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RwQff Medford Ma WEATHER .Minimum Yesterday (17; .Minimum Today II; lr. .01 V r FORECAST rilH TONMillT AM) TOMOItKOW V t'ortv-nlxth Year. lnm Kprniu Yoar, German-American Alliance Declared Anti-American Alliance Salvation of Our People Lies in Having a Nationalized and Unified America Only Discord and Bitterness Can Result From Use of Hyphens to Divide American Citizenship Ma jority Are Real Americans. rAVUK lKIIIfll1l uUlLI I Ui ST. LOUIS, Mo., Mnv .11.- Mural irenxuti lo tla I 'nit I'd State wax etutrged by Theodore Kooxevelt in nn mlrfrcxx delivered here today against Goilimn-Amcricniix who seek t make their governmental rcprcxcnttttive net in the interest of (ii-mianv rather tbun for Ihi country. Ik character iioil the (lermuu-Americ an alliance nx rii "niiti-Ainerienn alliance," hut ,, gilded that he believed that its mem v her, "not only dti not represent, hut scandalously misrepresent," the irreut majority of real American of Ger man origin. I'vwing the motto "America for Americans" for nil American, whether thev were horn here or nhmud, the lonner president declar ed that "the -alvntiun of our iK-opIo lieH in having a tinlinntili&eil nnd tini lk'd America, ready fr the tremen dous tusks of both war iiimI ieiiee." To Slum lljpliciis "I uMil to all our citizens," the colonel wnid, "no mutter from what bind their forefather eauie. to keep thiw ever iu mind nnd to shun with worn mid contempt the sinister in triguers and mischief-maker who would Keek to divide them nloiiif lines of ereed, of birthplace or of notional origin." Colonel lfoocclt said he i-umc to Hi. Louis to epeak on Anient nni-iii to condemn the use if the Implicit whenever St represent an effort ! form (Militical artics iiltum racial lines or to bring preore t bear mi Mirtics and imlitifinns, not for Atnei ienti purpose, hut in the infcn-t i home group of voters of a certain no lionnl origiu or the countrt 1'iom which (heir forefathers came." He wax ciuillv iteuin! the native American of the wroii kin.l end lor the immigrant of the right kind, he declared. lie Maid each nation -hoitltl be judged by it" conduct nud thai the t'nilcd Htnlcs should opxise en eroaehmenl on il own rights, whether Ucrmuny, Hngluud. France or Kuia be guilty of mieonduet. JtiMlllMl Cilit'MSllIp "The ctfirt to keep our citizenship diidcd ugtiiiM itself," the colonel continued, "by uc of the hyphen ami itlong the lines o niitional origin. i certain to breed a spirit of I'ltlcrm nnd prejudice uiul dihkc between ureal bodie of our citir.en. It -oiuc citizens bund together m (tviuuin Americnns or Irish-American or Scandinavian-American and cwrv HUeh bunding together, eerv n"empt l make for (Hilitwal purM)c u (lr-man-Ainciii'an alliance or u Seundi ntt via n -American alliance, nieunx 'viin at the bottom .in ettort against the interest of straight-out American citizcn-hip, nn effort to bring into our nation I lie bitter Old World riv alries und jvttlouie and hatred." t'oloiiel Roooeclt cited nuniernu eikuniple of nun who, nociuted Willi him tt office-holder or oldier., wen decenlm- ot foreijner, but who, he declared. nic in every i-eue renl American "It would le po kible," he dcclnreil, "to in. in inr eii lirr .iiliiiii.iotiiitinn .'lulu I'lrMcli'iit lIllUII Ull, ji II lit (ii I I .ill 1)1. .ml, ,ll ot -in Ii uln .ill i.' i i-.n. Vim lli'.ill- BY STRIKING REEF WASH1M,T0 tu IT ! f pwiu lnut U-U er Wati u -dtubdi trri: t 4iitt r'Mt hrvokw.if r uft K"ikiHt't, W k '' Uifcht X wi ' fnt tt ' !c jiutin..' 