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INUNITEDSTATFS
Secret Service Men on Trail Rioting
Seen as a Coup to Stir Up Move
ment fcr an Embargo on Shipments
to the Allies and Aid Germans in
Efforts to Starve Out Enplaul
ly J. IIKKUKItT IHCKWOUTU.
NEW YOHK, Mnnli I. Oi-rnmn
brains are behind the fnil riots thai
lire breaking out Kiimilti'.rit'ously all
over the United States and KiihIUIi
seeret service agents are Imlny on the
trail of those who uro directing the
cnmpniKn.
I lenrn from n source flint ih in
close toueh with the Hrilit.li nueney i'
this country, whose duty it is to safe
guard allied interests in the way of
munitions, shipping and food from
the machinations of (iennan plotters,
that four of the cleverest investigat
ors from the liritisli foreign office
were hastily dispatched this week to
Chicago, from which city the food
riots are being organized.
These agents will turn over any
material they may unearlli to the de
partment of justice, at Washington
for action.
"These food riots,'' my informant
told me, "have not taken the British
authorities by surprise. They have
known for some months that they
wero coming, and I inn betraying no
secret when I say thai their arrival
was dreaded. t4.
;crinun Pi-opajtaiMlu.
"Of all the propaganda the fler
mnns have slarti'd in the I'nitcd
States, this is considered to he the
most formidable and difficult to han
dle. "Tho llrilish realize only too well
that were these food riols o becrune
really widespread and the great mass
of Americans to become convinced
that the tremendous shipments of
supplies of all kinds to the allies was
the only reason for live present high
cost of food, the chances for a fight
for an embargo on the exportation of
meal and other foodstuffs would he
excellent.
"The present riols have broken out
nhthc psychological moment for those
who look to lterlin rather than to
Washington for guidance.
"This is what the (lennans hope to
gain from these riots: Thev will em
barrass president Wilson in his dif
ficult task of handling the (Iennan
submarine menace, divert the atten
tion of the American people from
thoughts of war and from contempla
tion of the fact that (leriunny is
bidding up 10(10 ships in port, thus
virtuallv blockading the I'nitcd States
' and, if successful in moving the
government to stop permitting further
shipping of goods to Kurope, will sup
plement tho work of (lenunn submar
ines in their efforts to bring about
the starvation of Knghind.
Tools of Men HlRlinr Up.
"Those who arc organizing
riots throughout the country
tuition! more than totds of
the
are
men
Miiidier in.' There is no ilcnvimr tha
food prices are exorbitantly high ami
that the poor arc suffering. I'nder
the circumstances, it is childishly
easy to foment riots.
"The men in Chicago who arc pull
ing the strings arc u-uu; ready-made
tools for their propaganda in Wash
ington. Take for in-laioe the mem
bers of conuress who are in favor ot
tin embargo. Thcv arc all dved-in-the-wool
pacifists.
"Borland of Mi--.nui. Knit of Cal
ifornia ami Moudell of Wyoming arc
well-known :n-il'i-l NcImui of
"Wisconsin comer, from a notoriously
German conMihicnr , and darner of
Texas is a Millie tt;i' nombrr. Wor
rell Worth Unilcy of lYnuvvlvonia
the lender of the paciti-1 group in the
bouse. He is a personal friend ol
William Jennings lU vtin, and has con
sistently voted against all prepared
ness mensuics.
,1-Vod Itaron's I 'oniiCi'l ton.
"The lllili-h audits in I liicago are
now trying to hti.l on: lorn tar the
food barons arc involved in Ihis gi
gantic f I embargo plot.
"Most of the big men who control
the food of tl ill i are ot (irrmnn
origin, The.-e men are not -o loyal
to (lermnny, peihap-, that thev weald
sacrViec big profit-. t"r the -ake of
the Fatherland, but what is to pre
vent any lo-.-c- tin y might incur h
n food embargo ami the I. ill in priec
tbnt would tolh.n h.. in being made
rood by the (Icrnieu govt -ruineel
"It n oiihl lie v ol tli ! 1 1 ii 1 1 1 "I
millions of dollar- .. II, in. any to
hove (Ircnt lirilain vlan.d out. 'I'lo
wnr means life or t li I" b.-r.
