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H Medford Mail Tribune WEATHEH rncttlc-d, probably onow. Max. ill), Mln. OH, Viv, .2.1 SECOND EDITION forty-fifth Tcnr. Dullr TnUi Tr. Mexican Government "Deeply De plores Dastardly Action" of Villa Forces In Killing Americans Lan sinn Hints that United States Will Furnish Protection. " WASHINGTON, Jnn. 13. Goncrnl Cnrrunza's nmbnssatlor hero today fonnally assured Secretary Lansing that the Cnrranzn government "deep ly deplores the dastardly action" of the Villa forcos in killing sixteen or more Auiorioans near Chihuahua on Monday and added thnt "efficient action will be taken to bring the inur derorg to justice." Ho ulso guvo as surances thnt General Cnrranzn would tako stops to remedy the situ ation in (ho statu of Durango, in which depredations against foreign ers have boon roporled. There wero no developments in tlio Bituation at tlio white house or at tlio ntutu department, but in congress, both house and senate continued to give it attention. Lewis Itesolutlon Senator Lewis, democrat, introduc ed a resolution proposing to empower thu president to use the army and navy to restore order in Mexico uk had been done in Haiti and Nica ragua. Ho asked that it lay over without action, however, and thorn was no i'urthor debate nt that stage. In the house, Representative Slaydon, dem ocrat, of Texas, defonded tho rec ognition of General Carrauzn and do eliued that if order woro not ro stored a Pnn-Aiuoricuii coalition of nations should do it. President Wilson today told Sena tor bhoppnrd that the Americans hud boon specifically warned to keop out of Mux i eo in reply to a suggestion from the senator thnt thu situation wns serious. Another Wanting Issued Secretary Lansing today gave an other warning; to Americans in Mex ico to leave any districts where "there is revolutionary trouble." Tho secretary stated that so fur as tho stcs taken by (he C'arrnnza government on the American repre sentations appeared to bo satisfac tory. Ho udded that tho United States would ox pec I uvidcneu of pun ishment of tho bandits who killed the AnioritiBiis near Chihuahua and that the ovidenco would depend upon tho circumstance. Seerotary Lansing said if proper and final steps wero not taken an is sue might arise between thu United States and the Curranzn government. His last statement was rcgnrdod as significant of tho dotonuinatiou of tho United States to enforce ptoteetion for its citizens In Mexico. To Kn force 11-oteclloii Seerotary Lansing added that tho question of rcsjraiMibility for thu killings still was undetermined and tlwt tho state dcnrtment recognized a certain analogy between tho situa tion in Mexico and thu situation in the west during tho early history of the United States, t'nrraiun author ities, however, he said, had warned the Amoricaus away from n region, which t hoy kuow to bo dangerous. Late today President Wilson and Secretary Lansing conferred on tho Mexican situation and devoted prac tically tho wholo discussion to means of securing accurate information of the attacks on Americans. 10 LEAVE 110 EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 1 J. AH em ployes of the American Smelting & Nefining ooMipsny in Chihuuhun and Durango and the employes of the Al vurwdo Mining company of Purrs I hare been ordered out of Mexico. A number of other foreign eompaniee in these states have issued similar or ders. The action followed receipt of dis ateks from the state department reiterating advice for foreigners to come out of Mexieo and atay out, gien prior to. the recognition of the ik t'ueto guveininmt. PROMPT ACTION BY CARUZA AGAINST BANDITS TEUTONS BEGIN STRONG ATTACK UPON SALONIKI Assault Developed Upon Large Scale Montenegrins Evacuate Capital as Austrlans Continue Advance Russians Capture Sarlarjura In Drive Into Bessarabia. HOME, Jan. 13. Tho attack ot tho Teutonic allies on the entento forces defending Salonlkl Is being developed on a largo scale, according to tho Athens correspondent ot tho Glomalo d'ltatta, telegraphing under Tuesday's dato. Ho also reports that a bombardment of tho Ilrltiflh lino In tho Dolran zono proceeded alt day Monday. Tho German coinmnudor of tho at tacking foicwi, says the correspond ent, will make use of Austrian, Bul garian and Turkish forcos. Tho par ticipation of tho Turks has been doubtful, bo adds, but it is now cer tain that they will bo included in tho attacking army. Kvncunte Ottlnje. PARIS, Jan. 