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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Vav Tonight nnl Tuesday. Slav. .-; jiin. na.n. Torty-flfth Tear. Dully Tenth Ynr. MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1915. NO. 113 UNITED STATES E "American Government Can Go to Hell," Says Mexican Leader, Who Seizes All Industries and Stores in Chihuahua and Expels Foreigners Mexican Merchants Executed. F.L PASO, Texas, Aug. 2. Ad vices received liuro today wuro Hint General Villh, nddroflaing a gather ing of foreign incrchnnia at Chihiiu liuu City Satiinliiy ftaiil: "'riu American government can go to hell." It also was reported Hint lio t'oti-fiM-atcil a number of their storoa ami tut 12 Mexican niorohuuts in jail for llii) iiii'hiku (if arising 11 forced loan. Six woro repotted to have boon o.e- Cllled. According l(i repnrls brought bore by nieiclinnts Uencrul Villa stumped tii anil down tlio looin where foioign and Mexican business man woro im scmblcri Saturday 111 Bin governor's pnlaeo and shook his fist in tin- (two of llu .'III or '10 present. Some of Hut foreigners woro escorted to tlio Hireling under giiunl. Cnuniicntcs All Business "I am going to take your business for tlio benefit of tlio Mate," ho de clared. "Your employes will remain hero and conduct the business under tlio direction of my agents you havo been stealing fiom tlio people for yourselves. "Tomorrow at noon a train will bo rondy to take you foreigners to the border. Wb are poor heie and 1 will nut send broad or water 011 tlio train. Meanwhile, you Americans and Oor miiiis and Freucliiaeii, my telegraph wires will ho open to yoiwuiri you eiin prole! to your governments. "If the American government do on not li!;n my action, it can go to hell. I hay liceu fighting for. 'JO yearn and 1 am willing to fiftlil as many yen I' ll) ore." The tirade ended, ifMyjUhsnid, with a general order for"fliogpifisonlion of all stores in Chilfimhuti by the Villa government. ' m Foreigners lipollcd Among the foioigiiJ'irui alTei-ted is the general supprysrnio of Ketol scn and nogntau, the hardware Inmi-ne-s of Krnkuiior, 7,ork and Moyo; the jewelry store, of K. II. Hooth; the incrohnnilii-o htoro of L. W. Thomp son; the dry goods hotiso of Wlllihm Hunsow, mid half a dozen other. The train which was to carry the opelled merchants to tho holder was due to leave Chihuahua Citv Sunday at Jl a. m. It had not arrived at the holder up to noon today. Among the other plants taken over by the Villa government is the Jaho- nem Colonsoori Products ooulpnny, aid to bo a ltittili corporation rep- re-enting an inveMlmeiit of about .f.'i.llOO.flOO, This eoiapauy is known to have already paid a iiuarter of a million in tonus to tho Villa govern mint. Seal of Stale on Doors The stulo liensuror of Chihuahua was ordored to place tho alalo soul on the doors of all iioaficatt'd stores, nceordiiig to merchants who arrived today, and General Villa is alleged to have dooelurcd that if a weal was broken tho owner of the stoie would be shot. It was in tho face of those events that a second mooting of tho mor chant with General Villa whs nailed Jor yesterday in Hid hope of securing u modification of the wholesale con fiscation. The result of this meet ing h.is nut reached the border. L PORTLAND. At.?. 2 -With dele gates present lrom all parts of tlu United Stat and from several for eign i-otintnes, the aiacteeutti annual convention of Uie American 0t )uitui association oned Uere to day. The pnoeim feature of to day's program wa a public -c-ior. which :a I" I"' dilii.--l li It Ki-n ilriek South ! II.-t.,n J'. .1 '..d! of Los An - .- li i Ild.l.i!, ft llai-aa, M . . .1 I I n 1 .r ,. 