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MTCDFOnn MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFOTin, OI.'FiOX, TUKSDAV, MAY 21, 191
AVA P
OF YANKEE ACE
Impressive Funeral Ceremonies of
Major Laffery American Flyers
Plane Down From Sky, Shut off
Motor and Throw Flowers Which
Float Down On Coffin.
YANKEE GUNS
DISRUPTION OF
ROSESONGRAVE BiGGESTINACTION AUSTF
ON IS
I
FRONT
When Army Ordnance Department
Falls Down, Navy Supplies 16-Inch
Guns Adapted .to Land Operations
Mounted On Cars, They Flit
Hither and Thither.
IIA BEFORE
JULY PREDICTED
Starvation an1 Oppression Bring
People to Point of Revolt, Despite
Efforts of German Rulers to Quell
Disturbances by Army Slavs and
Magyars Likely to Cecede.
WITH THK AM lilt (CAN AUMY IN
FKANCJC, Muy 21. (Ily tho Asso-j
elated Jrerta.) Ucforo the lotly of
.Major Kaoul MiTbory wa.i placed In
a Rravo near a certain French village,
It lay in statu in a room of a Hinull
frame- building. Arntmil It were hun
dreds of wreathn of flowers atiut hy
American comrades, I'rench aviators ,
wiio had known Mm In tho French!
army, and by French army corpa. J
Alop all Iho handsome wrenthn !
wafl a llttlo hunch of wild rosea and
(laiaiea to which wan attached a piece
of paper Buying that It camo from
Major Lnfbory's orderly, and men
tioned many khiduenneH. With learn
in hia eye, tho orderly canio up to
tho casket aid reverently placed the
flowers on it. Official confrmatlon
in still lacking to the report that the
German airplane responsible for tlie
death of Major I.ufbery had been
brought down "by a French aviator. i
Funeral iiitreivn.
Tho funeral of Major Lulhery was
impressive. The patlbearera, three
American and three French aviators,
carried tho flag-draped coffin from
tho lillio fraijio building to a motor
car for tho trip to tho Kravo. The
procession was led by an American
tmnd, a company of American infan
try just from tho trenches, and a
company of French Infantry. Fol
lowing tho coffin were 100 American
and French officers, including all oT
Major ljifhcry'a companions in the
ulr service, tho American general
commanding the sector northwest of
Tol and a French general command
ing an army corps.
Tho party drew up nt tho grave
and while the service was being read,
ono American after another plattod
down from tho sky, his motor shut
off until ho was Just overhead. Kach
threw out grunt bunches of red roses
which floated down on tho coffin nnd
tho bared heads of tho officers and
caps of tho soldiers who were drawn
up at attention.
At tho conclusion of tho services
tho French general stepped forward
and Kiild:
llnintigr I'uhl Hero.
On behalf of my comrades of
tho French army, I wish to pay my
respectful fraternal tribute to one of
tho heroes of tho air, who was vie
torfous IS times; a son of tho noble
and genuerous republic which came
to our nssiMancu to save tho liberties
of tho world.
"Itest peacefully, Major I.ufbery,
close 'liy tho mart.M'H lo our great
cause. Your (;brlous example will
inspire in us lb" spirit of sacrifice
1111 the day when liuiminlty's enemy
fdmll bo ritiiilly vaiHiubdied. Good
1yc."
The Amerlc;iu general, under
whom Major I.ufbery once served a
a private soldier, and the chief if the
aerial service, also paid homage to
tho dead aviator. The Tiring siiad
fired three limes (irioss Ihe giave, a
bu trier sounded tapH and aiudher
buguer, hidden mvjy In a nearby
wood, echoed it. As the sound of
the bugles died away all was silence
except for the droning of the ma
chines of .Major I.utl.erv's comrades,
patrolling Hip line hkh in the air,
and occasionally the dull booming of
distant guns.
