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Dny-Tw".'?.r"ar. MEDFORD OREOOX, WEDNESDAY. MAY HO, 1917 ; NO. 59
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1 SERVE MANKIND DAY EXERCISES BATTLE FRONTS AMERICA STOPS UNDER ARREST
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.Time Has Come for Action and No
4 Fear Need be Entertained of Part
America Will Play in World Strug
f gle for Human Liberty War En
ables Nation to Attain Full Dignity.
WASHINGTON1;, May .10. Presi
dent Wilson, speaking today nt me
;' morinl exercises in Arlington cemc
fctery, declared (lie lime had wme for
.'action by this nation nnd Hint Ik. had
t' po fear of tlio port America would
ploy in tlie world war.
"Jn the province of God," ho said,:
''America once more has an oppor-'
tunity to show the world that slio was
born to serve mankind."
i The president declared that while
no such day ns this could he without
sorrow, he looked 'rather with tnvy
on those who served their country in
the Civil war because their work for
liberty is accomplished."
"The program has conferred an
unmerited dignity upon the remarks
I am going to make by calling them
an address, because I am not here
to deliver an address," the president
( sil. "I am here merely to show in
'my official capacity the sympathy of
(this great government with the ob
ject of this occasion and also to :qienk
just a word of this sentiment that is
in my own heart.
' ') Day of Memories.
"Any Memorial day of this sort is,
of course, a day touched with sorrow
jful memory and yet I for one do not
' ,see how we can have any thought of
; pity for the men whose memory we
' ; honor today. I do not pity them. 1
'jenvy them, rather, because thciis is
; n preat work for liberty nccomplisb
; ed and we arc in the midst of a work
fr unfinished, (ogling our strength where
,thcir strength lias already been tcst
! ed. There is n touch of sorrow but
there is a touch of reassurance also
' in a day like this, because we know
bow the men of America have rc-
Sondcd to the call of the cause of
. .liberty and it fills our minds with a
perfect assurance that that response
will come again in equal measure,
. wu4i equal majesty nnd with a result
? which will hold the attention of nil
i mankind.
"When yon reflect upon it, these
men who died to preserve the union
died to preserve the instrument which
we are now using to serve the jorld
k a free nation espousing the cause
of human liberty. In one sense the
preat struggle into which we lave
; now entered is an American striiirude
Short Parade Followed by Patriotic
Exercises at the Page and Decora
tion of Cemetery With Flowers
Canaday Orator of the Day Roll
Call Reveals Vacancies In G. A. R.
Further Gains by Italians on Trieste
Front and West of Medeazza Ar
tillery Duels on French Front
Raiding Operations Against Brit
ishNew Offensive Awaited by All.
Ideal weather conditions greeted
tho Memorial Day observance today.
Under auspices ot tho G. A. R. and W.
R. C. thore was a short parade tilts
morning, followed by memorial and
patriotic exercises at the Page thea
ter, and this afternoon the graves of
tho dead soldiers wore decorated with
flowers. Ritualistic services were also
held at the cemetery.
Tho Page theatre was crowded at
10:30 o'clock when the memorial ex
ercises began. The stage was taste
fully decorated with flags, bunting
and a few flowers. The address deliv
ered by H. A. Canady was eloquently
reminiscent, and soul stirring In pa
triotism and description of present
day war conditions and needs.
The remainder of the program was
mndo up ot reading of general orders
by Adjutant Andrus of Chester Ar
thur post, G. A. R.; the roll call of old
soldiers who died during the past
year; vocal solos by Mrs. Bertha Em
erick nnd Miss Geraldine Theiss; a
reading by Mrs. Elizabeth. Mulhol
land; a violin solo by B. E. Root, and
singing ot America by the audienco.
Rev. J. C. Rollins delivered the Invo
cation. At 2 o'clock this afternoon tho G.
A. R. and members of the Women's
Relief Corps left K. ot P. hall in au
tomobiles and proceeded to tho ceme
tery where the graves of the old sol
diers were decorated with flowers and
flags. The G. A. R. held ritualistic
services for the unknown soldier
dead.
