University of Orrion Li irary Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Mn. Yesterday, 00; Mln. Today, :tH; I'icclp., .10 Inch. FORECAST rilOST TONKJIIT. I' 1 n TONHUiT At Wi:iM'.SIAY r , iKiW c : &. - - 'ft ft !tf S f. . T Forty-sixth Year DsHv-l.lrvrnth Vrsr . "- nniiBimoniiT AIIQTDIAMQQTIII QH find TDHflDC FATHER ALWAYS AT SIDE DfJIpSSn DRIVING ITALIANS HUNT BANDITS mm Y FRENCH Greater Part of Fortress Taken by Germans at Outset of Verdun Drive J Is Again in French Hands Fierce Counter-Attacks Fall Entire Ger man Lire Shaken by Nlvllle's Suc- - cess Flyhtlng of Extreme Violence Continues on the Mcusc and at Dead Man's Hill. I'AIMS, Mn. W. Hwnplure bv Hie French niter thioc months ol' the jtrontor Hiit of Port Douuitinont, which wiim taken by the Germans- it flip outset ol tlifir Verdun lrhi. is loeeived with mi t t edition liv tht pre anil piibltf. thi mori' mi on uc- COIIIlt of tll' t'flcct It is eXJK'Cled to haw on neutral opinion. General Ni ,) x ill the Freti'di commander nt Ver iliin, took niH utitiie of tlit fad that tin Herman leienth have been con contriitiiig nil their attention on Dead Man's hill, on the other side of the river, and assembled a Inryp ninoniit of artillery for the attack on the Doiiaumnnt sector. On Sunday General Xivillo began n heavy nrtillery nttnek on Foil lUiiimi inotit mid ail.jaeent position. The hour fixed for the infaiitrv assault wii t :."Ml .wsterdny. When the mo ment entiie French ininiitry. w'hich IiikI heen ea re fully selected anil train ed, begun the advance, singing t lit "Marseillaise." The German it'it nnee at miiiii1 points wiim stubborn. On th) Froide Terre rml and at Douitu mont the French hud to force hack the (Icnnnii infant r inch hv inch At thf point of the bovotict. The lend itiK French eoulingents reached Foil iJoiiainnoiit nt ." o'clock. They killed the Clermnu who resisted and went to tin rear a Urge iiiiniher ol pris oner. Onitntce Attachi Full A Mn iu tluy recowred from their surprise the Oenniius munched it niunher of fierce eounlt'f attack, hut nil lulled ami by 10 t. in. prep a ration hul been couiileted to-deal with the scnou efforts the Germans tire exNcted to make to recapture tle loot MIitlOII. The French success U considered l, military critic hen 40 haw shak en the whole Herman line nt Verdun. Dniiaiimoiit fort wit the mnt inMr t.int )Miint captured liv the Germans, and the French train there 1 rcgnid ed a having nullified the mot '". iiificunt achievement of the Gcrmim in the gicut hattle of three nioi.th. Ve-t of the Mouse, Hill ' the wetcin summit of Ik-ad Man' l.ill hit become n no-mun's land. Iik iluitmniis-Wcilerkopf. Once bcfoic the Fundi ahandoned it tcinM.rnri' to moid useless loss, reoci-Hiyu.- it when the oxrtiinilv cmnc. l'lKlllill Colli illtllks Fiuhtiiifr eoiiuniieil with exlrcnic violence on hoth hank of the M.u-c alonix tht Yenliin front tlurmj the whole nijfht. Two Qenimn eounlci uliek on French jHitou on Hill :(0 failed complvtely. the ai oDkc tiniiouiicetl thin ufteriuHtn. The Fiench made further ir.nn .11 Foit I '!. uiinoiit. The Uernian. now hold oii'x n -111 ill anvrle on the loiiu 1 it-ti in 1 n'lii t nt the tori (Continued on puge two.) METHODISTS ELECT Mli'A l. nI-I.'IM. ,li 'J Id v All c.iiiili r I' .iiiimii ut llihnllijlialli. A 1. u.i- tli 1 tid In .To tti 1 i!ji r liilni fin l.iht-ria. At 1 icu, nil the ecoii Imllut l) irtltiM nil inuuiiiiioti- vote He 1- ireidiil nt en (nil Allium a 1 lli j. Hev. fin 11 " Jul n-mi "i ioii ( itj la. "1- 11 ii 'I ii- ii 11 v ltllilll f I I1 1 . 'I I'll n Mr Join . utiithwi" v 1 hioiu r ti mm d -ine 1'H'i n A r ' 1 ' 1 ! 