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MBUNE
Forty-sixth Year.
Dally Kleventh Tear.
MEDFORD. OREGON", THURSDAY. MARCH 22. 1917.
NO. 309
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AMERICA TO
LARGE SUM BRITISH SEND
TO BE RAISED GREETING TO
FOR ALLIES
Federal, Reserve Board and Officials
Discuss Plans for Rendering Fi
nancial Aid to Entente Nations-
Offers of Mediation to Prevent
Actual War Inspired by Germany
Expected From Neutral Nation at
Washington Offer to Be Rejected
WASHINGTON, March 22 Secre
tary Baker as chiiirmun of the Coun
cil of Kiitionul Defense today called
tlie council and its advisory comniit
teo of seven industrial leaders to
meet here Saturday to discuss just
how much more work is necessary
,to put the country in a state of ado
quate defense.
WASHINGTON, March 22. Plans
for rendering financial assistance to
the entente allies in case of war bo
feen the United States and Ger
many are under consideration, infor
mally, by federal reserve board nnd
other government officials. Two
courses are said to have been pre
seated. One, the placing of general
credits to entente governments in this
country by individual banks to a
greater extent than heretofore; the
other, official action by the United
htntes government in placing a largi
sum at the disposal of the entente.
Should the latter course be adopt
ed, it is thought probable the govern
ment would raise the sum desired by
a bond issue to be designated for
that purpose, the proceeds to be
loaned as needed to France, Great
Britain and probably entente govern
ments. Plans are said to be still in
a formative stage and may not be
definitely shaped until alter con
gress convenes April 2.
"1 Mediation Offers.
Offers of mediation to prevent ac
tual war between the United States
and Germany are expected among the
next developments.
Administration officials heard to
day that a Europcun neutral was con
templating such a plan and they
frankly regarded it as another ef
fort, backed by Germany, to divide
sentiment in congress und embarrass
the president.
It was declared authoritatively
thnt no proposals of mediation or for
discussion will be considered unless
Germany first abandons the cam-
paign of ruthlessness.
All administration officials, from
, the president down, take the position
that the United States never has and
does not now desire war with Ger
many, but is being forced into it to
protect lives and rights of its . citi
zens against unlawful aggression.
Dlscuslon Useless.
Unless Germany is prepared to
completely chance her position, it
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IN STATE'S FAVOR
; SALEM, Ore., March 22. Another
of seven cases brought by Attorney
General W. M. Brown to recover from
'. A. Hyde nnd associates approxi
mately 30,000 acres of Oregon land
Alleged obtained fraudulently has
been decided in favor of the state by
Circuit Judge F. M. Calkins, Mcdford".
according to notico received here to
day. Judge Calkins ordered the dc
fei.dnnts to return 2.:hi(l acres in
Jackson county and instructed the
state to reimburse Hyde at $1.25 an
acre.
Four of the cases have now been
Vcided in favor of the state. A de
cision in favor of the defendants wo
rendered by Judge J. 1'. Campbell,
Oregon City, but a petition for re
hearing has been filed.
RUSS DUMA
House of. Commons Adopts Resolu
tion Congratulating Russians Upon
Revolution and Expressing Good
Will to New Government for Tak
ing Place by Side of Great Democ
racies of the World and Welcom
ing Nation Into Fellowship.
LONDON, March 22. Andrew
Bonnr Law, member of the British
war council on moving in the houso
of commons this afternoon a resolu
tion of greeting of the Hussian damn,
said:
'Wllht hnminncd in TIiide!.
minds us of the early days of the
French revolution. It. is Inn snnn in
say all danger is over in Uussia. It
loo.soon io ieei continent time the
new government nlrimdv Una l,,;.i n
foundation upon which, in the
language ot Hurke, 'liberty will have
wisdom and justice for her compan
ions with prosperity and plenty in
lier train.' but it is not too snnn fv
the mother of parliaments to send
greetings to the parliament of our al
lien country, ft is not too soon to
send a massage of good will' "to the
new government which is formed
with the declared intention of carry
ing the war to li snfcesfnl ..!..
sion nnd which has ini.I,,i,il.-,.n ii,
arduous task of 'driving out the for
eign aggressor and establishing free
dom nnd order at home.
Sympathy for Cur.
