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,.ur yd ; Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Unsettled, probMy rd Ma v. 4 It Mln. M, ft i. r P i , irorty-fouHh Ytr. Dully Ninth Ynr. CZAR'S TROOPS Soldiers of Czar Nicholas Continue to Press Advantage Austria Admits Retirement Bzura River Becomes Yser of East Offensive of Allies , on West Front Slackens. LONDON, Dec. HO. Tlio soldiers of Kmpcror NiehohiH Hlill hold tlio iiiiiiu (Jrnmiti armies in cluck nnd continue to prHH their advantage, un cording (h dispatches reaching Lon don. At (liu Nitiiin (lino they am bar musing the Austriuns, who have been Hung buck over tlio Carpathian inmiiitaiiiH. In tlio western nrcna of tlio war tlio iiIIIch continue to claim slow progress, but tlio offensive, started iibinit tlio middle of December, Iiiin noticeably slackened, a fart which Merlin, accepting tlio onlor immiumI by General Jnffre, tlio l'rciich eoinmnn-iler-lti-ithicf, on December 17, iih buna fide, declares menus tlio failure of tlio attempted alllt'i alliance. AggrcKxItn WrAkriiM Kvi'H homo of tlio Hrltish nowspn pern call tit tout ion to tlio marked do crcaso in tlio vigor of tlio French, Hrilitdi ami Hclgium thrusts lit tlio German lino, but they ailil that tlio reason for thin quiet hoou will bo disclosed. Tlio I burn rivor, to tlio wont of Wursiiw, Iiiih now become tlio Ysor of tlio cast. On itH banks tlio Gcminiis liavo been Huorifieing HiouniiihIh of moil, ax tboy iliil in Hclgium on tlio srr. Tun crossing which tlioy fore oil nt Ktrat cost Iiiih now boon nulli fied, according to dispatches from lVlrogrnd, tlio ItuMMnnx having ilrivru tlio invaders baok to tlio west bank of tlio rivor. llorlln Claims Victories (tonnnn victories lit tlio cant woro announced by tbo Merlin wnc office, whoso statement was in direct con trust with recent dispatches from IVtrograd. It In assorted that Hus siau eavnlry wbicb invaded oust Prussia Iiiih been driven baok to a point four miles from tlio bonier. In Poland, according to tlio Merlin stnlo incut, tbo Oormuii ailvaneu eonliniicH, and it is said that Skicmiwcicc mln Iowios wore captured nearly a week Kflforriiig to tlio hiluutiou in tbo west, tlio Gcnnuii wnr offieo con linim tlio French statement of .venter, day that tlio allien hud captured tbo Heiglau town of St. Georges. The tVoiieb official eoiuiuiiiiicatiou assorts that further progress ban been iiiiiiIo In Hclgium including the captiiro of an important (luniiaii po sition. Montenegrins Acllvn Austria's defeat nt the bunds of Sorviu apparently ban been followed by rcnowed uotivily on tlio part of tlio Montenegrins, wlniho troop have euined tlio fighting to Austrian noil in Jlorrcgovtun. mid nro now under' taking n vigorous offensive movement. Tlni Viennii war offieo slate that tlio Montenegrin nlneks tliim far Imvo been repulsed eimily. "Russia's claim to n viotory over tho Tuikn in tlio Caucasus Ik disputed liv reortK wliioli roach Merlin from CoiiHtantinoile, saying that tho Turks huvo won 'another hiioocks,' and nro pursuing tho retreating Russians, It in ulsn hiiIiI at Constantinople that nnothor Ilrilish attempt to laud troops in Arabia fulled" NO EM SESSION - SAYS SPEAKER CLARK WASHINGTON, Doc. flO, Spoakcr Clark discussed tho IckIuIuUvo sltuu tlon with I'roHldont Wilson today and told htm ho uxpoctod tho administra tion program would bo finished 'With out an oxtra session ot congresa. Tho speaker told tho prosldont tho rules commlttoo plannod to 'bring In a spo clul rulo for considering tlio proponed constitutional nmonilment (or woman biiffraRo on January 12 and ho ox poctod a voto tho Bamo day. SpouUcr Clark said ho had not dis cussed with tho president rocont pub llshod reports tll,lt no would ho candidate for tho presidency In 10 10. Ho dqclarod ho wns not n candidate HOLD IN