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. JJ i't i t i fi , Medford Mail Tribune hMMft WEATHER , SECOND EDITION i: OiwraHv W fcmMttt. l Twetey. Mbur,' 74) Mbt, .H i y rorly.flflh Year, nnlly Trn Hi Yf. tmxBB?t'i'- -ts -a" t -r. PRESIDENT PLANS TO GERMANY'S DEMANDS Cabinet Mcellr Called (or Tomorrow to Consider SHuatlonKaUer'i Answer Regarding as Evading Essentials and Hiding Behind Techni calitiesPresident In Seclusion Ponders on Crisis Note to Be Sent Mexico Warning Factions to Restore Order and Cease Fighting. V.HIIIK(VrOK, May ai Two In tornutlonnl iro1ilm the ono u crl U In the relation liotwiou tho Unltcii Hintftn ami (ItTiiinny ni;d thn other thn ilctrniiliiftllontof tho mlinlnlMrn t Ion lo lirlnr. nliotit nit mty ccnna tlorf of Inlrrnitl wnrfnro In Mexico iIovc1omhI for I'reiililent WlUon toilny , roinbliiMlon jf Hrciinjiitancc Jmnl ly immliotcil In American liUlory. Tho ir'lilmit hail preimre! a ilatit inunt ,(o bo Imued tomorrow n a wnrnlnK to thn Mexlcnn fnclloiu that their Inceixant utrlfo had forced thn Innocent popnlnco to tho vitro of rlnratlon, nml that unlrM the chief 'lmrntN came to nn nnrcement to ronton! order ioino other mennn would he found hy the t'lilted Stated to acromilnh thin end, IVrtro In Mexlm There wan n confldenco In execu tive quartern that the wurnliiK would aiifflce to net In motion definite plan for pence In .Mexico, hut In reipect of the relation with (lermuny, mnde IncrcuftUtKly Rrne hy the reply from Merlin to the American note aenl an n coiiMUenci) of the l.tmltnula din iihler, peinlinlmn and IiIkIi leimlon were oppnrent. Tho official text of the note from (lermany had arrived. OfflclaU Ken erally read It with profound disap pointment, for, they polntod nut, It DE PALMA. if RESTA IS SECOND T VS'niANAI'OlilS, Mity lit. Itiitpli ile I'lilliiu, ilrivhiK Menvilce, won the I'il'l 1 1 niiiiunl fillO.inile niilumoliile rneo hern toilayt liri'iikiiiK nil reennU J'or Iho dWiiuoe, He I'uhnii took Hie lend j lit-1 liel'me the 'JOO-mile murk won piiHKed mill In'lit it inetieilly.ull the iew of tho diHtiiiiee. Do PiiIiiiii'h tliiio I'm tlu WIO mile- wiih r:ll!srri :., nn uveriiKe npeed oC HD.H I. lulled on hour, lteim TIioiiiiih, who won hint year, uvemned 8U.I7 mileri nn liour. Duriil Hchtu, In n Peiiuot. finWieil Heeoiul nml Uil AinlvrHim In u StuU wiih third. ltorttu'rt tim win r!:i7:'JI.Il, hi nveniKo heliif HD.'JH inlloH nn hour. Jotf'C'iHi)or lill n reliiinlnjr wall nml wiih i'oreeil out minn niter Hesiu fin IhIii'iI, Anileivou'H time wus Tcl'J: 127.57, mi uveiiiK" if 87.(10 mileri nn Jiour. Karl Cooper, Amlcrflon'H teiiin mute, wiih fourth. Cooper hukIo (ho iIIhIiiiico Jo fi:l8: 0.1.(10. Wiluox nml O'Donuell wero fljihlliiHr for fifth jilnco, with u few JllIH o go. O'Donuell oumo in fifth in 0:08; .Ill.'J?,1 (he first to require more time Hi ii it the wimmr of lat yonrV ntiio. lioh'llun'uiiA vhh Hixth In (1)1:1:10,(11, (tml Alloy finUliod tiuvculli, ANDERSON D Pecoration Day-Here We Strew the Earth With Flowers; S - K -TV -r j-i -tM--i-3i yOl I ilMtTTiffrllfM lg fm 1 MUlllVflffff Ml B gT ' " TT "" ...il.t. 