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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER Maximum Ycsteiiliiy, GO; Minimum Today, FORECAST Toniglit and Tomorrow, Fair. Med ford Mail Tribune JPorty-eljrhth Tear, ally TblrvMnth Tu. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918 NO. 20G GERMAN. NAVY PROVES RUTTIr SHIPS li HUNS 0 MNN INS uni ILLUIIII u GANTC BLUFF DISMANTLED FOR U-BDATS Captain Persis. German Naval Critic. States German Hopes of Naval Vic tory Based Uuon Bluff and Lies Fleet Shattered at Skaqerrak 23 Battleships and a Cruiser Torn Down to Secure Materials for Sub marinesMany Ships Dismantled. STOP CRUELTIES KILLED IN WAR 10 PRISONE RS SAYS VORWAERTS .." Served bv Britain Prisoners u .lined to March on Foot. Miser ably Clothed. Without Food or Transport. With Result of Suffer- ina and Heavy Mortality. WILSON'S VICTORY SMILE. Fate of 260.000 Unknown Four Mil lion Wounded and Half a Million Prisoners Berlin Soviets Declare Aqainst Constituent Assembly and Want National Soviet. LOXDOX. Nov. 20. (British Wire loss Service. Captain l'ersis, the German naval eritie. publishes in the Herlin Tnireblatt an article contain ing revelations regarding the Qeor mnn fleet, lie savs the hope that the German fleet would be able in a sec ond Skngerrak battle to beat the Brit ish fleet rested upon the bluff und lies of the naval authorities. In Auirust. 1014. Germany bad nbottt one million tonnage in war ships, he pointed out. while Great Uritaiii had niuro than double that. In the Sknirerrak battle, he declares, the German fleet was saved from de struction partly bv good leadership and partly bv favorable conditions. As it was. the losses of the German fleet were enormous and on June 1. it was clear that the Skagerrak battle must be the otdy general naval en gagement of the war. . Iluttloshlps Disarmed On all sides, continues the writer. Admiral Von Tirpitz was advised to construct only smV-- nes. but he re mnined obstinate. On October 1, 1015. several members of the reich stair made an earnest appeal to the nntir command not to the naval staff with the result that un order wns issued tcoiinating the construc tion of battleships in order Hint the material might be used for the mnk ine of U-bonts. In lite meantime, so Great a scarcity of material had aris en that it became necessary to disarm a number of the battleships aad taki the metal. In this manner, at the be ginning of lOUi, '.!:! battleships had been disarmed, as well as one newly built cruiser. At the beginning of this year, t'nn tain l'ersis states, the German navy consisted only of ilreadiiaughts and battleships of the Helgoland. Kaiser and Karkgraf tpes nnd some fen battle cruisers. All the ships which Von Tirpitz had constructed from 1H07 to lOIHi. at a cost of innumer able millions, bail becii destrovod and the U-lioats that had been construct ed had proved unable to fight against British warships. Submarine Construction In 101". he status, S3 submarines were constructed, while were de stroyed. In April. 1017. Germany had 1'ti submarines and in Octobe r. 14(i In Kebruarv. 101 K. she bad Llli and in June of the same year 1 13. accord in., to Captain l'ersis' figures. Only a small percentage of these submarines were active bv operating at any given time, Captain l'ersis de clares. In January, 1017. for in stance, when conditions were favor able for submarine work, only 12 per cent were active, while .IU tier cent were in harbor. 118 per cent unilcr re pairs anil 'JO per cent "incapacitated." In the la-t months, be reveals, it was very dil'lieiilt to get men for sub LONDON, Nov. 20. (British Wireless Service.) In any question of provisioning Germany the British government will bo obliged to take into account the conditions Tinder which British prisoners In Germany are being released, unless the cruel treatment which such prisoners are receiving is discontinued, the Ger man government was warned in a wireless message today: The message sent by the British government reads: Information reaches his majesty's government of a shocking lack of or ganization in the release of Uritlsa prisoners in German territory nnd of their return march on foot, miserably clothed, without food or transport and with no escort or guides, to the allied lines, with the result of la mentablo suffering and heavy mor tality. Threatens Iteprisals "His majesty's government cannot tolerate cont'-.r.ntion of this C(uel treatment and must Insist on ade- ouate arrangement .being made in all the above respects by the Ger man authorities with whom the re sponsibllities lie. Otherwise we shall be compelled to take this into ac count in any question of revlctualing Germany or satisfying the require ments of the Gorman population "Ills majesty's government are ready to lend all available assistance by forwarding food, clothing and transport to prisoners' camps where they are not otherwise forthcoming and are addressing allied comnian ders In this sense. "Please acknowledge receipt." Since Sunday military or civil pris oners have been constantly brought to Paris by eastern railway trains. Nine hundred arrived Sunday, 11 Do Monday, 300 Tuesday morning and many more today. Ten thousand arc reported to be on tho way. Among too military prisoners aro irencn, English, Belgians, Americans and Italians. The civil prisoners arc French or Belgian. They hall from all parts somo from the invaded de partments, others from Alsace-Lor raine. Belgium. Wurtteinburg and even Germany. In Dad Condition Some of these men say they were only given their liberty after going thru minute formalities. Others availed themselves of tho slackened vigilance of their wardens to escape. Yet others wore requested to go by their guards when the latter learned that the armistice wns signed. They were dismissed with the words "now you aro free; you can go as you like and when you like." Many of theso men are In extreme ly poor physical shape and in a state of extremo mental depression, wit nesses being able to seo at a glance Hint they havo suffered terribly from hunger. (Continued on Page Two.) COPENHAGEN. Nov. 20. Up to October 31st. 1.580.000 German sol diers were killed and the fate of 2ti0,- 000 was not known, tho Vorwnerts of Berlin savs it learns on reliable au thority. Four million soldiers had be wounded, some several times. The newspaper adds that there were 400.- 000 German prisoners in hostile coun tries. Soviets in Control LONDON. Nov. 20. Tho Berlin Soldiers' and Workmen's council at a lively mecling has passed a resolution against the summoning of a constitu ent assembly, savs an Exchange Tele graph dispatch from Copenhagen. The resolution however, deiuunds the sum moning of a general soldiers' nnd workmen's congress, "in order to take decision as to the future of Ger many." Chancellor Ehcrt and other moder ates, the advices add, desperately tried to change the opinion of the council, but the extreme elements appeared to be in the great minority. In oilier German towns the extrem st agitation is reported to be grow ing. ZURICH. Nov. 20. The German socialist program, according to Vor wnerts of Berlin, provides for slate monopolization of all banks and in- lustries of anv importance. -V" .' ' - - ?v WIRE SERVICE KIEV CAPTURED CONSOLIDATED BY UKRAINIAN BY UNCLE SAM REVOLUTIONISTS Mcrqina of Western Union and Pos tal Teleqrauh Companies Under Government Control Announced bv Burleson Effective December I Cable Companies Also Taken Over. This is the first-picture of the president taken Mnro tho war ended. U wns snapped illst alter he liad told congress tho armistice terms. The president, at tho earnest, request or the allied nations, will alto-ml tho opening of tho pcuco congress at Vcrsallhw, thus liroaklng another prece dent, us ho will bo the first president to leuvo the country iluriiiK his term of office. ' BATTLE RAGES I'nion With Austria COPENHAGEN. Nov. 1!). Dele gates from lenim have arrived at Merlin to negotiate n, union of Ger man-Austria willi German v. As a result of negotiations between Denmark and German v. the latter will receive each month 75,01)0 tons of fats, l.")0.nno tons of meat, nnd 230, 000 tons of wheat, nccordinir to the Merlin correspondent of the Merluiir ske Tidcnde. v HAS EL, Nov. 'JO. Announcement is made at Vienna hv the council of state that it has decided to raise the new Austria! loan from "new sources of revenue" because of the financial situation. 