Engagements In Arras Re Ulon Destroy Tlirco German Batter iesTrenches Blown Up Extend ed Section of Canal Which Cost Many German Lives Lost to Allies. PARIS, Doc. 32, 2: Ifl p. in.Tlie French oflioinl bulletin, given out in Paris thin afternoon, jwys Hint (-'ticlt troops now occupy tliu weal hunk of the Ysor oniinl. Artillery en gagements, all of them resulting more or Iomm advantageously to lliu French, urn repotted in the. region of Arm ft mar Nnmpool, in the Aistie, in the re Kiou of Perthes, near llm foiesl of l.agricrio, on llm hcighlti of Iho MoUSt, ninl in tin Vongi'H. Tin ot of Iho eniuiuiiniculinn fnl- luWS! "Tito riu'iiiy has completed Mm evacuation of tliu west linnk of tin' YIT I'lllllll to tin' uoitli of the house of tint ferryman, nnd wo occupy thin Inuik. Aitlllcry Hint nl Ann "III tin region of Arrnn Micro have boon artillery engngeinoiils. In llm legion of Numpnel our batteries have reduced to nilouco (ho butteries of the enemy. In the region of llm Aino our hravy nitillory silenced tho field hntloiicrt of llic Germans. At n point noitlicaHt of Vallly,'nno of their bat teries of Ilowilrrrs was completely destroyed, j . ... "In Hi" region of (Vtlhi'H ami in Iho vii'iuity of tho forest of Lagrurio thorn havo boon nrlillcry engagements ninl some infantry fighting which re sulted advantageously lo n. "On tho height of Iho Mouse tin arlilloty of llm enemy showed little activity. On tho contrary, our nitil lory donmlinliPd at DeiiMioud", lo Iho wj'M of Vigneuello I.oh llatlonolia tol, two dattorioM of (ho nioniy, 0110 composed of jjilim of In 10 onlihi'i', anil Iho othor ued for filing upon aviator. In tliirt winio wo liuxo hlowu up a blockhouse aiiil destroyed Kcvenil trenches. "Mot worn (ho Mouse ninl Iho Mo selle there it nothing lo ropott, anil in tho Vosgen thoro liavo been urlil Iry engagements. I" tho region of .SononoH wo hnvo consolidated tho po sitions ginned hy iih (ho evening he fore. Ituslniis Victorious "Russia: In Iho region of Mluwa iolrut attacks on tho mrt of Iho Germans hnvo hcu-n ropulHoil, ami Iho ItiikhiaiiH iiRain havo taken tho of. foiiHivo aj,'aitiKt poliuiiUK of the enemy that nre relirhii? in iliHonler. In the ipuIoii to tho ninth of I.owio. feme ioiiH (lormau nllaeH have heen also every where ro(tlKcil with hea, Iohhpr, "In tho rcKioii Kouth of Cracow (ho TdiKstiin offeiiKlvo Iiuh heen hueeeHH fully miutimicil in spito of a Ktuhhoni rertistaneo. "In Serviti; Tho Servian nrniios, which had roaeheil Iho Koluhara river, have cvobhciI this ntrenm ho tween tho Vnljovo, whieh Iiuh heen oeeupieil hy them, ami tho junction of the Ljid. To (ho north they havo nueupioil Lazruovatz. Tho nuniher of lriHoner taken hy Iho Horvianfi in tho comxo of these reeent eiiK'itl0 nieulH reaches the total of ahout 18, 000 men." I WARIHNOTON', Poo. 12. Uco nomlii oporatlonu ilomnml one pront powor plant mipnlyliiK olcotrlo cur rent throughout tho llnttcd StntoH, nceonlliiK to vIowr OMiresBoil toilny by V, A. llreekonrlilKo f tho South oru California UIIhoi eonu'iiny. nml coiiHlruclor of NIiiki' l''H imwor plaulH, who apponroil toilay hoforo tho Honnto pulillo lnml commit too In onpoHltlon to tho wntor powor alto IiiohIiik hill. Ho nmmlloil tho hill iih Mats opposed to audi ceiitiulUatlau. m CANAL SEIZED N H N ES ADVANCED NATIONAL POWER PLANT 1iT1! SUCCESSES German Official Statement Asserts That Allies' Atacks In France ami Belgium Repulsed and Ground Gained In Arfjoitnc Russians Arc Beaten Back In the East. Iinill.l.V, Dee. 12, (hy wlrolcKH.) Advanced for the (lemma nrinlen In lioth the went ami Oie east are reported In nn oiilclnl iitaicinoiit Ktvcti out toilay at military head UiinrteM. Tho attnckH of the allien In Prnaco nnd ItolKlum hnvo heen rnpttlfMjit and tho Oermnnn liavo Knlni'd i; roil