DAILY EDITION
Vol VIII.. N.i. I HA,
BREAK COMES
BETWEEN CUBA
AND MEXICANS
rUU.K' OFFHIAl IM..I.F.D AM
TO EXTRAORDINARY AITIOV
ON I'AIIT OK MKXI1
It la HHIrvrtl That ArtHe (witMta
IVopaxantl Is Ntlrring I'p Trouble
la the HoMthrm ltnultllc
Mexico City. Ma 15. The Mxl
can government has severed dlplo
mailo relations with Cuba and the
Mexican rtreanlatt v hai teen re
called. The sending of new Mexl
ran representathe to Cuba will be
deferred for an Indefinite time.
Mexican officials explain (hut IhU
arllon U due lo the fact that Cuba
la "In war and will bo furred lo dir.
tats measures that would affec t Mex
ican Interests In many Instsnrrs and
therefore the Mexican rnpresr illa
tive would be forced In make repre
sentative to the Cuban Kon'riiiii''til
which would be useless and would
restrict the liberty of action of Cuba,
a friendly nation which now In an
afflicted altuatlon."
Tht officials at Washington are
bunted concerning the action that
Mexico haa taken. It la not known
J tint what Mexico hopes to acorn
plleh by thla. but It la believed that
the Mexlcana are expreslng their
displeasure at the withholding of
HiKar and o'her suppll.'s. There la
Bo precedent for a nation breaking
relations with another nation In or
der to remain friendly, but It would
ordinarily lead to a war action
against Cuba. The matter la a aer
loua one and concern the l'nlti-d
Rtatea,
It may mean the foreshadowing
of the breaking of diplomatic rela
tion! with the t'nlted State. Some
believe that Mexico Is hunting for a
pretext to do thla and Is being en
couraged by German propaganda
there.
SITES NAMED. FOR
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Washington, May 2.1. Kntiie i
lAg expnrta hnve ri commended tint
sltea for five new government ship
yards for the building of rnncrctc
ships. It Is understood that Wil
mington, Del.; Jacksonville, Kin.;
Mobile, Ala.; San Francis .o, Cal.,
and Ban Dingo, Cal., will be the
places selected. The board hsa not
acted on the matter, however.
IIASTV PEACE IS OPPOSED
Columbus, May 25. The general
assembly of the rresbyterlan church
In the United Slates of America to
day adopted resolutions urging
gainst a prematurely negotiated
peace and urging a continuance of
the war until a decisive victory Is
won. Following this 'action the com
mlsaloneri stood with bared heads
for a moment of silent prayer.
AS TO IRISH PLOT
; Washington, May 25. More evi
dence of the close connection be
tween the Irish stnn foln and the
German. Influence Is In, the hands of
the Hrltlsh. The American govern
ment la to make arrests soon both
In the United States and possibly In
Ireland, In rogard to the situation.
0, S, MAY BECOME INVOLVED
Q
II PLANES
ii nit
Military Cumiiiltlee of Hihim IU
Mrt llutt Ai t of Three Are
Mghiliitf Airplanes
Washington, .May jr.. The mili
tary committee of the house report
ed today that America had at the
prewent dans 1,12 alrplanaa In
France, of which 323 are combat
planes.
COMMITTEE tX KIINKIt ONLY
WITH LA FOLI.KTTK'M HI'F.mi
Washington, May IS. Senator
I'omersne, chairman or the commit
tee, for Investigating UFnllelte's
speech In Rt. I'sul last September In
formed the Assoclsted I'ress today
that the committee has not concern
ed Itself with the press reports of
the speech, which had -been the sub
ject of enntrovuray, but Is only con
cerned to know what the apeech waa,
aa delivered, and the truth and pur
pone of the statements therein.
STANDARDIZED SUITS
SOON FOR BUS
London, Apr. 19. i Correspon
dence of the Associated I'ress)
England's war-time standard shoea
for men are lo be followed soon, II
Is announced, by ready-made stsnd
sru suits of clothes. These are to
be In serges and tweeds and will bt
sold at the equivalent of about $20
for the first grade of material and
at less than $15 for the second.
