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n - I Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER (Wilder tonight, ami fair .Mnt. 07 1 .Mln. Jll),c rorty-fmirtli Tr. "Jilv Ninth Yr. MKDJTORD, OHKflON, MONDAY, IMAHCir 15, 1915 NO. 30-t WARSHIPS FORCE CARRANZA TO ABANDON BLOCKADE OF PORT AGAINST 'AMERICAN SHIPS CRUISER EPS PORT OPEN FOR SISAL SHIPPERS Ailiiilr.il Caprrlon Reports Raisin-;,' of illnckailo at Proposo Mexican Gunlioat Hail Fired nt American Ships anil Inlcrfrrcil With British Shipping WASHINGTON, March IT. Gen mill Cutrmirn has abandoned his blockade of Hi" port of Progreso on iirH'Mit roprufmntntlons by tho Putted HllltO.1. 'rho Moxlrnn gunboat y.aragn.a linn 1 u rnllcd off nml two American Hlilni linlon with Mmil for lh I'nltod lltnli wore cleared Hutunliiy without hiiurfi'iKiii'ii. LINCOLN BEACHY JTOffiP' CLOSE SEAS TO ALL COMMERCE TEUTON TEnnOR OF HIGH SEAS, CFJUISER EITEL FRITZ AND AMERICAN SHIP WILLIAM P. FRYE Ill's Mollies nt I'lill WASHINGTON, .March I r, Tim Pulled Stale liiul nerved notlru on General Pnrrmi-n Unit Hies (tort of rroKMHto, through which prnctlrnlly ull the dlmil iimul In making linrvcst lug twltm for tliln country In olinniit in tint lio kept open unit In propnrod lo ImrU up Its ili m nml with llm rruln. it Dm Moines now nt that port, Hindi department advices nlo re porti'il thnt Pmikp'-o hh open for Hit' proxi'iil nt'li'iiHt, although they ns HIriiciI ii -.ocrtt nlornt n tlm renson for tin miurn lo Vera t'rn of the Kiuiliont '.nruiM'a. A llrlllidi Meani r which hint been detained milled Friday. Nntul officials nay thorn In lltlli' probability of n r'imwnl of tlm effort lo cIunq tlm port. - Zlr:. .- JbbiiaFS'' y jw--j '.- -" "- J- - CSS2. -rrrrr . rTT-X? "sst- ( -- m IN British Announce Plan of Cutting Off Trade lo anil Frcm Germany All Ships to anil From German Ports to Be Seized and Goods Confiscated Civilian Population Cut Off. --v- i 'jspaa.h m&2L: ri" & w m i -.; - - rK . v iT rr MA rTT BEACHY 1 AVIATOR 0 0 I DEATH AT FAIR lllorhndc N ItnUi'tl WASHINGTON. Mnrrh 15. Kenr Ailiiilrul Caporlon, roiniuiinilliiK tin Anmrli'iui fl''. In Mexican wntern, reported llio raining of tlm blockade In IiIm Ifflrlnl Olnjintrlm early loilay. Tln Znrngoim linn ri'tunmil lo Vi'ra Crnr. Tlm nilinlral'H llnintrlin icllltiR of tlif of llm tlltintlnii crowoil n now nolo from tho Unlli-il Hlnti'K, whlrh wiih Hi'iil on IIh way lo C'arrnnrn thin iiiornliiK. Rlvliu: nollro that tho I'lillcil Stnti'M wn ili'liTinlnotl In rnlm llm liliiijkailo anil If iioci-niinry, tii llm criilncr l' Molimii to ilo no. II bcrninn Itiiowu for tlm flrnl tlnm tmliiy Unit last woi'lc tho Moxlran Kiinbont hail Mtoppi'il otm Aumrlcun uhlp with n nliot nrron Imr hown, lunl help up iitmtlmr, nml lunl liilcrfitrri'il with llrlllxli HhlppliiR. Tlio porloiiH ni'nn of tho Hltiiiitlon ;;rnvlii; out of I ln lilocKnilo of Pi'OKH'Ho wnn pnluh'il out by Hi'crotnry lloimton of tlm lo pnrtnmnt of ni?rlrultmo, who ml vImi'iI tlm proNliU'iit Unit I'OO, 000,000 poiimlH of twlnn lire uni'il t'urli yinr In tlm I'nlli'i! Hlnti'H In IiIiIIiik Rrnlu, flux nml corn riopH. ami that nlim ti'iillm of tlm nupply Ih iituiln from hIhiiI crown In Yucutau nml wportcil throiiRh I'riiKroHo. NiMsli'd for (Jniln Crop Tiili'RrnuiH from uinnufiii'lurorB nml fnriimn In tlm Krnln RrowliiK ntnlnn poiirluR Into thn whlto Iioiihii uml Dm Mtutu ilupurtnicnt polntril out tluU un Ii'kii hIhiiI wuk obtnlm'il throiiKh I'ro Kiimo, ;tho hnrvoHlliiK of tliln yi'iir'n Krnln crop would bo unibnrriiHHoil. fllnro Fobrunry 25 tho tnlo do. pmtmont hnd ulroiiRly prolentod to Curruu7.ii iiKnhtHt pIohIiir 1'roKiOHO, whero tlioro hnvo boon fnctlonnl tioubloH bnlwouu Mcxli'iina liomlitul ly ii ml or his control. 