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NEGOTIATIONS NEW EMPRESS PAPER MAKERS SrS-i TROOPS SEN! GILL NETTERS
WITH PENFIELD OF ABYSSINIA BADLY SCARED: H I TO CHECK RAIDS GIVEN MONOPOLY BLUE LEDGE OR
j ARE BROKEN OFF WINS BATTLE :T0 COT PRICES 8T1 I ALONG BORDER OF ROGOE RIVER
' 1 kmi- .
Americans Reported Warned to Leave
I Negotiations by Ambassador
3 Broken Off Washington Still
Hopes a Break With Austria May
Be Avoided.
S PARIS, Feb. 10. AnhmIiiiIis in
Austria huvo liueu warned from
Washington to leave tliat country.
,j 'WASHINGTON-, Feb. 1 fi. Slate
department officials discussing (lie
report from Palis that Americans had
Icon warned from 'Washington to
leave Austria, said no Instructions to
this affect hud been sent to Ambassa
dor Penfielcl. They considered, It
probable that Ambassador Penfield
mi!ht have taken such action on his
own Initiative.
Officials say they still hope that a
break with Austria may be avoided,
but admit that all recent indications
are to the contrary.
f IVnNrld ISmiks OIT.
f' LONDON', Feb. 16. The negotia
tions between Frederick C. Penfield,
the American ambassador at Vienna
and tho Austro-Hungarlan govern
ruent have been broken off, according
to tho Berliner Tageblatt as quoted in
mi Exchange Telegraph company dis
patch from Copenhagen today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The
state department' had nothing today
.to explain the report that, negotia
tions had, been broken off between
Ambassador Penfield and the Austro
y lungarian government.
The only negotiations in progress,
fco far as known, were the ambassa
dor's efforts (o inform the govern
ment of the attitude of the United
States on unrestricted submarine war
fare. The status of threatened break
ing off of diplomatic relations was
;sald to be unchanged.
' Senium .Arcs , ItWcasod.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 G. Unoffic
ial advices that Germany has released
tho 72 American seamen held pris
oner when brought in by the prize
Ship Yarrowdalb reached officials to
day just as a premptory demand was
about to be made on the lleiiin gov
ernment for the freeing of the Ameri
cans. It is said also that the German gov
ernment, has modified its orders
which would have compelled relire
hient from Belgium of American re
lief workers.
( Many serious problems yet remain,
however, and were to bo discussed at
today's cabinet meeting.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1C An In
quiry as to the truth of unofficial
report of the release of the 72 Yar-
rowdale prisoners was sent to the
Spanish minister at Purlin late to
day by (lie state department. Pend
ing a reply, a demand that the men
lie freed will be withheld.
: $2500 AI LINCOLN
I i .
j UXCOI.X. Xeh., Feb. 1b-A
stranger strolled leisurely into (he
First National flank at University
Place, ii Lincoln suburb, today at
noon. Then was no one in the ban!;
but the president. The rubber, j
young- n!ll hout 23 years obi, flash
ed a gun in the officer's fare ami or
Tiered him to retreat to the vault. Ai'
tcr loekinir him in the vault, the mb-
tier iekct up .$2olM) in currem-v
i'orni!iLr a lare amount of silver into
Uold, and made Ins eseape.
DOCTOR WOOD APPOINTED
STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER
.M.r..M. 'r., i- ei). ii. iovrmor
Williy4'ombf ("day appuiutf-d J Jr.
Kiiink Wood id' Portland a member nf
tlie -tate board of mcdi'-al exat'iiin-rr-.
i le succeed' hr. Luther t(. liaui-
illoll. iiNy of J'olihtlld,
Emperor Is Deposed Because of
Turkish ControlChristians Rally
About Menelik's Daughter and a
Stormy Time Follows 25,000 Slain
in Great Battle.
, , . Ett f'l . - i
LONDON', Feb. 2 (correspondence
of the. Associated Dress.) Abys
sinia is having a stormy time since
the death of Kmperor .Menelik. In
Ihe past few months the new emperor
has been deposed, civil war has bro
ken out and several bailies have been
fought between the factions, in one
of which nearly twenty five thousand
men were killed.
The new ruler is Kmpress Zauditu.
a daughter of Menelik.
An account of happenings in Abys
sinia lias ju-t reached London. One
letter says;
"Lidj deassti, Ihe youny emperor
who succeeded his grandfather, Men
elik, has gradually come under Turk
ish nflucnee and had in many ways
offended the Christian population.
