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Medford Mail Tribune
WEATHER
Fair Mitv. .11; .MIm. :w.
irnrly.rourlli Yr.
nllv -Nltilli Yni
MIDWORD, OHIWOiV, FltllMy, FIOHRrAIiV 12, IDlf,"
RUSSIAN INVASION OF PRUSSIA CHECKED
GERMANS TAKE
REINFORCEMENT
FORCES RETREAT
Russian ExHnnntlon of Withdrawal
From East Prussia Savs Move Is
Bc(lmiliij of Low Operations on
Tills Front,
J'AUIK, Fob. 12. An official Mute,
inout lviii out ii( llm war officii to
day announced llio coniploto fnlliint of
llm riniiiiiiii offcnMio In Poland, Tin)
Hlnli'iiK'iil wait iih follew:
"Tim failure of recant attack by
(inriiiiitiH In Poland npiiwiM to bo
cniuploto. Tin lotto of (he (!ci
iiuiliN nil) iinpMtroiltinled. 'H -
ported Unit they oxecmt 10,000 dead.
"Colli nml llm fro'iimm iiho of
ileiue formntioim urn among llm
Milium given for Dm lornum of the
Hermann. An oyo wltimuM of (lit but
tle ilcclarra that nincliliin kiiim mowed
ilortii the rurn of the ommi ki a
Moot lilmlii.
"When the romlmt ended Dm Hint.
Man aw It II Ih of dead Imfoiu them.
At night, under tin glare of noareh
lights, (lie timliilatliiK nuiHM or wound
'l iiinilo efforts to oxtrloalo them
selves, Tlii'ii towards ihii o'clock In
tlm morning they moved no more."
ZA
Ffl D
TO RETIRE FROM
ENEMY
'S
EANO
XO. 278
KANSAS C1TV HKLLKTO WKD WKAIJ'IIY CALIFOKXIAN.
26,000PRIS0NER
Heavy Qtnnan Reinforcements
Cnuccs Russians to Withdraw
Stttintfou In Carpathians Favorable
to Russians Berlin Admits Czar's
Troops Have Invaded Huunnry.
Kaiser An Ives "n Battlefield to Wit
i.rss Assault Unon Russians In
East Prussia, Who Arc Forced to
Give Up Positions.
PirrilOUIlAI), Feb. 12. --The re
tirement of tlm KiimIuii force from
tlm region of llm .Mimnl.in Lakes to
tho ItiiMlnn ftonthir U ilim, according
to tho IturMnn general taff, to now
considerations which have become
liniuiitnnt kIiico tho lioovy" (lornum
concentration In V.nH Primula lm
changed tlm roiuploxlori of tlm mili
tary wltuatlon on (ho northern battle
front. i
Moulin Umu Klrugglo
8lnc dm determined nniiiro of tlm
German operations In tho .Miir.nrlnn
hikes illntrli'1 itimtrojH nny ntippoM
(Ion that (III merely In oiio of tlm
Co u n Hon it domomuriitloits cniplo)od by
llm OermuiiH to dlitrnet attention ami
illvnr( forroH fioni (ho main Imiio
In 1'olniul, nml since it now Is evi
dent that thin In llm boglnulug or n
orltw of long niiil ncthii operations
which mny definitely riitllo tho
Mrugalo on thin front, thn Itinmlnn
general staff hari decided thai tho
IIIOHt fllWMUblo lIlMIIOHllhin Of ItllH-
Hlan forces rnu Im mndo on KiiMnlan
lorrllory wlmro In llio iarly pnrt of
tho war IIunhIu ho ilocUIvnly ilofondul
tho Ooriiinn nltoiiijitH on tlm bank of
tlm Itlvnr Nluinnn.
Hi'iiil-CliTlihii' roi-inalloii
'llm Kuiul-rlrntilar format Ion of
llm UiihhIiiii forenji, wlilcli rci-ontly
oxtijiiilvil from llm Miuiirluu ,ala-a
northwaril to TIlHlt, linn now tlmru
foro chmiimil Hn ioi(lon without nl
IoiIiik ijiv iwnoriil Hlinpo, Onh horn
of tho rrimi-ont In now ri'HlliiK In tlm
provlnro'of rioclmul tho othor In
tlm provlnro of Kovno,
It In roportml officially that on
KiiKonicutM ut VIIIcovImUI, NyMhynutx,
Odtrolonliu nml oh far outh iim Hlcr
poo nml tlm rlvor Khrwn hIiow that
tlm general activity oxtomlH over tho
wholo of (IiIh wlilo Homl-clrelo, which
niarliH tlm preHent illHpoKltlon of tlm
ltiiBNlan forced.
