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-Tintias lS2MMWir w i Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Itnln Tonight nnd Thursday. Mar. 00, Mln. 30.3, IV. Tr. J Forty-fifth Tenr. Dully Tenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 NO. 222 JfejL' rfcL REPUBLICANS PROMISE AID FOR MIUTARISM Senator Galltngcr, G. 0. P. Leader, Tells President Enlarged Army and Navy Are Not Party Matters Fa vors Bend Issue Instead of Inter nal Revenue Taxation to Pay Cost. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Scnnto republicans will uiako no partisan f ight on the national defense program if it is nut framed by tlio democrats in caucus. Senator Gullingcr, tlio republican leader, told President Wilson todny that tlio republicans want the army and navy strengthened and nro will ing to co-operate with tlio democrats. Later Mr. aallingcr said that Presi dent Wilson had-told him ho would approve of. tho dcinourntio eaueiiH making tho itofciiho plan') parly meas ures. "I ngrco with tlio thought in the minds of tho president and Secretary Garrison in tho preparation of tho udminibtrntion plans" nd Senator Oullmger at tho white house. "Hut I have not yet studied nil tho details. Tho republicans will not treat this matter in a partisan manner, and so 1 told the president. Promises Co-opcmtlou "Wo will honestly co-operato with tho paitv in power in working out de fense plans which will ho adequate andlsane. Uut wo will not agree to huyo.tho democrats frame their plans in caucus mid then ask us to approve them. "Tho question of prepniine: for the defense of the nation is not a party one and the republicans aic ready to meet tho democrats half way if tho majoiity party is not really willing to discuss this 'ucsliou on a non-partisan basis." Senator Onllingor disagreed with the president on his plan fur n mer chant marine and for raising the money necessary for preparedness. When the administration shipping bill is introduced, Senator Giillingor said he would offer n substitute. Tho re publicans however, he added, favored using the merchant marine as naval auxiliaries. Tutors Homl Issuo Senator flallingcr advocated n bond issue and opposed President Wilson's piogram of internal taxa tion, lie pnrtictilatly objected to a ta on automobiles and gasoline. lie said, however, that he favored low ering the incomo tax minimum and he believed a tax on bank cheeks would not do Inn m. Ho opposed a tax on iron and steel. Hepresentativo Mann, lepublienii leader of the house, will discuss the national defense plans with tho pres ident tomorrow. In n conference today Chairman riiamhoilaiu and L'hainuaii Hay of the military committees decided not to introduce hills they have prepared at this time, but to submit them in formally to tho oomuitteos for delib elation, "If we should introduces them now they might be construed ns partisan measmes," Senator Chnniboihuii t-anl. bill iliy WASHINGTON, Dee. 8.-Piesident Wilson's railroad program, outlined in his uddro), will soon bo introduc ed in congress and pushed by admin istration leader. Senator Underwood, who first sug gested tho subject to the pronidont, said, nftor calling at the white houso today, that ho would embody thesug gestions in a bill if someone oUo did not do it first. Ituto-mnking powcw of tho interstate commerce commis sion should bo broadenwl, Senator Underwood thought, nnd the rail loud protected from eunflietine stato and federal Icgtaluiion. The presi dent's rst'omuteHiiatioii wore prauod today by a comutUo of the Railway Itwdintws wMtHM. who invited him to Hltmi tlwir organisation's dianar in New Vork in Juiur' The president mii ho would c'i(, if jKiblf. RAILROAD PROGRAM REN H PUS BULGAR ATTACK ONVA ARV With Serbian Armies in Retreat Into Albana and Montenegro, Bulk of German and Bulgarian Armies Are Being Concentrated Against the Al lied Armies In Southeast Serbia. PAWS. Dee. 8. Tho Fionch