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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Showers tonight and Hmwhty
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rorty-fourlh Yr.
Ti.llv Nltilli Your
TRYING!
Attempt by Germans to Retake Ncuve
Chnpcllc Falls Seine Operations
In Poland Small Damanc From
Domliarilmcnt in Dardanelles
FFiijIitlnn In Cliampaunr.
I 'AIMS, March i:i. Tli advance
ir Iho UiiliHli (mop in' lint vicinity
ii" Neuvii Chnpello Ik oHllmiited lit
nliniit lour miles, in it ili-puleh leach
ing bote lotliiy finm llelhuno. Tim
(ll'IIIIIIIIH II ro declined to have Imtii
I'oiocd buck beyond Hit' foienl. This
iiilvm op tin' llrllilili include Ihoir
MlllllllH rOIUIIIll HIOVOIIIOIiIh Milll'l' tilt
beginning of their in livitiio at tin
point.
LONDON. .Mnroti i.'t.-Tho llrllluli
nriny, to which lum boon modaiicd the
Innlt of lending tlm puniiit iitlnrk on
llin weirtorn bnttln front, In xllll nt
ti'iiiillni; pnnli forvvmd, ittul thus fur
C!riiinti rrorli to ililvo It Imik np
puri'iitly Iiiivii fulled today's offlclnl
ri'port from Merlin snys Hint nn ef
fort to recnpluro Noiivo Chnppitlle
uiiido progress fur n I lino, but vns
nlinniloni'il when t ho (lermnns on
countered superior forces of British.
Tlio rorrspondeiil of n Paris' news
piinr telegraphs t In t tin British nr
llllery flrt wns no nrciirnlo Hint tho
(lornmnsjjnoveil their headquarters
from liK 4
SpnH"ifJpnJ:litlnit wan In progress
ycMi'rdilrjH,Cknmpngno nml the Vos
Kin lmi"fi?mriMitly tho French army
In leaving tho Initiative to Iho Brit
lull nn no engagements vor In pro
gross except In llin vicinity of Nouvo
Chiippcllo.
llnrOitni'lli'rt Attack
Tho German war offlo stnlwi Hint
thi) now nttnek In I'olniul hn thus
fur linen successful nml Hint tho Huh
hlftim Imvo boon compelled to fall bnck
beyond fht llolir rlvor.
An announcement from tint Trench
ministry of Murine Male tlint the
hoinliiirilinciit of the Dardanelles wan
rontliiucil yesterday, hut leaves In
ilouht tho nmniint of damage on Hit
Tin It lull fortlflrntlonx. Tho stnto
menl lofors to nn nttnclc on batter
Ich commanding tho liny of Mnrto,
nt tho cntrnncu to tho Dardanelles,
nml to initio nwcopliiK operations In
tho flrsl lnlno flchl. Previous offl
rlnl roportH gave the Impression thnt
tho forts nt tho outrnnco of tho straits
hint henn badly dnmnged If not de
stroyed, Hint tho do'eimo works nt
tho narrowest pnrt of tho pnssngo
wero iimlor nttnek nml Hint oncthlrd
of tho straits hnil hcon cleared of
inlnoH.
1'olMi ('iuiinlgii
Tho (Icrinnn mnvomcut In northern
Poland In developing rapidly, strain
I hi: tho resources of tho Russians to
prevent ii furthor nilvnncn nml tho
piercing of their fortified lino. Tho
Kusslnn war offlro roportH thnt tho
Gorman mlvnnco on PrznNiiysz paid
hy llorlln ycBtorilny to hnvo heen
pushed within !2',i miles of tho city,
hnil liiion chocked. Tho Gormnns are
liilnglug up now forccH and attempt
ing flnnklng inovoiiicntM.
Tho TurklHh nrniloH In TuiklBh
Arinonln hnvo Buffered further do
fentH. In CnucuHlii tho ItiiKxIniiB cap.
