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Nii i Medford Mail Tribune "tv 3,1 SECOND EDITION WEATHER Hlmncra tonight mxl i row-Mfv. (II ; MIm, 7,S, itix3 rorly-flflh Vwr MEPFORD, OREGON', WEDNESDAY, MAKC'IF 31, 1915 IlllllV- ll'lllll Vl'llf. NO. 8 en FRENCH USE AMERICAN OF FIRING LINER LA MAINE IN MID-OCEAN i-V 4 r SAY AMERICAN CAUSED BIAZE ON LA OH ftnyinotul Swoboila Arrested In Paris Clinrncil With Hnvli'o Caused Ex plosion That Set Flro to French Liner In Mid-Ocean Passport Reads From San Francisco. PARIS, Match III. Raiiinuil Swnbtiilu, hud of Hit passengera nliourd Ihc Ficnch lint steamship La 'roiiiaiiHi' which was Imperiled liy n flic tit sen tin Muti'li (I, has lit'i'ii ur ii'Mcd, churgcil will) setting I in to the Mitl, according to tin1 Matin. Swolniilii, tint m io i' nsfrl, h mih peeled of Inning "cIdhc ii'latniiiH with tin I'lii'iny," iiml corieKpiihilenci' found in his iiiiimim in said t indicate In Iiml been chargiil with tlm IiimI. of blowing up tin Tniiraiiii'. Ho bus been talain In Havre. I'm'iI Detonating llcvlto lnu'Mlixatiiui by exprrt iippoiuti'il by Admiral ('hnriicr, win U conduct in;: tint inquiry into tin htimuixlitp fill", llllH Clllhlldllll, i( js t.ll, tlllll tin blare aboard thu Tniirniiu muM have been chummI liy tlio explosion of biinii) detonating tic, ice. Statement imiilu liy passenger ami members of tint crew hiipport till theory. Tin oxploxlnii was Kuffielcittly intent to wrench latino tin? door of cabin iii'iirhy. The niilhoritii'H believe Ihr plni littil been placed with criin- JUIUiiiIuiiL jiujulruak wiuiIt wnw Htorril will? lliii baggage of first-class pnMKcrH In. No. 'J hold. With (his first icpoit of expert ut hand, thu slate's attorney at I lavic examined nt iiiniiy piinm tigers an I'oiilil Int i cached. Tin witnesses staled, ufcnrdiug to tlio Matin, tint t they hail been aiaari'il ut Ilia state mi ul iiiuilit unit night during tht ny UKi liy ii fellow pnoMciiitor when (hex worn ilincussing (Icimuu lineal In loiirilo ships passing through llir war jroin,'. Tin cat Ity Pu-nengor Thin passenger It quulcil ns liuvinx iciimikcil: "Oh, that isn't tin nul war hud Hint would lie dangereus: (Icrmnuy is strong enough Io do what hha wants. This ship hcist'lP imu hi'fiiin she icnehes tin1 war ynnc, might hit obliged to Iiiim ii'i'oiiiMt In I hi doctors anil nurses aboard In can for Hut passengers." Only passing hrnl, however, was giw'll III till lsS0liii when it was ninth, hut in inw of sub-ctiucnl it'iilH it appeared Io llu investigat ing attorney to hao coniilcralilt im-poilaiii'i!. Tim passenger in qiicslitui, who was ipinli'tl iih huiiiL' IioiihIi'iI of (lor- inaiiy'K pnvviM, was lixlrd.na tho ship lri'unlM ur "Kiijnuuiil Kuolinila, ,1H .M'ihh of up, an Aiiu'iifuii siilijccl : piofi'Huioii, fiuaiiclitr; ilchlinalinii, COMMANDER OF HFHMAN RAIDER E3 DANS WIN HEAVY HAWSERS NEEDED 10 DRAG SUNKEN'. SUBMARINE INTO SHALLOWER WAIER flVFR GFRMM " lHim - NORTH POLAND mmmm. 1 1 Mmmmmfmgm Mi i km tbi t j, .' ,t ,,; '- v?s ?ww x-rT'biMEBIPHHflUKIiailQM&'aJIIHn mmmmWEmtmmmmmmSmmimWtmm Germans Fall Back In Nlcman River District, Expecting Russians to Pursue and De Crushed by Flank Inn Movement Maneuver Failed and Germans Were Annihilated. COMMANDER THIEECHfiJScT EIIEL LOADS COAL PLANNING