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Wnt.cri.iry if Ortcon f FObECAST I edford Mail Tribune i WEATHER Mux. ) esto-day !W; .Miu.to day ill; I're. .18. Tonight luul touionuiv It.ll.V. Frt-slxth Year. fJally Ktevenlh Year. MKDFORD. OJfEliOX. TUESDAY, .JANUARY 2. 1917 NO. 211 M TEUTONS PRESS ATTACK ALONG IANLINE Danger of Russo-Rumanian Line Be "S Rolled Up and Retreat Forced Resistance, However, Is Deter minedWinter Weather Prevents Action Along Other Battle Fronts. BERLIN", Jan. 2 Continuing their vigorous offensive along tho Ruman ian front, Teutonic troops yesterday pushed back the Russians and Ru manians along the valley leading to the interior of Moldavia, the war of fice announced. A successful bayonet attack was made on both sides of the Oltuz valley. In none of the important fighting fronts except the Rumanian arc there more than perfunctory activities by any of the belligerents. In the Ru manian war theater, howover, the current reports Indicato that some of the heaviest blows of the war arc being struck by Field .Marshal Von Mackensen's armies. Teutonic Attack Jressed. Tho Teutonic attack is being MOLDAV m presseo. in strong lorce an along me "s curving front from northern Molda i via to the Danube. At tho latter point the bridgeheads protecting Bra ila on both sidos of the river are being assaulted and at last accounts tho Russo-Ruinaninn position nt Mat chin, on the Dobrudja shore, was in process of being pressed back slight ly under the hammering of the Bul garians, Turks and Germans. "What seems to be the more serious - a T.,.ul.... ti.r.i.l l.r..,-....,... is developing to the northeast, where both tho Petrograd and Berlin state ments show Teutonic progress at va rious points, notably in the direction of Fokshanl, north of Rlmnik Sarat, near the southern Moldavian border and along the western Moldavian frontier, where the offensive of the central powers In the transverse val leys is indicated as assuming notable importance. Russians Menaced. Danger of the western Moldavian fl Itnn lmlnt fnllol nn tin,, a rohnol T forced is being pointed out as the re sult of the continuing thrust at the Russo-Rumanian front as it curves southeastward from the Moldavuin mountains and continues toward the Danube. The Russian resistance is evidently a determined one, however, and tho fighting ground has not yet touched the line of the Sercth, which has been picked as tho probable po sition to be taken up by the Russians for tho protection of their southern front, and of their Bessarablau ter ritory. On the Franco-Belgian front, to day's Paris statement mentions only skirmishes noar the Lorrain border. BYCARRANZISTS NEAR GEURRERO Kl, TASO, Tex., Jan. 2. One hun dred and forty prisoners were taken, tcnty-five were killed and a large quantity of loot taken from Chihua hua City by Francisco Villa, was re covered by a Carranza force in com mand of General Kdunrdo Hernandez at Tcrreros, near Guerrero, yester day, when the u'UO Villa followers were defeated by the de facto forces. iH'Cordinj; to a message received to day by Andres Garcia, inspector gen era' of Carrauza consulates from General Francisco Slurguia. General Hernandez captured 400 ritles, of which half were in pood or der: eight cannon, OOnO shrapnel shells, ;S000 hand grenades, several paHiinc guns, l.i.AOO rifle cartridges, four cars of provisions and one car of uniforms and many other elements. . .'tudintr to this same message. l..n.tfi a Vi!ln lender, who - left in charge nf this cache, to ller with a civilian commander nel Ornelas. were able to escape ilie mountains with inrt nf their ;inianii and were being pursued by icral Hernandez" cavalry force, message u.'ided, ASKED TO SEAT ONE OF IB Arizona Boasts Two Chief Executives Governor Hunt Refuses to Rec ognize Credentials of Governor Campbell and Holds the Fort in State Capitol. I'HOKXIX, Ariz., Jan. 2 When Thomas K. Cunipbell, governor-elect, went to the state house today to take over his duties, Governor G. W. V. Hunt, incumbent, refused lo surren der the office. Governor Hunt told Governor Campbell he could not rec ognize Governor Campbell's creden tials. Alter a formal demand for possession of the executive offices, Governor Campbell withdrew and will maintain his headquarters in a down town office building pending the out come of legal proceedings lo force Governor Hunt lo give up the office. Meeting Is Pomml. When Governor Campbell wen! to the cupitol tile executive chamber was occupied lis usual by Governor Hunt. Tile meeting between the