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r:TIE TITRER FOUR AMERCANS OFF YARROWDALE AT COPENHAGEN y j - Physiciar.s and Vetenarians Released After Four Months' Imprisonment by Germany Reach Denmark, Pen niless and Destitute Dramatic Tale of Adventure and Hardship. C'OPEXIIAOE.V, .March 2. Four JAmericans from the steamer Yarrow- Male, who have been prisoners In Ger many for three months, arrived here oday. They are Dr. John Duvis, I'olumbus, Miss.; Orvllle MeKIni, Watertown, X. Y.; Or. 11. 1). Snyder, i iXorfolk, Vn., and Richard Zabrlske, " jknKlewood, X. J. . j The four men were practically des- -itltute. The men reached here with )only the clothes they stood in and will, under the custom of the sea, be Juiipported by the Ilrltlsh consul until lit is U)ssll)le to send them homo. j'J'liey owe their release beforei the nenialnder of the seventy-two Ainor- leans who were on the Yarrowdalo ,lo the fast, that as physicians or vet irrimmans, they ranked as officers (and wore confined in tho officers' .'ramp at Karlsruhe. The horse ten ders and sailors, who composed the ,' hulk of the American captives, are still held In "quarantine," at tho prison camp for enlisted men at Dul hen. Dramatic Tul of I'cril. Tho four men left tho camp at Karlsruhe on February 27 and trav eled direct to Warnenmnde under es cort, where, after being subjected to Hie usual frontier search, they were i put uboard a Danish ferry and left 1 to shift for themselves. The Danish ypolice took charge of them upon their arrival Mr Denmark, provided them with quarters for tho nrght in a hotel at fijedscr and gave them the first hearty meal they had enjoyed sinco lauding In Germany In Decern ber. The next morning the Danish authorities provided railroad trans portation to Copenhagen. Feiy- -more dramatic tales have been brought forth by tho war than tho story of adventure, hardship and peril at sea, short ration on land and the new danger from the sky which was related by these four American professional men to the Associated Press correspondent. Snapped up by the German raider In mid-ocean, they cruised around for days while the commerce destroyer was gather ing further prizes. Then they made the voyage in the Yarrowdale to tSwinemueudo, under such condi tions that they expected the ship's seams to open and the vessel to sink i' beneath them at any moment. I Two Months in Prism Camp They lived for more than two vmonths in prison camps in Germany Vjn the meager prison fare without It'ood parcels which lighten the condi- Jtions of existence of other prisoners of war. They passed through air plane attacks on Karlsruhe, during (which bombs intended for the railroad tatiou rained on all sides of their imp. To cap the climax, they were norant to the last whether they .ere prisoners of war or neutrals in tendon, whether their government ; las dome nnvthtllc to obtain their loose or whether the 1'nited StatPH lad not already entered the war. To culil to their anxiety, their fellow Americans from the Yarrowdale, at the time when they left them at the iN'euslrelitz camp to be transferred with other officers from the captur ed steamers, were in a state of com plete destitution. They were Insuf ficiently clothed, several having been jvitbout shoes or overelothing during the severe December cold and all were weakening under the effect of these conditions, although they were sub stantially remedied when Ambassador Gerard finaly succeeded in locating them in the prison camp at Dulmen Wlici the Four Are. Those four men, however, had es caped the ambassador's notice on ac count of having been transferred to the officers' camp at Karlsruhe. Dr. Snyder, until recently a member of the health department of Xew York City, was captured aboard the British steamship Voltaire, the first vessel taken by the raider while he was re turning to America from France. 