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MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Iru1)at)lo ltd In Saturday. Mm. 51, Mlu. 30, Pro. .03. i Forty-fifth Year. MEDEORD, OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVlCAtnER 12, 11)15 NO. 201 Dnlly Tenth Year. s AUSTRIAN PLOTS U. S. REVEALED By EX-CONSUL Dr. Joseph Goricnr, Former Austro Hunoarian Consul at San Fran cisco, Asserts Austrian Consuls Working Under Ccrnstorf Active in Propaganda for Destruction. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Ptiblfoli- ril charges, uttributctl to Dr. Joseph Goriear, former Austro-lfungnrian consul at San Francisco, that Aus trian consuls in tin United States, working under the direction of Con sul General Nuber nnd Count Von llernstorf. tlio Gennati ambassador, arc active in propaganda for destruc tion lit' tnuiiitionB factones and fo menting striken among tlio workers, will bo referred by the statu depart ment to tho department of justice for investigation. The Austrian embassy hero de nounced Goricnr's published state ment as untrue in overy particular, and announced it would try to find sonic way to prosecute him for it. Goricnr, tint embassy said, left his post on leave and failed to return, l.uii'diig Is Silent Secretary Landing today declined to comment on the charge. The de partment of justice has a pood deal of information on hand regarding tho activities of Consul General Yon Nu ber, which it gathered while investi gating his connection with tho rase of Dr. Dumba, the recalled Austrian :imbristuior, but so far ban nothing definite on the charges attributed to Dr. Goriear. la substance, Ooncnr is accredit ed with making the statement that ho resigned his pot after fifteen years in the -Austrian coffimlnr service he cause he declined to perform tho work of a spy. He ehnrpos that whilo con sul at San FrnnoUco Commnnder Mn.imilinn liurstyn, tho Austrian naval attache at Washington, order ed him to gather pliui of the fortifi cations of San Francisco harbor, and along tho Pacific coast, and to go', especially details of tho works at IJremerton navy yard. When he re fused, Goriear is accredited with naing lie win transferred to Berlin, wh"iv, after five months, he was or dered to proceciHo ifiina, which ho feared to do, because of his pro Slavic affiliations, so ho fled to Rome, where ho resigned lnfct Decum her. Imposes Activities of Knvoys Goricnr's stort contends that tho German ambassador, working with Yon Nuber, is in touch with tho Aus tri'tii consuls nt Cleveland. St. Louis, Pittsburgh St. Paul, Chicago and Philadcloliia, who spread propaganda among the foreign workors in Hi munitions fuetorios, and such activ ity Goricnr albtges extends even to controlling tho foreigners through J'rutvrii'i! and secret organizations. The alleged extent of tho activities of tho Austrian consuls nnd the so-cnllod- spy system arc described nt length in Goricnr's published state ment. Goricnr's record shows h fir-t cimii to ihjs country in 1009 and was consul nt Pittsburg, Denver and finally c'ii Fran.-Ueo, where he served thiee years, italyIFsend ii MILAN, via Paris, Nov. 12 n agreement was reached at a meeting of the Italian cabinet last night, ac cording to a telogram received by the Seceolo, from Home, regarding tho course Italy should tako in ttio Hal kan expedition. Tho ministers recog nized It wag an urgent question, tho dispatch adds, and tho number of men Italy will sand to the Halkans short ly will be made known. CAMIIHIDQK. Mim, Xov. 12. Prof 'ixur Theodore William Itirban! of Hanurd uniter-Mtv. to whom the Nobel prire Lr cheim-try for IHH Ii been .m. nl.il tir fixing the i.t- flMte Wl'ivJ't- ii' eheinie.'ll eleliielil-, U director'1' (' t !'' m h ryl labor JUorv at II i i ! With i-tMM ii t rtud tk at -tin if wi.'lit- f t.