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' u il K I .Uv K pi v I' ' r SECOND EDITION orty.flfth Tear. " " Putty Tenth Year. Medford Mail Tribune ' WEATHER Warmer with Bnovr or Italn Jinx. S1.8; Min.SM. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915 NO. 2il AUSTRIA ACCEDES AMERICAN DEMANDS IN CONTROVERSY OVER ANCONA REPLY AVERTS E DM ROFBREAK SERBIANS LOSE FOUR OF A KIND 3 DAYS BATTLE WITH ARIA American Demands In Connection With tho Destruction of Steamer Ancona Met Submarine Comman der ' Punished Reparation for Lives Lost Promised. IK BULGARS WASHINGTON', Dec. 31. The of ficial text of Austrin's Ancona note was received today at the state de partment. Tho work of translating from tho diplomatic code will take several hours, and arrangements for publication will he niudo later. American demands on Austria Hungary in connection with tho de wtruetion of tho steamer Ancona ap parently have been met in tho new note from Vienna to Washington. Commander Punished If the official text of Austria's re ply to tho ficcond American noto con forms to press dispntches, saying tho communication announced that the submarine commander who torpedoed tho steamer had been punished, virtu ally ono phuso of the incident re mains to bo cleared up. That would bo tho imyment of indemnity for American lives lost for which Austria has expressed n willingness to inake lepnralion. Later, however, there may he full exchanges between tho two countries regarding tho submarine warfare and tho necessity of warning before at tacking merchantmen. The reniv cnnie in sections. Secre tary Lansing said this forenoon that ono section had been translated and that he expected tho eomploto trans lation would bo in his hands befoic night. Officials Gratified Officials who had read tho unof fieiul version of tho reply rcccicd in press dispatches from London up- parent ly were much gratified at its nature. Danger of a break in diplo matic relatione with Austria-Hung ary was no longer considered immi nent. Officials said, houever, that additional correspondence on the subject was suro to ensue. Secre tary Lniibiug declined to comment on tho reply until ho had tho complete official text heforo him. It was considered doubtful thnl the official text would bo ';iu'ii out for publication cither today or tomor row. Secretary Lansing has received from AiiN'mssudor Pcnficld a brief resume of tho contents of tho note. Count Itoinstnrff, tho German am bassador, called ut the state depart ment and conferred with Secretary Lansing. Tho ambassador said lie believed the news summary of the Austrian noto was correct. Ho de clined to comment iikiii his visit. Later, it was learned, the German xiow is thnt Austria-Hungary had granted complete concession to the American demands. Central Albania Scene of Conflict Vienna Reports Battles In Gallcia Increasing In Violence and Extent Russia Strangely Silent Ad vance on Salonlkl Abandoned? BERLIN, Dec. 31 (by wireless to Snyvillo). Defeat of tho Serbians, who apparently had been reinforced by Italians, after a three-day battle in central Albania, Is reported by tho Overseas News agency, which says it received its information from Ficuch and Italian sources. Tho battlo is paid to have taken place between El bnssan and Mirut. Tho Serbians were well provided with ammunition and food supplies and had some light artillery, but no heavy guns. "for three days," tho news agency says, "fighting was continued vio- lently. According to Italian reports, tho Serbians were almost annihilated. The Bulgarians continue to advance." OBREGON VISITS i Jill VENTH QUITS V LLA RAIDS KL PASO, Tex, Dee 31 General Alvaro Obregon, military command er of tho do facto government in Mex ico, formaly entered Juaiez at noon Threo thousand soldiers, houded b General Gabriel GaIora, nowly ap pointed commandor of tho Juarez forces, woro drawn in lino to receive lilin as ho crossed tho international bordor in an automobiio accompan ied by Androas Garcia, Mexican con sul at HI Paso. After a formal reception in Juaroz, General Obrogon returned to Kl raw. Theor dlspatohes rocoivod stated thnt Oonoral Medina Veitla with (00 men and (00,000 rounds of ammunition had surrendered at Chihuahua City, that Villa with I mm than twenty men had raided the IlustiUe ranch near Chlauaeua City and stolen sapoU. Tho advices added that Jose Hod riguex has ut a otfn men with him Hiissla Still Silent LONDON, Dec. 31. While Vienna reports that the battles in Galicia uro increasing in extent and violence, Russia maintains n mysterious re ticence concerning her military oper ations there. It seems certain, houever, thnt ex tremely important events, the full significance of which is not as yet officially disclosed, are, occurring