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Forty-seventh Tear.
Daily Twelfth Yea r.
MEDFORD OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1917
NO. 32
MAIL iKIBXJN
MEDFORD
HINDENBUR6
TO RESCUE,
WEST FRONT
i-ritish, Although Facing Well Organ
ized Trench System, Continue to
Record Substantial Gains on West
Front. Germans Buoyed by False
Hope.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, April 28, (via London)
5 Associated Press.) Another attack
i was launched by the British this
i morning. The blow was struck on
the front between the Scarpe river
and Lens, on the ground over which
some of the most desperate fighting
has occurred since the British inaug
urated their offensive on Easter Mon
day. The struggle now in progress is
very bitter. The Germans, in antici
pation of another British effort, had
brought up reinforcements. Fresh
divisions have been identified by the
British.
In today's drive the British faced a
well organized trench system pro
tected by wire entanglements and
held by strong forces of Germans.
The artillery preparation which had
'been in progress for several days did
much damage to the defense works,
but there remained many troublesome
strong points between Roeux, just
nifrth of the Scarpe and Gavrelle.
Early Morning Prisoners.
North of Gavrelle satisfactory
progress was made so far as could
be Judged and early In the day pris
oners were being brought back. South
of this place the British got on to
ward Greenland hill, taking a trench
north of Monchy,
It is reported that the British have
occupied the town of Arleux and half
of Oppy, but furious German counter
attacks are developing and the situa
tion is one of surging changes. The
fiercest imaginable fighting is under
way for the wood west of Roeux.
The weather is favorable. The air
men are active.
Hindenburg to the Rescue.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, April 2S. There is an in
teresting report current here that
Field Marshal von Hindenburg came
the German positions opposite the
British lines on the Arras front, just
after the Easter Monday attack, and
was much wrought up over the condi
tions which he found there. The field
marshal. Is said to have been particu
larly annoyed by the German with
drawal from Lens, which then was
under way, commanded that it be
stopped and Issued orders that there
be no further retreat until he person
ally gave the word.
This statement seemed to coincide
..J-ith the sudden stiffening of German
resistance about Lens when It looked,
more than ten days ago, that the city
would be given up within a few hours.
The fires lighted in Lens two weeks
ago still are burning and it seems
there will be little left intact by the
time the Germans are finally driven
out.
Propaganda nt Front.
The British continued to take
many prisoners, all of whom continue
to profess an absolute faith that the
submarine warfare will bring victory
tc.45erman arms. Some of them also
are confident that Russia will make a
separate peace. It Is evident that the
German higher command is assldu
ously cultivating these ideas in order
to keep the morale of the troops. The
prisoners also appear to be convinced
that Field Marshal von Hindenburg
either la or was preparing a great of-
(Continued on page eight.)
ATTORNEY FIGKERT
- UNDER LABOR FIRE
SAX FRANTISCO, April 2S. The
San Francisco labor council has
adopted resolutions demanding the
suspension of District Attorney t
M. Fiekcrt from oft ice, pending an
investigation of his conduct as a pub
lie official in connection with the
prosecution of the bomh plot ea-es.
The labor council eharues that Fiek
crt "framed'' the case against Thos.
1, ilooaey.
FRENCH ACTIVE
N CHAMPAGNE
ANDST.QUENTIN
Over Twenty Thousand Prisoners
Taken, Together With Large Num
ber Cannon and Machine Guns
Germans in Great Stress in Face
of Violent Artillery Fire.
LONDON, April 28 Another
smashing drive by the British on the
French front was begun today nnd
General Haig reports . an advance
north of ilie Scarpe.
In the northern sector of the great
battlefield, the French are keeping
np a heavy nriillcry fire, south from
St. Qucniin, nil around the cure in
the line into lite Champagne.
The French seemingly have com
pleted the count of prisoners and
booty taken in the recent fighting on
these fronts. They captured 175 can
non of nil calibres, 412 machine guns
and 119 trench puns. The prisoners
total 20,780.
Busy on Verthm Front.
PARIS, April 28. Noon. Heavy
artillery fighting occurred last night
between St. Quentin and the Oise and
in the Champagne, the war office re
ports. On tiie Verdun front the French
raided German trenches and brought
back prisoner.
Since April 16 the French have
captured 175 ennnon of nil eaiibres,
-112 machine guns and 119 trench
mortnrs. The number of prisoners
has readied 20,780.
The statement follows:
Champagne Progress Reported.
"Between St. Quentin and the Oise
there was heavy nrlilelry fighting
during tiie niglit. Skirmishes occur
red south of St. Quentin. Near I.nf
faux tile enemy attempted, without
success, a surprise attack.