'hiUi4iplu. ilu. i4t.vi.;.wa iu Viid rldl). GOV INT S DEFIED BY VILLA HEAI WAVE KILLS 4 IN NEW YORK CITY H H NBW YORK, Aug. 2. Four denlhs and n number of prostrations eaned by the excessive hont and humidity wero reported from various sections of New York City to day. Tho weather bureau thermometer registered 82 de grees during tho early after noon. BRUM'S REPLY fif"-- TOIPROTEST. OVER WASHINGTON. Amr. 2, -Great Hritain'rt supplemental note in reply to American icpicM'ntnlions on in terfeienee with neutral xhipping ronehcil the xtato department today and will bo published in Weilnoddny morning newspapers with tho nolo re ceived lint week on the snmo subject and a third note legunliug detention of tho American steamer Neehes, which also arrived today. Secretary Liin-ing said tho sup plemental note was a icply to (hi caveat sent by tho United States on July 17, declaring this government would not reoognizo tho validity of piizo court proceedings taken under roMraint imposed hv British law in deiogation of the rights of American citi.oiis under iutoruulumnl law. The caveat was filed to avoid igi.v mimin dorMniiding as to the attitude of the United States towanU the onions in council. Officials would not discuss tho British comiiiuiiicntions. Objection had been made by the British author ities (o publication of any portion un til tho notes have been rclcncd by arrangement between tlio govern ments. The ease 'of American steniuor Noches, which forms the basis of the third note, invokes tlio riulit of :i helligoreut(to poize goods originating in an enemy country, or own in u nenl nil country adjacent to the enemy country and mipposed to bo subject to its influence, but destined for another neutral country. Ilero toforo tho broad principle of inter national law have regarded such goods as exempt from tsoizurc, unless they wero passing through tho block ado lino and far the United States has declined to recognize an ally blockade of the Noi th Sea. The sup plemeutul noto is understood to de fend the Btitih action in tho Neehos ease. 10 E OFFICES 10 CITY OF MEXICO WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Orminl continuation of the re-occupation ot Muico City by Carranxu's nrniyun der General GouxmIss, reaehoil tho utato dopurtineut today from Amor lean Cmuul Sillhunn at Vera Cruz. A iiioage to the AmorieHii Red Ci-om from Mexiuo Citv Ihuro have bofii otos of death and eo1 lujMte from starvation in tho' capital. The Red Cioss uiekuge wa from Charles J. O'Cuiiner, he fcociety's relief apent at .Mexieo City. "Pricos already are prohutitive," it said "Theio is practically no com in the city. Authentie ease of depth and collupse from starvation. Some poo plo are eating leave, gram, weed, dend liorsea and mules." Consul SiUiiuan'fi weeaage aaid ifexieo City waa oceupied by the Goaaalea forces Friday Migut "oh urgent orders of General CarranM," aud added: "A aevere fight oeeurrad Priday aftenioon ut a x.wt eal oC Gaad uule. Iiina-tor of the tI0raih -tilths ti-li''i.,'lo.- ominuniialiNi is iHt..i l uilav alU'niovtt, at tin- J i. i ( ..urn, uiie .iliou WlUl 1 ii.t. ui t'.. '. i. - I., it - I-. Hd UwlUtvbVL UkbooiiUk. ui .,ji iU by OObrexwu' foret u tuu firmed. SEIZURES RECEIVED CRRANZA MOV RUSSIANS STILL HOLD WARSAW AGIST FOES Slavs Fiuhtir,2 Powerful Rear-Guard Action Austrians Lose 40,000 in Two Days Russia Still Hopes for Diversion in West Heavy Rein forcements Sent Germans. OHNliVA, Aug. 2. Tho Geneva Tribune bus published a despatch from its correspondent ut lnuibiuek, Austria, who says Hint to the east of Warsaw the Germans have cea-ed IliVir attack but to the noil li west a terrible fight is still going on. To the north of Lublin since .Ink .'II, the RussiuiiH have been fighting a powerful rear guard action. In thi-i icinity the Ausliiaiis have lo-t no fewer than 10,(1111) men during the last -IS hours, ,'i'o the south of Cliclm the correspondent