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MEDFORD. OlJWiOX. AVKDXKSDAV. JANUARY 10. 1917
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RUSSIANS SCORE STOCK TICKERS SUFFRAGISTS BUFFALO BILL IN HAPPY HUNTING GROUNDS COLONEL CODY,
MILE ADVANCE TAPE SHOWS NO BEGIN PICKETING ummm, 1 FAMED SCOOT,
WEST OF RIGA
Czar's Offensive in North Making
Progress as Mackensen Forces
x, Back Lines in Rumania British
Capture Turkish Trenches in Meso
potamiaRussians Attacking.
I.ONDOX, Jan. 10. It wns an
nounced officially tonight Hint Turk
ish trenches on a front of 1000 yards
northeast of Kut-Kl-Amiun, on the
Tigris front, hnil been captured.
l'ETROGILVD, Jan. 10. Kusmhii
troops otttickihg. the Herman lines in
the region of Lake Habit, west of
Kin, have scored an advance of nunc
than a mile, capturing a position be
tween the Tirul marsh and the river
An, the war office announced today.
In the fighting in this region since
Friday last the litissians have cap
tured 21 heavy guns and 11 light
tfiins.
MHckeiisen's Attnck.
Kield Marshal Von Mackensen is
rapidly developing his attack north of
Fokshani and already has succeeded
ill forcing a passage of the l'utna.
across which the Itussiuns in south
K1 em Moldavia retreated after losing
tile Fokshani bridgehead position,
protecting the Sereth line in this im
portant central sector.
Von Mackensen's thrust here ap
parently has the railroad town of
l'nntzin for its objective, as l'anlzin,
which lies some thirteen miles north
of Fokshani, is on the short railway
line from Terutchi, linking the two
mirth and south lines running through
Mildavia behind the Hussian front.
At last accounts the Teutonic
forces were only some five miles from
I'antzin, the capture of which inter
feres seriously with the movement of
Hussion troops nnd supplies to the
railway running northwest through
Oena and virtually paralelling the
Moldavian frontier line.
ItussLuis Ilctrenting.
While the German headquarters
statement today only claims the gain
ing of a footing on the opposite bank
of the l'utna immediately north of
Fokshani, the Russians have been
cleared entirely from the vicinity of
that stream towards the southeast
and have been forced to retreat back
of the Sereth river itselT, the hist of
their defensive positions along this
lino.
Nearer the Danube, Ilerlin indi
cates that stubborn counter attacks
have been made by the Hussians, but
declares the Austro-German positions
have been maintained against these
thrusts.
In the battles of the past two days
the Teutonic armies have added some
1 JS0 prisoners to the .Vino they took
in the previous opera I ions around
Fokshani.
NEW YOUK, Jan. 10. W. B. Did
dle, who was the first vice-president
of the St. Louis and San Francisco
Railroad company, was today elected
president by the board of directors
here. He succeeds V. C. Xixon, w ho
died recently.
K. D. Levy, who has been second
vice-president and general manager,
was chosen Mr. Illddle's successor.
Mr. Levy's place Is taken by X. M.
Illcc. who was third vice-president.
Mr. Biddlg is well-known as a fre
quent visitor to Medford. having
large orchard Investments here. He
Is the father of W. F. Diddle.
UNFILLED STEEL
XKW YORK. Jan. in Unfilled
orders of the t'nlted Slates Steel cor
poration for the month ending De
cember 31. rtached 1 1,547.:$ tons,
an increase of 4&S.744 over the pre
vious month, again breaking all
records.
NEWS OF LEAK
Boiling Demands Apology From Wood
News Services Disclaim Knowl
edge of Preisdent's Note Printers
Did Not Give It Away Likely to
Report Against Investigation.
WASH IN'CiTOX, Jan. 1 0. After
another brief session today the house
rules committee suspended public
hearings on Representative Wood's
resolution to investigate whether
there was a stock market leak on
President Wilson's peace note. Many
congressmen believe the committee
will report against an investigation.
Whether to recommend specific in
vestigation of Lawson's general
charges of stock exchange operations
by government officinls or a broad
inquiry into the stock exchange, is
the question now being considered;
'No formal action was taken by the
committee at its executive session.
Members stated, however, that the
Wood resolution probably would be
adversely reported to the house
liolling; Ignorant.
It. W. Lolling, a member of the
A. Connolly brokers, Washington,
was the first witness at today's hear
ing. He denied he had anything to
do with a "leuk."
