V
Medford Mail Tribune
M
I IIHIIIIIM 1 0
pWVM-fVUMmMMM! 4
WEATHER
f'Hlr TftHlgfH anil TifeadriJ.
SECOND
EDITION
BATTLETWIXT ViLLA ELUDES
YANKEE TROOPS YANKEE GRASP;
AND VlUSTAS
Cavalrymen anil Bandits Clash at De
leted Village in Guerrero Pancho
Flees to Mountains in Coach Air
Scouts Show Effectiveness in Op
erations in Aitllnp, Army.
v ANTO.S'IO, Tot., April 3.
Thf detachment of Villa's force de
leiitcd hi Guuricm Itv A me Hen 1 1
fl i i !- Wednesday wa located yes
wnl.iv iicur lhiehinevii, northeast of
(liuircro. according lo General IVr
"liin!r. who reiwrlcd today to General
1 'in i t tm. i report was sent Sun
d.i. ('AMI' OF GF.NT.IUI. J. J. I'KR.
MIIMI AT Tilt: FKOXT. April a. by
ucrnplune to Column Dubbin and by
miliii to Columbus, X. M., April 3.
Aid rii'iui cavalrymen encountered n
lloiiii.' Iiiiti- of Villistas near
f . rl v to.lnv niul sounds of firing hnvo
Iii'lmi In aid trout tlmt direction, but
u iiniit has hfon made to hcad-qnaitir-
us to the results.
Tli.' mountains of Guerrero are bc
ii iiiiiibed thoroughly for Villa, bill
lU'tlniii; Iin- heen learned n lo nil"
wlieir.ilMnit- other thnn ruptured ban
dit -hi. I he wa being carried fur
ih.'i' into iin- mountain in bit jolting
(-.Hi li.
Guii'inl Pershing announced today
tlmt troop of the infantry lire to he
u-cd lor mountain climbing in the
search tor Villu, co-operating with
ilic cavalrymen, who have borne the
brunt of the fivc-dn pursuit of the
lit !( n bandit. The infiiutrymcii have
i....ti .xiw.y tbrrtukJj.rUrtiin prepnr
at urn in bill climbing marches for
about two week, nntl their officer
-ay tbe arc in excellent ihyienl
turn.
rin- troop were closely Whind
t.la yesterday, entering the village
l shortly after be had fled
mm it. It was sitpecicd that he
iin-b' Ik- hidden in one ol it hut nnil
i v.r precaution wa taken to effect
In- ( iiiiire. Two stpindrous of euv
.ihy ntcred the village from opposite
i.li -in ultnneously. Everv prcpnra
ii. hi li.ul been made for the ettgnge
n . ul. win. li failed to develop. There
h i,e Imui a number of minor skinn-i-'ic-
in tlu' vicinity of the village,
mo it- rcpoi'tinir today tlmt they
mien. I two Villiln on it nut-
lirt- c-ti-iduy and fought for five
minute without casualties. Amcri
. .it ii ir scout xn now flying over the
uiiirc Villa territory and ure carr
jnc dispatches from the front to the
Held lne and field heiidiiiirter.
Motor truck bnve also been tibia
to pcni'tiiite the mountain waste ul
int u turn the territory occupied
l.v fin' m.ilr iniilcr I'ol.iui'l I !... ice
A Jt.i.l.l
THROUGH PRESS
111 IM.IV Aplil ihv Wlielr-- to
v.,imII. i -I'lii H.-- ot Sweden
(lull -i- niuiiiiin.Mi-U unint the
lini-h oi.li-i- in I'oiin.'il caneelbni:
.iilliiiiii.'t to i.rliim notions of the
,1c. hi ratios of Iadon which make
.li-tin.'iionn between the treatment of
.ili-.. Inti' uud ponditionni routruhuud,"
-n- the ()enua Xew agen.y.
Thi-.' new pper tate that a n
inaUil "L faet Oreat Dritain previ
ously bad hardly adhered to the inin
. iiile of the declaration. The Tnln-
iutcn of Sto'kholi lays the iluiiti..ii
is crioii and enlli for a united
Swedish (Milicv to protect the nation's
rnjhls."
