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WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 91; Minimum Today 50. FORECAST Fair, "Warmer Tonight and Tuesday.
m medford Mail Tribune
Forty-seventh Year.
.Dally Twelfth Year,
MEDFORD OREGON1", MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1917.
NO. 7r
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9,611,811 REGISTERED
FOR MILITARY DUTY
ALLIED FORCES
BRITISH TRANSPORT
UPON REPRISALS FOR
E SCIENCE
UNDER DRAFT LAW
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SAM TO
FOOD Rll I FIRHT
GORKY ASSERTS
WEDDED, SUNK g ; , T
IN MEDITERRANEAN AlUo ortuULAlUK
nun nnrninriiT
NAME PRICES ON
PLANNING DRIVE
IN MACEDONIA
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ARMYCONTRACTS
RUSSIAS NEED
Contracts Awarded for Steel Plates,
Oil and Coal Accompanied by
Threat of Commandeering Daniels
' Declares Government Will Pay Cost
Plus Reasonable Profit:
' iWiA SH r. G TO X, June IS. A basic
rice of $56.20 a ton was fixed for
steel plates In contracts for ten steel
ships signed today by Chairman Den
man of tho shipping board. Future
contracts will be let at that price In
stead of $95 paid for steel in some
earlier contracts.
Contracts Itcfiisod.
Tho contracts were let to the Dow
ney Construction company ..of New
York. Mr. Denman refused to sign
them, calling for steel at $95, ami
sent them back to Major-General
Goctluils, general manager of tho
fleet corporation, asking that the
prico be reduced. Today they were
returned to Mr. Denman, providing
steel at a lower price.
A final price will be determined by
the shipping board and the fleet cor
poration with tho advlco of tho raw
materials committee of tho council of
national defense. If the steel mills
refuse their product at the price de
cided on, tho president will be asked
to e(j:rclse his power to commandeer
their output. If a prico higher than
toda base is fixed by the govern
ment will pay the difference, if lower
the steel mills will refund.
Daniels Issues Orders.
WASHINGTON', Juno IS. Secre
tary Daniels has ordered coal and oil
producers to supply tho enormous
quantities needed by the navy at
prices to bo fixed later by tho presl-
dent when tho federal trudo commis
sion has determined a fair rate. The
navy will use 1,750,000 tons of coal
and GO, 000, 000 barrels ot oil pur
chased under this application of the
authority granted by congress.
Similarly, steel for the entire navy
building program is being bought at a
rate fixed when Secretary Daniels re
jected the proposals of the steel as too
high.
' Hoard to Fix Prices.
Secretary Daniels said today that
the coal operators proposed to furnish
navy coal at a rate of $2.95 a ton at
the mine. The navy has been paying
$2.88 a ton delivered. The secretary
directed the companies to ship imme
diately, tho orders being pro-rated
among the producers, agreeing to pay
a tentative price of $2.:',:', at (he mines
pending a reporting federal trade
commission.
Pnifit for Producers.
Tho arrangnient regarding steel or-
dor, the secretary said, leaves
"handsomo profit" for producers.
Tho steel contracts went to the So
attle Construction and Drydock com
pany of Seattle. Ton ot I he wooden
hull contracts to the Foundation Co
of Newark. N. J.; twelve to the Gro-
ton Iron works of Xoank, Conn.
T-t. .n,..,.lUn nn... I. n a Ann
traded for a total ot i:;S ships and
hulls. Complete steel ships contract
ed for number 2S; complete compos
ite ship 32 and complete wooden ships
30. Contracts have lieen let for 4R
wooden hulls.
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CHICAGO, June IS. Advertise
ments by Cbiciign merchants appeal
ed in morning papers today offerin
as high as II5 for liberty bonds, that
value being offered when the sale was
made in exchange for merchandise.
An even piirchn-c of $100 worth of
merchandise conlH lie paid for witli
a $100 bond, the puroliu-cr receiving
$5 in cash in change. The same of
fer was extended to effect larger and
smaller bonds.
P0INCARE PAYS VISIT
TO CITY OF RHEIMS
PARIS. June 1S. President I'nin
enre has vi-itcd Kln-ims where he
pinned the cross ,,f (he legion of lion
,nr on the brcu-ls of Cardinal l.ncon.
1 input v Mayors lie Uruignnc nnd
Chnrbonneaux nnd Managing Kditor
Jlrninns of I.'Kclnire -l'r de I.'Kt,
which continued to apcar tbruont tin
: Vimbarduicnt.
WASHINGTON, Juno 18 Al-
most complete returns on tho
registrations under the selective
draft law received at the provost
marshal general's office today
totalled 0,011,811.
