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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Mn. 7ii Mln. IW..1. Fair
Tonight nml Friday.
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Iintly- Tenth Yt'nr.
MEDFORD. OREQON, THURSDAY, MAY fi, 1910.
NO. 39.
RUSSIANS HALT
II
Teutonic Forces Retreat From Gor
llcc Tnrnow Still Held by Mutco-
. vltcs Wat Mountain Bloodiest
Battle Ground or All History Re
sult In Doubt.
GENEVA, Mny II, a Paris. 1 XA p
in Tim Tribune dc Gcnovn bos te
reived n dispatch rutin Vienna, buying
Hint llm dospcinlo effort nt nn Aim
lin.Ucimnn fnroo nf lifiO.IMKI men In
)u I'll I; thtuiigh llm Russian renter lit
Gnilico litis failed, Tim hisses hnve
I ii heavy niul tlm Auslrn-Gcnunn
fmces were compelled In ictirnt In
tin' west to Neil Sunden.
German tmnps continue In nrrivo
nl Cracow niul the fighting iuar there
Is Mllill III III till 11101 Ollicl of tlm
Will'.
Tim Vienna Telegram r'lnt nUn
Hull nn Austrian nnnv corps under
Atclulnko Eugene arrived yesterday
lit Nnrnvilsa, ten miles from Hit! her
liinn frontier.
Tin' I'ilv of Tnrnnw till Is in Iln
sinu hands, although under Austin-
German uilillerv firt'. Tim fate of
Tninnw niul Hint f tlm Russian line
moi Ihvvur.H In tlm Vistula river dc.
pcinU nn Hii Mtrnuuli now wuging for
mniHHiiMi nl Wnl mntintain, which
lowers In Hii' south nf Tnmnw.
Tin Hussions luuo fortified this
inniintiiiii until it Iiiin become n ver
itublo Gibraltar, lint tin- nieluluko's
mm nro attacking it with despciale
vulnr niul tlii'V nro being well served
liy their artillery, This struggle mny
go down in history with Hint for Put.
iloff Mill, In tlm smith "1" Mukden, In
tin Iliissn-Jupaursn wnr.
Tlio Ausl in. German ndvnnec in this
region tendered n long section nf tlm
Carpathian fiout iintrimlili' In the
Russians, wliu rclrcnlrd front pnsi
tioim in tlm Dnklii depiesiou nml
en l ward In Lupknw Puss, which
Ihi'v liinl onplurcd nl such n flight
fill cxpcmliliiio nl 1 1 IV.
Tit l.'ll-'il'l' IMCOw ill klv I'Ml't"'
fiuni tlm ili'iiiiiiiilintintt caused by
tin' M'lii'inmt onslaught on their Itinln
line iiinilo by llm Aiistrn-Gornmn
fni'i'i'M nn Siuulny, niul llmv lire nuw
fighting for eerv font nf ground on
their letrent. All Mil nml bridges in
the renr of Hie 01 iiiuil llussinn line
liml hi'i'ii rnrlifiril with triple rnws nf
Ireiichos in prepiirnliuli for sui'li mi
emergency utiil llm IfussiniiH with nil
ndvniilnges of prcpmeil trench nml
gun positioiiH nre pulling up n stuh
linrn ichi'-lnnce.
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SEA BY GERMANS
LONDON, Mny It, VJi.VJ p. m.
Tlui IrnwIcrSlrntloii of ClriuiNliy was
mini; In Hie North sea yesterday hy
Hie nun fun of n (Iciuimi submarine,
Tlm crew was t ii Ujmi on hoitiil tlm
Mibmnrinc.
LONDON', Mny 0, l'-Mlfl p. in. The
hchooncr Kmi of i.uthitui wiih hiiiiI;
liy n (leniimi HiihiniU'inu off KiiiHiilc,
on tlm Irinlt coitsl, Tlm vww wiih
periuiltei to tnko to ilm hiiiiiII IioiiIh
niul wiih lcHtmcil hy u tnivvlei'.
