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ON NEWS FROM''
PEACE MEETING I
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1918
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DUTCH DISCUSS
DEP0RTATI0N0F
HUHENZOLLERNS
Former Kaiser Will Have to Leave If
Presence Becomes Perilous Savs
Premier Crown Prince Put Uoon
Island Commends Food and Plans
Return to Germany Later.
LONDON. Xov. 27 William Hoh
onzollorn will have to leave Holland if
his presence there becomes perilous
to that country. Premier Hiii.ia tic
Heerenbrouek is quoted bv the Am
sterdam corespondent of ihe Daily
Express as declaring in the second
chamber of the Dutch parliament.
November 20.
"The kaiser is in Uollan das a pri
vate person.'' said the premier as
mioted bv the correspondent. "The
hospitality of the country is extend
ed him in accordance with a centuries-old
tradition. Hut it goes with
out sayine that the moment his so
journ becomes a dancer to the state
he will hnve to leave."
SCHOOL AT BERKELEY
10 BE DEMOBILIZED
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RKRKKI.EY - Calif.. .v. 07.
Orders have been received
here directing the demobilization
of the urmv students' li-iiinim'
school, attended by some ..'U0 "
men. The orders direct that
demobilization lie beeun Decern- 4
her 1. and completed bv Decem-
her 21. liurraeks recently
erected for the school cost ai-
proximately $100,000.
CONSERVATIVES
OUT VOTE REDS
P
OR ASSEMBLY
-
YANKS FAIRLY
WELUTREATEDHN
With Exception of Numericallv Unlm
Portant Soartacus Group. German
Factions Aaree in Demandina Na
tional Gatherina to Create Republic
Solf Mav Resinn as Minister.
m nrifumi nnirpio
TORTURED AND KILLED
I
UEItLIX, Xov. 27. (via Copen
hagen). A convention of delegates
representing all the soldiers' and
woramen 8 councils in ueiuiuuy u i
been summoned to meei in ueinu
December 16.
No Message Possible
AMERONGEN. Holland. Wednes
day, Nov. 20. (Bv the Associated
Press.) William llohenzollern's cn
tonrugc has been asked by tthe As
sociated l'ress if the former emperor
has any message to send to the
American people. The following re
ceived today:
"His ma jesty's suite rcirrets that it
is unnhle to submit this demand to
his majesty."
This forenoon the former emperor,
accompanied by his host. Count Von
Hentinck. was preceded anil folnwcd
b vn iruard of rural police, walked to
the lihine, which is a half hour's walk
from the cnstlc. lie spent some time
viewing Ihe count's property there.
llerr llnhenzollern is in constant
communication with the (ierman le
gation at The Hague.
Crown Prince Talks
LONDON, Xov. 27. (By Associ
ated Press.) The former German
crown prince had not seen or heard
from his father for weeks up to the
lime he was taken to Ihe Island of
Wierlngen. according to an Interview
he gave to newspapermen while on
his way thru Holland to his present
home In the Zuydor Sec Island. He
said that his wife would remain in
Germany.
"A change Is coming In Germany,
but one has to be careful about pro
phesying" he replied to a question as
to what he thought of thu revolution
In Gormany.
"Will you return to Germany?"
was the next question.
"Yea, when the situation changes,
but when " here Frederick William
broke off to testify to the excellence
of tho food In Holland.
Frederick William was quite cor
dial to the newspapermen and said
he did not know how long ho would
remain on the Island of Wierlngen.
He wore a brown sporting suit with a
gray cap and brown leggings and oc
cupied a first-class compartment In
the railway train.
AMERICAN ARMY OK OCCIPA
TIOX, Xov. 27. (By Associated
Press.) All German soldiers with
the exceptions of the classes of 1S98
and 1899 are being discharged as
rapidly as possible, according to re
ports reaching tho American Third
army. These two classes will be held
In service until Field Marshal von
Hlndenbtirg sees fit to discharge
them.
AMERICAN' HEADQUARTERS IX
FRANCE, Xov. 27. (By Associated
Press.) The examination of Amer
ican prisoners released from German
prison camps and reaching Identifi
cation camps virtually has been concluded.
The examinations Indicate that
the physical condition of the men in
general Is as good as could be ex
pected, altho some cases are reported
where the men complained of bad
treatment, bad shelter and poor and
insufficient food.
General complaint was made that
food was extremely bad and quarters
uncomfortable. Specimens of bread
brought back were found to contain
sawdust and other coarse and Ined
ible elements. In the majority of
cases, however, the men said their
housing and food wero not much
worse than the shelter and rations of
the German soldiers.
