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Ore-on Historical oe p,.,lc Auditorium siimini YcHtcrdiiy, 4(5; Minimum Today, 34'.; Precipitation, A. FORECAST TonioiTOw: Rain. Medford Mail Tribune Eortr-tlfhlh Ymt, ally TulrUcuUi Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918 NO. 231 HINDENBURG Si STARTS COUNTER mm Will FORMA I Field Marthal Telenratihs Berlin Gov- roment He Will Establish New Line 6 Miles Behind Neutral Zone- Former Hun Chief With 8talf Offi cers Said to Be Behind Counter Revolutionary Movement Present Government Declared Powerless. PAIUS, Doo. 20. Field Marshal ton IMiidonburK hi tolagrnpliMd tho llerlln government advising It of III" Intontlon lo (urm a now front nix miles behind (lis nnutrul none fixed by (ho armistice, according to a din patch from I.nJournul from Zurich today. The government hua askod tho field marshal fur -an explanation, add lliu dispatch but has not yot re ceived a reply. It alio la annouucod that two rogl ntnnls of tho active army Will bo aont to Krankforl-oii-tho-Mulii ut an curly datn. Tho correspondent affirms that Major lionorul Schnucb, tbo Prussian 'GENERAL VON HINDtNdURQ. war mlnlmer; Flnhl Marshal von Hlndeiibiirg nnd Gonernl liquid (probably l.loulonunt Goncral I,oqula formur governor of Molt) who la In command of tho activo troops In llor lln, aro bohlnd a counter-revolutionary movement. Ho declares tho ex isting Kovornmonl la manifestly In capable of preventing tho realization of tlialr schomo. IjONDO.V, Dec. 20. A "Peoples lcaguo" has boon organized In Uorlln, says a Central Nows dispatch from Copenhagen today. Tho loaguo'a committee- Included Prlnco Maximil ian of linden, former Gormun Imper ial chancellor; Hugo 1 latino, Indepen dent socialist; Count von Uornstorff, former ambassador to' tho Unltod 8tatos, and Mathlas Krsborgor, tho centrist leador; Dr. W. 8. 8olf, for mor Gorman foreign mlnlslor. Prince von Hohonloho-Schllllngsfuorst, tho Austrian ambassador, and Cnrdlnnl van Hnrtmunn, nrchhlshop of Co logno. r : Foreign Office Strlko . AMSTERDAM. Doc. 20. All tho .leading officials of tho Gormun for olgn office aro on strlko ns tho ro sult of tho government's nccoptnnco of tho roslgnntlon of Dr. Solf ns for eign mlnlstor, according lo tho Hhon lsh Wostphullnn Gazotto. Nono of tho officials has appeared for duty In the last soVoral days.' Tho routine work of tho forolgn office Is piling up and thoro Is nobody to look aftor It. Oppose Social Democracy ' COPENHAGEN,, Deo. 20 Dr, Oils, tnv Strosoiiinn, loader of tho nation al liberal party in Germany, has an- nouncod that tho Oornian pooplo'B party Is absolutely opposed to a so cial doniocrncy, according to ucrnn newspapers received llbre. Tho oon tor party has been suntraonod to a conforonco whloh will bo hold at Frankfort on Docombor 20. LONDON, Dec, 20. nbportit, from Conenhagon stnto that tho German cablnot hoadod by Frledrloh Fbort lias roslgned, but thero Is no confir mation of thorn ns yet, FLOUR MILLING RULES; CANCELLED BY GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON. Pert! 20. Formal announcement was mndo bv tbo food administration Into lodnv of the nan collation of flour milling regulations EW including fair 1'i'icu suhcmilos, GERMAN HOPES RESTING UPON WILSON'S WORD Count Montealas. Exile From Ger many During War. Appeals to Pres ident Wllllna to Bear Common Blame for War Asks Not for Mercv but for Justice. MUNICH. Thursday. Dec. 19. (Icneriil Count MoutcitliiH. who wns ailed from Switserliuid to enter the llnviirinu cabinet on Niivcmlicr 21. mill who has been referred lo bv French nciVHUiiiHTH us the "hccond .ichnoWhkv" beciiiiNO of his revelu ions of conililionH prevailing in (ier- munv curlv in the wnr. hit published un open letter to President WiIhoii. In it lie niivh: The eves uf nil tile world lire mum von. Above nil. lliu even o! the uor- mnn people lire watching vou. We do not beir, we ilo not want forgiveness but