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.. ttrnm:Willt Jnf Srcwti tfttfft s Ik Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Mnv. 73J Mln. -I.Tj Preelp. .!!. Fair TttcUy, ' E :. 1 ft) K(iily-lrih Year. Dully Ti'iilh Yinr. t - - JESS WILLARD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKS OPT JOHNSON TERRIFIC RIGHT fe FLOORS HP KW1 f B r i BSSSSSSSSSSr. ri Johnson's Fight All the Way Until the Twenty-second noiiml, Out Dlows Lacked Steam to Knock Out Giant Plainsman Wlllard's Strcnflth Saved llio Day Flnht liy Rounds. HINOKIDti, llnuina, April ."i. -,Icks Wllluiil, tin Kansas i'ohIki.v, in Hi" new heavyweight ehailiphili pujjilixt nf Hid win Id, He l,noel,ed out .Inelc .IoIiiihiiii, Hie bluel; chiimpmii, in thu lM'iity-Milli round or their t'liam iitinilili limit hem Imlay. It wi .IoIiiihoii'k flylit all Hit wny until the twenty-MM-und round, when hi vital it v left him lietaiio of the haul pare which he will let! throughout the euil roiiuiN. Then the (-hint plniinonnii opened hi henwext attack anil in the next few rounds eurricd the Ihjht nwii from the blaek uuiii nntl toppled linn over with ihthlH uml lefH to the bod, ami blows to the faee. 17,0110 Wit in Halite. Seventeen thousand pcriuns i them I'limhiit, ami when .JtihiiMin eriiiiiilci! up on the floor from a fierce riht swing to the jaw the erowil burst into the ling. Soldier ileal id the ring. Inhnxou took the referee' eount while hinir on tlm rope, hut the tun inent after lleferee Welch hud Kl the ileeixion the former ehiimpion pit to liin feet in time to inenpe the Mild nmli of exrllcd Hpcetntnra. The knoekout eiiiiit Ho suddenly that the M); erowil seemed an miieh dusted an .lolinon himclf. I'p to the time of the final lilmv Johnon show ed lint few mark of liattle, hut hud hloweil up uml wn pcreoptiblv tiling. Willanl "ii ill u'n he wiin being cciiited uwav thai he wan mver hurt or in danger at any time. lohiiKOii Hiiiil ke had no excuse to offer uml that "a hetter and younger man hud taken thu clmmpioiiHliip title." Ilouml Ooo .Johnson feinted uml lumlt'd hi. lilt on Willnid'N jaw. Repeated up pen'iit-i with light to Willaid h jaw, The hitler wum erv nervous. John hon was laughing. Willanl diove two lefts o the negto's lintly. Johnson drove light to Wilhud's body. , Itoiillil Thii Johnson neatly hloeked WilhmlV hail-, feint iii: him nut of position ami scoring light and left to jaw. Will iikI replied with n thrn-diing right to the ncgio's limly. Johnson then hooked a left in the stouuich. John him then landed three lefts In the liody. Willaid laughed. Johnson then drove, Willard to the ropes with a latoo of lefts lo the fare, ltouml Tli ico After iiitieh feinting Willard missed u right Hwiug- uml hoth laughed. Johnson rushed uml seared n left on the hody uml u right to the jaw, Johnson landed left on the hody, Wil lard asked, "Im that thu way you do it Hound Four Willaid lunged ineffeetually, John. hoii laughed nl hi eliunsy cffoits. Thero wuh much Muling. Johnson luuded a left In the litis, and swung his right, uml left to thu ttody ami hi left to Willurd's faeo. Wilhud's lip Wiih bleeding. Willurd scored a loft to Johnson's nose. Itound l'lvo JohnRon poked u light left nhd right to Willmil'H I'aen. Tho rol'erco or dered Hie fighlers to break from a (diucli, Thu negro smashed hard to Wlllard's ribs and drove three blows to the cowhoy'rt Htniiiaeli, Thu eluun plon i'iihIiciI Willard to thu ropi's, Keoriii puuuheK to thu head and to thu hody. Willaid wiih hudlv dis trcHHed. Tho ohallcngur wuh rattled aml.hoM'd liko an amaloiir, Hound HI Tho negro wuh ealm at Ilia opening of thin round, IIu hunt Willard to thu ropoH with iv i'tiHilladu