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Newspaper Page Text"WEATTIETv Maxinnun Yestcrdav, JO; Minimum Today, 26. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Rain. Warmer Toniglif. " Medford Mail Tribune Vorty-lghth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY,-. NOVEMBER 26, 1918 NO. 211 A. 5k PERU ON VERGE OF DECLARING WAR UPON CHILE Consuls Recalled and No News Re ceived for 48 Hours Believe Cen sorship In Force Quarrel Is Over Disputed Provinces Washington to Of for Mediation. X.IMA, Peru, Monday, Nov. 25. The Peruvian government has not received official dispatches from its consular representatives in Chile for 43 hours, altho it has recalled its consuls from Chile. The newspapers here have received no news from their correspondents in Chile and it Is believed that a strict censorship is ia force at all Chilean ports. Peruvian consuls in Chile have leen ordered to return by the first steamer and tho Peruvian steamer Urubamba, now at Valparaiso, has been ordered to bring to Callnlo all Peruvians desiring to leave Chile. Tho reported cancellation by the Peruvian government of all the cxe quators of Chilean consuls in Peru Is incorrect. Lima is quiet. To Offer Mediation WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Tho without official Information concern ing the serious situation between Chile and Peru, the state department is giving the matter close attention and It is regarded as possible that an opportunity will be found to tender the good offices of the American government to compose the controversy. The difficulties growing out of the Did dispute between the two coun tries over tho border provinces of Tacna and Arica, formorly a part of Peru, but. held by Chile-Jor- many years. I BEFORE CHRISTMAS WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 INo active division fl he Amer- lean expeditionary forces can be landed in the United States be- fore Christmas, Secretary Da- ker said today. The jiollcy of returning first the thousands of casuals and the auxiliary troops from England will postpone the 4 movement of first-line troops 4 who have been designated for release by General Pershing. fr 4 j fr j "J f i i 8 LIEBKNECHT CALLS SANTIAGO, Chilo, Nov. 20. The 'Peruvian question was brought up in the Chilean chamber of deputies last night and a stormy session resulted. Sencr Cardenas, the second vice president of the chamber, suggested that the question be settled peace ably. The members of the new Chil ean cabinet, who were present, with drew as a protest and the president and first vice-president of the cham ber announced they had resigned. The session then had to be adjourn ed to prevent violence. The sitting was reopened later and the deputies voted Cardenas out of his office as second vice-president and annulled the resignations of the president and first vIce-preBldeiit. After the meeting crowds in the street hooted Cardenue, calling him traitor. E SAT.F.ir, Ore. Nov. 2fi. Postmas ter General Ilurlcson, who recently requested t he state public service commission to permit increased rates of tile Pacific Telephono and Teie- ernph company in Oregon to become effective without tho hnlilimr of a hearinir ns required bv the laws of this state, today withdrew his rc ouest and consented to n hearinir bv the public service commission. A hcnrini; will be held at the earliest possible date. In his telcernm nffreeinsr to the hearinir. the postmaster eencral called attention to the imperative "necessity of earlv adjustment of rates to n scale which will produce sufficienr revenue under existing abnoral eondl tions without loss to the iroverntnent." The protests had been made to Postmaster (ieneral Hnrlcson bv of ficials of Portland nnd of the state. ntrainst his previous order uphold inir the increasing tariffs of the com pany without n hearinir provided for Orc.'on hv state law. ABOUT DECEMBER 2 WASHINGTON. X.w. Aimv trniwVMtrtation official said toil), v tti.it thf liamor Miiu f hitli.i, Lajt h'i;il mil) OjI.i. vhn 11 arc 'nn-'mi' homo i.uuu AiiH'ni'Ui: ?.m. Iu r man KirjlnnH. prntialilv vnl nrr.vi at Nrn York nhoiit Pm'mlivi' T OF EX-EMPEROR BERLIN, Nov. 25. (By Associat ed Press.) "We demand the Imme diate convening of a revolutionary tribunal for the purpose of passing sentence on the llohenzollerns, fath er and son. and on von Bethmann- Hollweg," says the Red Flag, the organ of Ur. Karl Lieb.tnecht, in commenting on the disclosures made In Munich concerning the complicity of Germany in bringing about the war. The Spartacus organ also demands a reckoning with the socialist lead era, Kbert, David Molkenbuhr and others, for participation in propa ganda calculated to absolve Germany from responsibility for causing the war. "We have been told that Germany had no knowledge of Austria's ultl malum to Serbia. It was a lie," says the Vorwaerts. "Berlin was said to have admonished Vienna to go Blow U was a He." The organ of the independent so cialists, Dlo Krcihcit, says: "They committed high treason. We cannot lay hands on William and his .son, but it Is to be hoped that they will yet he brought to justice. Dr. von Bethmann-llollweg, former German chancellor; von Jagow nnd Zimmermann 'former German for eign secretaries) who were their tools, must forthwith be arrested and brought Into court." HUN BOLSKEVIKI LOSE ELEGTIONS ii FOR ASSEMBLY Ballots Cast Show Extreme Redicals In Minority Th.rouqh.out Germany Conservatives Triumph Soldiers Returninq From the Front Reject Bolshevikism. PARIS, Nov. 2G. (Havas). It is reported tiiat at ihe election for choosing members of the revolution ary committee at Dresdon, the social ists cast $7,4 83 votes against 5500 for the Independent socialists, who will have but three seats in the com mittee, which numbers fifty. German newspapers point out that the result is clearly hostile to the Bolshevist current threatening to strangle Ger many. 4 LONDON'. Nov. 2(1. llussian Itolshcviki troops have crossed the river Narva on a broad front ii.l linve entered I'.sthniiin . be tween the Gulf of Finland and Lake Peipus, savs a Central News dispatch from Stockholm, todnv. General mobilization bus been ordered in Ksthonin, which the Germans are expected to leave within a fortnight, the dispatch'' adds. I BERLIN', Nov. 23. (By Associat ed Press). Reports of tests of strength between the conservative elements and the Independent and "Bolshevik" socialists in various places in Germany continue to indi cate that as far as mere numbers go the extremists are almost negligible. Conservatives Triumph Fuller reports from Bremen show that the movement In the coast cities already has turned into a more con servatlve channel. A meeting of soldiers, workmen's and peasants councils, representing Bremen, Hanover, Hamburg, Olden burg. Flensburg, Osnabruek, WI1 helmshaven and a number of smaller places in the provinces of Hanover and Schleswig-Holstein, adopted a resolution declaring that these coun cils would stand behind the present government and demand tho convo cation of a national assembly. The resolution was adopted by a vote ol 81 to 20. There also was a crushing defeat for the e trcmists at a meet ing representing tho Tenth Army corps at Hanover whereby a vote of 140 to 4, a resolution was adopted against efforts to establish a dicta torship and demanding the summon ing of a constituent aHsembly. Soldiers Oppose Heiln Soldiers from tho front are begin ning to arrive In Berlin and men who have conversed with them express themselves optimistically as to the effect of their return. These men declare that the great bulk of the soldiers reject Bolshevism in all its phases. It also may perhaps be considered an indication of the general public's faith In the conservatism of the sol diers that German and Prussian flags are beginning to reappear over all Berlin, after having made way for tho red flag since November 10. Only in one of tho suburbs was any ob jection raised to tho flying of the national flag. Certain elements thero tore tho Prussian banners from the stroet cars. Elsewhere the emblems were not disturbed.. NEW YORK, Nov. 2G. A state