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FORECAST
SIIOVi:itS TOXIOIIT AND
Till ItHOAY.
WEATHER
Maximum Yo-tei-dny, TI;
Minimum Today, in.
to
forty-sixth Year,
ftnllv-- i:i"Ven(h Year.
MEDFORD OIJMJON. N ihi:s) Y. MAY 17. mil?
XO. IS
M i
VICTIM OF
Dutch Steamer Dataviert Blown Up in
North Sea Four Drowned, Includ
ing Prominent Resident of New
Mexico Two Other Americans
Aboard Saved Ship Hit hy Tor
pedo and Sunk Within Twenty Min
utesVictim Could Not Swim, But
Had Life Belt. '
LONDON, May 17.A dispatch to
Lloyd from (Ircat Yarmouth says
tho Dutch steamer Hatavler V., 1300
torn, linn been blown up In thn North
Sea. I'our members of the crow wore
lust, the remainder landed at CI rent
Yarmouth. The Hatavler V. whi oil
lift- way to London from Rotterdam.
American Ill-owned,
LONDON. Mny 17. Tho American
embassy wiim Informed today that
LulKl Martini Manclnl. hii Ainorleaii
elilcn, was drowned when tin
steamship Hatavler V. was blown ttji.
Two otlmr Anierlran citizens, who
h on liourd the steamship, were
saved. .MriipIiiL a vvlroloes expeit,
was from Itoswell, N. M.
vSamiicl Howard Comstock of Sunt
Monica, Cal., who wni on the Hatav
ler V. gave the following account of
his experlonces:
"1 was In the saloon talking whPn
a terrific explosion occiiried. My
hat wni smashed against tho colling
of the saloon. I think Die vessel
must Iihvo been blown up hy a mine
M the explosion appRrenily whi ill
iectly iindorimalh the ship.
"The aft hatch was blown off and
much n( the cargo wan hurled Into
the air.
Story of Di-a-lcr.
"Within three minutes thn (hip's
decks' were awash. I hd lifebelt,
but gciug R Reed swimmer 1 gave It
to my fellow American. Manclnl. who
could not iwlm. I kicked off my
shoos, dived Mild swam, to R bot
whlpli had been launched. A assisted
it stewardess anil an Injured officer
of tho ship Into a boat. I was so
busy tlmt I did not see what hap
pened to Manclnl.
"The ship sank In twenty minutes.
We were picked up by r trawler pa
trol Rnd arrived nt Yarmouth. "
Another American who was on the
Hatavler Y. was John Joseph Kalnta
of Itiooklyn, N. Y. He wus rescued
and landed at Yarmouth.
Manclnl was a major at the Na
tional Ouard or New Mexico and a
deputy sheriff of Cleaves count)'.
Now Mexico.
ItOBW'lSLL, X. M., May 17. L-ulil
Martini Manclrl, who was drowned
when the steamer Hatavler Y was
sunk. for. many years was oh Instruct
or at the New Mexico Military Insti
tute here I If went to London and
Naples In lldi in Ihe emplov of the
Marconi Wlreleis Telegiaph com
pany. He was ih ounget -on of a
titled Italian famib and wa- tut-ui.ilif-d
here
I
WASHINGTON, Ma IT The
American onml t La Itoi belle, re
liorted to ihe htatt- lt iai tinent todu
that three American citUens ere
aboard .the Canadian steanubip
Kretrla. which was sunk on Friday,
presumably by a nifiie. A dispatch
from Consul General Skinner at Lon-1
don esterday said thut Llods re
lort declared the steamer had been
torpeftoed Both dlxputche a tree'
thai the crew as uninjured
-0
2000 STRAWBERRY PICKERS
WANTED AT HOOD RIVER
o
1'OKTI.ANH, ' Ma 17. -An or
der t'r JOOW truwben picker wa
received today b the Portland public
emplmeut bureau from liooU Uiver.
Tlu i- ail to be the liirje-t -iuyle
unit r i r I.iImhi ' - i m i p" ! i . "' -
811
u. s. mm
mm big
n aid
Major Langhorne and Two Troops of
Cavalry Reported to Have Sur
rounded Mexicans, Killing Six and
Capturinn Seventy-five Kidnaped
Men Rescued From Raiders.
