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MEDFORD MATL, TRIBUNE, MPT'ORD, OKTCCiOy, TUESDAY, QCTOBKU 5, 1015 PAGE THREE T SLAUGHTER YOUTH RS T ARMENIANS LEO BY KAISER AIDE NEW YOIUC, Oct. C The. Turks and Kurds nro waging a holy war of extermination on tho Armenians, according to sixteen members of tho American hoard of foreign missions, who arrived from Van, Turkoy, on the Swedish steamer HclHg Olav to day. Krncst Yarrow, one of the mis sionaries told how the Armenian pop ulation at Vnn, nutrfberlnR 1500, held out agalnBt G000 Kurds and a Tur kish company commanded by a Ger man officer, from April 20 to May 17, when Husslans arrived and re lieved the town. "We had six American and two Tied CroBs flags," said Mr. Yarrow, "and v,e flew these over the mission, but they were not respected by cither of teh combatants. ThoTurklsh com pany arrived three or four days be fore tho Russian relief caino and tho shrapnel from tho Turk guns tore don all ourrlags. "Wo sheltered large numbers of Armenian women and children, but as soon as tho Turks and Kurds had been driven away from tho town, all the Armenians turned out to loot tho Turkish houses and duplicate tho atrocities that had been picvtously practiced upon tho Armenians. It wan with groat difficulty that they were restrained. "Tho Turltn and Kurds have de clared a holy war against tho Armen ians and vowed to exterminate them." Mr. Yarrow said many Armenians wcro suffering from typhus and other diseases, when ho left. Half of tho missionaries wern taken ill (luting tho nlcgo and six of them died. ROCKEFELLER PARTY VISITS WYOMING DILXVLR, Oct. 5. Mlnern employ ed by tho Colorado Fuel and Iron company nro voting nt tho rate of ten to ono In favor of tho Rockefeller In dustrial plan. 'With returns -from eight camps reported tho Voto today stood 1192 for tho plan and IOC against It. All camps votod today, and It wan expected that tho last polls would bo taken Wednesday. Tho Rockefeller party planued to ntart lato today for Sunrise, Vyo to Inspect an Iron mine. Mr. Rock efeller will depart for Now York Fri day night. DASH OFF RENCH TO DOCHES AMERICA'S 1915 BEAUTY IN BENDING fcXERCISESIFRENCH AIRMEN SHELL PERONNE, HER LIN", Oct. o (by wtwlcss to TueKerton). The war office, which yesterday made public nn order is sued by General Joffre in connection wit lithe recent ntlitek of the allies in Franco and Hclghim, .supplemented it today with tlie J'ollowinir Mnicmcnt : ''On September 1-J, before the le k'innini of the tfient attack on the wcMeitt front, General Joffro issued an army order, u copy of which has been foupd. General Joffre nave iu Htmelinns to tho officers to tell the men Hint tho intention was to drivo the Germans from Ficnch soil and that this would" influence nations hithctto neutral to enter the war with tho entente iiowers. "General Joffro then told about the exceptionally favorable conditions for tho atack. 'ferritin ialn woro to lie used in the trenchcK, thus freeing the younger men for the assault. The landing of Hritish troops enabled thn commander-in-chief to hold several armies ready for the attack. The number of machine guns had been doubled and the heavy guns replaced by new ones. The amount of am munition on hand was unprecedented. Tho moment was favorable for the movement, General Joffre said, but all of Kitchcner'H nrmios had been lauded in France, whereas the Ger mans had withdrawn troops for the Russian front."' CHARLTON TRIAL .r -r, vgg0 1 Famous ierxuiv cf iHiLB f w I Jm ri) ME-BELLUMUS OF NEGROES VALID li mourn m orr LANdlNb IU OUt AIOES OF VILLA IRAN DESTROYED Xo woman, that Is, no woman who cares- about her nppearanno. Is will ing to grow fat around tho waist or to let tho figure sag until tho abdo men protrudes. Yet for thoso Inclined to obesity diet and much exorclso Is tho only euro. Tho bending exercise, Illus trated In tho accompanying picture, Is the beat to keep one'H waist lino trim and promote health, beauty and grace. Hero aie tho directiens: Stand with tho foot together, arms at sides; take a full brenth and hold 11 whllo tho body Is bent forward from tho hips. Keep tho knees straight and swing tho arms back