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Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. PRECOX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. 1917.
N0.136.
REFORM OF
MY VITAL
0 RUSSIA
General Alexieff, Former Commander
In Chief Tells of Demoralization
Dicipline Must Be Restored
Speakers at Moscow Conference
All Against Separate Peace
' Mother of Revolution Appeals for
Action to Help Army Conquer Foes
Prince Karapalkin Calls Rus
sians to Arms.'-
MOSCOW. Ant- ") f !,...,-,. I n,...
sinoff, formerly military governor of
Moscow, sinking for the Jews, told
the delegates Hint the chief problem
wus to save Russia from the enemv
and that this end was necessary to
re-establish nnny discipline by elini
uniting polities, strengthening the
authority ot the leaders, limiting the
power of soldiers committees to eco
nomic functions and giving the com
mander in chief opportunity to ex
ercise unreserved authority.
General Alexieff, former command
er in chief of the unity, made a long
address in which he recounted the
history of the Russians' military set
backs and their causes. He drew
contrasts between the army of (he
old regime, poorly equipped with
mechanical resources but strong in
wnrlikes pirit, and (lie present army
well supplied with food andnrms
hut completely poisoned" and en
feebled by ill-interpreted and ill-applied
doctrines which have been put
forward, notably in the famous order
of the, day, number one. These doc
trines', lie declared, bad split the army
into two oppositei .camps, ', officers
tund. soldiers, which have become ul
'inost irreconcilable.
:c : e .'.Fntnlito Discipline. 1.1 .
Speaking of the cihnimtPceWfeeled
by the soldiers of 1'W"vliriiin.-,"7iiiils,
(leneral Alexieff sifid tllV'Wn'i use
ful to the army' from an economic
standpoint but' were fatal to disci
pline of the troops. Xone the less
subversive was the influence of gov-
eminent commissaries whose appoint
ment he asserted created dangerous
duality of power.
The general maintained that after
.publication by the government of Ihe
'declarations of Hie rights of soldiers,
nil respect toward leaders disappear
ed, the officers becoming virtual mar
tyrs and having (o pay very dearly
lor Ihe offensive of August 1 ami
the subsequent retreat. The general
cited some remarkable illuslralion.-
of this. One one occasion, be said,
when an attack was being launched.
(he force which advanced was made
up of 28 officers, 20 noii-comnii:
sinned officers and two soldiers. All
Ihe others looked on coldly whil
these ileroes perished.
1 No Separate Pence.
The general declared it. would hi
impossible to currv on the war to a
victorious conclusion unless the
strongest possible efforts were made
"y Ihe provisional government nne
nv the (roons themselves lo re-iin-
imate and regenerale Ihe army.
Alter Madame Catherine lirobko
v-kaya, the "grandmother of the rev
elation,'' had appealed to (be govern
meal lo pass from words to action
mid help the nnny pompier the enemy
Prince I'etcr Kropalkin, who was m
'n (he list of speakers, was bear
fit Ihe request of (he whole confer
mee.' Ho called upon all Russian
(Continued on Page Two.)
"TTAWA, Aug. 29 An offer h
l'rcmier Robert L. Ilordcu at a pro
longed ministerial caucus today to
Mire in furtherance of the efforts
In bring about n coalition govern
ment, precipitated by the conscription
't was declined. It was announced
,nt Sir Robert would remain at (be
'""'l of (he conservative party now
Hi power. The caucus pledged it
loyalty to the premier and co-operu-,inn
of the bill to a vigorous war
Hicv.
RUSSIANS QUI
T
E
Division Abandons Positions on the
Rumanian Front and Teutons Ad
vance All Day Italians Take 1100
Prisoners in Offensive Storms
Halt Actions on Western Front.
PKTllOGRAP., Aug. 29 A Rus
sian division yesterday abandoned
its positions in the region of Foks
hani, on tho Roumanian front and
fled in disorder, tho war office an
nounces. The statement savs the enemy con
tinned to advance nil day yesterday
on. the 'southern Roumanian front,
reaching the line Trechty-Deus-Vnr-
niln-Kitinncshli-Chyolinitchi. In the
night Russian positions in the region
of Varnitza were penetrated. r
Italians Advancing.
ROME, Aug. 29. Tho Italian
troops, pushing forward on the liain
sizza plateau, have reached n power
ful Austrian defensive lino nnd arc
now attacking i(, the war offieo an
nonnces. On the heights beyond Gor
izia the Italians made gains.
More than 1,000 prisoners were
aken yesterday;
The announcement follows:
"Fighting continued yesterday on
the Rainsizza plateau. After having
overcome the enemy rear guards our
troops encountered and aro at pres
ent attacking a powerful line of re
sistance which had been previously
organized and which the enemy is de
fending wjlh desperation. On the
heights beyond Gorizia we made some
gains. Alogether 247 airplanes par
ticipated in (he battle. A squadron
of 40 t'aproni machines which took
part in the action, east of Gorizia
dropped more than 7,000 kilograms of
projectiles on enemy batteries in the
l'nnovizza wood. . ,
"In the Slelvio region on, the Tren-
lino front the enemy at dawn Mon-
lay attacked one of our advanced
Mists on the glaciers, in the upper
Zebra valley and succeeded in pene
trating it. Our men, however, were
able to occupy a higher summit, from
which they keep their old positions
under fire. '
(crmnn Report.
TiERLIX, Aug. 29. via London
In the Oituz Valley region of the
Uituinninu front, Teutonic forces
tunned hill positions yesterday, says
today's army headquarters state
ment. More than OHO prisoners were
taken.
Field Marshal Von MacKcnzen's
forces, the announcement also stales
aplurcd the village of Muticelul and
pushed back the opposing jorces in
a northwesterly direction past scveri
al positions on both sides of the Su
cbitza valley.
Prisoners to (he number of 1,000
were tnKell ami inree gnus cupiurcc.
. . .i i i
Knids by llrltlsli.
LONDON, Aug. 2!). "During the
ni' bl - carried out successful raid
northeast of (loazeaiicoiirt and
southwest of llulliich and ciiplnrcd
a few prisoner.-" savs today's official
announcement. "Southeast of Lunge
mnrck our troops cleared up a strong
noint in which an enemy parly was
holding nut immediately in front of
our line.''
Illg iun.i Hoar at Verdun.
Pl;iS, Aug. 29. Violent, artillery
fighting i- in progress on the Verdun
front between Avoeourt and Hill .'104
end oil the Aisiie front, tin! War off
ir ii (announces. N'oi'tb of ;'C uric-res
wood in the Verdun sector (leniian
reennoitcring forces were repulsed.
YEAR IN PRISON FOR
I'Ob'TI.ANt), An'-'. -George W.
I'raii.'e, .sln.aslerat I en Mile, ore,
illv in the federal court.
i,iv of having violated the e-pion-a-o
act by trying to di-uade men
I, .tine iii (lie navy. He wa
I I'Mll - " - . ,
I to .crve one year in tin
,..,!,.,! nri-on at McNeil s i-iand. In
1,,,,,,d palliation of I"- ""'w
I'rame said be wn- a conscientious
objector lo ar, .
BEFOR
ENEMY
FLEE IN DISORDER
PACIFISTS SEEK
LEGAL ACT ON
TO HALT MEET
Peoples' Council Protest Order of
Minnesota Governor Who Prohibit
ed Gathering on the Ground That
It Could "Aid Only Enemies of the
United States." Lochner Appeals
to President.
N EWYORIv, Aug. 29. Plans for
legal action to establish their right
to hold a convention in Minneapolis
were considered here today by the
organizing club of the Peoples' Coun
cil of 'America for Democracy and
I'caco us a result of tho order issued
yestreday by Governor Burnquist of
Minnesota prohibiting tho meeting
within tho borders of bis state be
cause it could "aid only enemies of
tho luted States."
