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MEDFORD OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 19. 1917.
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Largest Appropriation Bill in Ameri
can History, Carrying $3,342,300,-
,, 000, Including $750,000,000 for
American Merchant Ships, Passed
by Senate by Viva Voce Vote
Chief Opposition Comes From Re
publicans Who Dislike Its Terms.
WASHINGTON, May 1!). The lar
gest appropriation bill in American
history the war budget measure car
rying $3,342,300,000 including $750,
000,000 for American merchant ships
was today passed by the senate by
viva voce vote.
The amendment authorizing $750,
000,000, of which $-100,000,(100 is to
be immediately available for con
struction and purchase of a fleet of
American merchant ships and also
authorizing the president to com
mandeer ship building: facilities and
factories, was agreed to by the sen
ate without roll call.
Littlo Discussion.
-7hief opposition came from repub
licans who disliked the broad au
thority granted the president to com
mandeer ships, yards and factories.
The bill as it stood today contained
a "rider" restricting operation of the
conscription bill, signed last night by
the president, to four months liter
the war with Germany.
Appropriations carrying the many
millions of dollars was agreed to by
the senate with littlo or no discus
sion and with only a few senators in
the chamber. .Among appropriations
adopted were payment of $100 a
month to reservo officers during
training and countless other items
were npproved as drawn.
On ltcveniio Hill.
Voting on amendments to the war
tax bill occupied the house again to
day. The first vole was on Repre
sentative I.cnroot's motion to strike
out the five percent taxes on light
and heat bills. It tailed 1 Hi to 58.
The tux is intended to raise about
$30,000,000. Decision of the com
mittee not to nttempt to raise $12,
$45,000,000 which Secretary McAdoo
believes will be necessary to meet
half the expenses of the first year of
the war, made the light and heal tax
unnecessary, Lenroot contended.
"You would tax people who wi'l al
most have starvation facing them in
12 months," he shouted amid ap
plause. "Congress may yet have to
reach the humblest home in this land,
but it should not do that now when
thcro nro other sources to be taxed
which would he less burdensome on
the poor man. We might, for in
stance, tax automobiles now in it-c.
Would it not be better to lax them
than to enter the workiiiginan's home
for n tax now?"
SEIZED IN LIMITS
CIIHISTANIA, May JO. Tim
..irwcgian slcamship Thorani has
been seized by n German submarine
inside the four mile limit which Nor
way has claimed ns the boundary
of Norwegian territorial waters.
The government is said to have de
manded the release of the steamer.
The Thoriim was chartered by the
government to parry forage to north
ern Norway, where there is n f 1
f limine. A Norwegian destroyer at
tempted to prevent the seizure but
did not use its guns as the submarine
was outside the throe mile limit.
TACp.MA, May 19. The railroad
commissions of Oregon, Idaho, and
Washington each has authorized the
railroad companies to file a brief sup
plemental tariff Increasing their rates
15 per cent effective July 1, 1917,
subject to further hearing and Inves
tigation, this being substantially the
same order entered by the Interstate
commerce commission.
WAR MB
AUTHORIZED
PERSHING TO COMMAND FIRS
DIVISION OF AMERICAN TROOPS
SEN! 10 THE
BRI6 GEN J J PERSHING
NO LiVES LOST
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19. No
lives were lost when'the fishing ship I
Standard went ashore at Cape Con
stantino, on Bering Sea, Alaska, last
Monday, according to a wireless re
ceived hero today from Haword A.
Cookson, radio operator of the Stand
ard, who reached the cannery at St.
Paul, Alaska, last night.
Forty-five men were brought from
Walrus Island today and tho steamer
North Star had gone after Chinese
cannery men who landed at Protec
tion Point, said the message. This
accounts for all of the men aboard.
SEATTLE, May 19. A dispatch
to the Seattle oflce of Llbby, McNeil
& I.ibby, says that the ship Standard
is a total loss, with its cargo of can
nery suplies. Ship and cargo were
valued at about $150,000. Tho Stand
ard, a wooden vessel of 1538 tons,
was built at Phlppsburg, .Maine, In
1878, and had been in the salmon
cannery service for several years. A
steamer from Seattle will take an
other cargo of supplies for the Bristol
flay canneries and Libby, McNeil &
I.Ibby, and tho shipwrecked mon will
be gathered up and taken to the can
neries. I
LONDON, May 1!). The Ilritish
steamship Highland t'orric was torpe
doed without warning on May 10.
