; Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight and Friday. Mnx. 7-1.5; Mln. no. Forty-fifth Tear, rtnlly Tenth Your. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, .irNK 10, 1915 JSrO. G9 MM KAISER INSISTS FRIES LOSS UP TO PR ZE GOURTi Germany Refuses Demand of United States That Destruction of Ameri can Sailing Shin Be Adjusted by Embassy in Order to Expedite Set tlement Acknowledges Liability. "WASHINGTON, Juno 10. Ger many's latest nolo to tlio United States nn the sinking of tlio Amor iean snlllng aliip William P. Fryo by the Prlnz Kltol Frlodrlch, received hero todny, mnkoH the far-reaching claim of u right to doatroy any Amer ican vossol carryliiR contraband, whllo agreeing to pay damages for tlio net. Two points inndo by tlio United States nro rejected by Germany. Ono was tlio stntomont of tlio American government In Its note of April 28 that prlzo court proceedings meant unnecessary delay, nil matters con cerned bolng susceptible for prompt Fottlomcnt through diplomatic chan nels a ml the other wns that tlio de struction of the.Fryo was "unques tionably n violation of the obligations Imposed upon tlio imperial govern reent under existing trenty atlpuln tlnns between tlio United States and Prussia." Prussian Treaty of IKUH Undor tho Prussian-American troaty of ISL'S, tho binding forco of which wn's ndmlttod by Germany In its note of April "., tho right of- clt Jzons of either country to ship arms and ammunition ns well as nil otbor kinds of contraband In their own ves sels wns granted In tlmo of war, but oncli party had the right to detain such contraband and make payment for It If confiscated. The following is the (ionium reply: "Foreign office, Ilorliu, .limo 7. The uiiiltirnigiicil has the hnuor to niiiko the following reply to tlie note of Hi Excellency, Mr. .hum (iernrtl, nnilmssndor of the I'nited Stulos of Americn, ilntcil April .'10, 3111.1, foreign office No. II'JOl, on tho subject of the oiiikintr of tlio Amoii ciin suiling ossol William I. Frye, liv tho (loriiiiiii auxiliary cruiser J'riii Kitel Fridrioh. Deny Tmity Violation "Tlio Gorman government eaiinol ji'dinit thut ns the American govern ment ussumed, the destruction of the bailing vessel mentioned constitutes a violation of the t ion tie concluded between Prussia nml the I'nited Slates at nn oarlior date nml now applicable to the rotation between the (iennnu enipiie nml the United Stutes, or of the American rights durived therefrom. For those treat ies did not Iihvo tho intention of de priving one of the contracting par ties enlaced in war of the right of stopping the siipJ of contraband to his eiiemv when he loeognizes the supply of such ns detrimental to hi- (Continued on page six) IGHT SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 10. Tho balloon "California'' ripped at Its moorings lat night nn hour beforo tho ttturt of the distance balloon race from the Panama Pacific Kxposltlon prepared otdny to start this after noon. Kdward Unger of Lo Angoles is the pilot. No word has rome from George I). Harrison In the "Jewel City," the only one of the four balloons to get away last night. It wm reported as tailing down the San Joaquin valley last rtlgUt. The 'Queen of the Pa cific" piloted by Clarenee Drake of Spokane. Wash., which ripped in the wind before starling hour laat night, and "The Venice," piloted by Leon Ilraoks of Oakland. Cai.. which skimmed the grongd t the start, buret and fell In the bay. Both were to make a second start earl) tonight. SECOND STAR! BY BALLOONS ION S CLAIM RIGHT TO SI AMERICAN SHIPS CiRYING CONTRABAi GBNNKHHCED ITALY CAPTURES M" "P ""P GRADECROSWS BRITISH WOMEN WITHDRAW 1NFALC0NEIN flf Wl) MEAN LOSS OF BY THOUSANDS ROM BALI SIGHT OF TRIEST M i RAILROAD COIN TAKE MEN'S JOBS i TO Fl Tactical Reverse Indicated in Berlin Official Statement Russians Halt Austrian Advance Sporadic En gagements on Western Front Austrians Claim Success. LONDON, June 10. A Oennnn tncticnl reverse in the Itnltic prov inces of Hussiit is iiidieatcd by the official stntement today from Her liu. It is said the Russians brought up reinforcements in the district miiiIIi of Shavli, mid that the winjr of tho (lorninn forces which had been attempting uu encircling movement east of tliu Dubysn river wns with drawn. direful rending between the lines of the various official unnouuee ments of the last twelve hours lead to the belief that the wearied Kussi- nns have been successful in ruining a breathing spell along the eastern front. Furthermore, evidence of the stubborn opposition which the Aus- tro-Ocnunns nro said to be meeting neur