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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair nnil warmer Tuesday- Max. Kit; Min. -II). Forty-fifth Yonr. Da 1 1 y Tenth Yt-ar. GERMANS GROSS DNEISTER RIVER ON ENURE EINE Penetration of Teutons From Lent berg West Forces Withdrawal of Czar's Forces Next Real Stand to Be on River Bug French Offens ive Less Active on Western Front. nnRLIK, Juno 28. Tho town ot Hallcz, In Cullcla on tlio Dniester river, lias been occupied by German troopfl, according to tho announce ment given out today by Herman mil itary headquarters. llosldes tho occupation or llallcz, tho official statement announrcd that tho river Dniester had been crossed 'by tho Hermans along tho entire front. LONDON, June 2S. Tho anniver sary today ot tho assassination at Sarayovo of Archduke Francis Fcrdl nand of Austria, which turned Hii ro p Into an urmed camp, finds thn striigglo between Toutonlsm and Slavism for racial ascendancy Hear ing what 1h thought horo to ho Its high water mark, with tho Teutonlq armies for tho most jmrt still out wardly dominating tho situation. J'oning ltusslaiis Hark Tho penetration of tho Oermanlc armies eastward from Lemberg has had tho Inevitable result of forcing tho Russians from tho .10-mllo front between Hobrka nnd .urawna. Tho Jluscovlts aro now falling hack to tho Hnlln Llpn river. Military writ era hero anticipate that this will necessitate a total withdrawal from tho Dniester and that tho Russians will mako their next real stand on the river Hug. Thoso writers alsq.liold. that though tho Russian retreat must mean n great retardation to tho prosperta ot a MuBcoltu recovery to a condition making a counter offonslvo possible, It has nlso robbed tho Austro-fier-maiiB of what might hnvobeon n complete victory had thoy forced tho Russians to fight to n finish Instead of tho latter being nblo to withdraw tholr armies virtually Intact. On Western I-'i-ont In tho western field ot war tho French offonslvo soemK loss nctlvu than for somo tlmo past, pending con solidation of tho ground already won nnd u clearer Insight Into tho next move projected by tho Hermans. From Lake Victoria Nyunzn, in Africa, tho Hrltlsh war office re ports a fruitful Hrltlsh attack on tho Herman fortified port of Hukoba, tho movement being mado both from laud and water with tho result that on Juno 25 tho fort was destroyed, the wireless station put out of action, many boas sunk and guns captured and destroyed. Rumor conUnuos busy with tho Halkans. but thoso who know tho nocret of tho Hulgarlan in) story aro awaiting thojr own tlmo for divulg ing It. The only fact which Is pub lic property nt present Is that tho Hulgarlans are still iccelvlng offers from both sides. CHINESE FIGURE IL LI OF STEAMERS PORTLAND, Juno 28. "Wo need moro ships on tho Pacific," said Chang Chen Ilsun, who heads the Chinese honorary commerce commls blou, in addressing tho Chinese cham ber of commorco of Portland at breakfast horo today. 'Wo lack tho facilities for a proper oxchango of products between tho United States and China, and whon I return homo I plan to confer with financial Inter ests with a view to establishing a Chinese lino of modern vessels." After halng lsltod most of tho Important cltioe in the I'nlted States, tho commission arrlvod In Portland today from Soattlo and Immediately began a strenuous program. After breakfast, the visitors witnessed a drill of Chinese school children, vis ited banks and department stores, wore luncheon guests of the Portland Chamber .of Gommftreo, and then took a (lying trip to, Oreou City to Inspect a paper mill. UPON ESTAE ISHING THRILLING DUEL IN MID-AIR IN BY AEROPLANE British Airship and Larue German Biplane With Double Engines in Battle at Height of 4000 Feet . Later Set Ablaze antl Ammunition Explodes as Aviators Land. LONDON, Jiuiii 28, 10:5 J n. tin A dramatic nir duel in whieh n Brit ish neroplnno reoonnotloriiig over tin Helginn town or l'nclenppollo nt a height of 4000 feet, inel and engaged n largo (lei mini biplane which had double engines uud propellers, is de scribed by tll eyewitness with tho Dritili army