Wyoming was the only state
from which no returns had been
received.
BICYCLE CELLAR
NEW YOU K, June 18 As n re
sult of the murder of Hnlh Cruder,
the 18-ycar-old high school girl grad
uate whose body was found buried in
a cellar Saturday, the police today
began an investigation of charges
that 22 missing girls in this city
might have suffered sumilar fate.
Evidence against Alfred Cocchi,
proprietor of the bicycle repair shop
in the basement of which the body of
lfiilh Cruger, the' Wudloigh high
school student, was found on Salur
day, was laid before tho grand
jury today. Word was received from
Washington that the Italian govern
inent had been requested to hold Coc-
hi, who fled to Italy soon utter
Kuth Cruger disappeared four
months ago.
As a war ally of this country Italy
is expected to waive its policy of
refusing to surrender a man charged
with murder, except on . thetipulu-
tion that the death penalty would
not he imposed.
Later an indictment charging mur
der in the first degree was returned
uinst Cocchi.
El
PETROGRAD, Juno 18. Tho
members of the Root commission at
tended a service in the Imperial chap
el of the winter palace Sunday and
afterward made a tour of the gigan
tic building, much of which is now
military hospital. Mr. Hoot and his
assistants talked with wounded sol
diers and nurses, inspected tho paint
ings and scultpturo of tho Imperial
galleries and passing hundreds of
peasants who were being shown thru
the palace, hitherto closed to the pub
lie.
Tho extreme democracy and order-
lines of the Russians was shown by
the utter lack of precautions to guard
the art treasures of the palace. The
former emperor's private apartments
were opened for public Inspection
Crowds passed quietly thru the room
where Alexander II expired from the
effects ot a bomb explosion, leaving
untouched the personal belongings of
tho former emperor, which have not
been disturbed sinco his death,
Hcar-Admlral filennon and his
aides wiil leave Pctrograd today for
Sebastopol, accompanied by Russian
officers to visit the Hlack sea fleet.
MADRID, June 18. A movement
for a radical rebuilding of Ihc whole
political edifice in Spain is gaining
adherence everywhere.
Senor Homcno, editor of Corrcs-
pondencia De Kpanii, recently wrote:
"The whole of Spain, with the ex
ception of a thousand families who
inonpmlizc the sweets of office, is
-ick to death of the favoritism which
condemn the country to eternal slug
nation and is only waiting for the sig
nal to rise like on man and do away
with it forever. Favoritism is the
canker which is killing Spain and
will put an end lo her unless we put
an end to it.''
British Retiring From Struma Front
to Advance Along the Vardar
Russians More Aggressive British
Lose Advanced Positions In Arras
District to Germans.
Important developments are fore-
shawoed on the Macedonian front fol
lowing the abdication of King Con
stantino by reports today of a with
drawal by the, British without pres
sure, of their advanced positions east
of the Struma river on the extreme
easterly end of the front and pro
nounced reconnolterlng activity by
the entente forces along the Vardar.
It has been frequently pointed out
by military observers that virtually
the only practicable route for a suc
cessful advance to cut the lines of the
central powers In tho Balkans and re
claim Serbia, Is up the Vardar valley,
along the railway there. The present
activities seem to point to the proba
bility that an offensive by General
Sarrail In the only likely sector that
embracing the Vardar area Is Im
minent.
Drive Up tho Vardar.
Had this been decided upon-, it
would be a natural move for the Brit
ish to relinquish the advanced ground
they held along the Struma and with
draw as they have done, to the bridge
head near the river, thereby strength
ening the entente right flank for de
fensive purposes while the offensive
stroke was delivered by the center,
An aggressive move. It would seem,
has now been made possible by the
removal of tho menace to the allies
from the rear which existed as long as
Constantino was on the Greek throne
and his pro-German political advis
ers In control ol the Greek military
situation.
Doth tho Russian army and the
Russian navy are giving more evi
dence of aggressive intent. Recent
Gorman and Austrian statements
have lnstai. e.; Increasing activities
by the Russian military forces In va
rious sectors, notably Volhynla and
Galicia, whore the great Brussiloff of
fensive was In full swing at this time
a year ago.
Russian Navy Astir.
Tho Russian naval arm also has
been largely In evldonce In Baltic wa
ters that Berlin announces it has been
found necessary to carry out exten
sive air raiding operations on Russian
bases In this area.
