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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER rroli. Ilnln Saturday. Mar. ni!.JJ; Mln. -11.5; l'rc. Tr. Forty-fifth Tear. Dally Tenth Year. LtEDFORD, OREGON, FRTDAY, DEOHMBUR 21, 191.1 2s0. 23G HENRY FORD CONCEDES DEFEAT, ABANDONS PEACE SHIP; LEAVES F OR AMERICA raff MAKER S F E Ford Leaves Pence Negotiations in Hands of Women's Peace Associa tion, Finances Voyage and Departs Admits Peace Mission a Failure Says It Is Up to Newspapers. CHMSTIANIA, Norway, Doc. 2t, vnl Loudon. Tlio Norwegian Liner HergciiBfJord with Ilonry Ford on hoard, sailed for Now York this morn ing. Mr. Ford staled before leaving IJergcn that tlio peaco expedition would contlnuo under the auspices of tlio Women's International Peaco as sociation. Tlio Hov. Samuol 8. Morrow, dean of St. Paul's cathedral, Detroit, sailed from Horgen with Mr. Kord. Iluforc leaving Mr. Kord gavo a check for 1,000,000 kronen (about S270.000) to flnanco tlio expedition. Ho left becnuso ho realized that it was Imposslblo to mako headway. Ills party was nlways at loggorheads and Scandinavian pacificists adopted an nttltudo of reserve "NVhon Sir. Ford found all official doors closed ho broko down. Issues Statement Heforo leaving Chrlstlanla for llcr gon Mr. Ford wrote out tlio following statenient for tlio press: "I am satisfied with what has been accomplished in Christtanla. I'caco has been given publicity. Newspapers hnvo poworto end tho war, for It is through publicity that tho gospel of pence Is unread. "Norway Is llko every other coun try. Tho people nro all right." In announcing at Uergen tlio cir cumstances undor which tho expedi tion would bo continued Mr. Ford said a company hud boon appointed to act as loaders. It consists of Judge Hon II. Ltndsoy of Denver, tho How Dr. Jenkln Lloyd Jones of Chi cago, John I). Harry of Son Frnncls co. Lieutenant (Jovornor Andrew J. Hethon of South Carolina, and Louis J Lochnor of Chlcngo, Mr. Ford's secretary. ChrUtlanla newspaper say that In view of Mr. Ford's departure no prominent Norwegians will Join tlio expedition. .Henry Ford's doparture from Ku rope apparently marks tho termina tion, in its original form, of tlio most novol of tlio many movements which have been undertaken to bring about tho ending of tho war. ItellurpiMusI Task Mr. Ford's announcement that tho Women's International Poaro associa tion henceforth will conduct tho ex pedition, would seem to lndlcato that, so far as ho personally Is concornod, ho will relinquish tho solf imposed tnck which ho expressed in tho phrase: "Out of tlio trouchos by Christ mas." It has not boon made cloar, how ovor, whether Mr. Ford will contlnuo to glvo financial support to tho en terprise. Tho Women's International Peaco association has been In o.Istenco for homo tlmo. It hold n congross at (Continued on page six) ABANDON 1 A HI TH E BATTLE CRY OF CHRISTMAS! it rHKvBam m i r .i, -.- u. iz, v i. ' EZlAXU ssBVI! WAYfUF JL f f 5-i - Xa r?- -SPY- -message- WSBm wAiTirJc-- charge: .. 5 ?' - NO CHRISTMAS TRUCE TO HALT BLOODY FRAYS Many Isolated Engagements on Vari ous Fronts Upset Predictions of Universal Celebration Russian Successes in Gallcia Bulgars Pre pare to Attack Satoniki. LONDON, Dec 24. Many isolated engagements on various fronts Imvi upset predict ions of tlio universal Christians truce. Nothing of great importance, however, has developed. From Onlii'ia, tlio Hiissinns report success in nn action against tlio Aur trians nenr Tremhowla, where tliero has been un indication recently tlint tho Austrinns and Germans nro seek ing to strengthen their lines. Al though no activity is reported on tin Mcsopotnininn front, tlio Russians nro advancing steadily in Perin in nn effort to link their forces with those of tlieir British nllies. Special dispatches to London stnto Hint the Bulgarians are preparing to invudo Greek territory in nn of foil to expel tht allies from Sulouiki. 