Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 27, 1917, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text1 PI .MO crn On. !! I'll Hut Wo Mm IS. 1 2! fivi eer I mi 1IICI fen 'I it l lint niii J be low wh cut tnk in ii tur mil sor A! lati llll WHI lllll Kri mil lien Am tlm liu fall cd lico Cat cil enc I i ins SI'I hci ils nil cd pin we ins I he lis tt u to the li.i n i tilt Mc ln-1 gr to. ('Ill mo lll'i lilt hci lilt' l Vol vrt mil UIH t4 JtrRDTOTlT FATTJ TRTPJTNT! WnTOTTO. OKT:C.OT, TUESDAY. MATtCII 27. 1917. specials will consider war measures Compulsory Military Training, Ap propriation, Army, Spy and Cen sorship Bills Principal Items Be Considered Much Import Civil Legislation to Be Enacted. "SOMEWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES" lv filLKOX (iAUDN'KR WASHINGTON', March 17. The question whether to adopt compul sory universal military training iinii service will be nettled at I he Kiceial session of congress soon to begin. It will be the principal business of con press, iilong with the passage of the appropriation bills, which failed, namely, the army, the sundry civil ami the urgent deficiency appropria tion bills. ' ii i j ue so-caiicd -spy inn, ' which was rushed through the senate, but did not got any attention in the house will also be up for discussion. A censorship hill i so be con sidered. Civil Legislation. These are the principal ileum of the military program. What might lie culled n civil legislative program embraces such legislation as the Webb bill, permitting American ex porters to maintain co-operative for eign selling agencies nhroiul; the hill to increase the size of the interstate commerce commission ; a bill to legal ize compulsory inhilrulioii In railway employes' strikes; am the ratifica tion of the ('olumhiiin treaty. President Wilson has not publicly signified his approval of the Cham- bcrlaiii bill for compulsory universal military training ami service. He is under the strongest kind of pressure to givo official approval to this legis lation nnd to put behind it the in fluence of his office. There am ninny who agree with K.v-l'resident Taft who slalcd on Kclirimrv oth that "now that the war is on us, why should we not take advanliigo of this statu of public mind to put through conscription ?" The resolutions draft ed by Klillu Hoot and Colonel lioose velt and passed by the t'nioa League club of New Voil;, voice this senti ment strongly. There arc in hers of the president's cabinet who agree thai now is the time to push the Chambcr Juin bill. West Oppoh.-s Compulsion. President Wilson seems to be hesi tating fur fear opposition will de velop fi i the middle west and west i i i i . , . . , ue mis nccu mill turn polls made m Joun. Kansas and Nebraska and even in Ohio show a vote of six to one iigniusl any form of compulsory mili tary service, mid even Congressman Augustus dimmer docs not deny that there is a strong opposing sent nient maiiilesled in all post card voles which have been tried in his district.' President Wilson has always tried to respond to general sentiment as he understands it, mid it may he taken for grunted that if this legislation is brought to the front the iiihiiinis traliiia will sec that the subject is debated thoroughly. - Secretary of War Newton 1). linker is still hesilul iug to iih.'indoii the yuluuleer principle and does not approve Hie bill for compulsory ser vice drawn bv the iinnv win liege. Secretary linker points to the fuel that the goicrumeiit is now training under Ihe nuiulccr system llilll.lllin young men a year. Advocates of the war eollege plan for conscription do not hope to train mure than ;"((. (lllll ii year, 'flic rest of the available NIMUMMI get. off by "exemptions." If the democrats succeed in or ganizing the house. Itepivsentallve S. Hubert Dent of Alabama will he chairnii f the military affairs com mittee. He is opposed I. npul-ory training and sen ire. 'J'lic judiciary i unit li e of the Iiiiiim' will be presided ,,ver ,v Udwin Allies Webb of North Carolina, win is oppo.