as the body bends 'over. Kxhale slowly while returning to upright position. This gives tho musctos qf tho nbdo. men "work" to do, and thus burns up tho fatty tissue that otherwise would accumulato there. CAMERA MAN HELD AS A GERMAN SPY CHICAGO, Oct. fi. Irving 0. Reese, ii newspaper photographer of Chicago, who went to Kurnio to get war pictures, is a prisoner in London, charged with heing n (ionium spy, no cording to word received hero today. Federal authorities in Chicago and Wushinglon are conducting mi inquiry into the case, it wns paid. A man said to have been the "(loulilc'' of Reese lunded in Hymouth, F.nglnnd, in Juno, exhibited Ins pnsxpotU and disap peared. Soon afterwards tho Chi cago photographer landed in Kngland and when the duplication in passpoits was discovered ho wat arrested. KILLING FROST HITS NEBRASKA CORN LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. S Central and Southern Nebraska was struck by a killing frost last night. Some damage to corn in these portions of tho state, is reported, chief l where the crop Is not jetmatured. WORKED TOLD INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5. Detail., of (he " wrecking crow" on oluotiuu day were demribwl by Willimn W. Petttt nt the trial toddy of .Mayor Joseph 11 Hall, charged with election couMMrticv. 1'ettit wid he htm made chief of the "wnwkiu (tow" bv Wil lium I'lauor, a cit cw4uo, and eo- defendant, l'cttit told of bitiHg up u negro and driving two other col ored moo from the i Mills, letter he oaid he yid In- fur einpiinion vot ed iu ottdt u po-il)k. MURDER COMO, Italy, Oct. 5, via Paris, 1:30 p. in. Almost the entire morn ing of the first day of the trial of Porter Charlton, tho young American, on thn ohargo of wifo minder, was taken up with tho formalities of pro cedure. Charlton, who is a son of Ex-Judge Paul Charlton of the Potto lliciui com Is, is being tried for tho murder at Lake Como, Italy, of his wife. Tho prisoner was brought into court bv a guard of carbineers and was placed in an iron barred dock, lie looked worn, but youthful. Ilaron Sciacca presided at tho trial and the case for the piosccntiou wns directed hy Crown Piosccutor Mel-line. VICE PRESIDENT ON TO T PHOENX PHOENIX, Am., Oct. fi. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, ac companied by his wife, arrived here nurly today Tlicy plan to remain for n visit of pcvcral weeks with Mrs. Marshall's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kimscv of Seottsdnle, nine miles from this city. "Everybody is interested in keep ing peace with lienor and that is what we 1 1 ust the president will do," said Mr. Marshall when asked about tin' war in Euiope and Mexico. "Wo iw nNo intciohtcd in some reasonable preparation for defense," lie added. Texas Miners Compromise EL PASO, Tex., Oct. fi. A nonfcr nice was to be held hcie today be tween owners of mining propoilici- in Gicenlee county, Aiinnii, and John ( hrmtv, icpic-cntativc of the Flondi lesislatuie of the nffectcd district, with a view to adjusting the metal Illinois' hike. FROST GENERAL IN MIDDLE WEST BELT KANSAS CITY, Oct. C Tho first general frost of the season prevailed last night over western Illinois, Iown, Nebraska, Northern and WcBtorn Mis souri, Kansas, Oklahoma and tho Tex as "Panhandle," according to reports received today by the local weather bureau. In tho affected district of approximately 1!0 degrees In toinpor aturo slnco Sunday also was noted. The bureau' described tho frost In Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri "as heavy toikllllng." In other areas It ranged from light to heavy, .PARIS. Oct fi. French artillery mused a vlolont explosion to n Gor man railroad1' train at n point to tho north of Verdun. French aviators have thrown down jsjiuo fifty shells on a railroad station near Peronno. 