13. In view ot tho succosB ot tho Austrian offenslvo against Mount I.ovcon, measures havo boon tnken by tho Montenegrin gov ornniont to evacuate Cottlnjo Imme diately, according to n Scutari dis patch, says tho Petit Journal's Milan corrospondont. Tlio Rovornmont, howovor, has de cided to rontlnuo tho stniRRlo against tho Austrlans, the dispatch adds. Tho Austrian forces ndvanclng from Cattaro and Iludna havo reach ed Mlchltz, flva miles from Antlvari, which Is being bombarded by tho Aus trian long range guns, according to a dispatch to L'Oouvrc, undor Tues day's date. Ituss.'nn OffcnMto LONDON, Jan. 13 Tho nows from tho oastem front of tho capturo of Sudagura Is rogarded In military clr clos as probably true, although offi cial announcement on tho subject lias not been rocolvod. The town just north of Czornowltz Is a convening point for flva good roads and Is of groat stratogic Im portance. Prior nttompts to capture It havo boon stoutly roslstod. The report from Petrograd that tho offonstvo In Gallcla and Dossarabla havo boon suspended for tho prosont Is rogardod as at loast premature. Tho Itusslau offenslvo could not, it Is bollovod, bo suspended suddenly as It was undertaken nftor careful presentations and launchod with un oxpoctod strength. Tho object of that offenslvo is said to bo threo feld: To domonstrato to tho HujiuinlanB that thu Husslans are able to assiuuo tho Initiative whon they choose; sec ondly, to dlvort Austro-Gernian foreos from the Ilalkans, tho western front nnd finally, to improvo tho gonoral stratoglc position ot their own left flank. ICrfect Problematical Whllo tho full effect of this Itus slan offenslvo cannot yot bo dotor tnlnod, entento military exports nf ftrm that tho second object was at tained; that tho situation In tho Ilal kans was sonslbly relieved and that tho oporatlon undortakon by tho Ger mans against tho Pronch In Cham pagne waB robbod of Its force. Tho fact that tho French flag now Is waving over tho Achllloion. on the (Continued on pago six) ATTEMPT TO SLAY TOKIO, Japan, Jan. 13. Count Okuma, tho Japanese promior, had a narrow oscapo from doath early to day at the hands ot assassins, lie was returning from tho royal palaeo shortly aftor midnight when two bombs Here hurled at him. The pro mior was not injured. Okuma's chauffour caught a glimpse of the bomb thrower as he uas about to launch his missile and put on speed so that the bomb ex ploded behind the Machine without causing any damage A second bomb was thrown, but It failed to exnlede. The asssilant, or assailants, escaped. JAPANESE PREMIER MEDFORD, VILLA PLANNING EXTERMINATION OF AMERICANS Mexican Chief Hopes to Force Inter ventionBodies of Victims of the Massacre Reach El Paso Identifi cation Almost Impossible as Heads Almost Blown Off by Shooting. EL I'ASO, Tex., Jan. 13. Devel opments in tho Mexican situation moved with kaleidoscopic rapidity hero today. Public feeling, stirred by tho nT rival of tho bodies of eighteen vic tims of tlio raid of Villa bandits nt Santa Ysnbcl Monday, was further moved by tho reported capturo of General Itodriguoz. A message from Mndcrn nnnounc ed his capture and Mio dispersal of his band by Americans and a few Cnrrnnza soldiers, nnd contained un appeal from Americans for help, "from whatever quarter it ijnmo." Villa Want Mntcrrcntion Itoportfl to the stnto department from local representatives wcro un derstood to express tho belief that General Francisco Villa personally was back of an organized campaign to wipe out Amoricaus in Chihuahua fur revenge and in the hope thnt it would bring Amoricnn intervention nnd break up tho Curranzn govern mont. Activities in civilian circles includ ed a movement to organize 1000 min ing men to run down Mexican ban dits. Sponsors of tho project stated tho proposal would bo submitted to Curranzn officials and their approval requested. llodics of tho Santa Ysnbol victims wero being prepared for shipment ntid forwarded to their homes. Ktory of Itococry F. IS. Stephenson, secretary of tho Mining & Smelter Mcu'h association of Chihuahua, who organized tho party that recovered tho bodios, said : "Somo wero hard to idonlify, for thoir heads wero almost blown off. They wore stripped of clothing be fore they wero drugged out of tho enrs and kiilwl. When wo arrived at the scono of tho mnssaoro tho Car rauzn guard remained nt Snnta Ysn bel. Nearby wo found a band of ban dits encamped. Wo returned lo llio troop train to got a innchino gun