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MEDFORD OREO OX, TUESDAY, JUNE 12. 1917
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John Ragsdale, Sentenced to 20 Years
Imprisonment, Strikes Jailer Basey
Down With Iron Pipe, Seizes Gun
Ad Escapes With Forger Ohler,
( Who is Recaptured Jailer Still
Unconscious and May Die Rags
dale Starts Toward Medford.
BULLETIN.
Ragsdale committed sui
cide at 3:45 p. m. this after
noon when surrounded in the
brush north of Jacksonville
by Sheriff Jennings and
posse.
Wielding n heavy piece of iron pipe
against the heud of Jailer Charles 11.
Basey in the Jackson county jail at
Jacksonville shortly after 2. o'clock
this afternoon, rendering him uncon
scious, and probably fatally injuring
him, J. L. Iiagsdaic of Lake creek,
made his escape from the jail. With
Hugsdalc also escaped Irving 0,'hlcr,
tiling Cravendoro, who was recaptured
less than a mile outside of Jackson
ville jind within less thau 120 minutes
lifter his flight began.
At 3 o'clock Basey was still un
conscious and under the care of sur
geons, and telephonic reports from
tho county seat indicate his condi
tion is very serious.
Itcportod Surrounded.
Ragsdale had asked permission of
Basey to go to the telephone, and
while this permission was being
' granted, encircled the jailer, striking
him from behind.
At 3:15 o'clock Convict Ragsdale
.is reported surrounded by Sheriff
Jennings and a posse of ten men in
the brush north of Jacksonville, be
tween Medford and the county scat,
lie is iiAncd, having taken Jailor
Basey's revolver from the jailer when
be made his get away.
The officers of 1 company have
been requested to send a detachment
of troops to the scene of the expect
ed fight.
liO-Ycnr Sentence.
Ragsdale was soon to begin serving
, a twenty year sentence at the Salem
state penitentiary alter conviction on
n charge of criminal assault upon his
step-daughter, Bessie Downing, for
' which he was convicted ten days ago.
Ragsdale was desperate and it is
doubtful if he is taken alive. At his
trial it was proved that Ragsdale's
attentions to the young woman had
covered a period of years since she
was 11 years old.
Two civil actions against Rags
dale arc pending in court as a result
of thi sense. His wife is suing for a
divorce and for division of the Rags
dale etsate, and l'redericka Downing
is suing to recover money.
J Ochler n Forger.
Oehler, recently had been sentenced
to five years In the state penitentiary
for forgery, and had committed other
alleged criminal peculations In Jlcd
-ford, Including the theft of an nulo-
moblle from the Gates company, lie
was caught In the Sisklyous by Sher
iff Jennings when his auto became
stuped In the mud. His wife, a for
mer Medford girl whose maiden name
was Xan Smith, was arrested with
Oehler, but was later released.
Basey, who is probably fatally In
jured, was constable at Jacksonville
before being appointed Jailer. He Is
a blacksmith by occupation, about 50
years of ago.
Recorder Chaunoey Florey, one of
the posse under Sheriff Jennings with
others gave chase to Ragsdale. Florey
in an automobile. While riding on
tho running board of Sheriff Jen
nings' car, ho was thrown down a
ravine and probably painfully Injured.
Florey was unconsloua up to late this
afternoon.
UBHLIM, June 12. (luring the
month of May Iho Germans lost seventy-nine
aeroplanes while the en
tente allies lost 262 machines. Fays
the official statement issued today bv
the German army headquarters s!a!t
The statcxen. sayt that 1H ec'.es'.e
a!rp'.i;?s lei: t3i'.ni the Clernua V.-ei
and US Erltlrli f3l Frcich njichlnes
were forced down within the entente
King of Greece Quits Throne on Ac
count of Differences With the Al
liesPrince Alexander to Succeed
to Throne Unless Venizelos Forces
Republic With Allies Aid.
ATHF.NS, June 12, 9:2(1 p. m .
King Constantino has abdicated in
favor of his son, l'rince Alexander.
..
