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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair Tonight anil I'rld.ir. Milt. 7.1: Mln. Ml. f Fortv fifth Tfr ti illv- TV' Hi Tfutf. 5000 TROOPS O'ER BORDER HUNT VILLA Both Columns of American Forces Now In Pursuit of Bandit and Meeting With Hearty Co-operation From Carranza Soldiers Pcrsh inii Reports That All Is Going Well Villa Passes Up Mormon Colony, Is Again on Move Censorship Veils Movements of Troops. WASHINGTON', March Kl.Pres idfiit Wilson was informed by Soeic tnry linker early toilny thnt both col umns of American troops now in Mexico in pursuit r Villa iiml bis bandit wore meeting with hearty co operation from tin- Carrnnxn soldiers. SAN ANTONIO, Ton.; .Unroll 17. --Tho first report from Itrigndiof Ocucrnl Pershing, commanding the expeditionary forces into Mexico to Major noncml Funston slating tutu nil wns going well, wns received nt Fort Sum Houston this morning. The report ilenlt with the strength of Oenornl Pershing's command, tho disposition of tho various units anil the officers, tlio distance of the first day's march ami tlio movement of the CnrrnnKi troops. VIIUi on tlio .Move KL PASO, Ton., Mnrch 10,Villn, since the purauit of the Amerienn nnny storied, apparently bns pnsnid beyond the Ainorionii Mormon Polony about (tosnV'flwiiirteK'i'i'tlfibn' "din itfitehen todnv indiontitiit thnt those .100 AiuorieniiN are now safe. These lUrtjinti'iio iwvo uredit also to Ciir nnn force about Casa fli-ando for putting up a front which stopped ViUn from making his proposed raid on the Americans. Todn.v's information indicated that the shifty bnndit lender with hi sup ply of horse is agnin on the move. Information about tlio nature of hi movement wn closely gun nits! from becoming public. Cnsns (Ironile i about 100 mile due south of the point where the col umn of fionornl Pershing entered Mexico yesterday. Despiio the rigorous censorship which closed all wire, telegraph and telephone, to military new, the tory of the I'. S. troop crossing tho bor- dor got out in oho form or another by devious ways. Tho facts were a follew: Story of Crossing About 10 o'elnak yesterday morn ing the troO foil in ht their enmps in full inarching order. The older to move vnmn about 1 1 and wa nns wcrwl by a shout from the men. Then the aohinin Mtarted out. Cowboy off the ranges enrolled as scout, nd naalrv led the way. Two infantry regiments, some fluid artillery and a vagoii train cam after. The depart ure of the force was unmarked by a single dramatic detail. It wa a bii inossliko as a practice march. A long, haiy line of alkali dut, stand ing out against tho dull white of tho plain and tho blaaUyr light of tho tun marked their progress toward the border, as viewed from a hill above I he illago, Heiioral Pershing aoenmpanied the fierce n far as the bonier, but be oaiiu' back later in the alteruoou and took another dlreetian to the flank with n part of the troops. Tho troop taking part in the movement numbered about fiOOO and were composed of the thirteenth cav- " (Confinuod on page two.) XEW yOItlv. March II.