-.n, eoiHr. lli.'l. Illf k I. I' '. -mIi.iIii .ill-l IPS TO SERBIA I SEVERE DEFEAT Bulgarians Repotted in Full Retreat From Velles, Abandoning Railroad 5000 Serbs Hold 15,000 Bulgars at Bay German Pursuit Continues Fear Body of Serbs Cut Off. , LONDON, Nov. 12. A Itcutcr dis patch from Athens sayB a Salonlkl tel egram to tho I'ntris, states that tho French have fnfllcted n severo de feat on tho nulgarlans near Velles, and that tho fall of that town Is con sidered Imminent. Today's news from tho Halkans makes It apepar thero is a distinct possibility that tho Anglo-French and Serbian forces may succeed In gain ing a part of tho Nlsh railway as far as Uriktip. All accounts received hero of tho recent fighting in tho vicinity of Voles statu mat tho Ilulgarlans aro In full retreat after enormous losses nnd that tho freshly arriving allied troops arc expected to push tho advantage already gained to a successful con clusion. In this cat;o tho nulgarlans probably would have to abandon tho Uskup-Kutanova line, and tho wholo southern portion of tho railroad would revert to entente allied hands. (criunas Still Piu-mio 1JERLIN, Nov. 12. by wireless to Sayvllle. Pursuit of tho Serbian army In a southorly direction con tinues, according to German official reports issued today. Tho advanco of tho Hermans In tho Hasina valley, southwest of Krusevnc, has reached the town of Kupcl. Further eastward Hlbalro and Rlbarsko pinnya havo been reached. Yesterday more thon 1700 Ser bians were, taken prisoners and eleven cannon woro captured. Tho statement adds that tho first mountain ridge south of Krnllovo has been crossed. Serbian Cut Off MILAN, Nov. 12, Thoro Is gravo icnson to fonr that tho main body of tho Serbian army which has been fighting tho Gormnns nnd tho Ilul garlans right wing has been cut off between Krnllovo and Nlsh, say ills patchos recolved bore from tho Seco lo's correspondent. It Is possible, tho dispatches say, that as tho Southern Serbian army Is holding nt Katchanlk, tho retreating columns may escape tho tentacles of tho Invaders, but It Is considered sig nificant that no news has been re ceived from tho retreating Serbian nrmy for flvo days. llulpirs nt Hay SALONIKI, Nov. 12. Flvo thous nnd Serbians still aro holding lR.OOO Ilulgarlans at bay between Iscor and Abdl Pasha Halm In tho Habuna de file, but tho Serbians now control tho heights of Kosjac, and occupy the wholo lino of mountains making, In tho opinion of military mon here, tho withdrawal of tho Ilulgarlans only a question of tlmo. The peoplo who loft Monastlr In a panic at the approach of tho Invaders, aro now returning. Prllep and Mon astlr aro resuming tholr normal ap pearance. E OF LONDON. N..-. 1:2 -John WeIey De Kay ot New York ww romanded in the How tret piliuo court today ttn tb charge, it i alleged by the police, of fraud m enuneotion with tin SHpiJy of rifle to the Hobjian o erntuMit. I tail wa not allowed. Jobn We(ry I)e Kay was born uoar tftyi Uamjitun, la., is aw author Mud a MendM-r of Mttnral New Yuri awl HokIuii flub-. For -'in time h bfad ul the M.Kii. N.nioiiiil Pa-kiuf ('(iiip.'iii, ulucli w.i-. Hi.il-d uuUor i i.n mi.. l a i.iniu r K"rttkul ot Mi-w. In ilx- -1 . 1 1 1 . - ! 