FORECAST 1 Allt TOXKillT AND TtKSDAY. I orty-nlxth Tr IVi I.IhvvMIi Year. Irish Baronet Accused of Tryina to Raise a Regiment Among Irish Can turctj by Germans to Fight Eng land, of Shipping Arms to Ireland and Fomenting Revolt. l.iXI)ON May lo. Sir Roger Ci-emont, win) only n few venr ago nelnevod intonutiotml fnino for the sen ices liv rendered hi government in tin oviwwiuo of tho Putiiinayo rub ber ntr'neitios, luilny faced tin) bar in mi iiiilinnry hHpp court for n prelim man oMtininntinii In determine whether Iip should lie held fur Dial on tin- charge of high treason against the suine government in connection with too lencuion in iieiu.iu. Ili-iilp I'aeement utowl Daniel Jul ian Itailev, who f u fed it similar li.njp. Xot iifinnnv ypnrn lum o mhi.'Ii populiti' inteiest been manifest d in it vim lioforp thi' court,' This i- not due only" In (Iip prominence of I '.i cmcttt mill (o -M'tMiljtt ioti im In his llllltlinlc lltll'. Illll lllsO llCI'llll-l' it I III been cpeclcd pvitlciii'o would ln pro duced wltiflt would litv bnre it widc fpictul plot resulting in the revolt. Sir John Dickinson, who presided, tin- lawyers unil the witnesses, nil httil tukcit t licit" place hefote Casement uriivcd nt 10:111 o'clock and entered tin- dock. Kvery fpc wn turned in hi ilirci'tioti. .Mi'l Lit I to Success. Sir Roger mninliiiiii'd much of hi chiiructcristjo comphtiHniice. Up Moiled ninl nodded in lip muw friends in tin emu t room. Willi him Wiis Dun id llnilcy, nn Irian soldier, otip tiircil liv thu (lerwmtis ourlv in tlio wur, who wptil from Oormiotv to Ire hind with Sir Roger. In him story of the wanner iti which Casement set about raising ait lrihlt brigade among prisoners- iulCicrmany to liitltt against Ilnglnnd, the nttor ne.v ut'iipritl uid the prisoner hnd met with little .uoee. Such men us he wmi over were set free, provided with green uniform nnd received rewind. When the nttomey general declared tliiit utp of tho Irih prisoner hud -liui-k ( 'nemeul in the face on being n-l.i'd to join the brigade, Casement -nulcd disdainfully, ltnilev mim one id the prisoner Kedueed hv tnp. incut, the ultornev seiieinl .id, nnd wii- 11111 lie nn oftiecr of the hriunde. I'oiinil lit McNeill Knit, The nttomey general iati Cum mcnl wo, found enu'cnlcl in what i known loeally 8b lle.NVill fort. lie liiivc the name of Kiehurd Moiton of Itin'kint:hmnihire, and hi" occupation ( nn mithor. He wtu seen to drop n pnper which eontoinetl n code, in cluding the felluwiuit: .hiiii mnucr )niriiPion. iine de uld to tny. Further iimniunitinn ninl rife i"H needed. Snd imothci hhip." iWordinjr to leklimonv ivcn thi aftertioon by Dnniel O'lirien. another Irifh piiKonei Uo w at l.imburu diiHiift Cnsement'x lixit, and who nt' terwurd wa exehanted, Cu-einent woi hixMsl and hooted out ot the I.iinhiiru t-amp. Some member of a ifunter reginent siruek Sir Hoaer. nnd oeverai H'ittoeri, ineludiny i j linen, were punitfhed for it, the wilno textified, rations being cut down. Keeral other witaeasea for the prosecution gave eorroborative teti liiony i-egaiiiinir the aetivitiea of iii-iment iu fjermany. When Sir Roger took bis plaee in the dock for the afternoon eion it w.i, evident that bin nervouMies had Jiinjeh worn off. The Caaement of old, whoe elfeiteein waa a murked feature, wu reaertinc him-elf. Hi. Kpirit ljrere not dampened even l Im elii. to prevent them from iioiug the lace, to h.irm theniseUen. Sr Koser hi Id ln lu-iid lush nnd milid .1- he iml In- -t .it bc-idi It.iili CAPLAN JURY STILL UNABLE TO AGREE l.oS .;KI.KS, Ma I" Thejurj in the David Capiat) caneoeul word