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mm SECOND EDITION WEATHER Monday partly cloudy t limit enlng. Mat. 711., inln. Iff. forty-fifth Tr. nllv--Tcntl Tear MEDFORD OK MOV, SATrifDW. MARCH 1s. mil! NO. H07 Medford Mail Tribune A I AN M 0 1 INTERIOR TOWNS Cnrranza Authorities Request Troops Not to Take Possession of Mexican Centers Would Be Rcnarded as Breach of Sovereignty and Break In Traditions. KI, PASO, Texas, Murcli IS. Krnnclsco Vllln is In tlio neighbor hood ot Las Crucos, 110 mllos sbtith or Casus Grantlos, according to Infor inatlon recoivod horo today tiy Gon ornl Gubrlol Onvlrn, Cnrranzn com niiimlor at Juarez. 1SI. PASO, Texas, March IS. A now problom faced tlio Ainorlcnn troops in Mexico as they ontoroil tlio ronton whore Vllln's trail Is scurcoly threo days old. This problom enmo, not from tlio Villa clinso, but from tlio attitude of tlio Cnrfnnzn authori ties that they did not wish tlio Amorl ctms to occupy any .Mexican city. On tlio border, at toast, Mil was regarded an tlio most serious develop ment In tlio oxpudltlon to date. It for military reasons the army of Ron oral J. .1. Porshlng should fool com polled to occupy a city, tlio Ameri cans would bo in mime duiixor of crossing the Moxlenn senso of natlonnl initio In one of Its strongest attri bute. Occupation of n city among Mexican soldiers, and to tlio mnssos of the Moxlcan people, is tlio sign ot Bovorolgtity. Some of the bloody bnt tloH of tlio last four yonrs In Mexico havo boon fought over cltlon whoso military liuportanco wan small, but possession of which, nccordlug to the idoas of the Moxlcan people Indicated (loiulnanco of that roglon. To Pm-xjimi TiikIHIoii. Although the Cnrrnnsn authorities are not giving up their sovorolgnty, it Is r problem with them to break this tradition and jiormlt American armed forces to occupy cities as bases. In making; his announcement that ho had asked the Americans not to ontor or occupy Casas Grandes, tlio city whoso possession means safety to the American Mormon colonists of that ronton, General Gabrlol Gavlra, commander nt Juares, expressed no vexation at tho presence of the troops in his territory, but he was firm In his announcement that under his prosout Instructions from Goueral Carranzn he has no power to modify the orders of his troops against per mitting the occupation or cities. The general offered no comment on what he would do provided the American troops occupied a Moxlcan city. Dispatches direct from Mexico, and tho official announcements from Major-General Kunston uiailo it ovident today that the two Amorlcaii columns, one from Columbus, X. M., under General Pershing, and the other from Ilaclilta. N. M., under Colonel Dodd, had gotten Into clogo com munication with each other and prob ably had formed an actual Junction when a little more than half way on the route to Casas Grandee. SI m tuny f Adwiiuv. Soniothlng of tho strategy ot the dash on Villa's trail also was appar ent. The Ilaclilta column made Ita actual start from San Ilernardlno ranch, which Is in the little square of territory, about the size of a large county, whero the state of New Mex- (Continued on Page (I.) IS DFCSVE OUR WAR REACHED 1'AIUS, March 18. "We Luxe reached the daendve hour," said Al exandre Itibut, mini4r uf finance, (leaking in the chamber of deputies last night on the financial and mili tary situation. "We can say without exaggeration, without illusion and without vain uplimUn that we now sea the end of thi horrible war." jr. Ribot'n utterance is taken to he of the utnot iupoiiance, as indicat ing official iiniii with regard to the reult of tin- bin tie of Verdun. Whether n-m-v i or is not appreci ably nearci. it i iuu)itetioaaale that the tension in Franc h relaxed nml th.it men'- thought, arc turned to the l.iml ill vc!niuiriit ot M.-nt lnyir- .(1.1. I.. (Ik .(111.