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Newspaper Page TextT'5-T"r3ir3 " Wt!MBilfc,l .''-'rS',Srt&'fStr '"i'fcnt'" i- . isaacc. i ,-g , ir. 7BPSfflmm,MgBaans:aag Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Probably Unlit Tuosdny. Max. HI, Mln. 43, IV. .71. Forty.flfth Tear., flatly Tenth Tear. - MEDF011D, OREGON", MONDAY", DTCOEMDEtt G, 1915 NO. 220 M .?" hj7 f?r rj , gaj, Jtt.t,' 1 -3. N k CLARK D SPEAKER; TALKS Congress Begins Important Session Clarke of Arkansas President Pro Tempore of Senate Wilson's Mes sage to Be Read Tuesday Newly Elected Senators Sworn In. WASHINGTON, Dee. 0. Congress assembled nt noon today for whnt )ioniisL's to bo tho most important mid historic session of. n generation. Proceedings in both house and sen ate were brief, being confined entire ly to organization nnd formal intro duction of some bill.- and resolutions. In necorduneo with custom, both soon ndjourned nnd sent n committee to formally notify President Wilson that congress was in session. Tomorrow the real work of the ses sion begins when President Wilson delivers his annual address to n joint session assembled in the hall of the house. Olnry Ho-clcdcd Speaker Clark was re-elected nnd kwoiii in nmid cheers from tho floor and galleries. In tho seunte tho or ganization was perfected bv tho re election of Senator Clarke of Arknn nas as president pro tempore. Vice President Marshall was not in tho chair for tho opening. In his opening nddross to the house the spenker paid tribute to Republi can Lender Mann nnd predicted n prndieally continuous session here after. "I am profoundly grateful to von for (he high honor of tho speaker ship, thrice conferred by your friend ship nnd partiality," ho said. "I thank the democrats for their per sonal good will which hns attended me all my 'days here, lly reason of the nmazing growth of our beloved country and the bewildering increase of business the time is in sight when tho eongrcfS will remain nractieallv iu perpetual session. I hope this con gress will go into history as u work ing congres." I'Miiil OjKMitng Scenes The sennto floor and gallery 'pio M'titcd the usual scone, .lames lin ker, the secretary, called tho seMon to order and tho chaplain prayed for divine guidance for tho preservation of peaeo at homo and its restoration abroad. Thirty-lwo newly elected senators then were sworn in. l'neh was es corted by his colleague. After swearing in the new members the senate recessed until J:!10 o'clock. In the hoiifco, meanwhile, bills nnd lesolutions were "ouring into the hopper at the clerk's desk. National deienso measuro predominated and there woro many proposals for vari ous investigations. Thoro wore many lulls lor rural credits, river mid hnr bor improvements, extension of the rural mail service and u largo num ber of tho so-called private bills. Many will never get further than the htage of introduction. Kesolutions reflecting the views of thoso opposed to tho national de fense program nnd proposing inves tigations of organizations which fa vor military preparedness were not lacking. In tho lot were resolutions to investigate tho Navy league, the National Security league and the American Defense society. fl b MOST UNWELCOME LONDON, Dec. fi. -A request was made in the house of commons (hi, nttornoon by Sir Kdwm Cornwall, liberal, thtit an Ultimatum bo sent to Henry Ford and William J. Urynn thnt thoir proposed pence mUion to this country would be ''irritating and unwelcome" at the proont time. Lord Robert (Veil, parliamentary under-soeretary for foreign affair, replied that as the paHrU of the members of tad paea misioti only hud been issued for neutral uountrio the contingency eonUinplated by Sir Kdvwn did not aria. NEW YORK, Uec. . Thora an 179 Hiuikri la tho Vtont peato pr t now n rouf to Norway oh ins steamship O- it. according to an iiouiuenMtnt today