King Constantino's resignation
comes as a climax to his difficulties
with the entente allies because of his
pro-German sympathies, und with the
revolution of his subjects beaded by
former l'rcmier Venizelos. The king's
resignation probably owns the way
lor the allies to attack Bulgaria thru
Greece.
Heign n llrlcf Ono.
The reign. of Conslantine I as king
of the Hellenes was brief, dating only
from March -18, 1913, when his fath
er, George 1, was assassinated in Sa
lonika Brief as the reign was, Constantino
had enjoyed prior to the beginning of
the great war in 191-I, a period of re
markable popularity and bad increas
ed the territory of the Greek mon
archy by over ."ill per cent, llis atti
tude of opposition toward the entente
powers when their troops occupied
part of Greek territory in the Mace
donian campaign against the Teutonic
allies, however, brot him into conflict
with the statesmen of Greece and re
sulted in the establishment of a pro
visional government headed by F.liph
thorios Venizelos, whom the king had
driven from the post of premier.
Tliruout a long series of negotia
tions and conflict with tho entente
commanders Constantino was often
accused of being pro-German in sym
pathies, largely, it was charged, as
a result of the influence of Queen
Sophia, sister of the German emper
or, whom he married in 1KKI1. Con
stantino declared turnout that he de
sired only to maintain neutrality and
thai he was actuated not by pro-German
sympathies but by considerations
of the welfare of the Greeks.
(icinian Influence.
Born on August 3, 186S, Conslan
tine was educated largely by private
tutors from Leipsic, which was said to
have stamped upon 111 in a permanent
German influence. Mis military edu
cation was furthered by attendance at
maneuvers In Germany.
With the entrance of Turkey into
the European war the question of the
intervention of Greece soon became
to bo seriously considered but King
Constantine insisted upon strict neu
trality. Tho cabinet, headed by Pre
mier Venizelos, which was for war on
tho side of the allies, finally tendered
lis resignation. Tho Greek attitude,
at least so far as tho war party was
concerned, was largely to tho effect
that If Greeco had no hand In the war,
her Interests might suffer when peace
was arranKed.
Much criticism was directed against
Oonst'intlne because of the complaint
he failed to fulfil tho terms of the
treaty between Greeco and Serbia un
der which Greece was committed to
ally herself with Serbia if that coun
try were attacked by another power.
When Austria Invaded Serbia Con
stantine assorted that tho treaty ap
plied only to an attack by another
Balkan nation.
Second lltimatiim.
Another act which aroused a storm
of criticism was the yielding by Greek
troops to Bulgarian invaders of sev
eral Greek forts and the surrender of
a larKO number of Greek soldles to
the Teutonic forces which were In
vading Masedonla.
In order to enforce their demands
(Continued on Page Two.)
PORTLAND, June 12. Portland's
subscriptions to the Libel ly loan bond
Issue today passed tho total of $,
lino. nno, the amount allotied the city,
according to committees directing the
bond ecllins cumpaljii. At noon the
tc'.a! arproxlr-iattd i".. JOC. 000. Ecul
ialeiirea free!;- rreiict'.l ths 'o'.z'.
-.V.l la t:.CCO,003 twteit asi I-,-100.000
by Friday, wnto tho cam
viga period tuin.
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bank. Tho bank offers its services i
Out sldo of patriotic reasons, every
American should buy Liberty bonds.
They are the safost Investment In the
world. Back of them are the financial
and material resources of the United
States, the richest nation on earth.
The first Issue of the $7,000,000,-
70,000 CALLED
FOR TO FILL ARMY
WASHINGTON, Juno 12. The war
department today called for soventy
thousand additional recruits in order
to fill the regular army to war
strength before Juno 30.
"Tho cavalry, engineers, coast ar
tillery, signal corps and quartermas
ter corps of tho regular army have al
ready been brought to war strength,"
says an official statement. "Forty
five thousand recruits are needed at
onco to complete tho now regiments
of Infantry and field artillery. Twen
ty-five thousand additional recruits
are desired at tho earliest practicable
date to fill vacancies In order that the
war strength of 300, 000 man may be
maintained.
