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MEDFORD OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 101C
NO. 14
Medford Mail Tribune
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VILLA LOCATED
NEAR SATEVO
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Bnndlt Now Fifty Miles South of
Chihuahua With American Cavalry
in Closo Pursuit anil Carrnnzistas
Moving to Chck Retreat Ten VII
ialsts Killed In Battle by Mexicans.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., A pill 7.
Frunoisco Villa wan at Cicneguillns,
(on miles south of Sutovo, on April
J, necording to General Luis Guticr
.rcT!, commnnding tho Cnrrnnzn troops
in Chihnahua. General Hell received
this information from Cliiliiiahun and
transmitted it to General Funston to
day. American cavalry arc pushing
fonvnrd along tho trails to and be
yond Calovo.
Gutierrez reported that Carranza
hoops engaged fifty Villa nieij at
CionegnilhiH, killed ten and captured
two. The prisoners said Villa had
left thero catty in tho morning with
1200 men, leaving tho fifty an a rear
guard.
Cnrrnnlstns Moving
Gcnornl Hell reported that informa
tion from 'Mexican sources indicated
that some thousands of tho do facto
government troops were being moved
Houth of Chihunliiiii with the ostens
ible purpose of cheeking tho retreat
of Villa.
Another column of American cav
alry arrived at Ciisihurrnehio to sup
poit that of Colonel W. C. Hrown,
who icporled there April !, according
to reports at General Funstou's hend
ijuaitciH today. Colonel Hrown ex
plained his delay in rendering a re
port after the engagement a few dnys
ago at Aguas Culicnles, near Bnchin
iva, by Haying ho and his forces had,
exhausted, their, money and ho had
none to pny the expenso of getting n
message, to a commercial wire.
Fresh Impetus CJtvcti
Tho arrival of tho second column
of troops at Cusihuirachio April fi
was calculated to givo fresh impetus
to tho forces following Villa along
tho trail through Satovo. Colonel
Hrown, it was learned, had fallojl
back on Cusihuirachio on account of
thu complete exhaustion of his sup
plies. The column that followed him
into Cusiliuirnohio convoyed a lienvy
puck train and hero it is thought
probablo that, uowly provisioned, ho
lias resumed his clinse of tho bandit
chief, now heading towards tho wait
ing forces of Carranza, according to
reports from Chihuahua.
Colonel Hrown mndo arrangements
to scouro moupy from American min
ing companies operating in that dis
trict. OF
G. 0. P CONVENTION
WASHINGTON, April 7. Senator
Warren Q. Harding of Ohio was se
lected temporary clmirmun of tho re
publican national coin cut ion by
unjJiiimouB voto of tho siib-committeo
on arrangements of tho republican
national committee today on tho first
ballot.
Without oxcoption 'tho committee
men dechucd to disouss presidential
possibilities. Chainnau llillos de
clared that tho entire committeo was.
confident of success for tho rcpub
lienn party next fall.
Colonel TheodoVo Roosevelt's re
cent announcement concerning the ro
publican nutionul convention was "no
burprifeo" to Chairman llillcs, Tho
announcement, ho said, before call
ing tho hub-committee to ordor, would
have no effect ou tho selection of a
temporary chairman.
"Jt is a significant fact," ho said,
"that in majority of the states un
restricted delegates aro being select
ed and that tho present national com
mitteemen aro being indorsed for re
election. This condition bears out
tho prophecy thut the convention will
meet with an open mind and will bo
prepared to name the best man for
the place."
Ilalph E. Williams, committeeman
from Oregon, said,:
"I am not surprised at the Roose
velt announcement, but tho milduess
of tho langufcge was unexpected,"
HARDING
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CHOSEN CHARMAN
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Conspiracy to Slay. All European
Monarchs Unearthed In Chicago
Poison to Be Used Instead of
Bombs Czar First on List, With
Kaiser Second.
CHICAGO, April 7. Existenco of
an international anarchistic plot to
assassinate all rulers of Europe has
been discovered here, according to n
formnl statement issued todny by
Maolay Hoyno, stato's attorney of
Cook county. j
Tho nllegcd plot was unearthed by
tho stalo's attorney's men whilo in
vestigating tho activity of Jean
Crones, a suspected prisoner of the
guests at tho banquet in honor of
Archbishop Mundclcin.
Tho stato's attorney said that n
list of (ho proposed assassinations
was headed by tho czar and that Em
peror William waB second on the list.
According to tho information which
reached tho stato's attorney, tho plot
was known to anarchists in vnrious
cities in America as well as in Eur
ope. One member from each city
was believed to have been dolegntod
to tho work of assassination.
