Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 14, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUniversity f Orcon Liiirsry VBliTITJYYD'n FORECAST Tonight nml Tomorrow FA lit. WEATHER Maximum Yesterday Minimum Today l. Fortv-slxlh Tar. oIKUKOUH. OKKUOX. YK1)N KSDA V, KKI.IM'ARY 14. 1917 (). 27S BUNE nunnis ensiir I SUBMARINE ,SflHSSEL WITH BOMB Schooner Lyman M. Law Destroyed in Mediterranean l:y Submarine, Evidently Austrian, That Flew No Flag Crew Landed Carried No Contraband May Be Overt Act Looked For to Precipitate War T.OXDOX, Fell. H. The Anioiienn schooner l.vinnn .M. I.mv was sunk hv ii submarine on Mimilny, iiccorilin lo a ilispiiti-li from the Stot'nni njienev of Hume. The crew, incliulin, eiulil American-;, is rciurtetl (o have been Inmleil. WASHINGTON', Keli. It. Consul Treaihvay at li'ome caljled a rioit today iiulicatiii!: Iliat the American schooner Lyman Law was not lor- jlJiedoed, but was destroyed by a h b plneed on board by a submarine. Consul Trcadway's report said the submarine apparently was Auslri.ipi. lint flew no flajr. Secretary i.ansin had apotlier re port which said the ship was sunk by gunfire from a submarine. I'clisul'N Mcssagi.. Consid Treadway at Home for warded three dispatches. (wo ,,f which he lunl received from the Ital ian minister of marine and one from the Ilritish consul at t'aliari. The latter said that Captain Mclloiiouli and nine men compriin the crew of the American sailing ve-sel l.vman II. Law of New York, had landed at ( a-- nan. According to the minister ol marine's niinoiincement, the vessel was sunk by an Austrian submnrinc without a I'lajr. A paraphrase of the iiiuiser of marine's dispatches traumillid un der Treadway's signature follows: i "lieceived telegram from M;i !t;i American four-niasled sailing vessel Lyman M. Law in flames latitude north :IH decrees :Y2 minutes longi tude east (ireenwicli 7 dcurcos s minutes. No trace of crew.-' Second Message. The second mes-ae, dalcil ( ;i -till ri, February LI, said : "Fonr-ninstcd Amciicaii sailing vessel l.vman .M. Law, owned by Maritime Transportation conipauy of New York, liltlll Ions, at It o'clock 12th, set afire by bomb 7l minutes west-southwest ,d' Cape Spartivenlo by Austrian submarine without t'hoj. The Law was from Stockton, Me..-to I'alermo with ear-o id' liimler. The crew of ten saved in two boat loads. Length of submarine was forty me ters. Jt was painted ash color with black deck and was armed with rifle. One periscope on stern turret. Crew all American except two Fne;-ii-Ii." The message from the I!rili-li eon slfc at Cayliari said : "Captain .Meltoioui-h and nine men crew of American schooner Lyman M. Law, New York, reported destroy ed by submarine yesterday, have landed here." Crew Is Idiiidcd. llO.Mi:. l'cb. 14. The American (Continued on Pago Four.) 10 THREE YEARS PRISON ATLANTA. Or.. Koh. 14 Mrs. Vic i tor E. Innos of KuRcn1, Ore., con victed yesterday of larceny after trust, was sentenced today (o three years imprisonment. With her lius hund who already has been convict ed and sentenced to jerve seven yoars Airs. Innes was ohamed witli nils.iir mopriating more than $:;.0i't of tr,A$J of the Nelms sisters of Ai litiita. Tiie ounc; women IU a j y'AVil from San Antonio, Texas, 'ii .i-.in''. M'14, and never have l)e-n itunid. Innes and Iiih wife were a-f-tntrd i'1 :tn Antonio of ohar-V-M of r: iiii- th- two 'voim n, SCANDINAVIAN-AMERICAN LINER FREDERICK VIII, WHICH I -J--TKr-r-iJ -- 'fit!'. - ' , : , "mij(:2 . FBLDLRiciygg 'r . : , .