ad near Arrnn and In the ArKonne. In tho cant tho Ituiuilan forci'H worn ln-atiiu hack In the flulit Iiik atem: tho Kniit I'riimilaii frontier and In .Southern Poland. The text of the communication folio nn: "On the east 1'rtiininit frontier our cavalry repulsed KiihmIiu eavalry, inking tl.'O prisoners. IttiHslniiM lt'iuKiil ".South of tho Vistula ami in north ern I'olnml our operations are de veloping. "In southern Poland, ItiiSNian at taekrt havo heen repulsed hy Austro liuiiKnriau and Oerman troops. "In I'laiulers lm Preneh ychterday uiiiile ntlackx in Iho reeiou of I.anue mark, which, however, were repulsed. They lost 'JIHI men in killed nml we look .'1 10 prisoner. "Our artillery hoiuliarded tho Yprcrt railroad station to iulorfeio with the moveuienlH of Iho enemy's troop. , "'e have made some progress near Arras. "French trooM again attached us near Soiiniu-Poithoi, Init without sueecKH, Snrress In Aikoiiiio "In Iho AiK"inw forest the Kreneh for weeks ptiMt havo liuiittd .lliciu hclvcH lo very worth ultaeks ami they everywhere hae heen repulsed. On Klie other hand, (leiman troops have again taken posspsHJoii of riu impor tant Preneh position of Mippoit hy means of tho explosion of a mine. The enemy has suffered heavy louse in killed and many of (heir troops havo heen so severely shaken as to he unahle to fight any longer." "Moreover, wo took over UOO pris. oners near Apniuonl. South of Kt. Mihiel repeated stuhhoni French at tacks were repulsed, as wore also other attacks in tho vicinity of Mur kireh." IS VOIED DOWN WASHINGTON', Dee. 12.-!iepru-sentativo' llardner'ri demand for n hearing on his resolution for an in vestigation into tho military prepar edness of the country was voted down today hy the houso rules com milleo hy n ulrnight parly volo of five to three, All tho demooralu vot ed against it. PANAMA CANAL SLIDE DELAYS SHIPMENTS SAN KHANC18CO, Cat., I)ee. 12. A private dispatch to V. It.' Oraeo & Company, jeeeived today from tho Panama Canal zone, plated that a new alide in tho Ctilehra cut would ontiKo n delay of about two days to shippiiig. No detailfi wero given. ii PARIS, Dee. 12, 5:110 a. m. The police of (leiieva, Switzerland, says a dihpateh to tho Journal, have arrest ed a naturalized Amuriean named Muller, who, it ia alleged, organized mi iiiipoilaul (leriuiin spy system with ramil'ieallous in hyous, and tho priu elpal eite of eastern Franco. Mid ler, tho dispatch stales, will ho tried by court martini. BERLIN CLAIMS IS EAST AND WEST GARDNER'S INQUIRY MEDFORD. IN BOTH EAST 'DRESDEN TAKES EQUAL SUFFRAGE SERVIAN ARMY RUSSIANS PIERCE lENDDRSE PLAT REFUGE IN INLET OFF PATAGONIA German Cruiser Which Ran Away at Battle of Falkland Islands Located Alonn Straits of Magellan Jap anil English Warships Walling for Her Capture. LONDON, Dee. IS, 1:00 p. in. A dispatch to tho Kvcnlmt Noun from VatpnraUo, Chile, nay It Ih reported that tho Herman cruiser Drendon had tukeii refiiRe In nu Inlet In tliu coast of Patagonia. Tho Divmtcn Ih the only xcmiA of tho rierman squadron which met tho Hrltldh fl4it In tho Kouth Atlantic December S, that hua not been ac counted for. The engagement of December 8 off Iho Falkland Inlands resulted In tho dcHtrtictlnn of tho Orinan ctulners Kchnrnhomt, (iiielsehnu and I.elp7lff. Later It wan announced that the Nuraberg alio had been destroyed. The Dresden escaped from the en counter nnd was supposed to havo fled to tho westward. This would take her to tho coast of Patagonia, where the ValparaUo report places hur.I'atngonla and the fitraltn of Ma gellan offer numerous hays and In lets where n vcfisvl could hide or take refugo. Thero oro nomo Chilean ports In this part of Kouth America whoro a warahlp could Intern. Hrltlsh warships, douhtlesn nrc In pursuit of the DreHilen