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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918
NO. 231
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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
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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.
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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, , .