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Forty-aeventh Year.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD OREOON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917.
NO. 12 : i5
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HOUSE TO PASS II OF BELGIAN
WAR RESOLUTION REUEFSTEAMERS
BEFORE NIGHT SUNKBYU-BOATS
Debate Drags Along So That Every
Objector May Be (Heard Presi
dent Submits Program for Vigor
ous Action Not a Half Way War
But a Whole-Hearted Affair.
J WASHINGTON, April 5. Debute
on tlie wnr resolution drugged along
in tlio house through the dny in sueh
a perfunctory manner Hint scarcely
at .any time were the floor or galler
ies filled.
Its passage a foregone conclusion,
the debate was prolonged only by the
plan of the administration floor lend
ers to give every opponent his oppor
tunity to speak. Passage of the war
resolution before adjournment tonight
was assured and then, with the presi
dent's signature to the resolution,
already pnssed by the senate, a state
of war between the United Slates and
Sominny will be a formally accom
plished fact.
While the house was hearing the
speeches, the first concrete act to
make provision for tlio conduct of
the war came from the war and navy
departments, which submitted esti
mates for appropriations of $3,400,
000 to be spent within n year. v
, Not a Half War.
It was the first official manifes
tation of the president's determina
tion that the nation luust enter the
war wholeheartedly and with all its
forcc; that it must not be a "half
. wnr."
The sum asked of congress for a
year's operations is three times as
much as ever has been spent in any
one year for all the operations of the
government. Officials ami leaders in
?ongreRs at once began consideration
of ways to raise the vast sum.
At the same time chairmen of the
military committees in the house and
loiinto went over the war deparl
nlVcnt's army bill which provides for
ra '-ing an army of 2,000,000 the
fin million by expansion of the
rcguur army and National Cluard and
the remainder by universal service.
1 vnto Oner Resolution.
"Vnri's eig made upon our coun
try ntai i s people," Kcpresentativc
Wood said, in owning. "Our ships
nro being Kink. Our nnn-conthut-nt,
citizens "vnclitding meif, women
m iini eliildM'E hciirg iminlcrori, our
marchnnlwoa aVo keinjr dcio thv
. freedom of the Vcas. TJioro is no'
blioioe as to our course. We art cimt
pclW'd kytke nuts tif the Vli-mn gov
ernment to cuter (o this most co
lossal war." .1 '
Rcprcscnlntiro Siegcl, of New
toVo-U, republican, fnvnriacr Hie rc-.1i-ytli(HH..!iid
be could. not .disregard
n( fro-t tbat "though we wish peace,
. '"rni:y nnswere bi' wvrria against
nV
Kcpresenlatie Harrison, deiwiernl
I) of Mississippi, assailed pro-German
0 .sympathizers and pacifists. i
1 "I would suggest to tiffin,'"' he
said, "that they now employ they
talents and eloquence, n.l in ntlempA
ing to cnusc dissension nmoiyr the
Amoriin people, but in nddrw-sfng
Kaiser Willielm, Bclhmnmi-blollwcg,
fty rciohstue; nnd the author of tfcit
tr"jJ-f mnrknhTo sample of diplomatic
wo'kulture" the Ziinniermnnn note."
it, ' Cooper Against War.
g". First expressions of the opposilior.
j'jio the resolution came from Hcpre
""vntalivos Cooper and Stafford ol
''Visconsin nnd Representative Britten
nr.f Illinois, while Mr. Hood was ro
' counting German violations of Amer
ican rights.
Representative Cooper launched
into a defense of pacifists generally
i and himself in particular.
SIX WAREHOUSES
oh,. WASHINGTON. April 3. Estab
lishment of six enormous warehouses
rfor the use of the nod Croon as mo
bilization centers for supplies being
toollected by that organization were
innoumed today. They will be at
llioston, New York, Chicago, Denver.
San Francisco and New Orleans and
' will be made headquarters for their
representative divisions.
