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Forty-eventh Tear.
Dally Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD. OltEGOX, SATURDAY, OCTOBKtt 20, .1917
NO. .181.
RAIDER
MEDFORD
MAIL TRIBUNE
5IH subscribed 10
Sf! "BONDS
w nuunvu
Two Heavily Armed German Raiders
Attack Convoy In North Sea, Sink
Two British Escorting Destroyers,
Five Norwegian, One Danish and
Three Swedish Merchant Ships
Three Merchant Ships Escape
Thirty Norwegians Rescued.
LONDON, Oct. 20. Two German
raiders attacked a convoy In the
North sea on Wednesday and sank
two ot the British escorting destroy
ers, it was announced officially today
by tha British war office.
The British torpedo destroyers
sunk were the Mary Hose and the
Strong Bow.
The official announcement says
that three merchant vessels escaped
in the action, but that five Norweg
ian, one Danish and thrco Swedish
vessels were sunk without warning.
Thirty (Norwegians were rescued by
patrol craft.
Raiders Muko Escape.
The raiders, which were heavily
armed, showed anxiety to escape be
fore they could be Intercepted by Brit
ish forces, adds the official statement,
and made no attempt to rescue the
crews of the sunken destroyers.
All the officers and men of the
Mary Rose and the Strong Bow were
lost.
The statement declares untrue the
German story to the effect that, the
attack occurred in tho territorial
waters of the Shetland islands.
The hostile raiders, it appears, suc
ceded In evading the British watch
ers on dark nights on both the out
ward and the homeward dash.
Admiralty Ktutomciit.
rTho admiralty statement reads:
"Two very fast and heavily armed
German raiders attacked a convoy in
the North sea about midway between
the Shetland islands and the Norweg
ian coast, on Wednesday. Two Brit
ish destroyors, his majesty's ships
Mary Rose, Lieutenant Commander
Charles Fox; and Strong Bow, Lieu
tenant Commander Edward Brooke,
which formed the anti-submarine es
cort, at once engaged the enemy ves
sels nnd fought until they were sunk
after a short and unequal engage
ment.
"Their gallant action held the Ger
man raiders sufficiently long to en
able three merchant vessels to ef
fect their escape."
Gcriiuin Account.
TtF.HI.lN. Oct. 20. A convoy of
thirteen vessels hound from Norway
to Kuirlnnrf was iillnckcil by (Irrmnn
liylit nnvnl forces on WVdnesduv,
with the result that nil Hie ships ol
tho convoy nnd the imitecfinc ves
sels, including two llritish dcslrny-
ws, were sunk, with the nxrcplinn of
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E
TF.KRE Tl.U'TF.. In.l., 0,-t. 20.
Iicports. rmmiiir into Die district
hniidciunrters of the 1'nitivl Mine-
Workers of this field this morning
(Heated thnt the return to work by
the strikers has been sreneral nnd the
idle mines were those in reunite
points. All of the miners in this sec
tion arc expected to return to work
Jloncinv.
srriixoFiKt.n. 111.. Oct. so.
Millers in Illinois coal fields grndii
nliv nre retnrnmir to work, in re
sponse to the cull of their leudi
reports today indicated,
Close of Business to See Expected
Total General Apathy Prevails in
Southwest, But Outlook in Other
Sections Good Bank of California
Subscribes $1,600,000.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 20 The lib
erty loan cumpaign closed its third
week today with excellent prospects,
treasury officials announced, of
brinu'iiii; the total in subscriptions up
to $2,00(1,000,000 ut the end of bus
iness today.
At the same time it was nnnounced
that over a wide section of country
extending from the middle west
southward into Texas nnd eastward
to the Atlantic seaboard, general
apathy prevailed and 'conditions were
causing tho greatest concern."
Souttnvest IMiiiqueiit.
"Thru this section of the country,"
the official announcement says, "par
ticularly in niral communities, sub
scriptions are not cominj; in rapidly.
General apathy appears to prevail in
parts of lowa, Illinois, Missouri, Ar
kansas nnd Texas. In the eastern
part of the south had weather an'd
delayed sales of cotton are blamed
for the poor showing.
"The outlook in other sections of
the country for closing the week with
f.,(IO(,WIO,000 subscribed is Rood.
'I'ublication of .Secretary Me-
adoo's promise to prosecute persons
ntteniptinjr to impede the progress of
the loan by making withdrawals of
deposits from banks buying bonds
has had a very salutary effect. Many
who were working against the loan
arc bccomiii!; subscribers."
Answer to Antilles.
SAN KKANCISCO, Oct. 20. -"This
subscription is our nnswer, for the
present, to the sinking of the An
tilles," was the message which ac
companied today a liberty loan sub
scription of $1,(100,000 by the Hank
of Calitornia.