DASH RENEW SEA RAIDS I'm in." lluxuo'N Is I'liiamli't' ('niiiiuiHMiry Duhoit, allacliril In I lu m'cii'I kdi iii ilopailiut'iit of tin' ministry of (ho iult'iiur, iiiulititnok Ilia tasl; of Irai'in Swoluula. lie found lluil Hut man was taiilv woll Kiiouii in I'aiiH fiuaui'ial oiii'las anil hail hern ('(iiiiii'fii'il uilli si'M-ral innio or IfsH impmtaul liuiwiiftioiis, Hi wiih HupiiiMiil Io ht a HniMiin, for In ol'liiu spoko of his family I'limu'i-lions nt lVliiiKiail ami Most-ow, lln hail sin fit iih a foii'ton H-pu'Hi'iilaliM' foi (Contlnuoil on Pnuo Kour.) SEAITLE TRACTION ' STRIKE A FAILURE SKATTM:, Aliiifh 31. StiiMJl fiiiH of tlio l'ii,M't Stiiuul Traotion, l.ihl i; I'owar ooiupany wout uiniiln,' as usual this mnriiliiK, niul Hut shiU ilo fliiicd acaiusl thu I'ompauy with the samitiou of tlm. Central l.iilnir union npHari'il to linvn ciima to iuuikIiI. Tin (tompaiiy Hiiyfi that only two men of thu '-MOO in its employ tpiito last night, Oilier weio pulleil fiom tlm cniH. hul alteiwuiils leniuti'il for .duly, NIIWTOHT Ni:VS, Vii., Mimh III. Uait loatU o inal for the (li'i man auiliar rruiser 1'riux Kitel 1'iii'inlircli wt'io hrniiKht ilowu in llamptiiii Koails this ufleiuooii. Coin iiiauili'r Thii'ru'hi'iis plans to lie-in I'oaliiiK his ralilor lain today. SixttH'ii liuutlii'tl tons or strain coal loaded on liaises ul Sewalls Point eiuly loila, was detined for tlio (luiiuaii eoiiNeiled ciuiser Pi in, l'itel I'liediieli, uft'oriliu to a persisteul M'poil in 1111111110 eiii'h'K. Port offic ials ilci'laictl llicx Iiml no KiiowIciIki of siieli a enroll hciu prepared for tlie (Ittiuiuii iniilur. Marine tpcis asserted that 1(10(1 tons is aliniit (hi amoiiut of coal which would la ictpiiicil to taho tlie I'liu. Kit el to her iicaiest Itnmc poll. Shipping circles today wen sciiaasly consult'! in; tho pnsMhilih that Cani niander Thioiichciis niiuht inaKe pmil his di'lianee to tlio lumiile cruixcrs oul-iile Hit capes and uiahu a ilnsh on u dull; or fo-yy niylit. The Kilel rcinniucil at her tloelc to. day, while seen miles away, in Hampton Koails, Hut Tutted States hattlf'hip Alahamu lay ut anchor, A detachment of const artillery men wiih Hunt from Port Monica to tho New poit Nowa Hlilpjnrtl toilny to mount Kiiiirtl our tlm Ourmnn com- moieo i alder I'rlux Ultol Filedrlch, ('ommnniler TlilorlehmiH hail nHkuil tluit a patrol do malntatneil around IiIh ulilp, I'CTUOOItAI), n London, Mnrch 31 --Tlio Ioiik flllcncc In I'ctroKrad concttrnlnR tlio opurutlonn on (ho (lor. mini front wnn hroken (oda liy an authentic report of a dnrliiK Qormnn mniioiivcr In (ho Nlouinn river iIIh trlcl, which, according to this Infor mation, lenan nhorthcly nud ended In failure. Tho Krndunl wltlnlrnwnl of tho cen tral part of their Tenth nrmy, n move I calculated to draw nil tho Itunslnn forced Into tho nilvnuco hctween Sa- wnlkl and Kahnrln, wan to bo fol lowed, nccordlnR to tho Ituslnn Inter pretation of tho (lormnu plan, by it 'inlck onclrclltiK movemunt of their loft flank from tho vicinity of I.ako Dana and I.nko Nlouino to tho rear Thli, It was planned, would cut oft tho rotroat of tho advancing Hui Hlnnn. Over rcnlotmnemi led tho German gonornli to throw a Inrgo pnrt of their Twenty flrut nrmy corps with throo ronervo reRlmoutK, nniountlnR In