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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Pnlr ..Tonight-Wednesday. Mux. Id; Mill. n:i.5. I. Forty-fifth Tear. Dally TVnth Year. MEDFORD. OREOON, TUESDAY, JUNE 1), 1915 NO. 85 i GERMAN RUSH I THROUGH.GALICIA I REACHESPOLAND Teutonic Forces Touch Russian Ter ritoryCzar's Center Reforms Anew for Battle on Grila Una Sporadic Attacks on Western Front Italian Advance Continues. LONDON, dune '). Tho Nubian renter in Gulicia is mindly reform ing- behind the. river (Inila Lipn be J'oio General Von Liiisengeir drive across tliu Duiotor, bill tlus retreat, in the opinion of London military critics, is almost entirely due to the battle in the Lemberg legion, where the positions of the Russians miide letiiemenl inevitable. These move ments have stiengthoncd the Austin Gemuin line nml have consolidated , the liohl of the Teutons on the re gained (laheian capital. Only on the eastern righting front me events of moment occurring, so iar as is revealed by the news which filters through from the vast field of operations. The Teutonic sweep eastward along that front is contin uing mid the chief question which the military expert aie endeavoring to unswer is how far it will extend before being halted liv the next de termined defensive stand on the part of the Russians, Teuton Advance Continues With the line of the Dniester north nf Nalie. evacuated, the main field of contention just at ptesent seems to be to the north of I.emberg, where stubborn rear guard actions are be ing; fought by the rft renting: Ifus hiniis. Latest A' 'Lilian reports nicn tio'i the operation, at length and the Ifussiun official sluleinent admits the continued advance of the Teutons. More effective resistance appar ently is bring offered by the Oruud J)uko Nicholas forces further to the north, in the southern part of Rus sian Poland, hpwover, the ltusiaus reporting that they have thwarted a determined attempt liv the Autriuus to drive thiougli. The only other hints of stirring activity come from the Daidanelles, where, according to Turkish reports, there has been heavy artillery tiring with infantry attack, which the Turks say they have lupuNed. On Western IVoiit In tin west there have been spor ailie atiu'ks by the French, who re port progress through an infantry operation along the road between Angres and Alilain. (iermaii ac counts declare all attempts by the French to gain ground were frus trated. The French concede the cor rectness of a leeeul (lenuau claim to a gain in the Verges, but declaie part of the ground lost was recaptured. The. advance nf the Italians ban been very slow, but if it in to be en tirely stopped more Austrian troops must in all probability be transferred from the (laliciau line unless Austria is willing- to sun under the seaport of Tiiest. Triest, however, being the first important milestone of the load to Vienna, it no doubt will be defend ed to the Jast. E FOR LOSS OF FRYE IF PI PROMPTLY WASHINGTON, Juno 29 With the publication today o( tho American noto to Qermany concerning tho de struction of the American ship Wll Ham V. Frye and her cargo of wheat by tub Gorman commerco destroyer I'rlnz Kltel Krledrlch, Interest bore centered In tho oharactor of tho reply the government would make. It was dispatched to Ambassador Gerard June 24 and by htm present ed to ho German foreign office lat,t Saturday. The communication urges a settlo meat by direct communication instead of by diplomatic mouus. The American government declares that It will accept Indoiunity, if paid promptly, as reparation. It Is made clear that tho raited Stole will not accept German)' oontontlon that she has a right 'to stop the oarrylng of routratmnd by Aroerlean ship by jetriietlou of the contraband and eh ship earning It A PT INDEMNITY BATTLE RAGING FOR POSSESSION CITY OFIXICO For Six Days Capital Has Been Iso lated From the World Carranza Forces Masslnu for New Attack Zapata Forces Reported to Have Moved Archives to Cuernavaca. WASHINGTON, .lime liil.