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J , ."!.- V (fT.rT5 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER l-'nlr tonight, rata W day Max, ! MIh. Ufl. forly-fnnrth Yr. 'nv- Nlntli Ynr MEDFORD, OREGON, rJTH8DAY, iAIAlfC'.r 10, 1015 NO. 305 UNITED STATES ICES STRONG PROTEST AGIST BRITISH BLOCKADE ORDER AGAINST GERMANY f r 6 10 OF President States Drltlsli Emlinrrjo on Comnicrcc Is Hlulily Dlsplcaslnp to United Slates Government Cabi net Mccllmi Called to Frame Via orous Protest. WASHINGTON, Mnrc'.i HI.- Pir. idciil Wilson indicated loilny Hint Ihe unofficial outline of tln HiilJHli older in council shutting off hading Willi (leiiiuiny wn cr iliilt'Uhinn to the Coiled Slnles gowiniueiil. II" de clined, however, to tutor into li . iMiNNimi of tln order willi cullers In I'liimo In liml no ijmu (uiiily lo go ihtoogh Hii official text. Dim'IIhhioii HlllOllg till' other official WIIH tl.("ll to nilmlt Hint llio RoxcriniiHil would uiv! (I rent llrituin iiihI her ullle n irotit nioro inorous tlmii any of tlii note hitherto sent. In koini' official ipiarlers it was thought lliin pnitosl might take tin' furiii of finu iind"lmico on n comili iiiii'ii with international law. Offic ial nt tin' Male depuitnienl who iui' studied tho HritUh older Miiy it rnisrs new iiinl otiittnrniHKintr coinphcntioiiH for itont ml commerce to winch It ni'wr ha InM'ii subjected in uniritimi' wnr. DijilomMli-tH declined thut the iul from the I'liilcd Slnli'S would re iliiiiu Himtn jKisitlvt' terms. Concern Oxer Xi'iili-nlt Intel fun o with trade between I hi-, country null neutnilH, suggested In tint order, i giving oWr'utl hen1 iiloat floiiccrn, for as thoy rend the IJiiti-li order cnmuierco to thoM onuiitrietf, whii'h huo not placed ex port embargoes on I'liutruhiiiid nr tirlns practically will ho held up. They contend there i no wiirniut'l'or anrh interrnntlon iinlo legal proof oxiala ut Hut tiiui' of lln detention, proving beyond douht thut tin' good inn declined to belligerent". Cotton liipment wouhl.Miffor pin HiMilurly under the mdi'i', mid cotton gtowcis am preparing through Ihi'ir tcptotiriitutivpM hero to insist upon n strong dccluratlon from the govern ment on the Mihjcct. With ii'fereiiro to t ho holding of ui'iitrnl coiniiinrcc, tin hurdi'ii of proof, Ihu I'liiU'il State contcndM should he on tho belligerent, wheicus (limit llrituin Iiuh truusforicd it to Ihn mml nil xliipper. Atistihi mid Turkey Officials weio much inloro-ted to know whether I ho tonus of thu llrit ih order would ho cnforcpd against Aunt riu mill Turkey, boomiso 0r niiiiiv's allies were not mentioned in it. Tliu Auhlro-lliingnriaii embassy hero ha iciieatrdlv untitled the ile paitinent of coininurce, which has in turn notified tliippors, that cargoes of cotton could ho Hhippcd without difficulty to Trieste. If Hint avenue of t'oininuuiealioii i open for non contrahaud their Mhipuieiit lt.v rail (IiioukIi Anuria for (lenna'liy, would, in tin view of offieialH, nlloviatu the hltualiou coiiKideraldy, Tlin official test tinier arrived dnr t! thi) day and Mnto dcpavlinent of fiidultf liepiu n utility of itH tcmiH. CiiIIh It Itlotkailo Thti IlriltHh ovder wat taken up at length at Ihu cabinet iiieclini'. Thti HritiHh uotu in CNplanatiou ni' tho uotcH proportrd hy thti nlllo-t, ilo Hiiiihes their program an u Idoukade. All policies ismied hy the jjoverninent (Continued ou pugo t.) SNIPERS FIRE AT OAI.VICSTO.V, Tonus, Mm oh 10. Tho toudur of tho Unltod Staton hnt tleahlp ntilawarn wiih flroil on by fttilporR Mnrcli 10 at Voru 'Criu, no eoriHiiK to roporlu brought lioro to day by piiHHonfiorH ou tho NorwuRlnn HtcaniBlilp City of Taniplro. Tho tou tlur wont Into tho hnrbor for Captain ItoKorn.of tho Doluwuro ami won flrtul upon whlln Inhnuiiil and asaln wlillo niturnliiK to HiO wurahlp. No ont wau woumltid, SERIOUS w SHPPING NEUTRAL MS MORGAN'S DAUGHTER GIVES I ADVICE TO AMERICAN GIRL Annelfav&n. Mi4 Anne Morcnn, dauuhtcr of the l.ito l'o'iHiiit Morgan, who xv inure tuiit to miciuI M'rvicc tlitni to vcrvinu hocii'ty, Intt