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( MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE BBM SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr Tonight, Wednesday. Max. 18..", Mln. 31), l'ro. .01 forty-flfth Tfcnr. Dully Tenth Year. F Lon Section of French Front Re ported Taken by Storm, the French Sufferinn Heavy Losses Pursuit of Allied Forces Continues Mon tenegrins Repulsed. HKHL1N, Dee. II (!)v wireless to Snyvillc). Hulgnrian troops hnvo broken through tho Anglo-French lifte mitl out off tho French forces from tlu Itritisli according to nn official statement dated December 12, receiv ed hero from Serbia. It is stated a lonir section of tho French front was taken bystorm, tlie French foroo Hsufforing lieavy losses. Pursuit of thu allied troops contin ues. The statement as Riven out hy tho Overseas News agency follews: "The Bulgarians continued imrsuit of tho Anglo-French troops on both hanks of tho Vnrdar, in the direction of Uicvgeli and Doiran. Storm French Front "On tho right hank of tho Vardar tho Hulgnrinns stormed tho whole French front between Miluktovo and Smoknvitza, southwest of Kovanetz. French regiments numbers -15, -11 and 281 suffered heavily. "On tho left hank of tho Vnrdar wo ejected the French and BritMi from fortified positions on Ilulm mountain. Tho defeated British withdrew to tho southwest toward Knrnuglurlar and the French to the southwest toward Hogdantzi. A Macedonian division broke throuc.li the front, captured Hogdantzi and cut off tho French from tho British. "The French killed or eantured be longed, for the most part, to Oenernl Balloud's division, compo.sed of regi ments numbers l(l,'i and 17-1, and the second regiment of Zounves.'1 Montenegrin Front Austro-Hungnrimi troops aro ad vancing in northern Montenegro, it was announced todny by German nnny headquartero. Tho official statement rends: "Western and eastern theaters of war: There is nothing to repoit. "Balkan theater: To tho southwest and south of I'levljo (in northern Montenegro) Autro - Hungarian troops nguiu forced the enemy to re treat. Hero and in the eastern .Mon tenegrin mountains, about 2.",flQ pris oners were brought in." LONDON, Dec. M. Tho version of the Bulgarian official statement of December 12 received hero from .Sofia says that the eitv of Gievgeli, in southwestern Scihia, near the Greek border, h in flames. THREE DEATHS AND rorailKKKIWi:, N. Y Dee. 1 1. Three men art' known to be dead, two others are mining and hundreds of passengers nre imprUoned in twenty-live railroad trains near tln oity a tho rosult of last night' bliz- 7ard. Tho fatalities oeeurred nt Beacon, Hudson and Colonic, and the mining men aro Milton Johnson and William Bognrdus of Poughkoeiio. An avalanche is said to have oe- ourrcd at Storm King, on tho Hudson. The roof of an ovnugolistio tnbor- naulo at Beacon collapsed just nfter FRENCH CUT OF ROM HB BULBAR OS BLZZARD CAUSES i; aoo tho audioneu had left tho building mill a number of factories hero have boon orushod by tho hoavv snow. A theater nt Wappingor's FnlU was bndly dnmagod and n largo gym nasium at tho Ilivcrview military nuaduuty here coved in. Dozens of ieic,rvntftrie in the Violet diatrict ' hruko under the weight of wot nov. Conservative estimate (daee the jmtperty damage Mt $230,000. SAX FKAKCISCn, Dee. 1 1. A federal inquiry n tbc cause u( tho JeMUvwent of the Hill freighter MInmnmHu a. ordered held lute to Uj" elwasrd Ike veei whkh wa-ftVeJtin- bigto tide to enter tin- bar ltr. The henriuir will be -ulii tr.l bv John W. Ir-lii. I'liiled State ili-t ni t ni(irn, ntul .ilni-r- tl tin ttlcrul itian.Lii'. t i -Htiiiu -trwir I FUTONS ASK FREE PASSAGE T E Germany Protests Grdntlny of Fur ther Concessions to Entente Allies Demand Made to Permit Bulflars Pursuing. Allied Troops to Cross Greek Territory. IiONOON, Dec. 1-1. Germany ap parently linn no Intention of permit ting firecco to grant any further con cessions to the allies without a ve hement protest. Houtcr's correspondent nt Alberts says German dlsplomats hnvo already taken steps which aro likely to add considerably to Greece's difficulties, If pressed. It is announced unofficially at Athens, tho coriespondent continues, Hint aormnny has asked Orooco "whethor tho fncllltles afforded tho allies compromlso Greek neutrality