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 '
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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 $00 from
.... ......i,ai oaid Mr. Walte.
II1B lit i.uw.iw.-i -
Aithur was always disobedient and
In later years morose at times.
ika wit n ABB
Depositions from Dr. Walte's fel
i .L.H.m. in the University of
Michigan were read. One said Walte
was erratic, nervous and held Win-
.elf aloof from bis fellows at ine ui-
verslty
It wa announced that Dr. Wl'
would tsWe the tnd t the afternoea
session.
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1.. ....Iii.mv ..iiliiiirilie- ! map- "t the
'!ldiiu legion -hoW, that Wllhiu the
1.1-1 j)aith litrwnu ifain- -n the fl
hank i$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
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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
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WTNESSES
AUSTRIAN
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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