Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, October 06, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextEATIIERaxIiiuim yosh-nlay, 7!); n.inrniuni f n,l;,y( .J.1; ,POREOA.iT-Tnigli( and tomorrow: Fair. ?cb mi ,r i . ,,: . hmbm a ,1' . V Fortv-Bftvunth Yftar. Dally Twelfth Tear. MEDFORD. OKEGOX, SATURDAY, OCTOHEll (i, 1917 XO. lf!9 SOX ETSV US53 ESSBi n BECT n m xew 6: 1 APPRECIATION S0)( !w& ; BY PRESIDENT KIM VXW.'j !M V s 1 J c IS ' WVVVVrt' l A A ' - A i i -fl M liljf v V V V V V v ' ft 4,x fv.i vVvVV v -v -ST sAA iSH! ill btNtW 32,000 SEE I All 1 1 A II cucjcniiiiiiSMSU-BUAiiiy " DEPTH BOMB ULUOL U Hill LI White Sox Victorious in Opening me of World Series Cicotte Pitches Unbeatable Ball for Amer ican League Champions Felsch's Home Run and Jackson's Shoe string Catch Feature Game Chi cago Holds Lead From Start. COMJSKRY PARK, .;!iienKo, 0,-t. G. Chicago While Sox wn tin- first Kume of Hie world's series liy a score of 2 to J, from the New York (Hauls, the champions of tho National leaiiii.'. Cii'olle pilchcd iinliciiliililc liall lor llio American Icaiiuo cliainohins J'Vlsch'.s home run and Jackson's Kliocstring catch featured the aaic. Chiriiu made n holiday today. Ev ery artery that led to Comiskey park pulsated with n preat crowd. Hun dreds unable to nain admiion to the park buns; around the outside of the highways and followed (he game as best they could from the spectnlors who shouted to them the progress of the play. It was a perfect October day and made to order for ba.-.cliall. Patriotic Address. The band played '-The Slar-Span-f?lcd lianaer" and the crowd arose . and stood with uncovered heads, while the players removed their caps. The players of both teams gathered ground the home plate and a speaker made a patriotic address, al the same time showing the flags of (he failed States' allies. 'While the speaking was oing on the umpires, with Jlanagers liowland and JlcOraw went to the rlubbouse for a conference, presum ably to discuss ground rules. Thirty-two thousand persons saw the plays that made up the follow . ing official box score; XKW YOlilv U. S. DESTROYER Guns of American Warship Used as Well Bombs, the Fourth of Which Accomplishes Results Details of Pursuit Three Misses Scored Before Result Is Achieved. All.lv'. II. I'D.. . K. Iturus, if. :i ii i n nj Herzog, lib 4 II 1 ;t t II Kaulf, cf (I II II II (I (i Zimmerman, 3b.... 4 II II li ;! (I Kletclier, ss 4 II (I U II II Itobertson, if 4 (I 1 0 1 (I Itolke, lb ;i (I -1 I t n (I JlcC'arty, e :i I 1 J 1 1 Sallce, p :t II .1 0 ij (i Totals Wl 1 r LT. !.") .1 j Clllt'AdO. I Al!. It. II. I'd. A. K. J. Collins, rf 4 I :l III II II' Mc.Muilcn, :u. :i (i i ii :i n' I). Collins, Jb :i II 1 I II (I1 Jackson,, cf. :t II ii ."i ii ii ! l'Vlseh, i-f Jill II II (landil, lb J II II 1 II 1 II Weaver, ss J II II 2 1 1 Schalk, c J 0 (I J II II Cicotte, p J (I II 1 f 4 II Ratals US ' 7 IT I H 1 WASIIINIITIIN-, Oct. fi. I),.(il of a lijjtit between aa American de- troyer in KuroiK-an waters and a Oiennun submarine, in which Um merible was destroyed by depth bombs, .were announced by the navy I'parluicnt today. Anuonacing was made in llic fol lowing slalcmciit : "The secrelary of llic navy author ics the piihlicaiiou of this account of an ciigagcmcnl between an Ameri can destroyer and an caemv sulinia- rinc. "This is one of a number of en Jounlcrs of a more or less similar nature, the details of which hav been made public in this manner n, early as possible. ( coa(m.e of in lerest allaches (o this engagement necause it was the occasion for a letter of appreciation, from the Itril-i.