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Mil SECOND EDITION WEATHER Toulglit nml Thursday Itnln. Max. IU, Mln. 1W, Prcclp. AH For'v fifiij. Yeiir. Do I 'y T-nHi Ymr MHDFORD OHKOOX, IVKDNKsl) VV. M lCIl 1, Wlii NO. 202 Medford Mail Tribune WILSGNAS ARID SHIP AGITATION BE VOTED UPON President Tells Congressmen That Unless Congress Shows That It Stands Behind Him in His Efforts to Sustain Law of Nations and Humanity, Will Be Handicapped in Efforts to Solve Diplomatic Con troversy. WASHINGTON, .March 1. At an early conference! at the Whlto House today President Wilson and admin istration loaders madu pland for bringing tho armed ship agitation In congress to an end at onco with a domomtratlon of unity to convlnco Gorman) that tho American conceits stands hohlnd the foreign policy of the govcrnniunt. Presldont Wilson roltoratod to tho lenders thut while dissensions In tho American congress over tho question of warning Americans not to travel on armed ships of the Knroponn bel ligerents wore being made "Indus trious uho of In foreign capitals," and being pictured as ovldcnco Hint the country does not support the pres ident in his stnnd for the observance of tho laws of nations and humanity, Ills-negotiations with Germnuy are embarrassed, and in fact, cannot bo contlnuod. Vote1 of Confidence. Confident that they can beat all anti-administration resolutions by a lionvy loud tho presldont and advis ors framod a resolution to bring them out first on the floor of the house wliere they plan to defeat them. Chairman Stone and Chairman Flood of the senate una house com mittee dealing with foreign affairs, and Senator Keen, the democratic floor leader. Speaker Clark and Mi nority I.eador Kltchln wero prosent at this morning's conference. Tho conference agreed that In dof oronco to tho wishes of Presldont Wilson, a voto would be taken In tho near future In both sonato and houso on resolutions warning Americans to keep off tho armed ships, but the form In which tho resolutions will bo prosbnted will bo determined later. Immediately after the conference Chairman Flood wont to tho capltol and called his runlmlttcu together to franio a resolution. Warning llolullon. The president mado It cloar that ho did not want a vote on a resolu tion expressing support or hi conduct of tho diplomatic cotltroversj and as n result of his position the vote will ( bo taken on j resolution warning Americans oft armed ships. Administration forces are sure they can beat it. Tho prosldeut also discussed the question with Acting Chairman I'ou of tho rules committee. The presl dont asked that as soon as tho house foreign affairs committee had pro parod Its resolution the rules commit tee bring in a rule for discussion and a vote on the floor. At the conclusion of tho confer ence the leaders hurrlod back to the capltol It was almost cortaln that the parliamentary situation in both houses would prevent a vote coming up today. llou-o lenders Oppose. Speaker Clark and Majority I.eador Kitrhin vihl no action could bo takon today In the Iioum- and that the ton- (Continued on page two.) F ON PHILIPPINE BILL WASHINGTON, Mil I. 1. The Philippine bill. including the Clark amendment vl a-.-ed b the senate, providing for independence unv time between I wo and four ears lit the prevalent' discretion. u fevurssbly 10 .. .rti-H to tin h,ue li'd.ix b the li'iu-i i n -n 1. 1 r .i 1 1 hi - i .. nn ill 1 1 I i a iu &. K$;lull in battle IN FKM UN RENEWAL Both Sides Profiting by Period of Comparative Calm to Bring Up Fresli Forces and Supplies of Munitions Germans Strive to Rescue Regiment in Ruins. PARIS, Fell. 'JO. Thnt tho sitiui lion around ordun is now well in, hand nnd considered quite snlisfnc lory from tho French point of view ih frcelv .stated by military exports To tho northeastern part of tho stronghold tho chief effort of tho Germans seems to be directed toward the reseuo of tlio llrnndcnburgers, who remain cooped up in the ruined easements of Fort Douaumont. Tho development of the Ocrmnn opera tions southeast of Verdun is inter preted by the observers as prelimin ary to an attempt to assail the French positions on the Meuso height through two principal gaps through the woods which are protected by Fort Tavaunes, east by northeast of Vol dim nnd southeast of Fort Dotimi monl, and by Fort Homelier to the southeast of the foi tress, llotlt tide are profitipg by the period