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UnHy f Oregon i.d.mv Medford Mail Tribune FORECAST SIIOWKHK TONIGHT AMI TOMOItltOW WEATHER Maximum Yostonlny "(lj Minimum Today IT. JLjTorty-slxth Yen Ty.inlv Klcvnlli Year MEDFORD 0MH10V, AVrODXF.KDAY. tlTNIO 28, 191G NO. 84 Yenr. VED ROM CAR A MAT1 i "I iTai n lvi VEILS REPLY Nolhlnn Heard From Carranza in Answer to Note Dcmniulinn Release of American Troopers Captured at Cnrrizai Consul Roduers Reports Inquiry Bclnn Made as to Battle If No Reply Is Received, or Un favorable Answer Is Made, Presi dent to Go Before Conness. WASHINGTON', Juno 28. Sim-rein ry Luusinir niiiHitinwil lute today a llml imthinn further Itntl liuoti henrd Mriiiii Siwiul Agent liydRvra nt .Mex ico Cil, ami that tliu Mate demrt itii'iit hail mi intimation of wliuii the luply of Mexico City would liu went r of it nature. WASHINGTON, July X8. Special Agent Kodgcrs at Mexico City In n lirlof telegram dated yesterday and received nt the itate dopartmont onrly today, mIi Iio oxpected (o.bo bunded Carransa's roply tndny, to tlio American nolo demanding the re lease of soldiers token prisoner at Cardial, i ' The message containing but two aentencea, waa the first word the department had heard from Mr. Hodgera alnee he roportetl the do- livery of the note. It Ald It waa believed the Mexican authorities were Investigating the Carrlsal af fulr, but gave no Indication of what would be the reply to the American demunds. .. Crurliil liny, Thla waa regarded by Washington officials aa the crucial day In nego tiation with Mexico. It waa prob ubly the laat day allowed General Carranxa In which to comply with the Vnlted States' demand for release of 2:t troopera held aa prisoners at Chihuahua City. If hla reply, either by act or In a communication doea not urrlve by tonight, or If it la 1111 Mitlxractory, President Wllaon la de termined to go before congress, ( prolmldv tomorrow and ask authority r to rescue the prisoners by for-ce. An thing ahort or Immediate re lease of the American troopera will bo unxatlsfactory. No suggestions or proponal of negotiation In thia re gam will be accepted. It waa pointed out today that Secretary Lanalug's nolo, presenting the demand aought to open no discussion of the Carriial Incident. The fact that the men were captured and were being held wua viewed aa a hostile aet, requiring Im mediate repudiation by the de facto government. ConiliictltiK Inquiry. Mr. Hodgera' atatement that Car ranza officiala appear to be conduct ing an Inquiry Into the Carriial clash waa interpreted here aa Indi cating rather that the reply would support prerloua aaaertioua that t 'American troopa were reaponaible. i.usoo .rreuonao, inw min ambassador-designate, still had re ceded no word early today from bia chief about the status of the diplo matic regotiations. Mr. Arredondo ha:) informed General Carrama of (Continued on page six) CIA PLEADS AGAINST CONFLICTiSUMMERTOWri OF i:i. I "A Ml, Te . J.'nc Uh - AH the ;ois i topic ..1 In. Ill co.intrio- oil. lit tu net together and woi tor M'uce, t'r tbi war, if it come will be hell on iurth tvlule il lt und it will Id-t jj, ln - tune, Andnu Garcia, the ftlfVieHii eonu at Kl Pa so .iii todv. Ho made the deeluratu.il itv anav hiutl.uurter at Juarez, in front of Inch united eivilian kept tfitartl. (ieneiulQunzale nd hi- -t.ift were i'i tin nliwi-. I.iir tin- '.iri.ili;i l'e-' I 1 . , t 11 1 1 1 -.lit BRITISHBUNS ROARALONG 70 MILE LINE Bombardment Over Broad Front in Progress Trench Raids Made Italians Continue Regaining Lost Ground From ,'Austtinns French Holding Own at Verdun German Resistance to Russian Drive Is Strengthened and Ground Gained on the Styr. The notable advanro of tlio Ital ians over the ground from which they wore forced In the recent Austrian offensive, ahowi no signs of a hnlt. Dispatches from the Hrltlsh front In franco and Flanders lay emphnsU upon the Intensity of the bombard inont which is being brought to boar upon the German lines. fThe French are holding their own north of Vordun and In tho Finery sector, according to tho Paris bul letin. The German resistance to the Itus sluu offensive In Volhyuln has streiigthoued. llorlln nunouucea a gain of ground on tho Styr, wlioro the village of Wlneowka wna takon by storm from tho Kussluns. Mill Mi ItoinKinl. alltlTfSII lIKADQIJAUTICItS IN FHANCK, June 27, via London, via London, June 2S. Hrltlsh guns continued today the bombardment over a broad front, which was begun yesterday according to the Associated Press corrospoudetu, who roilo 70 miles along the lines. Il'nder cover of the bombardment, the lirltish made numerous trench raids last night, bringing In group of prisoners. 