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WEATHER Maximum Ycstorday 101; Minimum Twlay 61. Tonight and Tomorrow Fair. Continued Warmer. -tr rm Tribune vnrt v-ftnventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Ypflr. MEDFORD, OKHOON, SATITKDAY, JULY 14. 1917 NO. 07 SER HAS ABDICi W In . Mfl I) hc II h W A 1JL JLJ JL JL WJLVlJLy IVlir II tl A RUiOR KAI tu REIGHSTAGIN f " BBSS I IIL UIUVV 1 Germany's Internal Crisis Overshad ows Military Operations Peace Clamor is Growing Russian Ar mies Still Sweeping Onward Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff Sum moned to Berlin Quiet on Franco-Belgian Front. Germany's serious internal crisis overshadowed the pending military operations in the nows of the day. The reports from Borlln show that the relchstag has gone on strike against the crown and the military party, apparently in the Interest of a parliamentary system of government. There is even a rumor, altho entire ly unconfirmed, and little credited, t!$tEmperor William has abdicated In favor of his sixth and favorite son, Prince Joachim. A telegram from Dorno, Switzer land, today reads as follows: "An of ficial telegram from Berlin says that General Von Stein, the Prussian min ister of war, has resigned." The Prussian war office is in real ity the imperial minister of war, per forming the functions of that office for the empire. General Von Stein recently exited the antagonism of the socialists by his pan-German activi ties opposing peace efforts. Pcaco Olnniop (Irows. Tho peace clamor Is growing both In Germany and Austria-Hungary. Part of the trouble between tho reich stng and the governing class is over tho government's persistent declina tion to state Germany's peace terms on the basis of tho non-nnnexatlon de manded by what now comprised a majority block In the relchstag. The war credit bill Is being held up by this majority until tho political crisis is settled. But more serous yet It the decision of the members not even to meet meanwhile for discus sion in regular session of In commit tee. Apparently tho crown prince Is waging a fight for control on behalf of the militaristis interests. Chan cellor Von Uethmann-Hollwcg is un der fire from the crown prince and his supporters, the chancellor seemingly being too liberally Inclined to suit the heir to the throne. Can't Stop Russians. On the military side, tho situation continues to bear a most encouraging aspect for tho formidable group of na tions allied against tho central pow ers, this generally being taken Into consideration In dealing out with the situation in Berlin and Vienna. The Russian revolutionary armies In Gallcla are still sweeping forward. Apparently there Is little to stop them pouring thru the breach In the lines In Eastern Gallcla opened by General Kprnlloff. They are pushing on north gt tho Dnelster and west of tho Lom nlra and generally proving victors in the fighting going on along a 50 mlle front. On the Franco-Belgian front a waiting policy is being pursued by General llalg on the western line and General iPotaln In the French section. (Continued on Pago Two.) I'ARIS, July II. The vanguard of the American troops who left on Thursday the seaport town wnerc they have horn encamped, arrived at their permanent enmp today. The men went into training inimedinlcly. Major Cienernl Sihcrt, who will be in command at the enmp, lunched with General Pershing before his de parture for the front, General Per filing will follow luter, Police Interfere While Party At tempt to Stage Picketing Demon stration at White House on Anni versary of Fall of Bastile Lib erty" Inscribed on Banners. WASHINGTON, July 14.-Sixfeen suffragists of tho women's party, at tempting to stage a picketing dem onsf ration nt Ihe while house gates today in celebration of (he anniver sary of the fall of Ihe hostile, were propmtly arrested and taken to jail. Six suffragists, first group of a three section attempt to picket ihe white house gates, were arrested to day upon their arrival at Ihe east Sate. Crowds Cheer and Hiss. Cheers and hisses fro ina crowd of several hundred people gathered for the show greeted ihe police as they escorted the women to automobiles awaiting lo lake them to the police station. First the officers made a vain nllempt to persuade the suffra gists to move on. There virtually was no diso-der, the crowd of about n thousand peo ple contenting itself with hooting and jeering as the police escorted the women away. "I.ilierty"- Inscrilxsl on Itunncrs. The banners carried by the women bore various inscriptions, including the motlo of the French revolution, "liberty, equality, fraternity." Among those arrested were Mrs. Beatrice Reynolds Kinkead, Mount View, Cul., Miss Ann Martin, Reno, Nuv., and Mrs. Doris Stevens, Oma ha. Each of the women gave $2."i bail at the police station to appear Mon day for trial on the charge of im peding traffic. E IF COMPELLED 10 DOl fil.AS, Ariz., July M. It be came known today that the leaders of the armed citizens who had charge of the deportation of P2O0 striking copper miners and their sympathizers from Risbce. would have resorted to violence to cnloree censorship if correswnidcnts Itnd forced thru their dispatches con cerning deportations alter Robert line, general auditor of the Phelps Dodge corporation nnd 11. II. Stout, smeller superintendent for the cor poration, issued their censorsliiup orders to the local manager of the Western Union Telegraph company This was the statement of !!. II. Stout, who directed the censorship as well as preparations in Douglas for the Itisbee deportations. Stout, after the censorship was exposed as an arbitrary civilian af fair, said that if the correspondents had forced thru his dispatches during Ihe censor-hip, which extended from (i o'clock Thursday morning until 4 that afternoon, he "would have been taken out within five minutes, knock ed in the head or otherwise restrict ed" from getting news of the rro ceedings. The Western t'nion manager would have been similarly dealt with :." he had violated the censorship order", according lo Stout. Stout and Rue Thursday night, af ter the character of their censorship became known and it was established that the military authorities had nothing to do with it, said they had received orders for the censorship fmm the "sheriff's office." but Sher iff Harry Wheeler says he issued no such order and that none of his dep utics had authority to do so. THE BOMB PLOT SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. Alex ander Berkman, anarchist, was indict ed by the county grand jury here last night for murder In connection with a bomb explosion here Inst July which claimed ton lives, it became known early today. Borkman Is alleged to have taken a leading part In the con spiracy which the Btate charges cul minated in the explosion. Mrs. Rena Mooncy is on trial here for one of the bomb murders and her husband, Thomas J. Mooney, and Warren K. Billings, involved in the same cases, are under sentences of death and life Imprisonment, respec tively, for murder. Berkman, who is now serving a term of two years in the federal pris on at Atlanta, Georgia, for conspiracy to defeat tho draft law, publishod an anarchist paper called "tho Blast" In San Francisco about the time of the explosion. Kditorlnls from this pam phlet have been admitted as evidence in the trials of tho Moonoys. District Attorney Charles M. Flek- ert said that every effort will be made to bring Borkman here for trial be fore the expiration of his sentence. WAR'S BIGGEST LONDON, July 14. British air men have been victorious in the most severe aerial fighting since the be ginning of the war. On the front in France on Thursday fourteen Ger man airplanes were brought down nnd sixteen driven out of con! nil, the war office announced today. Nine British machines are reported lo have been lost in the fighting. PARIS, July M.-I'nris wept and cheered the sight of battle lorn flags thru its streets today in cele bration of its national fete commem orating the fall of the liastile. Among the heroes in the review of troops was Sergeant a Mehnnger of I.os Angeles. After fighting in the war of IS70, he went to the I'l.itcd States but altho 64 years old return ed to France in 1014 nnd lias fought for the past four years. THE JONAH MOBILIZATIONOF CHURCHES FOR IR'Sl TASK By MILTON BRONNER. WASHINGTON. July 14. "While fighting for tho liberty of tho world America must not lose tho hard- fought liberties we have won at home the Bhort hour working day, tho six-day week, the special hour day for women workers and tho restrictions upon child labor. That is olio of tho Important places where tho churches of America come in strong. It will bo part of their Job to see that no retro grado nieasuros are passed." I had asked what war work tho American churches wete doing and going to do, putting the question to Rov. Worth M.TIppy, secretary of the social service commission of tho fed eral council of Churches of Christ in America. He pointed out how some New York legislators had attempted to pasB stat utes to nullify child labor laws and aid tho big canning Industries. "In Kngland tliero was a break down In tho early stages of the war with tho result that juvenile dclln quency Increased enormously and Im morality Increased In all classes. One of tho reasons was lack of caro for women and children. Tho English churches did not mobilize for war purposes for many months. The churches of Aniorira aro already mo hlllzcd. "We have a mailing list by which we can send letters to 140,000 pastors and reach millions of the Protestant population of the country. Wo havo already used this tremendous machin ery for war work by boosting tho