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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Occasional niln Mute, Itl
Min. aiij Prcdp, .oh.
Forty-fourth Ynr.
Pitiiv- Niniii Vwir
AlWDKOItn, OWMdOX, Tl'KSDAV, .JANIWHY 12, 1915
NO. 251
KARLSRUHE IS
SUNK IN FIGHT
OFF GRENADA
Eye Witness Describes Bnltlo In the
nark OK Drlllsh West Indies
Wrccknnc From Karlsruhe Drifts
Ashore Corpses Found Flontinfl
in the Sea Confirms Talc of Floht.
MONTIIKAL, Que, .Inn. 12 A !-
(nil. ul tliweilpllnn of ii iitivnl battle off
(IntiimlH, llrlllsli West Indies, Ih given
In ii lulti'r noolved hero tmliiy fiom
Itll )- VllttlOHM Wild IlHUTtM t It it t In IiIm
opinion llio Gorman riiilHor Kails
iuIik mill; imrt iiiul wiih mink.
'I'Ih. toller wiih minto public liy llio
Montreal Gasolto nidi wiih received Ii)'
ii inoiulier of (In) Uftintti' staff from
iiiio of III ft hunts nt (Iri'iiiulii.
Tim lnllor :
Ihttllo In (lie MulK
"While nt my Iioiiho on it rldgo
ovxrhHiklim thr rin noilli of Grenada,
I mIHihimhhI n naval cuMUKoiucut v lilt Ii
mum iiikIhiiIiIi'iIIv iiurliHl on hotvvien
lll.lll' tllHIl 111 VMtnlliIM. 'llio ill
Hun lusted ns fur nit I observed fioni
7 o'clock p. in. In 1 1 i. in. Ah llir
iluikin-r Inoio4iotl II wan nullo up
parent when hrontUliloH of projectiles
exploded within MtnnilH of ouch other
on elthr side, wllhln a range of four
to six inllo. I Mill not limit- llio ex
plosion of llio shells, iin tliti flKlit was
too fMr . Nobody In Ht. Pa
tricks ftiMiotl to have iiotlitul wlmt
hail happened. Whether llio kovoi n
moot kuvw of thooimnnoiuont of not,
limy eeilslnlr cjiimhI all noun it
hkhhIs It.
"riln iIh afterwards I was rnn
fli'ini'tl In my opinion h tlm fart Hint
HmiiIihii fl-herm.n (UliliiK In (lie
Carrlnooii t'liMiutol brought In uovvh
that thejUmd .'"Unil ,,eml H
(Innllng In tlio wntr (oKolhor with
numberless Mmllos. mnrkod 'Knlmir
Light,' (H MIMplHof which I Klltlll )OII
ii it Christmas tmrd). mIihi boots with
font tn I hum, kvlmol. pieces of wreck-
UgO. 'll
I, Iff Itnoy Anion o
"On my portion of an IhIuiuI culled
Ittlo of Ithonil.ir it llfi'lnioy rami.
Ultimo mnrHm! rt. M. S. Kuilsnilia'
mill hosldw wreckage anil Illinois of
foodstuffs. I am tlm lucky posse,
mir of hii officer's twonl, which euino
unborn VirniMiil up carefully In nil-
t'llltll.
"All Dili confirms my convlclltui
that not only illil an iiigugoinout tie
cur, lint that the dreaded Karlsruhe
Iiiih been mink."
Tho It'lltir whs dated rSrutiniln, De
cember .1, anil the writer nssortH that
utter tlio hiillli a llfn huoy enmo
iiNliuro marked "II M. S. Karlsruhe,"
together with wreckage ami hnnt'ln
of fooiUtiiffH, llu further wrllon that
flHhoritiiiii hint hioiiKht llio ni'UH that
thoy Iiiul seen dead bodies floating III
Hi., vicinity of Urn hattlo, iiuinborH or
canilltiH nuirhod "Kaiser Light,"
ImotH with feet In Ihoiu, IioIuioIh ami
olht'r wri'pknxo.
