WEATIIEI? Maximum yesterday, 32; minimum today, 3 8; precipitation, .1. FORECAST Tonight and tomorrow, rain,
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Forty-Boventh Year,
Dal I y Twplfth Y'r.
MEDFORD OREGON", MONDAY, MARCH 2(i, 1917.
NO. 3
AND NAVY PREPARING FOR WAR
SSUE CALL
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Navy to Be Brought to Full Author
ized Strength of 87,000 Men in
Shortest Possible Time Un:ler
Orders From President Minimum
of 20,000 Men to Be Enrolled
Two. New Military Departments
Created on Atlantic Coast.
WASHINGTON. T). C March
........
signed an executive order di-
reeling thill Hie authorized en-
listed strength of the navy lie
"increased to 87,0(10. lie was
authorized by congress, in ease "
of emergency, to direct such in-
increase in enlistment. New
ships and ships in reserve are
being fully commissioned as
rapidly ns possible and the need
is imperative for a larger en-
listinent to man them. There
" has been n net increase of over
0500 in enlistment since con-
trress recently authorized an in-
" crease, but many more are
needed and needed now.
The navy offers exceptional
advantages to voung men of
stuff and nmhilion to serve in
the first line for national de-
fense. In this emergency you"
have the opportunity and the
privilege of pcrfonning this pub-
lie service, and I am confiden-
tially appealing to you for your
cordial and helpful co-opera- "
tion. JOSKI'IR'S DANIK1.S
WASHINGTON, March 2(1. Naval
recruiting officers throughout the
country under orders from President
Wilson tonav redoubled their efforts
to bring the navy up to its full au
thorized strength of 87,0(10 enlisted
men.
Meantime about twelve regiments
of National Guard troops in various
states were reassembling today to act
ns national police in important dis
tricts. O'ejito New Departments.
Arrangements also were being made
to create on May 1 two new military
departments on the Atlantic! coast.
All three step were in nocT'lam-e
with orders issued yesterday by Ihe
president to put the nation on a war
footing.
About 20,000 men will have lo he
enrolled at once in order to brim:
the navy up to the required strength.
The men will be used to man the re
serve ships.
The creation of the two new mili
tary departments was ordered as a
means of dividing the immense ro
,sinsibility now dpvnlvintr upon, the
(Continued on Page Two.)
SEATTLE POLICE
SEATTLE, Wash., March 2(1. A
carload of bottled goods manufactur
ed in St. Paul and described by the
manufacturers as "n malt and Imp
tonic," wns seized at a railroad ter
" initial today by Sergeant Victor Put
nam of the police dry squad. The
shipment wns consigned to n v.lndc
sale drug finn here and consisted of
l;t0 barrels, each containing 0(l 12
ounee bottles of the "tonic." Putnam
says the stuff contains ten per c, ul
of alcohol; that this is the third car
load of the "tonic" that has nrrive.-l
in Seattle during the present month
nnd that he has n list of twelve drug
stores that are selling it without a
prescription. The harels were con
veyed to tho poliec fetation.
OR IV
RECRUIT
VON HfNDENBURG JOYFUL SPIRIT
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News Evokes Spirit of Confidence in
Petrcgrad Due Largely to Lifting
Censorship From Russian Press
Delegation States That Army May
he Depended on to Last Man.
l'KTlitlGlfAD, March 2f. via Lon
don, March 20. The news that Field
.Marshall von llindeaherg was plan
ing :i campaign against Fetrogrnd
was received at the capital with little
consternation, evoking rather a spir
it of confidence in the loynlity of
the troops and their ability to protect
the city.
Telegrams have been received from
every portion of llio front affirming
that (he army can be relied upon to
do its utmost to defend the country.
M. Kod.ianko, president of the du
ma, received a delegation from the
at my which declared:
Soldiers All Loyal.
"All officers and soldiers will de
fend the duma to the lust drop of
their blood. They will faithfully obey
the provisional government and will
strike the Germans to the last man."
