MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MTODFORD, ORECiOX, THURSDAY, DF.CKMBUR 11, 1 f) 1 (1. FRENCHPREMIER DECLARES PEACE .A MORGAN WIDOW IS I REPORTED DYING OFFER IS TRAP Briand Denounces German Offer Asks Increased Power to Carry on War Declares Past Eight Months a Victory fcr France German Home Army Indication of Distress. PRESS OF FRANCE PARIS, "Dec. 14. Premier Hrlnnd accompanied his denunciation of the German peace offer as a trap with an announcement that he would ask for increased power with which to carry on the war, according to full reports ot his speech bofore the chamber of deputies today. At the same time tho premier promised that tho govern ment would not undertake any scheme of national mobilization such as that involved in the German hume irmy plan. "Evidently," said the premier, "re cent developments aro serious, but it is necessary to recall what happened in 1910. After eight months it Is not a Gorman, hut a French, victory which In trutli lias been inscribed on French tings." Siifiw of DLstioss. The premier referred to tho French success at Verdun and the (tains made on the Somme and derided Germany for its claim of 'victory when it was taking such measures as what ho termed tho militarizing of the entire! population. , Tho chamber applauded unanimously when he affirmed that: the war government of France would not follow the policy ol Germany, lie , asked, however, for power to rogu-' lute nil nnpstinns fnni,nmtii i, tho ,i. lionnl defnnKP tnctiirllnir Ihn iinclliil. ity of requisition, but said that if the latter step was considered necessary it would not he carried out incon siderately. The chamber applauded when ho announced the government would ask for tho suppression of tho liquor traffic throughout Franco. Premier Briand expressed the cer tainty that some ot the measures taken by Germany have behind them tho object of Intensifying the war next spring when, he said, she will have stronger armies to face. He warned France to be prepared for tlieso efforts and to have confidence in tho final outcome. Then he turned to a discussion of the Gorman peace proposal. Talks or IVnce Kffort. "It Is after having proclaimed its victory," he said, "while at the same time making now efforts to gain it that Gormany sends us certain words, which I am not unable to explain. You have read the address delivered by Von nethmann-IIollweg, the chan-' cellor of tho German empire. I have not the text and therefore I cannot give an official opinion, but it is im probable that in the present circum-, stances those who are asked to inter vene will accept a task which might' well disturb confidence here. I will make known officially the prcciso concentrated opinion of the allies, but I must now warn my country against a possible poisoning of opinion. When i a country armed to the teeth, mobil- Izes Its entire civil population at the risk of ruining its commerce and ills-j organizing tho homes of which it is so ( proud, when its factories are working ; overtime to increase its war materials ' and when it takes, in disregard of the law of nations, the people of an in vaded country and obliges them to , work tor II, if at that moment I do not cry out to my country: 'Look out, take care.' I would be entirely cul pable. , What comes from yonder as a proposition to negotiate peace is "inade at a time when Belgium is In vaded, Serbia is Invaded, ten depart ments of France are Invaded." Deputy Andre I.el'evre here Inter rupted saying, "and crimes unpun ished." Premier Briand resumed: To Oecelvc Neutrals. "It Is a redoubtable moment and I cannot call your attention too much to the facts. What do we see in this address? It is the same cry to do cetvo neutrals or the clairvoyance of the German people 'it was not we who desired this horrible war. It was imposed on us.' I want to answer for the hundredth time, 'no. you were the aggressors and whatever yon say, the facts are there to prove it. The blood W on your heads and not on ours.' "Now. coming to the bottom of things, 1 have (lie right to denounce this maneuver, this gross trap. We want, it Is said by our enemies, to give our people all the means to pros per that they can desire. Others are offered as alms a consent not to anni hilate them. After the Marne, after Verdun, France resisting firmly, is of fered this. Such a document must bo thoroughly mediated upon to see toward what objects It tends." There was loud applause at these words and Deputy Thierry-Caseej. tiliouted, "The country thinks ai J on '"J 4 cJ-PltKHUTII i ft PIVKOWl , Mrs. Morgan, widow of the laic bunker, who was one of the world's richest men, is n puitcd critically ill nt her summer home at Highland Fulls, X. Y. Mrs. Morgan is known ns a quiet, modest iumli:i Mill of woman who abhors publicity. She was Miss Frances Louise Tracy of Xew York nud became llie second wife of Mor gan in 18li". She has four children find eleven urnn.lchildrcn. The chil dren are: Mrs. Herbert I,. Satterlee. J. I. Morgan, Mrs. William 1'. Ham ilton and Anne Morgan. Mrs. Mor gan could never endure an active so cial life and remained in deepest se clusion since her mnrringe. do." Premier Briand then concluded: "From this rostrum I must say that there is a maneuver to scparato the ..lies, disturb the conscience aiiu urr moralize the-people of the French re public. In circumstances such as these, one will not do less than tho convention." M MINISTRY PARIS, Dec. 14. The disappoint ment shown by the pvoss over the new administration is emphasized in the comment on yesterday's sitting of the chamber of deputies. Even Premier Krinnd's sensational announcement of his intention to prohibit liy decree the sale of spiritous liquor passed nl- most unnoticed. The steady sup porters of the premier, such ns the Figaro, arc hut lukewarm in their ap preciation. Allied Capus, editor of the Figaro, wiiles: "Premier Ilriand faced his advers aries with rare authority on the ques tion of the (leimiin peace proosnl, which dominates the hour. His sin cerity and eloquence wrung from the assembly unanimous applause. rv..:,i ;.