CHECK GERMAN FORCES AUTO CARS FORCE 10 IS Tho Hoiithom Pacific will on Huiidiiy next, Jnnuary U, nlmnilon motor tiorvleo bo- tweon (irnntu I'uhh and Ash r bind an n roKiilt of auto car competition over tbo Pacific hlKliway. AkohI ItoHonhntim conflniiH tbo itowa uiIiIIiik: "Compotltlvo nutoi linvo f forced us to abandon tho iiervlco. Fl SLIGHT GAINS ON I'AIUH, Dec, .10. Franco cliilnm hIIkIk kmIiih near Nletiport In tbu of- flrlitl announcement ulvcii nut by tho war department (his afternoon. TIiIh communication nlxo reclten other imlnlH uloiiK tho lino wbero (lormaii nttackn have been drhen back. Them Iiiih been heavy bombnrdlnK at Ht. (IrorKeH; In tho AUuu rcKton and on tho belKhtN of tho Moiiko. Tho text of tbo communication follews: "In HelRluin wo bavo won a little' territory In tho region of .N'leiiport, opjionlto I'olderH and to tho north of l.ombacrUydo. Tho enemy Htihjocted Ht. (Sconced to n violent bombard ment. This In tho position wo nro puttliiK In n stnta of defense. "Wo huvo captured a Cernian point of support located to tho southeast of Konnobeko on the road between llecc laern and I'nschendnolo. "From tho I.yn to tho Olso there Is nothlui; to report. "In ilia valley of tho Alsno and In Cliniupacno tho enemy has manifest ed another burst It activity which has taken tho foriuod particularly If a violent artillery fire, to which our heavy artillery replied effectively. "In tho ArRonno wo havo niado MllKht progress In tho region of Four Do VarlH. "Iletwten tho ArRonno and tho Mnsollo there has been cannonadluK along all the front, but particularly severo nloni; tho heights of tho Moiiso. "In tbo Vosges tho enemy deliv ered an attack against our positions at I.a Teto do Faux; this wan re pulsed, "In Upper Alsaco wo woro con rolldatlng our positions. Our heavy nrtlllery reduced to sllenco tho Her man Howitzers which nro bombarding upper ABpach." PROBE TRANSFER OE CHICAGO, Doc. 30. Details ot tho transfer from Gorman to American registry ot tho Hamburg-American Hteuiushlp Ducla, Interned nt Port Arthur, Texas, at tho outbreak ot tho Kuropcan wnr, nro doslred by tho government, according to word re ceived by federal officials hero last night from Washington, Tho snlo of tho vessel and tho ap plication for trnusfor woro executed on Decoiubor 19 In Chicago before United Stutcu CommlBSlonor Lowla F, Mason, Tho department of Justtco nt Wash ington Instructed II. G. Clabnugh, chief ot tho local bureau, to conduct tho Investigation. ACCUSE PLATT ADAMS OF NHW YOIUC, Doc. 30. Tho Now York lSvoning Mall publishes today two affidavits which chargo that l'latt Adams, champion nmatuor ath loto and all round Jumpor, has lilodgod and received monoy for so mo ot his prizes won at amateur moots. Uundor tho rules of tho Amatour Ath lotto Union this, If truo, would cluuiRo Adams' Btutuij to that ot a professional, RENCH CLAIM BELGIAN FRONT RECEIVING medford, BRITISH CABINET ACTSON PROTEST FROM AMERICA Cabinet Mccllnn of Ministers to Con sider Objections Filed by President Wilson Against Scorch of American Ships Mutual Good Will Expected to Brlnii Amicable Adjustment. LONDON, Dee. no, 1:20 p. u. Foreign Kecreturv Orev returned to London from the country today. I ItH coming- waH louowcii in me aiienioou by n meeting of the cabinet, at which, before n full minder of his majesty' iniuisterH, there wiih iliheusseil the prolcht of the United Stilton govern- meiit cuiieeruing the restrictions on American commerce. The note of tho American govern ment him jtmt reached the Mritinh government and U likely to oceuuy the attention of the ministry for a considerable time. In tbo meantime, it jk understood that Walter II. I'agc, the American ninbnxndor, will be in vited to go over the entire (pie&tiou with Foreign Secretary flrey. Iteicnnlel ns linportnnt The WuhhiiiKtoii