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I aiiui, f FOREC J I'AUTIiV ci,o 1J XlflllT AND i imuirr a ctt I.Olll-orl1- ItlHAV lyrtTlth Year, rnllA,-j:'''wgttl YfAr- Teutons Report Further Closinn In of Crown Prince's Troops East of ' r Meusc and Failure of French to Re gain hy Desperate Cotinter-Attacks tho Vlllatjc of Cumlcrcs Paris Concedes Recapture of Fort Douau mont liy Gcnnans. IIMtWN. Mh.v 2.'). Thu lepuUo of three counter utlneka liy I liu Ft elicit on I lio villuttu of CiimiorcN, wot of llii' Mouse, wan mitiiiiiiifuil liy the war office lodny. Tlic capture of nddi timiHl French hunches south wet anil south ill Fort Doiinuinont nnil Hit' re ciiptuio nf the llmiili'iuiiimt qunrr.v by tho (leiiniins, ati also repotted. Thi' text of today's Hrmy henihimr U'V stntcintml filtiiw-, (CIIIIHII Statement. "Vt't of the .Motive throe enemy eouutor-nttnekn against the village of t'uniiere- failed. "Hunt of the Men-e our regiment, diking advantage of the Hiiooesses of the ilny before yewtordn.v, advanced fiiither ami captured enemy t reunite southwest mill ontli of Fort Dounu nicpiil. e rt'eHptured the quarry miiiIIi of the lluudrnmout fa rm. "In the Ciiillette wood the enemy iitnekeil our M,ilinn during tin1 whole day without attaining the li'itnt success. The eiieiny suffered heavy sanguinary loe. In mhlltion, wu captured more than 8."0 prisonots nml louitecu mnchiiic uu. I'lonch Statement. PARIS, liny 2". Oenimii troop niHile mi attack Int ni(ht on French Mnitmiin on the Verdun front wet (f I lie Meie-c, nir the Iluudrnmoiit quarry, mid obtained u footing in oik of the French troneko. the wur office ami'iiinccd todny, l'.at of Cuiiiiorc to the wet of the Meiise I lie Ftvneh made some ptog-ici- in linnd-grenade fighting. The text of the -tntement follew: "On the left bank of the Mcuo theiv hiio heen an aitillerv duel of couideriihle intensity in the sector of Hill .1111, no well t on the front be twceii )eal Muii' hill and CiiiuiereH. I.iiol iiitflil we made prouro with hand grcuudc in the grove iuimcdi it I el v etiot of uuicre. The enemy made no endeavor to attack "On the lipid hunk of the river a tronjr Herman attack wn ncec-.fn in giving the enemy a footing i ne of our trenche .north of the quarries at llemlrnmont. The homlturduient i continuing with great severity on each Mile. Iu the region of Doiuuiniont there hn Keen no infantry iiittvity. The mulii n--t'(l in rclalivi iuct oil the icm, under nt t In iri.nt." E 10 15 L AW Willi MAD DEATH YEAR LD Al KKA. IU.. M. 21 OVendol l.Mie, the .Vi'Mi-(il(l chumliter f Mi-. Anna Collin, u found dead in her home her hut night, mid Jack Armtriig, 10 year old, the oliee a, ha-. confeed that be choked her to death through jenlouy. Decide the Imm1 wu found cup of )Miuu which the li. md he intended to take hun kilt, had not hi nerve failed him. Ai-ii-tr.mf, whoae real name i 4id to he Verhnye, i ai4 t have at tiui)itfil to iiiir-.ue hi cairthi alter the au had tired of hun. ii. Collins found the ImuU of lur ilauilitir lwe-r n a coo-h in n un-u-K'il iwiiu nf lur tMiauitoi ho i-e. The rooin w.is hM-ketl and kev- vn in t'te Jinks ( the miUuie I'imib tutumiA tuinfnmUr Coiijii. Anc-tMUL' ws arretted ft fchort tiwe ficrw.ird. Jlr (oJ.lo ul .4.twatnm$ hud i.u' -ncij lifr ilUjiMer tur nuiv tiv n a )cir' 'mi tJi'it the 4uijlUtj'r) had ie- (iiii-. .1 him Tin ft'julf' iid "i ''it- i - .i.i io lfLwbech'ihr u ' - ( oi hi-' rtne t. i- ' ,Vm -ti'-u W EDFORD 1 hj BH' INSANITY PLEA E 10 SAVE LIFE OF WAITE Brother Testifies That Murderer Was Cruel to Animals as Boy and a Liar and Thief Father Asserts There Is Insanity in Family and Many Relatives Defective. NUW YOUK, May 23. Dr. Ar thur V. Wnlto was calluil to tho wlt nonH dtiinil In IiIk own dofunso Into today In hU trial for the inurilor of Ills fnthnr-ln-lnw, John K. I'eclc, n woultliy druK lunuufacturor of Grand Ituplils, Mich. Tim f I Lrli f In hiivii Wnlln frnm tint electric chair boicnn todny boforo .tiiBtlre Shearu In tho criminal hranch of the Htiiromo court. Tho nr.viintit Inti rtfian.l Itu ruin vftfitlnrilnv ami tli In mornhiK counnel for tho do- fotife niHriunicil allonlHta and rela tive of tho aeciined man to prove that he wa Imiano whon ho klllod hin wealthy fathor-ln-law by glvliiR him repeated done of poison. It U umtoratood that tho defoiiRfl will make no claim Hint Walto la In sane at pronont. An effort will bo made to uliow that ho wag In a lilRli- l. nnrvniii alnla fnr anvnntl llinlllllK procodlnK tho death of Mr. I'ock and that he wag aubject to "obseealonB. ltnitlier on Stiiutl. IJViniV A. WnllP. tbo ilonttil'H l.rnllmr una tlin first WltllOM for the defonue. 