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Forty-Bftventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Yoar.
MEDFORD OREGON", SATURDAY. MAY 12. 1917.
NO. 44
SENATE REJECTS HOUSEVOTESTO
CHINESE IN BUSH UNIFORMS ON WAY 10 FRONT BOARD OF TRADE 'ENTIRE VALLEY
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CLAUSE IN BILL
TO RAISE FORCE
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GREAT PARADE
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P .MEDFORD
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BRITISH STRIKE
ELLING BLOWS
PRESS CENSOR
PERI TEDDY
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REPRESENTED IN
AT BULLEC13URT
IN MAY WHEA
Further Successful Thrusts Made
Through Hindenhurg Line by Haig's
Troops French Keep Up Destruc
tive Artillery Fire Germans
Claim Attacks Repulsed.
TONDOX, Mny -12. The British
advance 1ms framed and consolidated
the positions along the rotid both
..J cast and west of llullecourt which
"must he virliinlly surrounded, says
a Renter dispatch from British
heud(iiarters in France.
Telling blows were struck by the
British at the Hindenburg line last
night and early today.
Near Bulleconrt where the main
Ilindcnburg line lias been pierced, a
further .successful thrust was made
by General Haig's troops. This was
pushed home and the objective gain
ed despite the desperate efforts which
have been made during the last few
days to compel the British to relax
their unceasing pressure upon this
vital spot.
On the Aisne and Champagne fronts
the French are keeping up a destruc
tive artillery fire and harrying the
Germans by outpost attacks. Less
energy' is being displayed by the Ger
man artillery along (be line held by
the Ift-ench, the only exception being
the Verdun region.
British Official licpoi't,
LONDON", May 12 British troops
attacking the 1 lindcnburg line have
gained their objectives and taken
some hundreds of prisoners, the war
office announced today.
The British attacked near Bulle
conrt, on both sides of the Arrns
Cambrai road and north of the Scarpe
river last night and early this morn
ing." French Official Report.
PARIS, Mny 12. Unusual heavy
artillery fighting took place last
night on the Verdun front near Avo
court, today's official statement f-ays.
French patrols penetrated the Ger
man lines at several points in Al
sace nnd near Besonvaux.
German Official Report.
BERLIN, May 12. German troops
operating in the Cerny region on the
Aisne front forced the French back
yo'rday at Bovcllo ridge, says to
days war office statement.
Fifteen French nnd British air
planes were brought down on the
western front during the day, it was
announced.
Fighting developed today between
Achievellc and Queant on the Arras
battle front, the' statement reports.
the British, it is declared, were re
pulsed, in attacks made last night.
The fighting is continuing at the
Roeux railway station.
GENERAL ATTACK
ON WAR TAX BILL
WASHINGTON, Mav 12.--The
gernl attack on the wnr tax bil
continued today before the senate fin
mice committee.
Taxation of parcel jxtst package:
was advocated bv J'cprcfcn-iitivps of
railroad nnd express companies who
contended it would be' only fair to
tax packages sent by parcel post
which competes with the express com
panics.
The cent a pound tux nnd higher
duty oh eoffe was assailed by Frank
H. Seclyc, of Chicago, president of
the National Coffee Boasters' asso
iation. lie suggested ft two
cent tax instead nnd declared many
retailers, sncli as mail order hous
es ami cnain stores, would escape
the proposed tax. Lower retail cof
fee prices because of n prospective
large crop, probably the gnate-t in
the world s history, was predicted by
receive.
Representing interurluin elect rh
roads, Arthur W. Brady of Andcison
Ind., said the proposed taxes dis
criminate in favor of nuloniobih
lines having established routes com
peting with, electric roads.
By Majority of One Administration
Hard Fought Newspaper Censor
ship Section Eliminated From Es
pionage Bill National Prohibition
Debated as Clause Same Measure
WASHINGTON, May 12. An
intendment to the administration es
pionage bill forbidding the sale of in
toxicating liipior of any kind as a
beverage during the war was beaten
by the senate tonight, 47 to 25.
WASHINGTON, May 12. By a
majority of "one vote the senate to
day entirely eliminated the adminis
tration1 hard fought newspaper cen
sorship section from the espionage
bill and then by an overwhelming
vote defeated an attempt to reinsert
(he section in a different form.