'I'lio ponpln of Yucnlnu It wuh mld obtulu nil their food front oiiIhIiIu Nourcoa uml woro iih anxloiia (hut tho ombnrKo bo rulscd nH wna tho I'nltod atiitca. T SUNK BY CRUISER SAN FUANVlsn), .Mnu-li l."i. I.iui'oln Ilinili9jt. ili-.in ) nutilu hin fi'tiln in nn imroliiuo iiiciciiMCil his iulropiility in a m-w ummiplnui', ln. foil' ho lunl hiifTmit'iill.v twli'it it Mit.iliiliiii'H. un Hiiiil todjiy by avi iilioil o.vju'iU to liino lii'cu icnpon Hililc for IIi'iicIi.v'h drop to dcnlli in Sun KnumUi'ii liiiy.yoilirilii.v nt tho I'uuiiiiiii I'ficifii' i'Vi(wiinii jiofoiu ii Imliilny crowil of uiiiuy lli"ii-iiiul. Tint riH'ovorv of HowlivV lioily hIiiiwoiI Uml ho wits iliouiu'il in fully foot of wntor n hlioit distniioo from llio ooitiiiii otiihniikiiiout uhoti his iiioiiopjiiuo I'liilii'dili'd ilM'lf in llio loop ooo wliiolt oom'm llio Im.v'h bod. Ili liudy wiim htitll fiimly i-t riiiHil in position, lint nppurontlv bin iujiuios from llio full wtiultl nol hnvo mused dentil. Ileimlipy wiir killed in liN soeond flight of tho ilnv ut llio oxposjliou RioiimN. Ho lind flown upside down uml looped llm loop. His deuth ciiine iliiiim; bis iilteuipl to o.sei'iito n per pomlieiilnr drop of iilinul '-'000 feel, wliioli ho hnd proxiously porfonneil, ilKlitint; his miieliiuo within n fow linii'lieil fool of tlm Kroiiml. Vester diiy when he ntlemplei In lii tlm p. oviitor of the iimuopluuv, llm two willy's of llio itiuoliiiio oruiiiplfd sue eoHivoly, llonolmy wuh horn in Sun Finn oisi'o in Seploinlier. 1887. Ilo lupin Iiik iikiiuI ouieoi' ut llio um of HI us n ImlliMMiist. 'leu yours upi ho ho I'linie un iimnleur noroplnnist. lie fjuvo ovhiliiliim riiitx in n tliriihlo ut tho INiilliiml c.piisiliim In 1D0." Five yours npi lio hoj;iin u morn f.or- ioim mImiIv itt ui'iiiil u viut mu will fllenn PurfisH. I.ietilonnnl .toliu C, W'nlker, Jr., of tlio I wot flli iiifnnlry, V, S. A., u mem tier of tho iirmyV uxiution oorps who suw tho full, Kiiid it must have boon duo to umllsi'ovored sliuolurul woiik iii'skch in tho new monopliino. BRTSH REGAIN LOST GROUND I.ON'no.V, Mnroli If.. . -Tlm Mri'Wi foreign office delivered lo Aniluissn. dor I'uo its leplv to llio Amorioiiu oNoniliieiit pioposjui; to (lleAt llrit mu nml (lermnuy tho witlultuwul of the (Ionium Hithiiiiirino hlookiulo, pro vided Kiifdiiud would permit food lo reneh (leinmii oiviliiinw. (inwit Itiil- iiIii'm reply ii nn iilisi'lule refiisul, I.OVDON', Mnnh 15. Tho llrltlub xoverumenl'a plan In ro-operntlon with Un nllleK. of cuttlUK off trade lo nml from (mrmnny wnn nunoiincoil lodny In l.omlon. It roiitnlim drnntle proslhlonn. not only for holdlni; up HiIpn to and from Rermnn port, but ronflxratlnn of rooiIh of Herman orl rIii or domination which mo nbtpped from neutral porta. Under tills de cree tlio civilian population of nor many, an well nn tlm nruiy, will bo cut off from nny form of overnen trnfflr to far na It lien within tho power of tho nlllcx to brliiR thin about. All Tinffle I'otMddon Tlm text of tlm order In council