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Medtord Mail Tribune WEATHER Fair Tonight nnd Tuesday. Slav. 01; Mln. B2; Hum. la. SECOND EDITION MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, .UTLY 20,1915. NO. 107 Forly-flfth Tear. Putty Tinth Tear. AGREE TO PAY BRYAN 10 SPEAK IN MEDFORD AT THE CITY PARK THURSDAY EVENING TO TOTAL 1200 E J EASTLAND DEAD AMERICAN SHIP LEELANAWSUNK BY SUBMARINE GERMANS SHIFT FIGHT TO NORTH FOR WARSAW GONZALES AGAIN RETURNING TO I CITY OF MEXICO 5 PE GENT it? m AYS CORONER 111 Steamer Discharged Cargo of Cotton at Archangel and Reloaded With Cargo of Flax Crew Landed in Own Boats at Kirkwall Sfifp For merly Known as Earnwcll. LONDON, July 2C. Tho American steamship Lcolanaw, from Archangel, .July 20, for HolfaBt, -with a cargo of flax, was sunk today by a German submnrlno off tho northwest coast of Scotland. All tho members of tho crow of the Lcclnnaw woro saved. Thoy woro brought Into Kirkwall iu their own boats. Tho steamer left Now York May 17 with a cargo consigned to Russia by way of Gothenburg. Tho vessel was detained at Kirkwall wlillo in quiries wcro mado as to tho possi bility of getting her cargo to Ilus bla as Sweden forbids tho export of cotton. Tho ship was released Juno -('. with permission to proceed to Archangel whero tho cotton was dis charged and a cargo of flax was load ed for Belfast. No Ik-lnllH nt Hniiil No details of tho torpedoing of tho Lcelanaw havo been received bo yond n message stating that tho crew had been safely landed at Kirkwall, Scotland, from which placo they noti fied tho American cansul nt Dun dee of tho sinking of tho vossd. Tho Lcolanaw was owned by tho Ilarby Stcams'hlp company of Now York. Sho was formerly cnlloJ tho Karnwoll. Sho was 280 fee: long and of 192 I gross tons. Sho loft Gal veston May G and Now York .May 1, with a cargo of cotton for Archangol. Knrly In Juno alio was detained by tho Hrltlsh authorities at Kirkwall. This action was taken because lior cargo, although destined for Hussla, wns consigned by way of Gothonbcrg, Sweden, which country forbids tho oxpotr of cotton. Having discharged her cargo nt Archangel It Is evident that tho Lco lanaw was roturnlng from Archangel when sho was sunk. I'Inv Contrnlwuul An official statement of tho Ger man government, issued April 13, 1815, sot forth that fiax Is contra band of war. Tho Lcolanaw was rommanded by Captain 1). H. IJolk. Her crow con sist od of sovon officers and thirty two men, and her owns, tho Ilarby Steamship company, pltnr.ed to to turn tho Lcolanaw In unllaatJo this country. Tho Leolanaw'a agonts had no Information regarding tho sinking of the steamship other than contained Iu tho press dispatches. Is "Tnri loudly Ait" WASHINGTON, July 20.-rThe tor podoing of tho American steamer l.uolanaw is n shock to American of ficials, wlio see iu tlio incident furth er aggravation of the situation be tween Germany and tho United State. Although tiioy hoMtuted today in tho absence of details, to construe tho net us coming within the warning of tho last American note which pointed out that further violation of international law af fecting American citizens would he lcgurdcd as "deliberately unfriend ly," tho view was taken that Ger niMiiy, in effect, had ignored and dis regarded nu earlier mite sent iu con nection with tho sinking of tho American ship William 1. Fryo hv tho German cruiser Pruiz Kitol Fried rich. (Continued on pago thrco) I WASHINGTON, .lulv 2fi -Senator PlieJau's roport on his Investigation into the conduct of Jamos M. Sulli van, former minister to the Domln lean Itublle. was mado publle to day at the stats department. Sulli van recently reel g nod at the reueat of Preeideat Wllaan as tbe result of the InveellgaUeas. Senator IMiolan aid tbe fact that Sullivan was sua parted far aplaiat ay aorsoni huviag latateeta la Same Domingo woe concealed trom the appointing powor. Mackcnscn in South Poland Unable to Win Advance Germans Cross Narcw River Alonq Wide Front Russians Fall Back to Second Line of Defense Along Bug River. LONDON, July 20. Fighting for Warsaw lias shifted from South I'ol nnd, where tho most desperate ef forts of Field Marshal Von Muckcn- sen have been unuulo to win an ap preciable advance, to tho north of tho Polish capital, where tho Ger mans have crossed thu Nurew river along (i wide front. I'elrogrnd so far has not admitted this German success. It also still is apparent London militarv observers sny, that tho Oxlrolcnkn fortress, from which radiate tho useful slrn-' tcgic railroads, continues to he con trolled by thu Rus-Joiis, although the attack of the Germans from 1'ttlttisk uorthwiud has brought them to a point south of OMrolcukn. Tho lat est success of tho Germans brings them within 25 miles of North War saw, but tho I'olish capital hns a second lino of defense iu this direc tion along tho Hug river. IlusMuns Fight Ktuhlmnily To tho southward the Germans are attacking tho" defeiiho lines near Piu zeeno, which is 12 miles from War saw. That the situation in tho cap ital is becoming- more precarious is indicated by tho news that tho Hus sians are withdrawing all men and material for tho manufacture of mu nitions from the city. Tho stubborn hold of tho Russians on the Lublin-Chclm railroad contin ues. Tho Auotro-Gorinnn troops, Russian advices say, not only are being held along this line, but are suffering under ficrco eounter-at-tnoks. K.xcepl for the consolidation of tho Flench succors in the Vosgos moun tains, which resulted iu tho enpturo of 800 Germans, 1'nris reports only artillery and initio warfare along the wo-torn front. Tin key Cedes lliilgurlii Land Some uneasiness is being caused iu diplomatic circles of the entente allies by the report, not vet officially confirmed, that Turkey has coded to Bulgaria the Turkish portion of the Dedeagatch railroad. Sofia reports this cchsion nil) have no effect on Hulgnriun neutrality but tho belief is pxprohhcd hero that Turkey would not bo likely to give up such valuable lorritory without tho promise- of sub stantial aid from Hulguiiu. That preparations have been made by Germany for a winter campaign is indicate by an official dcxputoh from Horlin says that tho war do pnrtmont already lias on hand sup plies of warm clothing for tho troops. A French torpedo boat dostroyor, evidently co-oporating with tho Ital ian fleet, is reported from Toulon to have destroyed tho Austrian subma rine ami aeroplane depot on Lagosta . . .... island, one of the Dulmntion group in the Adriatic sea. Iu Other Fields of War Riva, an Austrian town on Lake Grudu, has been tho object of an attack from the air by Italian avia tor. Two aeroplanes dropped 18 bombs on tho local railroad station "with excellent reulU," according to tho Kalian official announcement. An observer at tho Dardanelles describes a successful el fort on the part of a l!ritih aeroplauo to pre vent u submarine fioin discharging a torpedo at a Ilnti-h troop ship. The aviator dropped shells so clone to the submarine that it was com polled to seek snli-ty under the sea. BECKER'S FINAL FIGHT LIFE BEING WAGED NKW YORK, Jul -. N.ipi.-n..-Court JimticH Ford took under ad vieiueut toduv tbe application "i CharlfM Keeker fur u new triul. De cutioti will pndtably be haudt-d down Uhooitow Muiming. If a longer -pnl i required, Dis trict Aluntfr I'erkiHa will tee taut liei-ker' electrocution U postponed. Villa Force Defeated According to Carranza Report. Foreigners in Caoltal Appeal to the United States to Save Mexico" From Destruction By Its Own Offspring. GALVESTON, Texas, July 20. General l'ablo Gonzales is returning to Mexico City after having assisted in tho defeat of a Villa column, un der General Rudolfo Fierres, and is now at Villa Guudulopo, according to information which reached the Car ranza headquarters iu Vera Cruz last night, and was cabled to tho local Carranza agent bore. v Tho Villa forces are being pur sued by tho Carranza forces under General Diegez. MKXICO (MTV, .lulv 17, by courier to Vera Cruz, July 20, by mail to New Orleans July 20. Conditions in the capital today border on tho des perate, Thousands of tho hungry wander about tho streets searching for food which is not obtainable be cause merchants refuso to tako paper money. Mulw 1sit Stores General Gonzales' decree nullifying tho fifty million dollar issue iu circu lation when ho entered tho oily, him not been followed by mi issue of now money. Yesterday mobs of women paraded tho streets looting bakeries, markets and pastry-shops, until they were dispersed by streams of water from fire hose. Virtually all places of business nre closed. The city is full of rumors concerning