"I have nothing to say," he said,
"except that whoever is responsible
for bringing my name into this, Rep
resentative Wood, I believe, might
send me an apology at the same time
that he sends one to Secretary Tu
multy." "When did you receive your first
information regarding the president's
note?" Representative Henry asked.
"When 1 read it In the news
papers." Rolling said he had no knowledge
of any official of the government or
administration who had profited di
rect from the stock transactions.
Nothing on Tickei-s.
W. A. Crawford, head of-the local
bureau of Central News of America,
which supplies news to Financial
America, a Wall street paper, read
a confidential message he said he
sent to his New York office Decem
ber 20 saying that a note was dom
ing, but that, according to Secretary
Lansing, it was not a peace note nor
a move for mediation.
"There 'was absolutely no leak in
our service nor from any of lis cli
ents," said he.
Representative Harrison said he
had examined the Central Xews tapes
for December 20 and found nothing
Indicating that the confidence of
Secretary Lansing had been violated.
(Continued on Page Six.)
ALLIES REPLY TO
lOiL
PARIS, .Ian, 10. Marcel Hutin
who is well known as a journalist
is authority for the report that the
reply of the entente to President Wil
son's peace note, will be "ultra sen
sational," and that its delivery to the
president is imminent. He asserts
the note will ho made public as soon
as President Wilson lias had an op
portunity to examine it.
NKW YORK, Jan. 10 The reply
of the entente powers to President
Wilson's note asking the belligerents
to state the aims for which they are
fighting now has received the approv
al of all the entente governments and
its delivery is about to he made at
1'arls. Publication of the text of the
note, however, will be deferred until
forty-eight hours after it has. been
received by the American govern
ment. As finally framed, the reply Is con
siderably loneer than was the answer
to the Orman peace proposals and
contains approximately 1200 to J .100
words. Hs ut fluents concerning
the termn'of the entente powers are
morp specific than were made in pre
vious communications or official ut
terances, but t hy are M ill central
and somewhat trnarded in character.
i
WHITE HOUSE fej .PASSES AWAY
Dozen Women of Congressional
Union Appear at Two Main Gates
of Presidential Residence Carrying
Banners Asking "What Will You
Do for Suffrage?"
WASHINGTON, Jan. 111. Woman
MilTragisU today bti;.ui their ''silent,
picketing'' nf the while house. Twelve
women from the Congressional I'nion
for Woman Suffrage appeared vt the
two main gates of the white house
cnirying suffrage banners jiiM-iibetl,
"Mr. Pieid.-nt, What Will You Do for
W'imiin Suffrage "
White house officials said nothing
would he done about it so' Ion; as
the women created no disturbance or
attempted to enter the white house.
The white lioiiM' police stood smil
ingly by us the women took their
poxes on the sidewalk just outside
the entrance.
I'-iich of the wumen wore a white,
purple and yellow sash across her
shoulders. They stood" at attention,
three on a side of each of the two
main gates. Their banners could be
read for more than a block.
Silent Sentinels
. The suffrage leaders announced
that the picketing would be maintain
ed fnm 10 o'clock each morning un
til 6 o'clock in the evening. The "sil
ent sentinels"' will he relieved every
three hours. The announced purpose
of the picketing is to make it impos
sible for President Wilson to enter
or leave the white house without be
ing confronted with reminders of the
suffrage cause.
Just before pickets appeared this
morning the president, went out to
play golf. Although groups of men
ami womefTipiickly gathered about
the pickets, they refused to enter into
any conversation.
President Wilson returned lo the
white house from the golf links nnd
smiled as his automobile passed
through a gale flanked by the "silent
sentinels," vho made no demonstra
tion. To Maintain (unrri.
Tired feet caused some of the sen
tinels to leave their posts, but re
cruits took their vacant places
promptly. As the day wore on they
showed signs nf fatigue, Jiowever.
They lield their banners high at first,
but after a few hours all stood with
the staffs upon the sidewalks and
shifted from foot to foot.
Al intervals officers from Congres
sional I'nion headquarters walked in
fmnt of the white house to inspect the
pickets.
The suffragists said that the uard
would' lie maintained uutil'bcfore in
auguration, when a Miff rage parade is
to be held here, and that the number
of women on duty around (In white
houe would be increased daily until
that time. They e-thuated that by
the time the president is inaugurated
on .March " several thousand suf
fraisls will be put rolling the while
house.
OI.XKY. 111., Jan. 10. Roy llin
terilter, found guilty this morning or
manslaughter In connection with the
death of .Miss KlUaheth Katcllffe last
July, was sentenced by Judge .Miller
today to life Imprisonment.