follow In part: "Kind, no merchant vomoI which united from her port of departure af ter March t, 1915, -hall bo allowed to proceed on her voynpo to nny Gor man port. I'nle'R thin vci'el re ceive n pang ennbllnR her to proceed to nonm neutral or allied port to be nnmed In tho pa-, tho rooiIh on board nny uhlp must bo dlnchnrRed In a llrltlub port and placed In custody of tlm iiiiimhn! of tlm prize court. Ciooda ho dlHoharRod, If not contraband of wnr, -ball, If not reiulHtloncd for the iimi of hla mnjety, be rotored by or der of tho court nml upon hiicIi lerniH na tho court may deem to bo Ju-t to tho pomon entitled thereto. "Second, no merchant vennel which nailed from part nflcr Mnrcli 1. 1915, nhnll bo allowed to proceed on her voyage with nny Roods on board lailon nt Hiieh port. All Roods laden nt audi porta miiHt be dlxrharRcd In n llrltlub or allied port, (looda an dUchnrRod In n lliltlnli port flliall be plared In cuatody of tho marahal of tho prtro court. ' fiisvds to Ilo Sold "Tho proceeds of tho rooiIh so old Khali bo paid Into tlm court nml dealt with In such n manner ns tho court may In tho circumstances deem to bo JiiHt, provided Hint no procoods of tlm anlo of such rooiIr aball bo paid out of tho court until tho conclusion of penco, oxcopj on tho nppllcntlon of n proper officer of tho crown. "Tlm third, every merehnnt vessel which sailed from hor port of de parture nftor Mnrrh 1, 1915, on her wny to n port other thun a flormnn port nml cnrryliiR Roods with nn mkaitttr7Tmmmm'mw w - mm-1 ' ' " fry&m?5lmBEEBIM Ssitei -;4 ' . J : . . .. "V S,'MfflJ' '- i- '1 Ki:,tilAdi.'f!i--.ul T t W'-' it J " sJL&WT ' -4. v"v vjmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiVziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiv i mw iulu msm m , The salllnR ship Wllllnm T'. Fryo fat right), owned and manned by United States citizens, was sunk off tho coast of South America by tho Corman commerce raider Prince Kltel Frledorlch (nbovo). ' MO n DRESDEN SUNK BV BRITISH OFF COAST OF CHILI German Cruiser Caught by British Squadron of Three Warships ami After Five Minutes' Hunting Hies White Flarj and Sinks Crew Sav ed, But Fifteen Badly Wounfteri. NO BAN Kitchener Says Progress in Equip ping Britain's New Forces Ham pered by Failure to Get Necessary Facilities Ammunition Supply Must Be Increased. 1.1. Serrrffiry TO PROTECT LIVES OF ALIEN CITIZEN GERMANS BACK (Continued on Pwre 2. ftlO .1ANHIIIO, Mnroh IB. Tlio (lorinau niixlllury ci-uIhop Kroit VU Wllholm Iiuh Dunk thirteen vessols hIuco hIio IniRiiu hor vnld on com mnrcii nreordliiK lo tlm pnHBOUKOiH mid now of tho Froueli atenmor (Jiiudoloupo, who woro tiikon to lor uiimbuco by tho llrltlah Htenmor Churchill. Thn (lundoloupo wnn mint to tlm bottom by tho Kron Prliu W'lllliolin Hour tho IhIuuiI nt Fornuu- iln do Noromlin orr tho eiistoru ox tiumlty of llruzll. PARIS, lu l.omlon, Mnroh 1.". Tho eonununiontiou from llm wnr of I'leo IIuk nl'ternnon is ns fnllowx; ''Tlio Ilelniuni iiimv eoutiuued to prniii'ois In tho hend of llio Ysor nml Houth of DIniuiiiIo. Tho Ihitisli troops woro very violently nllneked yet.lor- dny uvciiiiiir nt St. Kloi. south of YproH, nml woro ut first pushed Imok uliRlitly, hut (hoy eounler-nltnokeil uml roniiioi pint of llio ground lost. Tho l'ipjitinu; uoiitiiiues. In tho re gion, of Neuvo Chnpello there in no oIiihiro. In tho Armum tho