from the At lantic side of tho St rait h of Magellan, nnd'irtiCilnld that Japaneno cruisers are watching Iho Pacific or western entrance on the strait. In case xlie should attempt again to enter tho Kouth Pacific. E NMV YOIJIC, Dee. 12. Mrs. Frank I.enlie'8 million dollar herptchl to the online of woman suffrage was nl tacked today in two miiIk started in tho supremo court by Floreneo L. Weisshrod and I.onettn h. Hollander, grandchildren of Frank Leslie, the founder of tho publishing firm whieh bears his name. The plaintiffs in these suits demand $100,000 ench as (heir share of tho estate tint! also set forth that $200, 000 all that would be left of tho money bequeathed by Mrs. l.onlie to Hiiffragv should be paid to Frank Loslio III nnd Arthur Leslie, also grandchildren of Frank Leslie I. Tho petitioners allege that Mrs. Frank Lcslicl was entitled to only one-third of tho $1,800,000 estato whieh bhe disposed of hy will. Mrs. Leslie's will provided that (ho rosiduo of her estato bo paid out right, to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cntt. Although she imposed no restrictions upon Mrs, Cajt, she expressed the hope in her will that tho money would ho spent for advancing woman' suf frage. WALL STREET COMES NFAV YORK, Dec. 32. 'nl street enmo iuto' its own today. Tho stock exchange, closed for nearly four nnd u half months, except for limited trading in bondsMuring tho past two weeks, was reopened nt 10 o'clock this morning for netlvo trading in stocks. One hundred, anil ninety-two issues were approved by tho gover nors for (railing, nnd though other is sues wore barred, notably United Slates Steel, activity on tho floor of the exchange revived memories t hig days ton years ago. Not for many years has thoro been such ii throng of brokers on tho floor us thai which wailed patiently for the signal to resume (railing. Thero tiro 1100 members of the exchange mid hourly 700 of those, it is esti muled, wero on (lie floor, Many of GRANDCHILDREN SEEK 1 IN N SUFFRAGISTS OlcECIOtf, 8ATUHDAY, AND WLST BATTLE LINES-GERMAN TO BE VOTED IE; Committee Reports Favorably Upon! Voles for Women and Upon Prohi bitionCongressmen to Be Placed on Record Upon Both Propositions One Dav for Each. WASIIINflTONDre 12.- Yen and nay voteh in the home on special rules for consideration of proposals to submit woman hiiffrace ami ino- hibitiiiu question for constitutional amendment was iissured by the ac tion of the rules committee today. The prohibition question will be brought into the house Tuesday, De cember 22, nnd when it has been dis joved of, woman suffrage will be taken up. Prohibition ,11111 Pp. Tiki The rule for consideration of the Ilohsou constitutional amendment for nation-wide prohibition was voted out unanimously by the committee. Its supporters and opponents were willing to submit it to a record vote in the house. It provided eight hours of general debate nnd unlimited op portunity for amendment. The rule for a ynte on the Mon dell woman suffrage amendment was voted out, four to three. Hepresentn tive Foster, democrat, of Illinois, by joining the two republicans and the one progressive on iho committee, overcame the three democrats who wore opposed to it Chairman MennnVclnrcd onnday would be allowed to each of the prop ositions and that the house would he kept in session until they were dis posed of. Xovd Twi-'ritlnls Voto Representatives Campbell, I.enroot nnd Kelly, with Foster, outvoted the democrats. Henry, Pou and Cnntrnll and Representative floldfogle, an other democrat, declined to vote. The suffrage rule would nllovv six hours of general debate nnd the usual op- pot I unity for amendment. It will he necessnrv for the sun- jMiiters of both proposals to get a two-thirds mniority for the adoption of Iho rules