M "WE ATIIER Maximum Yesterday, 51; Minimum Today, 33. FORECAST Fair Tonight; Saturday Ram. ebforo Mail Tribune Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, 'NOVEMBER 22, 1918 NO. 208' BOH FLEET GIVEN IIP TO ALLIED NAVY No Precedent in History for Surren der of Such Magnitude Bid Bai tleships Now Safe in Scottish Waters Contemptuous Pitv Felt By Allied Officers for Germans . Who Would Quit Without a Fiuht- Kinp Pays Visit to American Ship. SHOWER YANKS WITHiFLOWERS UN LUXEMBURG Duchess and People Welcome Ameri cans as Deliverers From German Rule Great Demonstration Given Pershino and Troops Who March Through Flaa-Decked Streets. EDINBURGH, Thursday, Nov. 21. (By Associated Press.) Germany, as a naval power, ceased to exist to day. The heart of her mighty fleet 14 ships of line, seven light crui sers and fifty destroyers surrender ed to an armada of British, American and French vessels, the greatest fighting force that ever stood out to sea. The minutely detailed program of submission laid down by the com mander of the Britsh fleet was car ried out strictly according to plan. The German warships, strung out in a single column almost twenty miles long, appeared at tho rendezvous at the appointed time, and were led into the Firth of Forth between columns of allied ships which overlapped the Germans at each end. Tonight the enctay craft were anchored in the Klrth, under guard as prisoners. On Gigantic Scale.. A surrender of such a gigantic scale has no precedent in naval his tory. Although the wonderful naval spectacle was tho samo as a peace time review and evoked little enthu siasm, the haze blotting out the hor izon, American and British officers could scarcely credit the evidence of of their eyes. It was an event which shattered all naval traditions and Ideals. Men animated by the spirit of Lawrence's "Don't Give Up the Ship" und Kelson's "England Expects livery Man to Do Ills Duty," could not conceive of bucIi an inglorious" fato as that to which the enemy sea force was submitting. The Asociat ed Press correspondent standing on the deck of an American dread naught heard an officer exclaim: "Even the poor old Spaniards, know ing they had rot a chance, came out o Santiago." No Klntlon Shown. But for the most part, both offi cers and men were silent. They re alized they were witnessing the cli macteric act of Germany's downfall. They knew that tho surendur of these vesels automatically raised the United States to second position among the world's naval powers, but they showed no elation and seemed to feel a sort of contemptuous pity for the fallen giant of tho sea who had refused to fight. Their imagin ations dwelt on the foe's shame. The German ships wero sighted by the allied columns at !):20 o'clock docilclv following their British pilot the light cruiser Cardiff, which with destroyers and other small craft, had ranged ahead of tho allied fleet. The enemy studiously complied with Ad miral lieatty's orders nnd it was well for their own sakes that they did Every vessel steaming out to meet them flew battle ensigns and was readv for instant action with Its men at battle station and guns In po sition for the prompt annihilation of the enemy's forces if their mission proved to be other than peaceful l'lvo American Warships, Five American battleships, the New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyom ing and Florida, were prepared to fire every gun In forty seconds after the algnnl was given by Hear Admir- WASHINGTON'. Nov. 22. General Pershing's coinniuniiue for Thursday snvs: ' "(.'onliniiine its advance, tho Third army readied this evening the general line Yichten-Morsch.bchuttrnngc-lientgen-Kattenhofeii. During the af ternoon our troops passed through the city o Lnxeniberg. where thov were welcomed as deliverers by the civil ian population, who showered theui with flowers nnd accompanied them in their march through the flan-deck ed streets." Duchess nnd Pershing. I.rXEMliKHG. Nov. 21. (P.v the Associated Press.) With General Pershing, the American commander- in-chief, at her side, the voulliful Grand Duchess of Luxemburg from the balcony of her palace watched