citriided lior work into ihu litcrmy field iiiul hc Iuih jut pulilllied ti hook, "Tim American dirl," in which "he offers helpful wuir got ion to IhoHC Aineiican itIh nho cam their liviuc Mi Mofjluu i- the Imdiiii; spirit in uinnv orrnniiitioiiM which have for their purpi"C the liettciuicnl of girl who woik. VSIIINOTON March 1(5. For cIkii government rcprcHcutntlvca In WimhliiKton who havo looked to tho UiiUmiI SliilcH for tho enfety of tlielr countrymen In Mexico, were keenly liitcrotfil today In tho outcome, of HtopH tiikou by tho American govoru- inout looklilK to tho protertloti of for. ulmi IiiloroAtH In tho coutlu'rn ropub He. Hoino unw fii tho lnloiit Amer Icau inovo n chnnKo In tho admlnlK- tratlnu'H Mexican policy ami liolloveil tho t'nltoil Staton would IiikIhI on Kivntor rouahleratlnii or forolmi in toiobtH by tho Moxlraii factions. Althoiit'.li roiulltluim In oiihI -coast territory controlled by Carrniun woro coiiHldercd Impioved as a rcsuH of roproHontntloiiH to him, nffalra In tho west roast port or Manranlllo ullll caused some concern. An Amer ican warship however, lias arrived tlioro ready to kIvo aid to foreigners In casu they are throatonod. Iloforo tlin arrival or tho American ship tho Urlttsli consul at Man.anlllo had ap pealed to tho Drltlsli eutlmssy lioro for a IlrltlHh man of war, but with tho arrival of tho American ship It wiih not hclloNoit the dispatch of Itrlt IhIi Rhlps would bo noccssary. NORTH DAKOTA W AT SAN VKANCIRCO, March 10, North Daliota'a ImlldlnK ut tho I'ana ina Pacirto exposition was dedicated today with cuiomonlca that Included addresses by Will M. llnlbaln, Beoro- tary of tho Xorth Dakota commis sion to. tho o.iosltlou, and vtipresen- tatlvcs of tho nation, utato, city and opposition, FOREIGN Nil SEEPOUCY CHANGE mm CRISIS RUSSIANS AGAIN START ADVANCE INTO BUKOWINA Germans Resume Domlinrdment of Ossowltz Violent Artillery Duels Alonp, Polish Front Attacks and Counter Attacks 'In Carpathians and Alonj. Western Front. I.ON'DON, Mnroh Ifi. Tlin Itus slann aKain are advancing In north western lluknwliia, nrcerdlm: to a dispatch received hero by tlin l'x fhaiiKo TelrRrnph toiupnny from lliichnrrst from Itiimnnla, Tho oper ations are going forward rlowly be enuso of tho bad weather. Near Nino Hulltsa tho Husilans carried Nustrlnn Irenclios nt tho point of the b)onei, the Austrians rctrentlm; with heavy losses." ItoiulimilltlK (NmiwcI. The only military activity nlonK the Kant Prusslnti front nppenrs to lie tho ifBuruptlon or tho German bombardment or Osxnwotz. At this point the nttackltiK balterlen have been broiiKht closer to tho tarts tho renson hclnc, according to orflcl.il ro ports from t'etrograd, tho lnefrcct Iveness or shell flro nt n longer range. The UusMlnti reports maintain that the attacks on tho forts havu been countered. Tctrograd claims Hint tho Husslana are holding their antagonists on al most tho entire Prznsnysz front, hero tho Germans nro keeping a violent ar tillery riro. Attack niul Counter Attack In tho Carnathlnns mid In Gallcla It Is tho usual story of attack nnd count er attack with Vienna claiming n slow ndvanco after sanguinary assaults on tuountnln tops held by tho Hussion's, while tho Husslana on tho other main tain that they are nioro than holding their own in theso regions. Weath er conditions In tho Carpathians where tho snow Is doep, makes tho movement of troops difficult, men on sklls being tho only forces able, to npernto freely. Tho Thisstans are bombarding I'rzcuiysl with heavy hnt tcrlos whllo tho Austrians arc still hammering away In their efforts to relieve the fortress. On tho western front tho German attack nt St. i:io evidently was made to counteract tho effect of tho Drlt lsli success n Nouvo Chapello. Dcr lln contents Itself with claiming that progress lias boon inado In this reg ion, whllo Paris contends that the Drltlsli havo re-won most of their lost trenches there. Press Commends lllockudo With tho exception of a fow news paptrs which aro Inclined to tho bo lief that a formal blockade would