It Ih now reported In 1'etroKrnil
that tlm present Ocrninn reinforce
nmiitH In Kant I'i'UhhIm, Inntend of lie-
Iiik drawn from othor points on this
front, mo coinpoHod IniKoly of four
forjm of now (liirninn iopiuKh offl
cored hy inoa drawn from tho weal
orn front.
SENATE REFUSES 10
PROBE ELECTION FRAUDS
LONDON', Ki.li. I tf. -VUr Hii-Hii.i.
Iimuraioii into llnit Irtixiii iiiintH.
jlliluillK llolll ill-piiVlltV, ivncliiiiL'
London, :;cl.v to he n liort lived iin
wen the ireloii l(u.imi ruiiU into
IliU kiiirie ilintiiet. (lenimiivV mii
mTli fiiiiijuiif nl nml hiiuli'Km mil
wii in thi. loniton linvo eimhlcd
oir wiiiiiu a low iiii)h to ilium tit
iiiciiM1 hoilie of Iroojis iiKiifiiNi tin
iimideiK, In J lie nii'piit ono tlm
(leiiiiiin Hidilipr mipeiii' to have lieen
iinlicil into mi I 1'iiiw.ih from hot It
I'olninl nml interior poinl.
In ('iiipiiililaim
In the Carpntliiaii llie Mtnntioii
lookN di vom hie for the Itiiwiiiii-, who
ore prexhlii ngiiin- the Au-liian ie.
leiim'N nl three of the nio-t iiiiihii Inlit
iiiounttiiii int.iH, mid tin- in iito of
the diirietiltii iiiteriMui-d hy mihw
lilochvil load-. Merlin ihIiiiiIm dial
the KiNiiiin lime eiitend IIiiiikiiiiiiii
territory nl einil iiomu m the fur
luitliinii ilixtriet, hut ileelniiM that
llii'no Jionilioim were most ilenrlv
holljjhl in vv or the teriihlo oii-ii-iillioH
inflieteil hy Aiitiimi nrtillei.
nml niaeliine l-iiiih of tho Kiimiih
inaed fortiiniiomi.
Ill Illlillll l'olniiil tin. n.innnni.
hold tho lielief that Kiixln in prepar
ing to fall luiek to her t-eeond lino and
tho ItiiKMtiii ticneh defi'iihiw in that
rejjion will ho ntfisteil hv the flood
inp 'f Rrrnt Kcetioim of the interven
ing country.
Snliinailiie Adnrk
Thi LMiilou newKiinpew profits to
helie thtit Oernmii hiihtimriuo nttiiek
on the llritili xtemner l,ucrte, fly-
inir the Dutch flair, will nreeinitate
limn HliiiiBent iueaure nifiiiuHt (ler
man trade, which wax pronu-cd.
I lie Pit Mil I Onrolto oiiIIk alien.
timi to the fuel Hint while the Amer
ican kcivoi imicnt ii ma liinir repiOM'ii
latioiiH I'oneeinint; the iim of the
hIiuh nml Ktiipis, American iuiHen.
Ifers nro peition'mj the ('unnrdline
o sail iiiulor the Anieiienn flnir, o
Hint Ihev ma" cniov it nroleelion.
Tlm Daily Mail miw it liclievcK tho
Uoeriiuieul will nuimuiiee u complete
hloekitdo oi the (Icniian coast iih n
romilt of which nil inds to Oprmni.iv
hy hen will ho liahle to seinio.
Diop Itomhs In Holland
A wirelesH dispatch from lleiliu re
ports tlinl mi aeroplane, picsuinahly
I'lCllcll. luiK ilroiiNd homlix in llo.
haihor of Flushintr, which is Dutch
lorrtiory, hut no news of such mi no
I'lirroiifo lias liven received fiom IIoN
land,
Tho Halkiin stales evidently me
fill llu'riiitr their enileuvors to reach
mi uiulenhlo settlement of their dis
iircciuentK heforo Piilerinjr the con.
tliel. In this iiiliiistnient it ! im.
suineil that UiiIciii'Iii will et material
teriitoilnl concessions from hull, m.
heriu ami Kuinauiii.
f Hi:itl.LV. IVh. !, ,v nm !..
