'" Scm Itrm.t, Medford Mail Tribune j SECOND EDITION WEATHER Ilnln Mfl. not Mta. fM. I Forlyfourth Yr. n-OIV .Ninth Yr ATTACHE GOT SPY'S PASSPORT SAYS RESERVIST Slcylcr, German Np.v.iI Reservist, Ar rrslcil In New York Asserts That Captain Doy-Ed Furnished Pass ports to Crrl Hans Loily, the Spy- Suspect Implicates Diplomat. NKW YORK, Feb. 211. Federal nil Ihorities today went Investigating n stutcnient mudn liy counsel for Rich iinl I'. Stoglcr, Hit) German tiiiviil re servist, nriesled in tliit city Wednes day night, that Cnptnlu Hoy-F.d, nu- vol utlaelie nf tilt Gcnntui embassy in Washington, hntl furnished an Auietl i'iiii passport to Curl IIiiiin Lody, tint Herman npy, who was put to death in llu Timor of London Inst November. In III general t ! lit I of Nleglcr's statement involving hint Captain Hoy -Kit referred to t li !k allegation ns "trash." ClmrlcK II. Griffiths, former as sistant Hulled Status attorney, who whs assigned by United Slates Coin iuiioner Houghton to ilir'inl Ktt'ir I it, linked tlui mimes of tln German attache ami l.otly in a statement given oat uflor a conference wiih Stealer in tin.' Tninh. l'jiupoii for lody "Kteglor told in..," Mr. Otimths said, "that mi line occasion while ho wan on his way to Keep an appoint incut with Captain lluy-F.d, a Dr. Kuril r tohl liint that Caplain lloy-F.d liiul carried through the scheme that intuit it possible to ohtaiu an Anieri eau purport for l.oily anil that llov IM Kent l.mly to Hnpliuiil, wheio he was executed. Stealer also said lluit Dr. Ftiehr hail told linn Hov-I'd was the onlv iHron who knew nil the de- tails of the Lolly "lot hooutiKit ho hail planned I he whom thin;." Mr. Griffiths hiiM that all of .Slog, lor m statement were eorrolioratcil liy Mrs. Stealer, the voting Georgia woman, at whom suggestion Stealer uhaiiiloueil hi nllcgcd plan to go iihroad. Paid Wife Salary Aecoiding to the Inwvcr, Caplain Hoy-F.d, in a talk with Sleglcr at the (lennaii eliili in thin cily, liad agreed to pay Mrs. Staler 4l."0 a month while Stcglcr wan in England and had fiiilheriaoro agreed, should the lint if-h discover his mission ami mot (he Mime I'ulo iim hotly, to pay Mru. Slog, lor il.'iO a niuiith ho long ns she lived. Captain Hoy-Kd denied all the slutciuciilH aliened to have horn made liy Sleglcr. Mr, (Irirnthii guvo out thin uflor- nniiu wluit ho Hiild where farther do talln of HIokIci-'h confession. , Ho said Hint Stonier hail rufiiMOil to accept the mlHHlou which Iloy-Hd hud naked lilm to unilertal(i) In Hnglnnd an n spy, ItecaiiHO ho learned Hint ho was to ho niiidn into of an "dummy" to deceive tho English and Hint tho real npy In the ciiHo was to hn nnothor man. Double Spy System ".Stoglor's orlKlnal liiHlructloiiH woro that ho wan to find out tho num. her or MrltlHh ships In Ht. Georges channel and all thu Information of tho naval tiltuntlon that ho could, Hum talin a hunt to Kotterdam, pro coed to tho (ionium horder, thoro moot huiiiu (lormnn offlcorn to whom ho wiih to inalio himself known by u norrot uumlior, tlultvor his Informa tion then lotiirn to America. Ktog lor mild ho had received explicit In Htructlouu In tho enso from lloy-Kd. Upon dlHcovorliiK that n hocoiuV man WIIH t(l follow 111 lllH fOOtHtOpH lllld havliiK heard Hint Carl I.ody hud mot IiIh rata In tho operation of thin two ninn npy oystom, ho declined to ko." L DIES WHILE TAW MILAN, ltnly, l'eh. i-'O. SiKuor Mosti-Trotti, a radical deputy, died suddenly today while ho wiih deliver inj; n Hyei'i'h in favor of the interven tion of Italy in the war, Kigiinr Mosli-Trotti was mltlieosine; a largo crowd in the Verdi lliealor, His re marks siirrod tho crowd deeply. As ho reached tho climax of his speech amid an unusually cutlmsiastiu out burst of applause, he suddenly pitch ed fonviml, iloiul. EARL