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Newspaper Page TextUiilveriiVy f 0rtSon Library TVEATIIER Sraxinium yesterday, W; minimum iotlav, -10. FORECAST Tonight and tomorrow, partly cloudy. :edford Mail Tribun Forty-seventh Year. Daily Twelfth Yertr. MEDFORD OREGON", "WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917 NO. 53 ALLIES PLAN GUARD HURLED HOOVER'S PLAN PRESIDENT TO FRENCH VICTORY Rill FOR WAR imnffi, mmm TSSiiffsuFFittBE witnessed by , 1 r g mnm FEI foodsituationi upuncongress hindenburg lJ3fl I 111 lllh UllnLL Adam Garren, Private in Company I, Second of Administration's Food jf Jlf) Wilson Convinces Advocates of Suff- German Commander Sees Struggle fcr HI I U lU mm m - -w- -w - - i sac vov,4y .vs -m i Petaln Preparing Extensive Offensive Mong Aisne and Champagne Fronts, Having Captured All Im portant Observation Posts Haig to Break Lull by Smash Against Drocourt-Queant Line Already Out flankedNew Crop Peace Rumors Evidence ncouniulutes that General Pi'tuin is preparing for unuther of fensive drive on a I urge scale along the Aisne find Champagne fornls. On Monday the French captured all the important observation posts in the Moronvilliers region in the Cham pagne and last evening a similar op eration was carried out on the high ground in the Craonne region. The vantage ground thus won will give the French the needed opportun ity to prepare effectively for their next drive in this sector. The second phase of the great hat ties of Arras, the Aisne and Clinm paguV has ended in the failure of the costt?1 German efforts to steal the tide of victory now setting against them. The net result of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's supreme effort to re gain the initiative has been that the British and French hnvc tightened their grip on the German line and have placed in peril the key posi tions held by the Germans in north ern France. British to Strike Also,. . The customary lull which separates all major operations in modern war fare has now come nnd the expecta tion is that it will he broken by a British blow on a great scale against the Drocourt-Queant line, , already practically outflanked. In the meantime the usual crop of peace rumors which marks these lulls has made its appearance. Reports from different sources tell of offers from Austria to Russia, Germany to Russia, and Austria and Germany to tho collective entente powers. The latest German-Spanish crisis hassubsided with the receipt by Ma drid of nssuranccs from Berlin which Premier Prieto announces as satis factory. Germany promises to re spect Hpnin's right to her territorial waters but the text of the communi cation is not made public. French Attacks Succeed, PARIS, May 23 Successful at tacks were made by the French last night on three parts of the front, the war office announced The state ment follows: 'We made spirited altacks with good results yesterday evening at three points on the front. On the Vnuclerc plateau and on the Cali fornie plateau our troops conquered the last of the observation points dominating the Ailette valley. They enlarged considerably their position on the northern slopes. (Continued on Pag Six.) PHILADELPHIA, Slay 23. Tales of a desperate encounter with a Ger man submarine off the north coast of Africa wero told by Bailors of a British frelsht Bteanier which arlved at this port yesterday. The battle with the under-sea boat took place Bhortly before daybreak on tho second day out. In the darkness the two boats maneuvered about, the British gun ners locating the hostile craft only by the glare that went up as she fired voley after volley from her small guns. The officers of the steamer declared the I'-boat fired at least 63 shells and then sent a torpedo through the water. It missed by a narrow margin. The British gunners retdrned the fire, the batle continuing until day break. Then the U-boat fled toward the African coast and submerged The freighter escaped without dam age. Adam Garren, Private in Company I, Third Oregon, While Guarding Southern Pacific Bridge Over Grave's Creek, is Pushed Off by Suspicious Character, Break Legs. Adani Garren, private in Company , Third Oregon infantry, while guard ing the Southern Pacific railroad bridge at Graves Creek, about a mile and one-half from Loland, was hurled off the bridge by an unknown man whom he had halted late Tuesday af ternoon. Ho fell fifty feet to tho ground, suffering compound fractures of both legs. The affair Is shrouded in mystery. Another private of Company I, whose name Is said to be Covey, was patrolling tho other end of the bridge, and had his back turned at tho time Garren was thrown from the bridge. Whon ho did turn around he saw the stranger running away and Garren lying on the ground beneath. Ho