'It is not for us tn iiul.m nr
demn those who have taken part in
mo government of our allied coun
try," continued Mr. Bonnr Law, "but
1 may be permitted to express a feel
ing of eomnnssion fn IL .l,.....,!
emperor, who for three years was our
loyal ally and had laid upon him by
birth a burden which was too heavy
for him. We cannot forget that one
of the irreat issues nf llii ;u
whether free institutions can survive
against the onslaught of the military
despotism. We cannot lmf
that in the final stages of the con
flict all the allied oniinliiea ;n i.
under the direction of irovernments
representing the people."
Former Premier Asmittl, c,on.iA,i
the resolution, saying:
'llussin has taken her nhi no liv Hid
side of the great democracies of the
world. H e Here, in the first and orig
inal home of narlinmenturv inutiin.
tions, feel it our privilege to be
among the lirst to rejoice in her
emancipation and welcome her into
the fellowship of free peoples.''
the. resolution was carried nmi.1
loud cheers.
Irish Support Motion.
The Irish nnrtv uave its simnnrt t..
the Iiiissinn revolution in a speech
by Mr. Devlin.
'The Irish nnrtv." said Mr. TWlin
"regards the Hussian rnvolnl inn-
striking, noble, dramatic, well nigh
moonless as a message of hope to
all oppressed peoples and all free
dom loving nations. But it is some
thing more, it is also a warning and
n portent of doom to autocracies and
tyrannies everywhere.
'We miirht draw n nmrnl tlmm.
from, hut we do not desire In nvnil
ourselves of the opportunity, prefer
ring to let the Voice of Ireland join
in the united hnrnionv of rcinicinir
at Ilussin's reparation.
POSTED AS MISSING
WASHINGTON, March 22. The
steamer Maryland of Milwaukee,
Philadelphia to London has been
posted by Lloyds as missing, accord
ing to state department advices to-
Liy from Consul General Skinner of
Loudon. No details wcro given.
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LEADERS OF RUSSIAN
GRAND DUK& NICHOLAS
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LONDON, March 22. A Petrogrnd
dispatch to Keutcr's says that polit
ical prisoners released from the Her
tchinsk prison in Siberia have arrived
in Chita where they were given n big
reception nnd welcome by military
bands. Among the prisoners was
Maria Ppiridonovo, who was carried
through the streets on the shoulders
of the crowd.
Marin Spiridonovo is the daughter
of a Hussian general who shot and
killed Chief of Police Luzhenofl'sky
of Tambov in !M)(i. She was sen
tenced to death hut the sentence was
commuted to twenty years imprison
ment. While in jail sho was terribly
tortured by two police officers who
for eleven hours kicked her hack and
forth across her cell, tore her hair
and burned her flesh with lighted cig
arettes. Both of her torturers were
afterward murdered.
PF.TI.'OGKAD, March 22. In view
of the financial straits of pnrdoncd
political prisoners the council of
ministers bus decided to grant them
free railway passes. The initi'stcr of
foreign affairs' has also been author
ized to grant money subsidies to all
emigrants desiring to return to Kus
sin, ami instructions hnvo been issued
tn frontier authorities to raise no
difficulties in the matter of identifi
cation papers.
TRY AGAIN TO SOLVE
IRISH QUESTION
LONDON', March 22. Andrew Bo-
nar Law, chancellor of tho exchequer,
said In the house of commons today
that the government had decided on
Its own rcsponunllilllty to make an
other attempt to solve the Irish ques
tion. Former Premier Asqulth wel
comed the announcement and said
tho government could rely on the ac
tive co-operation of the en'.lre house.
REVOLUTION AND GRAND DUKE
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GRAND
Grand Duke Michael Alexandro
vltch, brother of the czar is the new
power behind the throne ot Iluasla,
approved by the people. He is regent,
while the new czar t former Grand
Duke Alexis, 12-yearild son ot the
deposed ruler, shown,Vjlow.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the former
czar's uncle, who Is commanding the
army of the Caucasus, Is said to have
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FI
BERLIN, March 22. "An air
plane directed by Prince Karl of
Prussia has not returned from a raid
over the hostile lines between Arras
and Peronne."
