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Forty-sixth Year.
MEDFORD OKKUON, THURSDAY, .ITXH 22. 1916
NO. 70
llnllv t:ipvpiith Year.
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Medford Mail Tribune
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10 ft Rfl CD PA MO lI ER 17 PAD
MEXICANS CARRANZA ISLAVS TAKE T
AMBUSHED PUTSBLAME RAOANTZ IN
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Official Report of Battle Awaited
Before Action by President Only
Narrative of Battle Comes From
Mexican Sources No Change In
Administration's Position For
eign Nations Continue Peace Ef
fortsIf War Comes, President
Determined for Prompt Action.
WASHINGTON, Juno 2S. Kb ren
hoii for ii chnngo In policy toward
Moxlco Is noon by the Wwshlngt'.n
government In Mexican accouuti nf
tlio clnsli at Cnrrlxnl yosterdny bo-
twuen AmorlcHii anil Carranza trooM.
Until ii report coinoii from Gonoral
Pershing tlioro will lie no doclslou
but I'reHldont Wilson It Mid to "low
tlio fight us nn Incident for which
Hiihordlnato commanders wero roapnn
slide and not ai likely to prorlpltute
Konoral hoillltlM.
(An official communication from
tlio Moxlrnu foreign office, announc
ing tlio flKlit and tlio enpturu of 17
Amorlrnna and seoklng nn oxplnna
tlon of tlio prosonce of United Stntoa
soldiers In that part of Mexico, fur
from tholr hafte was pretentod tn
Socrotary Lansing today by filliiio
Arrcdoudo, tlio Moxloau ambassador
doalgnate. to niHrliilni- llcipniisililtliy.
From the touo ns well as the con
touts of thin communication, officials
drew tlio IniproMlou that Cnrrnnza
desired to disclaim responsibility for
the affair and make It plain that no
attempt had been made to carry cut
lila threat to undertake expulsion of
the American expedition by force of
arm.
Further information regardln the
actlvltloH for peace of foreign diplo
mat! at Mexico City reached the Mate
department during the day. from
tho aamo sources it wa learned thut
Carratua wa exerting every effort 10
avoid to restrain belligerent denion
Mtratloua of Rome of hli own advisers.
War department offlriala hnllevu
that If 17 A hi erica n soldiers actually
are in the hands of tho Mexicans,
they will be surrendered at the first
opportunity. A demand fur their im
mediate release would be one of tho
first steps taken by tho United States
government.
o far, the government has no of
ficial Information of Its own what
ever, regarding the Carrlxal fight.
Action to IU VIxoi-dii-,.
Callers who saw the president to
day got the Impiesslnn that he Is de
termined that, if despite all efforts
to prevent It, war with Mexico should
come, the action of the rutted States
would be prompt and on a scale of
considerable magnitude. Mr. Wilson
is said to be preiuued, if necessary,
to use tho maxlum available military
strength of the nation for a short,
decisive campaign to re-establish
order and a stable government In
Mexico.
Secretary Maker conferred with
President Wilson and Secretary Ioni
sing regarding riort given out by
Mexican tommauders at the border.
(Continued on page two.)
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INKVV YORK. June 2:.-The or
ganisation of an army motor trans
port reserve corps for the United
States army has been undertaken by
the Motor Truck club of America. It
is intended that the owners of motor
trucks shall offer their cars to the
government. Many who attended tho
meeting of tho club here last night
signed agreements to do so whoa
called upon, it Is also planned to have
the chauffeurs volunteer to serve as
operators of the trucks.
Official Mexican Communication An
nounces Clash Between Forces at
Carrlzal Asks Why Americans
Vcre So Far Away From Their
Base Also Wants to Know Why
Pcrshlnrj Has Occuoied Various
Mexican Towns Commander of
U. S. Forces Held Responsible.
WASHINGTON, .hum 'Jli.-An of
rii'iul I'ommiiuii'iitiiiu from the Mex
ican foreign office, announcing Hie
rIiA.li between Mexican anil AmericMU
trooiM tit Cnrrir.nl and anying tlio 1e
facto government found it rfifTieull
to umleistiuid why tlio Americans
mIiouIiI Imve liecn mi far tiwuy from
their lme, wn delivered to Soero
tnry limning today liy Kliseo Aire
ilonilo, the Mexican ainbnsMitlor des
ignate. Arredondo naked for nn oxplnnn
tiun of the action of American troops
in approaching the town of Citrii.ttl.
