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Medtord mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight i I'rlilrtjr cloudy, fl. Iiy Mln. Miit 7, niln. i1. I nrfv f flh Tfir, l.ii , Tg iii Tear -e- MEIIKOKD OKKOON, TlirifsliAY. V' AKY MEXKN6 KILL $ aims i KTHRE YEWS ask Stale Department Transmits All Data Rcgardlnii Mexican Situation to Congress 47 Americans Killed in Three Years Preceding 1913 Dcfactor Government Strong. WASHINGTON', Feb. 17. All of tin- stale (lfptiitntptil's dntn on the Mexican itimlion nskod for Iiy Sena tor I'n 1 1 wns transmitted (o (ho sen ate today by Provident Wilson, wns miller molion of Clfuinnnn Slnno of the ion-inn relations onmmittoe, or dered printed n n puhlio tlnumiioiir. It liml been expected soiiui of it would In- held confidential. In n k'ttT from Secretary Lan ding accompanying the repoit, it is -! tlmt seoiity-si.v Amorionn citi zens were killed from nil onuses in Mexico in tlio years HJKI, 1011 mid Mil. i, ns against " in tin- throe years preceding il. ami tlmt I'll civilian Americana (unl HI soldiers wore killed on American soil in the nnrm three M-ars us a result of .Mexican trou ble. lousing on Conditions, In describing tlio Cnrninzn gov ernnienl, Secretary Lansing wrote in tlic rqHirt: "It cannot he said tlmt the do fnoto government of Mexico in n eonwtitti tional government. Tlio do fuolo tionnl government. Tlio do fuoto government, liko tlio majority of rov- ointionnry governments, i of n mili tary chninetcr, hut that Kovernmont ha commiltod itself to tho holding of elect ioiim mid it is confidently expect d tlmt tho present government will within n reasonable time ho' sin'ooed d by n government nrgnuicd under the constitution anil laws of Mexico. Americans kilted in Mexico from cause that can he attributed to tho icvolutionary disturbances during liH.'l, 1UM and 101. wore placed at 18; those who have disappeared in Mexico and who wore probably killed iroin onuses that ean ho attributed directly to molutionnry dlslurii niiccs, il those killed. apiarently through motives of robherv by hnn bis or others (not including thoso killed by Indians), in; I how killed by Itidiitti- apparently through molivos of robbery or revenue, l'Jj those killed Irom miscellaneous onuses nnd tiiu-es not definitely Mated, MO. Pnii-Aiuoi-lruii Confoivnce. Referring to the effort of tho ro cent Pmi-Amerienn oonferonooto get Mexican factions together, Secretary l,nning wrote; "The attempt to bring the fnetions together for a oonfeiuneo failed. On the one hand theie seemed to ho no central organization among tho Vil lain forces, while on the other hand, v-iihiuiosjmi to tho central nulliorily was exideneed by (he rejilit--. of the t'nrrauzistn. The unity ami lovalty of the Carranzistns appeared to in dicate tho ulliiuulc triumph of that J act ion.'' Secretary Lauiiig fuither said that order along; the Mexican holder uu Kradually being restoied. The icpoit stated that it would be incom patible with the pulilio interest to tlicloe correspondence between tlio I'mtcd States and the linuilian min- i-tcr at Mexico City, who acted for the 1uited States, and also the cor rtpondeuce with representatives of this goerouicnt tn Mexico. Republicans have been dolaviu? mill n iniitiou of Ileury P. Fletcher's noiiiination us ambassador to Mexico until I lie data was on hand, on the ground that it 'would show there is io ii"-oiiMble government in Mexico. GEIM m axemen ONSMAIES Lusitania Agreement Accsptsd Inn far as It Relates to Case, Rut Unit ed States Will Accept Nothing Short of Complete Agreement In Submarine Controversy. IQO.eOBTURKS 1Q00GUNSTAKEN m ERZERUM