1 1 NEGRO BSHOPS Offensive Successfully Continued Austrians Advance on Both Sides of Sugana Valley Forts Protect ion Arsuro Reduced-Commanding Positions Seized Guns Captured. UICUMX, May M Tho AimtrlaiiH aro MiiccuMfully luutlniilnK tholr of futiHive annluHt tho Itallnns In the noiithorn Tyrol. areonlln to tho war office announcement today. Tltoy have advanced on both aldofl of tho Sukhiib valle), drlvlim tho Itallani liefore thorn. AuntrlRii trooim continue to reduce the outer glrdlo of fort protecting Aiiilero. Tho army of tho Austrian crown nrlnco In followluB up tho ad vantage gained on Friday, when tho flrl breach hm mtul In the line to the northwest of tho fort and which enabled the Auntrlamt to attack some of the outer positions eastward of the place from both the front and rear. Steadll) ProKivvliij:. The commanding hills of Tonnos- ih, l'nrso I)lla Vena and Monte Mo llgnone, fell in rapid "succession, bringing the Austro-llungarlans In possession of the entire line from Komi on the Ittver Astico, westward to the frontier. Kuttlier advances havo been made by tho Austrians toward tho lino of hills north of the Val (11 llughl. on the highest of which one of tho chief forts of Arslero Is located. Other Im portant works protecting Arsloro now threatened ate on Monte Tonulno and Monte Creinoue. Itoth wings of the crown prince's army also lmve been going steadily ahead. The right or west wing has been going forward from the northern slope of the Col 8nto ridge. It stormed Col Santo itself and already la proceeding against Monte Pasubio. The left wing stormed 8aso Alto, the commanding hill 0' the Arment- ra ridge, thus depriving the Italians of thoir lust supporting positions on this ridge and enabling the Aiistro Hungarians to advance Into the Sug ana valle and take Koncegno. AffiiliM l)l-aihiuitauo. The guns already captured Include fifteen 2N-ceiitlmeter how Users. The Austin-Hungarians are battling against main disadvantages In the rough Mplne terrltor against strong ly fortified positions The correspond ents hero declare that the artillery of the Austro-Hungailans has exhibit ed a marked sujierlorlty oer that of the Itallnns Aviators have contributed greatly to the result of the battles b a suc cessful bombing of Italian railroads and other communications of the Italians. The territory where the flghtina. Is now proceeding was voluntarily left In the hands of the Italians at the beginning of the war. armv officers vB, bemuse the frontier was unfa vorulile geographliallv for defense mid Hie Italians weie trongl eti- trenched TO I Tol'HxA. K 11 M -'' r'" .,11. char n"i '"it "' 'll1-- ''" m""1 ih.intie condition m l'"- litoi l Aiueiiean ndities, 1. the demand tr Iheodore Knoevelt," deelaml IIeur J. Allen ot Wiehitu, trtHwrv ehair 11, an, in opcuing the prog-reive state oiiveution here toduy. Mr. Allen predicted that "the only ihiitir lltut an keep Kovell Jrout the noiniiiatioii nt the republican uh imual convention in htcttto will b--tiiml-Mit d'legute. 'The contest will In- lntiin . man v it It a strong Jatfonu .tl un' who cannot u where he Maud. Theo dore Hooevelt stunds tor the Amer icanism of the una t raid, tor national honor, -1 M I t I IM '111 II determination and elf-re-H are iroing to Chicago next w ,ih the purpose ot providing 1 .11 .t.-i mencau teat tor tne 1, . to that ii ever ! , .. 1 meet the ilu- v t nean spirit " Tiff 1 uliveiilioll Voted to double 'he It. 1 ' ' ' nil I 1 I I I I I lil INT ROOSEVELT SAVE r MEDFORD New Forces Pass Chihuahua Headed North in Systematic Campaign to Clean Up Outlaws Sibley's Expe dition Returns Without the Loss of a Man. WASHINGTON', .Ma. '-M.