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University of Orcnon I ilirarv Medford Mail Tribune mm WEATHER Maximum yesterday lilt; Mftilmutii today (1.1. FORECAST TllKKATKNIXfl, COOI.KU I'UtTLY CLOIDY. 4 Tortv-iilxth Year. Pnllv lilpypntli Year. AMERICAN TRO MEDFORD OKKUON. SATl'UDAY, AVW 17, Ifllti NO. 75 -- - I I "' ' ' I IH I J I ! III! II I I SSSS W II I ! . I nnoninpoDnDnLD iltld djir i am da l m j jn u up V I rll.. pCl I It E 1 r" vk ii r S r 't in II ill 11 II 111 I Kli 8 1 S f8 I 111 Til i i " , . f t V ' W I 1 ? I T RQOPS MAY be fiting u.8.cavalry Third Cavalry Uiuler Major Ander son Follows Hot Trail of Mexican Bandits Across Border and Battle Ensues Reports Do Not State Whether Force Opposed to Amer icans Arc Bandits or Carranza TroopsBorder Raids or Attempt ed Balds Continue. SAX iVXTONMO, Tex.. July 17. im American troow crossed the border below Brownsville till afternoon ami hntticdmtcly were cnguged in flght itttr. according to n report from (Icti oinl I'nikor to Ooncrfll Fiinatoii. The lnii'f ropoit did :nt state whether tlio fotco opposed t,o ,ho Americans were hnmlit or Mo.vioun tioops. The American troops engaged nro those of tlio second sipindron of tho third cavalry under Major Anderson. The troop tinder Captain Newman, who wiii lirt dimlched toward San llonito, in pursuit of tlio bandits (hut nlliickod there lust night, n do ttichtucut of llio twenty-sixth inl'uii- to wn he N''1 ,0 ,roi, that troop being followed within n short jljno liy Major tAiiiloroon with thu remain iliir of the titpmdron. A second equsdron of the third oavalry, conimandod by Major IM ward Anderson, loft Fort llrown at 1:30 o'clock today for a point ton miles off the Ulo Oramlo river to re inforce Lieutenant A. I). Newman, pursuing a "hot trail" of the Mexican bandits, who atta'cked near Sun IJenlto last nlKht. The command In eludes 290 mon, ovory avallahlo mount being mod. Tlio machine gun troop of the third cavalry alio was urde-ied out. SAX ANTONIO, Tex., June 17. fleneinl Parker hfld nittde no further report nt -I p. in. relative to the Americans orosping into Mexico. Tlio Hint of crossing wa Nurunjo, l.i miles tt'i the rivur from flrownville. Piling I Hoard. HltOWNSVlLUi, Tow. June 17. Telephone report leooivcd hem at ,t o'clock this afternoon from Villa. tHOivn said tht firing hud been hettrd 111 the direction of the Nuninjo ranch, about four miles P I1' ver fnitn Villa nettvn. I.ieiitcnunt A. I). Newman of Troop II of the thirteenth omnlry.ctossco into Mexico opposite Villitueiivii at u o'clock this ntoniiHir on a "hot trail." KoMrta tlmt thrw bandit wete billed iu a fight with Atuoriemi troop ten utila entit of San IWnilo laft iiigrttt wir uutrue, aceonlinu to re port iwt-ived hei tidy. The Americana, howvar, wounded vernl of the twnil. Detaila of the fluht received hrf aay a detaobuieut of in fantry wer firwl on from the lirtikU lv twenty-five or thirty handitu. The noldten. droppel to the ground mid returned the lire. After the firt few olleji the Amerieain. runhed the (Coutinued on I'Hjje Two. SHIPS FOR WHEAT PORTLAND. June IT - u a result of the recent fall In charter rates, wheat e&portera here atuted todav ttMt they believed thlp uould come t Portland and Puiet Sound this fall to load irala for Europe, a eou 4UIOR. which appeared tmooiilble until a few daya ago. Charte rateb out of, Atlantic porta where prac tically alt voaMte nave been loadlug for the last all months, have ddoppod from 90 and 100 shilling to 70 shll Uafi No ebel h been engaaed lir. lio-er. although tbe n iroi toon will if re.l 10 iuvc- PORTLAND PROMISED M.M.IiiNURiS IIVIPUDENCt BY TREVINO Warnlnii Given Pershing by Trevlno That Any Move of American Troops Except Toward Border Would Be Regarded as Hostile Act Will Not Change Purpose of Unit ed States to Keep Expedition In Northern Mexico or Prevent Steps to Deal With Bandits. SAN ANTONIO, To., Juno 17. (leiiurul I'er-diinit Iiiik I old Oenornl Jiieinlo Trevino, in renly to the mo- Mtge wnniiux hmt Unit nny move oi the Amerieun troop- e.Neeid townnl the holder would he recorded us nn hostile net, tlmt he eouhj not reeo nize hw nuthority to Rovom the movement- of the Amerieun expedi tion. WASHINGTON, June 17. Wnrn intt from Mexieun ntithoritiiH tlmt nny movement of Amerieun troop except in letirenient townrd the horder would precipitate hotilitie will not ehnne the purpoe of the I'niteil States government to keep ith oxpi'dition iu noi thorn Moxiuo or prevent (leneral I'eraunitr irom uik ftng huv Klew neeoftant- to Insure the Mtfety u hi own column nun item with 'luiuditM threnleuiuir the holder. 