Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1914)
Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Miiy. ili Mln, juij Hum. OH... Knlr Tonight Tuesday : Forty. fourUi Yr. Dally Ninth Yi-nr. ailOTOIW, ORHOON, MONDAY, DWUMIJUR 28, 1911 .' NO. 208 RUSH SEIGE OF GRACOW EIRE 50 MILES Pclroumil Declares Slrntculc Posi tion liniiroveil by Fnllliiu Back Lllllc Activity Elsewhere French Claim Further Progress Germans Claim Nlcuport Domhanlcil. LONDON, l)i-. i!8.--Tlio UiiMimi fnroeji which lutvn boon attacking llio lliilloimi fotlic'HH tf Cracow, Imvi) been iliivi'ii hack fifty miles, mid Crneuw w now fun fioni immediate iiieiineo, II in rtHsoilod in I'olmgiiiil (hut tho Itiissiiiiis huwi improved tlit'ir nlmli'xii' position liy falling buck. Tin' onplurii of ( rnenw, how. vwr, long Iiiim been nought by ltniaf being ritriirii'tl itH nil iiniiiilaiil ulrp mi Hid wny In an invasion of (lor iiimiy notiM (ho KiIoiiin border. IVIiiniil nlniiim Hint lliissinn fnloo ii it UMiTi'nlnl in crossing the IIiiiIh nviir, Onlieiii, ami in diking piiNiNMiiin of n tvtculy mili Mtin of Icirilory Mtnilli til' liiehow, Ihoicbv sepnruliiig llio lui) Aiuliiiiu minion. Tin' fiiiii of (loucrul Itinilim-Mr-mnlli, Ilia Auliiun oiiminnndor, mo Huiiiu'd liy t lt Kimniaim In lio re treating piooipil.tlolv ami the wetarit Aiitrinn itiiay in xaiil lo liu badly Olipploil. KUov. bore in llio enM few changes lmvo noouried, tho (lonnniiH having relaxed ftii' llio present their nftHtilt mi tint KiiMiiiu lino went of Wnriiw. I'lonih Claim I'nign-s Tin' Ficnch wnr office wiv today Hint fiirtln'i' progre ha been intuli1 liv tlic allies, pailifiilmlv in tin' Mi'iini' icgioti. Tin' admission is minle, luiutivnr, ttlttt ll ..tivnrli noutli of Vpll'H WIIK loMt (o Hill OolItlilllS. TIlK Ui'ilin , ontiununioiitinii staled Unit Nionpott Imv again boon nailer hnm Imrdiiioul liy llrilish uunhips ami tlml it few oivilimm wore killed or wiiiiailnl. It in asserted that ntlnokH liy llio nllion Iikw Iiooii iinuoceisful. Tlio initiative in military nponilinim nppan'ntlv Iiiih lii'on loft for t lit time being to the airmen. Aerial rind noioftH tliu F.uglish chmuicl to tlio lower Tlmini'H over Freiburg, Nnnoy, Mel, mill Sochaexew, ltiisuiu Pol mill iiinl on the (ioiinnn naval base at Ciixhuvoii, inflicted considerable dnmtigc in the nggrounto. Details of the Cu.xhuvcii expedition mo Mill looking, mnl although Merlin hhhoiIh that the llritish aviators nfcniuplih- oil nothing, it is said in Hamburg that Nome dnmngo wan done It vwis evident, however, that the heavy fog prevented the Hrjt inli fiom currying out fully their plmis. Anility IHiiiliiMiIng Activity on Imnl mnl Men apparent, ly in diminishing. I'.ven in Russian rolmiil the fighting in lioeomiti lens severe, without a (leoixtoii linvinir Iiooii leaeheil. Vienna itilinitH that the AtiHlriaiiH have lieen emnpelteil to let rent hoforo the flalioian Carpalli iaioi, mill in llerlin it !h Haul that the attempt In cross the ll.iirii liver, in the advance on Warnaw, Iiiih heen aliiiiidoni'd. HnlarlCrt mid (ixtniiiHox of deputy Itnnio wardeiiH totiilleil $17,000 thl year. 1 PR N S TREATED WELL N ALL NAT ONS Special Attache of American Em bassy Reports Result of lnvcstl(ja tlon of Military Camps Mcmilar Army Rations Provltlctl Shortane of Clulliliiu Causes Stiffcrln(. V.KIIIN(IT()N', Dee. 1H. C'IuiimI lor AndorMni, who, as a npieial al taehe of the Ainoiiean inilniisy in London, iiiadu mi invextiualion of inililmy primm oamps in praelioally all the Kitropoan holli(;orent eoiinlrii'H, ileolnteil today llieie mim no miIiiIiiii. lial diffoioneo in tlio lioalmi'iil of prisoni'i-H of win-, mid that pioliald.v in every oime they weie enrod for iih vu'll