rW Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Probably Ilrnlti Tonight nnd lYlday. Max. 71; Mln. B3. i. v Forty-fifth Tear. DAtly Tenth Year. OIL AWN T y Railroad to Saloniki' Cut In Two Rlaccs Britain Reported to Have Offered Island of Crete to Greece Ultimatums Sent by Entente Allies to King Constantlne. l'AKIS, Ocl. 21. An official Mole went issued yesterday nt Nihil, as forwarded by Iho HavaH Now agency, says tbat llio Serbian array is now menaced scriouoly. The Serb inn war office Bays tbo railroad lino to Saloniki bns been cut in two places. "The situation grows more and more erions. Tlio rcsUtuuco of llio Serbian troops is desperate and beioic, but lite strong pressure of the Ausltions and the Germans from the north and of masses of Unitarian from tho east is menacing seriously the Serbian army which is now cut off from Saloniki. The arrival of allied troops is awaited anxiously. "The Serbians in the notth hold tho Itnkhnnntz-Alexnndrovntz - Dnihgolo- boi and tho Asagnn-Kosmni lines and the right bank of the Kolounzn. On the enstern front they held the line, but tho Unitarians lutvo taken the town of Vronyn. LO.N'DO.V, Oct. 21. Tho entente powers aro bringing all posslblo prcs ruro to bear on Greeco In order to elicit an unequivocal definition of her policy toward tho other Ilalkan Btatcs and tho European bclllgorcnts. They liavo Intimated clearly that on ac count of tho geographical position of (Jreeco and hjr. treaty, objjgatlona to Serbia, her announced'pollcy of'nou trallty will be difficult, If not Impos stblo to lhalntaln. 'it lias becomo a question In tho opinion of allied diplomats, of not jormltttng Greece to contlnuo what Is considered an ambiguous policy until their opponents In tho war aro tmablo to utlllzo tho noutral position of Greeco to her own advantage. Tho Greek government Is now con sidering tho Urltlsh offer of tho Island ot Cyprus, which, according to an Athena message, Britain will ccdo Im mediately on condition that Greoco Join tho allies, Tho Russian foreign minister, Mr. Sazanoff, bos Issued a htatcment that ho considers tho allies Justified In adopting any measures to provcut their enemies from taking ndvantaga of tho neutral position of a third power. Tho fleets of tho allies already have established a closo blockado of tho Aegean coast of IJulgarla. It has not boon established whether tho llulgurlans havo occupied Vrunya on tho Nlsh-Sallkl railroad, concern ing which thoro aro conflicting re ports. It Is a fact, nevertheless, that railroad communication between Nlsh and Uttkup has been Interrupted, and it tho Unitarians havo not actually crossod tho lino thoy havo at least advanced far enough to Interrupt traffic, which accomplishes tho same purpose. Tho principal prossuro on Serbia Ik now coming from tho Bulgarian Bldo. Ilocont dispatches rovoal no fur ther advances of Importance by Field Marshal Von Mackensen'a German and Austrian forces. The two outstanding features on tho nusslan front aro tho continued offensive of tho Russians south of tho 1'rlpot and toh now German offensive touth of Riga. In tho latter district tho Germans aro making a most de termined effort to force tho Wvlnn (Continued on pago sir) FOR USE BY ALLIES LONDON', Oct 21 It la announc ed that shipments of sholls manufac tured In private factories and work shop in British India have begun. Tho work having been carrlod out hqc0m(ui1 in India through all pro. coeaaa from tha Iron ore to tho fin Isaod product The work ailed far ro-operation of railway ihosx. numerous private fae torlM and workshops belonging; to chiefs of native states. The quality vt the shells U said to D5 excellent, GH ABOUT AN ARM INDIANS MAKE SHELLS II Q Ml HIFRQ ! Jn VvL.IIIbIi SLAIN IN BATTLE Three American Troopers Killed and Eight Wounded In Attack Upon Outpost by Border Bandits Fif teen Soldiers Give Battle Sixty Miles North of Brownsville. BHOWXSVILLE, Tex., Oct. 21. About boventy-fivo Mexicans at 2 p'clock this morning nttacked fifteen Amoiietiti soldiers nt Ojo do Agon, a smnll Mexican settlement on tho American side of the river, about sixty miles up tho llio Grande from bore. Three soldiers wcro killed and six wounded nntl nt least five Mexi cans killed in tbo forty-minute battle which followed. Some of the Mcxi cuns fled neross tho llio Grnndo into Mexican tenitory when American cavalry enmd up. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Oct. 21. Threo United States holdiern wcro killed nnd six others wounded in nu engagement with Mexican bandit near Ojo dc Agun, nbout2 o'clock this morning. Tho troops gunrding tho place, which is located near Mis sion, Tux., nnd about sixty miles north of Urovviwville, wcro attacked by a Inrge band. Fivo Mexicans Dead Details of the fight aro lacking, but in a preliminary report from Cnp. tain Frank II. McCoy, received nt southern department bendquarters at .'1:15 oVloek this morning, the infor mation was given that fivo dead Mux ienns had been found in tbo dark af ter tbo attacking party hud bocu driven off. Tho killed and" wounded were all member of Troop 0, third cuvulry, and company I), signal corps. Tho dead arc: Sergeant Shncfor, troop 0, third cavalry, nnd First-Class Privntos Joyco and McConnell, company I), signal corps. The list of wounded includes Pri vates llouncr, Hchr, Lnnglandu and Knble, troop Q, third cnvalry, and First-Class Sergeant Smith nnd Cor poral Cnnshnll, company 1), signal eight wounded and nt least fivo Mexi eorps. Priwitu Shellenbaek, troop 0, and Private Stewart, signal corps. Troops Hushed to Scono Cnptr.m McCoy arrived with reliev ing troops nnd the bandits fell bnck in tbo brush between Ojo do Agu.t nnd tho llio Ornnde. Additional troops wcro imbed to the bccno from nearby border patrols und senrch made for tho bandits. Ojo de Agun is near tho river. Dense brush afforded tho Mexicans perfect cover as they Mattered and mndo toward the Mexican boundary. A picket reported tho presenco of tho bandits in time to give tho troop er, a chance to take positions for their do-peruto roMtnuco against odds. The fifteen United States soldiers, fighting fivo against one, held their ground, although half of them were put out of commission until relief eumo from Mission, seven miles nwny. Captain Frank II. .McCoy took (Continued on page six) IAFT A WITNESS NEW YOIIK, Oct. 21.- Under tbo ruling ot Judgo Hunt that the gov ernment prosecutors in tho conspir acy ease against ton former directors und the former eounsol of the New Haven railroad, uro at liberty to trace tho beginning of tbo alleged conspiracy to monoolizo trnffio in Now England, Charles, S. Mellon, foi merly proaidont ot the road, was pro puied today to continue bin testimony. Counsel for the deleneo announced today that they expwted that the government would eall Forr Pruai dent Taft a u witaew in connetiH with a eoiifcrenee between Mr. Tuft aud I.ewu Cum I.edyard in regard to tho talon oxer of llotn A: Maw stoek by tke New Haxea. It. I Halts, attorney for tha gov eminent. said that tho government would, "if powible,' avoid calling: the turner proajdgnt. WITH MEXICANS NEW HAVEN TRIAL MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1015 iTHE FISH THAT GUARD OUR SHORES Hut they're not fWi. TIicms a dry-dock at an Atlantic navy yard, llio way theyVo put together look II IJEIILIK, Oct. 21. Tho German advance on the Hussion Hallic port of Itign, for possession of which a great battle has been under way for sev eral weeks, bns been carried forward further. This war office reported to day that Field .Marshal Von llindcn burg's army bnd occupied the bank of the Dvina river, northeast of Mi tan, from Uorkowitr. to UerhCinuenho. Russian reports of succc-'ses on tbo central and southern end of tho lino received partial confiimution in to day's German statement. German forces on the Styr were compelled to retrent, losing n few cannon. The Austro.Gormnn nnny of invas ion in Scibia is pushing back tho Serbians over tho entire front, al though tho Teutonic advance is slow. The war office hinted today that the Serbians bad been driven out of the strongly fortified positions near Hi pan j. Tho Ilulgarinns also have made n further ndwuieo. ILLIONl IS WASHINGTON', Oct. 2L The nnvv astimotos will ineludo )?1,(I00, OOOfor a rttttrt on Iho .t-fi.OOO.OOO la boratory lor tho navy advisory board, headed by Thoninu A. Edison. Democratic bouso lenders aie dis cussing plans for an early caucus to consolidato