KITCHENER'S Wk v.f flan WjMmkWilymmm kB. liiTT8 PiTiir,t"iM-WT If ' IMM.1 Wf f MM a I VHH ,V'" mM nr JX urn , "" 'v' 'u-tir A sMHPIPvHm , JF I S Marclila:. to the Trenches of Belgium Kitchener's British Soldiers, Some of the Million He Was Going to Teach AMERICAN NOTE ROCK iSLAND" " "SET liNUF KAISER PLANS MEETING FAVOR SCANDAL AIRED " "i FOR WARSAW WESTERN DRIVE 1 German Reply Gradually Taklr.j Def inite Form Proposals Rcrjardet) as Constitution Satisfactory Basis for Future Ncnotlatlons. MKItUN, l'eh. -Jll. The Ameiiean note to (lermany and (Ircnt Itntain on tho xiilijcet tif fnodotilt'fs to civilians of lit'lliuoiruN anil Milimarlue netiv- itiox at Ma, a copy of which was handed to the Herman foreign office liy Ainlinssndor (lerard the ninlit of lelimary 'J'-', has heen a subject of exhaustive dicii inn for the hiht two tlayn lietween the Herman imperial nuthoriticH Vouccrnt'd and the Ameri can umhn-Hidor. A" a result of thin (luxe attention the (leiman reply U Kiatluallv tal.iiiK tliTuiito form, The eoriespoiideut of the Asi)eiated I'ress lias heen iissiired liv a most eompeleut and iclialile iiuthority that the Anieiiean proposals lire rc)aiilcil an coiistitutitiK a NUtisfuctory basin for future negotiation nml that they aie thciusclvort in many respects ac ceptable. Ceitaiu of the proposals, however, will be subjected to mora or less im pui taut modifications. COMHINK, Feb. '..- After several days uitillery iiht in; ami in spite of (,'ical iiiimciical Hiiperionty the Itns sinus were driven from llojau, (ltuho wlna), which tliey hail strongly for tified, aecorilint; to a Hucharcst dis patch to the Cologne Har.etle. Their retreat did not end until they had i cached u point twenty Kilometres (lU'y miles) north of the I'rulli liver. With this reverse, tho correspondent suys, the final Itussiun oppositimi in Uukowiiia is shatteicd ami tho prov ince denied of invaders, Al'ltOliA, 111., Feb. 20.- An old woolen glove and a heavy piece of gas pipo wero tho clues upon which thu police today pinned their greatest hopo of solving Hie mystery of the murder of Miss l'miuu Peterson, whoso hotly was found lying u a sidewalk in a fashiouablo section of this city last night. Tieso articles wero found todav within u half block of tho spot whom Miss Peterson was struck down. Tho young woman's handbag, open anil rilled, was found a block anil a half away, The police heliovo (Im pipe was used to crush the girl's skull, liy means of the glove Ihev hope o givo bloodhounds u Hcent. RUSSIAN D N 1 IWNA AURORA GIRL MYSTERIOUSLY SLAIN MEDFORD, "MILLION TAUGHT HOW TO SHOOT" ON fcid Objects to Wanes Paid Men, But Says $125,000 Salaries for 0ffic-t mis Mrc u. n. more ti.ucs, more Tariffs, Less Legislation Needed. I.I n I r. i .. WASHINGTON, Tcb. SC Daniel 1(1. Held, head of tho croup which took control of the Hock Ulnnd railway lO'fteru In 1001, declared today nt tho Intoratuto comiuerco coinmls- nlon'n InvoHtlKntlon of tho road'tt ft- nnnclnl iiffalrn, tlmt orBimlintlon of tho two huldliiK companies with total capitalization of 3.0.000,000 put no additional burden on tho Chicago, Itock Island & Pacific Uullwny corn pan). Mr. Iteld'H annor!lon cmnu on cross oxamlnatlon. During his direct ex ainlniitlou, Mr. Held iiKscrted that conditions had ho changed In tho rail road world of recent years that ho 'would not now accept an a gift con trol ot any western or Houthwostcrn railroad. "Whun you cut tho earning powers of railroads by fixing rates, and everything else gucti up In tho way of taxes, condltlniiH are worse," ho uald. "I am not complaining of Hies wagcH wo must pay, but of what wo get to pay wages with." I'aiicy Salaries I'ultl "Let uh look at tho wages at tho other end of tho lino," Bald Chief Counsel Folk for tho commission. Ho