-A check; fe -13AS,i:(l. otic i mc miuci ever p'd m th I'nUtd Stnt. piued through the New York clear ing kou toila.v. The chck us .Irawn r the WcJhani ! McIhIh KatiM i" ' f!....tau! tr : i l.ir Mi'ImiIc MmI I, i 1 1- i. . i i - i tii Ml . t i rai.v A. tllllll.MICC "III- - . i -.. .1 I I. .1 k SIX AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN Ti l' -liO : PQ irrigation I ft w ' fc tw UtT '"r ET FAVORABLE I'oul Simon KAISER AVOIDS BREACH WITH ONITEO STATES; Admiral Von Tlrpltz Out as Result of Emperor's Decision Not to Ex tend Submarine Warfare to Neutral Ships Seeks to Keep Peace With . America. HKItLlN, Mm oil 1C "In tome qunrterM," any tho noml-offli'lnl Ov oraua Xowa ngoney, "tho liollof jiro valU that tho iohIkiuUIoii of Admiral Von Tlriilt. uh mlnlnter of mnrlne whh connoctod with Hmporor Wll llnm'a declHlon not to oxtoud suihmn jJiiq warfare beyond tho limit an nounced to noulruls In the Oerinnn Rovoriimeut'H momornndiim and not to direct It against neutrnt 'hlp." WASMINOTOX, " March 16. Km per or Wttllam'a determination not to provoke a break with the United Statoa in the new submarine mm nalKit even though it Involves a fac tional contest In the Gorman relch stag having alroady brought about the downfall of Orand Admiral Von Tlrplli blmsolf Is Indlcntod In to day' Ilorlln dlinatehos. UiiiH'Mir for I'enco The tono of thoso dlHiMtohM from the riorinan capital, although guard ed, 1 taken hore to prove the su premacy of the emperor, Chancellor Von Ilothmann-Hollweg, foreign Min ister Von Jagow and the army, which has been opposing the pUn of Ad miral Von Tlrpltz and tho navy party to carry the submarine campaign to a merciless destruction of all ship ping, whether neutral or onomy, bound to and from porta of Groat Britain ami her alllea. The development Is regarded here aa a potent augury for a poacoful so lution of the situation with German)'. The passage of today's Herlln dis patches by the German consor Is ro gardod aa showing the desire of tho German foreign of rice to prepare the Amorlcan people for sueu a contest In the reelohNtag as wm recently seen In congroM between two fne tlons over the armed ship question. KoImm DecliliiiK Factor About a fortnight ago. It Is under stood, a conference was hold In Her lln. presided over by tlie emperor himself and attended, among others, by Chancellor Von llethmann-lloll-weg, llerr Von Jagow and General Von Kaikenhayn, chief of staff, and It Is believe! that Admiral Von Tlr pits himself waa called Iq. The dis cussion turned on submnriue warfare generally and particularly upon the attitude of the United State. The general understanding was. that it was the omporor blmsolf who decided every effort should be made to retain the friendship of tho United States. The result was the rejection of tho proposed extension of subma rine warfare to affect neutral nations. on Tlrplli' retirement fallowed nat-' urU) Mie rejettion pt the plans he had fatlieied ARMY BILL GIVEN OF WASHINGTON. March 1C The lvv hill gut the right "of wav for ;..-.. . uiwr ration in the houc todiix aiiil .i -ptii.il rule tor it- cn- -!. i i , ., .. . . i .' . i I . BEDFORD lVanU T. Kliuluill HOLLAND LINER TUBANTIA SOI BY S E Holland Lloyd Stiamer From Ams terdam for South America Torpe doed Off Hook of Holland Without Warning All Passengers and Crew Rescued. LONDON', March 10. Lloyd' ie port thnt tho Tubantin ha gone 4own nnd thnt all the pacngor and crow ni'O auTo. LONDON, March 1'0. "II is now certain, that the Tuhautia wns tor pedoed without wm tiling," telegraph the Amsterdam eorriipoudent of the Central New. "Tliore wore three Amerieniis on board. They were: Itichnrd Schilling, an AmericHii con- oiil, Kinmnt Schilling ami Carmen Schilling.? l)NDOf, March 1(5- A Renter dispatch' from the Hook of Ilnllnnd says that a wireloa meHoge ha lus-n received there staling that tho largo Dutch passenger ship TiiIihu tia, ontward bound from Amsterdam to the Hirer i'lnte, bns been torpe doed ami is in a