Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Max, iUi .Mln. Jlt.n. l'alr Tonight mill Tuesday. Forty-fourth Yr. Dully Ninth Yi.r. MEDFORD. OUmON, MONDAY. miClSSimil 21, 19M NO. 2M WESTERN LINE IERCEST HGHTING 01 Heaviest Dnttlo Since Germans Tried to Force Wav to English Channel French Claim Steady Gains, While Germans Claim Attacks Repulsed Kaiser Off for Front. LONDON, Dee. 'Jl. - Tim heaviest lighting in llm went since the Git limns imiiln tlit'ir uttfitiptM lit I'mcc n May In llm English channel in now in progicsH. Tim Kii'iii'li ami Oer man slufciiients of today show Hint jolcnluy'tt engagements vvoiu keenly contested along inoMt or llm l'rout limn Alsnou to Flanders niiil on each side claims niti inadii of tlm rapture of trenches ami nthiT victories of importnuee. Tim German war nfliri gave out what was ili'Mi-rilii'tl iih a French ariiiv older signed by General .lol'fro anil loiiinl mi tlm liody of a French soldier, culling fur a general ntlnck, on tlm (Iitiiiiiiih. 'llm order recites Hint heavy ri'iuforcfinriitM hail been m I'fnl liy tln allien, uml "it is now our business to dour Hid futlmrliiiii! of tlm invaders." KuwiUiiM in I'oliimi iti'iilot In Folund tlm Itiisniaim are offer ing determined resistance to tlm Ocr tiiaii armies which arc iidvminiii; on Warsaw. Less IIiiiii thirty miles from llu city oim of tlm moxt stubbornly iMiiitcMcil lint tli of llii I'tiiiipaiM in still in progioss, (he ltusimis for tliri'o days having held in cheek the Ocnuiiu minimi which is seeking In Inrcu a passage of tlm lljr.ura river. Emperor William's departure for llm front, miuoiiui't'il yesterday, i said to havn hern decided upon again! tlm ildvieo of Iih physician, not withstanding Ids hapnrvrment in hi'altli. Tlm iuiMror desires to upend (hiislmus wilh his Irnops. French Claim IVogrcwi I'AinS, Dec. 'Jl. -I'riiKit-hM till along tlm line is churned in tint French oil If ml xtalriili'llt given dot HI l'nrih this afti'iimou. There is mil inic sin gle iiii'iitiini of a Ocimau success or ii French uiiIm Gains, although slight, arc recorded in Belgium, between llm l.. and Iho AIhiii', in tlm ClittntpjiKiio I'liiinlry, anil in llm Aignmic. At one point an advance of luolvo liiuulri'd yards in i entitled mid at another the French made fivit hundred yards. Piogrrss Iiiih lii'i'ii uiuili' bclwrcon Hie Aigonne mid tlm Mruse, oii the right hunk of llm Moum', mid on Ihe heights of tlm Meiihc. Tlui French heavy urlillory in do. scribed us having heeu successful on llm Aihiii, near Hlieiias and oIm wherc. (ii'iiimiiit Claim Suriitii IIHIJI.I.V, Dec. til. Tlm (leiniiin war office today kuvd out u htiiteiuent in which it irt related (hat on Decern her 111 (lunuaii troops weic hiiccehhful at Nimiporl, ociuipied oeilaiu Aiilo Indian positiium in HelKiuiu mid cap lured ailillerv mid 'J70 prihonurn, und that IreiielieH at Notre Diiinii du lor cllii were retaken fioin tlm enemy. Near Soiiuin, tlm Fieueli leuehed some, (lernimi trenehcH, hut were driv en off with u Iosh of DM prisoners mid uiiiuy dead. An advantagi) was Kiiincd in tlm Ai'KOiiue, and French ul tuck to thi) nortliwcht of Verdun failed. Thin official htiiteiiieul ipioteH toxtually an order imicd liy (lemuiil Joffro to tlm I'Yeneli I'oreeH, in iiiiKT llmin to frertli endeavor to drive, tlm (Ionium invadei'H from Trent-It terri tory. OFF FOR FRONT LONDON, Dee. 21, H:1Q p. in. ThV departuro of Finpuror W'illium for tlm front necessitated yesterday, is m) id hy tlm KxcIiiiiiko Telegraph couipiiuy's correH)oiidonl ut Auibtor dam to have hceu decided upon UKiiiiist the advice of the emperor's physician, who strongly opposed his making the trip ut this lime. Tlm military chiefs insisted, tlm corre spondent adds, thai llm emperor spend Oliiistmus wilh his troop, mid he decided t" do so. KAISER WILHELM L PR01ITI T 'S WASHINGTON, Dei-. 