hendipmiiers in n nnr rntivo made public today by the of ficial press liurenu. lie writes: Duel In Mld-alr "The ricrmnii machine first circled mound ours, nt the same time shonl ing it Inucliinc gun, but ko far its known not inflicting tiny damage. Then our obcror fired fifty toiinds in return ill n range of less than 'J00 yards. It had some effect, for tho hostile biplane was seen to waver, nnd after moro shots its engines slopped. The enemy aeroplane then dived to a level of 'JOIN) feet, where it again llnfloned its course, flying slowly. Under heavy anti-aircraft fire from below, the pilot turned to ward our line to complete his recon iiiiissniice. When his machine was hit he decided o make for home. Tho petrol tnnkjhiiil been pierced and as the aeroplane glided downwards on a blunt tho pclrol was hit alight by the exhaust and ran blazing down the front of the' body of "the aeroplane. The machine traveled on. Tho unus ed rounds of innchine gun nmmunitiou exploded in the heat and tho pilot's loaded revolver was discharged. liven Hindi's Hunted "The pilot, however, did not lose control, nnd the aeroplane proceeded steadily on n downward course. He foro it had reached the ground a large part of Hie framework had been destroyed. Kven the hardwood blades of tho propellor were n burned that the propellor ccncd to icolve. "When the machine finally landed back of our line holh officers had been severely burned anil the pilot, climbing out of tho blazing wreck, tripped over a who slay and sprain ed his ankle. The few serviceable portions of the aeroplane were then collected and remoud under (he blirapucl of the (leriunn guns." 'S OFFER OF PEACE TALK CIIICAOO, Juno 28 William Jen nlngs Hryan may yet address tho Sons of Teutons "If satisfactory ar rangements can bo made." This statement was mado today by H. F. Hummel, chairman of tho com uiittee on arrangements for tho meet ing which was to have beon hold to night nnd nt which It was originally arranged that Mr. Hryan, pausing on his trip to Lincoln, Neb., should Fpeak. Tho subject on which Mr. Hryan was to talk, was really a minor mat ter," said Mr. Hummel. "Wo wanted hint to talk on tho exportation of am munition and he offered to ropeat his New York addross on 'peace.' That talk would do us no good. Stop tho exportation of munitions of war and there would bo peace in a month. Wo telegraphed him requesting a change of topic and wo shall know more about that whon he arrives here this afternoon. My committee will meet him at tho station, "Tho meeting has been postponed not boatige of Mr. Hryan so much as beoatue it appeared doubtful if the collioum could bo prepared to hold the crowd. Lator we will have the mooting and Mr. Ho an wil bo the principal spoaker if we can mako satisfactory arrangements with him." 'Would a talk on peace be tajls fRctary?" Mr. HmmmoI was sakwl. "A tulk on peace would do us no good,v Mr. Hummel reiterated. GERMANS GORE BRYAN MEDFORD. FIRST PICTURES FROM EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED EL CENTRO " - J"1-"li-l? iCcS HsV HftsttsVj MrTMMMsWsWBttsMSM f MiiMSSBMBMt U xfo-! PBrl? 5-Hw Imperial Valley llnkery at Ml Con tii, Cal., one of tlio worst wrecked liiilldiugs In devastated (own. STATES PAT PIJKI.V, Juno 28. Warning that the United States would not recog nize any agroomont between China and Japanese which Impaired Amer ican rights In China or endangered tho so-called "open door" policy, was conveyed to the governments of both China and Japan In an Identical note fiom Washington which was dollv oied about Mny 1C. Tho notes were handed to tho foreign oflces of both counjries a week nfter China hnd acceded to tho demands contained In tho Japaneso ultimatum Insisting upon concessions from tho former nation, The United States note In sub stance follews: "In view of tho negotiations which now are ponding between tho govern ment of China and tho government of Japan and of tho agreements which have beon reachod ns a result thoro of, tho government of tho United States has tho honor to notify tho government of tho Chinese republic that It cannot recognize any agree ment or undertaking which