sinking condition near the Nooidhinder lightship. All the wongr have been t.aketi off in iHiat. I.ON'nON. Mnivh Kb The London AgcMt of the tamsbip Tubantia, which is awhoiI by the Holland Lloyd of AraUirdam, have received a mes sage aaying the vessel waa torpedoed. The steamship, which i of 15,000 grw tons, left Amsteidam yester day for Duono Aires. She wa to have stopped at I'abnouth and penin sular jmils, where the majority of the passengers were to have lteen taken aJioard. A Ufesa ing bout has left the Hook of llollsud to search for the sUikiug vesel hwI Dutch terpt'do boat are leaving nnshing to hurry to the res cue of lit ship's passengers in the lifeboat. SAX AXTOXIO, Tcn., March 18. 'u vmt received at southern de portiaeui headquarter from Houston of the suicide of First Lieutenant Rdnard M. .ell, eleventh cavalry, at Columbus, X. M., early Thursday. Lieutenant Cell's regiment was a member of General Pershing' com mamj. Mulaticholi is gieu a fhe eatuo. I WHERE THE EAGLE IS SCREAMING I SriCity , abkJij:. T -T'f r jfft ?--' U I OvTucson S T.?liiinai 4 JsrtlUSUol n.J5S Nacobl ytJou.ftKL LfTAu $t', o s? , . - jMardJ'ena 1 Irc l V A 7 n....-iwVo &W'o ie tSjnJete OKKtlON. TlillMUN. BATTLE WITH VILLA BANDITS AT COLUMBUS, It M., WEEK lliiny K. Uwell ilolm (i, of im Bf VILLA M FJL5L ff44-4ff-f4 DOt (II.AS, Arir.., March 10. Reports liern of alleged ic sentmcut of Mexicans of the invasion of their tenitory by American soldier, apparently emanated from Villa and other Ti :i -f -' ! .i sniirco antngonlatio to Car- T rjliyn nn flitu sittn nV Ilia lull.. der. One icport saying Oeneral Aharo' Obregon ha lieen ns saHNinaled wn titiced to thi eniiree. (lenenil Calbw received a message from Colonel Dato Campbell today saying ho wn making all poU)lo hnto to gef to Ojitn mm wljh hi eolitnui of BOO cavalry, in Jailor to pre- vent Villa entering Sonorn. It wii said hen' that Villa might try to use that pus in order to rani hi I igre and iciich In sup pl of fund. M0IM WASHINGTON, March Hi. deniirtmcnt disnntches todnv Stnt. said . j. i Americans in Mexico, imiticulinlv in'baw appreeiaibly increased in io- the ititorior stales, wotb leaving in IHiiHts in Sonorn kaid Americans were leaving. A retwrl from MohIssb eonrce said that General Calles. .militan goveninr of Son. .in, hod placed 'OO0 troops in norilii-a-i Sonora for the supprcsi-ioii of border raid. NO MEXKAN REVOLT NO GENERAL KILLED MAR FA, Tcn., March 1(1. -Rts.rts from Ojinaga Tuesday night that the Cnrrana garrison thero had revolt ed and killed their commander, Col onel Rojas, today were denied in tel ephone incuge-. from Presidio, Tex. opiMite Ojinau llordur condition - lire calm here. lai-ge numbers, either for tho I'uilwl lent in the region of Rose and tile i Tj (ht ror"ti,yjyjUj whoiv (Miner prnit'i'iiitu wnm inMHini - . ......p..u .... ....,...., ... warning "be cNrefill by Carmniui troops. Reports from ter jMrsistent artillery premtion, . . . " ' m..I.. !,.. v.. ' J ml....-.l ......In . ,,,.t,..r ..f II....Lw. mil with. ,"nlwl Dflul '00 I iiirAit'ii it v. uf-iHPiiris j uiirun iiiiti hiiom' .. sif r. .... -f ,. .... UAfJCif in. Wlii Nloverfjelt 1'hmI . (,i'irriii . One of Frequent Lulls In Verdun Campaign Again In Evidence Ar tillery Duels In Flanders Increase French Counter Attacks In the Champalgnc Reported Repulsed. Today's Clcnaa u official lntei)iuul eoiil'onns with that from Pari a to the unchanged situation north of Verdun. Its text, however, apparent ly indicate that iHeHioii of Dead Man's bill, on which the (lermans vest enlav