Medford Mail Tribune
WEATHER
Knlr tonight mill Saturday.
Mnv. B7; 3Ilti. ', l'ice. .08.
SECOND
EDITION
f
Forty-fifth Tcnr.
Daily Tenth Year.
BERLIN regards
AMERICAN NOTE
AS CONCILIATORY
Much Milder Than Expected Wash
ington Expects a Favorable Re
sponseNote Expected to Open
Door to a Solution Satisfactory to
Interest of Botlf Nations.
HFiKIilN", Juno ll.Tho note
hnnded hy Ambassador (lerard to the
Ocnniin foroiBii nffiro today is re
garded in diplomatic circles hero ns
decidedly conciliatory t"'' f"r
more so than Iho fiit stories icnoh
ing hero liy cablegram had led the
foreign diplomats to expect.
The American note, though piinted
in full and given the great est promi
nence in the Ilorlin newspapers, wis
not nccompauied by editorial com
ment. WASHINGTON, Juno 11. With
the publication today of the latest
American note to flermnnv concern
ing tho sinking of the Ltpdlftiiin, of
ficials of the United Slates govern
ment niul diplomatists genernlly dis
cussed among themselves the prob
able cbaracter of the Oerman govern
ment's answer. While there was no
definite information, the feeling, in
fiermnn nunrlrr was that n favor
able response was likely, ns the note
neemcd to open the door to n solution
compatible alike with the interests of
both (lermanv and the United States.
Ocimuii ()tNirliinlly
The note, it was said, was purpose
ly phrased so that it would give flcr
inany an oppoitunitv to meet the
wishes of the United States with dig
nity and in conformity with Merman
jiublic opinion. Many officials won
dered why Seerelnrv Itrviiu declined
to sign the note, which they regarded
ns friendly in tone, currying many ex
pression of good will. They claimed
its friendliness was the very menu,
that he bad sugwuded persuasion
to accomplish the American purpose.
Most everybody in official circles
disagreed with Mr. llryuii that the
note might lead to war.
Itciicvt.s Former Demand
Tho note which brouitlit on the
crisis in President Wiln's cabinet
and culminated in tho resignation of
'William J. Hrvnn ns secretary of
state, although friendly in character
firmly renews pieviou demands that
tho (lonnnn go eminent give assur
ances that AmeiicHii lie ami ei
pels shall bereatter be safeguarded.
What action the United States will
take in the eenl that Oermauy refuses-
to gio Kiu-li n-siirnnce is not
indicuted in the note.
BuntsoHMJsr
PLANT DYNAMITED
MTTH, Mont., June 11. -Investigation
by the police leads to the the
ory that at 'least a box of dynamite
was useddn blowing up the printing
plant of the lluttu Socialist company
curly today. The eploio win. plac
ed in (he ionr of the one-story build
ing. Kntrnneo was effected bv prying
open a rear window. K-Muyor
Lewis J. Duncan, who is editing the
Jlutto Weekly Socialist, denied n re
port that tomorrow's issue which win.
on the press was devoted to the Min
er' union and carried an article ob
jectionable to the miners.
The plant was valued at $70.00 and
the damage is estimated at ilOUO. Nn
nrreU have been made, although the
police are linking a thorough investi
gation. PE
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WASHINGTON. June 11 The in
teretate commerce coin mission today
granted the it it Ion of the Oregou
Waahlngtou Hullroad A Navigation
ataapaay to exempt its ownership of
the laa Kranciseo ft Portland
MmmsuIp foini'sey from lbs urorU
loas or the Panama Canal art pro
hibition the own. n. hl b railroad of
poiujKiiiit Bitaiutliip I in
ITALY CAPTURES
PLOEKEN IN FIRST
GREAT BATTLE
Result of Struggle for Isonzo River
Still In Doubt Heavy Fighting at
Gallipoli Additional Territory Is
Won hy Allies French Claim Suc
cess in the Labyrinth.
LONDON', June 11. The Italian
invasion of Austria over the eastern
frontier has made fuither headway,
and nccoiding to a rcpoil from Inns
bruck, Austria, the Italians have cap
tured the town of Ploeken, near the
border. A dispatch from Udine, It
aly, nys the Italian forces aie ad
vancing through Piedil Pass, about
six miles on the Ausllrinu side of the
line.
The first large battle of the Italian
campaign is now under wny, having
been brought on by the nttempl of the
Italians to force the Isonzo river,
running north from the (lulf of
Triest.