The following Htntiuiu'iit im issued
loduy ut nimy liciidipinrlei imdirl
mii- of Fehrunrv 1'J:
"In the western wnr llieiiter onh
aitillery duel k piiM.c.. T. ,.
eniy rxpondcil mi iiioiiiioiin miiount
oi iiiiimimiiioii nitmiisl (leimmi po-i-lions
in ('liiiinnnime. witlumt fiiininr
iiii.v suecesi, win th iiieulioniii''. .SVnr
hoimiii the encin iittouintcil mi in
fniitiy nttiiek, hut wn repulsed.
"Iviiciii thetiler: The emperoi or
riieil on lm haltlelielil m rust I'ru-.
shin fioutier. Our oucrntiniM here
furi'Pil the Ifn-sinn- rnpidly to iV
up their po-itioiih piimI uf the Mnzur
inn liikcx. At siiim iitnert. tin- ivlit
iiic is coutiiiuitur. s; j,,,. (II0II o(i(
niiii ... i .
.run innnci nine nceii made, .Mor.'
limn twenty un- mid thiilv uinehme
HIIIIH mvi. heen tilken. The iimonnl
of wnr material tnkeii ouunot ct he
estimated.
"In Poland, mi the light hunk of
the Vi-litl. the (ieruiiuis conlnmcd
tljo orfensne ivHiited .vi'senla.
The look Sieriice nod iniiile some
huiidicd- of piioncis.
mT- w. r&t5h-z&mB& IIIIIIHil I illW
HB3yTJMl5Jt SfP1 WlpT lflMi
MIm Klill Wirt, clmrmlnj: duiichter of the late IMwnrd (' Wirt, of Kiiiouik City. ailmlt hIii- N eng.iKcd to mnrry
John I). .SpreckclH, Jr, n weiilthy renhlent of San I'rain Nio. The story sturied In the liax-ixc riMun of a Now York
hotel whoru she. In utopphiK wla-n a fine IlKer Kkln. nlxnit sixteen feet Ioiik, arrived there fnuu Man rnuirico. It was
ttfll.l lllll, ,1m .H...I.. Ikf I.. I... II U..v.-.tl'jili. 1 .t. .... !.. !.. ..!.. I.... I. Ml.... tll.. ... I .. - . .... a
r !i';iriim.-!ii on iiic iwcn-
, .. , j,li;
I SHIP BILL STILL
TlfSENATE i ;
'4r!
-.i. ,,, i..v II.....V , mviiii 9, i'itr hi i") u.., .- .. mi: i.i.a vi.iiiiiiiiiii n .iiin .till, til JM'I
tyflrst floor, llttiui; lu n hair with her tiny feet on the head of Hit- llkor. wti ,,Uil nhmit IliU "WIiv. i. Hint Ik ner
ftvtly true," nho null!, "nut tho formal nmioiiineiiient has not jet Ikvii umde (if courxiv It in .t not lie iirlntcil yet, as
ilr. HpreckeU would nut llku to nee it lu llienewsiiapcrs. -ti sec. It If only sis iiiuiithi since lint affair of his divorce."
WORLD AWAITS
I riilCmWI Mb HUN
ISENATE TO ACT QUAKE, TIDAL WAVE
President Rejects House Compromise
Ship Bill Evolved by Democratic
Leaders Insists Upon Permanent
Character of ProjectRepublicans
Ready to Prolonn Filibuster.
PROHIBITION
AGED COUPLE
SLAIN
BY ROBBERS
SAYS LA. FOLLETTEj NEXT TUESDAY
ANDCYCLOISIEPS
ISLANDS
OFMANUA
OAKLAND, fal, Puh 12 -Jncoh
VokoI, former president of the Cltl-
zoiin' Hank of Krultnle, Onl., and a
wealthy resldont of thin nectlou. nnd
IiIh wife, woro henton to death early
todny hy rohhern, who forced their
way Into their homo.