Tlm Huliinuiiim fircil nine hluillrt nl
tlm Hchooimi' heforu him Hiink.
LONDON, Mny (1, 12:17 p. in. The
Mcnnmr Cnlliuy, fiinn (ipeiihiincn
for CliiiicHo ports, wiih either mined
or toipcdocil last nilit in the Nnrth
hen. Him went down in twenty nun
iiti'H. Her piiHHrciiKcrH nml the mem
hern of hor crow, tnliilliiu; -lid per-
hoiiH ,took to tlm small IioiiIh, nml nil
wero Inmloil hiifely at ltunisunte. to
day.
Founders' Day at Williams
W1LL1AMRTOWN, Miihh., Mny fi.
WilliimiB eollcRo tnilnv pmd lrihut
to itH fouudtir, Colonel Kphriuin Will
ImiiH, who wiih horn 200 yrnrn ao.
Colonel WillluniH, who wiih mi officer
in llm French mid Jniliaii wnw, left
bin modcHt chtiitc. in triiHt for tho
"cHliihllHlitimiit of mi iiiHtitiitlon of
)oiii'iiiiif In western MiiHHiu'liiiHettH."
Tlm neitiiniiiliilliiii of thin fiiml laailn
poHHlhhi ilm opening of HiIh college
in 17IKI.
AU
0 ADVANCE
THROUGH CENTER
MOR
RAWLERS
SUNK
NORTH
KAISER HOLDS
GAINS IN WEST
THROUGH GASES
Asphyxiation Now Adjunct of Ger
man Offensive Persistent Offens
ive In Flanders Causes British
Worry New Assault on Channel
Ports.
LONDON, Mny 0. For llm flmt
time hIiico (lie llrlllhh forced the flcr-
iaiiiM from Hill No. fin, near Vpren.
tlm Koldleri of Kmpcror Wllllniu Iiumi
Iii'ku partly Miucciiiiful In llielr coun
ter uttiickM, nud no ndvlccn (o the con.
Irnry linvluit been received, It In n-
miiiiiciI Hint tlm Ocriiiiin nre mill
IioIiIIuk tmlio tin- ioHltlon'K tlmy oh
Inlni'il Id the mm of aKpliyxlBlIni:
Kiihch, In the incnnwhlle the (lcrmnn
line to the cunt of YprcM In within
three lulled of the town. Tlm llrltlxh
in cnx doeN not M'ck to deny or mln-
linlro the pcrnlnlcnc)' of thin Oer
mini o(fi'nnlve hut thru In no ll
ponltlon to Inuicnt the drawluK In
of tli HrltlMh front to the cnntwnrd
mid tlm northeniitwnrd of Yprci,
which wnx Hie only nlternntlvn to n
Hiicreciiful counter uttack. Confl
deuce Ih expremied Hint the new Ilrlt
nh nllKniimut will prove hencflclal,
In view of the hnrd flKhtlnR which
I expected. Nearly all the iipcclal
neH dliqiiitclK-ft from northern
I'rniire nml tlm IIcIkIiiii frontier iu
Hie (li-ruuum are iimimlnj; men for n
ni'- nnvniill In tlm direction of tlm
French porlK, nml an gnu now nee inn
to lm n regular ailjimct nf the fler
man atlurku the allien exect It will
piny nn Important pari hereafter,
whenever tlm dlnictlon nf tlm wind
In favorable to tlm (Irrinann,
llrltlili olmervera of the war, tft
Imk nil the nnwa from (ho ennlern
aii-na of hoatllltle, admit thin morn
lug Hint the Cerinnulc allien Imvo In
flicted Hovernt ronnldernhlo local lie
fentn upon the Itunnlann on the writ
Cullrlnu front, hut the point to tlm
fact that tlm entire front linn not
been crunlicd an wnn at flint claim
ed, nml Hint the ntubbnrn f IrIUIiik I"
ptoreedlliK.