ment made here today from author itative sources regarding the part British ships played In the transport ing to Europe of the American army disclosed that England may lie com pelled to use all of her available transports for tho return to their homes of troops of tho British em pire. Thero nro British troops to be re turned from Mesopotamia, Italy ami Era n ce t o E n g I u n d , and there a re Australian, Indian, iAfrican, i'unu dian and other colonial forces to be returned from France. Also there are in England and Franco thou sands of women and children, fam ilies of colonial troops who have mar ried there, who will require trans portation. So great will be the de mand on British vessels for this ser vice. It was said, that the use of the ships for American overseas force may not be possible to any great cx tent for some time to come. I)lfcus?iiig vhut England has done toward moving Anieriran troops abroad, it was aulhotitalvely Htated here today that Bri:t.-h vesHnls our- ried l,tisu,41 American troops to England and France during the war from tho embarkation ports of 'New port News, Baltimore, Philadelphia. New York, Boston, Portland, Maine, and Montreal and Quebec. Two hun dred engineers were the first to sail on a British vessel, departing May S. 1917, followed u few days later by General Persuing and staff. LOVING CUP PRESENTED TO BARNEY BARUCH WASHINGTON'. Nov. Jt;.-Mrm hep of the War Industrie hoard and 1 .0(1 imiHiIov' toiliiV preM'nli'd ( luiirninn I'mrm-li with it lovini: rm. towurd which the hoard im-niber hml contributed their ;ir;nti;t salmic o one dollar. AUTO LICENSE TAX 10 BE ELIMINATED WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. In fur ther revision of tho war revenue bill, the senate finance committee today struck out entirely tho proposed fed eral license tax on use of automobiles and motorcycles, which ranged from 10 to "ill dollars annually In the house bill, uccordlng to horsepower and from 5 to 2.'i dollars under the plan previously adopted by the sen ate committee. Tho tax on sale of automobiles, however, remains In the hill. The committee also reduced from five to threo percent tho manufac turers' sales tax on pills and patent medicines, but retained tho five per cent rate on perfumes, toilet waters and similar articles. The present law taxes pills and patent medicines two percent. OVER RED FLAG NEW YORK, Kov. 2C. The dem onstration of soldiers, sailors and marines against the red flag at the socialist meeting at Madison Square garden last night was characterized as "rowdyism" today by 1'ollce Com missioner Enright. Tho police, he said, were reluctant to Interfere with men in uniform, but such disorder as was committed last night, whon tho service men attacked red emblem wearers and attempted to break thru the police Into the garden would not be tolerated. Aflor remarking that he had made a report to Mayor Hylan on tho af fair, tho polico commissioner Haiti: "If men in uniform would mind their own business and act in an or derly manner the, police department enn handle the rest. The polico can handle citizens, but they do not like to have sailors or soldiers interfere. They don't like to do anything to a man in uniform. 'Wo triod to get the provost mar shal last night to send some men to Madison Buuuro garden to handle tho soldiers, but if they arrived we did not sco them. If their rowdyism continues something will havo to he done with them." The commissioner added that he understood the socialists were going to discard the red flag for a blue one. NEW PROOF GF HUNS' PLOT TO BIG ON WAR Publication of Official Resorts From Bavarian Minister at Berlin to Home Government Confirms Evi dence' That Germany and Austria Conspired to Precipitate Conflict. T.irxKMnruo. yv. on. nu- the Axsocilit't'd l'rcss.l Mjir- shnl Koch, the allied command- cr-in-chief, has established head- nuarters here. J lei arrived in l.uxcinbnrir vcslenlav with his staff. No ceremonies were held "v iu honor of his entrance. MARSHALL PEI1 I.OXIJON. Nov. 20. (liritish Wireless Service. I