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MEDFORD OltMON. WKHM.SDAV. A1MNI. :. HMii
NO. 12
MEDFORD
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KAISER PLANS
NO AGGRESSION
UPON AMERICA
Chancellor Von Bctlunnnu-Hollweji
t Protests Against Reported Activity
Against United States Fighting
Only for Existence German Sword
Only Answer to Destruction.
IIKKLIN, April ". Chancellor Vim
Hotliinanii-IIoihveg protested vigor
tiiinly in tin.' ri'iliwtnjc today ajftiiin-t
tlici report tlmt (lunnnny now or in
tliu future contemplated iiggiession
against the United State.
In his speech, which was tlic most
comprehensive he has made since the
war began, tlio chancellor said:
"Tlio latest offspring of thp cul
minating campaign directed against
us in a report tlmt we, nftr the end
of this war, shall rush against tli
American continent and Ihnt we shall
altempt to omiIU'I' Canada.
"This i the silliest of nil I lie im
putations invented against dm. IlipinU
Jy silly an the repot Is that we eoti
tcuiplutu the acquisition of any terri
tory on American soil a on Bruxil or
any American country whatsoever.
1'lulitlnK Only for Kvlstemo
"Wo fought for our existence anil
for our future. For Germany anil not
for space in any foreign country arc
Germany's sons bleeding and dying
on tiie battlefield.
"Kvcry iiiiu among u known this
mid it make our hearts and nerves
strong. This moral force strengthens
our will in order not only to weather
the storm, hut ly to achieve final
victory."
The chancellor indicated that anv
MiifqcoMtioiitfof mn. Mi tho basis of
destruction of Prussian military
puwor would make hmHjI only uno
answer the Herman sword.
The chancellor staled thai if Ger
many's adversaries desired to coh
tiiiue the (.laughter of wen and do-Mi-tatiou
of uni the guilt will lie
theirs mid that Germany would have
to "stand it us tnen."
.Vol Short of Supplhe.
Conditions of life ia (ienuany were
not cu-y, the chancellor continued,
hut the difficulties were lieiug met in
admirable fashion hy the entire na
tion, CMH'cially the Morer el anno.
"We shall not run short of any
thing in the future, as we have not
done in the at," ho said.
"No fair-minded iieutrul, no mutter
whether he favor iih or not, can
duiiht our right to defend ourselves
uguint thin war of starvation, which
i contrary I" international law. No
one can ak u to irmil our anna of
dct'eiw to lie wrested from our hands.
We icK-et legitimate right of neu
tral trade and commerce, hut we cuu
ciO'l that our duty he rectiguixcd -in
uc all mean against thi jmiIicv of
starvation, which is a' jeering inult
iml oulv t all law of nation, but
alo to the pliiiuent duties of human
it.v. ''The kiirit of union shall lead u
u- it shall lead our children and
ji.iiiililiildi'eii, though the struggle
hi their father- towards a lutun- ol
-tiCnuth and uint."
SOCIALISTS ELECT
L
MII.WAl'KKK. April '.. it At
turiirx Ilaiiicl A. lloan, -"ciul-demo-i-rAl,
will be the next Uiu.or ol Mll
w.iikce, having defeated Muor (1. A.
H.uiint.', noiiiartiaan, in ycterda'
elertion by a majority etimated at
between llHMl aud 1500 votex.
Inotticial rrtuma for mayor from
1J8 out of H3 preeiaet gac Uoau
.10,187 and HadiDir V".),u;)0.
John I. Un", treutiinr, and rni
M. Kotecki, controller, both non-par-ti.in-.
defeated their kociul-demo-
rulic ooponentu by approximate
diKMI ote. The complexion of the
new council will be non-uartinan. All
the .oeial-democratic candidates for
aldeunen at large exeit Former
Havor Knill Seldel were defeated.
