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J Medford Mail Tribune u, pwiwmwijM mmm SECOND EDITION WEATHER Tonight ntul PrMitjr Milr. Mnv. oil; .Mln, no. miii,i m m mnMi Ferfv fifth Tr Datu Tint), rwr MEDFORD OHEdON. Tilt Hsu Y. IllIUMAWV L!i. Win NO. 2H7 RAVEST CRISIS OF WA ANY OVER SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN 1 UNITED STATES MB G " h m i .' V ' J t ESIDEI Pi: KAISER DIRECTS UPHOLDSRIGHTS! OF AMERICANS! Efforts to Fcrre Congressional Ac - lion Hake Litllc Prooress Major ity Dock Up Wilson Until Diplo matic Negotiations Arc Exhausted New Berlin Clique Favor War. WASHINGTON Krfi. 21. I'ton nitre for aojjn'u wonting Americana off a ritual critips apparently nintlo lit tle iirivroM loduy in eongros. In tit senate n liill nnd a resolution for thnl pitrposo offered hy Scnutorc Gore weic debarred front introduc- t ion by tin) objection ttf Senator Hrnndegco, n republican, under tin ruli'fu Sunntor Gore announced In1 would bring them up again tomor row. Chairman Stone nf the foreign re Intiuim committee, wlm was said to hint1 privately tbl his colleague lit1 would not stand against action of the nuijorily, inHiieil a statement conn welling ngninsl any congressional no lion until diplomutio iicgolintioua hy the president were exhausted. Give rresiilent Time. In the limine the agitation appar ently tlitl not move forward, nllhnugh it lender lo(Iti i fil no retreat was being made, dl supporters were represented n willing to give the premdunt time further to consider the situation before necking to force nelion. Thy , fy j oka .. affair ., committee made imnWleonepHhfon to the pro ponent of notion li asking the Ntutu dcpuituicnt to submit evidences nf order to llrilish, merchant vessel regarding armament and war on sttli tniiriiicH, Thin withdrew support from Hepreacntntne McLKinorn's i (solution, which, in addition to a, warning to Americans to avoid unti ed ship, contained a lequest for Mich paper. Support then turned to Representative Foster' resolution, "Inch only would nuthorixc the pre iileiit to wnru American off armed flop. I'loeldunt SUM I'lnii. I'tosidont Wilson' opitositinn to un.v action by congress nt thin timn wax unchanged. Representative Hefliu,. one of tho acknowledged spokesmen for the president in tho situation, said hi ennas convinced him there was no chance for such a resolution to aac. In the event nf itw threatened pass age, he Haiti, ho would suggest invit ing the president to address con gress in e.ceulive Hessian. (Continued on Page Two) GERMANIC PLOT Xi:V YORK. Feb :t Frederlco Stullforth, a Mexican-German banker, was ordered today committed to the custody the I'nlted States mar shal Wjr Federal Judge Dayton for refusing to answer questions before the federal grand jury which Is In vestigating alltged efforts of Gorman agents to foment trouble between this country and Mexico mid to Investi gate strikes la munitions faetories. Stallforth was closely associated, It is said, with Prans Von Rlntelen, the reputed head of the German propa ganda in the United States ( who fled tfeM&JJjp couatr) under a false nass- aatfrvaton the federal authorities bo- 111$ investigate nig activities. krth is the beau of a Ger- Mean bauk with headquarters H, Mexico. Von Rlntelen waa in thU h maintained headquarters i lifMrorih'tt office In this city. A Btm tif iijumeiit8 taken from Von VaMftM b the Unelish authorities ad tfinitd oer to the state depart -tent Hoed, arcortlRtt to the fed era affit-i.tlri. that (i riitun agents had afteni i.n-- nr i monc in Met.tw. - BIER ORDERED m GUSTODY MUM wmM ainm oMy GREAT BATTLE Al Germans Claim Furtl'tr Gains and 1 Capture f Villages of Brabant, Hamunt and Samonyneux French Claim Line Not Broken at Ar.y Point. PARIS, Feb. 2 4. At the war offlco todny It wim pointed out that although some ground had : been lost by iho Fronoh north of Vcrilun where n florman at- ' taolt In unormoim forco Iuik been In proKroM for the InHt four day, tho Trench linos havo not beon