'oda. l t tAr Wj !itri Wwiit 4 M t-'1-Mini. I $' -" -not -. 'in, o e t ( e' - n I ) u) (, i im llml ''i viiuil Aini-riiMii ciiiilil follow them With whiili'-llr.ittt'il li'- alt. Xn IImi Inilimtloii "I hold it mi outrage nnd a iola tioti of every principle of true Ameri eniiihin." he continued. " to diMciim inntu nKnitiHt Mich a man (the Amer ican of foreign imreutnite) heeaiike of the land from which he or hit imr entH came, or licciiuxe oT liix ereuil. I tut I hold it no It1 an oiilrnxt) fnr him to act in our domeitic jMilitii, not iih an American, but aw an Ameri can with a iimlit ieii tion; nn Anuii ican who Iihh xome un-AnierieHii in terest lo nerve, ome foreijin country to Hene, lieeaiixe of lii auccMtry. The man who t It it net is the hyphen ated American. "Thin ix not n meic nbxtruet iiiiex tion which I am dicuHinK. At this erv moment it ix bbuoned in the public prcx that brnnchcx of the Oenmui-American alliance,' xo-call-ed, in differenl paitx of the country, an1 nttemptiutf to coei tiinid ami un-iriipiili'ii- nliiii'i.in l threaten ing' I "'" I'-Miin-i them, or bv act ii.iIU . i'ii j .rjini -I tin-in. when the (Continued on pu)!e two.) ERB1LT HOME STONED BY A NUT SEEKING OIL KING NKVV YOIIK, M.n .11 - Carr) iliK leather lias (illid with lone 8rl)4t It. Fowrdlics. a wood rarver of Yonkerx, N. V., ntoited In front of the home of William II. Vander bile In fifth avenue today und began to hurl atones through the wludewa. A policeman ur rented him as be waa throwing the fourth atone. The nollce aaid Kowrdhea declared he believed ho waa throwing tho atone at the home or John 1). Rockefeller, whom he held reaiontble for the aufferinga of the iwor. At the request of Mr. Vanderbilt Fowrdbea waa taken Into the Vander bilt home where he talked Incoher ently about "revenging" hlmaelf upon Mr. Hockefeller. i The policeman who made the ar reat said Fowrdbes admitted he and a friend had plotted to meet In front of the Rockefeller home and kill Mr. Rockefeller. They exported, Fowrdbes aaid, tha? Mr. ItocKefeller would come to the door when the atone were thrown whereupon the other man was .to shoot him. The ul leged accomplice failed to appear Some of the furniture In the Van derbilt home waa damaged and a mir ror waa broken. iWhen told it was Mr. Vanderbilt house he had attacked Fowrdbes grinned and said: "You police cant VAND tool me; 1 know its Rockefeller's house.'' The man was examined by a police headquarters physician who after ward announced that Fowrdbea b ' a dangerpus man" and that he Aould recommend his committment to Hellevue hospital for observation as i) his sanity. A hin.ill stllletto was found In Fowrdbes' pocket. litiSfinto that Fowrdbes had been an innate of an Insane alum was fuTf.lrcl l the iiollre phjhiclan be a tl.tf mutt was arraigned In iibirt 'til ee de lmed thot fr tit e'e 'nMi0rfIl o O o0ea ca COOCOCb ftLEDFORD F BACK BIT BY BIT German Offensive