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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight, Wednesday. Max. :t(l, Mill. 20.5, Pro. .013 'orty-flfth Tear. Dully Tenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1913 NO. 238 1 UNITED STATES TO BREAK WITH AUSTRIA 1 AUSTRIAN REPLY NO MEET II. S. DEMANDS Teutonic Diplomatic Circles Prepared for a Severance of Diplomatic Re lations "Guided by Concern" for Good Relations of Two Countries, Says Zwiedlnek. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR AND ENVOYS HE'LL RECALL IF HE REFUSES DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Austria, according to unofficial information received in authoritative, quarters licrc today, will not unci the demands of tlio United Stale In licr forth coniiii'r reply to the Ancona note, and Teutonic diplomatic circles nro repre sented as being prepared for a sever ancc of diplomatic relatione. Although tlio state dcartincnt so far lins received from Ambassador Pcnficld at Vienna no forecast of the reply, it was understood that unless sonic excellent reason for continuing diplomatic correspondence on tlio Hiihject as presented no courso seems to remain hut to break off relations. "Guided by Concern" Slate department officials nro ex pecting information about tliu reply which might hnvo been secured by Ambassador Pcnficld during informal conferences with Duron Von Durian. Auslro-Hungurian minister of foreign affairs. Advices received recently through Daron Krich Zwiedinck, the Anstrinn charge here, wero to tlio effect that Austria would be "guided by con cern," for the good relations exist ing between the two countries. Tim position of tho stale depart ment is flint there can bo no discus sion over tho official admissions of tho Austrian ndmiraltv which formed the bnsis for the correspondence, un less Austria denies tlio accuracy of that statement. 1 . 2ttPr : ' INUIC! LU llll! CONSPIRACY 10 CAOSE STRIKES B0y-ED ADV ENSORSHIP OF PRESS Buchanan and Fowler of Illinois, Monnett of Ohio, David Lamar and Officers of Labor's National Peace Council Indicted for Fomenting La bor Troubles In Munition Plants. GERMAN ENVOYS WHO HAVE BEEN RECALLED, ON BROADWAY Alexander von Xulier nlxive, Aus Jrlan consul general, and llnron Erich vvlcilluck, counselor of tlio Austro- Hiingni-ian embassy at Washington, I'l-nn. Josef, emperor of Auslrla I now tlio highest official of tho Aus and king of Hungary. trlnu government In this country. GREECIAN 1 DOUBTS KAISER'S FINAL TRIUMPH FRENCH LAN m OFFENSIVE ON WEST FRONT Diplinntlc Ilupturu I'AUIS, Dee. 28. Uneon firmed nd i iccs from Vienna, as publislicd by the 1'etit .lounial, say tlio impression prevails in Austro-Hungnrian gov ernment circles that tho forthcoming leply to the second American note regarding tlio Aneonn incident will bring about a diplomatic mptuic be tween the (wo untioiiH. Tho Petit Journal's dispatch, for warded from Geneva, bays: "According to advices from Vienna Iho Austro-Hiiiignrinii answer to the American note was the subject of a Jng discussion Sunday night between Premier Tisza of Hungary and the Austro-Hiingnrian foreign minister, Daron Von Durinu. Tho foreign min ister also conferred with Dr. C. T. Diimba. "Although no definite conclusion has yet been readied, the impression in governmental circlen is that the answer will bring about a diplomatic lupluie." Constantino in Interview With Gen eral Castclnau Questions Whether , Central Powers Can Resist Indef initely Economic anil Financial Pressure of the War. DUELS FA NV ACADEMY IFIC COAST FOR PAC WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.