-h admiralty which expressed admir ation for (lie efficient and seamaii like conduct of the officers and crew of the American destroyer). Annies Aro Withlielil. "For military reasons the name of (he dotroycr and the ,b,li. .,,,.1 H. location of the action are withheld 'The J'ollowin' ni'coioit ..r ih.. .... gagemeat was prepared from the complete report received by the navy department: "The American destroyer . first sighted Ihe sul irine in the early morning of a clear dav. The sea was entirely calm, with hardly a ripple of loam. The submarine was running submerged with only her periscope showing. A large number of mer chant ships were in sight. The U lioal was less than a mile off the port beam of Ihe destroyer and following a parallel course in aa opposite di rection f.hcn the periscope was dis covered. H was throwing up a col umn of water several feet in height, so like a nearly spent torpedo thai the ollicer of the deck thought for a moment that Ibis was what it was. "The next iiislnjit the destroyer changed coarse sharnlv to the i,.n and headed for the l -boal at. full speed. .l the same tune the forward gnus opened lire on the periscope. The commanding officer ordered a course steered l!at would bring the destroyer across Ihe wake of the I' boat a little to the Icar of the peri scoj e Needs of Nation Met in Way That Assures Effectiveness of American Arms, Declares Wilson Riyhts of People Safeguarded Work Done Well for National Defense. WASIIINtlTON'. Oct. !. The larg t appropriation measure in the his tory of the I'nited States became law- today when President Wilson signed the urgent deficiency bill carrying .f7,7;i8,12l,IIOn, principally for war purposes. President Apprecial ive. The work of the coiiL't-cssionnl ses sion adjourning today was ionised hv I lesnieul u ilson in a statement say ing: The needs of Ihe imnv and ii,.vv have been met in a wav llml ,. the effectiveness of American arm, and the war-making branch of tin government has been abundantly compiled with the powers that were necessary to make the action of the nation ettective. ' "The sixty-fifth congress now ac .ioiirnitig,".he President added, "de serves the gratitude ami appreciation of u people whose will and purpose 1 believe it has faithfully expressed. line cannot examine Ihe record of it. action without, being impressed by its completeness, its courage and its full comprehension of a great task. Safeguarded People. "I believe that it has also in equal degree and as tar as possible in tin face of war. safee-mmlcd Ihe rhrhi. of the people and kept, in mind ih,. considerations o( social pisliee so of ten obscured in the hnslv renilinsf- incnts of such a. crisis. It seems to me that Ihe work of this remarkable session has not only been done tboroly, but that if also' has been done with Ihe utmost dis pnleb possible in (he circumstances or consistency with a full considera tion of the exceedingly critical mat ters dealt with. Hest of all, it has left no doubt as to the spirit and de termination of the country, hut has affirmed them as loyally and as em phatically as our fine soldiers will affirm them on the firing line." Ilolllll. dashed llcplh SCOKK liY IXNIXdS. New York 0 (I (I II 1 1 (I 0 01 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0--'J SL'MMAIiY Two-base bits, MeMnlleii, Koherl son mid J. Collins, Three-biisc bit, -McCarty. Home run. IVI-eh, Stolen liases, Htiins, (landil. Sac rifice hit, .Mi Mullen, I limbic play, Weaver to K. Collins lo 'iiindil. Left on base-, New York Nationals , Chicago A nici icons :! First base on errors. New York !. (Continued on Pago Sli.) IP'strovrd by "A-- l!le destroyer the line of bubbles a depth char; was dropped and a column of clear water h"t thirty feif into the air. The destroyer turned to the right, swiftly circling, and her starboard gnus opened on the periscope as she came around to cross the I'-boat's wake again. Again a column of clear f (Continued on page six.) iPERU 10 BREAK WITH GERMANY TELL HEFIIN TO STAR! PROCEEDINGS ON SLUSH FI em. .V AMERICAN PATRO IL F OONDERS IN EUROPEAN WATERS II l STRIKE PROPOSED 10 AID STRIKING CARMEN SENATE REGRETS LA FOLLETTE AID TO KAISER BY LA FOLLETTE Senators Declare Wisconsinile Has Lent Himself to German Propa ganda Atcuse Him of Mis-stating Facts Free Speech Nut in Danger Evil Effect on Germany. DEFENDS LACK OF PATRIOTISM Senator in Lengthy Address Pleads for Right to Conduct German Propaganda Points to Lincoln's Opposition to Mexican War and Pitt's Opposition to American War. LIMA. I'eni. Oct. (dclavcdl.