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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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Forty-fifth Year.
Onllv Tenth Year.
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Bulnars Capture 16,000 Serbs at Pris
rend Balkans Continue to Domin
ate Military and Diplomatic Situa
tionRumania to Dispatch Ulti
matum to Austria.
LONDON, Dee. 1. Ituinnnia will
deliver nil ultiinattun to Austria ns
noon us the entente allies concen
trate fiOO.OOO men in the lhilknns it
is- reported in Hiichare&t, says a Hal
kan news dispatch from thut -city.
HKHLIN, Dec. 1 (by wireloss to
Hayvillo). An official report given
out at tlie Hulgnrinu nnny heudquar
tern under date of November UK
bays: , '
"Htilgurinn troojK, nfter a shoit
and decisive engagement, tool; Hris
rend and made between 10,000 and
17,000 Srbinns. Thev nlsn captured
ft ft v field cannon and howitzers, '20,
(100 rifles, 1-18 automobiles and a
Initio amount of war material.
"Kins; Peter and the Russian min
ister to Serbia, Prince Troubetskoy,
on the afternoon of November '28,
loft on horseback for an unknown
destination without any other com
panions." llalkaus Dominate,
LONDON', Dec. 1 The Hnlktin
slules continue to dominate both the
military and diplomatic situations in
Kuropc. Hiununin's attitude appar
ently. is causing the central power
fic'iiU, uneasiness, while Greece's re
fiiiWi to limit her military effective
ness "us lcqueslcd by tlio entente is
of equal concern to those powers.
Itiimauia is said to bo only await
ing the presence in the Hnlkuns of
preponderant entente military forces
before dispatching an ultimatum to
Austria.
Teuton in'ditarv critic, according
to dispatches reaching London, ex
press considerable dissatisfaction
with conditions in the llalkaus, pre
dicting both military and diplomatic
difficulties ahead, despite the bril
liant Suiliian campaign of Field Mar
shal Wm Mnckeiiscn. Moreover, it is
reported that Austria is opposed to
tliu idea and possibilitv of Hulgiirian
domination of the Balkan states, and
it is stated a desire to. forestall any
fiiction in this connection was re
biHtiiniblo for the German emperor's
recent visit to Vienna.
Greece steadfastly refuse to con
cede entente demands for the unre
stricted use of the Greok port of
Suloniki as a bus, and furthermore
declines to remove her army from
Macedonia.
.Monastic's I'ufo Obsriiro
H.Ncept for the capture of Prisrond
by the Bulgarians, tlioie has been no
marked change in the Suiliian mili
tary situation. The fate of Moiins
tir, ropoited to have fallen before the
llnlgHrs, remains obscure, notwith
standing definite reports that neutral
consuls in the city had arranged to
turn it over to the attacker after
withdrawal of the Seibiun. lint
later dispatches stated that tele
graph coiiiiuuiiicatioii with the city
was still maintained, indicating that
it had not been entirely evacuated.
The outturn front has been com
paratively quiet. The Hussinns are
remitted as being gtwitly strength
cued along the Hign line and imbued
with a confidence, (hat thev ctn
batter the German defease, when
over h forward move is doomed ex
pedient. Vienna rtqioits that tho Italians
aeem determined to capttue Gorilla
with the least possible los of time,
but that the progress itgaiasl the de
fense of the town is exceedingly
blow.
10 GOME THROUGH
AM.sTKUDAM. H. 1 Wlmi tl.e
Wir cohered h.v the original war lew
M Itelgiuiu iuwl lut amatli, it
iwiMrt(l here lUttt the (iennuu ud-
UUuiMtratiun would continue to col
hMt t ttw rate of 40,IMMt,IMMI fnuws
umtUilv without otaituitf th total mu
dcirtd or the Tt"d of it- i-ollei-
oil.
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FLEES FIRST CABINET g fZ $tek
EBACK CRiSISOF WAR Jt,WA ft. m"&
Four Ministers Resign and Discord
Brings Kaiser's Visit Resigna
tions Accepted Speculation Con
cerning Austria's Willingness to
Enter Peace Negotiations.