1 fioriiiuu Statement. INSULIN'. June 28, via Loudon. The great battle In Volhyula where the reinforced Gorman army has succeeded In cheeking the Ituaalan advance lias resulted In further re verses for the Russians. Auuouuco ment was made by the war offlee to day that the Germans have captured the village of Wlnlewka, west nf Sokul, and Ituaalan positions south of that polut. Picncli Slnti'iiieiit. P'AKIS. Juns 28. Geruau troops last night delivered another attack on the sector of the Verdun front on the French positions near Finery over which violeut fighting has been in progresa for several days. The as sault was checked by the French fire, the war office announced toduv There waa spirited fighting near the Thlaumont work which the tier mans captured several days ago, but no change took place in the situa tion there. West of the Meuae there waa no In fantry fighting of importan.ee. Artil lery engagements occurred In the sector between Avocourt and Ckatt ancourt. Italian KloUtmoiit. HOMK, June 28. The Italians have flung back the Austrlaua u fur ther distance on the Trentlno front. The war office announced the cap- Continued on page six) HKI.LlSGH.i.M, Wa.h.. June 2S.-- Ilulf of the buinen i.K'tlofl of GU- tir, a Riimnitrr rurt ml outfitting eunip in the national furrt at the bdM- of lount Baker, va destroyed bv tiKOAiiKy tudav. A hciTcl, t'ncr -tore, a buG.or h"p i tlie di'Mit of the Itelliugliam t Nt.Ttlitm rtJwuy. kie lmr.it d. Tllfi tii'C -tartfti ffW .1 IhmMiu' -Ii.vi' 111 liu I . . I d D tf'li li. 1 1 1 11 I. 1 111. . STRATEGIC MAP OF PERSHING'S POSITION j I 1p t iJitpg'i I luVllll lE M I I ' . T,...?n. , f-wf'' i L ' EL., I w'"""" j VkAi r..w iwj "f'yilm. f X U , yZr Nf J X I Jlr USA g" ,, u ( &? V" I 'gti" ", 'SI f JIT iis- jHfr"f"f " 1 .P'Wy! ,r, .A .it 'Ti I rr) pwJ'"'n ,tit ' MX fc uvueVis-L-ta,1,w I "v I ft ""wSfrr ml Tf 1 ttT I 'V rM t" I t- ..i 1 M I l t I S- I Ust,,, aTVVv"-, v V '11 L ) ? J hc"T ittSwV 11 Tjtff; w U-A .Jl-hK -Vfca.. . 1 I 1 VV,U - - IT x I s ! 'Cj.jfMww r y 1 1 tc3 ' Stv- v , rx V J . l V.I j 1 : - X i-'' rytfAn vT '"- W :LU s:fo4 wrnrfrrfexi.- . w""" Ll,r Kk ps -A-M Trrz- x y KZ r "r"f . v ' -IL v ' r: rfv - . ri.t i. . a v v 1 ir . .' ctirirTB. - .- YTN . x ...I I . ..'... 1 "' " W.' This (total! map or the soctlon of Chihuahua, where General Pershing Is operating, shows the American lines In large dotted lines. The heavy Idaek lines and cres cents Indicate the iiosltlon of the Mexicans, who nearly surround tho V. S. troops. I Fig. 1 shows the route of the ex pected attack on Pershing from San Antonio ami Matachlc. AMPLE SUPPLIES " I E WASHING'! ON. June Jh. Will department otln.iU believe the.V Iuim iiertueted iiminiifment' liv which iimtile uiHilien of food, eiiuin- page and elothinir would be provided tor all troopti called iuto the federal xerviee, un matter bow greut the number may be. Secretary (taker today made publie the following Htatement from the iuarterniiiter general: "The quarterroawter cor)M haa up tu the present met all the ealU made uhiii it for auiiea in the wuv of clothing- and equippvve and with the arrangement which we uow have for purchasing in order to replenish atock it is not believed there will he any difficulty no matter how many troop, art called. "A far a food xuuplie ar con cerned, tbee have been abundant in quantitv aid of eveellent quality, und itifauueinentit uie ueh that the same will coiitimie lie 11 the lurt' in- trti-'i' nf triHips 41 TeT.i- i-. made, thtr irtttter Jicmu oinrt'lv hutitlled by trp cfu ri oiCni . 'hi jr... mil r iiikihIi l.i .! ilHlln.i i(. 11 1. 