"Facilities are In readiness for
placing these seventy thousand men
under proper training. Any delay In
obtaining this number will necessar
ily cause tho loss of Invaluable time
"It is the earnest desire of tho war
department that 70,000 single men
between tho ages of IS and 4 0 who
have no dependents and who are not
engaged In professions, businesses or
trades vitally necessary to the prose
cution of the war, bo enlisted In the
regular army before tho oOth of June,
1917." .
10 LIBERTY LOAN
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. A lin
er arriving at a California r-ort today
brought 12,!0O,000 cash subscrip
tions '.o liberty lia tszis. from tic
perils cf lis Hi1'!!!!: liliiU. It
did tint JJ!tUcil uV.j...rip'.ian:
-voiiM to wiiclciKd to(ore the loan
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er cent of the amount you want to
n this case free.
000 Liberty loan Is $2,000,000,000.
The loan is to defray the expenses of
the United States In tho war, to rid
the world of kaiserism and autocracy.
Any one can subscribo to the loan.
To ibuy a $.10 bond, only $1 deposit
is required. Deposits thereafter, are
L BASE TO
BE PROVIDED IN
WASHINGTON, June 12. Tho
house today adopted tho conference
report on tho $.!, 28 1 ,000,000 war
budget bill, with an amendment for
taking over tho old Jamestown expo
sition sito for a naval base at a cost of
not more than $1,200,000. Concur
rence by the senate is assured.
AVA9HINC.TO.V, June 12. A sec
ond conference report on the $32S,
000,000 war ibudgct bill with tho dis.
puted appropriation of $3,000,000 for
purchasing tho old Jamestown expo
sition sito on Hampton Roads as a na
val base and training station, was up
for consideration In the house today.
Indications were that the house would
modify its former action in rejecting
tho report because of opposition to
the Jamestown purchaso and agree to
the expenditure or not more than $1.
4 00. OHO for a naval base on Cbcsa
peako bay, without specifying a site.
This modification w,a virtually
agreed to by Hie house naval coiu
mlttco after an executive conference
with Secretary Daniels yesterday. The
senate Insisted upon tho Jamestown
provision.
Administration efforts to finish up
tho first food bill struck another snag
In tho house today. This time former
Speaker Cannon Insisted on being In
formed about the senate amendments
cforo permitting the bill to go to con
ference. Tho senate baa passed the
measure, which now awaits reconcili
ation of differences with tho house.
IINDUS', June 1J. -The elaborate
plan Hint had ben made for the ro
t:rt.nnaunt toliv f the tnhitid men
-.1 0:n Til Per.-.h: 'f rar'-.v-fre '-an-!!.
U;rt.-e ct '.z-.l-
r..irv o.-dnr that aj the men rcicrt.
it a. IomI hct; il ,i"T ienocuht ons
W would occur tb,e cpttf, day.
tfiwujlv
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. r ,rt utr,
subsciilio, and mall it to any Modioli
$9 on Juno 2S; $10 July 31; $15 Au
gust 15, and $15 August 31.
Interest on tho bonds is 3 14 per
cent, payable each half year. The
amount of tho bond will bo paid up
in 15 years, or until 110 years after It
is paid for.
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WASHINGTON', June 1J.-Further
reductions of suiiaxes on in
comes above $10,01)11 to less than the
original house rates wore urged in
the senate finance committee today
by Senators Penrose and Lodge dur
ing consideration of Hie war revenue
bill. The committee already had
struck out the so-called lnroot
house amendments inereiisinn sur
taxes on incomes above .$10,001).
It also seeineil possible that the
committee todav would vole to in
crease Hie house lax on excess prol
its from Hi lo '-'0 is rcenl.
Hclronclivo taxes on last years
incomes have hccn stricken out oi tin
bill bv the committee.
Discussion of administrative 'pies
tions on Hie income lax section dc
laved the committee todav so it defer
red aelion on the IVnrosc-Lodge
amendment for further reduction id'
rates upon incomes in excess of
$10.0110 ami did not reach llic pub
libber's tax.
