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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1918.
NO. 52
ed.
WORK OR JOIN ARRAY ORDERS
UNCLE SA1
DRAFT LAW
CHANGED TO
HIT IDLERS
Every Man of Draft Ape Must Be In
Useful Work or Fight After July I
Registrants In Non-Useful Occu
pations Must Get New Jobs or Join
Army Whether Married or Single
Gamblers, Loafers, Fortune Tellers
and Pool Room Loungers Head List
WASHINGTON', May 2X Kvery
nittn of draft age must work or t'lirlit
iifli'r July 1, under ti drastic amend
ment lu the selective sTfica regula
tions nniHiuiu-i'tl Indny liy Provusl
Marshal General Crowder.
Nut only idlers, hut all draft rcg-
islranls engaged in what ale held to
he non-useful occupations are to he
haled bel'ure local hoards mid Riven
the choirs of a new job or the army.
Gamblers, race track and bucko!
shop iitteiidimts and fortune tellers
head the list, but those who will he
reached hy t lie new regulations also
include waiters and hnt'tenders, thea
ter ushers and attendants, passenger
elevators' operators mid other at
tendants of clubs, hotels, stores, etc.,
domestics and clerks in stores.
Deferred classification granted on
account of dependents will he disre
gnrded entirely in applying the rule.
Classifications (hanged.
A man may be at the bottom of
class one, or even in class four, but
if he falls within the regulation and
refuses to take useful employment
he will he given n new number in
class one that will send him into tin
military service forthwith. Local
boards are authorized to use discre
tion only where they find that enforc
ed change of employment would re
sult in disproportionate hardship
upon his dependents.
It had been known for some time
thut some form of "work or fight"
plan had been submitted to I'residcut
Wilson, but there had been no mil
mation that it was so far reaching; in
scope, llnlh the military authorities
and department of labor officials be
lieve that it will go n long way to
ward solving the labor problem for
lanncrs, shipbuilders ami munition
makers and will end for the present
at least talk of conscription of la
bor. The announcement today ntves
notice significantly that the list of
non-useful occupations will he ex
tended from lime to time as necessity
requires.
"Work or I'lghl."
The statement of the provost gen
eral's office follows:
' "Provost Marshal Clcnernl Crowder
today announced nil amendment to
the selective service regulations which
deals with the great ipiestion of com
pelling men not engaged in n useful
occupation immediately to apply j
themselves to some lonn of labor,
contributing to the general pood.
The idler, too, will find himself
confronted with the alleinative of
J hiding siiituhle employment or enter
ing the army.
"The regulation provides that nftcr
July first liny registrant who is found
hy n local hoard to be a habitual
idler or not cngneeil ill some useful
occupation shall he summoned hefor.'
(Continued on Page Six.)
PRESIDENT SENDS
WASHINGTON', May 2X A mes
xiicc to (lie Italian people tmni
President Wilson will lie rend ioniM
lit a mass meeting here under llie pat
rouuee of the president, to celebrate
the third anniversary of Italy's en
trance into the war. Willi another
ureal Austrian eampaiifii neniii't
lliily iin'nlini; seial sinilican.c
is attached to the event in ol ln-iul and
diplomatic circles.
BATTLES IN 1
DISTURBS QUIET
WESTERN FRONT
Infantry Operations at Minimum and
Neither Side Shows Signs of Re
newing Struggle Artillery Fight
In AnTe Valley Lull Is Unbroken
and Even Raiding Quiets Down.
LONDON, May '23. Heavy artil
lery fijrlitinir in tlio Anere valley
southeast of Lens, and in the Fland
ers salient is reported in today's of
ficial statement.
PARIS, Mav 2X There was inter
mittent shelling south of the river
Avre, on the Amiens Trout, the war
office announced today. A (lerman
raid on French positions in the Hois
Motiu'ivnl failed. French detachments
patrolling in the Champagne broiudil
in a number of prisoners and some
war material.
BY THE ASSOCIATED IMiKSS.
May Infantry operations on the
western front continue at a minimum
and neither side ejves any indication;
that intensive t'iirlilii)? is about to be
resumed immediately. In the air the!
hostilities are at a hic.li pitch.
Hetween Arras and the Soiume,
where there lias been no heavy fiirht -1
inf in six weeks, the liritish nnd
(lermnns are carrying out raids.
North of Albert, the (ieriuans have
been repulsed in an attempt to rush
the. Dritisb positions southeast of
Mesnil. Farther north Field Marshal1
Hair's men continue their raids and
have penetrated the enemy lines near
Ilebuterne as well as at other ponits
southwest of Arras,
On the French front nnd on the
American sectors, as on the Itritish
front, the lull is unbroken and even
raiding has quieted down.