Tho IioiIIch woro found hy n domes
tic who returned to tlm VoroI homo,
In tho mihurtiH of thin city, nftor n
nlRht hpont with relative. Tho
oko1h nro hollevod to havo hoon
called to tho door hy two men who
nclzcd them both, hound their hnndu
behind their lincks nnd when they
inndo mi outcry, heal them to death
with Home blunt limtruuient. Tho
Iiouho wiih rmmacked In an effort to
find a larco Mint of money rtnnni-ml
to havo heen Isoiit accreted hy tho
VoroIh, Tho room In which tho mur
der occurred wiih a veritable Bhamhlcu
tlm nued couple evidently having put
up a dcxpurnto HtriiKRlo.
WASHINGTON. F.h. J -J.--"The
haliinee of the world at wnvv wnits
upon tin-, piveinuicu't," Seimtor Im
Folletle told the sennte today, spenk
int; on his resolution to aulhoriye the
president to cull u eouferencv of nil i
neutral nation to eo-operiile m re-
sloiiii" peace in Kunis'.
"Nentrnl nht ilciimnd u elenior
deliuitmn, Dila.v W .filled with nicn-
. I. ..M - - w
ll'l. III- Slllll,
"Who can nny lit wlmt moment the
dark curtain ih.it eiU m much of the
t"truj:Ie may he swept iisiili hy mi
SALCM. Ore.. Feb. 1 2 With
rolld alcoholic traffic conimltteo
n
In
'ft Tl ILA. Ami in-in .Samoa, Fell.
1-', hy wireless.- Not nlv n hurri-
cane, hut with it mi enrtliipinke mid
Its favor, the Mitmltute prohibition ( a tidal wave swept tlm Manila islands
hill Introduced hy Itepresentntlve J.j"f the Suiuomi roiiii, na rcjxirtcd
Andurnon was reported to tho sen-!lier'' ,Wo "".v -" Fuller detnil
nto todn) and made a special order' m" '"" ,nn,t' l'oioiis were killed,
for 2 p. in. Tuesday. "Ut" ' whom wn hehcaded hy flying
One Important chnnk'o ha's beon w''SO. , .'
mado In tlio bill by tlm rommttteo. ' r-,llr' villnpiv. di-apiicnred. Thoe
Tlio word "or family" haVe-bV;irre-f "f-M'"l' l"imo,r,iaminftil wi-re mined
iiiifiiy. ah Tliippinu' oither was de
stroyeil or Imillv dntmied.
Ilirce-foiiririK of the eoeon puhiis
moved from the Mhlpinent limitation
claime. to that any adult member at
a family ny end out for ouch hev
ontrollcil forces (lint will fii-tcn iipov-ornKes as ho d oil res, provided tho '.'" w,,ieli the i-hiniU dfK'iid for nour
. .... .. iiifiitiii Hint t:i,i. fdt .... 1.1..1.. ... ..........
"-- ---.. ...v.. v.'iiiiiiuiri- in i-iiiirii
the peaceful nations and draw tin
whole woild into the vortox of wnr?'
"Theio nro two or three proposi.
tious which the liiliot authorities
asrec are fundnimntiil to permiiucnt
pence. The first. oerliniH. is tho Iim-
itntion of uriuiimeuts and the tuition.
limit to vnch Is not violated. Senate.
leaders expected the hill to pais as
amended. ,'
A bill Introduced by Senator T. I..
Perkins to rcsnlato the n'Ickol motor
bus wns Indefinitely postponed In the
iconnto todny. without a volc bcln
nlirntinu of the manufacture of all i mixed In Im ,inrnun nimr n,.. ,...
eipiipmenl nnd supplies iii-ed exelus- niltteo on municipal nffalrs had ro
tuil.. r.M ... tilt .. .. i .... i I . . . .
Uvrt U'XWIfd anil nil tlm roiiitiiml..
- .... ..., I VIHMIHMl.1
injtiiTil. Koine 'limitations ywro wip.
ed out. It will he a umr before nny
fond 1hii's cm ii lit brought into lipar
iii' nuiii, hu1 threv thousand inlmh
itautw ure destitute.
AGED OHIO COUPLE
KILLED BY ROBBERS
fllllSOXM'llfl, 0., IVh. TJ.-jrrs.
Joseph Kiiuliel, nj,'cd ", was munler
cil nml her hushund, Joseph Kiinhcl,
wns prohnhly fatally lieuteii lij
GERMANS'IPI
i
IT
DANISH
FISHERMEN
unidentified men ut their homo near
Hnulner, Wood county, enrlv toduv.
rounty nulhorilies havo sent hlood.
hounds to the scene. Kiinhcl, who
Wok n u-imltliv fiii'iiiniv u muni l.i.l I.
hnvo kept InrRo sums of inouoy in his stopped by a (Ionium aubninrlno
!...,.. I ,.' , I 111... .1.. l. vil. c- n.