w n nt justice. Wo do not Hi'iiurnte uurxrlvpH in iIiiiko dnvs of sufferings friim nuv uf our countrymen, high or low, o wnul lo benr in cominuii u liortiun uf the lilnme devolving niion our people in Him world catastrophe. l-'nltli In Wilson's Words "Knell of us who knows vour eotin rv known well Hint proud conscious Amvrieiin tuitiun lieiieulli Ine Slur Spuiiulcd lliiiiner mid honors it. Wo Xpert, Mr. President, that vou will, Impilo ult opposition, uehievc hiiccc'SK Willi lln principles vou Inid down. We lire building upon the words vou spoke nl Washington's grove, when vou Hind Unit every arbitrary power, regard less of wluil siilo it appears upon. must be dt roved or eondemned lo iiiipiilenev. Wo lire building upon llic word of iiiuuirtiiil jut-lice, which known no ditfercnee iik lo IIiomc to be judged. "If our cnpccIuIioiih uro deceived. wo idiiill not eeiise fiulitinu on for the nltninmenlrt of better iIiivh. Vour liienMiiu'e is hopeful, lint we iiiiihI be ii 1'rn ill tlint not nil the nlliex will listen to vour wordx. You luivo uower mid Vou liuvc n tint v lo perform." AFTER A WAGE DISPUTE SAC'IIAMKNTO. Oilif.. Dee. 20. Two burns, yo Ions of hav nnd much farm ediiipmcnt wns burned on his farm neur Fresno the niulit of Sept. 1018. two duvM nfter n wuuo con- troversv with II. A. I.nTour. fne.snr Tabib nnd K.lmer Anderson. M. I'. Johnson testified hero toduv nt tho trial of 40 persons for un alleged I. W. V. war timo conspiracy. Tho three mimed nro dclciidnnls. "I. W. W. Ford imd.Siihr" whs written on ono of liis fnrm buildings nt the timo of llio firo. JoIhikoii snid. Three oilier linv fires within n uidius of three miles occurred on tlio same niu'tit , ho snid. nnd 1 .-100 trtivs of raisins wcro overt urncd. On cross exiiininntion. Joliuson tes tified Hint I.n Tour nnd Anderson hud been arrested lift or lliu fires nnd ro- lensed follnwinir n licnriitii nt Fresno. Oeorco N. Murdoek, depiirlment ol .juslieo invesliuntor nnd special ns sistnnt United Slates district attor ney rend to tho jurv toduv documents relntinir lo the ciillinir of strikes of limiben, nBTicultiirnl nnd construc tion workers in the northwest. Anions those wero resolutions, which, ho sniii, wero adopted by the Lumber WorkinV Indiistrinl Union fiOO, ut Spokiine, Mnroh 4, 1017, . favorimr n conerul slriko in ciiso tho driit'l lnw wus mudc cfl'eclivo. INTERNATIONAL AIR IjONDON, Dee. 20, Tho British iiir botivd has drafted nrticles for iui m tomnlionnl nir convention which will bo sulimitl ted to the ullios, it wns im- noitneod toduv by Lord Weir, se-re triry ut slnlo for nir forces. The drul't is accompanied with tho suasreslinn Hint, nn interiialioniil air emilereneo bp cpnvcncd., . , REPORT ON HOG LAND SHOWS NU CRIMINALITY Department of Justice Recommends Board of Arbitration to Determine If Money Spent In Excess of Rca sonable Necessity Prior to Febru ary I Conations at Plant Bad. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Tho re port of tho department of Juslieo on tho government's great Hog Island shipbuilding project, made public at tho While Houso today on wireless Instructions from President Wilson, says searching Investigation baa dis closed no criminal liability, nut rec ommends Hint a board of arbitration determine what part, If any, of tho more than S0u.00u.000 the plant cost was In excess of reasonable necessity. In brief, tho Investigators report: "That tho facts do not Justify criminal prosecution and that no proof of fradd or socret profits has boon established; "That tho probable, cost of tho plant will bo about 101,000,000 (In cluding $0,000,000 for additions by order of tho Emergency Fleet cor poration), compared with an origin al estimate of. 121,000,000 and a re vised estlmiito of $27,000,000; Orunnlxed ICiot "That no clear explanation of this discrepancy has boon forthcoming "That prior to February I last a condition existed at Hog Island which 'superficially