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10 DAILY EDITION VOU VIII., No. Iimi. OIUNTI PAM, JOflEPIMNK COCKTT. OKKGO. Tl KKDAV, FKIlltl AKV 20, 1018. WHOLK MMIIF.lt ittOi, V PREPARING TO INTERVENE IN EAST SIBERIA 1lITIOH Ult.UK IIM'.UHK Ml II KM ltM'KIU:il nyi . THK HTKMK 2,000 GERMANS ARE AHMED .iitl-lliUlii'lkl Kiirin Are Mulil Inn 1Mb IktUhevIM mid lteliMwl AmUoIwbm Prloavr Amatatdam, Fb. J6. Japan' li reported preparing to Intcrvaii In Siberia. Nun-Holahevlkl tore ther ar fighting both llolshevlkl and released Auatro-German prison er. llarliln. Wednesday, Feb. 20,- Th. Japanese, according tu reliable authority. Intended to lake artlun In Siberia at an early data, and ther are vldnrv that the Japanese have long been pteperlng to carry out thU move. The alluatliin In Siberia It con sidered extremely grave, owing to the Inability of the Cotaark general. Somannff. head of the antMlolahe vlkl. In the vast territory to secure allied support, for which ha haa an pealed to the Japanese. General Somannff'i movement now la official ly recognised and a general commit tee haa been formed at llarliln lhat will act aa a general stiff, divided Into thra departmanla financial, mllHary and admlnlairatlva. .The It u mI an co nil ii I haa been appointed chairman of the committee. Two tbuuaand flerniana have been armed and are drilling at Irkutsk In east rn Hlberla. and according to ah of ficial report received from a foreign 'conaul, the Oerniana art making- all preparatlona to bring much larger Toroea there. E NOW USED IN PRANCE Washington. Feb. 26. American built ordnance of the latest type and hoavlest calibre I O-lnch, 12-Inch, and 14-Inch ar In aervlc on the ector of th wen tern front hold by the (American army and on the Ital ian front. It wa learned today by the, war department. The general belief ha been that very re. Amer ican gun were In acrvl o on the western front. Reports from Italy any the .results achieved by the heavy American ord nance already hna rllcted cxpres Ion of admiration from the Italian gunner. In addition to heavy naval ord nance, General Pershing ha receiv ed a number of reserve 11-Inch rifles, dealgned originally for Instal lation In th coast defense of th United State. 1 - oy New York, Feb. 26. Th British freighter Philadelphia, 5,000 tons, ' has been sunk by a submarine, j It carried a cargo for British ports. 'There arc no details. TO Washington, Feb. 2fl. Arnmite ments have been niudo to move Aw ricuus from Moscow to S.tmhra. .'iO 9 wiles wat of Moscow. OREGON BOYS SOUTH TOMORROW Tmm, Will Im-luil .Men "From wrliuia Coinimnlce isf (he Oregon National tiuanUuiea Aahland, Fb. J6. Inofficial but authentic Information hai been re ceived that over 00 Oregon boy will h In Aahland aotna tlm Wd Itiir, with whom ah had alayad all aiKl C'ulumbla, wlier they bav Ween In ramp for many montha, to a California cantonment, prepara tory, It la rumored, to actlv aervlre In other field, perhapa (cross the water In Franc. The troop will comprla three re cently organised batteries of heavy artillery, and Include men from varl oua companies of Oregon National Guardsmen which enlisted In the federal aervlc upon th outbreak of the war. It I understood that about SO of th Aahland boy who wqi detached from th local com pany When II reorganltatlon . wa recently effected, will be with the troopa to paaa through Wedneaday. Many of th Med ford boy are alao with the contingent en rout aouth ward. . ' m SENATE SCORES LAFOLLETTE Madison, Wis.. Feb. H .A loyal ly resolution, Including an amend mont condemning Senator 1-aFol lette for hla atltude toward the war, wa passed by th atafe senate late last night, by a voto of f-to 3c The resolution, which I an am endment o the loyalty resolution of the, republican caucus, read aa fol Iowa: "Th people of Wisconsin always have stood and always will ' stand squarely behind the present war to a successful end. We condemn Senator Robert M. LaFollette and all others who have failed to see