Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 09, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAH .Ksdrs' '- Unfve-slt of dron ' Ihrary EDFO FORECAST ThmitiiiK Tonight, Sulimla l-'nlr, Wauier WEATHER Maximum Yo.itcnhty 80; Minimum Today II). " Forty-sixth Year. Dnlli- KM inltt Tfr MEDFORD ORK(l( F1?1I)V. ,VX) 1. l!)l(i NO. fiR Tribune DM ATT imrn w 1 1 WTTfa ndL jHti CbL. Jffll i iH V ' fe PAHDITATES fiORAH VISITS lsmES 0F pffl(BL ' CONVENTIOH'PRAISIMG T R gpll'8 UUIvlLls I lull I SlnlUlivU i is WFyl Republicans Place Htilics, Burton, Root, Weeks, Sherman, Cummins, Roosevelt aid Other Favorite Sons In Nomination No Move Towards Combining With Proyrcssivcs Made Hay Take One or Two Ballots Before Adjourning Until Tomorrow t'nl.ISIXM, Chicago. .Iiihc 0. Tho lcpnldicuu notional convention late tin- aftergoow was in sewniun with L i he announced imi'mm of remaining iiiiiitiumioly at work until nil presi dent inl iiitiitiHntt'o lire nominated. During tin first four hour of tin M'--tu Justice Hughes, Former Sen ator Million of Ohio. Klihu Itout mid Senator Weeks of Massachusetts and Senator Sherman of Illinois were jilii'i'.l in nomination. Senator Full ill' New Mexico wus waiting In tiom iiuiu t olonel- Hooscvelt. The list nf other, fuori(e sons remained to lie prceiited mid the prospect were tluit when nominations wetu closed oiiu ballot or "iblv two might lie (iiIcimi ItciitH' tlii1 convention adj"iuncd un til tomorrow. OIhmi nml IINvr.s Alur tlu convention anil been cm lied to order, SennWr Smoot rend tin' ii'Mri of the iwaso conforms. Vlun Mr. Swoot catoie to (lie an-iioum-i'iiii'iit that the progressives hail iirgul (hut Colonel Roosevelt had the ultrihutc of "the iuo( desirable can (liilnii- upon which til unite, "there were applause, cheers nml some his-es. There were ericii of "Hooscvelt,'' n jiiiiKlinir or cowbells uuri some chects. Home few tried to hi" down the demonstration. At cries of "or der, order," Chuirnuin Harding huug rd the guvel and the noise subsided. Scattering upphiuse nnd Mime Inugh ter marked the close of rhe reudinir. Then emne the nomination of can didates. The roll of states wait culled and Alabama mid Alaska paed. Ari xoiia yielded to New York. Governor Whitman of Xew Vork took the platform to nominate Justice Hughe. IliHiionctiHttim fur Tuft The governor went on to a denun ciation nf 1'rcsident Wilson's foreign )Mliey mid u declaration thnt the )rnMiily of the country onlv wtis teniMirury and dependent wholly on declared, the nation called lor "our greatest stutesmeu and the ropobli enn purly." There was the longest dmoa tril lion of the convention when Ooreinoi Whitman mentioned the name ot William II. Tatt. When it showed iutiix of dyiujj away the rheer lead ir "Inrted it up attain and it wa oix iiuuute. before Governor Whitman re- nlliniHl. (3eruor Whitman concluded at )'.:ll with tin' words, "the greut state t( New York, through the lip of it .Koxernor, offei to the people of the pail, to the voters of the party no. not only to tlum, but to the (treat nut ion her son, her noblest and her best. HllRllt. HtllllOllktlHtloil "1 nominate u the republican can didate for president of the United tatc t'hailtn Ean lluuhe of New York." MWMHSWiWMMWeMeMS i (Continued on page four). 0 J.ilrrfV. Ji.nc 0 ticncral irffri' Ihv l'iouih comiiiondfr in chief, i in Loudon. He attended an imioit ant conference at the foreign ofiirc toUu with Paul Cimbon. If rt).' H am''..