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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
I'm I r tonight nnl Hundnjr
Mar. I7 Mln. 18.
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Forty-fourth Yar.
Dnlly Nllilli Your.
ALLIES
HUES FOBIt
Dei lln Admits Offensive Lies Willi
Enemy French Claim Important
Ailvnutnyes Won-At Albert Allies
Push Throiih Entanolrmrnls to
Si'cniul Line.
LONDON, Doc. lit. It In Indicated
liy III" Uitriiinn war often Mai cut
or to.liiy lliitl tlit offiumlvn In ill"
wi-M HOW li'l'lH with lint nllll'H. Till'
llerllll lOlillunillcntloii speaks of "
hkiIkm r hostile nltncl.it, which It Vn
said wen- nuinlitfil. Tim I'muicIi
MiilKiuiMil. however, immirlit tjiat
further liiiioituiit ailviuiliiKtm Ituvo
linen wtiii liy lilt' allies, who apparent
I) urn now making nil tffnt In puttli
buck Hut Herman Hint at llin sharp
might north of I'arlit where It swing
iMiHtwunl.
A I Albert, It rnld, that tint nlllon,
under a heavy lire. pushed through
to (tit) entanglements In (rout or tliu
second linn o( I'lilrciiclunt'iitK, At
nevcial oilier points, nrcordliiK to tlio
French war office, ground him been
won ami (Icrninu trenches have been
occupied. In two Itmtanceii It In ad
mitted that tlitt (Inrinnjis linvo mado
progress.
Advance In llclgliiiu
Paris, Due. lit. Tlio Fruncli war
officii this afternoon gnvn out tho
following official anneuncement:
"During Iho tiny of Deowiiber 18
wo organized lit Belgium Hit) tcrrl
tory won from tlio unouiy tlio even
ing buforo to tlio south of l)lxminto,
ami we advanced, our front to t lie
south of Hut Inn at Kortelcer.
"Our udwinco to lint ttouth of
Ypri'it Iiiih lu-on continued over a
very different niul swampy territory.
"From tlio Lyit lo tlio Olo wo
have progressed In the region of
Nutro Daiuo tin t'oimolullon, to Hut
south of LnliaiM), liy nioro than ouo
kilometer. During the Past two
days wn itlvo made progress In Iho
direction of Cnroncy .St. Laurent ami
lllungy.
"In spltti of ory nplrlli'il counter
nttuoliH, Hut ponltloim taken by iik
December 17 have been retained.
A I lack 1'iioYr Pint
"In Hut region of Albert ilurliiK
tlm nlKlil December 17-18 niul tlurliiK
Hut ilny of Hui ISth wo advanced mi
tier n very violent flro of Hut enemy
niul wo reached tlio barbed wtro en
tanglements of tho second lino of
(cruiuii trenches, To Hut north of
Marcourt wo we in obliged lo nbandon
it trench occupied Hm night liuforo
and not 'flro by tho enemy by means
of hand grenades.
"Several (lemma trenches hnvo
been ocouplud lu tliu region of Maillots
and In tlio vicinity or Lypons throe
violent counter ntueks on tlio part
or Hm Hermans have been repulsed,
"In tho region of tho AIhuo thoro
linvu boon artillery engagements and
In Cliiiinpagno tho artillery of tho
onciny showed Docombor IS Increased
nctfvliy iih compnrod to tho 17Hi.
AvIatocN Ninatli llattorloK
"lu tlio ArKouno lu tho foroat of
La Orin le, wo blow up n Oorninn un
ilormlnliiK Irondi, Noar St. Hubert
tlio unomy, by a vory spirited attack
Jiiicpocdod In nmkliiK hIIkIU proKrosM.
"It bun boon confirmed that on
tlio JioIkIiIh of (ho Mouso, our flro
directed by avlalora, ilomojlvhuil two
lumvy Imttorles of tho dnomy and
Ununified n third bnttory,
"From tlio MoliBbjq tho Voskpb
thorn Ih nothing to report In tho
Vohkoh thoro lina-.beon uplrltoil nor
i't rlflo flrliiH but no ntatck."
CLAIM VILLA FORCESC
GERMANS
ON WEST FRONT
MUTINY IN LEADER
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Ilea. 111. A
Olhpaloli received liy tho looal Mux
ieiin i'iiiihiiI lodny Hiiiil;
"Thy Villa jrnvriHoii n( Rnn LuIr
PoIohI rovolled nainut Villa IIiIh
iinrniiur niur Htinvnilcuvd thu elly to
(li'tieriil Kiiuuiel do lo.s HiiiiIoh, who
Jh loynl to (loiim-iil Carrauza."