MARATHON, Ti- May if. A
Itiu'k diiver arriving hero today front
llMuilln' niil Hint it was reported
on the border that Major Lnnglionio
and two troop of cavalry luul stir
roiiiidcd the Dig Item! bandit raiders
about 12" mile from the liorder, kill
ing ix and enplttritiir seventy-five.
Aini.v officer hetc hnxe made no nn
niiniiiicemcnl regiuding iieh nn en
gagement. In view of previous repot Is from
Major Lnnithotiip that he expected
awn to catch up with the linntlits, (lie
authorities were inclined to place
credence in the rcort.
Kidnaped Men Itemed.
Prevent to overtaking the Mexi
cans .Major Lnnghoriie's detachment
had ieciud .1. iJemcer, the Kidnaped
Moickecper, H negro, Monroe Pnviic
and n Mexienii employed liv Mr. Dee
uier n a clerk.
The cavalry horses and equipment
captured by the bandit in their raid
on Glenn Spring two week ago were
recovered, it is rewtrleil.
A Mexican snide look the American
troop to the spot where the bandit
were encountered, ihe truck driver
said.
Aei'ortlinir to Hie truck driver's re
lent ,thc bandit, were surpti-ed and
did not put up n fluid. 'J'he Amuii
linn ceased finnir nt once.
The M'ent-livc enpturtHl, it wi
mi id, were to be hrouiilil here for
trial.
IteiHiit CimfliiiH'd,
SAN" ANTONIO. Tex.. Slay 17.
The rcM-iic bv the American toldiei-n
ofJ. Deemer nml the neirio eook,
Mmiroe Payne, canted off n prisoner-
by the handit thai raided Glenn
SpriiiK and Hottillii, wn re) hii ted
to (lenerul Kiiulon tiMlay.
The ivMrt ,' came from Colonel
IVcderick Silih'.v, who received his in
I oi milt ion fiom Major Lansliome,
now about 1(10 mileM houDi of the bor
der. A iletuehuieiit of Major l.anir
horuc'i fon-e found the Amerieiuu nt
Kt Pine, ninety mile. noiiMi of IHpiil
ln, yeoteiiluy moriiittK- The Ameri
ca iih had Ik-pii left there bv their cap
ttHx in charge of the rc-idenl-. None
but the unarmed jnliuhiliinU of tho
town were there when the American
soldier armed, and no reitanee
wn made.
Major Luturhnrne reported to Col
onel Sihlev that he was pu-liinc for
ward nnd horK'd to overtake the ban
dits duiinjr the day. He added that
no federal troop hnd been cnciin
tereil nnd I but the attitude of the n
idenls in the territory Ihrouuh whuh
he hud paxhed appeared tiiemlU.
A -in nit of foraire ti ii.itil
end (Vdoncl Sibley siii! lie w;i pn-.
paring to -end forward .i- i.ipnlh a
! ilj! ha and r.nii lnr l lit- bur-e
.rnd imili'-. I uliini I Silili m,i. iilmiit
Iirl luil( - -until ! ll . Ii..di I .
NEW TRIAL FOR
E15
CAPLAN
JIJiJ
LOS WCKI.I.S Uv 17 - David
Caplan. whose pro-ei ution for mur
der in the I.o Antilles Times explo
sion case resulted in a mistrUI yes
terd.i, waf, compliting tody his fif
teenth month In custody.
The case was put on the cal'ruUr
for June 15 Immediately iftr the
Jury was discharged by Judt-e Frank
Willis In the superior court and an
nouncement was made that it ould
be set for speedy trial at that time
The defense rediuied h second
trial would never be called.
The discharge of the jury yester
day followed seventy-six hours of de.
liberation with the jurors voting
steadily seven to five. The seven
weie for conviction, aording to the
i (iurt offli ial
I i - I . . r.! ii . H1 M, .it
1 t i. '
MEXICAN SOWS
'vs.
N a WMLj& W.-rJN Mii JfewA' -"
TIiik picture .bow-, hnw the Mc
icau -oldier ami hi family liei. It
ymk taken near San Antonio, .lc..
while Carranxa troop', were waitinu
for a clear truck.