I.ukI llcni il or In Otloht'f
Tho KarUiiiliit lant wiih iltifinltoly
hcaiit fioin Oclohor 2(1, whon Mm cap.
turoil tho Lamport "ml Holt I.lucr
Ynnilyck. Tho Vantlyck wan the bov
tinlfonth vohhoI that hail hcon caught
hy tlm (loriuan criilnpr. No vohfoIh,
ho far an Ih known, havo hocn cap
turt'il by tho KiirlHi itliu hIiicd Octo
ber 2i5.
Tho IIiIIIhIi admiralty ban ininlo no
nniiounciinituit conccrnliiK tho roport
cil HlnkliiK of tho Kni'lHi'tilin. Hereto
fore tho ntliiilialty Ii.mh been piompt
to annoiiiiio any illKiiHtur to (Ionium
wai-HhlpH,
SCOTI'S PEACE PACT
WASIIIN'dTON', u.lii, I -J.- Sct'io
liil.y (laiTiMin leeeiveil Imlny n tee
Kiiim liom Hi IK- '!'" Scnlt uiiiioiine
iiiK Ihul llio iiKiTHineiil lielwcen nen
t'l'iil Hill, eoiiimiindiiiu the Ciirnuixii
trooiiH nt Nneo, Siiiiorn, anil (lover
uor .Mii.vlorcun, eoiuiiiiiiulinj; the Villa
I'oi'fcrt, wiih hineil liv holli eoiiiinanil
iiift ol'lieers .vexlenln.v iilleriiiiun.
I'roiilrtil Wilton eireHhei nnlin
J'lieliou lodnv over I ho hnei'iiis ol' the
H'fnrlH ol" (leiieral Seoll I'or neulrnl
iiii the Mevieiin liniiler anil lie told
eiillei't eoinlilioiiH in .Mesii'ii seemed
n lie inijii uving,
I
DEMANDS OF ITALY
ii
I
LONDON, Jan. 12, :S l m
Spi'ibil illHpiitchoH f i run Home today
nay Hint Turkey Iiiih nuroi'il to tint il-1
inanilH of Italy In coiiiiectloii with tlm
lloili'lila Inclileiit. AttorilliiK to Hh'H
nilvlcfH Tuiki-y ban onlereil tho m
leiiHti of IlrltlHb Vlen CoiihiiI Hlcliaril,
who nmih aiit'Htoil In (lie Italian con
Hiilato at I luil. 'Iiln. ami Iiiih promlhiil
lo piinlHh tho hoIiIIoih who hrolw Into
the roiiHiilate iih well an to xnlntn tlio
Italian Hat! uhon It Ih iikiiIii IioInIimI
titer tho biilblliiK.
liivoftlKiitlon of (be cliriiiiiHtfinroH
iitti'inlInK the IiiviihIoii or Hid Italian
toiiMiliito Ih hIIII In proKtenH ami tho
Incblont tlll reinaln opn uiiHI HiIh
lii'iulry Iiiih beon conipleteil. In view
of Hie ronroHHloiiH Till In-) Ih reporteil
to liaio iiiiiile, Iiont'tor, HatlMfaclory
iiiljiiHlmtnUlH expel leil
I
LONDON. .Inn 12 In Wow of tho
protllrtiil entiiiiKe Into tin war of
Itiimanhi ami prlui. Italy, tiiitiual
Inli'iest altHclii'H to illitpatiiK'H hull
entliiK I lot I ilUpulet In tho IliilkaiiH Ih
Hireaitlnii. Italy may be talltil upon
imiii to reoit lo fin co of arum In
Allmiila. The limurHi'iil-t urn wilil to
III' lll'llmlllR lip KM II t to llllt'Ct IIKItlllHt
Diintcm. tho poll rectuill) occnpb'il
lt Italian fun. ft. SorvlitH aHplra
timet lmvo oxpnmloil mIiico her victory
over tin Auatiliin army. an. I ncconl
Iiik to a ifomo illapateli hIio now In
aUta that In tlm evotit of victory for
the allltw, alio iiiiihI rtrlvn llonnln.
