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' fJKDTOnn MATT TTTTTiTTyT;, HTCDT'OTm, (f)TT!fiONT, TTFlDNEftDAT, KTCPTEMr.TCT? S. 1017. M A ev.. c No) I Ma Oni On Fet I fla-t I ii ; i cli Sic all P u w it ti B LABOR PLEDGES 111 PLEDGES BEGIN INQUIRY NATION WIDE RAID FULL SUPPORT AID OE JAPAN UTTERANCES OF 1 till TO GOVERNMENT IN GREAT WAR PRO-GERMANS BY- m i ' . , (Continued from page 1.) Loyalty anil Devotion of Working Masses Pledged for War for De mocracyand United States Prom ise to Combat Every Form of Prop aganda Tending to Divide. MINNKAPOIJS, Sept. 5. Samuel CoilipCTH, president of tho American J''edurutlon of Labor, and clialriuan of tho American Alliance for Labor und Democracy, which opened Its uu tlonul conference here tuduy, outlined the purpose of tho organization us the assembling for the support of tile government nil the moral and mater ial power of tho working class of the nation. "It shall be our task," ho said, "to Interpret Ameiicu'H democratic spirit and purpose In this conflict to our fellow workers, and especially those of foreign birth, and to combat every form of propaganda which lends to weaken tho loyally and devotion of tho masses and their willingness to Btrivo and sacrifice for the nation and itu high purpose." The declaration of principles as an nounced by Mr. Ompers In part fol lows: "As believers in the great and splendid vision of democracy, and in ternationalism, t lie fraternallsm and solidarity of all peoples, we assert our unqualified loyally lo tho United Elates of America, und our determi nation to do all I lint lies in our power to win the war. IlLsloyalty In Crisis. "Disloyalty to America 111 this cri sis Is dlHloyalty to the cause of free dom, democracy and International ism. "No national selfishness impelled this republic to enter the war. The Impelling motlvo was the consuming Idealism, horn with the establishment of this republic, to preserve freedom, not only for Itself, hut for all nations, great and small, and the body of in ternational law which all tho free democratic nations or the world re spect and observe and only the brutal autocracies seek lo dishonor. In such conflict renl standard bearers of democracy and Iruo Internationalists ran havo no hesitation in supporting our republic, which lias made Its own the causo and Interests of nil free peoples. It Is therefore, In truth, not a 'capitalists' war,' but a free mens war. Fully Impressed by theso facts, realizing that a noble International Ism Is Implicit In our American con ccptlon of nationnl existence, we shall strip tho mask from those who In 111 name of democracy, iiiill-nii:Ue.iisin und pence aro engaged In the nefarl oils propaganda or treachery to all that these noble words Indicate. We Indignantly repudlale the claim that this propaganda which brings Joy and comfort to tlcrmuii autocracy lias tho support' or tho labor move ment of America. Sen liiK Democracy, "Democracy will not be served by the victory of autocracy, by letting tho declaration of Independence be supplanted by tho kaiser's flat. ".Militarism will not bo checked by surrender to the power which has or ganized all tho resources of civlllr.ii- tlon to Ibe end of Imposing Us brutal Iron rule on the world. Peace will not be secured to the world through the subjection 0f the free nnd democratic nations. "Let us make our beloved republic strong and victorious for Ihe sake of lii'iunnlty, and thus insure for our children Hie priceless heritage of Illi cit;' ami democracy. Let us, at the sain,! time, stand shoulder to shoul der Pi tho fight uKuinst the foes of democracy within our own borders, resulted never to rest until Hie r.nul or democracy- industrial, political and International , has been at tallied." SOCIETY WANTS WAR DECLARED ON AUSTRIA WASHINGTON. Sept T,,- slate mailt Issued today by the Patriotic Kdiiratlon society urges that the I'nlted States should declare war im mediately on tieriuauys' allies, assert ing that the Ccrninu secret rervlce Is relying largely upon Austrian nnd llulgariuns fur information from this country, ami asking "If this Is a war of democracy against autocracy, how can we maintain friendly relations Willi the must despotic of the groat empires, A its' r la -Hungary?" Instead or refraining fioni n declar ation of war against Austria. In order to leave the door open ,'or a separate pence, the poilt-tv nr'-iues, the lulled States should