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Medford Ma MMHI RIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'rtlr Tonight mill Hittni day. Mat Tl: Mln. ill. MEDFORD OIJF.IION. FIMIMV. V WU ::i. 1Hi N'O. 8 t TT IL I &v V fc u.s. troeps: WIN VICTORY OVER VILLA Mexican Bnm'it's Force Surprised hy Colonel Don't! and Defeated in Five Hours' Figlit, with Loss of Thirty Men Four Americans Wounded Villa Not Willi Forces. Stiff crinn From Broken Leu and Lame Hip Two Machine Guns and Many Horses Captured. WASHINGTON', March Hi-The Amprifiin cNpeditionnry force into Mexico in search of Prntteisco Villa hits rHiilit nnd won it first battle and the lirf blond lost Iiv Amerienn imop Iiiim been spilled til Sun fler ihihiio. in lln' (luerrero district, where till) Americans, Milder Colonel DimIiI. Niirjirixctl .'illll Villain-, attaekod nml dispersed I hem. General l'crhing, through General I'tin-doit, retried Imliiv l the wnr dcniitnicnl t hut li IiiiiI found -Gen-erul Villii with .") troop nenr Oiicn ivro. Thirty Mexican were killed nml four American private injured, hut tin seriously. Two machine SIihk, tunny envnlr horse nml muelt nmtinuntion wn captured Iiv Oh Americans. The nttnek was u sur prise nit the Villa force, nnd euliniu nt d in u runiiiiiic fight in which they were driven for ten mile into the mountains northeast of the railway, wheie they so mi rated into small ImiiiiIm. Kettle Near Giieircio The fight occurred about II . n.. iliirth 9, near Guerrero, nml the re Mt cnme front (he Sun lleroiumo ituieh. Villu wa not present ilurmt: the encounter and is reimrti-d to he buffering from n broken lea nml u liuiic hip, injuries received in n prev ious but lie with Piirrunaisls. The wnr deportment hml infotmn liou that the disorguuixed Villu trup ii t'tt r'l tn he assembling in the tiiH'r itirt of I lie Sun .Maria Mil ley end Colonel I)oil(l wu evidently planning iinmeiliale pursuit to pre- the advantage of hi initial victory. Otnirnl 'Kutiston's dispatch from Fort Vim lion-Ion forwarded Oen ernl I'd siting's dispatch us follew: VJlbVa Leg: I (token "Hun Oeronimo runelt, Muieh 30. --Coloml Duild struck Yilln'x com mand, toiLiKtinu of 5(H) men, at II o'clock, March 'Jt. at Guerrero. Villu, who i -uttering ironi u broken leg ml u Intnc hip, wu not present. Xuwbcr ol Villa's deod known to be thirty, prolmhly otherM carried tawny deud. Ilodd eupiured (mo tnnehine gunfc, a la rye number of horse-, sad dle ami a mi-. Our cusiinltic- lour enlisted men wounded, none serion--l. Tlie attack h a itrpti-c. the Villa Ikniim being driven in a len inile riiniiiiiu rk-lil. and retreated to the mountain iioiilicn-! of the rail road, where thej ciauiled into miimII ImniU. "A Inrge number of rnrnuixila piimner- who were beinK iteld for ex-iH-ittioti by the Villa troop were lib em te d urine the fight. 'In order t reiieh Guerrero. Colo nel IM.l miiictied fifty-fhe mtleti in seventeen limn- and carried on the light for live liuur-. "KlUeo FernniKlez, who command ed Villa tivop. ua killed in the tight. With Villu Mrmnnentlv dis abled, Lnpex Mounded and Fernnndej! .lentl, the Wow udnitni-tered i it .er ion. one to iiln'B Uttml'' . MueetHl .iK,t jimw-Ji It w.i indieutcl that the Mexienn force-, wore kmnewbere northe-t ol the ruil.i at the ln,t report- to Paw-aH'tihing'.. heudituaiier. lie- (rontinued on Page S.) S OFFERS 30 AMENDMENTS hilii,T(N viai li .1 fon hiileiailoti ot ili- .ir iih reave till I v,Ut, I --u ii.t-il In tli. -en ale tod), rienaior ('uiiimiiis. r i nidn ui offer ed more "ac th!rt ameudttieats Seiiatnric 'iiMunln I'un crone and ,i.' Anrti i .x,-. i ah -i i.li iitlcl i'i ( r i -. it i in i i h ' i T N .i i i . . -ii. i- "i WILSONAWAITS FULLER OEMS Cabinet Discusses Crisis With Ger many, But Seek Complete Evidence Nothinp. Heard From Berlin Affidavits Fiom Survivors'Sent hy Ambassador Pane. WASHINGTON. March 'II.