HoraoMovInn ami Ditlmatia. Italy Iihh
lent troopH to Hie Italian ImIiiihIh In
AoKtan nrt'lilpubiHo, which ithe Ih for
tlfliiR. Ktiinanlii Ih to boKln tlm
nioblllaatliin of her army lain thin
month.
AllhniiKh the AiiHtrotiennnn forcon
In I'olitnil apparonlly have Klveu up
for the Hnio n Hennral tiffennlve
inovoiueiit, flKhtliiK of a local char
acter eoiitlniHH. Vienna tepoilH that
an allompt of tho llinmlaiiH to rrmtn
tlm lower Nbln In aoiitlmrn I'olaiul j
wan rtipiiUctl- Tlio nttack apparent
ly ineaiiH. lliHt (ho KuhhIiiiih have tie
lormliietl on another move on Cracow,
the (iallrlan HtitniKliolil.
Army lit'iiiliiiaiterH at retrorail
HtateH Hint Herman atlackH on the J
ItiiHMlan ponIiIoiih nloni; the VUtula
were beaten back. A minor victory
over tho Tiirklnh (oicoh In the Can-1
riiHiiK alio Ih aiinotinceil,
JAP CRUISERS SEEK
GERMANS OFF PERU
LIMA, Pern, .Inn. 1-'.- ,lninncM
I'liiiM'ih eonlinnii nelive nl.nij; the
i'.'m-I of I 'fill,, xei'kiii); the (lei mini
eonverleil eiiuer I'lin, Filel Freil
rich, Latest rcpoiU here cay that the
.liiiiuioHc nrmoreil eniier Axuina
went Into I'liyla, Porn, ,ve.leidn(v,
look on provisions nml left the nunc
iilternooii. There is ioiihoii to believe
IRES
SPREADS
H BALKAN NAT IS
WAR
PROBABLE
llial the llritiHh Mourner Oriiimi, 011 ar' (wo-thlnlH vote; tho KUffniRlsta
her way bnel; lo Liverpool from theitbt not prctllct moro than Hint tho
Piicilie const of South Ameiiea wiih.Iiouho woulil reslnter a majority In
lieinjj soiihl l)V the (lerninn bout. 'favor of their propOHltlon.
GERMANS
AN
PF.TIlOflKAD, dun. l'-. Xowh
renehinp; heio of 11 proptisetl eNpctli
liou in force by the (Ioniums ninl
Auslriiiiirt UKiiiusI Servin, il lieinu
Miid Hint Hie Teutoiiie utllics are
t'onlempliitiiiK (he tlispuleh of eleven
nriny corps In Ihul count n lo uvciik
Ilm recent Atmliiun leverses, is look
ed iiiinii in KiisHiuii militnrv circlch us
11 liiiiiHpureiit rune 011 llio part of lite
(lerimius In distract Kiishii'h inten
tion from the Polihli eumpniu'ii 11ml In
iliveil this overiuncnt from furllier
rciiiforeiii" Hie liushinn ' armies in
Polaml,
From enpliircil nrisoners nml oili
er MHircoK, Hie liiissinus uro Miid to
havo rt'ceived joliublo iuformiitioii
F
lllll!
