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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
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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
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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
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