continue-, there have been constant eouuler-nt-tucks and the Austrian have not ad vanced in this sector since last Sat urday. To the oust of Ivangorod, the Aufllro-Oonnans have nilvnneed a distance of 10 miles in the last four days. Still Hoist for Allies' Alii LONDON, Aug. 2. No direct news from Warsaw has been received here today. While there are increasing indications that Grand Duke Nicholas is withdrawing his nnny from the Polish Hnlient there is ovideneo that tho oaplal still is in possossion of tho Russians sinco Polrograd corres pondents of Warsaw pnpors wero di rected to send account of the Duma's opening for the i-sues of Monday morning. That Russia has not entirely abandoned hope of a diversion in the west which iniiy relieve the tremend ous proKnree.ertcil upon her by Iho Aiistro-Geiumn nnnies, is shown hv the iiunnuucemoul from 'I'etrograil that tho German force before War saw liuvo been heavily reinforced from tho west, thereby "creating fav orable conditions tor active opera tions by our allies." Heavy l'lgbtiiig In Progi-os Thoro hns boon heavy fighting on tho Narow front where the Germans have made some progress in the dos penito battle which is raging between tho Narow and the Ojo rivers. Latest reports from Vienna are that the Russians are reheating further oast, pursuing German regi ments having passed through f helm. Tho opening of the Ku-nuiii Duma was hofqro a brilliant a emhlnge, Tho ministers in their speeches did not attempt to minimize the gravity of tho situation, but all agreed that Russia had not reached the end ot her resources. Tho minister of war summed up his views with tho asser tion thai Russia poiliaiw would sur render Warsaw n Moscow whs given up in ISIS, in order to iiiMiio final victory. On tho western front nrtilloiy duels only marked the military oper ations. rULIES PREPARE NF.W YORK, Aug. 2.-Tho allies lire preparing to continuo Hie vvur for at lonst tnreo year moro, jr nsooa- fcii rv. iifi'imlini.' hi Williiim 1'llin Coi'V. fotmor president ot Hie United States Mttol corporation wlio arrived today on tlio French liner Kpngmi from Bordeaux. Mr. Cory said it waa prohleuiatieal as to whether thu allies would like to see tho United States enter the war, but he thought thov would rather have the linaiieiul then th iniiiturv aid ot this country. CONSTANTINOPLE SUFFERS FROM DISASTROUS FIRE ATI1KNS, Aug. 2. via London. -ArmaW here lroui CuntuiiUiiM,le re port that StHIU buildings, inludUig the (Jemiau bo.pilul filled with wounded fcoMiefr, w.ru dnxtruved last Week by fire. BRITISH STEAMER BENV0RLIGH SUNK BY SUBMARINE LONDQK, An, te The BritiA aleaawr llenvorlu-a vhtb left lla ttilt Hay 1 tor Lanaon by way of MartiII!S ka been sunk. i THREE YEARS WAR i: PAINIEDONU.S.SHIPS 4 4 ! "WASHINGTON, Vug. 2 Ger many's first response to tlio lust American noto on submarine wnrfaro has come from tlio ad miralty which hns roipinstoit that American ships hnve American flagB painted on ,thelr sides In proportions largo enough to bo recognized nt n dlstanco by sub nuirlno commanders. Tho dis patch brought out no comment In official quarters but It was plain that evidence of a dcslro by Joriniiny to nvold attacks on r.orlean ships wjileli Is grat Ifjlng. : : : : : : IMMENSE CROWD L NTAV YORK, Aug. 2. The funeral of Chillies Booker, executed in Sing Sing prison Friday for iiiNliirutiug the murder of Herman Rosenthal was hold today from the Church of St. Nicholas of Toleutiiio, the Bronx. So great was the crowd mound Hm church and tho Becker homo, nearby, that tho police reserves had to bo called to handle it. Carriage to take pail in the fun eral procession extended "several blocks from thu uhiireh. One ear-' ringe was filled with floral tributes. The largest of these was a floral cross, bearing tho iiixonption "Sneri- iieed to