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-wfc-frWr?warwftww Pn7 accoftd Slrcst ? Medford Mail Tribune l HJ ! iMi h 4 SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnln Mat. nil- .Mill. Ml; Precipitation .10. - Fortytfmirtli Yr. "Ilv .Nlnlli Yrr MEDtfORD. OIIKOOX, TlfntRDAY, VmilUAUY 25, iflif, NO. 280 J h,X,t). - L.-Js .,, 1 i" GERMANS ME PRZASNYSZ AND 10,000 SLAVS Polish City nciortnl Cnpturcil Alter Heavy Fighting Russians Deny Ovn-wlii'lmlnii Defeats Claimed by Kaiser Slavs Victors nt Dukla Pass Calm on Western Front. LONDON', Feb, 'J.'.. Another iiu- piiilniit victory over tin UimMiius WH IIIIIIOIIIICCll lllllllV It V lilt (ll'tlllllll will' office in Hut I'liplllic of Ihu Pol- lll I'llV "f I'lyilHIIVH. Tll Ill'IIVlCst In-hliug in iioilhcrii Poland hIiido tin' i'iiiUiiui or the ltiiuliiim from cn-d Priim Iiiih iM'i'iiiii'il in 111 iciiiil.v it)' thi cil, mill il- 111 U wild I" have Ini to tlw caplun' tif limit' tliiin 10,111111 ItiioNimm. IVlmifiiiil Iiiih not confirmed tin ii'pi'il. IVriii'li mill Oeiiunii official com iiniiiii'iiliotiM oCiti-itny ilitlifiili' (lull I tit i'iiImi itii.imv(vtli'iii front i un broken. I'li'tii'li attack in the CIiiiiii- .HUIIf I'lllllilltllt Without l"lltH. ItllSllllllH Kslll lll'llllll Oeiiiiuiiy'n claim lii mi ovci whelm niu' victory in i'iit PiiiMii, ii'siilling in llif uiluul annihilation ( I lir Hit" inn ti'iuli iinnv, i ilfiiii'il entcgor inilly ltv tlic Kiinmiiii uiiiirriil Muff. Tin iiiliuiixioii in niiiilc tluit two nnuv I'lirjm Miffcicd heavily iluiinu' tin re tii'iil. Imt tin' remaining rurp an' lllt til IlltVl' Crfl'llpl'll flOHI till Her- limit hiirroiiiiilinic movement. KffnrH of llio (IfritiuiiH to rliiirlt their vielorv by, -Milking n dceUivo liltiw in urn t huni Poland nri' lending It llllltlllllllllN lllltllc llll IlllUlg till' MTllnit of tin' front, tlu outcome of winch the HiiftMnn Mnff docs not nt ti'imit to fint'ra-l. I lat ill v li' intense is tin' campaign in tin' CtiipiilliianM. -Tim Petrogrnd miiioiiiii'cnii'iil chimin niiccc-imjk for HlK llll!uW ill Hlllllll Cpg'llgl'IIICntH. I)ipiilcbe from tin front to SwN. nVw -.paper iiMiirl that ( lit I(iimuii-i an1 winning conMMeiitly ami that Ihe Aii-tnnni have nt mnri' tliaii JHHIO nun at DiiMa Pa-. ('onfllrtliig Claim" Now that llic ltiiMinii have made n xtmiil on their own soil, lu fiiihlimt in Hit' cnMcrii aii'iia of llio war i rc MoUitiK it'lf into a ma of contra dictory MnteincnU a nil runnier I'liiiinx. 'I'll" (li'riaan c.liiiniM of a vic tory m lluMnii Poland nro rircuin--liin'ml ami detailed. The Russian denial, iiIi I'liiplialii, atv KWi'cpinu ami uiiii'ial. It woaltl apprar from ilipalrhcM ii'i'ihiiiK l.omloii that nl Die iiiofci'iit imniii'iit m'ithur the Aus- tiimiH nor th (IcnnniH aio innkinc lii'iiilwav aiiywhoru on llio lino from tin- llallii' to th().ranillliM Hnlih oIimtm'is nit' tiallin allcntion to Ilia fai'l Dial lhtri appaii'iilly has lifoii no ilcciHivi' Inillla at Ihc nortlu'in t lii'inilv of llio lini' to iirow wliollit'i- llii icccnl mHmii'K will ha of laliii nliic or imt. EXTRA SESSION OF SENAIE LIKELY 10 WASHINGTON, I'Vli 2Ti - I'ohhI IiIIHIoh of an e.Mrn HeitHloii of the hen ate almio aflor Maich I, for coiihIiI orallon of trout leu ami iiomlmilUmH wmo iIIbcuhkuiI today ainoni; uilniln iHtratlon lemlurH. While white Iioiiho offlolalH ro(iHoil (o iIIhcurh the stih jei't, It waH known Preulilent WMIhoii wiih kIvIiik It coiiHlilointlon, Trent Ich with Culomhla tq pay