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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1916)
Unl.-rit. of C"" Library MEDFO FORECAST HIIOWKIIS TOXHJIIT AND TOMOItltOW WEATHER Maximum Yc.itenlny "I; Minimum Today II). Li' Fortv-alxth Year MEDTOUD OMWOX, Tl'Ksl) VY, ,JtTM0 27, Mlii lmtlv- Klienth Year. NO. S3 ARRIVAL OF UNCLE SAMS BOYS AT OUR BORDrR CAPITAI -jKIAIjL m m m abbm nana gste. ,. hb . hb mat .. asm m. m. gaagca an m jwv m cttt m m sm .. km a m sm rwt wv am ..n. . .. - - . A & B' f b Ifi i ULTIMATUM Clear Inilicatlons at Washington That President Will Not Wait Beyond Tr.unt'ny Dcforc Takir.q Action Militia Ocinn Rushe:! to Border From All Parts of United States Kcxlcan Emlnssy Not Notified of Receipt of American Note by Car ranza Cabinet Dkcusscs Ctisis. WASHINGTON, JHt 7. There , were clear Indications today that if V Amorlcan cavalrymen c;ajituHl by Mexican troops at Cardial were not released within IS hours, action would bo taken liy tho I'nited State. The Impression prevailed In of ficial circle that President Wilson would not wait beyond Thursday nt , tho luteal nnd poaalhly not liHyond to morrow afternoon for a definite re ply from the Carranfa aovernment to tho note demanding the Immediate release of the prisoners and it de claration or Intention. Special A lent Itodgers nt Mexico City roported In an overnight mes sage that he liHd delivered the note to the Mexican foreign office yeater dny mninlng. While tho diploinntlc .Malted of the crisis awaltod Car rauxa'a action, the war department drove forward It efforts to haaten mobilisation of the National fluard on the border. It It certain that no aggressive military operations can be undertaken until a substantial num ber of atate troops Is available to back up Deneral Funaton's regulars, who unquestionably would lead any movement. Cabinet Considers ("rials. President Wilson's first step, It ha ahould decide, to force the Issue probably would be to lay the whole situation before congress In Joint aeeslon. ' Discussion of the Mux lean crlaU occupied today's brief session of tho cabinet. When It was over Secre tary Lansing announced there whs no change In the situation, that the ad ministration was awaiting word from General Oarrauia, and Secretary I taker and Secretary Daniels said no army or navy orders had been given. Mexican officials here have ex pressed the opinion that General Car ransa would surrender the American prisoners, whatever roply he might nwke to the demand for a formal diplomatic expression of his pup pose. The state department has had w official report tending to confirm this view. Army .Moliiliing. Kvery day's delay in what seems (he Inevitable break iu relations with the Mexican government sees the ;, army In better position for the swift artiou that may follow. This has In fluenced against pressing matters to an Immediate Indue. Advii e from General Funstou's (l iiiitiiiin 'I nil I'asje Two.) I 10 CCAli, .Turn 7 KrniiiU of John M I'iirki i m l.uiii-i.nia. inm tnee of the pii.'Te--iw partx for iii'l'ii'-nleiit, uiaed him tuduv to re main on the ticket. HainbiidKe I'olhv of Xew York and other roKreiie leailer who are oppocd to Churiex K. HiikIick, haid that Ur. Parker should receive the' vote of all loyal 'roa;reie. Prohibit iuii party leader admitted today that if lir. Parker remained on the protfreite ticket he might be luiined tur ii'e-rcideut b the pro- i li ' I .1 It il ."II, ll .11 'lillult w I n !l i ' i a i ' j i In PARKER REMAN ON K IS REJECTED BY LANSING Carranza's Attorney Refused Confer-' ence Requested by Carraiua Re-' ply to Ultimatum Still Awaited, ned Tape Eliminated In Effort to, MoWIIzo Forces oi Border Con-' fcrccs Unahtc to Ayrcc Upon Ques tion of liicliiiliny Million Dollar Re lief Fund in Hay Resolution. WASIIINOTO.V, June '7.