The parade, though small, mode
up in sentiment and linpresslve
ness for lack of numners, left the city
park at 10 a. m. and marched to the
Page theatre. Ktre Chief Lawton as
marshal led the parade, the only mu
sic for which came from a drum play
ed by a G. A. R. veteran and a fife.
Then came the Seventh Company and
at their head their splendid new flag,
and a detachment of Company I com
manded by Lieutenant Denton Klllen
Tho G. A. R. veterans and members
of the W. R. C, carrying flogs and
flowers were behind this military es
cort of honor, followed by a number
of school children ond several auto
mobiles.
ROME, May 30. Further gains by
tho Italians on tho Trieste front Is
announced In today's official state
ment. Tho Italian lines have been
extended west of Medeazza.
PARIS, May 30 Violent artillery
firing occurred on the French front
south of St. Quentin during the night,
the war office announced this morn-
Blond in Champagne was repulsed.
LONDON, May 30. "Hostile raid
ing parties were repulsed last night In
the neighborhood of Fontaino-Lez-Croisselles
and west ot Lens," says
today's war office report. "South of
N'enve Chappelle our pntrols entered
enemy trenches and inflicted casual
ties."
(Continued on page .three)
POLISH RESIDENTS OF
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DETROIT, May 30. More than 5,
onn Polish residents of Detroit, bear
ding banners denoting allegiance to
America's cause, marched with civil
I .war veterans and other organizations
i ,ln tho Decoration day parade. When
the parade wns completed ahout lflfl
of the Poll h marchers enlisted In the
; army and navy,
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IN FLIGHT
WASHINGTON', May 30 The
fir-t of the dirigible balloons being
built for the navy, much after the
pattern of the British "Blimps," made
an entirely successful flight yester
day from Chicago to Akron, Ohio.
Leaving Chicago nt noon she lr.nded
without mishap at Akron about
o'clock in the afternoon, making an
uir-Iine distance of about 500 miles.
Dr. Paul Ritter Declares That Pro
posed Embargo Portends Disaster
to Switzerland No Food Reim
ported to Germany All Supplies
From Russia and Rumania Cut Off.
Man Who Knocked Private Adam
Garten of Company I From Bridge
at Graves Creek Last Week Cap
tured by Sheriff at Steinman Sta
tionEvidently a Degenerate.
Pause in Oicrntlons.
There has come such a pronounced
pause in the major activities of the
great war as to give the Impression
that preparation for a new phase In
the development of the conflict may
be In progress.
Only on the Austro-Itallan front,
where General Cadorna Is determin
edly pushing his campaign for Trieste
Is nny sustained offensive movement
going on. The great battle which de
veloped last month on the front in
northern France has come to a halt.
Even counter attacks by the Germans
have virtually ceased along the Brit
ish front, wlitle on the French front
they have lessened In number and
violence. The recent pronounced aer
ial activity also has subsided. v
Kxpect Ihjvelopments.
When the next blow Is to be deliv
ered can only be surmised. Indica
tions are multiplying that the Ger
mans are looking for some new de
velopment They have mentioned the
Russo-Rumnnlan front as the place of
expected attacks. Tho trend of the
news from the entente side of that
front, howover, has not been such as
to lead to the belief that an effective
stroke could be delivered upon the
Teutonic lines there at present.
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NEW YORK, May 30. Dr. Paul
Ritter, SwIbb minil'tor to the United
States, whose transfer to The Hague
was recently announced, today told
the "National Conference on Foreign
Relations of tho United States, In ses
sion at Long Beach, N. Y., that the
proposed amendments to the embargo
section of the espionage bill "portend
disaster" to bis country. He said he
believed the position of Switzerland
In regard to Germany was msunder
stood In tho United States, and as
serted that If the ambargo proposals
should be enacted into law his coun
try might be condemned to starvation.
American Food Needed.