WASHINGTON', Feb. 17. Secre tary I.ansliiK today accepted tho I.ns Itnnln agreement an acceptable to tho I'nlted States Insofar as It relates to that cane, hut naked Count von Ilern storff, tho Gorman ambassador, for nssurancort that Gormany will not carry out Its policy of Hlnklng mer chant slilpH without warnliiR to liners even If they cairy dcfonslvo nrnia- UlOIlt. Tho ipiositlon of what constituted dofonslvo nrmnmont Is to ho determ ined Inter In a way not yet agreed upon. It Is siiRHOHteil that the united States may proposo Hint Runs mount ed on tho atom of ships and capnblo or l)oln HWiniR from ir to .10 do Krees In elthor direction wight como within that class. It was stated authoritatively that Germany, hecnuso of Its unusual po sition, cannot and will not accept tho suKKostlon of tho ITnl.tod Stntos as It now stands that llnors carrylnp arms shall ho Iminuno from attack under previous assurances. I'ull Ainveincnt Wniitcl, Socrotary LansliiR said lato today tlmt the I'nltoil Statos would accept nothliiK short of n full and comploto UKrooment In tho aubinnrlno contro versy with Germany covorlnK tho prlnclplos for which It has contended n to tho past and nssurnncos for tho futuro. .Seorotary Lansing said tho United States considered the announcement of the now submarlno campaign In coiiHUtout with assiirancos provlously islvon and that the United states con. sldorod a merchant ship with do fens! vo armnmont and ono without Runs not at all In tho samo class. Assurances wero wanted, lie said, to extend Immunity from "liners" to all merchant ships. Conform to I.nvr. Secretary Lansing Is understood to have told tho ambassador that whllo Germany's position Is laconnlxod as woll founded the tilted Stntos must Insist that Germany conform all her practices to International law Inas much as the ontonto allies havo de clined to mako any changes. The Lusitania agreement will ho kept by Socrotary Lansing and later will ho published with tho assiirancos which tho United Statos hopes to ro oolvo from Germany covering tho prluelplos brought up by tho new submarlno campaign. Moanwhllo It was said the United Statos would mako efforts to havo tho ontonto allies agree not to put gnus of any kind on passou-carrylng lin ers. Ambassador von Hernstorff when he leturnod to his embassy sent a dispatch to his government sotting forth fully tho position of tho United States as Socrotary Lansing had out llnod it to him. Ciituri f Keen Twhish rortrw, Kty ta Asia Nrliwr, by Crar Duki Hfcholas Ffffst Imitrtarrt Victory fir Allies in many VlMitlit Severe Blow to Turkish Prestige In East. I'KTUOGHAI), Feb. 17. The offi cial Messenger estimates tho Turkish garrison at Krzoriim, capture of which was announced yesterday, iih 100,000 men. It Is also estimated that more than 1000 guns were cnptuicil. It la said there worn .103 gulis In the outer fortH, H74 n tho central forts and 200 field guns at ttrze-ruin. I'eli-ognul Iti'Jolros. I'KTUOGUAD, Fob. 17. Public rojolclng over tho capture of Krzerum Ih reflected In the newspaper com ment on tho fnll of tho forlresR. The Novoo Vremya considers tho capture to have enormous Importance, as It liolnts out Rrzoruiu In n center of road and railway routos and hna Im monso depots for ammunition and supplies. Tho Itotch says that tho taking of Krzerum monaces all Asia Minor and ovon Constantinople. Tho Dourso Gazette helloves that tho capture will havo an effect upon Athens and Ilucharest as woll as upon Persia -mid Afghanistan. it. inn; GRAND1DUKE NICHOLAS 'COMES BACK' s BY CAPTURING GREAT TURKISH FORTRESS .BSwBo ,tuiti ' " n lmumm NO. 2l SW COLLIERS BILL TO SOLVE Pi BHA1WS Hi