In tho Arras battle area the British
were subjected to a heavy counter at
tack on the new position they won
last Thursday east of Monchy Lc
point, the Important Infantry hill, but
ponlt, tho Important Infantry hill, but
had to fall back from some positions
they had established farther In ad
vance. NEW YORK, June 1 8. In a battle
between a crippled, stranded British
StcaniRhip and a German submarine
off the Italian coast in May, both
craft were destroyed, according to
members ot the crow of the Amorlcan
steamship llllonlan, who arrived hero
today. The llllonlan itself had al
ready been reported sunk off tho Ital
ian coast on May 16, the crew being
landed at Albcnga. On the same, day
an unidentified British freighter car
rying coal alBO was torpedoed, but the
captain managed to run his ship Into
shallow water before she partly sank
Two days later tho Americans as
serted, the submarine returned to the
attack and launched a torpedo which
hit tho steamer amidships and almost
blew her apart. As the submarine
came to tho surface to observe the
effects of the shot two deck guns on
the stern of the freighter were turned
on her.
A six-Inch explosive shell hit the U
boat and she was seen to turn over
twice and split squarely in two before
going down.
JUDS0N C, CLEMENTS.
MEMBERJ. C. C, DEAD
WASHINGTON', June 18 Com
missioner Judson C. Clements of the
interstate commerce commission, died
here today.
LONDON, June 18 The Ilrit
ish Transport Caiiieronian, with
a small number of troops on
hnnivt wns tnrnedoed nnd sunk
by an enemy submarine in tho
eastern Mediterranean on June
2, it was officially announced
tonight. Sixtv three persons
including the captain of he
trnnsport uro presumed to hue
been drowned. T
1 .745.000 1
WASHINGTON, June 18. The
German submarine toll of British
merchant vessels since Februory 17,
as shown in official British figures
compiled hero today is 322 vessels of
more than ljjOO tons and 135 of less
(ban 1000. British Meum fislunj
vessels are incomplete, but a three
weeks' total was 78.
Submarines in the period given lit
tucked 20!) ships unsuccessfully nnd
tho weekly percentage of iinsueccss
fill attacks has ranged from 51 to
75. During the last week given
tho seven days ending June 0 it
was 58. " 1
Arrivals nnd sailings in British
ports sinco tho intensivo submarine
campaign began have averaged about,
2500 but these include channel suit
ings.
The British figures do Jiot give the
tonnage of vessels sunk but official
hero any that 5000 tons probably
would be n fair nverugo for vessels
of more than lli(M) tons destroyed.
Computing the total at that average
and putting the average of the small
er shis nt 1000 tons, the total loss
during slightly less than four months
submarine warfare would rcaeli 1,
745,000 tons or about 250,000 tons
less than the entire world's shipping
output during 1016.
IT
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WASHINGTON, June 18. Unless
Micro lire unforscen developments lo
hurry construction of the sixteen can
tonineuts for training, tho new na
tionul army, t lie first increment of
050,000 troops will not he in truinin
by September 1, as generally has been
supposed and in fact may not get into
training for six weeks thereafter.
The first body of officers for the
new nrmy now being trained in rumps
thruout the count rv. is to be turned
out ill August to make room for th
next body. This was arranged on ill
plan of having the draft eomplel
exemptions disposed of nnd troops or
dered into training camps by Scplcm
her 1.
The cantonments for the new nrmy
will be built under a special form o
contract under which no overcharge
will be allowed, 'flic maximum profit
on any contract lias been fixed
250,000.
FIRES AT VENTURA
VF.NTl'HA, fill.. June 18.-Sev
era! thousand men from here, tlx
nurd, Capintcrtii, Ojni, and othc
places are fighting to save the conn
try for miles around from thrr
strong brush fires now burning within
a few miles of here and from n re
erudenscenec of the Ojni valley fire
which burned h third of the town
caused three deaths and nindo sixtv
families homeless. A fresh force
men has just been sent out by Slier
iff E. 0. Multiu.
Wilson In Letter Warns Opponents of
Measures That They Must be Pre
pared to Bear Responsibility Ob
ject of Measure Is to Eliminate
Gambling From Food Products.
WASHINGTON,.. June 18. l'resi
dent Wilson today in a letter to Hep
resentativc Borland concerning the
administration food bills warned op
ponents of the measure that they
must be prepared to bear the res
ponsibility lor their detent it they
succeeded in accomplishing it.
A certain disservice bus been done
the measure by speaking of it us the
food control bill," wrote the president.
Tho object of the measure is nut to
control the food of the country hut
to release it from tho control of
speculators nnd other persons wlm
will seek to make inordinate prolils
out of it and to protect the people
against the extortions which would
esult.
Must Tuko Blame.
