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Library Ni l Tribune i SECOND EDITION WEATHER I 'ml Id SfHivrei Wcdnev Uy. Mm. 71 j Mln. m. MI;Il-'Oltr OKMillN. Tll-iv. M'l.M I. I. I'ii, NO. II MEDFORD a mi i hi " -- STRATEGY 10 OF DODD'S IE MIST VILLA "Sparc Notliiiifi But Horseflesh." General Order to Column "Strinn. Across Bow" Plan Ride Across Desert Never Equalled Lived for Week on Half Rations. AT Till". FltOXT. March 31. in neioplnnc iniil motor courier to the Araciicnn border n( Columbu, X. M.. April I. -Tin' strategy whereby, niter two week of pursuit, the Villn band iiiidt-i- flenernl l'lieo Ilernnndcx wo overtaken liy American troops and dnpercd wn revealed hpre lod.iv. The pliui im to end the Ami'itemi column in n straight line, along "Iip Mring of the how," while Villn wu tnkinij u longer mute nlonn Hip "iup ir tin- bow." Coupled with thi man cuver wn n general erder: "Spore notliinir pxpppt horefleh.'' Under these inlruetion the env nlrymen, with Colonel fleorgc A. HdiIiI's hrimidp always in Iho van. pushed slraiuht uiulliwiirtl from the border tl mil the Sunlit Mnrin rhcr alley. Villn, meanwhile, after pn ing Ciin (1 ramie Mid points south ot tliftr. IiimI swung eastward hehitiil tbo lidite of mountains, close to ."iOOfl feet hiuli. and tiiMwil with huge cop-pcr-giccii cliffs, which border pimp ly on the eastern aide of the river. In tin t-t.inir to the en I Villa" position wiie difficult to loeiite. Sometime it semicd sheer guework. Nexcr thcle, the cavalry sleodilv hurried southward along the shorter line, Irustinic that Villn finally wouhl try In turn uhenil of them to hi old old liuiuiU. rUterMlly. uotliinir except horselle-di wu Mircl liy the Ameri cans. On Mnrcb 22. Colonel DnddV men wire reduced, hy the neecitv of )'i;viii'.' patrol nml hv the illncs of about forty men, to u totiil advance guard of iihoul IQO. They hud run completely out of provision for the men nml feed for the horse. Xevcr-tlu-lp-. instead of hnlting to mm nit i.d, i hey pushed" on, leaving no reir iilnr line of eommnnientinn with the column in the renr. Far one o!id nick tlii' lived on their wit nml tloir ie-erve trtnuth nml ueh "nut v fixid ittt they eould piek up, but nlwn lollowing the order, "pure nothing except horseflesh." llnw well thev spared the liure i.iK proven hy their tinul dh into tho Villu stronghold Wednesday morning, u nui re h which for endnr mice uml brilliant effort ha neer iwn surpassed. Ik'fore thi tih on Mondu" n aviator f lying oer un known mountain farther into Mexico t tin it nnv o the aeroplanes hnd pri it.'Ulv itenetrntcd, had dicocitil I)i(ld' rnhiiiiii. Tlie next d.-iv he ' w Ii.m k I" (ii'lietul I'lThlllg. wllu Ii.nl K'niitiiiiied on Pnje 0 ) ALL AVAILABLE ' SOLDIERS "SENT S .TO.Kl. Te . April i - Wiiti tin- (ImiMieh ot the runutlulng ilitatlimenta of the Fifth rivalry and Tweut -fourth Infantry from Cotum iiis, Cuneral Funatou has sent into MeUo ull the troops tin mediately xallkiiie. The actual numWr of luxtp uiieiating in Mexico never hus i nil M4ile public for military r& Mm luit unuy (iffitffs rexard (Up niimi.ir uliotetliir inarlcnuatc. ttdtf uiiitr explained taitay tlut -in re the lieulnnlng of the clia'c ilu uiaiion had keen m altered that it i.i- iifrome Imperative that a short ni in the field of operations be made in th.it the roundabout rotd now fol-'imi-it be guarded by a much heavier .Jon e t it U true that Villa haa gone tinh of Chihuahua the Americans u:ji i,ue to swing their line of eora i ijncition kharply to the eat and 1 1 . if Up prepared to move an IndefW i ii. djituiue southwaid agjiu If 'irodil-' patl , I ll!. O' i ui.nl in tl,. N.tti I'lji . ,1 Kail I ZEPPELIN FORTS FIZZLES 1IKHF.1X. April . bv wiiele- t.. SiiwiIIp. Another Xepiielm rnul "it the Itritwh count wn iiiihIp oh Moii duv niitht, the fldmiriiltv nnnomieed today. The fortificution nenr Ynr inouth were nttneked nnd the nirnhtpt returned Kiifelv. LdXllOX. Apiil I.