WEATIUCK M;xJiiniM' yesU'nIav, .87; liiiiiiiiiiuii toVlay, 11. 1'0 K ECAST Ti 1 1 1 l'I i hviiU tomorrow: Fair.
6
Forty-seventh Year.
Dally Twelfth Tear.
. MEDFORD, OKlXiOX, MONDAY, OCTOHKU 8, 1917
NO. 170
MAIL
MBUNE
KAISER WAR
T
Popular Party Endeavors to Force
Full Statement of German Govern
ment's Purpose in War Michaelis
Roughly Treated Hefferich An
tagonizes Members Snow in Vos-
gcs Marks Approach of Winter-
British Hammer Away.
By Associated Press, Oct. S.-Kx-ternnl
pressure to force the German
government to set lortli its war amis
clearly having failed on the surface
internal conditions within the empire
threaten to compel the issuance of
a full (statement of Germany's aims.
What the German leaders want, it
they are successful, wilt he discussed
in the reichstag this week, probably
today.
The imperial chancellor, Dr. llich-
aclis, is i imlinsr the way as difficult
as it was for his predecessor, Yon
lJethninnn-Ilnllweg, and he must how
face the critics of the government in
the reichstag. Whether, as has hcen
charged, the bureaucracy and the
' army have been furthering the pan-
German scheme of annexation and
indemnities is expected to he brought
out in the reichstag debate.
Dr. Jlichaelis on Saturday sent
Minister of the Interior I Iclll'crich
before t lie reichstag to make a state
ment on his behalf, llclffcrich fail
ed to mollify the critical members of
the reichstag and the silting was ad
journed today after the vice-cbiuicol
lor's speech had hcen interrupted
General Yon Stein, the war minister,
was jeered when he attempted to ex
plain the aniiv s side ot the accusa
tion that the high command was us
ing vcrv strong methods to help Ihe
rail-German agitation.
Yon TIrpit. n 1'iiclor.
Former Chancellor von liethmaun
llollweg some months before his res
ignation, had a test of strength with
Admiral Von Tirpilz, the reputed or
gnnizer of ruthless submarine war
fare, and the chancellor nun.' Til
;idmirnl since has been buy mid the
new fatherland parly, of which he i
one of the sponsors, according to re
cent reports, has been vcrv active in
opposing the reichstag majority dc
duration for pence without aiiucxu
tions or indemnities.
It has now come to a test between
the followers of Yon Tirpitz and the
pnn-Gcrninns on one side and the ma
jority of the reichstag on the other.
Hccent reports have shown that the
feeling between the pan-Germans and
the reichstag majority has been be
coming more intense, some socialist
members of. the reichstag having gone
so far as to charge that the agitation
of the Pnn-Gcrninns is dividing the
German people into two camps on the
ipicstion of the aims of the war.
Winter Approaching.
Approaching cold weather on the
western front is forecast in the ap
pearance of snow in the Yo-gcs
mountains. In Inlanders the weather
b-'s been most unfavorable the last
Ho days, but official reports men
tion no lct-np in. the violent artillery
duels. The British are probably us
ing the new positions won last week
as ii base from which to hitra.-s the
Germans in the lowlands between the
l'asschendaele-Gheluvelt ridge and
the Koiilers-llcnin railroad, in preparation-for
n new stroke in the plan
(Continued on page six.)
WASHINGTON". Oct 8. Presi
dent Wilson plans no vacation or
speaking trip between now and the
Christmas holidays, and will spend
most of his time quietly In Wa.-h-
AIM SOUGH
NRE CHSTAR
PRESIDENT PLANS
NO VACATION TRIP,
t igton, dlrectlu.; oi.d co-ordinating and naval yeomen consisted of a
war work. ! compound fracture of the leg. Ills
The president has declined a mini- brother. Joseph, suffered a dislocat
bcr of invitations to make addresses. ed shoulder in the same game,
but Is cci.?:detiim a trip to New Or- Iilewe'ts (bath Is the first that
leans In February to attend the hi-; has occurred since American football
centennial c leliraitun of the city's was revived at the I'niversity of Cali
fouadatloi.. foinla, It was reported.
GERMAN U
I
HELD IN SPAIN
E
E
Submarine Which Took Refuge at
Cadiz and Was Interned, Gets
Away-Drastic Action to Disci
pline Responsible Officials Taken
by Spanish Government.