AMSTKHDAM, Dec. 1. Ik-ports
that several members of the Austrian
cabinet have resigned are confirmed
by an autograph letter from Emperor
Erancis Joseph, published in the,
Wiener Zeitung of Vienna. The em
peror hns accepted the resignations
of Dr. Karl Ileinold d'l'dynski, the
minister of the interior; Dr.j Uudolf
Schuster Von llonnott, minister of
commerce, and Huron Engel Von
Maiiifcldou, minister of finance.
Acceptance (jiiittlflctl
Acceptance of these resignations is
qualified with the proviso that the
services of the retiring ministers nre
to be available if required.
Dr. Ileinold and Huron Engel have
been appointed members of the upper
house, while the rank of Ereiherr has
been conferred on Dr. Schuster.
Prince Ilohcnloho Schillingfiierst,
president of the supreme court of ac
counts, has been appointed minister
of the interior; Hitter Von Loth, gov
ernor of the Postal Savings bank,
minister of finance, and Herr Von
Spitzmiller, director of tho Kredit
Anstult, minister of commerce.
The first resirts of the resignation
of Austrian cabinet ministers came
almost siiniiltaneouslv with the visit
to Vienna of Emperor William on
Monday. The semi-official Wolff
bureau of Germany said on Monday
night that several members of the
cabinet would withdraw.
J'orctMl Kaiser's Visit
No authentic, information has been
received concerning the state of af
fairs politically which brought about
the retirement of the ministers, but
their withdrawal and Emperor Will
iam's interview with Emperor Francis
.loseuli have given free rein to spec
ulation concerning Austria's reported
willingnesn to enter upon cuco ne
gotiations. It has been refuted that Emperor
William went to Vienna on account of
this situation, although other dis
patches were to the effect that he
desired Austria to make concessions
to Huinaniii, for tho purpose of keep
ing her out of the war. These ro
Kirt have not been credited genor
allv. This is the most important change
made by nnv of the central lowers
durintr the war, their cabinets hith
ctto having remained virtually intact.
briiisTtoilers
BETTER OFF T
BEFORE THE WAR
LONDON, Dec. 1. The lieliet that
HntUh bhouldets vvero strong enough
to boar whatever burden the war was
imKbing upon tho country and that
all ehiMOfe would "ladly incur the
fctierifico which thev wore culled up
on to make, was expressed by Piein
ier Asquith today bofoto a represen
tative labor conference.
"Any o.co of their profits or
wages vvhieh doe not find'iU way
buck to the state in loan, or tuxes
or is not employed in necessary in-
ditotriok or public orvico," said the
premier, "is o much lon to the na
tional revenue.''
Tho premier exnlainod that, al
though some few industries woro in
jured by wur, according to thu bet
estimate hv nimble, -1,500,000 working
pooplo had enjoyed it substantial in-
creaso in wages since toe wars ho
ginuing.
"Ou the other hiuid, cowIihimhI
Pieuikr Asquilh, "we have witnessed
h substntil ue reus in the cost of
liviwr. FooA bus rtseu -10 Mr reut,
reut 2 ter rest, fuel und light '25 per
cent, Mud eiutbiHg 30 iter cent, hut,
when allowance is wade for tbe in
creased cost of living, 1 venture to
uv the wane-earner are Wtter elf
ii iw ill. iii luu the V.it lM-gHll."
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In tho center Is the Oscar II, Scnntllnavlaii liner vvlilch Ilonry I'oiil has
cluirtvtiMl as n ihc ship. AInivc In the center Is Tlumuis lvdlson. At tho
left alKjvo iuf, left to tight, .lolm WaiiamuUer and Helen Keller, niul lie
low Jiuie Ahlains. At tho right, iilmvo Is Henry Ford. Ilelovv, left to
rlglit, nre Fivderlck llovvo, (.ov. Willis or Ohio ami Dr. Washington (ilad-den.
SENATE CAUCUS
FAILS TO AGREE
ON CLOTURE RULE
WASHINGTON, Dec. I. - Demo
era ts of tho senate in caucus today
failed to reach any agreement on a
rulo to provide for cloture of debate,
postponing action until tomorrow.
Tho special rules committee wns not
rendv to make any definite recom
mendation, but will endeavor to sub
mit n proposal tomoriow.