Incomplete return on delegates to
tut reiiubltcan national convention
lndi(te that the delS)lo Will '
t'lil 'BCltier the faction lfa!d f
rll.itnj' lA t-oln-M'- I'"' i" ' 'I
. I I 1 . , . , I
IFRENGH RETAKE
LOSI TRENCHES
Ground Galrcd North of Callettc
Wood Repulses of Gcrmnns Re
ported in Lorraine Change of
Formation hy Attacking Teutons
Fails to Bring Success.
PAULS. April ."5. The I-Yone.li gain
ed ground north of Cailluttu wood,
noitheant of Verdun, in the course of
several eiigagemcntM during the night,
the war office announced thin alter-
noon.
Several kiiihII iufantrv eiiifuuu-
menta have taken place in Lorraine,
the (lermaim heitig repulHcd hy French
artillery and machine gtin liiv.
In yelerday'K fighting around Vur
duu the OemiHiiM limt eotiNiderahle
ground nud again aimtaiued heavy
ciiHiialtiea, iintwitliMtauding the new
formation of their attacking parties.
Slury or Ailvaucu
At 3 p. in., after the ground had
heeti hattcred liy aeveral hiinilred toin
of projectile, a line of riflemen de
Imiiched fnun Chauffour wood, jut
northwcHt of Douniiuiont. The Her
mans advanced hy hhort ImiindH to
ward th' I'reneh trenehcK, aitualed
ahoul :ttl(l yardn south of the village.
A aecoud and n third line followed at
eiptal distance, with auiall attpiHirt
ing and attacking column in the rear.
TIum formation haa heeu noticed dur
ing the hint few day, uml ia i-cgard-itl
hy the French aa proof that the
(iermuiiR have Im'cii orely punished in
their previoutt aHMilt in serried
rank. '
Mut the change proved ineffective.
The find line of riflemen advanced to
within fifty yard- of tli French
Ircnehe and thetv hud to drop to the
gtoutid under heavy IdiiHta of shrap
nel and xiixlaincd m'uaketry. The ec
ond and third linen attempted to ad
vance o the KopHrt of the first line,
hut were htopM'd fur in the rear hy
machine gun fire.
In t'rillciil Po-lllon
The (Icrniiuw in the first line were
in a very critical tositioti. Shrapnel
worked huvoe umoug them. To charge
wan out of the nucMiou, and a long
aa they remained at the point to
which they had ad vu need they were
eHied to a dceiiniiiating fire. The
MM'oud and third linen were hetter off,
although they ul feted large Iohhch.
The entire attacking force linally
adopted the only move nMMi, retreat
ing to (Iiiiu I Tour wcmmI. They left
half their number oil the field. At
leant three regiment took jmrt in the
attack.
Cluiullour wimhI pruvn to he an
inKcctire aheller fr the French artil
lery' iuereiiniug it rauge ruked that
whole territory.
The action of ycnletdav ia regard
ed by military critic un of great iig
uificaiice, nhowing that the Ocrmaux.
Lecn mth their new fonuutiou, ure
unable to eiMaie the furiou rc
Minen of French artillery; that the
Ficncb iMtkitiouM, though they mn be
tilticrablc at certain local and cx-Hi-ed
ihiiiiI-, cuutiol be tdiulkCti, mid
lllut the 1'ieinli coiiitcr-oflci-ic i-,
l'lccli0
NEW YOltK. April 3 Heturtu
from et.rilu h jriiuar elections in
New York utate of delegates to the re
i'uljliian. deniotratle and jtroaresie
national convention, and niinlwrs
of state and county eoianaitiees show
a light vote and few conteits.
Jaterett la the republican prlavar
ins eestered upa the question wheth
er tao old ttmo party orcanizatlon
had cut the vote for Governor Whit
man, aa one of the four delecutos at
larce to the national convention and
thereby !en.l bis prestige in the
coming laii.i.aign for re-nomination.
Friend or tfce governor ai-rted that
the vote hub attsfaftor to them.
