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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
I'n I r tonight mid TIiHrMrtjr
Mitt. H-! Mln. H.
Korly.firili Vrnr.
Dully-'IVnlli Ynr.
TORPEDO IKS
FRENCH CRUISER
IN THE ADRIATIC
Leon Gnmlictln nf 12,000 Tons Sunk
liy Austrian Submarine All Offi
cers Perish at Their Posts 500 of
Crew Drown Sinks In Ten Min
utes After Bcffifi Hit 130 Rescued.
PAWS, Apiil 28. A eouimuiiieii
limi from Hut ministry of murine re
filing Hid InrpoilooiiiK of thti French
ctulsor I.oiiii Oumhcttu wiih giioii mil
this uftcrunou, !l is tovtunlly iik
follows :
"Tim iiniinri'it oniiner Loon (Jinn
bctlii, ciuNiiig u( tliti onlrnnei) nl' Hm
OlVmftn eniinX wiih torpedoed the
night f Apiil 2II-27, itint went to tint
liiiltiuii in ten minute.
"All tli nffieeis on board per
ished lit their post, (hut linnilii'il
mi. I llilily-i members of tin' crow,
including II under ol filers wero ics
ciii'il Ity Vi'hhi'U sent out promptly to
tlieir help liy (ho Itiilinii iiiilhnritics.
"Tim lil or survivors Iiiih not yi'l
Imtii icceived tit tim i n i n i h 1 1-y of urn
lini'." t Coiifllllird Ity llcrlhl
LONDON, April 28. -I'nnflicliil
niiiinnneonicnt is miiili' ut Merlin Hint
Hie French nimnred erui-er Leon
(llililliellil of 12,10(1 toil iliilliee
ini'iit, hits been toipedocd liv nil Au
liitui Mibmnriiie. Tim lloilin news
agency which innilo tin iiiuinunco
inent sitys Hint pint of tlie crow of
between 701) mill 8011 men was niiciI
No nililitiomil details hid given, hut.
It is probable such nn nltnek. if
inudo oeeurieil in the Adiintie, within
M rising distance of Hie Autrinn
IIIIVIll hllscS.
The Leon (JntnhcHn wiih eipiippoil
with four 7.1! licit guns, 1(1 !.." inelt
guns, 'J I jiuiiiuliT' mill five IK iueli
tmpcilo lubes. Her crow wiih from
700 to HflO.
Sim wits Imilt in Hie-t in IDOII,
costing i.'.BHO.IIIM), mid wus IHIi feet
Ion- mill 101 feet licnm with 20' j
feet menu iliuM.
Ill Ntnills of Olninto
IIIMNDISI, 1 1 nly, April 28. - Tim
French oiuior l.eon (Inniliettn lin
lieen torpeiloeil liy tin Austrian tuli
murine IT.(I in the Strait of Otrimto,
the wnli'iwny leading to thu Adriatic
Sen.
Tim firwt lepott of the destruction
of this cruiser eiinie from the men in
Inly nt Hm Soinuplunn sti)tion of
Snnln Mm in Liiuon. Those men nt
onei) gnvo Hm nhirm, mnl Hm vessels
wen) sent out to Hie niil of the I, eon
(tnmhettn from llriudini, Tnrmito.
Olninto ami Itini.
Sinei) Hm hegiunini: nf the Augln
li null operations ngninst Hid Dar
danelles Ficnoh warships in the
Adriatic- huo limited their iiflivit iiw
to watching Ihn SI rail of Chimin
with the iilen of pioenting any Aus
Irian Knlmmrino esenphu: fiom the
Adriatic nt the homl of which i Poll.
Hm AiiHliian nnvnl huso mnl reach
ing Hm coast of Tin Key. Tlii put nil
duly wan parlieulailv to proleet t ho
vessels of Ihn allies operating against
Hm Dnrilnimlli'H,
Traveled JIOII .Mile
The suhiiiniiuo which attacked the
I.eon (liimheltu came from Cattnro,
on Hm cuslein const of Hm Anrintm,
nn Austrian pint nhoitt MOO mileH
fio inSnnln .Mnriu Loiieu inlul. This
ilihlnnen eonltl luivo boon traveled by
Hm Kiibinniiim in nhmit twenty hours.
