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Unlvr Liln - MEDFO FORECAST rN.sirrri,i:i); i'HohaiujY SllOWUtS tonkjiit I'ltl WEATHER .Mn. Yewtcnmy, 71; Mln. Twin 10; Pieclp., .11 fin , &. rortylxth Year. Dnllv- nil vf titliVwir. MEDFOKD ORKd'OV Till IJMUY. M Y IS, Ifllii xo. -in I S DYNAMITE USED IN REVOLT LAYS DUBLIN BUILDINGS IN 1NW0LT SHOWS OF OF 1 KIBUNIL TK tm H vl EW a V SKs-A. Jit. i&. Ka. v N AKE MAN ADVOCATE USE OF III W 10 HAN T m ONLY FEW tf UPON ILL 304 Teuton Trenches on Hill 287 Also Raided Artillery Active on Verdun Front Airship Bombardments , Berlin Declares Three Attacks on 304 Repulsed With Losses. 1'AUIS, May 10. Several attack wure iiiiule Oerman troops on the Vt'idiin front last night In an effort to enpluie n redoubt at Avocourl. Tim official statement of today says the Germans wore repnlsod each time mill they lost henvlly. French troops, after novere fight lug, rniiluteil u Cermiin foil on the northeast slope of Mill 301. Three (lermnn trenrho north of lltll 2S7 wore ralileil by French forces whlch killed or captured tlio occu pants of those position. On thn Venlnn front onst of the Meuso the nillllory on both side was active during the night. Two Crunch aeroplanes ilroppoil olfthly mote shell on the railway station nl .Metx on the night uf Mny IS. I'l-emli SUilt'iiicnt. Tlio text of the statement snys: "lletwuen thu Olio anil the A line a strong recouunllerlng party of the oneiny whlr-h whs endeavoring to ap proach our lines In the neighborhood of Qiiennovleiea, was subjected by us to h counter attsck anil dispersed, leaving some dead on the field, whore the encounter took place. "On the left bank of the Meuso, nfter ft spirited pioptirstloii ty their lutlllory, the Herman endeavored several times last ttliiht tu captuie the tedoubt In the wood of Aroeourt. Jtepulsed each time b our fire the enemy suffered serious losses. As for us, wn executed at a point to the north of Hill 2S" at about 3 o'clock In the warning a surprise attack upon Oerman trench. The men occupy ing this position were either killed or made prisoner. "At this same time of day French troops look Kssesston after a furious engagement of a small fort of the enemy on the northeast slope of Hill 301. Alililp Itiiids. "On Ihe right of the Woevre thete have been reciprocal bombardments. "During the nlitht of May 18-1? French aviators conducted numerous boinbaidments along the front, north or Verdun. For instance: Fifteen shells of large caliber were thrown down upon au important depot of mu nitions botween Haucourt and Marrl court, ten kilometers (six miles) south of Sedan; five more on the railroad stutlon at Sedan, where a lite broke out, and fifteen on a depot 'of munitions not for from Aitaiine During the same night two French aeroplanes throw down eight v shell im the railroad stalton at Meu-Su-blons. ' "Aviator of the enemy during the night threw down several bombs in the vicinities of Lunevllle and Hel- Satt. Ottinuiu Statement. HRULIN. May l. vl London The repulse this morning of three attacks by the French against Oer man positions on Hill :s northwest of Verdun as announced by the .war office today. The text of today's statement says: W stern frent: Hand grenade nogagements southwest of Loan con tinued. (Continued on rr three) M ACCUSED OF GRAFTING Nr.W VUlK. M.t is i mii-i.'H"' 1'uroOU, Jor 