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MEDFORD. ORF-OOX.. .MONDAY, NOV KM UEYl 27. 101ti
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Mail Trib
-CAPTURE OF
BUCHAREST
TEUTON AIM
German Campaign Against Rumania
Developing Rapidly With a Con
verging Drive Upon Capital From
Three Directions in Progress
Danube Forced and Junction Ef
fected Between Falkenhayn and
Mackensen's Forces.
llK.KMN', Xov. 27 The war
office announced Umight tluit
the whole line ol' the Alt rivef in
itumuniu is in the hands o the
Teutonic troops. A severe do-
feut ot the entente forces
northwest of Monastir nlso was
recorded.
Iii:ni. IN", Xov. 2". German and
Austro-Hune;nriun troops under com
m.md of Lieutenant General Kraaft
von Delminsingion, advancing on lint
sides of tho river Alt, in Wallaoliui
yesterday pushed hack the Humanian
forces beyond the Topolog river, sn
the official statement issued today
liy the German army headquarters.
Alexandria, a limnnninn town for
tv-seven miles southwest of rtnehnr
est, was captured yesterday by Ten-
ton forces.
The Iiumnniun forces which had
retired from the Danube town of
Orsova were pushed farther to the
southeast bvf. the Ausl ro-Orm.-m
troops, the statement adds, and the
Ifiimniimn force has now been block
ed by the approach of other Teuton
. forces in the rear. In this sector
twenty-eight officers and 1200 men
have been captured by the Teutons,
who also have taken three cannon
and a great quantity of munitions.
Crushing Ilumniiia.
The Teutonic campaign against
liumnniu is developing rapidly with
a converging drive on Ilucharcst
from three directions in progress.
The immediate threat t" the capital
seems to be greatest on the south
west, where the invaders have ap
proached to within fifty miles after
Field Marshal on Mackenscn had
forced the passage of the Danube at
two points and effected a junction
with the armies of General von Fal
kenhayn. which are pressing rapidly
eastward after having broken the
Kumanian resistance on the lower
Alt.
(Continued o Pago Threo.)
LIES IN STATE FOR
Tl
VIUXXA, Xov. 17. The coffin of
Kmperor Francis Josc;:!i has been
finally closed, but the body will re
main lying in state until Thursday,
the day set for interment.
At the burial in the crypt of the
Capuchin, an historic ceremony will
be carried out, which was anciently
designed to impress the monarch's
successor that in spite of all pomp a
sovereign is merely n mortal. The
funeral procession will be halted at
the entrance to the vault by n chal
lenge from within: ''Who is there?"
The reply will be made: "His most
serene majesty, the emperor Francis
Joseph."
The 'challenger will then rcplv: '"I
know him not.'' Hcsponding to
second challenge, the nnnounccmciit
will be made:
"The emperor of. Au-lria and
apostolic king of Ilitngarv is out
side." Again the challenger will answer:
"I know him not." When, after tin
third lime the voice within asks who
demands admission, the master of
ceremonies will reply: "A sinful man.
our brother Francis Joseph." The
portals will then open and the pro-ec-siou
enter.
FOOTANDWIOUTH WARNINGS FOR
DISEASE CLOSES SUBMARINESIN
ALL STOCKYARDS NORTH ATLANTIC
Temporary Quarantine Placed Upon
Livestock From Nebraska, Kansas
and Missouri, and Orders Issued
Closing Stockyards Throughout
Middle West.
Sl'Ill.NOFIlCT.I). 111., Nov. 27.
Orders closing the National Stock
yards at Fast St. Louis and the Union
Stoiikyards at Chicago against tho
shipment of cattle, sheen or swine,
esoept for immediate slaughter, wore
issued liy State Veterinarian Dyson
today following receipt of news of
a suspected outbreak ot the foot and
nioulli disease In Nebraska, Kansas
and .Missouri.
Prccnntioiuu-y Mensui-e.