'o Ailvauce Pliiuiietl. No ailvituee further outh i non teiuplated Hint it w not heliovml here the ('nrntnan foieei. ure plNiiniii'- inuuwllate atttiek iihmi the American foreen. The wnr dcmrtmont lodin- wn without adviees fnmi (leneral I'etvh itig dognriliug the wnrniinr aid to have heen aent him hy Cleneral Tre vino. Ihil Oenerul PuiimIiiii reported the HiiliatHiiee of n telephone uonver Mttion lie hud 'with Oenerul Hell nt Kl I'nfco who stated It n u fact that Mich warning had heen given. Diplomatie official, were inclined to believe that if flenernl Trevii served a waniing it wna for home consumption. Thev thought it Mtight bo a politicul intve by Oeneral Cur rnnxa deignnl to offset the activ ities of the Hiiti-AinericHii element in Mexico. Co.OKiratlon Piotnlscd. Oenernl I''unton lepoiled aUo that Mujor flruy of the fourteenth cav alry, commanding the two troop at tacked by Mexicans nt San Iguaeio, Tex., recently, had returned from an effort to pik ni tho truil of the ban dits. The cavalry crossed to tho Mexican ide, but encountered none of the outlaw. Major Oray reported he had re ceived asmrnnces of co-operation from Carrnnxa wUitary eoinmaiulera gorosb the Hue. The Mexican offi oem said they had captured twenty men heliexed to have been engaged in thu attack on the American camp. rraetieallv all available regulars of the I'nited State army, including wan- coast urtillery men, alieady are on the border or in Mexico, and the national guards of 'lesas, Ari zona and New Mexico are in sen ice for patrol duty. The guardsmen of other states were notified some woeks ago to be prepared to respond if it -hould become tieearv to call them out, Knilias)' In Ignornnro. It ic learned tda thut eonid- (Continued on page two.) iffiiT i COX.sTANTINOl'Li:. June 17 1tritih lrt- utteuiptiug to ci" Ihe lower Kupbratcs rier near Kornu were forced to retreat in disorder af ter a -i hour battle. su- the Turk-- lli'i.il -t.it(jiun ul i-ucd IihI.iv 'fli' Uliti-h ' tt ISO li.nl -hi the !l.M CHARLES ft v 1 1 1 ci atv tlio flcst plrtinvs of Cliarles l'!itn Hughe, shoultig Statcx Mtpriu (omit and cntecetl the vhirl of iwilltiu a a anilliluti It u - This plctiite ttas taken when llugliis an I veil iu 'e mK i Into sdltlcal ncthltlcs luce the days when lie Vta cauiNitgulug as Kier ZAPAIA FORCES I ROUTED BEFORE i CITY OF MEXICO: KL l'ASO, June 17 - Oelielnl I'ablo Oouzalc, ihreelinu the rain paign Hgniii't the bandit lender, 7m jwta, in Morelos, ha made impor tant capture of rebel supplies and restored railway and postal facili ties to that state, uceording to a message received here tislay hy the Mexican consulate from Mexico City. The capture is claimed of twenty carloads of shells, twelve cannon, mi outfit of curt ridge-uiu king machin ery and fifteen locomotive. Oenerul Oon tales furthermore flaimed to have defeated and dis liei'sed Zapata forces ut Tlnltixapnn. The mesrtfgc to Coiiul Ourcia also told of the extreni measures the governments takniK to regulate food prices. It state that the bakers, who have been raising the price and curtailing the production of bread, despite an abundance of flour, have heen notified that they must resume normal operations, keep their places oieu afternoons and ot their list of price, under severe (tnaltis for disobdience. Orders have been iued. the mes sage u. pioiilni'j that ieion ar 'reted must be taken imnicdiiiteh be fore the pioei ti ilmiiul-. FAIR WEATHER IS F WAIlINtiToN. .I .iip IT The u father predielion- lor the week be ginning Hnndo.v, i-ucd h the weather bureau today, a : "K'wky mount am region, gener ally fair. Warm first Jialf of week, followed b clunge to eoolpr after Wedliesl.i ill Ihe iiiiilliiin K.tnii ' '. i, iti,- -I ii . i i hi I i '!i ' tii jm r i n i. i ' I E. HUGHES -THE CANDIDATE DEVELOPMENTS DELAY REPLY 10 GARRANZAS EDICT YASmXiT. -line 17. Al though the Tinted St.ite' reply to (leneral Chi innn' . t mite i vir tually completed, it dupatch is be iug dela.ved while administration of ficials seek detuiled information on these ilevelemient: Curriuisu's threat, icioi1ed from rhihnohua yeslerdav - having Im'ch Irunsniitted to General Pershing through Oenerul Tivwuo, to start ac tive warfare if Aim-neon trmtps in Mexico are moved m any direction excM northward tou.ird the border. Another Iwndit raid nn .Texas terri tory north of IlrownMll last night. The nltuokoti Amerieun trooier by Mexicans at Kun Igngolo Wed ueduy. ltHrt of warning hy the 'nr ruusa commander opposite Kan Jg naeio that Amerieun troons would be attacked if they cro--ed the Hio Orunde, regurdb ol their pur pose. Additions to the note dealing with some of these lute development may be made, it is uid. Official' pre eut intention i to li-pateh the re pl within a IV w da - I0 I0S E WABH1NOTO.V, June 17 Charles K. Hughes, Republican presidential candidate, spent mot of today mak ing preparations foi moving bis family to a summer horn before be tarts on bis first real campaign trip. His first sailers wero tba news paper men. ' Callers who bad enaagemeots In cluded Representative VV Stephenit dint Si'ii.iliil lulin I SVoiid ioiIIi il ( aliioriii.i . . -. . . Iiim lie lisihed after lie tovmnl hIIo the pi'twldcnc)' of the t'nltett States. iiuil.e ii-eliiiiiiiiiiy iiicaiiKemeuts for mil' of New York. E IN ORPET TRIAL W.M'KKiSW III , tune 17. The Mate toda.v hiounht elahieeu 1 s-year old uirls to coin t to Impeach tho tes timony of Josephine DhvIh In lbs trial of Will II. Orpet, for the alleged murder of Marlon Lambert. The girls had attended Marion Laiulwrt'a eighteenth birthday party February 6, three days before her deuth. ' The first or the girls to lake the stand, Iisrulee Wells, testified that Marlon seemed happy at the party, Ulie did not see her cry, as Miss Davis had testified, nor bad aka seen Marlon and Miss l)avl alone at any time during the party. Anna Paulson was the uext wit ness: "Did you see tears In the eyea of anybody at the party?" asked Mr. Ilady. i "Yea, In Marlon's and In my own. She said she Had taken It for granted that I would stay with her that night." Miss Minnie Itumsey, Marion's fluudsy school teacher, was the next witness. She had seen Marion prac tically every Sunday for tbdee months and ones a month at social gather Milan at the church. "Marlon was unusually gay and happy at times," said Miss ttumaey. ! tfhe was always the life of the party." 1 Frances Bishop testified that at I the birthday party she saw tears in the eyes or Anna Paulson and Marlon, .because Anna could not sta all night. Florence Kusaell, sged IS. testi fied: "Marlon said thtl Jo Daft llfced Orpet; th.fs hy she was always coming to see hr (Marlon)." LONDON'. June IT Captain lloelke, the champion Herman avla- toi, Ih helleved to hare heen killed In ,iii M i i.il 'mil' u nil h III) I I I'll' Ii ,i in. I Mm I Hi' h n GIRLS IMPEACH mm GE . - - - - 1 Jz the jlMllclal Kiluw of tho lnllel hi (iuntifKii. It wits his flit trip F ICL I'ASII, Te June 17. Cur rann bavmu tluoun down the giiuut let to Ihe I tilled Stale, m hi ad vice to (leticial l'crsbing that any troop movement eut, west or south would be regarded us a hostile net, every iireouutiuu was being made alojtg the bonier today for eventual ilk. Officer and soldiers, of the Ameri can Kitrrison hero were kept closely to their (piattei-. Hi reel ear serv lea to Juurer. wa at a standstill and efforts were made b.v I'nitetl States cuatom ol'lieial to ruode Ameri can not to cross the river. Tension wus noticeable