- Fol lowing lodayV enhinct milling ofl'ie i.iU nid com pie I e cvitlenco hml not iM'en reeeived in the eanvn of ve't'ltt eatrying AineriraiiH nltiicktnl reeenl l : Ibiti no neliou would he Inken hy the American government until uch fuel Imil been leceivcd mid Ihnt no action lending I" nerioitK eonM1 tpteneen would hg Inken at nil mile- ponehiMve evtdenee wn entiiblUhed that nn nttnek had been made bv n Geimnn Hulmmrine eonlmrv to inter nnliotial Inw. Ordinary ilelav in eommntiiention wilb lU'tlin wan one renwm advanced lor the failure to receive anv te .Mine from AmbMdor Oernril to the American goveiiHiient'rt lnl in iiiir. A the iniiiirv to the Ameri eim nmbn,Htidor wan ent lnt Tues day, offieialx ilaled, with immediate action bv him, a reply could hardl) he received liefore tinlay. Ameiienii Ambnnilor l'nge at Umdoti rubied the deMirtment today that he wh forwunling by mail ad ditional at'lidavit- of America in in volved in the Shnm diiunler. OffieiaU declared they were not worried becau-e tbev had not heard Irom Auiha-ai'or (Sciaid, who wan Hixliiictcd to make inhume of the (icrtuan toiciuii iittii-c vvhether or not ii Mihiiiatiiic tniici I the -teiiiuer- S--i .11 ll I ll'.li-lllli.HI. 10 SEA EXCEEDED IN VILLA DASH HY AKUOI'I.ANK TO KIKLD llKAIliVl'AKTCKs. folonia Dublan. Chihuahiia. .March '!) (bv aeroplane to Coliinibu. N. M.. March .11.) The line of communication maiulain ed bv Sherman in lu match to the ea hax been exceeded already in the line M retched bv the American troops Mouthward into Mexico. Thi line Jo day exceeded IMOA mile in lenulh. Sherman finally cut loose from bin lute and that i precisely what Hriga dier General J. J. Pending i. pre imred to do, if nece.ary, when the final dah alter Villa i ready. The line of thi dah i uncertain, but Judical ion today pointed trong Iv lo nitiintioUM unexeeted a week ayo. Atneriean troops without a rnilro.nl have oieiicd a line directly into Villa'-. not id hiding plaeeit, all in !-- tli.m two week. At the head trt thi- line are columns guarding avenues which VU might try to use for doubling on hi trail, while at the front i- a body of men wliine identities the eeusorsbip ha hidden thus far, but whose ex ploit are dnilv liltenng back along the line, litlui'.' the troop pressing foivvnid liom the rear -lutloii- with iiiitn ip.itioii .mil in. nut. lining the most ir.illimt nt An i i H .in iiiilitnrv triidi- tloll-. IN BRITISH COLOMBIA VK TIOA. It i . M. in, ;i - I -i nrthiiiuke -lnn-k- vvliel, I "! I'I.hi mi I Inn a eoiupaiiitiM'lv -boil di-l.itii ot Victoria, were ieotded on the - l-moyl.iill ot the ol-erv4itorv at fion- .tl.- lull thia nioimug. The tir-t. winch F. Napier iJef ion, the siinr mtendeiit, tstimntet- ! have itceurn d .iboiit .100 mdes v . took place .tt S:l;2, and apiei- i have Im-ch a Hcll-ilefined . . ' sl vertie"' il.m,ii i,i,t i.. .-U- !. more tn. in 1 1 T t iiiuinti olid tt'm Ii li ii Ii Ii ' 1... I ii .1 s ' ii I . a pronoitnc The record ... .'unturned The sec - Iiroiioiiiic . i ii ii' 1 1 INS SHERMAN' MARCH SHIP'S CAPTOR i CONFESSES AS i GERMAN SPY: Ernst Schiller. Younq German Who, Single-Handed. Captured British Steamer Hatappo and Terrorized Crew of 56. Says He Was Under Orders of German Government. U:T:K. Del., March 3l.