today to Judge Prank WllUa that it ah. unaiile to agre and asked to h. i , t in'o 1 .1 hi 1 . iu w mi n ' .ill I i , . ' 1 mil. CASEIN! ON TRIAL ON CHARGE f HIGH TREASON Medfor GERMANS REPEL BRITISH AHEMPT TO RETAKE LINE Berlin Reports Repulse of Enemy at Hullach Fighting Continues in the Verdun Sector French Coup Clears First Line Trenches Artil lery Activity on Both Sides. PAKIS, M lVThe liombsrd nteul ueur Avoconrt wood nnd Illll 30 1 iu the Verdun action still con tinued, RPPoidltiR to todny'jt offlrlid ntntpiuunt. The text of the Btnteniont follew: I'lciuli Stiitcinent. "South of tho Soniiun near Ver maudovlllera, we dollvered n coup tie imhIii. which permitted nn to clear the enemy from n fiiat lino trench. "In CliHinpHfiie there wna great artillery activity on both allien In the hoc torn of MiiUons de ChampnKiie and tlie ltutte d'Alemill. An luva nloii of a Oriunn work onKt of Mount Tetu jierniltled iih to capture fifteen prlnouera. fin the Verdun reaion thcro were liotnlmiilmenU In tho Hector of the woml of Avonuourt and Illll 304." ft'oiiiuin Stuteineiit niSUMX, May 15. The Itritlrh have boon attacking tho Oermau linos near liullucli iu northern Krunco In an effort to 1 erupt ore the trenchea rorontly taken by tho (termani thoro, hut all their nttcinntf have been re pulaed, accordlnR to today '1 Ktnte ment by the war office. In the Verdun region the Kreneh failed in attack near Dead Mati'a hill and near the Cnllletle wood. The text of today' headipmrtera alatenicut l aa follew: WeHtern theater: The artillery and iMtroli on both aide have been active In many nectlon. "The enemy attempted to recap ture the M8ltlona taken by the (!er man near Hullurh. . All hia at tempta either broke down under the Herman artillery fire or were re pulaed Iu hand-to-hand fighting. "French attack In the Meuxe ill trlrt on the west slope of Ieod Man hill and near the C'alllette wood were catly lepulawl." On Suloiillil rix.nl. PAItlB. May IS. Heavy artillery firing along the Macedonian fiontler la reported by the llaa rorreapoml ont at Salonlkl. telearaphlng eater day. Xo Infantry fighting la Iu prog re, however. The UulgarlMti camp at Xonthl hat beeu bombarded .by French aero plineM. SAMUEL HILL AS PORTUXn, Or.. Ifav 1.") Samuel Hill, ciipitu.lUt and father of the gooI roudh movement in the northwest, hua been npMinted honorary ltelfiun eonul general for Washington, Ore gon and Idaho, aeeording to notice received here toduv by Colleetor of Customs Thome V. liurke, from the treasury department. llr. Hill urrixed in New York from Europe yeiterdu.v. During hiK trio he vUilcd King Albert ut the lielgiun army headouarters. At one time King Albert, while erown prinee, planned to visit Mr. Hill in Scuttle, but In-114. pension to the throne prevented In coming to Amerie.i. IN EASI AF 1'AIJIS. Mu IV Further sue ee-.ts fur Uu lirlgiau expedition which bits invaded German Kat Af neii, were announced in the official statement issued toduv bv the Bel gian ur department ut Havre The -tntcmeut savs that ( olonel Molitor, in command of the -outlurn colunij, Kvcupied liigul' capital 'ij the Ojnnan pirttvim of iliate!jr'ifavl Tio U 1 -I m ti'Hifli bavortiit iipJ llw !- 1 it' sr j .' . ? 1 . 1 K f in I.iko -- - I " t, S , to. mJ MEDFORD , VERDUN KI1M neitH pliotornpli vliitwluu 1 he clt) of N'ci-diin In miuiKIiih mint, TliN iciiuii Unldc pl(iiui won (al.eii duilii 11 lull In the terrific iNuiibaril incut tlutt reduced the clt) to 11 Kliast l, lieop of ntlii. The fight foe mi pteiniiry still lages. EW!(LEDS:SEIZUB1 L T,rtim,tf AT DUPONT OIIUISTOWN. . J.. SU l.V 1 I i.1l t llW.tl ,.. filial. I 11.1 t. illll. 