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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER l'rc 1. Showers Thursday. Mi. 73, Mill. B0.3, Pro. ,03. Forty-fifth Tcnr. Dally Tenth Ygnr. IMEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JT'NK 1G, 1915 NO. 74 'f . ,t MAN NV MPOSED 1 UNITED STATES Publisher Cliarncs That Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, for Whom Safe Conduct' Was Asked, Was Not Red-Cross Official, But Chief of German Army Supply Department. "WASHINGTON, Juno 1C Pub. Halted charges tlint Dr. Anton Moyor (icrhanl, for whom the United States arranged n safo conduct with tho al lies tlint ho might return to Germany "With a personal messngo from Count Von Ucrnstorff, tho Gormnn ambas sador, was In reality Dr. Alfred Mayor, chlof of tho supply depart ment of tho German army, who had licon secretly In tho United States buying munitions of war, aro to bo Investigated by tho statu department-. Simultaneously nnother version of tho story that Dr. Alfred Meyer whllo not passing ns Meyer-Gerhard, has been In tho country and sailed with tho latter for Chrlstlanla, Incog nito, nlso will bo looked Into. Officials IiiiikimsI Upon Stato department officials and members of tho corps heard of tho ntory today only from published re ports. They recalled, however, that at tho personal request of Count Ilernstorff, formor Secretary Bryan asked tho Hrltlsh and French ambas sadors for a safo conduct of Dr. Moyor Gcrhnrd. Mr. Jussorand, tho Uronch embas sador, at tho time Inquired closely nlso that Sir Cecil Sprlng-Wco, tho British ambassador, had suggested that thcro was ovldonco of other ac tivity by Gerhard than Hod Cross work. Tho upshot of It wns, howovor, that tho stuto dopnrtmenl nf tho re quest of Count Ilernstorff gavo u loi ter. At Nernstorff's Bequest "It was n letter," said Secretary Lansing todny, "that was glvon at tho request of tho German ambassa dor, stating Hint Dr. Moyor-Gorhard who had boon In this country ns tho roprosontntlvo of tho Gorman Hod Cross, desired to return to Germany." No question, up to that time, nor until today, had arisen at tho depart ment as to whether Meyer-Gerhard might ronlly bo Moyor, or If Moyor was In tho country secretly buying war supplies. At tho Hrltlsh nnd French embas sies, It wns said tho development was considered ono puroly for tho stnto department to determine If It hnd been imposed upon. At the Gormnn ombnisy nil officials worn absent. Most of them woro at tho summer embassy nt Cedarhurst, I,. I. To ProUo Question i,-, Tho department will look Into tho question, not becauso It Involvos any, violation of International law, so far ns officials could sco today, but be cause If the chargo of doublo Identity (Continued on pngo six) TRENT PROVINCE HOME, June 10. The invasion il the Province of Trent bv tho Italian- i uioccudiiig steadily uuil, accord ing to the Italian general staff, th' dominating positions are lining occii jued gradually. Tho Austrinus, ! liuvo dispatched 2j,000 moil fr-i'ii Trent to resist tho invaders, have not yet uocopted battle. On tho Isotuo front tlio Austriuns have prepared olnliorato defenses, including in .(imu looatioiu several line of trotiehes of maaonry or concrete. An ulborato system of entrem-ii-monts liaS been prewired liv tho Aus trian along tho iMtmo river, aoeoul ing to hu official statement feigned b General Cadonia, iued at t4 nffwe tOWISUt. At SOHIO IMlilitn tktflJ are sevornl lino of trenehee, am of which aro built of MHMtnry or con iirto. Thee trenches are guarded by whv mines ami batteries. The owuJUtiieatio'H dlr t- poaledly Austrian attack in Carow jvere repuUed. . AN ON STILL IN PROGRESS wm AD I KILLS FIFTEEN Bombs Dropped on Northeast Coast Start Several Fires French Maid on Karlsruhe Kills 19 Many Aer ial Attacks hy Both Sides in Past Fortnight War of Reprisal Waned LONDON', June 1(1. A Zeppelin raid over the northeast coast of Eng land last night caused the heaviest loss of lifu among uon-comlmtnutH from such uttneks dtiriii" the war, with the exception of yesterday's rniil liv French aeroiilanes over Karlsruhe, (lermany. Details of the attack on the English coast are held hack by the Ilritish censor, as wu tho casu in pievious raids, hut it is announced officially that fifteen per sons were killed and as manv more wounded and that several fires