"In the Champagne the artillery
fighting was severe. After a violent
homtuirdment the Germans attacked
east of Auberivc, blu were thrown
back.
'On the left bank of the Meuse,
one of our detachments penetrated
tiie German lines in the sector of hill
.'J04 nnd broimht back prisoners.
'Since April 10, tiie French troops
have captured 175 cannon of all cal
ibres, 412 machine guns and 110
trench cannon. The total number of
prisoners has reached 20,780."
SOCIALISTS DENY
STRIKE THREATS
AMSTERDAM, April 28 The Ber-
line socialist newspaper Yoerwarts,
publishes a declaration of the gen
eral committee ot trades unions, as
serting timt the German working
classes will not cease work on May 1
and deploring the circulation of fly
sheet inciting the workers to a po
litical revolutionary strike on that
day.
These ily sheets, says the deela
ration, do not emanate from the so
cialist democratic party, but from
persons who have nothing in com
mon with the labor movement. I,
concludes:
"Strikes for purposes of political
demonstration arc at present irre
sponsible and must be sharply con
demned. '
NO LIQUOR TO BE SOLD
TO CONGRESSMEN, EITHER
4
WASHINGTON, April 28.
Ily a vote of 45 to 43 tthe sen- 4
ate adopted an amendment by
Senator Underwood to make it
unlawful to sell or give liquor
to any member of congress. He
contended that there should be
no discrimination and that con-
" grcssmen should come in the
" same category as soldiers,
Bank Reserve Reduced,
NEW YOltK, April SR. The state
ment of the actual condition of clear-
'ing house banks and trust companies
for the week shows that they hold
$1 1 1,642,220 reserve in excess of
legal requirements. This is a de
crease of I C , 2 0 C , S s 0 from last week.
GRAIN ONLY FOR
FOOD, DECLARED
COL ROOSEVELT
Colonel Makes Aggressive Speech at
Chicago, in Which an Army for
European War Front Under Stars
and Stripes is Asked Strike
Hard Blow Now.
CHICAGO, April 28 Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, after an enthus
iastic reception here today, deliver
ed his first war speech at noon at
a luncheon given by the Chicago
branch of the National Seetirity lea
gue. Tonight he will deliver his prin
cipal address at the stock yards am
pitheater, which seats 13,000 ier
sons. In his luncheon address Colonel
Roosevelt urged that the use of grain
for the manufacture of alcoholic
drinks be prohibited for the period of
the war. He urged obligatory mili
tary training, the expansion niul im
provement of the navy nnd asserted
that an expeditionary force should
be sent to France at once. Present
eonseription plans, he said, would de
ny service to many men who wished
to volunteer.
Grain Only for Food.
"The world is facing a shortage of
food," declared Colonel Roosevelt.
"Soon we in this country shall face
a shortage of food. Therefore, let us
use all the grain we have for food
and not for intoxicants. Now that the
wnr is on, let us forbid any grain
or corn being manufactured into in
toxicating liquors. Let the govern
ment help the farmer by mobilizing
labor, if necessary, and tell our young
men that it is a ease of farm and
arm.
"During the lust two wars and a
half of peace we have been foolish
enough not to prepare for war; and
now that we are ut war, let us avoid
the further follies of failure to pre
pare for the great tasks of pence.
We need thorough going military pre
paredness. It must be based on thor
ough going eeonomio preparedness.
Both alike must be based upon eco
nomic preparedness. Both alike
nist be based upon spiritual prepar
edness, the making ready of the na
tional soul.
Sin Against Children.
"As yet our people are not waked
up to the vast significance of thi
war. This is because that, nt the
moment, we are safe behind the Brit
ish fleet. We cannot afford to owe
an ignoble safety to the British fleet
or to risk our national future upon
the ehanco of some other nation
showing more foresight nnd efficien
cy than we are willing to show. W
sin against our children if we fail
to prepare our whole mttionn
strength forthe protection of the re
public.
"We Americans are nt war. Now
let ns fight. I,et ns make it a real
war, not a dollar war. Let us show
that we have the manhood to pay with
our own bodies, and not merely to
hire other men to pay with their hod
ics. Let us fight nt once. Let lis
put the flag nt the front now, at the
earliest moment, nnd not merely an
nounce that wo nrc going to fight a
year or two hence.
Safety Ilciiianils Itlg Army Dili.
"I most earnestly nnd heartily
stand by the projiosal of the presi
dent to raise an army on the prm
ciple of universal obligatory military
training and military service, de
manded ns a right, not as a favor,
from all the young men of the coun
try capable of hearing amis. This
is the principle I long have advo
cated with nil fervor of convict ion.