the majority for the pres ident's plans. The leaders nro tnkinjr into consideration that their majority is much reduced below last session's numbers, but tliev expect support from tbo other parties. NEW" YOIIK, Oct. 21. -Forty mon and women wero injured today when tho I.ackawunna forrybout Nctber land crashed into tho Harrow-street pier during a fog and hurled a niun ber of passengers under tbo hoofs of a dozen horaes which wotc on tho boat. The crash occurred during what bay men described us the ort log of tho ycur. 10 NEW YOHK. 0-t. 21. Oue bun drud and fifty unni-rfcilu uud eol logo wcro United bv the iwUonttl AwurieHiiizAtiuN i oninailU today to eo-eperato in a meiaent to develop ideals of America citixeaahin. effie icney and tbo eivilian ide of pfewr edneaa tbrOMKbout thr country. Tlie eotntaittee wua orijmiizid at a laeet ing tn the home u invent A!vr, GERMANSADVANCE GREEK CABINET RUSSIAN VICTORY UPON RIGA THOUGH IN ALL NIGHT RESULTS IN CAPTURE RETREATING SOUTH WAR CONFERENCE OF 3552 GERMANS nit tho notes of tw of our suliiiutriues, taken as thoy lay slde-by-slde In Don't tbo hawser holes look like cyc.s, nnd don't tbo foruard plates nnd ke great inoutlis'.' 1'AIMS, Oct. 21, 3:20 p. nt. A pro longed meeting of this Greek cabinet late Tuesday night, after which no communication won issued lo tho press, is being generally commented upon by the Athens nuwspapers, says n dispntcb filed yesterday at tjie Greek capital by a correspondent of tbo HnvaS'XewH agency. The message adds: V -,. A "It is reported this (Wednesday) ovening that new propositions have been mode by Iho quadruple entcuto td induct) Greece to jbipnvt'from ber neu trality. " Tho newspaper rfrhnod says important concessions liftvc'been offered by tho entente powers," to gether with powerful military sup port, if Greece will join tho allies. Tho important journal Ilcstia. says tho en tente nllies' offers would extend Grceoo's frontiers nonrly to Constan tinople nnd that tho offers also in eludo the Island of Cyprus nnd tin territory in Asin Minor. FOR BEET SUGAR SALT LAKE, City, Utah, Oct. 2t. During tho week tho beet growers In Utah and Idaho havo received cash for all boots delivered lo tho threo factories during tho month ot Sop tomher, tho total amounting to nbotit $175,000. Tho great disbursement will como on November 15, when most ot tho croji will havo been do llvcred, and tho total payments for which will amount to not lctta thau $4,000,000, CAROTHERS OFF FOR VASITlTO Oct. 21. George C. Cnrotbors, for the last three yoars special agent of the state department attached to General Villa's nnny, bus been withdrawn as ono of tho conse quences of tho recognition of Gen eral Carrnnza. Hereafter the Amer ican govornmont will havo no official dcuhi with Villa. Cm others is on bin way to Douglas, Ariz., njar whoro tho Cnrranr.11 garruon is threatened with attack by Villa hoops. Aulo Kills Aned Pair TACOMA, Vali., Ool. 21. Mr. V. .1. Msukav, aed 78, died at a hos pital today fioni injurioe received when she and her buaband, He 7(1, wer etruek by an auloinobila driven by Andrew l'o lat iltgbt aa thoy ware croaaing a strHt. Mr. MnKay wn the mother of lira. . G. Ihek, wife of Dr. Arched. Hh. Tacoma Jurist Dead TACOMA. Wah.. Get. Si. JubM C Sulleaii, 71, romwr judgis of la an Mnor court hn. aUo a fonnar judge of the urciue court m t'olo rado, dux! todu). PETItOOHAI), Oct. 21,-An impor tant IliiriMiin success in tho region of tho llurauovichi, resulting in Iho cap ture of several German positions, 3552 men nnd len machine guns nnd one piece of artillery, was announced today by the war office. Unranoviehi is in tho central por tion of thu llussiau liuu to tho uoitb of the Pripct river. Tho nntuninccmont follews: "In tho districts southeast of Ilar onovichi our troops, after n dnshing fini-priso nilnek ycstciday, eaplurcd Gennnn positions near tho villages of Ekimovichi, Odnkporshohinu, Noviki and Nagomin. In tho courso of tho day wo took H5 Gcnnaii nnd Austrian fj officers mitl 3552 nicen priRoncrs, in addition to capturing ten quick-fir-eers and one gun." SLAIN BY TURKS TIKL1S, Tranfl Caucasia, Oct. 13, via l'otrograd and London, Oct. 21. Tho cBtlmato Is mndo by tho Armen ian newspaper Mshak that ot tho 1, 200,000 Armenian Inhnbltnnta ot Turkey bwforo tho wnr, thoro remain not moro thnn 200,000. This rcsl duo, tho Mshnk says, may disappear boforo tho end of tho war on account of tho Turkish policy of extermina tion. Tho figures of tho Mshak aro based on tho cstimilo of tho Armenian pa- trlarch at Constantinople that 860,' 000 Armenians havo bcon killed or enslaved by tho Turks, In addition to which 200,000 Armenians aro bollov. cd to havo fled to Ilussla, BY FtDERAL OROER ST. LOUIS, Oct. 21.