CHICAGO,. Nov. 27 At the Union
Stockyards today it was explained
that the quarantine of tho yards
against Kansas, Nebraska and Mis
souri cattle was a precautionary
measure pending an Investigation of
federal veterinarians of suspicious
symptoms developed by certain herds
Whether a new epidemic of hoof and
mouth disease has started will be
known when the government inspec
tors complete their examinations.
At Kansas City, -
KANSAS CITY, .Mo., Nov. 27 The
temporary quarantine imposed upon
the local stockyards Saturday night
because of suspected cases ot foot
and mouth disease probably will re
main in effect until Wednesday, at
that time the effect of the virus on
the Inoculated pigs and calves will
determine positively ' whether the
cases are foot and month disease, of
ficials at the stockyards announced
today.
As a result of the quarantine there
was no trading in stoclcers and feed
ers today.
. Denver Kmliargo.
DKXVKR, Colo., Xov. 27. An em
bargo against shipment of eattle,
sheep or swine Into Colorado has
been placed against Kansas. Nebras
ka and Misnouri. "until the nature of
tho disease among eattle reported has
been demonstrated," the state veteri
narian announced today.
"At St, Joseph, MJsosuri.
ST. JOSKPH, Mo., Nov. 27 While
the embargo on shipping eattle from
the local stockyards continues, Dr. 51.
O. Anderson, in charge of the tod-
eral bureau of animal industry here,
says foot and mouth disease has nqt
developed. Dr. Anderson, who has
had some stock under supervision,
does not believe the ailment discover
ed here Is foot and mouth disease.
Omaha Precautionary.
OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 27. The ac
tion of the federal authorities in
quarantining against livestock from
Nebraska, Kansas and .Missouri is
understood to t:e precautionary und
due to the arrival at Kansas City
stockyards of a carload of cattle from
Chase county. Nebraska which are
suspected of having foot and mouth
disease.
CLINTON, la., Nov. 27. Comply
ing with a quarantine embargo de
clared by the I'nlbn Stockyard in
Chicago, eattle ,from .Missouri and
Kansas, where foot and mouth dis
ease has been discovered, nine cars of
cattle originating In Nebraska, are
being delivered here.
I.ONlMi.V. -Nov. 27. The foreign
office has sent Amba-sador Page a
note licfiniicly rct'u.-ing to grant n
sale conduct to Count Adam Tar-
now-ki von Taniow, (he new Au-tro-
iluii-jarian itniba--ador to the I'uit
c,l Si.-itc-.
"Kvcn it iiitcniatiiiii.-il law forbade
die reftt-.-il of -iif-b a safe conduct,
the action- of -Au-lri;in and German
enihn-.-ic- and con-ulatcs uhrund
have 1m cii much in cxci-s of regu
lar diplomatic functions that the
Itiili-b L-nvcnnneTit .feel- ju-tilicd in
withholding it- (.-nii-cnt for -iii-h dip
Joiiiiil- to travel to their posls."
British Send Wireless to All Steam
ers That U-Boats May Be Met
Anywhere In the Atlantic Avoid
All Trade Routes and Keep Ships
in Darkness.
X KV YORK. Nov. '27. Six steam
hips nmvinir here today from Kuro-
penn and West Indian ports reported
they onuojit wireless warnings yes
terday to keep a watch for boilhierent
submarines, but alt brought, word
that no craft of that type had been
observed. The ineomin- vessels tool;
such precautions as shroudm" the
lights during darkness and having
the lifeboats swung out. The arriv
als todnv included the American liner
Lapland from Liverpool, the Italian
ship Dueu d'Aostu and Xapoli from
Mediterranean ports, the Danish ves
sel 1'Yedi-rik VIII from Sj'oandinaviau
ports, tlie Urazos from' IVrfo Rico
and the ferrnudian from Bermuda.
The Kroderik A'HI put in at Kirk
wall, Scotland, where the British au
thorities removed the mails. She
brought here li'oald' Amundsen, ex
plorer uf South Polar regions, who
said he came on a private mission;
Lieutenant Asger Kranjeail of the
Danish army, who, plans to purehase
American air planes, and Manuel
Cnlderon, Cuban minister to Norway.
