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Lirf.ry WEATHER .Maximum Yesterday 50; Minimum Today 2(1. FORECAST Tonight niul Saturday MAIN. Mftiford m ait, Tmrttne Forty-ilxtb Tear. jj j ria I Viylij i i?r- - President Will Ask to Be Allowed to Use Whatever Measures He Deems Necessary to Protect American Seamen and Travelers Rapidly Preparinn for Any Eventuality. WASHINGTON", Koh. 0 President Wilson ' has framed a definite course to be pursued in ease Germany commits (lie "uverl act" mentioned in his nddiess to congress. He will nut ask e-on-grr-KS for a deelanilion of war, hut win uo jnsi wiiiu s jjiuunM-u in in address mid ask that he he allowed to use whatever measures lie deems nee cssary to proteet Auierican seamen ajid travelers. It was learned definitely after to day's cabinet meelinji that the .presi dent, has not yet derided finally that it will ho necessary fur him to take tlSs step, although officials generally believe that Germany alreadv has . proved eouelnsively that she will pro ceed with her program f ruthless submarine warfare in spite of the warning of the president. Actinp- on this assumption, the ad ministration proceeded rapidly today with its preparation for any eventu ality. All of the resources of the na- i...: n....l.ll...t i.... .w.;kl.i UUll IUU IJl-llln llllllftll'Ultll l ' JJ"mi.i. steps fur the protection of the coun try. The president prepared to go to the rapitol after the cabinet meeting to discuss legislation,' but changed his mind and telephoned Senators I'niu erene and Shafrotli, whom he desired to consult. The entente embassies here have asked the slate department if some stup cannot he taken to cease publi cations of sailings of vessels and publication of manifests of ships go ing into the war zone. Officials re aVe .tbat there is no warrant of law fjrpreyenf publication of sailings, but souip-step may be taken to ask Anier ienu' j-fublishers to refrain from print ing t hum .011 the ground of national pot;y. ' :. ; ' CHRISTIANA, Feb. 9. It is an nounced, that Germany has notified Norway of her Intentions to pay dam ages for loss of life on Norwegian boats torpedoed In tho Arctic ocean and also for those killed when two N'orwc-glan boats wcro sunk in tho North Sea last fall. These casej have been tho subject of prolonged negotiations. Germany stipulated that 'be payment is made without ad mission of any violation of interna-1 tionai law but out of humane and symiatbetic consideration for the hardships suffered by the families of the dead sailors. Tho long wrangle over the politi cal situation in Norway has been cntied by the decision of the party controlling parliament that there shall be no reconstruction of the cab fiiet... tThe retirement of certain min isters, .demanded by the leading newspapers bas been one of the prin cipal, bones of contention. PRElEillSllIiPJl DECLARATION MO HUN :r OF WAR NOT TO BE DEMANDED GERMANY TO PAY NEBRASKA FfENDjlNCREASE POSIAGE ' ORD, XebM Feb. 0. nioodhmnds brouglif .fnm Albion were last night set on the trail of a young man sus pceted of the rape and murder of Al ic Parker, daughter of a Ilolicmian fanner. They traced him to his home. Tho young man is Louis Kam erud, fisted 21. He was arrested and hied about a year ago for criminal asvjiuh on the dauuditer of a Pani-h lainUy. lie is now in custody. LOST ON TURINO I While American Rights Technically Violated by German Submarines Government Is Holding, Its Peace Until Some Outrage Presenting a Clcar-Cut Issue Compels Action. . WASHINGTON, Teh. 9. lici VVashington, the negro lireinnn w 11 lost his lft'e in the sinking of ';ie Lirilisli steamer T11ri1.11, was ivpo't d by Consul Krost today to be par ently" a lliilish subjis t. Il stated that he was lioni in Aloc'-iii, Canada. WASHINGTON, Feb. !l.