-. o o LOLL REPORTED IN BATTLE ALONG TO OCCUPY CITIES WESTERN FRONT CORING PURSUIT Germans Make No Attacks Ayalnst Verdun Artillery Duels In Prog ress Increasina Military Activity in the Balkans Aeroplane Battles Between Armies Raid on Mctz. Since the united attacks of Thursday night ngtiiuM tlio village And fort of Vuux, northeast of Ver tluii, tliu Germans hnve not advanced nt iiiiv point on the defences of tho YortrtwH, Paris announced today. Last niulit passed without iufttutry activity and even tlio nrlillory action ih dexcribed uh intermittent, 'HepoiU of duvolnpmoiiN of impor (iince in tlio other war fields are lnek uig. There nppetjr io he incrouMiig military activity in tlio Hnlknn, how ever. Heavy troop movements in Hulgnriu uu repotted from lluclinr- est. An official stulcmont from Con stantinople my. Knver Push, Turk ish minister of war, lias leturnud to CoiiHttiiiliuoplu from u trip of inspec tiou to Syria, PuloMino nml Aruliin. Xo Infantry Attack. PAKIS, March 18. Xo infantry attack wote nindo hint night in the Verdun region, Mho war office an nounced tliis afturiioon. There was intermittent cannonading. The text of tlio French official communication read: "In tlie Argotine region there hits been fighting willt mini'n, which iu Hulled to our advantage. To the went of tlio lliver Mouse wo have directed a concentrated fire on the Herman trenches in the direction of Hill 'ill.'i and nlxo on tho Corlienttx wood. To thin the enemv did not lesponri. "To the eut of the Motco there hug been n violent bombardment in the region of Vaux. "To the northeast of St. Mihiel our long-range artillery bombarded nil lnxt uiulit the roadwav lietwceu Ante- mont nnd Yigneullcs, over which it hud been retorted that cerlain regi- mcntu of the enemy were inarcIiiiiK. llnttlcs In tlio Air. . "During the day of yesterday French nviiitoix wore netive iu the region of Verdun. A German ucro plane of the Fokkor type was nctioiis ly (laniHjji'd. "DaritiK the night of March 17-18 a group of seventeen I'leneh ncro iIhiick equipped for bombardmcut threw down fifty-four largo nnliber hIicIIh, forty on (he railroad fetation at t'ouflanx and fourteen on the ata tiou at Met.. Thee shells fell ac curately. A number of oxploMon were ohcrvod on the truck and th ico firc were et in the Metsc mil road statiHi. "The French machine were sub jeeted to a violent cannonading dur ing this trip, but they all returned tiuda tunged." (ermnii Statement, HKItMX, March 18.--The fighting activities of both the French and the German aimios on the western front wore less vigorous yesterday, accord ing to the oftieiul statement iuml today at the (Jcriuun anwy h'eMiliuar ters. The text of the statement fellews: "Western theater: Fighting activ ities ou both ides yostunluy were o- vigorous. "Kustern theater: Artillery firing on the diotriot ou both sides of Lake Xarcs was very active, A weak I(ic-iun night attack noith of Lake Madziol was cailv repuUed. "lialknu theater: SouthwcHt of Luke Doirun uniinMrtant patrol kir uuthct "dcieloppd." COAST ENROUTE HOI WA8IIIXOTON'. March 18 -N'avy department reports today from Vera Cruz say about S00 Americans of Mexico City and otaer Interior points have arrived there, mast ot them act lag upon advices from friends and relatives in the United State urg ing them to leave Mexico. Conditions at Vara Crus, the message said, are quiet and many ot the Americans, after Investigation of reports is to the fiitu.itlou, are returning to the Q rlor. T Troops ChasinQ Villa Have No Inten tion artl No Orders to Occupy Any Towns During Their March Into Mexico Reports From Front Re ceived at Capital Optimistic. WASHINGTON', .March IS. Amer ican troops pursuing Villa and his bandits havo no Intention and no or ders to occupy any cities or towns (luring their march Into Moxlco. This was statcil at tho Whlto Iiottso anil war dopartmont today ufter tho rocolpt of a report that Oonoral (Ja vira, the Carrnnxa commander nt Juaroz, hail given notice that Ocn real Porshlng's troops would not bo nllowotl to occupy Cava flratulos or other towns. It was declared by administration officials that tho pursuit ot Villa, be ing entirely a punltivo expedition, had none of tho characteristics of an Invasion' anil that thoro was no ob ject In occupying towns or cltlon bo catiHO tho Ainorlcnn troops will keep constantly on the move. Officials said today that tho sit nation at Tamplco, whoro unoaHlnoan Is said to exist among Americans and other foreigners had no hourlng on tho pursuit ot Villa. Reports recoivod at both tho war and state departments today contln nod to ho optimistic. Sccrotnry Ilakor today Issuod tho following Rtntement: "The reports recoivod directly through military channels, nnd those sunt to this dopartmont from other departments of tho