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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight nntl Sunday . Max. 101; Mln. 155. Forty-fifth Ycnr. Dully Tenth Ycnr. UNITED STATES Ambassador Gerard Directed to Call German Governments Attention to Sinking of Arabic and Invito Any Explanation Berlin Has Oppor tunity to Present Circumstances. ASKS GERMANY F0REXPLANAT10N WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. It was announced nt tlio stato department today that Ambassador Gerard prob ably will ho directed to call tho Ger man government's attention to tho sinking of tho White Star liner Arabic and to Invito any pxplanation. This was the first indication from any official source that Germany will have nn opportunity to glvo tho reasons for tho attack apparently In . disregard .of President Wilson's sol emn warning that such nn act would ho regarded as dcllbcrntolyunfrlond- iy. (live Itorlln Clinuco Tho stato department's altitude- Is that If tho German government has any facts which In Its opinion go to mlllgato tho circumstances of tho attack tho Merlin foreign office should havo nn opportunity to pro sont them, Today's announcement moreover J Indicates that before President Wil son takes any action thoro may bo sonio oxchnngo of diplomatic com munications. It Is understood Hint tho stato de partment's policy Is to show tho ut most deliberation consistent with tho dellcato question and to omit no op portunity of avoiding a severance of relations with Germany so long as thoro is a rcasonablo expectation tlu' a sufficient excuso can ho given for tho sinking of tho Arabic. Two Americans Lost Although it has boon roporldd that tho Gormnn embassy had ovldonco that Captain Finch of tho Arabic had boon warned and nttemptcd to escape before tho toropdo was discharged, It was said at tho stato department that no Information of that kind had been roeolvod from tho Gcrmnn embassy or from any other official quarter. Vice Consul Thompson's dispatches from Queonstown this morning con firmed tho White- Star statement that It had boon definitely determined that only two Americans were lost. It was tho first official ngreomont on Am erican losses. OBREGONS REPLY 10 WASHINGTON, Aug, 'Jl.-Generul Obregon's reply to tho I'nn-Amcri-inn appeal for peace in Moxiw re reived hero today politely refers the I'an-Amoricnn' conferees to General Carranza for their answer. "You iviy answer in my nnmo to the above mentioned gentlemen," saiil General Obrogon, "that I nm trans mitting their note to citizen Vomw tiano Cnrrnnzu. Tho communication denotes cloarly that the honorable gentlemen who have signed it wero ab solutely in ignoranco of tho solidar ity of our movement und of tho per fect control which tho fir-t chi'f eicrcUcw ovor tho wholo Constitu tionalist army. "My opinion is thnt if our sUtr republic are, as 1 believe them to ho, jininmted by lofty principles of mor ality and sincerely desire to lon-l their aid to accomplish it, thov eould do so by, the inulu act of not allow ing thomselvo to he misguided by fsUo information or im&onipuloui influences and allow the Constitu tionalist administration to end 'i work of imcifiuntiou and to utnl)Wti a real I v democratic government. In Hti caMO tho Moxiuun Hioide wou' I liMk UM)n tho brother country with profound KrHtitude and yinMth." Cotton Declared Contraband of War. 1'AHIS, Aug. 31.--The fwii f fte MUUMiue that thtf JunruRle Of firial tomorrow or8Ul; will whUui bm MuitMiucetiMHit by llw Prewrli ' llntikk noeruwMiU tfeeturuiff eot.uu uWdui contraband of r. REFERS CONFEREES CARRANZA DEFEAT IN ELECTION CAUSES WITHDRAWAL FROM N.E. A. RANKS tt ' jt.. f ur Graco. C.SlTOchon. .E.A. FOLLOWING OEFEAT OAKLAND, Cal., Aug. 21. Miss Grnco C. Strnchan, district superin tendent of schools of Brooklyn, has resigned from tho National Educa tional association, It becamo known hero today, following her defeat for the presidency of the organization. "I have no regard for tho National I'Mucatton association," said Miss Strachan In commenting on her act Ion. "I havo sont my resignation and It should bo In tho hands of tho sec retary by this time." Miss Strachan chargos that her defeat for tho presidency of tho as sociation was brought about by "un