at least would Impress any one as an 'organized riot. That the contractor or agent, the American International corporation In substance has taken the position that since this was a war Job, cost was of minor Importance; and, That tho quostlon of reasonable ness of the expenditures should be referred to a board of arbitration provided for In tho contract, proceed ings to be closed If tbo board finds tho expenditures reasonably neces sary or, otherwise, payment of tbo excess to be demanded by the govern ment. Paid Ik'foro Material Ilocolvcd Tho report also stated that the contract substantially was being com piled with aftd that the controversy hinged "not so much upon tho ques tion of accomplishment, but upon means, methods and expenditures.' "Tho most significant slnglo fact indicating the point of vlow at Hog Island," the roport snys, "wns that bills for mntorlal largely lumber, woro prepaid (and properly prepaid) lo tbo extent of over $10,000,000. but no effort was made by the agent until our Investigation to prove whothor prepaid bills were In fact followed by actunl rocotpl of tbo ma terial paid for," THE-FIRST BIG AFTER WAR FL0A1ED s NK.W YORK. Dec. 20. The Penn sylvania Knilroiid' coiiipnnv bus mar keted with New York bunkers ."U,- 000,000 irenernl mortuaao live per cent bonds duo 1008 nt a price eoslin: the edmpnv about oV per cent it wus announced today. This is tho first extensive financial undcrlnkinc re ported sineo Hie sieanur of tbo arm istice and tho terms aro recarded bv Wull street as very advnntimcous to tlio railroad compaiiv. The biinker.- nnnotineed cnrlv in the cftcrnoon thai tho offorimr had been licnvilv over subscribed. ' ' . NDICT TRANSIT HEADS ' NEW YORK, Doc. 20. A King county grand jury today Indicted Timothy S. WilllnmB', .president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, John H. Hallock, president of the Now York Consolidated Railroad company, a B. R. T. sabsldlnry, and four subordinate officers and om ployos, each defendant bolng ncoused of both first and second degree man slaughter In connection with the deaths of mora thnn ninety persons In the tunnel wrock on the Brighton llr.o early In Novemhor. Tho Irlal wns sot for January 0, BIBLE DEFLECTS BULLET. SAVING PRIVATE'S LIFE 4 XKW YOHK. Dec. 10. Ammiu the wounded urrivinir lo duv was Private Knrl House of Caldwell, Mont., who exhibited the remnants of a l'.ible which he declared saved his life nt'U-r he went "over the top" cnrlv in (ovciiiber. When n (ienniin sniper seiil a bullet toward his In-art the book deflected its eoiivsc and onlv a flesh wound n.siiltnd. While Ivint' in No Man's l.nnd awuitini! .stretcher l...,,... II...,.:,. lin.l III.. ni.fni: lion of sceimr his "buddv" briiiir down the sniper. WILSON LEAVES XMAS DINNER LONDON, Dec. ,20. It was defin itely announced this afternoon that President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson would arrive In London on Thursday of next week. December 26. They will bo the guests of King George at Buckingham palace. PARIS, Dec. 20. President "Wil son's plans for visiting London, while not yet positive, cbntemplate that he will leave for England next Thurs day, Deccmbor 20. He probably will remain In England four days. Details of tho trip to London are botng worked out by tho president In consultation with Colonel - House, Captain Andre Tardlcu, French high commissioner to the United States, and members of the embassy staff in London. The president will start for Lon don Immediately after be has Christ mas dinner with the American troops In the field. The president will not return directly to Paris, but It Is ex pected he will visit tho devastated regions of northern Prance and Bel gium. It is expocted be will be back In Paris about January 4, on the eve of the first mooting of the Intor-alllod conference on January 6. 6 NEW YORK. Dee. 20. AYhen the total Germon casualties are publish cd the number of dead will be about two million, neeordinc to the Coloene Gazette of November 25. a copv of which has been received here. Up to October 25 the total casualties report cd were (i,0Gli.7l9 ot whom more than 4.750.000 were Prussians. Tlio Colouno paper uses tho word appallinit in deacribine the casualties nmoai; the ollieers, J he total on Oc tober 24. included 44.700 officers killed, 82.400 officers wounded and 1.1.000 missins. a total of MO.iOO. G AOViSER TOI'CIA "WASHINGTON, -Dec. !0i Infor mation that Baron Akatunl,' one of tho leading financiers ot .lupun, has been appointed financial adviser' to tho Chineso government, was receiv ed nt the state 'department - today from Ambassador Morris at Tokio. Baron Akatnnl in accepting the ap pointment, Mr. Morris said, gave a statement to tho newspapers saying ho intonda to effect a currency, re form by adoption of the-gold stan dard, with aii ultimate vlow to bet tor trado relations between Japan and China. MAXIMUM COPPER PRICES END JANUARY FIRST ' WASHINGTON. Dec' 20. Maxi mum prices on copper will expire Jan nary 1 and will not he renewed, il was announced lodnv hv Hie price lixinc committee of lliu will' industries board. ,. ,. . :. ... GERMANY TRIED 10 PURCHASE 2 US VAR PLANTS Hun Government Ordered Gsrman Amerlcan Bankers to Purchase Mu nition Plants at Bridgeport and Bethlehem Then Shut Them Down ' Conference With Von Bernstorf f. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A por tion of an affidavit dealing with a conversation between a person whose Identity was not disclosed. Count von liernslorff, former German ambassa dor, and W. K. McCombs, the former democratic national committee chair man, was admitted into the record. The conversatipn Is alleged to bave dealt with Bernstorff'B efforts to ob tain a newspaper lo take Gejmany's side of the war. "I have my eye on Hearst and I expect he will be tho man," Berns torff remarked, according to the affi davit. . ' llernstorff After Hearst Tho affidavit Bays the unnamed porson making the statement bad several conversations with" von Bernstorff. The affiant declared that about a year later aftor ho had. seen "that Hearst was publishing a German pa per," ho "mentioned to the count and said "I guess you got tbose follows?" and he said 'well, it's working all rinht Isn't It?' ' The maker :of the affidavit said that during his conversations with Bernstorff ho observed that the for mer ambassador was "making a men tal note and trying to find out all he could." "The Inference I drew," said the affidavit, "was that he had, and he so stated, Hearst in mind, as the man. to carry on the German propaganda. Now. that IB emphatically and. with out equivocation the Inference I drew from the various talks. ltuy Two Plants. The affiant also said that In his various talks with von Bernstorff the question of shipment of munitions came up. In one of these conversa tions, he said, a man named Archi bald White was present and be be lieved, but was not certain that White said that It would be easy to stop the shipment of munitions by buying the plants at Bridgeport and Bethlehem, and after buying them to shut them down. Ho said that he understood that later Bernstorff took that question up with the German government and that the German government wired back that they wanted the German banks in the United Sta'es to do It. DANIELS FOR CHANGE "WASHINGTON. Dec.. 20. All shipbuilders wero In conference to day with Secrotary Daniels to discuss a new progrn'm. The secrotary indi cated his purpose to cancel contracts where work has not been started so that keols laid from now on may be for craft designed In the light of war experience. There Is no intention, Mr. Daniels said, of reducing tho destroyer pro gram, for which more than three hundred contracts are outstanding, Ho explained, however, that ho want ed to see what could be done toward reducing costs instead ot continuing on a warJbullding