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MAI FORD L TRIBUNE rr. Forty-Boventh Tear. Dally Twelfth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, AVEDN KSDAY, . OCTOBER 3, 1917 NO. 166 S.V. HAMMERING HINDENBURG ALL NEUTRALS CONGRESS ENDS BRITAIN CLAMPS SPECIAL SESSION EMBARGO . UPON BOMB REPRISALS RUSS CONGRESS WITH INTEREST VOTES IN FAVOR FOR AIR RAIDS' OF COALITION NEXT-SATURDAY Arrangements Marie for Adjourn mentSoldiers' Insurance Bill Vote Tomorrow War Tax Bill Signed and Sent to White House Effective When Approved. JASinXGTON, Oct. 3 An-anno-nionts wore made lute tt:i.v '' senate anil house lenders for ad journment of the present exl ranrdin nry session of congress next Satur lay at ,r p. in. ( An agreement lo vote on Hie sol diers' and sailors' war risk insurance bill and amendments not Inter than 0 p. m. tomorrow wns adopted today by the senate. The war hill was signed by Speaker Clark and Vice-President Marshall shortly after noon and was sent al once to the white house. The bill is designed to raise 1 1 0.OOO.illK) in revenue. All new taxes in the bill become effective when the president siuus il, except certain specified rales. Thive Cent Postage. The 1-eent letter and postcard lax becomes operative in thirty days and 'the second-class mail increases July 1. New income and war excess prof its taxes are based on income of the 1917 calendar year, and payable be fore March 31,"l!)18. All stamp taxes, including Ihose oa parcel post packages, become effec tive December 1. Amusement admis sions ami taxes on club dues eo into effect November 1, us do taxes oa freight and passenger transporta tion, sleeping car, drawing room and steamship berths, pipe line transpor tation, insurance policies- afal tele graph and telephone message's cost ing 13 cents or more. Hills Yet 1'iipassed. Democrat.-;" Ueaiier Kitchin will in troduce the udjuurmncnt resululion in tin; house tomorrow, planning its im- mediate passage. Remaining for disposition before Sdjournment are the soldiers' anil sailors' insurance bill, the eight bil lion dollar deficiency appropriation measure and a few minor miscellan eous matters. The soldiers' ami 'ilors' civil rights bill and oiler leg islation will go over until the Decem ber session. The conference report on the eleven billion dollar urgent deficiency appropriation hill was adopted by the senate today without a roll' call, alitor three minutes' consideration. PSKIXG, Monday, Oct. 1. (Delay ed) .Tho Chinese government has appropriated $:ino,0(ia,ai)0 for Imni Jtdte relief work at Tien Tsln, where pieat destruction has been wrought by the overflowing of the Moans riv er. Dr. Paul Keinsch, Hie American minister, has Rent a cablegram to tin1 American lied Cross asking for $J(jO, 000. Coolies havo cut the Grand canal at several places near Tien Tsin, but this has not affected the situation In the city, whero tho water Is almost stationary. Pno Ting Fu, Teh Cbow and other cities of Chi Id, are inundated. Chin ese newspapers aro appealing for loans from foreign nations to prevent a recurrence of tho flood by deepen ing the canals to the sea.1 PROTEST PRICES FIXED FOR COAL AND FUEL WASHINGTON. O t. :i.--I.V. scutntives ol' public utilities cnmpi ii's in Iowa and Illinois, licadcil Clifford Tliorac. appeared today 1 fore the fuel administration lo p tc-t nyain-t llic coal price- licd the v'overnmcnt. Tin' t : ! ri--t hey contend, while lowcrin-j llic in ket prices obtainm-: at til" time, nlniost every in:..'''i me he: than the average prices for the I Ji'ur. Measure Designed to Stop Feeding of Enemy Thru Neutrals With American Embargo, Will Effectu ally Stop Trade, as It Abrogates Trade Agreements Entered Into. WASHINGTON. Oft. 3. Great Ittilaiii's new embargo on shipments of practically everything in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Nether lands is regarded here as a most im portant move in tightening the cor don which slowly, hut surely, is kill ing tlie military power of Germany. Coining close on the export 0111 bargo of the United States, which is be in,' administered to keep from the Kuropean neutrals everything that miiiht supply the central powers. Great Hritain's net ion is regarded as one of I lie most important of the war. As the ltrit ili embargo excludes everything except printed matter, about the only t liintr 'bat will be per mitted to go lo the German people by way of I he neutrals will he expres sions of world opinion that they .