bo a bettor method of accomplishing tho desired result, virtually tho whole Drltlsli press commends tho order In council setting forth tho Drltlsli re taliation measures against tho sub orn 1 1 no blockade of Goriunny. Many cdltoilal writers oxpross uneasiness as to ,tho offect this order will havo ou neutrals and theyaadvanco a plea for forbearmico on account of tho ex traordinary conditions which caused tho promulgation of this retaliatory nnnouncomeut. CONDITION OF CLERGY, IIO, DEPLORABLE WASHINGTON', March 10. Con ditions among catholic priests and nuns In Mexico woro described as do plorablo by Dlshop Currier or Mntan- zas, Culm, who talked today with Socrotary Dryan. Ho recently trav eled rrom llavann to Now York with several Spanish and tlallan priests oxpollod by Gonoral Obregon, Tho priests woio In rags and told him that iiudoi' prosont conditions in Mex ico It wna almost Imposslblo for cath olic prlostH and iiuhb to stay there Gonoral Hernandez ovncuatotl Plo- dras NegruH yesterday and wont to the asslBtanco of tho Villa garrison nt AHondo, according to a stnto do- pnrtinotit report today from Kugio Pubh, Toxaa. i MEXICAN CRISIS QUIETING DOWN AS PORTS OPEN Situation Better for Foreigners Railroad to Be Kept Open to Amer ican Line McManus n Naturalized American-Swedish Residents Arc Robbed. WASHINGTON, March HI. Offic ial UHHiiriiiHTri Hint (icnenil ('nrrmii'n Iiiik abandoned bin blockade of Pro nMi wen' received lodav from I wo Monroe. 5r American ron,MiljKillimnn nt Vera Cruz reported thal-'Carninm, "at the rcipiest of President WjImui, linn re culled hi onler cloiinu the port of Progicso," Ciirrnnzn'rf niiniftpr of foreign af fair telegraphed Hie Cnrrnnzn tii'ticy here: "I le; to ndvUe von Hint from Mil leli 11 the jKirt of Proj:roMi will be open." Situation Quirting Down The conditions in Mexico generally nro regarded hy Prcident WiUou ns much leht in n fenuent than they were n few dnVH ngo. He told call ers today that the American repre sentations and liotcn had been effec tive. Keeping open Hie rnilrond between Mexico City nnd Vera Cruz, the pro, ident regardtt n nn nwkwnrd tm-k, lieemiop the Cnrrnnni forces hold the Vera Cruz end, while their enemies nre in possesion at Mexico Citv. Tlie Vrrn Cruz litter i etfSideied more of n military fiucMion now, nnd the president iudicnted that if the mil- rond north from Mexico City to Hie American border were kept open ns an avenue for egn-s for foreigner, the Washington government would he Milisficd. To Protect roirlgncrs The president said he liml no doubt that thno ruilty of killing John It. MeManiH, mi Americnii, recently, would he punished. With puui:liinen( of the offenders mid .payment of in demnity to the family, the incident probably will bo closed. Secretary Hryan today instructed the American consul nt Mmiznnillo, Me.t., to confer with Cominmuler Wil linint of the eruier Cleveland in ro gard to Ihe pmtcetion of foreigners nnd to make representations to the loenl nuthorities. Consul Sillimau ut Vera Cruz was instructed to urge (lenernl Cnirnnza to take step1? immediately to itiMiro urotection to foreigners and their in terests nt Mnuzmiillo. Romt' Amcricniis nnd other foreign ers, Iho number of whom was not given, havo expressed their desire, through Iho llrnztluin minister, to leave Mexico City, and Seerelarv Hryan Inio lodav sent n communica tion to Cnrranza, through Consul Ril lininu, asking that transportation he in ranged. Kwctllsh Citizens Itohhcd Plundering of two houses belong ing to Swedish citizens nnd tho rob liinjr of n Swedish suhjeet in the streets of Mexico City was reported by the Swedish chnrgo d'affaires there, who described conditions under tho y.npnln occupation ns "deplor able" in a message to tho legation of Sweden hero today. Cleneral Mateo Almnnzn, n Cnr ranza commander, nnd his entire stuff have been ootirlinnrtialed for treason and executed at Torreon by (Contlnuod on page two.) BRITISH CRUISER HK11LIN, March 10. Tho Over seas News agency today gave out what they desoribo us n report