-, ., AUSTRIA HOPES TO AVOID BREAK Dcs'rc Shown by Bath Nations to Shrink From Severint) All Relations Negotiations Conducted by Am bassador Penfield So Far Yield No Result No Concessions Likely. j LONDON', Feb. If. The fol'.nwiiml I semi-official statement from Vienna : ro,i:anlini; the relations of Austria- Hungary and the Vnited States up- liears In ttie General Anzieger, in the General of j Uiiosfcldorf : ".Negotiations have been taking place between Count Czernin (Aus-tro-MtniKarian minister of foreign af fairs) and Frederick -C. C'anl'ield. the American ambassador at Vienna, since tiie rupture of foreign relations between the I'nited States and Ger many, on tiie question of future rela tions between the Tniled States and Austria-Hungary in view of the fact that Austria-Hungary associated her self with Germany's dclaiv.tion of in tensified submarine warfare. To .v:ld Ktiptmr. ''On Hie American side a desire lias been shown to avoid a rupture withj A uslria-i! angary because Washing- j tun shrinks from severing all rela tions with the central powers. Mer lin, too, would prefer that this last.' bridge was left unbroken. "Tiie opinion prevails in Vienna I and Ilerlin that the decision to em-j bark upon an intensified submarine j warfare did not constitute an ac tion which should nave forced the ' I'nited States lo such a policy as has ; been cheat n ;,y Washington towards! Germany. The central pow-j eis have no intention of canceling the 1 new submarine warfare, especially in view of the impossibility Gf estab-j limbing other Important method of! t Continued on Page Four.) BRITISH ATTACK DKKM.V, Feb. 1 (. --- British troops in strength continued yesterday their attacks against the German positions on the north bank of the River An'."-e, in France. Two Ilritish attacks south of the town of Serre were re pulsed after vhjM-nt hind to hand fii:!tttnsr. accordii.p to the official an nouncement issued today by Geiinan army headquarters. Several Russian positions In the .Meste Canesif set (or of Rumania were stormed yesterd.iy by Teuton troops under co?ni..and ol Archd-ii-'.: .loseit!!, says od'V German official statement. Tee cjiptured ground "vn j held despite ifj(r,t counter atta."1.-:. More t ban 1 ,l,(,o Jtiis-sians were l.u "ti prisoners and the booiv cap-i to tnred by , the Austro-Gerinaas In- j eluded three chine giun, car: nt. n and tw eve ma- WITH AMERICA BRITISH NAVY STREW MINES IN German U-Boat Menace May Be Met by Closing and Mining Channel to; Cut Off Sunmarines From Helgo-; land Base, Doubling Distance They j Must Go to Reach Scilly Islands.- ! Ity (ill.SON (ll.'KNKI! WASIIINCTON. H. ('.. K.b. II. t 'fhcic are strong intimations that (;,.,.. ii.-jijij,, .,., ,1. ,.. :,., man I'-boat campaign by eio.-.ing u the St mils of Dover. Certainly this step will lie taken il' neeCfMty presents. Information to (hi effect conies through diplomatic channels. Thi. w nntura!, Miiee the only dif I ficiiilie in the way of the plan are diplomatic nmw. v wliitlcale u-K'isinn of interna tional laws would be the one impor tant preliminary. Gcrnicn I'rrredent. Kitlicr thi, or the tedious ami nn-po-ilile t:is!f nf sceui'iie; tiie eon-enl ol ail the nciti'Ml of Hie world who might, have hip wii-hiim to u.-e Ibis public highway. The Minplcsl way is to Mlow lite ficnuiin precedent and plead the new necessities of a new variety of war. To paraphrase an old saying, ''What are intcrriat ioiial la us be tween enemio .'" ClosiitL1 Ihe Straits of Dover would come very near to solving the subma rine problem, for ibis reason: The t'-bonts jire operating from a b:;-e at Wiilielm-diaven. or Helgoland, on the North-cn, and all mu-t pa-s llirongh (lie strait to i-each their pic-ei't -eenc of operations, wliich i in the vicinity of the Scilly i!and.. where I ran--Al lant ie vc-sels turn the j sonlhwet point Miiuland bound for tthe ebai'tie! and Nnrth sea ports. It 1 a short and eay run for the l'-bo;!t thnnigli the MrniN to this vicinity. If, however, the straits, whi-ti are twenty mile-- wide, were mined, all l'-l.oats would have to go by (lie North -vn around Scidbmil, a journey of I ."i()U mile.