"Only yesterday," he said, "I was
asked just what was tho importance
of American food to Switzerland. Tho
question is significant when it is re
membered that there Is an embargo
bill now before your congress. I told
my friend that we needed American
food, that we might starve without it
and that not a single pound of the
goods Imported from the United
States recrossed our borders to Ger
many." "It is true," Dr. Ritter declared,
"that Switzerland today Imports five
times as much wheat from the United
States as beforo the war. but it was
done simply because it was lihpossihle
to secure tho other four-fifths of the
Btipply from Russia and Rumania. He
said he was euro thore was no Inten
tion by the sponsors of the bill, much
less of the government, to bring about
the destruction of Switzerland for the
mere sake of completely isolating
Germany.
Need American Supplies.
"It Is possible," ho continued, "the
United States might havo the right to
require Switzerland to cease trado al
together with Germany. If such ac
tion Is taken, however, ho regarded It
as no moro than fair that tho United
Stales should see to It that suppllos
of coal nnd Iron from this country
reach Switzerland, which now obtains
these commodities from the only
Bource of European supply, Germany
In exchange for products not Import
ed from tho United State.
Dr. Ritter concluded by declaring
that It was absolutely Impossible for
Switzerland to exist without a con
tlntioua and uninterrupted flow of
supplies from America.
PHKSIDIO, Texas, May .10 A
Villa force nttneked Ojinugn, oppo
site here, early today, surprising the
Mexican soldiers in the garrison there
nnd causing them to flee to the Am
erican side, leaving their arms in Mex
ico. Captain Pedro Ornclns, and two
soldiers of the Ojinaga garrison, who
were wounded during the fighting,
were brought to the American side.
All women and children from Ojinaga
escaped to the American side when
the attack blurted.
WASHINGTON', May 30. In line
with Its general policy of stimulat
ing food production, the department
of agriculture hs created a new sec
tion In the bureau of entomology to
be devoted entirely to stamping out
vegetable, destroying Insects and to
fight destruction of stored food
crops.
The mm who knocked Private
Adam (larren of Company I Third
Oregon infantry, from a bridge at
Graves creek last week causing a
compound fracture of both legs 'ibove
tho knee, is under arrest and is be
ing held at the Medford police station.
Ilo "was captured by Sheriff Halph
Jennings early Wednesday morning
at Stciuiiiun station house in the Sis-kiyous.
The prisoner who is a Iramp nnd
is described by Sheriff Jennings as
a degenerate refuses to give any
name or talk about himself beyond
denying that be was ever nt Graves
creek or was guilty of shoving Garrcn
off the bridge
Identified by CJurrcii.
Sheriff Jennings took I lie prisoner
to tho Sacred Heart hospital Wed
nesday noon where Garrcn without
hesitation positively identified biui as
the man who had thrown him Irom
the bridge.
Sheriff Jennings and Achng Chief
of Police Crawford, in the absence
of Cnplnin Todd of Company I lrom
the city today, are puzzled iih to what
charge to place against the prisoner,
as tho crime was committed in an
other fount v. The sheriff who took
the man prisoner without a win runt
is of the belief that the case may be
one for the federal authorities to han
dle, lie is sure of one thing tho,
and that is Hint the man will be held
prisoner either here or at the county
jail at Jacksonville until the mutter
of jurisdiction is threshed out. II
will probably remove the prisoner to
to the county jail tomorrow.
Seen by Korrertnr,
The capture of the man wns brol
about through C. Kberle of Ihc forest
service passing him on the Billings
hill near Ashland late Tuesday, and
recognizing him fro ml he description
which was published in the Mail Tri
biinc. Mr. Kberln telephoned the tip
to Sheriff Jennings lasl evening. The
latter went at once to Ashland, where
he remained all night anil early today
took up the search. When he rem lied
Stcinmnn in the Siskiyous he soon
got trace of his quarry and in n f-hort
time located him in n wet ion house
eating breakfast.
The description sent nut of Gar
reus' assailant proved to be an ill
most perfect one. The conspicuous
feature of (wo missing front tooth
nnd sandy complexion nnd red hair
was what especially caught KIn-ilc's
attention
PEACE
AMSTERDAM, May 30. Accord
ing to news from the Dutch delegates
ut Stockholm, the socialist conference
has been postponed until July l" or
possibly Inter, Everything depends
on the date of tho arrival of tho
French uud Itullan delegations.