fair means and factional disloyalty." This coinos as a climax to a re markable carcor. llor greatest achievement was hor succoss In load ing Iff, 000 momborfl of tho Intorbor ough Tonchors' association to victory for equal pay with men teachers. That tool; six years of brilliant and effectlvo and tireless campaigning. Thnt triumph has ben hailed as opening the door to a transformed futuro for self-supporting women. In her ability to organlzo, to wold women together, to survlvo temporary defeats gracefully nnd to keep a groat economic causo froo from political suffrago ontangloments Miss Strachan has shown extraordi nary genius. And it Is hor program for greater freedom In educational work a full equality with men that mado Miss Strachan so zealous In hor doslro for leadership In tho great convention In San Francisco. Miss Strachan signed a statoniont charging that slio was dofeated bo causo of her Catholic faith. Slio said Mrs, Gila Klagg Young, superintend ent of tho Chicago schools had work ed against her on tho grounds that tho Catholic church was opposed to the teaching of sex hyglcno lu tho Lchools. NBWTOHT. R I, Aug. 21. It Norrls Williams II of Philadelphia, national tennis champion, dofeated Maurice Mclaughlin, of San Frauds- oo, former tltlo bolder today. Mol.oughlin won tho first bet 7-5 Williams took tho second set, G-. tbo third C-J. tho fourth C-2, and tho natch threo sots to one. As Mcl.ougliltn deoratod Williams at Longweod three weeks ago In a (our sets match, the honeru of the season btwoen loading tennis stars of the country are new oven. Iiotu are entered In the nattewal ehampion aJtlp tournament whlcu begin at Now York Augunt 30. n. 4flWK7 M STRACHAN BNHN MEDFORD. NO CONVOY FOR ARABIC WHEN ULTIMATUM TO TORPEDO STRUCK CONSTANTINOPLE ' i British Government States Steamer Was Unprotected By Warships Submarjnc Not Slrjlitctl When Tor pedo Fired No Attempt Made to Escape or Ram Submarine. LONDON, Antr. 21. The UrilUli government today authorised the statement that the steamship Arable was not beinj; convoyed when nlie was torpedoed by a Herman subma rine. LONDON, Auj;. 21. Altlmiujh no official report on tho Hhikinjr of tho Arabic linn been received, it is learned on inquiry in official circles here that tho Ihitish government is natislied that tho Arabic did not attempt to epenpo or to ram tho siibmaniV which sank her. Siibidarlno "Not Sighted This conclusion U the result of HtntementH made by Cnptaiit Finch and other surviwirs. All nurec that the submarine was not sighted be fore, the torpedo wnrf filed. Tin1 Arabic, instead of trying to escape, had been slowed down for the purpose of ascertainim whether iisitanco could bo given to the steamer Duns Icy, previously torpedoed. British officials cout tho idea that tho Arabic was attempting to ram tho submarine. They say that by doing- so Captain Finch would hnvo been almost ccttain to strike the Dunslcy and wre k his own ship. .Statements thus far received ir.uin- lain without exception thnt no warn ing was given by tho submarine. Death I.tst 7 According to the revised figures of missing passengers and members of tho crew, the total death list is 117. In accordance with instructions from tho state department at Washington, tho American consulate is procuring affidavits from American survivors, henring paitieiilarly upon the asser tion that no warning was given by tho German suhmnrino which torpe doed tho Arabic. Statements of the naturo already have been taken from Mr. nnd Mrs. 1'. A. W. Collins, He lah Covington and Miss K. Shrimp ton. L TH INI DAD, Colo., Aug. 21.- 0 rov er Hall, a member of Iho jury whi'h on May 'A convicted John If. Lawson, international board member ol Lmted Minors of America, in tho l'irt de gree, today was arrested at Katon, N. M., on a ehargo of perjury. Hall's arrest was on an informa tion filed in the district court hero by Attorney Genoral Fred Farrar. It jg based upon an affidavit by Hall, incorporated' in LawsouV motion for a ncV trial, in which Hall swoie that ho had bocn coerced bv ft couit bail iff to agrco to a verdict of cuiltv. TEXAS COWBOYS DRAG BODIES OF r. mmmmmmmMz&zmmimMmimmmmMmm p i0ptii,tmrmrrnMwi(ip&(wm CVKCtk'AQOD t UR?WWOC' After n Imltlo at livt NonIos, ftliomi drugging U'o fllii MexIcarLS OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1015. ITALY FORWARDS i-..