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MEDFORD. OREOON, 'SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1917
NO. 157
EU
Id PEACE
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TOMS FAVOR
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PEACE OFFER
ACCEPTABLE
0 GERMANY
German Reply to Pope's Peace Pro
posal Declares . Germany Most
Anxious for Peace No Terms Are
Named, But Principle of Triumph
of Right Over Might Acknowledged
for the future Pontiff's Views
'Shared by Imperial Government.
. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23. The
Gorman government's reply to Pope
Benedict's peace proposal declares
special measures taken liy the gov
ernment In closest contact with the
representatives of the German peo
ple to discuss answering the question
roused, proved how earnestly It de
sires to find a practical basis for a
Just and lasting peace.
The reply says that Germany fully
recognizes with His Holiness the high
peace producing effect of arbitration
to decide international differences
of opinion and In this respect Ger
many is ready to support every pro
posal compatible with the vital Inter
' ests of the German empire and peo
ple. Accepts Fopo's Vleivs.
The German reply says that the
Imperial government greets with
special sympathy the leading idea In
which His Holiness clearly expresses
the conviction that the future ma
terial power of arms must be super
seded by the moral power of right.
The text of the Gorman reply reads
in parte
"Horr Cardinal:
"Your eminence has been good en
ough, together with your letter of
Aug. 20 to transmit to the kaiser
and king my most gracious majesty,
the note of his holiness, the pope, in
which his holiness, filled with grief
at the devastations of the world war,
Mtjkes an emphatic peace appeal to
the heads of the belligerent peoples.
The kalscr-king has deigned to
acquaint mo with your eminence's
letter and to entrust the reply to mo.
,,"IIIs majesty has been following
for a considerable time with high re
spect his holiness' efforts In a spirit
of true impartiality to alloviate ns
far as possible the sufferings of the
war and to hasten tho'end of hostil
ities. The kaiser sees in the latest
step of his holiness fresh proof of his
noble and humane feelings, and cher
ishes a lively desire that for the
benefit of the entire world the papul
appeal may meet with success."
' Kaiser for Pence
"The effort of Pope Benedict Is to
pave the way to an understanding
mongst all peoples and might more
surely deckon a sympathetic recep
tion and the whole-hearted support
from his majesty, Beelng that tho
kaiser, since taking over the govern
ment, has regarded it as his principal
and most sacred task to preserve the
blessings of peace for the German
people and the world. In his speech
from the throne at the opening of the
German rqchstag, on June 25, 188S,
the kaiser promised that his love of
the German army and his position
toward It should novcr lead him Into
temptation to cut short the benefits
of peace unless war were a necessity.
forced on us by an attack on the
empire or its allies.
"The German army should safe
guard peace for us and should peace,
(Continued on page six.)
.1
OPPOSE SUFFRAGE
WASHINGTON', Sept. '22. Mrs.
Robert Lansing, wife of the secretary
of state, has accepted the secretary
ship of the National Association Op
posed to Woman Suffrage, which re
cently moved Its headquarters from
New York, to Washington.
PBOOF OFFERED .
FOB PAYMENTS fes
PROPAGANDA
Senator King Reads Into Record the
Proof of $6500 Advanced Publish
ers by German Embassy Foreign
Language Press Involved Pre
dicts War Declaration.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Sen
ator King of Utah read Into the sen
ate records today correspondence and
photographic copies of checks to
show payments aggregating $6500 by
the German embassy here to the Fair
Play Publishing company, with re
ceipts signed by Marcus Braun and
J. P. Bryan.
Senator King did not disclose tho
source of his documents but vouch
ed for their authenticity. They also
showed paymems by the Austrian em
bassy to small foreign language
newspapers. All tho payments were
for propaganda. v
"We will soon have to recognize,"
he said, "a state of war with Aus
tria, Bulgaria and Turkey because
they are aiding Germany and using
their influence against us."
Other revelations, ho predicted,
would be made of the "sinister and
slimy course of German diplomacy In
this and other countries."
"Many more revelations will come
of tho Intrigue and criminal conspir
acies of which Germany, and also of
Austria Hungary for the purpose of
embroiling this country in a war with
other nations," asid ho. "Efforts
have been made to stlf up tho peo
ple of this country against Japan.
I think we will learn the source of
very much of that activity."
Among the lowers were some slgn
od by Baron Zwcidnek, former charge
of the Austrian embassy transmitting
checks for Polish and Dnmnnlan
newspapers and also from the Aus
trian vice-consul at New York.
