IM -erslty if Oregon f ihrrtry ir rr . rmi MEDFORD FORECAST lUiln and Moderate South west Wind Sunday. WEATHER M:tYlmiim YcvMcrthiy Minimum Today ;t'J. FortT-alxth Year. ru11v nii-ventli Yenr. MKDFOHD. OKKOOX, SATlMtDAV. .IANTAUV '27. 1!)17 NO. 2n:t M A IT.. RTTRTTNF. TROOPS UNDER I United States Expeditionary Force Begins Homeward Hike Out of Col onla Duhlan Towards Border All oMVoops in Field at Headquarters Ready to Start. WASHINGTON', Jan. 27. Willi drawnl of the. 'American troops from Mexico has heen nrilered by the war department anil officials here expect that by Monday morning the entile column will be moving north. The exact time of the withdrawal is left by the department's orders to I be discretion of General l-'miston, the border commander, nnd will bp. deter mined by his facilities for transporta tion. The war department made no an nouncement of Its order for with drawal, in lino with the decision reached after General Carrnnza re fused to'aecept the Atlantic City pro tocol, that future moves In Jloxico should be made known rather by ac tion than throiiKh formal announce ment. Officials also declined to com ment beyond reiterating that the withdrawal movement meant no change in policy. A Week nrqiilivd. 1 is expected here that about a week will bo required to bring the entire command to the border. Of the 12.000 men about 10,000 have been concentrated at the field base at Oolonia Dubian and the others are scattered along tho lino north. The expectation here Is that tho move ment will be along the communica tion lino and without uso of railroads. As soon as tho regulars reach the bordnr, a largo. proportion of the Na tional Guardsmen still at the bor.l tr nnd possibly all of them, will bo re lieved and Bint homo for muster out. March Is lliim Jl'AHKZ, Mcx., Jan. 27 Ameri can troops were marching out of Colonia Duhlan toward the border at 7 o'clock this morning, according to a message which was received al 1'asas Graniles. The message did nut fiive the extent of -the troop move ment, hut it was predicted in Casas Giftndcs that the entire expeditionary force would be on the road northward during the day. EL I'ASO, Tex., Jan. 27. Ameri can troops started north from the field headquarters at Colonia Duhlan al dawn today, according to reports from Columbus, N. M., which were brought here early today by passcn Kurs arriving overland and which were considered reliable. The troops which left were believed to be the ad vance pnard of the punitive expedi tion. Troops on ibc Way. The troops which left field head quarters early today included cav alry, infantry and artillery, accom panied by motor lorries and wajion drains, according to the passengers from Columbus. All of the troops at the field headquarters camp were ready to move toward O.jo Federico, eighty miles distant, where temporary field hcnd(uarti rs will be e.-tublishcd. Ma.ih,r Genera! Pershing was expect ed tu be among the last to leave the headquarters for the north, it was added. Villa followers were in the wake of the American expeditionary forces as they withdrew from Kl Valle, San Joaquin and Chnreos, according to a rcliible report received here. Yilui Forces I'oloUv. When the last of the fifth cavalry cantered out of Kl Yullc Wednesday morning, the C'arranza gnrrison there. (Continued on Page Six.) BREAK IN WHEAT ClilfAOO, 1!!., .Lin. 27. Severe brink-; in the price of wheat rc-ultcd tniljiv from heavy selling, due largely to H';i't miners. Tin sharpest de cline whs in tin.