Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
l'nlr tonight anil tomorrow.
Max. 00.5? .Min. m.5.
Forty-fifth Year.
Dally Tenth Year.
jMEDFORD. OREGON", TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1915
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VILLA DEFEATED
The Men, and How They Do It
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BRYAN RESIGNS AS
SECRETARYOFSTATE
WITHDRAWAL WILSON'S REPLY
DUE TO CLASH TO GERMANY IN
WITH WILSON IT'S FINAL FORM
RENCH ATTACK
WAR SMASHES
NTIREWSTERN
0,000 LOSSES ALLCONVENTIONS
SAYS OBREGON OF CIVILIZATION
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Resignation Accepted by President
Ncbraskan Withdraws Because of
Differences in Opinion Over Forth
coming Note to Germany, and Docs
Not Desire to Embarrass President
hy Opposition to Administration's
Policy in the Present Foreign Sit
uationUtmost Good Feeling.
WASHINGTON, .luno 8 Sot-rotary
Bryan Into
toilny submitted
IiIh resignation to
President Wilson
mill It wns ac
cepted. It wan authori
tatively Htatod
that tho roslgna
t Ion, which had
been iimlor con
sideration for
several days, wur
accoinp 1 1 8 li o (1
with tho utmost
good fooling Iiq.
tweon tho socro-
tnry and Pres
ident Wilson. It resulted from dif
ferences of oilnlon over tho notu
nliout to ho hont to Ciormany.
It wns lonrnod that tho secretary
or stnto's hour dolny In ronchliiK tho
enhlnet mooting today was duo to
tlino ronaiiinoil In preparation of his
lottor of resignation. Proelilont Wll
hon will wrlto Mr. Ilryan n lottor ex
pressing his appreciation of tho sor
vlcos of tho roalgnod cahlnot officer.
Favors ol'uco Policy
Officials lot It ho known thnt Sec
retary Ilryan dotenulnod to loavo tho
cahlnot hcciiiuo of IiIh Jcslro not to
embarrass tho proHldont by Ills oppo
Hltlon lo tho policy of tho ndnilnstrn
tlon In the prosont forolgn sltuntlon.
Whllo Secrotary 1 1 r. van's nttltudo
toward tho situation which has arlson
between this country and (iorinnny
1b not dcflnltoly known, It has boon
gcnornlly bollovod that ho favored a
note of the charnctor which undor no
clrcuniHtnnceH would Involvo tho
United Statos In grave complications.
Secretary Hryan's rselgnatlon Is to
take effect tomorrow, Juno 9, Rob
ert l.ansinic. counsellor of tho state
department, automatically will be
come acting; secretary of state.
Outlined Ills View H. hit
In submitting his resignation, Mr.
Ilryan outlined his viewpoint on tho
administration policy. I.ottora which
have passed botweon tho president
and Mr, Bryan aro said to havo fully
made known the Incidents loading up
to tho resignation.
Secretary Ilryan loft tho state de
partment at 5:30 o'clock, In company
with Mrs. Ilryan. Up to that tlmo
no formal announcement had boon
made of tho secretary's resignation
nnd he positively refused to make
any reference to the subject or to
himself. It was understood that fol
lowing a formal announcement from
the whlto houso Mr. Ilryan would
probably make public a statement.
Just before leaving tho stato de
partment the sooretary conforrol with
Counselor Lansing.
In official circles the belief whs
generally expressed that Counselor
Lansing would bo npivoinled -oeretarv
of state ad interim. Mr. taiwiiur
said to be in entire accord with the
president, view on the nation' for
eign poliey.
LONDON, June S. An epidemic ot
typhoid fever i racing among the
troops and civiliau imputation of Aia
Elinor, according to rejMjrU from
Constantinople, My Heater li
patch from Altai. SereaUy-fiire (thy
Bieitu hav ejmdy MeiuBi t
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Cabinet Goes Over Note on Lusltania,
Approves It and It Will Probably
Go Forward to Berlin Tomorrow-
Nature of Reply Guarded for Fear
of Creating Misconception.
WA Sill NGTON, .1 u no 8 . A II o r
two hours' discussion of tliu nolo to
(iurinntiy at the ealiiuet meeting to
day, Secretary Tiimult.v, nt the direo
tion of l'rosidont Wilson, mado this
aniiniiuccmcnt :
"The note was none over nnd dis
cussed and put in final form. It
probably will go forward to Hcrliu
tomorrow."
