-jy1 mwyfjr WtM Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Unsettled tonight, protwbljr ntlii Mux. fJllj Mln. 4H. bi Torly. fourth Yr. DnIW Ninth Vi-nr MEDirORD. OKISCION, AVRDNKKUAY, WAMUAHY 17, Ifllo NO. 282 tr SUBMARINE BIIIIM OF M WWMKi HI MM KAISER'S NEUTRAL SHIPS ENTER WATERS AT THEIR PERU After Miclnlulit Su'imarlno Activity Benlns Neutral Vessels Paint Nnmcs ami Nationality Upon Bows England's Retaliatory Policy Ex pected Momentarily. LONDON, Kelt, 17.--At Hip stmko ill midnight the wnlii miimuudiiig tlic riiiihiK of lu Pulled Kliiilin will lu'COIIIC, fill' ns lie within the power ol' (lonimiiy In ninlm llifm, u war nine. iMiielij nil t mum-In, iinitrnl nr ntlirrwlKil, will penetrate ul their n ril. Siiiiik of tho M'i'wei'i ncrow Ih iliniiiii-l prnhnlilv will ho curtailed, Iml a uuijoiily ir (In neutral shipping lines will' ncccpt 'I lio link mill eon litiuo llii'ir Miillugrf. IMIul .Vinni'H mi Ships The yniiKM nml nationality of Hi" ci'U nml (lie ling of their initioiiM will lm painted on llii'ir Hides in tin' Impc llmt Gorman submarine will nut Miik tlioiit liy mistake. KtiKlntidV announcement nf tin de tail of lii'rtiiroiiHi'il retnlinlort pal let- IV tt I ell Milt IIIIHIS III MIDI in i ln (li'imnii fiinil hiiiiiiIv ftiiiu tin outside, is iixrtvled monii'lltlUllv nml apparently there in not tin slmhlcst inii-iK'i'i llmt (hi country will nc- ii'lil tin (li'itniiii iritnl to call off Hie lilnekndu if 'iiuIiiiii will roln iiNvnl imMniro mi whipping. II In not expected Ihcio will lm nny iniiiitnlinto nml widiwprciul uelivitv by Hid German ttliuin fines, Iml tli !- viliiiuii'iitH ri'irutiHiiir neutral ship xlioiilil liiiin: In n lii'fiil niie of the inii-t inlerMiitg Mini Ihientcning sit milium. nT llii wnr. To Imnilc Sctliln An Allii'im iIIriiiiIcIi hIdIom Hint n formidable n nny hn lieen ti-wuiiihled fur a new eninuiiirn uieniut Soihin. TIiIh nnnv in described m ninnunt iiiL to l.'ill.OIKI men, iinnle nit in purl nf (Icuiuum. The nnny wliieli Serbia nuw ho in the field in estimated nt nlimit iPiie-liulf this hire. I Inn tier fighting i- now under way in I-Yiiin-n nnil Holgiuui. I lie (leniimi wnr nffiee iimm'Im Hint nttnrks tin dot taken liy the Hrilifli mill French til ninny nlneiH woro icpiilscd. It in stated nihil Hint an iidvnni-o was niiule in the. Argonnc, lint Hie mi ii(inni'oment.nr tho French wnr office snys Hint the Ueiiimii onslaught in this region was driven linek. E PARIS, Kelt. 17.-Tlin aetioii ol two socialist ineinlierH ol" the Fieneh enhlnet. .filler (Jiiehih, minister with- init iiort folio, nml Mured Seinliat, minister of public wiiiKh, in iittciiiling the recent Inlerniiliniial socialist eon foreneo in f.oiiflmi. lias evnlied pt li test i'roni a largo mm-IIoii of the French press, wliieli makes (he dccln inlion Hint' this cnnfcionco wiih in Hpired by tho Oennan hiielal denio- iirnliu piuty. rteniitor (Imuliit tin Villnino Iiiih wrllton n U'ttor tir Premier Viviitni amioimeiii); that iiiiIphh Hid mivoni nuintjpnliliely iUhiivowx (Iivmi two ho I'iuliHt iniiiiHtefrt bofoui next Thins tiny JieMvill preheat an interpullation tin (lio hiilijeet In the senate. 'WHEAT JUMBLES IN EAI OIIICAdO, 1'Vli. 17. IiifroiiHiiiK iipireliension as to vehHoln' HhKh in Hm wnr y.onii wan laroly respuiiHllilo for a full In wheat Imliiy. Ah niiieli iih f coiiIh was cut 11 oiii Hie price of Hm July delivery, in wliieli IrniliiiR chiefly enntoieil, That month drop ped n $1.111 'a, iih iiKiiiit I.IJ(I (u"y lllHl llitllt. , FORTUNES OF WAR MAY MAKE G U)H; SAYS TALAAT BEY CONSTANT! VOIM.K, Fi. 17. Turl.ey ileclnn d wnr without IioIiik nrtteil liy (iernmiiy nr linpellcil liy nny other liiflotinren, nvo tlioso of the empire, unlit Tnlnnt Mil)', todny In it Ntiiteniunt to the AxKnclntril I'roBii, tuailo In