Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
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Forty-fifth' Tear.
Dally Tenth Year.
LUSITANIA NOT
ARMED DEW
SHIP'S OFFICERS
Captain Turner Says Liner Had No
Masked Guns Was Not Prepared
Either for Offense or Defense-
Difficulties of Rcscuinq Passengers
Detailed Fired Without Warnlnn.
LONDON, .lunu 5. "Tito Lusi
innin was not armed and nho never
v'an fitted out as a transport," was
ono of the. remarks made by Kir Kd
want Carson, attorney general in the
new cabinet, in addressing the eoiut
this morning at tho opening of the
board of trade iutpiiry into tho Io.hh
of tho Ciinard liner.
Huron Mersey, president of the
court of inquiry, is assisted by Ad
inirnl Sir Frederick Knglefiold and
Lieutenant Conuunnder Ileani ns na
val assessors, and Captain DnvioH
mid Captain Speeding of tho mereiin
lilo marine. Attorney General Car
tion and Frederick K. Smith repre
KMitod tho board of trade, while tho
Canard company and the passengers
of tho Lusitnnia, including the late
Alfred Q. Vanderbilt. all were repre
sented by counsel.
Court Kail Inquiry
Spectators crowded tho court. Al
most simultaneously with tho opening
of tho investigation news was receiv
ed of the finding of two more bodies
near where tho Lusitauia sank. One
was of a boy about 11 years old and
the other of a man. Neither was
identified.
Sir Kdward Carson, who opened for
tho board of trade, said ho courted
the fullest inquiry. Me was able to
givo complete denial to tho contention
of tho Herman government that the
Lusitauia was an armed vessel car
rying guns and serving as an auxil
iary to the naval forces of Great
llritajn. "In their note to Germany,"
tho speaker said, "the United States
already have officially denied this,
tmd the evidence I propose to call will
confirm and full- nrovo the remarks
of tho American government that the
Lusitauia was not armed and that
she never had been fitted out an a
transport.
Without Any Warning
"Without warning n Gorman sub
marine fired two torpedoes at the
Lusitauia and it is believed that a
third projectile also was fired. Such
an act was not onlv contrary to in
tcrnatioaal law, hut it is contrary to
the dictates of civilization and liu
juanitv. To sink Misscngers in this
manner was a deliberate attemnt at
murder."
Continuing. Sir Kdward remarked
that tho fuiontion of soeed would be
imnoitaut. The Lusitnnin was goiue
eighteen knots, using onlv 11) out of
her "J.') boilers in consequence of the
decreased traffic, thus saving u
ipiarter of her total coal consumption
and a proportionate amount in labor.
Ceitaiu sM'cifio information was
Rent by tho Hritish admiralty by
wireless to the Lusitauia, but tluiso
instructions are not to bo made pub
lic, and this pait of the evidence is
to bo taken in private.
Questions at Issiio
"Tho real questions arising," the
attorney said, "are onlv twe: First,
oh to the navigation of the ship hav
ing legard to tho instructions mid in
formation conveyed by the admiralty;
and second, as to whether everything
was done that could be done after
tho ship was torpedoed."
Captain Turner of the Lusitnnin,
examined by the attorney geaoral,
said tho ship was not armed, either
for offense or defonse, and curried
no masked guns. He confirmed Sir
Kdward's statement as to the speed
(Continued on page two.)
115471 BUM
OFFICERS KILLED
LONDON, Juno 15 Thirteen
thousand five hundred and forty Sev
ern ofieors and won of tho British
navy. Including marines and mem
ber of the naval dlvlilen, have boon
killed or wounded or reported wlw
Us from the beglnalRg of the war up
to May SI. according to announce
ment made today In tendon Of talc
total S,!U were killed.
DAILY COST OF
WIIWOOO
TOGREATBRITAIN
Premier Says Charge In Government
Due to Demand Unon Energies of
Nation and Confidence of People
in Administration, Necessitating
Union of All Parties.
LONDON, Juno in. Premier Ab
quith, on moving n voto of credit for
1250,000,000 Informed tho members
of tho house that tho cxpondlturo of
tho noxt tliry mouths would not bo
less than flu, 000,000 dally.
