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Unherslty of Oregon ' Library .. X WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, G3; Minimum Today, 37.2. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow, Showers. JACKSON COUNTY lil C C BAROMETER .- IT. J. 3. Quota for 1.918, J692, 000. 00 Sales to May 14, $71,623.70 Buy Thrift Stamps gc? EDFOED MA Save and Buy for VlGtory Buy W.S.S. Thrift Stamps wlru-, Safest Investment Forty-elBhth Tear. Dully Thirteenth Tear. MEDFOED, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 1(, 191S NO. 46 RUSSIA CALLS ARMY M il Tribune ST GERMANS ffi AGGRESSION 1 SI CEASE niwnnnuirT Protest and Warning Issued to Ger many Notice Given to Mobilize AIM Necessary Forces to Secure Free dom and Independence 'of Russia. Treaty Disregarded by Huns and No Peace Exists Force Used to ( Disperse Ukraine Rada. WASHINGTON. May 10. A copy of the protest made by the soviet government to the German ministry f of foreign affairs on April 26 against German aggression made public to day by the state department, shows that the Russians gave notice of their Intention to mobilize "all necessary forces In order to secure the freedom and independence of the Russian re- pubiio which is now menaced be yond tho limits of the Brest-Litovsk troatry." No l'oiito I'vlsts. "Tho llussian government," says tho message, "has taken every meas ure possible strictly 'to fulfill the treaty from their side and in this ' way to secure for our people the chief aim of this treaty, a state of peace "But in reality no such state of peace exists. In the south of the llussian requblic there is a further advance northwards by German troops and detachments of Ukraln ians. They are advancing upon terri tory undoubtedly Great Russia. Thoy have croBBod Into the Crimean penin sula. That frontier lino, which was one-sidedly established by the Ukra inian rada itself and officially made known to US' by the Germnn govern mcnt, has been Infringed by German and Ukrainian troops. Slmultntie ously In the north of Finland, litis slan military property is being seized by white guard detachments operat ing In agreement with German land ing detachment and under direct Instruction- from tho German general staff. N'o limply Received. "in onler to fulfill I lie Ure-t treaty, whirli is the legal basis for the relations between (lennuny mill Iius iit, Hie soviet government has offi cially declared its readiness to oien immediate negotiation with t lie Uk rainian central riulu. No answer, however, lias eouic from this govern ment wliieh is now directed by (ler ninnv. The (ierniiiii government hav ing likewise proposed the (iiiestiun of n peace treaty has in no way given any answer to our oiler to open peace negotiations. Insleail of this, the advance of Gcrmnn-rkriiininn troops again Russia continues, as has already been pointed out. "Owing to such circumstances the soviet .government considers itM'll' compelled to mobilize all noccssurv forces in order to secure freedom and independence of the llussian republic, which is now menaced beyond the lim its established by the llrest treaty. It is evident that such a state of things cannot continue for long. The soviet government considers it indis "pcnsable to throw more light on this matter and in the name of securing peace affirms its complete readiness in fulfill in future the conditions of the I'.rest treaty." Korco In rkrnine. MOSCOW, Wodnesday,. May S.- (Continued on Pago Two.) 14 CONCRtiflrr 10 BE BUILT AT ONCE WASHINGTON, May It!. Imme diate construction of J 4 concrete tnnk steamers for the fuel oil trade, with a total capacity of lO.'i.OOO Ions, and of four eoncrcto' cargo vescs w ith V total rapacity of PJ..MM) tons was di-eidcd on today bv the shipping board, ITALIAN II BIG BATTLESHIP N DARING Austrian Warship of 20,000 Tons Torpedoed in Pola Harbor by Ital ian Naval Forces Successful Air Attack Made at Same T'me and Two Austrians Winged. KOMI", Muv 10. An Austrian bal tleship was torpedoed by Ibo Italian naval forces in l'olu harbor early Tuesday morning, it wa.s officially an nounced today. The battleship was of the Virilms Untis type, ('JO.onu ton vessels.) - The Italian force worked its way into the