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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Unsettled, Prolinbly Itatn. Mux. 15, 3llii. t, Pro, .01 Forty-fifth Tear. Dnlly Tfntli Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, )1:C13MR13U 11, 19 lo NO. 225 i i i A f ' I, t DEMOBILIZATION OF GREEK ARMY TO BE ORDERED Greece Reported to Have Acceded to Demands of Entente Powers to Put Saloniki in State of Defense Election in Proflrcss Klnq in Con ference. ATHENS, Dec. 11. Tho Greek government lias nmilo nil nrrnngo int'iits lor demobilisation of tho tinny. It is expected n decree, to this effect will be issued shortly. PAULS, Dee. 11. A statement to the effect that the questions at issue between Greece and the entente pnw eis aie on the way towuid settlement is eiediled to M. flonnaris, Greek minister of tho interior, liy the llavas conespondent at Alliens. After n meeting of tho cabinet council last night M. Gounaris, the correspondent sn.vs, Hindi' this statement and added that he legnrded the diplomatic situ ation as satisfactory. (iiceeo U Arcedo It is believed in diplomatic, circles at Athens that Greceu has decided to accede to the demands of the entente pnwcis lelativo to the situation of the expeditionary force at bnlonihi t is uuderbtood that part of tho Greek troops quaitercd thero v ill be hent away ho as not to hinder, meas ures to bo taken by the Irnnco-Hrit ish forces to put Saloniki in a btate of defense. The electoral congics has opened in the whole of Greece. In the prov incc of Athens the government's blip porters arc divided nud there are .likely to bo two lists, ouo supported liv the followers of M. Gounaris, min ister of tho inlerior, and the other by the adherents of M. lthnllis, milliliter of justice and commiiuications. Conference Held The Trench ininistor iiad his con ference of this week with King Con stantino this morning. Subsequently the ministers of tho entente nowor called on I'lemier Skouloudis. It is learned on good authority that ener getic representations wore made for the pui pose of inducing Greece to hasten action in icgnrd to the facili ties demanded for the allied tioops at Saloniki. A decisive move on the part of the Gieek government i ex pected momentaiily. The interview given bv King Con slnntiue to tho Associated Pros has been republished heie and has cir ated a sensation. TOPOI.OHATUV0, Dec. 11 (by radio). Yiiqui Iudiaus are raiding the American settlement in the Vnqui valley, according to icports icceived today from Gunmus. Tlie Richard Kin Construction company, which owns approximately 1,000,000 acres in the valley, has sent out an appeal to the American consul at Guaxmas asking that protection ho immediately funnelled as the Amoiioan colony is wholly without protection in the val ley where tho Indians aro icportod n rnitlin farms, driving off stock, burning American harefU and mov ing tow aid the experimental station. No American casualties huvo been reported. Admiral C. Hon. Winslow, who i lioro with tho cruiser San Diego, lia- direetcd tho cruiser Hnloigh, en rout from (iunynius to Tonlnhnuipo, tu piocced tu Toburi Day, wliitth is the nearet appmneh to the Amoricau settlement. The Knleigh i duo to arnve tin re tomorrow. CHARGES FILED AGAINST U. S. CONSUL AT CAIRO WAMIIVOTOX, Drc. U.--laa. gallon i bemg Md of lk Mwiiirt it Dim v Arnold of HbotU ' Uland, Anii-rii ii n dipkNuatU gmi Md eoa hid fflirml ' faum. Ed4. n lliarvr bv 'li. l nliiit-.. wtui It inrliu ' i " ' - Mr Arouid'i ' ! '' r iiiMsr ar L i ' i J 1 1 n ii in a- an nffiiir of lUr lii.il M..li YAQUIS RAIDING AMERICAN COLONY ALLIED FORCES IN SERB A TILL FALLING AK Occupation of Gievpli by Balkans Proves Premature Present Annjo Frcnch Forces Inadequate to Cope With Enemies, Whose Armies Now Total Million Men. LONDON", Dec. 11. The latest news from thu Hnlknns indicates that 'tho allies aio still falling back, but without suffering the losses endiiicd on the first days of tho retreat, when the pursuing Bulgarians attacked tear guards repeatedly. Paris icports that in these notions the French in flicted heavy losses on the pursuers by their artillery fire. The Hritish public received n .shock in the form of a Saloniki dispatch