Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 11, 1916, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextBARBARITIES OF GERMAN PRISON CAMPS EXPOSED E iHNE DISPLAY !TR!GK PLAYS 10 MS AT 7:30 OPENS JUNIOR GREET ASHLAND HOTEL MEDFORD THRIFT EXHIBIT! UPON GRIDIRON Case of France in Alleged Mistreat ment of French Prisoners of War Set Forth in Detail as Reported by Spanish Embassy and Red Cross Societies Cruelties Practiced. PAHIS, Nov. 11. Tli" f ""' French Kovcriiiwmt aKuiiiHt. (liMuuiny In the allW'l nilstn'iitiuonl of FroiK'h prison of war la not out hi rlHall in a volume of nnfi liuiidiP'1 puH'i just issued. The hook huuik P n-iwirlf of the Simnit.li embassy in lli:rlin. of del egates of I ho international H ri Cross Rocii'ty, who visilcil Oerinnii prison Camus, ot doctors nnd nurses who were Interned In tliese cuinim and of testimony Klvcn under oalh of iilP plod soldiers who have returned to Fro m o. Arrusitiions e.own. The l'reiirli government eontends that tho followliiK accusations have i,n,,n iirovod: Theft from French pris oners; kllllni! or wounded prisoners; execution without formality of civil ians arrested on tho pretext of snlp Ihh; IraiiHliortatlon of prisoners In foul cattlo cars with healthy, sieli and wounded together liidlsei linlniite y without food or medicine; insults nnd violence to prisoners li Herman soldlerH upon their arriviil In O.r mtiny; uttucliit upon French prisoners by women lit Krfnrt with knives, Hidden and scythes, tolerated by the escort. Bpllttni! upon and whippInK of prisoners by civilians ami klck int! by youns Oeiniiin reerulls as they filed through Tornenu; great ravages in nearly nil prison rumps by tuber culosis dovelonetl by neglect of most elemental hygienic precautions; spread of typhus nnionK llrltish nnd Kronen prisoners by mixing tliem with Infected Russians; general prevalence of rheumatism in all prison camps as tho result of dampness; enforced labor of prisoners of war on military works, Buck as trench iIIkkIiik. nian ufacturo of munitions; Insufficient food, shelter nnd rloihluK. i'liotos for I'ntof. rhotosmphs of (iei'inlm nimps arc offered to show the prisoners In mid winter Willi only tents or iIukouIr for shelter. It Is charged that during the rirst winter in Oermiiny larue num bers of prisoners were obliged to dig Ihoiuselves Into the mound for shelter or to construct mud huts. It is ad mitted that some Improvements on these conditions have been made in certain rnnipR. In regard to the question of nour ishment French surgeons and nurses who hiivo returned to France after periods ot captivity In Oerinuny re port that the Insufficiency of food coupled with oilier privations has re sulted In Ihe spread of tuberculosis tiud other diseases such as ersipehis. scarletlna and gust ritis. Crippled soldiers returning to Franco from camps of LiinensnUn, Cassel Viedenvelircn and Wit teiilietr. reported that ltusslan soldiers carry -lug typhus contagion were scattered through the camp's starting an ept- denilc. They accuse the I tors of brutality to nurse neglect of typhus patients, died of the diease diirlm; were sahi to have been Hiuong the other prb-oners until i.m iiiK. Altalulmled to T plnls. At Wittenberg, in-cording to the r.worn testimony of the returned sol diers, tho German authorities aban doned (lie typhus stricken canto lo its own resource, which were nil t All communication was cut oil' Irum! the evlerlor. A narrow gaiii.c tail road was used to shove into tli prisoners' rations and i ut I in tliousanil French soldiers are to have died of typhus at Cn Tho seeliun of the boot, u hid Willi the enforced tabor of tin oners of war charges that tr.no French prisoners were torrid lo work In the Krupp wori.s at l-'ssen. Sev eral thousand. It is also asserted, were sent to f'ourlaud province in Russia, where they were employed in htllldtni; strategic