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GERMAN FLEET
Hamburg-Amcrican Company Admits
Spending $1,500,000 It: Outfitting
Twelve Ships Berwlnd, an Ameri
can Ship Flying American Flag
Alone Delivered the Goods.
KEyW)nK, Nov. 24. How tlin
,, Hamburg. American line succeeded in
.itcaehiug Gennnn warships in tho At
lantic, in August and September,
1914jwith 20U0 tons of coal nn.l
lnrcTimouulB of footlsliiffH by
mcnn of tho steamer llorvvuid, nn
American bont under the American
flag, was told today en tho wiluofs
vtnnd by the P.ciwind eaitain, Fritz
l'dward Falkcnbcrg.
Captain Fnlkcnborg was n govcrn
tiieut witness in tbo trial of Dr. Karl
)lnni7, George Kotlor, Adolph Hoch
jncNter and .losejli PoppinidinuH, all
officials of the Hnmbunr-Amcrienii
line, on trial on ehnrges of conspiring
to deceive and defrnnd the Uiited
States.
Supplied Warship
Tho r.enviml sailed from New Yotl
nl 0:30 at night, August 5, osten
sibly for llueuos Aires, with Pop
pingliaus as supcr-enrgo nntl in
charge. Tiikintr np Falkonbcrg's
story there, her movements were as
follow :
First Poppinphnus ordered him to
May within the three-milo limit after
leaving Snndv Hook, to avoid Tint
Mi cruisers, but later instrueled him
to stier for Cape llwpic. Tliero he
was told to steam bnel: and forth, as
he might meet Oennnn ships. For
thirty-six hours (lie Ikrwind did
stenm back and fortb ocr a sixty
mile couiso nnd finallv at 0:110 a. m
AiiMUHLSuhtcil, a GoxuumJlecLuf.
fivo ships, and dmehnrged her cargb
Sighted ly 111 It Mi
On the morning of Scplember 11,
3!)H, Captain Fulkenhorg testified,
the Cap Trafalgar and tbo Pontns
wero surprised by the Ilntish nuxil
iarv oniiscr Cannania and another
llritisli boat which came on fast, in
tending to give battle. The Hermans
turned to fleo nnd the Uurwind,
weighing anchor, trailed slowly be
lund. eeriug out of ninge.
"The Cannania pained fast," Cap
tain Falkenbcrir said. The Cap Tra
falgar steamed south about a mile,
then tinned right about and faced
the Cnrmanin. TheT wero nboul
two and a. half miles ap,ut.
"The Cannania fired the tirst shot
and then another one before the Cap
Trafalgar replied. Thev both then
began firing fast. The Pontns kept
on hor way, leaving the Cap Trafal
gar to fight alone. In half an hour
both. the Cannania and tho Cap Trn
ialgar weio badly damaged bv the
fire nnd in two hours the Cap Tra
falgar was sunk."
Chattered Twolvti Ships
William Hand, Jr., counsel for the
defense, at this point offered a con
cession in the fonn of a tyiewrilten
statement showing that the Hamburg
American lino paid 1,1 10,110 1 fo1'
chartering, coaling nnd supplying
twelve stenmcis for the relief of Ger
man cruisers. Tho concession vas
accepted by the go eminent.
Thoso vessels wero the Thor, Pcr
wiud, Lorenzo, Heinu, Nopos, No
winckle, Unita, Sommorstnd, Frnm,
Grneciu, 'Macedonia nnd Navnrra.
Tho name of Captain Iloy-Ed, Ger
man nnvnl uttache, was again
brought into tho proceedings at the
afternoon scsion bv Hoser 1). Wood
of tho gou'rnment's counsel,- while
Hurry Keynor of Newport Nous, Va
was on tho slanil. Mr. Kfner, who
funiihbed the Quesndn with somo of
her supplies, identilied a letter writ
ten in his office December 10, 1014.
by Cupteir- Suhren of the Qaesudu to
Hoeluncister.
PEACE RUMORS
ZIHICH, Switzerland, Nov 21
Itoports of a movement for peace wero
revived toda t a conference here of
Prince Von Huolow, former German
qlianeellor, with th Cardinal Arch
bishop Von Hartmann of Cologne,
and Dr Von Muehlberg. Prumlan
minister to the vatloan.
SUPPLIED FROM
AH SHIP
REVIVED
I ZURICH
BUSHPUISE'
NEWEXPEDITIQN
TO AID SERBIA
Important Surprises Declared In
Store for Balkans hy English and
French Allies More Troops Land
ed at Saloniki Bulgars Repulsed
for the Third Time.
