Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 01, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMEiwrmn Ma it, Trimtnr f FORECAST ToulKlit mid Friday WEATHER Maximum Yestoriuiy 3Tj M iulnium Today HI. NO. ii.S7 ft.ii iv Eleventh Tear.. UKDTORD, OlMXiON. TIH'K'SDAV. KKlUtlTAUV 1. U)17 N1TED 3113 13 REPOR SSUED WARNING 10 GERMANY 0 SEVERANC E OF RELATIONS -T HREATENED Official Infcrmation Withheld, But Reports Current That Note Sent Germany Warning Agafast Unre stricted Submarine Warfare With Dismissal of Ambassador in Order as Next Step If Germany Persists TIME RIPE FOR DEFIANCE OF THE WORLD ON LAND AND SEA IS KAISER'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT TO HUMANITY FINAL STRUGGLE SAYS HOLLWEG German Chancellor Says Number of Submarines Greatly Increased Bad Harvests and Coal Situation Make Conditions Critical in Enemy Nations firm Basis fcr Success. .WASHINGTON, Feb. .1. While nil official information wns withheld late thiH afternoon there were indications in official quarters that a communi cation actually had been sent or was about to be sent to fiermany. There was no official indication of its nature, but a view persistently held was that it is in the nature of n warning against unrestricted subma rine warfare and placed a severance of diplomatic relations in order as the nest step if Germany persists in breaking; hor pledges to the I'nitcd States. Jjuislns is Silent, When Secretary Lunsinjr received the newspaper correspondents this afternoon he said : "Gentlemen, I have nothinjr to tell you, neither will I answer any ques tions." He added that this statement stood Hood for the remainder of the day and thai there was no prospects of his making any announcement tonight. Mr. Lansing did say, however, that he had had no communication during the day with the German am bassador, Count Von llornstotff. The fact that Secretary Lansing spent, the morning working on "some thing for the president," us it was de scribed, led to reports that the secre tary of stntc had prepared a note to warn Germany that diplomatic rela tions would be broken if she persisted in violating her pledges. .Situation is Grave. After the conference between hjpesident Wilson and Secretary Lan sing it became known todav that the German situation is viewed with ex treme gravity and that the American government had already begun to formulate definite steps. It was regarded as not impossible that action of some. kind had already been taken, hut there was no indiou- tion of its nature. BKItLIN, Feb. 1. C'hanccJJor Von Uethinann-llollweg ami other minis ters attended an important meeting of the ways and means committee! of the reiehstag today at which the entlro war situutlon was gone over and new steps planned by the central , powers were considered. The chan- j ccllor opened tho sitting with a ' speech of which the key note words ' were: "Wo have been challenged to fight to the end. We accept the dial-' lenge; we stake" everything and we , shall bo victorious." ("huiirollor's Address. Ill his address Chancellor Von Uethinann-llollweg explained why In March and Jlay of last year lie had opposed unrestricted submarine wav and why again In September, "ac cording to tho unanimous Judgment of the political and military author ities the onestion was not considered ripe for decision." In this connection the chancellor repealed his previous utterance that as soon as he, In agreement with the supreme army command, reach ed the conviction that ruthless sub marine war would bring Germany nearer a victorious peace, then the U-boat war would be started. "This moment has now arrived." he continued, "last autumn tho time. .was not yet ripe but today the mo ment lias come when, with the great-1 est prospect of success we can ur.-' dertake tho enterprise. We must I therefore not wait any longer. Submarines Increased. "Where has there been any change j in the situation?" the chancellor asl:- . ed. "!n the first, place, the most imporia'it fact of all is that the nam- her of our submarines has been very considei-aidy increase. as compared; with last spring and l icreby . ( , I MAW A Wlin RUSH TO - XTfl V . & , HILU IIUUII tJ $mp, SELLSTOGKS ON STARVATION OF , M? n y mm I CMPIAWn A M C 'W.itr ""11 i Tk'wyr f many I ui ummiiii i i ' ' GERMAN NOTE PROBABLY ENDS U. S. RELATIONS Break in Diplomatic Relations Prob ably Caused by German Manifesto Refusing to Recognize American Rights Upon the Sea Situation Back to Two Years Ago. Campaign of Ruthlessness to Be Wag edVon Tirpitz Deposed Because He Did Not Carry Out Plan of Uni versal Destruction From 300 to 500 Submarines 1o Be Used. THE? KA1STJ2 TODAY VHOWV&. PAvvSor Kmnnrnr William celebrated his birthday anniversary January finishing note to neutrals warning them that ticrmaiiy would hereafter disregard all restriction conducting naval warfare, sinking ships of all nations without waruiii!?. German Nate Precipitates Crash Steel Drops Below Par Mercantile Marine Issues Heavies Losers Prices Fluctuate Rapidly Grave Appi'ehsnslon Aroused. STATE i I WASHINGTON. Feb. I. -Ger man v's sudden declaration of her in tention, without warning, io destroy all shipping over a wide area comes as the climax to a l"iig series of ag gravated ca.