the center of the line in (Inlicin is declared here to exist in the statement from Potrogrnd thut 12000 Austro-Ocnnnn prisoners have been taken in a scries of eoiintor-uttuckK near Przemysl. On l&istcrn Itattle Line According to Russian report, the AiiHtro-flcrmun offensive in south east Onlicia hus not been able to cross the liver Duuistcr ut uuy point oilier (linn .urnwnn, forty miles from I.emberg, and which they reached hyst j oiinuny. Ilorliu contradicts this with the statement thut the right wing of the nrmy under (lonornl Linsingon luis ud uueed ten miles further nnd occu pied Ktuuisluti, i importnnt ruilroud center. lTiiinterrup)cd successes for Hie Austrians mid (ioniums in (lulicia nre claimed in Vicnnu, where it is suid the ndvnuee south of the Dueister is continuing. In control Onlicia, how ever, tho Russians appaicntly were resisting the advance with more sue-cc-s. War rcpoils from Paris nml Iterlin respecting the situuliou in the west show that a scries of sporadic en-gngomont-, is in progress. On each side minor sueooos have been won. The French attack south of Arras, which mod for the allies n long sec tion of (ionium trenches near llcbu tonic, apparently is not being follow ed up. French Claim Slow Pitigrcss The French mke their usual re oit of slow progress, accompanied bv the repulse of (Ionium counter-attacks. The French claim nnd Horlin admits that tho French now are in occupation of the entire village of Xeuille St. Vniist, while only u frac tion of the lull viiii tit is left in (lor man luiituV. STANDARD OIL AGAIN CUES MLJE PRICE KANSAS CITY. Mi.. June 10. The .Standard Oil company today an nounced a reduction of one cent in the price of gasoline. The new piiee is 8.S cents a gallon. The reduction is effective throughout the i'nited States. I.jo,t June gusoliuo sold for ll) cents a gallon. Since then the coiiip.in h.is ni.nle .several rodue-ti"ii-. WASHINGTON, June 111. Former Secretary Hrum i- preparing an other statement i hi uttitnde ou the situation between the luited States und Ueriimny, which he in tend to issue tor publication ith the apianiic of the Uxt of the not in tomorrow's morning new-p'rs. Control of Railroads Into Chief Aus trian Scauort Secured Austrians Abandon Fort Possachin Suc cessful Efforts to Force Passage Over Ironzo River Contested. UND1NK, Italy, Juno 10. Italian troops having occupied Monfnlcono, are within sight of Trlcst. The occupation of Monfnlcono Is regarded ns of great Importance. Loss than a scoro of miles from Trlcst Its possession gives tho Italians con trol of tho chief railway junction of that region. It prevents tho Aus trians from transporting troops or ammunition between Trlest nnd Tol mlno nnd Grndisca. Monfnlcono Is tho center of electrical supply for Trlcst nnd has largo ship building yards. Tho eapturo of Monfnlcono Is be ing celebrated today by the Italian troops. VKUONA, Italy, Juno 10. Tho Italian troops which nro Invading Austria through tho Area valley to wards llovereto, to tho south of Trent, discovered that tho Austrluns had abandoned' Fort I'ossnchlo, "two miles north of Mntnssone, rated ns ono of the strongest Austrian fortifi cations In that region. Forcing the mm HO.MK, June 10. Kffortff of. Ital ian troops to forco n passage over the Isonzo river nre being stubbornly contented by tho Aiistriuns, but uio meeting with success, according to a Miiteinonl signed by (leuernl didorua, chief of the general staff, issued at the war officii tonight. The stntement follews: ''With the object of repulsing tho enemy from dominating positions he still holds on the right bunk of the Isonzo and establishing strong posi tions ut the passages of the river, we continued our operations on .hum 7 nnd 8. The enemy offered a deter mined tesihtnnce favored by the lay of the1 ground nnd strong foitificu tious. Our passage wns Hindu dif ficult by numerous obstacles on the bridges nml in the roads nnd also by the flooded ground along the lower course of the river. Troops Fight Willi Ardor "Everywhere our troops fought with uidor nnd tenacity and suc ceeded in taking important positions, which eiinhlod us to occupy the city of Moiil'alcone. The fire of oilr but teries considerably (lninnged the en emy's artillery ut a number of points, "In tho difficult legion of Moate nero u successful attack on our part led to the capture of positions, fiom which the Austrians fled, leaving 100 bodies, which we buried, nml sixty wounded. "Nur Caporotto seventy JtiiMiiuii soldiers surrendered. "In other regions along the Isonzo we made over -100 prisoners. Our losses were iiniiiiMirtant. Prisoners