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Orjfnn Historical 800 i Public Auditorium The Weather Maximum 'uttrtlny ..,(10 Minimum' today ..II l'rocllliitUii ,,,..1111 Medford Predictions Tonight and tomorrow, ruin. Southeasterly gale. ; I'liity-plKlilh Your. Jully Tlilrtooiilli Voar. MEDFORD, OREGON, 2 BATURDAY, JANUARY 38, 3919 NO. 234 E. FORMALLY. OPENED Mail Tribune CONftRENC PEACE BREAK-OFF ARMISTICE ' IF IKF.PT Foh to Immediately Cease Relations With Germans If Bad Faith Shown Extension Gives Allies Rlulit to Oc cuuv Strassbouro Defenses Com uiislna Forts East of Rhine and Territory Beyond German Pas sender Steamers to Be Used. VAHIS. Jim. 18. Wavim.) Mar shal Koch, according l tliu Mulin. will iimnuiliiitclv break off tlic 11 nil -islicu with Germany it' Ihu conditions of tlui uriniMico nrc not fit I f i! TI10 illicit eotniiiiindcr-in-eliicf the new, paper iuIiIh, doe nut tuOu-vo tliu tier ttimiH exaggerate when thuv rrv "fitm ine," ' 'Oennunv Hlill poHsewtt iin iinnv. tliu lnnrHliul declared; but tliu ill liea I10I1I tlio Ithinc. which cniistilutCH foniiiiliililu rtriiteuii'tl barrier. Mnrslml Kuili in 1111 id to luivo declared tluit lie iliil not believe Hint n ltolshc vilt inva.iiuii through Clcriuunv of Franco witH ponsiblc. fAKIB, Friday, Jan. 17. Tho agreement for llio runowul of tho Oorman arnilsllca signed tiy Marshal Foch, Admiral Drowning and tliu (Inrnma armistice rommlntuitrn on Thursday provided for tho runuwul of the armistice from tlmu tu llmo Hftor the duto fat which tho exton lou runit, until tho conclusion of peace,' subject tu tho approval of thu Med governments. Tho principal terms of tho runuw ul uro substantially nil hns hucn ro tiortod. In addition, thuro Ih a cliiimo by whScli tho Billed coniniund re serve thu rlitht to occupy that pnrt o( the Hlranahourg dufeniieii com prised by tho fort ot tho custom bank ot tho lthlno and a strip of 1 torrlloi y from 3 to 0 mile beyond. Other cIhuhob provlda for the substl tutlon for aupplomontntjr rnllwny mu turlnl lurKo quantities of Industrial nnd ni-.rlcultural Implements, nnd glvo control of It ttHtstitu prisoners In Germany to ulllud nnd ussoclutud folegnles for repatriation.. All the nioro important Oeriuun PUHscnger Ktcninein, including tliu luiuo Impcrulor, liiuy liu used to transport Amerii'iiii troops homeward, uniler thu extension ol' (lie hrmistiee signed lit Treves. The (lerinnii luor euntila fleet is iilueed nl tliu disposal ol' tho assoeiiiled governments. Oulv smaller sluauisliiiis urn left to Hie (Icrmiins nnd are for Hnlliu eonstal traffic. 11ASKL, Jan. 18. Tim German government, according to a dispatch from llerlin. him appointed Count Von Ilruckilorl't-Hiiiilzilii, Ilia foreign min ister, and I'liilipp Schoiilciiinim to head tho German delegation tu the poaeo conference. The (Ionium deleimtion. tho dia pateh Hiiys. will oppoho demands of tho allien which iro beyond tlio pro crum outlined by-Wilson nnd will seek imincdiato suspension of nil oconomic measures against Gormanv. Tho Gorman delegates, according to tho dispateh, will declaro Qormnn roiidinesa in eoinmon wilh other HtatON, to disarm on land and sen nnd in tliu uir. Goriiilinv, it is deelarod, nlreadv bus realized llio greater part of her disarmament t hvotitrli the arm istieo and it is eliilmeil that, this fact renders nnjnslil'iublo tho retontinn of. prisonors bv tho allies. ; Tho lierlin dispatch lidds that GoY iniinv will denuind tliu return of bur colonies and will nrgiio Hint the riirlil 11C sell' delermination should bo im plied to (lermnns as it was before the war, especially Alsace-Lorraine. Thu Herman ' dolomites will support thu League of Nations as proposed by President 'WiWn. TURNER NAMED AS RECEIVER OF Former Medford Man Now President of Mill System In Oreuon. to Man aae Pacific. Eastern Which Has Been Forced Into Bankruptcy By Federal Control of Railroads. , William V. Turnor, formerly of Medford, now prosldent of tho Spa Ikuiio, I'orllund & Hostile railway, has hcen appolnlad rocolver for tho Pacific & Kastorn rnllwny, a subsld lury corporation of tho Hill rullroudii, owning !lt 111 1 leu of