started In pursuit of the stranger, but tho latter had too much of a start and easily got away. At that time Covey was not really sure of just what had happened. Freight Train Flagged. Co.vey hastened below to his in jured comrade, but the latter was un conscious from shock. Covey then flagged a passing freight train and the Injured soldier was carried into the caboose and was brought to Med- ford on the train last evening and taken in an ambulance to Sacred Heart hospital. At Grants PaSB a physician was summoned to the train and hu administered morphine to the suffering man. News of the happening and the fact that Garren was being brought to Medford on the freight train was tele graphed to Medford to Captain Todd of Company I, and he and Dr. E. H. Porter met the train at Central Point. Garren was still then under the Influ ence of morphine and suffering from shock. He did not come out of this condition until this morning when ho was able to briefly tell Dr. Porter what had happened. Dr. Porter Bet tho fractures at the hospital last night. It is not yet known whether or not amputation will be necessary. Without Warning. According to the brief story Garren told Dr. Porter, he had halted the stranger who had been loitering about the bridge or trestle and the latter walked up to him to talk, and without any warning piiBhed him from tho structure. He said further that the other soldier on duty pursued the stranger. Gossip among Company I men Wed nesday was to tho effect that Covey before turning away on his patrol beat saw Garren and the stranger walking together on the bridge;. La ter when he turned around he noticed that Garren was no longer on the bridge and on looking down saw him lying on the ground. Then he noticed the stranger running away and gave pursuit. Garren Is 37 years old and his home is at Hubbard, Oregon. Captain Todd on Wednesday morn ing Implied that he know nothing about the affair beyond the fact that Garren fell off tho bridge In some manner. The captain, who had been up all night, retired Wednesday fore noon before Garren had told Dr. Pop tor his story. The bridge or trestle over Graves Creek Is said to be over 100 feet high in the center, hut Garren was thrown off near tbo end and only fell about 30 feet. The officers and men of Company I are very reticent about the affair. The officers refuse to talk and the men are forbidden to discuss the matter. PLACED UPON DIET iCnrrPepindTicc of Iho Associated Pffis.) PLYMOl'TH, May 7. Conscienti ous objectors men who are opposed to military service now housed In the famous Dartoor prison near here, have been placed under greater re straint an don a war diet as a result of protests that they were being panv pered. Second of Administration's Food Bills lintroduced by Lever Regu lates Food Resources of Nation and Empowers President to Fix Prices and Seize States. WASHINGTON, May 23. The sec ond of the administration's food bills, revised to create an emergency to control, under the president's direc tiion, distiribution and sale of the necessaries of life, was introduced in the house today by Chairman I.ever of the agriculture committee. Tho first bill aims at stimulation of pro duction and culls for a general sur vey of the country's food resources. The regulatory measure was re drawn alter President Wilson hud held n series of conferences with Herbert C. Hoover, who is to be food administrator under the bill, and with Secretary Houston ami members of the agricultural committees of both houses. It places the widest powers of control over necessaries of all kinds, including price fixing, ill the Hands of the executive. Hoover Favors Plan. Consideration of the food measures will be hurried as much as possible in congress. The senate takes up the first bill today. The house will take up the food question as soon as the revenue hill is out of the way. The legislation as now proposed by the administration, Mr. Hoover thinks, will meet the food problem, lie is sued the statement tonight regard ing the second bill : '"Tho hill covers very ably nnd in telligently the powers necessary for the president to possess in order to set up a competent food administra tion. These powers combined with the power proposed in other legisla tion should make it posible to elimi nate hoarding, speculation and waste in distribution. They are more mod erate than those possessed by the va rious Kuropean food ministries, but with the good will and co-operation of the distributing trades should make success posible without in any manner being burdensome upon legiti mate trade." Kiiiitncmtcs Necessaries. The measure classes specifically as necessaries food, seed, shoes, clothing nnd fuel. Briefly, the measure would do these things: Declare the production, man