Tojh of freiulit ear niv the home-
of the soldierx, their wixcn and clul
Sr5TS
and kiddie- to -Icep under. Cookinu
ulcnil arc e.nricd on the top of the
cm- and nif.i I- fur all are prepaieil
UMil eiileli tlieic.
'PARIS, May 17. -(Senium troops
mado an attack with reiurdes last
iilKlil on French positions near Dead
Matt hill. Tho effort failed, today's
official French report says.
liast of the Meuxe, along the Yer
dun front, there was pontluunus
cannonadlna on both sides, principal
ly at lludrumont wood and Yaux
I'ond. French aeroplanes made sev
eral raids during the nlnht. Itomba
were thrown on the Herman camp at
DamvHIer and on the railway sta
tions at Mets, Krewutl ami Hrleullea.
The text of the statement says:
"Artillery duels occurred at va
rious points along the front, notably
In the Champagne region, at Hutto
du Mesnil.
"In the Araonne, at I Kills More,
mine fighting continued to our ad
vantage. "Ou the left bank of the Meuse, aft
er a bombardment of our first lino,
an attempt of the enemy to advance
In a hand grenade attack to Dead
Matt hill as completely checked. On
the right bank there was great artil
lery activity l both Hides in the re
ulon between llaudremont and Yaux
I'ond. Nottlivtexi of Thiaiuonl farm
a band Kreuede himcU upon one of
OKI INlennm . o-.!-. W.I.-. replllHeil,'1
NAVAL BAHLE
I.OMMlS' l v 7 I .m..' . n
.'ayemelll mi hi lid e-lenli nil tin
HcIl'UIII eiiii( lieluieli -m ill lii'lin.ili
nnd Hrili-li war
inp-
'i'lii ie vvi-ri nn
Mllti-li ea-lialtle-.
Ottieml uuiioiiucement of the
light
h.i- made a- follow-:
"Au encounter took place yesterday
.itlernoon oft the itelgiun eout be
tween a loree ei'nisi-el of Uritih de--troyers
nnd iii"iniors and some Ger
man destroyer-.
"Alter a short etigugeinent the en
eniv vliliiirew in I luir pn-i-. Our
fiwri e -il-l.illii il Ii" i .i-il.i If n- "
W.SIIIN.TO Ma IT .S. nate
Took ui iii in v 1 1 .insinuation ion
ferenee -reiiori
FRENCH
GERMAN
ATTACK
DEAD
MA
ILL
FF BELGIAN COAST
DAY IN CONGRESS I'
Senator lfir' corrupt practices groa, u
bill was favorabl) reiiorted rom tne'niel-
elections commiMee
itlver- mi i Iruliors
.ill Hi .i. l
.'roiiil.itSci'i
AND FJUHIES IKE
fiVtR?5IXfJr WSmm&
- i3 Jm aP tM. SvsB -IV' iS-3
j
j .
SENATE PASSES
COMPROMISE BILL
FOR LARGER ARMY:
i
AMIIMiM'.N. M.i 1.. I he -en- t
ill niter an all d.iv debate, njiiced
iniiiulit to the coiifeieiice' repurt on
the iirmy li'otyaiiintion bill without
,i mil call. The lmu-e ix exfieeled to
appiove the lepnri within u day or
two and hciuI the first of the Mir un
tional del'eiitie inea-utvt to ihe pnHi
dent. VVASin.VTN'O.W v 17.-Attuek
on the proviminn for a uovpininonl
niti'Hie pla n I ineoniornfeil in the
nnny hill delnyeil adoption of the eon
ferecH reMirt today in the senate.
Senator Hard wick of Ucoruia led in
the attack, characterising: Ihe provis
ion ax duimeinii-, Miciali-lie and m
t emit I.
Tho debate un- broadeueil out hy
Senator I,ode deuetiiieint: the reduc
tion in the -enatc provi-iou for the
ixe of the rcynlnr una v.