eominiiuiention In the Mrilisb government holds tho. firnl place, not only in the new and edi torial columns of tho newspapers, but wherever the war mid itH attendant rnmificutioiiK are ilisctiKxoil. It is contended everywhere that mutual good will Hitrcly bridge this difficulty und obviate further irritation. ''We have no right to feel ag grieved beenuxo of the American en- dcuvorx to uiitigutc the Idhsch which the war inflicts on the merebantR nnd iiiauufaeturerri of that country," Hays tho WVjitminiiter Gazette. Thin new simper, more tliim nuv other, re- fleets tho views of tbo government. It contends that it is to the interest of neutials as well as hclligccmtH to tdinrtcn tho war, nnd that therefore neutrals should submit to nnv reas onable restrictions which are likely to Imvo this effect. "Why doesn't the ITnited Slates nil dress its remoustrnnco to flennnny nnd Austria instead of Great Mrit aint" asks the Westminster Garotte, nnd unsworn its own (piestion by ex plaining that command of the nen permits IVnnee nnd Great Mritnin nlone to exeiviso the right of Bcarch- ing and detaining; neutral ships. Itlgbt of Search Stating- that tbo right of search is conceded in tho Anierienn note, the Westminster Gazette admits that this right should bo exercised with all pos sible regard (o tho convenience of neutrals. It suggests that it would bo well for the Hntiidi government to supply daily to tho Anierienn ninbnssnilor n list of ships stopped, with a state ment of the reasons therefor, so that questions arising in this connection might bo mljustod at once. Similar information might bo given to Ameri can newspaper correspondents in London. The Westminster Garotte says it feels sure that instructions will bo given to nvoid detention of ships on mere suspicion, and that if such seat'clies ns can bo conducted at sen fail to reveal ood ground for forcible detention such notion will not ho resorted to. To prevent Great Mritnin from (Continued on last pugo) ;T SALMn, jruss., Dee. IH). Complying- with recommendations nuulp by tho district attorney of Multnomah county, Gofornor Oswald West today revoked n parole granted to J, C. La franco, convicted in that county of defrauding insurance companies, by having his wifo oolleot n death bene fit on his insuraneo policy, "I merely followed tho recommen dations of tho parolo board in grant ing a parole," said tho governor, in commenting on the ease, "and did not probo into particulars of it. Today District Attorney Evans ndvised mo that ho was gathering evidence look ing to further chnrges against La franee," Lafrnuco bus novor divulg ed whero ho obtuined tho body for which n death certificate was obtain ed in his name, nun now charges, it is said, will bo fouudod cm this. I REVOKES A FRANCE PAROLE -t ORisaoy, Wednesday, WHEAT PRICES SOAR TO $1.33 PER BUSHEL AT PORTLAND TODAY I'OIITLAN'D, Ore, Dec. 30. Wheat prices continued on their record-breaking upward 4 trend on the Portland )' ' cliungo today. Fivo thousand 4 bushels of February blucstem $ sold at 11.33 per bushol, an 8- ndvnnca of one cent ovor prov- ' Ions salon. Fivo thounand e bushels of March club changed hands at Si. 32 Vi. SHIP PURCHASING BILL FAVORED BY WASHINGTON, Dee: :)(). Urging in strong tonus passage of the ad ministration ship purchase bill, Sena tor Fletcher today for tho majority of the commerce committee, presented a report on the measure to tbo senate. Incoqmrutcd was n letter from Sec retary Itcdfield. Mr. Hcdfield wrete: "We havo paid since September 3 our whole flonting indebtedness abroad, in goods, nnd it looks as if December nlone, even with cotton moving slowly, would show u favor able balance on merchandise transac tions of $100,000,000." The report, after describing haz ards and difficulties of transporting American commerce since the wur