nil to an nntlro corps, acrom tho molting Iro of I.ako Dunn, Ixjforo tho middle group of tho Itusslnn forces hail ad vanced sufficiently lo-nuro tho suc cess of tho proposed encircling ma neuver. Having surmounted tho hazards of tho trnnsportnttou of theso troops ocr wonlc Ico, tho Gormnns dlscoV ored, according to tho reports com ing to l'otrogrnd, that their movement was prematura and In a dospornto ef fort to rctrnco their steps thoy voro met liy n flerro Itusslnn onslnught. According to their account of this fighting tho Husslnns annihilated en tire divisions of thu Oormans. At other points along tho German front Isolated engagements continue, hut there aro without strategic significance. Tho F-4 ns lic xippenred while nnrlcr way on n trinl hih. RENEW ATTACK ON DARDANELLES Fofi Delays Russian Bombardment of Bosphorus Turkish Ammunition of Poor Quality, German Supply Is Exhausted Petrocrad Warns Not to Expect Early Capitulation. OHCH OF LONDON DAD Lieutenant Louin Alfred Kile, com mander of tho ill fated submarine P--1, which plunged with the com mander nud Ins crew of twent. men ment of villages near tho outer forts LONDON', March 31.- A Heutcr's despatch received from Constanti nople by way of Ilerlln uajs the al lied fleet has resumed its bombard (ojlicir death off Honolulu recently. of tho Dardanelles. Turkish aviators fluxing uany reconnaissances. W Y REFUSE 10 am WORK bWR ENGINEER aro 6AI.ISM. Oro., March 31. Declar ing that ho had boon advised by tho assistant attorney general that It would not bo legal for lilm to com- ipleto unfinished wdrk on tho Colum-j GBNCVA. via Paris. Mnrch 31. A, Constantinople despatch received hero by way of Bucharest states that while ammunition Is not lacking for tho Turkish army. It Is of poor qual ity. Tho supply of cartridges pro vided by tho Germans eomo tlma ago nro now exhausted and Turkey Is now forced to rely on her own poor supplies. Disorders and Insubordination among tho Turkish soldiers aro of frequent occurrcnco, tho despatch sa) s, during tho transport of troops. Many Turkish officers aro reported Head of Ennjlsh Branch of Famous Family of Financiers, Reputed the Wealthiest Man in World, Famous for Philanthropy and Art Collec tion, Dies Following, Operation. bla highway, and to settle disputes BRITISH RELEASE GET WAGE RAISE CHICAGO, Mnrch 31. A Hough ton, Mich., despatch to tho Gold and Stock Ticker states that tho Copper Itnngo mines announced today that they would Increaw wagos 10 per EaaisanHRSBBsssrr. with relation to It as a special engi neer, Stato Highway Knglncor 11. L. Howlby announced today that tho only condition on which ho would suponlso It would bo that tho high way commission continue him as stato highway engineer. I. l. Cantlno was named Monday uy tho commission to succeed Howlby, and will nssumo office tomorrow. Tho board had planned to have Howlby romplcto all unfinished work In order that tho new engineer might not bo handicapped with regard to contro verslcs relating to it. to havo been arrested for their hos- tlio attltudo toward tho Germans. 