---l'rei inary reports bclorc the -:' id di u menl todav on tin1 sinking m' u rl- chant ve-sels without wiirnhi': bv Gcrihan submarines rnuiuiurd t dt-nce o!' tcidinieiil violation of ,i:u ci.n rights, y.'t llic gnvcrniiicni holilillg its peace until some o'.m presenting a more clear-cut i should cnmpcl it to net. Iiit'oiinjii on all ships torpedoed is beinir leeted and it was ot'ficiallv staled t up to today the situation had no: changed. 1'i-esidcnt Wilson, pursuing his gen eral policy of having the government refrain from any net which might be construed as being prompted by 1111 ulterior motive in the crisis, author-' i.ed an announcement that bank de posits, merchant ,shi. and other pri vate property of foreigners will not be seized, even in case of war. This confirmed a provision of the Prussian-American treaty of IShS, with out actually reratilying the conven tion. Officials were impressed anew with the apparent success of Germany's new campaign as they received re ports of the agurcgatc tonnage sunk in the last few days, but they looked for early action by the British ad miralty to convoy merchant ships, or to take some other steps to lessen the destruction of her vessels. 10 RUSH NAVAL BILL WASHINGTON', K. h. !). -The house rules commit ler todny n-l'iiserl a speeinl rule to Imrry the three wl ministnttinn amendments to the na val bill lo provide tnr a lotyiOO.Oiiu bond Usue for ship and war supplies 1.000.000 or aircraft patents; and authorization to commandeer ship yards and munition plants. The three prnpoit in.! constitute new letiislalion nnl in order on an ap propriation hill without a pec::il ride. The nawil Itill :ij;ain was conidcii'd in the house. REPEAL LAW FOR I0E( SAI.KM, Or.. Feb. il. Couples who cannot pas the Oregon health tests probably will no longer have to go to other states, to obtain inarriaue li censes, as the senate today passed -t bill repealing the state law, which re quires a health certificate from every i-pplieant for a licence. The measure now goes to the house, where it i -raid to he assured of passage. AMERICAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.- An im- can charge d'affaires here, lias tel- mediate increase from one to one and egraphed Ambassador Gerard at' a half cents a pound in the postage j Berlin asking him to divert as many! rates on newspapers and periodicals j Americans departing from Germany j for this year and to two cents alas possible to Denmark or Swltzcr- pound next year is provided In the! polofffre appropriutioa bill onlfifd roportoii to tho Kfanto today by tho postoffite committee. MEDFORD. FIRST PHOTOGRAPH s? & i Tills griMit news photograph win siuicil ut the momentous iiuuiitc news to eoiigi"ess of tho diploinntie liii-nk witli the (criniiii empiiv. The the hull of the house of representatives, as members or both the house nixl the senate listen hi serious attention shown Vice President .Marshall ami Speaker ( lark, presiding officers of the senate anil bouse, respectively. HKIUdN. Fob. S, via London, Feb. 9. Former Ambassador Cinrard and his party probably will leave llorltn Saturday evening, ultnouKli tlio date hits not been settled definitely. It iu nvnm..,.,! tl.nv will iravpl lv wnv of Switzerland. Mr. (Jcrard was oTfered the choice Rumanian and .Macedonian fronts is of leaving Ilerlin Saturday or Sun- reported in these war areas. day and decided In favor of tho ear- lier date. Tho train which will takeJ PARIS, Feb. !