"It seems to me, that those who
oppose the measure ought very se
riously to consider whether they tire
not playing jnto the hands of such
persons und whether they nro not
making themselves responsible should
hey succeed, for the ordinary and
oppressive price of food in the United
States. Foodstiifls will, of course
inevitably be high but it is possible
by perfectly legitimate menus to keep
them from being uiiieusoiuibly and
oppressively high."
Anticipating attacks on giving the
president extraordinary powers, Hep
resentativc Lever in his speech con
tonded the situation warranted them.
"Wo must either confer tho so-call
ed autocratic powers upon tho con
stitutional head of our government or
be prepared to have them assumed
by the German kaiser," he said. "Kv
ery man, woman and child must be
prepared to ninko sacrifices great
sacrifices, and no mini is going to
be iietmitted to stand behind fine
spun theories nnd technicalities in his
opposition to this measure. This is
no pink tea a Hair. It is war against
tho most powerful autocracy the
world ever saw."
Drive Out Manipulation.
Without nn agency of control
which would stimulate production,
eliminate waste and conserve the food
supply, he declared, this country can
not furnish the bulk of food to the al
lies. ;
"Wo intend in this hill," said Mr.
Lever, "lo drivo from I he establish
ed agencies of distribution and mar
ket manipulalor, the gnnihler, Ihc
man who buys as cheaply as he niuy
and sells us he can the sliylock of
course. It is war measure pure and
simple.
"The bill establishes a governmen
tal control of necessities which shall
be exercised nnd administered by the
president thru voluntary arrangement
or agreement and in co-opcrution witli
any agency or person. This is the
most far-reaching and important pro
vision of the bill and upon it we con
fidently rely for that sane ami r.dc
(puitc control necessary to the stabil
ization of prices nnd for Ihc satisfuc-
lory and orderly dislrihution of nec
essities."
People Not, Deceive,!.
-""The people, Mr. Lever lidded, arc
not deceived in the present food sit
uation. They trust tbn president, he
declared, and congress must, and will
grant the powers to biin proposed by
the hill.
The food bill was made the unfin
ished business in the senare when thai
body accepted Senator Cliamberlain's
notion to proceed willt I lie measure.
Arrangements were made late to
day for Herbert C. Hoover to meet
members of I lie senate tomorrow in
formally in a committee room and ex
plain the iidinini.-.t rat ion's food plans.
ALASKA MINE STRIKE
Ef
NKW YORK, June 1 8.-- Assertion
that evidence has been found that
strikes in the Alaska copper proper
tics of the Kcnnecoll Copper corpora
lion were instigated by pro-Ocrman
elements supposedly as a strike
against the military resources of this
country, was made here today at
the olticvs of the company.
LONDON, June 18. Replying
to n scries of questions in tho
house of commons this afternoon
ns lo whether the British gov
eminent had decided upon re-
nrisals for llie fiennaii ail raids
mi Fitirltmil An.lrim. Holm I I .it w.
member of tho British war
council, said the e-ovprnnient. in-
tended to take steps not only
t',,i .liimnoinir ti i.tifiii,' lull I'nr
preventing raids on Kugluud.
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FOR RED CROSS
"WASHINGTON, Juno IS Tho big
drive for the $100,000,000 Red Cross
war fund began nt sunrise today ev
erywhere In tho United States with
elaborate organization plans for mak
ing It reality within the next seven
days.
In grout cities and small towns or
ganized machinery began gathering
In the fund which is to care, not only
for American troops off the tiring
Hues In Europe, but for the destitute
of the war zones of Franco, Belgium
and Poland.
Prcsldont Wilson in a telegram to
ono hundred mayors of cities urgod
generosity in contributions for the
lied Cross fund. He said:
"Tho American people, by their
overwhelming subscriptions to the
Liberty loan, have given a now on
dorpemont to the high principles for
which American entered tho war. Dur
ing tho present week which I have
designated as Red Cross week, they
will have a iinlquo privilege of maul
fcstlng America's unselfishness
well as tho real spirit of sacrifice
which animates our people.
'May I urge that your city, In do
ing Its part in tho raising ot this
$100,000,000 war relief fund, meas
ure tho generosity of its gift by the
urgency ot tho need."
LONDON, June 18.-- Large, crowd
galliercil in Dublin Ibis morning lo
welcome tin; released Irish prisoners,
al of whom Willi tbe exception ol
Countess Marliieviscz, arrived ill 8
o'clock. Men willi banners escort
the former prisoners lo their liomc
Tbcrc was much singing of lrih songs
and a great deal of chivring but
there were no signs id' disorder.
Countess Markievicz led a band of
revolulioniMs which altemplel to
capture Dublin castle, killing a guard.