' Injunction Omsidorod.
It was said at the headquarters
of the organization that an injunction
was under consideration on the
ground that the governor's uetion
wus an "invasion of the constitu
tional right of freo assembly." The
convention, it was declared, would be
held on schedule time somewhere in
Minnesota if possible nnd if not, as
close to its borders ns could bo ar
ranged and no cancellation hud been
made of the speeinl train engaged to
leave tomorrow to enrry delegutcs
to the cily of Minneapolis.
The convenlion is scheduled for
September 1 to 0. Representatives
in Minnesota were instructed by wire
to look into the legal status of the
case there. Among those at the
meeting, today were Morris Hillquist,
recently refused passports by the
state department to attend social
ist conventions nbrond. '
.. , Iiochner Protests., -.,
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. - 29. Louis
P. Lochner, secretary of the Peoples'
Council of America, today , sent 'ii
telegram to President 1 Wilson pro
testing against the action of Govern
or Hurnqiiist in issuing an order yes
terday prohibit lag (the holding of n
national conference here next, week
for the announced purposo of dis
cussing pence.
It was said at the council s head
quarters that information had been
received indicating that tho govern
or's of North Dakota and Wiscon
sin would penait the meeting to be
held in their states. .
Mr. Lochner's telegram to thirpres-
ldenf also appealed for aid and ask
ed if there was no way in which the
right of free speech nnd peaceful as
sembly could be secured. . , . .
MISSOULA, Mont.. Aug. ' 29
vitli an onrushing wall of flames
menacing them from three Bides, a
forco of Beveral hundred men 1b wag.
lag a desperate struggle against tho
big forest fires In the .vicinity of Lolo
Hot SprlngB. The fires IncreaBed in
volume, last night In spite of the ef
forts of the federal flre-flghtors.
Hack fires have been started to
points along the Lolo road and tho
forestry officials bellevo that It will
be possible to keep tho flamos from
crossing tho trail. Trenches have
been (lug for many miles, but these
will be of little avail against high
winds.
No rain has fallen for 65 days In
Western Montana, and without rain
the forestry officials do not hopo lo
extinguish the forest fires. Tho of fl
clalB aro attempting only to control
them. The fires, It was staled, are
not of Inrendlary origin. Most of
them were started by electrical storms
and campers.
HEAD OF GRAND TRUNK
RAILP0AD RETIRES
MONTI! EAL, Ani. 2!. Kdsnn .)
('Iiiiinlirrlin, who ye-terdny resigned
as president of lb" Clrand Trunk
Pacific railway, to lay retired from
the pre-idency of lac Grand Trunk
railway, Ihe parent company, m
which office he is succeeded by How
ard (I. Kelley, who has I e-n spiioim
ed head of (he (Irand Trnr.k Pacific
railway.
TO PREVENT DISASTER
f Ik
few- ll
Ggnz-Alexeiff
(ioncrul Aloxlotf, former com man d-
er-iiwlilef of JUifutlnii armies, who
hik'uIm1 to Moscow conference to
save Russia. !
ESTIMATE TOTAL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Ques
tioning of Secretary 'McAdoo on gen
eral financial transactions botween
the 'United States nnd its allies de
layed further consideration of the
$11,538,945,460 war bond and cer
tificate bill today in the ways and
means committee. Only unexpected
speed will make possible reporting
the bill to the house tomorrow.
Some republicans want further de
lay,' while prominent bankers and la
bor leaders tostlfy about the general
fiscal situation. '. Democrats and re
publicans alike joined today ln ask
ing the secretary how long ho thought
It 'would be necessary for tho country
to lend financial aid to the allies. Mr.
McAdoo foresaw no ond until tho end
of the war.
The socretary also approved as cor
rect a statement presented to him by
Representative Moore of Pennsylva
nia forecasting total governmental
expenditures for tin present fiscal
year in excess of $19,000,000,000.