basis. OVER 300.000 SOLDIERS RETURNED AS CIVILIANS -WASHINGTON.' Dec. 20. Well over 300.000 soldiers have been di: clinrscd from the nriiiv and returned to civilian status. Secretary Uaker said today the rate of demobilization bad now reached 15,000 a week and that tho war department was pressing it-H efforts to make tlio avoi'iisre daily disenarscs nuui per camp. BERNARD N.BAKER. SHIP. . EXPERT. PASSES AWAY - SANTA BARBARA. Calif.. Dec. 20. Bernard. N. Baker of Baltimore, ship- ping; expert, died hero today, follow inir-.an illness of three days. i .Mr,. -Baker came here six months aiio, oh ndvice of his physicians. II was formerly head ot the sluppin board and retired nt tho tnno of the controversy with W"lim Venvafln, NEXT BIG WAR BETWEEN WHITE NOT DECIDED YELLOW RACES AS TO ITALY Yukio Ozaki. Former Japanese Min ister of Justice. Savs Colored Races Will, if Necessary, Force Recogni tion by Arms Race Prejudice Most Important World Issue. TOKIO. Dec. 20 Belief that the next war will be the outcome of race prejudice is expressed bv Yukio Ozn ki. formerly minister of justice, and a Icadintr member of the constitutional party. Ir. Ozaki said that in his opinion, the colored races wnicn steadily were dcvclopinz their civiliza tion would demand finaiv the same treatment as the white races, nnd that the result would be un armed collis ion. Mr. Ozaki recommended that at the peace conference. Japan acting; on be helf o fnll the Asiatic races should in troduce the racial and population questions for consideration, and if possible, secure a solution. Fate of Millions In a country like Japan where the population is increasins with alarm in" rapidity, he said it was but nat ural that the surplus population should try to obtain on outlet even bv resortine to arms. From Japan's standpoint said Mr. Ozarki. the ra cml or population questions were more important than Presirent WU stm's. fourteen points" n.s laid down for a bnsis of Germany's surrender. These racial Questions, he said, con cerned the future of mUlions of souls in Asia. Mr. Ozaki warned the Japanese not to develop the German svstem of state organization which in the present war had proved to be a mere machine for destrovmsr civilization and for tramp- line under foot the rurhts of other na tions and peoples. On the question of Jaoan s occupa tion of the German South Sea islands, Mr. Ozakv declared that the United States should dismantle her forts in the Philippines and Hawaii, and that this would be more important for Japan than, the takinsr over of the South Sea islands. u ANENT RUSSIA LONDON. Dec. 20. Newwspapcrs here make extended comments on the impendins visit of President Wilson to Knsland. The Daily News express cs profound satisfaction over Mr. Wilson's plan and ndcis: 'Every section of the nation is ea acr for an opportunity to display its o-rntitiide and adi.iiration of the prcs' dent's unfaltering ioealism mid stead fastness of purpose." The paper contends that it is neces sarv to press forward to the neaotia tions and name conditions of pcac for Germany and determine tho future of Russia. "Onlv swift decision bv tho allies. it savs, "will enable Germany to re snme something like her normal life. The condition of Russia is a mutter upon which Mr. Wilson's voice cau carry greater weight than nnv othe He has no material considerations to influence him nnd no question of the bondholder will affect his iudgment He presumably has full knowledgo of tlio facts winch the people of th country huvo not and a straight for ward declaration from him that the allies aro taking the onlv courso open lo them would dispel misgivings whie Viscount Milncr's statement vestor- day left unallaved." OVER 16 BILLIONS OF WAR FUNDS NOT EXPENDED WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. More than 16,000,000.000 of cash appro oriotions and contract authorizations voted hv eon Ass for wnr purposes will be