1 Tho text of tho communication fol fel fol eows: "In Arfols yesterday there wns a fairly violent bombardment, both sides taking pnrt, along tho entire front to tho north of Lit Scnrpo. There was also fighting with bombs mid tor pedoes In tho sectors of Qiionnoviores and VIch-Sur-Alsno and on the pla teau of Nouvron. "In tho Champagne district thoro has ben a continuance of tho artillery exchanges, particularly In the region of Lplno Do Vedcgrnnges, near tho Navai In farm, and In tho vicinity of Itutto Do Jounln." AN CARRANZA WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Secretary Lansing said today ho would prob ably, confer with Kllsco Arrodondo, General Carranza's agent here, and that within tho next two days ho will seo Lnrlquo C. Llorcnto, Washington representative of General Villa. As Mr. Arredondo Is tho authorized representative of Carranza, Secretary Lansing probably will not discuss the situation with any other Carranza supporters. Mr, Arrondondo has full Instructions from General Carranza to explain his vlowpolnt and purposes. With respect to the Villa faction it Is possible that Secretary Lansing will give audience to several leoders who are here, among them Manuel llonllla mid Roquo Gonzales Garza, forma president of tho so-called convention government. SSXS??IK How To Make the Qulckest.Simptest Cough Remedy Much fttUtt than the Hf.dy- llndc Kind anil You Sure 2. full' Uuaranfcedl Tldi liomo-mndo cough syrup Is now 1 used in more homes than any other cotitfli icmrdy. Its promptness, ease and cer- talntv in conauerimr distressing cuualis. chest and throat cold, Is iCrtlly remark able. You can actually feel it take hold. A dav's uu v.'lll UHiially overcome! tho ordinary cough relieves even whooping cough quickly. Splendid, too, for bron chitis spasmodic croup, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. iict from any (linguist Z ounces of Pitiex (CO centH worth), pour it in a pink liottlc and llll the ImjUIo with plain grume lated sugar syrup, 'llils gives vou atn cost of only M cents a full pint of botttr cough syrup than vou could buy for $-.i0. 'J'nkea but n few minutes to nrcimre. Full 1 directions with l'inex. 'J'antes good and I never spoils. I You will K pleasantly surprised hor ' quickly It loosens dry, bourse or tight cough, and heals thu Inllamed mem- lira lie n in a painiui cougli. it also stops the formation of phlegm in tho throat and bronchial tubes, thus ending the per sistent loosu cough. l'inex is a mo? t valuable concentrated compound of urmiiiD Nnrwnv nlnn ex tract, rich in gualncol, which Is so heal TEST BIG GUNS GUARD NG GOTHAM NEW YOHK, Oct. .V A hoard of ordnauco exports of the Tinted States army waB engaged nt Sandy Hook to day in ranking nn extensive scries of big gun tests, using one of the lli inch guns which guaid the approach to Now York City. Their purpose was to nsccrtnin the power uud ((Util ity of explonivo charges rather than (o test marksmanship. Tho 10(H) pound projectiles used in the big guns were sent ten miles nt son, while t ho experts watched the effect of the shots. Tho experiments aie exacted to continue nil this week. It has been suggested that by changing the eleva tion of tho guns their effectiveness may be increased. LITTLH ROCK, The Arkansas supreme Ark, Oct. fi court today declared tho unions of negro slaves In the ante-bellum days legal mar riages, even though no marrlago cer emony was porformed The decision was given In n cobo involving proper ty which a negro had Inherited from his slave grandfather Ills tltlo was attacked on tho ground that his fath er was an illcgltlmnto child Tho court held that although tho grand parents of the negro In tho present enso never went through n marrlago ceremony they wcro legally married, according to the customs of their tlmo Irrigation Convention Topic DENVER, Oct. 5. Crops and soils, it ligation and foieslry, and rural or ganization welc session subjects he for the international farm congress todm. Extensive rntjier.thnii inten sive fanning was uh;pilfcud high nlti Mid"s me not rioifs d?avlneks lo successful farming, acooVdinJjuiS. Pai sons, tiRronotrnV nf tho tfuiversity of V omuie. inir to tln tncmlirnnoH. To nvoid disappointment, bo sure and ok your druggist for "i!V& ounces l'inex," and don't accept am thing else. iv guarameo oi uueouuo saiisiaciinn, llll It, SPECULATION UNDER LULL ON "STREET" NEW YORK, Oct. C Speculative soutlmont soenieil to hnvo undorgono a radical change, Judging from tho tono of today's early stock market. There