ufacture, storage, distribution nnd sale of necessaries to be affected with a public interest. Make it unlawful to commit or per mit preventable wnstc or deterioration of necessaries; to restrict supply or distribution or to enhance prices to excessive levels. Authorize the president to estab lish standards and grades of foods to establish their quality and value. Authorise licensing of manufac turing, storago and distribution of foods to prevent unnecessary manu facture or inequitable distribution; empower tho president to order dis position of hoarded stocks. Prevent Monopolization. Aulhorizo the president to prevent hoarding, monopolization, or the ex action of excessive profits, by having Ihc government either manufacture or deal in necessaries; authorize the taking over of factories or plants for government oiierntinn if necessary to provide proper distribution nt fair prices. Authorize the president to pre scribe rules for tho conduct of ex changes nnd boards of trade or to (Continued on page six.) RUSSIA ASSURES BELGIUM OF AID HAVRE, May 23. Baron Rycns, the Rclginn foreign minister, receiv ed today a telegram from Michael Tereschtcnko, the Russian foreign minister, in which he greeted Belgium nnd declared : "Russia will continue to pursue this war not for the purpose of conquest or envy, but to assure all nations the right to shape their affairs and to se cure n peace guaranteeing again! new attacks." Count Stephen LONDON', Tday 23. A Central News dispatch from Amsterdam says that the Hungarian cabinet of which Count Tlsza was premier, has re signed. Count Tlsza, tho "iron man" of Austria-Hungary has been for many years the leader of tho pro-German party In the dual monarchy and was the last survivor of the little group of statesmen who surrounded Emperor Francis Joseph when the European war began. On the accession of Em peror Charles the maporlty of the of ficials of the previous regime wero either dismissed or resigned. There have been persistent reports from many sources that Emperor Charles keenly resented the dominance of Ber lin in Austro-Hungarlan affairs and that Count Tlsza was the one great obstacle which presented him from freeing his empire from the influenco of Potsdam. ! RECORD CROP OF CHICAGO, May 23. "Tho Texas harvest has started" flashed over the. wires of the brokers today and crop students suid that never in the his tory of the country did such a mes snge carry more of hope and mean ing to the world, for this crop accord ing to leading statesmen enters into the grand strategy of the war and into the very politics of nations. The word from Texas was taken as a good omen, for it showed that the harvest had been started three days earlier than normal nnd even three days is important, it is said, when the whole world is crying for wheat. Another cheering nolo was ndded to the symphony by Bernard Shaw, the crop statistician, who said that Texas expected to yield 1 ."1,(100,000 bushels of wheat or tell percent more than last year. FOIST WORTH, Texas, May 23. The first Texas wheat was cut yes terday near here. The hinders start ed in u KM) acre field Hint will aver age between six and eight bushels. I NEW YORK, May 23. Hudson Maxim announced today that he had Invented and perfected a devlco which will mako ships lmmuno from the dangers of tho submarine. He said that torpedoes, even when fired at close range and striking their targets, would explodo harmlessly against the hulls of their Intended victims. Tho Inventor made tho announce ment at a luncheon given In Brook lyn. He asserted that tho Invention soon will be demonstrated by the gov ernment, which already had been ad vised of tho details. "The Invention Is practical for ev ery typo of vessel," he said. "It can be applied within a few months at a comparatively cheap price." BRANN0N OF IDAHO ELECTED BELOIT PRESIDENT 11KI.OIT, Wis., May 23. Dr. Mel vin A. lirnnnon, president of the Uni versity of Idaho, has been elected president of Reloit college to succeed Dr. Kdward Dwiuhl Knton, it. was an nounced to day. Dr. Brannon will take up Ins duties July 1. Wilson Convinces Advocates of Suff rage That He Is Friendly Toward Passage of Federal Amendment Will Initiate Movement at Next Session of Congress. (lly Clllsoa Cianlner, Win.hlnKton Corl-e-suomlcnt.) WASHINGTON', May 23. Presi dent Wilson has convinced advocates of woman suffrage that he is friendly toward the passago of tho federal amendment. Ho would like to see it passed at this congress, but will not inltlato such a movement, lie will, however push It next session. Tho most important change in Pros tho committee which waited on Wil son representing tho progressive par ty conference which recently mot In St. Louis, and representing, also,' the prohibition