r.,000,- 000 for tliQjurtllon of Panama ami with NlniiuhiSd to pay ?a,0()0,Q0O for lnter'Occuiiiicantil ilylit ami naVal haHCH, timlotihteilly will fall of rutl- 1 lent Inn at the proHont huhnIoii, Tim neeil of action on thorn Is cnnuldorori hy (ho mlmlnlutrntlon of threat 1m porlanco. Offlclala alno tr con firmation of the federal trmlo com iiiIhhIoii will ho delayed, The pieHhlenl It wiih mild, Iiiih no tlimicht of an e.xtva hchsIoii of con KI'ohh a h a whnlo, Special hohhIoiih of thn uenato hitherto huvo liouu to ronflrin nomluntluiiR of cahlnol offl clahi, Ah the Iioiibo or tho Oltli con KienH would ho unorh'iuiled, prohahly no Konurul IohIhIhIIdii would ho un dertaken at ii Hpuclal ischhIoii of the vounto. CONSIDER TREATIES BRITAIN AGREES lUhlVtKUMH ' TURK CAPITAL INVENTOR Russia's Desire for Access to Sea In Entire Accord Willi England, An nounces Secretary Gray to Parlia mentConstantinople Will Be the Czar's Prlie at Conclusion of War. LONDON, Kih. 'J... Kir Kilwiml (liey, the foielin Hi-eielaiy, aniioiim nl in Ihe hoiimt of i'iiiiiiiioiim today dial Oreat lliilain wiih in inliie lie I'linl with ItilNMia'ri ileniie for lirciWH to the Hca. "With ltiiMla' ili.in' for ai'cesH In Hie him, LiiKlmitl in in enliro aeeoril,' tile foieiKti M't'relaiy xaiil in ii'ponio In a ipienllon I'min Ptcili'iink W. .lewctt, whi'ther KiikIiiiiiI loiew of ami approved the statement of tho Kiik- hiiiii foreign iiiinihler, M. .Saronoft, in the iliima, Hint "Itiiia inlrmlol per maiaeiilly lo occupy CoiiHlmitiiioph'." The foreign M'ciclarv reipomlcil that he was itnawaio thai Siir.ntinlf liml iniide any oiii'li Htatciiicnt, lint he lidded "the hlnlcilli'lit I IlllM' M'i'll Will that M. Saroiioff xaitl thai the event h i Hi the Itiio-Tiiikihli frontier would Inlni; llii"ia neaicr rcali.ation of (he political-economic prohlcm lioiiml up willi KiikhIii'iI iicccm to the sea." "Willi Hii'mc iipiiiilioiiM," lie eon timtcil, "Knjiliind i in sympathy. What form their realiy.alion will take will no ilonht ha hettlcd in the tenn of peace." The animniiccment of Sir lMwnnl Orey mink one of the important tie xelopiaentH in the r'tiropcau political xitiiatioti hiiiee the hfiiinin of the war. ItiiKHia h ilcMire for a warm wil ier jMirt ami unn'Mrirlcil outlet from Ihe lllack ca loiii.' has hecn one of hei moot eheiiiheil national HMHiatiom. SpiltKlmr in the iliiwia oil' iviiraary (f), I'reimcr uorui.VKcii nam: "Tmkev Iiiih iniircheil willi our rn- emv. hul her lexihlanec nlreatlv has hecn hhallcictt lv our jliiriouK ('nil- I'lixiun lioopi ami the nullum lutiirc of the Itiissiaim on the Hlaek kcii i- Iti'Kimiiiii; to ilawii near the whIIk of ('oiisiiilnioih'." The attitude ofOteat lliilain In tho ewnt that Ihe forlmies of war nhoithl laii IIiikmii m the MriiKiilo with Tur kc h.i" hiiii an oicii iptcslmu, T TORONTO. Oil!., 1'ch. '.'.-..-Tom Flauacau, who l rained .lack .lolmsiin, the :icf;ro iui;ilist for the fight with .lames .leffnes, at Itcim, aiinouuecil today he had received a cnhlcKinm from .IoIiiimiii at Havana, in which lohnnou "miiil he hail called off the fihl willi .lesrt Willatil, ct for .March II at .Inure:, ami that ihe fight would take place in Havana. FIiiiiiikiiii pave mil Ihe let of Hie cahle fiom .lohiiKon at llavaim n follows : "W5II fight Willunl here. Fight will (lrnwjH much as .leffiiofi-.lohn-mui fight. There is not a chance for mo to go (o Mc.ico." KILLED IN ACCIDENT llONOUM.r, T. II., Feh. 20. Mrs. Mil oh Dull and