the righteous nes of our nstlon's cause and have failed to support our government In matters vital to the wlnnlnit of the war. And we denounce any attitude or.ntteran" of thelra which has tended to Incite sedition among the people of our country and to Injure Wisconsin's fair name before the free peoples of th earth'1 j Salem, Feb. 26. It Is understood the governor will not appoint Com ' mlssloner Aduma when his time ex pires March 1. Ills feud with Com missioner Benson Is given as one of j the reasons. No applicants are men tioned. - . , BOLSHEVIK! MOVE TO P London. Fob. 26. Bolshevlkl !iradiiiuriera have been' removed f:om Smolny Institute to a military camp at Petrograd. , , :.h.M ATM MAY FOMOW JOSKIMIINK IIOISM'LANS " Klamath Fall, Feb. 26". C. ' R. Delnp has Issued a notice to con tiact, stating that the. plans and specifications for the completion or the new court house are open for bids, to be opened at noon, March 20. Bids will also be received on art al ternate plan for an entire new build ing, for which plans are on . file' at the clerk's office. , The new building Is to be Hlmllar to the one at Grants Pas. ' WILSON'S 4 PRINCIPLES ACCEPTABLE TO GERIWANY Chancellor voo Hcrtling Glorifies Surrender of Russia, as Leading to Peace oo Eastern Frost, and Hints That BelgiumjKlight Accept Separate, Peace Amsterdam. Feb. 26. Germany, through her chancellor, has declar ed a general peace ran be discussed on the basis of four principle laid down by President Wilson. How ever, these principle must be recog nised by all state and peoples, which stag cannot be reached. A court of arbitration I lacking and th tribunal of th world I preju diced against Germany. Th chan cellor Insisted that the entente aim are still Imperialistic. II glorified th surrender of Russia, at leading (o peaca'on th eaatern front, and hinted that tielglum might (entr a separate peace negotiation. Th problem, of Alsace-Lorraine Is still held as having no International as pect. H said the central power Intend to give self government to the province of Courtland and Lithuania and did not Intend to es tablish themselves in Ksthrml and Livonia. ' Amsterdam,, Feb. 26. Speaking before the relchstag today th Im perial t German chancellor.' Count von Herding, mad thl declaration: "I ran fundamentally agre with the four principles, which In Presi dent Wilson' view must be applied In a tnutital exchange of view and thus declare with President Wilson that a general peace can he discuss ed on such a basis. 1 "Only one reserve need be made In thl connection: These principles must not only be proposed by the president of the t'nlled States, burl must be actually recognised by all states and people." "Rut thl goal has not yet been GRILLS BOLSHEVIK Washington. Feb. 26. 'Denoun--lag the llolshevikl surrender to Uer lunny. Senator McCumbei, republi can, or North Dakota, told tie sen ate today that a "Holahevlkl" senti ment In Atneilca wa or no less dan ger to the cause or democracy aaalnst autocracy. Profiteers, labor slackers and kov ernmont officials who fall to stand against them were assailed by the senator In vigorous terms. ' Unleaa conditions change,, he de clared, only a collapse of the central powers can save the allies from de feat. He began with a dentincl?. tlon of the Bolshevist surrender. "Search the world' history," de clared Senator MoCumber, "and nothing can be found evert, to ap proach this most ' damnable treach ery to the faithful and bleeding al lies this blackest treason to coun try and national honor. For this Ig nominious surrender under Bolshe vik! reign, let every Russian patriot for a thousand years ear branded on his cheek the blush of shame. V "With this' spectacle of national Impotency ahd disgrace before you and enlightened bay the 'appalling condition In our shipyards, is It not about time we were turning our at tention to yie Bolshevik! doctrine of those In our own country whj are paralyzing the arm of the govern ment and Imperiling the