- Sccre tary Daniels today said that when the increased building program ior the navy ultimately inudo necessary n becond nuvul academy, tliu logical place for the new institution would be on tho Pacific coast. Senator Plialan and licptocntntivo Kent of California nre preparing bills to that end and have conferred with Secretary Daniels, but the ques tion of site has not been dUeussod. Secretary Daniels has recommend ed to congroas an increase of the un dorgradunto body at Annapolis to it full capacity 1200 midshipmen and that number will care for the fint body of junior officers for the fteol iuonm.o. Further increases, however, will roquiro additional fa eilitie and tlio secretary d today ho tfcettgfet batter imuUc would ho naeowplislittl i n t4itiaHl mmW yi . . . ATHENS. Dec. 2C, via Paris, Doc. 2S. In tlio courso of an Intervlow today with General Cnxtoluau, chief of tlio French general staff, King Constantino expressed doubt that tlio central empires would bo ablo to re sist Indefinitely tho economic and especially the flnanrlal prossuro of tho war. General Castclnau so re ported tho king's opinion tonight In a statomont to tlio Associated Press. Tho Greek sovereign asked the French commander why, by tho slow ness of their operations, thoy had permitted tho crushing of Belgium, and Sorbla, and tho falluro of tho Dardanelles campaign. Goneral Cas tclnau's reply was that nobody de nied those unfortunato results and they wero extremely rogrottablo. Itensous for Fiiiluros "It would bo most highly doslr ablo," tho gcnoral declared, "If Bel glum and Serbia wore still Intact and If Husila could today bo rovlctu.ilcd by way of tho Dardanelles, but wo must sco the war as a whole. It would bo folly capablo of jeopardizing final victory, of which alono wo havo tho right to think, to undortako any mil itary action without tho most com plcto preparation and overy assur- anco of success humanly possible "If matorlal and forces aro not available, howovor painful tho ro- suit of inaction may bo, it Is truly criminal to go off half cockod. Ho roomber the Crlmoa, whoro tho Itus slans so long hold tho Malakoft tow. or, with flintlocks and round cannon balls. Woll, all tho Gorman lino to day Is a row of Malakoff towers with other rows behind. "Hut just as tho Russians finally wero forcod to glvo up so must the Germans. I havo given threo sons; I havo two more, but tholr lives too will be paid, If need be, that victory may bo complete." BERLIN, Dee. 28 (by jSnyvillo). An offensive movement by tho French, who have attacked tho German lines nt Ilirzstein, is an nounced by Gennnn nrmy headquar ters in today's official statement. Do tails regarding the outcome of tho at tack nro lacking, the statement adds. "Allied monitors havo shollod Wostonds, on the Delgian const, threo residents being killed, two of whom wore women, it is declnred. "Tioop niovemouts nt the Soissons station wero stopned by German ar tillery fiie. "On tho en stern finnt tho repulse of Russian rcconnoitoiing detach ments on tho Deresinn, northwost of Cznrtorysk add noar Borostiuny is reported. "Along the front there n-ero al times lively nrtillory, hand grenad and mining duels. "At Ilirzstein n French iidvanpo was curried out eailv this morning Detailed reports arc not ,et nvailablc. ITALIAN STEAMSHIP IS REPORTED SUNK WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.--An un- confinued report from Rome that an unidentified Italian passenger steam ship was torpedoed while on her wav to Catania, Sieilv, with a loss of eight lives, readied tho state de partment today. It was not reported whether any Americans wero aboard. The American embassy at Rome is investigating. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Congiess man Frank Dtichannn of Illinois; II. Robert Fowler, former congressman from Illinois; Frank S. Monnett, for mer attorney general of Ohio; Dnvid Lomnr; Jacob C. Taylor, president of labor's national peace council; Franz Von ltititclcn, a German agent; II. D. .Martin and Herman Sehultcis were indicted by a federal grand jury today for conspiring to foment strikes in American munition factor ies. AH of tho indicted men except La mar and Von Itiutclcii nre officers or former officers of the peace council, an organization which the govern ment chargos was formed and financ ed by Rintolcii to bribe labor leaders to call strikes in munitions factories in furtherance of Gennnn propaganda in this country. Wolf of Wall Street Lamar, who has been called the "wolf of Wall sired," is charged with being Hiutclen's banker. It is said hundreds of dollars were paid through his hands, and it is alleged ho benefitted personally to the extent of $100,000. Rintclcn is nt present a prisoner in England. lie was seized by the Brlt ish authorities at Falmouth while flccitlC from thin cOMiitrv iimlur n I false passport. Ho