UnV e-slty Creaon I ihrnrv . "WEATHER Maximum Yi-stcrday, W3; Miiiiimnu T.ulay, .'!. FORECAST Tonight ami Tomorrow: Fair. Medford Mail Tribune "lOcoiioiny mukm happy homes and sound .nations. Just try It." (Jeorno Wash. liiKton. liny War Savings Ktauips. Knlist as a War Saver on Friday, Juno SHlh, National Wur Savings l)ay. Mm mm pi rorty-elshth Tr. Dally Thirteenth Taar. MEDFORD. OROKON, .TIIl'RSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918 NO. 82 AS8A SSINATION OF. EX-CZAR CON RRflEB nra ALSO DEAD SAYS RUMOR Bolshevik Authorities at Yekaterin burg Condemned Former Czar to Death After a Brief Trial and Then Shot Him Report of Murder Con firmedMichael, Heads S'l.erian Revolt Alexis Romanoff, Son of Former Emperor, Reported Dead. LONDON", June 27. Rumor are current in IMniRriid that Alexis Ko innnoiT, Kon of former F.mperor Nich olas, died n few days n:o. says an Kxchniujc Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen today. Assassination Confirmed PAIilS, June 27. A dispatch from Kiev under date of Wednesday, June 2fi, declares that the report of the assassination of the former Kmpcror Nicholas of Russia lias been con firm -ed. It is declared he was killed hy Holshevik troops during (heir retreat on Yekaterinburg. AMSTKHDAM, June 27.-Oram! Duke Michael . Alexundrovileh, n younger hrother of the former Km peror NiehoIaK, is reported in a dis pateh from Moscow hero today by way of Herlin to have placed himself tit the head of the new Siberian gov ernment and to have issued a mani festo to the Russian people. Gave Short Trial OKNKVA. June 27. ( Py the Asso ciated Press.) The I'kraine bureau nt Lausanne announced today it has received continuation of the report that the ltolshevik authorities at Yekaterinburg condemned Nicholas Romanoff, the former Russian em peror, to death after a short trial and then shot him. Details of the report ed execution arc lacking. WASHINGTON, June 27. A re port of the killing of Nicholas Ro manoff, late car of Russia, was re ceived at the slate department today from Stockholm. It was transmit ted as a Swedish press report, which, according to the Soviets, "needef! confirmation." 311 HUNS IN RAIO WITH TIIK AMKKICAX l'OUCKS ON TIIK MAUNK, .We 27 (Itv lli Associated lresN.)-lie number of prisoners captured by t lie Americans in their ilrive on (iennn npositions in the Helleiui wood sector Tuesday night wns officially inereused today to :ill. The Americans also captured 11 bi(f machine pines, 10 automatic rifles, u quantity of small arms anil ammunition and other material. The nicht was comparatively iiiet on the whole Marne front. The Amer icans were kept busy con-oliiliitini; their new positions. The additional prisoners mostly were Mrnaiilers found biilini! in the wood, under rocks or in the shrubbery where they lime been isolated by the American tire. They were unkempt and hungry. MARTIAL LAW FOR PAH IS, ' June 27. - - (tlaa Agency.) Sw is dispute he, ive.-e.i here today v that owin to the -c riousnes of the food mi uatum Austria Hungary martial law' t ex pected tiioinenlanlv t be procbiiu t d throughout the empire, REGIMENT OF PROHIBIT SALE r AMERICANS 10 FIGHT IN ITALY Baker Instructs Pershing to Send Regiment of Soldiers Now In France to Italian Front More Will Probably Follow First Regiment to Carry American Flag for Effect. WASHINGTON, June 27. General Pcrshiii". under instructions from Washington ha selected a reiiimcnt' o' in Inn try to be sent immediately to Italy. Secretary I taker announced today. The ccretarv would nut dis- . close the identity of the troops. j The regiment is in training in France and will be replaced by one -cut from this idc. Air. linker indi-! cated that the sending of this reii- j uient was not to be taken as re pre-J .