This action, if permitted to stand
on filial passage of the bill, leaves
the house on record in favor of cen
sorship and the senate against it and
probably will throw the question into
a conference committee for settle
ment where the full force of the ad
ministration will be exerted to put a
censorship through in some form.
Up to Conference.
Without a record vote the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
Reed to make the whole hill effective
only for the duration of the war.
''Within one year" said Senator
Cummins in offering his prohibition
amendment, "if we may believe the
people who arc the best informed, the
people of this'eountry nnd the coun
tries with which it is allied, will be
starving. They may have enough to
sustain life, but they will not have
enough to sustain the strength to
make them a- vigorous fighting force,
lather we will have t do without
booze or we will have to do without
bread. I am in favor of doing with
out booze."
'Between revenue and food," said
Senator Cummins, "there can be only
one choice. We should not hesitate
for a single minute."
lleliato Inhibition.
Senator Ballinger, the republican
leader, said he was in favor of the
prohibition amendment nnd quoted
from statistics to show that seven
billions pounds of food were used an
nually in the manufacture of liquor.
'If that is true," said he, "it n
nothing short of a crime for the Unit
d States to set idly by nnd allow
the enormous consumption of the food
supply into the manufacture of liquor
which is injurious to the people.
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LONDON, May 12. Tho Daily
Telegraph's parliamentary lobby cor
respondent says, that owing to the
recent unfavorable turn In Irish af
fairs, several leading members of the
nationalist party aro threatening to
resign their Boats in the house of
commons.
According to the Times, the South
Longford election. In which a Sinn
Feiner won the seat, has not altered
ilm envernmcnt's determination to
submit to parliament proposals of an
Irish settlement, but that thero Is
little doubt that it will causo the min
isters to modify their views on the
pracTicabillty of country option or
any similar form of partition. The
nationalist members, says the Times, ,
do not conceal anxiety over their fu
turo position and already arc talking
of desperato measures. An Influen
tial section is prepared to advise the
party, if the glvernment proposals
concerning their view aro fair and
practicable, to resign In a body and
appeal to their constituencies for a
mandate to accept. the proposals.
They feel, the Times adds, that
after two Sinn Fein victories, they
have not the necessary authority to
bind the Catholic parly of Ireland to
and fundamental chauge.
After Stormy Debate, Conferees on
Army Bill Instructed to Restore
Senate Amendment Permitting
Roosevelt to Lead Division to
France Put Up to President.
WASHINGTON, May 12. By a vote
of 215 to 178 the house today after
a stormy debate voted to instruct Its
conferees on the army bill to restore
the senate amendment to permit Col
onel Roosevelt to lead a division to
France.
The house vote had a double signi
ficance, Indicating that the hard
fought amendment will stay in the
bill because It directed the conferees
to accept the provision exactly as
voted in by the senate.
In view of the fact that It carried
by a heavy majority Including demo
crats In the senate, there seemed no
doubt that It would be come part of
the new law.
Puts It Up to Wilson.
It is by no means certain, however,
that Colonel Roosevelt will lead his
division to France under Its terins
because the amendment does not di
rect the president to accept the divi
sion; 1t merely authorizes the call.
All the weight of tho president's
expert advices is against it.
During tho course of the debate
Representative Anthony declared that
it would be impossible to meet the
request, he believed Marshal Joffre
had made of the war department for
troops Immediately, unless resort was
had "to the Borvices of 100,000 patri
otic Americans who were ready to en
list under the banner of the one great
American competent to lead such an
army."
'Joffro," he said, "has told the war
department, and we Know It to be a
fact despite the expurgation of his
statements, that a force of volunteers
could'be raised here and with one or
two months training in this country
could be sent abroad and that after
four months of training In Europe
they could bo trained and sent into
tho trenches."
Party Is Split.
Neither party was solidly aligned in
the vote but most of the strength
came from the republicans.
Speaker Clark directed that his
vote be recorded against the amend
ment. Democratic Leader Kitchin
and Republican Leader Mann voted
against it. Representative Rankin of
Montana, was among those voting for
it.