membership in the Red Cross, by urg ing subscriptions to tho Liberty loan and the $100,000,000 Red Cross fund, and by aiding In (he Hoover food con servation plan. "Wo will use the same machinery if in any stato an attempt is made to break down our social service labor laws. Wo are using it In attempting to keep Intact the great philanthropic agencies, the hospitals, homes for the aged, etc., which aro apt to bo neg lected during wartime when tho cost of living Is high and taxes aro going up. Thru our church organization we havo thousands of women engaged In making Red Cross hospital supplies. "Wo are preparing a war manual for tho guidance of pastors, showing them how they ran be of servlco to families of soldiers at the front or who havo been killed In action. One of tho biggest things wo are doing at present Is to organize the churches In the cantonment districts to preserve for our boys ns much as possible of homo and church Influence. Wo ex pect to send volunteer chaplains to all training camps. We hope to do our part In providing cloan amusements for the men. "There will he many more tasks we can accomplish as the war advances IS RESTORED BY REBELS' DEFEAT . WASHINGTON, July 14. The oc cupatlon of Poking by the republican forces, following the surrender at Fung Tal Thursday of the monarchist army of ten thousand men, indicates the complete restoration of the repub lic, tho Chinese legation here declared today. Prior to tho battle of Fung Tal, tho Manchus were urged to lay down their arms, but Gcnoral Chang ilsun refused. The engagement starting early Thursday mornln, resulted in a decisive victory for tho republican troops, dispatches to the legation an nounce. Order in the capital was restored with few casualties. Tho advices said that two foreign civilians and four foreign soldiers who ventured to the firing line were slightly wounded Chang Ilsun who led tho revolt of tho Imperialists has taken refuge in the Dutch legation In order to obtain safe conduct out of tho country. Premier Tuan Chi Jul will establish republican headquarters in Poking immediately, is was said. Three Americans were wounded by stray bullets the state department an nounced today. In the ten hours fight ing In which Chinese republican troops forcod tho surrender of the monarchist troops of General Chang Ilsun. Blazing an nutomoblln trail from tho Pacific coast to New York City via Vancouver, II. C, Porlland, Medford, San Francisco, Ogrlen, Omaha and Chicago, IS. II. Lewis, a wealthy pio neer resident o ftho Hawaiian Islands accompanied by Mrs. Lewis and by Mr. and Mrs. J. Noble Prentiss, also of Honolulu, was in Medford Satur day. To make his tour unique, Lewis, on his westward trip, will follow the old Santa Fo trail hack to California, em barking for Honolulu at tho Golden Gate. Lewis' big Plerce-Arrow car, which looks at first glance as largo as a standard sleeper, Is decorated with Ilonolulan pennants and carries the Hawaiian flag, which formerly was the flag of the old Hawaiian mon archy and later of tho republic of Hawaii, and Is tho symbol ot tho Am orlcan territory. Lewis Is carrying letters from May or Lane of Honolulu to tho mayors of Portland, Medford and San Francisco and other Important Intermediate cities along the roulo. and to meet al emergencies wo are organizing, a war council of 100 men which will have offices In New York to look after tho financing nnd organ ization of all work," LW.W.ACTIVITIES CLOSE THIRTEEN LOGGING CAMPS Operators Promptly Close Mills Tho But Small Proportion of Men Em ployed Either Struck or Were Mem bers of Industria IWorkers Idaho Trouble Brewing. ABERDEEN, Wn., July l-I. Thir teen logging camps west of Ilo quium in Grays Harbor county were closed this morning a sa result ol walkouts following n strike call is sued lust night by the Industrial Workers of the World. Only a pro portion of the men in each camp re sponded to the call, htu in each in stuhco the operators promptly clos. cd tho camps wilh the result that hundreds of men who did not strike are out of employment. At 10 o'clock this morning a re view of the situation showed u total of 1170 out today in the rnnip, ol' which not more than !00 aro strikers. The operators decided lo eloso the camps to avoid possible trouble. In addition to theso camps, two were closed earlier in tho week, one when the men demanded n 50-ccul raiso, which was granted to some workers and not to others, and the ono yesterday morning when the man ngcr lined up his men nnd told them that in view ot anticipated trouble wages nnd hours would remain the Kama nnd that those who cared to quit could do so at once. As a re sult 20 on tof ;")() asked for their time and tho camp was c'osed. Another Htrlko Call Issued. No mills up to 10 o'clock had been affected by the strike order. ' total number of men employed in the camps of tho