be gan, declares: "We have beenjonlcnt hitherto to subserve the interests of Kuroouii stockholders in ships under foreign flags. Wo now sec clearly that tbo fortunes of wnr or the naval interests of u belligerent may at any time stop our transportation movement entire ly." Describing the ubouudnnt crops of tho United States nnd the demand from Kuropo for American product, tho report declares: "Wo nil nro but helpless in the fneo of the largest op portunity wo havo ever known." prosperityTeeo l'HOKNIX, Aric, Dee. no. Tho Valley bank, largest in Arizona, which was closed in November, will bo opened tomorrow with n new set of officers and directors, headed by S. K. Mills of Miami, C. K. Mooro of Phoenix and Dr. L, I). Iticketts of Douglas. Tho bank had thousands of depositors; none lost n penny, and in oolebrution of tho leopening they will give n parade Saturday, followed by a "prosperity dinner." The state bank examiner took charge of the Valley bank after n ruu which tho institution was found to bo unable to withstand on nceouut of having what was said to bo u large amount of "slow assets." It hud n deposit nceouut of $2,22r,000, but thorn was less than .fHOOOO on hand at tho timo it closed, according to statements at tho time. In the reorganization just effected, many of tho larger depositors ac cepted stock, and tho bank, it was stated today, would resume, business with more than $700,000 in oush and currency in its vaults. ARREST FOR ROBBERY MINGllAM, Utah, Dee. 00. Four men and four women nrq under nrrest as suspected accomplices of Mert lloaton, who held up tho Miugham Stato bank yestorday nnd was cap tured soon afterward with all of tho $10,102 ho took from tho bank still in bis possession, Hcnton, who says ho came hero from Joplin, Mo., says ho does not know any of tho eight suspected persons, all of whom, ex cept two of the men are residents of Biughniu. ENAECOMMITIEE BANK FOUR MEN UNDER December so, iom SAYS AMERICA CAN END M IN NINETY DAYS Congressman Vollmcr Declares Re fusal to Ship Supplies Would Stop Conflict Says Germans Cannot Lose, and America Is Partlcepes Crlmlnes, Acting for the Allies. WASHINGTON, Dee. HO. How the United States could end the Kuropcnn war in 00 dnys by cutting off tho export of war supplies nnd bow some iluy the "issue" between this country und Japan must be "tried out in the Pacific," were described today by Representative Vollmcr of Iowa to the bouse foreign relations commit tee. With Representative Mnrtholdt he indorsed n joint resolution to em power the president to prohibit ex ports of war supplies. "There is only one nation whose lines of national interest nrc hope lessly opposed lo ours. It don't hesi tnte to predict Hint Japan proposes to hold not only Kino Chow, but the islands of tho Pacific which she has seized. Some day this issue must be tried out in the Pacific, nnd it may be to tho interest of this country to have n powerful friend nt her side." GcrrruuiK Cnn't Loo Representative Vollmcr emphatic ally declared : "Germany cannot be beaten in this war. Her people arc united and de termined to fight to tho Inst drop of blood. If this wnr continues it will go on nnd on until nil tho world is dragged down to bankruptcy." "Do you think the German govern ment expects us seriously to pass such n resolution as this?" nsked Cbainnnn Flood. "I believe, nnd persons who hnvc been in Germany sny," replied Voll mcr, "that tbo Germans look with grave displeasure on shipments of arms to tho nllics." Representative Mnrtholdt told tho committee that by "dollar neutral ity" the United Stales was nlicnnting tho friendship of Germnny and Aus tria. "The alliance of Grcnt Mritain with Japan is not a good omen for our futuro in tbo Pacific. Wo nro now selling our neutrality for British gold," ho said. JPartlcepc!. Crlmlnls "Is