enemy ntlempled Inter yeslordny uftinoon n third nml very violent eounter ntlnok to rolplio IrenohoH won hy iih between r'ounlo, I'iuIh nml llollnnti. An wni llm mso with provioiiH iiltiiukx, tliin ussnult way .uimlbud," IS ALSO A SUICIDE IIKM.INOUAM, Wnsh., March 15. Tho body of Snmuol Thompnon, n prominent rancher of this county, who tdiot and Ulllod his wlfo nml IIiirIi Uoyd, his blrod nuui, nt tho Thompson homo near Lyndon last nlRlit, wna found about half n mlto from tho houxo tills morning. Kvl donco showi'd thnt Thompson had killed hlmtolf with tho shot Run with which ho committed tho mur dora pulllnR tho trlRgor with tils root. Tho authorities nro convinced thnt tho slayer was driven lusnno because, his wlfo hnd announced hor Intention to start dlvorco proceodliiRS, A tele phone, oporntor nt Custor, whom Mrs, Thompson wna trying to call whon alio wna shot, beard tho woriU; "You will Rot n dlvorco d n youl" Just ns thu gun wna flrod, Tho nmllvo for killing Iloyd la not known, WASHINGTON, Muroli 1'.. Irci ident Wilson'.s reply to Oenerul C'ur rnnxiiV note of Mureh 8, which wns in response to the urgent repreentu tions of the I'nited S tut I'm for hotter treiilmenl of fntoiRnom in Me.xien wni ns follews: ''I tlinnk you for your inessne of tho Sth of March for tlio nssurnnre- it conveys nml for your kind personal words, I Iicr- thul you will undur stund thnt if our uu'ssnrs oecns- ionully nro eoueheil in term's of rt itin- emphnsis, it i only lieemiso they enntuiu homo matters which touch tho very safely of Mexico it self mid tho whole process of its fu ture history. "Wo seek nlwnys to not ns friemN of tho Mexican people, nml ns (licit friends it is our duty to speak very plainly about the grave danger which threatens them front without, what ever happens within their borders, which is cnlculnted to mouso the Inu tile senliincnt of tlm whole world. ''Xotliinj- will stir thnt sentiment moro promptly or moru hotly or create Rteater danger for Mexico than nny (oven temporary) disregard for lives, tho safety or tho rights of tho citizens of other countries resi dent within its territory or nny ap parent contempt for tlio rights nml safety of tlm&o who represent relig ion. "Any attempt to jiiaHfy- or explain these things will not eradicate this sentiment or lessen tho dungor that will nnso from them, "To warn you concerning' such matter is an net of friendship, not of hostility, mid wo cannot malm the meaning too eninost. To speak less plainly or with less earnestness would lift to eoneenl from you a terrible risk which no lovor of Mexico should euro to run," ALL ALONG LINE IM-'TltOGUAl), March !.". The Riis.sian war oft ice today i-Micd the following .statement: "On the whole front in the region of I'rzasiiysr, from llio Mlawa rail way to the Orxyo river, and on tho left hank 'of tho latter river wo pro gressed fighting nil the wny. German counter-atiacks everywhere have been lepulsed. "The gnus of the Ossowetz fortress have put out of action several Ger man siego batteries of heavy caliber which had been installed within range of tho r tress-. "On the left hank of tho Vistula river there has been no fighting. "In the Carpathian mountains, gen erally speaking, there hnvo been no ehnnges. Austrian attacks .in the direction of Haligrod mid German attacks on Hill Xo. 002 near Kozizoukn, liavo been repulsed. "In