government, Inill- cato (pilot along tho entlro border ex cept Home oxcltcmont at Tamplco, which la, npjiarontly tomporary and without cnuso. "There aro no roports of tho expe dition available." Tho secretary said ho would loavu Washington today for his homo in Clovelaml O., and would not return hero until TuoAduy. TAKES FLOOR TO TALK ARMY BILL WASHINGTON, I). (, March 18 i3Rakui' Clark abandoned llic chair and took the Hour in the hoitc today to Hjienk for the niluiinitrution'b army bill. He declared it was as guod Ha eould be expected under the circtunstanees and predietel it would liave the general support of the coun try. Summing up what he believed to be the view of the American people on the present (dtiiHliou, he Mtid: "Thuy want poaee, but nut 'peace nt any price.' " "While peace is the normal condi tion of Americans, and while they lovo it iHcwt fondly nml pray for it constantly, they believu thorouKhly that there itru tilings worth fighting for. "They aro unalterably opM.ed, al ways have been and forever will be, to a large iamliiiK army, because while we have never had a big ktunding artuv hK', they know full well that in other couutrio huge standing arm ies have been the instrument of du potiMin. "Theij havo no doairu or Miubitiou to have our (Jiuutry pose as a groat niililnry rower and tlioy Ijave no in, tentiou of seeing it a liWjtless as China. "The average Amerieaii is iu fa vor of reuonabl and adaiiuute Hej a rat inn by land and sea." The kMJer made no attempt to dinciion the bill in detail. ' ANOTHER DROP IN PRICE OF FLOUR PORTLAND. March is Portland miliars today announced a drop of SO cents per barrel on all grades of flour, patents being quoted at IS. 10. 8tnie .Januarv 2U. the price 1ms fallen fort', ceut.9 anil ! attributed to the eaknen jn iK-at prices. ( AM AN NO SPEAKER CLARK m HUNTIFORCMEXICAN BANDIT VILLAjCENSORSHIP TO DRiaGEN. JOHrH J PERSHINO lltlgaillci'-ficnci'iil ('colling Is in nrllu cliurgc of (be t ultcil Stiitcc Milillcr.H In pursuit ot Villa atro the I'oidct'. lie N icgiirilcil m'll filled to lead the tuau-luint. Ho hKut scvonil yea cm In action In the I'lilllp-pines. LA REPORTED VS TNG CACHE N NAMIQUIPA DOCOI.AS, Ariz, March is. Pranslsco Villa and a large number of his bandits have been located near San Cluronlino, Chlhtiahua. and aro making their wa to N'amliiilpa, iu western Chlliuahua, near tho town of Madera, according to a telegram re ceived here today by lvos I.elevlur, consul ot the de facto Mvxloau gov ernment. Tho message was from Gen eral J. tils Gutierrez, commander of ono of the Carrausa columns operat ing near Chihuahua City. General Gutlerros wild that Villa was en routo to Namlqulpa, ton miles south of I.as Crucos, whoro Vllln was located In earlier advice to General Gavlra at Juarez, to recover a iuan tlty of ammunition which ho left there several mouths ago. It was said by local Moxloans that Villa has not less than ton million rounds ot ammunition eaohwl in va rious parts of Chihuahua. These shelli and powder wero made by I Villa, they said, In his Chihuahua mil' nltlous faetory during last year. The message from General duller rex did not contain any Information as to the slie of the caaho at Naml qulpa nor was there any local Infor mation concerning the amount of ammunition hidden there. Lieutenant-Colonel I) to Campbell, In command of the ('arrnuxa troops guarding the mountain passes alona the Soiiora-Chlhuuhua state line, ar rived in Aguu Prleta last night and hold a conference today with General P. KILiH Calles, military governor of Sonoia. PAULS, March lb. Movements of trooMt on u I urge ale in llulguna are reHMted by the llutaa uorreton dent at Hucharct, Rumania, in a dis- Mlch filed Wedueduy. It is said theme operations are so t tensive that both iMiaaenger and frafght traffic have been husjieiidtd. In Ituuiauia, the aorreapondeiit say, iwsseuger travel baa ueeu stop- 1ed for ten days on the raiiiwid run ning north from liucharast to Pre heal, ou the Hungarian frontier. FRENCH STILL OCCUPY DEAD MAN'S SUMMIT WASHINGTON. Maib 18. The rreiich eniba--y, upon instruction i'roin Par i- lnla, iiipli.dic.dK ilc- Tlllli 1 III t III llll. Ill !( I'- "I'M' ll'il'l- iii' div iMiiiiou ot I'' .id M.iu i Hid RUMANIA READY TO ENTER WAR? ' - - -- I I !