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I) Medford Mail Tribune ? SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight, ntnl Sunday. Muv. 85 Mln. 18. Mi i. Forty-fifth Year. Dnllv Tenth Year. ZEPPELIN FLEET Little Known of Result, But Not Much Damage Done Ten Vessels Sunk by Submarines in Three Days Austro-Gcrnian Forces Pushing Into Galicia. LONDON, Juno .-..Another Ger man nlr raid on the coosls of Kng Inml last night, coupled with tho usual week-end activity of Gorman nubmarlncs aro tho war develop ments of tho last 12 hours which are today holding public attention. Tho raid of March .11 resulted In the death of six, one man, ono woman, Tour children. l.lttlo la known an yet of tho px tont of tho aerial attacks, hut It docs not scorn to havo douo much damage or been costly In liven. SuhninHiics Itimy (ermnn uulimarlueH have lieen un usually busy during tho liiHt row days in tho North Sea and in tho Hrlstol channel. Ton vessels havo heen at tacked In tho Inst three daH without Iohh of lffo except In tho cano of tho trawler Victoria, four members of tho crow of this boat and n passenger having fallen victims to shells fired by tho attacking submnrlno. Tho biggest capture of tho Germans was tho flvo thousand 'ton Liverpool ntenmor Inkum. Another important victim was tho Cairn liner Iona, er roneously reported at first as tho "Wilson lino steamer of tho same 11 nine. Tho other ships sent to tho bottom by tho Hermans Includo In Addition to several trawlers, four neu tral Bhlps, two Danish, ono Norwe gian anil ono Swedish. Along ICu.ntoin Front Tho Austro-Oerman forces have pushed tholr salient ns far as Tuk lila, northeast of Przemysl. Notwlth Htandlng the evacuation of this for tress, tho Russians havo maintained an unbroken fighting front on both sides of tho railroad to Lomborg. Thus far tho Austrians and Germans apparently hnvo made little progress ulnco tho taking of Przemysl, al though an Austrian official report statos that tho Russians have been driven east to tho vicinity of Medyka. Rritlsh and French reports Indicate hard fighting on tho wostern front without much progress for cither side TlTb Ilelglan frontier has again been closed to traffic. This tends to confirm reports that the Germans aro moving heavy reinforcements to their positions along the Yser canal. U.S. IS WASHINGTON .lune .". Nlionn.in T. Mt'l'lieiMin, Tinted Slut-, ntloincy for southern Ohio, ieig 1 today nnd President Wilii selected Shunt It. Putin of Columbus to Mii'i-i'fil him. Demand that McPhcison mid hi- n-hi-tnnl, Hurley I'.. Ruin, return lees ol' $UO,tll)tl awarded them lor service in the unit of the government nguinst tliu old t'wpitul Cilv Uwir.v company ivii mude in a motion filed in the led ttnil colli t ut Columbus yotcriluv l mtuiiscl for tho depuitinent ol' ju tice. Henriiiif on tho motion was to lie given in Columbus today. It wax said t tho doHirlment of jiutico tlmt Attorney fleneriil CI re-gory had linked McPheron for his res ignation after lie learned that while pro.ecuting tlto dairy company in .1 proceeding Mr. McPheron Imil r. oeiwd a Ji.il(i fee n Htlomev for the jvciiM-r ol the roliiiii III It civil Iirocei'ihii'.'. TRAVISlifii GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP RYE. N. Y, June .'.Walter J. Trail, the vtern golfer, won the Metropolitan golf championship today ever tli Apawnmla ooure by defeut lM Mm u Anderson, tke fernwr lleeta gelfer. In i fhlafti round by to up. ENGLISH COASTS AGAIN RAIDED BY ATTORNEY TOOK $20,000 FEE AND REMOVED ALLIES WITHIN FEW MILES OF I Winston Churchill Defends His Course as First Lord of Admiralty Says Fleet's Record Speaks for Itself Victory Such as War Hs Not Yet Seen Predicted. DUXDKI, Seotlnnd, June :. Win slon Sneneer Churchill, I'urmetly first lord of tho iitliiiinill.v,"u'ho is olutn- cellor of the duchy of KniietiHtcr Tn