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Newspaper Page TextMl if ii MM" '.' "';iaaau 6 i Medford Mail Tribune 1 SECOND EDITION WEATHER: Mat. 74) Mta. t. www savwwwft;icrcsCTiK-4arxawtiuHM9MMMCTy . S rorlyflflh Ycnr. I n It y-Ten III Ver. AERIAL RAID NEAR LONDON: FRENCH FLIGHT 10 RHINE c a GERMAN FLYERS KILL WOMAN IN ONR NETARGET SOUTHEND DASH Seaside Resort Forty Mdes From London Attacked lurstlnu. mus Illuminate Town with No Material Damatfc Little labe Among In Jural English Unperturbed. Hoirm i:nii, Ymwt May nt, in gin ii. in. Another .oppi'iiu nioiiip rniil watt nitido upon this Imwi luct night mill iiin hioii was killed nml Kin urn I injured liy bomb. The ii liin was Mrs, May Fabin, who was lllTIl on II ilt. TIiu I'lilini town was illuminated bv I liu bursting nf shells dropped liy tint aircraft. Thn material damage cuti. Ill lippClirH to IlIlM' lll'l'll leu thmi on tho occasion of tin litht niiil. Knuthcml, which is it municipal borough mill popular Mnitln rcxoit n( tin' moiitli nf tli ii Thitmci, forty mile enut of London, hint lii'i'ii tlm turKot of Zi'PM'lln raiders several times in tin' laM bx months. On no previous occnMon, houuvcr, Inn n tho rcxulti been scrlmi. Soinn report hay Hint (wo, nnil others tlilit threw Zopm'liim to"k part in tliu nili). It is, however, iiiiMH hIIiIu to gito tliu number iter urn tidy Imcniiix of tliu heavy clouds. Tliu iiiumi of the propellers of tho nirshtp witk"fihl heard shortly ho fori) 11 o'clock. Thru raiiio at intra tho hhoi'k of' tint explosions iik tho bombs mined down from above. Some of tho missiles1 were incendiary n,nd threw out bright flnrv-a of light, CriiwiU nmelnbled in tho Mrecls of Southend to view tliu raiders. Tin oho fatality, (ho killing of Mr. Fa liin, incurred ulillii tho woman was leaving a street nr. On tlm previous raiil tliu only victim was ii woman. British aeroplane wenl up in pur Milt of tin miller, hut wcro not1 suc cessful in overtaking thrill. Soino tlmo luti'r (wo Xrppclius nero tri'ii over Hurnhnmiii-Croitch, seven miles to tlm uorthi'iiMt of Southend, hut no bombs with tliiuwn. I.ONIIONi May 127, 11 All a. in. Tim M'cicfaVy of the admiralty, hut issued a statement on tliu Sonlliriii! mill, which, I'outrary to tho dis patches, says two women wcro killed. It rends: "Lute hint nighl it Zeppelin vilteil Ihe i'iinI roast nail ImmliH vcio drop, peil on Southend. The disunities te purli'il ludav a lo two women killed mnl one ehild binly injuieil. Very little iiialerial damage wan dune. Aer oplanes ami hoaplaned punoieil tho ninny, hut the Zeppelin OM-apeil in nil uihterly diroetlon." DANISFVESSEL IN NORTH SEA SOUTH HUIKM)!!, IlnKlautI, May 'J7, 12:11 p, m. Tliu Dmilhh Ntcamer Hetty wiik torpodoed liy it (lennnit mihimiriiiu in tliu Ninth huh yiMtenlay mid went to the. bottom. Tho iiiein liotrt of her uiow woro ruxeueil nml liuvu liecn brought lo tint Tynu. Tim Omiisli Hteiuuor Hetty wart -81 feet Iouk mul of 11207 tons nut it'iiU ter. Shu wiih built in 10112 nml wiih owned In t'opoiiha,'en. Shu sailed Xioiu llalliiiioio April 10 for ('open luiKuii, wboro Him mil veil May H. CAItDIPK, YaMt May 127, vtu Iiumlon, 1:1!0 p. in. Tho htviunut' Morwenniv of Monlrual w;ik torpedo I'd and Hhelled by aOenniin Huhmn I'ino at Mlddnv. Wodnuwday, at n jioint loll miluH west by south of SI, Aiiu'h head. Ouu membur of tlio urcw of tliu von bqI wiih killed, whllo throw wum wounded. Tlm olhern bavo beei lauded lioip, MLF REE MILITARY PLANT DAMAGE HEAVY French Aerial S(tiad Files 240 Miles to Attack Import German Chemical Plant at Ludwtyhafen lelgjans Repel Vlrlous Center Attacks Near Dlx Mutle. I'AUIB, May 27.A I'roncli norUI ipmilton riiiiionoil of olKhteon ncro- iHiieii, iach onu earryliiK fifty kilos (110 pouniU) of explonlroi, thin mornliiR liomlinnteil n clioiiiUtry fc tory nt I.uilwlcKliarcn, on tho Ithlno opponlto Mnnulii'lm. l'lro tiroliu out In ncvornl of tlm fiirtory liullillnen n n romilt of thU liomlinriliaent. Thin fiutorv ti ouo of tlio uioKt tiuportAiit ninnufocturor of exploitive In (ill (lormnny. Tho Kronen aviator wcro In tho nlr x hour nml covered moro thnn 400 kllnmntrc. 