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Medford Mail Tribune ? WEATHER LV SECOND EDITION orty.flfth Tear. Dallv Tenth Year. Every Available Man Must Be Secur ed, Says British Premier Hopeful View of Wpr Taken Fundamental Facts Steadily Growing in Favor of Allies Better Fighting Resources. LONDON", Dot'. 21. -When the Ilritish forces withdrew from the positions At Suvla Hay nml Anznc, on the western shore 'of the. Gallipoli pcuinsulu, their total cusunlticsvore tltree men wounded, according to nn official announcement made this aft ernoon. Six ruiis, which wero destroyed, were left when the Ilritish withdrew from (lie Suvln position, it was add ed. Moving in the house of commons this afternoon n new vote for an ad ditional million men, Premier Asqnith Hindu a general survey of the over widening theater of war and the in reusing responsibility "Inoed on tliis eoiintry for providing anus and men. Ureal Britain, he said, already has a fighting force in tho various the aters of 1,2,')0,000 men, and as the wasteago is enormous, tho country mu.it aim at getting every man of military ago who is physically quali fied. Generals Transforml Premier Astpilth announced in tho house of commons today that Lieu tenant General Sir William It. Rob ertson, chief of the general staff, had heen recalled from Franco to becomo driof of tho iinporiul staff at army headquarters in Loudon, in plncc of Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murray, who was about to receive an important commission. Turning to tho Dardanelles cam paign, Mi'.,Asquith said: "It was with deep reluctance that wo sanctioned the withdrawal, espe cially from Anznc, where our Aus tralian and New Zealand kinsmen won undying' fame. This withdrawal did not iuvolvo withdrawal from Hello (at the tip of Gallipoli peninsula), where our combined naval and artil lery forces commanded the entrance to the straits. "Everything was brought off ex cept some stores and six guns which weio destroyed." Areoittlng to Program Tho premier said tho men with drawn, after n short and much need ed rest, would proceed to n new the ater of operations. Ho paid warm tribute to Generals Monro mid liird wood. Itefcriing to operations on the Frunen-Bolp'nn fiont, tho premier complimented Field Marshal French and his successor in command, Sir Douglas Hulgh. He centinued: "A fortnight ago a most important military cniil'oreneo wns held in Paris, nttended by representative)? of the staffs of France, Russia, Italy and tho United Kingdom, Tho leading strategical problems wero fully dis cussed and certain extremely impor tant conclusions reached with abso lute unanimity." So far ii tbo war as a whole went, Mr. Asquith said, it might ho that, at this or that moment, what could bo called the superficial facts of the campaign seemed to hu againbt tho allies. Fundamental Fuels "Hut the fundamental facts, the facts (hat matter in the long run, are stolidity and growingly on our bide," ho continued. ''There has been in this war an abundnneo of error in calculation, but they have not been con fined to our side. (Continued on bast l'ago. I LONDON. !). 21. -Tho siMMMir Hjawtlr of 1153 Uw, Jj the arMi benpijil skip ttkich wa jKMwIwjMMd by . pru ruiijt' autl tb Jlritb ItntiOi liritiah tMUBwr WtwA oQIifv, 4SS , Iwive The c' )'! !' Ifoid X rikiri ba bom rfceivd iutf ibr crw v tb Uunlly. rtfard- ASQU ITH ASKS MILL! MORE MEN FOR AH KAISER PLANS GIGAN1DVES TO Germany Preparing Two Expeditions Against Egypt and Calais Greeks and Bulgars In Conflict Teutons Drive Across Albania to Seize Port of Durazzo. LONDON, Dec. 21. Tho Albanian port ot Durazzo Is said to bo tho lat est objective of tho Toulonlc-UulBar-lan cnmpnlgn In tho Balkans. Strong forces aro believed to bo marching