Mr, McAdoo thought It possible that
no further appropriations than those
now contemplated might ho necessary
at this session of congress, but ho de
clined to forecast what he might have
to ask for when congress reconvenes
in December. Opinion was virtually
unanimous today that the now bonds
should bear a 4 per cont Interest rate,
but views as to the tax rate they
should bear still differ.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29. German
newspapers arc not disposed favor
ably toward the Moscow conference
The Cologne GazoKo describes It as
the "comedy of Moscow,' nddlng thai
it is intonded to excite tho Russian
pooplo to further mad sacrifices. Tho
Kretiz Zcitung say:
"Premier Kerensky's speech proves
that the Russian government Is act
Ing autocratically. Tho Russian peas.
ant has to bleed nt the government's
command and without knowing the
government's alms. This Is the free
(torn which tho revolution has given
tho country."
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 20. Swedisl
industrial and business circles are
stirred greatly over an cxHrt lax o
'Jo kroner a ton which (lernianv lias
put on all coal for shipment to Swed
en. The tax is effective at once nn
matter when the order for the coal
was given, Germany also bin n lax
on pnrcel post payable after Aug-
il-l 1.1,
CIA LEFT N
SUSPENSE THRU
RECENT REVOLT
Collapse of Monarchy Advantageous
Only to Eliminate Chan Hsun,
Menace to Republic for Years
Opponents Are Monarchists at
Heart Lack of Funds Prevents
Further Warfare.
PEKING, July 27. (Correspond
ence of Tho Associated Press)
China has been left in n state of
suspense by General Chang Itsun's
abortive attempt to restore tho mon
archy. A single advantageous result of the
straggle was the elimination df Chang
Hsini. He has been a menhoe to the
Chinese republic for many, years.
His great wealth . and ...onililarv
strength enabled him to control the
railroad between Nanking and Tien
Tsin and made him a leader to bo
reckoned with' in nil potitiWrl movo
ments. China suffered ninny sot
backs in achieving tho elimination of
Chang Hsun. He was undoubtedly
tricked nnd betrayed by military gov
ernors who had promised to support
him. Bogus telegrams and letters
were used in inducing him to restore
the boy enquirer and thus brought
about his own downhill.
Ijciulers Under Suspicion.
But Tuan Chi Jui and other mili
tary leaders who worked Chang
Ilsun's end bnvo practically all been
known ns monarchical supporters
and nro under suspicion in their
efforts to restore the republic and
in their protestations that they nro
genuine republicans. '
Vice-President Feng Kuo Chang
(now president), always has been re
garded ns a monarchical supporter.
Ho docs not enjoy the confidonco of
Wu Ting Knhg' nnd other prominent
republicans whose honesty cannot be
doubled. Consequently General Keng
Kuo Chang's assumption of the pres
idency would not necessarily insure
the reconciliation of tho discordunt
elements in South China. '
' l'nvr M Young Hung. '
' Vigorous effort is being mado by
Tunn Chi Jui and many other lend
ers to induce President Li Yuan Hung
to return to tho offieo of president,
lie apparently now is tho only man
whom North China would accept as
president. ' Although Li Yuan Hung
displayed bis weakness by yielding
to tho pressure of tho military lead
ers and disbanding parliament, the
south still regards bun ns u repub
liean nnd nt the present time ho is
tho only compromiso ciindidalc for
the presidency that the south seems
to bo willing to consider. Were Gen
cral I4 Yiiad tllnng'l lo resume 'Hie
presidency tlie'.'Koulhi'also iflo'iibtless
would insist ufHin're-efonvcnmjf of tho
old parliament .whiuh he ib'sbandcd.
It is' doubtcfiil ivbelhcr lie ,fiorttit'rri
niililry ,leaderHwill oipisnnt 1p the re
turn of the old parliament. They
will probably insist upon the elec
tion of (he new parliament. Most, of
the old parliament are in Shanghai.