Grant CmI T1to$
W'AMIIXdTuN, April 3.The u-lr.Mii-
iniirt I. ..lav granted the fctute
.i New M.xi.o cni!issnu to ue the
-iiiitinv ot tliti nitriir to couiK'l
liim ( u'luiit i it It- to . ...ii landk m
ACll.lt'l I. III. I .l.llltfc
rVsJift Back Wmt,
WAsr.'IMllu.V, .int tt.-Pn-.i-dent
ui.ii JIr WiToti nturiu-il eiitly
iitir mhI mi1 irit doHii
SIDES
PROTEST
ORDER
COVERS TRAIL
Again Man of Mystery Chiliuahtia
Garrison Urged to Revolt Col.
Dodd Wiping Out Scattered Bands
Mexican Military Operation
News Meagre.
VA, l'AStl, April 3. Krimeweo
Villa linn nffniti beeomu IIih ihhii of
mjwtery. Almot within the jrrn-p of
the Amerienti envnlry, nfter the bat
tle of Guerrero, the bninlit i reported
today to have slipped the net elosinyr
About liim and to lmve cohered the
trail of lil riit?ht. Mexienii ofl'n mU
in Jtinrex wouaht information ol t !
brifffltid' whereiibnul. but the Ian. I
linea brought no definite wind.
Mexican report bad it that illn
and another bond of hi followers
were movintr on Chihuahua with the
intention of tret ting the urrion ol
the de fiicto government to revolt and
join him usain-d the Americans. These
reort brouubt here bv travelers
were nemiteil by Mextenn I'oiimiI (lur
eia. While the bandit' main. command
wn neattered at the battle of (Iner
reio, it i lielievnl here that Villa has
several other lartre iMMlie ol men
(lisMeil nt convenient place in the
continental divide and that Colonel
Dodd n nd hi trooeY may come in
contact with them at nnv time. While
the enrch for Villa continues, Colo
nel Dodd will alo aeek to deiiiov
tbee Iwind of VilliMn.
There i no liftht on the recent op
eration of the Carranxn force
uicninftt the Villita. deneral ler
tani be ent no rerl in t-be Jitarei
headipmrter for everal day, mid
what aitanee the troopn of the de
facto government are giving l'erhing
and hi men i not known.
Traffic over the Mexico Xorthwea
tern railroad i becoming more active
wince the advent of the American ex
peditionary force in the 'aa
flrande and Modern ditriet. A
freight train arrived from Caa
Grande thi morning, loiter in tho
day a mixed pncnger and freight
train tartcd out for Cercon. 'M mile
south of Ca.i Grande. The pa
engcr included nianv Ameiican re
t liming to the interior after (light to
the border tollowing the Coluuiliim
maaerc.
Koine light i thrown on the move
ment of General I.ui llerrcrn, re
cently reported a defecting from
General Carranxn, bv traveler arriv
ing hero from Chihuahua City. Th
uy that they nw General llerrcrn nt
ItMgiinu, some :i") mile north ) ( hi
hunhun on the Mexican National mil
way, and that he had under him .i
eominuud estimated at lOfl men. Ii
cent report had Oencral llerrcrn -. I
tiug out with 1200 men toward ihe
district in which Villa i oMratiii'.'.
I.ijiiiia oceupie n wtrntegie m.-hh.ii
,ii the end of the trail lending e.i-i
v,,ii.i inroiign i niniiniiua nom me
liii.M.io ditriet. It i believed hi re
ih .1 it Ilerreru.n contended bv Mcx
u. hi officiuU, is eo-operating with
the American forces, he will he able
to cut off Villa' coup in that direc
tion. Kerrera was een at Luguna sev
eral day ago, and it may be that be
ha lett that vicinity Miiee.