11a wtld that because- Dr. Walto had a larico head, tho other members of tho Walto family "poked fun at Win." ' ' Vranli U':ill until tllllt Ills brOtllOT lasRed on the way to school whon a child and was always RettltiB Into trouhlo with other boys. Arthur was IS years old when ho entored tno I'liivomiitv nr Mlrhlaan. He sent back $7000 from South Africa and brounht $1300 more when lie returneu, me wltnoss said. The brother described visits to Wnlta'a unartmants when he lav In a stupor from narcotics and said the dentist then talked at random. J)r. Walte, the witness said, never discussed his Intention to marry Clara l"eck until after their on.semont was aunoumvod. Cross-examined. Frank Walte said he remembered telllnn a physician at Ilellevue hospital there was no opi lensy. mental deficiency nor criminal. Ity In the Walte family. t Cruel to Anliiml-. Walte. as a boy. was cruel to anl. mats, developed a habit or lylnK and niuui in atoal from boarders In hi home aud from classmates at school un.t f.iiie. acconllnx to Clyde Walte of Grand ltaplds, another brother. Warren Walte. tne dentisi ibui er. who next testified, said Miles Walte, the prisoner's grandfather, disappeared from his home In 171 and was never seeu again by his family. One of the witness's aunts died la an Insane asylum, one of her sons Is now In an asylum and an other wu for a time Iu a pchopatl hospital in Ann Arbor, the witness ..Id. adding that a cousin was deaf and dumb. Just before the birth of Arthur Walte, his mother was In a weakened condition, the father tostlfled Ar thur gave htm mere trouble than the other children. A I.lar ami Thief as I toy. He as a liar and a thief la kta school days and ones took $00 from .... ......i,ai oaid Mr. Walte. II1B lit i.uw.iw.-i - Aithur was always disobedient and In later years morose at times. ika wit n ABB Depositions from Dr. Walte's fel i .L.H.m. in the University of Michigan were read. One said Walte was erratic, nervous and held Win- .elf aloof from bis fellows at ine ui- verslty It wa announced that Dr. Wl' would tsWe the tnd t the afternoea session. ,,.,... t,..i, ......I. - PMJIs. .,v ' 1.. ....Iii.mv ..iiliiiirilie- ! map- "t the '!ldiiu legion -hoW, that Wllhiu the 1.1-1 j)aith litrwnu ifain- -n the fl hank i$the Meue trom l'umiere to 1 no 111 1 uverage u oeMll 01 .wv 1- 'I'he line e.i-lwai.l tr..in the , , -1.1,-1. u.l ..I '1 '" ' f AIEDFORD YOUNG WILLIAM ORPET A photographic study of the rate who, Is Is eliai'Kcd. pul-omsl Kill, vtlio then sueetlieai'l. Orpet is ulrlKh nml VICTIM'S PARENTS 10 BE IN ORPEI L WAl'KISflAX. Ill , Max 23 Coun sel for Will Qrpet, who Is on trial under a charge of murdering Marian lambart, his sweetheart, announced today that the parents of tho girl had been subpoenaed In the ease. They are expected to testify regard ing the girl's mental condition Just boforo her death, when, It has been ascertained, she was despondent. It was said the defens would at tempt to show strong presumption of suicide. ISxamlnatiou of prospective Jury mon seems certain to continue until tho end of the week at least. When court closed yesterday, the ninth day of the trial, but one more man had boon tentatively accepted. Four men have already been accepted and sworn. Three others tentatively ac cented by the state were excused by the defense yesterday, although their selection seemed practically certain HALTED FOR PRESENT HO.MK. Mu J'.. Ma I'ari-. 