"With not a -nldier left on the At
lantic cua-t from Muiue to I'ortre
MonriM', today they lire taking the
coa-t aHillerv and the Paeilic eoa-t
Qt oitwsgwi-.'g .3. M- j jaammm
in the miiiic condition - till to take j possible consistent with maintaining
cure of the In He trouble in .Mexico," j the honor and rights of the I'nlted
htiid Seualor Lodge, "ll seems to 'states.
me incredible tliul either branch of! (Neither message will be made pub
eoutfic hIumiI.I be willing to put J0(- He.
llOu.OflO into a nitrate plant nt Mm- j At the While llou-e nothing was
-el Should oi -itme other place nnd J known of ihe mission fo this couutrv
not lie Milling to give the country ol- of 8eeret.nv iinw r the American
dier enough emuiitli for 41 immetlialel embassy In Iterllu, who Is now on
defence iignin-i troubles ho trivial a-ihls uuv in the I niie.i Males n ba
con front ii- on the bonlec. I do iiol
believe our emilereex eoubl have got
ten more. I urn lliiiiikiu) fr wli.il
they did get. hut I don't want -ii.i-loi'H
here ! be under the delu-mu thai
they have u.iii.u wli.it Uuv -lnuld
have for then iiiuntrx.'
Senator New i.md- -
aihi-nbilit v of leftiMlin
:;:
euntereuee lepurt.
"I am not willing to run the n-l,
In-ing vvli.it iit lie we luive u.iiind
lln- ltd
ii-i'niled Senator l.ml
it ' the original .1. . i ,
tin h" i-e In do ,ili-iliil
- I tlmil
llm-e in
iii'llnii'j
L
IJr.KLI.N. M v 17. v..i I... i. .'..n
The (ierui.iii .iiii.v hi-.nl.ii.ii In . -tail
tuttity gave mil the lolluwili -tale-meul
;
"Weslein I inter: Tin le were
lively b.UKl .niiade eii.i'jeiueiit-
-outhviest '! l.i ii- i idlowing mine
explosion-.
"Oil bold liitis- of the .eii-e al
iiilerv aclivitv oil each ifide iiieiea-cd
.! time t .' it liveliiie--. Au nt-
k itiudi Ii. 'In
Frellell ,i-J i III
Hill in I I,
hi tin
I I,., ! ,.'
-oiitbern -
under oui
"The
I"
eneniV aeroplune
ill I il,lllt VI . i
ea-t of Ilou.ii. The
' ait Ml i il il li i Hi '
i
GERMANS
RPE
FRENCH
ATTACK
. i. H
i
HOIS OM CAR TOPS
WILSON REPLIES
TO POPE'S MESSAGE
WVSIIIMiTON. Mux I? Presi
dent WIIhoii has reidled to the mes
sage He n I him recently l Pope lleue
dictj In which the pope expressed the
earnest hope that war between the
Flitted Slates and Uermany would
not be precipitated by the submarine
Issue nnd ionveed the inipiesslon
that he hoped the I'nlted Btatei
nilghl lie of assistance ultimately In
rnstorlna peace In Kurope. 'PVo re-
ly t H prosldeiil
was eoureed
through .Monsiguor MiHSano, the
apostolic delegate here, who delivered
the pope's message to the White
House.
White House officials refused to
discuss the pope's message or the re
ply of the president, but In other
quarters it was Indicated thn ex
change of iuchsrIps had only re
motely to do with the question of
peace In Kurope,
The president Is understood to have
informed the pope that he was very
eager to keep the Fulled Slatea out
of the war and would do everything
llpeu b 1 1 U k' !-1 ' I Hl.ll pOhhilib' ll
inlaht be brluKlna n luei.ii. irom
Kmpeior Wllllaiii lo i'n-idul Wil
'mi AUSTRIAN VESSEL
SUNK BY ALLIES
THOUT
IIKIH.I.N U.n I . XiiordliiK to
the Audio IIiiiik ii mil noli' hint to
in utr.il (lowtts nu.iidiiiK I lie sink
inK uf the Austrian -ti-.imer Dubro
vniiv and otbei A1' 'rlun veo.els, tho
hulirov nlk bad nun ien iiakseugers
u board, liutmlin several women
Kind children Tim.- hodles of wom
en were in oven d and lour members
I of the iieu and foul I'Sssentsers are
iiisitii;
Tlie.(ivM.ii. es Vgeucy In Its
luiiiiiiiiin oi ihe ulrlttii note says:
i A dispatch rrom Vienna stut"!