Six members of the eri'w and two
passengers were killed by the explos
ion.
The following official statement
was issued today:
"The Highland Corrie was torpo
iloed without warning on the sixteenth
in-t. P.c-idcs the crew of 8(1 she car
ried 10 passengers including several
women, fhe torpedo struck the os--el
amidships, carried away most of
the port lifeboats und severely dam
aged the upper works Mid bridge,
'fhe vessel immediately listed heavily
to port, making the launching of star
board lifeboats very difficult and one
of thcni capsized. Ilritish patrol ves
sels rescind the passengers and crew.
"Casualties: Saloon passengers,
Surgeon Itusscll, I(. N., and Norman
l.anyon, who embarked at Huenos
Aires; one pantryman named Thomas
and five of Ihe crew were killed by
the explosion. Arthur Ciilignn was
saved. All the passengers' pear was
lust and ills,, the mails and cargo.
"Among the crew were many na
tives, who behaved with remarkable
cimiIik's, The submarine was not
seen after committing this foul deed."
The Highland Corrie, 785.1 tons
gross, ,)n,l f,l. t long, was owned
'n l'iidon. She was built in 1010 nt
I'ort (ilasgow. She was last report
ed on her arrival at Ibtenos Aires
Apiil 4 from London,
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FRENCH FRONT
One Division of Regulars Ordered to
Sail for France at Early Date
Pershing Selected Because of Ad
mirable Record President Declines
Roosevelt's Volunteer Offer.
. WASHINGTON, May 19. Ameri
can troops when they go to the Eu
ropean bnttlefront may take places
to buttress the little Belgian line so
tenaciously holding fast to a strip on
tho extreme west all of Helgium
that escaped the German invaders.
Tho war department today had no
announcement to add to its terse bul
letin of last night which merely said
Major General Pershing would lead
a division pf regulars abroad "at ns
early a date ns practicable."
May o to ISelglum.
But President Wilson's statement
explaining his reasons for not ac
cepting at this time Colonel Roose
velt's offer of a division, contained
n phrase which has attracted much
attention and suggested the possi
bility that American troops may go
to Belgium to help right the wrongs
which turned the world against Ger
many.
The president explained that the
regular army officers whom the col-
onul wantcd to take ,v'"1 ,livisi()n
wcrc needed for "tho much more
pressing; and necessary duty ot train
ing regular troops to bo put in the
field in France and Belgium as fast
as they can be got ready."
So far as is known, that was the
first mention of putting American
troops in Belgium and tho sentimen
tal value of sending troops bearing
the American flag to the' violated soil
of the little country m whoso behnlt
all humanity has been aroused, has
been recognized quickly.
Pershing to Lead.
WASHINGTON-, Moy 19. Presi
dent Wilson last night ordered that a
division of regular troops command
ed by Major-General John J. Persh
ing be sent to France at the earliest
practicable dato.
This Is the answer of America to
France's plea that the stars and
stripes be carried to tho fighting
front without delay to hearten the
soldiers battling there with concrete
evidence that a powerful ally has
come to their Biipport against German
aggression.
Announcement of the order follow
ed signing of the selective draft war
army bill by the president, and the
Issuing of a statement that, under ad
vice of military experts on both sldeB
of the water, the president said he
could not employ volunteers nor
avail himself of the "flno vigor and
enthusiasm of former President
Roosevelt's expedition."
Immenso Forco loiter
The army law provided for an ulti
mate forco of about 2,000,000 men to
back up tho first troops to go to the
front.
When tho bill had been signed, tho
president affixed his name to a proc
lamation calling upon all men In the
country between the ages of 21 and
30, Inclusive, to register thomsolvcB
for military Borvlco on June 5 next.