staling that Gievgeli had been oe copied by tho divisions of Gorman troops. Later reports, however, state that this important position is not yet within the range of the invaders' guns. Gievgeli is on the Greek fron tier near the Yardar river and com mauds the railroad north fiom Sal oniki. Tho town first camo into prominence during the present war as headquarters ol the tvplius hospital of Dr. James P. Donnelly of Now York, who died in l-'cbniary at Nish. It is generally conceded tho pres ent forces of the allies arc inadequate to cope with Hulgniiu and the central powers, whoso armies, aecoidiug to a statement credited to Premier Had oslavoff of Hulguria, now number one million men. According to reports received in Athens from Saloniki, Bulgarians havo occupied part of the passes near Doinir-Knpu. Tho Fiench aio re treating in uood order. An engagement oceuired on the Struuutsn front, where tho British aie receiving reinforcements, with heavy ml tilery, fiom Saloniki. Tho British aro pieparitig n now lino of delenso near the Greek border. Picach reinforcements continue to arrive at Saloniki. Before leaving Demir-Kapu the French dc-trojed the railioad tunnel and the budge ovtr the Yardar. PA It IS, Dec 11 Tho German mil Itary authorities havo uogun fresh proceedings npnliiKt J)r. Karl Lion knecht, socialist leader of the reich stag, according to tho Ilumnnite'n correspondent on tho Swiss frontier. Ills prosecution, however, rcqulroa the sanction of tho lolehstag. N'nws dispatcher last March report ed that Dr. I.lohknooht because of certain political utterances, has been ordered to placo himsolf at tho dis posal of tho Gorman military author ities and that thereafter ho must con sider himself undor military law. Ho was not to wrlto artlclos nor was ho to ho permitted to attend public political meetings, oxeopting tho roicstug and tho landtag. Later it was announced that tho constitution al rights of members of tho roichstag could not thus bo abridged and that tho government had orderod a discon tinuance of the military action. TILLMAN TO FIGHT BANK CHECK TAX WASHINGTON, Dw. 11. "Kim time a wan wrote a bunk check he would kavr to lick a stamp and riiisa tk dmaurratic party," thwlared .Sen aWr Tdhttan, drauxTat, in announcing today tfaat he Wird tu figfai Pre idMt Wilson's iigi:-tiou that a lamp on iNMk cbH. b int-luded in tu war rvtenuc law "I prt-frr an imr. .imj radualMl no niiii- t x at .1 ln in ivr iitan tut .in inioiii i.i ijidiiua i! Nr 1 would t ' H t4M 1 I " . I,.,T.,1 i , M$i. mil mill I 1m ; oki-ruuteut U-ii lue il.Ulll V I IEBKNECHT AGAIN BONG PROS GUTED YUAN SHI KAI IS E 1993 Representatives Out of 2043 Vote for Change Yuan Declines at First, But Shyly Accepts on Sec ond Invitation. PKKIN'G, Dec. 11. Yuan Shi Kni, president of the Chineso republic, has nceejitcil tho throne of China tender ed to him by the council of state. Acting as ti patlianienl, the council of blate today canvassed the vote on tho question of n change in the form of the gov eminent of China to a monarchy and found that tho voles of 19011 representatives out of 110 KJ qualified to vote on the proposition were favorable to the change. Tho council of stale imnicdialely sent to Yuan Shi Kai u petition urg ing him to accept the throne. He de clined at first, but when the petition was forwarded to him n second time ho accepted, with the proviso that lie would continue to act as president until n convenient time for the cor onation. i Oiganlzo ()piKsitlon SAN FUANTISCO, Dec 1;. Tong King Cluing, president o( the Chineso Hcpublio association here, the con trolling body of many similnr organ irntions in North and South Amer ica, announced today that prelimin ary measures to oppose the establish ment of the Yuan Shi Kni monarchy would be taken at a meeting Sunday. He said the association had consid ered already the necessity of raising n-largo, fund to-further such opposi tion. Tho association, Tong King Chong paid, had a moiuhcndiip of nearly !0, (100 in the United States and large numbers in 3lc.icn, Canada and South American countries. Tong King Chong was one of tho six sen ators representing China abroad who woie elected at Peking in 10P1 by nn electoral college of llKJ delegates to sit in tho last senate. Ho leit Po lling, ho said, after eight months' ser vice because of warnings that threats were made against him. lie has been one of tho leaders heio in organt?ed opposition to rcxtorntiou of the mon archy. .Jitp.iu (o Protest TOKIO, Dec. 31. It is considered probable here that Japan, in the namo of herself and her allies, will send an other friendly note to China with re gard to tho proposed cIuuiro of China's form of government to a monarchy. The entente powers have indicated thej' do not wish to havo the change take place during tho war because of disturbances of the pcuco which it might culnil. E NDW YORK, D.c 11. -The Ilnimh freighter Tjniiighnme, sugar laden, put back toward New York soon af ter she had paused qunmutiuo todaj, fire having broken out aboard. The TyniiiKhaino wan bound for Liverpool. December fi, whilo nt the Hiie Ha kin, lirooklyu, lire broke out in hold No. ), tho sent of today flnmoH. Search at the time dicbed frag ments of a broken bottle believed to have contiiiuul chemiculs which cuim td tho explosion. The Tiiiiigliaii)o' cargo whs coiiMgiud to thu Ilntiali guvcrnmint. TRENCHES: REPULSED HKRUV. u.- II, m.i f,.nd..u. - Tba rrnH'ii HK.UII I. nf liiiburdl mim! la itllatlkid ib mkiImm r- rNlly Uka nt lu 0rtuau nortu- r Umutm, m Um (.'aaipimut . -, a I..H. N-fr.XfcJ, Up US' h.jii. rrtHitiiii.' all tbtir fniii. arori .i lv ulltkiui al.u 'UitivUtCiil IvmIm N NOW II ACCEPTSTHRONE OF CHINA FORMER BABY EMPEROR MAY Pii-YI, tipper left linnil roincc, when ho wiis Inliy cniH'nir of Cliliui. Ills lictrothul to I'resident Vinui Hlil Kill's daiigliter, Just omiounctHl, is mx'ii ns a move lo pln,r tho Ixiy, now nliio jt'Jiis old, on lliclliiiiuo iignln wluu (lilim ivtctt.s to n loomuvli). Yuan, shown to tJm light, lias accept tsl election as cmiH'ror. ALLIED FORCES STILL IN I E .i SOFIA, Dec. 11. Tho Kronen and nrltish armies continno to fall back heforo the Unitarians. Tho follow ing report was Issued nt tho war of flco teday: a "Tho Trench conconlralod near Potrovo part of their tioops fiom Domlr-Kapu nnd Olovgoll. On Wed nesday fighting was rosumod on tho' Potrovo-Marovka front. Our tioops captured several positions on tho heights and drovo back tho Preach to tho Vaidar. "Our column -which advancod through tho Vardar defllo dofontod tho Pronch rear guord noar tho vll lago of Kolosura, taking 100 pris oners. Tho column advanced to tho left bank of tho Yardar and attacked tho Pronch positions near tho Dolu voda estuary. Tho Pronch retired to Gradon, and, after desperato street fighting thero, to Udomo. "Our troops captured a strong po sition on tho Protan-MomloU lino which tho Pranco-Ilrltlsh troops for tified tho first day after their arri val. Tho enomy is retiring couth of tho lUbrovo-Ynlandovo HneV' This communication, ovldontly ro tors to fighting of several days ago which occurred on Serbian torritory. Unofficial cahio dispatches yostorday said tho Fiench and Ilrltluli had quit KorMa. 'I'll In report, however, has not boon confirmed. LONDON, Dec. 11. Ihero n an unprecedented rush tin - morning at tho recruiting .tiilion-. Phybioinn and elerkfc, nearly exhausted by tho work of tho hint three daja, wero confronted on ariival at their posts this morning with long liuec of men in many oumo twwml bund rod -waiting for ho opening of thu doom. To bundle tho crowd tho stuff nt the leeniitiog stations huvo boon in cresned. Hnrulliiient under tho P.ail of Di'Hi' plan emU nt luldlllglit. WAhlrlNUTOK, Dfi- H.-Taa AuMrican note to Autria-lluiigHr ilamanduiK a dUaul of Um mk ia of tba IluliMii M' iinrr Aih-oiui nnd rrMirHti'ii I .r iik-uii Ii ii lost on Ua - I. d tin- tnan f'' i mi. . i i m i & 1 I I V 1 I l li I i iw -;-.v il.ujiUi.'.ur i ! iai i i i.itli.n lit M olid u UiOllillig Ut'M - t!V -. 