-rd to Ihe spy hills in the I'mii ill which they passed Ihe senate, tViior,1iip Plan. Secretary Hani, Is has an excel lent plan lor haiiilhig the nuillcr of press censorship. It is his idea nnd in this Sen-el nrv of War New ton linker agrees - Hint the civil an tlutrilics should be kept supreme ii the censorship. It has been demon Mrnteil many tunes Hint no military man is capuiuc oi passing j 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 on the difference between a military J'net and a newspaper policy. The Secretary suggests that 1 hi' navy de parlliiciit furnish a naval cvpcit, the war department an nnny evpeil, ami till) newspapers oriniue Iheiuselves nnd select a nrwpnpcr uiaii, some exerieneed anil trusted cm resp.ni. dent, who shall handle all mailer, which must puss the L'ociiuoentV censorship. A hoard of appeal In In nimlo lip of five new simper editor-, vvlcclcd hy tho newspaper liutcinity, t 4 "'A 4 . A R I .Xn i fib Mfc I D. dl ' Dl III ' I -- Tenlnloiols of shells anil other iiiiiioiinlllon nro Iwing linri ted to nrseimls throughout the I nlieil Mates, an luu l. of our iM'ciiiiriilion for war. The .shell cases shown lierc uro Is-ing taken lo u wler factory t lie loiwlcd then will Ih) taken into arsenals. No iiifrniiitlon Is given us to where tlio shells arc or lire going to. would be the last resort from the journalist member of tho censor board. The secretary feels that tho de tails of this censorship plan should be undcrlaken nnd worked out by the newspapers themselves, lie is willing to co-operate. VILLA HEADED FOR JUAItICZ, Mexico, March 27. Fighting was in progress all day yes terday lit lliichlniba canyon, thirty five miles south of Chihuahua City. Mexicans who arrived today on a ref uge train reported. Villa troops at tacked a troop train going south, they said, nnd n general engagement followed. An nttack upon tho stato capital was expected, tho refugees said. GAMBLING QUARREL CAUSE DEATH OF TWO MEN CI.KVKI.ANH, O., Miirrli L'7 -Two Hid were killed and u ilnrd was wounded in a pistol battle in the street this morning. Might or nine men purlieipntcil in the battle, which believed to have resulted from a miiiibling iiurrcl. ROMANOF F SHOVELS SNOW. (Continued From rnfte One.) E IS OVER 420,000 When he heard of bis father's de thronement he cried bitterly, not, in my opinion, from appreciation of ihe situation, but incrclv because he was affected by his parent's misery. The oilier children lire belter, except ( i rami Dutchess Marie. "All letters and eonuiiuiiiealions to Ihe court me brought here first. 1 n ni the censor." Censor All Mall. Here Captain Kotzcbnc showed the correspondent a tremendous pile ol envelopes iiwaiting censorship. Many . judging by the handwriting, wen troni illiterate peasants. The cup tutu also exhibited bottles of a solu tion used for revealing invisible ink 'Ihe correspondent then visiter liiisputin's grave, on the odu'c of n ravine beyond n desolate nnd roadless plain, covered with deep snow. The grille is surrounded by an iiutinished log chapel which adherents of Ihe mink, with the monetary assistance of I he former empress, planned to raise over itasputin's dust. Iteside . the ehiipcl nave lire n half a dozen tiny cells for pilgrims nnd near the end is (be ten foot hole from which the revolutionists disinterred the body. The chapel was filled with soldiers, some of whom were inscribing ribald remarks on the log walls. One of the inscriptions reads: "Here lav Kaspiitin. foulest ol men, the shame of the HomanotT dy nasty, the shame of the liusinn church." T.ON'OON, March 27. Losses of merchant vessels iiniounling to more than -1-0,01111 tons thus far in March have resulted from war measures of the central powers, Iird Charles Itcrcsford said in the house of lords today. Figures given out in Loudon on March II placed Ihe amount of ton nage destroyed tiy Ucrmiin suhma- rincs in February at about -lilO.lMIII. No mention was made at this time of ships destroyed by mines. The (iennan admiralty iiniiiiunced on March 111 that the aggregate gross tonnage of merchant ships destroyed through war measures of the central pollers was 7S1.5IHI. On the basis of Ihe figures given by Lord Heres ford in Ihe house of lords nnd taking into accoitnl the lesser number of days in February the indicated aver age daily loss of tonnage for this month is about ten per cent less than in February. la a ilcbalc in the house of lords on the Hritish blockade, Lord lloresforu said that with longer days and calmer weather the losses would increase and that the public ouiiht lo have the fads brought home to it. The num ber of vessels dest roved