tho coalition cabinet, arrived today al Dundee, which he represents in the house- of commons. He wns received enthusiiislically ut u meeting of bin coiislitucnK He told them he did not come to make explanations or indulge in reproaches or iceriininntions, for the only thing lie cnied about was the waging of it successful wnr on the enemies of Ureal Jiritaiu. "For four years I havo borne heavy responsibility, being, neenrding to .'lie tiiue-houored language of my patent, icxiHiu-ilile to the crown mid purlin- ineiit for nil business of the iidinir- ulty," Mr. Chiiniberlaiii said. "When I say resooiihihle, 1 was responsible in the sense that 1 would have to hear the blame of evervthinir that occurr ed. These have comprised the mo.it iniimrtunt period of our naval his tory, u period of picparntioti for war, n period ol vigilance and mobiliza tion. Has Done Ills llest "I havo done mv best. The arch ives ut the admiralty will show tho nail I ldaved in nil the great triu'w- notions that have Inken place. To them I look for my deteusc. "I look nlho to the general naval Mtuatioii. Tho terrible dangers ut the beginning of tho wnr are over. The seas haw been swept clear. K'v orythiug is in perfect order. Ncnrly everything has been foreseen. Wo have taken the measure of our foe and havo onlv to go lorward with confidence." Mr. Churchill tuhlud there were two statement he wished to make about the operations at tho Dnidiinollos. llouvv losos must be expected on hind and sea. The fleet employed there was composed ot a suiplus ol wurnliips after all other needs had been provided for. "Those who mipposc Karl Kitch ener embarked on these operations without thorium h v and enrotully considering everv requirement in re lation to the army m lriuice and Plunder tire not oulv mistaken, hut die piesumptiious," he continued. "In looking at our losses fairly nirl xqunrcly we must not forget the pne for which we are contending. ('mil Victory Is Near "The forcos aro within u few miks of n ictor" such as this war has not seen, n victory" which, when it comet., will make amends for all." Mr. Churchill said he did not Ihiuk the ne wniiti iters should lit tack to- hponsiblo lenders of the nation .it home or in the field or publMi any thing calculated to make bad blood. If there were unv eriticMii it should he in parliament. This was u mutter of self-preservation. "What does the nation expect oi the new cabinet f" he linked. "I will answer that in one word - act inu. That is the demand, that is the ncu, action, not hesitation; not discussion or agitation. The dntv lie- upon h. goi eminent to declare what should In done, to propoM' it to parliament and -land or lalihv the usiilt.' . PARIS. June .'i The Jluias N'ew-ugeio-i mciud t"l.i a diptit troiii ( imisoii, Switzerland, naymg that the iinuding It.ihuii forces are muWiiiir steady but lw nrMcrs '. the soutlicm Tyrol, awl tUnt ll Au.tnan niibtary mlhomwi hav !-- niwl to rtoov0 Xk civil itoMiUttH trom tkat ratpuit. Ttw iukabiUoia of the towu of iiori kwvt Ihwh trans trrni Ut mmaiwmck. Tk Mtuuiiaa ia Ik aautkMii Tyrui isMrioua oo account of tka Uusk' of iTOWU. EAT VI NVADING ITAL IANS ADVANCING SLOWLY MEDFORD. The KaiseiBefoie Tho latest picture of Kmperor William of Germanv showlnt; how too strain of the wnr and his recent Illness has told on his face. At tho left Is the kiiisor's favorite poso taken bofore tho war. In the center Is fie most recent picture of tho German rulor, caught while he was trav eling botween battle fronts. At tho right Is an enlargement of the face shown In the center Nolo tho hollow cheeks as compared to his healthy and stronc apepuranco In the picture ut tho left. Tho ninnv worries of tho war seem to have transferred him Into an old man. That the kaiser has not broken down from tho Immense strain of his povltlon Is nil tho more wonderful because ho