war office in its report this afternoon on hostilities in tho Orient (Sorbin) re cites the diiving back of a Bulgarian nttaok at Demirkapou, on the Vnrdar river, the nftornoon of December f. Tlio text of tho communication fol lows : "During tho afternoon of December 5 Bulgarian forces delivered a violent attack against our bridgehead at Demirkapou, on tho Vnrdar river. This nltack was completely repulsed. "Tho morning of December 0 wns (piiet along this entiro front." Illg llattlo llnglng LONDON, Dec. 8. With tho Serb inn armies in retreat behind tho Al banian and Montenegrin frontiers, it is reported the bulk of tho German nnd Bulgarian armies is being con centrated against tho allied armies holding tho southeast comer of Ser bia. Heavy fighting has been in progress thero for tho last few days. Thero is no confirmation of hints from various sources that tlio French troops have been forced definitely to nbandou tho positions held by them since tho beginning of tho campaign. Tho fnll of Monnstir and tho south ward progress of German nnd Bul garian forces, however, have placed tho northern wing of tho French ex pedition in a precarious situation, and withdrawal from tho angle formed by tho Vnrdar and Coma, rivers appar ently has begun. Constant arrival of fresh forces nnd war materials nt Saloniki give evidence that the allies have no in tention of abandoning their elforts in this region. Montenegrins Iteslst Although tho Germans huvo an nounced tho capture of Ipel;, Monte negro, tho pursuing Austrian and Bulgarian armies evidently nro con fronted with n harder tusk on the Montenegrin frontier than elsewhere. The Montenegrins continue to offer spirited resistance ami to check tho invaders wherever possible by sharp counter-attacks. In Albania tho Scihiuns who had been coniMdlcd to leave behind quan tities of war materials, appear incap able of organized icsistnnce. Even an orderly retreat is mndo difficult, us the Serbians are encumbered with largo numbers of civilians and pris oners. The latest dispntehes state that tho French nro bringing heavy guns into action in the Strumitsn region, cnus ing tho Bulgarians to retiro with heavy losses, A battle of lnrgc pro poitious between tho Bulgarian and Franco-British troops appears to be lauding. BY E l x 1 WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - Conflict Ing dispatches from Home and Lon don ns to tho American tank stoam or Comiuiinlpuw, ono reporting nor sunk off Trobuk, Tripoli, tho other announcing her arrival nt Alexandria, Kg) pt, left officials horo In suspense. Official advices from Ambassador Page at Home, reporting that an American ship "held" to bo the Stan dard Oil tanker Communpaw "had been torpedood and sunk, wero io tolved during tho forenoon by tho state department. Ambassador Page's source of Information was not dlvulg. od, but It was thought likely that ho hud recelvod tho bume report as that transmitted in proas dispatches last night from Rome. Tho state department roeoived late today a second dispatch from Ambas sador Page at Home stating that ho had booH Informed that the Comma nlpaw bad ben captured and taken te a port us named in his message, I AN SP REPORTED SUNK SIM 1 ARMENIANS. 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Below 'f'laSawlKSiKtt'tiBBLV'' tlw Wrt ijr?'i',VW ,H n it'scncil Ainiculaii family In rnmit awsaWBHB,riiisH r$ :'X ZM V. !?uz1 ... i... u..i.i X1HHP INTERIOR cifiES tKBrn ENTITLED TO RATES GERMAN PEAf lOTHlESdl" GIVEILINALS TERMS OUTLINED ADVANTAGE UPON IN THE REICHSTAG WESTERN FRONT UUHLIN, Dec. 8, via London. At a caucus today of tho free conserva tive members of tho iciclistng, reso lutions wero adopted "demanding, ns tho object of peace, n Germany strengthened in its position of power and importantly enlarged and recom pensed for its expenditures through tho retention to tho uttermost extent possible of all districts now occu pied." Freedom of the sens nlso is de manded. Tho party expresses regret for the increnso in prices of necessaries, but declares the cost of living is lower in this country than in tho countries with which Germany is at war. It is said there is sufficient food for the people, if distributed properly and used economically. Tho resolution declares tho war must bo continued "until n decisive victory has been won." OREGONIANS SAIL m 10 NBW YORK, Dec. 8.