Feistein Sunk in North Sea, While
Approaching Rotterdam Trevier
Torpedoed Without Warning Life
Boats Fired Upon by Germans and
Ships Officers Severely Wounded.
iNEW YORK, Aprit 5. The Bel
gian relief steamship Feistein has
been sunk in the North sea while ap
proaching Rotterdam, according to a
cablegram received here today by the
Belgian relief commission. It Is be
lieved she struck a mine.
LONDON, April 5. The Belgian
steamer Trevier from New York with
Belgian relief supplies was torpedoed
without warning on Wednesday.
While the boats of the Trovier
wero being lowered the submarine
fired on them, severely wounding the
aptnin, the mate, the engineer, a don
keyman and a cook.
Off Kehovcningen, Holland.
News of the torpedoing of the Tre
vier came In a Reuter dispatch from
Ymulden. The torpedoing by a Ger
man submarine, the message adds,
occurred off Scheveningen, Holland.
Twenty-four members of the crew,
of whom eight are wounded, have
been brought to Ymulden.
The Trovier sailed from New York
n March 5 for Rotterdam and was re
ported arriving at Halifax en route
on March 8. She was a vessel of 3001
tons gross.
NEW YORK, April 5. It was
stated definitely by A. W. Duckett &
Co., agents for the Belgian commis
sion, that there were no Americans on
the Treyicr. If twenty-four men
were landed at Ymulden, as reported,
then the entire crew was saved.
When the Trevier left here she
carried a safe conduct pass signed by
the Swiss consul in compliance with
the German arrangements, tho agents
stated.
Cumin's of Wheat.
Both the Feistein and tho Trovier
crried cargoes of wheat for people
starving In Belgium and northern
France.
The Feistein, a Norwegian, vessel,
left Philadelphia February 2 8. Her
oatf was value at 1(354,194. The
ship waa of 2991 tons gross.
The Trovier of 3001 tow erss.
loft New York March 5. II w cargo
was worth $315,961.
LOMIKJN, April 5. Six hospital
shifts havo been torpedoed or minod
by the fenj.rtl powers siice the be
ginning of the war, Thomas J. Mac
Xatnara, fiwiactal secretary of the
artntlratty, stated in the hoso of
commons today.
In consequence, ho ild, 247
lives have Iwan W. and 73 pirstas
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PARIS, Afiril 5. Extraordinary
seena oi eothuolasm for the United
fltntos were witnessed toduy In both
houses of parliament. Not since tho
historig session ofAugust 4, 1914,
hp", there been a parallel.
Alexandre Itlbot, the venerable pre-i
mler, aroso immediately after the
chamber came to order and began an
address In solemn nnd Impressive
tones to the silent assemblage which
filled every part of tho houso. The
deputies listened with unbroken at
tention until the first mention of the
United States. At first there was a
decorous clapping of hands and then
the whole house spontaneously arose,
cheering for the United Slates and
President Wilson.
The American ambassador, William
G. Sharp, was In the diplomatic gal
lery. The deputies turned toward
him and the demonstrations contin
ued. The ambassador stood up and
bowed and tho cheering was re
doubled. Premier Hlhot continued his ad
dress, but almost every phrase was
interrupted by aplause. Mr. Sharp
was again obliged to rise and ac
knowledge an ovation when tho pre
mier eald: ;
"The United Slates wishes neither
conquest nor compensation."
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cheer must
FRENCH EXPRESS
JOY AND PRIOE
IN NEW ALLY
President Poincare Cables President
Wilson Brotherly Appreciation of
People of France Over Action of
American Republic in Living Up to
its Ideals and Traditions.
PARIS, April 5. President Poln
caro of Franco has sent the following
cablegram to President Wilson:
"At the moment wnen, under the
generous inspiration of yourself, the
great American republic, faithful to
Its Ideals and Its traditions, Is coming
forward to defend with the force of
arms the cause of justice and of lib
erty, the people of France are filled
with the deepest feelings of brotherly
appreciation.