tiroken at any point. Great confidence was cxprcMcd that the II lie would contlnuo to hold. f 4 LONDON'. I'tih. St. Kmpeior Wll llnm ban oNtabllilieil bin hoorauar ters at tho Ciornmu poHltlons fac Iuk Vonltin, nrcnrtllnK to Informa tion received from Horlln by tho KvouInK News by way of Copenhagon. Tho dlRpatch nnH: "AccortlltiK to Information re rolved from Ilorlln, Hmperor William vlnce blH vIhII to tho llalkans has Itiioii In IIoIkIuiu nnd France. His hoatln,Uftrterx now havo beon re movetl to Vordun. """It ht'itiportetl tho emporor U more energetic than oor, makluK tlall) apttevhei to tho troopi and en rotiruglnK tbo sobllerR not to loltt. Ill majesty ! mainly Inaplretl nt pi snout with a doilre to defeat thu French army at any toil." Cicruinux Clniui O.ilns. HKUI.IN, Fob. 21. Further galna for tho Germans In tho rofilon north of the French fortreaa of Verdun ware ieporte by tho war office to day. The statement hu tho ontlro Hoodtl district northwost and nrotli oast of lleaumont and tho foioat of llerbe ate In potmosulon of tbo Gor wans. Aunouncoment alto was matlo of the capture by tho Germans of tho villages of Ilralmnt, llavmout and Samongnoux In tho Verdun roglon. Samogneux Is about onn mile south of Haumout, the loss of which was admitted yostertlay hy tho French war office. It Is six miles north of Vordun. l'renilt Mno Holils. PARIS. Feb. tt. Fighting is con tinning with undiminished intensity In the region north of Verdun, tho Frenth war offlco announced to day Loss of tho village of Ilrabant Is admitted by tho war offlco. The war offieo announces that tho French line has not been broken at any point. Tho Rtntomnnt follews: "In Artols a struggle with gro nodes is In progress oast of Sou chez. North of Vordun the struggle the struggle continued all night with (Continued on pago bIx) WASHINGTON'. Feb 24 -Sedate- Resumed debate on wator power bill. Objection prevented Senator Gore from introducing legislation to keep Americans off armed ships of bellig erent, i Hearing continued into fltneas of Louis D. 'Iirandela for the United States supremo court. Inquiry resumed Into alleged mo nenoly of sisal output. Heuse: CoNaMeratkw of the postoffloe bill continued on the floor. Hearing oh Representative Lon don's neutral peace congress rtwlu tion begun by the foreign affairs committee. Admiral Wlnslow apix-aretT before the mi a I affairs cdmmlUee in ex- iithe vtnslon to tetifi ou uutioiul llt ll.l BO VERDUN DAY IN CONGRESS SENATE K U TO STOPTRAVELERS Flist Attempt to Intro'fuce Legisla tion Warninu Americans OK Arm ed Belligerent Ships introduced hy Democrat and Summarily Blocked by ncpu'ilican. WASHINmOX. Feb. 2 1. Tli- find ntletnpt to introduce legislation warning Americans off armed bellig erent ship made in eonure4H todnv hy Senator Gore, a democrat, was. Hiinitnnrily blocked by .Senator Ilrnn decee, a lepublienn, and under the rulcH of the senate- cannot be re Humed until tomorrow. Senntor Ome nought to introduce bin bill to prohibit pannage of Amer ienns on such ships and also to in trodueo n concurrent resolution, re quiring pnKHngc by the bonne, hut unlike hi bill, not the approval of the president. Senator Cloie mmicd a statement declaring "it seem to me that the ship nf stiite in diiflin or driMiig hentllong upon the breakers. 1 I do not sav deliberately, but nevertheless swiftly." When nhked nbout leporla thai he hud conferred with former Secre tary Ilrynn before )repiing his lull nnd resolution, Senator Gore said: "I havo not seen Mr. Ilrynn since last January. I did talk to him at that time about the bill ou this sub ject." Senator Gore's resolution follew: nine's Resolution. "Whereas a number of lending power of the wot hi me now engng- tnl hi a war of tinovnmplvd proor- tioiih and, "Wlioiona, tho United Statew ik hnpprty nt peace with all of tho bel ligerent nation; nnd, "Wheien, it i equally the desiic and the interest of tin1 American peo ple to remain at peace with all na tions; and, "Wherenrf, tho nrehidenl