240 mile. Tills expedition nsnlnut nn Import nnt riormnn mllltnry rtfttillhinont wiu tho 1'rench reply to thn attempt of (lormnn nvlntorn on tho city of Pari. ThU Intormntlon wn contnlnod In tho I'renrh offlchl alatement Riven out by tho wnr oftlco tlili attornoon. Tho itatoment reniU: "Ik'luUn troop Inst ntRht ropultod two Ccrmaii attack, one to thn. north and tho other to tho Bouth of Dlx muile. fho (lrt was driven back liy a counter attack, and tho accond wan Mopped hy artillery (Iro. "In fli aector to tho north of Ar rn two oiiMReniont took placa lat ntKlit. To thn outhwct of Bouchcx wo took poBKccnlon of ono of tho tronche of tho onomy near tho Cha teau of Carleulen, takltiR at tho auio tlmo aoiao prUoncr, Including ono officer. To tho cast of Noiivlllo 8t. Vaait tho Ocrman advanced to an nttaek hut wero checked by our ar tillery. "At varlou point alonR tho front, nntahly near Ithelin and In tho Vo Ken thero wcro )c'torday artillery en KnRoment. "Ono of our aorlal niiadrona, com poed of eighteen auroplane, each ono rarrv Ins flftv kilo (110 pound) of projectile, Mil inouiliiK homhard- ml nt l.udwlKihafcn, on tho Ithlno, tho factory of tho linden anlllno chemical nrodiietR entahllahment, ouo of tho molt Important manufacturers of cxploalvea In all Uormany. Tho renult reached aro proof of tho effi cacy of tho bombardment. Several of tho factory hulldlnR woro struck by tho projectile of our men and a number of fire broko out. They woro In thn nlr for olmoat alx hour, and thoy covered moro than 100 kilo meter, (210 mile). "Thla expedition against an Im portant (lorman military factory I tho French answer to tho attempts of Ooriunii aviators on Paris." RETURNS TO PLEAD SI'OKAN'K, 'n May 27. Olonn It, Durhyshlro, former county clerk, who Is charged with omboxxlomont ot f 1,000 of tho county trust fund, ru turned to Hnokano today and aur- rendeiod hlmsolf to Bhorltt I.oory Waller. Dorbyshlro dlsapivoarort last Junuiiry soon aftor hla torm as coun ty clork oxplrod. It Is declared ho canto to Bpokano from San Francisco, whuro ho has boon for aonto wooks. Geer-: Holds Privy Council LONDON, May 127, 112 noon. Klnp (leorso held pi Ivy council thH niotnluir, at wblub tho m'iiIk nml war rnnta of oflico wero Imnded to tho now members ot tlio cainuei. sun- ,.r...n.tll. lltn I'll.l (iwwillmr if Hill IIIIW I'oalilion cubinct wiih held. The kluu. Itrtf conferred knihtlintxl (ou Fred etlek Kit want Smitli, noliullor k"- oral in tuo now tnuusiry, i SPOKANEEMBEZZLER MEDFORD. PP WOUNDED BY BATTLEFIELD . .- ....-. . . BMlxXIiiiBKsWHsm''iw3 ..3w htu&S Here nre four of Hie uny lit mireil. The ouii!et i only hi w T Costliness of Every Advance In Lives Causes CtaiifcSlav Retreat Call- ti "Mattarly" Italian-Itnler te Furnish Namer of War New Bat tle Along the San. LONDON, May 27. Notwithstand ing tho superb weather tho contend ers .In tho western arena ot hostili ties, reallxInR tho terrible losses oven an Insignificant advance entails, havo rovortod, Rcnorally speaking to tho trench warfare ot tho wlntor, and It Is Oallcla In tho cast, tho Dardanelles, and perhaps thu Italo-Austrlan fron tier which aro most likely to furnish spectacular developments during tho next fortnight. Tho Russians at lat havo admit ted tho extent of their rotrcat from thn Dunajec to tho San, but thoy pro fess that' tho Austro-Oorman rush has been held up and that Prxomyal Is In no dnngon Thoy laud tho amoothnom of tho Russian retirement, which thoy are calling ns masterly as that of tho allies from Mons, Tho 0rmana and Atiatrlans now aro brliiRlHR up reinforcements and fresh ammunition and nnothor great uattlo will bo fought to detormlno w bother tho now lines to which tho IlttdHln.il havo fallen back nro tena ble. Italy and