1 II till II I 1 4 1 K I llllll n e'UMI niiiui ii' n Iiiipii injured today iu uu pplo-um nt the Kcpniiuo plant of the D11 1'ont l'owder company, near here. Among the dead nn believed lo he the -u-lUM'iritcnilpiil nnd hir nitnnt. OffieerH of the eotnpiiny 'did their liel infoiinntion i that four men weto killed. Ite'cuei anul thice dead. The auperinlendent who wax killed wan W.K. Lnwley of WiMnlbury, N'. .1., and iti nMtfiit who nHt bin life vni (leorup Mui-h of I'auNlioiii, K. J. The p.pi)ioii occurred in tho Iiuiitl 1 1 1 i white triiiitrotuliiul tiihenr.ol wua m.inutaeliired. The ci"iion de- The evolution de-' , 1 ., .... ui'ilui'.'- uearbv. I he .. . ell iuaii nule- iiwnv. -trowd other hu CXpli'-lllll Wil- 1 G. 0. P. (IIICAOt). M.m I . .fumes It. lteynnldx, M-cii'tan nt the repuhlli'iiu natioiiul committee, aimed today and oMued committee headquarter iu the coliseum, where the republican national convention will convene on June 7. l'iri-t attention whk directed to get tniK the eontehtu over delegntiouM in 'hajie fur preenlation to the whole committee, which meets here Juno 1. Fewer than fittv content are on file. In the list of contests so fur filed me: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Misi-. sippi, ilissouri. Oklahoma. Knnili Cnrolinu, Virginia and the District ul t'oluuibia. Xeurlv nil of the couti -1-involve faetiounl disputex. Among Uie problem which faeed the e'retnrv on hit arrival was the distribution of seats. In the pn section there are accommodations t.,r .V2S und 1500 npplications for scats have been received by Mr. IfeynoUU. The committee on n mm cements ie sered 200 seat- for the ue of pici deulial caudal. tie- and their friend. So far font teen irculcntiul can- didutes ,mc ii.mmuuKutc.l wiDi Mr. ! Ke.Miold- mhIi le.pie-t- 1.. 1 a total of 700 -eat. OF E; NKW VOICK M.i I' Samuel t r. .. -,. !.!.. -. 1. .. 1 Mumjiris. iirrsiu.iu o! me .Ainuricun federation 01 l.ahor in received here today hy a i. leKruiu IlcnJsmln akblesulnger, leader of the 60,000 Striking garfcteut worker, approves tbe strike and assuie the strikers of the active support of the federation1, In hi meniage President Uoinoers POWDERj EXP 0S1 IS AN CONVENTON scored the attitude of tue mauufatur-'lth factions for u temporary wui n 'It iiieiit the condemnation," government of Irel.iinl 1 hO Ui!&ucP iO.nl. of ovi r right ' TbBrc huh lieen no rci)lllous movd ilr Jil n,ii ar.il Womx,ii of o ir roiiQr WiOut lit Itelfast and apputontlv tho Up "m irn Coutit on every sup lren tcra couaaita't wtti prouii ttitt lo sfturius will tervcl ti io:s against tut avrtvHtvtiinjr grtfa rft tuning .of, iic iuni.ftJtW',r iJ. Idi A 'KS-V' TUB" f I I I . Jk. OKIWOX, MONDAY, MAY IT). 101(5 A CITY OF RUINS BRING PROTEST j Government Prcparir.p. Vigorous Note llnnn Interferenre Willi Mnlls fn and From the United States hy Great Britain Can No Countenance Seizure. Longer , WASHINGTON', Slav l.')-Tbo Ameripjiii goveriuurnt preparing n protest eburnplprixpd hv olfieiuls as "very vigoroua" Mguiiitfl Hie interfer ence with moils to and from the I'nit isl Status by Oreat Hritniii. The note, to be sent forward in the . !, , , ., uenr future, will tuke the imihiIioii .. ,, ., , a. . 