Three Fieuoh cruisers won) Inst
night watching Hm strait between Hm
Island of Corfu ami Hm Italian cuiiHt
It nppcmvii Hint Hm I'-ll look up
u MiHilioii about half wnv bolwoon
Santa Maiia Lotion mm Hm (Irook
(Continued on Pnire 2.)
MAUSER RIFLE IRKS
(1KNIWA, Airil 28. A Pronoli uir
inan yuHloriluy throw four liuiubH on
' Hm Muiimii' i it Id fiiutiiry ut Oborn
ilurl'l', noiir Stutlniut.
Kadi of Hicm) missllos rcai'licd it
Koal, mnl uccoiiliii),' to thu iufonnn
tion (lomiiif; into (lencva, coiiHiilnrnblo
ihimiiKO wiih done. A qumitity of rifles
toKothor with Hiuim muoliiuory wuh
ilostroyoil,
ALLIES LAND ON
OF
French on Asiatic anil British on En
ropcan Turks ClaNm Little Prog
ress Made Fifth Day of Battle In
Carpathians With Little Advantage
to Either Side Germans Relnforc.
JIKUU.V, April 28. Mnl-,
III Hoy, former proHlilont of
Hm Turlilnli pnrlliiumnt, who
in now In Horlln, roiulveil u
teliT.rmn from C'oiintnntlnoplii
liut nlKht hliitliiK Hint S000
Frnncli unit llrltltili Holillom
hnil lieen itrlen to tint Ren mnl
Hint ll'.OOO hint lieen mi
Hired by the Turkii nn n ro
Hull of the iittnmpl of Hm
nil leu to land fnrro to nttnek
tim Dardanelles fortltlcntlonit.
l.ONIION' April UH. - KiikIiiiiiI N
lnealliiin,' freely iiniii today in the
general holief Hint the (lenumi of
fontixi' noiir Ypiox Iiiih been stopped
mnl the country in finding time to
turn Hh iitteiitiou to the Dardanelles
where an "allied iirmv Iiiih lauded on
both hIioich of the htrnit.
Phi i rcpoits (hut the I'icneli m-c-Hon
lauded on the Asiatic shore mnl
i making hleadv piiirc ilrhpitc Hm
htublmrii rei"tunei) of Hm Turkish
ilefi'iiiler-, who urn MiiuikIv en
treueheil mnl Mippmtcil by nitillcry.
IjiiiiI on lloth HIioriM
Tim Hritioli Hoetion Iiiih miooosh
fully inailo it Iiiim) on the Kimipoun
.iilen of the stiuilH. Turkey iiibnitH
these. laiuliiiKs, hut ileelurori Hint Hm
allien liae heen unalde to make any
proresH towatd the interior.
Tho Pnrin wnr office him nn
iioiineeil Hm rupture of Kiini ICuleli,
on Hie Asiatic h'uIo, Tim Tuikisli
KDtciiiiucul, allhoiih repoiliiu; the
repulse of the landing forces in some
I'iirion, iIooh not cluiin Hint in every
instance the Turin have been nblu to
iliic them hack.
Ilfllt Day of IUittlo
The buttle of Hm Hussian and Alls
tro(lenmin aimies in Hm vicinity of
Slry, in thu riirpiitliiuu inountains,
Iiiih eiiloioil lis tilth day with no
sins of iliminishiiit; mid with Hm
oiiteotue still undecided.
Pihliii1; in pio'rcssinu' iu the utir
low mouiiluiii ilclilcH mnl thorn is
little oppottuuity for earr.siii(, out of
luuuouxeiH.
The e.eocilin;ly stroiii; AukIi'ii
(leniinn foicen, accoidimr to Hm
uii'iiKor report recelveil heie, is daily
iocei inj nMnforooineiitn.
