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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1918)
...wlsr.S3t.-J.;a VW',,A'-fc.TWy U;:V ers'ty ol Oi Liwaiy "WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 03; Minimum Today, 30. FORECAST: Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. rcllfA4 to tfLtrtA. 'pun-' CffMrfV c9 aX edford Mail Tmbui ed Porty-el(?htli Tear. Dally Thirteenth Year. MEDFORD, 6REGOX, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1018 AO. 50 GERMAN-IRISH D TCHEDI M Of HA CONSPIRACY FOR UPRISING UNCOVERED Revolt Timed to Coincide With Ger man Offensive So As to Distract British Attention From Fighting Front at Time Channel Ports Were Endangered German Agents Agreed No Finance Uprising and Send Arms and Munitions. WASHINGTON', Slay 21. Evi dence Of Dluttint? between German mid Irish agents in 'this country for an uprising in Irelund lius been un covered by. United Shites govern ment agents und is partly responsible for the recent arrest of Irish lenders by the British government. This evidence, which may be made public soon, is understood to show definitely that the Irish leaders, nininly Sinn Kein sympathizers in the Fnitcd States, have been in touch with German representatives who agreed to furnish money tin, finance the rebellion in Ireland nnd possibly to send arms nnd ammunition to Ire land by submarines or blockade run ners. There was even some discus sion of the chances of sending Ger man soldiers to take part in warfare on Irish soil. Timed for Offensive The uprising was set for about this time when the Germans had planned to reach the channel ports after their Srent drive in Franca und it wns be lieved Knghind would be thrown into confusion by the German victories. Ireland was to be freed entirely from Hritish influence if possible and the Germans counted strongly on the Irish trouble to divert Great Brit ain's attention from the fighting front in France and lit' the channel ports nt the very time when it would b most necessary for the country to keep calm and prevent a German in vasion. Information concerning llirsc-iplnts has been forwarded to the British government. In many cases the in formation given leads to evidence of plotting in Ireland. Arrests the Outcome. Negotiations were allowed to pro ceed for sonic time in the hope that more of the plotters would be round ed up finally and the arrests are lie lived to have been ordered by the British officials at this Ohio be cause it became evident that an open outbreak was nbout to be partici pated. It was hinted todav that a number of Sinn Fein sympathizers in the Fnitcd States are under watch. The secret system of negotiations had been in progress for several months, it is understood. This tends to confirm the statement fioin London that the series of arrets several days ngo had no dircut. con nection with plans to conscript the Irish. Some information was ob tained from Germans now held in in ternent camps in this country. There is in -Mention also that the scat of the Ge-mun-Irish negotiations was transferred at times to oilier Amer ican republics. Quiet In Ireland. LONDON, Sray 21 Total absence ol excitement in Dublin is reported in nil dispatches from the Irish capilal despite the Sinn Fein arrets. There are no outward indications that nnv- ( Continued on Pago Two.) FAIRBANKS ILL; - MAY NOT RECOVER INDIANAPOLIS, May 21. Charles W. Fairbanks, who Is critically 111 . here, "continued to hold his own." hl homo here today. It wns said "0 Jo physicians still hope for the re covery n( the former vleo-preisdcn' of (he VaUcd, states. MOONEY today RE-SENTENCED TO DIE MAY 28 Retrial Denied and Mooney, as Result of Conviction of First Degree Mur tier On Charges Growing Out of Preparedness Day Parade Explo sion, Must Pay Extreme Penalty. SAX FRANCISCO, May 21. Thomas J. Mmnify was today re sentenced to hung on Muy -8 as a result of his conviction on u i'irst de gree murder charge growin-out of the preparedness day parade bomb explosion which killed 10 persons and injured 40 others here in 1910. SAX FRAXC1SCO, May 21. Mo tion asking the removal of the death sentence from Thomas J. Mooney, the setting aside of all previous court proceedings in his case, and the granting of a new trial on the ground of wilfull fraud, malfeasance and non-feasance in the office of the dis trict attorney, was denied here oday by Judge Franklin A. Griffin of the superior court. 