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NO. 41
GERMANY DEMAND
MEDFORD MA
KAISER ORDERS ARTILLERY FIRE . ? . MILLION RIFLES BENNETT DEAD
RUSSIAN ARMY VIOLENT ALONG i Mm FROM KRUPP TO AT RIVERIA HOWIE
DISORGANIZED BATTLE LINE MJ GERMANIZE U.S. AT AGE OF 72
Germany Demands Financial Consid-
eration, Surrender of Large Cities
and Dissolving of Army Units From
' Russia ' Lithuanians Ordered to
'. Fight for the Kaiser Against Foe.
WASIIIXGTOX, May 14. Dctiiils
ot the latest German demands on Rus
sia, received at the state department
today from Swedish sources, show
that Russia has been asked to make
financial concessions, to give up Mos
cow and other large cities to the Gcr-
mnns. to cease arming troos and to
dissolve all recently formed military
units. , ...
Fighting In Moscow.
MOSCOW, Sunday, Muy 12. (By
th Associated Press.) Fighting be
gan last night in the center ot the
city between Bolshevik troops and
anarchists. - ThAsoviet troops sur
rounded the anarchist heudipiarters,
over which a black flag was flying,
and fired on the flag. The anar
chists replied with grenades and ma
chine guns. Similar fights occurred
in other streets. One of the groups,
known as "the anarchist federalists,"
who were using bombs, showed the
white flag after a halt' hour's fighting.
At noon today fighting was still in
progress.
F.nsluvo Lithuanians.
AMSTERDAM, May 14. Emperor
William has Issued a proclamation
concerning Lithuania, In which he
says it is assumed Lithuania will
participate in tho war burdens of
Germany.
In the proclamation the "independ
ence" ot Lithuania, allied with the
German empire, Is recoglnzcd. i
"We assume that the conventions
to be concluded," the proclamation
says further, "will take the Inter
ests of the German empire into ac
count equally with those ot Lithu
ania and that Lithuania will partici
pate In the war burdens of Germany
which secured her liberation."
Exploiting Coiinlrlrfi
i Lithuania is one of the former
Russian border states which the Ger
mans have attempted to set up as
nominally independent countries un
dor German influence. Germany is
making every effort to exploit the
Hates economically, but, except in
the case of Poland, has not attempted
to force the former Kussian subjects
to fight with the German army, as
the emperor's announcement inri
c.ites may now be done in Lithuania.
The attempt to enroll a Polish army
on tho same plan that Is now made
In the case of Lithuania was a failure.
The Vorwaerts of Berlin said re
cently that strong opposlton was de
veloping among the Llthuanians.tr
transforming their country into a
Gorman "semi-federal" state. Entire
Independence Is demanded. The
Lithuanians number about two mil
lion and are found mainly In the for
mer Russian governments of Kovno.
Vllna, Grodno and Suwalkl.
POLICY OF "MOST
LONDON", May 14. Andrew Donar
Law, chancellor ot the exchequer,
made an Important announcement In
the house ot commons Monday, the
Times says, when In reply to a ques
tion by Sir Edward Carson be said
the British government intended to
adopt a policy similar to that of
tho French government In denounc
ing all commercial conventions con
taining a clause regarding "most fa
vored nations."
Such a step, the Times declared
will leare Great Britain free in mat
frs of fiscal policy.
Germany Taking Plenty of Time Con- ?"PfV J i I i v i ? rSZ
centrating Troops for Renewal of . j Wi t 't
Smash Only Activity Shown By J . ' IMI StJ
Biig Guns and Battles .n Air.- sAViShl vA
A,lies Make Raid8, TOAlW
WITH THE FliENTH ARMY IX
FRANCE, May 14. (By tho Asso
ciated Press.) The Germans arc pre
paring most methodically for resump
tion of their of tensive. Signs seem
to show Hint they will attack between
La Bnssec and the front south of
Amiens, but it is olso probable they
will cxecutei secondary operations
simultaneously in Flanders, between
Montdidier mid Noyon and possibly on
other parts of t lie front, with the
hope of attracting allied reserves
uwuv from the. center.