BATTLES
M
ALONG
T
France and Alsace Scene of Vltjorous
Flijhtiiifi Without Marked Advan
tanc for Ellher Side Allies Victors
Near Solssons and Grrmans in the
Arrjonnc Alsace Action Diminishes
LONDON. .Inn. I'.'. -Knur tli-litiel
linllloN whii'h linii' ilt'veloieil in
I'Viinet' liinl AUiiee nit' leilij: eill'l'ieil
on viKoioiiHlv, but withoitt iimtlii'il
mlvntitiiKe I'or either Hide. Of yiral
el imint'ilinte eiiiieiiieiii'e I- the
I'iuhlinu iwor I'eillict, ivhieli involvt'M
in.e,iiii ul' iiiii'iiliint riiilioinU
ninl iiobiililv n enn-iilcnible .I'l'timi
of the liillil'li'il biiltleline. Ill tint
ilclriel tin Freiii'li nlli'iiiilril Intlher
j. .llu. kx linl were benten Iniok with
ilii'iivv In i. the fieininii ollieinl
i tntement loilny "ierlH.
J Seer Soiiiiii In the AUiu' eonnlf
itlii' l'lciii Ii litli'iiii'iit uv (li'imnii
.illiiMpU to t'itiliire lift ni-iliiiiii-ivi'ii'
n pnl-i'il mill mole Iri'iit'he-i iteio
iicil liv llif nllii'"i.
In the Aiiioiiiio vihere liulitiii'.' Iiiih
been mine eoiilimmiiH it ml tnbborn
-ince the enilv woek- wf the wnr llinn
iilinnl nnviilii'tt1 i'1-i'. the (I.ViiiiUi
nre on the on'enii'e ninl .'liiini In
liavo captnri'il I'reiifh vmilni'
poiiit.
The fonith bnl He. ill AUnee, i lt"
nt'tive tlntn wm I lie eife bel'iiie the
reinforced 0011111111" chocked the
1'ieiii'li mlviuiee. Tlio Merlin wnr of
fice n.erl llmt n Fit'iieii iittnek
"tiiilh of Seiimioim wiu ilefentcd ami
ilm! the altni'Ler- Miffeieil M-vere
Dciillnrv fmbliii" eintiinie. in I'o
ImimI ninl (bo (Immnn ".Inlfini'iit tolls
oi' hIow prtHiiOKt on the pari of llio
ftrmv whleli H iitlcinnliii'' to mlviuiee
mi Wnivhw from the imikL
AefiiriliiiK In n IVtrourMtl ili-pntch
the -iniill Oetuinii omior ltremeii lin
becn iliinntiteil badly bv i-t liking a
mine.
Oirieittl denial i minle in I'elrn
ifin.l of the rt'ii.nt I Im I (Irnml Duke
Alt'xiiinlcr .Mulmotou'tli. brolher-in-Invv
of ll'i'iirint Nii-lio'a", was killed
in the liJitim,; in I'tr-ui
VOTES FOR WOMEN
WUSIIINUTON. Jan 12 After mi
hour ami a half of ilohnto the house
toilay atloptctl 5UU to 31. n npeclal
rule for coiihIiIoiIiik (he propoHetl con
Htltiitlonal ninemlmeiit for woman
Hiiffnmo anil then nettlcil tlown to
hIx Iiouih actual ilobato before vot
Iiik on whether to submit the resolu
tion to the HtateH for ratification.
The ovorwhelniliiK vote In favor of
tlio rub) wnn by no inentiH Intllrntlvo
of the Hontlmcnt on the resolution
Itnelf. Many who voteil for tlio rulo
in ortler to brlui; tho queatlon up for
a year unit no vole announced their
Intention or votliiK iiKiiliiRt tho reo
lullon Knell.
Antl-HUffniKlHtH aHsorteil tho uf-
franlnlH woulil not muster 1110 necen-
t If ax t tho nennim.s intend lo bcin an
offeiihivo in' the near future. The
Kiissiuus are tueimriii" effcclivel" d
meet this offensive.