"Permit me again to give to you,
Mr. President, In this solemn and
grave hour, an assurance of tho same
sentiments of which I recently gave
you evidence, sentiments which under
tho present circumstances, have
grown in depth and warmth.
"I am confident that I voice tho
thought of all France in expressing
to you and to the American nation
the Joy and the pride which we feel
today as our hearts once again beat
in unison with yours.
"This war would not have reached
its final import bad not tho United
States been led by the enemy himself
to take part In It. To evory Impartial
spirit It will be apparent In tho fu
ture more than ever In the past, that
the German imperialism, which de
sired, prepared and declared this war,
had conceived the mad dream of es
tablishing Us hegemony throughout
the world. It has succeeded only In
bringing a revolt of the conscience ot
humanity.
"In nevor-toJbe-forgotten language
you have made yourself, before the
untverso, tho eloquent interpreter of
outraged laws and a menaced civili
zation. "Honor to you, Mr. President, and
to your noble country. I bog you to
believe in my devoted friendship.
, "RAYMOND POINCARE."
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WASHINGTON, April 5. Formit
lattwo of tax moasnrcs-for the war has
not reached a definite stage, but tbore
are Indications that tho treasury will
endeavor to raise by one bond issue
as much of the $3,400,000,1)00 asked
today for the army and navy as can
not be obtained by new and increased
taxn'.lon.
Unoffhkil estimates to federal re
serve board officials Indicate there
would bo no great dlffWulty In rais
ing $4,00,008,000 at once by a bond
tfcsuo at 3 'A per font.
Through present internal revenue
taxes tho government will obtain ap
proximately 7n0,000,00 this year.
Suggested increases in tho Inherit
ance tax rato alonfj, it is estimated
would Increase tiio return from that
source to $."i00,0oTi,0W. Ono plan
being considered is to raiso tho rate
of taxation on large estates up to "
per cent.
The Income tax, under existing
rates, will yield approximately $.125,-
000,000 this year. Lowering of ex
eruption to $2,000,000 nnd Increasing
tho rate on largo Incomos ono of the
proposals under consideration, would
swell the sum to vast figures.
Increased taxes on distilled liquors
beer and tobacco arc also under con
sldcratlon.
WILSON'S POLICY
AMKTKUIUM, April 3. The Her
lin .MnrgenK)Kt, commenting on Pres
ident Wilson s speech says;
".lust as the whole policy of thi
professor was insincere, insidious
nnd malicious from the beginning, so
al-o was this sjm-ccIi with which he
tries to plunge his vople into war,'
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LONDON, April 5. Rritish
and Hussiau patrols havo fcot
into touch' with each other in
Mesopotamia, the Associated
Press was informed today by
AInjnr General F. B. Maurice,
e chief director of military opera-
tions at the war office.
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INTO SLAM BY
BERNE, April 5. An article in
French nnd Swiss papers questioning
the reports that Belgian deportations
have slopped has led Americans here
to assert that tho reports nro prob
ably untrue. They say that in addi
tion to deporting Belgians to Germany
the Germans have placed many thous
ands not fur from the front in north
ern France, whoro they nro employ
ed in building the roaus nnd railroads
and digging rearline trenches. Rcl
ginns to the number of (111,000 or 70,
000 nrc said to be working within
range of the big guns of the allies
but in general have escaped injury
as the French are using their big
cnlibercd weapons ns little as possi
ble in order to save tho towns of
their fellow countrymen.
The- Americans dcolaro that the
only Belgians of military ago who
are safe from deportation, nro the
throngs who arc, . under nrrcst on
charges ranging from espionage to
concealing Belgian and French cit
izens. This number is very large
and is increasing daily. Originally
tho Germuns permitted the accused
to have legal representations at their
trials but they are now allowed only
to make statements in their own de
fense. Conviction nnd sentence nrc
described ns absolute equivalent to
grand jury indictments ill America.