-es in which the 1'nitcd State- has yalhcrrd evidence that her pledges to respect international law at sea have been broken. A score of Ameiicun lives have been lost since the slate was wiped by Germany s Irai I promises in the Sussex case. .Alter ...... .... i,0 I....... nui.-ihllsh- each new sinking came luiormui as- ii.lsis lui o,i.t-rt .-.. i siiranccs that (iennany was ready to "The second ro-cecisivc rcaso-i is 'make amends if her submarine .-online bad c-eal harvest of the world, i mandcrs had violated orders. - In This fact alreaov confronts Km:-'fact, the German embassy here was Muly with serious me nngniesi spoj in a snu.i.i.... which by means of tnj which American otticiais mccu as I'-boat var. will bo iirii r cousi.iml ,.,, u KILLED IN OFFICE land, i-r'n'o and difficiiltbs. uiir-jsl' icic There were also indications that no j to a point of uni.earao encss. nae coal 'i'.iefiion, loo, i- hlhi mi-.v.v.. ill the- war. Already it is criticii. announcement of the course ol the government would be'madc until cer tain steps had been taken through the navy department and the treasury Jor safeguarding American ports other interests. I Probable Program. Passports for Count Yon'Tb'ins nTtorff, orders for recall of Ambassa dor Gerard, solemn warnings to l!cr lin that breach of her pledges means severance of diplomatic relations, or tense waiting for an overt act which would sweep aside diplomacy and bring the American government. to the P'ut of action, are among the con tingencies which fill the situation to day. President Wilson conferred with Colonel K. M, House, his friend and adviser, who was hurriedly summoned from New York. Karly today he bad not called any meeting of the cabinet nor any con ference with the foreign affairs com mittees of congress, who have been assured of being taken into the pres ident's confidence before diplomatic relations are broken off. (Continued on tage Six.) Ill OF U-BOAT PENSACOI.A, Kla.. Feb. 1. The American nchooner William Jones, while en route recently from Ali en nte. Spain, for Pensarola, was tor pedoed by a German mibmarine wlth ount warning and badly damaged, according to a letter received here today from Captain Charles Schrader of the .lonej", written from Spain. (Continued on Page Six.) language Softened. An evidence of the efforts of the embassy here to keep relations tran quil is found in a comparison of the note handed yesterday lo Secretary Lansing by Count Yon IScrnstorff with the one handed by the Ucrlin foreign office to Ambassador Girard. The note published in Ucrlin an nounces in bold terms the determina tion of Germany to wield every wea pon at her command without quarter, while the note presented to the Amer ican slate department says the same thing in softened language. To Starve Kngland. The. German embassy for l libs has been Iniililing up an atmosphere of hopefulness anil at one time it was I saiil that You Tirpil.. who orini.'iiitcd the campaign of ruthlessness. actu ally bad been forced from his high position by influences brought to bear bv die German ambassador here in an effort lo preserve good relations will) the I'llileil Slates. Now it is frankly disclosed that Von Tirpitz was deposed because he did not carry (In. it. i ..iu ii of ruthles-ncss far enough: that lie wu"s unprepared with an insufficient number of under-sea ships to make this force effective and was punished for his short-sightedness. Now the oliieials who speak for Germany in thi- country nnlic-i- . Italinvly announce the plan to starve out Kngland with a licet of subniar PASO. Tex., Feb. 1. The.j,KS whj,., thev c-tiinute at between Twenty-fourth Culled States Infan-1 ;tl,(l m ;,(hi, ;,nd they think I bey can try, colored, arrived at Palomas and j ,.1It lh(, ,,(i supply of the liriti-h is expected to cross the border and j(,s coniplclcly within sixtv days, march Into Columbus. .V. M.. tonight j as the vanguard of (he expeditionary forces from Mexico, a soldier of the Sixteenth l ulled States infantry, who arrived here late today from the front said. The remainder of the expeditionary force, he said, would cros the border Monday. Ol. Y.MIMA, Wn., Feb. 1. K. W. Olson, chairman of the state indus