GAIN IN BELGIUM,
SITUATION ALONG
a gk m on m
T STILLINDEF1NITE I
Official Reports F"ll to Clear Up Sit
uationGermans Give No Details
of Great Victory, Merely Stating
Pursuit Continues Pctronrail De
nies Defeat.
LONDON, Dec. lit.- The ilu.vV of
fieinl icmii!m liiil lit elciif up lite Ml
iiiitimi in I In imikI. The (leiiuiiii mi
liouureilieilt wax iih inilel'inile iim be
fore, ineielv flutiiiK Hint ju Puhiiul
the piiixuil of llie ltiiiiiu wiih eon
llmiiiit' mill I tin t it Un -iiiu en vn I r
nlliiek mi Hie i'iii I'nixxinu t'luutier
loitl hi'i'ii ilefeiiteil.
The (Irriiiilll wur iilTiee lilinoilliee
ineiit ol' mi iiverwlirhiiiiii: vietnry in
I'lihiul Mill fniU In lirlii u reoiiHi'
friiiil l'ellonul. Iteiliu is puzzled li
Hie lili-ence u' iletililn liml i "lllil In
he o.vpeiieneinir u 'Shiiilow of ih-np-poiiitineiil."
nlllionu'li hlill eeleliruliiic
the report eil vietory.
Hltiintlou Indeflnlle
It is evident that (Irani! Duke Nich
olas lias drawn in u portion uf Hie
llushinii front from the Lowiez-llow
line to eulrenehuieiitH nearer Wnrwiw.
There has been no iiiIiiiUmoii from
Pelidriul, how ever, of nny serious
rehervoH in the field of oterntions
iiloui,' tliu Vistula river, Hiiuh as must
neeessnrily have preceded n (enernl
(leriuaii vietory. It is rettnriKd here
as quite possible" Hint (lie Teutiiuii
allies have seornl sueeenses in some
localities, nlllmuuh there is mi Itifor-
iiiatiou nvailnlile iih to their time or
location.
Tlio icM'rrp wliieh Pelroprail says
Iho (Icnimiis have suffered in the ii'
ioii of Mlnwa, near the east Pius
sinu frontier, is believed in London
In liave interfered with tho oern
tioiih of tho (leiuiaus nlonr (lie Vis
tula. It is usseileil iinofficinllv al
I'elronnid thai the (lenimus have
eviieiinled Lodz, findinu- thai city of
no greater strategic value to them
than it was to the Itiissiiius. Last
uiuht's offieial communication from
the Russian war offiee otuted defi
nitely thai nil Austro-dormmi attaeks
utoiii; Iho left haul; of the Wtiiht
wliieh have been in progress for sev
eral days have been repulsed,
SHU AttarkhiK Cinrow
Whatever me the fuels of tho hit
iiutiou in the Vistula region, the pres
ent KJtuntiou there apparently is e
citing no influence on Hie crucial op
erations lu the south around Cracow.
Tho Russian forces wliieh are threat
ening the old Polish capital ami the
Kilesiuu frontier, remained fixed in
their positions, mid tho Austrian rally
wheh hroucht hack Teutonio force
across the Carpathians m'ciuk to have
met with n cheek.
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TV
NACO, Ariz., Dec. 10. Tho sixth
hriKiido of infantry, roinforcini; tho
Aiiierienn cavalry troops already
here, he'iin to urrivo today. Tho first
train with six companies of tho
eighteenth regiment canio at dawn. It
is expected that most of tho brigade
will arrive hy night.
DEEP SNOW REPLACES
(1KNKVA, Switzcrlund, via London,
Dee. .11). Willi tho winler hiiowh in
full po.sHOHsioii of tho border diss
I riots, SwilKerlund lii'KinR to feel Unit
hor l'routioi'd tiro Hafo from violation
until npriu,', Orders alroady liavo
hoeu issued for thu depiohilization of
threo divisions of tho frontier Kiiard.
Nono of tho Alpine passes, which nro
important from a tuotioui point of
view nro regarded iih pussahlo after
tho i'irnt heavy Biiowfall,
MR
MFflfllY
AS
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M1UDF0KD.
GERMANS
GLIMPSES OF
Left show eut mi Si kiiii rade.
THINK MARTIN BUILT UP EVIDENCE OF SELF DEFENSE AFTER CRIME
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF WATER POWER
URGED BY FISHER
WASIIINOTON, Dee. 11).-Predominance
of federal control of wa
ter power was urged today hv Wal
ler L. Fisher, formerly secretary of
the interior, before tho senate lauds
committee considering the witter
power mte leasing hill. Senators led
hy Senator Sumol vontending for
state's rights, subjected him lo n
prolonged examination.
