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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHEK
Fair Tonight, nnd Thursday.
.May. 10; Mln. 03.
Forty-fifth Tear.
Dally Tenth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1913
NO. 228
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All War Material Preserved and
Losses Light Greece Officially
Denies Reported Entrance of Bul
garians Into Greek Territory
French .Forces Not Cut Off.
LONDON, Dee. IB. With officiul
deniuls both from French nntl Greek
bources of the reports Hint tlin Dul
giiriuus lmd entered Greek territory,
the ontcnto capitals nwnit with keen
interest the next move o tho central
powers in the Macedonian theutor of
war.
The question nsked on nil .sides is
"what will tho Bulgarians do now'
they luivo realized whether tempo
rurily or onnnneiilly remains to he
seen the greater part of their na
tional aspirations in Macedonia!"
Military observers hero say it is
recognized thnt without Bulgarian co
operation tho, Austro-Gcnnans at
present arc not in sufficient strength
to attack the Anglo-French forces in
(.heck territory. The report of the
presence of largo German forces in
the ranks of the Bulgarians is consid
ered in London to be exaggerated. On
the contrary, according to thu best
nvailahlo information only small Ger
man detachments are included, and
these consisted mainly of artillery
men. Invasion Improbable
The situation in Macedonia formed
the subject of lengthy ministerial
conferences at Alliens vestcrdny, nnd
at their conclusion the Heuter corre
spondent snys he learned:
"Official circles arc of tho opin
ion that both for political and mili
tary reasons it is highly improbable
that the Bulgarians will cross the
frontier."
Greece is cnmplolhur the removal of
iU troops from the large nrea which
tho Anglo-French commanders map
ped out ns being necessary for the
defense of 'Kaloniki and with the
freedom of movement acquired by the
entente allien in thin district ener
getic measures arc being inaugurated
with a view of expelling tho pro-German
element and the nest of spies
with which Saloniki is alleged to be
infested.
To Attack Kgjpt
On the continent of Europe many
rumors concerning a Tiirco-Geiman
plan to attack Kgypt with a large
army during the spring aro being per
sistently oiroulnted. Tho possibility
of such a lmncment gives added in
terest to the deflection of Dutch Fast
Indian mail steamers from the Suez
mini to the Capo of Good Hope
route.
The Cologne Gaaello says strong
dot'eusu works uio being constructed
on both sides of the cnnnl by the
Biitih, who are reported to havo
more than n quarter of a million
troops in Kgypt and to be landing ad
ditional torces daily.
Itetivat in l'l-ogioss
l'AHIS, Dec. 1:,. The last infor
mation obtainable by the I lavas cor
respondent at Athens when ho filed
a dispatch yc(ordiiy was that the al
lied front extended mm fair n IviiL-im
in Greece, about '-'.' miloh north of
Saloniki. Tho retreat is hciutf car
ried on under favorable conditions,
enabling the allies to preserve nil
their war material. Athens nowsnn-
pors express tho belief that neither
y ! i
uunuau nor iiuignrmu troops win
oross the Greek frontier.
It is said that tho Gorman nnd Bul
garian forces in tho Giovgeli .section
vonit of nino divisions, three Ger
mnn and six Bulgarian. Greek troops
(Continued on page six)
NKW YORK. Dec. 13 It was said
la the financial district today that the
Curtlss Aeroplane company hag closed
a eontrau with the British govern
ment for M3.uuo.000 worth or aero
VUnm. In the fiscal veer ended Oe
ther SI, the company produced wore
thaa $t,OOO.Oou worth of aeroplanes
and motor, most or vimh went to
t Hi ni-h -:i. rnneni
I
ANY
INVASON
B GAINS
z
BLOWN-UP IN SHED
CREW OF 40 KILLED
COPENHAGEN1, Dec. 13, via
London. A report of the de
struction of tho super-Zeppelin
L-'2'2 was received from Schlcs-
-f
4
wig today by a Copenhagen
f nnirciniwir If u ctiiil tinnrK nil
newspnper. It is said nearly all
tho forlv members of tho crew
wcro killed or wounded.
Tho loss ofjtho Zeppelin is
snid to hnve been due to the ac
cidental explosion of n bomb ns
the airship was leaving its shed.
The explosion demolished the
bhed.