--'I lie 1 'ci ii i;in go ci'iimi'lit probably will soon break oil' diplomatic rela tions uitli (ierniaiiy. The Jir-t step toilav h ben niicris-, bv WASHINGTON', (l,.. (j. e,,r,,. senlalivc llcl'lins declaration that certain members had "acted suspic iously" in , neilion with reports of use of (leruian money to iullueiiee congress, was neld (oilav liy llic spe cial committee appointed to investi gate llellin's charge, to be "subject to critfeism." 'file report made to ihe boils,. u. day by Ifcpic-enlalive Manibarl of Indiana staled -peeifieally. however, that the coiiimltlec had no recommen dation in Ihe prcmi-cs to make. The direct n ml parliamentary course for Mr. Ilelliu to pursue, the report added, would be o bring pfo- ceedimjs lor expulsion JlL'.'lill-l her- whose loMilty be challcli: WASHINdTOX, Od. 0. An Amer- lean patrol ship foundered in Kuro penn watera on Iho mornliii: of ()e- loher 4 while on duty. The navy depart meal ha no Infor mation of the cause of the loss nf the ship and has ordered an Invesll- gallon. There wuh on loss of life. 'nrther Informallon of Iho inci dent, which was reported by Vice Ad miral Rims, Is being asked for hv Iho navy department. There Is nolb- Ing In .tho ileparliiieni'H announce ment to Indlrale the class of Ihe ship. .Most of Iho American palrols are destroyers. . The losl ship w:is an auxiliary, not one or the regular navy list, unit was on mine sweeping work when losl. Tho report I hat nho foundered Is taken here to mean she was losl In run of the weaiher. SAX FAXCIScX), Oct. 0. Tho San Francisco labor council at a meetliif last night Inslru: ted Us executive committee to take a canvass or lis ir,i) subsidiary unions on the nieiui- ration of calling n general slrlko In sympathy with tho street ear strike, labor leaders announced hero today. Tho council also voted to bovrolt tho cars of tho Culled ltnllways sys tem whoso employes are on Blrlke Tor an eight hour day and a wago or $:i.r,o. No penalty for union men riding on the cars was named. The labor council controls all of Ihe unions in tho city which aio not engaged In actual -building eoiislrue- iiiin ino latter are controlled by the llulldlng Trades Council of California. The. executive lommltlee of the council Is to meet. .Monday night, theso tenders declare, lo oulllno the manner In which the canvass of these unions Is to lie secured. 'flu- reported action of Ihe labor council followed a vole bv the strik ing car mi n lo continue Ihe strike. It is slated that Ihe vole proposition was V7u lo '1 '1. this mem- as 1; i almost miii I'.'or of -neb tout o;- our-e. ole, decided in v. a r ntrol rre is WASHIXCTOX, Oct (!.--trade council to take entire or Iho country's foreign eouuuer under consideration by Pre-lili lit W'il oii. The new organisation would absorb tire present expoits admlnis-j , , MI , , trslive board and become one of Hie moled wal niost Important of the go inmcnl's j i, demand wn- not met, i wur ngeuclea. ' K'luliou- would be broken. The Peruvian !'o enimelit on Scp Icfhhcr L'li ilisIl'Mcteil its lijiiiistci- at iM iliii lo j-icsent to liie (lennati g(, . ciiuililll a tle'lialhl lliat sa ti - t act Ion he "icll v.illnli i 1 l' i : I i!.ts for the b a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 Hie oft he I 'cril V - REDUCED RATES SHIP INSURANCE cf- e.l III II V III rl. ele It w; inish tcr- cd that if diplomatic CINl 'IN N ATI, Od eiiinali Yolkc.hl.iti, l:ew-p;,i,er, v a- laid l iiilci Si.