'DECLARES CAVE PORTLAND, Nov. 20. Rewards totalling two thousand dollars were offered here today for the capture of the murderer who killed Deputy Sheriff Frank Twombley between Portland and Vancouver. Wash., last night after robbing C. G. Ilorrman, bridge tender, on he Oregon end of the Interstate bridge of J 1 2:! tolls. The county commissioners of this county offered a reward of I 1U' for the capture of the murderer. The interstate bridge commission offered a like amount for the arrest of the robber. No trace of tho man who escaped In an automobile with a woman companion had been found today. ALLIES BY HUNS FOR OVER WEEK LONDON'. Nov. 211. Sir Geor: Cave, who recently resigm-il from the position of sccrt'tnrv of stale for the home department, in Mii-akini' in the Mouse of I.onU .-aid Hint allium there was a pause ill ho-hlities the em-niv's activities h:ivc nut censed. "(ierniuiiv hi'- already begun to trv to de-troy ibe umlv of the allies and our unity ut hum"." he said. "1 heiieve thi-tc is a close ullii'liee be tween l'ni-hcui-m nnd tierinaliv. 1 have bad evidence of ibis (luring lllc lu-t week." h'eguiiling the pre-., bureau, be saw no reason whv it should lie iiboH-hcd. "Wc ought not to rrliiiouish the "capon provided hv the dcl'en-e hi the real ad fur dealing with I'.ul-hr. imi," lie said. LONDON. Nov. 20. Twenty Ger man subiiinriiics were surrendered to Hear Aduiirul Itcgiunld W. Tvnvhitt 30 inilo oil' Harwich this mornim unrise, according to a l'ros Asso iation dispatch. Thc.-e are the first l"-hoats to be turned over to the al lies hv Germany. Admiral Tvrwhitt received the sur render of the German craft on hoard his flagship, u Britisli cruiser. The surrendered submarines wi proceed to Harwich in charge of their own crews. The l.'-honts will then ln boardcd bv British crews and inter preters and proceed to Barketoii quuv, nearbv. 'flic Germans will leave the Milmuirini's there and hoard transiorls for their return to Ger many. Twenty ndilitionul submnrincs will be surrendered on Thordav and 20 more on Friilav. 'flic remainder of the I'-bont" to hi' handed over in ac cordance with the nrini-tice term -. will be given up Inter. LONDON, Nov. 20. Since the can tare of l.eaiberg. the capital of Gall ia, bv the Ukrainians. Novciuocr 1. lighting has continued between Lie I krainians and tho Poles without ces- ation according to Austrian nevspa- pers piloted in a lenna iiispnion uui- cd Monday to the Daily Mail. Lemhcrg was taken hv surpri-e. Polish legions attempted to recapture the eitv. Both sides are u.-iug artil lery and German officers .ire helping tiie Ukrainians. All traffic to and Irom Leiuberg iias been slopped and tile .c.mI,hIs arc unable to leave their lioini -i. Tne rattle of machine guns ha-' been con tinuous and there was lino, ligbt'iig lor the iiossession of the town hull. I tie post ut l ice, the diet bnildiinr and the governor's pnlace, parts of the buildings being dost roved. The 1'U rainians ontniiiiiliercil Ibe I'ulii-s ;,i;i! it wus ileeliircil ill 'icnna on Moluluv that Leiuberg was culiivlv in the blinds of the Ukrainians. 'flic Ukniiiiinii-. also have i-antii"ed Czcriuiwil. the 1'iipitul of Bukrwina ami Itolc-hiv. while lighting i in progrc ;il I'r.cinvsl, fi'iluuicn and Stiiiiisluu. 'flic i-iMTi-iHUiilolit snvs the figlil ing ill Giilii-in -ecus to be a cii-e tnr allied inli rvciitiim. AMTUH'AN' A II MY OF OCCUPA TION, Nov. 20. (Bv the Asoscialed Press.) Food supplies and umifiiin lion and artillery are moving east ward with the infantry and the Amcr icon Lirce is prepared for anv even luiility. The advance into Germativ is regarded hv both officers and men houcwT, as nothing more than an WASHINGTON. Nov. 'jn.- I'. dent Wil-on v. ii a-!,.-. I li.dav bv I'liraiels' N.iIiiiumI hi-ailiill.ti-l.-l-. rcsi-ulic:r a li oiibcr u!' liiniur ' gani.a'i'ia- 1" i-lii'oiiit u i, -of live of Ho- agrii'.iltur.il mti-n -l the ciiniiin a- a dele:' -.- In lb- i 'ng pi ai-i- r-'VHTi-H'-". Tin' pr lll-o was a-'a-il bv the lalim r-' latioll t" I'll li'-lllgel'-al lca-1 ibe fil-jer liciitl'nl ll. il' the lil'- iiothin ordinarv march. The latest reports on Ibe move iiii iils of the (icriuaiis indicate that tliev are retiring: in full iplianec wilb Ibe terms of ibe armistice. The American troops shoved their line ni'io.-s Ibe German frontier to ilav. The frontier was crossed at points opposite Bricv and Audiin-Lc UiMiinll. iiikI at points between these two places. Furl her imitb the Diiebv of Liixein burg was entered in the direction of ll it v of Luxemburg. When the Americans entered Long wv Ihev fiuiiiil in a hospilal there tw I AAiiicricnti uvialiir .. Vernon Hem jiligti'li nnd Anhur t'. Dinecn, wh liu-i-i' captnri'il in n.