Austrian naval base by dodging the patrol boats and search lights of the defenders. While the naval operation was pro gressing an Italian seaplane force en gaged Austrian battleplanes above Pola. Two of the Austrians were brought down and several others were compelled to descend out of control. The Italian machines all returned sa fely. ' There are four Austrian battleships of the Yiribiis I'nitis class, which comprised Ihe largest and most mod ern fighting vessels completed for the Austrian navy up lo I he time Hie Kuropean war broke oat. The other ships of the class are the Tegctthof. the Prinz Fugon and the Szent 1st Aim. Each of the class displaced 2u,W) tons, is .Y2i feet long over all. Thi complement of the battleships ranges from to !)88 men. All are classed as dreadnoughts. ' JEFF BALDWIN L PORTLAND, May 16 Word was receive hero today that Joff Bald win, escaped convict from tho stnto penitentiary, had been located be tween Canby and Oregon City on the WUsonvillo road, south of here, and was surrounded by a posse consisting of state military police and deputy sheriffs. Ills eiipturo was expected within a few hours. A man hollcved to bo Baldwin was fired on last night when he attempted to cross tho Willamette river on the bridge at WUsonvillo. llo retreated and took refugo In tho brush. A SUPER WHEAT SAXTA KOSA, Calif., May Hi. A "super-wheat," cantainins I I per cent Rluten, has heen evolved hy Luthor Iinrbnnk, the noted horticul turist, after experiments extending over eleven yeurs, It was announced hero today. Tho wheat may he grown from Hudson Hay to Patagonia, and is Intended to replace the popular va riety with its low content of gluten- The new wheat is said to ho of tho winter variety, very hardy and pro ducing a very white flour. Ilurbank has turned his attention to a new ryo and barley in whtch he hopes to lncroaso the amount of glu ten. RED CROSS CHIEF E E A-V ATLANTIC POUT, May 16. Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the American Ited Cross council, arrived here today after a tour of Inspection of Hed Cross work abroad. In Lon don ho was received by King tleorge. He also visited France, llelglum, Switzerland and Italy. In Home he was received by King Victor Em manuel and Cardinal fla'parrl. the papal secretary of slate, GERMANS Al TO RECAPTURE IEI Local Fighting Dies down Again In Flanders an-l Picardy and Only Ar tillery is Active Raids Conducted by British and FrenchPrisoners Taken in Patrol Operations. ltOMK, .May 16. Ilalian troops carried out an offensive operation yesterday in which the Austrian trenches on Monte Aslone, between the lSrentn and 1'iave rivers were en tered at two points. The Italians in flictcd heavy casualties and took prisoners. 1!Y ASSOCIATED PKESS, May 111. Local fighting has died down again in Flanders and l'ieardv and only the guns are busy. In Klanders the Germans have been disappointed in their attempts lo gain Mill 4-1, as (be French not only drove them from tlte high ground but also penetrated the enemy positions. (ierman and French artillery fire continues heavy north of the Avre. The enemy bombardment of the French lines here has been most in tense for the past two weeks. IlriUsh Official lienor. LONDON, May 1(1. The artillery was active last night in the valleys of the Somnic and Ancre rivers, cast of Arras and on the Flanders battle fields the war office reWrts. The statement folovvs: "Our troops', unided the enemy's trenches' last night in the neighbor hood of (.lavrelle (northeast of Ar ras) and caplurcd n few prisoners. "Hcvond artillery activity on both sides nt different points, particularly in Ihe vatlevs of (he Summc aiiil An- fc rivers east of Arras on ihe north rn bnltlefront, (here is nothing fur ther to report." rrcnrJi Olfli'itU lt('iHrt. 1'AIMS, May Hi. Artillery nclinns (iriMirrol last niht on tho I'Vcnch southeast of Amicus in the llaillcs t'aslcl si'ctor, says loilnyV war of-, lice announcement. WcM of Alonl diiltcr a (ierman i;i id injr tctaclnnciiL was driven oi"f. The Krcnch took prisoners in patrol operations north of the Ailetlo, The statement reads : "An artillery duel took itlace in tho llailles-Castel sector. A Her man raiil west of Montdidier was re