WASHINGTON, May 12. The gov
ernment today demonstrated Its de
termination not to tolerate labor dis
turbances which would disrupt war
preparations by persundlng central
Pennsylvania coal miners and oper
ators to reach an agreement to avoid
tho striko of 75,0(10 miners threat
ened for next Tuesday. Representa
tives of tho workmen and employers,
after a conference last night with
Sccrotary Wilson and officials of the
federation of labor, today went to
work on a settlement. Though details
had not been arranged, an announce
ment was mndo that there would be
no strike. This was the first big
threatened strike seriously affiwtlng
war activity, through Rtipply of fuel
coal for railroad industries, to be set
tled under government pressure since
the war began.
NEUTRALS TOLD TO
MILAN', May 12. The Swiss gov
eminent has informed I'.erlin, necord
imr to the l orriere llclla Sera thai
the recent commercial agreement be
tween Switzerland and (icrmany can
not be curried out because of the re--Huding
f tran.-Htrlatinn contracts
by all American steam-hip companies
with Switzerland, Holland and the
Scandinavian feUtes.
2,."0O Chinese coolies, garbed in
Vnneoiitioi', II. O., for transshipment
AS COOLIE LABOR?
SEATTLE, Mny 12. Is China,
under the guise of sending coolie
labor to dig trenches in France, muss
ing an army of well-trained soldiery (
with the allies before formally de
claring war wilh Germany?
Certain it is that thousands of
Chinese, in British uniform, are to
day on their way to (he European
battle front.
Twenty-five hundred recently pass
ed through Vancouver, B. C, and
across Canada to the Atlantic sea
hoard. At least 100,000 more, nil in uni
form, are said to be concentrated at
Oriental ports awaiting shipment.
"Coolie" contingents are also go
ing into Europe t by various other
routes.
This information was brought here
hy M. II. Crawlord who recently nr
lived from Hong Kong on the same
transport that carried the 12.")00 Chin
esc to Vancouver.
Ostensibly these coolies arc to be
used by the allies only to dig trench
cs and build roads in France.
Crawford staled,, however, thai
they are well trained in the manual
of iinns and seem to be picked men
This gives rise to the surmise thai
Chinese soldiers a re being mussed
to fight with the British, ponding
China s eventual decision as to nc
tive warfare against the kaiser, dip
lomatic rdalions having been severed
some time ago.
Even if used only for purposes of
"digging in,'' the Celestials will la
under fire considerably, and for that
reason, it is explained, only the piek
of China's millions is being mobiliz
ed.
They nre paid -1X2 "en-h" per day,
equivalent to 1") cenls in our money.
This is so far above the usual coolie
scale of wages at home that there is
no dilTienlty in getting volunteers
T
FOR ALL ALLIES
WASHINGTON, May 1 2. Admin
istration officials today gavo serious
consideration to plans being formu
lated for establishment of an Inter
national purchasing agency to elim
inate! competition among allied na
tions to whom ttio United States Is
loaning money, In purchase of Ameri
can markets. Great Britain. Franca
and Italy already have agreed lo siieh
an arrangement, It is said and the
other nations nre expected lo enter It.
Tho United States would not necessar
ily have to buy through tho common
agency, however.
British uniform, dlscmliarkliiK
to Ktironenn liattelficlds.
ut
WAR TO CEMENT
TOKIO, May 12. The inaugural
dinner of the new American-Japanese
society was attended today by 300
members, among whom wero ninny of
the most prominent then m public life.
Viscount Kaneko, former minister of
justice, presided ;tnd tho principal
speech was delivered by Huron Goto,
former minister of communications,
who said:
"There are few questions of such
vital moment to the welfare of man
kind as the relations of Japan nnd
the United States. The era of the
racifio promises to surpass that of
the Mediterranean or tho Atalantic,
All the forces of tho east and west
will meet. Will they unite or clnsht
I believe it lies in the power of the
I'niled States and Japan to answer
that tptestion, on which the future
happiness nnd progress of tho world
will depend.