The British wireless rend:
- '-German submarines mnvJe met
anywhere in the Atlantic, eseeially
west of (10 degrees west. Show no
unnecessary lights. Avoid all trade
routes and converging .points."
Not since the I'-oll entered New
port harbor October 7, and on the
fid I owing: day sank several British
merchant vessels lias there been so
much uneasiness in marine quarters,
Scores of incoming and outgoing
passenger vessels are in the suppos
ed danger area.
FiFTY MILLIONS OF
OF K. C. SOUTHERN
. WASHINGTON', Xov. L'7. The in
terstate commerce commission report
toilav on valuation of the Kan
('itv Southern railroad shows that
the road, capitalized at .!in,fl.V-,,00n,
including 1, 00(1,(100 in stock am
-18.0512.0(1(1 of unmatured funded
bunded debt, could be reproduced new
for 1(1,-74.111)11, or reproduced It'
dcpreuialion for -tllS.'J.'iK.OOfl.
The reports make no inventorv o
roadbed and structures abandoned
by rc-locatiin of line and grade, of
which there is considerable. Tlie or-!
iginal cn.-t of the road to date, the
report says, canno( be ascertained,
n- it had to be virtually rebuilt.
"Kxcellcnt motive pmver and other
equipment have been provided," 'Un
report says, "and while (he property
has not recovered from the results of
its early management, it has come to
be line of (he sub.-tanlial and el'lcc-
tive railroad- of the country."
The e-tiinated co-t of reproduc
tion of the railroad includes equip
ment, but doc- not include an e-ti-lnate
of :2,.-)lll,(l0n ''or bind, l2,700,
(inn for materials and supplies and a
comparatively small -urn for n-sess-
inent- for public improvements. The
report -ays that the records of the
Kansas ( itv, I'ltt-burg & dull, n
-ub-idiary. apparcully show that
l."),'J7(l,0IIO in securities was issued
against an actual money outlay of
.1."),J1SH.7.".1.
CZAR OF RUSSIA
COPENHAGEN. Nov 2 7. A Sofia
dispatch to the Vosslsche Zeitung cf
III rlln says Emperor Nicholas of Itus
i!a has arrived at Kiev on his wav to
the Itumanian frontier, where he will
confer with King Ferdinand of It i-.'iinnla.
NEW EMPEROR AND
i ' " " '
ft f 1 K Nf Hr
g - rVs,
tJ yu law unpiiui ol u-Iim llun
'S ? '- -bown In it with hi- i nlv
1!5 'K " dnuhlii, Vdi'inU M mi bom in 1
y--'-?S Hi t. The child is the second of three
" jn the nival lamilv.
.0.
SPENT $2,441 ,565
TO ELECT HUGHES
WASHINGTON,' Nov. 27. Corne
lius N. Illiss, treasurer oi the repub
lican national committee, filed today
the final financial statement of con
tributions and expenditures for the
republican campaign. The report
sbows total-contribnrions of $2,11.',-
I from lM,2l)ii contributors and ex
penditures of $2, -14 1,5(13, lcavliiR a
surplus of $3,S5G.
In tho supplemental list of last
contributors were included tho fol
lowing:
$25,000, Daniel G. Held and W. II.
Jlonre of New Tork; $20,000, K. T.
Stotosbury, I'hilndelphla; $ if. 000,
.losepbin E. Widener, riilladclphla:
$10,000, Kdward It. Aldrich. I'rovi
deneo, It. 1.; $S.S00, Lewis N. Hain
mcrlinK, New York; $.'i,000, Arthur
10. Newbold, riilladclphla; Horatio
G. Lloyd, l'lilladelphia; Frank II.
Hitchcock, New York; II. N. Duke,
New York; II. F, Sinclair, Tulsa, Ol;.;
Frederick A. .Milliard, Tuxedo I'ark,
N. Y.; F. It. llabcock, Chicago, and
F. A. Sayles, Pawtucct, It. I.; $2,500,
Oeorge C. Draper, Hopedalo, N. Y'.;
Arthur Curtis James, New York, am
Seward Frosscr. New Y'ork; $2000,
Vincent Astor. New Y'ork, and Kd
ward lllnes. Chicago.