-, be To re they could be-jin operation-. E BASE C WASHINGTON", Kelt. I L - The mouth of the Colombia river fdiot.hl be adernait.ly protected both by lend and ity sea, and in not so prote -f d at the pre -.en l time, Js the conclusion of the lienn naval board, which re cently v',.dtea the Pacific coast. It it, in the 0 in'oii of the board, tiie i:a al defense at the nu-ulh of 'lie Colt.j i-l-ia p'teiiid le eonfiii' d, at this tii.e-. submarine and aviation 'ta:i. board ir, not :;vor of cut a - Th a Mit O.i da. : i al base on ti: -.dun. FOR COLUMBIA RIVERiPEACEFU SAILE D TODAY WITH COUNT VON W-i DISREGARD XI &, h. dry COUNT VON BER.N5TOR.Ff CR lAt'illTA, N. .L, Keb. 1 L Amer- ami i'ii va try trmips may i toss the 11- lernatiunal line today In an effort to Htnip the throe American .Mor mon cowboys, A. P. Peterson, Hugh Acord and Hurt on .Jensen, who were carried off Monday afternoon by the band of armed .Mexicans in command of Piudemio .Miranda, said to be a commander In .Jone Ynez Salazar'.s force. . Lieutenant Culmiel .J, (', W'jitermiin commanding; si piadron of the 12th I'nited States iialry on this ser-tor of the border, has dispatched two troops of cavalry to the border from Hue hit a to make a search for t he missing Ameri'-:tnn. Asked if he would follow a "hot trail" across the border, Lieutenant Goloipd Waterman Bald he was under orders from his superior officers and 'would await developments b'-loTp acting, However, it "its believed here to day Hint in the event it became known for certain that the -Mexicans had Ihe three Americans prisoner on the .Mexican side of the border, cav alry troops will (loss in an effort to rescue them. VIKN'N'A, I'd.. I L- Since the firf outbreak aain-t President WiUon. due to new-pa per di-palciu s w hieh alleged that a whole-ale eon! i-eat ion of (fi-niiaii atel Au-triau -hipping had iake-i place in the ( nited State-, the pre-- ha- treated the eii-i- w:ij j Ameiica n:o-l lempei alci . I lie chalice in at ' it tide has been line i're-h lli-Ktl I'll'' I'tlll',' till' till' Ill.'l' .-I'll -JI I ll'llrl It'jM'lt-l BER NSTORFF AND GERMAN DIPLOM ATS FOR EUROPE OF LIKELY Re-detenlion of Americans hy Ger mans and Accumulation of Inci dents Involving Violations of Amer ican Rights Hastening Approach ot Appeal to C'ungrcss'. I WASIIINCTON, IVI,. J . r,.,i If lit Vilcni is rxpcclcil In ili-IVr n ilc risiim mi tin- iicsliiii ol' til i-n ir. Ii inj ynns In Aniriiriiii nirri'linnt ships nn- lil III' lloi'illl's ivlll'llll'l' lo !!ll iii'l'mv. congress nml nk I'ur nililitiiniiil iiu tlnirilv I'm' the iroli'i'tiuii ot! Ami'ri i'iiii ships nml lives. Thi' ni'i'iiiniiliiliiiii nf inriili'iits in-viilviii-r viiiliiliinis nf Anii'ili'iin rights sini'i- thi' ilipliiiinilii' liri'nk with (lti' niiinv is "I'liri'nlly lii'lii'vi'il by iiiliniii it -: t ioti (il lii-inls In hi' Inistcnin the npprniii'li nf Ihe hum' wlu-n 1 1 ' pn-si-drnt will ii iiuin lii'l'in-i' iMin.uri'ss. 'DlMrlltliin uf Aini'lirnllN. The rc-ili'ti'iiliiin nt t he si'Vcnty-lwu Alni'iii'iilis linnit;( in nn tlm irizii ship Vnnnu ilnli' is ri'iiiirtlcil ns nn i.iln.i' ....hi.. ;,,!,,.,, , r i: ili-rounril nl Aini'iii-iin ii"hl If. in not al tiu't, n iorons prnti'M h;i.' ready pine forward, it will he -cut in the near future, unless Gcimnny promptly releaser, the men. A delinite scntimcnl gained vrouud in administration uarlers today that an aeeiunubition id' nel indicating ji direuiird lor American le.