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Newspaper Page TextUrwun Historical Sue Public Auditorium WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 4 1; Minimum Tu1?', 20. FORECAST Twifglit and Tomorrow: Rain; Warmer TonigM.-' Medford AIL TRIBUNE fortiMlfhth Tw, ballir TlilrlMnlb Tut, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1918 NO. 222 ATTEM SU1G M KAISER TO BE KAISER IN ATTEMPT 'AT SUICIDE Member of Retinue Who Pi events Trauedv Wounded Now Wears Civilian Clothe Confers With Le gal Exnerts on Hit Personal Posi tion Snends Entire Time Wrltlna Autobiography and His Part In Great War. ! LONDON', Duo. 10. William llo beninlUirn, former Uortnnn emporor, ban attempted to commit lulcldo, fol lowing it mental depression, accord Inn to tlio Lolpalc Tugoblutt, which Ir quotud In A C'uponliugon dispatch -to lbs Kxchunga Telegraph com puny. A tutmlivr of tha termor omporor's rot. m no who prevented llorr llohanxul larn from carrying out hi Intention, received a wound, It In anld. fustlo Guarded AMEltONOKN, llollnnd, Dev. 7. Raturduy (lly Asuoclutod Proas.) Wlllum llohuntolloru hua ahud bin uniform and appoara regularly In clvlllnn clothoi about ti In rolrout uoro, as do tlio member of hla aulto. Ttio ontoiiriiKO hna loon rod need In nuiutior to 18, fur hlniaolt and tlio former ompreaa. ' Tlio family Ufa of tlio orstwhllo royal pair appears to (low na ovonly aa that ot any mlddle-uijcd couple who might lo onjoylng a quiet coun- . l.nll.l..u TLaIh - , An V. ftw,, IIUI .Ml.. IIIWII .UUIIIB VII W.V .. rioor of tho rastlo command a wldo Vlaw of tho hliiilacapo. They (line with tholr lionl, Count von uotitliick bolus; ofton Joined at tho moal by tho count' brothor, a noblo ronldlng In u neighboring castlo, nud spend, much of tholf tlmo toKothur atrolllnk thru llio caatlo ground. Tho cuatlo la still boavlly guardod. Contort With Idiwyor LONDON, Doo. 10. William Ho- honzollorn, tho formor Gormau em poror, ha had aovoral IntorvlowB at A moron mm with two Gorman exports on International law with whom ho dlncussad his personal position, nc cording to an Ammonium dispatch to tho Express. Thoso oxports arrlvod and loft Amorongor In a rather mys terious in ii n nor. , It Is understood, according; to the dispatch. Unit llorr llolionzollorn Is wrltliiK his autobiography and a his- lory of his rolgn. llo will explain his nttttudo boforo and during the war, It Is Bald. Tho book, which will bo long, Is Intcndod for publication, or If Its author Is tried boforo an In tornntlonal tribunal muy bo read as u part of his defense, Count. C'nrolyl Tried Hiilrldo LONDON, Doc. 10. Count Mich nol Karolyl, who took a prominent part In tlio rocont proclamation ot a Hungarian ropubllc. Is report od In n Uudapoat lologrum to hnvo altomptod nulcldo whllo In dimpalr of tho suc cess of his efforts to reconstruct Hungary, says a Central Nowa dis patch from Amsterdam. WASHINGTON, Doo; 10,' Vino 1'rosidont MnrHhiill wiih nuked bv President Wilnon in n wireless moa hikIo today, to presido at the usual Tuesday ciibinot mcetiiiir at tho White HoilHO. WASHINGTON, Pen. 10. Tho vice president took the chuir wlicn tho cnbinnt nssemblcd Intor in tlio Any cx- plitinihjr im lio did mo Hint ho was netinir mlormnllv nnd unol tioinllv. out of (loferenco to tlio dosiro of tho nrcsiilont nnd Hie cabinet nieinbors. Uoforo irnine to tlio White House Mr, Miirslinll hud said ho hud no in tention of boinsr drawn into coniplinn tioiiH. "Thero is nnn tlilnir Hiiro," lie lidded, " will not becmno president unless T kIioiiIiI bo elected or tinlcxs nomebuilv lion, nnd I hnvo no present anticipation of oitlicr eoiiUiiirencv." So fur ns nnv ono horo knows n vico president never boforo has pre sided at ft Cftbinot MOOtinrr. . I Chief Executive Much Interested In Defensive Details Georae Wash Intjton Reaches Azores All In Readiness for Reception to Presi dent at Brest on Friday. ON HOAItl), U. 8. 