socialist and woman's par ties. Tho cominltteo numbored about a dozen and the president talked in formally and quite frankly half an hour. Abandon Ktnto Plan. Tho most importun change In Pres ident Wilson's attitude Is his aban donment of the stuto-hy-slate plan. While admitting that his predilections are still toward the state method, he assured his visitors he is now con vinced many things must move faster as a result of the world war than they would in normal times. With the great drafts made on wo nion for war service it is thought po litical recognition of women as voters is tho least any government can give. With this country committed to war for .world democracy, the presi dent admits there Is point in the claim by women that our own franchise system be democratized. In this the United States is only following In tlte wako of Great Britain and probably even Russia. The present session of congress, says the president is already commit ted to the exclusive consideration of a war program. Timo Is All Mnpixsl Out. At the beginning of the session the president held conferences with con gressional leaders and ngrooniont was reached that the time should be de voted to passago of a few measures like tho selectivo service bill, spy hill, Liberty loan bond issue, taxation pro gram, army bill, sundry civil bill and tho river and harbor bill. General legislation has been put to ono side. Even prohibition has found place only incidental to tho conserva tion of food. When this program is cleaned up tho president expects con gress to adjourn. As soon as the weather Is cool he expects to call congress hack for a second session, and at that time suf frage, lie gives assurance, will be In cluded in the administration program. With administration support the Susan II. Anthony amendment can easily bo passed. Poll Shows Voters NisNh-d. A poll shows two-thirds of the re publican members of tho huuso and senato are willing to vote for the amendment. Tho democrats show only about a third, tho rest holding off until they get word from the pres ident. A few members aro avowedly against suffrage. Most of tho democratic members, particularly In the house, say frankly they aro waiting for tho president to say what ho wants. With tho president's O. K, such an amondmeiit would receive tho neces sary two- thirds vote in house and Hcnntn and would automatically go to tho states for ratification. WASHINGTON, May 23. A group of civilian experts has been assembled by the national defense council to aid the army in virtually building more than 32 cities in various parts of the country within the next two or three months to house the national guard and selective army divisions. Kaeh cantonment will have n popu lution close to 30,000 men ami 7,000 animals and in addition to substan tia! quarters for Hie troops there must be lighting, sewer nnd water facilities, roads and railway connections. German Commander Sees Struggle fcr Observation Points Won by Enemy Who Now Dominate Moronvilliers Range Wilh Heights in Their Pos sessionStrong Forts Won. (l-'l'oin a Sniff Correspondent of the As sociated Press.) ON TUB FUKNl'II FRONT IN FRANCE, May 22 Von Hindenburg himself is understood to have been n spectator of the defeat which the French inflicted on the Germans yes terday evening on the Moronvilliers range, which resulted in the capture of several lines of Gcrinuu Ireuehes and a number of important observa tion points. Tho German eouiniiiiider is kni.wn to have been just lo the northward of this section of the front on Sun day. His presence is supposed to have been connected with an attack on tho French lines which the Ger mans intended to deliver on Tuesday mani'iig. The French forestalled the niand after demolishing German machine gun nests and oilier defenses wilh artillery, launched an assault which was so brilliantly successful that more than 1,000 Germuns were captured. At the same time the French obtained elbow room beyond tho ridge for future operations. Struggle for Viewpoints. As outlined to tho correspondent today the operations in this region developed into a "si niggle for ob servation points," possession of which is absolutely indispensable for success under present eondition4,.of warfare.. In thoir forward drive on the Moronvilliers range the- French captured all those positions dominat ing the surrounding territory. The heights of Carnilet, Blond, Hunt, Cas que and Tclnn nnd tho Moronvilliers hills are now indisputably in their possession and from them they lire able lo watch the movements of Ger man supply columns nnd reinforce ments and thus hurass them, making precarious the Gonuim lenure of the Kheiius plain. Tho system of fori ifienl ions en countered by the French in their ad vance was more formidable