say tin Austrian losses were consid erable. On Tyrol Front lur "On the Tyrol Trentino frontier our forces continue in clone eo-oporntiou of their action against positions which must be occupied in order to force the eiiemv to disclose his do feiisive picparutioiiri and peimit tlio development of ulterior operations. "Notwithstanding the resistance of the enemy, our troops have upproach- (Continued on Page 0.) OFFICIAL FLAG FOR Z WASHINGTON, Juno 10. Prosl dent Wilson In an oxeeutlve ordor to day tixed the official' flag of the gov ernor of the Panama Canal zona as one with a dark blue buekground, having In the center a white eirela with the seal of the Canal atone. It boara the wertta: "The land dlrtded; the world unlU ed." Here's a photograph from the fighting nway oxer u the southeastern part of Ku rope Turkey's lighting front. It shows Australian soldiers climbing down the side of u triuixirt into the snmll bonis m which they are rowed ashore in tl" l)nrduuclh-. The wludc i -pmi-iiiditv lor land ing the men rests with the nuv, while the kccpniL.' up oi tin Mippliii of food and ammunition also rests with (li.it -whc GARZA DEPOSED CHASARO INSTALLED 0BREG0NL0SESA1 WASHINOTON, Jnno 10. Itoque Gouzaloa Garza, head of tho Vlllu-Xu-pata Bovernmout In Mexico City, was doposud on Juno 9 by tho convention In sosalou and Largos Qhasaro, a Villa dologato from Chihuahua, was elevated to the provisional proaldou oy. State depnrtmout illapatohos told of the change. WASHINGTON. June 10. General Obrngon, Carranza's commander In the fighting against Villa at Leon, lost his right arm and narrowly us caped death by u shell nhllo dlroetlng operations on the firing line, accord ing to an official dispatch to the Car ranza agency here. The (llaiwtch says: I "Obrogon reports today he lost bis right arm In battle of Leen when a shell wounded bin white he was di recting operations on the firing jlue. Ho refused to abandon Hit) oooimand of his troops until victory wag gssur od, and for this reason tb wonnd all but cost him bis life. SUBMARMES NK II OE BRITAIN'S LONDON, Juno 10. Two Ilrltlsli torpedo boats were torpedoed tbU morning off the oust coast of UiikIuikI by a German submarine. The boats are the No. 10 and tho No. IX. Ilotb of them went to tho bottom. Tho survivors, forty In num ber, have been brought ashoro. Tho attack took place at an early hour. This Information was given out by the admiralty today. The Ilrltlsu torpedo boats No. 10 and No. 12 had each a complomont of 35 men. Number 10 hud a dis placement of III tons, a siieed of i!C knots and was HI feet long. Number II had a displacement of HG3 tons, a speod of 16 knots and was 172 feet loug. lioth were built iu 1906. SIX MILLION ATTENDANCE AT FRISCO EXPOSITION KAN FltANCiKCO, June hi. The attendance of the Panama Ihwifie sjttsittoN, h immmm4 Up tygAMjKu mark. Ii.s- - nn average attendance ol o 1,000 dailv. D BOAS Agreement Mado With Railro:itl by State Railroad Commission and State Highway Commission Rati fied by County, Provided for Elim ination of Railroad Crossings. When construction work wim be gun last year upon the I'ncifiit high way a eontrflct wiih inndo between the slate ruilroud commission, stutc highway commission tuitl SoiiMieru I'neifiir railroad, and ratified by the Juekson county court, wherein t agreement wiih inudo to construct five overhond or subway crossings to replace five railroad grade crossings, Hie Southern Pacific agreeing to pay half the cost of the sumo. The Southern Pacific has not paid its half of the two overhead cross ings at Steiumiin nnd Dollurhido und is, from a letter received from Su perintendent J. W. Motcnlf by Judge Ton Votlo, delaying payment until the county complies with it agreement and vuentes all five of the existing crossings. As tho route selected by Hut county commissioners from Cen tral Point to Seven Oaks, instead of eliminating crossings, nilils still an other grade crossing, tho count.v's chances for securing tho Southern Pacific's coin seems slim, unless (ho agreement mnde is coinpliud with and the route of the highway changed so nn to eliminnle the crossings. Mr. Jlclenll's letler reads as fol lows : "Dunnmiiir, dil., June 0, -1015. "County Court for Juekson Coun ty, Jacksonville, Ore. "(lentlemeii: "Regarding the completion of stale highway through .laclison county nnd the opening of same for traffic: "The mi I road coiiiiiiiKsiou under dale of Mny 111, 101 1, assured us that in consideration of this company as suming u portion of tho construction costs of thft overhead crossings at Dollurhido and Steimuau, five exist ing