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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER Maximum yesterday, -1G; miuimum today, 3 1 ; piwlt.itation, .01. FORECAST Tonight and Friday, fair, frost. .EDFORD RIBUNE Jbt Forty-sixth Tear. Dully Eleventh Year. MEDFORD, OREOOX, THURSDAY. MARCH 15. 1917. NO. 303 REVO JLVILjCIlJ 1 wuj WBR WW I nmfCDMnicMT "r oniro UUVLMlMLm After Three Days of Battle, Revolu tion Successfully Effected in Petrograd Reactionaries, Includ ing Premier and Cabinet Im prisonedDuma Committee in Con trolCzar May Abdicate in Favor of Crown Prince With Grand Duke Nicholas Acting as Regent. . WASHINGTON, March 15$. The upheaval In Petrograd is generally viewed here as a Victory for the anti-German forces In Russia. (Late brief reports to the state depart- nient from Petrograd indicate that the revolution was prac- tlcaly bloodless and that per- feet order now prsvallB In the city. ' 4 PETIiOGHAD, March 15. After three days of battle between troops supporting it and those opposed to it, a revolution was successfully effected in Petrograd. , The casualties probably did not ex ceed 500. It is reported that M. Pro toppopoff, minister of the interior, has been killed. Emperor Nicholas has been warned that the fate of his dynasty depended on acquiescence. The royal palace was besciged by revolutionary troops. The emperor is at the front. After receiving word of the revolu tion Emperor Nicholas returned to the palace, where he arrived yester day. ltoActlonnrics Ousted. LONDON, March 15. A successful revolution has taken place recently. The reactionary party has been over thrown. Reports from Petrograd state that the dunin, backed by the army, lias succeeded in overthrowing the gov ernment completely. The revolution centered in Petrograd nnd Moscow. Prominent reactionaries, including former Premier St miner nnd M. Por topopoff, minister of the interior, have been imprisoned. The govcrn- (Contlnued on Page Six.) 10 FORCE SETTLEMENT "WASHINGTON, March 15. Presi dent Wilson continued today to keep in touch with the threatened railway strike through the department of la bor and the federal board of media tion and conciliation, lie took no steps while nwaiting the result of the conference in New York between rep resentatives of the railroads nnd the brotherhoods. The mediation board will do noth ing at present, but is nwaiting the outcome of the New York confer ence. Confidence was expressed by ad ministration officials Unit a solu tion would be found to prevent n strike. Secretary Wilson of the de partment of labor remained here, but kept in close touch with develop ments. If a strike should become imminent it is understood that the president will make a peremptory demand on both sides that they reach a settle ment in the public interest because of tbe grave international situation. Navy Department Accepts Offer for Building Five Battle Cruisers Cost ing $19,000,000 Each and Six Scout Cruisers Costing $6,000,000 Each. WASHINGTON, March 15. The navy department awarded contracts today for new ships totaling approx imately $130,000,000. Five battle cruisers at $19,000,000 each and six scout cruisers at approximately J G, 000,000 each are to be built by the following firms: Seattle Construction and Drydock company, two scouts. Union Iron Works, San Francisco, two scouts. William Cramp & Sons, Philadel phia, two scouts. Fore River Shipbuilding company, Qufncy, Mass., one battle cruiser. New York Shipbuilding company, Camden, N. J., one battle cruiser. Newport News Shipbuilding com pany, two battle cruisors. The fifth battle cruiser will be built at a navy yard not yet desig nated, but probably the Philadelphia yard. ' Secretary Daniels anounced later that the fifth battle cruiser would be built at the Philadelphia navy yard. Two of the three dreadnaughts. still to be awarded also will be built I at navy yards. Tho battle cruisers will be built on the basis of cost and ten per cent profits to private firms and the scouts at bid prices. All the work will be rushed under the agreement by the yards to employ 70 per cent of their labor on navy jobs. THREAT OF STRIKE S ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 15. Be ause of the threatened railroad strike the Great Northern this afternoon placed an embargo on "ah freight of perishable nature or livestock des tined to points on or beyond" its lines that cannot be delivered before 5 