the American troops march into ncr capital todav. Iwcntv-four hours earlier the grand dudiess had seen the long col umns of grnv-chul Gorman soldiers depart for their own coimlrv alter I ho occupation of her duchv for more than four years. The American nrmv of occupation under General Dickman controls ev erv road, citv and village in Lux emburg. II was impossible lo doubt lliat sincerity of the welcome given bv the residents of Luxemburg. The grand duchess and the members of her cabinet expressed arntilieulion that Americans had come to take the. place of those whom thov bad been forced lo tolerate lor so ninny vctir Wdcoinbcd by People. PoPimlar approval was cv"""ss-.1d a great demonstration when tin people sighted General Porshiiur tn;d again when Hie dustv column of American soldiers moved throuu.li the dreets. General Pershing in a proclama tion assured (he public that the American army would remain only us long as was neeessurv and while it was in Luxemburg would conduct it self in conformity with the civil laws. The proclamation was distributed anions the troops as well as aniouir the population. The grand duchess has taken up her temporary resid -tics in the grand ducal palace in Luxemburg In order to bo present when her capital was occupied by friendly f- rces. It was there that Brig. Gen. Frank J. Park er was received when he called to as sure her of the attitude of the ad vancing forces. liocelvcd by Duchess. The grand duchess is a slightly built young woman and, attired In a simplo silk dress, she appeared even younger than her 2.1 years. She lis tened to General Parker carefully and assured him she had no doubt of the honest and helpful intentions of the Americans. She repeatedly ex pressed her gratitude. Afterward she received Lieut. Col. CJuekemyer, Captain llellihaft and Lieut. Seuton of General Parker's staff. It was explained to the grand duchess that the greater part of the American forces would march around tho city and that only a small part would enter. She expressed her delight with the plans and said she would be very glad to meet General Pershing. (Continued on Pago Six.) COPENHAGEN, Nov. 22. An all Kussan govrnment composed of the general staff of the volunteer army has been formed at Ekatrinodar with the object of re-establishing Russia on a federated principle, according lo advices from Kiev. Former Foreign .Minister Sazonoff is foreign minister ot the new government. BILLION CUT FROM PROPOSED WARJAXATION Tax on Gasoline and Other Semi-Lux uries Eliminated Beverane and Alcoholic Schedules Reduced Amusement Taxes Also to Be Cut- Luxury Taxes Also Eliminated. WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. In re ducing the war revenue bill todav the senate finance committee struck out the bouse provisions for a lax of two cents n irallon on irasoline. eliminated all of the 20 percent luxury taxes and out in half the rate on many other articles classed as semi-luxuries. Billion Dollar Cut. Levies aggregating- a billion dollars were cut from the special miscellan eous tax schedules of the war revenue bill todav bv the senate finance com mittee in accordance with its decision to make the 1!!1!) levy about six bil lion dollars. 'eductions included features of the beverage and tobacco schedules. Xo chungu was made in Hie alcoholic beveraire rates but ti.e house tax of III) per cent on near-beer was cut to 15 percent and that on other soil drinks from 211 to II) per cent. The new rates approved on cigurs wore: $1.50 on those weighing under three pounds per thousand : $4.00 per thou sand on those rotailimr for five cents: .$."). -10 per thousand on those retailing for from five to eight eenls: 9.II0 on those retailing for from omul lo 1.") cents; $12.00 on those retailing for between 1" and 20 cents and $1.") on those retailing for over 20 cents Cigarette Tuxes. For cigarettes weighing less than throe pounds per thousand a rate ot $2.80. an increase of 40 per cent over existing law. On cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand .(lie rule was made $7.20, a fit) percent increase over llio present law and a "iO per cent cut from the bouse bill. Hates running from LJ to 18 cents in stead of 2(1 cents as in the bouse measure, were fixed for tobacco und snuff. lieiluction in the rates on amuse ment admissions and club dues also were tcntalivclv approved, but an nouncement of the details withheld. A decision on tho iiuestinn of fixing 1020 tuxes was postponed because of republican opposition. SCHEIDEli QUITS ' AS ME MINISTER IN GERMAN CABINET r . . 1.500ILE0BY EXPLOSION OF MUNITION IR1 Childrens' Bonfire Causes Disaster at Hamont. Belqlum Entire Renion Becomes a Sea of Fire Three Ger man Ambulance Trains Fired. One Destroyed. IRISH QUESTION MUSTBESOLVED SAYS PREMIER Lloyd George Declares There Can Be No Political Peact for Britain Un til Irish Are Given Home Rule Ulster Must Not Be Subiected Aqainst Will Lord Cecil Resiqns. D PHILLIP 6CHDEMANN HASKI.. Nov. JJ. IMiitipn Schcide- I munn has resinned as minister of li- nance in the new Gorman i:overnmont and his place lias been taken hv Ilcer I.amKherir. r-ecietarv of publicity, art and literature, according to a Jlerlin dispatch. Whether 1'hilipp Scheideniann has retired from the new German govern ment is not made clear in the forego ing disimleh. When the government was formed lie was nrwned minister of finance and minister of the colonies:, and probably retains the latter port folio in addition to his duties as lead er of the majority soeialists. 1 1 err Lansberg-, who succeeds him as min ister of finance, also is a maiority socialist. LONDON. Nov. UJ. An explosion of munition trains at the station ot llamont, Belgium, Thursdav, caused casualties estimated to he between 1, oUU ami -,nM0. One hundred und fif ty dead already have been counted, according to a Central News dis patch from Amsterdam. The injured are being taken to Itudel. Holland. It is reported that the cause of the disaster was a bonfire built by child ren, which spread to two German mu nition trains nearby. The destruction in the vicinity, the jipatch adds, was enormous. As sistance is being sent 1 rom all direc tions. Dutch military aid has been sent across the border. The trains were standing at the Int ion at llamont when the explosion occurred and the entire region was soon a sea of fire. Neighboring houses collapsed, burying their uceu- nnnls. Three Herman ambulance trains camrht lire and one was de t roved, 18 of the occupants beim humeri to death. Most (if the victims were German soldiers who had been plundering the trains. A few Dutch soldiers also wero'killeii. KINGfBXPRESSES 10 ItllENI ON VERGE OF WAR HOPES FOR PEACE KING ALBERT DUE HASKI., Nov. 2. Entente troops are marching on Kiev, according to advices to newspapers In Switzer land. C.eneral Skompnrtakl, tkralu lan dlrtator, has surrendered, anil Ceneral Heniklne, leader of the antl Bolshevtst forces, lias been named his successor. It Is said, with the con sent of l be entente natlona. LAiFOLLETTE PROBE WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. Investi gation of the alleged dislovaltv speech of Senator Da Toilette at St. Tanl more than a car ago was abandoned todav by the senate elect ioiia eom mittec on a vote of U to 2. Committee members said that, how ever much the speech of Senator La Kollettee on which the proceedings were brought might be developed there was no lmis tor expulsion from the scnut;. Senator Tomeri'tie of Ohio, chairman, and senator Walsh of .Montana, both dcniucrats, voted against di-mis;i (.f the charge". A eotite-t niav develop in the sen ate over the adoption of the major ity report whicn will be submitted when the si ngle recoin cue- December 'J, ,bv Senator Dillingham ot Ver mont, republican. hairn.ati I'omr rcne niinomiccd that In would sub mit a minority report and might, con lesi ;idoptin by the senate of the di missal rccomiiieipiutiuu. Ut'KNGS AIIiKS. Argentine, Nov. I '22. Serious demonstration agatnl Peruvian business houses have occur red in Antolagasta. Chile, as n result of a false rumor that the Chilean counsel at Cullan had been assassin ated bv Peruvians. There is reported to be great agita tion throughout Chile over a speech made at La Paz bv the Polivian min ister of war in which he is reported to have said that the In nil had arriv ed to take back the provinces of 'i'ac na ami Arica from Chile. The unre-t in Peru, Itolivia and Chile is due to the dt.