Tile legations of the entente powers
in September sent in a joint protest
and this was followed a few days la
ter by a meeting of the ministry,
which declared the emperor deposed
and unthroned in Ids place the Prin
cess Zauditu, with Has Taft'ari as
recent and heir to the throne.
Two llnttle Fought. .
"Things were ipnet for a few
weeks whiletho deposed emperor's
partisans were ualherin, then sud
denly Miknel, ruler of Wollo, and the
must powerful chief in the country,
declared himself in faor of the de
posed emperor and marched against
Adis Abcba. The first battle was
fought some dislance outside the cap
ital, where the government army of
."IHIU men under Has Sul-Se.ed was
virtually annihilated and Sejred killed.
"There was a ynnd deal of exeite
rncut in the capital and the legations
prepared for nttack, but the enemy
was slow in appearing and the new
empress had lime to mobilize a stroiic
force which, under the personal com
mand of the war minister, met the
enemy on October 127. The battle
lasted all day and resulted in the en
emy's complete rout. The empress'
side had lit, (100 killed out oT 0O,fHfl
enpiiiiird, while the enemy is said to
have lost lo.OOO killed.
Primitive Fighting.
''The manner of fighting" was prim
itive. At first they fired with rifles,
but becoming; tired of this, they threw
these weapons aside and dashed at
one another with scimitars and
spea rs.
''There was great rejoicing in Adis
Abeba over the outcome of the battle
and on the return of the victorious
army a grand review was held by the
empress in person.
"Kuril chief rode at the head of his
men and as he approached the cm
press lie dismounted, drew his sword
and danced about her, shouting the
deeds he had done. This was kept up
until the chief became exhausted,
when he prostrated himself and with
d rew.
"The commander of the enemy's
army, Mikacl, was led up, chained to
the chief who had captured him. lie
was a fine looking man of digni
fied, but extremely sorrowful. Other
chiefs, who had been captured follow
ed him, all in chains, ami each carry
ing a large stone on his shoulder af
a sign of submission."
ASKED BY FRANCE
PAKIS, Feb. Alexandra lUbot,
minister of finance, today asl-ed the
French chamber of deputies to ap
propriate 9.rT4,OOO.ftOO francs to cov
pt the government's expenditures for
the second nuarter of the presi nl
year. This was an increase of 9'10,
immi.ohO francs over the amount of
the appropriations for the fiit (fuar-U-r.
Threatened liulictinents by Federal i Vv 1 Patrols Strcngtectl by General
Graml Jury Causes Combine to Of-j jyl Funston Bodies of Tlree Cow-
fer to Relieve Situation at Once r VJ boys , Found Widows Prostrated
No Real Shortage of Paper Exists ,f. $ AP' i" an:' '" erio"s Com,ii'on -Troops
Mills Can Easily Meet Demands, j W fJ 'ItZJ Arrive to Hea(l off Salazar-
WASHINGTON, Feb. Hi. The fed
erud trade commission announced to
day that the principal news print pa
per manufacturers of the I'nited
States and t'auada had proposed that
I In commission determine a fair ami
reasonable maximum price for paper
from .March 1, 11)17, to September 1,
1017. The proposal, it was said,
would be taken under advisement and
an announcement made within a few
days.
Tho action of the manufacturers
follows two duj'K of conferences with
the commb'Kion and the proposal was
submitted to Francis .1. Heney, spec
ial counsel for the commission in its
print paper investigation. The manu
facturers hurried here soon after it
was announced that the federal grand
Jury in lew York Had been asked
to return indictments charging crimi
nal violations of the anti-trust lawa.
iieport Is ltc4idy.
The commission's report of its in
vestigation of the news print paper
industry is ready to hcj presented to
congress. No Intimations of its con
tents have been given, but it is under
stood to show that there is no real
shortage of news print 'paper as tho
manufacturers have contended and
that the paper mills of the country
are in position to meet, all ordinary
demands.
Soon after the commission reached
its conclusions and the department of
justice began paving tho way for
criminal prosecutions in the federal,
courts, a movement began among the
manufacturers which culminated in
the signed statement which now is
before the trade commission,
When the official announcement is
made, it is said that publishers will
find that a way has been found to re
lieve the disastrous situation, which
has confronted them for many
months.
t'p to Commission.
There has been a strong intima
tion that the manufacturers might
be willing to put the whole problem
in the hands of the. commission for
solution. Some manufacturers favor
the suggestion that the commission
determine an equitable price for their
product. That would mean a com
plete concession by the manufac
turers, many of whom heretofore
have discouraged the trade commis
sion's efforts to bring manufacturers
and publishers together.