Scck.s ltxplnuatlon,
Mr. Arredondo iiIho nought nn ex
planalion of the le polled netiou of
(ienernl Perching in occupying the,
town of CnM Grande and Xouvo
On mi (iriuidc, nying iii-h an net
would he one of open Inutility.
Official Miwieau ilipat,idie were
dc-cribed to Secretary l,nninir n in
dicating Hint the Mexican force
thought the Amerienn troop- who ap
proached Cnrrixnl intended to Hike
the town. Mr. Arredondo an id lie
called Secrelury l,aning' Httentiou
to (lie di-tunce trnvercd by tile
Americun troop from Ihoir lme anil
to what he called "Hie lack of pru
dence of the American commander in
approaching the Mexican railway."
lie mi id liia ieMiil showed that
seventeen Amerienn oldiera had been
cap! tired, hut did not give the num
ber of ciiMinltic among either the
American-, or I he Mexican force.
Secondary Uiuwiiiur had no official
information on which to diacuH the
CurrMiixn affair and, ncconling (o
Mr. Arrcdoudo, alo wit without
knowleilge of whether or not any
Moxienn town actually hud been oc
cupied. Tho communication telegraphed b
General A villa r, Currnuan's foreign
minister, follow. ,
faiTuujt Query.
"I'leaM bring to the attention nt
the department nf tiate that an en
gngement iweurrw! today (-lt) at
Carrual, near Villa Ahumuda, t'ln
huuhiia, between American force
uitmlwriug about 200 men, with a
force of our government, during
which engagement General Felix
Homes and oeveral of our troop
were killed. There were several ea
uultie auioug American lroo, ev
enteen taken prioner.
"According to the statement made
by the interpreter who was acting a
giiile for the American furren, the
commander of the latter i rrHu
Mble for the encounter.
';l'leMe make prowr r'preenla
tionx to the dcMtrtmeut and mi t
the Mceretary of tute that the m
emmeut fhnU it difficult to under
tand why the American troop- Hint
took part in the engagement -liouhl
lme been at Carnal. a point nn the
line t tin Tex i- (cnti.tl railroud-
10
6AX FRANCISCO. June :!. An
absolute embargo upon shipment of
all forma of explosives from 8n
Francisco to Mexican port an
nounced hero today by Joi.u O.
Oavls, collector of tho port. For
soma months exportation of arms
and ammunition has Kuan barred, but
rommerrlal explosives have boon
shipped by special permission.
Pctrorjrad Announces Capture of
Large Town Thirty Miles South of
Czcrnowltz Germans Repulse
Hceavy Attacks North of Przcwol
aka, Puslilnu Russians Back
Germans After Violent Attacks on
Verdun Front Lastinij All Night
Capture First Line Trenches.
IMCTIIOCIIIAI), anno 22, via Lon
don Tho war office today announcod
tho capture of tho town of Itndaut,
tn Ilukowlna, 30 miles nouth of
Czornowltz.
ficl'liiau Itcport.
IIKIIMN, June it. Tho ropuln0 of
heavy attacka by tho UimslaiiH ngnltiHt
General Count Von Ilothmor'8 forces
north of I'rzowolokn, was announced
today by tho war office.
Tho llutwIauH woro pushed further
hack on both aldoa of tho Turin river,
an affluent of tho I'rlpet and further
to tho Houth, according to tho ntato
niont and attacka on tho Teutonic
Ilnoa In tho region to tho wont of
Kolki and northwost of Lutsk woro
unslccoseful.
On Vcrilnn Front.
d'AItIS, June M. After vlolont at
tacks lasting all iilrfht, tho Gormana
captured front lino tronchos hotwenn
Fuinlu wood and Chonols, In tho Vor
dun sector, according to an official
statemunt issuod today by tho war of
fice The Gorman attacked In fnrco
on both banks of the Mnuso after tho
usual heavy bombardment. An nt
tark on the south slope of Doad Man
Hill was chocked by gronado do
tachmontH, according to tho offlclul
statemont.