is under indict -wireless to "cnt here charged with conspiring to procure a bogus passport nB an Amoricnn citizen. No effort will bo made, howover, to obtain his return to this country, as the offensos with which ho is charged aro not extradit ab.cl AH of Iho indictments were return ed under the Sherman anti-trust law and charge conspiracy in restraint of tho foreign trade of tho United States. Tho maximum penally is ono yenr's imprisonment and a fino of $10,000. This photograph of Captain Doy-Kd and Cnpluin Von Pnpen, military attaches of the German embassy, who havo been recalled at tho request of the United States, was made while the two were walking on Broadway, New York. VILLA FLEEING INTO MOUNTAINS m BRITISH SEIZE AMFRICAN MAII PURSUERS mn on tmc it iim uum ici NEFF ADDRESSES STATE IRRIGATIONISTS PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 28.-Tho fifth annual Oregon irrigation con gress opened here today with nearly 100 delegates present. Addresses of vveleomo wero delivered by Mnvor H. It. Albee and C. C. Colt, president of the Portland chamber of commerce. Responses wero made by Mayor A. W. Trow of Ontnrio, Or., for eastern Oregon, and "Porter J. Noff of Mcd- A movement to obtain a federal guarantee of the interest on bonds of irrigation projects whoso plans have been passed upon bv government re clnmation experts was the hiibjoet of chief interest taken up by the con gress today. EL PASO. Tex , Dec. 28 Goneral Francisco Villa Is a fugltlvo In tho Cuorrcro district just north of Ma dera In wostorn Chihuahua, accord ing to tho latost iidvlcofl reculved by General Ohrogbn today. Goneral Trovlna diverting his cam paign north from Chihuahua City to pursuo Villa has ronchod tho vicinity of Madora, according to dlspatchon today from Gcorgo Hoard, gonoral managor of tho Madera Lumber com pany, who with 29 employes of Iho company was taken prisoner nt Ma dera and brought to Chihuahua City y Villa and thore liberated on Vil la's departure Hoard was instruct ed to como to tlio border with tho employes of tho company. Tho Guerrero district runs rloso to tho Sierra Madro mountains. Its southern lino Is ut Mlnaca and its northern boundary Is just north of Madora. Villa Is bolleved to bo the uorthorn ond of tho district. In Cold Wave Strikes Middle West KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dee. 28.-A fall in temHmtiiio of 20 degrees during the last tliiity-i. hours wits felt over all Missouri, Kansas, Okla homa, Nebiaska, Iowa and northern Texas, according to reports to tlio local weather bureau today. In tho TciiiB "panhandle" country the mercury dropped to within h few degrees of zero, Ainarillo reporting a temperatuto of 8 above. Allies Intend to Scfzo and Examine All Mall Between United States and Neutral Nations as Well as Bellly crcnts Justify Action Under Tlio Hayuc Convention Procedures. DisriisMHl in I'.iils PARIS. Dae. 21. "Th Interview botwena King CoMtMHtlns and Gsh wal Castelnaw (8 being isseh dltcumi ed In official etreloc at Atheni," sajrs the Matin. BRITISH CAMPED ON BANKS OF SUEZ CANAL '&' ii!S ""& rtmm&&2 ii.j:. 'ft-4i- Z ' tJ'KiiBC Waseft ttPW1, ''- - . . : r ,i vW3mk-. m'X ym$ ktV. .Z7m,'t ifjtjCnkS7uKKKHKrKhi3SOB3Kji "SMtA - ITMIIllf VlllJ'aaiMIIMMJFHHMKJ.'B.'JMilWWll DDRLIN, Dec. 28 (by wirulow to Sayville). Seizin u by tho Dritish govornmont of American mail from two stoanujhips on their way to Hoi laud is roHjrled in a Rotterdam dis patch given out today by the Over tons Nows agency. According to tho news aguuoy'c dispatch, the vomoIh from which mail wero taken ar tliu Dutch steamship Nieuw Amsterdam, from Now York December 14 for Rotterdam, mid tho Norwegian steamship Christian Miuh- elscn, from New Yoik December U for Itolterdain. Houth Ameiieu Also Advices from AuiMleniaiii, the news Kgencv hUu slates, nro that Dritish Huthoritius took lioiu the steamer Tiibantia, a Dutch vessel plying bo twoou Amsterdam ami South Ameri can ports, all tho South American until for Holland she hud on board, Whether the mail seized included any l'irt-e!ass matter or, as is more probable, consisted of jmreel post shipments, the foregoing does not make clear. The Dntisji government IhiiH taken tlio stand that parcel post matter must mi regarded