- May option, which Ml in some oases more than 7 cents toiiltiiiir tl.74Vi, as against .LH11 to s-l.81:i at yo-terdays lini-h. Remarkable nb-ence of export buying- contributed in a notable way to the weakness PERSHING STAR FROM MEXICO Fl Al SWITZERLAND CLOSED TO EXPORTS M 4 44 f LFUXK, Switzerland, Jan. 27 It is announced that the (ler- man frontier will continue' closed to Swiss exports until January 'Mi. Fresh vegetables alone are allowed to pass. Closin:; of the frontier usu- ally precedes heavv troop move- incuts by the (iirmiiis, and it -s reported a great offensive is ho- ing prepared tor Alsace. L BUTTE, MONTANA HKLKXA, Mont., Jan. 27. li. Ii. Sidebothnm ami J. (1. O. Wilmot, the founders of the Northwestern Trus tee company, who, with live others were on trial in the federal court on a charge of ii-dug the mails to de fraud, were found guilty en the sixth count of the indictment by the jury today. Tin other defendants. A. M. Aldorson, former secretary of state; W. ('. Hae, former state treasurer; l. G. licit oglio of P.utte; J. W. Speer. Conner mayor of Ureal Kails, and .Miss M. A. Cort, former assistant treasurer of the company, were found not guilty on all counts of the indict ment. Judge fi. M. Hourquin set Tuesday inoniin.tr at 10 o'clock as the lime for passing sentence on Sidebotham ami WilmuL The sixth euint of the indictment chart's that on October 1, 1014. Side hot hum and Wilmot mailed to S. Dur nnd, at St. Ignatius, a letter, wherein it was staled that ;it a meeting of the board of directors of the company the selling price of the company s ock was advanced from $'2U t $'M a share, hut that ptovisiim had been made for the old stockholders to pur chase within fifteen days a small amount of the stock at 20 a share, inasmuch as il had been increased without prior notice to them of the in crease. The letter said the stock could be purchased at $20 a share on a cash basis or en easy terms as low as 10 per cent cash and the balance on monthly, ejunrlcrly or semi-annual payments, having as lonjr as one year for the payment of the same. LEGISLATURE IS KPCFNK, Ore., .Inn. 27. A dele gation of 100 persons, including members of the Oregon st.ile legis lature, arrived here today und were guests at the Cnlverisiy of Oregon. The legislature was invited to come here to consider the needs of the uni versity. . President P. I. Campbell, in an ad dress, declared that the work of the university is upon an exceedingly high plane and Hint some of Its graduates are today faculty members in large eastern universities. .Mrs. George T. tlerlinger of the board of regents, made a plea for the women of the university and their building project. Regent .Milton A. .Miller, Nicholas Juareguy, president of the student body and Senators John (Mil of Mult nomah county; A. M. Lal'olletto of Marion; V. P. Lnf forty of Uenton, were speakers. Later tho legislators were the guests of the chamber of commerce. APPEAL TO POLES TO DONATE GOLD UMo. .;,n. L'7.- A Iwdtcrdam di-patHi to the Kcli;inj;c Tclc-i jipb company say- that the l'oli-h pre- ha- appealed t (lie f'oiUh nation foi irold. The papers snu'get that the l'idi-h trca-urv can be rcpleni.-hed by irifu iiiwn by cery 1'olc according to hi- menu-. It i- nl-o announced that a loan will pnb:ib! he launched in which V"ld will be exchange,) for notes, . EM PROBERS RECEIVE RECORDS El Several Days Will Be Occupied in Examination of Data Submitted No Important Witnesses Likely to Be Summoned for Some Days Names of Customers Submitted. NEW YORK, Jan. 27. The rules committee of the house will launch at once into tho operations of the larger stock exchange houses during the period of tho alleged '"leak" on the president's peace note at the re opening of its fnqulry here Monday. This was announced today by Sher man L. Whipple, the committeo's counsel, who said it is the big trans actions and the operators on a large scale that tho committee would look Into first and representatives of tho big houses would be first called. "Ilrokers representing probably '0 per cent of the trading during the period under the investigation, have expressed their willingness to fur nish promptly all the information asked by the committee," Mr. Whip ple said. "I have been engaged in conversations with brokers every minute and without exception every one has promised to