on the Mex ican side, w here numbers of civ ilian were arming themselves. Itfcpnrt from authentic sources indicated that roeruitiiiir for the armv was being pushed iu all the larger cities in tiorthein Men o. Thele vveie no inillealiiiiii of tin low a ill di vi lupineiiis in tin, city during tin ni-'lii COMFORTABLE NIGHT NF.W iHI, Jim. 17 TI dme Konscvell pa- d u I'liinloltahle llight, coiikIiiik.' a little, hut tint vio lenllv, Ullil todav his voice wn stronger und he hos-d to return to Ov-lei Hay this afteruoou. The col onel, hi bysiciuus unnoitneed hist night, ha suffered a slight attack of pleurisy. They considered his con dition satisfactory. Colonel Kooscvclt this afternoon again visited his physician and af ter returning to his hotel had a talk with Itaviiiond Hobins, ehainuuu of tlir iiV'i'Ti'-n r iliilloil.il I'ouvelllloii Hi ( I I I llnl till. Illl Jllllll-llll 't 1" I fi.l I I . BORDER PREPARES OR EVENTUALITIES m MEXICANS 01 II HO TAI RADZILOWO IN ADVANC Railroad Center Near Lcmhero Oc cupied No Sign of Halt in Pow erful Russian Offensive Checks Fall to Stop the Rush Bat tle Extends in Area Germans Rush French Positions a! Ao court . to Meet Repulse Intense. Bombardments In Progress. ; :j- I'OTIlOnilAD, Juno 17. Russian troiiM lme occupied thu town of Itudxilowo, tin tho rullrontl sixty miloa noiihooat of l.oinlit'rjf, accord ing to the officio! Mlntemout issuctl today by the llussiiili army hotidtptar tera. l.O.N'DOX, June 17.Thoro nro no signs of a hull in tho powerful Itu sinn nffunaivo iu Volliyninn-flalitiiu and lliikowlnn. Tim In tost Austrian official atiitumeut tells of a lliijsinn chock here and there, hut tho KiiP sinn rumuin on the nggronsivo. ' Prcnelt )ositious iu the Demi Mini hil Piielor, northwest of Vordiin, nro nguiii tho object of Onrmnii nltnuks, tho big guns of tho orgjym.princu vio lently shodlng thg jyoituh tjfliiohag, 'iiio ijritish aotrtf'iffltnriHifc hm the result of a collision In (ho Hug liah channel. Three nfffeom nro missing. riciiiiau lteNiit. 1I15HMX, June 17, via Loudon. (leneral Vmt LitiMingen's truops Imvo engaged the Itussiaiie in battle iu tho Kiokhod ami Styr sectors, mi the officitil statement issued hr (lermstt utinv headtpiarters today. The statement adds that parts of the anuy of (leneriil Pnuiit Von Hollt nier are engaged iu battle with tin Kussiaus to the north of I'ntowioku. Pivucli lteMiit. 1'AHIS, June 17. Iu tho ronrc of lat inlit's fighting Oentian troow allaeked the French poeitions at Avociuirt with Kieimdes, anvs the of ficial statement issue,! toils v l tli I'Vench war deNtrtmciit. In t tie tv giou of J.c Mort lloinme there vn an intenst, liomliHi'dmeut. In the Vosges, after a violant bnni Imnliiient of Hill No. -IU. to thtt ottsl of Thnnn, French infantry, the atnte tnent adds, euelratel the first ami socouri tines anil nrougnt imok h iiuiuber of Oennan prisoners. The reiwrt states; "In the Vosges, following a vio lent bombardment on the part of our artillery directed against the (Ionimmi works tit Hill No. m east of 'Miami. a detachment of our infantry itene. trated to the first and to tlisrfoooinl Derma ii line, which were elcmneil up. The Ftench delueliHiont rdtHrti e4l without huviug siifrVreil liuwea and hi ought with it some prittoudra I "" Aiistiliin Itopoit. ltKHI.IX. June 17. Austin-Hungarian troop south of the Dniester river, in (labciu, defeated n Itussiaii cavalry force on Thurnlny, Hetwinling to an official statement given out liv Ihe Aiistro-HuiiKariiin Hrtny head ipiarters under date of Juno 1(1. "On the whole Volbyiiiau front now combats have been started. On tho StuUiii.l and the Str several oueiuy - - - i- --w (Continued on page two,) 10 EMPLOYES UHfJtt.1T PlIlLAIiKI.PIIIV, Juue IT (leue ral Mauaaei s. c. Long, of tho Pennsylvania railroad today npnoaleU to the 1 I6.U00 employee of tho com pany's Hues east of Pittsburgh, ask ltt for the eoutluuauce r iti.ir loy ally and calling for volunteers to niuimaiii the seivlce in tttv went o( a trainmen's strike. RAILROAD APPEALS :s L