railroads. The book concludes with a declina tion by the French government that It has not. nor will it, resort to meas ures of reprisal. The only modifi cation 111 the treatment of (iermiin prisoners as Ihe result of these charges are. Ihe government says, the reduction of rations ami pay lo (be equivalent of the Herman rations anil pay and the withholding- of the priv ilege of liberty on parti. e, in reply to the same measure applied In Germany. eriiKiu doc as well as .Men who Hie night bit lying The big Wilson celebration parade will start promptly at 7::io o'clock tonight from the corner of the Mod ford Hotel, lion. William Iluilge will lead the parude with an American flag, this being due to Hie superior judgment of Colonel Mhos on select ing a winner. liohind -Mr. Ilildgo the Mcdford band will discourse Wilson music. An Immense float on a Ida truck will be next ill order. Then T. K. Iiiiniel.s with a flashlight on a huge oil paint ing of the president. In Ibis car will he County Chairman Campbell, Secre tary llrown. Mrs. Scheiffelein and Mrs. llaniels. Medl'ord druggl.-ts. all democrats, will ride In one car offering sedatives and headache tablets for disappointed politicians. A Hue of automobiles carryinc, ban ners w ill be IK xt 111 order. It Ik reported ibat E. 10. Kelly will lead Ihe livestock part of the parade with loc Helm's prize jack'. Itedfire will be a feature and a big bou file In the square u lal.-r fealure. Lots of fun Is llltlii'iualeil. The Wllsuniles are aiming lo keep the parade lice from bitterness or any spirit of cockiness. An effort Is being made by repiihli-j cans to uueer the parade. Telephone I messages have been sent out stilting that as California was still In doubt. Ihe parade would be postponed. The parade w ill not be positioned. Califor nia is not 111 doubt, hul lias relumed a plurality of over :t 11 n o votes for W'oodrovv Wilson. AT CITY LIBRARY Tho nubile library rccnivos from tlm to tlino Mute publication! Irom the (llfforpnt d(!iartinontH, which il lit'fns on file for reference. As theso eoni usually in pamphlet form, they are. not easily displayed, uut they often contain late ami valuable ma terial. It Ik now hiikkphU'iI that the libraries of the state serve as dis tributing centers for most of this hul- terial is furnished free, and so a list ifi given of the contents of a recent shipment, that any one Interested In any of the special subjects may secure a copy by calling at the Ifbrarv: "I'ire Prevention." bulletins No. 1 and 2, "Sufi-ty Hullettn" Portable Woodsaw Accidents," course of study for elementary schools, course of study for commercial departments, report of a nun I state, county and school fair conference. i-ij;liih annual report (if the Insurance commissioner, books (o read jilmnl for prhnarv Kraricn. higher grades, intermediate Kiiide.H. "A "living wane My Legisla tion." Ihe Oregon experience. Tin- .Imiit-r Thiiit exhibit opened I mi'i-iiin,' in tin buibliim mi M:iin street tieiMljili d UiinilL thi ; ill m IL'M by the democratic )i'al(Uai tei-. 'I lie exhibit, eoiuju i-cs displays In mm t he four j.'1'iiilc -'elmnU n' I he eit'- the ex liibittir nmLiiiiir in mlm IVnin 7 to 17. The exhibit ha- mil been arranged with a prie iit-in! ivc No prize- will be awarded, but eaeh evhibiior wi! be gien a ecrtilieiite. Il i- planned to make fhi- allair an ann-ial event. Ill tile live-1 oe I; seel lull of the ex hibit a lai-e aiiely nl" aniiuaU rear ed by the Miiii'i-I ei s are dioun. Six ly luo pen- are in Ihis sc. -lion, com pri-iir: eiiiel;eii', duel -, i ;- i . tur keys, jabbil- and a diei uilli a liller P!-. There i- a e.,)i-i.!eralde -lio.vinj oi vegetable- and l'loWer in another -eetioii. A leMiptui'.' an'iiv oi' eandie-, eakes and olhcr daintie- are on di-play in the eidinarv i . lion. The neete (irk li-p!av i peiliap the l.'ii-i -I of al!. piaetieally the en tire ea-t wail, iti addition to -eveial laide-, being eoveied w il li pienie-n-. 