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Tonight ntiil Saturday Fair.
Mat. 7rtj Win. :I7.
SECOND
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Medford Mail Tribune
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Forty fifth Tr.
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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
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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
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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
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'I iIhMji nt- .in
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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.
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