-Foi practically si days there has been no word received here as to what has happened in Mexico City. Latest news eaine to Vera Cruz by courier and- icached bete several days old wllen conditions were described as extremely critical. What has hap pened since then no one here knows, because the .Mexican capital has been cut ofr from telegraphic communica tion with the outside woild. The-e advices said that the Zapata forces bad defeated (lener.il (lona les and had taken a good deal of ammunition ami other military sup plies. It is feared here thai the fighting may have been carried into the capital, thereby jeopardizing the lives of foieiguer.s " Capital Still Isolated Late disptacbes came through to the state department from Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz leporting that Mexico City still was isolated nml that Ciirraimi troops were massing fi 'or n nt'VViituek which was expected o begin within a few days. Cleneral vurrniin telegrnphcd his igeney lieie. today that fiiilher at t tack on Mexico City was being dela.v ;ed while Oeflernl Gonzalez was Irv ing to make arrangements to avoid a battle within tho city itself. Tliu diplomatic coips in Mexico City, the dispatch slated, was taking step to protect the iiou-eombatants of all nationalities in the event of fighting within the city itself, and the Zapata forces were repoited to have sent their nrehires to Cuernavaca. The telegram was- the first confirmation from Carninza sources of the defeat of General Gonzales by the Zapata forces in the first attack. Itcfugcets An It lug General Carranza's telegram adds that Ameiicaii refugees Irom the capital lire beginning to uriive at the camp of Gonzales, which is southeast of the oiitsl.ii ts of Mexico City. What disposition is being made of them is not stated, hut it is presum ed they will be iixi.cd to continue on to era Cruz ICAN Fi LAUKDO, Toxas, June 29. There has been severe fighting for tho paHt three daya between Villa and Car ranza forces at Villa Garcia, between Monteiey and I'urednn, according to passengers who arrived hero today from Monterey. It tvu estimated that the forces wero about evenly divided, there being from five to fifteen thousand on each side. Losses wero said to havo been heavy. Tho Villa forces wero said to have attacked with the object of preventing a Carranza campaign against Torreon. An officer of the constitutionalist army declared today that Villa evacuated Saltlllo on account of food shortago thero, but passengors from Monterer ydonled this report. BRYAN TO TALK PEACE AT E LINCOLN'. Juno 29 William J. Ilrau, accompanied l Mrs. Ilrjan. wag met liy a small party of personal friends this morning upon the return of the foinier soorotary of state to his homo. Mr. and Mrs. Jlryan are the guoats of Mayor Charles W. Ilryan a brother, during a dafu sla) In the city. Mr. Hrjran will apeak tonight at an neon air Meeting mi the sub J est of 'The I'arwur, a Friend of Peace " He will t- tomorrow for Suu Fran cisco, MEX S IN HEAVY FIGHTING M THE THAW jw" '" HHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin mi yv V , Ygg!glW Xs? 4 aaar " in al "bbbbbbWbN awaT i l HGek SlrlfisinilPAGNE AND "" GERMAN FORCES SPECIAL SESSION 10 JEALOUSY CAUSE NORTH OF LEMBERG REPEAL SEA LAW NKW YORK, Juno 29. Tho Mari time association of tho I'ort of New York, numbering 800 representatives of domestic and foreign steamship Hiiph entering this port, was prepar ing today nn appeal to President Wil ton, urging him to call a special ses sion of rongrcsH to repeal tho present BcamenV law. In resolutions adopted by the as bocIMoii, a copy of which was to bo Kent to tho president, It was set forth that "enforcement of this low will bo most disastrous In effect, mid its drastic and Impracticable provisions will defeat tiio very purposes for which It wan wild to ho enacted," Tho situation Is so critical to shipping In terests, It is asserted, as to "warrant mid fully Justify tho president in call ing a special session of rongrosH for the repeal of this law before Its ruin ous provisions shall become effect Ivc." t'nlpRH the law Is repealed, the