-.entitle the full extent of American military participation on the Italian trout which may he carried out Liter.' This first regiment will carrv the ; American fla immediately lo join those of It nly, France and Great Brit ain naaint the Austrian?, for its nior efl'ect. The Cnited States nNo is represenled in Italy by an aviation contingent. KAISER 10 RETAIN LARGE PART OF WASHINGTON, June 27. Kcon omic demobilization utter Ihe war, the nnseramhlini; of the omelette made by pourin all a nation's resources into the fry iii- p. in of war, is bet i ti lling tt occupy Ihe attention of Ger man's statesmen and financiers. Firt statements tin what the public may expect, made only recently and trans mitted here in official dispatches, show that , the government of the Hohenx.ollerns plans to retain a great part of the industrial control seized under the guise of national necessity and that thi eoutrol may be expected to be used as a weapon against for eign competition. "When the government declare.-: that a state ornanizntioii will not lie necessary in all directions, but that on the contrary il is hoped that a irrent part of Ihe economic lite will be left free, then il is undoubtedly well not lo take loo optimistic a view o! the size of this free domain." a the Perlin Taueblall in report im' the government's plans. "Government or ganintioii is planned definitely only for the textile industry, especially, and for groceries, rubber, fats and oils, hides and leather, and shipping space. The organization in ques tion will be built on the basis of the present war organizations tint, how ever, in the way that the-e will sim ply be taken over, but nine in the way of simplified n'ralirumatio-w. American artillerymen have won . pruKc from Amrrinn, Frpuch nnd Hrttlb officers for their splendid work In mining mIicIIn on the Mernintifi In well on Ibe Lorraine fnmt. Most of Ihe heavy gun they are lining are of French make, hut, the Yankee umt them an rffecllvely hm they use (heir kIiow Aineilcan Mildiers unloading field plctc nt n French railway Mallon ptcpunKor) to ru.-lilng them to tho front to help ntnp the If mi hojuVfl, OF BOUZE AFTER JUNE 30, 1919 The Senate Agricultural Committee Adopts Amendment t? Appropria tion Bill Providing for Dry Nation Makiny and Sr.le of Beer to End Three Months Later. WASHINGTON, June 27. The senate nitri uifural conituittee today t agreed upon an ameudineut lo the llJMHMHtO emergency agricultural j appropriation bill providing fur na- j tioual prohibition. j. I'ndcr the amendment the ruanu-1 faeture anil sale of whiskey and wine ' would be prohibited alter June .it), PHi), ami the inauulaetnre and sale approval of the bill by the president. iXori'is Amendment The amendment was framed by Senator Norris of Kcbaska as a sub stitute for the nendintr one by Sena tor Jones 'nt' Washington. The ! Jones amendment would have brought: about absnlute nrohibition immedi ately upon eiiaclmeut of the legisfn- lion. The Norris compromise was , adopted hy the eommiitee by a voe of, 8 lo ;(. Those oiposed to the Nor-( lis amemltueul attempted to have il I changed ho as lo permit the sale ol'j beer six iiionlhs after its pusjg;c and later proposed four mouths. P.oth ef forts however resulted in defeat. Chairman (tore said Hie bill with the new amendment would be report-1 ed to the senate tomorrow and that ! an e.l'fot would be made lo bring it, up for consideration at once. Vote on Question The members of the committee vot ing in favor of reporting the Norris; amendment were: Democrats .Senators Sheppard, Texas; Thompson, Kansas; Ken d ricks, Wyoming, and Johnson, South Dakota, and republicans; Norris, Ne braska ; Page, Vermont ; Gronua, North Dakola, and Kenyon, Iowa. Senator France of Maryland, wh t aUo held the proxies of Senator Warren of Wyoming and Wadsworth, of New York, all republicans, voted auainst the amendment. Senator Gore, democrat, did not vote. INE Li.-XDON, .lime 27. The follow ing coiumuuiealiou dcaiiuu with avia tion was iMied by the admiralty to day: "From June 20 to June 2M, air con linuents with llie navy carried n day bombuiLT ruids on the I'rues ntiil OMeiid tlocks. Abinii four tons ol'j 1'ouil's were dropped on quays and died-. An enemy airdrmue al Mar-j iakerke un- IioiiiIjimI. "It has now been ascertained Ihatj the pilot wiii (oived to iili-ht near thuj const uf Holland J me b, shot down; an enemy enpinii in j three dc-lpied on that o'-c total of i-ion." YANKEE GUNS GRAND DUKE MICHAEL 4$ Vim g OC m 1 MICHAEL. 