-Hnt-l Sehiller, the vntiHg Oermaii who imp tnrwl the HritUh slentner Mntoppo ... . -. i nml tftrorueil her crew or nny-si tnon NVelmtolay uicltt ahnrllv nl tn the chip had sailed out of New Yoik harbor for Vladivostok with railroad siiivlies for the Kus-inn torwitineiit, declated tmmv that he wan a apv for the fieiHian government. Weary from oveilemenl midergone in hit efforts to eenpe fmm the (learner yestenlav nfler be hnd held the erew in hi iwiwer with pistols all of W'edtiendav nigh I. he Ihtvw him self iimiii a cot in the l.ewea jail early today and nought sleep. Admits He Is Spy "Yen, 1 mn n upv for the Gentian government," he nid. "You enn be lieve it or not it make no differ ence to me. I got my instruct inns fiom the German government to go abtmrd the shin nml blow her up to prevent her cargo fnwn reaching Kus sia. could have blown her up, hut the captain's plea for lbs wile and daugliter was too much for me and I hadn't the heait to do it. I am ready to take the consequences, but I ask that they keep me ashore instead of -ending in hnek to the ship I'm' the enptuin to take me in charge." Schiller had been told that as In- diuing exploit occurred outside the three-mile limit he. would in all like lihood be taken to Hrilisn )mssc--sion- m the West Indies for trial for pirai'v. Federal authorities and rep-ic-i utatives of the Mulish govern ment came here today lo examine Seliillcr and lo deeide what to do twlh him. Ilelieves lllin Insane. An cMiminntiou into Schiller' mental condition will be made. Those who have talked with him believe he i- irresionihle and that his stor of his en teer is not true. Schiller was reluctant to tell hit stor. '' was horn in Germany," he sid. "Never mind the town or wv mi rents' name. I have been in the count rv otu1 year, in New York three weeka. 1 was ent hv the German government to Kngland hooh after the wur ulartetl and at Germany's jv quest I enlisted in the Itritish navy and wax assigned to the training hip Cottwav at Liverpool. "I want to sav right now that there are several Ihoii-aml Gertuans in the Hrittsh navy. I know wliat this means to me. It' the Tower of Lmdon if they get me Inn k lo fhe MnlopMi. Itut I vvoti't go, just benr that in tiiind.'' Captain Idcli.ud Itcr'.'iier of the M.itoppu -.nil In i- convinced (but Jsi lull, t i- .i i i uav.il officer. WAMJIMtTiiN. MiipIi .1 Sum tor Culber-on. cluniinan "i tin pidii' iaiv Committee, todav inlloiluced nn amendment to the auti pn-i law to permit publi-hers, editots or propn etora of uewpiiiers or mnuuies lo take railroad mileage in pavment tm advertising p,icc. Senatoi Culber--on i- the niitiioi ol the oi initial anli I iwl nml ....o-i - in ire bis .Illll I illllClll REVOLT IN CHINA Sll W1.HVI, Man li il The troop at Sbto ami I nuo ChoW Ku. I In the proflme of Kw.iivg Tun,: de-t dared their independent of tin cen tral government on M arch 2U The In tied titate uiiloat Wll niington he .it MatoW The I'nlted Slates tli If1' III tOII htl WilJl A. Illll- i I' vi 1 1 ' i. A btcri ' i en ' 1 . l li u . i o V , I ll isingericalled "other i ARGATtCf r-'iN ivjjt JPHn uHRMflPw. B fifJBKBMWWffTPrTlffrliffiiiilBnlKH j j no v -. iimmiimmmmjmiinrmmmv 'JW Mrs. MaivtHivt lloiton, who Is n llegisl to Imvo occupied n Studio" fiiiiilslicil by Pr. illine Wanen Wnllc and to have studied iniisle vvltlt lilni. Walte was imllited for uiunlcr In the flcst ilfKrec today by the Kiiiml Jiir.v for iniisouiug Ills fatlier-lii-lavv, .lolui I . I'aiU, nilllonalie drim niaiiiifiutin-er of tirniul ItnpliN, llli. m 10 L LAID TO VON PAPEN WASIIIM'.TtiS. Muuli it The deMrtment of jimtlce orriiUls an nounce that two iilleged