grude crossings would ho vacated by Juekson county. "This eoinpiiiiy is prepared to pay the portion agreed upon immediulely upon settlement of this crossing ipicNlion nnd tho execution of the necessary iiKreoinonts covering ease ments ut various points, "Will you kindly advise what ac tion is being or will be taken in re gnnl to these two questions' "Vours truly, J W MKTCAI.F." i LONDON, June 10, .1:1(1 p. m. - Aitliur Fell, libeinl member for (Jrent Yarmouth, urged in tho house of commons that uu impiirv into the torpedoing of tho' Lusiluiiiu could sene no purpose and should ho aban doned, inasmuch as the coroner's in quests ulreudv had been held, Premier Asquilh, however, hinted omplialieally thut the investigation should proceed. "Thut all the facts should huplauod on record seems to meet with tlio guneral approval," suid tho premier. Several American survivor- of the Liisitnuia have postponed their te t ill ii home to attend the inquiry. There nre also a number of relatives of the Mctinis here lor (he suine pur pose. PICKED OP AT SEA HAKTLKPOOL, June lO.-The crw of the trawler Yclocit.v, which had been suuk at s'a by a German submarine, was landed here this Morning after being fifty-two b-urs at sea in a homII boat without food or walwr The m wore in a ter resls state hi xli. in, iiou uImii picked op bv the vesl which brought thtii to port. mm 0 CONDUCT A PROBE Workinn Women Supplant Men Sent to Front and Declare for Equality of Pay and All Other Conditions Social Revolution Bclno. Wrought That Will Be Bio Problem. (lly Chnrlos Kdward Ituosell.) LONDON, HtiBlnnd, May 2R. Anionc; tho untlnjio myths and fan tasies soiit flying by tho whirlwind of this war, wo nro llkoly to bco tho de parture of that favorlto old whisker ed superstition that woman's placo In llfo Is over tho wnshbonrd nnd tho frying pan. That Is ceasing to bo her placo In Great Urltnln, anyway, for nn nrmy of women Is now Invading fields of Industry that women hnvo novor en tered before. Appnrontly thoy havo como to stay, nnd there Is nlrendy tho gravest speculation about tho re sults of tholr coming. From nny point of view tho thing Is of singular Interest. A million men having gono to tho wnr, nnd other thousands having boon drafted Into tho munition fac tories, tho government, for tho first tlmo In history, appealed to tho worn en or tho nation to come to Its nsBln tanco. Doubtless It had moro than ono motive Tho moro men roloanod from Industry tho moro nvnllablo recruits, nnd recruiting lagged. There Is a story that somotlmos tho employment of womou has been used to cocrco tho Inggnrds and froco enlistments, it mny bo true: anything Is possible in such a woltor of abnormal conditions, nut nnywny an liumonso amount of work wns to bo dotiQ, tho govorninont nskod womon to do sonio of It, nnd n wnr service bureau for womon wns formed nH a kind of froo employment ngoncy. Slly Thousand Women HcgMcr for .Men's Jobs Up to Mny t about 00.000 women bnd responded by registering at this bureau, but many thousands of oth ers hud nlroady secured mon'H places and without government's help. Iloro nro sonio of tho Jobs thoy bo gnu to fill nt once: Chauffeurs, farm liandH, dairy hands, drivers, railroad ticket col lectors, railroad porters, railroad dorks, railroad! station agents, re porters, sub-odltors, waltors, grocery storo dorks, drill operators, latho operators, machinists' assistants, ele vator nporators, street railroad con ductors, omnibus conductors, storo porters, packers, garage attendants, government clerks (many kinds), to egraph operators, dollvery wagon drivers, accountants, messengers, on llstmont ngonts. In Glasgow 100 womon are ongng- ed nt street railroad conductors. The Glasgow street railroads aro owned und oporatod by tho olty, and tho managing committee, bolng In full sympathy with tho government's do signs, was glad to bo able to shift loo men to tlio munition factnrlos. (Continued on page six) DIPLOMATS CALL E! WASHINGTON, Juno 10. Acting Secretary Lansing began his first day at tho head of the statu department by receiving callers from tho dlplo. nmtie corps, who came to pay their respects. He remained In tho quar ters he lias occupied as counsellor, and probably will not move at pres ent to moro spacious offices asslgnod to tho secretary. Some foreign diplomats havo com plained, Mr. Lansing said, of being interrupted by nowaMapyr correspond ents while making enlls in tho stato department and today tho acting sec retary asked (be ndwnpup.anue,n 40 grand an iminumtv from InterlQWrto Hie diplomats while they wore in tho building. ON iV SECRETARY 'j m