nnd then n two-thirds majority for raeh resolution. Op ponents say the necessary votes can. not be gotten. The plan to begin con sideratinn of the questions December 22 makes it apparent that tho demo crats are determined to curtail tho holiday recess as much ns possible. T CAPTURE BORDER CITY DOrCU.AS, Ariz., Dee. 12. Fron terns, thirty miles south of Agna Pri eln, was captured by HOO Maytorwm troops Inst night, according to offic ial word received today hy Cnrranrn officials. The garrison there mus tered fewer than fifty men. Major Aurclinuo Iturna, commanding the Mnytorena forces, moved southward toilay for the punio.se, according to reports, of stripping the raneho of Roherlo V. Pasquiera, Carrania's of ficial agent here. OPON BY HOUS INTO ITS OWN WHEN EXCHANGE OPENS tho others smiled down, with their families and friends, from the mem bers' gallery on (ho west wall. Tho visitors.' gallery, across the way on tho west .side, was thronged. Half or more of tho hundreds who gnxed down at tho unusual scene on tho floor were women. Although ad mission to this gallery was by ticket only, and tho issuance of tickets was rigidly vised, doorkeepers eyed keen ly each person admitted in order to make sure (hat no person of bomb throwing tendencies should enter. Almost before tho metallic echoes of the gong ceased ringing tho cheer ing had died down to a great hum, nnd the hundreds of brokers were grouping themselves in knots around tho trading posts. Tliu galleries glu ed down in dwindling interest mid alowly began lo empty, Within (he first (en uiinufoa tho floor of tho ox- DIWEMBIW 32, 19M INSPIRED TO WIN BY "Soldiers! Heroes! Your Old King Has Come to Die With You for the Fatherland, for Servla. Let Us Drive Out the Enemy," Are Mon arch's Words. PARIS, Dec. 12, 1:40 a. m Tho inspiring presence nnd words of King Peter of Hervla are given as the chief causo of tho successes recently achieved hy tho Servian army, says a dispatch from Nlsh, Servla, to tho Matin. "Soldiers! Heroes! Your old king has come to die with you for tho fatherland, for Servla. Let us drlvo out the enemy." These historic words, pays the Matin's dlspnteh, wero pronounced hy King Peter heforo the order for the general attack was given which re sulted In the defeat of tho Austrlans Tho aged king arrived on the battlo front at the supremo moment when the country's fato hung In tho balance. Mounted on a charger, he slowly rode through the Servian lines, anil was everywhere greeted with tho wildest enthusiasm. His words, according to the Nlsh dlRpatch, had the effect of a train of gunpowder, and tho unforgettable battle began beforo Topola, tho cradle of tho KaraKcorgevltch dynas ty. Ion miles from Mount .Oplcnatx; where rest tlio ashes of tho Servian heroes and Itoynl family. Till: HAGl'i:, via London, Dec. 12, 4:T0 p. m. German newspapers which have been received hero show that the German press, although pro hibited strictly from criticising any acts of tho government during tho war, is much displeased by tho sud den chango In tho leadership of tho German military forces. They state that Count Von Mo)tko has been "po Htely side-tracked" as chief of tho general staff and that supreme com mand has been given to a "war min ister whoso behavior towards the Helehstag in tho ahem Incident was Insulting." In tho short biographies of Major General Von Falkenhayn, which tho newspapers aro permitted to print, they refer In tho most guarded way to what thef term his failure up to tho present time In tho operations on tho mestern front. It Is Intimated In these newspapers that thoro has been friction between Emperor William and Count Vojj Moltkc, owing to a dlfferenco of opinion concerning tho conduct of tho campaign in tho west. change was white with paper