1 11 ,i 1. TROOPS N TOBORD RA RED 1 " . a. ' 1 A l.flU'"C 2 Probable lino of attack on Kl Valle, if Gon. Trevluo carries out his roportud Intontlous. 3 Carriial, where Amorlean wonting party, moving toward Ahumada, ran into a Mmloan am bush and brought about the first actual clash. i San Antonio, on the Mexican Northwestern, tho southern base of the Carranslnta in Chihuahua. 10 z HHtttftH t PARIS. June Uh. A Zurich diKputeh to the Mm in a,VM tluil Uennuny'-. demand- on Kwitr.er 1 11 nd for the exehimue of coin moditiCM me in the form of an ultimatum, which expire at (i o'clock ThufMlin muht. WASHINGTON'. June L'--ynti: Insisted upon its amendment tt tbo housf draftlm reholutlon an! di rected further conference. .Senator Stone Introduced resolu tion aa'aing president for Information rexardina a commercial treaty bne negotiated by the entente sill's. Resumed debate on postofUe ap propriation bill. Meur.g: Considers urgent de ficiency bill and bill proiiding for extension of current appropriations tlin.'i&'i Inlv 0 DAY IN CONGRESS ! . .i-. 9ANTAtAtfk I , i,.yl I " , " & Ahumuda, the northern base, from which Curranilstaa can move either toward Pershing's column or toward the border. 1'. Matachle, the forthereat point on tho Moxloo Northwestern railroad out or Chihuahua City that Is held by the Carramtlatas In force, 7 Gen. Pershlugs field headquar tera at Numlqulpa. CARRANZA 'm I AGAINSI WASHINGTON, .1 . A m.t prole-tuitf iiiiin-l itut 1 iiyt--. ii.uii-.t .Mexican eitiaenx alleged to have been committed by an American force, ;)UUU ttronif, marehiug Horn Knu (ler onimo, toward Valle, was aeul to the tute demrtment today by Klieo Airedoudo, Mexioau Houbassador, ileiKiuite, on intruetion of the I'er ra 11x11 foreign office. 'iguiou complaint ugaint the ul- Vued urreat and mitreattnent of 'MHl civilian at la Oiu i registered in thf note, with a request that the of ficer reonible be punished and tep taken to prevent a recurrence of such an incident. Apache eout aith the American were charted with ItnUai treatment of the people in their path. The column referred to i presum ed to be a part of General Pershing' muifl force. So far a could be teamed, the wur department lia not been hiIvim-iI i.t ilit'H ultie- VMlh ,in ciniIiiiii-. TROOP OUTRAGES 1 SECRETTRIP ADMITTED 8! ORPET Accused Youth Tells of Taking Train Day Before Girl's Death anil Mak ing Dato to Sec Her Next Mornlnn. Over Telephone Told Her He Had Brought "Dope" Did Not Go Home, But Slept In Garage Trip a Secret One Denies Purchase of Capsules to Fill With Poison. WAUKICOAN, III., Juno 18. With n oloso mIiiivo and an application nf talcum powdor, Will II. Orpot looked paler today than over when hla cross oxamluntlou was resumed tolny. Ho Is charged with tho murder of Marlon I.amliort, his mcIiooI girl awuothoart. Attorney David it. Joslyn rosumod arnsa.oxutnlnutlon, InturroKUtlng tho witness concerning a latter wrltton to Marlon on Daoomhur IR, last, whllo Orpot waR nttondlug tho Uulvorslty of Wisconsin. "Did alio roturu n lottor to you un opoitdd at about that time?" askod Jnslyu. "Not thon or nt any other llmo," ropliod tho wltuoea. Tho witueaa donlqil that ho had ovor asked Charlos Iluaetngor, .11 JltidlKon driiK olerir for oaneulos. "On February S about I o'clock," suggested Joslyu, "you took a train to Iike Forest via Milwaukee?" "Yes." JMr. .loslyn tried to pin tho wltnoss down to tho exact tlmo he stopped over In Milwaukee. Wltuesa did not remomber. .Mr., Joslyu next asked about Orpet's arrival at lake Forest, when he telephoned In Marlon. The attorney askod Orpot what he said to Marlon when she answered the tele pjiouo. "I asked her If she could not come nut. She wild Joe Davis waa thoro." 