4
f fl l l 4-4-
NVOLVED IN PLOT
10 CALL SUES
NEW YOIIK, Dec. !.". It was
learned authoritatively today that a
high official of one of the largest in
ternutionl unions in America is seri
ously involved in the investigation
United States Attorney Marshall is
making into tho Franz Von Itintolnn
conspiracy to foment strikes in mun
itions factories.
This man is of Germnn descent. Ho
wns prominent in tho prolonged
strikes in Bridgeport, Conn., fnctories
.last spring, and also took u leading
part in the strike of l'000 workers
last summer at tho General Electric
company's plant at Schenectady,
X. V.
Tho investigation into the striko
conspiracy lias been halted for some
days pending word as to when Snm
uel Gompcrs could appear before tho
grand jury.
Mr. .Marshall learned today that
Mr. Gompcrs had arrived in Washing
ton nnd sent word to the capital to
have the labor leader subpoenaed.
T
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. Vu
The Turkish war ottiee todav gave
out tin following statement concern
ing the progress of hestilities:
"link front (in Mesopotamia):
Tho activity of the enemy's artillery
near Ktit-cl-Ainurn daily is. decreas
ing, owing to our violent counter
fire. As n consoqiienco of success
ful attacks our troops hao ap
proached closely to the onemy's main
positions.
"Dardanelles frent: Our artillery
snocos fully bombarded the enemy's
positions near Anafarta, and hostilo
ships near Kemikle Limnn, compell
ing tho vessels to withdraw. Near
Ari Diirnu thorn has been mine
throwing activity and rather violent,
though intermittent, artillery duels.
Near Hcddul-IInhr there has been
bomb and air torpedo fighting. Our
artillery shelled a hontilo howitzer
battery and blew up its amnuiuitiou
depot.
"Monday there whs violent bomb
fighting against our trenches in tho
center. Our artillery successfully
shelled the enemv artillery positions
and destroyed a blockhouse and two
bridges ncro-s the Kereuzdere."
FORD PEACE Si
KIRKWALL, Orkney Islands. Dec.
1j The steamship Oscar II, having
on board the Ford peace party arrived
hero early today.
Kirkwall la the port into which
moat trana-Atlantle vowels which are
held up for search by tho British au
thorities are taken. The Oscar II waa
destined for Chrlstlanla and her ar
rival at Kirkwall probably means that
she la bla detained by the llrllkh.
A Loudon dlapatrb last night said
It was hardly llkrly that tbe steam
slili would be taken to Klikwall us
Mie h.d nu rargo aboard.
LABOR
IS
11
IE
DETAINEDBYBR1TISH
1300,000,000
OF WAR LOAN
SOLD TO PUBLIC
$200,000,000 of Anglo-French Bonds
Still in Hands of Underwriters-
Syndicate Dissolved at Midnight-
Placing Bonds on Market Results
in Slight Decline From Selling Price
NEW YOUIC, Dec. 1".. Sixty per
cent or $300,000,000 of tho AiirIo
Frcnch bonds handled by tho Amorl
can syndicate, havo beon taken for
Investment, according to announce
ment mndo this afternoon by J. 1'.
Morgan & Company, leaving $200,
000,000 la tho hands of tho under
writers. Commission Distributed
"Of tho bond3 bought for Invest
ment," says tho statement, "tho lar
ger part wns nnturally taken by par
ticipants wiio joined tho syndicate
with tho Idea of Immediate withdraw
ing their bonds and thus obtaining
tho benefit of tho syndlcato price.
"Tho amount of cash which tho
syndlcato managers nro distributing
to tlioso -who did not withdraw their
bonds for investment amounts to be
tween 10 nnd 11 per cent of tho
amount of participation."
Tho cash pnymentB of ten to cloven
per cent represent tho difference be
tween DC, tho selling prlco to tho pub
lic and 9G4, tho participation prlco.
Representatives of the syndlcato
declined to comment upon tho heavi
ness of tho bonds In today's market.
Syndlcato Dissolve,?
With the dissolution over night of
the bunking syndicate which floated
the .."0Q,000,000 Anglo-French 3 per
cent loan, interest centered largely
around the dcnlings in Hint security
nt today's stock market opening.
Tho first offering consisted of
Iwcnty-fivo bonds nt OPi, a declino
of l's points from the price at which
they wcjo token by the syndicate,
and i''a under the previous low
quotation at regular sale. This was
followed by numerous additional
transactions of ten to fifty bonds nt
Ul-Yt and 01.