MADRID, Out. 8. A German sub
marine interned at Cadiz has escaped
Several Gorman submarines have
sought refiiKo In Spanish ports dnr-
iiK the war and ono of them, which
put in at Cadiz, was escorted out of
the port later by Spanish torpedo-
boats. To prevent further Incidents
of tliis nature, Kins Alfonso on June
0 last signed a decree, forbidding
submarines of belligerent powers to
navigate Spanish waters or enter
Spanish ports, it was declared that
all submarines which entered the
Spanish zone would be Interned.
WASHINGTON', Ort. 8. Tiic
Siinih iinvrrnnicnt has taken dras
tic nHion to discipline the official:
rt'MiniiMble fur the safe 'internment
f the Gentian submarine which es
caped from Clidiz.
On the basis of official disrlntehes
from Madrid, (lie Spanish nmbnssu
dor here, Juan liinno, made this an
nonneeinent ;
''In spite of all the precautions
taken by the Spanish naval authnri
tics, including tiie removal of niece:
which were supposed indispensable
for navigation, the Gcrmnn subma
rine IV-'JIHt, interned at Cadiz, es
enped yesterday afternoon, leaving
its trims, torpedoes and munitions on
hind, where they had been deposited
The Spanish ijnvenmieiif. bus Opened
a court martial."
DICK CARTER TO
TESTIFY FOR STATE
UAWSIIFIKl.l), Mo., Oct. 8
Hick Carter, one of the defendants
in the alleged plot to abduct ('. A.
('lenient, a jeweler of Springfield,
Will lie a wit nets for the state in the
trial of Claude .. l'icrson, charged
with kidnaping Bnbv Lloyd Kect.
JIAIiSllI'MI'Xl), Mo., Oct. 8 The
trial of Claude .). l'icrson, chalked
with kidnaping Lloyd Keet, the in
fant son of n Springfield, Mo.,
hanker, was opened here today. Pier
son, vhi is only 'Jtt years old, is al
leged to have headed a hand, two of
whom arc charged with him in the
aliihii'tion of thi' Kect baby, and four
others who are licensed with the trio
of a plot to ahdnct a jeweler of
Springfield.
Altho the death of the child, whose
body was found in an ahandoncd i's
tcrn, ih"- not figure in the charge
against J'icrsol, conviction for kid
naping or attempting to kidnap car
ties a life sentence n Mi"OUl'i.
FIRST FOOTBALL
I
SAN I-It A NCI SCO, Oct. S C.eorge
Albert lllewei:, 20, of l.os Angeles,
a freshman at the I'ntverslty of Cali
fornia, died hero early today of In
juries received In a football gap.e
last Saturday, lllewett's death fol
lowed an operation for blood clot on
the brain at l.ulie hospital, according
to phy.-b iaas who attended him. He
died wi'hout recovering conscious
ness. I.i fore tho operation hospital at
taches saiil he told llietn that he had
been Injured a month ago In a foot
ball game, ills Injuries Saturday la
the i:aaie between the freshmen team
MAKES
AP
ECUADOR BREAKS
WITH GERMANY
REJECTS ENVOY
German Minister to Peru Notified
That He Cannot Be Received at
Ecuadorean Capital Action Is
Equivalent to Rupture in Relations
and Indicates Solidarity.
QU1TA, Kcuudor, Oct. S. The Kc-
uadorean secretary of foreign affairs
today sent a cablegram to the Kcnn-
dortau legation at Lima, announcing
that Dr. Pel, tho German minister
to Peru and Kcuador, resident ut
Lima, will not be officially reeehed
by tho Kcuadoreau government in
case he attempts to come to Kcuudor.
The action of the Ecuadorean for
eign secretary is understood to have
been taken to demonstrate Ecuador's
close affiliation with the union oi
the American republics.
Dr. Perl, the German minister to
Peru, was handed his passoprts by
tho Peruvian govornment on Satur
day. It was reported from Lima that
he would go to Kcuador.
WASHINGTON, Oet. 8 Without
comment or explanation, the Kenn
dorean forciim minister notified Min
ister Elivalde today that his govern
ment had instructed its minister in
l'eru to advise the German minister
that lie could not formally be receiv
ed at the Kcuadoreau capital. Mr.
Elivalde will advise Secretary T.an
shur of his government's nclion to
morrow, Hv state department offi
cials and diplnmiits the action ,of
Ecuador has been construed as prac
tically equivalent to a rupture of re
lations with Gcrinniiv.
AMSTERDAM, Oet. 8. Cermnn
newspapers which support the reich
stag majority severely censure Dr.
llulfferieh, the vice-chancellor, and
minister of the interior, for his in
capacity to respond to the feelings of
tho reichstag, and expect decisive
happenings on Monday. They are
of the opinion that tho future ot the
government may depend on the do
hato to begin Monday, In view of the
motion of the Independent socialists
that the "reichstag Is of the opinion
that tho reply of the government to
tho interpellation did not meet the
Intentions of the reichstag."
