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
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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