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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MATL TRTBUNT? MT1DF0RD, OREGON. MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1917 PAGE THREE GOVERNMENT I Passports Refused Socialists to In ternational Meeting to Hoodwink Russia Most Brazen Piece of Wartime Propaganda Delegates All Pro-German Sympathizers. (Staff Special.) WASHINT.TOX, June 4. The rov ornment has just squashed the bold est piece of pro-German agitation since? the war bejrnn. Many pro-German propagandists who crawled under cover when the first wave of patriotism followed the brealiin'.' of relations are now creep jv'i out to do their work, brazen or ..ii'tivc. of paralyzing America. P.oldesl of all are the membeie of the pro-German machine which con trols ihe socialist party. Not content with adopting reso lutions denouncing the government and the war, this pro-Gennan eli(iie proposed to send delegates to the so called "international socialist con ference" at Stockholm a "niade-iu-Gcrmany'' meeting engineered !v the government -eotrolled socialist party of Gennany. United to Cneh Russia. Socialists of allied nations repu diated this conference. It was to be m:ule up of delegates from Geni.nny. the bullied neutrals, and Iiussia. Rus sia is the fish for whom the trap is baited. The "American" delegates will not sail, however, for the irovernmcnt has refused their passports. All three were men whose every word and act since Ihe war begun h:ts indicated approval of German methods, fruni lielgiun atrocities to su'iSnarine murder. They have denounced their own government for entering- the , war. and come to the very edge of treason in resisting every policy that might make the war a success. Morris Ililhiuit, one of the three deliirates, since he came under fire for his pro-German activities, has at tempted to deny sympathy with Ger many. Victor Rcrgcr and Algernon Lee are the oilier delegates. Xot one of the three is n workine man. Herder is a newspaper edilor and publisher. Hilhpiit is a corporation lawyer. Leo is ii teacher in a school found ed by n rich woman. All I'ro-Ciernmii. All three indorse the terms of peace sent forth by the govermr.ent inspired "socialist" in Germany, l'hil ip Scheideiaann, who is being iiscd by the llohcMzollcrn government to for-;e a general jicace favorable to (ItJ'tiiiiny by hoodwinking the ruling socialists of Iiussia. The "American" delegates said they would oppose a separate peace by I'nsia. (lerniiiny wants, not a separate peace with Russia, bat an arrangement with Russia that will force the I'nitcil tSates and oar allies into a general pence favorable to Germany. The "American'.)' delegates would mave opposed punitive indemnities. They don't want Germany to pay for her robbery and rapine in llclgiuin, France, Serbia, and I'oland. They want Germany to relinquish the territory she has taken hut to keep Alsace and Lorraine and per petuate Iter control over the Turkish sultanate with its enslaved alien pop ulations, and the lierlin-to-liagdad railway. Friendly U Arlstomtcy. Xot a word about abolition of the Iluhenzollem autocracy occurs in any s.tcmcnt of the "American" would be delegates. There is talk about "guarantees" for future peace, but not a word as to how any "guar antee" given by a I loheiizollcru gov ernment can hold water. "We shall also consider negotia tions of a general international treaty guaranteeing all nations absolute frcedo-n of intercourse and com merce. " llillrpiit says. "Socialist" Ililhpiit is rielit there to protect the capitalists of Essen, Hamburg and IScrlin, who fear an American merchant marine ami re tention of the present economic ref lations forced on th cl'iiitcd Slates and our allies by Gennany. 1'eforc the war. Germany was free to fill every nalion with her spies. No wonder she wants "freedom of in tercourse" guaranteed after the war. Your country needs you. If you ran't go aft a soldier, you ran help with your moaey. SulM-rl'o for a Liberty bond today. Safest invest ment In the world. Inquire at any bank, PLO 10 AID ENEMY MUST OBEY OR BE SHOT, EXCUSE F0RJTR0CITIES German Soldiers Punished for Little Acts of Kindness and Forced to Barbarism by Officers Women of Devastated Region Carried Off In to Slavery Worse Than Death. LONDON', June 4. Little by little, as the allied line moves on, releasing from German bondago and horror the French families that have been so hold since tho great Teuton drive of the early war, there Is unfolded more of tho great tragedy of the living hell on the other side of the fighting area. Few scenes have surpassed In ago ny thci:c with"czc:l wher. the English occupied Vermand, taking another bite out of the Hiadenhurg line. Ac counts have just reached London from a Dally Chronicle correspondent who witnessed the scenes. Tale of feasant. An old man described a night spent with more than 1000 others In a cem etery just before the English advance. "The Gormans sourched us there, and took all our money," he said, weeping. Some of the women they stripped naked in the search. Tho night was cold, but that muttered not. "AH around