WE ATIIER Maximum Yesterday S3; Minimum Today 49. Tonight and Tomorrow Pair. Contiimed Warm.'
Medford Mail Tribune
Dally Twelfth Year!
MEDFORD 'OREGON", FRIDAY. .TUNE 1;-. 1917.
NO. 73
LIBERTY' LOAN- BILLION 0VER-SUB8C
R BED
TIDAL WAVE
BOND BUYERS BONDS SOID
fATTHE FINISH IN COUNTY
(niHcations Are That Every District
i Oversubscribed Allotment Except
Two Over 2,500,000 bond buyers,
Showing People Back of the War
' At Least Three Billion Dollars
Signed Up For Small Buyers to
be Favored Ones, Big Ones to Lose.
WASHINGTON, June 15. The Lib
erty loan has been over-subscribed by
many hundreds of millions of dollars.
Treasury officials estimated at 11 a.
m., an hour liefore the books closed,
that the total of subscription might
reach $3,00U,0O0, 000, an over-subscription
of 50 per cent.
Indications based upon telephone
and telegraph reports from all sec
tions were at that hour that every
federal reserve district In the country,
with the possible exception of two,
would subscribe Its minimum quota
andhat many of tho districts would
over-subscribe the maximum.
' 'SliVnir linnnor Districts.
' Four banner districts i'ew York,
hicago, Cleveland and Boston ap
peared on the face of tho returns at
noon, to have subscribed the full $2,-000,000,00-0
offering aione. New
York, as was expected, led all other
districts by a margin of more than
double the estimate. This estimate
was made the basis of reports an
hour before the books closed In the
east.'
San Francisco started the day with
a sensational advanco from its pre
vious report of 52.000,000. The first
thing offlcals heard ths morning was
that instead of being approximately
$88,000,000 under its minimum allot
ment, the district was nearlng tho
minimum and probably would take Its
quota.
Apparent failure of the Kansas City
and Atlanta districts to reach their
minimum, based on early reports, re
flected, officials believed, the failure
of the cotton farms of tho south and
the wheat growers of the west to re
spond, as fully us it had been estimat
ed Way would.
Baby Ikinds Popular.
Districts In which are located the
great industrial plants of the country
reflected a tremendous demand for
the so-called baby bonds. Tho $50
Issue will be by far tho most popular,
it Is believed. The total number of
subscribers to all denominations. It Is
estimated, will exceed 2,500,000. This
is ten times the number of persons in
the entire nation who hold securities
of any other sort.
The small Investor Is to receive the
full amount of his subscriptions, offi
cials declared today. Kvery $50 and
$100 bond subscribed for, It was said,
Is' to be Issued. This presages a wide
spread paring down of great individ
ual subscriptions.
Every community flying the Amer
ican flag, from tho Philippines to the
Virgin Islands, subscribed to tho loan,
Fairbanks, Alaska, the most northern
town on the continent, sent a gener
ous subscription. From the Panama
canft zone subscriptions totaled
$250,000. 1
Mc.Vloo's Announcement.
Secretary McAdoo announced the
over-subscription of tho loan In the
following statement:
"The Liberty Loan has been over
subscribed. (Continued on page six.)
SPOKANK, Jane 15. Herbert
Withcrsoon, chairman nf Hie Smi
kano liberty loan campaign commit
tee, estimated Spokane's subscrip
tion nt noon today at $.1,400,000, an
over- subscription of $100,000, the
allotment of $3.:i00,000 being raised
before noon.
mm or
Medofrd Subscribes to $131,400,
Ashland to $96,550, Jacksonville
10,000, Central Point $6000, Gold
Hill $200, Butte Falls $800, Rogue
River $600, Eagle Point $500, Tal
ent $200 Few Large Subscriptions
Mostly in $50 and $100 Bonds.
Medford a $131,400
Ashlnud
!),")"()
10.00(1
(i.OOO
2,000
800
BOO
fiOO
200
'Jacksonville ....
Central Point .
Hold Mill
Untie Fulls
Rogue Kiver .
Eagle Point ....