In nny way." Tho Greek officials ndmlt Hint tho situation Is becoming more dellcato In n Inter dispatch tho correspond ent says It Is said in Athens a de mand will ho mndo for frco pnRsngo over Grok territory for tho Bulgar ian and German forces which aro pur suing tho allied troops. It Is said unofficially In Athens that tho Germans, If they deslro tho enjoyment of tho samo rights as tho allies in Grek territory, probably will lio allowed a frco hand, but that If 'Bulgarians enter tho situation tho conditions will assume a nioro ser ious nspect. Tho following statement Is attrlb uted to nn Austrian seurce: "In nny event tho Austrlans anil Bulgarians cannot demand tho (lis nriuent of tho allied forces. Greece cannot and does not wish to dlsnrm tho nllles. Gerninn dlsplomacy which hitherto has displayed porspcclty and rommon senso will not demand of Greeco what It Is Impossible to give." UNITED STATES A TO WASHINGTON, Dee. II. Tho American note to France making rep resentations against the taking of Germans from the American stenmur Conmo by the cniihcr Descartes and the operations of the warship against other American vessels, is today on ts way to Paris. Officials here de ehno to discuss the nolo in any way. Arrangement for its publication will be made later. The note aks for tho immediate release of the six Genitalis and Aus trmiw uho were taken from the steamers t'oamo, San Juan mid Car olina. SENDS FRANCE FORD'S LIFE IN PERIL; PEACE SHIP NEW YORK. Dec 14. "The stars In their courses nro warring against Henry Ford! Tho planets bodo peril to him nnd failure for his poaco ship, on this crulso meant to bring a truco In Europe" Tho famous Jorsoy astrologor, Gus tavo Moyor, whoso list ot realized prophosloB Includos tho assassination of .McKlnlov, and tho great European war, thus aumniod up today what fate the heavens hold for the Ford peaco argosy. Hocauie no mortals and least of all, Ford's followors eeein able to say whftt will bo the outcome of the pacific eruMde upon which Ford has sot out. Astrologer Moyor consontod to (IIscImo Just wtast tho Immortal Uw of the jilnnetg say on the sub ject. Myr otut not only the horoefl of Urary Pertl, but of the poaeo ship Oacar II M wall. And the latter sailed ) from Hobekon. It soowi. nt a moMt unfortunate hour. ' u ti,- o .r It backotl late tke river at about 313 In tke afternoon," said Meter Die ell planet Mara uaa loi-t.J iu tin- fifth iiiauxlun of the MEDFORD, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON Skcschcs fiifl r .aXvV L (U 1 A-OIVV" -.'- f X2X VP-T- 3 :iBH flKVir vic$rir&lLr .4? V JiiiEy.'A-ivnMBf tuaxua&m'Lm. hHk'vIrV an A.-T T- .rnXWVV During Ills Lslt to Wa-slilngton, II. V. SatterfleM, tho "Mttlo Bear" CnrtoonlM, Mas rwelvwl by Mr. Wilson in Ids itfrieo in Ibo ulillo lions,.. Tho iiInivo sketehos eo Mr. Sitt terflehl's linpresslons, tuUn at close hand, of tho prvslileiit of tho Unltril Ktites. , GREECE COMMANDEERS Fl LONDON, Dec. ll.-Tlio Greek Rovornrocnt, it wn learned horo to dny, has commandeered h11 Greok shipping in Hritish and Amerieun ports in nn effort to supply tho de ficiency in food and ooal which ex ists in Greeco as u ronlt of tho en tente nllios restrictions. The Greek vessels will be loaded with enrgoes purchased bv the Ath ens government, which does not an ticipate the siinic trouble n i evper ieneed hy tho regular owners of IV ships in getting the-e ueceur com modities to Greece. heavens, which, according to the lnw of astrology, governs all speculative ventures. Now Blnco Marx is a mal efic planet, this greatest of specula tive venturos, tho peace cruise, is des tined to failure. "And Honry Fold's own boroacopo but confirms this prophesy. He bus by transit tho evil planet Mars on tho meridian, and this slunlflee not only that ho will suffor considerable loss of prestige during this period, but that his lifo alto may be placed In Jeopardyl "Morcovor, at birth, he had the for tunato and peaceful planet Venus badly affllotod by the orratlc and evil planet Uranus, whlefa Indicate that he would bo sadly dieappolNtotf la any undertakings for the promotion ot peaoe among nations. Of all the Marring nations. Franre and Italy will bo most likely to snow noma ue roo or hospitality to htm, heciuao he was born wltb the aun la tke Zo diacal sign Leo, and lo govenu