has been entered Into, or which may bo en tered Into, between the government of China and Japan, impairing . thn treaty rights of the United States nnd Its citizens In China, the political or territorial lutergrlty of tho republic of China or tho International policy relative to China, commonly known is tho open door policy. An Identi cal unto has been transmitted to tho Japanese government," IM'TROnicAD, Juno 'JS, via Lon don, J p. in. (Miners of the Ku.iuii general stuff now stale that they have sati,faeorily achieved the grouping of their forces in the Gor-mau-Oaliciati campaign and that they stand ready effectively to oppoo u fuithcr advance of the Autro-(lcr-man forces in Oiiliciu or in southern Itussia. The CJnilii Lipn liver, to which the 'Itibbinu force hnve retired, flows south from nbovo Itnhatyii, provide), admirable facilities for defense. Fiftuen milo further outward the Zlota Lipa, paralleling the (luiln Lipn, the ltiiinn believe, would of fer even a sh'oiifier obstacle to thn enemy, -inec tt i uppoilcd ilh a good railroad line. The iuot iiiiHii1uut points of the present situation j that portion of tho Vistula jidfl north of the rher San. Here the fieri nun nro attempt ing to force the nver uud flank the Itussisn Ksitions along tlio Tnnew, which have uueenasfully resisted frontal attack. The wood! approach to tho river here allow (lie Otrmani to eoneeul their batteries but up to Saturday no reit) advuutagtf had Uun taiiitsl hy the German. UNITED STAND CHINA'S OPEN DOOR RUSSIA READY M ATTAK BY GERMAN HOSTS ORECIOSr, MONDAY, .UTN1U 28, 1MB Ill I L s- - .... Masonic Temple, 1CI Cciitro, wrecked by ipmke. CORNEL VICTOR N N V TY EIGHT OARED RACE! POUOHKUKPSIK, Juno 2S. Cor nell won tho junior varsity olght oared two mile rnco horo today hy two lengths, l'onnsjlvnnln, second; Columbia, third. Official tlme: Cor nell, 10:00 1-r.; Pennsylvania, lOMtr,; Columbia, 10:07 :t-5. In (ho half inllo mr.ik Pennsyl vania had a slight lead over Cornell, with Columbia third by a length, do ing toward tho lirldo It was a pretty race between Poni)Hlvnnla and Cor nell, with tho Pennsylvania crew about a iiuarter of a length in the lead. At tho mile and a quarter mark tho three sliolls wore hut half a length apart, with Cornell first, Pennsylvania second nnd Columhla third. A quarter of a mile from the fin ish Cornell Inrreasod her load and Columbia began to mako alim on Pennsylvania. At tho finish Courtnoy'H juniors won easily by ono and a half lengths while tho Ponus)Ivnnla olght was sec ond, thieo-quarters of a length ahead of Columbia, Tho mark mndo today lowers tho old record by one minute, in Mi sec onds. Syracuse won tho freshman elxht oared shells two-mllo race here today by six lengths. Cornell was second, Columbia third, and Pennsylvania fourth. Cornell caught the water first nnd held the lead for the first quarter. Syraousn took tho load at the half mllo and gradually In oroasod it. Tho official time: Syia cuse, 0:20 3-5; Cornel, 0:43; Colum bia, 0:47 1-5; I'omtylvunlu, 10:01 2-5. Columbia miide a gieut spurt at the finish, but did not quite on tell Cor nell, who won second place by three qimitoni of a length over Coluuibiu, who in turn was three Itingth ahead of Pennsylvania, which fiiinhcd in an exhausted condition. Fan Day at Brooklyn NIJW YOIIK, June US. For the first time in many yeurs admission to a big league gamn here was free to day, when the Brooklyn club of the Federal league gave it tans' duy. President Itoburil It. Ward engaged a band for the gain with the Chicago club tbia afternoon. The Mirjxwe of tlio novelty waa to add to the jkjihi larity of the Druuklyn olub,' WAITER HELD IN LAWYER'S PLOT TO SLAY RICH KIN l'lTTKIH'IKl, I'll., Juno 28.a.co. Mcllcnry, u waiter of Washington, I). ('., arrested (hero mid brought here last night in connection with mt attempt on the life of Krunkliti T. Schneider, u wealthy candy iiiiiiitifnc turer, in n hotel heie last Thursday, was identified lodny by fl. W. Mor ris, manager of the hotel, ns having been u guest there the duy Schneider was assaulted. Mcllcnry and Thomas (1, Forney, it Washington attorney, who is al