as their eaploiM eould ari'oid, eonniiloriiiK their own niilitary neeow Nition. .Mr. Andeixoii niado peisoiial illVexliualioiiH in Knpjlaild. Ileluilllil, derma ay and AiiNtiin, and nlmi had liiiowleilHi' I'ioiii ii'lialdo MonrooM as to I'onilitiuiiM in I'rmieo ami lfiiin. I'i'iiIm's I'aKc'H Work Jlr. Anderooii prnisnl llio wmk he iiiK done liy Walter I linos I'ace, the Amerioaii mnliiionailor at London, ami said that ihroiiKh the excellent lela lions Mr. I'iiko lias imtnhlisheil with the forciitii offioe, he lian Iiooii aide to iii'coinplish ninny things heyoml the renolr of any other ol'lieml. The OormniiH al Uio date of Mr. Anilerson's departure fiom 1 In rope hml l.'(l,00l) prioneis of war. Ahont '.'(1(1,0(10 worn Ifiissiiins, mi ciiunl iniinher l'reneh mid 17,000 I It it i-li, the l-i'iniiimlor lieimr ltelKimis, The primmer wen. ynen Ihe iiijiilar nnuy ration mnl their prineipal laok was elothiiiK Kiiitnhlo for the season mid opportunities fur liiilliiajr, .Mimt of tliein had boon arretted in xuininer mid fall wearttiK liKhl elolhiu-c mid Avero eoiideipiently snfferint; ""ine- whnt from the cold. The military prisoners, partionlmly, were found in uorx! ciroiunlaneos lioenne the f!er nian uoU'rnnient would not allow tliein to aeeepl mnl wear civilian olutlios, lost it facilitate their escape. (In Ocean l.lnors lit Kuitlaiid the (lerinan mid Aus trian prisoner had boon coutniod to the race courses, hut more recently have lieen transferred lo ocean liner lying idle at their docks. The qimr tern on the vessels uro pnd, with ev ery facility for keeping the prisoners warm ami properly fed. Conditions in Austria, Mr. Ander son said, it to much like (hose in (lor many, mnl the same is true of Russia, Due of the iiiuivoiilalde liard-liips of the prison camps in all count lie-, was the cnfoiccil association of nil ele ments of society. m "S ME Y ASS AH MIH ZAPATA Rcsiunatlon of Gutierrez Denied No Serious Break, But Amnesty Pro posal Arouses Opposition Com promise Suoucstcd Villa's Forces Concentrate for Attack. Nobody Wants $GO0O rOI.TKYVII.M-:, Kim., Doc. 28. Wiiller .lohnson, Ihe hasoliall pitehor, had not up to late today received the 401)00 which dispatches hist Satur day hiiid President WcckIiimmii of the Chicago Federals, was ret inning to him. The money was sent to the Chi. eago olnli hy Johnson to pay hack a ImniiH advanced for signing u con tract with ihe federals. New Year's Issue !! Ill I Tho aniil Trihuno's iinnual Now Year's issuo will ho f inor limn over tliis yonr. Spocitil attontion will bo paid to tlio tourist attraotions of soul horn Orojjon, inoluding tho Boonio bounties, world wondors tmd paved highways. Tho issuo will ho hottor illustratod than any of our provious Now Yoar's issuesand that; is going sonio. .'It is nooossary to know in advance how many papers will ho required, so placo your ordor now. Last year tho issuo comprised thirty-oight pages and exceeded 10,000 copies. J Mp mal:o tho edition :if,000 this year. Prieo 5 cents per issue. Mailed to tiny address by' tho ofl'ieo for .10 eonts. WLL THIS COUPON OUT AND MAI I'i Mail Tribune, Medford, Oregon. Please resorvo mo .., copies of .1015 Now .Year's issuo. Namo '. iX'Ji l2&itf ., 'Address .' WASIIINOTOK, Doc. 