PAHIS, Nov. 21. Important new
efforts in tho Hulknns hy Great Hril
nin nnd France have been promised
to Sorbin, according to the Saloniki
correspondent- of tho Petit Journal.
He says a member of the Serbian
government informed him that Picm
ier Asquith of Great Hritaiu tele
graphed tho Seibmn govonitnent as
surances of the allies' intention to
carry through tho Hulknn expedition.
Mr. Asquith is quoted us having said:
"I can assure ou Franco nnd
England nre preparing surprises in
tho Rnlkans. Von will shortly have
corroboration thereof."
Moro Troops Ijindcd
PAHIS, Nov. 1M. Telegraphing
from Saloniki under date of Nov em
ber 211, the correspondent at Salon
iki of tho Hnwib News agenuov bays:
"Four iroro ttnnsports henvily
loaded with troops arrived in port
this morning.
"After tho occupation of Prislinn
the Dulgarians ultemplcd a Inrgo
turning movement (o envelop tho Ser
bians in the Kutchnuik defile. Tho
froop in tho defile had been rein
forced bv part of tho Scihinn troops
in Albania.
"Another violent engagement took
place yesterday on the northeastern
frojiLnnii rosultuljn tho rcpuUttuf-
tho F.iilguiinns for the third time.
Hundreds of Bulgarians who. had
been taken prisoner bv the French
troops in rived heio (Saloniki) yes
terday evening."
Sei hs Guard Passes
PAHIS, Nov. 21 "There appears
to by eonfinnatiou of tho tepoit that
tho Seibiau armv of General Itoko-
it oil is now opposing only a thin
screen to the Austro-Gennan ad
vance," says a Saloniki dispnteh
dated Monday, in the Temps today.
"The main force have been concen
trated on the Kossoio plain. General
HoKovitch will hull 00,000 men
against the 120,000 Bulgarians
guarding the delilcs of Katchauik
and Knrtchou.
"Tho Scihian mnv even nltempt
the supreme effort of dashing into
1'skup fiid then on to Voles, there to
join hands with the Flench. Put in
order that the battle shall end in
anything hut sublime suicide, the op
eration must be carried out energet
ically nnd hiiccess iniibt be achieved
promptly.
"There i good ion son to believe
the Hulgnnuns will not occupy Mou
astir until tho ni rival of the first de
tachments of Autro-Gormnn tioops.
THE FLIGHT
?Z
1 ' mmi iu"' ii-ii. -. .-! , ..niiqwfiiii7W..fiitn ... . nfnf i .. -v r wvu.
Yl"hl wnnilcful xvur picture wan sketched lj (irtixuiM Itolx-rt Minor in the o-ges IniIIIc iuo In taolerii 1
limkciioiit, The noii-coinlwitaut Inhaliltnuts fcl, Nolo hovv the nvtJt brings out In rough (hio,il the feeling of
MEDFORD,
WILL CHINA
GO TO EUROPE ON
PEACE
WASHINGTON', Nov. 21. Tele
grams by the thousand poured into
tho white house today fiom nil rcc
tions of tho country urging Prem
dent WiUnii to assitt tho movement
for a conference of neutrals to at
tempt to end the "Kuropcnn war. Mrs.
Henry Ford leceutly gao $10,000 to
tho telegraph campaign.
rThomefim?eKfrwlnYhvcr.ngg',3
cd hy Miss Jane Addams and other
lending women peace udvocates, were
identical.
Tho campaign will be biought to a
climax Friday when u delegation of
women ponce advocates will call on
Pieriidoiit Wii-o'i.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2!.-Henry
Ford, tho Detroit manufucliuer, an
nounced today that ho would take a
peace expedition to Europe to nt
tetnpt to end tho war. Mr. Ford will
invite loading American pacificists lo
join tho expedition as well ns pence
advocates from other luutral coun
tries. Negotiatiouns have been opened
with tho ScnndinaMan-Ameiicnn. lino
for the charter .f a vesxel. If Hut
boat is secured it is proposed to start
from Now York on December 1.
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OREGON. WKDXEKDAY,
ENTER EUROPE'S WAR?
MESON WM s V I m
A gliiniuc at China with Us hrnss huttous on. In thu pleluivs aio seen
OilneirfnTOtdiHtfnti'onch nnd ChlncMs ralnxi'y. Heloiv uL tho .h'ft Js
Yuan Shi Kill, piohlcnt of China, In will' uuiroi-iu and al tho tight a t)pl-r-il
C"hliieso officer, (.'rent llrllatii, I'iiiikc and lliissla have united in an
effort lo add Cliliui to tho eutenio iilllaiuo hi oilier tho prevent Ksslho
filctlon lH-tws-ii .hijmii and (liliui as well a to scniio the aid in tho titan
ic conflict of aims of tho .Mongolian horde.