Mrs, llulo. pasBongorH n tho oxcurvlon llnor (Ircat Northern, toguthur with a nntlvo chaffour, worn killed hint night In an automohllo ac cident on tho road to Kllauea vol cano, llio. Tho stormier nailed from Illlo at midnight for Han Polio, with tho liodloH, , POHTLANI), Ore., Koh. 25. Mrs. MIIch Moll and MrH. Matlo I Uulo who wero ropotted to have been klllod hiHt night In an aiitoiuohlltvaccldont In Hawaii, wero both resldentH of Portland and loft horo together for tho oxcuiHlon qii tho flront Notthorn. MrH. Moll wiih (12 yenra of ago nnd la Hitrvlved hy throo children, one of whom, ChnrloH A. Hell, Ih an attor noy of AndorHon, Cnl. Mih. Itulu wan a clerk In llio illKtiict forest ser vice offlco horo (11111' waa about 50 ycum old, JOHNSON TO FIGH WLLARD IN HAVANA MARVELOUS f ; Z- DIRECTION OP SUBMARINE --VAGNE?0Fno I Sil V' "" ''" J' 1- - '. TRYIN6TO rVADC .' 'J MAGNETIC TORFFDO ( V, ,' rl T ZZaiir . J TOPPPDOt -. ATTRACTED T3Y. , ,. ..A' j ) ' V ' , ,fe, &E&lk, TORPEDO - SUBMARINE V. G W Ml,, V lA ' ' WjfK. -fMj Fifty feet beneath the surface the submarine pushed on, its smooth, silent engines thrusting it relentlessly for ward, its men-keyed to the. highest piteh of exei(bnTe.nt, for only three miles' beyond lay the grand fleet, theirs to destroy. JIalf an hour more and all the naval glory of ages would be erushOd into insignifieaneu beside the achievement of the X-:i. Hut what is tlmt torpedo-like object thsit follows,? Discerning it, the commander signals for a sudden dive. The thing dives also, Frantically the officer orders a zig-zag course, but the eccentricities of the one become those of the other. Like a copper moccasin preparing to sting, the under-sea Nemesis speeds forward, and the dis tance between its larger brother grows less. In despair the officer of the submarine turns his craft sharply and stops deatl, hoping the torpedo will slide past. lTueannily the thing describes a sweeping curve and, with unerring accuracy conies directly at the larger craft. There is a crash and through the amidships of the sub marine's steel plates comes the nose of the torpedo and witter. For just two seconds does the crew live just long enough to know (here is no escape. Then the second and more powerful explosion and one officer and fourteen men actors .in the most supreme drama thp twentieth century can produce go down in his tory as missing. Not only l Ruch an Incident ponHlhle, but highly probable as tho deter mining factor la the war. And again electricity magiietlum Ih proving Itself tho mighty element. An American, Allan ('. Canton, linn perfected a torpedo which, ho claims, needs no alining' Tho heavy Bteel hulls of tho drcadnaughta themselves liuiire accuracy to tho new demon of tho deep which spells their destruction. MnguctUm Ih the guiding power of his torpedo, which, speeding nearly fifty miles an hour, will pick out the largest battleship of a fleet and send It, a mass of wreckage to tho bottom. (Continued on last pa go) LOSEt HOPE" FOR SHIP BUYING BILL ATT WASHINGTON, l'Vb. 2.1. Willi only six working' days rcniiuning of tho present sckaIoii of congress, the prot-pect of enacting any otlnjr leg islation abide from the apprnpriat.ion hills boforo adjournment was regard ed by Honuto leaders today ih very Mini. Thoy were, concentrating their efforts toward tho passage of the supply measures. While reports continued today of a revival of ntleinptr, to put through the government ship purchao hill, in aeeordaueo with the wiMies of Pres ident Wilson, mhiiiuUtrutiou admitted there wiih lit IK hope of doing so hu ciuiho of republican oppoMtion. l'ros peels of passing tho river ami harbor hill in its present form nlo wero uny tliing but bright, SESSION MAGNETIC TORPEDO SPELLS ASSERTS NEW WEAPON WILL TO E HOSTILE E SALT LAKH CITY, Utah, Feb. 