Among the $1000 contributors was
l-'rnnklln .MncVelgh, former secretary
of tlio treasury. In the supplemental
list also was a contribution of $10,
000 from the New Jersey republican
state, central committee and $0."i()0
rom the Hugh'-
Nallonal College lr-ii -
gue.
)EI
IT
FALLS TO DEATH
MOW ')!(K, Nov. 27. Joseph
Urooks, (!.o theatrical lunnager, ai
nillcil to-.bi by a full from bis i-Uhtf,
finer tti artnient In West 79th street.
Ilo A;,!. (I"i years old. Sev -.'i-.il
weeks age Mr. lirooks suffered a r.-.-r-voiit
'ireaudown. according to Ills
law .. Today his wife left tln-ir
bedroom ti) prepare a warm bath for
b i in ac,: ('iirlng her ahs ncc be wont
to (lie o er, window. -V few niinuie
lap r a polb-cman notiileil S'.:h.
Itiool.s ti at her hiisbr.nd's body had
Seen found in tlie courtyard.
Mr lirooks waH general manager
of the Klr.w and Krlanger produ
tions and was actively associated
with many of tlie theatrical success
es of that corporation. He was the
first iroduci-r or "neii liur." anil i-t
various pcrioOH iiian,n;e(1 Itootii, Hai'
rett, Fanny Ha.tnpc:!. I.illlan llu-:-fell,
William H. I'ic'iic and otlicrs.
Mr. Brooks Is survived in- his
wblo and n daughter, Virginia fox.
lie was born In Memphis, Tviin.
LITTLE DAUGHTER
P. 'STEAMER KILBURN
GROUNDS ON BAR
El' KICK A. Cal.. Nov. 27 Tho lives
ot scores of passengers wore en
dangercd early today wlien the North
Pacific coaster, F. A. Kilburn, Cap
tain Sears, from Portland and Coos
Hay to San Frhniisco, truck on the
bar, just inside tho south jetty and
remained fust for nearly a quarter of
an hour. Tho vessel liberated her
self and proceeded up the bay under
her own steam.
When Hie steamer reached the
wlinrf, pussengers said, wood was
seen flouting after llio vessel struck
and that several women had become
hysterical Lifeboats were swung out
but were not launched, it was said
when it becamo apparent that tlie
steamer would be floated without
further trouble.
Captain Sears and members ot tlie
crew refused to make any statement.
Some of the passengers said they be
lleved tho vessel had struck the bar
again immediately after being liber
ated the first time. Damage to the
Kilburn was believed to be slight
OVER 40C A OA
( IIK'AtiO. Nov. 27.- Hope that
expense of food in i; the twelve taeni
hers of the Chicago health depart
ment's did iii:id miulil drop much
helow t'he pre-eriltetl iot limit of 40
cents a day a person ha hecu ahan
doneil. Ir. John I nil Koberlsou.
health coinuiiMoiior, said today.
'"The exact o.ol j- yoiny to he com
to the -10-fM'til iiKiximum lor the lood
alone," he said. "We have made no
allowance for liht, heat, service or
other overhead expense.''
Dr. li'ohrrNon said that it was hi
opinion that the tet i.- of greatest
value to the middle cla-s of people.
Willi the heianiaLT today nt the
.-ixlh day of the two week- test there
was a not ain of live pounds in the
ajfirre'jate weiuht of the twelve mem
bers of the siiiail. Itreakfast eon-si-led
of stewed apricots, eornmcal
mu.-hf buttered toas atal coffee.
118.162 PLURALITY FOR
,1 SENATOR IA FOLLETTE
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 27. -Complete
offh-hi returns including the
soldier vote received by the secrctar
of state, show that I'nlted States Sen
ator Itoliert M. Uil-'ollette. repuMI
can, received a plurality of I is.ir.2
over Ills democratic opponent, Wil
liam F. Wolfe. The totals, not count
tfiK the soldier vote, wave Wolfe 1 :!'!,
lit I; I.al'olleiie :: l.fnii;. The il-dii-r
vote gave Wolfe "i ll; l.al'olbttr
1 I'll.
VILLA DEFEATED
ATCHIHUAHUA
DRVEN
Bandit Leader Entered City at Sev
eral Points Sunday, But Was Re
pulsed With Loss Reported in
Retreat Towards Mountains Mur-
yuia's Cavalry Advancing.