It is regarded as possible that these
lesser assaults will he delivered before
(he principal utlnck. ' Whenever the
Germans decide to engage in buttle,
however, Ihey will find facing them
French, British and American troops
ready lo meet the shock, ill whatever
strength it may he delivered.
LONDON', May 14. German nrtil
lery fire was. violent lust night in the
Sommc and Ancro sectors, says the
officinl statement from Field Mar
siiul liuig today.
The statement follows:
"We carried out a successful raid
last night northeast of Robecn, (Flan
dci-s) and captured a few prisoners
without casualties to ourselves. A
pnrtv of the enemy attacked one of
our posts west of Merville, but was
repulsed with loss.
"The hostile artillery was active
during the night ill the Sommc and
Ancre sectors."
I French Official Itcport.
UARIS, May 14. Heavy artillery
fighting in the Champagne is reported
in today's official statement.
Only patrol actions occurred on
(lie main buttlcfront in I'icardy. 'flic
announcement follows :
"French patrols curried out opera
tions north of ilangard (tin the front
before Amiens) near Courey, and
west of the Meuso, bringing back pris
oners. "We easily repulsed a German
raid on stmil French posts northwest
of Orvillers Sorel.
"The artillery fighting was rulher
spirited in Hie Chaiiipugne near Butlc
l)u Mcsnil and in the Vosgcs. A Ger
man local attack north of La Feciit
was repulsed by our fire.
"There is nothing to report else
where."
Huns Taking Time.
15V ASSOCIATKO PRESS, Mav
14. Cmiuiiitted as they are to n eon
tiniiation of heavy on the
western front, the Hermans apparent-
Iv are takm-r their full tunc hefore
heinnin: another operation. In two
weeks the enemy has marie only one
determined attaek and this was re
pulsed Hoiithwest of Yyres.
Ahuii; the vital sectors of the sal
ients driven hy the (lemians ssinee
March J1, the enemy artillery has
heen active, but there are no signs
of renewed infantry activity in
strength.
(ierman hiir guns are hurlin? thori
miiiiIs of shells intolhe allied po
sitions. f.OMHN May 14. Uolshevik
troops have enet rited more than ")
miles Muth into Mongolia from the
Siberian border below Irkutsk, says a
(ii-pateh tiled on April 11 by the
Paily Mail's -correspondent at Tien
Tsin. The Mongolians were unable to
resist the llokheww, who eonfieateri
goods belonging to weall by Chinese
tnrrehnnts.
The Chinese cabinet is to stop the
inrndrrs
TliLs news pk'tiiro shows a lo
aro pamiiiff under n trhimplial arch
front.
TO BEAT U-BOATS
WASHINGTON, My I I. The first
million tons of ships completed and
delivered to tho United Slates gov
ernment under tho direction of the
shipping board bavo tieen put on the
Tilgh seas to help defeat Germany.
A total ot 159 vessels to 1,1 OS, Oil
tons was completed up to May 11,
statistics of the shipping board show.
Since January first more than half
of tho total tonnage, 007,890, has
been delivered and tho monthly to
tals have shown a steady Increase
Most of the ships delivered were
requisitioned on the ways or In con
tract form .when tho United States
entered tho war. Virtually all are of
steel construction None of tho ships
of tlio great wood program lias been
dolivcred, altho 40 have been
launched, duo to delay In obtaining
boilers and other machinery. The
first completed wood ship built on
contract for tho government now is
undergoing speed trials off tho Pa
cific coast. Deliveries of ships made
last week wero niado at Kcattle, Spar
rows Point, Aid., Chicago, Ecorse,
Mich.; Gloucester, X. J.; Wilmington,
Del., and New York.
WASHINGTON, Mav II. Kiu-ht
steel ships totalling IH.l'jf) tons were
completed during the seven days end
ing May II. Koiirlcen Yelets were
launched with a total tonnage of o7.
of which Mfven were leel witii
u total capacity of :t'J.l)U tons,
The sleel deliveries included one
refrigerator ship, two tankers and
five cargo vessel.