8. GKOriCU WASHINGTON, Doc. !, 0 p. m. (Ily wireless to Asoclulod Tress.) President Wilson stood on tho bridge of tho George Washington this after noon and saw a U. B. doatroyor stngo a thrilling demonstration of tho work of ropulalnrf a submarlno attack. A touch of realism was given by tlio drill of the men on board tho llnor and the convoying ships. The great liner was gliding thru tlio trop ical waters llko a chip on a duck pond when bugles und' alarm bells called tho men to battlo stations. President WJIaon was taken to the itridgo ny uupiuin .Yiruuuiey so tnai lie might get a bettor view of tho demonstration. A destroyor which had been lagging far nstarn suddenly leaped forward, bur funnels vomiting smoko and whlto spray dashing from hor bow as sho tore thru tho water at a, clip of 30 knots per hour. As tbo destroyer canto abeam of the llnor, depth bombs wero dropped and groat geysers wero thrown high Into tho air as the warship zigzagged Us way thru tha waters beneath which was supposed lo lurk the enemy sub marine. Each explosion was dis tinctly felt on board the Goorgo Washington. Tho concussion sound ed llko heavy blows being struck against the sldo of tho vessel. President Wilson was much Inter ested In tho demonstration and ask ed questions about It, going Into tho most mlnuto detail. The George Washington will puss Into tho Asores tomorrow niori lng and will turn northward on tho last log ot tho voyago. There will bo uo stop ut tbo Azores, PARIS. Dec. 10. (Ilavas). Ste phen Plchon, foreign minister; Geor ge l.cyguyos, nilnlstor of mnrlno; Captain Andre Turdlou, head of the Franco-American general commission for war mattors; Armnnd B. Gau thlor, former minister of murliio; General John J, Porshlng, Colonel E. M. llouso and a number of Amer icans ussocluted In tho work ot tho Amorlcnu pouco committee, will loave Purls Thursday night at 10 o'clock for Urcst to moot President Wilson. Air. Wilson's ship, tho George Washington, will enter tho roads at Brest early In the nflornoon escort ad by American and allied worships. Tho wolcomlng pnrty will go on board at onco to oxtond grootlngs. Tho president will land at S o'clock. An hour Intor lit train will lcavo for Paris. It will arrive hero at 10 o'clock und bo mot by President l'oln. euro, Premier Clonionccau and a largo official delegation. On Mon day afternoon Mr, Wilson will bo ac corded u solomn reception ut tbo Motel do Vlllo. During tho ensuing days Presi dent Wilson will take a long trip thru tho dovustntod districts and clt- les ot oiiHtorn Franco. Thoro soonis to be no change In tho plan to begin tho punco conforonco on Docombor 17. CHILE4REFUSES TO ACCEPT MEDIATION BUENOS AIRHS. Den. 10 Tlio re ply of Chile to tbo offer of I'rcsidonf Wilson lo inedinlo in tho controversy botwecn Chile nnil Peru is looked upon by Lhilcun nuwspupers us n rcfusnl lo uceopt Amcvienn inedintion. The American nolo snid Hint I'rosiilent "Wilson was ready lo nllcud iiiivuir-SOHt-ion nnido by Chile." On I ho oilier bund I'rosiilent Trinnv- en of Aritcnlinii, sent n note to Chile in winch ho said be offered media tion "in order to nrramre definitely the Tnenii'-Arien problem." Dispatches from Chile indicate Hint there is n tendency in Hint count rv lo iiecopl. the Arircnlinii offer nnd re fuse tho American. ' . WILSON WA CMS A SHAM BATTLE WITH U-BOATS ' LATEST A Sir Eric Geddes Skeptical of Any World Millenium British Naval Supremacy Not to Be Given Up British Attorney General Joins In View Navy Will Be Maintained. CAMBRIDGE, England, Monday, Dec. 9. Tbo establishment ot a League of Nations will not result In tbo development of a world In which no wars will occur, In tho opinion or Sir Erlo Goddos, first lord of tbo admiralty, expressed la an address here tonight. Under the most favor able conditions, declared Sir Eric, It was to bo oxpcclod that a police force would bo required. On tho seu, ho added, tho British navy bad performed that function faithfully and Impartially, preventing tho froo nations from being crushed by Gormnny. Ho regarded It as lu concoivablo that tho supremacy of tho British navy would ever be sur rendered. No CIiiiuko In Policy LONDON, Doc. 10. One oCv the grnvest problems at tho peace, con ference will be basod on what Is meant by "freodom ot the sous" and what concessional Grout Britain Is going to make In that direction, said Sir, Krodarlck E. Smith, nttornoy gonornl, In u speoch ut Llvorpool yos torduy. Ho nddod that ho was en-, gaged In preparing a memorandum on tho subjoct for tho war cabinet. ' "Amorlcn has rendered brilliant service In the cause of civilization," Sir Frederick said, "and Grout Bri tain Is bound to approach the confer ence with a determination to concede everything possible to American sen tlmont and American views, having regard for national security and ex Istonco of tlio empire. Free in Pence Times "Amorlcans must remember that the sous are free to everyono In ponce time, and to none bus thnt freedom boon denied. In tlmo