across Albania In nn effort to fore stall Italian occupation of tho coast. In tho meantime thoro Is no Indi cation of the development by tho cen tral powers of nn offensive nsalnst tho allies on the Macedonian front. On tho contrary It Is reported tho BulRarlans are entrenching them solvcs along tho Serbo-Grcek bor der. Tho first concreto evidence of fric tion between Greeks and Bulgarians comes from Kplrun, whero Bulgarian bands and Grcok forces, according to press dispatches, havo come Into con flict. Teutons Concentrate Forces If nn offcnslvo movement toward Salonlkl Is undertaken It Is hardly likely Greece wilt Interfere, as sho must grant tho samo facilities to tho central-powers ns sho accorded to tho allies, If tho present policy of neu trality prevails. "Wlillo tho Germans, Attstrlans, Bulgarians and Turks aro concentrat ing troops along tho front of Greece's Macedonian border, tho entente al lies nro ceaselessly debarking men and munitions at Salonlkl. Several months will bo necessary, however, before they can hopo to undertake an offensive movement on a scalo which could possibly succeed. Paris reports Gormony Is prepar es two gigantic strokes, ono nualnst Calais, and tho other toward Kgypt, In tho hopo of ending tho war by smashing blows at these vital strat egic points. German guns aro busy along tbo western front, but no fur ther ovldonco has been received of propectcd nttneks. Two Di-itcs Contemplated In nn effort to prevent BrltlBh aerial reconnaissances, according to a Ilritish official report, tho Ger mans sent up squadrons of aero planes, resulting In forty-four con flicts In tho nlr with tho loss of two aeroplanes by tbo Germans and ono by tho British. Along tho French front nn lucossant flro ngalnst tho Germans Is being kept up. Tbo Ilritish public Is awaiting with Intense Interest details of tho with drawal of tho army from tho Suvla Bay and Anzac districts of Gallpoll peninsula. Newspaper comment shows min gled feeling of regret and rellof. This feeling of relief reflects tho attitude of tho BrltlHh public toward tho wholo near Kastern vonturo nail confldcnco Is Increasing hero that tho fortunes of tho allies In this region, having reached tho lowest point, will begin to ilse. SEASONS WORST GALE AI T SHUTOUT, Or., Dee. 21. Tho worst storm in the last tv.o venrs was raging hero today. A galo averaging 75 miles nn hour wns accompanied liy a heavy rain. The highest and rough est tide in sovbral ncasons is report ed along tho coast. The only damage hero bo far occurred when n scow broko adrift in the hnrbor and wns driven through the Olsonvillo tram way trestle. Tho diked tidelnnds up the river nro reported much dam aged. NEW STAMPED ENVELOPES READY FOR DISTRIBUTION WASHINGTON. !. 21. -The Mtut'tlee dep.irtliielit IihIhv notltied ioktuiUler that it i about to iu tux-d eavalopes bra ring an ow hoael two--fiit mjImk stamp of wrw uVipi. 'tit m slawp i print inJ ia rwl tab aad ia lb forta of a iiil. J a th tmtr ia atttlMMl lb bead of Wubwftvlj 1M profile, FINISH WAR MEDFOKD, TURKS CERTAIN OFVIGTORYSAYS DR. NAZEM BAY Abundance of Food for Germany as Well as Turkey Cotton and Cop per Plentiful Turkey Last to Call a Halt Enthusiastic for War Regards Allies as Real Barbarians. BERLIN, Dec. 21. via London. "Turkey Jinn nn nbundance of foods nnd other mntorial of nil kinds which sho can supply to Germany if Ger many needs them," said Dr. Nazim Hey, secretin of the Young Turks committee nnd ono of Turkey's most prominent men, in n stntement to the Associuted Press on his nrrival in Berlin today. "It is only n question of transportntion, which seems to be in n fair way of solution. "There is no lack of anything in Turkey. For example, wo have 30, 000,000 kilocnuns of 'cotton which