comply. I am confident it all will bo in our hands during the course of next week." Keeords Submitted. NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Records of Mock brokers transactions during the period covered by the Investiga tion of the congressional "leak" com mii.teo began to reach the represenfa ;ivej of the committee here to'ia.v. 1'ruIiOrH were as ,nred that the com mittee expected to make no modifica tions in its demt'hds. .'I Ins queMion being settled, inter est in tho inqiiirv to be resumed no:;t Moni!t.y turned to the personnel of witnesses. It is believed that loji-e time may elapse before any import ant wituhes are summoned, at mo several da s may be occupied in tho examination of brokers accounts. Thomas W. Lawson, who figured prominently in the investigation al Washington, said in Hoston last ni;;hl that he was leaving the "leak me -is" to others and that he intended to go soon to his Oregon ranch for a lew months vacation. As the committee's requirements now stand It will not be necessary for the brokers to submit trial balances of their condition nt the close of busi ness December !, nor to show how the accounts of the customers stood in dollars and cents. It will not be necessary to show accounts of cus tomers who traded In less than 1,000 shares. Ilrokers must, however, n; li mit the names of all customers whether they were "long" or "short" and Hie data must be in such form that if the committee finds reasons to do so It will be able to connect names and accounts. The committee's first search, ac cording to its counsel, Sherman I. Whipple, will bo for the names of government officials among the cus tomers who traded last month. Mr. Whipple believes that if he can find out who were the big winners In the market that was influenced by the president's peace note. It will be easier to learn what traders, If any, received advance information and where the Information came from. TO GET TOGETHER WASHINGTON', .Inn. 27. Contin ue! failure of democratic senators to ajrree on a Ici-bit ivr program led -erne ndmini-tnition lender loduv to believe that the only mca-tirc- which! c;tu be pa-t-cd before ad journment on I l ,r..l. .1 .I..., i-., , I .-,..,.( I.,!.,.,- I.. ' tion, mineral land iea-ini;, revenue and appropriation bit!-. They e pre ed the opinion that the pre-ident would not call an extra c--ion if the-e -ubjecls were di.-pu-cd of. The senate inter-tate commerce committee lias potpoyed final action on flic taiimnd bill until next week. The co! nipt practice act, water power and IUhhI control bill- and the collec tiw foreign nveney mea-ure are -till mailers of wide di-nirrecuieut. ROM BROKERS 4 l.AliAMIK, W.o., .Jan. 27. -The snow blockade of the main line of the I'nion Pacific rail road had not been broken this afternoon.' At that hour the railroad company i-.-ucd orders to bluer all westbound trains marooned between Laramie and Rock River back into Laramie. One thousand coat miners em ployed by the I'niuu Pacific foal company at Hanua, Wvo., today were ordered t ipiit work and euae in hovelling. 444444444 4 4-44 FROM BLAZE IN PITTNlU'iai, Jan. '27. Fire which swept through a section of the retail buMiie.-s di-trict here today destroyed the Prank & Seder department store, the (Iraud opera hou-e, the Hilton Clothing company and a dozen or more smaller buitdines, with a los es timated at from .."jfMl.tHiO to :t,IMl0, 0()l. pour firemen were seriously hurt and a dozen or more so badly in jured that they were removed to hos pitals. The fire ale its way down Puth av enue from Smithfitdd street toward Wood street, and breaking windows in building neross Fifth avenue, drove scores of ructs from (heir rooms in the N'.-.'.vM hole. 'IV. Park buiMimj. the oldest f-ky.-cruper in the city, nUo was threatened, as were a number of movinir-picl.tire theaters. At one time the flumes leaped across Diamond street and damaged the Solomon department store and the Harris theater, bid were soon extin-irui-hed. It then became evident that if the lire wall which formed (he we.