Mr. Hoyno snid a written statement
had been mndo to him by an anarchist
baring tho details of the alleged plot.
Poison Instead of Itomlw
Officials said that tho hendquur
tors of tho band of conspirators was
said to havo been in tho downtown
district bore, with branches in other
cities. According to Mr. Hoyno's in
formnnt, tho Muudoleiu banquet pois
oning was planned by tho' group
which sought tho death of tho Eurp
pean rulors.
The stnto k nllornoy rofused to di
vulgu tho identity of tho man who
revealed tho alleged plot and said that
his investigators were seeking to con
firm tho statements.
"This man said secret meetings had
been held in Chicago and a number
of olhor cities," said Hoyno.
"Ho said ho attended a meeting in
this city at which lots were drawn
for tho purpose of picking tho assas
sin and that tho meetings woro so
guarded that only tho man chosen
for the oiimo and tho leader of tho
individual group know tho particular
individual singk'd- out."
Ix)ts Were Drawn
Tho assassins woro to uso poison,
according to tho prosecutor's infor
mation. Bombs wore not to-ho used
unless It was "absolutely necessary."
Mr. Hoyno said ho was told.
"Thu wholo plot is supposed to
havo been worked out in a way that
had some- nssurnnee that tho plans
would not misenrry," he said.
EXECUTED AS SPY
AMSTERDAM, April 7. Tho as
sortlon is mndo by tho Echo IJelgo
that Miss Gabrlcllo Petit of Molon-
beok, Belgium, has been put to doath
by Germans aftor trial by court mar
tial on a charge of treason. It Is
nllegcd she conducted an Information
bureau in tho Interest of Germany's
cnemloa.
Tho nowspapor . nUo states that
Loulso Do Dettlgnlos of Lille has been
Eontonccd to doath, but that tho son
tenco has beon commuted to Impris
onment for llfo,
Anothor woman, Mario Van Houtte,
tho newspaper says, has been sen
tenced to imprisonment for fifteen
years.
OF COLONEL DODD
WASHINGTON, April 7. A bill
to uuthorizo tho president to promote
Colonel George A. Dodd, who recent
ly led the American troops in Mexico
in a dash against Villa forces, to tho
grade of brigadier general, was intro
duced today by Representative Kless
of Pennsylvania. The colonel will
AN
RID
1EHEADS
BELGAN
WOMAN
retire next July,
CANTON FIRST
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Province of Kwann Tung Secedes
From Chinese Government, Joining
Revolution Against Yuan Shi Kat
Seven Provinces in Southeastern
China Now In Revolt.
CANTON, April 7. Lung Cbi
Killing, governor. of the province of
Kwnng Tung, in conformity with tho
wishes of the peopla Inst night, de
clared the independence of tho prov
ince. PEKING, Cbinn, April 7. Paul It.
Kosselyn, American vice consul at
Canton, telegraphed tho American
minister, Dr. Paul Reiuseh, today
that no disturbances hnvo occurred
in Canton following declaration of
tho independenco of, Kwniur Tung
province. Both tho civil niid-tho mil
itary govornois of tho province pro
claimed its independence.
Kwnng Tung is an important prov
ince, with a population of nearly
110,000,000. Its capital is Canton,
Kwnng Tung is tho first sencoast
provinco to join forces with tho revo
lution against Yuan Shi Kai, whoso
rcsignution and exile hnvo been do-
mauded as tho price of his aoccptanco
of tho empcrorshin which ho later
repudiated. There aro now soven
provinces, nil in southeastern China,
which havo declined their independ
ence of Yuan Shi Kai, but of theso
Kwnng Tung is tho most important in
point of population, and its strntogio
position on tho Hencoast.
Canton, tho chief city of Kwnng
Tung, has a population of 000,000
and is by far tho groatobt city domin
ated by tho revolutionaries.
Tho independenco of Kwnng Tung
is tho upshot of weeks of continued
military operations thero by tho revo
lutionists. Fukion, directly to tho
north on tho coast, is the noxt prov
inco of importance in the path of tho
rebels.
The provinces whoso governors
havo declared independence aro Yun
nan, whoro tho revolution started,
Szochucn, Kwciclmii, Kiangsi, Hunan,
Kwiuigfil and Kwnng Tung.
PHILIPPINE BILL
GOES 10 HOUSE AS
PASSEO BY SENAIE
WASHINGTON, April 7. Passage
of the Philippine independence bill
wns recommended to tho house today
by tho insular committeo just as pass
cd by tho senate, including tho Clarke
amendment to withdraw sovereignty
within four yours and omixiwenng
tho president to take stops to insti
tute a frco and independent govern
ment. ,.