were started by the bombs. The attack on Karlsruhe caused the death of nine teen persons nnd fourteen weie wounded seriously. Many Air Attacks Beginning with the German raid on the municipal area of Loudon, May II, in which four persons were killed, the last sixteen days have brought out reports of a number of aerial at tacks hy both sides, all of which in dicate a determination to force the fighting from the clouds. An air attack liv one side has been followed so closely by a cuiintor-nt-tack from the other, nlthough in u different locality, that retaliation is strongly indicated. For instance, yesterday !2!l aeroplanes delivered an attack on the Herman city of Karls ruhe, killing nineteen persons and wounding 11 nnd inflicting material dnmngo. The raid on Knglnud men tioned in the foregoing dispatch fol lows (Ms onslaught "within '21 bonis. Tho most important nrrinl engage incuts, of the last two weeks over the continent nnd England tire us fol fel fol eows: Details or Attacks Aeroplanes of the allies attacked tho hoiulipiuitors of the ficrmun crown prince June It nnd two days Inter a (lorinnn aeroplane dropped explosive bombs on the French sou poit of Calais. June (I u Zeppelin airship visited the east coast of England ami killed five persons. It was on tho 7th of June that Lieutenant Warnoford, a young Cauudian aviator, destroyed a flennan Zeppelin in tin nir duel over 'llclgiuin. From his aeroplane ho 'wrecked the dirigible nnd caused the death of her crew. June 8 (ihent was badly damaged hy a lliiti-h raider ami the following duv Venice wns bombarded by an Austrian aeroplane. June 12 Austrian aviators bombard ed towns on the Italian frontier and two days later Ilritish airmen at tacked tho Gorman dirigible sheds at Evere. ucruuiuy is snowing ciiiiskiuuumc lutteiness, judging from dispatches reaching Loudon, over the nir raid yesteiday on the eitv of Karlsruhe. The press is demanding retaliation. On tho other hand, Paris reports that this raid was n reprisal for the drop ping of bombs by the (lenuaus on open French and English towns. YAQUIS DECLARE U.S. VSHINGTON, Juno 16. Orders went from tho navy department to day to Admiral Howard, command ing tho Pacific fleet, to take 300 blue jackets, as well ns tho 300 marines previously nrrangod for, on his expe dition to tho Yaqul valloy. Assist ant Seerotary Itoosovolt said that tho admiral had wldo discretionary pow ers to land an oxpedltlon If necossary to rescuo Americans who want to como out of tho roglon of Indian do- probations. The Yaqul Indians, according to to day's stato department advicos. liavo declared war on Germany. Moxlco and tho United States. Their dec laration of war on Germany, tho ad- vleos said, was because a German colonist, a oraok rifle shot, defended hU homo In tho last Yaqul rald with remarkable stfeews and muck dis aster tp the raider. N H OA W ON GERMANY MEXICO N LUSITANA NOT AT Ml SPEED WHENTORPEDOED Lookout Saw Torpedo Coming and Says That Speedof Hundred Miles an Hour Would Not Have Dodged It No Wireless Instructions Sent the Captain. LONDON, June 1U. Inquiry into the sinking ot the steamship Lusi tuniu was resumed today with the examination of Alfred Booth, chair man of the board of the Canard Steamship company. The attorney gcnornl, Sir Edwnrd Carson, asked Mr. Booth why it was that the Lui taniu was economising by using only nineteen of her twenty-five boilers at the time slio was torpedoed. "So far as submarines are con cerned, there is no difference between 21 nnd 21.5 knots," .Mr. Booth re plied. Mr. Cursou then nsked whether there wiih nny difference between 18 knots, the speed at which the Lusi tania was proceeding when attacked, nnd 21 knots. .Mr. Booth replied that no steamer making more than 1 1 knots was known to have been struck by u torpedo from u submarine until tho Lusituuia was hit. No Wireless Instructions The witness said the Cunard com pany was unable to communicate witl the vessel by wireless except througl tho admiralty and therefore had given no wireless instruction's to L'nptuiii Turner. General instructions givei previously covered the closing of tin water tight compartments, tho swing out of boats on entering the duuge zone nnd an order not to slow dowi to take on a pilot or to lio to off Liv erpoo) for tho tide. It was ljjft. ti Captain Turner's discretion tii nr' range