Relentlessly Press ed Nlvlllcs Forces Retire From Outskirts of Cumicres Village Germans Drivliifl Wedge Into the French Line West of Meusc. I.ON'DON, Mnv III. The (lenuan offensive wexl of llitt Meu-c, in the Verdun iVKimii w buintt rolentlexslv prexied nnd bit by bit the French are beintt forced buck. (Ii'iierul N'iville'x forcex, which yiKterdny wcie stniff tilnii; to retain u foothold iu the out skirts of fumierc m1Ihku bvi now admitted I hey retired in this sector. The Clenuuu ndviinee iu tbi neotor ix faxt ilriv iiitr a wodnc into the French line jut wo-d of Ibo Mi'itno, the movement belns; nppiiieully in -tended to out flunk tliu French in the vicinity of their commniidina; Donil Man hill and Hill No. Ill) I poxitiomi. In the xotithern Tyrol the Auxtrinim reMiit h eontinuiince of their ad vance. They have forced ft imxxnuo of the I'ohinn, wext of Aisturo, aboiil live milex inxide ItMlian territory. The current xtateniunl from Koine, appiuently reportiinr on thin xatue operation, claims that the llnliuiw were able to retain their positioiiH dexpite violent Attxtriaii attacks. I'lcmli Statement I'AIUS. May III. -The tet of the official Hlatemeut says; "On the lei I bank of the Meu-e a ferocious battle took place veMcidnv and bixt niytht between Dead Man hill and the Mwiise. The eiieutv al the conclusion of a hiuubaiilnicnt of un heni'd-of violence which hud been ao inif on for two dayx, delivered ii-imniI ed nnd eoiicentric attacks in which laiite numherx of men were enipl -ed, upon our trenches east of I trail .Man hill and on certain positions in the xillaue of fiimicfc. "Everywhere our troop repulsed the enemy, who suf feted hey n--es. NeverthelesH in the retfionx iiutli of (aurcttes wood we were eiimxlled to evaeuute our first line trench. This alrendv hud been com pletcU levelled by the bombuiduient ui the enemy. Clelliiaiis Successful "Smith of fiimicreK Oenmiu at tack deliveicd from two sides of the illnuc were iicccst'ul in the beitin niiiu: in driinir a- buck in the direc tion of tin flintHiicourt station, but a spirited counter-attack made it imssible for us to force I he enemy back to the outskirts of ('umicrex. "Certain CJerman detHchinentx which under coer of a f hud made their way alone the Meuc as far ax the heiitlit at the I'liattancouii sta tion, were annihilated by our fire. "On the right bunk of the river there has been intermittent artillery filfhtinir "In I'pper 'AUaee the enemy, after au intense preparatory artillery fire, attacked our positions at it itoint about laOfl yurdx east of Xeppy. They secured a footinir in some of our trenches, but they were at once driven out bv our counter-attacks." (iiinuau Statement IIKHI.IW May 111. Herman troop lcrutintr in the Verdun region west of the Meue have been iieceful in I'lealiuir the -uiillielll eininni' of t'liinieit xill.i.'i ui the French who Ui-ii Imlilinu mi tlir ii'. tin w .ir nl tire alilniiiiH i il tnii.iv Ni.iiU 100 iii-- (Contlnued on pago six) OFREVENGESTRIKES IlKIJI.IN. M.. .1 I .1 -I M.ii-ImI Archduke Frcdcmk. ummandci ui-ehu-t ot the Au-ti" lliiiiuaiiaii arm ies, iued on the annuer.uv of tul'- deelMtattun r war auuil Ail-tn.i an null r ui tin- da, iu which be said: "I'ntil a sh,nii i ii . .o it wa