Tho Vossische Zeitaag declares that
this motion Is a vote of censure for
mally directed against Dr. Michaelis.
tho Imperial chancellor, but really
against Dr. Ilclfiortch.
Vorwnerts Bays that If the motion
is adopted, Chancellor Michaelis and'
his colleagues must resign or the
reichstag must force them to do so.
Other newspapers demand a clear
statement from Ih'o government on
the peace resolution of I lie reichstag
ajorlty.
WAR'S
11
AMDRE TARDIEU.
r .
,1Im-m llireo nn Itio firemen uho Uvtp tit- fnuino of war moving lliey sloke ll with ninnlllon mnl
Mipplies. Nirtl Nonltillflc for l.nulaiid, Andre laid ten for ('nunc unci Con til .Mjieelii de Celh-.-f, for 1tal,
ml n hih roiniiiii'met-K In IhiM roiuiliy nnd fNiiH'i-vKt nil uir ItiisiiiesH nnd Inilfle. Tliey de hln what
Mi p die frliull go to (heir ic-pxllo miuiMlt, ami nrnuiRu 1 ho dllfl' lilt ptohleiii of sit I ppln fiiiilitk-H.
SAMMIES MARCH THRU LONDON
' BOSTON TEA
m 1.
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t H
1 f n.
Tlint this war lias wipisl from
f liittel-iiesH of foi-uier wars was
marched across .Hie lloi'sc.(iutirds
I pipers and hands of Ihe lii igade iff
- K i
ton lea I'nWy. Tens of Ihoiisands of lHi,t:oiiers who lined tho way
cheered Willi all their might and main. 'IW house in the iia kgroun.l
was Ihe fierinan embassy bclorc the war, mid now is used as n liospilnl
for wounded officers.
T
SI'inN'flKIKI.I), HI., (h. S Kill
ing frosts in rent ml nml mu tlu'rn
Illinois did cnii--iil('rnlh' ditiiuiiro w
iinnuiliircfl corn, reports In tlx; fed-
ernl wi-nllicr Imri'iin Ii
todny indi-
cntcd. Xo fstimiiti' of tin' proportion
of (he crnp jiffi-rtcd wiis JiViiilnlilc, 1
ultho it wns s:iid 1 1i Imlk of tin- corn (
in Illinois luid p:isctl lo diin-t-r
m u rlt lx-fon- the frosts of lii't iii.lif '
nml Snturdiiv ni'jlit. I
OMAHA, X.W., O.-f. H.A killing
fro .-.I iKTiin-fd lit-l iiiulit nil over tin?
stntc of Whrn-k;. Tlic nicn-ury reg
istered L'H nl'e zero at (Miiiilm curly
todny. Mo( nf the corn in t In
stntc w;is mt of dnntrer nnd the fro-t
will reully lieiielil it, nceuidin ti ;ni
lliorities. BIG BUSINESS MEN OF T HREE
LORD nORTKCLIFTE
TO TUNE OF
PARTY" AMID BRITISH CHEERS
-1
... . I f".V ' .-fJ-.J ".!;:: it.-.'tf r
VW ir'
j,vc I1 I V
r
Aniei linn and III ilish beai ts nil tniee
sbown recently when Amei-ican troops
Parade, St. .lames l'ai-Ic, London Siit
(lllaids led tint nay playing "Tho ISos.
BATTLEFIELD M
FLANDERS NOW
A SEA OF ID
r.lflTISH Fi;oXT S VUASt'V.
A N I IlKl.dll'M, M. H (IV the As-
! -ueiiiird l're). A eoniiter-nltiH-k
j l" the (iermiins in force enst, (()'
I I'olyyoii wood, in the region of lieti
tel, Inl (veiling, wiis iinieklv hniilen
,,() j,v rtierv nnd muehine 'im lire.
The tnnit invidvrd was over u width
of ;il(Miit .Milt yards. The uttiv k ws
1-ivri-di-d hv ii heavy nrtiltery har
nie, uiiieh w,i down not only in
thi-' -i'1-imn, hut alonir the greater
portion of the new hattle line.
The rain of yetcrdny turned the
'landers hat I lefield into n iiiiish of
deep i ! and filli-d the Vhell lioles
witli wah-r, making niot diffmnlt
iinhtai v I'per.itit.ii-- ..)' all sorts. The
-nn wa-- -hinaiu'' tlo tiioniiiiLr, hut it
will lake -i'fr;il day-: .,1 fair wenther
to repair tin damage done ye-.(erday.
