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Miff WEATHER Tonight ntiil Saturday Fair. Mat. 7rtj Win. :I7. SECOND EDITION Medford Mail Tribune 14 H 1 $ Forty fifth Tr. ruilv T- iii i Tear PURS! OF VILLA VEILE No Casualties and No Clashes as Yet Reported hy U. S. Troops In Pur- suit of Bandits Mormons Actlnn as Scouts Crisis Believed to Have Passed Over Invasion American Settlers Leaving Mexico Two Col umns of Pursuers, One of Cavalry. SAX ANTON' 10, Tex.. Mnieh 17 Tho Ainoni'tiii cpoililioniirv force JitiK Intit no ciiMiullie nml lui Inul no clnshos Willi Villn force to dull', ne oiiiiliiiK t ipmiIh received toiltiv t Toil Sum Ilnu-lnn. There bus hern no inslnnec of snipinjc lepnitrd. Iliigndicr (Icuernl IVimImiik'- di-.-pnlclio to I lie Moiitliriii ilcpnilinont hofldipiniloiH ooufiiui vepoiN thai Moimon coloiiii-H fi oin Column Dub litu nml Column Murnlns uio nctim: n hciiiiIh for I lin (.H,ilitioii. Absolute oeroey is muintnined hum hi- lo tin' dirftiiue.e tho Amerieiin troop fiuvo penetrated into Mosieun toriitnry. Colonel Dodd, coiumuiul iiifr the nowiitli nml tenth cnvnlrv, ninkpt no icpnila direct to flenernl 1'iiimtnn, lull i" in ufn'lww oommuni untiiiu with fienenil I'erfhinjj. Varying ioniln have Iiopii receiv ed nt Fort Sinn HotiMim uwirdini; tho attitude of Mexicans toward tlu expoditionnry force. Oils!, Is JIoIIoumI I'mmM Colonel Itolmil L. lliilliitil of the Twonly-aixth infantry nt llmlinjron, Vox., iinwovui', rnpoil thorp U onn nMeiwhlo excitement in I lie lower Kio (Imnde letrinn. Tin Mexican consulate hero toilny uioeived a lelHRMiiii from Oulo K. M)rtda. jjoveinoT of tlio state of fouhuiln nml foniuir private soere lary to (icnernl Carraiixn, in which hi nid: 'i verily believe Hint this criiU will ho moIvimI i-nliwJ'Hi'loiily liy both na tion. Kvery .Yfoxioan baa mIihoIiiIp conliilcuce of tlio wteilintc mitililti' of fienorul fnrnuiM. "I mil of tho opinion llinl net of Imntlilh ought never to cwno friction hnlwpt'ii two noigliliiiiinK iepublic." Two I'iiisiiIiik Columns HI, l'ASO, Tex., March 17.-A few ilofiniti' fact iiliont the Anion i'n expedition into Mexico today Htoml out with coiikiilorahlo oloarnob nx I lie icsult of official publUhod re poiU mnl the now drought hero hy American who huvo heou in touch with -owe portion of the Amoiionii iHovitiiiint. it seemed ooilnin Hint of tint two column which mc 'voinowhoio in Mexico," m'11' H' on-liliildil for speed, while tlio other np'uirenllv wm iHoviiiii mom Ih1. The wift foolul column wn the mixiliary iiiiny, MH'niinnJy inotly cavHlry, which went into Mexico fifty mile wont of the iiiwin nimv of (IcnornI .1. .1, 'erliiiiK wben lii Iuicoh eioaeil Ht Ciiluiiiliu, N. M. rnojisliuf.'.s OiiiuIiik III, TASO, Tox Mnieh 17. Up iilly jtrowinjr HiiHwino nmoni? Amer ican throiHjlioiit MoxWo, oiiM.illy in tlio north nml wont, wnh o ideiu-fl toilny liy rojiort from vnrioiin ev timiK tlwt United StHtw. citiwun wore either on their wny to the bonier or wore prepnrinK to hne. A I prm-Ucally eer r"'"'1 " c"tr (Continued on page six) RUSK STILL IN OF I PKTIIOORAD. Mn-h 17. -The f.l lewinjr official announcement lux W iMiied by the war deutriuieiit . "Went frout la ihc region ot lul ra Ulaud a violent artillery duel Im Uken 4Ve. lielow I)vin(, in the region of IllouM. the enen) llut' Ittud u'irHmle loadeUwith kiyb ex-itMMe-. "t'uiiu front Durim: the nr- luit nl the Tin tv- we tig'U iii-iiIhi llll tl I II illtli I-, Wllt'll t" ' 4, , , ' ,1 .r. I J " BY IE TYPES OF RGB BILL CREATING Time Limit of Ten Hours for Forty ' Speakers Vote Expected by To morrow Night Senate Army Bill Formally Reported and Chamber lain Asks It Be Taken Up Monday. WASHINGTON. Mm eh 17. Hoth hoiiRwi of roiiKrenB workuil toilny on! iiiitlonnl ilefeimo nioamirc. In the lioiiio overy othor Imiio waw, 1 An nnn ARMY win QnM'QnmiDQPPURi 1 x ii 1 11 11 1 1 1111 11 11 . 