-ire of the Peruvian- and P.oli iaus to bring the Tacna-Arica mie-dion under President Wilson's principle of self-determination. TIicm' border provinces con stitute the AI-ace-Lorraine uuestioii of South America. Iloth Peru and Itolivia insi-t that the provinces would return to them it' the inhabit ants veic permitted to determine their own natioiialit v. The Chilean government, according to a reliable source here, has ap proached Argentine on the subject of Argentina remaining neutral in the event of an oittbrcnk between Chile and Peru. It i- not de'initclv known w hat action the AiL'cntitin government ha- taken. LONDON. Nov. 22. (British Wire less Service.) The speech of King George in proroguing-, parliament to dav, which was read bv commission by the king's absence in Scotland, follows: "The occasion on which I address you marks the close of a period which will be forever memorable in the his tory of our country. The war upon which all energy of mv peoples throughout my dominion; have for more than four years been concerned has at length been brought to a tri umphant issue. The conclusion of an armistice with the last of the pow ers that have been ranged against us gives promise at no distant date of an honorable and lasting peace. '! have already sought an oppor tunity of expressing heartfelt admirn lion and gratitude with which 1 re ganl the supreme and self sacrificing devotion which has led to this glo rious result. A m it Is i our rejoicing let us not forget to render humble thanks to Almighty God for the suc cess with which it has pleased Him to crown our anus. "The ecrtioiis which have carried us to victory in the field must in no way be abated or slackened. Th ravages of war have been replaced and the fabric of our national pros perity has been restored. Through the extension id' suffrage which this parliament ha- carried into eticet ail classes of in v people will have an otiportunitv of insuirine nnd guiding (his heuetieicut undertaking. "I trust that the spirit of unity which has enabled us lo surmount tiie perils of war will not be wanting in the no les surduous task of e.-tab-li-hing jiii a purer foundation of or dered liberty the common welfare of my people.' llamont is m northeastern Ifclgmm, directly cast of Antwerp and is a customs station on the Dutch-Hel- gian frontier. The main railway line trom lAntuverp to Dusseldort runs through the town. Fi I LONDON. Nov. 22. King Albert and the Itclgiuii government left lira iies ihursdav and were expected to make official entry into Brussels nt 2 o'clock this afternoon, necordin to an Kxehniige Telegraph dispatch from Brussels. Belgian troops reached the capital yesterday atul restored nuiet. Klag: are living in celebration of the re turn of the king. Some of the administrative services of the government resumed their functions in Brussels Thursday even, ing. King Albert will re-open parlia meat today immediately after lie. re views the troops. The new Belgian ministry, the dis patch adds, will comprise six Cut ho lies, three liberals and three socialists including the socialist leader. Ki ouard An-eclc. Premier Coo reman will retire. Baron de Broipivillc wil be minister of the interior nnd Gen cral .laiisan, ...islcr of war. .M Hvmas will retain the portfolio ot foreign affairs and Kmile Vander veide will continue as minister of jus tice. WASHINGTON. Nov. '22. -- All nrmv commander- wi re authorized to di-chitrge upon llieir ow- implication enli-tdl men in who-e families there is -iekne-s or ot Iter di-t re--, end men w hose -ci viees can lie spa red ami who are urgently needi d to r--iime -.one indMrv or occupation. Men who enlisted voluntarily before the war will not be discharged. MEET AT BAY CITY SAS' I'KANt'ISCO, Nov. 2:2. Vnc-tini.