pulsed hy the French fire. "Kreneh patrols operating north of ihe Allelic brought hack prisoners. "The uijilit was quiet on tho re mainder of the front." HILL NUMBER 44 This photograph shows the 'anions old Urlll-li cruiser Vludli I Ivc lifter she rctiiniiil from Iho raid on .eclu iiggn April y:t. Nolo bow she's liallercil. She had led the llrilsli raidlivg sliln In the silccfssfiil blocking attack on tlio I .Ih.iiI, 1ii1m', and (hem mis hardly a foot of her old hull that didn't bear (he srnrs from (ho (ierman shells poured at her. Hardly anyone (bought f-hr'd come (hnl l( shn was an "olnolcic" ship. But she did. She had MTMrlncd giillaallj. Bill the iniliiiitn nwll'l Him she hail aaollier good fight left. In her. This limn slio wn-n't lo land fighting men, or urn lire gnn. She n niffifl Willi concrete, filled llh Uiinbs, cw-orlccl In (be ilarkni-ss lo (Mend, mioihcr siilminrliie nil bole, mid sunk In (he ciilnime, lilockiug Hie harbor and binding op the .l.al Inside, TUCKAH0E GETS BIG " J IV C. K -il .W v ? (liai'lrs Sehwali Is shown hero cd since ho liormiio' director general of ship construction (llo launch Inn- iif Jlurlcy of tlio shlppfnK board and dnuhtcr of hniiiimii 1 1 in-lty , who VASMIXiTOX. M.iy Hi.- Italy, in iin informal way, has. made known to the I'niled Stutes that the presence of American Iroops on the llnlian front is greatly t lc desired, it he eanie knowa today. A few thousand men under the American Hair, Italian officials feci, would hearten the Ital ian civilian population and their t roups. Italy h;is nil ahnnd;incc of nuiti i ltowcr, hnl desires the insnmiliun thai. ;tHuld he afforded hy the presence of Americjin forces. In (lie fac of a threatened (icrman-Antrir offensive on the Iliilian I'mnt, the dispatch of Americans to llab it is declared, would convince the Ilalian people Ihal America stands firmly behind their country. (icinnin propaganda is iictivc in Italy from Sicily to the Alns telling tho people they are left to their own BATTLE-SCARRED VINDICTIVE A FTLR v r; isf a, " f 4 - OFFICIAL SENDOFF a( (ho first, launching li has atlom In tho cent or Is Miss HoUm llurU'y, was sponsor for tho Tiicknhoo. RITE UPON THE BALLOT In order lo niauo a full ticket members of the democratic county central committee Buggost that demo crats write In tho following names on tho ballots at the primary election to morrow: For representative. Kighth repre sentative district, Jackson county, I). M. Lowo and W. A. Cains. For rnirenentative, Ninth repre sentative district, Douglas and Jack son counties, Koso (1. Schlef felln. Fur county commissioner, Horace Pellon. For county clerk, Horace I). How ard. Tor county treasurer, Hen (laniett. i-'or county coroner, W. II. .Mctjow au. rcsouri hnpeles i - i 1 1 1 r in es, thai Ibey are lighting -dv and that America lias been SHE LED THE BRITISH RAI D ON , .yfe TT"' 'r - ? WILSON RENEWS BRITAN READY T Amended Resolution Declared Objec tionable as it Authorizes a "Dray Net" Inquiry by Military Committee Seek to Defeat Measure in Sen ate. ' WASHINGTON, May 10. Presi dent Wilson today renewed his fight ii'rainst adoption b" 1 ho senate of Senator ('liaiuberliiin'.s resolution for a war iiuuiiry by the senate niiliiary committee. lie advised Senator I'hompsoii of Kansas that Ihe resolu tion as amended yesterday by tic enatc expenditures committee, still is tbjcclionable.' I'oiisideriug all Ihe ciretiiuslunce President Wilson told Senator I iompson, chairman of the expendi tures commit Ice, (he I liamberlani resolution, even as modified, would effect authorize a "drug net' in vestigation by (be military commit. lee. ' Tn lleleal Measure. The president, informed" Scualor Martin of Virginia, demoeralie leader, yesterday, Hint Ihe Cbaiuberlain res olution culling lor an investigation of aircraft "rodiietioii and other war activities constituted u vote of lack of confidence in the adiniulstralion and the expenililuies committee amended it lo eliminate all reference to an investigation of the "conduct of the war." "We are going lo, do all wo can to deluat Ihe resolution, even as revis. cil," suid Senator Thompson, after a conference ill Ihe While House. "Ill president aulhori.cd lav to say that he is just