Artillery boomed In London. Tlm
nhota wero not aimed nt aircraft or
any hontlle rntder, but were in lion
or of the fifth miutvcnmry nf the nc
coimloii of KIiik Oeorim to the throne
SNOW FALLS OVER
.TEXAS PANHANDLE;
IN
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KANSAS CITY, Mny C Snow
fell In nnrtliwcHt KnuanH nml n
Hi!tton of the Panhandle of Tex-
4- na durliiK tlm lant twenty four
4- houm, uccoidliiK lo reports to !-
tlm local weather bureau today.
4 KlllliiK froHtH provallud hurt. 4
4 iiIkIU over Nobrnalui, tho I)-
ItotiiH, Montana and Wyoiuliifr. 4-
I'redlctloiiH for repetition
4 tonlKht of front In Nebraska, 4
4 north central nml woatorn Kan- 4
4- hiu wero iiiado hy tlm bureau. 4
4
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BALI TO AUSTRIA
PttTtlOmtAl), Mny 0. With Inter
mittent activity, coiiHlHtliiR chiefly of
InteiiHO artillery flro along tho wholo
front from tlm Ihiltlo provinces to tho
AuHtrlan crown laud of llukowlna,
tlm (loriuniiH nro ilcvclopliiK a most
Huiioim movement In Iiuko forco from
tlm rcKloii of tho Ai'Ntrlan fortress
of Cracow In the direction of tho Riv
er Diiniijec, The (lornuuiH Bucccoded
In forcing tho rlvor hut nccordlng
to HUHnlan hiIvIccb, Hmy woro offoct
Ivoly checked on tho omit bank by
artillery flro, In number of troopa
nml plnroM of artillery nud gonerully
through tlm character of tho move
ment, HiIh nffoiiHlvo ecllpnCH nil tho
other Ncatterlug iminauverH which tho
OoriuiiiiH have been employing In nn
atlompl to dlHlodgo tho HunHlana
from tho Carpathian mouiilaliu,
TEUTON
OFEN
BUN CHEERED
BY NEWS FROM
EAST BATTLES
Optimism Rises Witti Reports of Vic
tories In Carpathians Muscovite
Fcrces Begin Offensive Movement
In Baltic Provinces Austria Sees
Retreat From Dukla.
IIKKLIN, .Mny (I, tin London, 'J'lO
p. in.--The military devclopmeiitH of
llm Inht week linxo hail a i.ihhi ef
fect on popular feeling in iWliu,
which in decidedly inoie opliiiilstic.
0)erutioiiH in Hie ItiihMiin pinvinec nf
Courlaiiil, mi the Ilaltie; in Oulieiu
nud in llrlcitiui, imlicute Hint Oentiun
force nie Inking the offensive on
larue hcnle nml Hint renter event"
Ille lo be exM'i'led.
It is umlerxtnoil in w. informed
rpmitcih Hint the Oeniiuu troupx in
(Viiirlnml nre now Hearing the port nf
Lilian, which probably will he attack,
ed hv hind nud mni. Field .Mnrshul
von llimlenhiitv biinclf m in com
mnml I hem. His dctipn uppeur to
he to lake Lilian nml piobnbly Itia
n well, nml use lhcc MirlH us Imisch
for limuxxiuj; Ituxniau coimminicn-
tioiif with I'clrorml,
The lluimi already have hent
from Kovnu reiiifureciuenU fur re
hibtiu thchc oM'ralions, tlm rcMill
of which must mhui be apparent. The
llussimiH nlo me utteurpting to re
Mt the Am'triu-dennmi mnvement
cahtwnrd in (lalieia, liming hrnught
up reiufnrcciiiculH fimn the Curpath
inni for that pnipoc. Informution
iceeivcd here, however, imlieute. that
the ItuMniw nre bem nwept alons
before llm Teutoniu nllicx, or else
captured.
Austrian reports slate (hut (here
ih in progress n geucnil Kiis-iun ic
trcnt extending from the position to
the south of Dukla I'u-s in Hungary,
which week ago llm attacks upon nn
Imprcpnahle Austrian front, entailing
frightful losc, had exhausted the
initiative of llm invaders. Further
development1 hi Oulicin me nwnitcd
here with hi entitle interest, ami it
h believed Hint the evcnlH nn this sec-
lion of the f i out may give n decisive
turn to the entire eastern cnmpuigii.