ZAPAIA CUTS
WASIIINdTON', Apiil J!8. Znputn
forces operating bohiinl (loimral
OlircKon, Hm Cmrmmi oouuuiiiulei',
ut Celiiyu, huvu out bin rail and w're.
oiiinmuuiculioiiH and have destroyed
purl of Hm railway between Hm cup.
itul mnl Vera Cruz. Dovnl West,
Piositliint Wilhon'rt person lopiesontn
livo, is hohl up on u train delayed liy
Hm hre.ik.
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SAX KHANCISCO, April 28.
Two Tinted States uruisurn, tho
Clinttanoojs'n mnl thu Now Oiiennn
mul Hm eollior NuiihIiuu, uru on their
way to Aoiipuloo, Mexico, but Hmir
missions mo hu'iiI by naval mithoii
ties to bo without hi;nifiouneo. lloth
oruiserrt will oonl fimn eulliorH.
Thu oruisoiH nro transferrin,, no
cnrtiiiif; to ("uptiiiu Kriink M. Iton
nott, ounuumubint of Muro Island
nuvy yard, uotiii hiipervisor of tho
12ll liuviil distlict.
Tim Chiitlmioopi is on her way
tim tli for ovorhnulint'. Tho New
OilemiH Ik kIi; koiiIIi to loliovu tho
Chill Iminofjii for duty off the Mo
lean eois,
BOTH IS
DARDANEELES
BUS
MEDFORD.
RENEW BATTLE
II
POLISH FRONT
After Lotifj Lull Germans Benin
Assault, Taking Positions Near Su
walk! French Claim Progress In
Yprcs District and Germans Con
tradict it-Fleet In North Sea.
LONDON, April 28. A Ocimmi
miiii'K on n larc hciiiu tins
heen inaiiuinteil iu ItusNinu '.
mul, mnikiriK thu icstimption of
netie hostilities alter u lontr lull.
Tho official Herliu htntement of to
day says the Ociiiiniis compieieil
Kiissiun positiouit in Hm vicinity of
Siiwnlkt, near tho Hast Prussian
fiontier in it ii front of 12 miles.
Tlicic is upiin n sharp disparity
between (leimnu and Prcncb accounts
of what is hiippeuin iu Plunder.
Tim official Merlin rcMiit says Hiit
ih c forts to recover the lost ground
failed. The Pmis announcement as
serts that further prosiess wus minle
in the Yprcs distrirt. It is said
henvy losses were inflicted on Hi
Oertumis mnl that more than (100
bodies of their dead wen counted ut
one point.
Account ConfllcllnH
The Kieneb announcement of yes
tenliiy Hint llaitmmis'iJerkopf,
the toil; contested mountain height,
which tim (leniinns recently captuieil,
had been regained, is denied iu Her-
lin. II is said tuts position still is
held liy the (Ioniums mnl that the
French hnvo niiido no now jittac-k.
on it.
On thu heights of the Mouse n
stuldmni bnttle continues. The
Paris statement siivh Hint the I'ri'ncb
advanced two thirds of a mile. The
(lermans announce the capture of
French positions north of la) Mesiiil
mnl tho ilofonl of French nttiieks nt
other points.
l-lffl In North Son
LONDON, April 28. Ciiptnin Scott
ciiuiuuiuiliii); u Norwegian steamer re
pints Hm pn'seuee in Hio North Sen
of ii (Ionium fleet nittiitici inr no less
than sixty eijjht vessels nil told.
Captain Seolt, whose vessel had
just come to port, leports that while
crossing tho North Sea ho was bold
up by one of these German vessel-.
After mi examination of his papers
he was pennittcd to proceed. The
(lerman fleet wus composed of ves
sels of nil elusses, from battleships to
torpedo hunts.
Thu date of Captain Scott's en
counter iiiuj just where iu the North
Sen ho sighted this (Jeunim fleet,
bus not heen announced.
LANE TO REVIVE
WATER POWLR BILL
WASIIINdTON, April 28. SeeiOs
tury Lime announced today that the
water power lonsiiii; bill, which failed
iu the lust countess, would bu re-introduced
us mi mlmiiiistnition meas
ure iu tho eomiiu congress. The
bill is of tremendous inteiest to thu
west.