Like n surer road to peace by lending full support in war materials to tlio Italian dilto through (lorlsla. Japanese Envoy Warns Congress That Common Enemy Is Trying to Create Enmity Between America and Japan by Sowing Seeds of Dis cord to Alienate Friendly Nations WASHINGTON', Sept. 5. Vis- count Ishii delivered Julian's message of friendship nnd co-operation !o the l'niled Slates before the house of representatives today, in company with the other members uf the Jap anese mission, lie guve n solemn warning that enemies of both coun tries were working to estrange them und expressed bis confidence the' the friendship of the nations tvoiih1 prevnil over Ihe iulnijue. Introduced by .-ip.'a' .'r (.'lurk, in it few words, Yiseoun', Isl'.ii v as receiv ed witli u great tleuionstriition from Ihe floor and crowded fralleries. He said in part : "We come to bring" nyu Hie mes sage of our emperor, which g'u'es you ussuraiici of '!i- i-i. . i , l-i i : . c ' i : -, and oo-opcr.ition of J. own We are here to say ;!iat. with -.he oilier nll!o-t tve heartily tveleomo tile advent o(' the L'niled Slates in 'be fields of I"ane and elsewhere. ' Wc recognize the great uplift git iM lo humanity and the promise of a physical v't tory doubly insured by the most momen tous decision yon hate taken. Assure SlipMirt. "We hriiifr to you assurance of support, unselfish, without n 'motive other Hum the common forcn Hint drives us all today. "Yours are vast resources; our.s may he small, hut tve can say to you taht the spirit of Japan burns as ardently and will last as long ns may be demanded in ibis v,a'. We are euger i'or counsel Willi you. We come to find out how these two na tions can best eo-ordin.ite in the oe.t duet and the tvinninir of this war. We come to say to you that ve are proud on this day to stand shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers ol Amer ica. In the field uu, I in the house hold; in the mine und in Ihe shop, the men anil the women ji' .lap..:: are working mid will work with a gi-ealer confidence and u higlier scu.-i; of moral obligation. "Japan has exerted herself with I lie spirit of loyally to her allies, her emperor and to her homes, lollow iiifr the ideals of our national life. Like Hie people of America, those ni; Japan lime remained pcruuiiiciitlt inilepcndenl becuiise of n veal pa triotism which when the occasion de mands, never fails. We, like you proieei ourselves uguiust :u'gresn,n from without nnd treachery fio.n within. WiirniiiK of Treachery. "Treachery from , within, indeed at lliis hour, calls for our attention While your soldiers leave Iheir lam ilies and their homes to fight on the bloodstained fields of Prance, we must guard our lanilniurks us you will guard yours against treachery inui nas louini Hilling places in our midst and tvhich for Ihe last ten yours tins sown the seeds of discoid between us. ut it he n port of our cooperation mid coronation to pro teet each other I ruin Ihese forces of evil which luck even the poorest couruge of an open enemy. "I again wish () express niy sin cere appreciation of Ihe honor you have done us." L 11. Hughes or ('.rants Pass, who for four years has been experiment ing In a Hussion variety of wheat whli h he has named "The Mortgage Lifter," Is In Medford this week with samples of Ids gram. Seed for this wheat Was sent by Congressman lluw ley to many graln-mowcis In tho dis trict several tears ago. Hughes planted his wheal on May I, and with an unfavorable season and little Irrigation, declares that the 21 rounds which he planted to each of his 13 acres yielded sllghlly better than 1 1 pounds to every pound sowed. Hughes asserts that under proper coa litions of moisture, weather and cul ture this taiicty of wheat would av erage from llu lo I. ".il bushels an icro. Miss Noia Lllen McCorinark of Stockton, ca i, spending a week in Medford with her friend, Miss Klea- nor McQulston, on her return home from Dakota, where she sp in the summer. Department of Justice Begins Inves tigation of German Language Press, Socialist Magazines and Lit erature of So-Called Peace Socie ties Thompson Under Suspicion WASHINGTON, Sept. Si. Search ing impiiry into the utterances of German languuge newspapers in the I lilted Mates, Socialistic magazines and literature of so-culled peace so cieties nnd associations, regarded ns likely to leail lo prosecution in some instances, is being conducted by tho