at trologlealljr these rountrlea. "But though th.r.i am vaiiaaa tragic evenla and mishaps foroeat for the ieai4 rrmutile, moat of which wilt oc ur ttfuiv the end ot Feb- OREGON, TFHSDAY, DECEMBER H 1915 from Life by Cartoonist fW i VAtV&bH&V& V " E.LU, I.OOK EYES" ?0 TVMr- "RXVOfcUC? JTAFT SNOWBOUND -'KV YORK', Dee. 11. Former President Tuft was among tho storm bound travelers on tho New York, Now Huvoii & Hnrtford railroad dur ing tiio night. Ho boarded n train for Now Haven nt Grand Central sta tion only to bo informed that because of n break in tho electric feed wire there would bo nn indefinite, delay. "Never mind," said Air. Taft, "111 be quito oomfortnblo here," and doze ing, he wniti-d patiently until, with the aid of u steam locomotive, the train crawled out of the station. Al though he climbed aboard at 2 n. in., it Mm 7 this morning when Mr. Taft reached New Haven. FAILURE: WAR UNTIL 191? SAY STARS AND PLANETS PEACE SHIP '""cot Snttcrficld ly &&mifcZ ii"- OUT 0R. 5 ATfEft0V V.V.U OH MRS. UALT. iIUVVAHV.' &R.OWIHI! Horw st.utom HOUTW DV MONTH. L BRITISH IN AERICA LONDON, Dee. M. General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien has been np poiutcd to tho supremo commnud of the forces operating in east Africa. General Smith-Derrien was in ser vice on the Franeo-Helgian front in the earlier months of tho year. Ho comuinndod the second British army for a time and in May was placci in control of ono of Ireat lirhain's six new armies. He returned to Lou don in June. No official explanation was made. A vigorous campaign hns been in stituted recently bv tho French and HOROSCOPE ju- B flew mk Lu . '" WTO A -? ASKR ECOGNITION SNOW BLANKET BY U. S.OF YUAN BE WITHHELD Chinese Appeal to President Wilson Not to Countenance Chinese Mon archy, Which Is Labelled "Most Stupendous Act of Treachery Ever Practiced by Human Ancncy." SAN FKANC1SCO, Dec. II. An appeal to President Wilson not to reeogiiiro tho Chinese monarchy was mailed to Washington today by Tong King Chung, president of the Chco ICung tong, known ns the Chineso Kc- publio association, which is said to have a membership of about til), 1)00 in tho United States find 1100.000 in North, Central and South America. "The nation that refused recogni tion to those who overthrew Presi dent Dm of Mexico or to those who ussnssinntcd President Mnilero," the letter said, "cannot, in justice or sin cerity, recogniro in China the trait ors who seek to wrest from the poo plo their hard-won freedom or to the monarchy which they seek to erect." Opisiso an KniMmr The Cheo Kung tong, accordhii? to its president, is seeking to oppose ac tively tho accession of President Ytinn Shi Kai to the throne hy fos tering n movement bended by Sheu Chun Shen, former viceroy of Can ton, t nmed ns cotutnnmlcr-iii-cliicf of the opposition party, mid who is to he made provisional president of China in the event unii Shi Km as cends tho throne and the Chee, Kuug tong is successful. The letter nddressed to tho presi dent was nuthorized nt a public meet ing Sunday at which plans for funds to aid the movement were arranged. After stating tho facts concerning (ho proposed nionnrehy, which was termed "the most stupendous net of treachery ever practiced by human agency," tho letter centinued: "Should tho people of this great re public, through vou, their chief ex ecutive, put their stamp of approval upon this, tho most deudly blow struck in modern times nt tho cause of frco government, tho liberty of the human race will ho menaced and the prospect of universal iieneo ho lost for cenlinios to conic." Points Way to Tyrants "To recognizo nn empire founded hy violence and treachery upon the ruins of a republic moulded after your own great government mid rais ed over tho bodies of our pcoplo sac rificed in emulation of your own pat riots, would bo against tho best tra ditions of the American people. It would render the lessons to humanity written in blood at Hunker Hill mid Gettysburg useless mid of no nvuil. It would point tho way for iisinpors mid tyrants in nil powers to rob tho people of their libel ty. It would soo the seed of nullification, secession, civil war and bloodshed." Hritish to compter llritish Kast Af rica. ruary, tho members of tho peaco par ty tliomselves will work hand In glovo with Ford, and will stand by him to tho end. This Is shown by tho fact that tho fortunate planet Jupiter wus posted In tho 11th mansion of tho houvens nt tho hour tho ship sail ed, nnd this govorns frlonds, "Thoy will have a vory romantic cruise, but Saturn -wus In tho zodiacal sign Canovor, npposlto Its own signi fies that whorovor Ford and his party stop abroad thoy will bo In a spot nioro or loss hostllo and detrimental to tholr purpmes. 