than any they had met before that time, hut the clever maneuvering of iheir in fantry and the pile-driving of their artillery overcame these difficulties. Thus tho French wcr ebaolerlcniin Thus tho French were uble to regis ter a victory nt a cost amounting to only one-fifth that of tho Germans, llydo Mukos Flight, James Hazeii Hyde was permitted to make a flight over the lines in un airplun'e before the uflnek. Two French fighting airplanes escorted him mid held off German machines which hovered about. Mr. Hyde, has taken an official position with the Young Men's Christian association, which intends to make iirrangcuiciits for American ti ps similar lo Ihosc which have been made for tho Brit ish behind Ihc lines. They are in valuable for the men when lliey an' resting after trench duty. LIGHflOSSESOF LONDON, May 23. The sinking of eighteen merchantmen of more than ltillll Ions is reported in the weekly shipping statement. For Hie third week in siicce-ion the losses of British shipping from the siibiiiariiie war has been held substantially below I lie largo figures which caused so much alarm lust month. The detraction of eighteen vessels of more limn ItitlO Ions, five of less Ihan 11)00 Ions and three ll-h-ing vessels was shown in ln-d week's statement, The heaviest looses were shown in the report ot April 2'i, which an nounced the sinking of forty vessels op more than llillO Ions each. LANE'S CONDIiiON UNCHANGED TODAY SAN FRANCISCO. May 23. The condition of l ulled States Senator Harry Lane was reported unchanged today. ; Measure Raising $1,800,000,000 for War Purposes by Direct Taxation Passes Lower House Mann, Re publican Leader, Speaks and Votes Against Bill Says it Is too Dras tic and Kills the Hen That Lays the Golden Egg Favors Bonds. WASHINGTON, "May 23. Tho war revenue hill was passed by the house lata today. Tho vole on final passago of the hill was 30!) to 70. The bill purposoB raising approximately $1,800,000,000 of revenue from taxation. Democrats headed by Speaker Clark and Floor Leader Kitchin voted solidly for the bill. Republican Leader Mann wus nmong those vot ing nay. WASHINGTON, May 23. Republi can Loader Mann aroused applause of the republicans in tho last hours of dobato on the 11,800,000,000 war revenue hill today by declaring that ho would .vote against the measure. Too great an amount ot money, Mr. Mann said, would be raised by 1 ra ined tato taxation under the bill. Bond Issues or supplementary taxes, he de clared should raise the greater part of the required war revenue. Mann's Reasons. "In the present timo," ho said, "prices for tho necessities of life aro going to he unusually high. . Tbls bill piacos too great a burden of taxation upon tho country. We had far bet ter raise HiIb money by the Issuance of bonds. This bill approaches kill ing tho goose that lays the golden eggs. I am afraid we aro killing that goose today. "I regret that I shall have to vote against tho hill. It raises too great an amount of .money by direct and Immediate tuxes and I cannot support such n tremendous levy at this time." Incrcaso of second class postage rates on advertising portions of publi cations Is proposed In an amendment to tho war rovenuo hill introduced In tho sennto today by Senator Hardwlck of Georgia. It would leave the pres ent cent a pound rato on news sec tions of publications, but Increase that of advertising section to three cents a pound until July 1, 1918; Blx cents a pound until July 1, 1019, and eight cents a pound thereafter. Income. Tax Retained. Tho Doremus amendment exempt ing from tho five per cent automobile tax tho companies making loss than eight per cent of their cnpltal actually Invested was eliminated from the bill by a vole of 171 to 233. E WASHINGTON, May 23. Tho state department announced today that no passoprts would he issued to anyone desiring to leave the United States to attend the conference of so cialists nt Stockholm to discuss pence. In making the announcement, Sec retary Lansing pointed out that any Americans imw in Stockholm or who might go there without a passport and participate in the proposed con vention, would be subject to tho penal provisions of the Logan act of 1700. This law penalizes by n fine not exceeding $.'.00 or imprisonment from six months to three years, or both, any citizen of the I'niled States who participates directly or indirectly in any verbal or written correspondence with a foreign government or its rep resentatives in relation to disputes or controversies of the I'nitcd Stilton. Mr. Lansing explained that it had been the policy of the government for more than a hundred years not to permit any interference in inter national affairs by private citizens that might in nny way defcut the plans of the government.