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Newspaper Page TextATE ATIIER Ma x inmm Yesterday 92; Minimum Today 47. Pair Tonight ami Friday. Continued Warm. nn BFORO Forty-aeventh Tear. Pally Twelfth Year. MEDFORD OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917. NO. 72 FINES MAIL BUNE1M PRESIDENT DE M CONQUESTS COMPLETED GERMANY CONDUCTING INTRIGUES FOR PEACE In Flag Day Address, President Declares Anew Aims and Purposes of United States In Entering Worl d War Not Alone to Keep the World Safe for Democracy, but Becaus e German Government Had Left Us No Choice But to Take Up Arm s in Defense of Our Rights and of Our Honor as a Sovereign Government Germany Having Consolidat ed Conquests Into an Empire is Conducting Propaganda for an Early Peace, Using Neutrals and Age nts in All Lands to Serve its Ends. WASHINGTON, June 14. Before a great audience as sembled here today for a flag day celebration, President Wilson declared anew the aims and purposes of the United States m entering the world Standing in the shadow of the great monument erected to the memory of George Washington, the president told thousands gathered on the grassy slopes that the United States had entered the war snjfe for democracy, but also lraults and aggressions or the ment left us no choice but to take up arms in defense of our rights and of our honor as a sovereign government. " "The Stars and Stripes are going to a strange land," the president said, "for a purpose as old as American tra ditions. "For us there is but one choice,'' said the president. "We have made it. Woe be to the man or group of men that seeks to stand in our way in this day of high resolution when every principle we hold dearest is to he j vindicated and .made secure for the salvation of nations. We are ready to plead at the bar of history and our flag shall wear a new lustre. Once more we shall make good with our lives and fortunes the great faith to which we were born and a new glory shall shine in the face of our people." President Wilson warned ag:iinst permitting Germany to end the war now by, an "intrigue of peace" while her aggressions were secure. "All the central empires," the' pres ident declared, "have been cemented into one great autocracy-ridden em pfjs, throwing a broad belt of German military power and political control across the very center of Europe and beyond the Mediterranean into the heart of Asia. Peace Propaganda. "This achieved," he said, "it is easy to understand why Germany is fos tering a propaganda for an early peace. " 'Peace, peace, peace," ' has been the talk of her foreign office for now a year and more," said the president. "A little of the talk hns been pub lie, but most of it has been private. Thru all sorts of channels it has come to me in all sorts of guises. The military masters under whom Ger many is bleeding see very clearly to that point fate has brought them. If they can secure peace now with the immense advantage still in their hands which they have up to this time ap parently gained, they will have justi fied themselves before the German people; they will have gained by force what they promised to gain by it." The president recited again the Oermnn aggressions which drove the United States to war. Ho declared the purposes for which American sol- (Continued on Page Seven.) 10 STOCKHOLM, June H. The So cial Democraten lays It learns from authoratatlve sources that the chief magistrate of Brussels has been sen tenced to a year's Imprisonment and that M. Jaeghaln, a city councilman. In charge of educational affairs, has been sentenced to a month's Impris onment and deported to Germany. The mayor of the Brussels suburb of Boltafort has been sentenced to nine months' Imprisonment. The na ture of their aloged offences Is not stated, i war not alone to keep the world because the "extraordinary imperial German govern ALLIED TROOPS ENTER ATHENS AS EX-KING LEAVES ATHENS, June 14 Entente forces are now lnnding at the Paraeus and' Custilla ports. Some of the troops are occupying heights near Phalerum hay while others are marching to Athens. ' ATHENS, June 12. (Delayed). Former King Constantinc left Athens today to embark on a British war ship. Constantino was accompanied by the former queen and crown prince and members of the family. They left the city by motor car. Professor Georgios Streit, former adviser of the Greek foreign office, went with Constantine as his secretary. ' LUGANO, Switzerland, June 14. One of the private secretaries of 'former King Constantine of Greece arrived here last Sunday and began a search for a large villa suitable for a royal personage. Prince Von Beu- low, the former German imperial chancellor, and several other German diplomats are staying here. It is re ported that ex-King Constantine will likelv cross the Swiss frontier early next week and go to Berlin, after wards returning to Switzerland, where he will make his home. 1777 Our hemes of tho revolution first fought under -a red, white and blue flag after the war had gone along nearly a year. It had 1:1 red and white horlzantnl trie and 1.1 five pointed utars of white arranged In a circle on a blue field. LIBERTY BELL 11 LIBERTY BONDS Bells Ring and Whistles Toot From Coast to Coast to Awaken People to Subscribing to Great Loan Only $157,000,000 Shy at Noon Today of Amount Required. WASHINGTON, June 14. Loan subscriptions to the liberty loan re ported to the treasury nt 1 p. m. to day totalled $1,843,000,000. It was announced that no more figures would bo given out until final