1'ctrograd has officially warned tho Russian pooplo not to oxpect an early capitulation of Constantinople. There aro no signs, howover. that tlio allied fleot has given up tho at tack, as battleships aro again shelling tho outer defenses of tho straits, while tho Russian assault on tho nos phorus has been interrupted by a thick fog. cent beginning tomorrow. Tho ad vnnco restores tho scalo to thp stand ard which was reduced upon tho out break of tho Huropcnn wnr. ACTIVE IN POLAND THE TRAIL OF A TORPEDO -V- HP.HUX, Muicli :il.-The Nor wctiinu steamer Tannin, detained at Kiikwnll March 0, and Inter taken lo Dundee, where Iter ciuko of Ametican hud wiih tlnow'ii into u plie ctiuit, Iiiih heeu i flensed. The Ameiicaii steamer Antilla, also loaded wiih laid' oiiiiuilly detained nt Kirk wnll, Pehruury 'Jll, in spilo of (ho fact (hut her caipi luul heeu in spected liy Itiitish officials in New Ytuk, nud which wiih later liansfciied in umiiii'e, win iu permitted in 10- Hiunn her li in io Conenlinecn ulier 'ilMmrulii-; her emp, .- 'r tiMMsVr4r?ir'iSM.. - vU if - N , i ,iuj ; tiginvfli'Bl SsT'M'llilWr '111 ' i 'I "T --Ti A N-J? . HIE H'VDill . x.,, r t mr "qwu'iuwi1 'i"i LONDON, jrareh 31. Great nc tiity has been displayetl within tho last few dn.vn by the Gcrnutn nvint or, snjs n Petrornil dispatch to Renter's Telegram company, neeord- iii? lo a seuu-oflicial Kussinn fctate ment which reads as follow:;: "Fifteen German aeroplanes flew over Ostrolenka Monday, dropping ti hundred bombs nt an isolated house which they uppaiently mistook for Russian lifmltruiutcr. None of tho bombs hit tho house nnd tho occu pants were not injuied. ''Near Jedwabno wo broiiht down nn enemy neioplnne, rnpturing the officer nnd the mechanic." r-i M4. . Hlte. " : x-x.v -rr. T' N.iS.Ci- ta.c v Mrr" ' x ix-s .; . .k rv .si "l- m. f W. 1 -'Wi 5?"tcssu r -w . HaawA,wl " . ' . --.-.- v . ,..-- MWrwu. - i5LKr::x. s,k.-V! "W "L. Swtia. 'v. "-i?f sssEasssisw-ie.,: j.v.??rA. .ri.-vfx -v v Jr-i', v1 " -v....' 0ca2sS3s5 VSi Mi '- .ivArt THH PICTURE SHOWS THR WHITE WAKE PROM A TORPEDO JUST LAUNCHED II Y A BURMA RIND. THE TORPEDO AFTER IT ENTERS THE WATER IS PROPELU j:i) RY ITS OWN POWER. A TINY ENGINE OPERATED RY COM PRESSED AIR TURNS THE PRO PELLOR WHICH IS ATTACHED TO Till) END OV THE TORPHRP WMMKfe-.L."m.7Tr.l T I v-.v.'V lLH'KL:ttfatfP8' -?e??sfy '" TK .. S uk, W rv y" iMSa ; HsaMraissiisH rOffisMH SSSBsi it-aFvwii VavSJ.'. "NJ V T " s .-J. silfimiatNH a--A zs9tnammMmM "v. 'wESrassiiBW ""'.NwIbMbB "Tiii v-jj ;wvi. .-,nikTTriiiii -aaiilHISm.MiilBlHISllHSaBBlliaMiHI 'tSaiwSH9HilHI 'ipsrvLMPwaaaJ I . ii ij ii,p.. i i i inn i mf0 LONDON, jrnrch 31. Lord Roths chihl, head of the Hnglish branch of the Itotsehild family died in Loudon today. Nathaniel Mnyer Rothschild, first Huron Rothschild, was boni Novem ber 8, 1840, eldest sou of the Into Duron Lionel Nathaniel Do Roths child, nnd was created an English peer in 1885. He was nt tho head of the London banking firm of N. M. Rothschild & Sons, and he was the head of the HritUh branch of this well-known family of international bankers. " " Famous for Philanthropy Bnron Rothschild was widely known for bis grent wealth nnd bis philanthropic labors. Ho bad n handsome hotiso in Piendilly nnd n country sent at Tring Park, Herts. His collection of art works is cry well known. Huron Rothschild was thu first member of the Jewi-.li faith cer elected to tho HritUh parliament where he represented Aylesbury from 180.") to 188o, the