Polities." Bnforo the body was taken to the church friends of the former police liuuluiant gnthcicd nl tho house to view the body. Pd ico reserves formed them into a lino that stretched for half a mile. Those who saw tho oasket noticed Hint it bore u now plnte lending "Charles Becker, died duly d0, 1!)1.V A plate removed by tho police yes t entity bore, tho allegation that Booker wax "murdered by Governor Whitman." In the crowd that passed in and out of the Bcker hou-e'weie police men of all ranks. ELECTION OF NEW IEI POUT AU I'UINCi:. Tall!, Aug. 2. Tho violent revolutionary notlvl tlus of lust wook have boon followed by a political deadlock In tho efforts of tho Haitian codki ea to elect a prosldent in succession to Gulllaiimo, shot to death on the Hlreots ot tho capital. A majority of the national assom My doslroH to elect to tho prosldoucy I), Detargomy, but thoso mombors aro In sharp conflict with tho rev olutionary committee which doslros tho oloctlon of Dr. Homilvo Hebo, loader of tho sucresHful rovolutlon. In spite of the axsiirancoa glvon by the American nuvur coiuiuaudor that congroM will enjoy tho proteo lion ot the American foreoa, tho sou atom mid deputies have decided not to oltwt a president at tho prosont tlmo horause of four of attack from the partisans ot Dr. Hebo. The American marines landed Sat urday continue to dUarm Ilaltlon oltlions. GIVEN 25 YEARS CHANMJCK. Okla . Aug. J Hur ry Starr pleaded guiUr to bank rob bery today In the dUlritt court and wm aMtaNMtl t 25 ypara In the PMtUMtlarr. .A Jury wag empanelled thta aJtMTMmi far U trfel oC Claude 8W1W. MM af .' a MMI ATTENDS FUNERAL FHAR ES BECKER DEADLOCK m PRESDENT T ATROCITIES BY Used Civilian Prisoners as Shields . Mutilated Cartrldu.es Killed the Wounded, Order Caused Massacre of Helpless Brains Cltihhctl Out With Musket Dulls. PARIS, Aug. 2. -Tho rommissiou presided over by Georges Payell, president of Ihe Fronuh court of no counts, bus presented to Premier Vi viuani the final report of its inves tigation into nets on I lie part of tho Oontmn soldiers in violation of the rights of num. Thin lopoit contains 12,00(1 words mid gives in detail the evidence gath ered concerning the use by German troop- of military and civilian priso ners us shields againt the fire of French troops, ns well us of tho em ployment by the I loops of P.mpornr of William call ridges in which the bullets wero reversed, in order to cause more serious wounds; split bullets and other bullets cut to make them moro rending. Killed (bo Wounded Conl inning, the report eiles orders given General Slouger, commander of the fiStli German brigade, directing bis soldiers to kill the wounded enemy and lo lake no more prisoners. Kvi di'iioe confirming the issuing nnd cir culation of this order wits obtained from Oerinun prisoner belonging to tho 111 tli and 112 ml regiments. Thu report eonloins ovideneo ot a mass aero of French soldiers as a result of this onler, us well as the massacre of wounded men after the battle of Foth in Belgium. It represents tlio allegations of many individual sold iers who declare they saw their wounded eomrudos put to death. The report devoles considerable space to allegations of tho inhuman ity of tho Germans to their prisoners of war, which it savs is proved by the ovideneo of tho victims. Many prisoner of war have been shot, while the skulls of others woro emahed hv blows from tho halt of a musket. At St. Die 110 French priso ners wore assassinated in Ibis man ner by Bavarian troops. Tho tinth of this is vouched for hv five men who nctmilly witnessed the e.eeu lious. Ambulances Bombarded Tho report concludes with three columns of evidence to prnvn the bombarding of ambulances by tlu" Gentians j tho firing upon stretcher beaiors, and (ho taking prisoner of -urgoous. Hi borne oases