Opponent of William Harne said
ihe MVi in the result ol llie icpub
lican primaries nidoiue of strodS
t))MHiuion to Mr ttarr.oft rei'erim
an rr.er of tjin reruMcjit ato
A' rote it tee h44f Te 14 a c& tl
ON N
PRIMARES
SHOW
BARNES OPPOSITION
I i, . ,,. &
HOLLAND HAIES
BELLIGERENTS
T OF BOTH SIDES
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Irritation Against Britain and Ger
many Culminate In Mobilization of
Forces as Warning to Keep Hands
Off Shortage of Food Supply Is
Serious in Netherlands.
LONDON, April I. "Holland bar
ed it teeth to the belligerents on liolli
side mi unexpectedly that the Dutch
public wa a much nHtouifhed n the
reiiiaindur of the world," writ a prom
inent neutral, jiint returned from Am
Mtenlam, to the AxHociated I'nwa to
ilay. This jierMon, who enjoy excep
tional upportiiuitic of obtaining re
liable information, stated that not
only wan the Dutch army mobilised,
but inaneiiveiH were held aa if to re
pulne an enemy.
The mobilixatiiin waa iieeoinplidlied
Mwiftly. Virtually every private mo
tor ear in the country wim aoiaed.
While tnidiilixatiou took plnee along
the (ieniiMii frontier, inaneiivera were
held only along the eacoat. To add
to the excitement, the (lermaim tnaN
ed men and guns along the Melgo
Duteh frontier near Antwerp aa if in
preparation lo reMil an invasion from
that diiectiou.
Aimed at Itolli Sides
The returned nuiilrul ia convineed
that the demonstration wan aimiMl
against (Icimany ni much as Kuglaud.
He stated that irritation in Holland
against all belligerents had become so
pronounced that there was a feeling
of hostility toward both (lermnny and
(Irent Mritaiu which was beeuming
general throughout the country.
On account of the British bloukade,
Holland ia exHrieneiug sliortagn of
fiMHl to aueh an extent that an Ameri
can conimissionto the ndief of Ilel
gium has been asked to loan some of
its food supplies to certain districts.
The Dutch government has determin
ed that food shall be traiisMrted to
Holland in vessels eomuiaiidccrcd li
it without reference to any limitation
fined by agreement with the Nether
lands Oversea trust.
Ilulcli Patrol Sous
This food will lie shipiied in the
name ol the Dutch goveruiiiunt which
will regard any attempt to interfere
with it as an unfriendly act.
.Many intHtrtcrs who have been ex
eluded from the operation of (he
Netherlands overseas I rust arc mo em
bittered by (he ruin of their business
which ure ou the black list, that they
stand ready lo offer the government
substantial support in any stefat it
may take to end the food blockade.
The feeling of hostility, against
(ienuany is equally pronounced. The
Dutch believe the (lermuii government
has engaged in a deliberate caniNiign
against Dutch shipping. Dutch war
ships are iioh pm rolling the North
sen trade route-, -weeping away or
shooting nunc-.
ON CHILD LABOR BILL
WASIIIMiTON, April 5. Favor
able report on the house bill to bat
products of child labor from inter
state commerce was ordered today by
the interstate commerce committee ol
the senate by a vote of fi to 5.
Senators who failed to have the Mil
reterred lo the judiciary committee
tor examination as to its constitu
tionality are exM'i-ted to renew theif
ctl'ort when it rwui's un fur dueu
inai in the -fn. lie.
ASSISTING HIS SON
KINSTtt.V, N. ( ., April .". J..,eph
Black, a negro, vu- taken fiotn the
Lenior countv jail here early today by
a mob ot aimed men ami Ivuched. lie
was the lather of Iti euold Will
iam Black, ho ten- icuiovAl last
jNtii from tils (ii9ci$ coiCDI$ jfjil lo
1'iu0 -tt jiPiKti iltaJ(Iii)plrvent
ft varluftjj? Wb, fefllftH-fltfe i- Ii vSi
tftliirtt iw . , , - .i...
Mb I'.
