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MEDFORD. OKKOOX, THURSDAY. DKCEMIiKR 7. 191li
rmiiv h
-Eleventh Yoar.
NO. '221
! Medford Mail
GdiNS
TO SUPPORT
L'D-GEORGE
Regarded as Certain That New
Premier Will Succeed in Organiz
ing Ministry, Which Will Have the
Support of House Labor Party
Agrees to Join New Coalition With
Representatives in Cabinet Few
Liberals Reconciled.
I.OXDOX, Dee. ".It is rcgnvilod
this afternoon ns virtually certain
that Dnvjd I.loyd-Goorgc will su
cood in organizing a ministry which
will i.avo t he support of a majority in
the liouse of eomnions, tlio labor
party has decided to participate in
tho milking up of the new cabinet.
It is said that (ieo!KO Nic.oll
Homes, labor member of parliament
lor the Mack Friars' division of
Glasgow, and a privy councillor and
Arthur Henderson, president of the
board of education in the coalition
ministry, will be members of the cab
inet and that one of them will sit in
the war council. In addition, it is
also said, three under-seeretarysliips
will be allotted to the labor party.
It is understood Jlr. Lloyd-George
is niming at a cabinet of twelve
members, five of them unionists, five
liberals and two labor representa
tives. From tins number a small war
council is to be appointed.
The labor parliamentary party to
day adopted a resolution expressing;
the hope that .''in this supreme crisis
aa endeavor will be made by the new
lovernmont to settle the Irish n,ucs
tion and brine,' about the widest meas
ure of co-operation of all forces and
energies of the nation and Hie em
pire." Iloyrt-Geoi'so Called.
I.OXDOX, Dee. 7 It hnvinj; been
derided that David Lloyd-George will
undertake the formation of a minis
try, political circles today were in
terested chiefly in the personnel of
the new cabinet, and the prospects of
the new premier for pelting together
a combination Hint will have the sup
port of a majority in the house of
commons. I'Vw, if any, of the liberal
members of Mr. Asqiiith's cabinet nrc
likely to accept office, under Mr.
Lloyd-George, and some of the union
ist members like J. Austen Chamber
lain and Lord Robert Cecil are likely
to stand aside. However, it is as
sumed that at the conference at
Huckingham palace they assured the
new premier of their benevolent neu
trality, thus making his task much
simpler.
fiive George n. Clinnco
Provincial liberal newspapers like
the Manchester Guardian and the
Liverpool I'ost make, a plea to the
liberals to give the government a fair
chance, as it is generally assumed
that it is the embodiment of British
determination to win the war. Ac
cording to one estimate, Mr. Lloyd-
George can rely on the support of
frrtually all the unionist members
and of seventy liberals, and hopes to
obtain the backing of the labor mem
bers, who will come to a final decis
ion at a meeting today. It is also re
ported that Mr. Lloyd-Gcnrge be
lieves he will be able to offer conees-
(Continued on Page Three.)
SAX AXTfWTn Tex.. Dec. 7. A
total of "7.j(! national guard troops
now engaged in bonier service was
today designated by General Funston
lo go home. He acted under orders
fim the war department to select
between 50(10 and 6000 troops for re
lease. A number of New York organiza
tions at I'linrr and MeAlIen are in
cluded in the list, but it was said at
headipiarters that 0,'ieral O'Hyan
"ml Headipiarters staff of the New
Work division have not been ordered
!'nto. However, such nn order is un
derstood to be uiidvr consideration.
BORDER MILITIA "
ORDERED HOI
FIRS! PICTURE
ARABIA SUNK
T
Government's Attitude, However,
Like That in Marina Case, Is Ex-
pressed in Willingness to Make
Amends If It Be Shown That a
U-Boat Violated Pledges . to U. S.
WASHINGTON", Doe. 7. Germany,
in a note made public by the state de
partment today contends that the
British steamer Arabia, sunk in the.
Mediterranean on November l, was
in reality a "transport ship lor troops
in the service of the Drillsh govern
ment which is to be considered as an
aurlliary warship, according to Inter
national law, and can therefore he
treated like a warship."
The German government's attitude,
however, llko that In the Marina case,
is expressed to he one of readiness to
make amends if it be shown that the
submarine commander violated Ger
many's pledges to the I'nited States.
