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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNK 23, 1917
NO. 80
MAT a
W A
SEPARATE I
PEACE PLAN
REPUDIATED
Ambassador Bakhmetieff, Head of
Russian Mission Declares That
Russian People Themselves Oppose
Separate Peace With Germany
.." Russia Will Not Fail to be Worthy
Partner In League of Honor Per
petuation of Democracy Aim.
WASHINGTON, June 23. Ambas
sador Bakhmetieff, head of the Rus
sian mission, emphatically declared In
his address today before congress,, as
sembled In the hall of the house,
that the Russian people themselves
oppose a separate peace with Ger
many. The ambassador's declaration came
at the end of the most remarkable
and demonstrative reception yet giv
en any of the foreign missions in eith
er house of congress, shouts and
cheers camo from floor and galleries.
Members of congress who on previous
visits of missions have applauded or
remained quietly In their seats, cheer
ed loudly. The men, women and chil
dren In the galleries caught the
sleeping wave of patriotism, shout
inland waving handkerchiefs. The
applause and cheering were renewed
when the ambassador added:
"Rumors of a separate peace arc
without foundation In fact. Russia's
endeavor is for a lasting peace be
tween democratic nations. Triumph
of the German autocracy would ren
der such peace impossible. Russia
will not fall to be a worthy partner In
the league of honor."
Supporting Government.
Several minutes cheering greeted
Ambassador Bakhmetieff. Speaking
in English, he told of the acts of the
old government which led up to its
overthrow. His words were listened
to in intense silence, but when he be
gan to relate how the Russian people
were standing by the new government
and how anxious they were to take
their place among the free nations of
the world, the wildest applause inter
rupted him.
"There are now being firmly estab
lished and deeply ombedded in the
minds of the nation principles that
power is reposed and springs from
aiJS only from the people," he said.
"To effectuate these principles and
to enact appropriate fundamental
laws is going to be the main function
of the constitutional assembly which
is to be convoked as promptly as pos
sible.
"Reposing confidonco In such rule,
the Russian people are rendering to
the now authorities their support.
The people are realizing more and
more that for the sake of further
freedom law must be maintained and
manifestation of anarchy suppressed
, Cabinet Supported.
"The last resolutions which have
been framed by the council of work
ingmen, the congress of peasants and
other democratic organizations ren
der the best proof of the general un
derstanding of the necessity of creat
ing strong power. The coalltlonary
character of the now cabinet which
includes eminent socialist leaders and
represents all the vital elements of
e nation, therefore enjoying its full
support Is most effectively securing
the unity and power of the central
government, the lack of which was so
keenly felt during the first two
months after the revolution.
"As to foreign policy, with all em
phasis, may I etato that Russia re
jects any Idea of separate peace.
am aw aro that rumors were circulated
in this country that a separate peace
(Continued on page six.)
UKRAINE, RUSSIA
DISTRICT TO REVOLT
LONDON", June 2:). Reuters Pc
trogrud correspondent rcKrti thai
the Ukraine military conference lias
called on the Ukraine nalional assem
bly to cense its relations with the
Russian provisional government and
proceed immediately to effect An in
dependent organization of the Uk-raine.
GERMANS FAIL
10 BREAKFRENGH,
LINES ON AlSNEi
Continuing Offensive, Crown Prince
Makes Repeated Attacks in Effort
to Forestall French Offensive
Against Laon But Meets With
Slight Success Gains Not Held.
PARIS, June 23. Continuing their
offensive on the Aisne front, the Ger
mans Inst night made reepatcd at
tacks in the region of Vnuxahnllon
and southeast of Filnine. They also
multiplied their efforts against the
French positions north of Froidmont,
where they failed yesterday. Today's
official statement says tho Germans
mado considerable sacrifices without
nining the slightest advantage.
Heavy attacks by the German are
continuing along the Aisne front,
wilh the fighting at times assuming
almost tho proportions of a general
engugemcnt.
Effort a Fiilluro.
No substantial successes have at
tended the crown prince's efforts.
The latest bulletins from the front,
indeed, indicate the fighting to he
turning more favorably for the
French, whose artillery is proving
that it has lost none of its effective
ness in breaking up attacks.
