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TllKKATKNIXfl, COOI.KU
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Tortv-iilxth Year.
Pnllv lilpypntli Year.
AMERICAN TRO
MEDFORD OKKUON. SATl'UDAY, AVW 17, Ifllti NO. 75
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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.)
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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
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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 '
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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 -
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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"" 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
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(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
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