''For this reason the relations be
tuccn Japan and the United Stales
are of supreme importance. With the
awful responsibility Ihcv owe lo man
kind, will Japan and the United Stales
work baud in hand or will they turn
their backs on each olherf I hope
the two nations will find principles
on which to base abiding relations of
mutual trust and confidence."
I'ri'inicr Teraiicbi said that Japan
'and the United States bad never, in
I lie history oltlicir intercourse, come
to such a path as to endanger cordial
relationship. He continued :
"Hy purlicipalion of the United
Slates in the war our interests are
slreiiL'thcned by u community of in
tercet. We arc on the eve of joining'
our resources in chastising a common
and obdurate foe in Ihc cause
world peace. The friendly relations
of, Ihc I wo count ries should be
mcnted more strongly than ever by
the combined efforts of both govern
incuts and peoples.'
TO SELECTIVE DRAF
WW Sill NOT X, M a y 1 '. - T
million men in the t'nited Slates will
be suhjeet to the selective coiiscrip
tion on -inly 1, within Itiv ages agrcei
upon in the runfereiice report on Ih
tar n rm v bill Hirector Wooers of the
census humnt announced today. Tin
number of men between the ages of
'J! and M0 inclusive, represents very
nearly ten percent of the total esti
mated population of between 101,
iimi.niui nnd lit 1.0011,000.
The number of available as esti
mated by the census bureau for state
in the west follows; Washington 217,
100 ; Oregon 108,100; Montana 7'1,
MOO; California 30-U0U; Idaho 01,
bOO.
Settlement Price of $3.18 a Bushel
Fixed and May Wheat Wiped From
Beard as Speculative Option to
Prevent Crash Caused by Short
Selling Prevents Price of $10.
CHICAGO, Mny 12. The decision
of tho board of trade, of Chicago to
terminate trading in May wheat and
the fixing of the price of that option
at $3.18 by n committed which met
this morning-, had practically no ef
fect on speculation.
For weeks business in the Mny had
been comparatively slight and what
there was simply accrued to the more
distant futures when trading- was re
sumed today nnd after hesitating nt
tho opening- with prices slightly under
yesterday's close, July wheat shot up
l")c nnd September .11 1-2 cents lrom
tho early bottom.
Sfiecuuition Continues.
Tho action of the bourd in no way
applied to those options nnd t radio;
them was nclive. July sold to
$2.01 nnd September lo $2.28 1-2,
In effect Ihc fixing of the May price
was to save shorts from further loss
es and to prevent tho longs, among
them represcntntives of tho nllicd
groups, from obtaining further prof
its, j he settlement paid, however,
permits of handsome gains on wheat
bought even two weeks ago.
The resolutions of the board refers
lo the action of the directors ns a
"patriotic' duly," and remarks that
further trading in May might "unduly
slimiilato prices." J hero was no
promise in the resolutions thnt the
Mny situation would not bo repeated
in July or even September.
The resolutions adopted by the
board rend:
"There is eompnrnlively little
wheat in Chicago or territory con-
tributary thereto and available for
delivery on May contracts.
Stimulates lliiying.
The statement was to have stim
ulated 'some buying. The operations
of agents for the allies wcru not re
ferred to ns 'speculation" as they
are known to huvo been buying fu
tures with tho idea of taking thu ac
tual grain when delivery day arrived,
but the subject is mentioned in the
preamble in tho following words:
"llcpresenlntives of foreign gov
ernments, millers nnd others are not
now trailing upon the exchange in
wheat for Stay delivery."
L STREET
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
BRITISH VISITOR
NEW YOltK, May 1 2. America's
most distinguished leaders of Indus
try, commerco and flnanco today paid
high honor to Arthur .1. Ilnirour, llri
tlsh secretary of state, for foreign af
fairs, and members of the war nils
slon visiting this city, nt a reception
and luncheon at tho chamber of com
merco. It was perhaps tho most notablo
gathering of Its kind Hint has ever
oxtondod greetings to foreign guests
In tho nation's metropolis.
Men whoso names stand out in tho
Industrial life of the United States -manufacturers,
bankers, shippers.
merchants Joined in uproarous ac
clamation of tho llrlllsh statesman.