'ft HH REPLY NOTE REITERATI OF PREVIOUS PAPER endeavored to olmctiro and evade tho main Imuo the qucfttlon of human Ity Involved and hour lit to Interpol) n technical iirRiiment on mnttern of law hitherto undUpuled under the uni versally accepted law a of nntlonn. Must liuporlnnl of all ,lt wai noted (hut attention was given to tho re o,uet of tho United rttnlrn that .the aiuranre thai American Uvea would bo tafeuiinrded In the future. fnl.lHH MeellnK Clr.. . The courim of the United Blaleii or dered shaped hy thn president will be dtscusted at tomorrow's cabinet meetlnit. Through ' Amhasador Oe rard, Iho president haa known for several days thn disappointing char acter of the note. While his action la unknown to unyono but himself If. Indeed, he has formed definite con clusions. From a previous knowledge of the president's feolliiK over the I.usltanla disaster In which more than 100 Am ericans lost their lives, It Is confi dently belleve'd In many quartern that he will order the dispatch of n sec ond note to llerln within twonty rour or forty-elKht hours, nnswcrlnK (leriniuiy's request for the facta of the l.usltnla's cargo and equipment with u re-stntoiuent of the clrcum HtauceH an made In the first American note and nn Intimation that u prompt if ply la expected. AUitooplicw of (Vim in nn nlinoiphere of holiday ealin, 1'rewident Wilson htudied today the iiileiiiatiounl prolileuiri eoiifroutiiiK him uith ivHpcet to eouditioiw in Mexico and the (termini Mihiiiariue warfare. The , plentiful motored most of Hie momiiit,', riding on the flout feat of liirt our, appuieiitly in deep thought. Tim reply of Iho (leniuin govern ment lo tlie Amerienii note prolestinj; ugaiiiHt the sinking of the lamitanta mid oilier violation) of Amerienii light- in the war r.ouo hrought ilNnp poiiilineut heie and u reivul of the teiiHion u hlt'lt preceded tho dispatch of the fil eoiiimuiiieiitiou to Merlin. At tho White House it wan stated the adiiiiuiHtriiliou'rt plan in Hie Mexican situation would not he iuterfeicd with hy the new development" with ivpeet to (lermany, except (hut the presi ileut'H warning to Iho Mexican fue limit might not ho IhhuciI on. the hiiiiic day aH the hccoiuI note to Oermany is made )Uihlie. Tho Mexican stuto meiil hail hcen expected tomorrow. LAST OF GERMAN' RESERVES SUMMONED AMSTKUDAM, May Ul.-Tlio lteiehxanzeiger of ltcrlin linn pulilUli ed an order calling to tho eolora rilll first uhiHrt memherri of tho ImidMturiu, or tho' final reserve forccn not prov iouslv Hiunmoned. This order doe- not apply '" Davatia. (leiiniuiH in (lernuuiy iiuihI report hetwoeu luuu n and. Julie 10. (lermiiiiR outside of (lor iiiiiuy aa ijooa uh iotflblu. MEDFORD. ...... - - in., .. ii" . i ... WSaiMilIBnSMllffSlH j. rl'a r .SMS I I SIBSfaiffffflf V V71H HHaUfUBUjJlV . . ' i i i. 1 i I, i i iftmn nif i wt !! "?rtf MKmWmmKm- man m held . as most ! ING : mmMmmmmm unsaikiory, m tvAsvt . 7 lllkMll - I BY THE AUN NOTM i yt'l ' Ki' v Tl'lri'''IUf V lL'rl W W?i-J I.,,,, nn,,rn nmrnniiT Tnnnrnnrn iiiiiim ininnin WM mm mum Mmm UNVtIL IVltlVIUKiAL . ikqiinq nr PM inKuubti niainu: m MfllNf- nPin un rn nnnn. r o 13 GERMAN EXCUSE V I hak lurnuDLcmd hi nHoninmun ' t V t , Nation Shauld Not Walk Looking yckward, as Its Business Lies in the Years Ahead Must Sec That Unity of Nation Is Realized. WASHINGTON'. May 31. Presi dent Wilson roused a largo audience at Memorial Day exercises at Arling ton National cemtery to a high pitch of enlhUKlaam today by applying les tons of tho civil war to present day problems. He declared that tho sol emn lesson of tho war was that tho unity of tho United States be exem plified In tho actions of Its people. "Let ua thlnkof our duty and tho nrtlona that llo before us," declared the president. PrtYtldent'x Stoch Tho president avoided any direct reference to'tho present Intcrnntlon at crisis. When he nroso to speak tho entire crowd stood up and clapped for several minutes. Just beforo tho president's