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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mnr. 10.5, Mln. 32, Pr. .08 Kalr, Cooler Thursday. tforty-flfth Tear. Onlly Tenth Year. MEDF0RD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, BBOEMBER 22, 1915 NO. 231 K BRITAIN VOIES INCREASE ARMY TO 4 MILLIONS Additional Million Men to Fight Ger mans, Who Are Capitallzlnrj Dar danelles Withdrawal Russians Seize VarnaFrench Capture Ger man Trenches. -T LONDON, Dec. 22. After an nll night (Mm to tlio house of commons early todny grunted rm inerenso of 3,000,000 men in tlio llritish nnny, bringing up its Htrenglh on pnpsr tr 4,000,000. With the inerenso onmol chnnges in higher eommnnd, Lieuten ant Qenernl Hoberlhon, chief of the general staff, having been recalled from Franco to heeomo chief f the imperial staff in London in plaj of appointed to succeed Sir Charles cranio as Ilritisli commander at the Dardanelles. Munro hiiceecd Sir Douglas llaig in eommnnd of tho find British army in Franco. CanilnllAo Withdrawal The Teutonic? powers are repre sented ns taking full advantage of the moral off eel produced by the withdrawal of British forces from (inllipoli peninsula and to be nt temnting once more to swing Greece and Itumauia to their hide in tho Hal lain operations. f the news of the bombardment of Varna is correct, Itussia is losing no time in an at tempt to forestall these efforts. From several sources, all unofficial, Lou don has heard of the bombardment of tho Hulgnriau port. Various 'dis patches state that tho Itusinn war ships aro accompanied by a fleet ot tnui'-poils which, according to tho morning papers, already havo landed a sufficient force to hold tho town. While tho Greek elections hae given a largo majority to former I'tv niier (ionium's, a poweiful member -jf the present cabinet who is not over friend I v to the entente powers, i,. is not believed hero that the change will havo much of an effect on tho atti tude of Greece, which is now much more agitated by tho possibility M"it Bulgarians will cross tho frontier than by the formation of a new gjv eminent. Column Losses Heavy Along the western Hue, aceoiding to British official reports, the Ger mans suffered heavy losf.cn vvhilj ex posing (heir forces in an attempt to occupy craters which their mines had opliud along tho front near Amen ticres. Fieiicli operations at most places are hampered greatlv by bad weulhor, hat a considerable poition of tho German w,irkH on Hartmans Wcilerkopf has b't'en carried. The Russians aie icpoiled to hao occupied Kiiiu, which Indicates they aio making an important advance into the in tenor of Persia. Although tho niicotion of conscrip tion figured largely In tho British Jiou-o or commons last night, it was only an incidental part of tho di cus-ion. The country nwniN with keen interest Iho debate which is cer tnm to follow presentation to the house of tho earl of Deibj's figures on the attestation plan. OF NIIW YOIMC, Dm. 22.1'lcns for crdiet, of acquittal were hcaid b, Judge Hunt today in tho trial of the eleven former director of tho New Haven railroad under tho Sherman law. In behalf of Henry K. McIInrg. Humor S. Cummin declared Mrdlarg did not outer tho Now Haven board until Jtuio, 11)07, Mud Miid that prne tioally all the aeqicLitiuns which the government complains uf hud bou oowidoted by that lat. A similar argument w ide in liohlf of Robert W. Tuft, who uniervd the board in IU01. "Wbou tbt allaged eoasoiraey W yn," Mid Hmo M. KrK .Mr. Taft wa a await bw ijnnn- iir.xmd in kni-kfrbcH-Lr. Not imp act uf Mr. 'J'iitt liuw that he .i- ru( kiu- of jii i i uii-pii.i. K ACQUITTAL NEW A EN CHIEFS VON PAPEN OFF F SAYS GOOD-BYE Recalled Attache Praises Americans for Courtesy Shown, Compliments Soldiery, Protests Innocence and Grills Newspapers Will Fight In Trenches for Kaiser. NEW YOItJC, Dec. 22. Captain Franz Von Papon, Germany's, recalled military nttncho, loft' Now York for Rotterdam today on tho steamship Noordam, bearing a safo conduct to Germany from tlio ontcnto allies. Departing, ho Issued tills final state ment to tho American people: "In leaving this country, whero I liavo received bo mnny proofs of kind ness and hospitality from Americana and others, I deem It my duty to thank all tlioso who did not permit their friendly