pointed out tlmt officers or tho com pany had received during tho period under Investigation salaries ranging from Sj:!S;000 down to JUS.OOO a year. "Do you complain of theao high sulnrlcsT" ho asked, "Thuro was not a man thoro who was not worth what ho wan getting," Hld Mr. Hold, adding that men cap ublo of operating an S000 mllo rail way system woro entitled to all they could gat, "oven It was a million a year." , l.ator Mr. Held said that what tho tallroads needed' wna "more rates, more tariffs and less legislation." Miss 'Klixa Calkins, who lived near the scone of tho murder, told tho po lice sho heard Miss Peterson scream, saw a twin stoop over her a moment, then pick up something and run. She gnvo a 'description of the man. lleforo noon today forty-two per sons, twenly-fivo of them negroes, had been nicked up for investigation. Tho police continued to hold John Million, an old eccentric, man, but said they, had about reached tho conclus ion that ho knew nothing of tho urimo. It was tho third mysterious murder of n woman in twelve mouths. In each caso tho victim had been slugged to death, In no east) has tho mur derer heen caught. OREGON, FRIDAY, EI3T3RITARY 20, 1915 LONDON, Fob. 2C Two additions to the long list or disaster at ea during tho war wero known today. Tho French destroyer Daguu struck a mine In the Adriatic and went down with tho prob nolo loss of 38 lives. The Swedish niorchnntmsa Svar ton was damaged badly by a mine- or torpedo In tho North Sea but was able to reach a Dutch port. WHEAT PRICES . SMASHED 5 CENTS CHICAGO, Feb. 'JO. Excitement over war changes nt Constantinople that seemed to imply tho altering of the entire world supply and demand situation us to wheat smashed pi ices for that cereal today to a level -l'i cents a bushel below tho values cur rent on Saturday last before news came of the bciiinuiui: of n iletermiu fit new attack on the forts at tho Dardanelles. May wheat at one time today touched 1-1(1, a fall of 7'")k compared with last night, but closed nervous at something of a rally, with tho price 1 IU, a net loss of 1. July deliv ery, winch was moro largely trailed in, dropped 5 cents to I'JH1 ., and fin ished 3 cents off for tho day. TAKEN PRISONERS HF.HLIX, via Amsterdam and Lon don, Feb, 2(1. At tho war office to day thu following statement was is bued : "Tho following Russian generals wero captured in tho battle of Ma zurian Lakes: The commanding gen eral of tho twentieth army corps also tho' commander of artillery and tho eomnuinders of tho twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth divisions of infan try; also tho commander of thu first brigade of infantry. Tho comman der of the twenty-ninth died. "rroiu tho third army corps wo captured tho commander of tho twenty-seventli division of infantrv. also tho commanders of artillery and of tho second brigade of infantry. "From tho fifty-third reserve di vision those captured included tho commander and also tho communder of the first brigade of infantry. "From tho first Siberian division of Cossacks wo captured ono brigade commnmlor. RUSSIAN GENERALS THEIR, WAY. TO THE, FIRING LINE TRENCHES Pcwerful Advance In North Poland Assumes Larger Proportions Than Any Previous Invasion Russians Resist With Three Lines Defenses. I'KTItOGHAI), Feb. 