'JR. fleneral Villa' forces have siispenduil their attacks on Kliiino, near Tmupioo, and have concent rated their attack on the seaport of Tuxpnm whoic fighting i in piovioss today, a tiling to ad vices of Ihe stale department. Itepoit iuoil earlier today Ity the Curniiiii agency hoio, sayfug that (iciicral (tuticrro. had iigiicd mid left Mexico Cit, Mere contradicted hy disputchi(H to the stale department from tho llrnrilinu miniMer in Mexico City, who ycslciday had a confereuce with (lulicrio. The gcncml silmilioii ns rcflcelcd in official ilisNilches miis viewed as mil ulloKither iiicouragiiig. Friction is regarded as apparent lielween the .apala olcincnt and the (luticrrcr. Vilhi fuel ion. Thus far, it has not resulted in any serious hrenk. a I hi I a After I'etlcriiU The chief Irouhle scciiih to have iirixon over the ipmslion of execution and piiuishiuent of foiiuer federals, (lutiorroz and Villn have heen in favor of suspending the oxceiitions mid giving some federals an oppor tunity to join their cnuc. Zapata, now nt Cueriiiiviica, is represented n opposed to that, as in General I'ala- fox, minister of the interior in the (iiiliorrcr. caliiuet and chief spokes man fr Xapalii. A compromise i lieing Riiggeled horehy fonner fedenils will ho given fair trials. Thev also would ho pro hibited from joining the flutiorrer. Villa army. The American govern ment has found that both Clutiurrcz mnl Villa look with favor on its snig-L'0-.tion for a general ainuety for po litical offenders, hut that tho Zapata element seems irrecoiicinlaldy oppos ed to it. The xnhjocl itt expecleil to develop fuither at the national donveulton oujlod for .liiniiary HI in Mexico City when a now proi.ioual piosidoat will he eluHeii. Drlttng Cm rana Out Only nienger udvices are in the possession of the stale department- as to the military activity of the I ir rnnm forces but latest dispatches wty that Zapata forces have nilvnne ed lo Soledail near Vein Cni8 nnd in co-operation with Villa forces are operating in the vicinity of Tn.jam mnl ore driving the Carrannt troops to tliu riontheiistern jioition of JIe. ico. Advices from Consul Canada today said Toinas Uraniff, who went from Washington with, credentials from Rafael Ziibaran Capinmiy, to discuss measures 0f poiu'o w ith Carraiiitn, has heen re-arrestod at Vera Cruz. U hud boon taken into custody on his arrival but was tit once released on lepresoututtons from Consul Ctin-mln. AUTHORIZE SALE FRANK GRANTED ' APPEAL FROM T 0 G A 0 Justice Lamar of United States Su preme Court Grants Atlanta Man Appeal Refused by Lower Federal Court Execution Staged for at Least a Year and a Half. OF CLAFLIN STORES NKW YORK, Dec. i!8. A decreo providing for tlio nfV Janunry It), of tliu nxsots or tlio II. II. Claflln company wiih nlgneil by J ml go Hand in tlio United States district court hero today, Tho assets lnclmlo nil proporty, lights nnd interests, hold ly John Claflln In tho Insolvent company. Tlio hollof nrovnlled In morcanttlo elides tltnt tho property would Vo bought In by tlio Mercantile Stores Corporation, successor to tlio II. H. Claflln company in tho control and maniigoiuont of tho Claflln stores throughout tho country, Tho docroo of sales Is so drawn ns to ombraco tho vlan of ro-organlzn-tlon proBontoil In tho Interest of tho Morcnntllo Stores Corporation. Un der that plan erodltora nro to, ro celvo IS pur cent In cash nnd SS pur coat In notes nnd stock of tlio ro-or-ganlzoil company, ., WASIIINC.TO.V, Dor. 2fi. .TiiBtlco Lamar of the supremo court, grnnteil today mi nppoal from the decision of tho (ieorgla federal court, which re fused lo release I.eo M. Crank on n liaboiiH corpus proceeding. I'rnnk Is under ncitonco for tho murder of Mary I'lingnn, nn Atlanta factory Klrl. Attorneys of (he condemned innn have been fighting for weeks for the an pen), which was once previously de nted them, although on another phase of the proceeding. In tho present iiroceedlng Frank's attorneys nrgucd to tho federal court of Ovorgla that state courts In which Frank liml leon ronvlcted of murder had lost Jurisdiction over their client because bo had not had a fair trial and hail boon convicted