and then proceeded to tho placo whore tho bodies wore heaped, and woro not'ino lestcd. "Heaped in a pilo wero fourteen bodies, stripped of nil clothing but their undorsliirts. Somo of them wore punctured with mauy holes, whilo without exception tho fenturon woro so disfigured by oloso shooting that identification was difficult." l'al.Mj Humor Honied The Mndcrn telegraph operator re ported thdfo was no truth in tho ro port that ton American nnd two Knglish women woro killed nt Madera jib rumored in Chihuahua City and brought to the border today. Co-operation of the Cnrrnnza con suluto and the military aulhoritioa in Chihuahua re id ted today, it was said hero, in preparation for special trains to bring tho Americans out of tho ParraWIistrict nt tho shortost possible noTioo. Somo two hundred foreigners nro in tbo district, for tho most part employos of tho Alvarado raining onmp, of which A. J. McQuat tors, now in New York, is tho mali nger. TILLAMOOK LINE POItTLANp, Jan. 13. Itallroad communication botweon Portland and Tillamook was completely blooked to. day tiy heavy drifts of snow In tho ooaat mountains. All wires to Tilla mook failed during yesterdays storm and when communication was restor ed today It was lea mod that Southorn Paolfic train Xo. 1 12 whleh loft Tllla mook yesterday, was compelled to ro turn after getting as far as Ifnrlght. LORD CHELLSFORD TO BE VICEROY OF INDIA LONDON, Jan. 13. The Times un derstands that Lord Chellsford is to be toe new wcero) of India, OREGON, TJII'nSDAY, GENERAL HUERTA DYING YHuHK. laaaW ftrt jiaaaar JflaaaaaT aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaW aaLaaVBaaaBsaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa CJoncnil Vlctorlano Iluertu, pmfcS'.loiiul soldier, t-oiiiiunndcr of cl can minie.s under Dlnz nod Madciti, who overthrow mid iisMifiMlnatcd Lit ter and Ix'Cnmo dictator of Mexico. KoitimI to floo Mexico by tlio Suc re,' of the revolution, ho mine to tlio fulled States la.st spring nnd wu nnvMvri in Now Mexico for violation of neiituillly in MvkliiK to ivcovcr his power and was in Jail until December -P, ulien his lllnos caused re movnl to his residence.. He is djlng from Juimdlrc. MENAG E EDITORS ABLE TO PRESENT LITTLE EVIDENCE JOPMX, Mo., Jan. 13 Closing arguments In tho trial of tho alleged publishers of tho Menace, a wcokly newspaper of Aurora, Mo., began to day at thu afternoon sosslon In fed eral court. Tho defendants aro charged with sending obscono matter through tho mnlls. A discussion as to whether tho en tire book bearing the tltle: "Tho Popo, Chief of Whlto Slavers, High Prlost of Intriguo," should bo placed in tho hands ot the jury occupied con sldorablo time today. Tho court finally rulod that only such parts ns Indicatod as bearing upon tho ohargos In the case should bo placed In ovidenco. Although tho tostlmony ot twolvo witnesses for tho defense was offer ed comparatively Ilttlo ovldonco was allowed by tho court to bo hoard by tho jurors. Tho only now exhibit tho defonse was allowod to onler was tho "salu tatory" prlntod in an isauo of tho cnaco of 1011 over tho nnmo of Thcodoro C. "Walker, ono of tho de fendants nnd designed to show the alleged character of tho newspaper It was road In court to the Jury and set forth that tho publication did not fight tho "Itonmn rollslon," as a "means of snhatlon," hut did take Isauo with the aliened "dominance" sought by the hcadx ot the organisa tion of that rollalon. Nono of tho defendants was rall'd to the stand. REVISElLISTlE VILLA'S VICTIMS EL PASO, Tex., .Inn. 13. -A don blo funeral for Maurice Anderson and K. It. Kobinnon, xntmis of the Santa Vsubol massacre, v ill be held here. Announcement of the time was chalk ed upon the bulletin board of a local hotel. A complete revised list of the bodios brought to tbo border follow; ( It. Watson, 151 Paso. V.. i. Hobinson, El Paso. M. II. Romero, El Paso. It. P. MuuIIalton, K Pao. Charles Wadloigh, IMsboo, Ariz. Alox. Hull, Douglas, An- Charlos A. Pringle, San Krwneiso. It. II. Simmons, Danrille, In. A. II. Couch, Oona, Tox. W. J. Wallace, Tombstone, Aria. (loorge W. Xownian, Kl I'nae, Te.t. V. I). Penree, Los Angeles. Thomas W. Kvaus, 151 I'aso. H. C. Ilaase. Holts, Mo. J. P. Coy, IJI Puko. Mauriee Anderson, IS Paso. Thomas Juhusou, 151 Paso. The body of Joe Under of Hayden, Ariz, .reported among thoas killed, did not arrive with the others, and hie uunie is listed a oiitu. SHOWS EIGHTEEN JANUARY 10, 191G LEYLAND m HURONIAN SUNK OFE IRISH COAST .NKW YOUK, Jan. 13.