In Introducing tho measure, Pre
mier Asqulth remarked that from
April 1 to Juno 12, tho expenditures
bnd been nt the rate of 12,GG0,000
dally. Ho eloctcd that tho otal dally
expenditure during tho currency of
tho new credit would bo not less than
$3. 000,000 mora for tho reason Hint
as tho war extended Its area, Great
Hrltnln's financial obligations to the
allies would Increase
Talks of Coalition
In a general survey of tho situa
tion, tho premier referred to tho re
construction of. tho government. Ho
declared bo would not have been Jus
tified In taking tho courso bo did In
this regard under tho pressure of out
Hide Influence, or because of tem
porary embarrassment, Tho task was
as unwolconio as could fall to tho lot
of any man. After paying a tribute
to his late colleagues, Mr. Asqulth
claimed both for himself and bis now
colleagues tho staunchest ndhcronco
of their respective parties. Ho ad
mitted tho word coalition bnd not a
pleasant flavor In tho vocabulary of
British politics. Up to tho last mom
ent ho had not been without doubt as
to how ho could best respond to the
call of public duty.
Situation Without Parallel
"Tho situation was without par
allel In our history," tho premier
said. "Tho demand which It would
mako upon tho onerglcH of tho nation
and upon tho patlonco ami foresight
of tho government and tho confldonco
felt by teh ono In tho othor, could
not bo measured by nny precedent.
Hut our national policy romalns un
changed to pursuo this war at any
cost to a victorious Issuo."
Mr. Asqulth said ho had decided,
slowly and reluctantly, but In tho end
without doubt or hesitation, that
what was necessary was such n broad
ening of tho basts of govornmont as
would romove even the soinblanco of
a ono-slded or party character.
WASHINGTON, Juno IT. Replies
have not yet been received from tho
various governments which havo bcon
asked to annul or terminate! those
sections of commercial treaties with
tho United States which conflict with
tho terms qf tho soamon's law. Pres
ident WIlBon expressed a confident
expectation today, howovor, that the
treaty ngrcoinonts could bo so ar
ranged as to bring thorn within tho
requirements of tho now statutes.
Mr. Wilson said tho dopartmoiit of
coinmorco was Inquiring Into condi
tions which caused tho announced
withdrawal of tho Pacific Mall Steam
ship company from tho trans-Paclfle
trndo. Tho president said ho had not
studied tho question sufficiently to
bo able to say whether ho thought ox
luting InwH on tho subject should bo
changed.
STILL INCHOATE
WASHINGTON, June 15. Presi
dent WiUuH tub) cullers today that
the 4ai fur dewUiur with the Mexi
can situation were ia-ettoaJo a yet,
but that the bitHdtiwi teemed to bo
takiajr shape. He bad before bin
General Carraaaa's pi-odamatUiu and
Qearal Villa'e auNnoraaduin in aa
wer to hi recent UiNt to the
lactiutis. Mr. Wila bed not yet
tudied the document in detail.
REPLIES UPON
CHANGING TREATIES
MEXICAN
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l'vo men proiiilnenlly mentioned for (lit' vacancy In President Wilson's cabinet, can Mil by (bo reslg.
liiKloii of Secretary of Slalo William Jennings lliynn. Pull flguio at extreme right Is thai, of Secretary of
War Garrison. Others are: AIhivo, nt left, Iiuls I). Ilrniidlc, lloslou luvvjoi and economist; at right, John
Itnssett .M(mix, formerly counselor of the tato department. Itelow, at left, Counvlor Itola'it Ionising, imtv
atdngMH-ix'lary of stale, and at right, Secretary of tho Interior Ijine.
FIND REMAINS OE i
IN WILLAMEHE
POUTIAND, Ore., June 15. Two
boys found In tho Wlllnmotto rlvor
hero today tho body of a woman
which la believed to ho that of Mrs.
Kmma Horrln Dlckoy, aged 13, n
sister of William V. llorrln, vlco
president of tho Southern Pacific
railroad company, and a nattvo of
AHhland.
Mru. Dlckoy disappeared from a
xanatorlum hero wbero bIio wbh bo
Ing troated for a nervoiiH breakdown,
on January 7, on the tmino day bor
auitcaeu wait found at tho Jofforeon
street etatlon of tho Oregon electric
line, at n point nenr tho river where
tho body was dlHcovored today. At
that tlmo it wan holloved nho had
started for tho homo of her tdster,
.Mm. A. C. Dixon In Kugono.
D. C, Horrln, a brother living hero,
partly Identified tho body today.