21. DecliH wen" elciiri'd today in llm limine for llm HkIiI ocr tin) iiu limial proliihitiou rnnHtitutioual mni'iiiliui'iit loiniMrow, On tlm inoliiiu of DeiiiiK'ntlie Lender Uiiileiuoiiil, Hie liiniKe agreed to meet at 10 o'clock in Ihe inoiu in' mid hIiiv In ncMhion until llm lluliKon M'Hiiliitiou piupoHiiiK llm proliiliiliou miiundiiieut Ih din poxci of. 4-f I'KTItOOKAl). ia London, Dee. 'J I.- The ItiiNhliui foreen are nlill holding; at liav the (lenaaii coluinii, ulueli i Keckin o crohH Ihe ilzii.ru rier at Sochuerw and aiUauee on Warsaw, thirly luileK away. For throe ilayH (Imh (Ionium nnny f iihout l!nU,nil(l men Iiiin lieeu euileav iirinjj lo oroMH llm river mid throw luiek the KiiNHiaus, who aiu holding the riht hank. Soehaenew eoutiliuex to he the flcr uimi ohjeetiMi in the attempt to reach Warsaw. The ltusHiun forces on Ihe riht hank of Ihe llxuru are heavily entrenched. Their artillery U t-o daeed that it eouiuiauiU the river to itM jiuiclioii with the Vistula, filtt ceu miles north. Southward the ltur. niait line exteudn lo Opoe.no, Iwenly five inileM eaut of 1'iotrkow, whieli re eeally wan evaeiialed, mid forly-five inilex oiinI of Seren'.ow, where llm HuHHimiH fir I opposed the (Icniian extream risht. It is pointed out thai the ItutximiK tluiH have asMuiiied MiilionH mi their thinl line of defense. Tlm evacua tion of I, ml, which lies to the west of, this line, was thus in logical so- ipieuee to this movement, mid neronl iu to the general opinion here, had no heariut; on the attack on Warsaw. The HiiHMiins for Ihe preoeut ap parently are iitlcmptiu imlhiut; more than In retard the enemy ami lo de feat attempts al flanking inoveinentH. WATER SITE BILL WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. l'uhlie hearings on the water power site leasing hill will end not later than midnight next Wednesday. Tlm sen ato'lmids committee adopted a reso lution to thai effect today over the olijeetion of Senators, Sinoot mid Clark. Frank A. Short of FroMio, Cut., reprchciitinj,' several watei power companies mid associations, appeared today in ojijiosition (o the hill. CHICAGO, Dee. 21. Throats Hint the engiiiemeii of western railroads will strike if the board of iitbit ration fails to regulnto Mtrpribo tests in n manner which will eliminate danger to thu men, were uiiidu before tlm hoard at today's session. Tlm Ihrents were made by Wnrren S, Stone, grand chief engineer of thu Hrolherhood of Locomotive F.ngiu eers, and William S. Curt or, president of tlm Urotherhood of Locomotive Firemen mid F.ugiiicmoii, representing tlm men. They wero oocaiiioned hy remurkrt of W. L. Pink, viuo-presi-dcut of the Illinois Central, and F. A. HiirgcHH of the engineers' organisa tion, both members of the hoard, mid by Jumes If, Sheeiin, nltorney for Iho railroads, Sheeaii stilted th.it the railroad iniiniigorH hud assured llm officials of the hroHiei hoods that only such surpriso tests as took info oonsidorution thu safety of the men surprised would bo used, This brought Carter and Stono to their feel. "I will inform thu houril," said Stono, "tlmt wo liuvo scoured this as bimmi'o bofi'ie, In JOOU, in 11)07 mid RUSSIANS STILL HID GERMAN FORCES AT BAY DEMAND REMOVAL SURPRISE TESTS mm fate DEPENDS UPON PRESENT BATTLE Contest for Poland's Capital Still to Be Founlit Out Russians Offer Stubborn Resistance and Rushing Reinforcements Reports of Ger man Victory Premature. LONDON, Dee. 21, 12:2." p. in. The Kient hiittle to the west of War saw has jel to he fought out, judging from the iuilicatiuus conveyed in ice cut dispatches from llcilin and I'clro grail. It appears toiluy to f trit iki military ohservers thai the (iermmi contention tlmt (icnerul Von I linden hurg had Scored a notahte success over the ItuHhians miiht he ipialificd. A parallel case in found in the recent claims of a crushing Kushiati victory near 1nl, which suhM-ipicutly proved to he immature ami exaggerated. The (Iermmi anuv coiiimaiulcil hy (Icucral Von llinilcnhiirg has uiudi! a steady advance in the diicction of the 1'olihh capital, hut Ihe Itussiuus in fulling hack appear to have taken new positions in strong enlreiicliments mid in spile of the fact thai the in vaders arc within two