'JO. Member of the staff of the Husiun army, conimt-ntiuj; on the recent military de velopment in northern Poland, ae;ri'o that from I'rznsiiysx niul Novooroil tho Germans hope to doveo a move ment uM)ii Warsaw. (I'rznsnysz i the town north of Warsaw and nbotit fifteen miles south of the east Prus sian frontier, which Merlin declared yesterday had been captured by Ger man.) This movement is hoit) as sisted in their opinion by the recom mencement of tin energetic offensive in the vicinity of Moghely. Against this powerful Gorman ad vance, which evidently has assumed larger proportions than any previous movement in lu-ian 1'oland, the Kussians had three strong lines of de fense. The first runs from Kovno to Olita, the latter town being on the Niemen river, thirty miles south of Kovno. Tho second runs from Olita to Grodno; and the third line is known as the Uobr-Xarew line. The Gorman ndvauec against these defending lines is proceeding slowly on account of tho mnrshv country and the precautions necessary in order to rW lu,' communications with tho German bases. There have been attacks in tho ueighboihood of Stabino conducted with great energy and daring. This fighting has been virtually uninter rupted and it invariably has seen bayonet engagements, in which tho Itussians have become skilful. There has Ueen increased activity, appar ently in eastern Galieia whore tho Germans lmvo been cheeked in their efforts to reach llalicz. nKltMX, Feb. 20. Tho Ilundes rath, having learned that German fanners wero using potatoes too free ly for fodder, has raised tho prico of potato products. It is beliuved this will prevent tho consumption of po tatoes bv cattle. FARMER DOESN'T NKW YORK', Feb. 20. Joseph Loiter, noted wheat operator of fif teen yeurts ago, testified todav at the btato iutiuiry into tho increased cost of bread, that American 1 armors had long been selling wheat for less than what it cost. Tho farmer, Mr. Loiter said, has nothing to say concerning what prico ho shall receive for his product. That is usually doao at tho terminal markots, or exchange, ho added, nnd tho Liverpool exchange ns tho leading excluuigo of ftho world, usually fixes tho price. Mr. Loiter said that although ho hnd been a heavy speculator in wheat in 1807 and 1808, lio hud not specu lated in grain since. Ho admitted ho had not (orgptjen any p tho tricks .ot Fresh Expenditure of Energy in Land Campaign In France and Belgium Looked For Allies Well Prepared to Meet Foe. LONDON. Feb. 20. The imprcs sum is gaining ground among British and French military coniinsntMor$ Hint Germany is preparing for a fresh cxK'iuliture of energy in the Innd campaign nlong the western front Notwithstanding the recent successes of the Germans in tho east thev arc apparently encountering as stubborn resistance ns at nnv time. The re siliency nnd reciiK'rating powers of the Hussian a nines according to theo ries advanced here, have convinced tho Gorman general staff Hint it is best to adopt the defensive in tho Russian campaign, while delivering another blow in the west. If this rush comes, the allies will he well prepared to meet it. During the last few months n decided clmngo for the better hns taken place in tho forces of the allies, what with rein forcements, biggen guns nnd more complete equipment, lack of which was felt keenly during tho early stages of tho wnr. Tho Turks aro again appearing in tho war news by virtue of renewed fighting in tho Caucasus. Meantime tho allied fleet has nt Inst demol ished tho forts at tho entrance to the Dardanelles, in what is believed to bo preliminary to n determined attack to force the historic strait. INJURED AT FALKLAND BERLIN, Feb. 20. Tho Cologne Gazetto has published a letter receiv ed in Germany from Montovideu, Uruguay, in which it is declared that seven British cruisors tire lying at the Falkland islands, in tho southern At lantic, severely damaged, ' FIX ANY PRICES tho trade," and said ho had been in terestcd in grain since ho was n boy, "In 1897 I saw that wheat was selling tit less than cost," he said. "1 realized that this could not go on. Being young nnd not knowing as much ns I do now, I thought I'd make money by storing and holding tho commodity until I could sell nt a profitable price. "Bat my plans did