3?OMAKOPP Micluiel dominion', younger brother of tho former CViir, formerly tlio (i-aail llllke Mlclinel Alenmll-ovitcli, is l-eiHirtod to liavo plaeiMl liiniself at the- lie:ul of the new Siberian government ami to have IssikmI a manifesto lo the. ltllssiatl MoU. T LOXIX.", .Tune 27. How a sub marine which destroyed a munition ship was Itself wrecked by the explo sion is related in a liritlsh Admiralty statement. The ship was torpedoed wltbont warning by tho U-boat, which then roso to the surface and opened fire with her KdiiH. Tho German's second round exploded in the ammunition hold. So terrific was the explosion that followed that the su marine was al most demolished by the concussion. Her gun was lifted- and flung side ways, her side was torn out and she foundered almost as quickly as the steamer. A rescued member of the munition, ship's crew thus described his exper ience: "Almost Immediately after the sub marine's second round wo wero all enveloped In black clouds. Wo heard rush I iik, roariiiK, gurgling noises. Something navo our bout an imly twist and threw me overboard. When I came up I fouled a blanket or tar paulin with my bead and right hand, and It seemed a long time before 1 could net clear. Fven then everything watt still in diirknefs. Then (he air Kraduully became clear and, seeing a boat, I struck out for it and was haul ed aboard." ARE POUNDING THE HUNS ON THE CTRvtr- -- HEADS SIBERIAN REVOLT LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO FOLLOW WAR LONDON, June 27. The house of lords today discussed the proposed plans of a league of m thins after the war. Viscount Dryer nriied the gov ernment to open an inquiry inlo the subject ami to let Ihe world know that it was doin so. Karl Curzon, jiovcrmnent leader in the house of lords, agreed with Vis count Itryee that there was no rea son why, w ithout wail mil; for the ter mination of the war, the government should not discuss the proposal for a league of nations whichf he said, oiiLrlit to be called into existence im mediately the war was ended. j To a la rye extent, leniiucs of mi llions existed already as an instance (lie league of Die ItriliMi empire and the league of over twenty nations al lied to resist, German in i lit arisin. There was also in existence in Paris UMicliiucry representing Great Drit niu, France, Italy - and the I'nited States for military, naval and econ omic a I'fairs. In outlining the duties of such n I lea true as was proposed, Karl Curzon ! said that in order to be effective, il ' miLiht lo embrace all Mute-:, but would i be diflictilt to contemplate Germany ! as be im admitted. Me-.-. Weeks iiml Dual of Med ford were in Gobi Hill W.dn,-d:i. WESTERN FRONT FILIBUSTER TO SUFFRAGE ON IN SENATE V'i4 Senator Reed Talks Against Time to Sidetrack Votes for Women Both Sides Confident of Success and Vote Likely to Be Close Western Senators for Measure. WASHINGTON, June 27. What suffrage advocates declared to be a filibuster against the federal women suffrage amendment developed in the senate late today when Senator Reed of Missouri began a long prepared speech on the army appropriation bill with n motion pending to prevent side tracking the suffrage amendment resolution to lake up the army bill. ruder the spectacular picture which Ihe senate chnmher presented, powerful currents which could sway the decision one way or the other were in motion and it appeared that the vote would be very close, 1 Jhe suffragists expressed eonfi deuce of getting more than tho nec essary two-thirds; the nnti-suffra gists appeared equally confident it could not he mustered. Senator Poindexler declared that in the western states where woman suf frage is in effect, if has demonstrated "not only Its .justice, but its vnluo lo women and ihe entire community." The uliilude of political orgunizu tions toward the question waH dis cussed by Siinafor Thompson of Kan sas. Senator King of Utah suggested that the last democratic, national platform had pledged the party to