at tho only point where Russian armies can bring any pressure to bear on tho Balkan situation without actu ally crossing Rumanian territory. Many reports reach hero that the Austro-Gennan mid Bulgarian forces aro not only abandoning nil prepara tions for an advance in Macedonia, but are actually withdrawing trooiM lrom this iront, their action being at tributed to the Russian offensive in Bossarabia, hut most of those dis patches bear the impress of tho wish being father to the thought. Clash With Italians Likely Aelie ocrutioiis in the near east aro now centering in Albuniu, wheie tho Serbiuu army is said to ho suf fering fiom harrnssiup attacks mado by Albanian forces. From tho prep ress they h.ie mndo in Albitnin, it is predicted that tho Italians will soon clash with the Bulgarians in thut ter ritory. Athens churns, that tho diplomatic situation shows a growing cordialitv between Greece and the entente pow ers. A historic meeting of tho British cabinet, ut which tho final draft of tho compulsion measure probubly will be adopted is expected today. Tho bill, it is ieported, will embody the following principles: Compulsion to bo applied to all single men who fail to attest, for this purpose tho ma chinery of the Earl of Derby's plan to bo made statutory und tho pro visions of tho law to be enacted to apply only for tho duration of the present war. Tho labor conference on compul sion onme to no decision us to its at titude, but a strong feeling of sus picion toward the reported cabinet solution rt the problem is manifest. ' HOUl SfcY X AM jfcX" HOW 1RY I AW W i NOBODY KNOWS N -" "V HW DRY I AMI ) irw Ria US , pw,f) P L kM ft mm Is. fl nsr j ffyr$l ...M kYrfY RMW I Midi Wff RsHIh wkM ssHsHHsVviv av a" . -s"- i i a-i: -- t (lierf &" Bliii wNEPelsiifffliF- L H A BILL CRUISER NATAL ! FOR CONSCRIPTION SUNK IN : HARBOR BEFORE MIDNIGHT SEVEN STATES BECOME AT Y MDNGHT Mcro Than 3000 Saloons, Many Breweries and Distilleries Put Out of Business In Iowa, Colorado, Or egon, Washington, Idaho, Arkansas and South Carolina. LONDON, Dec. 31. All members of the cabinet attended tho meeting today to consider tho draft of tho bill for compulsory military service, and it appears, consequently, there huvo been no resignations. Rumor still is busy, however, with tho iiumes of Reginald McKcnna, chncellor of tho exchequer; Walter .Riineiman, president of tho board of trade, and Sir John Simon, homo sec retary. Tho foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, and tho war secretary, Earl Ivitohenor, nro nlo mentioned in connection with possible changes in (ho cabinet, hut uvea if sovcrol mem bers withdraw it is now clear that the government will not break up over the question. Sir Edward Grey's health is again put forward us a reason ho rany re tire in case of uny reorgunirution of the ministry. Tito general impressiou is thnt op position to the plan for compulsory sonico on the pail of labor is les sening, although the decision of labor leaders to refer tho matter to tho trades union congress leaes this question still open. TRENCH FROM BRITISH lUCIlLTN' Doc ?l, by wlreloss An announ ment from tho war of flco today yB that Germans aftor owplodlng nilnos captured an advanc ed Dritlsh trenoh noar Huiluch, tak ing two nut .line guns and a number of prisoners. Allied aviators mado an attack on OsUnd. No damage was dene to mil itary establishments, but a number of buildings were shattered The I heaviest damage in said te have been iHfiieted on tbe eenvent of tho Sacred Heart. Nineteen iielstan civilians were wound'. I Jiid one was killed, GHNESE AMY LEADER REVOLTS SAN FIlANt I SCO, j)ie. 11. Gen oral Li Shun, cominn tiding Chinese government troops in the province of kiting bi, ha declared his independ ence of Yuan Shi Kni, prospootiwi emperor, nucoiding to n cublogram received here today from revolution ary heudqunrter at Shanghai by Tong King Chnng, tonnor member of tho Chinone soimle and prortidont of the Cbineko Reuhliu association. The Chineac ltepubho nwociatioii, eeordiir to Ton Kins; CUony, hat a nuMnber.liip of about 80,000 in the I'aitfd Stair and 300,000 iat North, l eatral and South AHtoriea. It is dei onus; itMlf to Um revslutiflMtry moiwueat to iuin a ronnblkj In Clunu, known u the punitive cxpedi-ti'-n .i.iium ".'U sin K-'i. LONDON, Dec. 31. Thu British nnnorcd cruiser Natal has sunk after an explosion. Official announcement to thw effect was made hero today. Tho Natal was sunk yesterday af ternoon whilo in harbor, ns tho result of nu internal explosion. Thcro uro nbout 100 survivors. Tho Natal's sinking is tho most se vere loss which tho liritish navy has Hiistuiiicd in soveral months. No British naval vessels of importance had been sunk binco Inst May, when tho Triumph