t Hat the Autro ll'iinjarl.m t.veiti
ilii lit h.ia dell.ind .1 note to the rep
i?ciitatifrf of im Mtr.it powerii ct.it-
'ing that ou Mu ' Hie iintiu llun-
H PEACE
NOTICE
tlu,garlan passenK r -leanur Uubrov
,,,,, nlk was destioved in tho Adriatic h
uo torpedoes fired without wattling
i inoni) submarine. J The first
I, i i -'.o starboard side ami
began slutting
au ou uourii ruined to tfce It ro
t ill I I I lid tm , i I" ir iCk
, , , . life
i 'C.i
It
CASEMENT 10
HW.HR
1 HIGH TREASON
Irish Leader nnri Daniel J. Bailey Arc
Committed (or Trial Todny Bailey
Attempted to Give Information to
Police Rcprdiiifi Uprisimj in Flc
turn for Protection.
l.tiMiox. May 17. -lr Hoger
i .i-emeiit ami Daniel .1. Its I lev were
lommttted for trial twlay for high
ticH-on.
w hen the case was reopened today
Constable Carter of Ihe Itoyal Irish
constabulary, was reralled for cross-
Mimlnatloii at the request of the
defense. The trend of the itueatiens
indicated that at the time of his sr
iest Hal ley atleii)ted iinsiircosaful
Iv to give Information to the police
In regard to the projected uprising.
Carter was asked whether he had
beard llalley say after his arrest that
he had a statement for the authori
ties and that au officer should he
sent for. The constable responded
that be did not hear this, but that at
-av "I have Important Information
which will give you police something
to do."
I'iviiiI-ihI Protection,
AVIien the court was isopened aft
er luncheon It was disclosed that
Italley had made a statement to thn
pollen under a guarantee, that he
would receive "protection. Ser
geant Hreslwick of the Itoyal Irish
Consiabularly, who was In charge of
the Arduey barracks when Italley
was brought In After bis arrest, said
he asked Ihe prisoner for tho ad
dress of some Herman to whom be
could communicate tile" news of Ilaf
ley's arrest.
llalley said: "I came over from
America under false colors. I Joined
a societv thme, but do not want any
one to know who I am."
When told he would be detained
until after the war, Hal ley naked
whether he" would be allowed to go
free If he told the truth. The ser
geant said he could not promise him
that, but would guarantee him pro
tection, fuhsequently Ha I ley asked
that District Inspector Hrleker he
sent foi Immediately, Insisting that
the next day would be too lute. This
was ou April :':t Aftr receiving a
guarantee of protection Halley laid
the Inspii loi about the boat which
h said with to laud urrm I lie nest
illiv .
E
LONIhiN, M.iv 17 " n i ii
nielli bv tin lililllH ipahl id I liallol
leiilnuu, a -iiblllb ol Mil I'll, in teid
iliVT Hibabltiillt- for imblle kitchen- re
-nUd ill I allure on net omit ol the
m-li ot tliou-amU of M'ople for
IihhI,' Hiutei'i. Ani-ii nt. nn i "in
-poudelit telegrupb.
"Ihe illiliearilUee III the -tleet- ol
Cliarlotlenburg on Mundav !
Ivvoi
mobile field kitchen- known tieiiei
ullv us 'goula-h camion. ' wn- the sig
nal lor the collection o a crowd es
timated bv the lliilin Tugeblatt ut
40110 per-on-." the corre-ioiilenl
"The crowd -formed the kitchen-,
with the rcult that tin- uiuineiial
enterpn-c had to be -Ioihi1. Tile
cail-e of the fje-co i -rnd bv the
Tugeblatt In be that the fiitcmii-e
vva iiiaugiirated with in-iiftteieut
mean-.. Th'c ttiagi-trate of Cliurlnt
tcnbiiru i--iie a noliee that owing to
the m-li of m'oIc it w.i- iiiiin--ibli
to di-ti ibuli' IhoiI in the -treel-.
'i'lieic hcic oti!v boo litre- ot loud to
hi- i;ivcii mil.''