"And it ' ""' ". l i - ai v l..r tier
mnnv to ship over ..',) to icimbur-e
these food bnroiis l..r Theic
lire Genuuii biinkii in Wall .-trecl
iSENATE ASKS
! mi i nrrm o nr
FULL DETAILS OF
GERMAN PLOT
Senator Lode Introduces Resolution
Requesting. President ta Make Pub
lic Further Information in Posses
sion of Government Relative to Ac
tivities of German oternment.
WASHINGTON, March 1 The
communication of (ierinany to Mex
ico mid Japan, proposing an alliance
against the t'nited States, ns pub
lished today, was brought up in the
senate when it convened bv Senator
Lodge, who introduced a resolution
proposing that tho president inform
the senate if the note signed "Zira
mcminnu" is authentic.
Senator Swnnson of Virginia flnid
he was authorized to state that it is
substantially correct.
Senator Swanson informed Senator
Lodge that the democratic senators
had been authorized by the president
to state that the account of the Zim
mennnnn note as revealed by the As
sociated I'rcss was substantially cor
rect. Asks Full Information.
Senator l.a Follettc of Wisconsin
said he would not object to passage
of the Lodge resolution providing it
was amended to ask the president to
-tate when the Zinimeruiaun note had
come into possession of the I'nitcd
States government.
Senator Lodge added to bis resolu
tion a clause requesting that the sen
ate be supplied with all oilier infor
mation regarding this matter if not
incompatible with the public interest.
"It is time," said Senator Lu Fol
lette, "that we should know how long
the president or any nny branch of
the government has had the document
in his possession."
Senators lieed nnd Hardwick ob
ieelcd to hasty passage of tho Lodge
resolution and hud it re-read.
Lodge Resolution.
The text of the Lodge resolution is
as follows:
''Thai (he president be reiiuesled to
inform the senato whether the note
signed 'Zimmennnnn,' published in I he
newspapers of tho morning id' March
1, inviting Mexico to unite with (ler
many and Japan in war against the
United Stales, is authentic and in
possession of the government of the
I'liiled States, and if aiillienlic, to
send to the senate, if not incompat
ible with the public interest, any fur
ther inforinatioa in the possession of
the I'nitcd Stiiles government rela
tive to the activities of the imperial
German government in Mexico."
Senator Lodge declared that when
"a great news gathering association
like the Associated Press put forward
seriously nnd solemnly what purports
to be a dispatch from the secretarv
of foreign affairs of Gennanv invit
ing Mexico nnd Julian to unite to
make war on the I'nitcd States, it
was time the congress and the people
should he informed of the matter."
While Senator Swaieou! was assur
ing Mr. Lodge that he was authorized
to state that the anuoiinceiuent by thc
Asoeiated Tress was correct, full
eonfirniat ion was being given offi
cially at the white house and state
department.
Conllliuod liy W hite House.
Senator Hardwick of Georgia, deni
oerat, objected to immediate consid
eration of the Lodge resolution and
other senator urged him to withdraw
it.
Senator Works, republican, of Cali
fornia, argued that it should In
adopted.
"It is cxi linglv important," said
he. "thai we have explicit inl'orie.'ttioi!
whether the president, at the tunc hi
asked congress to confer extraordi
nary powers upon bun, knew of these
conditions ns disclosed in the news
papers. It the president had the iu
I'oiinalii'ii at that time it was dm
congress ami the people of the I'nitcd
Slates that he should lav hcl'oiv con
gress a'l of the circumstances that
ao:dit affect t!ic action of congress.
Congress is dealing with that situa
tion and we should have all the inhu
mation before taking any steps."
Senator beed deplored what he
1 said appeared to lie criticism ot lac
J orcsident, although Senator Lodge
j disclaimed any intention to embarrass
him.
I o I iintiassassHieni Sought.