of luftn, On the hreuk JoIiiihou lauded a hiiuihIi to thu b'hilit'H juw, Tlm lu'gro ruhhed (Contltmod on page two.) TyJVFy A r 'TB SO JXILUVFCD i v-l. vJAC'KvJOKrioui'v ALIAN TROOPS CALLED OUT BY ILI rillANNO, Switzerland, April ". The uemhliU of Italian troops on the Aulriau frontier i eoutiiiiiiug with the greate-t aetiMty. All hoine of penwnut in the dixtriels hordering the eoiifiueM uffeeted haVe heen oe enili'il It v Mildieiv. This information reaeheH ('liiao from Italian Mimee. It W learned fiom the miiiio boiirces that till more iuipoitaut military tie tivily in under uny. Iitfomuuiou on Ihiti point i refused tram-iuxHiou hy the Italian eca-ni. The prohihitiou of the piihliention of ariuy uml uuvy imnemenlM whieh went into effeel .Mureh ill is heing euforeed xtiietly, ItegimeutH from Home, Kuples and Calaliria are now eamping along thu Alls) I inn holder in thu pioviuees of llivM'ia, I'diue, Vieuuxa uml llelluuo. The eoueeiitration of troops is mi eumpleto that it iiifludei full supplier of mniuiiuitiou uml hospitals, Wed Cross eorps uml iiimhips. In view of these prepurutious, should tho gov ernment order the "red niohiliznlion" -m culled because the manifestos proelniuiing it are printed in red letters- it would he merely foiinality. In ordinarv eireuuistauces this would iTipiiro from two weeks to a mouth. U "KNEW HE'D WIN" I.OS ANOHMCS, April C Mra. ,'lena Willard ruculvud tlm nowu that Iter liuuliiiml had won tho world's ring elmmptoiiBhlp today without uvl duneo of Hiirprlno. "I know all uloiiK Joss would win," hIio mild, "It waa only a question t what round." llowovor, hur oyoa Itghtod up and Hhu cuddled, with a dollghtud IuurU, ouo of hur lmhlu3 who ncconirmiilod hor downtown to n nowspapor office "Your xliulily Is chnmplon of tho world," fiho told tho llttlo ouo, Josa Jr., ago 10 montliB, who smiled back us If ho thoroughly uiulorstcod, Mra. Wlllnrd enmo from hor homo in Hollywood, a suburb, onrly to Rot tho flrHt word over tho wires. Sua bun four children, hut Josa, Jr., was tho only ouo that canio to town with hur, I RED MOB! ZAUN W LAD'S Wl MEDFORD, o T SEEN BY CROWDOF17.000 Perfect Day for Contest Movies Take Battle, Which Takes Place In Ring at Havana Race Track, Which Lies Amid Green Hills of Cuba No Bettlnii at Rlnuslde. l(IN(iSII)i:, Oriental I'nik, Havana, April fi. The miii bioke through u darkly oveieasl nky ds the crowds begun to arrive at the scene of the win Id's heaxyweigbt championship I light between .lack Johnson of Texas I Hint Jes Willard of Kniifiis. The setting for the battle was jiictur csipie. A ring hadjieen elected di tcctly on the racttraek in front of thu J lug steel gniudstaml. In front of the grandstand the long slope leading to thu track was covered with seats like those ot a ciicuh. About the ring: boxen were arranged and mori) circus seats wero in the field. Price or lllngslilo Bent Hingsido box scats sold for ?-.. sliipu scats cost 20, while .!." was paid for gnimMiind seats. From $l."i id,, nriei-x nf other seats fell to :i I for general admission, hut in addition I to the fight prices all spectators wero teouircd to pay 1 tor the puviicgo of witnessing the racing at thu con clusion of the fight. The rim? was HI feet inside the ropes. The platform measured '2'2 feet. It wits strongly braced beneath to withstand the weight of the pugilists, Willanl being prolmhlv the largest man who ever entered thu prize ring for a championship fight. Motles Tako Fight Two hours before lime for thu fight the ring was beiiitf completed. The heavy wi'ighl hemp ropes weru wrap ped twice with black tire tape. Great care was taken in preparing Iho floor beneath the red canvas covering nnd