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FORECAST vtvtvt tounhit, i'am tomomt ni m mi WEATHER Mat. eslenssy, Wit MfH. T.wfcir. Wij I'mdlHUMoii, .07 -. forty lx ! h Vr r litllt I ntli Y tr MEDFORD OHM ION. SATI KhAY. A PHI I. LMI. I'Mii NO. 33 0 iiiwwwwiaiwitwBiiwuwuiwuwi 0 4. v &!. JHn, JRL. .1 w mWNSHFNI) FRENGH REPULSE ' ciiDDcyncDO: HESUHITIIH ? ! VERDUN ATTACK If IRHMMK U ULU LUL I1U, General Townshend, Besieged at Kut-el-Amnra Since Last December, Capitulates to Turks After De stroying All Guns and Munitions Relief Forces Unable to Reach Be leaguered Army on Account of Hoods Army Estimated at Ten Thousand. I OXDOX, April 28. Major don or.1 1 Charles Townshend, commander of tho lirlllsh forces besieged at Kut-cl-Amara, Mesopotamia, by Turkish forces Hlnce last December, hu sur rendered. This Information whs con mined In a lirlllsh official state ment Irsiiod this afternoon. Tho official statement added thai .General Townshond dentroved all his Kims and munitions before surren dering. The force surrendered nuin-lut-ed about 10,000 men. The fnlliiwinir official .announce ment wj"4 nindc : 'After a resistance jinitrneletl for 1 l.l dap- nml conducted with a (Tal lin, tr nud fortitude tlmt will lie for r meinmnble. (Jeneml Townshend h.i- liecii compelled liv tho fiuul e. liiindioii of his -npili(K to surrender. "H't'oro doinir o lie destroyed his cum and munition. 'The iorce under him consists of J70 British lrooM of all ranks and -i i . ices, and Home (1000 Indian in nips and their followers." General Townshend probably was driven to surrender to avoid starva tion of tils forces. A recent official Tuiklsh communication said the posi tion of the Hiilish at Kut-el-Antara vm critical, and that tbey were ex I'litlnic to receive small supplies of food by aeroplane. An official i-mi omen t received eslerday from London showed that a last effort to send supplies to tho garrison had tailed. It was announced that a ship l'nln with supplies had been sent up the Tigris, that It bad been ground t .1 . bout four utiles east of the city. Itellef Is Hold l'p. Loss than a score of miles away, on the banks of the Tigris, below the nn, is a relief army which for months has been attempting to r.'.n h the besieged forces of General Tow unbend. Of late the Turks' re-M-i.mre has increased, and, aided by i loo, is they have been ablo to hold the British In check. Vo official figures have been given out .is to the number of troops whlcit mi rorth from the Persian gulf In NoMmber, 181 i, on the ex tied I Hon ulii'-h bus now ended in surrender. This force has suffered heavy losses in H'vere battles with the TurkK. The surrender of (leneral Town sin nd is one of the few Instances of tin' war In which an entire flghtlim unit of Important Numbers ha laid douii its arms. It Is one of th l.i i n"st bodies of troops of the enleuto allies which have surrendered and lamer than any other captured Brit Hi or Trench force. Anny Sluivatl Out, K-irlv in December of last year, ; nrHl Townshend's army was beat- ii in bii it I., at Ctesiphou, eighteen mile below Jl.iKdad, and retreated to (Continued on page six) ICA'S LONDON', April :.'!. The Berlin Kt'ui Ziitiini; indignantly disriis-cs the i.iot that the comments of the Herman press on the American note 1re euriou.lv culm. savs Heuter's Amsterdam correspondent, who quot ed the newpaper a adding: "This is strait !. 1'P'ii i-e we irootl- natured German- , ,... ; , ,i in the vo- ', other f&jcrti- a no-called exnect.hf- .ibulurv c expression nenec' to neuiial ter iw ,uprecedeuted to it iLf i(t) efti.ft 3 Hid 1) ice -.( OF Germans Assume Aggressive Vlaor- ous Attack East of the Mouse Near Douaumont Chocked French Ar tillery Disperse Troops Massed for Attack in Avocourt Sector. l'AMS, April ail.