.fc
CREW 10 TAKE IHE CRAFI AS
40. WITH EACH DAY FOR BOND ISSUE
BiMMBsBBjffyre" fa MjIsBBBt f Ismwls. tP sWsWsEflsBaTaj'lPaH
Krnest Scblller. lio, single luiiiiled, attempted to capture at mm Hid
llrlllsli MctMuer .Matopisi. Ills exploit (wis one of llio imst skh ineiilaf
of tlio entliv Miir. lie stowed imny on tlio Uitopin. ami, nmirillng to
Hie storle. (old nrtcr Ills anest, liel.l up l(. cntli-c civvv. Schiller Is tpiol
ed as Niyiug lie Imd a gnulae against the llrillsti iK-ciuise be was hounded
out of Ihiglaud and that his olijecl was to cbilin Hie slili as a prize. .
Diaz fomenting
ANOTHER REVOLT
WAKIIINUTOV April .'.. Ifepoil
to the department of justice Indniilc
thut then is mm no longer any doubt
that Felix Diag has landed in Mexico.
Officials have Wen informed that he
is at the head of a coMsideruhle force
in the south of McgW and has re
ceived material aid through Ouule
utala. It is the first official informa
tion of the revolutionary lender's
whereabouts.
A proMgandn in his favor along
the border between the United Males
and Mexico is rc willed and a niimbei
of bis adherents there are under sur
veillance by the department agents.
Thus fur there bus been little def
inite information us to his movements
or the source timn which he obtained
arms and ammunition. It has been
fairly well established, ofticials say,
that he received considerable finan
cial aid in New York. One of bin
agents recently vm-i traced bv depart
ment agents tu I'anana ami smttber
was sdi to huv. hit recently l.,i
KMiin.
Jl is aotuiden-d ixaVduV that fh.m
may have arimd In follocr'i in
Cuba. In this connection ottuinU
re-alled tisluv the al about a venr
ago by the 1 niicl State to dui of
a iii.iniitv if Did rifles.
L
i!ES
MOV
fr iW im
WASMI.NOTON, Arll j.--Tarload
ratio on sugar from gnu Franciscg
and other California, points to Mon
tana god Idaho today were assailed
ai unreasonable and dlaerlnattory by
Montana distributors la complaint
to tbe Interstate commerce commis
sion. The petitioner charge that
rates to Montana (Vjrlnta are fa exce()
of rattM fro inlli.' N.uue poluu In I'.il
iinriiu io Si 'h i viiiini dpoii-
' 'HI 1 l I III I. ', llllj! JI o( I
II
ICO
ON SUGAR SHIP
, HELD UP
PA
ERICANS
WANT WAR WAGEO
T
I'AIIIS, Apul ". The Aiiierican
elinnibei' of comiiicM'c of I'nris tmla.V
sent the following i nlile to President
Wilson :
"In defiance of what the declara
tion of iudcMndeucc culls 'a deeent
respect to the opinions of mankind';
in violation of every principle of Im
munity, moral and legal; in the fueu
of rejM'iiled admonitions, remon
strances and solemn warnings on the
part of the 1'nilcd Stales, the Herman
government, like an assnssin in tha
night, Ircaehcromdv, without notice,
has again struck down unarmed mer
chant nud uissciiger shifts, sending
scores of helpless men, women ami
children to their deaths.
"On Mia If of humuuilv we demand
that this intolerable situation shall
eease. (hi behalf of our fellow-eiti-xens,
murdered and maimed ou the
Kiiglishnian and on the Sussex, we
protest uguiut continuance of diplo
matic relations with a nation whose
blood uiudncs-, tcrociiy and lawless-lit--
have lirmi'.'lil upon it the exc
cr.ilioii o' the wlmlr I'lvihz.cd world.
"AMKKII AS I IIAMMMt OF ('Oil-
MKIH K OF IMl:l
"I'.v N )' iM.tt... i lent."
TTRAI
E
MAlOllKIKI.Ii. "ti . April '. The
lu-t ii.uii tiom i mo- tnv over the
Wlll.iliielte I'iiellle railroad left
Maisbheld toiluv with five coaches
loaded with latsneiigers. At about the
same time a train with iueuger
bound for Marshluld left Kugene.