Some of Ihcm have gone lo Canton.
In both places republican leaders hit
anxiously discussing ways nnd means
for Ihe actual creation of a soul hern
republic
Iteliell Lark Funds.
Both the Peking government and
(he seceding factions in Soulh China
lack funds. Consequently it is not
likely (hut there will be war on
large scale even if all harmony eff
orts fail.
I lie unlorliiuale monarchical res
toration has upset authority in Cbinil
and bus inspired bandit outbreak
which are very harmful to business
operations. Specimen province is in
a ferment. Bandils are active lit
many poinls near Hie Mongolian bor
ders. Looters are riqiorled in towns
and elites in at least twelve prov
inces.
PEOPLE OF PARIS
PARIS. Aug. 29. The food com
mission Is considering tho advlsahll
Ity of Introducing milk cards, a scarc
ity of milk during the winter being
foreseen. The measure would also ho
taken with a view to preventing tho
more well-to-do classes from buying
up tho supply,
TOFEATS
b PhK UtN 1 1 AX
nMMCIAIQDADCDQ
IL1IOI HI LIWI
Shields Declares Tax Indispenslble
Tax on War Profits Fixed at 60
per cent on Profits Over 300 per
cent by Committee Exemption
Rule Enlarged Because of Pre
war Depression.
WASHINGTONi, Aug. 29. Tho pre
war profits rato of the war revenue
tax bill was retained by the commit
tee today, but It added a new maxi
mum war profits tax rate of 60 per
cont on profits In excess of 30O per
cent. The maximum Hi the bill was
50 per cent on profits ovor 250 per
cont.
Anotlmr substantial change was
mado in provisions for oxomptions.
A minimum of 6 per cent and a max
imum of 10 per cent of Income, on
capital actually lnvosted was ap
proved. Theso proylsions would care
for corporations suffering abnormal
depression during the pre-war period.
Corporations making less than 4 per
cent during that period would be en
titled to at least that exemption, and
If more than 10 per cent they would
not rocoivo ovor 10 per cont deduc
tion, i ,' i
Senators LaFollctto and Gore,
prominent In the faction urging more
radical war profits taxation, did not
attend today's commltteo mooting.
Chairman Simmons and others ot tho
majority hopo the now levy almost
doublod will command' sufficient
support to cause rejection of the more
drastic proposals.
- Deliato Publishers' Hill.
Debate on the publishers' taxes was
begun by Senator Shlolds ot Tennos-
who supported Senator McKol
lars' substitute and argued tbat mag.
aziiioS and othor periodicals, not
newspapers, causo the deficit In car
rying second-class mall.
I am satisfied," he said, "'that (he
dally newspapers are paying practi
cally all If not tho full amount for tho
service they rocoivo. Rntos on mag
azines nnd othor publications which
cause the loss should be Increased.
Senator Shlolds Bald newspapors do
not require the same service of the
postofflce department that magazines
do and that they render much of It
at their own expanse.
Tho newspapors really aro tho
people's papors," the Tennesso Bona-
tor continued. "They aro tho papers
which supply information to 90 per
rent of the people of the United
Slates, and any increaso in tho bur
den ot transportation is an Increased
burden on the people"
Tax Indefensible,,
Magazines, according to statistics,
aro not read by moro than 12 per
cent of tho pcoplo, ho added, and
those people are moro able to pay an
Incroasod cost than thoso who read
newspapers. Senator Smith of Michi
gan took exception to tho statement
regarding tho percentage of magazine
readers, declared ho bollevod It was
much higher.
Honalor Shields characterized as
"Indofcnsiblo" and "discriminatory'
the proposed G per cent tax on pub
llshors.
"It Is tho most unjust and lnln.ii!
tons In this whole hill, and I think
(Continued on pago six.)
