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University et Oron library Med mail Tribune ford FORECAST KA1X TONIGHT AM) SI XDAY WEATHER Maximum yeMeiilny, Minimum Utility .12; Pro, .10 Fortv-slxth Yenr. Tatlv Klevonth Tear. MEDFOUD. ORl'XiOX, SATURDAY, NOVKMHKlf. 125. mil. NO. 212 LAUNCH HIT BY STEAMER FOUR PERISH United States Sailors Drown When Paddle Blades of Stern-Wheel River Steamer Apache, Owned by Southern Pacific, Sweeps Over Launch Carrying Thirty-five Men tjof Supply Ship Glacier's Crew in San Francisco Bay. SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Four United States sailors met death here today and halt a score were Injured when a launch carrying thirty-five men of the supply ship Glacier's crow wes swept under the paddle blades of the sternwheel river steamer Apache. The dead: R. K. Wiley. McKinney, Texas; Cirocer Campbell, Jliddles boro, Ky.; "V. I. Daniel, Franklin. Texas, all seamen, who went down with the launch. William HeiberKor, chief machinist's mate, internally hurt, but died of submersion. The relatives of all were notified by teh navy department. A pulino Atcr crew from the city fire depart vnent worked over lleiberser for two hours, with no success. He was picked up half a mile from shore, too much exhausted to recuperate. There were 35 men and one petty officer in the launch when it left the dock. Of the 32 known survivors, only one, Yoenian j'. Jones, suffered serious injuries. He had a jaw broken and one tooth knocked out by tlio revolving paddles. Idick f KnowlHle;p. . . The. navy men Mifl'errd, waterfront men said, from luck of knowledge (lint the Apache's wheel frequently is kept &iii for some time after she docks. This keeps her in position. The Apache is owned by the Southern r.'icific company ami makes the nie,ht run from Sacrainenlo to San Fran cisco, iibout 1 10 miles. Lieutenant John 11. Culin, execu- tive officer of the Glacier, said the . two men were undoubtedly aboard the launch and that they were eer ';tainly carried to their deaths in the wreckage. I.ioufcnnul t'ulin himself missed the launch because he stopped to jjet a cake of snap. He. said he intended to have it framed. Divers Employed. Under direction of navy officers a half dozen small craft probed for the sunken launch "with frrnppliny hooks. At one time the great hooks eanjrht part of the launch, but the wood nave way and it sank ntrnin. Efforts were abandoned later jn the day and a diver was sent for. Seaman Wiley's cap was found floating; in the water. All survivors who wore intcrronateil said thai Sea man Campbell was in the boat. Li CATCHES MAZE BOSTON', Nov. 23 The Merchants nnd Miners line passenger and freight steamer Powhatan caught fire off lilock Island early today. In response to her wireless call for assistance the coast guard cutters Acushnet and C.resham started for the scene. A later message said that the crew were getting the fire under control and that assistance was not needed. The steamer left Boston yesterday for Baltimore by way of Newport News and Norfolk. The position of the Powhatan was given as three miles southeast of Block Island light. The early mes sages gave no details as to the loca tion of the fire. The Acushnet was at Woods Hole when she picked up the cnll tor help. The Gresltam was cruising off Nauest. The Powhatan is a vessel of 2,4 26 tons net, plying regularly between Boston and Baltimore with passen gers and freight. & There were IS passengers on board the steamer. Her crew numbered about 40. 