Prince Frederics Karl nnd his
brother. Prince Frederick Slglsmund,
sons of Prince Friedrlch Leopold of
Prussia, joined tho German flying
corps In January. Prince Friedrlch
Karl was 23 years old, two years tho
junior of his brother.
Both these princes havo boon en
thusiastic sportsmen and before the
war Prince Slglsmund dosigncd a suc
cessful nlrplune. l'rlnco Karl while
still In his teens was known as the
finest cavalier of the German princes.
Ho was one of tho German officers
who participated In tho Olympic
games at Stockholm, whero ho won
prizes against the most experienced
army riders of tio world. Tho death
In active service of eight German
princes has been previously reported
during the war one of llcsso, two
of Saxe Mainlgcn. three of Llppo, one
of Reuss and one of Waldcck.
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AMSTERDAM, March 22. The
health ofthe German people Is sur
prlHlnKly good and Infant mortullty
is lower than In peace times, accord
ing to Vlco Clmnccllor llelfcrlch.
The chancellor also Is quoted by Ber
lin dispatches to Renter's as saying
In a speech btforo the rclchstag:
"Wo have already taken measures
for the proper production and distri
bution of raw materials after the
war and In regard to tho rebuilding
of our merchant fleet negotiations
are proceeding with tho Bhlp owners.
Despite the Parts conference we shall
renew economic relations with fof
elgn countries after tho war,"
S WHO HAVE SWORN FEALTY TO
DUKE.MICHAFL)
advised the czar to abdicate. Grand
Duke Cyril, cousin ot the deposed
ruler, has placed hU command ot
marines ut the duma's disposal and Is
acting with tho revolutionists.
Prince Georges Lvot Is the new
premier of Russia, talrlng the plncoof '
Prince GoiIt2ln. Ho Is also president ;
ot the council and minister of the
interior.
STATE SURVIVORS
WASHINGTON, March 22. Consul
Slophens at Plymouth cabled the
state department today summarizing
accounts of affidavits obtained by
him from officers and members of tho
Vigllancla's crew. Thoy confirm prac
tically without chango previous ac
counts of the destruction of that ship
by a submnrlne.
"Tho Vlgllnncln: was sunk In seven
minutes," says tho statement, "when
1 4 15 miles west of Bishops on March
16, ten a. in. by torpedo from subma
rine of unknown nationality. Porl
scopo of submiirlno was seen. No
warning was given. No othqr vessel
was In sight. Wcnther wns clear
with moderate sea swells. Ship was
flying ensign and fully marked.
"Fifteen of tho crew were drown
ed. Six Americans, five Spaniards,
two Greeks, ono Persian, one Veno
zuelnn. "Submnrlne of unknown national
ity followed lifeboats from ten o'clock
Friday night until 4 o'clock Saturday
morning. Crew landed Sellly islands
after G4 hours In lifeboats and suf
fered greatly from Injury nnd expos
ure." L2
EL PAHO, Texas, March 22. Car
los Piling a deputy from tho state
of Sonora, arrived here today n
route to Mexico City to attend tho
preliminary session of tho Mexican
houso of deputies which will asscmblo
In Mexico City April 2. Kdunrdo
Bravo, Mexlcnn consul hero, denied
the meeting was an cxtraordlmiry
session.
April 2 was fixed as tho date for
tho holding of the preliminary ses
"lon of the Mexican House of depu
ties at tho time the call for nntlonnl
elections was inado and the gathering
of the hoiiHo of deputies has no In
ternational significance, Bravo announced.
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THE NEW REGIME.
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GRAND DUKECfilL'
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PRINCE- LVOP
SEA RAIDER IVIOEWE
No;
BERLIN, March 22. Tho German
auxiliary cruiser Moewe has returned
to a homo port of the navy from a sec
ond cruise In tho Atlantic ocean, It
was announced today by the German
admiralty.
The Moewo, according to tho state
ment, captured 22 steamships nnd
five sailing ships, aggregating 123,-
100 tons gross.
Tho sla'enient follows:
"Tho Gorman auxiliary cruiser
Moewo has returned Into a homo
port of tho navy from a second
cruise of tho Atlantic ocean whore
sho stayed for Hcvoral months uu
dor command of Buigntvo and Count
Von Dohna-Schlodlen.