Tho proclamation sets In motion Im
mediately machinery that will enroll
nnd sift 10,000,000 men and pave the
way for selection of the first 500,000
young, efficient soldiers, without
crippling the Industries or commcrco
of tho nation or bringing hardship on
those at home,
Kven before the bill was signed the
war department announced that the
full strength of tho national guard
would be drafted Into the United
States army beginning July 15 and
concluding August C. Orders to bring
the regiments to full war strength
(Continued or Page Five.)
SPAIN INDIGNANT
LONDON, May 19. A Madrid dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company sya that the note fccnl by
the Spanish government. to Berlin in
regard to the sinking of the Spanish
steamer Putrieio demands immediate
satisfaction and guarantees for thr
future.
TIME IN RACE
WITH FAMINE
I! IN FATHERLAND
Food Situation in Germany Growing
Steadily Worse Margin of Safety
Perilously Scant Present Stock
Nearly Exhausted Berlin Implor
ed to Cease Complaining.
COPENIIAGTN, May 19. The po
tato situation in Germany apparently
is growing steadily worse, although
tho weather io longer furnishes an
excuse for scanty shipments. Fol
lowing the example of its sister city,
Altonn, Hamburg next week will re
duec tho weekly ration to 24 ounces,
substituting nil allowance of 040
grams of bread for the rest of the
promised five pounds. To meet the
dissatisfaction which this state of af
fairs produces, the government has
authorized grocers to sell all their
remaining stocks of canned vege
tables next week.
The Berlin potato ration is being
maintained, nitliough with great dif
ficulty because of the moral effect
of reducing at tho cnpital the allow
ance promised so definitely after the
April strike. In u remarkably worded
official appeal the people of Berlin
are implored to remember that the
eyes of the world nro upon them.
They are admonished to cease com
plaining nnd recognize thankfully
how much better conditions are in
Berlin than in the war ravaged en
emy lands of the British Isles which,
jl is said, are headed toward actual
starvation.
Simultaneously there nre publish
ed official arrangements for a race
between father time and famine which
shows how perilously scant is 'the
margin of safety, under the most fn
vorablo conditions between the mo
ment when the present stock is ex
hausted and the time new flour will
be available. These plans provide
for selection of the regions where
the hnrvest will ripen first under this
year's climatic conditions, to which
reapers, threshing machines find mil
itary workers will be sent.
WASHINGTON, May 10. Distri
bution of the country by states into
the areas that will provide the six
teen divisions of the selective army
was announced today by the war de
partment. The western states are
grouped as follows:
Thirteenth division: Minnesota,
Iowa, North anil South Dakota, Ne
braska, Central department.
Fourteenth division: Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Central depart
ment. Fifteenth division: Texas, Oklaho
ma, New Mexico, Arizona, Southern
department.
Sixteenth division: Montana, Wy
oming, Idaho, Washington, 1'tah, Ore
gon, Nevada, California, Western de
pa rttnent.
The organization shown above cor
responds closely to that of the six
teen mi I ion n 1 guard divisions except
that all of the cantonment camps for
the guard will be in the Southern,
Southeastern and Western depart
ments.
The nineteenth guard division from
Colorado, Now Mexico, Arizona, dull,
Nevada nnd California, and the twen
tieth from Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Oregon and Washington will he mo
bilized in the Western department
and Ihe other live divisions from
middle and southern states in the
Southern department.
WASHINGTON, May 19. Nii nrn
gun, following the lead of Guatemala,
and Honduras, has scvcivd diplomnt
ic relations withe Germany.
10 HELP SOLVE WAR
PROBLEMS OF RUSSIA
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ilaJ.-Gen. Hugh U Scott, above,
and Rear Admiral James 11. (ilennon
have been appointed: military nnd
naval attaches to the commission go
ing to Russia to holp that country
solve her war problems. Gen. Scott
is chief of staff of the U. S. army and
Admiral Glennon commandant of tho
Washington navy yard.
THIRD SALVO OF
'COPENHAGEN, May 1 9. Destruc
tion of the Zeppelin L-22, reported In
a Ilritish announcement Monday, oc
curred off ICsbJerg, within sight of the
Danish coast, according to eyo-wit-nesses.
