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v M Medford Mail Tribune FORECAST SIIOWKHS TOXIOIIT AND TOMOItltOW WEATHER Maximum YeMoriliiy ,-; Minimum Today II), Pro. .ill Forty-sixth Tear. DhIIv Klfvcnth Ycsr. MEDFORD OKIKIOV, TlllUsl) Y, .ITMO 2f). 10l( NO. H.-j m r xi iP DNS WN T VICT OVER TEUTONS Heavy Bombardment Continues Along British FrontRussians Take 10,500 Men Prisoners in Volhynia and Gallcla Flghtinii Continues on Verdun Front. Heavy fighting In other sectors ImH caused tlio Intensity of tlin strug gle at Vcnluit to diminish. Another powerful riormnn nttnek lust night near tho Tlilniimoiit rodoulit was checked, I'nrlfl declares. ' , Tlio Ilrltlsh continue intoiiKO nrtll- lory flro nnd trench raids along thoir front In Krnnre nnd Plunders. Ilotli llorlln nnil Vlunnn claim progrom for tlio Teutonic counter of fensive on tlio onstorn front. Tlio Russian bulletin today claims tlio capture of 12,000 more Teuton prisoners. J.ONDON, Jtino S!). A Lutsk dis patch to tlio Tlnlos dated Tuesday describe tlio tcrrllilo fighting on tlio lttissjan front. "TIiIh town," says the correspond out, "Is n veritable maelstrom. Along tlio ontlre front tlio contending armies nro locked In fierce nnd coaso loss, struggle No hour passes when there Is not somowhoro nn attack or u counter-attack flung forward with tlio goratost blltornofw nnd fe rocity. "Tlio first Installment of (lie Prus sian (iiinrd In nrrlvlng at Kovel, nnd tlio Herman omporor himself Is nt Hint point." . PICTKOfiUAn. Juno 8(1. Ilusslnn Iroops, fighting In Volhynia and (inllolu yesterday took prisoner 21 officers and 10.2SB fighting men. says the official statement luued to day hy the Russian war department. The atatonient says the Russians Inflicted a great defeat nn tho Teu tonic troops between the Dnolster and Prnth rivers, cMptitrlng three lines of trenches. British 1'm (.'ii. BHITISII HICADQUAItTKHS IX PIlANClt, June J9 Unusually heavy artillery firing with numbers of trench raids, have continued all along the Dryish front the last XI hours. Here and there were lu tonse outhursts from artillery con centrations from both sides. The Ilrltlsh used both gas and moke to cover their trench raids. In tho Ypres salient were found the hodlos of Germans killed hy gas. Tho Hermans retaliated by bombardment of Canadians positions at Observa tory Itldge and Sorrel hill. The oase with which raiding par ties, under cover of bombardment own rush a trench, inflict heavy losses and bring back prisoners Is such that It has become systematic nightly atturiiusM along the whole front on a acale not attempted before. On Verdun Front, PAUIS, Juno 28. After a violent bombardment which lasted the en tire day the Germans attacked the 1'ieach positions northwest of Thiuu tnont in tho Verdun sector, but were repulsed with heavy losses, according to an official statement issued by the war offiee today. The French machine gun and curtain of fire Is deelared to have devastated the at taekors. The statement adds: "In the Champagne district near Tallin e In a surprise attack, we cleaned up certain first Umr trenches t Umr i th7 (Continued on paQt three) J UNABLE 1Q AGREE A y m Y XKW YidJK. Jinn ."'- A I tei b.iv- inji been nut Inl I uenH -llilei ll'illl' Mllll tlllee tune- lepiiltlll .1 di--Mgreemeut. the jur in the ca-c ol Rue Tanscr, chui-ci with M'rjur in eonneetiou with her breach 'of promise suit agitinst James V. Osborne, a fnrmer ;i -.1 -1 .1 n t di-tnet nttniiiiv, l-i pnlli-d 1.1 1 mtl-d Sl.iti - Jmljl "I V I I l"h !.! 1 ll ,1 p' n - Il - ' 1 . . 