Serge, both black and blue, will
alao lie available for the making of
suits to messure. No standard tweed
suits will be nisde to measure.
Prom 750,000 to 1,000,000 suits
are expected to be on sale during
Jane, July and August. Cloths and
clothing, apart from the standard
Ited materlala, will continue to !"
available at t'le renular prices l.ut
aa other shoes, besides the wnr-t'me
shoes, are to be had.
The plan of supplying clothing to
civilians at moderate prices hss
been worked out by a department
of the wsr office, known as the board
of control of wool textile production
Whnt Is called "doubled purpose"
cloth Is being produced In an un
dyed stale. It will be dyed khnkl
for military uniforms, or In colors
sultsble for civilian wear, ae-ordlns
to requirements.
AMERICANS WILL BE
New York, .May 25. So retary of
War linker announced In an address
here today In celebration of Italy
day that American Infantry, Ameri
can machine gun units and American
artillery soon would be fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the Ital
ians on their front.
IIKLLINUHAM PICNICKER TO
GATHER SPHAONTM MOSS
Belllngham, Wash., May 25. A
way has been discovered whereby
city-weary persons can conscien
tiously take their week end trips lo
the woods and mountains without
feeling they are wasting vnluahje
Hire thnt ml, 'tit be put to good use
In he! pi in to win the war. Hereaf
ter Sunday picnickers from Relllng
hnm, at least, will be asked to hunt
for sphagnum moss while spending
the dny In the woods. Whatcom
county has been aBked to supply 10,
000 sphagnum moss dressings for
the Red Cross, and George H. Bacon,
chairman of the local Red Cros com
mittee,' has hit on this plan of faclll
atlng collections of the needed article.
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53 AMERICANS PERISH
WHEN CRUISER IS SUNK
Armed Ship is Sunk by. German U-Boat While Makicg Its
Way to Front With U. S. Soldiers Who Are Believed
to Have Been Killed by Inrush ol Water
Washington, Msy 23 It hss
been reported to the war depart
ment that the Moldavia carried 4X0
American soldiers of the 68th 17. S.
Infantry. All that are reported lost
belong to Company li, 58lh 17. 8.
lufsntry. It Is now believed tbst
51 were lost Instead of the 91 pre
viously reported.
The list of those missing contains
none from the northwest, seversl
from California, many from Wiscon
sin and other middle western states.
and soma from the New England
states and the south. All were prl-
vstes, except two corporals.
Wsshlngton, May 25. The Brit
ish at,ampr, Motdsvls, wss torpe
doed and sunk with the probable
loss of 56 American troops. The
government has given out the names
of 51 members of company B, 58th
United States Infantry, fourth divi
sion, who are missing from the Mol-
davla. All details are lacking but
It Is understood that the ship wss
moving between England and Prance
when It was hit.
The oftlclsl bulletin Issued by the
British admiralty last evening Is as
follows:
"The armed mercantile cruiser
Moldavia waa torpedoed and ' aunk
yesterday morning. There were no
casualties smong the crew, 'but of
the Amerlcsn troops on tioard 58, up
to the present, have not been ac
counted for. It Is feared they were
killed In one compartment by the
explosion."
The Moldsvla was torpedoed with
out warning. It was a moonlight
night and although a good lookout
waa kept the attacking aubmarlne
TROOPS TO
GET; CITIZENSHIP
Camp Lewis, Wash., May 25. In
stead of .the usual five years It will
take 40 minutes for sn alien, enemy
or friend, in the army to become a
cltlien of the United States under
the plan announced today for In
ducting Camp lewls soldiers Into clt
isenshlp under a rerent law enacted
by congress.
There are 5.19) alien soldiers at
Camp Lewis and It will take an or
gsnlxed force of 24 soldier clerks
to. etirry out the process. They will
be Inducted into citizenship, one
company at a time. Beginning on
Monday morning at 9:30, company
commanders will accompany their
organisations to the depot brigade
library; where examinations will be
held. One other officer must accom
pany the commander and the appli
cant to the duty naturalisation com
missioner.
Indianapolis, May 25 Reports to
day from the bedside of Charles
Warren Fairbanks were that his con
dition was somewhst better than
yesterday.