it is set forth, Fioneh surgeons wero arrested by German surgeons nnd by them sent to tho rear to bo interned. Several eases aro cited in which German wounded, suooored by Frenchman, arc alleged to have taken Die opportunity to kill (bono going lo Huir nluf. AMERICAN FEET PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 2. Tlml American foot aro being ruined by boo manufacturers and that the world is to bo rid of liunohhivka in another generation wero statement made at the nineteenth annual con vention of tho American Oiteopatbic association, which began u five day session horo today, Tho use of motion pictures for scientifio observation waa ilunion- Htrated hv Dr. J. Ivan Dufui", of Philadelphia, who exhibited reels of films takou in insane asylums, allow ing patient uf Dieted with vniioua disease. "Go barefoot," waa the advien of Dr. R. Keudrio Smith, of Boston, According to Dr. Smith, the panacea for the American foot is to "toe in" if one doe not like being barefooted, as the natural iioaitiuii is to aland "pigeon UhmI." No barbaric iiatioN, not evea China, he deilurcd, "ap proach the outrageous ubu-e of th faet which American wmiiiu inflict oa thwuselw. The fu-lui'ii iblc -hoe of the 4i i- llif fuu-i ' Tka K iii - iiv '"id ( iliformi ttltLlliA - U1 ' ') 'Oli I. lif. 1 t'j day for the next eouventiun, FRENCH REPOR KA RS HOES RUN SAYS OSTEOPATH URUL1N, Aug. 2. Mltau, tho capital of tho Russian provlnco of Courland, 25 tnllc.i southeast of Hlga, has been occupied by Gorman troops. Northwest ot Lomzn, capital of tho provlnco of Lomzn, 72 miles southwest of Suvvalkl, tho German troops buvo roachcil tho Narow rtvor and nro overcoming obstlnato resistance. Hoforo Wnrsaw, tho announcement snys, tho sltua- Hon Is uurhnnged. 4. 4. .j. 4. 4 .j. 4. 4. 4. ,. 4. BULL MOOSERS TO WIN IN 1916 STATES MURDOCH MT. PLKASANT, Iowa, Aug. I'. Victor Murdoek of ICnnsns, eliairmnu of tho Progrossivo Nationiil cominil Ico inado Ihe following slntement to day : "I have just completed a throe months personal canvas of tho Hit nation with thu progiessives in the eential west and 011 the Pacifio cost and 11 f tor mnking it, I nm ready to say i'lat-footediy (but wo progres sivoa aro going into tho 101(1 fight us a patty nnd to win. "Moreover, a meeting of represen tative progressives held this mouth iu New York city repotted tho mime conditions in the east Hint I havo found in tho west, and they aro lin ing up for tho next hat lie. This also is the sentiment of tho progres sive national cnmmiltoo. Wo will hold our national convention early and nominate a tiokel. "Tho grunt convention hollos of 1111(1 will not bo over candidates, but will ho over plal forms, Tho storm will ruge, nolo iu tho committee on credential, but in tho coinmilteo 011 resolutions. The Bouillon republi can leadership will not only insist on a stiiudpiilo candidate, but will fight for 1111 unstinted am unequivocal en dorsement of the udministrutiou o( William Howard Talt. including tho Payuo-Aldrich tariff bill. "The democratic! leadership like wise will point with piido to the equally lameiitablo Simmons-Underwood tariff bill, and against a Bryan insurioctiou of tho first magnitude which will cancel tho ono-leim prod dentin pledge and other Bryan pro paganda; and tho progressives will reiterato and ro-empliasize their Chi cago plal form of 1012. That plat form remains tho most nearly por ted utterance of thu piiueiploa of Abraham Lincoln of modern tuno. "Both in ita protest against the inroads of privulego fateuiug on an em of gross materialism and in its practical program of concrete econo mic remedies, the progressiva plat form has beeoiiio to hundreds of thoiiMinda of aggrosivo Amorioani the ark of (ho covenant nnd there is not a township anywhere without its group of Gittitcs devoted wholly