-it.-s n t and leCir tile-. I, , accoalit books tile l ulled Slal oillcc. (in dallv a V bv II. The fttriliall d late l.nlav sel-v Ice of'ticci-s i ''-i r- jitnl other 'c,l and taken to list rit-l ultorncv's WASIIIMITi'S', Oct. (I.--TI feel iveness o' nielhods eui,o I'l'.diiiug submarines resulted , ,, I a reiliielion of apploviuuilely j: cent in the premium-, charged by tin -oveiiiment's .,r risk iiisinance bu reau on nil Aiiarienn steamers tiuv ersing the war ',11c. The reduction, as announced by tin Irea-ury dcpailiueul, is in, i, i;i eelil to per , . n. "This icIik -in hi.'' (In, announce inenl say., "i- made liccuui eoi res(oli,lu,u' .tcerease m Ihe ri START REVOLUTION WASIIINIITON, 0,-t. (!. "I js ,,. fortuuale for the country mid for tin senator from Wisconsin,'' said Sen ator Itohllisoll of Arkansas ,-,.,.lvi,,.. io Mcnutor I at Follelle lodiiy, "that he has lent himself and his servic. i., the promotion of ideas and desires of the kaiser." Senator Kclloex' ui scd T lelle of mis-slaliii"- fuels In II... si I'llill speech and denied that this country wenl lo war lo secure Amci-i- eans the rigid lo travel on iiiunli ;,,- laden ships or to muled, loans i,,,l by Morgan & Co. lo foreign govern- meiiis. "I am as ieulous of Ihe l-icbt r free speech as anv ineinbec ll.i.- body," Senulor Kellogg said, "but this is a question of erroneous stnte- meni ot tads ra her t nm of IV,,.. peech." , Aiding lh Kaiser. "I have no rigid or wish." he con tinued, "lo criticise anv niiiii wl.,. uted against Ibis nnlion going ( war, iillho 1 mav disa"i-ee will, io,..- hut we are at war, ami I believe men ol this body, men of influence, should not make stateinenls leuclner In ,,i,l and cllcoui'U''c the cneinv im.l I,. (iisiionor mid discredit upon Ibis mi tioii, i "Imagine the circulation in Ih (lermiin empire ol I hose slalei its rellceting discredit upon our prose eulioii of the war and suslaiiiing tin justice ol the cause of Ihe (lenuan empire. Could (bcse i pie he blam ed for believing in a cause bowcvei lacking in justice! ami right, if I best are Ihe reasons which lend us iul Ibis .great conflict and sustain u thin its Irving ordeals." t Sennit Pi-oIm-i-s. Mended liy Senator I'oinerene ol Ohio, Ihe followiiej- members ol' Ih, mile privileges and elections com. milieu were ai iulcd lodav in Hi, illh-eominillee lo ilivcstiuate Senulor l.a 1'ollelle s SI. Paul sp h ; Sena tors Walsh of .Molilalia and .!-,,..- ..I Kentucky, democrats, an. I I lillineham ol criiiont and Call of New .Mexico republicans. The suh-comiiiillcc will hold iC first nieeling Monibiv. GERMANS FORCED FURTHER BACK l;iiovss ii. 1. 1;, Mexican rebel lolve er-hip of Purf'iro lo be oi-.-aiiiuiL' a Tex.. Oct. fi. - under Ihe 1,-a.l- Uiales, icporled revolulion iii the I" , pel- id' til' sli-." district between Aluiucdo and li'aauis station, near Moiileiey, lire being elo-eil ill upon bv govelllliicld troops Iroin Moiileiev, N'ucmi I.alcilo. Alnlii lliolos and icloliii, it was said tit fi -ei.illy III nMt.iinoros ,.,.iv. ORECON ENGINEER DEAD ON BATTLE FRONT . WASIIINli'l'l l', (I,-) Mel cei , i 'in: m 1 1 i .' pnt teliiher .III of piieiim to II CilblcelinO I4CC1 Ii. All te. died S,- Ilia, lieconllliy ed toila- fi-oin 'lelieinl Pclsliin-. m fnlhcr is A. H. .Mercer of l.oo-loii, Ore. 111,'IIISII I'ii'iiNT IN l-T; A NCI AM) IIKI.llirM, del. II. - At -places in llic new line eslnlihshed by the llnlisli attack in l-'la ndeis, the Oernuills were repol'leil loil.-iy o be 111 such expos,.,! ps,,, lt ihey had pulled back their ilcleii ,-, i, -boil ili.-lanee. linll-li patrols oun, Ihe forward .shell bob- defenses in one seclion nliMiiiidueil. I'AIMS. Od. (1, The dermal made an ntlael, hi-l nighi ,,n tin- iluii Iroul near Mill III I. 'fb.