--After u viulenl liomlini (Intent of French positions near Avoeoutt, on Hill No. ,'JOI, on the Verdun front west of Iho Sleiiwo, Oennnii troop were nutated for nn assault. The war office report this afternoon suvs thin uttuck wna pre vented by French artillery, wiiieh dis jHTHeit Hie (leimun troop. A vigorous attack wns made n 1'Vetieh trenches east of Tiiinuiiioiit farm, but the ficrmun were iTpittHid with lienvv loes. The ltxt of the statement follews: In tlw Aipotine. "In the Arjronne a nurpiiHe ntti.ck executed last nvcht north of Four Paris mude it iHissihle for its to cl-.i up Rome of the enemv trenelieu mid bring liaek ome priioncra. "On tho lert Imnk of lite Meuxi. yeatcnlttv at five o'clock in the af ternoon (ieimnn troop were mamed nn (he comniiinieiitinif ireneliett to (V nortli of Hill No. HOI willi lite rJca of altnckini; our Hiich. They were ut once uttneked with hand Rrennde and prevented from eominir out and then di-M'isc(l. Our artillery ciiiih eil the exploxion of n deot of muni tions in the same tegiuii. "During1 the night there wna n gen eral honiljanlnieiit in thin sector, the fire being particularly spirited in I he region" of Avocourt, Khiich and Hill No. 30 1. Along- iho .Muitte. "On the right hank of the Meiise yesterduy al'leinoon, after u violent preNiratory nrlillerv Tire directed against our first linen, together with n eurtaiii of tire of great intensity, the (lennaiiM delivered nn attack uguiiiM our Iteiielies cast of Thia iimont farm in which they eiiiplocd flaming liipiidx. Cut down bv the shells of our artillery und the fire of our machine tfuns, the enemy was re pulsed with heuw Uwsom. At the stime hour nn attack uon our )Misi tions hetwiM'ii Iloiinumonl nml Vuux also hum checked liv our fire. The remainder of the night juissed in rel utive ipiicl on this part of (he front. "In Lorraine we repulsed a strong recon noi l e ring puHv in front of tho wood of Hiinnl, south of Dmnevre. "In the Vos(cs a small (ieniian ut tack with grenade iitniinst one of our triMiehes al La I'hiipclollc was ef tcctixelv cliit kt il In our cuitaiu of lire" NKW VoltK. Ai.nl .'! With dU utes pre-cnt Horn till ,.nl- ol the country, the - i.i 1 1 -I labor paitv to day 0tennl it- toill'teeiith annual eoineitlioii, to i oiiti.mc through Tue-.-day or Velneda. A inrestdentml ticket w ill be selected, to bo tfubmitteti to a referendum ut the party voters, and it wan rcMrtcd today that the nominees uf the sui-iulUt party would lie endorsed. Arthur llcuier ! i..-toii, socialist l.thor candidute 1 i ,ie.ideut in liU'J, . made teuiismirv chairman with Albert Sehnubcl ot Milwaukee as secretary. The convention will elect a dclcfrutc to the if 1 1 mat it. mil i irfli-t bureau, wuh In .til,, miter- ut Tin ll.tirue. ami i It ! an ttlitor ol tlie itntv't oIlmh. tile W't t U 1'copit . Y'S REPLY 10 o Lo.MxiN, Aii , -"' I n, Bt rimer Tagcblalt .i- lh.it (tilii.uik - 'ply to the l.tt'et Auicric.ui note U.t- been coniJetrd and i'l be delned at the In .'lllltllii! t,l et Week. .net. Ill ml1 to (It) I frl ' . . n ' I Hi lilf. OBREGON CALLS " UPON SCOTT TO Visits of Courtesy Exchanged Bo twecn Commanders Ohregon As serts De Facto Government Now Rondy to T.nkc 0er Pursuit of Villa and Protect the Border. KL l'ASO, Tex.. April ,!).aunurnl Alvnt'o Ohregon, mitiinler of war of the de facto government, with Hie chief military commander of north ern .Mexico, made a return nail of courtesy litis morning iiiwn .Major Generals Suott and KiiimUui, prelim inary to (ho fitut conference between the American and Mexican military officials that is largely to determine the future course of the military arm of tho United States that lias I It rust itself into Mexican territory in pur suit of l'raneiscu Villa ami his Itf n dits. In either the greeu room of the famous Adunna Prontcrigu, or eus toms house, in Jiuiivs, Me., or Hi some agreed place in HI I'aso, the conferees were in readiness to sub mit their proHsas mid counter pro posals al tiieir first session, and it was Minister of War Ohregon who, with plenary powers from First Chief Cnrraimi, sounded a hoMful note with the expression that "we should reach a satisfactory termination of these negotiation, (hat will meet with the approval of our Hoplc." Itcaily to (iitc Protection. Minister of War Ohregon, with flenerals Trevino, (lutierrer., Cnlles, Oaviru and Santos, with his civilian assistants, will submit the proHsitimi that the de facto government is now ready to take over the pursuit of the Villistns and protect the border, and, therefore the I'nited States soldiers in Mexico should he it'calleil, while Generals Scott and Fuiistou will counter, it is thought, with the prop osition thiil American troops be dis posed in certain spheres of