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?" mtL. '"' See jfeMt Tx MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight and Sunday Max, 71; Mln. 10. LTi ". Knrly-rirtli Yimr. Hnlly - TpiiIIi Vonr. MTDDffORD, OinsaON-, BATmiDAV, APRIL 10, 1915 NO. 17 f 4 1 i- FRENCH MM MAN WEDGE OUT 0 RAN Fllilfii Which Dcnan Monday De velops Into Desperate Strurjflle Alonii Considerable Portion of the Wc5trrn Front Lcs Esparrjcs Cap tured Domination Plains of Woevre I. ON DON, April 10. Tim 1'rnnch, with lliu capture of l.oit KparKO", Imvo iililalutMl iiim of Hi" main ob jects of thtilr nilvniicn to tlio south nimtwiud from Verdun, Tlio poid (Ion at Lwi KpnrgoH dominates the plains of I ho Woovro mill Its occu pation ti (ho Fioucli Is nnnoiuicuil officially. Progress from Verdun mcaim heavier pressure on tlio north urn flunk of dm (Ii)rniniiH IioIiIIiik Ht. uMlhlul, whllo (hi) noutlicrn flunk Us threatened by tlio French advance - between Pont-A-Moiinnon and tlio .Mciiho, llmlWltflt HlmgUlo )l'l'lllM Tim offlrlnl wnr ruports of toitity liiillrntn Hint thn fighting In I'ranrn which started Monday with n French attack between tlio Moiisn uiitl Mod olio rivers, has developed Into u den luirnto struggle along n considerable lioitlon of ttin wcttni front. Thn htnti'iniMil from tlio German nrmy headquarters mentions, ono after nn nthcr n scries of onslaughts liy tlio allien nml sns that tlio Imttlu bo- tween tlio rivers In pproceodlng with unilliiilnlnlicil violence Although nt times tho French riircceded In gain- Iiik n foothohl on (Iruinii positions, It would nppear from tlio llorlln Mnlcinont that no advantage hail liecn gained. Counter Attiuhn .Mwln In thn southern part of thin fluid of operation!" tho Germans nro deliv ering almost contlnuonn counter at tacks, They lutvo inado fifteen as saults on ono point. It Ih ovldont that tho French nro not only at templing to capture Ht. Mllilol, which olo)H luitt lieen a danger point slnro lt nndgu wan driven Into tho lino of teh allien, lint arc at tho same t lino seeking to aid lliinnla liy proVentliiK tho withdrawal of (lerinun corps for tho relief of tho hard prennvd Aim trlan and (lornian forces In tho Car pathians, Tho Turin statement addn nothing to tho prorlotin claims of French vic tories It speaks of despcrato hay onut fighting at I,es Kparge, cap turn of which by tho French was announced last night. In tho emit no changes nro record oil. Tho Merlin wnr offlco nays that tho ItunHlmiH nccompllHh nothing by nttnrkn In tho south. KuhkIu In Hiild to hnvo mndo Import nut cuptiircn of Knn mid war muni tloiui In tho Carpathians. What In represented as Informntlon from tho AiiNtilun general staff Ih that In tho hnttlo along tho Diikln Kporlcs front tho AiiHtrliiim loMt 211,000 mini. Humors that Austria In about to roiiclinlo n Hopnrato im'iico grow In winihar mid persistency ovory dny. TIii'ho nro arrompnnlod by ovldoucs that Italy In showing lucriiHlug tin easiness ovor tho situation. SECURING Y WFMFIfl SALOON RASESTROLLEY STRIKE IIAKKIt, Or., April 10. Selection of ii jury wiih a hJ iiuiblem in tho statu circuit court liero today at tho oieuliiK f tlu diiuiau hull of Will iam WioKunil iiKiiiiiHt ox-dovernor Oswald West, Colonel II. K, Law-son mid othui'H, iih tho result of MisH Fern Jiolilis' action in ulodiug tlm Coppor field hiiIooiih a yenr UK" lunt Janu ary, In tho forenoon only eilit veil iiemcn hail been piiBsod. Tlio trip of Forii IIobliH so iidvurtiKeil tho disputu that il proved diffieult to i'iuil men who have not i'ormed on opinion. Wii'K'iiid wiih ono of tho hiiloonkocp or A whoso liipior wiih confiscated by Colonel LiiWHon lit Governor West's orders and his is tho first of a scries of oilier suits binning on thn hiiiiio in ilietmout. Ho iltminnds .f 1500 for the loss of his Ihpior, Hiiloon fixtures nml oilier furnishings nml i1mmi)o lo lias- illt'tJHi DARDANELLES CAN BE FOR CED AY noo Italian Minister of Marino Declares, In Spite of Formidable Array of Forts, Capture Possible Land Force Necessary to Co-operate with Ships, HO.MF., April III.