trial insuraneo commission, was shot anil fatallv Injured In his ofice in tho state house by John Van Dell of llordeaux, Wash., at 1:33 o'clock this afternoon. Olson died In a few minutes. Yan Dell was arrested. Van Dell had a claim on the stale accident insurance fund on account of an injury on January S. and bad received f "S, but insisted that ho was permanently disabled and entitled to a life pension. He had been in Ol son's ortlec many limes seesiiiB m,, .,. .. ,,ifr,. ..,,.., life pension. N. v,.i Omcors do not believe that WASHINGTON', Fob. 1. Congress generally recognizing the gravity of tho international situation today showed no inclination to arouse dis cussion of the Issue while President Wilson was -forming a course of ac tion. Many members thought the presi dent probably would address con gress In the near future. Majority Leader Kltchiu. In op ening tho revenue bill debate in tho house, appealed to democrats and re publicans alike at a llmo llko the present when "a grave situation con fronts the republic," to forget there as you know, in Italy and France. Our submarines will make it still -,m J more critical." England's Kllfieultlcs. "To this must be added, especially j as regards Kngland. the supply of ore for the production of munitions, in the wide-! sense, and of limber for; coal mines. The. enemy's difficulties are rendered slill more aculc bv the increasing lack of enemy cargo space. In this respect time and l'-bout and cruiser warfare have prepared the group for the decisive blow. The entente suffers owing to lack of cargo space. The lack makes it self felt in Italy and Fran lo less than in Kngland. If we may now ven ture lo estimate the positive advan tages of unrest rioted l'-bout war at u very much higher value than last spring, the dangers which arise for us from I'-boat war have concspond-iu.-lv decreased since that time.'' Olso was shot three times, twice I ,,,, ,,.., i ,, dumaKO lo through the head, and once through ii,U( ,.,;,.,.,. in , , expected, the body. Olson was found still j Qf f Wpn t1nk u (10 ,,,,1,!,, t,at seated In his chair when persons from adjoining rooms rushed in. Yan Dell , was locked In the county jail. Senator .lames Leonard of Lewis county was in the omce wun uison w hen the shooting occurred. He said there was no time for anyone, to in terfere because Van Dell pulled a pistol suddenly and fired without warning. One ol tho women em ployes or the commission reported this morning that when she went Into, the lavatory a rough looking man was crouched there under the sink. She reported tho matter to tho office, but the man had disap peared when search was made for him. It Is supposed that Yan Dell was the man. It Is thought he Is Irrational. Great Ilvitrln may assemble fleets of merchantmen and take them through the danger zones under heavy guard or light swift submarine destro ers. William Philips, the assistant sec retary of stale, was summoned telegraph lo return lo Washington ii.imi'dlalelv. lie Is In Koslon and was not iluo here until next Tuesday. NF.W YOliK, Feb. 1. - -Germany s avowal of her intentions lo renew un restricted war lure on the. seas caus ed a convulsion todav in the slock innrkcl. I'riccs ul the opening fell off from '1 to III poinls, and the liipii- ilatidu continued Ihruughoul the day. Final prices in most cases were slightly ahovc lowc-jl levels. Commission houses were an impor tant factor in the day's business, the selling from interior sources attain ing enormous proportions. The more extreme losses included III! points lor llclhlchclll Steel, l.'l for I'niteil Slates Sled, Hi for Republic Iron, with T lo 1.1 for allied iiuln--Iries, 1(1 lo 1H for shippings, .1 lo 17 lor petroleums. .1 to LI f"1' equip ments. S to 11 for inolors ami .1 to VJ. lor coppers, the lullor. however, showing greater re-istaucc lhau any other group. NF.W YOltK, Feb. I The wildest rush to sell stocks that has been seen on the New York stock exchange i-iico the beginning of the war re flected today the stock market view nf llerinniiv's anuon ncelncii t of her j intention to resume unrestricted sub marine warfare. I Prices fell off under huge llqulda- j t ion from two to twenty points, tin 1 wave of selling affecting all clusse of stocks. t'nltod States Steel, which closed last night at 112, fell below liar. Shin Stocks Suffer. 