two governors was strictly formal and the conversation was conducted princi pallv by the nttomevs. Governor Hunt replied to Governor Campbell's demand for possession of the office that he considered he hud been elect ed to tile office and could not recog nize Governor Campbell's credentials. Tlie Campbell forces then withdrew". Proceedings have been commenced in the supreme court to secure a writ of peremptory mandamus restraint!!; Governor Hunt from exercising the functions of the of fice pending a de termination of the contest. The mill ter will be heard by the court Thurs day. Meantime Governor Campbell lias appointed Malcolm Fraser, for merly secretary of the F.I Paso cham ber of commerce, to be hi secretarv. It is expected that he will name u board of control today. Stick by Their Jobs. All of t he Hunt appointees say they will not give up their jobs. Some are arranging to set up light house keeping in their offices and remain continuously at the capitol. F.ach side will attempt to organize the leg islature which meets next Monday Hunt leaders claim that he will be able to force an adjournment pend ing the contest, but this is denied by tile conservative democrats. UP BY CELILO PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2. The lumber steamer Klamath, which drifted propellorless in a gale off Cape Arago, Oregon, all last night, today was picked up by the steamer Celllo, which was holding her in tow pending the arrival of the tug Wal lula from Astoria, which will tow her Into Portland. At no time was the Klamath in any great danger, according to reports received here. She was about ten miles off the coast when her propel lor dropped and during the night ran before an off-shore gale. When picked up by the Celllo the disabled vessel was proceeding sea ward with sails set at the rate of about two miles an hour. During the night fear was expressed that the wind would veer before help could ar rive and the vessel would be driven onto the rocky coast. The Klamath's passengers will not be put on board the Celilo, according to the Charles R. McCormlck com pany. Portland, which owns the two vessels. The Celllo. which left Kverett, Wash., Saturday night for San Fran cisco, will probably hold the dis abled vessel In tow until the Wellula arrives, and then proceed on her way. The Klamath will be taken to As toria, where repairs will be made. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The comptroller of the currency today is sued a call for tlie condition of ail na tional banks at tlie cne of hii-incs on Wednesday, Deeembei- 27, TWO GOVERNORS ENDORSEMENT PEACE POLICY IIIS POSTPONED Senate Tomorrow to Act Upon Hitch cock's Resolution for Approval of President's Peace Note to Bellig erents Says It Is Duty Owed the People to Take Stand. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Scnutor Hitchcock's resolution to have tlie senate indorse President Wilson's peace nolo was discussed ill the sen ate today and action was postponed until tomorrow by unanimous consent Kcpuhiican leaders wanted the res olution to go to the foreign relations committee, but Senator Hitchcock pressed for immediate action. "If it is desirable that the senate should express itself on this impor tant matter,'' said Senator Gallinger, republican, 'I think it should accept the judgment of tlie foreign relations committee in tile matter.'' Wants Indorsement. "I have considered that,'' Senator Hitchcock replied, "but 1 think that tlie moral effect of the action by the senate would be greater. It is the only legislative body in the world that has functions and powers relating to international affairs. The senate has reputation and standing in the world similar, if not equal, to that of the president. In my opinion, the senate has n duty to perform. The president has performed his. Now that the president has taken this step with the object and purpose of showing that the United States as a great neutral nation desires tlie belligerent nations lo state terms upon which peace might bo readied, surely the senate ought to act, and act at once. No Argument Needed. "It would not be necessary to in- volvc the senate ui auv argument over the war situation. Our indorse. nicnt would be merely an approval ol the request for a statement froni-the belligerents of the possible term A of peace. In nil these countries there is a growing sentiment toward action looking toward peace. That will be given a great impulse if Ihe senate should act. Senator Gallinger then repented his request that the resolution