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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair niul Cooler Friday. 31a v. 03.3, Mlu. 1 1.3, Pro. T. Forty-flfth Yenr. Onlly Tenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1-1, 1915 NO. 17G 1 S A PIURE 01 OF Germans Making Slow Progress Russian Drive in Easter Galicla Is Reported Checked England Un easy Over Balkan Situation Ger mans Gain Slightly on West Line. IIFHLIN, Oct. H. The Attstro- flcrmnn nnny which is invading Sor liia lins captured tho fortified works in the west, northenst and southeast of Ponio vno, on (lie Danube. TIip Russian army, wliicli lins been udvnneiiig victoriously in eastern Onlicin, in said liy Hit war offipo to day to have been cheeked. The Km huiis were driven linel; across the S'lnjm river. l'AIUS. Oet. M. Premier Viviani niinnnncod to tho senate today that llnlv probably would take pa it in the Pnlkan operation. 1oii(Idii 1h Uneasy LONDON, Oct. I. Increasing tin easiness Is full lii London at tho ah since of definite, news concerning al lied action In tho llall;ann. Tills fool ing Is Intensified by news of tho dis pute In tho French chamber of depu ties In regard to tho lialkan danger, ly Italy's pcrslatcnt sllcnco regard ing participation In tho expedition and hy uncertainty concerning tho llrltlsh program. Opinion hero Is divided to soino ex tent as to tho advlsahlllty of taking part In thd Ilalkau conflict. Tho gen eral opinion Is that Groat Hrltaln Is morally hound to assist Serbia If this ean ho done without a dangerous at tenuation o'f tho main front where It Ik fell tho war will finally bo decided, notwithstanding tho lialkan diver sion. Slight Cain by Germans Having failed In thel rattack on tho llrltlsh positions on tho western front tho Germans hjivo turned upon tho Trench and havo made a guln east ol Souchoz. Tlio advautago thoy ob tained, however, Is not of sufficient linportnnco to nffect tho general sit uation of tho French. Their assault In tho vicinity of Tnhuro, In pur suance of tho movoment begun three days ago, llkowlso has been material ly unproductive thus far. On tho eastern front tho Russians nro now In full possesion of tho Inla tive, and tho momentum which car lied them across tho Strlpa river in eastern Galicla has not yet diminish ed. It Is reported unofficially from Potrograd that It is the nermann who now lack ammunition, thus reversing conditions of two months ago. Deadlock on Dvlnsk Although tho Germans nro contin uing their attacks on the Dvlnsk lines, tho fury of tho onslaught has diminished and gaining in ono sec tor whllo losing In another, they ap pear to havo mado no net gains re cently, in fact, 1'etrograd press dis patches assert tho German troops aro three miles further fro nitho city than n week ago. Official Institutions which recently woro removed from DMusk nro now being taken back. Tho Germans and Austrlans ron tinuo to roport steady progress Jn Serbian territory. Tho Nlsh-Salonlkl lino has heon cut for a distance of flvo mllos at a point believed to bo about fifty miles south of Nlnh, according to an Ath ens dispatch. This trunk lino Is tho ono that would bo used by allied forces moving from Salonlki to Sur- (Continued on page six) U. S. CONFISCATES F.L PASO, Tet., O.l 11. The fn-t fiHitiMMliuu hrre of export from Villa Umion t,tnnl tud.iv wketi carload ' had bullion ii Ud by the ntom hour .- tliot i -ttr lor ilirgul entrv wln-n found in a Iraie of it. wil t -me -'il"ud. ol' (ttiion, ferritin'.