.U Ali'K, Mi'X., Nov, 27- Ju.lyv
ninciscii .Miulinc. of lln euiul ot
tiers lien.', aniKHiuccd UmIiiv lie hail
rm-Hveil inlorinjition from oi Tirinl
oun-os Mint Villii lunl Ikm'H roia-
plrti'ly ihivcii awiiy li'niu 'hihiiiiliim
iiy ii tul was ivt miling towjml tlui
moiiiitJiiiis.
tioilitM' report in ciiviihllimi botlt
ww anil in K I'tiso !-tatcil ttrncral
rrcvino hail st-nl a courier to' Tt'r-
f;i,ns station anuonnctiiu a complctt'
roal ol" the Villa I'om's, This jvpoit
oahl not ho conrinnod at military
headquarters.
Attack on Sniulay,
.liule MiU'liuiv. mltlcil fhal . 'illu
hail enteri'd the eity at different
points during tlie day, according to a
lvjmit ho reeeived Sunday, hut had
heen repulsed.
I'ommunieatiua - with Chihuahua
City is exported to he resumed late
todav, aeeoidiuy; to tie lie nil Kran-
isco (louziiles. A message was re
eeived from the station aiient at Ter
ra .as Station, t wonty-eifcht miles
north of Chihuahua, saying a repair
train was expected to reaeh there at
noon from the direction uf tho state
apital. Smoke of the work train lo
comotive could he seen near Corral,
the Terra.as iiuent said over the
wire.
Miii'guin Advniu'lntf.
Forees of Oeneral Kraiieiseo-M nr
uaia are advancing steadily from the
direction of Jimine and are - ap
proaching Cliihnahuu City, according
to official information received here.
A train of de facto troops arrived
here today from (iu.man, near' the
American linos. Another troop train
carrying troops from Ca.as (irandes
and (Vmson is expected lit arrive
here late today. These troops were
ordered concentrated here hv ticii
eral fionzulcs for use in reinforcing
(lent rn I Trevino's forces in Chihaa
liua City, should additional troops he
needed there hecaiie of the lare
numhei- killed during the mc.l;c.
WEST OF SEATTLE
SAN FI.'ANCISI'O, Nov. L'7.- The
Nnrwcimi stciiincr NieU Nicl--cn i
ill di-trc-s 'J.'il) miles west of Suntlle,
-orilini;- to mil ice-i received today
bi- Ibc I'llitcil Slitter naviil radio
Uition here. irclcss uih icc were
that the vccl had b-t her iiroiclh-t
:iiiil was atlcmi'lin to rcliirn In an
,nicii'-un poll. The I'. S. S. Ilukotu
ami oilier C'scis in Hie I'aciiK! are
pi ceiling to the Jocaliun uivcii hy
the Nicl--cli.
J he nicsauc r icd bv Hie --ov-
ernmcnl i-iiilin station hl-rc iudii-at
that the Nielsen was pnicl icnlly
hclilc-s. The Niel.-cn siiilcd from
-Sciiltlc nit NiiM-mhi-r lib for Ylndi-vo.-iok,
i-;i ir inu a caivn of luiiiii-
tions, it is siijil.
The I . N. S. .-sniltll Dakota was
slill in coiiiinuiiicati'in with the Nicl
sen end was iirocccilmi: to her res
cue with alt basic, later mc.ssiipc-
said.
SAN KUANVISCO. Nov. 27.--'
Nil-Is NieNou is n new steamer and is
on her tn.iiden vnynye. She was
built in Seattle. Iieiiu hiamdicd on
September 21, l!Mli. Available rc -ords
do not L'ive her tonnage, but she
has a cai'tro capacity.