-hould reorganize their system of government to do away with the mili tary autocracy. In a figurative sense, Great Hritain holds one end of the rope and the I'nited Slates holds t tie other. Grad ually, but surely, as it is being drawn taut the military power of Germany is being strangled because the em bargo cuts oil' the sum dies she has been rereiv uvj thru the adjacent neu trals. Muds Timto Agreements. Great Hritain's embargo also is re garded by government officials here as 1 1 en o unci lit"; trade agreements en tered into since the beginning of the war. preparatory to identic action. It is not lielieved there is any in tention to cut off absolutely trade he t ween those neutrals and the, allies, but the agreements will be made to conform to conditions which have been radically altered bv the en trance of the l uited States in the war. II was pointed out Unit the enemy was being provisioned thru' neutral channels. WASHINGTON. Oct. Klevation of Major Oeiicral John J. IVr-hing to the lank of general, a title held by oulv Washington, Grant, Sherman and Sheridan, is sought by Secretary liaker, in a rccoiumcndalion before the senate military committee today. The secretary lilacs revival of the rank of 'general for IVrshing and I lie army chief of .staff, and heutemint L'ctici ;il for the corps commanders with the expeditionary forces The secretary declared that the head of the overseas should be i veil a jjradc commensurate with hi' position. SPOKANE RAIE CASE PRACTICALLY REOPENED WASHINGTON", Oct. 3. Hy an or dor of the interstate commerce com mission today the celebrated inter mountain rate cane was today prac tically reopened for consideration of new tariffs proposed by the railroads which would effict increases ranging from 10 to t'.O percent on about 70 percent ol the present schedules. By a blanket order hid dune which n expected to ehie up the loiiir-coiite-ted i ii-c, the railroad- were au thorized to inercii-c nme rate, re d!fc a!ew otiicr- and permit the re mainder to -land. The .u-pcii'led rate- propose in-eic.i-e- t r m ca-tern otic- to inler nionntain Pniturv m au'rh-iillural UMjilt Mn iit-, canned irood-, elutbuej. il-.fi. u ' n -haiduare, iron and -ted, leather, tnadi iner , paper and honk-, pliiuilfer- L'ood-, tin ami tin Wiip'. toba'-co and a hui li-t of minor ui tides. 5i Allies Also (Vlchriiting Hii'tlulay of (.cl-nmn Tllen, whoso wooden slatllo lias Int'ii filled with spikes by oil lnirei'S al so much per spike for (lie lieliefll of (lie war final. E SAlV FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. A charge that Frank C. Oxnian of Dur kee, Ore., cattleman, perjured his testimony against Thomas J. Mooney, convicted of murder following a bomb explosion here, was dismissed by Superior Judge Franklin A. Grif fin here today. Attorneys for the bomb case de fendants announced after the dis missal of the action ' that ihey would bring no further proceedings against Oxnian. Judge Griffin personally swore to the warrant for Oxman's arrest, after three police court judges aro declared to have refused to do so. In dismiss ing the action toduy Judge Griffin dclarod: "When I Issued tho warrant I was Informed by Mooney's attorney that Oxnian was not in San Francisco at the time he swore ho saw Mooney at tho sceno of tho bomb explosion. 1 find now that the contention of tho defense attorneys In asking for tho warrant was based only oa suspicious circumstances." Attorney Kdwln McKenzie. repre senting Mooney, declared to the court that lie would show an attempt on the part of Oxnian to bribo Mrs. Ks tello Smith to testify that she saw Israel Weinberg, one of the di fond ants, at the scene of the explosion. Judge (Irlffin held that this was not material to the cluvrge on which he warrant was based. STOCIIIIOLM, Oil. " .- King Gus tave today told the lc.nicis of the chief parties In the riksdiiK that In his opinion It would be most expedi ent o form a cabinet representing the vailo'is parties whlcb would main tain the neutral policy of the country since the beginning of the war, mfe guanl the Interests of tho nation and exercise a cnlmliig Influence on the people dining the present crisis. Say ing that Sweden's diifh ultles were increasing dally, tlie kini: as-erted the greatest prudence would be necessary to maintain the position adopted. He app-alcd to the patriotism of the leaders, nsklng them to set aside per sonal opinions utid Willy platforms. F AMSTERDAM. Oct. 3. Tho cele bration of tho birthday of Field Mar shal Ulndcnburg at German main hoadquarters yesterday began with a visit from Emperor William, who pre sented tho field marshal with a mar ble bust of tho "all highest war lord." The route from Illndcuburg's house to the main headquarters was lined with children, who strewed flowers In his path, whllo airmen droppeil flowers ond laurel wreaths. At headquarters tho field marshal was received by (ieneral Von