ri'lily to iiiiuhIIoiir concern Iiik t lio tiolltlcnl nml inllltnry vltiin tlon In hU country. Tnlnul Hoy to day fill the poite ti( iiilnlntor of tho Intoi lor, iiilnlHtor of Manure and mill iliter of ninilmi In tho TiiiUIhIi cnlil net. Two vrekn nKo, In addition to them) office, liu wiik nUo mlnUtor of wnr, which envo him the four moid linpoitant folloH In the nilmlnliitrit tlon. Ho Ik a youiiK Turk and In tin ilottlitodly tho moHt Important mnn In Turkey tit tho prefont time, lllit advice h liot'iled everywhere nml ho virtually dlrortH tho public affnlrn of tho Ottnmiiii empire. "Turkey eiiKtiKcd In military opera, tlon." ho continued, "only wlieji nc tlon.i on the part of IIuhMii nml Grunt Hrltuln inndo defeimlvo ineiiHuroH ncrciumry and todny Turkey lias taken nil N(epn needful to carry tho war throiiRli tho holy war In not monnc Iiik Christian!!, lint tho holy wnr U n fact which tho oiioiiiIoh of tho Mo hainmodaii world Hlmulil ho In mind. ChrtHtlmiH In tho Ottoiunn empire who nro not inrtlcpiit(;iK In tho dentlnlea of their country nro not miffurliiK from comllllnuH tiroiiRlit liy tho pres ent Mnto of nffnlrH, and any stUto uioiitH to tho contrary tiro a result of lliltlHh) French nml ItunHlan Intrli; uoh, tho piirpoHn of which Ir to direct uKulnut Turkey tho pronauro of noil trnl countrloH of lower Btandlnn la tho Ottoman world." GERMAN SHIPS WASHINGTON, Fob. 17. llornnrd N, linker, a llnltlmoro atoaniHlilp mnuiiKor, told tho aonnto commlttoo ImiulrliiK Into chnrgcH of tufliionco UKtiliiHt tho admlulBtiiitlpn ship bill today that 80 per coat of tho Oorman owned llnera laid up In Amorlcnu portH woro unfitted for tho hojvIco tho hill coiitomplntoH, and (hat In nil linTconvormitloiiH with Seerotnry Mc Aduo ho had ho far ou'ludud those Hlilpa iih uiiiiviillalilo to tho govern ment that tho possibility of tholr pur eluiHo uuvor wiih dlscuBsed. linker added ho wiih mitlsflod Mr. MuAdno nciiuleHced In that vlow, Mr. linker was tho only wltnonH heard to day. Oeuci'lldnu lilu connection with tho i' fDls NOT forced" japan seeking"" TO DECLARE WAR GUARDIANSHIP OF AIETY GIRL'S SON PEER OF ENGLAND The "iiiitiilef.t title In nil I'uulmid" mat he the gilt the ui of war will hexlnw upon little Ileiny Ali'Xiinilei Itemillllil I'lljjet, Mill nf Ihe jjll.VeHl of the iiiletv fiirJn, Hit l'miner Olite Mnj Oltte Mat in now the wife of Lout Vntnr I'np'l. ynnnuer liruther nf the .ManpiN nl' Anli'e.v, heir to the title mid the wiM estnleH Hint (jo uilh il The intiniiiiH has no mmi. lle'x now fmhliiiur nt the fund. So in Olive Miiv'm IiiihIiiiiii!. Hefiirn tint liylitiiit; I'tnlx the piii'ty Ki'l' h,,n muy he tin MiinpiiH of Anj.'lej'ey. PI'KIXCl, Fell. 17. If inrnnnntii.il from preMimnlilv well informed miii reei, hot h foreign nml rhinese, is correct, Ihe mptnornniluui rceentlv Kivcn hy the Jupatieso legation to the iliphiiiiiitio repreoenlntive hero of tho Tinted Sinter, Orent Hritnin, France ami ItusMii re-pcctiiy the ileuinmU of Hie Tokio coveinment on China, omit ccitniii of the teiittireiurnts en initially prehenti'il to Peking. Tlico nexotiations, wliieli Iipkiiii late in .lamuiry, had for (heir ohjeet the ili'teniiinutioti of the future htntiiH nf .Iiipmi'H lelntioiiK with t'lima nml u ilciiiKioii reieetintf ccitniii quo-. tioim repirdiii the futitio develop ment nf the Chinese repiihlit'. They virtually muko iliipmi Kiiuuliiiii of Chinu'H dehtiny. Tlielr coiiim) lius hcen (,'iia nled witli urent .ecreey. 