a score of red blankets wero placed there as padding. Fiom two plat tonus moxiiig picture machines weto fueuicil on the ring. Five machines coiniiriscil the battery, thtce to he used icgiilnily and tlwo to he held in reserve. Surrounded by Hills The race course is surrounded with green hills-, some of which nro topped with palms. The fight manngcineiit, seeing the possibility ot moving-pic turn machines euiiiimcd with tele seoniu lenses, oncrutimr fiom the hills, had guards stationed at all van tage points overlooking the fight arena. No big betting was reported at the ringside, but tho betting- machines weiu unite liberally patronized in amounts from $2 lo $10, tho player picking the winner and the rouiul. rrlitclimts In ItlitK Willard entered the ring at 1:20 p. in. Four minutes later prolonged yelling uml cheering1 unnoiineed the appearance of Willard. The crowd went wild over the .vuiinj: fighting giant, screaming and handclapping as he crawled through the ropes. Wil lurd wore a heavy red sweater, blue trousers and black sombrero. At 1:11 (1:10 New York tiiiia) Johnson mndu his appearance, being applauded by tho enthusinhtio Cub ans. Ouo minute Inter no erawieu through tho ropes, clad in a gray bath robe and wearing his usual golden smile. Tho neirro's first move was to ascertain where his wife was located. Doth pugilists weighed m on the scales in tho ring. Willard's weight was 'JUS. Johnson's 225. The negro npponred eonfddernblv heavier. At 1:28 tho ring was ordered eluareit. Tho pugilists then shook hands, Pinchot Expelled from Befelum TIIM HAC1UE, Tho Kethorlniula, April 5. Clifford Pinchot, former chief forostcr of tho United States, who It Is understood, luia boeu nctlng as apodal agent for the state depart ment at Washington in tho Kuronoan wnr zone, has been expelled from Holglnm by tho Gorman Wltliorltlea, HGH ORISON, MONDAY, APRIL. 0, 1015 BBWARSHIP LORD NELSON IS SUNK BY TURKS Berlin Reports Battleship Stranded In Dardanelles Straits and De stroyed liy Fire From Forts Rus sian Bombardment of Bosphorus Sinks Coal Barges Little Dame: IIHUMN, April 5.-A report re ceived in Merlin from Athens siiys the Hritish biiltlcshin Lord Nelson, stranded inside the Dardanelles straits, has been dcMioycd by the fire of the Turkish gnus on shore. This in formal ion was given out to day by the Overseas News Agency. A council of war held by the Hrit ish and French adiiulaU, the Athens dispatch continues, decided to post pone the attempts to force the Dar danelles on account of the insuffic ient strength of thu lauding expedi tion. Is First Information This dispatch contains tlio first in timation of the los of the Hritish battleship Lord Nelson. Her name has not been mentioned in any of the dispatches concerning thu Danlan ellcs openttious. She wiih 410 feet long, displaced l(l..'l)(l tons and was built in 10011. She was armed with four 12-inch guns, ten 0.2-inch and thirteen Il-inch guns ami cariied a complement of 8(15 men. MF.IIIJN, April 5. Included in Un reports given out' today hy the Over seas News agency is the follewing: "Dispatches received in Merlin from Constantinople say there has been no change in the Dardanelles situation. IIidmIaim In llosptioniH "The Mussiun fleet after its opera tions before the Mosphorus, under took March III) a further attack' on Krcgli, a Mlaek sen port, in Asia Mi nor. A total of U00I) shots was fired. Nine barges in the port wero sunk uml four houses on shore were dam aged. There were no casualties and conl is coining from Krcgli as usual. A Hussian aviator was driven off by fin from tho shore. Thu Mussina fleet retired at noon. "A message reecicd hero from Athens estimates at more