10
WAHIIINOTON, Dec. 10 In re
HpoiiBo to Senator Hitchcock. 'a resolu
tion for Information on shipments of
war munitions from tho United States
Secretary ltedfleld submitted today a
report giving data so far as available.
Thoro nro 1&.0U0 firms lu tlio coun
try, ho said, that could .export muni
tions and It had been Impossible to
mako a complete Investigation.
Ho said shipments of ammunition
sine tho war woro chiefly to tho
United Kingdom and Krnuco. For
October munitions cxportB to them
totalled ?l,l0t,71l worth of cart
ridges; $ri3U,3fiO worth of flronrms
and $1,114,000 woitli of gun pow
dor. Slnco tho Utiroponn war bogun
thoro Is no record of shipments of
war munitions to (lormany, Russia,
Helglum or Sorvla,
10
AT
VKNTURA, Cal., Dec. 10. Hack
ing into a wharf horo early today to
take on a cargo, tho steamer Coos
Ray swung against tho structure,
pounded it to pieces under a heavy
swell and wrecked herself, Captain
James llowen, muster of tlio vessel,
said tho ship probably would ho a
total loss.
Tho Coos Hay was a woodou ves
sel of'fill gross tons, built in 1881.
Sho has heen plying hot ween San
Fnuiyisco and Ventura.
WAR
MS
BELLGERENTS
OHKGON, SATURDAY,
INPOUND,
RECENTLY COMPLETED PORTIONS
n-jht hhown paved liiahwm near Tub ill
DEAD GAME WARDEN HAD NOT DRAWN
GUN WHEN POACHER SHOI HIM DOWN
AI CLOSE RANGE WITH A 30-30 RIFLE
Tlint Lorls Martin, tho garao poach
er who murdered Diuno Warden A.
H. Hubbnrd, lay lu nmbush for his
victim with his aO-;tO rifle, murdering
him In cold blood, and then sought
to build up a defenso for himself
by taking out tho slain warden's re
volver mid placing It near the pros
trate figures of tho dead officer. Is
the belief of llioso who picked up mid
brought back tho corpse from tlio
lonely cabin nine miles from Trail
near the head of Trull crook. Tho
coroner's Inuucst will bo hold Mon
day at Perl's parlors, when tho story
of tho crime will bo rehearsed In de
tail. 1-oy lu Wait for Victim
Hume Warden Hubbard's presence
in tho Trail district was known to
Martin, If customs ot tho past were
observed by the residents who phono
ahead tho coming of tho agents of
tho law. Ho may linvo known that
a search warrant had boan Issued for
his premises, and watched Hubbard
niul Constable Irwin, on tho tour
that ended lu their finding contra
baud meat in his cabin knowing
that his arrest was Inevitable. When
tho victim and his companion first
saw Slartlu ho was standing on tho
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trail about ten feet away. Greetings
were exchanged, and Hubbard dis
mounted from his horse.
This net Indicated that Hubbard
realized his danger, and when the
fatal shot was tired was trying to
grab the barrel of Martin's rifle. Mar
tin stopped oft the trail according
to Irwin, and at all timo had tho
official covered, shooting from the
hip, as was usual with Martin, Asldo
from tho apparently friendly saluta
tion at first slRht no words passed,
but tho slain official may hnvo read
tho Intentions of tho notorious
poachor. and hoped by a fearless ad
vance to cow him.
Warden Drew no Weaton
Coustablo Irwin says that at tho
time of tho shooting, Hubbnrd wore
both gloves, Hint his coat was but
toned from top to bottom and that
his revolver was in a holster cov
ered by his coat, nnd strapped to his
shoulder.
When Shorlff Slngler arrived tho
coat was unbuttoned, the glove of his
right hand wns off, and his pistol lay
under a bush ten feot nwnv. , These
three points nro tho keys ot Martin's
(Continued on pngo two.)
RUSSIANS
AI
JACKSON COUNTY
OF
EGYPT NAMED BY
LONDON, Dec. 10. King George
today sent a message to Ilusseiu Ke
mal, whose appointment ns sultan of
Egypt was announced yesterday, as
suring him of his sincere friendship
mid unfailing support in safeguard
ing the integrity of Egypt.
"Your highness has been called to
undertake the responsibilities of your
high offiee nt n grave crisis hi tho
national life of Egypt," the message
continues.