1UOU' than 1' e.H. ic diui internal ret eu"' " ' r, -0 Hrreted by the fedeia tth. r 'u t lu) on u warrant ehni. ' n '' deiuuiiiling and aci-eptinj: tcuu tubueeo dealer, in return U, niikiti.' ('nle report to the eremcial A.itant Iniled Mate. IH.tru Attime MeDoirild md dher el In ti.i- uhuIiPIm- ,irr-t.i uriT t..rt t tin ,ik ui t -v -i. ' ' ' 4 e" UNITED SLATES Germany Instructs All German Con suls to Admonish German Citizens in Their Districts Scrupulously to Ohserve American Laws Orders Designed to Prevent Plots. WASHINGTON, May if Or many, through Count llernstorff. Un Instructed all (ieriiiRU consuls In the United Slates to admonish Herman cltixeus In their districts scrupulou1 ly to observe American laws This was done In an effoit to end various alleged violations of Aiucilr.m nco trnllty. The ambassador nrted on liwtrur tions from the Merlin foreign tiffin The action was announced twins in this official statement fiom tlio (lermaii emhas : CoiimiN Instituted. "In consequence of ease vbtih have occurred of late the (icrninn .un bnssndor has sent Instructions to nil dcrmaii consuls In the I'nlteil Statu to strongly Impress upon (Jet man it Isons living In their district that it is strongly Impressed upon Herman t-ltlsens living In their district that it is their duty scrupulous!) to obi the laws of the state In which the teslde." It was said at the Oerman emh.ism that the Instructions were designed to prevent plots or lawlessness on the pait of the Oerman clttsens The German government. It was wild, looks with ureal disfavor upon an such conduct. It was made clear that Merlin of ficials want the Culled States and Its people to understand that the. huve not countenanced an Illegal af fairs with which German cltixeus or sympathisers in this country have been i ounce ted Count Von Heru- storff's instructions were received last night and were forwarded to German consuls Immediately. Not llciiue-lcil by C. S, It was said the Instructions to Oer man consuls were not the result of an action by the Cnlted States. Ad ministration officials thought the step might do much to relieve trou blesome conditions which hate mani fested themselves almost since the beginning of the war. It is understood the German gov ernment learning that public opin ion in this country was being affect ed b activities of German sympa thisers, deslref In put an end to activities object lonab'o to the Cnlt ed Stales AS COMMANDER ATLANTIC FLEET W SIIIM2T()N. M.c l I'lans for reorisanUutlon of the Atlantic fleet, which will be announced short ly by Secretary Daniel, im lintt the retirement of Admiral Klctclur us commander in chief. Vice Admiral lleno T Muo. now commandant of the first division fleet with his flag on the Arkausas, will succeed Admiral Fletcher as com mander in chief. Admiral Flett In r automatically returns to hi line rank of rear admiral and probably will be sssUned to Important strategic work Hear Admiral Devilt Coffmon. one of the division commanders of th fled, will become vice admiral. All of the changes become effective to-ific.iroA- Admiral Fletcher has eora-i.l.i.-d his term as commander in chief Slllc. H v ! lv ." nale Cjiimc1 i' l Kmoii i solution for open -tsion- on no4i.ni ition- Jtt-iiiiitd dilutee cjH ri i- ami be ttors approiixt4tlon I lit House ftn.i.,.iu.l milMl.rnl HJk'..iftt r.Il the ShiIm: In It j FLETCHER RETIRED 1 DAY IN CONGRESS S'MtSc4 , .a i j w vxnm w -. Taw 3am. - 5, iWifiKR ima &$&' IsMtev m ' , :v KB . .a. ' Y4 Wl' '..