-hls will liave a- uitieli to do witli hapiii; the policy of the I'niled Slater ns any overt nets which may be coiumittcil nmiin-d Auierieaii hi-. While it ha- been indicated nt the -tale department that there can be no leu a I objeclion to the -jitver nmetil furni-bin-j un- to Ainerii-au mer ehani .-hip-, 're-idnt Wil-oii i- nn-Ier-(ood to be di-iiieiucd to lake any -tep whiidi miht eive tlcnuany (lie slight e- ground fur I browing repon ilu!ity for any future trouble upon the ( nited State-. No Cabinet split. KeporK of the piliuu up of frci-iit de-tincd o Lnn.pe. ihe tcmporaiy -hutiite,' dnwn of i';i in eteatn. r.nd the other evidence, of the effect of the new -ubmariiie campaign upon t!utr.-il eouinierce are regarded a. itart of tiie ar-e'imuljil ion of a'.'vrava- tioii- . h arc expeetcl to (cad to! net iin. ionm- denials to reports (.f a -pli over the q!ir-lfo of lor American -hips ere matie todav iil the cahmel fuini-hiii',' 'juu- Nat ura It : wa- -aid, there may he ditt'en-nrc- j ii'l l: nl. but it i- declared that tin member- of the cabinet will -turn! sol idly behind the president in any tie ei-ion he niiiv make. BETHLEHEM STEEL WATERS ITS STOCK f NKW.MfK X. .1.. IVI.. 1 I. - Tin- pr I ' itiiMl t ili'-i i'ii -i' tin1 i'iintnt -t "i k 1. 1' till' I'.i'lllli lirni Sl"i l i',,i,n- I , RIGHTS 10 CAUSE BREAK .i riitinn 1 1 "in $.111,111111. linn 1,. .1,11(111.. J linn mi-. uirmi'il nt 11 -i'i i'mi I inx nl' -l.i.-Ul'.l.li 1, ln:li' I. mIii liii'ft 10 IDE CHS Lansing Declares That America Can not Recognize Any Government Es tablished by Revolt Intervention Contemplated With Reluctance Co nf I. let. t Suppi essiiiti Rebellion. WASMINGTON, Kelt. I -I. Secre tary Laniu j-ent lo the t'uhan peo ple today a warniuix that ;iy -jove la ment tiuit nml: tit he e-lahii-hed by revitil coiihl not he recognized hy the I'nited States. Intervention by the I'nited States is eoMleuidaled with relucl nnce, but thi.1 intimation has been conveyed to President Menoenl and to the leaders of the ujiri-iue; that such a step may he taken if it becomes necessary. The message lo the Cuban people a- sen! to .Minister (ionznles and to nil American consuls wiih in-tnir-tious (hut it be ejven widest publica t ion. Prc-ident .Meiioeul ha- declared that he has no doubt of his ability to eon line the rebellion to a small area, lie ha- also epres-ed to them In convict jt tit hat I he special elect ion beiue; held today in Santa Clara prov ince will be accepted a- the -olntinii of the clecloi'Ml deadlock which iit'iMm lit about I he revolt. CnruauMcy -loins Ilevolt, .Mini-ter (Ionale- in messages to the stale depa rl ment lias con firmed the report liiat the mirrisoii in Cnuin- miev lia- joined Ihe reidt and that I urave tear i- tell that the aduiiui-- , (ration may not be able to suppress j the iniivemeut . j The eliaraeler of the me a;je sent to the Cuban people wa- practiciilly I the same a- that eiiuneiated by Pre-- ' iilent WiNen at tl vcilhrow of the j .Madero 'o ernment in .Mexico. It wa- pointed out that the policy of tin' America u vm ernment aii'Mtu'ieed then not to recognize as leual any u vein men t that came hit" power by vio Iciice wa- nucha ii'.'cd. PAPER COMBINE! I W ASI 1 1 NG'i . , :"v ! L- -Neus print paper manufacturers now he ln Investigated by a federal maml jury In New York hur'ie.l b'-re unex pectedly today to confer with the fed eral trade commission. None (if t hose at the conference would sy what was discussed or wlm proposed It, but it was not denied tlntt the course