Gcnnnny enn havo tho moment she solves tho transportation problem, not to speuk of 10,000,000 kilograms of reserve supplies in the shiipo of mat tresses and other articles in Turkish homes. "The same is true of copper. Of this we havo at least -10,000,000 kilo grams which Germany can havo nt any tune." lYodlcts Victory Because of tho abundanco of the necessaries and of tho progress of military affairs nt this time, Dr. Na zin Bey predicts eventual victory for the central powers. Ho is certain Gennany will find n wny to effect transportation communication with Turkey in u short tunc. "Such u success will mean inde pendence for Turkey, for tbo first time," ho continued. "Tiiero is much lejioL.penqo propaganda in Turkey today than unywhoro else. Yon must remember that for deendes there hns hardly been peace for ten consecutive yenrs with us, nnd accordingly wo nro accustomed to conflicts. We reason that the present conflict will last from one to two years more, but wo aro renllv indifferent us to the dura tion of tho war. In any event Tur key will be tho last to call a halt. Turkey UntliiLshiMlo "Turkey is enthusiastic for a num ber of reasons. First, she had never fought previously under such favor able conditions; second, the thought of oentunl independence stimulates tho troops tremendously; third, the soldierH are spurred on by hatred of their enemies. This hatred is engen dered by illegal nets. The Turks re gard the allies as real hatbariaiis, and when captured in n wounded condi tion frequently refuso food, or drink from their captors, though when con ditions nro reversed the Turks give their prisoners freely of their food." Dr. Nazim Bey spoke calmly except when the subject of tho world's im pression of Turkish-Armenian rela tions was brought up. Of this he talked in hitter words, America in particular, he said, hud gained n false impression in two ways. First, in vestigators of conditions had not been neutral or unbiased; second, those invosiigntors went to lite wrong sources for their information to Greeks, Jews and Armenians, who nro Turkish subjects and have grudges to air. "Every time a Turk does something praiseworthy in this world he is hail ed ns nn Armenian," he continued, "but every time he commits a crime or nets basely he is a Turk." WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. -Auolhcr protect ngniust the presence of Brit ish cruUon close off American port has been made to Great Britain by the stute department. Tliti oxplauutioo bv the British nv ernuiiint of tbo ohnn of the Wugnvr luier Yinidaud, while on her way from Now York to Newjwrt News, liaa boon accepted a aaliafaetury, but tbo in cident baa hoea wade tbo baabt of tho new nroltwt against maiatanaiMo of Ilritish eruiaM jut ouUula tit tfarw-iaUa bwit aad in th tMagbhor ba4 af Aatariraa porta m aaayiag auI uHwarraatabla iatarfrte with AtuvrivuH cvBuuurv. PROTEST PRESENCE mm ci OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1915 .JWV'S '-SfSf,Xl 3f8& "Byrnntiuo logolhelc," ns (olonel' Roosevelt ued it in refercni'c to President Wilson, is n term of pro found contempt, explained Professor Basil Gilderslceve, retired professor of Greek nt Johns Hopkins univers ity and tho foremost classical stu dent in America. "It is derived," he says, "from u LONDON, Dec. 21--Arrival ot a IttisKian expedition oft tbo Bulgarian coaat U reported by tho Athens cor respondent of tbo U.xcbnngo Tele graph company. Ho says: "A ItuBHlan crulsor nnd two do Htroyors, which are convoying sixteen trnnsportH filled with troops, havo arrived off tho Bulgarian const and nro bombnrdlng Varna vigorously." The Bulgarian port of Varnn Is on the Black Sea. It Ih n railroad ter mlniiH. This city and Bergas, fiO miles furlhor south, aro tho