p. in. Sunday, March IS. All other freight will be accepted "subject to the owners' risk and delay." NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 15. A general order was issued by tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad head quarters here today declaring an ob- solute embargo on freight shipments in anticipation of the threatened rail road striko. Shipments from all points will be rejected after the close of business today. Shipments from connecting lines, Including steamship lines, will not be received after Friday night. With the exception of fuel coal for the railroad itself, no freight will be moved. Practically all ships coming into Hampton Roads will be held up by lack of bunker coal. Work on government ships will be greatly hampered. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15 G. W. I.uce, uenernl traffic manager of the Southern Pacific railroad, sent the following order to all company agents: "Kffective noon today endorse all bills of lading thus: 'Shipment recciv ed subject to delay and loss due to delay as result of impending strike. " Similar notices were sent out by the Atchison, Topek.n and Santa Fe and the Western Pacific railroads. The Northwestern Pacific will also put the order into effect. RAIL MANAGERS L OF EMPLOYES Whether Strike Will Be Called or Not Depends Upon Further Con ferencesAttitude of Both Sides Is Conciliatory Eight-Hour Day With 9 Hours Pay Proposed. NEW YORK, March 15. The sec ond joint conference betwoen tho railroad brotherhood chiefs and man agers adjourned at 5:15 o'clock with the announcement from "W. G. l.ee of the brotherhoods that there would be another conference. He refused to Bay at this time what action had been taken. Mr. Lee promised a statement later. He added that Ellsha Ixie, chairman of the railroad managers, would also make a statement later. NEW YORK, March 15. Settle ment of the ipiostioii whether a nation-wide strike of railroad employes will be called on Saturday will not bo reached until late today at the earliest. The four chiefs of the rail road brotherhoods during an hour's joint conference at noon today pre sented to tho national conference committee of the railroad managers their ultimatum calling, it was under stood, for the immediate granting of Ihe eight-hour-duy and pro rata pay for overtime with a strike as alterna tive. The nuinagcrK, after listening to the arguments or Ihe brotherhood ex ecutives in favor of their proposition, requested time to consider the situa tion in separate session and the joint meeting was accordingly adjourned until four o'clock this afternoon when the managers promised to eivo their answer. No Counter l'roixisnl. The brotherhood chiefs then left the conference and returned to their ho tel. The managers, after having their luncheon brought in to them, began consideration of their answer. No counter proposition, it was learned, was made by them to that of the brotherhoods. They simply listened to tho employes' .spokesmen with lit tle comment on their part, iu wus aid. An impression was gained, how ever, that both sides were in n con ciliatory mood and were willing to thresh their controversy out if there seemed a possible chance of reaching an amicable agreement. It was be lieved by some that the managers dur ing their interim conference would formulate a counter proposition in which case there was a possibility that the joint conference would go over to tomorrow before a conclusion is reached. Demands Modified. CHICAGO, March 15. It was said here this afternoon by one in a po sition to know that the brotherhoods compromise proposition calls for nil eight-hour day with pay for only nine hours instead of ten us originally demanded. It would establish n pro portionate rate where pay is based on mileage made. E A Tne most diaairous flood since laC swept inananooga, Tenn., and rose upon farm and bouses and drove more than 000 peoplo out of their cash were Immediately subscribed by neighboring cities. EVEN CIVILIANS GUARD vsv Even civilians la France must guard against surprise gus attacks from German aeroplanes. Here is shown a wealthy Frenchman near the front, wearing a helmet and gas mask while chopping wood In his garden. WAR'S COST TO LONDON, March 15. Andrew Do- nar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, today introduced In the bouse of cJin inons a suplementary vote of credit for $320,000,000 for the current