by ilia Una wa in c ih' rel. Th Bam have not i t tut rt't rived her. ON m N FORD'S MIS KAISER ASKS WHY RECALL OF B Bernstorff Presents Demand as to Reason for Attache's Dismissal Hints at Contesting. Withdrawal Action Is Unprecedented in History of Diplomacy. WASIHNGTON, Dec. 0. Count Von Dernstorff today presented to tho stifte department ti communien tion asking for the reasons for tho 1'equcst for tho withdrawal of Cap tain Hoy-Kd nnd Cnptnin Von Pnpen, tho German naval and military at taches, respectively. It wns stnted authoritatively, thoturh uot iu tho communication, that tho ambassador would under no consideration ask tho United States to get safe conduct for tho attaches Tho Oermnn government wns repre sented as considering it incumbent upon the United Slates to seo tho nt tachos in snfety to Oermnn territory nnd bring their successors here. To Contest Dismissal Should it develop from tho btnto department's answer that other inei dents than tho Archibald case nnd tho testimony nt the trinl of the eonspir ntors of tho Hamburg-American line were considered by the United States iu asking thnt the attaches bo with drawn, Germany will contest the withdrawals. Should the department reply thnt thoso two incidents nlono were re sponsible, the withdrawal will tako place without further inquiry or pro test. Tho embassy was represented ns considering that it and the attaches stand before tho bar of public opin ion. Iu such circumstances that opinion that tho embassy attaches have been iu nny wny connected with anything under nttnek other thnn the Archibald incident and the Hamburg American activities. Contrary lo Precedents This action is considered by offic ials of tho htate department to bo contrary to precedents of diplomatic procedure. Under all diplomatic us ngo it is only necessary for the United States to indicate to Germany that tho attaches are persona non grntn nnd it is not necessary to give u reason for asking their with drawal. Cnplnin Hoy-Kd and Von Pnpcn were iu Washington today and con ferred several times with Count Von Hemstorff. Information Itcfusisl It is known that stale department officials nre of the opinion that should Germany decline to nsk for safo conducts the attaches may have to leave the country without them. It wns pointed out that tho men could with snfety proceed to Mexico. To attempt to reach Germany with out snfe conducts would be nn ex tremely hazardous undertaking. The department does not consider itself hound to get their successors here. Later today tho state department received another inquiry on the same subject from tho Ilorlin foreign of fice transmitted by Ambassador Ger ard. It was mndo known officially bore that tho United States would de cline to go into tho question of f.iets on tho subject nnd would not riis close the sources of its information. TEXAS ' SEEKING DEMOCRATIC MEET WASHINGTON, Dec. G. Ono hun dred Texas democrats who hope to secure tho noxt democratic convention for Texas, shook hands today with President Wilson and told him they wanted him for anothor term In tho white house. Mayor Llndsloy of Dal las, and Cato Sells, democratic na tlonal committeeman from Toxas. woer spokoawou. Mayor Llndloy told the nrosldeat that Texas waa for him la 1118. "Tuxaf la bedretk," waa la ra MdMt'i rauly. D. W. Stow WIHew rla. waa a Urttonl vtaKsr Jte4r. II and Mm Stun leave Wednesday for t.rvt loii, Idaho. OY-D SOUGHT NO SETTLEMENT YET REACHED IN Bi Rumania Still Wavcriiifl With Russian Troops Poised for Action on Fron tierGreeks Still Refuse Co-operation With Entente Allies Re trcatlno. Serbians Join French. LONDON, Dec. 0. No sel dement has yet been reached over nf fairs in the Unlkons. Kussinn troops, though long poised for action near tho fron tier of Humunin, hnvo not yet, so far ns is known, left their own terrilory. Humnnia's policy still is one of wav ering