or tlnce days' march of Warsaiv (here is good reason lo helicve that much hard righting must cmiie hefote it can he determined whether this latest at tempt to occupy Warsaw will he clowned with success. IlllHtlltllH III I'ltlHhlll Along the southern frontier of Hunt Prussia Ihe ltuMnns claim to have the upMr hand, the lenders of the Austro-Oenuau foices declare that they have cleared all tlm Itus sians out of Went (iuliciu. Tliis means that the long siege of Cracow has heen rniscil, and if this advance on the part of Ihe Teuton allies continues it may bring similar relief to the Aus trian garrison al I'r.einysl, besieged hy llm Russians since the early days of tlm war. Tlm vigorous Austrian offensive in this arena of hostilities has necessi tated the withdrawal of many troops herelofoie used against Servia mid there are indications that the Aus trian nltempls to crush Servia will for the time being he abandoned, luitscr Off to Front Kmperor William has ho far recov ered from his recent illness as to re turn (o the front. Here he will spend Christmas". The dispatches from (lermany do not say to which front His Majesty has gone, but advices received earlier from Merlin lend to Ihe belief Hint he has turned west- ward. If (his is so, the battle condi tions Iho emperor will find are far less speetaeubir than those prevailing in the east, for the reason thai with the exception of the offensive oper ations of the allies on thu north end of their line, little but siege warfare is being recorded nnywhero on the western front. This condition is diiv en homo in all the official eominuni eatioiiH which measure the day's gain in scant yards and chronicle the gain or loss of u trench us nn achieve ment worthy of note. in 1010 we (tied fo get thu roads to eliminato dangerous efficiency tests, mul each time wo went back to the men mid told them that it was' all right, that the roads would conduct only fair tests, and just ns regulnrly thu roads did nothing of thu kind. "Now, if tho assurances of- the railroads don't remove this danger to tho lives nnd limbs of our men; if fedoiul ami statu laws do not, mid if this arbitration fails to do so, I can assure you Hint thu men will. I do not wish to try to intimidate this board, but the strength of thu inon will ho used if necessary to protect themselves when all else fails." . Caller said: "Safety first is a good advoitisement, but wo want u system that will not cause mi eiigineuum, suddenly confronted with a red light, to jump when there is no real dan ger. Wo invito eflioieney tohts. There is not in Ihe world a body of men who conform to the duties of their positions so closely as thu cngiuemen, and if the law cannot protect them, as it has not in Kansas, the men will protect themselves by their united strength," WHEAT SELLS FOR HtflHHHH I'OIITLAND, Or., Dei !L All grades of, wheat reached the highest prices toilnv in the his tory of llm Cortland wheat ex change, which is at present the highest primary wheat market in the world, l'lice leaped 2 mid .'I cents per bushel, while the murket held linek and demanded even higher pnee. February hluestcm was bid ut .1.28 per lnmhcl. 4-4- ,-Trr1 mi Fi CIIICAdO, Dec. 21. Charles Wecghmau, piesidcnt of the Chicago Federals, auiiouiiccd today that he had submitted to liU counsel the case of Walter Johnson, star pitcher, who Saturday signed up with his old (emu, the Washington Americans, after having recently nceepted a contract with the Chicago Federals. "Walter Johnson will play with the Chicago Federals next year, or not at all," said Wccghuian. ''I laid tlm case before counsel and we will fight it to Ihe Cnited Stalen supreme court be fore we will give up. The highest le gal talent in the country has declared Hint our contract with Johnson is binding and vvu will certainly enforce it to thu limit of our ahilitv. ice stopsTboats PORTLAND, Or., Dee. 21.