separate action by the states. Senator Walsh of Montana inter jected (hat the platform plank did not bind democrats either for or against the Susan P. Anthony amendment, but declared for conferring for the franchise on women hy Ihe states. LONDON, June 27. The removal from office of Dr. Itiehnrd W.n Kuelilmann, Ihe German loreign sec retary, can jhc anticipated, judging from comments in conservative and puiM lerman newspapers on his reichslag speech, the Merlin corres pondent of the Frankfurter Zcuunjj says, according to Cent nil News din patch from Amsterdam. CZECHS USE FISTS ON HUNS IS VIENNA AMSTKWDAM, June 27. A free-for-all figbL between Germans and Ceclis took place in a Vienna restaur ant when Dr. Stanck, president of the Czech League, and several Czech deputies at dinner engaged in an ani mation in Ihe Czech language. This iincereil the Germans and (hey at laeked the Czechs. Plranly and the Chiiinngnc, iih own nrllllcry. Thb photograph QUIET PREVAILS E BATTLE FRONT Along Western Lines as On the Moun tain and Piave Sectors On the Ital ian Front, Allied Armies Await Further Eenmy Efforts Local Activities at Various Places. By Associated Pross, June 27. J Along the wettern battle line as well as on the mountain and Piave sectors of the Italian front the allied armies await further enemy efforts. Infan try activity Is confined to local ac tions at various points. On tho vital stretch of the battle front between Ypres and Rhetms the most Important action o( the last few days has been that In which the American troops took from the Ger mans a commanding hill position near Bollcau wood, northwest oC Chateau Thierry. Besides gaining the hill the Americans took 311 pris oners Including seven officers. From the hill, the Americans dominate the Gorman positions for some distance boyond in the direction of Torcy. Another Offensive It Is believed that the German command Is about ready to launch another stroko against the allied Hues. Aorlal fighting has increased markedly. ,' Thirty-six German machines ware brought down or forced to land In a damaged condition Tuesday by Franco-British airmen, while Berlin claims the destruction of 12 allied airplanes the same day. German air. pianos raided Paris Wednesday nighty There Is much sick doss prevalent among the Gorman troops. The Italians are busy taking count oQ the guns nnd material captured from the Austrians who fled across the I'lavo. In the mountain zone the fighting has died down to local ntn tacks. , Unconfirmed reports received In Switzerland from Berlin are that Foreign Secretary von Kuehlmana will resign In consequence of his speech in the reichstag Tuesday. i -, ltnirilng Operations LONDON, Juno 27. British troops last-nlKht took a Gorman strong point west of Vleux Berquln, east of Hoze brouck, and captured prisoners and machine guns, says tho official state, ment from Flold Marshal Ilaig today. The German artillery has been In ao tlon on tho Lys salient. PARIS, June 27. Lively artiltoryi duels south of tho Atsne are reported, In the official statomont from the wac oCflco today. In tho Vosges tho French took prisoners In raids. ROME, June 27. An Austrian ad (Continued on Pago Three.) LONDON', Juno 27. Traveling kitchens nro Knchiml's newest metb od of Hulvins; her food problem. Women working in munitions plants have no time tu cook. Therefore tho tnnelmit kitchen, which is a trolley enr with u counter in tho middle, conies to tlieni with fond piping hot. ninl they buy nnd cut just us Rood a nit nl us tlicy could prepare in thcit own kitchens nt home. The inventor is Alderman C. F Spencer, director of tho national kitchen division of the food ministry, lie Iins Konoriil cliiinro of nil station'' nry kitchens where workers in woe industries emtio for hot meals. Hut many women objected they hnd no lime lo visit these kilchens! that lo do so would lessen shell produc tion. .Spencer's invention of tho trolley; kitchen followed. It is now proposed lo ndil nntoinn bile kitchens, which will not be limits ed in their travels by the estunt 00 the blruut car lilies, , . NTIRELENGTHOF