Freedom from the censorship al
ready has had a sulutory effect in
permitting the truth lo be published
about the new danger from a German
attack without the usual accompnni
ment of extravagant rumo!,, which in
the past made news more 'alarming
than the truth itself. The result is
that without minimizing the danger
to the country, the press has accept
ed the declaration of the minister of
war ipiietly and without alarm. The
h'ech says editorially:
I'eoplo Fighting Kncmy.
"It is the people who are fighting
the enemy and not the government
therefore, hiding nothing from our
readers we say definitely and clearly
that danger is threatening our north
ern front. The enemy is preparing to
crush our valiant army which for
two years lias defended the roads to
Pctrograd. The liussian soldier un
derstands belter than ever before the
importance of resisting.''
The ltusska Volia says:
"liussia is on trial. Von Ilinden-
hurg will try to realize his old dream
of a move on I'etrograd. The army
and people are facing a test which
will become historical. Results can
only come from an honest desire in
the hearts of the Russian people for
victory.''
DESERT OIL CASES
WASHINGTON', March 20. Cali
fornia decrees permitting condemna
tion by tho Desert Water, Oil and Ir
rlgation company of 640 acres of land
within the .Mono national forest re
serve, California, were today reversed
and annulled by the supreme court
Their affirmance It was said
would have disturbed titles to 800,-
00(1 acres of former state school lands
and overruled the Interior depart
ment's practice regarding their ad
ministration. IGHT
FEDERAL OATH LAW
WASHINGTON", March 26. Liti
gation o dterniine whether state
militiamen nnttstcd under the old
Kick law may he compelled umler
call of the president, to Rive federal
pervire under the new mllltla law to
day was ordered expedited hy the su
preme court at the war department'
request. The test cases are habeas
rorpiis proceedings of Alexander M.
Kiumcrson and Alfred P. Lowell, cav
alrymen, who declined to take the
new federal oath and the supreme
court's decision will affect the sUH.
of many thousand guardsmen.
PLANS ADVANC
O R FREEDPEASANTS
DISPLAYED BY
Inhabitants of Area Occupied by Ger
mans in Holiday Spirit at Delivery
Natives Recite Story of Experiences-to
Soldiers Who Freed Them
Villages Completely Destroyed.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IX
FRANCE, March 25, via London,
March 26. (Prom a staff corres
pondent of The Associated Press)
Tho shattered French towns evacuat
ed by the Germans celebrated today
their first Sunday of liberty in two
and a half years. CountleBS French
flags fluttered in the sunshine from
both ruined and half ruined homes
and tho women, old men and children
who had passed through such a long
ordeal of captivity strolled through
the uptorn streets dressed in the best
clothes they could muster. The un
conquerable French genius for dress
revealed Itself even In such pathetic
bits of finery as the women could
find.
Tell Horror Stry.
Here and there groups of the Pollus
gathered to listen to the graphic stor
ies of the natives concerning their ex
periences under German rule. The
villagers dwelt particularly on the
time of terror which immediately pre
ceded the departure of their enemies.
All civilians were herded in -certain
buildings from which they heard ex
plosions and saw the fires which tes
tified that their little homes were be
ing destroyed. The towns where the
inhabitants of the region were con
centrated by the Germans were only
half razed while the outlying villages
were completely burned down. In
this way about half of a town was
spared to about ten villages complete
ly destroyed.
Many Kcturn to Homes.
Despite the devastation and ruin
many French peasants returned today
to the sites of their former homes.
seeking temporary shelters and bring
ing hits of furniture with which to
begin life anew. They were not down
cast but cheerful and almost gay in
the enjoyment of their new liberty.
in Roye a triumphal arch was con
structed as a welcome to the home-
comers. In the distance could be
heard the reverberating echoes of the
big guns but the ceaseless booming
was Ignored by the people.