-v gain. a footing in Ihe l-'ielicb posil,,,,,, ic point-., llic war ill lice I , ,, , I but were biter iImm-ii h,,c.. IUL IIUUUL PICKETS ARRESTED SEATTLE PHONE GIRLS TlinriTril i nTnnp IIMAItN A olnlftt WASMIXO'l'ii.N, Oct. nlincls nf the woman's i I pichclim: the Whit Is allcriioiill .-Hid elect Ii e ted, Alice Paul, one o llic lender MHUIg lilcai. til . Sllclil nit - re ll.tii i- Wire ar WASHINGTON', Oct. (i. Congross entered Ihe last hours of tho session with attention turned to the senate whore Senator La Toilette took tho rioor nt to o'clock to muko, a throe hour speech In answer to tho critics who have petitioned for his expul sion because of his course and public utterances toward the war. Members of tho house which only was marking timo waiting for the senate, Hocked to tho soniito cham ber, where galleries mid floor wero jammed in expectation of a spectac ular finale to Hit session which him appropriated unheard billions for America's participation In the war. and has passed a score of war meas ures In an Incredibly short time. IM Toilette Heads Speech. La Follclto. always a SDOCtacular flguro In debate, bud spent yesterday anil most of the night preparing his speech. Slandlng al. bis seat In the front I'OW. befoi'O tllO Vice ln-nslilntil'a r1ab Ln l-'olletle 'begun his addross, read ing carefully and deliberately his niiiiiuscrliii, with senators glvlng'closo intention. Defending; his courso of opposing Iho declaration of war and subse quent atlack8 on war policies. La Pol- lettti declared: "It is the citizen's duty to obey Hie law until It Is repealed or declared unconstitutional. Hut lie has the In allenablo right to flalit what tin deems an obnoxious law or a wrong ful policy In Iho courts and at the ballot box. "It Is the suppressed emotion of tllO masses that. hreed reviilnllni, ir the American peoplo are to carry on Ibis gnat war; If public opinion is to tm enlightened and liitelllueiit. I hero must be freo dlsciisslun. Says Conn try Confused. "Congress, as well ns tho peoplo of Iho United Stales, entered the war In great confusion of mind unci un der feverish excitement. Tho presi dent's leadership was followed questionably hy fullh Hint ho some big, unravelled plan hv which peace would exult, him beforo tho world. "It. appeals to be Ihe purpose of those conducting Hits campaign to throw Hie country Into a slate of ter ror, to coerce pnlilic opinion. i0 8ifi rllii Ism and suppress discussion of Hie great Issues involved In this war. llesides qnollng at length from the American stalesinen who opposed bit terly President Polk's polity In the Mexican war. ihe Wisconsin senator gave extracts from speeches by Ilurke, l-'ox, Lord Chailiuui and others In Iho llritish 'parliament attacking (Ileal llrllain's war upon Iho Amer ican colonics, lie snld be did It to show thai the prim iple of free speech was no in w doctrine born of Iho eou- s.1 i( ui inn of ihe tailed Stales. In Hipporl ot bis assertion that, engross should speak tor Hit) coilll- un- hud (Continued on pigo six.) $20,000 FIREARMS Wn.. (let. fi. Nearly d telephone girls who! Auction Pears NK'vV VI.IIIK, Oi l. Hose, $s.fii; Alijous, 2.77; half Hose, Jl. SI.'A'I "f I.K elubl hiinilr reecnilv nrgai.leil a union In ihb i lly bine ymi 4 almost unanimously to go mi KM II. e (Icloia r 1 f He'll' de mands lor Increased wages and Im proved working eiiinliiloiis are not granted. STOLEN. OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA (TIT, Oklu., Oct. fi. I Jet ween 1 '..linn and .'Jil,llil(l worth of fin-ami s. nnimunil ion iind nl lu.r urliclos are n-poiled to have been taken from mercantile establishments at I'm In-iTi. u lowii of about :lill) dcii- ple iii Kin:.-fisher county, nrcnnling to leh-plioine advices received this morning by Sheriff Johnson of Ok lahoma. The robbers are reported to have tlcpM-lcil in Ihe direction of I Iklahonia ( 'tty.