Medford 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
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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
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AD
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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.
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GERMANY
MEXICO
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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