-Moro than 000 furs weer to bo sold nt auction hero today on hohalf of tho federal government. Tho furs camo from Alaska and represent tho yearly catch on tho government niesorvoB, Fur buyors from all ovor tho world aro hoio for tht) sulo. Tho polls Ineludo 531 bluo fox, CS whlto fox nnd 70 beavnr. TkousandH of polts wero alio to be plaeod on sale nt tho auction for prlvato ship pers. Among theao wcro 10,000 er mine, 10.000 olvot c-it. 15,000 uiun quai,i, 187 silver fox, 2770 lynx and 000 wolf. Rear Admiral Parker Dead PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Ul.-llaiu Admiral Joph Hdmom Parker, a ru-lirt-d aiedieai diroetur of the United HtaUia Navy, died at hia home here to da v. In lbll.1 he wa prasident or tha medical and fteiiiuiiug board of the but. He ttu M cai vld. 11I0NARMENIANS ASK NATION TO V HANKS 0 REIGN OF PEACE President Issues Thanksgiving Day Proclamation for November 25 Year One of Special Blessing to the United States Year of Abundant Crops mal Blessings of Peace. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Prcfll dent AVI I so n today In a proclamation designating Thursday, November 25 as Thanksgiving day, called attention to tho fact that tho Unltod States has been nt pcaco white most ot Kuropo linn hoon at war. "Wo havo been nblo lo assert our rights and tho rights ot mankind without breach of friendship with tho great nntlons with whom wo havo had to deal," Raid tho president. Tho text follews: Text of Proclamation "It has long been tho honored cus tom of our pcoplo to turn In tho fruit ful autumn of tho year In pralso and thanksgiving to Almighty God for lils many ulooslngn nnd morrlca to ua aa n nation. Tho year that Is now drawing to a closo slnco wo last ob served our national thanksgiving Inis been, while n year of dtsclpllno bo- causo of tho mighty forces of war and of changes which havo disturbed tho world, also a year ot special blosslng for us. "Another year ot pcaco has been vouchsafed uh; another year In which not only to tnko thought of our duty to ourselves and to mankind, but also to adjust to tbo many responsibility thrust upon uh by a war which has Involved almost tho whole ot Eu rope. Wo havo boon nblo to assert our rights and tho rights ot mankind without broach ot friendship with tho groat nations with whom wo havo I unselfish sorvtco. v MatiM'bil l'nvqx'rlty 'Our ability to sorvo all who could avnll thomsolvcs of our services In tho midst of a crisis, hns been In crensod by a gracious Provldenco, by moro and moro abundant crops; our nmplo financial resources havo enabled us to steady tho markets of tho world nnd facilltnto necessary inovomont of commorco which tho war might othorwlso havo rendored Impossible; and our pcoplo havo coma moro and moro to a sober realization of tho part thoy havo been called up on to play In a tlmo when nil tho world In shaken by Unparalleled dis tresses and disasters. "Tha extraordinary circumstances of such n tlmo havo dono much to quicken our national conscious ness nnd deepen and confirm our con fldonca In tho prlnclplo ot pence and frocdom by which wo hnvo always souKht to bo guldod. Out ot dark ness and porploxttlcs havo como firm er counsels of policy nnd clcaror per ceptions of tho ossontlnl wolfaro of tho nation. Wo havo prosporcd whilo other pcoplo wero at war, but our prosperity has bcon vouchsafed us, wo bollovo, only that wo might tho bolter perform tho functions which war rendored It Impoeslblo for thorn to porform, Thursday, NoitiiiIkt 1W, "Now, thoroforo, I, Woodrow Wil son, president of tho United Statos of America, do hereby doulgnato Thurs day, tho Twonty-flfth ot Novombor (Continued on pago six) - : r , - rr" '7 a IS IN ERUPTION THE