Tlie cabinet members uniformly de
clined to discuss it.
It was learned dcfinilclv that only
n few slight changes in phraseology
were made at the cabinet inceling.
The nolo was taken up in the form in
which it came after Socretnrv Hryan
hud spent .several hours on it after
his conference yesterday wit It the
president. After the inetcing Score
tnry Ilryan went to luncheon with the
other members.
X Delay ltoportol
The president explained there had
been no delay of any kind ill the prep
aration of the note, that he had
brought only a touch draft of il to
Hie cabinet meeting Iridav ami that
there had been all sorts of sugges-
tions since the cabinet last met. The
general character of the document,
however, he said, had not been modi
lied, and he believed il had the ap
proval of the entire cabinet. No one
lias hold up the note, the president
oinphnsixoil, wmk on il lioing an ex
peditious us was consistent with care
fulness.
The president today enve no inkling
of its contents, believing that fore
casts midi( set up a misconception
abioad of tho Ameiieun position.
The (,'erinaii Note
The arrival of Ihe nolo from (lor
many offering to pay lor the attack
on the Gulflight and asking for fur
ther confirmation concerning tho
dropping of bombs on the rushing,
was referred to by the president us
not iinsati-faetorv.
PORTLAND ELECTS
PORTLAND, Ore, Juno S He
turns early today from yestenln's
municipal election, the second hold
slnco tho commission form of gov
ernment wont into offect in Portland
two joars ago. Indicated thnt George
L. Itakor and C. A. Illgolow had been
elected city commissioners, and A. L.
rtarbur, auditor.
The raco botwoen Illgolow, who
was up for reoloctlon and William
Adams Is close. Adams Is tho pros
ent city troasurer. On first, second
and third choices, Illgolow had 13,-
107 to Adams' 12,017 oarly today.
Amendments providing for tho an
noxatlon of the suburban towns of St
Johns and Llnnton rocolvod good ma
jorities. Of the other measures, tho
following anenar to have carried:
Changing civil sorrico rules, ellml
natlng grade crossings, leasing tho
dog pound, regulating five cent auto
carriers, changing street assessments
and erecting fire stopos. Ordinance
to close stores on Sundays and pro
vide for municipal garbage collection
were defeated. A measure to Install
a water metre system In Portland ap
pareatly hat bee defeated, although
tfee vet to eteM.
BAKERANDBIGELOW
AS COMMISSIONERS
Scries of Offensive Movements Init
iated British Alone Inactive
Russians Push Across Prutb River
and Austro-Gcrmans Across Dnies
ter in Gallcia.
LONDON, .luno 8 Virtually the
entire western line of battle, except
those portions held by the Belgians
and the British, has been the scene of
what would appear to he a series of
offensive movements initiated hy the
French. In the region of Arras the
French have extended tho area of
their attack while they are pressing
all alone; the front from the initio of
the Aisne and the Oise in u northerly
direction as far as the Hritish posi
tions near La Hassee, whole the Hrit
ish forces me lyjng apparently puos
cent. For tho last three weeks the
French have been iidvuiicing slowlx
but steadily in the country immedi
ately hoi th f Arm. Here they met
a determined resistnucu from the
formidable works known as tho lab
rynth, which now is in their control.
The French have been gathering '"
prisoners.
DesK'mto Counter Attacks
Desperate German eounter-nttacks,
according to the French report, have
been made, but without success and
with terrihlo losses to the iittnekers.
The (lorinati official annoiinecmenl
makes but brief reference to events
on the western front, merely record
ing the icpulses of French attacks.
Rivers figure more or less promi
nently today in the reports from both
sides. From the eastern front the
HiiShians claim to have pushed their
offensive movement across tho Priith
nenr Kolomeu, while I'elrograd has
admitted tho iidvanco of the Austro
nermans across the river Dniester in
(lalicia. The river Dnbysu changed
hands five limes in one day, with the
Russians finally in possession nnd the
Ison.o is tho scene of the most im
portant Italian advance into Austrian
territory. There has been little news
with regard to this Italian movement,
other than the official admission from
Vienna that the Italians appear to be
advancing against the Ison.o in
strong force.