snow tho torn fragments of thousands of memoranda. There was hardly need, it seemed, during tho first few minutes of trad ing, for tho posting of minimum prices. They opened with ti rush and mi old-time upward swing that sent tho principal issues wholo points above tho roek-bottom figures deter mined upon by tho conunitteo in ad vance. Thoro was one feature, how. over, that was not nt all in keeping with the activity of tho hig days of more prosperous time, and that was tho small volume of singlo trades, Most of the trading was in blocks of 100 to 1100 shares, and much of it was in blocks of less than 100 shares, llusiness was more active and (he undertone stronger in tho final hour, with a higher level for most of tho prominent issues, N ER KA QUARRELED W ON MM ER CAMPAIGN ADVANCE CK IT IN TWO PLACES Plan of Polish Invasion Declared a Failure Germans Reduced to Making Bloody and Useless Attacks Upon Russian Front German Col umns Separated hy Czar's Forces. PARIS, Dec. 12, -J il.1i p. m.-The Petrograd correspondent of the Matin wires hit paper that the Oertnan plan In Poland hns completely failed. His dispatch Kays: "The Herman plan, which consist ed on turning tite Russian right wing at I,owicz and nt the same time com pleting n similar maneuver on the ex treme left on the river Itonnjep, has completely failed. The Germans nrc reduced tj) making bloody and useless attacks on our fiont." Delaing .ilvaiire I'KTROORAD, Dec. 12, via London, 3:0r p. m. Russian military observ ers contend Hint the Gemians in withdrawing before pnrtial successes of the Hussions along the battle front to tho north of Wnrsnw, arc follow ing their well-known tactics of de laying the advance of their opponents as long ns possible by holding each successive trench until it becomes un tenable. Reports reaching Petrograd today, however, indicate that the Gennnu front has been pierced at least on two points between Cieebn- now and Przasnysz, which hns re sulted In.tbc severing of communica tion between the German columns-. Of Strategic Advantauo A German repuKo here, military critics say, will be more significant ns n strategic advantage than ns n decisive factor in the campaign now raging on all sides of Warsaw. It will givo the Russian forces operat ing to the northwest of Warsaw, Rus sians point out, space in which to maneuver on the right bank of the Vistula, their right wing, which hith erto has been crnmcd hv the falling back of their own troops upon the Polish capital. Tho uninterrupted figlitin" in the last three weeks is now being aug mented, it is said, by day and night attacks on tho Russian positions be tween Lowicz and tho river Vistula. Constant reinforcements from other parts of tho battle front aro report ed to bo entering the strugglo in this locality. E BY UNCLE SAM KL PASO, Tex., Dec. 12. A see ond warning from tho Washington government to Governor Mnytorena was received here today demanding that JIaytorena withdraw immediate ly from tho range of tho American border town. It had been given veib ully, it was understood, to ono of Maytorenn's agents at Washington. NACO, Ariz., Dec. 12. Joso Mny torena, insurgent governor of Son ora, who has been besieging the Cnr ranzn garrison of Nnco, Sonora, sineo September, snid today thai ho had re ceived no order from Provisional President Gutierrez to stop firing in order to prevent bullets striking in American territory. Until ho does receivo such order ho will eontinuo his attack. Meantime ho is preparing for a final assault on Nnco Tuesday. "I have received no orders from President Gutierrez to stop my at tack on Naco," read n. statement Maytorenu issued today. "L'uloss 1 do receive such orders from Mexico City I will eontinuo fight hur. I re. grot that bullets havo fallen in Amer