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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Itnln Tonight nnd Thursday.
Mar. 00, Mln. 30.3, IV. Tr.
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Forty-fifth Tenr.
Dully Tenth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915
NO. 222
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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
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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,
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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
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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.
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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.''
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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
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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.)
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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)
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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
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