"I am very di'cplv impressed with
the gravity of Ihe situation," said
Senator Thomas, dc'l lilt of Colo
l.olo. "Wc are confronted with a
crisis that may he very senior-, li
I a coincidence that tin' Associated
I'rcss publication cones when the
who would be ntdy too plea-t'tl t
lotTi'ir ith dd anv tbrinan eied
that mij;ht be wirclc-ed out here.'
iASTOR BABY SPENDS $15 A DAY WILE TENEMENT TOTS ARE CRYING FOR BREAD I
T??: VOTJSVD VEED.? F5 OF THESE ! !
y
MIS
KKW YORK, ruivh 1. While Knsi
Sido mnthrrs arc rintinfi hccniisr thev
cjui't buy fnocl to fcc themselves mik!
l)iihieH, yininy Inlui Jnenb Astur, iin
ine; on ft, is striinliii" nhm on $7
ii tiny.
I'oor kid! His mother ami step
father, Mrs. niul Mr. William Diek,
make him pay hitf way out of the for
tune left hy Astor, and won't help
him oul at all.
A speeiul .'.uardiaii is paring down
the expense aeeount suhinitleil by
ante is considering the army and
navv hills.
'Hut if this letter from the fJerman
torein'ii minister is authentn', and it
is said to be by the senator from Vir
ginia, we snntilu Know ii, ami know it
ihmv. I hope tlie resolution ot tile sen
ator from Massachusetts will be acted I
upon and 1 am sure the president will!
respond to it. There may be reasons j
for not ivint; the informal inn, if in-j
eompntihle with tlie public interest. J
"This fact is the Associated l'ress!
has o,iven this entire storv to the tub-!
liy with what seems to be a met im-;
portant document. It is orobalilv :m
thentie." I-oo'ro Wants Vnanimity.
iSenator l.odye said be eared lillh
roiinrdiny; the form of his resolution.
"Nothing is further from mv mind
than to surest criticism of the pres
ident," said he. "We ought to have
this informationthe people oiejht to
have it to know whether the docu
ment is true or not. If we are to net
together we otmht to have that fact.
"1 have rea-ou to believe that the
inquiry is not distasteful to the presi
dent. We must not act on newspaper
reports, and we oujrht to haie the of
ficial informatiiiu. The president is
asking reat power. For one. 1 think
we mijjht to eive it to him. And we
ought to have this information in that
connection.
News ! Authentic.
Senator I'omercne id ( Miio said that
in addition to the Associated l'ress
dispatches, the senate had the state
ment of Senator Swanson thai the
.immennann dispatch was authentic.
"Substantially correct," interject -ed
Senator Swanson.
"If there is any variance we ouht
to know (hat fact," returned Senator
I'onierene. "Tlie resolution amply
protects the president permit tinu
him to i;ive (he information, if com
patible with public interests. We all
realize the irravitv of the situation. I
want the most explicit information
before acting in a matter which may
he so irravc in its eonsctiuetiecs."
Senator Smith, democrat of (Vor
''ui, sail lie hoped tho resolution
would he adopted at oiice.
DETAILS OF PLOT ASKED
(Continued From Pqro One.)
consent for its Immediate considera
tion. There was no object ion.
The senate committee's acticn was
not unanimous on the resolution as
finally framed. . Chairman Stone, I
cbairman or the committee, plann'd
to otfer as an amendment on the sen
ate floor, these words:
"And also to Inform tho senate ns
to wlnt!ier tho tnfon. ration in his
possession respect inn the letter
slsned 'Ztmmermnnu' originated with
any Koernment or the official of any
government ennsueil in the presem
war ami if so to Inform tlie senate of 1
the facts. "
Senator Stone, chairman of the for
eign relations committee, averted
that the "Xlnuin rmntiti bttii" mu-t
liau? tteeu ot'iaiiuMt from executive of
ficials of the I nltctl Stutes i:o ei n-1
meat and tluit it was Lieu oi'tiea-i
lion to ""nffei j-.itiii( opinion or of-:
ficial opinion, oi Noih in tlie I'nitcd '
iStates.-
3AJ rVi. F ' 'X'ili.' ' Vi. Iil A h em 'im. .
icA urvV ul VferJ 8
S.'-jr.V," late YA9
v WW- TIL
-'sir rv7 s
ill a,
Min. Iiek, and keeping the young
ster's expenditures down-to the al
lowed .7.".