northern Chihuahua, there to remain until the Cairauxa government has shown by deed as well as word, that there is no longer a Villista menace to the Amer ican border states. Major General Scott said that not until he had conferred with General Ohregon during the call of the Mex ican officials this morning would it lie definitely known whether the first conference would be held in Juuros or Ml l'aso. The general added th.it the con ference might not Ih held today, hut Monday or Monday. .Mlllmij UVIiiiit. General Obrcgou was given a mili tary welcome in LI l'aso titling to his rank us minister of war of a foreign state. As the automobile beuriug General Ohregon, Generals Trevino and Gavira with Mexican Consul Gar cia, nca red the American end of the international bridge, Brigadier Gen eral George Hell, in command at Fort Bliss, l'orinullv welcomed the M,i can party and eutered Geneial (ilt nyoii's car. A hollow square of infant iv mi n was formed around the pin ale cai ol Generals Kcolt and Fun-ton, who cordially greeted General Obrcjou ami his party at the station and led the way iuto the car for the return call. The return call of General Hiregon was concluded at UtfQ o'clock. At thul time it was learned that the de tails of the first conference hud not been concluded, hut that in all prob ability it Would be held tins utter noon. No announcement would he made, but it wn- mulct -tood the meeting would In- held in Juarez. ROOSEVELT 10 SPEAK 10 IlllHOiS I ' HI AGO. Ai'Mi ." Ke-ervatiuns lor M'aii at tne dinner of the Illinois Hi,r a-sociation at which Colonel Theodore Hoosevelt is to t-peak to-in-lit. indicated today the meeting would be one of the largest ever held by tki bar association. Colony tffboseveh will pak on "International DutU- and America) ItliUfr" Mo than 100ft l.twvtrs- I. I ! () I . I m GENERAL GARRANZA'S MINISTER OF 1 HHmleio SHPsrslBFKB tsIBs!ssssslBsW ""..w Gen OF L AT Z HKHLIX. April 21 'I he ensure of itusslan poult loan south ot Luke Naroei between 8(au:iroce and 8ta- ehowce by German troops, together with more than Kbtin prisoners, was announced by the war office today. "ICaatern frent: German troops south ot Naroei lake made a thrust in order to Improve their observa tion osts which had been recon quered by us March 28. After and previous to March 2 German troops conquered the Russian positions be tween Statiarooe and the farm ot Staehowle. Flf(-nix officers, hi- eluding four staff officers, and fitoo men were taken prisoner and 1 can- nan. S machine guns and 10 nUuo inrowers were raiuurcu. "The Russians ulo suffered heavy blood) losses which were considerably Increased during the ulghl as the result of a Itusslan counter attack which was effected in thick masses. "The enemy was unable to recon quer one foot of lot territory. "German alishlps attacked the rail road near Wendeu .uid the railroad Hacks at Duneii'i im mid Uccwa ' E T PIE RUSSIANS m LAKE NAROG 35.000 GARMENT WORK SOCK DOU ' i m haiige and olio i nipo-iliou, the I house lodav adijiitil ,' part of the NKW' MljK. An J'l. A l kout lagrieiilt'iitil iippropioitinii hill the tblowiug bet vi tn iO.U'HJ anil .i.'i.mwi Kulu v lull l"r mi ,i i tdiny of garmt ill m.thi , n ,,,.st-. i, ill til --111111. 'iheliill IimiI iiiitt.iin yradus work in mm i il.ui ou -hup w.i de- '" aiain ami i dc-n.m'1 to prevent clareil m elicit i, , ,, l t.n iloak '" p'"" '" K'-"" t'-'i'" ''nd to en Kult and Skirl M im lactuti i-' iimii- o lie Hud hi uniform ciution. I hie-- . ii agreement ii reaeheil mllnu ..il ee'ht Inun, it was sttitol d oiiieieU of einploM-,' unions lodav there uill he a slnke of IMiO independent -hops, which would bruig the number oi idle men and women up to lit .nl v 70,000. The em -ploveis have rejei ted several otters ol ii ilut i jtliori. A -i.iienicnt on ltli,l of the work-; ii- i mill v denit tl ih 1 1 a lockout was! i.'ii-ul by a demand bv them for a, i lo- tl shop. 