Is not enjoying the best of health. E VISITS ARCH DUKE ON BATTLE LINE IJKIM.IN, .June 5. Kmperor Will iam arrived ut the headquarters ol Field Marshal Aruhduke Frederiew, tho Austrian commander-in-chief, yesterday to lake part in the cclehr.i- tiou of the archduke's birthday. The visit was mude the oeciision of rejoic ing at the fall of Przemysl. Kiupcror William was greeted everywhere, by wildly enthusiastic) crowds. The emperor is holding audiences with lenders of the opposition parly of Hungarian parliament, neeording to Count Julias Audresv, Count Al bert Aititouvi nnd Count Aludor Ziehy. These conferences aro consid ered of great iuipoitiinee in relation to political developments in Hungary. The formation of u coalition uiiuislr with tho three count named inn Count Stephen TW.u, (lie piesent Hungarian nm!mskiidor,at its lio.nl has been, considered. Another proposal is the creation of u new unbind with Count Tis7.11 iifc minister of the interior and including M. Popovitch, former fiuunuo minis ter. At a luncheon with Archduke Fred crick ut the Austrian iirmy headquar ters, Kmperor William raised hi glims to celebrate the full of I'riu in.s, of which he spoke igorously. Pcihii newiiiier sav that wheio ns the Ittissjiiiis were couqs'llcd to re duce the forlrc-s b- menus of hun ger, the Austrians and (It-wwii t"ok it lii (oi in in a lew il.is. JAP OPPOSITION TOKJO June .",, ii::iO p. in.- TIi Opposition, pishing Its uutl-cublliet .iinpaigii lodny, introduceil into tin lutii-e resoliilioiik oxpriMmny Isck of ( iinridciire in Visooiiut Kanetk Ohm, niinioter of the iuterior. The ehumo is made that although YiM-oiiut (Juni was charged witb tk dntv of ntriug tbut the elwtiows were i-oMiluctwl in an boHst ami impartial iiiMHiier, he kinstlf corruttlv rw-i -tl a prMMWt or ,(MMI yw ($00 ut tk Marrfc kwtiMi tram a ramlttUU fur NiMobWfckip in th bou. The bais of tki .H-ua(fb fou ad ia a palitiriii auit brouykt acaiast Yi euit Gum kv tka MMHaar f tka iint nativ iNtri.v. Tka autlUr is ' uv dicutd Mouday. In m SEEKSOURA'SSCALP OREGON, SATURDAY, ,7UNW 5, 1915 j i I I -. ii,in uri ,i - 1)1 MAHARJAH ROBBED BY HOTEL THIEF, SALT LAKE SALT IKK CITY, June 5 -l.oronz von Ariilni Auf Konnersdorf, who claims to bo a rolatlvo of Conoral von Arnlm of the (lormnn nrmy, Is In Jail hero and confessed today to tho thoft of a strong box taken from tho apart ments of tho Maharajah of Kapur thnla In a Salt Luke hotel Thursday, according to tho pollco. PASADKNA, Cal., Juno H. Minus about f 1 200, which wns reported to havo been taken by 11 hotel thief In Halt I.ako City, Sir JagaJIt KJngh. Maharjiih of Kapurthala, India, Is hero today with his Muhrnnoo, who Is said to have been tho Hcuorltu l)ol Kitilo, a Cactlllhin dancer, whom ho met while attandluK tho wedding of King Alfonso of Spain, Tho thief in Salt I.ako obtained not only the currency, hut also tho Indian prince's passports, It was Mild, but he missed a It r ass hound chest, which, according to report, contained a rut's assortment of the mnhrnnuH Jewels. Whon asked If tho report via true, tho niHlirajMli oxproaaed the opinion that American reporter were Impertinent, "lint," ho added, "per haps the impeis have to be Intimate to bo Interesting.'' The royal partv, iiutnliorliig half a dorcu reinliitTs with sixteen trunks, will remain four d.ns. T NORWICH. Kiitflmiil, June 1. Th. trawler Kittle I toy of Kowctnlt h.i- arriiisl ut that port with the urw of the truwlcr- lloraue and Kcoiiomy 011 board, thcne tso iiM liming bcn xiink bv (leniieits. A (ieruiun sulmiuriuo altipHd three trnwlers in the Korih aea TkunMlty aiul gaie tko crew of th Horace and th louoiuy fne uiluutes to board the little Hoy. AHcr Ut (niuafer liad Ihu made the IihfHwn were suns by lHmb placed ou hoard ky Ike t'iv of the kukmarinc. LONDON, Juak ft. TIm ataaw drifter Km Hay of I'trfeead, the trawlr