Heavy Fighting In Progress-
Dispatches from Cologne und Gen
eva mention heavy fighting, particu
larly near (lorizia, on the east side
of the liver, 22 miles northwest of
the citv of Triest. The Cologne re
ports stnte that the Italians were ie-
pulsed at this point, as well as near
(hiidit.cn and Monfnlcone. Capture
of Monfalenne by the ltlalians was
announced officially from Koine yes
terday. According to the Oeneya ad
vices the battle has not been decided.
Austrian losses in the Ooiixia
fight were placed at 8000 to 10,000.
Heavy fighting on Oallipoli penin
sula has followed the French nud
llritihh offensive movement under
taken a week ago. It was announc
ed officially in Paris today that ad
ditional leiritory had been won by
the French. A meingo from Con
stantinople states that the French
and Ilrilitdi lost 2000 men killed on
the night of June fl-ft, and that their
losses nil last week were enormous.
In the Dardanelles
An official French announcement
concerning the Dardanelles, given out
in Paris tlii nftciuoon, leads as fol fel fol
eows: "In the Dardanelles we have con
solidated tho icsnlU obtained by us
in the fighting of June I.
"At the right end of the ravine of
ICoreve Dere we were successful with
minor engagements in making further
progress.
"Prisoners who fell into our hands
confirmed previous report a that the
losses of the enemy have been con
siderable," Along Western Front
"There U nothing of importance to
add to the announcement given out
hist night regarding operations on
the west front with the exception of
further succes in the htbuhilh,
where wc have continued to force the
enemy back and some prognvs
east of the labyrinth, where we occu
pied German sido trenches, not far
from the highway from Arias to
I.ille.
"In tho region of Ileluiterne we
have extended our advance nuyle to
the north and to tho south of the
lmttlo front on Juno 7. The occupa
tion of several trenches at this point
gave us 100 prisoners and several
machine nuns,"
F.
FOUND GUILTY
JiOSKIll'HO, Or., June 11. The
jury in tlu Hoy Fanuim ease in the
i iK-uit eoiirt, after delilteratintr on
i lie evidence far twenty-four houi-,
relumed into court today with, it ver
dict findiuK Iks defendant guilty ot
uutn-laughter and rscoiuinendinK him
in the inemy ot the roiirt. The wr
.liil Mas n cujuirnaiis.
I'umurn was i-hargd villi, th mur
der of Kdna Hortrun f Ooldendole,
shot charred body was found in
bunting barn near her botne. hern
the girl, aged 15 veur. a bclisv
to hue Rne to mt Karaoui.
Fiirmini is alrea4v srvinv a tt-nu
in tht iiitcntiar, Ii.imii,' Im-cii cuii-hU-il
dii yii.it lit r i I'jtr.'i- in tuiiiu'i'
lion with u irl.
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MEDFOED.
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WASHINGTON'. June II. Former
Secretary Hr.wtii issui'd today a
statement cxpicnsing his ratification
over what lm teimod u chiniye in tho
lone of the pros rcnrdiug the Amer
ican nolo to Oermauy. The statement
follows ;
"1 inn glad to note the ohnnge in
tho tone of the press in regard to the
note to Oenuany. 1-Yom tho limo the
papers began to publish forecasts
down to yosleiilav the jingo editors
have been picdictiug Hint tho matter
would ho dealt with with 'gieal firm
uesa'; that (lormauy wojihl ho told
that thorn must bo no moro delay in
the neccptanuo of this country's do
maud, etc.
"Instead of waiting until the note
was issued, thoy put tboir own con
struction upon it in advance ami col
ored it to suit their own imrpoxcs. It
is a iclief to find tho papers now em
phasizing tho friendly touo of the
note nud pointing out that it does
not necessarily mean war.
"Something has been gained if the
wariior journalists at last icali.e
that (he country does mil want war,
hul that on the contrary it will sup
port the president in bis of forts tip
find n ix'iiceful solution of tho diffi
cult problem raised by the use of the
submaiine turning men h.mtmen."
IH'TTi:, Mont, June 11 -With a
heavy snow storm raxing fclnco mid'
night llntto 1 experiencing a new
weather i coord for recent yours today.
The tompurturo la hovering about tho
freoztng point and tho snow Is melt
Ihk an it strike tilt ground. The pro
(Imitation hna boon hoavy und rail
road traffic la generally somewhat de
lned becHUHe ot soft roudbodH. It Is
not holioved that tho anow as 111 wr
loiiBly injure farm crops In this sec
tion, although the ranchers state that
If "xroulnu weather'' Is long delayed
crops will lie threatened.