When the Utah senator concluded
Inserting the correspondence the sen
ate adjourned until Monday.
F
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22. Cnnsid
(ruble agitation is displayed here bp
cause of the report Hint the Tinted
Stntes contemplates: subjecting to the
driil't iilicn residents of n military age
unless thev leave the country within
three months. The American Icgn
timi has received many telephonic in
quiries from agitated parents, some
of whom are of pronounced (iennnn
sympathies, asking whether their
sons now in Anuirien. would be forc
ed to fight against Germany. '
A pro-Oermnn newspaper this af
ternoon printed n strong protest
against the proposed draft, muinti'.in
ing Unit at least 1(1(1,111111 Swede. of
a military age nro in the I'nitcd
Slnles and thiit only a small pro
portion of Iheui could return lo their
lioine country under present slenni
ship arrangements. The operations
of the draft law have had the fur
ther effect of checking Scandinavian
emigration to Hie I'nitnt States, a
certain proportion of the departures
having been inspired liv a desire to
avoid compulsory service.
OCCASIONAL RAINS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Weath
er predictions Tor the week beginning
Sunday issued by the weather bureau
today are:
Pacific stales. Pair weather over
southern and occasional rains over
northern districts.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
First picture of Hie new emjicror nnd empress of Austria, who also are king and queen of Hungary, ill
their royal robes. Between them is' their daughter. This is n sample of tho gorgeous display Unit tho sub
ject nationalities of Austria and Hungary are called upon to sustain. Observe the jeweled crowns, Hie seep,
ter in the emperor-king's hand, and the empress-queen's elaborate train.'
FLY 200 MILES
III
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Three
Italian airplanes, piloted by Italian
military,, aviators, flew about 200
miles today from Langley field nt
Hampton, Vu., to the eapitol and
landed without mishap in Potomac
park, near the White House grounds.
The big Caproni airplane, piloted
by Lieutenant. Silvio Hesnati, Italian
military aviator, was the principal
mnchine in the flight nnd curried be
side its pilot nine passengers.
Secretary Lane, who was lo have
been n passenger, did not make Hie
flight, at the request of friends.
llis son, Franklin K. Lane, Jr., an
American army aviator, was a pas
senger in the Fiat, machine, which
flew ahead of the big tripbme, hcinir
smaller and much faster. The third
machine was n l'imolio, flown by
Lieutenant llnldioli.
Kagerlv watched by great crowds,
the birdmcn, making the flight
about two hours, circled over the
city, the While House, the Washing
ton monument and then glided down
to earth. '
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 21.--Friday.
The Swedish electoral campaign
closed today with elections in Stock
holm. It will bo several days under
the complicated system of propor
tional voting before the results arc
known but It Is already evident from
tho few elections that have been held
that the influence of the Argentine
disclosures will deprive the conserv
atives of control of tho lower house.
M0YLE NOMINATED
ASSISTANT TO M AD00
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. James
H. Moylo of Salt Luke City was nom
inated today to be assistant secre
tary of the treasury, and John II.
L'lliolt to he collector id' customs ut
Los Angeles, ,
innnmiir rwnnnrn
AMI Pit UTOU nnnnmmn.ummn
EFFECT SWEDISH ELECTION j RUSSIANS RUNNING
aua Arum ai nun
SHOWS ANXIETY FOR PEACE IN
1 ...
FOUND GUILTY OF
Al'STIN, Tex., Sept. 22. Gover
nor James K. Ferguson o Texas was
todny found guilty by the senate high
court of impeachment, trying him on
a bill of impeachment vote, 27 to 4,
on the first article.
The second charge, that the gover
nor profited from the deposits from
Canyon City normal funds was-sustained,
2(1 to !.
The third, four-Ill and filth charges
were not Host aincd.
On tho sixth article, charging Hie
governor derived a profit from slate
funds deposiled in the Temple Stale
haul', the senate voted to convict
Article 7, charging (hat the gover
nor assisted ill (Ipeositing jpi.'ill.lMKI of
state funds in the Temple State bank
for profit, was sustained.
Articles 8, !) and 10 were not' sus
tained. Arlicln 11, that llic refusal or Hie
governor to tell who loaned him
ill $ I. "li, ."(!() eiincney, consliliilcd offi
cial iiiiM-oiidiicI, was sustained.