-tiiher. I be avia tors were brought iiiiwii lllsiile in Mi'inv lines. Their tale wns not iiiown. mill tin v were reported nissing. DRAFT EVADERS Government Overturned bv Troops Commanded by General Denkine. Leader of Anti-Bolshevist and Anti-German Forces Gratifies Al lies as it Simplifies Problem. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Consol idation of the services of the Wes tern Union and Postal Telegraph companies, under government con trol, was announced today by Post master General Burleson, effective December 1 next. The following order was issued: In order that tho telegraph facil ities may be used to the fullest ex tent and the transmission of mes sages expedited, the telegraph sys tems shall hereafter be oporatcd as oao, and effective Decombor 1, 1018, all telegraph offices shall accept for transmission all classes of messages now accepted by any of them at the proscribed tariff rates." No physical eonsoldiation of oC- ccs and facilities of the companies planned for December 1. iniinlga- ninlion for tho present being limited In the interchange of messages. He- ports arc on file, however, recom mending the merging of telegraph and telephones and poslofl'iecs, and of f i ials indicated that steps along this line might be expected. It was announced that after Janu- arv 1. employes of telegraph compa nies in service continuously two yours ill be given annual vacations wiln pay of two weeks, and those in service ono year will he eivcn one week ('aides Taken Over WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. An or dor making effective government nossosslon and control of marino cable systems of the United States, proclaimed by President Wilson un der (Into of November 2, was Issued today by Poslninster General Burle son. It diroctB that until further no tice cablo eompiinhn shall continue operation thru regular channels, nnd asks the cooperation of officers and employes of tho companies and of tho public. ursunnt to the proclamation of ihe president of the United States dated tho second day of November, nineteen hundred nad eighteen, I havo assumed possession, control and supervision of tho niarlao cablo sys tems of the United Slates. This pro clamation has already beea publish ed nad tho officers and operating of ficials of tho cable companies aro acquainted with lis terms. Old Conditions Obtain Until further notico the marino cablo companies shall continue oper ation la the ordinary course of busi ness thru regular channels. Regu lar dividends heretofore dcrlared and miiliiiliig Interest on bonds, deben tures and other obligations may be paid In due course, and tho compan ies amy renew or extend their niatur- lug obligations unless olherwiso or ilnred by tho poHtlnlisler-gcneral. All officers, operators and employee: of tho mai'lno cable companies will con tinuo hi tho performance of their present duties, reporting to the Biinic office as heretofore and on lb hm mo terms of employment. Should any officer, operator or empluyo do sire to leave tho service, ho should give nollci! as heretofore to tho prop er officer, so that Ihero may bo no rOPKNIIAGKN. Nov. 20. Tho Ukrainian government has been over turned and Kiev has been cnpturc.il by troops from Astrakhan, according, to Kiev dispatelu's to Swedish news papers. Tho L'kranian national as sembly has fled and a provisional government has been established bv the captors of the city, who appar ently are conimaniled by General Den- ine. leader of the anti-Bolshevist forces. German lioverniiicnt The Ukraine beenmo n republic af ter tho overthrow of tho Kerenskv government in November. 1017. Thero was much fighting between the Hol sheviki and their opponents, resulting in tho defeat of the llolsheviki.' lho I'kriiniau government made peace with Germany at Brcst-Litovsk a few ditVK before tho liussinn llolsheviki government also agreed to the Ger man terms. Austro-Gennnn troops then entered the Ukraine for the pur pose of carrying out economic articles of the peace treaty. The Ukrainian government wns overthrown last Mav and General Skoropadski became dictator under Ibe title of helniiin, but he had diffi cultv in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 lt order although assisted hv Ibe A astro-Germans. General Deuikine was formerly commander of lho