ING OF GREECE
LONDON' Inne 11 The liullelln
Itoued at Athena Ut eMnlng regard
ing teh condition of Klntt (onstan
tin sms a Uniur dupstch. aa as
follows.
"The temperature Is 9H.2, hlsjule
I OS und his resplraltoa IT. There la
mi abuftdaat.flbw C natter which ta
not of Reed qualltv. The infUroatloa
In tin- kldn's lontlnueii with a flight
men ax oi si untn. '
NATION
NOTE
GRA
US
A
HEAVYSNOWSTORM
RAGING IN MONTANA
SLOWLY
ILIN
OIUWON, FRIDAY, ,H10
To left Is King Constantino who
shadow of ileatli and not cNrtcd to
(he ilejil Is ('limit Prince d'em-gc, w
fat her.
PROBE PLOI OF
Nl:V YOU If, June 1 1 The feder
nl grnnd Jury now In Hcsidati hero, It
was stated today, will inaha n thor
ough investigation (o doleriulue
whothor thero was n coaaplracy to
doframi tho United Statea by peruana
who obtained the affidavit titiliiult
ted to tho slato dopnrtment, In which
It was asserted that tho I.usltnnln
carried four kuuh when she left hero
on her hut trip on April ,10. The In
quiry may hut invent! wuoks.
Tho urroit yoitenlay of Guslar
Stahl, n Oerman roserviMt, who mndo
oiio or tho affidavit! glvon to the
Oorman omhnflsy for aubmlMlon to
tho state dojiartmont la rognrdod hy
tho federal pronoctitorH aa only an
Incldont of what In likely to he a far
reaching Investigation. Stahl who Is
charged with perjury. In roputlng be
fore tho grand Jury of tho substance
or Ills affidavit, Is held on $10,000
hall for it hoarlng heforo tho United
States coinmlswlouor Juno 21.
Thus far l'anl Ifoenlg, alio known
as Btemlor, who tho fed oral authori
ties say Is bond of a secret Rorvlco de
partment of tho Hamburg-American
steamship lltin, U tho only man they
name ag being Involved In toll alleged
conspiracy. It wna statod today that
IfoeniK levealod to customi officials
here tho fact that Htuhl wail In Al
bany after attenti ot tho dopartmmit
ot Justice luul been scarohlng for him
for several days. The procnodlngs
iiKaliiKt Ifoenlv were Inltlatod to oa
tabllsh tho charge that ho mod Im
proper Influence to Iniluco Stahl to
mako his affidavit.
Jonejih Wlor, Anton Grluvo and a
man named Ilruckner, who nlio mnilo
affidavits In the l.usiiunla oe, have
boon quoatloned hy uKnta for the do
partmont of justice und oan be sum
moned before the grand Jury If their
testimony Is deidrcd. Thqlr affidavits
tended to corroliorate Stalil'a stute
nient that the l.iint.tnia was armed.
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I.AUKDO. T. .i- Inne It r.il
onei (' J. f'l.ine f d , and A mer
it an Consul (larrttl tod.iy held u con
ttrencf on the int.-i national bridge
iih (Jeneral Alfrml'i itiiaut. Carran
a com mauder at Nuevo ljirMlo, opuu
site here, it waa said tb Amartcau
'officials had lastriu lions to luvestt-
aiv iwvn vawafAv ass ivawwi
Mexican authorities denjr there Is
shortage of food either at Monterey
or N'uova Laredo and white they eon
tlatte to allow red erok aapplles to
go to Monterey they refused today
to permit Individuals hero to dUtrih
utt loud lu Nuitu J.uitJo.
PERJURED
1
IICANS
DE
00D
SHORTAG
11, 191.-)
Is lingering hi the valley of tho
iccocr. IMnu Is (jmsii Sophia, To
ho will iimcihI throne on death of his
SAFETY FIRST IS
OF
ATlll-JNS, June 11.-Prouder fiou
iiail Inst nlKht delivered to a largo
aasuihlage his first speech fllncn ho
nsMiim(d office. The premier explain
ed tho difference between his policy
nud that of Ida proiioceaaor. .M. Yon-
I iioloa. lie ilaled It was briefly that
M. Yenlaeloa was ready to linvo
Or coco enter tho wnr without deter
mining IhoroiiHhly the conditions un
der which slr'o took up arum. Ilia own
policy, waa to demand guarantees
tthluh would Insure the Integrity of
he kingdom and a successful outcome
ot Ita participation In the war.
On thla norount, tho promlor con
tinued, tho Hovornment was aciincd of
beliiK under the Influence of tho Gor
man viewpoint. Ilo explained that
IiIh purpose miis not to expose Groeco
to the perils or war unless her Inter
ests leipiired It.
