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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1915)
207 Secnd Stmt ..J I i o WEATHER Mm. 0.1$ Mln, 3ll. Fair 8t unteyi light JFrost tonight J SECOND EDITION Knrly-flflli Vciir. Ililllv -Tnnlli VMir. TO Pnrls Claims a Larue Strip of Terri tory Won, Berlin Contradicts It Loss of Llfo Heavier Than In Any Western Battle German Resist ance Stubborn. LONDON, April tl.-Tho Ficneh muwiuent between the Meuso ami the l.iiiialiH' frontier is developing u dls tiiict offensive willi General Jnffru pushing his advance, wliilv the Ger mans hid making ficice rountor-iit-tuck. This Is liin substuncc of lint latest dispatches reaching London finm the continent. At riling to mi analysis of the wit iialion by Hii' French general staff tint Ficneh offensne. movement of tlm lat few days has been on llnce ht lorn, Tln first In on a front of four ti rn inili'H to tli' imihI or Verdun, the iiclonl line running southeast fioin a point nrai- Elniu; tin1 second on it front between St. Mlhiel ami Pont-n-MotiHxon, where Ilia French arc at lucking from the south, ami tin1 ttilnl i in llm north In tin vicinity of On siiiuvillc, where the rrench now dom iaato (ho allcy of Ihc Oraa ami arc threatening the raitroail beyond the liver Ornc with attack. From Tliivo lln Tlm French advance is Huh being picscd from tlucc bases in three dif fcrcnt ilitcclious, according to Paris oftlcial rcporlM. French forces on fronlH ninny miles long hai occupied now ground measuring from several linmlicil ynids to two miles deep. That tlm German csilnnco to these ' advances has hern stubborn is strik ingly Indicated hy tlm French report that tlm Germans on one point of the attack left 1000 dead on the field. Further Ailvnnrc Claltneil A fin t her advance in tlm region lie. I ween tlm Mcus ami .MoncIIu rivers, mIicic a eonecntrated attack wiik he. Ktin hy the allien several days ago, in announced today hy tlm French military authorities. It in Miid that trenches were enptiired at several points, and in sonic instances they went choked ith the dead. Tlm (Ionium war office says the hatthi Is proceeding with iucionsing fierceness ami heavy loss f life, lint that the effoits of tlm ullies were nit availing. On tlm contrary, it in said, tlm (letmaiiH succeeded in capturing trenches from the Fietich. Tlm illume of Drci (Iruchtcu, which tlm (lemmas eaptnrcd only to lose on tlm following day, bus again heen taken fiom llm llclgiaus, tlio Merlin statement announces. The Paris war office claims a large aiaonnt of uroaml has hcen won, lint llcilin contradielti thin. Tlm lo-s of life is probably heavier than that in nny other engagement in dm next uluco tlm buttle of rmisous. rustyIFcauses : death from lockjaw Mrs. Enunu Hughes died at her I m in thin city thin morning of lockjaw, canned hy stopping on a rusty nail three weeks ugo, nged HI years, -I mouths and 17 days, Him is survived hy u hoii, aleih, and diuiKhtor, Inn, u mother, Mrs, Hasina lledford, two HJMtorri, Mrs. Mary M. ItohortH and Mih. A. (". IoIiiimoii, ami a hrother, Henry lledford, of Wilder ville, Cnl. Tlio fiimual servlccH will ha held Monday from thin city, inter Miiuil in lUnw river Konmtery. HIZ WELCOMES 10 WASHINGTON, April . Jckh Willitnl ami h party arrived here; thiti afternoon. A reeuptlon coiiiniil tco, hvadeil hy Hoh FitzHiininoiiH, met tlm champion at tlm railroad htation and iihlmred him out to an automobile throiijjli tlm entrance, renewed for tlio iiko of the prt'Hldenl of tlm United KtntcH, After a brief Htnp hero Wil lard prpiirnl o ki lo lalth)inie. FRENIJH TRYING SH BACK GERMAN WEDGE Medford RUX WIN Ml SUMMITS OF Pctronratl Asserts Austrian Opera tlons Have Collapsed Deep Snow Prevents Rapid Advance Into Hun garyGerman Answer Expected to Bo New Invasion of Poland. l'KTHO(IHAI), Apiil tl.-Wilh the HiisHian force in possesion of all the main Mimmit and hhipc-K of the lie Kkid inoiinlaliiM, nrmv ol'llcerH line ahcit that the Aiistiian operations in tlm ('aipathiaiiN have collapsed. The Mussina xeneial staff now is consid eiing the best approach into Hmi ii ry. The operations ccateiiiiK upon Mes olahotoz, including' the Important points of Unit fell), l.npkow and IV. Mik, nipcar irtifally to hae ended, with the An-tiniJis on the defensive nlont; the whole line ami perceptibly weakened. flierkisj liy Know The deep snow which still cowls the Carpathian ildjjes' siands in the way of a rapid advance into llimc ii ry. Oaee IhU dilficaltv is overcome ami the Itnshinns reach the southern slopes, where sipis of -.priiii: are be. sinninc to appear, the most set ions obstacle to