BOY SCOUTS 1
LIBERTY BOND SALE
NEW YORK. Juno 12. First re
turns received today at national head
quarters of tho Hoy Scouts of Ameil
ca from the four-day liberty loan cam
palgn of tho scouts Ihruout tho coun
try show Hint $1 Ml, 270 whs subscrib
ed In fifteen rltlea and town:) today
and yo'tordav. In small places like
Alexac lor, N D. asi Cuoro, Texas
aiiS'. riijlng from I -0 to 17i -
vgro oluln'.l
Hurry t'&yno whi'riy is teat la
lWH W lW
Additional Positions Near Warneton
Seized Germans Attempt No Fur
ther Counter Attack Rain Halts
Italian Advance Long Range Ar
tillery Duels in Progress.
There is again a lull on the Kranco-
Helgian front. The lintish alter cap
turing yesterday an additional mile
of trenches west of Warneton in the
llelgiau sector where their recent im
portant advance was scored, confin
ed themselves, last night to raiding op
erations.
Tho Germans for their part sent
feeling-out expeditions against the
Hritish lines at several points in this
area, lliese were repulsed oy mo
Hritish who took some German pris
oners.
According to Herlin's account of
fighting around Messines the llrilish
cavalry was sent into action there.
Only remnants of the force return
ed to tho Hritish lines the German re
port declares.
On the front occupied by the
French there was inactivity except
for the artillery.
The Italian advance begun Sun
day in the Trcntino wus not pushed
further yesterday because of adverse
weather conditions.
' Germans lcnurHll7,eri,
(From a Stuff rrorrrs-unrtent of tho As
HoclatiMl Press.)
1SK1TISU UKADQUAKTKliS IN
KUANCH, June 1'J. Altbo the flcr
mans conliniie to splnsb shells about
the positions won by the British lust
week east; of Messines ridge, Ihey
have attempted no further counter at
tack. Oh the other hand the. llrilish,
haviuir thoroughly consolidated the
new line running due norlh and south,
II east of Oosllavornc, are further
uring I heir new ground by pushing
patrols well forward. Thus far Ihey
have met-wilb comparatively little re
sistance from Iho enemy, who appears
to bp undecided whether to make a
further stand or lo full completely
back lo his Warneton line. The llril
ish are pressing Inward Ibis town.
Most of the nrlillery firing comes
from long range guns. Seven field
uns were onplurrd bile yeslerday
Information reaching the llrilish in-
lieatcs tcmpoury disorganization of
the Ocrinan forces or at least ner
vottsness regarding Iheir posit ion be
tween the converging Yprcs-Cominc;
ciinal aiid liivcr Lys.
General llaig has issued a special
order of the dav congratulating Gen-
ral Pliiinuicr anil the enlire second
army which he commands and saying
that Hie complete success of Iheir at
lack last. Thursday is "an earnest o
Hie eventual final victory of the al
lied cause."
Says Victory Is Ashiii-oiI,
General llaig emphasizes the fa
at the position assaulted was "one
of very great natural strength, oi
lefenses of which the enemy bad la
bored incessmillv lor nearly (lire
vears," and savs Iho Hritish ca.Mial-
lies for a haltlc of such magiiitiidi
were gralil'viuglv light. The lull ef
fects of the iclory callliol be esli
milled vet hut they will be verv ureal
is certain.
A I'ter detailing the advantage uhi
Ich Germans had in posscsin llic
ridge which gave them fore-knowledge
of, and lime to prepare for Ihe Itiitish
attack, General llaig declares that the
capluiii of Messines shows "not bin
can save llic enemy I mm complcti
defeat and hruvc and tenacious us Hm
German troops are, il is only a ipics
tion bow much longer Ihey can en
dure repetition of such blows.'
The lota) number of prisoners lal.
en bv the Canadians in their rccord-
(Continued on Pag Six.)