&. I'linlii -licis un'ikiiKe In Dublin t'iiuc! Ij m-xcii ilajs' unr Im-Ivvo." ii the men that fcninccl the "liNIi iv public" ami the llnllli troop. .Many blocks vteie slicllnl or il) miiiiltcil lin iiik 'lie last ilii). i r the fit lie In t i mil Mi iiuulc. KIDNAPPED MEN WM BOUILLAS E M.Wm'IION, T. M-. Mun l -Jesse Iieemer, the lloquillss store keeper, and Monroe Pan. negro, kidnaped b the lllg ltend bandit raiders and recused by Major George T. Langhorno's cavalrj detachment, have rea bed lioqulllas, according to official reports received here today. According to the official reiwrt the rescue of the Americans took place in the dead of night. Major I.ang home, with a detachment of the eighth cavalrv, drove In automobiles and trucks to a ranch house, where a part of the Glenn Springs raiders were quartered. The bandits were surprised, but. although surrounded, they put up a stiff fight. Two were wounded and two captured The remainder es caped In the dark. The Americans had no losses. Scarcity of gasoline for his supply trucks is said to have prevented Ma jor UanRhornc from Immediate!) tak ing up the tiail of the bandits. Major Lanuhorne is reported still pushing southward through Colmila. Reside nt here are In recipt of In formation from Uoqulllas that l''i armed Yacini Indians have left Cuatio C'li neitai, 11. o miles southeast, rid ing in a direction that should place them le.ci Miicir lauahoi lie's ad vante toluiiiii ici'tl r in offlc laN s.l tilt (.ill iit nilillilii tl.i lepoil FOR DOUBLE CRIME Poll I I.AM. . M v 's I'"11 nctt Thiiiiii-nti, il" c i.iiimiI. who wn- aire-lccl hell l.i-t lil.'llt Uiul held fur investigation in iuieetiti with the murder of Mi-. lU'eii Jen nings and Flu' l(i-lm m H'.n- Tnal aim lnt MoiHi. . iinl.iv w.i, tide n to Ulllsboru, tin '.i-IiiiiI..Ii ciiiinl enl. The both Kit m.ii. ihe I'ortleud cliuul'leiir, who drove the unknown man who eoipn.M ted i In do ihle mur der to Mr.. Jei.i iii.1-' I mil, ho not rt heiii toiiiid. Il i- tlioni;lit that his licd w4t thiown into w inaib streatus The 1'ortlaiiil yulit'O nte m Plined to liidie() t'lliil Yhoiup-oii i, iii lineel.t 4- VU fto l! luiiicg rulf to Hijnlitnj i' fiii i or ROUTE HOM SOSPECT ARRESTED y i&aXisV3aKESr " - . mmsa - V--XJskic5'S V ""SiO (mrtKsn i w . -- 3 k. Mi, jRvan &T-e?t-?&i t m - f"' :.w -. '.- " 'v. V. v vcrw " -.'L i-ir-i . fl' -k T (ii:xi:a, m.in i. ':. i ii.mi Iniihliruek imliiale that the hen nest inciting"! i Im .i Intuitu It.cK niitl Austriu elm in. i In- M.ir i iii nojr reiH in (he ! m ltneieto nud the Kiigniui icl!e, while ihere is ev ery evidence iliat I lie Aii-lmiiih have begun a general olTensive against the II llnnu I'tuiiki llxi A ltiu 1 1 tits A iltniii i .LHtana '. mV t ' " T- Jt 11 TUT1 1 ;:u s LKHH Aye.' -XJUffj ASTRIAN BEGIN GENERAL AGAINS AN .-..".-..,,,,, 0M noUll, Rh,, m9 0 Many bodies i AiiHtrinii -"ldtrn kill ed in the iltlint .ire uil to he llont ing down tin inir Adiu'. The Au-liiini- hue iimiiulit -ewrnl batteries of then heuwei kuiim lioiu aernmny end hue in-tulleil them near (loruin mid Mont'iileoue, where the stall oi Aiehiltike Frederick liu. ni'liecl. The Au-liiini ure ulo rush- uk troops . i,.., ,, liiii..iM..k into !