personal feelings to bo poisoned by the hatred created by tho war among nations. l'mlvo Our Soldiery "My tlioURht turn back today ex pressly to thoso unforgettable days when I bud tlio honor and Reed for tune to spend Home tlino with tho expeditionary forco at Vera Cruz, whero I learned to ndmiro tho splon dld soldierly quality and devotion to duty of tho United States army. "Personally speaking no greater satisfaction could bo given to mo than to fulfillment of my ardent deslro to bo called homo whero soldiers nro far more urgently needed than hero. "I leave my pout without any fool ing of bitterness, because I know too well that when history Is onco writ ten It will establish our clean records desplto all tho misrepresentation and calumnies spread. Trusts in History "Tho Now York World which cer tainly Is not open to tho suspicion of harboring friendly feeling for my country, stated very fairly, when dis cussing my recall, 'now that tlio mat tor Is settled tho fact should bo em phasized that tho stnto department made no charges against Cnptnln Von Papen nnd Boy-IJd which reflects In tho slightest degreo on their honor oh offlcors. Certain iiowspaperH hnvo mado reckless charges which could not bo supported by cvldonco, but tlio United States never Intimated that It believed tlioso cbnrgcs to bo true.' "To tblH I havo nothing to add. After all this war will not bo won 'by tho Providence Journal and tho Ev ening Tologram with tholr hyphenat ed supporters. It will bo decided by tho success of tho Invincible German nriiis. Predicts Pence With (icnnnny "I go homo Itli tho unsbakcablo conviction that no effort, however In sistent they may bo, will accomplish tho fervent deslro of our onomy to ombroll our country with this great nation. Our noutral relations will, and must, on tho contrary, inovltably and gradually improve as It bocomeH clear to every Intelligent and clear minded American that Germany Is ongaged4ln n fully Justifiable and he roic fight for existence nnd tho very Ufa of tho nation." E 1200 GERMANS PARIS, Dec '22. -Announcement was made by the war oftico today that 1200 Germans had boon captured in tho operations at IJnrtnuins-Weil-cikopf, which havo eulargcd tho French no-ilion to an anpreciablu extent. The tutemont follows; "There wore low events of nnpor tnuco hibt night. In tho Vogc the attack delivered yesterday bv our troops made it possible for tn to en largo apnrcciably our positions on the eat blopo of llaitmniik-Wetleikopf, Tlio nuntber of Gennuns made jinn oner i now 1200, ot" whom twenty -one nte ott leers. They belong to six dit'lereiitn regiments' AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE CAPTURED BY ITALIANS PARIS. I)w. 22 A eurdmK to dipatch t the MfKoHMieru trout .Malta, turaariM by lb limit cor rfpiiJent t Koine, uu Austrian ub- nianiie liu- Im'CIi ruptured lit two t rji. ! b.,t - jiit'tiiiiiiibl) ItulMU OR FATHERLAND FRENCH cap m V A0M UNITED STATES; Peace Reigns Along Border and Troops Arc Withdrawn Conflict ing Reports of Villa's Whereabouts General Roblcs Commands in Former Villa Territory. KLPASO, Tex., Dee. 22. Fran cisco Villa Iiiih agreed to come to the United States, but will not pass through Juarez, according to General Manuel Dnudn. This information was contained in n statement by Handn, mnde nt the conclusion of a conference of former Villa officers today in Juarez. Tho conferees ratified tho joneo agreement made Mondny and select ed General Ysabel Itobles as civil and military commander of Cnrrnnzn and Villa organizations in former Villa territory. General Manuel Oehon was selected to havo active charge of the fonner Villa troops, whoso of ficers havo surrendered. Americans Withdrawn Tho officers agreed to accept Car- ranza constitutionalist money to pa the troop. General Fidel Avila and Vietori ano Avila, held by Oehoa, jicuding fiunl ratification of the jieace ngrcc meiit, were relcabcd ufter tho con ference. American troops along the border here were withdrawn early today. Mexican Koldiers guarded each street car as it crossed into Mexico until it recrosscd the Rio Grande. General Trovino. commanding the Carranza column from Torreon, en tetcd Chihuahua City this morning, according to advices at the Carranza consulate here. 