-l.t.i. n-....-nlln.. cl.l .. IJ.iiiaI I III KISII riUVUtdllUII OtIIU IU llllfli Become Intolerable Porte Asked to State at Once Whcllicf Hallans Will Be' Permitted Jo Leave or Not Preliminary to Declaration of War. PARIS, Aug. 21. Tho Italian am bassador at Constantinople, soys a Home dispatch to tho Matin, has been Instructed to hand to tho porto a noto asking for a formal categorical statement as to tho doparturo of Ital ians from tho Turkish possessions. Tho noto Is couched In terms ad mitting no evasion. Without being nn ultimatum, it calls upon tho Turk ish government to declare yes or no whether Italians will bo permitted to leave and when. LONDON, Aug. 21. Tho corrcs-1 pondent at Home of tho Kxchaugo Telegraph company says that tho Hal- Ian noto Is in tho njituro of an ulti matum and thnt tho reply of tho porto Is expected today. KOMI-:, Aug. 21. At tho meotlng of tho Italian cabinet today Foreign Minister Sonnlno presented a long leglslntlvo roport upon tho Turkish situation, showing tho extrcmo mod eration of tho Itnllnn government not withstanding tho Turkish provoca tions, which ho said havo now bo- como Intolerable Tho cnblnot's declfclon was kept strictly secret, but it Is boflovcd tho ministers agreed to uso all moans, oven force, to obtain reparation for tho Injuries suffered by Italians in Turkish torlrlory. NAPLES, Aug .212. A dispatch to tho Mattlno from Snlonlka says that Ilulgaria has concentrated 150, 000 troops on tho Turkish frontier. PHTHOOItAD, Aug. St. Russian military observers lu their comment on tho recent operations lu tho east, mtnlmlzo tho importanco of tho fnll of tho fortresses of Kovno and. No- vogeorglovsk, which for days had been anticipated by tho Russian garri sons. Tho military writers dcclaro that Ilrcst-Lltovfllc la Jho goal of German efforts In tho central theater of war, where In tho nonr futuro tho Russians will bo forced to contend against threo approaching armies for tho possesion of this most Important base. Referring to the evacuation of KoV' no, It Is said, that almost tho entlro garrison gavo up their Uvea before surrendering tho position. f BREST-LITOVSK Ml OBJECTIVE OF KAISER'S ARMY Texan, Iwtuccn American mnclieni and Mcvlian baixllLs who had rrowd the Itl.j (irando. to tlivlr gnuw, . PONISIENTOFLIcesoPIOGOpOR NAVAL BATTLE tJov. Nat I?. Harris of Georgia, w down and punishing the guilty iiiem Frank Wl I PORTLAND. Aug. 21. After bo- Ing out 21 hours, the Jury lu tho caso of tho United States Cashier company returned a verdict of guilty lu tho United States district rourt hero to day agaliiBt tho six offlcors and salos incn whoso fato was loft in their hands, A rccommondatlnn for clem ency -was mado for Oscar Campbell of Kugono, u dlroctor. Tho defend ants wero charged with conspiring to uso tho mails fraudulently In tho sale of stock. Tho others found guilty woro Frank Menofeoof Portland and Indianapolis, proHldont; F. M. LoMnnn, sales man ager; R. D. Honnewoll, II. M. Todd, salosmon, nnd O. 10. Gornort, assist ant sales manager. An Instructed verdict of not guilty was brought lu for Thomas Illlyou, director and In ventor of tho various cola dovlces, for tho exploitation of which tho company was originated. Tho maximum sontoucn Is two years In tho penitentiary nnd a flno of 110,000, but boforo sentence Is pass ed, tho defendants havo 10 days in which to file motions for n row trial and six months In which to appeal. Tho company was placed In tho hands of a rocolvor 18 months ago and Its holding disposed of. Tho government charged that the defend ants knowing that toll stoclc was not what It was roprosontod to bo, had obtained from hundrods of purchnsora In various starts of tho country ap proximately (1,500,000. CASHIER COMPANY OFFICIALSCONVICTED A SLAIN MEXICAN BANOITS TO GRAVES mmmmmmmmmmms33msam , iniiitiMiinnartiiMiiMWi i rin imtm riii iiitr i i r mm i ho now faces tho task of running I htm of tho mob who lynched Leo M. A F SAN FltANCLSCO, Aug. 21..