'K Pa " m 0 St RE BEFDR BULGARS PRESENTED Jl AGAIN RULE CHINA'S 400,000,000 V ' SLtk risitfir - !5J TO EQUIP TO BUILD WASHINGTON, Dec 11. Threo nav) arils on tho Atlantic coast and two on (ho Pacific would bo equipped to build battleships undor tho plan Sociotary Daniels will present to con gross. Ho said today ono of tho first diendnoiiKhts or battlo cruisers in cluded in tho administration's plan would bo built nt tho Philadelphia yard whoro an ONpondlturo of $1, 000,000 will ho noeossary in equip ment. Ho hopes to see tho Ptiget Sound and Norfolk yards equipped eventually for hiilldlng capital ships, Tho result would bo to glvo tho government five arils, Now York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Mnro Island and Paget Hound, whoro heavy ships could ho laid down. It would mean virtually doubling tho battleship building facilities of tho country since only flvo private concerns now aro oqulppod for tho work and only three havo hid for recent hattloshlp con tracts. STATE IMS I SAMr. Or. Dec. 11. Tho state tax commission has approved the state tux levy an nubmittod to the active membora of tho commission. Tho low oalls for f-,.r!50.()00. which is KiO'J.OOO less than last year. For general stale purposes ,0J 1,8 Hull! is provided, as compared with ?-,-188,011.00 Inst vwtr. Other items are: Cnivorsity of Oregon, $'JS0,3 18,51; Oregon Agriciillunil oollego, fiTrll,. 708.01; load punioses, $2:i.'I'-':i.7:i, and normal school, $.'l7,:i70.h(). Tho amount leqiured Iiom Ju'kson county is .tHH,IOH as iigiiiimt f07,-78 for HM'i. SENT TO PENITENTIARY III HI jl P. I' , ll.. II Joseph lllurnuuii, loruicr ii'i-ircidt'Ut , Utfonto lloitiau, loruir iihicr, uiid I diaries Kitf, funnvr lllr in the Dubiiiii' Sulioiml bank, wcni attt- tinii.l KmIim hi llic I mlcd hln Ips dla- 'tin I riiurt to li.i- ii- i ii h Ul Um i Mnli ml miiiIi nti.ii it I 'it I'.neu- vi. I III 1 li. tl II I f ,111 I r I' IS 'III, I. ,1s I i I .1 . nil I.' i, r. ..i Lou !i-i. .a -t l-Iitlii-i UU li Uwuii ti U (li ink nnd iin-ii'iroinstiu; funds ap- I I i . . ii .In , i ,imo - w '"rTi my, v f,v m'4 Km t:vi& H , .:sa?raw m iwiw NAVY YARDS BATTLESHIPS A.PS decide UK 1 RNBUKNK France nnd Britain Agree on Military Measures Designed to Assure Se curity of Forces Landed at Salon iki Troops Belnn Withdrawn From Serbia to Saloniki. PA IMS, Dee. 11. Franco and Client Hiitain decided today to con tinue tho campaign in the Halkans, and ngiccd on military measures dc signed to assure the security of the expeditionary forces winch landed nt Saloniki. A semi-official announce ment issued this afternoon indicates that the French and Hritish troops are being withdrawn from Scihm. Questions of an urgent character relating' to the conduct of tho war were settled on tho basis of a com plete understanding today at u con ferenco of representatives of France and Orent Britain. Premier Hriund and War Secretary Oiillieni tided for France, and Foreign Secretary flrey and War Secretary Kitchener for Great Britain. Agreement HffocttMj An agreement which has referenco to concerted military action in other zones, as well as in tho Halkans, wan icported by Piemier Hriund and War .Minister ualliuni, tho French rcpre seiitutives, and Foreign Secretary flrey and War Secretary Kitchener, acting for Great Hrituin, who havo been in conference in Paris during the lint two days. Tho semi-oflicial announcement, issued after todav's conference, says tho principle of maiiitctiauco of French and Hritish troops nt bnlon iki was approved by all the particl pants and that military measures havo been taken to assure the secur ity of tho expeditionary corps, which in let renting methodically toward its base. Itciualu nt Saloniki "The allioH have mndo the decision to remain at Saloniki and to send suf ficient forces to rosiimo tro offensive under favorable condition," nays the Temps. "Tho decision is final. It lcmaius to bo executed without further loss of time. "A very strong Franeo-Hrilish army will cud tho indecision of King Constantino m n mote effective man ner than fine words and will open tho way to tho Hussian nriny, which is waiting on the Danube until Itumauia is pleas td to Id it pass. E T HP.IM.IN, Dec. 11 (by wireless to Say villi1).