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ALLEGIANCE 10 FRENCH JOIN IN
T FOR BREAD; 10
FLAG PLEDGED
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War
m xiroe or ire
IS
PAYING TRIBUTE
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BY PRESIDENT
Washington's Birtlulay Exercises At
tended by Executives and Officials
Address of Day Made liy .Sen
ator Pomeren, Who Grills Pacifists
for Urging War Referendum.
TO WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON', Kch. Presi
dent Wilson pnrtieiuntiil in fleorce
Washington's birthday exercises to
day ut which frequent reference
was made to tlio present inlernationnl
situation.
"It in much less of nn nilvenluro to
write history than to try to enact it,"
Maid t lie president in presenting a gold
modal to a school hoy lor writing an
(Hsny on history.
The president pledged allegiance to
the. American flag, and, wilh the re
mainder of nn andienee, including
members of the cabinet, diplomats and
congressmen, he stood at salute while
the pledging allegiance was repeated.
The exercises, held under the joint
nuspices of the Daughters of the
American llevoltition, were marked by
an outburst of patriotic fervor when
I'resident Wilson appeared. A huge
American flag was displayed and the
marino band played "The Star
Spangled lianncr."
Nation Willi rrcsldcnt.
Iteferenee to the traditional friend
ship between the 1'uitcd Stales and
Franco was made by Newell l(. Wood
worth of Kyracrusc, N. Y., past presi
dent of Iho Sons of the American
Hevolution, while Jules Jusscraad, the
French ambassador, stood and
acknowledged the compliment.
Mr. Woodwo.rlh declared Hint in
the present situation the people stnnd
patriotically behind their president
and arc ready to answer any call for
the nation.
Senator Ponierene of Ohio delivered
the principal address.
Senator Pomorono denounced Ger
many's submarine raaipalgu and as
sailed pacifists who are urulug a ref
erendum on the question of war.
Ileiiolinecs Pacifist..
"I hope (hat they will mako an
arrangement under which the. enemy
will do no shooting until tlio vote
is taken." said the senator.
Senator l'omerone said that both
(Icrmany and Circa t Itiitaln had vio
lated American rights, but that only
Ciermany had sacrificed American
lives, tlo urged all Americans to
Btand behind the president in the
present emergency.
In nicscnting the medal to a school
hoy for writing the best essay on his
tory In a contest, President Wilson
mid:
"it gives nic a great deal of gen
uine pleasure lo present this. 1 Know
soem of (lie things that ou have gone
through, for 1 in ill' have tried to
write history. It is inurh less of an
adventure than to try to enaei li,i-lii
but it ni'verilich'sa is Hie hind of ad
venturn that Hits the spirit and I
hope that it has had lhal . l' 1 1 . t upon
j ou."
Ail Great C apartments of Government
A; Well As City of Paris Observe
Day by Placing Wreaths on Statue
France Dcc.'aieil to Be Fighting
for the Ideal of Washington.
GIANT NET GUARDS ENGLISH
WATERS FROM DIVERS
NEW Y01IK.
antl-suhmarfno
private, yachts,
vessels, manner
l-'eb. Kaland--;
licet consists of 4 1
whaleiH and fislilnr.
by (in, nidi i, i,. a. mid
tills force already has destroyed two
hundred (icrniau submarines, Alfred
Noyes, the Kngllsh puel, asserted here
tonight.
"Every boat Is united with guns
throwing twelve or 1 l-ponnd explo
sive shells and has lotut arils of
steel netting training behind." he de
rlnrod. "All the home waters lire
mapped out in blocks and each block
patrolled.
"Imaglno sixty trawlers stretching
a steel undersea net rroin the North
sea to Iho Irish coast and ou get
sonifi idea of the ltrltish admiralty's
tinti-suhniKvliic campaign, h which
Uernuin submersible;, iiave been driv
en from home waters and forced to
attack neutral v. - -i Is nn the high
sens."
Mr. Noyes said be bad :pent many
(lays with the naw!i'i.; and was in
formed by their tapl.itns (hat a suit
murino rnrely v. ;.tl ait.u'; an armed
vessel. What foe. oi .i a submar
ine! nrter It strlkiJ a ti.iwbi net,
Mr, Noyes said, U a i i .il scen t.
PARIS, Feb. J2. All the grent de
partments of Hie French government
Iho war office, the foreign office
and the navy and the municipality
of Paris were represented today in
the ceremonies at the foot of the
cqticsliinn sliilue of Washington in
tlio Place d'lcnn. The sliilue was
erected in 10011 by women of America.
Many hundreds of Parisians mid
Americans witnessed the placing of
the wreaths, (lenernl Suvetier laid
one at the foot of the slalue for (Icn
eral Lyniitey, the French minister of
war, and 11. C'levelnnd Coxe placed
one for tlio ouipiro stale society of
the Sons of the American Revolution.
Onu of tlio most beautiful wreaths
was that in beliulf of tlio municipal
council of Pnris.
