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Vlwniovipn Mail Tribune ftfcCOND EDITION S iiiiiiiiiimwijiiiiiii in miinininmnniij tf WEATHER J lff, full Tuesday, lfs. rtl, Mln MH.fl. I'm .) SI wwW5iiiMiiiMiipijMmii'mil)T if !flw "m OTFCmr OHKOON. MONDAY, AI'HH, 17, IflUi NO. 22 LOOK LIKE A JUNE I E 1 FOR Ml T BUT ITS ONLY A FLOWER SHOW SMIL E CANDH 1 RACE FOR WHITE HOUSE HS.FIGHTSONLY STILL AWAITED tK f fJfci JBL-rffflJsUr ! Aia-r -Jk JM-- tjAUi -IMf Tenth r.f. VILLA HUE " o r"rri a 4Frr nil UL BijPSSLdJLJS, mmm NOCOi N AS OFILA'SDEATH FOR HUMAN TV axanHt v. . & Bandit Leader Reported (o Have Died From Gnnrene Due to Wound Rc wfvid in Knee In Battle of March 27 Carranzn's Nephew Sent to Dislntrr and Identify Remains Botrayal Followed Battle Satur dayTroops to Be Withdrawn if Death Is Estaulistad. BL PASO, 'IVxns, Airil 17.-A telegraphic distmtrh was received by (Ieneral OaVIra, commander if the Iitares garrison, from Cushiliurriuchic nt 10:30 o'clock thtH morning, stat ing that in body f Francisco Villa bad not arrival there nt this hour. Colonel Carlo Carrnnsa, n nephew of General Cniinnmi, j retried bringing tin? body frim Sun Antonio, Mexico, where it was iulcrtrd. A captured Villisla ofliecr is al leged lo 1tiiT betrayed Villa V grave, ami tho.liamlit lender in leported to lmvo (bed Ironi gangrene due lo a guusliol wound received- in the bnltle or .March 27. Ueneral (Javira talked today with the telegraph operator at San An tonio and obtained further detail of the refuted fjadim.' of Villa.. body. Story of Discovery Aco.rding to the San Antonio op erator, imi IiimI Saturday (leneriil Ca va xoi and Colonel Carlos Carranzn, Who ware at Cusi, received iufot mo tion thai a Villa baud wan operating in the nighborhood. Two Carruna officers with a body of men hud riiiUj lft find -and engaged the Vil lains in a eombnt in which many of Vi'la'a followers were killed and wounded and some were captured. A Villa colonel wan among the cup fiiretl. He begged for his life and promised to md hi captors to the grave of the bandit if Ihey would not kill him. The oMrator at Ran Antonio said tint Ueneral ('aviso and Colonel Carranta were taken by the prisoner to Ran Francisco Ikirjn, where the Imdy i ivjtoited to have been mi eurtlicd. Wounded on .Mureli i!7 The operator arave no further infor mation In Ueneral Onvira other than that Villa wiu woondd on March 27. He did not know the date of the ban dit's death. General (Javira snid that us noon us he wan advised the body of Villa had been brought to Cusi he would telegniplf Minister of War Obrcgon n (: that the body be brought ! Junrex. Qenernl Oavira Maid Villn would not be giveu a military fiim-ral but he would be buried n u bundit in the Juarez pottern field. A Jiiininjf coici-iu Jfere with a rep resentittive at Santa Barbaru received a iuNago tialay that the town had been attacked by baudiu Sutnnlav night. The bandits, whose identity in unknown, parried off .Upplif ami a lew hor-t'i.. Xu caiuultieii wire re porttd. BRITISH GEI UP LONDON, April 17. Baron d'Ks tournelles de Constant, on departing today for France, with the other Krench members of the franco-British Inter-parllamentary ' committee, who have beea visiting England for tbe last week, ggre to the Associated I'resi the following Impressions of bis vikit: M conclusion Is that Great Brit ain is great indeed and that Prus sian militarism is sure to be punish ed aa It deserres. Victory for us is a question outline only. Our chil dren are sure now not to be deprived : their liberties. Tbey will tajoy ti.eir peaee, not a German truce. ' My only criticism is that BngUnd 10 LAIEFORWARIRECOV has still i i kMt. The people