1 lio rckui'' L'oteriuiU'iit did not conceal its conceni over tho situn t ion thus hroiiKht uliout, nml on Fell rimr.v 0 Sun Pno-Chi, tho CliincMi foreign Hecretary, in conference with tho Japanese niiuiri'r nt Peking, re ieetcd .lapan'ri pmpoMils nit the ground Hint thov were iiicouipiitihlo with Chiuu'a Mivvrciuly and eon flicteil witli exihline trentics hetween Chinn ami other foreign powers. The .lapaneno minister then thked for mi acceptance in piiuciplc, Rtatinp Hint tho detailed negotiations could he conduetcil Inter, hut the Peking gov- eminent jetiirned the name nnstver as to tho lirinciples involved. Tho origiunl ilemuudH, according to in formal ion from Pekiutr houreex, tvero twenty-one in nunilier nml were fur-rcuchiiiff hoth in Ihcir political nml orimiual uspeetH. UNFIT FOR USE shlppliiK bill, Mr. Ilukor snld ho mot Socrotnry McAdoo whon tho lnttor called a conforonco at business mon poon nttor tho outbreak of tho war. Ho said ho conferred with Mr. Mc Adoo on tho shipping bill and ocean freight rates and discussed tho avail ability of ships Included In a list sub mltted by a lloston ship ngont which Included nono of those owned by tho largo Gorman linos, Whon offorts woro bolng made to got Americans out of tho wnr zone, linker said ho nskod Mr, Slckol of tho Uamhurg-Amorlcnn lino to advlso Mr. McAdoot Slckol refusod, ho said, until nssurod thnt no proposition to buy stenmorH of thnt lino was eon tomplatod, Slckel said ho had orders to entertain no such proposal, CHINA'S DEI 1IHI TAKEN PRISONER Berlin Reports Nine Days' Battle In Mazurian Lake District of East Prussia Results jn Overwhelming Victory fcr Germans Russian Army at Southern End in Danger. IIKUI.IN, Feb. 17, by wireless. Fifty thousand prisoner besides many cannon and machine. Rtins were captured by the Germans when the ItitHsInn tenth army was defeated In the Mazurian I.nko district, Kast I'ntFidn, nccordlng to n statement Is sued at genernl headquarters hero to day. The textof tho communica tion follews: "In n nlno days battle In tho Ma zurian I.nko district thn Hussion tenth army, consisting of at least 11, Infantry nml several cavalry divi sions not only was drlten out of strongly entrenched positions cast of the Mazurian I.nko plateau but was forced back across tho frontier. Still lleing I'tirMicil I'ttcrly defeated nt almost every point only tho remnants of tho army managed to reach tho woods east of Suwnlkl and Augustpwo, where, they are being pursued. J The number of Pllxanurs taken liusnot been ascer tained but certainly exceeded GO. 000. More than r.O cannon and CQ machine guns, besides an unkmyvn quantity of wnr material woro captured. "Kmpcror William was present during tho decisive flighting in tho center of our line. The victory was wan by toternn east 1'ruselnn troops assisted by other troops who nro too young for such work but proved tlielr worth. "Tho achievements of theso troops under fonrful weather conditions, marching by day and night, and fight ing against such a stubborn enemy nro beyond all pralco." On KniithcnMcnt I'ront Tho Uusslau army nt the other end of tho eastern front nlso Is In dan ger, according to tho correspond opt of a Herlln newspaper, who states that tho forco which penetrated IJu kowlnn has been enveloped by Aus-trn-Hungarlan troops. A Kcnornl battlo Is believed to be pending near Czcruowltz. AS E 4 SAi.KM, Or., Feb. 17. Tho Klnto highwny commission today lequestoil tho iinmedinto resig nutioii of Major II. L. llotvlliy as htato highway engineer. In explaining- tho reason for the re quest Governor James Withy comlio bnid that much needed mad legislation U.bclmr held m hy tho untipntliy which heeineil to exist ngaiiibt Major llowlhy "" on tho part of members of tho legUlnture. f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f TO LOSE HER LEG nOUDKAUX. via I'm Is, Fell, 17. Sarah Itcriiharilt, who is in u hospital hero awaiting tho amputation of her leg, necessitated by an injury to tho knee, pontiiiucs to maintain her strength nml spirits. Her cheerful courage has won tho admiration of nil her fiiends. In answer to one of hundreds of inquiries regarding her condition she telegrnphed that her leg would ho amputated next Monday anil after that sjio would he quite happy. A GERMANS BIG CHIEF CR0KER AND INDIAN ON THE TRAIL mkm wit T vvVHmmmmmBmfl' 'tftmmmWJlZi: A jjP. W7 KL iHVHHHHHw A y 'kflbKSi JHHBr ' 4 ?fLiJrZ" "SVC' . --0 Latest )ieture nf Itiehnrd Cmker, cx-liort of Tammy Hull, and hi-j bride, who was lteulali llentnn KilmiiniUiiu. n direct ileocnndent of Chief I Hue n.Ii.hei nf t!ii Cliernki.i, Indi:in .. .. ........,fc .......... ............ ....... .... ...... ........ . . . . ....v some mile, from Palm clinch. Fin. The pair have named tlicir winter home, which lh n veritnlile inii-cnm of Iiidi:in-i-elieV the 'iW'psrimi.'innd.tlio pleas ure they uppareiitly find in lung tnitnps together nver the glmle is ninjile proo that ilisantt in nge is no oh WILL NOT FINISH FRIDAY SAI.F.M, Or., Feb. 17. Although the Oregon hoiiso of representatives, hy holding night pessinn, limiting de hate, slaughtering what woro pro nounced unimportant hills in com mittee, nud in withdrawing others had succeeded nt noon todny in disposing nf 420 nl the -lib hills introduced in Hint body, more than fifty appropri ation hills icmuiued to he introduced this afternoon and apprehensions were expressed hy lenders today thnt with these to consider nud a number of important senate hills, the legis lutiire will have to work Saturday. Adjournment is due Friday. Members anxious to bring about an adjournment within tho constitutional limit began withdrawing hills and n total of foity-cight had been with drawn at noon today. One hundred nud seven hud been indefinitely post poned, 23 1 passed nml 31 failed. This left fiS undisposed of, which, with tho appropriation lulls yet to ho intro duced, will menu more than 1011 houso hills to bo considered, in addition to tho senate hills in tho next three days.; WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Presi dent Wilson declared today he be lieved an erroneous impression had grown up concerning tho food supply in tho United States, In a. letter to Mayor Mttchel of N'ew Yoik, replying to a suggestion that mi embargo ho placed hy tho federal government on v'pmts of wheal,'tho president wrote that in tho near future the administration will give out n statement showing the ex act situation. Tho president thanked Mayor Mitehel for his. letter nud for tho ro port of tho food committee, headed by Gcnrgo W. Perkins, in which it was suggested that the amount of wheat in tho United Stales nt pres ent us compared with the amount on hand a year no, bo uuido public. AR N IRK NO EMBARGO BRIDE RESTING IN FLORIDA'S SEMINOLE GLADES wit5tirar?ot Mr.MrAJiiaDd. Croker nntiuii. t iiLr,ii mi llinir ivtpiiu!vi etnti - tacle In liappinens in mnrnage. 'PEACE CENTENARY j OF GHENT TREATY OBSERVED TODAYBRITISH TO SEARCH SALEM, Or., Feb. 17. Governor Jnmcs Wilhycotnhe was reminded to day that 100 years ago the treaty of peace, which cuded tho last wnr be tween the United States and Great Hritnin, was signed nt Ghent. Among telegrams received was ono from tho Canadian peneo centenary nssocin tion and another from the municipal ity of Viotoria, It. C. -sir iMiwara vwiiKor itesires, on behnlf of tho executive committee," said tho message from tho pence as sociation, "to convey to your excel leney and tho people of Oregon an expression of warmest esteem, to gcther with tho hope Hint no dispute win jiorcaiter arise between tho tint ish and American peoples incapable ot adjustment by friendly agree ment." Tho other message said: "Victoria embraces with pleasure tho opportun ity nfforded of renewing expressions of esteem and good will for tho pco- plo of tho United States, especially of tho states of the Pacific coast." "Tho mnttcr is ono