Ktrstkbraa awl tk aailinjr skip Qftorga aad Wary, all kava hmn mi to tke bottom ky CUrMM sokwa riavM. The crew of tke lb rat akis wr saied. SUBMARINES S MORE RAWLERS the War 1 SCANDAL DIRTIES RECORDS OF STATE SAN' FltANCISCO, Juno 5. nevo id! Ions of an aliened protection for opium traffic Involving nttornnys, employes of tho state hoard ot phar macy, members of tho 81111 Francisco pollco forro and a vnrlety of under world characters are nuido In n Bor lea of affidavits primeutod to John Francis Xoyhin, president of tho slate hoard of control at 1111 official hear ing made public today. Tho affidavits wore obtained by Chief Inspector Fredorlck A. Suther land of tho board of pharmacy. Tho hearing on them will ho resinned Monday. Sutherland charges that tho four members of tho state board wore remiss In not pressing accusa tions which ho made to thorn. Kvery person named In tho charge flatly denied any wrong doing, Sutherland a coses Inspectors Wil liam Whlto, brothor of Chief of Po llco White of San Franolvco, Samuel Scott nud llsrry CuruiHck of accept ing bribes from drug traffickers for protection. Ills churxea against tho four pharmacy board members Kd ward .1. Molony, (leorgn M. Suther land, J. H. O'C'ullRKhun and Louis .eh, secretary--were that thoy fulled to conduct vlHorou Investigations of his ulleKiitlons, Inspector Whlto Mild today ho would prefer ehumo of Kraft against Sutherland. Whlto said Sutherland had accumulated much property, Sutherland emplojed attorneys to In v lo defend him against any ilurgi-s which iuIkIiI be filed against Mm. NF.W YORK, Juno Z A state ment explaining the fault ou the part of the National Railways of Mexico lo pay principal an Interest amount lug to $2H,:m,&00 on obligations which matured June 1, waa reoolved here today from tho dimeters of the system In Mexico City. The state -lueut lit part aays: "The operation of tba properties la sill) out of Ita knuila. The com pany therefore baa no alternative but It) aak holders of tba obligations to await tke return to It of tho prop er Ilea normally balouglug to Ita sys tem and the r eat oration of aJW'e to U MMlcan nation awl the govern ment any be ptaaad In a uealtlau le fully deal with tbia subject." BOARD MEXICAN RA LWAYS EXPLAN DEAL and Now L IIKRKIN, June .".. Reports from the (laliciau trout indicate (hut the Aiistni-Oerinan troops are now 111 complete posxcNsiou of nil parts of l'rcni,vl. The Russinus contested stiihliornly ouch advance, lint ut length moid driven I'toui the eastern and southousleru forts, which wore the lust to full, It is generally ad mitted Hint tho linger putt of the Russian I'm ces in Prxoinyl were able to effect 11 ret rent eustwnrd by do fendiiig the positions Inward tho south. This chocJicd I ho attacking iirmy of (lenernl Von Uoclnn-Kniiolli und teuipomrily prevented (he com plete encircling of the city. Although tho railroad line along which tho re treat was nuido was under the lire of field guns, they wore too fur away to ho offcetivo. . Appuicntly the city suffered little during the Russian occupation. Huge stores of provisions were recovered nud considerable amounts of war mil teriul were captured. Immediately after the occmiatinn ol Premysl, (leiieral von Maekenseir.i tinny pressed eastward. It encoun tered tho Russian rear guards 011 tho heights near Medyku, where fighting still is in progress. Tho 'leuloulo 'li lies hiiio succeeded, however, in join ing their forces along 11 continuous front moling eustwnrd, which litis re lieved the difficult poxitiou of the north position. Tho only serious op- (position expected will ho encountered aliniir tho (Irodok hikes, south 01' l.emlierg, where tho Russians may lo able (o throw in reserves. It ia o.