At .'tit eents n day. on whieh, or less,
lite is siistiihiid ainoncr th
fihetto's j
ti'iti'inents, lliihy Actor's daily
pin
Kinney would teed persons.
Mis daily toy bill equals the average
Kast Side family's ineome for six
weeks.
With potatoes nt .ft a bushel, little
Jake eoiild eat 7."i peeks ol spuds ev
ery day. A year nti he eould have
had MOO peeks. What ehanee has lie
of esenpiiitf indiiret ion I
(Continued Frpm ruge One.)
hie elsewhere on tJie western henii
spliere, where the I'nitcd States, by
the Monroe doctrine, is morally ob
ligated to maintain order.
Siilrinai-iue liases.
Reports of German submarine
bases in the Gulf of .Mexico, bints of
possible German 'influences behind
the uprising in Cuba; repeated asser
tions that Gentian intluences v.vre
playinir upon all revolutionary fac
tions in Mexico with the sole purpose
of embarrassing the I'nitcd States:
reports of resentment bem-stirred no
rpROPOSED UNION OF
JAPAN AND MEXICO
AGAINST AMERICA
against the t'nited States in ( 'ohm i bin, J;lP:in
which already has a grievance be -!
cause o' the partition of Panama ; the
iece::t purchase by the I'nitcd States
jof the Danish West Indies, for the
openly announced reason that the!
jCniud States could not afford to
, have them fall into the hands of aj
! hostile power all these thincs, in the LOXDON". March 1. It was an- (
I opinion of rtffieiais here, take on a'.nounced that more tlinn pris-!
I decidedly definite form with the dis-' oners had been taken iy the PrilUP. '
losures made in Germany's instruc-!
tiuns in her mini-tcr in Moxieo.
Tiie invetiuatii'iis of the American
military intelligence officers and the
eeret service alonr the border have
disclosed many (icrmau activities
tliere whi.-h now. in the liuht of the-c
reVflat ions run be a-ii;ned to their
proper pl;ne in the sequence of
events.
(.eiinaiiN Hack of Villa.
At Columhu-., X. Jf., it i eiiarired
that (Iennan influences were repon-
Mhle tor the ilia raid, with the uh-I
ject ot foniiii; in ten ention bv the
Tuiled State-, which was cvpected
to draw tlie attention of the American j
niititaiy force- and munition:- and I
coiiM-ipicutiy cut down the munition.- t
exports to the allies.
The jinny mU'llienee ofticers arej
in pos-i --iou of information whiidi
seem.- to imply possible connection off
Theodore Kock, or Koucli, Herman'
icc-ei nsul at i'arrttl, Mex., with the
attack by Mexican troops on the
American cavalry under Ma jor Tomp
kins while in pi;r-uit of the Villa ban
dits. Although America ti officers
-aid they did not find Kock at Pnr
ral when they were there, thcv have
lveivcd report- tliat he iirced the!
Mexican- to attack tiie American'
-rooji- m ot.ier i.i prevent the cap
tme of i!!a, f. aiini; it WtmM be fol
lowed bv revelations of the alleged i
(terman inf'r.cm'e behind the raid.'
(m' '": army o' neer
aid:
"I am po-ittw that Kock had some
thing, it' imt a ureat deal, to do..wtth
; t:ii- t.'
diie at I'arral."
Inftuemltt (iirrann.
IV...
o; her -ituree-i in foiTiiat ion
te to the ..overmnent of oilier1
:o !i 1 1 Vv and ' IM'l.ieuce- in;
,.,
(;,,rr.
irxi,.