oiiHilmiorj wllh r'snlaln Hulls Tmilarhar In the b w mm m plot lo blow up the Weltand canal j r " M,d v,,ta " "rpl ' were under arrer-t In .New York, that earrlage after the battle, wound a third wm under aurrelllance in "l Hd hli irnianHtlr dla New Kngland and that the) expected "' Gie battle with Carran to arreat a fouitli In a few la. U l which he wnm vlrlorlona. Among the addltlenal arreafl an- fotonel Cabell In lila meeaage n)n. nouneed today was that of a man wlt firmed the report that Amnrlran gave the name ..r Tucker. He w ' Irooiw under Colonel Ueorge A. Dodd taken Into rualodv In Bl Paao two hJ deelalvel.v defenled BOO VJIIIa weeka ago and luter taken to New , killing thlrt one. Ineludwl f!en York. The alleged eonaplratora are ! Kkh Kernandex I'ablo l.opwt. aald to have planned an Invasion of , Vllla'a lieutenant, who waa roimrted C'anada to be made at a point went of e ' killed In the Cnlumbim the Ureal Lake. Von !er (Joltz won quoted an ay-. Ing that Von I'apen hod endotied the Wetland canal inopoaal after It had been decided that It would lie impoa. elble to lead a large armed expedi tion into Canadu irom the t'nlled Statea. Von Der tlplti bad nought to en Hat (Jermona In Haltlmore, llohoken and New York and department aaenta nay he declared h waa acting with the knowledge of Von Fapen. Von Ooltx came to the 1'ntted Htalei In July. MM, from Mexico, w here he had been on Uenerel Vllla'a utaff and retairt l to Von 1'aiien The plan to Inviole Canada, he told department agent" had been hia, not Von l'upen'a. After a time, Von Der fiolts aald. t mc iUn wan alundoned lellileil point or iiirunlon The In- orridali , s.iiil, Mas wi -I c Ule died l.aki'H H lltl!t, M.in . I Ve arc in i lecting no idchiih of overcoming ih dlfieultiea wtili li lie In our wa nml we aball overeoim them, liecaune ue have the lnflexlilij will to do ," nuld Alexandre Itlhot, mlnlater of fin aiicc, ipeaklng before the senate es I urda in favor of the vote of credit for the second qiurter of tt al mhiI) approved l the chamber of deputlea FEN SENATE PASSESCRED ' At the confer nee of the allien day of the official report of the eu which baa JuaObten geld here." ihe'ounir between American trooper minister continued, "the fullest cofj and Villa's tndlts In Mexico He fldence waa expr ced by all that vi-'publliaus and democrats Joln&l 'in lory was certain. We ghall arrive at the demonsrttttlou a peaie which will restore rlaht and j The iepitH $.-. KTduJJIh to Hpeak-Jui-the uitH will ilillvei On- mnl.1 r ll.ul. Qw UteSrui'teil debate on Irom .i 1 1 . 1 tin in v nili tm, 1 1, i, l, On ii i - gild l flg,3)i I' ill lo lutw inn ' io I i' ii ! .id. VILLA CARRIED OEF I i BATTLE IS OVER COUWIIll A. S l . March HI -A meannge fiom l.ieutennnt Colonel I). V. Cabell, (teueral I'eriililng'i chief raid, la atated to have been wrloita ly wounded ' Colonel llodd attacked th Villa ramp with Iflo memben of the ear hmIIi and tenth ravalrv at dawn, com plete) mtrprlalng the Mexlcnna. A five hour running fight followed nnd lojit report from Colonel Dodit were that the American iiooiera were clone behind the VillM.ii who weie fleelnu fiirtln i Into t o mountain. G. 0. P. a ( IliCAQfJ. Maich :tl. The aub- jeomuuiite m artuugemeut- of the uu- tionnl republican coiuniillee will meet I here April 7, it was announced today. at which time it i exieeted they will ! -i led n temporary climrmiiu of the iii'iiniial republican convention. Warren G. Ilardimr, nited Stales n tor from Ohio, ha- been a u recti N CARRIAGE AFTER IJJ I O n.'