The crown prince s priinnry pur
pose, apparently is to forestall the re
newal of the French offensive move
ment which was expected in this im
portant sector, southwest and south
of the fortress of Laon, the German
key position, which would be serious
ly menaced by any further' French
advance. So far as appears, General
Petuin has lost none of his command
ing positions, while the Germans have
Sacrificed heavily fur such small
gains as they have been able to ef
fect.
C.Vrnuui Plan.
The plan of the Germans seems to
be to launch heavy forces on com
paratively narrow fronts in the area
under attack. They penetrated a sa
lient in the French line yesterday on
the Cehniin-Des-1 lames in the neigh
borhood of Epine-l)c-Cliecregny on
such an attack. Last night they tried
to debouch from the ground thus
gained but found all their efforts to
the west and near Chcvreux and
oilier points to the east were likewise
futile.
AIRSHIP PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, June 23. Unqual
ified approval of the great airplane
program for which congress will be
asked to provide an Initial appropria
tion of $600,000,000, Is s'ven by
President Wilson in a letter to Secre
tary Baker, mado public today by tho
war department. The president wrote
"I have your lettor yetserday about
tho production of aircraft and the
training of men to operate thorn and
want to say I am entirely willing to
back up such a program as you sug
gest. I hopo that you will present It
In tho strongest possible way to tho
proper committees of tho congresB."
A bill to authorize the program will
bo Introduced In congress next week
It will propose the construction of 35,-
000 aeroplanes and tho training of
many thousand flyers.
THOUSAND SLAIN
E
AMSTKRDAM, June 23. More
t li it n lono persons were killed or in
jured or are missing in consequence
of an explosion in munitions faeto
rics at Hloowig, nccoriling to an an
nnunecment made in the lower house
of the Austrian parliament bv the
minister of defense ,ns forwarded in
a dispatch from Vienna.
The casualties were given by the
minister as follows :
Head Kill; missing 170; wounded
25. Of the wounded, 520 received
only slight injuries.
The minister said the explosion
was probably due to lack of caution
on the pnrt of men employed in
trench mortar workshop.
RUSSIAN ARMY
SWEARS FEALTY
10 GOVERNMENT
Brasiloff's Popularity Restores Mor
ale and Loyalty of Soldiers Sit
uation Shows Marked Improvement
as All Classes Rally to Support of
Provisional Ministry.
LONDON, June 23. The Times
correspondent at Russian headquar
ters cites General Brussiloff in sup
port of his own observation for the
assertion that a. marked improvement
has occurred in the morale of the Rus
sian army in the last Blx weeks. He
says that desertion has practically
ceased and that the soldiers are be
coming fully conscious of their duty
to the country.
The personal magnetism of General
Brussiloff and the prestige of his past
victories are said to have worked mir
acles In restoring the spirit of the
army. Tho correspondent says that
whenever the summons comes for an
advance, it will be loyally responded
to.
Situation Improves.
In spite of tho disorders at Sevas
topol and ararchlsts threats here,
there are Indications of a marked Im
provement in the situation with a
glowing support of the government
and a growing animosity against the
forces which make for disintegration
in tho army. '
The resolution passed on Thursday
by the Pan-Russian congress of coun
cils of deputies 1b regarded as a signal
dofeat for the extremists and pacifists,
the motion supporting the provisional
government being passed by a major
ity of more than four to one. A fur
ther significant resolution admits that
the transfer of all power, to the dem
ocracy would weaken the revolution.
This is the democracy's own admis
sion that it needs the knowledge and
experience of the educated classes.
Itopudlalcs Separate Peace.
By declaring for the speedy attain
ment of "a general peace" and at the
same time for "an Increase in the
fighting capacity of the army," con
gress tacitly repudiated the program
of a separate peace. Equally impor
tant was the unanimous vote of tho
peasants congress, representing 130,-
000,000 poople, approving the expul
sion of tho German pacifist agent,
Robert Grimm, and inviting volun
teers to enter the army and strength
en it by their example.
Speeches of similar tenor in the
Cossack congress were still more em
phatic, so much so that the extremist
anarchist organizations today speak
of the resurrection of the Nagaika
the Cossack whip formerly used for
suppressing disturbances. A repre
sentative of the Amur Cossacks de
clared that 8,000,000 CossackB were
ready to fight in support of the revo
lutlon.