are fine and kMt they get up too 1 f re at ork .! o hin-s ..ull.T 111 ill the I'l'.' J VWMUawooT)' WNDIBWOt T. U. has buen iielted with bouquets, verbal and ribral, rrom SiiIuIhikI to Oyster Hay but they do say the rolonel'i grin was never so broad and so genial as when New York friends prltod him with flowern ami fillod hi arm with hjhoh nt the international flower show ARTILLERY DUELS AMERICAN ABOARD FOLLOW OFFENSIVE SHIP WOUNDED BY BY FRENCH, VERDUN i SUBMARINE'S SHELL . . LONDON. Apnl 17. Alter temrlo- ' WASHINGTON. April 17 - Ono of rarity a-iiiiiini; Ho' ajgir-Hixc in the lwo AiuerlcaiiK aboard the HussIhii Verdun battle, laiinclung ntlackw in bark Imperntor from (iulf Port. Miss., tin Dountimoot-'aux legion, which lor Marseilles, France, was woundod are declared to haxe gained them j when the vessel was fired uuon wlth Moine ground, the French wxteiduy out warning by an Austrian subina- and biht night held their infantry iu trine off the Culumhrede Islands, sc check. Neither wax there any move 'cording to official advices to the state by the Uennan infantry arm, accord ing to thiH ufternoonN Paris bulletin. Kreiich po-ilioiin in Avocourt wood mid on the front from Dead Man's hill to Cumiere were bombarded yen- American who was aboard was Aner lei-day. There were no infantry at-' Sweennsson, whose brother Is fore lacks, Hie offieiul report of the aft-isn o( a Mlnnespolls furiilliiie fao rrnoon inys. . tory. To the eat of the Mciimc the nig it j The state department's Inrorma wax calm except tor artillery activity ' Hon riH (rum the American consul at Ilaudreniont wood. ' narcolons, 8ln. He said the ship "During the night of April lfl-17 ji " "red upon without warning on Krench air tuiuadron cotno.ed of I nine machine", during un intense, fo,', I. executed certain iniMrtunt bombing ojwrations in the region of Cont'luiii, I'agny, Arnaville and Uombuch. ro jectiics were dropped as follow-: Twelve shells on the railroad htation at ConflttUM; 10 on the factory at Keruhueh: 8 on the railroad ft at ion nt Amaville, and 11 on the railroad line at Pagtiy and Ars. "During the night of April l'-10, a French armed aeroplane living over the North Sea at an altitude of 300 feet, threw sixtetn shells at a ex-rl of the enem, e'ewn of thee found their muik.'' On the ia-lerii front the n--inni bowed '.'n.ii . itmtv .it the bridge-, llCilil ,l J V lh-k. L03 ANiiKI.Kri, a: . April 17 ' W. E Daniels, uirliiK from aph-, atda. aciordiug to iiolie surgeons, ! sas taken In charge ly the police to-, day when ho insisted he was in Se attle and became bewildered at Sev enth aad Broadway because the street signs did not correspond oith his Idea or Seattle's downtown dUtrbt. He as well dressed but without money or valuables. His memory covered nothing since an incident in 114, in which a boat was promi nent. He said he was employed by the National 6rtx - rv company of Be attle aad Ii i ' i Sixth avenue there. A-" "iong bU papers He had ' cense one for 1 1 1 I tunned at Seattle E Ml AFTER YEARS LAPSE ' ' ' i I .( !., . v iJAeodove Coepj'eYelt: department today. The American Injured was Oustav Olson, whose father Is band inastnr it fort Warren, Boston. The other April 11. Three shots were fired. 0MC taking effect. The vessel was set afire l the xnbniarliie. OUon was reported to ii. In a hospital at HarieloiiH, suiferliiK from sbrupuel wound t. I LONDON, ol a iii-iil i ii I April 17 lllll .Will II The Mntl-.li inking team ship was reported b Llods today. The Norwegian lnp (ileudoon was sunk by gunfire. The lost liritish ship was the Harrovian, which wus iinunucd. The (llcndoon, which was sailing from Inuique, Chile, for Calais, was liuih in 1WM and owned in Christ lama. Her gross tonnuge was 1(118. The Harrovian suited from New York Apnl 2 lor Havre. She was a couinuriitivelv new vessel, haviiu? u ., I. ..tit ... lou .. ,. I I. .n ,......