nnd tho ureck situation, ie sp'tto diplomatic parleys and all sorts of reports of n successful settlement, remnins undeveloped. Aocording lo latest reports from Athena, both tho entente group of powers nnd tho Greek government nro holding their ground the entente reiterating ils demands nnd Greece refusing to mnko concessions incon sistent with her sovereign rights. (redan Deadlock An official communication has been issued at Athens to tho effect that tho Greek press does not repre sent tho views of tho Hellenic gov ernment, which is said to be optimis tic regarding n successful settlement, but tho ground for this optimism, which has failed lo impress the news papers, and public either nl Athens or in Londoji, is not given. Premier Skoulouilis nguin conferr ed yesterday with King Constantino, who nllVrwards received the French minister to Greece, discussing the sit uation at some length. Sineo most of tho questions pend ing, snyg. Heater's correspondent nt Athens, nre of n military nature, tho impression is general that their solu tion depends upon tho decisions of tho war council at Paris. ' Serbians Join .Trench Tho Bulgarians announce n further pursuit of Serhinn forces through Albanian territory. The reheat of the Seihians is said lo huvo asHiimcd tho character of a precipitate flight along the Holi-Drin river towiuds Seuluri. ( Further north tho Auwtrians repoit that the lontciicgriiia lighting on' their frontier huvo been repulsed nf-' ter offeriiie; violent reistnnce. j "According to news 'from Snloniki the fsorbiun trnon.s retiring from Mon- j astir arrived ,nt Gievgeli yesterday and will fight under the orders of General Sarrail (eomtunndor-in-chiof of tho French army in the Orient) in junction with tho French troops. j "A band of Turkish and Bulgarian irregulars is reported to be between, Monnslir and Knvadar, seeking to harass the French at Kavadar." EARTHQUAKE SHOCK FELT IN ITALY, DAMAGE SLIGHT HOME. Dee. (1. in Paris. Knrth shocks were felt at '2 o'clock Sunday morning in Lnlium, at loll, IroM noiio, Genua, Caprmo, and Tivoli. ' There wns neither lo-s of life nor damage to properly. GERMANY REGISTERING AND KAN MaBssssaBaBBaBssHaBsVlsaBaBaBaBB ii? f ' "' ' .A. Sj' 7GjJt. Sf Four New Faces 1.MINU SU, iS ASNVNSVVNNVNNSNSNSSVVVS'4 ROBT. p. BPOU55ARD IXMiNUuiii. SgB vWVNN-7. d? I iaW t? PAUL O I-ruSTIKG Wisconsin. QUELLED: WARSHIP SHANGHAI, Dec. (!.- Threo out break's by small bauda of rehela with in tho Inat twenty-four hours havo been put down by the authorities, who now apparently have lliu aituntiou well iu hand. The cruiser Shno-Ho soiled vealer dny aflonioou by foity iuoii, who bonrded her from n launch, wns nbnndoned by tho rebels onrly today uftor alio had boon shelled nnd set on fire. It was reported at first that the crow of tho Chno-Ho hnd mutin ied, but it dovolojMMl today (hat tho bombardment by the cruiser of othor wnrships nnd tho nrsennl was uur ricd on uudor compulnion from tho rebels, who surprised and ovorpowor ed tho crew. Throe men on tho enii sor woro killed nnd five wounded. An nttnek from laud on tho arsen al at miduiitht was n-puUud quickly after aomo rifle firing. Tho third outhumk ooourrod nt ! o'clock this morning. A party of thirty or forty rebels ottnokod the Chapei sub -police attitiou, throwing bombs which killed one policeman nnd injured threo. The outlaws wuro dis persed by troop. Although n inmiber of sliolw fell iu tho foreign settlement no damage of importance was done there. ISSaWl .If.W V 5ipNS'MiSssvsv.' wmm3B$mm tF "flM I j gw; II MI PHOTOGRAPHING 10,000,000 POLES IN CONQUERED TERRITORY in the U. Sv. Senate JAMES O PHELAN Callfoitila. Uvs J. c wbe.ckmk'm: Kentucky. L i OF GERMAN LLOYD Ni:V VOIIK, Dee. fl. -Federal in vestigulion of tho Norlh Genniui Lloyd sleaniHliip lino may roault from development of tho roceut trial of officials of tho Hamburg-American