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PAOE TTTTCTC71 BEAUTIES OF NOBLE BIRTH CONTEST El FOR FAVOR OF NEW AUSTRIAN Ef IS 10 FORCE U.S. lirFiDFOlkT) MATL TRTTiUtfK, MFDFCmn. OUKfiON. TlU'KSnAV. f TI'17UA1 V 8. 1017 GERMAN PLAN U.S.UNL1KELYT0 FOREIGN BORN SEND NAVY OR P ROM GERMANY TO DECLARE WAR ARMY WAR Russell Declares Germany Is Starv ing and Interprets Latest Act to Mean That the Men Who Steer the Course of Teutonic Empire Want Excuse to Make to Own People. lly ('HAS. KDWAUI) lil'KSKI.L. 4 WASHINGTON', I). C, Feb. 8. Cii'i'tnunv wanis us in tlio worldwide , win- iiml will never lest until she vets us there. To stay out will not lie in our power. lliil vou notice that one significant lihiiise in the Cieiiiinn note that the people of Cieiinany me suflVriiiir: "I'ains anil privations that enJanirer Hie vitality of the nation." That tells the story. (ierinany is starving. The thins 1 ventured to predict to you Inst summer when 1 was abroad studyiii" Ihetjj.' mailers for vou has eonic to pass. The (ieriuan iieople were shv of calories then. To be shv of calories day lifter day ami month after moiilh can mean hut one tiling, and that is the bump. The clever men that steer fier niany's course see the bump (dose at hand. They had rather he licked by the whole world I ban be licked bv the entente. They are jroinir to save their faces and ti'v to save the dyn asty by conipelliiur the United States to come in. fiei'imiity's Object. It is impossible to translate these 'notes "in any other way. To talk about starving; Ktixlum with a sub marine Olockaile is to talk in ones sleep. You illicit as well try to blockade it with row boats. Twenty limes all the submarines Hint Ucrmnny ever had could not starve Kic.'laud. Everv man in Ger many that is not a luuatiu must know . this perfectly well. "Uutlilessness" as practiced by submarines may sink a lot of .ships, drown many crews and. kill many lioucombatant passengers. It will hot end the war nor shorten it. This is a cinch. Nolliin:.'. then, can come of this move except to compel the United States to add itself to Germain's en emies. Whereupon the German yov eminent can surrender without dis e.rnco or dishonor or trouble at home. "We beat the entente to a frazzle, but we couldn't beat the whole world, of course.' il IHsiilis all which, when it comes to the terms of peace, Germany will fare very much better with the United Stales sitting; at the board. We have no Kuropean j;rudes. .Ships Will lie Sunk. American ships are pout;; lo be sunk, American lives will he lost, e i-'ilimale American trade will be de stroyed. No amount of pacific desires will enable us lo sidestep these things. The administration will make no hasty move, lint lei it be slower lliau the supreme court and more deliber ate than the statue of liudiiha. it will come at last lo the place where il must strike. Wilbin three weeks we shall be in . the row, sivord in hand or placed plainly in all men's view. Anil if we p in, we shall end the war. We need take no stock in the idea that there is nothini; we can do. We ciUi do n lot. We arc not vet a na nTui of I'ccblc-mindcd invertebrates. We have still phy-iral and intellec tual vipir, and we have soiuethini; eNe. W e arc the world's conscience: we liavc (be tremendous force of a moral code and a moral standard; The mere fact lhat the United Stales, ufter tryina eveivthim: else, is forced at la-t lo take a stand iisiiin-t junkeri-ni, reaction and l'nissjan mihlai ism, sav a 1-niln to nil these forces of evil. It Wiuild mean the triumph of dem ocracy over auloi-racv. and start I lie news nroiind the world. In Case of War With Germany Activ ities Would Resemble Those of Ja pan, Helping With Munitions and Money Military Steps for Month s Defensive. By GII.SOX GAItDXKK WASHINGTON. Kil). S. Alter talking cunl uU'iiliatty with the ljit in funned navy and arniv men in Washington, all uf wliuia if fuse tit al low their names lo he used at this time, I can state emphatically tluit in ease there should he a declaration ot war between the United Slates and Germany, the first militarv activities and the only activities on the part ot this country for weeks and mouths will be of a purely defensive nature. There will be no sending of the! navy to Kuropean waters nor anv i sending of any pnrt of our army lo Kuropoim soil. i Activities Mko Japan's. Our activities will he much liki those of .Japan, who is an ally of the entente tuitions. Jnptin has not contributed ships or men to the operations in the Med iterranean, the Knulish channel, the North sea or the Irish sea. Japan has busily manufactured munitions ol war for Kusiu. ' The I'nitcd States will be most use ful to the allies by making munition--, and sending these and other necessi ties, including food, to France and Kngland. This country would, of course, em ploy its