year he was made n peer, lie was educated in England nnd he married Kmma, daughter of Raron Charles Do Rothschild of Frankfort. Karon Rothschild underwent n se rious surgical operation in London March 27. Immediately following this his condition was reported ns satis factory nnd tho bulletins issued the following day nnd on March 21) said his condition was improving. Fort lino Two llllllons It wns tlio grandfather of Baron Rothschild, who also Lore tho name of Nathan, who founded tho English branch of tho famous bouse, nud who made some of his greatest deals in finance, ns n result of tho battle of Wnterloo. Nathan Rothschild him self rodo a borso to tho battle field and ns soon ns ho saw tho rout of tho French begin bo .purred his steed to Brussels, took cnrriiifjo to Ostend, crossed tho channel in a row boat nnd somo timo befoio tho news of the vic tory wns generally known ho opti mistically bought iitunlly ovcrj thing in sight. While it is unknown just what por tion of the Rothschild fortune was in the possession of tho member who died today, tho total Rothschild wealth has been often estimated ns high as $2,000,000,000. ' irwirsaiaaM '- v, IP KrSH v Jm eSm r 'r iKii Bit" a 0 . W mJtm t "H9Blij jV4H SiftaCrKBs3 A most unusual and romnrkahlo view of tho sunken United States nub- marine F-4, which recently smik off Honolulu, earrymg twenty men to their doom. AUTHORIZE 20.000 FOR NEW CABLE TO IINE DRAG mm NW STORM SWEEP CAROLINAS WASHINGTON, Much 3t. An othor wintry stoim swept the south eastern states last night and eaily today bringing snowover tho Caio Unas, Tenne&seo and" Noith Geoigiu, and general rains farther boulh. South Carolina was swept by a snow and sleet storm of unusual se verity, which weather bureau offic ials said broke all iceords sinco 1887. Snow nnd sleet fell in Augusta, On., nnd telegraph nnd telephone ser ico throughout Not Hi Caioliua was demoralized by tho snowstorm which continued today. Ashovillo rcpoitcd Nearly a fyot of so,y, WASHINGTON, March 31. Ex penditure of ?20,000 to bring tho sunken submnrino F-l to tho surface in Honolulu harbor was authorized by becretary Daniels today aftor a message had been received from Rear-Admiral Moore saying that tho hawser attached to tho boat hail parted anil that tlm present equip ment was too light to rniso hor. Admiral Moore's messugo lends.; "Lieutenant Smith has located F-l ami moved her a slight distance in shore. Tho lifting hawser then part ed, tho submnrino evidently being wnteilngged. Tho equipment is too light to rniso hor, Making arrange ments to lift her bv pontoon methods. Will report probable, cost of rental of equipment when possible. Still have line on submarine ami can hold onto hor location. Dcnth fortv-fivu fiith. I onis.'' A second messno from, Admiral Moore, estimated tho cost of obtain ing additional equipmout nt .$20,000 nud said upomtiong should Login ut ouco to take advantage of good weather. Ho stimaUd the time re quired nt. fourteen ilayH. Secretary Daniels immediately cabled authoriz ing tho expenditure. Secretary Daniels Issued this slats- mont; "If It were possible to mere ! submarzlna over tk oewtn btUw oven a few hundrwl yarU the y?rk or diving could tM vry wueh fMlit- tated and she weulil fn a 4pth Vbyf? www vrtty rto, T$