-s-ccd tlmt tho nrmy of (icuerul Kin--ingcu iiioiing uoithenslward from Nlr.v, will he able to threaten tho Rus--i.nis from the rear if they offer sinh rcri-d.incc. AMHTKIIUVM, Juno f. -A telo grum from Uerliu atatoe that ('lemons Delbrueck, German minister of tho In terlor, has Informed tho Prussian diet that the food problem may ho re garded as solved, and that thero may even be carried over considerable re serves into the coming harvest year. An Inventory ot the supplies of flour showed a surplus of fl.y6,0SU doublo hundredweights. Patato itatlitlo as l Mar IB wr similarly favorable, the supply being on a level with that ot normal ttiuea. ALL OF PRZEMYS NOWN POSSE 1 OF TEUTONIC ALL ES NO. (55 WAR CHIEFS OF MEXICO LIKELY E President's Note Favorably Received hy Carranza and Angles and It Is Rumored That Villa nnd Carranza May Bury Differences and Unite to Secure Peace. K!j PASO, Texas, Juno 5. Tho possibility that President Wilson's recont nolo to Mexican loaders might result In a rapproachinent between General Carranza and aonorai Villa, was being discussed In Mexican cir cles hero todny. It was stated au thoritatively that at tho suggestion of n high Vital official on the border a roqucs t had gono to Kllslo Arron doudo, tho Carrnnio representative In Washington to outline some basis for an understanding. It wns ndmlttod that leaders of both actions horo and In Juarez havo discussed tho subject Informally but nono would vonturo n prediction at to what basis for an understanding eventually might bo reached. Angeles I'nvoialilc flenernl Follpo Angeles at Leon has wired Villa headquarters at Juar ez ho approves tho Wilson moflsago nnd personally would bo willing to censo fighting If a basis for on under standing could bo reached, desplto his contention that Villa farces hnvo (ho advantago In tho recent fighting nt Sllao, WASIIINCITON, Juno fi. Unoffi cial advices received hero from Vera Cruz saying that OenernP Carranza would reply favorably to President Wilson's stntomont calling on tho heads of tho warring factious In Mex ico to rostoro peace, gave renewed hopo to administration officials today of ultimate solution of tho problem. General Carranza Is tho first to bo hoard from dlroctly concerning tho president's warning. Officials havo heard Indirectly from General villa through his representatives that ho was favorable to tho president's pro posal. Cinnino's Reply General Curranza's roply, It was said, was being prepared by Jesus Urtitla, constitutionalist forego min ister and would ho dellvored to John P. Sllllmnn, President Wilson's per sonal representative In Moxleo, prob ably by Monday. Tho reply, tho ad vices said, would be appreciative, friendly nud sorouo In tone. Carranza It was said, Intended to Interpret tho president's wnrnlng as a tacit hint that ho was tho man best fitted to nssumo ascendancy In Mexico and most likely to receive recognition hy Washington onco tho constltiitlonal its return to Mexico City. OF SEVEN T AT CITY TDMAKEIKUC SWNDLERS A A KANSAS KANSAS CITY, Juno C Loaders of 11 syndicate of swindlers who havo been opurutlng a fraudulent ruco and wlro tapping scheme In various cities of thu country havo been discovered und so von porsons havo been arrest ed, according to announcement to day by the Ivunsas City pollco. Three men, arrested hero, gave tho nnmos of Walter Harrison, Omaha; Harry Stnnhopo, Philadelphia, ami K. V. O'Hrlon, Morldlun, Miss. Tho local police assort thet two men and a woman aro being hold In Denver In coonnectlon with tho syndicate and one man In Philadelphia. In tho pockets of the men arrest ed bore, tho pollco say, thoy found racing forms and tickets, rolls ot Imitation monoy and newspaper clip- , pings telling of enormous winnings on raeo tracks. It is asserted the band has maintained headquarters lu lCxoeUtor Springs, Mo., with connect ions In the larger aides. The arrests wo.ro mado on rout Hloliit ot J. W. Kllnbarman ot I-us Animus. Oulerudo, who asserts ho lost 18,000. 4