Tlm view held here is Hint the whole
Hussion Hiition in the Carpathians
him now become preenrinus. It is un
derstood Hint strong pressure upon
tlm retreating Hussions have been
brought lo hour by llm forces of Gen
cm! von Mufkcnrcu nml Field Mnr-
hhul Huron von Hoctxeudorf, which
nro ndvnucing from the west.
ON WCST FRONT
niJULIN, May C Tho war offlco
Isniied tho following Mtntenieut teday:
"Over tho wholo front artillery
ditnlH have taken place. Wo made
further progrt'ns near Yprea (Hoi
glum) nml have taken tho Van Ilelpo
farm nud another farm near tho Men-MlncB-YprcH
railway. Wo mado 100
prlBonem and took fifteen mnchlun
RllltK."
GERMANY FILES
WASIIINOTON, May fi.-Tho stnto
department has replied to tho Ger
man omhnssy'8 complaint that tho
Herman Hteamer Odonwnld was' at
tacked when slio nttomptod to leave
tho harbor of San Juan, Porto Itlco,
without cloarnnco papers. Tho reply
wah not mado public, but It is said, It
wiih confined to tho military nml
nnval precedents, and that when tho
Odonwnld did start alio was brought
to a halt by tSvo blank shots nml fin
ally n solid shot across her bow,
Snowfall at Denver
Dl'JNVHK, Colo., May C Snow was
falling today In Denver and ovor
much of enstorn and southeastern
Colorado. Tho storm did not extend
to (ho western slopo. Light tmow
fell In Cheyenne Inst night,
ARTILLERY
DUELS
HIP
POET
ALLIES GAIN IN
TURKISH ATTACK
ASQUITH TELLS
Premier Recounts Success of Lnndlno
Forces on Gallljwll Peninsula
Campaign Well en Its Way Parlia
ment Told In Military Review of
Near East Situation,
LONDON', May , fl:22 p, in. The
oiierulions in the Dardanelles nre be
ing pressed fnrwnrd 1 under highly
AiitUftiftory I'oudilioiiH, Premier As
ipiith (old the house ofjcoimnoiw this
nftcnioon in Ihu Voiircc of n slale-
incut upon tho combined naval mid
land nllneks on tlm (jnllipoli penin
sula.
The premier mid In pnrt:
"At daybreak 6f April 25, the land
ing occurred, tlm troopn making urn;
of hIx Inudlng place. At night full,
fl, 000 me nhad bcn dlxnmbarked In
the face of fierce opponltlon by In
fantry and artillery entrenched bc-
lilnd RurcenRlve llneif'of wire entangle-
llll'lllH.
"The leading troop of tho fiOtli
dlvlnlon wero held up all duy to tho
wet of Scildul Dahr, but at Hiipnet
I hey micceeded in a fine attack along
the height which made poimllile the
Inking of a good poidtlon covering
the dUcmbarkatlon of tho remainder
nf the dlvllon.
"The landing brigade of tho Aun
trallan anil New Zealand corp went
nhhuro at Oobu Topeh nt half pant
four In teh morning In' complete ali
enee. Tho enemy opened a heavy
flro nt point blank range, but tho
beach wan ruined with good effect
and tho attack carried, out with the
uttnoBt dntOi up the slope.
"French force efferjed a landing
a Ktim Kale and ndranced with great
gallantry. Kvcry report 8eaks of
the magnificent co-operation of tho
nnval force. I regret tho casualties
were very heavy, Including tho death
of llrtgadlcr General Napier.
"During April 2fl tho disembarka
tion continued. Tho troops ashore
wero Hiihjectod to conUnuoua and de
termined nttackR from tho enemy, but
lheo In every caso wero repulsed
with heavy losses. Tho 29th division
under command of General Hunter,
with great valor carried tho Turkish
position at Seddul llnhr, which con
sisted of rocky ravines, ruined homes
and wlro entanglements.
