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Newspaper Page TextOrrnn Historical Soe U. Pnhilr Auditorium O WEATJIRRMuxiimim Ywrdiiy, '45; Mii'iimuin Today, 31; Precipitation, .02. ' FOTtECAST -Tonight and Tomorrow: Rain. Medford Mail Tribune- rorty-elihth Tsar. MEDFORD, OREGON", FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1918 NO. 225 DUlr Tl rtalrtMnU Tm BIG GUNS ROAR, MULTITUDES CHEER AS PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON LAND Soectaole Suroawes In Enthusiasm and Grandeur Anylhlnn Witnessed In World Before 8un Breaks Throuah Clouds as Georae Washington Comes to AnchorReproduction Statue of Liberty Brilliantly Illumin ated on Shore Wilson Waves Greeting From Bridge of Ship Lands With Mrs. Wilson Who Carries Large Bouguet and American Flag. BREST. I)oo. IX IWtlimt Wil. Hnn arrived in the harbor of Droit nt 1 o'clock lliii Afternoon on board t!i HtCAmvt Oconto Wahhiimton nmjd deafening salvos of nrtillorv nl'loat ni, on tdioro. Tho nrrivul wan tin I'ultnlhiitiou of nn ImpoHiiiic niivnl HWCttti'ln which begun nn t ho prusi dcntiul floct rounded tho outer eiuioii. then (mused (III) entrance fort ami moved iiinxtimillv into (tio harbor whore tho (Jcomo Washington nn. i.liiirril nt the head of n loiur double vutuuin of American drondniiuirhls hud UcHtrovorM and the units of n ''rni'li oniiKor Hiiundron. Tim prmidunlinl fleet wns fir! Muhtcd nt 11:00 o'clock this morning 15 mile off hIioto. Tim sen won lni and tlio Htntulv flout moved inndwitrd umlcr okica which were ladilv brightening after n dark and kloomlv morning. It wiih moro tlinn an hour later Hint tlio hIiiim wore niii milled ,nt tlio entrance of lliu luirlior and n great rhoor nroso from th waiting crowd lis (lie tduiid of black smoke hhowed tlint tlio irm.idcntiu! licet was nonr. Wondnrful Mprctarlo Abend enino.ii single destroyer. MiowiiiB the wnv to the fleet and close behind loomed the Initio bulk of the tatttonhipH I'eniiHVlviinin and Vvo Mimit, flviuif respectively the flags of Admiral Mavo. eominnnder of tlio At Inntio fleet lind Vice Admiral Sims, eominnnder of tlio American naval forces lu Kurouenu waters. Just back of thorn moved tlio (lonrgo Washing- Wn. beuring tlio preident. flunked ... .III...- M.. .... .1.. I..... I. L- . .1 J, vi i. i" "i!'1"" "" "rinK you as tho mosnonRor ot Justice Inhonin, Now York. Texan nnd Arl- ouo. bv rrcneh cruiKCi-M nnd bv Croat flotilla of American nnd French torpedo boat doHtroveni. Tho entrance to tho harbor is n nnrrow Htrnit n milo tvido with forts erownintr tho towerinu eliffn on each nido. ThriioL'h thin avonuo tho Impos ine pneomit moved, each of tlio ten fortn contributing itH ennnoniido nnd the ten American bnttlcHhipa miHWor inu enn for sun. Chow of Multitude Am tho floot nenrod tho Inner lmr lior the land ImttorieN nnd tho nHxem Ided war craft took up tho thiindvr oiih Hiiluto, while tho ouavH, tbo hills nnd the terraccH of tho old llreton oitv rant with elieein from tho cn thtmiKtio nuiltitiide. At tho niimo timo nil tho wnr ernft, merchantmen nnd transports drCHHcd shiii nnd manned the vnrdH nnd tho NtrniiiH of the American nnlhom flouted over tho voter, minirliiisr with tho ronr of tho BiinN nnd the shouts of tho vast crowds. Wilson Wave Greeting Tho Gcorao WnHliinuton enmo to anchor n milo off Hlioro whilo tho battlcHliips rnnuod thoniHelvcH in doit blo column on either Hide. - 1'rcHident WilHon witnessed tho Hpactnelo from the dock of IiIk steam er, wnvimr treetimiH and acl.nowledo montN as tlio ehcorini; llironv nshoro vied with tho nrtillerv in tho old LAST NIGHT ON IS IMPRESSIVE ONE ' ON HOARD THIS STEAMSHIP OKOltOK WASH1NQTON. Thnrodnv. Do'o. 13. (Ily tho AsBouintod Press.) In final coHl'oorncos abnurd ship today, tho president mndo (dear his position on vital fiucstionH nJ'footinc tho peaco conforenco in order that his ideas should bo woll defined boforo