- (' mi sellor Polk of the elate dcpurtini'i' today declined to discus mtiduit en of lite Mexican difficulty with (Ik' A. Douglas, n Washington l.iuur, forinoily councl for Ucnciul ( ,ir rnlixn, who called to ny lie 1 1 nil ,m lliiuitntho nihice from Mexico ( it v Hint Cur i mi wr would agree In mull ntion with Hie military atntus mio ' miiiiituiucil in the meantime. I.ui CnbmrH, minister of finance iu tho Mom'mii enbinot, lulcguiplicil Mr. Dough today tbal ('arrmiru un willing to (titer into such mi ngi ce ment. Is Dead Ismio. Mediation of the dispute with M' ico wax h dcNii whwh today, and 12,00(1 iiHtional jpiarnamcii Merc renil.v to "trt for the border to en force the I'll i led Statcx' dcinmiiU on Ocneral farruiiKM'x Kovcriiiiicnt. Sccri'lur- liiiKinj: .vchtcrdnv pre vented even informal pritHtul mediation ly tcllinir Minister C;ildc nui of IWdivia Hint the American '.'o crnmeul IicHcvch nothing iu the it uutioii in HiilijtH-t to iirlutrutioii. din cihI ('arruuxii prriioilv had ncccpt- cd 'i'ii principlu" the offer to medi ate. Wifli n inftlencM of MiriHo, nd iniiiit ration officials ttluv were lookiiiB- for word from Mexico City iuiiifntiiiir (Icnernl ('nrrnuiui'x future iiitcntioiii. toward Hie I'nited Stntco. Thin w cviHM'tcd iu reidy to tint InM American note dcinHiiiliiiir ielcae of the uixoner lield nt Citiiiuuliuu. rutting Out IttNl Tiim. Keu )t renter cf forte were mode by the war deartineiit in eliiainate "red liiH" nnd exK'dite the liutcli of natioual truuiiUineii to ixdieve leKiilur army liorder putroU for a p4)ible Mexican cuuiwitn. Onlere ix-ued will KMinit HtstMneincnt of final pbyMcuu exuminatiotix until troop reach their ilcotinutioii. Railroad uf I'iciuU were culled on to irive (roop nnd army miihI.v traiiiM rinht of way over much other lluffic. Conferee of the senate aud house on the Hay refutation to dm ft na tional miardwmen into the federal enicc were unable to h if ice today on the ipiction of includinir n million dollar relief appropuniinn for de Mndcnt ramilii- of tluc diut'led, aud dia'.'n'emcnt on that hcetiou wn ordered repoiteil to Imih houci. I I.ONIHJN, Jm :. tnetioiu re niilint' the prouren of the Iriah ne xotiutiou ditected to Premier & liiitli in the huue of common today were Mtponed at hi reiut. ThU tiBgKti that hope of a eet tlewent have not boen entirely aban doned, deite the action of the ling--lih unionit and the uuionit from the eouth of Ireland, who are oppo iu acceptance of the proposal, made to the Irih partie bv Uavld IJoyd Qeorge, which provide for the exclus ion of ix eountie of I'Uter from the operation of lrih home rule for the period uf the war. The a hole matter, which threatens tu prmliii c a eabinet itm, wu- the -nlii.il .i . ii-nli i .ii .I ii ay It M ' ufit ,g jt'i) tf""ii.ij;, CAB E CR OE R AS 'i(i i if i lU'ni tii' lionli r i i l. i li wi' w i flllo' lll ni , '! I ,1 ti'UMII lilt. K k l tin Ml Ml 'II tl'Vl i - FRUSTRATE RAiD Concentration of Troops at Naco Explained Units of Army Station ed So as to Secure Instant Action and Line of Battle Maintained Aloiin Border. SAN ANTOXIO, Tex., June '27. The uetivily at Xuco was explained tdduy. Inonnutioii luid reached hcadipuirtcrx that the Mexicanw had I pjunned to wecp acrune the l:no Iu tibee nn4 there raid the office and torchoue of the cotper xmeltinir eoncerna. The twenty-aeeond infan try wub ruhed from DourIu to liie bee. General Puntton and hi ataff i-ca rehed every rcmrt from all Imrder itutiuiiH today for nonie hign of hos tility on the part of Carranxa'- ariny that i iMinrinii into northern Mexico, but the real work at department heudiinrter wa the iia'ri-.ion ol the multitudinous, dctuiU incident to impaling the America u force lor ct-ln-iciit inuion. Overnitflit and earls inorninir report from Kl I'u-o, KukIc I'.i-, Hrownville and other head iimitcr pn.-t iiidiacted no active att--M--IHII by Mexicam uud only bucf iclticnce wa uiven to bandit activ itie, an v here. I'Nit Al (icUlllKMl. I 'fiit of the American urtuv have been ktatiuned in uh manner that ttlmo-t inatant uetion could be aeeur ed by the commanding officer here. Km relaxation of effort to guard the border town and ranches, from ban dit ha been displayed, but far more attention ha been paid to inartialini; the thoiiMnd of men alonjr the bor der in what i. in effeef, a line ot bat -1 tie. ! The unite of the national miaidj now moving tbpiugbout the I'mud I State ure expected to Iickiii nrriinj oon. jitat where tnev will lie tn tioned ha not been made publie here. Home iiuimtienee ui duplaved at General FuiikIou' hcalnuaiter that L so fuueh publicity had been given to I fl, . Iln-tll i.l I 'J,''- Il i- III. Il' it- (Contlnutd vn page sir) t ON B IIANO liniih r, -lii'V. -. ,i i. ii, i Mit ni in t ant rv callril to i i it iniiilnii i' to i.nip. A'i'i" t ( m rv illi -'i - a new dclnrlimrlil 'I In. ip : iM.itinll - C.i. li low contingent of huhtiuu Uk'M n.ir It Hn .itlicrod ii mi-- tlo' line mm HALTS E N( WALKS, An., June 27.