11 im 1 1 11 11 nil 11 1 lujuuw 1 1111 f 1 1 HILUUli UUUUIIUL pnt imlile while ilolmttt on the anny,,,, u yHvtlVt ,,.,iiIiIicmh, today in- lilll itrocemllHK miler a iioelal rule flxhiR the time limit at ten hour.. An effnrt will 1i maile to lea en a will 1i made to lea eh a ote tonioirow. In the neiiato tho army hill drawn by tho military commltteo was form ally roiiorlttl ami Chairman Clmm liorlaln announcod that hn would alj iinaiilnioiii eomont to tnko it pp Monday. Koity SpenKcis Oiale l.nlf ii&iilnni lint'A nulrnil ftf i time, roiwblloani and domoemt. be-,1 " st- f"l;,l" 71! W? "f Iuk wiually ioi.re.ente.1 on tho Hit. I "l'l"y 1iii-1iiii Iho law in..,. .i. .1.1.. i- !. .,i.,,nnf I b?" biiinr of nniii'd men who elitcml ..inn 1U.7 BunlD .,., .,,., w... of the general plan of preparedneu had aalnwl to bo hoard. Chairman Hay of the military com mittee and Itaprwmitatlvo Kalm, rankiiiK reimbllcAn niembor, appor tioned the ten hour omially. So far an l known no rommltteo mem bor will favor reduction of the pro vIhIoiih for Iho renla army or the National Guard, although loveral are known to favor a larger army. xtaniHng sniwker flark. who will deliver an addreae In aupport of the measure, I approvl the ue of the nnned free aurromlerail the chair to Uoprwwnta-1 of t I'ajted Htnte- for the ininMea ' .l !..: .i. .i. .I.li tlve Onrret of Tonneaaee at the Ue- Blnnlnjj of the debate. 1 10,000 IVikc SlieiiKdi RepreMatatlve Oorden, democrat of Ohio, led off for the bill. He had been Hated aa an antl-prenareileM man. but exiilained today that hut op position waa only to a great tundln army Iteproaeutatlve llay told the houao the fact that the committee had, roaohod an unanimous report on the bill Indicated tlio feeling of the conn-, try on the vital subject of prepared new. ' In fixing 140,000 men aa the peace Htrougth or the army, he said, the remittee had gone to wuat war do iwrtment offieiala had testified was the limit of peace time recruitment A force of 250,000 regulars would mean compulsory service, to which the countr) was opposed, and an an nual expenditure of $700,000,000 for the arim alone PRESIDENT TO OPEN EXPOSI WABHlMSlON, March 17 - Presi dent W 1 1 ron toilm pruniiMtd be Mould IKiMilidlh ot h.ne AcT'tu I i.iii1-1i luiirli 4 I. I'm tnnnrrc .ifinnooii t 'hi" !Ti. ' 1- mkdkort) 1 BOYS IN BLUE WILL MEET ACROSS THE 1 H.i ltm I'lillcil women anil Imijs to IiIh slito iim w as moil. The women ami I u s who lmw slionl. ileii'tl pints ait' mil I lie IcnM ilaiiKerou-. or ilclciinliicil of Hie scxcnil IIioumiiiiI Ilia fiillower. L La Follettc Introduces and Senate Unanimously Adopts Resolution Approvinn President's Course In Sending. Expedition to Mexico. WASUIXOTON, Mun-b 17.--Soiw- troiliiowl mnl tliH Hennto fiilnlilttil ",:"''"' ., " ..,,..,:,.',.. """'.'"' .."T. . ..". "L ... pntvin rrwlliMll own ruurMi iii iwiiilintf h punitive ckmIiIioii to Mex ico mil) MMirinjr the Mexican jK'npIe fnilber that the object of the on- Volition whm merely punitive. Tim toxt of the H'-oliiti.n l'ol..w: "llesolveil, by tlio mite (the hoiio of i)ivenlitiveft eonciirrniir I thut the m of nrmt'il roreeii of the ..... .,. ... .... ,. . .1... inc Liiilfii .inici i nun aicsich oh imi- ninth ilny of Muivli, 10KJ, eoiumittwl outrun') un Amerienn aoil nml fled into Mexico, liwehy