WASHINGTON', May LM. Ameri
ca's big1 g"UHK nre now in action
the Invest guii3 on (lie v. otcrn front.
They were built by the navy, are
mounted on railway car-, and are
operated by marines in khaki.
They are thft li-ineh grills of L'nclo
Sam's higjre.-d battleships, adapted to
laud operation.
Kach gun throws n shell weighing
1,(IIM) pound, and throws it i'ur
l Jui it will any jmii the Germans' pos
sess, except In siege jfim tint t is
bombarding' I'urin.
That gun, "Fnl Fiuinu," as the
French cult it, is built on n fixed em
placement and is practically immov
able. Our hi"- guns fly hither and (hither
qiiiekly. They go wherever tracks are
laid, from one sector to another as
I he demand calls for them. The Ger-
iisiiu- may not spot them where they
rerc yesterday; they are somewhere
l-e today. They'll be yet elsewhere
tolllolTltW.
Ilig (inns In Action.
i reseuce ol tliese great Ainencan
mis in Fri'tice aeounls for the re
cently cabled accounts of "great
ghostlike disappearing- ami flitliu
guns" Ix-hind the American lines.
.lust how many of these guns therd
are is a military secret.
Kach gun is a complete unit, hav
ing, in ii Ii! it Mill lo the car on which
it is mounted, an nmmunil ion car, a
shop and reppir car. with a couph
of cars for quarters for officers mt:
men. And ol course there is a loco
motive. With this equipment the gnu
unit is independent of any other
branch ol the service (or support in
the way of nmniuuilion or provisions
. The value of the big gun is two
fold. The long range makes it possi
ble to reach vital points behind tin
German lines where anuniiliiliou is
slored or concentration H fining on
II ii Iso ' makes possible boring into
trench protections hieh would la
impervious to small shells, hut whi
the huge l.lilHI pound shell reaches
and destroys.
Navy to the lloscuc.
The fact that the nav.v is operating
with big artillery on land is surpris
ing. Here is why:
When tli" war broke out Genera
t'rnzier of the army ordnance depart
tuenl threw up his hands and admit
ted his inability to deliver big guns
bv this summer.
One of the men on Ihe naval ad
vi.-.orv hoard was S. M. 'ati"lain o
Ihe Baldwin 1 .oeorimt i c Works. Van
ehiin did not throw up hi hands, bill
undertook to build huge caliber
mills for use on land, to mount them
on Vnrs for quirk movement hv rail
and do it within 2 months.
He was told bv Secret a rv Ihuiici:
to g ahead. Ami he lias made c
I'OltTLANH, May - I. - Will 11
In order that every man between
the ages of 1 and years, either
married or single, may have (he op
portunity of enlisting In th t inted
States marine corps, every postmas
ter In Orenon has been authorized to
examine, accept and transit r men for
this excellent tuaneh of the servUo
Tho marine iorps Is the tddest branch
of American service. Is mentioned In
tho minus breath with the foreign le
gion of Frame, tho Texas runners,
northwest mounted pollbe ami the
I'enpsv Ivan la slate constabulary,
Murines are specially trained,
splendidly equipped and fight as ar
tlllery, Infantry, cav.ilry, signal men.
aviators ami In any nwiuuer that ne
censlty or the occasion demands. In
recognition of their splendid rcroid
In tho past and their excellent
achievements In tho present struggle
for dnmocracy, congress bus author
Jjted tho Increasing of ihe corps lo
7 5, S0 men In order th.it they nmv
lake over and maintain a separate
necdon of trviuhes In Frame,
I lor nil) rook of Albany is having
close n,;ht with Mr. ,1. W. .Morrow for
election as democratic national com
mit term an, his present lead being
liti;. votes, with 1 t counties complete,1
iuclmlini; Multnomah, and tncom-1
I'leto returns from Ihe remainder of
the slate,
I loi nibrook's total vote, so far as
reported. Is r.UL'7; Morrow t. . a
lead or ;;i;.. The tote outside ol
Multnomah county Is Uornibrook
and Morrow 20 :, a lead for
Horuiluook of li'.ii.. outside of Mult
nomah. Os wit Id West has a lead of 71K
votes in the state over Will It. King
for the demon alio nomination for
I'nited Slates senator, Ills lead out
side of Multnomah county is oiUMi.
