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Newspaper Page TextII.. I n.-cilv "( Q:uucn A Ulli.v. wj -' - Library "VTESTIIER iraxlmnm ycsTerilny, 87; minimum Way, 51 FORECAST Tonight anil tomorrow, fair. .EDFORD RIMTNE jets Forty-seventh Year. Pally Twelfth Yenr. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. AUOITST 14, 1917 NO. 123 Mailt PRHPflRAI III HUNDRED L "Slff '1ST I nr. DfAPC NEW GENERALS . declared by china OBJECTIONABL rm n nlr COMMISSIONED : ... ... . 1 I IIUI81 I Ul L V Pontiff Suggests Restoration of Bel- ' gium, Serbia am! Rumania and .i : j Peaceful Solution of Problems of ; i Alsace-Lorraine, Trent, Trieste ; atid Poland anil Return to Ger Jmany of Colonics Proposal In $ spired From Vienna and Berlin. t'4 KOM'U, Aufc'. 1 I. - Peace proposals adopted by Pope lleneilicl havo been delivered to nil llio belligerent gov ernments. The poio suggests resto ration of ISelglum, Sorbin :uul ltiinia nia and peaceful solution of the prob- lems of Alsace-Lorraine, Trent, Triest and Poland, according to reports re ceived from vatit-an sources. It is ex pected the proposals will ho published today by the Vatican. i This is the second direct appeal by Pope Benedict to the belligerents. In July, 1915, the pontiff sunt a letter to them, inviting lovers of peace to unite with him in his desire to lor minate the war. It is expected the text of the new proposals will he pub lished tonight iu the official Vatican organ. i The popes' proposal declares that tliejjSjjuries to all belligerents havo been so great there has been no thought of reparation except for the return of territory. ? Included in the restoration of ter ritory, the pope's proposals insist, should be tho return to Germany of all her colonies, as well as the com plete restoration of Belgium to' her .sovereignty. '4 KcIiook Wilson's 1'rim-iples. . I WASHINGTON, Aiis. 1 I. An un official outlino of J'opo lleneilit's peace proposals, received hero dis loses that tho ponliff includes some of tho nrincililes of world peace for W hich President Yiloii lias declared. H Anions the pope's proposals are re duction of armaments, freedom of tile seas and that there shall be no retali atory struggle after the war Tor world commercial supremacy. These are re garded as tho foundation stones of the pope's plan. 5 Within the entente diplomatic cir 'cle, tho opinion was freely and promptly expressed that the peace proposal was inspired by Germany and was an attempt to split the allies in a conflicting discu:inn of their war aims. Await Official liorelpt. ',! Officials were unusually explicit in saving that it could not be discussed Until it came officially before the government ami were emphatic in de claring that no statement whatever -Could bo represented as reflecting the official view. ,jj If an inference might be drawn from the uiidorriirri ills which were Started In ol'l'icbil circles by tin; re port, a trained obscner would ven ture the opinion that the proposal is ne which would be i!i -ciis.-ed in good faith by the allies, but. that it does Sot meet their war aims. It was in dicated that a peace proposal coming lrom tho pope the first actual pro posal of the kind to come from the Vatican. would necessarily have to be considered carefully and deliber ately, and that an answer convincing to ff.e world would necessarily have to be niade. Is Corninn Move. . How far the peace proposal reflects the close relationship of the Vatican (Continued on 1 age Two.) JAILED Al PAGO-PAGO a ,1 PAGO PAGO, Tnluila, Samoa, July 'Jl. (Correspondence.) A military. Court-martial has heutenced William .Illicit to Imprisonment, for Hie dura tion of the war on TiuUa Island fori jiedltioiis utterani-- wlibti t'.erman-Aniei b an declared Hu ll, a we re spoken only in jest." l lluch. who was employed by the fovernment at tip" power bouso In n", threatened to blow It up In case a .Herman warship arrived In Pa::o 1'ago, the aulhoiitUs charged. Seniority Rule Followed Generally in Appointments Commissions Dis tributed Proportionately Appar ently Among the Three Arms of the Service. WASHINGTON, Anir. U. Nomin