as freight, o.vonipt from tho protection given first -class matter under the interna tional postal convention. Washing ton is understood to have concurred in tint view. ATTACHE SAYS CURB PRESS IN SELF DEFENSE Recalled Attache Docs Not Under stand "Free Press" Colonel House Sails for European Capitals Whltlock Returns to Belgium Boy-Ed Bitter Against Accusers. NKW YORK, Dec. 28. Captain ICurl Doy-Kd, tho recalled German naval attache; Colonel Edward AL House, President Wilson's speoial emissary, and Brand Whitlock, Amer ican minister nt Brussels, boarded tho steamship Rotterdam within a few minutes of each other today to sail for Europe. Colonel House and Mr. Whitlock wero uncommunicative, but Captain Boy-Ed gavo out n written statement in which ho denounced what ho char acterized n "tho rccldcss utterances of nn irresponsible press," anil pre dicted Hint tho American government would "in self defenso" hoiiio day find it necessary to curb such utterances. Not u Pcaco Mission Colonel llouso said ho would visit tho American embassies nt Loudon, Paris and Berlin, and possibly Vienna. Concerning tho object of hla mission, ho said he had nothing to add to his previous statement, in which ho declared that his trip would in no way bo n pcaco mission, but that ho wns going nt tho request of President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing fully to inform various Arooricnn diplomats ns to tho precise nttitudq of this government. Colonel llouso wns accompanied by his wife. Mr. Whitlock and his wife, readied the pier somo timo before tho vessel sailed and tho crowd that surrounded them wns so largo and demonstrative Unit it was ncccssnry for a policeman to escort tho pair down tho pier to tho gangplank. Whitlock Kccpi Slleiuo "I feel much heller thnn when I camo home," said Mr. Whitlock. 4T would lilio to show my appreciation of tlio consideration which lias been shown mo by newspapermen since I hnvo been home, but I must refrain from talk on any important mutter." Cuptnin Boy-Ed drove to the pier and ns soon ns ho alighted from his taxienb ho was surrounded by Inrgo croud and a policeman was called to escort him to tho gangplank, where a number of Gennnn friends wero wailing. After handing out his state ment mid blinking hands with his friends tho captain hurried on board. His btutcmcut rends; lioy.I'M's Statement "The groat nnd cordial hospitality which is so provoihial among Iho Americans and which was extended to mo from the very first day of my arrival in tho United States, I can never forget. "Of courso, I refrain nt tho hour of my departure from ngain refuting nil tho stories which wero told of "mo in tho American papers mid which mostly- liko the silly Hitertu tule wero invented by tho Providence Journal. "This paper, with its British-born Mr. Rathoni, has done its ulmobt to ereato nu almost hysterical bitbpicion of spies throughout the country in or der to prejudice public opinion against Germany. (Coiitluuooron last page) Iho lliilisli camp on tho Turkish side of Iho Hue ranul. This photograph tiling from a burgu. Tlio Imllau troops havo Ih-cu tukea fiom Pianto to Ifgypt. shows ToiiiiiiIiis bvvliu- Allies' Intentions WASHINGTON, Dee. 28. The nl- hot, it U o.plained hero, intend to mho nnd OKumine all mail pasting hotuueu the United Stats and Euro pean neutrals which there is reason to believe is iutudtd for Germany. Hitherto wizur have been confined to parcel Mt. Ill ju-itilii'iition it is said the ullie will fi'st pb'iid military neeowity, and, MTund, tliu t there is jio inviola bility "t mail tn the Teutonic pow M Uec .iu-o Tuikey, thsir ally, did Oflt tltiferibc to tlu- HugH8 ttOHVOti iju, wlntdi fcuviw it, RO E GIVEN I $1442 AS COSTS SYRACISE, N. V., Dec. 28. For mor President Theodore Roosevelt to day was ullowed $1112.52 ngainst William Humes, icpuhlicau leader, u costs and disbursements in tho $50, 000 libel suit unsuccessfully brought by Barnes. It was agreed by attor neys that Roosevelt could have ex acted $2000 moro beeaiiso of tho ex traordinary length of the trial, but ho lUiked only the actual court costs in curred. Justioo Andrews, who tried tho miijo, liko signed u now order lefus Ing to sot aside the jury verdict uud denying: a uow triul. '