Russian armies on Ibe. Houlhweslern front. Previous to Hint he bad been chief of staff of tho Russian armies. I'lonsos Allied Nations WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. Ifeport of the overthrow of the Ukrainian government hv General Dcnikine's anli-Bolsheviki troops wns received here lodiiv with great satisfaction for officials said it will mako the work of Ihe allies in handling the liussinn problem much more simple. Iljhas been believed for some time Unit General Alexicff, the former Hussion eotniiiuiidcr-in-cluel, bnu a large force of cossacks operating in Aslrakhuii and the news from the Uk- rnine seems lo confirm this, as Gen eral Di'iiikiue is a lucinber of A.ex- icIT's iirinv. Deuikine bus lho eonfi- Ieitee of government officiiils in the allied countries. It was pointed out today that with the cossacks, many of whom are Uk rainians themselves, in charge, it will he easy lo reach Itussia in Furopo with supplies and necessary miinl- tiiuis hv wnv ol Ihe Black Pea. which is now open lo the allies. (Contlnuod on Page Biz.) 1'itiNc:: M.iiKitr, - Police ami Mlbller Steep Clock, to inlb Willi or.l'-rn to take Sask., Nov. 20. left today for s oast of bare, dead or alive .:- draft enoli'ls v.bo. It has been i-harg- LONHOV. Nov. 20 . -(via Mon treal I .--Allied and neutral shipping lopses in October totalled s:i,oo,n tons, Ihe British admiralty announc- appoint i (lice wh v illi tin. itid .1.1-. ielcgat -ll -111 pcl.-c to II pcufv sit -liltllllla I't-n'erclH'c i.f at ll.e same i i , . -idi'ii! rl-gil'l- lal at or!. The British losses aipotinled lo M.iiou tons. Sailings of stennthips ex"eedlll(! Oil Ions l.elWfcn the United King- eil, k 1 1 1 1 and liMlaally killed James Mi Kay, .lr a sbeilfUs either Friday j nnd hurled Ills hody and automobile l over a ll-friot ciiibaiil.in.'iit lulu a 1 river. I The cvadi-rs. believed Ihren lii 1 tiunii.er, have. Inilll a treni h and dug iout sv.-toin and roiiiaiiinil a conHlder- nblo yei-linn. Iteporls said two of 'the trio, biding In a trench, killed the ol fleer. McKay was on hi" way to arrest a lo.-lor" .Icrwili, one of the trio. A BATTLESHIP 10 y LICI ILI loin and overseas pons, c. -hiding small boy told olflcers the evaders rroxo-fhaiinci traffic, cvie..,i.', 7.- ninde him help ihein throw III r.iin.ndii tons In October, jlnto the ilier. body 3E& WASHINGTON, Nv. 20. Navut orriclalH HHld today that President Wilnon unci the American delegation to tho peace conference will cross tho Atlantic on ono of the hs army trunHportu, convoyed hy n dread naught and n flotilla of destroyers. I'taiiH f or tho trip have not lieen completed, hut ',t is regarded us cer tain that the vewl carrying the of ficial parly will he one of the ureut ;:isncnt:er liners taken over for the movement of troops. PAItltf, Nov. 1 !i -American reprn- nenlatlves at tho pence ronferemo and their muffs will occupy a build ing on the I'lace do KaConcordc. which has been th headquarters of (he Amerhan lied Crons ulnce June. Mftidfiuartei-H dr Ihe lied t'ro.,!.fl now aro at tho Hotel Uegiua. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Post master (lencrnt Iturlcsou unnouneeel tolav that I'ailiriir to reach an nirreo nicnt with the I'o-inl Teleuraph and Cubic company upon compensation to be paid tor il lines during the period nf uovernuiciiL control, ho had niado an award, which would he enforced, though the department would i'ueili late a suit in the courts to determine limil atl iututciit. The po.tinnster uenernl asserted that the I'ohtnl eonipanv in swrn stiUctuoiits to the wire control com rui-siun had represented its net oper ating iiicnme in l!)lti to be .4,l.i7,fi70, while the net income reported hv its compimcht corporations to the Inter state ( nmmcrco ciimmtin durimr i lie Mime period wax hut $XI2,;i 111. Thi.-, he said, made it iiapossiblc for the department to nccept the com panvV proposal. The Postal company had asked $.V h(Mt. mil nnd interest as the ntinital I'ompenaticiii duriny conlrnl of its land lines. The amount, awarded hv Mr. HurlfMiu was not announced, Mr. ItinleMtii denied Msftrtionn which he said were made hv J'renmYnt MucliMv ol' tho Postal company, to Uih effect that e.ouipeni'ntion awarded the We!rrn Tnion coaipanv wa arcnter than that company's earnings for PH7, nnd said that Hie amount in miction was .J,50H,000 let-a thuu the ijieotue, , . .