Of this sum, Portland, Seattle and
Tiiemnn were allotted $2IHMMHI each.
Another subscription of $2,.ri(l(l,0(l(l
was announced by Howard M. Payne,
receiver in the federal oil land suits.
San Francisco's total announced at
noon stood at f:t:i,18-').H00.
SAU'.M, Or., Oct. 211. Slate
Treasurer Kay announced today that
he has invested $1011,000 of stale in
dustrial accident commission funds in
liberty bonds. These funds previ
ously have bceii invested ill school
and other bonds.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 Grants
Pass, Ore., completed its quota for
tho new war-camp community recrea
tion fund yesterday, tho first In the
l ulled States to turn In Its share, ac
cording to announcement from west
ern headquarters of this fund today.
Grants Pass recently led the coun
try In tho collection of the army li
brary fund.
The school cshlldren began work
yesterday morning and completed
their efforts before noon. They sent
a telegram to Secretary of, War Bak
er reading:
"Children of (irants Pass are de
lighted to do their 'little bit' 111 aid
ing those in authority to send Into
the 'fight for liberty for all men for
all timo' an army of which the na
tion can be proud."
Camas. Wn., filled lt quota In
minute!", taking second placo to
Grants Pass.
Charles Hurtled of Medford who
enlisted In the aviation corps last
spring, writes to his father that he Is
stationed at Camp Kelly. San Antonio.
Texas, and that 9"fl Oavlalorn are be
ing sent to Prance monthly, is.nnn
havlug already been sent,
GRANTS PASS LEADS
IN CONTRIBUTIONS
RECREATION FUND
the:
PHONE STRIKE IS U-BOAT CLAIMS ION ISLAND Is
POSTPONED UNTIL FIRST VIRTIM I1F ABANDONED BY
NEXT SATURDAY jKnffi "
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. With
threatened strike of electrical work
ers and girl operators of the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph company
in Pacific, coast states, Nevada and
Arizona definitely postponed until
Ortobcr 27, conferences were to be
gin here today with a view to averting
the general walkout scheduled for
that date.
Mortimer Fleishhackcr, hanker and
member of the labor committee of
tho Slate Council nf Defense, whose
eleventh hour iippcal to union offi
cials last night resulted in the. hold
ing up of the strike order which was
to have, become effective last mid
night in tho case of operators and at
midnight tonight for the men work
ers, was to net as mediator between
the employes and company officials.
F.vcry effort, was to be made to ef
fect a settlement of the wage contro
versy and other issues involved, in
cluding rccniruilion of the girl oper
ntors union.
!' leisiihacker s intervention was
made on the grounds that a strike
now would seriously imperil the suc
cess of the seeoiiii-'liberty loan cam
paign, which will I oiicludcd Oc
tober 27. Ios Angeles operators re
inaiiied at work, denying knowledge
of plans torn strike at the present.
AT PORTLAND ENDS
POKTLAND, Oct. JO. PuniUM
of tin: shipbuilding unlit-try ill Port
land nnd in yards along the Columbia
river, 1 1 1 11 1 tin' shipyjinls Mnkc, if.
'.hm'c(1 In end Momlnv. 'J lim of
lh( ljirLM'"t ini in- hen linvr vulol In
jn'rejit the set llcim-nt )lnit jirc-cnti-il
liv tlio f'lernl wjii;c jnl.iuti'H'iit li'umi
wliii-li li-tt lnt niuiil lor Sun r'rnn
ci,o, it was uTimiiincfd tmlny. Tlio
Imiifrnink'T-!, shiiitiTiilili'rt nnd lit'l
ors' union. Inri." "t in point ol' incm
lu r-liip ol nil the or.'Mniziitinns now
mil on Miiko, nfd tin1 wny for re
turn to work Monthly liy votinir in
fitvir of tli boHrd'- plnii. Tin? imi
ilinils, nnd uiM iniiiukciM' union
tuvk bimilur ucLiulu
baby killers
Wmik
WASIIlNdTOX, fl. liO. The
Gt'rniaii U-boat has clnittUMl its first
victim from America's wnr forces.
Vilhin iwenly-four hours nftcr mi
Amrrienn destroyer hnd hvvn dis
abled in nn undersea alfuek. a tor
pedo crushed into the engine room
bulkhead of the honiccomintr tr;ms
port Antilles and sent her l Ihe Imt
tom with the loss of seventy lives.
Sixteen soldiers and several cnli-dcd
men of the navy were included in the
siihmcrsihlf's heavy toll.
Details Mnqtro.
Administration officials are await
ing with profound interest, today
ainphtieatioii of the meagre details
cabled to the navy department yes
terday by Vice-Admiral Sims. Names
of Ihe e,rent majority of the victims
are laekinjr, yesterday's di-pntches
:iviii only lhoe of four naval .sea
men and three, engineer officers of
the transport.
