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I ll i''"i':; 'i.:' 1IT r -4 i. 1 KAISER SEEKS TO ANNIHILATE F E Horrible German Atrocities Upon French War Prisoners 10,000 Are Driven Insane Thousands Starv ed or Dead of Sufferings Great Need of United States for Haste. MY MILT,ON BRONNER. (Staff Special.) WASHINGTON', Oct. 1. The Jiorriblo Cierman atrocities upon French war prisoners, and the anxiety with which France Is looking to the United States, arc vividly portrayed lit a letter to Professor Francesco Ventresca, a translator in the war department, from iProfessbr Henri Chomard, who In happier days was an iUtructor In the Lycee of Bourgen : Cflomard and Ventresca in early nian t. hood. taught in German schools to gether and so knew Germany thoroly. For three years Chomard has been chief French censor at Pontarlier, one of tho most important frontier posts; all mail between France and Switzerland has gone thru his hands. Chomard has had many opportu nities to get news of what Germany is doing to Frenchmen in its power. Summing up, he says: llcyoml Kndurnlico. "The Germans are treating our prisoners in a manner beyond hu man endurance. Tens of thousands of French soldiers in Germany have already died. The others will be re turned all broken up and worn out. "According to a German official Tort, published a year ago, 10,000 of our soldiers were then filling the insane asylums of Germany. "Under all sorts of pretexts they are inflicting terrible reprisals. Last year they sent 20,000 to Rnsian Po land. Tills year they sent 25,000 to the French front, where they were exposed to the fire from our guns. They wero packed in barracks ,too small to afford comfort, and had no lire. They were not allowed to re ceive parcels from home and were made to work about 100 yards be hind tho German first lines. "Of tho 2,".,000, nearly 7000 were killed by our projectiles or perished from disease. Tho others were taken l)ack to Germany In pitiful condition, crippled for the rest of their lives. "The Clerninns practice their re prisals 4spccilly upon officers and Intellectuals. Tho French prisoners, working in German mines during the last two years are ruined for life. Annihilate Knee. "Germany acts in this manner he cause she has more French prisoners than we have German. At first she treed the Kngilsli prisoners worse than ours, but now that England has more German prisoners than Ger many has Knglish, our accursed ene my has changed tactics. The allies should lie united on the treatment of prisoners of war as they aro on mili tary operations. "It Is a question of the future of our rnco which Germany seems to want to annihilate." In another passage Professor Cho mard reveals how much tho winning of tho fight for democracy depends upon tho United States: "I do not doubt the Intensity of tho effort In the United Rtntes, but what Is now needed most is speed, riming the first two years economic conditions in France had hardly cringed. The prices of foodstuffs liiid not changed much, but It has lieen ulto (liferent during the last year. And life threatens to become more precarious In the laboring masses and for employes living on limited salary. Prices Advancing. "Finally, the arrival of the first American soldiers has caused all prices to advance still more. They pay regardless of price. "France, which produces much less and which Is deprived of a part of her Imports because of the sub marines, must nevertheless contrib ute her share to feed the allied arm ies within her borders. Hence, a soaring of prices which would not have been thought poslhlc. "It is, therefore, necessary that America hasten. What are at pres ent the londillona on the French front after three years of war? On a front extending over more than TOO kilometers, our allies are holding only about K,0. Thus the heavy load Is still fulling almost entirely upon France and the appearance of ltove France." QHICHESTER S PILLS M.chr.. . lll.tro., JTlrndA . :r' "" ith l:iue Kir '!. v IIH Hit t Ml RENCH RAC vri SOLD BT DRUGGISTS MRYMLRE PONTIFF CLAIMS FRANCE. 8ELGIUIVI FAVORED I10TE Papal Secretary of State Declares Attitude of French Press Inexplic ableSays Loss by Prolongation of War Will Offset Any Possible Gains of a Victory in Field. PARIS, CM. 1. Tho Krlnir piih lihi'i a letter froiti Cardinal (ias purri, the papal secretary nf state, to Bishop )v (iiberjiiies of Valence, con cerning the reception accm-ded the pupal note, in which (he pupal secre tary expresses the satisfaction of Pope Itenedict at the sentiments of the Catholic; ciorjjy of rr.ince, wliic'i the letter says "is ail the more agree able to his holiness since the con trary attitude of the French press in general is inexplicable. It' there iire nations especially favored in the papal note they are France and Pel L'ium." The letter, which is dated Septem ber 10, remarks that France cer tainly cannot take exception to the first two points of the papal note concerning disarmament and oblig atory arbitration, and continues: " Reciprocal Remission." ' "As to the damn ires to bo replaced and the outlavs for the war, the holv father proposes in the third nlace as n general principle, reciprocal re mission, lie adds, however, that if in any ease particular reasons are opposed to that view, which is veri fied in the case of Heliiiiim, they can be weighed with justice and utpiity." rheietter then refers to the state ment of Former Premier Kibol that he is in accord with the provisional government of Russia, admitting that on the eventual peace negotiations war and indemnities should not he claimed, but reserving for France the riht to require reparation for damages caused by "the malevolence of military commanders omNide the necessities of war." The letter adds: Says I'Yaneo Favored. ''The pontifical note is couched in general terms and does not exclude reparation for such" damages, liui, even settinir aside the enormous dif ficulties of establishing with precis ion in all the sectors of the war the damages caused needlessly by the fault of military commanders, it is for France to iudc if it is suitable for it, even in the hypothc-is of vic tory, to prolong the war, were il only tor one year, to require nf the enemy reparation for these damages with due account taken of the hisses in money and men and the heaps of ruins in which the war would leave the Iteliati anil French territory now occupied." Cardinal f!aparri"s letter lavs stress upon the fact that the papa! note desires that French territory be immediately evacuated completely. It then says that flic pope does not and could not propose any solution con ccriHiiir Alsace-Lorraine. It- adds WWW 0FW Wednesday 1 f lSlsrTi3Ejf October 3 ft fW?t0aP5B M 2 days only I IVtf lilt! 11 Mk Thur. Oct. 4 m rr GREEK ART TO EE EXTENDED IN ATIIIONS, Sept. 1. (Ry Mail.). Tho minister of foreign nft'ulra, M. Politis, baa anounced In tho (J rook chamber of deputies that tho now Vonlzolos regime' would BlumiUze Un return to power by.giYlng the first definite recognition to the extensive Greek colonies all over the United States. Ho submitted several meas ures to this end, namely, the estab lishment of consul-general at New York, San Francisco and Chicago, rntiKiils fit Tlnstnn nnd Xnw OrlraiiK. ..... .. v,. hhn. ,n.i, positions at plncos vvliero tliero are ' a""-tn,s , l,sl's "lvmsr " lunn or 1500 Greeks. lotion of the United States Stool Tho proposition also provides for , 'ri.rl nm. the lntorniitmnnl Ilnr a national fund to l.e administered vesterooinany, tho I nitod Shoo Ma l,y the Greek legation at Washington, i , l",K'rv ''I'".v '""1 ' M'lK" "This national fund will be used," said the minister, "to aid the so cieties loohig after immigrants ar riving In, America, getting wtfrk for them, looking after them when sick, tl will assist in founding schools, churches, henefit societies and organi zations for tho spread of Crock lit erature and fine arts." There was great applause in the chamber when the minister referred to extending Greek are and litera ture In America, as it was the first suggestion that Groeco furnish Ameri ca something more than tolling mass es. It appealed strongly to the na tional pride, which considers Greece as tho birthplace of art and litera ture and rather resents the Idea that cheap labor Is what Greece is chiefly contributing to America. INirtluml Livestock l'OHTI-AN'I), Oct. . Cnltlo lcaily; receipts '211li. Host beef steers, .s!(j !J.7. : jrood beef steers, 7.Vi(n S.7.V. best beef cows, .'f(i.7.')