year. The chancellor said this brought the total votes for tho year to $10,- 050,000,000 and since the war began to $18,960,000,000. Mr. Bonnr Law said it came as a disagreeable surprise to him that the $1,000,000,000 sterling voted February 12 was not sufficient to car ry on to the end of the financial year. die said $90,000,000 were reciutred for wheat from Australia, $115,000, 000 for advances to Great Britain's allies and Iter dominions and the bal ance for additional expenditures on munitions. The public library wishes to bor row for a few days any copies from private libraries of Zangwill's "Melt ing Pot" to bo used by the drama league at their next meeting on Mon day night. EXPLOSION IN DUPONT PLANT IN WILMINGTON WILMINGTON, Del., March 15. Two thousand pounds of black com mercial powder blew up 'today in the Hngley yards of the Dul'ont Powder company and killed one workman. The city and surrounding territory for miles about trembled. The cause of the blast is not known. a A i JjLt4tf. - fair Ka!i 8lWW .UNMUTOXJOjlt f v 5 X AGAINST GA SATTACKS ,11(v it' ft :e RKATTLK, Wash., March 15. In the trial of Thomas II. Tracy, charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff Jefferson liearl in a riot at the Everett, Wash., city dock November 5 last, just after a "free speech" ex pedition sent by Industrial Workers of the World headquarters in Seattle had arrived with Ihe avowed pur pose of violating a city ordinance forbidding street speaking on certain corners, the prosecution today placed in evidence the following telegram sent by .1. A. McDonald, editor of the Industrial Worker of the Pacific Coast, to J. II. Thompson, national or ganizer of the Industrial Workers of tile World, while Ihe latter was in jail at Kverott las' August : "Greeting. Wish I was there to enjoy the fun. The Industrial Work er is culling fur u bunch lo educate the mayor and chief until they shiver every time I hoy hear of (he 1. W. W. I would rather he with you in jail than mayor of I'.vcrclt while the I. W. W. gels in action. I am letting a yell for the necessary number of the . '1,000 who have been raising II I in the Dakotns. T!i: idiots in charge there ore crazy. They will be worse when they get there. We will use sabotage and nny other luetics, as, seeing the officers have gone outside the law, it is useless to consider methods. Don't compromise. Tell them to go lo II I." The telegram was efffered lo show the serious stale of affairs in Kverclt before tin expedition arrived. 1 4 4? 7 vlciniiy, wnen ine Tennessee river homes, rood, shelter and $5,000 8 CONTINUAL WAR WAR iVIINISTER WAGED AGIST RESIGNS OFFICE U.S.BYGERMANY FRENCH CABINET Since Outbreak of European War Spies and Plotters Have Been Making War on Laws, Property and Lives of Our People On Their Own Soil. .NEW YORK, March 15. F.ir two yearH and a half, slnco tho opening of the great European eonDlct, tho United States has ben at peace with Germany. And for the same period of time Germany through her spies and plotters has been making contin ual war on tho laws of the United States, continual war against our propoity, continual war against the lives of our peoplo hero on their own soil. Tho stato department is pre paring n record of Gcriunn activities for publication. Details havo been withheld for fear of arousing tho war spirit of tho nation but publication In full Is expected aftor congress con venes. Ocrmnuy llii-eil Crooks. ' The Teutonic powors used as their Instruments of lawlessness men of all varying degrees of fortune. One pawn in tho game was Dr. K. T. Uiim ba, Austrian ambnsador to this coun try. Two others were Capt. Franz von Papon, military attache and Capt. Karl lloy-Fd. naval attache to tho Gorman embassy. From theBo the scale of Gormauy's helpers ran down through business men, bank clerks. German resorvo officers and privates, ship officers and engineers, even to plain thugB and crooks who were picked up in this country, Tho laws of the nation wore flout ed by schemes to Bhip rubber and other war necessities to Gorniany, by plans to outfit supply ships which were to meet German ocean raiders, by procurement of fnlso passports, by plots to set ships nfiro or to blow them up with bombs, by explosicns In many American factories, nnd by attempting to use this country as a base for hostile operations against Canada. They wore busy with German gold In Mexico, seeking to keep tho revo lution going, bo