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207 Socftnit ttr Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER, Max. 71 1 Mln. a. I'lr Tim nlhL FJIOHT TONIOKT i I IX Knily.flflh Wnr Dully 'IViilli Viur. I, T General French Talks to Frederick Palmer of Campaign French Flylillnu Develops No New Char acteristics In Men Tenacity of Army Praised. ( Frederick 'i'nlmor, who Is ut the front In Franco (or the AnnoclntiMl Pikkh, nciiiIh tho following dispatch) imrriHii iikadquaiitdiw in I'll AN CMC, Match 20 It wiih lit III" ttrawlim loom of tho house In which hu innl.cH hU offlc Hint Field Mar nhnl Sir John French, commander In chief or III" llrltlidi xHulltlounry forces on tho continent, received tho corrcunoruleiit loiliiy iinil illhcusxcd Iho inlltnry situation, lloforo Iho rouvcrxuiloii wiih awr (ho llrltlnh rnmmatidcr. answering a question rnnirnliig Urn' result of thn wnr until: "Indeed, thi'ro In no doubt of tho outcome. I wnii never no confident of lctory nit I inn today, I ntn im confident n General (Irnnl wn's when ho took cominnnd of tho Army of thn I'olnninc. Ho kept nl It nml no rdinll we," KIiuwm Vi Sign of Strain On n Ioiik tnhlu before tho HrltUh rommniidcr wero n number of map nnd report. Other Ino Iho initn who din-els tho operation of tho llrltlnh army In Franco appeared completely illnKocrnti'd from tho details of tho illffi'rmit nrmy departments situated In other office ntioiit tlm town. It wmk to ho otiKorvi'd, however, that tint )itiln of tho department report to Field Murnhnl French Immediately upon n telephone rrquoHt, Looking younger than hi photo graph mnke him nppour, ready and nlorl, Kir John showed no signs of tho ttrnln of tliu Inst eight month mm It tt Htood before hi open Rrnto fire nml talked of his campaign nnd tho wnr, "What were tho most Impartiint rnittrllintliiK factom making your ro tieitt from Moon secure nEiiltiNt over whelming odds?" Sir John was auk d. Teuiiilty of A r my "The dogged tenacity of our little regular army which contested every foot of the Rroiiud mm wu fell back," mh the niiHwer. "Not once did our ttoldlurii Ioho hi'iirt. They undumtood that wu were not defeated, hut milking n Htrutcgla retreat before heavy oddH und that nil tint punliihuieiit which they could In flict on the euomy hy n rool ami ntub. horu resistance from point to point wiih no less valiuihlu to tliu ultlmutu bject than If they were advancing. "Their eonrideucu Hint their turn to take the offenttlvo would come re mained unHhtikeii. Next In Import ance was the work of our cavalry In IIh MKKrt'UHlve niul alertness In pro voutltiR the cnvnlry of the enemy from gottlug urouiul u. Our cavalry cHtnhllshod n decided superiority over that of the enemy, which wiih of vital assistance." .Mint Ci Ideal Moment "And what do you consider the most critical moment of nil your cniupnlRiiu In Friinco?" wiih tliu next quuHtlou put to Sir John French. One would not have boon mirprlHcd If ho had unit! whon IiIh reserves woro lirnctlcally oxhniiHtod In tho hattleH of Yprua nnd Armontluro to nave tliu chnunol porta. HIh answer had (Continued on Lost Page) DUELS IN WEST MERLIN. March 25. Tho official communication given out today hy tho Clermau army liouiln,imrtorfl says: "With the uxceptllu or unimportant engagements on tho IioIkIiIh of tho Mouse, to tho BoiitheiiHt of Vordun and on IlnrtiiianiiR-Wullorkopr, which ul til continue, only artillery duels took place along tho wostorn front yester day. "In tliu oiiBlorn nrona ItiiBBlan at tnckH to tho oast and to tho south euHt of Augutsowo, near Jodnorlzolc, nnd to tliu northeast of PrznBiiyBZ woro ropiilHtHl," INS RETREA MOT CRITICAL MOMENTQFWAR AMERICAN RAG STOPS MASSACRE OF ASSYRIANS Situation of American Presbyterian Mission in Northwestern Persia Is Desperate Turks and Kurds Per secuting and Slaurjhterinn Native Christians Bliliop Hanrjed. TIFLIS, Mmeli 2."i. -Telegrams nml lilters reiicliimj heie from L'ru iniiili, In iinrtliuotein I'eihin, lie Nerilie the sitiuiliou oT tin Aitienciiu l'rrhli.vli'iiini iniioti htiitioued there u