Executions, which were formerly pub
lic, now take place within a walled
court nnd con only be seen by the
occupants of the surrounding houses
who can look over tho walls. ..
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OR THREE SIDES
LO.N'iDOX, April 5. The capture of
the villages of Ronssoy and Basso
Bouloino, on tho sector northeast of
Peronno Is announced by tho war of
fice. PARIS, April 5. French recon
noiterlng parties advanced last night
north of Gauchy aad Mojo, In tho re
gion south of St. Qucntln until they
reachod now German lines which
they found to he strongly occupied,
the war office reports.
Artillery fighting is In progress
over tho front between Laffaux and
Marglval. ,
A German attack northwest of
Rhoinis was ropulsed.
PKTROORAI). April S. Russian
cavalry has occupied tho Meaopotam-
ian frontier towns of Khanlkln and
Kaslchlrlnm says an official state
ment imuod today by tho Kuslan war
department. 1
Wll RECALL '
OF ENVOY TQ AUSTRIA
WASHINGTON, April 5. Official
confirmation of Ambassador 1'cn
f'ield's return to this country from
Vienna was given by Secretary Lnn
sing today for tho first time since
the rumors started about a week ago
tbat be was coming back. No reasons
lor the return, however, were given
GERMAN
RILLS
WILSON
BAD
FAITH
Bitter Personal Attacks Upon Presi
dent and Repudiation of Distinc
tion He Drew Between German
People and Government Features
German Newspaper Comments.
BERLIN, April 4, via London,
April 5. Bitter personal attacks on
President Wilson and tho repudiation
of the distinction he drew between
the Gorman people and their govern
ment feature 0011111101118 of Gorman
newspapers on the president's mes
sage to congress.
Germanla says: "President Wilson
wanted war and nobody can get past
that. History will never go boyond
that point and history will Judge
tho nioro severely becauso It can bo
said today that war over such ques
tions would have been Impossible at
another time, especially between the
United Statee and Germany."
Not to bo Dreaded.
Tho Lokal Anzolger says: "Wero
we at war with only ono or other of
our enemies President Wilson would
never have conceived the Idoa of
pulling his country into such a bloody
adventure.. But the obvious Bide of
a war, which Is based on such a weak
foundation, Is tho fact that it comes
from a man who has so far sot him
self up as a sort of moral judge who
felt called to bring the world to otor
nal peace. Even today no country Is
worso fitted for such a role than tho
United States. As littlo as Italy and
Rumania could turn the scale against
us so little will the United States be
able to ebango the tide of war.".
The Vosslsche Zoltung, which fol
lows the lend taken by tho Lokal An
zelger, Bays: ....
"Those who bo far have doubled
the bad faith of President Wilson
will know better when they road the
malicious distortion of truth which
forms tho chief contents of his men
sage, His attempt to sot up a dif
ference botween the Gorman govern
ment and Gorman peoplo, Is a por-
fidous and as absurd as his claim that
th Gorman kaiser started tho war
for dynastic reasons and that tho Ger
man wnr party sponsored It for con-
o.uost. This is contrary to Prcsldont
Wilsons' own knowledge and merely
for tho purpose of agitation, obvious
Iy in lino with his British principles.'
PtMplo Deceived,
Tho Berlin Tagoblatt profcasos to
beliovo that President Wilson has de
ceived tho American peoplo and tbat
they will in time roall.o It.
"In opposition to tboso elements In
Germany," snys this paper, "who In
toxlcato themselves and others with
largo words, wo take tho American
war announcement in exceeding enr-
nst. It Is not a trlflo If America Ib
now added to our long list of enemies.
The German peoplo are confident of
victory and wo are confident that
the American peoplo, either during
the war or after the war, will roallzo
the falsity of America and will be fol
lowed by a new and friendly co-op
eration in that noblo community of
peoples concerning which President
Wilson formerly used such beauti
ful words."