It is the only really ilcniocratie priii
ciple on which permanently to shape
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
HNS UNDER
CLOSE ESPlONAGt
AM8TKRDAM, April 2S, (via Lon
don, 11:25 a. m.) A Vlenno dis
patch auya that all Americana who
desire to leave the monarchy may
travel to Switzerland up to four
weeks from the date of tho rupture
of relation, May . After that date
no Americans will be allowed to leave
but those remaining will not bo In-
' Uracil, unless they committ of feosai.
SUBMARINE BUSTER.
1 4m
Obtain Krnory lUee, vefertm nvi
tiie AmeHeaa litter Mo8gll, funnel
y a the Has laiicfs-IfB8lcoii-rtm
for ti Fucifie Mail Steamship
company.
PERIS F000
SITUATION PLAN
URGED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 28. George
W. Perkins of New York, urged tho
senate agriculture committee today to
press immediate action on the food
situation. He recommended a mini
mum price of $1.50 for wheat; $1 for
corn; $6 for beans and $1 for pota
toes nt the nearest point of delivery
and also tho assurance to the farmer
ot labor and co-operation to permit
distribution on a larger scale.
Sir. Perkins also denounced food
speculators and predicted rioting In
New York, if some action Is not taken
soon.
PEAGE AS BROPOSED
1 UNITED STATES
PETROGlf AD, April 27, (via Lon
don, April 2.) Minister of Justice
Kerensky told a representative of the
Associated Press today that, not only
the army Is better prepared and more
willing to fight than before the revo
lution, but that the factories are put
ting out mere ammunition than at
any previous stage of the war.
Regarding peace the minister gald:
'Russia wants peace on the terms
proposed by President Wilson. Tht
revolution and the entrance of the
United States Into the war have some
what changed the objects for which
we are fighting. We want peace re
stored without annexation or indem
nity and favor a conference with the
allies to determine how this can be
attained."
Gruesome Find in River.
PORTLAND, Or.-., April J8. A
map's body was picked tip from the
bottom of the Wiitaroetle river here
today by the suction dredge Portland
ami pumped through ;i8t!t) feet of
UIMtirh pipe onto a field on the shore.
The remains west" hmlly iieeomMs
ed ami mutilated and could ont tie
identified.
Mrs. Dunn Known in Seattle.
y.ATTLB, April 28 Sirs. Alice
Ihinii, who was murdered in St. Paul
Wednesday night, came to Seattle six
weeks ago from Hillings', Montana,
with her sister, XIis Mcquillan. Mrs,
plum sought employment us n ste
nographer, hut was unsuccessful. The
sisters left Seattle April J.
Woman Charned With Murder.
PORTLAND, tire, April 2H. Mrs.
Ida Morris, wim conducted the New
Ross hotel here until It was burned
recently, das indicted by the county
sarin jury today for the murder of
three men who lot their lives In the
fire, it was charged she set fire to
the building to obtain the Insurance
Carrania's Friendly Anxiety.
MKXICO CITY, April ZH. News
papers today print expressions from
ticneral Carranxa reiterating his dec
laration of Mexican neutrality and bis
assertion that he will do everything
possible to maintain that neutrality.
ADiVliNlSTRAT
WAR ARMY DHL
SURE TO PASS
Thunderous Applause Greeted Ma
jority of Two to One When
Volunteer Amendments Stricken
From Measure Heated Debate in
Senate on Bili.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Ad
ministration forces overthrew op
ponents of the administrative selec
tive conscription bill in the house on
the first vote today and struck the
volunteer amendments from the meas
ure.
The vote came on an amendment by
Representative Kalnt, who has led the
fight for the administration bill,
moving to strike out the volunteer
amendments inserted by majority of
the military committee against the
protests of the president and the
army war college. It assured the
passage of the bill as draws by ihe
army experts.
The vote to sustain the provisions
of ihe administration bill was 279
to 98.
Thunderous Applause,
The volunteer sponsors were as
tounded at the tremendous strength
developed by the administration forc
es. When the members lined up to
pass the tellers it looked almost as
if the whole house was about to vote
for conscription. Chairman Pent, of
the military committee, heading the
volunteer forces, finally gave np
counting the votes. Miss Rankin, the
Montana member, voted for the "vol
unteer amendments, as did Speaker
I'lark ami Chairman Pnggeft of the
naval committee. Republican Lend
er Maim voted for conscription. Dem-j
oeratie l-euiier Julelmi, busy wish
revenue legislation, did nut vote.
When Representative Saunders of
Virginia, presiding, ntmonneeit the
Knhn amendment had carried 279 to
S8, there was thunderous applause
from the floor and the crowded gal
leries. 1
Xew I,if in Trenches.