us collation asserts, long established Hues will of necessity be withdrawn and other Hues heavily handicapped. Copies of the resolutions wero sent to every commercial organization along the Atlantic seaboard. L WASHINGTON', June 20. The United States government has ndopt ed the practice of notifving the Ger man admiralty through Ambassador Gerard of tho time of the departure of every passenger ship sailing the American ting and approximately the hours durftig which it will pus through tho war zone. This precaution i being tal.cn in order that German submarine com manders ttiny be on the watch for American vofcsoln ami prevent a rep etition of the attack on the American tank' ship Gulflight, torpedoed bv a German submarine commander who suppo-ed the escl was n ltntisli ship becniifie it was in eompaiiv of two Lnglirili (Hitr-d bouts. SHOWERS FOR OREGON IS PREDICTION FOR FOURTH WASHINGTON, June J0. Kan went Iter for tw Fourth of ,lulv hol iday ul Mauluv was prowi! to day bv the weather bureau fur ev erv e lion of the coniilrv ciit (lr egon when- iusbt ilmwii- are rb- I able GERMANY NOTIFIED BUT BAR'L IS WHAT OF THAW'S CRIME NHW YORK, June 29 -I)r. Clias. I. Ilnncroft, head of the New Hamp shire stato hospital for tho insane, and a member of tho federal rommls soln which oxamlned Hnrry IC, Thaw during his sojourn In New Hampshire, testified today that n hi opinion Thaw not only was sauo but n I way 8 hud been sane. Dr. liuucroft testi fied as an export alienist In tho Jury proceedings to determine Thnw'R mental condition, Thaw's act In killing Stanford White, Dr. llancroft said, was not the product of u systematic delusion, such as characterizes tho true par anoiac "The killing of Stanford Whlto," ho said, "appeared to iih a passionate, Impulsive act, growing out of a condi tion of mind duo chiefly to angor and Jealousy, which was tho final culmi nation of a ceilos of circumstances that had been bearing down on him a long time. It did not seem n Ope of paranoia hut was duo to Jealousy of Mr. White, not to a diseased con dition of mind. "Thaw know Hint Whllo had been antagonistic to him In nn unpleasant way. Ho wanted to get even with White. Ills act was tho product of a sane mind, which, after ho bad In dulged In champagne, suddenly lost ItH control." "Then you bollevo Thaw was never Insano?" asked Doputy Attorney Gen eral Hecker. "I do," was the reply, "Another reason for my belief Is that Thaw expresses regret for his deed, A paranoiac nover expressos regrot. He continually tries to JiiBtlfy tho deed and no amount of persuasion can con vince him that ho has douo wrong." HIGH LINE DITCH OHANI) JIN( TIOV, Colo., June 20. The eo-called b'th line canal, seventy miles lung, which i to irri ttate more than .'ill. (10(1 acres of gov - i union t laud, waa opumnl bore to day. John .1. Fltzgtfitild, oba.tiiHii of tho lion appropriation" commit tee, pulled the lever whU-li set in mo tion electrical iiiaehinerv that opened tho head gate from (iraud nver. The hH4ao aiittrtiriatiuuN (Mimiaittat COLORADO OPENS awl h largo uwbr of govMmuwNt officijls and eitin witnessed the eerciiionv. The canal was eon tnictfd lour i.ir- af" -'l H 't of uppr'.uiimt' is $ i,i)UU,iiU0. THEY WANT RUSSIAN SOL HHItLIN, Juno 29.- Tho official statement given out today by tho Ger man army headquarters ntaft an nounces lint to tho north of Lemberg the Austro-Gorman forces nro now on mission territory. Tito report sus: "In tho ;.outheaslern theater: Tho army uiu t General von Llnsengeu defeated the enemy during n pursuit along the entire front between Hallcz and I'lrjelow and drove them across tho Gullu Llpa river. In this section the fighting continues. Further to to the east of Lemberg, tho town of Kamlonkn, 2R miles northeast of i.omnorg lias neon readied ny our troops. To tho north of Knmtonka tho eneni;- 'Id not wait our attack but retreated ncrosn tho river Dug at a point below Kamlonkn, "In a section to tho north and northeast of Mosty Wlelkle, about :ifl miles north of Lemberg, and also to tho northeast and west of Tomas Xow the enemy offered