go until tomorrow, when he hoped adequate time lor its consideration would be given. MYSTERY VEILS E E COLBERT PHILADELPHIA, .lan. 2. Tho mystery surrounding the murder ot Miss Malzie Colbert, also known as Mrs. Riberts, whose terribly bruised body was found in an uptown apart nicnt houso late Saturday night was still unsolved today. A man and a woman are being watched and ar rests are expected before the (lay is over. The victim had many admirers who were received in her apartment and much evidence In the shape of letters, photographs and clothing has been found. According to the detectives, a man and a woman are under surveillance, the man as the actual murderer, Ihe woman as his "best friend," who, it is believed, knows something about the crime. Captain of Detectives Tate said to day: "The mystery requires a process of elimination, a weeding out of all of tile dead woman's friends. She W'as acquainted with so many lawyers, newspaper nien, physicians, busincAi men, detectives, theatrical people, iio tel men and others that we do not want to jump at any rash conclusion I am cautioning my men to be abso lutely certain of their grounil bcfoie they do anything." Asked whether the son of w'ealthy brewer up-state, the son of a baseball magnate of this city and others whose names have been linked with that of Miss Colbert as acquafn tances. are to be questioned. Cap tain Tate said: vw.' will question ever.v person who Lnew .Miss Olbert.'' THROUGH "LEAK" Thonuiji W. Ijiwson. Author of "Frenzied Finance." MADRAS RAID eIF SEIZE RECORDS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY XAI.KM, Or., Jan. 2. Governor James Witliycombc today declined n request from Sheriff Ira Mack, Jef ferson county, that he send a com pany of Oregon militiamen to recover county records taken by force ill a raid yesterday by u' party of about 100 Madras people from Culver, county seat of Jefferson county, and carried to Madras, which claims it is the county seat, as the result of n recent election. The Madras party was led by W. S.'O'IIcnn, a Portland attorney. It is alleged sonic of the raiders were armed. Several newly elected county officers are said to be Madras sympatliizbers. Sheriff ISInck telegraphed the gov ernor in pail as follows: "Slob of about 100 came to Culver und forcibly removed county office equipment and records from Culver to Madras without any court order. Could not prevent without great dan ger of life. Sheriff-clout has no bond approved and I have not been check ed out of office. Want militia assis tance to return books and equipment. Mob was armed." The answer said the governor's of fice could do nothing, as the matter would have to be decided in the courts. W. I'. Meyers, who was district at torney until yesterday, telegraphed Attorney General George Ilrown ask ing if he could take any legal steps against the raiders. He was inform ed he had passed out of office and could do nothing. His successor, it is claimed, is a Madras sympathizer. STRANGLER LEWIS TO WRESTLE JOE STECHER SAN FHANCISCO, Jan. 2 "Stran-j gler" Lewis of Kentucky ami Ad San-1 tel, heavyweight champion of the Pa-' clflc coast, will meet here tonight ill a return wrestling match which will j be in the nature of a preliminary to determine who will wrestle Joe Stech - ,o, luocuanipionsnip ' , , . ...e men ... wres,,c .mill a I. me; limit of two and one-half hours, best iwo rails out or tnree. In the event there is no fall, the refereo Is to ren- der a decision. Stechncr already has agreen to meet tne winner hero on rebrnarc 22. ' f MEDrORD WEATHER FOR 1916 ! k MOXTil. January ! .YJ .1 ... Ul.5 -'7.,'i '8 l' .!)!! (i..i February .. 7J'JI i.W.fl ':I0.5 i !l' li 111 1.31' -March 78 2.5 'M2..1 !:IT.7 - 1:1 8' In 1.7(: April : 78 J'.i Iili.:.7,.'l7.4ii! I'J II . ... May I 8.V28 ;!..2; I0.: Kl f. .mil June ! 10) ':." cu 47. I I)' :i: ):' ... July j 07.44 :H-l.(l!V)n..Vv :, ' l.l.V v AiikiiM : )Wi4li S7.H4 .VI..T2 4' h Hi' .till September . . ' 0.:t '84.:i tti.1 7. 4 10 .:17 .. October ': 84 " !li!.77;::t.4! 8 I ..'.'H . November : lis 1 ft .V.Mti'.'fl.n j 1)' .1 );(; .;i(i December .".8 fi :ts.8l -2K. Iti 28, 2 1, 1.71 !U! Total rainfall, l-I.SI inches. HHtttttttttttHH FIRE DESTROYS T Pioneer Town, Entirely of Wooden Construction, Is Soon Razed by Flames As Far as Known, No Loss of Life Half Million Dollars Loss in Stocks of Merchandise. VAI.Di;.. Alaska, Jan. 2. Valdez Is burning. The business section has been destroyed. The Keystone ware house and dock are In clanger. The Seattle hotel and S. Ilium's store, the largest In Valdez. were de stroyed. The cable office, at tlie outer end of the l.ntlirop dock, has not been Injured. The loss on the general merchan dise stock of Samuel Hlum Is estl mated at $7."). 