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MEDFORD, pRJCQON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918
NO. 220
GEilAIW IUS! BE PUNISHED
WRONGS TO BELGIIURfi SAYS
PARIS GIVES PRESIDENT OVATION WILSON SPEAKS MS IIALV 15.000 SOLDIERS CZERNIN
UNPRECEDENTED IN HISTORY CITY TO SOCIALISTS VIOLATED TERMS RELEASED FROM
FIRST SPEECH
I Come as Representative of America n Opinion Save President Victory.
Not Alone of Arms but Principles Desired Belgium Wrona Must Be
Righted and Germany Shown That Such Crimes Cannot Be Condoned
Drinks Toast to France and Peace and Prosperity of French
' People.
PARW. 11. President Wil
mui mr.do hi entrance into Paris nl
10 J j o'clock lliis morning.
'Tho president's ii rrlvul nt tlin cap
ital wiih greeted with a sulvo uf ar
tillery 'in salute,
Tlio iIoiiho llironuH gathered to greet
tho Amoriiiiui oxumttivn hailed lux
vwnintr with vulleva or cheering.
II una crowds woro massed uroiiml
tho Hunt dp Iloulouifc Htiitimi iiwiiilini!
the president' coming, An ho nlight
vi from tlin trnin n roiir of welcome
went mi til ii t li'I't no doubt of thn oor
iliulitv of tho grcolinu given hv Paris
to it latent guest
Urreted by Polnrnro
President Wilson wos greeted hv
President ond Miiiluiii Poiticurc.
Premier flmticnccuu, Andre Tnrdioii,
French high I'niiiiiiissioiii'r to tlio
Minited StutcH. anil other high, offi
vMf.. . . ',-
'President Puluoiiiro greeted Prosi
lcnt WilBon wumilv n tho latter
stepped from tho (ruin, thi French ex
ecutive finnlv ttrintiiiiiif liint hv the
hlinil. Williniii .Mjirlin, nlio is iiltuoh
cil to tli foreign office iih introducer
of nnilinssudnrs, presented Premier
('lomonocnit, who wclumucd President
Wilson in Knglish, Hiivinu lie was ex
troiuolv ulml to moot him.
.' Drlvo to Mui'iit Mansion "
Tho fortmilitii'K of tho greeting over,
tho president entered a currliiKo with
President l'oinciiro. airs. Wilson with
MitiH Margaret Wilson, daughter of
tho president, followed in another
cnrriiiu'D ncompunicd hv iMiiiluino
. Poiut'iirc. Tho pnrtv ilrovo iiiiinodi
ntulv to tho residence of Prince Mil
rat in the ltuo ilo Mniiccuu whore tho
president kill residu wliilo in thu
JYonch I'linititl.
: - Tho routo to tho presidential resi
donco wnn lined with French I roups
in Holid urrnv iilunir it h entire lentuli.
. Tho wi'h'oino given hv tho erowds
in tho president ilrovo bv wns vocif
erous iiml heiirlv.
Crowds nt I 'very Station
' Tho count rv was making n vost
folo of tho president's coming.
Tho pussogu of tho presidential
train from llrest to Paris gitvo cvi
dvneo of tho interest tho iiomilntinn
attached to tho president's visit. At
ovcrv station nloiitr ..tho rnilwnv
crowds of men. women nnd ohildren
waited through tlio night for tho pnss
iiicr of tho trnin. Iiouinir to eol'cli n
cliiniwo of (ho American. oxeoulivo.
Through tlio niulit along tho route
their cheers could lin heard as the
train slid hv in tho darkness.
Tho erowds which assembled in
Paris to erect tho president wnro nt
an onrlv hour lnrue hovond tho nro
eodent set on tho openmon of pre
vimm visits of heads of forourn slnlcs.