'Hie entente forces nro engaged in .strengthening their positions and ex press confidence that there is no im mediate prospect of nu offensive against tlicm. Itoenpturo Summit UI'.liLIX, Dee. 21. Tho German- hnvo coniplololy regained tho pnsiti.v.i on Hartiniriih'Woilorkopf, in tlio Voc gos region, recently taken ly Hio French, it was officially nnnouivod by unny lieadqunrlers today. T!io French hnvo been driven out of the trenches lliey still occupied on 1 lit northern lopo of the penis, it is de clared, Today's slntoinonl follows; "Western theater of tho war: Tho enemy's artillery firo has been lively at certain points, cxpccinlly in the Vosgiw. ''A nocturnal hand grenndo nttii-l; against our positions on Hie height northeast of Souniii was easily ic pillscd. "Tlio position on Ilnrlinaus-Woiler-kopf has hceii completely regained. Tlio Fieneli also were driven out of the trench section on Iho northern slope of the mountain." I'lvnch Statement I'AIMS, Dee. 24. A repulvj of liio Austrian is reported in an olT.einl Montenegrin statement receive 1 here lodny n follows; "The enemy on Wednesday violent ly bombarded the .Mojkovno seetoi without roMilt and nttneked Toitriak in tlio direction of lto.ni-Iicrnn, where ho was repulsed with largo Ions. "Toward Iliolo wo pursued tlio en emy as far as tlio village of Ivutiia." WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. The congressional subcommittee of the joint eonuuittco on rural oredits had before it today for aimroval the final draft of a rural credits hill, This committee will report to the full com mittee next Monday, after which the i latter body will make its report to 'both house on rurul credit legi.la 1 tion. WHERE WILSON IS HONEYMOONING Sfe,,, t A M smTZl IN WAR TOTAL LINER SUBJECT MM dloLL MlN issiHStt" f y " ,il F h I W flip 'uut"' ' wXJ ' jt ' " aJ7BK . . .1 "CT'lSajF"" n? ' rf tj 2k II m. m li. ism.- r-r si - z , ' View of tlio lake adjoining the golf coin-so at White Sulphur Springs, W. Vii., Is shown nt top. llclow to tho left Is vhlto Niilpliitr spring uIumij fiLshloiiables flock to drink (ho waters and to tho right Is tho (.'iventu Icr, tho palatini liotol whero tlio new flit Imly of tho land will ivlgu as social ipuvn. I'AIMS, Dee. 21 The Alliens cor respondent of tho Figaro sends an interview secured from M. Yenizeios, fonuor Greek premier, concerning the recent parliamentary elections in Greoco, in which tlio adherents of M. Gounaris, minister of tho interior, wero successful and in which tlio Veni.elos party iilutuined in most onio from going to tho polk. Tlio eorrespondent ipiotos r. Yonizeloa n follews: "The eleclioiis were n brilliant tri umph of my policy nnd ideas. A ma jority of tho voters abstained from voting. I am entitled to say Hint the verdict was own nioro categorical than that of last May. It is in vain that my opponents attempt to explain tho nhstoiitions by the mobilization. It must not ho forgotten that wo had 1(10,000 men with tho colors InM Mnv nnd Hint tho Jinny voted in the pres ent oloctions lit several centers Mud that the pint of the army which could not vote contained u lanjo number of my party. "In certain polling aUlious only llireo votos wero jeeorded." Tho Atlieiii correspondent of tho IlaviiH agency has tlio following to say comwruiiig the political situation in Greece: "When parliament reassembles stutes of eiogo probably will bu voted in order to stop the merciless attacks upon tlio government's policy. M. Gounaris inUts that the present ciib iuot