ptlnclpal Bulgarian Black sea ports, On Bevornl occasions since tho bo glnnlng of tho Teutonic drlvo through Serbia It has been reported that tho Husfllans would atatempt an Invasion ot Bulgnrla from tho sea nnd It hns been said forces wero being concen trated for this purpose at Odossa. Previous dlspatchos reporting Huh slan navat demonstrations boforo Varna or Bergas, presumably propar atoryq to an effort to land troopB, were not bomo out subsequently. BRIDAL COUPLE ENJOY LONG WALK HOT SPBINGS, a , Dec. 2 1 Tho president and Mr. Wilson took a long walk In tho sunshlno today. Their stroll, about throo miles, car ried thorn pant tho golf links with secret sorvlco men following. Mrs. Wilson woro a Unlit walking suit, heavy tan walking shoos and a small black hat. Congratulatory messages continued to nrrlvo by mall and telegraph. Be sides tho congratulations, froakUli messages from all parts of tho coun try hnvo boon sont to tho couplo. Some of tho congratulations aro couched In rhyme and soino aro em bellished with plcturos. Tho dlsappolntod moving plcturo squad was out oarly and planted cam eras on advantageous positions on throo hills overlooking tho golf course. Socrot iwrvlca men, acting on tho provident' ordors, havo told tho photographers that no plcturos will bo allowed. Not a pleturo has yot boon taken of the couplo since they arrlvod. VON PAPEN BUYS TICKET ON HOLLAND-AMERICAN LINER NEW YORK, !. 21.- Cuidain Vm Papon, the recalled German mili tary attache '-iin h.ied tiwlay fcw al(ianblp ticket lr lb Noordaai, lbu eoafirwiav reirU Dwt bt would ail on tbia Holland Ajaarw-an twr. Th tii, v.i i ' m.i ii ii I., i aVnarttirt waMipoatt uaiii tawor- S 5twr.mTj -iCVv ii3 V J BaawiawMalBawMIWHWiBBaa RUSSIAN FLOTILLA ATTACKS BULGAR SEAPORT OF VARNA E fi BYZANTINE LOGOTHETE' J Greek word, logolhetes, menning n scrivener who draws iq pupors. It is the name of a subordinate who docs the work of a. secretary and holds purely u minor position. "I think Roosevelt inked up this scathing term from some history ho had nrobnbly read recently. It is by no means a commonly known word." PROBERS OPEN UP BRAND NEW PLOT WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-Whnt is believed to be nn entirely new plot against Amerienn neutrality has been linen rt lied by ngeiits of tbo depart ment of justice investigating the al leged conspiracy to blow up tho Wel land canal. Chief Bielasli, of the bureau of investigation, said today that evid ence, had been secured from Paul Kocuig and others connected with him in the nllcged canal plot which opened up another (rail, Mr. Bic laski declined to indicate the nature of tho alleged new conspiracy, but said arrests might bo expected soon. NEW YORK", Dee. 21 Federal of ficials hero expect soon to arrest u man whoso name has not yet been mentioned in connection with the con spiracy to destroy tho Wclhuid ca nal, and this will cnmpleto tho gov ernment's ease in thi.. matter, it was learned today. Tho man, who is styled tho "missiuc; link" in tho con spiracy, is under mirveilhineo. Frederick Mctzlor, who acted ns Paul Kocnig's stenographer nnd who is declared to have already furnished the government with importnnt infor mation in the Wollaud canal case, went before the federal grand jury today. In so doing it was under stood that .Metzler gained immunity from prosecution. Kocuig, ul lib erty on a $.0,000 bond, has been the chief of the bun. m of investigation of the Hamburg Amcri' an line, BERLIN, Dec, 21. m London-A success against the British in an op eration near llnllucli, southwont of Lille, wan announced by (lei man army headquarters today. On tho eiiHterii front a movement by which tho Russian wore driven from n vil lago boforo tho German lines uuur Widnydoy is