that this countiy would bo forced to intervene and so have Its hands so fall that It would not have time or power to deal wiih Germany because of her outrages against American rights. Startling Proof of Plots. Since tho severance of diplomatic, relations with Germany, tho United States has secured startling docu mentary evidence of the plotting of Germans. Vhero was the enpturo of tho Mexico-Japan note of Dr. Alfred Ximmermann, German secretary for foreign affairs, and now conies proof that Germany, after foregoing n big country, also sought to foment an outbreak In India, tbe revolution In Cuba, whllo at the same time seeking to stir up resentment against this (Continued on Page Five.) HEM FIGHTING WASHINGTON, Miir.li 15. -Ito-ports of heavy lighting Iclween Mex ican troops anil Villa bandits at Trin chenis, forty miles west of Simla Ana came lo 'die war department today by way of Nogales. General Gomez, commanding the de facto Irnops and the bandits un der command of (.racial Itcvna. be gan fighting on the moiinng of March I. 'I and it still was in progress at noon the following day. Kighl niitomobile loads of wounded de facto troops were reported taken into Santa Ann. Major General Pershing; has re ported that the last of the National Guard troops on Ihe bonier will move homeward by March 'J I, four days earlier than had been expected. General Luis Lyantey Quits In Huff Because of Insults In Parliaments Was Victim of His Ignorance of Politics and Unable to Adjust Him self to Parliamentary Tactics. LONDON, March IB. Admiral I.ucuzn, minister of marine in the French cabinet, was today appointed minister of war, pro tent, according to a dispatch from Paris to tbe Ex change Telegraph company. Admir al Lacazo succeeds Genoral (Luis Lyantey, who Inst night tendered his resignation lo Frontier Drland. J PAWS, Alnreh 15. Genernl Luis Lyantey, who resigned yesterday us minister of war, apparently wus tho victim of his ignorance of pnrliumen tary methods. Like most other gen erals who have been ministers of war in the past, he found himself ill ut ensc iu his position,, being unable to adapt himself to political life. Ho wished to resign a few weeks ago on account of the opposition which de veloped in parliament to his bill re quiring that men rejected us soldiers on account of physical defects bo again examined and providing for tho incorporation of priests in fighting units. licslgiintion Filed. Tn handing his resignation to Pre mier Hriiiud, General Lynutey said his decision was irrevocable. . After he left the chamber he went directly to the war minist ry, dispatched pend ing business and announced his resig- I nation to his stuff. The premier called on President Poincure at midnight and informed him of tho general's resignation.' It is understood the cabinet will meet to day to deliberate what steps must bo taken on nocount of the situutioii which has developed. The words which aroused nnger in the chamber of deputies formed tho first part of n written statement pre pared in advance by tho genernl, the whole of which he wus unable to roud on account of tho tumult. 'What he read w'as ns follows : Kxplaiiulioii Given. 'I must admit that I nt first thought it would be preferable if debate did not fake iilacc. It really did not seem opportune nt a moment when I had (Continued on Page Five.) HOSTON, Mc.rch 15 Agents of Ihe Warren line announced today tbut Ihcv hud recoived indirect, wur.1 lloif Ihe lirilish sleamer Sagamore which saiieil lroin lloston lor Liverpool, February 21, had been sunk by a sub marine. The Sagamore was in command of Captain P. Cuminings nnd hud n crew of fifty. There were two Americans reported aboard. She carried a gen eral cargo including munitions for the llritish government nnd wus nrra cd astern with u -I." inch gun. Vessel and cargo were valued nt .111,500,000. II was staled at the lirilish consul ate thai the two Americans hud sign ed as firemen in the Sagamore's crew ii... .1.... i...r ti -i. . , . , nt,,., H iiepnruire. They were Michael llollowuy and .jonn Henry, iioin ot lloslon. While hn ing no positive infonnn tion on this subject it wns nssunied by officers of the Wurren line that the men were aboard. The Sagamore, which r..,r;(r..,l joir.ld Ions gross, hud nccommodntions (.. !-. 1 . . . . ii.i . passcugeni mil nuil been en gaged exclusively ns a freighter in the early days of the war. Sho was built ut Belfast in ISO:!.