'Other advices stated Genernl Ohrcgon would arrive hero at 10 o'clock tonight. Hcpoits Conflict Hipolito Villa was rcortcd to have left here for San Antonio. This could not bo verified. Numerous contradictory reortfl concerning the movements of Genernl Villa were circulated. Andreas Garcia, Mexican consul, received n report that ho was nt the Ilustillos ranch, west of Chihuahua City. George C. Carothers and tho Amcrienn eonsulato at Juarez wero advised that ho was at Rnnehcria, 70 miles south of Juarez. Reports con cerning the number of followers with him nry from -10 to 1000. SHIFT COMMANDS OF LONDON, Dec. '22. Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Murrnv has bcon appointed to succeed Sir Charles Monroe as British commander nt the Dardanelles, saws an official state ment issued this afternoon. Sir Charles Monro has been ap pointed in command of the Fiibt Brit ish nnny in France, in succession to Sir Douglas Ilnig. General Murray was chief of tlio imperial btaff at London until a few days ngo. Premier Asquith announc ed yesterdny that ho had been suc ceeded by Lieutcnnnt General Robert son, chief of the general btaff in the field, and that he wa to tecuivo an impoitant command. Tho eommandurahip of the find Dritish nnny was made vacant by the promotion of General Haig to be the British commander in chief. :T DAVKNPORT, la , Dee. 22. Shor niMii DroHii, a i'uumun, Iht night allot and kjllud hia iter-in-law, Mrs. Noilio Brown, and wounded his wife. The sdiootinf, it i alleged, ronultod from domotu; tliffu-ultio that cans Ml a kHiiaUuu uf Drown and lu wife, h4 John Brown, a brothur, and aw wife, about two months ugi. Af ter the kiiooting Brown gave hunolt' up to the cdice. His wile u esjiect- d (u rc our, AVOIDS JUAREZ BRITISH IEF "MYSTERIOUS UN" Ikv tlF j fly A j- -iJm iHI H nPWiiliMW i IUiIiH n'lMaaM I'TmiM wmnpfiHiMi Mrs, ."Marpiiot l'iguringus the "mj story woman" iMimlt jibil.s nlotitf tho Pacific const, ttlenogrnplier of Chailth Crowley, t LEGAyUIBBLESi SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22 Baron acorgo Wllhelm Von llrlnckeu at tached to tho Gorman consulate-general here, Chnrlcs Crowley, n detec tlvo nnd Mrs. Margaret Cornell, wero granted todny n delay until Friday to outer pleadings to charges of par ticipation In alleged Gornmn bomb plots. When they nppoarcd today it wns announced that Samuel Piatt of Bono, former United Statca district attorney in Nevada, wiib associated with counsel for tho defouso. Tho defendant's attorneys said they would mnKo n motion to cpiash tho indictments Friday, on tho grounds that tho tndictmonts wero too brond, nnd did not specify tho time, placo or manner ot tho crimen alleged and that thero was not enough Information in thorn to en able them to obtain witnesses. If tho motion to quash lu denied, It was said other lognl rights would be used as tho fillus of a clomiirror and a doinand for a bill of particu lars. Tho delay granted todny was given by Judgo Maurlco T. Pooling of tho United States district court, upon tho defendant's motion. A speedy trial wns desired by tho defendants, it was stated piovlously by Counsel for tho defense, JOE TINKER OUT OF CHICAGO, Doc. 22. Joiioph Tin ker, mnnnger of tho Chicago Federal league baseball club, was told by bU physicians toduy that bo was out of danger from his rocent operation and could leuvo tlio hospital In a fow days. Tho physicians' verdict did not seem to please tho veteran ball player a, s much as did tho announcement that Mrs. Tinker had presented him with an eleven pound fcon this morn ing. Tinker i now tho fathur of three bos. SECOND AMERICAN NOTE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA LONDON, Dec. l'2.- A Vioiina tel ograui, forwHnltxl bv I(utr' eorro fepuudeMt, wty that delivery to tu AuhIi-miii fnrttinu HiiuiLrv ,,f th olid Aiii'oiiu note I rout tlio Culled States, is Himouii'td by Free 1'rcosc. the Nt COASTPLOTTERS PROMISE FIGHI ON IN BOMB PLOT ARRESTED W. Oniiell In (be governiiient Imestlgatloii of .Mrs. .Marpuvt AV. (Virncll was tho he accused detective. LLNESS FORCES KAISER WILHELNI 10 POSTPONE TRIP BKULIN, Dee. 22 (by wireless to Sayville). F.mporor William has postponed tho trip ho had planned to the western front, tho Overseas News agency nuuotiuoos, a slight in disposition making it nueessury for him to remain indoors u few days. Tho agency's announcement de