ileNperute, TurkUli reRiilnr trooi mnl Kurd nre perfeeulititf nml iiiiih- MicreliiK AK,vrinii ('lirillniiK. Hurry I', l'liekniil, (lie ilnetor uf tliu iiilKhioiiiin htuliou nt t'riiiuinli of the lioiiril uf fureiRii luinMnuM of the Prenliyteriiiu cliureli, risked his life ill n NiireeHHful effort to iieent u friKlitful iniifMieie ut (leoRtupa, where Illllll) Ahxyiiiiiii iiiiule their liint Nlninl. They lunl foiiclit for three iln.VM niul nil I heir iimiiiiiuitiou wiih pme. At thn jtiueture Dr. Piiekiinl unfurled mi Ameriemi line niul ml vnueeil lietweeu the lines. Hit net renulteil in the Mivinir uf nil but 'JOD of the AhH.vnmiH, who lunl been burn ed !n u cliureli. MMiop In HittiKiil Kifleen tlioiihiiiul AMNyriun I'hriM timiri huve taken lefttRe miller the protection of the American minion Million, while 'JllOO ore ut the lVeneli miHoion. A ilinpiitt'li leeeived ut Ttf k from Uruiuiiili yehlenlnv iteelarei! that neventv Turkiuli repilnr troopn lunl entered the mission, liuuRed the otthoilox bishop, Mar Klin, nml four clergymen niul bent nml insulted n mishiounry nameil Allen. Shortly befoie the sixty refiiRees had been ilriiCRed from the Knuieh' mission niul exeeuled in spite of tliu (earful pirn of the nun. At Oulpashmi the Kurds- were par lieuliiilv eruel. This was the last of n total of 1 0.'t Assyrian villiiK'os to holil out, nml it was oeeupieil n month n;;o. The Kurds orilered all tliu As syrian mules into the sheets, tied them in croups of (he, marched them to the Kriiw.vurrf mid killed tlmn biiibarou-ly to tliu. last boy. dill babies mid older women were then executed with ireut atrocity, while the jmiiiKer women were carried away us slaws. Twenty Thotisniul Slain As n lesult of the war, I'J.OOO Ah syiiiuis nre taking refuse in the Cau casus, some 17,001) are deseribed us in imminent ilnuhrcr nt the Truim-ili mlhsioiis, while 'J0,000 are dead and iiiishiui;. I'liithenuoie, much prop erty bus been destroyed. The Assyr ians foimht their assailants bravely ami iih Ioiij; us they had ammunition they were vicliuious. Tho missionaries me untiring in their efforts to help the people nnd they are spending money this end fieely. In Urumiali they me disburs ing the eipiivulent of .-f 100 daily. Dis ease is prevalent anionic the refugees. Former 1'ortliHiil Vastor NOHTII YAKIMA, Wash., Mareli '-'.'. Tho missionary numed Allen in dispatches from Tiflis today, who was insulted hy the Turkish regulars, who entered Iho Presbyterian mission ut rriimiuli, Persia, and executed the bishop nod four cIcik.viiicii, is the How !:. T. Allen, lindher or Sirs. K. V, Iiiiuii of North Ynkima. lie was for u lone liuio pastor of a Portland, Or., church. NEW LOVECULTI H BIGS GIRL DEATH AMJANTB, 0., Mureh '-':. As n result of tho ilealh here toilay of Miss Amy Tanner, UII, 11. A. George, iillejieil to bo tho head of tho "Now l.ovo" unit, was taken into uustody mid ten other persons, five of whom uro women, nre detained as witnesses pemliiiK mi examination into the death of Miss Tanner. According to tliu poliee, tho head quarters of tliu milt In an elaborately furnished house in tliu residence dis- tricl, hup) been undor Mirveillmico of Iho police mul federal authorities lor Home lime. Tho coroner's jury j;vo an unoffioiul verdiet that Jliss Tun ner's death was due to houio powerful ili'iiK udmliiistered hefora she was re moved o hospital, MEDFORD, IT'SITHE - . i i I I KM I Tho KiiKlish battle-hip Queen Elizabeth, which is already in netiou, is cany thonsiinils of yards farther than the 1-t-iueh uuus tended for the Pennsylvania. Also the Klizuhcth is the speedier. If thee two had a fij; lit rmiRe ami batter the Peuuslvauin to a pulp without any hsinn to herself. BRITAIN REFUSES I TOSTI LONDON, Jfnrch 'J.'). -Tho Iliiti-h Rovenunent has' rclused the request of the United States that mi Ameri can consular officer be permitted to take station ut the port of Kirkwall, Scotland, to report on Ameriemi cargo ships detained there. The leusou for the refusal i that a similar request has been denied others interested in shipping