Many old -ettleis who have waited
for years fur rail eonneetions with
the outside world took advantage of
tbe opportunitv '" nde on tbe Iruin
from Murshfield.
"Wlien I settled here fifty years
-'." -il -i ' Hi I l.i Mil llulileli, us
i. h , i .1 i I idtA'. "Mo v tnlil ine
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AGAINS
ERIN
FIR
OVER
COOS
BAY
piVILLA'S CAPTURE COUNCIL ORDERS
Problem of Locatinn Dnntllt Some
where Within .in Area of 1600
Square Miles Confronts PcrslHnrj
More Troops Asketl For at Front
Carranzlsts Defeat Villaists.
Kli PASO, Tex., April fi. Tlio
liroblum of loeutlng and onpttiriug
KrHiietseo Villa somewlieru within an
ami of 1000 mitar miles eon fronts
lirigadior (lenenu ). J, Pershing to
day. Information front the front
stut im that tlio American troos have
been diaposed lo the best possible ad
vantage, but the task of ruiiniiu down
tlio .Mexican bandit in an ovar-wid-wilng
territory aa the brigand moves
southward into the Mexican interior
becomes iuereitNiugly difficult.
Villa's Wlierealsnit.s
Jloro troop are tieeesaary ia tlio
word that ooiiich back from the limn
leading Hie flying columns sen tiling
the Benito JuareK and (luerrero reg
ions for the elusive brigand, fleneral
PendiitMjc Jute ordered that detach
ments ofAuvalry be trained for
moiiiitaiifiinliiug and the establish
ment of n Wart of American ehuiisseur
corps will ho immediately undertaken.
The American comiuuiider nutiei
iwtea a long hunt and is prewiring for
it.
A Ton eon dispatch places Villa at
Maiea, ninety miles southwest of
(luerrero. If this is so tlio bandit
is probably proceeding along tlio old
eimch road that leads into Santa Ito
aalia, whenuo he could movo on to
Pnrral, Ida reported objective.
Villlslas llef.vitni
XA.MKJIMPA, Chihuahua, April fi,
by wireless to Columbus, N '.M. A
small remnant of the Villa force de
feated by Colonel (leorge A. Dodd's
cavalrymen at (ttierrero eight days
ago was scattered in a skirmish with
CarraiiKislas on March 'M) in the
mountains near the town, according
lo meager rcjHirts reaching here to
duy from Carranaista sources. No
details of the engagement could be
obtained other than that the Villa
leader. Manuel Baca, was killed.
Additional reMils received today
from Colonel (leorge A. Dodd, intli
i ate that the Villista losses at Guer
rero numbered but forty-sis. Prev
ious reports placed them us high as
sixty.
Ten liuudlt Slain
KLPAKO.Te.v., April .1. In an at
tack on Villialaa at Cieueimita yes
terday, General Cavaaoa killed ten
ami scattered the bund, according to
a reMrl given out today by (leueral
(lavira in .Inure. Cavaaos said that
be was continuing to follow up the
fugitives, but culled on (leueral (lu
licrrey. to rush forces against Satevo,
S'ana, Santa (lertrudts and other
points where they were supixised to
be heading. His own losses, refMirt
ed Cuvar.os, nmouiitctl to u man
wounded uml a horse killed.
ILLINOIS VOIES
10
ClIM'AliO, April ;. Almost lom
(ilete returns of the loial option elec
tions held In various llinols towns
and towushlps esterday ludleated to
duy that between 350 and too saloons
till he eliminated In the near future
nd that former dry territory that
liofoie the prohibition vlttorles In
I !1 .' nheltereil shout -Ml saloons
unlit will iiermit the sale of alco
holn -
CJIK'AtJO, Apiil ' Complete re
turns iu esterda's sliiermanic elec
tion show today that the democrat
made decided gains throughout the
city and tht they outvoted tbe re
publicans by uore than X 0.000 rotes.