nnd Mujostio wero tor pedoed nt tho Dardanelles. Tho Na tal, although a powerful man of war, was laid down eleven years ago und her displacement wan only nbout ono hulf of the lurgest British sea fight ers. The Nutal's normal complement was 701 men. Her displacement was 13,000 tons. Sho was '180 fcot Jong and .i lect beam. Tho Nutal brought from I'oits mouth tho body of Wliiteluw Reid, American nmbnssador at Ignition, f. ter his death in ltU'J, remaining at New York for two weeks. In neeordanco with its procedure of late tho admiralty has given no in- diontion as to tho locality of the Na tal disnster. The military lesnilutions make it impossible, to gio this infor mation publcity. The loss is generally attributed to foul play. In suppoit of thi theor" attention is untied to similar disasters which overtook tho British battleship Ilulwark, which was blown up off Sheerness in November of Just vcur with the Icm of 70 Oor.moie men.nnd tbe British atonmahip I'rinoesH Bene, blown up in Sheernesa harbor Inst Jfuv with a loss of between 300 und 100 livos. PORTLAND, Or., Dee. 31. - Before midnight tonight deals the death knelt to the sale of ntcoholio liquors by virtue of a constitutional amend ment, evory saloon and grill in I'ort Jnnd will have ceased dispensing tho snmo for the reason that the supply will have been bold, if predictions mndo early this afternoon hold true. Wholosnlo liquor dcnlcrn estimuted thut in Portland alone there has been purchased and stored away for thu coming dry spell $2,000,000 worth of wine, whisky nnd beer. At noou today not n drop of whis key that was not a blend could bo purchased anywhere. Certain kinds of spirituous liquors, such as brundy nnd gin, wcro completely Hold out. Tho breweries wcro delivering their last small consignments of beer this afternoon. Wino was not to bo had. One mail order houso that docs an extensive business in the statu bus been unable to fill for tho last few days orders amounting to jfioOO per day. Another denier declared thut ho could luivo sold jui additional .fiO, 000 worth of wet goods liad ho been sufficiently stocked. , SPOKANE SUIT TO SLOP DRY LAW NO NEW YEAR'S ISSUE OF THE MAIL TRIBUNE There will be no iuc of tho Moil Tribune New YeHr tay, nor will the annual number, a fealur for mmn yen its, be is sued. ttttt tttttH SPOKANE, Wush., De 31. Will iam Stoehr of Boise, Idaho, a stock holder in the Inland Bicuing & Malt ing company of Spokane, iiled suit in tho United States district court here today, asking that Attorney Gem rat Tanner of Washington be restrained from interfering with the business of I tho company under thu prohibition iuw and also that the company be re strained from discontinuing business. , Tho H)tition filed bv Stoehr al leges thut the diiect legislation amendment to the state constitution, tho prohibition law and tho Webb Kutiyon Iuw uro unconstitutional. The suit follow a closely the suit filed this week in Taeoma, with tbe exoejttion that the browins; earn puny tore is made a c defendant. Nu nttiou wa t.Uu ou the juti tion it) ut r l CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Stato wldo prohibition of tho sale and manufac ture of Intoxicating liquors will bo como cffoctlvo In seven etntea nt midnight tonight. Mor0 than 3000 saloons, a larso number of 'broworlcH, wholesale liquor hounos nnd distilleries will bo put out of business. According to figures offered hv the Anti-Snloon Lenguo of America, tho addition of the seven btutos that go "dry" tomorrow, will bring tho total ol prohibition states in tho Union to nineteen. Tho states which aro to enter tho dry column nro Iowa, Colorado, Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Arkansaa and South Carolina, Many counties in all of tho aoven slates hava pro hibited tho sale of liquor for a num bor of yenrs under local option laws. In Colorado district attorneys at a rocont mooting agreed that technical ly Colorado's constitutional prohlbL Hon amendment and tho enforcing atatnto do not become offocttvo until midnight Jnnuary 1, but It was also decided that tho expiration ot nil ll.quor HcoiiBoit.nt midnight will ren dor llquoi polos on Now Year's day unlawful. Ijijlng In Supplies According to ono authority be tween $2,000,000 and S3.000.000 has been expended for liquor lu Col orado within tho last week. jiraniisas win navo lui first ex- pcrlenco with prohibition whon tho Btntowldo law, pasHcd by tho last leg- Ifllaturc, goes Into effect with the coming of tho now year. Tho Ar kansas department of tho Anti-Saloon lenguo has announced thnt tho loaguo will hnvo workors In tho flold to 6co thnt tho law Is enforced. An-tl-prohlbltlou londers have announc ed thnt no fight will bo mado for tho ropdnl of tho law at least until pro