1 , the United Stntea pun no longer pi 1. , 1 that oitn- tennnee aeiaure and detention of mails o and from the Tinted States, particularly those concerning neu trals. The reply recently lweivpd from Great Itiilain lo the dial American note protesting again) interference with Ainericnn mails i Ponilcred uiisalihfnctoi'.r. I'rotest have been made to the government hv manv individuals and linn who have been injured hv the frequent long dela - in mails. Tho subject is under detailed studv at the state department and Presi dent Wilson bus decided lo make rep resentations to Oreat Hritain a quickly a a note can be completed. The Hritish government will be in formed Ihul the Tinted States con sider it imperative that her prc-cnt (udlev he modilleil 15,ooTIynch" mas negro boy W C(), Tia., l ,. i'. - With r.. oiio jieroiiH .i wftuiMNPN, Includlug women and children, .) WgNhing ton, negro boy, who confessed to the criminal assaulting and murder of Mrs. Lucy Fryar. sewn miles south of here last Mondu.v, taken from ,M nu "" courtroom today l,u """ 'e l""w aquare. The burning came immediately aft. er the negro' trial had ended and after tho Jury had leturned a verdict of guilty, giving him the death pen alty. Someone not far from the ne gro atarted the try of "got tbe nig ger," and 'aihlngton wan seized. A suggestion that he be burned on the plaia met with instant rc sponre; and be wa dragged to the city hall yard where 1 he t halo already BrnnH ,,,- nlu.i, .. ,!,-, v,. I " --M .- w.--n, ... . V'.. the limb of a. tree, wood secured and the fire atarted, LOXrOX, May 15-Premier As- 'tulth's vlalt to Belfant seems to give color to reports that he la trying to 'arrange a coalition heiweeu tbe two Jt 'tm f tka tf titirtv il OW AM A fi w " rromiiT it iib ni vuvtflnul intl JiPfte frie Jctitufc o m t s 9 o?4 rfllTITTl TROOPERS CHECK MAKATIloN. T. .. M..N 1 Tire 1 M' 1 1 1 K'll ill ..f.tieli ill the unlit ....mnntted the tiieun s,.r.nif- out- ,nK'' u cheeked it da-ll into Me- 1 ieo 11 nd now nwiiitiuir reiuforee- jinem- before piihiiiK on, aeeording to, reportt reeenrd here todnv. A mesMiuc Iuim been aent to (leuernl Iitiixlon by Colonel Siblpy, poinmand- mg tne touneenth enxnlry, it wiih learned hetv I inlay, nsking for aid. Military oleervei-a here pnit out tltnt Major Lnngfiorne nt& Mm flyfcig Hipuulron of the eighth cavulrv are now peHiait 2tl(l miles beyond their bne, without suffieienl ti-oopm In protect their line of ponnniinlention. Marathon, the lin-e, is 00 mile dis tant from lbuiuilluM over broken count 1 y. Several instances hove been reported the past few dnvs of ban dita eulting in behind the cx-ieditinu without meeting armed resistanee. Supplies of every character are now being rushed from Ma rat lion to Ikupiillas, there (,, ,(. transferred to puek nnimnb) for Sihle.vV e!tMwlition. Mexican tenmsters are engaged in thi work, under Captain John S. Chamber of the uonHenniixtei's de lta rt ment. He reMirls the Mexicans faithful tn their trust. Xo siipplie hnve failed yet to reach their He-ti nation. The two Mexican prisoners brought into Marathon , Klienll Shoemaker troin lloipulla- ln-l Satunlav night will be sent to Alpine lor trial for murder. E WRECKED Bf BOMB 1 till ACi). m.i, r, n , 1. , f Talrnlv Itiiiiin, ,1 1 ..m 1 m i,,i , uas pin 1 1,1 IK wricked hv .1 IioihIi c.iilv to duv ninl pel sous livnm iu the house ucie throHii iroiu then lied- and bad ly bruised. Tho polite believe tho bmnb mi- ihrouji ,1- the I, -nit of la bor trouble-. IMgnun vv.i. meiitlv nopiitted of the murder ot (ieore ll.uamon, bus iness ugent i the 1a. avaion,' union, liignun alleged tlmi llamimuid lind ut tempted to cir! iimnev from him ami had called strike- on him when he failed to pav the business humiI. This led to the liyhl in wlmli limn, uiond was killid. BY THE SEMIE WANIIIMJTOX, li ; The ... ale lute today rejceiul the nomina tion ot'Oeorvc Hiildie of New Hump, -hire us a member ot the tedeial tiade 