--I'lor Si i KJwan! i'io.2lrJt i ! . i r - ri ' .i r .. I mm in4ft ' I GENERAL JOFFRE VISITING LONDON Idaho Senator Speaks to Progres sives, Pleading for Harmony Watchful Waitlnu of G. 0. P. Camp Is Attitude of Bull Moose Leaders StrMng to Delay Nomination of Teddy No Ftrthcr Parley Asked by Republicans Platform Is Adopted. Al'DITOmi'M HAM., (MlirAClO, June . After finWiiiig eoimidorfl. lion of their Vint form secliim ly w- t ton, hut without volitur for its final ndoplion. Hie-trtt(iieHivo coMVentiiui lvecsHcd for liinclieou at 1 :0S p. u. until :i p. in. The eonftrauce emnmittco wore tin ilerstood to be wntehiiiff tin1 r-itun-lion to detemiiue whether Uu'ie is miv ue to try a ft a in to khI tuyetln'r. This ili'lKMidwl, it was .vaid, tin whether the tepuhlieiins went on with nomination or dr-ired further juuley. The iit of Senator Ilornh wn mild hy Mr. Perkins to lie "another "Urn of the friendly pirit lielHeen the two convent ion-."' Mr. IVrkitis xaid he could nol kn.'W whtit fleiiitieiinre could be nttaehed to the stuntur's vinit, .lmite lender- sute'ti'd that Itorah miirlit lie the comproinie iioiuiuee iiitueHted li.v I lie repuldicanw. "Auyway, we're making n record for ourselves thnt will set u riht before the country.'' "Xo mutter what the outcome, we' sot 'em, anyway," Mr. I'erkin u id. Ovation foe Itoivh Without any preliminary nmiounce picnt Senator William K. Itorah en tered the Auditorium hull at 12:1(1 p. in., where the protrreriives were ok emllcd in convention, lie was e corteil to the platform. A tremen dous ovation was (riven him. Chairman Itohinx introduced Sen ator Itorah and the convention roared itself honre when the senator aid he hud not come officially. "I will say to you frankly," were his first word, "I came oer here to get au inspiration." At once a wue swept over the hull, started no one knew how, tip ircting that xtronner events than hurniony, with Itoruh us the man to unite the piirlies, niitihi happon. This thought grew us the senator in his speech introduced the magic name, "Itoosevelt" as the progressives great lender. "We want Teddy f" resounded through the hull awl galleries with more vim than at any time since the convention assembled. It wa not "canned eutliuniasm," or if it was, the can had burst from internal commes ion. 1'iiIm Itooxcwdt Senator ikirah waited auietlv and finally Chairman itobias urged quiet. "It k well known, the deep-seated after lion I have for your leader," he aid, and wus hultcd by another iiU of apiiluiixe and a mighty chant of "We want Teddy," for a full ininnti , while Itorah smilingly waited, 'i t shouting lulled and then was renewed, lenders on the stage joiuing. - "Theic i no doubt you want Teddy," aid Keuntor liornh. "We want lloruh, too," answered the delegates, and the senator pro ceeded, swinging into the stride of (Continued on Page Four) m s ISP - yuttfw. jfe BULL MOOSERS I Al'DITOKIl'M. Chicago, June . The morning and arternoon rwaalom of the progressive convention were pent reading the platform and adopt ing it Mctleu by section, with mttmr amendments. All of' tha first iwragraphs of the platform were approved by viva voce votes; later paragraphs were appro v ed by unanimous oonssnt. The planks on "Aitwrlcsnlsm" were approved without dissenting volco. Mr. Lewis, holding afn Indiana proxy, offered an amendment to the Mexican plank. The amendment read: "Failure to deal firmly and prompt ly with the menace of the Mexican disorder and threatened viola t lows of the rights of our cltliens on the high seas has resulted in the wanton mur der of our cltliens and in the tragic weakening of our national self res pect." The convention by overwhelming rote approved the amendment. The plank for "universal military service" was loudly applauded. Mrs. IS. M. Hhodes of Seattle, Wh . started discussion of the woman auf- frage question wheH the plank was reached, declaring every "male" rltl leuls bound to defend his couutiy. She was called to the stand and mov ed that the word "male" be stricken The audience loudly applauded. It was approved without objection E l'l-KINti, Jinn '' 'J In irouices ot Si liucti. Iltii, .in, I In -Ki.tin.' and Slien -Si hate ie imled their declar ations of independence and r'uert ed their lovalty to the l'ekiug uern nient. 