The effect of a proposal of tills
nature on the grand jury investiga
tion in Xew York is not fully known,
hut publishers generally are more
keenly interested in a reduction of
prohibitive, prices than in prosecu
tions. Tho manufactuicrs are here, it b;
said, as Individuals and cannot act for
Ihe en lire news print industry, but
ihey represent, a large share of the
paper mill stock held in this country
and Canada and it is believed other
manar'crr. would he forced to follow
their example if they take the action
contemplated.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Hi.-No Her
man seamen on ships in American
harbors nre being held except those
who are believed to have violated
some law. TIih was indiened today
by reports taken to the cabinet mcet
inu by-Attorney Hcneral Hregory ami
Secretary WiUojj, in charge of the
immigration ?et i-e.
In cases where machinery nu Her
man ships Jims been damaged, the at
torney ueiiernl saiif no pro-eeul ion
will be brought. Where -e--el-. bac
actually been Mink in harbor, how
ever, joint i on s of law a re involved
which probably will b-ad to adioti.
fEEI)rJ3ICC.PmflELD
Ambassador Penfield, who is rep re
sen ting; the Fulled Slates nt Vienna.
IVE
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PKUI.LV, Feb. Hi. The Oermnns
began an attack in the Champagne
yesterday. The war office announces
that they captured ground half a mile
deep over a front of one and one
half miles, and took 8."(i prisoners.
Heavy figlfting occurred on Hill
.18.").
The tfficinl l-Vendi -taff map gives
Hill .18") in the Champagne two-thirds
of a mile east of Tahure, which prob
ably is the point referred to in the
Herman statement. It n on the point
referred to in the Herman statement.
It is on the highroad between Sommc
Py and Ferny, ahoiil M" miles west of
Verdun, and thirty miles east id'
h'heims.
The extent of ground gained and
the number of prisoners taken mark
this as tlie most important battle nl'
the year, indicating that the Hermans
may have begun an offensive cam
paign. The Herman attack was made
at the same season as that selected
for inaugurating the offensive in
HM't, which was hegun on the Verdun
front on February 2 1 .
L
NKW Yoh'K, Feb. It;. The rail
roads of the I'nited States, through
a specia I commit tec on ua i ioual de
fense, organized here today at a
mcelimr of the National liailroad
.Men's society, will help with support
of President WiUon's council of na
tional defense. The country has been
divided into lour railroad .one:
ea-t, central, -oath und west -eone-spoiiilinu'
with the army departments.
For each section a special sub-com-miltce
of railroad officials was
named.
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
Southern railroad, is chairman of the
new special committee on national de
fense. SAILS FOR WAR ZONE
NKW VOI.'K. Feb. Hi.- The An
chor line -leniiter Tiiscania, carrying
fourteen cabin pa senucrs, of whom
four are Americans, sailed today for
(ilu-trow.
The Tn-caaia is in the ,-ame serv
ice as was the steamer Ca lif'oruia,
torpedoed la-t week nff tli ia-t o
Ireland with the loss of forty-one
MEASLES EPIDEMIC
RAGES IN PORTO RICO
SAN .H AN, Porto Pic... Feb. Hi.-
A severe epidcTitte of men-lc- ha
broken out in San Juan. lun ca-e-havinu
beeij icportfd. Several death
have Mceui red.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. Hi. As
a resull of the raid on the Cornel'
ranch and the activity of Salazar's
Co ice, south of the border. American
patrols on the border territory west
of Columluis are to be strengthened,
Hcneral Fun-ton announced today.
Detachments will be placed at
randies in that section to guard them
against raids. H i probable, Hcneral
Funston said, that Ihe regiment of
New Mexico National Hunrd now at
Columbus would be used for lhal pur
pose. Details of redistribution arc in
ihe hands nl Foloui'l 11. H. Sickel.
commander of the Columbus district.
Ilodlcs Are Found.
lieporls rcacliinii heaibpin iters o
day froju 1'olonel Sickel told of the
finding of tlie bodies of the three
American cowboys who were carried
off by the Corner ranch raiders.
Although bandits are showing
greater activity in the border section
t ban for several months, there is no
indication that the return movement
of stale troops will be halted.
, Widows I'rostrilted.
HACHITA, ; M Feb. Hi.-Airs.
Andrew I). I'etersou, who was wid
owed when Ihe Mexican ranch raid
ers killed her husband late .Monday,
was in a critical condition early to
day following the receipt of news at
the I'etersou ranch home of tlu mur
der of her husband. Mrs. Fctcrson is
ahoitt to become a mother and she
was attended throughout (he night by
physicians and nurses, who feared
she could not live twenty-four hours.
Peterson left seven children.