hibition has boon given a thorough tost. In Town "bargain sales" In tho 503 saloons In tho stato nro In pro gress today preparatory to tho final closing tonight. Under tho mulct Iuw repeal passed by tho last legislature statutory prohibition 1s rcBtorod, ponding tho action of tho next tests- laturo and tho pcoplo on tho pro posed constitutional amendment for prohibition, which is to bo dlBposcd of within tho next two years. ! Oregon Dry Uiw In Oregon tho manufacture or sale of any kind or intoxicating liquor is ubxolutcly prohibited by constitution al amondment. Drug stores aro not permitted to sell liquor for any pur poso -with or without a doctor's pro scription. Kach family may Import for porsonnl uso u maximum either of two quarts of spirituous vinous liquors or twenty-four quarts of malt liquors in any porlod of four sue oesslvp weeks. No person othor than a common onrrlor may muko deliv eries of liquor, nnd tho illegal pur chaser of liquor Is mado equally out pablo with tho seller. FIFTEEN PERISH H CHICAGO OIL EXPLOSION American Linseed Company Plant Set Aflame by Explosion Workers Cut Off From Escape Blaze Spectac ular and Difficult to Fight Fire men Havo Narrow Escapes. CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Reports thnt fifteen or twenty men had been killed in nn explosion which set firo to thu plant of tho Amoricnn Linseed com pany in South Chicago wero received by tho pohco today. After tho ex plosion thu flames sprend rapidly and tho firemen wcro utinblo to enter ttio building where tho men woro trapped. Moro than 100 men wcro worlting in the plant when tho explosion ocour ved, according to officials of tho company. Tho men who wero believ ed to Jiavo been killed qr beriously in jured occupied a room close by tho sccuo of tho explosion uqd their es ciipo was cut off by tho flames. Early reports placed tho dead at from fifteen to twenty. Suvcrnl fire men narrowly escaped injury. Tho iiiflnmnmblo nature of tho products manufactured nt tho plant mndo tho hhi7o difficult to fight. All tho firo engines in .tho district wcro rushed to tho sccuo. Tho first explosion was in what was known ns tho percolulor build ing. Tho roof was blown off and tho flames spread to threo other buildings. Officials of tho company paid thoro wore uhout thirly-flvo men employed in tho building, nnd ujl except eight hud been nccotmtod for. Tho initial blnst was followed by smaller explosions ns tho fianien reached different tanks. An oil bnrira in tho Calumet river caught fire. After the firo had been brought un der control company officials cstt niutcd that thu loss would total $'2r 000,000, of which $000,000 repre sented tho loss of 300,000 bushels of litiHccd in storage. ' GOLDENH TO DIRECT ALL FROIT SHIPMENTS (Continued on Last Page) ALBANY, N. Y . Dec 31. George W. Kircha ot New York, iormer dnaa ot the Columbia law school, whs apointed waidou of Sing Sing prwon today by John li. Riley, state siipoiinteiMlunt of prisons, to sueoeed Thomas Molt Oaiioiwe. The amoiut meat rmUamod no intimations as to its duration. Profeaaer Kirsinmy aniil that lie routcinplHtwl a oontinuHtioa of the Mutual Welluru league fouudod by ( tiellii . WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Aftor consulting for eovorul days with At torney General Gregory and mem bers of tho federal trudo commission, Hurrls AVelnstock, California atato market director, loft today for Cali fornia to invito all producers of per. ishablo farm products In thut stato to glvo tho stato market conynlssioii a monopoly of routing aud directing car loads of tho products fur tho east ern uinrkotB. Wlillo not having any formal ap proval from tho federal officials for his plan, Mr. Wolustock said they had found no defects and ho was confi dent the stato could do without ques tion that which Individuals acting separately could not do, "One of tho weak spots In tho east ern marketing of California perish able furm products," said .Mr. Wolu stock, "Is that nemo of the shippers aro largo individual growers, some uro cooperative sociotlos and some nix shipping Eociotlos -with tho re sult that thu distribution hna bceu conflicting, uncontrolled and unscien tific, causing frequeut gluts and fam ines ' CANDIDATES Vile for COMING CITY ELECTION I i i m I Tliose who huvo already filed their nomination hk candidates tor mun icipal offioeti in tho oily election to be held ou Jniitiarv 11 nro; Elmer T. r"os, elty recorder (incumbent); Gurt H. Sninuul. uity treasurer (incum bent); F. V. Medviiaki, oouncilmua first waul (iiiciiiubout); Martin Me Dimoiijsh, oily recerder: J, Shir ley, city treasurer, It is ttxeetod. that other will Ijo filed this after noon. Monday wl bo tho last dny foi filing petition, 'ii 1. 1 t" ; l RMSBsSM