to which tho ndministration hns, of course, from tho first, given tho most thoughtful and careful nttention." wrote tho president. "Tho agricultural depart ment is in possession of nil the facts. About these facts somo very erron eous impressions obtain, nml it is our purposo in the iinmedinto future, to roinovo theso misunderstandings by u vory full and clear statement of all tho facts. They will, I think, roas sitro tho countrv," Mnyor Mitchel's letter has been re. ferred to Secretary Houston and a thorousli iuvestiirntion is now heiuti made. It is understood to ho the position of tho president that ho hai no nuthoritv to deolnru mi omlmrpn on tho exportation of foodstuffs, even tliougii such u step were consid ered wUo. NEEDED 1 ON FOOD SHIPPING BILL T LOST BY Measure as Put Through Hwse Loses Support of Progressive Sen ators and Democratic Iters Plans to Concur .Wrecked IM Finally Gets to Senate Calendar,- WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Admin istration democrats jot another iwi baek in their fight for President Wil miu'h ship bill when they maidenly learned today Hint the bill as it pass ed the house last night will not com mand tho support of Senator Ken yon, Norn or La Fnllette, progrcH sivu republicans, on whom they counted, nor tho support of any of the seven insurgents of their own party. The plan to move to concur with the !iouip amendments was wrecked by the discovery Hint tho leaders could not muster enough vote. Ad ministration leaders mado no attempt to conceal their embnrrn8inent and planned to send the bill (o confer ence with the hope of putting on some amendments to command Support. Tho bolting democrats were said to ho favorable to nn amendment to mnko the enterprise n temporary ono to end with the European wnr. After n series ot motions to send the hill to a conference motions to table, appeals ajjdjiitUec , maneuver, in which the pcveti democratic 'in surgents voted with tho republican opposition, tho hill finally got into a parliamentary position, where it went to the senate calendar and can bo called up again only on a motion for its consideration. Tho situation put the administration lenders into n qiinndurv mid loft the whole situation almost ns indefinite ns before. N'EW YOIIK, Fob. 17. Agents of tho Scnmlinavian-Americau lino to dny announced that tho steamship Oscar II, which sailed from this port rebrunry 4 lor Cliristiauta and Cop enhagen, had reached Kirkwall, in the Orkney islands, just north of Scot Inud, last Sunday. Fenrs had been felt us to tho vessel's snfety. The Oscar II is a Danish steaicor. Local agents of tho line said today that tho vessel hud not intended to stop nt Kirkwall nud that they in ferred she hud been seized nud held there for examination us to her cargo. Tho messngo received hero caino from Captain Hemphcl and consisted of four werds: "Arrived nt Kirkwnll Sunday." This is tho second time tho Oscar II has been diverted from her course into n British port. "Tho messnge undoubtedly menus that tho Oscar II has been taken into Kiikwall by n Hritish war vessel," snid a representative of Hio'lino, On tho previous occasion she was de tained for u few days and ther.. re leased. RUSSIAN FORCES I1KKLJ.V, Feb. 17, The Hu:4 army In Ilukowlna has been ye!r, opod by tho Austrian and JlungarlaM near lluono and Seroes, the Tsr- u blutt says In a dispatch from HUtrRa, Ono Austrian army pushing tk , Husslans from the south mow kjm reached Storozhointz, while mMtkr1' Austrian force having hi1vr4 -ward from Marmaros rk&Iim Wtft nlcz, now stands In th vletalty ( Czemowltz. The HmwUn army fcM hulted IS mllH from tkai miut. tk TageblHtt Is Inform!, kaviiig met Wk.' inrorceiNMU. H ADMIN STRAT ON DANISH STEAMER AUSTRIANS ENVELOPE ti A W 0 i m rm ' -A- A! . TJ fc