scribes the emperor's ailment us "a fdight iul'liiuuiiation of the cellular hystom." LONDON, Dec. 22. An officinl message received hero today from Berlin describes F.mporor William's illucsH as "ellgewebeutzueiiduug," moio frequently given an "hindego webiintziuindung," An nuthoritiitivo medical publica tion given tho term "cellulitis," nnd doMcnhow it as follews: "liiflammntiou of cellular or loose connective liksue, Miibciitaueous, hut alun of (hat but ceil uuisolos and viscera, or Kui'iouinling various or gan. It in cliaraetoriod by the samo spreading or a tonio character as erysipelas, and in circumsuiibed or diffiiHo. Tim suelliug is marked early by hrnuchiuK lines of Ivmphnn gitis. Pain is (cusivo nnd great, and the absoibeut glands and vessels aro often iiillamcd. Constitutional symp toms are grave. The disease is of ten nnld ut (letrt'c, and the lymphat it - may di-poe ot the iioisou and -nppuration fail to occm.'' T GALi:sTON, Tcv., Dec JJ. Six liieiaheis ot the b.indit gang recently captured in Mexico City were )iiblic y OMHiutcd toduy, according to n mosttogo reeuived bv luun T. Burns, Moxiuau oniiNul hero. Fur otbeis Icondtfinnud to death were given a re spite at me lnt moment, nvo wo men wrrted with tho gang Iihv been Ifiven long pruou luriua, th uitMMgo SM.VS. Tkct Imndits had been uble to avoid eajiture for aowu tuuu by menus of for tiooiuaenU whieh wade the imi- lieo baliavo they wera artuy officer. "oday wag aaya that an of- fu-ial auuomivauMHit lefardiag tha ovfcriuu)Ut' jmiIicv IohmhI the le dciiipl ion of ut -landing notes by I ibh-h'.d shortly K mI b. MEXKAN BANDS HANGEOA A BM WHOM 1 DEPOSITS FAILS i i ii Savings Bank Containing Savings of 75,000 Persons, 30,000 of Them School Children, Involved by Kuhn Bros. Failure, Closes Its Doors Fifty Per Cent Dividend Promised. PITTSnUlia, Dec. 22. Tho Pitts burg Bank for Savings, ono ot tho. best known Institutions in this city, failed to open for business this morn ing. It wns closed by order ot tho Pennsylvania banking department nnd C II, Clotty, bank examiner, has been appointed temporary receiver. No statement was Issued In con nection with tho closing, but It was known In tho flnnncinl district that tho bnnk hnd been unnblo to wenthor the storms It tins encountered slnco tho fnlluro ot James S. Kuhn nnd W, S. Kuhn, credited with being prom inently Identified with tho bank in 1913. Stops wero taken recently to ptrengtheu tho bank and It wns be lleved that it wns in n position to contlnuo business. School Children Savings The Pittsburg Bank for Savings wns capitalized nt $GOO,000. Depositors of tho bnnk Included mnny persons with savings nccounts, although tho Institution did a gen eral business. Deposits Soptombcr 15 wero $10, 915,713, according to tho report to tho banking commissioner. Tho sav ings of soma 30,000 school children nro IncluAod In the bank's deposits. By Its snvlnga plan children would tnko money wookly to school whero collectors would call for It, giving tho children credit on tholr books for tho amounts deposited. This practice had been in effect for years and mnny thousands of dollars hnd been deposited by tho children. It wns snld that scores of successful per sons in tho city who begnn saving In this wny hnvo continued their busi ness relations with tho Institution over slnco. Involves! by Ktihiis It wns stated that tho bnnk hnd approximately 75,000 depositors, ot whom fully 15,000 woro persons liv ing In other parts ot tho country, ns tho bank wns among tho first to tnko savlngH by mall. Tho failure, according to President Jones, was duo entirely to tho depre ciation of flomo securities hold by tho bank In various corporations. Fol lowing tho Kuhn fnlluro thero was a lnrgo depreciation In tho market larRO vnltio ot certain securities, but it was hoped that tho various com panies would soon bo rehabilitated mid tho securities rognln tholr form or vnltio. Through tho porsonnl In- fluonro of tho prosldont, ho said, half a million dollars wns added to tho aHsotH of tho bunk slnco July 7, 1913, "Tho bnnk has n fine lino of assets and I bellovo that a fifty por cent dividend can bo paid depositors with lu sixty days," said Mr, Jones, Hecolvor (Sotty also attributed tho fnlluro to tho depreciation lu tho Kuhn securities. MESOPOTAMIA HEM LONDON, Dec. 