In an nliuosphero of violence. They asked tho Georgia federal court to rolcasu Frank on a habeas corpus writ. Justice Newman refused and declined to grout an appeal to tho supremo court. Tho appeal to Jus tice Lamar granted today permits them to bring tliulr case up for hear ing in Washington. Justice I.atnar, in a statement ex plaining why ho had granted the ap peal, said tho application for tho ap peal presented nn rntlrcly different situation from tho Application for a writ of error wIiIcJkIio liad declined to grant some time ago. Tlio enso would be heard by the. full com t In tho ordinary cnurso of luminous In about n year and half, un less the state of Georgia should nsk to have It advanced. Meanwhile Frank's execution Is stayed. lutieo Lamar concluded his state ment by saying: I-ninai-'s Conclusion "Tho supreme court of tho United Stilton has never dulonninod," liu snid, "whether on n trial for murder in u state court, tho duo process clnuse of the federal constitution guarantees the defendant n right to ho present when tho verdict is ren dered. 'Neither has it decided tho effect of n final judgment refusing n new trinl in n case where tho defendant did not make the fact of his ahsenco when tho verdiut wits returned n ground of tho motion, nor claim thnt Ihe rendition of the verdict in his ab sence was the denial of n right guar anteed hy tho federal constitution. ''Such questions nvo nil involved in the present eae, and sineo they hnve never been settled by nn nitthontn live ruling by the full eouit, it can not bo said that there is such n want of probable cnuse irs to warrant the refusal of an appeal." CAN' CITY, Colo., Doc. 2 S. David Itobb, a national organizer of tho United Mlnoworkors of Amorlca, spent between JU00 nnd $100 of union funds for arms during tho weok proceeding tho attack by strikers upon the Chandler Miuo, ac cording to ltlbb's own testimony to iluy In the trial of seven former strikers charged with tho murder of William King tu tho Slmndlur bat tie of April 20. Itobb, olio of tlio defendants, was called for cross examination whon .tho trial was resumed after the Christmas recess, llo said tho monoy expended for arms Jinil been raised by tho six local unions of miners In Fremont county. Tlio witness Bnltl the guns wore secured for purposos of dofense. llo donlod that ho had Induced tho strikers to organlzo for tho purpose of attacking Chandler. llKTItOlT, -Mich., Dee. 28. Peti lions in bankruptcy were filed today by the ICrit .Motor Car eompnny nnd Krit Sales company, both of this city. Tho liabilities of tho Motor Cuv com pany uro said to bo ir'SBl.'JM, with assets. uuiouuUnt; to fU'J'J'JJ, Co-operation Is Essential The Mail Tribune's 1015 Now Ye annual wo have yet issued. Wo have gone to unusual expon one. It is the only piece of advertisin It will appeal io the unprecedented ton and comes at a time when the conimun people. Tho 1915 annual is intended to e and the Ifoue Jfiver valley, fn itself i this is an up-to-date, wideawake and en tunity as well as of seenic grandeur. The secretary of the ('ommercial Year's annuals are the best and most e and superior to any of the booklets for prise and development oi the commumf .Hut no matter how fine an edit io single-handed. Tho hearty eo-operatio it :i success. Everv store and industry ing columns, oven though it be in a sm vineing evidence oi tho community s en a few copies to friends in the east, to aid Not only is it unfair for tho news of the expense of publication, but the is ity enterprise unless hearty co-operati For this co-operation, we appeal l?ogue Iviver valley. ar's edition is the finest and most costly so because the occasion is an unusual, g the community