only hy the ue of . .tvialorx and our tleet that ' ' spread ter ror and eunfii' . I' 'in terri tory. For a W-L .' i -t had to lu.iit iiitiiill tin hunt' nt attack i I .1 oi t i I ' i I i - I I n - liiinr N a N ORKUOX, WKDNKSIUY. LATEST PORTRAIT OE .)llt llo ma JH yea i I'lvaus siaudliiK Catlici fatlier' OF IRISH TROUBLE LONDON. Mnv III. Theie .. hoHful feeliiiK Itnlav iu imhtn'iil en clex reifiirding the outcome ot the Insli iiegotinltonx. It is toihlc that Uloyd (leorgc will make a state ment iu the house of commons before adioiirnment tomorrow to the eflect that considerable proresx has been made, hIUhiukIi the main difficulty the exclusion of I'Ulcr ix not en tirely removed. According to pub lished rcporls, the provincml Irish members of tuirliumcat ludicw that an agreement is piadicallv certain and that the cae ui lister will be fully provided for. The mirliitmeiitar eorresiMdidciits of the provincial paer bcliew the Irish ipiestion is in a i ci solution Mian ix siigvexled by the London papers. The Uhtogow lliialil umlci -taiaU Ihut a settlement already ha been tetiehed on n ba-i- oi a luirliameui for uatiouulist Ireland, with I l-ter, or a greater xul thcieof, excluded. leaders of the two parties held a moat harmonious mi-eiinir vestcrdav at which, accerdini: to the Herald, the chief point at i--uc n. settle!. The nationalist., und (he I ' ter men shook hands across the t.ilde ut the con clusion of the mil mi'.'. The Man chester (lliaidiali ajlec, thul the lines on which 'promise can be bused have bf-u i muki While there t- i. oiifirmalion at Westminster that .'ii .lureeineut Inc. been re.iehcd, it i In ieci that an ciiih -eltliiiii nl i- i" -ilili . BRITISH CASUALTIES l.oiON, mj .:i Itrltinh ias uultleK In May weic much heavier tlmn in either of the to preceding monlliH The tottlM lioai .11 ft !d of oiertlon, compiUd from puiilUh fd liht, Ik 17H7 oftm-rii .iful ' s . 7 nuen. Th total in March. linluilinK oftlierh unit mt u, w.i- .",tJl ,inil In April 2t,'. I I. o ri'leil Miss Antoinette ( arler KfmifSSSKw -JtfimwaK S3aik x s npi. 'I'lielr sou Is dailies WSieWmSSr $HoBiamlf, iflN. i lliiulies, .Ir., The (laimlilei-s SMotT Jf 03IHRW A vISwS J&l are I lie .Vll.sse-, Helen anil iV' !fe.iif iwSilv' Pi rPiOTJsi liit: HlinlK'th it slithiK in her (j yfjt ifiFftnTCiMiw l 'yg aXgvJP s '''I' ' fcM3,S(2F jHBsM3glv3w( MfttMrs FEEL NG i 3 AjZry TVENTY MILLION OOLL,'R PUBLIC BUILDING PILL,! WASHINGTON. sLm 11 lie-pile the objection o I'le-nlellt 'i-oii In! public buildiui( bilj l4 nw : jeet-, the i olinDiJle l..'ltj) alf'dil t"' ii .i." i - i i eu. J? ii. i .',i. f.'n ilfillllOi) R'ir"ir X" T"nr 'i if I I P i MAY :J1. Ifllii JUSTICE C. E. HUGHES AND HIS FAMILY M N sr FUNERAL SERVICES FOR JAMES J. HILL j HELD AT RESIDENCE, HT. PA1 L, Ma II. Fuueial -er-iee for James J. Illll Were held lit '2 o'clock thi- allei u at Mr. Hill's Kummil avenue r idence iu the pres ence of members of the laniilv and friends. Thousands of ixtiple lined the srec in the neighborhood of the home. Com rnrv I" Ins) arrunge meuts, the xervices al I he home were not private, -cvcral hundred 1'iiunU ami I'oliuer bll-llie- a--ii.ite- Iiciiik adaiittcd. cithers iliroiivcil 1 1"' gioumN, un able to find stauditiu room iiulooi-. At the eun III iiiii ot the CI'1 ie" the lnnl mi- taken In ,iiil'Hi:nlil!e lo North (ink-laiui, Iim mile noitliea-t id St. I'tiul, ub re liuiinl w.i- niaile on the shoie of I'l.