The new recruitment in KM"), with
in sixteen days, as ol'fieiallv an
nounccil, wl trivti to Kussia nearly
1100,001) men The Clerinau advance
011 the coimnunilies souili of llio Vil
Inije of Alonijjliely mid southeast of
Soelme.ew, several times icpulsctl
with (jrent looses- in the last IV vv
(lays, tH'oordiiiK to Hiissinu utlviees is
reportctl to liuve bceen uuilcriukcu
iiKiiin. Likewise uu Austrian ntf
viiiiee Inward Kielee and in the re
gion of the Piliea river is said to
have been eN'eclhelv repulsed.
WESTERN FN
CONGRESS
DEBATES
AMENDMENT
VAN
NVAON
KAISER'S AIRSHIP FLEET
LONDON, .Ian. M. 7:3." p. in. A
wlrt'lt'HH illHpateh from llcrlln nay
that tliemllllary i'tnlillHlim'iilH In
iiiul noar Dunkirk w-ro complntfly
tli.'Hlroyeil by Hie (lormiin nlrxhlu flo
tilla which attnokfil that city on Sun
ilay, The Dunkirk IIkIiHiik plant
nlho wan tlfHtro)c Tho tllHpntch
hiijh HiIh Information Ih (ontnlneil In
n iiu'HMtKe from Itnttenlam.
Dunkirk on the; toant of Kranr, Ii
IlrltlHb coiiHiiental military Imki-.
Troopn anil Ktipiillr arrlvlni; fioin
ICiiKlaml are InniN'fl" at HiIh port when'
oMfiiMvi) military miiply Hlatlonx
'have boon cHtnbllnlieil,
LIVELY INTEREST
ANO CITY TICKET
liiti'H'-l in tin i'ii clei'tioti Imluv
lively but imt nmrkril bv the kiiecn-lie-s
of previous veiir. I'p to 1
iM'hu'k ibis iiI'Iciiiihiii Sl'J votes Im.l
been eiii-l in the tliree wartU of llio
oily, the noon hour hriiii'ii"' in 11 iii-h
of voloisi. Tlitire U in the ncihbor
honil of "'llll rcyisli'it'il ami imn-rct.-isteit'd
voters in the oily. About rid
por cent of the probable vote is out.
At I o'clock the minim voter, bt'snm
to unive. A Inie imt ecnl of llio
moriiitip vote wits inn. If 1111 of men.
Con-crvntivt! strt'et foicoiits on
the it'sidt -n- that the Iiimiios Men'
tioket will win bv a subUutjnl ma-
ioiitv. nml that tliti .AflHer will win
bv 11 Miinirvole. ' TfiV potTri-w ill cmie"
at 7 o'clock, iiiul the vote shoiiM be
counted nml the ronll known In
SIO. The rcsNlnition boanl is hold
ing fui Hi hi the city hull, and sweur
iiiL' in mall v voters.
The corrupt pnictie act U liciiur
observed, in the flesh, but imt the
spirit. Some ininlo ioronal culls to
secure votts upiinst ibe eharler,
Theie was 11.1 c.impniniiii: 111 the
business tli-trii-t.
A
LONDON. Jan. 12 -The German
cruli-er llretnen haH arrived at W'll-
lieliiiHlinven badly ilaniaRcd by a
mine, according to n dlnpatcli re
ceived hy tho KvenliiK Star from l'e
trograd. The llreiuen Is a small German
cruiser built ten yonrs bro. She Is
8-1 1 feet lonR, -13 .& foot beam and
Iiiih a normal displacement of 3250
toiiH. Her complement consists of
2. Si) men.
The Hi emeu Is armed with (en 4.1
Inch guns ami ten l-poumters and is
equipped with tvwi submerged 17.7
Inch torpedo tubes.
At the time of tho occupation of
Vera C'riu by American marines, (ho
llremeu wns stationed In Mexican
wnlors. Tho llreiuen also repre
sented Germany nt the Jamestown
exposition in nu7, and visited New-
York In lOOli at tho (lino of the llud-
(.on-rultoii celebration.