4tf - $V! &s?f fPmam . q im JAY SrW A PLATFORM WITH AMENDMENTS W kuur i th n M-k- CHARACTERS AI CONVENTION AS THEY APPEARED 10 ARI YOUNG jQf fjfl jf ' yiir ,.. ic u 'i t- 8w 1 1 fi n m n n i Dw rJRIhtos CLnca.xt.t.m JlLnrXA. a V &ec gult&l nUrt t ?Li& y f'tt ta w m wmEKm pup r fS .. -' ' PROHIBITION OF BULL MOOSERS AllJlTOHIl U, CIIICA(H), June I). Delegate I). V. Cuoper of Ijiw retiee, Kus., launched the prohibition fight, introducing an amendment pro tHieing n federal eonstitntionpl I amendment to prohibit the sale, man ufacture and imiorliilion of liquor. It was greeted with prolonged ap plause. Ilia umendmeut lead us fol lows : "We jdrnlge ourselve to oiihmit to the people of the I'liiled Slates an ammidineni to the constitution tr iiiddiug the mile, mmiufncture, iinpor tntiou mid exwrtution ol intoxicating liquor." Ik'legote .rVauk Curlici, Mew York, oened the debate although Mr. ( ooper orrereil his annurtment with out comment. All Mnkcrs were or dered to the stage ami Chairman Kohitis refusetl io 'hut off debate hy urliitrury mles. He wiid the couveniioii should vote on the question on it merits if the uiaoritv so willed. The motidn to lay on the table wax lieu ten. Ilenrv Allen of Kansas urged the adoption of the plank, which he said was designed to "conserve humanity." A roil call defeated the amendment. L AI OYSTER BAY HVSTKK HAY. N. N . dune . jl'olnliel Theodore Wooii'Velt is wait inif development . at ( Imago. He n - .iteiated this forenoon that he had no ' "present iuteution" of wiiig there. jTIm colonel wus ui lu-l night until 2 jo'iliH-k tatkinir to nioineaeive heud- quurterM oil tlu- long-distance tele phone. Two hours after he retired he was uwaMried and answergd another Chicago call. Nevertheleoa he wus hip bright and earl tin- morging mid appeared to be in hiyli -iints. Mi i, , PLATFORM ( Jm 1 sss;- tv Lz ssf-- A&s: n A k m N T " .sis -v H-mimwim -y HHiiiHHWnieAan & .mmwm - -w... "M. Wfc fcfc.T. .T - J2tuue o&m- cJ' V F EAT THIAUMONTFARi; l 'A It IK, June II. The (leimnn have launched a general nttuek along the entire front on the right b.ink of. the Meuse and jieuelratcd the freneh line at one Winl, but were repulsed elsewhere with heavy loss, accocdiiirf to nu ofticial statement issiiml by the war office toduy. The Kiiiil when the Herman1 (Ut tered the French lines i- in the no'gh-hoi-hood of Thimimont farm, 'lite Oeiinnns also made two small attacks south west of Hill Xo. :i(M, but these attacks, the statement says, were 're pulsed. The text of the statement says: "On the left bank or the Meuse we repulsed lust night two small attacks nmiiiist positions southwest of Hill Xo.:iOl. "(m the right bunk of the river the Ocrmans are continuing to deliver violent attacks along a front of about two kilometers, stretching cast pud west of the Thiaumont farm. 1W I ween thin farm mid the CniMette wood the enem itcmtraled one of our trenches. AH their endeavors on the west hae Iwcn checked with hca losves to the ciicnix. "In the reuiou o St. Mihicl a de i.H'liiiient nt the cncin wloch was en .1. .n i.iiiil' in it i ! h inn' lines east t lli-!ii w.i- ili-pi'i-i'd In iiiir fire." NKW YOltK, June '. Hr J. (Irunt l.)iauu, eonviited ui using '.hf mslbi to defraud invi-tois In oil and mlulug stocks in whlili he dealt un der the firm name of John II. Put nam and company, was today mb leuced to serve one year and sU months In the Atlaut i ieiiituiil:iy. W &h JHaV ' lSv :&: Wfil Jt-ll Qu.n a m ha 3 rn mm GERMANS IC RENCH oy J&nXi&y OJ i4CV i! J7I V Cat Us Zi.0Vs. E BY RUSSIAN DRIVE I.OKOOK, June IC Information has reached the Itossian smbassy in Home thai the Aualrlan fronl has been coniplelely brokeji along a length of UI miles to a deidh or :i7'a miles, accotidiag to a Cent ml News liiopntch today from the Italian cap Hal. The Hussion advance, according to these advices, now threatens to en- elope the entire Austrian tinny in the region affected, the Austrian" find ing themselves attacked from both the eust and north. Austrian Slav regiments arc de clared to have been seised with utui duriug the first attacks by the Kus sinns and Io hare surrendered with out nny real resistance. A Ueuler'e dwwleh frtmi I'elro grud