It was impo..ihh 'iirly today to
ascertain ttie identity of the ea-n-allies
anions the erew and soldier-.
The list cannot be completed until the
muster roll made up at Ihe Trench
port of embarkation emi he compar
ed with the roller of survivor.
While the deepest -yinpalliv wa
expressed lodtiy in official circles for
Mio-e who uallantl.v yave up their
lives, relief was yeneial over the fad
that Ihe ves-el Imd nir-t her fate
while homeward bound and not on
the way over with a In rye ntinihei of
troops abiKiitl.
IntcrcMf hiteiiho.
Intcre-t intense in Ihe manner
the suhmtirilic managed to elude the
lrotoc(intf convoy" and disr-hame the
torpedo that passed direvtlv into the
bowels of Ihe vessel. N'nViil officers
are of the opinion Mint Ihe (b-nnan
commander lurked In-nee t h the sur
face till the niviny il"-.f ri'W-rs pns-ed
overhead and then wailed for the liiir
troopship e.rne into ea-y ranue he
fore relea-imr the deally nii-ile.
It is interred from Admiral Sim's
report (hut tin1 ship Went down in a
few minute, This fact, coupled with
the nerc-Mtv of rcscumif survivors,
made impos-ible, it is believed, liny
attempt to locale tin; t-hMaU
.-... .
ft autiFU.
HKKUX, Oct. lid. It was an
nounced by army headquarters today
that I he (lerman operations on Diilto
island, north of tin; (lulf of UiL,ra, had
been carried out nccordinjr to plan.
1 1 T ,
PKTHOtilfAp, Oct. U(. Tim
southern Moon sound anil Moon isl
and have been abandoned by the Has
sians under the pressure of super
ior hostile naval forces, it was offi
cially announced today.
The statement in part says;
"We discovered mine fields sown
by the enemy with Ihe intention of
closim; lo our ships the entrance to
the tiiill" of b'ia from Moon sound,
which the enemv landiiiLr at I hi pi
island show it is the enemy's desire
to de.-trov our mtvnl forces here."
On the Flanders battle front flic
liiitish aerial and arlillcrv activity
continue-; intense, probably in prep
aration for another stroke against
the Oeriiiaii 'Millions eal of Yprcs
within the next few dnys. Field Mar
shal llni's aililhry has been shell
in'.' Ihe oiimbeke -ector and other
points norlht'u- id' Vprc heavily.
To the Citizens of Medford
Medford. Oregon, Oct. 19, 19 17.
II Is grulitylnn to r.ee how tho people of Medford are respond
lm; to our appeal for Ihe payment of InleteM due on paving assesa
ntetitt. It Is tho policy of (his administration to not onider putting
anything In the t;ix levy for the paying of paving or Interest; this
baldt must brs abolished. It H unfair to those who luive paid and
to tho.Ho who do not owe anything, and we are not going to In
crease your tact to pay anything Hint: you do not owe.
The nty Council hT uunniinous In this matter and If those nw
hu: ha' k Interest u ill pay be f ore November 1Mb I hero will bo
nothing added to tin? lav budget lor public lmproeiuents. Wo are
not pressing anyone at this time for the payment of the principal
and expect to have matters arranged In a Hiort lime so that you
can have an extendi d lime for Ihe paving of Ihe paving principal.
The paving nementH have Icen declared legal bv the supreme
court, and renardlens of tho "you rnn't do It." atitude of some, bua!
io hs I lnisluesfl and the Interest must ho paid by those 6wing It and
those alonn. 'J$ i
Our city fa ImproWnK and will rontlnun to improve If the
citizen who owe wlil pay their obligation nnd not try to waddle
their personal debts upon the whole rommunltv ,y trying to huvo
them put Into the general tax levy. Im your bit, be for your town
atR1 y.ur town will coon be the best town on the Pacific coast.
(Stened) K. (1ATKS. Mayor.
LIBERTY LOAN
SHOWS GAIN OF
$50,000 IN DAY
And tlic Work of Soliciting Has Just
Begun Payment of Delinquent
Taxes Next Week Expected to
Stimulate Bond Investment Com
mittees Named and Hard at Work.
Subscriptions nt Xoon.
First National Baak 50.S50
Medford National 3r,800
Farmers & Frultg'ra .. :i:!,000
Jackson County bank .. 19,800
.
Total $13!), 450
Jacksonville ...
initio Falls
Central Point ..
Rogue River ...
Englo .Point ...
Gold 11111
9.000 (i
2.300
8,0.r)0
2,400
j.r.r.o
1,150
Total district .
Asbland district ,
Total County .....