IMMini'. Ill .t'SIIIIIII'll MIIIWI'll Illlll IIIC
hoiiso hud heen rmisucked, hut
wliothor nnytliiiiL' of value had heen
taken eoiilil not ho ileleiniined.
The American giuihont Princeton is
con ve in food, cl.ubiii.- 11 11.1 I..I.I..,,.
. 11 - .... ...i,v...i, HimuB iiuii re 1 " , ......f..-
IVelV fur lllllllnrv mill tlllVnl inn..cn li.nrl.wl ...... I.. I nil'V Ufl-llllll'l' lllll lllll m... I IV.. I-...
Anoilier is tho prohibition of the ,..-J Senator Ixaac A. HlnKham ex-' !,u'r "'', ' ""J21'"'- H" the food supply
.....In !!.... nP .. . 1 f. I .1! ... . Il.kl..... . !...... u. ,: !. .."
jioiiiiiKiu in. iimis 11110 muiiiiious. itjpinineu mat Portland Is tho only city
is revolting thnt wo sliouhl eneour- affected, and that to local officials
iiro or permit trnlfie in nrms nnd om
iiiiiuitioii by priwite enpitnl for profit
with organized Rovenimenls.
"It is folly to pretend thnt tho
mere calling of the proposed confer
ence will end hostilities. hit it is lit
tle short of mi international dime for
I'ongioMi to withhold from the presU
dent tho authority nml the neeossnry
appropriation, ho to net as tho oe
eusiou shall commend itself to his
expressed desire to initiate such pro
ceeding ns nmv in tho providence of
Ooil md m brincmg nenco to the na
tions now nt war."'
SUBMARINES STOPS
NORTH SEA SHIP
-l.n.l.t t. !- .1... ...... . ..
oiiuuiii iiu Vii uiu uniy 01 roRUinuon. . r
Accentlni: an linimilnn unm l.v l,'i'0. hut the
tho house this morning the sennto aat
Jointly with that body this afternoon
nnd conducted exercise Ju commem
oration of tho anniversary of llm brth
of Abraham Lincoln. lve minute
tnlks on Lincoln wero mado by Jus
(Ico L. T. Harris of tho Orepon su
preme court mid others.
AUSTRALIAN MEAT
SOUGHT By ALLIES
1- h Ion that NtnrvAtintt will .,t ;
hefore three weeks ure out. The
South sens hne known liurriciiiu.
ituation left in ibr
wake of thin one is described ns 1111
preeudelited.
i At the height of the storm the fury
of the wind was unbelievable. Iron
roofs were torn off nnd blown ten
mile. The verv soil wnl torn from
the coral rock mid tho coffins in new
made ursjvo.s were left exposed. At
one time tho barometer stood at
M ...l'.
NO CHOLERA REPORTED
SAYS PETROGRAD AGENCY
PKTKOniLVI). via London. Fob. T.
--"No eases uf cholera have been ro
poited in Pctrogrnd" is the reply
limdo hv the senn-olfieiul news
Hritish jrovernnient has ivnucsted nil
the Australian stntii.. In .mmru nil li..
LONllOX, Fob. 12. A dispatch to meat iiMiihihle for enirt during the
tho Kvcnlui! News from Ilottordmn I win-. nu in,-.,.. ....,.;ii.. ...;n 1..
- I -..., .. ,. iiiiiiiiiii-. ,, ill- V I V.s.
sn8 that tho Dutch steamer Diitder-1 siu-y for tho needs of tho Uritish
uijK. tiing tlm Dutch flng, was nnnv. France uUn will i-emiiin ..
in
SYDNFV V s; u- v.,1, ,., ti... """w "v uw senu-oiiieuil new
lllsll 'OVCI-llllll'lll lllls 111. illlll..,! nil . .. ' .... "... ,
prevalent in the Itiissuin capital.
FRENCH AVIATORS DROP
B0M0S AT MUELHAUSEN
WASHINGTON', Feb. 12. I'rtv?
lent Wilson toilnv reiectc.I Mift
promise -liipjijll evolved vcslenlny by
Demberatic leridcrs or the hrfjfwv- l'
refused to agree to nu mnerulment
tennmating the activities of tho gov
ernment in the shipping business two
yours nftor the rloso of tho European
war.