Iu his unnouiieemout Mr. La no
pointed to reports of consolidations
of power companies in Colorado,
Utah, Idaho, Montana and Washing
ton which would plneo fifty per cent
of thu developed water power of tim
western ntntes under sinj;Ui control
as mlded reasons why the administra
tion should bu uuiokly pressed to
MiloKiiurtl thu publiu interest ol thu
present mid tut inc.
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN
TO INSPECT CANAL
WASHINGTON, April 28. Senntor
Cluiiiiborlmn loaves Washington Fri
dny, reuiiiiuiiii now only to keep an
oiiKUficmont at tho" While House
Thursday nifjht. Ho sails May I for
San Francisco via the Pmiamn Canal
aboard Hie steamship Finland. He
expects to vouch Portland May 22.
He regrets his inability to attend the
Colilio celebration but says that the
fact (but his committees handled ev
ery dollar expended for the Pmiinuii
eniuil causes him to wish to bee the
woili doiio Ihoivo,
ON
G SCALE
OftEClON, W ICONICS DAY,
DEMAND STATE PROSECUTE ROCKEFELLER
AGENTS FOR MURDER JUST AS IT IS LAWSON
KsN '-?
a.Y.Welbertt:
D.Wroum
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Conl nHi-nlors ncntast whom Inlior lemlcr luae nskcil unrrnnt-s clinrR
Iiik rcisnisllillliy for iiiunler of men mul women iliirinK Colorado strike
Imlllcs.
PROSECUTION RESTS
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TWNIDAD, Colo., April 28,-Tlie
pro-ecution rested its enso' today iu
the trial nf John U. Lawsnii, the union
lender chnrjjed with murder in oon-
nection with the death of John Nun
mo, de))tity sheriff, after u number
of witnesses declared they saw Law
son nt Ludlow the duy Niinmo was
killed.
Aiiiiiv Cnmeroii, daughter of Jmnes
Cameron, supoiiuteudent of the Hast
ings mino of the Vietor-Aiiierioau
Fuel eoinimny, took the stand today
for tho state. Shu testified thnht
October 2.", lt)i:i, the duy of the .but
tle in which Niinmo was killed, she
went liv train from Trinidnd to Lud
low on tho wnv to Hustings, reitch
iug Ludlow while the fusillade wus iu
pi ogress.
Lawson, she testified, escorted her
past thu danger roue, wnrning the
strikers to bo careful. Shu said Luw
son w;us belted and carried u revol
ver. On cross examination she said shu
vouched Ludlow about 2:110 in the af
ternoon. She believed she got to tho
tent colony about lo minutes after
wiuil. OF E
SAN FUANCISCO, April 28. -Ap-peals
for the ending of tho F.uroponn
war were voiced today nt a meeting
of women ut tho Pnnuiua Paoifio ex
position, hold to inuik the assembling
of delegates ut Tho Ilaguu for Mho
international women's peaoo confer
ence. Tho mooting wus under tho
auspices of tho Congressional I'nion
for W'oinun Suffrage,
David Starr dordun, chnneellor of
Slaufoiil University, Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, Dr. A, H. Foidluun, Mrs, WU
liam ICeut and others uddiessed the
iissenibly. '
AWSON
A
FR
RIOT MURDER
APRIL 28, 1015
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HARVARD DEFENDS
SPEECH
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CAMIUMDGi;, Mu-s., April 28.--President
A. Lawrence Lowell of
Harvard University, made public to
dny bis reply to thu letter nddrcssvd
to him by Professor Kim Meyer of
Mho Universil yof Uerlin iu which
tho bitter protested agiiint tho publi
cation bv a Harvard student paper
of a poem entitled "Gott Jlit Uiw."
Dr. Lowell disclaimed for the Uni
versity authorities any lesponsibility
for the verse and says Harvard's
policy of freedom of 'speech will bo
preserved. His letter follews:
"Cambridge, Mass., April 27.
"My Denr Professor Meyer: Your
letter bus como iiml I am grieved at
tho feeling of irritation against Har
vard that it shows. Tho poem and
prize to which you refer I had nover
hoard of until your letter enme.