- toiii'hinsr tin? part the Kni'jlit-i "I Cii!mi,ljii shall nluv in the worli til' rehaliilihil ion nnl re-ciui-triM-tniii. "ere i1immi--ciI at the opcniriL' l"'te loilav ol the luoviit-i-ial n--inil,lv of the onler m 1 1 1 western "tale. It is known a u niiM'tniL' ol 1 1m- I'o'il-tli ilruree ol' Ihc order, tin- ih"'ree occup inu' il-eil' no r! ifiilii rl v nilh national anil taitri- ol'c is-llc-. Tile hu il'"- Ke-io!iM will lie lire siiled our hv li'ohcrl K. Morrison. The n-.-en I v I will continue until tiie tlilil'lh- ol lli't week. AtiMini: tloi-e in iitteiiiliuice a- lousier- ol' Ihc lo'irili ilc'.'ne hit .1 ill i M. Itovle. T.Muiiia, roiUTciiiini: tlri'yoii ami Wii-l'.iii-.'lon; .lame- A. Welch, lleiciui. Miucsciilin Moiitan.l anl Idaho. ut F'ltlNCI-: Al.linltT. Suk., Nov. 22 A third murder, that of .lame Huirer a fanner, lias heen aded to the charKe.-. iiuiiiuM two alleged draft evadcrH. Victor funnel anil .lean lliinllsle St. (leiniiiln, who arn litrKo In wooded country near here I'roin a diiKout. ut Sleep deck, 40 miles from here, the luinillts, it hna heen churu'-d, Friday nhol and In Miinllv killed a deputy sheriff nail Wednesday killed u soldier niemln of a poshii feat, to arrent lliem. Sii'er ha.-i heen inhiMlai since l-'rl day nail officers aald thov hellovo ll was murdered hy the luiadltH DELIVERED (0 ALLIES LONDON. Nov. 22. Twenlv-smen mine sweeping . i" -rU pa-'-ed out o German pn.M'-mii .Monday, aeenid ice lo a CeiMiiil New-. Agency di-pai I rom Am-teidam. They arrived : Diitili water irom Brlgtuui and wci inlciucd, ABDICATION NOT SIGNED BY WILHELM LONDON'. Nov. 22. David I.tova George and Andrew Uonar L.aw have issued a lonti uildress to tho coim- t says umone otlier tliiims, that until the country lina returned to normal industrial conditions, it would premature to prescribe a fiscal policy intended for pertnmience. The military institutions of llio omitrv must necessarily be Ucpenu- ent upon the needs of the empire, its prospective renuireii-cnts and the ne cessities of the leasuo for the preser vation of peace." snvs the address. It will he the duty of the new eov- ernmcnt to remove all existing me- ualities of law us between men nnd women and create a second enam- ijer bused upon direct eolilact with the people: 1 here can be no political peace in the kinu'dom or empire while the Irish oucsUiim remains unsettled. There fore, nil practical paths toward u set- tleme ntmust be explored. There are two pnths, however, which lire closed, namely, one leadinir to the complete severance of Ireland from thu em pire nnd the other the forcible suh- ieetion of the six Ulster counties to home rule parliament against their ill." Lord Cecil IteslKus. LONDON, Nov. 22. Lord Hubert Cecil, under secrctnrv ol! state for foreign nflairs, has resigned. The cause of Lord Hubert h resig nation is declared to be u disagree meiit with the government in regard to the disestablishment of the Welsh liurcli. Premier Llovd George has accepted the resignation. LONDON. Nov. 22.--.lohii It Ivness, the lirilish food controller, is understood, has resigned German Government Has Never Noti fied Any of Allied Nations of Kal cer's Abdication Apparently Waitinq for "Somethlna to Turn Up" Spends Most of His Time ii Bed Said to Be Hi With Influenza Dutch Papers Object to Presence. LONDON, Nov. 22. William Hoh euzollern Is spending most of his time In bed In his retreat at Amer ongen castle because of the Illness with which he was suddenly stricken recently, according to the Amster dam correspondent of the Dally Ex press. Two officers take turns In reading novels and newspapers to the former emperor. It Is under stood, adds the correspondent, that the Illness Is influenza. 4 FOR PEACE IE! PARIS, Nov. 22. President Wilson is expected to arrive in runs uooiii December 12. according to iiiforma lion here todav. Plans are being made for the entertainment of the American president as well as the al lied rulers who will visit Paris in No vember and December. The visils will begin at the end ol this month wilb the annul of King iciirgo und Oiiecn Marv of Great llritain. King Albert and Onceii Kli zaliclb of llelginm will come on De- ember 5 to be followed hv President Wilson. Popular demons! rations will mark Ihc visits of the president and the rulers of Great liritain und llclgiuiii who also will be entertained nt u se lies of fetes and official luncliiui: which will take the form ol million- mil civic celebrations ol the ullic siicee.