- ,. She w(1, :w led long and of j my j,,,,. ,.. 10 DISTRIBUTE SISAL WASIIINUfoN, A, ,i, i; Senator Handed, I'hairinaii oi the coiiniiittee lliveti;atiiig an alleged inonopolv to tntrol the output ( si-.al, announced today (hut the IVilerul trade commis sion would be asked to superiuteud ihe disposal of tbe rj00 bales now V " !;- : -fit'- - luxre a uf- !' . lit -I.fl9i.t hiliili ! Ivtlnr fi.l the MORE SHIP SUNK BY TORPEDOES War Department Has as Yet No Word Conccrninn Recovery of Bandit's Body When L?st Seen Was Head ed for Place Whore Burial Report edif True Troops Be Withdrawn. WASHINGTON, April 17. War (li'ivnilnieiit official annoiiurml that none of thu ovor-night disMttchot or curly tolegmnm brought any confir mation of the finding of thu body of Fmnciaco Vitla. VillaV body was lo have rimejicd Chihuahua City by xpeeial Iniiu some timo iHHt night, but American Consul Lutchcr has not ecn fonvnrded Hut ruinora sk to Villa' death which mut be cirmilatud thuic. KeiKiits ,ngbt Ito True Secretary Maker today rooeivo'l a diHwtch from Nacd saying that Joti-1 era) Villa was laat hccu heading in the j direction of thn place where reportnj yestenlay said ho waa biiriwl. The j dictated wna taken by war dopirl- j mt'il official to mean that the it- I ports of VillaV death might ho true, j The dispatch wus immediately m.'til to ' I'rewident Wilson. j Secretary Maker naid thu i-epott i Hint Villa was headl toward III"' place where his bodv wao said to have been buried ennui through a colonel of the Amurioiiu annv mid waa for Miinlcd merely as a matter of infor mation without indicating whether or not (ho couolol himself heliewtd it, His authority wus not stated. Itcport on Pa na I Itlot State ami war iltswilinoiit officialH refused to comnitint today on (loiicrnl I'et-Hhing'M reKirt of the I'arral fight, which in luueh diffsjent from thu mi- sion traiiiuiitied by (Jeneral Oarranza to support his suggestion that Amcti enn troop be withdrawn. The Amtr -can report shows that C'lirniiia trooM not only joined in the attack iiMin the little detachment of Ameri cans, but followed them several miles as they withdrew lo avoid u clash. "It was indicated at the slate de partment (hat further details would be sought from American officer be fore a reply would he seut to (leueral Cnrraiixa. Secretary Lansing planned originally to deal with the I'arral in cideut as a separate question and not in the reply to the note suggesting the recall of the American exptnli tiou. The reply to (he Cn minim pro Hsal for Mithdrawal was still in prep aration today. It was reasserted lodav (hat sh ubl the body he identified as (hat of Villa the e.iedilioii would come out of Mexico ai once. No instructions have yet been sent to Consul Letcher or (ieneral I'crshim:, however, us to the identification to be required. No note will go forward until these of ficials transmit some report. PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL CREATING AMERICAN ACADEMY WAKHINOTON. April 17. Presi dent Wilson today signal the bill in corporatHig the American Academy of Arts ami l. Iters, which includes in its membership Mr. Wilson, for mer rrcsidcnt Koosevelt and other uuthors, publicists and artists. The president used an eagle feather mh with which he N-nml tbe repeal of the 1'iihuhih exemption lolls act. Last Chance TiiijpuTnw is the lust da limrics. It' von don't rcmlcr uii antii1 otc following are tlio registrars for tin. various Mcdford prcfincts: Election