lino. Federal nulhoritioa said today Ihey wore interoaled particularly in tho nc livities of tho stoamor .Marina Que sa da, which was frequently named iu tho trial of Dr. Kail Itiicn. and his associates. Tho govorument chnrgod during the trial thnt the Marina Quoanda on De comber 1(1, JOW, cleared from New port Nowa, Vn., for Pernnmbuco, but that iuatend alio took supplios to Oer mnn cruisers in tho Atlantic, Tho Hnmburg-Amerienn defendants de nied absolutely (hut (hoy had operat ed tho vessel, although they ndiiitied the direction of n dozen others. Federal officials believe they niny connect tho Norlh German Lloyd lino with tho Marina Queandn case through n mohsago produced nt the (rial from tho lines Haltuuoro agent, Philip Volz, to Hans Siihron, cnptnin of the Marian Quesnda, "euro Nord miinn, 1 1 Hroadwuv." This wns the address of Captain Kuil Jtoy-Kd, Geriunn naval iitlnche. FED P LIES PROBABLE NO A OR FRANCE UNTIL ALSACE IS IN Belnjiun and Serbia Must Be Re stored, German Imperialism nnd Prussian Militarism Crushed De clares . French Secretary of War, Bcforo France Lays Down Arms. l'AUIS, Dec. 0. Franco will not mnko pence until Alsace nnd Lorraine are won, Ilolglum nnd Serbia restored and "Cinrmnn Imperialism and Prus sian milltnrlsiu nro put beyond tho possibility of resurrection." Albert Tliomns, under secretary or war said yesterday. Tho declaration of Mr. Thomas Is attracting widespread at tention, as It Is ouo of tho first state ments from n roRponsltilo cabinet of ficial concerning tho nttltudo of tho government In regard to pence, llelgliiiu ltcistorvd Tho statcmontB of M. ThoninB woro mndo tn an address to a largo crowd assembled last evening In memory or tho dond of tho war of 1870. M. ThomnB snld: "Thoro will bo no penco until our Alsnco and Lorraine nro doflntcly ro entnbliaued ns part or tho French unity. "Thoro will bo no ponco until our unfortunnto brothers of Dolglum and Sorbla aro assured of recovering their homes in comuleto security nnd In depondenco. "Thoro will ho no peaco until Oer mnn Imperialism and Prussian mili tarism is put beyond tho possibility of resurrection. System of Itlght. "Thero will bo no poaco until n Byntom of right, founded upon tho victorious union of tho nllleB, nnd supported by tho freo ndhcronco of noulrnlB, has abolished forovor tho vlolonco of war. . "Whatover mny bo tho sacrifices, France, united, will go steadily for ward to accomplish this end. Today, boforo tho torrlblo obstaclo which confronts them, Juatlco nnd liberty hnvo only ono road that which our nation In nrms opoiiH to them with tho machine gun nnd cannon." Tho declaration of M. ThomnB do rlvos added slgnlflrnnco from tho fnet that, In addition to his connection with tho cabinet, ho Is ono of tho lenders of tho socialist party. LINER MINNESOTA SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. (1. Tho orippled freighter Minnesota, wiil lowing in n heavy sea off tho Coro- nado ihlandu, moro than 000 miles south of Sail Francisco, was expect ed to ho reuehed some lime today by tho tug Dauntless and tho salvage slenuior Iuipin, which wero sent from bora December U to find mid tiaaist tho big vobsoI, In addition tn (rouble with her mn chinory, tho Minnesota is reported to have had trouble with members of tho orow, and ono man is roirortcd as bo ing in irons on tho vessols. Chemicals put in the water of the Hill liner Minnesota's boilers may have canned tho breakdown of tho big froightor, now on her way to this port, according to information receiv ed today by C. W. W3le.v, innriuo su perintendent of tho Great Northern Stoamship company. All of (ho six teen boilers woro put out of uonuuis hion by leaky tubos nt various limes sines tho Minnesota loft Seattle for Loudon with a cargo of 1(1,000 ton of foodstuffs. Five hundred extra lubes wero carried for replacing any of the tubes iu the boilers, but the upply has been practically ex hausted. "British afauts inform! the ram IMr," jrr. Wiley said, "that W. A. Murtin, a watar-taiidar, boasUd to his wife that the vm1 would nut make tha vnvao. 