leged by (lie police lo have confessed that he was implicated in the plot to kill Schneider, his father-in-law, will he given u hearing June :i0 on charges of assault with intent to kill. Forney was lnl.cn In (ho comity jail this morning, where ho will he held without huil until tho hearing, He denied lo tho police that he con templated suicide, hut llicy deprived him of his belt, garters nnd suspend ers, Schneider, I he police declared, would he the priuripnl willies at the healing. F PAItlil, Juno SS-The Cormans. In fighting furiously at llagatollo and In tho trenches of Catonno aro seek ing to approach the stiongly fortified town of Verdun, according to Lieu tenant Colonel Itousset, military crl tlo In the Petit Parisian, Ho be lieves thor are seokliiK to gain con trol of tho railroad from Chalons to Sinlnte Meiinhould. While they are aiming at Verdun from two directions the critic believes tho efforts ot their fanny will prove futile. New Plfjeon Flllit Record KOKT WOKTII, Tex., June U8.-A nov world's record for 1 light by hom ing pigeons was claimed today by the MoU Woitli I'igeoit Fancierb nssocin ilfjn, Fciur bit ds, liberated nt' New Orleans, coseied the o71) miles to Fort Worth in fouilocu hours, main taining au avcraao of fortv-one lulles an hour, wuiral uiilua faster thou tlio best pieiotts record. VERDUN B ER'S ES FRIENDLY REPLY PLOTTO RESTORE AMERICAN NOTE HUERTA REGIME FROM GERMANY NIPPED IN BUD Ambassador Gerard Forecasts Fav orable Answer to Protest Upon the Slnkir of Lusltania Chanrje Saltl to Be Due to Representations Made by Meycr-Gcrlianl. WASHINGTON. Juno 2S. A fav orable reply by Germany to tho last American nolo on submnrluo wnrfrtro Is Indicated In today's state, depart inent advices from Herlln. Tho advices canto from Ambassa dor Oorard and wero notably tho first of a definite nature received since tlio American nolo reached tho Herman foreign office. Tho exact natuio ot the AnibasHitdor's messago was not divulged nnd II did not be come known whether ho rovcnled any Indication of tho trend of tho forth coming Herman reply. Tito ambas sador's despatch was of sufficient de tail, howevor, to put officials Inan optimistic attitude. It wns com municated nt onco to President Wil son nt thn summer white houso nt Cornish, N. II, Duo to Aleycr-t'eiliaiil Ambassador Herard based his ob servations on the fnvorablo effect which the visit of Dr. Anton Moyor Horhard, emissary of Count Von Ilerustorff, tho Herman ambassador here, had produced on offlcla'lu of the Herman government. Or. Her hard was understood by Ambassador Herard to have reported that public opinion In (he United States had been growing moro nnd moro favor able to Heruiiiny wjum tho sinking of the Lusltania undid what hnd been accomplished. Herhnrd mado it clear also that the United Slates did not want war, but wanted a satisfactory reply to Its representations. Herman officials aro eager, ac cording lo Ambassador Gerard's re port, to glvo such an unswor, but thoy have mado It clear that Germany cannot make any concessions which would destroy the effoctlvenoss.ot tho submarine. Thn Herman govern ment, It is understood, is seeking to find some method by which Ameri cans traveling on ships primarily used for passenger tratflo shall be safe, while the submnrliin continues Its activity against freight ships carrying chiefly contraband. Nou-Combalants Iiiiiiiiino Just what proposal Oormnny will make officials here cannot conjorturo, but since Hurmnny seems to ho will ing to safeguard tho rights ot Amer icans on ships primarily engaged In passenger traffic, nn ndherenco to tho principles expressed In the Amer ican note that non-comliataiits should bo immune from ntack would soem, In tho opinion ot officials hero, to bo recognized. No Information had been received on what the attitude of Hermany would bo toward assuming liability for tlio loss of American lives on tho Lusltania, but I ho fooling prevails that If a satisfactory arrangement can bo made as to tho future conduct of submarines towards vessels carry ing Amerlcnns, Hermany would sug gest a basis for a favorable adjust ment of tho Lusltania