1 ba vvinv- a re a!-o a Tea I mi e id" tin udl di-play. 'hi the wc-t wall are -liown a num ber of ,-ii'lteil tateluelll.' o' p;ie!ll dialing- the ainonnl-. o' money earned by liii'ir eliildi'eii and the itmnner in which St :h earned. The totals lor t lie a i it ui- -elmoU It tot up in an aniazin-; manner. The total.-s turned in thi- atieiuouii were, .lael,-on seiioid .I'Jllh Liiie.dll ;tll; IJoo-e-velt :r7."(); Wa-hiliglon .slllHt. In lioih alleinoop and eeiiiii'r a mu.-iial program will In- gi'eu by tin graiie pupils. Admi-v-inn to tlic ex hibit, wliieli will remain open during the entire evening, i tree. DEFEAT DUE TO COCKER (Continued from Page One.) record of progressive and humani tarian legislation. "('ilitornia citi.onship is proud, sensitive. di ( rimfnailng, indepen dent and progressive." the state ment said. "No man. no set of men. can deliver it or any part of it." The .statement says that the sena torial contest ivally was ended Au gust 2i ami that thereafter tho gov ernor campaigned California for Hughes. Francis V. Keesling" was out of town today and could not bo reached. Mr. Crocker, aft" r reading a portion nf the ta(cmcnt, said: "1 prefer to maintain a dignified si nce.' Cuaeh liciifenieieli .) A-hlam! has !bt.eii pu;!mir his -I,:m.I through a , -treniiou- eoni'M' of tiMining- i'or the j' dug Aledlord-A-hiand game, o- ! veiuber IS. For Ihe pa-t three weeks he ha- bail the glm-i ball out every ni.ht and hi- men me linn declared lo lie in prime shape. A.-bliind vie lories in the iist have been won jlluoitgli t! 4 line eiih-iiliolid' her hH'll aml thi- vel r tln-i'e i- a ood eiiiince jd' her repeating In r pa-t record. Her i men arc working together as a solid .unit and indi-iduaily I hey are show- ing' up a bunch id' exceplioually jhard ta- iders. i Hi itlenreieh is said to have a nmn 'i r ol snrpri-es to spring in the way ji.r I i n-!; p!ay-. A Maud lias played lew games n- yet, and has not found it ne:-e--ary to tip 'd'f any of her ; In 1 1 e ) play The -ma II number oi jgamc a!-o iKMiir A-h'aiid having iher lull complement of )irs( sijiiad men in tin' game, a- injuries will not 1 1 a.' iil'v out id" I he line-up. ! C.aeh Kline ot Medl'ord nredict- 1 nre dei'eat litir tin- Meilt'oi ,1 s.piad, ! 'inl t mining ruic- are rigidly nd h'end to and th" -iiad rounds into eorililion. Many the men oh A he .-H'lnd hi'Ve eonsisl eiil !y broken I ruin -jing liom the lagihning of (he season. 'All the member- uf t he Mpiad were 'treated to a grilling al the hands of 'the coach ye-derdav ami were warn ed tiiat an inl racti.m id' the rules will ui: ri d':siiis-al t'rmn tin sipiad. j .Med I'oid's full line-up is expeeled 'iri ihe A-Mnnd game. The injured men who have been mil of the game j lor Ihe pasl two weeks will lie in eon jditian by thai lime. I Preparations are already being : ma ile tn lake a la rgc flelegatiou of ' Medl'ord foolers ). A-hland on the iMlii. It thought that practically eery high school Mndcnt, in addition to a number of city Tans, will nmhe the trip. The return game will lie played in Medl'ord Thank-giving. SUFFRAGETTE SPEAKER PASSES BAD NIGHT r Miss Fern liailey, who has spent the past month in Medford returned Priday to her home in ('.rants Pass. l,OS AXOKLKS. f'al.. Nov. 11. ; Airs. Inez Milholland Itoissevain of New York, who collapsed here two : weeks ago during her speaking tour for suffrage, piv-Hed a bar night, his Ipital authorities reported, but was improved today over her dangerous (condition of several days ago, when ! l w ii transfusions of blood were made 'from her husband and sister. VDEHuaMru Absolutely Pura No Alum No Phosphate ' i'iitui . Two slnloil "1. ; ,lr;ils l"is- Ilurol.l .1. lm- ju-l nnii, ,l in Now York In. in llo- nnliinrv lio-pi. 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