At the iuurtermnter' derwt here
today it wa announced that equip
ment of the motor truck trains oper
ating between Columbus, X. it., and
Cau Grande, ha about bean com
pleted. Only a few nnr machine are to
be inl.l.'l The i ...tor tram have
reii.-h. .1 the in..-- i -tale of ettic
ieii.v, it i- -..i.!. .ui.l "In!, use ol the
(Continued on page thro)
PERTH IS LOSI
l.llVIMlV. Ai.nl I 'I ii. llrilt-h
.teillliJllll I'.l'lli ll.l- III . II -Mill.. Sl
members ,,t the ci.vr wen l"-t and
Oigbt Wci'D luiidcil Hi. l.-)ith .!
iiii.irn.e.l.
t'rfi-e Uc JlrTs'4 ? fc'"i
in lVrth. The Iiirl, i.f 17.i !.
jrross- wn-. ovUifd w JfiluoimtP. h-
lidlicr of JfiU.'I Jon-, w.n "Mm Dun-
sJ o 9cj:. .'? ' if"!--'. .
"MKHFOIID
BOYS IN "BLUE SIGNAL SECRET SIGNS, ACROSS THE SANDS IN 110
-ie V I
EsfflJm w vC F4tfv' F Y2SffBsW m JUWjfe iBI ll'nKV IF
mntTH? '' --v. fcWai Wim. ; ,. Mmmmtmr. - "
t'nile Sam' signal corps I
country luol.cn lij tlio occasion cinl
IlSo Ins""
CARRANZA, JOINS
VILLA'S FORCES
WASIHNGTON. April :t. Report
that Colonel Cano bail di ted leu
era I Carrauxa and oincd 'illa' ban
dit loree. with hi command or it
part of it, were credited lodnv h of
ficial of the state and war depart
ment, and it wn slated authori
tatively that while official intima
tion that fa no had revolted bad
Ikh'H received bere, no actual confir
mation had cntue.
The impression prevailed that a
number of Cano' men were in the
fight hit Wednesday when Colonel
Dodd struck the bandits near Guer
rero. Major General PimMon bu been
instructed to warn the American avi
ator not to use machines which may
be defective or to take unnecessary
risk- in I'lvim: over ilnni;eioiis moun
tainous eoimtiv.
KILLS SELF AND
ASKS TOUPEE BE
COMBED JUST SO
l'Ol.'TI.AND. r. Apnl i . W.
Hustings, a well-kiHivvn ln.r, wa ,
tound dead inhi- olficu licic loduy,
carefully garbed in lonnal evening
dress. A note found beside him ex
plained that lie had taken bis life by1
poion because iu his declining ear
he was unable to adjust bis life and
viewpoint "with the luck of truth nnd
honesty in business and otherwise."
Another note, addressed lo "the
undertaker' requested that be should
be buried with his toupee combed as
he had arrnuged it when he ended bis
life. Iiastiugs bud always becu
knowu aa a punctiiliu dresser. lie
hud lived many curs 111 Portland and
so far a known lett no ulatives.
Honor Bard of Avon
WAKIIIN'UTOK, April :t. -Nearly
JOOn schools and college of the
eottutry have tirruuged tor 11 pageant
or dramatic iwrtormance iu eommem
oiution of the .'MMitli anniversary of
SbukeM'ure's death this mouth, tho
ti.lcr.il luiieaii ot eiluc.it inn auiiouuc
e.l to.lav .
Twenty-five Hurt in Explosion
III FFAI.ii. S . 4i" 11 Tu.fc-
fy I.D MI'K WPi'U Ifl Hf, SO4 ,r'!
I. y fAiaii. m tut t4u-n t lie .: iiw nwiU 1mi mr
J.mt of the 0U-, Wi-itiu w.wiiflpw it.i apaauoiirsjiiJinHiiJ- ..
tci. 'uTtiv TIi ..t-iidtnl .v.t-. ..t T-Oj r "' t " '
tiili '.'1 J- 1:1 (XI"
.on u-r fr
OHKMON. MOMY. MMtN.
i,stt
.W Pl
plajlug u big pint In the iIiiim for
neiice penults Its wile use.
