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Newspaper Page TextUnlva-ilty of Orcnon Library i Medford Mail FORECAST Maximum Vesk'nlay 42; Mill. Today 37; Pro. .01. WEATHER Maximum Ytwtvrtlny K; .Minimum Today :I0; Pre. Tr. Forty-sixth Year. Imlly--KI'-vpnih Tear. MEDFORD. ORKQOy, Tl 1 lTI?S1 AY. DIX'KM l'.KIi 21. 191(5 XO. . ASKS Tribune PRESIDENT- LANSING SAYS FORMAL NOTES AVOID WAR NATION DRIFTS FOR CONFERENCE TOWARDS WAR SENT NATIONS TEN MILLIONS OF .- , - . Position of United States as Neutral Becoming Increasingly Difficult as Its Rights Are Being Disregarded by Belligerents Our Own Rights Prompted President's Action. " WASHINGTON, Dee. 21. Tlic i1nu.rar of tho Unitt'd .States itself le- drawn into the wnr by reason of its increasingly critical position as a neutral, was one of the moving con siderations in President Wilson's dis patch of notes to all the belligerents, urging them to discuss peace terms. Secretary Lansing todav authoriz ed the statement that the material rights of the United States had not been the paramount consideration. America's rights, he said, were being more and more involved by the bellig erents, and ns the United States was "drawing nearer the verge of war," it was entitled to know exactly what each belligerent seeks, "in order that we may regulate our conduct in the future." Secretary Lansing's statement, upon Which llio white house refused to comment, was as follows : Lansing's Statement. "The reasons for the sending of the note were as follows : "it isn't our material interest we had in mind when the note was sent, but more and more our own "rights are becoming involved by the bellig erents on both sides, so that the sit uation is becoming increasingly crit ical. "I mean by that, that we are draw , ing nearer the verge of war ourselves, and therefore wo are entitled to know exactly what each belligerent seeks in order that we may regulate our conduct in the future. "No nation has been sounded. No consideration of the German over tures or of the speech of Lloyd George was taken into account in the formulation of the document. The only thing the overtures did was to delay it a few days. It was not de cided to send it until Monday. Of course, the difficulties that face the president was that it might be con strued as a movement toward peace and in aid of thejernian overtures, lie specifically denies that that was the fact in the document itself." Possibility of War. Secretary Lansing further said: "The sending ry? this note will in dicate the possibility of our being forced into the war. That possibility ought to serve as a restraining and sobering force safeguarding Ameri can rights. It may also serve to force an earlier conclusion of Ibc war. Neither (be president nor my self regard this note as u peace note: it is merely an effort to get the bel ligerents to define the end for which they are fighting." At the white house no effort was made to lessen the importance of Secretary Lansing's statement. Pres ident Wilson would njake no com ment. (Continued on Page Six.) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21. The sale at foreclosure of the Missouri Pacific and of the St. Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern railroads was ordered by ,Iudge Hook in the United States district court here today. The minimum price for the Missouri Pacific was fixed at 16.1.)0.000 and for the Iron Mountain 923.000.00(1. ft,' The sale of the roads at foreclos ure will clear the way for the reor ganization of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system under plans al ready approved by the Missouri pub f lie service commission. The two roads have been in reeeiv t'ihip since August, 1U13. Without Proposing Peace or Offering Mediation, President Asks Bellig erents to Discuss Terms on Which They May End War Action a Sur prise to Diplomats. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. In for nial notes to ull the belligerents, President Wilson, without proposing peace or offering mediation, has ap. pealed to them to discuss terms which may end the war. The president's notes had been practically forty-eight hours on their way today and officials believed thev had reached all the foreign capitals. All official Washington is listening wilh the keenest expectations "for any indications of how the notes were received. Diplomatists think it is incredible that President Wilson should have taken his action without some belief that it would not be flatly rejected without consideration by the entente allies. The' wish and hope of the German allies that be take some step had long been well known, and there is no doubt of the manner of its re ception among them. Nation's