-- region ol lain Kw. troop, ou the trontier Ha.rt Hint the A.i-,r..n position, on the AUilllieiiii lih. nine recerllv lieen u atl -In i .' ' i in i iiiul ili il tin .11 - lilli i -il. III! II .1 II III llltl l ALLIES' SUBMARINE SHIPS IN .MOCKIUii.M Ma n The (in in. hi Miamef Hera was sunk ibis in urn I im otf I Heliport In the llalttc 'Ihe sinkln i the Hera marks the Mist activit) .! the luliish subma lineii iii the I', iltli this se.ison. The Hera left Hic : holm Tuesd.n to take on '.'nun tons nl iron ore at Ovloe sund livr i i auln was ordered un board (de sin. marine with th ship's papers anil l.ii en prisoner Buffl cient tliixswa -hen the crew to leave the ship. All on hoard were Paved The repent or the Mlbiuatlue ac tivity has Me, i i d the inow-nn-nt of numerous (rinan ven.eU vwth c ci X04H of Iron ore iuiw at Oxloesund and nt lit r pons TliesrliLiiBTioi l.(Wl(& M.'V IH two Uerman ainsbips h a k ibma- SIIG GERMAN BAT jt...'elw, uiun tj i Hus ly l, ic 'in 5 n I ' i'iit ic hi i WVrVQ f -JsCTf - - . lilHHMB WEB W '" '"'iEOT - W pL mm ftf 9 swOawBaHr iJasattAasasasKJI ,T5.-.: ' w - z ' ' rysi. '.. j -.. L VSlll m.'Iiin, Va is in de ciding upon the luereaae of the nav), the house naval commltteo today voted to abandon the five-year build ing progiam, recommended by Sec retary Daniels, and to recommend that five buttle crulh.'is, to cost $So. I3:i.r.;tl each, four scout cruisers, ten aiiA4 litfstst iIjiuIhavam liuAHtw eiiili supply ship and one ammunition sup ply ship be built during the 1017 fis cal year. The committee voted 13 to K on buttle cruisers and subma rines. i Th nnniniltteo iinatiinioiislv aituitt ed . resolution bv ltenresentstlv. Hensley of Missouri, authorising III president, upon conclusion of the Humiiaan mir In Invllu thn wurlrt owr to a conference to frame a omr, of arijruon or 0,her body ror t w.uiement of all disputes , ,., Uilliltm all, appropriating $2iHi,ouii for the purpose. Sec r tun Daniels had recommend ed us the Hist war's apportionment of the proposed riv war program, two die. uln. mollis, to liattle cruisers, tl.ne i-.oiii iiui-eis, fifteen destroy- i- on uiiniciiit and one hospital -hip - to siiliinurilies, diffetence Of n, mloii ins .nl ii as to the type in lie . hi un. (nl .Hid Secretary Dan ii ,il.i..i in mik:iiial plan of five Hut h i'.iiiuc im " mid iwnl)-flve ....I siiiiuilii llli'i- 'Mi iiiiiiniittii si mi k out the bat il' hips, the uiiiio.ii ..ml five de- I IO . I I I - Nil ', it ...!.c .1 ii. n battle i-ruls- i ii t 1 1 ii i III'! '.Ii' ' il ! one iiiiiiiiuiiI I hip. nun ii' INE l.tlMlOS. l i !" Hcc llcili Ii nil . I IikI'iI K'-. Hie lint n'to.M llifl nil-tied that tin 'H-,iinliti llalavu-r V, which 'u.i-. Iiluwii i.. ii hi . H ih -.eu with ii.. i . . i.i i i . u.i- Mink by a p. 1 1 '11 i 'I. c. d un exam ination o llu -Inp bv divers to o ' tituli-h the eiiu-e oi thY diater. The i death i.l J, ui M.iiicinii) ati, 4'neiienu (anmj a u.,.,.i. M. ,, ,) ,hWlf l(ff a ,s.,,s, .,, he wa prjo- , , A tj h o f, ii, Me fr fl f wa Vs3Vs iftkkn 4BsaBasBBiaBHa1 mF:.. wmm CONGRESS NAVA BUILDING PROGRAM DOWN STEAMER ERETIA SUNK M It I O- Hi" .1 1) lb' ur 'Ok Ull (I. ' . t L Out of 180,000 Nntion.il Volunteers But 11,000 Joined Revolution Ad vance Information of German In tention to Land Arms Shown Government Afraid to Act. v1 IiiNliOV, May IS From testi mony developed Unlay at thu hear ing opined b the