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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. '
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MEDrORD WEATHER FOR 1916
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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.
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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