- Xo ilninnge M- cniM'il In lut nmht'x ,cpH'lill I'lllil, it Wil iillli'tntieeil (itl'il'inllv til iln. nml tin re were no iniiiillie. SLANDER SUII SAI.K.M, Ore., April I. On the grounds that Insufficient allegation ot Injury had been made, the Oregon supreme court today deeliled for He v. A. A. Morrison, pastor of Trinity Kplscopal church of Portland In a slander suit brought against him hy Mrs. Marcwlta Clark. Mrs. Clark eharged that the pastor had called her a "mischief maker and a nuisance In the parish." She sued for $25,000 damagea. Her claims were based upon the loss of friends and upon Illness alleged lu have re sulted from the statement. The su preme court held that neither the loss of social Intercourse nor Illness cun be nuule the !nsls for special ilamaueN. The loss, the court held, nniM lie of a 'i nnliu character or material 10 BE BROUGHT XKW YoHK, Apnl i Th. I idled Stale attorney '.'eliei.il noli I led the local federal uuthorilic- help today that a formal charge of piracy on the high en, for which the (tenuity uton conviction i imprionmpiri for life, ix to ho preferred nguint Clnrenee Itegiunld JlmUon, nliiu Krnet Schil ler, who took MiMMeaMiou of the llrit ih steamer Mutopno. The I'nitcd ittuteH dilrict iittomey here wiix n-ipicted to hove IluiUon remoxed to the iniidietion of the Wilmington. Il.. tedcral nuthoriticK tor trial m I li- ili-tint where Hud-oil Kiln tll-t 1.1 1 1 il. Al T SEE JOKE DKTIIOIT, With., April l.-Iite the teiuet of Henry Ford that hi ni'dtdiiey fur the republican nomin iitioii fug preident "he not tuken -er-i..ti-l" in yekterday's state primary in .Michigan, the Detroit mnuutneturer held u subtnntial lend today oer I nited State Senator William AMeu Smith lor the preidenluU prelen in e notiiiuution. Scattering retiirn- pup r-rd 1S.24 and Smith l.t.HVJ. Woodrow- Wilou wa the onl deui oirniic cuudidntc. The irogreic did not bae a ".tandard-beurei . Rooeelt'it name wa- written in the rppublicau column bv ome otei-. Voting hii etruii.l litfbt. L HAM-.UimX. M..-. Ai-nl 4. A Hull ot tirul.eli gl.i-- w.is tlie only Msible evidence toduN of the dn-turb ante lu-t uight when city in iti powt-r 1'" and siiia-hed wiiidc enl militia pomp to aid tlie l' "The cau jeetio" ir.ilitinv' b the cilv l !' unit i" Tl i M - n lipid the hour 'ie lo- M out nti iiiiiient of I ... .!. COURT DECIDE A RACY CHARGE VILLA FLEES TO LENGTHEN I AN N Official Admission Outlaw's Where abouts Unknown New Troops Sent Into Mexico Peons Lie to Persh inn Punitive Campaitjn Now in Its Second Stap,e. KF. PASO, Tex., April I. Kelinlde ri'jwH renched hpre lhi nfleriiiMin that American tni(ip had eugnged the VillitiiM nt lWtfhininnlm, tweutv lie mile, northmt of (iiieneio. Xo detniU of the lighting have reached here etT SAX AXTOXIO. Tc.., April I. Ol'tipinl iidmixKiou of the Mief that Villa has lied Car beyond the Ameri can foreex and now niicritting south of ('liiliiinliuit City wan made at Oeit eral FunslunV henilnuarli'ii Imlny. If it is proven beyond doubt that Villn ii on hi wny oonth, )H'rlini toward Parrnl, nnd even Torremt, the eombinatioH nenitit him ennnot be en i tied mneh further, utile the mil road between Chihiinhnn nnd the border are made nvnlluble for the movement of troops or enough tttiiiw nre sent into .Mexico to strengthen grently the line oT t'oimnunieation. ThU whm frankly staled nt (lenernl PuiiMton's ben dtpin iter. It wa aUo intimated that repieneiitnlion to this effect would he made to the war de triment. V.l. PAHO, Tex., April -I. Willi l'tuneiiH) Villn