has issued in a year, rist travel of tho California expositions ity needs to exert every effort to attract all the tourists' attention to Medford t will offer convincing evidence thnt; ferprising community, a laud of oppor- club says that the Mail Tribune's Now ffective literature tho club sends out, results, as they reflect the spirit, enter- u we strive to put forth, we can't, do it n of the community is essential to make should be represented in tho advertis- .tll way, as such representation is con- terprise. J'jvery subscriber should send in its widespread circulation. paper to have to bear tho entire burden sue will fail as a reflection of commun- on be forthcoming, to the merchants and peoplo of the TIlEMAnTRrBrNK. TENNESSEE TAKES REFUGEES FROM SYRIA TO EGYPT WASHINGTON, Dec 2S. The cruiser Tonno-oc, with the permis sion of tho Turkish government nnd at the request of American Ambassa dor Alorgenthau, is trnn-porting 500 K'fugecs of various nationalities from Jaffa, Syrin, to Alexandria, Egypt. Captain Docker of the Tennessee reported the departure of his vessel froui Jaffa, in n message filed lust night mid received today nl tho navy department. Secretary Daniels sum inurired the report in this statement. "Tho Tennessco is transporting nbout oOO refugees of different na tionalities from Juffu to Alexandria. Theso refugees were unable to get passage from .Tnffa by any other means. Captain Decker states that his action was taken nt tho rcquot from the consuls, which requests up proved by the ambassador to Turkey, had heen made after permission luul been given by the Tnrki-.lt authori ties." No reply ennio today, however, from either Captain Decker or Cap tain Oman of the North Carolina to tho request for full information re garding the unofficial report that an unnamed American warship had threatened to bombard Tripoli. Ath ens dispatches snid Turks attacked the crew of an American commercial ship, which permitted foreign refu gees to board her in tho faco of n protest from the Turkish authorities and that a threat to open fire on Tripoli followed. J ICiflE HOME BURNS;' FOUR PERISH CAMTmiDfiK, Mass., Dec. 28. Four deaths mid tho probable fatal burning of another inmate in a firo which trapped occupants of tho city homo early today was definitely es tablished when the officials made a careful checking up of tho register. Many others among tho 2118 in mates, mostly nged men and women, suffered sovorely from fright and ex posure and several were partly over come by smoke. Police, firemen and nurses assisted them down stairways, fire escapes and ladders. IDENT FIFTY-EIGHT TODAY WASHINGTON', Dec. 2S. Practic ally all democratic senators In tho city and ninny representatives called on tho president to congrntulato on this, his GSth birthday anniversary. Tho prosldont told bis cnllors that ho had nuvcr felt hot tor. Tho president's cabinet arranged to cull on him in n body nt ft o'clock this evening to pay Its respects and congrntulato him. Othor government officials loft cards or sent letters ot congratulation during tho day, GERMANY INSISTS OF WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. Tlio German government has formally notified tho Ameri can stato departments that American consuls In Holglum must bo acceptable to tho German military authorities nnd that it Is cs!;aho that some of tho consuls bo with drawn for the present nt least. : -: l CANADIANS St! T TI E RICAN GM E PA PITTSBURG SELLS SHARPNEL SHELLS PITTSBURGH, Pa , Dec. 2S. Or ders for 65,000 tons of high carbon ized steel rounds appeared In tho Pittsburgh district toay, 30,000 tons for Franco nnd 15,000 tons for Rus sia. Recently 20,000 tons ot this grade of steel, used In