ican territory, and especially that Americans liavo been wounded. My men take every precaution to prevent complications with (he United States, Strict orders havo been issued re. garding shooting Into American terri tory mid I urn sure that Iho danger lo Americans has resulted from tho dicticd mid practices of tho cucuiy. GERMAN 1 SECOND WARNING N MAYTORENA NO. 22G FOR BET MANUFACTURY Enthusiastic Meeting Results in Ap pointment of Committees to Secure Desired Acreage In Sugar Beets Sugar Makers Outline Proposal and Answer Questions Propounded. Kndorsemcnt of tho plan to es tablish a beet sugar factory In tho Rogue river valley was accorded Fri day afternoon at n mass meeting of farmers, landowners and business men at the Nat, and as n barometer of public sentiment offers of acre age wero mada this morning without solicitation. A campaign to secure signers will begin next week, and de tails arranged for tho planting and harvesting of tho 1015 crop when tho required acreage is secured. Acting in conjunction with tho Farmers and Fruitgrowers League, a committee will bo appointed by V. II. Gore, call upon all landowners and farmers. I'rogrcsslvencss ltevlvnl Tho sentiment expressed at tho meeting showed a revival of tho old time progressive spirit. Tho offers of the beet sugar Interests wero out lined by F. S. nramwell nnd A. Nib ley, and they received a rapid fire of questions from prospective growers, which they answered to tho satisfac tion of tho questioners. Thoy showed n thorough working knowledge of tro beet sugar Industry, and mndo a good impression Upon tha. audience. Hoth tho sneakers praised thft UoKiie river valley, and expressed tho opinion that Its soil was largely adapted to the growing of beets. Tho beet sugar industry has a soil expert with cvory plant Tho representa tives said thoy wero surprised at tho extent and apparent fertility of tho valley, Willamette valloy reports pic turing this section ns nothing out a "bankrupt canyon not worth bother ing about." Itoscburg nnd Douglas county hnvo made a feoblo effort to secure tho beet factory there. Much KnWiusliiiin Shown From the enthusiasm manifested nt tho meeting Friday, and the street conversation today, thero will bo lit tle difficulty In securing tho re quired amount of acreago. For tho first tlmo In months, there Is a united and harmonious effort toward a common good, and tho establishment of a permanont payroll. Two or three of tho old line knockers, wero about this morning walling and weep ing, as when any public movement Is under consideration. At the meeting Friday afternoon, D. W. Stone, J. A. Perry, H. C. Stod dard, nnd Alfred Carpenter, most of whom were acquainted with tho beet sugar Industry In some phaso gavo talks. A feature of tho meeting was tho attendanco of farmers from out or town points. COAL AT SEA PANAMA, Dec. 2. It is porrihit enlly reported hero todny that iv squadron of six Ilriti&h warships met four Dritish colliers at a point on tho high seas fifty miles south of Pan ama, nml coaled from them. It is be lieved locally that ' theso warships same from Australian waters. Ono qC them is even said to bo tlio Australian battleship Australia. por several days past, there bus been much wireless hlierfereuco and it is believed that, tho colliers and the warships havo been in communication. Also ship captains coming Into Bal boa hnvo reported Iho nearness; of Dritish cruisers. Six Dritish colliers hnvo culled, Ht Panama during tho last few days. This concent ration of colliers un doubtedly has been for tho put-post of, supplying tho Drl(lsh squadron. A Japanese fleet is said to hf eff: tho coast of Chile mid the UritWi worships mo h(IIVd lo hav nM for tho south u ttM h junti04 ' wilh the Japmieitt, , "" BRITISH WARSHIPS C ) ccr