of comparative enlm to bring up fresh forces nnd supplies of am- munition. Lull In llattlc. There is nothing-of importance to report in the region to the north of Verdun or in the Woovro district, ac cording to the announcement of tho progress of hostilities made by the French wur office this nflurnoon, There wiih nil intennittent bom bardment last night along the French front between Ifcgniovillu and item 'iiuuvillo. The text of the communication is sued by the war office follows; "In the region north of Verdun, lis well as in tho Woovre, there has been nothing of impoitanee to report. "During lust night there whs nn in tennittent bombardment ut various points of our ft out between Itcguio ille nnd Ilcmcnniivillo. Aitillcry Duels. "West of Pont-a-Moiisson our ar tillery fire wn directed ngtiiust the second and third of tho enemy lines, where the Germans apparently were putting through certain prepar atory ewiltitions. "In Alsace tho fire of our batter ies had hcen directed p against tho roads of communication of tho en emy. "In tho region of Cemay, vnlloy of the Thur, a French aeroplane equip ped with double motors wnu kuccum. ful in nn encounter with an aeroplane of the enomy. The German machine fell nt Labiisseo into Gorman trenches and ut once canglit on fire." RUSSIA IN 1916 PETROGRAI), .March 1. Tho budget pitwnted to the dunia cster day showed nn ordinary estimated revenue ot ll.Oi'J.O 10,318 ruble-, an estimated oidiuiirv expenditure ot yj:PM(3ri.098 rubles, the excess of expenditure over revenue being 210, fl 1,'JSO. The expenses included in the budget constitute only part ot tho total expense nud. the war expense whiclt is not iucluded in tho budget may exceed the ordinary expenditure two or three times. The most important decrease in the estimated rexenue occurred iu that of the alcoholic drinks, which figured, only 0,000,000 rubles as eouMrod with 098,000,000 in 1011. With the addition of items classed as extraor dinary exjMnditure the budget shows a total expenditure of 3,58,158,310 rubles, the excess of expenditure over le venue being 377.107.10J. The extraordinary expenses due to the war amounted to 8,000,000,000 nibles in 1915 and are expected to rea.ta 11,000,HMHK in 191b, if the wur'lasta the entire year. The let ter i-xti4-i. togi-ilur will) the budget ili'lH'it. iim-t l m n it l mcills l I'pUulH'Ui. FOR WAR COSTING BILL! RUBLES MAN S RECENT ATTACKS CLAIMED LIGHT Smash at Verdun Carefully Prepared Casualties Surprisingly Small, While French Losses Heavy- French Line Broken on Both Sides of Roads Leading North of Verdun HKKM.V, March t. No mention of tho fighting at Verdun Ih mado In the official statement today. German correspondents at the Ver dun front state that on February 22, tho German troops pained nn amount of ground nearly ten square Kilo meters Ichh than tho total captured by tho Kronen in their wholo of fensive movemont In the Champagne district Inst fall. Tho German attack was corefully prepared by heavy shelling of the French defensive works In the forostH where barbed wire had been tied from tree to tree. Tho wire, Intornilngled with branches of the trees, formed a yielding bur- rlor particularly well designed to re sist artillery attack. losses Surprisingly Small. When the German troops charged they not only swept through these po sitions, but advanced beyond moro distant defoiiRo works before the French wero able to rally their scut- fercd troops. The correspondents repeat the earlier reports that tho Gorman losses wero surprisingly small, while tho French, on account of the woll-tlmcd collaboration of tho Gorman, artillery and Infantry suf fered heavy casualties. . It Is said hundreds of French bodies crowded closely together werof ouud In some small sections. Tho French lino was brnlcon on both sides ot the roads loading north ward from Verdun. Tho report follews: Artillery Very Active. "Wosiorn frent: Activity of tho artillery yesterday was vory groat on various parts of the front nnd par ticularly on tho onomy'a sldo. At va rious points the enomy fired for tho purpoRO of accauglng his disappoint ment. On the other hand, in tho Yser ritfilon In tho Champsgno nnd between the Metiso and the Monollo he seemed to bo endeavoring to do damage, but did not aoblevo his ob ject. "In un aorlol combat a Ilrltlsh bi plane was forced down near Mudln. Tho occupants wero mudo prisoners. Two French biplanes wore brought down by our nutl-alrcraft guns, ono near Vozaponln, northwost of Sols sons, tho occupants ot which wore captured, tho othor duo west of Sols sous, tho occupants ot which appar ently wore dead. "An aoroplano piloted by Lieuten ant Kuepel, currying an obsorvutlon offlcor, Lieutenant Faber of tho ro serve, brought a military transport to h standstill on the llesuiison-Jussy road by dropping bombs, and then successfully fought, tho men of tho transport with machine guns." OF W00DR0W WILSON SYHAfTSK, X. V., Match l.