The total vote from the state at larjfe
Is West lu,l!7. King XoV'l. In the
state outside of Multnomah tho vote
is West :,ot:. King F.Mii.
Wither M. Fierce tn his race for the
deinociMtlc nomination for governor
M b-adin- Harvey Starkweather by
Jtoni vote In the state at larce, and
bv :.'7!' In the slate outside of Mult
nomah. The vote In the state nt.
huge Is I'teive iiiu and Starkweather
.'i!tn;t, while tbe total for O.e state
outside nf Multnomah is I'lene i'22t
and Stark went her I ! I I.
LONDON, May 21. Disruption of
the Austro-lluiigariaii dual monarchy
is at hand.
Dispatches from lltnlapest, Vienna
and other points in Austria and iliiii-
ary, as well as from Jicrlin, indicate
learly lliit't Kmperor Karl is sitting
on a volcano, which is emitting
hursts of flame and threatens nt any
moment to break into full eruption.
Despite nil that Kaiser Wilhcliu
lid the imperial advisers can do to
prevent it, the common people of the
lual monarchy are rapidly npproaeh-
the point where the smallest prov
ocation will hring about a revolu
tion.
Cabinet Changes.
The cabinet changes in Austria and
lluugarv, the crown council hastily
ailed by the kaiser at great head
quarters this week to consider the
Austria! problem, the territorial coit
ions made by A list rin to Man
gary and to (feminity, all have for
their purpose the prevention at all
costs of the threatened dismember
men! of Ihe uionarchv.
Hut Ihe Slavs of southern Kuropu
are dying of starvation and penury.
They have suffered nearly tVur years
as I ho vassals of Germany without
realizing any of Ihe grandiloquent
promises made by their emperor ami
Kaiser Wilhelm. Ami it is onlv a
(Ucstioii of days when they will arise
Mid demand it.
Vienna dispatches admit that the
political situation is fnost desperate.
rood riots are common. Austria
cannot teed her own people, muni
h.-s the Magyars of Hungary. She
has turned to Germany for help, ak
ing Merlin to ration some of the na
tions of Hungary.
Ilerlin Also Hungry.
Hut Ilerlin, too, is hugry. Where
the food to come from i
Absolute famine before the first
of Julv now menaces all of Austria-
ungary. It is this, t"gelher with
the Ihreal of revolution, Hint is be
lieved lo be delaying the Austrian of
fensive against Italy.
In the effort lo slill the crv for
political reform, I'remier Kevverle ol
Hungary has announced the govern
ment is determined to push a Iran
chisc reform measure through parlia
ment. In the face of ihe crisis the
opposition, headed hv Count Tisza,
has agreed to some of the reforms.
The amendments framed by Wok
eric's new cabinet provide that citi
zens who now tack Ihe right I" vote
shall obtain that right hv giving proof
ol sufficient education to have pass
ed through four classes of the na
tional school and iiiaslci- the Hunga
rian tanguace.
Slavs Not I'aciiled.
Workmen are also to be given Ihe
right to vote. Tbe government prom
ises that -nnul, economic attil mili
dury reform will follow ihe extension
of suffrage.
Hut these conccs-ions have not
pacified the Slavic races. They want
to vote for their own ruler-.
Tho most signifieaul action they
have taken was nt a meeting at Ag-
n.ui. Represent at tv cs of Croatia
Slov eiiia, Hosnia-llerzogovinin Dal
matin. Nl rin and Mod jtimurio wer.
present, and despite police interfer
ence held several sessions.