- Id MEXICAN CRISI DECLARED PAST BY L t i:h PASO. Toxnr. Murrh la. aen- cral (lavlra, ('arransn commander at 'Juares. In a statement given out to day to tho Associated Press, declared that the crisis In tho relations be tween tho United States and Moxlco was past and that there was no fur ther need to fear trouble. "We have passed the crisis," said General fjnvlra, "and I feel much re lieved. There Is no question that the situation was very dellonto and ovon serious for a while, but that is all over now. The Carranxa govern ment has demonstrated its ability to control the people and has boon ably seconded by Its generals In the Mold. "I do not wish to be understood as In any way approving the entry of American troops on Mexican soil. Tho restraint that the Mexican people- has shown has been due solely to thu con fidence that they have In the first chief and bis administration. Thu American people must surely realize the significance of their soldiers over so Urge a part of Mexico without be ing molested in any way. It Is a supreme tribute to General Car ranxa." I.ONIMiN, Murch 18. The ttvam ship Palcuibang haw been toruaiload. All tht members of the crew ware uved. There are two leniuer of tho name J'ulerauang. both Duteh. Tha oria uHe, uf IMJ7I ton grosa, was last rcMirted h having paxsed (liuraltur February 15 from Itulnvia for Hot icrdam. The other vecl, of l.'tiUI lous fid", Mim ln-t rcMited March 10 at Kirkwall time I'hibiilclphia with pe tlolcain lor Aalt'-uiid, Norway. AUS7RIANS CAPTURE HKKL1N, March ir. iiw laptuic of au Ituhun position noitli of tho Tolmino bridge head uu the Uousu front u rcxirlcd in today's Austro Hungarian headduurters -tateaaent receii il hi n 1 1 oiii it mi i Tin A.i triamt timk ttvtn-r UH lintiauv, iiiiiuiii; Iiimii were xixtccii otlicer-, lii'-iili'- i apt in (D.- tliii't in. ii li in,- kuic .did . if 1 1 li Nil""' I, GENERA GAVRA BE'ENFORCED AN Correspondents to Be Held Account able for Dispatches Movements of Army Betrayed to Enemy The More Publicity the More Danrjcr to American Lives. COI.UMHUS, X. M., March 18. New orders wore issued hero today liolilbtjr every correspondent account able for his diMpatuhoe under the tut' tioual dctVnso act. "American soldiers' lives iilrmidy have been possibly enilniigercd by violation of thu consondtlp," so Id Ma jor Sample. The major took measure today to make corrcNpoudsul atHutly ac coiiiilublc to the national dcfuuiu law which, he Hiiy, lie is going to see is nbservcd. Ho received tin order to thi effect from General Fuuiton. "Thee bclniynls of our movements have, oC course, reached Villa, who nulunillv hna taken menus to iiiaku himself more eliiHivo," he xuid. "TIiIk nioiiiis the cxtciiNiott of our lines, and cxtcnxioiiK mean death to American soldicrH from disease and other ciuttes, and American Mnldiora are American citizens (ho euimu us civll iaiiN. The Ameticati people should rcalixe tlii ami ubovu till, thu Ameri can paper hIioiiM know (he more publicity the mure deaths of Amuri enn soldier. ''I'lirthctmoic, this expedition is n IcmI of prcpitrntions. We uUu havo u chance to lord the iowcr of cuusor Hhip. If wo ever got into n big war the efficiency of censorship would be a life nnd dontli ninltur to thu na tion. I regret to suy thut Home men connected with the impcr havo car ried mailer ccimored here io other point k to Iclcgraph. This must ami will Mop, bv power of tho fudurnl law-.." A a n-iilt of the new order, Col umbuM ceased to be a invomblo place fur joiiinalihtic enterprise. I IircilMN. March in -Tho National Liberal group on thu rolcliRtug has in troduced Its measure calling for the earning on ot submarine war. It Is as follows' "Considering thut Groat Ilrltatu not only makes war on the armed forces of Germany, but has taken measures In order to Impede tho providing of Germany with food sup plies and raw material, so us to com pel Germany to submit thtough hun ger for which purpose Great Ilrltalu brutally violates International law and employs force against neutral countrlos; considering furthor that Germany Is through unrestrained submarine warfare to Increase the Drltlsh lack of tonnage so that It can bo made extraordinarily difficult and perhaps Impossible for tho ilrltlsh na tion to obtain sufficient supplies of food and raw materials, considering that such warfare would bring more speedily a victorious end of