- from the xouth. Tkr eottxii .i- i-oii-iitiM'd lo n rp rental ie oi Ute Ua govvnwiwtt. Our ear trriaf Wad wa naaiftml id iili tb rrt a Vitlon," Mod Mi ftj-u'ltd by Ike remit cr- ' POZAREVAC VIL LEAD BULLION - f ITALIANS OCCUPY TWELVE ISLANDS IN MEDITERRANEAN NKltLlN, Oct. 14 (hy wire less to Tuekertou). The Tnge hlatt publishes a report that the Itnlinns lino oeeupied twelve islands in tliu enstorn Mediter- rnnenn, in eonneetion with Hie new developments in tho Hnl kanf. Orefce has protested against the occupation of these islands. t f DBREGON STILL TAMPICO, Mex., Oct. 14. Goncral Alvaro Obregon, conducting Vcntts tlano Carranza, head of tho army, on n tour of Inspection, learned today taht rumors of his disloyally had been published In American papers. He ports that ho was about to leavo tho ranks of Carranza had bcon current In Mexico many days. "It wns with tho greatest surprlso that I read of a break with tho first chief,' 'ho said to a correspondent of tho Associated Press, and requested a denial of It. "It Is well known," continued Obregon, "that I Invited him Into tho north In order to show him just what has been accomplish ed Tin reports of a break nro ab surd." Carranzn's tlmo today was taken up lnrgoly In receiving cnllers nnd ac cepting social favors from his friends hero. It Is expected tho march will bo resumed some tlmo tonight nnd Monterey reached, some tlmo Thurs day. NEW YOHK, Oct. 1 1. Count Max Lynar London, said to bo a civil en gineer and Inventor of military ap pliances, arrested hero last night, was held in S3500 ball for examination Saturday when arraigned today. Tho count was held on nn affidavit charg ing suspicion of bigamy. It was said at tho 'detective bureau that whllo tho nominal chargo Is big amy, tho arrest really wos mado at the request of tho department of Jus tice at Washington. Count Loudon denied tho chargo and said tho only wlfo ho had was tho woman with him when tho arrest was made. He also denied that ho had married Minnie Wendt of PourIi keepsle, N. Y or Mrs. Hoso O'Hrlen of Albion, N. Y., two women mention ed in connection with his nrrest. EGRI DEFY ENEMIES PARIS, Oct. II. King Nicholas of Montenegro Is quoted by tho Petit Parlslen as having declared to Us Ccttlnjo correspendent: "'a nro fighting In tho enemy's territory. Wo nro ready and wo fear nothing." Tho Montonogrln army has been ro organlbed and re-equlppcd according to Colonel Patchltch, chief of staff. Tho offenslvo begun by Austria all along the Montenegrin front has been repulsed up to tho present. THREE INCI E t ioyfkualf. cii. o,t u Mr-.. Kanih .). IIuin"ii uf Lodi, Cab, Ckari Sfi.tt tit OrniMiuM, t'al., and iK' wtidMtirirtl wan wet bunted t dtntli twiay a a fire nbtek dtroyod he t Unerl:.l.- hotrl Siarvbni ia the n.in In In w iim.i. I.oiii.' nay U found. It i tbotiutit ilu- lire liiri.vl from H gNk'dlM ftltUU iu, tlir llulil. The taw piam araJM taw paia at ta flaaM aflr a Work of m toi- tni "thrr bmldiBjj" Umi Imth cod nuts I'd. LOYALTOCARRANZA GERMAN COUNT ACCUSED0FB1GAMY MONTEN N NERATED CO LE 55 KILLED BY Z Fourteen Deaths Military Casualties Germans Claim Waterworks and Arsenal Bombarded and Many Fires Follow Explosion of Zeppelin Bombs Airships Return Safely. I.0X00N", Oct. II. Fourteen of the filty-five pcnoiiH killed and thir teen of the 114 wounded lnht night were military cnMialtieH, neeordinu to nn nnnoiineement mado by tin of ficial press bureau today rogardine; tho air raid by Zeppelins last niht. The to.t of the uiinoiinecinent fol lows : "The press bureau of the war of fice announces that n fleet of hostile niisbipH visited the eastern counties mid n portion ol the Loudon niea last night and dropped bombs. Airship Keels Over "Anti-nireraft pins, of tho royal field artillerv, attached to the central force, were in action nnd nn airship wan seen to Keel over on its side and to drop to n lower altitude. "Five ueropbines of tho royal fly inp; corps went up, but owing to tin atmospheric conditions only one nero plane succeeded in locating an air ship. This aeroplane, however, was unable to overhaul the airship before it was lost in the fog." Some houses were damaged and several fires were started, but no serious damage was caused to mili tary material. All fires were noon got under control. The following military casualties, in addition to the one announced last night, have been reperted: "Fourteen killed and thirteen wounded. "The home office announces tho following casualties other than the military .casualties reported abeve: List or Casualties "Killed Men, 127; women, 0; chil dren, f; total, 11. "Injured Men, (51; women, HO; children, 7; total, 101. "TotnlS Men, 1)1; women, .'111; children, l'J; grand