The note, addressed by the Merlin
foreign office to Charge drew, in re
ply to his inquiries made on instruc
tions from Washington, follows:
(rcnniiny's Reply.
"Foreign Office, Berlin, December
4, 1916.
"The undersigned has the honor to
inform Mr. Grew, charge d'affaires, of
the United States of America, in re
ply to the note of the 21st ultimo that
the investigation conducted by the
German governmen . concerning the
sinking of the British steamer Arabia
has led to the following results:
"On the morning of November G
a German submarine encountered a
largo steamer coming from the Cor
igo straits, one hundred nautical
miles west of the island of t'origo.
The steamer was painted black and
had a black super-structure and not,
as is otherwise the case with 1. & O.
line super-structures, a light color.
The Bteamer, which was identical
with the Arabia, was not traveling
on the route regularly used by the
passenger steamers between Port
Said and Malta, as is made plain on
the enclosed map, but was taking a
zig zag course toward the west 120
nautical miles north of that route.
This course, on which the submarine
passed three similar steamers at the
same spot on the same morning, leads
(Continued on Pago Three.)
SOUTH DAKOTA 5.070
PIKRITK. S. P., Dee. 7. Charles
K. ' Hu:;he.-' official plurality in South
Dakota. November 7, was ."if)70, ac
cording to figures compiled by the
state canvassing board and made
public today. The total vole was:
I Indies (i-l.-Jiil, Wilson .".0.1(11.
t'MiiL're-snieu IHIIon. rep.; Johnson,
rep., and Garnly. dein.. were re-elected
by pluralities of SSI'S. 12.021 and
i:i7:l, respectively.
Allan I.. Hen-ou. the sociali-t can
didalc for president, polled :i7lill ami
.!. Frank llonly, the prohiliitioni-t.
polled 1774.
AS TRANSPOR
GERMANY
OF REFUGEES IN CHIHUAHUA FLEEING FROM VILLA AND HIS
TGM
WASHINGTON", Dec. 7. The first
national gathering of women opposed
to woman suffrage was opened he.e
today with addresses by Major Gen-
jeral Leonard Wood, Miss Mabel T.
IBoardman, member of the American
Red Cross Central Committee and
Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge of New York,
president of the National Association
'opposed to Woman Suffrage, under
; whose call the convention is held.
Cardinal Gibbons sent a special mes
sage and former Senator Kllhu Root
of 'New. York prepared a palter to be
read on the constitutional phases of
the prdposed ecpiat suffrage -amend-
I ment.
In her keynote address, opening to
day the national anti-suffrago .con
vention, Mrs. Dodge said:
"In protesting against the imposi
tion of political duties on women we
know wo voice tho majority of women
of tho United States. After fii years
of organized effort, woman suffrage
is a minority movement. We believo
that woman has more power in up
lifting civilization through the home
than man has through his voto.
"The conservation suffragists have
never been able to control the organ
ized emotion and radicalism in their
ranks. Under our form of govern
ment there is groat danger that such
an element might cripple wise legisla
tion. . "I should like to repeat what we
call our creed: 'Wo anti-suffragists
stand for the conservation of the best
of American womanhood In all condi
tions and stations of life, for the
preservation of the home, for the re
tention of the best idoals of preceding
generations adapted to the advantages
land opportunities given to them
under mbdern conditions. We believe
that women, according to their leis
ure, opportunity and experience,
should take part increasingly In civic
and municipal activities. And we be
lieve that this can he done best by
women without the ballot, as a non
partisan body of disinterested work-
LONE ROBBER
STEALS $20,000
U)S AXOKLKS, Cal.( Dee. 7. A
lone robber threw pepper in the face
of nn express w:ion guard today in
the rcaruf the I'anfie Kleetrie build
in, !-eized .fJO.OOO in gold eoin and
eurrenry fmm the express wugnti and
CMfnped.
Hundreds of people were within u
few feet of the wuon when tho rob
bery took plnee. The robber, who
was unmarked, dodged into a jrnr
go nearby ami disappeared. Wit
nnts tt.ld the puiiee the ninn wo
joined by a confederate, at the door
of the gurage.
The money na in two bags. Y.
H. William, the express i;uard, has
just placed the hag in the express
wn-ron iir delivery to the First Na
tional bunk, three bh.ck away. It
was the accumulated remittance" of
Nojlhern Pacific ticket agents in
sunoumling luwus.