Tho bonds wero readily absorbed
and caused no disturbances to tho
general market.
Beforo the end of the first hour
tho bonds mndo a further decline to
DP j for future delivery.
ALLIED AIRSHIPS
INSULIN, Dec. 15, by wireless.
Four allied aeroplanos, including ono
battlo plane with two motors, woro
brought down by Gorman nnti-alr-crnft
guns, the war office announced
today, during raids on 'Ilapnumo and
I'oronnc, Ju Franco, and Vulhcini,
linden.
A successful attack on an English
BteaniHlilp was made by German
aviators.
Jn tho Balkan cnmpnlgn tho re
treating Serbians aro bolng pursued
farthor. Southwest of 1'lovljo, In
northern Montenegro, they were driv
en across tho Tarn river and farthor
to tho cast across tho Grab-Brodorovo
lino. Several hundred prisoners woro
taken.
SAFE CONDUCT FOR '
NKW YOIIK, Dec. 13. Captains
Iloy-Kd and Von l'apen will leave
New York, barring a clutngo in their
plans, on Tuesday next on tho Holland-American
liner Nnordnm. This
was luarnod authoritatively today,
WASHINGTON, Dm. 13. Tho
Bntih ewdiHsv received today from
London nuthongMtum to iasua safe
euuduct to Captain Boy-Ed and
Yon I'Mpvx, the withdrawn German
uaval military' attache.
'J'ht uffU-er wilj not be required
to uiw akniiraiK-ex that they will re-
r.. in iriu Hirtuipiiiiu m the war
mi. r r .h !iiar- (j iiu.iiiv
WiNGEDBYGERMANS
IS THE OLD 'ORANGE' ROTTING?
400
BULGARIANS
BY
75'S
PATHS, Dec. J3. How tho Bul
garians in the battle of tho Come,
one of the earlier operations in
Macedonia, lost 10U0 men and how
they hurled themselves repeatedly at
tho enemy, but mowed down by the
French "75's", were finally compell
ed to ictiro behind tho heights, is re
counted in an officiul statement is
sued today. Tho battlo lasted nine
days.
It wns fought in a wild country.
Certain of tho villages of the dis
trict woro completely destroyed.
"Tho order to nttack was given on
November 0," snys tho statement.
"A battalion succeeded in attaining
tho Hnjec, and installed itself on the
hill dominnling tho rivor.
"Further north French troops be-
gnn to ascend Archangel heights, and
their continued progress and rapid
siicces greatly disturbed tho enemy.
Tho Bulgarians wore unable to gain
the slightest amount of ground.
"On November 11 the upper Cievo
was attained. The enemy retreated
in disorder. Later the Bulgarians
attempted, with three divisions, to
mako headway in repeated attacks,
but were mowed down by the fire of
our mountain artillery and 73's. Tho
enemy finally abandoned tho contest,
and on November J3 retired behind
the heights.
"Thoso hard-fought days cost the
Bulgarians nearly -1000 men. Our
lossos wcro velttttvcJv slight. Our
victory may be counted among the
best of the war."
IRI
AMERICAN NOTE
(JKNKVA, !a Paris. Doc. 15- A
dispatch from Vienna rocolvod by way
of liuchs, Switzerland, statots that
I'rostdont Wilson's note to Austria
regarding the Aneona inoldont has
produced a profound Improwlon In
government and political circles. The
note Is said to be resonted by u mi
nority. It is gonerally believed In Vienna,
Rays tbe dispatch, that Austria will
give satisfaction and will pay an In
demnity, especially as she has large
Interests In Amorlca. Huron Von Hu
rfan, the Austrian foreign minister,
has called u special ouncll to dis
cuss the matter.
MOWED
DOWN
hRENCH
ANS RESENT
- cpj
1916 SHORTAGE
AT
$81,525,500
WASHINGTON, Dec, IS Treas
ury estimates that receipts In 191G
will fall by $81,5:25,500 to meet dis
bursements, Including a $10,000,000
postal deficit, nm cltod by the houso
wuys and means commltteo report on
tho emergency rovonuo law extension
filed today as evidence of necessity
for additional taxation,
'It. is estimated that extension of
the law till December III, 101G, would
provide $0,800,000 a month,
Itovenuo from disttllod spirits, fer
mented liquor nnd tobacco decroasod
$25,000,000 In tho last fiscal year,
tho report says. Treasury ostlmatcs
of ordinary Intornal rovonuo receipts
for the fiscal year onding Juno 30,
101G, woro $372,000,000 compared
with $283,U91),7G0 last year, "thus
Indicating n further anticipated rov
onuo reduction from this sourco (if
more than $11,000,000.