CRESCENT CITY BILL
IS PASSED BY SENATE
O, S. Blanihard received a tele
gram from George Kellei today glv
lng the news that the Crescent City
hai'bor has psssed the senate.
The local representatives are now
trying to get assurance that the rail
road will be completed, so that defi
nite arrangements concerning the
appropriation ran be made.
ORRUON, Ht NIMV. MAY
was not sighted before the torpedo
struck.
Most of the men aboard were In
their hammocks when the explosion
occurred amidships. The soldiers
showed no panic.
They fell calmly Into line and
awaited ordera. Whan It was seen
that the Moldavia waa settling down,
all on board were taken off by the
escorting ship.
The men lost all of their belong
ings but were supplied with new
clothing at the different naval porta,
where they were taken.
It Is believed that the American
soldiers missing from the Moldavia
were sleeping on the bottom deck
and were overtaken by the great In
rush of water, after the explosion.
when they were trying to reach the
main deck. The vessel was struck
below the bridge. She steamed ahead
for some time after being struck,
snd at first It was hoped the water
tight compartments would enable
her to reach port.
Survivors agreed that the Molda
via waa torpedoed, and not mined
One seaman laid:
"We were proceeding up the chan
nel bound for an English port early
Thursday morning. The weather was
fine and there was a bright moon
light. We felt the explosion amid
ships. The ship had been struck just
below the bridge, but we could see
no submarine. There were some de
stroyers convoying us and they at
once scattered around In search of
the submarine. Only one torpedo
was fired.
"When it wss realised that we
should have to abandon the ship, the
destroyers came alongside to take
off the troops."
MISS MILAM TO BE
Miss Ava B. Milam, dean of home
economics at the Oregon Agricul
tural coltege wilt give the addret'd
at the Chamber of Commerce lunch
eon at noon, Monday, May 27.
j ' Miss Milam la .recognized over
. the state as one of the women In
' Oregon who accomplishes big things.
; Since Miss Milam has been In charge
1 of home economics at the Oregon
Agricultural college she has built up
the department until It ranks first
among the home economics schools
Jot the country. Miss Milam Is also
siaie cnairman or tne nome eco
nomics division of federal clubs of
Oregon. i
It is in her rai'City as stat? chair-1
man of the horn economics work of
the food administration that Miss
I Mllam comes to southern Oregon.
j The Josephln'e county home eco
nomics committee meets In the court
house, Monday morning with Miss
Turley and Miss McCormlck.
Miss Milam has a message that
will be of Interest to all men and
women of the community.
RECEIVE SENTENCE
' n'o- .May 25. Reports receiv
ed lierc today from Bruges, Belgium,
state that IS German sailors have
been sentenced to death and two
others to 20 years' .Imprisonment
for attempted treason In connection
with the British naval raids at the
submarine bases at Ostend at Zee
fa rugge.
1M, I (MM.
SOLDIERS GET
REDUCED FARE
McAdim Make It 1'iiMlble fur Hoys
Hrrvlng I'nrle Bam to Come Horn
Om Farina ghe
Washington. May 25. 8oldlersLf,;citETAIlY
ind sailors on furlough and travel
og at their own expense, will be
given special passenger rate of
about one rent a mile, under an or
der Issued today by Director General
McAdoo to become effective as soon
as necessary forms are printed and
distributed, probably within two
weeks. This fare will be allowed by
ticket agents on presentation of a
certificate from the commanding of
ficer. .
The plan, arranged to make it
easier for soldiers and ssllors to
visit their homes before going over
seas, has been proposed by a resolu
tion pending la congress. It wilt ap
ply silks to officers and enlisted men.
TEAM NO. 6 SECURES
BIG RED CROSS CHECK
There has been considerable good
natured rivalry between the Red
Cross team captains as to the excel
lence of the members on the various
teams, each one claiming to have the
best bunch of workers. C. A. Wine-
trout, captain of Team No. f, bow
states It as a definite fact that bis
team la far superior to any of the
others and yesterday exhibited as
proof a Red Crow check for UOt
which had been secured by Elmer
Balslger from O. E. Wlllman . of
Portland, representative of he Du
Pont Powder company for the Pa
cific coast, who was In the city on
business. Two per cent of the earn
ings on the common stock of the Du
Pont company Is given to the Red
Cross and this check represented Mr.