of the depfiitmeiit of justice was taken up. The federal Miami jury In New York has been (asked to return indictments against 1 "IHI1"ril,,,,"''H u,r vln'llii i1'' j anti-trust law.. The trade commission hi-nd a preliminary report of It investigation to cniiKii'Sn within a fi-w lin.'K lint. It Is thi tiiti'iitlon Id I'niitintit' tlir in viKf mil Ion iinilt-r th' illrrrttiin nf Kriilirln .1. Hi'tii'V of S:in l''rHlH'i''i'0. BERNSTORFF FATHERLAND Dismissed German Ambassador and Kis Suite Sail on Frederick VIII for Europe Farewell Message of Appreciation and Gratitude Sent American People Embassy Offi cials and Consular Officials Ac company Him. IIOUOKKX, Kelt. M. TIuoukIi Dudley Field Malonc, collector of the port of New Yorlt, Count Von Bern storff sent ashore tho following sli;aed nies; imc: "I cannot refrain from a last ex pression to the American people for the wealth of flowers und (sifts sent to the countess and myself. It Is hard to tell of the xood will sent us both. No expression of gratitude would bo adequate to speak nn affec tionate farewell. (Signed) " 1 1 K R N STO It K V ' ' IIOUOKKX, X. J., Peli. H. Prior to his arrival in Hobokeri, Count Von Merustorlf outlined on various occa sions to a representative of tho Asso ciated Press his personal views on .ho situation. "Yon aHli me," he said, "about my trip. W'lll 1 get homo all right? Welt, you never can toll. Of course, wo wilt get through the Uritisb and Prench blockade and there should bo no dnime- from our own submarines. "However, whether 1 get homo really does not make much difference. I have had my run; I have had my play at politics; I have enjoyed my self und I am no longer as young aft I unco was. The only danger so far as I can see that is attached to this trip is (bat we may strike a mine. lEeady lo Die, Too. "Hut if wo do not hit a mine ami go down 1 am ready to die too. After all. what difference will it make? JC II. has to come it will come, that's all. "It is j.! te probable Ilia' my offic ial care ir is flulf-hed. I may retire for good. I have been Cmied out by your go"crnment for mt thing over which I bad no control and the hlame attnehed to nut personally. Perhaps this is a good time to step down, however I am a German and my plans may be changed by the wished of my government." In regard to his views on the pos sibility of the I'nited States enterim; tho war it should lie explained that several times In the days immediately following the severance of diplomats relations he Indicated his belief that it was only a question of hours he fore some overt act would hrin. about hostilities. As tho days passed, however, and no overt :i t appeared to have been committed, the former ambassador became more ami more optimistic, fi nally say i ny : Hope? for Peace. ".Maybe it is possible Hint war may be averted. The president is repre sented u the newspapers as having Continued on Page Four) HML OFFICERS VKAI StAIILt SHATTI.l-:, Wash.. I'i.'Ii. 1 t. Four t.'i'ii .laiuni'si. nnvn; oi'iii'tirs for Ail iniriil V. Til k ;i h)i it .1 k mi million cf n uisci s. w. tii h un lvi'il at Ksqnln ait last wi'i'li. ri'iii'lu'il Si'nttli? from .laimii Mnmliiv nlnht and ili'inutt'il lur l."!iilinall last nlnlit. Tim ri-ii-1 nt Ksiiulnmlt ai'i' the lilzmii'i. I u nto anil Nl.liin. all fu.-it vi-asi'lc . l'lai? I.t' ilti'liant Y. Yanianioto, of Ail inlriil Takashlta's Htiil'f said that .In pan iinrnnsi'it to ki-ikI a flopt to as sist Ii it allies In Kiiriipean wat'Ts. It is ri'imni'il that the irnlsern now at KMinlnialt Iji-.-i-i , ht n shlinncnt nf ?1 'i, lion, nun unlil tor Ottawa. h,it the offiiers il.'i'llneil to speak on tills' Slllijet't. '