Albert Thomas, minister of muni
tions, represented Iho French govern
ment. Standing upon the base of the
monument ho reculled thut tlio first
and only alliaiico mndo by Iho Ameri
can republio was with France, and
traced the nnnlogics of tlio two peo
ples and lint ions.
Principles Fought l'or.
"One of tlio best evidences of the
community of thought mid iispirations
"t the two peoples, he suid, "is the
fact that two AmericansWashing
ton nnd Liuooln expressed better
than ever has been dono before or
since exactly tho principles for which
France is fghting today."
Referring- to President Wilson's ad
dress lo Iho senate nnd American ac
tion, he lidded :
"I'resident Wilson, far from re
nouncing the .Monroe doctrine, asks
that thai doctrine be npplied to the
entire world, that all peoples be free
to fix their own policies mid to ar
range their own destinies.''
Referring to the American revolu
tion and the war of secession and
comparing those conflicts with the
present struggle in Kurnpo, .Minister
Thomas said:
"The tenacity of Washington and
Lincoln finds emulation in France to
day. Peoples like ours never lire
easily. All wars for liberty are Ion;;
nnd have always been waged to the
bitter end."
Ambassador Speaks.
William (I. Sharp the Allien, -an atu-h.'t-siidor,
spoke of the Aini i h alt
satisfaction "which must lie br,..-hl
to ii s all in participation in this cere,
iiu'iiv of our brothels under amulcr
flag between whom and onr-c!cs
t'r. in incm iiiorial there has I n a
bond of sympathy and good IVllow-
', wlilcli only a comiulliilt el
ideals and aspirations could prodia-,-.
1 take it llii'l everything which pcr
laiiis lo the hie and aehie enients oi'
(inline Washington and in particular
those piinoiplcs for which he stood,
arc as dear to the l'retiolmiali'- htarl
as arc those of La layette lo the
Alilerican's."
Mr. Sharp alluded to the deep ap
preciation of American- tor the
maiiilc-lalion ,,f noble -eminent
that ha- prompted the Flench gov
eri.incnl o participate through il-repiv-elilntives
in this ceremony."
A detachment of thirty members id'
the Aaielicali field nliibiilallce was
among (hose grouped around the
-tatuc.
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I'HII.AUICU'HIA, Feb. 22. A
riot Inst night by tlio wives of strik
ing employes of the Franklin Sugar
Refining company resulted In the
killing of ono man and the serious
injury of nine others, when the police
and strikers clashed near tho refin
ery. Tho dead man, Maielquinas Dct
kobze, thirty years old. fell before a
polico volley fired at tlio rioters, as
they showered bricks on reserves
rushed from tho city hall. A mounted
polico sergeant's jaw was broken by
a brick. John Hromley, a spectator,
was shot in the abdomen by a patrol-
! ilian.
j Tlio women's demonstration which
i reached a climax in ihc riot, followed
!a meeting held late today. The wives.
.mothers and daughters of the atrlk
ers determined to march in a body to
the refinery and demand that tlio
concessions sought by the men be
granted. As they marched ihrough
tho streets, the- women cried tiiat
they were starving.
The women were led to the refin
ery by .Mrs. Klorcnce Khadle, :!2 years
old, who carried a baby in her arms,
as she shouted encouragement to he.'
(followers. Iiuring the melee, as the
police were about to open fire on the
strikers who ran to tho aid of their
womenfolk, a patrolman seized llrs.
Shadlo and dragged her nnd the baby
lo safety;. She was arrested and
charged with inciting to riot.
As tlio striking employes ran to-
E
igfp a
st t.L .mi,
LONDON. Feb. 22. III tho courso
of a debate in tho Prussian diet on
the trades budget, according.
Iteiitor dlsiiatcli from Amsti
the national liberal deputy of tho
reichstag said that President Wilson
was anxious to place tho world's
peace on a solid basis, but events had
shown how solid that basis was. . .ii
for a league for a world peace,'" ifa
said: '
"We do not intend to found our
futiiro upon tlio Tinted States ot
America but upon our own strength."
llcrr Fuhrrman further said: "Field
Marshal on lllndcnburg lias pointed
out tho great Importance of ore lands
of Ilriey and I.ongwy t Franco), and
we shall not allow this region to bo
taken from us. Kvcn tho socialists
I agree that certain frontiers must bo
moved.
j "if a statesman favored poaca
i w ithout Ilriey, I.ongwy, Belgium,
!t'oiirlaiid and Lithuania, history
would call him the grave digger ot
Herman power and greatness. Our
j nation must not he allowed to emerge
from the war without enhanced pow-ler."
.ward the screaming group of women,
police, mounted and on foot, flung a
cordon about the riot scene. A num
ber of negro strike breakers whti-.ad
hastened lo the scene were bombard
ed by stones and clubs. Many of tho
missiles struck the police who be-gnn
firing into t lie group of strikers.