a further mtvance will be the aitit'icial defenses which it is as sullied have been ereetd. The country between tlm San and the l.aborera rivers is coaiilcicd to ptovide the best route. The Kush'uiii staff of tlm opinion that Anstrians had already trans ferrcd all available troops fiom other fronts to defend this rt'ninn, and that therefore thev will bo nnalile to offer any more formidable opposition than heretofore. Talk of Kepnrato IVflco "On tlm other hand, it is expected that the (Icniiuu answer to the Hus sion offensive will he tlm develop ment of tlm new imiveiuut in Poland, statliiitf from Thorn or Cracow, "Talk for a single peace for Aus Iriii'lluupiry has been revived. Such a poshihility is dismissed widely in the Kushian presj and in diplomatic cir cles. It is based largely on the re iijitted attempt of Kmperor Fiaueis Joseph lo enlist the influence of tlm pope in this direction." BY LONDON, April . Charged with Hcmling military information to (lor many by means of invisible ink, three men have been arrested and will he tried la a civil com I. The authorities intimate that the cusu is mm of tlm gravest importance. One of tlm sus pects mimed Kuepferle professes to bo nn American. Another, Mailer, claims to ho a uuturnlucd Kaglish man, whilo tlm third, who gives tlm iiamu of llupn, does not denv that he is a (lermau Mibjeet. Kuepferle cuiuo hero from the United Slates, fimt visiting Dublin, then coming to London, wlmro lm is said to have been awaiting passago across the channel. TO JACK JOHNSON WASHINGTON, April l). Jack Johnson will not uarry American pusspotts it' he leavea Culm to return to Kuropo. Secretary llryan said to day that instructions had heen sent to Minister Clourales in Havana not to ihsuo tlm credentials, Secretary llryan said tlio state do partmeut had replied without eon suiting tlm department of justice, he- causo it was familiar with the ease against Johnson ami knew that he had left tlm United States after Imv ing heen eonvlulcd under the Mann white nIiwo law ami whim at liberty on hail pending ileuUion on hU ap peal, CARPATHIANS MIDD1T0UD, 1865-FinY YEARS AGO TODAY OUR WAR TORN COUNTRY WAS RE-UNITEO-1915 Half a Century Ago Fiftv years ago todav- -April 0, 1805 Oeneral Hobert B. Leo surrendered jo General Llysscs S. Orant at" Appomattox Court House, mid peace followed four yean, of n bloody civil war. On April 7, IMS, (Inint hiirntng of the plight of LeoV nniiy and wishing to avoid wasting nny more men's lives, wroto Lee asking that ho agree to cense J ightiag. Negotiations followed between both generals and on the morning of the 0th Lee, realizing the iir-c-lessness of shedding more blood, dispatched a note to Orant asking that they meet and dismiss terms. Thev met a few hours later in the house of n Mr. MoLcnn at Appomattox Court House. Lee was in full uniform mid wore a sword of great value, n gift from the State of Virginia. Grunt was in rough field garhaml as ho had been tiding, was without a sword. They shook hands, sat down and soon were ho ahsotbed m recalling old nnny days Hint no mention was malic of the real object of their meeting. .,,,,. , ... ,i , Finally Leo asked what terms would ho given his army and Grant told him all he wished was that the men lav down th'eir anus and agree to stop fighting. Then they again resinned conversation about other matters, until Leo again interrupted Grant, tins tium to usk him to put the terms into writing. This was done, Leo commenting on the fa.rns ; of them. While Grant's aide was milking duplicates of the written forms, the otlmors of both statfs wero in troduced. , ,. , . .., , Lee was not asked to surrender his sword, nor wns it even mentioned by either general. The simple negotiations-upon which tlm peace and happiness of a nation hung being finished, (Iraat and Lee shook bunds, us informally as they had met, nnd ictnnirrt to their lines. ITALY TAKES TRAINS TOTRANSPORTARMY OKNKVA, via Pnrls, April P. Itnllroiut rolling stock In being with drawn by Italy from tlio Swiss fron tier, It U roportod horo, for tlio trans portutlon ot troops and miliary stores In northern ltnly, destined for tho region bordering on tho Austrian Tyrol. Tho I.ausanno Oazotto ntntes Hint tho towns of Mnntun, Voronn, To nrhloru nnd Lognngo, which formed tho fortrcssea of tho famous "mind rllntoral," nro garrisoned with fully equipped trooptj which lack only tho heavy nrtlllery nnd this will bo sup pllod soon. An nerlnl Hoot Is ready for operations. A Mllnu dispatch to n Zurich nows papor snys that nt a mass mootlng hold lust night nnd nttomlod by flvo llhornl doputtcs from Milan a resolu