ot wur, how ever, one might us well tnlk of the froodom of the land us the freedom of the seas. "I am not sure that Grent Britain will not buve to say to tho allies at tho pence conference: 'Wo shall bo quite satisfied with such a definition of freedom of the sens ns will enublo the British navy In the unfortunate event of future wars to -do exhetly whnt the British navy, aided by the Amorlcnu navy, lias been doing for tho lust 1$. months.' " Wll I nT RESULT 4- iA2: PROCLAIMS A IN END OF WARl ' PHOTOGR APHf 1 In tile Uirco photographs above lira shown tlio German kaiser as he arrived In' llollnnd In military u form and as he now appears In civil ian uttiro. Tho kaiser now rcportml OF WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. The sniliiu; of seven additional transports for American ports with 32 officers und 3.000 men was announced todnv bv tho war department. Sir soiled on Dc-' cemher li. und tlio other u dnv inter. . The vessels nro the Otseco," Maui, El Occidcntc, Zuiderdiik, " Brighton, Mercurv und the Mo- taphun. which sailed Inst.." The Zuiderdiik has on bonrd the llth anli-uircriit't bnlterv: the Brian- torf'hus tho -tth railroad ord- iiuuro, urtillerv repair shop: the Mercurv. lO-'nd. UWrd. lU4th railroad companies and the Kifth unti-iiircral'l batterv. and tbu other shins arc brinirimr pitlients and casunls. ' s -t NKW YOliK, Dec. .10.. Briiittimr 'J.-l-'iO Ainerieiin sol- t diei-s, the British transport Em- press of Britain arrived here to- dav lifter n stormy passuire. - WASHINGTON1, Dec. 0. Gonornl ly good health In most of tho large industrial centers of tbo country, with demand tor labor equalling or oxceedlng tho supply nre -reported In tolegrnms to the United Stutos em ployment sorvlce from community labor boards In 34 states. Tho situation in tho fur west, is reported generally good with .be ex captlon of California. Washington and Oregon report conditions gonor ally good, ; OF EX-KAISER WILHELM to have attempted suicide. Is known to bo much depressed but has been working vigorously on an autobiog raphy which he intends to publish or submit as part of his defense if brought to trial. PRESIDENT WILSON TO VISIT GERMANY , PARIS. Dec. 10. According to a wireless dispatch from the 4 United States steamship George Washington, says Marcel Hutin in tho Echo de Purls, President Wilson bus been luformed thut Premier Ebert and Foreign Sec- retary Haase ot the Berlin gov- ornmcnt, and Premier Eisner of Bavaria, were about to make an effort to get him to visit- Gor- many. The president Is quoted as having made this reply: "Only by long yeurs of repen- tance can .Germany atone for her crime and show sincerity. No tri'C merlcan could think o! visiting .Germany unless fore- .jd to do so by strictly official obligations. "That is to say, I decline In advance, to consider uny sug- gestion of tho kind." ev: IS DUE AT 4 O'CLOCK ; ' : . ' : ' : , EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 10. Lieuten nnt A: F. Hogland, nrmy avlntor, loft here ut 9:2o u. m. toduy on a trial flight southward. Ho declared be fore starting that he would go on to Sacramento If ho found weather -conditions favorable. A telephone report received at the Tribune office at 2:25 stated Lieut. Hoglnnd hud just passed Roseburg. If he continues his flight ut this rate he should puss over Medford between 3:30 and i o'clock., ROYAL PARTY Brother of Kaiser Reported as Lead er of Royalist Faction Hotel Bris tol in Berlin Is Raided and Royalist Plotters Arrested Count Escapes Police Net. ' PARIS, Dec. 10. (Havas). Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the for mer German emperor, has proclaim ed the establishment of a royalist party in Germany, according to re ports from Holland. Eisner Issues Warning MUNICH, Sunday, Dec. 8. In a statement today Premier Eisner calls on the people ot Bavaria to maintain strict order. He says that th dis turbances such as tbose that occur red Friday night cannot be tolerated and that the troops assigned to pre serve order have been instructed to use their weapons ruthlessly if nec essary. BERLIN", Dec. 10 (By Associated Press.) A dramatic sequel to Fri day's attempted nrrest of tho execu tive -committee of the soldiers' and workmen's council occurred toduy when the Hotel Bristol, one of the more fashionable places on Unter den Linden, wns raided by order ot the EbertJHuaso cabinet. Slezo Uoynlists All exits of the hotel were guurded by troops und