F.nsl Onlicia our troop threw the enemy hack in the region to tho north of Obertyn. "There has heen an nilillery duel nt I'rzemysl." REMAINS AT REST ROME, March l.. According to a dispatch from Vienna to tho Mes saggero, Kniperor Francis Joseph to- day had an extended conversation with General Hitter von Krohatiu, tho Auslro-llungarian minister of war, on tlio subject of tho dofenso of tho dual monarchy on tho Italian frontier, TARRYTOWN, X. Y., March lo. The body of Mrs. John 1). Rockefel ler was taken from l'otantieo Hills today uml placed in the lnnuRoleuni of John 1. Arehhold, in Sleepy Hollow cemetery. There it will remain till its permanent resting plnco is de cided. Tho funeral eortego consisted of Mr. llookefcller, John I). Itoekefoller, Jr., nud his family, Mr, am Mrs. If. I'armnleo Proutiee, Harold McOor mick, Miss T.uoy Spehnnn and tho household sorvnnts. The llev, Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin, pastor of tho Fifth Avonuo IluptUt church. Now York, read the burial service at tho cemetery, LONDON, March of Wnr Knrl Kitchener gave n brief review of the war situation in the hoiic of lords this evening. Ilo snitl thnt only trench fighting hnd been jxisxihle for many 'weeks past, but thnt this hnd not affected the morale of the British troops. Re cent occurrences in the fight around Neuve Plinpello and Kpinette showed how successfully the IlritMi troops hnve been nhle to take the offensive. He referred to the gnllnntrv shown bv the soldiers of India nnd ho Fpokc eulogistienlly of the French army, which, he snid, had mndc important progress nt vnrious points along the line, e-pecinlly in Champagne. The situation in tho Dardanelles wn well in hand, the spenker declared, but be wns unable to say more thnn has ap peared hi tho press. Short on Supplier) Progrr-s in equipping Hritnin's new armies bad been serioiislv hampered by failure to get necessary facilities. lie said: "It is causing me serious nnxiely. It is absolutely essential that tho output of ammunition must be increased. To do so is of the ut most importnnce to the oierntions in tlm field." Continuing, Karl Kitchener urged firms in certain lines to place their spnre labor and marbinrry nt tho dis- losnI of tho government. Ho said be considered that men engaged in the supplying of munitions wero serving their country ns much as tho men in the field nnd thnt a mcdnl would be issued to workers on munitions of wnr on tlio successful termination of hostilities. Health lteiiuukably flood Tho health of tho British troons was remarkably good, wns nnother declaration mndo by tho wnr secre tary and a striking testimony to the value of inoculation. Spenkinn- of tho Russian campaign, Karl Kitchener remarked that tho Gerninn nttaeks wero either well held or hnd been driven back. In eonclus. ion, tho speaker said tho government was considering nrrnngements by which nnnnment firms should come under government control and their employes reap somo of the benofits which tho war has nutomaticallv brought to their employers. PACKERS PROTEST NCREASE IN RATES LONDON, March 15. -Tho Ilrltlsh, nd nil rally announces tonight that tho Ocrmari cruiser Dresden had hoim sunk. Tho sinking or the Dresden wna an nounced by tho admiralty tonleht In the following statement: "On tho ltth of March at 9 a. m. H. M. S. Ola-Row. Captain John Duco, It, N-: H. M. Auxiliary