1 M-nt t lii- iiiforuialtoH to C'i'ti" i T V. (J.irlu k bv unt-li', llUl )' li . 'I .III- 1H I I'llllllt'lit HO It. ' ) I,- .' III! till ,lkll M l - mar , i i.. i ,' , I ..i Hi, i.i.i i, i u i not natural. LUemieats placed ui tha wutiT would havo t'ltiiird tin-, or iilu'4 uiil't Lue dune it.'1 GERMAN AGENTS BLAMED CRPPLNG WOMEN RENEW IFIGHTFORVOTES AT WASHINGTON Anthony Amendment Introduced by Momlcll Women Parade With Mammoth Petition President Be seecttcd to Plead for Cause in Mes sanc, But Refuses.- "WASHINGTON, Dec. C Woranri suffrngo workers, undismayed by do fcat In onstoru Btates last month or by tho failure of tho last congress to grant cqunrsuffrago, took their fight again to day to tho national capital. Tho SiiBas I). Anthony amendment Introduced nnd defeated for many years, was introduced again today In tho hoiiao by Representative Mondoll of Wyoming. A colorful nnd pic turesquo domonfltrntlon of many rep resentatives of different statcB, pro ceeded tho Introduction. Tho mammoth petition for equal Biiffrago brought by Mrs. Sara Bard, Flold of Portland, Ore, nnd Miss Frnncls Jolltffo of San Francisco was lost at tho IriHt moment. It was about 18,000 fcot long nnd boro approxi mately CO, 000 names of voters In suf frngo states. Petition is Lost Anothor potltlon, howovor, contain ing several thousand names of votors In non-Biiffrngo states, was present ed to Hepresontntlvo Mondoll on tho east stops of tho cnpltol, and tho orig inal will bo given It It Is found. Tt disappeared Bomowhcro botwoon horo and Wilmington, Del., from which city It wns shipped by express. IDcspIto tho cold wcathor thous ands stood along tho lino of march nnd applauded. Tho woman's liberty bell, which waB mndo In Phlledalphla and will not- ring until womon nro enfranchised In every stnto, had a prominent position on tho nldo lines. About n hundred congressmen stood with llopreseutntivo Mondell when ho received tho potltlon. Visit tbo President All tho marchers lntor went to tho whlto houso whero President Wilson received tho 300 visiting suffrngo loadors. Miss Anno Martin, of Ne vada, Bponklng for thorn, congratu lated tho president on hla stand for suffrngo. Slnco ho could not speak for his party on tho question, alio pointed out, ho might speak on It, nnd sho asked him to do that. Tho president declined to advo cate tho natlon-wldo Biiffrago In his nddrcss to congress tomorrow but promised to consult congress leaders about tho constitutional amondmont. Tho womon enrncstly besought tho president to tnko up tho subject In his address but ho stondfastly refus ed. Miss Martin told him tho woman suffrngo movomont in tho United States will never end until "womon havo been freed," and asked that tho Democratlo party mako woman suf frage the paramount Issue. WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. Whilo ninny White Houso callers wero kept waiting, Jumos Henderson, a Quaker from liaruoflvtllc, O., delivered a ser mon today to President Wilson op posing military preparedness. IIu quoted oxteusivoly from tho Hilile to convince tho provident that tho pol icy of increasing tho national de fense wns wrong. Henderson told tho president ho had been "liberated" by his associ ates to come lo Washington to urgo the president to give up tho prepnr ednexM program because tho question of war and prcpnrcdtiosH should bo left to a higher power. T LONDON, Die. 0.- The TurkUh torpedo-boat dotio.or Yar Ilissar baa bean sunk iu the Sea of Martuoru by u British submarine, it was nn uouueed iu a lirtUah official statu in. nt. tMa aitaruwou. A updy t-tonin-er and tour muinjc vaagehi uiao were d.truod bv the sulimntino on Do chiiI" r ' .iinl .