- Admiral Met lolo, who Hcvcrnl times Iiiin In en Itnl inn ininiHter or murine, is ipioled in mi liilervieiv jik declining lie nlwnyn llllK lielieveil mill Mill heli'tWN the DlililillielleM eiill he foieeil, ulllloii)h tlio illflienllieH IihIiiv iiultirnlly ore (fruiter than llioy weie a lew yearn n K, Ih'i'iiiikm of impiiiveuii'iitH maile in tin) ilel'eiixex uncJiT Hie ilireetiou of (leniiau offieern. Ships (Viold Trliimpli After ili'M'tiliinx Ho loinl nml fen reHoiiri'i'H or Hie Tiin'o-Oermnii I'oiith, Ailmirul Iteltelo aildeil lliat in npite ol' (hi roimiilahle nirity xliips could liiiimpli in tlm end oxer laud force lieenii-n tile lone rauK' of (heir urtillerv would enable tliem to tie htroy eonxt luittericH, while they wen in xiieli it pohitinu lliat xhellx fiom the enemyV ynni enuld not reaeli tine. Olio of the (locentinlH to sueeem in xiieli mi opeialioii, lie xuid, was the I'otnplete ili'xtruolioii of eaeli forti fieatioii iiltiiel.eil mid the unuilulu lion of its KiirriNiui In the lauilin of IroopH. In explaiuiiii; tin neeiSHity for hendiuir troops nhoro to aid the licet, tho 1 1 it 1 in ti admiral hniil they would he expeeted to eompleto the ilcMriietiou of fiirtifieatious, piirMio retieutiut; forces nml ilihcover tho poiutfi froiu wliieli mines and torpe does were launched. Such n ram iii;iit he Hiiid, hlioiild lie nttcuiptrd only after thorough prcparationx. It hIioiiIiI lie executed with daring, tem pered with prudence, Imtli of which ipiahties he believed eie piishessed by tho llnti-h mid IVneh. Shore ()rciimlloii NiIp1 Occupation of the Kuropeuii hhore would ho indispensable to tho mas tery of the Dardanelles, in tho opin ion of Admiral llettolo, since tho ciip turo of Coiislmiliuopli) must bu (be ultimate aim of the operation. "Ouco CotiHluutiuopIo is oeeupii'd," he Niiiil, "the leust Itiishia could be e.xpei'led to alc would be n free pass age llironcli the straits. Her appear ance In tho Mediterranean would bo preparatory lo, hecnniinj; a j-reat na val power. She in well equipped to assume this poMliou by reason of her powerful fleet, which would bo ublo lo faeo Iho ureatesl navies in tho Mediterranean. From the .Mediter ranean she milil bo expected to ex pand her operation to tlm oceans." FIRE RAGES AT TOPEKA TOl'IJKA, Kan., April 10. Klro dotitroyud novorul IiuIMIiikh In tho center of tho biiHlneim Hoctlou liero today, ontallliiK n Iohu uBtlmatod nt a quarter of n million dollars. Tho flames centered In tho throo ntory hiilldliiK of tho l'alnco GlotliliiK com pany, wIioho loss wnu OHtlmutcd nt 1210,000, SAN FHANCISCO, April 10. A strlko on tho United Hallrouds, In volving moro than a thousand plat form men, within 48 hours, wub pre dicted today by I), F, Dowuoor, ono of tho leaders In a newly orgunUod street carmen's union at nn oxocu tlvo mooting of tho orgunUatlon, Ilovvheer, a vlco-presldont of tho Amalgamated Association of Street and Klcctrlo Hallway Employes, tho International organization, said that half of tho 1800 employed by tho company aro organized mid most of tho othr half will follow thorn In cimo of n strike, Tho International was said to bo ready to back tho strlko hero with $100,000, according to Kdniund Mc Morrow, gouoral organUor for tho In ternational, Officials oC tho United Itnllroads MACHINES m HEAL GERMAN WOUNDED TIME 'r E IMIIhADKI.IMIIA, April 10. Four of tho flvo officials of tho SG.000,000 International Lumber and Develop ment company, who were convicted In tho United States district court on charges of HwlndllnR today bcKnn their sentence In tho penitentiary In thin city. A HO days resplto granted thorn by l'rcsldont Wilson on tho ovo of their koIiik to prison expired last midnight. Tho men sent to Jail nr John 11. .Mnrkley of lowu, formerly of Oregon, sentenced to ono year nml tbreo mouths and to pay n $10,000 fluo; I. II. Miller of Chlcnco, ono year and threo inoutlis, and $10,000 fluo; A. (1. Stewart, lowu, ono year and ono dny and $1,000 flno; O. Mc.Mnhon, two years and $2,000 tine. W, II. ArmstroiiK, Jr., tho fifth man, who was Riven two yenrs Im prisonment mid fined $10,000, was too III to nppear In court. Tho men wero convicted on chnrRos of porpotrutlUK fraud In developing a Mexican