1 SL 80,000 WITNESS YALE DEFEAT HWfflD"Sliwx ! AGAIN REPULSED Tmq .: B FASTCRUMBUNG DEPENDENT ON AIClUAHUAB" r ; ff BEFORE TEUTONS SECURING SITE Attack on City Resumed Early This Morning Third Day of Battle Ends in Defeat for Villa Murgia's Cavalry Advancing From Rear Hopes to Capture Bandits. ,11'AKKZ, Mcx., Nov. a.".. The Villa bandits aaiii were repulsed early today by the Curranza forces ilef.'ndiiifj' Chihuahua City, according to i message received at military hcadtpmrters here. The message said the bandits were driven clear of the snliurbs after desperate efforts io tnke the city by storm. Villa resumed the attack on Chi huahua City, Mcx., at daybreak to day, according- to Carran.a officials, markimr the opening of the third days' fighting in Villa's effort . to wrest Chihuahua from flcnefnl Ja cinto II. Treviim's constitutionalist forces. Communication with Chi huahua City was still unimpaired, in dicating the attack was directed from the southeast and southwest of the city. (leneral Murguia's cavalry is ad vancing overland from the vicinity of Santa Ilosalia in an effort to relieve Ocncrni Trcvino's iired troops, ac cording to fieneral Gonzales, commanding- the Carran7.a garrison here, (icncrnl Murgiiin ordered the cav alry to proceed by the shortest route, leaving the main column at the rail road, according to a wireless message received by General Trevino at Chi huahua and transmitted here by tel egraph. Cajranza officers here nre elated at the prospc.-t of Murguia's men reaching the scene of the battle be fore Villa retires nnd express the hope that Villa ami his chiefs will be captured in the general drive. VOIcfoFPEOPLE E I'ETIiOfiRA D, Xov. L'.. The res ignation of lioris Vladhnirovitch Slurmer as premier, which became known today witli the announcement id' the appointment of M. Trepoff as premier, hail long been accepted as an inevitable outcome of the struggle between the present cabinet nnd the dniiin. li is almost impossible to ov erestimate the political significance of the damn victory since for the first time in history Iinssiun public opinion is considered to have tri umphed over influences which were regarded as antagonistic to good go eminent. M. Trcputl's appointment to the post of prime minister is greeted with satisfaction by the newspapers, which, however, express the opinion that Ibis is only the first step toward currying out the program which is dictated by present political necessi ties. I.ONHOX, Nov. 2.i. The change in the lius-inn premiership has been received here with the keenest inter est. The significance of the change is indicated by ihe comment in to day's editorials. The Daily News says : "The most important fact is that the pro-German agitation which has lately been going on in Kiissin has now been finally crushed." Football Scores Wisconsin 0, Illinois 0. I'ernsylvnniu in, Wohyan V. Vu.. (I. Minnesota 10, Chicago 0. Northwestern n, Ohio Stale 2.1. I.ehigh 111. I.nfaycttc 0. Holy Cross 0, Worcc-tcr Tech nical (I. I'linluc 0. Indiana 0, Kordhani (IS. Gollaudct 0. Case 1 I. I lira in 7. Wii-blneton and Joffcr-on 14, Cliiitt:in.-.'i-:a II. lou 17, Nebraska 3 1. Yale Emerges From Losses of Eight Years to Harvard, Which Puts Up Strong Resistance Yale Batters Line for a Yard at a Time Until Touchdown Is Scored. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 23. Yale football today emerged from the losses of eight years to Harvard nnd scored n 0 to 3 victory over the Crim son team. It was a game marked by frequent breaks at times, which made for Harvard's downfall. Although Harvard's defenders gave strong re sistance, Yale's attack battered it down a yard or two yards at a time until Nevillo rushed over the line for the first touchdown Yale has made In the past nlno years of its football ri valry with Harvard. .The contest was witnessed by a crowd approaching $0,000, which packed the mnssivo bowl. Harvard Scores. In the first quarter three yards Were gained through Wheeler, then l.egore punted out of bounds at his ,1 8-yard line. Harvard lost 15 for holding. Ilorween kicked high for 25 yards and Thachcr recovered Legore's fum ble. A delayed pass gained five, then Robinson drop-kicked a goal from the 28-yard mark. Casey fumbled the kick-off, but the ball hounded into Robinson's hands. An exchange of punts marked the ead of the period, Harvard having the ball on Yale's 44 yard line. . Vale Scores Touchdown. Second Period: Neville Intercept ed a forward pass at the start of the period, on his 23-yard line. A fum ble stopped Yale's attack and l.egore punted to Harvard's .10-ynrd lino. Casey broke through the line and o'odged all the way down the field for a seeming touchdown, but the play was re-called and Harvard penal. Ized 15 yards for holding. Ilorween punted nnd l.nltoche mado n fair catch on the 4 2-yard line, Comerford tried a placement goal nnd kicked into the upright, missing the three points by less than a foot. Starting from their 4' 8-yard line Yale made a first down by attacking Wigins for gains by l.egore and Jacques. Legore fumbled, but Gates recovered and ran to the Crimson's 12-yard mark before being forced outside. l.egore hit center for a yard and Neville made six and then one. He then went two feet further and made it first down on the two-yard line. Ne ville failed to gain twice, but on his third attempt, he broke, through for the first touchdown. Yale hod not scored against Harvard In years. Comerford missed goal. Score: Yale C; Harvard, 3. Neither side was able to score In the. remainder of the game. Ashland has changed their slogan of "You know us, Medford," to "Wait till Thanksgiving," and Ihe Icnm, ac companied by .1011 rooters from the high school and town, will invade Medford turkey day, determined to avenge their defeat lit the hands of Medford last Saturday. Tickets 'for the game have been printed in the form of a small foot ball, bearing on the reverse side the words of the new high school song. Tickets are on sale at Brown's. F.w ing's, the Shasta and the Alco. Tick els before the came will be 1" cents, at the gate, ."Ml cents; grade students. M and 'J-1 cents. A crowd of l.VKI people is expect ed to attend the game, reduced rates being given from all southern Ore gon points. BLOOD TRANSFUSION FAILS TO RALLY MRS. B0ISSEVAIN I.Ofc ANGi;i.i:s, Nov. ".V-. licnew ed effort to improve the condition of Mrs. Inc, Mjlholhind I'oisscvain, New York sufi riiL'ist, by blood transfus ion resulted in no rhnnge during the night, according to phv sii-tans today. ARMY DEFEATS wW NAVY BY 15 TO 7 1 07 IN HARD GAME POLO OKOll.NDS, NEW YOIIK, Nov. 25. The Army defeated the Navy today by a score of 15 to 7, be fore 50,000 spectators. It was the 21st meeting between the football teams or the two academies and tlio record stands one to nine in favor of the Army. The Navy, outclassed in the opening of the game, rallied strongly in the last two periods and had the Army on the defensive to re tain their lend In the last half. Oltphant caught the klckoff on his own 5 0-yard line and carried it to the navy flro-yard lino before he was downed by Ingram. Two more plays carried tlio hall over. Oltphant missed the goal. 