PETHOGltAD, June 22 One of
tho most favorable features of the
situation on the front is the formation
of "storming battalions," which are
newly ercntod army units composed
of soldiers who favor a policy of ne-
tivc fighting. Soldiers who wish to
light are transferred to battalions
composed entirely of men holding this
view. These men receive red and
hlu k arm bunds to distinguish them
from othersl
tuc idea is snnl to be spreading
like wild! ire.
I AMIS, June 2.1. Among the latest
reinforcements to the American mil
tnry mission is Major t Tarry Solon
Graves, chief forester of the United
Slates, who was commissioned a ma
jor in the reserves when he volun
teered to investigate forestry condi
tions in France. Major Graves will
investigate the feasibility of bring
ing over regiment of American
woodsmen to aid in (he conservation
of French forests, if such assistance
should be necessary.
TO REPLACE
OF
SVau " r -" Mil
ANTorf LANG.
Anton Lang, famed as "Christ us'
In Uie Oberaminergau passion play,
has been called to the colors in Ger
many. Known to the world as wear
er of n crown of thorns, ho now will
don tho steel helmet n,nd face bullets.
OF
BY
ICAN SHIP
WASHINGTON, Juno 23. Confir
mation 'of the sinking of a German
submarine by the navy gunner crew
of an armed American merchantman
mentioned in yesterday's dispatches,
wa sreceivcd by the navy department
today, in a report from Chief Boats
wain's Mute O. J. Gullickson, com
manding tho gunners.
Tho report was mado public by
Secretary Daniels Immediately upon
Its receipt.- After describing the un
successful attempt to torpedo tho
steamer, tho report said:
'A periscope was sighted off the
starboard beam and fire was imniedi
ately commenced from tho forward
guns at about two thousand yards
range. Tho ship was headed toward
tho periscope. All shots were falling
very close to the periscope. Sudden
ly a shot from the forward gun hit
Just In front of the periscope, making
the submarine submerge and a light
blue smoke came up from the storn
of tho submarine. The periscope ap
peared again at a range of about si
hundred yards, when a Bhot from tho
aftor gun hit it squarely on the water
line, making small bits of Btecl fly
and causing commotion of bubbles in
the water. Apparently tho subma
rlne was either sunk or badly dam
aged, as nothing furthor was seen of
it."
5 TIMES AILOTIN
WASHINGTON', June 23 Knglc
wood, N. J., a residential commtinit
near New York City, has collcite
more than live tunes its npiHirtion
incut for the hundred million dnlln
Red Cross mercy fund and stand:
first in n list of honor cities issue
today hy the Hcd I ross eanip.iig
headquarters.
Flint, Miieli,, was second in the list,
Sun Jose, Calif., third, all having
raised niroe Hum twice their quota.
New York City wilh $.13,(117,000 of
(he entire country's $77,00(1,000, col
lected to dale, is tliirtvl'ifth, having
raised 81 percent of its $10,00(1,000
npwrtionnicnl.
FAIR WEATHER
FOR COMING WEEK
WASHINGTON, June 23 Weather
conditions for the week beginning
Sunday, issued by the weather bureau
today follow:
l'arifia stale Generally fair, tem
perature normal.
am
dry victorious
IN HOUSE FIGHT
Barkley's Amendment to Food Con
trol Bill Which Prohibits Use of
Food, Food Material or Feeds for
Production of Beverages During
War Adopted by the House.
WASHINGTON, Juno 23. Rep
resentative Hnrkley's amendment to
the food control hill which would
prohibit the use of food, food material
or lecds for the production of nl-
soholic or non-alcoho!ift beverages
during tho war was adopted by the
house 132 to 114.
WASHINGTON, Juno 23. Prohi
bitionists wore defeated today in the
first legislative brush on the dry sec
tion of the food control hill when
Representative Hamlin of Missouri,
acting as chaiiinan of the committee
of the whole, sustained a point of
order against an amendment by Rep
resentative Webb, designed 4o give
tho president power to tako over
liquor for re-distillation.
(.onsmeraiiou ot 1110 proamnion
section of jhc food control bill bo
ban immediately after rejection, by n
voto of 125 to 33 of the Meeker
amendment to strike out tho price
fixing section of the bill.
The contest was ovo rthc question
whether the section of the hill author
izing the president to limit, regulate
or reduce the supply of food mater
ials or feeds used in making alcoholic
liquors sliull he changed. Prohibition
ists were determined to secure if pos
sible the solution of a stronger "dry
provision, and their forces were lined
up for the fray.
-Most of them favor absolute prohi
bition of tho use of grain for hevor
age purposes during the war, but are
divided over tho various pending pro
posals to accomplish tins.
Consideration of the food hill con
tinned in the sennta today while the
leaders held further informal confer
ences in un effort to reach an agree
ment on disputed points in the meas
ure
HI PAST RECORDS
WASHINGTON, June 23 Ameri
can imports totalling $281,000,000
reached tho highest total of any
month in the history of American
commerce. Exports of $55 ,000,000
showed a gain of $21,000,000 over
April.
Hoth imports and exports for the
twclvo months ending with May set
new yearly records, imports being
valued at $2,(100,000,000 and exports
.at $0,183,000,000.
Sovcnty-ono percent of the mer
chandise entering in May came free
of duty. For the twelve month pe
riod the crcentage was GI1.3. Gold
exports in May valued at $58,000,1100
were $0,000,000 greater than imports.
Net gold imports for tho twelve
months were valued at $770,000,000.
TO BE SENT FRANCE
WASHINGTON, Juno 23. The
Red Cross wilt send an American com
mission to Russia to work along nnd
behind tho battle front, In the sumo
way a similar commission Is to opcr
ato in Vranro and Belgium. In that
way ambulances anil other rollof for
tho Russian army will be supplied.
BANK CALL TO BE
i
WASHINGTON, Juno 2.1. The
comptroller of the currency announc
ed today that a call for reports on con
dltlon of national banks will be Is
sued within 4 8 hours. Thcso aro tho
last reports to be made, computing
reserves under the federal reserve act
beforo Its recent amendment.
FOR PROHIBITION
m
I INT
PLACE IN
OF
Clear Margin Over New England
More Than 80 Millions at Head
quartersMonday Pershing Day
When Appeal Will be Sent From
France Campaign Into Next Week
WASHINGTON, Juno 23 Third
place in yesterday's contributions to
tho great drive of the Red Cross for
a hundred million humanity saving
dollars was won by the western states
with a cleat- margin of $210,000 over
New England nnd only $1 1-1,000 less
than tho middle Atlantic section. Hut
in total contributions to ditto the
west is still fourth, with only $82,-
000 necdvd to ovcrtako her New Eng
land rivals.
More than $57,500,000 had been re
ceived in cont rihutioiis at headquar
ters up to noon today and new
pledges were being received by the
thousnnd.
While Monday is supposed to close
tho formal campaign, scores of cities
aro refusing to quit on that date but
will continue Ihc campaign next week.
Monday will he Pershing day. In
announcing tho day the directors
said:
"This lied Cross money goes
straight to help our gallant hoys, The
appeal must go straight to the heart
of every lover of his country. Twen
ty millions yet needed to complete
tho hundred million funds. We dare
not fail in this, the greatest huinaiii
tin inn opportunity in history."
LIKELY TO BE DONE
AT WASHINGTI
WASHINGTON, Juno 21. Regu
lations for drafting tho now national
army now awaiting President Wilson's
approval, contain provision for overy
stop In tho great undertaking except
tho actual method of tho draft Itself.
No official announcement has bocn
mado and official confirmation Ib be
ing withheld but It has been stated
that the federal government Itself will
do tho drafting, probably hero In
Washington so tbcro will bo no op
portunity for local favorltlsms, po
litical or otherwise
As tho regulations stand now, overy
registered ninn bears a number. The
numbers will bo forwarded to Wash
ington and tho drawing will bo onllro
ly by number. Tho Identity of the
numbered men will ho unknown to
those In charge of tho draft machin
ery and can bo established only by
comparing a number with a printed
list of tho man's homo district.