Mr. Ilalfour In bis speech said his
life's dream bad been a hope that
"tho union between tho KiikIIkIi
Hpenklng, freedom-loving branches of
tho human race would ho drawn far
closer than In tho past," and added:
"There will be a bond between our
pnoplo which nothing will ever bo
able lo shake, and which, I believe to
bo tho securest guarantee for the fu
ture pence and freedom of the world,"
Local Rains for Coming Week.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Weather
predictions for the week tienlnnliiK
Sunday, May 13, Issued today follow:
ll'aclflc states: Temperature will
avei-agp close to normal. Generally
fair In California and overeaRt wllh
occasional local rains In Washington
and Orcson.
Patriotic Parade on Wednesday to
be Biggest Turnout of Year Ash
land and Other Cities to Cooper
ate In "Do Our Bit" Demonstra
tionLodges to Participate.
It now seems probable thnt Med
ford has never seen and will not see
again until the Icrnnnution of the
present grent war, such tin inspiring
pageant ns will be shown in the enor
mous pntriotiu pnrado tho "Do Our
Hit" parade which is to occur next
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Previous to the proclamation of
May Kith ns n patriotic day by Mayor
C. 10. dates, eou)lcd with the an
nounced determination of the Med-
ford Merchants' association to close
the Medford stores during the hours
of ten to twelve o'clock, the groat
majority of tho military, business,
fraternal, social and women's organ
izations in Medford had slated that
they intended to participate in tho
big patriotic demonstration to the
limit of Hl'c(r membership. ' Tl'oso
two announcements however appear
ed to have given an added patriotic
impulse lo the movement nnd the few
remaining local organizations which
bad not previously nnnouncod their
active support fell into lino and out
of town organizations began to ex
press engeniess to swell tho ranks of
what now begins to look liko a great
southern Oregon rnther than a purely
Medford demonstration.
Tho Micdl'ord Elks unanimously
voted to lino up in a body nnd are
simply awaiting the undoubted au
thorization of the grand exalted ruler
to participate, and tho local mer
chants' organization hnvo announced
nnd aro planning to 'do their, bit"
with a large contingent in lino. The
Spanish War veterans of the vicinity,
though lucking n definite- organiza
tion, nre rallying to tho colors under
the leadership of Judge K. E. Kelly
and Dr. K. II. Porter nnd eligible vet
erans nre urged to coinmiinicato with
I hem.
Ashlnnd Also Present.
Ashland furnished a pleasant sur
prise ti the plans of tho committco
in charge by announcing today thru
Lieutenant Spencer of tho First com
pnny, Const Artillery corps, that thnt
body would be present bcuded by tho
excellent Ashlnnd hand, nnd ladies
of tho Ashlnnd Auxiliary American
lied Cross enlhiisinsticully announced
their determination lo be fully repre
sented. Other announcements of
Ashhind's further support of the pa
triotic event nro momentnrily expect
ed ns much interest is being express
ed in infliientinl cpuirters,
Ccnlral Point nlso will bo repre
sented at least hy its baud, nnd the
Homo (luard orgauiznlion of Table
Hoek will be on liniid with its full
membership, nil nrmed to tho tcetth.
Thnt Oovernnr Witbycombo of Ore
gon, Governor Lister of Washington,
and the Oregon State Highway Com
mission will review n grent throng
when they take their places ut tho
reviewing point is assured.
liiiwton Timido Marshal.
J. W. lauvlon, Medford fire chief,
has accepted the position of marshal
of the parade and his pnst exper
ience ussiircs n prompt start and or
derly running off of 1 lie big event.
A police order closing Main street to
automobiles during the pnrado will
assure spectators of the best possi
ble view of nil features of tho pag
eant. Any information required hy out
lying organizations which may wish
(Continued or Pago Five.)
BOOKKEEPERS DIE
WASHINGTON, May 12. Doolt
keeper and office assistants die
youngest and fur mors dlo oldest, ac
cording to a bureau of labor statis
tics report Issued today. Tho avoraga
bko of death among bookkeepers and
clerks was .10 years, and among farm
ers n 8 years.
Tuberculosis caused 35 por cent ot
tho deaths of the clerks and heart dla
easo was responsible for tho largost
number ot armors deaths, 10 per
cent, i