'Ollphant kicked goal from field. Score: Army, 0; Navy. 0. In the second period , Vidal scored n touchdown for the army. Ollphant missed the goal. Score: Army, 15; Navy, 0. In the third period the midshipmen showed a wonderful reversal of form and kept the Army on the defensive. Ingram broke through and blocked Vidnl's attempt to punt on the Army's 15-ynrd line, snatching tlio ball and carrying it across lor tho first Navy score or tho game. Heifel kicked the goal. Score: 45 to 7. Neither scored In the fourth period. LONDON, Nov. 25. Lloyds Ship ping Agency announces that the Creek steamer Thetis has landed the crew of tho Norwegian steamer Unli sted, sunk by a German submarine. No Norwegian steamer Dansted is listed In available records. There is a Danish steamer of that name of 1,402 tons, last reported as having arrived at Ayer, Scollam! on Novem ber .1 from lillbao. WILSON UNABLE 10 ATTEND GAME WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. Presi dent Wilson, who cancelled his plnns for attending the Army-Navy football game In New York today because of a cold, was better today. While he had no engagements. Dr. C. T. Cray son, his physician, thought ho was well enough to take an automobile ride this afternoon. PH1CE OF FLOUR CUT TWENTY CENTS IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. (r.. Nov. 'J.V-Flour retailed in l'ortljtnd -toms today tor .-iW.HO ii barrel, n drop in price of J0 cents overniirhl. The tonncr price of $10 per Imrre! w;is the highest ever reached here, I ,n -t dime t'hnir was fMl.,-0 per harn l. BUFFALO NEWSPAPERS RAISE PRICE TO 2 CENTS Itt'I FALO, N. V.. Nov. J.V-Five Itnt't'alo nevvspnpers today announc ed an advance in prices from 1 cn! to J cents ii copy. The increased co- of white pit per and other mateiLils was pi'en a- the cauc for the nd vu nre. I w If w HORWEEN MKIiUX. Nov. -j:.. The r.irlilVri town o' Uiimsunlr, on tin- l-'.nlish const, uiis lioinhnnlcil liy (iVrmnn na val vessels mi Thni'xljiy nilit iwnl Friday niuniinn, sns an otl'irinl an -nonin'cnicnl issued Indnv. Tlio Cicv niiin ernt'l Mink tho only hostile ves sel, it Iliili.sli 'jiiitrnl .slii, which wns encountered, I lie ( ieniiiin rei ni iiiny Mtfelv to their hit sc. LOXIlON. X-.v. 'J.V - A raid hy six fteunan torpedo hnat de-drovers on the Knjjlidi eonM which look plnco Mi Thmdny nihl was announced in mi nl fit-in I s aleiiicnt today. The raid was mclTeclh e. nceoidini:' to Ihe .statenienl. which declines llial the six (Jerninn de-trovers purl icipnt inir in it steamed nway unlekly alter fir ing a dozen rounds, one shell slrik ilt.if a .-.nwill ve--clf hut cait-iii'r little damage and no iniurv o the crew. ATIIKXS. Xov. ::,. Tho entente allies have delivered an ultimatum to Greece reqiiirfnK ' delivery of (Jrcek arniH and mi ns which was demanded recently. I .ON DON. Xov. ::..- -The Creek ministry, exuniiniii anew Into the entente demand for Greek arms and ammunition, has decided not to In stt on r resistance to the demand, ac cording to reports from Athens re ceived In a wireles.s diapfttch from Hume today. The ultimatum, whim conies from Vlee-Adnilral ImFourne commnrtdcr of the allied oniadiort, while allow ins only a nhort period in which the units now in Athens are to he. sur rendered, declares willingness to xrant longer tinn ror delivery of war materials in Thessaly und .Macedonia. Tho resignation of the CiiMnet i cotiHldered Imminent. This afternoon King ('on:dant I ne called 'hristahlH StoKrntihos, former fjencral minister, to the r'-'tlneo. TEUTON WARSHIPS IN BRITISH RAID SHELL RAMSGATE GREEffiDELIVERED Kffl0N m Process of Stueeziiig Rumania Be tween Jaws of German Military Machine Speedily Protjressinrj Valley of Lower