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JKrTKHSON' CITY, SI lime 1.'..
Attorney Cieuonil Marker today
filed an information in the utate mi
pieme eomt agaiunt twenty-eight
eoiupauio4 alleged to bo interoHted in
tho purchase of jdm; ore in the Mis
souri district, stating he had reasons
for believing thev wore in an unlaw
ful combination to control prices.
KAOLK PASS, Tex, June 15
Itaoul Slsdero, eoiiuaiinding the Villa
force, rwMturd Sultillo Sunday,
the ('arrant force tvncuMtintc the
city ttithoiu fidituiu, Hceurthng to
Villu utkoiiti Mt I'mmIimo Ncgrwn,
oppo-U ker. lu mMkiuK tku hii
HouH(Mut todnv tit Villn offiemlfc
tlcUd tbut Villa foro Moditv re
fitituir wt iloalerer and tkul thy
ktMirly vxMtiNl U hmr at .MooUrej
bi wretd fruui Curntnu jfJM.
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MISSOUR
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OREO ON, TUESDAY, ,7TJN!3 15, 1915
BATTLE FEARED
WASHINGTON, Juno 1.1. -Foreign
rosldentH In .Mexico City nro appro
heiiHlvo over tho Impending occupa
tion of tho capital by General (Ion
rales, nccordlng to Information reach
ing Hrltlsh officials hero. They urg
ed that negotiations bo undertaken
with Cnrratua for tho peaceful trans
fer of tho city and tho protection of
tta residents.
Tho Cnrrnnzn agency gavo out to
day a message from Vera Cruz Raying
three dolegatOH of tho "so-called .Mex
ico City convention" had visited (Ion
era! (lOiizaliM and urgod him to sug
gest n plan of unification of tho con
stitutionalist and convention ndher
onts. (louzalOH replied, tho massage
said, that acknowledgement of tho
sovereignty of tho Carranza govern
ment was tho only basis for nego
tiations, and allowed two daya for tho
accoptunco of his proposal, refusing
a reiiiot for an arinlstlco in tho
moaiitlmo.
Tho iiiossago, dated Juno 1 1, alio
said General Ohrogoti had reported
tho occupation by his troops of Logos,
midway between Leon and Aginm
Callentes, and that his inula body was
pushing forward.
Tho Ited Crosfl was notified today
that a car load of corn, dlspatcbed
from Laredo to Monterey, crossed tho
Mexican border yostorday and will bo
forwarded today.
Suffering among tbn poorer clans
oh on tho wost coast of Mexico will
ho acute about August tho reports
from Maiuaulllo Indicate, as there
are no outstanding crops. There
will bo a Hhortago or 30. 000,000 bush
els of corn In this year's crop In Mex
ico, according to a rt'i"rt from Mex
ico City.
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SKXV YOUIC. June 15 The fed
eral dlstrbt court Ui.lm granted im
munity to John L HiiUrd, forinor di
rector of the New Yoik, New Haven
& Hartford lUllrosd coinjKiny, who
wan iHtilciMl with twnty othr dlrfl
t(tr, pM aad pmeat. for alltustMl
ortiNiiMl vtetoitaa of tlw U-trttt
law,
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ON
MEXICAN
CAPITAL
MAUNDY GRANTED
NEWHAVENDIR
FOREMOST CANDIDATES
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HIGHWAY BOARD
DEPOSE LEWIS TO
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HAId'.M, Or., June l.'i. Hv n n
olulioii adopted lodav, tho Oregon
highway couuiiission deposed Slate
Kugiueer John II, Lewis iih atate
highway engineer and put hit chief
deputy, I'. I. Cautiue, in charge of all
highway work, save that initiated
prior lo Slay -'-- Statu TreaHiuer
ThouuiH II. ICay introduced tho reso
lutiou, which wiim Hiippgrted by flov
ernor Jiiiiioh Wilbyeombo mid oppoK
ed y Secretary of Stale Hen W. 01
coll. The resolution eamo iih ii climax to
a oont i overly iih to whether Statu
Kugiueer Lowig or his chief deputy
wiim highway engineer under a law
passed by (bo last legislature, merg
ing the office of highway engineer
with that of stale engineer, (lover
nor Wilhyeombe and Treamirer Kay
contended the intention of the law
was that, although it Iransfened the
duties of the highway engineer to the
office of tho statu engineer, tho high
way woik must bo under the super
vision id' his chief deputy, who wins
appointed to the place by tho gover
nor. Korlilicd, however, by an opin
ion by the attorney general, Lewis
rccentlv a-Mimed ch-irge of the high
way work
WASIIINdTON, June H. Former
Socrctarv Jlriiin did not iimio Ju
proiuised statement today on the
"raiisohs Avar" and its Kshoii", but
.iiiiiouncfd that be ii picpanng it
in three hi lis.