Austria aro now encased In tho roles of Issuing- contradictory official communications relative to tho bonier, fighting, but It Is claim od that thero havo been as yot no Important engagements. Of tlio 250 mile of comtiMin frontier botweon Italy and Austria, It la estimated that only ono fifth la of a character for critical nillltary operations, and It- (Continued on Paso (1.) ALLIED ATTACKS l'AUlS, May 27, A dispatch to tho Hnvas, agency from Athena dated May 20, saja the action ot tho allies against tho Turkish positions In Dar danelles straits Is continuing vigor ously, llolnforcemonta aro now con stantly holng brought up. Tho Turks appear to bo terrorised by tho inces sant ronowal of tho attacks, Those Indlcato to thorn tho nbsoluto dotennl- nation of tho ttlloa to force tho straits. From tlmo to tlmo tho British and French artillery throw a. veritable hall ot shells on tho Turks, INCH WARFARE TEUTONS AGAIN RESUMED ON WEST RON TURKS PLED BY OREGON, THURSDAY, lie rhllilren woumled at Vpre. Tlie i"ek old. HIT BY HOWITZER: ARMYjji GRAFT LONDON, May 27. An account of the occurrences at tho front, written by tho Ilrltlah eyewllntti, under dato of May 23 and given out In Loudon today says: ' ' "A building In La nassee used by the Germans a bathing establishment, was bit recently by ono of our how itzer sheila whllo It was full of Ger man officers," tho oyo witneaa relates. "Detweon 20 and 30 ot them wcro killed or wounded. "Tho Germans aro still extracting tho utmost from tho country occu pied. Mention la mado of one Inci dent In connection with tho recent sporadic bombardment of Lens by tho allies. Six shells fell on tho Lens station." teh writer says, "and tho town was fined 300 Omarka for each projectlto or a total ot 18,000 marks, part of which was distributed among thn soldtors. Tho grounds for tho (Ino was tho allegation that soino ot the Inhabitants must havo been In communication with tho enemies ot Germany, henco tho bombardment. "That somo ot tho enomy at least aro not enjoying themselves In Flan dent Is shown by tho following mes sage flung Into tho British tranches: "Wo aro too few to attack, too many to rctlro, and too proud to aur rondcr, but wo all want to go homo.' "A fow days ago a kite was flown over our lines. On It was written: "Please- send this back when tho wind la favorablo. Wouldn't you llko to como over here, as you havo no moro ships loftT Won't you glvo up soonT Wo don't llko It any longer "Similar overtures hove boon mado at dltforont points on our lines." I OF W.C.T.U. DYING I'OllTLAXD, Or., May 127. Mr. 1'lir.ahetlt 1 Hutchinson, national treasurer of tho Woinrii'n Christian Tcmperutico Union, who underwent an operation hero on May -1, was sinking rapidly this afternoon nnil Jter phys icians believed bliu hail but n fow hour to live. Her only daughter, Mr. C. W, ltoberts, of Winfield, Kan., was at (lie bedside. Mrs. Hutchinson was yotuniinj? lo her headquarter at lIvanton, HI,, from Seattle, whuro she had gone to arrange for the national convention of tho W. C. T. U. when sho btopped off hero anil was ftoced to enter a hospital, whore tho undorwont an op eration for a tumor. Sho showed im provement after thu operation and until leccntly it was believed bur re covery was; assured. Mr, Hittchiu boa'b homo is in Hutchinson, Kan. BATH NATIONAL OFFICIA MAY 27, 1915 m were taken to Ln Vaaac to be INEASTBREAKS Fruit and Vefetables Crests Stf far in MMdle AHantic ami firtt Lakts Dlslrkt Unseasonable CM Caw ed "St&rm High Area" New Yark Heaviest Sufferer. WASHINGTON, May 27. Killing frosts throughout the lako region and the mlddlo Atlantic states broke May weather records of many years last night and promise unseasonable cold weather for tho next 24 hours. Re ports to tho weather bureau this morning Indlcato heavy damage to fruits and vegetables throughout that section particularly In the interior of Now York. In tho parlanco ot the weather bureau