royal commission uniln the presidency of Hnrnn llard. tne, to Imiiilre Into the Irish ruhel lion, it appeared that the government I id received advance Information of i it p.irattons for an uprising with hilp ft oni Herman sources. The testimony was given by Sir Matthew Nathan, who resigned as undcnccrctan for Ireland after the I I hellion broke out. The government ' nl received advices, said Sir Mat tin w. that an attempt would be made to land arms In Ireland from Herman ulinutrlnes, also, the rifles had henn pir based from Irish soldiers on homo leiue, while others had been taken Into the country In passengers' hsg Kilne Voliiulcei-s l.ojnl. The former undersecretary gave this testimony In the course of a Iciiik statement outlining the forma tion of the National Voluuteerfi. of which he declared only 11.000 out of a total of 1X0,000 pievlously enrolled had shown Iheuiaelves disloyal, the leaders of this section having Issued a manifesto ileclailug Ireland should provide for Its own defense and ludl tatliig an Intention to eatnbiiah'H free nut tonal goM'rnment of Ireland. The li adem of th movement. )y atd, dU lecteil Hull' efforts to seenrlliK more rifles suit ammunition and to storing us In rue an amount of material as possible. The executives In Ireland being In possession of sufficient evidence of the connection of the movement's leaders with a foreign enemy, con tinued Sir Matthew, had decided on their arrest and were discussing the matter on April 21 whon the rebel lion broke out. He defended the failure of the gov ernment to disarm the volunteers as It might' have alienated the sympathy of many loyal volunteers and added: "There are 2.1, noil Irish Catholics enlisted In the arm) " Defends (I'liveiiinient. The J to si Irish Constabulary waa considered strong enough to mpe with disorders, the witness continued. A mobile force of rouii mounted men and' 3000 others with three machine guns was always In readiness and these, with S.00 men from the Cur ragh were thought capable of deal ing with the outbreak In Oublln but. contrary lo expectations, these were Insufficient. In the course of his tentliuonv Sir Matthew Nathan declared that thu fear that the military service art would be applied to Ireland Induced a number of the National Volunteers to Join the Sinn Keln movement, for at the beKlnnlng of the disturbances there were t.'.OO hostile volunteers throughout the country. Considerable sums of money, he said, had been tomlug from Ameri ca, the funds being used for the pur pose or printing seditious papers. It was estimated, be added, that 10,000 pound sterling had been received from America and paid into Dublin banks from the middle of Bepteuiber, 1014. to the following April, when the mone was withdrawn. i:plitslies. Stored. The police Miniated before the oiiHue.ik thill the volunteers had iiiiiiu lM.ci ntles .mil oilier firearms. lloM- ,il-o had In en found lit ( Coat timed on pige tare) THREE MEN Si! ANSOMA. i ciin l is In Tluee men were -hol, one n (. I l talallv, tieia hi a licit at the plant ol the AliMiiiiu 'Miiiinlai lurtuii c ciiiilinuv, m oi hari about gHQ t)ic(iJJ''u strke()M0il,," aa to her smkiui; niii i(t l a r'l"'H Hill -Hike- .