till in flight ami hi whereabout apparently unknown to hirt pui'Miierw, the eumimlgn of the 1'nltM -ftlAtfl rrrrnv now VourinW noillieni Chihuahua, Mex for the bandit and hi tollower. entered to day iimiii what may be considered a a -ei'ond and broader phap. Xew t loop- have been ordered to depart Ir.'in the military bae at Coliiinbii, N. M., into Mexico to protect the lengthening line of pomniunicatiou. which i rapidly lu'eoming attenuated a the fixing column of Aiticrieun eavjilrv aihanee otithwanl. Villu hit been reported at manv loiuu within the broad roue that ranue from the Knyon pountis to the Ii'riito Jutucx diwlrict. The lal Mex ieuu reMtrt wn that Villa wa outb of Satevo nnd bending for I 'a mil, but thi could not be confirmed. The diflicultie of the pursuit of Villn have multiplied becaue of the mis leading information given bv Mexican jteon to Qcneral Pershing' men. Army men here belie, e I but a Villa move soutbwnrd with hi trail well covered for the time nt leat, it will be iipeparv to etiililih new n mi y bap and lrougly guard the hue of communication).. To do thi lurge reiulorceinciit of American troops will be newlcd. Meniiwbile the iiie by the American army of the Mexico-Xorthwetern railroad for the transportation of stipplie becoiu more iniportuut. Already the o.uptioii has .arisen bow far the pur-uit of Villa will pro ceed, ami it is IkIicvciI here that de velopments within f In- next week of tin d. will Ii hi tlie 4in -w cr. w.vsiiixtrniv. Apnl I'liilton's reason- !,,r n I . Il.ltol I ollillll lllllli.' reioyiation ot J. .him I). Iti.imleis ,i a supreme court .pi-tine ueie in.1,1, known ttin b the Jiidici.irx pooiiiui- t(. SiriJt.tr Chilton deciard a m.m -o pr nuncM in public and pn(in lite as hrjimiiri "i lieiir.d i bc been engaged in contest, lirfori tbo points umj belore legislative bodies mure or 1p bitter; and he would, indeed, be a human prodigy it be had not u rous ed some bitter autaconi-m." Bfltledj SloaHtrDiMWed HALIFAX, X. H.. At.ril D--The Hntih steamer duly, mIiipIi sailed from Genoa on February 11 for Phil- iiilelpbia, wus lowed into this imrt I..!. I l-t Ii' til F. -o DEFENDS BRANDOS CHILTON REPORT ENTENTETHRUST AT KAISER BY 1 YOFH N New British Armies May Be Sent nt Very Heart of Germany Dutch Mass Force on Border Fears the Wrath of Both Combatants, and Increases Army. ItOMIC. April I. rla London. Wireless reports from T.nrish itnto that Holland has closed her C! or man frontier and mnastul all hor VHllMbli) forces there. A.MSTieitOA.M, April i. -'I do not for a moment suggest there Is a pos sibility that (treat Itrltaln Intends to land her new arinlea on the Dutch coast," said former Minister of War Colyn today In an Interview rVgard lug the leceut mysterious military preparations In Holland. "Wa bare the assurance of llrltatn that she will respeet our neutrality and we rely on that aMsuranre. Hut. the question Is, what does Germany think of this? "If the German begin seriously to lie afraid' of such a contingency, namely, of the landing of llrltlsh troop In Holland, what Influence will that have on Germany' attitude toward us? If Germany Judge our defensive ability Inadequate and cou Ider that a llrltlsh Invasion of Ger many through Holland is to be fear mi would It then be strange If we were approached from the German Ide with proposals to which we can not submit because tho would mean the abandonment of our neutrality toward the alllea?" .lonkerr Colyn added that there " Hwrfaaliw iMswlblltty of en (llcl on both sides and while a wait ing attitude might he udoptcd toward Great lirllaln something positive should be done with regard to Ger many. Ha sugKexted the strength ening of the Dutch forces, in order to make It clear