These accounts indlciito that
not ono but two Zeppelins were de
stroyed on that day, inasmuch as tho
explosion of an airship off Tcrschel
llng was reported from Holland, at a
point too distant to cover the saifio
case. Tho loss of the second airship
is attributed to lightning.
Tho L-22 was seen off Ksbjorg on
one of tho dally observation tours up
and down the const of Jutland. It
was engaged by a Hrltlsh forco which
presumably was looking for German
destroyers that ot late havo been fish
ing up British mine fields in this re
gion. Tho Zeppelin was not far from
shoro and was plainly visiblo. Its op
ponents could not bo seen, but their
prcBenco was mado known by the
sound of guns. Kyo witnesses Baw
the airship dart upward after tho first
round of shots. Then they heard a
second snlvo. The Zeppelin endeav
ored to maneuver Itself out of range
but with the third broadsldn It went
down, mortally hit. At first It sunk
slowly and then plunged down at
great speed Into tho sea below the
horizon. ,
SAI.KM, Ore., May 19. - Army reg.
istration day, June ". was declared
a legal holiday in Oregon by Gov
ernor James Wilhycomhc here today
Oregon officials will be saved tho
task of selling up Ihe election inn -chincry
especially for the registra
tion, as a referendum election will be
held throughout the slat" June 1, the
duy before the registration dav.
OCCASIONAL RAINS
WASHINGTON', May 19. Weather
predictions for tho week beginning
Sunday Issued by the weather bureau
today are:
Pacific states Occasional showers
In Washington and Oregon. General
ly fair In California. Temperature
near or slightly above normal.
RUSSIA RESTORES LULL IN ALLIED
IRON DISCIPLINE DRIVE AGAINST
AMONG TROOPS GERMAN FRONT
Minister of War Kerensky In As
suming New Post Announces In
tention of Rehabilitating Army and
Making It Effective Fighting Force
Danger is Shown Soldiers..
PETROGRAD, May 19. Minister
of War Korensky, addressing the con
gress of peasants, announced his de
termination to Introduce discipline
into the army, lie mado an Impas
sioned appeal for support in restoring
the nioralo of Russia's military forces,
and his speech wns greeted with on
thusinstic applause. A great demon
stration took place after ho finished
his address. The delegates embraced
the minister and carried him on their
shoulders to his automobile. M. Ker
ensky said in part:
Asks Heroic lOffort.
"Wo must beforo everything, con-
Bolidato tho civic liborty the revolu
tion gave us and wo shall not do this
if each does not do his duty to his
country with complete self-sucritlce
Let us show tho world wo know not
only how to dostroy but also how to
create.
Soldiers, sailors and officers, I
call on you to make a last heroic ef
fort. I am your servant. Help mo to
show the world that the Russian army
is not a demolished temple, but Is
strong and formidable, capable of
making itself respocted and of defend
the free republic of democratic Rus
sia." "It ninf appear strange fhat I, n
civilian who wns never n soldier
have undertaken the heavy tusk of
restoring discipline in the nnny, but
I accept it because I understand that
this discipline is Jiased on your dut
and reciprocal respect. I have never
known whnti this discipline is but
nevertheless propose to introduco an
iron discipline into the army nnd I
am sure I shall succeed.
Discipline Essential.
"This is necessnry not oniy nt the
front but also in the interior of the
country in order to bring the liberty
which has comptcrcd, into the con
stitiient assembly.
"This great, national council, in
vested with sovereign authority, will
show Hint it does not wish to repeal
the sad events of the revolution in
11)05 when tho peasants coiupiered
tho land, but were not nine to kec
it in their hands.
"I am shortly going to the front
Allow me therefore to say in the
trenches Hint the Itiissian peasants
wish to have Ihu laud which belongs
to them und that no force shall lake
it from them. Hut also allow me to
say that the peasants demand in or
der to achieve this object that even
one shall do his duly in a spirit ol
self sacrifice."
Oilier to tho Army.
Minister of War Kerensky has Is
sued the following order of the day to
tho army:
"Tho country Is In danger. Each
ono must do whnt ho can to nvert tho
peril. No reipiest to bo allowed to
resign, mado by officers In high com
main! with a deslro to escape a ro
spoiiHlblllty nt a tlmo so grave, will
bo accepted by nie. Deserters are
enjoined to return to nrmy and fleet
by May 2N. All Infractions of this
order will ho scveroly punished."