E
CORAM, Cal., Aug. 21). -More than
one thousand miners now are on n
strike in Sbnsla county and in the en
lire copper belt, mining is at a stand
still Willi no present prnsicct of set
tlement. Saloons are closed in Ken
net and elsewhere in Ihe mining belt
and deputy sheriffs are out in force
lo preserve order. The llabikiila,
Slowel, Iron Mountain and New Year
mines and Ihe Mammoth Copper com
pany and Mountain fopor company
nro among the priqicrties affected
by Ihe strike.
Sheriff A. S. Hons appealed today
lo Governor William l. Stevens lo
furnish guards so that work in (he
mines of Sbaslu county might be
continue! regardless of the miners'
strike,
NO PEACE
WTHKASER
rnn iinrn
ruii ALLId
President Wilson Replies for Entente
Allies to Peace Proposal of Pops
Stating That Word of Present Gm
man Government Cannot Be Ac
cepted as Guarantee of Anything
That is to Endure As it Furnishes
No Proper Basis Upon Which to
Build Peace. - r :
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Presi
dent Wilson's rejecting the Pope's
peace proposals was regarded here
toduy as finally settling tho question
dealing with present German mien
nneonqiicrcd or uncurbed at home.
The prosident makes it cleur that 4
lusting and durublo peaco can be ne
gotiated only by a complete under
standing with the German people and
not nlono on unstnblo guarantees of
tho existing government. ' i ;
Tho note indicates that If the Am
erican government does not intend
post-bellum reprisals on the Gorman
people, but dosircs in tho interests
of world peace thut they be allowed '
to sharo in international economic
opportunities, . "if they will accept
equality and not seek domination.1'
Allies' Sentiments. -'. :
The note' With its unequivocal de-
nuliMalioti of tho German military
autocracy is1 believed to reflect accu
rately the attitude of the allied gv
ornments'. Tho general tonor'of the
reply. has been anticipated by tho dip
lomats, but they wero surprised to
find in it a virtual appeal to the Ger
man pcoplo to strive for emancipa
tion from military control and be
como fitted to dent with tt world
democracy. ' 1 ' '"' .
The text of the note follows: ,'
"August 27, 1917. , r ',; . '' .
'To Ills Hollnoss, .i; '.- I
"Bcnodlcttts XV, '
"Pope:
"In acknowledgment of the com
munication of Your Holiness to the
belllgaront peoples, dated August 1,
1917, the president ot the United
States requests me to transmit the
following reply: ' '
"Every heart that has not been
blinded and hardened by this terrible
war must bo touched by this moving
appeal of ills Holiness, the pope,
must feel tho dignity and force ot the
humane and genoroiiB motives which
prompted it and must fervently wish
that we might take the path of peac
he so persuasively points out.- But it
would he folly to tako It, if It does
not In fact lead to the goal he pro
poses. Our rcsponso must be based
upon tho Btern facts end upon noth
ing else. It Is not a mere cessation
of arniB ho desires; it Is a Btatile and
enduring peace. This agony must
not be gono through with again, and
it must be a matter ot very sober
Judgment that will Insure us against
It. .
"Ills Holiness, In substance, pro
poses that wo return to the status
quo auto hoi I n m and that then there
ho a general condonation, disarma
ment, and a concert ot nations, based
upon an acceptance ot the principle
of arbitration; that by a Blmtlar eon
cert freodom ot tho seas bo establish
ed; and that tho territorial claims of
Krancn nnd Italy, the perplexing
problems of the Ilalkan states and
tho restitution of Poland be left to
such conciliatory adjustments as may
ho possible. In tho new tomper of
such a peace, duo regard bolng paid
to tho aspirations ot tho peoplea
(Continued on page six.)
TO BE REPRESENTED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. So that
tho bona fide labor movement of
America may be represented at the
national conference of thd American
Alliance for Ijihor and Democracy at
Minneapolis, September 8, President
Gnmpcrs of the American Federation
or Labor today dlrectod all organiser
to have local unions and labor Inter
ests send delegates.