W WL Bsston Attff'My Accums sV&b of BdliNj Unernicil In Takin.1 a fat Prom Othsr Portias Than TIhm Hamcri in Cass, Upiut rroarsay Ev idenceAnother Lawyer Praises. Key to AsJu .Minor. PA ItlS, Fob. 17. Capture of tho gront Turkish stronghold of Krze rum by tho Hussions Is declared by tlm Frenph newspapers as tho best Horn of news for tho allies In many months. TJiojjillltnry exports dwell upon tho Importanco of tho capture, declaring that It gives tho Husslans the key to Asia Minor and Is n vic tory which will Inevitably havo far roachlng consequences. General Derthaut In the Potlt Jour nal says it Is not only a doadly blow to Turkoy, but an event which cannot fall to have Its offoct on the othor thoators of the war. Major Clvrloux says In the Matin: "Tho conquoal of Hrzonim Is of inoro Importanco than would bo that of any othor fortross In tho wholo war theater. In Asia wo are not faced by a strategic choss board, ruled across by railroads and excellent routes along hlnli fresh forces could ho brought up In a few days. Krzoriim was tho solitary bulwark of tho Turkish empire In Asia. Open spaces, suitable for operations on a great scale, now present thomuolvos to tho forces of Grand Duko Nicholas of Kussla." TURKISH VICTORY 'KHEDIVE OF EGYPT OVER BRITISH FORCE UNABLETO REPRESS IN MESOPOTAMIA! NATIVE MUTINEERS LORIMER TRED (Continued on Page Five.) AS WAR SECRETARY WASHINGTON', Feb. IT. fan net goo-ip today took a strong trend toward the possible transfer of Sec letjry Houston from the department r agii.uliure to th war department, Ir. W. (). Thompson, president of the Ohio -tute university, and Keprosen tame Abnry P. Uvir of 8outh Cm dina, biiinnan of (be housv agricul luiOeoiiiniittee, wow being dlseassed -iiMcof to Sccietur lioutuu. FORBANKWRECKING (lilt A(iO, Lb. 17.-William Lou nier, liiriiu r I nited State-, hen.itor, attended today the oM'inng heion of hi. trial on eharge of wrecking tho La Salle Street Tnt.t & Siuimts bank, of wliiuh be was president. Judge Dever of tho criminal court, nrcidiujr, fc'ranted preliminary mo tions of the defense that tho major charge of coiisuiacy to defraud be consolidated with the minor charge of receiving deposit when tho bunk a kuowii to be insolvent and of contideuce games resulting from mis appropriation of the bank's fumU, Tlie eourt granted motions of Jhe prosecution for a separate trial tot John K. Seagraves. director of tho bank, and the dismissal of indict ments aKuiut Charles Fox, cu.hur. 'WASIIINQTOK, Feb. 17.-Tbe American consul general at Copi bayen reported today U the state de partment (bat the Uanub government hud prohibited the exportation of wood pulp and bea (iper. TO PULL BIG GUNS FORT SILL, Okln., Feb. 17. Ex periments iisiuK traction engines in stead of artillery lion.es to pull heavy fiuld pieces havo been conduct ed hero recently under the direction of the war department, it became known today. The tests, made up on iniirdiy ground of the military ren ervntion, were under tlio direction of two colonels and a lieutenant. Spectators assorted that one of the lent no coin pi initial was the erohing of a railroad bridge, a task said to be iinivossible with draft animaU Pulling a heavy cannon behind it, the machine rumbled over the ties with out inisha), tho wilneoses said. The official report of the e.xjieri mentin bonrd its to the adaptability of traeiors lur u-c in nctie service will 6 made to the war department mm WRECKED INTERNED BY HOLUWD LONDON. Fi-li. 17A dispatch from ItotOrdain to the Stur u that the reMrt that a ,tjwlin bud bloHu adrift durutg ycterday's htonn and constantinopm:, F.b. 17. The losses of one of the Ilnti.