SKATTI.K, Wa-h., Nov. 27. - The
Norwegian steel steaaier Niels Nit l
Hini, HH(KI Inns, owned by H. Stnlt-Niel-en
of Norway, was under char
ier .to Alit-ai A Co., and was earry
inir a general caryo, incladiii','' war
-applies, to Vladivostok. Her erow
uih entirely Norwegian. The ve-srl
is valued at I JHIII.IHMI and the earo
oxen mole valuable.
MAYOR
5S
II
10 THE PEOPLE
Calls Attention to the Serious Finan
cial Crisis Confronted by Meriford
and Urges Study of Plan Outlined
to Relieve Situation Mass Meet
inn nt Natatorium Tonight.
At S o'clock at the Natatorluni to-
ninht Col. II. A. Hanson will outlluo
to the people of .Mi d lord tho plan ho .
has devised at the siiKgestlon of tho
city council for haudlius tho city's fi
nances. It Is hoped that everyone will
be on band to study the municipal
problem and to ask questions that
will enable tliem to coniprohoud It.
In connection with the serious cri
sis the city faces, Mayor Knierick has
issued the follow ins proclamation:
Mayor's Proclamation!
To the people of the City of Medford:
As mayor of tho city of Medford I
hereby call upon every citizen and
taxpayer of this city to Rtvo careful
consideration to the study of the
city's finances, to the end that n
sound business-like financial policy
shall bo adopted for the inanaKOment
of tho city's affairs and the payment
of Its outstuiulliiR Indebtedness.
This question has been prominent
before the people of this city for
soino time. Different plans have been
sunnested, each of which, howeverj
that tho city bo further into debt.
After, a careful consideration of tho
cnllro subject tho city council em
ployed tho services of Colonel Howard-
A. Hanson of Seattle, n lawyor
with many years experience In tho
handliiiK of municipal problems and .
pnrtb ulnrly those roluttnx to munici
pal flnnnco and special Improvement
laws and assessments.
I'bin Worked Out
Colonol Hanson has inude an ex
haustive InvestlKiitlnn into tho condi
tion of tho city's finances and has
worked out a plan whereby Iho taxes
may he greatly reduced over those of
Inst year and kept low in the years to
come, still provldiim for Iho payment
of tho city's general Indebtedness.
The plan also provides for an exten
sion of time and un easier method for
(ho payment of the outstanding im
provement assessments for paving,
sewors and water mains. The adop
tion of this (dan will maintain thn
credit of tho city ot Medford and
will plnco tho finances of this city In
far better shapo than those of any
other city In Oregon of Medford's
size. I'nder this plan, the taxes for
city purposes will not exceed lii
mills for 1!II7 nor for ninny years
following.
The analysis of existing conditions
by Colonel Hanson has disclosed tho
fact that Medrord is facing a very se
rious problem in her affairs. The de
velopment of this community depends
upon the measures employed in tho
near future to meet the obligations ot
our people. In the fact of this prob
lem, which affects the welfare und
prosperity of every individual in the
community it is Hie duty of every
citizen to lay aside, prejudice, per
sonal feelings and theories, and givo
every possihlo assistance to the ad
ministration in solving our difficul
ties in a businesslike manner.
(Continued on 1'ago Threo.)
t W'S. SMASH
I.OS ANCKI.KS. Cal.. Nov. 27.--
Several Industrial Work en of Urn
World, lodged In jail here, niter
they commandeered a Southern Pa
cific freight train nnrf nearly demol
ished the Jail of a small nearby town
yesterday, admitted today that they
were at Kverett. Wa.su., during tho
recent right there between members
of their organization mid deputy
sheriffs. There are twenty-two hebl
here, as yet without belns charged.
When the men were taken from
"their" train near New hall nwt
locked in the (owh'h frull Jail. Willi
benches for battering ramn, they he
iaii to KinnMi windows, pound bnrrt
loon? and demolish f It t i n us In a rush,
for liberty. Citizens form fid an
armed ring around (lie jail until town
authorities Humtaoned aid.
PROCLAiVIAT ON