Debate in the senate fIy was
begun by Senator Harding of Ohio,
in support of the administration hill
and also his amendment to permit
Colonel Roosevelt to raise four di
visions of volunteers for immediate
service abroad.
Senator iiardhig said the amend
ment was not to lie construe as in
imical to the genera! , eonseription,
which he- endorsed.
"It does not under estimate the im
pressiveness of out deliberate prep
aration for an army of a million men,"
he said, "while laying the foundation
for ten million more, if need be, to
sny taht an immediate foree of Am
erican volunteers would put new life
in every allied trench and a new glow
in every allied 'eamp fire on every
battlefront in Kurope.
KndorseH Koosevelt Plan.
Senators Curtis, republican, of
Kansas, and Smith, republican, of
Michigan, also endorsed the Roose
velt plan. Senator Lodge soke at
length in its favor. "I can see no
reason why men over 25, who ear
nestly desire to fight for their coun
try in France, if physically fit, should
not be permitted to offer their lives
if they want to. It eattont injure
the principle of universal compul
sory service,' said Senator Lodge,
Senator Stone of Missouri suggest
ed that former (lovcmor Suixer of
NVw York should also raise a divis
ion.
"If any man by his own ersmiitl
influence or weight in his eotmiimtity
ean raise a division under this Brtiemt-
(Contlnucd on Pago Eight.)
CHILD MiDER PLOT
WOLVES IHE Mill
' KKATTI.K, April 2H.- Mrs. .I..
Van Jlevcrs and .Mrs, Ihdiy Morris,
of Seattle, testified today til the trial
if Stewart A, Hewitt, accused of
murdering bis four children nt Ah
burn, Wn-hmgton, Jitmmry 27, last,
that they had observed a pronounced
spittl of ntTeetinn on the part of the
incensed fattier ot his children, it.
W. Hopkins, of Auburn, and William
.1. Whitney and W. J. IS.-if of Kten-U,
(testified that HevMtt aiwavs bore a
i good reputation. Court adjourned
until Monduy.
LIQUOR TALE
SENATE SO
Some Amendments to Army Liquor
Btll Clause Include Ail Branches
ef Governmental Personnel
Sramfegee Restriction Too Sweep
ing and Was Lost, 54 to 3d.
W1ASHEKGTOX, April 2S. By a
vote of 45 to 43 the senate today
adopted an amendment by Senaftsr
Underwood to ma&e She prohibition
agaiast possessihg liquor apply to any
member ef congress white in the pres
ence of troops.
A sishsttlute amendment by Sena
tor Harding authorized the president
to make regateUona regarding Bale of
Uiliior to the armed forces and pro
liiMUag tls sale at amy posts and
taiatog camps, was adopted 51 to 33.
It also prohibits sale to members of
the army while in uniform only and
take the place of all the other pro
hthittoa auieadmests previously
adopted.
After Senator Underwood's amend
ment waa adopted. Senator Plttman
offered aa aatendntent to Include tho
prohibition to "any othe roffieer, em
ploye or representative of the gov
eminent," Kroml Amendment Lest,
Senator Rrandegee, Republican of
Citttneettcut, proposed that the dry
restrictions be extended to alt mem
bers ot the exeentlye and judiciary
departmeBts, saying:
"S tltlttfe government activities
ought to be administered wlthaut dis
crimination, 5w that the senate has
seen fit to erect a palladium over our
heads against the powers which we
aro supposed to be too feeble to re
sist. It should be extended to all other
officials who have to do wfth prose
cuting the war,'
The smesdJnent was beaten 5-t to
SO,
The senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Hitchcock raising the mln
Imiim age for conscription from 19 to
2t, The vote was viva voce.
1! APPLY FOR
ADMISSION TO
TRAINING CAMPS
WASHINGTON, April 2S. Over-
whelnied wfth applications for admis
sion to the officers' training camps,
the war department announced today
the postponement of the opening of
the eamps for one week, "In order to
enable a more careful selection to be
made of the limited number that can
be accommodated,"
The camps were to have bees op
cfief! Slay 8 to all applicants, but, un
der the (tew ruling, the list of citizens
to be admitted will be published on
that date instead ef those name being
required to reisort for duty not later
than May 14,
AH reserve officers ot Infantry,
cavairy, field arlillery and coast ar
tillery will he ordered tuto active
service at once to report to training
camps as may be designated by de
partment commanders.
IRRIGATION WATER
TO GARDEN FOOD AREAS
-
SAX KftAXCISCO, April 28.