-A hcaxily arinwl filibu-terin expedi tion orituuiaOjl to crow the liuo at SiiMihe and liriiijr buck an automobile eixed by the Mexican authuiitie. wiin broken up here hit nijrlit by the military authorities. Kitrhtcen men, all currying: revolv er or automatic pitol, and moM of them rifle or abotKiiii, were iiuictU leaving town in ix autoinobile when! u iiiad of infantry barred the road. Colonel W. II. Kajje. commanding, warned thu men that n raid into Mex ico would be the iunal for retaliat ory .move by Mexican thu I would endanger American along the entire Arixoua bonier. He uid he would have them arrtcd by I'nited State cavalry if they approached SiiHube united and would turn them over for prosecution on a chaise of breach of neutrality. The automobile xeiol by the Mex ican, belong to J. C Clay, who ar rived here viu SumiIm- Siindav alter an cvcitiiiL' three d.i-' trip from llei'iiio-lllo. Sii-iiIic i- iltuilt M'Velll.V live null we-t .it V. .ile.. SIOUX INDIANS SEEK m riPUT im ir iu nun i Fn i ecu j WAKIIIN'OTON. .. j hundred Sioux Indian- in South la kotu lime offered to eiilit in the I'nited Stale army during the Mexi can emergency. The Indiana will not be allowed to tnlit mile-. there i u call tor xolunteeiK. NMV YUKK, June .'7 William M. Willcux, lunuer pualnia-.ter of New York and later public -ervice eom- lnli'iner, va tud.ix nip'liited ' I .mi in, ! . 1 1 in i , n.il B AREZONA N ,. I, Ill Ml III 'n lit . '.i I mi il mini li OREGON WHLfTlA BAN PKAXCIKCO, June :7. - Ore gon National Ouardsmeu will be the first state troops of the western de partment to see service on the Mexi can bonier. The Third Ualtalton of lb Third Infantry of the northern state has been ordered to leave Camp Wlthyeombe early tonlcht for Fort Koaecraos, Ban Diego, and by Friday night the rest of the Oregon militia men will be on their way south. The orders to entrain at ones for the border came last night to Captain Kenneth 1. Williams, federal mus tering officer. The aecond battalion and Battery A were ordered to leave Wednesday, the Third Infantry bead nuartem, the machine and supply companies will entrain Thursday and Troop A, cavalry aud recruits will depart Friday. Upon their arrival at San Diego It was expected here that the Oregon guardsmen would be assigned to duty along the border Immediately. Cal ifornia militiamen encamped at Hacramento, expected today to T cc early orders to begin moving to Kl Paso. Captain Henry A. Hani gen, federal mustering officer, an nounced today he expected to have the entire 400u froops mustered Into i the Federal service by tomorrow nialit The entire Second Infantry will be ready for service late today. Iticruitlng was being continued In all the western states, Miles City, Mont , which has already furnished 155 men for militia service has tur ted to suppl a company of rough riders Sixty men wore signed up early todu. A NKW YOBK. June :'7 The auto mobile manufacturers or the I'nited Htates are prepared to furnish to the government ou short notice uo mo tor trucks and 10U0 passenger auto mobiles a du, .n lfred Heexcs. u nf i.i' n AyiQB i il n iihmi il i I in " ifj X'tiQi ml . i'i. START TON GHT FOR MEX CA .li . Ui.l -In i i .i I i I' o. the mill llu i I mi .1 il n i I III 1 1 il.iiil -l.il ." i p i--.lde I ORPET ON STAND TELLS RELATIONS Tells of aivinH Bottles Filled With Molnssos mid Water to Victim Denies Hnvluii Sold He Saw Girl Take Potion Stvoroly- Cross-Ex-nmlitod s t Conduct Willi Girl. WAlKKtlAN, III., Jiiiic -J". Will II; OrMt, cluirged with the murder of Marion Lambert, resumed the wit ness stand today. Attorney Ralph F. Poller of the defence immediately naked ubuut the wuter und molasses which Or't aent to Marion "to re lieve "her mind." One of tliee but tle he sent to her, the other he brought to her on February 0, the day of her