navy in convoying ships load ed with these supplies, and in this dangerous work some of' the shins would sooner or later run afoul of a Gennan submarine or mine or might even meet a Germain raider. Merchant ships under the American flag would follow Great Hrita'm in arming such ships: for defense against submarine attack and in every way possible this country would co-opcr-ute with the allies to break the Ger man attempt to blockade (he Jiritish islands and Trance with its submar ines and mines. The I nited States has no naval vessels which can be spared to aug ment the Kriiish fleet nor do the British need our vessels execot as stated to convoy munitions and pro vision ships. As to sending men to take part in the fight on the western front, the idea is so remote that at this time officials regard it as fantastic. Men like General Leonard Wood and General Scott say'o.uite frankly that our anny is tpiite inadequate to (tnr home needs, jin no one would think of sending it abroad. The few men we could now muster would tlo no good and it would take ii year or at least six months to re cruit and train a force which would contribute anything to the military operations on the continent. .Mobilize tYedit. If the country is roused by sonic particularly brutal attack om Ameri can shipping and innocent lives are sacrificed, il nii-jht be pnssiblc to re cruit a foreign legion such as Canada has raised and sent, but all this de pend upon future happenings. There are no troops now available for foreign service. The nne thing the I'nitcd States c:mi do to help the allic mo-t and to hurt Germany nio.it is to mobilize t If eredit of thi-i counlrv and place it at the di.-po.-al of the allic.-. If it comes to war with Germativ, the one formidable 1 1 1 i 11 j eoiiure-s can du i- to appropriate a billion dollars to be rai-eil bv bond issue or a hcavv increase of the taxes on wealth and appropriate it to the needs of the allies. if s i-v ?A w -r r't I v? , frtf 'a '.: t I'M Top left, I'jnpcror Charles of An Mriii-Hungary; riglit, Kmprcss Zita his young wife; below, the empress inotlier-in-lnw'. tor's cousin by marring". Mario The- ' resa was the first woman of the laud 'and this piqued Maria Joucpha. i Kmpress 351 ta was in un unpleasant position for the first three years after ber marriage Into the II a p.?- burg family, but disregards snubu, and lives quietly and happily with her husband. VIKNNA, Feb. 5. Women high in the nobility of Austria are contest ing the influence of Empress Zita over her husband, tne new Kmpero Charles, and are reported to be us ing their beauty and charm to win his favor. Emperor Charles has taken kindly to the influenco of his young em press, and she has Infused a greater degree of manliness and forcefulneas in him. That Is said to have made for even a greater dislike of the empress among the Ilapsburg noblewomen. Her mother-in-law, Archduchess Ma ria Josepha has a further ill feeling against Empress Zita, through her belief that this marriage had been engineered by a woman she dislikes Archduchess .Marie Theresa, a sif ter of the Duke of Hiapanza, and widowed stepmother of the new em peror. Archduchess Marie Theresa had more influence and did more for the late Francis Joseph than the Arch duchess Maria Josepha, the emper- i Arcli H lifhosH "V it Itfiflr till fnniinr emperor's favored daughter, has lost I favor of the throne ' through his i death and has cause for being jeal ous of Empress Zita's influence. ! Their one hope is finding a way to j force themselves into the grace of ; Emperor Charles. He Is young, handsome and might be captivated by the forced charms of his young ! and innocent wife's opponents, i The women are of high character ; and refinement, but are aware of their charms and use them, it Is I said, to win favor with the emperor, j The empress is only 24, while her j rivals for influence with her husband are older and more versed in court , life. DOUBLE OUTPUT OF RIO .lANKIIiO, Kcb. 8. At the I suburban town of Nlotheroy, on the Uiilrrs bay, five miles cast of Rio Janeiro, intpiil there was discovered today a wire- WASlllNfiTOX. Kfli. 8. re "iveii IikI.iv In l"lllile 111 ..f t.ii-..!i.e nl the Xewp..rl, U. l.,iles' telegraph station which wages pliinf. To mjike piiihU- n'lilitionnl ei(iiip;ncnt fur the tiiii"ii, Si-rrrtarv Danii-i- nl;cil roTiL-rc" In imiiirflinte ly uppp.pi ial. .iMUi.iiiin. Sei'ietury llnnii-K e-l iin.-ttes lliat the I'ir.-I oiili-r ;it the ."vernnient's plniit will r-nve .'