tho approach of Villa nnd Zapata forces, and there has been almost continuous fighting iu the suniiihs. A muss meeting of representatives of tho foreign colonies was held to day and an appeal for reliof and pro tection wns issued to the government and to tho pcuplo of tho United Statos. Tho appeal which will be forwarded to Washington, says in part: Apejml to Undo Sam "A committeo representing Ameri can residents of Mexico City, ap peals to tho government and people of tho United States for relief and protection, on hohnlf of nil foreign residents in Mexico and tho great majority of MexicansNvho are suf fering indescribable hardships through prevalent conditions of want, disorder ami violence. "President Wilson's recent warning to the Mexican leaders that their dif ferences must bo composed within n 'very short time,' has gouo unheeded and conditions steadily nre growing worse. No Red Cross supplies ex cept modicines havo arrived here. Tho city's supply of water is shut off. Countless thousands aro suf fering from hunger; supplies aro out offl commerce- nnd industries nro paralyzed. Stores havo been closed for n week, awaiting announcement as to motioy acceptable. Appeal of l)cpulr "Fresh reports havo been received by tho committeo of murders, rob beries and outrages against foreig ners as well as Mexicans throughout thu country. . . . In despair wo again appeal for relief for buffering, starving Moxieo, poweiless to save herself in tho agony ot destruction by her own offspring, supplied with arms ami ammunition from the United Slates, tho country to which uuunuod Mexico looks for salvation." Tho foregoing was sent from Mexico City just prior to the ovueuu turn by Currunzn's army, and thu ro occupation bv Zapata forces. U It was impossible to cable the do patch from Vera Cruz, owing to censorship. BRITISH STEAMER BY LONDON. July Jfl. The Jlntn.ll steamer Granger uod of 3122 toll gross, bound from Aibniigl, ltu is, for Havre, Franoe, ha been tor pedoed and sunk in the North Ha by a German mhniarmo. The orew landed today at Lerwiuk, Scotland. ,;' BHHWH l I .." L..A Win'. J. Hrynn who is shown above sampling a glass of Oregon logan berry juice, will visit Crater Lake as- guest of the Med ford Commercial club'tiiis week and speak at the city park at H o'tloik Thursday 'evening July 21). HKWLIN, July 2(1.-The war office today gavo out nn official repot t on tho progress of hostilities which said : "An official telegram from mun headquarters dated July 2(1 says that in tho western theater of tho war no important ovcuts have transpired any whero on tho front. "In tho eastern war then I er: North of tho river Xieiueii the tinny under General Von lluelow has reached the lowns of l'oswol nnd I'onicwitz. Wherever the enemy lias offered te sistniico ho has been beaten. Wo en pi u red over 1000 prisoners. "On tho Narew front our troops forced a crossing of tho river. Kuith ormoro both nbnvo and below Oslro lcnka our troops nre slowly pushing tho enemy back iu the direction of tho river Hug. The Russians are of fering obstinuto rcsintunco to these advances. Hero nNo wo ruptured about 1000 ltiihsiaus and more than it) tnaehiiio guns. "On tho northwest front our troops are advancing toward tho group of fortifications around Novogcorglovsk and Warsaw. TEDDY WANTS SEAT HE LOS ANGHLL'K, July 20. Colonel Theodore Hoosewll held a Santa 1-V train eight minutes nfter it was scheduled to leave today for San Diego and forced a eoniprotiiibo by which tho railroad company attached a special ear fco that ho and Mrs. Roosevelt might Ihim- tho seats thoy had rosorved. Tho.resorvationi. were made, no oordiug to railroad ofiiciuU, on a train that had not vet orriod. Col. Roosevelt held that tho roaervatiotm woro on tho ttaiu then about to do purt, and the dinpnio was pot ad justed until execiiine official woro called. They ordi n an ex tin our attached. OAKLAND, CI. July 20. -Fifteen men and v n -ii were injuivd today, several of iIkui perlmM fiit wlly, when h lieuw lioxem wiihmIkhI into Hit iiihoiind ciiwdd utrwt ear of tilt Su Pnblo awtHH lino nt thu ShiiIh Fd right of way. Among tbe uol mHouiIv iujurad nre: F. 0. Ilrunt, dwdmwr, Rich inund, Cub, inUmittl lujutir-, m.i liu. I. A. liryanl, Sun Dwicimo, m tvrMi iMjuria. JumuIi l (lark, dtttMity MHHly Ji'lerk, Onkbittd, immWo fnurtur