UA1.LES, Or., (Ji-I. 21. (it iuuia of Tho DhIIuh weru scauuing tin horizon today, trying to pierco tin mint tor a view of Mount Hood, 32 milo iouth of here, in an offort to eunftrm a rejioit that the fnmoiia (teak ia in eruption. I .ale yaatenlav ainolu wn ieou Unuing HppHrautly fiotu tbo cralfi'. The amoka viaa tirt noticed at 5 p. in. and oontinucMl to 'iul up in auuie quaiuitv uatil night bid tbo lautiiUMiu. One theory for tbo stnoko la that a ohIjiii, roeeutly built for th 1'nited StotuM forest eriuo at the nurnuul, ui dvttrojvd by tue. NO. 182 27 BATTLESHIPS OF FIRST LINE SupcrdrcndnouQhts and Six Bailie Cruisers to Protect Nation Four teen Battleships in Second Llney Nino in Reserve Thirteen Scout Cruisers, Ninety-six Destroyers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Whilo tho general board of tho imvy has approved plans for fii.t eight-gun tbirty-fivo knot supcr-battlo cruisers to bo built within tho next fivo yenrs, navy officers nnd officials, it wn learned today, uro not unnnimous in favoring this typo of ship. Bcforo Scerrtnry Daniels decided to recom mend tho big ships an nllcniativo plan for another typo of vessel to cost about a third nH much bad many ad horcnls. Tho chief reason for favor- in tho Biualler and lcs9 expensive shins, it is said, was that for tbo amount to bo expended on tbo bnttlo cruisers, eighteen of tho other typo could havo been built and equipped, probably in considerably less time. Tim nltornntivo plan suggested a, typo of Biipcr-scout oruisors ranging from 7500 to 10,000 tons displace ment, wilb very light armor nnd equipped wilb only two fourlccn-incb guns each, ono mounted forward nnd ono nft on tbo docks without turret protection. Ily this grcnt saving ui weight, vcssols of high speed, great endurnnco nnd wido cruising radius could hnvo been obtained to reinforce tbo slower and tmallcr scout cruis ers and destroyers in their mission of brenking tin enemy's communication linos, destroying her commerce nt sea nnd overwhelming convoys composed of light cruiser or dcslroyw, 157 Siipordrendnouglils - What Iho United States nnvy will Jo in 1025 if tho administration's dc- 5enso program is approved by coit- (rcss was desoribod today by ittivnl jxpcrtH. Tho btrcngtlt ot tlio navy all be: Uatllcehips of tho first lino, twen- -soven. Tboso shins would all arrv moro than eight big guns each, most of them mounted; twelve, four-tccu-inch 50-cnbber rifles, tbo now wcupons recently dovclopcd by thu ordnance bureau and believed lo bo tho equal or superior of any navy gun now atloat. With two excep tions, thoy would nil bu nblo to steam moro thnn twenty knots an hour. llattloships of tho second line, four teen. Theso ships all carry four heavy guns each and somo of them havo speed of nearly twenty knots. Ilosorvo battleships, nine. Theso ships nro till now in commission or in reserve, Tho oldest fchip is tho Iowa, commissioned in 1807. Slv llattlo Cruisers Unttln cruisers, six. They will mount eight fourtoen-ineli 50-cnlibcr riflos and hiuo n speed of tbirty-fivo knots. Seoul oruisors, thirteen. Destroyer, uintty-si.v. This fig ure Uooa not tnko into account nine teen torpodobonls, many of which nro still in service. Fleet submarines, eighteen. Tho Sohlov, firnt votfsol of this typo do eigned for nny navy, will bo launch ed in u few months. Bho will mttko twenty knots on Iho surfuco, whilo tho othors will maku twonty-l'ivo knots or more. Coast defensosubmnrinofl, 110. Tiiis liguros all submersible of this typo now built or building. ' Gunboats, tbirly-ono. Theso ves sels nro, for rivor nnd shallow harbor. In addition to tbo foregoing, thcto uro lun urmored cniisors, fivo pro tected cruifcera, four seuond-elasH cruisers, twelve sccond-elass cruisers and nine coast defmso inonitora nvailablc for rcseno fleet duty, IS RAIDED BY BANDITS imOWNSYH.I.E, Tex., Oct. 21. Moxiumi ImndiU midud ranch prop orly noar Sebnatinu today and foiiRht with Town rtiiigiui and deputy shor iff who purauud them. No iMbitultiod wero reportoil on cither fcldo. Sebas tian U Torty niiloa north ot hero und fully fitly mlltw fi-om tbo Ojo Del Agun batllegiouud, whoro Mexican attacked I'uitcd Stilton troo3 thW .tuoriilug;. N N W NAVY t ; ! wn v i' .k 3fSgf