Tit)ort cd an "nilvniiee, hi claimed b the German wgr office. One nf the frequent pause which i haveihuruclorwod the German cam Mign for Venlun i again in avi - donee. , lll'IM.IW Waroh in. A nuuiber uf unsuccossful stlock have boon made h, tho UVMU.L n the Uerman lines h the French on the Herman lines ' south of St. Mouplet, west of the r"!soHuulkflMriMt(l Jn Iks .JhsniiMKiic .iiiitMlMfctil todAtt. i1itV(TuJlBM lot two rtfneer 'Unit' 1 frnnTS? (rwMnti end captured lueuty machine guns. 1 The lest of the siutemiHt follews: 1 In I'lunders, esiiecially ill the J proximity to the coast, artillery duels lence. iney nave necome more io- out success, on onr imhuIiou otli or . St. Knuplet uud west of the Somme- ! Py-Snnnin road. 'I'hi eaiWHl us few losit, whereas their loas were numeious. We took there two offi cers and 1"0 imwouuded prisoners and euptured two machine gnus. "On the IcA bank of the Mouse, further H.tteniit t dispute om- pos CKi,n of the height or Iji llowine Moit (Dead Muu) and our position in the wood north of it, were frtjs truled at the outlet. "iietueeu the Mcuse and the Mos elle I lie picillon is iinchiiuued." SUBMARINE L-10 LAUNCHED AT QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS QriWY. Mass., Maich .- The, iibiiiannc I.-In. the fourth -iibmers-; ilile to l,c built lor the I'nited States, 'iia - b the Fmc Ricr Shipbuildipg eorpoialioa, was luuiichod ttsluy. germans claim 'unarmed liner deadman'shillwithamericans : was captured ' dodge torpedo .Atiuk A. Dobbs , French Steamer Patrla Attacked hy Submarine Without Warning Off Coast of Algeria Had 29 Ameri cans Aboard, Including American Consul General at Cairo. MOW YORK, Miuoli in. Tho Crunch stoamor Patrla of tlio Kobro lino, carrying among hor imMongnra an Amorloans, IncludliiB an Amorl can oonsul. wns ntlnokeil Without winning by a submnrlno off tho Al gerian const March 1, Oaptnln l'lorro Dest'liellos annoiiiired todny upon tho arrival of the ship from Mediterran ean porta, a torepdo illroctml at tha ,,a,r, m," ''M by about thirty ,. , . . NfiMtil (leiiornl Alsmnl Olney Arnold, American oonsul , ,,n,r,', "l c,r. w" iwasenger I from N,,, ,0 U"bl- H told Dip- lulu Descbelles he would forward a full report of the attack to the Unlt- fiid Slfiuu Rorernment. It was news, iiuu,necr, m) iseisiii uescneiioM tnat nltes have since reportod t if. Ar,iM4 who was roturnlng Iioiiih, di'i WJljU'on the day after hi arrtmt WIlT InformiCUlfli WtTfett by the state depurlmeiif Vif H on the veig of a ae wn at De Guarde," liv wlrel Iters. He remstneil on tlio brlilgB all night uud had fifteen luukoutl on duty. Toi'iNMbi Seen by (TnlW The eaplaltt sslu he did not Mb tl8 submArtse or the torpedo, sul koLk wero seen by his first offlaar and sn Humhsr of passenger. Tha ably was making full siieed at the tins. Or ders were Immediately given to stuflr a nig sag course nud no further two of the submarine waa seen. "I regret to say that I did not have any guns." Captain DoMhellvs aid. and added that he would wake request that hi ship be equipped with gun hen he return to Frsnae. Captain IMMchtdle ald ha bad already sent a full report of the Inci dent to tlie Fri neh Kovernment. OF LONDON. March lrt -An Amster dam dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph company says the municipal authorities In Germany have been Instructed to take a census of all neutral foreigner who have Uvea In I each city for more than five years. Male foreigner who have lived un interruptedly lu Qeruwuy for five years will be considered aa having lost their previous rllUenshlp and wlil be reaardud as German and therefore liable to military service Thee Mill ), enrolled In Hie arim. toil ulll not In m.iit tu Iho front ih.v win iiu iut to hoik In Oflli'-I o U lo leleuKc men Of tllO laiiUtutui tthu mil thus U u'. to take their places In the fighting line. Ii Is ald Mieru are about 30,000 foi- i'-r"' "i imiiuim .ibe in Uermany. Mius rvBjst TtEajfilu Iho llni. ..t 1. 