:u ni
Krn;a-Hc!ler, a tlemuuii
,!.. many e.-i-, i- re- !
jpoit..
to In
vr cle-
t (u-iHTill j
I
TO
'5 v, f
mmmi
The Astor baby spend mueh fif his
hard-earned (but not hy him) easb in
idiilanthropie endeavor, aeeordin4 to
.Mrs. Diek's expense neemtnts.
There
for in-tanee, the item of
half a dozen eij;ar lighters, at (er.
These were irilended, it assumed,
as present for his prown-up friends.
Tiiis half dozen eiar liuhters wonbl
have h'Uiylit a quart of milk apiece
for ISO Kast Si.le hal.ies. Hut .lake,
of eourse, doesn't know anything
about the starviiii babies on I he east
side. Perhaps Mamma Madeleine
Foree-Asl r-Oiek never told him.
. Cnrranza and-active in eonduetiiiK
' pro-fiennan propaganda in Mexico.
I Other infermation in the hands of
government intelHpcnee officers is
that Maximilian Klaus, a German, is!
j in chaise of the Oairanza ordnance;
i factories which have been established i
near Mexico City. None of these j
I facts in itself is lvuurded as havinu ;
a diit'ct relatii n to the proposal of i
1 (ierinany to Mexico and Japan, hut it
lis rcali.id llicy are collateral e't-j
; deuces of (lermauy's ucueral plans. 1
: It is robahlo that a full account of j
. (icririnn intrigues in this eoiuitrv, ns j
well as in Central and South Amer
ica, of which litis government has
'knowledge, may never become publicly
! known, hut it is pos.-ilde that thev
j may, accordiiej; to the turn of events.
. It is known positively, however. Ih-ut
evidences ot the activities o t omit
Von Hrrustorff, sufficient to force
his departure from the country at any
time, were in the hands of the uV
tiinueiit even before it knew of the
attempted intii.irue wilh Mexico and
TAKEN BY BRITISH'
since February 2 and thai since the i
eomniencemcnt of the offensive on
December ISO, some ."1,10111 Turkish j
prisoners had been taken. The total!
Turkish casualties in killed and j
wounded was estimated by (ir-neral
Maude at more than twenty thousand.
WASHINGTON, l-'eli. -In ortlei !
to assure passage of the emergency
revenue bill the senate finance, com
mittee has practically agreed to with
draw ap Its amendments when time
for voting bei-ius at eiht o'clock to-
iiiKiu. 1 11 is wouiu oiiriaie any n-ws-I
sity for a conference, and tio- bill
I could mi to the president after the
: senato votes.
Help is
Often Needed
You cannot neglect the
stomach, liver and bow-if
els and not regret it. j
Be wise in time and try ',
HOSTETTER'Sit
Stomach Bitters
Tho In.
! A rt.xnur.ililp
5 l..'.Iv I' .!.
hwitnj bah1
.V.-ir.W I .folk.
4 Wl DEM ANN'S
GOAT MILK 17
AT LCAOINO DRUGCIITS
11.. Tl ... ZOr. ..fr
WIQ
MNH G3AT Mil"
l""1.1
NT.
mm
"" 1
MM-
T fit Iri l i",r
Jake plays anions his eoMly toys
in the mansion at Fifth avenue and
Fifty-seventh street, two miies from
the Olietto, aiid never dreams that a
little pill on Houston street would
j:ive her riyht arm for his $10 doll
, hupy, that it miiiht he hoeked to buy
a doctor's time and medicine for her
baby brother.
Then there's the $18."i baby robe
thai eovers Jalie whenever he is taken
' out to ride his ifli rollomobile; that
robe's cost would keep a (ihetto tot
in milk from bis birth to his fifth
i birthdav.
FENFELD EXPECTING
REPLY TO AUSTRIA
VIENXA; "Alare-h J. Tin1 American
ambassador, Frederick C. Pen field,
informed the Associated Press today
that he expected the reply of the Aus
trian n'overnment to the American
memorandum coneernijur the new
submarine warfare regulations in
about one week.