LLOYD GEORGE
LONDON, Jane 11, r. ::l J p. in
Addressing lepre-cnlalivcs of engin
eering lirms ul Cariliil', Wales, today,
Dawd l.liiMl-Oeorge, iniuistei' of mu
nitions, said that it was his purpose
to orguiiuo South Wales to speed up
tho output of munitions just as l.an
caidiiio hud been organised, nud to
establish two or three war fuctoiies.
Referring to (ho dire need of ammu
nition, Mr. Uoyd-Oeorge said:
"I don't want to talk about com
pulsory powers. It is nu unploiisant
topic. Hut if you know of any one
who is likely to lie shirker, it is just
as well thut you remind him of the
deicic-e of the lcithu act nud tho pow-ci-.
under wlneh parliament created
the luiiiilrv tor which it is rcMpou
ilde." T
t Ol.UlAI. tieliualiN, June 11.
The i nllt iulielit ul the ( iilngnc
(i.ii tie .ill. tilled to the Allslllllll
it rni lieiidiiiiirtcrs iii the south suns
iii a dispatch thut the I irst 'consider
able battle of the war with Italy bus
hunt fought iu Ilia region uf the I
onto nver and that it resulted favoi -ulilv
to the Auatrian.
The Itnlutus uttucked Coraja, Ora
disea and iionfalcoue, supiHtHing
their ad x a nee with artdierv fire fro
(deces of large nud small ettlikr l la
llull. in iidxtinee, the eol resMiiident
-,i-. Mi i In i U -, I l he Au-t I l.ili'-,
lm wit tin it llauk-.
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PREMER
APPEALS 0
WALES
USTRIANS
CI
ORY AT ISONZO
RUSSIANS CLAIM SUBMARINES '
BAnLE WON ON SINK SIX MORE
RIVER DNEISTER VICTIMS AT SEA
G700 Prisoners Taken in Repulse ot
GermansAdvance Upon Lcmber:
Believed to Have Been Checked for
Time Being Austrtians Driven
Back Across Dneister River.
LONDON, Juno ll.Tho Austro
Oernmn forces threatening Lomberg,
from the'soulhcnsl, linvo been check
ed in their ndvnnce. Ititssiii 1ms de
livered u return blow and u bard one.
The great musses of Oermiiu and
Austrian troops which lmvo forced n
passage of tho Dueislcr river near
Zurnwmt, according to the latest an
uouucemeul of tho Russian war of
fice, lmve been flung back with
heavy losses iu both men nud ma
terial. Thus for tho moment Lemborg is
thought to ho safe, for uowhoru elso
along tho Oaliciaii front have tho
Teutonic allies been making progress
recently, with the exception, of
course, of their southern extension
into Hukowimi.
(1700 Prisoners Taken
PHTHOOIIAI), Juno 11. An of
ficial announcement from army head
quarters given out today recites a
Itiihsiau success on tho liver Dueis
lcr. " ,
After hard fighting the Hussions
yesterday took from tho antagonists
seven cannon nud foity-four ma
chine puns and captured approxi
mately (1700 officers and men.
Tho text of tho communication fol fel fol
eows: "Hy heroic of furls our troops yes
terday repulsed on the right bank of
Iho river Dueislcr trieut forces of tho
enemy who had crossed near Zur
uwiia, cast of Stry. On tho front
from Juhikow to Siowki tho onom
sustained Kieul hisses. After u hard
light we captured 17 cannon and ID
machine guns nud took prisoners 188
officers ami (l.'lll) men. Among tho
prisoner is one entire company of
tho Prussian fusileur guards.
Diiicn I lack Across Hhcr
OKNT.VA, Juno 11,-A dispatch to
Iho Tiihuuo from Innsbruck, iu the
Austrian Tyrol, purpoits to give de
tails of Russian successes in tho Oat
ieia campaign. The dispatch ways:
"The Russians bombarded tho Aus
trian positions from Stanislaii to
llortuikon, on the left bank of the
Dneister. Thoy have driven tho Aus
tria ns uurosu tho river, making a
largo number prisoners. The Aus
trians also have been obliged to fall
back across tho Dneister at Iliikns
zowioo. Tho Russians stopped the
advance of an Austrian column
marching on Ifohuuc. Tho action was
fierce and tho losses hcny on both
sides."
OALVBSTON. Toxls, Juno 11.
