Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
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Dally Tenth Tear.
TEUTONS EFFECT
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Desperate Plight of Serbians Shown
by Junction Between Invading
ForcesAid From All Sides Cut
Off by Capture of Railroads Ser
bians Fight Stubbornly.
LONDON, Oct. 27. Tlio desperate
plight of tlio Serbians which has been
described ever sinco the beginning of.
the Auslro-Gcnnnn nnd Bulgnriun iu
vam'onR us "an affair of national life
ami death," in no longer a rhetorical
phrase, but the. literal truth. Lon
don's optimism regarding tho outcome
of the Balkan conflict which had been
colored by reports of the determined
.Serbian resistance and the difficul
ties which the invaders have been
forced to face is Hearing a climax.
Tho first connecting link between
thu AiiHtro-Gcrmnn forces invading
Seibia and their Bulgarian allies has
been made. Junction of the armies
cast of Hrza Pnlankn, on tho Danube,
i:,tlio far northeastern corner of Ser
bia, is reported by Berlin.
.1 unction Kffcctod
The main ndvaneo of tho Austro
Gcrmnn forces is along the Mornvu
valley, where runs the rnilrond line
through Nish, east to Sofia and
thenco on to Constantinople. The
junction reported as effected docs not
givu tho direct rnilrond connection de
sired by thu Teutoniu forces.
Lord Liinsdowno'rt exposition of
thoMneedoniun campaign in tho
lionso of lords yesterday is regarded
as an indication that tho assistance
the nllies have been alilo to offer Ser
bia is not sufficient to meet her needs.
The appeal of tho Serbian premier to
Knglnnd "to do ovorytliing you can to
iusiiro your troops reaching us as
soon as possible," intimntes thu re
sistance of tho Serbians is nearing its
lust stage.
Tories iii'o Uniting
Austro-Oornuin and Bulgarian
forces aro now within twenty miles of
each other. Southwest and south
cast of Belgrade invading armies aro
advancing along a hundrcd-nulo front,
twenty-fivo to forty miles south of
the J)nmihc. Analysis of the ntuu
tion in regard to tho Bclgradc-Ni di
Snloniki railroad shows that the
Oorninns command tho first fifty
miles from Belgrade, the Seibians the
next 130, tho Bulgarians tho next 100
nml the French tho lubt fifty miles to
the Greek frontier.
No details Jmvo been received here
oncoming tho reported recapliiro of
the Serbians of Voles.
Whether free communication be
tween Hungary and Bulgaria by way
of tho Danube has yet been estab
lished is doubtful, but tho proximity
of the forces of the two countries
makes such communication at least
imminent.
Koslstnucu Dospcmto
All dispatches conlinuo to describe
the intensely stubborn resistance of
the Seibians. According to accounts
which have leached hero concerning
tho capture of Uskup. tho Serbians
defended every foot of ground furi
ously and no otiartor was given on
cither side. Although tho Bulgarian
forces aro said to hao outnumbered
tho Serbians ten to one, they made
only .r)00 prisoners. All tho others
foiisht to tho death.
Hold Marshal Von llindonburg's
tremendous offensive against Dvinsk
continues, Hut thur far lias not ad.
vauceil sufficiently to shake the Hus
sion defenses. South of tho I'ripot
tho Austrians aro struggling to re
gain the initiative. Tho stiuation on
other fronts bhows no material
change.
FORBID SALE OF
UN ON
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ARMY
WASHINGTON. (). t. 27 Germany
has taken steps to prevent her mer
chant murine from being sold to for
eigner. The SiUto department today
Hiiuouneod it hud received advice
from Berlin (but wader a law wed
October 21, the German goxernmoitt
ferbid. anv Goimhn eitiaea who own
or have h Jwre in any taarckant fchip
to soil or w tty way disuse of tin
iHtrie to any m who w not h
6MJMt Of fitUHMKy. TIlO ItiW ptUe
to (Unaaa subject in forvigti oun-
fries.
RUSSIAN LINES
PENETRATED IN
DVINSK REGION
Hindcnburg's Forces Secure Mile of
Trenches Hard Fighting on Both
Eastern and Western Front
French Seize Trench in Champagne,
But Forced to Abandon It.
I1EHLIN, Oct. 27. German troops
under Held Marshal von Hindenburg
hnvo penetrated Russian positions
over a Iront ot more tnnn a nine in
the fighting in the Dvinsk region, the
war office announced today.
Tho report in regard to tho eastern
front follows :
"South of tho Abily-Dvinsk niil
wny our troops penetrated Hussinn
positions in the region of Tynisohniiy
over n front some two kilometers (one
and onc-unrler miles) wide. They
captured six officers, -150 men, one
machine gun nnd two mine-throwers.