After a conference with the govern
ment, tho diinia commltteo and the
council of deputies, the commanding
generals havo returned to tho front.
ItcJcelN Hcpuralo I'ejiee.
M. Mllukoff, former foreign minis
ter, lias refused to accept the nilnls
tr yof education becnuse Ills presence
III Ihe cabinet would Involve a re
sponsibility for the projected foreign
policy of the administration. He eon-
flders this policy ilaniieroiis and likely
(Continued on Page Four.)
10 KEEP IIS SHIPS
WASIIIViToN, May 19.- The
Southern Piicilic railway was au
thorized today by the interstate com
merce commission to continue in pos
session and operation of its fleet of
merchant stciiiners plying between
New York, New Oilcans and (iulves-tun.
Intensive Fighting Subsides for Time
Being German Counter Attacks
Repelled Italians Continue Pro
gress in Julian Drive Attacks in
Macedonia Repulsed.
LONDON. Mav 19 The num.
her of men killed in tho war
thus fur was estimated nt 7,-
000.000 bv Arthur Henderson.
member of the war council, in
an address todav nt Richmond.
ilo estimated the total casual-
ties of the war to be in excess
of tho population of the United
kingdom. (The population of
the united kingdom, according
to the census of 1911, was 45,-
370,5:10.) '
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The recent lntonslvo fighting on
tho British front In France has sub
sided and tho activities along the
French Hues in the Alsno region are
confined mainly to counter attacks by
tho Germans,
Tho Italian offensive, with, Trlest
for its objective, li thercforo being
watched with perhaps more active In
terest than any of the other vast mili
tary operations in progress. i,i
General Cadorna's armies have a
heavy task before thorn with the
cream of Austria's fighting forces de
fending the naturally strong defen
sive positions In the Isonzo region.
The Italians, however, admittedly are
making progress having already tak
en more than G0O0 prlBonerB and nu
merous guns, while the Austrian ro
ports claiin tho capture ot some 3000
prisoners. '
Troops In Waves.
PARIS, May 19. The Germans
once more turned to tho attnek on the
Alsno front Inst night, hurling troops
war office announces that tho Ger
northwost of Ilrayo-En-Laonnols. The
war affoco announces that the Ger
mnns wero unable to reach tho French
lines except on tho extreme western
part of the front attacked, where
somo German detachments won a
footing In advanced trenches.
Prisoners remained in the hands ot
tho French. Tho Germans used burn
ing liquid In an unsuccessful attack:
northwest of Rliclms,
biilcrcMsfuI Itnid.
LONDON, May 19. "Wo mado a
successful raid last night northeast
of Goiizenucoiirt nnd brought back
prisoners and a machine gun," says
today's official statement on the
1'rniieo-nclglaii front operations.
"Ilostllo raids were repulsed east
of Loos, northeast of Armciitlers and
cast of Yprcs."
LONDON, May 19. Tho enemy
has again heavily counter attacked
our new positions on tho Struma front
(Macedonia) but wero driven back
with loss," says an official announce
ment, made hero today.
"Tho royal naval nir servlco sue.
cessfully bombed tho nlrdromo and
camp at Drama."
On Kalian Front.
HO.M1), May 19. Tho Italians yes
terday reached tho crosts of Hill 653
In the Vodlce, says today's official
statement. These positions oro the
key to Austrian defenses north of
Monto Santo. t
P.I-.ltl.lS, May 19 On the French.
Iti'lvian frontier u heavy nrtillery
fin- increased in several sectors be
tween Ihe const und St. Qitentin, tho
war office announces. Ten Flench
mi l Ilritish iiiplancs were shot down.
NIKOLA 1ESLA WINS
NKW YOli'K', May 19. Nikola
TesL.1, inventor, contributed moro to
the progress of electrical science dur
ing the year 1910 than nny other
man, the American Institute of Elec
trical Knginoors decided lit ii an
nua! meeting hero tonight in award
ing him the l'.dison medal, presented
each year to the man foremost in
Ihe electrical world.
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