(. A flornian at bim to neutral soil will be composed tack last night lu the region of of sleepers and day coaches and prob- Vaux les Palaineur southeaL of Ver ably will make better time than tho dun was repulsed by the French, to- c-milar train service which no longer attaches importance, to the speed as in peace time. 'oinplete Arrangements Arrangements ,y ibc departure of Mr. (i ea!ly was po-K ran) and bis uite were pnicti- oni!did today. Tin niM'd by the number t o Ite made out for the delay ' pnss-iinlni-- o' ill.' sadoiiat paitv ami bccsiusc lack of news rcjt rtliuv the iuovc ineut. of t'oiint Von Kern-tori t'. A .-pe-ial irain will h-avediei !in on i Saturday einiim at h:i!0 o'clod; for i Sv.il. rlaml by way of Pm-ei and lieine. T!ie party will then travel to Spain, where Mr. (Jcrard will emhatk oii the I'irM available .ejiiucr for the I nit fit Slate-. The lon-ier ainbas-a dor and Mi-. (Icrard will be accrnn-j panied by nearly all the embn y sec- t rel;tric and nUaclie and mcmberr. of j the (M-n-nlar M-rvice iu (Jcrmany ! e.ei'pl a few odd g"in." to Si-andi- j eavia or Holland ami by ino-t of the , Ami'i it-an i.ew-spjipcr con e-poiHb n! s. j 'I'hc train will carry in all ome 2ti(l ; person, from the Oerman capital. j Two represent at i es of the foreign 'of-1 n.-e will n-eompnny the train to the) border, wind, is expeded to j read.ed early S;md.y at ten i. ! THK IIAC.CK, 'NVIberlands, Feb. 9. Maurice M. Langhorne, the Amor!-, land, owing to the restricted accom- modatloii3, food ditricultifs, hls'i cost of lhini? nnd the abKcuco of shipping facilities In Holland. OKMK ION. I'l.M I )A V. KKIilM'AK'V 9. 1017 OF PRESIDENT WILSON TELLING A t i lfr - t ' t w 1 ' 41. i'i ty IN Hi ATTACKS FOILED; IWrtl.lV, Kcli. !1. The British i TOKIO. .but. 10. (Correspond made attacks at three points on tho cm,0 , the' Associated Press.) Spo Somme front yesterday. Today's M msm.os live ,,,en tilkl, ,. , nouncemcnt from tinny hnailqitarters says they cuined a small amount of E.nuiul. An absence of important developments aioii'JC tno uussian, , day's official statement says. Yio- lent artillery actions occurred In the.01, Uormnn subniariu Woevrc region. Last night and (his morning bombs , JHiian I'liviUc liner Km press of Asia, u-n-rt rirniinnri t.v n irnisi iku In iliftlwhuh reached Yokohama from Van-! region of Dunkirk. Four civilians were killed. i PKTIlOOrtAD, Feb. n. only min or operations along the Russian and j Rumanian fronts are reported in to J day's war office statement, which reads: "Western front: South of ttrody the gallant (Jeiieral KurdiualovskI ; was killed by a rifle bullet. The enemy artillery bombarded the town of Stauislau, with twelve-inch shells I which destroyed a bonne and wouud j Pd several fnhabilatits j "Rumanian front: Infantry fire t is proceeding,'' 1 WASHINGTON, Tel.. l.- liavmond U Sevei of N-.v Hump-hire was Ilomm;il(, Uy Prc-ident WiNon today as a niembfr of ibc -liiiipiiig board lo siH-ccvd lleriiai'd P. Maker, who re signed mmhi a Her being coniij-mcd b the -finite. .Mr, Stew-Ms, noti.iiiat r. for a term of five year's, war- tormcrly a member of coiigrcs-, l ioni New I lainp-iiiK'. and at present i- a --peeial counsel for ,Jl(, 1(,eral trad miniion. ANTI-PICKET1NG BILL PASSES THE HOUSE SAI.F.M. Or., Feb. it. -The Orei'on ll(-i-e d je,u ntali e-. loduy ;.n i-d it .., r,r,d(ihii picket in- dur- ;., . n,(.. Tb" inc .1 t . -.., ,v J ,..,...-..,, ;1 ' I'.mbnid. IN CASE OF OVERT ACT' BY GERMANY . . .. -- .... - - - ...xm ' . CONGRESS OF THE BREAK WITH " t uf i t, r "tit , .s. S, Vi 72 & ri -e i.r Ms4V w If - Ni - r ,,v v . 