county is about iillOO and in ihe mills fi 11)11. Tho International Timber Worker union, which hn,s applied for a char ter in the American Federation of Labor, issued a strike call last niglil effective .Monday. How many work era belong to this organization, which lias made common cause with tin shinglo weavers union, which bar, is sued n strike cull for .Monday, is not known. The Industrial Workers marie no demands: their members simply walked out. The limber workers have dotunmir an eight hour day in Ihe mills ami nine hours in the camps; time! o ho reckoned from the lime the men leave the hunk house until Ihcy return. The camps and mills now work on n ten hour basis. s Idaho Trouble Browing. MOSCOW, Idaho, July 1-1. Slier iffs of ten northern Idaho counties and two Washinglou counties to gether with Governor Alexander o Idaho ami farmers of northern Ida ho began a conference here liduv to consider a system of harvesting the grain and fruit crops. The slier il'fs called Ihe meeting nfler it hai been reported to them thai. Industrie Workers of t ) Wml, had III. eat encd to interfere with the harvest IN VOTE 10 STRIKE TACOMA, Wn., July I I. Sin car motormen and conductors and employes on other brunches of Ih Tacoma Railway and Power i oru pony's line voted at I o'clock thi morning to strike .Monday iiioriiin unless their rrpics(4 lo .Mating- Bean me granted before that lime Ihe men demand the rcinstnt''Micnl of six street car men and one rh c trician who were discharged recently it. is said because of their actiit with organization work. Manage Bean has promised a reply Sunday evening. British Transport Sunk. LONDON, .Inly I I.. Tho British transport Armadal has been sunk by a submarine, It Is officially nnnounr ed. The Armndall was a merchant steamer or 6153 tons gross, 395 feet long, built lo 1909 at Glasgow, IIW.EIES ARE GUARDED BY SOLDIERS Horde of Deported' Men Under Pro tection of . Government Troops Camped Under Burning Sun of Columbus, N. M. Taken in Spe cial Train by Soldiers Much Suf fering. Reported Men Are Not Considered Prisoners. ' COLUMBUS, N. M.' July 14. Along the same trail on which Gener al Pershing pursued Francisco Villa Into Moxico In March. 1910, tho hordo of deported men from Blsbce marched at noon today to the slto of the Mex ican and Chinese refugoe camp which General Porshlng established on tho "plains ot death" between Columbus and tho international lino. Tho exiles went Into camp under a burning sun without more shado than tho small grass wood and mosqulte brush afforded. Many woro com pletely exhausted from 00 hours on bonrd tho deportation train. Much suftorlng was reported among tho old er mon and the physically unfit. The men woro handkorchlofa over their heads to prevent sunstrokes. Soldiers Protect Refugees. The deported mon now are under the protection of tho government. Colonel 'Ilolhrook wns relieved from tholr caro today by Colonol H. G. Sfekol, commander ot this district, who threw a heavy gard around tho camp, refusing permission lo friends from Blsbeo to eommunlcalo with them. Tho deported men say they expect to return to Blsbeo soon under pro tection of federal troops, but prepar ations nro being made hero to estab lish a permanent camp on the Bite of tho old Mexican rcfugo enmp. Attorney Cleary, ono of tho deport ed, snld ho had wired former Gover nor Hunt: "Wo demand lo be returned to Bls beo, protected by United Slates troops as many of us have business there and others homes and families,'' l-'eai-s of n Clash, Members of the aiitomnbllo party of friends from UIhIioc say they fear a clash between tho local forces and Ihe soldiers If those deportod aro re turned now. They also say somo strlko leaders not caught Thursday were ordere lo get out of town within two hours whllo others woro put In Jail. Billy Robinson, shift, boss at tho Junction mine, a member of the auto mobile parly, made a short talk to tho deported men. Inside the picket lino today. He said: "Uncle Sam is going to talk to them people about, your rases." Marched 111 Squads. The deporled men marched to tho camp site In squads of 200 under command of non-couinilssloned offi cers of tho cavalry regiments station ed hero excepting the negro troops, which woro ordered nob, to guard tho white men. Altho the majority of tho men wish to return to lllsbce ns soon as possible because Ibclr families, property, nion- ( Continued on Pag Blx.) KF.WAltD, Alaska, July I I. -A 4 foot seam or coal, eight feel below tho surface and only ItO feet from tho main Hun of the I 'nltcd States rail road has been discovered at Mile Ifil, sixteen miles nearer Seward than tho deposit which Is being developed at Chlckelson. Tho discovery was mado hy G. 01 annlnnal, a station contractor, who was driving a tap tunned to aocuro rock for a fill. This Is tho first coal discovered on the iiuilu lino,