--Tho now Leylniul liner lliiroutan from Gal- voaton wns torpedood on Docombor 29, off tho Irish const, according to reports curront In shipping clroloa to. day. Tho International Morcantllo offlulnls said tlioy had rocolvod a ca blegram saying thnt tho Iltiroulan had met with Injury nnd had boon towed Into p (, but did not stuto what had caused tho damage. Tho Huronlaii sailed from Galves ton bound for Liverpool Docembor IS. She was reported to havo on counterod a submnrlno not fnr from the spot whoro thu Lusltanla and Arabic wero sunk. Sho was built In 1913 In Glasgow. Sho was 176 foot long and hor registered gross ton nage Is S7GG. BY SEISMOGRAPH WASHINGTON', Jan. 13. Two heavy earthquakes were rocordod, early today on the seismographs nt Georgetown university observatory, They wore very pronounced and woro centered approximately '2000 miles t'riiin Washington. The first tremors wero recorded nt J: 10 a. m. They continued until 3 o'clock, reselling their maximum at about 12:33 oeloek. The soootul dis turbance ooiiimeuued nt .1:12 n. in. and continued until after (I o'clock, its muximum being reached nt -lull n. m. The greatest movement during both disturbances was north and south. Tho iceords were not easily rend nud determination of the location of tho center of the disturbance was iin possible. It is considered probable thu quake was one of thoaa whieh have been sbukiug Central America for some wecls. ER SKATTLE, Wh., Jan. 1.1 -It is estimated that 70 per cent of the lumber-producing industry of this dis trict is idle because of suow and cold wasther. The nulls still iu ojierutiou have difficulty in getting log for the logging eaut aro nearly all elosed. It is said there am no logs in the Columbia river and on Puget sound except those owned by mills, and these toys have risen sharpy. Hail road orders just placed have aided in stil'teuiug prices, QUAKES RECORDED LIFE SLOWLY E General Huerta Breathing HU Last at El Paso Unconscious Since Noon .and Slowly Sinklno Secretary Is sues Statement Censuring United States for Cruel Treatment. HI, PASO, Tox., Jan. 1.1. General Viotoriano llucrta, former provisional president of Mexico, reported last night ns dying, was still living early today. It was suid ho waH growing weaker. Shortly nftor 0 o'clock physicians reported llucrta. sinking. At 1 o'clock ho beenmo unconscious. At that hour Klisco Iioblos, private seerotary, issued tho following state ment: "In this actual moment of gravity to Qonorul lluortn, I wish to state thnt tho unjust nnd omol conduct of tho United Stales government has prodnued his condition. "Whon ho wih president of Mox ico ho gave' all kinds of gunrnutoes In Americans, regard loss of the dif ficulties with their nrhitmtiou. I:i this country ho was thrown into jail like n common criminal." About II p. in. Dr. M. P. Schuster was cn'.lo.' to (ho bedsido of (lonorul Iluertu, rnd it was suid at tho gen eral's rosidoueo that his death prob ably was u mutter of minutes. Story of Carcci Iluorlu devoted liimelf to tho mili tary enrcor at u very early ago. Horn nt Chihuahua in 1854, ho entered tho military academy ul Chupultepca nt tho ago of 17 and passed through thu full course to graduation in 18(0, when ho was commissioned second lieutenant of engineers. During his academic term ho was known for his predilection for scientific studios, particularly astronomy und tiinthu luulioe. When I'orfirio Dinz began his re organisation of tho Mexican army, Iluertu was promoted unptaiu of en gineers and while holding this rank devised the plan for n Mexican gen eral stuff corps. IIo was an active member of the military map commis sion created lo draft a stuff map of Mexico on u large seulo, and ho had oharge of all thu astronomical work of (ho commission, lending exploring nud surveying parties over tho wildost regions of tho ropubliu. Kaw Active Horvico During tho ensuing years lluortn saw much aotivo service. In 1001 ho left tho staff and took command of tho infantry in tho campaign against the Yaipii Indians. After this oum pnign ho was again put in charge of the general staffs topographical work in Honors, Ho partioipatod in subsequent Yaqul campaigns nud also in the campaign in Yiioiitnu ugninst tho Maya Indians. As n reward for hie Indian soruco lluortn wns given the rank of brigadier gonoral und once more detailed to the general staff. Iluertu commanded all thu detached government forcos