In one classification camp where
approximately 7000 men were exam
ined, one French soldier and five
British soldiers complained of brutal
treatment, while there was no com
plaint from any of the Americans.
BERLIN, Xov. 27. (By Associat
ed Press.) The events of the last
few days, culminating Monday In the
meeting of the heads of tho various
German states at Berlin, have Indi
cated that with the exception of the
numerically unimportant Spartacus
group, there is complete agreement
in Germany that a national assemniy
must be held.
MAI.1XES, Belgium, :.Nov. 27.
(llavas). Forty-nine Belgian
prlestB were tortured and put to
death by the Germans during
the occupation, Cardinal -Mer-
cler, the prlmuto of Belgium.
declared in an interview today.
The cardinal related that
when tho Spanish minister to
Belgium protested U-Uoat out-
rages, the O'eiman governor-
general said:
"Wo have no fear whatever
of the imerienns,, who will
never bofnblo-lo help the allies.
An nvmt cannot bo raised In a
few months. Threo years at
! least will be necessary lor them
and France and her modest ally,
the British, will be crushed long
before that."
CHILEAN IBS
PERUVIANS
100T PROPERTY
Peru Protests Outraqes to Citizens
and Attacks Upon Consuls Irl
aoven Denies Promisina Chile Ar
uentine Will Join Latter Country
in Oppo'lnu Intervention.
LIMA. Peru. Nov.
i.'en and women were
SEEK 10 SELL OUT
C.KXF.VA. Xov. 27. Wealthy
Clermans and Austrinns, head-
cd by tho former rovnl families
are sclliinr their stock holdings
lit any price, l'curim: tlint the
revolution will result, as it did
for Hie u-piillliv families in llus-
sit, in tho loss of their private
f C...I .,.
At President's Reauest. 'Allied Na-,
tions Remove All Censorship Con
cerninq Paris Conference Tumultv
Remains at Capital Steamer Made
Readv for Deleaates. ,.
4.4.4.4.
Solf Mny Itosign
PARIS, Xov. 27. Dr. W. S. Solf.
the German foreign minister, may
resign very soon, it Is Indicated by
developments during debates at the
conference of the German states now
being held at Berlin, according to
Berne advices to the Potlt Parislen.
Dr. Solf, Indeed, bus already re
signed, according to a dispatch to
IInformation from Zurich, which
takes this report as seeming to Indi
cate that his success In the congress
was not so complete as the seml-of-flclnl
ndvices from Berlin made out.
This account, in fact, the Zurich
message states, is received skeptical
ly there.
It Is reported that there wero vio
lent demonstrations -Monday evening
in Berlin against the conference und
especially against Dr. Solf and Math
ius Erzberger.
LEAVES GRANTED
I
91ST DIVISION ON
F
Can Dcninnd Kaiser
LONDON. Nov. 27. The lord
chancellor and the attorney treneral
have 1ml h ruled Hint the allies have
the right to demand the surrender of
the former kaiser and others respon
sible lor the crimes of the war. the
Kvoninsr News staled today. The
newspaper suvs that Holland's posi
tion is that she has not the power to
surrender the ex-war lord without
the consent of the Ornuin covcrn-
ment.
i " "
fiF.XF.VA. Nov. 27. The ex-kni-
sor took with him all the Government
cold and silver securities and used
fraud to set them Post the customs
authorities." says the Xeuc i.eipzi
Zcituni:.
EUGENE OFFICIAL
ARRESTED AS SLACKER
r,iT,EXE, !Xov. 27. Because he
failed to register on September 12,
Genres B. Iaenberg. for the past
seven venr connected with tho
Eugene water board as business
manager, has been arrested on a fed
eral warrant charging him wPh at
tempting to evade the draft. He was
taken before United States Commls
sloner E. O. Immel and held under
$11100 bond, which ho gave.
Mr. Isenberg stales that the Iron
bio arose over a mistake made In In
surance papers, the agent writing in
his age at 41 when he really Is over
:. IV claims that It will bo an
easy matter to prove that he Is above
the draft age and 'hat the matter
will bo straightened out In a short
time.
For Counter Involution
AMSTERDAM. jv. 27. General
Von Der Marwitz, former aide de
camp to Emperor William and later
commander of German forces on tho
Verdun front, has arrived at Treves
with a big army and appears to be
preparing for a counter-revolution,
according to a sensational dispatch
from Berlin filed there on .November
21.
27. Peruvian
pursued
through Ihe streets of luuique lust
Saturday mid stoned bv Chileans, ac
cording i refugees from lnuiiiue.
wim arrive! at Molleudo todav on
I lie sleanier l'alcna. The mobs in
Ionium', it is declared, were led by
prominent Chilians and there was
virtually no intericrcncc lrom the
Chilean authorities.
Peruvian homes in Iquipuc were
Innicd and burned.
The strict censor-hip in Chile ni-
pnrcnllv is still bcimr maintained.
There have been no demonstrations
in Peru. Senator llonstor. the Chil
can consul general, bad a lonir con
ferencc last night with the Argentine
chnnrc.
HKKLIX. Nov. 27. (Via Copen
hagen.) The (ierman federal confer
ence has adopted the followim: rcs
oltuiton :
There is absolute necessity lor all
German tribes to net in unison lor
the maintenance of German unity and
to fHit all the separatist movements.
The proposal for a speedy sum
, i.i ..
inmiinz ot the naiionai nssciiiun
mods general approval.
"1'ntil mcctingr of the national n.i
semblv the soldiers' and workmen's
councils will represent Ihe peoples'
will. The ndmini-trutioii of the em
pire is remureil lo worK i'r uie sf
CAMP, LEWIS, Taconin, Wash.,
Xov. 2 7. Thousands of soldiers
wero mado happy at Camp Lewis to
day by the announcement that passes
could bo obtained permitting men to
leave camp Wednesday night nad re
main away until next .Monday morn
ing. This permission was granted in or
der that men whose homes were in
Seattle, Portland, Spokane and
points of equal distance might spend
Thanksgiving at homo.
In some 'qifiirters tho order was
construed to mean that Friday would
be a general camp holiday and that
all troops would have that day to
themselves. This was corrected at
headquarters and tho usual drills
will bo followed out as usual by tho
men remaining at camp.
Troops that will be in camp on
Thanksgiving will be marched to the
new camp flug polo this afternoon
for a rehearsal preparatory to tho
formal dedication of tho polo which
takes place tho morning of Thanks1
giving day. Songs will be sung by
all tho army men under the leader
ship of Robert Lloyd, camp singing
director, and a massed band will fur
nish the music.
UNITED STATES 10
BUY STEAMER LINE
Protests by i'ciu
IU'KNOS AlliKS, Nov. 27. The
Peruvian lorcimi office, accordine- to
reports received here on Monday for
mallv protested ntainst iinti-Peru
vian riots in Chile anil attacks on
Peruvian consuls.
In replv-the Chilean foreign office
declared that the Peruvian complaint
was uu.iustil'iajile and based on false
information.
Carlos Castro liui.. Chilean consul
ecncral in New York, announced in
New York Tuesday ninht that the dif-
liiieultv between Peru and Chile had
been settled bv apoliiirv on the part ol.
tile Peruvian irovernnicnt. Jlr. Daii
said Ibis iiil'oi'iaaliiin had comu from
the Chilean foreiL'n office.
Irlgoycn Denies Plot'
1UT.XOS A INKS, Nov. 27.-Tlic
Ai'-'cnlinc forciirn office bus author
ized Hie Argentine legation at Limn
to dciiv that President lriuoven prom
iscd Senor I'.uines. the special Chil
can ambassador to Anicnlinii, Hint
Argcnlni should join Chile and Mex
ico in opposing anv intervention bv
the United Stales or the Kurupean
countries in South America.
A lluenos Aires dispatch lust Fri
day said that the Chilean uovernmciit
bad approached Aru'eulina on the
subject of Argentina remaininir
neutral in the event of an outbrea
between ( bile and Peru. The report
was declared to enianale from a re
liable source in lluenos Aires.
NEW YORK, Noy. 27. Hospitals
Groat Britain and Ireland have
treated 2,391,349 British and Indian
troops and German prisoners wound
ed In the various theatres of war, re
storing many thousands to health
and losing less than a dozen by accl
dents In transportation, the British
bureau of information has announced
bore In a review of tho United King
dom s medical, surgical and nursing
work during moro than 51 months of
war.
Attending to the comfort of the
wounded "from the moment they be-
camo casualties," tho statement said
the British medical Borvice roso
brilliantly" to a tremendous task and
brought millions of mon into Eng
land by hospital ships and ambulance
trains "with the least possible delay
and suffering." Among tho wound
ed treuted In the British Isles, It waB
said, wore 41,819 Gorman otfiecrs
and mon who wero attended with
care "ill striking contrast to tho
troatmont meted out to allied wound
ed nrlsonors in Gorman hands."
Wounded British (comprising only
part of the total casualties of this
class) treated In tho United Kingdom
since August, 1914. nro summarized
as follows: From France. 105,212 of
ficers. 2.04S.05S of other ranks
from tho .Mediterranean, 814 1 off!
cers, 150.884 men; from Italy, 373
officers. 4.-74 men; from tho Persian
Gulf, 1211 officers, Hi, 52 1 men. Mi
tive Indian wounded brought to Hug
land numbered 308 officers and II
182 men.
NKW YOllK, Nov. 27 The offer
of the United States government lo
purchase the 720,(100 cross tons id'
euritv of a preliminary peace Willi the j ships of the International Mcreim
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. Loca
tion of the 35 combat divisions anu
G denot divisions of the American
nrmv in France on .November 7, four
davs before the signing or tne aimis
tlce, was announced wllh tho names
of their commanding generala by the
war department today.
Tho Hist division (Alaska, Wash
tnninn. Oregon. California, Idaho
Nevada, Miinta, Utah), Major Gen
eral Wm. II. Johnston, was at Oos
troosebekc, and Dunkeniue (Belgian
front).
Tho 42nd (Rainbow) Major Gen
eral Charles D. Rhodes, was at Mal
sonrelle and St. Dlzie (Sedan front I .
The 41st depot division (Washington-
Oregon, Montnna, Idaho. Wyom
ing), Brig. Gen, Ell Cole, was at St.
Aignan and iNoyers.
uliuo-t speed.
To Preserve Harmony
Auirust Mueller, minister of econ
omy, unit wurniuu' iinuiiist unauthor
ized encroachments of nioncv and
credit systems bv complicated uov
cninicnt ministry. The following res
olution was then uiiaiiiiiio'islv udopt-cd:
It is absolutely necessary that
bunk und other credit institutions
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. The
navv department's program fr mnk
imr permanent the 211 costal aid de
fense stations planned for the wo
was explained to the ho'wo appro
priations committee todnv bv Rear
Admiral Taylor, chief of construc
tion, who n-kod that h.-.7l.!l.i)(MI be
provided for tbi work next vcar.
Siiuadrnn- "f figlitinif iiin-ratt of cv
ew description ill be inrliiflnl n
the eiiuipmi nt for stations alon-.- the
Atlantic. Gull and I'acilic and in-u
lur possession-.
Anion-.' the new stations. Admiral
Tuvlor said, are those to be creeled
nt San Francis, -o, Seward, Aluku
Hawaiian Islands, Gaum and in lb
cunal xopc.
(Continued on Page Eight.)
tile Marino company that flv the
British I'Ihl' is understood lo have
been accepted bv the company.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. 27. A
special t-oiiimiltcc of leu from the
Sun Frain-isi-o Labor Council lot!
here early today for Sacramento to
ask Governor Stephens to open (he
wav f ir a new trial fur Thomas ,1.
Miiodcv. under sentence of death for
murder i connection Willi a pratiarcd
ness day boiiili explosion here.
RAiL TELEGRAPHERS
g VOTE FOR STRIKE
ATLANTA, (in.. Nov. 27. Uwo
s.'iitntiu-s of tlii; Order of liailrnsi
TifU'Knii'lier iiiertitiL. here ami in flii
c'litrn tmlav, vutcil to mil u strike ef
Irclive Heeeiiilirr unless their nr
iiMimil (leiiuiinls are uninted lV Hit!
iiilroad ii(liiiiiiiNt rat inn. O. 1). Unr
until, eliainnaii ol' tli'J mitlieiistcrn
division id' the order, Hindu the n
Noiiih-eriient here todav. The Chien
eoiiierenee, he said, wn attended hv
leon-M ntntivrs of all the divisions
exreit the soiilhettterri.
M1DDACHTEN CASTLE, NEAR UTRECHT. HOLLAND. PRESENT AB ODE OF BILL H0HENZ0LLERN
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'STOCKHOLM, Xov. 27. A new
Finnish cabinet has been formed. It
Is headed by M. Inginanii, while
Senator Castren becomes minister of
finance, and M. Knckell, former stato
secretary. Is foreign minister. I ins
cabinet was appointed yesterday and
marks a coinplelo reversal of 1' In
land's policy.
Tho now government is that of
General .Mannoriiotm. Tho new min
istry represents all tho mlddlo class
parties, with the exceptions or the
agrarians. Its program Is to bring
about recognition of Finland's Inde
pendence by all tho powers. If possi
ble, beforo tho pearo conference:
stemming Bolshevist propaganda
from Itussln and solving food prob
Icms.
WOSMNGTON, Nov. 27. At
President Wilson's personal request '
tho British and French eoverhments
will relux all censorship on news dis
patches coming- to the United States
on tho subset of the peace conference.
It was officially announced today
that dispatches to American newspa
pers int'ormimr them of tho progress
of the I pence negotiations will take
second place only to official eovern-
ment business. I nder the eovcrn
ment's newly acquired control of the
able lines, official business will
oino first, then news and then com
mercial business.
It was nlso officially announced
that no censorship of any kind will
bo exercised bv the committee on
public information. The machinery
of tho committee will be used entire
ly to facilitate tho work or the Amer
ican ncwspiiper representatives in
Paris. . '
L'p To vonicrenco
The question ot whether the ses
sions of the ponce conference will bo
opened or closeil to tho press will bo
decided hv tho conference itself.
The first eontineent of Americnn
newspapermen uoinir to report the
proceedings of the conference will sail
from llobokcn nt noon on Sunduv on
the army transport Orizaba. - Tho
president's ship, tne former liner
George Washington, will not sail un
til later.
On tho Gcoreo Washington will He
carried representatives of the press
associations, iucIuiIiul' a correspond
ent oftho Associated Press.
No Legal Objection
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. N'o
weight is attached bv President Wil
son tothe argument that upon cross
ing the sen to attend the peace con
ference lie loses the right to perform
executive duties und must allow them
to be devotivc upon the vice president.
H is said officially that tho presi
dent would administer the duties of
his office aboard ship and from Paris,
lie holds that ther io no constitu
tional difficulties, and wireless and
cable coininuniciition solves the physi
cal problem.
Secretary Tumultv will remain In
Washington throughout the Presi
dent's absence. He will be in constant
touch witli the executive und expects
to submit bv cubic or wireless mat
ters to be acted upon ust ns ho sub
mits them personally or bv messenger.
Thero still was no announcement
lodnv of thu president's plans or of
the personnel of the pence delegation.
A full statement of tho president's
iiroL'ram mnv bo given bv tho presi
dent in his add res sto conu'ress, which
is expected Tuesday.
WITH ENTENTE ALLIES
AMSTI-'.liliAM. Tuesday. Nov. 2(1.
- Premier Gcrh"l of rkriiine, has
declared in an interview' that t'kruinc
is iili-emlv in lull acoril nilli the en
tente, whose represent a lives are ex
pected at Kiev soon, iieoorilini: lo a
Kiev dispatch lo the Ulienish W'esl
pliulian Gazette of Kssoii. lie adds
that I ki-aine will liclonsr lo the nov
Ifllssiiiu feilcral stale.
Steamer Mado Beady
NEW YORK. Nov. 27. The saloons
and cabins of tho steamship Oconto
Wasliinu'lon, which is to take Presi
dent Wilson mid his party to the
peace conference, aro heinir redeco
ruted nt llokobeii and it is expected
that she will be ready to move into the
Hudson river on December X
PPresident Wilson and his party
aro expected to go on board tho
steamer next Tuesday afternoon. Thu
automobiles of the party wero placed
in the bold yesterday. Navy offi
cials evi t Hint she will be escorted
bv Ihe I'nilcd Slates battleship Penn
sylvania and two new destroyers.
The Georgo Washington will carry
a crew of one thousand naval offleors
and mn and should urrivo at her
port of destination Docomber 10.
114 SUBHNES
11AI1WICII, F.ii.hind. Nov. 27.
Twcntv-se'cn German submarines
were surrendered todav lo Ihe allies,
Tbi. bnii'.'s to 11 I Ihe total of Ger
jnan y-bonis (apu'd vi'r,
Italy Chooses Delegation
ROMl'I, Xov. 27. The Italian gov
ernment hns chosen tho delegation
which will go to Paris to take part In
tho reception of President Wilson.
Tho delegation consists of Promlor
Vltlnrlo Orlando, Leonlda Ulssolatl-
llcrgavnsrlil, lender ot the roform
socialists; Frnnresco Savorlo-Nlttl,
minister of tho troasury; Kiigonlo
CliloKa, member ot tho chambor of
deputies; General Armando Diaz,
commander of tho Itnllai. armies:
Gei.eral lludogllo, chief of staff to
General Dine and secoad In command
of the Italian armies and sovoral sen
ators and members of tho chamber
of deputies.
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THANKSGIVING DAY
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