Talent
Total $248,050
At 12 o'clock noon Friday, tlio hour
when the opportunity to purchase lib
erty loan bonds erulel, Jackson
county had subscribed for $248,050
worth of these "silver bullets."
The four Medford bunks reported
at noon Friday that a grand total of
Ua.1,400 had beer, subscribed thr-
these four institutions.
The Southern Pacific railroad sub
scribed for $10,000 worth of the
bonds in Medford, divided in $!."00
lots among the four banks.
Ashland Ovor-Subscrilofl.
Ashland subscribed for .$!)(i,550
worth, more Ulan $1 1,000 over its al
lotment of $85,000.
Nine subscribers nl Jacksonville
bought $10,000 worth from the Bank
of Jacksonville. The nine were: J.
V. Bybee, I. W. llugshaw, Jr., Emil
Unit, W. CI. C'audil, Mrs. Charles
Connor, J, Gardner, Lewis Ulrica,
John If. Williams, Miss Lulu Williams.
fhe First Stale Hank of Central
1'oint reported sales of $0000 absorb
ed by twenty subscribers. Nine per
sons in Knglo Point purchased $500
worth of bonds.
Gold Mill's total of $2,000 includ
ed a $800 allotment by the South
ern Pacific, and 8 subscribers.
Four subscribers at Talent look
$2no in bonds, 4 at Rogue Kiver $000
bonds, 4 at Unite Falls $800.
First National List,
First National bank, total $17,000.
Alice .f. Watt, Alice C. Fitch, "VV.
C. Jaynes, Milton S. Jaynes, Leven
tine C. Redden, Frank E. Bybee, Dr.
J. L. 1 1 i II. M. F. Sheets, Joseph O.
Gray, Prof. C. Englehardt, Waldo W.
Williard, Peter Young, Dotty Bard
well, Dr. Henry Mart, II. Volncy
Dixon, Karl C. Gaddls, Florence
Kliim.
George J. Collins, Walter Bowne,
Jr., C. F. Hansen, W. A. Folger, Flor
ence Folger Dean, Wm. Ulrlch, J. Orv
al Perry, Mrs. Helen M. Brown, Graco
Brown. Robert Vinton Deall, Mary
Jason Brown, Mary Joy Folger, Helen
Ferry Watt, John R. Toinlln, Robert
3'cnry Brown, Asbury Beall, Elizabeth
F. Dodge, E. G. Rlddell, Josephine P.
Porter, Albert Theodore Brown Ber
nard Motor Co., Thomas Earl Beall,
Chas. W. English, Geo. L. Trlechler,
Chas. Strang, Ann Maria Beall, Helen
N. Yockey, Mrs. Oris Crawford, J. E
Stewart, Glenn O. Taylor, Robert R
(Continued on pago six.)
NKW YORK, June 15. Trading in
liberty bonds begins on the New York
sloek exchange at noon today. The
governors of the cxehnngc decided to
li-t the bonds on the exchange. They
will be dealt in for the present "when
issued."
The initial transaction in liberty
loan bonds, trading in which began on
the New York stock exchange at noon
todav. was above pur. A lot nf
$10,0110 sold nt par nnd 1.50th. The
next lot, $20,000 old nt par.
MAILED FIST 10
AVENGE INSULT
TO GREEK KING
Kaiser Hears News With Wrath and
Says That Mailed Fist of Germany
With Aid of Almighty God Will
Restore Constantine to Throne of
Which No Man Can Rob Him.
BERNE, June 15, British admir
alty per wireless press. A telegram
from Berlin says Emperor William
has addressed the following message
to ono of the Greek diplomatic repre
sentatives abroad for transmission to
Former King Constantine:
"I have heard with wrath of the
infamous outrage committed by our
common enemies upon you and your
dynasty. I assure you that your de
privation can he only tomporary. The
inallod fist of Germany, with further
aid from Almighty God, will restore
you to your throne, of which no man
by right can rob you. The armies of
Germany and Germany's allies will
wreak vengeance on those who have
dared so Insolently to lay their crim
inal hands on you. We hope to wel
come you In Germany at the earliest
opportunity. A thousand cordial
greetings from
"YOUR WILLIAM."