T
OHOVII.U:. Cal. April :. The
jurv in the dial of Ilev. Madison
Slaughter of Chi.", repotted a !-
agreement and wa discharged alter
deliberation lasting i.ty-ix houi-.
The Itev. .Mndioii Slaughter was
indictnl Junuarv :tl ou five charges
of iiHsuult on t if teen-year-old Gert
rude !iimftu. He is mi tor of the
linptist chuirh of Chieo.
Prior to the trial the )renl of the
girl testified before Slaughter's eon
gregatitm their belief in (lie jaistor's
innocence and both testified al the
trial again! their daughter.
The defense introduced "confes
sion" signed bv the girl in which she
admitted her charges were false, but
which she declared on the stand be
had been induced to sign because she
had been told that her refusal would
endanger her mother' life.
Trial of the Chuo minister on the
several other charge similar in chin -inter
and inovm- the Lanisou ',irl
is pending.
I'aitisan feeling' over the indict
iiicnis and the trial has split t hi
into w n nun: laeiioiis for nmie ih.ui
two mouths, -o inn. 'It ho thai .liul'.'e
(ll. ..'ill V oliletetl li. i senimils or Ice
inn - on tin' i i- il it-iti vr it- pr.ture-s.
CIIU'AtiO, V I -1 1 ' AsM-ilion
that tbettoiiiei.li. inter nop al pie
ent sbowett the lowest condition of
any crop from the time lp5e tmil
sent wheat priccH today sharply up
grade. According to a loading au
thority bere, the perMutag is 7 h
as against x h last year. On this
boats, the probalde maximum yield
for tlB was estimated at inu.ouo,
000 bushels In 1 4 l " - 0nlng prices,
which ranged from a half to 2c high
er with May at It lH to f 1.17. and
July al 11.15 to II. II .were fol
lowed by a rise to uore than 3c above
8turda)'a finish and then s mod
erate reaction.
WAKHIKQTOX. April:!.--Prosper-
Hy of the railro.i.ls througbotit the
coitntrv coniiuues hiiiioiii aouieiiieni,
accordiiiM to i Iiminaiy Toport
Ai.ulc pubhr r.l.iv by tlsf unr
'nU
ciirMiitin tu.ttii h-
Jtr art rii
bo luilf Jf
j
RY
D EE
GRL'S
CHARGES
AGAINS
PASTOR
MM
CROP
CONDITION
UMii
Mlla. the
wide stictilies
(CANS T
COLUMBUS RAID
OFFER PROBLEM
l Old MltlS, X. M.. April 3.
Much speculation wu cxpresseil in
inihl ar,S authorities here today a to
the disposition of the VillMn prison
ers who are to he interned here. Most
of them, it i thought, will Ite turned
over to civil authorities. Military
men here isuut out tlmt incc a state
of war doc not exist Ihe prisoners
(ttttflot be tried bv a uiililarv court.
While no order have been received
Vt military beadipiarteis indicating
the plans of Ihe hcudipunlcr for the
diNiMisitioti of Villa, should he be cap
tured, it ha been suggested that he
might be turned over to the defaeto
government. u ihe olhci baud, it is
aid tlmt the luimlil elm Hum and all
bis follower iiihv Ih' tal.cn to the
county seat at 1 1.111m.' !" trial n
YlllUtll- l'll.t... oil Hi. IIIOllllllU ot
the raid upon Colin. il.'i-
T
T
CONSTWTIMil'l.r Viirll :t The
follow ilia oftlilal ri.ntiioul has beeit
Issued by the war department bere:
Caucasus front Fart ot the ene
iiiv advanied twists ia the Tsohoruk
valley were compelled I.) our force
to retire. Our operations there are
progressing satlsfa torllv.
hsrdanelles- Tbursttav twe of our
... loplunes shot down an enemy ma
1 tunc near Meddul lluhr Other eue
nu nun bine retreated In Ihe direc
tion of 1 iu in os n cnciio torpedo
I10.1t In the l.ulf gf rtaros was re-piii'.-.t
i our Ikiiicium nnd wltbdre'
tUMill.l S.lllltitlll .11 .