1'Ml b want to I'.arofir ua n ai"i"0 to pur hjie ami, am! ainiiiiinilixit for the -.iiM-n tin nt i i 1'ii.vi )..!.. .1 J'r f-i'iut llutl'.j. KH N N GA BRING ALLIED p arancr? Stuff r tlio flit division, (Jtnek nrmy, ut Salonika, uniting for wniit , rism Allien, nlloulug tliein to Jump i Into tlio fray ami lielp tho allies against the Ilulgars. UP 10 PEOPLE Parliament Is Dlssovled by King Future Action Depends Solely Up on Military and Not Political Con siderations. LONDON, Nov. 12. All doubts ns to what road Greece would choose out of tho muddle caused by tho divergent views of her political lenders nnd a to how the policies of the Skouloudis cabinet could bo rendered compatible with the opinions of the ndvcto ma jority in the chamber, today were dis pelled by u public dissolution of tlio chamber of deputies. Publication of the decree nppar onll'y wjih received in Athens with calm, despite, the fact thnt all ele ments hoped to uvoid elections at tho. present difficult moment. The Greek government, it appears, considered dissolution the only possible means of flouring for itself full nnd unre stricted libertv of nction. Greek officials in Ijondon nnd nt other points coutiuiio to assert that Greece's future actions depend sole ly ujwn military and not political con siderations. As fioon ns Greece is convinced beyond doubt that the al lies have produced enough troops to make possible n siicccssfnl offensive ngnmst Tlulgnria and to remove tho dnnger with which Greece would be confronted if she entered tho wnr in adequately assisted, Greeco will, so sny hct reprcsentutives in Lurope, immediately range herself on tho side of the allies nnd render nil tho mili tary coopt ration of which she is cap able. LIBERTY BELL ON SAN DIK.GO, Cal., Xov. 12. While thousands of pcopla thronged the streets waiting for a chaiico to see the liberty bell, the famous relic ro- nminod for two hour in the freight yards this nltHrnoon, tho lengthy de lay being due to ditficullies experi enced in unloading the bell from its car. When tho bell finally was un loaded mid, under cicoit of two troops of United States cavnlry, was started for tho Paiiainn-Culiforuia exposition grounds, mot of tho wnit :ng crowds had gone. At the exposi tion entrance (ho bell was taken in charge by n detachment of marines, who will guard it during its stay here. The bell will be on exhibition nt thn exposition for three days, departing for Los Augelc next Monday morn ing. HHULIN, Nov. 12 Tlio text of tho statement given out today by tho Gorman army headquarter follews: 'Wostern theater:, Two Hrltlsb aeroplanes woro shot down In an aerial duel. A third was obliged to land behind our front. "Army of O oh era I Von Llnaongen: Tho GormiuiH wKo yoaterday morning repulsed a KuwIhh attack south of the Kavel Sarny railway Mho taok fear affkora aad It won prltonera. further oast Itlbairo and Htaursko Uaaya wa roaakad yaalaroay. "Mora than 700 priaoavra woro taken aud eleven gun were cap tured. ' f tn m OK .P'.M vna&i 'i u 2 R K CRISIS DS SAN DIEGO BRITISH 1 PS WNGED DEL TROOPS ENOUGH AND GREECE WILL FIGHT msurmmmmmmjomsx .-t, rr, r.rr zzzzzxxzz 1 X K IKI! ggg-ggggggg-g t ,SSHIt. HKKLIN, Nov. 12 (by wireless to Tuckorton.) "According to n dis patch to tho Cologne Gazette from Sofia," Miys tho Oveitcas News agency, "M. Sl.ouloudis, the new Greek premier, linn assured M. Pas sarow, Hulgiuian minister nt Athens, of the premier's siueero desire to maintain friendly relations between Greeco and Ittilgnrin. Greece, tho premier assured the minister, the dis patch adds, was not planning to at tack Bulgaria." "According to reports from Atheiu received in Hudapcst, tlio Turkish and Bulgarian minwlers nt Athens have cntored a protest cotmhed in friendly terms, ngainst tho proaoneo of Anglo French troops in Greek Macedonia, as not being in accordance with Greek neutrality," suys the Ovorscn News agency. "JI. Skouloudis, the Greek premier, icplied, nccordiug to the lludnpost ad vices, that ho took notice of tho pro test nnd that the government would do what was po-Mhlo in order to clarify tho bituntion." nKRLIN, Nov, 12, by wireless to Sayvlllo. Answering tho potltlon of teh soolallbt party, concerning tho question of food prlcos, Dr. Von Ileth-inann-IIollweg, tho Gorman Imporlal ohuncollor, declared that tho popula tion of tho country could bo