Arlielo 12. 1 1 1 : 1 1 tin? governor in
1(11(1 diverted the adjutant general's
fund lo nay for the Canyon City nor
mal buildiitLr, was sustained.
Article 1,1 was not sustained.
I'KTI.'OGItAH, Sept.- 22. Hussion
troiqis on Hie Itiga front have retired
to the right bank of the !iuu river
in the region of Jneobslndt, it was
ot'lieuilly aniHMineed todny by the
Kus-iaii war nttice.
IIKI.'LIN, Sept. 22. Jacol,-ladl.
on the Ilviuu, has been eaptiii-ed by
the German for-es on the Hussion
front, together with the positions on
a front of twenty-live miles and nix
miles deep on the west bank of the
river, unity headquarters announced
today.
flWfl AbAIN MLUIXb
REPLY TO POPE
F
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PEKING, Sept. 17. (Delayed.)
Tho president and tho cabinet have
agreed to the plan of sending a trial
division of 24,000 Chinese Boldlors
to Franco if money, equipment and
shipping aro available. Tho entente
allies have npprovod tho proposition
and France la eager to rocolvo the
contingent.
Tho Chinoso probably could roach
Franco .by January first. An abund
ant number of fairly trained soldiers
Is Immediately avnllablo for the ex
pedition. Tho premier is In favor of sending
300,000 men and tho provincial au
thorities nro heartily in support of
the plan, if the Canton provisional
government gives Its approval to the
war with Germany.
PRICES FIXED FOR
VAXCorVF.lt, It. C, Sept. 22.
I lomiiiioii Fuel Controller C, A. Mn
(irath bus lised tho prices of coal
for Vancouver as follows:
Screened, dcliwrcd in sucks, per
ton, -fH.-'iO; screened at wharf in
sacks, $7. ."ill; delivered in bulk,
wagon side; at wharf in bulk, $
Coal dealers agree to deliver lump
coal within Hie regular delivery lim
its at the prices quoted above.
REPLY I01P0NIIFFS
NOTE NOW EN ROUTE
ROME, Sept. 22.. The Vatican's
courier from Switzerland bad not ar
rived In Homo up to this evening with
tho Austrian and German replies to
Popo Benedict's peace proposals. Car
dinal Gasparrl, tho papal secretary
of state, said the courier arriving
here next Wednesday possibly would
bring tho replies,
EXPOSE LIKELY
T
E
Bernstorff's $50,000 Plot to Influ
ence Congress Will Probably Re
sult in Investigation of "Suspic
ious Acts" of Members Lansing
Says No Reflection on Congress.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Chair
man Flood of the house foreign af
fairs committco declared today after
conferring with Secretary Lansing
that ho thought there probably would
bo a house investigation of Count.
Von Bernstorff's plans to influence
congress by sending $r0,00u ns re
vealed in his dispatches to lierlin.
Further details of Count Von
BernstortTs plot lo influence con
grcss thru u subsidized pro-German
organization were sought today by
Senator Overman, chairman of the
senuto lobby committee, nnd liepre
scntativo Mood of the house foroigi
affairs committee, both, of whom ar
ranged to visit the state department.
Congress May Frolic.
Whether congress will order nn in
vestigation into the aspersions cast
upon the body in (he ambassador's
revealed correspondence will depend
lo a great extent, it is believed, on
the result of today's conferences
with Secretary Lnnsing. The dis
closure of BecrnsWrff's activities.
following closely on the revelations
of Prussian intrigue in Argentina
'and Mexico, continued an absorbing
topic of discussion in official mid
diplomutio circles.
Secretary Lansing sees little that
n congressional inquiry could de
velop, but charges made on the floor
yesterday by lieprcscntiitivc Hol'lin
ot Alabama that certain member
have "acted suspiciously" and veiled
accusations muilu by other reprosen
lutivcs in interviews, probably will
force mi investigation, Mr. Flood
said.
After returning to Ibo eapitol from
the statu deparlmenl. Mr. Flood be
gun conferences with'houso leaders
to learn their views on holding nn
inquiry, lie declared that Becrctarv
Lansing gave him no new details re
garding tho Von Hernstorff messugi
'(ingress IXbt luvolvcil.