ations of more tlinn lilltl- new niiijors gcncrul and brigadiers-general, who will hold eoiniuaiids iu the new unny, were sent to tho senate today by I 'resident Wilson. They include, nil the national guard general officers : The seniority rule has been fol lowed generally, ultlio there are nu merous inslunces where men have been passed over. Tho commissions for brigadier-generals were distrib uted proportionately apparently among the three arms of t he service the infantry, cavalry u:ut artillery. Some of the new major-generals were colonels a year ago, and only recently received their promotions to be brigadier-generals. All tha com missions, however, are for the dura ion of the war only. J'liii ty-sovou Major-Generals. . . i 1 lie lollowmg thirty-seven major- generals were named : William A. Mann, James Parker Kben Swift. Fdwnrd 11. l'liinmier, Fd- win l' tlleiin, A. 1'. llloekson, Henry A. Greene, Francis II. French, Chas, .1. Bailey, George liell Jr., Frederick S. Stroll"', llarrv V. Hodges, Clar ence 1'. Townsley, Kdwin St. Jus Greble, Francis K. Kernan, John Hid die, George T. llartlett, Henry C. Hodges, Jr., Joseph T. Dkclunnn. Charles G. Treat, Ailelhert Cronk- bile, Henry 1 . Allen, illiiiui II. Sage, Clarence i. Fdwards, John W. Ituek man, Chase W. Kennedy, Oniiir Hun dv. llarrv C. Hale, Richard M. i'.latebford, Smniiel I). Slurgis, Dn vi.I C. Shiinks, William M. Wright. 1,'obert I,. Jiiillard, Joseph K. Kulin. and l'evton ('. .March, all of the rcg ular a rin v, and Ma.jor-Gonernl Chas M. Clement of the Pennsylvania na tional guard and .Major-Genera John 1"'. O'Kyan of the New York nil tional guard. Hi igadior-Geneml.s. T, lie following colonels were nainec to be brigadier-generals: William J. Nicholson, liobert -C. Van Vlect, George K. Hunter, Wilbur K. Wilder, liobert Getty, James A Irons, John S. Mallory, William D I'.eaeb. .Manuel W. .Miller, IJoy.l Jl l.iett, Frederick S. Foil., William C. Iiallerty, James li. Krwin, William S. Scott, Charles I,. Phillips, Lyman W. V. Keiinon, Joseph A. Gaston Charles 11. liarth, Guy V. Carleton I dwanl Idirr, George W. Mclver, William II. Allaire, Thonnis 11. Ditgun, Ira A. Ilayucs, William C. Langfitt Sanisiin L. Fnison, Frederick Per kins. George II. Cameron, Hubert I) Walh, George W. Ii'ead, William I Ibiiiihaiii, William II. Johnston, Jos cph 1'. tl'N'eil, Sleihen M. Foot ibls P. Uichurdsun, Kvornrd 1 llali-h, llarrv 'fa.vlor, llenrv 1). Str. I -iii i:i tiiiu C. Mor.e, Grot llnl b o;i, Curl liciehiiiann, Andre' liievtcr, John II. Harrell, Cliarh II. .Muir, Diiuiel I'. Hevore, Heiiuinont I!, liuck, William F. Marlin, liobert A. Hrown, Willanl A. Ilolbrook, lioh eit K. L. Micbie, Vim M. Johnson I.in iiii (I. I'erry, Mason .f. Patri John F. .MoMnhon, Charles T. .Men oner, Henjaniiu A. Poore, James M.-I'are, Walter H. Gordon, Frank 1 Winn, Peter K. Traiih, Charles Ballon. George B. Duncan, Julio I'eiiu. IMwaril M. lx-wis, Kiclimonr P. Davis, I'.rnest Hinds, Charl (Continued on Page Two.) IN FATAL COLLISION BI'lil.lNGAMK. Col., Aug. 1 I. I is Ferrari, a San Francisco bell boy, was killed and a companion was .-i riously injured here curly to day when Ibe automobile in which t) wore ruling collided with an mi- tiiniobile tilled with soldiers ol the I'lcgon national guard, who were re turning to Camp Fremont nt Meiilo Paik, near here. None of the sol !ier was injured. I'.bime ft,r lite accident had not hi. lixed and no arre-U hail be" lade LONDON", Aug. II. Rou ter's, Lid., has been officially informed that China hits declar ed war upon (ierumny unit Austria-Hungary, the declara tion dating from 10 o'clock this morning. E 10 PLEDGE FAITH OF ALLY IN ARMS A PACIFIC POliT, Aug. M. "That Americans' and Japanese hoiild stand here almost ill the surf of the great ocean we both love, lo iledge our failli in each other and consecrate ourselves anew to the common interests which unite us is most lilting," said Viscount K. Isliii, head of the imperial Japanese mis sion, at a luncheon given in its honor today. The luncheon was given lo Hie members of the imperial mission as guests of (he government, the stale and city and followed a morning de voted to sightseeing. The address of Viscount Isliii fol lows in part : I am graleful because I interpret vour courtesy mid hospitality in but one way. and that is a way which ac ords with the hopes nml the desire of the people whom I have the honor to represent. It means good will. It means that you want kindly relation with Japan just as Japan wants them will, vitn ll niiMins 1 1 1 ii I. vour minds and heart are open to friendship and all that friendship implies trudc fellowship nml a common interest in a common civilization. I thank you the inline of my government and people. My own mission lo this conn try is one of peace and good will. 1 come to you at a critical tunc ill the ii flairs of men to consult upon grave matters of common interest. I come to you as mi ally in arms, bringing the assurance of the liberty-loving people of Japan that they stand with you, shoulder to shoulder, in the great struggle which yon are now making for justice and human rights. I come lo congratulate yon on your splendid courage in demonstrating to the whole world that a nation can rise lo such moral heights that it put onsiilerations of humanity before love of case, of wealth or life itself. L MA Oil 1 1), Aug. 11. Tho wliolo of Spain has been placed under martial law following disorders resulting from the general fltrlko which Is spreading. This decision was report ed at a meeting of the cabinet which devoted its entire timo to a consider ation of the strike. Instructions were sent to military authorities who have been given full control. Disturbances which occurred at various place have been stopped by the military forces. The strike, which was begun by the railroad employes, has even affected newspapers here and only those which have non-unlonlst staffs will appear tonight. They have received assur ances from the government that they will be protected. At noon yesterday the capital was unlet. A inajifrity of workmen wlhs to work In peace. Only a minority seeks to promote disorder IE FUSE CAUSEO WASHINGTON, Aug. II. The navy league, iu a stalcmeut here to day, says it has iiiformalion it con siders reliable that a time fuse was connected with the black powder magazine nl Mule l-liuul navy yard, which exploded July !), killing live and injuring Ibii ly-oiie. The league's iiiformalion, the stalement says, fears that vigorous investigation lin bee n haniHred Ihru the influence of powerful labor interests. MARE ISLAND EXPLOSION q m E TO U. S. TROOPS American Officers and Soldiers in France Deeply Resent Effort to Fasten Upon Tliem What They Consider an "Inapt, Undignified and ''Irritating" Name. AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IK FRANCE, Aug. 14. Not until the re cent arrival In the camp of certain American newspapers dirt the soldiers of tho American expeditionary forces beconio aware that efforts wore -being niado 111 certain quarters to fix upon them tho name of "Sammy." That naino Is nover heard on this sldo. Within the past fow days the corre spondent of tho Associated Press hus been approached by great numbers of officers and men asking that some thing bo sent home, telling the people there how the standard-bearers of the American army really resent what they consider an Inapt, undignified and irritating name. All Americans Objwt. It can olso be stated that the re sentment docs not rest alone with the officers and men of the army, but that It extends to all Americans resi dent ill Paris and In other parts of France, many having written in to say that they consider "Sammy" most unsuitable for men who have come to France seriously and earnestly to fight for the liberties of tho peoples of the world. ' Please hit tho 'Sammy' propagan da as hard as you can," said an offi cer of distinguished rank to tho cor respondent today. "The men and of ficers would he proud to havo an ap prlute nickname, but there Is not ofio among us who thinks 'Sammy' is in any way suitable and It certainly is not desired. The name does not In anv way. suit a fighting man. We recognize, of course, that II Is an ef fort to play upon tho name of 'Uncle Sam,' hut who would think of calling 'Undo Sam' 'Undo Sammy.' It Ib ridiculous. 'Sammy' Is Canned. "Wo had a discussion coming over on the transports as to the possible nicknames and 'Sammy' was one name suggested, hut It mot with no favor. None of tho names suggested seemed Just right, but there was some consensus of opinion regarding the proposal that the nickname bo 'John ny Yanks," which, of courso, Is combination of 'Johnny llobels,' and 'Yanks' from civil war days. "No nickname can Tie forced upon fighting men. To stick, it must be spontaneous and recognized as just tho thing. Such a name may yot come to us. It Is possible that the French themselves may solve the problem and give us a name that will not only suit us, but will bo reminis cent of our stay In Franco. Nallio for Molasses, "Perhaps something wo shall do will give us our proper name. Until that tlmo wo aro willing to bo known as just plain American soldiers, will lug and anxious to do our duly. We have gotten ulong a grcut many years without a national nickname and per haps wo can stand It a llttlo while longer." West Pointers particularly smile at "Sammy," for "Sammy" has always been a nickname at the military acad cmy for molasses. "Pass tho sam my" is an old table phrase. Men of the rank and file have a plcliiresiiue way of expressing themselves goner ally on every subject, but tho appel latlon "Sammy" raited forth some new masterpieces of rhetoric not suit able for cable transmission. The best that can bo said of "Sam my'' is that a few soldiers say If the folks at homo want to call them such n nines, "they don't care." They cay they will "carry on" In spite of an) name or any one obstacle which may be placed in their way. LIVES LOSI LONDON, Aug. 1 1 It was an nounced today in tin house of com mons I lint !I7IH lives were lo-t on liriti-h mop-hunt ships from the op eiiin.r of the war !o June 'M, I!II7, s a result of cneiiiv action. Of Ihe-e, .'(H78 were passenger, the remainder being officers or seamen. LULL ON WESTERN. BA1TLE LINES AS Few changes on the battle fronts are reported iu today's dispatches. Iu France and Belgium, allho sharp local engagements are under way, there has been no renewal of fighting on a large scale. The Paris war office reports that the Gorman lines near Khciuis were penetrated iu two places by French recou noitering narties. German raid ing parties in the Champagne were driven back. F ASKED FOR ALLIES WASHINGTON. Aug. 14. Con gress will be asked to authorize an other loan of between $3,000,000,000 ind $4,000,000,000 to the allies. Secretary MeAdoo and Chairman Kltchiu of the ways and means com mlttee agreed on this today and also agreed, upon tho desirability of rais ing a larger sum than $2,000,000,000 for war purposes by taxation. Con gress probably will bo called upon at the December session to rcviso the war revenue hill now before the sen ate, increasing tho sum to bo ob tained thru taxation. Later Chairman Kltchiu said the estimated domestic needs for the present fiscal year will bo cared for by a bond Issuo of $5,000,000,000 and that a half-bllliou dollars In rev enue might bo added to tho war tax bill when It got lo conference. According to present plans the re mainder of tho present session of congress will bo restricted to the bond Issues, tho war tax bill and the sailors' and soldiers' insurance. Work will begin on tho bond legislation tho last week of this month. PLOT 10 DESTROY OIIKIKTIANIA, An. 3 1. Investi gation of w rnnspii'iH'y liavinj; i'or un olijt'i't 1 lie phifin of (iermiin bntnlis on Ntrvi'iiin merchant shin lias boon complctei!, neeonlinjj to t hi Tidt'iiHti'tfii and nrtinn taken against sovon FinlnndiTM nml two (JcraiaiiH. Tlu-y nr accused of liaviii- !rar.s- portcri explosives from (lermany to Norway nml stored them at llire places in ('lirislinma. The accused were paid liy the dennan espionage headquarters al Stockholm. Christian in. dispatches recently said (hat the leader of those nircslcd called himself Itamn von Knutctil'clt. tl is (loiihllal )l lie really was 11 ha roii. According to the newspaper, 1000 kilograms of explosives were seized, iiicludinr; a number of infernal machines. The newsjuiper nays the discovery ol the plot probably ex plains thi1 loss of manv Norwegian ships winch w!'rc Mippo--(-d to havt been mined or torpedoed. ROTTEEGGSli" SUFFRAGIST PICKETS WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 1. A gooil-natiired crowd of iiboiil ludll men mid women today bombarded the woman's party beadipiarlers with eggs and destroyed several banners addressed lo "Kaiser Wilson," niter similur banners had been laken away from women who iillemplcd to par ade them in front of the while house. SIXTY KILLED IN WRECK UPON RUSSIAN RAILROAD I'F.TIIOGIJAD, Aug. II. Sivty persons were killed nnd l.ll) injured in a wreck today on Ihe railroud be tween Pclrogrud unci Mo.-eow. Four couches were crushed to pieces when a passenger Iraiu ran inlo a freight train. PLANS SEND STATE TROOPS First Division Organized From Na tional Guard From Twenty-six States for Service in France Or egon Hospital Corps to Be Includ ed in Sanitary Train. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Plans for sending the first national guard troops to France have been perfected by the war department with I ho or ganization of it division which will include troops from twenty-six stales and the District of Columbia. The slates from which the national guard troops are lo be assembled are: Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wis consin, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Maryland, South Caro lina, California, Missouri, Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas, .Michigan, New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Colorado, Or egon, the others coming from the Dis trict of Columbia. Wur Department Order. Following is I lie war department's announcement, under Hie heading, "Composite National Guard Divis ion" : The following organizations of the national guard have been selected to compose the forty-second division: "The following numerical designa tions have been assigned ; "Division headiiiarlers troop to consist of tho second separate troop Louisiana cavalry. "Tho division machine gun battal ion, No. 1411, to be composed of the Third battalion, Fourth Peimsyl vmiiii infantry. "The infantry brigades lo bo num bered 811 and 84. 'The 8:trd infantry brigade lo comprise tho .l'dHli machine gun bat talion (composed nl' companies K, I' and G, Second Wisconsin infant I'y: the lliotli infantry (ti!lh New York infantry) mid the Kititli infantry (fourth Ohio infantry). "The 8III1 infantry brigade to comprise Hie 1.11 si miichiuo gun bat talion (companies 11, C nnd F, Sec ond Georgia infantry), lb'7th infan try (Fourth Alabama infantry) and the KiMlli infantry (Third lowu in fant, v). Artillery llligade. 'The nrlillery brigade, lo be num bered the 117th, comprises: "The 1-liltli field nrlillery (First Illinois field nrlillery), the 1.111th field artillery (First Indiana field nrlil lery), the 1.11st lield artillery (First Minnesota field artillery) mid the 117th trench mortar battery, lo he composed of the Third mid Fourth companies, Maryland coast nrlillery corps. "The engineer regiment of the di vision will be numbered I17th. The First tin 1 1 11 1 inii will be formed from the first separate battalion engineers, South Ciirolinu, nnd Ihe Second bat talion will be formed of the first sep nrnle bnttulioii engineers, Ciilifornia. "The divisional field haltalion, signul troops, will be orguni.ed from the Missouri national guard, 'flu bcadipiarlers Iraiii mid military Not ice will be orgniiied from the coasl artillery corps, irginia. 1 lie engin eer (rain will be organized from the North Carolina Iroops. The atiiiiiuni tion (ruin will be orguuied from the Kansns troops and the supply train from Ihe Texa troops, i'hey will he Known, respectively, as the 117lh Field battalion, signal troops the (Continued on fane Two.) RELEASED IN FEINER DI F1I.IN, Aug. 1 I. J. J. W11M1. 11 prominent member of Die Sinn Fein party, whose ilealh sentence for pa rt ieipal ion in Ihe recent rebellion was commuted lo leu years' penal semtude and who was lately grunted amnesty, was arrested here yester day in com lion with I lie formation of Sinn Fein clubs iu Ihe south of Ireland, Courts marlial recently have sen tenced Ihice Sinn Feiners from the county Clare and four from Ihe county Galwav lo iiopri-onineut varying from two ears to three miinllis, for offoii'-os against Ihe anti-ill illing order. TO FIRING LINE SEEKSTAXATION OF WAR PROFITS FOR WAR COST Minority Report Presented by La Follette Demands Heavy Taxation Upon Profits of War and Larger Incomes British Now Taxing War Profits 80 Per Cent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. A min ority report of the senato finance com. mittoo on tho wur tax bill was pre sented to tho senato today by Senutor UiFollntto with tho concurrence of Senators Gore and Thomas, Tecom mtmdlng that war profits and big In comes bo utilized us the principal source 0 tuxfsatlon lit providing funds for tho country's war noods. Contrary to expectations, Senator LaFollette did not presont a substi tute for the pending war tax bill. He announced, howover, that unless tho senato adopted amendments to be of fered by himself and his associates, a substltuto would be offered. The minority report charges that the bill, as revised by the majority, makes but palpably Inadequate provision for raising of revenue needed for financ ing the war thru tho next fiscal year and thatthe onus of taxation has been placed upon "thoso least able to bear It." Tax War Profits. Kiigland has taxed hor war profits 80 per rent without Impairing her great industries, Senator LaFollette declared. Instead, her wealthy class es "were never in receipt of larger Incomes nor wero her larger business concerns 11100 rofulrishliig." Heavy taxes, ho sulci, could be levied upon American corporations wltohut any fear of affecting cnpltal or of crip pling industry. If congress wero to adopt tho Brit ish rate of SO per cent on war profits, Senator LuFollelto said, moro than two and a quarter billions of dollars would bo realized in a slnglo year from this source nnd thirty per cent would yield $Si16, 250,000, according to estimates furnished by the treas ury department. Financing tlio World. ' "Nothing that this country or any country has ever previously under taken In tho way of war financing," ho declared, "compares with tho obli gations wo nro assuming. IVo have not merely to finance 0110 country. Wo must to a largo extent nuance at least five or six other countries." In comparison with the average yearly wage of $700 earned by tho American laboring man, Senator La Follette presented statistics showing that tho percentage of war profits over normal earnings of tho DuPont Powder company was 1.400 per cent; llethleheni Steel, 1.300 per cent; American Zinc, Lead and Smoltlng company, ),r,ou percent; U. S. ateel, 300 per cent; Anaconda Copper com pany, 400 per cent; American Ueet Sugar, 2 0 0 per cent; Armour and Company, 310 per cent, nnd Amer ican Hide and Leather, 210 per cent. Taxing -Nocesslt ies. In urging that the lncomo tax scalo bo Increased to lighten tho burden borne by the laboring classes, figures were cited Indicating that wages have Increased only IS per cent, while tho necessaries of llfo havo advaticed 85 per cent. "It Is monstrously unfair," said Senator LaFollette, "to tax the every day necessities of the average man or woman to pay the expenses of the war in addition to commanding their serv ices and the lives of many of them and their children, so long as the swollen and abnormal war profits aro not taken. - profits which tho war has (Continued on Page Two.) PLANS FOR RELIEF OF COAL SHORTAGE WASHINGTON, Aug'. 1 I. Solu tion of the coal shortage problem of the northwestern stales is imminent, Francis S. Peubody, ehuii'iiiiin of the 1 1 prodiielion committee of thn council of national defense, declared today. IJelief will be afforded by a pret'creul ial shipping order, ho pre dicleil, but if Hint fails, eoniniandeer itur of cars probably will be resorted to.