not work. I lost money on it, and tho only ones to mako money wero tho fanners." Tho production of wheat in this country ia gradually being reduced, Mr. Leitor testified. Tho average farmer twenty yeurs ago devoted U00 acres to wheat growing, whilo today he devotes only 100 ncrcs. SEVENIBRITISH CRUISERS NO. 290 THREE WARSHIPS" Key to Constantinople Taken by Al lied Fleet When Guardian FwtrM es Are Demolished, States LjMHkm Official Dispatches Parte Claims Three Vessels Damaged. CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 2C Tbrco warships of the allies 'were damaged In Hie bombardment of the Dardanelles fort February' 23, ac cording to an announcement glvea out today at the headquarters of the Turkish army hero. Here Is tho text or the announce anneunce ment: "Ton big armored vessels on Febr uary 25 again bombarded tho Turk ish forts at tho Dardanelles for a per iod of soven nnd a half hours... At the conclusion ofTIils operation they retired in tho direction of the Island of Tcncdos. "One ship of the Agamcramon type and two other armored vessels were damaged 'by the Hro from the forts on tho Alastic sido of the straits.' Claim Fort Ilcduccd It was announced from Londoa last night that all the forts at the en trance of the Dardanelles had beea reduced by tho fleets ot Great Brit ain and France, a naval force which has been estimated at more than 30 vessels. Tho English announcement nade no mention of losses either to ves sels or In men. It described tha operations as successful and Mid they were continuing. Tho Dardanelles are the key to Constantinople and the effort to force them has -been 'going on since the middle ot December. In posses sion of this water way, which Is a strait about 45 miles wide and from one to three miles botwecn the Sea ot Marmora and tho Medlteranean, tho warships of the allies would not consider any serious difficulty in making their way to Constantinople and training their great guns on tho Turkish capital. Only Defense Gone Turkey always has relied on tho strength of tho Dardaneles fortifica tions for protection from attack by sea; their defenses In the oea or Marmora and around Constantinople havo been described as relatively un kept. It has been declared that Constan tinople In possession of tho allies a vast amount ot Russian wheat would cotno out from tho Dlack 8ca and bo distributed to ports in Franco and! England. Tho posBosslon of Con stantinople also would havo the ef fect ot driving Turkish naval power and former German cruisors Gooben and Oreslau into the Dlack Sea, where they would bo without any port ot refuge. Aeroplanes Helped Attack While tho effortB to force tho Dar danelles havo boon going on for over CO days, the immedlato operation, which, according to the British offi cial announcement, has resulted suc cessful, began about a week ago. Aeroplanes are said to have rendered material assistance. Tho Dardanelles wore forced In 1S07 by an English admiral who made his way through the Sea ot Marmora to Constantinople, out en countorod much more difficulty ia getting back through tho narrow wat erway than he had in going In. Tho Agamommon typo ot British battleship is ot 10,500 tons displace ment and 435 feet long, with a mala battery ot four 12-Inch guns. ITALIANS RIOT OVER NEUTRALITY PROBLEM GENOA, Feb. 20. Ono person wa killed and many were wounded durJHjf riots nt Yentimigliu, which mulled from a demonstration in favor ot, tha maintennuce of neutrality by Italy.. A counter demonstration by perseav desiring tho intervention of Italy m tho wnr led to a serious fight. Police and carbineers interfered, but were unable to rtftere erdar fr some time. During the figtiUti v. ,, oral of the police and a Major 4, Mm STICK FORCING TURKISH FORTS carbineers weff tajiin i If! A