Hired nn entire TurklHh battery nml
In I'erBln tho TurkH wero nilit com
pulled to full hack,
VILLA PROMISES
FULL REPARATION
Kfi lWSO, Tex., March J!l. Ooh
crul Frnuelhco Vllln, upon roeotvitic
iiifoiinulinii ifiinlinj,' tlm hilling hy
,iiiiilii solilicirt of the Aineiiciui,
John II. McMumi, telcKinplicil In the
AHoi'!utci1 Pivhh htutcmciil iccoiv
eil liero loilny mh follews:
"Since wo liuve no cniuimtuicntioii
with the enpitnl o tho vcpulilio we
Imvo no kiiowhMfjo of its oceupnliou
hy tint forces of Zapata, nor have we
li'nowh'ilpi of tho luippciiiiirt in that
place. Hut we will hceuie infonua
tion ami if any iliHonlern liavo been
ooiumittcil, hocicly may hnvo com
plete conllilcuco Hint thoo to hiamu
will ho pnnirtliod by application of the
penally tboy doMio."
Thin wiih Iclcuraiilu'd umlcr dale
of yesterday from Monterey,
BRITISH
TO ADVANCE ON
BE AN
N
COUNT WITTE
E
First Prime Minister of Czar Passes
Away From Influenza Regarded
ns Most Remarkable Man In Em
pire Developed Maniifactiirlnu
Enterprises,
LONDON, March IX- Conn! Scr
pint, .liilovleli Willi', llu'K.ia'rt fir!
piimo inini-dcr, dicil hit uiht of in
rlucnya, unyj n I'cIiukiiuI ili.piilcb
to Iteuler'N Telegram cninpany.
Count Wide, who wiih hum linio
Jll, IK !!, al Tiriii, wiim oim or the
liUHhiau plciiipolcntiaiies al I'iiiIh
moalli, N. II., in Iho ueyo iatioiit for
punce with .Inpau in IHO.".. lie itftei
wnnl wim uiiiih' a count ami appoint
ed picident of the new iniiiitry, hut
icliicil'in IDiiil, nml belli no impor
tant pot utter that time. Count
Wide wan taken niclc a week ap.
.Moot ltctimil.iiMo Man
Count W'ilte wan icpiinlcil an, in
minie ii'pei'i, one of I lie niot re-
niarkahle men hi-i country Iiiik pro
duced, hul hi reputation wiih uvea
Krcatcr abroad than, nt home.
Throughout lu career, during which
ho iieeoiiiplislieil much for llu-Via, he
had many ami powoiful encmici, nl
tliuiili'hh ureal abililv amV remark
able cimneit'y for wotk never were
iUeilii(iil. HeunrdlcH of hi work
iix n ftflteimnu, his chief fame in
HiiHtdn WytM iijwMi hi development of
mnuufnctiiriuK iudiitiieH, tho ex
pansion of railroads and the plneint;
of the monetary Ntem tipuii a -old
baii. . , i .. '
.MthoiiKh ahvnyt n fltia Mippoiter
of the uiouarehy, he rerogiiixeit the
power of the H'ople mid bad demo
enitie Ipiideaeiiw. f)n lib fnthor't
ide hi familv wan of common or
igin, hul lib mother was it descend
ant of Iho liuriU, Hie old ruler of
ltuin bcfoie the election -of the Ito
inanoff (lynaxly.
IMatitlolnil Cold Stiuiilanl
In hi efforts to develop rmlusttioK
Witto need every Miwer of the nlnte.
lie unvc Hiihventious nml Kovcrumrut
onlern until fnctoric and mills were
ruiiuinir full hlnt. Then ho had Die
state lake over the piiwttc railroads,
the state treasury ptininutcciuK the
bonds. To do all this, he borrowed
hnmeiiM' Minis in Krance. Cmler the
plea of rojfu'ulin;; tho liipior traffic
lie Inul the slate take over Iho vodka
business of Iho empire, thus vastly
increasing Iho cnvcraineiit revenues.
His clou iiiu j; achievement was re
garded, however, as the ostablKlunent
of the gold standard. Ah minister of
finance in IR'.Kl he i cached the height
of his power. His policy in regard
to Munehuriii, which he desired to
develop only from a commercial nml
not from a political viewpoint, i emitt
ed in powerful intiigues against him,
which resulted in his icmoval in l!0:i
iir minister of finance.