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VILLA HANGED
Mining Man Killed by Bandits at Par
ral All Other Americans Safe and
Property Unharmed Gray Shot in
Doorway of Home and Then Hang
edGerman Consul Escapes.
El, PASO, Tex., Dee. 7. Honard
(ray, an American mining man at
I'arral, ( 'liili 1111 U it n - was killed by
Villa hnudils whenthey entered the
town on November j, according to a
telegram received today by the Alva
rado ilining & Milling:
The message says all other Ameri
cans were safe and American prop
erly was unharmed, flrny has a sis
ter, Mrs. Howinan, residing in Kl
Paso. A. messenger who arrived
from Parral shorlly after (he tele
gram was made public, said Clray
was hanged by order of Villa.
Shot to Dentil In Doocwny
Gray was shot lo death in the
doorway id' iiis home near i'arral.
and his body then hanged by a band
of Villa bandits from Villa's main
column, two foreign refugees who
reached here today from Pnrrril re
ported. These foreigners saw Kdgnr Kock,
Oennnn vice-consul, in Parral be
fore they left that cily. He told
them he was ordered executed by
Villa bandils at Santa Kosalia after
being robbed of .f.'iO.flOn worth of sil
ver bars belonging to the Alvnrado
Milling & Milling Co. The refugees
also saw Theodore Iloemuller, a Ger
man, before they left Parral. lie
was reported lo have been killed, to
gether with his wife and family.
They said all olhcr foreigners in the
Parrel district were safe except a
number of Chinese who had been
killed.
flray was aboul -IS years old and
had been !n the Parral district for
twi-nty-thrce years. He has a wife
and five children liviiur in Parral.
Consul Sentenced, KscaiH's.
The two foreigners talked with Kd
gar Kock only a shoii time in Par
ral, as (hey said it was unsafe to
talk too much while Villa's men were
in eonlrol. Kock told them he was
laken out to he shot at Santa Ko
salia, and added :
"I would not have given a Mexican
match for my life." lie was Inter
released, he told the refugees.
BRINGS $1.75 POUND
CHICAGO, Dec 7. California
Favorite, awarded tho grand Bteer
championship of the International
Livestock exposition here, was sold
at auction today to a Detroit packing
firm for $1,!iO. The price It de
clared to he the highest ever paid
for beef. The price per pound was
Jl.TTi. The steer was raised by the
rr;iver!ty of California and the pro
ceeds of tho Hale will go to the agri
cultural department of thai Institution,
HOWARD GRAY
AMERICAN
$1,808,348 SPENT
WASHINGTON", Dec. ".The final
report of the democratic national
committee on Its campaign receipts
and expenditures filed with the liouso
todny hIiows total receipts of (1,808,-
34K ana total (lisiuirsenientH ot ?L,
684, SIIO. In addition thero nre: As
certained liabilities, $97.(105; claims
subject to audit. $ll!M70 and louiis
to ho repaid, (32,000.'
Tho report was submitted by
Treasurer Wilbur W. Marsh. The
largest contributor was Cleveland
'II. Dodge. President Wllsoi) con
tributed $2,r.a0. Or .the, contribu
tion!!, $41)0,175 were In sums less
than $100. The lonns to bo refunded
are: Henry S. Priest, St. Louis, $.'10,
000, and V. S. I'eabody, Chicago,
$2,000. Another loan by Mr. I'ea
body of $30,000 hns already been re
funded.. Tho Woodrow Wilson Indepen
dence league, through Henry Ilruere,
New York treasurer, in its final ro
port today acknowledged contribu
tions of $17,119 and expenditures
amounting to ('111,405, in addition to
$7,972 silent for the lenguo by the
democratic national committee. The
contributions included $2,000 by
Charles II. Crane.
The 'National Hughes nlllance,
through Arch W. Shaw, treasurer, re
ported receipts or $1:1,242; disburse,
ments, $2 1,289, besides unpaid bills
of (8,27:1. William Qulglcy, .lr.,
who gave $450, was the principal
contributor.
XKY YOliK, IW. -.--Dividends
on I he vjiriuiis ciiT propi-i tics con
1 rolled by the fliiiicnlM'im inlercMs
were dec lured today n follows;
I'liih Copper, .t'J..')() ipuirlerly mid
fl extra, iijiinst $I..'iO mid .f I. fill
extra three months d.