E
STEEL FOR GOV'T
WASHINGTON, March 20. An
ng.cement with American manufac
turers by which all structural steel
needed for the navy's building pro
gram could be obtained at a fair
price is being sought by Hcrnnrd Ha
ruch of the National Defense council.
Ifr. Haruch recently secured an agree
ment with copper producers by which
the government will receive millions
of pounds of cocr at a fixed price,
bused on t lie nverage quotation for
the last ten years. He will see rep
resentalives of the steel makers Wed
nesdny.
Secretary Daniels tomorrow will
consult steel companies and other
contractors for material in destroyer
construction. With orders out for
2-1 boats nnd more contracts to fol
low immediately the work must be
distributed among material con
tractors under n plan making for
speedy delivery and use of all nn
tional resources.
FIRE CAUSES $100,000
LOSS WYOMING TOWN
HOCK SPRINGS, Wyn., March 20
A loss estimated nt $100 000 wn
caused by the fire which swept the
main business block of Green lliver.
fifteen miles west of here Inst night
according to estimates uiudc today.
ARMY AND NAVY SENDS MEN ON
RECRUITING EXPEDITION IN FARM DISTRICTS
Recruit iiift for tho United States army and navy in Im-Iiir jhlsIhmI to the
limit, men tieliiK sent all over the country to nut her in new sohllei-H ami
sailors. Hero is an urmy officer soliciting recruits in a farm district,
workers gathered from the fields to
FREE SPEECHERS
SEATTLE, Wash., March 26 In
tho trial today of Tsnnias H. Tracy,
charged with murder of Deputy Sher
iff Jefferson Uoard at Everett, Wash.
November 5. last, the state called
Captain K. L. Forbes of the tugboat
Edison, which was tied up at the
Everett city dock during the battle
between the sheriff's posse and f'C-e
speech expedition on the steamer Ve-
ronia at the other slue of the dock.
Tracy was a member of the expedi
tion, which was sent from Industrial
Workers of the World headquarters
in Seattle to hold street meetings In
Everett on corners where meeting
were forbidden by city ordinance.
Captain Forbes said ho was standing
on the upper deck of tho tug, nbout
one foot higher than the floor of tho
dock and could distinctly see tho Ve
ronal passengers crowded forward.
He testified that ho saw a man,
whom he cannot now Identify, take
deliberate aim and fire three shots
into the deputies on the dock. The
witness saw Heard foil.
Forbes, who had testified at the
coroner's inquest that Sheriff McRae
fired the first of the return Bhots
from the dork said ho still thought
so.
SHIPS ARE MADE
NKW Villi IC, March 20. Testi
mony indicating that bombs used lo
destroy or damage entente munitions
carrying ships atssea were made on
one of the German merchant liners
tied up at Ilohokcn was introduced
by the government today at the I rial
of Charles Von Kleist and five other
Germans. Federal counsel read n
statement declared to have been made
by I'.rnst lSeckcr, one of the six on
trial, who was a deck electrician nn
the German merchantman Fricdrieh
Iter Grosse and who is alleucd to
have identified a bomb found on n
munition ship, as one lie made in his
work room on the German liner.
Heekcr is alleged to have impli
cated several of Ihe other defendants
as bis associates in bomb making.
TRIAL. BOMB MURDERERS
POSTPONED TO APRIL 23
SAN FUANTISf'O, March 20.
Trial of Isrcal Weinberg for bomb
murders set for lodav in the super
ior court here was continued by
Judge Frank II. Dunne until April 23
at the reipicst of the defense.
Thomas O'Connor and Kdwin Mo-
Kenzie of San Francisco told she
couvt no had been retained Iwo days
ngo to defcud Weinberg.
listen to him.
STATES AMERICA
LONDON, March 20. The possi
bility of American participation in the
rnr on the side of the allies was dis
missed as a minor matter by Gen
eral Von Stein;. Prussian minister of
war, in nn interview with tho Berlin
correspondent of llio Budapest new'H
paper A JCesf, according to a Berlin
dispatch to licutcr's by way of
Amsterdam.