"liy veiling of April 27, tho 29th
division was firmly established across
tho Galllpol! peninsula, having ad
vanced two miles from tho point of
landing. Thoy woro Joined by Fronch
troops who, having fulfilled tho task
of allenctng tho hostile batteries on
tho Asiatic coast, which interfered
with tho landing on the Oalllpoli pen
insula, had rccrosso dtho straits. Tho
Australian and New cKntanil corps
dofeated every counter attack and
steadily gained ground."
WITNESS STAND
E
M1NF.OLA. X. Y.. Mnv 0.-Colin
Colcmuu. the ncitrn maid who U tho
chief witness for Hie slate in the trial
of Mrs, Floreneo Conklin Cnrniun,
ehnrged with tho murder of Mrs.
Louise ltailov. euucd n MHiMition on
redirect exnminntion toduv hv testi
fying- that n negro deteotivo mimed
(icorgo Hieks luul endeavored to in
duce her to chnngo her Btory of the
murder mid told her that if site would
do so Mrs, Cunnnn would pay her
$300.
''1 licks onmo to Charleston, S. C
whero 1 was spending;. tho winter,"
snid tho witness, "nud told mo Mrs.
Co no an would give mo $.100 if 1 would
change my story."
Mrs,, Cnruian evidenced consider
nhlo iigitution during Iter founer
maid's testimony, flcorgo Tnoiner,
Celiu's cousin, nud n mnn named
Flood wero present when lliuks mnd
Hie nllcgcd offer, tho witness further
testified.
At tho nflcrnoon session Tooiuer
corroborutcd Iho Coleinuu womnn's
statement Hint n deteotivo had tried
to induce her lo clianee her lest innnv.
After Toomor's tcstiiuouy Iho slalo
rested. I
NEGRO
MAID
CARMEN
CAS
MIGHTIEST FRAY
OE WAR RAGES
GALICIA FRONT
Petroyrad Says Situation Serious,
But Teutonic Advance Checked
Berlin Claims Retreat Baltic Raid
Under Von Hindenburn Alms to
Capture Riga and Llbau.
VIKNN'A. May .'., via London, Mny
0, (1:111 p. m. A battle nf Hie most
desperate diameter continued all
night Inn;; mid throughout today
without n break on the west Oaliciau
front. The Aii-tro-Oeriiiun iirmie.s
continued In gain ginuml no the
southern section of the battle front,
capturing po-itiou after po-itioii from
the Russian.
LONDON, May ."i. 7:(ll p. in. The
bnltle iii Oalieia, launched a few dliyt
ago with mi Aiistro-Oerimin attack
from the Craenw region, bus devcl
ojmmI into one nf the greatest encoun
ters nf the war. I'etmgrnd dis
patches admit that the situation is a
serious nne. iilthnugli it i. iissertcd
there that the advance has been
checked. At Vienna mid Merlin, how
ever, it is claimed Hie Itusian have
begun n general retrent. that their
whole position in the Carpathians is
preenrioiisjinil that the entire rust
cm en in pa ip a may turn on the events
nf the next few days. The Ocnnan
invasion nf the Ilaltie provinces nf
Itii'sia, uhicli is regarded lightly in
I'ctrngnill, is said in llerlin to he nn
important movement under tin: per
sonal direction nf Field Mnrhul von
Iliadcnburg. His aim is believed to
he the capture nf Libau mid ltiga,
which would enable him to harass
Hussion columns from Pctrogmd.
Further gnins hnve been made hy
Hie Herman. The official statement
concedes that the positions on the
disputed hil No. 110, nenr Ypres, nud
that the Ilriti-h weie nhlo to retake
only part nf them.
VIKNNA, May . via London. .
The victorious Austrian advance con
tinues ulenj: the entire west (liilician
front, neenrdiug to mi announcement
made hv the war office today.
Hiissinu prisoners to the number of
oO.OOO hnve been tnken.