2 1 J 1 in recent American In'tory Hie Instant l'icsiileiil Mlso pi isiilcnt Is sliown innrcr (lie arrow rending bis dranuitic IN 11 OCEAN .lajianesu naiai ui'l'in i nii'iii iu juo- L ."apaneau xiiiimiiik wuiii i.crman suJimarincs. AVhilo details of the govern men t'.s plans are Kept secret tor obvious reasons, it. Is understood that several steamers plying between .Japan and Knglaud by w ay of t h; Suez caiiJii will bo armed with three Inch guns muniied by naval gun ners. Wltlle there luive been no reports operating of thu ( the Pacific, psengi'r, cuover yesterday usual precaution the steamer lefi , 1' itorti'd that nii i were taken when the Canadian port ten dnys ago, Tho liner's lights were extinguish ed or darkened for three nights and tho winders was forbidden for the use oT passengers. Persistent rumors have been afloat that two tie nn a n converted cruii-'er.-i have appeared in tho Indian ocean and a d input di from t he iJom'iay branch of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, reports a sudden rise In war in.ni: ance rales on account of th'-so ru mors. While not lilng confirmatory of the exlsteiu'o of the raiders has been considered of suffldent impor tance for the navy department to be i:in an investigation, many warships of high Ppeod, niOf-tiy small cru!:jei, hne bem detailed for patrol duty fu the neighborhood of Singapore, Pc nang and other points on the Indian ocean routcts. WW -I l.ll.MIM.N. 1'ih. p. -The . 1 1 1 1 : Ii l -11 -t.-ii papciH tndiiv iiliniiini'f lliat llii' cniiiMTit will n--k ii vnpjili'Ciriitiil v. to ut' rri'iiit l.pf Jiio.tiini.litin in'i:il- l'ir Will' r.pi :i-r- In .M.ni-li ;.!. jinil ;il- ii villi' i.l i-ri'ilil mI .'t'lll.onii.lloil piMlllil. l- (I tll-l il-!illllli('llt nl l':e ,'IMIO.mt 1 1-1)1111 I'd in tin' l.:l' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! ' ill Muli'll nl 'I'lli- 'i.iM't lilrriil uiil ir. I i i iilr:i f :t imv w;i-. inlro- I bill iu tbf hnii-ii nl I'litiiini'M'.. un Mhii--ivc K. K. K'llili .Im li.r -ii -pi'ii-inn nl '.Tiiinl iniii'. j hi iiiLT tbv ii'tii.iiliili'i' nl tin: war. GERMANY . 1 broke I lie niessiige In Iteliinil Hie pi-Csidcut. are u. s. NEEDED AT ONCE WASIIIXCTOX, Fdi. O.Navy re rititlng ugetits have been instrnctod to immediately enlist Ur-.tJOi) addi tional nun. While the current naval bill au thorized a peace strength of 7-1, nou men, il carried appropriations for considerably leys than that number since (lie depai inii-ii', aad estimated that in the normal (V'ursu of oyenti not. more- than t'lmu iccrnils above the number iH-cessary to replace men discharged could lie found. Officials have been encouraged b; reiruitlug returns dining the winter months, however, which have brought the actual strength up to nearly ,"Sr Oitu men already. In the event of war, probably the first act of the pit siucnt will be to authorUe the euiisl mcnt of the maxi mum war time shvngjh of S7.0U0 men. Probably tlii.- could be ipitck ly accomplislicti by a provision iu the depart mcnt.'H regulat hmy permitting vol ii n hers to enlist for duration of the w;ir and not binding them to a full eiiltMment in limes of peine. I ii t be war depa 1 1 irienl. Meps are umb-r ' -onsideral Ion for hurrying or ganisation of the officers' It reserve coriy, Less than 1,01)0 men have i been cf un missioned so fat', alt bough approximately .'n.uon would bn re quired for a volunteer army of r.ni), ii'H) men. An official statement Is sued today calls attention to tho classes of no n eligible for commls dons nud urges that "there Is no i enson why eligible men should hesi tate to ap;dy for com mis. Ions on ac count nf bd:;g ru'.ty or even delident iu technical military matters. "It says personality mid probable effic iency of the Individuals arc given greatest weight by examining offi cers. The establishment of examin ing boards in even- city or town ; where a fair number of applicants come forward is no wbeing consider, ed. 1 E A WASHINGTON, F"b. f. A reso-; inlioti, calling for a popular refein-. dum before any declaration or act of ; war exi r pt in rase of Insurrection or: dnva-lon, was Introduced today by ; Representative Callaway of Texas, "by retpiest," following a conference I with several of his colleagues. ,t J I ...... v t 3 IIU I! UILIIUUL s -.. j i m ii I km I iiiiiiii' W K . v r ,1 I KM H K K A NO. 