NEW PEACE OFFER
ED
AMSTERDAM, April 5. A Iter
dispatch to the Koclnische Zeili
says that the rumors of a new peace
oiler by tho central powers wh
hnvc arisen from tlm r,n,fi,Mr r,r I,'
oror William and Emperor ( baric-.
aim 1 011111 zcmiu s statement, are
incorrect. The dispatch says, how
ever, that the principle, repeatedly
ntlicially stated, of the readiness
tho central powers to enter ncgn
,tions for "an honorable ihwc'
unchanged.
"Regarding (he preliminaries
niese negotiations, hivs the pnj
"fioborlv need be in flonlif llml fl
cannot be altered by events in Am
erica. We lire in possession nnd
await calmly developments in the en
emy camp, We shall not allow this
calm, which is founded upon succes
on laud and sea, to be snatched from
US,''
$3,400,000,000 AMERICAN SHIP
ASKED FOR WAR MISSOURI IS
FROM CONGRESS
Provision Made for Increasing En
listed Strength of Navy to 150,000
to Increase Marine Corps to 30,000
Most of Money Required for Army
Preparedness.
WASHINGTON, April 5 Bequests
for an immediate appropriation of
.fll,-10(l,IOO,(ttU) for the army and navy
wero made to congress today by the
executive departments.
Provision is made for increasing
the enlisted strength of the navy to
Iut),t)(Jtl men nnd lo increnso tho 11111
rino corps to :i(),000. Of tho great
sum, a littlo mora than $2,9:10,000,
000 is nsked for the nnny.
The details of the estimates ap
proved by President Wilson follow:
To bo immediately available to the
war department, $2,!):i2.f)3,'i:i:i.
Sceretnry linker slated that this
amount was required for the period
of ono yenr from the dalo the appro
priation is innde nvailable and added
that "it is considered imperative- tlm
tho amount be appropriated imme
diately for military expenditures
necessary for tho national defense"
To Increnso Navy.
To raiso Iho authorized enlisted
strength of the nnvy nnd marine corps
to 150,000 men nnd 30,000 respec
tively, Ifl75,8.")"),7(i2 was nsked to re
ninin available until June 30, 1918.
For act mil unit necessary expendi
tures for Iho naval establishment, in
addition to any and all other appro
priations to be expended nt tho di
rection nnd in the discretion of the
president $292,')38,790 was asked
with tho provision that limitations
imposed by existing law should not
apply to tho expenditure of tho fund.
For tho const guard, $000,000 is
asked to enable it to bring its pres
ent telephone system of coastal com
munication to a high slalo of effi
ciency. Immediately the estimates were re
ferred to Iho appropriations com
mittee. Plans for Army.
Plans for raising nil urniy wero
discussed at Hie cnpilol today by Sec
retary linker nnd t'hairmnn Cham
berlain of tho senate military com
mittee. It was agreed to expediale the reg
ular army appropriation bill nnd the
new adniinistrulion army bill imme
diately after Iho house passes the
war resolution.
The new army bill will be intro
duced in both houses probably to
morrow. The principal provisions for rais
ing the new army follow:
Immediate recruiting of the regu
lar army and National Guard to their
full war strength, about 750,000 men,
and calling of all National Guard
units into federal service.
Compulsory Kulislmcnt.
Compulsory enlistment to recruit
both the regular army and National
Guard to their full war strength, if
voluntary eulislmcnls are not suffi
cient. Increnso of the present nnlhnrii'.cd
war strength of Hie regular nnny nnd
National Guard by about, 25 per cent,
lo provide an armed force ut once
of nhout 1,0110,1111(1 men, by compul
sory service if voluntary recruiting
fails.
Increase by compulsory recruiting
in ineri'incnls lo about 2,0110,000 men
within Iwo years.
All new enlistments, it is planned,
shall be for the term of the war will
Germany.
L'so of the new officers' reserve
corps ill the additional units and
training purpose is planned.