road uxlomllng from Medford to llutlo FiiIIb. The short lino railway wan thrown Into receivership on tliu petition of tho Columbia Trout compuny, of Nuw York, trimteH for tho eastern bond holders of llio company. Tho direct can no ot the ultiiallon In which the railroad flnd llmjlf l fed em I ciintml of tho rullroudii of tho country, which Included tho I'aclflc & Kunloru until lust Hcpimnhcr. whou It win rulurnod to iin ownurii. Waxon of umployoH hnvliiK huen tneroased under Order 27, and with lessened revcnucit, 1I10 rond wan rrcutlna; an npuratliiK deficit eneh month. I)o fuiill In payment of Interest on bonda reunited n action demanding ap pointment of u rocolvor. IliMory of Itnilnind Tho Pacific & Kuslern was orsnn Ued us the Medford and Crater Lake rnllrond In lUU'i by .Medford citizens with A, A. Dnvls as president. Boino proKrens wtm nindu In . nrqulrliiK rlRhiH-of-wny nnd Krariinu: and some rails laid, when financial disaster over took tho company and Dr. J. F Iteddy was appointed re elver on the application of creditors. Iteddy ns receiver, sold the prop erty to (leorno Kslos of Portland, and Ms construction to Kimlo Point wus flnnncud by the Orogon Trust & 8u vines bnnk. When thu hank fulled. In 1U07, tho purchase price of the railroad was tied up, and tho railroad rovorted to tho racolvur, who In 1909 sold tho property to John It, Alien, who disposed of It to tho Hill rnll rond Intorosts. It was tho announced Intention of John F. Slovens, then chief executive of tho Hill lines, to oxtnnd tho Puclflo & Eastern oast over over tho Cascades to a cornice Hon w ilh thu Oroiton Trunk, then be Inn built down tho Deschutes In coie trul Oregon and lulor extended west to Croscenl City. Win. M. (IcrlK, an eiiKlnoer of ruputo, was placed In cliurito of construction, tho roadbed was renraded upon a uniform grade nnd henvy rails laid. Tho edgo ot tho Krent Cascades timber licit nt llutto 1'nlls had boon reached, when tho henvy expenditures caused by the warfare but ween tho Hill nnd Dam num Interests In central Oregon forcod ,(ho Wall stroot financiers of both systems to cnll n hull, nnd a truco was agreed upon whereby both railroads agreed not to engage In any Oregon construction for an Indefinite period. , Opposed by Iiuls Hill Homo millions lyd boon not nsldo for completing tho Pacific .& Kustcrn, but Carl D. Gray, who succeeded Mr. Htovons ns head of tho Hilt system. diverted tho money Into tho purchase of tormlnuls In Kost Portland, Louis W. Hill, who succeeded his father us prosldent of tho Great Northern, do velopod a prejudice against tho com pletion of tho Pacific & Kaslcrn bo- cuusfl It hud boon n pet project of Mr. HIovoiib, with whom, ho violently quurrolud, and vigorously opposed tho projoct nnd It hns since roninln- od n part ot an incompleted rnllrond loading nowhoro a feeder virtually for tho opposition llarrlniiin system. UffortB hnvo boon ninda to adjust tho affairs ot tho company without necessity of snlo under rueolvorshlp or scrnppliiK tho rood, which ,1b now (Contlnuoa on Page Six.) TO EARLY CONVOY HOME WASHINGTON, ,lnn. 18. Assian ment to enrlv eonvov borne t'roin Kriineo ol! units eonipi'isiuu; ,2,"i0 of lieers mill (l.riOO men was uniioiiiicei loiluv hv llio war deimrtment. Tin units include llio 11th eiiuiueers emu plelei; IIT'Jnd inl'iinlrv, medical de tni'bmenl and 2nd hullnlion; 1171s inl'nnti'V. IHIh nnd Kith enuineeis inn yjd pvciiiion ninblllftt:e compHHY LOCA Railroad ARMY N F American Forces to Be Cut Down as Much as Possible Consistent With National Olilltiatlons. States March Armistice Fixed Force In Occu pied Zone. WASHIXCiTON, Jan. IS. Amer ican forces In Franco a,ud In the occu pied .territory of (iurmaiiy are to ba reduced to tho minimum strength "consistent with our national obliga tions," Uunoral March suld today. Ho added that General Pershing had beuu Informed of this policy by Gen eral Pershing. What strength Is to be maintained Is under discussion now by American officials and tho allied military lead ers. No report bus boon received In dicating tho number of divisions to bo supplied by the United Btuten, but Ccnorul Murch was positive thut It would be far less than tho 3D divis ions given hi unofficial reports as tho probable American military con tribution. l ived by Armistice Tho American force for the occu pied zono i fixed by International agreement nt the time tho armistice was signed. General March said Murshul Koch undoubtedly would re fuse to permit a reduction of his to tal strength to a point where It would bo Inadequate to handle any possible disturbance. 