reMirted. Tho official statement gays : "Western thcHtvr: Eaat of Hulliiuh a German division onplured a British np and repuUed eountor-attaekn mndu during thu night. Tliaio wax liveiy anV'HW'v Hetfviiy at viuioua isiiuta along ibu front. "KmUtu tbeatur: During tho nitiht of Utmehr 1H-'J0 an attvaHttad Rua- siaa division bad utwuitiml Um viliaga of Dabarhi, auutbanat of WWaydey, wuwb ia locaiad atatr uar Irani. Yaa- laroav (be (aaiaaa wr drivaa eal. Hnuib .i .iic Wbjauowlboii ium! ( if i wk.t, nrihnal at Caar- loryik. Mtaaiy waaHwahariaf divia mu vr rvpulMtU." AGAINST NEUTRALITY GERMANS REPORT I SUCCESSES E OF U. S. TROOPS FACE RIOTERS Former Villa Soldiers Start Disor ders at Juarez Upon Arrival Six Reported Killed- Rumors of At tack by Villa Upon El Paso Brings Out American Soldiers. EL PASOfl Tex., Dec. 21. Double guards of United Stales troops were rushed to the international bridge nt 2 o'clock this nftemoon when rumors beenmo current nmong his former fol lowers that General Villa wns ex pected to reach Juarez at f p. m. and planned to attack tho city. - Fojir companies of the sixth infan try lined the American side of tho Rio Grande nnd kept civilians bnek from tho river. Across the river Mexican envulry gunrds wero established. At 2:15 shooting wns heard i n Juarez nnd reports renched hero thnt intoxicated soldiers on horseback wero rioting in tho streets. Tho second outbreak occurred when money for payment of their wages failed to roach Juarez, due, it was said, to inability to secure con veyance ncross tho Rio Grande. Six Persons Killed Six persons lire snid to nave been killed (luring tho rioting which start ed in Juarez nt noon today. So far us is known there wero no American nsualties. Tho disorder wns stinted by nbout .'100 former Villn soldiers, who reach ed Juarez today in despernto condi tion from huilc of food and behind in their pay. Learning tho do fncto government had nominal possession ot tbo town, tboy began looting, til thoii'di they wero without nnns. In the itiisonco of Consul T. D. Ed wards, Mrs. Edwards notified Moxi enn Consul Garcia here, who immedi ntely dispatched funds to pay tho sol diers. Vuy In Promised Quiet was restored when Gmiernl Raudn, ono of those who yesterday signed tho agreement with tho do fnelo government to turn over the Villa organizntion, fled to tho Ameri can side nml the Cnrrunzu consul hero sent over 100,000 pesos to pay the soldiers. General Ochoii sent n detachment lo tho racetrauk to guard Ainorienn owned racehorses quiirlored there. Owners nml nttonduuU of tho ani mals fled to the American side when rioting began. T DRIVEN F. HEREIN, Dec. 21 fhv wireless to Sayvillo). C'onstiintiiiophidi'patehes suite lliat (be withdrawn! of the Ilrit ish from tho Aii7.no and Sulvn Huv districts of tlio Gallipoli peninsula came ua tho roault of u violent of fennivo on the inirt of tho Turku, who inflicted heavy losiea on tho Ilritish and drove them to the sea. "According to f'oiutuntinoplo re ports, the Turku began n genoral of fensive in all ueelious of the DardHn elles," nays tho Oversow Nowa agency. 'Tho fight inc; wns violent. Tho Turks begun thoir attack at Ami farln (Suvla Hay) and Ari Ilurnii (Anzac). Tho onomy luiinched conn-ter-attneka nt Keddul Ruhr (oh the tip of the peninsula) which were re pulsed. "The Turkish artillerv iiiflioled heavy lotm on (ho enemy. The 1 nrkixli aoldiora who hud waited mouths for thin moment, ahow an im munao eiitliuaiaaiu. Finally tht Turks defeated the onainr at Anafarta mid Ari Ilurnii. Thu eneuiy fled tivrn tlie Tiirka nt Ari Iturnu and raaehad tbv oeaan." The offU'iai Ilritisb and Freoffa an. HHiuNUmta of yasUtnlay aabl thu witbilrawal of tba troop wa ntada In eafonaity Ub 4aaa dtahlw hhh miwo Umm itravieaaiy. 