lis much opposed to the amended resolution as 'e was lo (he original." Too ItriHitlly Drawn. Scnulor Thompson said he might offer a substitute proposing to limit the niilitai'" committee's inipiiry lo ilhe airej'iift situation alone. The president, he said, feels Ihat tho re vised resolution is loo broadly drawn and still is subject to construction that would authorize the general in i;iiiry by the senate military commit tec into IIk tablet of the war. The original ClKiinberlain resolu. lion aalliori.eil an impiirv into air craft, ordnance mid niinrlcrmaslcr al fairs mid into "conduct of the war by or through Ihe war deparlmciil. Charles F. Hughes, who was appoint ed bv the president lo act with Attorney (Icneral (ircgory in the ill vest igat ion of criminal charges in connection with aircralt program, is expected ill Washington within u few days, to go over the plans of. the dc partment of justice. U-BASE. FIGHT AGAINS WAR TO HEAR REAL 1UIRY PEACE PROPOSAL Balfour Discusses Austrian Emper or's Letter to Prince Sextus Says Moves of Central Empies Not in Interest of Fair and Honorable Peace No Secrets From Wiilson. LONDON. Ma- 1(1. Ircat Hritain is lu'cparcd to eoiisidT iiroMsals from the enemy, provided they nro put forward by accredited persons in a straight forward manner, Foreign Sccrelury llalfour declared today in the house of commons. "If any representative of any bel ligerent country desires seriously to lay before s any proiosals," he said, "w are ready lo listen to them." The ltritish government was desirous of an honorable termination of the war, be added, but Ihe peace moves of the central powers heretofore had not been in jhe interests of fair and hon eruble peace. l'rliico Hlxdis' Lotlcr. Forolgn bocrotary Balfour was asked in tho house of com mons today whether Prlnco Slx tus of Bourbon, to whom Em peror Charles of Austria addressed tho letters last yoar in which poaco waa offered to Franco, paid two vis Its to England In connoctlori with tho peaco proposals and wliothor ho was In communication on this sub ject with Premier Lloyd Oeorge. The question was brought up by Robert Outhwaito, a liberal momber. Mr. llalfour replied that the subject was not ono which could lio dealt with -by nuostlon and unswor. - , - ' Mr. Balfour said that Emperor Charles wroto a letter to a relative (Prlnvo Slxtus Is a brotbor-ln-law of tho emperor) and that It waa con voyed by this rolatlvo lo the president and premier of Franco. No permis sion was given to communicate the letter to anyono oxcept tho sovereign and premier of this country. (This unswors tho question which, has been raised as lo why tho emperor's pro posals wore not communicated to President Wilson.) Nw Sccifls From Wilson. Mr. Balfour said ho had no secrets from President Wilson. Every thought ho had on the war'or In re gard to questions of diplomacy was open to tho president. llo said ho did not III I u k it would ho possible for the United Slutes and Great Brllaln to carry on tho great work in which they wcro engaged or lo deal Willi tho complicated day-today problems without comploto con fidence. So far as ho was concerned, completo confidence would always bo given. llo said that no effort at conversations which had been niado hy tho central powors had over been mado In (he Interests of fair and hon orahlo peace, that their only object had been to dlvldo tlio allies. LONG FOR PEACE AMSTKKDAM, May 1 8. Tho ThU prinls tho following significant and much censored letter from Us Vienna correspondent,: "Tho reason why all classes of tho population havo regretted Count Czernln's departuro (from tho for eign office) Is that In him thuy saw Ihe herald of pcaco and tho poopl" want pcaco, ahovu all. This Is not surprising, hecauso tho misery Is ex treme. (This part is censored.) Tho peoplo will probably hold out thru tho next difficult months until tho I'kruliio grain urrlves In sufficient quantities. But It is natural that ev erybody yearns for poaco. (Cen cored.) Hundreds of times dully ono hears Iho lament 'how long la this crazy destruction to last' "Only the conviction that the em peror honestly desires peace and has given ovldenco of this In recent In cidents keeps tho peoplo going." V