1 "Now Is that all you recollect?" "I asked her If she would see me at the Sacred Heart station In the morning, she said yea." Admit .Miiko llato. "Whs anything said about bring ing down any dope for her?" "I may have, but 1 don't remem ber." "Vow, waa It before or after the dope was mentioned that you naked to see her?" "Probably before, If any mention of dnpo was made." Marlon, having aald that aha could not aee him that night, Or pet started for hla home on the Cyrus MeCor mick eatate, of which hla father waa superlutenlent. ilia trip being a s cret one, however, he did not go home, but to the garage. The witness' previous story of ( ( l.lllllllli'.l nil Plle Two.) AT F T I'OUTI.AND, Or.. June 1'8. Thut there t a -Irony piohultililN (but the Willamette uwr at Poilluud will reach U flood tuge ot Jti or -7 feet, (he highest 111 maii.v vear. wa tin opinion today of Fred K. Henhnw. district engineer of (he I mted stute geologicul survcv, who ha jut re turned from au inspection of the Willamette watershed. He staled he found twenty feet of snow in the Cascade where ordinar ily there i none this time of year. The river today tood at feet. Cool wetsther o far ha prevented u rapid rie. After falling a few inches, the Col umbia liver agtiiu is rising. At Van couver, Wash., a large force of men is trying to save the earth fill lead iug to the new interstate bridge. I).uu.iu' iimiMiiiliim to seveial tboua .1 11. 1 ..iil.u iilit-.iilv I1.1- beii lt ue. WLLAMETTE LOOD E CASEIN! DENIESACTS OE TREASON Sir Roger States That He Never Ad vised Irishmen to Fight Witli Turks Against Russians or With Germans, and That German Gold Did Not Finance Revolt Foreign Money Rclcctcd Rebellion Not Made In Germany, Directed From Germany or Inspired From Germany. LONDON, June 28. DmimtHo de velopments arc e.vpeetoil at todn.v's Mcaaiou of tho trial of Sir llogcr Caxeini'ut for high troiMHju. Chief nmonir llicso i a stntoniont in his own ili'fenac which Sir llojftir Is prepared to make from the dock. FrnneiM I'. Doylo, llie 1'liiliulolplilii attorney, who ia uctin ua aotluitor for Crtneinent, informed t liu Awioolnt- ud Prone huforo tlio opoiiin; of I ho court thut no wiluoaaos would hu called liv tlio dofeuso. As wns inili- entcd .veatorday, tho iiiiiin ilofuuBo will rent on tho urgumont of coiinsol for the qiiuliink of tlio indictment on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. In reference to tlio dooision of Cnaumuut'N counsel not to cull any witnoMioH, Mr. Doylo nid: "InaHiinu.li na thlatriiiliiffeeW not only tho life of Sir llogor Ciisdniuiit, hilt also the aspirations of tlio IrYcli nation, it Iiam been advisable not tu call any witnesses in thla jiirisdio tion." He added that no wHikhmck wen; available in this country, and that it would have been neeewaary to MO ' Germany for them hut that the gov eminent would not penult it. ChMiiiiont'a StitlumuiiL Sir lloger Cuseinent'a alatwnuiit wum delivered in a clear roioe, but It waa daiu he waa laboring uudar u gi-eat nervoua strain. Kir Itoger aaid: "ily lonU and OenllemH of tho Jury: I desire to any H fow words only with reference to aome nlliiaiona made liv the prosecution. "Ah to my tension ami tlio honor of knighthood conferred upon me, I shall ay only one word. The pan siou I hud earned by service render ed and it wu ussiguetl by law, 'Hie knight IkhhI it was not iu my imwer to refuse, but there are in eaparhtl four HiisMtuiemeuts given in the evultmeu uguinst me which I must refute. "Fii.t, I never nt any time ailrtted Irishmen to fight with the 'Parka ajruinst the Kussiaua or to fight with the German on the western fruHt. "Kecond, I never aakad an Iriali mau to fight for Germany. I hftve always claimed that be haa no right to tight for any land but Ireland. No Starvation Plmi. "Third, the horrible inaiuuaUuitt that 1 pot inv own (Mtoule's ration reduced to the starvation iwJaf lie cause thev did not join the Irian, bri gade is an abominable falsehood. Tliu rut ion were necessarily rtxllituttl throughout Genoany owing) to the blockade. The other auggaatioii tlmt men were sent to uunUlusMt eaniw at my iusluuee for not joining tjju Irish brigude in devoid of all fuiiHtla- tioil. "Kouith. thei-c is the widespread impiitiilion of 'Geruiaii gold.' I owe il to htonc in Ireland who are ftssallod (Continued on page four). BAT1LE WITH REBELS WAHIIINOTON, June 2.-An e.. gagement lustiug au hou betwcea American murine und Santo IA minyo rebeif. ,eterday at ilonto Cristi wua reported toduv b Near Admir.il t'u..itnii. tine Vmcucuii private, Juhu Ai-nmtsut, wa kjlbd. Too Irene ben were takeu by the mil ruien utter uUillcry file, him iris t 1 l! a Ik i I fA F i .. i--nil.it mn