tho moolinir with the cntcnto pro l'niors. A romnrkulile fnrewoll domonHtrn t ion for tho prosidont wns held nhonrd sliip Inst ovonimr. At tho conclu sion of tlio vHhowintr of motion pic tiiros, a ehorim of bluo.ittftkots enter ed tho main salon nnd sanir: "Qodflo With You 'Till Wo Moot Airnin." Tho prosidont npnrontlv wns doop lv affected as tho sailors sane tho vorses of tlio sonir, thair melodious voices riiiKinit thrniieh tho ship. As tho solemn notes of tho famous old hvmn wore concluded, tho orehestrn Hlriudt up "Aiild I.nnir Hvne," in which tlio ship's comiinuy .jpinotl, F 01 world's find tribute to nil American president. Soon nfler the urrivul of the pro identinl fleet. Stephen Piobon, tlio French foreign minister, nnd Georges Lcvguci, tlio minuter of niurlno, who were nt HrcHt to meet tlio president on belinlf of tlio French government bonrded tlio Geo rite Washington to extend their first irrcotuiur. American Ambassador Kluirit. Col and K. M. llniixn, Cinnernl Pershing, (loncrnl Wins. Adiniriil Hcnxon unit other prominent Americans also went on board. Among them wan M Mnrunrct Wilson, (bo president's diiiightcr, who bus been Mneim,' fur American soldiers. Tlio iIiiv'k first rnv of sunlight full ueroNH tlio Ooorgo (Vnshington an hIio nnebored. while the hogo roprodue tion of tlio St ut no of Liberty on shore wns brillinntlv illuminated us the sun broko through tlio chimin. BREST. Doc. 13 Muyor Qoudo of Hroul In KrootlnK Prosident Wilson an ho lunilod horo today mild: "Mr. President: I feel tlio daopoiit omotlon in presenting to you tlio wol como of tlio llroton population. Tlio hip bringing you to this port Is tbo symbol under tbo auspices of which tho IokIoiis of your pnclflc' citizens sprang to arms In tho grand cause of Indopondonco. Under tho sumo aus pices today you bring to tho torment ed soil ot Kuropo (do comfort o( your authorized volco In tbo dobatos which will culm our quarrels. MwrnoiiKor of Justice "Mr. President, upon this llroton soil our hear u uro unalmoua In sulut- '"" and penco. Tomorrow It will bo our ontlro nation which will acclaim you and our wholo pooplo will thrill with ontbiislasin ovor tho eminent states man who Is tho champion ot tliolr aspirations toward Justice and lib erty. "This old Dreton city has tlio hon or oC first saluting" you. In order to porpottinto this honor to our descen dants, tho municipal council has nuk ed mo to prosont you with an address oxprossing tholr Joy ut bolnR priv ileged' to Incline thomsolvos boforo tho Illustrious domocrat who pre sides ovor tho dostlnies of the groat republic of tho United States." JyOUK Uvo Wilson! The mayor thon prosonted tho on grossod address ot tbo council, which said In part: "Doing tho first to welcome the prosldeut of tlio United States to Franco, wo rospoctfully suluto tho ominont statesman who so nobly por sonltles tlio Ideals ot liberty nnd tho rights of man. In order to'porputu ato this oven thru ages wo dlroct that thoso proceedings bo deposited In tho city archives. Long live Prosidont Wilson! 1ong llvo tho champion and npotlo of International Justice." A Hiiiuulnr feature of tho welcome to the prosidont was tlio suppressed interest of tho German prisoners nt I Ires t. It was evident Hint their in terest in tho visitor wns us keen ns thut of the lumo crowd ihroimimi Iho town, but the authorities kcut those (JonniuiH in the biiokeround. Prosident Ijinds llllKST. Dee. 13. Thoro wns n thunderine cannonade ns the presi dent's launch left tho Gcomo Wash ington nnd landed ut Pier No. X It wns escorted to Iho tribune rim id cheers anil salvos nnd tho notes of tho Stiir Knamilcd Banner. Prosidunt Wilson enmo nsotiro with Mrs. Wilson, who enrried nn Ameri can flnur and n botuiuot, tho first timo in history nn Aiiierienn prosidont sol foot in Kuropo, (Continued on Page Two.) LOS ANGELES AGE 62 LOS ANCIEI.KS, Doo. 13 Willis Uoorgo ' Einorson, promoter of real estnto nnd other enterprises, is doad nt his homo horo nt tho ago of 02. Ho laid out and dovoloped the town of Idaho Palls, Idaho, nnd began tho develbpmont ot sovornl Imperial val ley townsitos, Including those of Brawloy nnd Caloxlco. He was the bond of tho Emerson Motor company which attained much prominence, nt ono timo, .mussrrynanurM.. . . ' 1 ny&mfrs ins ..r- ,-iuujr -t -m . i I !! 