today reports the cimtiuuation of the Itusidan auccoHses in Yulhynia uud Clalicin. The captun of un ad ditional 18& officers and I VI I men is announced. eassssapaBSasapJsW UBItUlK, June 0 (by wireless to Knyville1. It i uniioiinced at the Austro-Jlnngarian headquarters un der data of Juue that the Austru- llunguiiati troop in Volhyuia have reached new jMjsitions mi the Kier Wtyr after rear-guard cngugeiuents with the Kussians. It is also stated that the Itiisniun are again taking with stioug forces on the lower Ktnpu in (lahciu and that the eiiguui'meiit- h.i e not yet been finished. NAVAL AVIATOn DROPS TO DEATH IN FLORIDA l'KNHACOLA. Ha.. June 9. -Lieutenant Hicluird'C. Siiuflev, a uavul aviator, was killed late today when his machine fell on Kautn Rosa island, cFVr w tK0wGV3H ENTIRE AUSTRIAN ARMY NELOPED 1 '"' ' "" L'!"!!!'1 Ji'PI P. . . II Conferees of Two Convcnllons Meet nml Discuss Situation, Advise Union If Possible nnd Adjourn Prourcsslvcs After Roosevelt as Most Dcslrnlilc Compromise Cnntli clate Rcpulillonns Do Not Present Name of Any Candidate Another Mecllnu Probable COLlfiECM, CIIICA(K). June II. -At 2 o'clock Mr. Ililles, who hud liccu in tho exeeutive rooms with Senutoia lodge and Smoot and Mr. Crane, Haul thnt so far its republicans knew no further meeting of the pence commit tee had been arranged for. The ro puliliniui commit! retnaiiis in cm tONeu, however. Mr. I lilies, Nicholas Mil rug Hutler and Senators Smoot ami Crane said that Senator llonili' viait to the iirogrensive coinentioii was puiclv ii personal one. ClIICAdO. Juno 0. After aiwug the names of the couferecH on ho(h sidee, tho reKrt of the rupulilicau pmgresHive humtoiiy committee pre sented to both ennvuiitioiis today, re cites that they had full mid frmik "HtVftnc last aigHt which reNiilDsl in an iiKieemenl that tliele slnnild lio muted uction on the part of the two parties if ossibe of attainment ; that the Mdirics mid future of the coun try for the next few yeuis would de pend Umiii their getting together anil uniting to rescue the eounlrv I'miu the present democratic domination. It is understood that It i- the plrni of the conferees to get together iiymii after two or three ballots in the nt. publican convention. The republican representatives mode no eouHtcr suggestion us to a candidate, but awr gested they would be willing to ac cept Mr. Roosevelt if the republlaaii convention could be brought to tout conclusion, which they did not be lieve could he done. Following is the report of the re publican conferees of the joint pro-Kn'ssite-repuhlican peace eonfarsiiro presented by Senator Mmoot : , Jtepulillcmi ltoM)it "To the Republican KationaJ ConrfH- lien: "Your committee appointed mtagn nut to the resolution adopted nt yes terday's esiou met in confeacHee with a committee representing the national progressive couventioa Inst evening. That the progrsssivg snm mittee of conference consisted of Messrs. iVrkius of New York, Jonn son ut Cahfornui, llunaunrte of Maryland, Wilkinson of New York und Itnrker of Louisiana. "The conference was frank, fm and niost fneudly. The conferees were of one mind m believing that Ike good of the couulr ami perhnn its repute und intlueuce for yenre to come depetids utou the eowpleie de feat of the present demoemtie ad mini t ration and the restomtiA of the control of the cseculiv and lag islative brntfche of the gDvcmHieut to the bauds of thoae who firmly be lieve in and will execute tha noUeiea that are -o heartily supfHirlad by tnn republican and progreaalve partita alike. "The progressive conferees vf unauiinous in urging with fairngas the opinion that Theodore Uoosevstt of New York hud so large, a personal following mid such u close personal (Continued on Page Four.) PEACE INTERVJEW HKKMN'. June 9. The Amertcu) ambassador, James W i.ii.u.l, U.i repudiated iu lniervlew nu ,,!. .it irlimted to hi mou the sunject of I'rcHtdeui Wilson's peace effort, tho Overveus News u0ono) u)s. GERARD IMS v s.4: