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, MEDFORD, Oli V)G ON", HAT HIM) AY, .1 UN K HO, 1917.
Dally Twelfth Year,
NO. 80.
TRflNSFFR nF BRAZIL'S NAVY
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SUCCESSFUL
Pershing Reports Remarkable Trans
fer of Large Force lo France With
out Loss or Mishap Not Man cr
Animal Lost or Injured Not Sin
gle Case of Serious Sickness
Men in Splendid Physical Condition
Censor Releases Dispatches.
PARIS, June 30. Jlaior Gci.erul
Pershing, the American conuuumler,
on his return to liis heiiiliiunrtcrs to
day after a quirk trip to t lie port nf
debarkation, said :
"The landing of the first American
troops lias been a complete success.
In this remarkable transfer of a large
force across the ocean one of the
largest operations we have ever un
dertaken not a man or nn animal
was lost or injured, and there was
not a ingle case of serious sickness
nothing but a lew unimportant
eases of mumps. The men landed in
splendid morale with keen, confident
mid eager spirits.
"The physical appearance of our
men is truly inspiring. They are. all
fine, husky young fellows, with the
glow of energy, good health and phys
ical vigor which will ninko then a
credit alongside any troops. They
are exceptionally well camped ami
eared for, wilh substantial wooden
barracks, good beds, good food and
the best sanitary arrangements. 1'hey
arc located on high ground. For all
of this we are deeply indebted to
French co-oeratiou with nicnibeiv
of my staff."
Dispatches Itcleascd.
The various units of the American
expeditionary force having reached
France safely, t lie censor has releas
ed dispatches filed during the week
descriptive of the arrival of the dif
ferent contingents. No previous
i.rd has been received with the ex
ception of one dispatch on Wednes
day announcing that I he second con
tingent had disembarked and gone lo
camp.
PARIS, June 27 (Wednesday).
The first expeditionary unit 'of Un
American troops in command of Ma
jor General William L. Sibcrt arrived
safely at a French port.
Hear Admiral (ilcnves has cabled
Secretary 01 the Navy t'amejs saying
the exedition has arrived safely.
Joyful (Erecting.
rA K)HT I.N r'HA.NLK, Tuesday,
June 'JU. The first contingent of
American troops, lauding today, were
greeted joyfully by the population of
this whole district.
The transports, whose expected nr
rival had not been previously an
nounced publicly, caino strenmim
into the harbor in a long line at an
eiirlv hour. The news thnt the
Americans were arriving spread with
amnzing rapidity and by the time the
troop ships drew alongside the quays
thousands of persons were on hand
to greet them.
A wild welcome was shrieked by
whistles of craft in the harbor and
cries of "Vive France'' ami "Vive les
Ktas Unis'' seemed to come from ev
ery throat in the crowd. Meanwhile
..-the bands on the warships were play
ing "The Stnr-Spanejed Rnnncr" and
(Continued an 1 age Two.)
LONDON, Juno ?,0. Reliable In
formation reached Iondon today to
the effect that Dr. Maurice Kgan,
American minister at Copenhagen,
has delivered a protest to the Danish
foreign office against anti-American
utterances of M. Staunlnj, socialist
member of the Danish cabinet, at the
Stockholm peace coutercuces.
JOINS U. S. IN
U-BOAT HUNT
South American Republic Co-operating
with American Fleet in Chas
ing German Sea Raiders German
Ships Seized to Supply Allies
Ships to Be Safeguarded.
WASHINGTON'. June 30. ltr.-zil's
navy has l.cguu co-operating with the
American fleet in South American
wafers in hunting down German sea
raiders and watching for German
submarines.
Sending of a special diplomatic
mission to lirazil to arrange for
greater co-ordination of forces and
Ihe closest possible co-operation of
the two governments is under consid
eration. Without format declaration of war
P.razil thus practically has joined the
United States niruinst Germany.
Whether Hrnzil will supplement licr
action by a formal declaration of
war is regarded as doubtful because
the government at Rio Janeiro is in
clined to regard its action rather as
defensive than aggressive.
Brazil's seizure of the war-bound
German ships has added to her mer
chant marine more than lf)0,(100 Ions,
which, wilh that already at her dis
posal, will, il is believed, contribute
uiulcrinHy to the solution of the prob
lem nf gelling supplies to the allies.
Uruzil's navy is the largest of the
Noitlh American group and in connec
tion with the American fleet, com
manded by Admiral Caperton, it is
believed the -work of keeping the
South Atlantic clear of enemy era ft
will be greatly facilitated.
A plan for safeguarding ships car
rying foodstuffs to Europe already
has been put into effect.
PORTLAND, June 30. Thirty-sev
en committees of bankers In as many
Oregon towns have been named by the
slate committee of tho military train
ing camps association to receivo and
pass on applications for the second
reserve officers training camp at San
t'rancisco.
Tho Kugcno and Medford appoln
tecs are:
Eugene D. II. Brundage, flank of
Commerce; P. K. Snodgrass, First
National bank; I.. I,. Goodrich, First
National bank; 10. I). IPnlno, United
Slates National bunk.
Medford Delroy Getchell, Farmers
& Fruitgrowers bank; W. G. Talt,
First National bank; V. II. Vawtcr,
Jackson County bank; W. II. Gore,
Medford National bank.
L
AT EISBEE SHE
PISI'.KI", Ariz., June 30. The
presence of Lieutenant Colonel Jas.
.1. llornbrook, Seventeenth United
States cavalry, who represented the
war depnrtinent at the recent copper
miners' strike at Jerome, was the
outstanding feature today of tin
copper minors strike called last
Tue-ilav bv Ihe Industrial Woikers
.if thi! World Metal Mine Worker
union.
Colonel llornbrook nrrived last
niulit on reipic-t of Governor Camp
bell, win, said there were indications
nf pro-German activities among the
strikers.
Mine ojw-rators said Ct7 per cent of
the men were at work in two of the
lar.'e mines.
Miners at Globe n III take a strike
vole tonight.
FIRST PICTURES OF GENERAL PERSHING AND HIS STAFF
fefPff fil',;fl 111
QciiTli. rrlS &HQ10
Front, row, lft in rlfilit: Lionlon.
uiit-CoIoiti'l Hurlxml, chief or Staff;
Mujoi--YiuMiil IVrshln, commit inl
ine; Colonel A I void, luljutamt-nener-
ill; Colonel l(ifwsUt iiisKM'toi'-(itn-erul...
Standing, 1' to right: Colonel
Ireland, medical corps; Colonel Tay
lor, chief ciiHhieer officer; Major
lodd, aviation; Colonel McCarthy,
qiiiirtciinaser-Kneral; Colonel Itetli
el, jiide-advorate; Colonel Itussell,
chief signal ol't'her; Joutenant -Col
onel AVillimiiN, chief ordmince officer;
Captain Market (e, aiiUde-eainp.
VENIZELOS CALLS
CLASSESOF'lB17
ATIIKN'S, .Tune 2!!. Premier Ven
izeh)S, in his speech to (lie frovn,
after t;ikiu,r the onth of olTici; ill the
piiliu'e yoslerdiiy, said that Greece's
place was beside dcnnieriiey and that
the nation was strnir'liiij? for i'rec
dorn of the world against tho two
central powers, witli whom (Jreeoe's
liereditary enemies were allied.
"We realize," tho premier said,
"that unless we drive the Bulgarians
from eastern Macedonia, that part of
Greek territory, will he always expos
ed lo ureal danu'er. I'.cfnre, however,
thinking of mobilizing tlint part o'
Clreece whicli lias not shared in our
movement, we must vitalize its mili
tary organization which has fallen
into such decay and Initio about a
fusion nf the two armies. In broth
erly co-operation, tliend'urc, we fdiall
now call out the untrained elapses of
lllKrand 1iU7."
SAN' rifANClSCO, .Tui-e :to.
Derman hark Oltawa, interned
siin-e 1 1 1 -I and seized by the
inent alter the decla ra! ion of
was transferred to the ftdcral '
piliU board under the name "l!
Cloud" here today, acconlini; V
announcement bv San Francisco
toins officials. It was under-
The
here
-hip-vini:
an
eus-
torul
that the vcm'I would be chartere
a local shipping linn.
LAST II DAY FOR
I tn
SOUTH DAKOTANS
SlOtX FA U.S. S. !., June 0, -Saloons
here did a bumper husiiic-s
today pri paratoi y to clo-ing tonight,
when the statewide prohibition law
become effective. Several saloons
cbwr-d their doors eariv today, having
exhan-ted their stock, and nin.-t
drinks were ollinsr at a premium.
Fe w n rre s t s f o r d r u n k e u n c a w c re
reKirted.
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mi li
1 15 r
i'etieral l'eihinu, nhls arrlvjil, J aspect n (bo fiiiard of honor, necom
panh'd Iy (tcneral li(airn CiiinplH'lI of the western command, represent
ing tho war otrice.
ESCAPES U-BOATS
AFTER A BATTLE
AX ATLANTIC I'dUT, June ;10.
A running t i-ht between a liriti.-h
steamship and two German submar
ines which took place June H about
thirty miles off llie Italian coat near
Genoa in which the steamship suc
ceeded in eluding the l.'-lmals by su
perior speed, wa.-i docribed by offi
cers of Ibe ship on arrival here to-
The submarine eamf; into sirhl
some distance a .--fern the fdeumer
shortly after she had left (lie Italian
port, one of the nt t'icers said, an I im
mediately opened fife with shrapnel
from fleck pus "and the steamer's
ileek hou--c- and funnel were consid
erably battend. The gun crew of
Oie sleamer leliinietl the fire and
ofin succeeded in making niie of the
submarine withdraw.
The sei'iind enemy, after an hour's
ha-e, gave up to l'o after a smaller
ve-sc that ap)'e.iiCfl in the distance,
and soon alter a wireless message
was beard telling that n steamer had
been torpedoed and ncking for a.-.-si.
tanee.
DR. SIM ELECTED
I'nirn.ANK mil" .'!n.
Straw, M, was -1 .
"'' '- I-
t,'(l 1,1-4-i-
ilcnt nt the (IH -..H Slat,- M,-,!i
fwintioti Im iv l.i'inv. ( llhi-r nl t:i-rrt
(hii-m wi'ii-: Iir. .1. A. lli'-J. I t i ell-.
ton, liit vii'tf-pri'-iilfnt ; I'r. A. Til -zcr,
Pmtlanil, -ci'"nd vii,c-pn;.-j'i nt
nnil Dr. Clari-iKi1 MuCitskei', Toil
luud, bccri'tury.
TAKEN IN EUROPE
T.
lITNf;i:( .Tuiih ItO. "Wo have
driven the great army of (iermuny
underground," said Premier Lloyd
George In a speech here today. When
a Ki-cat army is driven to these tactics
it Ib the beginning of tho end; it
nieaiiK that we are pounding a (tonne
of Inferiority into every poro of the
German military mind.
"It Is good for tho war, In even bet
ter for after tho war, Afi long a.i the
PriiHHhiiiH have an Idea of ttupertorlty
In their minds, Kit rope will not be a
decent place for peopto to live In
peueo. It will lie easier after thin."
Tim Prus-dun, uld Lloyd George,
has many virtues, hut a nense of hu
mility has never been among thorn.
The premier added that tho Prussian
Ik now being tautiht the virtue of hu
mility with a fierce, and relentless
lash.
Mr. Lloyd Gcoigo said that If nee-es:-nry
the government, would resort
to the exchequer In order thnt the
price of bread should be within the
rompuHH of the hulk of the people.
HI'lil.lN'. l.i,mln, .Iimi' .'in.--
fi,-inn ,irliiU- ill i-a-t Oiilli-iil. I tic
u.ir nltifc itniiniiiii'i , toiiay, imli-
I'liti-s tii.-it iillark-i nr ntiniliitoil.
StrniiK Kii'-sinn ili'-tnntip tiro, the
(Ionian potii'ial MulT roporU, lias
hi'i-n maintainrii tYi,m tin' Li-ml.rfff,
I'li'mly railway tu the south of lirzo-tuny,
DRY LEADERS
T
OFF FOOD BILL
Anti-Saloon League Leaves Question
to Congress and President Adop
tion of Amendment Stopping Only
Liquor Distillation, Giving Presi
dent No Authority, Likely.
WASHINGTON". June :!0 Prohibi
tion features of the fund legislation
engrossed senale leaders today while
debate continued on tho food control
bill.
Prohibition legislation, it was gen
erally predicted, will be confined to
distilled lupioi'S lollowing 1 'resalc-nt
Wilson's suggestion to prohibition
leaders to drop the fight against the
manufacture of beer and wines.
Leaders discussed many proposals
for eompromises on the lifpior issue,
but with little prospect of agreement
A clear-cut fight and vote next week
was in prospect, with both factions
admitting that because of tho presi-.
dent's intervention prohibition would
extend only to distilled spirits. Lead
ers of the "dry" movement nre work
ing for the best possible compromise.
Stop Only instillation.
Senator Marl in, the democratic
leader; Senator Chamberlain, in
charge of the food bill, and Homo of
the other leaders planned and pre;lict-
i eded adoption of an itmcudmcnt stop
ping only liquor distillation and giv
ing the president no authority to stop
wines and beer. .Senators who con
ferred with the president nre confi
dent that even if given such author
ity he would not exercise that, for the
present at least.
The "dry forces," admitted by their
leaders lo be. without tho votes to
stop manufacture of beer and wines,
are divided on giving tho president
any authority over the light bever
ages. Anti-Saloon league lenders in con
ference here today decided on a
"hands off policy toward the situa
tion, ami in a letter to President Wil
son, to be drafted Inter, will express
a willingness to leave the question to
congress and lo ttie president in view
of the national emergency.
Ijeul.s I'rgos Hill.
When the senate resumed debute
on food bills, Senator Lewis, demo
cratic whip, urged that congress
should speedily dispose of the bill to
avert the calamity that had befallen
other countries in delaying over for
malities and time-worn precedents,
lie suit it would not serve for con
gress to excuse inactivity and defeat
methods of conserving the fond sup
ply because of the cry of "unconsti
tutional. '
"The people are mil so 'much con
cerned about our constitution as Ihev
are about our institutions," said he.
"The American people are in no mood
to allow an obsolete paper constitu
tion to defeat. Hie preservation of the
human constitution. The text, id' our
action must belong livo Anient a ;
death to her destroyers at home or
abroad.
""We cannot charge the president
with the responsibility ami at the
same time withhold from him the au
thority necessary to execute the re
sponsibility.' Senator Lewis contended that a-
congress was giving the president
full power to control fond, it should
also let him control the liquor ques
tion involved in the food leyi-laltnn.
E LEAVES
PAWS. Juno 311. A Madrid Rcml
officlal noli! nays (hat a (iiTm.ui sub
marine which took rofiiRO at Cadiz,
loft port yratoi'day mornliiK OKrortod
to tho limit of territorial wutirH hy
two Spanish torppdo toatn. Thn
Spanish k"vi rnnirnt oskod and oh
tiiin.'d from tho llorlin government a
formal promise that tho submarine
would go direct to a German port
without attacking enemy shlp or per
forming any other act o twar.
0 KEEP HANDS
BUSH WIN
COALMINES
FOR FRANCE
Strongly Organized Defensive Sys
tems About Lens Taken Gain of
. Ground Greatest Since Capture of
Vimy Ridge German Power Les
sening as Troops Losing Heart
Revolution Predicted by Prisoners
Germans Renew Verdun Attack.
LONDON, Juno 30. A series of
strongly organized rinl'uimiva systems
on both ImnliH of the Kcmchoz, cover
ing lens, has been captured by the
llrilish, it is announced ot't'iuinlly. In
their recent operations the British
have advanced more than a mile on
u front of lour miles about Lens.
CANADIAN UKADQUARTERS IN
KHA WE, June 'J9 (by Canadian
Press, Ltd.) Huccosq, unexpectedly
great anil complete, ut a cost in cas
ualties far less than in some recent
unimportant engagements, has at
tended 1 lie drive of the Cnnadians
nlong Ihe valley of tho Souchcz to
ward Lens, during tho last week,
(incut Ground Gulii.
The gain of ground is greater than
in liny aclions since tlio capture o
Vimy ridge and the land restored to
r'rance includes sonio of her most
productive coal mines. Coubtte,
Leaville and almost all of Avion aril
firmly held and Mint part of the plain
east of Vimy where n week ago no
one could show himself iihovo the top
of n trench without drawing the fire
of snipers and machine guns, may
now lie traversed in tho open.
There are daily increasing - signs
that the (lermau man power is no
lunger what it was. The number of
enemy troops in the field appears lit
tle less than before Ihe opening of
spring operations, but tho spirit of
tho men is no longer that of an as
sured victory. A prisoner taken yes
terday spoke of Ihe process of dis
illusionment the (lermau people are
now going I lull. If the war does not
end soon, lie said, there will bo a rev
olution in Germany. This changed
spirit is not due to underfeeding.
Must of the tlerinun prisoners are
well nourished.
Verdun Attack llenewcd.
I'AIilS, June IIO, Tho Germans
resumed Iheir violent attack on the
Verdun front west of Dead Man's
hill last night, the war office an
nounces. Picked tlermiin troops ad
vanced on n sector of one and three
fourths miles and were almost anni
hilated by the I'Veiich. The Germans
poind rated tho first I'Vcncb lino over
Ihe entile front nl lacked, but won)
driven out excepting on tho western
slnpc of Dead Mai hill.
The French made n counter-attack
west of Hill l and took buck most
of Ihe Ircnches lost Thursday.
On Ihe Aisiie front tho Germans
! lacked nint lii-iist of Cenry, employ
ing burning liquid. They occupied a
salient aflcr the defenses hnd been
(Continued on Page Two.)
LAST CRUST TO
WIN FOR TEUTONS
LONDON, Juno 30. According to
tho Krouz Zoltung of Berlin of June
ail, Dr. (Icorgo Mlchnolla, the PruBt
idan food controller, announced that
a military house to h on mo search for
foodstuffs which woro Impounded by
tho government for general use, only
resulted In tho addition of about 4
per cent to tho existing stocks.
Tho newspaper says the Prussian
minister of agriculture has appealed
In tho gravest tonus to the public,
Imploring that every privation be
faced until victory, which he says will
bo won, not by tho last bullot, but bjj
tbo last crust.