ATHENS, June 13. (Delayed.)
INo disorders followed tho departure
of former King Constantino.
No foreign troops have entered
Athens and their presence around the
city Is almost unnoticed. Senator
Jonnart, the French envoy, has in
formed the government that freights
held up at Salarois will be delivered
immediately and that ships bound for
Piraeus with wheat, maize and coal
will be ordered to proceed to their
destinations with tho least possible
delay.
CHICAGO, Juno 15. Three hun
dred and twenty-five million dollars,
sixty ifive millions more than the
quota.
This was the official estimate nf
the subscriptions of the seventh (Chi
cago) federal reserve bank district
when the Liberty loan books closed nt
noon today.
The district includes all of town,
the southern peninsula of Michigan,
and parts of lllonois, Wisconsin nnd
Indiana. At 0 o'clock last night the
standing of these sections was: Illi
nois, $1:18,223,1 00; Indiana, $21,805,
050; Iowa, $20,1(15,850; .Michigan
$41,li;i,!IO0; Wisconsin, $17,042,250.
The Chicago district Liberty loan
went past its quota of $200,000,000
shortly alter the counters resumed
work this morning. A high official
oof the federal reserve bunk predicted
that lite loan in this district would
be oversubscribed by $40,000,000
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-San
Francisco, nt 10 n. m. loday had over
subscribed her allotment of the Lib
erty loan by more than $:i,00d,00l
anil was still "going big,'' it was of
ficially announced. Officials said the
twelfth reserve district almost surely
would meet ils allotment of $100,000,-
000.
BONDS UNTIL FAIL
WASHINGTON', June 15. Score
tarv McAdoo, announcing the over
subscription of the two billion dollar
offering of Iho liberty loan today
said he did not think there would be
another offering nf the remaining
three billion authorized by congress
lulore this fall,
FIRST AMERICAN FLAG ON FRENCH FRONT
First nrilciul American ll"K on the French front, flying over the French
tri-color lx-fbre the aviation camp of tho Lal'iiyetto squadron, which is com
posed entirely of American aviators. This flag was presented by Orange,
New Jersey, Klks. Tho American flyer standing lxsido the fight lag ma
chine is Corpora! Ilvard lllnklc of Cincinnati and Minneapolis, a graduate
of tho Paris llenuv Arts,
10 EXPECTATIONS
SKATTLE, Wn., June 15. The lib
erty loan cominiltec estimate's Se
attle's total sabscriplipn at $0,000,
000, not counting investments made
by corporations and credited to the
city. Allotment was $8,200,000. To
tal for state unobtainable.
WALLA WALLA, June 15. Com
plete official figures for liberty loan
in Walla WaHa district:
Allotment $1,0110,000; subscriptions
$1,010,050. Number subscribers 00.
Over-subscription $10,050.
KVERKTT. June 15. Everett's
uhscriptiun to liberty loan at noon
t oda v :
Subscriptions $181,100; allotment.
$:)!)0,000.
TACOMA. June 15 Tiieoma lib
erty loan bonds ami ant t $2,104.-
lot). the amount a lotlcil was $2,
200,000. Ovcr-siibseription $2'M,
750. BKLLIMIIIAM. June 15.- Sub
scriptions to the liberty loan at noon
today were $850,8511, or 70 percent
over this city's allolmciit of $500,0110.
NKW YORK, June 15. New York
has over-subscribed its quoin to Ihe
liberty loan hv manv hundreds of mil
lions of dollars. Aftho at the clos
ing hour of noon the tabulators were
at least six hours behind in record
ing the tidal wave of subscriptions
that have been pouring in since yes
terday, it was estimated the total
participation of llic New York fed
eral reserve ilMiii-l would amount to
at least $l.200.iioo.i"IO.
The first sale id' the bonds of the
New York stock exehangc was at par
and 1-50. Laler one lot of $25,000
old at 0 Hand I0-50lhs. The next
sale was again at par.