ENTER POLITICS
KKHI.IN', Apnl l.v virles Jo
Ku.vvdlc). Jam.- W 'lif.ir.l, tilt)
Ame11.au ainlia--...!.". tic tbitliO
was asked bv tiiend- ..ml lv U dfc
ocralic mirty to tun lor j.'Ci7nf of
Xew York, as the teit. fiS
agency.
"He conuleis n His. i!iriv mm
1 ever," the aaencv conliturw9lgjp
1 in'.im u.,uW .w ..
A llcrlm imbfe icpffch lu-l night,
t iJl Mr. lifc-iaai hud issued a state
v
l&llJl d nviiit; thai he intended to re-
.1.1 I I I I .. Mllml III l W I
I .11 Ml lo I I .Il t.
M' ' ' '
:.
of flat
X
AKEN
MINOR ACTIONS
URKISU
N
ZEPPELINS RAIO
EAST COAST OF
ENGLAND AGAIN
Drop Explosive and Incendiary Qomlis
for Over Hour on Factory Towns
Scotland In Attacked Area Lon
don War Office Silent on Details
Wide Area Covered.
1 'A II IK. April a. A ZejeHn ap
peared over Dntikiik last night and
tluew bombs wliieli kllll two olvil-
IHll.
Dunkirk, the northernmost town of
France, 1 a strongly fortified Krt
on the strait of Dover. During the
war it lias frequently been shelled by
a long-range Gctinan gnu.
1IKIM.1X, April 1 (bv wirelea lo
Savville). The oflieial Oeiman ac
count of Knlurdav night's Xejiiielin
raid ocr F.uglntid follows;
"During the night or April 1-tt na
val airship renewed the attack on
the past coast of Kiiglnnil. For a
period of one and one-half hours ex
plosive and incendiary bombs were
thrown on blast furnaces, large iron
works and industrial elabliliments
ou the south bank of the Tees and on
the uirt establishments of Middles
borough and Sunderland, lrgo ex
plosion, fires ami demolitions were
caused and the successful effects of
the attack were clearly noticeable.
"Notwithstanding heavy shelling of
our nnshio. they sulfered neither
losses nor damages."
T
l.OXDOX, April n. -Detail of last
night' .epiwlin raids uver eastern
Scotland and the northeastern ami
tslera ,
i!S,?
. but from
eastern counties of Hngland
been given wil offlemWj
such reports as nave iiccn reennru, n
is evident the Zeppelins covered a
wider area than during the visitations
of the two previous night. Trains
and street em's were held up and
lights were dimmed for several hours.
l.t)XDDX. April a. -The ZcpHins
which visited Ihe eat coast of Heal
land last night liuiig over the district
for forty-five minute, dining which
time twenty-five bomb were drop
ped. Xo nut her detail from that
district have vet been announced.
The Zeppelin which apis-ared over
a northeastern count v remained
about an hour and a half, but, a far
lis nt pic-cut iisfcrtaiunhlc. droped
iiiiU tvtciilv liomhs mo a oiisuler-
.llll. .ilea I.UL'i'K nvlirilllill.il
OF
E
BY GOVERNMENT
WAHIIIXOTOX, April S Finish
tng lout lies were toda lietua put on
the preilinlnarv report of I be federal
government's luiilr Into the itse In
price of gasoline. It will be placed
iMtforo congress ibis wesk.
The federal trade commission has
bad evcr avallaMe field agent at
work on the Investigation and the
department of Justice has forwarded
lo the commission all complaints re
ceived by It.
The esMDttal facts gathered have
been given to the department which
will consider the evldeuee with a
view lo determining whether prose
cutions sr warranted under the anit
tiust laws.
The first report to congress la
resisiiise to senate resolution will
contain comparatlre figures as lo pro
duction. prl.es, etc.
The report, It is understood, will
not finally support the recent an-
noiintement of the department of the
interior that more gaaoliue was being
pioduced and on hand than ever be
fore.