1 '.mill--1011. The vote was 42 to 'Hi. Mr. If ul. lee, who ha- been seiving 011 tin i-t miiii mii 11111I1 1 I. ' 1-- appoint in, ij) I -Iti. e jl'eliiiAtv. I'tli) .i- op ' nt t Stuintt-r ti tcfP M 3TaM rp. j ham tuUt H) iijV . PURSUTOFBANOTS nn UNE TROOPS AWAIT BANDIT CHASE BY CARRANZA General Scott Kctorns From Border Conference, Hopeful for the Situa tion Cnrranzists Moved Into Ban dit-Ridden Portions of Mexico Pcrshlitfi Forces Concentrated. WAglllXOTO.V, May I'.. Major deuernl Hugh U Bcoit. chief of itaff or the army, returned today from Ids border conference with Oouorwl Oiiregou hopeful for the situation da nplte the fact that the (oufereucea resulted In no formal agreement for (O-operatlve action. Tho chief of staff conferred' with Secretary linker, but made no formnn report. General Seotl will see Secretary hunting tomorrow and meanwhile no tepa will be taken In re-open diplo matic negotiation for a formal cgreemeut with (leneral Carrausa. Pending the ratification of an ugreeiuent, Carrausa troops are be ing moved north Into the bandit rid den portions of Mexico. The Ameri can expeditionary force under fleneral Pershing Is being withdrawn Into strong groups on the Hue of cominuul. ration where It will await the out come of (teueral Ohregon' efforts to clean up tho territory to the south, (leneral Fuiistnu haa mapped out a ro-ordlnaled sclieme for border pa trol with the 30,000 men he will 10011 have avallabloa for that purpose, ex clusive of the 11,000 or so Iu flen eral Perab lug's column. It wae said officially at the state department that no suggestions either formal or Informal were adopted by the South and Central American dip lomats In IbVWnferenee s-bUJf pre ceded the recognition of the Carrausa government by the I'ulted Statea, that their governments would view with approval intervention In Mexico by tbe United States. Tbe confer ence voted unanimously for tbe rer ognltlon of Carrania. It was said, al though the action waa not, binding upon any of the governments rep resented. tlCllseo Arrondondo. (Jeneral Car rausa 'a ambaaaador here, aald today he did not expect new Instructions from hla government until (Jeneral Carransu had met (leneral Ohregon. F FLEET FULLY QUALIFIED RAX lit Wi'i.SCO n IT. The I'liilcd rit.itcH circuit com 1 of appeals today left It with Judge William C. VauKleet of the t'nlted States dis trict court, to fig tbe sale price of the Wentern Pacific railroad by re fusing to compel him to eerilfj to the higher court rhargea of disqualifica tion brought by the Kqultable Trust ompauy of New York. Judge VaaKleet some time ago was charged wlib bias and prejudice lu Western Pacific matters. Over tbe proleat of the Kqullahlc compan.v, Judge YanFleet himself considered the charges and found them baseless. The circuit com t wax asked to force reference of the churgea to It upon the uiound tliut Judge Vanl'leet had no Irani nuht (0 J'lde of hU ova It.il iiialirii u llons. Z THAI I.AItKIK) TeUH, Ma 1 " A train, attached to 'lil h was the private car of Charles A. Douglas. Can ansa's representative at Washington, was derailed by an explosion between (Jueretaro and Puliaa (loiualen, M ex it o, luat Friday and tbe passengers, including a Carrania p master, were robbed, according to a report brought here today by passenger of the train who arrived from Mexico City. They said the private car of Mr. Douglas was not Injured. The engineer, fireman and five passengers riding on tbe tender sere killed by the dc&lluient. Amerleau passenger in d (o have liern roMied of f UftuO h ..Id Tim li.iudiMp v liu uie suld O 1 ' '" . 