'Ford will return disappointed about tho first of Juno," Meyer said In conclusion. "Thoro Is no usa of his hoping to bring any form of poaco In Kuropo at present for the sluiplo reason that tho stars Indloato posi tively that tho wir oaunot bo brought to an end until July 15, 1017." I.ON'DON, Dee. U.-The report tnut the Mritinb Htoaianhip Oitcrie has beeu sunk was ooiifirwed todu by Uoyda. The members of the crow were aed with the exception of two Chinese, who were killed. Three oth ers wero wouudod. NO. 227 E T New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and New England Blanketed by the Beautiful-Havoc Worked With Wires and Transportation Systems Cables Interrupted. NEW YOHIC, Doc. II. Snow, filed nnd nt times cold drizzling rain swept over practically nil or Xew Kngland nnd tho states of New York, Penn sylvania nnd New Jersey most of Inst night in n sovero general storm pnr nlleling thnt of December (I, 1011. Having blown itself out to son to dny in tho vicinity of Nnntuoket, tho storm likely will bo followed by rt shnrp drop of temperature through out tho state nffected, nnd will next bo heard of sweeping eastward nlong tho routes of tho trnns-Atlantio steamers. Snow wns still fulling during tho forenoon in parts of Now Kngland nnd in unper Now York slnto. Viro trouble, stnlled trains, tempo rary milk shortage in New York anil street accidents familiar to New York nt storm timo, nil enmo us tho uftcr matli of last night's blow. 15,000 Shovel Snow Fifteen thousand men wero shovel ing six inches of bhow from Now York streets todny, nnd tho commis sioner of street cleaning wns clamor ing for moro men. Forty-fivo thous nnil, ho snid, wero needed. lleforo noon nil tho New York Cen tral trucks between hero nnd Albany had been cleared of snow mul sleet mid in most cases switches had been thawed out or cleared for operation. Westbound trains were scheduled to lenvo hero on I ime. Easthounil trains continued to bo from ono to eight hours lute. Though nn nnny of laborers wns at work nlotig tho Now Haven lines, con ditions still woro badly demoralized all forenoon. NEW YOItlC, Dec. M. Tho contcr of ono of tho honvlost snow storms this section of tho country has ox porlcncod In several years passed northeast of Now York todny leaving In Its wnko a tanglo of broken tele graph poles and wires, railroad trains stalled In snow drifts and largo por tions of Now York, Now Jersey, Penn sylvania nnd Now England under snow from six to flfteon Inches deep. Snow wns still falling early today although tho sovorlty of tho storm had abated. Somo of tho Xow York Central's through express trains from and to tho west forced their way through tho drifts nnd nrrlvcd heor today hours behind tholr schodulo. Tho whoroabouts of othor through trains was unknown to tho railroad offi cials. lllixkado of Traffic Tho blockado of tho btectrlc zono of tho New York, Now Haven and Hortford railroad between Now York and Stamford, Conn., was desrribed by officials ot that road as tho worst iu yoars. Telograpblo communication bo tweon New York nnd points west and northw ns cut off by tho breakdown of wlros nnd poloa undor tho wolght of snow. Tho telegraph companies stuted that tholr sorvlco had boon uf foe tod us far south as Virginia. Oa bio communication across tho Atlantic was badly hatnporod by tho falluro of tho cable companies' land wlros botweon New York nnd Nora Scotia. Tho snowfall In Now York City Is estimated at six Inches. (Continued on page threo) L TOTAL 2,244,248 ItOTTEUDAM, Doc. 1 1, via I.on don. Austrian casualty lists number 880 to 3S0, according to tho Rottor damseho Courant contain the names of 03,310 killod, wounded nnd miss ing, making tho total 2,311,348. This total Is oxcluslvo ot Uio names of 237 Uavarlan, 310 Wurtteniburglan, 233 Saxonlan and tho naval aud Turkish lists, says ono newspaper, V Nl EASTERN COAS IN 0 V i 1