5 LONDON, May 21. Of tho 20 to 30 Gotho machines which took part i nthe raid oir ondon Sunday night fivo are reported officially to have been brought down. One of the raiders was engaged by a BriUsli airman who fired at close range until the machine dis appeared in a cloud. Shortly after ward the machine hurst into flames at a height of 7000 feet and fell a blazing wreck. Another machine was brought down by anti-aircraft guns In London. Two others wore brought down whilo attempting to escape, on? lining destroyed by Hrit ish airmen. Tho fifth was sot afire and fell into the sea. IJombs were dropped promiscuous ly on certain parts of the London dis trict, doing, in a few cases only, no inconsiderable damage to small dwelling houses. AMSTl'.IIDAM, Monday, May L0. M. Kurakhan hits been nppnintci! tu succeed M. 'JYhilrlii'rin ns bolshe vik foreign minister, uecording to u dispatch from Kiev. M. Kurakhan was scerclary of I he Russian delegation nt lircst-Litovsk piece conference nt its, first Hitting. At the 'sei'ontl llrcsl-Lilovsk confer ence he wns one of lite liussiiin dele gates. Something of his foreign pol icy limy he gained from itn interview published February '20. 1!MS, in which lie said that Itiissia's position to ward the nllics would lie Hint of n neiilnil, adding Hint Kussiu would not support tleniiuny, except in tin indi rect way from the resumption of commercial relations. WASHINGTON', My 21. The house today tentatively agreed to im amendment to the administration food production hill making the $1 1, OOO.IMUI appropriation uniivin'hihlo unless n proclamation is issued by the prc-ident prohibiting the use of food for the manufacture of intoxicants. LOCAL ATTACKS E T While Germans Delay Expected Of fensive, Allied Troops Improve Po sitions by Frequent Raids French Seize Two Miles of Line, Capture 400, but Tentons Fail to Strike. HY TIIK ASSOl'ATKD TKKSS. May 21. While the tlenniins delay their expected offensive, allied troops improve their positions here und there by strong local attacks. The Germans, strangely, do not react against the Anglo-French nibbling luetics. On the Lys front between Mount Ixcmmcl und the heights of Mont liogue, and. Scherpenherg the French have grcnlly improved their positions in n forward movement ulong n front of (wo miles. More than -1 110 Ger man prisoners were cuptiu'cd. Only Ixirnl ltnids. The ltritish carried -out an opera tion last evening in which they cleared out u small German salient that projected into their lines north west ol' Merville, near Nieppe wood, where the Geuians rush toward the llazcbrouck railway junction wis stoppedt in lust month's offensive. The enemy evidently regarded the ground of , marked value, for this morning he delivered a sharp counter uttnek. It wns entirely unsuccessful however. The German artillery fire is' espc chilly violent on Hie sector south of the Sotnine add norlh of ltetliiine, northwest of Arras. To llelhuue has come the fate of so manv oilier towns and eilies of northern France, nnd it is now u muss of ruins as a result of the German bombardment. llrltisli Official Iteport. U).lON May 21. Northwest of Merville in the Flanders salient the Hritish improved their positions lust night, the war office announces. Thirty prisoners nnd six machine guns were tuken by the ltritish in tltis operationl A counter attack on the new position, launched this morning aflc.r u period of henvy shelling, was crushed by Hie Hritish artillery and machine guns. WITH TIIK AMKIilCAX AUMV IX ITJANtT., Monday, May 20. (Hy the Associated Press.) Tho follow ing official statement was issued ut American hcndipiiirtcrs at !) o'clock lonight : , "I'.xccpl for activity by Hie artil lery on both sides in various sectors there is nothing to report." FOR RED CROSS SALKM, Ore., May 21. Oovernor .lames Withycombe today received a telegram from national headquar ters announcing that two pounds of wool from tho Wlilto House sheep had been presented to Oregon 'by I'rosldont and Mrs. Wilson to bo sold liy auction' for tho benefit of the American Red Cross. Tho proceeds of this auction will be known as the "President's fund." Governor Withy combo will announco later when the auction will bo closed but In tho meantime telegrams and mailed IiIiIh should bo sent direct to the governor. The wool will ho mailed to tho suc cessful bidder by tho President and -Mrs. Wilton themselves. .DECLARED LEGAL SALKM. Ore., May 21- Legal ex istence of Itcschtitct county was es tablished by the