-Tlie Cnrrnnn xovoiiiinent him otdcicd IIO.UOO Hoop into the legion -011th of the holder to exterminate bandits, ue cording1 to information iceeived todnv nt the slate (lepiutuient. Tho new ttoop moveiucnts aie aliendy in )nou ri'SH thioitgh Chtliuiiliun, the depart mentV advice- state. The column-, aie routed ninth via Sultillo for the most lmrt, n the rnihotul strike u- interfered with tho movement of tump tniniH over other line. Official heie weie inclincil tod.iv to niitii'iHili a fuither delay hv Hen eral Cumiiixtt in ilispatcliing his new note on the holder sittintinu. Official Kniiouueement Hint Colonel Sibley's expedition hud leturned was expected to lead to alterations in the coinmuuicntion 11s demotistrHtiiiK the putHsi) of tlte I'niti'd States to he onlv the policing of the holder legion. Mustering- of the Arizona and New Mexico glial ilfiiKMi is being dela.ved, (Icnci'Hl Finistoii reports, until the skeleton compunie- can lie leeruited to the lt'ipiiii'il stiength. Sllitc.v Headed Noitli. MARATHON. Tex.. Muv ail. Col one) Sibley and Major l.tiughnrnc broke camp nt daylight lodav near DeeiuerV lonl and with their com mnuiU began the nde to tin noitli which should liiitig them to (he rail roHd in three da vs. It 1 not known for certain n et whether Ihttv will come to .Mai'Hllion or take the road leading to Marfn. which luauche. oft about twenty miles noitli of Hoipnl la. Hy foived matches 011 either load the exH'ditin xlioulil leach the railroad in three days, when the two troop- of the eighth cavnlrv ate ex-MM-ted to entrain for Foil IUis and the two tnmp of the foiiileeiith for Foit Cluik. lnln- Complains, F.I. 1'ASO. Tex., May U:i. -Complaint against the action of American troox til Ascension, 111 the Casas (irandes district, wa- iceeived hy (icneral Htivira in .luaicx todnv 111 11 telegram front the iiiavoi' of the town. The .mayor charged the American here committing depredations, (hene eonsiHtititf of throwing up foitilica tioiis on the proiertv they liinl occu pied, he said. lie ehurged alo Hint (icncnil Pershing's men were coining to the town in violation of the agree ment iH'tween the CniTHiixa and Washington govertinieitts. The Carraiuti goveiiimeiit will grain amnesty to (lenerul Inez Sala tr, who recent I v evaded siiiveillunco in 1)1 I'aso.and crossed the Itio Orande fur the announced purMise of tarting another revolution, if Sahuat will agree to ..111 icmlcl liilii-clf in .1 1 l.i 1 1 , (ielli I .1! Ii i ll.i -.ml toil. IV I'AUIS, Md :- The Norweglau steamer TJomo has been sunk near Alcudla Island of Majorca by an Aus trian suhmarlue, according to a Ilav. as dispatch today from I'almo oh that island. The crew of seventeen mi tin was r.tve4. The TJOWO -i 1 sle,.BiT Of 1153 tons Krr built In Now Cv-tle In n. LONDON. May 33 Llods ship ping agency today reported the sinn ing of tbrw ships, s a reek and t British steamer and an Italian sailing vessel. ' The Oreek steamship Adantanlios Korals ot S&IT tons gross was sunk b the Austrians in the Mediterran ean Tb craw was saved The ItalAn sailing vessel Kabbri-cotil-K was sunk In the, Mediterran ean 'tin Hr,n'i -tA.u ki hi 1 1 At ens of x- h1- jt. '( a I'tih hv a mine s! '. ti of jf ew wcei V. lif I, SUBMARINES BUSY IN MEDITERRANEAN 0R1W0X. TUESDAY. MAY ON Kdwaid Orpet of hake Forest, 111 t Lambert of Lake Forest The proso as shown In tho sketch, Is alwas at """ charges Orpot desired the tho sldo of his son. William. In the .,1IU" of M's. I.u.nbe.t. who had been cou.troom at Waukogan. III., where joung Orpot, forinor student at the University of WIscoiihIii, Im on trial, chnrKed with the murder of Marian LiffLE PROGRESS JURY FOR ORPET' WAl KF.HAN. HI M.iv J I F.l folts of coiilt mid iiltoiucv- to ha-.