3lr. Zabrlskic was the veterinarian on the steamship .Mount Temple, a Canadian horse transport which lost three men from shell fire. .Mr. Davis and Mr. McKim were on the White Star liner iGeorglc. The recital of the Americans of incidents concerning tbvir rapture nd their experiences on board the raider Is one with uhiih American eailers are familiar from the ac counts of the Moewe and the Appani. fThey were treated t irmly but cour teously by the German officers. They were confined in tho hold durlny i'.c.cuto thut your klood is impregnated chase of each suecesHe prizo, won dering anxiously whether tin- inti'i.ri :ed vtrtini would in:v lit"' 'd I perhaps send the ratik-r to the hoUom. Capture nf Vturowl;il'. There wns no losi of life except i'i i the case of the Mount Temple, on i which three Kreueh-Caiiudiiins ,wi o ' killed. Auother man was Injured, his foot heliiK so badly maimled thut j it was amputated on board the raider. 1 1'ntil they reached Swlnoniuende the Americans had no Idea that they 'would be treated other than as neu- trais. in fact the British officers who were captured signed parole pa- pers while on the raider, with the understanding that they would be placed on board the first neutral steamer encountered for transship ment to a home or a neutral port. The capture of the Yarrowdalo with her valuable cargo influenced the German commander to change his In tention and send the prisoners to a German port on that vessel. Aided by a heavy storm the run to the entrance of the Baltic was made undetected. Thenca they steamed to Swincmucnde under Ger man convoy. After a few days at Swinemuende, the prisoners were transferred to the camp at N'eustrc- ilz, where they were -held for a month in quarantine. Tho condition of many of the Americans, including horse handlers from the Georglc, was deplorable. The horse handlers had been accustomed to work on the low er docks, which wore half nwash. In bare feet and In underclothes. They entered the boats In this condition. Three Americans went without shoes in thejinow for almost a month be fore footwear was supplied. Others would -have been little better off if the captain of tho Yarrowdale had not distributed all available clothing aboard. In lterliii 18 Hours. Repeated attempts were made to communicate with the American em bassy but none of the messages reached Mr. Gerard. After a month all the men of tho rank of officers. Including tho four Americans, were transferred to Karlsruhe, and the others to Dulmen.' The journey to Karlsruhe required 52 hours. On the way from Neus trelitz they were switched about for 18 hours in the yards at Berlin at a time when Ambassador Gerard, whose imperative instructions were to ascer tain whether there were Amertcnns among the Yarrowdale prisoners, was bombarding the dilatory foreign of fice with notes of Inquiry, Thoy were almost starving when they arrived at Karlsruhe. There they found that the insufficient rations of Xcustrc litz were succeeded by a steadily di minishing diet which during the last fortnight of their stay consisted, they say, only a plate of thin soup, a pound of bread and half a pound of potatoes dally. They were allowed monthly pay of sixty marks, from which 54 marks was deducted for ra tions, leaving six marks to pay for coffee, tea and tobacco. What extra money they had molted away in pur chasing fish and other articles to supplement their rations. According ly they wero all out of funds when they were notified of their release on February 27. Notwithstanding their unhappy recollections of Karlsruhe, the Amer icans praised the camp commander, Major Schonebeck, and his assist ant. Lieutenant Von Friesen, who did everything in their power to lighten the load of the prisoners. These Americans were unable to give a list of their countrymen from the Yarrowdale. Every scrap of paper, Including passports, was taken from them. Dr. Davis said that on the Georgic with them were 57 Amer ican horsemen and two firemen. I.nXDOX, Mulch 2. r.oid Krlli I'lifl'c, the publisher, snicl in nil nd drpss toilny licl'iirc the Anicrii-iin .Luncheon club he und every nssur nnce the HrilMi could I'innnce the wnr, but thai he would welcome some shil'liiu; of the enormous finnuciul burden nnd would be i;hid if Auiciicn -bowed some of its historic sympnthv with Kntnce by benrini some of I he crusbinsr linnnciiil strum which bnd been imposed on her. J.nrd Xorthcliffc nl-o snid be wns cert ii in the nllics could win the wnr by themselves, but Hint for innny sen timcntul