1 1 1 1 rt 1 ' ' 1 - . , ,.l AMERICA FIRST iEANSlATYOU DO-PRESIDENT Wilson Gives Nation New Rally Cry in Address Before Ad Clubs of the World Great Throiin Cheers Words Outlines Duty of Citizens Mrs. Wilson In Official Party. PIIINAMCM'IMA, Juno 20. "AniorleB first, translated Into whnt you do," wan the rnllyhiK cry Hounded hy President Wilson In nn nddross to tlio Associated Advurlls Iiik clubs of tho world In Indepen dence Sqimro here todwn. "America first means nothing," ho said, "unless you translate It Into what oti do." Tremendous npplnuse swept over the rrowd when the president uttored those words., PHILADELPHIA, Juno 20 Prosl dent Wilson, accompanied hy Mrs. Wilson and u sipmd of secret service men, nrrlvod here at 3:5S p. in. A reception committee oscortod the party to n stand in tho park adjoin ing Independence Hall whoro tho president aildrossed atteudltiK dele gates of the Associated Advertising clubs of the world nnd a great gntherlng of citizens. MIUTU SENT 10 fOMWIHCS. N M . lune 29 Kor the firt.t lime Mine tlieir mol'lll'alion on the border National Guardsmen crossed Into Mexico on military ser vice last night. Three motor trucks were loaded with New Mexico guardsmen and dis patched down General Pershlug's line of communication to help guar.! against its being cut. This acUon was taken following re ceipt of a report that the CarranzU tas have been concentrating Urge forces of cavalry at or near Giisman on the Mexico .Northwestern railroad. Such troops would be In a position to Interrupt the American communi cations which are but ten miles dtr tant from Gasman. A large number of remounts mhlch left here yesterday for General Per shing's headquarters were ordered turned back by the American com mander because of fear that the re ports might be true. No further In formation has been received here n gardlug (he iiioed presence at Guzman of the de facto coiernmenl troopH. ITALIAN COAST TOWN HKItl.lN'. J urn -'! An An-tiiaii ailiuirult. ri-"ii i-inl June J4. re eened tibi, -m- Aii-tii.-lliiiivariun ...... i IiiI'mmIo boats nn June .1 slielleil a faetor and a lieiuhl train near (uiliaiioMi, mi the Italian east eout, and relunieil without molestatioo. On the same da a hydrotlniie udvaneing to attink Tnet a shot down. The llulian nbsener wus killeil uud the French pilot captured. (in June 21 an Autro-lIiingarian air Mpiadt'oii successfully bombard ed railroad hndxc and stations at l'oiit di l'iil ami I'ortn (iiudn. ami .ill aeroplane- n tinned iiiiliiirmeil. JURY DISAGREESilN L GUARD ' COMMUNICATIONS FltW'CISCO, tunc :' The federal Jur consideiuiK the evidence agalust three Hsu Kraucisco altor Heys and three Los Angeles real es tate men In the no-called California On ton laud fraud tnaU ri ported u .1 a r i nit i.t tuildi iii'l w.i- di , ,r i ki . i i, I , i. I I i ALLIES RESORT wmm N IS N Berlin Reports Strong Infantry Moves Numerous, With Repulse for French and British Claim Russian Actions All Checked Artillery Fire Heavy. 1IKI11JN, June 2!). "In the west ern war llieuler," the lntoniont h.v, "the -tune conditions pievnil along the British froht nnd the north wins; of the French front a hnve existed (lining the lust Few day. Atltick hy enemy patrol and strong infan try uelflcliinenK n well n- gnu at tacks, hnve become numerous. "Everywhere the enemy wn re pulsed. Wuo-i of gn have given no rcullM. Artillery fighting attain ed great intensity nl eertnin oiuts "N'orlh of Hie Aine nnd in the f'hniiimgne lietween Anlierive nnd the Argoniie the Freiieli kept up n lively fire. Here nl-n weak nllnek were eiixily repuUed. "Xortliwext of the Tliinumont work were minor infantry engiige incnt. "IvMHteru f if nit : ltuiiHii nttneks made hy tme eniniHinieu between liiibntowkn and Snwirgon failed, un der our curtain of fire. "NVnr nuewitxehi, Mitlien-'t