000. Valdez Is situated on Port Valdez on the northeastern shore of Prince William Sound. Valdez is entirely of wooden constructlonk the tallest building being only two siorlcs in height. The huge glacier discharges neur the town, which gained its Impor tance from the fact that the glacier supplied a road into various placer gold districts and into the Tauanca valley. In 1S98 Valdez had 1S00 population. It now has li.'iO. The placer gold diggings gnve out, and the selection of the Seward route to Fairbanks destroyed the hopes of aldez. Lately the temperature at Valdez has been below zero, which would make fighting fire difficult Aid has been summoned from Cor- dp and Howard. . So far as known there has been no loss of life. Although the business buildings in Valdez are flimsy In con structlon, they contained valuable stocks, the loss on which may reach $500,000. IFI WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. A nation al parks conference was opened here today by the department of the in terior to continue throughout the week. It brought together many per sons from throughout the country in erested in national park development and was arranged as a celebration of the creation by congress last August of a national parks service. Secretary Lane opened tho session Creation of the Grand Canyon and Mount McKlnley as new national parks and the enlargement of the Sequoia national park to include the Tehiplto valley, the Kings river can yon and Mount Whitney were among the new projects advocated by speak ers. i BRIDEGROOM OF 91 TAKES BRIDE OF 55 I.OS A.VGKI.KS. Cal., Jan. 2. Charles It. Post, ill years of lather of C. W. Post of lliitllc Creek ' Mil'll ltll,l'....M, U'-. tl... ! , , ' ,, , . I bridegroom recorded m the county lo ,, Mwin. . N,.. y.-nr, marri uge yc-terdnv of himself und Mr.-, Nj(. j j,,,,,,.,. -- ycu ol : LONDON, Jan. 2.--The marriage of Karl Curzon of Kedctston and Mrs, 1 Grace Kh lna Dnggan took place pri vately In London today. , small luncheon party followed. BUS NESS PAR VA DEL ALASKA SEND ER TO MEXICO CITY RECALL TROOPS Arredomlo, Mexican Ambassador. Requested by His Government to Return and Confer With Carranza American Ambassador to Go South and Forces to Be Withdrawn WASIIIXUTOX, Jua. 2, Tin' inline nf Henry P. Kli'li'licr In lii post nt Mrxicu City ns Ami't icim am- hnsMulor and the Minsequent with drawn! of tin Ainerifjin expedition are expected anions the next develop ments in ilie Mexican situation. Of t'icial confirmation or comment is hc- in' withheld nt this time. The outcome is hound up with the leeision of (teiieial Cnrranza's lat est eoiiiniuuieatiou in regard to the protocol, which jjives indications of hein; of such a nature at not to el use the negotiations. It is understood it will not he nllectcd hy Ihe aliM'iu ol' General Carranzu'.s ambassador. Air. Arredoudo. WASHINGTON, .Inn. 2. Kliseo Arredomlo, Mexican iiuibassador des ignalc, announced late today Hint lie had been requested by his government to come lo Mexico t'itv and confer with General Carranza and his udvis ers over relations with the I'nited States. He said he expected to re turn here in about three weeks am to re.-ume his duties as diplomatic representative of Ihe de facto govern nicnt. Sign of IHlcnsuic. When Cioncrul t'arriiu.a sent hi recent appeal for modifications in the protocol drawn by the American Mexican commission, it was reported thai he would withdraw .Mr. Arrcn dondo as a mark oi! Iiis. displeasure at the action of the American com missioners in demanding a final de cision on tlie agreement hy Decem ber 'Jli. Mr. Arreno.ldo denied then Hint he was to be withdrawn, and declared that if lie Icfl Washington it would be to confer with his chief, as ho did recently. Information about his de parture was denied at the .Mexican embassy, where it was said a slulc incnt would be issued later. Mr. Arrcdiimlu is (icueral t'ar r.in.a's nephew and lias represented the de fueto ;ovcnuiieni here longer than any of his predecessors. I WASHINGTON, .Ian. 2.