10
PAWS, Nov. 21. Jnpati is will
ing to scud a stiong army to Eur
ope if the need arises, the Toho or
respondent of the Petit Parisien sa.vs,
A statement to this effect is credited
to Pa rou Ishii, Jnp.tncao l'liogu
minister. Pnroii I-liii is quoted as
follows;
"Jf needed, Japan will immediately
pond in one expedition a very strong
army. Japan do oh nut intnund to
lUk n ehork."
Thu foieign minister is quoted n
Haying only one-thud of tho men
mnhilircd by Itusia have been ann
ul, but that by the end of the month
Japan will have dono much toward
nmiing completely tbo other two-thirds
AN
READY
END
ARRAY
NOVRM1315R 21, 1913
EF
RETURNS
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SAX FKANCISCO, Nov 2 I Abrn
hnm Kucf, onco a political power in
this city, who was paroled from tho
state penitentiary threo montliH ago,
returned homo todny to eat Thanks
giving dinner with his nged mother
and to roKiimo his lifo of freedom.
At tho tlmo his parolo was grant
ed, Kuof requoHted ho ho prohibited
from coming to San Francisco for 90
daH ponding a municipal campaign.
Hit feared ho might bo licensed of re
new lug political activity.
Ituef was sontencod to fourteen
jonrs for brlbory. Ho sorved four
voiim, fivo months nnd soventeen
days. Prior to his romoval to tho
stnto ponltoutlnry ho wns confined
threo yours In tho county Jail hero.
SAN
FRANCISCO
Sketched hy Robert Minor
tame. Tho Gtunmii guns hud Just (qn-iusl on n vllhigo. PIixl hail
the kltiiatiou tho eatatn''lie the terror of war,
ALLIED FORCES
ENTERINGGREECE
III DSARMED
Premier Skouloudis Quoted as Say
Inn That If Entente Forces Retreat
Across Border, Greece May Dis
arm Them, Although Not Commit
ted on Subject.
1'AIHS, Nov. 21. rrcmlcr Skou
IoikIIh of Grooco In quoted by tho
I'etit Pnrlfllen today ns saying thnt
if tho allied forcos In Macedonia re
treat ncrosB tho liordor, Grooco may
dlFurm thorn, nltliough tho Greek gov
ernment lias not committed lUolt on
this point.
This statement was forwarded
from Athens by G. Do Malzlorc, a
corrcHpondont of tho Petit Parisian.
Io quotcB Premier Skouloudlfl ns fol
lews:
"(Irecco Is neutral and wilt romnln
neutral In pplto of prcnauro, no mnt
tcr from whnt quarter It is applied.
Greece Stnjis Neutral
"Her noutrallty, ns it affects tho
allies nnd Franco In particular will
ho of such a bcnovolont character
Hint Grceco will novor lift a flugor
against tho allied troops.
"Todny wo aro asked to glvo an
agrcomont that wo will permit tho
allied forces operating In Sorbin to
rocroHB our frontlor and uso Grook
territory ns n bnso and n field of op
erations. This would coiiHtltuto act
lvo co-oporatlou in tho war on our
part.
"I was obliged to answer that such
an event would rnlso tho question of
application of tho convention ndoptod
at Tho llnguo which permits neutrals
to prevent by disarming belligerent
nriutOH, tho conversion of tholr torrl
tory into n battloflold. I admit I
approached this subject from a legnl
nspect only. Tho observation caused
uneasiness of tho allies who answered
with n sort of blockade."
I'roinlses Senility
I.O.N'no.V, Nov. 2 1. A Ileutor mos-
sago from Athens sas tho entente
mlnlstcrH presented n collectlvo noto
to Premier Skouloudis "demanding
that Grceco deflno hor nttltuda," Tho
cabinet wns Immedlntoly called to
gother.
After tho mooting, tho Greek min
isters unld tho Hltiiatlon had boon
cleared hy tho proHontntlnu of tho
noto which gnvo tho government dofl
nltn Information In regard to what
wan oxpoctcd by tho allies. Thcso
demands wero loss exacting than had
bcon expected, Tho mlnlstrs nddod
thnt Grecco never hnd refused re
quests for nssurnnces for tho security
of allied troops In Mnccdonln,
Press dispatches from AthenH sny
flint tho noto prcsontcd by tho allies
demands freedom of movement for
their forces In Macedonia without tho
Interposition of obstacles of any kind
It Is said Grecco is expected to com
Ply.