wnH selling of nn urgent char acter, based, presumably, on tho nu merous warning and cautionary state ments uttered In high financial places. CHINESE PRESIDENT D EDUCATION WALL STREET OPENS WIIH STOCK LOSS i NEW YOAK, Oct. 5 Eor tho first time in over n fortnight gains gavo way to losses nt the outset of today's trading. Tho heavy selling which Im parted an Irregular tone to jester day's late operations was resumed. Amorlcan Car and Foundry was of fered down to 81 on an Initial Hale of 4000 shares, an overnight loss of f. 1-1 points on a denial of some te- cent 'war contract rumors. PEKING, Oct 0. l'rcsldont Yuan Shi Kal has donated $2000 for ex tension of the oducatlonal program of Peking university. Tho prosldont'fl contribution was mndo to signify his ppreclation of tho work of tho Meth odist Episcopal board of missions at this unlverslt). New Minister to France Nihil, Seibin, Mnudn.v, Oct. I, Ma Paris, Oet. 5, 11:33 a. m. Dr. M. R. Voxuilch, Serbian minister to Eunice, has been appointed uiiuuter of iin nnee in uece--ion to M. Panehou, who 'Miie- on account of ill health. Diiigouur Stefauovitch, scuietar.v general of the toitdgn office, has been appoint! d inini-ler to France. SOMEONE MUST TAKE THESE TRIPLETS FROM THEIR DYING MOTHER. 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VV. Hi nndrrtlmcil. Iiti known I". J. Chine j for ttir !( IS rrirn. aud iH-llrto lilui .rrfctlT hononble In U liulmi tranuKlluni no linanriaiij uir iu carr nut vuukhiiuu. nil bjr til firm. NAT II.VSK OI I OJIMI'llPi: Tolnla. Otild, Itill'a Culirrli Cnrn In lileii Inlrniallr. arllne illrrfilj hiuii lhf 1iIik iiO iuuii.ih urfarr of lli njilrru Tttlinonltl nit frr 1'rlce 15 crutt irr Uolllf. Hold by all liriiKRltta. Take lUlli rainllr l'lll. fur ronttlnatlgn. 1 or. money pfomptly refunded, uooh vvltli ' tip's preimratlou. Tho l'inex Co., ItUJUl', 1I1U. DAISY Lets all 3hqkc W emaresofve iT-SEBwl to Dress-up on DRESS -UP "WEEK BUTTER it tNrwrlWHTrrrffn'nT The Toggery (OF COURSE) t White Velvet Ice CreamCo. Z'i So. Central, Phono 181 h'seasy tnoash to path the clock ahead, but you cant harry time any, lou can manipulate tobacco, bat only tmt can age it into VELVtT. jfcher the'eare and expense of selecting the finest Kentucky Burley tobacco,' we won't permit it to lose itsjistinctive fragrance nd flavor 1 and good smoking qualities, by artificially rushing the curing" Every bagrevery tin,s every humidor of VELVET is filled with tobacco that has been ageing for not less than two years reaching its full, hearty maturity To tlus natural ageing, its extra mildness, the absolute absence of bite. P t Ilavtyou riad"PipPhHai ophy," Vttmt Jo' HluHritlJ booh of t'ri and wildom? Strut a 2e itamp for a copy, 3L LouU, Mo. tOcTiiu B MlHin.dBi On Pound CUll llumUtr MR. FRED ALTON HAIGHT TKACIinil OP I'LVNO AND IIAKMOXV Announces Kail Term Beginning Monday, Soptombor 13. HiccLillst In Touch and Tecbulo A teacher with an established reputation. HAIOIIT MUSIC STUDIOS Room 401 Qarnolt-Coroy Dulldlng. i Fhona 72 Medford Conservatory L'vpreKslon, Volco Work, I'ubllc fipealtliiK, I'liyhleal TthIiiIiir.. mils. Lvxirrri: hovious. I'lano, MuMcM IlLitor', Haituouy, Counlcrpolnt, MISS IVADKLL SAVIXDLLR. Vrlvato lessons, or classes of six or tuoro, may bo arranged for at any tlmo. Offlco Heurs: 9 a. in -12 a. m. COLLKOI3 IIUILDINO 1 p. in.- 5 p. m. Phono 1G-L jm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrjEt' mmmwmmwmmmmmqfm AttU.. l ltil1tH.AJ California Then East . Vou nro offorcd ., , PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION-SAN FRANCISCO Acknowledgod to bo "Tho Most lleautlful Tho .Most 'Wonderful Tho Moat Important In UlHtory." nt almost no udditlonal c.xpeiiHo whllo enrouto to Uio eaut. 10 Days' Stopover at San Francisco and 10 Days' Stopover at Los Angeles nro porinittod on all one wa tlrkeu Kmtt roadlnp through Califomia THE OGDEN ROUTE of fern iploudlil high claw tralu Morvleo and faaolnutlnc Koouwy Kurtlior nsrtleulnra with oopy of fold or "Wafsldo Xotw. Ogdon Routo," "Oroat Suit Lake I'rlnior" from ntmr ot imeut. Southern Pacific-Union Pacific John M. S(ot, General I'akMMiKcr Audit, l'orlland, Oifgow. 'J ' 3