of l.juht-clm, a Dei-mnu division (de taelimeiil) dormed an eycinv point of MipHiit en-t of the Xiemen, tukuig two dflieers and fifty-Mix men pris ouer Mini I'liptiinnu two maeliiue unii- .md two niiiic-lhiowcr-." E 10 CIRCLE fill. I Mill S. N M.. June .Ml. -Ai'i'onluii; tn i poll- iccciwd here, 1 11.000 ('nriiiiii-liiN have been mob ilised l MiiMillo, on the Mexican Northwestern. l'.'Oflfl men are at Villa Aliunimlii, 2000 art nt Uiixmiui and (leiirrul P. Kbas Cnllcs of Soiiorn is niociiiff larife bitiuls of troops to ward the Soiu.ru Chiliunltuu border. If iliee reMrts are true, the eu teloping movement of the MexieaiiM around General PershingV army is heeoming more and more pronounced. Army ffieer ny, however, that the American commander is readjusting his men to meet everv move. A ionimnv of Xew Mexico militia will lenv here lute tinlny for Deming to otniid muni) at the baiiijiiiir of lour Vllh-lil l. inler- .it I iiliiinbii-, wlm it i o In In- ci'i nli il liiiiiiii iiiw . IDI HKItl.lN, June 20, via Uiiih.n. -Dr. Karl Liebknechl's eoiitietioii, wlneli provideM fur an apiieul, auto- nmlienllv disliaw him as a lawyer .....i i .. i... :....i:..:i.i.. ... i. i'i i. ' llll.l IllllLl.. lllMl IIlttuilllA. t.l ll.klil ..111, lie oil lev. It does not, however, af fect his Hsiiou a a membei4 of the I'russiun diet, and Hie rcichstag, since tlie-e otfi's are held am (lit n-sidi o eject inn bv the oter nnd lint b nveliiineiil .iipnintmeiit. Ill-slutii- ii- a levi-l.itnr i- unlit feeled as I lie i'imiii nli. urn d Irmii revokiiif; III- ei il I l.'lil MEXICAN FORCE MO PERSUINGS MEN NKW YOKK. June "l. Aih.ilHC nf '2 I" "' imiiit- iii li.nliii!.' -lueit- Ma Wall -Ueet'- ie-iuii-.c to the mole ta- unil!c oenui;lii ilcelupineuts in the Miicau situation. Stocks with Mexican connections were umoug the leaders in the bunwint ne, American Simllin.'. (ileiiie I'.iluilieti .Hid Suiilll- 1 I 11 I'.i'i'li L.'.lllllll' ' t" I iillt- Till ill, I ' l '. I .ll . I i , ' , ! . .iiint II 0 FEB D TURNED OVER TO UNITED STATES Carranza Complies With Demands Made hy President and Liberates Colored Cavalrymen Captured in Battle at Carrizal Men Scantily Clad Refuse to Talk. M, I'ASO, Tex., Juno 20. Twenty-three negro tronpnra of tho Tenth cnvnlry nnd I. out II. spllla bury, Mormon ncout, cnptureil hy tho Me.vlcana nt Cnrrlsal and sulise quently confined In tho Chihuahua ponltontlnry, wore brought to the border at noon today and a short time later tinned ovor to the Ameri can military authorities. A shout of laughter lose from the thoiisnuilH of Juarez. Mexicans who had gathered to witness tho arrival, as the negrooa filed from the'Speclal train. Tho prisoners were dressed In the scantiest and most nondescript garb. Somo had pn only troiuerr. Ouo wore " shirt, whllo a towel on closed his wnlst. Others' heads wco decorated with bandanas. Splllsbury was dressed In a white duck suit. Ho appeared anxious. All tho troopora wore worn nnd drnvn from their experience and all wore serious, snvo ono, who wore a uroa 1 smllo. This one made himself tho Im promptu spokesmen or his fellows "Wo sum aro glad to get back,'' he said. At tlio coiiiniidnncln the troopers refused to dltcuM the Cnrrlsal fight, their Imprisonment or their return to the border. - j. "Wo are soldiers, not plain cltl xoiih," they said, "wo will have to report to our superior officers and receive their instructions." Splllsbury was not so uncommu nicative, boweer. lie entered Mel private office of (lenaral Oonsales and there, gave out a brief Interview In which he repeated statements he had been credited with maklnn nt Chihuahua by (leneral Jacinto Ti vlno. These slatemeuta were to the effect