complete ly assured that tho hopes of tho on tcnto powers of starving out Germany would be disappointed. VICTORIOUS OVER YALE NKW HAVIJN. onn., Nov. 12 Co lumlila'a olglit oar craw dofuated Yal ; In ihIIu aud evtn olghta ruea on tho local harbor thlfl aftwaoou by seven lnNgtbi. Tb time wm given I as 10: 17 M. Tha ra waa mm ml la ' a thick fog. Caonba, No. T, la tha Yala ahell, rollapat-d afr ttta ooala bad ne a lulls nd a quarter, tint Hi. i ittv, rotted out the ram. , & d$j An output of fltvek iiiolinl4iiiitHis ( VwJTl ' j witching the Bulgarian front Ice as , 'VWi?; airkiia Ainrim Athens vacillates iK'twwn neutrality ,, x w. VVvU Ah (MIMA nAllTnliM j and actively OKslstlng the allies. , Wr. AllljllllA IjAi IAIN BULGARS PROTEST "" -.1 SAYS SUBMARINE PRESENCE OFALLIED J 1 GAVE NO WARNING FORCES IN GREECE J !.m I I Wn 'r9 ml- STARVATION GERM 7 VX- i. a5nsr,ieSa52 ' .4 J A d'reek soldier In thn ballet dress which ho wear as a full dress uni form. - --1 'SSI WITH CABINET WASHINGTON, Nov. .Presi dent Wilson nnd the cabinet met to day for the iirst time sineo lust July, when tho German aubmariuo (pieation was at ona of its most serious stages. Tho sinkir.g of (ho Italian linor An oonn is the most important foreign quoation before the ouhinot today, but no definite action is expected until full official details were at hand- It witf atnted ut the Whilo House, however, thnt tho cabinet meeting to day was called only beennso the pres ident wants to got in touch with his official adviser boforo the opening of eoiigrenj to disctiaa bis annual moiikHge, and legislation affecting Iheir deparlmsnta. Prom now on cub met meeting will bo held ngulail twice n wotk. The iiriueipa! aubjtH't taken up nt toda's cjbirmt incoting wna how to reif-e the money for oarrying out tho defeine plana No .lufmito ooni'liis ion was read ed, but tho prevailing idea w i t'. niid a bmid -U0. CIIHIgTIANA, Oct. 2j, (Corraa IMitidaNca of the Aaaoclatud l'raae.) The rotnru to tha laglalatiire of a jaa Jorlty of lit aupporlara of Promlar Couuar IChmMmh nad tho popular hp port of tho pMHt llhoraj H)ttl. polata to a probabl fuimlMfint of oaa of tha cardinal propoaals or tiiu liberal prnrai a geroriiiui-ot iuo aotoly of tbm grata laUtutry. Thm eonkrvaliva party plan to iieiiKilicii the national defum alo r vt Mult (be d at of Uo party. Wk SPKfc WILSON DSCUSSES AN NA NKIN SWEDEN UPHOLDS UBERAL PL TTtt?XA,a,;7 n Ti i $J 3 mm j teM a ... a- mmmmmm.Mgmmm KI NAPLl'S Nov. 12. The owners of tlio Italian Imcr Anomi, sunk in tho Mediterranean by u submarine, have received the report of the Aucona's captain, in which ho makes the posi livo charge that the submarine gave no warning to I bo liner or nf forded those on board of her u chance to es cnpo. The first shot, the cnptain'fl report declares, wan fired when the subma rine wns three miles distnnt. Tho cap tain immcdiiiU'ly stopped the ship, ho snys, but this did not appear to Fat isfy the commander of the submar ine, which continued to shell tho liner. Tho captain without delay ordered everybody to take to the boats, upon which, be declares, the submnrino tinned nil her pun, killing nnd wounding many persons both in the bo'its and on the dock of tho steamer. Some of the pn60iig.srs who were thrown into the water and sought to snvo themselves by clutching the sides of tho submarine, wore pushed nwny with jeora and insults, ho asserts. A brief belated message reached the ngenta here this nftenioon from the liue'a official in Naples. It rend : "Wo are sorry to inform you that the Anoona has beau sunk." Tho moaaagc wna a disappointment to tho ngenla, who continue to have iiini.y iiuiiiric rcgaiding those aboard the Am-ona. itieTme APPROVES TREATY WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. -Tho titto department recolved offlclul word today that tho sonnto of Haiti had approved tho troaty with tho Hulled Statu providing for n virtual Amorlcau protectorate over tho coun try. Tho vote ns conveyed to tho Htate daimrtment was 20 to 7, Sec retary Lauding Immodiatoly notified I'realdont VYlbjon of tho vote. Tho treaty will go boforo the United St at oh noiiate ut the coming boshIoii of con grew. PARIS, Nov. PJ.