hna re cently offered fresh and signal proofs of tho Huponmitv of diplomacy to butchery as a method of settling in ternational deputes; and, "Whciens, the light of American citireiiN to trncl ou uuunned bellig erent essel ha recently loccivod renewml gunrautces of respect and mviolabihty; and, "Whereas, the right of American citizens to travel ou armed belliger ent vomsoIh rather than iioii uunnued vessels is essential neither to Ihoir life, liberty or safety, nor to the in dependence, dignity or fcoeurity of the I'nitcd States; anil, "Wherea, congress alone bn boon osted with the fwwer to declare war which imohes the instigation of war; now theiefore, he it Keep Off Aimed Ships. "Noiohcd, by the senate anil the houie of representatives conoumug, that it is the sense ot tho emigres, vested as it is with the sole power to declare war, that all iierson own ing allowance to the United States should, in behalf of their own safety and tho vital interest of the United States, forbear to evercise the nght to travel as passengers upon any unued vessel of any belligerent power, whether such vessel be armed lor offensive or defcnsio purposes, and it is the further senso of the congress that no pns.ort should be issued T renewed bv the see re tun of stute or by nnj one acting under hun to he used bv any srson owing allegi.tnce to the United States for the purpose ol trael upon any such uruud t .il ot ,t In lbgercnt power." SECRETARY OLGOTT FILES FOR RE-ELECTION SALkiM, .Ore . Feb i - Ven W. Olcott toi4) filed his declaration of candidacy of renomlnatlon in tho re publican primaries for secretary of state. tteeretary Okott original ly was appointed to fill a vacancy In the office b Governor Oswald West, democrat At the lust tloitlcu the ieretar ot Mate a fleeted "n Ihi rui'Ubll- all. tlfktt 'S Serbian mm Fflcts tfi-MUW FxUBE-jvfiAfiirjpVV F r -eR' I . gfw A typical Serbian Amazon Is the young girl pictured ho.ro. Slio and bundled of hor.klrtd fought through mauy campaign. Mho Is n prison er In a German war pilxou Unable to secure female attire nho droo In the clollilnn she can borrow from fellow wr prhoncr S CAUSE EXPLOSION L LIN'COIA. X.b., IVb. J I. )m'x. erj of thlee shoil Diet e. ol gapipe ill tin1 wu-tf fiimiicp ol I lie .tale cap ttol, following an c.ploiou ilamaunig the furnace last night, led to wild rumor today. A iiolice insestigation i in progress. Gail Ilailand, a jan itor, sovs the ipe were tilled with some sort of explosive. Whether lliey wen1 experimental bomb made hy the aviation department of the na tional guard or brought in by outside I i tie has not been determined. The piM' were about three feet in length, two inches in diameter and of bras. Kit eh wo tilled with three iuehea of cement at one end and next to this nine incite of a light yellow ish powder which Chief of Detective Antic believes to be uu explowite. One of the tube wn blown from the furnace when the oxploMon oc curred, the fire wa acnttered nbout the basement room, which i directly under the state treasure! 's of! ice. The flames were cxtinguiliid b the janitor. j Only one end of each of the pipes bad come in contact with the fire m , the turnaee and Chief Antics express-1 cd the opinion that the ploMon wits caused bv ll powdei I use ,'illnelied t" the tube-. U. S. NAVY IN NEEDS 102,815 IN WASHINGTON. Feb. -J I. Hear Admit nl Badger told the house na- itl commitUe toduv thut the United State, now would need on a wur tin sis l(rj,isl."i men to man the fleet which ll be in commission in 1017. Ill present peace estimate of 07,000 men wu for OOuO wore men than recommended bv Secretary Duniels. The committee devoted most of it time today to confidential at faint voucerniiig ine navy a presented uy Admiral Uadgcr in executive esiou. Among tho subject wa the theory Um which the gem nil boerd bnstd ' It - Ollllllllll ll It till I lilted st.ites ii i -him i I. II hi, , -I 1. 