She was sentenced to death but th
sentence was coinmiilcd lo penal serv
itude for life.
IRISH GIRL WINS
NFAV VOIJK. Jane 1H. A verdict
of .t2J5.000 in favor of Mis llonora
.; r ?
May O'llricn, L'H years
breach ot promi-c suit iiL'aiiist
B. .Manning, u retired banker and mil -lioliaire,
years old, was awarded
by a state supreme court jury in
ling I-land City today. The plain
till', secretary I,, a New York news,
paper man, alleged that I lie defend
ant, lather of grown children, broke
bis promi-t to marrv her.
PERSHING AT WORK
UPON ARMY ARRANGEMENTS
1'AHIS, June 18. Major General
Pershing was bard at work al hi. of
fice today. He lui completed the
round of social functions and lias a
busy week alien, I in dealing with im
portant inestions regarding tbe ar
rival of the American troops.
Author Taking Lead In Widespread
Movement for Political and Eco
nomic Reconstruction, Abandoning
Politics Is Not a Peace at Any
Price Advocacy Favors War.
PETROGRAD, June 18. Maxim
Gorky, tho author, Is taking tho lead
In a widespread movement for polit
ical and economic reconstruction of
Russian affairs, having announced
that ho has abandoned politics and In
future would devote himself to cul
tural and artistic questions.
Tho evils from which Russia la
suffering havo as tholr first cause our
painful backwardness in scientific
and technical knowledge," ho Bald. To
that may bo traced tho present polit
ical instability of which you hear
much.
"In regard to politics I will merely
deny tho stories circulated abroad
that I am an adherent of the faction
which desires pcuco oven nt tho price
ot Russia's destruction. I am accused
of being ono of tho .'pornzhencts,' a
new term of derision applied to that
faction. My position is merely that I
condemn all wars and expect the pres-
ont war will bo ended by the com
bined action of tho world's democra
cies. Anarchy Tompomi'j'.
"As regards our internal condition,
I ndvlso you not to bcllovo tho talk
about anarchy too readily. Undoubt
edly anarchy exists temporarily, but
ts soed existed long before the revolu
tion. Tho fact is that undor the con- '
dltlons of tho old reglmo of despot
ism, arbitrariness, cruelty and false
hood, Russians could not develop a
sonso of order and Justice. - ' -
"Today ninny are disillusioned. I
am beginning to rccolvo letters pro
claiming that tho revolution Is ruin
ing Russia. This qiicriilousiioss Is
a natural product of our national
passivity and Is equivalent to crying
flro without summoning tho fire bri
gade. Wo must havo a positive nnd
coiistructivn srhenio for curing our
underlying Ills. The medicine, I am
convinced. Is science. Nearly all tho
ovll8 of our dally llfo spring front
tho absence of science.
Lack of Selenco.
"Thru tbe lack of selenco half our
peasant children dlo before reaching
tho ago of five. From tho the same
caiiso nearly all tho peasant women
suffer from women's complaints. The
MouJIks cultivate tho land so badly
that tho avorago yield Ib less than
ouo-fourtli tho yield obtained in Eng
land or Belgium. Conditions In our
cities are equally bad. Wo havo no
ilraiuage anywhere. Our town soil la
poisoned. We arc choked with smoko
and dust. Town children are rickety,
nervous wrecks. Against such evils
wo need not slerllo dreams hut sci
ence, technique, machines, efficiently
developed Industry,
To nsslst in bringing this about
there should at onco bo created scien
tific institutions; for lnsanco, insti
tutes of applled'tiiecbanlcs, chemistry
nnd biology and tho whole scries ot
bacteriological hygienic and gonoral
medical Institutions. If thereby we
clcansn Russia physically and Intel
leetaally our anarchy will ccaso.
To 'livmsc Russia.
"Those are the Ideas underlying my
new movement Ideas which led to
the foundation of 'the frco association
for development and dissemination of
tlie positive sciences.' Tho associa
tion will widen existing nehtevemonts
of scholars in all tlint concerns men
(Continued on pago threo)
RESIGNS PASTORATE
TO WED DIVORCEE
IIEUKKI.KV, Cul.. June 1 S. Forc
ed by church law, which forbids mar
rlawe with a divorced person, to re
sign his ministry or renounce his en
gagement to Mrs. Rose Armsbary, Ban
Francisco nrtlst. Rev. William F. lllg
by, for three years curate of St. Marks
Kpiscopul church here, ehoso to glvo
up tho church, it became known to
day. Ills resignation bus been given
llishop William F, Nichols.
Mr. Illgby, who will become an en
gineer, has, It Is said, obtained a po
sition In Denver. ,