l'ublicution of oficial reports from the Buvurinn minister at llerliu to his home irov- crnmcnt confirm evidence in tho bands of the entente that Germany and Austria conspired to brim; about the war. II was for this reason that the terms of Austriu's ultimatum to Serbia were made so drastic that hos tilities were hound to folluw. These revelations have been pub lished in .Munich utter permission had been asked hv Ihe lbivarian premier and a foreiun minister of the German federal uovcrntnent. I bev are in the form of a report sent to Munich J ill v 18, 101-i, bv fount Von l.crchcnl'cld. the Ilavnrimi minister nt Merlin, t'ltlmntum Delayed Aeeordiiu: to the report the delivery of the ultimatum to Serbia was de layed until alter President l'uiiicnre and Premier Yiviuni of Krancc had !ione to St. Petersburg, which would make it difficult for the entente tin tions to arrive nt un uiidcrstandini; and take counter measures. Count Von Lcrchcnfcld said that "Serbia obviously cannot accept such conditions as will be laid down'' nnd that as a conscuiienec "there must be war." lie declared that action upon the Austrian uovernmeiit could not be loiur delayed "for that miL'lit irivo Serbia, under pressure from Krancc and liussia, tin opportunity to offer satisfaction. Plans io Declare War In a (elcL'i'am In Munich from P.cr )in on July 111. 1 !) 1 I, Count Von l.cr- henfeld said that Sir K.dward Grev s fforts to preserve peace would "cer tainlv not succeed in nrrestinu: the nurse of events." Lulcr. the same lav, he wired information as to ulti Malimis to liussia and France, fore astiii'.' Ilicir rejection bv both nations and told of plans to hurl Germnn's armies nuainst Krancc, which he aid would be "overwheliiined in lour weeks." lie said that the morale of tile Kreu h uriiiv was poor and that it was poorly armed. An August 4. the Hnvarian minis ti'r outlined Germany's intention to Violate Ucltian neutrality, suvimrr "The chief of the L'cncral staff ha lcclarcd that even Itritish neutrality will be paid for too dr-urlv if the pri is respect of Itcluitim. An attack on Franco is possible only thruuuh lie! ciuni. ' STRASnorRO, Monday, Nov. 25. (By Associated Press). After four days of continuous celebration, the Inhabitants of Strasbourg were still at the height or their enthusiasm when Mnrshal I'etaln, with General Gniiraud, made his official entry to day at tho head of crack troops of the French army. Tho pn.'isage of the troops was de clared to bo one of the flaest military spectacles that this ancient town ever hnd witnessed. The long col umn of soldiers marching eight abreast was accompanied on either side by a line of Alsnllau girls. As they kept step with the soldiers they guvo an original and plcturcso.uo of feet to the parade. TWO MORE DIVISIONS, READY TO SAIL AMi;iIH AN .IKAIMJIWUTKIIS IN ritAM K. Nv. Jii. -(Hv the A--o- i.i It'll Pre--. )- The Sevrnt v i.vtii !iw-ioim of tin Atrirri'-iin nrinv. re fhifnl bv p'plii''ii!'iit limits to (M or. IVer mill U"W men, h:is nrnvi-il n r t v iTort o" St. Nii.;iir' ami U em biirkiHL' lr botne. T!n- 'J7tli iIim-ioii. t-.tiillinv 4H I nf-fi'cr- inifl U.'m.i!! men, lui Ih-cm witli iliiin n front tlie LcMniis uvvn nml iT-ilniblv wi'l t'lnttnil; in a few Hnvs. l!'lb iUfv liivi-ioiw opernteil m hf iWiti.-ii Iron). STEEL ALLOCATION - CEASES DECEMBER 1 WASIUNCTON. Nrv. 'JO. Allocn tion uf hti-cl bv tin? Wiir imliiMru--lioiin will be (li-foiitiniinl hcn'tnbr-i 1, it Wiis iiniioiiTM'crl tolnv bv MtT AriminiM rntor KfloLlc. Al'hT Mint diiti' iHircliiiTr.s will Heal (lin-f-tlv wiili the indnstrv. The sti'cl ni:iufiiitunr-', however, will eontiiine to make weekiv reports of iipnliielioii find MiipmenlM lo .Mr. Utfpoule until Iteeomber Ml. MARSHALL M 10 TURKS ASHAMED OF ATROCITIES ASSERTS ABDU L Heir to Ottoman Throne Denounces War and Turkey's Part In It- Blames Germany and Weakness of Dead Sultan Armenian Massacres Instiqated bv German Tools. HALF MILLION 10 T E SAN' KRAttCISCO, Nov. 2G. Ap proximately SUO.OOO workers in tho United States have taken action fa voring a strike