department of justice. The department considers its po sition strengthened by the recent de cisions of Federal Judges Hough of New York and Speer of Georgia, in sustainim,' (he action of Postmaster General llurlesoii in refusing (he priv ileges of Ihe. mails to ''The Musses" nnd "The Jeffersoiiinn." Thompson Under Suspicion. Recent ulteraiiees nnd activities of Mayor Thompson of Chicago and the People's Council of America for De mocracy and Peace also lire boil-" scrutinized. The department has held repeated ly that it is not its function lo pro hibit or to break up pacifist meetings or conventions, but a close scrutiny of Hie utterances of sipeakers ami others nt such meetings is iiiniutaii ed lo determine possible violulioii of Ui? espionage act. Included in the investigation of al leged seditious- publications and oth ers of a eluiracter regarded as open to question, are individual nonxon pers nnd magazines published ill Ger man in this country nnd the adver tising: nnd othed literature of the American Leagues Against Militar ism, (he People's Council, the League of Conscientious Objectors nnd oil er orgiinizations affiliated with them or of a similar character. Prosecution Near. The lime is not far distant, how ever, in the opinion of some officials. when the government will begin pros, editions. Hundreds of newspaper and inaguzine articles whose proprie ty admittedly is omul to two inter pretations have been placed before oincials Hero. Jit most' instances it is said, these articles have be, cleverly worded so as lo bring the virtually within the law while nt Ihe snme tune creating the effect desir ed. A huge number of Ihe articles and editorials under investigation do not attack the government, but center Iheir criticism upon allies of the I'nit ed Slates. What iiroceedines if miv cnii lie taken in ihese instances, it was said, depends wholly up,,,, t,, wording of each individual article ITALIANS WIN STRONGHOLD. (Continued trom F-nge On.) ticneral llaig s big guns and those of the French keeping with him ill the Hclginn campaign. The launching of the next entente push is apparently imminent and n a measure of preparation the Ger iuiiiis nre reported lo he removing I lie civilian population of a district, twelve miles or more to the east of the present front in west Plunders, as tarns Ihe I lioiiroul -Court rai line. embracing an area of si sipiar miles. -Mid To I'IimhI Portlands. One theory novnnccT for (he cvac uiilion is that Hie German eonunaiid, oiemiing Hie eltect of the next drive, is preparing to Hood the lowlands ". g wnier trom the river Sbcidt. thus blocking allied progress. Another supposition is that Ihe Ger mans, lacking- the men In hold the pro-cut lines firmly enough, are pre paring for nnolher ",-liate-ie re treat." Meanwhile Ihe air forces on hot It sides are active, not only immediate ly back of the opposing lines hut in widely extended fields. Germany is pushing her nir campaign against Knglund lo n noxlcnt that is leading Ion, y, n to wonder, as ne news paper expresses it, jf (j,.nn.,Ilv , got "her greet nir, offensive" ready before that of Hie Lrilish. PEOPLE ARE FLEEING FROM WEST FLANDERS PAIilS. Sept. .".. A dispatch loThv llavas agency from Uaebrouck says; "Western Plunders Is being evac uated as far as the line of I'onrtrai- aoiiroiu tuns tine running lo the I respectively of Ypres nnd Dix- miiile.) It s learned today that niany refugees are being oared for at : '' About half the shells In the .Hi Orient, large numbers of 'hem arrlv-l rounds fired from the undersea boat In ft oni Knitters (northeast 0f landed. - three persons being killed Vprnt which th,, ltrltish are bom-J"1"' flve Injured", 'ml Utile material bnrding rtMselvssly, damage being caused. tho government appeared before the jury with bulky envelopes bellevd to contain documentary evidence -obtained in raids made earlier in the day. - ltuld nt Portland. PORTLAND, Sept. 5. Portland headquarters of the Industrial Work ers of the World were closed today by federal and state officers, follow ing a raid in which the. officials con fiscated and carted to the fedorul building all the furniture, books, pic Hires and everything else movable In the place. A complete printing outfit, found In a locked rear room, was carried away, together with several trunks filled with printeS copies of recent I. W. W. resolutions calling a general strike throughout the northwest. About 