the time of the vessel's nrrivn. Ho said that all he know relative t wurnings issued to intending pussen gers wos wlmt he had rend in Euglisl nowspuajters. Mr. Booth wns eross-exninincd ) uu attornoy representing survivors ns to whether the company "took nnyl steps to prevent the Lusitiinhi from doing what she did do, namely, "en tering the war zone on schedule." The witness replied he did not know what schedule time meant, lint Captain Turner had been given entire discre tion. No Wiinl During Voyago Mr. Booth said he received no word from Captain Turner during the voy age On the morning of the day the Lusituuiu was toiedoed, the Cunard companv asked the admiralty to com municate with tho ship concerning threats against it. The nttnrney for the Steward.' union asked whether theie were Oor mans working on the Cunard dock in New York. Mr. Booth replied (hut perhaps (lormnn-Ainorienns or Amer icans of (lei man descent were em ployed there Tho attorney then nsked whether it would have been possible for n spv to board the Lusi tniiiu for tho purpose of signalling submarines. Mr. Booth nnswcied that he was not prepared to sav thU would have been impossible, but the company took nil necessary steps to pi event such action. Baron Mersey, president of tho court, elicited lroiu Mr. Booth that the Lusitunia had neither coal nor firemen enough on board to make the trip across under full boiler power. Kscnpo luiMissiblo Baron Mersey said ho desired to know whether arrangements could not have been muilo for the ship to truv tre the danger zone in the dark. The attorney general promised to en leuvor to supply this information. Able Soaiuan Quinn, in the emu's nest when the Lusitunia was struck, took tho stand. He said he saw the torpedo coming and expressed the opinion that the Lusitunia could not have escaped, oven if she had been "going u hundred knots uu hour." F LISIION, Juno 1G- President Ilra ga has requested Jose Castro, acting premier and minister ot tho Interior, to form a new cablnot. Senor Castro beoame head of tho ministry upon the resignation pf Premier (Jhagas. April S7 after the revolutionary outbreak, MEXICAN CHIEFTAINS MAY MAKE ' Sl Hk Above is shown (leiiernl Villa, i jSSk " who hn seht peace delcgnliw to (inBMMjP (len-ral Currmiza, shown nt jHRKJtll& headquarters Vera Crv, 3(HW "" Whore pernio negotiations itro Ci JaLHH? supposed to be in progress, JkjHkJI "" Villa proposes tho selection of 9jjflpX u noMlm' "" provisional chief. RUSSIANS RETREAT 1 fe 1 as several isolated uttauka in tho -lis-trict north of I'rzunnysz, nil nf which wo successfully ropuUed. "In (lulifiu the (lermaiiH made 40 id their losses bv bringing up fnh troons not before seen on this front. and they resumed the offensive in tlu .Tunisian district in the right back of the San, suppoited by a strong artillery fire. After three dnys of hard fighting we yielded some ground 011 the right bank of 1 1 to Luhnsnvvk.i and lliu Wyszniu, 11 liibutnrv of the Sun. "On the Dniester on, Sunday we delivered a successful counter atl."k on the left bank of tho Tisinenitra mid the Strv rivers. Here we made 12110 prisoners, including 21) oflicers, nnd cunttircd seven machine guix. The same ilav the tJcrinans attacked in the sector south of Bridgehead of Jidatcheff, taking tho vilhiKH of Kogouhzno, At dawn of tho ilav fol lowinif wo delivered a eounter nttaek nnd leeuptured tho ullages of It) gouhzno nnd Jouravkoff. 'o iMicur ed nlso a gun with its equipment and several artillerymen. In thin engage - ineut the neriiiHiis Imitftod a white ling and treacherously opened Tire. Consequently they wcro till bayonot- ed bv our soldier. The enemv continues his attack on tho Bridgeheads near Nijuioff, oia- ploying strong foices of aitillery. During lust Suudav wu reiulsed these attacks nod took over lo(ll) prisoners. "Between the PncNtor and the Pruth, in the region of C'zernowity, we have withdrawn luvoud our fron tier." GIANT AEROPLANES LONDON, Juno 1 -Riant ,noro 'planes of great earning capacity aro In process of manufacture for tho Ilrltlsh government, according to an announcement made In tho houso of J commons this afternoon by H. J. Ton nant, under secretary of the war of fice. This statement was mailo In reply to the sugaoetion by a inembor ot tho hoiuo that inaelilnw of this character wore needed adequately to Ciea.1 