- Opera tion of all river boats on the Colum bia mid Willamette rivers censed to day as a result of thu thickening of the ice formation on the former mid thu appearance of largo Hoes on thu latter. Today the mercury in Pol Hand dropjH'd lo 21 degree ahovu .ero, which is the coldest weather experi enced hero in December sincu 181)8, when thu temperature nUo reached a minimum of 21 degrees. PEACE MEETING NACO, Arizona, Dec. 21. Unln sonkeil roads pruvuntod tho proposed meeting today between llrlgadlor (lonernl Hugh !.. Scott, clilot of stnff, of tho United States nrmy, nnd Jovu Mnytoreaa, tho Vllllstu leader In Sonorn, to discuss plans for mov ing tho Mexican war uwny from thu International boundary nt this point, (lovcrnor Miivtoionu's automobtlo was mired foiuo miles away from tho designated meeting place four miles cast of hero, and General Scott, with Oenoral Tnskor II. IUIhs, commniul liig tho American forces horo, rot turned to camp. OF F C1IUNTS PASS, Dec. 21. Coronor Truax has been notltlod of tho flud- Iiik of thu body of a man in tho lloguo river near Kry's placo at lllahoo. It Is supposed to bo tho body of Frank Marcl, who was drowned sovcrnl weeks ago near tho government brldKO whon his boat was wreckod on tho rocks. Tho body was found in Curry county, and thoroforo tho liuiuest would hnvo to bo hold by tho coronor of that county. Tho body was badly decomposed, and burlul was necossary noar tho placo where It was found. The drowned .man had boon known In this vicinity as Morsoy tint Marco!, though tho cor rect way of spelling his nnmo wns Marel, FEDERALS TO FIGHT OR STAR TWIRLFR AROUND PORTLAND Ri PREVENTS T HAW D TO TO STAND TRIAL United States Supreme Court Re verses New Hampshire Decision and Orders Celebrated Prisoner Turned Over to flew York Authori ties to Answer Indictment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Harry K. Thaw lout his right today In thu supreme court of tho United States against Ixilng extradited from tho stnto of New llnmimhlru to the stata of Now York. In a brief decliilon by Justice Holmes, which was the unanimous decision of the court it was held that tho celebrated prisoner should bo turned over to tho New York author ities to answer nn Indictment charg ing an attempt to escape from Mat teawan asylum for the criminal In sane. Ujmhi Technicality Whether his cca,c from tho asy lum, while his counsel contended, ho was Insane, constituted a crime and other questions the court dismissed with the comment that thoy could not enter Into a habeas corpus proceed Ing nnd Hint thoy were proper ques tions for tho statu of New York to decide. The effect of toda's decision is to cause tho extradition of Thaw from New Hampshire to New York at once. On August 12. 1913, Tbnw es caped from the Matteawan insano hospital in New York where, lie had been confined, after two trials for tho murder of Stanford White Charged with conspiracy to escape, ho was finally arrested In New Hampshire Ho was Indicted in Now York on that charge nnd appll cation for his extradition was made to New Hampshire. Kxtradltlon wns ordered by tho gbvernor of Now Hnmpshlre, but on habeas corpus proceedings in tho federal district court, Judgo Aldrlch held Thaw should bo released, IKsrlslon Unanimous Justice Holmes announced tho court's unanimous decision teday: "Wo do not regard ns open to do- bato that the withdrawal by conn! vnnco of n man from nn Insano asy lum to which ho had been commit ted, as Thaw was, did tend to ob struct tho duo administration of tho law. At least tho Now York courts may so decido. Thoroforo tho in dictment charges n crime. If thoro Is any remote defect In tho earlier proceedings hy which Thaw was committed! which wo nro far from Intimating, this not tho tlmo nnd placo for that question to bo tried." Thirty Days' Craco Thaw, howover, may remain in Now Hampshire for thirty days, unless his attorneys consent to his removal sooner. This results from the fact that the mandate of tho supreme (Continued on Pngo 2. Nffl OK GEM ADMIRAL DIED IN FIGHT MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dee. 21. German sailors to thu number of about 100 who wero saved