ranch containing timber. THREATENS FAIR say thoro Is no dangor of n strlko. They assert they have plenty of iiiou avullablo mid that thoy know tho toiupor of their mou, to bo against tho union. Tho differences botwoon tlio com pany and tho men nro said to havo grown out or tho rocont dlschargo ot about 30 mon who wero said to havo boon actlvo In ft now union, Tho doniamlB ot tlio union aro said to consist of reinstatement or tho dls charged mon, recognition of tho union and an agreement to treat with tho union as tho roprosontatlvo or tho mon, Orflcluls or tho compnny stated thoy had dlsoussod tho dlschargo or tho men with flvo of thoni but that thoy did not havo umlor considera tion any communications from tlio union, QUICK MHy ' M9bbV.jbbVl Am I II mJwM JHIbbHLm v HVtVJrHMHjrlrt?. II j 9HH Cs- JKmm KrnAv wlP mil i'HI i iJB WT MajuI I 1 ' SI -Jim' rf fe ii' vi I ILE:WM yMplHp laH 'ro ,ll0t'"n F0 HDHP iB when their hurts nro nro MWKK II P to return to the trenches Wti$i iLlK'1 AUSTRIA ABANDONr f FRESH OFFENSIVE LIJM AGAINST SERBIA Tho picture nbovo jhows a rlillnR JtI - B-i machine which euahlo the wounded If 1 faiaV I cavalry man to ncciutom hlmnolf to III IV ridliiK while bin wounds aro licallm;, ''11 flfffV o that ho In ready for rorvlco lm- .y.Tvf iHf mediately on bin dlichargu from tho ii :AstlnM MARKLEY BEGINS I SERVING ENIENC SWINDLING SO W CAN RUSH IHl mr . i KxerclsliiB ninchlnea which nro lined to keep actlvu soldiers from be coiiiIiik "stalo" whllo undcrKolns treatment In tho honpltal. E 10 AID WOUNDED 10 Kffioienov, the verv Keystone of the kaiser's nrmy, has enabled about Til to 75 per eent of the (ieminu wound ed to bo healed quickly nml rushed back to tho trenches for moro fight - inj,'. They luinst that their wounded nro put into fihtin trim npiin much quieker than in tho case of the Eng lish, French or Itussiau unities. The most impoituut. nmmu; other fnetoirf, is the Goruiuii'rt method of restoring full motion to Holdiers erip pled by shot mid shell. This system of propliyluetiu orthopedics (mechan ical methods for preventing deformi ties) bus advanced further in Ger many than it has in other countries. Sj stein Out Sjsteiued Twenty-four medical nieehanieal institutions are at tho service ol tho military' authorities, mid arrnnge- monls luivo been made with 107 health resorts for the after treatment of tho wounded and sick. In hospital rooms, which look moro like maehiuo factories than sick rooms, so filled nro they with mechan ical devices for treating convulosoont soldiers, tho patients aro eivcu pass ivu motion mid vibration. Without oxertion on tho pnrt of tho patient, machines K'P the. injured limb or stiffening joint nml by gcntlo motion ami vibration rostoro it to uoniial notion ut the same time that it is healing. If it wounded ciivalivninn is oonvn lcschiK thoro is n viilinjj niaehino which ho mounts daily mid mechan ically is put through tho movements mid exorcises that would ho produced wero ho galloping on n real horse. Tho result is that tho very day ho leaves tho hospital ho is ready to po into tho saddle mid into it chtirpo if necessary. Thereare jmssivo motion niaehines on whioli tho pntient sits or reclines oomforlably wliilo n stiff le- or nrm or nnklo is workod nml immsiiKnl into good order ngnin without oxor lion on tho part of (ho 8oldicr-pn-tient. SE MA 1 MN RECOVER IN DOUBLE BACK 10 TRENCHES GKNKVA, April 10. Austria has ..1 1.......1 ,1... :.!.. ..e !.:...! . iuxMiiiuiK.il iuu men ul iiiuneiiiii a 'fresh offensive movement npainst Serbia, the Tribune says it bus learn ed from 'nn absolutely relinblc gourt-p, I mid will remain strictly on the dc fenixo in order to fend 'additional nnny conw to the Italian frontier. The sanio authority is quoted ns ns uertinp that it was decided nt Yiennn to sound ltusiii on tho subject of pence terms, but that it UnAipossiblo to know what the results mif-lit be. Tho Hiissiaus mnde improvement captures of artillery mid wnr muni tions in the recent fiphtin in the Carpathians, according to dispatches to Swiss newspajHTs. In the county of Saros nlone they took two batter ies of twelve-inch