2,000 YANKS CURED Of SHELL SHOCK BY NEWS OF ARMISTICE WASHINGTON. Dee. 1.1. More than 'J.llllll Anierii-an Hid- diers ill Kruiico sufl'erinif from shell shock were cured bv news of tho sitTiiiitr of tho armistice. Surueon General Ireland told the senate militarv coimiiitlvo. Of 2.5(10 shell shock patients, tho ucnerai said, nil except nbout 300 were well ulinost immediate- Iv. , ALLOWED 10 MEET PARIS, Thursday, Doc. 12. (1 lavas.) Kronch labor will not tako part in tho coromonios ot formally wolcomlng Prosidont Wilson to Paris. Premier Clomenconu Informed dela- gatos of tho General Iibor Federa tion tbnt they would be allowed to present an address to Mr. Wilson only In case tlio American president gave his personal permission. The project, therefore, has bean aban doned and tho federation has nskod Us adherents to Join with the people 111 cheering Mr. Wilson on his arri val. LONDON, Thursday, Dec. 12. Charles W. Ilowcrmnn, secretary of tho Trades Union Congress, and Ar thur Henderson, secretary of the lnbor party, have signed a message "on behalf ot tho five million wor kers" to President Wilson, associat ing themselves with tholr "French comrades" in welcoming Prosident Wilson to Europe and assuring him ot tho "Biipport ot British lnbor in his coming efforts to reallzo his lofty Ideals." FIRE LOSS MONTANA DECREASED BY WAR HELENA, Mont.. Doc. 13. Fire losses within tho stnto have ilocrous- od more than 50 per cont during tho Inst five mouths, according to State Fire Marshal A. E. Eklund. War de mands mndo conservation ot property a necosslty, for tho manufacture of building innoiinls was discouraged In tho attempt to supply tho armies with equipment. Federnl conserva tion commissions were responsible for tho docrease in losses. WON'T USE RED CROSS WASHINGTON, Doo.1. 13. The American Rod Cross will use no part ot Its war rellof fund for the bonotlt of the pooplo ot tho central powers. That nnnouncomout was mndo today by George E. Scott, gonoral manager of tho organization, in response to muny quorlos. PORT WHERE WILSON LANDS mmum J y si !! II ill 1 HI A w . - YANKLEGIONS Movement Well Under Wav Thursday Marked Change In Attitude of Ger man Population Soldiers Are Jostled on Street Civilians Sneer and Laugh Bottle Thrown. CODLENZ, by courier to Nancy, Tuesday, Doc. 10. (By Associated Press.) ' Sentries, ot the American and German armlW face each other acrosB the Rhine tonight. From An dornnch, Mow Coblenz, northward to the British linos American forces hold the west bank of the stream. South of Coblenz. advanced elements of tbo American army have reached the river. It Is expected the movement across the Rhine will be well under way to morrow. The First and Third divis ions have been designated to occupy the advanced positions along the 30 kilometer arc east ot Coblenz, consti tuting the bridgehead stipulated in tho armistice. The 32nd, 90th, 4th and 42nd will occupy positions In support ot the advanced lines. Tho First, Third and Fourth divis ions are ot the regular army. The 32nd is made up of National Guard rogimenta from Michigan and Wis consin. Texas and Oklahoma Nat ional army men mako up the 9th white the 42nd is tho "Ilninbow" division. Tho 32nd nnd perhaps the 90th, will cross at Coblenz. and the others will use the bridge north and south of tho city. Germans O Miles Hack Across tho Vlvor from Coblenz, in tho fortress of Ehrenbreitsteln. there has been a small force of Germans, but