'I'hu HritkTl UtaMMU aabl tba wUklmwal waa aaaMiNalMl "uflW tba '-rL-. i,,. ink uwur of the uiovotuwit." DOUBL UA TURKS ASER BRITISH Rl PENINSULA Tonight, Wtylnosdny Ilaln Max. JO; MIn. ao.B. NO. 233 SETTLEMENT OF L IS POSI German Resentment Against Recall of Attaches and Friction With Austria Over Ancona Case Creates Wave of Public Sentiment Against United States, Which Delays Measures. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Full sot tlcmcnt of the Lusitnuln case, includ ing reparation for the lives of tho American victims, which it beenmo known today, recently wns near, has been postponed by tho dismissal of tho Gentian naval nnd military at taches and the Amerienn actnnnds on Austria-Hungary ns u result of tho sinking of tho Auconu. Consideration of tho state of pub lic opinion in Gormnny because of these two nets of the Amerienn gov ernment, nceording to reliable infor mation received hero, hns caused of ficials in llorlin to decide thnt such n settlement ns might bo satisfactory to the United Stntes would not now meet with popular npprovnl in Ger many. Agreement Itcnclicd An agreement, it was said, was practically reached soon after tho American noto to Grcnt Britain pro testing ngainst interference with neu tral trade linn? been published in Ger miiiiy. The Amerienn note, it is snid, created n reninrknblo pro-Amerienn sentiment in Berlin us well ns throughout Germany. At that time, it is said, public opinion would hnvo approved receding a bit, innking n, settlement of tho controversy pos sible. Negotiulions between Secretary Lansing nnd Count .Von Demstorff, tho German ambassador, woro pro grossing when tho United States de inandod tho withdrawal of -Captains Hoy-Ed nnd Von Pnpoii. Thnt net, according to officials here, caused Gorman opinion to swing buck ngninst the United Stntes bo cuiiKo tho belief prevailed that tho at taches had douo nothing to warrant thoir removal. , llcseiit Recalls The demands upon Austria nnd tho vigorous tonus in which tho first noto was couched next attracted adverse criticism in Gennany, nnd tho resent ment, stnrtcd by tho request for tho recalls, is described as having in creased mntcrially. To rcccdo even n trifle nt this time, Berlin officials wero sahl to believe, would bring on n storm of public disapproval nnd furnish tho opposition to tho government with grounds for criticism. Officials now bclievo that nt sonio timo in tho fu ture when public opinion nguin is moro fnvorablo to the United Stntes, concessions may bo mado by Ger ninny. Gennan officials aro snid to bo convinced thnt nn indemnity for tho Americans lost on tho Lusitnnla mid something in the nnturo of n disavowal will be tho only measures to satisfy the United Stntes. FRENCH FOSTOP WASHINGTON Dee. 21. Frcncli ombasRy officials, although lucking official word of tho activity ot tho cruiser Doscnrtos In "Won't Indian wators, bellovod today that sho had been ordered to coubo searching Amerienn ships on the high seas, and that no turtli6r search , or seizure would bo mado until diplomatic, cor respondence over tho Coa'mo, Caro lina and San Juan Incidents Is closed. Thoy point out that tho American noto ot protost wns cabled to Paris December 13, ami probably was noc delivered until tbo next day, hardly In time to reach tho Descartes beforo Purser William Gardo was taken from the Horlnquen, tho last vesBol stopped, which was searched Decem ber 15. EUROPEAN NOSE FLY APPEARS IN UNITED STATES T7 WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Tho KurflKHii noo fly, which attacks huraea tatd cattle alike, has been hm1 torioHI.T interfere with fann .onaroltaill in tba wet, und tfio do. wuliaNt of mriultHro iiVliinniisg to fctatup out thu pet, if iwsible. USTANIA A I SEIUERICANS Hi ; M