the war, tho Imperial chauoellnr Is required to enter Into no arrangements with other countries which would hinder us In the unlimited use of the sub. marine weapon and to permit In tho war sous, against tho enemy's trad ers, with tha exception of jiasseiiger ships, such use of submarines as arises from the peculiarity of such waupons." Similar bills ware brought for ward by tho conservative und center parties, Ni:W OIILKAXS, Murch IS. -The buttlchip Keutueky -.ailed for Vera t'rtij' pnrlv IhIhv OffitwrM declined io Mule why the Iveuiucky retained W'Mcrduv utter xturting. I .ate lut inula tniiU iiilditioiiul marine were tiikiii abu.iid, A V ON CN NAN OF SUBMARINE WAR MILITARY BILL , IS PRESIDENT'S i i 'This Is Woodrow Wilson's Meas ure," Says Chairman of House Mil itary Committee Doubtful If Vote Is Reached Before Monday Two Days' Debate on Bill Continues. WASHINGTON-, March 18. Thu hoiiso mililnvy bill is President Wil m's own bill. Chairman Huy of the military committee so informed the house today when debate on tho -mcumiro was resumed on tho tcu-hottr rule. "I may suy," In said In reply io n itumtlon, "in broad lauguue that thi" is the president's bill; thu J. ho thor oughly npprovoa of It." Chairman Hay fivid the bill "envrics out the recommendations of the prcsi. dcnt'M mcMHiigo nnd goes tv llttlo far ther." He lidded that whilo (he-bill did not contain tho continental iinny provision, the president was mitix fied Hint the proposed fcderalizntion of the national guard would uucom pliMi Iho Name purpose. "Tlk'ti," hitid Ilopresentatlve Moore, republican of Pcnnnylvnnin, "gentle men voting for this bill will bo vot ing for the president's convictions?" "They will," Mr. Huy responded. Maun Saya luadcipiato, Kcprcscntativo Munti, tuiuority leader, attacked thu bill as being in iiilcipiatc to meet tho deniauds of the present time, he said: "We ure having u little trouble on tho border of Mexico and are sending u few soldier into that country. The time for this c.nnio after wo hud bad troops ou thu border for four years iu contemplation of--troub c, Yet when this trouble ooeiirm flii'Mi troops wore not actually scut noroha the border until thu liousu hitil passed u ruholutiou ordering uu increase to I'.'O.OOU men to the place of thu few soldiers who inlaid perish. "Xovcr wiih there a more pat lllus triiliou than that of tho fact that tho prexent army and tho proposed in crease iu it while stiffloicnl in tinicM of actual pence, would nut bo suffio teut iu time of war, or when any ou ciiNiou ariM's for even a miniature war, nnil today we have the greatest war of the aoa going on." Kcprc-ciitiitivo Maun said the I'nilcd Slates must lake n prominent placo in defending its own rigbta nnd tlioe of Niniillor itciitruls, hud iu up holding iutornutionu! law. Wonts Linger Army. "I believe," he said, "that it is (lie duty of the United State to prepare now au army which wilt udd to tho weight of the suggostioua wo madu. "The timo has oonio when It Is wio for us to consider thu possibility und uen the probability of tlie futttiu nnd picture now for what may eome to u. If we do not prepare now we may legiet it to the end of our Uvea." ltepreeiilutivu ICaliu, ranking min ority member of the military commit tee, said war came suddenly iu mod ern limes and wisdom and iwtriotimi demanded a reasonable measure of prearediiess for war. Willi udoqituto preparation in peace times, he said, thoiixamls uf live might have buuu saved iu tbe country's wars. "Great llntaiu was aumuelled fin ally to adopt conscription," ho said. "I believe that if we ovor heeoiuo in volved iu anv ureal war it will be ciuiii' tun e-MH v to resort to tbe diult." POIITI.AND, March 18. With tho local announcement today that Dal tour, Guthrie und company had pur chased the American schooner Gonovu from V. II. Ferguson, ot San Fran cisco, It became known thut tho firm has acquired recently a fleet ot ultio lumber carriers for coaatwiso and offshore trude. The vessels purchased havo an ag gregate of 8,000,000 foot of lumber. They include tho power schooner Co lumbia rtiver. which Is boing built at Aberdeen, Wah. Thu other vos Mis of the fleet are tho American sehooiiars Sophie Christiansen, Oka nogan, Gamble. Cumano and Spo kane; tho Ilrltlsh ship Yooman, and the Ilrltlsh schooner David lvau.a, mm w a