cruiser Oraron, Captain John It. Scgrave, It. T, nnd II. M. S. Kent, Captain John D. Al len. C. 11., It. N'., caught tho Dresden near Juan Fernandez Islands, men Whlto Mag "An ncllon ensued and after flvo minutes fighting tho Dresden hauled down her colors and displayed tho white flag. She was much damaged nnd set on flro after she. had been burning for somo time her magazine exploded and she sank. "Tho crew wag saverf5.ll wuuiiut'u, Hermans urv i Pi at Valparaiso. uHiHjl'""k Bly "asVP MMHRes CHICAGO, March 15 Allegation that the proposed Increase In freight rates nsked by tho 41 westorn rail roads would discriminate against the packing house Industry nnd would ponallze certain shipping centers wero mndo by Luther M, Wnlter, counsel for tho packers nt tho rato henrlng to day beforo Interstnto Commorco Com missioner W. M, Daniels. Ou fresh moats nnd packing house products tho railroads nro asking for an incroaso In ratoa amounting gen erally to throo and n halt cents a hundred pounds. "There wero no Tirltlshui and damage to tho shlps''l Tho sinking of the Dresden leaven at large on the high seas, so far as Is known, only two German war ve icls tho cruiser Karlsruhebut re ported as operating In the WestIn dlcs and the auxiliary cruiser Kron 1'rlnz Wilhelm, which In still raiding commerce in tlio South Atlantic. ljicnpcd From Falkland The Dresden was a member of tho German squadron which was defeated by tho British off the Falkland Isl ands In December. She was the only one of fivo German warships to es cape. Tho Dresden was said to havo fled to tho westward but tbor had been no doflnlto roports ns to hor whereabouts since that time. Sim was roported unofficially to have been seen In tho straits of Magellan and later to be in hiding in ono of tho bays on the Chilean coast. The Dresden was a sister ship of tho famous Gmden, which was sunk In tho Indian ocean by the Australian cruiser Sydney. At the outbreak of the war the Dresden was assigned to tho west In dies station and Just prior to tho be ginning ot hostilities, sho took Vlc toriano Huerta, who had resigned an provisional president of Mexico, from Puerto Mexico to Jamaica. Was Light Cruiser Little was heard ot her tintl 1 thn battlo off tho Falkland Islands. Lata In August Bho sank the Ilrltlsh Rteam er Hyndes oft the coast ot Brazil, Tho Dresden, a vessel of 3G00 tons was no match for the battlo cruisers in tho fleet of Vice Admiral Sir Fred erick Sturdee in the battle off tho Falkland Islands nnd after tho de struction of tho Scharnhorst. Gnel sonau, Leipzig and Nurnberg, sho steamed away and escnped her pur suers In the darkness. Long Kludetl Pursuit Slnco that tlmo both Ilrltlsh and Jnpanoso warships hnvo searched persistently but for moro thnn three months tho German crulsor eluded pursuit. Tho Dresden's nrmament was com naratlvelv Hunt. She carried ten 4.1 Inch guns, eight tlvo pounders, four mnchlno guns and two torpedo tubes, Sho was 395 feet long. Hor comple ment was 321 men. THREE BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY TORPEDOES LONDON, March 15, The Drlh steamers Flora Zun, HeadlamU ami Hartdalo, torpedoed by German shIj marines, all have slink, according "to an announcement by the Brltlsk ad miralty today, Karller reports hsld out tke kf that these vwhwIs had not Immr -stroyed and might I brpHgkt Ul port, "-V -r . . - M. .4.