'The situation on the front alonu the high plateau of Arien U till grave, but it i not larniij," n,v a eini-oft'ic-ial announcement here today concern ing the Austro-Hunirariun attempt to widen the only line occupied on Ital ian territory The Italian military authorities, it is said, have taken all uecesMiiry measure to prevent a further Austri an advance and are organixinjr a counter ofiVnive. The civil fipuluJioit which evueu atd the district, of Aruro and A--jaco, and the maller uci?hbirinu' vil lains, u hiiii.' taVen caie of bv the government. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK IN THE MEDITERRANEAN I.ciMiiiN M. J' I In linti-li . l. . K . 1 ..... . 1 ...U.l ...... WTNESSES AUSTRIAN .,,,,., ha- l,.-.- -,1.!. I, .b..,..nne.!?' ,,",'v! ,Javif" ut'wU cons-.f-iied I. ,.lll-llllt 11 .1 -1 I ll I ' ll. '- 'J. .'..-. ! 11. e..rdn.L' t.. an ..i.ii.Miueemciit made Iik1.iv at I.ln.vd' -liippin .ieiuv. OuQierla.tedMein...naSr. thei"1 J' J '""' mnunder of Atlantic the Washington lefi N'r.iort New. Apn. I.' ,...rs.t.,!k I... .lav. , ... . i... ...I . , . .. . MAIL TRIBUNE OKKUOX. TiirKKlUY, MAY 2o, IMG of llllmn (lipol, the ioIIcko Uiy was nclttlilxuliooit, kIiIIiimm! iIiiiiii, .Unlit Imt calm. illCIENI FOR LONDON. M.i y The grand jury today leturued true hills against Sir ltoger Casement, leader nf the Sinn 1'eln revolt, and Daniel .1. Italley, the former Hrltlsh solillor who is held as his accomplice. lU'm.l.V, May 2.V Astonishing ly little Interest Is displayed here In the trial of Sir ltoger CitHomout, both In Mlltloal and general circles. Case ment was almost entirely unknown here before the war. Since thou vague reporta or hla activity In Cor many have boon all that have reach oil the Irish public in spite of the fact that lie was In touch with the load ers of the recent rebellion. As an element In Irish politics Casement had no existence. Tho Im portance attached to his connection with the HI nn Kctn revolt, both In KnRland and abroad. Is not ijullu un derstood In this tountry. SUPERINTENDENTS.P.SS. I'liliTt.AMi. r. Mnv 2.". With i'ii- title ..I .'en. n. I itipciiotendciit, Allied J. I)iiiiU..ii w,ik apMiiuted to day by I'renidctit I.. S. Oilman to ue ceed Churle t). Jink-, who recently rexiuncd n general inunager of the KMikune, J'tirtlaiiil A. Seattle Hallway eompany. Mr. Jenk- leaves tomorrow for St. I'uul to beeome general mun aer of the Oreat N'ortjieni railroad. The apMjintmcnt of .Mr. I)svidou will beciuiie c II eri ne next Saturday when he uriivc it Spokuue, where he li.i-. Im'I'Ii -ii.eiinti mint of till' Spo kane Intel n,it 11. it. 1 1 Kmpire railroad, ,1 -III) llll, n v In . 10 WITH FiSION 4X piMi, T(ivi, Mav 23 t.iner. i""'e- ' "' -- "...."" sone of tht, bonier, nuuouned todav In Jusres be intended to ask lieu- 'l'u "!'".. wo.r, .or, .or "" s ionfTence at which would be et- l''l detail uf i o i;.t i utloii fur i Imh- TREASON RETURNED IN ON TRIAL FOR MURDER WMMM iOBiBBBBBr4CSSCttMTZ sBBBBSsaBBKJSglggKStfuHlBBlsW. JgrnBafBmgBaitalVf lf BvrlBBBKcKvlMgV'SV gfraBW!W1SSiTir. " BBBBBflBBBBgggggHgggHgHgH SbbIbIbIbIbIH bIbIbIbIbIbbIbV ' JbUbIbIbIbIbIbIbH bIbIbIbIbIHbIbV Marian Lotrvb-t, " It miis Miss IwinilM'it, the proven t Ion cIuii'Kes, whom Oi'iK't wl-lied out of the way mi lie iiuild wed Silas Voukees, NO H PEACE LIKELY Wilson Tells Callers That Interven tion of a Neutral Could Rest Only on Mutual Umlcrstandino hy Bclliy crcnts That Terms to Be Arranued to Conserve World's Lntcrcsts. WASIIINOTON, May 2.ri. -Presi dent Wilson told onllora todny that tho Intervention of a uoutral In be half of peace In' Kuroi eould rest only on a mutual uiiilotstaudliiK by the belligerents that terms to be ar ranged aro to conserve tho Interesti of all and of the world at large, rather than thoso of a iwrtlcular na tion or group of nations among the warring ikiwhts. i ..Mr. Wilson did not disclose any definite plan or action he may have formulated in regard to pence, nor atithorliH a formal statement of his attitude. Ills callers gained an Im pression, however, that the president would entertain suggestions that ho oxto.ni! his good offices to the bel ligerents to bring about pence only when the conditions