approved; and that tlia onnKiewM nUo extemU it nnHurniier to the do facto govern ment of Mexico and to the Mexican peopkt that the puruit of aid law le bund of armed men acros the inteniational Miiiidiir line into Mex- Mf'" I ol "'e mhkIo punx"" of ar- reHtiHir Mud iuniliinir the rujriiive Hand or OBiww;tnai me eonurcw m announced, joiux with tho prcideot in (leelnring tbut "iieh uiilitury ex leilitU)ii ahall not be permitted to en runeh in any degree uu the o U'nmwrty or Mexico or lo inieriere m any mrMMr with the doinctie nf- fair of the Mexican people." Word of the Miinte' action waa immediately cut to the white lionc uiul l'ieileiit Viln dneeted thut iu- appreciation le nuivojcil t n- ntur m Fnllctte. GERMANY SUFFERS FEE SHORT IE APPROVA 1IKKM.V. Manb I" Much iutei eat has been aiouet in Heiltu l the aBHOunceiueni of the first In stance of a Iltnttatlou In the purchase of coffee which has been put In fere In a town of Brandenburg, where roasted eeffM ma be bought only In half pound lott. and unroasied cof fee may not be hoM t retail. In Usrllu coffs .rlith uve been ad- vanelng for wme and It la bo- Uv4 sobm huM i " have lld In considerable 'r In anticipation of possible limitation ordiO. The IMI.Ii Kiipplv ha, llii- ti n nolatilv r il h d and m.iin i . 1 1 . i if m,i i dm . i ,i jie ti. . ' i .1 i tr o k oii(.o. FRmu. innr 17. inm sasa, , NMH1 H 1 of nu COSTS UNITED SIMS MM EACh DAY HI. I'ABO. TA March 17. The United States pursuit of Villa, unilor prosont an- raugementa, I costing the government $40 ooo each day, according to extlinntes made here tmUj hj army officers. : 4 L TO r'AKIK, MckIi i: (lel.ci.il I'lrlH AilKlltt ltiiiie, wlntHtf uppoiutliieiil im minister of war in aiiecciu to (icnerul (ImIIuiii wo iiuumimed ,e tcnttty. is hel knoun far bi work n inojwclor grnerul oi aijeunuiilic. lie oceupiiHl this ptiRiiioH frain HMD lo 1012. at u time when the ililai ini Milnnce of nvintion wa uetfinninir to be realised fully. Uenerul Clallieni m-hI bla iignn Hon to Premier l!rmmin the fuilow iug letter dated Ver-uiUps, Mulch 10: "Mr. Premier: "A 1 explained to pm lnt week, iiiv hlrtautit, which I have devoted exclusively and miinterruptedl to the service of the country, now 1'inl me. The doctor-, nuswler that I mu not ,t pii'ieitt in a eunditlou to hm- form with Ibe neeei-airy activity Hn duties of the high office entnitcd tu me. They declurc that to miiLe it poiible forme to reiume active mL a ooniiiete and lengthy rest and ore ful treatment ant iudkfuubli'. I therefore ag yon to aeeept uty ic-i nation aa miniler of war. "With jjrent iin!et, mmuiK omN "OAIJ.il M" 10 WASMM1TO.V, liarcb 17. Xoicricun conuU in llullaud hate Uen inatnietad to iNvyatigatf the sinkmtf of tb Utttrh )isar Tubantia with Americans aboard aaid l buve been torpedoed. Couular ageats at (VkraJtar and Libuu have been intmaad to iavaa tigata the wpurted unaawsa-sful at tempt to mrieio the V'rcuch limr 1'iitn.i V I r I i I GENERA ROQUES WAR MINISTER SUCCEED GALLIEN BORDER; WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARMED WTH I Oantjer of Active Opposition From Carranza Forces Dccrcaslnu Sll limnu Wires No Trouble to Be Ex pected From First Chief. WA8IIIXUTON, March 17.