Tho weather was favorahlo, for al
though tho mo in i in: was, a rather
Brnv ono it corlv cavo uroiniso of de
cided improvement. ''
Tho scone, nt tlio station wlioro tho
president's train eamo in "was hoauli-
IS
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OOPKNITAOHN, ' Dooi '' 14. Tho
Gorman armlBtlco has boon oxtondod
tintll 5 o'clock on tho monilitpt of
January 17, according to n dispatch
from Trovos, wlioro tho dologatos of
the various .oauittrloB havo boon In
conforonce. This prolongation, It is
added, .will be oxtondod until tho
. conclusion of a preliminary ; poaco
mibjoct to tho connont ot tho, allied
governments, ' . ,'
Tho 11III08 havo notltled Oormnny
that they reserve tho right to occupy
iho neutral zono oast of tho Hhlne
from tho C't-!oi;io ibrlilgohond to tho
Dutch frontlor, according to a dls
patoh (t'pm Ttovqb, ; '. '
DN FOREIGN SOIL
i
fullv set. Tho ulatfonn wns enrooted
in red and piilins adorned tho Voud
stiiirwuv.
The hand of tho Kcpuhlicnn Ouurd
was plavinir tho Slur Snanuled Hau
lier iih tho presidential train, deco
rated with thu Stars and Stripes drew
into the station. Iinmcdiiitelv the ar
tillery L'livo voieo and a salute of Kill
l'iiiih announced tho president's arri
val. Hit on (Jormnn Cunnon
Tho vaiitiiEu points nhnnr tho routo
lo he traversed bv tho party were
(aken tip bv the crowds in tho ear IV
hours. Tho fnvoritn posts of obser
vation were captured (lerman cannon
lininif tho road from I'laee tie LT.toile
to the I'lnce du l.ueoiieorde. which
n Horded advnntutieous seats for the
lone wait on tho prospect.
;' V. H. l'liig Is Uiilsotl '. T
l'AHIH, Doc. 14. President Wil
son loaehed I'rlnco Murnl's rosldonco
al 10:tr o'clock. Ills arrival was
tlio slgiiul for the hoisting of the
American flag amid loud cheers from
Uio crowd. President Polncuro and
Promlor Clomuncoau took leave of
tho presidential party horo and tho
escorting troops roturnod to their
hurrneks, acclaimed 1y tho crowds
on tho boulovards. Groups of Amer
ican soldiers soon on tho Btroets woro
warmly hailed by tlio people and In
gonornl tho onthuslusm of the occa
sion ran high.
Dlmu'r nt l)o Ia Klysoo I'lUnco
'PARIS. Dee. H. President nnd
Miidume l'oincnru iinva n luncheon nt
tha l'alaeo tie l.a Klvseo in Honor of
I'resitlenl and Mrs. Wilson, l'rosidenl
Wilson on this occasion spoke as fol
lows, in renlvimr to an address bv
President l'oineare:
Mr. President: I inn doeplv in
debted to von for vour crueious trrcot
ing. It is very dcliithtful to find mv
sclf in France and to feel tho nuick
eontiict of sympathy and unaffect
ed friendship hetweeir'tho representa
tives of tho United States and the
represent n lives of Krnneo.
"Yon hnvo been very generous in
what Villi were pleased to sav about
mvsclf, hut 1 feel that what I have
said nnd what I have tried to do has
been sitid and done onlv in nn attempt
to speak tho thought of tho people
of tho United States truly, and to
carry out that thought in action,"
Sloro Tluiit Victory of Arms
"From the first tha thought of tho
people of tho United States turned to
word something more than the mere
winning of this war. It turned to the
establishment of eternal principles of
right, and Justice It realized that
merely to win . tho war was not
enough: that it must lie Won in such a
wav and tho ouostions raised, by it
settled in such a wav ns to insure tho
future peace of tho world and lav
tho foundations for tho freedom and
happiness of its ninny pooples and
nations.
"Never before lias war worn so tor
riblo a .visngo or exhibitod moro
grossly the "debasing influence of il
licit nmbilious. I am sure that 1
(Continued on Pago Two.)