NO. 211
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COUNCIL
10 TAKE ACTION
Citizens Petition for Action Compell
Inn Payment of Interest on Paving
Delinquencies Before Levying Spe
cial Tax to Pay Interest on Ban
croft Act Indebtedness Outstanding
The regular scsfaion of tho city
council last night xvns devoted large
ly to a consideration of tho petition
by a largo number of citizens urging1
that body to com)cl tho payment of
tho principal on paving delinquencies
boforo passing tho ordinnnco design
cd to provido a special tax of ten
nnd thrco-tcutbs mills to cover tho
intcrcM. on them. Fiunl net ion on tho
ordinnnco was deferred until neat
Mondny night.
Sovcu and nine-tenths of tho pro
posed levy is to cover delinquent
paving assessments; scvcn-tcntlm
thereof will bo for scwor assessment
delinquencies; five-tenths will bp do
voted to delinquent water main nti
icssments. There will remain ope
nnd two-tenths of tho proponed ten
nnd three-tenths mills, which will
represent "fitrnight interest" duo on
general bond indebtedness, Tn other
words, wero thero no delinquencies to
tnko enro of, ono nnd two-tenths
mills would have been tho amount of
tho proposed levy.
I). Uradley, who presented the pe
tition, favored tho request of tho
taxpayers therein represented. Cotin
cihnnu Medynski opposed it vigor
ously. Petition Is Head
Tho petition follews:
"We, the underslgnod, tn-ipnycre of
Medford, Ore., believing it to bo to
tbo best interests of all concerned
that the city council proceed to col
lect nrienst tho interest on assess
ments nt onco, if necessary hy suit or
other proper legnl Mops, horcby tg
nify our intention to pny ns much of
the back interest on our assessments
within tho next thirty days ns pos
siblo, nnd agree to pay up tbo balaneo
of our interest nnd assessments
themselves ns hooh na we nre nhlo
to do so, nnd hereby request tho hon
orable etiy council to compel collec
tion of at least tbo interest on all as
sessments nnd to compel collection of
the delinquent installments of prin
cipal, with duo regard ns to the latter
for thoso who aro unnblo to mnko
payment.
"Ai.d, behoving thnt it is unjust
that those not situated on paving nnd
that thoso who have already paid
their assessments should ho again
taxed to meet the interest of thoso
who nre able, but unwilling, to pay
wo protest ngainst tho lovying of a
tax for delinquent interest until some
effort nt least is mndo to collect tbo
delinquent asoesmuentri or at least tho
delinquent inteiest:
Xante of Hlgiiers
G. H. Marshall, Hownrd A. Hill, P.
C. Ilixhmn, It. A. Miksch, E. A.
Cripps, C, C. Johnson, H. C. Gnrnctt,
A. F. Netlt. J. R, Woodford, C.
Ashpole, A. Tnekstrom, Mrs. Mario
Ottendnhl, E. S. Tull, I. Ml Jones, J.
II, Pellinger, Mnrgarctka Kmig, Hoso
B. Miiney, V. W. Pntes. J. J. lluch
ter, JI. I) Hill, n. F. Wcllis, T. 0.
Taylor. Hertha S. James, George
Hall, Minnio Ilendor, Mrs. Pcithu N.
Field, f). Hrnndley, Mrs. J. A. Wylie,
Marv M. Forbes, Hartley, I).
!I. Pant, M: P. Hank. J. Derr,
P. Fletuhor, C. A. Uinabarger, A. I).
Hammond, Klnmbeth Poryner, J. D.
Iluehauan, J. Ilerrian. John Dnr
iiubnrg, Pinnies M. English, Mrs. II.
A. Hill, S. I. Ilrowu, H. I). MoP.rido,
(Contiiiued on Page 5.)
EARLY CONVENTION
NKW YOHIC. Nov. 31 -Democratic
Hontlmont, judging from Teporta
received from Wllllum F. McCorabu.
ejialrnian of tbo national committee,
flivors an early national convention.
Mr. McConiba said today that freai
what ho hod gathored from the raem.
bam of his comnilttoo It was llkoly
that tho convontloti would be held
during tho first two weoks la Juim,
Illds for tho convention hare been
received from Chicago, St. Louis, DL
las and San FrnclC0,
ON COLLECT ONS
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