"Tomorrow," suid Sir. Hryan, in u
f'iniuti HiiiKumceuHtnl. "1 nhall sub
mit the firat part dealing with' the
war hh it is, and tho injury it dou
to neutrsl iiutioas; the next liny
-hall consider the origin ot the war
and the influences which chuxmI it;
the third Mild eoueludiiiK sec turn will
tieut of the ionus which Iumv bo uin
ployed fur rstonug itfiiuaufiit ponco,
Am the urtieb will bo fumihtHl to all
iiwtMMr without jmrtialitv or dis
critaiuHlion, it will not m iuv fault
if a.v vmw fad to Uy it livfur
tWr readers."
Within a fw daya Mr. an J Jlra,
liryau will jfo to iliMWi,
INSTALL
IN
BRYAN'SSTATEMENT
ISSUED
TOMORROW WEALTHIER
TEUTONS MIKE CHICAGO WALKS
MOREPROGRESS WHILE JITNEYS
MAN FRONT REAP HARVEST
Town of Mosclska Captured Vitiate
of Dankszo Stormed Russian
Forces South of Przcmysl-Lom-ucru
Railroad Forced to Rctrcpt
Successes Claimed Against French.
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lie I eat. In M
they HUKlaiued on tho HUb of June,
they continued with great Htiibborn-iioss-
tho atteinptB to break through
Hie lino between Licvin anil Arm.
The Kiviich attack; which wiih yr-
ried out with largo force in cIoho
formation, broko down overywboro
with the heaviest lossen under tho
firo of our troops-.
Fighting Contlnuen
"Nottbwest of Sloulin-Sourt-Toiit-vent
wo havo not yet Hiieceodod in
regaining porlioim of the trenches
loft by iih on the (lib iust. In Cham
pagne, north of Perthes mid Lorf SIch
nil, fighting cnntiuiicH, but tho enemy
is unable to gain (ho advantage.
"Yosiordny tho open town of
Karlsruhe, which is far from tho
theater of operations and not in any
way fortified, was attacked with
bomliH dropped by hostile airman. Bo
far iih is now known some eleven oit
i.eiirt were killed and six injured.
Military damage could not havo been
caused. Ono aircraft of tho navy
was brought down by one of our mil
itary airmen and tho occupants were
killed. Another enemy aircraft wiih
obliged to land near Sehinneuk.
On 1 "as tern 1'eont
"Kahleni theater of war: Kant of
Shavli, Oorjnni) troops stormed tho
village of Dankszo mid look llllll)
prisoners. The positions recently
won soullloast and east of (ho Slari-nmpol-Koviio
road wero repeatedly
attacked yesterday by n strong force
of the enemy, which hud no success.
Our (roups advanced on tho Lipowo
Kalvvarya front, pressed back the
HiiNsiaii lino mid captured tho Husk
iau advanced trenches. On the river
Oi.ye our attacking troops slovuicd
and took the village of Ucdnnroo7oo,
southeast of Cliorzetton and Czer
vvoiiagora and tho bridges there, iih
well as tho bridges cast of this place.
The booty taken at this plaeo
amoiiiitH to '105 Itushiiiu prisoners.
Attacks by tho enemy against the
point at which wo broko through
north of llolimow, failed.
Mosclska Captured
"Southeastern theater of war: Tho
enemy who wiih defeated on tho 1.1th
and 1 lib of Juno by the army of
General von S!aokomcii, has been un
able to regain u footing in tho posi
tions prepared by him. To tho north
cafct of Jaworovv tho enemy was
driven back from tho position at
which ho had stopped, tho booty in
creasing. "Tho Russian forces south of the
I'rzemyHl-Leinberg railway havo been
forced to retreat. Tho troops of
(leueral vou der Marwilz yostorday
took Sloseiska. The right wing of tho
army of Oeneral von Liiisiugen
stormed tho heights oast of Soke!.