the premises ' were seurched on the strength of rumors that plotters wore concealed there. In one ot the lnrge apurtments the ruiders found 22 men suspected with complicity in Fridny's riot.' Among them were Buron Rhelnbaben, for mer Prussian minister of finance and the younger Prince Hohenlobs. A number ot students were found in the room.. The entire party is under detention. ' Three hundred guns which were found In an adjoining chamber wore seized. Count Ma- tuschka, ono of those alleged to have been involved in Friday's disorders, has not yet been arrested. FUEL ADMINISTRATION ASKED , TO JOIN PEACE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. Fuel Ad minlstrutor Gurfield hus been asked by President Wilson to hold himsolf in readiness to join the peace dele gation In Parrs to advise concerning problems of fuel production und dis tribution. Thirty-two thousand school chil dren in the schools of Paris were re ceiving regular lunches from the Hed Cross during the past year, HITCHCOCK DEFENDS MS WAR POLICY Replies to Charoe of Pro-GermanL , Sympathies bv Explaining- His Chanties of Feellna as Issues of War Became Clearer Was In Fa vor of Arms Embarpo But Later: Became Supporter of War to Vic torv Anainst Huns. WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Sena tor Hitchcock of Nebraska, chairman of the foreign relations committee.: addressed the senate today In regard ' to the mention of hla name among advocates of a munitions embargo in documents produced before the sen ate judiciary committee's German propaganda inquiry. He said he hadi no disposition to criticise the placing; of all German documents In the rec ord, hut that It was evident that tha Germans had used the names ot many public men recklessly If not falsely, the climax of absurdity being; reached when they recorded Profes sor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard as willing to co-operate with them. In 1914, Senator Hitchcock said, he proposed a munitions embargo bill as a measure for strict American neutrality. Later he. declared, Ger-. man propaganda and criminal acts in this country and atrocities abroad caused bim to change his attitude. Many Phases Passed - - "Like other Americans," he said. , VI have passed from one phase of the. situation to another peaceful neu trality, armed neutrality, -war." ; Referring to the letter of a Ger- flian agent dated July 22, 1915, say ing Senator Hitchcock seemed strong for the embargo movement and had said it would "sweep the United States," Mr. Hitchcock pointed out that he had introduced a bill for a munitions embargo more than eight months before and had made a speech, in the senate in the bill's 1ehalf. On February 17, 1915, the measure waa rejected 51 to 36, as an amendment; to the shipping bill. Refused to Aid Huns - "My stand was taken In 1914 ast an American for neutrality. Tho Germans In America took theirs by forming the embargo conference in 1915 as partisans of Germany.' They were supporting my bill, but I de clined to go to their conferences, conventions or meetings, tho I was often invited to appear as a speaker. I made my only speeches here in the senate or in defending my course la ter before my constituents. "My attitude naturally changed with changing conditions. "I stood first for a strict peaceful and impartial neutrality even to tha extent of selling no arms and ammu nition and lending no money to eith er side. Ready to Fight "Next when Germany began a sys tematic attack on our commerce I was ready to fight to protect our neutrality. . , "I supported the President's re quest that we authorize him to assert and protect our neutrality by arming our merchant ships and I had charge In the senate of what was known aa the armed neutrality resolution which died so dramatically hero in the senate at noon on March 4, 1017. "A month later when the lssuo changed from armed neutrality to war I had charge of the declaration of war which was briefly debated and passed by the senate, April 4, 1917." . . .: . Professor Hurt Objects WASHINGTON, Dec.. lO.Profossor (Continued on Pago Three,) 1 7.000 DIED FROM FLU IN U.S. ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. An of ficial summary of the results ot the influenza epidemic in army camps and military centers in the United States made public by the war de partment today, shows that there were 338,257 cases ot the disease up to December 1, with approximately 17,000 deaths, ' " ' V i,