'Jo. A special to the l)eei'et Nuws from llhiff. Utah, snvs that Indian Audit "-'-- r r -- r - Creel and Assistant District Attorney I ook are m eonleienco today witn roiled States Marshal Neheker, Agent Knkins and citizen of llluff egarding tho best method to appre hend tho hostile lMutes. Several wealthy cnttlo owners at tho confer ence are urging that troops ho rushed in at once, as thousands of cuttle he- vnnd the Indian stroimhnhl are in danger, llluff is under heavy guuid, with looKoutu siiuioueti at an points ... .. i . in vmiingc. According to a treaty entered into vimiiv n.ro. Hie Ule Indians nureed to ....,., .if,--, ...- -- - - CT.-.., -- assist in tho tmpturo of any outlaw mumuors 04 inuir inuu, UE INDIANS CAPTOR MEMBERS OFTRIB Diagram indicating how- zij: y.aggiiifr, resorted to hv wnnliipx and other in trvinp to caenpe ft torpedo or mine, proves u-cle-s when a magnetic torpedo is approaching or following. The magnetic toqedo, traveling 40 miles an hour, follow the xubiiiarme automatically until overtaken. BLOCKADE SINKS ELIMINATION OF TWO MORESHIPS NAVALWARZONE Two Small Steamers Struck by Mines or Torpedoed Crews Saved Ex cept One Man Previously Ten Vessels Sent to Bottom. LONDON, Fob. 25. Tho second week of Oermany's submarine cam paign opened today with tho loss of two other llrltsh ships. Tho Dopt ford and the Western Coast, both small steamers wero sunk off the Kngllsh coast by mines or torpedoes. Previously, ten vessels, seven of thorn llrltish had been sent to the bottom. Germany apparently Is preparing to extend tho Hold of Jtheso opera tions, for thrco submarines havo been sent to l'ola, presumably for use in the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Tho small Drltlbli coasting steam er Western Coast was sunk by a mine or torpedo In tho Kngllsh channel at a point off lleachy Head. The crew was landed at Portsmouth today. Ono sailor lost his life when tho small llrltish steamer Deptford, 2D0 feet long nnd 120S tons, was sent to tho bottom In 20 minutes, eltbor by a German torpedo from a submarine or by coming Into contact with a mine In tho North Sea at 2:00 o'clock yes terday morning at a point off Scar borough. Tho 15 membors of tho steamers crow- wero saved and wero landed at South Shields at an early hour this morning. Tho engineer of tho Doptford says ho was on duty In tho stoke hold at tho tlmo tho explo sion In tho torpedo head or tho mlno rent thp Deptford In twain. Ho says ho saw a bltio flamo shoot up from tho bottom of tho Bhlp and through her deck. The force of tho explosion throw lilin violently and stunned him. Ho managed to reach tho deck, however, as tho vessel was heeling and Just as tho Hfo boat was launched, 7 s ABSINTHE PROHIBITED IN ALSACE-LORRAINE OKNKVA, viil Paris', 25. Tho military governorr of Strnssburg, capital of Alsace-Lorraine, has pro hiluted tho Mile or consumption of iibMnthe, Person who violato tho older will he bcnteneed to ti year's imprisonment, DEATO FOR DESTROY FLEETS American Note Seeks to End Danger to American Shipping by Securing Adoption of Definite Pollcv bv Bel ligerents Toward Food Shipments. LONDON, Feb. 