-The informal democratic state convention with plans matured for a generous ondorsoment of President Wilton he fore final adjournment tonight, was called to ordur toduy by Chairman Willium Church Qsborn of the deuio eratiu state committee. Mr. Oaborn. subsequently was made temporary chairman. Tho opening session of tho conven tion was brief, at soon as the pre liminary work had been cleared up an adjournment was taken until later in the afternoon, when Former Gover nor Martin II. Glynn will be nuiucd permanent chairman. The platform containing indorse meat of President Wilson will be pre sented at the adjourned session. Lattr the committee on delegates went into executive session wiih the unuuuiireuHiit (but it would report it-, iiniiiiiiatiM I'll ililrj.iti-, ut large at tht lyte u;uim")u uitttui3. DEMOCRACY NEWYORKENDORSE GRANDDAD IS KAISER! ONLY SON OF PRINCE WILLIAM f KT .slir'sssPlBsMJsssssssW. m M JP"W' JMIftkh iabJsssssssssilsssssssssssssWSlV BST t. '' .tjjK.BBBBBBBBBBBBV JLBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBbK Af akf BUHHPP .4BBMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfleBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBHBBBBBBBBBm r Y VBBSBBBBBBBBBBbC Kl kjUF fWsl l' kCbBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbH lBBBsit ?flPWflHHita iisBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBlBr Alexander Konllr.and the sturdi son of tho fourth hoii of tho knitter Snfr In Mh mothor'n nrnm ho Ih hnppy despite tho fact thut his father, Prince uptist MIIIam. Ih at tho front. AMERICA HOPES FOR ASSURANCES ROM GERMRNY WASIIINOTO.V, March 1 fior ninny's latest nsstirances on tho con duct of submarine wnrfaro, pro sented Monday by Count von Hern stnrfr to Secretary Lansing, are not so broad as the Unltod Htatos do Hires, but It Is Indlcatod no furthor stepn will bo takon by this govern ment until tho administration is cer tain its nctlon will not bo embar rassed In connross. Tho assurances roltoratod In the Intoat communication are roKarded as not so complete as tluwo originally glvou as tho result of tho I.usitanin uoKotlatlons and It was ludiratod to day that tho pending I.usltanla ngree mout would not be finally accepted as satisfactory at this time. Officials were represented as foel liiK that If the (Ivrmap government took tho position that It could mod ify or chanRO the first assurances at will, there was nothing to prevent an attempt to change tho latest nssur nncos nnd they do not Intend to ngreo with such prooeoduro. It was said tho next step would he taken as soon us the sltiiailon'lu congrmis Mas clarified. Officials expert tho ad ministration will find Itself Iu a po sition to continue the negotiations with the next fen dun. WASHINGTON. March 1. Promo tion of naval officers of higher ranks by selection Instead ot the rule of honlorlty and a r0 per cent Increase in officers ot all grudos during the next flvo years to meet the expansion program are reooinmundod to con gress In a bill drafted by the per sounol board of the navy board and transmitted today to Secretary Dan' lols. Officers would be selected for pro- motion by those of the noxt highest amkIa Tfinl ,).. Iuia.il KaIIkju. ... til grade. That, tho board believes, will bring about the elimination of poll tics. Officers of tho three lower grades will not be affected, their pro motion bolng continued under the prosont system. Becrotury Daniels, It Is understood, neither approved or disapproves! the bill and submitted It to rongroas merely as tho boaid's report. SHEA OF INDIANA WASHISU'JON, Maul, 1. Jud,je Joseph II. Slieu "f Scvmoiir, Ind... haw been selected bv Prc-ulent Wil son as ambassador to Chile, i.nd will be uominaled in the near rutin e. He PLAN EXPANSION OE NAVY SERVICE; i will succeed llenn P. I'letehtr. ubo.bers of tha eraw having probably bus been appoint' d aiubs- latuiLstrr