PENNSY FOE OF
, LEE
CALLED TRAITOR
WASHINGTON, Mny G.-At Hie
resumption. todny of the ledernl in
dnstriul relations investigation into
the labor conditions on the Pennsyl
vania railroad, K. K. Fierce, orfln
uer of tho Hrotherhood of llndrond
Finployes, was on Iho stnnd.
Fierce, questioned by Commissioner
Womstook, insisted Hint Fennsylvaniu
discharged in wholesale loth men who
joined the Shopmen's union.
"I do not snv tho Pennsylvania oh
jccls to five or ten per cent of their
men being organized, hut when the
nrgnnmition shows grout strength,
the company sets its machine in mo
Hon to wipo them out of existence."
Pierce nttnoked . 0. Lee, presi
dent of Hie Hrotherhood of Hailwny
Trainmen, for his part in tho JHH
shopmen's strike.
"W. O. Lee," snid Mr. Pierce, "ad
dressed n joint meeting of shopmen
and transportation men nt Harris
burg. Leo said to those men Hint if
tho Pennsylvania railroad discharged
one of Iho shopmen for joining; tho
union wo 'have .!."i.000 union trans
portalion men nud .f.l,'r00,000 in I fin
trensury, mid will use every dollnr
and every mini ngninst tho railroad if
they discharge thoo shopmen." Tho
trainmen said to Iho shepmen: 'Striko
and we'll go with .von,1 Hut tho train
men didn't striko with them. If ever
ii man was guilty of high treason
ngninst his fellows it is fl. Lee."
Capture 2000 French
11KHL1N. May (1, via London, 7 p.
m. -In n flermau official statement
issued today the nniiounceinent iri
made (hut flemuui soldiers forced the
French troops to evacuate their po
sitions in the Aill.v wood nml can-l
lured mote Hum 2000 Ficnuhmeii,
UNIONISM
ITALY GROOMS
TOR WAR MOVE
ASPEACELOOMS
Despite Inclination of Austria to
Territorial Demands, Military Ac
tivity Alonp;Border Marked Pre
pare Defense for Venice Art Treas
tires.
ON TDK ITALIAN FItONTIKIt,
Wednesday, May .",, via Paris, May
r. At tho same tlmo that the nego
tiations between Italy and Austria
are being continued, Italy's military
preparations nre being completed
with as muck energy as though tho
country expected to participate in war
tomorrow.
All the carbineers qnd the customs
guards, which In Italy nro attached
to leh army, bare been called to tho
colors and all military leaves of
absence havo been suppressed.
The frontier of Italy on the Aus
trian sldo has boon strongly forti
fied. All the passes are ppitectcd
with entrenchments and wire entan
glements. Concrete has been used
In a number of places In the erection
of barricades for tho protection of
tho soldiers.
Special measures havo been adopt
ed for the defenso of Venice and tho
art treasures In this city. The naval
authorities arc of the optpnlon that
long range guns of large callbro arc.
sufficient to prevent any hostllo fleet
from bombarding the city, but attack
from aeroplanes is feared. To af
ford protection against the onslaughts
of aviators, antl-alrship guns havo
been set up at several points around
the city and It is believed they will
Hiifice to protect Venice from assault
above.
In addition to tho troops concen
trated on the Austrian frontier, an
other Italian army has been brought
together In tho vicinity of Drindlsl,
on the Adriatic. This concentration
is interpreted as a sign that Italy
foresees the possibility of action In
tho Near Kast.
10 GOLF LINKS
WASHINGTON, May C
President "Wilson was besieged
! In tho whlto Jioubo today by
Mrs. I.nwrenco I-vls, Jr., and
Mrs, Harry I.owenburg, two
Philadelphia woman suffra-
gists who refused to accopt
word from secretaries that the
presldetn would bo unablo to
rccelvo a delegation of suffra- )
gists when ho goes to I'htladel- 4
phla Monday to address several
4 hundred newly naturalized cltl-
zens.