Ludcn dorff and tho other officers of tho general staff. General Ludendorff greetod his chief as the "personifica tion of tho glorious development of tho Prussian-German fatherland." Illndenburg later review veteran units and other soldiers in front of tho headquarters, and in speaking to them said: Ileal of Germany. "It is a special pleasure to nio to know myself at one with the (icrniau people in their will to victory nnd their confidence In -victory." The field marshal praised the army nnd tlioso who remained at home. He called for cheers for the emperor, who invited to dinner all who had called to offer birthday congratula tions. In a speech the emperor praised the field marshal as "the hero of tho Gorman people to whom It is granted to accomplish deeds of world and historical greatness." The em peror theiv thanked Field Marshal Von llindcnbiirg In tho name of the army and the people and continued: "Future rentiiries will weave leg ends u round the beloved nnd honored personality of the field marshal. May (lod preserve him for further deeds until the victorious end of the war. out or which a strong, healthy and respertod tlcrinuny will arise." BOARD EN ROUTE WEST WASHINGTON, Oct. .'!. -The labor adjustment bojtd lift today for tho Pacific coast to lake up strikes which are hampering I'hlpbuilding opera tions. It wil go first to Seattle anil then lo Portland and Sail Francisco. FOR OFFICERS TO y WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. A third series of officers' training camps to bo opened January 5 will run until April 5, tho war department an nounceil today, primarily for tho edit cation of enliKtcd men of the regular army, national guard utid national army for commiHsions. In addition,, however, 2400 gradil ntes from 93 specified schools and colleges will bo admitted. From KiiliMcl Mon, A camp will ho located in each of tho regular army, national gourd and national army divisions. Additional camps will ho located in tho Philip pines, Panama and Hawaii, and one each at Kort Ullss and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Chlcamuitga, Oa, Tho quota of each regiment or smaller unit of tho army to he so lected lo attend tho officers' schools will be 1.7 percent of tho enlisted strength of the organization. Gradu ates recommended for commissions as second lieutenants will bo com missioned as nacancles occur. College men to ho admitted must bo between 'J l and 31 on tho day of the opening. Thero Is no restriction against married men, hut unmarried men will be preferred. Open to Kvrryone. Any enlisted man between 21 and 40 years of ae may apply. Character and military aptitude will govern selections. Collego students will he refpilred to enlist for thedurallon of tho war and servo out their enlist ment If they do not obtain commis slons. They will receive tho pay and allowances of flrnt-class privates while under instruction. The camps are primarily for the training of line officers. The quar termaster general, chief of ordnance chief of roust arrtlllcry, chief signal ol fleer and chief of engineers have hc'i! authorized to organl.e micb sclionls for special training as may do necessary. LIM A, Peru, Oct. H.-- The Peruvian rongrcs is considering the Interna ttonal situation an alfccta relations with llerniany. The foreign minister anil the minister of war have been summoned before congresn o give In fo l inatlon It dcslies. PERU CONSIDERS WW KAISER 'We Shall Bomb Germany With Compound Interest Very Soon," Promises Lloyd George French Reprisals Under Way Artillery Duels Vigorous at Many Points. LONDON. Oct. 3. A crowd of poor people in the .southwest district of Loudon yesterday appealed to Premier l.lovd George, nays the Daily Mail, for reprisals against Germany for the air raids on London. The premier shouted to tile crowd: 'We shall liomli (leruianv with compound interest very soon.' The crowd cheered the promise of the premier wildly. The premier had just completed a tour of tho urea damaged in the raids with Viscount French, commander of tho homo forces. French Hepi'lsiUs. PARIS,, Oct. 3. Violent artillery fif?liting continues on tho Verdun trout, says today's official nu- nouneement. No important infantry operations occurred during the night. "In reprisal tor the bombardment o Bur-I.e-lhio, two of our aviators dropped several bombs oil the town of Uaili'll. "On the night of October 1-2 and during the day of October 2 our avi ators bombarded the railway station at Krihourg-, factories at Volkojren and Ilof'tcuhiich and rnilwny stations at Hriculles, Lmiyuyim, iMctz-Woippy, Arnaville, Mezieres-I.es-Metz, Thioit ville nnd Sarreliourg. In the course of iheso expeditious projectiles lo