ALLIES WILL PROBE i
WASHINGTON, Doc.. 14 A,morlca
nnd alliod ooiintrloB hnvp agreed to
Rend ti spocll'Io civilian mission to
Poland to Investigate roports of atro
cities committed In that country..;, It
was announced, at the state depart
ment today that this slop has been
doolded upon at the Instigation of
the French government nnd had ibeen
approved ,by Polish representatives
iii the various countries.
ABOUT PEACE
President Tells Deleuation French So
cialists Permanent Peace Depend
ent Upon Leaaue of Nations
Repetition of German Wrongs Must
Be Rendered Impossible.
PARIS, Dec. 14. Prosldont Wil
son addressed a socialist delegation
which called on him today. The
president ald:'
'Oontlomon: I rccolvod with great
Interest tho address w tilth you have
Just road to mo. Tho war which wo
havo just boon thru, has Illustrated.
In a way which never can bo forgot
ton tho extraordinary wrongs which
can 4)0 porpatratad by arbitrary and
Irresponsible powor.
1 louder Wrong IniH)Mtll)lo
"It is not possible to socure the
happiness and prosperity of tho
world, to establish nn enduring peace
unless tho repetition of such wrongs
Is rendered impossible. This has In
deed boon a people's war. It has
been wugod against absolutism and
militarism, and those enemies of lib
erty, must from this tlmo forth bo
shut out from tho possibility of work
ing their cruel will upon mankind.
"In my Judgment, It Is not suffic
ient to establish this principle. It Is
necessary that It should bo supported
by a cooperation of tho nations which
shall bo based upon fixed and defin
ite covonnnts and which shall bo
undo certain of offoctlvo action thru
tho Instrumentality of a league of na
tions. I believe this to be tho con
viction of all thoughtful and liberal
men. s .'
, Cooiiernto With leaders
"T am confident that this Is tho
thought of thoso who lead your own
great nation and I am looking for
ward with peculiar pleasure to co
operating with them In securing
guarantees of a living ponce of Jus
tire and right 'dealing which shall
Justify the sacrifices of this- war and
cnuso men to look back upon those
sacrifices as tho dramatic and final
processes of their emancipation."
BOLSHEVIK! ARE
PARIS, Dec. 14. (Havas.) . Jlol
shovlk troops, consisting of 11 Infan
try divisions nnd cavalry and artll
lory, are marching toward central
Kuropo on a front of 400 miles from
tho Gulf of Finland to the Dnoiper
river, according to dlspatchos from
Borne. Tho advance begun November
11.
Gorman soldlors, tho advices add,
aro Joining tha liolshovlki, who are
destroying everything In their path
and capturing material loft behind
by tho Gormnns in tholr withdrawal
westward. '
Reports from European capitals In
tho last week huvo reported the Bol
shovlkl advancing thru Ksthonln.
which lios Immediately south of tho
Gulf of l'Mnlnnd. The Russians wore
said to be meeting with but Blight
success, : - ,
ARMY AVIATOR LOSES'
LIFE IN PACIFIC
RAN OIKQO, CnliC. Deo. 14.
Uoutoiiimt 0. 1j. Hub v. nn nrmv avtli
tor uttnehod to tho North Island uviu
lion school, was drowned in Iho Pa
cil'io oeetut lalo yestordnv, afternoon
when he made a tltvc from n height ot
about 2,000 feel and failed to lift the
noso of tho piano in time to enable
Iho piano to regain Its flight. , Hubv
was engaged in aortal. gunnery prac
tice when the nlnne fell into tho ocean
u short distuiiuo from short),
,t tsw iniiiAViAi IIMIIMriflllnill
Ur ABI5I t AHMTttAGHjJUT
Juqo-Slav Council Protests Acts Ital
ian Government to Washinnton
Urnes Immediate Steps by Allies to
Prevent Bloodshed Italy Takes
i
, Over Railroads and Schools.
f
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14. Iinmo
diale lctw should be taken bv the
allies, especially the United States, to
prevent bloodshed between the Italian
nrmv "of occupation nnd the Jugo
slav population of Diilmntin. Fiume
nnd Zndar. savs a statement issued
by tlio national council in Zagreb ns
tlleirovisional government of the Jtt-so-plitv
territo'rv.
Tito statement claims that the Ital
ian troops huvo occupied Fiume. al
though the eitv was not named for
occupation in Iho armistice terms,
that the Italians have seized the war
ships and merchant shius in the har
bor contrary to the armistice und in
Dalmatia ns well as Finnic the Ital
ian; unthoriticsV huvc . closed.:., the
schdolj and taken over the telegraph
and railroad systems. ' In Zndar the
statement ulleges that the Italian
troops assaulted tho Jugo-Sltiv popu
lation. .. ;
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COLOGNE, Wednesday, Dec. 11.
(By Associated Press.) A new ele
ment has boen Injected Into the al
ready complicated political situation
In tho Rhlneland "by the alleged or
ganization of a secret partv which is
working for the annexation of this
German torrltory to Franco. Over
tures will be inailo to the French gov
ernment. It is said, to take the Rhine
land Into France on the same basis
as Alsace-Lorraine. - There Is thru
out Rhlneland a doable-headed gov
ernment composed of revolutionists
on ono sldo and officials ot the 'Im
perialistic regime on the other who
are working more or less together
for the common good...
To add to the complication there
are besides the party which desires
annoxatiou to France, at least two
with distinctly different Ideals. One
of these Is composed of liberal demo
crats and socialists who want to see
the establishment of a great republic
which will Include not only all of
Germany, but Austria with Berlin as
the capital.
The second group Is composed of
the Cathollo or centrist party which
Is said to desire a Iihenlsh Westpha
llnn republic. .
WAITS ON ASSEMBLY
COPENHAGEN, Doc. 14. The
Prussian government announces of
ficially according to a dispatch from
Borlln, that elections to the constit
uent assembly of Prussia shall be
held eight' duys aftor the elections
for the German 'constituent assembly.,
The Gorman government has not
yet sot a doflnito ditto for elections
for A constituent or national Assem
bly, tfnoi'ftclol roports have said
they might bo hold early In Febru
ary. AMSTERDAM, Doc. 14 Konstan
tln Fehrenbach, president ,. of " the
relchstng haa convoked a meetlng-ot
that assembly, reserving further In
dication of time and place of meeting
according to a ropori. from Berlin, v
Number Will Soon Reach 30.000 Says
General March 824.000 Men In
Country Designated to Return to
Civil Life 17.203 Officers Have
Been Honorably Discharged.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. Demob
ilization In the United States Is now
proceeding at the rate of 15,000 men
released from tho army every day.
General March announced today. It
still Is anticipated that a rate of
30,000 a day will be reached wben
full momentum is attained.
The war department has now
designated a total of 824,000 men In
the United States or discharge, an
increase of nearly 200,000 during
the last week.. General March made
it clear, however, that designation of
troops does not mean immediate dis
charge, but severance from the ser
vice as their turn is reached In de
moblllzatlon. ; j
12,000 Porto Itlcans Itetnrn
Among the new branches of the
army tO' 'be Included In demobiliza
tion .orders are 12,000 Porto R,cau
troops ordered discharged. Of the
total men designated, 352,000 are in
depot and development battalions
and similar limited units. ' lb addi
tion IS. 000 men on Industrial fur
lough have been ordered released.
-Demobilization of officers Is pro
ceeding more rapidly than is the case
with tho men. General March said
a total ot 17,203 officers has been
honorably discharged since the ar
mistice was signed.
Summarizing the flow of returning
troops from France, General March
said a total of 5,653 -officers and
135,262 men had been designated for
return by General Pershing up to
December 12. . Of that number 1373
officers and 30,703 men have actual
ly sailed from France.