Mrs, Ibirton Jensen, whose husband
also was killed by the raiders, fainted
when (old of Ihe triple murder and is
under a physician's care. Jensen
left two small children. Hugh
Acord's aged mother was prostrated
from the shocli of her son's dcalh.
Acord was unmarried. I'etersou was
oil years old, Jensen was ;J2 and Av
ordL'li. tiiiard Increased.
Armed Mormon men and women
have been leaving here all morning
for the Campbell ranch, thirty miles
southeast (,r here, to attend the triple
funeral of the victims of Monday's
.raid on the Corner ranch. The fu
neral services will be IHd laic this
evening.
.lose Vne, Salazar,' with "() men,
was sil at the O.jilos ranch, forty
live mile- south of the border, early
today, according I o in format ion re
ceived by military officers here.
Four troops of the twelfth J'niled
Stales cavalry will reach the border
today to prevent another raid. Two
troop-, will be Meiioucd al Alamo
Heuc'-o ranch, in Ihe Corner ranch
district, am the remaining two Iroops
will be stationed at Culberson's ranch
near the border. Thev will await or
der from Colonel II. ( '. Sickel, com
manding the New Mexico paired dis
trict, although it was understood here
that no troop., would eio-s the M"i
enn bolder.
NKW YoliK, Feb. Hi.- OilVers r
the News I'rint Manufacturer-' as
sociation, an oiva uizat ion of sixt y
ciiibl individuals and companies, ap
peared Ms witnesse- today before Ihe
-pecial federal urnnd jury chu-eii to
investigate whether increases in price
of new, print paper involves a crim
inal viola t ion of I he a tit i-1 rtt-l law.
Alter the mauuhictuict- have e-ti
lied, a number of ncw-p;ipi'r p"bti-h-eis
will be called and it is cvpeeted
that the investigation w ill la-t at Ica-l
a month,
Provisions of Original Thomas BUI
Carried Cut by Passage of Smith
Bill, Giviiifj Josephine County Open
Season for Commercial Fishing
From April 15 to August
SALKM, Or., Feb. Hi. Hovernor
James YVithvcombe today signed the
bill passed by the Oregon legislature j
prohibiting seines on the Kogue river.!
SALKM, Feb. Hi: Victory of the
gill-nctters in Rogue river flHhitig
was made complete yesterday by the
parage of the Smith bill (S. U. 21)0)
which had already passed tho Bonnie,
giving a lO-Vday commercial fishing
season, from April Ki to August 1,
in Josephine county. The vote on
the measure was M:l for, to 24 against.
The present law provided a UO-uay
sennson, from June I to August 1.
As Hogue river fish legislation now
stands, gill-netters are given a com
plete, monopoly with a long sea.sou in
the upper river, tho provisions pro
vided in the original Thomas bill (H.
H. U'O) being carried out by 1 1, M.
IMS, barring seines and set-nets at
the mouth, and the Smith bill in
creasing the Josephine season.
The original Thomas hill (II. U.
HliO eliminated seines and set-nets
and provided tin open season for com
mercial fishing for Josephine county
from April 1 U to August la. On ac
count of objections from JaciisoU
county anglers, Ihe house committee
on fisheries substituted II. H. .2 IS,
which left the Josephine county sea
son as under the old law, tin days,
atui eliminated seines and set-net.-
I'ro-a the mouth A strong lobby wan
maintained by the Rogue River Fish
I ''uteetivo association, and through
man.' combinations effected, tho bill
pH'jed both chandlers, after having
1'cen killed in (he house, Represen
tative Thomas devoting most of his
energies to its passage.
History of Struggle.
When tho bill passed tho house,
Dr. J. C. Smith introduced a separ
ate bill, providing for lengthening tho
season for Josephine county" from
April I T to August I, and the sen
ate passed the measure on the. sumo
day that the bili barring seines was
passed.
An agreement was made bet ween
Representatives Sweeney and Thomas
and the Med ford anglers lobby,
whereby It was agreed to amend the
Smith bill to add I days instead ol
t."i days to the Josephine open sea
son, The majority of the house com
mittee on fisheries made a favorable
report on this amendment.
Accusations Plentiful.
When the majority of tlie fisheries
committee substituted II. II. :'IS for
the Thomas bill, the minority mem
bers made a strong protest, alleging
that they had not been consult d, ami
accusing the majority of bad fait h
and discourtesy. So when the ma
jority report on the Smith bill ap
peared the minority followed the tac
tics previously practised by Represen
tative Thomas and the majority, and
submitted a minority report favoring
(Continued on Page Four)
BILL IN HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. - Hi. -The
I7,(iu(l,ilti0 111 my appropriation bill
was taken up today in the hou-e with
pro-peel of a vote early ne week.