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WASHINGTON, April .'..-China's
immediate interest, in tlio war policy
of the United Stales was shown to
day by n visit from Dr. V. K. Wel
lington Koo, Chinese minister here,
to Secretary Lansing lo soeuro in
formation for bis government,
China was the only nation to fol
low President Wilson's suggestion lo
sever relations with (iirmany anil is
understood now lo he considering fol
lowing this county in the further step,
SUNKBY U-BOAT!
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Steamer Sunk In
Mediterranean
Without Warning Crew Saved i
Briusn steamer uanaoian aiso r .
Sunk With 55 Americans Aboard I
Two Other U-Boat Victims.
WASHINGTON, April 5. Sinking
without warning of tho unarmed
American sleamer Missoitrian which
left Genoa April 4, with thirty-two
Americnns among her crew of fifty
three, was reported to the state de
partment today by Consul General
Wilbur at Genoa. The crew wits
saved.
Consul Wilbur's dispatch undated,
follows: -
"I'nurnied American steamer Mis
soitrian 4981 net tons, Master Wil
liam Lyons, built Sparrows Point,
Md., owners the Amerienn-Hawiian
ing master and officers, 32 Ameri-
cans, balance various nationalities,
suiting from Genoa April 4, bound
for United States, according to tele
grams just received from master,
sunk without warning. Tho telegram
wns as follows:
"Port Maurizio, fifth. Sunk with
out warning, crow saved. Leave for
Genoa 7 p. m. (Signed) Lyons." '
The Mlssourlan was a ship ot 7914
tons gross, 5077 tons net register.
Sho was built In 1904 at Sparrow
Point, Md., and was first named the
Missouri. For many years she was
ongaged in New York-Panama'trado,
being deslgnod chiefly for Panama
canal service and was transferred to
tho Atlantic trade shortly after the
beginning of the European war. She
was for a time In the service ot the
United States government, a haying
beon taken over as a transport short
ly after Cronoral Funston was sent
to Vera Cruz In 1914. -.T
No Warning Given.
NEW YORK, April 5. The Ameri
can s'camship Missourinn, owned by
tho Ameriean-Ilaiiian Steamship
line, left hero March 0 for Italian
ports. The ship wns unarmed and
carried on her outward voyage a gen
eral cargo. Sho wns commanded by
Cnplnin William Lyons nnd carried
a crew of 51 men, of whom 37 were
American citizens, according to the
shipping records hero.
HOSTON, April 5. Tho sinking of
the British stenmer Canadian, which
sailed from Boston March 24, was
reported in n message received today
from Queciistown by the Lcylnnd lino
from Dr. P. S. Hums, the ship sur
geon. The message stated that all of
Hie crew bad lauded except Captain
Ilulloek.
The Canadian, a vessel of 0301
tons, wns built at New Cnstlo in
1900. The. British consulate report
ed that she carried a. crew of 153
including 55 American horso tenders.
Two Other Victims.
WASHINGTON, April 5 Destruc
tion of tun moro vessels, one British
and one Norwcginn, with Americans
on board, was reported to tho stato
department today by Consul Lath
rop at Cardiff. The Norwegian steam
er llandvikgoole wns sunk by a nub
marine, believed to have been Ger
man, while Hie British steamer Lin
colnshire was sunk without any Hiib
marinc being seen. Crews of both
vessels wero in small boats for two
hours, in dangerous positions, before
being rescued. There wore no cas
ualties ill either ease.
KITCHEN VOTES i
AGIST WAR
WASHINGTON, April 5. Demo
cratic Leader Kltchin announced late
today that ho would speak and voto
against tho war resolution.
"I bate to do It, but" said Kltch.
In.
Kltchln'M defection from the admin
istration ranks Is not cxpoctod to em
barrass passago ot tho resolution. Al
though floor leader of tho president's
party III tho house, ho has opposed
practically all tho preparedness meas
ures. He supported the armed neu
trality bill. ,
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