On tho right bank of the rlvor
there were violent ungngomont west
and south of Fort Vaux during which
the German engaged a footing In u
comer of Fiiniln wood, but woro Im
modlatoly ox pel I ml. Later thoy re
turned to the attack, when somn
trenches were captured. A Gorman
grenade assault north of Hill No. 311
was utopped by the fire of the French.
i
J'ORTLANI), June 22. Having
completed the mlhiliuttion of tho ex
isting units of the Oregon National
Guard, Adjutant General George A.
White received authorisation from
the war deartnieut today to form
four new companies of coast artillery.
One oompany would be formed at
Marsbfleld and the remalndor would
be formed at other coast towns.
It Is believed that the purpose of
the government Is to Keep them In
Oregon for count defene and not to
ue them on the Mexican border.
I
PA KIR, June 2.'.-The American
aviator in the -eiwce nf France are
unable to reply to I lie inoum from
the Aero rluh of America whether
they iil return to tule mcr la thf
American arm in the event of vr
with Memo. The are )ireenld by
the ftct thut they have eulited in
the Fim'h army for the duration of
the war. The onlv mannlr in which
tbi hubjeet sould be taken up would
be by negotiation? between Ike gov
ernment of France and the I'liiled
States O
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CAS
ARTLLERY
ALLIES FORCE HAND OF UNFRIENDLY GREECE KING
, w!t5juri,
fla"
Khu; (Ninstaiil
IT
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NORTH OF LUTSK
MF.itLIN, June 'J-'. The otlicml
statement t-ay:
"Armv group of (Ienernl Von Lin
aingim: Kiwitiiiii Httacka Hgint Uih
canal poi.il ion NOuthwcHt of ltgia.
chin and went of Kolki failed, lie
tween Sokul and Lituewn liuawian
Mnilion taken by ua were held
agniiiHt strong eounter-iittaeka.
"CoiiliuuouH offortM of tho enemy
to dipute our Nueec uiirthwoHt
of Liitak were without reault. On
holh hiilea of tlio Tuna and' fui titer
Miutli over tho general lino from
Sviuioukclii to (Iroclmw, tho Uiih
iiin were driven hack.
''Itomlm were dropped on Hie mil
road at Men, on the l'riHtt, south of
Luniiiiec,
"Anuy group of (leuem fount
Von liethnier: Htnmg euemy attacka
from the Ilaivorenku-lbHluliiitae line
noitli of I'rxowloka, weie mpulitei
with eere enemy oies.
"WVntern frent: A weak attuck by
u HiitUii detachment near Fieliug
hien, noilheaht of Anncntieroe, wa
lepuUed. Wewt of Iu Muhooo a (Jer
uittu Mtro iletMcbmeut brought in
ome 'Hritih priaonei.
"Ou the eat bank of the Meo-c
infant p- fighting deelod. We
gained itonie aihunlago weal of Foit
Vuux.
"Hoth houth of 'uiie ridge and
mnir IIumh, a 1'ieiuh iieroplane wa
brought down h- our anti-airciufl
gun. The occupant- of the -econd
macliiuc were uiadc pn-iner."
FLOODS TYING UP
T
GHKAT FALLS, Mont . June 2:'
More water Is running down the Ml
hourl river at this point than at any
time since the memorable flood of
1D0.
The Great Northern st this point Is
completely tied up th the excep
tion of the lino to Hillings. Two
bridges aro unsafe on the Shelby lino
nd slld st of Rainbow has tied
up lh livro Hoe.
Tlie Sun River bridge, west of tho
city, boa boon damaged. Care leaded
with rock and coal have boon pushed
upon tho bridge to hold It down, hut
one of the approaches haa gone eut
and traffic ia lied up.
People la Bun river bottoms hare
been moved out by the sheriff,
GERMANS
RUSSIAN
ADVANC
EA
NORTHERN
i.