The caucus also deferred election
of a president pro temKro, that will
be taken up Friday. Senator Kern,
chairman of the conference, said the
election was deferred by common
consent, with a view to assuring hur
monv in the conference. Several sen
ators have opposed the re-election of
Senntor Clarke of Arkansas and
luivo sought to induce Sonator Pom
crene of Ohio to be a candidate.
Senntor Chilton of Weet Virginin
was elected vice-chairman of the con
ference and Senator Lewis of Illinois
was re-elected as party whip. On the
steering committee, Senator Kern
nunud Senators Mnttin, Owen,
Chamberlain, Thomas O'Gormnn,
Wiliiiro, James ami Itced,
Senntor Luke, Lea and Clarke of
Arkansns retire from tho committee.
The now committee will make up as
signments for the new senate.
Senator Simmons, ehniimaii of the
finance committee, it was learned,
has proposed that his t-ommittoo bo
enlarged so that Senator luderwood
of Alabnmn, former mupiiitv leader
of tho house, may be pvin a place
ou the committee.
KILLED IN HOI
LONGMONT, Colo.. Dec J. Dep
uyt sheriffs, detectives and citizens
undor tho diroetion of Sheriff Duster
joduy continued ef foils to apprehend
tho murderer of W. II. Dickens, a
wealthy bunker and merchant who
was killed last night in the library of
m homo by a bidet fired through a
window. Apparently the kutlioritios
were without tangible clues us to the
identity of tho UBt.ns.iu or u motive
for the act.
Trained bloodhounds were unable
early today to isek up the trail at the
slayer. A reward of $1000 for the
ntpreueniou of tbe murderer kaa
been offered.
A reHirt that Mr. Indians recently
had trouble with a tenant of ana of
hie fame w being iuveetigeted in the
hope that it will throw light uuwu the
ease.
Mr. Iiieketts had been a resident of
till seelioli nn-t' IS VI.
COLORADO
BANKER
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC . . r
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1. Arguments be
fore tbrco federal circuit Judges hero
todny in tlio enso in which tho gov
ernment seeks to sujutrnlo tho Central
Pacific railway from tho Soutliorn
Pacific. Tho enso wns certified to
tho circuit Judges by tho district court
of Utah, whoro tho proceedings were
filed. Tho Judgos sit todny aa tho
district court for Utah.
Tho enso for tho govornniottt wns
presented to tho circuit Judges by
Kdward F. McCIennon of Hoston, who
bognu his nrgumont ngnlnst tho con
tentions of attorneys for tho rall
rond. "When tho combination wns inndo
In 1SS0," ho said, "It lirpught a mo
nopoly of trnns-contlnontal traffic to
and from California under ono con
trol. Tho Atchison, Topoka nnd Snn
ta Fo wns a suliorilliiHto factor south
of Mojnve, Cnl., nnd'tho vlro presi
dent of tho Santa Fo testified thnt
ho did not got much frolght north of
Tohnchapl Pass."
Mr. McClnnncn quotod toHtlmony
of various rallrond officials to show
that tho (iroat Northern, tho Nor
thern Pacific, tho Oregon Short Lino
and tho Western Pacific woro not
vital competitors for California busi
ness. (LKU.LAM), O., lie 1. Federal
and county oj fleets today were in
vestigating a "confoemou" which (hey
sav was mado to them in tho rflfico
of Prosecuting Attorney Cyrus Loch
cr Into yosterdwy by Dr. K. W. Hitter,
in which Hitter is elsiumd to have
told of having kuowiediiu of plots
against munitions plants in the Unit
ed Status. Hitter whs n nested on
a (diargo of iwsing a worthlees
check for ?30 ou Mise Claro Darby,
llo is being held iu $.000 bail uutil
tho sUiry federal officials My he told
can be probed.
Among the claims in Itittor'c con
feasiou is the decJaratiou that his
real iieine ia Itittaghe, aun of a for
mer Austrian eount and a forwer of
ficer in both tbe Austrian and Ger
man navies. Today, however, Hitler
djwied to newspaperman (bat be i
tbe aon of a couut. ItiUer elaims he
is the iu vent or of "liquid flna," ofti
ters say, and that ha haa been einer-
iuieiitillg exlelioivtiv with It IU tlie
li al .a- tn Id-,
ALLEGED
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MAKES CONFESSION
BIB
CONSPIRACY
IMClflMlWU 1. 101o
VILLA'S POWER
BADLY BROKEN
STATES OBREGON
LOS ANOHLHS, Dec. l.-Two Vil
la gonornls, vprostes Perojra and K.