After his conference with Chair
man Flood, Secretary Lnnsing mi
thonzed the follow ing statement :
"If Ihero is any iiiisiindersliindiii
I wish to say very emphatically I di
not sec how tho llornstorff message
in any way reflects uMin congress or
nny member, Apparently it was the
purpose to employ ngencies lo infill
ence them, of which they would bav
no. knowledge, and in case they wer
influenced, would be entirely iimo
cent, I do not know what the organ
ization was. This expose is apropo.
of Cierman methods of peace ppqia
gamin and there is no intention ol
casting suspicion on members of con
gross,"
END 10 SHE
SAN KANCISCO, Sept. 22.-W.
K. Ilovcc, federal mediator; Jnnies L.
Aekerson, Captain A. F. I'ill.-bnry,
both representing the government;
Mayor James liolph, Jr., and P. II.
MeArlhy, labor leader, were elimin
ated from the conference seeking set
tlement of the iron workers and ship
builders' strike today after the morn
ing session, it was nunoanccd. This
action was taken in the belief that
fewer conferees would be alibi to
reach speedier agreement. Gavin
.McNab, appointed by President Wil
son, will be Hie sole rcpresoiitaliu'
of the government nt aiiolher confer
ence late today.
Temporary seltleinenl of (he strike
of approximately 2i,0h0 iron workers
and (shipbuilders apparently hinged
on nn agrcemciil between employers
and employes as to the wngo to be
paid the men upon their return (o
Work pending permanent adjustment
(if their demands by a federal board,
0 FORCEPROB
OF CONGRESS
HO CHANGES
III ATTITUDE
Of AMERICA
Replies of Germany and Austria
Contain Nothing That Will in Any
Way Alter Position" of United
States as Outlined by President
Britain. Also Stands Pat Replies
Contain Nothing of Restoration or
Reparation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Tho re
plies made by Germany and Austria
to Popo' Benedict's ponco proposal
contain nothing that will in' any way
ultor the position of the United States
ns outlined in President Wilson's re
ply lo the popo.
Tho replies us received here in As
sociated Press dispatches were
closely studied today byvnll officials
and diplomats here who gave indica
tions Hint they were little less than
hud been expected.
No ltnsls for IHscusslon. '
First examination of the replies,
officials thought, failed to disclose
anything in tho nature of terms
which would afford a basis for dis
cussions. Secretary Lansing authorized no
quotation of nny opinion for the gov
ernment, but it was clearly 'indicated
nt tho slalo department that such
consideration ns had been given to
the replies had failed lo develop any
reason for" any nllernatioii of tho
aims or intentions of this government
cither in Hie conduct of Iho war or
in any pence adjustment that may bo
undertaken later.
ltiitaln Stand Fii,t..
LONDON, Sept. 22. On Inquiry
at tho British foreign offico regrtrd- '
ing tho Austro-Gcnnnn replica to
Pope Benedict's pence proposals, tho
Associated Press today received, tho
following unofficial statement:
"It seems hardly necessary, ospe-
ciully in view ol! President Wilson's
reply lo the pope,' to comment at
lenglh on the German reply beyond
pointing nut. that it contains not one
word as lo restoration or reparation.
"Ueoonl, history, and especially tho
correspoiulcuco between the kniser'
nnd Iho former czar, published a few
days' ago, form an interesting coin-
menlary on 1 lie kaiser's contention
thai Iho preservation of peace lias
been his 'principal and most snored
tnsk.' v v
Blonil Itlglit Guff.,
"The sympathy which the Germnn
government expresses towurd moral
power and right does not eomo Well
from Ibose whoso blood-stained rec
ords include the ravaging of Belgium,
the murder of peaceful citizens, tho
sinking of passenger and merchant
ships, the dropping of bombs on un
defended towns, the murder of Miss
Cnvell and Captain Fryntt nnd Hie
torpedoing of - hospital ships, tho
bombardment of hospitals, deporta
tions from Belgium nnd northern
France, conniviince in wiping out by
their ally, the Turk, of tho Armenian
unlion, and countless other crimes..
"Nor does talk id' moral right eomo
well from those who were responsible
for the organization of tho intrigues
and espionage in the t'niled States
since the beginning of the war which
arc revealed in today's newspApcrs."
SCOTT RETIRES AS
CHIEF OF ARMY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Major
General Hugh L. Srott retired today
as chief of staff of tho army and was
succeeded by .Major-Genernl Tasker
II. llllss.
General Scott being (!4 years old
slid reached tho age limit but will Im
mediately bo recalled Into active duty
In connection with the training of
troops In this country
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