General Von Stein said be did not
know whether the American fleet
would support, the British fleet, hut
that there could be no question of an
American continental nrmy in Hie
near future, lie added: "Our mili
tary situation on all fronts is good
and justifies our best hopes. It ap
pears that the enemy is preparing an
offensive, but w-e shall resist even a
stronger attack, not only nt Ihe front
but nlso at home. What may hap
pen then we do not know, hut come
what may we shall confront every
thing impertnrably. Our sufferings
are great and our sacrifices gigantic,
but it is just in these things that the
greatness of u nation finds its ex
pression." ' III discussing the but He of the
Somme the minister said that the
Germans bad no lack of supplies, hut
Hint their guns, ns compared with
those id' the enemy wen; insufficient.
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WASHINGTON' March 20. The
American liner St. Louis, first armed
American ship lo cross the Atlantic,
has arrived safely at her destination,
Secretary Daniels announced today.
Information as to the arrival of
the steamer came lo Ihe nnvy depart
ment from the offices of the Ameri
can line in New York. The company
wi-hed lo make known the fact to
relieve Ihe anxiety of those having
relatives or friends on vessels.
NKW YORK, March 20.-The SI
Louis, owned by the American life,
left au American port on March 17,
with .'II passengers of whom 11 were
American citizens. Among her crew
of ;HI4 M-rsotis were I'll Americans,
GIRL STENOGRAPHER KILLED
IN FRONT OF HOME
CHICAGO, March 20. Miss Kalh-
ryn Koller, a 2.-ycar-old stenog
rapher, who was mysteriously shot
in front of her home last night, died
today without having regained con
sciousness.
The murder is supposed to have re
soiled either from nn attempt at rob-
bcry or from au attempt to mistreat
licr.
FRENCH DRIVE
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Patrols Reach Vicinity of Coucy
Forest Germans Make Heavy
Sacrifices in Attempt to Regain
Lost Ground Russian Successes
Continue in Turkey.
PARIS, March 211. Nol withstand-
iug the had weather and ihe difficult
state of .the ground, the French con
tinned last night to advance soulh of
the Disc. The war office announces
that French patrols reached Folcm-
brny, south of the forest of Coucy.
The Germans made heavy and use
less sacrifices, the statement says, in
several attacks yesterday on nosi
lions captured by the French between
the Somme anil the Oiso. Wherever
they approached a French position
they were thrown back by counter
attacks.
The statement follows:
"Between tho Sommo nnd the Oise
the Germans made repeated attacks
during the night on the front be
tween Kssigny nnd Benny. All these
attempts were repulsed and serious
loses inflicted on the enemy. Wi
maintained tho positions captured
yesterday.
Atlvunc Hollth of Coucy.
"South of tho Oiso our advance
wus continued notwithstanding the
state of the ground nnd tho bad
wealher. We pushed forward our pa
trols beyond 1' olembray, south of
the. lower forest of Coney.
"North of lilicims our batteries
caused the explosion of a munitions
depot east of Du Godat farm.
"Five German airplanes were
brought down yesterday. One of our
aerial squadrons last night dropped
100(1 kilograms of projectiles on lac
lories nl Thinnvillc and in tho basin
of the Bricy and also on the railroad
stations ul coul'lnus and montmedy.''
PKTHO(IRAI), Mare), 20. After
Ihe discharge of four gas waves the
Germans yesterday attempted to
make an advance near I'ostavy, on
the northern part of the liussian front
below Dvinsk. The war office an
ounces that the Germans wero re
pelled.
Itiissliin Advance In Turkey.
LONDON, March 20. Russian de
Inelnnenls in Persia, pursuing the
Turks, have crossed the border into
the Turkish vilayet of Mosul, accord
ing lo an official annoiiucemcnl as
forwarded in a Renter dispatch from
Pctrograd.