rensons "J would like to see America in Hie wnr side by side with us." Rheumatism Should Rheumatism in its early stages may delude you into believing that it is a disease of a purely local and tempo rary nature. Bevond a slight numb- I ness of the limbs and pains in the joints or oacK, mere may oe no out- nara inuicauoiia ul 11, uut 11 you an not heed these warnings, or if you rely upon liniments to cure you, it will Jrrow rapidly worse until you have Iheumatism in its most violent form. These svmntoms. mild in the beirin- nin but growing steadily worse, indi- MI1ANN GERMANY 1 M POLICY German Foreign Secretary Says No Backward Step Is Possible and Na tion Must Use Its Sharpest Weap onsCannot Help It If Neutrals Have to Suffer. UKHL1X, Tel). 28 (via wireless to Snyvillo, March 2). In his address In the reichstni; today in regard to re lations between the 1'nitcd States and Germany (a portion of which was re ceived by cable yesterday). Foreign Secretary Zilnmenuunn related the circumst.iiiets of the attempt at con-tinuin-; negotiations between the two countries through ttie Swiss legation at Washington, mid after saying it was easy to understand that the gov ernment endeavored lo avoid every thing which might cause war with America, continued: "We examined the suggestions from the Swiss minister from the stand point of these considerations, From the very outset we wero absolutely certain that submarine warfare ought lo be limited in no case and ill no manner by concession on. our part. Obviously our wish to come to an un derstandlii Willi America can be ac complished only in the event lliaf it is possible without conflict with our declaration of barred zones, which w e arc firmly decided to maintain ngninst pur enemies under nil circumstances. Vsc Sharpest 'We-jipon, "II was only after lone; considera tion that we decided to use our sharp est weapon. You know, of course, of our negotiations with America and of our honest and sincere, pence offer and the jeering- rebuke of our enemies. To our atlempl at reconciliation our adversaries opposed their will lo an nihilate us, and thus nothing was left us but to lako up the last and best weapon. "After we took lliis decision obvi ously no backward step was possible. We regret Hint ileal nils . .have to suf fer by it, but we cannot help Hint. "From the standpoint of these con siderations, I said in mv answer lo America merely that flerninnv, now j as before was ready lo uvgolinlo on condition that establishment of ihej burred zones against our enemies be not impaired. We only hinted at our readiness to enter into more detailed negotiations with America in regard to the admission of passenger ships." Negotiations Kndcd. ."The Swiss minister at Washington transmitted our communicalion," Sec retary Zimniermnnn continued, "nnrl iThcrcupon received from Mr. I.ansinu a note in very polite terms. Mr. T.an sing said he w as authorized by 'resi dent Wilson to say that the govern ment of the 1'nited States would very gladly and willingly negotiate with Germany if Germany cancelled her decision of January 31. This being absolutely impossible, the negotiations had to be considered as a failure be fore they really had been begun.'' NEW GOVERNOR NAMED ' BY CHARLES FOR GALICIA AMSTEHDAir, March 2. A Vi enna messiiKe lodny stntes lli.'il Km peror .Charles has nppointcil (icncrul Count Karl lluyn governor of (!nli cin, replacing (icneral Von Diller. C.lll OF THANKS. Wo wish to thnnk those who bo kindly helped and sympathized with us In the loss of our beloved son and brother nnd for tho beautiful floral offerings. irtS. EI.I.A MAIiailEITKR MHS. HICKMAN KIN'O, MIIS. LESLIE RODGEKS, MRS. CARL COl-'EH, .NIKS. AltTlirit I'OE, MISS EMMA MAflREITER, THOMAS, OEOIKif; AND CARL MARGRKITKR. . Him 'CiROCKKV CO. You can buy the very Ijcst fresh ranch cbks at Touts' Grocery lor 2;ic dozen. We have seed potatoes. Early Sunrise. American Wonder and Net led Clem. Spot cash nnd no delivery. Be Nipped In The Bud with Uric Acid, which, if not eradi cated, will contaminate your entire t system. Tho results will bo racking pains in the joints, muscles and limbs, chronic stomach troubles ,and a slug gish liver. ' , The only relief