detained in the Orkneys. Tlie United Slates hus experienced great difficulty in ohtuiiiiii;; informa tion concerning ships detained nt Kirkwall for the last three mouths. Ileeaiisu of Kirkwall's insular loca tion, communication with the Scot tish mainland is difficult nnd ships' officers frequently are unable to ennuuiinieiitu with Loudon until their vessels aro taken from Kirkwnll to some Knglish or other Scotch poll to unload tliu alleged contraband on bonrd; Until the opening of the war Kirk wall was an unimportant port. Sub sequently tliu United Stales never hud a consular repcntative thei. The north Scottish mainland mid th isl ands nre now prohibited ureas, from which aliens, both neutral and bel ligerents, nre liurml. "FAIRLY LIVELY" ON WESTERN 1 FRONT PARIS, March 'J.l.-Tho Fieneh war office this afternoon gave out a ropoit on tho progress of tho fight ing, which reiulf: p "lu tho Champagno district there wns yesterday airly lively mtillcry engagements., In tho neighborhood of Hill No. 100 wo repulsed tluvo Ger man attacks. In tliu Argonno the German u,ttnok nt Fontaine fniled. At Kparges wo repulsed three counter attacks, "On tho remainder of tho front thoro was nothing to report." SWEDISH STEAMER SEIZED BY BRITISH PRIZE CREW SUNDKHLANO, Kugland, March 2.), 1:11, p. ni. Tho Swedish steamer Goosebridge, with a cargo of iron ore, wiih brought into Sunderland today hy a British prixu crew. The Ooose bridgo saileil from Smitandor, Spain, and her cargo is presumed to have been destined foV Germany. AMERICAN REQUES 111 CONSUL OHECJON, THURSDAY, LONG REACH THAT PUTS TMIOUT Fi OF VIKNNA, March j:. The Austrian garrison at Pm-mysl for 1114 days subsisted on provisions to last for eighty days. Premysl originally was provision ed for the extreme limit which it was thought a modern fortresH technic ally wag capable of withstanding a modem besieging army, namely, about six months. Then came tho heavy fighting between the Austrian relief tinny mid tho Russians about Przc my.sl. The Austrian forces, whose supply trains failed to reach them, drew on tho foi tress for largo supplies of ra tions. Furthermore, tho great num bers of wounded in these battles and the soldiers stricken down by chol era mul other diseases could be sent nowhere else. Stores largely Depletod When railroad communication ut last was restored in mid-October, the stores of tho fortress had been large ly depleted. The railroad was first used to forward urgently needed nm uiuuitioiis. Hence, when tho Russian steam roller wns unexpectedly set in motion again, driving Held Marshal von llindciiburg westward from the neighborhood of Wursiiw and the Austriims from Prjseinysl, provisions had been coming in for the Galieiau fortress for only ten days. This gave tho defenders rations for eighty clays. Lust Act of Deflunro The I'iniit soitiu of tliu garrison was a last not of defiance rather than u serious attempt to break through tho Russian line, which was virtually impossible for tho hunger weakened forces. Thoro was n bnre ebanco that they would bo able to cut a way through and effect a junc tion with tliu Austrian tinny in tho Carpathians, nnd when this failed, General Kiismanek, the Austrian com mander leeeived instruetions to sur render. When tho end came tho last crumb had been scraped from tho storehouses and horses as well as other animals had been slaughtered for food. Austrian strategists know from tho outset how long tho provisions would last nnd tho campaign in tho Car pathians had as ouo of its aims tho relief of Przemysl, Rut hero ngain a capricious fato intervened. Tho mildost December known in years in these mountains was followod hy bitter weather in January and February, which snowed up tho Austrian offensive and loft Preempt Jo its doom, ' HUNGER RED CAPITULATION AUS NFORTRES MARCH 25, 1915 nniied with l.")