mortars, four other bnttcries of different calibers, twen ty quiek-fifcrs nnd 700 sdiclls for tho twelve-inch Klin. Figures received here purporting to come from the Austrian ponornl ttaff plnco nt 2(5,000 tho losses in the bat tle on tho Duklit-Hpircs front. TRADE GALICI MI LAX, April 10. A special dis patch from Petrprad to the Sccolo says that tho insistent reports heard in the Kussimi capital of negotiations for a separato peace with Austria nro based upon the supposition that Gul ieia nnd probably somo other terri tory would bo exchanged with Hus sin for nimrnulees of preservation of Austrian integrity in tho Trnnsyl vmiiau provinces. Sentiment in fa vor of n separato peaeo with Austria Is said to ho increasinjr in Ilussia. EOS ANGELES CHIEF IS INDICTED LOS ANGKLKS, Cal April 10. Charles K, Sebastian, chief of police indicted several days ago on tho charge of having contributed to the dependency of l'dith Serkin, u minor, was indicted again today for alleged offenses against Victoria Dcspnrto, a delinquent girl. Miss Dcspnrto also wus indicted. The chaigo against her is perjury. Miss Desparto was remanded to jail in default of $2.")00 bail on tho perjury charge. Sebastian, being al ready under bonds of $7f)00 on two indictments charging him with the Serkin offense, and also nllcged nt tempts to iiitimjilnto the grand jury, was not required to furnish further security, Tlio indictment nguinst Sebnstiaa PUBLIC OPINION SETTLES STRIKES Head of Harrlman Lines Says Only Solution of Labor Troubles Is Put ting Merits of Controversy Up to People, Who Are Nearly Always night Bureau of information. CHICAGO, April 10. Julius Kruttschnltt, first asulntant to tho Into K. II. Harrlman, and himself one of tho leading railroad authori ties of tho country, today expressed to tho United States commission on Industrial relations tho opinion that tho only solution ot labor troubles Is the designing of a vehicle through which tho public, "which Is almost always right," shall decide tho merits of controversies. "One ot tho duties of this com mission," said Commissioner James O'Connell to Mr. Kruttschnltt, who was tho first witness at today's ses sion Is to "ascertain tho causes of In dustrial unrest and to recommend a remedy It possible. What is your opinion?'' Public Opinion Illgbt "I havo observed a great many strikes nnd In tho end public opin ion deides Justly as a rule," replied, the witness. 'Xo strike that I re call ever succeeded with public opin ion against It. Tho great American public settles them all. Tho older I grow tho moro I am convinced that tho task of settling labor troubles Is the task of keoplng tho public In formed. "Tho establishment of a machine for the purpose should bo compara tively simple. Thero Is a publicity clause In tho Canadian arbitration law and tho Canadian's havo a ma chine for Informing the public Im partially of tho merits of labor dis putes. Tho Canadian public thus of ficially becomes a board ot arbitra tion In all such cases. I don't favor compulsory arbitration; It has been a failure In New Zealand where It was tried out for somo yoars. Itcfer fo Government "It was public opinion which de cided tho strike ot 1911 la favor or the railroads. Tho boards or media tion and conciliation at Washington seems a movo in tho right direction, but machinery for getting correct and impartial Information to tho great arbitrating public Is needed. "Tho government now controls tho railroads, their earnings and oven their expenses. It Is only right that labor disputes which may lnvolvo tho railroads In additional expenso shall bo referred to It, so that, among other things, It may point out whero money tor Increased wages Is to conio from." DENY INJUNCTION AGAINST ROCK ISLAND CHICAGO, April 10. Judge Car penter in tho United Stntcs district court today denied nn injunction restraining- tho annual meeting of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pncifio rail road from being held in this city next Xrondiiy. Tho application was filed yosterduy by minority stockholders, who assorted that thoy luul been hin dered iu their attempts to gain prox ies. today wns