Precinct. l(gitrur, Address. Bedford Northaast - 1'. Q. Bntdioor, Mcdford Hook Htore North Mcdford . b. 0. Hnsdicor, Mcdford Uook Store Medford North Itiveraido r. 0. Snedicor, Mcdford Itook Store Northwest Medford....:: W. II. Lydiard, Jackson Street Store Weat Medford Medford North Main Medford North Cetitral Medford South Central Medford South Main .. Medford Newtowu . ,11. II. L. B. Medford Park A. 0 Southwest Medford Medford Oakdala East Medford . V. B. Coascr, Southeast Medford .. L B. Medford South Riverside L.i. ' ' i n i . - i 9Vtt'ltiJif I pki4 ' "' N K I Allen Louis lien-mi Is the socialist candidate for president unci Is not worrMcK about June lomentlons. He huh nominated socialistic stau dard bearer I referendum vote of the members of the socialist imrty. He waa forimrlv u newsjiapcr editor and wiote several books on socialism. PERSHING PLACES E Ii SAN ANTONIO, Tens. April 17. A reMirl from (Ieneral l'ersbing re ceivel (inlay con tinned the names of ilead and wounded in ihe I'arral fight Wednesday and gave more details of the incidents that preceded Jdajor Tonndtina eutrv of Parral. The re mmI said it was the insistent invita tion of a captain of (Ieneral Ijosano'a forces thai they go directly into I'ar ral that caused Tompkins to enter the ty. The captain visited the American cawp Tuesday night, leuving after breakfast Wcdnesduv morning, ilajor Tompkins, to guard further against any unpleasant incident, sent for ward a courier who remained unre Mrled, according to the report. J'ollowing are the names of the dead and wounded in the aettiw at I'arral: Dead- -Kcrgeuut Joe Hidgley, Private Herbert ledford. Wounded Mujor Frank Tompkins, Ijuutenniit James Ii. ()rd, Cor)toral Hcujaniin MeOliel, CorHral W. I1!. Willinghuni, Cors.ral itiehard Tauu oils, Private . M. Shedver. to Register v to ri'Lsti-p lor the pn Tlif Helen N. Vockey, Mail Tribune lieleo N. Yockey, Mail Tribune Hull. Madford Furn. Hdw. Co. Camasoa, Postal Telegraph office BLAM UPONCARRANZISTS Hen Oarnett, Oarnettv -Corey Hdw. Co. K. U Gwing, Kwiug's Hun Store Hennett, Bennett Inv. Co., Main and Kir sts. - -C. K. Wynkoop, 8-'0 W. Twelfth street . .JR. C. Bchultx, Oakdale Qrocery Conser's Cash Urocery, East Main Cameron, Postal Tclegraiw office Cameron, Po-tal Telegiaph office ASK COURI 10 T SALLM. Or., Apnl 17. MiiimIiiuiih proceedings to compel Secrvlnry qf State lien W. Olcott to ut the name of Justice Charles K. Hughes on llm ballot as a candidate for republican nomination for president were insti tuted in the Oregon Miprem court lolay by Wallace ileCammiav of Portland. The prM-eedings were institutetl on bidialf of the signers of a (Hit i I ion, which was filed last week, asking that Justice Hughes' nuiue be plucd on the primary ballot. A heariug probably will be held be fore the court Wednesday a Item mui. Justice Hughes objected to having his name used, but person signiug the petition contend that they art en tilled to vote for him, regurdl, s. of his wishes. The case is rcgitrled as iniMnani as it may set a pis cedent for other slates to follow. Justice Hughes had already re quoted Secretary Olcott not to er iiiu in iNacing oi nis name on mo ballot when the petition was filed, but Secretary Olcott, in the face of threatened tnaudunius proceedings, communicated with him again. In repiy jusuce iingncs sent a telegram last Saturday rcMating his objec tion, and siiwiiir that he had mailed a letter giving Ihe n.i-on-. lor his re-l'n--iil. HALT ANNULMENT OF WAMIINOTON, Apnl 17. Justice McKciuia, id ihi' Mipicnic uouit upon the application of the department of justice toduv stu.Ved the (fleet of the northern California fedcrul district court's decision