Tho bill today was roimrted back
to tho houso with n vlow to consider
ation tomorrow. Party loaders havo
requested all members to bo present
tomorrow In anticipation of u lively
party fight. Majority Loader Kltchln
declares, however, that Its enactment
by tho end of this week Is certain.
fl TRUST
WASHINGTON, Dec 15. -Itepro-sontatlvo
Tavonner of Illinois, mndo
tho first prepurednoss speech of tho
session In tho houso today, urging
government manufactuorrof all war
materials. Ho attacked the Navy
league ns IioIiik composed In part by
men who profit by tho salo of muni
tions. 4
Since 1SS7, Mr, Tnvenner declarod,
four firms In the Uultod Stntoa have
virtually had a monopoly on war
ordors, dividing millions for muni
tions that might have been produced
from twenty to sixty per cont cheaper
In government arsonuls or nuvy yurds
. Coercion of Greece Discontinued
PAULS, Dee. 1 1. A diauutih from
Athena to the Hans Mgney, dated
Monday, December 13, u:
''The minister of the uuudruple
ententa, aeeordmsr to thu (ireek prcax,
officially informed J'rsimer Skuulou
dia that thu eooiiomio c-oareiun had
liet-n discontinued mid that tlreek
-l.i, dctiunt'd in jw.il- il the ulhes
Wh,, icl hi l ' a- !.''
ESTIMATED
VALUE OF CROPS
1 91 5 ESTIMATED
$6,270,465,000
i
Banner Year for Farms In United
States $1,755,059,000 lit Corn,
$930,302,000 Wheat, $150,407,000
Apples Other Crops in Same Pro
portion. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. This
ycar'B prlnclpnl farm crops woro
worth $0,270,105,000 at Decombor
first form prices, tho department of
agriculture today announced.
Tho value of each crop was an
nounced ns follews: Corn $1,755,
853,000; winter wheat $022,012,
000; spring wheat $302,200,000; all
wheat $930,:i02,000; oats, $555,
509,000; barley $122,911,000; ryo
$11,295,000; buckwheat $12,408,
000; flaxseed $2I,0S0,000; rlco $20,
,212,000; potntoes $221,101,000;
sweet potatoes $IC,0S1,000; hay
$912,320,000; tobacco $90,041,000;
cotton $002,393,000.
In nddltlon it wns announced thnt
the npple crop wns 70,070,000 bushels
valued at $150,107,000; the bean
crop In tho thrco principal producing
states 9,325,000 bushels a decrease
of 1,088,000 bushels valued nt $28,-
557,000 and tho cranberry crop 475,-
000 bushels valued at $2,815,000.
Tho voluo of tlioso throo crops is
Included In the ycar'B total.
OF
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SENT BROADCAST
l'OHTLAND, Or., Dec. 1").- A pho
tograph, believed to be Ihnt of (tcorgc
Burtholomew, iiIiiin P.d Hopkins, al
leged slayer of dolui Linnd, whoso
body wns found ill a trunk in the
Willamette river on November 11), is
not the likeness of tho man wanted,
according to tho conclusion of the
Portland police todny.
This unexpected turn in tho coun
trywide search for the suspected mini
developed upon receipt of a letter
from Police Chief While of Sun Fran
cisco, who snys thnt the photograph
hns been positively identified as that
of Antouo Anderson, floor manager
of the Columbia garugo in Sun Fran
cisco, nnd it friend of the murdered
man.
Anderson's photograph proiouly
had been identified by those in Port
laud who knew Bartholomew us tho
latter'b likeness, and reproductions
wero sent throughout the United
States and Canada in an attempt to
uppreheud him. Bartholomew, who
wns rooming with Linnd, disappeared
before tho murder wns discovered.
Tho idiotugrnph was found in Linud's
effect .