-h ex peditioiiK in Meso)olaiuia in a battle with the Turks near Hatikn, west of K'oiiiii, amounted to 2000 officers and men, according to an official an nouncement given out by the Turkih war department under date of Febru ary 10. Tht nlntommit aUo aays that the IlustfhiiiK lost AOOO men in killed in n tlircp.duy bnlllo on tho C'ucuinii 'i'roiiti. The text of the stntemmit follews: "Irak front : One of oar sespluues flew over the enemy's aitillery mh itinu at' Kiit-ol-Amura. siii'i'essfull.v dropping tweho bombs which hail great effect. "After his defeat in the battle near Hatiha, west of Koran, the enemy left ninny dead on his road of retreat. Tho enemy losso in that battle as established up to the present amount ed to '2000 men ami :W0 animals. "f'aiictisiau fient: In the fighting which has been in progress dining the hist three days despite cold Heather and snow, the enemy lost MOO dead und ixty prisoners. "Dardaiiellim: A eriiisor. a moni tor and a torpedo boat of the eiieui) on February Kl Jirei twenty shells on Tekke Hiinm ami then withdrew be lore the fire of our oojl batteries. Tho fire of the warships did ho dam- I IHllCl.JN, IVb. 7 ib wirclcs o Sn.wille). -Adxiees from Ciuro as given out by the 0eiens News agency, state thut the khedivo of ligypt has become discontented and that the HritUdi have offered tho throne to Prince Vusuf, who has do elined. The leader of the Hhiius.! is said to Itave informed the llritisli he was MiweiIeio to suprcM the reb els. The statement given oat by tho news agency follew: "The Italian ncwjmHr Online ot Anoonn published a lepoit fnun nno, uaieii feiiniaiy a, tlmt tho leader of the 8enui was requested by the British authorities to teimiii- ate the combats on the wesleni fron tier ( ICgypt, but replied that he was MweriesM ugaiust tho rebels. Tho Itrilisli suid that the Itedifs (first lvff.vAiwii reserves) nho maliiiied, must be siipjnes.ed with energetio measures, "The khedixs expressed lo the Ilrit ish his intense win thut the Itedifs had Iweu tiled oh. lie rtKH sated Major Kir ,lbn Ma well, oomnnnder of the Uritish forces In lgyjii, that the ltrilish officer who gave the or. dcr to tire be eourtninitialed. In the meantime siuuuwHiiug or the Itedifi iius wh-ii MlMMed. "The LheIire is discontented and weary. The Uritish have offered the a an. "Near Aden, in the W(KUlM.twcen;vl,',",T"".' '!" ihroue U ,',i",'" Sheik Kitaiwin and Kl.mile, an enemy p"""1' wh" Jwlln,,d" ivfuniMiiienuK iieiaeiiineni was am bushed, nearly all the men being killed. Those who c-eped fled in the direction of Sheik llosmnn, lc.i iug behind all their h.i.-rage.'' WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. Mooro flold Storoy, of lloston, nn attorney charged hoforo tho Judiciary Biih committee of the sonato today that l.ouls I). Ilrandels helped to wreclc tlio Now York and Now Knglnnd In tS!l2 and ISOa with tho result that It was absorbed by the New Haven railroad. "In tho spring or I SOS Mr. llrnn dols brought a series of (on suits against tho Now KiiKlmid railroad m Massachusetts, Connootlcut and iwioiio isianu. no was acting os tensibly for N. K. Goldsmith, a Hos ton liquor dealer, and Hinnll New Knglnnd stockholders and some asso ciates. Tho hills wore doslgnod to paralyze tho financial operation of tho New Kngland rond. VtUl by Other 11111 Vs. "It Is apparent to mo," said Storoy, "that It was clear lo Mr. Ilrundels that tho ostonslhln parties to tho suits wore not the real pnrtlos and tlmt ho mado his charges and took orders from other pnrtlos who may havo boon persons or may hnvo boon tho Now llnven. The result was that tho Now Kngland was