"The ship captured 22 steamers
and fivo sailing vessels with a gross
tonnago of 123, 100. They Included
21 hostile steamers of which eight
wcro armed nnd flvo in tho service
of tho British ndinlrulty as well as
four hostllo sailing vessels.
"Among the vessels captured by
the Moewe were the Voftulre, an Eng
lish steamer of 0837 tons gross In
ballast, carrying a 12-cciitlmctor gun
the Norwegian steamer Ilallbjorg of
2.187 tons gross and tho Mont Tern
plo."
The foregoing official statement
Issued by tho Germnn ndinlrulty an
nouncing tho return of tho German
auxiliary cruiser Moewo from a sec
ond raid on merchant ships of on ton to
and nentrnl countries Is the first dct
Inlto declaration as to tho I lentltv
of tho vessel which sank eight Brit
ish and two French merchant vessel
and captured two other stcniiiRhlps
lu tho soulhcrn Atlantic last Jan
uary. NORTHWEST GALE
BLOWING ON COAST
SAN FIIANCISCO, March 22. A
northwest nolo "ff tlio Culil'ornin
coast was delaying shipping hound
northward for San Francisco today
while storm signals Were fluttering
ill n southwest rain laden wind off
Oregoii und Washington.
f ' ' it'"
REALBATTLE
II PROSPECT
WEST FRONT
German Cavalry Clashes With French
and British Mounted Troops
Trench Warfare Over for Present
Allied Advance Slowing Up
French Regain 853 Square . Miles
German Resistance Increases,
But Allies Still Driving Ahead.
BERLIN, March 22. Gorman
cavulry is now tn touch with tho
.French and British mounted troops
which have been in notion for sev
eral days in the territory evacuated
by tho Gerniansv so that for the
first time since tho full of 1914 cav
alry on both sides is being employed
on the western front. This is- re
garded hero as an indication that
great events are taking place and that
a real battlo is in prospect, trench
warlarc being over for the time on
this part of tho front.
The French nnd British attompted
to uso onvulry on tho Sommo Inst
year, as well as at the time of the
Chumpiigno oflensive, hut the em
ployment of these forces in tho fuco
of entrenched troops with machine
gnus resulted m very heavy losses.
The present situation is a very dif
ferent one bociiuso neither side is
now protected by trenches.
Spirited fighting in the sector over
which the Clcminns have been re
tiring is reported in today's offic
ial communication, which mentions
no further evacuation of territory.
French battalions nttaeking pn tho
north bank of the Aisno wcro re
pulsed. Advance Slows Down.
LONDON, March 22. Teicgrnph
ng from the British army hondnuur
ors in Franco todav Hunter's nor.
respondent says:
'Wintry conditions continue nn tlm
western front with considerable falls
of snow rendering field operations
muiouit. iho bad weather, how
ever, is as unfavorable to the Ger
mans as to ourselves as they cannot
get observations on the strength or
lircction of our udvunuc.
"This nclvunco durinir vestenlav
and last night wns of the same char-
uclr as on the previous day, that U
lo say, it was most rapid in the Snii
terre plateau, west if St. Quentin and
was the slowest along the front of
about twenty miles, extending south
east ward from Arras.
The latest report is that cnvnlrv .
pnlrols were in conlnct with German
rear guards within five miles of the
outskirts of St. Quentin. Enemy re
sistnnce was most active in the sec
tor between Arras and Ypres, the lat
,ler place being defended bv a series
of strong points.
'Between Vtres nnd Croisitles. n
distance of some ten miles, the re
treating (Ioniums are holding a se
ries of machine gun nosts. hut we nn
getting up our field guns in excellent
style and not much difficulty is an
ticipated in reducing these. In fact,
there iilu-ady is a pretty deep, bulge
east ward in the enemy's lino At this
part, reaching to BeuuitietB-leK-Cniu-brai
which considerable village was
occupied by our troops yesterday.
This curries our advance to a point
some four miles north of Ytrcs,
PARIS, March 22. Tho total
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OFFER SERVICES
LONDON. March l All 11, n
members of the former Hussian dy.
nasty have placed themselves at tho
disposition of tho provisional govern
ment, according to a Renter disptch
from Petrogrnd. flrnnd Duke Cyril
has resigned his command of the na
val guards.