Tho positions won were retained in
spite of repeated Ituttsiun attacks. We
evacuated only tho church yard of
Szaszaly, one kilometer northeast of
Garbunowkn, during tho night.
"Army of General Von Linsengcii:
West of Cznrtorysk our attack has
progressed as far as tho lino of Ko-
miirow nnd.Kazenuchn Heights, and
to the southeast of Miedwieze."
The report from thu Franco-Belgian
front follews:
"After the explosion of n French
mine on tho Lille-Arras road, an un
important engagement developed,
which went in our favor.
"Northeast of Massigcs (in tho
Champagne) tho French during an
attack with lihnd grenades, penetrated
ono of our ndvnnced trcuclius in ono
small point. They were driven out
during tho evening,
"In an aerial combat, Lieutcnnn:
Ingelmnnn shot down his fifth enemy
neroplane. It was ft French biplane
carrying British officers, who wore
taken prisoner. Two other enemy
aeroplanes were brought down behind
tho lines of the enemy."
BERLIN', Oct. 27 (by wireless to
Sayville). The Overseas News
agenev today gave out a statement
regarding the ease of Miss Edith Ca-
vcll, the English nurse, who was exo
euted recently in Belgium, at the out
set of which it declares that "The
United States minister in Brussels
(Brand Wliitlock) states that tho
British government publications re
garding the Cavell case nro untitle,
bo far he is concerned."
''The principal facts aro inc.xnctlv
represented, especially tho 'statement
making- it appear as if the German
authorities by vain promises had put
off tho minister in order to conceal
the sentence, by which means he was
robbed ot the possibility of interven
tion on behalf of .Mis Cavell, the sen
tence being hastily e.veouted in tho
meantime. Further, Sir Edward Grev
stated that tho German authorities
had not kept the promiso given to tho
American minister to inform him
about the course of the proceedings.
"Tho Geiman authorities never gavs
such u promise, this being admitted
bv tho United States minister at Brus
sels. Tho minister further states
that he was most painfully affected
by the publication, and will iinmedi
jttelv inform the American ambassa
dor in London and the United Statos
government."
AMERICAN NOIE 10
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WASHINGTON, O.t. 27.-Thu
American note to Great Biitum pro
testing HRMiiiht the older in council
and interference with Antem-an trade,
is new n route to Loudon bj HM-ial
RWMMnger, Aloxaitdttr W. KirK, third
HrUrv of the Aawriean owbuisy
to Berlin, wbo will deliver it to Am
ba&aadvr Page nejt Monday.
BERLIN
ASSERTS
IK
DENIES
BUSH
CHARGES
MEDFORD,
CONVICTED FOR
HIRING MEN FOR
BRITISH ARMY
Ralph K. Blair and Dr. Thomas Addis
of San Francisco Found Guilty of
Violating Neutrality Alleged to
Have Spent Hundred Thousand
Dollars in Recruiting Men.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 27.
Ralph K. Blair and Dr. Thomas Ad
dis were found guilty today of con
spiring to hire and retain men in the
United Stntcs for British military ser
vice by Judge Maurice T. Dooliiig in
the United States district court. Olivo
13. Lawrcnco was found not guilty
Tho enscs against Lieutenant Kenneth
Kroft and Harry G. Lane were not
considered.
The Blnir-Murdook company also
was found not guilty. Stipulations
were filed by prosecution nnd defense
that an instructed verdict should be
given by Judge Dealing. A jury was
impanelled us a matter of legal pro
cedure. ArjKMiI Is Taken
Counsel for the defense staled an
appeal would bo taken. It was re
ported that the British consulate,
which was represented in court dur
ing the trial, urged such n course.
Judge Dooling's findings conformed
with the action of John W. Preston,
who did not press tho cases against
Croft and Lane, whom, ho said, ho
considered merely as "tools." Mr.
Preston stated in court that ho con
sidered Dr. Addis nnd Blair tho "ring
leaders." Tho penalty for the offense is im
prisonment for not more than two
years or n fine of not moro than
$10,000, or both.
The five Mien and tho corporation
were indicted on two counts bv a fed
eral grand jury July 8, nnd tho men
were nrrested soon afterwards. The
indictments were returned along witii
others in connection with tho alleged
violation of American neutrality by
the steamer Sacramento.
$100,000 Wa.sSiM.uit
More than $100,000 was alleged by
the government to have been spent in
the alleged recruiting of men for Brit
ish military service. Tho money was
said to havo been traced to British
sources.