kIkiwm nlmt-r. u tim nniv ARID SHIP CRISIS s XKW YOIIIC, .March 1. The dubi ous outlook caused by Iho gronlor Mtiaiii in tho foreign situation result inj? from President Wilson's dotui in itiation (o force tlie iiuo on armed 4hfpt in congress, uoiitiibutcd almost oiitiioly to h further full in prieej in today's stock market. At Iho low level of the inid-seseinii prices were fit their iiiiiiiiuiium for the yonr, nml in some instance lowest in over six mouths. War shares and high-priced sw einltie's fell from 5 to 18 points, the "greatest losses liefng suslgined by General Motors, lluhaii Aiuorieun Su gar, llethlehem Steel and Texas Com IMiny. I'uited States Steel broke through 80 and other recognized load vrs, ini'luiliiis: the rails, wero one or (ho points lower. Iu the final hour hort eovoring on the lu-t Mjins oi siippoit rallied price., 1 In puilll-. BRITIShT COLUMBIA TO Mt'lOIIIA, M. C, M I. 1. Pic inii'l' Uter iiiiiiuiiiii'ed lmt night that he would prcKfill to the lllitlnli (oliiuibiu pniliaiucnt u referendum on pri'lubitiou, the vote to be taken in May, nt the tame time n the general election. The legislature will begin it sessions here tomorrow uiul will take the action dosiied by the pre mier. Seutimeiit ofthe iirovineu ap- incurs to he overwhelmingly In favor of piiiliibitioii. The prohibition act, if udopteil, will beeome effective Jan- unrv j joi7 Karlv cloKing of ban. and prohi bition ot heating in Mnli-h Columbia lune ulri-Hilv beoti )roided tor. to , i,,.,.,,,,,,. ,ii,.,i,u. m .piiI uml remain . ... in In! mill the end "' the vmr. LONDON. March 1- The Ilrltlsh steamer Thoinaby Is reported to bavo been sunk, all members of the crow baMug been killed or drowned. The Thornaby was owneil In West Hartlepool ICnglsiid. Her gross ton uage was 17k3. Although the Ilrltlsh censorship prevents transmission of details con cerning the reported sinking of the Thornaby tho reference to the mem- PRECIPITATES DROP IN STOCK MARKET VOTE ON LIQUOR BRITISH STEAMER THORNABY SUNK lr tu.bet-u killed or drowned Indicates she w4j suufi. ii. a mine or u torpedo. SILOS' BILL EFHRTTDGRW 1 PIE Senate Now Three Weeks Debating Vicious Measure Which Gives Prl vnto Interests Control of Remain Inq Power Sites on Navigable Streams Without Compensation. Ily GII.SON' CJAHDKKIt. WASIIIXOTON. March 1. Since Fcbrunry 7 Ihe entlro attention of tho United States senate has been devut cd to a bill drafted by wiitcr-powor rubber nnd Hiipportcd by u power fill .waterpower lobby the Shields bill. The debute, although it has (jono on lor more tliun twenty days, is only just bcKiuniiii;. The Shields bill is vicious jn Ihe vxtrcme. The purpose of those bo hind it is to secure control of the ro luaiuiiip; waterpower site on uavi Kiihle streams, without compensation or government supervision, nor any adequate provision for resolution of rates lo consumers, nor tho recovery of tho site tit the end of the proposed fitty-yenr franchise period. The bill is supported iu the sennte bv its author, John I. Shields of Ten 'iiesseciOsenr W. I'lidcrwood nnd John II. Ilankhcad of Alabama, John P. Slinffroth of Colorado, Heed Smoot of Utiih, Kniite Kelson of Min nesota and Wesley I.. Joiich of Wash ington. It is being liitteiiv foii"ht bv Senators I.a Kollette mid lluslinj,' of niseoiihin, NorriH nnd Ihtohuock of Xebraaka, Kcnyon of Iowa, Lane of Oregon, Poindcxter of Wnshiiislon mid Wnlsh of Mont una. Lobby for Power lllll. Tn the senate j;allerie li large number of lobbyists mny bo observed daily initelilng its pmgless and send ing notes to senators on the floor. Among Hume observed iu Ihe gallery and about the offices of Senators Underwood, Shields and Jones, aie Ilenrv I. Peiree of (he Clcncrnl Kleo trie Co., Hugh S. Cooper for Stone & Webster, M. O. I.eiglitou or the Utnh Securities Co., Prank II. Shoit of the Paeilie (las - Klwtrie Co., ex-Con-greasmaii Dennis O. Klynii of the elect rio bonding Interest, J. W. Woilhington of Alabama Power & Light, ex-Congressman George Wash ington Taylor, representing the .Mus sel Shaals, Aln., oomimny. The latest move in tho fight has been the orgauiaitiou of what is cull ed the Wnteiower Development iin sociation. This is a publicity bureau and starts its enreer by hiring the pnncipal publicity man Ironi Scerc tiily Lane's office, n former newspa per correspondent. Special Interests AdiiilKetl, Tins new lobby concern lakes the public