100 members of the organi zation were at headquarters when the raid was made, hut offered no resist ance. They were searched for fire arms and literature. Their member ship cards in the I. W. W. were taken from thoni nnd destroyed. Carl Lln der, Scuttle, was the only one ar rested. Scuttle Office Closed. SEATTLE, Sept. 5, A detachment of police nnd federal officers raided, the main headquarters of the Indus trial Workers of the Wbrld here at noon today. One hundred and fifty men found there were ordered to leave the building wliil a search was being conducted. Tho printing office of the organization was also raided by federal officers. Itaid nt Ixis Angeles. LOS AN'GELES, Sept. 5. Head quarters of the Industrial Workers of tho World here were raided today by United States Marshal C. T. Walton with a force of deputies and police. Uecords and printed matter of the organization were seized. The raiding officers said they were acting for tho department of justice In executing simultaneous raids on the I. ". W. headquarters all over the country in an effort to stamp out alleged seditious activities. A branch office where the organi zation's printing plant Is located also was raided. Carl Kaesmeyer, assist ant editor of the Imprinta Del Re beldo, said to be an I. W. W. publica tion, was arrested as an alien enemy. All persons found at the two places were searched and certain papers tak en from them. A truckload of ma terial was seized. AIRSrHPS RAID LONDON. (Continued from Page One.) ''Enemy airplanes in considerable numbers crossed tho southeast coast over a wide area between 10:30 p. m. nnd 2 a. m. last night. The raiders seemed to have traveled singly or In groups of from two to three, for which reason It Is difficult to esti mate their numbers with accuracy, but it is possible that as many as 20 machines took part. "lly 11:20 p. m. It becaino evident that enemy airplanes were 'approach ing London, and at 11:4.1 the first bombs were dropped In the London district. Prom this time until ap proximately 1 a. m. forty bombs were dropped. "Tho total casualties reported up to this time are: Killed, 11; injured, 112. The material damage Is not ex tensive. "One enemy machine Is reported to have been brought down in the sea off Slieerness." Wreckjuje in Streets. In several London streets this morning sights were witnessed rem iniscent of the earlier periods of the war. when Zeppelins paid nocturnnl visits. Karly this morning crowds flocked to the districts which had suf fered nnd the police had a busy time. So far ns could bo seen the dnmage was not very great, nnd certainly no places of military Importance were affected. Among the crowds the dominant demand w as for reprisals w hich many believe would put an end to raids on England. Others Insist the govern ment take inimedinte steps to obtain supremacy of tho nir to a degree which would render raids Impossible. Scarlmiitiigit llomlicd. l.ON'l iO.. Sept. ' Scarborough, on the English east const, was honi- I barded last night by a holil subma rine, it was officially announced to- OF U. OF N. REGENT LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 5. Tho con ference of stato and county councils of defense, held here, has demanded the immediate removal from the pres idency of tho board of regents of the University of Nebraska of Frank L. Haller, alleging that he lias failed to answer or acquit himself of charges of disloyalty preferred against hlra some time ago by the State' Council of Defense. His resignation as a mem ber of the board of regents is also asked for. Tho charges of disloyalty aro said to havo been based upon statements made by Haller prior to the declara tion of war by the United States in which the regent compared the Uni ted States with Germany, with conclu sions drawn heartily in favor of the latter. The conference also adopted a res olution asking for tho repeal of the Mockett law, by which schools are forced to offer the German language course of study in the state grade schools. It also went on record as opposing teaching of any modern European language In Nebraska graded schols and protested against the teaching of German in high schools of the state during the war. The conference also asked for con fiscation of property by federal au thorities for treasonable utterances and deportation where the laws provide for it in such cases. A demand is also made for (lie suppres sion of the German language press unless It shall voluntarily purge Itself of disloyally and cease its Insidious methods of poisoning the minds of its readers against the United States gov ernment. The hoard of regents will meet to day to consider tho charges against Haller and decide whether he will be asked to resign from the board. DEFECTIVE CARTRIDGES WASHINGTON, Sept. Invesli :atioii of the defective ammunition turned out nt the Frankfort iirsena!