-' I and south side of ihe (irand opera house would hold the fire could be conlinetl within bounds that would permit the saving of no less than half the square. The buildings were arnenir the old-e.-t in the business section, with the exception of the (Irand opera house, which was modern in every way. The principal lo-ses, it is said, will fall on the prank & Seder company, the Hilton company and the Davis enter prises, which owned and operated the opera house. ' After several outbreaks during ihe forenoon which threatened a further spread of the flame-, fire chiefs de clared shortly after 1 o'clock that the walls were holding and the lire was under complete eont rot. Iie i-cd e-thiiates of the !o-cs placed the total amount a I about .f-J.." 1 10.000. Knur hundred uniformed policemen drawn from eerv station in the city were on guard in the burned di.-l net. VILLA DEFEATED HEAR LA JUNTA KL I'ASO, Tex., Jan. '27. - fiovern ment aiicnl- here received a report from local Villa -ouree.- today that Villa had la-en def'-nted by ('encrnl Francisco Murguia's troops in the vi cinity of l.a Junta, (. hihtuihua. He WM- said lo have lo-t hi- train- and 200 killed and wounded m. From the same source it was re ported that Jo-e Yin Snlazar nnd Villa had broken a-jain ami Ihnt S.H aar had 'muk- to the mountain- with J.'iOO men. W.HINtiToN. Jan. 17. A eom miltee o senalor-and reprc-cntalives will go to rharbMteM ille, Vn., tomor row to in-peet Altodtcello, home of Thojii i- Jefter-on, in connection with the propo-ed goserninenl purelui-c id the property as an he tori nil laud murk. E Forcible Feeding Resorted to by the Prison Aulharities to Save Propa gandist Who Is in a Serious Con dition and Unconscious Fcod Re vives Victim. NK.W YORK. Jan. '27. Mr-. Klhel Pyrin-, birth eont ml propagandist. whoe "hunger -trikc" in the I'.Iaek e!l islm:d penitentiary wns inter rupted today when pii-ou plivsicinns forcibly administered food, j- in a serious eomiit ion, according to her sister. M rs. Ma run ret Snaver. w bo said -lie had learned of it "on reliable authority." Mrs. I'.yrne lap-cd into a coma at ."i o'clock, a few hours afier having nourishment forced upon- lur, Mrs. Sanger said, and was slill uncon scious at noon. Forcible Feeding. A bulletin issued by the prison au thorities at I0::tll a. m. dc.-cnbeil Mrs. Myrne's condition us "stiyhlly im proved." She had been fed one pint of milk, two cugs and u stimulant. It was denied, in response to Mr-. Sang er's allegation, that there was basis for any statement limt Mrs. Itvine's condition was serious. The pri-on authorities resorted to forcible feeding after Mrs. Myrne col lapsed, while maiutaiuiug: her hunger strike in her cell on MlaekweH's isl and, where she is serving; a thirty-day term. The woman did not resist. Accord ing to physicians, she was too weak to do .-o. A lube was inserted in her mouth and nourishing liquid food was administered. The patient was then put to bed. " To Continue Force. Il was announced Ihal the involun tary method would he continued un less she consent ed lo abandon her intention to starve herself as a "mar tyr" to her cause of publicly circulat ing birth control idea with ihe sup port of her sister, Mrs. Muruarei Sanger, who is facing dial. The decision lo feed Mr.-. Myrne was announced after the pri-on phy sicians came to regard her condition as dangerous. Ku'gs and rank consti tuted her first diet since Monday night. CHICAOO. Jan. 27- A recently formed organization of employes in the maintenance department of the I llinois Cent nil railroad has t hrcat -encd a strike lo cover the entire sys tem if demand- for an increase in wages nnd a standard wa-e scale are fuel granted, it wa- learned today. Labor leader- asserted that they have strength enough to cau-c aholtl 10,000 men to Mop "elk if Hie de mands arc not -ranted. Following a conference with offic ials of tin railroad. C. II. MnrMiam. pre-iilcnl of the company, iji.ide pub lic n statement which in sub-tanec -aid (hat the road does let intend to give -auction to the organization or to meet its demands in .