address, lllshop Cranston of Washington prayed that tho presi dent he given divine guidance In the "most delicate crisis In tho history of the World," nml John McKlroy of tho itbpurtment of tho Potomac (1. A. It., said tho president could bo trust ed to Riilde tho country at tho pres ent time. "U does not behoove n nation to walk with ItH ej)H over Its shoulders," declared tho president In his address, "Its buslnesH Is constantly In tho ycara that nro ahead of It and In tlwc present that challenged It to tho dis play of its power. Hut there uro rent Inlscencea which nro stimulating and whnleNomo nml among those romnl nlHceucoB uro confidently to ho ranked tho recollectloiiH of dnya df heroism, dayn when great uatlona found It poa sllilo to exprosH the best that was In them by tho ardent exerclBo of every power that wns In them. Ismiii or Civil War "Tho solemn lesson of those mom prlca for vi h Iti not )hut wo must bo ready to save tho union again," ho ( Continued on Page Two) REFUSE TO UNITE LOVKLAND, Colo., May .11Tlio possibility of uniting- at this time with other churches of tho l'rebbytciiuu doctrine wiih definitely oliiuintitvd ( day hy tho general nBsemhly of tho United Presbyterian church when the report on hilld unci overture wm adopted. ORECJON, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1010 WASHINGTON', May :il. Ambassador Gerard at Herlin has been formally notified that the American steamer (lulflight wiih sunk through mistake. The German submarine eomuiamler reported Hint he failed to notice the (lulflightV American flag and took her for n Hritisli es- hcl, the Htnlo department nn- nnunce.l today. The Ameriean nmltassndor nt Herlin reports that the chief of the admiralty staff, Admiral Itehuke, has informed him that the commander of Iho submarine which sank the (lulflight did so through mistake hecaiisu two boat), similar lo trawlers, one currjiiiK win'les app.initus, weio iipparently convoying tho Gulflight. The eoiiunnuder there fore thought it a Hritish boat nml did not notice the Ameriean flag on the stern until just utter giving the order to fire. f-f4-f-fff4--f4- -f-f BERNSTORFF CALLS IDENT WASHINGTON, Mny 31. Presi dent Wilson has granted a request of Count von llcrnstorff, tho German ambassador, for an Interview nt tho white hotiBO Wednesday afternoon. It Is understood that tho ambassador desires to discuss questions pending liotweon his country and tho United States, Announcement of tho arrangement for the ambassador' visit was mndo at tho white house today, it will bo tho first time Count Ilornstorft has seen tho president alnco tho negotia tions over violations of American rights In the war xono. ' BY LONDON, May III, 8,-lil p. m.-The Danisli steamer Sobor has been MUik in tho Knglish chanuel by German buhiuarine, aeeonluif? to an announce ment made by Lloyd'n Agency. The memboiti of her crev woro htived. LONDON, May 31, Tho Dritish steamer Dixiaua was torpedoed off Ushant Bnturday last, vlltto on her way from Suvanuah, On., to Swansea, Wales. f and There With Dedication of Menwmnt to These Who Lost Lives Aboard Battleship In Havana Harbor by PresldenUr Secretary Bryan Orator of the Day Daniels Also a Speaker. WASHINGTON', May .11. Unveil ing and dedication of the Mnine me morial monument, erected hy the gov eminent to the dead of the battleship tletro,cd .ewntcoti yean ago in Havana harbor, was the principal feature, aside from PrcMdeat Wil .soli's addres-, of the Memorial day exercises in Arlington cemetery. The Maine monument is the main mast