making shravncl shells, were shipped to Kurope. It Is understood that Charles McKnlght, president ot tho Carbon Steel eompnny, is now In Kurope In connection with orders for similar ma terial. It Is estimated that fully $6,000, 000 worth of trenching tools, galva nized shoots, wlro and projectile steel havo been bought in Pittsburgh for the European belligerents In tho past two months. IIS T IN HINDU TEMPLE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Doc. 2S. Fivo wotnon and two men aro suffer ing from Injuries today, some, of them serious nnd one man Is at tho morgue, theso being tho casualties ot a bomb explosion In a Hindu tomplo here yes terday. Tho dead man Is Louis J. Vavnrn, a btudent of tho Occult, who throw the bomb. Swnml Trlgunatltn, tho priest Is profusely and painfully, but not dnngerously wounded. Tho otheT victims wero worshippers list ening to a lecturo by Swaml Trlgu- natitu when tho explosion occurred. Just what prompted Vavnra to ox plodo tho bomb is uncertain. Tlio priest scouts tho suggestion that It was a matter of rovengo, nnd offers his opinion that tho bombthrower wns lnsano, Nation Edits Paner WASHINGTON, Dee. --'8, To pro mote tho foreign commorco ot tho United States, tho government will go Into tho newspaper buslnoss Jan uary 2, next, when tlio first Issuo of Tho Pally Commercial Report Is to bo turned out by tho dopnrtmont of commorco, -) 11UFFAI.O, N. Y.f Dee. 28. One American wns instantly killed nnd another seriously injured by Canad ian troops patrolling tho Canadian bordor nt Fort Krie, Oat., opposito this city, todny. The men were hunt ing ducks out of season inthc Niag ara river and in Canadian waters. Provincial Police Officer Thomas De Innoy of Fort Trie, ordered tho men to stop shooting. They refused nnd Dclaney called upon a corporal nnd two privates of the forty-fourth bat talion of the Canadian militia for as sistance. Tho corjsiral ordered tho men to come ashore. Instead they headed their boat for tho American shorn and were beating a retreat when at the order of Delaney tho soldiers fired upon them. Walter Smith was shot through the head and killed nnd Charles Pors'oh was seriously wounded in the shoulder. Hoth re sided in Buffalo. When the hunters toppled over in their boat the soldiers put out in a boat and towed the hunters' craft to shore. Secretary of State Bryan was no tified of the shooting by Vice-Consul J. 11. Curtis of Fort Krie. ''Whether or not complications will result is u debntnblo question," said Mr. Curtis. YliHo two Amoricnns were shot, tho information available indicates that thev wero shooting ducks without a Canadian lieenso and wero in Canadian water, wheio they had no right to bo under tho circum stances. No arrests havo been made as a result of tho suootiug," The coroner's inquest will bo hold Into today. 1 , CONSUL ED TO H E SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec, 28. Fernando Somoza Vivas, consul gen eral hero of tho republic ot Honduras wns arrested today on a charge ot arson. Ho had boon undor survell lnuco by tho pollco elnco last night, when firemen snid they found tnit his burning house had beon liberally sprinkled with oil and turpentine. Bureau drawers in tho bedroom wero found filled with papor satur ated In oil, carpets had been sprinkled. with Inflammables, holes had beea cut through tho ceilings of closets for fluos, and streamers tied from th rafters to guide the flauiea, according to tho firo marshal. At pollco hcadquartera hero. Vivas assorted that his position as the rep resentative of a foreign satlos wade him Immune from promotion. Vivas carried $2500 insurant otf the house which he was buylag en ttta iMMImul pi... . ft... f mm)f