death. "1 bought the bottle, of six-ouuee ixe, of Otto I'etorn and filled it two-thinla f'lll iu mv room," he said. He testilied yeaterdav that Marion, when be met her in Helm' wood, re fused to ueeept it, saying: "That will not do me any good." For u hulf hour iiii-tious and ans wer were of u nature nt which wo men hung their head aud men were plainly uncomfortable, but Mr. Jo lyn wetit on relcntlely. The young wilnes, faced by hi father and mother, turned hi bead us he replied. "Did you tell Mr, Dudy or any one eUe that you saw Marion take poi son f "No, I did nol.M The witness wa then turned over to the state for cross-examination. He wa nkcd about un aiitoinolnlc ride which Mnrion nnd OrHt took lust September. It wa on thia tup that the relation between the oiui puir pas.ed the bound of nun aim. the wit oca admitted. "What were your relutiou with feleate YolikcrT" "There was a tacit understanding bet ween u. I had known her ix year." "You were engaged f" "No, there wa an understanding. No date wa set for marriage, 1 had not ccr formally aked her tu mrry me.'' trHt said he hud studied clieuii--it it i'ic I niver-iiv of Yiconiii, 1 I i i 'I I I, i.l ,I , ..l,,it put ffl 1 1.ALLIES0NALL 1 FRONTS NEAR Reports Lend Color to Belief That Lonu-Thrcatcncd Concerted Attack in Preparation, If Not In Actual Execution Gas Clouds Employed on British Lines French Regain Trenches at Verdun Germans Halt Russians at Sokul, But Else where Czar's Troops Propess. Uteat roporta from both Ilorlln nnd London lend color to tho liollor that the long threatened ooueortod attack liy the entente alllea on tho various fronts Is In proparntlon. If not In actual procow of execution. At Verdun the situation linn not materially changed ovor night. Purl reports rurther prosroiHi for thu French In regnlulng ground In thu rcalon of the Thluumout work north or the citadel. Operations by Teutonio sulinm. rlncti nre being con(lnuod In "tho Mediterranean whoro tho Ilrltlilt atenmer Cardiff ami the French steamer Fournsl huvo boen aunk. The Teutonio ntnnd nauliiHt tho Itusalaue southeast of Kovol Is bo Ing firmly nnOntalnod. Horlln today renorta a suoooMfiil Hwmnlt nn tho ItiiMlnu line southeast or Sokul. KUewhere the Utisatau offeinlvo la coutlnuliiK to make progress. On III KIkIi I'nml. IIICHI.IN, June 17. Markoil nc- tlvlty continued in evldenee Hlong thu Francu-lielglau front hold by thu Hiltlsh ami the northern wlitf of Hie French Una. Numerous gas clouds are being om ployed by Hie entente forces In operations, tho war nrrice announced today. The artil lery fire on the Carman line vn es pecially InteiiM in the vlslult of Homme. Russian positions southweat or Sokul In Volhynlt have been stormed by General Von Mnslngen's troops aud held agaluat counter attaska, t eordlug to an aunouueowstit of tho war office today. Several huuitra.l Uusslans were taken prisoner. On Yeiiliin I'liMit, I'ARIS, June J 7. The l'renrli have reeapturwl another section of the trenehes at TbUumont In tho Verdun sector, according to hh of ficial statement Issued by tk war of fice today. The struggle for tho pos session of the village of 1'loury Iu still progressing. Three allied aero plane dropped 65 snails ea (lerwuii ships near the Belgian coast. ROMB, June J 7. via Leaden Fallowing up their recent iwmwwi oh the Tenllno front, the Italians have driven back the Austria m still further, the war office aanounead to 1'oanla and Arslero. I'flausei'V Army (rut Off, RETROGHAU. June IT Willi the elimination ot General Rflaiwer's army la Bukowina. the attention ot Oeneral Brusalloff's foroaa In thli aactlou nof Is directed upon Kolamaa, the key to the defense of Lawborx on the south. The occupation of ICImpolung and Kutv has opened the way to Koto- (Continued on puee two.) RIOTING Al LEIPSIC KKHNK, Smterl.iml. June 27. Heporta liavi reached heie that er ioua not iiic occuried iu l.eiic at the end of lit a-t week nnd that about 180U hoi. chiefly thoae of buker. butch ers .mil 1'invisiou dealers, w.m. ,t agcil niiili-. It i-. .uil tiii .. h, -i'.'i. i- liimilit iiom Au-nu tirwl iipun the crowd und that martial law has been proclaimed iu I.eipuic ami the Dtub) of UlUUswick, ,4i-i ' I A i - H - -if tm 5 f-i