"Tho war spreading death and
ruin ovor Europe and largo portions
of Asia,' says Chairman Jones In tho
committee's roport, "has brought tho
Unltod States faco to faco with tho
vital questions of preparedness
against foreign aggression and con
gress Is called upon to mako ade
quate prfvUton for national defense.
"If thti Philippines aro to bo In
cluded In any schema of national de
fense which may bo adopted tho cost
to tho American peoplo will bo many
millions greater than would bo oth
erwise necessary. If tho policy shall
bo to retain .control ovor thorn, not
to attempt 'tliolr defense, but to
abandon them to their fate, as has
been suggested by military men, we
shall risk inviting the scorn of tho
world ana of standing humiliated in
tho presence of mankind. The issuo
Is clean cut.
"If tho United States, unfortunate
ly should become Involved In war
with any first-class military and
naval power, the Philippines would
constitute our most vulnerable point
of atUck u& as long as they are held
as an American colony thoy will prove
a source of natural weakness and
constant menace."
There will be a minority report
Uter.
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ACCUSED MINISTER .IS HELD FOR SECOND TIL
REMAIN GERMAN Tm
DECLARES SPAHN g
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AMSTEKDAM, April 7. Tho Gcr
mnn rclchstag today adopted the
cominittco'ri resolution on suhmnrino
wnrfaro as well as tho budgwts of the
imperial chancellor and tho foreign
office.
I1ERMN, April 7. Following tho
spcocji of historical importance mndo
in tho reiehstag by Chancellor Von
Picthmnun-Hollwcg, Dr. Peter Spuhn,
leader of tho cculor parly, and Fred
orich Ebcrt, leader of tho fcoeialisls,
took up tho tipcakor'fi words and en
deavored to expand upon tho chan
cellor's declarations oncoming Hol
gium and tho relations between Ger
many and. tho TJnitjjJ Slns. Dr.
Spnlui snid America 'had Sliown that
her sympathies favor Englnnd. Dr.
Ebcrt said neutral rights must bo re
spected conscientiously and that un
restricted use of tho torpedo must ho
opposed "with tho utmost sharp
ness." Dr. Spnhn endeavored to expand
tho chancellor's words into n declar
ation that Holgium, whatever its for
mnl slatus after tho war tuny be,
"must remain politically, militarily
and economically" in German hands.
Taking up' tho American question,
Dr. Spalm said:
"Tho press, peoplo nntl tho govern
ment of America havo shown by
their conduct that their nympnthios
nnd. business interests favor England
and not Germany. America has be
come a regular arsenal and baso of
supplies on n large scale for our ene
mies. Tho American government has
bound itself whoro wo woro concerned
to tho formal letter of (bo law mid
linn employed regularly n mora gen
erous interpretation of tho regula
tions of neutrality only In favor of
tho stntcs hostile to us. Much has
been permitted thoro whleh, if douo
by us, would havo been used in Amer
ica to provoke nn outbreak of hatred
against us."
HEW YORK CENTRAL
YARD WORKERS STRIKE
NEW YORK, April 7. Striking
yurd workers of tho Now York Con
trnl railroad hero threatened todny
to extend the striko to other cities in
volving possibly 1)000 to 12,000 men,
unless their demands for recognition
of their union nnd increased wages
were granted.
IIIM -VH
REGISTER NOW
Only a fow more days in which to register for tho
primaries. Registration closes April 18. -If you don't
register yon cannot vote. Tho following aro thoreg
istrars for the yarious Medford precincts:
Election Precinct. Hcgistrar, Address.
Medford Northeast V. G. Snedicor, Medford Hook Storo
North Medford .m .. .. F. G, Snedicor, Medford Hook Storo
Medford North Ilfvcrsido F, G. Snedicor, Medford Hook Storo
Northwest Medford-.. . W. II. Lydinrd, Jackson Strcot Storo
West Medford . Helen N. Yockoy, Mail Tribuno
Medford North Muin.., Helen N. Yookoy, Mail Tribune
Medford North Centrul II. II. Hull. Medford Furn. & Hdw. Co,
Medford South Central L. B. Cameron, rostul Telegraph offico
Medford South Main Den Gnrnctt, Guniotty-Coroy Hdw. Co.
Medford Nowtown, "m.m.- II. L. Kwing, wing's Gun Storo
Medford Purk. -A. 0. Bennett, Bennett Inv. Co., Main and Fir sts.