and fighting top of the battle--hip which long lay in the bottom of Havana harbor. Kesjored and rigg ed ns it was on the deck of the Maine, it now ri-iM from.n granite and marble base chiseled in the form of a gun turret with the names of the Maine's "Jilt victim carved on its curved exterior. Dolgucri After Ship Fifty white uniformed marines manned the rigging, designed after the old ratlines of the destroyed ship, as the veil fell. This exercise follow ed nn invocation hy Itev. Father Chidwiek, chaplain of the Maine. As part of tho ceremony, Frank Hagley Daniels and Jonathan Woith DanieN, sons of the secretary of the nnvy und nephews of F.nsign Worth Hagley, the first American officer killed in tho. war with Spain, raised an ensign to the top of the mast, sig nal flags flaring tho words, "Maine, 15)15." The youths, clad in sailor Hiits, were attended by Mrs. Adelaide Worth Hagley and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, mother nnd sister of F.nsign Hagley. In Four Sections reiuorial son ices of the day were in four sections, beginning with ex ercises nt the graves of tho unknown (Contiuucd on Page 2;) U ARRIVE, NEW YORK NKW YOllK, May 31. Fivo of tho Lusltnnia's dead, threo men nnd two women, wcro brought to New York to day by the steamer Lapland from Liverpool. The bodies were thoso of Mrs. Catherino K. Willoy of Lnko Forest, HI.; Miss. Elizabeth Secombo of Hositon, George It. Copping of To ronto; IL llrpwn and n inuii, . LimUay, address not given. Blood and Torn Kaiser's Note Declared Insincere and PeUIfeg-jtof Essential Facts IfMT ed Based on "Probable Misap prehenstai as ts Rl Chwaetor it Lusltania" Ignore Demands te Cease Submarine Warfare Mast Re markable Thing Ab&ut Document Is Extent of Thtofs Left Out. NKW YORK, May St. Comsaent by leading papers of tl Ualted i States on the German note Is as fol ! lews: New Yoik (N. X.) Time The German reply Is not responsive to our demand. IL doc not nromote that clear and fulL understanding m to a ravo situation -which Prettdest Wilson in his noto declared to bo desirable Tho manner In which Berlin receives our representa tions In regard to tho sinking of tho Lusltania could not fall to create a lost disagreeable impression In this country, whlah tho note's outward form of courtesy will not removo. New York (.V. Y.) World Tho German note In response to the Amer ican protest against submarine at tacks upon merchantmen does not meet the issue. It Is worse than evasive. It Is insincere, oven petti fogging. Itegrcl will bo felt every where In the United States the af fair of a great people believed to bo friendly have fallen Into tho hands of men capablo of such desperate trifling. New York (N. Y.) Tribune Ger many's answer to our government's protest against Iho slaughter of its citizens peacefully lawfully going about their business on tho high seas, will not satisfy American opin ion. Courteous on tho surface as Herr von Jagow'g communication Is, it docs not strlko tho noto which tho peoplo of this country hoped that it would striko, NVw York (N. Y.) Press Herltn's answer to President Wilson's noto is friendly, gracious and unsatisfac tory. Tho point is mado unmlstakablo In Mr. Wilson's note that tho von Tlrpitz admiralty must stop slaughtering American citizens, whether In tho case of a Gulfllght or A Lusltania, whether by pairs or by scores. Tho Itorlln foreign offlco speaks of a probablo misapprehen sion on tho part of our government as to tho real character ot tho Lusltnala. Thero Is none; there could be none. Now