British airplanes are harassing se
riously German airdromes and billets
behind the lines in Flanders and Pi
ca rdy. The Hermans are seeking un
avnilini:Iy to check the Itritish and in
aerial t'uihtinir Tuesday .18 enemy
machines, l(j of which were destroy
ed, were accounted for by the British.
Lively fijjhtinjr continues in the moun
tains of northern Italy, in which the
British and Italian troops are on the
offensive.
PRICE OF COPPER
WASIIIXCTOX, May 23. The
prleo-flxlnK committee of (lie war In
dustries board probably will recom
mend to President Wilson that tho
present price of 23 cents a pound
for copper be continued for the throe
months beginning Juno first.
Representatives of tho copper In
dtistry yesterday conferred with the
priee-fixinff committee and asked
that they be allowed an Increase for
the next three months, declaring that
with tho present price many smaller
producers were operating at a loss.
Most of tho producers have contracts
with the smelters which have sev
eral years to run. They say that nt
tho time these contracts were made
they were ablo to make a fair profit
but under present conditions an In-;
creaso Is necessary or a readjust
ment of the unexpired contrai ls must
bo clfeeted.
WASIIINCTUN', May '.M.-Arrivnl
at Petrourad of the first eoiilini'cnt
ol 1,.)IMI ltii-sjan prisoners lo be ex
changed uiiiler the recent Itusso
tiemian nL'reement, was rcpoiled to
the stale department today. 'The
men, the dispateh said, 'were verit
able walking dead Ulell.'!
DEMOCRATS NOMINATED FOR
l- XL"-.-' J$&i ill
Oswald West, democratic,
SEEKS HORNER
AS SUSPECT IN
KELSO, Wash., May 23. Efforts
of tho authorities Investigating the
murder of three members of the Hor
ner family In a tent by the Pacific
highway near hero, presumably last
Sunday, were directed today to trac
ing William Horner, who has not
been seen since his wife, son and
daughter were shot to death. A the
ory that the man was killed and his
body hidden, is held untenable. The
Investigators are working In the be
lief that Horner, traveling in the au
to In which the family had ccmc from
Snoqualmle, headed south when he
left hero.
Horner Is reported to have said
before leaving Snoqualmle that he
was going to Texas to enlist. His
wi'o, however. Is said to have written
to a friend in Walla Walla that I hey
would be thore In a few days.
Several indefinite clews from
points south of here seem lo indi
cale that a man answering Horner's
description pas eil that way wltlii i
the last few days.
REPORTED Af KIEV
MOSCOW, Sunday, May 1'.!.- (By
the AssociuUd Pre.) Serious
tVhtinir in Kiev, eapilal of I'liiaiiia.
is reported. The re-ideme of the
newly appointed I krainiaii de lator,
(encral Skoropad--ky, has been le
seitred several times hy troops whieh
remained faithful to the raihi. . All
the forces at the disposal of lite rada
are ticiii' mobilized and coacent rater!
near Kiev.
TRYING 10 FORCE
WASIIlMiToN, M;,y 2:1. J- Dn
firccs in the hou-e today won a sec
ond skirmi-li in favor of national
prohihilioa ilti rinir the war when on
a preliminary vole an amendment wn
approved refusing any of tin- .!!,
'WW, (00 appropriation in the food
production hill untill President Wil
son Unties n tiroelanutt ion prohibit -intr
the n-e of food in the manufac
ture of iuloicaiiN.
OMIFSS f)F NlTinN unlNA-JArANtot
Ull I I IhVV J Ml II IVI I
UNITED STATES SENATOR AND
nonieiiico for senator.,
!ENT FOR
TO ESCAPE
WASHINGTON, May 2H. Slack
ers who leave the country to escape
the draft will he prosecuted under
the selective service act on their re-1
turn. Attorney (Jeneral (ircnory an
nounced today.
"It lias Iicen hrouhl io my inten
tion,' said the attorney general's
statement "that n niimher of men of
conscription ae have left, and that
even now thai others are leaving the,
country to evade military service.
Slackers are presumably laborin" un
der the delusion that by securing a
temporary residence in another coun
try for the duration of the war, that
they may escape their obligations and
upon termination of the war mnv re
turn lie re to enjoy the fruits of sac
rifice in whieh they had no part.
'When this struggle is completed,
however, such men on seeking admis
sion lo the I uiled States, will find
that if will be necessary f"i' I hem to
taud trial on indictments eliarinu
them ith violations of the Selective
M-rviee aet. These trials will he vii;
oroaly prosecuted ami the ma.vimum
peimlty provided by the act will he
nru'eil upon conviction,
"The passage of time will not pre
vent the briri'ini: of prosecutions.
Such iion-rci-tranls and delinquents
mtil. return for military service or
become permanent ex pa I riates wit h
all future rights of L'u: "d Slates cit
i n-liip denied iln rn.
"It should also lie clearly under
stood by the general public that who
ever as-i-ts another to escape from
this country to evade military sen ice
or whoever a---iMs to maintain in n
f-rei'.'n country one who has lied
there to escape military service is
'juiltv of a violation of the espionage
act and upon conviction upon the
ihai'L'c is liable to the full penalties
itnpo-ed 'thereby.''
TREATY SATISFACTORY
f.ONIioN, M,,y 2.1. The British
L'oveiiuiM'ttl, Keutcr'M limited says, if
barn', has Utiv received the main
leim-. of the agreement helwecn rhi
na and Japan and they are regard
ed with soti-far'tion hy t!:o Brili-i
ernu enl. The convention, it is le
chircd, is a purely military one with
tin- object of Ihe effective co-ordiu-
muni inn ipat
GOVERNOR OF OREGON AT RECENT PRIMARY ELECTION.
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Walter l. .1 Merer, democrat. e.
II. W. W. EXPELLED
FOREVER MEMBERS
f'lIICAdO, May 2:t. Instead of
nddin'' a new star to u service flag
fwhen n metnber enlists for service,
according to the practice of every
patriotic organization, the I. W. W.
expels forever its members who join
the colors.
This fact was disclosed loday nl
the trial of 112 I. V. W. officials be
fore Federal Judge Landis, when
Frank K. Neheker, special prosecutor
for the government, rend u letter
written hy O. J. Borg, an organiiir
to Vincent St, John in Chicago, ad
vising him that ('. Bcal had been ex
pelled from local branch No. til of
the I. . '., enlisting in Ihe British
a rmy.
"I'lcase publish this in the monthly
bulletin and oblige," Borg wrote.
Documentary evidence jut rod need
bv the government shows that at
least nine I. V. V. members have
been expelled from Ihe organization
for enlisting in the I'nilcd States
army or in the service of her allies.
The membership cards of several
members who enl ivied were found
when the headrpuirlcrs of the I. V.
W. were raided. Across each ca id
was written these words: "K.vpelled,
joined 'he army.''
The policy of expelling member-
for enlisting for military service wn
formal at 'd at the tnt annual con
veatioit of the I. VY. Vt '. by the adop
tion of a resohil ion. Later the pro
vision was inserted in the constitu
tion of Ihe oruaniation. Article
four, section !," o the I. V. W. coii
! tit tit ion. reads as lot low accord
ing to I be records in po-e-iion of
I he liovernriH al :
"The resolution adopted at the fir '
roilvcnlion of the I. V. V. relative lo
militarist! is a part of the organic
law of the MV, V. and nut nticnllv
di -misses from member- hip anyone
joining the militia."
FARNELL'S SISTER DEAD
AT DUBLIN WORKHOUSE
IM BUN. May 21. A seiwulion
was cjiused in Dublin tmbiy by the
death in the workhouse hopihil.
known as the South Dublin union, of
Mrs. Kmily Hicketls, hMci- of the
lute CluirU'S Stewart. I'arnell, the fa mous
Irish pat riot .
a I ion of the military forces of the
allies when such mav become neces
sary, to eoiribiit the (leraiati taciuiee
in the far ca ,t.
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linmliieo for governor.
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j PYTHIANS PLAN
TO ERECT LODGE
AT CAMP LEWIS
TACOMA, lyray 21. That Bythian
soldiefH of the seven slates which
stud their draft men to Camp Lewis
may enjoy lodge life while training
jit this country, a building may he
creeled in (Ireene park by the Wash
ington grand lodge at a cost of
(100. . Such a move was considered
today during the second days' ses
sion of the stale Knights of Byllnas
(onvculiou. Architectural plans for
the iiiiihling were referred to the
committee on Ihe slate of the order,
which will report tomorrow.
Krcctioit of a home for indigent
and aged Knights of Bytbias and
I'ylhian Sisters was brought before
the convention by a committee from
the I',thian Sister-;, who proposed
an asi'-siiicut of Id cents per week
per capita on the Sisters ami 2fi
cent on the Knights o create a
tund.
I leci -ion w as defereivd,
Tin- bulge passed a number of
amendment s to I he. by-law bat no
1 midamciilal ehaicje was effected, the
purpose hiiiit; to corre-cl ambiguous
phrases and rules.
FOR LA FOLLETTE
V'AMIIMiTiiN, Mav Cimiii
eel fur Senalnr La I'd!. 'lie clc,s(., t,,.