IVeslimnt Itejort lllll
Representing the president, Post
master General Uiirleson miiili. ,.
counter pioposition to the leaders. It
wan thnt the house combine Senator
Gore's substitute for tho ndminislrn-
tion bill with 11 hill ty Senutor
Weeks, which nlrcmly has passed the
"(unto, proposing a i,, ,,f rmvj aX.
ilinries t ,e XIM.X for passengers
nnd freight in emergencies at the dis
cretion of the secretary of the navy.
.Mr. Htirle.son said the president wouid
not nccept nnv amendment In .l,.sim..
the permanent chnraetor of tl... urn.
jeet.
Meanwhile the shipping Icgislntion
awaited tho rofonuntion of the ud
ministrntion lines. Plans to bring up
tho cloture niles which the Jong fili
busier has suggested, wt.re khoefced
nwry in tho somite when tho niles
committee failed to act fiiviimblv- l
iippiiml that the sentiment in favor
01 getting through with the waiting
appropriation lulls wns growing.
l'aillaiiKMitary lUltle
la tho senate Scjmlojrjteeil jre.
cipitafed n pnrliV.incntfirv' Imtlh. l.v
seeking n vote on his resolution tii
close nil dehnte on the shipping hill
with n fTiial vote not later than ," n.
m., tebruarv 1(1. His action eunie as
n complete surprise mid a long wrun
gle followed.
Twice during the debute roll calls
on motions resulted in a tic. -tO to -1(1,
mid each time Vice-President .Mar
shall broke tho deadlock, voting with
the ndiiflnistrntiou forces. Ho mis.
twilled Senator Lodge's point of or
der, however, that Senator Heed's
propositi was debatable. Senator
Norris then mou'd to nmeitil Senator
Reed'K motion by milling his propone!
cloture rule that no seimtor slim. 1.1
speak more than three hours 011 om
'Pici-timi. .Mr. Norris spoke nt
length upon it.
Tho development did not materially
n f feet tlm sennto dendlock. becuuso
republicans were prepared to filibus
ter ngninst tlm Keed resolution.
AMERICAN PROTEST
RECEIVED BY ENGLAND
it.m..iiiiift.tii.i.. ....... I.. .1-1
y. ; - Hi.iiii-imiii. "iiint. i iii' roiiuiiiiii-
Iuvcstigution showed that the tho North Sea. Sho was compelled to, wealth parliament has iiimnimonslv
n.. -, ,.,.,.,, .,i,vr which no was passcu a lull nulhoiiziiig the niens-i iibislu.:.,f .... L
porn.ltted to proceed to Itotterdam. 'ures neoossnrv to this end. I , ' ' , m ' ,n" town '" ihv
, . ' - 4t ill mil ur-!
WASIllN'OTON', Fob. 12. IuvobH-
Kiitlon of chniKOH of corruption In tho
Inut Bonatorlnl canipnlijiiH in 101111
sylvauln. IUIiioIh and othor Btates
was blocked today bo far iih tho ODrd
coiiKreua Ih concornod, when tho uen
nto cominlttoo which iirovIdoHjor tlm
iixpniiBo of Hitch Inanition decttiod not
to net,
Chiilrmnn WIIIIiuiih nnld tho sonn-
toiiul iprniH to which tho Invention
(Inn would rohito don't bob'ln until
tho iiuxl cniiKronH and It wiih foil that
1111 Inquiry hy tho present coimnmn
would bo proiiiitturo,
COPKX'IIAOF.W Demimrk. LVb. 1'
(leiinnny has informed tho Scnndi
imvimi goM'iiimcut that no foieigu
fishing or const iug ships will ho per
mitted until further notice within n
corluin urea off tlm coast of Sollies-wlc-llolslein
or off the Geiiiiiin Voilli
seueoast westward of thoKlbo iimj
01ser rivers mid tho east Fiisian
islands. Scundiiiuviau coasting ves
sels plying bol ween pnits in tho Hal
tie, mid helween Seiiiiilliiiivia and Hol
land henceforth will elvo a wide borlh
to Gorman torriloriul wnters.