experts a "strong high area" over tho lako region which arose to block the path ot a storm from west ern Canada, was rcsponslblo for the early summer phenomenon. Whllo Ico waa being formed on standing water and crops wcro frozen In tho cast warm showers wcro play ing over tho central valleys. WATKltTOWX, N. Y., aMy 27. A killing frost prevailed in this section last night, doing great damage to gardens. r . r PHILADELPHIA. May .27. The thormometer in this vicinity went aa low as 41 degrees during the night. Unusually cold weather was general In Pennsylvania. In the northeast urn part ot tho Btato thero waa a heavy frost, llazelton roportod that ico formed on tho mountain tops. (Continued on pago six) CONFIDENCE RULES ITALIAN TOWNS llOMK, May UC Excopt for- tho (lags which fly not only from every liousu but ulinoat overy window, Rome gives llttlo indication ot being the capital ot a nation which has entered upon a great war. While the entire natI6n was engor for the conflict, a spirit ot calm confidence has followed tho Btormy scenes which wero enact ed from tho tlmo tho Salandra cab lnot rostgnod until It waa restored to power and the demonstrations ot re joicing which followed until the open ing of hostilities. It Is apparent Hint the uatlon Is preparing to make without complaint whatever sacrifices tho war may bring, KILLING ROSS DODORMAY DETAILS ATTACK NEMAN ERE OFFICIAL ACTION State Department Awaits Result ef Probe Whether Mine er TerBeeto Used Skipper Files Repert ef Ac cident Washtaitw Awaits Fur ther Accounts. WASHINGTON, May 27. Mes sages received by the state depart ment today from Ambassador I'ago nnd Con.sul General Skinner at' Lon don mid Consul Forut at Qiiewfctown Jailed to nay definitely whether the btcamcr Ncbriirtkan had been torpedo ed or bad struck a mine. The American naval attache at London hat. been bent to LivcriHwl to examine the Xebratikan'tf bull. Connul General Skinner' inehsage follew: "Orcen, mauler of American rtcamcr N'cbraxkan, in wireless ad- drchced to me via London, reperts: "Ncbrakan pansod Fastnet rock Tucd.iy, 43 p. m. from Liverpool, bound for Delaware, breakwater in ballast. At 8:124 p. m., when btearacr wni about forty-eight wilea west half south from Faxtnct' two expenenred violent Miock, followed iiiHtantly by terrific explosion, bursting hatches and throwing hatches beams, cargo tlcrncktt and twisted iron into nir, iilliui; lower hold forward completely with water. Crew immediately took to boat. "After ftlaudins by ship one hoar,' returned on board and at 10 JO start ed for Liverpool. About 1:2.") a. in met two vcKitcW sent by British ad miralty in BHHwer to bur wireless call.' One hau been with ua ever Kinee. "It was dusk when expIoHon oc currcd. Fla- had been hauled down live minutes before. Steamer's name painted on both "bides of the ship in letters nix; feet tall. Had no 'wanting and saw nothing." I ArabasMtuor 1'ogo bent: tlio ioltow- in message: "Admiralty has reported from Queenstown that tho Nebmskau is now on her way to Liverpool under her own steam and is being escorted I nnt sending naval attaches to Liv erpool to examine ship, which, it. now appeurs, was outward bound from Liverpool Breakwater when bite, was torpedoed." The message from Consul Frost said the ship had "struck a mine or torpedo," but gave no details. As soon as tho dispatches wcro received at the Mato department they were forwarded to tho white house nnd im mediately placed before President Wilson. As they did not make it cer tain whether the steamer had been hit by a mine or torpedo, they left .un answered tho principal point that the president nnd his advisers want made clear. Thcv expect further reports from tho navnl attache. Pending re ceipts of clearer explanations, no uc- tion will bo taken." PRAY ANEW FOR WARRING CLANS HOME, May J0, via Paris, May 27, 0:10 u. m. Tho hour which wo aro traversing is painful, but our pray ers will go out