Southwest Medford C. K. Wynkoop, 820 W, Twelfth street
Medford Oakdale .. - K. C. Schultz, Oakdulo Grocery
East Medford V. E, Conscr, Censer's Cash Grocery, East Wain
Southeast Medford L. B. pitneron, Postal Telograph office
Medford South Riverside h. B. 'Cameron, Po.slal Telegraph offico
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fJcrtnl Iauiu.oh, t right, lS-yem'
old girl, accuser of minister. Mrs.
Krcdorlrk tarnxon, at left. Iter moth
er, hiuI Itov. Madison .Slaughter, who
must stMiul h second (rbtl. Tho Jury
stood 10 to 2 for conviction In the
cclolH-aUxl Clilco case, in vlitcli the
mother denounced her (IrtHghter Rul
sided -with tho pwtor.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, jprll 7.
Carranza troops woro rojiortod to
day by Consul Lotchor to bo eohcon-
trattug In tho vicinity or Chihuahua.
Tho reason for such concentration
wiis'iinoxplalncd but offlcoi? at' Gen
eral Knnston's headquarters thought
11 wiib part of tho do facto govcril
meat's plan of co-oporatlon In tho
pursuit of Villa, who, according to
a majority of ropqrts Is traveling
south boyomi uiiiliuaiiua.
Tho exact position of tho forces
were utll! unknown nt hoadquartcra
oarly today. A roport from Qoncral
Pershing had reached Columbus, but
Its garbled condition mado It noccs
sary to ropcat It. Oonoral Funston
and Ids staff awaited it with somo
Information from tho field of opera
information fro mtho field of opera
tlons has boen lacking since oarly In
the wook.
Colonel Ilrown's brief roport, for
warded, through tho AnrarJpan consul
ate at Chihuahua, arrived to strength
en tho assumption of thoso at hoad
quartcra that tho American advancod
forces already had reached Hatovo.
(Colonel Drown reported from Cus
Ihutrachlc, somo fifty miles from
Satevo April 4.
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CARRANZA
FORCES
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1AHUA
HTY
STILL AWAITING
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President and Cabinet Consider Sub
-marine Situation, But Take No Ac
tlon Pessimistic View of Sltuatten
taken by Members and Break With
Germany Seems Likely.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Prefll-dent
Wilson and tho cabinet consider
ed tho MiibmariiiQ situation again to
day without deciding upon action at
this time. It wns understood tho
situation still waits ou Germany's an
swer to tho inquiries on tho recent de
struction of tho Subhox nnd other
vessels.
When President Wilson mot tho
cabinet today ho was yet without dof
inito official information from tho
German government as to whether or
not its Hiibinnnnes woro responsible
for tho nttnok without warning on tho
channel steamer Sussex. Lnoking
such information, members said do
lion would not bo taken, although tho
administration is almost convinced
thnt tho Sussex with her twenty-fivo
American passcngors was tho victim
of n German tuibmanno.
Members of tho cabinet wcro not
inclined to tnko an optimistio view of
tho situation, but woro hopeful that
events in tho noxt few days would
prevent a break with Germany, cither
by proof that sho was not guilty of
(ho Sussex nttnok or by reparation
or explanation that would bo satis
factory. ,
Tho stato department had not re
ceived today any inquiry from Ger
many for inoro iuformauon in the
enso, reported in news dispatches to
have been forwarded from Horlin.
Thoro was reason to believe that
tho United States will not further ro
voal information it holds until thu
German government had admitted or
denied responsibility in tho Sussex
case.
BRITISH ORDER
ON PACIFIC SEIZED
WASHINGTON, April 7. -Tho
British government today notified
tho stato department It has ordorcd
tho American steamer Kdna, seized In
tho Pacific and condomnod on tho
ground of aormnn ownership, to Kng
land, whoro tho titlo of bar San
Francisco owners muy bo heard byn
prJo court,
Secretary Lansing, nt thu request
of tho California congressional dele
gatiou, protested ngaiu&t tho soi.uro
of tho Edna and against her condem
nation in tho Falkland islands, whoro
no Amonenn representative is ntn
tioncd and whoro her officers hnd no
opportunity to present their case.
lliey aro said to doelara tho vessel
'was on her way to Chile to engage, in
tho nltrato trade
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-Tha
steamer Edna was formorly the Mn
xiithin, which wns owned by Fred Job.
Ben, now said to bo with tho Gorman
navy. It Is owned, by Sudden &
Chrinlcnscn of this city, who obtnined
American registry for tho vessel and
rcobristcned it.