(i l,i mtri nHinf, i de, -inl.i-. t t'V t ! ' ( KEEP PEACE Military Compulsion hy Group of Na tions to Enforce Others to Preserve Peace Advocated at Molionk Lake Conference of Lcatjuc to Enforce Peace Peace Rests on Force. MOIIOXK TUKH, X. Y., May IS. -The use of mililnrv eompiitaton by i gnntp of nntiniis to proront nr, which is the mot radieal feature of the plan nih nested hy the I.iwgtte to lai force Pence, n ilelmteil loilnv lieFore the ake Milliens: nonfereiiee mi iiiloiniitiimiil nrhitratlnn. The proposilion was favored hy Herheit S. Iliiiiston ami fleorge Haven Put nam, New York Hiblishera, ami op. posed by Dr. .lames r Tryon or Ilos ton, direelor of the Xew Hnglaml ile iwrtmenl of the American Peace soci ety, mid Alnheiia II. Snow, a U'n-lt. inglon. I). ('., lawyer. Peine Itestn on I'onv. "Pence between notions," saiil Mr. Iloiiston, "just aw iloeH peace uitlnu nations, must rest on force. Peace must lie mt on a war footing and iU advocates must ipiit the forum for the field, if need lie, lo fight, not to uie war, hut to establish peace." "The iiilt'mntiiiiiHl tribunal at Tim llagite,'' )r. Putnam said, "had the weaklier of ptesenting no provision for the enforcement of tlio director of Ihe tribunal. In every cixih.etl Mute decisions are now arrived nt in ii eoiirt. The ileeisiiui would lmo little value, however, in maiiilniiunir lience in lht cutmhitnitie iiiiIpmh hncl; of the niilliorilv or thu eouit sloiul un orsaniseil riV'' Mr. Tr.Mnsi view was Hint Ihe Pint ed Slates mighl wisely eo-oiHTHtc if need lie, with other iiatinna to lino force for the preserration of public safety in n Hpeeifie emergency like the ber reiiellion, but he in a h.m lion to withdraw when it considered the purpnie siiffieientlr fulfilleil, without taking tlio obligations of an iillianee with ull its possible entangle, nienls. Iiileiiiatloiiiil Police. "An arrangement for international isdiee." he declared, "or any kind nt' plnn ror an international foree other limn for temporary pui-MiseM, pre enU very grave difficulties." Sir. Snow's conclusion uynM ihul ibn plun of the league to enforce pen, (. us iiiipraeiicanie and dangerous ir munv reasons, chiefly because it pm (s.m'm lo use joint instead f ,,., force and provides no cecit(ivc . detelnniie iin, direct the force IS BY L l.iMHs. M,,, 1s j,.,,.,,,,.,,, I.UIeh ol ew Yolk hu-. been tin.l and convicted ,v n eouit marl ml in laindon on a charge of imrtieipulinir in the In, I. rebellion. The sentence wu to be promulgated today, hut no word Im-. been received hv the Aiuer icun embussv here as to what i.en tence wu iuiMised. The new, that Uygcb had been cum wctcd by n court martial was r. eeied bv the embassy from the Awer ieim consul m Dublin. Previous to this the hist new the embassy had of l..Mich wn that under the defense of jlie realm net he was prohibited front leuxiug Ihe five -mile lone of Dublin. Ibis provwiou ru 0By apilheil to hostile alien,' but inn be extended to tricb.lU a,e. j, H eUentJe4j o 'Mich, as he hud been makiug trip to wolcrii Ireland. I. vim h n. a rcuieut of Dublin for x'iiie tunc. FRENCH STEAMER MIRA IS REPORTED SUNK I.OXIMIX. iiav 18.-The French sleiiu.ii Mtt has been sunk, LloydV iinii.iiiiu cd. Tfro annoiiiieen,..,.! :. y , 8" JEREMIAH LYNCH CONVICTED COURT MARTIA " wua wus .Itl.iO ton cross, built " s"uth MiichU in lnu , ,,( llWlll.,j j " "'' h VV.I. I, , u,,,,,,,,) .ib lit r t t ii nri Ni t i V I r : H 9 i , ie 1 li 'idO t'i'ii d IR in. ' "i vv , i , c .lt , lv at A c t;g a 1?1 'f s HSt I