'J74 TUin DIP I IMCDQ IIU u u L ML 0 V A I I M 1 II II I ' I I I I I I I I No Word HcarJ From Baltic amf Saxcntlia Possi'dy Made Detoup Tine: Norwcyian and One Brit ish Ships Sunk by Submarine To day -SI Ippers' Problem Serious. NI'IW YOliK. Feb. !). SlllpDinR circles still laikwl news this after noon of I lie safe arrival of the Hilt I Ii pay User liaers ltiillie anil Sas- lia, now due to have reached Brit.- lull ports from New York. Officials of the While Star anil Ounurd lino Id, however, they believed they would have been advised If the llunr-i hud met, Willi mishap and pointed to tho fait that tho British censor has been withholding reports on tho movements of ships. It was posslhln also I lint both vessels may have inudn a detour, they said, which would lengthen their voyages. With the Hulling of other ships for loiiropcuu ports delayed on account. ' the international situation, freight i qiort was hi'Kinnlng to aceumulntu here, but it was said tho situation was not serious. Norwegian Ships Sunk. QCKT-NSTOWX, Feb. ft The Nor wcgian ship Storskog of 2,101 tonfl gross, was sunk yesterday by a Ger man Bi.htmfrino." Tho crow . was aboard when a steam or appeared and tho undersea boat submerged. Tho chief officer and carpenter were tho only ones able to return to the ship's boat and they were picked up by tluf steamer. LONDON, Feb. 0. Lloyd's Ship ping agency this afternoon announc ed the Norwegian steamship Hans- kinck, formerly the American steam er Satllla of 2,iti7 tons gross, baa been sunk. The Norwegian steamship Hans kinck was last reported in available shipping records as leaving New York December l t . bound for Rotterdam. She was oOtl feet long and 41 fret wide. She was built at Qulncy, Mass., iu iimm;. Two More Vlclnms. ' LONDON, Feb. 9. Tho Norwe gian steamship Ida of 1,172 tons, has been-sunk by a (lermau subma rine, t Surviving member . of tho crew wro landed today. The cap tain stated that the chief mato and the steward were killed while on doclc by gunfire, the submarlno firing con tinuously without warning until tho vessel sank. The Norwegian steamship Ida wart built at Aberdeen In 1Ss:i, Sho wan !;.'! feet long and hud a beam, or feet. The Rritish steamship Haiina Lar sen, I,:D) tons gross, lias been sunlc by a submarine. Iter captain nntl chief engineer wero taken prisoner. Tho remainder of the crew were landed. The Manna Larson was 2 1." feet long and was built In ID0I1 at Flons bnrg. Originally tierman, her regis try was changed to Mritlsu when sh wVs requisitioned by tho British ad miralty while interned at a British port. A.MSTKIIDAM. Feb. K. Germany was all-tied in advance that the Fiiropcan i IruU would not take ne- tiou d' a radical unlure ngaiiist her bee;iie.e (lf the launching- of her new -iilimatine campaign, according- to a -lalemcnt attributed by the YosUdm Zcitutig of Berlin to Count Ti.u, the 1 l::nua ' iiin premier. Premier Tisa, as the newspii)cr, told hi- followers that before (ier manv announced her ruthless Kiibnui rine camiiaign the central (towers seam1 cd the Fnronenii neutrals and sal ilied themselves thai these lien-IrnI- woit'd uiiderlake no warlike ac tion a:;niiist t he central powers.