-ten the work ol selecting a pirv to ti v Will Orpet, charged with the murder of Manni! liabcH, resulted in li'tle progress tndny. At the morning m's kiott twenty-five veuireineii weie ex Hiiiiiii'd and none accepted. In addi tion, two of those tentatively accepted yeatenhiy weie oxeued. Judge Charles II. Donnelly, sitting lit the ease of Will Oiiet, Iniversity of Wisconsin student, charged with the minder ol Marion lunWit, Lake Forest high school girl, predicted that the jury 111 the eae would he eom I deled lie! ore adpniriiuu'iit IihIiiv, Fight men were in the jury hox when court opeued today. Celestm Youker. the girl to whom Orpei wum said to have been ulten tive, jestenlny ttsei1ed her belief in his innocence. It was rumored that the bottle ul Ic.'i'd hv the state lo In- the container in which Olpct (1111111I Miioii to the .ill .i- in tin Ii mil ut the pro-ccii- t Mill 'till -Ill-Ill I il il ltollll llllllv l t I I ll In ill I I II "l t MINNESOTA VOTES AT ST. I'AI I., Mini M.iv . Wnli good weather 1 oii.lit "N und un un usliul llitcro-l nw.iki in i in tin- prui ur election c.iiiip.u.n, .111 c-('i i,ill large tote . exnu-icd om-i tin state of South liakot.i lodav. The uuine .) Sin.iinr Albert II, fuiniiiius of Ion a appcur. onoppoKid on the republican pictcience prima iv ballot, a due that ol 'resident Wil son on the denioi-ruiic, hut mmiv vot ers declared their intuition of willing in the name of Kim. -1 wit. ' The democrat a di-'cgutc to the na-! tioiial convention ,it 1. fouw ftl hi) dedged to Wilson and Miirliall. The I repuhhi-an ilolegaiioii to llm national I convention at (Iik.'x". vihilo pioihodj U f iiiiumna us tir-t 'hone, will $i with the uinltrst iiulm tli.it ihev '"' fite in act nidtviditil v if it Imiojio nppari'rit tli.u ( in n m. i, cine naUd, MADE SELECTING PRIMARIES ::. 101G OF COLLEGE TRIAL IN MURDER CASE .ins anuuiiii'Hi 1, hi 1111 UMiiiii Hinrr; ' Ci,wt( YoukorB ,,, ,,, (teacher or DoKulli. III. The ilefouse u barges Miss l.iuubeit committed sul- clde ICONGRESS CUIS " PORTO RICO BILL WASlll.NdTON. Mv M The lioii-c xtiuck 1 1 in tin- I'oilo Kicau hill todnv bv a vole ol HO to Ml an amendment designed to grant woman suffrage to the islands. The hill then passed without roll call, vnliially as introduced. The vote oil the amendment showed it complete disregard of paitv lines, though more democrats than icpiih- beans voted against it. It was in setted in the hill hy Minority header Mann. Iteptcsentative ot Mil f rage organ ixations who had made no attempt to have the amendment inserted m the hill were out in force in the gallcrum and showed disaps'Uitiiicnt over the failure of the propoul. Tlte bill gives the I'orto Kuan gov criinient all of its intcrnalioiial rev enue, regardless of whether the goods' ou which it is Hii(i are used in I'orto Hico or this country. Heretofore rev enues ou koms used m the I'nited Stutes huve gone to the tederal treas ury. I'roMrtv and educatioiial ipuilili cations arc provided tor applicants tor citisenship under the niciiMiie, utid the cmplAymeiit rf children under 1 1 veurs ol age m m i'iiioii- or hnsard- iiu occupations would be prohibited. The Iiiciimiic llm ." - to I hi' -en-.iti NKW YOKK. M.iv .'