E BILL
WASHINGTON, June 12.Thcad
mlnlHlrallon espionage bill was fin
ally approved by lb" :.-n;iif; torlnv
"ithO'i' 0. to!) rail ,id Lent t3 the
V.'!;!t! !i;-.j;o for tie !'r':s!i..':-..'i c!?-r.i!u.-
ftvMtti tor :nr?i
fiuorfchip hi -e t.een tifiu cut
men rial BTiodlficatlon In otber rc-
fpcla 4 tCvB wade.
Cit yand County Both 40 Percent Be
hind Allotted Subscriptions With
Only Two More Days to Act In
Everyone Asked to Subscribe at
Once Small Payment Down.
$64,000 Short.
Modford's Share of Subserip-
tlions to I.ibcrtv Bond Issuo is
' $160,000.
At Noon Tuesday Only
$96,000
Had Hccn Subscribed.
$64,000
Must be Subscribed by Thurs-
day in Medford. At the same
time Jackson County is shy
$120,000
of the $:illO,0(M nllotted as
ils share.
DO IT NOW.
Only a small payment down is
necessary. Subscribe at once
at any bank.
With only two days remaining
Medl'ord and Jackson county as a
whole are approximately forty per.
cent behind their allotment of sub
scriptions of Liberty bonds, accord
ing lo reasonably accurnto estimates
made by William G. Tait, president '
of the First National bank, on Tues
day afternoon.
llascd Upon Resources.
As is probably generally known, tho
treasury department based its pro
portions' of Ihe Liberty hum bonds on
six percent of a county's or city's
total banking resources, us disclosed
by the last published bank statement.
I'udcr this iilelliod of calculation,
Jackson county's share is six percent
nf $.-1,011(1,000, or $:i(IO,0(IO. M'cdCord's
ullolment by Ihe sumo process, is
$100,000 siighlly over half for tho
enlire county- based on banking re
sources of ils four banks, of $2,717,-
11(10.
At Hire o'clock Tuesday after
noon oulv anoiit .r.lu.utio tuttt heen
oihscrihcd in Medford, and slightly
ess I ban $180,000 worth of the bonds
had been bought in Jackson county,
including Medford. This is a per
centage of approximately sixty por
ta of Ihe Liberty bonds purchased,
and of about forty percent still un
purchased. Wii-od in by Friday Noon.
Aeeiirdiiig lo law, ' subscriptions
must be received in lime to bo wired,
and the money transferred by tele
graph in lime to reach the "mother"
bank of Ihe Twelfth federal rescrvo
district al San Francisco by 1'i
o'clock noon on Friday, Juno 8.
The lour Medford banks nro re
porlcd lo have subscribed liberally,
as institutions, lo the bonds.
Ashland was asked lo subscribo
$H,1,(I00 ami Monday $.Vi,000 bad been
taken, leaving $:IO,000 yet to bo sub
scribed. H. II. Ilceliiiian, Carrie E. Bookman,
and Julia F,. Hcckmnn, well known
residents of Jacksonville, have t--uh-serilicil
lor $.'iOOO each to Portland's
nllotiiti'llN nl
IHM'U iii!4: (it
I'nrtlnml new
io liln'rly Innn bonds,
li-l imMisheil in u
LAM
SCHOOL IN TEXAS
CIIH'AGO, Juno 12. Details of as.
slgnuieut (or the second scries ot re
serve officers schools received by tho
central depart nieiil, I'nited Stales ar
my, today show that Leon Springs,
Texas, near Sail Antonio, is to bo ex
panded from a medical officers camp
to a full army school for Illinois, Tex
as, Arizona, New Mexlro and Oklaho
ma. Training of tho second contin
gent of ofl'lcers begins August 2 7.
LINCOLN, Nell., Juno 12. The
tlirisi-dny cebrbratlon of tho seml-ccn-lennliil
of Hie r.liilehond of Nebraska
be an hire todiy villi reunion lor
!:i .us;lon of incilanU ot csr
livt. Colonel Ttcid-ro Kocievelt
will deliver an address on "Am.:rh43
ism" Timrsday afternoon, the closing
I day o( t&o celebration.