-ii .iit l.ikf. Ilan ilreiU of ailloumblle- tulluwed tile bod to the burial place. Al the home two Iimiiii-. "f'ud Kindly Light" and ".la-t A- I Am.' were suuf and the Iff- 'I'lioiiia-- J. (Jibbon-, ia-tor o lln s. I', nil eat li ed ral. ib-lm-ied .i -lioi t -.eimoii, lie then lead the iiIii.h Imi'l -cm ire ol the I '.itllolle Il hi II C0IS UP THURSDAY I U.s!!(,n, N I . i.. I' ll .llnl lullli'llU inliiliil- ol ihc -ell late pullelal's eiiinmil'ii tmliiv com Ipleleil 'In, i ,,'H n .ml .ijain-l I eoiiliim.ilH'ii "' '' 'ii n. it. on ol (I.oiii- l. Mi. ii, ii' i i . i i - ipii'iiii i court. Thc wi'l be -nbmitti'il to the -i'ii. lie III cxcciiliM' -e mil tnliiinriw lOEttV flEPOfiTf;OFILLMER Q7 YUAN SHI KAI WASHINGTON. M.i 'il. The l hitie-e uiiiii-li r, Welliiiion Koo, to d.iv lecencd a i abhvi am Horn I'-' nn; .i inif the rciMiii'"' 'ic-nl'' V I il il !.ii I urn I r.i'ii v 'i : . -i i ;ASQUITH PLACES QUIETUS ON PEACE TALK FOR ALLIES LONIMLN, Muy ill. I'remier A iputh stated in the house of ewmmoiis lodav in answer to a ipiestion put by Hir Arthur It. Miirkhmii, liltrnl mem ber for the Mansfield division of N'ot liuuhiiiiishire, llml there wax nothing in I he recent statement made hv I'r. Von lUdhmnnn-llollweir. The (lermnn uuM'iial ehaneellor indicated Ihut IJennany was prepared lo consider term- of M'iicc which would safe u'uard ihc iulcrc-l- ot the entente ul-In- and Ihc lilt lire M'llce of F.uroM'. Sir Aitliiir'-. ipieslmn apparently un. .l..,.'iic.l iiiiulK to -el at rest nn '.iilHfestiiui that ll.e euleiite nlliex weic p'epaicd to accept inter elition. Iu iutiii.i: Ins iiiestiou he referred to the la t llml in I he Herman replv to the I.Hc-l Ameiicau note it wux polic ed out (hut (lermuiit bad twice un iiouiiecd her readine lo make pence. t then a-ked "whether ull iallie- were pieparcd t UMill llicm- ' selves of the amul oil x o a lit-u- 'tral slale in order lo eouimunicate to . the lleiiaaii aiicinmenl dclinile teim- oil whnh lhe Would be wil'ui. (to make X'iice, plolle,l the liiimm itfovcrnliienl weic pripand lo ih.iIm a 'the -.inn w.i and al I he same Iimi a coliili iliiciitioii t" tin allies' dcllinli jlertii- on wiii.h (iei'ii.inx was willing to make ! The pi "in T H pl ' received uitli . In. i Id I lo had n"tb- ! in- to add lo Mr Kdwaid (lre's ! -pvci Ii ol la -I WccU. iARMOimATrTPLANT . APPROVED BY HOUSE ' A-lllUli Mv 'I Tin- i ... , piopo-al lo e-i. ii)ii-ii a m ei nun in (ilani lor the n .iinif.i' tniiJ of armor ,,).,,, .,i ., i ..-I ..I l l.lMMI,uiHl, ii iii,' i I i . i . li i ir house, sitlini 1 1 . ,1,, , ' in. vhuip, tjv a so i . i ' i ( . i J a 4ln id i . ii ,eut uH'i'Wlsiii 4 i i uMali'Ui fw i.Minn.inm i, :. ',011.111111. I'ln- tti ,1 ,1 (Jy Q) 1 1 1 ili!n 111 11 ilml l X0. GO A AN A ASKS WHYAME N ARE IN MEXICO New Note From De Facto Govern ment Rcqtiosts Definite Explana tion of Continued Presence of the American Troops and Renews Pre vious Request for Withdrawal. WASHINOTO.V, May 31. A new note from (Jeuerul Orranm nsklng for n definite explnnntlon ot tha oon tlnutHl pretuure of