so far this month was given by him as 'J.V. Lord Pcrcsl'ord expressed the ooin ion that captures of submarines by the Itritisli were not at all cipiiviilonl to the new submarines the (icrmnus were launching, lie believed the Her mans hud more men and more food than hail been imagined in Knglniiil. The foreign office, he said, had too much nower over the navy to Ihe delriluclil of the navv. The losses of Hritish, allied and neutral vessels for February, he said, amounted to 'Js. vessels willi an aggregate tonnage of more than 511(1,(1011. LONDON'. March 27. Two Brit ish tropedo boat destroyers have been sunk, one by striking a mine and an other nttor a collision with a steam er, it Is officially announced tonight. Tho admiralty statement reads: "A Uritlsh , destroyer recently struck a niliio lu the channel and sunk. Four officers and seventeen men were saved. "Another of these vessels sank to day after a collision with a steamer. One man was lost. There were no other casualties." LONDON'. M'nrcli 27. The rirltlsh hospital ship Asturias was torpedoed without warning, it was officially an nounced today. Thirty one persons were killed and twelve a-o missing. Tho Ciormaii admiralty yesterday aiiouiiced the sinking ot tho Asturias. John Bunion Is ft Mutford visitor for a few duy from C'oqiilllo, Ore. GERMAN SAILORS INTERNED IN FORT OGLETHORPE CIIATTAN'OOOA, Tenn., March .The HS:l sailors, Fort Ogle thorpe's ouota of the interned Ger mans from the (Iennan warship at Philadelphia, arrived here nt two o clock nils aitcrnoon ami were in once taken to the fort. THREE COURSES. (Continued From rage One.) the regular army and the -National linaril. figures wero withheld for military reasons. Long linos of a pllcunls at tho 'National Guard morles today, however, were pointed lo bv officers as telling the story, Navy recruiting stations were the scenes of activity unprecedented since Ihe Spanish-American war. SPItlNl'.FlF.l.D, 111.. March 27. ICndorseiuent of universal military training was given by tho stato sen nle today In adopting without dis sent a resolution urging Illinois mem bers of congress to use all efforts to establish such a Bystem. OTTAWA, Out., March 27. Am- erlciiu subscriptions to the latest t'nn- nillan war loan wero estimated today at from $2.'.. 000,000 to f.iO.uon. I'niiiidliin subscriptions w in be con siderably beyond tho J 1 ."iii.OiiO.iMHi asked for. The Ctiniidiaii flniinco minister de clared he was "much plci.scd nt the friendly interest of the citizens of the fulled States In Hie issue." It is estimated that out of the rev enue from tho loan Canada will be able to ndvann tho Viitlsh govern ment nt least .'.0,(IOO,000. With Medford trade U Modfonl made. Ohio l'ivsirlng. COLl'Mlll'S. O., .March 27. Gov ernor James M. Cox Issued a procla matlon today calling upon tho citl zens of Ohio to prepare for war. Is unnecessary to elnbornto upon the turbulent conditions ot tho world WV lire so closely related to them that any surrender to tho free and easy Ideas that things will (urn out nil right would bo plain Incompo lence," tho proclamation reads. T OF GIRL ETS LAW FOR MOTHER'S PENSIONS STOCKHOLM, "March 27. Dr. At bcrt O. W. Suodekuni, ono of the best known leader sof the majority social ists in the reichstag. In an interview here with the correspondent of The Associated Press, said whoever thought the submarine war was go ing to bring England to starvation In six months was deceiving himself. He added, however, such a result was not necessary for German victory which he declared was certain with Indemnity. Dr. Suedekiim said ho was con vinced that England hitherto had been sending only enough troops to the continent to keep her allies con tented but that now It was necessary for her to change her course. He declined to hazard a prediction on the result of tho possibtle participation of America in the war on the side of the entente but added: America Virtually in War. America has been vfttualy in the war practically since tho beginning. If it had not been for American am munition the war would have ended In 1915." In reference to a statement attrib uted to former Ambassador Gerard that the food sltuufion might affect Germany's military strength. Dr. Suedekiim Bald: 'There is not the slightest danger of that, even In the improbable event of the war lasting a year or two more. If other foods fail, we can increase our meat rations. Wo have 17,000,- 000 Bwine today and the normal num ber before the war was onlv about 19.750.000. We have about 7,500,- 000 cattle against a peace normal of about 8,500,000 or 9,000,000. It nec essary wo could butcher all but a minimum number, of brood animals. tieimany Not Starring. 