The state of Maine during the week
fumed out its firM wooden ship for
the L'ovenitiient, ibe A mini a ;t,."tOt(
ton ve--e built at Portland,
n lino of fully-eqiilpiwl Kaniniios o
ot wolcomo erected, Ity lronch sohlitrH,
U. S. BATTLESHIPS
IN GRAND FLEET
MINIMIS", Ma 14. -American na
val aid has been of the greatest help
to the Hritish fleet, says Archibald
Kurd, the naval expert, writing in the
Haily Telegraph on the new situation
in the North Sea resulting iron, the
Zeebrugge and (Mend raids, the ex
tension of lritih mine fields and the
generally increasing naval pressure
against (lermany.
"When the war is over,' he says,
"the nation will form some concep
tion of the extent of the debt we owe
the American navy for the manlier in
which it has co-operated, not only in
eonnection with the ennvoys system,
but in figlitinir the submarines.
"If the naval position is improving
todav, as it is, it is due lo the fact
that the I'.rili-li and .American Hect
are working in closest aeoerri, sup
ported bv an immense boriv of skill
ed workers on both shies of Ibe At
lantic who arc turning out destroyers
and other craft, for dealing with the
submarines, as well as mines and
bombs.
"Tin (icrmai:s can have a battle
whenever ihev waul it. The streiuMli
of Ibe grand fleet ha been -1 1 main
tained. Son t' the linc-l battle
ships, of the I ititcd Slates navy arc
now assneialcd witb il. They are no!
only splendid liulitinir ships, but they
are well officered and maimed.
"If Admiral lically were asked hU
opinion there U no doubt of what he
would say of the value -of the uid
which the I nili'd Stales has given in
Ibis reaped. The eonriil ions under
whieb the Germans would cnu.'ii'e us,
therefore, are c-s favorable to thera
Ihan two vears ayo."
SALEM. Ore, "Mav 14. After ("I
lowing all in.Hit in the wake of a lu--.'itive
believed lo be .1.-11' Baldwin. Un
convict, ulio escaped from the state
penitentiary in broad dayliirbt Sun
day, Warden Murphy and n pos-ee of
uuards lo.Iay tan down (iitsie Cold,
a patient from tin- slate ho-pital lor
the insane, vim reeenlly escaped,
(old was found near Marion, south of
here, and his capture had a iliscnn
cirting cited on the enrehers for
Baldwin, wlio now believe (iold to be
the man s,.(.a ,y fnrmers jni, misLik-i-ii
for Hie i-oiniri.
n tht-li' wy lo tho tiotuiH's, Tlioy
back a triiort (UHtamo from-Uic
AM ST KRDA.M, May II. Austrian
newspapers pablisli reiorl.s said lo
have cinuimtcd from an aullioi-iiativo
source lo the effect lliat Ibe confer
ence between Kmpcror William and
Emperor Charles nt German great
licailipiarti-r..: hr-t mmilh, intended to
strciiL'lhi'ii I he old alliaiii-e which was
concluded as a defensive measure
against liu-ia and to which uddci!
weighl was given by ihc devclopincnts
ol the war.
LONDON. u.My I I. Tin; Hireling o
Kiiiiieror Cliarlcs and Emperor Wil
ham at (ierman great hcailiiiai'lels
lias uroiiM'd deep speculation win
the official account of llic conference
hus dune little lo sajisl'v. There is
an inclination, however, to lake it for
urnnleil 1 1 : 1 1 Ihc meeting resulted
giving (iei-aianv a firmer grip on Austria-Hungary
ami tile dual mon
archy's inlei-mil ami external poliei, :;;
ir fact thai from now on An-driii-lliingary
will In; little more l hall a
German colony.