from Ahens to Iho effect that tho Hritish miser Amctliyht sustained heavy ilaniagcs and had twenty-eight offi cers and men killed and an enual number wounded during tin attack ou the inner foils of tho Dardanelles, ju which five Hritish warships took part, BOY LOCHINVA'T DEFIES "DAD," Mojvrp,s. &UUP.L.JOfiE$2 ".lust 10" is flic age of Pln'ip Hone I.oKoy .lones, who, with the. boldness of a Lochinvar, and the full! puri-e of n young prince, ran otf fnmi New York City the other day with his schoolmate, Margaret Andrews, aged 17. The two had been planning (o gel married ever mium' their mud pie mnkiug days, but "papa" Jones uud "papn" Andrews' insisted Hint both be of legal age before -cititipr sad on RELATES STORY OP BALLOUS DEATH HKIDGKPOKT, Conn., March 10. Mr. Helen M. Angle, licenced of having caused the death of Waldo If. Jiallou in Stamford, Juno 'J3 last, told a jury today her story of Halloa's virit to her apartments ou thu night ho met his death. Sho described how she had heard n noise in tho hall some time after Halloa had left ; how on investigation she nil hut stumbled over him, lying at the foot of the stairs; of her ef foits to levivo him mid of taking him downstairs and out at Iho street en trance. The man sho loved was dead, sho added in a broken voice. Mrs. Anglo said sho felt lonc.-ome nnd called up llalloti on tho evening of Juno '23. Tlio witness said Mr. llalloii came over and brought a holtlo of wino. She did not euro for wine, and nt her suggestion Hallou procured whisky from tho inedieiiio chest and poured out a small drink for her mid a linger one for himself. Soon afterwards Hallou departed, tho witness said. She was pieparing to go to bed when sho beanl a noUc. Sho decided to in vestigate. ''At tho foot of Hie slairs I came upon Mr. Hallou," she said, (,I did tho first thing that occurred to me," sho continued, desorihinjf how sho had taken him out to tho side walk. FOURTH VICTIM OF TRUHE HAUTE, Hid., Marclj 10. Victims of tho murderous attack upon thes family of William C. Bald ing Sunday nfght wero Increased to four, with tho doath today of Waltor. Daldlng's ono year old soii. Tho two children, Thonins and Colosto, woro found dead in bed Monday. Mrs. Daldlng and thioo other children woro round wounded. Mrs. Balding died last night. Clifford, 12 years old. and Irono, 3, wero still uncon scious this afternoon. Tho police nro holding ono man whom thoy sus pect of having commuted tho crime. ACCUSED UN FLA I RONSU IB RUNS OFF WITH SWEETHEART KHH in iiLwhFLw ' mxmr m the good ship matrimony. The law was ngnint them, too, but Philip beanl about Tennessee, where marri age laws are lax in regard to age. So with n bank roll of $700 they eloped to llrislol, Tenn. They were honey mooning in Chicago when their par ents beanl where the "children" were. Mnbe all will be forgiven anyway, the boy Lochinvnr has his bride, his bank roll and n legal mar riage certificate. HARRY THAW NOT TO BE SENT BACK E NEW YOKK. March 1C Harry K. Thaw will not bo sent back to Now Hampshire by the stato ot Now York as his counsel demanded and ho must return to Matteawan asylum "unless legal paper calling for his detention In Now York county aro served upon tho warden In Tombs prison." Such a reply was Juilgo Page's decision In Judging tho appeal for Thaw's return to Now England. It was In anticipation ot Just such a decision that tho counsel secured from Judgo DIJor a writ ot habeas corpus which will keep Thaw In tho Tombs until next Friday, Sated lly a Writ Asylum attendants wero In the court room ready to rush him there by automobllo tho moment tho motion for a return to New Hampshire was denied. Dy the writ of habeas cor pus which had boon sorved half an hour beforo on Warden Hanely ot the Tombs prevented this. Sheriff Grlfenhagen ot Now York. had heard whiportngs ot a plot to abduct Thaw during tho brief lutor- val when ho should bo out ot Warden Hanley's hands when going to and from tho prison across tho bridge of sighs. Consequently tho sheriff armed 20 deputies with rovolvors and