"As you aro nwaio the freedom ot
speech of neither tho professors nor
students in nn American university
is limited, nor thev themselves sub
ject iu utterances to tho direction of
tho authorities. This policy of free
dom of speech wo shull oontintio to
puvMiP, for we believe it to bo tho only
oiio which necordsiwitb the principle
of nendeinio freedom, I hope the
timo (yill cotno when yyji and your
colleagues in Oermmiy will recognize
that this, course, is the only light one.
"Verv trnlv yours,
"A LAWIIF.NCK LQWKLL."
Tho poe.in, which was anti-Gorman
in vein, wus written in competition
ii ml tho author wus given a prizo. Tho
judges were two professors of the uiu-ver-sity.
STONEWALL JACKSON'S FARM
TO BE HADE A PARK
WF.STON, W. Va April 28. Tho
faun near heie on which General
Stonewall Jackson was roared is to
ho trausfoiiucd into a publiu park,
it wuh tiniioiiuccd today. Tho plnco
Iiiih been named "Stonewall JuuUon
Pink."
STUDENT
BOO
T
TO
IS
T
Closing Arguments in 0. & C. Land
Case In Supreme Court For Every
Dollar's Free Transportation, $6
Received, for Every Dollar Taxes
Paid More Than $3 Received..
(liy Gllnon Gardner.)
WASHINGTON, April 28. One ot
tho moot Important suits tho govern
ment ban hnil In recent years Is bolng
nrgued before tho supreme court of
the United States. It Involves an at
tempt to recover land valued at
170,000,000 from the Oregon and
California railroad company and
others. These lands, comprising
more than two million acres, aro a
part of tho "land grants" which wcro
made with lavish hand to tho trans
continental railroads in the period
after tho closo of the clrll war. If
tho government wins It case, these
lands will bo thrown open to settle
ment and development, and In addi
tion the railroad will have to pay tho
government for 520,000 acres which
tho government claims have been dis
posed of contrary to law.
Vlolntel Its Contract
"The defendant company," said
Assistant Attorney General Smyth Is
closing "had flagrantly violated the
congressional acts, and now seems to
think tho government harsh in call
ing upon it to suffer tho consequences
of its misconduct. There Is not a
single equity In ten company's favor;
for every dollar In value given to the
government In the form of free trans
portation. It has received about SC
from the proceeds of tho lands; for
eery dolalr in taxes paid It has re-
eeled more than S3 out ot tho lands.
"For upwards of a quarto- of a
century tho company has, for Its
own selfish purposes, and in con
tempt ot tho laws of tho country,
withheld Micro lands from homeseeic-
crs, and thwarted tho Industrial de
velopment of a largo section ot a
great state, and at this moment de
mands the right to contlntio In Its
vicious work of obstruction.
Affirmation A.skexl
"Unless It bo reprehonsiblo for tho
government to enforco tho laws and
there arc soma who seem to think it
is Micro Is no room for tho claim
that its action In demanding a for
fcltfuro ot tho lands in question is
inequltablo and should bo condemn
ed. The decreo of tho lower court
Is right and wo respectfully ask that
It bo affirmed."
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28. Evi
dence In alleged registration frauds
in Alameda county at tho last elec
tion primary has been referred to the
United States attornoy goncral at
Washington, It was announced today.
Tho ovldenco was presented to
United States District Attorney John
W. Preston by a number of citizens.
District Attorney Preston said to
day ho Is awaiting Instructions from
Washington In tho matter.
Tho alleged frauds aro said to como
under jurisdiction becauso a ropre
sontatlo and United States senator
wero oted for nt tho election.
Tho recent prosecution of tho
Torro llauto election cases Is said to
establish a precedent. Tho ovldonco
in tho Alameda county caso Is said
to bo simitar.