he outlined were likely or fulfillment. No .Move l.ikcl) Now. Mr. Wilson pointed out to his call ers that there are many elements In the situation In Huron, all of which must ha taken Into account In con sidering peace proposals. While he Is eager to see the conflict ended as soon as possible, the While House visitors were able to gather no Im pression that a move by the fulled States to bring it about Is In Imme diate prospect at least. itepresentallve llensley of Mis souri, discussed with Mr. Wilson his amendment to the naval bill, adopt ed by the naval committe. author! Iiik the president to Invite other na tions to participate in a conference at the close of the war with the object nalof setting up a lourt or other tri bunal to settle International disputes. Mr. llensley told the president that he believed this amendment made the naval bill an assurance to for eign nations that the lulled Hiataa was arming for defense onl. not for any offensive purpose, und was ready to enter Into an agreement to settle International disputes amicably. In .Vol Committed. The president did not commit him self definitely to the amendment, but Mr. llensley gained the Impressing that be was favorable to the general principles involved. While Mr. llensle would not re veal details of his conversation with the president, be left the White House satisfied that the president would do everv thing possible to bring about peaie in Kuiope and to main tain It rffter the end of the ar. I SENATE TO HOLD HEARINGS UPON SHIPPING OILL I rIIIN(i'l)V Mm J' Tin - cti - iale euinincr.il comiiiitti ld. ap- iiiiiiitt-d a uh coiniiiilKf -iiit iiifcr Isenaiop- Simnioiin. I'lcti her. it-miv iheud. Jniie- .nd Lini'itt. to hold hf.ti I in-- on i Hi .iduiniiotr.itioii hii tmr HI AN Celes'lc ibukt-rj1 ANOG N S N A Despite Opposition of Oregon Delega tion, 0. & C. Grant Measure Passes House as Drawn by Committee 50 Per Cent Proceeds for State and County, 50 for Government. WASIIINOTON'. May 2.".. The Oregon & California laud grant bill, designed to restore to the federal government about I!, 200.000 acres of land vitlueh at about $.10,000,000, passed the house without substantial amendment today by a vote of ISO to n. It now goes to the senate. iAn amendment adopted In commit tee of the whole to Increase the share of various counties In the pro ceeds from the sale of the laud was defeated. 1T to I2X, on a roll rail. The bill was Introduced to straight en out a long legal fight between the government and the Oregon & Cal ifornia Itallroad company over a laud grant made more than a half century ago. The government averred the com paiiy had failed to carry out tho terms of this agreement, regarding the disposition of the laud to settlers. Having recovered the land the gov. eminent would be obligated by the bill to dispose or It and return $M0 an acre to the railroad and divide the remainder of the pioceeds between counties, the two states, the general reclamation fund and the national tteasury. A fight on the measure was mads by Oregon representatives who de sired that their stste share more gen erously In the proceeds. The bill gives r.n per eent of the revenue derived from the sale of the laud grant to the stale and counties, 10 iter rent to the national reclama tion fund, and 10 per cent to the federal government for administra tion expenses SEAT BULL IN G.O.P. CONVENTION I'OKTLANU, r.. M.i -''. Halph K. Willuim, republican national eom milteeiuun for Oregon, who wilt leave for Chicago tomorrow, anuounccd t da that Oregon's five irogieivc uutionul convention delegates would lie Moated u alternate in the repub lican uutionul convention, if hi ef fort are able to hruiir this about. 1'iuler Oregon's primary election law, there i no proiion made for the Iculii'ii of alternates. Mr. nil liaim. staled he wn hoM-ful for the eoii'-iilid.ttiiin "I republican and pro-.