Turks Claim Victory
Hungary is oxorieiicing a political
crisis similar to that which has just
come to an end in F.nglaud. Although
file opposition leaders have expressed
their assent, controversies which an
tedate the war have thus far prevent
ed the formation of a coalition cab
inet. Turkish accounts of tho recent
fighting on (iallipoli peninsula say
thai, contrary to Hritish and French
claims, state that the allies have met
with a serious lovorso in their cam
paign for Constantinople, In the
lighting at Soddnr Hahr, according to
these reports, the Hritish were put
to rout and left the field covered with
their dead. The present position of
the Hritish is described as dangerous.
BALKANS REJECT
OFFER OF ALLIES,
COLOONF, June 8. -The chaiiecs
thaf Bulgaria and Rumania will enter
tho war with tho allies aie diminish
ing, says a Horlin disyuteh to tho Col
ogne Gazette. Tho political havens
of the Ilalkans have cleared some
what, says the dispatch. "Rumania
has lojected the first offer of the
triplo entente as unsatisfactory.
"Bulgaria also has rocoivod of fore
from the entente. It is not known
that Bulgaria has formally rejected
them, but she is in agreement with
Rumania, and since the latter has re
jected the often Bulgaria probably
will do likewise.
"Tbia assumption is the inoie rea
sonable because Bulgaria's fint de
mand is immediate occupation hy 'uei
of the Macedonian territory taken
from her by Serbiw. The entente has
not yet offered that. Bulgarian
taUBMn are keenly conscious thnt
the opportunity regarding: .Maetslonm
a en S'Wftk wtjl epie new vr novor.
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ITALIANS
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UDINK, .Juno H. Italian forces are
today engaged wilh the forces of
Austria on tho cimtcru banks of the
lson.o river at a point north of Tol
iidno. They lire light ing also around
Oradisca, evideutlv with the intention
of encircling this locution.
Caporctto, Corinons, Verao, Cenig
tiiiiio, Teizo, I'oito Baso nnd Grado,
sticteliing in a line roughly uoitli and
south from the head of the gulf oi
Triost, nro today in their pose.-.oii,
and havo been since tho opening oi
hostilities. It apparently is the in
tention of the Italian military lcudi-i-to
dcpiivo the Austriitns of their lu-t
line of defense, that along tho loii.n
liver, on their own territory. To (bl
end Montero also has been occupied,
as have (ho mountains between the
Isonzo mid Idria rivers. Thoao posi
tions dominate the towns of Volzuiiu,
Roiiiaa, Camtle und Desolu, nil ou
the Ison.o.
Bv the sea the operations are being
conducted with the idea of gaining
possession of the gulf of I'iiiizhiio,
u hence it will bo ouster to attack
Monfulcoiio.
Coniliiaiidel's Slaleinciit
ROMK, June 8. Italian troniw are
proceeding methodically to take pis
sossion of the most iinHirtuit sisi
tions, all along the frontier, aecording
to a statement signed by (loners!
Cadornn, chief of the u mn oral stuff,
issued at general Italian headquar
ter. The statement follew:
"Our advanced troop proceeded
methodically to take HneMlon of the
most iuiMirtuiit tositions beyond the
frontier all along the line, meeting
with slight resistance. At the same
timo a closely contested artillery duel
continued on the pluU-aua of Lava
ronno and Folgaria.
'Tlie aame ia the ease J almiv the
UonzA river from CaiorUo to the
aen, where we are io clew eoaUet
with tk mmy
ADVANC
ACROSS
HE ISONZO
RIVER
IS bv
'-I is
Hono
lulu, where she nliintjcd lo destruc
tion recently, carrying u ciew of
twenty-one with her. At the lelt bo
low is Diver Frank Crilly, the mini
who disentangled Diver W. II. Lough
tiiau when his line beeiuuo fouled
while working on (he submerged sub
marine. This was one of the most dar
ing teats that has ever been accom
plished by men who work under the
surface of Ihe ocean. To Crill.y's ef
forts Loughmati (now prostrate with
the dicail "bends") owes his life. At
Ihe right is G, I). Slillson, in charge
of the divers who located (he siiliiua
line. While superintending the work
on the sunken boat recently, Slillson
was summoned from the bottom of Ihe
sea by the newly invented submarine
telephone, and dispatched with all
possible speed lo Brooklyn to inspect
diving supplies which the government
intends purchasing. Slillson declines
thai Ciiile Sam own- the best diving
cipiipmcnt lu Ihe uoihl
CHINESE TREATY
TOKIO, June X. The Japanoiio for
eign offlie has published a hook re
viewing the negotiation, which fol
lowed tho preneiitatlon of tho Jap
annuo demand to Crlna. Tho book
contain the Instruction forwarded to
ICkl Hlokl, JapaneHO minister at Pok
ing, on December 3 but In connection
with the forwarding of the lint of de
mand. M. Hlokl was informed that
group five, comprlHlng the demand
to which China objected moat vigor
oualy, waa regarded by the Japanese
government a entirely different from
othor demand. Croup five, which
waa not Included In tho demands
actually ucoeptml by China, had to
do with Japaneao BiiiKirvUlon over
certain political, financial and mili
tary affair of China.