tion was adopted characterising us "absolutely necessary" tlio partici pation of Italy la tho war. lY "mi WASHINGTON, April 0. lloli FiUsimmons, tho former heavyweight champion, was married hero last night to Miss Tepio Zillf, who has heen as sociated with him for somo time in theatricals. The bride's gift from tlm bridegroom is tfftid to ImVe been 1.Rri,nn6 in jewels, $85,000 Mail Tribune 0UEC10N, FRIDAY, AVRIL 9, 19.15 Today Came Peace to -jf:a .rrrci LAND AND SEA ATTACK NEEDED SAYJREEK KING HOMfi, April fl. King Constantino of Greeoo is quoted hy tho Trillium as declaring in an interview his belief that it will he impossible for tho al lies to force tho Dardanelles without a combined attack hy land and sea. His majesty is snid to havo declared that Greece is in the btnno position as ltnly ami other nations which have inniio military preparations, hut have not abandoned their neutrality. While their position was difficult, ho he Hveed their attitude would be guided hy events. King Constantino, according to tho Trillium, asserted that Greeks all over tlm world would return homo enthus iastically to fight for tlm fatherland, if necessnry, hut the government must ho prudent nnd bring about, if pos sible, a peaceful reconstruction of tho country's finances, which suffered seriously as a result of tho Balkan wars, KLAMATH FALLS ELKS BUJLD$35,000 TEMPLE KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 0. Lo Doux & Lo Doux, Portland con tractors, havo been awarded the con tract for tho construction of the F.Iks temple, at Main and Third streets, by tho building eommitteo of tho lodge. Their bid is $!13,U:iO, and they agreo to havo tho building completed by Soptomher IS. Hoiighteliug & Don gan of Portland two tho iwoliitoets. the United States HER MUST ANSWER FORCHE CHICAGO, April 0. William Lori mer, former United States senator, and other officials of tho dofuaet Ln Sallo Street Trust & Savings hank, must stand trial on stato charges of conspiring to wreck tho institution. This wns tho effect of n decision in criminal court today by which n mo tion to quash tho indictment was overruled and twenty-four of tho twenty-fivo counts in the douumeut were sustained. E NKV YOUR, April !). A public welcome and demonstration In honor ot Jess WUIard has beon arranged for tho arrival of tho now world's chnmplon honvywolBUt hero tomor row night. A reception commlttoo ot nion promlno'nt In tho sporting world will moot him at tho railroad station. United States District Attornoy Marshall said today that If thotlms of tho Wlllurd-Johuson fight nro brought to Now York from Havana thoy will bo dotalnod until a Judic ial ruling has been given oa tho ques tion ot admitting tho films of tho nitchlo-Wolsh contost which woro brought horo from London recently. Collector of tho Port Mnlono said ho would exclude- the films from entry. RECEIVER FOR BIG DEPARTMENT STORE IS NAMED Grccnhut Company, Owners of Sle gel-Cooper Store, With Liabilities of Three Million and Assets of Seven Million, Ask Received to Ad just Business Affairs. NEW YOHK, April 0. Heeeivers were appointed today by Federal Judge Hand for the J. IJ. Grccnhut company, .which operates a large de partment More in this city. The J. It. Grccnhut company had an authorized capital stock of .0 000,000 nnd a bond issue of $0,000, 000 sinking fund gold 0 per cent bonds. Under the provisions of the bond issue ..1."0,000 worth of the bonds were to ho retired nnutially. The Central Tni&t company of New York is trustee. Chnngcs in Firm Two changes have hcen mndc since the incorporation of the original firm of Grccnhut & Co., November 10, 1010. The first occurred when Grccnhut I- Co. became consolidated with the" Siegel-CooMr company un der the nnme ofMic Grccnhut-Siegcl- Coopcr company. In May of last year the firm nnme wns changed to the J. It. Grccnhut company. The department store conducted by the company, long known ns tho Sic-el-Cooper store, occupies both blocks in Sixth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Assets of the store are listed In the complaint at .