total, M'J. "Of thoHO casualties, :i'. killed and l,r) injured were in the Loudon area, and tlieso figures- include tlioe nn- uoiinccd last night." i i .i London's latest Zeppelin raid ex ceeds in tliu number of casualties any previous attack on tho Hritish capi tal. Tho Inst in which casualties were reported, that of September 8, omen second. Twenty deaths were caused & that occasion, whilo 80 persons wore injured. Tho oa'HualtieH in the raid of last night brings the total for all raids on Hnglaud up to 010, of which num ber 177)ersoi)rt were killed nnd Ul.'t injured. . Gcnnaii Version of Itald IlKKLW, Oot. M (by wireless to Fayvillo). All official report given out today hy tho German admiralty regarding the Zeppelin raid on Lou don, sitys that in addition to dropping bombs on thoiKuglish capital, the watentoiks at Hampton and the town of Woohvioh, where there is n great arsenal, wOro hcnwly bombarded, flreat fiios'aie reported to have fol lowed tho explosion of tho Zeppelin bombs. The text of tho admiralty' slate men t follews1: "Herman airship dining the night of October 1.1-1 I attacked tho city of Loudon and nearby iuiortiint ostnh 'ihlimcnts an well as the battel ioa of Ipstvieh. ".Several nltai-ks were made c.pe- (Continued on page six) 5 WASIIIKOTUN. O.I. 1!. State dojmrtHiottt hiImi todnv lrom Swe den reMred tit-e Orrmun vcneln unk ia Ike Italtie sea bv kiilimnnuf. Tbe dipatkit wrrt- brief Mud ga; ao ib-tatla. Xew diaattrtiM aa rfwrtt tual a Umiak aliwariiM i iufbrtuii: rral Utn on the Ornnan miieau lilv fUcl 10 thv UttllK, EPPELN W LONDON A A FIRE SUBMARINES INK GERMAN SHIP MAY IRWIN TO LEAD WOMAN SUFFRAGE ARMY apvt "iu ILbVbbt Ivwxn. N'F.W YOltIC, Oel. 1 I Ma Irwin is organimg nn urmp ot .'iilllll oluu leers to march in the wniiian'- suff rage parade- here October 1M. It will be called "The Women Who Wateli and Waif arm v. VILLA'S CAPTAINS I DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 1 l.-flcneral I. FJios Cnllcs, Carranza commander in Sonera, stated today1 that he had received unofficial confirmation of tho occupation of (liiuymas, Sonora. yesterday by a Carrnny.a force under neneral hi. M. Dipginti-" Dieguy. force, Callet,ffnid, would be reinforced by SHOO men who weie to embatk today ut Muiminillo, Coliuui, for (luaymas, aecordiug to u mcMiigo from Oeneral Alvaro Obregon. The addition of this force would gio Oicguz nn army of about 1.1,000 men, Colics said. fleneral flareiu led tho retreat northward of tho Villu garrison of (luayinaR, according lo ('alio' ro liorts. Several bundled Ympii In dians descried the retreating column and joined Diegu.' loices, it was said. Tho Villa troops from Manznuilln woie said to be under command of Ocnoral (biim. The voyairo on transports was expected to take two weeks. KL I'ASO, Tex., Oct. II. Tho Car ranza consulate announced today re ceipt of a moiwngo lrom Douglas, Ariz., staling that an American ar riving at Columbus, X. M., from CasaK firaniles, Chihuahua, slated that three Villa geneiaU had desert ed with their men. Advices here cmixidcicd trusl woithy stated Hint 1000 men ol Villa's foreo nt Cumi-. Ornndcs had descited reeer.th. . i I0NAL WASIIINOTO.V, Oct. It Cpon recommondatlon of Secretaries Lane and IIoiiHton, Pronldent YVlleou today abolished tliu Kaunas national forost of 1. '18,000 aenw. On November 1 It will ho opon to entry by application to tho laud offloo at Dodge city, Kan sas. I'lio foront eoiiiprUen tho nand hill region of Wfntern KansaH and was no loiiKor ueedid hy tho agricul tural department A small herd of nntelojn' will bo r l.iiued by the gov ernment. FOR HONOLULU TRADE SANT FRANi Imi, Oct. II A million dollur hicinn-r for the run btw-fu Sun 1'riiiK i--i ami Honolulu vra annouiicrd a- itnMtd for to duj by William Mut-on, mm! uf thu IatM Xaviimh'.n imjmity which Mew own atid w-n wtx vMMrU bHwara tk two Hrl. 'it t-l Hill Ut- built bv ilu I 101,11 don Works here and i tw '"- r.a!j in 1ft,'. XT- " XD- 7 DESERT TO ENEMY GUAYMAS m WILSON FAVORS . GARRISON PLAN FOR BIG ARMY Annual Expenditure of $182,000,000, Enlarging Force by 30,000 to 50, 000 and Providing Reserve Navy to Ask for Increase of Hundred Millions. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Presi dent Wilson today approved Secre tary Garrison's plan for increasing tho army. It calls for an annual cv penditure of .flS'J.OOO.OOO, an in crease of approximately $7."i,000,000 The plan in its approved form will be prcenlcd lo congre-s with the full bucking of the udmiuislratioii. Tor Coast DefeiiM's Much of the inerensea nppiopiui tiou would be devoted to const de fenses and a substantial increase in the field artillery. Details as to in ei eases in tho personnel of tho nnnj havo not yet been mado public. If the navy, which will ask for an merciio of .1 (10,0(10,0011, carries through its plan making the total nn al appropriation .fj 18,000,000, tho appropriations for national defense, ucludiug the aiuiy's $18'J,000,()(I0, would total .f 1:10,000,000. It is prob able, however, that in final form the appropriations will not exceed .. 100,000,000. The president spent practically tho entire morning going over Sceietnry flurrNnii'ri cdiniutos and plans, which nre understood to propose nn in crease of ;l(l,000 to .10,000 men and in the army a largo reserve to bo created through inducing men to join the jiinkn by hhoit term enlistments. The plans also include encouragement id' tho national guard and increasing of the number of army officer by using the military academy at West 1'ouit to its lull capacity. Itail.nl hy 1'ivsldent After conferring with .Assistant Secretary nreckenridge, the president laid tho plan before Cliaiimnn llay of tho house military committee. Later ho will consult Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee am) other iullucntial lead ers of holh Hciiuio and house. The admiuislnitiou is confident that the democratiu leaders in both houses will approve tho plan,' al thouiih it is not expected that tho ap propriations will bo mado without some opposition. In tlio recommendation of both Secretaries flarriou and Daniels particular attention was paid to air craft. ATIILXS, Oct. Kl, ia Faris, Oct. II. In rifponso (o n runout for u definition of tho attitude of (Irouoe, King Constantino today uuido tho fidlowiug statement to tho Associ ated I'iem: "(Ireeeo is merely loosening her Mvord in it senbbuid. Shu menaces no ono. Hut she- cannot permit that events shall conntituto a menace to the integrity of tho naljon or the freedom of tho flrcok pooplo. "It in my duly to preserve ni country from tho danger of doatrue- tion tbioiigli beeomiint involved in tlu geiiprnl Kunipoau conflict. hopo to do this ut Mil hazards if it in io sible." F NKW YdllK. O.t. 1 1. The ngn l'r'iih luiunce eoniuiiioitr expnet In hikh tlwf loolni.t f,r tlM $.00, UtMl.000 lo.ni toinorrott. After tl iiinti'ti thrr wilt r-n.. m -i.nn minor in hiIh.i ! I nr aigniMl uiitterH ot iluds4. For ll" i' ' ' fTp, lli. I, !i I tin- ion Mm -aieHr' until I In- Utti-r part ot wl twk, whan it la thought Um will .) to ( unada for a hort l In forr .'iliu fruui Ni'w uik to' r-ufupv, GREECE LOOSENING SWORD IN SCABBARD KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA tk ".rtsrtrMO)iWjWiwiWBtiaswwjH:.o jawiaB3taMwi ww,. ,. m iiwCTSaa A aaaagaH PHftn IMfl'jftjLJ-ttMSB 'MaWaWTLB. " 5 King Ferdinand 1- shown 111 this Hie picture aro the men who will lead war. HURLEDBYGERMANS 1'AIUS, Oct. 1 1. There has bcon a particularly violent artillery en gagement In the ArtolH district, north west of Illll No. 110, In which both sides took part, nccordlng to tho ntatemeut given out this aftornoon by tho French wnr office. Thoro ban heon nlRO octlvo tronch fighting In tho vicinity of LIIioiib. In tho Chnmpagno dlHtrlct tho flor maiiB havo heon throwing aflphyxlat Ing bonihB on tho Kreuali rear lines. A Herman attack to tho west of Tflhuro has been repulsed hy tho French fire. In tho Lorrnluo district tho cannon ading hotweon tho antagonlHtH him heon almost contliiiioufl. Tho text ot tho communication follews: "In tho Artola dlntrlct tho nrtlllory fighting continued last night, both Hldos taking pnrt. Thia fire wns par ticularly