The Turkish vilayet of Mosul has
an urea of about X),0tl0 square mile
and a population estimated at lloO,
(Continued on Pago Two.)
U. OF W. STUDENTS
SKATTI.K, Wash., March 2(5.
Joint committee of faculty and stu
dents of tho University of Washing
ton Is making a survey of the student
body and campus facilities to deter
mine their efficiency for war. Presi
dent Buzzallo says:
"Kvery effort Is being used to find
out what wo have ami to train the
units for the highest uso to which
they can he put.
"All attention Is now given to spe
cialized service, rather than to gen
eral training. For Instance, those
who are best fitted will rccolvo In
nt nation looking toward regular
commissions, and others, such as tho
engineering students, for field con
ntructlon work."
Questionarlcs will he sent out this
week designed to find out lor what
especial service each student has ap
tltudn and for that brunch he would
offer his crvlces In case of necessity.
Women's classes In It d Cross havo
hnd a largo attendance since their or
ganization several weeks ago.
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BAD WEATHER
FEDERALIZE
20 MILITIA
REGIMENTS
National Guard Units of Western
States Called Into Federal Ser
vice to Guard Against Internal Dis
ordersWill Police Against Inter-,
ference With Postal, Commercial
and Military Equipment Third
Oregon Regiment Called. j
WASHINGTON, March 26. Twen
ty additional complete Infantry regi
ments nnd five additional seperate
batallions of National Guard troops
have been ordered into the federal
service for the protection of property
in tho event of possible Internal dis
order. The troops have been called
out In eighteen western and middle
western states not Including the list
of similar orders made public yester
day.
The war department's statement
follows:
'Following additional National
Guard organizations have been called
Into . the federal service for general
purpose of police protection against
possible Interference with the postal
commercial and military channels
and Instrumentalities. " '
Itegimciits Called
'Illinois, first, fifth and sixth reg
iments infantry; Indiana second regi
ment Infantry; Iowa, first regiment
Infantry; Missouri first and third
regiments infantry; Nebraska, fourth
regiment Infantry; Minnesota, first
regiment infantry; Michigan, twen
ty-third regiment Infantry; Wiscon
sin, third regiment Infantry; South
Dakota, third battalion of fourth reg
iment Infantry; North Dakota, second
battalion first regiment Infantry;
Colorado, first and second seperate
l.ntlnIU..- Inf......... l
uuiutiiuiin iiutuiiij-, uiiuufi, sucuuit
seperate battalion Infantry; Ohio,
third and sixth regiments Infantry;
Washington, socond regiment Infant
ry; Oregon third regiment Infantry;.
California, second fifth and seventh
regiments infantry; Montana, second
reglmont Infantry.
Mexican Veterans Itcmnln
'Of theso organizations, the follow-
aro already In the federal service and
in consequence will not be mustered
our ns originally planned: v
'Michigan, thirty-third Infantry;
Colorado, first nnd second seperate
batallions; Ohio, third and sixth reg
iments. "It Is requested that no details of
locality bo carried In the press with
regard to further distribution of these
troops unless given out by the war
dopnrtnient.
Tolnl Thirty-two Itcgimonts.
"The now order makes a otnl of
thirty-two National Guard Infantry
regiments called Into the federal serv
ice for police purposes, supplemented
by six separate battalions and several
detached companies. They will be as
signed to posts In connoctlon with
their polico work by the commanders
of the military departments acting
under instructions from the war de
partment." WASHINGTON", March 26. An in
quiry to learn whether any American
are among the 5D3 prisoners taken to
Germany by the raider Moewe has
been sent by tho United Statoa
through the Spanish ambassador at
Merlin it, wns announced today. It Is
considered practically certain here
that there are a large number of
Americana among them and In such
caso this government la expected to
follow the precedent set In the Yar
rowdulo case and demand their Imme
diate release. Doubt Is felt that Ger-
l many will comply.