OL.XEY. 111., Jan. 10. The Jury
in the case of Itoy Hinterllter, charg
ed with the murder of his sweetheart,
MIsh Klizabeth Ilatcliffe. brought in
a verdict of manslaughter, at 4:1 '
o'clock this niornlnff. arter bavins re
poi'.ed three time for instruction",
The penalty for mansla-shter in a
sentence of Jiom tio to J'.irteen
ye.i; s.
HlntPflite 'oiifeKf"'. on '.he wit
ness stan-! I ha', the death oc
curred ..i ;. -I : 1 durl-.i; ;r. attempt
at an il'en' otertion v Mir driving
in a b'l.-i v.ith him. b it a.-eited she
had 'ved tc :-urgi a Instrument
siipplioj by iim while t.e was not
with h-. !:,; claimed the cirl em
doed th in.-irumen whip he went
to unhitch hi horse tied about thirty
feet, aw iv.
ILL
FOR IN 3 CITIES
NKW YOUK, Jan. HI. -Willi the
police of many cities searching tor
II. K. Thaw to arrest him upnn an in
dictment ehnrinfj him with assaulting
and kidnaping KicVric'.fj Oumf, Jr.,
of Kansas City, .Mo., it developed to
day that the man whom the police of
Philadelphia have arrested is not
George I'1. O'llyrnes, Thaw's body
guard, alleged to have been involved
in the ciiticiuL of Gump to New York
hast Christmas.
Frank P. Walsh, counsel for the
Gump family, consulted t he di-t v'vA
attorney upon his return here today
from Philadelphia. He informed the
prosecutor that the man in custody in
that city is Oliver H rower of Ctica,
N. Y.f an acquaintance of Thaw.
According to .Mr. WaWi's story to
the prosecutor today, Thaw appar
ently left in Itrouvr's care in a Phil
adelphia hotel a number of letters
and documents. One of these, accord
ills' to the lawyer, is an agreement,
drawn up, but not signed, whereby
Gump set forth lh.it he had no objec
tion to bchit; whipped. The charge
n.uninM Thaw is that he la-died' Gump
with a whip on three occasions dur
ing Christmas niu li t in Thaw's rooms
in a New York hotel.
Prower is held in Philadelphia on
a technical charge, lie i not in
volved in the accusations mentioned
in the indictment ai:niut Thaw and
O'MyrncN, but acted, .Mr. WuKh al
leges, a Tha w' ciui--a ry a I ter
Thaw left New York sub-eticiit to
the escape of Gump from the hotel
here. Thaw i understood to have
sent 1'rower lo look for Gump in the
hope of preveiititm the voiith from
(Wlm- of the al
Christmas niht.
'd incidents
VILLA TROOPS SEN!
KL PASO, 'lev., Jan. lit. 0.ern
mciit a'cnt here received a report
todity which wa- accepted as aulhen
tie, that Frauci-eo Villa had -ent
'limn of his troop- north from Pa mil
to operate between Chihuahua Cilv
and Juarez, with th1 intention of oc
cupying the stjite capita! and Juarez
while Genera! Mni-.iuia was in r-onth-wcstcrn
Chihuahua. Thi report was
confirmed bv foreign refitvces arriv
ing at the border today.
ONE INJURED TRYING TO
SALVAGE SUBMARINE
KrUKKA. ( al., Jan. 1". line man
was injured -enon-ly and ecrnl
u-tained ninno' injntie- tday when
a lmjit's ereU tlnlil the Cl'lli-ei' Mil
waukee tip-et in the nif near here
loditv while n 1 lempl log to -alvnue tile
submarine II :;,
I CABINET
WASHINGTON. Jan. It). Kin- Al-
; fonsos reipiet to Premier Woninn-
' ones of Spain to reconsider his ri'sin
I . .
nation am) establish a rcloim cabi-
1 net was reporjed to Jim slate depart -
ment today from the American em
bassy nt Madrid. No explanation of
the ministerial crisis was jiiven.
From other sources, however, it is
understood that the increasingly dif
ficult submarine situation with Ger
many combined with the cabinet's re
fusal to indorse President Wilson's
peace note has divided Spanish pub
lic opinion.
Spain, which oes further than any
other neutral by refusing to sanction
the sinking of merchant ships even
alter pnsM-nijcrs and crew have been
provided for, clniui- to be in a diffi
cult sit mil ion coin mere tally. 1 Icr
claim rests on the statement that her
ships are not chartered 'iy uny bel
ligerents, as with many other neutral
vessels, that they carry no contra
band and thai on that basis Germany
has permitted tlirir voynv.es in order
not to destroy all of Spain's foicii;n
; trade.