is in the restoration of the blood to its normal, vigorous . condition, which can be accomplished i by taking S. S. S the unfailing I remedy for rheumatic troubles. Our I Medical Department is at the disposal of all users of S. S. S. Swift .Specific Co., 'M'J Swift Iluilding, Atlanta, Ua. WtMhit'siluy ewniiiir, Maivh 7, (ho Cir ivo flub of Phoenix ul'frr the "liiunrsf (iirl," n tw,o-m't ope-ru. This is thi' niot ambition iiiusu-nl imiliTttikmj,' ever out on in llio coin iiiumtv ami utlriirtiitg much attention iiinont: loenl musu lovers. AUo this will be the first performance on the new hiiiU sehool stue. The story ol the opera is briefly: O Humi San, n little Japanese niaiil, is prepa i iny to eelebntte her 18th birthday when she hears invisible singers ebantin "Stiyo Xarn," a sijn of misfortune in Japan. Word then comes from her father that he ennnot be present. Ae foriliu to Japanese eustom, how ever, lie semis n biril. "Tori-Kayo," lest Ins absence biin bad fortune. ! The day of the ceremonies, while the household are at sieta, a party of American yirls and their governess wandered into the gnrdeu of O llonu San's home. Here they arc surprised by her quests. A perplexing situa tion arises, hut the little Japanese puts the Americans at their ease by inviting them to the festivities. In the midst of the ceremonies, Chnya, tho maid, rushes in lo announeo the mikado himself, who has been pre vailed upon to ndd his august pres ence to the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Saito of tho Med ford Art stoic have assisted in the costuming and stage setting, both of which promise lo be unitue and unusually beautiful. Millinery Opening Saturday, March 3 Trimmed HATS Tailored Incomparable Styles " Miss Lounsbury ' Milliner M. M. Department Store ' ;- 'I Everything SATURDAY- Cauliflower, Spinach, Rhubarb, Brussels Sprout, Carrots, Green Onions More of those big bunches of Lettuce Smoked Salmon, 15c; Butter, 40c Best Cheese in Medford Always ln'ar in iniiul if you Maul in select your (!r ccrics from a first -class stock, you must to Junes the store fur iiiality and low prices. First Store east of Park. Jones' Cash Grocery Hunters and anglers may buy their licences at bargain rates between now and May 1H, District (lame Warden Driseoll announced yesterday. The new law increasing the license fee heeoines effective on that date, but that does not deprive the .Kits inan from doinjr his 1 il 7 rotl-uml-yun stunts under the old rate if lie hur ries. The present rales for either hunt ing or fishiiiLT licenses are $1 per year, while .'J is the rate for eombin atiou hunting and fishing license. Af ter May 21 the rate will he 1.:0 for single licences and .fii for the eom biuation. More licen.-cs have been sold dur ing I'Vbruary than during the same month last year ly between l'JOO and l."jl)0. It is expected that the revenue of the fish and yame commission from this source will be materially larger than !a-t vear. mmy ' m MARLEY iy2 IN- DEVON 1V4 IN. ARROW COLLARS 13 cts. each, 6 for 90 cts, CLUETT. PEADODY S CO., INC. MAKERS - i good at Jones' Plione L,:il- -. mm. W'-mz ' smoothest smoking tomoco bacco just be cause we call it so. jyOME wasn't It is the smoothest av built in a smoking tobacco be day, neither was cause Gf ts two years anything else rrifiiu,: : ' a worth white. It en But takes mo' than two years to build a tin of for Velvet. and Dried Fruit Now is the season for dried fruit. Our stock is new and of good quality. Peaches Black Figs Bulk Dates Apricots White Figs Seedless Raisins Petite Prunes Package Figs Seeded Raisins Italian Prunes Package Dates Currants Fresh Vegetables of all kinds. PERSONAL ATTENTION PROMPT SERVICE MARSH & BENNETT PHONE 252 Spray Materials Sold by ROGUE RIVER FRUIT & PRODUCE ASS'N ' EARL FRUIT CO, OF NORTHWEST ROGUE RIVER FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS BARDWELL FRUIT CO.' GUY W. CONNOR ASHLAND FRUIT & PRODUCE ASS'N FACTORY BARDWELL FRUIT CO. STEWART FRUITCO. Distributors Lime and Sulphur, by Barrel or Bulk Arsenate of Lead and All Orchard Supplies I PACKERS AND SHIPPERS "SIGNAL BRAND." i Ii. 0. 1'ARDWKLL, Manager. . F. 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