1 Demobilization of all army units In tho United States has been or dered. General March announced, with the exception of tho regular army rcglmontB needed for camp guard purposes and vurlous detach ments necessary to continue the de mobilization process. Tho totnl now listed for demobilization Is 1.177,000. IOI.immi Itcluracil Troops ncliiully returned from Franco for demobilization now num ber 101.000. This gives a grand to tnl ordered dim barged of 1.281,000 of which 70S.G26 men and 31.K93 of ficers have been discharged to date. The rnto of dlschurgo again Is n ear ing tho maximum capacity of 1001) men per camp per day after an Inter rnptlon by tho holidays. In addition to thtiyregular rest nionls. tho exceptions from tho blan ket demoblllzatlim ordor Include tho cavalry on tho southern bordor. const artillery troops In tho coast defenses, dotnehmonts nt ports and the mod leal personnel. This Inst force now numbers !)",0OD, but General March said It would' bo reduced gradually ns tho number ot men It hud to care for was reduced. 3i KK 'V()I?K, .Inn. 18. Tho Ameri can steamship President tlrant and the liutllesbip South Dakota arrived today from liresf wilh troops. On the warship were l(i officers and 1,1172 men, representing the ."ililh Const urtillorv nnd the -1 74 1 li Aero siiuiidron, seven ol I'iceis nnd I I.') men, Troops aboard tho President lirnnt included the hendunnrters company of the Hth field urtilerv brigade, two ol fleers and -II men, and the follow, iin; field urtillorv regiments: ptocond Hi pfficers, 1.-KH men: 81st. :i;t2 of ficers, .1,2114 men: Sllfd, officers .1,1171 men; coiniiiinv II, ,'147tb infant. IT, four officers nnd 2117 men also were aboard. All these troops nre reirului's. Aboard llio President Grunt nlso were the Ullrd trench innrtnr buttery consisting ot' nine officers nnd 121 men. IS TO PAY S10 A MONTH TO S OI.Y.MP1A, Wash., Jan. 18. Sena tor (I. If, Lumping, Seatllei republi can, hns nnoiinced he intends to Intro duce iulo the stale senate here a hill directing the appropriation by the stale of ii2-nl,(HHI lor Hie relief of relumed soldiers uud sailors. Needy soldiers, who are resident of Washington,- will receive if.10 n month for every month of service, providing thev have served two months, i' tlip bill is passed,, RAN TO BE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM ALLIES BIG NATIONS TO BE ARBITRATORS ; FOR LITTLE ONES Representatives of Five Great Powers to Pass Uuon Claims of Small Na tions at Peace Conference League of Nations First Sublect to Be Con sidered. ' PAItIS, Jan. 18.r-Vlth the assem bling of the first full session of the peace -congress today, the prospects of rapid progress seem enhanced by tho apparent defeat of Bolshevism in Germany, thus opening the way to the stabilizing of the government and the prospect of its being able to send responsible representatives. - - The congress Is expected to devote. Itself slngle-mlndedly to the creation of a League of Nations and tho first stops toward formation of that league It Is understood will bo taken today. A study of tho methods by which the league can be organized will Do com mitted formally to an Inter-allied commission, sitting contemporane ously with tho congress, which will present tho result of Its labors for ratification at the close of the con gress. No Husstnn lU-prCNentatlon All questions at lssuo of whatever kind, will be settled before -the en only delegates arrive. As regards Russia, It Is said that the five lead ing powers have agiod that her rcp rcsentatlon by any Kusslan element Is Impossible for the moment. As to the other questions before the congress, territorial, financial and