- ,...;i.i.. ,..,i,.i tl, value of the proposed reforms es pecially that concerning alcohol which the government has engaged to carrv out in the shortest possible time. 'We do not. butiovo in his will and energy,' say the opponents of Briand. It is for him to answer them tomorrow by acts and decisions and by prompt and irresistible vigor to show that he is truly muster of the -ilimtinn. With n lare-e minority parliamentary existence is certuinly iliMicult, hut nothing is easy now adays. The tusk of governing in this tempest and amid theso obstacles is worthy of the premier. 'Make of nn obstacle a medium even of thy ne tion,' proclaimed the wisdom of the nneients. This should be the device of every Frenchman today, particu larly those who lead in the nation's council." In the senate today tho new min istry will have to face another on slaught. This tiuie Georges t'lcm- enceun, who characterizes the new I government as an niiempi lo nmenii a hroken-down engine by putting on a new pair of tires; Henri Herenger l and Adrien Claudin de Villnino and i j others intend to interpellate the gov ernment on the general situation. f Premier Ilriand accepts the debate the senate will go into secret sitting, for which all preparations have been made. It will not, however, be as lorg- a one as the chamber held., as (lie senate is unanimously of the opinion that the sitting should not last more than three or four hours. SVlWLTY VILLA STARTS TO FOR 11 VILLA WITH UN BAND REICHSTAG TO MEET AGAIN IN JANUARY AMSTKHPAM, Dec. I I. The Ber lin Tagehhitt says that the next ses sion of the reichstag will take place about the middle of .Inuiinry, unless important events necessitate nn ear lier convocation. 'Mrs. C. M. Thomas will leavo in a le joined Villa few days for a visit with friends and relatives in Iowa, her old homo KL PASO. Tex., Dee. 14. An American citizen named Alfonso I L,eivu, ioruicriy ot nrownsvuie, i ex., was executed m Juarez by the mili tary on October 21, according to a re port brought here today by an Amer ican who w'ns released last night from the Juarez jail after being held several weeks on a minor charge. Leivu was a former Villa lieuten ant colonel who was granted am nesty by the t'annnza government and wns afterward arrested in Jua rez by I'nrnuizn officers, the Amer ican said. I.civn, according to this American, who wns in jail with him prior to t ho Villa officer's execution, asked that a letter be sent to his aged mother in lirownsville, Tex., telling of his fate. According to this American who made n full report of the exe cution lo the United States govern ment agents hero today, an effort was made by Lcivn to secure n par don because of his nationality, but the Cnrrnnzn officers informed him he had forfeited his citizenship when IX PASO, Tex., Dec. 11. Fran cisco Villa and his main hand have started south toward Torreoli, the metropolis of Conhnihi, according to private information received here in letters from Chihuahua City by prom inent foreign refugees. Leaving a safe force to protect his caches of ammunition in western Chihuahua and his base hospital at (luerreru, Chihuahua, Villa was reported to have moved south and east through Satevo toward Torreon. A report was nlso received hero that Santa Rosalia and .liminez had been re-occupied by Villa forces, but wns un confirmed. Reports of fighting soiilh of Chi huahun City, in the vicinity of Ilach inibn pass, continue to reach the bor- ' der and are admitted ns possibilities by Carrunza officers in Juarez. This fighting, however, consists of skirm ishes between small bands of Villa's men and General Murguiu's outposts and scouting parties, tho Carranzn officers snv. FEWER APPl ES NOW IN Of 'With Medford trade Is Medford made Christmas Cards. Shop. Handicraft WASHINGTON', D. C, Dec. 14. Reports on December 1 from 4,"0 storages show that their rooms con tain 2,(10;i,5S4 barrels ami 3,13,2H0 boxes of apples. Holdings reported from 3uT storages showed '2,41,1154 barrels and 3,744, Ki'2 boxes on De cember 1, as compared with 4,213,203 barrels and 3,US4,rif7 boxes on tho snmo dnlo a year ago, a difference of 32.6 per cent. The barreled applo holdings show a decrease of 42.5 per cent and the boxed apples nn inerenso of 1.0 per cent, as compared with those of last year. The holdings have increased 9 per cent since November l., as compared with an increase of 0 per cent during the sume period lust year. Inasmuch us souie of the cold stor age firms have not reported their holdings, this report is not quanti tatively complete. MISCHA ELMAN, VIOLINIST, INJURED IN TAXI CLASH XEW YORK, Dec. 14 Mischa Kl man, noted violinist, wns injured, al though not seriously, today, when a taxicab in which ho was riding col lided with a street car. Flmau'a hands csenped injury. With Medford trade ts Meitroril mad , . i t 'txnk. tmr3K men ' JJ53 E! SL? sCtifa CJsL- .rfr?Sw C7S3 EWiiffifc'M .dPSFEV 1 ' i. 1 -u T- -fr ,1 irr ... , ii . A LITERARY TEST WASHING TOX, Dev. 14. The Im migration bill containing tho restric tive literacy tost for admission of aliens which has caused threo yivi a'.ents to veto such a measure, was passed by the senate today, 64 to V. The bill so amended in the senate now goes to conference. It passed tr.e house last session. The senate reconsidered tho clause designed to exclude anarchists who teach destruction ot property as a propaganda. An amendment by Sen ator Hardwick of tho committee, per :nitfin? entry of persons who advota'o of leach destruction of property "'n war, insurrection or revolution," hut not otherwise, was adopted. Three republicans, llrandegce, Colt and Dul'ont, and four democrats. Hasting, Marline. Phelan and ReeJ, voied against the bill. 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