to Germany that Holland has the power nnd the In tention to ii-eein ii meniici. to Or ni.inv ' open rinni REYES OEFERS 10 10 VILLA'S HOPES TOWKKON. M. . Apnl . ivi. Pin I Cauuto Kim-, eoiumaiubut; the Villa force in tin- locality, has sent u letter to General Tretino, Cariaua I'oiumunder, offering to urrender with ull hi force if giveu ainnet. Tin information wa- given out lodav by General Treiino. Carruuita authorities here any that the surreuder ot Iteyea would break urgunised reituuce to the de facto government mid cud the hopes of Villa. There is a disjMlliou, how ever, to apcept hi offer eonerva livcly, as the letter says mx weeks' will be uecear lor Oenerul Keye to notify hi followers, and' there is n posihilitv Hint this may be a ruse to guin tune for Villa. It ha been treipiently reported latch that Villa was making hi wuv to the north of Torreog iu order to i-t'tii i u iiiiictii.n with Reye. In the letter to General Trevino the Miniature of which bus been posiiive l lib nlitied, ltci- -.ays be deploee tin itiui , i. -- ,iii in i.iliee el If .'c. II liloodv in i i SAN FUANi Im ', April . tlno il.irdo ot .,i'rauicuto, al., whose biolbei's l,U wus touiul dis menibered in u -ail. on the suhwalk here in April, ltm . identified tmlav n I'tetro Tort unci u man held hpre by the police for the prime. James fief f cue, the man held, who w.i- airi .,. ) T ,1 in " tile, ill llli - til Il ,t I Ii,, SURRENDER BLOW DENIIFIES MAN ACCUSED MURDER :LULL COMES IN , VERDUN BATTLE AN Berlin Claims Capture French Posi tions Near Dotiaumont Quiet Night Alonn Sector Artillery Ac tive at Avoncotirt and Malancotirt. With Feeble German Response. 1IKUU.V. April I. Strong Ftnnrlt portion southwest of Dounmout ami in the Cnlllette wood northeast of Verdun have been taken by German traop, the war office announced to day. I'AIIIR. April I. No liifntitn nt tack wore mnde last night l the German In tbo Verdun realnn, the war oflre announced this afternoon. The I'reiieh continued 'their heavj iHiiiHisidment along the Douunwnt Vaux front, northeast of Verdun. The response was feeble. There were violent artillery .xchange near Avon court and .Malancotirt. The text of the statement follews: "In the Argonne district we have bombarded certain of the German or gaulia'tlons. particularly In the re gion of Mont falcon and .Malancotirt. "West of the Meuse there has been artillery fighting or considerable vfo lenoe against the front from Avivcourt aa far a Malaneourt. Kaat of the Meuse the night pwssed mlutlvely Mulct, i "The Germana have made no at tack sgulnat the front between loua mnut and Vaux, re-established by our counter attacks of yesterday. "Kreiteh batteries have been par ticularly active In firing upon enemy position In this region. The enemy has reponded but feebly. "Illaat of the forest of I.e I'etre a strong reconnaissance by the enemy has been repulsed by our fire. "In Alsace French batteries were uceeMfu! in shelllUK a German sup ply train on the highway between Thanu and Muelhausen." There Is a slight lull In the battle raging around Verdun following the violent fiKhtlng of yesterday by which the French pushed their way back to the northern outskirts of Calllaux woods between Oouamont and Vaux, and regained af outing In tlie vlllaite or Vaux Itself. No infantr enaage iiientH occurred lust nlaht, acrord iiiK to the afternoon Paris bulletin. Northeast of the fortress the ar tillery on both sides has been active ly employed along the Avoeottrt-Ma-lancourt front where the salient In Hie line In aruduiillv lieing Htralght eneil out l.v the south want push of the Gernians E 10 DAY'S FIGHI ItAMVI.ON, I.. I.. Apnl I.