Iteslgus Ills Offlro
The nuinher of enemies of (he pre
mier steadily increased anil the do-
uuiml for his removal gained strength
UissipMsfjcil with his treatment nt the
hands of the emperor and feeling that
it wiih beyond his power to restore
tranquility, Conn! Witto tendered his
resignation as premier on December
7, 11)0."), but it was not accepted nnd
ho was ordered to retain his office
until ho was relieved. Official an
nouncement that his resignation had
been accepted was mado, however, on
Mav X IDOll, ami his retirement from
public life became complete. In his
farewell rescript to ('omit vYitlo, Km
pcror Nicholas thanked him cordially
for his services to tho empire.
or
DISASTER TO PES
IMJItLlN, March 13, (hy vvlrolens).
Th,o OvorBtuia Nows Agency today
Kavo nut tho follewing:
"A Nothorlnnila iiowb nconey with
hondrjunrteiB nt Tho IIivbuo 1ms re
colvotl a dlBpnteh from Athena sny
Ing that In tho fighting In tho Darda
nolloa HtrnltH two British torpedo
hont ileHtroyorB nnd two mine, bwoop
orB Imvo been destroyed whllo two
bit; battluBlilpa Imvo been dlsublod."
WHOD
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A
BEDFORD,
Smyrna, Biblical City, Under BombardmentWWi
WUMf Fill .flHI
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wlSt rtf' -x "' ' rjyy .-" - t . HfffillFiSif i" 'if -B
ongtirmxn . wottcroop , ' , f , " ,
)lliil'si:o View of Soi) ma, IVinMpiil Seiijxnl In .slu Minor nml, Willi the lAccpllon or Constantinople, llollcvcil the UVnlllilest Toini In Tin key.
She l'liologrnii ;ic. n View or llin City ami tw Hailstr IU-joihI I 'nun the llclglils In l(.ick of It. Il Is Here in tho City Mentioned Many Times in tlio
illlilo unit .Mmlo I'muoiiw by. lis Kugs, nml Where the I.Ives of Cliristlmm Are Constantly Kndangeivil, Tluit Hie llritlsh i'-Jist Inillnii I'lti't lias Itetliiceil
Many of Hie I'orls.
GARDEN
ASSERTS
EASIER WILL SEE
PARIS, March 1.1. -Vice-Admiral
Cardcn, comiaamliag the tlritih licet
operating ngainst the Dardanelles,
has e.xpiusscd the opinion that the al
lies will he able to hammer their way
through the stiaits before Kaer, ac
cording to an Allien dipatch to the
.Journal.
PARIS. .March IX Tho bombard
ment of the Dardanelles was resinned
yesterday (I'riday) moining by
Kiencli and llritish battleships, says
tv dispatch to the Matin from Athens.
Seventy small liiine-sweepors are re
ported to bo continuing their efforts
to clear the mine fields under the di
reclion of officers representing the
llritish and French navies.
"The allied fleets," suy the Matin,
"still have eight or ten forts and a
certain number of coast batteries to
reduce, hut it is the general opinion
they will enter the Sea of Marmora
within a foi (night if the hind forces
co-operating with them aUo can con
tinue Ihcir advance."
CAPTURE OF PORTE
GOVERNMENT HEARS STORY OE
WASHINGTON, March IX-The
full story of how tho American sail
ing vessel William P. r'ryo was sunk
in iho South Atlantic with her cargo
of wheat hy tho Gouuan cominerco
raider Prinz Kitel l-'ridrich, was of
ficially laid before the American gov
ernment hy tho Pryo's commander,
Captain II. II. Kichne.
Upon Captain Kiehno's formal
statement, mado before state depart
ment officials, tho United States will
decide upon its course, which prob
ably will bo a demand for an expres
sion of regret from Germany and
payment for tho loss of (ho ship ami
oargo.
Captain Kiehno wur questioned nt
length. Tho American captain said
ho submitted willingly to xoureh and
assured (ho Oermau ho had no cargo
but wheat. Tho German officer ex
OmOOON, NATrKDAY,
I r '?'' ' ' M.
1 H
VICTORY FILLS
PARIS, March IX "Tho bom
bnnhuciit with which the Itriti-li pre
coded their attack on Xeuvo Chapclle
and Aubers was particularly effect
ive," telegraphs the Matin's corre
spondent at Armenticres. "Their
work was so good around Lille that
tho German headquarters was moved
from that city to Tournai, foreshad
owing u general withdrawal of troops.