wrecked. ' Chairman Chilton wanted to know what as the specific complaint against Mr. Ilrandels. .Mr. Storey rosponded that ho considered It unethical for a lawyer to do anything the truth of whloh would prejudice his case In court. Sonalor Chilton suggested that the Incident took place some twenty y oars ago, but Storey charged nrandels had duuo tho samo thing In tho nioro recent Ilallluger-Pliichot Investiga tion. "Mr. Ilrandels announced that ho was appearing for l.ouls Glnvls, whereas ho was iai by Collier's Wookly," declared Mr. Storey. Only by Hearsay. "How do you know by whom ho was itfildT" ask ml Senator Walsh. "Only by hearsay." "What difference did It make who Iad him " i "If he had announced ho was em ployed by a newsiwpor he would not havo been listened to ns ho was." On cross-examination Mr. Storoy was asked regarding the protost against Ilrandels' confirmation slguod by President Lowell or Harvard and fifty lloston lawyers. He brought out that there are from three to five, thousand lawyers In lloston. "Many young alwyors In lloston are with Mr. ilrandels and roavoet him," said Mr. Storey, "but they are the young la)ers who don't know htm." Jtognrdlng the Warren will ease In whloh It was charged that Mr. Ilrandels was guilty of iiiinroreesioual conduct, Mr. Btoiey defended Mr. Ilrandels. He ssbl It was common practlco for lawyers In such cases to represent all menyliers of a family, even If some of their Interests dldi clash. Sherman I Whipple, another Iloa- mm OF UHOirf Represfntative CraSwr of Ofa'sj n-trUs-eii rfaswa SussmKkj. GjA eniziNi ef UflBMgUye Wwlurs ky Civsrmgmt tn Farwl, GrailHQ and Ftrest Lands of Uncle Som. The identity of the prince referred lo u not clear. ThC leteienee muv (be Id Voiisniif Kadik Hex, I Mi I.l v.li.in i abiiiet. bill' nf mi DAY IN CONGRESS m w mm mLLIIIlU UMMUUHLLI WASHINGTON, Kc-l. 17. Senate: Considered Nlcaraguan and Colom bian treaties In executive session. Venator Hoke Smith Introdueed amondment to mllltan bill providing a regular army of zso.ooo men. Ilrandels nomination Investigation commlttao eoattnued 1U hearing.- Agricultural rommlttee held hear ing an Jtaaadell resolution for sisal investigation. Heuse: General debate on ptetoffiee ap propriation bill, was resuMMd. Secretary MeAdau saDWrtd ad ministration shipping bills before wsrlHS eommiUae. Iteardnlral (Iraat eagtlgiied his wrecked at lileni. in'lIoHtnd. and there seised and interned bv the u. testimony en aatleaal defense before luomica, is winoui louauutiou. I ' KKATTI.K, Wash., I'eb. 17.-'llie mud slide that oarem Ute Great Northern truck between Seattt ami k vert it lost night boa been rWoved and train sen ice to Vancouver, JJ. C u proceeding. The snow in the Pscnd mountains is melting satisfaetorily, the cool weather preventiisg too rapid thaws. .U Hyak, the rat portal of (be Mil waukee tunnel, the snow now lies Wt feet deep, and at Uockdule it was exactly 'M feet deep. The state road denarimeat at CNymda is informed that no serious damage has. been done to the stale i ued uyi when- during the winter. (Com Imled on page five) WHITMAN STILL A RG HUGHES AI.PANV. N. Y. Feb 17. (i..wr lior Wbitlii.ili. who e-.lel'd.iy wa-. named us one of the four delegates at luige to the republican national nm venliuii, said today he bad ii"t changed his mind reganliin; the ad visability of urging the Humiliation ot .Justice (.'liuiles Y Huubo tor the presideney and that he docs not cou. te'uiplute u ebaigto of Mition. Mf made Uik stntwueul in nmtoimeuig the receipt of a letter from Frederick I'. Tanner, u member of lU "biJ lour, ' reuesting u coulereuce or lue delegutes at lurge to discuss their