.ii In the maioiilv ol the siib-eom-Ml I il K'1""' '"' fii"'oi.nx i li iirmati, it Is DEFEAT OF MISTS WASHINGTON, .March it Kn thuilanllc Biiilkiis unit shniHU m.i.1 ea the reading in (be hOUe Ute lo UhlftLtNl VUltb' FOR IRRIGATION Creation of a District Unanimously Favored Trustees to Be Elected and Corporation Formed Two Propositions Made Beaver Creek and Hyatt Pralrlc Proposed. The Talent Farmer' club, at the largest, liveliest mid lniict mooting it ever held, voted Thurmlav to or gnuixe the tlUlriot into an irrigation unit nt onoe, to ehn't tniateea and to incorporate for the pnii)(ce of trnna acting Imsinosn in legal form. Thiee cniuliilales for truxteeii were propon ed in the iietNnun of J. W. Millnor of Ashland nnd l(. K. Kohlnann and A. I.. Manning of Tnlent. I'lomhient linsiness mon of Med ford nnd Ashlnnil were present and, on reoiiesl, imrtieiivnted in the die- cussioii of (ho livening. The session wns opened with oreheslrnl music. A lunch was nerved nl 10 :.'!(), after which linsiness wna resumed. Two PiiiMist(ms orfcuil The petition for the organisation of that district hna been filed with the county eoui I and the exemptions made. That ia the, first inimrtaiit step Iowhi'iI oi-gtiniaatiou. The eloo tiou of trustees will be the next step, Hint feat in e of business being initi ated Thursday night. Two tentative (impositions were offuied for the consideration of (he people of the district. The Heaver creek project, submitted by V. T. Me Pray "f Medford, of feting- a supply of water that would eomnuind UO.000 acres on the luosl ('tniserTntivo. is(i nmte Iiv eiimiuitaut enirinoiirs. nimoHe. Led lo'atiract siihmhI eumidernlioti. Iliomaw W. Osgood offere'l the llvntt I'rauie proMisitiMi, eMtinmted to cover SIHIO aeies. 'flint ahil the Heaver creek project would enter the Hear eieek aim of the Itogue lliver valley through the same itass hiiiI Iiv praelieallv the same general toute. What the Club Has llouo Vice-President P. M. Thomas, iu the absence of the president, presid ed at the mectine. He made a semi historienl congratulatory talk on what the Talent Farmers' club has done to bring about the definite attention of the federal and atate , reclamation set vice to the matter of irrigation in this valley and finally to their as instance in the mailer of preliminary surveys, location nf water sources and costs of installation of n system of irrigation by the use of one or mow of the sources surveved. The reHiit of Engineer WhisJer, together with the aceotuiuning recommenda tions, was discussed. In aiiHwnlng up the sentiment ex pressed by the several eoeakera, It may be aald that no attention was given to the question aa to whether or not water ia needml for Irrigation, the main problem being that of ob taining It at the earliest possible date. Not a discouraging word waa spoken In the entire discussion. Hoover Cicel, Watershed While .Mr. Osgood made a plain and sensible talk on the merits of the ll)Mt Prairie project, the as sembled cltUena Interested reoogulx ed that It waa too small to warrant their giving It serious consideration. While Installing a svstem for perma nent Irrigation. It waa decided to make U sufficiently exteualve to cover the limit of territory eager for It at Ike beginning. No patch work would be necessary at a later date, there fore. The area of the Heaver creek water shed, It was explained, la uot less than nil square miles, In places at taining ail elevation of .Villi) feet and In a ii'Klou of utmost peipetual snow permit for the storage of thl (Continued on Page Five.) CONGRESS 10 DEBATE SIIIMiT) M.inh 11 I'nlt ed Stales Vttornev larhull leceut letter to the