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FRISCO TO FLAVEL
FLAVKL, Oro., April 28. Ex
ceeding all records for tho trip, the
Great Northern Paclflo Steamship
company's now steamer Northoru Pa
cirio reached horo today from Sun
Francisco In 25 hours and 40 mln
utos. Weather conditions woro fav
orablo for tho trip. Tho vessel left
Sun Francisco ut 10:30 a, iu. ynntur
duy and dockyd ut PJuvol ut 13:10 p,
m, today,
HAD
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AND GRAN
OT-IffH
ALAMEDA ELECTION
FRAUDS PROSECUTED
NO. 02
CHIEF ADVISER
Colonel Admits as Governor and Pres
ident, Constantly Conferred With
Late Senator Pfatt and FoHewerf
His Advice Legislature Obeyed
Piatt's Orders. i
SYRACUSE, N. Y April 28.
Thcodoro Itooaovcli told t&nlay as a
witness In tho J50.000 libel milt
brought against him by William
Ilamcs. why, that when governor of
New York and president of the
United States, he conferred with for
mer United States Senator Thomas
Piatt "tho boss."
While- ho was governor of Now
York, the colonel declared he dis
cussed things with Senator Piatt, be
causo ho had found out that tho leg
islature obeyed his orders And tho
witness thought it best when there
was any likelihood of that law mak
ing body ot tho stato disagreeing
with him to first go to headquarters
and talk things over. Further, na
governor, tho colonel scid he did not
want to run any chances of disrupt
ing tho republican party.
Kven m President
As president of tho United States,
the colonel readily admitted, ho con
ferred constantly with the senator
from New York on all manner of
things. He said he vnlucd thq, sen
ator's advlco and wanted to toko ad
vantage of his wldo experience.
These statements wcro made la
reply to questions asked tho colonel
during the early part ot his redirect
examination, his cross examination
by counsel tor William Dames bar
ing been concluded today.
Tho colonet was mest active oartke
witness stand. He slapped his hands
upon his thighs and moved his arms
and head to giro emphasis to his
words. Ho raised his rolco and
pounded upon tho arm of tho wit
ness chair until counsel for Mr.
Barnes entered an objection with
the court against what they termed
his "gesticulations."
Concludes Crosw Kxiunlntlm
Tho cross examination of Thoo
doro Roosevelt was concluded today
after he had been asked questions
about speeches and tho salary and
traveling expenses ho received while
president ot tho United States.
Tho speech at Hudson Falls was
read. In it Colonel Roosevelt was
reported as saying that Mr. Barnes
was a menaco to tho stato ot New
York and that If ho was a menace
before election ho was "a menace
yot." i
John M. Uowors, Colonel Rooso
velfs chief counsol, object. Mr.
Ivlns explained to tho court that the
colonol's speeches wero not being In
troduced with nn Idea of com
pounding tho nllogod llbol, but with
tho Idea of showing tho colonel's
stato of mind. Tho objection was
overruled.
Did Not Ito IiiIMmIs
In another speoch Colonel Roose
velt was quoted as saying, but he
said ho was Incorrectly quoted, "that
Mr. D. and Mr. M." should bo In tho
same party. Tho speech was deliv
ered in Saratoga. Iu it Colonel
Roosovolt wus also quoted as saying
that ono controlc Now York and the
other controls AUmny.
Colonel Roosevelt said tho speech
was substantially correct but that
part or tho thing; ho sttd had beoa
loft out and part had been short
ened and Incorrectly reported.
"I never said 'Mr. D. and Mr. M. "
tho colonel said: "I said Mr. Dame
and Mr. Murphy."
GROWERS MEET TO
E
SPOKANE, Wn., April 28. Grow
ers and shippers of nbout 12,000 oars
of fruit from Moutmit. Idaho. Ore-
con mid Washington wont into am-
sion horo today fo establish a grttilii
anil pack fur fruit. The nmitim
tions when cstHblishd will be urfwl
by tho growers In four C tHt.
H. P, l)nvUUmi of HimmI Hjvr, Or.,
wiih named ciuIwk, mA Cliffi. ,
Chime of WHMHbfc jyft, umffinry,
Thu Noi'lbwt Mlp-jw lutm mm)
Ibo XuriliwiM 0oW Lmmi
lejiryM'iW Mt U MtHlty.
FOR ROOSEVELT
WAS EASY BOSS
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