1 ) .11 ..It AS PE BOMB NEBRASKA CAPITO uO w on urn iPRIZE BRITISH STEAMER OFF TENERIFFE LONDON. IVb. J I. The Rntislt sicmnci Westlmiii, wlmh leporls n1 eeied last niuht lnm Suiitii I'rwi, Teuciitfe (Canary inlands) snid hatl reached that torl in charge of a Get' man prue crew nnd carrying 'JO(l prisoners taken from various vessels captured by a German sea raider he hextd t he the iloewe, ho been sunk nulnide Santa Crux harbor by her captors, fhi is the new receiv ed today in a message from Kaulu Crux. After landing their prisoner in hnnla ( nix the German ciw put to sea ngiiin pn the West burn and sunk their prise, the message stuted. Adtice received lut night from Knot a Crux slutcd that the Hntish steamer Westliiirn, which left Uer pnol Juiiiinrv -1 fur Ktienns Aires, hud put in there for repair, living 1 1 lie (iuiimii I liiy mid with a German jpnxe crew of one ottictf ami setcn no ii iiltojnil bi'siile- 'Jdtl prisoneisi , l.iUn limn Mtiinii- ,ipt i red essels. OFF FOR FRONT PKTROiiRAD, ri -' :, Ma Lon don, Feb J I Kmpcioi Nicholas, who illed the duina at its opening session jesterday and delivered a brier address to tho members, has lett for the front. l'KTHOORArir'eb. 81 The pres ident of the duma, during yester day' session, lead the following telegram addressed b ISmpeior Nliholas to the duma: "I cordially thank the members of tho duma for tho congratulation which bey sent me on the octaslon of tho capture of Krserum. I be lieve, with you, that this fresh ex ploit of the army of the Caucasus will be of Importance in loading to the final triumph of our arms, a CREW IKS RUSSIAN A tokui of which I see In the eagerneHatbj,,,, iuftrKt,t Mt)ri, today. la the early ot all ih. lill.lr. n of our reut on n i r in i . M nil, it .mil in till ill ts KENDALL SEEKS 0 mm CHILD POVERTY Iowa Senator Points Out Fact That Half of Men Who Enlist tor Army Arc Rejected as Physically Unfit, That Chi'drcn of Poor Have Large Dcntli Rate and Seeks Cause. llv GILSON GAKDNKI!. WASHINGTON, Frb. U. "Thu iiiin and unvy ilqinrttnotita icpoit that oer .10 per cent of the men who uppU for culittncnt (tie rejected rs being pbysiehlly or menially unfit for the service," said Sunntor Kcrl on of In wii, discussing tbo joint resolution which he introduced to dny in tho senate, authorizing tho president to appoint a cnininisnion to inquire into the cause of child pov erh nnd miggesl remedies therefor. "Inefficiency in adult must Intvo some cause," continued thu fiouutor. "In F.uglniiil nt the beginning of thu war, UO per cent of the men who im plied were i eject nl a unfit. In Ger many, 10 per cent arc rejected oh unlit. Dentb Itato of (lie Poor. "The cliildien's huieati leporls that the infants of men who en in .$10 n week tlie at the rule or V!2.1 per 1000, while Hit) infant of men who uain i'ifi a week or nunc die ut tho rate of only 8 1 r 1000. In other words, the babie of the poor dly nt three timoiK (ho rute of I hose who tiro In fairly well-to-do fumilic. "Tho iiiditatiiul relation commi- sion repotted Hint 70 per cent of the iuthen o wngit-euiniug I'liinilie euru less than 1700 iter enr. This mcnim that between onelwilf and two- IhinlH nf thcMp fiimihe were living below the staiulartl of decent sub- Mstenee, while about one-lhird were living hi n state of nbject imverty. "And .ludge lletirv Neil, the father of molhcrs' Husions, repitl that hi iiivestnfiitinii ol the problem of child povcily show thut thousunds nf childicii are semtrntcd from their iiudher ou account of poverty and that (be depriving of children of mother love tends to make inefficient nnd iuiNiliiotii ndiills." Iteating on ICfflcleiiey. Senator Ken,ou believe that tho problem of child povcily ha n di lis't bcnil'ug on tho efficiency of Iho nation in it relation to "prepared ne." "V miiHt pietre ihe hu tnaii resotiree n well n the mater ial. It i just us important in fnet moie unHirtnut that we take eaio of our human resource properly, u that wo ooiMene our miitcriul re source. A nation of unfits is not the kind of u nation out of which to build u dweent civilisation or one