during tho fighting off thu Falkland islands, De cember 8, when tho British squadron under Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee, defeated uml sent to thu bottom a Uoruinn squadron composed of tho cruisers Sohnrdhorst, (luoiseniiu, Xuriiberg nud Leipzig, sailed from horo today for Englund on bonrd thu steamer Crown of uulicm. Thoy were brought into port yesterday hy tho British eiuiser Invincible with Sir Frederick Sturdeo on board, I was learned today that the In vincible showed sisus of having been struck by six different shells. Nino men on hoard her were wounded, in cluding Commander liichard IL D. Townsend. In tho course of tho reception ten dered the British officers in Yiutorin hall yesterday, mi nddress of wel come was made hy the British minis ter, A. JL Inues. In response, Ad miral Sturdeo spoke as follews: "I thank you for this reception. 1 hope our Hltlu victory will improve conditions for British, French, Itus- CRUSHING DEFEAT APIZACO AND PUEBLO HH HHH WASHINGTON, Dec 21. "It appears from late dispatches," says n state department state ment today, "that the constitu tionalists met n crushing defeat nt A pi zu co und I'lichln. "It is reported Hint on tho morning of the 20th nine cars of wounded und four dead- officers firmed nt Vera Crur. It is said Hint more were expected." T. THIEF PROSECUTED SAN KKANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 21. For tho first tli)io In tho history of American Jurisprudence, a broker wiio accepted the account or a cus tomer tralng on stolen funds is to bo prosecuted in tho federal courts. Tho case of J. C. Wilson, D. A. Wlbrandt, and Peter D. Durko, of tho firm of J. C. Wilson and company, stuck brokers, was set today for trial hero In the United States district court on February 23. 1013. Tho firm now bankrupt, was ono of htc largest on tho Pacific coast, with offices In San Francisco, Los Angeles, Snn Diego, Monterey, Port land and Seattle. Charles F. Ilaker, formerly assistant cashier of tho Crocker Nationnl Dank, now an In mate of San Quentin penitentiary, was ono of its customers, under an assumed name. Wilson, Wilbrandt and Durko wore indicted April 12, 1913, charged with criminal conspiracy to defraud a United States depositary. Tho theory presented by tho United States at torney's offico to tho grand jury was that linker's Identity nnd financial resources wero known to his broker; that thoy wore fully awaro ho had not tho means to speculate in stocks and produce on the scale ho did; that with this knowledge ho was encour aged to plungo with funds that tho firm had reason to believe wero not his own, nnd that tho transactions wero kept under cover in a special account, carried under n fictitious name. SEATTLE EVENING SUN TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE SKATTLK, Wur.li., Dee. 21.-Tho receiver of the Seattle Evening Sun t!ivo public notice toduy that he would receive bids for thu paper until 11 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, )e cemher 23. If no sntisfuotory offer is received, the Sun's issue of Decern, her 2 1 will bo the Inst to bu printed nnd the roeeiver will proceed to wind up the nffairs of the company. sian nud probably for Japmieso com merce during this titanic conflict which has just begun. Wo may suf fer some reverses, but our sailors will maintain their high reputation nud nil will go well with our nnny nnd with our French nllies. "Lord Roberts recommended mili tary preparations; had ho been lis tened to, tho wnr would hnvo heen avoided. England's business men, forgetful of thoir true intorests, em ployed flenuans for reasons of econ omy, but I hopo that thu British mer chants mid British steamship com panies will profit from this lesson." Continuing, Admiral Stuidoo said that tho Germans fought well and were excellent citizens, except when they invaded neutral countries mid attacked unprotected towns. IIo de clared Hint the British squadron hud suffered eight men killed and four teen wounded in the battle of Decem ber 