that Captain Iluyd, eommaude. of the Americana at Carrital, per sisted in advancing toward Villa Ahumada to recover a negro deserter after General Felix Comes had warn ed him to turn back and after Splll- bury bad urged him to accept this advice. Train Met lly .Mexicans (leneral I'rundsco (lonsales, Jsurcz commander, and Andies (larcla. Mexican consul in ISI I'sso, met tho train, (leneral Oonsales bosnled tbc train and a minute later reapiteared. followed by th" guard that had es corted the prisoners from Chihuahua The guard, dressed In uniforms of bright yellow, pushed back the crowd, forming a lane through which Splllsbury and the troopers marched down thq railroad tracks. They were taken to the disinfecting plant ami there stripped and treated before being escorted o the comandacia. Itioek Atoilcil, Banger of sn Immediate break with the de laclo government had been lelleved last night by press dis patches aayliiK the prisoners had been started for the border from Chihuahua Citv Until Carrunsa re plies to the demand for a statement of his attitude toward the American expedition in Mexico to protect the border, however, the crisis Is only less Imminent than It was before. High officials of the administra tion let It be known that the Palled States would nrocred with Its mili tary operations to safeguard ade- quately u itleiiH and terrlloo and would coiitiuiu' to pursue bandits lu (Continued on page threo) bTrlin to maintain FRtE POOR KITCHENS TDK II U.I I., linn- ."i Tin iiiii nicliislin ol Miilln has dei idett to keep open Indi fliiliel (In- municipal poor klti lieim hlili In previous oars were open only during the whiter months, closing at the end of March. This year the closlug has been post poned month aftei mouth under ires- suro of thi h'-iIr of the poor people 4 and it hi- in. In n im.ilh di rliieil In , . . I tl.i ,'c I,. I, i, . Ii !,,, ,,, J,, ' III il. i l .. I PAN-! A F I Ministers of Bolivia and Salvador Rcr.cw Offers of Mediation With Mexico and Are Told That Reply of Carranza to American Ultimatum Must First Be Received. WASHINGTON, June 20. Igimcln Caldorou of Ilollvlu ami Itnfael .al vldar of Salvador called at tho state department today to renew their ef forts to learn whether tlio United States would entertain an offer of mediation In tho Mexican difficulty. Mr. Caldorou tnlked with Secre tary Lansing about five minutes, afterward ho said he had been told that the United States could not dis cuss mediation In the absence of In formation that tho American prison ers had been actually released and as to Carransn's reply to the domain! for a statement of Intentions towaid the expodltlou In Mexico. The minister reminded Mr. Lan ding of tho Interest of all the Ameri can republics In preserving penco and said he would call again whon Car rnitfta'a reply to the note of the United States had been received. BACK ON SOIL OF HOME KI,r.VJsl. 'lev., June 'i Tin Ivveuly-tliree trouper of the Tenth cavalry and I .cm II. Spill-lmrv. the .Mormon scuut, were hrouirht In tli interna tinim I bridge at :i:l.." o'clock tJiJH nllcniiMin. (leneral 8'elV Jr., wn waiting with u written receipt for their delixery. The actual transfer look place nt .1:1(1 p. m., when flenentl IWI'a re ceipt piisKdl into Mexican bands. The actual return to American soil of these men mix delayed some time after (leneral Hell had given the re ceipt while thev were given a vinegar butb at the immigration station, nhut tuitf mi the limine near this side. All the clothe- ilu-v wure in .Mexico were tliruuu nn.iv .mil they Were fleshly clntbeil. ' HER FRONI STRIKE S.W I'll WUKCO. June . Del egates from the Heat He Wsterfrout lCmployers' union ami the