WEATHER Maximum Ycsteiiliiy, GO; Minimum Today, FORECAST Toniglit and Tomorrow, Fair.
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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, , . .