Summarizing the record of the
91st division, Pacific coast. General
March said it Joined the British
forces in Flanders early in October
and on November 1 advanced six
kilometers . on the Scheldt line
against intense rifle' and machine
gun tire. On the third and fourth
of iNovember it did patrol duty on
the Scheldt front and on the fifth
was withdrawn to rest billets. 1
S.F.
OF
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. The
bay steamer Sebome of the Montlcel
lo Steamship company here, was
sunk In a collision with the bay
steamer General Frisbie in San Pab
lo bay In a heavy fog early today.
. The Sehonie remained afloat a halt
hour after she was struck. All the
passengers, 100 in number, and crew
members of the Sehomo with the ex
ception of two reported lost, boarded
the General Frisbie and were taken
to ValleJo.
The boots In the. oolllslon were
both the property of the Monticello
Steamship company. Tho Sehomo
had beon on the bay run here for
tour years, having been brought from
Puget Sound. , v '
OP SHIPS FOR FOOD
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 14. Marshal
Foch has announced in behalf of Her-
bort C. Hoover, tho American food
iidiniriislrntor. that 2.00,000 tons of
cargo space lying in Gorman harbors
must bu pluced under tlio control of
tho allies to supplv Germany with
food xtulfs. The ships arc to remain
Germim property, - ..,. wo -
AW
DEFEAT EARLY
INAPRIL.1917
Austrian Foreion Minister Makes
Public Letter to Emperor Charles
Foresaw Failure of Offensive
Aqainst Allies and Predicted Inter
nal Revolts in Germany.
VIENNA, Wednesday, Dec. 11.
(By Associated Press.) Count Czer-
nln, the former Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, wrote frankly of
conditions in his correspondence
with former Emperor Charles as was
shown by letters which Count Czer-
nln showed the correspondent today.
One ot the letters, written in April,
1917, gave the emperor warning that
the central powers were nearing de
feat. It read:
"I am thoroly convinced that the
smashing point has been reached.
Germany as well as ourselves, has
reached the end of her. resources.
Responsible political authorities do
not deny it but military circles in
Berlin are Indulging in self-deceit. I
am not indulging In self-deceit. I am
convinced that, should Germany at
tempt another winter campaign an
upheaval -will occur Jn the empires'.
That would 'be far worse than a dis
advantageous peace. ' .
Revolt Predicted
"If the sovereigns of the central
eoMilres are unable to conclude peace
vyln a few months, then the peoples
of the empire will do it, and a wave
of revolt will sweep away all for
which our brothers have been fight
ing. Perhaps months will elapse be
fore America can throw the strength
ot her battalions Into the fight, but
her moral support is a very great
factor. The central powers cannot
hope for new reinforcements.
Delay Aids Allies
"Delay Is to our disadvantage for
our enemies have more time and can
wait longer than we."
The letter then outlined the plans
for the coming offensives against the
Italians, French and British and con
tinued: . . j
"When these offensives are stop
ped, f urge that an agreement be
reached with America before she is
able to change the military situation
to our disadvantage."
(End of Kesources .
Count Czernin explained his disbe
lief in the success of the German
submarine warfare and recalled to
the emperor statements made by
Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzen
dorf, while on a visit to Vienna. The
field marshal said, according to the
letter, that England would be check
mated and that America would be
paralyzed by the proposed submarine
campaign. The letter ended with
the solemn warning:
"We are at the end of our re
sources. Germany cannot count on
our support beyond the latter part ot
the coming' summer. Before God
and before your people, it Is your
sacred duty to defend your, people,
your dynastic ideals 'and your
throne."
PORTLAND POTS ON
"FLU" QUARANTINE
1 PORTLAND, Dec. 14. Four hun
dred houses where Influenza patients
reside have been quarantined in this
city during tho past three days and
the quarantine now is being rigidly
enforced. Now cases reported today
numbered 146 us against 220 yester
day. Nine deaths were reported.