lives of pur soldiers In Frnnce?" ! TISCANIA INJIItKH lMIMtOY!t IN H:S1MTAU OK IRKLAVl) Washington, Feb. 26, Sixty- three American survivors or the tor pedoed troopship Tuscanla are re covering In Irish hospitals from the effect of Injuries or exposure. The Hat Includes Lester L. Smith j of Galtce. reached. Tber I still no court of arbitration established by all he, na tion for the preservation of peace In the nam' of justice, "When President 'Wilson Inciden tally say that th Qerinan chancel lor I peaklng to the tribunal of the entire world, I must decline this tribunal aa prejudiced, joyfully as I would greet It, If an Impartial court of arbitration existed, and gladly a I would cooperate to realise such Ideal. I '. "Unfortunately, however, there I no trace of similar statement on the part of the leading power of the entente, England's war aim are still thoroly Imperialistic and she wants to Impose upon the world a peace according to England' good pleaaure. "When England talks about the people's right of self-determination. she does not think of applying the principle to Ireland, Egypt and In dia. . "It ha been repeatedly said that we do not contemplate retaining Belgium, but that we must be safe guarded from the danger of a coun try wltt which we dealre after the war to live In peace and friendahlp, becoming the jumplng-off ground of nemy machination. If. therefore. a proposal came from the opposing side,' for example, from the govern ment at Havre, we should not adopt an antagonistic attitude, even though the discussion at first might only be unbinding. "Meanwhile, I readily admit that President Wilson' message of Feb ruary 1 1 constitutes perhaps a mall step toward a mutual rap- proachement" IS London, Feb. 23. Russia's ac ceptance of Germany's peace terms changes the face or Europe. ' ) It cuts from- Russia 281,000 square miles or territory and nd, 000,000 population and shoves her back from the Baltic, leaving her helpless and !mKtetft in Germany's power, eco nomically and physlcaclly. j The morning press today had not yet time to comprehend the full meaning of the situation. The head lines contained such words as "Tra gic, dismembered, humiliating. Im potent." The Post says there is "No other hypothesis but treachery." "She Is disarmed and helpless," Bay the Chronicle. ' TO Washington, Feb. 26. Ambassa dor Francis ha announced that the German army la within eight hours march from Petrograd yesterday and he is preparing to leave. , E IN S. F. San Francisco, Feb, 26. Authori ties, are Investigating the discovery of a bomb In a shipyard.:,. It con sisted of a can containing a stick of dynamite, Intended to ejtplode when the lid was raised, but It fail ed to work. HUNS III SLAV II (irmiil Duke Mrae, llnAiier of Kx- KmreM Alexandria, in Command of (iennM Front London, Feb. 26. -Germany plan to restore tb monarchy In Russia, according to a telegram dated Fri day In Petrograd to th Morning Post. It aaya tb Grand Dug of Hess ha been appointed the com mander In the Riga section of th German front. "HI sister," the dispatch adds, "the former Empress Alexandria, as the guardian of her son, tb former csarevltrh, I the favorite Serman candidate for the thron. Tb for mer emperor . will not accept the throne from German hand. , "Tb Bolshtvikl hav provided a form of . government ''' which the Russians alone understand, pur despotism. They bav ' pared th way for the return ' of the mon archy." -. ;;n Portland, Feb. 26. Plans 'for a policy of retrenchment and conser vatlonlsm on the part of grocer In thl state have been outlined during the past week by ttfe officer of the Oregon Retail Merchant' associa tion. These plan provid for- an extra charge of 3 per cent for cred it, and extra Charge for deliveries nd th ellmlnaMon of- house-to- house (ollcilar. ': , " . , . . With (tich a plan in operation, the cost of operation will be les and consumer will receive the benefit by being able' to' purchase food pro ducts and goods at lower