Chino Copper, .fl.."0 (put rlerly mwl
l extrnt nmiin-t .1J." :ind $1 exlni
three months iio.
Ifny Consolidated, 75 fonts n,tiiir
terly and ecnts extm, aiiinl o0
cents and l't cents extra three
months ayo,
Nevada Copper, eenls cpuirter
ly and . 1 extra, ai:ains ,")(( eeiiU and
0 cents extra three nntntbs ao.
Dividend rale-, regular and extra
on Itulle and Sinierior were un
changed at irl.'J.'j quarterly and .5
extra.
TRACTION STRIKERS
APPEAL TO WILSON
WASHINGTON. lice. liein
Orr, William Kilr-gcrnld, William ru
ber and .liime-i II. I'ahey, repre-enl-ing
New York City Mice! ear strik
er-, called on lYer-ideiit Wil-on again I
today to a-k thai the federal govern,
ment inl ervene. OHieijils are doubt
ful it' unythiiii: can be ilnno beyond
having the dcparlinenl ol labor investigate.
BANDIT ARMY
AMPLE P
OF WATER FOR
I
Report of U. S. Reclamation Emjin
ecrs Shows Dam Wei! Constructed
and Sufficient Water Available
Details of District Organization
Set Forth Exemptions Permitted.
The report ol' the Vnited Stat
reclamation service engineers ot't'et
n complete refutation of the asser
lions made by opponents of irri;a
tion lo the effect that the Ifnmn
Niver Canal company cannot furni.-li
the proposed district with n suffi
cient (juantity of water and to the as
sertion llmt the Fish lake dam was
fault ih const rue ted. The Veporl
stales in part :
lteport of C, S. Kjiftineers.
"It is not thouuhl that any serious
seepage I rouble will occur, unless it
be ulon: llus outlet tuhes, which
should be closely observed for liny
indication of leakage, purticularly
during the Tilling periods of the first
few years. Some seepnue is apt to
develop nroiuul the south end. but
cannot endanger the dam, as lucre is
sufficient rock till to insure ils sta
bility." Concerniuj: this subject, Ihc engin
eers of the canal company have ih
sncil the following slalcment :
Dmn Troved Watce-Tight,
''The dam held water during the
season t!l(i heller than the engineers
anticipated. The reservoir was lilleil
to the l!l-foot level and then gradu
ally lowered to 17'y feel and held
there all summer until the reservoir
was emptied in the laller pari of Oc
tober. The dam is now in perfect
condition. The alcs were shut down
November Hi and Ihc attendant re
ports nine feet nf walcr today over
an area of approximately (100 acres.
"The Fish lake water-died furn-i.-he-i
more water lhau can be stored
in the reservoir, as was conclusively
demonstrated season, which fact
was known before the dam was eon
strucled, based on accurate water
menMircmcutj which had been kept
for years past..
Ample Wilier Supply.
"Complete and careful water
mcisuremeiits ,,( nl available wafer
supplies have been made everv year
'ince lltdH. If any one dniibis the
ability of the Cana! company lo Mip
ply water for I'O.uiui acres let Iheni
(Continued on Pukg Threo.)
10 POOD SPECULATORS
CHICAGO, ee. 7.--Federal offi
cial im c-1 i l ini: increa-e in t'ood
prices were prepared loday lo con
tinue I heir examination Chicago
banker-. A prcliminarv inve.-tiat im
leventitiL' thai one bank had loaned
more than I ..VilljMHt on warelionse
rceeioU will lexilt in an el'Joit to de
termine ju-t how much money i- ad
vanced for the ptirpo-e of airliou
eommi-ion blotters in holding foods
from the market.
NEW 01 III
WALLACHIA
Rctrcaliiij) Armies Withdrawing to
Moldavia, Shortcniny Front to 100
Miles Bucharest Evacuated and
City Uninjured Germans Claim to
Have Taken 100,000 Rumanians
Prisoners Since Hostilities Began
Defenders Evidently Escape.
ItlUM.IN', Di'... 7,-Tli.. (lH'onU-d
liuumnhins v rclrrnlin uliins; th
wlmlc I rout , the war uflin nu
ninini'cs. 'nu'.Ti-iiinnic h-oops hnvo
cniitnivil l'iiiiiiin(i. on tin; nulroml
lxt wi.n Ki'nnsliiilt mill 1'lori-lit.i.