Peace Involved. Officials and diplomatists here an alyze -; the 1 president's' note find something deeper than an appeal for consideration of pence terms. They sec that the resident in acting was also considering what would have to be the course of the United States to conserve its interests as a neutral if the war is to continue. Coupled with the president's recent declaration that the position of the neutrals was becoming intolerable, thev attach much significance to his statement in the note that bis sugges tion comes from a neutral whose in terests have been most seriously af fected by the war, "and whose con cern for its early conclusion arises out of a manifest necessity to deter mine how lie-t to safeguard those in terests if the war is to continue." Pleases Germans. In German quarters the eomictinn that the president's action would surely lead to sonic sort of a consid eration of peace terms was expressed in the following authorized statement (Continued on Page Three.) PLEA SURPRISES WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Sur prise was apparent among diplomatic officials in Washington today over President Wilson's plea to Kuropcan belligerents to discuss peace terms. Piiblicatiim today of the note fin ished on Monday and dispatched on Tuesdav to diplomatic representa tives abroad gave most officials the first notice that such a step was even contemplated at this time. Opinion here inclined towaid the view that the action would give strong encourage ment to some sort of exchanges which might result in discussion of definite peace terms between the belligerents. It was believed further that since the president seeks only a clarification of peace views and does not offer mediation, the United States will not lie placed in an embarrassing position if the Kuropcan nations should be unable finally to develop a basis on which to ep;iliach each other. Officials of the P.iitish embassy declared they were wholly unable to explain the action. ('Mint Vim Itciiistorff. the German nmhn-sador, said ; "Now I am perfectly convinced thai there will be a conference." lie may confer with Secretary Lan sing lod.iv. American DOLLS MADE III UNITED STATES IN YEAR JUSTCLOSED Unbreakable, Lifelike Heads on New Product Imported Bisque Affairs Have Seen Their Day, Say Lead ers of New United States Yuletitle Industry. NKW YOKK, Dec. 21. For the first time in history America bus be come the doll center of the world. Close to 10,1100,000 dollies have been intide in this country this year. So extraordinary has been the suc cess of American doll manufacturers in taking over the doll trade lost by Germain' and France on account of the war, that we are actually going to sell .dolls in Nuremberg itself, the heart of Santa's German toyland. as soon as peace has come to F.urope. The new unbreakable, rcally-truly lifelike American dolly has won the heartsof .all America. . ' i It TuXes Six Days to Make it '.Poll Kvery doll in the Christmas win dows today has gone through a mar velous process of manufacture, pass ing through fifty to one hundred hands. The dolls actually have to go to the oculists, the hair dressers," the manicure shop and the chiropodists, before they are put on the market. The new dolls are made of a secret "wood-flour'' composition that looks like brown sugar. This is put into molds, which form the legs and bod ies of the dolls. After being baked for six minutes, the embryo dollies are glued together, shaped up, pol ished and painted. Delicate bands and feet are made in separate molds and the specially difficult process of attaching them is next on the pro gram. The bead, after being molded and polished, is turned over to the "beatify doctors," real artists, who paint in the features. .The eyes are then put in and the wig glued on. The whole process takes about six days. fjtsque Hulls Doomed. This year marks a revolutionary epoch in the annals of dolldom. Not since Papa Caveman first fashioned a .wooden dolly for his little cave daughter lo play with has there been so sudden a change in the doll-making industry. The days of imported bisque dolls arc past. The war has cut them off. The day of the Atncricaii-niade doll is here. And these new American dollies, whose heads you can hammer on the floor without breaking, look like real life babies instead of like the golden-haired, pink-cheeked, enntty hcaded mniges that used to e'ome to us from France and Germany. (Continued on Page Three.) DOORS TO PEACE LONDON. ' Dee. 21. The Daily Mail, which is close to Premier Lloyd George, this morning gave promi ncnee to the following: , ''The Germanic and neutral pre;- views on Mr. Lloyd George's refusal of the German pence offer