A second report will present the
reasons to which the commission at
tributes the price Increase. A third
report, dealing with any fsets relat
ing to unjifet discrimination by nun
ufacturere or produceis, la content
plated luter.
Norwegian Steamer Sunk
1 niiii , 1 1 ' , .u m
I
.Hi.
PROBE
RISE
GASLIN
BEGUN
NO. 10
MANS HURL
i MASS ATTACKS
Third Phase of Titanic Battle for
French Fortress BegunInfantry
Rested Teuton Gains Slight, But
Unahle to Debouch Heavy Loss
Offsets.
VAItlS, April n. FlgliUnft wmlln
ued all night in (he Vonlmt region
enst of the Meuse, bolwoort Doiinu
uioiit and Vnnx. TUo Ueuo turned
fenenilly, the war oPflno aiinmiiipe
men( of this afternoon stirs, lit favor
of the French who gained ground in
the northern part of Cuilletto wood,
which was occupied bv Iho flermnn4
yesterday.
West of the river a bombardment
was carried on near Itahinnitt with
out effect.
1'AltlS, April 3. A new pliano of
the battle of Verdun has begun nnd
the belief prevails that tlio violenco
of the latest attacks foreshadowed
another attempt by the Gontmns lo
rush tho fortress with vast force.
Xew batteries of largo caliber have
.been moved up closer to tho French
front and the Germuii Infantry has
been rested and reorganized.
Yesterday's fighting on the whole
was not nnfuvotahle to the Ftonch,
it is authoritatively stated. Tlio ob
ject of the Gentians was to clonr tho
approaches to Fort Dntiaiimnut nnd
l."),()(IO men were thrown forward on
tho mile and a half line between Don
auinout fort and the village of Vutix.
The attacking force sticcoodod in
criissiiiir a little ravine whieh hitherto
had stopped them and in aiitorlng the
CaMlette )uik laHliPt i tfcoy
,jh((,ig1)i ,,e preneh frt'tri tho Inst
ruined houses of the village of Viuix,
but the French inisitiiius were so
placed as to make it practically ini
Hisible tor the Germans to debouch
from the village. Vigorous Froncli
counter-attack drove them hack to
the uiuwr fring of Paillette wood.
The total result of the very form
idable effort thcr had put forth was
a gain for the Germans of about nOO
yards of terrain, more than offset, it
is affirmed, bv the very heavy losses
tbcv had endured. On the west of
the river the Germans attacked the
Avocourl blockhouse in a no less de
termined manner, but again met with
a complete failure, the observer de
clare. TO FILL
AT
II IK II U'K. April 3 - Holland'
reserves of wheat are practically ex
hausted aad The Associated l'reea Is
Informed on the very highest author
Ity that the government Intends to
buy loft.ooo tons lu America In addi
tion to the normal sixty thousand
monthly In order to form the needed
reserve.
Several Dutth shine have beeu
requisitioned under the new ship
law to bring these supplies from
America. '
Should the Hrltlsh govornment
grant the request that ha just been
mads to It for the increase of Hol
land's present Insufficient Import
supply of 7."i,ono tons o( corn month
lv. then tbe ahove mentioned pur
chase wilt he correspondingly In
ireased A hundred thousand ton
of corn U needed every month.
ITALIAN SITUATION
IIF.KI.1X. Vpnl i (l.v wiieles. In
Ha.vMll.i Th. Austrian war olficu
has given out, under date of Apnl 'J,
the following statement in regard to
the promc of the campuiuu on tho
Italian trout;
"The situation in tb Italian war
theater is unchanged. This uiomiiifr
cm 11 1 v .ivialors threw bombs on Ad
1 l-l.i u mi Cartiiolti, twenty two
mil.-, th i-t ol Tliesl Itllitig two
in. 11 .itol uoiiii.lui,; HC-vctti!,''
ON
i
DUTCH
WHEAT
BN
BR SH
BIDD
1
t 1
E
'
ytttk, 1P llu tfotiia'r
v r u