- by n special committee of two civil ians and .one ariuy officer was or dered today by Secretary linker. Dr. It. T. Talbot, professor of chemistry nt the ilassak-liiisetts Institute of Technollogy, and Dr. Pnrsons. of the bureau ol mines are the civilians. Ma jor General Scott, chief of staff, will mime the nrmv member. The inside of tho Vniteil Slates Secret Service, which is plnyinir such an important part in our present nttairs, is viv idly portrayed in "The Hunting of the Hawk" A Thrilling Mystery Story, STAl.MfING Marguerite Srow AND WILLIAM C0URTENAY WKDNKSDAY AND TIU'RR DAY ONLY Another specially Selected liitilto Proaruin Coming Friday and Saturday NUHMA 1 ALIVIAUGL 1-ndles with Cinderella f,ssi ran liny $1.00 Oxfords at $1.00 a pair SCHMIDTS "Good Shoes" You 1mm I vr hurry. (mmhI tiling p" iiiltk. "Z7ie yfirine cf tfic difrnt Ort- " mm "JAe Hfinnt o tfit itiftnt Grt- " I "SO LONG LETTY" Local theater goers have n rare treut in store on Tuesday, September 11, when Oliver Morosi o will present his greatest musical success, "So liong Letty,' at Hie Chautauqua au ditorium, Ashland, seats for which, ure no won sale. This is positively the largest and most pretentious theatrical olTor.ng ever presented here, and Ashland is one of the very few small cities which will have an opportunity of seeing this company, which is the original one, coming here, ns it does, after four record hrenUing weeks in San Francisco, where it tvns pronounced the best offering of its kind seen I here in years, enroulc lo Portland, where it will play a limited engagement nt prices in excess of those charged here. The nnnouucciuciit thai "So Long Letty" would show in Ashland hus caused much favorable eomtnenl. among Hie theater goers of the val ley. Several local people saw the production in San Francisco nnd say Hint they wouldn't miss seeing it again under any cirenmstunees. A coiisidernbel number of requests for seat reservations were received he fore the seats were put on sale. R. E. Packard of Talent recently left for Chicago to accept n position as draftsman with the Southern Pa cific company. CAPITAL $100,000. st nations MEDFORD mm G2 fern; mmi .'.? MP The May Co. Invites Y.mi' Itisp.viimi of tlw First Kxptisitioii of FALL MILLINERY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 6, 7 and 8. This 11,'W aSM'lltl.lMo;,. is ., ,,.,, (1(,Illllstl,l(ion ot tins sloiv s alul.iy rr iliiTint; ntilli(.,'v of rare smart lifss. . MADDEN RESIGNS OFFICE AS COUNTY At the monthly meeting of the county court Wednesday, the resigna. Hon of Frank II. Madden ns enmity, commissioner wns received und nc i.l Mr Madden, who wrote from Seattle, gave as his reason for resigning pressure of- private husi ness, which necessitated his being out of the county the greater part of the time. Who will be chosen as his -,.. cessor has not been determined. Mr. Madden operates a .string of canneries in Alaska in pni'tnei-sliip with K. P. llanley and Hie growth of the business requires Ilk presence either in Alaska or nt tho Seattle office most of the year. f A delegation of Little Tlotte rod Luke Creek residents petitioned lor Hie eonslriiclion of a road thru t1 u Gus Nygren ranch, eliminating Ihe present hill, slniiglilening and shori eiiing mill providing a water grade. They have raised $1000 and pur chased the rigid of way from Nygren. The petition was accepted and lli ... ..-.i , i.. i 3 coiiniy surtetor uiu,-h-u 10 i.ty ool itic proposed road. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. The Cash Reserve FOR THE individual or family, this con- sists of the Savings which may be ac cumulated. It should not he disturbed ex cept in case of dire necessity unless one has a reasonable purpose in view and even in that case it should not be entirely consumed. Keep putting ntvny something each week in your Savings Account at lliu 1st National Hank. Four Per Cent Interest on Savings. Wm. G. Tait, President Resources Almost a Million Dollars OREGON