-The Muntwia grui aunaul gfiti-al hunt has received tha foUowwar ttUpateb frwu uw jfov emtiunt : "Duiioir th Lgbtini! on our Shu .' I. ti"' I Torxduv th! auomy suffer ed rieiiuiih I".. We t-tok fifty pri- i.f.r- mi I (Mr, in.irlime fUU. Dliriltfj tin- in 1 1 oi iii sin-mii the AutriaM tin l tu .iirn-( n- in ii r Urnhovo, but were repalaod. 0i tb 1Mb there wee iiiiili rv figliliac ab-ag the Smi Jek I mm We took tuorv than lull pn-Mtiit. J RAN ASKS PRESIDENT TO E Quasi-Official Meeting of Neutral Nations to Be Held at Christmas Time to Attempt to End WarAc tion Said to Be Welcomed by Bel ligerents. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. David Starr Jordan, chnncollor ot Lola'nd Stanford university nnd head of the International Peace congress recently hold In San Frnuclsco, told President Wilson today that a quasi official .mooting of noutral nations probably will bo hold Bomo tlmo boforo Christ moB, -olthor nt Tho Ilnguo, Ilerno, or Copenhagen, to attompt to brine nbout pcaco In Kuropo. Dr. Jordan convoyed to tho pres ident a resolution from the peace congress urging him to co-operate-with other neutrals In calling such a conference In a statement laid boforo tho pres ident by Dr. Jordan, It was declarod thnt as a result of recent missions to tho governments of tho warring na tions, It could bo Btatcd that whilo tho nations nt war wero not willing tbomsolvos to begin ncgotatlons for peaco, "thoro Is nevertheless abound nnt ovldenco that those charged with tho administration of tho foreign pol icies of theso nations would wolcomo or at least not opposa affirmative action by a neutral agency to bring nbout a pcaco based on International Justice." Dr. Jordan did not reveal what President Wilson snld to him, but tho president several times has taken the position that ho will bo glad to do anything ot a practical nature to end tho war. Dr. Jordan refusod to predict whether tho poaca efforts would bo successful In tho near fu ture. ARTILLERY DUEL AT PARIS. Nov. 12. A spirited bora bardment lino continued In tho sector of Loos, both sides taking part, ac cording to announcement mado by tho French war offlco this afternoon. In tho Artols district French artillery hflH sllcncod cortalu Gerninn batter ies. Tha text follews: "In tho region ot Hub In tho Artols district, our artillery reduced to si lenco certain enemy batteries which wero firing on our troops. "In tha Argonno district at Hill No, 22G wo delivered a counter at tack by mouns of n small mlno against cortalu works whero tho Ger mans woro showing much actictty. To tho north of Flirey, tho explosion of nnolher such mlno was successful In the wrecking ot certain galleries pushed forward by tho enemy and preventing tho continuance ot this work.' FLAG ON FORM MILAN', via Paris, Nov. 12 Pep Pluo Uurlbuldi and men In bis com mand took a prominent part in tha storming of the Col dl Lana, says a dispatch from llolluno to tho Corrlero Delal Sera. It was Garibaldi who hoisted tho Italian colors on tho sum mit, according to theso advices, and ho was promoted to tho rank ot col onel the next day for distinguished sorvlco. AMisTKHimi. Vhv. 12 The ex. mention of t'iroo Jilguns found guilty by a (Jermuu court martial of com iuHiiiintiiig Hew o ftroops' movement- to the allies, U annoiiiK'fd bj the Fi ho Ilelge, which says n fourth llflgiuii wut sentenced to twelve Affl m E yucrV iuiniuouiuc'Ut(