-my form. II YEARS OLD Sl'ATTLK. Jan. '27. A--Mani ( 'oii;mi-sionci' J. J. Hi-jin- ot ilie -tnte depa rt meiit of ag riciill urc i awititiicj the arrival of jllilil ca-es ,,l Chinese o- -hipped from Shanghai Iti St atllc in San Fialici-co and de tained ill tile latter eitv two ea rs by condemnation proceeding-, but re leased bv ti com I order c-terda '. Mr. Ili'.:"iiis -ay- ihe egg, wiil be eom'eiuned if brought heic. He ha condemned I "t.OOu ca -c- nf egg- in the jki-i two car-. STRANDE0 STEAMER AT CANNERY; BLIZZARD RAGES VANCMCVKIL It. C.. Jan, 27. - The (iraud Trunk Pacific steamer Prince John hit- been -hilled from the point where -he wa- beached e-ler-day to the Tonka cannery. The tug Pioneer i- -landing nloiiv-ide, A bliz zard i- raging along the Ala-La eonM. HUNGER STR K BRINGS COLLAPS MRS. CHINESE EGGS SHIPPED "U IS PUMA!) I Lift! 4444 44444444 4 LONDON. Jan. 27. The (!er- man crown prince has been pro- moled' lo be a general of iu t Mil - try, sas a Merlin dispatch t day, forwarded by licntcr's Amsterdam correspondent. Crown Prime Kredeiick Will- iam has been a lieutenant gen- ernl in command of an army group which include, the Verdun sector on the French front. 4444444444444 PIOTItOGUAD, Jan. :!7.-An at ti;pl by the (leriuanii to press back tho linnsiiin 'hie In the vicinity of lialnz -m :n the Itiga region, v.-.is frm-trated ':y the KusiaiiM , e.erday, (be war nC'ire announced. The ;nri.,;ns aie holdin :;u tena ciously lo I'.c mile of tre 'he- liny roporte 1 yi 1 tt dny having taivt r. from t 'O Frc'i): In the Verdun region c it the Pren -b Trout. No h? o';y has been mad t n the attempts to recap ture the lost fround, Iterlin .loeial'es. Tho UuKsiaus are poiiiin;-- rein foreementH into tho Itiea region, whore the Cormans. have been prey ing northward over Ihe fr,.en marsh landa and apparently luvo stemmed (he (Ionium advance for tlie time at least. . . . A Uiimantan official report .oday, tho first received for a Ion;; period, riiounec.s a Kumaniau vieto'y In the Katdno valley on the Moldavian fron tier, whore the Aitstro-Cerman f biros are declared lo have been ' drive:i. after an eleven-hour battle south of tho Kastuo and Suchll'a vullevi. T PAPER TO CIIICAUO, Jan. 27.- Newspaper pubh-hers who have been forced by the price of news print paper to charge '2 cents for papers cannot hope to go hack to ihe I -cent rale, wa- a warning which a hundred or more newspaper publishers look home with (hem today alter a conference here ye-terday with several manufacturer- of print paper. The wainimr was offered by Alexander It. Smith, maii nging diieeh-r of the Abitibi Paper company of Iriipioi- KaM-, Canada. A I 1 he eonierence an informal meeting of the publi-hcr- ami the pa per manufacturer-, reprc.-ciit in-.' the American Newspaper Publi-hei-' a---oeintiuu aiai' tin- 1'ii'it Popcr Maiiu-faelniei-' a-sociatioii voted to ap point a ccmiiiittee In utect iuimcdiale Iv alter Ihe delivery o the report on Ihe piint paper silualion next week by (lie federal trader comiui--iou to -ee if knowledge Laiiieil fiojn the re pori doe- no poiiil out a wav to an il'ljll-t mi'lit of the problem of the high prices. WASliiNCTtiX. Jan. 27. -An at temp; to have -liii'krii from itic legi--latiw. executive and judicial bill a pro. i- ii in ma kit g- all postuia -to .