'The extromo cold o the last weeks made It Impossible to trans port potatoes and we had only one or two pounds weekly for each consumer in the big cities. If the people had been required by regulation thus to limit consumption they would havo considered It Impossible, but when faced by hard necessity they did it, with the result that we have an addi tional month's supply of potatoes on which we never reckoned. It is true -- " '":.3T-;- 3g X v v.-.-. . ' S I BELGIAN WORKERS ARE THREATENED J.7LUA "While thrj Arkansas federation of women's clubs failed, Miss Pendell a 19-year-old high school girl of Fort Smith, succeeded in obtaining pas sage of a mothers' pension law. Aid ed by Judge Henry Neil, father of the mothers' pension law, the girl In duced every legislator singly to vote for the bill. s WASHINGTON, March 27. An an. peal from Belgian workmen for or ganized assistance by neutral govern- ments and laboring classes In neutral nations was made public at thn Bel gian legation today. It sayB that live ; hundred thousand men have been j thrown out of work and keptjin forced idleness which has led jlie Germans to decree that "either you must sign a contract for work. In. (iormany or yOH' wlU be takon as slaves." v 1 ',: As a result, It niWs, the wholo of the working classes of Belgium are threatened with slavery, starvation or death. "Germany," the appeal says, "haB condemned her victims to pay ann- mense war levy which already amounts to fore than 1200,000,000 and which is increasing at the rato ot $10,000,000 monthly. 'She has carried off and transport ed Into Germany by pillage, confis cation, requisition i.nd forced sale, foodstuffs and merchandise to the value of more than fl 000,000,000." that we are short of food but we are not starving." Dr. Suedekiim is recognized as an expert on muiclpal problems and Is well known in the United States where he delivered a series of lectures in 1910. At the outbreak of the war he went to Italy to try to persuade the Italian socialists to prevent Inter vention by Italy. Later he was dec orated with the iron cross for his services at the front. EVACUATED FRENCH TOWNS LEFT IN RUINS COMPIEGXE, France, Mar. 27. The villages beyond Bibecourt, in the direction of Noyon, were completely destroyed on the eve of the rapid flight of the Germans. Of Bailly, there remains nothing but ruins. Only n few agricultural implements escaped the systematic destruction. On leaving this little vlllago, the i Of Fremont Chateau, only the west-, ern wing remains. The roads from Ribecourt to Bailly and Carlepon is encoumbered with an., inextricable mass of barbed wire. The woods'-In this vicinity, which are prlvatjsly owned, have not been so badly dam aged as those belonging to the gov ernment. Many apple and other fruit trees also remain standing. !At lluleu, nil the houses still have their walls, gables, chimneys and i roofs. The Interiors, however, have disappeared; doors, windows, casings stair beams. Joists and floorings have been used for fires to warm the Ger man soldiers. The center of the village preserves its former appearance. The oven, of the co-operative bakery is still intact, and the mechanical dough mixer was left untouched. The presbytery and postoffice are still standing. Ail the fruit trees In Huleu, as well as- the telephone and electric Ught posts were destroyed. A fragment of a post hears the following description: "A great Russian revolt. Good-bye to Paris." . j first houses can he seen at CarleDont. With ttHu ,oj i j .' - ".."no io uiKuiuru mane. SALT l.AKK CITY, March 27. "I have no objection to toeing the stars and stripes flying beside the Hngllsh nnd French flags In order that Hie Tutted Suites shipping shall be pro tected," said t'nllod Stales Senator King Inst night and 10.000 people who filled tho Mormon tabernacle in a monster patriotism rally burst forth iu tumultuous applause. Manufacturing Expert of The American Tobacco Company and a famous authority on chewing tobacco Chew it over!