..$1113,900
..$ 47,900
..$211,800
J ( 4 fr l fr ( 4 ( t
A $ri0,000 gain in subscriptions to
tho liberty bond Issuo for tho Med
ford district is tho report of tho past
24-hours. $103,900 outer a requlr
cd $300,000 has' been' subscribed
and as yet tho canvass has only ho
Kim. Next week tho $240,000 due the
county from delinquent taxes on the
O. & C. land grant will he paid the
county. Most of tho money will be
used for tho redemption of outstand
ing warrants, thus releasing a great
deal of money for liberty loan invest
ment and quiutitiK the fears of those
who fear tho loan will drain the coun
ty of ready money.
Tonight tho following will speak
briefly In behalf of tho bonds at the
theaters: ltev. J. C. Rollins, Star; C.
K. dates, Klalto; Glenn O. Taylor,
Page. Sunday, I J. Xeff at tho Star;
(tils Newbury at tho Kinlto and O.
C. Hoggs at. tho I'awu.
(iaining Impetus.
The liberty loan bond campaign for
tho Medford district is rapidly gain
ing impetus and a number of imw
HUl)Kcriitlons were made Saturday.
All thru the IhihIiichk district today
In nearly all tho nhow windows ap
pear those tell tale cards saying. "We
bought Liberty llonds. llavo You?"'
Kvory where down town on hill boards
and In tho show windows appear hun
dreds of Liberty bond lithographs re
minding all citizens of their patriotic
duty of (lie hour.
The Liberty bond cards only go In
tho windows of those business men
who purchased either of tho first Is
sue or second issue yf Liberty bonds,
so wherever ono sees a card saying,
"Wo bought Liberty bonds. Have
you?" ho can he sure that those In-
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5 ZEPPELINS
Ml DOWN
Eli FRENCH
Twenty-seven Killed, Fifty-three In
jured In Last Night's Zeppelin Raid
on London Returning Airships
Caught by French and Destroyed
Zeppelins Fly at Great Height and
Are Not Seen Bombs Come With
out Warning.
LONDON', Oct. 20. Renter's cor
respondent nt itritish headquarters
in France telegraphs that tho four
Zeppelins brought down in France
were airships thnt had taken part in
the raid on England last night.
Jt is believed, adds the correspon
dent, that ii fifth Zeppelin was de
stroyed at llourbonne Lcs Jtnins.
(This probably refers to the Zep
pelin brought down nt Kumbervillers,
near the Alsatian border.
There were eleven Zeppelins in tha
original group that appeared over
Krcneh territory, Keutcrs correspon
dent telegraphed later, . and they
scnttered over various parts of tho
country when attacked after n gen
eral warning was sent. out. They
dropped no bombs in France.
JtiUd on fjomlou , '
LONDON, Oct. 20. Twenty-seven
persons were killed and fitty-three
injured in last night's Zeppelin raid.
The following official announce
ment was made :
''In last night's iiirship raid the
casualties in all districts were:
"Killed, 27 injured, 511. There was
some material damage to houses and
business premises."
After nn interval of twelve months
London last night experienced tin
other Zeppelin raid. Nobody saw tho
raider, which flew at a great height
and dropped only one homh in Lon
don and a few missiles in the outly
ing districts.
Haiders I'lisocn,
The people who had been given an
early warning of Ihe approaching air
craft had left their shelters and were
fining home when n bomb fell front an
unseen nnd unheard airship, breaking
many pin to glass windows. The
sound of the bomb was unlike that of
any in a previous raid. It was less
shrill and heavier.
The "silent raid' is the name given
to ihe Zeppelin's vi.Mt to London last
night. Many Londoners awakened
this morning wilh Ihe feeling that
there was a good ileal to say for the
official view niMiinst warning of night
air raiils. Altho warning was given
early in the evening. Ihe people, after
wailing hours for the sound of gun
firing, went to bed, believing the
raiders had been iult'rcepled off Ihe
coast. Then suddenly two loud re
ports startled Ii:;ht sleepers, but as
nothing followed, n majority thought
il merely was the firing of anli-air-eraft
guns in the di-lunt districts.
I'p to 2 o'clock Saturday nflcr
tiooii forty school pupils of all ages
bad taken advantage of dohu A. Wes
tcrlpnd's patriotic, ol fee lo sdl the
children of Ihe si'hools liberty bonds
o be in--1 a Him nf plan w ithonl
charge or interest.
Since Mr. Wcsterlund's offer Fri
day noon be lias been unable to
transact any other business, ns all
hi- time has been taken up with pat
rtolie pupils and their parents in dis
i cuv-ing bis offer nnd subcribin;,' for
, bonds.
All ho Mr. Wi-terlnnd only offered
ito tinance fifiv liberty bunds, and
' (here aT still b:;j ten bonds not
taken, he is coking" to enlist he ser
, vices of several other patriotic, siti-
zen L) niil him in udvauciug money
i to take care of all pupils who call to
j suh-erihe for liberty bonds' under his
oiler.