American troopn Iu Mexico, nud renewing his provlouK retiiioiit for their withdrnwnl, Wna pronoutod to the itnte dupnrtmont to. day hy Klliuo Ariundoudo, the Cnr rania Riiilwwwilor. The note covert twenty-olght type written pnntMi and ckiuh In Simnlnh. ArruiiRHimuitii will bs mndo for IU publlcHtlon after It lifts been trnnn lated. CHrrHuna offlclwli In Mavico City lmd prevloimly nnnoiincftd thut tin nnt would be given out after It had been delivered to SSuarutury LhimIiik. Officials Puyzlcd IManuel MhiiiIhi, an attache of Gtm onil Carranwi'ii forelmi offlao, arriv ed here Monday, but denied bringing the note. It l now generally believ ed Hint ho did netunlly brlnK It. Amerlemi offlolnlx are at a lowi to conjecture what object tho Mexican official hero may hnve had In deny ing IU hi-iIvhI. General Currnuau'i new note ro fern to the repented deolnrntloue that the United Staton wants no wur with Mexico nud argil ox that the with drawal of the troop would bo tho beet proof of that attitude on tho part of the American governniont. The continued preiouco ot tint pun Llvo expedition, the note wiyt, In hnv. lug a contrary- effect. It gw on, to nay tlmt Cnrnium Troop lire now nlilc both in niimliom mid ponltion to control outUwry In northern Vxloo and that co-operation by the Ameri can troop in preventing the I noil r hIoum Into the I'nlted 8tate can best he curried on hy having the foretfK on the American lde of the border. It declare that had the A merlon n troop now In Mexico tweH engaged In patiol 011 the American aide the (Menu Hpring and lloiiullla raldg could have been prevented. .Not An I'liiiiHitiiin Btalo department official regard the note not a au ullinuUum but aa a continuance of the iiegotlntton with the Carraiua government. After delivering the note to Acting Secretary I'olk, ICIhwo Arrendnuilo, Oeneral Carrama'a ambaawidor hero, admitted that It wa brought to Washington Monday hy Manuel Mm de, an attache ot the Carranaa far eign office. The gmbgaador aaid he denied the existence of the note at that tint be- caute he wlahed to ak hla (orelgH office if anything had occurred to change Ita altitude during tha tine the note wa en route to Washing ton. II received InatrucUoa hat night that there had been no change and preacnted the note tola maralng. The note I signed hy Foreign Min uter Aauilar Arrauuenienta will be maile lul.-r tol il.- inihlietttlon. I iltlfill, SwlterUnd. May 31. tteport have leuihed Kudich from Komunvihorn, a SwIh town oh Lktt' t'onatanee that u new auper-StoppetlN. ?.'o feet lonr, ha been seen waking trial trip over the lake. The tot I rapacity o( the airehlp 1 51.000 ankle meter, or about double that of Xep pclina of the earlier type. The uew craft 1 fitted with MNi motor-, four armed gondola, ma chine gun. mall cannon and ap paratus for dropping bomb and dla iliuruliii; aerial torpetloex It weigh forl tons, Is alilc to rise l.'i.oOO feet, and has a lonu 1 a unf 01 action. SUPER-ZEPPELIN 1 R ED ZEPPELIN DESTROYED oft sALOHiKt morir iJiMioN, Max .11. A lenlral Nut- dip.it' f r.'id Aiiisifiil.iiii myM ttriai 1 tiinnau 7vpelkii de rimjbjf iit civa m tbc &itliinifci tfront, 1 ,iiu in 1 1 ttd X tv tll itfB lues aud W ,1- 1I1 - I l" 1 d. O. f t a 'WJeamvMgW-jj