Alt Occupied Danube Crossed. I.OXDOX, Nov. JV-Thc Itiunanian troops operntiny; on llie extreme left of their line in Wallaehia have extricated themselves alter destroying millions of huudredvi'ii:hts jn cereals, according to a wireless dispatch received Indny 'vou IVlro-rad. f f "f -f LONDON, Nov. J,"). The process of si needing Ittimauia hciween the jaws of tho Teutonic military ma chine is proceeding with notalde rap idity. I'ushin ensfward nfter their capture 'of t'laoiva and the contest of Little Wnllachia, (leneral Von Kitllienhnyn's troops have lirokoti Humauian resistance in the valley of the lower Alt and npparenlly already have turned this supposedly strong line of defense across wesleru liu manin, to which the Kuumninns had ndrealed. A cro.-s'in' of tile Alt in this reiim is reported hy Iter in. Cross Hie Ikiiiiuhe. Concurrently, Field Marhnl Von Muckensen, optnitin; the tdher jaw of the nul-eraeker, has 1'oreed a pnssae of the Danuhc near Zininit.n, uivtn hiiii.,n ioutiuM, on . Hiimnninii soil, twenty-live miles in tho rear of Ihe Datilihe end of the AH line which (ouches Ihe river near Turnit Maur ele. The lnndiiiiv at Zinniit.a also jdaci'd Von Maekenseu luil ' evenly miles from IliiehureM to the norlh eitsl. On the northern end of tlie Alt line, where the Teutonic aiinies have hecn pressin-; down from Koth enlliurm Fuss, further inroads on the Rumanian defenses have hceu effect ed, according to I'ei'lin, which rc eords ihe capture of severnl villages. The I'elroyrad statement admits n Uumaniitn relreni here. On ihe fron tier id' .Moldavia ihe Hermans report' the repulse: of a Uuso-li'uniituinn of fensive niovemcnl in the (iyeryo niouulnitis. ltclreat in MounlainH. The liitmanian lorces which were openiliiiir in the Orsovn region evi dently have ndreated into the moun tnins northcii-t of Tutnu Severin, as I'.erlin reports Human inn hat la lions there "cut off from Ihe main army." They are still ninktno stuhhoin re sistance, the German statement says, hat apparently they have no reconr-e hut ultimate surrender to escape ex tinction. The entente advnnee in Macedonia -hows sitiiis of halting. Fnris re ports ucccss for the IlitMaus we-t of Moua-lir, hut adiince- that .eneval ly tin foir and rain has slowed up. St a lenient s front London, I'ai'is ami lieilin fierce in reporliu' tiiel on the r'raiu-o-Iteluiun front, where it i- rainiiiL: lotreiils, IIAl.TI.MnliK, M.i.. Nov. :,.-. witiliM'.. ir'nniz(-cl iiimI iin'M-'jnuicil. wric lrniiuly iii'.'id l ticcnl nili' llii'ir cI'ImiU tit '.(ui-c nit i-iu'lit -hnnr work ilnv nl tl mlii"-l ii--ilili tiini' ill n i-'-lnniil Mm1 l i'ltnil ;tt!nilii hy tin1 Ami'riiMii l-'rili-intiun nl' I.iiIiim- ii. n M'lilinii tuilny. The rcpurl plrdi-d tin "iiiii i'i' i iiir :-n)iKirl nl' I lie Aiih'i k-iim Ifilmr inoM'ini'iit to tin- i'iIii-Ihiui- rilll-iilr." It ri'l'ulnlllf'llilcil tllllt n -pi'fiiil I'liininit let' lir iiiiiiinti'il tn r-iiii r-r on tin' -nliji'H with tin- oru'iin-ii-il citiployi1 of tlir I r;in-pnrt nl ion I'onipnnii-s nnil import not littir limn I'liiir u'l'i'l, ht'l'ori' tin iii'( iinniiiil i-iinx-i'iilion of lln- li'il.Tiiiion. 