figures for the total subscription are assembled after the books close tomorrow noon. Nation Wakes. The last 24 hours for subscribing to the liberty loan bonds were ush ered in today with the tolling of bells and the blowing of whistles from coast to coast. At the same moment treasury offi cials were compiling the latest re turns of subscriptions from the twelve, federal reserve districts, showing a steady climb toward the $2,000,000, 000 mark. Only the New York district, accord ing to latest available estimates, had exceeded the minimu allotment. . Other districts were nearing the min imum and officials hoped that with increased activity during the closing .24 hours the total of $2,000,000,000 would be fully subscribed. liberty Bell Rings. Th6 Liberty bell was rung again the first time in years, at Philadel phia,, its reverberations being carried from coast to const bv aid of the tel egruph. Where Patrick Henry stood when he uttered his immortal speech, "Give me liberty or give me deuth,1 Mayor Ainslie of Richmond, Vn., toll ed the old bell of St. John's church, Turnout tho nation bells and whistles reechoed the summons to subscribe. Every bell in Now York was a liberty loan bell at noon. Governors of most of the reserve bnnsk telegraphed the treasury today reporting encouraging progress duing the Inst 24 hous and a whirlwind cam paign planned for the closing day. RUSSIAWS FINLAND RIGHTS PETROGRAD, June 14. The con flict caused by Finland's claim that the rights of the former emperor as grand duke of Finland did not pass automatically to the provisional gov ernment has been settled by a new law which wll be valid until Russo Finlsh relations are permanently reg ultaed by tho constitutional assem bly. The right to decide all state trans actions excepting affairs afectlng Russian subjects, and also the right to fix the date for the opening and close of tho Finish diet, Is conceded to the Finish senate. Finland also gets the rights of legislative Initiative, the right the confirm the budget, revoke adminis trative decrees, summon the ecclesi astical council ' A DIFFERENT FLAG FOR EVERY WAR 1812 The war of 1812 saw a 1.1-starred and 13-stiiied flag, the two extra stars ami stripe to represent Uio ad dition of Vermont and Kentucky to the Union. Tho stars were arranged In a aquaeo because the number be came too high for a circle. HE IS NEW HEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN'S WAR MISSION IN AMERICA mm MM, V 'rl-' ' )wS P STYLED AMERICAN WASHINGTON, June 14 Popular and powerful as Arthur Balfour has been in welding the war. spirit of England and America, as head of the British mission, Great Britain is re placing him with even a stronger and more popular influence toward more spirited Americun participation in the war. England sends Lord Northcliffe to America because he is the most suit able man for the job. He is the most American of all Englishmen, a Na poleon in his actions, a gonius in foresight, the man of destiny who, according to the lute Count Tolstoy, is to end the war. America welcomed Lord Northcliffe in 1909 as England's greatest rews pnperman. He was known then as the millionaire owner of some 45 newspapers in Great Britain, who rev olutionizod English journalism by his American methods, who was despised for his radical tactics and envied for his ennnrkable genius and fore sight. Now Lord Northcliffe comes as the greatest man in England, who opened England's eyes by his reve lations of her military inefficiency at the beginning of the war, hammered at the trntli until he caused a com plete change in the government for his democratic demands of the Brit ish government. This human dynamo is 52 years young. Ho was plain Alfred Hnnns worth when, at 20, he left Oxford and started as a $15-n-weck reporter. Ten years later he owned more mnga- (Continued on Page Four.) 1818 lly the time wo fought Mexico In IHIH, the I'nited States conlted of 20 Mnltn and a star for each of thews stutos was sewn on the bluo field, The strlies numbered III, or it was seen a suipe for each state would make (lie flag unwieldy, r. - V'eSr. - Vjjy .' .',, ap.'.'r.r .:.v,--r': ..i WASHINGTON, June 14. Japan ese resentment over tho American nolo to China Is ascribed wholly to the publication of a garbled version In Japan. It Is admitted hore that altho both coutrles have been striving for a bet ter working understanding, they have not succeeded in reaching it. Desplte- effortB of tho government, Japanese effort often has been interpreted hero as In denial of China's sovereignty and American policy has 'been Inter preted In Tokio as undue Interference In .Chlneso affairs and disregard of tho special position Japan claims for herself In Uilna, much the same as the position o the United States with regard to Mexico. It has previously been explained that the American note was Inspired simply by a desire to aid the rival Chinese factions to come together, FIFTY KILLED BY LONDON, Juno 14. Fifty persons were killed and many injured by an explosion at Asliton-Under-Lyno, An drew Bonur Luw, chancellor of. the exchequer, announced in the house of commons today. Ashton-Under-Lyne is n manufacturing town near Man chester. WASHINGTON, June 14. Japan will send a mission to the United States. The mission will have broad powers, especially in diplomatic con servation, and Is expected to loavo Jupan during the first part of July, 1811 1 Although II states seceded front the Union nt the licglniilng of the rlvll war, their stars remained In tho blue field of tho l ulled States flag. Then tho union roiisistctl of Mate by the end o the, war. A slur represent- ed each, 1 ROLL OF HONOR IN WORD SHY OVER $60,000 Few Medford People Respond to Lib erty Bond Appeal Subscriptions Close Promptly at Noon Tomorrow Ashland to Beat Medford Out Unless Action is Prompt. 