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MEDFORD. OKEGOX, SATURDAY, OCTOHEll (i, 1917
XO. lf!9
SOX
ETSV US53 ESSBi n BECT n m xew
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APPRECIATION S0)( !w& ;
BY PRESIDENT KIM
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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.