than IIO.OOO the number of Anglo-French troops lauded on the island of I.cmnos, near the V'litniuce to the Danlnnclles." TWO SMALL SHIPS LONDON, April 5. Tho Olusgow steamer Olivine ami the Russian bark Hermes wero sunk by u Ucnuaii sub marine Sunday afternoon off the isle of Wight. Tho crews of the two ves sels took to their boats and wero res cued hy u MritUh torpedo boat de stroyer. The loss of tho Russian bark re ferred to in tho abovo dispatch was reported yesterday. At this tiino her name was not known, r it teen mciu hers of tho bark's" crow got ashoie safely. Tho llenucs wns a three masted bark of U7:i tons. Current maritime records do not contain any reference to a steamer named Olivine. BY PAWS, April 5. Tho war offieo gave out a report on tho progress of fighting which roads as follews: "The military authorities hnvo re ceived preuisu information concern ing' tho results of the bombardment carried out by Hritish aviators in Melgium on tho 20th of March. A dirigiblo hangar at Berkenlien-Sle.-Agntho was sorioubly damaged, as was tho airship sheltered therein. At Uoboken tho Antwerp naval cou struetioa ship yards wore gutted, two Gorman submarines were destroyed and a third damaged, while forty Herman workmen wero killed and sixty-two wpunilodi" SUBMARINES INK SERIOUS DAMAGE A I AD BULGAR RAIDERS OUSIEDBYSERBS INVADE GREECE Rovinn Bands Driven Out of Serbia Penetrate Greece at Three Points- Bulgaria Agrees to Give Full Sat isfaction for Damapes Greece Is Masslnn Troops Alonp Frontier. LONDON, .March 5. The joving bund of Mulgars driven out of Ser bia after its sudden raid, hns pene trated Greece at three point-', accord ing lo Salonika dispatches. The F.ng lish press sees in this episode the pos sibility of developments which tuny mean a flare-up in the smoldering Miilgariau situation. Advices reach ing London by wny of Home, how ever, assert that Bulgaria has agreed lo give full satisfaction to Serbia. All thu Malkau nations, as well as Italy, an; awaiting the outcome witli inter est. Meanwhile Greece is massing troops aloiiL' the Bulgarian frontier ami Bulgarian reservists, according to advices from Saloniki, have re ceived orders to join the colors. In the countries allied against Germany, Austria and Turkey, these recent de velopments arc blamed upon German intrigue. PAULS, April 5. Miilgariau irreg ulars who raided Slrumitsa, Serbia, are estimated to have numbered about u regiment and a half, says a dis patch to the Matin from its Nisli cor respondent. The total Serbian losses in the fighting are estimated at 125 killed and wounded, including five of ficers. A Bulgarian diplomat interview by the newspnper Odjik, tho dispatch says, declared the raiders were dis contented Bulgarian irregulars wear ing old uniforms. Ho explained the fact that part of their equipment, which was of recent manufacture, by Muting that evcral regimental ann orics near thu frontier recently had been entered by burglars. NO FLAGS IAKEN I t PKTIIOGHAI). Apiii 5. A remark aldo feature of the surrender of tho Galieian fortress of Prremysl was the fact 'that nut a single Austrian flag was captured, says the Kiissky Stovo. The secret of their disappearance was discovered, this newspaper bays further, through tho confession of Slav war prisoners who arrived at Kiev. They said that the night be fore tho surrender all thu flags were tom into strips. These strips were numbered and distributed among in dividuals wiio hid them in tho linings of titer coats and caps. They wero required to take an oath to restore them upon their relenso from eaptiv ity, so that the flags might bo reeon st meted, thus giving- the regiments tho right lo u further