with raiding Zeppeilns, BRH MAKING PEACE ULiuii nun iuiLUi, I CIIICAOO, June 1(1. -Calvin Dem urest, former national amateur bil- liurd elmmpiou, attacked his wife with a razor today and then slushed his own thront. His mother, who at tempted to restrain him, was cut in the hand. Husband nnd wife were taken to a hospital. Their condition appeared to tho aiiibulaiice police to bo serious. At tho hospital it was said the two. inch blade of the pocket knife had entered Mrs. Deiiiaiesfn throat and breast in several places ami that her condition was serums. Demurest was not seriously hurt nnd wan ro- moved to the iiifiiuiHi-y of the house of correctiim. According to tho mother, Calvin has been 011 tho vortjo of a nervous breakdown and had contemplated re tiiement to a farm for rest. She told tho police her son's condition made itself npimicnt in hallucination on coming his wife, one of them being that she was robbing him. Demurest won the amateur cham pionship in 1(107 nnd ltlOH nnd do hinted Kerolle of Franco for the in teruatiomil amateur championship in 11110. He then became n profesi.ional uml won the tournament in New York about three ear -. L KILLED IN BATTLE LAItltDO. TVx., June HI. - (ieneiHl Ihlefoniei Vasqncz, lormcrlv Cni rau.u eliuunuiider at Nemo Laredo, opposite here, died yesterday near Monterey of wounds loceived 111 the battle last Saturday at leumolu, uc cording to a telegram front Mouturey received todnv in Neuvo I j redo. The telegram declared Villa fons wen- defeated nt loMitiule, which !)'' near I'areilou, Nuovo Loon, mid that they fled, I wiving nuuutiuitiou n'lp diea, mauy dtmd ud a inuuher of priikinei. The (.'nrranM trooe, Lke ittewH added, are warehiHf an Tor- CUTS 01 HROAT AMERICA TO BE PEACEMAKER OF ENDSCARSTRIKE WORLD-BRYANi BIT ARBITRATION Great Commoner Declares in First Section of Causeless War That the Great Peace-Making Opportunity of All History Awaits United States Change International Law. WASHINGTON, Juno 1(5 Former Secretary Bryan,' in tho first Heetion of his stutement on "tho cutiHeluss wnr," todny prophesied tha tho great peaeo-niuking opportunity Sn nil his tory was certain to conu to tho United Stutes, uud deelnued thcro would be u time for an iuturuutiunnl conference with the return of peace, to change the rules of international law which "seem -to huvo been Tor tho nations at war rather than for tho nations nt pence." "Under the stress nnd strain of Iho litnnie struggle in which they lire en gaged," Mr. Bryan's stutement says, "each sido has felt itself justified in encroaching upon the rights nf mint nils. The ocean highwnys, Jho common road of nil, have to some extent been impropriated for war purposes nnd delicate diplomatic questions nre forced upon tho neutral nations. Head of Neutral fSrotip "Just nt this time the questions are nost neiile, the belligerent govern nents uro least uubi to deal with hem with the cnhuucsH uud poisu which their great iinportunco " do- nunds. No wonder every neutral na tion is increasingly anxious for the wnr to cud; hut of nil tho neutral na tiotiH, ours hns the most reason to pray for the return of poaet most reason to set its face resolutely liigninst lmi tieipationjn tliis..wnr. This nntion, (he head ofTho neutral group of the sincere friend of nil the belligerents is in duty hound to set uu example 111 patience and hell-restraint. "In nil history 110 such opportun ity has ever come to nny other na tion as that which is destined to co-no to the United Stales. In nil history no other peacemaker bus ever been n position to claim ns rich 11 blessing us that which will be pronounced up on our president when the time for mediation comes ns como it must. Introducing his statement, Mr. Bryan graphically describes tho hor rors uud afflictions of tho war, mid says: Not for Indifference "Neutral nations cannot look ou with indifference tho lies that hind them together aro too strong, tho re lationship too intimate. This is js peoially true of tho United States We have n composite population -every nation of Kurope having con tributed liberally to our citizenship. These, our countrymen, themselves horn abroad or immediately descend oil from foreign-born ancestors, on li mit hut take a lively interest in the conduct, as well us in the results of tho wnr. and 11 still larger circle shares tho concern of thoso