'uy lie- in-.riiniciii Ijcuii elcrtlay
liefcire llie M'lwtc iriili'::c and elcc
Ihlll celliNllllec in l.ll''ll uf a lu
lien tu i!: l.ii rluir.'i Unit slalc-
nwlils In lite Wi-i nimiii cn.'ilor ill a
-pcci-li nl SI. I'miiI In-t Si'plcniliei
were ili-lnynl met scflilinn.
liilln il M. K..C c.r New York, the
M-li:iltl''s lillorlli'V, loli''llllril Vtitll
Ihe ,1." I.i i . : 1 1. in 1 1 1 . 1 1 Sen. ill. r La
j lie i . iei i!i!nnl ii it. I in suv llial in
Ik Ik :iM lie tli -il. - In :; Ihe (l.T
niiin .-ill: 'i' tii-i i-ci i tint hinkalili-.
Tim wtek wi-rc Ki4'ii Ili4 attiiriicy
In lile a -! n i j l im-nlni y hricf.
Mr, line r:iiM', I .a l' illi-l v ree
nnl ami a-M-rlc. Ihnl t ) SI. Paul
spi i'4'h htirilcrcil mi Ihe 'cnnminn
place," ciiiitnihiiii; unlv facts which
were nf cfiniiMiiti knowlcilL'!1 anil ivouhl
nut luiii' ntlrai'icil 1 1 1 1 v altcntinii at
all, "if il hml nut I a fur Ihe II I
nf newspaper inircpreciilaliiiu Mini
went out."
ASK ARMY AS
BIG AS NEEDED
rU WIN VICTORY
Secretary Baker Asks Congress Un
limited Authority for President to
Call Out as Many Men as Able to
Train, Equip and Use as Needed In
Defeating Enemy.
WASHINGTON', May 2:!. Oon
ercss wiim nskeil liy Secretaiv linker
tixlay for uuliiuiteii antliiirity in
raisinir an tinny lo the extent Mint
men within the draft ae can be or
ganized and equipped.
On leaving the coni'erenee Secre
tary linker said:
"I recommend to the committee nn
increase of the president's power so
that lie tuny call out such number as
he finds himself able to train, equip
nnd use to brim,' about u successful
termination of the war. That is
what is befora tiie committee now."
llomiso Adopts lteport.
The house militnry eommitteo
ndiiplcd Secretary linker's recom
mendation unanimously and there will
be incorporated inlo the army bill.
I .mler the law as it now slfinds, the
president is nulhorized lo cull out
only approximately one million fight
ing men. Jhis, however, has not
been construed to restrict his author
ity to cull out men l'or tho special ser
vices. As the need for n great nrmy in
I'Vnncc has developed, it lin become
apparent that Ihe law must he ex
tended. President Wilson in his New
York speech practically declared for
no limit on the sizo of the nrmy. This
purpose of tho amendments is, to
provide for an nrmy as largo as tho
I'nited Stales needs to defent Ger
many whether it be five or. even ten
million.
After Older Men Also.
As fas as can be learned, Secretary
linker slill holds to his view that
there is tm need of extending tho
ilia ft ages beyond present limits, 21
lo :n.
In coucclion with Provost Mar
shal fieueriil Crowdcr's plan to put
all idlers to work, however, some sort
of n plan to compel useful service, or
labor of all men of military age, that
is 18 lo 'l.'i. is being discussed.
BASEBALL HIT
BY NEW DRAFT
WASIIINtJTON', May 23. Provost
MurHhai Crowdcr's naw "work or
fight" regulations may require pro
reHHloniil bacliall nluyors either to
eiiKage In hoiiio useful oecuputlon or
Join the army.
Ilimeliall players, ns well no Jock
eys, tirofCHHliiiial goiters and othor
professional sportsmen, Gonoral
(Vowder said today, will bo affected,
liy tho regulallons If strictly en
forced, (ieneral Crowder said lie
did not desire to make any specific,
rulings at this time and would mako
rulings only when coses come to him
from local boards, aftor July first.
Theatrical porformers were except
ed from tho regulations at tho direc
tion of Secretary ot War Uakor, who
Is nald to fool that tho people can
not do without all amusement In war
llino and that ' other amusements
could bo dispensed with nioro easily.
IHCTltoiT, May 2:1. "Such an or
der would caimo us to close our
park," said Krnnk .1. Navln, president
of tho Detroit baseball club, when
told today that baseball players may
ho Included In tho amendment to tho
draft regulations requiring men to
engage In useful occupations or Join
the army, i
"Tho order would leave mo Dono
van as pitcher, Rtanngo behind tho
bat, Spencer at first and Jcnningi at
short."
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