1,5 Apparent, efforts market soon after opening proved about ill to support the the demoralized ineffective until !0 o'clock when there were NINE VESSELS SUNK BY GERMAN U-BOATS F. sin I.i IN IX IN, nine vcs-cls, can eight men and tin announced tmlav by l.loul The -inking of the death id injiirv of one, was BY TIIK IIAGI'K, Feb. L- The Column minister to The Net hei lands, it was oificialty aiiiioiMii cd l day. has noti fied the Dutch goM-iiniiciit thai Gcr nuiuv stands ready lo make special a era ug i-iiicut - I o rc- and mail traffic bet we some signs of rallying. International Mercantile Marine Issues were tho heaviest sufferers, tho preferred stork selling at ti.'i, off over 17 points, and the common los ing S points to 2H. Prices fluctuated willl extreme rapidity during the early trading. Iletlilel.cm Steel registering an ex treme loss of :!!'. points. On the stock exchange the scene was the most exciting of any session since last December when the mar ket was overthrown by Germany's ct pn-sengor i i, race in oposals. I'onimlsslone houses n Holland anil ' wore among the heaviest sellers WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 . UutlllesH submarine warfare Inaugurated to dav bv Germany brings the United States face to face with what Presi dent Wilson has solmenly declared tu be tho only alternative to recognition of American rights on the high seas a break in diplomatic relations. with Its accompanying grim possibilities. Washington awoke this morning to a realization of this situation. It bad come so suddenly in the midst of lingering hopes for an early peace in F.urope and speculation over what might be tho' president's next movo toward that end, that there had been little time for deliberation. yuiek Act ion Likely. President Wilson, upon whom lies tho burden of determining the na tion's course, was alone In his study at thu white house until late In tho night with a copy of tho German note, lie saw no callers mil is un derstood lo have held several tele phono conferences with members ot the cabinet and to havo sent a sum mons in Colonel K. M. House, his lose friend and constant adviser on foreign affairs. Cplonel House, leav ing his home In INew York after nild-i night, reached here early this morn lug. There Is every Indication thuc whatever the American government does will bo done quickly. Appar ently II is agreed that there are but three courses open: Handing Count; Von llernstorff his passports without further ado; sending at once a warn ing lo Germany that she will vlolato American rights nt her peril, or awaiting the development of the new: starvation campaign against Kng land announced to begin today. Wilson Silent., The president has given no -Indica tion of the trend of his thoughts since he expressed Incredulous amazeineuL ycsieiua moi iiiiuinis.fc of what was coming through tho As sociated Press dispatches from Ucr- llu. The new German warning carries the situation back practical)' tu where It was upon the original proc lamation by Germany two yoar3 ago or a war zone around the British isles. The proclamation called forth tho famous "strict accountability" noto from the t'nl'eii Stales. It was fol lowed by the sinking of tho Lusl lanlu and Hie virtual ultimatum from the I'nlted States which resulted in the German pledge not to sink "lin ers" without warning and provision for Hie safety of those on board. Then came the long series of alleg ed violations of tills pledge, culmi nating In the attack upon the chan nel passenger slcanier Sussex. Ilclokes Agreements. Ill the final note In the Sussex case Germany extended her pledge to cover all peaceful merchant craft, lint gave notion that if what aho termed Great lliitain's Illegal block ade was maintained, a new situation would be riealed In which she would reserve full liberty of action. Tho exchanges dosed with the Culted Kugluud. No initios will the l-'lil-llitig-SoulhuoM -tilled. bo laid on onto, it Is LONDON, Fob. I. - Lloyd's not es thai the Dutch steamer I- Ion, of :i"JM Ions, has been sunk, crew was landed. "r.nll-h steamer l revrnn, ..onij tons gro-s, ami the r.eigiuii steamer Kuplirali-, 'JSu!' ton- sin-, sunk. "Slenmor Dundee, of Hamilton, nt.. 'J'J7S tons gio--, submarined. One mall killed and one injured. "Tug I'la sunk, pi osiimablv by striking inc. while towing barge-. Fi e inoii lo-i . "Two t raw lei- and three smael. siihl; witli the I,.-- of two men." severe onlors country oiiiliiK from nil piuti nf Hit' (Continued on Tage Six.) (Continued on i age Two.) i:i:i:u. I-Yli. 1.- Sewn w r.-ttliT in o nil- i'llnii'j ill II t'rnnl, (m-ninni nuriv ii'inlii;ii!i'i - ;m HH'lll -JIV- IIMMficiM tnil.iV. 'I lie -Ml "On tin- Nm: 'ivkn. -MMilH'i' l.iHilfii'lnlll;i', "ill" lit Ul t- flit Ittl'.-iiMj )m-ftitn lU:r Ji'hlllnJ it V il i-HH.T-.' - -Kill u itli SAl.KM, iUf, J-VI. 1. -A nu'ino riitl to ronnnrs nruinw tonal nu tln of ii f-(liiil nt 1 1 1 1 it i-v mart along the I'ariflr u;it from CuiuhIu lo Mex ico whs ailoilf! iiiiHnimously by (he IM'-uon sntp Iith IoiIhv. 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