Chairman Heul of the military
committee, at the in-taiicc of the war
department, moved to increase I nun
-tlJIUhJUiU to jK.'pIMUMIK the amount
w filch may be u-ed for a viatioti
school- on! nf the unexpended bal
ance of appropriations pro ided by
the current nrmv bill,
, The tern liny bill provide-, in addi
tion that, .'fs.iniit.ilOti fur aviation.
Secretary linker ha a-kc Chair
man Heat for numerous iuerce-cs to
the CDUuuittec hill, but the eommit
ces attitude i- to deny ihem.
FIRST CAR OF
r e?
t
$103.50 A TON
Gross of $3519 Received for Thirty-
four Tons of Ore From Tacoma
Smelter Copper Runs 16 Per Cen(
and Gold and SiUcr $7.50 Per Toil'
Prospective Purchasers Visit.
Since the first ear of ore from thej
Ulue Lodge mine was shipped to Ta
coma for smelting threo weeks ago,
speculations as to tho return fron
tho smeller have boon running riotl
in 'Medford. Few were really confi
dent, however, that tho return would
really be $100 per ton. The returns
have just beeu received and show thud
tho ore runs over that amount.
.Manager' C'arnahnn of the IMmi
Ledge mine slated this noou that thq
figures furnished him by the Ta-
coma smelter show that the ore rauj
Hi per cent copper, which at the nuir-i
ket price of UOc per pound would
amount to $!HUM) per ton. Gold
ami silver ran $7.a0 to tho ton on
flOJ.aO gross return per ton. Thin
makes the gross from tho car of 3-U
tons shipped to Tacomu, $JJ,fl9.
Net Profit High.
Mining, smelting and freight
charges are very reasonable, accord
ing to Mr. Caruahun, so that tho neC
profit runs very high even thougti
tho ore must be hauled to Jackson-
ville from tho mines by team and
auto truck. The ore was run o mine,
not band-picked.
Five 'team outfits are now engaged
In hauling ore and several trucks
augment this force on all sunny day a
when tlie roads can he negotiated
successfully. With the opening oC
spring and the drying up of the roada
a large number of trucks will bo
placed In service so that the cars of
ore will roll to the smelter every few
days. The second car of ore will
roll from Jacksonville tomorrow.
The three mining men who spent
the middle of tho week at the mine,
returned to Medford Thursday after
noon and left In the evening. They ex
pressed themselves as pleased over
the district and many of Us Individ
ual mines. The prospect of a deal
going through which will involve tho
sale of the (Hue Ledge mine and other
properties in the tlistrict is very fa
vorable. If Hie sale is consummated
it will mean the opening of produce
ing properties on a large scale.
Plan Operation.
If the ltlue Led go initio Is not sold,
according to Mr. Carnaban, the mlm
will put on a large force of men, de
velopment work will be pushed and
facilities for transporting the ore toy
tho railroad will bo constantly added
to and Improved. Twenty five meu
are now working at the ltlue Led 30
mine.
The men who visited tlie district
Ibis week are John F. C'oweu. a well
known mining promoter and operator
whose holdings at the present Unto
reach from Alaska to Arizona.
Messrs. Bernard and Griffith, tho
others ol tlie trio hail from Salt Lake
City, ("tab, where they are well
known as mining engineers and
operators,
Xes as to the opening of activo
development work in the ltlue Lodga
d ist :t ;l on a la rue scale Is being
eag.'il;. awaited by Medford business
men la ueeeral, front the belief tbrt
the pushivg of mining develoruei t
w tl; mean a renewal of business a 'I iv
Hy in the city.
SWISS 10 CARRY ON
NKW' YOUK, Kil. Ili.-'l'hi! IVlUi
i-1 i 1 1 1 -" ii'liH (iiMiiiUim rciiii- vc
'cit! nl' ;i ("ililcuiiini t'linu LiuiMiimi',
SnitiTlimil, which sliilcs that tins
vu.Wi ihi' v.'Mrriil ruinmitlw will
Miller iiu inli'iliTi'iH'!. Iniiii the ililc-niiilii-
hiviil; ht'lwci'u Hit' 1'iiitrd
Si;iii - :in.l fii.rmiiii.v. Tin' rencriil
i"niiinil!i'c mentis word Hint it Iiiih ii'-i-i'ivi
il a-Mintin-os In llii HTi'i't t'l'uiu
all the ht'llicriMit liowers urtMljU ili
I'mIiiimI.
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