Among the allegations of the gov
ernment wore thoso that a hcudqunr
tern was maintained whoro iceruits
wero housed and fed and where thoy
wero gathered for trnusHtrtntiou to
New Yoilc on their way to England,
Two squads of these recruits wero
detained by federal authorities nnd
returned here for appearance before
tho grand jury.
During tho trial of tho fivo men,
counsel for A. Carncgio Hois, British
consul here, appeared in court, biu
took no part in the proceedings.
E
OF WEST DEAD
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo., Oct.
27, Colonel John O. Moore, pioneer
newspaper editor and first mayor of
Denver, Colo., died hero early today
at the homo of his son. Ho was 81
years of age. Death was duo to par
alysis. Colonel Moore was tho first editor
and ono of the founders of the old
Kansas City Times. Ho went to Colo
rado in 1857 and a little later founded
tho Denver Mountaineer. He also was
tho toiinderof the Pueblo Press.
Whon the civil war broke out Colo
no' Mooro dismantled the Denver
Mountaineer and joined the couth in
tho struggle. In St. Louis county,
Missouri, he recruited 200 men and
moved them south into Arkansas. Ho
served through the yreator part of the
war on the staff of General Manna
duke, with tho rank of colonel. Later
he was iudgc advocate-general for
th diktriet of Arkaiuus for eight
month.
Colonel Moore was a fumed fight
i tig roan of tho old school. He hud
hirnkolf taken pa it in duel. One ot
hi duel took plneo on Bloody Ulnntl,
in tho Mirgwwppi river opposite St.
LouU. I
Colonol Moore elaimod tlio dintine
tion of never having turroudorod fol
lowing the war, '
PIER
DO
OREGON, AVF.DNESDAY,
SOME? FIGURES IN THE NEW HAVEN TRIAL
Ohnrlos S. Mellon, former prcMrient of the New Haven roml, as Jio
was photographed 'on the uitncKS Mam!. In tho inset N hltown It, K.
Unit, ono of tho government attorney In the prosoeiitloti.
MELLEN RESUMES
IAL
NEW YORK, Oct, 27. When t hit.
S. Mcllcn resumed the wilne-s stand
to'Jay in the trial of the eleven former
directors of tho New ork, New Ha
ven & Hartford railroad under the
Sherman auti-trimt law, Attorney
Frank Swackor, for the government,
spread before the jury written tewti-
mony to prove thnl the New Haven di
rectors took notion to deceive the au
thorities of Massachusetts at a lime
when it was seeking to acquire the
minority slock of the Old Colony
Steamship company, back in 1801.
Tho government alleges that thu
steamboat stock acquired wax tem
porarily transferred to Dro.vcl, Mor
gan & Co., J. P. Moigan's Philadel
phia house, until legal authoritv had
been obtained entitling the New Haven
to hold it.
TRIANS FACI
DEFEAT AT GORZIA
CHIASSO, Switn rl.md, O.t. 27.
Advices from Bro--m state that th'
Italians on October 25 interrupted
their bombardment at Gondii to per
mil of the launching of a fnrmiduhh'
infantry nttnek. Thuy captured
stiong ftosittoni, hut tho Austrian nr
tillery proving effective against them,
the Italians rosumed the bombard
ment from south of Tohuino to St.
Andrea. The situation of tho Austri
nns at Gorzia is considered critical,
tho Broscia ili.pntlits indicate, as
the Austrian artillery is outranged
nnd the Italians ax H"W attacking the
Austtiau inner lini.
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SALON IK I. Oct 27 Tho IIulRar
lans havo been eonipktoly driven out
of Borlilu on a line extending from
tho French sector to Krluilulo nnd
Liikodovuu. They havo been pushed
uaok iiUo from Vein to the ouUklrU
of Iytlp, probably rendgrlng their
KumanovQ-Vrtmyn line untenable ow
Ing to the menace o( a Serbian at
tack oh both sldM.
Orreimtve oiMrutlyH ajalnat KUb
havo not nroedftd bsfOBd Ptratl
Crown I'rlneo Oeoro urrtvwl at
Salonlkl tli Ik a'torooon.
WITNESS STAND
NEW HAVEN TR
s
N
FEN
DRIVING
A
BACK
OCTOBER 27, 1915
FIVE IlIONSWIL
TO HALT DECLINE
NKW YORK, Oct. 27 Fivo million
dollars in gold sovereigns from ('an
ada wero received by the assay office
hero today for the account of J. P.
Morgan tS: Co.
This shipment is the first (o bo
Imadc in confoimaiice with tho request
oL the assay ollieo tliiilgolil lie snip
ped in a number of smaller shipments
rather than in groat quantities. So
much gold has been leceivcd at, the
assay office recently that the facili
ties of the iiixtittitinu havo been taxed.