.Hmliioi!, with fifty othor officers of
tliolr coinmnnd, captured after a lint
tlo on tho Fuorto river, In Sonora,
were courtmartlnled and shot, ac
cording to n telogrnin received todny
from (lunornl Ohrogon, at Nogalos,
by Arttiro Oonzalos, Carranza com
morclnl ngont horo.
Villa's powor has now been com
pletely broken, Ohregou staled In his
mossiigo.
At Cnrho, north of Hnrmoslllo,
whoro aonorul Mnniiol nioguoz fin
ally scattered hl ninlii body, Villa
dostroyed nil of his artillery.
A part of his forces defeated on
tho Fuerto rlvor escaped westward,
lroceoillng npimrontly tnwnrd Lower
California with tho exportation of
Joining Governor Kstehnn C'nntu, at
Moxlcall, niposlto Cnloxlco, Cal.
Ohregou also stated that niuoiiK
tho numoroua prisoners who aurreu
ilurod to Ceuorul 1'. Kltas Callos was
Aloxnudor Corosola, former coiiiinau
der of tho Mo.vluau navy undor Iluor
ta. E
NLW VOHIC, Dec. 1 Tho ab
Ftract of tho HamburK-Amorlcati
line's iiKreement with tho Gorman
govemiuont, whereby tho former
uareed to supply Gorman cruisers at
sea with conl and provisions In nou
trul ships eullliiK from American
ports osrly In tho wur bus paasml In
to the keeping of the Gorman embas
sy at Waehlimtou.
Dr. Karl Ilueiu, manaslux director
of tho lino, so tostiried todny lp his
trial, and that of tliteo othor lino
officlnls nnd employes, on charges of
conspiracy, now Hearing Its closo In
the flitted States district court here.
Not only has tho abstract of this
ngrooment ueou given to the embassy
for safekeeping, Dr. Jliienz testified,
hut all corroepuiidoneo on the sub.
jeet by letter or cable likewise hns
formally bea turned over to tho Gor
man government through the embas.
y at Washington.
The cablegrams, It was said, ware
In the Ueiroan naval eode and war
removed to the oubaasy when It waa
thought there waa danger of their
becoming publle through thla trial,
and thus revealing to Itngland. Una
sla and Franca the key to tbe German
eeeret cede.
The defense finished with witness
es toddv,
MBASSY
HAMBURG SECRETS
AGGES CLASH
WITH SYRACUSE
AI PORTLAND
POHTLAND, Or., Dec. 1. Scorn
end second peried: Syracuse Jl, Ore
gon Aggie 0.
POHTLAND, Or., Dec. 1. --Score
end first peried: Syracuse II, Ore
gon Aggies (I.
Syracuse mndo two touchdowns In
the first ported without tho Oregon
Agglos once getting possession of tho
ball. After tho kick off Syrncuso
worked the ball down tho field, using
a variety of trick plays nnd woro aid
ed by throe penalties for tho agglos
who weor off-sldo. Wilkinson finally
wont through right tacl.lo for a
touchdown and klckod goal. Syrncuso
on a fa ko punt brought the ball to tho
enntor of tho flold. Lino plunges ami
forwnrd pushoh rnrrlod tho bnll to tho
Agglos' ton yard lino, whoro Itafter
wont nrotind tho loft end for n touch
down. Wilkinson kicked goal.
POHTLAND, Ore, Dee. 1 All
Portlnnd was surcharged with foot
ball enthuslnsm In anticipation of tho
gridiron clash today botweon tho
nlavous of Syrncuso university and
tho Oregon Agricultural collogo. Tho
orange nnd black of tho two colleges,
hoth of which linvo tho snmo colors,
wns prevalent ovorywhoro.
Football followers expoetod to got
n good Idoa of tho comparative mor
Its of tho an mo ns played In tho oast
ami tho wost by tho rosult today. Tho
Agles, however, stand low In tho rat
ing of toams Iu tho Northwest con
ference, wiillo Syrncuso stands nonr
the top among onstoru football tenuis.