of th Hkidl. GERMANS TIGHTEN i i DOOMED WARSAW " L ADMIT PAID TO I E NHW YOltIC, July afi. -James A. Smyth, ono of tho federal inedlatorH said today that tho Standard Oil strlko Hluatlon at llayouno was well In hand nnd ho believed thoro would bo no further disorder. Jeremiah J. Daly, chairman ot tho strikers committeo, was arrested this aftornoou by ordor ot Sheriff Kln Icead. ' Italy was taken Into custody on suspicion that ho had been Influen ced by outsldo lutorostu to Inclto troubel in tho Standard Oil plants. A Htntotuont attributed to Italy was Klven out today by Hherlff Klnkcad. tl partly reads: "I falHoly and ntnllclnunly ropro Kontcd mysolf to Sheriff Klnkend, tho strikers and tho Standard OH offi cials as an omployo of tho compnny. I heroby regret tho part I played In the presetn situation." Horetoforo Italy has been accoptod by tho strikers as ono of their num ber. He gained much Influonco with tho union organized laborers that thoy eloctod him chairman of tholr commltieo. Ills munaHklng camo when tho sheriff nskfd him to go to tho works with a group of men to ro celvo wages. When It was speedily determined that lie was not an om ployo ami hla arrest followod. FAMOUS PEOPLE VISIT CRATER LAKE Mr. John Philip Soinu, wife of tho world's greatest band director, hor daughter, Minn Nellie, and Mrs. Hamilton Abort, prominent iu miuical circles of tho Hast and South, and all pf Now Votk loft Sunday morning for Crater Lake, reluming tomor row, Tho party was auooiupaniod this fur by John Philip Soumi and his baud, who nro rilling an engagement Ml Portland. Among (ho dislinguiHhud visitor who vuited tho grout seunio spot tho Inst week wero Mr. Mry Low of Now Yotk, ono of tho richest ronton iu tho world and Sonator 1'usu of Ver mont. This weok the most notwl vis itor will bo William JeuuiugM Uryan, former socrntury of stttta, and foro moit npotlo of jwHce. Sens tor Puge of Verwout, whs hc eompanitd by thu family uf Dr. F. K. Page of thU city, mui! wa'lilglil.y im pressed by the nutuml lmauty uf thu lake. IU wns Hi'ortU over the groiiud by Kupriutfdent Stl. Sen hUt 'ng proiaiMMl his supMrt in seeurittg fur CrUr lake iU full pro ratM in the iiroinMtiuns by eon greti at tbe next ragulitr suii fur national imrke. The differ n in the rosde weiii tttuied by the cuuulv, and lltOM ia tbe park under government auiwrvi ion ebto rauie under tbe notice of Senator 1'aga. IE EADERS B 810 Bodies Recovered at Noon Many Bodies Reported Still in Capsized Steamer By Divers Which They Arc Unable to Reach First Fun eral Services For Victims Held. I tHHH CHICAGO, July 20. Tho total number of bodies recov ered from the Htcniner Kant land was announced by Coro ner Hoffman as 810 at I p. in. this nftcrnnnn. His figures show that tho 1 i I i to Western hlouino uompany 270. Nunibor of bodies estimated lo bo still iu tho hull of the steamer 200. Total 1280. '- 4 f f CIIICAfiO, July 2C Dlvors on gagod In roscuo work reported to Cor oner Hoffman today that thoy bo Moved thoro wcro about 200 bodies still In tho hull of tho steamer linst Innd, many of thorn Iu such a posi tion thoy cannot bo taken out until tho vessel Is raised, Tho work of searching tho sub merged Inner ot tho boat and drag ging tho rlvor for victims progressed slowly. At noon thrco additional bodies had been recovered. Arrangements woro completed for raising tho steamer Immediately and dynamiting tho river bed to roIcaBO bodlos that may havo been stuck In tho mud. HIO llodles Itocoveml Tho Western Kloctrlc company to day began tho preparation of a list of Its missing omployos and when this Is completed it will bo poRBiblo to mnko nn accurate ostlmato of tho nunibor uf lives lost on tho KiiHtlaud. At noon Coroner Hoffman roportod that S10 bodlos had boon recovered. Tho WoHtom Klectrlo company's Hat of missing contains 178 namos and this is being added to hourly as tho heads of tho varloua departments ro port. Coroner Hoffman bollovos tho total nunibor of dead would roach 1200, It tho estimates of divers on tho num ber of bodlos still In tho boat proven correct. Tho Investigations undorlakon by tho fodoral, stato, county and city officials aro being steadily pushed In an effort to fix responsibility for tho Kustland dtsaBtor. Hodloi Keen in Hull F. H. Avory, In chnrgo of tho dlv ors engaged In tho roscuo work, said