4 Tho bunks will remain open from 7 to 9 this evening to re- ceivo applications for Liberty Loan bonds. At 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon the prospects were gloomy that the people of .Medford might escapo the odium of being characterized as "slackers'" in doing their financial duty in purchasing the city's allot ment of $160,000 worth of liberty loan bonds. With only a half day remaining for the city properly to redeem Itself, ap proximately $100,000 had been sub scribed, which Is $60,000 short of Medford's proportion of $160,000, which It all along had been hoped would be realized. This moans that only 0 2V4 per cent of the liberty bonds have been. sold here, while 37 per cent still remain unsold. ' ' doses Friday Noon. All subscriptions muBt be made be fore Friday noon, June 15, In time tor the money to be transferred by tele graph to the Fcdoral Reserve bank of tho Twelfth district at San Francisco by 12 o'clock. Arbland, early Thursday morning, was only $7,500 behind Its goal of $85,000. Among the four local banks the First National reported sales of liber ty bonds aggregating approximately $40,000; the Medford National, $110,. 000; the Jackson County, $20,000 and the Farniors and Fruit Growors, $10,000. A full list of subscribers up to 10 a. m., Thursday, from among Medford residents Is the following roll of honor: First National List. Goorgo J. Collins, Walter Bowne, Jr., C. F. Hanson, W. A. Folgor, Flor ence Folgor Dean, Win. Ulrich, J. Orv al Perry, Mrs. Helen M. Brown, Orace Brown, Robert Vinton Beall, Mary Jason Brown, Mlary Joy Folgor, Helen Ferry Watt, John R. Tomlln, Robort Henry Brown, Asbury Deall, Elizabeth F. Dodge, E. 0. RIddell, Josephine P. Porter, Albert Theodore Brown Ber nard Motor Co., Thomas Earl Bcall, Chas. W. English, Geo. L. Trlochlor, Chas, Strang, Ann Maria Beall, Helen N. Yockey, Mrs. Oris Crawford, J. E. Stewart, Glenn O. Taylor, Robert H. Ebol, F. W. Kclloy, Chas M. Mont gomery, T. W. Miles, Georgo Crlgulro, Clara Ann Beall, Edna Bernlce Beall, Mary C. Browne, Afton S. Haywanl, Anna C. Hart, C. Robert Hart, Mod ford Domestic Loundry, First Nation al Bank, Win. G. Talt, Ida S. Tail, Juno Elizabeth Talt, Jano C. Scarf, Fred L. Heath, L. R. Schmalhouscn, Thomas Sweon, Thomas Earl Bcall, J. C. Brown, Luthor II. Tlsdalo, Lola R. Folgor, Bert 11, Lowcry, Mrs. Bert (Continued on Page Two.) I HUH. lly 1HDH, when tho l ulled Stales ought Spain, t.1 state wore In tho Union and a star represented each on tho national emblem, lly that, time It wan stcn the striped wirt of the flag was a Idt out of proKirt(on, so new pinna for the flag were discussed. HAN II ABANDONED INSECTIGNS British Offensive Forces Teutons to Evacuate Important Sections of Belgian Front Retreat of Two Miles Follows British Following Closely Another Zeppelin Winged Over North Sea British Warships Capture Fort Saliff on Red Sea. LONDON, June 14. Important sections of the German front between the Lye river and St. Ives have been abandoned by the Germans, it is an nounced officially. British troops followed the reheat ing Germans closely and made con siderable progress east of Ploeg steert wood. German Line Crumbles, The German lino in Belgium is crumbling under the British offensive there. Evidence of this appears to day in the announcement by London of a German retreat on a front of approximately two miles in the area southwest of Warncton. After wiping out the Messines-Wyt-schneto salient in tho crushing attack last week, General Plummer continued attacking the Qcrmais from time to timo east of Mossines and gained ad ditional ground thero. Further south the British also have exerted pres sure upon General Von Arnim's lines. Hrttlsh Following. - Having lost the last of the com manding artillery and observation po sitions in this region when the Mos sines ridge fell into British hands, tho Germans arc finding the pressure at some points beyond their ability to meet. One of tho first results has been the abandonment of important sections of their first line between the River Lys and St. Yves. ", General llnig announces that the British aro following the Germans iclosely and aro moving forward east of Plogstrecrt wood and in the neigh borhood of Gaspard village. On the French front conditions re main comparatively quiet. Last night tho Germans, after bombardments attacked French posts' in the Aisne region and northwest of Verdun. The French easily repulsed these assaults. Zeppelin Winged. LONDON, June 14. Zeppelin L-43 has been destroyed over the North sea by naval forces, Chancellor Bon ar Law announced today in the house of commons. Tho L-4II was destroyed this morn ing. Soon after being attacked it burst into flames fore and aft and fell into tho sea. Ituld l'Mu London. , BERLIN, Juno 14 "A fleet of our large airplanes," says today's German official statement, "yesterday bom barded the Fort of London. All our airplanes returned unharmed, "One , English airman," the an' (Continued on Page Four.) 11117. The present war against (formally sees tho now plans rallied out- The flag Is of finer pniHirticiii, appearing longer and narrower than before. The bluo field by this time contains 49 stars, for nil divisions of the Union hail become states.