Seattle hi em tiers of the executive board of the Pacific district of the Interna tional Longshoremen's union were en route to Han Francisco today to par ticipate In further conferences to he held here soon looking to a xeitle meut of the strike of the I'uciflc coast longshoremen. The parley will be presided over by ImmlKiaiiou Commissioner Henry M. White or Se attle, who was detailed by Hie de partment of labor to act as federal mediator. The coming conference will tak up the matters practically anew, at the Pacific district board announced yesterday It had rejected the com promise offer Of sett lenient made hy th- Waterfront Umployers' union at a conference here last Monday. CREW OF SUNKEN SHIP LANDED AT PORT MAH0N I'AI.MA. .M.iiiiici. June '. -Tueul-tie men u Ibe ii ul u -learner I'uiu ut tJeiin.i, wlneb u--belled ami -unk b a -uluiiiuiuc mi Tuesday, loiw urn veil nt I'm I Mu boo, Minorca, in the ship's bn.u. Dorder Guards Co-operate WKMLKK, Arix., June Hi. i f8e Ins of nn hour's eoiiferen c lialoy (leneral ()regumy, ciMmuaiider of the MexicuVi forces iieross the bor- dci. uud Ciibiiiel II. m 0 F A A inn NEGRO TROOPERS LANO NEW CONFERENCE Save, tbr .n.huliliri il ii II II I .1 I Kill i. Uu .. i -Ii ii i ii hi i 'iiiiiii.imli r. ' t I. ul ,i i i , i . ii i ... Mil.., .Ill . I QUESTION ORPET DEATHSENTENCE 010VESAFTER FOR CASEMENT MARION'S DEATH FORHfSTREASON State Grills Collcijlan Arose Early to Get Papers With Account of Flntlinii of Girl's Body Defendant Tells of Death Scene In Woods Af ter Trnijcdy. WAUKKdAN, 111., Juno JD. Re suming today the cross-o.tniulnatlon of Will II. Orpet, on trial charged with the murder of Marlon Lambort, Attorney David It. Joslyn asked quo, tlons concomlng what happened fol lowing Orpet's return to Madison after, he had loft Marlon dead In tho woods. i , "Did you get up early to get tho newspapers to see If Marlon had lived or died?" "No." "Why, weren't you anxlom to learn vhotliur she lived or died " "Wo didn't get the papers at tho homo." "Vou testified that you hovered over Marlon's body 30 seconds or n nilmito. How did you know alio was dead unless you had given bor cyauldo of potassium?" "I said that I was at her body probably loss tbnu throe minutes." "She lay on the ground nnd alio looked dead," the witness said. "Did you, as a mattor of faot, know Hint she was dead until you read the papers at Madison?" "I thought I did. The newspapers corroborated this " E SAX ANTON' H . Te June !. Staff ollleel's, nliil ilepuitmenlal chiefs at (leneral Fun-ton'.. Iiciid ipmrters continued IihIhx the work of preparing the hourly increasing army lor a Msible offensive mowineiil. Notification that Curmiisn bad ordered the surrcmlei of the negro trooMM captured ut Ciirrixul did not lower Hie pressure of military prep aration. The opinion was wide spread that the ielea-c of the prison ers had not altered Hie basic reasons for mohilixnlion of nn unuv along the border. Kv night il was believed thai u con siderable part of the newly mobilized ii i in would begin bolder sort ice. Supplies wen being ii-scuiblcd at Iti-nun-tille, Laredo, Kngle I'iii- and nl lire miiiis where the fieiiter cmi cent rat ion will be made. The pur-cba-inu ul bnlc- mid mule- wu- nn ilcr uv tnda. under the iirst cuii Iraet ralilieil e-tei'in b tin- wur ilepiitlmclil. W rtlll;T(). Inn., .