4-
U. OF C. JAP HELP
LOSES TO WHITES
IlKRKKLFA', Cul., May (k Five
Japanese gardeners employed at the
University of California havo hecii re
placed by white men in pursuance of
a university polioy, ltulph P. Merritt,
comptroller of tho honrd of regents,
snid today. White labor, ho said,
would bo used wherever possible. Tho
Japanese were discharged April lo,
"Tho ranch is nn Atnerienn institu
tion," Mr. Merritt explained. "It lias
seemed proper to muko it an ideal
ranch for white families. Japnncso
labor has been employed temporarily
in Home positions, hut only until white
persons of desirnhlo chnrncter were
found to take their places.
"Five Japanese servnnts in the
ranch houses probably will remain,
bncauso they seem suited to tlm
work."
CHINESE DESIRE
Inform Mikado That Agreement to
ReRturn German Concession Must
Be In Writing Damage for Injury
Negotiations Still In Progress
'Twixt Nations.
PEKING, May 0, 8:LT p. m. The
ultimatum of Jiipnn to China reached
tho Japanese legation today. It prob
ably was presented to the Chincso
government this nftcnioon.
TOKIO, Mny 0, U10 p. m. It U
understood here Hint Chinn in one nf.
the recent answers to Japanese diplo
mats who nre conducting the negotia
tions over the demands of Tokio, in
addition to uskiii Japan to put in
writing the promise to restore tho
Kino-Chow concession to China,
wanted Japan to agree to secure from
the allies the right for Chinese dele
gates to participate in the pence con
ference following- the greut war, to
which gathering the ipiestion of tho
disposal of Kino Chow should he sub
mitted. Japan likewiso was request
ed to reimburse China for tho ex
penses connected with nnd the dnm
uges arising from the campaign Ger
many iniidc for tho possession of
Kino Chow.
Privnte advices declared to be re
liable havo reached Tokio from Po-kin-r
to the effect Hint Yunn Shi Kni,
president of Chinn, is anxious to
avoid n rupture.
MUKDE.V. via Peking, May 6 The
Japanese consular orders Issued May
3j-esulted ln ageneral flight of Jap
anese fronrMukden the ' following
day. The value of gold yen Increased
thirty silver cents and a rich harvest
was reaped by exchange broken. All
Japanese civilians except a few bank'
crs and railway officials now have
left tho city.
All classes of Chineso viewed tho
exodus with stolid Indifference, not
insulting or molesting; In any way tho
persons leaving tho city.
Although tho natives are deeply
perturbed, the city remains absolute
ly quiet. Japanese troops occupy
strategic positions in Mukden, whtlo
Chinese troops are reported to bo
moving Into position to the souUi ot
tho city. Many of the residents la
that district are coming north.
HANKOW, via Peking. May C.
The Japanese barracks hero havo
been propared for a siege. Follow
ing the consul's advice, many Jap
anese have left tho city, although
tho Chinese appear wholly Indiffer
ent. Several prominent native res
idents wero entertained at dinner
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SEBASTIAN TOLD
DEATH IS FRUIT
OF PUBLIC LIFE
LOS ANCIKLFS, mi., Mny C
lleforo lie went to court today to
again go on tho stand in trial with
Mrs. Lillio Pralt, Cliurles K. Sebas
tian, nominee for mayor, received n
letter from San rtcrmirdjuo, signed,
"X. 11. Fnwlcr," warning the police
chief to abandon jiublio offieo if hn
valued his life, Sebastian said ho
considered the letter a joke.
Sebastian was not culled to tho
stand immediately, the defense elect
ing to reoull Mrs. Corn Funis, u
friend of Mrs- Pratt, who said ho
heard Edith Scrkin, tho 17-ycar-old
ward of Mrs. Pratt, tell probation of
ficers several weeks ago Hint thero
was no truth in tho charges that shn
met Sebastian in a lodging house next
to police headquarters. Mrs. Funis
also asserted that tlm district attor
ney summoned her before tho grand
jury, niter she had been called as a
witness by tho defense.
James MoNamara, n police detec
tive, testified Hint ho was working un
der Sebastian's direction the nlfclit of
September 10 last, another nf Urn
dates mentioned by Miw Surkiu i
couut'otinn with inr hWhiI i4iinjfq
with the imlictf official.
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