In vi'sH'i'ilnv's I'itilil inn mom Mian
iltltlO li'iiinmiinnri wito i iipt nri'il.
LONDON, Doc. 7. Siiu-e Hip lios
lililii'M nuniiKt KimiMiiin Instill ltlll,
illlll liuiiiiiiiiniH liiivo Ijim'ii brought to
fli'i'nifin irison I'liliips, iiivonliug to
f'oicnhiiui'n ilisinli-h lo tho V.x
I'linnaii 'IVIi'sninli i'oininnv, iiuoting
tlw Ili'ilin l.oluil Anzoi'i'i-. Tho pn
piT iiltiihulM lo (li'nmin militnry mi
tlmrilics Iho bi'liH'.llmt Ihc liuninn
inus intonil to wtthilmw tn Jlolilnvia,
nhiinilimina- lln wholo of Wnllni'liin.
By lliis sli'i limy would hnvo only u
lOII-milo front to ilol'i'nil.
Tho l.oknl Auzoitji'i' vcpoi'ls Hint
prior o ils iMipliiro l.iui'hniyst wjis
iii'urlv iliworli'i) iinil I ho oity was nn-
injured.
Arnili's' l-'nli1 rnUiiown.
. -Tho hripf itij ;i I clicv in uhioh (In.
.full of lluiduiri'sl wns :i m i on n I'ltl loft
in ilouhl I ho I'n I o of Iho Hiinios whii'h
Hi'i'o roisliii' Iho iiilvniu'o of , tlui
Ti'iilonio invmlor.
It is iissiunod in most onlonlo
(puirloi's, howovor, Unit thoro iih no
"hisl stiind'' liy Iho ItuinnnimiH bo
fori; Ihoir I'tipilul mill Knoll nows iirt
1ms Irii-kh'il Ihrounh from Ciormnri
soiiroos indionlos Hint lluolinrost wns
virtually dosorlid wlion Iho Ti'iitonin
foroos onlorod it. Tho oily is said to
Iimvo boon found iinin iuiT-d.
Almiiilou Wnlltu'liiii.
.Mililary oonuiionlaloi'i in oulonto
eapilals poim mil tho probaliility that
Iho notions just prior to tho capture
of l!iicliure.t were l'oiu:hl nierely with
a view In ilelayinv: Iho advunoo oC
Kiold Mni'shnl 'on Maokonson's
foroos ami aidiioj; ill llio osoapo of the
iniiiii hodv of li unianians. Tho enp
turo of I'loeehli, Iho railway jiniotion
:)ll miles uorlli of lluolinrost, however,
may have bloeked Hie re! rout of part,
of Iho liumanian forces. This oily,
moreover, k in Iho oonler of the Rroat
rrahovii valley oil di-triot.
(termini opinion is expressed lo tho
el'IVol Hint the li'ummiians have de
cided to ahanilon all of Wallaeliia,
Iho main porliou of tho Huimininu
kin;;iloin, ii tn retire lo Molilnvia,
llioir iiortlionslorii province, whore
llio front would be mnlerially shoii
cned a ltd where I hey would bo ill
close loiicli wilh Ihc ltiisimis.
DISTRESS AT SEA
ASTOKIA, Or., Dec. 7. -The In
Wallula ! II here today lo soareh the
-.ens oil' llie Oregon coast lor the:
I it roli.a i leemor Sanla llarbarn, ro
porli'd in di!ri s when a riui; buoy,
bciiiinu' llie vcs,i-r. name, ntlio-hoil
to v. mil w:.s believed was. u enbin
-top, eatne ashore last ni:;ht nt
llri:-'lilon lii'iioh, r., wilh lumber
Ihouuht to be pun of llio deck earqo
of llie visc. Lumber oaino aslioro
also at Nelialein and Manzmiita
bejtclics.
ScarehiiiL' imrlios on the lif-m-hosi
loday found no more wroekao iden
lifviii llie vessel in distress. It was
estimated r.'.llllll feel of new lumber
came ashore i, Maii.anitn beaeb
ll was bclieed part of the Simla
llarbai.i's deck load slipped over
board, nil Imnvli bin moderate sous
were reported riinmir.' off the oo.'lsl;
yesterday.
The Simla llarbara left South
llenil, 'a-h., with lumber for Sim
liie'jo yi'slerday. ilb a erew of
hveaty-one men. She earrit,l no
wireless.