-Tho steam ship Frodorlck VIII left New York for Copenhagen this afternoon carry ing nearly a thousand passengers, among thorn twenty-two persons who Intend to join tho Ford peace party abroad, A list of thoso additional members of tho peaco party as given nut by Mr. Ford's representative, Included un dergraduates of Washington, Minne sota, Oregon and Leland Stanford un iversities; representatives of tho gov ornors of Idaho, Arkansas and Alaska and of fraternal beneficial societies. BRITISH IN PERSIA LONDON, Dee. 8. Bnti-h lem forooments ordered to Mesopotamia beforo tho advance to Ctoiphon, near Bagdad, begun, are already arriving at the front. J. Austin Chsmburhuu, oorotury for India, informed inquir ing member of the 'iou.c of com mons today. ib yond this and the t itev tut that I he easmtlUe at CtoaJfaVn and vi cinity totalled 0-13 killed, 33.10 wotnidttd mho AOi not yet tummalM for, to whisk has U be aoMad losses of 300 talis the nsUeat, io vfs ed further iaforMaUo o tht r-atnn. IIHIILIN, Dec. fi - Captuio of n Kroncb position mora than 500 yards In length on Hill No. 19.1 north of Soualn In tho Champagno district Is announced by (iormun army headquarters. 'PARIS, Dec. 8. Tho French offl clal statement today says: "In Belgium our machine guns last night prcvontod tho onomy from re constructing flold workfl previously destroyed by us near llotsns. "To tho north of Arras, at a point west of Hill No. 110, our flro put a doflnlto check to a German attack. "During ycHtorday our artillery bombarded and destroyed tho Saint urln mill near Hoyo. "In tho Champagno district wo havo progressed by moans of hand grenados In that front trench whoro tho enemy secured a footing yester day to tho south of Saint Souplet. To tho cast of Ilutto do Hounln our counter attacks mastered tho Gorman attack which yesterday ovenlng had been cut In two by us Tho fighting hero Is still going on." NKW YOHK, Dec. ft Wiiele . ml iccs received todny from tho peace ship Oscar II, signed bv Henry Ford and prepaid, tell of a mass mooting held on lion id last night at which ce ll nets of tho message of President Wilson to congress wero rund by S. S Mi ('lure, tho publisher, Some (liseiiksio'i followed, during which Kills O. Joiiom. a writer of New York, referred to the imm.ii," as "reactionary," ami said it should not be loooivcd in silence. "We nro going uhrond now," lie said, "on a mission to stop a terrible war among nation, every our nt which is prepared in w military way. Tina is no time to disturb Annnr un traditions and prepare the UtiU'd States for war." MRS. ELLA FLAGG YOUNG RETIRES FROM SCHOOL WORK CHICAGO, Dec. K Mr. Kiln Plagg Young, who has been identified with Chit-ago public m-IhioI fur fiftv three y-ar, the lat mi as uinii tenaeat at $10,000 a ur, retired U day. 81m is 7L years old. Mrs. You- pirns to leave inri!iatly for southern Cajiranua, whi she pur pos'4 to e-tublih a bm'. F D A WILSONSMESSAGE SAN FltANCISCO, Dec. 8. A spe cial United States court issued n temporary injunction today restrain ing tho interstate commerce commis sion from enforcing its order of Ap ril HO on B. & C. commodity rates on westbound transcontinental freight to tho cities of Sucrnmeiito, Stockton, San Joso nnd Siintii Clara. Tho or der of tho commission would havo re moved the four cities from classifi cation as terminal points, given only to seaports. Tho case was bioughl by ttnffie organizations representing tho Toni cities mid names us defendants the United Slates, tho interstate com merce commission and tho Southern Pacific, Uniin Pacific, Western Pa cific, Snnta Fe, Denver & Bio Grande and Hook Island railroads. It was held that it was beyond tho power of tho interstate commerce commission to muko n now rule in conflict with tho long mid short-haul law. The decision was written by Judge W. W. Morrow of tho United Slates circuit court of appeals and was con curred in by Judge Maurice T, Deal ing of the United States district court. Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe of the federal (list net court at Los Angeles dissented. iriansii BACK BY ENEMY PAULS, Doc 8 Following tholr recent defoat by tho Austrlans In northeastern Montenegro, tho Monte negrins assumed tho offouslvo on Monday, and, It Is roportod officially, throw back tholr opponents to their old positions, Tho statement given nut horo today by tho Montenegrin consul genoral follews: "Our tioops countor attackod tho onomy vigorously In tho direction of Jabuka-Matarogo on Decemhor G, and succeeded In throning him back Into li In positions. Fighting among ad vanced posts Is occurring In till di rections " EFFECT A CHICAGO. Dee. H Merser or the Independent Telephone nocinliou of America and thtt National Independ ent Tlc4itnc association into a new urvauiiatioii culled the I'nilrd Status ImlspoMdeut Tohdoe aKwiatJon m effeotsd touar at a msi'tuis; baro u( dirsfltor of ike two first imumnI. Tb IMItputHt Of Um OONSttlMUtMMI, it was sjmmnimmI, Is to enrry oa mn ptUdmtir Htd offjaalively (hs work of Um iMdiM4t tsjstHWs 1m4ui- in. All IRGWN Boy-Ed and Von Papen Personal Ap pointees of Emperor William, Who Will Probably Give Order for Their Withdrawal Safe Conduct to Bo Provided. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Kmpcror William has n pergonal interest in tho ' J ' --pdK!foiri.UnvJi.!j JUST A FEW 'A IL'igll UllllU VVIIH piOtllptCM III i, ,. what caused the action of the United States in declaring tho uttachcH per Hona non grata ho that when u re port of tho incident w made to tho emperor it may bo complete in all do tail. Tho belief prevailed In official cir cIch that Ambassador Hernstorl'f would not bo able to inform Secre tary Lansing that tho wishes of tho United Stales would ho complied with beforo Saturday at tho earliest. Any application for safe conducts ,for Captain Uoy-Kd nnd Captain Von Unpen will bo considered by tho allied governments solely au a ropiest of tho United StutcH. , Tho first impulso nmoiig represen tatives of tlio nllieH wiih to icfiiso to treat tho German officers differently from any other aoldier or sailor ouco thev leave their diplomatiu immunity. Further consideration, however, has led to u change of view. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Mcmupra of the democratie national committco were luncheon guests today of Pres ident Wilson nt tho white house. President WiImiii was seated between Chuinnnn MeCombs mid Vico-Chiiir-maii Homer CuuimiiigH of Connecti cut. Tho committeo has finished its work here, but Chairman .MeCombs expected to remain probably until to morrow to arrange further details for the convention in St. Louis next June. Tho Bub-eommitleo on urrnnge ments, which will arrange details for tho convention, will not ho named un til tho last of this week, A meeting of that committee will be held prob ably in New York December 'JO, and official headquarters in St. Louis will bo designated. It is understood that St, Louis is ready to pay an additional .1-100,000 for tho republican convention. E LONDON, Dec H. The IlntiMi nu vnl force under Admiral Finest C. F. Troubiidge, which uimlMlcd in tho do foiiso of Soihui, nccompaiiied tho Smbiaii army in its retreat, it vviu iiiitioiinced today. According to a statement by Thos. James MoNnmurn, finaneiiil scorn Inry of tho admiralty in tho houso of common, the naval contingent will "remain in touch with the Soihinii foiees n- Ion if ns its services piom lo to be uncful.'' . i i i RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS IN SESSION WASHINGTON, Dec 8. Tho tioual mer and hurburs eonrtt opstistl its twelltii auauul convrutwui hsro today. Kwretarv ut t'omuwrvo Wilbam Kodfiahl wade tbu nitMiiHg addraaa. 