-II--IM' lone, at Chicago. WASHINGTON, i.n 2-V -The irmv iippritpnatom mil. carmiig 'it, H',,(itm,liwi and including protemn r i arrvm out the llav -I h.vitilterlam I m-i.iv jrjir.tfion hill. w agne4l to to 4V in the ho ie miht.r fioiiUce. ilhfiiili tinludei.proi.ion Jonteimn .ol nt csuntiu' iiitotuiatmn fr t'u. II l 111 l'lllll- IHI..IWWII.HI -ordination nt itiduitfies mid resource University of Oitflon Lllirnry WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 57: Minimum Today !I7, l'rc. .00 NO. 55 Next to Shields Bill, Biggest Grab Yet Attempted of Public Property In Pliclan Bill to Give Away Oil Fields Reserved for and Needed by Navy to Private Interests. HY OH.SON (lAIU)NKIt WASIIINOTON, May 25 Noxt to tho Shields bill, tho biggest raid re cently nttomptod on tho public's prop erty Is that embrnced In tho Pholan bill. In this enso It Is tho govern ment oil fields of California that pri vate Intorosts aro ronchhiR for. The r n Id Is so big, nml tho conse quences, If It succeeds, would bo no sorlous In completing tho oil monop oly and Increasing tho prlco of otf products that tho socrotnry of tho navy has nppoaled to I'roMdont Wil son to Intervene. Tho now nnval pro grain will have to bn nbnndonod and a different nno suhstltutod If cou gross yields to tho grabbers. Keek -Itl.OOll Acres of l-anil Tho doslres of tho oil Intorosts aro embodied In a sonnto nmondmont to llouso Dili -IOC, Introduced by Sena tor Juntos I), l'holnn of California. This monsuro seeks In effect to turn over to private Intorosts inoro thnn forty thousand ncros of oil lands withdrawn from entry by President Tuft tho lauds whloli aro toduy tho areas comprising tho government ro sorvos of oil rolled upon to Insure a supply of fuol oil for tho now navy. tTho nnvnl affairs commltteo of tho house has just voted to nuthorlzo tho construction noxt yonr of four bot tle cruisers equipped with oil-burn-Ing engines, to give them n apeed of 3I knots an hour and to bo armed with 1 1-Inch guns. Thoso nro In tended to bo tho most important fea ture of the navy's contribution to proparodnose. "These ships cannot bo built," snya Secretary Daniels, "nt least It would not be wise to build them ns oil burning ships If those rosorvos of nil are to go Into prlvato ownership. The government must not bo dopond eut on private owners for the fuol for Its ships." luiolinii on rubllo Asldo from the navy's Intorost In the lauds, the general public, suffer Ing already under the Impositions of the oil trust, and groaning over tho price or gasoline, will feel that It Is a Hior time to let the remaining oil resources go Into trust ownership. Th present effort to get tltlo by legislation Is the sequel to a long serlea of damaging treapassos whloli private Interests have already eom mltted on the public's oil fields. These were discovered by tho do paitmaut of Justice, and In February, t 13. the attorney general outtsod suits to be brought to dhMontlnuo them and force compensation In dam ages for the nil taken. The tres passers defended with the pl that they did not believe the withdrawal of September, 10U, and July. 1910, were legal, so they bad gene on rab- blng. ' The I'helan bill Is Intended to quash the government's suit and cure the 'titles" which these grab bers have acquired by trespassing. The bill ha been favoraoly reportad l the senate committee e fWfcUg lands and the wavs are grnwl for II h passaie. CITY ELECTIONS 111. I.st, T.x., Mav 23. -Aa the ln-t -.tep in the retoratlon of a eoii .titiitioual government, the Carranuv goveniment has proposed a dtireo eulliug tor municipal elevtion's and the e-labhhmeat of free MUHioiulitiof, according to a mexsaffe fru Ms.xio (it.v. meived tixlay bv Aadreg Gar cia, the Mexican consul belt. Koltowing the munieiw loliuM orders will be iueil ueofMstvely fur ttule and oon'.-i..nal elections, and lutv for the .w.ouiu of n preahlout of the republic. Tbo first eleetie U urdirid mr July. Inloriiiiition vvn- nUo received from t'luhimhuu. t'nv tumii that tiovwruor Knrhiuet had pubbbtd a deciw tlu foitnitdir.jt ball fijins. cH'k tights assi other shi(h detmed xMtnwl e4 cvtr BIG RAID UPON REMAINING OIL LANDSOFNATION AGAIN MEXEO M t" mi M I l .1 t I . I' .1 it- Of I ll ll'l .In I i II...' i i.. t irr ,a ic June. rwjtftjf. ... nil