M. Kloki wa Instructed to Inform
China that Jajmn wa ready to roa
tore Klao Chow, the former German
eoncoasion In the Chin one province
Shantung, which wua oono,uerod by
Japan In the early month of the
war. Tali waa conditioned, however,
on poaalblo atibiieoiient action In re
gard to Klao Chow by the peaoe con
ference following tho war, or by C!er
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PUBLSHES
BOOK
REVEWING
Reported Obrcon Lost Arm in Battle
Only Small Bodyguards Lett An
geles and Villa Obrcgon Occupies
New Headquarters In City of Leon
and Continues Pursuit of Enemy.
WASHINGTON, .June 8. Consul
Silliiuan nt Vera Crur. reported today
that General Obrcgon's victory over
tho Villa forces nt Leon npiMjured to
be confirmed. He saM it was report
ed Obrcgon had lost his right arm in
the fighting.
Villa's Ioss Is 1 (),()()(
Citrriiur.e officials hero, today re
ceived a telegram from General Obrc
gon in Leon approximating Villa's
dead, wounded and captured lit 10,
11(10. Villa and Angeles, he says, have
only small bodyguards with them. He
iiinde no mention of injury lo himself.
From Vera Ciiir t arraiiza dispatches
say General Gonxalcs is continuing
his niuroh to Mexico City.
NFAV YORK, June 8. -General Al
aro Obrcgon, in a dispatch received
today by F. S. Klias, Carrunza consul
general hole, gives details of the bat
tle of Loon, in which he claims lo
have signally defeated Generals Villa
and Angeles. General Obrcgon re
ports that the casualty list of the
Villa forces is more than 10,000 men
und that he lias established his head
ipmrters in Loon. The dispatch, dat
ed from l.eou via Vera Cm., Juno 8,
follews:
Obrcgon's Message
"Have occupied now hcaihiiiirters
in tho city of Leon. We nro in pur
suit of the enemy, who are demoral-
u.cd from their defeat of yesterday.
While it is iiummsible to give tho ex
m't number of dead, wounded, cap
lured mid deserted, I expect that (ho
number will reach more tliau 10,000.
livery piece of artillery ami nil of
Villa's trains are hi our bauds.
"This battle means Ihe end of Gen
erals Villa and Angeles' revolt. Both
are retreating with small bodyguards
to (he north.
"Artillery was sent from hero (o
General flon.nlos (o assist tho three
batteries he has in tho advance ou
.Mexico City, which pluce is expected
lo hy occupied before the cud of this
week."
SHY APPLE CROP
YIELD INDICATED
WASHINGTON, June 8. The gov
ernment's Juno crop report today
shows;
Spring wheal Area planted, 10,
218,000 acres; condition, Ul.tl; aero
yield, 11.1 ; estimated total produc
tion, 'J7I,()()0,0()0 bushel.
Winter wheut Condition, 8.",8;
yield, JIM); production (170.0(10,000.
All wheat- Aoronago, fill, 117,000;
condition, H8.'J; yield, 1(1.(1 produc
tion, O.'ill.OOO.OOO, us against 81)1,
017,000 last year.
Oats Aeroage, I0,1(K)I000; condi
tion, 02.2; yield, U2.1; production,
1,288,000,000, tie against 1,111,000,
000 last year.
Barley -Acreage, 7,.'IM,000; condi
tion, 01.0; yield, 20.(1; production,
107,000,000, aa aguiiut 10 l.il.VI.OOO
last year.