11 ii n.t lolhn 1 , i!ii,K i l!'4' Unlverlly of Cretan Library WEATHER 3lnltumu,' VeMordny, 75; "Mlnlmem, Today, nil. XO. !( ACCEPTABLE TO Bull Moose May Support Another Progressive Nominee If . T. R. Should Refuse to Run, But II Will Not Be Supreme Court Justice Roosevelt First and Last Choice. fleorge V. Perkins haa announced in New York that the progressive jmrty melt will not insist o;i Theodoie Roosevelt's nomination ttc Ijio price for their atiinmil of tllB rupuhlteaii ticket. The Hull Monee wilt support an other progressive if .the repithlieMim 'tame him, Perkins said. As the foremoat eamlhlale, o.voept liiMisevelt, now appear to bo JtwlJeu llngbea, the .Mail TriliMim iwiMediatt' ly wired Oilson Onnlner, W'aalilujelon eorresiHiHileut und political ajitlior ity: "Will the progressive jmrlji Mp. Mrl Hughes if he ia nominateil by thu repiihlicamif" Here ia Oardnei's rejily; dtr aiioN'nitnxKR.) WASIIlNTtTnX. I). C. .May Jfi. The progreasiven, in my Jiiiljetnant, cannot ami will not support Hughe for the presidential iioininutiou. Tho progi-essive ilelegntaa in eon vention at Chieugo will have no sec ond elioiee. They are for ITootuvoJl mid will be for ItooamroU aa first, second and everv other elioieo, tinloMJ Uoimevelt withdraws bis tintno and re fuses to nut. In Ihul ease the oonvonliun in all human probability would nanfo it pro gressive like Hiram .lohuanu, Vlalot M unlock, Henry .1. Allan or OifToirt Pinchet, to east at least a aoiufujoucd vtiTo." ' lliigluv Xot Acceptublo. The progresHive convwitiou will not, in my judgment, imlorie or nom iiinio Charles K. lluglies, no matter it tbe republican convention iwfnse to nominate Koosevelt and does nomia ate Hughes. Hughes has not deelared hlnwelf mi uny of the current issues. His Hi tion on Americanism and pretMied. nes is absolutely unknoan. Xo yro gressiv'e. nor any progrrssive conven tion, nor Theodore H none veil will In dorse a man whose poition on thee, extremely important iasuea U left to inference or gueaawork. Kven should thete he an aleventh. boor declaration by lljtffhea or li.v some friend llugbea to elear np bin position on these subjects, it ia doubt till whether it would be siiffiekNltl.v convincing. Progressive leadera like Oeorgo Perkins do not wish to antagonist lbs frieiidM of Hugbes, or any of tbe In fluential men who are to determine Ike doings of the republieaa conven tion. They do not critiriae Hughes or nv at Ibis time that thev would not sup. art Hughes. It is hoped, if Koom velt ia nomiuated. that Itooeevelt will gel the Hughes snpoorl. ltisoelt tho Choletn Asa matter of fact, however, there is no idea 10 the mind of Ocoige W. Perkin- or nuv ot In- associate that ( Continued on page two.) 10 NAME WILSON W Slll(i'IO Muv IT, Presi dent iP-iin Ii.ih uhke.t John W Wes 1 ott. attornev general of New Jersey, who mudo the mieeeh uowlifatlng him at the Baltimore convention, to make Uie nominating apeeeb at St. Lowtt. ' .Mr. Weacott haa accepted, lie eon. rerred today with the prealdent. When the prealdent aaked Mi. Wescott ho did not know that the Xew Jerter delegates on the same day had se lected Governor Fielder. Ia view t the presidents iah to have Mr. Wist, colt. It Is expected tbe governor will withdraw. Mr. Weacott Is a candidate for senator froit Xew Jersey, opposing Senator Martlue. Close advisers have begun map ping out the platform to be tireaetttet to the convention. Peace and prog iiiit. are understood to have been itlid on ,1- 1.1 uu; the prim liml Us ,-1 1 1 1. iHUflfS IS T; P SSVES WESCOTT CHOSEN 'k, V" - t'1 .I .'A u -, J .- &m '5C'ii .$