ItoHirta of serious dlfforencos ho-
twnen (ionoral Villa and (Jonnral An
hoIoh linvo roachod tho coiiHtltutlonal
1st consulato hero and any tho two
comamudurs itccuso each other of
cowardice at tho battle of Leon. Tho
reports say that each general ncoimos
tho other of having ordorod tho ro
treat at Loon and add that tho quar
rel into lead to open liOHtility betweon
Hio two forces.
FLOOD THREATENS
TOl'KKA, Kan., June 11. Kansas
today again fears a serious flood
Ilwoy rains along the entire Kansas
river watershed yestorady and toduy
caused most of the smaller streams
to leave their hanks. Inumlutliig ad
jacent farm lands.
Tho situation today aeawed mora
serious at Topeka, shere several roe
id. in. sections are floode!. No
lives hut been roportod lost.
VILLA
QUARRELS
Ml
ANGELES
NO. 70
Glasflow Steamer Strallicarron, Rus
sian Bark Thomaslnc, Swedish
Steamer Otnr,o, Russian Steamer
Danla Among Vessels Torpedoeti
Zeppelins Sink Fishir.-, Smacks.
CAHDII'K, via London, June 11.
Tho fllnsgow Hteanmhlp Stratchcarron
was torpedoed yestcrduy without
wnrnliiR hy a Oerman rulunarlna
wlillo outwnrd bound rrom Harry. Tho
crow which put orr In boats -was res
cued hy n steamer and landed hero.
The Strathcnrron wan a vessol of
2S07 toim built lu 1.012 at Orconork
and was owned hy tho Htrathcarron
StoaniRhlp company ot OlaHgow. She
sailed rrom Havre, May 28, tor Harry
whero sho arrived Juno 2 nnd was re
ported to linvo entered tho govern
ment service.
Itiisvdan Mark Sunk
LONDON', Juno ll.Tho Russian
bark TliomaBlna has been torpedoed
nnd sunk by n Oorman submarine off
tlio Bouthwcsmt ccmst of Ireland. Tho
mourners ot tuo crew nuvo neon land
ed nt Quccnstown.
Tho ThomaHlnn In bnllnat was over
hauled by tho Ocrmau nubmarlno
Thursday forty miles HoutlKast of Old
Head off Klnpiile.
A warning shot was fired by tho
Hubmnrjno and tho crow of tho Hits-
nlan burl: was ordered to take to tho
bouts. Seven shells wero then fired
Into tho vchnoI which sank In thirty
minutes.
Tho captain nnd crow of twenty
wero roscucd.
1'lsliliiK .Smacks Sunk
MAAH LUIS, Juno 11, via London.
Tho HrltlRh fishing smacks Wei faro
and Lutirostlnu wore attacked mid
sunk hy Zoppollus In tho North Sea.
Tho crows which took to tho boats
wero plckod up hy a Dutch smack
and brought hero.
LONDON, Juno 11. The Swedish
steamer Otago, bound for Hull, was
torpedood and sunk lust night.
LONDON, Juno ll.Tho Ilusslnn
stoumor Danla bus been torpedoed hy
n Oorman submarine. The members
of her ciow wero saved.
LONDON. Juno 11 Sorblan troops
nro roportod to have occupied tho Al
banian town or UlbiiHsan, S4 miles
southeast of Scutari, and nro said to
ho marching lu tho direction of tho
Adrlutlo coast.
This Information was contained In
a private message received nt Iler
lin today from Athens und telegraph
od to Loudon by tho correspondent
nt Copouhngou of tho Hschango Tel
ograpli company.
A dispatch from Home to tho Kx
chaugo ToloKraph company says tho
.Serbians have occupied Tirana, a
town or Alhuilia, 12 miles southwest
of Crolu, and are now marching on
tho Albanian seaport of Duruxzo.
Albanian Insurgents, tho dispatch
soys, have proclaimed n republic.
N18H, Skrulu. Juno 11. Sorblan
troops lmvo occupied strategic posi
tions lu Mimnlu. Thoy entered the
Albanian town of Klbassuu at tho ro
rpiest of the people. Serbian govern
ment officials sa tho Albanians fear
the Austrian)) and Turks.
T
CLAIM HEM
LOSSES FOR ALLIES
HKIILIN, June 11.- A dispatch ro
ceicd here today hy wirolosr, from
Constantinople rcMiit that the fight
in; at Avi llunni, on the Oallipoli
peninsula, during the uiaHil of Juno
5-0, cot tVc Pnsich nnd Uritish
lone wore than 'J00U men killed.
Tho losses of the Frnno-Hritish ox
(edition all last week, the mcsnU
add, eie tiiunuous.
SERBIAN
TROOPS
INVADE
ALBANIA
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