- Vmerlian KmliaKsador Klkus ban forwarded from Constantinople an apparently authentic article from a Hcml-offlcla! newspaper in the Turkish capital giv I11K the T11 i-U Ik h repudllatlon of the KunrdliiiiKhip of the Krent powers which wan created by the treaty or rai ls of IS'.G and Hie treaty of Iterllii of IS7S. One of the motives of the repudia tion. It was Kitld here, wa.s to permit Turkey to enter a pence conference as an entirely Independent power. The fulled Slnles will take no action In the matter, at. this country was not a parly to either treatyfJand doc not coni'lder that ita rights are more particularly Involved through liiifl Kpci-iric action than thru the whole, general Turkish situation. The significance of Turkey's repu diation of the trcatU-H of I'urls and Berlin, ifflclala here believe. Is a qurjetlo'. entirely dependent upon tlie outcon.o of the war. PROHIBITION LAW ISSUE IN MINNESOTA ST. I'AI I.. Minn.." .Ian. 2. The Minnesota lei-lattni' enlivened tiiday with (lie prospect (if netinu nn state wide prliiliitinii. wniniin s.itir..-;e, re oruani.i.ti'in nf viirinii. -t:ite depart ments 1111, 1 repeal nf ihe Ilnvi..' hill belnrc l.iljnuimiietil by little tilll it 1. 1 inn nn April 10. Alter nri.iii.i.timi li,,tli liin.ses ad journed, until tomorrow, LAWSON Al T TO PROVE LEAK Senator Stone Denounces Accusa tions by Sensational Fakirs If Anyone at Fault, Some Employe, Not Official Lawson Does Not Give Names of Speculators. I j ' 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Charges of a "leak" of advance Information on President Wilson's peace note In volving other charges that somebody made profit:, on it in the stock mar ket. Rained further official attention when Senator Stone, democrat, Bpoku on the subject in the senate and Thomas W. I.awson of Hoaton con ferred with Chairman Henry of the house rules committee about a pro posed coiiKrcRRlonal Investigation. Senator Stono said that confiden tial communications concerning tho Honor 01 ilie nation nail iaiien una improper handa, but said ho had no Information ns to whether a "leak" ; occurred as recently reported. If bo. he boMoved It would bo traceable to departmental employes. "lr It lie trim that nnv miblle of ficial has or did use any secret or confidential Information as alleged," said Senator Stone, "ho Is an un speakable scoundrel. If any senator did II, which I believe to be absolir.e ly Impossible, he ought to be dis missed." ItctniyalH Fmiiient. "I do know," Senator Stone con tinued, "that things have occunel In the departments, which plight not to be possible. 1 know that confiden tial communications with foreign gov ernments to the state depart null t have by some meuns found their way Into hands of men not authorized to have them. They did not concern stock market speculation, but did concern the honor of the nntlon.,JIow this has happened I do not know, but it could have happuncil only through the Instrumentality of employes. I fear Hint this betrayal of public con fidence In in some way traceable to our civil service." Senator Stone then denouncel Thomas W. I.awson for his recent de claration that members or congress would shrink from all investigation into tho stock market "leaks." l4iw'sou Denounced. "I despise these seuKatlonal fakirs who are always talking about public bodies and public men," said he. "I am sorry that the newspapers should take up the bellowing of this ass." After conferring with Mr. I.awson for two hours, Chairman Henry of the houso rules committee Issued this statement: "Mr. I.awson charged that there was a leak from the state department to Wall street some days ago and that through such an alleged leak certain Individuals, by speculnt'ng In Wall street, cleaned up $ (Ki.MOU.U'iu or more. defuses lnfor.niitl.in. "1 have asked him for the name of the Individual giving Information constituting the leak and the names of those spec. ilators profiting by such nllege.l leak, lie has not fur- n'Jp'd the names In either case. And so there Is at this time nothing yet furnished n.e even approaching In formation that would warrant mo In calling together the committee on rules." Cpou leaving Mr. Henry's office I.awson declared that lie had given enough Information to warrant "any intelligent man In proceeding witli nn Investigation of the entire stock exchance situation." Representative Campbell of Kan sas, ranking republican of the com mittee, notified Chairman Henry that republican committeemen would In sist on an Investigation. ALLIES ANSWER IS VASH!Nr;TO.V, Jan. 2 Secretary Iansius fait) today that the KnpHsh txt of the cntont1! rrply to Ocr nutny'a jtnare inopOHuls probably would be forwarded to the; central powprH today without watting for the official French text. That will be fetit direct to ihe enntral powe.iH by the Amerintn embassy 111 Paris, 0 I E NAMES