remain, hut wiles the sitiiHtiou changes through the kinirs iiitenen tion n rccoiifti action ot the cabinet probably will oceur." GREEK ELECTION RFVni TflNIN ARRANGEMENTS LLIANT VICTORY RHINA ARAINST FOR VENZELOS w anrnly ACRES BEE rrrrr - rj? ""cajT ' IUHIY 10 DLUUH Tsal Ao, Former Military Governor of Ytinan, anil Prominent Republi can .catler, Heads Revolt Against Monarchy 30,000 Soldiers Sent to . Quell Uprising. I'KKl.NG, Dec. 2 I. A rovolutlon ary niovomout under tho lendomhlp of Tsal Ao, formor military governor of Yuuan, has broken out. Tho Chluoso Bovornmont has sout 30,000 soldiers to (pioll tho rovolt. Tho troops havo boon sent from Szo-Chuon provlnco In wostern China, bordorlnu on Thibet. Tho uprliliiB Htartod at Yuan N'anfu In Yiiniin prov ince. TmI Ao Is a hitter opponont o( tho monarchy which Is to no rostorod. Tlio government Ironist ot Yuuan provlnco hnvo not Jolnod tho rovolt, tho latsst ndvluos Indicating that they aro still loyal. The nolnhborliiif provinces are not nffectod. .TsmI Ao rocontly reslKuud a biiroau rhlotshlp at I'okliiK, nlloglng hU liOHlth hud fallwl. Ho roturuod so orotly to Yuuan, whero ho Iiiih boon the moat prominent lendor under Dr. Sun Yat Sen, the first provisional president ot Chins, who of lato Is re ported to have been couduotitiK revo lutionary propaganda. It will require about two weeks of marching tliroush tlio mountains for the troops from tho Hie Chuen province to reach Yiui-m. Drawn for the Mail Tribune 4 1 ' MBMdl I m MADE FOR 5,000 I The following telegram was receiv ed Vriilay by Hio Mail Tribune. It will be uolcd Hint nothing is said re garding location of factory, which, from indications, was ass it red before Iho hoet campaign begun, to Grants I'ai: "Stilt Lake, Utah, Dec. 21. Tho director of tho Oregon-Utah Sugar company had u meeting Tuesday nnd accepted the contracts to grow sugar beets Hint havo been signed by the fanners of tlio Hoguo Kiver valley, which cnnti'HoU wore heretofore ap proved by Hio field superintendents of tho company. Arrangements hnvo been inndo for bent seed to plant AUDI) acres of sugar beets. "At ii meeting of tho board of di rectors of tlio company, hold on I)o ceiahor 2!l, financial plans and ar ningninonts of the company wero ap proved, nnd immediately after the holiday season contractors who aro in Hie business of building sugar fac tories will bo invited to submit bids upon a oontraot for the oroetiou of the factory Hist will ho built in Hie ltoguo Kiver valley. It is Hio inten tion of the eompsny to lot Iho con tract heforu tho expiration of Janu ary, 101(1. "By next Christmas the people of Hio Hoguo River valley will bo uujoy iug prosperity such as has itome to tho state of Utah by reason of Its sugar industry. "GIXmOH K. BAXDUIIS. "ALKX. NIHMiY." Work trains ore orosslug Coos Day on the now Wlllnmotte Pacific bridge CUAPGrl I BRITISH LOSSES SINKING OF LAP Casualties From Conflict Classified as Follews: Flanders and France, 387,088; Dardanelles, 1 14,555; Other Theaters, 25,684 Propor tion of Officers Large. LONDON, Dec. 2 I. Implying to a written request by l A. Moltono, member ot tho Iioiiro ot commoiiH, Premier AsqulHt today gave the total HrttlBh ciiHualtles up to December 9, as rL'S,227. Detailed figures of tho casualties aH given by Premier Asqulth, cor rected tho figures concerning Iobsc.i at tho Dardanelles given yoBtcrday In tho hoiiBO of commons. At Hint tlmo tho cnRiialtles up to December 11 wore given as 112,021, a Blunder to tal than tho premier gavo today for tho operations to Decombcr 0. Tho casualties woro distributed aa fol town: I'lnitdci-s mul 1'mnro Officers Other Hanks Killed 1,829 77,47.1 Wounded 9,9 IS 2-1,935 Missing 1,099 G2,GSu Total officers and