which will he proerty prepared to reit invasion." Senator Keuyoii' resolution j identical with that inlroducel in the house on Fchiunrv 8 bv Iteprcsenta tive Kent iiilt ot Colormlo. ENGLAND IN GRIP OF SEVERE SNOWSTORM LONDON, Feb. 21. The Itntuli Nbs totho urn iu the grip of the most sever NiiowMiorw of year. It- ports from tho ooutinent show that scveie weather pievnil throughout 'Kurove. The snowfall in Kuglaml began yesterday and this morning the Mitow varied from one to several inelie in depth. Sacotland has suf fered mow than Kugland or Wales. Along the i-ousu hipHtig is in dif Tlculi.v, owiiik to blindin sleet. E DROP IN COTTON NKW OIM.KANS, U.. Feb. 21. 'Aiuiety Oer uttrruutiouul politic euoMod a wave of svllinv in Iku uut .ittenmo't the it cukes t niouth were iilninst $2 it bule dowu frouotho best 'it tbo t u suit. .NEW BLOCK TO REPLACE HACKS AND OLD HOE TLrce-Story Moore Hotel and Col lection of Odds and Ends of Build ings Adjoining to Bo Wrecked and ' Modern Structure Erected, 70x100 Feel White Enameled Brick. Tho Moore hotol bulltjlng will bo wrcckod and reuuired, taftittior with nil of the buildings nnd slultka on West Main street between that Htruc tttre nnd Fir. nud a now modern bus. luosg block erected thorcon. Arcjiltott Frank C. Clark lias per fooled plans for a Htructuro to cover tho sunro Hum olonrod, 70x100 feet. TIiIh building will contain seven utornrooms. five of which will fnco Main Htreot mid two on Fir. TIiIh biiHluoHM structure, to bo ono-Htory for tho present, will extend from tho corner of Main and Fir to tho ulley west on Main. Tho Mooro hotel, threo Btorios In holght, Ih nn old typo of architec ture and cannot tie. nufrtclently mod erulretl for tho purposes designed In tho proposed Htructuro. Tho old Hlincka on tho corner havo long nlnco been nil eyesoro on ono of tho moat prominent bustncjui corners In tho city. Tholr removal will bo hnllod with dollght. Whlto Ililck and ."Mm hie. Tho owntvrn of tho properties In volved aro Dr. K. II. Plcklo, Reginald l'nrsons, L. Noldormoyor and Dolroy GululiQl. Tli ay roulUo that a now era of growth and development Is dawning In tho Itogtto river valley and Medford, Its principal buolnosH center. They aro, thoroforo, erect lug this utruetiiro with a view to milking It eventually n modern of fice building, tho firm story walls be ing built of BUfdclont weight nnd strength to hold as mnny additional stories as futuio business may uttg gost. Tho front of tho now biulnesa Htructuro will ho ot marble, whlto nnaiuulod brick nnd terra cotta. Tho ornnmontntlon will bo peculiarly niodorn and substantially attractive being of tho polrhromo typo, includ ing tho various colors of tho sovoral materials used. This noteworthy Improvomcnt will probably suggost to othor owners of prominent lnislnong Inflations similar Improvements. Iu foot, others are now holug considered. New Front I'ului Itiilldlug. In addition to this work, Arrhi- (Contlnuod on page two.) T CHICAGO, Fd. '21. Disturbing Illinois that drastic ponsvquunaed would result from tension between Washington and Horlln rognrdliiR Gciuimuj' suhwaniiw poliuy omuiod a breuk of more than 7 cents a bushel today in thu price of wliont, a eoiuimrt'd with rulue ourront earlier in the eiou. Tho gUt of the niumi-w wa that tho handling ot! )uisporU to the Gorman nmbnseu dor wn imminent. The mot seiMatiotml full took plaoe iu (ho priee of tho May option, whteli droppod fixmi $l.aiyi to $1.17, a loa of 7Vt. Tho low point wa down 10 cent n busliol as eom iwrvd with figures Monday. For the greater part, the Iogsod took place iu the last fifteen min ute and were aeeomptinied hy wild it forts ou the trt of holder to un load. Closing pru-ea allowed a slight re action, but woro A to 6 under yog terduvV tinisji, with May at ft.lrVd and Jul nt $1.1 Ulj. MAV YORK. VH. 24. Weaknos.i iirevuiletl all biniichon of the uiar- let todn u u icsult oC tho complex situutitiu uiising from Germany' submuriiu' puluy, , GERMAN ISS AS DROP 1 MARKET ail'fft