oconomic, tho order of their con sideration will be Indicated in the rules of proceoduro to be read by Premier Clcmcnceau as president of the congress. It is understood that the method of work will be such that ench delegation will record Its opin ion on each question In a memoran dum which It will hand to the gen eral secretariat. The five great pow ers, tho organizers ot the conference. will deliberate on these memoranda either making a decision at once or Inviting the delegates of the coun tries especially affected by the ques tion at issue to come and discuss It with them. DlK Nations to Arbitrate Thus the 25 representatives of the great powors wilU-nct, In a way, as tho arbitrators of tho conflicting claims of tho small nations. Uy this meHiod there will be tew plenary sittings, thore being no rea son for holding thorn except when tho question Is one ot ratifying an entire category ot dtclslons affecting tho assembled states as a whole and above all when the future organiza tion ot the world, that Is to say the question lot the League of Nations, is dealt with. PHILIPPINES SEEK FOIL INDEPENDENCE SEATTLE, Jan. IS Coriiplote po litical independence 1b desired by the Philippine Islands, . Manuol L.. Que zon, prosldent of tho Philippine sen ato doclurod in a statement issued here toda'. Quezon, who was the Philippine delegate to congress from 1910 to 1917, nrrlvod hero yesterday on a honeymoon tour. "We want freedom," ho said. "The United States, however, has been so Just and so honorable In dealing with the Philippines that It would bo un grateful for us to bring up the mat ter during the proscnt emergency." FAVOR COMPLETION WASHINGTON, Jan. JS Comple tion of 22 governmont war. housing projects, costing $4S,000,0IQO will be recommended by the' house public buildings commlttco, Which decided today to amend to tills end tho sen ate bill calling for discontinuance of work on all projects not 75 per cent completed. '''!. . . Tho projects selected for comple tion Include Mane' Island, Cal., nnd Pugot Sound, Wash, PRAISED BY POING ARE FRENCH PEACE, DELEGATES - PttOTo'9 4 rwT3 u.k.ssa ...Frajico has announced her five " delegates to the. peace congress. Clomonceau heads tho list. Wilh him as they appear under the face of Clemonccnu left to right, are Stephen Plnchon. Andre Tardicu. who Is French commissioner of American affairs. Jules Cambon. minister of foreign affairs, and Louis Klotx. minister of finance. SCENE OF PEACE I PARIS. Jan. 18. All preparations had been completed enrlv today for the holding of the first formal ses sion of tile lieaee congress at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The' Snlle d'llorloge, now re-christened the Sale de la l'a.x. nnd one of the most spin did reception rooms in Europe had been placed in readiness for the dele gations ns tlier inaugurate the sit tings of the lull congress. First to catch the eve of the pleni potentiaries entering the hall, a statue of peace, holding aloft the torch of civilization, bad been placed. This heroic marble figure stunds directly behind the chair of Premier Clemeu eeuu of Fiance, the presiding offi cer. , In front-of the statue is spread the council tuhle. covered with (he tradi tional green liaise of diplomnev. This table is in the form of a huge horso shoe. Across (lie upper end are nine scuts of honor, for the presiding of ficer, the vice presidents and pre miers. Oh each side of tie fwo nrms of the horseshoe there are 15 scats, making (i0 seals, besides the nine nt the head of the table. Lending from the council room is another large chamber overlooking the gardens. To this room the dele gates enn retire for consultations. A large table at one end suggested that refreshments would be served there lo the delegates. Further on is n -gorgeous state din ing room inhere luncheon and dinner mav be served to the delegates in case protracted sessions are held. The whole suite of rooms is suggestive of elegance and beauty and the artistic taste of the French. riveHngas" . result df storms POKTLAXD. Ore.. Jan. 18 The Willamette and Columbia rivers aro reported rising- rnpidlv due to" heavy rains