-it Consul gimpieh adUsed the slate department today that during uu anti-American demonstration yesterday at Nogales. Sonora, the American consulate was entered snd looted The message did not give the extent of damage nor confirm border repoits tiiat Consul Ulniplch hsd fled before the mob and that the American shield had heeu dragged throuah the streets 'S ACTIVITY BORDER ER POSSIBLE MOV YANKEE CONSULATE AT NOGALES RAIDED I'AWIS, Jinn ."i I'remiei llruuiil ha sent .i prnic-i in ibr iii-utial Mw-el- against I he uelioii ut the Herman iiulitui) aulboniics in urdering tho evaciiiilioii bv ciilians of the town I l.illc, Kuiiliiiiv .uul Tuiiii uxing, ac- iiiidiiiu- In I Ii- 1'ilit .1 mil. The n uti -l i- uu tin '.I. Mind lluil I lie in m I I . .'lilt n In I li. H. i, iii . uu ell - Sir Rotjcr Found Guilty of Hlyh Trea son hy Jury Defense Claims Ef forts Were Only to Recruit Regi ment In Germany for Use Against Ulster Volunteers. LONDON, Juno 19 Sir Itoger Cniomont was sentenced to death nt his trial for high tron.on lodny. Aftor Sir Itoger lind been sen tenced Daniel j. Ilniloy, the prlvnto soldier who had boon hold as bin nccompllro, was placed In the dock. Tho chief Jimtlco dlreolod tho Jun to return a verdict of not guilty nnd Ilalley was dlschagod. Defends Casement, Artemus Jones, assistant counsel, nddressed Hie court. Mr. Jones ad mitted that at the first thought It scorned an outrage for Sir llogor to go to normany, but ho Insisted that the dofendnnt lind att.euitod morcly to orgnnho an Irish brlgado for tho use against the Ulster volunteers, recruited by Sir Hdward Carson. Ho continued that the work Sir Itoger did lu (lernmny wns precisely the nmo sort of work ho carried on In Ireland boforo tho war. Whllo tho Importation of nrms was n wronged act, It did not constitute troason, but nn offense against the dofonso of the ronlm net. Ho romlndod tho Jurv of the responsibility rostlng upon It. Sir Kredorclk Smltlr nrguod that In days boforo tho war Sir Roger's de fense might have boil soma weight, WU "Offe crrWi.0ir!re,,rot fnslKiilft cant had intervened tho greatest military power tho world had ever seen was trying to destroy the Urlti Ish empire." Chief Justice Charges-. The chief Justice began his churgu to the Jury. "Treason lu time or war, whan all persons In this coun try are making aacrlflces to defeat the common enemy Is almost loo grave for expression." the chief ju tice said. You must dismiss from jour minds all you have heard or read outside this court. We h.ivo heard much about politics lu Ire laud. For myself, In the court or Justice. I always feel anxiety when. IKilltlcsl passion la aroused. Pay no more attention tn what has been salif. regarding conditions In Ireland I'fi fore or after the war than la neres sary to consider the conditions ot, this case." After defining the law of treanori he pointed out that many rat-ti or the rase were undisputed. The jurv; retired at 2 "i". o'clock. LAST OE OREGON " MILITIA LEAVE FOR ER cMp WITIIYCOMBK, Ore.. June - The last of the Orvgon National i i uard mobilised at Camp Wlthy lombe were entraining here today for the Mexican border. The troops which boarded the special train wero the First Hattallan of the Third Oro gou Infantry, a machine gun com pany and the reglmeutal band. Colonel Clenard McUughlln, ro. mental commander, who Is a oxptatn detached from the 1'iiltwl Stntos army, was to accompany the troops. The First Battalion consists q Company A of McMlnnvllle, and eompanies II, C. and D of Portland. Captain Kenneth P. Williams, U. a .. mustering officer, remains be hind here In charge of a recruiting office. All recruits will he hurried south to Join the various uulU qu the border. The rirst special train with Oregon guardsmen for the border left hero Tuesday. Two other special trulua left yesterday. TWO ITALIAN STEAMERS SUNK DY SUBMARINES MEXICAN BOD 1. 1 I )ON June ill I" - .i''i Iiev .UilluHIKi -Ihi It. di in -i .mu i limn i .uul I'm. i. I '"Vd'1" shis tbc -inking of Muiiibi llO t i ;i 4i ' 4, !