CONSTANTINOPLE
NKV YOlt'K. Jan. V.'. The closing-
of the Daiilauelles ninl the shutting;
off of Turkee from outside eonuneice
bus resulted in llio people of Constan
tinople being; 1 educed to llio verjie of
sliirvnlioii, iiccovding; to (leoi-go To
luayan of Chicaso, fiir llio last eight
mouths in ehni'i'o of uu Armenian or
phan asylum ut Constimtinople, who
nrrivctl here lodnv from Piraeus,
'When I left Coitstnutinonlo less
tlinn 11 month iigo," he suid, 'that
oily was reduced to sore straits for
food, ul available stnmlics having
been eonfisciiteil by militnrv aulhori-
ties. Sufferiii" union;; tlio people
was intense nml the strui'le for foiur
by the poor pitiful in (ho e.tiomo.'
ER
CHARTER
GERMAN
C ER
STRIKES
MNE
WIMC01E I
SUCCEEDS 1ST !
AS GOVERNOR
Messatje of New Executive Recom
mends Brevity, Economv. and On
pose Leniency to Prisoners Advo
cates Anti-Liquor Reputations That
Can Be Enforced.
HALI-:m. Oro.. Jan. J '!. Dr. Jame
Wlthycoinbe, republican, wan InaiiK-
1 uratetl Korurnor of OrcRon, huccoimI-
Iiik Governor Oxwahl 'ct, demo
crat, before a Joint hennlnn of the
Mute ICKlnlature here today. Chief
.IitHtlco '. A. Mooro tlcllvercd the
oath of office. At the request of the
new coventor, tho cereinpnlen wore
Hlmplo.
In the addroHH which he dellveretl
fnllowliiK Ills Inauguration, Covcrnnr
Wlthycoinbe recommendt'il Hint the
loRlHlatitre net a recortl for brevity,
ejtpoclally In tho number of lawn
panneil, and urged a xhort sennlon
w Itli a few good lawn to ItH credit.
He advocated antl-lltpior rcRiilntlonR
that can bo enforced, tleclorlnK Hint
tho governor should lie empowered
to remove officers who do not en
force (he prohibition lavvx and that a
HiiliHtantlal appropriation for !nvcntl
nation by Hpeclnl aeentH should be al
lowed. He declared In favor of uuiklni; nov
nral elective offlcen appointive and
coiiKolldatliiK vnrloiiH cnmmbtglons
and bureaus. huckohIIhk that n com
mlttee be appointed to make a survey
of the best way to rentrallzo the
state government and report In 1917.
Governor Wlthycoinbe' announced
his oppodltlon to allowing pronounced
leniency to pnoner. He declared
Mint only In exceptional cane will
'. i .'..! JTfi aMtle 01 iiibtliritJ,.
LEGISLATIONITO '
DKS'VKU, (obi., an. 12. -Legislation
tm- the prevtiition of inilu-tiiul
dispute mid the cniorienient of Hie
eon-titiitiouul iimeuilment nividiug
statewide prohibition, were the chief
liisks placed before the twentieth
general ii-einblv of Colonitlo today
by (lovernor George A. CarUoii, re
publican in his inaugural uiltlross. In
addition (ho new e.xeeulive urcd ado
minle workmen's I'uuincu-iilinn, Mute
control of public IiiiiiN, vigorous
pro-edition of inter-state irrismtimi
suits, ecououiv in state iiilminUtrntion
ini'liiiling- 11 state budget and n vari
ety of legislation on state affairs.
Governor Carlson reviewed the his
tory of industrial unrest in Colorado,
deelarine; that rt'spoiisibilitv for dis
nstrous strikes belonged in part, to
the state, hceaiiso "our own state
povernnient neiiuieseed in the widen
ing: breach" (between employer nml
eniDlove). "nnd made but feeble -mo-test
for the inestimable damage done
the state by thee rcc urriiu; and vio
lent tlis)ute.,,
WASIIIXdTON. Juii. . Pivsi
tleut Wilson declared today that he
was not thinking: of announcing; his
candidacy for 11)1 IS when he mnde the
statement in his ltiiliiintipolis speech
recently that the people of the Tint
ed States might liuve a ehaiiee to
judge his nets.