-Very satisfactory assurances regarding tho attitude or the Carrauta gorernment toward the ontrauee of Amerlean I roups Into Mexico were eonveyefl tu the state department today by Consul Sllllitiuu, who Is with fieuerul Car rausa. lie repoited no trnubla fiom tin- C'arrama forces waa to bo spoct i.i ivaiyf Overnight dispatches redolvoil by Aitlug Serrotary Polk of tho statu department ami Secretary llukor, warn optimistic. The text of nono was made public. The administra tion believes the danger of aatlvu op position by Carranm forces. Is de creasing. The Mexican situation waa dis cussed fully at today's cabinet meet ing ami Secretary linker read re IKirts received from Oensral Funaton. Cabinet members aareed that danger of serious clashes with the Carransa troopa probably had passed. Secretary Danlela told of the or dering of "Oil marines to Peasaeola, flu., un the naval transport Han cock, but later the prest4eut author Isoil the statement that the moremetU had nothing to do with the Mexican situation. Secretary Wilson at today's cabinet meeting told of a marked Increase In Immigration from Mexico since the recent outbreak. Many of theat Max icana art destitute, be said. Ha eh case Is being bandied Individually on Its merliK iiv Immlaruilon authorl- iH-h at Hi. iionln I IN MESOPOTAMIA IH HUV Mini h 17 i In nii.'lc" t Su.viillc). 'I lie Ilnli-h ti.iii-.ini tbc Tirii below Kut-cl-Amiim beuii'i n uenerul retreat after their del cut near KeUhie on March i. with the! Turk m imrsuit. ueeonbng to toduj's headipmrtert, report Irom I'ouotun- linojile raceived here. The official Ktiiteuieut loll.m "The eneui.v ulter Ii - ' i 't m ir Kclahie on Murch M ii . t.n..ui. . DEFEATED CHASED B TURKS Mir h eciiciul retirnt, nlteiottett IuiIh-CII uttuckl'd I iiil.i'l. In - ii r( in -i- tin Tnrkih i itit ! f lv cr-t-ti- New Im I I. I I'" 'I iIhMji nt- .in I I I in k y DA SHFS Captaln and Crew Sinn Affidavits That Holland Liner Was Struck Amidships at NluM Undoubtedly Loss ot Life, as Four Aboard Ves sel Have Not Been Lnndcd. LONDON', Mnieh 17. -A Keillor iliHiteh I mm The lltiguo n.VN Iho Uutch miniHtry of miinue Iiiin iiii liouuccd Hint Kl'liilnviU iuhiIo by tho lral nud J'ourtli offieui's ami tlio lookout man of the Tuhiintiu show tlmt the MaHiitcr wna bit bv it tin Hdo. Thoe men ilm'laie tlioy anw in Ibe water white siren I c mmle by the Inipeilo uiul that nt tho moiiiont 'tlie atreuk reaeheil tho aide of tho ateumer umnhdiip the o.vpliHtlon oo t'urred. ''Kichard Scliilliuy, nu Amoriouu, wlm, Willi lih. wife nml ilHiightor, nt' liveil heie wilh other aurvivors of the Tubniiliii, expresMCil the opinion (but I tic liner tniok u mine." I'lnnst lluttli VchscI A.MSTi:iH)A.M, Mnreh 17. 'Hio TuhnntiH, Mink off the Dutch ooasl, valued at 4-1 ,(100,000, waa Ihonewoat ami fluent "loumahip aailiiiK umlor the Dutch llug. Althuugh it ia mil (MMltively etuliliiie(l wliether tho finkine; w due lo a mine or a tor )iedo, there i- a lingular iinummitv u the taut of Ihoe who weru on Imurd in alliibuliuu it to a auhmar iua' act. The crew biie their belief in this ii'uiinl ehiefly on the iiileutm violence of tlw exploiou ami on the 1'uct thftt it oeeurreil uiuiiUhip. The vescl wn bounil from Ams terdam to South Aiueneuu port, curr)iiiK n crew of 21)1 nml 82 Mi"-hcnjfei-, the lalter uowtlv neutrala, htcluding, it ih uul, three Americana. The hlup bore the uual ideiilitientmu markn of her neiitrul charueter, m iludiug an illuuiiuuteil name and flag. The disaster baa created a pro found oeiixution throughout. Holland. The pre ewiuueiila reflect anger mid imligiintMii. There were undoubtedly aiuae oas imltiea n n result of the di-iister Men from tho crew hnve been lumleil liv Dulcli toipedo bnata ami snv that the venHel waa struck iiiuulships in ll'tie (liulliesw, iiwillif to u mist on lite limli mcii. The exdniou waa "u tiilltic tli.it lili'lioiil- on deck were tdiuttered. BY AIRSHIP BOMBS HLKI.IN. ueWi.piiK'i - M.i 1 1 Ii 17. -I'oieuru tie ir.ulllig leKrt; that '."