2."i. The proposnls of Washington to Oreat Hritain nnd Germany, which nre in London as sumed to embrace tho abandonment of Germany's i-elf-declarcd war zone and the adoption by tho belligerents of some definite policy regarding foodstuffs for the civilian popula tions, have noticeably quickened tho public interest both in this country and in Germany, in this delicnto dip lomatic, situation. Tho press of Knglnnd in general U restrained in tone, hut the average Englishman plainly resents want he considers a hint at an attempt to in terfere with tho actual blockade of Germany should England care to en forco this with her sea power. In the meanwhile nnd in spite of tho sinking of four British merchantmen involv ing the loss of four lives, Great lUit ain still holds off from declaring food destined to Germany to be contra band. It is believed if this step is taken that it will ho postponed. The American proposals havo been dis cussed nt length. Just what this proposal is the pub lic both hero and in Berlin is unaware. Its only information hns been gleaned from the meager and qualified dis patches from Washington. Thero would seem to bo no doubt, however, that Great Britain will reservo tho right to declaro food contraband at nny time sho deems it necessary, es pecially as Gormany's so-called blockado has been enforced with all the power Germany has at her com mand for a week past. FATE OF LEO FRANK IS ARGUED, SUPREME COURT ii i i WASHINGTON, Feh. So. Tho fate of Leo M. Frank, under death'H fcen tenco for the murder of Mary l'hngan, tho Atlanta, Ga., factory girl, depends upon tho outcomo of oral arguments of his habeas corpus case, which were to begin Into today before tho su premo court. PROTEST LEVIES BY CARRANZA Spanish and British Ambassaaers Protest to Washington Acttai of General Obregon in DemanMni Cash United States Files Protest. WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Tho Spanish ambassador, Juan Riano con ferred again today with state depart ment officials about the heavy levies of cash being made In Mexico City by General Obregon on Individuals and business concerns, tho time limit for which expires at 6:00 o'clock tomor row night. Tho ambassador said It was a subject of serious concern, Sir Cecil Sprlng-Ulco, British am bassador also called at tho state de partment and protested against Obregon's decreo. But tho ambassa dor was told that tho Unlted Stated already had mado representations. Tho state department received to day a telegram from ono of its con sular officers In Mexico recommend ing that all owners lu the United States of properties In Mexico be ad vised not to Instruct their Mexican employes on any account to violate laws or decrees, to risk Uvea for the sake of monetary consideration. A dispatch from Vera Cruz said that all steamer passengers entering or leaving Vera Cruz, ara searched for letters, which are opened and reud In their presence. jA BY PRUSSIAN MET LONDON, Feb. 25. A dlspatoU te tho Dally Telegraph from Copen hagen says that private reports from Uorlln concerning the budget 4btft In the Prussian diet, assert that on of tho feature was a strong attack by one of tho members of the diet en Austria for the alleged feeWWwww ot her assistance and particularly on her Inability to deal a deobtlva MaW.r In Serbia. It Is said (he ship wm , received with prolonged applauW, , The official report ef tke, 4ebte does not mention tUU alU4 afimfc, - I 1 4 h :M ?l s , II A W t w JM " 5m