It has been withdrawn and an American force ontored the fortress today, following a request to that effect from tho German authorities. The Gorman commandant ot the place informed tho Americans that by tomorrow tho entire Gorman army with tho exfoptlon ot small detach ments of guards, would bo nine miles from tho lthlne. A bottio thrown from a window by a woman nt an American soldier has oeen the only overt act ot hostility against tho Americans since thoy on tored Coblonz. There has dovoloped, however, within the past 24 hours, an unniistnkcablo air of independence on the part ot tho people, reflecting tholr conviction that the Americans are going to deal with them much more dellcntoly than have the French o'r British with the peoplo north and south ot tho city. ! , . ( Jostle American Soldiers - . " Instead of cringing, or even show ing doep respect, tho ' population adopted nu attitude today that found expression In Jostling American sol dlors on tho stroet nnd in sneers and laughs which wore only vaguely con cealed. Tho .burgomaster.'' has published only the rules regulating local af fairs. Tho lntost ono orders' the clos ing ot cafes nt 11 o'clock in the evening. It Is estimated at his otflco that there are sufficient foodstuffs In this district to last until February attor which assistance will be Imper ative. '.. ;,-!-:: ; Gen. Mannerhclm Finn Premier..' 1IKLS1NGK011S. Finland. Dec 13. General 'Mnniihcrheim, fornmllv was elected premier of Finland bv the Kiniiish landtair today. The liindtuir also accepted tlio resignation of form er premier Svinhufviul, i CROSS RHINE li ATCOBLENZ A i ' Hi ' Brest, France, Is the harbor where President Wilson's -party going to the peace conference will debark and be welcomed by the French foreign minister and a group of notables of the sister re public. Brest baa become one of the world's busiest porta aa a re aolt of war. and eridence of Amer Iran building enterprise la every where in warehouse and docka and other ctrnctnres. ' " ARREST BONE DRY VANCOUVER, B. C, Doc. 13. r-W. C. Findlay, former British Columbia prohibition , commls- sloner, today appeared before the Vancouver police magistrate on an Information charging him with unlawfully Importing liq uor into the province. The case was continued. The information alleges Findlay caused 700 cases of intoxicating liquor to be delivered In Vancouver. YANKEE FLEET IS ORDERED HOME FOR IAS REVIEW WASHINGTON, Deo. 13. Every capital ship of the American navy now in 'Europe, including the dread- naught squadrons which have been operating with ine British main fleet during the war, will return to home waters this month. Secretary Daniels announced today. They may be ex pected to reach New York about De cember 23, and a naval review will take placo there to celebrate the homecoming. Instructions have been cabled to Admiral Mayo, commander-in-chief ot the Atlantic fleet and now at Brest, to bring back every naval ves sel that can be spared. Many de stroyers, converted yachts and other craft probably will come with the bigger ships. The dreadnoughts ordered to re turn are division No. 6, commanded by Roar Admiral Hugh Rodman, bat tleships Now York, flagship Texas, Wyoming, Florida, Alabama and Ne vada; division No. 9, commanded by Roar Admiral Thomas S. Rogers, bat tleshlps Utah, flagship; Oklahoma and Arizona. i Secretary Daniels announced that 20 dostrovcrs hud been ordered home from Kurope to take part in the naval review at New York. Eisiht nro now enroute home nnd the other 12 will sail soon. LIEGE ASKS WILSON TO MAKE A PARIS, Dee. 13. Tho town of I.iene. w hore tho Germans were hnlted sovoral days on their first rush into France, has sent n delegation to Paris to invito President Wilson to visit the historic place. President Poinearo, Premier t'lcmeiicenu and Marshal Koch will be invited to accompany President llson. ATT'Y G. A. ARNOLD NAMED TO HANDLE M00NEY CASE ? SAN FRANCISCO. Doc. lil. Geo. Sliinlejuh Arnold, San Francisco nt toiney, bus been appointed bv Secre- tnrv of Lnbor Wilson to represent the department of labor in the strand jury's investigation into chiiriros of irrosulnritv in the prosecution of Thomas .1. Mooney nnd other enses here. CHICAGO it CALLED FRIEND OF Germany Embassy so Reported to Foreign Office in 1914 Edward Lvell Fox 'Sent to Germany to Write German Propaganda Wrote of Cossack Atrocities per Order. WASHINGTON. Dee. 13. Testi mony that Edwnnl Lvell For. a wnt r. wns sent to Gcrmnnv in 191.5 bv the German cmlinssy to write German nrona"ndn which was distributed bv the Hearst Intemnt-onnl News ser vice. waR ni-esentcd todav to the sen ate committee invest:"ntine brewers ind enemv prnpnifnndn. bv Cnptnin G. ft. Lester of tho nrmv intcllicencc service. In resnnnoo to nnestions. Contain Lester sni.l there is nothimr in the trmv infellipen" records showim? whetb"' eithc Mr. IIeart or mpna- "ers of tho Intrnntionnl News Ser- vlcp new that Fox wns in the nay of the German povemment. The witness read telcoram sent from th rT'n cmbasr in Wash "nton 'o the fnr-nan fiTelsn office "Cvi"n Tribune friendlf paper." O "twin Lester pfll hnt Fox eon. rse fo him tlmt whil in Grmnnv he bnd nn iindnrsfnndine thnt he wni'd wr! nnvthinsr b ws fold to wr'n bv the German publicity burenu at Berlin. ' . . Wrote Per Order The witnpBs said bo obtained' from Fot pi fdpiicKio tbp nn niele an-ne- -,, ip fh Xcw VorV ATierlonn nn Sfeniher iq. lOL. rtenl'n wltb alleged atrocities bv Russien eo sncVs. n-ns written hv him ""der )n- ctr"ctionp frnn German officers a means of nflseHin the stories of German ntroeifip in Polinm thnt hnd hp-"p l-o rnni onl nhnnt tbnt time. "I obtained from. Fox his original notes written in lead pencil on the Cossack story." Captain Lester said, "and he admitted he never saw any of the atrocities referred to and that to his knowledge none of them ever was committed. Fox was given cour tesies from German officers that no other correspondent was able to ob tain." . Hearst and Wilson Confer Captain Lester said that as a re sult of a request by President Wilson at a personal Interview with William Randolph Hearst, changes were made in the film play "Patrla" produced serially In the United States early In 1917 picturing Japan and Mexico In an alliance against the United States. The witness cited this film as one bearing earmarks of German propa ganda. Fox, Captain Lester teitltled, was sent to Germany In 1915 ly the German embassy ostensibly as t cor respondent of the Wlldman News paper and .Magazine syndicate and also was employed by the Correspon dents Film company, which the wit ness said was financed by the Ger man government. The managers of the Wlldman syndicate did not know ot Fox's connections with the Gor man embassy, so far as Captain Les ter knew. Captain Lester explained that op erations in Europe ot the Hearst ser vice to which he referred were stop ped by the British government in Oc tober 1916. He added that he thought the day service of this or ganization had never been resumed. Fox and Halo Pro-Gerinan Captain Lester said he had read many of Fox's articles written in Germany and all were "sheer propa ganda." Replying to a question by Senator King of Utah, whether there was any evidence that the newspapers for which Fox wrote knew ot his connec tion with the German government. Captain Lester said he had no such information. He said he had read articles by many correspondents in Germany at that time and those written by Wil liam Bayard Hale and Fox were more pronouncedly pro-German than any others. 1 Senator King again asked Captain (Continued on Page Two.) 3 If REilTRANSPORTS SAIL WITH YANKS WASHINGTON. Dee. 13. Three more transports, tho Buitenzorsr, Am phion nnd Suwaneo have suited from Prance with troops. The ISultenzors.