directly connected. Not a soldier falls 011 either side but tho.Horrovv expressed in his homo finds an echo at some fireside in tho United States." Aside from sentimental eonsidcra tioiis, Mr, Bryan uuscrts, neutral na tions wiiffer serious disturbances ho cause of the war. Neutral Nations' 1'roliloin.s "Nearly every neutral nntion finds ntw domestic problems thrust upon it uud old problems made more diffi- (Continued 011 pngo six) BILLION BUSHEL WHEAT CROP IN SIGHT WASIHNOTON, Juno HI. Kxeel Icnt prospects of tho winter wheat crop were very generally maintained during the week ending yesterday and the condition of spring wheat con tinues favorable, according to tho dewutiueiit of agriculture's national weather uud crop bulletin issued to day. Continuation of such growing conditions throughout the season will materially assist toward tho produc tion of ono billion bushels in this yonr'e wheat erop, which ou Juno 1 eoiMlitioue, the depHrtiooiit of agri eultur wlittwtal at U3l,000,0l)l) bUaiieli. WWM MAYUR Mayor Thompson Accepted as Arbi trator In Dispute Giver Increased Watjcs That Tied Up Street Car Traffic in Windy City Etcvatett and Surface Lines Resume. CHICAOO, Judo lO.-Tho strike of 11,000 streetcar men was culled off nt o o'clock today. All pointn nt issue will bo settled by arbitration. Oporalion of cars on all linos wna to bo resumed us quickly as the striking men could be notified. Tho cud of tho strike, which hns lied up electric transportation for two dnys, came with the selection of Mayor William Halo Tliomnson uh tho third member of a board of ar bitration, the main question nt issue. Officials of the companies will se lect uu nthitrutor by Salprduv. it was announced. W. 1). Million, interna tional president of the Strcetcnr Men's union, probably will bo named to represent the men. Tho selection of Mayor Thompson came nt tho end of 11 fifteen-hour conference. Union leaders, official of the traction lines nnd members of the mnyor's nldennnnic strike com mitteo were in attendance. Cold Hoi-mi Shoo Threatened breakups woro,frus t rated after both labor leaders and traction officials announced they could reach no ngreement, when Mayor Thompson invited the confer ees to take off their coats. .Tho mayor then locked the doors of his office. Ho told the men that ho would keep them there until a solu tion of the situation was reached. Tho mayor took a gold JiQrseshoo from his desk, mid hung it over his desk clock. "Thut wns given to me for good lack," he said, "so I'm going to wish thut it will bring good luck to this conference." After a healed discussion on tlm question of selecting a third arbitra tor, Leonard A. Busily, president of tho Chicago surface lines, mentioned the name of Mayor Thompson. Naiaca of scores of prominent men pievioui ly suggested had been thrown into tlio discard. Mayor Is Accepted Tho commit leu Representing thu streetcar men, headed hy Mahou, re tired with his associates to another room to consider the proposal of ic cepting Mayor Thompson. Within ten minutes they returned, "We'll tuke him," was the siuipb announcement that electrified (lie weary group of men. Hnudclappiiig nnd cheering echoed through tho out riders of the city hill. (Continued on pngo six) BUTTE MINERS I DKNVrcit, Colo, Juno 10. Charles II. Mo)er, president nf tho Western Federation or Miners, when Informed tlint tho ilutto Minors' Union hud adopted resolutions withdrawing from tho federation, said today that 110 attempt would bo mndo to resist tho saturation. "Any local may withdraw from tho federation.'' ho explained, "but tho, chnrter prohibits from the local tak ing any union proierty with It when It loaves. This clause ot tho chartor was upheld In tho recant decision ot Judgo John n. McCloman, In which It was held that tho federation was ontltlod to all the property and funds ot tho Ilutto union, "As a matter of fact, tho nutto Minors' union now consists of a more handful of men probably about 35. Thoro are soino G000 men working In tho liutte dtstrlot who withdraw from tho federation on account ot tho local disagreement In tho Hutto union nnd who havo signified their wllllngnoe to come back Into the organization as soon as tho Western Federation kuouroa tho charter and other imsera ot the Hutte local aud perfects a re-organhutloq In Dutte,' UN ON W HDRAWS M FEDERATION