-fll (Ibe IliHiie "t till' Kl'llpl work") b been dumuiffU buillv by au enein.v ncropluue uttuek uud that ii i.iiiiniil -l.itiiui Ht Kuit bus itb botubn," mi.vh the iiKcucv. "Tin -e re- (illll 1 II i III Hill-., l o stilt- i l ' I ill Iii nil ii. .Million o. nor. 5 ASSAULTS ON VERDUN REPULSED German Drive Aijalnst Fortress Again Shifts Its Direction Violent Night Attacks Made In Vaux Reylon Bombardment Continues In Region of Dead Man's Hill, Infantry At tacks Not Renewed Russian Ac tivity Alonn the Southern Part nf Front. Tlio Oonnmi ilrivo at tho Vorilun ilofonxea bna nsuin Plilfled Its direr fiou. Strong uaariults woro mndo bv tho flonnuna on tho linoa oust of Vcr iliiu (luriiif: tho ulfht, ftvc 8iioocifiii' uaanulta in tho Vmtx niK'lou being re pulnoil by tlie Krnni'li, l'ftris nnnouno ed todny. Tlie Oermnn ntlueha woro for Un inoxt part of u violent oluiniotpr, hii. were broken up by tho Fronuh out lain of fire, tho I'nriB wnr oEileo ile elniVH, Although u homhnnlmonl bus been coutiuueil in tlio region of Demi Miiii'k hill, tho in fun try nltuehs there hue mil boon renewed. Important operations may bo de veloping nlonjr tho soulhcni pnit of the KitrMinii front, ns Viennn report. iueri'iiHiiifriiclivity by tho nrttllury on blllll HJlluH. ViennuV hito.t report dcolnrnc tlmt, Italian uttneka on tho Alistriuu linen liino duereuHcd in violnnee. The Oi'iimiii offieinl btjllt'llii lodn.v does md muulioti Iho i1j;htiii; oast of I ho Mouso in tho Vonliui reftion. It reports, however, two unstiPooiHful nttiii'ka by the French "on our pod tionw on Dead Man's IleJKlila." ('eiiiinns ItepulMNl I'AItia, March 17. Ijnportnnt In fnntry nsfliiulta on tho French lluoii onnt of Verdun woro' mndo by tho (lormnna during tho night. Flvo bup coaslvo oiiHluuglita In forco woro ro puliod by the French. Tho text or this afternoon's wnr office stntomnnt rendu: "West of tho Moiiho tho bombard ment diminished mat nlKht In tho roKlon of llothlncoiirt nml Qiimloros. After the bloody check to tho ntturU of )oatorday tho onomy baa not re sumed hla movomout on Mort Hom me. "Hast of tho Mouse n rccruileH cenco of tint bombardment was fol lowed nt 8 o'clock last nlsht by Mo lont offonslvo notloua, directed agiiluit our ponltlnus nt tho vIIIuko and the fort of Vaux. I'lvu AttackM Fall "Five successive nttaoka In largo numbers woro dlreotixl by tho der ma tu In this roglon, but without muo oeas. Two of them woro started against the villnge of Vnnx; two others against the slope loading up to tho fort, nud the fifth was an ef fort lo emorao from a protected road way southeast of the vlllago ot Vaux. "ICvory one of thodo nttucka uh biokeu up by our ottrtnlmt ot fire, nml tho fire of our machine guns eo the enouiy heavily, "In tho Woovro dlstrlet thorn I.- uothlug to report further than ar tillery exi liuna.es In all sootora wont of Pont-a-Mousaou. A mtrprlso at tack against it saliont of tlio enemy lines at the wood of Mort made It possible for us to brlntf back some. piUonora and tu Inflict some lotuios on the enemy. ' The nlKht was cnlm on tho re mainder of tlio front." (Continued on page six) IMS KILLED BY 1.AK1.IH). Te., Maroh 17. Four lfti i iiintnzii Koliliera and ton oiv ilmu were killed hi an e.plosiou ot ii enrload of greunilo uud artillery hmmunition in the yards of tlio nu ioual railroad hue, at Monterey, "Mux., last TiwhiUiv. nodoriliug to jmssenger rcaeliinit hero today from Monterey. The new was aupprv-'-e.l l tho t'urrunxiv nuthoritie. lit cuu-e oi the ten-ii'ii cxi-tine; between 'th' Lmled Mates and Mexico. 'k f m