Our cavalry leaehed tho district
south of Slariainpol."
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CIIK'AOO, Juno "i.-IIenrv Tob
erg, streotear conductor, whose
wealth is estimated by hi fellow
workmen to bo. fcJflH,l)00, is today on?
joying his fliVt vacation since 1H87
m ii result of the streotear strike.
Toburg bus been termed tho "rich
is. t ooudiiutor in th world." lie
owns stouk in the ('hieago Itailways,
which li purchHsisl more than twtui
ty yeara ago. Dividumls fiom this
stock, bia assoeiates aay, aiuount to
three or four times his annual wanes.
Tuhort also owns valuable stocks and
bunds, a hutal ami oUwr building
froai wkieii ho rwwlvwi bia; rtwtala.
Tulianr has Imii a lrt4ar eon
du,Uir forty year.
i to ot tiic-miaasana
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CONDUCTOR RESTS
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Traction Strike No Nearer an End
Than When Bcqun Council Passes
Anti-Strike Brcaklnn. Ordinance
Elevated Trains Operated by De
tectives Carry Few Passcn(jcrs.
CHICAGO, Juno 15. A burst of
real June sunshine cheered the a nny
if CbiengoaiiH who, becaiiRo of tho
street railway strike, went to their
occupations today in automobiles,
vans, delivery wagons nml on foot.
Tho suburban service of tho seam
railroads, upon which unprecedented
burden wiih thrust by thu strike yes
terday, provided more accommoda
tions today, but nil trains were jam
med with passengers.
At the Gross Park station of the
Chicago & Northwestern a largo
crowd which bad been tumble to ob
tain n foothold on earlier trains, or
oven to buy tickets, broko through u
barbed wire fence onto tho station
platform and swarmed onto thu
train. Thirty men found Heats on
tho coal tender and leu more in thu
engine cab, the running boards and
tho cowcatcher. It wiih all done
good-naturedly.
Klevatcd Trains Hun
Elevated trains at tho norfhern
and southern terminals started out
at 0 o'clock with deteetives, but few
passengers wero aboard. It was
stated that an attempt to maintain u
fifteen-minute schedule would bo
Hindu until nightfall. No disorder at
tended tho starting of tho first
trains.
No uttcmplH to run surface ears
woro niiiilo early, nor wore nny prom
ised. Strikers congregated in an or
derly milliner lit tho barns and term
inals. In Slilwnukeo avenue, which runs
through a congested distnut, theio
wero several fights among men
crowding to gel into 5-oenl faro au
tomobiles, but none was serious.
fin Peaco In Sight
No definite promise of peneo was
in sight. The anti-strikebreaker or
dinance passed b- the cily council
last night was placed in tho bauds of
.Mayor Thompson. Ho has a week in
which to veto it, or to make it a law
by bis signature.
It provides that a certain period
of training must bo given mutonucu
anil conductors and that their in
structors shall bo men who havo bad
three years' experience, twelve
mouths of which lias been in Chi
cago. Tell Men to Ktvp HoIht
President Quiulaii of thu surfacu
men and President Hrtico of tho
Union of Hlevaled Kinployos, are
making numerous speeches to tho
men, urging tbein to remain sober.
"Don't let whisky defeat this
strike. That's the koynntu of my
speeches," said Quintan today.
W. I). Million, head of tho national
organization of street our men,
changed his mind at tho last moment
about going to Detroit and will re
main hero for tho prosont. He ex
pected to attend a conference of the
employes with tho aldermanio com
mittee today. Presidents Hudd and
Hushhy conferred on an answer to
thu offer of mediation by the statu
hoard of arbitration.
An attempt made by two men to
wreck one id' tho South Side trains
(Continued on Page Two)
WILSON SILENT
WASHINGTON, Juno lG.ProsI
dont Wilson was uskod by tho Wash
ington correspondent today jurt wbat
changos woro made to which former
Socrotary Hryan roforre'd us having
boon made lu tho recent American
noto to (lormany after his resigna
tion as Booraiary of stato had been
tondorod and accepted. Mr. Wilson
felt It was host for him not to dis
cuss tho resignation or other ques
tions connoetod with it.
In a Btatonient Mr. Hryan had said
that whlla the note was changed tho
alteration was not of sufficient lm
portanao to Justify him In asking per
mission to withdraw bis resignation.
BRYAN CHARGES
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