Wlllman's 2 per cent. This amount
brought the subscription for team
No. to nearly 11,100.
MVRDEIt 81'SPECT IS
ARRESTED IX WASHINGTON
Seattle. May 25. W. R. Horner,
a mill hand, was arrested in Okano
gan county. Wash., today. Horner
Is believed to be the man who mur
dered a woman and three children
near Kelso, May 20.
Washington, May 25. It seems
probable that action on the revenue
legislation will be postponed and a
special session called for Its con
sideration after the November- elec
tions. T.R.
Waahintgon. May 23. Theodore
Roosevelt has charged that the ad
ministration has played ' for and
against various magazines. He
claims that the president Is directly
responsible.
Roosevelt's reply to
Postmaster,
General Burleson In the controversy
over tne alleged discrimination by
the postofflce department in Its treat
ment of certain publications
wss
presented to the senate today,
HOOF F1HK SATl ltDAV
A roof blaze called out the fire
d art.ncnt at 7 o'clock last night
to the tesltrn-e of Dr. Walker at
North Fourth and Evelyn. The doctor-
with a garden hose was the first
on the scene closely followed by thr
department chemical apparatus.. Thr
fire was extinguished after a ho'.c
had been burned through the roof.
I It Is supposed that a spark from the
chimney started the fire. Young
Robert Ingalls, who was passing the
house, was the first to discover th"
Mp-e nnd gve the alarm.
CRITICISES
ADMINISTRATION
WHOLE MMItKR 8370.
AGE LIMIT III
RAISED 10 55
OP WAR MAKER
BENDH DRAFT OF PROPOSED
BILL TO XSGRK8A
750,000 MORE MI EM
Object of Measure, Says Baker, Is
To Release roan Troops for
Front Lino Service
Washington, May 25. Another
mo? toward full utilisation of the
country's man power was made to
day when Secretary Baker sent to
congress the draft of a bill proposing
to raise the maximum age limit for
voluntary enlistment In the army
from 40 to St years. All men over
40 so enlisted would be assigned to
non-combatant service.
In a letter to Speaker Clark, ask
ing that the bill be pushed, Secre
tary Baker said: '
"Every mas above the sge of 40
years who is enlisted la non-combatant
branches of the service will
make available for duty with the
line troops a man within the pre
scribed age limit for all troops. .
"Many men whose. Ions; experience
aa mechanics and artisans will make
them particularly valuable to the
various staff corps and departments
may be thus secured Instead of
younger men without such exper
ience and the efflcleney of the staff
corps and the departments thus will
be Increased."
There probably are 7,500.000 men
between the ages of 40 and 55, and
many thousands of them already at
tested their desire to serve by bom
bsrding the department with appli
cations. While the great majority of
the men In this class undoubtedly
will be restrained from enlisting by
family and business ties,' the number
st liberty to join the colors is ex
pected to be more than sufficient to
meet the purpose In view.
R.C.
HAS BEEN REACHED
Washington, May 25. The Red
Cross war fund passed the $100,
000,000 mark Saturday. It Is very
possible that the quota will be
doubled before the drive ends.
Reports told how a wave of In
dignation, sweeping across the na
tion with the news of the latest
bombing exploits of the Germans In
France, had played a great part In
making Friday and Saturday the
most successful days of the cam
paign. MILLION' YANKKKS IX
FRANCE BV MllSl MMKK
Paris. May 25. The French hlirh
commissioner. Tardtii
from the U. S. today Indicated that
there would be a million American
troops In France by midsummer and
at least 1,500,000 by the end or the
year.
N. TREANOR OWNS UP
FALSE TESTIMONY
! San Francisco, May 25. Nicholas
Treanor, who Is awaiting sentence
tor failing to submit to the physical
examination for the draft, stated on
the witness Btand of the United
States district court today that he
was offered $17,000 to testify false-
!ly against Mooney in the bomb trial.
Alf MAY BE