the amount of 70(11) kilograms (l.ri,40U pounds) were dropped." The lown of linden, in the j;rand duchy of the suine name, is one of the most famous and beautiful wat ering places of Kuropc, best known for its medicinul baths. It is a town of some ITi.OOO, about Ti'i miles from the French border. Artillery Active. LONDON, Oct. "The artillery activity continued on both sides dur ing the night in llic region east of Yprcs,'' llic wnr office aunoiinceil today. "Otherwise there is nothing to report." lil'.lil.IX, Oct. II, via London. Ocrnian troops yesterday captured a section of French trenches .12011 yards wide on the northern slope of Hill .'ill, lo (he east of Hie river Mouse, in the Verdun region, it was officially reported by tile (Icrman general staff today. E SCALE IS ADJUSTED WASHINGTON', I). , m. .X An agreement on wage scales virtually was readied today between the navy department and the presidents of the international t rudes unions, repre senting navy van! employes, Wbile fig-it res luive imt been liimllv decided, tt was aniiiinneeii ot l intill y that the conference bad readied a point where the trade union iiien expected to si'it up tomorrow fur the eniiinu year. The effect of the M'nle under con sideration will be In iii'-miM' the eie-l of navy yard labor to the gov ernment more than 11) per cent over the scale for Jill", which expired on September 2 . IS WELL UNDER WAY WASHINGTON'. Oct. :i. The hi diie for three billion dolhtr- in the M'coiid liberty loan i in its iluni lnyt with reports continuum to reach (hi! Ircjittii'v ih ourtment in hirc vol ume tell i hi: of the public' enthusias tic tv-poii-c to the nntiou;il appeal for Mib-rripliun-;. TreiiMirv ol tidal predicted Ibc success of the new bond is-ue, bal ing their prediction on the over-sub-icriptio of n h0,i?imi,hi imr ,, l'eih-rakcertiliciit of indebtedtie.-o. Democratic Congress First Decides for Coalition Government, Then Bars Burgeois and Constitutional Democrats, and Eventually by a Vote Opposes Idea of Coalition. PETHOflRAI), Oct. I!. Tho dem ocratic congress, by u vole of 7bTi against (iS8, today declared in favor of n coalition jrovoi'iiinent. Having; declurcd itself in favor of a coalition govcniiiicnl, the demo cratic congress voted thut the fol lowing; amendment he made to the resolulion : J-'irst Against inclusion in tho coalition of tho bourgeois clement, particularly of persons concerned in tho Oeneral Korniloffs revolutionary movement. Second Against coalition witli the entire constitutional demoeratio party. ' . The sit nnt ion created by the oon- trudiolory movements led to a lively discussion, find eventually ,liy a vote of 8111 to 180, the conference an nounced itself opposed even to the idea of coalition. PETKOGRAD, Tuesday, Oct. 2. It was officially announced toduy by tho provisional government thut the revolt which broke out on Saturday at Tambov, H00 miles southeast of Moscow, has been suppressed. KMAItlvOV, liussta, Oct. 2, Tues day. Kmployes of tlie electric lmut company today arrested the direc tors nnd managers. Alter a meeting at whicli a proposal to deal out sum mary justice to the prisoners was re,-, jected, it wns decided to hold them until higher authority had been grunted. PETHOmiAD, Oct. 3. The de mand for improved economic condi tions recently made by the employes of the principal Kussian railwaye not having been satisfied, the men today announced their intention ot slopping work tomorrow. POKTMNU, Oct. XU. H. Hou ser, federal grain commissioner for the northwest, announced today ut a meeting of grain representatives of northwest districts that he hud re ceived confirmation of reports thut huge Tpmnlilies of Australian wheat are en route here, "The Australian wheat," ilr. Houser said, "will be available for milling her,e, and this will release it corresponding amount of northwest wheat for shipment overland to Chicago." Regulations under whieh wheat from norlbwest points will be receiv ed and handled here were discussed at today's conference. CO-OPtRATlVE DRAFT FOR U. S. AND CANADA OTTAWA, Oil. X Negotiations are under way, il is understood, be tween Ottawa and Washington wi.ll a v iew to bringing Americans of mil itary age resident in (.'iinuiln within the scope of the Canadian draft laws. Cunadinii residents in the I "nil nl States wiinlil similarly be nf fcclcil under the American law. LAURIER 10 RETIRE OTTAWA, Od. 3.- Sir Wilfrid I. aimer has announced to lending liberals whom he summoned to Ot tawa that be proposes to retire from lc;ylcr-hip of the opposition nnd the liberal party. Sir Wilfrid has been head of the Canadian liberal partv sinei 1SS7 nnd IrtT thj recent rf.ght against eoti-cnirtm, iu Camilla,