uiiiiulhug long and short haul rates ucross the conti nent. Ihe lower court annulled the inter state commerce commission's order putting the rates into effect on the grouud that the commission had ex ceeded its jurisdiction in approving them. Justice McKsnna's actios keeps the rates in effeet until the supreme com i review-, i In ili-tnct court's de- COME PLACING HUGHES ON BALL mm RATES Wilson Declares That Only Excuse for Nation Ever to Go to War Is in Behalf of Humanity Unselfish Traditions of Nation Cannot Be Violated Without Loslnfj Tilie Deeps to Own Nationality. WASHINGTON, April 17. Proai dent Wilson, ipoukhiK lioforo thu Diuigliters of thu Ainorlouu Itovolulioti here today, dcclurcd Hint tho only excuse for the United Stttlos uvcr to fight would bo thu outmo of liiimiui.ry. His words Wuro OutlitiBtaaitcnlly np plnuded by dolugHtog from till parts of the country. America will lmvo forg'olton her traditions, said thu president, if slm lights merely for herself, llo added that the United State, must not fight under coitdiliona stiuh na would show it hud forgotten traditions. When America ceases to hu unselfish, ho said, it will cease to ho Amsileu. To Save Mankind The president declared tho nation was formed for thu purposo of Hurv uig thu rest of tiiuiikind, na niuoli tin itself, mid to afford asylum to rll men. Those trnditions, ho ndded, must ho continued. "Tradition H u haudsomo thing in Ihe proportion to which we live up to it," duulurojl tho president. "Hut wo must never fell below that tradition. The birth of this nation wna significant huuiuiHo no other nation was ever born in ihe world with thu purpose of Burvin mankind. "If wo full nvvRv from tho tradi tion of the fnthoag we hnyn dishon ored them If we forget tho trudition of tho fathom, we lmvo ahiingcd our character; we have lost tin old im pulse; we have liuoome tmuoiigifioim of the principles in whioli tho life of the nation itself is rootsd and grounded. Unselfish Traditions "America will have forgotten her traditions whenever iiihih any oc casion she fights merely for herself under such circumstance aa will show that she had forgotten to fight for all mankind. And the only ex cuse that America can over lmvo for the assertion of her physical forvn is that she asserts it in behalf of humanity. "What a 'splendid tiling it U to have so singular a tradition, a tradi tion of unselfishness I When Amer ica ceases to Ihj uiiaclfish, alto will cease lo le America. When aha for gets the traditions jf devotion to human rights in generul, which gnvo spirit and impulse to her founders, she will have lost her title deeds to her own nationality." ICT NEW YOI1K, April 17.-Caplaiu I'Vuns Von Pun, recalled military attache of the Oermaa atabaaay at Washington today was iadieted by tbe federal grnud jury in connection with the alleged dot to blow up thu Wcllund canal in September 1811. Von I 'u 111 waa one of five perM)mi indicted in tbe ease, iucluding Cap tain Hans Tauscher, who is alrauilj under arrest obarged with being wni cumed in the (dot. Tho indictment is understood to bu bused oil testimony given before thu jury by Horst Von Her (lolti, nbjo known us HridguMtn Taylor, who wuh brought here from England last month after it had been discovered that check stubs taken from Von I'tipun on his return trip back to Germany showed payments by the military nU tache to Von Her (Jolts. Von Dor dolts is understood to have taaUftal that Von Papeu engineered the plot to destroy the canal. FOSTER NOMINATED AS RECEIVER AT LAKEVJEW WASHIXQTON, April 17. Andrew J. Foster of Lakevujw, Ore., wna nominated today to bo reooivor of jiubbc mouey- a( Lftkevjew, IND ON AN CONSPAY