the sky flamed with the fire of our villages- Poeuilly, Bouvincourt, Marteville, Trefcon. Monchy, Ilancourt and many others. "The people with me cried aloud in all that hell. Vraignes was burned around us. We were In a great ter ror. The next day the English came." "My three sisters were taken with the Germans when they fell back," said a young girl. "They were Yvonne, Juliette and Mndolalne, 18, 22 and 27. All our neighbors' daugh ters were taken, too, from 1 G years up and all the men up to,!0. They have gone to slavery and great peril. How can they escape?" Soldiers Force! to Cruelty. There is ample evidence that many German soldiers are themselves en meshed In tho German system of bar barism. Wretched men they are, with all Illusions gone. Slyly they do little acts of kindness, for if they are found out punishment is swift and cruel. A young French woman, before the English advance, saw a German sol dier beat an old man on the head. Flinging up her window she called to tho soldier in angry scorn and re proof. "Cala bete! " she cried. "Sala bete?" he answered. "For that you shall go to prison." Finally, though, he came closer and said in contrite and shamed tones, "C'est la guerre. C'est eruelle la guerre." He understood and spoke French. 01ey or Ilo Shot. ""We ar under orders of men great er than we," explained another. "We aro hound to obey, for if wo do not we shall he shot." "Perhaps of all tho cruelties, the enslaving of women and girls behind tho lines is most hideous and sicken ing." said a woman released by the Hritish advance. "All are compelled to work, and there Is no exemption for those who aro weak'. Frail women must toll be side strong girls used to hard labor. "And then there is now and then a bad one one who consents to be the prey of an officer. To her is given exemption from labor and she may flaunt her ease In tho face of those compelled to toll." WASHINGTON', June (. In con sf ruction of railroads across I'e iernl forc-l rccrve-t the supreme court de cided today thai federal permits Must lie secured and regulations complied with. The court affirmed a judgment for IkS,(iiiii nirainst Ihe St. l'niil ron.l for damages lo the Cocur d'Alcnc, Idaho, forest reservation during constric tion of its l'ugct Sound extension in 1!7. DELIVERED RUSSIA WASHINGTON', Juno 4. President Wilson's communication to the Kus slan government on the war alniB of tho Vnltod Stales has been delivered at Petrograd by American Ambassa dor Francis, but will not bo pub lished in this country or In ItiiFsia for a day or two whlln the stato de partment Is clearing up what aro of ' filially characterized as "matters of Idctail." TO DODGE DRAFT REGISTRATION Record of Men's Real Age Left Be hind in School lists, Marriage and Other Licenses, and Insurance and Employment Papers, and in Voting Lists of Countries. NEW YORK. June 4. Uncle Sam Is preparing to deal with the man who tries to dodge on registration day! The man who thinks ho can quietly disappear from sight has had little experience with the U. S. government. Ho has forgotten the long trail of rec ords ho has inevitably left behind him in his years of life in a given commu nity that will almost instantly give his correct age to an Investigating official, end render ucoless the at tempt to dodge registration. In a certain proportion of the terri tory of tho United States, known by the census office as tho "birth regis tration area," records of the birth of every child are sufficiently complete and go hack far enough for an Investi gating official to check up at once on tho slacker who trios to dodge the registration. Complete Kecorrt. Where this is not possible, there Is a practically complete record of the ages of every person, who has ever gone to the public schools. This school record extends, of course, to all n i iifMrtiim 1 .uiitxW'Tsr;,. Could amone fool you on a Rose with your eyes blindfolded ? Of course not But i7 ik r colleges and universities, for those yo'ung men who 'have gone to such In st! unions. A little example in simple ad litlon will servo to show Uncle Sai z's investigator that the man who left college four years ago must ho within tho registration limits. A siin ifcir deduction is possible from the lower school statistics. lnii?tically every married man in the United Statos lias tucked away in nn of.Vcial record in a marriage li cense bureau tho little figures which show j lust how old ho is. These are, of collide. Instantly available to gov ernment! officials. Then,, too, every man who has tak n out a. life Insurance policy, accident policy, ;lndustrlal pulley, has a nico littlo r N ord of his real age in tho home office of his insurance company. These records are required by law to ho aceure.tely kept, and they aro also available for public investigation. lt 'orris in Many Places. llavo 3? on evor tried to get a gov ernment ;iob? If so, the U. S. civil service ccmmlssion has a record of your real ago In its files, and theso aro right down in Washington, con venient feer reference. Also, tho U. S. labor dep I'rtinent has a record of tho age of eviery man who has applied thru