prices. Thl plan will be'presented to W. B. Ayer, federal food commissioner of Ore gon, for hi approval, after which an organized effort wilj be., made throughout the state to have - he schefae adopted by all retail mer chant. . It Is not the idea of the associa tion to charge extra to those who pay bills promptly at. the end " of each month as these are classed as cash customers, but only to those who allow their bill to remain un paid Indefinitely. Minneapolis, Feb. 26. Resolu tions demanding recognition of the Bolshevik! governments of Finland and Russia, which "have clone more for the cause of 'world , fence th-in any other agency," by the- United States declaring fr "nullification of war debts," repeal of the conscrlp-J tlon law and opposing war indemnl-. ties, were adopted by the socialist : party In convention here today. ; ' A resolution endorsing the Non-, Partisan !earite was voted down, as' wa one favoring recruiting of a "volunteer army" , of socialists to "help save the . Russian revolution from suppression by Germany." ' " ! REVEL A! PSKOV BY London, Feb. 26. Pskov has been recaptured by the Bolshevlkl. Stre fighting is progressing there. Red guards ave resisting the German nd vance everywhere, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch. Amsterdam, - Feb. 26. Although Russia Is ready to conclude peace, the Teuton conquest goes on. , Reva! and Pskov have been occupied. iH I Hint Us n HAS DtSTKOYKI) VEMHELH I ATMMTIC, IXDIAX , AJtll fl t'AKIC Ot'EAMS AMERICAN PRISONERS IT.: gpMlah Prise Wrecked, Aad 23 Pv eager Are Iteerved by Life Boat From Skaw London, Fb. 21. Another Ger man raider; the Wolf, baa returned to port' after destroying vessels la th Atlantic, Indian and Pacitte ocean. It dipped into th Austria port Pola, with 400 prisoner. Th Spanish steamship Igots Mndl wa one of It prlxe. A German craw, wa put aboard,, but th vessel went ashore near Skaw lighthouse. Two of the prisoner ar Americana. A few bav been , aboard for eight month. Twenty-two Including nln women, two children and two Amer ican, have been landed by a Uf boat from Skaw. Danish authorities Interned the German, eommander The prlxe crew refused to leave th hip. There baa been aa epidemic at hsrl-beri andyarnrvv nn hnrd. The kaiser haa tIegraphd . hi walcom to th commander and con ferred the order Pour le Merlte, to gether ,wlth a number of iron crosses, oa th officer andxreay.: ' Th Wolf wa wminanded by Frigate Captain Nerger and inflicted the greatest damage on 'the enemy's shipping, says Berlin, by the des truction of cargo space and cargoes. She brought home more than ,400 members of crew of . white British soldiers, besides several gun cap tured from armed steamer and great quantities of valuable raw ma terials, such a rubber, copper, bruts, sine, cocoa beans, copra anl eim'lar articles to the value of many mil lion marks. . '; - The English cruiser Turrltella, which was captured in February was equipped as a second auxiliary cruis er and christened litis. She sir-cso-fully operated in the Gut! of Aden under the command of the Wolf's Srst officer, ' Lieutenant-Captain Drandls. until confronted by British forces.- She wa sunk by her own crew, numbering 27, who are pris oners in British hands. This cruise of the Wolf, carried out under most difficult circum stances, with no base and no com munication with home, constitutes a unique achievement. . CLAIMS FUEL ORDER CAUSED COAL FAMINE Washington, Feb. 26. Senator Reed, of Missouri, told the senate sub committee today, that the re sponsibility for coal shortage lay squarely with the fuel administra tion, which issued the recent", fuel order to, extricate Itself from ita "self created dilemma." L. & N. RAILROAD WAS E Washington, Feb. 26. Official records showing how the Louisville and Nashville railway spent many thousands of dollars In political ac tivity In southern states and support ing newspapers, between 107 'and 1914 are published by the inter state commerce confmlssion. - ' J