Portland Livestock Mnrkot
PORTLAND, Or., Fob. J2.-Cuttle
Receipts t; stciuly,
Hogs - ItecelntH 1I7L'; sleiuly.
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PLOT TO DESTROY
GRAND
TRUNK
BRIDGES
PARIS, Feb. 12. -Five French nvi
ii tor. dropped bombs today on (he
Mcminn military ncrodimnni-it nt
ALLIES' AEROPLANES RAID GERMAN NAVAL BASES
PORTLAND. M.... Feb. 1L.-A
largo foteo of polioo nnd wntebmen.
stntioiicd nl tho elevators, docks mid
nml conl pockets of tlm Grand Trunk
railway, was Increased hiibstantially
loduy in consequence of a reported
plot to destroy the railroad's monoilv
uoro, mid its principal bridges ho-
I ween this id v ami the fiiimilinii
boundary. Word received from tho
coinpmiy's genera! offices nt Mont
real nsseilcil Hint tlm alleged plot was
evolved in California mid that six
men woro boiiul hero to carry it out.
LONDON, Feb. 12. The olficiul
information luiicau today issued the
following stntcimnl;
'Thirty-four niivnl aeroplanes
raided Drugcs, Zccbrugj-e, Osteud mid
nimikenbeif-lie (nil in llelgiiim).
Clnudo Grahani-WJiilo fell. He was
rescued.
A de.seiiptioii of tho, (aid was given
out hy the official uifoiumtion bu
reau lis follows;
"Tlm secretary of tho nihnirnlty
makes, tlm following niiuoiiuccmeiit ;
During tlm Inst I went v four hours
the naval wing in the llrugo, Zee
brugge, Hlaiikenbuigho nml Ostein
districts, with n view to preventing
urn Development 01 subuiiiium bases
mid establishments, Thiitv-fonr na
vni aeroplanes unit seaplane look
part.
"Great damage is reported to have
heen done to tlio Osteud railway sta
tion, which, nccoiding to ptoscnt in
formation, has pi ninthly been burned
to the ground. Tho railway station
nt lllnnkenhergho was damaged and
llio railway lines were torn up in
many places.
"Hoinlis were dropped on the posj
combined iicroplauo ' and sen-phine' lions at .Middlekeiio mid nNo on (he
ojiernttoiii, havo bwn carrioil out hyijiovvur stationa nml tliu Gcimnu iuiiiq
sweeping vessels nt Zeebrugge, but
tho damage douo is unknown,
"Dining tho attack tho innehines
encountered heavy hunks of snow.
"Flight Commander Grnhume.
White fell into tho sen off Nieupoit
nnd was rescuci by a French ossvl,
although exposed to 11 lienvv gnu fire
from vitlos, nnti-nireraft guns, mii
ehiiio guns, etc.
"All of tho pilots nro safe. Two
machines were damaged.
'I ho seaplanes ami ncronhitinx
were under tho coininiiiid of Win.'
Coniumuder Samson, ussisled by
Wing Coumufiidor (.ongmore nipt
Squudion Coniiimnilcis Poite, Court
uoy ami lla'thorno."
WASHINGTON, Feb, VJ.-Orout
HritiiiuV suptlciuentarv reply to
Picsideiit Wil-son's note of December
2(1, respecting interference -.ith
American commerce, was beiii"- n-
ceived today ut the sfnte lUtpiirtnient
nnd being translated from the diplo
matie cipher,
It may ho n day or (wo before the
reply, which is 11 document of some
GOOD or 7000 words, will bo hefore
tho president nnd cabinet for eouild
oration, It is understood to Im im
elaboration of tho preliminary ipply
received from Loudon sonic time ngo.
FOUNDIGUILXY FOR
KILUNG JURYMEN
WKNATCIIKK. Wash.. Veb. T
Harry Carr, n business man of (,Wh.
mere, was found guilty of muiiUnr hi
tin? second degree hero tody ft
hilling J. C. Parsons, a juryman, nt
tho trial of C. D. FraiikliH, win
being tried for mi alloted mimiuU tm
Curr's little girl, ('hit MM rwuik-
liu ut tho time ho slml PaivotU h- m-
i'iiu'iii. fl
(bill's llofl'MSO W'atl IHMiMit' TllO
jury in its dclibmiMott itUJcd the
eirciiuistHiiM's miM(4 (Jw ncne,
hilt could not eimtUti tlw mH.
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