Calm all al'-au' the I SltIiI intr lilies
during tin- nijlil i-. ivported.
NATIONS
"
N
r y
. J
count vi crxLHPi:.
'XT,
, s Jhsfii
GREATEST CURN
IN HISTORY
NOW HARVESTING
Tl
Over Three Billion Bushels of Corn
Wheat Umler Average, But Oats,
Barley, Buckwheat and Potatoes
Record Yields Apples Shy, But
Beans and Sugar Beets Douhled.
WASHINGTON', (lei. H.- Dcspit.
tin eslinuile.l luss t)f :I7,I1U0,MK) dur
iti! Sciilcniltcr, llic country's enrn
cr) slill will ho llio j;ri'a(cst in il
history. I.nlcst IVmcs issued hv tile
ilciuirtuicnt of iiui'ictiltui'c hxlny show
Ihe crop will he :!,'' I l,7!l"i,0(() Inislicls
ntiil nlso thill tlisnle nil eslininleil
loss of l,tltlll,llllll Inislicls ilimnir llic
inoiitli, the sii-ini? wheal cro)i will c
ceetl last yenr's, (Mhcr crops up
proach hunipcr rcconls.
Forecasts of proilnction of the
coiinlry's principal farm crops, nn
noiinccil today hv Ihe ileparlnient of
iijrncnlltire, are as follows:
ltoconls of rrops.
All wheal, (irin,H(l(l,lllltl, against an
nvt-raco of 8(ltl.:llMI.(lli(l.
lorn, .l,'-in,, till. mill, nL'iiiiist an
nveraw of .,"i7 l.'JIIO.
Outs, l.riSll.TOII.IIIMI, against an av
erage of J,:i(i..")(i(i.
Hurley, 'iii,(iiiti,ti(i(i, aijain.st nn
average of J!)7.L'll(l,n(10.
lincUwIieiil, 17.KII0.0tl0, npiinst nn
average of .1 i,.ri()0,000.
White polntocs, 4'i2,nnn,ntio,
airainst nn average of 3(1,0110,000.
Sweet potaloes, 87.2110.000, apiinst
an nvornw of (i0.:il)0,OII0.
Hice, .'lit.'.'OO.OOO, apainsl an aver
litre of '2."i,:i00.000.
Toiiacco, ,5i:i,oon.onn pnumis
HL'tiinst nn nveriiue of 1)18,70(1,000.
Anides, Inislicls, total 17(1.000.000,
nuainst an uveni!;c 'of 2ir),(iOO,000.
Apples, coimiict-cinl croii (harrcls)
21,100,110(1, aitaitisl mi average of
211, 100,000.
Snirar beets (Ions), 7.800,000,
aainf an iiverau'e of f,800,000.
Ileaiis. 1."),800,(IOO, iiKiiinst 8,800,
000 in lOlli.
('i-op ConilllloiiH.
Conililion of the vurioits crops on
Oclohcr 1 wns reported as follows:
Corn, 75.0 per cent, of n normal',
hiicliwhcal, 71.8; while polaloes, 70;
sweet polaloes, 811.2; flax, f. 1 ..') ; rice,
70.7; tohacco, 87.8; Hii'iir beets,
80.i ; kalirs, 07.8.
Condi! ion of corn liy western
slates follows:
Illinois, 8(1; Iowa, 80; Missouri,
01; N'ehraska, 77; Kansas, -12.
TPONE
OF LA FOLLETTE
WASHINGTON, Cel. K. IIpkIiiInk
InvcMllKjil i n todav of tho speech of
Kenutor La Tola;!!.; la-t'oro tho Noil
imrtiHiiu lo-.wiiie of SI. run, thn sen
a to -onih. itl.ee in riuirne of tho In
quiry imipped out preliminary pro
rc'l'ire unil then adjourned until
Timr.id;iy to v,..:t t rther Inforina
li'; i f.-o.'u La roM(i.lo mid til ho from
I'ormer Seei.'liiry llryan.
No public hcjir'iiKH will In; liehl for
tlio preHetit, Chainiuii. t'oiuentno an
noiineed, tine) the eoinmltlee lielteves
It )oslldo tint tin; inveHllKiition will
he coneliided within a few dnyn( pos
s 1 1 1 1 y without, iiiiy open tentlinony.