into its confidence by admit ting frankly that it ha a special In tel est to serve in seeking the sago of the Shields bill, since it is made up of eeituin niiiued builders of wa ter wheels, and electrical Hpidiuuuee and supplies of all kinds. Among Uiein am the I. P. Morris Co. of Philadelphia, the Alli-'lialiiior Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee, ellmau-Keavcr-MorguM Co. of Cleeluud, l(. Tlioums & Suns Co. of Kat Livoniool, (),; Weatlitghouse Hleetric & Munufaeturing Co. of Pittsburg. Marcus A. Iteemnn, secretary of the new assoewtiou, has been assist ant secretary of the Clpvoland ami Buffalo ehambers of eommeive and ftcotntary of tho Xew Jersey stute ehauihur of eommetce. The water power subject is die plaeiHK all matters in the senate and the friends of the Shields bill ale getting imputieiit at the delay. Var ious efforts have been made to put n check on the debute, but those op posing the measure in the public in terest are determined to continue their upposiliuu if no business is dune between now and full. 10 WAMIINUroX. A.,r.b 1. The -eiiate lands eonniiillce oled tcnla uguiiist n motion iu ii Much the My er public lands waterwuv bill a rider to the Shield bill to provide water (MjHei least's in unusable wut il . T' I'omuiittee decided to pll.-ll We bill l.iiti a u separate mcauie. GIVEUPSH1PS IN 48 HOURS SAYS KAISER 10 PORTUGAL Germany Sends Ultimatum to Portu guese Demanding Restoration of German Ships Recently Seized Rumored Portugal About to De clare a State of War Witli Central Powers Because of Treaty Willi Great Britain. LONDON', March 1. Germany has scut nn ultimatum to Portugal de manding the restoration within for-ty-oight hours of tho Qonnnn ships recently seized by thnt country, ac cording to n dispatch from Madrid to Renter's Telegram company. The first seizure of Clcnnnn mer chant vessels bv Portugal occurred February J!l nt Lisbon when tho na val authorities took possession of thirty-six (Jerman and Austrian ships in the Tngus. February '25 tho seir. mo of eight German steamships by tho Portuguese authorities nt St. Vin cent, Capo Verdo Islands, wiih an nounced, and it wan unofficially do olnred that the requisitioning of Ocr mnn and Austrian vessols had been ejetended to all those in the ports of Portugal nnd her colonies. A Lisbon dispatch February' '20 quoted Premier Costa of Portugal as doolnring in Iho ohnmber of deputies that the govcnimnnrs 'notion in re quisitionlii,' voxels had hcen prompt ed by the necessity of the notion' economic situation. The premier fur ther declared that ho declared it to be to the best interest of Portugal thnt the existing tronty with Ourmnjiy be allowed lo lapso and that the Pnrtuguest government was prepared for all eventualities that might nriso. Theie have been frequent rumors since Ihe outbreak of, hostilities that Portugal was about lo declare a statu of war with the central powers be cause of her treaty lelntions with Great llritiiin. TO LUMBER RATES TACOMA, Wash., March 1. - Tho traffic bureau of the Commercial club has authorised the filing of petition in intervention with tho interstate eommeree commission iu tho rate ease known as the Portland lumber case, the Southern Paeifio passenger ailiitrury ease, tlie Portluiid-Tueonui passenger differential ease uiid the Astoria rate case. The Tacomn Commercial club will ask that the basis of tho ratoa ho maintained under the prosont blnnkot yvstein. The euo is ml for hearing at Portland, March 10, and tho Tu coma bureau has naked tho commis sion for postHjnuiueiit to ulloiv time to prcwre it ease. It is alleged Portland manufactur ing associations huvo tiled complaint with the interstate commerce commis sion making lower rates on lumber from I'm Hand to points iu Idaho nnd Utnh' Ihun arc in effect from Tacomn, Soujtlu mid Grnya Harbor to tho sme points. Portland is said to bo hawing hor demand on the short-haul hasie. At present all tho mntmfuo t u ring districts named have the same Tate. ITAI I A 11 I turn UITU isilllo TACM KS ItTERVENE iinumn 1.111 u n nun uuno r c", CLEARED AT NEW ORLEANS Mfl WASHlNUTON. Mnreh 1. Tho Italian liuer Napoli, whioli leuohud N'ew York auvantl dsvs mso with 'guns moulded aboard, mis ordered olenred today nnder a-Minutce slm- tiur iu tlie in the ous ut luc linurn Sun tliiliebiii and Ginsoppc Ycrdi, that her guns Mould be Used ouly i'u( u v i c li ?l e p u rpo es M f O o