unexpended, , Representative Slierley of Kentucky-, chairman of th house appropriations committee nn notiiiced today. Arthur Rose and family of Phoe nix, who have been seriously 111 with influenza, wero reported today to be recovering nicely, PRESIDENT IS Confers with Premier Orlando. Baron Sonnino. Colonel House Then Frankly Admits Does Not Know . What Italy Should Receive but In- , tends to Support Whatever Is Just, PARIS, Dec. 20. President Wil son spent the most of today confer ring with Italian statesmen and con sidering the claims that Italy will lay- before the peace conference. Early In tbe day Mr. Wilson con ferred with Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy, who explained In detail their -coun try's ambitions. The president has expressed warmest sympathy with Italy's aspirations but has not com mitted himself fully as to his views. After the conference, Mr. Wilson spent some time In going over mater ial presented and comparing It with data collected by Colonel E. M. House, who spent some time In at tempting to determine what In bis opinion should be Italy's legitimate claims. Mr. Wilson frankly told Pre mier Orlando and Baron Sonnino that he did. not know what Italy should receive but added that he In tended to support action that would be just. Diplomatic Iteceptlon The program for the day also In cluded a reception at tbe Murat resi dence ot tho ambassadors and minis, ters accredited to France. The cere mony, one ot the most colorful and dignified to take place during Mr. Wilson's visit to Parls was sched uled to begin at 5 p. m.-:. The major ity of the members of the large dip lomatic corps here had never met the president and all were eager to greet him personally. - ; :" While the diplomatic corps was being received a committee from the French senate . waited to formally welcome tbe president to France and give expression to the -cordial senti ments and bonds ot friendship be tween tbe two republics. Because ot this engagement a previously arrang ed luncheon with Stephon Plchon, foreign minister, was cancelled. rAKts. JJec. zu. ine coramiuy shown at the meeting between Mr. Wilson and King Victor Kmnuinuet vesterduy wus a subject of much com ment bv those who were present. Tho president bad been somewhat con cerned as to. the event, not knowing that the Italian king speaks tnglish. After the exchange of greetings. 'the two statesmen came to a mutual un derstanding and during thoir-.conver-sation tl.ev could be seen to be smil ing and gesticulating in the - most friendly manner. : :. .. It is probable that members ot tho American peace delegation will hold informal conferences with Premier Orlando nnd Baron Sonnino for the purpose of gaining personal know ledge of their views which have been explained in a preliminary way bv Count di Cellars. Italian ambassndor at Washington. This will go far to ward laying the groundwork for con sideration nnd determination,', of Italy's claims in actual conferences later. Much Accomplished Mr. Wilson's first week" in France is drawing to a close with his advisers feeling that much 1ms been accoipp plished in n preliminary way. Organi zation is now nppouring out of the confusion which prevailed during tlio first few duvs after the presdent's ur rivul. Various sections of the Ameri can mission are settling down to tlio work which must be done beforo the oarlv part of Januarv, when tho hist sessions of the pence conference nro held. RENCH DELEGATE TO UKRAINE IS KILLED GENEVA, Dee. 20. Ileut. ' Col. Henry Villnlne, chief of the French commission sont to collect evidence concerning tho conflict , between Ukraine and Poland, has been shot and killed 1iy Ukraine soldiers, ac cording to a telegram from Lemberg just received by the-Pollsh bureau at Lausanne. The French commission was able to complete, its Inquiry . and was about to return to Krunce when Us chief was killed. Details ot the fa tality are lacking, , .