The statement is made here that a
break between the two countries is
now less probable. The correspond-
cut k intoimed that the reply ot thei
i. ... ii. . ' -it i I
Ai:-lr..-llunaiian vvcrnnient will In'
extrcmelv eoneiliatorv, and while it
' .. . ;. . ,
m::v not dispose detmitelv ot nil I
pendiu cpiestioits, it will leave the
way open for further discussion be
tween Wai-liinutoii and Vicuna.
, ,,,, , -n i ,,. , , i, . i
(UestlfUts, H Will caC tllCi
With Medford trade is Medford madd.
Phone 64
GUY W. CONNER
Lime-Sulphur
Lead and Oil Sprays
ALL LADIES'
Oxfords. House Slippers, formerly up to )jv.!30, vo
diired from $1.00 to $1.;"S0 i pair.
V AU PEL'S
ASHLAND'S QUALITY STORE
BARD WELL FRUIT CO.
STEWART FRUITCO. Distributors
!
Lime and Sulphur, by Barrel or Bulk
Arsenate of Lead
and All Orchard Supplies
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS "SIGNAL BRAND."
K. 0. P.AIIDWKLL, ManaKcp. . F. K. WAUL, Sec.
Offiec and Warehouse opposite lail Tribune.
Phone 124
FEBRUARY COLDEST!!
IN RFflFNT YFARS
IN RECENT YEARS
SI
February was tho coldest Fcnru
nry In recent years, according to the
weather bureau. The total snowfall
at Medtord was the heaviest for
many years, with 17.3 inches. Tho
total precipitation was' 3.37 Inches,
greater than ttiat of uny February
since 1909 nnd only .28 under tho
nvproKO. The seusonul averauo at
this date Is IS. 39 inches, the total
seasonal rainfall 9.07 inches, leaving
a fifty per cent de.'ic:oncy.
Tho record In dotail Is:
Date
1 ....
.Max.
...31
...3S
...to
.. .41
...39
...51
...59
.. .".9
...SI
llln.
10
28
34
33
33
29
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9
10
11
1
13
14"
11!
17
IS
19
O (V
2 1
22
23
24
. 2li
' 34
41
43
.01
.01
.02
...GO
...r.s
...r.s
...BO
...no
...40
...43
..42
...44
...4S
...43
...3f.
...1 1
.. 41
40
28
30
31
29
30
29
o
30
es
.20
T
.33
.69
.19
.22
.4 0
1.01
.07
3.2
8.
Sum
.Mean
...1307
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S20
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3.37
.120
17.5
Mean maximum 40. 68; mean min
imum 29.29; mean 37.98. Maximum
60, on 12th. Minimum 18, on Uy
Greatest dally range 30, ,
Total precipitation 3.37. Greatest
in 24 hours 1.01 on 2 5th.
Total snowfali 17.!i inches. At end
of month 6 Inches. '.
Days with .01 Inch or morn pre
cipitation 13; clear 0; partly cloudy
2; cloudy 20. -
W. C. Thurlen of Portland arriv
ed In tho city Wednesday evening.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL ArTMCATIONS. ni ttiny cannot
rfuen iw ttrui nt in iuwnst, (aiurrii tit a litood
or ooiistluillciial illiw-nM-, ami In wrilcr to t-urr It
T'.u uunI tiiku luloruut reaii'dles. HuU'' CaturrU
th bjxxi d umcoua tturracrt. luim caurrb
lure in not a uutirk inidiclnp. It wt ure-
,PrW hf o.. It the Ih-hi pHIcUm in tin
"",f' for .yw nmi i . rcpiiur i.rwriit!fl.
U Ii corarioNod of tho lent tontw kmwtt, cow
witu u bo-t but purtuers. ctinir iii-
ri't'lj on Uiu tiiunxti surf -!. Tlie m'ffrf
romlilnullvti f lh (v.o Incr.Mll.-ul- H whit pro-
In H- ffuoh amI.Tfnl rt-miltit In I'tiriiiir istarriif
Hi'liJ fur tvstliiwnliilfi. (tn
P. J. CHUNKY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.
FiOtl by PrtiKglits, price T3c. ' -Tftkt
Hull t'njaWy rui fur cuortlpaUm.' '
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