"I am convinced that you will ho
nhle, with tho co-operation of your
ministers nnd the protectorate of
flreut Britain, successfully to over
come all influences which are seek
ing to destroy tho independence of
Egypt nnd tho wealth, liberty and
happiness of its people."
OF
NEUTRALITY AT CANAL
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. Colouel
(toethnls, governor of the canal zone,
according to information to the Brit
ish embassy today, which was com
municated to tho state department,
has found that tho British collier
which was thought to have violated
the neutrality ot tho I'mmnm caunl
zone waters by sending u wiroles
message, actually had no wireless
equipment. It is understood the mes
sage in question wns sent hy another
ship, which, however, was outside tho
three-mile limit.
F
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ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 19. A peti
tion for a writ ot habeas corpus for
tho roloaso of Leo M. Frank, under
dontli sontenco tor tho murdor ot
Mnry Phngnn wns refused todny by
Judgo W. T. Newman In tho United
States district court.
Judge Nowninn granted Frnnk's
attornoys permission to appeal to the
United Stntes supromo court. The
judgo stutetl in reply to objections ot
Solicitor Qonernl Dorsoy, Hint the
granting ot nn appeal was not dis
cretionary with HiQ court.
NEW
AN
BRITISH
MINISTRY
NO. 232
Hi
SHIP 847 CARS
IN DULL YEAR
Total for Present Year Excwtls Ca
pacity of Proposed Hafer Plant
" Money All Sent Out ef County t
Support Payrolls In Otrwr Places
Hater's Proposal.
Edgar Hafer, who formerly oper
ated tho Crater Lake Lumber com
pany nnd the Town Lumber company
box factory in Medford, is formulat
ing a proposal to the people of Jnek
.on county regarding tho establish
ment of n lumber mill and box fac
tory to care for local business. The
statistics compiled show that oven in
the quietest of years like the pres
ent, there is enough local demand for
lumber to exceed the capacity of tho
proposed plant. Mr. Ilnfcr's pro
posal is as follews:
Hafer's Proposal
"To the People of Jackson Ceunty:
"There are in Jackson county, Or
egon, today ns stnnding timber more
than 20,000,000,000 feet available
for manufacturing purposes, and at
the present prico of labor it costs if8
per 1000 feet to manufacture tho
name into lumber.
"In order to manufacture the
nvailable standing timber in Jackson
county into lumber nt the rate of
500,000,000 feet per winum, it will
require forty yenrs lo cut tho pres
ent stand; and the increased growth
of timber in Jnckson county would
offset n manufactured product of Iho
timber standing of 500,000,000 feet
per yenr. If there were 500,00d,000
feet of timber manufactured into
lumber in Jackson county nt the cost
of $8.00 per thousand feet, it would
represent nn outlny in labor of $4,
000,000 por annum, nnd it would re
quiro 0,000 men working eneh day
to turn out the product.
Million Going Out
Tho aggregate deposits in Iho sev
eral banks in Jnckson county, Ore
gon, approximate $3,000,000 and it is
nn nstonishing, though mi indisputa
ble fact, that within the past fuo
years there has been moro money sent
out of the Roguo River vnlley for
lumber nnd boxes than the combined
deposits in all of tho Jackson County
banks nt this time. Unless a manu
facturing industry to utilize the lo
cal stand of lumber is instituted, this
drain will continue even ns it has
during tho previous five years.
Tho Southern Pacific company
havo furnished mo with statement of
lumber and lumber products used for
building purposes, box shook, ami
wood, received nt slntions Roguo
Itiver to Ashland inclusive. November
1, 10l, to October 31, 1014, inclus
ive. Not including lumber, ties, etc.
(Continued on last page)
ROW UPON FLOOR
OF HOUSE TODAY
n
WOOD PRODUCTS
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. Chair
man Moon of tho postoffico. commit
tee mid Representative Ilofliu of Ala
bama had n row on tho flopr of tho
house lato today which other mem
bers feared would develop into blows.
Representative Ifuflin launched
into a denunciation of Representative
Moon's declaration that "railroad in
fluence" hud defeated ft special rule
to provido consideration of certain
postal reforms and that democrats
who had voted nguinst it hnd "be
trayed" tho democrntio administra
tion. "I deiiQunco tho statement as ab
solutely untrue,'' shouted Ileflin.
"You don't daro to say that to ma
oxcept on this floor," returned Moon.
"I am willing to say anything out
side I hnvo said here," retorted 1I
lin, nnd as both men advanced vHU
threatening gesture other wenberit
sprang between them, "i
Hostilities died uwy as suddenly
as they had luu, r , . .-,
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