8. Tho engagement commenced nt I o'clock mid tho Gorman oruhor Seliurnhorst, tho flagship of Admiral Von Speo, went down at (J o'clock. Unfortunately the German admiral nnd the entiro crew lost their lives. Tho admiral also lost two sous. BROKERS NO A NT FROM MARTIN HELD F E Notorious Poacher Bound Over to February Grand Jury Coroner's Jury Finds Hubbard Came to Death While Attempting, to Arrest His As sassinWaive Preliminary Hcarlni Tho coroner's Jury at tho Ino.ue.nt .Monday morning Into the death oC Oamo Warden A. SJ. Hubbard, re turned a verdict that Loris Martin, game poacher, was his slayer, and that ho camo to his death while at tempting to arrest his assassin. Mar- tin refused to testify in his own bo- half. Through his attorney A. K. Iloames, ho will walvo- a preliminary ' hearing, and bo bound over to tho February grand Jury. Kvldcnco offered showed that Hub bard did not havo his gun drawn nt tho tlmo he was shot, wh!0 tho courso of tho bullet through tho lapels of tho coat worn by the dead man. proves conclusively that llubbard'n coat wuh buttoned nt tho tlmo. Hub bard's weapon was Inside his coat, strapped from his shoulder, and of a make that required both hands to cock it. Coroner' Verdict Tho toxt of tho coroner's Jury Is as follews: "Wo find that tho deceased, Oamo Warden A. S. Hubbard, was agod about 36 years, and was a natlvo of tho stato of California. "Wo further find that tho decoased camo to his death on tho 17th day of December, 1914, In Trail district. Jackson county, Oregon, from a gun shot wound inflicted by ono Loris Martin, killing deceased Instantly. "Wo find the deceased wal an of ficer of tho law attempting to arrest said Loris Martin." Tho coroner's Jury was composod of F. M. Wilson, Charles M. English, W. A. Folgor, "W. H. Watt, W. A. Mlssncr, and D. J. Trowbridge. Only testimony necessary In es tablishing well known facts In tho caso was glvon. Tho widow of tho slain ganio warden was in court, anil viewed Martin with no outward show of emotion. Martin sat bcsldo hht attorney A. B. Ileamos, and watched ovcry movo of a witness, especially thoso of Constable Irwin of Ashland the only witness, who accompanied Hubbard on tho ill-fated trip, and viewed tho shooting from his horse. Irwin's Testimony Constablo Irwin testified that Hub bard had ono mitten off, but that Mil revolver was not drawn, nnd further that becauso of Its mechanism' It re quired both hands to cock It. De scribing thu incidents Just provloux to tho firing of tho shot ho said that Hubbard dismounted swlftlyj and that tho impetus throw lit lit towards Martin. Ho said tho com mand of Martin to halt, and tho sound of the shot wero simultaneous. Tho whole affair Irwin said, took less than n half minute, and that while ho was trying to dismount, hid foot caught In tho stirrup. Attor shooting Hubbard, Martin said to Irwin, "You've got a gun, too," Irwin testified ho admitted this, but said "you'vo killed ono man, Hint's enough." Ho said ho tried to porsuado Martin to surrender. to him, but told him "ho was not go Ing down a gun barrel to do it." Ho tcstiflod Martin, after tho shooting movod around norvously, but always kopt on high ground, and novor re laxed his vlgllanco for a inlnuto. Ho suld it was hla Impression that Hub bard was trying to grab Martln'fl rlflo. but Hint tho accused had told him tho official was trying to pull hla rovolvor whon ho fired. Exhibit fthovvn Dr. Poolnltz testified as tho causoa of death, District Doputy (Jamo War don Sam Sandry, as to his sending Hubbard into tho Trail district, and Coronor Kellogg relative to evidence exhibits, Tho clothes Hubbard wore at tho tlmo woro shown, and the cont was buttoned, tho course of tho bul let through tho lapels conclusively proving this. An Elks' pin was fast ened to tho Inner sldo of the coat. Hubbard was smoking hU pipe when ho met his doath. Clatsop gives Pacific Power anil Light company a fifty year franhlwr Daker county levy urne as Jat year a SC0Q,Q00 ip valuation, FOR in 0 AM WARDEN "-.I j.