'I'll c , hum i-'iin I'Viii'i nl ion oC l.n lioi loilny iiliiilliinoii-lv ii'-i'li-cti'il the lolloi'.in olliiw-: ric-iili-iil, SiHiiio'l (iniiipiT-: IimI ii'i.pfi'-nli'iii. .l-i nit f h i iii-it n : lii.'ii--inir. .Intin It. I.i'iinili; r-ci-l-itiirv. I'riiiik .Mm l i-on. HI HOUR DM Officials of Ewauna Box Company of Klamath Approve Plnns of New Applegate Company and Outline Requirements for Locating Main Factory Near Medford. Krcrlinii of ii box l':n torv in Mod I'onl i ilopi'iiilciil on 1 1 1 1 in iiii-ilioii ol' tliiily ncivs ul' liinil nl. n lviison nlilc priri' nnil llie plcninn nl' wiilor inniiix In providi' tire , n t ci -1 i , , u , uv, I'oriliii',' In l Ticein m' the Kwnntiii llox Co. nl' K I u inn t Ii Knll, who Intn Kl'iilny iirti'l'lliion hi'lil II i-iililVrcnri! ilh olTii-inls ol' Im Appli-uulo l.inn lii'f Co. in MiMll'oril, A. Knnriiiilpo Iroin the Inrul conipmiy to supply llii box I'm-tory with lil'liM-n million lVut ol' lumber n yi'iu' is nlso neeessiuy. Tile ol'lieei's ol'- the Kw'iiuni Co., C. 11. Ciislei-, presiilenl, nml nlso iiimvoi' ol' Khinintli KiiIIk; Clnifles MedoHim, eiienil iniiiiinrer, and l''fed Slinlloeli, soeivtni'v and h'oas urer, e.xii'essed themselves as well pleased with Ihe site am! eotislriie tiim plans of the local company. This einiipniiy hiis nt pivseiit only three aeres on llie ri.Jil of, way whereon lliey'are huildinj; Ihe mill and pond. II was ileeided al oni'e Hint at least thirly neres would be neeessary lo provide room tor Ihe neeessary Iniilil niuj ynnls. ; . She -Ik N'eeesNary, l.ainl I'or the mill site, the Klam ath men stated, was prieeil too liinil anil must be ul leied at a reasonnblii figure or the eonipanv eannot con siiler its piiriihase. . The plans ol' the Mfiiiniti eonipauy, as oiitlineil at Ihe meeting, eall I'or the hepmiiiiju; of eoiislrintlion on tlie I'lielory not Inter than I'Vlirunry, so thai, it may he ready I'or operation by May. , Tiny pliin lo build u t'aelory 10 bei;in with whieh will he npproxi malely as Inrijc as Ihe Klntiuith plant, which lias 17.) men on the payroll, liiiler ir is the inlmlion ol' the itom piiny In niahe .Medlord Ihe henihpuir ters ami enlarge the I'aelory to n point where it will use trimi Iwenty I'ive lo thirty-live milliiui leet a yeia'. Tlie box I'nelorv to be eonstrueted will lie modern in every respect, usiiiif electricity lor motive power. Al least seven eul-oir saws will be in stalled, with provision for doubline; that number. Heller shipping I'arilitic.a was riven as the reason I'or plaiininL' to estab lish the main I'lielory in Mcilfnnl. Mr. Crisle.r, Hie president ol' tlie company, is lit mil in r with llie body of limber limn whieh the sawmill will draw its loi;s, tin,! raised no ipiesliou 11 1 mi 1 its 1 1 1 1 : i ! i I - or siiitnbilily for box fnclnry purposes, Xeeil Fire Protection. To afford ndeipuile lire protection it will he nece-sary lor the city to extend the water mains: to the eity limits, from which place the company u ill run their own mains lo Ihe mills. A petition asking the city to so ex- (Contiiiiieil on Page Two.) VASIIIX!Tl. Xv. J.V-Tlie ;rem intlow of oi into tlie eoiintry ilumi the pn-t lis..;i year inereilM ed the treasury h.ilihn.s ot' the pre cious metal in sl.wi:l.l!i:l.!l.l:i un June :l", last, an increase of if rjn,.i:i:t.!H:t over the ircioiis year, i o'dinir In the I ailed States treasurer's annual rcpoit made public loiiny. (iold ill) pints were $ l ,IIII,: and exports iMK lli.o IS. M y in eireulalion in the I'nited Stales al the elo-e of Ihe fiscal year iiic".ated 1,11.' l,IMI7.Tlil!, an' in crease of . I.'i I.H7H. ISS over Ihe pie viou.s vear. There was a remarkable growth in Ihe "ohl coin and certifi cates in eireulalion, the inereiiso be iii.. :i.sH.(liil,o;i. 'Ihe e,,v'eriiiueul 's ordinary re eeipN, tolaliir.- i)i77li.bll l.o.'ij. were an iin-reii-f of ,s,S7, lsn.ln? over Ihose ol' l!U."i; oliilnary liislnn -elllents, .72l, in.'.lem, were .",( I o,:.p.! !e- !!i:i:; Ihe preecdiiie: yenr, and the snriihis hi ordinarv tiaiisiictious .f.j.j, 171,-V.l. I