scattered thorn through tho crowd In tho packed court room. Moro depu ties woro sprinkled among tho crowds In tho corridors, "I am taking no chances," the shorlff said, "I am well heolcd for nn abduction," Hack to Matteawan Thaw entered tho court smiling and confident. When tho decision was announced his smllo changed to n frown. Thaw was to go back to Mattoawan Justtco Page docldod upon tho old committment ot Justice Dowllng. IOWA HOUSE POSTPONES WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE BILL DKS MOINKS, In., March 10. Tho Iowa house jiostponed today no- turn on tho bill to submit woman suf frage at tho iioxt primary election to March 22, TO NEW IP AMERICAN NAVY MOST EFFICIENT ISAYS DANES Never Before Has the Navy Been S Powerful, So Ready, So Efficient as Now Traintafl and More Trata Ir,; Is Order of the Day fttost Speedy Submarines. NEWPORT NEWS, Vn., arci 10. ,. Scorcfnry Daniels, nnsworinjij'Orit- w, ics of the tinprepnrcdnosfi of tho navy, in nn n1tlre-8 lioro today de clared that never beforo in its his tory was the nnvy in belter shape to fight. Ile spoko nt n luncheon given in his honor after Jhe launching of the new supcrdrendnnttght Pennsyl vania. "There never wns n time' said Secretary Daniels, "when tho navy wns so powerful, so ready, so effic ient as now. Nor has there been a year when the fleet has given so much timo to target practice, maneuvers, wnr games and practices as the pres ent year. Skill, modern adaption, new tactics, are being carried out day nnd night. The motto of tho navy of lodny is "training; training and moro training; practice nnd more practice, nothing clc keeps ships and men fit. Today they nre fit nnd ready." Navy Most Effective Secretary Daniels reviewed tho pmgress of building battleships apd said the launching: pf tho Pennsyl vania was ono of many concrete proofs of tho strength, effectiveness nnd steady tkvelopstijijt-ftf-.tHe-wtvy-.. . of ll)l.". Ile praised congress for providing recently for nn increase in the nnvy, saying it showed ils wisdom of tho value of submarine;; when it authorized n big increago in tho craft. "No nation," he snid, "had placed such substantial faith in the deadly power of this undersea craft With in n comparatively short time when our mighty fleet lies in Hampton Hoads ready to traverse the ocean, it will be accompanied hy submarines which enn mnko twenty knots and send hurtling through tho wntcr tor pedoes cnpablo of sinking tho Iovia than ships nny nation can constntct. The sixty-third congress has the wis dom to sco that the baekbono of nny naval fighting machine is tho great ship able to keen the ocean when it is stonn-tosscd." Proud of tho IVnnsyl rata Secretary Daniels snid that ho had been directed by PreMilont Wilo to say for tho president that ho was proud of tho new Pennsylvania nnd -hoped it never would ho called upon in war to demonstrate its prowoss. Tho hopo was expressed by tho see rotary that as tho Pennsylvania goes forth as tho symbol of American jus lice and power that her mission would bo to help forward n lasting pcaco nf tho world, "for," ho added, "sho is the embodiment in effectiveness of this poworful nation which believes in pence, hut also believes with Hosea Bigelow ; " 'Kf you want peace, tho thing you've got to till, Is jes' to show you're up to fightin', too.' "But though up to fightin', too, if uecessnry," ho continued, "thoro fCnntuiuri on Tne 2. ELECTED - TRADE CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON, March 1C With out formalities, tho five nmuibera of tho fodural trado commission took up their offices today. The rooms of ,- the bureau ot corporations la tho commcrco department, which now, beconio tho offices of the trade eoai- t mission, were crowded with govern- .. ment officials when Chief Justlse Gov ington ot the District of CelumWa supreme court administered th oaths. Commlstlonor Dvle wo ehttU4 '' chairman and Commissioner llurtojr was elected vtee elialrwaa. Oiktf1 ' officers wU b chosoH latw, ' DAVIES f : H i .ti m vi V 1 i jfl r' w-ri