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SECOND
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JESS WILLARD WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
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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.)
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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.
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"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,
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RED MOB!
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MEDFORD,
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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
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MAD
COYOTES
NO. 12
AMERICA
AK
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lULiwwm iu
PAY FOR FRYE
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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
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