for Thomas J. Mooney and countless thousands, are expect ed to follow, the International Wor kers Dofonso league, which is han dling the .Mooney dofonso, announced here today. The council was advised today that the Hrotherhoods of Hallway Traln- mon and Locomotive linglncors are preparing for demonstrations In H southern states to bo dirocted from Atlanta, Ga. Mass meetings of workers on De cember 5 to plan Mooney demonstra tions nro to ho held in Now York and Nowark, N. J., it wiih announced. Tho unions that havo taken strike action to date are located In Seattlo, Atlanta, Ga. ; lllrmlngharn, Ala.: Now York, llrooklyn, Nowark, lloa; ton, Portland, Ore.; Tacoma, Oak land, San FranclBCo and many other places. Seventeen thousand metal trades mechanics in the San Francis co bay region have taken a ballot favoring a strike, It was said. Most of tho unions favor December 9 tho dalo for beginning the strike, but other dates rango from December to December 7. Grand Jury action was continued from last night until next Friday on the published report hearing tho sig nature of John U. nonunion;, federal director-general of cinploymont, charging that Mooncy's conviction was brought about by fraud. Mooney is in Sail Quentln peniten tiary awaiting execution on Decom her 13 following his conviction for murder in connection with a bomb explosion here. PLENTY OF FOOD TOUKS. Thursday. Nov. 21. Con tracts iiL'Lrciialiic.' tl .IMMl.tMHI.tMM) have hei n cancelled bv the American expeditionary forces. In future, the American, llnlish and French govern ments will pool their surplus slocks and will buy llirouuli a common pur-chasin-j iil'ciicv. Forty thousand men cnL'nL'cd in the Amerieun supply service will he sent to ndvnncid ureas as replacement troops. The supply department will continue iN routine work. Fortv-lhrec construction projects have been enneellcd. Orders for 'J. "illll locomotives (il.llllll railroad car and hundreds of cranes, tics, barucs and derricks also have been recalled. The Iran-port prucnim has been re duced marleriiillv. while the ordnance department hns been cut down hv tc.o-thirds. The rdiictiun in the uir service Inn nut vet been iinno'.tliccd. Nov -(Hv KOMI!. Thursday. Nov. Cl.- Ain-tria-lluliunrv is iolutiiie the armis tice by rclfiiint; Italian prisoners without food end pnnl'lv clolhcd, sjiVi 'Ml ol.licijil Mote iMicd llirouuli the Siefnni a-jencv. The Italian also are heiiii' m-I free nil al once instead ot iu successive fcctiou. DEATHS If! NAVY FROM WAR 1,233 WASHINGTON. Nov. 2G. Heaths In the navy from "war Cannes" total led l-:j.'l. Hiirucon General Unlisted today told till bonne naval commit tee, which Is framing the i:i2i) naval appropriation hill. No fixities were given ss lo deaths from dlseane. The bodies of practically all navy nun dying In foriMvn serviie, the surgeon general said, havo been returned home. Appropriations for tho navy med lial department amounting to $!-'. iiipi.iiiiO asked for under plans for continuing the war, were reduced to l, ami, oou by (ho surgeon-genera! lil'.IINi:. Monday. the Asoscialeil I'ress.) Madame Kosika Schiiinnncr, of Ford pcnc party fume, who lias accepted the post of I liincnriun iiiubassador Switzerland, beintr the first woinnn I receive such an iippointiueiil, declare to the correspondent today that the food needs of I Inn-jury were "No where near iirucnK'' "However,"' she added. "Illcre is some dimmer, ouinur to the lack i coal. "The situation in HuiiL'iirv is such Mudiuuc Scliuiuiincr emit inticd. "that Ihe uovcriiluclit would he williu nhiilc bv any decision of u peace eon ference, no innlter how iiiilavorublc becnu'.c the irovcniiucnl is help! Ilunur:irians, both extremists reiielionnnc-. she says, tune piine cl'lorN to creutc on orderly and dcui oerntie liovcrnuiciit. Hungary hi '.riven op Crouliii, Finnic and nth districts hecuilse she recognized thai Ihcv bi'loli''i d cl-.cn here. I'crfcct dcr bus prcMiilcd iu liuicary up t I his inne, but there i-. incrciisinur dun L'er I roiii the troops returning from the hiitllcr.ont. i iirr..Mi.iir... .Nov. 