Ur.l csity of Oregon X
Lilirary X
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YTESTEl? Maximum ycslcrclay, 103; minimum TocIay,-B f ). K)RECAST Toirijrlit anil 'tomorrow, fair.
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IRIBUNE
Torty-aeventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1917
NO. 132
1270 SHIPS OF
STEXAS LIKELY COSTING BILLION
TF-imrvTrvTrh-irv lu M A it
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NEGISOUIID
imtcvaoiiii NEGROTROOPSIN
INCH WIN AMERICA LOANS IS. HEY
QTRnWPMni n RUSSIA CREDIT remains in jail
V $100,000,000 FOR NEW TRIAL
MONTANA
7,969,000 IONS
SMELTERS
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Colored Soldiers of Twenty-fourth
Infantry Mutiny, Slay Captain and
Shoot Up Houston as Result of
Li.
Trouble With Police Every White
Man Seen Is Shot At Over Hun
dred Soldiers' Still Missing Situ
ation Now Under Control.
' HOUSTON, Tex., An;;. 21 The
death list rosiiltini; from rioting of
negro soldiers of the Twonty-fourlh
infantry last pirht reached seventeen
this afternoon when 11. A. Thompson
of Hempstead, Tex., succumbed to
bullet wounds he received when the
negroes fired into his automobile.
HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 2-1. More
than 100 negro soldiers of the twn
companies of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry whieh engaged in u riot Iasl
night and caused the death of six
teen and file wounding ol more than
a score of iiersoits 'are being sought
today by strong patrols of regular!
and Illinois national guardsmen un
day the command of General John A.
laden, governor of the city, now un
der martial law.
' Three companies of coast nrtillery
regulars from Fort Crockett rem
forced the 1000 or more Illinois
guardsmen today, and order, whicii
was restored early this morning is
being maintained. lioll call thi
morning by Major Snow, in command
of the battalion of negroes, develo
ed J2;i men were absent. Eighteen
of these have surrendered and oth
crs are being rounded up by the mil
itary patrols as the search of the ne
gro district progresses.
Under military law, it is stated
soldiers may he shot for having tuu
tinied and fired on their officers.
Martial lnv Declared.
Martial law was declared by Gov
ernor James E. Ferguson, effective
in Houston nnd vicinity ut 1 o'clock
this morning. All Texas guardsmen
have been federalized, howuvcr, and
none now are at his direct command
Early today nearly all the negro
troops were, in their camp under I
"fcicuvy guard. Seventy still were un
accounted for. Those in barracks
iiowever, were said by one of their
high officers to he in an ugly mood
The trouble is said to have been
begun late yesterday alter some of
the negro soldiers hud compluined of
treatment accorded them by mem
bers of the Houston police force
About 9 o clock last night some
eighty negroes, later being joined by
others, formed at their camp and be
gan a march toward downtown
Houston. Lights in residences along
the way were shot out and a niiiubc
of persons wounded as they sat in
side their houses. ,
Crowds of Houston men, with nil
armed Texas guardsmen here started
for the camp, but slopped when an
finny officer mounted an aiitomoblt
nnd addressed them.
Major K. S. Snow, cotumundin
the negro troops guarding Camp l.o
gall, early today declared that he
attempted to control the men wh
he sow what was about to happen,
"but they were beyond control itu
some loU ot I Hem started to snool
promiscuously in the camp and soon
scattered in every direction.
Mst of the, Killed.
The dead:
Irn I). Hainey, mounted police of
ficcr; Rufe Daniels, mounted polo
officer; middle-aged man name
(Continued on page six )
LONDON, Aug. 2 4. Bombing at
tacks were carried out yesterday
I morning by the royal naval service
on the following military objectives
In Belgium: Mlddelkerke Dump, Ita
versyde Dump un! Houttavo aero
drome. The admiralty which makes
the announcement snys that many
tons of bombs were dropped. All the
machines and pilots returned sufc-
In".
War Department Investigating Hous
ton Riots Situation Under Con
trolTexas Senator Asks Removal
of Colored Forces From State, Ex
cept Those Native Born.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Senator
Shepiiurd ot Texas, after a confer
ence with Secretary Baker today an
nounced that the negro troops con
cerned In the rioting at Houston
ould he removed from Toxas Imme
diately.
.liter Secretary Baker after read-
l.ig first official reports announced
lint ho could take no action ot any
itind until the affair had been inves
tigated fully.
Secretary Baker also said that the
Houston affair (lid not affect tho pot
icy of training negro troops In the
south.