corporate ex istence A search of the prisoners revealed many such fragments of flags. In the handle of a bay; belonging to Gen eru Thomuichi a flag was found in taut. TURKISH FLEET SINKS TWO RUSSIAN SHIPS BF.HLIN, April 5. A dispntch from Constantinople says tho follow ing statement has been issued by thu Turkish war effice: "Our fleet yesterday sank two Rus sian ships, tho Provident of 'J000 tons and tho Vastochimja of 1500 tons at Odessa. "Our batteries off Kuin Kalelt sunk an enemy initio sweoper which at tempted to approach the entrance to tho Dardanelles.'' Neither tho Provident nor Yas toehunja is mentioned ill tho latest shipping records, WHEN P M WAS CAPTURED EIE FOREGOES CHANGE TO FL EE DURING STORM German Raider Passes Up Opportun ity to Escape Probability Will In tcrne to Escape Averting Ships Await In n Outside Harbor Amerl can Admiral Boards Ship. NKWPOHT NEWS, April 5. Kcnr Admiral Bently, commanding the Norfolk nnvy yard, boarded the Prmr. Kite! Freidnch at noon today to confer with Commander Thierich ens and soon nftcrwanl two commer cial tugs arrived at the Kitel's stem, received orders nnd tied up at n nearby pier. The Gcrtnnn raider pnssed up her solo chance to cseajM) during the re cent stonn which caused n heavy loss of life and sea craft along the coast. It is regarded as probable that the commander has decided to interne his vessel, as his time limit that he can remain is about exhausted. Nothing hns been said officially as to his in tentoits or as to the expiration of the time limit. PARTY.DEMANDS NORWICH, F.ngland, April 5. Tho delegates ot tho Independent Labor party, now holding their an nual meeting hero, haro received a report from tho naval administratis council of tho party setting forth that tho party had accepted resolu tions declaring that It was the duty of tho labor movement to securo peace at tho earliest posslblo moment. Tho text ol these resolutions fol fel fol eows: "That tho conflict between the na tions of Hurope with which this coun try Is Involved Is a result ot tho pur suit by foreign officers ot diplomatic policies with tho Idea ot maintain ing tho balanco ot power; that our national policy of understanding with Franco and Russia only was bound to Increase tho power of Russia both In Europo nnd in Asia and to endan ger our good relations with Germany; that Foreign Secrotary Grey Is prov ed by tho facts ho gavo in tho houso of commons commlttco, to havo given dotlulto assurance ot support to Franco in tho ovent of any war In which sho 'was seriously Involved be foro tho houso ot commons bad a chnnco to consider tho matter; that tho labor niovoment reitoratcs tho fact that It bad opposed tho policies which produced this war and that Its duty now is to securo peaco at tho earllost posslblo moment on such conditions as provide tho best oppor tunities for tho re-cstabllsbmcnt ot amicable relations between tho work' ere of Europo." TERRORIZE PEOPLE SALlttr, Or., April 5. Mad coy otes nro terrorizing people of Lake, Grant and lluruoy counties to the ex tent that school attendance is bciux materially reduced, according to State Superintendent of Publio In struction J. A. Churchill today, who has just returned from tho district. "Conditions in theso counties aro deplorable," ho declared. "Partiou larly is this truo in northern Lake county, whero rabies had spread by .tho coyotes until even tho cnts aro affected. Tho coyotes liuve become so ferocious that thoy not only at tuck people in tho open, but invade yards of homes nnd in tho school houses. A teacher told mo how he shot an animal that was invading the yard of tho school, So serious has tho situation become, in Lake county that