supreme court to day in an opinion written by Justice llurnelt, aftirniiiig he lower court of ( rook count,, .Imlgi' T. K. .1. Huffy, in the case of the stale of Oregon "gainst llcschulvs county. FAIL TO AROUS HUNS TO ACTION LOdK ALIKE, DON'T THEY? TH EY'RE HALF BROTHERS, ilk rMk f-r&yi feTM kr0& M' C Knf fx .,t,8 1 . V s N. 1 i i 4 :- - Study teso faces. . Xoto tlio mnrkod resenihluueo as indicated by tho arrows In that roscin bianco lios tho only e.p1niiatlon.thnt has lcen offoiwl to answer tho question: "Vuvt Ik Von Murkonsen's hold on tlio kaiser?' ply.stcry and' sllcnco hnvo always surrounded "Tho Iron ltjtt' tin SUu-kenKcn . Ls culled hy his HoldirVTH. Kvery Cinunu knows why or thinks ho doosj hwuiwo lockensen and tho kajwer uro hulf brothers. Xhturully tliero aro no doctinientM to (novo it. Itut tlio story is common knowledKo In iermauy. Hero it Ls: MeckoiiMMi is said to 1m tho son of a (Voleliwomnn named Muckenzln who was a Indy-lii-wailliif; id. the court of KmjM'ntr 'William I, tho present kaiser's father. Tlio other part of Maekenseu is snld to Iw Hoben 7llern bloiHl of tho highest. WASHIXGTOX, May 21. The first international prize for riveting was Iransmitcd loday liy ( hairnian Hurley of the shiiping board to Charles Knight, u negro, at the re quest of Lord NorthclilTc, owner of I.omlon newsnipers, who offered 2.1 pounds for Hie best score above pre vious records. Knight is employed at Hie Hethlcbem .shipbuilding cor poration, Sparrows I'oint.Mil. At the same time Mr. Hurley cabled Lord NorlhclilTc n new challenge for British workmen and called on Amer ican shipbuilders to beat Knight's record. An increase of five rivets per gang per hour would mean the building of a steel freighter of 10,(1(111 Ions every len weeks, he said. Mr. Ilnrlev wrole Knight as fol loVs : "Your world's record feat of driv ing 4,H': mcls on May Hi has set for American shipbuilders the fast pace Hint is so necessary lor carry ing on the war successfully. II is the American way lo excel when Hie occasion demands, and I hope your feet will inspire emulation ainom: vour associates. OVER I0P FOR RED X (ill A. NTS PACS, Ore., .May 21.--.losophlne ccunly lias gono "over the top" In tho lied Cross drive. Reports from all outlying districts show at least $ .00 oor-auljserlled before 10' a. m. Monday. In many caHes whore! teams called at farm houses, the sub- w rlptlon was ri'ady and walling, and In some cases neighborhoods had col lected and pooled subscriptions, so as not to delay the team. 'Albert Henry of Talent left. Men- dav on a biiHlness trln in AHi,,rl:, ' V rAVvwVJ 4 r 36,677 ON BRITISH LONDON'. May 2!. Lust weekV (iisimllics (ufullnl lilUi"", Hie vnr office JinuiiiwiiTs, Tliey me divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds; Officers :tj:t; men :t,HI5, Wmtndednr misMii;;: Offirer. 1, 24 ; men 3lt:i(lH. The Hritish casually reports arc sfill rcflcclin Hie recent heavy fiht iiiLT, although the tohils are lyriiiii ji lo decrease. The fiu'iire last week was II,(il'Jt the lare.t of any week since the (icriuan offensive hcrail. roli'fl.AM), (),,.., May 21. An nnexi led gain for I'rcd II. Williams in Ihe race fur the republican nom ination for public service commis sioner, was shown today in returns from lasl f'ricla.v's stale primary dec. linn. On the basis of Hie I nt lo date, Williams j reported lo lend his opponent, Trunk J. .Miller, by 1!I7 votes. Miller, however, is said lo be running well ahead in some counties where t!., result js sii! mis-iiur, in eluding liouglns, (Irani, Harney, ,lef-ler-on, Lake and Wheeler, and his nomination is predicted. Miller was hcalen in Multnomah by a large mar gin but showed strength in mo-l oth er portions of Ihe slate. The count to dale is reporled asj Williams :J2, 010; Miller, :il,ni;l. NO LIBERTY BONDS. NO SALOON LICENSES ST. UHTS, Mo., .May L'l.-Kive h'tmlred local saloon keepers have reci'ivcd orders to mincer bcf'or,, l..v . eise I'omiiiissioner Lewis and produce evidence that they have purclimed l.lbcrlv builds. hose w in all! villi. o'll bonds will be denied licenses, . p - " 'Sit'' t Q THE GERMANS BELIEVE. .u. . .t't.- i F E ,WASIIIX(IToX, May 21. ('. W Iluuliiigton of Xew York has been re moved by lnrector (iciieral McAdoo us president of the Virginia railw-ay for disobedience of the railroad ud niinistralion's orders for maintenance and operation of bis road. J. S. Yoinig of .Norfolk, Yn., has been up pointed federal director of the road. 