22. -Comparatively heavy losses have been inflicted on tho British unnv in Mesopotamia in the severe fighting near ICut-cl-Ain-am .following the ictroal of the Brit ish to that point. Tho secretary for India, ,1. Austin ( hiimberlaiu, an nouueed in the house of commons to day that the total casualties of Gen eral Townscnd's loreo miico the re turn to Kut-el Amniu was 1127, in cluding 200 death. CLAIM BRITJSHFLED T 1IKBLIN, Dec. i'.', l,y -vvlroleiw. Advices rocoivod from Constantinople reiterate tho nsnortlon that tho Brit ish fore 08 whioh o.ult tho Dardanelles rotlrod In groat disorder. "AocordlnK to Constantinople re ports," say the Overseas Now agaa ey. "tho ilrltlah left their nick und womulod behind. Thair mrout, which thoy protend was carried out systematically, in reality, was a head over heels flight. ' STOK CAUSE MAIL BLOCKADE IN NORTHWEST Washouts and Landslides Hold Up Christmas Mail From East Will amette Raises Seven Feet In Twenty-Four Hours Storm Shifts to East No Serious Damage. POUTLAND, Ore., Dec. 32. A brenk in tho storm whlqh Jins pre vailed for tho Inst thrco days over a lnrgo port ot tho Northwest was indi cated todny In reports rccolvcd from various points. As n result of tho gnlo which rencbod n voloclty of about 70 miles on tho const yesterday, soV eral townfl woro without wlro commu nication this morning, but It wns not believed any uorlous dnmngo hnd boon dono. Landslides cnused by continuous rnlnB In tho western part of Washing ton nnd Oregon nnd snow blockades In tho Cnscado mountains dloarraug cd 'railroad schedules. Washouts on tho Spokane, Portland nnd Scattlo railroad nnd on tho Northern Pacific lino between Portlnnd nnd Pugot Sound woro bolng ropnirod todny nnd nil lines expected to hnvo trains run ning on timo within n fow hours. AVlllametto on nmupago As far ns is known thero wns prac tically no dnmngo to shipping, ample wnrnlng hnvlng been glven masters of vcssols boforo tho storm broko. Within n period of within a little over 2-i hours, ending at noon today, tho Wlllnmotlo river nt Portland hnd risen 7.1 feot, reaching 12 foot nbovn the zero mark. Tho rapid rise has not been equalled In rccont years. Tho river Is still rising and It Is ex pected that boforo nlRht tho water will bo on thodower.IlooT'of.tho-Ash-street dock. Know Shells Colinpro SRATTLB, Wn., Dec. 22. Tho storm that was central over British Columbia nnd extended over Wash ington, hns moved enstwnrd nnd fair weather Is forecasted. Tho storm did practically no damngo In west ern Washington. Tho dreat Northom railroad reports that Its mala lino trnck, which was obstructed by col lapso of snow sheds on tho west slopo ot tho Cascades Is now open nnd tho trains running as usual. Tho other roads experienced no trouble Tho operation department ot tho dreat Northorn snys thnt tho block ado on tho western slopo ot tho Cas cades, whero sovcrnl hundred feet ot wooden snow sheds collnpsod, will bo lifted ut 5 o'clock this nftornoon. De layed Great Northern trnlns re-routed over tho Northern Pacific track, nrrlved todny many hours Into. HcmiiI Blvcr Flood HOOD lUVHIt, Dec. 22. Not slnco 1S83 has the Hood river been so high ns It was Inst night when tho crest of tho flood passed hero. Tho two power plants of tho Hood Itlver Can und Klcctrlo compnny woro put out of commission nnd sovornl lumber mills und other establishments wero flooded. Tho city hns bcon without mall slnco yesterdny as a result of land slides on tho Oregon-WuBhlngton rail road lino between horo and Portlnnd. Slides havo also blocked tho Mount Hood railway between heor and I'urU dale. i i i i I FREED BY VILLA WASHINGTON, Dee. 2?. The re lease of the thirty Aitieric!nus detain ed a Chihunhiju by Ocnoral Villa, it hecamo Known today, wns n condi tion imposed on Villa in granting him permission to cross tlio American Wanda ry line. Adviccn that tho AiiiericmiB hud beoiu liberated strengthened the btutn Tlepurttncnt'a belief that Villa intends to avail him- ulf of the opportunity to eacnpo from Mexico. Nothing definite regarding Villn'n whorouboiiU had been reported to thu department today. Somo uneasiness wun innuifofitcd after receipt of ad vices that additional Villa troops were, movipg towards Juarez, but governs niont ottuiuU felt that Juarez soon would he in t'arruuza' possession. II CAN . .' a