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl.. Jan. 12
Rlphty of (ho 111 Terr ollauto niou
tndlctod by (ho federal grand Jury In
tho election fraud cases pleadod guilty
today beforo Judge Anderson In tho
federal court. Demurrers to (ho lu
dlctinonts wero filed hy Mayor Hob-
or(s of Terro Iliuite, Jutlgo KU Red
man and Sheriff Dennis Shea.
Sentence was not passed. Tho SO
men admitted they had participated In
(ho nllogod conspiracy (o corrupt tho
election of November 3, 191-1, in
Terro Haute,
Jlosldos Mayor HobortR. Judgo Hod-
man nnd Judgo Slieu several others
filed doinurrers. Tho demurrers will
bo argued January 20.
J. Kdward Hollor, who until a few
days was chlot of police, was unions
PREVENT
IKES
0 RE HAUTE
10
I'AKIH, Jan. 12 A news dispatch
from Dedengntcb, llulgnrla, says there
Iiiih been mmlc public there, a synop-
.-tls of a treaty recently concluded be
tween Germany nnd Turkey.
This treaty provides that Germany
shall furnish Turkey during the wnr
with munitions, material and tho
money netoHxnry for lite Turkish
army ami supply also a sufficient
number of German officers and spe
rlallsts to meet Turkey's require
ments. In case of victory Germany agrees
to pay Turkey one-fifth of the war
indemnity received: In caso of de
feat Germany will Introduce In the
ppuce treaty n clause guaranteeing
the Integrity of Ottoman territory.
Koch country agree not to conclude
peace without the other.
Turkey, under the terms of this
agreement. Is bound to make war
against Great llrltnln and llussla.
Franco Is not mentioned In the docu
ment. E
GREAT INTEREST
A. IL Kuvnil's prtf ! ""intin- to
the limlilig of the ot eliiiuuel of
.iiokou creek, wii- reeeivctl fuvor
ubly nml wiih optimini by .Mcdfnrd
mining men. ami eau-t-il people own
in liilitl in the vioiiiitv of the Ku
vn rt shaft lo miike secure that their
title rights were elenr. The lost
.channel of .InJck-oii crook has been
flhowjoot oflulir cchtiirv f irrcgu
Inr -enroll b iiroiM'clor.
Knyiirt eliiim- tliut ho has -tnicl.
blue gruvt'l be'.'iiil the stone cunning-
he broke through la-t weeek, ud blue
gravel is iilwav- iild bearing. The
early day mini's ami iliue now in
oneratton in northern Califoruia nil
carry thi- color.
Knyiirt is s ill working on his pros
pect, ami ailoptiiiff 11 policv of re
ticence ami reserve lianls all.
('. C. Ilcekman, the 'lioueer Jack
souville banker, i- coiiiiuceil that Ku
ymt bus fiuiuil the lo-t channel. Mr.
IScekinan i- the bt-t vered man in
southern Oregon 011 old ennilition-.
He snvs he alua'- thniight the the
lo-t cliauuel mil in Hie locality Ku-
ynit is workui".
ItOSKUUltO. Jnn. 12 Convicted
on a statutory charge Involving Kdna
Morgan of Glcndale, Hoy Farnuin was
Riven from threo to 20 years in the
penitentiary by Circuit Judge Hamil
ton. A motion for n tiew trial was
denied.
Miss Morgan's body was found re
cently In the debris of a fire-destroyed
bam. Purnuiu Is under lndtctniout
for murder' also.
PKTItOGItAD. Jan. 12. Tho re
ported death of Grand Duke Alexan
der Mlcliaelovltcli, brothor-lnlavv of
Kmperor Nicholas, while fighting In
Persia, was officially denied In Po
trograd today.