'I hey tlc-ired, the state-' mint said, onU that the uianufuctur- j eis nie continued fieference in fa-j vor of union men cording to the! HUO protoeol. FIFTY YEARS IN PRIWH FOR ORAM VALLEY FIIKD ORASK VAI.LKV. (al., April W Oeorge Holland pleaded "' committing a criminal little Hjrls here loo.tv ami nni m ti in ' j.. i i in I -. i I 1 t l r,.rrY uvrQ F T NOW AT AN ENO I'AHIS, Aplil '.'II. The battle of Verdun mil v now be considered us ended, iiccordiug ( the opinion prc vailui" in French military circles. Not only the recent French official re Mirts, btil vc-terdav's German an nouncement stated Hint nothing im portant hud do v eloped in Hie Verdun region. It is nearly two mouths since the German war office has mude such u statement. Heavy German ball cries in consid erable nuinlicr have been withdrawn In, in lu.lftri, Venlnii nml iit to a ,Mlt il( k,.,. j(Ul. fwm lh(, ma w,Mty Uir( intbttl),y u , m of , if(, ,,,.,,, )y , po Hrilish. The niiiiouiiecmenl of the decora tion of Oi in nil I 'eta in and other high officers who have taken wrt in the battle i, rernrded as tin indication I lint the French authorities share the Mi thiil the l.i -k ot tli'li'Milllli; Ver iIiiii In- In i n l,i,,i,jlil In an end. OF WHEAT A LAW WASHINGTON. A im' J' Aanist llit iioc-l ol the , vv S .1 k I'loduce i.im!iu '" "' i iiullioi ii - l he seen -j t 1 1 . - i i 1 1 r t in li, establish and inoiiiiilvi.ii' ' eomis1! thur u l.uii i iillaltl- .hi, I In ii i er t!iaiit i- slopM-d ill liilei'vlnle oi liirciuo com lliciee and -old In viJi'h-. NEXT WEEK PREDICTED WASHINGTON prll 2! The aesibt-r bureau foietust for tie ve' beginning Sundav n "L'nst MKiiuilil tool weather, with RENCH CONSIDER BAT LE OF VERDUN frosff, iii iiiewiii in i tie i:ocky ii', in, i,, mi ait n , n i i hi ,i i re- f v i re- i i. iw. ;.ie I' I' &f I 11,1-1 .lllll I I 1 1 1 1 -, I . , ' WARSTORYOFREVOLT DI1B1 IN AHRF SHOWS LEADERS . nnT nrun t-q ILL PREPAID! ZSl m Ploasurc Excursion Trains Carry Compnnics of Irish Relicls, Who, hy Concerted Move Capture Bakeries, Motor Cars and Street Cars 1500 or 2000 Engngotl In Rciicllion. LONDON'. April 29 Simultan eously with tha outbreak In Dublin on Monday, says a dispatch to tho Exchange Telegraph uompaiiy dated vestorday, a nunrtior of excursion trains arrived vvtlh iiihii apparently pleasure bent. Immediately upon reachjng the station these men pro ceeded to Join the rebels and by a concerted move captured nil tho bak eries and their delivery wagons, as v ell ae motorcars, streetcars and carts In the vicinity. Alany f the ve hicles were used to erect barrleHdo while the cushions were titlllirttt In the Hue or trenches which was dug In St. Stephen's green. Some of tho earliest fighting oc curred at Hall's bridge and on the main road from Kingstown to Mer rlon square, where the rebels seised a school house and a small hall ad joining. Along tho road also men who seemingly were working In gardens suddenly picked up guns and began firing at paasersby, states the dis patch. OutbifaUs Now Ituicr. These outbreaks In the outskirts however have now become rare, add the correspondent, and Interest cen ters In SHckvlllo street, where the pnstofflce Is barricaded on the lualde with bags or paper. Around .lanob'a factory the trouble Is accentuated by women taking sides. Their attempts to get provisions Into the besieged rebels are resisted by co-workers who remain loyal and many froo rights among the two fact Ions of women are reHrted. The flat roofs of the houses are affording an excellent scope for the tactics which the rebels are employ ing, the correspondent continues. They can He Gat and hide behind chimneys and fire down on the mili tary who are given little chance of returning the fire. However, with the proclamation of martial law and orders for the people to remain In thetr houses between 7 : :t() p. m. and !i:30 a. m. the si t us t Ion Improved and the streela are virtually desert ed, except for the military who with the arrival of Major (leneral Hlr John Maxwell, began to tighten their grip on the rebels. Ittol Sin rounded, Not only has the cordon around the dlsaaicclcd' center of the city been amply strengthened, but the outlying districts have been strongly picketed so that if any reliels succeed in es caping from the capital, the en r re spondent point out, they ranuot reach tho seclusion of the mountains. From Inquiries made among thu mllitiiry authorities at Dublin, the corresiatndeiit of the Kveniug Htar concludes that there probably are not more than Ktiiu or 2000 men and lads actually eugaged in the rebellion so far as the central part of Dublin Is concerued. Among them are quite a number of old men who were close ly associated with the Ken Ian dou bles and some youths of HI or 17 Thlss shown, the iornHontli nt san, hy the appearance of the pris oners alreudv lirnuitht In F E I ICI.II ill ADul Alt'll.ltS, Naini- in.pii, ( hilni ihiiii. Ai'iil -H I liv Wire less to ( oliimhii, N. Al., April 'J!