- Abrnhum Hiief, once ft power fn San Francisco politic, was paroled today from San Quenliii penitentiary by the stale hoard of prison directors. Huof has spent four years, five months and 15 days behind prison walls. Ho wait sentenced March 7, 1011 to 1-1 jenrR imprisonment for having offered a bribe to Supervisor J. J. Furoy, of Sun Francisco. With full ontiflU for good behavior his 11 year sentence was automat ically reduced to oijjhl years and ten months. He has nerved half of this, the minimum reuuisito for parole. Hut in addition to lit prison term Iiuef spont throe yoara in tho Ban Francisco county jail after hi lint indictment in November, 1000, upon ii charge of crloition, which w.is quashed. Since hid iiionrceratiou Iltiefs aged father has died. liners parole provide Ihut ho hliall go to Mendocino county, whoro ho ha a ranch mid remain thoro 00 davM. Kucf rcipiCHtcd that this con dition ho made so that ho might not be oharKd with lenowiug activity in Sun Fniupiscn politic, whuro a municipal olecliou OHinpaigit ifc under way, Kucf probably will not leave San Qiicntiu until Momluv, becniiNo of do lav in making nut ncccarv pa porn. Cowboju aro ABRAHAM REF PAROLED RM PENITENTIARY NO. 130. .,, .-..! ii i! i . i.. i iii;- IN GOLF OF RIGA Three Russian Gunboats Sunk, Ono German Torpedo boat Sunk and Two Put Out of Commission Ger mans Take Town of Biclsk Driving Russians Over Biola River. PUTROCIRAD, Aug. 21. Tho nowspapor Rusaky Invalid Btatcs that tho chief unlta of 4 tho Russian lialtlc floot arc- not In tho Gulf of Riga, whoro ft Gorman floot has ontorcd and engaged tho Russian naval do- fondors. Tho Gulf of Riga, tho nowspapor declares, Is defend- od by mines and small warships. HHrViN, Aug. 21. Threo Hussion, warships and ono Gorman warship, all small vessels, hnvo been sunk lu tho Imltlo In tho Gulf of ttlgn. An nouncement to this effect was mado today. Two other Gorman warships wero put out of commission during tho ongagomont. Ono ran ashore and tho other was damaged. y llio JlURSian ycssoih wiucu worn sunk wero tho gunboats Slvutch nnd ICorcots, nnd ft toropdo boat. Tho Gorman ships sunk or put out of com mission woro nil torpedo boats. Tho damaged Gcrmnn boat was escorted to port. A 8lalcment from tho Ocrmnn.nil mirnlty concerning tho battle, rends an follows j Official Account "Our llnltio naval force pene trated the Gulf of, Ifiga after miner sweepers hnd nwcpl tho mine field nnd net obstruction. In the outpost en gagemcntH which developed, a Ilui. Hinn torpedo boat of the Kinir Puch-ni-RkH class was destroyed and other torpedo boatH, ntnong them tho Novt'k wero badly damaged. "On tho evening of tho HUli in Moon sound, tho Russian gunboat Sivulch nnd Koroetfl woro sunk by artillory firo nnd torpedo boats, after bravo rosistnnco. Forty member of tho crews, including two officers koiiio severely wounded, wero rescued ly our torpedo boats. "Threo of our torpedo boat were damaged by initios. Ono Bank, ono wns run aground nnd one wa es corted to port. "Our loss of life wns small." Tho Slvutch nnd Koroota wore sis ter BhlpH of 875 tons displacement. Thoy wero 218 feet long. 3C foot beam and eight feet deep. Thoy woro arm. nd with two 4.7 Inch buhh ami four 3-Inch guns. Tholr normal complo- mont wan 110 iiion each. Flint Attack ltcx'lli'ri For noarly a fortnight u powerful Gorman squadron was engaged In an attempt to force nn ontranco into tho Gulf of Riga, for tho purpose, of assisting tho Gorman army which occupies tho western coast of tho gulf. Tho Russians assorted that thoy repelled on August 8 an attack de livered by nlno Gorman battleships, twolvo crulsora and a largo iiumbor of destroyers. Lntor tho Russians nnnouncod (Continued on page two.) NKW YORK, Aug. 21 Tho body, of Mrs. Josephlno H. Ilruguloro, ouo of the two Americans lost with the Arabic, has boon found, tho White. Star line announced today. This waa based on a conversation, It was said, with Mrs. Marlon Ilrugutero, tho dead woman's daughtor In law, who was quoted as saying that eho had rocelvod a cablo mosaago to thut ef fect. Young Mm. Urugulero also waa quoted by a rupretntatlvo of tho lino a shaving said that tho body of hor mother In law'a Fronoh maid, Mar garget Uoudet, had been recovorod, too. Mine. Doudot, ono of the two nialdo. who sailed VJth Mrs. Ilrugutero had herotoforo bouu listed among the "fmv"' . . .- MRSJRUGUIERE'S BODY IS FOUND t a Vl 'I'M If R ; i .