.niMi.iiiill, tlie dif feii'iiee ill i-ot het'veen eminent ami private prinlu'ti"n. EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS BEGIN THURSDAY NIGHT tablished to communicate with Ger man ships, which are being detained in the harbor. PLEDGELOYALTY Resolutions Indorsing Action of Pres ident in Severing Diplomatic Rela tions With Germany and Pledniny Loyalty to United States Adopted by German-American Alliance. PHILADELPHIA, l'Vh. 8. Resolu tion indorsing the action of Presi dent Wilson in severing diplomatic Millions with (lermauy and pledjiini; its loyalty to the I'nitcd Stntcs were adopted by the (iemum-American Na tional Alliance ut a meeting which continued in session here until earlv todny. Il was also decided, in case of humilities form regiments of (lernian-Amcricnns and to (urn over to the Amrieaii Red t'ross funds which the alliance has been eulleetini; for (ierniiin war relief. The nieetinj; w;is attended by delegates from twen- ty-einht states. The alliance is said to have a membership of 3,000,000. At the conclusion of the session to day r. Charles J. Ifexnmer, presi dent of the alliance, issued the fol lowing statement : indorse President. "The (lennnn-AmorU'iin National Alliance, representing It, 000, 000 con stitiienls, hiis passed a resolution backing up President Woodrow Wil son in banding passports to Ambus sudor Iternstorff and recalling Am bussador James W. (ierard from IJer- lin. "We have also adopted resolutions pledging our services to the govern ment of the United States in case of war. We will fight under the com mand ot President Wilson as our commander-in-chief as loyally German-Americans fought under Commander-in-Chief Abraham ' Lin coin in the civil war for the prenerva tion of the Union. ''We will organize German-Ameri can regiments uiid in case of a call for volunteers we mean to show the j American people with what readiness ; and patriotism we will -answer a call !to the nrins for the defense of the flag and the country. ihe Itcd C'i'osh Fund. ''We have been collecting funds for the (Jermnn Wed Cross and for the ; German widows and orphans. In j view of the present break of relations i between the United States and (icr j many we hae resolved to deposit all j moneys received for these funds in bank. In cae of war we will at once i turn over all the moneys we have rni-ed for the German Red Cross and j Geriuan widows and orphans to the I American Red Cross and for the ben iciit of widows and orphans of our jboys who have to give their lives to 'defend our country auraint Germany, j "Our delegates feel that we have i been g really misunderstood and un ) justly criticised during the war, but j if it comes to war with Germany mir j actions will imt be susceptible to any i furl her misunderstanding, for we will j back up our Ameriean government witli our lives and our means. If the present troubles can be settled with out war and in a tew months every thing looks like pea'-e, we may deter mine again to fiend our funds for Red Cross and widows and orphans as we have been doin? in the past." Married At the tdevunt lunar of .Indue K. M. Stewart in Kairle Point. Or., on Tiic-duy eve. February (. 1017. at H o'clock p. m., Geotuc II. Worm-dev at Ku'.'le Point. Or., and Mk Lmii-c W. Whitney of Kric county. Ohio. K"(iiire Stewart officiating. nly it few friends of the contra"tin- pa,r tie were present. The happy couple will make their home in the Ca-c cottage, owned by the groom in Kagle l'"int. The many acquaint a rice id" Mr. uuriM-l'v are glint to welcome ber to their circle of friend-. Mr. and Mix Worm-b v w dl be at lo me ti their many Ma-weli f'neod- atr.-r the 3 o;h in-. 'oitnty paper- piea-c C'tpy. i ( WASI1IXGTOX, Feb. 8 Au-tria has not as yet withdrawn or niodilied her note ndheiini: .to tlie (icniian stib maiiue campaign, it was stated offi cially today at the -late department. The fusibility that a break with j Austria nl-o can be averted ha prac j tii-ally been given up. Uespile .Mine ! difference- in Au-triaV -iria!ion, j her strict adlie-ion to the piinciple I enunciated bv Gennanv both in a note to thi- government and in other com- tinnnicat ion- make- her position prae i to-allv the -aiae. i OM'ii-ial- wl,.i have b-en bopin. I lliat a break mi'lit Ik- avoided wr!! jie no inlimat ion - to a ib-tui-1 ite ithlioniteeKierit i- not made. Kvangelistic meet in will bexiu , in the liajitist church Thursday' night. j Itev. II. K. .Mar-ih,"Il, an elofpicnt , preacher and far-fatucd Ribe tcu'h er. is the evangelist. ' Mr. Marshall is call, d "The Hilly Sunday of the Northwest." If you iiear him once jou will want to hear bfm ai;ain. While these meetings will he held in the T'aptist churii:. they are in tended for the good of t;;o v. hole city and a cord;'! invitc.tion is extended j to PTerybody w ho n.ay i-e aide to j.t'Jend. i A special Invitation is f tender 'to all pastors and tivf. in Med !ford and vicinity to atPnd and par tiiipate in thefe R'rv:-. j A large eh or us choir, under th; ! direction of .Mr. Marshall, himself a : fine inger. wiil furnish the music. Service begin promptly at 7 : 30 ; o'clock. Thursday, February S. ! 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