Inc. of (Jirccu
TALKS INTERVENTION
T
WASI.I1NHTON, .Line JJ. iWu.
ion of Hie Mexican situation wa
precipitated in the r-enalo today by
Senator Worka of California, who
called up hi lewohilion to authorise
iiitei veiition, had it read and gave no
lice that uuleaa (lie I'oioign I elation
commit tec acted mihiu lie would move
to lake the matter out of it hand.
The California senator aaid ho did
not want to bring on debate at tlii
time, hut Hint netiou hould not lie
further delayed.
"I feci thai the lime ha come now
when tlii mailer hIiohIiI not ho left
exclusively in the hand of tho execu
tive branch of the government," he
aaid, "aoine action muat now be
taken hy cougrea. I think it ex
ceedingly imMrtiiiit if we are forced
to enter Mexico that wo should do
o with a clear declaration of emi
gre a (o out' urHtes and inten
tion." Chairman Stone replied that hi
committee had taken no action and
'thai he u.i-. not prepaid! to sa
i wh.it it would d".
TO
FEDERALIZE MILITIA
WASHINGTON, June ;.'. -A roso
lullou authorizing the resident to
draft National Giiaidinen willing to
take the Federal oath, Immediately
Into the regular arm, under the
terniH of the new army bill, was sub
mitted by Herretary linker to Chair
man Hay of the hou military com
mittee Mr. 1 1 w v aaid be would call
It up tomorrow and prem for Imme
' diate action
I
I WAMIIN'HTON, June '.'J. Com
jmunder Kavanagh of the gunboat
I Annapolis, in a report reaching the
i navy department lodav on the inci
dent at Maiatlun Hunday when a boat
from the Annapolis was fired ou and
two American officers wised, said
his men were attacked without provo
cation hy Mexican eutom officer
and --"Idiei.
WORKS
SENATE
AN
ICO
1
DEFENSE ii
NIEfiVENIIlf
PLANOFU.S.
Lansing Notifies Pan-American Na
tions of Crisis Existing With Mex
icoShould Hostilities Ensue,
United States Has for Its Object
Simply Dcfcnjc of American Terri
tory From Further Invasion by
Bands of Armed Mexicans, Protec
tion of Citizens and Property.
WASHINGTON, Juno 22. Socro
tary Lansing today sont n memoran
dum to tho diplomatic roprountntivei
of South and Central American na
tions reviewing tho situation ox Idl
ing hotwoon tho United Htatog and
Moxlco mid announcing that It hostil
ities should uvuutuata tho purpono of
Hid United Stntofl would bo to defend
lUolf against further luvaalon and
not lutorvouo in Moxienn affairs.
Tho memorandum, dated June 21,
follew:
"I incloNC for your information u
copy of tlii government' unto of
.lone 120 to Hid aeeretury of loreign
relation of tho do facto government
of Mexico on the aiibjeel of tlio iroa
ence of American troops In MiWloan
territory. Thin communication states
clearly Hie critical relations existing
between thia nation and the do fuiito
government of Mexico ami tlio eaue
winch have led up to Hie present sit
uation. "Should llii iluation eveulunle
into hohtililic, which tlii uovcrnment
would deeply regret ami will ue ev
ery honorahle effort to avoid, I lake
tlii npimrlunity to infonn you Hint
(hi Kovernmeut would have for it
object not intervention in Mexican
affair?, with all the regrettable eon
weoueneoa which might reult fnun
aiieh h Mliey, but the defense of
American territory fnun fuilher in
yaion by bands of armed Mexicans,
protection of Amerienn eilisena and
properly along the bomularv from
oulnigi'M committed bv aueli bandita,
ami the prevention of future depre
dation by force of arm again! the
maraudeii infeliiig thi region and
agaiii! a governmeut which i eu
iiouragiiig and aiding them in their
aclvitie.
"llotililie, iu hoil, would be
pimply a lalc of intenml ionnl war
without lUinniKC on the arl of the
I'liiled State- other than to end the
condition which menace our nutionn!
K'uce and the afel of our cilixcn.''
E
C0M1IS SUICIDE
CHICAGO, June ::. Robert F
lloxle, a professor of political econ
omy In the University of Chicago,
commuted suicide Iu bis home at
0021 Wlmdlawu avenue by cutllia
bla throat, according to a report
made to the police, lie la believed
to have becomo despoudnt becaure
of III health. Professor lloxle was
associate editor of the Journal of I'o
lltlcal Kcououiy. He was IS years
old.