-iuch kiiiis, which newly launched American battleship the Klizabeth could keep out of AMERICAN FLAG E IN MEXICO CITY WASHINGTON, March 2o. Sec retary llrynn revealed today that in the original report of tho murder of John It. McMuiius mi Ameriemi citi zen in Mexico City, bv Zapata troop, the ltrazilian minister had notified the stale department alio that the American flag was torn from the house and partially destroyed. The secretary said that a request for reparation for tho indignity to the flag was sent nt the time, but he did not l uveal what form it had taken. Ho denied, however, that there hnd been uny request for n sol ute to the flag. Secretory llrynn said that while regret had been expressed for tho killing of McMuiius ho did not recall that any regret hnd been expressed for tliu flag incident. TO BOSTON EOR TRIAL PORTLAND, Me., March 2.'). Tliu removal of Werner Horn to lloston for trial in tho federal district court on indictments alleging that ho illeg ally transported nitro-glyeerino from Now York City to Vnucoboro, Me was ordered by tho United States cir cuit court today. Judgo William L. Putiinm, who pro sided, declined to listen to arguments by Horns counsel that tho defend nut's attempt to destroy the interna tional bridge nt Vancciioro was mi act of war ami therefore political in character. WASHINGTON, March 2.1. Tho German embassy's second chargo that dumdum bullets uro being shipped from tho United States to tho allies has not been substantiated by an in vestigation by army ordnunco experts and thn stato department has so iu forined Count Bernstorff, tho Gor man nmbnssador, Tho ordnaneo experts held that thi? wounds shown in photographs could not havo been inflicted by bullets of which specimens wore 8iibmited. TORN FROM HOUS POLISH BATTLE DRAWING NEAR DECISION STAGE Russians Endeavor to Outflank Ger mans at Ossowetz Lull on West em Front Equinoctial Storms Are Racing in Dardanelles No Decls Ion Reported in Carpathians. LONDON, March 2,-. Advices from Petrognul mid Berlin today in dicate that the struggle in Northern Poland is drawing toward u decisive stage. The Germans, who have been attempting to pierce the Russian line nt Ossowetr. tire endeavoring to pre vent the Russians from advancing to the north and south of the fortress and interposing troop-j between it nnd the Prussian border. The official communication from Berlin toilay states that Russian attacks in this region were repulsed. Petrognul ns sorts that considerable progress has been made recently mid that Russian troops at places arc within u few miles of the border. Another lull has come along the western battle front. There was spir ited artillery firing yesterday, but only small movements of infantry were attempted. Claim Turks Heavy Ixiscrs Dispatches from f.nglish sources, based on storics-nf refugees from the Dardanelles, say that the Turks suf fered great losses during tho bom bardment of Mareli 18, the Inst gen eral attack bv the allied licet. The fortresses under attack are said to have been reduced in greater part. In Berlin it is reported that the allies lo-t 1200 men nnd 1114 guns. Mine-sweepers alone maintain nn vnl activity in the Dardanelles, but ns the eoiiinoctiut storms in those waters seldom hist longer than seven days, a resumption of the bombard ment is expected ut any time and mny possibly take place today. It lias been just oue week since the last engagement. In the Carpathians The battle in the Carpathians tins le eloped into the mot important phase of the laud fighting now in progress on cither front. Reports from Berlin and Petrognul are in complete and thus far there nro no definite indications which side is gaining the upper hand in the en counter which may decide tho mas tery of the Carpathian passes, the gateway to Hungary. Kstimntes of the number of Rus sinns freed by the fall of Przemysl run ns high as 100,000, and it is ex pected that this force will now bo sent to the foothills of the Carpath ians in western Gttliciu to assist the Russian a nay there. Fortify Adrlanoplo A dispatch from Athens says tho Turks nro fortifying positions near Adrianoplo in fear of nn attack by Bulgaria. Heavy artillery has been brought in nnd n new army is being trained by Gorman officers. Tho diplomatic situation in the near east is still n source of keen in terest to observers in London, nnd the impression is growing among them that Bulgaria must tnko the first definite step boforo any other Balkan state will enter the arena. PROTESTED BY CHILI SANTIAGO. Chile, March 25. .Tho Chilean government has protested to Great Britain and Germany against the alleged vialtlon of Chilean neu trality Involved in tho sinking of tho Gorman cruiser Dresden. The protests are based on tho assertion that the Dresden was In Chilean waters whon bIiq waa destroyed dur ing a fight with British warships off Juun Fernandez island. BROWNSVILLE, Tex., March 23. Preparations for a battlo by armies totalling about 12,000 men for pos session of Mutnmoros, tho Mexican town opposito horo, aro in evidence Five thousand five hundred "Villa troops were today withiu fifty miles of Mutnmoros, and ilOOO moro nro a short distimco outside this zone, ac cording (o d'spntvlie rcHchinjc here. NO. 3 KAISER FORCES PEACEADVOCATE TO GO TO WAR Dr. Karl Liebknccht, Socialist Ufa ber of Reichstag, Whe Pretested War and Voted Against luriget, Mustered Into Regiment ami As signed to Service In Alsace. I1ERLIN, March 23. Dr. Karl Liebknccht, a socialist member of the Reichstag, who has vehemently pro tested against the wstr since Its be ginning, has been mustered into tfod army as a member of a laudaluria regiment and assigned to service la Alsace. The Copenhagen Polltlken printed a story Monday to the effect that Or. Liebknccht had been ordered to place himself at the disposal of the Ger man military authorities. This act ion was supposed to have been due to his action In the Reichstag on Sat urday In voting against tho adoption f tho budgoL Tho Polltlken nUled that Dr. Liebknccht was directed to consider himself under the military law and that ho was prohibited from writing articles or attending political meetings except 'those of tho Reich stag and Landing. Berlin dispatches received In Ant werp Monday Bald the socialist party In tho reichstag had given out a dec laration Bcccrcly denouncing the "breach of discipline" committed by Dr. Liebknccht and his colleague, Herr Kueblo, In voting against the adoption of the budget. Dr. Llebknecht Is perhaps the most widely known socialist la QerraaBV. Ho frequently has protested, vigor ously against tho war and wis reput ed In December last to be leader of a secret German peace movement. Early in Janua'ry ho appealed to the newspapers and labor leaders to end the conflict. Ho had previously been disavowed by his party associates in tho reichstag and a speech he made early this month in the Prussian diet resumed In a protest from other par ties. Soon aftor hostilities began It was reported that ho had been shot for refusing to do military service. T FOR ACTING AS SPY LUNEVILLB, France. March 25. Margtierlto Schtnltt, a French woman sentenced to doath ns a spy after be ing court martlalcd, was shot yes torday after tho troops of tho garri son had been drawn up to witness the execution. I)y her own admis sion nt hor trial the woman accepted two hundred francs (40) from the permans to outer tho French lines and obtain information. FORCED TURKS RESISTANCE LONDON, March 2o. The Even ing Chronielo publishes a dispatch from Bucharest, Rumania, saying tliu Turkish government recently decided to surrender Constantinople and the Dardanelles to tho attacking fleet. Tho surrender was nil but nrranged, tho Chronielo says, when at tho Just moment it was blocked by Germany. "Tho penco party forced a vote nt a recent cabinet meeting to send em issaries, one of whom was the Ameri can ambassador, Henry MorgeuthaH, to tho Dardanelles to negotiate with tho commander of tho allied fleet for tho surrender of the straits and at Constantinople," says the Chronhde, ''Just ns everything seemed nettled, the German general, Liman Von 8iw dors, heard of tho plan and Nipped k witli tho threat of court martial fr all concerned." Ambassador Morsenthuu mh4' r visit of two day (o (lie D lust week, . nil M i '"if. 1 . ' '': '"! i it tk I ! I