"The Ocruiaus hot very heavily in
the fighting, for the Hriti-li and Can
adians fought with magnificent brav
ery. Their success overwhelmed them
with joy. All the soldiers coming back
from tlm front are beaming with
pleasure and singing cheerily.
"One thouand Gorman prisoners
wero taken. Several hundred of
lhe.se, including somo officers who
were captured at Movvillo, wero lodg
ed temporarily on canal barges on the
Lys. Tho German officers are un
bending and are trying hard to main-
Main their confident attitude.
amined tho ship's papers carefully
and then tho cargo was ordered
thrown oveiboard. While that was
being done Iho Kitel went away for
another prize, returning to tho r'ryo
after several hours and took off tho
American skippor and his crew. Tho
Kitel's captain then sank tho Frye,
fearing a long dolay in what ho con
sidered the path of hostile cruisers,
might Mihject his own ship to dan
ger. Captain Kiehno said (hat ho did
not know while en route to Queens
town, that tho cargo of wheat had
been sold, nor did tho German com
mander, Tho cargo wnR chipped "to order,"
and tho vessel was to stop at threo
llritish ports, ono of which was fort
ified. While no vessels wero flunk, nor
vvaa any ohas,o mado by enemy bliipa,
TROOPS
m
CONFIDENCE
MMlCll 1.1, 1910
)za&z - -.
JAPANESE
LAND
T
PKK1NG, China, March W. The
Chinese government has official in
formation to the effect that tho sec
ond '.lnpane-o Fquadron, conveying
divisions of approximately 110,000
soldiers, has sailed for China.
Tho forwarding of these troops will
increase tho number of Japanese sol
diers in the garrisons in China to
nearly 110,000. Tho new troops will
bo distributed in Manchuria, Shan
tung, Tientsin nml Hankow, where
tho present forces at tlm Japanese
garrisons number nearly 30,000.
It was made known in Tokio sev
eral days ago thnt now forces of
troops would ho dispatched to tho
Japanese, garrisons in China. The ex
planation was given (lint this was
merely a shifting of troops, such as is
mado nt regular intervals, ami it was
understood that troops now in China
would ho withdrawn, on tho arrival
of tho now forces
SINKING OF FRYE
while tho American's wero aboard tho
Kitel, Captain Kiehno said the Ger
man commander mado no effort for
more than a month lo laud his neutral
passengers in a safe poit. Undoubt
edly this may ho ono of tho chief
points of future representations by
tho United Stales, becauso it is held
that the Americans wero sub'jeeted to
unnecessary risks. W, 1). Sowall of
Hatho, Mo,, ono of tho owners of tho
Frye, was asked if ho knew anything
of tho owneishin of tho carco. and ho
declared, it was said, that ho had no
financial interest in Iho sale of the
cargo or knowledge of to whom it
would ho sold.
Officials after listening to tho
statement of Captain Kiehno, took
tho view that tlm Auionean easo was
a strong ono and that when nil tho
facts wore, presented to Germany its.
titutiou would bo mndo,
ROOP
.
CH NESE GARRISONS
GERMANS
n
E OPERATI
PKTROOItAD. March 13. Tho
Germans nppenr to bo Betting tho
stage with much'dollbcrntlon for tho
attack on Prznsnysz, tho city of north
ern Poland, tho city ngainst which
their now and formidable attack is
directed. An nrtlllery engagement
now In progress ovltlantly Is Intended
to feel out tho Russian positions and
clear tho arena for tho advance of
tho Infantry.
Tho Russian general staff is alive
to thoso preparations and expresses
confidence aa to tho outcome of this
now pbaso of the campaign.
Contemporaneously with their ar
tillery attacks, tho Germans are put
ting out flanking columns to tho right
nnd loft. Russian forces liuvo como
Into contact with tho column pro
tecting tho German right wing in the
Plonsk district, at tho villago of
Chekanow, four miles east of Plonsk,
at which plnco thero was a lively skir
mish yesterday.
In tho Carpathians tho Russians
hnvo dislodged tho Austro-Germnn
forces from tholr fortified positions
at Lupkow and Smolnlk, driving back
their opponents toward tho mountain
pass commanding that district.
In Knstorn Gallcla efforts ot the
AustriaiiB to turn tho Russinn po
sition In tho region of Stanlslau Imvo
been defeated.