RyeCondition, 02.0; iold. 10.8.
Hay Condition, 87.8.
Pastures Condition, 01. 'I.
Apples Condition, 70.1 ; produc
tion, 101,(100,000, as ugaili-t J.YI.UUO,
000 lust .our.
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FAMED SMUON lUNNa
GKNI.VA, June 8. . dispatch re
ceiwd here from Bug, Switzerland,
declares that a man ha- been urrest
ut Domodos-ola, in Italy, dunged
with the intention of blowing up the
famous Siiiiplou tunnel.
This individual ia presumed to bo
an Auatriau agent. He had a plan
of (lie tunnel, which ia 12ty miles long
and ooHHecte Brig with DuMtoduMohi,
while in liia room the MulhoriUus
ftMwfin iwwerfcil bomb.
IE
WHEAT
Russell Investigates "War Babies"
and Finds Moral Men Applauding
Their Coming More Than 700,000
Men Already Slain, Millions of Oth
ers Maimed and Ruined.
(By Charles Kdwnrd Husee.ll.)
LONDON, May 20. Throw out the
life line I The grand old ship But
ish Morality, cut adrift by tho unr,
Is shipping out to sea amid fog, storm
and breakers, and the coast guard, is
hy no means sure that all hands: will
not be lost.
The very essence of tho British
system of ethics, its first command
ment, is Unit uny such subject as il
legitimate children we must pass with
stem mid averted faces, while wilh
hand uplift in horror we motion sin
ners to punishment.
It is from (his safe unchorage, hal
lowed hy tradition, that (he national
ship has gone adrift in u way to mitko
silence impossible.
When (ho youths of (he land were
enlisted for its defense they wore
placed in training camps scattered
about the country. Lately the dis
covery has been made that in tho
neighborhood of every (ruining camp
n large number of unmarried women
expect soon (o become mothers.
The situation thus created is awk
ward. By some of the, powers that ho
and eminent statesmen u strong
though veiled campaign has been car
ried ou lo Hcouro some such result as
(his, but to secure it tinder (he snored
seal of lawful wedlock. To iave ba
bies born without that formality is
very different und very embarrassing
in u country priding ilsulf on the
strie(est morality.
Very liisy to Ho a War llrldo
lu a (pilot hut effective way 'he
unmarried recruit has been urged to
take unto himself a wife before he
shall depart for the front. "Win
brides" accordingly have bciiomi) , u
familiar and somewhat jocular topic.
To miiko iirmy marriages easy and
common, handy clergymen have boon
provided, charges reduced and form
alities dispensed with.
"Better get married beforo you go,
my boy," snyH the sergeant. "Tho
separation allowance will take euro
of the wife, you know."
Sir I'andarus is u new role for Ihu
government to play, hut (hat has hucu
about tho truth of (he case here.
Newly-weds are not hurried lo liu
front.
Observe (hen (he nation's predion
men!. In thousands of other eases the
ceremony has bcefi omitted. This vio
lates the uiutero law mid all cher
ished conventions. Out upon Ihu
bold-faced jades and all that I Yo,
but tho fathers of those children nro
tho national heroes that have milled
to (he call of the kind and Ihe res
cue of (he empire. We have just been
showering upon them praise and
glory. The law provides stern retri
bution. Yes, but von don't wunt to
punish and disgrace your defenders,
you know. The verv foundations of
morality are attacked, Yes, but (ho
bravo, gallant soldier, you know, mid
so on.
The first painful shook of diaoov
(Continued on Page Two)
SUBMARINE VICTIM
LONDON, .Tune 8. The Belgian
steamer Nemutier has been sent to tho
bottom bv u German (ori)udu nenr the
North Foreland. Out of twttnty-tliryu
persona on board only six were sav
ed. The captain, his wife and his
daughter, tho first mate and the pilot
and twelve momhora of the Oiew lot
their lives.
The Belgian stcmnur Muiitipiur wax
of 112."i net tons and was 281 feet
lung. She was built in Sumluiland in
1008 and wua owned in Antwerp.
The North Foreland la hi Kent
county, in the Nnith sua.
The aurvivovra from tho Munapier
weie landed today at Margate. One
of them, badly injured, was bunt to u
hoepitnl.
The aiirvlvorK uv (he Mcunpior
Milk within a tew minutes of the
Ui!? the torpedo exploded.
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