" The Cttltfuraiti Kttiio Ituilniud
commission today millioned "
all piildic iilility water 'com-
tfifnics iitCn!itrnia to deliver
their iirptus water free or at re-
disced rates for lite irrigation of
ttihlitioimi lands to raise food "
gcltev.
Wheat Prices Soar.
CHM'AOO, Apt! 28.--High price
record suia-hiiig emtmoed today in
ihe ftlicat nmrhet, Heaing tradi
-tmsved a maxiimim lamp of 12 -,c
!f-hei, Jsilv ptoms opiums loju-him:
ftzniff-i -2,!j to 2.2li
at yesterday' finish, M went It
f'i.T.'i, u rise of ,V iimne ye-tefduCs
topmost price.
SILK FLA
DIERSST
Farewell Reception far Company
Seven Arouses Patriotic Demon
stration at the Bat Feast sf
Good Things Precedes All Bed
ford Helps to Honor Volunteers,
Patriotic and sottt-stirring was fie
farewell reeepfioa gives fey Medferd
to the Seventh company, C. A, C, at
the nafatorimn lust night, attd ever
will lite nnnsnal eeeasiea fee remem
bered by the 3,500 eiilhased, Mood
titurlitnr persons preserf.
And ever sweet and preeEotts m
memory will it remBBi with Medfard's
volunteer soldiers, sad the other sol
diers of Oregon present. Use pres
entation of that flag beastiM silk
emblem on behalf, of the Greater
Medford ciah.
Kats. Music and Ooratory,
Those bountiful eats earlier is
the eventnsr-am, yam, attd idea
sonef That inspiring mstste, those
stirrimr sjieeches, the daaeing and
those pretty fiirfs.
Honest, altogether it jtist made s
volunteer soldier feet ttke getttog oat
qmt'fe and ticfemir someone, but pref
erably en enemy, just to get rid; of
pent np emotion and ettthiEsiasm.
The steniih of the densotistrjttioB
was reached when Mrs. SeMeffdm,
president of the Greater Medio, r4
efiih, in presenting the silk flag to
the company, remarked is part to
Cajrf. A. J. Vance:
This flttjt is a tokes ot oar es
teem. We present it to you for ait
it represents liberty, hoaar, Jsjstsee,
charity and brotherly fove. We kaew
that you'll return it ttitsitllteil.,f
Immediately eame a wave of
iiiiiaust nnd cheers. Hie en
thused members ot the Seveatfc sost
imny and Company I, Wooditara,
Third Orepon infantry, jassped to
their feet, followed by the asdiesee,
"Three cheers for the Greater Med
ford elnb," fdURded Sergeant Ted
lltll. RoyiiHy were they givess, ssd
a iiper, loo.
A iliarmiuj? Feature,
Then onto the stage mare-hed: 12
atris garbed in silk flagRimr dresses
to represent the 12 original states,
with Miss (ieriihtitte Thews, garbed
as OoSniiiiis, in front. It was s
pretty tahleattx.
Miss Tlieiss sang Ths Star
Spanelcd Manner" and the Kg as
semblage, keyed np with smotioB,
joined in.
As the girls am! Columbia tfcea
mnrehed off tiie stuee Root's or
chestra struck up "Ksse,w agais
firinif the soldiers and andteaee to
ireiteru! applause nnd hnmielnppmg to
the tune of the music.
When the commotion had sahsidest
('apt, Vance, rcplving to Mrs. Sehief
fclm's prescntntiiis liddress, said is
part as follows;
Will I i.-fend tasiiptta,
"The Seventh eom(Hitiy will defend
(his beautiful flag anywhere and
everywhere even to foreign stores,
if necessary. If we come back that
flits will come hack with as shot
ridden, maybe, but with hoaor,
Oreat applause,)
The to senior sergeants of the
Scv cut H company were then eaBed to
the stitee nnd given eharge at the
flasr by Captain Vanes with tha ad-
(Conltnaeil es Pags E!gat,
THREATENED TIE-UP
DAT THE
SAX FHAXCISCO, April iS, Con
ferences which may result fa avert
ing a threisiened ile-up of ferryfeoat
traffic of the Southern Psetfte and
i.Vorthwestern Pacific companies es
San Kraticistro hay tonight, by resig
nation of deek and engtns reora offi
cers, were fn semdon at the offteM at
!oth companies here today. CoBsastt
toes repreiienttim the mett met wttfc
President W, S, I'atmer. sf the North
western Pacific, early today. Presi
dent William Sprottte, f Use Sotrtit
era Pacific, railed s meeting sf esat
patiy officials. It u understood
that no invitation to attend bad heea
Mnt to the men. whs are asklas as
arrangements ef working hoars.
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