TACOMA, Wash..' Dec. " 14. An
nouncement Is made by O. C' Whit
ney, secretary of the Washington Ed
ucational association that owing to
the influenza the meeting of the as
sociation will not be held in Seattle
December 26, 27 and 2 8. ,;
T. R. to Receive Japanese Decoration.
I TOKIO. Dee. 14. Former Presi
dent Roosevelt has been clooted nn
boiiorarv member of the Japanese
Hod Cross and. with the special ap
proval of tlio emperor, will rcceivo a
Hod Cross decoration, ; .
FOR
WILSON
LASTING PEACE
Freeh President , Lauds Wilson but
Doubts End of All War Sees
Leapue of Nations In Allied Group
All That Can Be Done to Avoid
Future Wars Will Be Done.
PARIS, Dec. 14. In his address
to President Wilson, President Poln
care said: " ; -
"Mr. President: Paris and France
awaited yon with Impatience. They
were eager to acclaim in you, the Il
lustrious democrat whose words and
deeds were inspired by exalted
thought, the philosopher delighting
in the solution ot universal, laws
from, particular events, the eminent
statesman who bad found a way to
express the highest political 74
moral truths in formulas which bear
the stamp of Immortality.
"They had Also a passionate de
sire to offer thanks to the great re
public of which you are the chief,
for . the formidable assistance which
had been given spontaneously, dur
ing this -war, to the , defenders ot
right and liberty.
'i' r Sliowed Symparriy Ewrljr '' '
"Even before America had resold
ed to Intervene In the .struggle she
had shown to the wounded and the
orphans of France a solicitous gen
erosity, the memory of which will al
ways be enshrined In our hearts.
"The llbefallty-of your Red Cross,
the countless gifts of your fellow cit
izens, the inspiring initiative of
American women, anticipated your
military and naval action and show
ed the world to which side your sym
pathies inclined. . And on the day
you flung yourselves Into the battle.
with what determination your great
people and yourself prepared for
united success! '- - - ;
"Some months ago you cabled to
me that the United States would send
ever-increasing forces until the day
should be Teached on which the al
lied armies were able to submerge
the enemy under an overwhelming
flow of new divisions, and. In effoct,
for more than a year a steady stream
ot youth and energy has 4een pour
ed out upon the shores of Franco.
Counselled Prudence ?
' "No sooner had they landed than
your gallant battalions, fired by
their chief. General Pershing, flung
themselves into the combat with
such; a manly contempt ot danger,
such a smiling disregard ot death.
that our longer, experience ot this
terrible war often moved us to coun
sel prudenjee. They brought with
them In arriving here, the enthusi
asm ot crusaders leaving for the Holy
land. .... ,'..,-. " .
"It is their right today to look
with pride upon the work accom
plished and to feel assured that they
have powerfully aided by their cour
age and their faith.
Shown Hun Methods
"Eager as they were to meet the
enemy, they did not know when they
arrived the enormity of his crimes.
That they might know how the Ger
man armies make war1 it has been
necessary that they see towns sys
tematically burned down, mines
flooded, factories reduced to ashes,
orchards devastated, cathedrals shells
ed and fired all that deliberate
savagery aimed to destroy; national
wealth, nature and beauty, which the
imagination could not conceive at a
' (Continued on Page Three.)
ESCORTING FLEET IS .'
NOW SAILINGIHOME
BREST, Doc. 14. Tho American
dreadnought fleet of 10 ships which
escorted President Wilson into port
vesterdav sailed today for Now York,
The fleet is expected to reach its des
tination before Christmas.
; The worships set sail at 2 D. m. Tho
'steamer George Washington, ; wluoli
brought President 1 Wolson horo, is
taking troops on board today nnd will
sail tomorrow" with, 4.000 American
byldieji,,
Illusion
says
PINA