and solely to it pre-ervatioii." HAIL STONES AS BIG AS HEN EGGS CIIKYHNNi:, Wyo., Aug. 2. A dis astrous atonu swept over Kastern Wyoming and touched wealum No hniku lute Saturday ami Sunday it boeame known horo today when com munication was restored. In Con verse, Niohrari, Natroni ami Platte counties, Wyoming, growing grain, niilroads und highways suffered heavily. Near Glenroek, a detached locomo tive enuuad through a bridge. At anuria, Ral4i Creer waa killed by lightning. Near Big Springs, bail stonee large M hen eggs, awiuthad windows of the Uuiou Pacific paasenger train Ne. 1 acattariag saaa all over Ue pa sangara. The ems woe ttrsMhwI, hut m on was . im..u li.t. West- m Nalnwfia -.ntirid dam . t oroiM. mm firm FOR RIGHT TO DESTROY FRIE Kaiser's Reply to Last American Note Over Sinnkinrj of Salllnn Ship, By Eitcl Frlcdrlch Reiterates Conten tionsDeclines to Accept American View That Treaty Protects Ship. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. dor mnny's reply to tho last Amorionn nolo on tho sinking of the Rail ship William P. 1'ryo by Iho Prinz Kitcl Fricdrich, received horo today, is un derstood to reiterato her contentions Hint under tho Pmssian-Atnericnu treaty of 3828 Germnny mny con linuo to destroy Amoricnn nlnpi carrying contrnbnnd if sho pnj's for them. Gennnny dcojincs lo nocopt tho American contention that tho treaty protects tho ship from destruction and holds it is only ncocssnry to pay dninnges nfter a prizo court deter mines tho fncts. Tho noto will bo pub lished Inter. Gonnnny is contending for her right to dostroy and pnv for tho Fryo undor tho Prussian-American trcnty of 1828. Tho United Slntos denies tho right to destroy tho ship. Thcro appenrs to bo no question of the pay ment of reparation by Gennnny, but thoro is n nncfltion vor whether it shall bo paid directly by diplomatic, exchanges or shall' go through ft prizo court. Germany takes tho lat ter view. TO HAVE CAPTURED L ,I1ERL1N, Aug. 2, by wireless to Sayvlllo. Tho German war ministry furnishes In connection with tho first nnlvorsary of tlio war IiitorcstlnR flguroB relating to tho succossos ot tho control powors, says tho Over seas Ts'ovva agoncy. Tho statement follews: "Germany nnd Austria occupy 29, 000 squaro kllomotors In Belgium, 21,000 In Franco, 130,000 In Rub sin and 10,000 In French Alsace "Prlsonorn ot war taken In Gallcla now In Gorman camps and hospitals or employed ns workers total 938, 8C9, men rapturod In tho cnmpalgit last wcok ami on tholr way to camp nuinbor 120,000; prisoners In Aus-trlu-IIungary number G30,G43, mak ing a grand total ot 1,095,412, "PrUonont takon In Russia ami now in Germany total G.O0O offlcora and 720,000 non-commlaslonod offi cers and privates; In Austria 3,190 officers and 010,000 non-commtsulon-od officers nnd prlvatos. Total 8,790 uflfcors and 1,330,000 men, "aormnn collecting Btatlons rccclv od up to tho mlddlo of Juno C843 captured Hold guns and 1550 mach ine guns. Many Hold pieces wero not delivered to thoso stations, but woro kept with tho troops and aro bolng used ngalDBt tholr former own ers. "VVbllo exact figures aro not avallablo It Is ostlmntod that nearly. 8000 guns and 3000 machine guns havo been captured." IKS A DESTROYER LONDON. Aug. 2. Tho ndmir alty tonight announced that a British submarine had returned mid reported the sinking of a Gonnun toipcdo bout destroyer, boliovcd to ho of tho O lUtl class vn July 20 near the German coast. FOUR PERISH WHEN FACTORY SINKS IN QUICK SAND HUDSON, N. Y., Aug. 2. Four mu ware killed and four others in- jurtsl, one of whom will die when tho power plant or tlio ivnioKoruooKer Cedent oniH(ny submerged in qniuk mhiI hare May. Tlio entire, build iug ilisapptmrcd. All of tho. dead men woio lubyrors, GERMANS CLAIM LIONS OF SLAVS mnrr. !1K 9." J V f if, , I. sw