the system of U. S. labor ex changes at postoffices for a job. i In many cases, too, corporations aifd other employers have accurate records of the ages (among other in formation) of men who aro, or have been. In thmlr employ. This Is espe cially true tif railroads and similar big organization s. j Possibly Uhe intending slacker has 'at somo tinie applied for an automo bile or motoccycle license; or a license I to sell milk; put up a sign; obstruct ! tho sidewalk: or a thousand and one i things for w-liich licenses have to be secured from city or county officials. . In each case. It Is probable that tho blank form which had to bo filled out """' rt "'"' OS By its fragrance alone does the rose makes its universal appeal. Nor can any one fool you on tobacco either if you rely on your unerring, personal sense of pure fragrance. Tobacco without a definite pure fragrance is like a rose without perfume "Your Nose Knows." 77ia Perfect Tobacco for Pipe and Cigarette is the rose of tobaccos. Its rich, ripe Burley leaves, grown in the "Blue Grass" region of Old Kentucky, are so carefully aged and blended that its pure fra grance is as individual, as appealing as the rose "Your Nose Knows." Try this Test: Rub a little Tuxedo briskly in the palm of your hand to bring out its lull aroma. Then smeil it deep its deli cious, pure fragrance will convince you. Try this test with any other tobacco and we will let Tuxedo stand or fall on your judgment "Your Nose Knows' on ttint occasion, contains ft reenrris nf ' the applicant's ago. Xattinilijiti4n Itecords. Tn many states, laws .prescribe age limits for child labor, or for night work, and so on, and In these cases employers must bo caroful to ascer tain the age of applicants for posi tions, and report them to stnto or city labor bureaus. These records will como In handy for checking lip a pos sible slackor. For men who hnvo como Into tho country as Immigrants, and have be come naturalized citizens, a complete age record exists not only In the Im migration bureau of the lnbor depart ment, but in tho courts where natu ralization was effected. There are many other records of a semi-official or prlvato character, which Uncle Sam can utilize if It be comes necessary. Fraternal ordors and organizations of all kinds; labor union records; membership records of clubs nnd associations, and hun dreds of other cources can be exam ined. Tho chock-up will bo made com pleto by requiring men to show regis tration cards after Juno 5. Tho only difficulty will be as to men who havo just passed tho ago limit of 31, or who are still under tho limit of 21 years. It is possible that a second registration of all men In tho country may bo necessary, so that any man without a registration card will auto matically bo known to bo a dodger. Two Additional C.imn Sites Chosen. WASHINGTON, Juno 4. Linda Vista, Cub, nnd Columbia, S. C, have been selected as sites for cantoninonts In which forces of tho war army will bo trained. Tho designations bring tho number of sites determined upon up to six, four having been announced yesterday. Ten are yet to bo chosen. I on roun momiv c Knows j IQcnlTlNS IjCTM JtY'ji 1 Humidors ill pSSr with Tl PEARL LESS Vo tmS. wood or ashes to lug. No waiting for the hrt to burn up. MS in a jiffy and a cool kitchen all the time. PdirfKi broils, roasts, toasts. Better cooking be cause t the steady, evenly-distributed heat. XAmc convenient than a wood or coal stove for ell yev round cooking, and more econom ical The long blue chimneys prevent all smoke and Smell fn 1. 2, 3 and 4 burner sizei, with ir without uvens. Also cabinet inudcl. A ik your dealer lou'ay. NEW PERFECTION OJl COlOMTOVE L. FOR Medford Furniture and Hardware Co. Garnett-Corey Hardware Co. Crater Lake Hardware Co. fXXOOOOCXOCOCXOOOOCX00000'VV1fOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC Have You Bought A Liberty Bond It Is Your Patriotic Duty to Aid Your Country at This Critical Time Your country iiocds your litHp. Money is quite as important as men in modern warfare. Your rounf ry is asking you to lend it your savings at once NOW. For iliese savings 1 lit Government offers vou LIlilOliTV LOAN BONDS 'Paving '., percent in terest per year and A I'.SOLUTHI A" SA VE. They may be subscribed for at any bank in amounts of $50, $100, $500, $1000 and upwards, and paid for on the partial payment plan if desired. Go to the nearest bank NOW and make applica tion for as many bonds as you can pay for from your sayings. The need is urgent. You may not be able (o go as a soldier but you can assist your country with your money. Jt is your pa triotic duty as an American citizen to respond to your country's call for financial aid in prosecuting the war in which we tire now engaged. Liberty Loan Committee Applications for the purchase of Liberty Bonds must be made before . I inn; 15th. Don't delay. You have no t inic to lose. c:oocooooc(ocrt5r,'0oooc0'.'w The Portland Hotel PORTLAND, OREGON The Rose City's world-famed hottd, occupying an entiro block. All outside rooms. Superior dining and grill service. 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