largely take the standpoint that he did not close the dor to peace. The actual fact, however, is that he entirelv de clined pence on anvthing except the allied terms, and the door obviously remains open only if Germany is willing to accept tlie-e terms, which are complete restitution, full repara tion and effectual guarantees," Dolls Invade the World Even to Germany's Doll Centejsf tin tv I Tt fri df&Piii i P i Scene In the "Ileauty Itoom" of VILLA ABOUT TO J-;ii PASO, Tex., Dee. -Jl. Five Americans and one other foreigner who arrived here early today 'from Parral by way of Torreon reported that Torreon was about to be attack ed by Villa forces. The refugees said Villa was at Jimine, when they left Torreon three days a?o. A lare force uf Villa forces was expected to approach Torreon from the south at the same time Villa moved on Torreon from the north. Carran.a troops were preparing to evacuate Parral when the refugees left there for the border on December lit, one of the Americans in the party said. The Villa forces under Jacinto' Hernandez had left the town aboiit December It, he said, but was expect-' ed to re-enter the town soon after the refugees left for the border. At Jiinhicz the Cai rnimt troops were al the railroad station preparing tu leave for the south and evacuate the town lo the Villa forces, which were near, the refugees said. Government agents received a re port today thai Villa was at Jiminez yesterday in person and was prepar ing to move on Torreon at once with his northern command, co-opcratiiiL' with rebels operating in the l.aguua district near Torreon. The Carranza giirri-son in Torreon was said by these government agents to number les than lOIH), while Villa had scwrul times that number of men, it h;w f-aid. This informa tion was forwarded to AVa-hingloii today. BKIUJX, Dec. lil. On the Golden Ity.-dritza river yesterday the Rus sian made a determined effort to advance, attackim.: four time, it is announced oflicially. Their efforts bloke down under the fire of A-iMro-lluugarian troops. In Rumania the Teutonic forces gained further ground. HiitUh troop penetrated advanced German position north of Arras yes terday, the war office announce. Subsequently thev were ejected by n German cotinler -attack. n doll factory, sHowing heads, wlioso WASHINGTON, Dee. iH.-Thc na tional prohibition eonstit utional amendment, materially altered from the form in uhieh it was reported to the house, was ordered favorably re ported by the senate judiciary com mittee today by a vote of Jii lo .'1, Senators Culberson, Reed and l.ran degee voting against it. As reported by the senate commit tee, the resolution would read: "The sale, manufacture or trans portation of intoxicating liquors within, lite importation thereof into ajul exportation thereof, from the t'nited States ami all territories sub ject .to the jurisdiction thereof for he.verage purposes, are hereby pro hibited. "The congress shall have power to enforce this article by all appropri ate legislation. This article shall not be construed to abridge the power of the several states to enforce slate prohibitory Taws.' The amendments arc changes in phraseology which some senators de clare strengthen the resolution. When it will he called up for ac tion is not indicated. Some senators doubt that it can get the necessary two-third-- vote at this sessjnii. P0N1E CHIEF OF SWF L PARIS, Her. 2 I .-The official let ter Kwnimonlnt; (icneral NlvcPo lo tiie command of the armies of tho north and northeast was signed by General Jot fro an elder of all the Trench armlert. Oeueral Casttdiiau, (ieneral Joffre'ti chfef of at a If, having reached the age limit. Iihh been retained on the active list by a pedal decree sU-neil by Pn-yident I'oimare, which Ik preliminary to his aiMointmfnt to command of an army Kionp. Brigadier ( Ieneral Kerdf nand A 11 guslo Ponle, whom (ieneral Nivelle haft chosen as his chief of stuff, has been promoted to Kenral of division for the duration of the war. (Ieneral Pome, like hi; chief, !-, an artillery officer, and was a junior lieutenant colonel on th" hi.t( of one of the armies at the beginning of the war. HIh brilliant military talents foon brought him to the notice of (Ieneral J off re, who Kindled htm out for tapld promotion. shoulders are trimmed to fit bodies. WHEAT SLUMPS - ON PEACE TALK THEN RECOVERS CMK Ai, Uee. HI. A maximum decline of 7 cents was registered in the wheat market at the opening to day on President Wilson's peace .note. Wheat for May delivery closed yes lerday at .fl.tiPo lo $!.