BARBARITIES OF
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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.
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