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MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918
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Dili Tear.
NO. 217
iPReSIDENT-Wll
t IOPARTICIP
CONVOYED BY DREADNAUGHT
EXECUTIVE AND
TRANSPORT GEORGE WASHINGTON
Squadrons and Airplanes Plav About Steamer While Band Plays Martial
' Airs and All Harbor Craft Dig Flaps and Toot Whistles as President
Leaves on Unprecedented Voyage Quintet of Destroyers Guard Ves
sel Returning Soldiers Cheer President as Their Ships Pass Many
Notable Persons Amono Passengers.
tNKW YOIIK. Doc. 4. Woodrow
Wilson, president o: ihs I'nlli'il
Btatoa, sailed toilny lor Europe to
partlclputo n una of tlvo representa
tives, of ths United Btatos to the
penco conferenco to bo held In
Kranco. Tho transport George W'nnh
Inicton not under wny nt 10:15 a. in.
Tho problem's parly Included two
othor members ot tho Amorlcan dole
nntlon, Hocrulary of Htnlo Itolinrt
InitliiK and Hunry Whltu, fonnnr
mhnnHnilor to Kruuco and Italy.
Cplouol K, ' M. Home and Uonoral
Taakor II. Miss, tlio othor two mom
tiom are already In Europe
Aa tho Oeorgo Washington swung
out Into tho North river on a voynito
unprecedented In Amorlcan history,
President and Mra. Wilson stood on
tho fly Iiik bridge,- tho highest point
to which piiunatiKun) could climb. An
army linnd on tho shoro plnyod "Ovor
Thorn."
Vrmlik-ntlnl Salute
Ah tho kitr limr straightened her
vonrno tho presidential solute of V.'
uns thundered 1'ruin tho IriiiiHiinrl'H
KlIOM.
A tho fleet f-turtOcl down tho bnv
a squadron of airplanes dropped from
tho clouds and executed n series of
during loops ubovo llio president's
nil in.
Tho liner and its onnvov steamed
toward tho sou with tho (Iconic
, Washington's bund playing mnrlinl
nirs nnd with harbor craft of all
types, including innhv allied morcluint
ships, dipping flngs nnd tooling
whistles in Hiiltito to tho departing
rlurf oxociitivo.
Off Klatcn Island tlio George
Washington met ilH ocean convov
tho drondiiuuglit Pennsylvania nnd n
quintet of destroyers, trim in now
vonlH of battleship urn v.
Convoyed by Drcndnnught
, Tho presidential fleet pnsscd qimr
, untiuo at 11 o'clock, tlio Pennsvlvn
nin loading nnd tho di'Hlrovcrs deploy
cd on cither Hide nnd in tho wnko of
tho transport. Gunboats in tho lower
bnv fired salvos in salulo.
Ah tho Himadron steamed out (o
nciv a single nirplnno. traveling only
fiO foot above tho water, could bo seen
lending the wuv toward tho custom
horizon.
Across tlio watvrs of tlio Hudson,
lust ns tho Gcoruo Wnsliincton wns
about to sail, there camo tho roaring
cheers of moro than 2000 American
soldiers returning to American shores
on tho British transport Lapland.
From crowded rigging, from densely
packed rails, a (id from ovorv port
hole, tho homo coming fighting men
shouted greetings to thu president;
and from tho decks ,of tho presiden
tial liner nnd the destroyers guarding
lior, niisworiiig cheers enmo buck..
Tumulty Joft Homo
A wireless telogrnm Is cxpootcfl
to bo roceivod bv tho president Into
todav from Socrolurv of tlio Treasury
McAdno announcing tho acceptance
or rejection ol! tlio treasury score.
taryshii) by tho man to whom it has
been ol'l'ered. Ho is believed to bo
Hoproseiilnlivo Carter Glass of Vir
ginia, and his decision 1h oxpootort
to bo mndo known nt Washington
(luring tho day.
With tho transport's dennrturo to-
s
ALASKA ELECTION
WASHINGTON, Don, 4. .Tamos
WIckorBhnm; ropubllenn, was olectod
Alnskun delegnto In 11)16 .by a plur
ality of 47 votes ovor Charles A. Bul
ger, domocrat, tho hotiso eloctlons
committee formally raportad today
In deciding the olaotton content. Mr.
Sulzer obtnlnod a cerllflcnte ot elec
tion after court litigation In 1D17
and s'npo fien hps oeoupled, iho soot,
PARTY SAIL ON
day it wos disclosed Unit Secrotiirv
Tumulty had been verv anxious to ac
company the president, but vielded
to tlio wishes of the president, who
believed that Mr. Tumulty's preseenco
was nedced in Washington.
After llin president stepped nlionrd,
tlio ship was virtunllv sealed, even
uriuv officers of high rank beinb bur
red. (Icnrgo Creel, who did not go
aboard at the time the president did,
found ilil'ficultv in later joining the
peneo party. Ho was obliged to ex
ert official pressure in order to be
nlowed to go abroad.
Noted Men Alsuird
Tito Clcorgo Washington carries
many noted persons on this vovago.
Ilesides the peneo delegates tliev in
clude Hear Admiral 11. S. Knapp and
Captain William V. l'rutt, who will
report to Ailmirnl lleasoii. niiviil rep
resentalive, now with Colonel House
on the pence mission, ns tho admiral's
assistants: lioar Admiral Carv T.
(Inivson. the president's phvslciuii;
Oeorgo Creel, chairman of the com
mittee of public information: Clilhertj
Close, confidential clerk lo the presi- j
dent; ltrig. lien. W. 11. Harts, former
aide lo the nresident. who will com-1
maud tho militarv aides nnd messen
gers at the conference: Brig. Gen.
Churchill, chief of military intelli
gence division: iiaymond I). Kosdick.
chairman of the commission on train
ing camp uetvities. who will direct
welfiiro work for the wur department
among American soldiers in France,
nnd 3 members of tho peaeo informa
tion eommisisoii beaded bv Colonel
House.
John W. Davis, newly appointed
minister to (irent Britain, with Mrs.
Davis, and tlio Crouch and Italian
ambassadors, with their fnmilies, also
wore on tlio passenger list.
A few miles cast of niinrnntinc the
presidential fleet met tho transport
Minneknlida, inbound, with li.llll)
troops aboard. '
The Oeorgo Washington soiled with
n complement of 73 officers and 1.0 til
men of tho I'niled Slates nnvv. with
Commander V. M. 1'crkins. executive
officer, nnd Lieutenant .Commander
Ji il. Peters, navigating officer,
serving us chief aide to Captain Mc
('aulev. A detachment of 71 marines,
led bv Major David II. Miller, formed
a gunrd of honor to tho president.
Activity nt Dark
Long beforo President Wilson's
special train arrived from Washing
ton today thoro was unusual activity
about dock No. 4 at llohoken, whore
tho transport Ooorgo Washington
was moored. Workmen woro busy
throughout tho night putting on the
finishing touch 08 on the liner nnd
cnmplotlng tlio olaborato decorations
of tho pier,
Tho usual barrod zono wns widely
oxtondod nnd only those armed with
spoelnl pasaos wcro allowed to ap
proach tho stroots loading to tho
dock, Military pollco kopt an all
night ,vlgll ovor tho routo rrom tho
railroad station to tho plor, while
hundrods of ugonts of tho socrot ser
vice and of tho army nnd navy Intol
llgonco services watched tho side
stroots and kopt luiiulultlvo persons
(Contlnuod on Pago Two.)
OMAHA, Nob., Deo. 4. At 3
o'clock this morning the trainmen ot
the Omaha nnd Council Bluffs Stroot
Railway company went out on strike,
Tho men demand recognition of
thalr union and bettor working con
(lltlona, Inoludlng shortening of
working hours. Tho street railway
company has rotusod to deal with the
mon as a, union,
ATE1PEAG
LIEPSIC SOU
Soldiers' and Workers' Council De
cide to Dissolve German General
Headquarters Ultimatum bv Foch
Denied Beatty Refuses to Modify
Terms of Armistice.
COI'EXIIAGK.S', Dec. 4. The Sol
dlors' and Workers' council at Lolp
lo has'declded that Gorman general
hoadiiuartora shall bo dissolved and
Hold 'Murslml von Hlndenbug ar
rested, according to tho Lokal An
telgcr, of Berlin.
COPENHAGEN. Doc. 4. Tho re
ply of Admiral Bcatty, commander
of tho British grand fleet, to a re
quoBt by Germany for mitigation ot
naval terms of tho armistice, refuses
any concosnlon regarding merchant
hipping or fishing boats in tho
North sea, tho Uerlln Wolff bureau
tatos.
Deny l ltlmntiini
LONDON, Doc. 4. The Express
claims to bo able to dony tho roport
from Uorlln yostorday a now ultima
tum had boon sent to the Oerman
govornmont because all the locomo
tlvos to bo handed ovor .under tho
terms of tho nrmlstlco cannot bo de
livered at oneo. The nowspapor says
that It Is truo that Germany Is not
kcoplng up to tho stipulated schedule
and that Marshal Koch has given
warning that Germany will bo re
sponsible for further dolnys, but ho
has not fixed a tlmo limit for the
cnrrylng out of tho cIuiibo rclatlvo to
railroad equipment ' '
I'Vur IloUbevlk Outlii-cak
AMSTERDAM, Doc. 4. Tho Ber
lin govornmont, according to the
Doutsche oitung or Berlin, seriously
fours a noUhovik outbreak under the
leadership of Dr. Llobktioclit. the
radical socialist. Tho extremists are
said to have a. quantity of artlllory I
and munitions coneouled.
GH.VEVA. Dec. 4. (Hava). The
Polish government has sent an ulti
matum to Germany asking tor the
immediate ovacuatlon of Polish ter
ritory by Gorman soldlors who are
said to hnva been committing atroci
ties, according to the Goneva Jour
nal. If the Gorman answer Is not
satisfactory, It is added, "most enor
getic measures" will bo taken by the
Polos.
I
I
GENEVA, Doe. 4. Tho now Tur
kish govornmont Is procedlng vigor
ously against tho Young Turk pnrty
of Envor Pasha. Tho Gorman gov
ernment at tho srequost of the Turk
ish govornmont has nrrestod Envor
Pasha, Tnliuit l'asha, Djomal Pnshn,
N iiz I in Boy and Churkl' Boy. prom
inent mombors of tho former Turkish
govornmont who fled recently to
Borlln.
In Constantinople tho Ottoman
govornmont hns arrostod 200 prom
inent Young Turks.
Tho Turkish logullon nt Berna has
begun a search for certain Voting
Turk lenders known to bo In Switzer
land.
ALL RES TRICTIQNS OFF
ON USE OF SUGAR
' PORTLAND. Ore., Deo. 4. The
state food administration here was
advlHed from Washington today that
all restrictions on tho use ot sugar
had boon lifted, as largo crops are
now available and the shipping shor
tage Is less Bevoro. Tho state admin
istration urged Oregon people not, to
Indulge in. a sugar orgy."
ORDERS ARREST
OF HINDENBURG
SOW-SAILS
GERMANY'S CONFESSION OF GUILT
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, "--- vl HI Z lrawil 1 yjzzd
, When the adjustment of 'damages for' sinkings" by'-sbmartaca
comoa before the peace conference, Germany will find a "bit of her
exaggerated propaganda turned against her inconveniently. This chare
was circulated throughout Germany aa evidence ot the effectiveness
of the U-boat warfare.- Each tittle speck la supposed to represent &
sinking.' The chart is headed "England's Plight". The zig-zag Una
from -the Atlantic around through the North Sea to tho Channel is
markod "Blockade Limits." In the lower left-hand corner is printed!
this quotation, signed "Churchill": "It is entirely for lack of ships!
that 1 have had to reduce by hundreds of thousands ot tons the steel!
for shells, for the making of which the factories, fuses, guns and;
gun crews are all waiting." In right-hand corner (large type): "12
months of Unrestricted U-Boat Warfare in the Northern Theater of
Sea War." At the foot of the map.. "No ship destroyed by mine or
before Fobruary 1, 1917, is Included lo this map." " .
TO
AM WARIWiTH
SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 4. The
Bolivian government has offered to
Chile the service ot its consuls in
Peru if Chile desires.
In official circles It Is declared
that tho government is working on
plnns for a peaceful settlement of the
difficulties with Peru. Commercial
and official circles believe that there
Is no danger of war.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Dec.
4. The Amerlcun government has
Informod Peru that she may count
upon the friendly approval of the
United States in efforts to obtain the
ploboscite In the provinces of .Tacna
and Arlca provided for In the treaty
of Anconn, according to a vorsion
reaching Santiago of tho oxchanges
between tho Peruvian and Amorlcan
governments, dispatches rrom Santi
ago report. Peru jvas told, however,
according to this version, that the
United States could not enter into
any discussion regarding tho prov
ince of Tnrnpaca, the former Peru
vian province annexed by Chllo after
tho war with Peru.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4- Tho Chil
ean consul-gonornl nt Lima, Peru,
has loft for Chllo upon Instructions
from tho Chilean foreign office.
SALEM". Dee. 4. Jmlgo A. S. Ben
nett of The Dulles has nhead of him
n full term of six venrs on tho su
preme court bench, instead of onlv
tho two remaining vcars of the unex
pired term of the late Justice Krank
A. Moore, according to .an opinion
given hV Atlornov General' Drown ''to
Governor Withyeouibo,, '
As the constitution provides Hint
justices of the supreme court shall be
elected for ..ft, term of six. venrs. the
nttornev general holds that this hp
plies to Jndgo Bennett, nnd tho gov
ernor will ir.suo the certificate of elee
tion aecprdinKly,
FOR EUROPE
E CONFERENCE
POSTALiRESISTS
ABSORPTION BY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Amalga
mation of the marine cable system
of the Western V'nion Telegraph com
pany nnd Commercial Cable company
under the direction of George G.
Ward, vice president of the Commer
cial company, wns authorized today
bv Postmaster General Burleson.
; XKW YORK. Dec. 4. Although of
ficial announcement -was lacking, it
wns understood here todav that the
postoffiee department has ordered
the amalgamation ot the Western
C'nion and Postal Telegraph land lines
under control of tho Western Union
lnnnagcment.
Complaint in an injunction suit
against Postmaster General Burleson
was filed lv the Commercial Cubic
ompunv here today seeking to pre
vent the postmaster general from as
suming control of the company's mu
rine ruble system, ,
The complaint alleges that if the
oost-iuaster general is not euioined
from carrying out his purpose the
company will sustain irreparable
damage. It was filed bv Charles K
Hughes and William W. Cbok as
counsel for the couipanv.
E REST1
FOR USE OF PAPER
WASHINGTON.- Dec. 4. All re
strictions of the use of newsprint
paper were withdrawn today bv the
war industries board, effective De
cember 15. In making Ibis announce
ment,' Chairman Baruch urged the
adoption of permanent rules bv pub
lishers prohibiting wasteful practices
ami continued voluntary conservation
Pi' rending niuttcv space for a time,
BRITAIN TO PRESS PRISON SCANDA
ALLIES FOR TRIAL
OF EX
Bonar Law Savs Surrender of Ex
Kaiser to Be Demanded Former
Emeperor Wears Deiecfed Air and
Has Terror in His Heart Spends
Most of His Time Writing.
LOXDOX. Dec. 4. William Hohen
zollern wears a dejected appearance,
according to the Telegraph's corres
pondence at Amerongen, Holland, who
savs that he has talked with "some
one -who has come much in contact
with the exile." This person is quot
ed as follows:
"The former emperor wore an air
of relief when he arrived at Ameron
gen, but thut has vanished. Even his
cheerv wife cannot now rouse him
from moodiness. The distinguished
fugitive has terror in bis heart."
Hcrr Ilohenzollern keeps moro and
more to himself nnd is constantly
less inclined to go about. The cor
respondent says that his informant
took him to an unfrequented place
from which an unshaded window in
the castle was visible. Pointing to
the window, the gentleman said:
"The former emperor sits at that
windowwriting as if against time,
hour after hour." -.
British to Try Kaiser
LONDON. Dee. 4 Andrew Bonar
Law. the chancellor of the exchequer,
tho British government' had decided
to press the allies as strongly as pos
sible that the surrender of former
Ennieror William should be demand?
cd nnd that he should stand trial.
Mr. Bonar Law also announced
that he had appointed a committee to
examine scientifically into the ques
tion of how much the enemy- would
be able to pay.
In the absence of the American and
oilier allied representatives, it is un
derstood that the inter-allied con
ference hns made all the prelimiuurv
arrangements possible for the peace
conference.
It is understood a general agree
ment was reached on the mutters de
liberated upon, but out of courtesy to
the United States, in tile absence of
Colonel House,' it will be necessary
to acquaint President Wilson in de
tail with the decisions before they are
made public.
Crown rrlnco to Abdicate
LONDON. Dee. 4. Tho abdication
of the Ucruinn crown prince was ex
pected to be published todav. says
the North Germnn Gazette, the form
er semi-official organ, uccording to
advices received here.
TO
BRING HOME TROOPS
PARIS. Dec. 4. The ten Ameri
can dreadnnughts which will escort
President Wilson into French waters
will turn about immediately after
their arival to carry homeward
large party of American soldiers nnd
sailors. Tho trip will be so timed that
tho men will arrive tit home ports bv
Christmas.
Vice Admiral Wilson nt Brest 19
making arrangements nnd determin
ing the transport capacity of each
battleship. A largo number of fold
ing steel beds will be mounted between
decks. , . i
E
FOR MARINE CORPS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Recruit
ing for the marine corps will be re
sumed at once under an order issued
today by Secretary Daniels. Enlist
ments will be for four years, former
standards will be maintained and
there wilt be no limit on tho number
of men to be accepted. Bmergoncy
sub-stations established during the
war in small towns will not bo re
opened for ihe presepl, .
EMPEROR
DUE TO KELLER
SAYS GRAND RY
Interference of Parole Officer Blam
ed for Trouble at State Peniten
tiaryGovernor Also Censured and
Warden Murphy Exonerated
Place Prison in Hands of Board.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4 Excoriation
of Parole Officer Joe Keller, as tho
"active head of a system of espion
age, clandlestinely reporting to the
governor on various prison matters
without the knowledge of the various
wardens and In such a way as Impro
perly to reflect upon and to under
mine them"; deprecating of alleged
interference by the governor in pris
on management to such an extent
that he "has seriously hampered
every warden and undermined his
authority," and a general exonera
tion of Warden Murphy's adminis
tration at the state penitentiary, are
some ot the high lights in the report
of the special grand jury Investigat
ing that institution, handed down
yesterday. .. ...
No Indictments Returned
Ko indictments were returned aVf
tho reports were that some would bj
returned prior to the regular term
of court early In January.
The grand jury assails the System
of bookkeeping at the penitentiary.
i calls for an accounting bv the narolo'
officer of at least $170 alleged to
have been received from the paroled
men for the prisoners.'., loan fund.
Tho report also states that the par
ole officer is practically the dominat
ing head of the state parole board,
and that he has complete control of
paroles, paroles even being denied at
his suggestion after they had been
recommended by the board. The
board, the report Btates, gives the
parole officer practically unlimited
power in the matter of paroles.:.
Governor Blamed Also .
While stating that "on the whole.
the administration ot the present
warden" .(referring to. Warden Mur
phy) "has been successful, efficient
and economical insofar as he has had
control of affairs," the report asserts
that "he has not been allowed to con
trol, resulting in needless Increased
expense, decreased efficiency and in
some instances, injustice -to prison
ers." The blame for this difficulty
is lodged mainly with the governor
and the parole officer. '
The jury recommends that - the
prison be placed in the hands of the
board of control, that the warden ap
point the parole officer and have full
authority over him, that a segrega
tion ot habitual and first offenders
be brought about, that the law pro
hibiting competition of free and con
vict labor be repealed so far aa it
pertains to employment of prisoners
within the prison walls, and that new
sentence laws be passed, mainly one
allowing reasonable maximums and
minimums within the present Utmits
and that good behavior of a prisoner
will allow his release upon the expir
ation of such minimum, as a matter
of law.
(Continued on Page Two.)
E
. LONDON, Den. 4 Recont pogroms
In Lemberg woro committed by ro--leased
Ukrainian criminals, who also
sacked and burned many homes of
Christians, according to the Polish
press bureau, quoted In a dispatch
from Stockholm. Allegations by the
Jewish press Incriminating Polish
soldiers are declared to be f nlse.
More than DO men involved In tho
disorders have been arrested and
executed.
The Mail's Vienna correspondent,
who has returned from Poland,
ascribes recent outrages to Itutheu
ian raiders who claimed they -were
Ukrainians. They seized Lemberg,
the correspondent says, and opened,
the prisons. There were absolutely
p.o Polish troops in the city, he says.
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