UTAH OVERSUBSCRIBES
ALLOTMENT OF BONDS
SALT LAKE CITY, Jane 15.- I tali
over-subscribed her allotment of lib
erty bonds by $2,500,00(1. Siibscrip
ttions in (he stale total $0,000,000.
I
SAN FRANCISCO, Jane 15. The
liberty loan was fully subscribed in
Ihe twelfth federal reserve district, it
was announced here at noon today.
Officials said figures might not be
available for days, but that in San
1' raneisco subscriptions ran more
than $:i,000,000 over the $42,000,000
allotment. The allotment for Ihe dis
trict was $10(1,000,000.
In n telegram to the new member
John Pcrriii, clinirnuin of Ihe twelfth
district federal reserve bank, pro
noiinced llu! event "all affirmative
and patriotic step for unifying nnd
si rcngt liening our banking system so
fundamentally essential in litis time
of national crisis."
San Francisco banks were swamp
ed w'ilh eleventh hoar applications,
Long rows of woald-be purchasers
stood in front of the windows, and
extra clerks were assigned lo take
care of them.
LONDON, ,l,ini- 15
Sinn
l-'einers of Ka-t Claii
have; df
ided
to colllct the seal ill parliament a
eatcd hv the death at the front
ol
Major William Redmond. They bav
chosen as candidate l-.dward He vi
lorn, formerly a professor in llubl
university and sentenced to dcalh l'i
his connection with the Sinn Fe
revolt. His scntellec was eominiiti
in penal servitude for lite and ho
now in jail.
MINNEAPOLIS, Juno 1 5. Liberty
loan subscriptions in the ninth fedor
at roscrvo district will total between
$1)1', r,i)0,oii) and $i;ri,(ino.iMio, accord
Ing to official estimates. The dis
trlct's minimum quota was $10,000
000.
Montana made tho bent showing In
the district, more than doubling her
quota.
mm urges
SPEEDY ACTION
ON FOOD BILL
President Throws Personal Force
Behind Measures to Force Program
Thru Ahead of War Tax Bill
Government to Commandeer All
Shipbuilding Contracts.
WASHINGTON, Juno 15. Presi
dent Wilson threw his personal force
behind tho food bills today with the
result that the senate will begin work
on the control bill tomorrow and may
put It thru ahead of tho war tax bill
and other measures. The house has
nuulo provision to take it up Monday
As a result of the conference, the
food control bill was Introduced in
the senate lato today by Senator
Chamberlain. Chairman Gore of tho
agriculture committee did not intra
duco It because he opposes so many
of Its provisions.
Commandeer Ship Contracts.
Stoel shipbuilders called here today
by the shipping board and Major
General Gocthals, chairman of the
emorgency fleet corporation, wore
told that tho government would com-
mandonr immediately all shipbuild
ing contracts. There Is no present
intent ton, they worn told, to com
mandcor tho yards themselves.
( Tho government has power to com-
mnndcer shipping and shipbuilding
facilities' under tho war budget bill
signed yostorday by President Wilson.
Thoro la building in tho steel yards of
the country now nearly 2,000,000
tons of shipping, more than 1,000,-
000 of It for British account. Under
an arrangoniont reachod botweon the
Aniorlcnii and llrltlsh governments
tho llrltlsh tonnage, building will bo
turned over voluntarily to the United
States.
Tax Kxeniptions.
An income tax exemption allow
ance of $200 for each dependent child
of II taxable parent mid reduction of
the two cent stamp lax on bank
checks to one cent were decisions
reached today by Ihe senate finance
committee revising the war tax bill.
3 BELGIAN RETREAT
HEULIN, June 15. Rclircmcnt of
the (tcrman forces at two points on
the front in Belgium is reported in
today's official statement. The Ger
man were pressed back by the 1 it-it -,ish
between lloltebcke and the re
gion of the River Unlive and also
southwest of Wanielon.
PARIS, June 15. Recoiinoitcriug
parlies were senl out by the (ler
iiialis last night in the Ycrdiin see
tor at Hill HOI anil on Ihe heights of
the Meuse, Ihe war office announces.
They were caught under the French
lire and dispersed.