- William Donley, a hunter and mde, lay dtiad today in his home where he had wounded lie ihtsiuis and fought a long battle with the sheriff and four teen deputies who attempted to ai rct him. Armed with lilies, shotgun nml revolvers, Oimley wiiIisIoihI siege b tlie count v ant Hunt ics I nun noon e-leiila until eailv loil.i. JiVbcii the alla.'kei. linnllv tolled their wav lllto tile lloil-e lliev I, ,ill, I lloltll'v bad blown hi- head nlino-t oil' with a shoi'jiiii. PAL FOR MOOSE ATI.IV H r i I 4 i li.irl- I'.'tli, wlio hug) i-coii n.ippliiK on tiiti In oik mount. mi, tweutv-five miles: north of Ailin Hiirrendered to the uuthoritiea loda, slaliuK that he had killed his partner, Alexander Hwauson, hating ml-taken him for a moose. At a joint about a mile and one half from camp he beard a commotion in a clump of hushes fifty feet from him. He thought a moose was moving, not having the Utmost Idea that Kwanson would be that lai iioiii lamp uiul without invest! l,lli-' an. rilllli.l i'i'i il point lil.itlk .1 ,, t I , I 'I ,, II I 1 ' Il I FINALE PLOI 10 WRECK TRAIN OF HKKI.IN. April I. Ii wire!.-- to Snyville. What i belie ed to have been an attempt on the life of Ktn veror Nicholas i reimrled bv the 0erea Xew ngeney. "Petrogrnd reports officially thai a rnilrond wntehinan unmed Orlov re.eipd a dnnation from the emier or," the news agenpy says. "Orlov i the walchman who policed that the track wn damaged nnd sent a warn ing to the emHror' Irnin. "II is iipioned an ntlempt on Hie life of the etnMror wa planned anil Unit it wn frut rated at'tlte clcvpiilli Imitr b the watchman's daughter." E SI. ELOI SECTOR HKIIUX. Apiil I. "Alter power ful artillery lu'cparatiou the llntih bnxe taken 'H)eion of the crater soul It of St. Mini, which we look from them oa the '.'Sth or March. "In the region of the fort res of Doimiiinoiit our troop, after bitter fighting, caj it tired on April 2 Nome Mtrong I'Veueh defenee HmitiotMi outhwpt ami south of the forireaa and in Cailletie wood. They repulsed from the captured position nil the enemy eounler-nttnek. which uoti linued into the night. Kmdoying ex ceediiurl.v strong force and nt the po of extremely heavy saeri fires, the French reientedl anil fmitltlv tornicil the defenne Mition which Uipv hud lol in (JaiJIye wood. "During our attack ou April 2 we captured iu tin wounded priotier It) olliccr uml Tl.'i men and eight ma chine gun. , "Knwtern theater: The situation is uiiclinnued. The enemy urtillery ha shown increased intivit onlx north of nl ami del weiii iseneW and Nino, v e." LONDON. Apnl I Tl icial press bureau iae out tor publication today the (lennan admiralty's ac count of the .cpM-liu ra ill of Sunday niuht and with il thefollowiiiK offic ial Itiitish comment : "The iilnive (lennuH official com municiilioH is of the usual inaccur ate and bombastic t.vM with which (leniiiinv 1iom-m In delude neiilrnl and her own coplc." I. The (lennan slalement a reeeUml b wireless esterdav aid Kdiuburg, lilh and various MhipbuildiiiK Work and lactone-, on the Firth ot I'oirii and the T.vne weie boinbardcil hv eppelui-, li-iiltini.' in iiiiiiii Ion-. Hies and v mil nt i viI,,s,iii-. I SI'OKAM . Wash , A, ml I. F. F. Mciison ol Tai'otna and l'iu--ri- was loilav niuinil reeeivci ot the Atluliu Laud com pa n v of Walla Wullu hy the suMrior court of KMkanc county. A. J. Gilli of Walla Walla wn nuiiied reeener of the coinNiny bv the u (tenor court of Walla Wullu last week fne hour after uit for a re ceiver had been Hied here. Later the Wullu Wullu court rescinded the ap IMiintuieiit of a receiver. The suit uf leets marly 2UU uwuer ot small ir rigated 1 1 ads near Wiillu Wulla. Chiyo Marti Braaksdn Two KIIASGIIAL April 4 - The Japan- Lese steunisbip Chiyo Mjiru. which run aground on tlie rock or i.emu iland, ut the entrance to the Canton