CITIZENS GUILTY
thoso who pleadod gullly. With the
exception of Hollor nnd 0110 other,
nil of tho city and county officials
who wero Indicted filed demurrers.
All the 111 inon wore told they
could return to their homes nnd
await the summons of tho United
States district attornoy.
At tho opening of tho hearing the
defendants, all of whom had been re
leased on bonds or personal recogniz
ance, wero usbored into tho court
room and seated one at a timo. Tho
Jury box had been removed and few
other alterations woro necessary to
find room for all of tho 111 men,
Mayor Huberts was among (ho last
(o outer, Heated besldo his counsel
ho eyed tho defendants attentively
Us they uttered pleas of guilty,
JACKSONVILLE GOLD
STRK
AWAKEN
BRITAIN SENDING
HUGE ARMY TO
ASSISE ALLIES
Thousands of Men Sent Into France
Weekly Germany Maklntj Prepar
ations for Counter MovementRe
servists Called to Colors German
Generals for Austria and Turkey.
LONDON, Jan. 12. The grenl arm
les battling In the eastern and west
ern arenas of tlm war by artillery
exchanges, sapping operations nnd
trench attacks continue to bo
aligned today much as they wero on
the first o f January. Kvery
where the disposition seems to bo to
await the coming of spring when,
with fresh armies thrown Into tho
field, events promlso to movo mom
quickly.
Great Britain Is now sending thous
ands of men to Franco every week
and according to today's reports,
from Merlin, Germany, nw-.ro of this,
Is making great military prepara
tions for a counter movement, all tho
reserves nre being called to tlio col
ors. It Is declared here, and the furth
er statement Is made that the Ger
man generals nre gathering up the
reins to nssimio active direction of all
the campaigns, that Is to say, the Aus-tro-Htingarlan
fight against Servla
and Russia and the Turkish cam
paign against Russia and Great Rrl
tnln. This briefly Is tho plan military ob
servers In London beltevo will bo fol
lowed subject to any chango which
the entrance Into tho war of Rumania
or Italy might necessitate.
Germany still claims that she Is
making slow progress toward War
saw. Thcro havo been published In
London, however, reports 'fliat theso
operations are merely masking move
ments to shield a German rotrent to
the Slleslan frontier.
HOME, Jan. T. Contrary lo
statements thai have appcnrcil in the
newspapers of London, Pans and
Merlin that an undcrstandim' bus
prnctieally been reached about 11 Ser
vian official tpmrters here that this
will not now sati-fy Servin.
It is declared that Mich 11 conces
sion would have been satisfactory
two years ago, when tlm subject wns
discussed ut the London eouference,
hut that no waftcr n war in which
her life ami independence is risked,
Soma could not accept 11 port or it
sttip of coast. What she now claims,
it is stated, nro the Servinn regions
possessed by Austria, including; llos
ma. Iler.egoviua and Da linalin.
which must be assigned to her
through the puueiple of neutrality.
PLEADS FOR ECONOMY
OI.Y.MPIA, Wash., .Inn. 1 'J. (lov
ernor Hiuohl Lister's message was
lead before the Iciilsluture in joint
session this afternoon. The messugo
culls attention to the enormous in
crease in the cost of government,
llouds have becen issued in thu stale
for eoiiutv, municipal, school anil
oilier' mirposCs amounting to more
than one hundred million dollars, tlm
interest ehui'oe belli" live millions,
The likelihood of abilit- to im off
the bonds when the- bccuiiio duo (s
remote. The governor believes the
only method of M'ouriiu; reductions
in puhlio expenditures are simolificu
(ion of government maehiiierv bv i
constitutional convention, which Im
recommends the legislature to brim?
about,
(lovernor Lister recommends cniid
incut of 11 preferential presidential
hhliliiiuiihiiPproscitctoink,
priinnrv nw mid 11 noti-pnrlisiin cb'fl
toii law fiivcri'is; nil county nnd oily
offices.
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