it your contention that while technically ncutrnl, wo nro really one of tho allies, supplying the bullets for tho others?" nsked Representative Cooper. "I believo wo nro pnrtioepes crim inis," said Representative Martbold, "in tho maiming nnd killing of men, tho making of widows nnd orphnus nnd tho prolongation of tho war." Reprcscnfntivo Martholdt declared shipments of wnr munitions since tho wnr began nggregntcd $150,000,000. "I nm convinced," ho said in con clusion, "that by cutting off tho ex portation of tho war supplies wo can bring tho war to n close very soon. And tho cutting off of just ono month of wnr would mean more to uso thnn all tho profits that the manufacturers of wnr supplies." MEAT SHIPMENTS 10 . CHICAGO, Doc. 30. Shipment of all food supplies bundled by Chicago packers to Kuropo litis ceased com pletely In tho Inst stx wcoks becauso of tho ecUuro ot moat cargoes by Croat Britain. This statement wub made today by Alfred Urlon, attornoy for tho pack ers, who aro snld to bo behind tho stato department's presont contro versy with tho llrttlsh government on tho subject. "When tho first solzuro was made six weeks ago wo thought that it might bo an error, but tho contin uance of this practice provod that wol wero in error ami wo uvo ooon pressing the stato department for as sistance," said Mr. Urlon. "Mean- bllo our commorco with Kuropo has boon drlvon from tho seas and no re vival seems probable until satisfac tory assurances aro received from Lond.on." EUROPE CEASE AMERICAN ur nuoDHiiu iu uci QMfMj MOnrHQT v i uuu lii l inuunnnuLf 4 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 30, According to tho police Nettie Salines, 32 years of age, who has been token Into custody, confessed today that she caused the death of her husband, Alexander Sal- Ines, by putting poison in his 4 4 food December 20, to collect 4 4 Insurance of S 1000 previously 4 taken out. Tho woman ' was 4 held without ball to await 4 action of the grand jury. 4 TRAIN BANDITS LOOT PULLMANS NEAR CLINE, TEXAS SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 30. Two masked men boarded the west bound Sunset express near Clinc, Tex., early today, robbed the drowsy jMisscngcrs in the two rear sleepers nt tho point of revolvers, signalled the train to stop, dropped off and es caped. ' Tho precise amount of loot the robbers got is not known, but it is believed to be considerable, as sev eral of the passengers carried largo amounts of money and valuable jew elry. The robbers climbed on the train as it was leaving Cline. The porter was made to go ahead nnd awaken the passengers. As the truin ncareu Sofford, Tcr., one of the robbers pulled the bell cord nnd the train stopped. Moth men jumped off and disnpienrcd before the astounded porter could warn others of the train crew. Officers aboard the train quickly organized n osso nnd started in pur suit. The country through which the robbers fled is rough, nnd becauso of the difficulties in tho wny of their flight it was believed they would bo captured. T Ti MERLIN, via Sayville, L. I., Dec. :iQ. Among the items issued by the Official News Mnreau today nro tho follewing: "Constantinople reports nnother Turkish success on the river kura, in the Caucasus. The Turks took many prisoners, several guns und other wnr material. "Turkish headquarters reports that tho pursuit of the Russian army in the Cauensus is progressing. It nlso reports that the British renewed their attempt to land troops at Akabah, Arabia, but failed. "Rome reports that tho Jnpaneso ambassador there has stated that tho rumors of an intended intervention by Japan in the Kuropcnn war theater nro unfoundod." AGAIN DETAINED WASHINGTON, Doc. 30. teton tlon by Drltlsh authorities ot tho Swedish stoamor (Now Swodon, carry lng 730 tons of American coppor for Stockholm, at