$7,405,-110, including merchandise, ensh nnd assets receir nble. The liabilities, it is stated, ag gregate .V)13.0G0, not including the mortgno liabilities amounting to ap proximately $2.0."0,0l)0. J. 11. Grccnhut, president of the firm, is treasurer of the Monmouth Securities company, upon whoso ap plication the receivers wero ap pointed. A Friendly IVoceoilIng Ilcnjamin G. Paskus of counsel for tho J. II. Grccnhut company, asserted Hint tho liabilities were about $3, oOO.OOO nnd assets about $7,000,000. Tho firm, which until last December had engaged in the private banking business, bad virtually closed this business, he said, and every depositor had been paid in full. Without question the business will be reorganized, Mr. Paskus nsscrtcd. Ho issued n statement, which says: ''Tho action taken today is a friendly proceeding in equity nnd is for tho purpose of conserving tho as. sets of the company nnd to enable the eoutinunnco of business without in terruption during tho time required to bring about nn equitable adjustment of all liabilities of tho company. "The company has ahvnys enjoyed the highest credit. Tho papers filed today show that exclusive of tho real estate tho other assets of tho com pany, as of March 31, 101,", amount tn more than double tho total current liabilities. BAN PLACED ON PORTLAND, Or., April O.-Chief of Polico John Clark todny put n ban upon nil boxing bouts, amateur nnd professional, in Portland. Tho regu lation will remain in effect until ti new city ordinanco governing nmnteur bouts has been noted upon by tho city commissioners, It is alleged that a law permitting four-round nmnteur bouts is being violated by nthletio clubs, nnd a now ordinanco has been framed to fix punishments for such offenses. EXPORTS 10 ITALY GENEVA, Switzerland, April 0, llio Uormnii government today, bo sidos prohibiting exports from Ger many to Italy, is stopping- nt tlm fron tier stations nil empty Italian freight cars bound homeward. Passenger train arriving in Switz erland today from Italy aro crowded with Gctpiaii families, NO. 1G mi in pre OF ALL STOCKS IN WALL STREET Record Day Since July for Transac tionsAll Previous Prices Eclips edEnormous Trading Falls te Lower Prices Steel and Railroads Attain Highest Level In Months, NEW YORK, April 9. Interest In today's stock market contercd painty nround Bcthlohom Stool by reason of tho sensational movement In that stock yesterday. Tho open ing transactions consisted of 2000 shares nt 110 to 107, compared with yesterday's close ot 10G. Tho stock then declined to 105, 104 and 103. It soon recovered, however, selling at 115. Nearly all the dealings were for small amounts, many odd lots of less than 100 shares changing hands. From 115 nothlchcm Steol went back to 108, then up again to 111. Tho stock became less prominent as other shares ascended on tha largest first hour of business rcordd sinco tho days Immediately preceding tha war. Failure ot a largo locat depart ment storo was without effect on sen timent. Higher prices wero scored In all parts of tho list later In the day, V. 3. Steel holding its placo as lead er with a gain of over four points on enormous trading. Total deal ings up to two o'clock exceeded 900, 000 shares, which established a rec ord for any day sinco the lattor part ot last July. Authorities of tho exchange Issued a statement In tho afternoon absolv ing members from manipulation or unfair practices In connection with yesterday's rlo In Bethlehem Steol. All previous prices of tho day were eclipsed in tho final hour, U. S. Steol selling above CC, a gain ot over six points and Reading, Union Pacific nnd other cladcrs attaining their highest levels to tho accompaniment of violent activity. ATTACK ON EGYPT HOME, April 0. Horr Frobcnlus, tho Gorman explorer, who has arriv ed hero after tho fnlluro ot a mis sion ot which ho was tho head, to communicate with tho fjcrman min ister to Abyssinia, is quoted in an interview as declaring that Turkey's real campaign against Orcat Britain in Egypt has not yet begun. Ills In vestigations havo convinced him, he said, that British efforts had failed to allcnato from Turkey tho allcg lanco ot Arabs In Yomon, a roglon ot southwestern Arabia bordering on tho Itod Son and adjoining tho Brit ish territory ot Aden. Ho nsscrtod the Arabs merely had accepted money and provisions brought thorn on a British ship without being disloyal to Constantinople. THREATEN A STRIKE CHICAGO, April 0. Sanction of a btriko of 10,000 carpenters in Chi cago, because demands for increased wages havo been rofuscd, was g"' ed by tho oxequtivo board of flio In ternational Brotherhood of Carpen ters and Joiners at Indianapolis, no cording to word brought buck today by John A. Metz, and Daniel Gulvin, officers of tho union's local district council. It was predicted in union circle) that tho strike will become a certainty if tho union plasterers ignore an ulti matum issued by the Building Con struction Kmploycrs ussooistien yt terday. Tlio employer told the plan tcrors that they would bo loaked et unless they abandoned by next TiHrt day a Btriko culled in ywptky with union lathers, ..!.,. , PREDICTS TURKISH -.iV