'las annual rtrt of Stn ator ItHiiadsU of ltmauuta, praaidunt of ti MiigrAM, was rsad at tha Mwraing saMioa. Tb I'uuxeutiou WH 11 throe dnys. PRESIDENT D E m MM i - ssTi dh i i if sjjj i tes HAW CABLES CLEVER SATIRE If People Knew What a Fraud Peace Was, They Wouldn't Think So Bad ly About War More Lives Lost In Peace Better Food and Better Pay Refers Ford to Germans. nV GKOIIGK DERNAnn SHAW (England's Moat Ilrllllnnt I'ubllo Man.) Vr pcclnl Cablo. Copyright, 19 IC) LONDON. Dee. 8. It Is quite nat- tal that Honry Ford wnnta to got CI of hla fortune of which ho!nut8t tired. Uut why doesn't ho dls- buto It Judiciously amongst tho Ikan kings Instead of getting up peaco crusade? lenities It ho wnnta to enjoy penco O I tho freedom of obscuro poverty will havo to stop making cars, for vvouumy nuu Euu-uuimu m mu uruui of tho day horo and our first act of Rolf-donlal Is always to buy Fordal Oh, you want mo to talk nbout peaco nnd not nbout carsl Well, poaco has Ita advantages but tho call la not with us oven If wo know how to stop tho fighting. Why should wo do It?1 It pcoplo know what n fraud our peaco wan they would not think no badly about war. Our national Incomo Is now far bettor distributed than It has been slnco I was born. Tho iiitllloiia wo havo enlisted look ten yonrn younger, most of thoin being bottor fed, clothed and trained than thoy havo over been, Moro Lives Lost In l'enco TIuui In War. Tho casualties In tho Gold nro not moro than our usual Industrial cast unities. Thoy really aro loan than In peace which killed bablPA' by tho hiindroda of thousands and wasted ovory year enough monoy to pay tho Interest on fifty billion dollars (G0, 000,000,000). It Is roally much hot ter to flro It away out of our ennnon especially whon, as mostly happons, nothing Is hit. Wo now tako much mora lutorcst In politics. Sotuo Bungulno pcoplo oven bcllovo thorn Is a chnnco of our shooting a row cabinet ministers, which Is tho moat urRonUy needed ot nil parliamentary reforms. Our liars who do much to Icoop our minds actlvo, aro having wondor f nt opportunity. Cowards nlso nro having tho tlmo or their lives. Prices nro high which pleases tho shopkeep ers and wages nro high which pleases tho customers. People nro eating less moat now nnd soon everybody will bo ns clovor as I am. No, decidedly thoro Is no hurry to stop war, Ict Ford Talk to the Gcrtiuins Ford must talk to tho Oormans for wo bollove, rightly or wrongly, that wo can outlast them. Wo nlso havo tho enormous ndvantago that where as they aro loatho to sacrifice tholr high clvllUatlon for tho uako ot righting, wo, Knglaud, ask nothing bottor. You soo wo don't bcllovo In high civilization and It would bo tho great est relief to get rid ot tho little wo havo. For Instance, tho London county council has just mndo war tho oxoiiho for cutting tho nunual educa tion bill roiiio fifteen hundred thous and dollarH. Tho (lormnns would call that sacririco, but to us It la lux ury. It Is In figuring that way wo romo out strong. When tho Gormaus havo won 50 moio glorious battles and havo real ised that that dooau't get thorn an Inch further, Gormany will then hnvo to ask Ford to arrango capitulation I Tho bolllgoronta will probably havo to capitulate all around, but each ot (Contlnuod on pago six) st TOWED IN BY IUG SAN FltANCISCO, Dec. 8. Tho diablfd Hill liner Miniiosolu wan UUsn in tow at 8 o'olook last night and is proceeding haro nt tho rata ut Ihnm knots an hour, nwmrding In ii wfrwlflss msssagt roselvod today from tha wrtfakju ateniHor Inqua, whWi, with tha l$ DauuUo, reagh od Ute voaaol ysalerduy at u point 700 lailss iMtutu of livit, NOD'S AN I iii I