York (N. Y.) Herald Gor many has ignored the real Issue pre sented by tho American noto ot May 13. As It was clearly set forth In that historic document, tho attitude of tho United States la not based upon any one ot tho Eeries ot events cited, but upon the prlnclpla Involved in tho mothod ot warfaro In which they woro Incidents. Tho Untied Statos today tho champion of neutral rights and non-combatant humanity. In tho caso ot Germany versus civili zation, the United States holds a brief for civilization anil will to the, end. Germany must respect tho rights ot non-combatants traveling upon tho high seas. LottUvlUo Courier-Journal -Tho Gorman answor to tho American note Is a quibble. The time Is at hand when tho president must meet the demands of hla countrymen that nothing must happen to trail our majesty before any other majesty, and that the United States shall lay down to bolllgerentu certain rights and laws of neutrality which they shall le required to obey, If need he, by ull the force we are able to put la SLaU. Bodies ' VtHXh '' tho field. LeM than this the eettntrj wIU not support. v Chicago Journal The claim Ojat, the Lusltania was aa armed r&wel.'l an unmixed IbshU te the United States whlek cleared the ship as ," merchant man but the reqaeet far an Investigation ot eireHmataaflM tu ready known to the elvlllae! werM Ui,, wtasabj xv ana imuiwwnffa " Chicago Trlhwjsc .'Sven tbettKh, is Washington is confident It eaa br shown that the-LuBltaaia m not armed with guns or eeaveyfnfc set- jdiers Germany has Rueeeeded In raw ing points which in consideration or the very advanced position taken U our government with the "respect1 ( arbitration we should find soi'' embarrassment in refusing to mI' natch and perhaps even referring to the Hague, Chicago ITcraW The Amerlc-n people regret that Germany's aasw r falls wholly to meet the main olr , at issue, both the specific point of J ; slaughter of American citizens on i Lusltania and the general point the "Impossibility of employing ' marines In the destruction of con merce without disregarding rules o" fairness, reason. Justice and huu.i'i ity" tho established principles of In ternational law. f St. J-ouhi (Mo.) Itepubllc ,' most remarkable thing about th' document is tho area and extent f Its silence. Its cjilot significance, not In tho things put In, but In t' things left out. It Ignores tho win fabric of International law and He rights undor It of Americans on i!v high seas. E AI GALLIPOLI BY ALLIES REPORTED LONDON, Mny 31. Heavy ffcV ing- on the Gitllipoli H'iiiiisulu icmi'i in- in tho rout of tho attacking 'IV I ish forced, is announced in an t ial stutement given out here tod;i" The casualties of the Turks are "i' ) to have amounted to nt least '.'(i ' Tho Hrititsh Josses ure given ns ;U The lull along the wcnteui hutt" front has been broken by tho Freli ' who claim to have taken u Kroup ox ' Gennan trciichea in the. JHIkhe4m,t, jrion nnd to have mado Reed priie ( north of Arms. With Ilrllih' eu-o" oration thoy appear to have maty slight gains in the itelghhorhoisI . J this salient. ' i' ,' Except for tho now of tle wtv menta of warshiiw, whieh 'Hpfr '' J bo searching for GerRM , tos baseSf little definite tofertMitlaW si" eomo to hand froi the Pr4irl fjortaiu dimt0H by way. f 'Athf claim that maay MiMh of fiirki'i trenches on. ike ' GftMijiitH fMNiiitid have.lH tk(.diiaf iNUwk. ' Tlie w'UiifttW ! tho river Han, in 'the vkinity oPraaniysi, awnwr 'fur the mouujut to b unolwiifttl. TURKISH Vii M H '4 ? kA. i J4 . . . -.