((r' 7..'i(l; ordinary to piful cows, $l(n" .tli.7."); boM heifers, .J7(.i S; bulls, if' l( (i.7."i; calves, $7(ii !.."il;' Mucker anil feeder steers, if 7.12o. Huns steady; receipts 21 IX Prime light, sflH.l.Xn S.2:; prime heavy, $ IHfVJ 1S.1.V, pigs, .fllidi 17.2.'); bulk of sales, tflSC'MH.iX Sheep higher; receipts 1282. Wes tern lambs, ,f i:i.."i(l( II; valley lambs. r2.7."((ilXf)0; yearlings, $11.2."i((i 11.5(1; wethers, tflt(l.fi0; ewes, tf8 ( !).."0. Portland Hut lor. roliTLAXI), Oct. 1.--Under firm. One cent advance expected soon. City creamery prints, -ISc; caiiins. I'.lc; buying price biitterfat, , I7(" -lllc l.'iirtlnnd ; cube extras, I7e; prime firsts, -lac; lirsts, -lie; dairy, ;i.1e. TODAY'S MARKETS tli.it the pope expresses hope thai fclaicd were met. by Chief Justice franco and Germany will examine in!' While ordering them reargued at this a conciliatory spirit the aspirations session. The cases stand near thi ol' peoples, taking into account what ' of the docket, and unless delays i- juM and possible. Finally, the let- occur, court officials expect the Hur ler contends that the pope's nolo fa-1 vesh-r and the anthracite trust cases vnrs (-'ranee in different points nndt,, ,.nnie up for consideration Ibis olfcuds it in inuic. month, and the otto-rs shortly after- MATINEE 2:15. EVENING, 7:!5, 9:15 tffirine cf ifie tfifent T Five Bjfj Anti-Trust Cases, Child La- bor Law, Draft Statute anil Other ; Vital Litigation Pending Opening of Court Purely Perfunctory , President Called Upon. WASHINGTON, O.I. l.-l-'ive biS ! auey rauroau mm 1110 !vO!itiin ' eonipanie-: ami affiliated eoal com panies, tile so-ealleil anlhraeite eoal trust eases, together with proeeed ings from lour stales lo test the con stitutionality of the draft law, are before the I'nited States supreme court, which reconvened today fol lowing the annua! summer recess. Tlie opening today was purely ior functory, adjournment being taken almost, immediately in order to per mit Chief Justice White ami his as sociates to pay their customary call on l'resident Wilson. The hearing- of arguments on the pending cases wil begin tomorrow, but court official; do not anticipate any decisions beiiii handed down for several weeks. Draft. Law Passed I'pon Among the first eases disposed of, it is expected, will be those growing out of the enforcement of the draft law. If these wore permitted to come up in their regular order, they would not be reached for eighteen months, but Attorney General Greg ory plans to ask that they bo advane ed for early decision. While gov eminent officials, and especially those connected with the war do parliuciit, feel there, is no ipiestion about the validity . of the law, ft do cision by the highest court would do much, lo discourage, contrary son I i incut manifested in various sections of the country. -;. . Appeals from the decision of Judge Specr in Georgia, -who upheld the constitutionality of . the law and cases from -Minnesota, Ohio and New 'York, wliicli " inclndiv those of Kinnia Goldmiiii and Alexander ISei'kiuan, convictei of attempting to oppose the carrying into effect of the low by urging men within the draft ages not to register, have been .filed. All lire expected to lie decided at Hie same time. ' Dates have not been fixed for Hie hearing of argument's in the anti trust suits. These oases were ar gued last term. Kiunors that owing to the wur action on them would be delaved until after pence was de- Gr.t- SUPREME COUR MEETS TO HEAR PENDING CASES wards. This will lie the second lime the steel and the shoe machinery cases have been argued and the third time for the Harvester mid the an thracite suits. llill'voster mid Stool. The Harvester ease was appealed to Hie supreme court from tho Min nesota' federal court, which in lttl-l ordered the dissolution of tho com pany and its subsidiary organiza tions, combining $224,(1011.