Thu value of tho English pound
slciling, which has been going down
for the past ten days, dropped today
to $-1.00, n new low record for thu
current movement. A substantial
rally carried its valuo to $1.01,
Negotiatii us looking to the cbtnh
lislinient of u supplemental British
credit, estimated at lrom $200,000,-
000 to $2.'0,000,000, were still iiudor
way acre today, llilk credit, It was
vinl, would bo purely of a banking
nature nnd would not involve tho is
Minnco of bonds to be offeicd to tho
public,
SHELLS EXPLODE
I'AHIS, Oct. 27 - Four sholls ox
plodod only 200 yards from King
(jonrgoror KiikIuiuI and Proaldont
I'olncalro of Frnnoo during their vUlt
to tho front yowterdny, according to a
Tomr correspondent back o( the tir
ing lino.
Tho king and tho provldont, with
Hie prince of Walon, nnd Gonoral
loffro, says tho dispatch, had taken
point of observation when a Gor
man uuttory f I roil two houvy salvos,
romiltliiK In tho oxntonlon ot uIiuIIh
neur the nffleiul partv.
TORREON IS STILL
CARRANZA CAPITAL
LAKKDO, Tx., Oct. 27- General
V'4uutwno CrittnJ and his jwrty
air Htill uiaiiitnuuiiK ToriMMi, llii
hiuthun, the temporary eiul of
Mevieo.
Tb llndcni family Iuih aioiiu u-tt-rml
buiitfMH fielilw in .Mb wo and
h" -! ibli-licd katlquartn at La-
rvtiu. TMt tbwttokHtl mwi HIV
ihvtd by the Madero on jdnttiuu
uud industrial plants,
BR H
pound
E R KING
ERE
FIFTH IN IN
BIG BOMB PLOT
UNDER
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Max Breltung Named in Conspiracy
to Destroy Munition Laden Ships,
Held In $25,000 Bail, Which He
Furnishes New Developments Ex
pectedConspirators Still in Jail.
NEW YOHK, Oct. 27. Max Brei
lung, the fifth man mimed in the con
spiracy which detectives allege was
formed for tho purpose of destroying
ships laden with war munitions for
tho allies, surrendered today to the
authorities. Ho appeared before
United States Commissioner Hough
ton, accompanied by counsel, nnd lif
ter the government's complaint had
been read to him, hu was held in
$25,000 bail for furthor hearing nest
week.
Brcituug, who is a relative, of F.d
wnrd N. Brcituug, tho banker of this
city nnd Murquctlc, Mich,, furnished
tho necessary bonds and was releas
ed. He eiime here directly from Hii
cago, he said, as soon us ho heard of
tho proceedings, in order to give him
self up.
Lieutenant Itohcrl Fay, Walter L.
Scholz, Paul Daccho'iuid Dr. Hoibcrl
Kicnzle, charged with being c.o-coii-spirators
with Brcituug, wero still
held in jail today. Their hearing also
is sot for next week.
Government detectives aro busily
engaged in an investigation of the al
leged plot, and it was said that new
developments might be expected at
any lime.
I'OItTLANIJ, Oct. 27. Trial of tho
first of tho alleged luomborB ot an
arson ring, which linn oporntcd In
many Pacific const cities, began horo
todny In tho statu circuit court, Mor
dlo Keonoy, n former lloutonnnt In
tho I'otrnnd fire dopnrtniont being
tho dbfondant. As a result ot an In
vestigation started several months
ago by tho local district alornoy'a
office namcrous nrrostH havo been
mado horo and In California cities.
Together with Gcorgo W. Wollotto,
Kcenoy Is charged with burning down
n hoiiHO horo on May -t, ID) t, and col
lecting $800 Insiirnnco. Mont Akoy
soii, a former lieutenant In tho Oro
gon National Guard, who Implicated
hlniHolf ah woll as Keonoy before tho
county grand jury, according to tho
dlHtrlct attorney's office, will bo call
ed on to testify for tho prosecution.
LONDON', Oct. 27.- It I- semi-offi
cially announced in Ilciliu, sa.vs a
dupateh from Rotterdam to the Daily
Telegraph, that all the important har
bors in eastern Serbia on the Danube
nro in posteksiou of the ItulgariaiiH,
and that Author acco. for tho Sorb
inns by way of Uumaiiin is tliorot'oru
xtopped.
Tho Servian town of ItnduiovuU
was destroyed. Monastir is being
evacuated by the Serbian and the
Serbian forties of 1'irot is com
pletely surrounded.