HKATTLB, .1 mm 15. Lake Union,
a largo fresh water body In this city,
becamn part of the harbor loday by
tho completion of a bridge across the
Lake Washington ship canal. Any
merchant vessel In the world may
now enter the lake by use of the gov
ernment canal from Paget Sound. An
uncompleted bridge delays. the open
ing to ships of Lake Washington
which empties Into Lake I'nlon.
NEGROES KILLED IN
BOMB EXPLOSION
I'.IKMINIHIAM, Ala., J 15.
The piess riioia of Ihe black powder
mill of the Aetna Kxplosivcs com
pany near North lliriuiiigliuni ,was
demolished today by aa explosion.
two negroes were killed and another
injured. The properly damage was
negligible,
NEW HE
BY BRITISH
GAINS LINE
Haig's Forces Strike Another Blow
on Belgian Front Near Messines,
Winning All Objectives on Seven
Mile Front Germans Unable to
Stem Tide of Victorious Enemies
Berlin Announces Retirement at
Two Points French Inactive.
LONDON, June 15. The llrltlsh
struck another blow last night on the
front noar Alessiues the war office
announces. They gained all their
objectives, advancing south and cast
of Messines and astride the Ypres
Comlnes canal.
The British now occupy the former
front trenches of tho Germans from
tho river Lys to tho river Warnavo.
As a result of last night's operations
and the constant pressure exerted, the
British have advanced their lines
from 500 to 1000 yards on a front of
seven miles. ,
All Objectives Rained.
Tho British campaign In Belgium
gives signs of developing Into ono
of tho most important of the war.
Tho Germans apparently are unable
to resist tho pressure being constant
ly applied to them and are being
forced back at a comparatively rapid
rato. ' ,
Today brings tho anouncement of
another considerable advanco by tha
llrltlsh in this area. They attacked
last night In tho region south and
east o1!' .Messines and on both sides
of tho Yprcs-Conilnos canal, gaining
all their objectives nnd capturing
ouo big gun and seven mnchlno
guns, together with 150 prisoners.
Tho front lino In tho British of
fensive movement extends for a dis
tance of nbont seven miles from tho
village of Klein Zlllcbeko south to
tho river Warnavo. Last night's at
tack, tho culmination of constant
pressure, yielded General Plumer'a
troops tho German front trenches
between the Warnavo and tho Lys,
besides additional ground moro to
the north In the sector betwoon Ypros
nnd Comities tho official slatomeut
indicates.
I'liilhcr itelmil. Likely,
Signs of a probable further retreat
of tho Germans are, not wanting.
Corespondents havo reported tho
withdrawal of the German big guns
in tho area east and southeast of
Messines to tho extreme limit of their
range
The llrltlsh artillery command of
the sILuatlon seems to bo almost
wholly respnusthlo for this and othor
yielding tendencies of tho Germans.
Tho British big guns secured their
ailvantage when Messines ridge, tho
only commanding eminence In the re
gion, was stormed at tho opening of
tho offensive.
General llalg's illspatchcB havo In
dicated that Important developments
might be expected to grow out of the
offensive In Belgium and his predic
tion appears to bo In tho way of bo
Ing made good.
SONKJf U-BOATS
LONDON, ,Ju m- Ki Tho sinking o
M'vrrnl riiotv Norwegian vcmnolrt by
(ii'tui.-m Mibiiuirmes with considerable
hu--i nl' life is reported by the Nor
wiiim t'nn i-n office us umitt'd in u
(Yntnil News li-mt'h from Coptm-
lliip'ti, in Inflows :
Siunm, sleiuni-r, 2uS Ions rosn,
cii'W ri'x'unl.
I'lmm't. sjiilinir essrl, driven
;i-lnttv mill M'l'iutily diinijiyrd by Rim
lire, rn-w uiisMnir with Ihn exreption
of mil- man wIhim? bmly was found,
Yimirs, M miner, 11(1" tou, only
.four no'ii sjivrd.
Sylvia, snilinif vewl, ITU tons,
crew n-sriH'd.
('nnduie, suiting vossol, 393 tons,
crew rescued.