J LKKMW Jan. I". "According to
jthe Itasler Aiizelcer," ways an Over
seas News Agency announcement to-
day, "the ltrili.-h armored cniiner
! Shannon of 1 l.smj tons, was sunk In
November lust, through a mine cxplo
Ision.' LONDON, .hin. Ml. -The Prilish
adiuiialtv staled today that there is
! no truth in the -lory that the Prit
! Mi armored cruiser Shannon of
1 l.lilin ton- - s 1 1 1 1 U by a mini' off
j Ihe south coast of Fnvh'hd la-l No
i vemher.
SUNK OFF CORFU
j I1KKL1N. Jan. HI. -An Indian si,b
I marine destroyer was recently stml:
i off (he Island of Co) fu. according t
tan Oversea- News agency announce
I ni'mt today. The member- of an
' army -tuft were on hoard the vessel,
. the statement add-, ami sevcml naval
jtitliecr-. and tbittv -three nnuy olti
', cer- were killed.
! The lll'Ws ;reel:ev mUm !',!,(( that
numbct- ni nieii v-.cie killed nr hhiiikI
i cd in a night cicM-jenient lu-otp.: lit
j Itlmlll In 11 Ihi-t.ll.e nt the French ar
mored crui-er and t in Ilislmtl auil
ia i v li ui-er.
Buffalo Bill. Soldier, Indian Flijiitcr
ami Hunter, Idol of Juvenile Amer
ica, Dies, Surrounded by Family at
Denver In Coma Sin.o Morning
Foinjlit Death Valiantly.
DKNVICIt. Colo., Jim. 10. PolimiM
llliain Frederick I'oily I llurfalo
llllll, solillor. Iiuntnr mul scout, tho
idol of juvenile America, died nt
1-' :lr. p. in. here tmliiy ut the liouie
of Ills sl ter.
With Colonel Cody when dentil
clime were his wife a ml daughter,
who hud hurried down from Cody.
Wyo.. the family home, last week to
he at his hedslde, and his sister, Mrs.
U 10. Decker, cf Denver.
Ln Ciiiiia Since Mol-nluK,
Colonel Cody had been In coma
since this morning.
Colonel Cody fought death lis lio
often had opposed It on the plains In
the days when the west was young.
'You can't kill the old scout," he
would tell his physician whenever his
condition would show Improvement,
And when the doctor told lilm his
life was ebbing Colonel Cody accept
cd his fate like a sloic.
"I-et the Klks and Masons take
chaise of the funeral," ho said to
his sister. Then he turned to his
business affairs, making suggestions
for their continuance.
Cheerful to list.
"I-et us have a game of 'high
flvo'," he said after he had talked
with his family and everyone joined,
tho colonel laughing anil joking he
cause he wus winning.
Since January r, when he wns hur
ried back to his sister's home In Den
ver, the colonel had surprised nil
who knew his real condition by great
powers of resistance and recupera
tion. One day his physician would
see the end "within thlrly-slx hours,"
tiud the colonel would rally and no
one could predict the exact outcome.
On January S, however, his system
broke down entirely and from then
on it was a question merely of time.
Story or Mis Life.
Colonel Cody was horn In Scott
county, la., February 2, IN -hi. His
rather was killed in the "border war'1
in Kansas. He became a pony ex
press rider in IMio-l: government
scout and guide and member 7th
Kansas Cavalry, ISCI-.I. 1 le married
l.oulsa Frcderlcl, March (S, 1 SStl. Con
tracted to I'uriilidi Kansas Pacific
Hallway with ull the buffalo meal re
quired to feed the laborers engaged
in construction, and in IS mouths
llxi'.T-SI killed l.sii buffaloes earn
ing the name of "lluraflo Itlll," by
which hi- is best known, tiovernment
scout and guide. lNlis-T-, serving ln
operations against Sioux and Chey
enne. Memher Nebraska legislature,
1ST2; joined ."'Hi cavalry as scout,
I s 7 1; . In baitle uf Indian creek
killed Yidlow Hand, Cheyenne chief,
ill hand-lo-liaiid right; I s M l-1 . gen
eral Nebraska national guard, Sioux
outbreak; headquarters I'lne Itlrlge
Agency. Participated ill batlle of
Wounded Knee; has participated ill
more Indian battles than any mull of
his generation. Since !sn:i lie has
been at the head of the "Wild West
Show."
