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iniU'sit, tl Oieyoti X Library Y WEATHER-Maximum Yesterday, 9G.5; Minimum Today, 54. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow, Pair. Medford MBUNE Forty-seventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Year. . MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 21. 1917 NO. 303 SENATE. PASSES. BILL FO Mailt 00D CONTROL $2 WHEAT GUARANTEED 111 Food Control Bill, Much Altered and Amended, Passed After Months Debate by Senate Gives Presi dent Power to Regulate Foods, Feeds and Fuels Provides Three Commissioners Instead of One Joint Committee to Supervise. WASHINGTON, July 21. The house bill nppropriatinft $840, 000,000 for the aviiition service, was passed late today by the senate without amendment or a record vote and with less than an hour's discussion. It now goes to tlie president. 4 WASHINGTON, July 21 Virtual ly rewritten ns it came from the house a month "ti.sro, the administra tion food control hill, modified but still giving the president broad au thority to regulate foods, feeds and fuels; providing for a board of three food commissioners instead of a sin glo individual and authorizing a min imum guaranteed price of $2 a bush el for wheat, was passed lato today by the senate. Prohibition provisons, prohibiting further manufacture of distilled bev erages and directing the president to buy all distilled beverages in bond were left unchanged. The fiiml vole on the bill was 8t In (I. Those voting against the bill were .France, Penrose, Sherman, Suther land, republicans 4. llnrdwick and Reed, democrats 2. Total 6. Adopt Compromise. Preliminary to a final vote the ucnato without n roll call adopted the iTi-partisan leaders' compromise for the minimum price fixing section. It authorizes a government guarantee price for wheat only, of not less lhan $2 per standard bushel until January 1, lllll), payable at the principal in terior primary markets. Senator Hitchcock's nmendinen providing that the minimum pri'c of $2 a bushed for wheal, as provided for in the Chamberlain amendment should be in effect at the principal interior primary markets instead of at only one interior market was ac cepted by a vote of 4!) to 32. Control of Coal. The amendment of Senator Pom eronc authorizing the president, thru the federal trade commission t fix prices of coal and coke during the war, to take over at a reasonable price and operate coal mines and ti regulate wholesale and retail distri notion and wages of coal miners "as adopted 72 to 12. All amendment bv Senator Owen creating a joint congressional com mittec on expenditures of war t supervise appropriations, was nc cepted 5:t to 31, many democrat joining with a solid republican vol for it. The committer provided for hy lb Owen amendment would be composed of three democratic and two .vpub lienn members of tho house. The nnti-honrdinir clause and thai authorizing the. president to elf (Continued on Page Six.) AMSTERDAM, July 21 The I-n kal Anzeiger of lierlin hears that th American consul at Odessa, John A Rav. has been imprisoned there, will; his British colleague, by soldiers fi havim? sooken unfavorably of the revolution. The soldiers, the ncw paper bays, refused to liberate biro, FRENCH REPEL VOLENT SMASH ON AISNE FRONT German Crown Prince Sacrifices Many Wen in Futile Effort to Wear Out French Germans Ad vance Thru Break in Russian Line Caused by Mutiny British Raids. The German crown prince rcccivod severe beating in his recent attack along a wide front in the Aisnc re- ion, but nevertheless Is sacrificing more of his troops in renewed efforts shake the French lines. There was violent fighting last night south f Ccmy, on this front, but ultho the French positions were twice pen- t rated the end of the fighting show ed them to have remained intact in French hands. A British attack on the northern end of the Rclgiiin-Ar.mco front which the. intensity of the big gun fire of bete had seemed to iudicutc as im pending, has not yet been delivered. (icimins Advance. MERLIN, July 21 German troops n eastern Gnliciji have crossed the Zlochol f-Tnrnopol road on it front of forty kilometers, 'army lleadipiar- ers announced today. They found burning villages nnd great destruc ion in their path. The German advance was. affected on both sides of the town of Jezier- na. (Jezierna lies 20 miles northwest of Tarnopol and 35 miles southeast of Zlochoff.) lliissians Retreat. PKTROHRAI), July 21. A further etrcut bus been made by the Has. inns in eastern Galicia, the war of lice announces, because the troops did not show the necessary stabil it y and at Poins did not fulfil com mands. The Russians paused on the line Hlatiki-Popropnavna-Vyhndow Fighting was begun yesterday on the Rumanian front. Austro-German troops made an attack which was met bv a Rumanian counter attack The liumaiiians drove the enemy back :ind restored the situaion. PARIS, Julv 21. In the course of violent lighting last night on til Aisnc front, southeast of Ccrnv, the Germans twice penetrated French trenches and were driven out by counter attacks, the war office an nounccs. Several other attacks a dillcicnt parts ol. the trout were repulsed by the French, who inflict 1 heavy losses on the Germans. llrittsli Operations, s. LONDON, Julv 21 "We rnidci the cncinv trenches last night Greenland hill .north of Hoeux. The hostile garrison hurriedly withdrew," the war office reKirted today. "Suc- isful raids were made by us south west of Ijabasse and south of Ar mcnticres. Gcnnnn positions were entered on n wide front, a number of enemy were were killed and his dugouts were bombed. Hostile raiding parties wen1 repulsed north of llnv rincourt wood and south of Annen iercs.' TIED UP BY STRIKE LEADVILLE, Colo., July 2 1 .- A 1 1 the mines In the Leadvllle metal min ing district arc shut down today fol lowing a strike order Issued by tho local branch of the International Un ion of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work ers. An average of 2,000 men arc employed here with the exception of fifty pumpmen, engineers and watch men all have quit. Fifty actively pro ducing properties are affected. I.EADVILI.B, Colo., July 2 1. Met al miners In this district struck this morning. Thirty-seven properties are Involved. In each mine eight or ten men remained to keep the property free from water. NEXT PROBLEM FACED BY ARMY IS With Ten Million Men Listed in the Order of their Liability to Service, Task of Determining Who Among Chosen Shall Be Exempted Comes Next Drawing Ended Today. WASHINGTON', July 21 With ten million men listed In the order of their liability to service, the federal government began today its task of preparation for organization of a se lective draft army. the task of deter mining who among those chosen shall be exempt. The drawing to dotormlne who shall first be liable for service ended early today, after it had been In prog ress without interruption for more than sixteen hours, and while the of ficials In charge rested from their long vigil others took up the tabula tion of official figures for forwarding to local exemption boards over the country. Most of this work it hopos to complete before the day Is over, so that the local authorities can be .given their instructions early next week. Ono Empty Capsule. A blank for the empty capsule was left at the foot of tho list, and Provost Marshal General Crowdor has so re ported to Secretary Baker. Officials In charge of the detail of tho schome, say, however, that it probably will be placed finally in tho order In which It was drawn, its rotation number bo- lag 10,004. This would shove each number as now listed, from 10,004 to 10,409 down one place further on the Hat. Probably there are several hun dreds of men whoso cards bear tho number 4604, since tho average dis trict has 3000 registrants. Even at 10,004 they will be so far down on the liability lists that It will make lit tle difference to them whether they are 10,004 or 10,500. Other Problems Fared. Checking of tho tally sheets also Is disclosing other problems to be solv ed. So far, however, nothing has ome up that docs not settle itself nat urally. There Is one rase of a dupli cated number because 6689 and 6X99, both were recorded as the same num ber. Upside down either number bo- comes the other. The ruling made is that the first number recorded will bo regarded as correct. If It went on tho shoot first as 6689, It will remain in that place on the final sheet. Where the num is re WsiUm1 later it will lie reversed. Within ten days the men who are subject to tho president' ordor for mobilization of a war quota of 687 000 may be appearing beforo their boards for examination and for dccls- ion as to exemption. Twice 687,000 are to be summoned by the boards, on the theory that two registrants must be examined for every soldier accept ed, and the number each registration district must furnish has been care fully worked out. READY TO 1 a EXEMPTION Here Is what