E
IDGE
l'OUTLAND, (It., June .'J. The
Columbia rier at Vancouver, Vah.,
reached u tuge today ot i'i.H feet,
a rie of .7 of a foot aince yeuterdny.
Damage to the approach of the inter
state bridge now being constructed
has resulted. The flood water have
cut u round the concrete bulwarks
and washed away the earth fill w
places. The Willamette at Portland
today reached 'Jt.fc feet, a rise of
0 of u foot inee yesterday,
ALLIES CLUB
GREECE INTO
MISSION
Under Heavy Pressure From Entente
Powers, Greece Is Forced to Ac
cept Without Reserve Demands
Presented hy Britain, France and
Russia Greek Cabinet Resigns
and No Successors Obtained King
Returns to Athens and Mobolizcs
Troops People of Athens Calm.
ATIIKN'S, .June 21, . Wn Lomlon,
.June 22. Under heavy proatntro I'rom
tlio entente power, Clruucu Iiuh ue
eepted without reserve tho demands
presented today iu n joint note by
Grout Britain, Franco ami HiiimIu. At
tho most oritieiil momuiit (Iruuuo was
without a govurnmont. Premier
Skoiiloudi lute today announocd to
the ehambor of deputies tlio rosij;
nation of hinmelf and hi uaHoclutoH
iu tho cabinet and tho failure for tlio
lrocnt to obtain aucciMwora to them.
The unto wn dupoaitcd nt tho for
eign office while M. Skouloudla was
op hi way buuk from tlm riisldonen
of tho kiiiK, where ho presented tlio
reignation of tho mlniatry.
Cabinet lte(-lun.
lleforo it heenmu known Hint
(Ireece hud decided to yield, it wim
aiiid in giivormuMjil oituluiL. Hint it
would be an iinposdhlllry to nccedo
to the ilemands. Agumunou Sohill
nmnii, former GrTvk iniliislor nt
Waahington and now u inoiuhor of tho
chamber of deputie, ou lining nuked
what the government iutuudud to do,
replied, "How can wo voluntarily re
nounce 'the Movereignty of our coun
try?"
King Conataiiline returned Uastily
to A then. All the troiie iu tlio oily
were ordered under arms. The dep
uties were summoned to the ohumlior,
where Premier SkoiiloHill aiiuounuwl
that lie had resigned. The elmmbur
uiljourued immediately, cheering tho
retirins; miniten as they left tho
building.
The eople of Athens runmiiiuil
oaliii,
Zluiuls u I'litmlcc.
ATIIICN8. June SI,' via Loudon.
Juno IS. Greeee hag ueoapted un
conditionally th0 demands niado by
the ontanto powers. This decision
was communicated to the Frensh le
gation by M. 'almis, the former pie
mler to whom the formation of n
new cabinet Is reported to havo beou
entrusted.
The now cabinet will bo made up
on non-political Hues, even Including;
one or two adherents of former Fro
ntier VenUelos.
Jate tonight the sound of a heavy
explosion drew a crowd to the homo
of M. Veulselos, owing to the groHmU
less fear that an attempt on lite llfo
had been made.
The ultimatum of the powers wag
delivered to the Greek government at
noon, today (Wednesday).
LONDON, June 13. The neotp
tauce by Greece of all the demands of
the entente powers Is reiwrted by
Hauler's Athens correspondent. Hu
cables that M. Jam Is to whom tho
formation of a new cabinet Is said to
have beeu entrusted, went to the
French legation during a oonferenea
there of the entente ministers last
evening and announced In the iiamu
of King Couutautine that Greece bud
.Welded full.
GREGORY LIKELY
TO
WASHINGTON. June J3 Nomlnsi
tlou of Allorue) Geueral Thomas V.
dregory to succeed Charlea 13.
Hughes on the supreme court bough,
waa said today by persons In Presi
dent Wilson's confidence to hiiva
been virtually deelded upoe. H Is
regarded a certain that lolin
Darls. solleltor fi'eiat will ie iuiu
attorney general.
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