-uon-piljii"a) ami placlm: them on the civil mtv ice lj-t will In- made in con ference, according to se era I -en a -lot - today, 'flu- pno i-ion of the bill which pa--cd the senate e-teidav is objeeied to on the giouml that il is no! geimane to the mea-uie. Oilier provi-ion of the hill, which now goes back lo the hou-e for up proui I, w oiihl increa -c go ernment clerk-' salaries am! prohibit bureau ot editctt itm employe Irom receiving pay liom private eiliieal ioual iiisliln ti"ii-. The mea-ure cariic-. .111,0(10.. OOu, an iiicrcn-e of a million dol:ir oer the bill us it pa--ed the. hoiii;. U. S. TROOPS IN BATTLE WITH mm ban Forty Members of Utah Cavalry In dulge in Lony-Distnnce Shooting at Mexicans No One Killed or Injur ed Fight Begun hy Mexicans, Who Are Not in Uniform. TPPrfON. Ariz., Jan. 27.- Lying hi rucks (dose to the international lino, five miles south of liuby, Arizona,, forty members of Troop K, First Ptah Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Arns, were keeping up an incessant firing at Mexican bandits across tho line today. The .Mexicans were re turning the shots. As far as known none of tho American troops have been killed or v otinded. Reinforcement from Xo- gales are being rushed to the scouo. Soldiers and civiliuns returning from the line report they saw several Mexi can soldiers fall daring tho fighting. Firing kept up until 2 o'clock thla morning when the cavalrymen in tho rocks were relieved by u detachment from Arlvaca, fifteen miles distant, where Ptah troops have been sta tioned. The clash resumed nt daylight. .Mexicans Opened Kiro. The Mexican bandits opou-M. flro on the American cowboys who were trying to round up a herd of cattle on the American side, if Is alleged. The cowboys, although outnumbered, re turned tho fire, and sent for rein forcements from among tho Utah command. American civilians are being kept ;icu fiom the scene of fighting by I ieiilenant Artis, who is holding then in reserve until, il appears that lh troops are ituablo to cope 'with 'tho silualif.i'. . A pirl of civilians headed hy X. lieruaid, i anchor and county au piTvisor. left Arlvaca at dawn for tho .scene of the ftghting. KuifiviKor Mernard will tolephono Sheriff Itye lilies ut noon whether l'o needs aisi-l-nice. Miles Is ready to ivsp:nid, leaving Tucson hy automo bile will; a posse. The scene of tho I'iuhiing Is 7.'. miles from Tucson by fair automobile road. Not in I iilt'oini. Mexhun M'idiers who are firing aero-;ft die hue near flnby are 'iol ut uniform but the Carranza garrison stat'oind at Saabo were not un' loiim d. The parly of civiliuiu head ed ) y Supervisor lleniard. who left A rlvai a nt dawn hud not roinroed there i.l ;iie o'clock. Alter getting full details ot tho flighting near liuby on the telephone i: cm Sheriff live .Miles at 'factor,, tile Mexican consul at Nognles atWised bin that lie wjuh: see thut ortlers were immediately Issued to the 'Uir ran .a soldiers 'o cease firing and eavt the scene of the trouble. Sheriff .Miles sent Deputy Std Simp son, who killed a Mexican at .'og.iies last spring, who was trying to hold lii'ii from Jib, oon ransom, and Coun ty Lunger Hurts to represent him at. the .'-ecne of Hie fighting. Pcyiia's itaiidlt 11 mil. NOOALKS, Ari., Jan. 27. - A late mc--age this atten ti to the shcr- ilt's office finrn an Arivaea store -iiid fighting -till continued. This nie--;ige -lid it was thought the Mexican- engaged we iv followers of Francisco Kcynn, a bandit who boast ed he had taken part in Ihe Santa Y-.ibel massacre. Ifevun is n leader who was -aid to have opened recruit ing headiiuurter- nt Sormyta some time ji;o. Al that time the Mexican general, Camarago, was sent from Nognles, Soiioru. to the Sonoylu dis triel, and L't mi and bis band vnii ished. SALF.M. Or., Jan. 27.- I nder Ihe pio i-ion.- of house bill ;mtl, introduc i d by l'i're-en(iiUve Sheldon of Jack-on, iudcleimiiialc sentences for convicts are done nvvny with and in their place corner the minimum nnd maximum sentence. The sentencing judge i- given flic right to parole the coiiiel nidi! the custody of the eon-vi-t hn- passed to the warden of Ihe penitentiary. There are several re-vi-ion- (d' the code ineiea-ing the sentences of prisoners included in the bill.