-s in the war. It is leistood that President Wil on will occupy a private mansion in the residential section id' the capilal No plans lor his entertainment hu heen announced except that he will he iven a reception on bis arrival by Ihc municipal council, A coinnicmo rulive medal will be presented lo the president. The arrival of the president is ex peeted to lie coinciiicni won ine re iuiiiilion of Ihc activities of the inter cd colilcreiice. BEING DISARMED LONDON. ov. 22. -The German haltlc-dop Kocuii: and (lie liatllc cruiser Mncken.-.en, w liicli, nil hone. specified Cor Mir render Thutxluv were permitted to he nh-ciit, arc hein di-urmed under the supervision ot Vice Admiral Itrowiiitnr of the Itnt i I navv, who was sent to German for that purpose, ucconline: to the enrrt 'pondetil of the Dailv Mail whit the llritish fleet. The Koeuiir ha heen in drvdock ami could not he mov ed while the .Maekeiicii had nol her completed, ., i Never Signed Alwlleatlon. LONDON', Nov. 22. The Dally Mall attributes to a "high official ot the Drltlsh government" the state ment that William Holienzollern is still Germnn emperor and king ot russla as far as the Drittsh govern ment Is Informed nnd apparently Is awaiting for somothlng to turn up." "The German government," the of ficial added, according to the Daily Mull, "lias not mndo any communica tion to the allies or the United States notifying us of his abdication. We . think It almost certain Hint ft the ab dication occurred notification would have heen sent at least to the United States." No Abdication Received. No abdication document hearing tho Kabul's signature Is In existence ns fur as tho outsldo world knows nothing but the perfunctory state ment of .Prince Jlaxlmlllan in which ho used the words 'thron verzleht,' meaning renunciation of tho throne, Ing abdication. Wllholm, therefore, lug abdication. Wllholm, therefore, undoubtedly still regards the throno as his and tho world must contom- plato tho probability that ho oxpocts to return. Whllo Holland cannot doubt that tho allies do not rollah her affording him usyluni, there has not been as yot any Joint effort of the associated governments to extradite him." Newspapers Protest. Some ot tho Dutch newspapers have been dealing of lato with tho pres ence In The Netherlands of William Holienzollern, tho former Gorman emperor, and tho rormer crown prince. Tho Tclegraaf and some of tho otlier journals advocate tho ex pulsion of tho German personages. Tho .Slews Van Den Dag of Am sterdam, a very modcrato newspaper, publishes an nrticlo on the subject which reveals tho uneasiness prevail ing In various Dutch circles over tho presenco of tho Ilohenzollerns. "For tho present," it says, per haps there Is no danger of a plot on our soli against Germany's now de mocracy, but who can say when this dungcr might not he realized It the guests' do not depart speedily? History teaches that kings In cx- I lo like to seize a favorable opportun ity to re-enact their former roles. Wo doslro to express our frank oplnlou that not wo, hut tho allied govern ments, have tho right to decide whether tho residence on Dutch ter ritory of Individuals who are consid ered by them to personify tho pow ers against which thoy have been fghtng a dungerous to them or not." SALEM, Ore., Nov. 22. Tho probe of the special Marlon county grand Jury wil take on a much wider scope Hum originally covered in the letter ot Governor Wiiliycomlio asking for an Investigation Into tho circum stances surrounding tho iilleged bart ering In paroles and conditional par dons. This came to light Inst night when District Attorney Max (lehl har, who Is handling tho speclnl grand Jury, said that the probo will widen In Its scope to cover evory mlnuto detail as to the prison admin. Istrnllen, and every official in tho slightest way collected with the prlB on, from tho governor to the most minor official will he Investigated. Kven members of the board ot con trol will come under the Investiga tion. Tho grand Jury will today call for the hooks of tho prison.