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MEDFORD OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917.
NO. 72
FINES
MAIL
BUNE1M
PRESIDENT DE
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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-
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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-
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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,
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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.
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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
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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'
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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.