Although betting contlnuos to fav
or Syracuse, principally ou account
of their superiority In weight, tho
tralnloHd of colloge students who
chiiio from Corvallls todny woro con
front to n man thut tho onstorn
tosm would recolvo tho same surprise
that was visited upon the Michigan
Aggies.
On account of Injured tduyors, tho
Oreaou team catered tho gamo with
Its limup considerably changeil siuco
Its laiit contPHt, The Syracuse jduy-
crs were all In god condition.
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ATLANTA, (is.. Dec 1 The Jury
considering the evldeme la tho oaso
of Thomas ). WuUon, the Thompson,
On., editor and author, charged with
sending obaceue matter through the
walla, reported at the opening of tho
court today that no rerdkt had been
reached.
NO. 21G
LRAI
General Funston Reports That Mex
ican Leader Fiuurcs on Striking at
United States Villa Government
of Chihuahua Golnn to Pieces De
spite Calm Exterior.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Attribut
ing his prcRfht situation to tho fail
ure of tho United States government
to support him, Genera! Villa is plan
ning raids on American territory
along tho border, nccording to infor
mation which has renched Mnjor
General Fauston, commanding tho
American border guard.
In reporting this to tho wnr deiwrt
ment todny, General Funston snid ho
could not bcliovo General Villa net
iiully contemplated any Hitch hazard
ous undertaking and added that ho
was transmitting tho reports, merely
to show what Villa was said to bo
tolling his followers.
Moved to Juarez
Kh PASO, Tox., Dec. 1. Under
mi exterior of seeming tranquility,
tlio convention or Villa government
organization Hotith of Juarez, its solo
port of entry in apparently disinte
grating, according to reports receiv
ed horo.
From ntithorilativo sources it is
learned tho departments of govern
ment have been moved unofficially
to Juarez, mail smith of that city has
been suspended and u fitrict censor
shi is mniiitniiicd.
Wliilo Governor Avila remains in
Chihuahua City and it is generally
understood the state practically is
governed by General Ouehon, military
commnudor lit Juarez and Colonel
Ilipolito Villa, fiimnehil agent of Gen
eral Villa. T hoy hold in alienee pinna
of tho Villa untiBo, collect its rev
enues nnd dispense justiuo in tho ab
sence of established courts.
Kvacuato Chihuahua
From relinblo sources, however, it
is understood they hnvo determined
to eviicunto Chihiiuhiin City in n few
week, destroying railroads ami
bridges iu the northward movement
to impedo Carraii7.ii forces until tho
end of the racing season in Juarez.
Officials iu Juarez, admit tho
southernmost point controlled hv
Villa forces iu Santa Hosalia, about
100 miles south of Ghihiiahua City.
According to tho best information
here, Carranza forces tiro awaiting
npiMiiiiiuity lo approach Chlhuuhim
City from tho vioinitv of Minion, on
tho east, Santa Hosalia ou the south
nnd Ojiuaga on the west.
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TO ACT
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SALFM, Or., Dee, 1. Appearing
before the Oregon & California rail
road hind grant coiiforoueo commit
tee hero today, D. W. Campbell, ns
sislaut general mauiigor for tho
Southern Pnoillo company, declared
that he was clothed with uboolulo ini
thontv to negotiate a oompromisu
with it for tlio disposition of tho
lands in I ho Oregon & California rail
road grant, nnd that ho was prepared
to give consideration to any plan tho
committee might proKso.
After listening to him, tho commit
tee decided to adjourn until tomor
row forenoon, when it will meet and
endeavor to agree umi a plan. If it
Agrees on one, it will submit it to the
railroad officials tomorrow after
noon. If the railroad company then
accepts tho plan, it will ho tmhuiiltcd
to congress, which will tuko final ac
tion hi accordance with a ruling o
tho siiptciuo court, which held tho
grant forfeited. Tho court held, how
ever ,that tho railroad has an cquit"
iu the grunt, and a settlement of this
epaty haa boon tho cause of conten
tion. Attorney Hiiljdi K. Moody, for lliu
Southern Paoifie, took the position
that the wimimny was tho absoluto
owner of tho land und lumber, sub
ject only to the roatriotion that when
it sold anv of the lands it must bo to
actual -ettlcis ut 'fJ.OQ n no re,
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