CHICAGO. March 13. At tho re
quest of Mrs, Mary Dnrgan nnd Miss
Kllzaboth McManua ot Chicago, sis
ters of John 11. McMnnus, slain in
tho City ot Mexico, Congressman A.
J, Sabnth sent a telegram to Secretary
Bryan today requesting thnt ar
rangements bo mado for tho safety ot
tho family In Mexico and that tho
body bo shlppod to tho United States
for burial, Tho tologram also that
aid ho given Mrs, MoMunua to Bafo-
guurd tliq estuto.
G
DNS
A1IPRZAN
NO. 303
FOR
HAW ON CHARGE
OF
Jury Frees Prisoner, Who Is Taken
Back to Tombs Co-Defendants
Discharged Motion Made to Caw
mlt Him Again to Maiteawan Asy
lum as an Insane Person.
NEW YORK, March 13. Harry K.
Thnw wan acquitted today of conspir
acy In escaping from the Matteawan
asylum August 17, 1013, the charge
upon which ho was brought back: to
Now York from Now Hampshire
Itognr Thompson, Rlclinrd Butter,
Kugono Duffy and Thomas Flood,
who assisted him In hi spsctaculnr
flight by nutomobllo from Matteawan
to Canada, likewise wero acquitted,
the Jury had labored all night and un
til 1220 o'clock this morning. An
soon aa the verdict wan announced
Thaw woa given Into tho custody of
Sheriff Grlffcnhagen ot Now York
county. Tho four co-defendants wera
discharged.
A motion to have Thaw committed
to Matteawan asylum as an InMne
porson wa; made by Deputy Attorney
General Cook Immediately after the
Jury had rendered Its verdict. This
motion combatted jby Thaw's counsel,
who announced HwyAteasinuch as
Thaw was brofghiJi3L on the con
spiracy charge BB'-nBinot guilty,
he should be rcturn'4Bfce state of
New Hampshire as a mm man.
Formal motion that ho be so re
turned was then made by Thawa
lawyers.
Justice Page announced that he
would hear arguments on this mo-'
tion March 1.'. In the meantime
Thaw was remanded to tho Tombs.
Shortly beforo the Jury's verdict
tho courtroom was thrown Into an
uproar by a passage between Sheriff
Grlffenhugen and John Lanyon. a de
tective employed by the, attorney gen
eral's office.
E
WIIH LEGISLATURE
SANTA FK, N. M March 13. The
New Mexico legislature adjourned to
day after continuing In session one
day beyond what tho attorney gen
oral of tho state declared was the con
constitutional tin day limit. Ad
journment came nt 12:30 p. m. after
a clash In tho senate between Lieut
enant Govornor 15. C. do Baca, demo
crat, nnd tho republican majority over
tho right ot tho senate to turn back
tho clock to show adjournment at
noon. Senator Page had brought a
laddor and was placing It against tho
wall under the clock when tho lieu
tenant governor ordered tho sergeant
at arms, to Intcrforo, Page retired.
Lleutonant governor declared the
senate adjourned at noon, but tho
republicans called President Pro Tern-
poro Mlera to the chair and went
ahead with Its work of passing bills
ovor tho voto of Governor McDonald.
IN FAR EAST
TIFLIS, Tnins.Cnncni.in, Muroh
IX An attempt on the pnrt of tho
Tmkish army operating in Turkish
Armenia to drive hack tho Itussian
forco which has ndviitmceil westward
along tho s,horo of tho Illaek sen from
Datum, has met with defeat. The
Turks assumed tho. offensive in th
Hivor Tohonik distriet March 0, hnt
wero thrown hack. Tho IhiKisiaiw
captured nn entire battery.
lioversc nlso have been sustained
by tho Turkish forces In northeast
ern Porsin. Tltey wero coinplledw to
retreat a coimnU'rame instance M'tH
districts of Khoi and DihnHR. M
Dihnnii, which ia sixty, milwi north at
Urumlah, the Italians cHptiirrsV.
oral heavy guiw and a tmtuttiiy f
CONSPIRACY
N CLASHES
K
DEFEATED
ammunition. The Turku lot hMvily ,
in killed and wowprfwl'Mud tk Rut
sinus took many priouani, ' mmm,