.I. Tlu lnt iiiilictniinto ii-Miliiiu- In. in Ihc tup pin;' ot dli plmiii uiic in tln citv were n turn id bv the Kings ounty gruild jiii.v todi.v. .loiiu A. Kiiig-buiv. citv i'oiiiiiii-.i.ioiitM ot ilianlii'-, and William II. Hotiliki--, -(mthiI ioiiii-il for the chant ie- dcpuitmeiil, wi ic tin men named 111 the Kltl" liuuit- Km Ii apfc)arcil ill count v eouit III Hlooklvn and tfuve I000 bail The indictments were ba-cd on tc- 1 1111011,3) in reurd to Ihc lapping "' telephone wire ol the Hev , William It. Kartell, a priest, nd ol' Dr. y. C. J'.iltiir a id? one 1. tin 1 ill ot win. in f villi . II I 1 1 1 111 I 1 I , ll SUFFRAGE 1 ND CTMENTS FR WIRE TAPPING ME PUNNED PECK'S MURDER LAST AUGUST Chain of Evidence Tightens Link by Link About Accused Dentist Who Murdered Wife's Parents Proof of Poison Purchase and Effect Of fered. NKW YOHK. M 2.1 Tho chain of evidence by which tho prosecution hopes to send to the electric chnlr Dr. Arthur Wan en Walte, the joung New York dentist, charged with the murder of his vvenlthv fathor-ln-lavv, John 12. l'eck. was tightened link by link today by an array of vvltnossos whose testlmou) wns romarkablo for Its directness. Front tltolriigglst who sold Walto the poison with which ho had already confessed that he killed his 72- oar old father-in-law, to tho ph)siclana who afterwards examined tho body, as well as the undertaker who burled It, there was an unbroken line of cor. roboratlve evldenco as viewed by tho prosecution. Tho organs of the aged victim's bod), preserved in glass jars, weie shown to the Jur llercuihiiit CiiiicivciI. Walte. pule and vlslblv unnorvod, hung his head nud gaxixl almost con tinually at the floor. Ills hitherto apparently disinterested duniORitor had completely loft him and whon ro- cess was announced at 1 o'clock he was led from tho court room across the lli-ldge of Sighs to his coll with faltering stops. To add to the prisoner's discomfi ture, Mrs. .Margaret llorton, his 'studio" companion who. according to the district attorney, will play a conspicuous purl In the trial, took a seat in tho rear of tho court room. Walte had to pass dlrectlv In fiont or tier wlien he was taken from the court 1 00111 One witness, Joseph Rtrattler. a (irand Rapids undertaker, testified todav that when Dr. Walte left that cltv after taking the body of Mrs. John K l'eck there, Walte said: There will he another funeral In about three mouths " When the dentist took Mr Peck's body to (Irand Itaplds. Htratller told lilui he had "guessed about right." I'laiis Laid In August. How Walte began planning as early as last August for the murder of his wife's parents (he has confessed also that he administered imiIsoii to .Mrs Peek, was disclosed by Dr 11. M til ler, the prisoner's New York ph alclan. Walte came to him last August, Mr. Muller said, and asked If he knew of anyone who could Instruct him In bacteriology "He said he was greatly Interested In the subject." asserted the witness, "aud I sent him to my former teacher. Dr. I.011IM Heiumaun " Walte has admitted that he admin tatered deadly disease germs to l'eck when the latter was ou a visit here. Dr Muller also told of Waltes eoming to him 011 Man Ii . three days before Peck's death, to obtain poison. The witness said he had been led to believe Walte was a physlrtau aud upon Walte's explanation that he wa not acquainted with any druggists, telephoned his own druggist. Richard II Timmerman, to furnish Walie with the poison. Timmerman then took the stand und testified be had sold polsoil to W.ilf FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY With time preiimt- mi'ing (Wt tills, Wiitier and Willow Vpiiug). the total democlntli vole I'" dilrnt .il toiuev givi- llolden i ('. Kcllv 'H .Hid l ii'" '-' ' l'1 ir.