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Putty Tenth Year.
Medford Mail Tribune
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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915
NO. 2il
AUSTRIA ACCEDES AMERICAN DEMANDS IN CONTROVERSY OVER ANCONA
REPLY AVERTS
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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.
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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
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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.
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SEVEN STATES
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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.
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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
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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,
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