in thu state of Guerrero at the beginning of the Ma dera revolution. When Madera ac eeedcil to the presidency, General Huerta was sent back into Morelns with a force to put down the Zapata rebellion. As u result of ill-feeling growing out of this campaign lluortn Has recalled. Subsequently he led the army sont against Orozeo and was iu command nt the battle of llu ohiuibw. Fur tliia service be was pro- moieii to major general, lie was then reoHiJud to the capital and given leuvo of absence bocauso of an af fection of thp oyos, and thus did not take pait in the suppression of the lirst uprising Jud by General Felix Diaz iu Outohor, 101J. ltccallctl (o t'Diuiuniid In tho sooonil Felix Diaz revolution, (Continued on lust page) ILL, QUEEN SOPHIE CALLED LONDON, J.HI. 1 I. A wneless disputch from Home u)s that tueeu Sophie has been suuiuioiied to the bedside of her brother, Kmperor Wil liam, whose illness is described as serious. The queeu, the uossaga uys, t t depart at vuue for Uvrlm. N HUM 1 DCTATOR NO. 251 IS SWEPT BY GALE Seventy-Mile Wind Brings Zero Weather to Texas Worst of tlio Storm Passes Snow and Low Temperatures Prevail Over Entire Eastern Section. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jim. 13. Tho great cold wuvo, bomo from tho northwest on tho wings of n soventy milo wind, strotched itself out nil over tho southwest today nud dipped its southern fringe into tho Gulf of Mox ico. Temperatures ranged from 22 degrees below zero nt Omaha to 20 degreos above nt Corpus Christ!, Tox. Yesterday Corpus Christt was busking iu Biinshino with tho mercury nt 73 degrees. Galveston, too, had u drop of 'J8 overnight. With diminishing winds, tho worst of tho storm ling passed, according to tho local weather buronu. Tho fiouthwost experienced last night its coldest wenthor in years nud awoke today to sub-zoro tempera ture. Suffering nud property loss con tributed to tlio cold wuvo nnd accen tuated by tho comparatively mild weather up to this time. Stnokuicii nnd fruitgrowers expressed fcur of largo losses, i In Middle Wot CHICAGO, Jan. 13.--Tho storm, which begun yestorduy iu tho middle west, continued today, dnow, high wind and low temperatures prevail ing over Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, tho Dnkotus, Min nesota nud Wisconsin. From tho Canadian northwest there also came reports of unusually low temperatures. According to nioagor roporls today, Iowa, tho Dnkotus nud Minnosotn nro tho worst sufferers on account of tlio heavy snowfall und (ho lowest tem peratures. Trains Arc Klullcd St. Paul roportod 33 dogroos bolow zoro; Haiinnh, X. I)., C3 bolow, nnd Dos Moines, In., 22 bolow. ltnilroud truffio west of Chicago has been seriously delayed und in many instances trains havo boon abandoned. At Council llluffs, In., more than twenty passenger trains nro stulled, unable to movo in cither dirootion. Telegraph nud (elopliouo oommuni oalion with tho wost was praotionlly shut off early today, all oompani'-j reporting thnt rognlsr routos nro out of commission ontirely. .VoillinoAt Wanner SIS.VTTLK, Wash., Jsn. 13.--Tho low pressure disturbiiuco thnt was off the Washington eoast yesterday has moved southward. Pressuro con ditions indicate unsettled weather, with probably suow in tho Puget Sound country tonight und Friday, continued cold and moderate north erly winds. Seattle's lowest ttmpor ature last night was 2fl ubovo zoro; Tueomu's 22. I,ow tempanitnro of 18 is forecasted fur Seattle tonight, Tho precipitation iu Seattle siiico January 1 has been about half of the normal amount. SPOKANI5, Wash., Jan. 13. ISusl eru and central Washington uxpori eueod warmer weather today, but the temperatures remained ueur zero. Helena, M011U, remrtud n tempomturu of 18 degrees below Mre. No report was received froin Havre, the uoldost place iu tiie state yostorday. The ooldest teniperaturo reported' to the local weather bureau was 48 degrees below zoro in northern Sas katchewan. The oold woathor hue do luyud trunsuoiitinoiitul trains from two to six hours. ASK NEW TRIAL OF WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Formal announcement that the department of Justice will ask for new trials of tho five former directors ot tho New Hav en railroad charged with violation of the Sherman anti-trust set. in whoio oases a federal Jury If. New York dis agreed iGgi undav. will bo mads try Attorney General ureor within tho next few das. WAV O'ER SOUTHWEST wMJt 3 w mC fc' m 1 1 51 1 ?