AFTER GILL S SCALP
SKATTI.i:. Wash., Jan. In. -.Major
lliiani ('. lilll .-aid la-t night
lllal he ovpoclcd I be I'llited Stales
grand jury, now in scsjon heie. t
indict him a- a rc-n!t of it- iinciiea
tinn of alleged violations of the fed
eral liipinr alws.
"I fully c I lo lie indicted." he
said, "linl I am not ivnrried. At liisi
I eiiu-idelcil an i lid Mi ment against file
iinins .jbh-; new I think il w-ry prob-
llble.
"Thi- Iiiiik'Ii of fellow- lawbreak
ers put out of lio-lles by me are
now I .-1 1 1 II u Ihe federal aMlbolltie- a
I'd o rot t Iim I i- icpoiteil I" implicate
inc. Tiie Mln' liil ei'iniet ted elnamll
-("lie- 1" euliUhce 'he i'l;uid jury oi
- oliet ImiL.', but lloeiiult will llel hold
llleli" e Itlelieo gt,i,i e it 1- -llteil
and tl.e lle'tn c repealed. The w hoh-L:iiie-
is running In riiUT."
GATES ELECTED
MAYOR; HANSON
PLAN ADOPTED
Citizens' Council Ticket Defeats Non-
Pal tisan Gates Given Majority of
124 Over Botli Opponents Hanson
Plan Wins by 613 Majority Gad
clis, Carkin and Hargrave Council.
t K. Hales wns swepl into ol't'ieo
hv yesterday's vole hy n inujoritv o
I'Jl over both candidates, a plurality
of l.'ill over Medvnski ami G28 over
Xnriiwick. Willi him on the wave
rode the citizens' candidates for
eoiiticilnien and the llunson plan.
'Uuried lieneath the wave are V. X.
.Meilyuki ant! his plan, the non-par
tisan candidales I'm1 council and, M.
O. Nonlwiek. Ki"Jiteen hundred unit
two votes were east in the threo
wards. Mr. Hales received S).")4 votef
against ."itl I received bv .Medvnski tiinl
IL'tl by Nurdwicli.
The largest vole polled in the elec
tion by candidate or measure wn
.given the Hanson plan, which reeeiveil
li majority ol" liKI. This measure re
ceived a vote .of 10711. The vole
atruinsl the measure was 4ti(i.
The vole against the Medvnski
chillier uiiiendnieut wns !)"1, Tho
vote for lite amendment was ,").V, a
majority against of ;i!Mi. The Modyn
ski ordinance wns given "") votes,
while li:iK were registered against it;
majority ugaiusl, :IK:I.
In the First wurd, F.. ('. Cluddis wns;
elected by a ma jority o 1)4 as coun
cilman, polling il'.'l) itgninst II. (.'.
(ilaseiick's 'J'Jti. John II, Curkin in
the Second wurd received il"!l votes,
and lieu .). Trowbridge "J4!l, u major
ity of Fill. Dr. II. I'. llargruvu wns
rc-clcetcd tii Ihe third ward w ith '(17
voles, as against K. S. Ilitzler's '.M7,
a majority of "JO. (
First Wind Volt".
(lutes
Medvnski
Nonlwiek
For councilman :
F. ('. (laddis
II. ('. (ihlscoel;
.Medvnski nmendiiieiit :
Yes '
No
.Medyn-ki ordinance :
Yes
No
Hanson plan :
Yes
No
Second Ward Vote.
Hales
Medvnski
Nonlwiek --
For councilman :
J. II. Carkin
I!cn J. .Trowbridge
Mi'dv nski iimciidineut :
Yes
No
Medvnski urdinuiicc :
Yes '.
No
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h i
Kill
on plan :
Yes
No
Thin! Ward Vole.
dates -Ji:i
Ale.lynski 1.71
Nonlwiek
l''or councilman :
l)r. 1 1 ii cl; in !
V.. S. I In .Icr
.Mcil liski amelldluclit :
Yes
No
Medvnski onlinaiMM' :
Yes
N.i
Ilaiisoii plan :
Yes
N..
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117
184
L'lill
187
Ml
: 1.1 II
IV.
Interest hilens..
lalerc-t in the fompjiign nnd tile
(Continued on Page Six.)
NKW OKI. FANS, I,n.. Jan. 10.
The l.eland steamer Alexandrian han
been torpedoed and sunk, presuma
bly near the Hnglf h coast, according
to u telegram received by 111. line's
local officials today. Tho Alexan
drian sailed from Xc Kuglalld De
cember L' 7 for Liverpool with cotton
and miseelliineoiis cargo.
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