mission. The governor said the latter oo talged no uttimaUoa of the ropar't timt tbe other delegates at large vir tuully had decided to ladorse Clihu Uoot. IIY GII.SON GAUDNKIl WASHINGTON. Feb. 17 A unltpio loclslatlvo proposal a bill which ac tually seeks to do away with tho prob lem of unemployment bns Just been Introduced Into tho houso of repre sentatives by Itoprosontatlvo 'ltobert Crossor of Ohio. It Is ovldontly Inspired by tho rec ommendations mado In the annual roport of Secrolnry of Labor William 11. Wilson, sugRostlng colonizing of unomployod workers by tho govern ment on tho lands agricultural, grazing and forest lands remaining In governmont ownership. Hop. Crossor'a bill proposes to cronto n "National Colonization Hoard," consisting of tho sccrctarlo of labor, agriculture and Interior, with tho secretary of labor as chair man, which board Is directed to ex amine portions of tho public domain and tho forest and othor reservations, both In tho IT. 8. and Alaska, and to sot nsldo such portions ns may bo fitted for "colonization projecta." Tho bonrd Is thou directed to preparo tho land for use by .clearing, road building, ditching, draining mid other reclamation works ns may bo neces sary; to develop and supply tlmbor, ronl, power, telephono nnd other ser vleo to the colonists at cost for tholr domostlo use only; and to organize facilities for purchasing, marketing nnd other cooperative activities. For lrosH'ctlvo Settlers (When tho Inuds nro ready Tor uso, tho board Is directed to offer them, In suitable parcels, to prospective set tlors. Title to the lands Is to roinnln forovnr In tho government, the set tlors being given n pormlt or lease which they have tho right to assign or boquoath. The land Is to bo theirs so long as they uso and oootipy It. Capital Invested by tho government on Improvements Is to be repaid by tho settlors in n period whloh may bo as long ns fifty yoors, In annual Installments, with four porcont Inter est, nfter which no chtirgoa nro to bo made except a roasonublo tax charge. An equitable proportion of this tax churgo Is to be paid to tho state and county In whose Jurisdiction tho pro ject la located; the liulnnco-ot tho tax charge to go Into n "colonization fund" to be used to finance now pro jects from time to thno, as Is now tho asae with the "Iteclamatlon Servlco fund." A bond Isstio or fifty million dollars Is provided to supply tho first capital, the nondt to bo paid off from tho first receipts front tho pro J sets. IjiihK In National I'orcMs Tbe bill contemplates tho use, not only of agricultural, desert and graz lug lands on the publlo domain, but lauds within national fo reels, nnd tho proposal is that permanent Industrie like enttlo raising, sheep raising, log ging, lumbering, sawnillllng and sim ilar Industries shall be developed on the various projects. Tho coloniza tion board Is directed to tako over the administration of the forost laws where eoloulsatluu projeot are loan ed on national forests, and to admin ister timber sale contracts so as to maintain "a continuous and sustained annual yield and cut of timber within the urea of the projoot" Indicating an Intention to establish a pormanene lumber Industry Instead of tho pros, cut temporary lumber "camps" with tlielr hobo lumber Jacks" which now (Continued on page five.) ER wmsmm-: SAN FKANl I SCO, Fob. 17. Tho steamer Panama Mum ffo this jioif for the Oiieut is retried to lM-ifiru at sea, according; to a message from Yokohama by the ojiniuber of earn merce. The report was reeelvod by wire le at YoUhumu. it said seoml vessel were hurrying to iho aseUU once of the burning vossol, m i