The democrats e lei ted three new city
coiiik Ilini'ii uml their eumltdate for
IN nTiiipil ioiim ln'iiili T.eo J
Oar Association Donates Preparation
of Documents for Blue Ledge Rail
road Bullis Shows Good Faith by
Dccdinq City Trolley Line and the
.Jacksonville Railroad.
The oily attorney and n coiumilten
uompoiod of proiniiiout lawyers of tlio -bur
of Mod ford vvuro instructed by a
uiiHiiiiiioii vote of tlio oily couuoil
ltil night to tnku up tlio proposition
submitted by President S. S. llullin
of tlio Southern O logon Trnetion
eompiiuy for tlio extension of tlio
railroad to tlio Blue Lodge ininine;
district, mid prepare tlio tloooasnry
legal paiers for submission tu tlio
people of a, bond issue for $:i00,0()ll,
the reMrt to bo made to tlio council
at its regular meeting April 18. Tlio
legal work is donated us tlio bar's
contribution toward tho progress, of
(lie devulopmeut uiitt-i prteo.
Briefly stulwl, tho proposition na
ngrood upon by llio Medford C'oin
nierolal ululi committee and tho
Southern Oregon Traction Co., con
sists iu tho deeding to tho oily of tho
Southern Oregon Traction lines, com
prising tho Medford trolley lino and
the Barnaul Jacksonville railroad,
comprising an investment of $lf)0,
000, tho Jnoksonvillo lino being Ktib-
jeel to u mortgage of $,'7,000 hold by
Baruutii, tho construction of tho rail
road extension to tho junction of tlio
Little nud Big Applegate by tho city
with tho proceeds of tho bond iastio,
and its extension to the Bluo Leduo
district by tho Traction company. The
Traction company will leaso and op
erate the lino owned by the city, pay
ing in return tho interest duo on
bonds, am upon completion, purchase
the etiy'a proverty for tha face vnluo
of the bonds. Tho transaction In real
ity is a loan of municiml credit lo
secure a ruilroad.
Not a diseoiiraging word was shi
ken during the consideration of this
iniMirtaiit matter, every member of
the council being notably anxious to
assist the city iu securing the muter
ialisatiou of the )dan proposwl, tho
interest of the eity to )ie safeguard
ed in every detail, ami the Traction
eompany aluiwing it good faith by
the deeding of it proMrty to tho
oity.
1'rogMVs.sivo Spirit Prevailed
It was a ha p aly progressive meet
ing iu every sense. liveryhody pres
ent apK)ared lo regard the step taken
aa the initial move in a matter the
coiisiimiuatioii of which will place
Medford and the entire Itoguw Kiver
valley iu an ullitude of industrial de
veloMnent never before lealinwl in
southern Oregon.
Ih auswer to the question a to
whether or not Mr. Bullis eonsideied
the sum named in the tentative agree
ment sufficient for the purpose tor
which it waa offered, Mr. Bullis re
plied :
"That amount, I guarantee, will
build to that territory, aud I will see
that it does, nor will 1 ask more of
the eity. I will eoastruel the line
from this point to theltlue Ledge dis
trict aud the Blue Ledge mine."
The resolution lo refer the matter
to the attorney wa introduced by
Mann and seconded hy Hmmona. It
carried unanimously aud the eity at
torney was urged to complete tho
dual paM-rs ut the earliest hsUiIh
moment ami be ready to submit t hem
(Continued on pago six)
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CIIKYKNNK. Wo., April .',.- Be
lief thut the bandit who last night
held up and robbed a number of nM
M'uger on westbound I niou Paeififl
traiu No. 1 rode into I,arutuie, wag
expressed today bv officers eoadnet
ing the search. A thorough iuvestipi
tiou of tbe gravel roadbed uear Cor
lett Junction, where the robber was
rcMrted to have left the train, offi
cers said, revealed no marks such aa
would have been made iv a man
.jumping from a train traveling thirty
unlet, an hour. The opiniou was ex-,
pressed that the robber seoretod bun
self be ic. i lb tbe observation car plat
t'oiiu .mil inilc iiti-ftve miles to
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