suii lonnniiiee Investi gating Itepresentative liiiehanati's Impeachment charges will be submit ted lo the house without recommeu duilou and a resolution to find the .il(oilu- in loiHcmpt ol the house Ulil li offi red. FRENCH LINE BEATEN BACK After All-Nflit Stnirjflle, French Evacuate Villaue, Which Is In Ruins, But Still Hold Outskirts Two Attacks at Douaumont With Liquid Fire Repulsed Attack Southeast of Verdun Fails Rus sians Bombard German Lines. I'AIIIS. March .11. The fiernmtm delivered a florro night attack on three utiles of tho vlllngo of Mnlan court. says the French official ntato nuuit Issued this morning nnd thn French retired from tho vlllngo proper, which waa In rultiH, but con tinue, to hold Its outskirts. Fierce Infantry fighting Insted for tho eutlie night hoforo the French wltudiew from the untennlilo posi tion lit tho vlllngo of Mnlnncourt, tho offlrlnl statement adds. The OerniHiis again tried to carry b assault the position vvhloh tho French hnd won back In tho Avocourr wood, but they were ropttUed. Knst of thu MettHo thn night wns calm. French Statement The text of tho communication fol low!: "In the Argoune wo havo ropulncd two nttnoka with hand gronnden dl leotod ngnlui our potdtlonn north or Avocourt. "Went of the ,Meuno tho bomlwrd uiont or .Mulniuioiirt has gone on with leiloublrnl vloloni'o. Last ulght tho OormntiM dollvored a norloa of nttacka In uinssed fornmtlon. They ndvnnced from three slilos at a time upon tho village which formed tho ndvnnced salient of ottr Hue and which shel tered one of our UnttnllniiH. Aflor furloun fighting all night long which entailed considerable iworlflccs ott the part of the tinumy, our troops evaeuateil the ruined village, but we still hold Ita outskirts. "Knst of the Memo the night land ed quietly. "In the Woevre the flermattB en deavored on three separate occnilona to capture from us the work oaat of HaudremoMt, but all their advance were repuloed. "There has been no oecurronro of Importaure on the remalndor of tho front." (ci'iiiiiii Statement H151U.IN. March il. The text of todsy's official statement follews: "Weetern theater: Artillery activ ity on both sides In many frontal war aonea Inoreaaed considerably during the clear portions of the day. "West of the Memo, tho vlllngo of Maluucourt and French defensive es tablishments on both shies of the vil lage were taken by storm. Six offi cer and Utt uuwounded men wore made prisoner. "On the eaat bauk of the Mouso the position la unchanged. Hrlof encounters at close quartern devel oed around I'tench treHehe south of Fort IoiiauMint. "la an aerial fight In the region of Arras aud llapauino thn Hrltlslt lost three blplanea. Two of their oc cupants were dead. l.ieutennnt Im melmaun thus accounted for his thir teenth enoni) aeroplane. "KuHtern theater: The ItiiMlana )esterdav limited their aetlvlty to subjecting those parts of our fronta which tlu previously had attuckod to Inuv rtlller bombardments." LOAN SHARKS LOSE $10,000 IN LOANS I'oim.ANI), March :il Hv nn iigieemcnt entered into between the St ate Securitv c outturn v uud Distritit Atioiuev Kvaus, :il(J loau shark vie tuiio will have their obligutious can celled aud Ma nager K. K. Ware will pav at tine ot 454H) Hjsseasetl two vears auo by Circuit Judge McGinn, I ol low in;; a raid upon the SePitritv coin pain by district attorney's oft'u'o detectives. At the time of the mid 10.000 world of usunous notes were -eic.l mid Ware wras conviutet'l of iii nl iiiu in Molalioii of the law. Ho nppc. Jul 1 the supreme court miss Uuiiiil Jinli- Miliinit'a bvJltCUCD, jj BYGERMANS