OAKLAND, Cul., Dec l.'i. Craed
by failure to effect a recouctlliation
with his wife, Charles Clarke Law
rence, u millhaiid, used a small nxe
today to bent out his wife' brains,
(.hilo their Kl-jeur-old daughter i.
ttmed in terror oulsido tho door of
the bedroom in which tho eriino wax
committed. Tho girl finally gained
cntruneo to tho room. Her futher
whs Atandinir hoide u couch with the
;i.a still in lu hunds. lwrenee Iih
been tuken into outody, They hud
been separated about a week.
British Sink Two Ships
I'AltIS, Dec. 15. Tho correspon
dent at Athens of tho Milan Sooolo,
says a Cisrman submarine has beon
sunk lu tho Black sea off the Bulgar
ian port of Varnu, and that a Turkish
torpedo boat bus been sunk In thu
Sua of Msrmora by the Mrttlsh.
The Turkish cruiser SulUn tiellm,
formerly the Herman warship llosben,
came out Into th Black Sea, thu cor
respondent adds, nnd was torpedoed,
thouich the vessel w.s uot seriously
Injure J,
IN
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111)1
MURDERER
PEACE IN SIGHT
FOR BASEBALL
BELLIGERENTS
American and National Lcarjue Of
ficials in Conference at Chicago
Over Burying Hatchet With Feder
alsMay Result in Consolidation,
With But Two Major Leagues.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. Belief that
tho olivo branch would soon wnvo
over the cntnps of warring bnscholl
magnates increased todny as thu hour
for tho arrival of Barney Dreyfuss,
president of tho Pittsburg Nationals,
approached. It ftas whispered thnt
Dreyfuss' mission was to induce tho
American league directors to ponnit
tho sale of tho Cleveland franchise to
Edward Qwynner of the Pittsburg
Federals.
Qonsip had it that such action
would completo tho chain of Fed
eral club owners to bo introduced
into organized baseball under thu
poaeo proposals.
Another story printed hero said
that Dreyfuss was coming in an ef
fort to induce ClinrlcH Webb Murphy,
formor president of the Chicago Na
tionals, nnd still behoved to havo
considerable influence in tho nffaim
of the Cubs, to withdraw his objec
tions to their salo to Charles Wccg
luun. Tho board of directors at
their meeting today approved the
treasurer's report nnd awarded tho
pennant for 1015 to Boston.
"It is Into that there is u plan for
pence," said Mr. Dreyfuss. "I nm
here to confer with the American
Icuguo on penco suggestion, nnd if
they approve, to nsk the appointment
of a committee to confer with n simi
lar committco from thu NalionnI
league to draw up n tcutntivo plan
which will harmonize nil tho present
difficulties."
Mr. Dreyfuss snid thut tho com
mittees, if appointed, would nettle nit
detnils ns regards tho disposition oC
players and all other matters at is
sue. Nothing would bo nllowcd to
stuud in the way of the sale of thu
clubs, he snid.
NEW YOIIK, Dee. IB. The Nu
tiouul league meeting now in session
hero will not bo adjourned tomorrow,
according to authoritative reports,
but will bo held upon until definite
word is received from Barney Drey
fuss, who has gone to Chicago to
discif with Ban Johnson and other
American league magnates a tenta
tive plan for peace between tho two
major leagues and thu Federals.
The magnatos declined to comment
upon reports thut two American
league clubs would he sold to thu
Federals as a part of the peace plan.
With tho arrival today of Barney
Dreyfuss, owner of the Pittsburg Na
tionals, the reports of penco plans
for Iiiiicbnll weio confirmed.
10 MARKET
1916 APPLE
. NOIIT1I YAKIMA, Windi., Dec. 1'..
UepiesenlativoH of eight fruit ship
ping ngeiicuw of Washington and Or
egon, associated in tho Northwest
Fruit Shipper' oouuuil, gathered hero
today to consider plans for tho in
corporation of tho council and dcvio
menus for marketing next year's ap
ple orop. It was estimated thut tho
shippers would bundle iM.OUU car
binds of npplos. A phm of levying t
cent per box on till shipmcutH for ad
vertising purposo met with some ob
jection nnd tho meeting adjourned
until this evening without tukinj, ac
tion, SERVING JAIL TERM
OTTAWA, Out. Doc. 15. J. II. Van
Koolborgon, mentioned In thd revo
lutions n San Francisco, was arrested
whllo with tho First Canadian con
tingent and roturued to Calgary. Alta,
whore ho had enlisted, oti a chargo
of forgery. Ho was tried aud found
gutllty and Is now In tho western
jail serving a seuteuco of twelve
months.
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