'Jli.- ticner l.iideiidnrlT, reputed t.i have hec loic the ncliinl dn timr head ii'Tiniiiii s military allairs, bus pint German accordinc; lo the Frank fort Gazette. It says he has lett Sa sintr.. I'rosMa. for Seden. His titular position m the Germ. in military nvs lent was thai of ti ii iiiilerniastc Henerai, j I CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 26. (Bv the Anssociated Press.) "This last war was the most disastrous in the history of Turkey, not because she was beaten, hut because it mudo enemies of nations naturally our friends." declared Abdul Jledid Lt fendi. heir to the Ottoman throne, lo the correspondent of tho Associated ress. whom he received today. The present sultan nnd myselt. he continued, "denounced the pro posal that Turkey enter the war. Mo- hamed V. who was then reienins. bowed weakness before a clique ot udventiirers like Tulunt Hev and Kn vcr Bey, then cabinet ministers, anil now fugitives, whom Gcrmunv had fed with dreams of Dower. Ashamed or Atrocities "I nm more ashamed o the Ar menian' atrocities committed during the war than of nnvthinir in our his tory, hut I must insist thnt thev were unainst the will of the present sultan md the nation ns a whole. Ihev were instituted bv unpntriotio minis ters who wero iruurnnlccd in their places bv their services to German militarism. The fanaticism of remote tribes in their dislike for their neigh- ors nnd 'tho briilulitv of provincial fficers served as the mediums, while the censored press hero conceulcd tho fads from Ihe ircnernl public. ' The members of the impcrinl fam- lv tried tn niako use of their prcstiixo against this, butwero imprisoned In the pulace. - A'ccil Foreign Help "Of Ihe future, I can snv wo must havo forciirii assistance, as the coun try is exhausted. Wo prefer to deal with one nation, because the difficul ties of international control havo been shown elsewhere, but wo wcl- omc nnv control not nicnacini; tho .sovereign! v of t lie caliph." Dr. Hizu Tcwfik. the minister on public instruction, who was received at the sainn time as tho correspond ent, complained of the provincial of ficials appointed bv Ihe former min isters and still retained becnuso o thelack of other trained men. He dc- lured that thev were dclnvinir. for profit lo themselves, the shipment of coal from the Turkish mines on tho I thick sea coast to Constantinople where a fuel shortauo is thrcatenciT. Secure proofs" suiil the heir to the throne, "and I, myself," will miarautec the support of the sultan and the punishment of the miscreants. Strike hard and nuickly. Such crim inals may ruin the country in a critl- an moment." 10 BE IN EUROPE WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. About one month Is the time President Wil son expects to bo ill Kuropo for tho opening of tho peaco coatorenco and preliminary discussions. No definite limit bus been fixed hut It was said aiilliorllullvely today that the presi dent plans to be back on American soil within six weeks after his ship sails for the other stdo. It befamo known also today that the Italian ambassador. Count (It Celleru, as well as Ambussador .tus sarnnd of Franco, and tho American peaco delegation, will cross on tho ship with the president. It was suld today that there was no foiindutlou whatever for talk of a censorship over news of tho peaco conference, and that American nowa papcr correspondents would bo given all facilities possible for transmitting llrlllhh dispatches. Preparations for the prosldont'8 trip still are surrounded with socrocy and no ono professes to know either when the start will be made or Just who will make up the party. An an nouncement by tho president himself of tho personnel of tho peace dolo gatlon Is expectd In a day or two. Among many messages Tccclvcd, from Kniiliind, France and Italy org. lag Mr. Wilson not to lut unfavorable .criticisms Interfere with his plans Ik understood to ho one from Lord Northellffn earnestly suggesting that all objections should be disregarded because the president's presence Is essential.