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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.
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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
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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:, '
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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.
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F
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,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,
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