()-. It open ed today with sales ranging from I..V1 to !.;. July at l.:t0 to l.;il, opened VU to .Vl.'je lower. Pit brok ers were loaded wilh selling orders and a huge business was done: Renewed weakness in wheat prices was a speedy consequence of statement bv Sceretnrv Lansing that (he situation for neutral was becom ing increasingly critical and that the t'nited States itself was being drawn near the verge of war. Selling broad ened out anew on account of statement, ami there was a setback of 1! jc or more frum the crest of tin bulue. May wheat falling to l..7:t i Swift advances look place later and the market jumped lo well above yesterday's finish for December and May, he-,idcs virtually olfsetting m I'nll I he curly declines in the .July op tion. The cause of the hurst of si rem: ih at the la- was news that the export sales during the day had attained giant proportions, two mil lion hiihels or more, at the highest prices obtained from Kurope in weeks. The close was strung i the (op mn, level of the day. 1 M off to 2 1 udvaiice as compared with yester day's latest figures. May finished at f l.(;:ti . lo l.t;:i"i. ai:d July at to .ti.:i.v-s. ING PEACE I WASHINGTON. Dec. -JI.--A reso lution "strongly indorsing" President Wilson's peace note introduced in the sMiiite today by Senator Hilr-lieock j was sen! to the foreign rclalimis eom mitl ee on object ion by Senator , Itorah that the senate had not had I still ieient opportunity to consider the I note. The text of the resolution say, it i.s the sense of the senate (hat this ac tum of the picsident represents the overwhelming public sent intent and earnest desjres of (he people of the I'nited Stales. On mti'ti of ('hairmau Stone of the senate foreign relations commit tee, the note was ordered printed in Ih'c 'V.igres-.innal Record, STOCKS TUMBLE ME DAY IN WALL STREET Liquidation on Large Scale Follows Presidents Peace Note, Which Is Accentuated by Lansing's Explan ation Steel Drops to 100 Rail roads Affected. NKW YORK, Dee. 21. President Wilson's communication to the war ring powers and the subsequent com ment upon it by Secretary Lansing were made the occasion, of another tremendous liquidating movement in the stock market today which far ex ceeded in scope and activity any session of the past ten days. War Issues Itreak, Special slocks, notably those re garded as war issues, broke 4 to PI points during a wild opening, with dee line of 1 to .'t points between sales. There was a quick rally, but this gave way to alternate declines and advances during the forenoon culminating after the noon hour in another sweeping downward move ment which followed soon upon the publication of Secretary Lansing'rt statement. The latter break was marked for Hie first time since the recent period of liquidation began by heavy weak ness in rails. Despite the declara tion .of an extra 2 per eent dividend bv I'tiioii Pacific, that stock showed an extreme loss id' 5' points, and Reading- and other leaders in the rail way dixision also fell abruptly. Steel Takes a Prop. I'nited States Steel was the center during the trading of the forenoon of convulsive movements,. n one lot at the opening .")0t000 shures wore quoted at KM ! 4 to lU.Vj, ait extreme loss of li'o points. This was the largest single transaction in the his tory of the exchange. During the day Steel dropped to 102'. Total sales of all stocks during the first w two hours reached the almost unpre cedented total of l,:t0U,000 shares. Trading, with its (puck, nervou rallies and declines, caused many brokers to discourage the buying of the more volatile specialties exeept for cash, ami others refused to ae eept less than oO per eent margins, even for standard shares. Another wave of selling swept the market during the last hour, prices tumbling to the lowest level of the day. Actual slocks sold ". 10 mid ! points under yesterday's final quota tions. Total transactions just before the close were estimated at about 'J,70ll,ntm shares, the largest, with one or two exceptions, in the history of the New York exchange. BY 7314 PLURALITY SAI.KM, Or., Dec. 'Jl. Charles K. Hughes carried Oregon by a plurality of 7ol I over Prcsidmt Wilson, ac cording to the official returns an nounced here today by Secretary of. State lieu W. Ol.-ott. The final count stood: Hughes rj(i,7l!l, Wilson 11.0, ft"i. Allan Meiison, socialist candi date, received !1"D0 voles and J, Frank 1 lanly, prohibition candidate, 17'Jib The total prohibition amend ment carried bv .VJ(il. OMAHA, Neb., Dec. M. I.ow tern perature records for the season were again broken in this vicinity early to day. In Omaha the mercury stood Ht II degrees below; at Sioux City, ,1." below ; at Sioux Palls, S. D., 20 be low, while at Norfolk ami Long Pine, Neb., ivported 'S. and '! In-Iow, re spectively. There was no wind and the weather was (dear.