voted by tho grand jury in n session called to investigate the confession Miss Desparto miulo to Judgo Tuft, of tho suporior court yes terday that her sworn statement to inquisitors two weeks ngo, accusing Sebastian, was a fabrication. Offio ials of tho district attorney's office said Hint the jury had 6hown that it placed no credenco in tho girl's repu diation by indicting Sobnstinn on Iter original charge, nnd then iudicting tho girl herself for porjury. Tlio indictment returned today no cuses tlio polico chief of nn offense ngninst Miss Despnrlo's chum, Lu cille Livingstone, who nppoared with hor nt tho first inquiry, nnd wiih a witness, presumably, nguinst her to. duy, KRUTTSCHNTT WD SCENES AM STOCK MARKET BOOM Tradirvj. Is Largt Since 1909 Fr action Wipes Many Gains Out Entire List Affected Catten Climbs to $15 a Bale More Than Low Prices of Last December. NEW YORK, April 10. Sconos ot tho wildest cxcltomcnt attended the renewal ot operations on tho stock exchange today. The trading floor was crowded with members and the visitors gallery was lined with spec tators, many of them women la gay attlro. Overnight buying orders and a further stampede of tho short In terest lifted prices throughout the list, gains extending from 1 to 3 points in speculative favorites and specialties. United States Steel again was tho chief fcaturo opening with a block of lu.OOO shares nt 57 1-2 to G7 3-4, and soon advanced to C8. Ilcthlo hem Steel was tho only prominent stock to hold back, declining 2 points. Itock Island was tho most erratic Is sue, rising almost four points and losing all Its advance. Ilrcakn Itecent Record Trading during the first halt hour was on tho largest scale for that per iod in tho recent history of tho ex change. Recessions ranging from A fraction to two points, ensued soon after the Initial outburst on heavy profit taking. Sales in tho first half hour exceed ed half a million shares, which sur passed all records bIrcb 1909, the year ot tho great speculative boom, prices continued to react under tlio weight of increased realizing sales and many gains were wiped out.jome ot tho standard shares selling mater ially under yesterday's close. Steel was conspicuous in this connection, declining to G5 1-2. It's contribution to tho business ot tho first hour was 117,000 shares. Cotton IUses Rapidly Cotton went up a dollar a bale In an actlvo and oxclted market in tho first hour ot trading today. Top fig ures touched S2.G0 a balo abovo tho low level of yesterday and a now high record was mado for tho year. Values today soared to J15 a bale, moro than, tho low prlco of last December, An avalancho of buying orders swept tho market. "Wall Street and commission houses bought heavily and the big advanco In Liverpool add cd now snap to tho movemont. The strength ot tho stock market was re flected. no CLAIM II WASHINGTON, April 10. Gen erol Obregon'a advices to General Carrmun's ngenoy hero today sny ho is pushing tho defeated Villa nrmy after tho victory nt Celnyn and ia ml. vunciug toward San Luis l'otosi. Tho same dispatch reports Villa forces evacuating Dolores, in tho state of Hidalgo. Advices to Villa representatives deny that Ohregou has gained a vic tory over their forces nnd contend there lias been only light skirmishing. Wnr department dispatches today made no referenco to roportcd firing on tho American flag near Browns, villo from tho Mexican sido of tho Rio Grmido, but Major Genorat Fun stou roportcd, under date of yester day, that no shots hud fallen into Ilrowusvillo sinco March 27. Fur ther inquiries nro being mnde. Resumption of military activity in northeast Sonorn is reported in a state department dispatch, which says ; "Tlio department is advised under duto of April 0 that military activities have been resumed in northeast So. norn. Tho CarranzibtaB, about 2Q00 strong, aro reported to be advancing westward from Agua Prieta and Gov ernor Muytorotm is said to be sd. ing 1800 Villa troops east from Ktf ules to intercept the CarrMHXMta, It is thought probable that a aonfltot iisminept. Noful i qaty, j D u E VICTORY I vH ..i4 1 s s, 1 i A ft JC . 'H M ii - Jt.