WATCHFUL WAITING" WAS WASHINGTON'S POLICY;
IT KEPT UNITED STATES 00T OF TWO FOREIGN WARS
Tho foreign polity of the United
Btutos today, nithounh much moro
puzzling and conipliiaicd. is a rope
I it ion of tlio international troubles
CJeorf-e Washington fmtd when he
was pretdtli nt of the country.
WashiiH,on h;:d as serious a prob
lem villi Fra:t'v as Wllion has with
Mcnh-o.
Our M i .iiii' il iv'.atioivi with (ier
many re all the controversy we had
with (.neat Itritaiu during Wuvhins;
ton';j presidency.
il.-'ide these international affair;',
Washington faced threats of sorious
internal difonier, for hismuntrv wa:.
with enthusiasm, and sympathy for
the revolutionists. Hut Washington
insisted ou wailing until tho heat of
pnnblic opinion cooled down.
"It is on grvat occasions only, and
after timo had been given for cool
fever is u little abated, what tho real
temper of tho people is concnrninR it
(the treaty); for at present the cry
against the treaty is like that against
a mad dog."
liy watchful waiting, as President
K. .. . V-J'
TIMS IS TI!D KlItST WI'.KK OF I.KXT 4
and the Klsh Market has made special provisions for the occasion.
' AVe have a choice stock of
AM, KINDS r I-IIKSH I ISI1, OVSTEIiS, 1
SMKI.TS the run is Just on.
Phone your orders early to No. 2(12.
AI1S, -CLAMS,'
Medford Fish Market
nun
1- IV. 11
uied by ail
and st riiglini:
LETTER CARRIERS
DRIVERS
and other workers vlio must
have enduring strength, take
Wilson i
He has
mi, in wl
ire of th
a student of
written a life
ill he empha-
l;uber of our
iiii pence bill to b
t'ne honor ot tin
lu-cessa ry.
GAR LOAD OF HZ
AUTOS RECEIVED
jcept
I Idlity.
j rre.-bbnt
j Wa-hlui;to;i
!of Wahin-.
i sized t bis b
j country to maim
I ready lo deft ml
Ijuted State. it
I a liis t s eat tnriit of .Mexico and
(Jeruuiny, I'lesident Wilson has
:-houu he has lively taken Wai-hin.i;-ton
as a model.
I ;i i u Wai-hinsMnn y first term the
pfop'f oi Fiance were revolting ami '
were calling upon the VuIimI Stales'
for a return of the help I'rance ave !
us during our revoiutiou. j
Influential citizens who held no of-!
fice favored our aiding the n-voln-j
tion. Tho revolutioni -is vent an en-1
voy, Cetn't, here to er.ii i our aid,'
and. insirad of asking ar-hiuctnn j
dii'rttly. tlenet toured the country!
for volunteers and ships to aid lhv.
revolution. j
Tlio country m etned to be wild
and deliberate refU-etlon.' Washins- Ison has done with Mexico, and
ton said, "that the real voice of t he I i dotntf now with Germany, Wash
peoplo can be known," and Wilson jjiiKlon was able to keep out o two
adds, in his biography of the first j wars.
president, "but a reat rit-k must hoi .
run in waiting to know it."
Washington ran the risk and won. J $&mi W&kfiLS
He had fienet recalled and maintain
ed strict neutrality and was prai.
td for his poiicy.
'a shine, ton's controversy with
Kn.i'land aroso over that countrv's
failare to fulfill Its treaty oblia-j
tiotiii. KntUand still kept its narrl-j
son?; at our noitlr. est and northern
honit r.i. w;.s charged witli ineitin.u;
indiaus ou our border to invade Hie
country, sei.ed neutral vessels i;oini;
lo and from Kranco and (in?ressed
our seamen into her service.
When John Kay returned wilh n
treaty between K upland and tho Tint--
cd States, there -was a wild uproar 0 build Up Ond keep Up their
against its approval, because not h-! health. Surely it will do as much
ins was mentioned about the impress- for you, but insist on SCOTTS.
meat of American sailors. Hut Wash- uu & Uowae, Eljomficl. N. 1. IMS
hmton acaiu waited until heated pab-1
lie opinion died down and the people """
tho tre.ity worked well.
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Medford Office 114 N. Central
Telephone 155
Outfits call for intructions as to
inbound freight
Single Hand Miners Wanted
Teams Wanted
sa w
It is
wrote to
possible.
erv desirable," Washington
llaiiiilton, "to ascertain, if
after tho paroxysm of the
A car load of tho famous MeU
autoR has just been received and are
now on display in the show room of
White & Applefate at 'lt South Crape
street. This is a new nuto firm in
.Medford and the Metx Is a new car In
Medford. but uot a new car on the
market. They are nn old established
car and there are sevonil in the coun
ty, but there has never been an
BKeliey here ln-fore. The rouipan
asks that ou tall and Fee the cars
and hate u demonstration.
Phone 64
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the. risht kind of weather for out door recreation. The
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