(1110 assets, as being in violation ot the Sherman law. Tho government maintains that the . mere combining of competitive traders, voluntary or otherwise, into "preponderant or dominant posi tion" in an industry constitutes in itself a violation of tho anti-trust laws. Tho defendants claim that, a dissolution decree is not justified on the grounds of mere size and power, contending furthermore thai the so called Harvester trust is n "good" combination. The enormous size nnd power al leged to be exercised in suppressing competition are the principal reas ons upon which the dissolution nf the I'uitod Slates Stool corporation is asked by the government. Suit was brought in the New Jersey federal district court in 1011, but was dis missed four years later by Judges P-uffington, MePherson, Woolev and Hunt, who held that, tilths the eir poratiou was formed for the ii'ir- Our Men in France Want American Tobacco and Cigarettes Everyone knows this; everyone says so. The Sammies are longing for good American smokes. And can you blame them? That curly hot French tobacco is all right for the poilus: they like it. But not for our men. You know what they want. They want those regular ciga rettes, those good familiar "makins," these pocket tins of pipe tobacco. And you can see that they get them. Now there's something every man can understand; every man in this country ought to help oh.' You cer tainly , can, and we're going to make it easy for you to send smokes to the soldiers. The Medford Mail Tribune Tobacco Fund has just been started, to supply our boys with' their favorite smoke. Will you help to make it a success? This has been endorsed by the Government. Through the efforts of this paper, arrangements have been made with The American Tobacco Company to send 45c worth of Tobacco for 25c. Here is what they will get: 2 packages of Lucky Strike (Jigarettes, retails at 3 packages of Bull Durham Cigarettes, retails at ........ 3 books Bull Durham Cigarette Papers 1 tin of Tuxedo Tobacco, retails at .: 4 books of Tuxedo Cigarette Papers A return post card is enclosed in each package, so that every contributor will re ceive a personal acknowledmcnt of his tjift. You will treasure this message from the trenches. Everybody wants to give a little. Will you help make it a success by doing your bit? Contribute! Organize your club, your church, your town, your office, your factory and give the boys just a little comfort their favorite smoke. THE MEDEORD MAIL TRIBUNE TOBACCO FUND pose of illegally monopolizing and restraining trade, it has not boon ahle alone to fix and luaiiitaiu prices and is not an actual monopoly. The government at once appealed the case and it was argued in .Unroll. 1017. Shoo Machinery Case. The proceeding in the shoe ma chinery case was instituted in the Massachusetts federal district court in 101 1, hut was dismissed utter vol uminous testimony had been taken, the court, sustaining the dcfcndiints on all grounds. This case also was ilrgnod before 'the supreme eourl in March, 1017, and later was ordered reargued this term. The United Shoe Machinery company was organized in ISO!), with n capital slock of if2r, 1100,000. The government alleges that this concern has monopolized the How Long Must I Suffer From the Pangs of Rheumatism? Is there no real relief in sight? Doubtless like other sufferers, you have often asked yourself this ques tion, which continues to remain un answered. Science has proven that your Rheu matism is caused by a germ in your blood, and the only way to reach it is by a remedy which eliminates and re moves these little pain demons from your blood. This explains why lini ments and lotions can do no perma r r W shoo niudlilurry field, and tipon Ulo' decision in this enso rests tho f ut tiro of the Ainyrieun shoo industry. ' 1 TO RESIST 1 RAIDS rKTHOUUAD, Oct. I, Tho Hus slnn capital is preparing seriously to resist air raids. A series of observa tion posts within a radius of 2 00 lulled have,; been established. , Aera plane patrols are on duty and ar rangements have, been made for dark ening the city when tho approach of enemy airmen is announced by tho blowing of sirens. nent good, for they cannot possibly reach these germs which infest your blood by the millions. S. S. S. has been successfully used for Rheumatism for more than fifty years. Try it to-dy, and you will find yourself at last on the right track to get rid of your Rheumatism. You can get valuable advice about tha treatment of your individual case by writing to the Chief Medical Adviser, bwitt spccinc lo, Kept, ii At lanta, ua, 20c 15c ZZ'lOc 45c