mora frequently nnd moro fervoijtly thttn over to thoso who have in their hands the futu of na tions, is ft declaration mado by Pope Benedict in a letter to Cardinal Van neutclli, published in the Oervntoro Itomnito, the Vatican organ. Tho pontiff recalls his first encyclical u which ho urged tho belligerent nations to mako peace, but points out that his voice was unheeded and that tho wnr continued ''until the terrible, con flagration has extended to our belov ed Italy." Turks Capture Transports CONSTANTINOPLE, May 27, via Amsterdam and Loudon, Official announcement wamailo here today mat n transport ship, escorted by tho French cruiser Jules Michelet, at tempted ft landing at Boudronn under protection of tha bhlp's guns, ''Wo killed one enemy officer and sixteen men," tho announcement declares, "and wounded olhers. Wo also cap tured tho transport.'' NO. JH . i ITALIAN FORCES It, WO CROSSED Advance Guard lefare MeflfafotM, Thirty Miles Frew Austrian, fa pert iattfe Raftof Areund Pttfcw and In Praedli PaseJUr Ctrsw AreAdive. - , jd GENEVA, Kay 27, vU Parii,-2SW p. ER.A Btroste; Italic ;a4vance guard tedy oryawoaMic irIrzo river after a 'rMTAk an AttrwH f orco 'Hmatnm hfore the town of Monfateene, whteh m thirty mMe in from the Antrtlan seaport otTriwite. The fint of the AMtrian woHBikiare now nrrivijgtit th latter place. The Italia atee attacked at aev erahpwala Un? the forty wile ef tho Carinthiarf frontier. A battle between the Italian and Anatrians now is raging around Pick en and aIo west of the Praedil Pass in Aiifctria. In Adige the fighting haa been tin itcd to HkiraiishoH. Italian forces whieb penetrated thi Tyrol nt Candino and other Italian amis which captured Crotson", have reconstructed tho railway and are now marching on Gone, the eHtal of the Austrian crownland of, Gorz and GradHon. i t 7 Hoth the Austrian asd Italian a! ation aervices are nctive along HO IIS frontier. Many machine have bttt,T pathercd at Venice to protect LtAx'' city. A Parivul airnkip arrirasl'ky rail at Trent ywterdaj- f rem Mlfwi-h, Bavaria. A Zeppelin dirigible. ImiKwh is reported to be preparing te feHw I it shortly freai YiiAmiiklik!?- ' Heavier gmt have been "wantH m the Italian gunbsata en Lake Ganku Several regiments ef Bavarian Al pine troops yesterday onwed. Bren ner Posrf, which is -UK feet high, bound for Boscn. Between Salsburg and Innsbruck forty-five trains are pa wins daily, transporting men and awterial. Swi'h patrols arc making the eaetTH fron tier of Switzerland with flag to pre vent incidents. PRESSES BLADE . ITO HEART WHILE POLICE WATCH PORTLAND, Or., May 27. As he stood before tho dek tergeant at x lice headquarters here today, after bo had been arrested for failing to pay n" taxicab Jure, t. II. rearey, manager of tho International Harves ter company of America agency at Newberg, Or., stubbed himself with a pocket knifo and died ten nihtutoa Inter. Financial difficulties are sup posed to have caused his act. While tho arresting iHiliccmau stilt held hiit by tho arm, Fearey somehow opened his knife, and slipping his band uudc r his coat, pressed tho blade t-louly home into his heart. Those who un consciously saw him commit suicide did not renlizo what had hapM)iiet until thp blade clattered to the floor. In his room wcro found upon a ta ble several farewell letters to ruj tives. On top of the letters wiie found an ace of diamonds, No other cards were discovered in, his r.oni, and tho police nro trying to (cam it- significance. Apparently 'his arrest merely hustencd tho coutewpleied net of taking his life. GERMANS ON IMUEY KILLED By V ) J AMSTERDAM, German soldiers. May a7,rifty HUHMHfwra la a street car at Ostend, weta kllM by a bomb dropped from na'aftfe! - plane, awarding te iHsfsjsnst 'fct that city to the Tetera(. 4M$m a series of air ran y im kwt aviators. The ratlrwul sfettlft. M" ping In the harbor and atikMroM nous have Vea ,r I "V ,k 1 ' 4 hw m i Ik ,: