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Ororon Hlnjorlra! Soo X Public Auditorium J"" WEATll Kit Maximum YtwtcWlny, 08; Minimum Tuday 40; i'lwipitalion .15. I'OHHCAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Rulii. ' "2T ford iM ail Tribune Corty-slk-hth Tnr. Ulr Ttalrlwntta Tear, MEDFORD, Olt'KCJOSr, . Ill I' DAY, DECKMUElt- G, 1918 NO. 219 STORY OF UM MEB PROPAGANDA IN 'AMERICA REVEALED' PERSHING 10 BMN BUT JUSTLY Germans Reassured bv Pershing That No Law Abiding Person Need Have Anv Fear Proclamation Savs Army Has Not Come to War Uuon Civilians and That Business Mav Be Resumed as In Normal Times Inhabitants to Be Protected. WASHINGTON, One. 6. (loiiorn! Pershing's report to tlio war duparl mont on llio proKrem of llin Amor Iran nrmy of occupation In llormuny Wednesday nlKlil follow: - "Tho Third American nrmy, con tinuing: I Ik nilvunco Into (.iarmnny In tonight on llio Ronurut lino (lliuidt- Wnllunborn-Duun-Hnvoriihuuron-Illii-nulkof." WITH TIII3 AMKKICAN' AHMY OF OCCUPATION. Doc. 2. Illy As- soclntnd'TrosB.I Httullci! Indifference nKtiln churiicloriKod ilia (iormun ro cuptlon of American troops on their way to llio Hhlno today. tinnorul Dlokmun's nrmyrenowod lt advance at daylight and by tonlKlit hud roach ad llio lino approximately 13 mile to tbo e&Mward. Scores of additional vlllngos and small towns wore broiiKht under tlio domination of tho American nrmy. At Amorlcnn head quarters nt Troves, (UmornI Drown, nil military govornor, and Gnnornl Smith, who In In clinrKO of civil uf fiilm, have begun the work of ndmln lstrntlon. Local autborltloii In vlr luall'y ovory community liavo agreed to rolaln tholr posts. (lonorul Combing has Issued n pro clamation calllnK on tho people to return to their normal pursuits and ensuring thorn that If tlio conduct or mllllary affairs In not moloslod and If good ordor In kopt thoy will not lo Interfered with. Tlio proclamation glvos Informntlnn of tho places tho American forces will occupy under tho terms of the ormlstlco and ex plains In dotnll which towns will bo garrlsonod nnd which will bo moroly Included In occupied torrltory. I'onpln Apathetic Tho towns thru which tho troops passed toduy presented on nppoar- auco similar to those entered on Sun day. Blinds woro drawn In muny cases nnd most of tho Inhiibllniils ro mulnod Indoors. Tho children In the towns occupied on tho first day of tbo ndvnnco nnd today failed to re strain tholr childish enthusiasm but tbo atlltudo of tbo grown-ups wns unnltorad. At Trovos 130 nirplnnos woro found ready for delivery to tbo allies. A smull quantity of supplies wns also loft thuro by tho Gorman. Reports mndo to General Smith Indl cuto that, while foodsturfs nro llmlt . od as to variety, thero Is apparently enough to moot tbo noods of tbo peo ple. Prices, bowovor, aro very high. General Porshlns's ranssurnnco lins gono far to allovlato anxiety that cvon tho proudest Inhabitants full to conceal. It Is understood tho Amor- leans will rulo sternly but tionnrnl Pershing In his proclamation said "no law-abiding person need have any four." Continuing, tbo proclamation rends: Proclamation to Peoplo "Tho Amorlcun army Is not como (Contlnuod on Pago Eight.) SENT PEACE MEET . ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Pee, fi. ( The organized business men ot tlib ' United Slntes. through tjio ronon .; Htrticlion congress of wnr service woominilluoN todnv deeiilod to send n ' commiKHion to Kuropo to bo nvnilnblo lo the American ponco deleuntoH in ', (lie ovont Hint tliev need nHslstnneo in . ibo worltinc out of ni-onomio problems . Hint mittht enter into llio penco nouo tiittions, ,v Ur LA"IHI0LI Llovd Geortie Calls for Trial of Those Responsible' for War and Pleduos Entire Influence of British Govern ment to This End. No Matter How Hinh the Station. LONDON, Thursday, Doc. 5. In tho detailed ro-xlutomont of Ills pol icy, Issued by Prom lor Lloyd-Goorgo today, calling for tbo trial Mid pun ishment of men responsible for tho war, however high their place, be pludgnd tbo outlrr, influenca of tbo llrlllnh government nt the ponce con ference to soo that Justtco was done. In declaring for the expulsion of nil enemy aliens from llrltlsh soil, tbo premier pointed out that u consider able proportion of enemy residents In tho rolled Kingdom during the war lind abused llrltlsh hospitality and thus hud forfeited tholr claims to remain. In bis statement Lloyd-Goorgo said : To Pmswiito KiiImt "Tho kaiser must bo prosecuted. Tbo war was a hideous, abominable rrlmo. n crlmo which lias sent mil lions of tho best young men of Kur- ope to death and mutlnttou nnd has plunged myriads of homes Into deso lation. "Is no ono responsible? Is no one to bo called to account 7 Is thero to bo no punishment? Suroly that Is neither God's jusllco nor man's. The men responsible for this outrage on tbo human raco must not bo lei off because their heads wero crowned whon they porpetrutod tho deed. "Tho llrltlsh government referred llio quostlnn of tho criminal culpabil ity of tbo kaiser and bis accomplices lo tholr lnw offlcors somo weeks ago. Thoy havo unanimously como to tbo conclusion that tho kalsor and bis accomplices ought to bo tried by an International court. They also re ported strongly In fnvor of the pun Isiimont of those guilty of murdor on tho high sens and tbo abomlnablo Ill treatment of prlBonors." In ono passage of his program, that dealing with moasuros for an In crease of British output, Mr. Lloyd Gcorgo says: llolshevlsm Poison "Thoro Is ono condition for tho success of nil efforts to Incronse the output of this country, narnoly, con fidence, llolshevlsm is tho poison of production. Hussla proves Hint, Hus- In will not bogin tho building up of a productlvo system until Uolsbevlom bus worked Itself out." All classes must glva confidence to thoBO who huvo brains those who bnvo capital, to those with bonrts Mid bunds do work. I say to labor: You shall havo Justice. Your chil dren shall havo equal opportunities with the children of tho rich." To capital: 'You shall not bo plundered nnd ponnllzod. Do your duty by those who work for you nnd your future is froo for all the ontorprlse or nudnclty you enn glvo us.' Hut thero must ho equal Justice, and labor must have happiness In Its bonrt. Labor must havo Kb Just ro ward." Mr. Lloyd George In bis statement doscrlltos the oxtoiiBlvo provisions tho govornmont proposes for discharging Its obligations to the gallant soldlors nnd sailors alike Jo tho fallon, tho crippled nnd others. Ho deals also with tbo housing nnd other problems connocted with post-war reconstruc tion, and tbo dovolopmont of electri cal power. 4- ON WAY TO PERU WASHINGTON. Dec. fi. Tt wns slated ol'l'ieinllv nt , tlio sluile nnd nuw ileiinrlmenls loilnv Unit no American wnrsliip is on tbo wnv to l'oru nnd Hint noun lind been ordered there. A report from Limn vostordnv said sevcrnl Ameriemi cruisers wero expected to arrive in n low days from Sun Francisco. BY CHIEF OF ALLIED ARMY TO German Newspapers States That Ac tion on Part of Allies Is in Reprisal for Shootlnq of Prisoners Serious Disorders Reported in Berlin and Firing Heard. COI'KXllAnKN'. Tlmrsduv. Dec. 5. Allied mill American force, will lomporiirilv oeeuiiv Berlin tor exer cising police supervision, iici-ording to the Deutsche Alliremcinc Zcilinig of llerliu, which snvs tli n t an Ameri can wireless dispatch lo this effect lins been intercepted bv llir. Oermiins. Tho newspaper fiavrt Hint Mannheim will be similarly occupied. Tbo reason for Ibis action on Hie purl of Hie ullies is said to be n "re grettable incident during which n supervisor of u prisoners' cump shot llireo Frenchmen." LONDON. Dee. . Serious disor ders linve arisen in Merlin nnd con siderable I'iriiiL' bus occurred in the principal strcls. nocording to reports renchiiitf the Diiteh-Oermnn frontier, Anvs an K.xcliiimre Telegraph dispatch from AmsloHiiniT - Tile ' trouble is said lo bnvo been canned bv tbe Ger mun Bolsheviki. lliaiUN. Dee. 0. The Prussian government has formally withdrawn the privilege heretofore held bv the members of Hohciizollcrn fnmilv ol immunity from law. WASHINGTON. Dee. fi. The Unl- ted States government is still standing aloof from the controversy in Europe over the possible extradition of the former Gorman emperor for trial. It was said nt Dip state department to day tbut this nuestioF. had not been considered m Washington nnd thnl tbo American government bad ex pressed no opinion on tbo subect wliulever. SENATE 10 PROBE DEPARTMENT PLANS WASlllXOTOK. Dee. 0. Invcsli- milion of Hie war department's plans as revised since the armistice wns iwied wni decided upon todav bv llio sennlo military eommiltce. lleur iiiKS will licuin Monday. WASIIINOTON, Dee. 0. The war depnrtinent todnv unnoiinced that 111,- 000 inivior cnsiinlties, includinir killed li net ion, died of wounds, died of diseuso or oilier ennsos, severely wounded nnd missile, have not vet been linnllv renorted to the next of kin. The arrears in minor eusmilties is mneli dirtier, it was ndded. CAPITAL r Prague, tho principal city In government, j Ibis picture shows OCCUPY BERLIN AND POLICE C TY BAYARD HALE UP TO HIS OLD TRICKS FAMINE RULING PETROGRAD; PEOPLE DIE BY THOUSANDS STOCKHOLM. Thursdav. Dee. 5. (Bv the Associated Press.) Fuai tives from Russia snv living- condi tions in PetroL'rud nro terrible. Tlic famine there defies the imagination. Flour is Hellimr for ;"i0 rubles nnd bultcr nnd simiir for 150 rubles per kilosram ('-.'2 pounds. ) llerrinas are the only food obtainable and sell or live rubles each. All middle class elements arc ex eluded from public entins bouses and are dviin; of starvation bv thousnnds. Hundred are buried each dav between (I nnd II o'clock in the morninir, no funerals beini; permitted biter durins the dav. Of u normal nopuln'.ion of two mil lion, only ti half million persons are left in Petrosrrnd. Tbe city looks de serted. The Polish legation bus been loot ed while the Swiss lecntion lias been entered forcibly. The personnel of this location lias left Petrnirrnd.. BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 6. The controversy between Chile and 'Peru Is approaching a peaceful solution, LnNaclon says it is informed by a reliable, source, as a result of,the efforts of the state department and the Urugyan foreign office. , LIMA, Peru, Dec. 6. The boycott of Chilean steamers by Peruvian workmen has extended to all Peru vian ports. OP CZECHO-SLOVAK REPUBLIC. Bohomln, has been seloctod ns the the hoart of tha city, wltu tho many SECRET SERV1C EXPOSED AS 11, FOR ALLIED ARMY PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. C Dis cussing achievements of the United States in spruce production and the use of airplanes. Brigadier General Bricc P. Disoue spoke here todnv to reprosentntives of 100.000 employes and several hundred employers, en listed in the Loval-Legion of Log gers nnd Lumbermen. "A venr ago," said General bisque, "our enemies hao a superiority of airplanes on the west front. America and her allies had six machines in the air to their one when the arm istice was signed. Our own American airmen have had produced for their use a total of 11.500 airplanes and nt the time of the signing of the arm istice we were producing for them over 2.000 :i month. Thev have made good our promise that -we would pro duce tiie best in tho world bv down ing almost four German machines for every one of ours downed bv the Ger mans. The meeting todnv was called to arrange to make the Loval Legion a permanent organization in order to secure uninterrupted operation of plants, improved conditions, frequent and closo conjnet between employers arid employes, good will developed to a high degree nnd tho creation of n community spirit. BAKKR Five separate irrigation prospects, covering 3G,.00 acres, are being organized in Baker county. capital of the nev Czeclio-Slovak briuees spaniilng the rivor llowlns . :.. 1 ' . . . -. . . . ... i PAID AGENT OF GERMANY GERMANS UNABLE SINGLE AMERICAN BIELASK! TELLS SENATORS Chief of Investigation of Department of Justice Gives Cablegrams Sent bv Bernstorff and Others Showing Hearst Ret?arde!l as Staunch Pro German and Hale a Paid German Agent List of Pro-Germans Com prises Many College Professors Germans Financed Purchase of Papers Diary of Convicted Germans Read Detailinq Activities. WASHINGTON". Dec. C In tellins.' his storv of German propaganda in America, A. Bruce' Iliela.-ki. chief of the bureau of investigation of tbe department of ustiee todnv laid before the senate committee in-'stiiratln? brewery and German propaganda cable-rams exchanged in 1U1G bv Count on Benistortf. then ambassador here, nnd the Berlin foreign office. ; One of Bernstorff's messages, urg ed that specinl favor be shown Wd- liam Royurd Hale, an American about- to visit Berlin ns a newspaper cor respondent, because he was employed bv the Hearst pbpcts. which, the mes sage said, had. outspokenly placed themselves on the German side. Bielaski told the committee that Hale was on the Hearst payroll f or $.100 n week and also was employed at $15,000 a veor bv a publicity or ganization formed in tins country bv Dr. Bernard Dernburg. the German propagandist. . I . linchnnan Only One Beilnski said Germany never suc- ceded in seducing an American offi cial "if we except Congressman Buch anan of Illinois, who got mixed up with Von Rinfelcn, in labor's peace council." Suggesting on June 2. 1916. that the time was favorable "to get Hearst to send a first rate ournnlist to Ber lin. "Bernstorff told the foreign of fice t!int the man selected wns Hale who, he said, had been a confidential agent of the embassy since the be ginning of the war and wns bound as such by contract to June 23. 1918. "Hearst," the ambassador's Mes sage said, "is not aware that Hale Is our agent, but knows him onlv as a Gennnnopbile journnlist who has con tributed leading articles to papers." Hugo German Agent . Hale, according to Bielaski. was paid bv the German government to visit Rumania and, if possible, prevent entrance of that nation into the war. Mr. Hearst, Bielaski said, was ignor ant of Hale's cmplovment'on the lat ter mission. Following is the message of June 2. sent bv Bernstorff through Buenos Aires nnd Stockholm: "In conformity to vour excellency s wish I suggest that the present is favorable time to get Hearst to send n first rate journnlist to Berlin. The mnn selected. W. B. Hale has been, as vour excellency knows, since the beginning of the war, a confidential agent of the embassy, and as such has WILSON ARRIVES FRIDAY THE 13TH PARIS. Wednesday. Dec. 4. At lention is called to the coincidence that President Wilson will arrive in Paris on Friday, December 13, bv Marcel llutin in the Echo de Puns. PARIS, Dec. G. (Havas.) The inter-allied conference nt Paris to deal with tho peace preliminaries will open December 17, nccording to tho Echo de Paris. The sessions of this body, it is thought, will end about Jnnunrv 15. when the preliminary ses sions of tbo pence conference will begin, with the ndmission of the Ger man plenipotentiaries. It is behoved that tho French plen ipotcntinries . will be selected from nmong the members of tho govern mont, who will bo nsissted bv eminent tochnicul advisees. TO SEDUCE V been bound bv contract till June 23. 1918. In mnking this arrangement tbe main idea was that Hale would be the most suituble man to start the re-organization of the news servico after peace on the right lines. ; ! Give Hale Preference "I request full confidence may be accorded to Hale, who will brine with him a' letter of recommendation from me to Dr. Hammat. Hearst is not aware that Hale is our agent, but knows him onlv ns a Gcrmanopbile journalist who has contributed lead ing articles to papers." -. ' . . .... Another message, dated ..June 5. 1910. said: , "Hale tells me and Hearst confirms that tbe latter is rather hurt that on j Wiegnnd's account the World gets all th-; important Berlin interviews.. I recommend that under suitable cir cumstances Hule should, for obvious reasons, be given preference, as Hearst organs have during the course of war always placed themselves out spokenly on our side." From the oairv of Dr. Karl A. Fnehr. a German agent brought to America bv Von Bernstorff, was pro duced a paper labelled "important list of names," which. Mr. Bielaski - aid, contains "practicaly all who were nctivelv pro-German prior to our entrance in the war and a few who were active afterwards." . 1 ; 1-ist of Pro-Germans " Professor William R. Shepperd, Columbia University : Professor Hugo Muenstcrberg. Harvard University; Professor William M. Slonne. Colum bia University': Dr. Edmund von Much. Cambridge. Mass.: Dr. Auth von Bncsen, Jew lorn; rroressor John W. Burgess, Newport. R. 1.; Professor Eugene Smith, Columbia University. Professor II. S. Sanborn, Vanderbilt University: Professor J. G. McDonald. University of Indiana; Professorr Ferdinand Schuell, Uni versity' of Chicago; E. C. Richardson, Princeton University : Professor Kuno Francke, Harvard: Professor George B. McClellnn, Princeton University ; Professor A. B. Faust, Cornell Uni versity; Professor Morris Jastrow, Jr., University of Avisconsin: Dr. Walter S. McNeill. Richmond ; Dr. David Starr Jordan, Berkeley, Calif.; Peter S. Grosscup, United States federal judge. Highland Park.. 111.; Richard Bartholdt. St. Louis: Profes sor Aloert rsiisnnen. tiarvara uni versity: Dr. C. J. Hexnmer. Philadel phia; Charles Nagel. St. Louis: Os wald Garrison Villard. New York Ev ening Post: Wm. Randolph Hearst. New York American : Barnard Kidder. New York Stoats Zeitung: Edward A. Rumeley, New York Evening Mail; Frederick A. Sehradcr. 1497 Broad way, New York; Frank Harris, New York Citv: Rob. I. Ford. Freemans Journal. New York: Rev. Futher Thir- (Continued on Page Eight.) VIOLENTLY BY QUAKE VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 5. Van couver, Victoria nnd the surround ing country were shaken violently bv tin enrtliquako at 12:45 a. In. today. Reports said a tremor was felt nt the snmo time ns far south as SSeattlo. Many residents claimed thev heard rumbling accompanying the shake. ' Buildings wore shaken and furni ture, dishes and 'other loose articles were tumbled about. No inurics havo been reported as resulting;. OFFICIAL