resistance Kvcryvvhoio he wns defeated. Iutq wo are now on Hussion territory, (Tonias.ou- Is In Poland ) "Under tho pressure of our advance In this district tho enemy Is begin ning to ovacualo his positions In tho Tuuew section and mi the lower San." IRELAND PLEADS ST I'Al L, June 20. The value of Catholic schools for the instruction of the Catholic youth wan emphasized today by the Moat Key, John Iielaud, archbishop of St. I'nul, in lux address- of welcome to the delegates at the iirt general boinu of the Cath olic F.diicutionu! association' tweltth annual convention. Archbishop Ireland Raid nearly a million and a half pupils wero leceiv- ing just ruction in the school oatuh hhed in the United Slattw by the Catholic church in tho contention that "icbgion should puruiento and vivify the (sluciitioii of ehildhooil and of youth." Tuia education ia not ob tainable in the home, he aaid, h fev liareiila aie ejiwhle or willing to touch religion. "While leliuiona inslriielion i given iireetaleiire in thoao inatilu tiona," tha artdibiahop awid, "other UioHiea a i giren their alia re of at tuntioii. ho that in malten of aaeular kuowl(li;e tbi' Catholic school., liiuk vAith tht bi-t iiistitutioiis of (he btHtl " i FORCHURCHSCHOOLS NEITHER NATION UNDERSTANDS OTHERGERHARD Peace Emissary in Berlin Press Says Influence of Papers Overestimated Thinks Americans as Rule Dis approve of Filllnn Orders for Mil nitions for Allies. HHULIN, June 'Jl.l)r. Anton Meyer Geihnrd, ultachu of tho Gcr ninii colonial office, who was sent fiom tho United Stales to Herlin by the Gorman ambassador, Count Von Hernslorff, to explain the viovvp of the United S'lutes regaiding' the Lu- sitauia incident, published tin article in Der Tug today on "Germany nipt America,'' in which he any hit ex-1 pcricucc convinced him thai -both eouiiliiei misunderstood each other. "It ii true,'' miya Dr. Meyer Ger hard, in his aiticlc, "that the Ameri eau press, with some laudable excep tions, especially the Germau-Aiueri-enn )ii)crH, have not succeeded in remaining neutral, but the iiilltieneo of the press upon public opinion is sometimes gieatly overestimated. Doubtless large sections ol the Aiuer ii'iin people are friendly toward Ger many, whose efficient organization is daily winning new friends and arous ing interest in things German. "One excellent effect of the wnr is upon Gernian-Amerieaiis, fjht with out sacrifice of their loyalfytto' their ndoplcd country have fdiovvnldronK leineiuhrnnee of their descent, their education and their culture, Desidc them, on tho other side of tile ocean, there are wide circles who Hvmpn- thie with Germany.1 Alluding to the discussion over tliu nmmunititui ipi'cstiou, Dr. .Meyer Ger hard said: "Germans often mistake largo am munition orders for filled orders, To a large extent hucIi orders nunhang iug big factories into ainmunitioii works. This ia regrettable, b.ut the writer ia convinced that lnrgi parts o fthe American people disapprovo of it and u popular vote, would, show u considerable umjmity against tho practice. GeimiiiiH must discrimin ate between business men ncccpting orders and the greut iiiiih of Ameri can people." CHILDREN AT FAIR RAN FHAXCLSCO, .lone lil. Search for two da.vlight bandits who held up aip lobbed children at the l'liuuma-I'auifio exposition, was be gun today by the police at the sug gestion of Henry (J. W. Diukclspiel, eoiumiKsioner general from Hiuin to the exposition, whoso ten-year-old son John was one of three victims. Two other hoys, 10 and J'J years old, Kalpli, sou of Albert K'ahn, fruit impoiter, and Matthew, son of Dr. Osenr Tobriner, wero with Joint Dui kclspicl vvbeii two bn.VH iiboul 1H years old induced tliem bv llirenta and the siyht of clubs to follow thuin from u street whore thousands of persons wero pusaiug to u aoeluded spot back of a building. Tho young bandits obtained .