The question of exemptions will go
before tho local boards. If a man is
exempted tho man benring tho num
ber which was drawn noxt III order
will tako his placo and so on until the
first Increment of Ii2.r,000 has boon
assembled. The others will ho called
as the noed develops. It la hoped to
have all tho men In training by Sep
tember 1,
GOVERNMENT TO
I
WASHINGTON, Juno 2.1. Secre
tary Daniels told tho senate land com
nilttee today that within a short time
tho government must commandeer
oil and coal supplies unless it can otli
erwlso liisuru Its supply and fix prices
Mr. Daniels urged legislation to de
velop new oil fields, but protested
against tho opening of tho naval ro
servos in California and Wyoming.
"Whatever you do, if this navy re-
servo land must bo opened, bavo It
opened ny 1110 government or some
other neency, but. not by men who
hold tltlo to It hy fraud," ho declared
Pointing out tho needs for oil In the
war, lie said tho wholo question had
become whethor the needs of "Cali
fornia ro superior to thoso of the
nation."
I
I
P
CROSS
SLAYER
OF
Alfredo Cocchi, Fugitive New York
Motorcycle Dealer, Under Arrest In
Italy, Abandons Pretense of Inno
cence of Murder and Admits Guilt
Jealousy Was Motive Became
Furious When She Rebuffs Persist
ent Attentions Signs Confession.
(By Associntcd Press.) '
BOLOGNA, Juno 23. Alfredo Coc
i, tho fugitive New York motorcycle
denier, abandoned today his protons
of innocence of the murder of Ruth
Cruger nnd confessed his guilt. ' Jeal
ousy was his motive. 11c was unable,
he declared, to win her love; nnd be
came furious when she rebuffed his
persistent attentions.
The admissions of tho yoiing Ital
ian, whose escape tho New York po
lice failed to prevent, were ruiulu in
tears al'lcr searching interrogation
by Judge Zueeoni uroko down Coc
chi's reserve. Prior to this examina
tion Cocchi had coolly and insistent
ly maintained he had known Miss
Cruger only two days beforo her dis
appearance in February, when she
went to bis shop to have her skates
sharpened, nnd had declared bis eon
duct toward her was entirely eorrect.
Under Judge Zuccont's searching;
questions today, however, Cocehi Jin
ally burst into tears. Ho bocailie bo
agitated as his confession fell halt
ingly from his lips that the persons
surrounding him believed lie was
uooiu 10 nave an epnepuo lit. : -Tolls
Complete Stoiy.
He was granted time to recovor nnd
then resumed the. story of how tho
18-yenr old Wudlcigh high school
graduate met death at his' hands in
tho building where her body was re
cently unearthed from tho cellar.
After milking up his mind to tell
the truth Cocchi talked freely nnd
without reserve, gave full details of
his crime, including tho burial of Miss
Ginger's body. After the confession
had been completed the judgo direct
ed I lie clerk to read to Cocchi tho
written report of his deposition. Tho
prisoner said it was correct nnd later
signed it.
On reluming to his cell Cocchi said
to the prison utlcndanis:
At last I feel relieved. I havo
freed niycslf from n night maro which
tortured my conscience. Now I havo
told everything and I inn ready to
suffer any penalty.
Tin 11 to ICMradlto.
NI'AV YORK, June 23. Willi tho
announcement from Italy that Alfro
do Cocchi had confessed to the mur
der of Ruth Cruger, police efforts
here turned today to tho problem of
having the motorcycle dealer brought
back to New York to face trial.
District Attorney Swnnn nnnouneed
that lie had conferred personally lero
Inst night with Frank L. Polk, coun
sellor of tho slate department, nnd
was assured the United Stales would
exert every energy to havo Cocchi
returned to this country.
Thi authorities are working on tho
theory Hint Cocchi bad accomplices,
both in the commission of the crinin
and in connection with his escnpo
from this country after eluding in
vestigators. Killed by lllow 11ml Stub.
Ruth Cruger's mutilated body was
(Continued on pago six.)
E SEIZE
'S
WASHINGTON June 23. Tho po
lice quickly blocked another ntlunpt
today by suffragists to display a ban
ner in front of the White House gates.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadel
phia and Miss Gladys Grcincr of Bal
timore, who carried Ihc banner, wore
arcsli'il before they had it entirely
unfurled, by 11 police matron, nnd
taken to headquarters in a Wailing
police 11 utomobile.
The banner curried a quotation of
one of President Wilson's books.
RUTH CRUGER
S