today that his men woro ablo to seo many bodlos in tho hull which thoy woro unablo to ronch. Aftor talking with tho mon working under tho wator ho f owned his ostimuto ot 200 bodies still In tho boat. Tho first funoral sorvlcos for tho victims ot tho Kastlnnd dUsster took placo today whon moro than 300 cor- togos naskoil through tho stroots. Most of tho funerals today woro tho victims who Hvod In tho neighbor hood of tho "Wostoni Klwtrlo com pany'a plant nnd In aoveral instan cog n slnglo sorvlco nnsworod for two or threo victims, nieinbora of tho sumo family. WASHINGTON, July 20. "Monte rey has tho most upproolatlve poor people I over saw," Consul General Hanna said In a moaeage to the stato department today. "Thousands of tho people nre praying for President Wlleon, the Hed Croea nnd the con sul general." The menage said salt pork, beans ami corn were distributed among II, 800 people ot Monterey luat Fri day, alter whleh tbo Ited Croee relief station was cloied until the new erop now being barvostod has bwi used. Callfornia-Orcnon Power ..Company Makes Proposal to City to Pay Per centage of Gross Receipts Out line Plan Whereby Material Savlnrj Will Be Mado. Tho California-Oregon Power compnny has mado tho city council a now lighting proposal, in which it is agreed to pay tho city fivo per cent on gross earnings for 17 years during tho remainder of tho lifo o its franchise, and $20,000 at tho ex piration of tlio lime with Iho nltcr nativo proposition to givo credit on lho city bill for tho pnst thrco yonrs, now $20,000, nnd thrco por cent of tho gross receipts for tho bnlnnco of 17 years from Juno 7, 1010. Tho tenso of tho plant to bo extended 17 ears and deed tho company at its expiration. I This proposal is virtually n waiver of tho company of its contract right to lender tho city .$20,000 nnd censo paying a percentage of tho receipts. It was tho company's attempt to cn forco this clause that precipitated tho present controversy, now in tho federal courts, over tho vnlidity of tho franchise Tho proposal which is accompa nied by n schedule of proposed changes in lighting which will savo the city u substantial stun, is as fol fel fol eows: rercentngo 'Connmnv to tnv fivo per cent on gross receipts within tho city, cx- clusiyo city own bill, for bnlanco ot 17 years from Juno 7th, 1015, $20, 000 at tho end of that timo or com pany to pay, by credit on city bill, now $20,000 and throo per cent of gross receipts within tho city, ex clusive of city's own bill, for bnlnnco of 17 yearn from Juno 7th, 1015. To cover u Icaso for tho 17 years, nnd tho deeding of tho plant nnd lot to tho company ut tho end of 17 years. All "freo lights" to he abolished. Cost of electroliers on Main Btrcrt lo bo paid for bv tho city and rcbnled for by Iho company upon tho bnsis of 25 por cent per month of tho bill for this lighting. Any now installation of electroliers to follow tho snmo conditions. All clectroliors to becomo tho prop erty of tho compnny whenever total rebate pays cost thoj-cof. All other overhead street light in slallalions, other than provided hero after to bo mado at company's cx penso, provided company does not havo to build over 300 feet of new lino to reach same. Present Installation 1 17 arcs at $0 per mouth $702.00 7 250 wat inn. nt $1 - 28.00 :2 112 op. emboli ut $2 (1 1.01) 00 :i It elect, at $1.75 ... . 122.75 1-1 6 It elect, at $2.00 .., 10.(10 $057.35 Less credit free lights: 2.T anw at $0 $138.00 07 inu. ut $2 18-1.00 $085.35 Proposed Installation 1J7 250 watU at $3 351.00 (Contluued on page thrco) WARSAW FAILS LONDON, July 20. A despatch from Petrogiml to Renter's Telegram company today bux: "A German air ruid on tho Vistula bridge at Warsaw, failed of its ob ject, though the bombs caused sev eral casualties among tho civilians.'' "The German advance from tho Nn lew nvor now is 21 miles as n crow flies from tho Wnrsaw-Potro-grad main railroad, but tho Germans still have to fight their way uoross the Hug river, us well as over Hi miles of virtually ridoloss country between tho Nurow and Dug. "Tho fato of Wurauw ruully do iwnd on tho Hug river whluh is a Uiiieli more formidable, obstacle than ia the Nurow, tho crossing of whioh by tho Gonnnua was facilitated by nn islet in mld-rivor near tho con fltlojlCO of tho Qrjltru rivor." RD ON rf A! i j1 3 k