-urci ibr 1I1 n 11. hi in 1 i 11 E ri.U.KM, 01 Mui" .' : (Jovemor James VMIIixoiiilie todsj aipoiled Civ de (i lluntlev of Oregon Cll. ou (In -t.it. ili.iriii.iii l.oul it lo hiliiecd I 1 ,1 Ii ,ti Kin ( Mi Hoi I NO. 53 SENA E U TO REFUSE TO T Bf-Partisan Strength of Special Priv ilege Shown in Rtiblcc Case Rub Ice Co-Workcr With Brandels Only Member of the Federal Trade Commission to Try Curb Monopoly. HY (1II.SON aAUDXKIl WASIHNOTON, Mny 83. That tho souato In likely to refuse to confirm, I.ouls D. Hrnndels, the presidential niMMiintoe for tho V. S. supremo court, Is the iuforonee drawn by pol iticians nt tho capital from tho senate vote rejoctlug tho confirmation of (teorge Itubloe for the federal trndo commission. Special privilege, acting through a fiction known as "sonatorlal cour tesy" has removed Hubloo, tho ono good man 011 the fodoral trade com mission. Ilraudels Is noxt In lino for tho senate special prlvllugo guillo tine. Since the Itubleo voto,, tho friends of Ilraudels feol loss confi dent. Itublce's I ejection The same Influences which oppoiwl Itubleo opposo Ilrandols, and tho rcn sons for the opposition aro funda mentally tho same. Itubleo and Ilraudels were for a oouslderablo tlmo associated In their public service la bors. Itubleo holpod Hrnndels draw tho bill which became tho federal trndo commission law. Hoth worn attorneys on tho public sldo In tho Halllnger Investigation. Ah an noting member pondliiK confirmation of tho fedornl tradu commission, Itubloe has tried to carry out tho original purposo of tho law, which was to ohrb' tho brutnlltloH of the competitive system und mako trade freer for the weaker man. Un fortunately, a majority of tho fed eral trade commissioners are entire ly out or sjinpathy with the purposo or this art Commissioners Hurley aud Commissioner Davlea are more Interested In using the commission to secure In the Culled States the Gor man cartel plan inr co-operation among manufacturers seeking foreign markets than they are In protecting (he consumer from Impositions like the Standard Oil company price of gasoline. The commission, under Hurley's direction, has devoted most of It time to this subject, and to trying to rtud a wav In which the lumber bus iness could add to Its profits without entailing the penalties of the Sher man anti-trust taw. In these activi ties of the commission, Ituule has been a minority. I'iIvIIcki IIM'urtlNiii The senate's vote lu the rejection or Uublee and lu Us opposition to Hrandels Is bi-partisan. Speelal priv ilege acts through both parties; that la the strength of special privilege. There are about as many reactionary senators In one party as In the ether aud In cases like this thers are al ways euongh lo be recruited from the opposition" party to carry out tha purposes of special privilege. "Senatorial courteeV" waa nomi nally the ground for opposing Hub- lee (ialltuger announced that tha appointment was personally objec tionable" to him KuhlM comes from (lalllnger's state and baa been a po litical opponent of Oalllaser. A re tent development of the theory ut senatorial loiirtisv leaves It to aay Keuator to veto an executive appoint nt nt in 1 lor of a lot si or national (Continued on page two.) FW SOUK. M.iv .'i.-Uradws .v 1. i.iiin the -eniiwHiin! froturc of the "tm I. cKchanue todav, udvonciutf in the lut tew minutes to 110, a point over it iievioiis best price. hr.w iu new high price Kaading fell back to liiiM. recovered to above lit) .iitd again icacted to 100 to 10S, a tiiiition under vesterday's close. Other ntandard rude were taken up, I iiion I'ueifie, Southern 1'aeilie, Nr Yoilv ( eiilral. Italtimore & Ohio and Al Ill-mi. ut unlit- of 1 to almost 'J I . ..nt i!i Il.u 1 un. .ii- leading. m A AN RAILROAD STOCKS ENJOY A BOOM 1"J ; j t 1 1. a t' 1 "'riiTsrMA