violent to tho northwest of Hill No. 110 between Souchoz nnd tllvonchy. Tho fighting rrom tronch to tronch with bombs and torpodoes haH continued with groat activity In tho roKlou of LlhoiiH. ' "In tho Chiiinpogno dlntrlct tho on omy has dlroctod n flro with asphyx iating bombs iiKaluttt our rear linos. To this our bnttorloH ovorywhoro mado reply. "A Oorman nttnok In tho forest to tho west of Tnhuro hint been oheuked by our fire, "Thoro has hen a reciprocal and al most continuous cannonading In tho Lorrnluo district In tho vicinity of Itelllon nnd Lelutrey." AISTF.HDAM, Oct. 11. Semi-or fieial announcement that a Turco Ilulgniiiiii military agreement has beeiiJMigued iu mado in tho Lnkal Anzeiger. 1'nder tho tenna of the aureeinent Tin key places two army corps ami her mimilioiiH fHetoiie at tlio di-po--al of Itiilgariu, while the latter eouiilrv aificcN to .-apply Tur key Willi coal ami railwnv luutoriHls. It is aiei'd that Tnikiv shall hxve free u-e ot Unitarian haibors. SWISS TO APPEAL IN GKNUV, Oct. 11--A commlttoo of Influential persons, Including gov ornmeiit officials and repreiwntatlvo Iirofosslonnl men, bus hoeu foruusl la tioneva with thtt objuot of apeimllpg to uoutral liowora on buliulf of tho Armoiilnn pwiplo. Tlia ruminlttoo alo will oollvct fund to aanUt thu Ariiifiilunit. SARRAIL TO LEAD ATUKNri, Oet. II. QoMral Bar. mU, eommaa4lar-B-eUif of tka Fieli I'niff in Ilia Uncut, who ar rived in s lu.uki vitrrduy, will take L'ouuii.iiid ui th lipvdiliouury arm ASPHYXIATINGBOMBS UPON FRENCH REAR TURKEY PROVIDES BULGARA TROOPS AN DLEADERS OF HIS ARMY pieluro with his rnne. Other in tho llulgarian army in tlio F.uropcnn BRITISH ATTACK T I1I2RLIN, Oct. II. A Ronoral nt tndk hy tho llrltlsh along almost tho wholo of tho front from Ypros to Loos, accompanied by homhnrdmont of tho Ilclglnn const, Is roportod In tho official iitntomont today ot tho wnr office All attacks of tho Brit ish aro said hy army honduunrters to havo fulled. Tho offlclnl announcement regard ing opcrntlons on tho western front follews: "Whllo cnomy monitors wpro shell ing tho const nonr Westondo, Hclr.lum ami tho artillery ot tho cnomy was shelling our positions to tho north of Ypres, without success, tho llrlt lsh began nn nttnok bchlniLclouds of Biunko nnd gns over nlmost tho entire front hotweon Ypres nnd I.oou. This attack failed completely. "At novornl plnccn tho emoko clouds floated Into tho trenches of tho cnomy. Only at somo small points to tho cast and northcoBt of Vermel los woro tho nrltlsh nblo to ohtnln rooting In our first lino trenches. Thoy hnvo alnco bcon driven out, for tho most part, with hand grenades. "Flvo attacks of tho enemy mado without tiso ot Hiuoko clouds, but with strong forces against tho posi tions west of Hultiich, wero repulsed, with sovoro loss to tho attackers. South of Angrcs two machlno guns woro tokon from tho cnomy In n coun ter nttaok. After tho evacuation of tho position known as Klclnon Nes tor, which tho French had rotnlnod 011 tho heights oast of Souchez, 400 prisoners romulnod In our hands," PARIS, Oct. 1 1 Declaration ot martial law nt Salonlki on Tuesday Is reported hy the Athens correspond ent of tho I lavas News agency. Gen oral Moschomowios, who Is in corn oral mnud of tho Greek forces thoro, ordered his troops to nalutu tho Crouch and llrltlsh officers. Tho commander of tho allied troops will Imiio a similar ordor. Hy royal dueroo Prlnco Nicholas, a brother of King Constantino, has heon nominated military governor ot thu Interior zone. PERUVIAN MINISTER OF FINANCE FILES RESIGNATION LIMA, IVru, Oct. 1 1. TJ10 minis ter of limiiice, Auielio LiiBtros, pre sented lux reMtfUfttiou today. Frugi limit I'urdo declined, howovcr, to ac cept it. -r -r -r --f 4 RUSSIA TO SEND TROOPS TO BALKANS TO ASSIST SERBS t--f-4- -f 4- 4- 4t LONDON', Oct. 11. Sir Kd wvrd Ore.v, tho nooretary for foreign at tun, announced in the hutioM of ooHiMinnfl today that eo-iijMrratien uf Hugainn tMMua m tun llalkfliiA hud been proauwd, uton twi troops er' uvmlubb'. f fi fi ff-f ON BELGIAN FRON REPORTEDREPULSED MARTIAL LAW LE SALONIKA 11 i'