- snded December 8 with the 12th nn ti-nire.raft battery, medical detach meats nnd casuals totalling nine of ficers nnd 62 men. Tho Amphion sailed December 11 with two officers. Ill men and, five civilians, GERMANY SAYS KAISER JULY 10,19 14 Nearly Month Before Hostilities Sent 31 Civilians to America to Spread Pro-German Propaganda Landed August. 1914. on Same Boat With Dr. Albert. Paymaster of Enemv Propaganda Savs Cant. Lester. U. S. Intelligence Officer. WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Tha German government oft July 10, 1914,. informed about . 130 German civilian employes at a conference in Berlin that a world war would be started soon. Captain G. B. Lester of the army intelligence service testified today before the senate committee investigating German and brewers' propaganda. ' These employes then were dis patched to all parts of the world, 31 coming to the United States to stim ulate pan-German propaganda. Cap tain Lester declared. He said his in formation came from an unnamed In formant, now Interned In this coun try. . ,:" . . The German propagandists landed In the United States, August, 1914, on the same boat with Dr. H. F. Al bert, known as the paymaster of tho enemy propaganda system in thla country and Immediately formed the nucleus for German propaganda. J. J. Dickinson of Washington, a former captain in the United States aTmy, Captain Lester told the com mittee, acted as a secret azent for Geonte Sylvester Viereck. Dr. Karl F. Feuhr and Dr. II. F. Albert, nnd ob tained employment bv them in 1910 on his statement that he bad access "to the back door of - the White House.' The witness said Dickinson succeeded a man named F. T. Shrudcr aa Viereck's nirent. Between 200.000 and 300.000 per sons of pro-German sympathies, in cludine mnnv Americans, volunteered before the United States 'entered tho war to obtain information of nil kinds for the German espionage svstem in this countrv, reportins to local Ger man consuls and propaganda agents.. Captain Lester testified. : - Hearst Man German Aide ' Captain Lester said that Marshall Kelly, an employe of Wm. Randolph Hearst In 1915, went to Baltimore as representative of Dr. Albert and Dr. Bernard Dernberg for the purpose of negotiating the purchase of the Bal timore Sun. The mission was unsuc cessful, the witness said, and later Kelly became Identified with tho Chicago Herald-Examiner. In 19 IS Captain Lester said, - Kelly was sent to Milwaukee, Wis., '. to tako charge of the Evening Wisconsin re cently purcnased by Artnur, urisoane. lo a 10 a GIVEN TROOPER RETURNING ALONE NEW YORK, Dec. 13 Ono Boli tury doughbov, being the only troop er nboard the transport Oregoninn, which arrived from France todav. received as royal a welcome home ns ff he had been nn entire regiment. Tho -Oregoninn wns met down tho buy bv the police boat patrol, with the may or's welcoming committee aboard, tho Police Glee club and women nolico re serves, ns in ilio enscs of other transports. Over the rail loaned the ono Amor ienn soldier. He appeared startled when tho polico boat's siren lot out n. mighty blast, then waved his hand nnd danced ectasticnllv when he found out what it wus all about. Ho bow ed npprecintivclv when the elco club rendered "Homo Sweet Homo" and proved an adopt at catching cigar ettes with which he was pelted bv tho women police reserves, all of which wns according to the usual pro- . gram of welcome. The lono soldier was Sergeant Lo lund A. Kauffmiin. headquarters troops, Second division, - who wns bringing home "Joe," the favorite charger of Ma.i-Gen. Omar Bundv, whose troops stopped the Germnns on tho Marne. Tho war horse curried the general in this and other engage ments in which his troops participat ed. . , -;:'- W. E. Church of Wellen. Is In the city today trading and visiting wltb frlepd?. : - .' . , V7'.