Newcastle on Decern- per 28, and ot tho Norwegian steam or Sorland, carrying GOO tons for tho samo port on Decomber 28, at Lelth was reported today to tho stuto de partment by tho American Smelting and Refining company. Tho company has advised tho stato dopartmont It has boon unable to got advlcos ot tho disposal of tho ship ments, Tho department bad made Inquiries of Great Drltaln. Tho Now Sweden sailed from Now York Decomber 16 for Gothenburg via Klrkwoll and tho Sorland sailed from Now York on November 27 for tho Bama place. URKEY REPORTS ORYOVERC ZAR NO. 240 SCHOOL LEVIES $25.7 TAXES Tomorrow County Court Hears Pro tests Over Tentative Mutt AM Items Show Material Dcctmm Ex cept General Sense) Fwiri, WMeh Is Increased $49,271. --. t The county court will meet fa open session nil day tomorrow, December HI, to hear protests against ike pro posed levy, which provided as fol lows : Mills. School nnd library ,..'' -,.- 3.0 High school ,..., .4 Pacific highway interest fund .8 Genornl road -. - , ' 2.2 general fund u.l Stato fund 2.7 Total . 14.0 These will yiold nn estimated Tev cnuo of $502,850, divided as follews: Pacific highwny interest- fund . .- $ 10,000 General county road fund- 70,200 County school fund - 10f),000 High school fund 14,500 School library fund 750 State tax - . . 07,278 General county fund (which includes redemption of warrants) . 187,122 Totnl lo raise $502,800 CeittfMwiaea of Levle A comparison of the, proposed le?y with that of last year shows material reductions in all but the school fwd, ns follews: Stato tax, 1913 $144,34. Stato tax, 1014 87,27 General fnnd,,iiirre4p-'r tion, 1013 20M61 General fund And redeeip- tion, 1014 . , 187,122 Gcnernl school, 1013. General school, 1011 Special school, 1913 Special school, 1914 General road, 1913. 70,070 120,268 175,84 152,51 112,072 98,26 General road, 1914. The general school levy shows nA increase of $49,271 and the speetal levy a decrease of $23,304, a net in crcaoo in school tnses of $25,007.11 other funds show material decresses, even the road fund, which includes interest on road bonds. CoatroTemjr Expected It is expected thnt n controversy will nriso over this school levy, which provides $15 for each pupil of school ago ns against $8 for each oupil i'h previous years. Tho levy was ilied nt llio request ow County Superin tendent J. Percy Wells and tho coun ty board of education, which last spring promised the court that if the general school levy was increased th district sohool levy would bo corre spondingly decreased. While soma of tho districts have reduced their special levies, in accordance with this agreement, others have paid no at tention to it, nnd cither increased tho levy or let it remain unchanged. Superintendent Wells 1ms written to all school officers in tho county requesting that thoy appear before tho court to support tho inorensed levy. In his circular lettor ho states that thirty-nine districts havo re duced levies, nineteen hnvo increased them and eighteen districts havo left tho levy unchanged. Tho sum of $15 per pupil is greater than that paid in any of tho Oregon counties. Failed to lleduce Levies Among tho larger districts which have fnilcd to reduoo their levy aro (Continued on Last Faice.) ALL" INTERESTED IN WASHINGTON, Dec, 30. Adroi istration officials and all official and diplomatic Washington were deeply interested today in rending London' views of tho American note, but titer wero no actual developments in th situation. Some of the neutral dip lomats hero have been supplied witM r nn official memorandum siwuaaruUnt; tho contents of the puper, nnd Sir ' Cecil Sprague-Rioe, the Britih mm basiudor, lias reeoived u. oopy.', It was stated offliIIv, however, that, it would not be pwbltijted tare, r tf 4 i. "I a ,11 t i.lt ' . '! M-' ",i Tfl .) nl '. qI