(. -'Ihe eoliiinn of American cavalrymen under ( olonel Ueorge A. Uotltl, which lor six days bus been pursuing a large baud of Villista under four different ehiefa through the rocky defiles of the continental divide, was reported lodav to have returned to its base ut Minaea. The band is said to be practically all dispersed, numbers of its mem bers apparently holding to the belief that Villa is dead. (.'arrunxibta forces, consisting of four trainloads of men, waa detrain ing south of Guerrero today, and re in, if- licit -.in! thev intend eo-oper-iiu ; iili no Xiiiiu.iii i oiuuiaud. DODO RETURNS 1 LA luinomn Artillery Doing Used on Houses to Stop Spread of Flames Street Fiuhtinii Continues With Much Looting Troops Arriving In Force Upwards of Hundred Slain or Wounded in Rioting. LONDON, April 2l).-Ono dispatch received from Ireland this uftornooti says thul Saekvillo and Gmftoit si i eels in Dublin m in tiaintfs mid that artillery is lielilg tuuttl on thu houses, the inhabitant having been mnovml. LONDON, April 20. I'aits or Hie eily of Dublin are in names, an live ning News i!Uwteh filetl al Belfast Inst night says. Street fighting eon tinues and there is much looting. It is said, but the reinforced military is making steady progreaa. Most of (hu shops are closed and imssengtir oom inunicatiiiii ie still eul off. Kud In Slglit. LONDON, April ai). "Thero is ov ery iiulieation tonight that lite unit ia approaching," ways a diaimtuli to the Kscliungc Telegmpli eouimuy utulor Friday's date. "Tioow havo been arriving all day nud iuttinnitluul fighting has been going on to (ho dis advantage of the rebels. Tliuru waa some shelling on Thursday night in the uenter of the city, wlilnlf is the etronghnld of the Sinn Feluera. Sev eral fires wore unused and tho larg est of thee was,atill bunting this morning. "Tonight (Friday) there has been a further action, and it is staled that Ihe building which suffered priuci imlly was Jacobs' fuclory. It is around this building (hat some of tliu fiercest fighting took place Monday evening. The luliels took large eup phes of I'oihI ami stocked the build ing, where they hoied to hold out for some time. This evening an attack on the building began and just now, ns the boat irf ready to lewrl from Kingstown, we can see aenwa the buy flumes shooting up into the sky." ' A Hundred Slain. LONDON, April 2tt. Upwards of 10(1 persons have been killed or wounded in Dublin, a eorreHMudeut al liclfust of Ihe livening News re jsirts in a disHiteh filetl last night. He sa.vs the rioters, hidden in boasea etHtimaiiilitig important street junc tions or cove ret 1 bv 1 barricades in the streets, ure keeping up a constant fusillade. The list of casualties Includes many civiliuns who, the cornwtMiiid ent says, have been picked off by Kinn I'eiu snipers for no other rea son than that they were believed to he loyal. The cordon of troopa is being drawn gradually but surely around the rebel strongholds. The authori ties are iinikintf every effort to avoid uiiiiei e-.irv bloi,tsit t and damage. L F MAIisllFIKLI), Or., April iU. -'linn tin n were overcome and 250 loggers had narrow escape in a for est tire at Powers, near here, today. The loggers were bunting brush when a heavy wind came up and in twenty minutes carried a sheet of flame thruugh the forest over an area a quurter of a mile wide and more than three miles long. A railroad trestle a quarter of a mile long waa de stroyed. With the crowns of the trees in roaring lames the loggers tafjferl out ot the burning urea. After put-tin;- wet sack over their heads sev eral went back and rescued three men who were overcome. In a small cleared space the engin eers of three donkey engines went i rapped. They stood at thetr mjU spraying water on themaelvea ami their engine until the flames subsid ed I u in ' this ordeal the babbit iiui.il w.i- nn lied ftoai tbe ujucUiueii, ESCAPE ROM FOREST FIRE