-fJ.IIO. They accus ed their victims of stealing a hall ami took the money lor payment. PITY, DONT CENSURE SAN FltANOLSC'O, Juno I'll. Sor row, pity and criticism wore express ed today In tho dlsciusdon ot Fourth of July oratoru, trial luwerH and act om and other followers ot Doiuob thonoa by apeukera before tho 21th annual Howilon ot tho National Speech Art aaaoolutloii. it was agreed gen erally that "actors may know how to uct, but not how to speak" and thut "oratoru" ua a clans aro upplauso nook, Innoient of the upon uosamo to vnlco-ma.tor) "aelt forgotful niMW." Ooorge C. WIlllHina of It boon, N. Y., prenldunt, advocatod uoctlouul ooinioltteoa to atundarlzo toachlng of apeeih urta In public sihuoln. BANDTS CHRONIC A NEW ARRESTS IN HUERTA REVOLT PLAN EXPECTED United States Will Prosecute Every Violation of Neutrality Hatched on American Soil Federal Agents Watch Diaz and Other Deposed Mexican Leaders. KL PASO, Te.x., .Tune 20. The possibility of additional nrrosts of Mexican lenders by United States of ficials and of nil roily beginning of new revolutionary activity across the border were the two outstanding rou tines of (he situation here today. No developments in the ease of Generals Vielnrinnn Ilueila and I'asennl Or ozeo were expected until they nro called for trial TlitirMlnv before United Klntes CommlsMoner Oeorgo Oliver on charges of attempting to set on foot n military expedition in violation of the United States neu trality. Federal authorities would not ad mit that additional arrests were con templated at this time, hut it wih known that a large number of prom inent Mexicans nro under mirvoil Innee. At, least fifteen former Mex ican federal generals have been in. I'd 1'uko for the past two weeks. In Advisory Cjiiwiclty There was apparent ninonm some adherents of Unertu ifrjfccllnp'' thn,t the general's arrest by, United. Slnles officials would not materially nffcet developments in .the new revolution nry nioyi'ineiiL Some were inclined to believe that Ilueiln vould lift in an ndvisory capacity rather Ihttn lake an actie pint in any operations that might be contemplated til this lime, .., . Agents. of (he United Slnlcn gov eminent were busily engaged till over tho country wnlehing eiirefull.V the movements of prominent Mexicans who have been active' in Mexican pol itics and al-o those suspected of such activity lo see that there are no violations of American neutrality. To Prevent Conspiracies The arrest of Generals Vieloriauo Unci tu and I'aseual Oro.co .at HI I'aso ami I lie strict surveillance over General Felix Diaz, Mondrngou, Hlaiupiet and 1'clipe Angeles, now living in the United States, and oth ers is a part of the general policy of the American government to try and prevenj the setting afoot of any mil itary movements other than those nlreadv ctahlihcd in .Mexico. In hue with its poliny to prevent, if possible, further revolutionary movements in (do southern republic, or at least Ihe setting on foot of such expeditions on American soil, the government puipnscfi In prosecute vigorously violations of neutrality, regardlesh of the prominence of the individuals or their affiliations. I'osHihilitv that others may he ideutilied with tho so-called llueitn eoiixpiracv intensified interest here todnv in the investigation by agents of the department ot justice into the situalio FOR DEFEAT BY SVN I'ltANCLSOO, Juno 29. Why I.elaud Stanford Jr., unlverslly'H eight which took necond place In tho I'oiigh keepsle regatta jesterdoy did no mout ly on brawn, and dhowed no form to, upeuk of, wuh explained hero today by 1) C. Hebron's, Stanford's erad uato niuuager ot athletics. Stanford, Hohrons said, rows vlr. tually In tho mud while at home. A slimy Hlough, giving forth Unpleasant odors, Is their courso. Tho water Is po muddy It la thick, nnd no black It is like a mirror. Tho slough is eight miles by rail, and a considerable walk after that, from the campus. Once or twice a vvonk Frauk Ouerena, thu coach, allpa down from San Francisco and coaches. Tho rest of the time the toum does tho best It can. nuoreiia was coxwaln In tho Ill fated Stanford crow ol 1012 which went to places at l'oughkeopsle, after L crossing the course the day before tho rtire In iKdter than the wlnnlug time STANFORD B CORNELL'S W i i