river l,i-l OAfik, lii- III iiken in two. The ' .1 hi. ii l ,l,.lll IlilWiill In, 111 n Ii N , I I . i n w ,i in I (i.is I , I i , n t ,1 , a ,i i ,1 i, ,, BRITISH REGAN IN GRATER BE RUN V N RAD BOISC RECEIVER NAMED RACTS BRITISH EXPECT WAR CONTINUE ANOTHER VEH Fourth Budget Places National Debt Highest In History Expenditures Exceed Appropriations Little Public Interest Manifested Sav ings in Amount Needed for Allies. I.OXDOX. April L In opniilnff hi buibjtet speech in flu house of com mons today Keginahl MclCentm. chnn eellor of the exchen,uer, tnh It wns nssiimetl that the war would Inst dur ing (ha whnlo of the fluHiiulnl votir. Mr, MeK'pium said a gimernna nl Aiwitnce would have to lie mndo for the dilfictjty of framing exemption and rewlrfpliotia upon foreign trndo hnd he nsmimetl that they would IftHt during the whole of the fiuttneiiit year. The actual expenditure during tlto lat year waa lnl),000,000 poMiid, or .'1 1,000,01)0 Kuuda storling bolow the estimate, said the elmnoollor. Great nritnin' allies had boon as sisted to the amount of 304,000,000 (Htunds ateriing, and her dominion to the amount of o2,000,000 pound. When the house of commons met to hoHr the fourth budget speech of the war and the second siuuo Mr. McICenna took over the oltnnoellor sltip, there was a full alluiidniii.'o find the gH Unties were well filled, oliiul'l by biisineaa men. Thn general imblio took little iit tercat despite the fact tiiut llio new taxation will make tho annttnl bill of the ieople of Great Ilritnin the. Inrg eel iu the history of (he country, nml that there is in .plain view a nntioiml debt of :i,o0fl,000,0fl0 MHiida sterling with n charge which is double the Unuual exjieiiititure for a genomtioti. The ohaneellor said there had boeu a saving both iu the estimate as to the amount needed for the assistance of the nation's ulliea and it domin ions, due, in the case of the domin ion, to the public-spirited action of Canada, which raised loam in her own territory and in the United Stales. The annuul deficit ou the year, com m ued the ehuuaellor, whs l.JJJJl', 0lH),(HH), while the debt on Maroh :il was 2,110,000,000 pounds, as coin lreil with a debt of 01,000,000 be fore the war, hut that was not a darn! weight debt, he aildsil, a 305,000,000 hnd been lent to alllea. That was ou the debit aide. On Hie predit side waa an increas ed yield bv uew taxation, whielt gave the uatiou's ereditora full aaauwnco lhat they were properly aeeuivd. Xot a )ouad was borrowed without wak ing provision for interoat ami h lib erul siukiag fund. Mr. MeKenua said the maximum income tax would be five shillUigs ou the Miund. The chancellor etimated the rev en ue at :.(M),(0il,0UU and the deficit nt l.T.'.I.IKKl.OOO iHiiind teriing. He said the delieit would Im made good (Continued on page six) FOR PROBE OF siiington. April I -Former Governor Stulihs or Kausas appealed ioda for a thorouah federal luveati nation of the beer packing Industry before the house judiciary sub-oout-uilltee considering resolution for that purpose. Mr. tfeujoba repretontg Mm weatern livestock prwlitcor. "The produeers aar matuy eaiea for complaint against th paaker,' he said. "They cannot uudarataml why when hide and other by-pro. duct ae higher than ever before, when the demand at home aad abroad for moat is greatly Increased, that the price of livestock can bo aa lew a tt wa In 1915. "If ou men know of the empty feed lots where thousand of utile UMd to stand, of tho prodiueo who have lost all and of the uuumuI prof its thut the packers ar making yoti woniii think there was need o( an In v I'M i-,ul ion " II. mi. .:i si, ,1 that $210,000 a ni.i.le ,ivii.iiie for auih an lun,ulry, GOV STUBBS AK PACKING PROFITS i : va t i.