Indian Mutiny at Suez
llKIU.IN, May IT. A niiitiiiy of
Hindu troops In Kgpt Is reported by
the i ue Zurii her XeltmiK. as quoted
lv the ilMi-.oan News Aiieucv. It Is
vllil Hill l 1 1 1 llg Hl leient ftghttnK
Ill.tr tie IIIX 0nl "' Hindus in
llllll f,l1(8 rtf'HM i i ml. i
Mid that f IT) i v,
ROVE
BERLIN
SB
MYSTERY VEILS
DOUBLE C
NEAR POILI
Mrs. Helen Jennings Killed WhHa
Asleep With Blow From Siwtge
Hammer Auto Driver RJssIiki, ami
Evidently Also Slain Ex-Convict,
Formerly Employed, Soutjlit.
PORTLAND, Or.. .May 17. A lap
robe on which wet spnttered the
brains of a human being, believed to
lie Hume ot Fred Kistmnn, a Portland
chaitlfeiir, wax found by poie- to
day near the home of .Mrs. Helen Jen
ning. The latter wn found dead in
bed at her home near Tunlntiii ln-t
night. Although convinced that ;i
double murder" in committed, three
posses that are searching the vicinity
had not been able up to noon to lo
cale Kistmen' body.
Searchers a 10 found Kieiimin'
hat. battered and bland covered, nnd
strips of his shirt, indicating that lie
had put up n struggle before liein
killed. Killed by Sledge.
Mrs. denning' skull had been
crushed in with a blow of a sleiliro
bummer, which was ound beside the
bed in which she lay. ApMrentlv -lie
bad been killed while asleep. It is
believed that Kisttnnn was killed with
n wimilur instrument.
Offiecr of MultiHMmth and Wu-li-iugtou
counties today were bending
every effort to locale the man who
employed Witinnn late .Monday to
drive him to the seene of the trniroih.
Iteunet Thompson, an ox-convut,
who hauled wood from .Mr, .lenini.'
form during the winter, is bein
sought. .Xuur I ho seene of the nui -der
searchers found tolay a cam
paign curd which n defHity sbenlf
identified by markings ou the hack ,i
one which he said be hud uiveti
ThompM.n lust Monday. The e.u.l
w covered with blooL
Fiibiiovvii Man Souglit.
The discovery of HistmanV blood
beMitlered automobile lute ve-tei-dav
near Mrs. Jennings' honse led to
Ihe finding of the woman's bod.v.
Late Monday an unknown man en
gaged Itlrtlmnn to drive him iioiu
Portland to Mherwoml, which i mar
Mr. Jennings' fnim. He said he hm
a well driller and carried n bundle
of tools, in which In supposed to havu
been the sledge hummer thut u.i..
u-ed to kill Mrs. Jennings. Histm.ut
ha- n wife living in Portland.
The Hiliee believe that RiMuuin'-t
tiodv . hidden in Ihe brush and a
thorough -eareh wo -tartwl to.l.iv.
"' Thomp-on, an ex-eonvi. i,
known a- "The Lone iTighwiiv ni.ui,'
i- In iii -ouirlit a- the po--ible -Inv.r.
It i- Inovvii tlmt Mr-. Jenninu- h.nl
ii p i Ii d In- altention-.
ORPET TO TESTIFY
W XI hri.W, III . Mm i; . s,,..
Hon of ur In the trial of Will
Oruet. former University of Wiscon
sin student, charged with the murder
or Marion Unibert. Uke Forest blh
I 4,ltft.hl Ull'l IMNllni.oJ L.... M... .
r""i "ii"""" iuu'. mfifl
tentative Jurors have been .ectr
from Hie first venire of t:tii u a
neu- venire a-Oj called tods).
The moat Important developmenta
in the case slnie It ent to trial o,'
curred ye.terday, wheu Oriiet'a f
tornevs announced their cllmt sevilij
tesllfv lu his ov,n b.half ' Orit
was the oul vltutun to the drlU
of the alrl. :.ll other evidence Wtnff
considered circumstantial. His riory
Is considered as ot the urcmst in
tairtanre to th- defen,t
Slue's Attoni . xf. i)4,i, an
nouuciid ester(l,vy'that Mtss Celestn
Youker, the Dekalb. Mil. bc.o(
llsiliei lu whom Or pet SUjd Ut V?a
eiu-uu"d, lll appear as it state's Wlf,
ness. .
COMMITTEE TO VOTE
ON BRANDEIS SYE0NES0AV
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