America and her allies are banking on to stop the U-boat menace nnd probably end the war. Small, light, and fast, a fleet of these submarine chasers are being equipped to fight their quarry with her own weapon tho torpedo. Photo shows the craft with torpedo tube on deck and ready for service. It carries )o torpedoes and can go 40 miles anhour. FIRST PICTURE OF GERMANY'S NEW CHANCELLOR. VV& fkld Chancellor Michaeiis, in li:s opening address to tho Iteichstag, stood pat for no peace without annexations and declaring that Cicmuiny desired no belittled Ainoli-cn's part, in tho war ns U-boat would win ttie war for (ierninny. that bis selection was a triumph for the FEDERAL PROBE OF I. W. W. ACTIONS SAN FRANCISCO, July 21. Gov ernment officials left San Francisco last night to Investigate reported ac tlvltles of Industrial Workers of tho World at Dorrls, on tho California- Oregon border and at Kalmath Falls, Oregon, on telegraphic, orders from tho department of Justice in Wash ington. Tho federal party Included Assist ant United States Attorney Caspar A Ornbaiim, Chief Deputy United States Marshal George 13. Burnham, and Deputy Marshal ThomaB I). Mulhall They have full power to act and will decide as to the advisability of send ing troops to quell alleged attempts to destroy crops and livestock, to hamper transportation and to damage tho water works at Klamath Falls. Tho attorney-general stated ho had jrecelvcd information to this effect and appeals for aid from district attorneys In that vicinity. Mr. Ornliaum will co-oierato with United States Attor ney Clarence L. Itcames at Portland. Fifty arrests have been made In Dor rls as an outgrowth of the trouble, ac cording to federal authorities. FIGHT U-BOAT WITH HER OWN & 9 a v.,i.flV'i,l 4, nor indemnities, defying tho world peace savo tluit of Uio victor, Ho of no consequence and declared tho Ills sioorli conl'lims the assertion general staff ami autocracy. E LIKELY TO TIE SEATTLE BUILDING SEATTLE, July 21. Tho Seattle Building Trades Council, composed of 32 unions with 50 00 members, last night adopted the following resolu tion: i "That tho secretary send to all un ions affiliated with tho Building Trades Council a communication noti fying them to bo ready to answer to a call for a general strike In tho build ing Industry until such tlmn as the Paget Sound Traction, Light & Power company grants tho rights of Its em ployes to organize.' Tho effect of such a strike would bo to halt construction work In, practl cally every Industrial plant In tho city. Tho council also adopted a resolu tion condemning tho detailing of po llcemcn to ride as guards on strcot cars. Two of tho 1.1 policemen dis charged yesterday for refusing to ride with strlko-brenkcrs belong to unlonB In tho building trades. Dr. F. II. Pace returned from Port land this morning currying an um brella and with an overcoat hung over his arm. WEAPON. 4 V iuUA-t 4 A LVOFF RESIGNS IS BY Minister of War Censures Cabinet for Not Suppressing Meeting Sol diers Arrest Malcontents Lenine, Leaderof Agitation, Arrested Fln'and Declares for Independence Altho Russia has been struck a se vere blow on the northern Gallclan front thru tho mutiny of segments of hor troops under extremist influence, tho forces of order appoar to bo got- ttng a flrmor grip on tho fountain head of the difficulty in Petrograd. The disorderly elements In tho cap ital having been subdued, tho nation's strongest man, Korensky, has bcon mado premier as woll as minister of war and marine. One of the signs that tho govern ment intends to grapple in enrneBt with tho forces of disorganization conies In tho roport of the arrest of the arch-agitator Lonlno and some of his lieutenants. . WJiat course tho provisional gov ernment will take toward Finland whose dlot has passed a bill declaring complete independence of Itussia, has not bcon disclosed. Lvoff lUwIgiw Office. PETItOGHAD, July 21. The cabl net mooting loading to tho announced resignation of Premier Lvoff sat un til dawn yestordny and was soiuowhat stprmy. Minister of War Korensky criticised the ministers and military authorities for not rising to recent ovonts and for not using their powers to suppress mutiny. M. ToroBchtcnko will remain In of flee as foreign minister. M. Keren ky, besldo succeeding M. Lvoff as promlcr, will continue for tho present his duties as war minister. LONDON, July 21. A dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Petrograd says It Is rumored thcro that Lonlne, lead or