Circuit Judgo Daly hns urged tho peo pie not to send their children to school unless they can transport them in a conveyance nnd someono ticcom jinny and jiroeol them," BRITISH LABOR N MAD COYOTES NO. 12 AMERICA AK m lULiwwm iu PAY FOR FRYE f Note on Sfnklnp; of Salllnn Ship by Eite! Requests $228,068 With In terest for Destruction te American Property Upon High Sea AIM Claim Made for Carp. WA8HINOTON, April C Thd American note to Germany on the linking of the American salllBg ship Frye by tho Gorman auxiliary cruis er Prlnz Eltol Fredcrlcb, -was made public hero today. It waa very brief. It was confined principally to a re- rcltal of tho legal aspects of the ! Ing of the Frye and In diplomatic language suggests that Germany mako "reparation." This Is tho text ot tho instructlqa to Ambassador Gerard: "You aro Instructed to present the following noto to tho German foreign P office. "Under instructions from my ov- pernment I havo the honor to pre sent a claim for $228,059.54 with Interest from January 28, 1915, against tho German government or behalf ot tho owners and captain of tho American sailing vessel Wlllam P. Fryo for damages suffered by them on account ot tho destruction on tho llilgh seas by the German armed cruiser Prlnz Eltcl Fredricu on Jan uary 28, 1915. "Tho facts upon' which this claim arises and by reason ot such the Ger man government Is held responsi ble by tho government ot tho Unit ed States for the attendant loss aad damages are briefly as follews: Asks Itcmaaeratkm "Tho William P. Frye, a steel sail Ung vessel of SiZi ions gross ton nago owned by American citizens and sailing under the, United States flag and register, cleared from Seat tin, Wn November i, 1914, under charter to Jr. G. llouser ot Portland, Or., bound for Qucenstown, Fal mouth or Plymouth for orders with a cargo conslstlugfaolely of 186,950 bushels of wheat owned by the agent, said llouser, and consigned 'to order or Its assignees,' all ot which ap pears from tho ship's papers which wero taken from the vessel at tho time ot her destruction by tho com mander ot tho Gormancrulser. Stopped on High Seas "On Jnnuary 27, 1915, the Prins Eltcl Frcdorlch encountered tho Frye on tho high seas; compelled her U stop and sent aboard an armed board Ing party who took possession. After an examination of tho ship's papers the commander ot tho cruiser direct ed that tho cargo be thrown over board, but subsequently decided to destroy tho vessel and on tho follow ing morning, by his ordor, Iho Fryo was sunk. "Tho claim of tho owners and cap tain consist ot tho following Items: "Value ot ship, equipment and out tit, $150,000.00. "Actual freight per freight Hat 5034, 1,0002210 tons at 32-0; S180 19-0 at S4.S0, 139,759.54. "Traveling and other expenses of Captain Klehno and Arthur Sewall & Company, agonts ot ship. In con nection with making affidavits, pre ferring and filing claim, 500, "PorsonnI effects ot Captain II. P. Klohuo, S300. "Damages, covorlng loss due to deprivation of use ot ship $37,500.00. "Total $228,059.54. "By direction of my government, I havo tho honor to request that full roparatlou bo mado by the German government for tho destruction ot ho William P. Fryo by the German cruiser Prlnz Eltel Frlodrlch. (Signed) "BRYAN.'1 SEVENlElTlN GREENVILLE. III., April $. nrDMAMv ILLINOIS COLLIERY Sovcu men nro known to have perish ed iu nn explosion in the mine of tki ; Shoal Creek Coal coijipwny, near here today. Ten nro missing. He-dies of seven have been recovered. The explosion occurred 200 ft underground nnd a quarter of a wlk from (ho main shaft and w !wliev4 to have been caused by blaekiiaatp Ii0iii hc off hy a wJHWf Jawp, r , u vl vJI v, WJ