case us well, WASHINGTON', Juno 28. Tho state department's advices said Heu erul Carrunza was rushing troop trains from Vera Cruz to the capital, that fighting, nt tho hour the cour ier started, still was going on In tho outskirts of Mexico City and that' a repetition of tlio "truglo ten days," which precodod tho ovorthrow of Ma doro with probubly added horrors, waa fearod. lneltided In tho statu department's despatch from Vera Cruz wns this: "Xuputa foreos defoatod Cnrranza forces In Mexico City. Capital en tirely 'out off from tho world. Cnr ranza rushing all available men to Moxloo City. No food iu Moxlco City." Dr. K. II. Plokol has roturnod from Sun Fruualsuo where ho at tended the Amorlean Medioal society convention. GARRANZA S RUSED 0 C L NO. 84 Former Dictator ami General Pascual Orozco Arrested, Charged With Conspiracy to Violate Neutrality Laws New Revolution Planned to Reinstate Hucrta. WASHINGTON. Juno 28. Inside dotalls of tho plot to restore a Huertn regime to Mexico, nipped by tho United States, began trickling out to day through tho net of official se crecy, while Heneral Hucrta and his chief lieutenant, Pasiptal Orozco, are tinder federal detention at RI Pnso. They wero arrested yesterday, re leased under bond and kept under surveillance by agents of tho depart ment ot Justice. Other Mexicans, nearly a score of whom had n part In tho plot that failed, and probably somo Americans, nro also under surveillance. Secretary Lansing conferred today with Asslstnnt Attorney General War ren and It becamo apparent that the department of justice Intends to sift tho case to find tho backers of the now rovolutlon. Where the trail might load In tho United States Is only n matter of conjecture. All of ficials wero silent on that feature, but It Is gonornlly believed by thoso In clnso touch with Mexican affairs that tho coup wns to have the finan cial supoprt of somo prominent American interests, Hacked Hy tho Interests Official Information wns disclosed that weeks ago Huertn, in apparent seclusion at his country plnco on Long Island, offered his services to Heneral Iturblde, ono of tho exile colony In New York, nnipnt the same time sent nn emissary to Washing ton to ask It he would ho persona grata to OiIh government If he look part In Mexican affairs. .Iturblde declined Hucrtn's com pany and simultaneously Washington scut word to tho former dictator that ho would he persona non grata, de cidedly so. Immediately thereafter tho oftlclnl ndvlces horo say, lluerta renowed his offer to Iturblde, with a modified proposal that Iturblde accept lluer tn's aid, without lluerta's leadership, but with the co-operation of his as sociates. This last offor, officials hero nnd diplomatists with Mexican Interests who hnvo been keeping themselves Informed, say Iturblde ac cepted. To oiiiinantl Itorder In view of this Information, offi cials are puzzled to know Just how much of an active part Huertn In tended to tuke In a movement on Mexican soil, although they have no (Continued on Page 0.) THINKS IS NORMAL IA XI-W YOHK, June 28. (leneral Frank J. Streator of Concord, X. II., head of tho committee headed h. Federal Judge Aldrich lo determine whether Hurry K- Thnw would be it nubile menace if lihenvted on bail dining Ins stay in New Hampshire, testified today in the jury proceed jugs to determine Thaw's inontul eon- dttiou. Thuw impiofM'il him, (Icnernl ytreutor said, u being absolutely normal, ficucrul Stientor described the commission's exuniinutioii of Thaw, who was asked, he said, to tell of hi ccimo from Mnttoiiwnn, but wits re- luctuut nt first to do so. Thaw then drew a rough sketch of Mnttenwan uud went into the details of the mat ter, ilckd-ibing life tit Miitteuwnn and tolliiu? of the vuiioiiii examinations that had been made of hint to deter mine his (.unity. Ho bad nlso related in detail tho shooting of Stanford White and thu oireumslnucos that led up to it. "Thuw said that immediately upon firing thu pistol ho realized be bud done wrong," (leiioral Streator testi fled, efrehins; bis meTuory frequent, ly from the i opart- wllleli bad been oxoludud. STREAM T HAW MENACE tf IL