LONDON, May 30. It was llko an
other America day at St. Paul's today
when the colors of tho American le
gion In tho Canadian contingents
were placed ibesfdo the altar to ro-
maln there until nfter tho war. There
were flvo flags ono from each bat
talion tho !(7th, 211th 212th, 213lh,
and 237th. They wero escorted to the
cathedral by MM) Canadian soldiers.
As tho troops passed up tho central
nlslo tho crowd which filled tho edi
fice sang ".Mine Eyes Havo Seen the
Glory of tho Coining ot tho Iord,"
and later, "Onward Christian Sol
diers." ,At tho conclusion of the
service "Tho Star Spangled Banner
was sung, followed by "God Save the
King."
Tho service wns attended by Am
bnssudor Page, Cousul-Gcnerul Skin
ncr, high officers of tho Canadian
contlngei und physicians and nurses
of the Red Cross.
POUTLANIl, May Cuitcd
States District. Attorney Clarence
Heames announced today a federal
grand jury will meet June (I, to in
vesligate the posting here last, night
of stickers signed by the Seattle
branch of the No Conscription lea
gue. One of the stickers read: "War is
mass murder. Itesit conscription."
Another was, "liosi-t slavery." They
were put up in various parts of the
city ami toin down by the police to
day. The jury will nKo iiivrslii:nte cases
of. opposition to the selective draft,
Mr. Kennies said. "We hope to in
tent for the duration of tin war nil
who attempt to block the draft or
who attempt to di-.Mindc eligible men
from registering Tuesday."
U-BOATS SO BOLD
GUT NETS IN TWO
XKW YORK, May 30. Officers of
the former American steamship Vir
ginia, who arrived nt an American
port today, brought word of the sink
ing of the British freight steamship
Washington by a German submarine
on May ;i. The Washington was tor
pedoed, they asserted, only seven
miles from Genoa, after tho naval
convoy had left the Htenmship, be
lieving her safe from attack. The ex
plosion was heard by crsons ashore,
the' declared.
A rding to the Virginia's offi
cers, who talked with the. crew of the
destroyed vessel in Genoa, the Wnsh
inglon lel'l. New York April 3, but tho
maritime records do not contain tho
departure of any vessel of that nnmo
from this port. Thero is a British
si iship named Washington, !i()80
Ions gross, owned by tho Kudeliffe
Steamship company, London, but, her
movements are not recorded.
The Virginia's officers said the U
boats operating in the Mediterranean
have become so bold they go almost
Into harbors, planting mines nnd cut
ting nets. They declared the Germun
submarines are equipped with net cut
ting apparatus, n "sort of wire cut
ting device like a buzz-snw," they
described it, which cuts n net "like a
hot knife thru butter.'
The Virginia was sold to the French
government on her arrivul recently in
Kuiopc.
BRAZIL PLANNING TO
ARM MERCHANT SHIPS
IflO JANIi:i!0, May lid.- Foreign
Minister Pccnnha received n repre
sentative of the Brazilian I.lovd
Stcnm?hip company yesterday for the
purpose of considering measures to
safeguard Brazilian shipping. It is
reported that ships will be armed.
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FAST ST. I.OI'IS, HI., May 30.
The second night of rneo riotn last
ni-lil resulted in three white men nnd
two negroes being wounded by bul
lets, several negroes beaten nnd half
ii docn negro homes burned.
Disturbances were confined to out
lying districts. National guardsmen
fonncd a cordon uhout negro districts
and dispersed groups of men wher
ever sighted hut ns the nrc-lights had
been shot out, small mobs formed
and clashed with the negroes nt fre
quent intervals,
Alter daybreak today there was
meeting of striking employes of the
Aluminum Ore company was to have
been held tonight, hut labor leaders
have called off tho meeting- in feut
that it might lend to anoilicr out
break against tho negroes.
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