1.. ,l.lial.nK li'lrtytcffjpjjiiiro. lire tnsJlllhKnwui. . licBrllelJoiv JJM, e cNrefuJ, t&lrlna Oo miles frolfrcltinS ess froiirVTi XO. 305 AGO'RFPnHT m Survey of Water Resources of Rogue River Valley Completed by U. S. Reclamation Service Co-operating With State, Declares Irrigation Es sential, Gives Costs of Various Projects and Recommends a Rec lamation Project as "An Immedi ate Possibility." The reHir of fodeiTil roolnmntiou '.en ice upon irrigation projects fin the Itoitiie Hiver valley Jma been oom plited by Chief Ktigincer John T. Wln-ler and relensed for publicntlor. It rceoiumend the m-meets n . "jmi iminVdinto poaslbility.'' Th. .iiru'.v was" co-oponitiw work b. the federal govonunciit nnd Ktulo i ' Oregon under mi appropriation pn ided by tho slnlo and similar ntuoiii.r by the secretary of tho interior fro the reclamation fund.' H donls wit i the irrigntiim and water supply i .' that portion of tlio Rogue River vol ley above Tolo, uud more tmnooiull the area in the immediiito ioiiiity oi' Ashland and Medford. It 1 neeom- punied by map of tho vtmontj pi,,. Jeet and roads n follews: Huiuntnry of Itcport' "Tho investiguliotiH Imvo been nmdo with iossiblo futnrp dovelop meiit in mind rather t linn tho project ulroady oonstniotui or.iropittod, al thougli theso projcal Hhro' luid u considemblo Influence on the con clusion reached. The laud i practically all in pri vate ownership. SeetJnu of tho val ley are closely populated, small rather than large fiuina lining the ride. Ap proxiumlely half of tJlo lley is plaattsl to orchard, tho remainder be ing devoted to the growing of grain and forage crop. Tho nien is pm tieulurly adapted to tho growing of apples and peal, and somo of the finest orchard tii tho state ro found here. The soil aurroy mfldo by tho de partment of ngrhjnllui'o in li)l sIiowh (but the uveragO texture of tho soil is a clay login. The fact libit prne licully till of the soils aro doetrnble. with irrigHtioii, imlluHles that they will stand the nonslniotiou almrcoH of ntiy irrigation aj'stsm liaratoforu f OJHMIOll. Iri'lunthfii Xecosjirv i .yesiw of Hjfejjflji $&$lti v- ill SIWsij lit. uu, muujaBUuUI,, crop ih ws ritaay, Tha wuiMa fnam nilali Ibu .... npply for irrifaUou njurt Mmo nut- urully tiivule the arsn is)to. two dis tricts, which are treated In tho roport us the Medford and Ashland divis ion. The Medford division in eludes all the urea extending uorth to Rogwo mer at Tolo which Ike Rogue Hirer Vulley Canal emniiany prsnoaes to ir rigute. Tho Ashland division iu cludis all the area sonth of Uiis di. vision. Hear Ciwk and I.lttlo Ilutlo It is esiimated that Hoar oroek nip! Little llutto creek, aiipplomottted by (Continued on pago threo) -.r T ff.ffiT- "tsa, POGET SOUND NAVY YARD BILL PASSES WAsniNUTOX, Mareh 3C Tlw M-iiule today paxd Senator Poiu dextor's bill aiipropriating $'J,005,0(IO to equip the Puvel SAUtld DAVy yilld lor cntiuctioit of bnttMHhipa. ll now Km', io ii. fiiii.-c. Si n.ttor Pouidexli i . . h.ii that Ser.Mr Duniels hud urged the uiur be-ciin-e the Mart) Island, Cul., yju I ohimi; to -hnlloW V.iter, W.n Hh .i.iill;le ir tuii-tru' ten, & .