- Advices received hero to day indicate that tho Hussions are hurriedly concentrating troops along tho Itumauiau border, the Austrian forces in Hiikowiuii also are being to inforeed heavily. A Huehiirost dispatch, forwarded by way of Hudupoat, says that tho harbor nt Iteni, tho Hussian Daniibu port nt which tioo havo been eon cuntnitud lor lomo time, hag beou closed to passeiiKor nud freight tnif fio since Monday Ijucmuso of the forthcoming arrival of additional transport aliipi. Three ltussitoi wnii,Iiiw sailed on .Monday from Item for Killiu on the Danube, nour thu ontrHiiuu to thu Hluok son. Thu dismloh tuiyi that the Hussion are erecting I urge munitions depota along tho DhuuIiu, near the delta. Hussian officers nssoit an at tack is soon to bo mads nn Cenio wit, tho capital of Hukowiua, Hallway traffio with Hussiu over thu linn through Ungeui, on tho north ern ItiiinauiHH border, bus been su peudnl since Saturday of last weok. Tliuou ami telecruph eoiuiuunitM- tiou with Hhsarabut also has been HUpndrd. Ten thoiisMiid J(uiau soldiers aiv eonlructinif a raiiruad Ium from Itsin thirtv mile i-u-tuard to Isiuail. BELGIUM MUNITl'oN FACTORY AT HAVREJS BLOWN UP II A VIM:, Frauc. !). 11 Tha luuaUions lactoru's of tho IWIgiaH . ,-. crnn 1. 1 I,, i . . , i, ,i irs'mj to. any by wi ---. tsstswuiv. iIam- Whs do4i nud UlUV) jstoiu wr. RUSSIANS PREPAR 0 NVADE BALKANS lujurid. WILD SCENES DURINGCLOSING of nim Great Excitement In London nnd Other British Cities Time for Closing Campaign Extended Until Midnight Sunday England Wakes Up to Necessity for Action. LONDON, Dec. 11. London, ex cept perhaps in tho closing hours of a heated general election, has novcr witnessed such scenes ns virtually tho vvholo oily presented this nfternoou, with tho Earl of Derby's recruiting period extended today to close nt midnight tomorrow, having littlo tuoro thnn twenty-four hou.s to run. Weather No liar In every section of tho city rccruils camo forward in drovc3 to bo nttcst ed. Tens of thousands of workmen, clei Its nnd shopgirls spent their half holiday in tho parks nnd tho streets wntehing nnd participating in tho re cruiting work. Among them wcro thousands of soldiers in khaki, both now recruits and vetcrnnt with many c.onvnlcsccnt wounded men, including niunorous Australians, Cnnndinus, Highlanders nnd Indian troops. Tlicro wns thick mud under foot nnd occas ional henvy showers fell, but tho parks ns well ns tho streets remained crowded, whilo bands marched about playing patriotio nirs. All tho newsboys enrried plncnrds calling upon men to enlist. In thu parks nud open squares speech-making was in progress. In tho hotels, restaurants, on tho trams and busses and on tho street corners everybody was engaged in discussing enlistment nnd tho question of volun tary sorvico versus conscription, was nrgucd holly. Similar Scenes Hlsowliero Heporls of similar scenes camo from provincial towns. ' Announcement of tho extension of time 'for tho recruiting plnn was cheered when tho newspapers spread tho news, Tho official announcement says: "It should bo understood cleaily by every available man, especially singlo men, nt present unattested, that tho opportunity offered carries with it nn equal responsibility to present him self tmlny or tomorrow, nud so ndd to tho volume of evidence now presented to other nations allied, neutral or hostile that tho determination of tho country is resoluto to proseeuto tho war to a victorious conclusion." WASHINGTON', Dec. 11. Secre tary Lansing will immediately nsk Client Hritaiu nud 1 Vance, through their embassies here, for safe con duct for ('upturns Hoy-Kd nnd Von Pnpen, respectively naval ftnd mili tary attaches of tho flonnim embassy bote, pursuant to tho request of Em pornr William, who personally recall ed tho oflioors. Withdrawn! of tho attaches had been requested by tho secretary becaiibo of their alleged ac tivities which rendered them persona uon grata, to tho American govern ment. Thero wn some speculation hem today ns tn whether Clrent Hrituin and Franco vtould, m event tho two (Ionium nttnohog loavo this country, demiind that they go under parole, pledging themsolvofi not to partici pate in the European war. KL PASO, Tex., Dec. 11. Villa of ficwls of Juarez announced today that Clsuuml Juun H.mda, command uur KI00 Villa troo now nt Casa Grande, ban stint a detachment of 200 aobSJor to strengthen tho Juarez jmniMii and would hold tho remuiu dr of hU fame for orders from Gen untl Villa, how nt .Madera, Chihua hua. It was said Villa plans u cam pmu to the south and would not uuuiti tu Juarez, SAFE CONDUCT ASKED HR -D 1 A" V S f iv