Originally tho Edna, wnu tho Nor
wegian steamer Jason. In tho fall of
1014 it is alleged by thu government
in indictments lound hero chnrgmg
violation of neutrality aguiust a
group of business men, that tho Ma
zatlun, then owned by Jebson, carried
coal from Snn Frnnoisco to Gonnun
warships off tho Mexican coast.
Tho Edna wn seized January 27
last by ft British cruiser just off tho
coast of Chile, whoro it had loaded
nitrates for tho Burhadoes nnd was
taken lo Port Stunloy, in the Falk
land Islands, whero it has been hold
since over tho protests of its ouners.
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LEGION OF HONOR FOR
Mll EDITH WHARTON
PARIS, April 7.-Tho French gov
ernment has conferred on Mrs, Edith
Wharton tho distinction of legion of
honor for hor roliof work in behalf of
Frenoli war sufferers,
NS
EXCASE
AMERICAN
HANS TAKE
BRITISH CRATER
ON YPRES LINE
Capture sf Canadian FeiUt An
iwaicI Attack wi Varata SMftt
fe Eatt-FteMh TriMii Watt tf
Mauee Taken AuctriaM Ratafct
Petitions Last ie Italian.
BERLIN, April 7. Cpire frnw
tho British of mitre eratar pomtioM
south of St. Eloi, near Yprae, ww
announced today by army headquar
ters. Tho positions were defended by
Canadian troops.
Berlin, April 7. Tk recapture by
tho Ausirinns of a ridge nfth c
Monto Crystnbol, with the takmji; o
moro than 100 prisoners and two -chino
guns, is reported in today's
Aputro - Hungarian headquarters
statement received hero from Vi-csaa.
PARIS, April 7. Gorman force
hnvo Dcnolrnfed a French trench of
tho first lino between Rcthincourt and
Chattancourt, ncaording to announce
ment mado today by tho Fremjh ww
office. This locality is in the Vedwi
region west of tho Mouse. A Trateu
counter nttnok nt once drove thtn
hack from n large proportion of the
positions thus seized.
OerntHHS Hhirt At(Mk
LONDON, April 7.-FolIowit ih
shandy (heir oaoturo of the vjWm of
Haucourt, ii the AVtcoHri-Bthih-court
salient northwest of Vefdttti,
tho Germans haVn shifted th Kae of
(heir attack slightly to tlw t, driv
ing against the lines Itwen IMktn
court and Chuttaucourt and ji rat
ing a first-line trrach iheM.
In tho vicinity of WmwT jrfaa'i HMI,
Paris declares, that tke German hv
bcoit driven by a coiinler-attaek from
tho grcator part of a recently e$
tuved position.
EaBt of tho Mcuso the French aro
continuing their nibbling (actios, ami
report continued progress in Gorman
communicating treuohos southwest of
Fort Doiuuimont,
Tho Germans givo signs of initiat
ing mi offonsivu in tho eastern front
south of Dvinflk.
HulHHarlHN HtMy
Tho report In connected with that
front Athens that u large trauspoit of
tho entente allies has been sunk.
Tho Spanish ambassador nt Berlin
has been instructed by tho cubinot to
ask from Gormauy an explanation of
tho sinking of tho Spanish steamer
Vigo and u definition pf tho GcrniRR
mibmurino polioy with regard lo the
rights of neutrals.
London uunuiincca that tho British
steamer Simla, a Peninsular k Ori
ental liner of fiHI'l (on.?, has beet
sunk, with tho loss of cloven members
of the Asiatic- crow. Dispatches last
night carried unverified reports of
tho sinking with tho suggestion that
tho Simla, supposed to ho in thu gov
ernment Horvieo, might have beon the
transport reported in u previous
messago to hnvo boon sunk off the
Greek const,
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LIONI
City Attorney R. B. McCabe has
completed a rough draft of the aec
cssiiry ordinances and proposed coiw
ttlilutionul nmpndmout to be submit
ted to tho voters of Medford in tk
matter of bonding thu city for $3,
000 for tho Bluu Lodgo railroad.
It is desired that membors of ikm
attorneys' committee and others di
rectly concerned in the proposition
mcot with a special session of the city,
council called for tonight for its cett
sideration. As it will ho somo tlmo before pro
Ilminarios aro completed aad tWt
election can bo bad, it U necessary tt
spued up the process.
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ELEVEN PERIfttl IN
TORfCMES STEAMCH
i
LONDON, April 7. Eleven ww
born of tho Asiatio drew pf. tho Bri
ish steamship Simla sunk 1a Um Mm
itorrunean, were drowned, the 4
being saved, The simla. was of Styt
lous fro,
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