Empi mr Cliaries is pjeturcd as ilo-
lllu penance lor Ins peace li'llers lo
r ranee and proini -1 1 1 ir not lo olleml
a'am. Emiei-nr William and hi
mililary aii--ers are mtii as liavimr
aeiM-pled tlli- proli;l-e at its faec Val-
i-e, hut a ; taken ia the way of secur
ity for its full illiuenl more active con
1 1 ill of Austrian affairs. '
PRUSSIANS REJECT
L
AMST l.lihA.M, May 1 I. - Tim
I'ru--ian lower house ha rejected a
notion to retoie the provision for
(Miial snfl'raL'c in tile I'nisian frali
. liise reform lull. The motion was re
jected by a vote of 'Jild to H.". Il wan
on paragraph three id' the bill.
Paragraph Ihree was Ihc most itn
porlant part of the franchise reform
measure, providing for one vote for
each man in I'russta, thus prohibiting
plural v ol in.', as well as giving uui-vcr-al
male suffrage. This pmnuraph
was delected from lin mea-nre in
intniitiMee a fortne'ht xgo.
ROYAL CONFAB
TIGHTENS GERMAN
i HOLD ON AUSTRIA
450,000 Mausers, Quarter Billion Car
fridges, Million Rifles, 600 Machine
Guns Said to Be Stored in 40 Dif
ferent Places by German Interests
for Uprising.
NEW YORK, May 14. Report:
that thousands of rifles hud been se
crctly iiuHirtcd from the Krupp works
at Essen in order to "Germanize" the
i nili-d States wen' related today ul
an iniiuirv conuuclcil hy Maio Aiior-
ncy General Lewis into rumors of
hoardipg of arms by German interests
the I'nilcd States.
Edear Holmes, a witness, credited
the reports to a man named .lames II
Crosslev. Holmes, as a broker, Iricd
to buv the rifles, lie said. During Ihc
negotiations, he said, Crossley told
him that s c 1,(11111.110(1 rifles hud
been imparled from Essen, via Hie
Ilobokeu docks of two German steam
ship companies nnd were to lie used
in Ihc 1'nilcil Stales il the Germans
re successful in reaching the Eng
lish channel ports.
Offcrod to Sell Guns.
Mr. Holmes identified a copy of a
letter written by himself offering to
sell one million Mausers and one mil
lion cnrlridges. The letter was ad
dressed to I loelor Thonlns Darlington
of New York, former health eouimis
sinner.
Holmes testified lie hud never seen
Ihc articles, lint talked willi an en-1
ginecr named Francis L. .ludil, who
said he hud seen boxes conlainiug
2HII.IIIKI rillcs. T.uii moulhs ago,
Holmes said, the I'nitcd Slides tried
to buy them, hill Ihey were not pro
duced. Holmes hud been in touch
with United Slalcs officials through
out the negotiiitions, he said.
Gustavo Lussing was named hy
Holmes as the man who was said iiy
various intermediaries to he able to
deliver the goods. ,ludd told Holmes
the rillcs hud been in tin Eastsidc
warehouse in New York and had been
removed, bill were within au auloaio
hilo ride of pn hour and a half from
Broadway.
Million Itllles Here.
Charles II. Murray,- u hotel owner
of Wushillglon, I). ('., testified he had
heard of the existence of Ibe rillcs
through ii Russian agent, Ivan Nor
odny, who claimed they had been
I'hiimeil by an ijpslalc New York firm
and thai lie hud shol one of them
himself. Noriiiluv said Lussing had
a farm at Woodbury Fulls and Hint
a. parly of German officers, includ
ing Caplain Hans 'I'auscber, had vis
ited it al'lcr dining at Ihc German club
in New York. Through Norodnv,
Murray met Lussing. and wus shown
an ileniieil statement of Ihc number
of rillcs hidden
T
I.ONIHlN. Mav ! I. The total ol'l
lllltisb ca-llllllles lepolle.l in Hie
week cuilini' lo'lay was II.IU'J.
They are divided as follow-:
Killed or died of wounds: Olliccrs.
.'ilil ; men, .1,H(i."i.