It is within the jurisdiction of the
ominander of tho southern depart
ment to move the troops to any other
p hit In his territory without orders
from Washington.
KKiiation I'mler Control.
Reports from Major General Park
er, commanding the southern depart
ment, said the situation was under
control, and that no further rioting
was feared.
Secretary Baker did not say wheth
er the withdrawal ot the 2 4th Infan
try detachment from Texas forecast
a new policy which would keep negro
troops out of southorn states. Sena
tor Shoppard said he would ask that
no negro troops except those of Texas
origin ho sent into Toxas for train
ing. .
'Official reports on tho troop riot
lug at Houston began arriving at tho
war department early today and wore
hurried to Secretary Bakor as fast as
they came In. They were coming
from tho commanding general ot the
southern department whoso investi
gation possibly may bo supplemented
by a special Inquiry by the inspector
general of the army as the affair Is
regarded as most Berlous, particularly
in view of tho fact that the negro
troops concerned wero regulars and
not national guardsmen or drafted
troops new to regular army disci
pline.
I.iku Bnwnsvlllo Case.
The similarity of the occurrence to
tho celebrated Brownsville rioting as
the result of which President Koose
velt summarily dismissed two battal
ions of negro troops Is marked and
officials indicato that the affair -will
ho Investigated just as thoroly and
dealt with as vigorously as Its nature
demands. They realize that It accen
tuates tho delicate question of mo
bilizing negro troops In the south,
against which protosts have been
coming from the states and which
has confronted tho wnr department
with a very embarrassing situation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Thn
first break in the food embargo to
European neutrals came today on
conditions imposed by the I'nitcd
Stales.
I'mler agreement to furnish sonic
of the cargoes for ndief of Belgians,
the government will permit n score
of Dutch grain ships to carry their
cargoes to Holland.
In reliirn for the privilege of being
permitted to import 270,000 bushels
of rye of the 1017 crop from the
I'nitcd Slates, Sweden today sold the
Belgian relief commission ut cost
(ioo.ooo bushels of grain now
American elevators. Arrangements
lor its tninsMirtation were made at
once.
FOREST FIRES DESTROY
PHONE LINES IN DOUGLAS
CAXYOXVll.l.E, Or., Aug. 21.
Forest tin's la-t night . dest roved
pole carrying overland wires of tin
Pacific Telephone company for . a
di-lnnce of a quarter of n mile near
here. Repairs were in progress today.
Gooverrunent's Shipbuilding Program
Calls for Enormous Fleet, in Addi
tion to Ships of Two Million Ton
nage Commandeered and Under
Construction at Yards.'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 The
government's shipbuilding; program
calls for a total of 1270' ships ol
7,IHi!),0()0 tonnage, it was revealed
today in estimates the shipping hoard
has sent to Secretary MeAdoo on
which to base a request for u new
billion dollar appropriation.
Two Million Tons More.
This is in addition to nearly two
million tons of shipping now building
in American yurds which has been
commandeered by the emergency
fleet corporation. A large part of
the government fleet and of the com
mandeered fleet will have been com
pleted by the end of Hie fiscal year,
June 311, 11)18. Building, comman
deering and purchases of vessels will
total ahu ll two billion dollars. Es
timates of the. entire cost of con
st ruction are given as follows: .
Contracts already let, 135 ships of
1,0111,200 tons, $285,000,000; eon
tracts ready to let, 452 ships of
2,008,000 tons, $455,500,000: under
negotiations, 237 ships of 1,281,000
tons, $ 94,000,000; 150 miscellaneous
vessels of 1,800,000 tons, $300,000,
000; construction of 'government
owned fabricating yards, $35,000,
000. Billion is Asked.
Commandeering will cost $15,000,-
000 and the pnrchuso of ships $150,
000,000. The board already has to
ecived for construction $550,000,000
and Tor eoiumuiideoriiig $250,000,000
The board now desires from -con
gress authorization to spend for
construction $710,500,000; for com
mandeering, $2(15,000,000 . and for
purchuso $150,000,000. The appro
priatiun asked to carry . the board
thru the fiscal year is divided as
follows:
Huilding, $400,000,000; commiin
deering, $205,000,000, and purchases
$150,000,000.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. A sharp
division of opinion has developed
among government officials as to the
final disposition of foreign merchant
vessels now . building in American
shipyards.
All foreign, as well as American
ships of more than 2500 tons under
construction, were commandeered
few weeks ago by the emergency fleet
corporation to speed up their con
structibn. The shipping act, recently
passed, gives the government author
ity to retain the tonnage after Its
completion.
Great Britain Is protesting vigor
ously against retention of about 1,
000,000 tons of ships building for
British Interests and negotiations arc
proceeding between the state depart
ment and the British foreign office
regarding their disposal.
Neutral countries, too, are Insistent
that their vessels he turned over to
them when completed.
Some officials of the state depart
meat, It Is snld, favor at leant raising
the embargo on British tonnage on
Its completion. The I'nitcd States,
they hold, can spare the ships, as
they would he put Into the trades
most needed for the conduct ot the
war.
LONDON", Aug. 21. Telegrams ro
ceived here from Home say Hint
prominent jicrsons at the Vatican in
tcrproling the papal ience note as
serf that Pope Itoncdift believes nn
indemnily is necessary for the res
toration of Belgium and northern
France, and also that the mW lakes
the view that restoration of Serbia
is osscntiul, hut did not mention it in
his note as he lieheved the wholi
Balkan question could he dealt with
more effectively by ncgoliution as
sejiunitc problem.
hi venuun
In Brilliant Attack, Hill 304, Cam
ard Wood and Fortified Works Are
Captured From Germans French
Now Masters of All Important
Points Italians Take 30,000 Pris
oners and Continue Advance-
Canadians Battle for Lens.
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LONDON. An.r 24. Thn
British, French, Italians and
Russians have captured 107,
780 war prisoners since April I),
when the 1017 campaign opened,
according to a statement issued
bv the British win' ilciinrf meat.
tliis evening. -
PARIS, Aug. 24. The French
made an attack this morning on tho
left bank of the MVmisu, between Av-
ocourt wood and Dead Man hill. The
war office announces the capture of
Mill 304, Cumard wood and the forti
fied works between llnucourt wood
and liethineourt. The French guined
more than their objectives, advanc
ing to un average depth of two kilo
meters (one and one-quarter miles).
An nttael; by. the French east of
the road between Esnes and Bcthin-
court enabled them to enlarge their
positions north of Dead Man's hill
to the extent of a kilometer.
The French are now masters of all
the important, points on, .the Verdun
front which they held before the he-
intiing of the great German attack
last year.
Italians Capture, 110,000.
HOME, Aug. 24. The war office
reports that tho battle on Hie Isonzo
front continues nnd that about sixty
guns have been captured.
General Cadorna announces thai
tile Italians yesterday stormed new
Austrian positions, broke up violent
counter-attacks mndo by the enemy
and took n large number of Austro-
Ilungarian prisoners. -
Wore than 20,000 prisoners, the
war office statement says, have been
removed from the Aiistro-Itulian
front by the Italians.
Fighting at Iens.
LONDON, Aug. 24. Heavy fight-
ing was kept up Ihruout the night
south of Lens, the war office an
nounces. The British now hold Gcr
man trenches immediately northwest
of the bitterly disputed Green Gras
sier. Portuguese troops repulsed
German raiders at two points in the
region of La ' Bassee. Esiecially
heavy losses have been inflicted on
the Germans. Heavy artillery fight
ing continues nroiind Ypres, where
the British huve improved their posi
tions and successfully withstood
counter-attacks.
CfcTmans Admit Txisses.
BERLIN, via London, Aug. 24
The evacuation by the Germans of
Hill 304, the famous stronghold on
the Verdun front, is announced by
the wnr office. It is said a weak
garrison wns left there.
Troops under Prince Leopold of
Bavaria, advancing on I lie Russian
city of Riga, have reached the River
Aa at some places on the Gulf ol
Hign coast, the German general staff
announced todny.
The German general staff reports
thai the British lost twenty-one
tanks during futile fighting on Wed
nesday. Somo of Hie occupants
were made prisoner.
(Continued on page six.)
LONDON Aug. 24. A Berlin dis
patch received via CopenhUKcn says
It Is understood that Dr. MlchaollB
the German Imperial chancellor, and
various parties in the relchstag arc
negotiating with a view to summon
Ing their leading representatives to
a conference for the consideration of
Important questions,
Full Confidence in Russian Govern
ment Expressed by State Depart
ment Late Dlspr.ches Create a
Feeling of Optimism, Declares
Lansing Government Stronger.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. An
other credit of $100,000,000 to Rus
sia was made today by the American
government.
'This brings the lolul of credits ex
tended to the Russian government to
$275,000,000.
Ambassador Bakliuieteff, in con
ferences with Secretary MeAdoo,
pointed out the necessity of render
ing aid speedily so that needed sup
plies might he sent to Russia before
the closing of her ports by ice.
Stmie of Hie money probably will
ho used to purchase railway supplies
and equipment in this country.
Complete confidence in t ho new
Russian government wns expressed
today -by the stnte department this
alternuon.
Secretary Lansing denied that
news from Russia has caused this
government to hike n pessimistic
view of the situation, declaring that
instead of Micro prevailing a feeling
of pessimism, quite the contrary had
been created by tho confidential dis
patches that have been received.
"I regard the government of Rus
sia ns stronger todny thnn it has
been for a month," he said. "I mean
in general," lie added, "both from
political and military points of
view."
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Gov
ernment control of the coal industry
was nnide almost completo when
President Wilson named Dr. H. A.
Garfield, president .of Williams col
lege, fuel administrator, fixed an
thracite prices for producers and
jobbers unci set u limit on profits to
be adopted by bituminous wholesal
ers. The next and finnl step will be to
make regulations for coal distribu
tion and to fix anthracite and bitum
inous retail prices. This will bo done
when a distribution program is per
fected und when the federal trade
commission has completed a plan un
der which retail profits may be fixed.
The anthracite prices fixed for
September 1 virtually are the same
as those now charged at Hie mines
under a voluntary arrangement made
by producers will) the trade commis
sion. The prices that may be charged
by jobbers, Iiowever, will reduce
preselit cosls shurplv. Bituminous
jobbers' profits, too, will be cut by
the new price scule set for wholesale
Iransactions.
PLAN 10 SPEED UP
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. Governors
and representatives of slate councils
of dclense of nine stales met here
today and decided on a vigorous
campaign to stimulate coal produc
tion and distribution. Those ut the
meeting explained Jhut the prices
fixed by President Wilson were "very
liberal to the operators."
To see Hint Hie fanning districts
of the northwest, now threatened
with a coal famine, get n sufficient
supply of fuel, it was decided to 11
President Wilson to have the recent
priority shipment order amended so
as lo insure a hundred per cent I f i
ciency in Hie delivery from the car
ners, bolh lake ami rail, hi order to
co-operalc with Hie government in
its handling of Hie fuel problem,
committee was appointed consisting
of a representative from each state
to handle, ill conjunction with Wash
ington, all production, price and
transportation problems which I1I11V
arise.
Judge Dunne Denies Recently Ac
quitted Woman Free'dom on Bail
Six Indictments Still to Be Tried
Acquitted of Killing; One Out of
Ten Murdered by Bomb. .
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24. Mrs,
Rena Mooney, recently acquitted here
of one of nine indictments charging
murder growing out. of a bomb ex
plosion lust summer, was denied lib
erty on bail today by Superior Judge
Frank H. 1)1111111'; Two other superior
court judges had agreed to accept
bail on the six indictments pending
before, them.
Judge Dunne's decision means thai
Mrs. Mooney must remain on in jail
where she lias been con l ined since
the explosion of July 22, 1010, which
killed ten persons. She will ho tried
again later on one of the remniuiiig
indict incuts.
Court's .Statement.
In his decision Judgo Dunne said:
"This woman is licensed of the
murder ol ten people. Slio has been
acquitted for one of (hese murders.
lh,ero are eight indictments remain
ing against her. 1 do not believe tho
contention of counsel for tho defense
has any merit."
Arguments for her liberty on bail
were based principally 011 the grounds
of her acquittal and allegations Hint
the district attorney hud 110 new evi
dence against her.
Tho enso of Frank C. Oxman
eburged with ultcinpted subornation
ot perjury in connection with Hie
trial of Thomas J. Mooney, a bomb
defendant, was continued until nexl
Monday to be set for trial.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24. Eng.
land, the arch enemy of Gerinuny,
must bo beaten down at whatsoever
osl, Emperor William (old his troops
while on 11 visit to the Flanders front
on Wednesday, An official stale
men!, issued in Berlin siivs'lhe cm
peror addressed deputations from all
detachments which have hail a share
in meeting tho British attacks. He
said he fell impelled to express his
thitiiks and his full recognition of the
heroic gnllunlry shown by (roups
from all purls of Germany in Hie
hard fighting of the lust week. The
emperor referred lo the marked con
trast between the Gcrmim and Anglo
French points ol view, and contin
ued :
"It is God's hands when in ilis wis
dom lie will give us victory. He ha
luuglit our iiiiuy a hard lesson anil
now we lire going lo pass the exam
ination. Willi the old Gcrmim ciinl'i
dence in flocl we shall show what w
can do. The grealer and mightier Hie
problem the more glndlv we sha
grapple with it and solve it. Wo sliull
fight und conquer until the enemy
has had enough of these struggles
"All Germuns have realized who is
Hie instigator of this war and who is
the chief enemy England. Every
one knows England is our most spite
fill adversary. She spreads the hat
red of Germany over the whole world
filling her allies with hatred ami
eagerness lo fight. Thus everyone
at home knows what vou know still
heller, that England is particularly
the enemy lo be struck down, how
ever difficult il may be. Your rein
lics at home who, too, have made
great sacrifices, thank you thru 1110
"A difficult struggle lies iiheml of
us. England, proud of her stubborn
resistance, believes in her invlneibil
ily, but you will show Hint you r
achieve slill greater things, for the
prize of (he war is Hie Gcnnnii peo
pie's freedom to live freedom at sea
and freedom at home. With God':
help we shall see Hie si niggle Him
and be victorious. '
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. -All mem
hers of Ihe crew of Hie submarine
steamer Devonian were saved, ni
cording to todays ndxiees lo the
stale department. In tin' crew were
sixty-five Americans,
I
Dill
Strikers Force Shutting Down of
Copper Mines and Smelters at
Butte and Great Falls Other
Mines Forced to Close and Copper
Output Ceases Action Due to
Radicals Among Unions.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 24. It was
announced at tho offices of the Ana
conda Copper Mining company today
that Its mines here and Its smelter In
Anaconda will bo closed today be
cause of luhor troubles at Anaconda.
Because ot tho strike of smelter-
men at the Washoe works at Anacon
da, the Anaconda Copper company to
day announced a general shutdown
ot Its properties In this state. All
the mines of the company will be
closed down, together with the smel
ters at Anaconda and Great Falls.
Other mines thut depend upon these
smelters will bo compelled lo close
down. Altogether a total of more
than IS, 000 mun will he directly af
fected. The day sill ft will be em
ployed as usual at the Butte mines,
but no miners will be employed to
night except pumpmen. Fires are be
ing drawn and furnaces tapped at
Anaconda. The Great Falls smelters
will continue to operate until the ores
In transit hnvo been disposed of. The
smeltor at Great Falls also closed. .
Dim to ltndiculs. ,'.'
Today's developments follow the
action of the radicals In the mill and
smultcrmeu's union who . unnouuged
their hit en t Ion 011 Wednesday night
to hrenk away from the union and go .
on strike. Those men wero led by
Tom Campbell and others of. the motal
mlno workors union of Butte.
Tho smeltormen's union had pre
viously voted against a strike. A
small majority ot thoso voting had
favored the strike, but as a two-thirds
vote is required, the proposal did not
carry. Wednesday night leaders of
the metal mine workers union in
Butte secured control of the meeting
of tho men, the conservatives were
ejected und those present voted to
strike.
Just before noon today a commit
tee representing tho electricians un
ion of Anaconda made a demand up
on Manager Fredcrlcw Laist for an
Increase to SO. 50 a day with other
conditions set out In tholr original
demands, saying they would go out
at once unless tho demands were met.
The committee was told that the com
pany had already entered Into a con
tract with tho metal trades, which In
cluded tho electricians and that it
could not ro-open a discussion of
wages, the scalo having nl ready been
agreed to by the motal trades and the
company. At noon tho electricians at
tho smeller quit work.
Ciovcriinicnt Xctils Metal.
From tho beginning of tho trouble
thn mining companies have been In
touch with tho national council of
defense. That organization urged the
companies to make every effort to
continue operations as tho govern
ment needed copper and zinc for war
supplies. Tho uxuul forco of me
chanics were employed altho there
was not work for them and all the
shafts of tho company were kept at
work so that the miners who would
work would hnvo the opportunity.
Full forces of mechanics were em
ployed nftcr the companies had been
compelled to abandon the night shift.
TALK ON PEACE
WASHINGTON', Aug. 24. Presi
dent Wilson may decldo to address
lonmnss on peace at the same time
ho makes reply to Pope Benedict's
peaco proposals. In that way he would
not only Inform tho country on tho
question hut also enitble momberg ot
congress lo carry tho government's
views home to the people when con
gress adjourns.
So indications ot the president's
pin ai had come from tho white house
today.