Senator La Folleite. today chani;
od lils plan to 1 r-'Him n pi. I. He sluto
nient rcardln ; 1i(h deciuratiou In the
St. Paul Kpeerh Hiat .Mr. iMvan told
I'lesldcnt Wllsor of animnnltlon on
lioard tin; IjihII;iii!ii wheii the. venel
sitlled from New Ynk on Imt last voy
nnn. lllrt Klaten.enl prohaoly will he
made to the roNimitfe. Itryan lian
denied the slat :r.i lit.
TWO DEATHS DOE 10
POUT I. AMI, (lit. K,-- Albert K.
Iloinsi liurli, who Willi six other per
son was Injured when a train run
down mi aiiio ut a grjiile crossing near
II lville. dr.. last nlulit, illeil early
toilay, and It was siilil two othera
wen: not cxpiitcd to survive the day.
The body of Adolph Schneider, a
mnetifai liner, who was Instantly
filled in the iic.'ltli'lil, was hint here
lor hnrlul.
FIRST LIBERTY ?
MOTOR TRUCK
WW COMPLETE
Standardized Army Truck Finished
Is Combined Product of Greatest
Designers in Country and Genius
of Twelve Motor Truck Plants and
62 Automohile Parts Factories.
LIMA, ()., Oct, 8. Tim fifsl lib
erly motor truck for the Vniteil
Stales unity, pnuliiet of the jrreutest
motor truck ilesiners of tho country
nml the coiuhiiieil genius of twelve
motor truck plants ami sixty-two nu
loiuohile purls factories, was eoni
pleteil here toilay at u local iniinu
facturiii: ptnnt.
The stuiuhirilizcil liincliine, of
which ;i.", (MM) copies will he turned out
in the first half of 1018 for the
army, is said to represent the per
fection of uiitouiobile truck develop
inent. Its motor power is derived
from the new liherty motor, recently
perfected nt Washington by war du
iarlmciit experts.
The first liberty motor truck was
built in Ihe greatest secrecy to pro
tect it from enemy eyes. A building
without windows was lighted only by
skylights, housed t lie truck during tho
three weeks of its construction. ,
Construction (iiuutleil.
The plant was closely guarded by
mined men night and dav.
As an added precaution, n second
truck was assembled in nn eastern
cily. As each part was completed
bete, n dnnlicale was dispatched to a
northern Xcw York lown, where me
chanics assembled a second machine.
Siiiiilur precautions surrounded
parts iuanitf,acturcd in the sixty-odd
factories which contributed to the
machine. As each part was complet
ed il was dispatched to Limn in
charge of an nnny representative,
who kept factory officials informed
of bis progress by telegraph. No ono
company knows the complete design
or what other companies made other
parls.
The completed truck is said to be.
the strongest, compared to the load
il is designed to carrv, ever turned
nut in this country, Kvcrv part has
hcen enormously strengthened to
cope willi the rough usage of wnr. It
carries more than HUM) pounds of
dead weight more than commercial
trucks of corresponding enpaeitv.
The I ruck w ill be used onlv for tho
armv and will not be ttlaccd on the
niarkef, government officials say.
Kor (Joverniiicnt I'.se Only.
liccause of its increased weight, it
is saiil the truck is misiiited for nor
mal use bcciiuse of the large amount
of gnsolitm nnd oil required for its
operation. Also it is said that tho
factories which have given free use
of their palcnls for the design, stip
ulated Hint the new truck was to lie
for government use only.
In outward design, the machine
represents no radical departure from
I be. usual army motor truck. How
ever, every part has been so stan
dardized thai when the first order of
:r,illlil trucks are delivered to the
army il is said they could all ho
lorn down, the parts mixed indiscrim
inately an,l :i."i,IKI(l complete tracks
reassembled. All parts nre iuler-
cliiiligcalile, which is ev led to givo
added el I'iciciicy al the front.
EXPORTS 10 ALLIES
USE
WASIIIXdTON, oet. 8. August,
exports of wheal, corn and mineral
oils decreased lo a marked extent,
while exports of oats doubled and
fresh beef recorded a nOO percent In
crease, tlm department of commerce
announced today. The great bulk of
slilpmcniH went lo the allies.
Iln uilstiiris to the value of $fT.,
IHiil,(iiiii were exported during Ihe
lllonlh. nil liicreasn of $1 0,000,000
over n year ago. l'lvo million bushels
nf wheat exported as ngnlnst 11,0,00,
iiaii bushels n year ago. Moat prod
ucts worth 2 l,."iin,nni) were export
ed, a $.",.nuo,iiMi) decrease.
Total c-xports of breudsl tiffs, meat
and dairy products, rotton and cotton
seed oil and mineral oils were Hao,
7 . fi 1 2 . as coinnared with 1 108.-
':!;!, ssi la August, mu.