men, 387.9S8. OimhiucllcH OfflcorR Other Rnnka Killed 10,007 1 1,525 Wounded ,I,028 72,781 Missing 350 12,191 Total officers nnd men, 111,555, Other Theaters; Officers Other Hanks Killed 87 1 10,518 Wounded 091 10,053 Missing 100 2,518 Total officers and men 25,084. Grand total, 52S.227. LONDON, Dec. 21. A inojwngo from Huron Hiirlan, AiiHtro-lluiiBar-lau furelKii mlnlstor to Huron .wldo ntk, AUBtrn-lluugnrlaii chnrgo do af faires at Washington, Is circulated In London today by tho Wlroloss Press. It Is datod Ylonna nnd was picked up In Knglnnd on Ita transit by wireless tologniph to tho United States. Tho communication reads: "Tho American note was handed over to mo on tho 21hI. Toll tho soorotury of stnto tho answer wo aro now preparing will ho guided by tho snmo concorn for good rolutlons ho twoon both countries as mentioned by tho foileral government. In con Koquoiiu ot tho Cliristmns holidays our answer cannot ho expected hoforo noxt wuuk." HUn LIN", Duo. 21 (by wireless to Sayvillo). Advices from Stockholm reoort that, in pursuance) of tlio Swedish government's decision to bold up parcel Mist packages passing throuuh Sweden to or from England in retaliation for Hio removal by British authorities from steamship of iHtckages for Sweden, 10,000 mr- eols from ljiglstnl for ItuKia are now being held at f t t hj) t ilnuj -VICTORY- WRELESS BETRAYS AUSTRIAN SECRETS OF U. S. INQUIRY Should Investigation Show Liner Sunk Without Warning by Austrian Submarine, Further Diplomatic Ac tion Will Ensue for Abandonment of Destruction Without Notice. WASHINGTON', llcr. 21. Tlio sinking of tiio Jnpnnoso liner Ynsnkri Maru in tho Mediterranean, reported torpedoed without warning, will bo made tho subject of nn inquiry by tho United States. Consular agents will bu nsked to obtain uccurnto versions of tlio incident nnd forward (hem without delay to tho stato depart ment. Tho slnlo department's inquiry in tho onso is based solely on reports that tho liner had nn American pas senger nbonrd. Although ho was re ported rescued, it is felt that if tba liner was torpedoed without wnrning; his lifo was endangered. Should reports that tho vessel wni torpedoed without wnrning nnd that tho Riihmiirino wns nn Austrian bo verified officially, it is said further diplomatic correspondence with Aus- , tria-IIiingnry will undoubtedly ensue in which the torpedoing of ships without warning will bo discussed nnd demand again be mado that American livos.bo not placed in peril by such practices. After conferring at rtomo length with Secretary Lansing, Huron iJwio dinolc returned to tho embassy nnd spont half nu hour preparing n com munication which wns delivered to Secretary Lnnsing by messenger. It could not be ascertained what tho communication contained. NEW EN A OP TO COURT FOR LEGAL DECISIONS NKW YOIIK, Dec. 21. At tho con clusion today of fivo dnys of argu ments on motions to dismiss tlio ensu against them, tho fate of William Itookofollor nnd ten other former di rectors of tlio New York, Now Haven Si Hartford railroad, charged with ominpinioy to monopolize commerce, was placed in the bands of Judge Hunt, He has tho power to dismiss tlio indictment ugaiivst nil eleven of the defeudunts ns not having been amluiuod by the government's ci- deuco or to direct it verdict of uc- quittal against any of them individu ally. Ho announced that ho would render his decision nest Tuesday. Muantiiuo the court takes a holiday recess. Tho long nrgumont was concluded with nu address by K. L. Halts, for the government, who reviewed tlio chief points of the ovidenoo in nn en deavor to show that the defendants intended to violate Hio law in acquir ing u monopoly. By R. W. ALLMAN biftali " 7 - PEACE- - rfwi11 '! "fiiy