'file Virginian is n coal carrier running from liecpwater, W. Ya., to Norfolk. Va. Iljiuliiigton is Ihe lirsf railroad president lo be removed bv Hirector (iencral ..McAdoo, bnf it was liiuled loiluy at. railroad administration l.cailiiiiarlcrs Ihal. similar aclion might he taken against, other execii lives who do not eo-nperale well with Hie federal IliauaL'C, enl. Tin- complaint againsl Mr. Iluiil ingloa was Hint he fulled to eoroplv j promptly uilh suvl'csIioiis and orders HI Ihe railroad inlmiiiisl in I ion, insist j ing on technicalities involved aai cotjsulliuu' at leiU!lh with Ihe road' founcl before earning out iiislruc I ion-.. .Mr. l ouiig, I lie new u Nt n a I gicn full nut li'ri! v lo iiianttge th ronil, eca lo Ihe elcnt 'of ehjiagiag the pcrsoiinel of oiciitliiiLr ol'liccr-. AT SEA DECREASElKANSAS TORNADO WAMIIXIU'OX, May 21. Hun- gt rs from submarines had decreased to such an evlciit that Ihe bureau of I war risk iu-iiruucc has recommended a reduction trout .2. Ml to "ill per one thousand dollars the lii-iirnnci late on lies of officers and crews of merchant vessels passing Hirniigli the war zones. This is in line with the recent lowering of murine in siirance rates on vessels and earguc; 'from three to two per cent, FOOD CRISIS If! CENTRAL STATES I CRITICAL Situation Most Acute and Even Willi Reduced Ration Supply Insuffi cient Medical famine Predicted People Sick of War and Talk and Think Oniy of Bread. WASHIXGTOX, May 21. Tho food situation In Cerinany, officials hero lioliovo, ls tho most critical It has been at any time. Information reaching Washington from many sources indicates that even with tho reduced ration planned for June 15 the country will not have enough food to carry tho population thru to tho next harvest nnd that further reduc tions will have tq be made. The roduced ration was to havo boon put Into oporatlon March first, but tho moasiiro was passed in tho hopo that grain would bo forthcom ing in largo quantities from tho Uk raine When this hopo vanished tho Herman govornmont saw that tho se duction was Inevitable. (lormany began, consuming her 1917 whoat crop two months boforo it was Intended to start on It and tho Gorman potato crop has not turned out nearly so well as German agricul tural lntorosts had hoped. Medieval famine.' LOXDON, Hay 21. "I feel confi dent that tho time Is at hand when, t'anilno stark, medieval famine-, will Join tho entente ns a polltcal and military ally against Germany und Austria," tho correspondent ot the Dally .Mail telegraphs from Anno masso, in Franco, near the Swiss bor der. Tho correspondent says ho draws this conclusion from oral statements by nn authentic witness whose obser vations extended up to the end of April. Tho great niassos of the Gor man nnd Austrian peoples, this in formant declares, aro moro than sick; of tho war. They think aqd talk ot nothing but bread, and their moralo Is so low that the governments aro lonrlul of llolshovlkl movoments. t'uiiiiilNilisni l'rnctircd. Among tho Incidents given In sup port of tho terrible want is tlio enso of two prlconnrs of war employed at the gas works in Vienna who. ho de clared, wero murdored by fellowr workers who ato part of their bodies. Tlio Arheltor Zeltung of Vienna demanded an Investigation and tho cnllro Iksuo was confiscated In con- setiuenco. Tho atfulr Was referred to In parliament but was hushed up In Hiu Vienna press. Tho narrator said ho anil his fam ily hail lived for weeks almost entire ly on mushrooms gathered In a for est outside tho town In which ho dwult. "I'eoplo oflen faint In tlio streets from hunger," ho continued. "Tim health of many is such that they cult hardly stand, lo say nothing of work, and things aro getting woimo every day. Kve.ii the soldiers tin not. havo sufficient food. Tlmy are not only sick of war, hut thoroly apathetic, regarding it. It is a common sight lo seo soldiers lietelng for fowl. Kv eryliotly Is convinced that the expect, ed food relief from I kmlno In b mi rage, 'only anot 1 1 : r Prussian swindle,' tliey say. Worst. Vet, lo Ciinie. ' "Tho Ihrco worst months -.lane. IConllii'.cd on I'ago Two.) KILLS 5 PERSONS HAYS, Kas., May 21. A tornado sweeping over the northern part ot Kills county early today killed fivo persons and caused considerable de struction of property. Mr, nnd Mrs. Alexander llelst nnd their thrao grandchildren wcia killed. Turther details aro lacking Lecauso of dam aged wlro cominnnlcalloit, IS ,iuiihiiihh.iiiii m