TWO REGIMENTS ARE
SENT TO DOUGLAS, ARIZ.
KL PASO. ToxnH. Oct. 27. Tho
Seventh and Twontloth regiments to
duy worn ordorod from Fort IIIIsh to
rulnforco tho United States troops at
Douglas, Ariz., wtiero Gonoral CisJIgh
of tho Carrnnza do facto govorntnont
with tbree tliounund mon at Agun
I'rlota. Max., aeroaa tho border, faeaa
an attack by (tuneful Villa with S000
men.
The regiments are eipetl to
loave wlthtH a fw huum. Tlwlr ar
rival at DouglM will Hdd 100 mon
to the Dauglaa ferae, which ooiwlitu
of about StOO men under ooiumaud of
Qoneral Davis,
RING
TRIAL AT PORTLAND
CAPTURE
SERBIAN
NO. 187
TRAIN ROBBERS
LOOT EXPRESS
IN OKLAHOMA
Gang of Ten Bandits Hold Up Katy
Passenger, Tie Crew With Ropes,
Place Guard Over Passengers and
Rifle Three Express Cars Believed
to Have Secured $9000.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okltu, Oct. 27.
A band o ten robbers hold up Mis
souri, Kansas & Texas passenger
train No. 0, southbound from Chicago
to Sun Antonio, near Onnpa about 2
a. in. today, tied up tho crow with
ropes, placed n guard over tlio pas
sengers and looted thrco express cars.
They held tho train two hours nnd
went about thoir work with military
precision. Thoy sent back a detach
ment which stopped n freight train
coming up behind, nnd placed tho
freight crow under guard to provent
interference.
Express officials refused to tell tho
amount of loot taken by tho robbors,
who escaped into tho woods and
marshes and were today being pur
sued by penco officers of n dozen
counties uud hundreds of citizens or
ganized into posses. Tho train rob
bed often carries largo amounts of
money nnd securities. -
Sll.vscd Three Safe
Despite the robborH' methodical ef
forts, their plans went awry, and thoy
look nwny tho contents of only ono
safe. Thrco other tmfes defied their
ultcmpts. Tho men mado no effort
to molest mails or passengers.
Thrco posses, ono from Muskogee,
ono from Kufalia. nnd ono from tlio
Htato penitentiary at McAloster, tho
latter with bloodhounds, nro boating
the mundies near Onnpa, and ore
gradually working toward the Wjnd
iug Stair mountains, in which nro lo
cated tho haunts of tho old Davi-i
gang of outlaws, whiuh terrorized
eastern Oklahoma sevornl years ngo
in senrch of the band of seven men
who enrly today held up and robbed
Missouri, Kansas & Texas south
bound pnsscngor train No. 0.
Tho hold-up wan ono of the most
desperate and best planned over at
tempted in this section, Tho robbers
are believed to havo soourcd about
$0000 from tho ono cxprous safe thoy
succeeded in opening.
Stole Cheap Jewelry
DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 27. Four
packages of cheap jewelry in sackq
which resembled monoy bags com
prised tho bulk of tho loot obtained
from Missouri, Kansas & Texas train
No. 0 this morning, according to in
formation reaching tho general of
ficcH of the railroad horo. Officers
hero were informed Hint ono large uud
one biuall tuifo were 0ened.
M.W YORK, Oct. 27.-Tho ItiibMuii
government m busy making war mun
itions and importing them from Japan
in preparation for a log drive that H
expeuted to begin in tho early spring;
according to Albort II. Thayer of Cin
cinnati, who arrived today on the
"tonintihip l'redoriek VIII from Co
pcidiagmi, Ilo unit! 600 Jnpntitt.se of
ficers aie nujragod in inatruutiiig Rus
sian artillerymen in tho use of now
hhjli-povvcrcd guns manufactured in
Japan,
There iw a decided fouling of unrest
and dintifctMoliou in ltiiaxla, against
uulitHry authorities, uncording to Max
I'iurull, roprcjontutivo of an Ameri
can oil company in Pctrognid, who
arrived on the umo bteamer.
1'muI O. Furmaii, representative of
C. II. Richard & Co., stenmBhip ngonU
of New York, wus nuothor arrival on
tbe Ntanmor. Ho tuid that ho hud
eoiuplotod arrangements in Ruasiu for
a now Mteanialiip line between Itus-
in n and Aroorieuu ixirtt to be start
ed as mhiu a the war h over. Ilo
added that fur deulor of Moscow and
other RuMian citiuh were cnthubiablto
over Uio proapMut of sending their
fnra dlreet to the United Slates with
out having to ship them through Germany.
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