of tho extremists ond sovon of his nontenants have boon arrested whllo trying to escape to Kronstudt. Finland Secedes. HELSIN'dFOItS, July 19. A con filet with itussia Is regarded as inev itable because, of tho action of the Finnish diet In adopting a bill grant Ing -Independence to Finland. PHTItOdHAD, July 21. Detach ments of soldiers and sailors with ma cblno guns novo arrested thlrty-sl Maximalist (radical socialists) dele gates to tho Baltic fleet on board th Itussian destroyer Orphel, which was lying at a Ilrltlnh quay. Tho residents participating In tho Petrograd dis turbances aro being disbanded. Mor troops aro arriving from tho front. LET KAN FRANCISCO, July 21. Con tracts totalling $7:1.0011,111111 (or flnan clng the construction of 200 miles of railroad In China, and (or il rod Kin tho Grand canal, have been closed be tweea tho republic of China and th American International corporation according to an announcement her by Warren II. Austin, counsel for th' corporation, who has Junt arrived from tho Orient. GIJNEVA, July 21. The .eppelln factory at Frledrb hshafen has begun building airplanes, tho German gen eral staff being convinced that future supremacy In the air belonged to air planes and that Zeppelins were of lit tle war value. The Germans aro said also to fear an extensive air ofrenslve and have begun to plan to meet It, SUCCEEDED KERENSKY PEACE WITH AUTOCRACY IMPOSSIBLE Lloyd-George Replies to Chancellor Michaeiis Says Latter's Speech Means if Germany Victorious There Would be Annexations All Around and Militarism be More Firmly Established Than Ever Allies to Fiflht to the End. LONDON, July 21. Premlor Lloyd Goorgo said today that tho speech in the Kolchstag of Dr. Michaeiis, the now Gorman chancellor, meant that If Gormany wore victorious there would be annexation all around and that the military autocracy would be estab- lished more firmly than ever. The speoch showed, tho premier asserted, that thoso In charge of Gormany's" af fairs had tor tho moment made the choice for war. Mr. Lloyd George said the food sup ply for tho 1917-1918 period had al- ' ready been secured and that a pro- ' gram of cultivation had beon arrangod 1 to make the supply for the following year secure, oven if losses Increased, , No Peace 'Willi Autocracy. -We can't malto peace with a Ger many dnmlnntod hy autocracy," de clared Promlcr Lloyd George. -"The war becomes a struggle botwebn two deflnlto groups of national Ideas, Slg- ' nlflcant In this respect Is the news an- ; nounced today of tho accosslon of that. brilliant tiussian statesman. Keron- Hky, to tho loadorshlji'bf TtuBBlari rtorrl- 1 don't wish Germany to harbor any -delusion," Mr. Lloyd George con tinued, " that Groat Britain will be put out of tho right until full liberty has been established. 1 prodlct It will not bo long beroro tho Gorman chan cellor dollvers a different speoch and that Is tho ono for which we are wait ing." ' Must ltestoro Belgium. Tho chancellor's speech, Mr. Lloyd George said, ofrered no hope for Bel gium. Tho determination of the al- ics was that Belgium must be restor ed as n free and Independent poople. not a German protectorate The premier said the statement of Dr. Michiiells contained phrases which would be understood by the military powers of Germany. Unless these were wiped out. ho ndded, they would again plungo Europo Into a weltor of blood. have rend Chancellor Michaeiis' speech threo (Tines, " Bald Mr. Lloyd George. "I see ill It only sham Inde pendence for Belgium, sham democra cy for (Icrmnny, sham democracy for E11 rope. t -limit Ixuwra Lessen. At another point In his speoch, which was delivered In Loudon, the premier said: "Regarding the submarine menace, I must disagree with Chancollor Mi chaeiis. Gradually hut surely we are Increasing our protection and dimin ishing our losses." Speaking or the shipbuilding pro gram, Mr. l.lovd Genrgo said Great Britain this year would turn out tour times as many ships as last year. In the last two mouths of 1917 as many ships will be finished as In all of 19 Hi. Ill conclusion tho premier said tho entente allies would go on fighting to the end. knowing that tho future ot ,iiiHtiklnl was In their trust to main tain nnd derend. ADMIRAL TIRP1TZ TO ENTER POLITICS LONDON, July 21. (Admlral von Tlrpllz, rather or tho suhmarlna cam paign, Is expected to seek a scat In the Itelchslug with the view ot be coming ono of the political leaders of the National Liberals, according to dispatches from Berlin,