They passed resolutions demand
iiti: tin1 immediate creation ot an in
ui pendent state of Slovenes, Croat
ami Serbians on a demoeratie basis
free tiom entanglements such as Ger
u auv had forced on Lithuania and
the oilier "tree" Wussian states.
The Jngo-Slav parly leader are
;o tiel ami stieee-sfnllv effecting a
eoiicenirnttou of their forces in other
parls ot the eontitry.
Germany Take Hand.
They vviil have hard sledding. Ger
many is determined to prevent any
siu li dismemberment of the dual mon
archy. It would embarrass tho plans
of the pnn-Gennniiisth. It would close!
the tree passage of the sea from the
south which has been their dream. It
vould prevent ueecss to Triste and
the Ariatic.
So, at the instigation of Ilerlin.
Kmperor Karl has made further con
cessions to Hungary, which include
adding Dalmatia and Croatia to the
Hungarian crown lands. Vienna also
proposes to annex Hosnia and Herze
govina to Hungary, j
llut the fight for an independent
southern Slavic state has not been
impeded. One attempt was made by
organizing a Oernianophile, .nnti-Jugo-Slav
party at Sernjevo, Serbia,
to combat the movement, hut it failed
almost before it started.
Ask Aid of Allies.
The Slav leaders declare the allies
m help them materially by declar
ing definitely as one of their war aims
for the termination of the Austro-
Germati alliance and the dismember
ment of the Austrian empire.
They caynot undrestnnd how the
allies hope to win tho mastery of Ku-
rope so long as Austria remains the
connecting link between Oermanv and
the Ifalkans.
The Teutonic inbabitiants of Aus
tria begin to realize, that the mon
archy is doomed, and are starting to
flutter under the protecting wings of
Germany. At a congress of Germans
in the Austrian Tyrol Germany was
asked to estahlisb Germanic state in
stitutions and constitutional law in
Austria a step preliminary to Ger
inani.ation of the entire empire.
Finprcss Implicated.
Kveu into the very imperial palace
at Vienna his troubles have followed
Kiuieror Karl. Strained relation:
between the enicror and the empres;
have resulted from the revelation
made bv ' I'remier Clemenceau of
France, it is said.
The Kmpress Zita is a Rourhon, of
strong French predilections, and it
is reported that it was ahe who was
responsible for the now famous let
ter Karl wrote to Prince Si.xtus ot
Hourbon, in which he suggested tbe
restoration to France of Alsace and
Lorraine.
Wbcn Ihe emperor was forced to
repudiate tho letter, the empress, it
is declared, became very angry.
These are straws which show that
the Austrian wind is blowing mind
good for tho entente allies.
FEDERAL LABOR
The (li'imrtint'iit of labor, I'nited
States employment Hrvicc, has open
ed an office in Medfonl with tem
porary headquarters in the office of
County 1'iithologint Cute, (Jamett
Coi'ey building. This service which
is under he supervision of M. b.
Janes, will very soon be located in
permanent quarters. It is establish
ed with tbe ideu of benefitting both
the employer and employee.
The businessof this department will
be to place labor where t is most
needed und to endeavor to assist in
every way possible the orebnrdists,
ranchers, stockmen and all other in-
lustrics in this district to carry on
tlicir individual work.
The Kovcrnmpnt nsks that each
and every industry in this locality
co-operate with the local office to
their fullest extent; also that any and
all persons male or female who
can possibly help out at this time, in
the orchards or fields, advise the lo
cal examiner, giving their names und
addresses and what particular worlc
they are fitted for.
It is nece.-sary this year ns never
before for every nble bodied ersou
who is not alrcadv in actual service
ut the front, to do bis or her bit at)
home ill the orchard or field. Crops
must be harvested und doing so is
helping to win the Avar as much us
actually fighting at the front:' ; ' t
Address all cnminiinicutions to jr.
S. Janes, examiner in the V. 8 Em
ployment' Service, Medford, Ore.
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