Wounded or iiiis-iti'.' : Officers 2,
lj:i; men. :i:i.l)'.l.
Reporls of llrili-h cu-nuliic usual
ly are not available tor some time
after Ibe actions in which ihey arc
sustained. The large total in the last
week evidently reprc-ctits losses suf
fered when the fighting in .Flanders
and I'ienrdv was at its height. Com
plete records have not I n given out
but it is probable that the disunities
reported in the last week lire the
heaviest llritish losses of anv week
of the war. Tin- total last week was
:is,iifii.
James Gordon Bennett, Proprietor of
New York Herald, Passes Away
Sent Stanley to Africa Started
Only American Paper In Europe
Ran Business From Abroad.
liEAVLIliU, Franco, May 14.
dames Gordon Ilennott, proprietor ot
the New York lloruld, died at 5:30
o'clock this morning after having
been unconscious two days.
Mr. Hennott's last words before re
lapsing into unconsciousness were ro
tation to his newspaper interests.
Mrs. Dennett was with her husband
when ho died.
Dispatches from Franco early this ;
Jnontli reported Mr Iionnott so seri
ously 111 that bis condition was giving
cause for anxiety. Ho had beon for
some months lit his villa at Hoaolleu,
In tho Jllvorla, after an Illness and .
advices from Nlco at that time an
nounced that ho had bad a rolapae.
Itun Paper From Kuropo.
Sovoral thousand miles away from ;
his main nuwspapor office, James ,
Gordon Uonnutt directed Jn mlnuto ,
dotall tho arfalrs of the New York ;
Horald and maintained for taimBelf
ono ot tho moBt commanding posl-r
tlons In American Journalism. For
30 years ho lived In Paris and worked
simultaneously 'hero and In INew
York. No man bofore hlra or since
lias attempted such long distance ed
iting, i
Eroin almost ovory other angle his
position in tho newspaper world bas.
ilieen unique. Upon tho death of his
father, who was foundor of tho 1 lor-
aid, tho younger Ilennott, thon Just
;past 30 yours, Inhorltod tho largest
newspaper fortuno accumulated by
any Amorlcan publisher up to that
dinio. Ho applied It toward aclilove-
ments to Btnrtlo the public and thua
Lredown to tho credit of his news-
japor. In many Instances those
achlovenionts beenmo Important Items
Liu tho world's history.
Sent Hlanley to Africa. -Such
wiih tho policy ho Inaugural-
ed when managing editor In 1870 ho
ordered Henry M. Slnnley Into the
heart ot. Africa lo find Livingstone;
such when ho sent tho ill-fated Jean
otto expedition to discover tho North :
polo; such when ho Joined In the .
laying of tho commercial cable all
typical Instances of enterprise to
"mnko news" or further Its truns- :
mlsslun.
In contrast, lo tho personal Jour-
nallsm ot tho elder Ilennott and Gree
ley type, tho younger Ilennott was
ono of the first to sound tho Impor
sonal nolo. llo declared that his
paper should becomo a sort of ro-
public ot which no man or party"
should hold conl rol From tho first
ho refused to recognize "celebrities"
as compared with "workers" on his
staff, and It Is related that oven
whin Stanley cumo buck from his
triumph lu Africa, young llennclt ro
wurilcd Ii I mi with tho mean assign-
uient of "covering" the Tendorloln :
pollen district In New York.
When Mr. Ileuuett moved to Paris
In 1SS7 bo started tho Paris edition
(Continued on Pugo Two.)
I'OIITI.ANl), May 1 1. - The execu
tive comiiiilln of the dcmoerulie or
ganization in eleven counties of the
stale have unanimously passed reso
lutions endorsing the candidacy of
Will II. lliirnibroiik of Albany fur the
position of Democratic nulintiul coin
ii'illeeuinn. Four of these endorse
ments hnve been made during Hie past
week nnd include Wasco, Yamhill,
Hood River nnd Washington counties.
Thus far, Jr. Morrow of Portland,
lias not been endorsed by the county
central committee of any county in
Ihc stole.