of vesterdn vnnd today. Several great log rafts have torn loose, mak ing navigation dangerous. Wind Inst night did some damage here and nt Astyriu to railroad properly, FRENCH PRESIDENT OPENS PEACE CONFERENCE WITH REVIEW Poincare Thanks Allied Nations in Name of France Tells of Heroic Sac rifices Forced Bv Criminal Course of Germany in Attempting to Secure , World Dominion One By One All Nations Forced By Hun Aaaresslon to Ally Themselves Against Common Enemy to Ensure Liberty Inter vention of United States Supreme Judgment Passed Bv Free People. PARIS, Jan. 18. The peace con ference was formally opened this, afternoon with a speech by President Poincare of France. President Poincare thanked the allied nations for having ' chosen Paris for their important work and praised the valor of the allied armies which preserved the capital of France from tho enemy. The president's speech was as follows: "Gentlemen: France greets and thanks you for having chosen as the seat of your labors the city which for more than four years the enemy has made his principal military objective and which the valor of the allied ar mies has victoriously . defended against unceasingly renewed offen sives. ." . Permit me to see In your decision the homage ot all the nations that you represent toward a country which more than any other has endured the sufferings o,t war, of which entire provinces have ' been transformed into a vast battlefield and have been systematically laid waste by the In vader and which has paid the human tribute in death. : Sacrlfces of France "France has borne these enormous sacrifices altho she had not the slightest responsibility for the fright ful' catastrophe which has over whelmed the universe. And at the moment when the cycle of horror is ending, all the powers whose dele gates are assembled here may acquit themselves of any share In the crime which has resulted in so unprece dented a disaster. . What gives you the authority to establish a peace of justice is the fact that none of the peoples of whom you are the dele gates has any part in the injustice. Humanity can place confidence In you because you are not among those who have outrased the rights ot hu- j manlty. "There Is no need of further Infor ' mation or of special inquiries Into the origin of the drama which has just shaken the world. The truth, bathed in blood, has already escaped from the imperial archives. The pre meditated character of the trap is today clearly proved. , Central Empires riot "In tho hope of conquering first the hegemony of Europe and next the mastery ot the world, the central em pires, bound together by a secret plot found the most abominable of pre texts for trying to crush Serbia and force their way to the east. At the same time they disowned the most solemn undertaking in order to crush Belgium and force their way into the heart of France. "These are the- two unforgettable outrages which opened the way to aggression. The combined effbrts of Great Britain, France and Russia were exerted' against that man-made arrogance. "If, after long vlssltudes, those who wished to reign by the sword have perished by the sword, they have only themselves to blame. They hnvo been destroyed by their own blindness. Shameful llargalns Mudo "What could be more significant than the shameful bargains they at tempted to offer Great Britain and France at tho end of July, 1914, when to Great Britain they suggest ed: 'Allow us to attack France on land and we will not enter the chan nel' and when they Instructed their ambassador to say to France: 'We HUMBERT CLEARED OF PARIS, Jan. IS. (llavas). Inves tigations have established the falsity of accusations made against Charles Humbert, who was charged with com munication to Germany the contents of two documents relative to the nat ional defense. , OF WORLD WAR will only accept a declaration of neu trality on your part if yon surrendor to us Brley, Toul and Verdun.'. It la in the light of these things, gentle men, 'that all the conclusions you will have to draw will take shape. "Your nations came one and all to the help of threatened right. Like Germany, Great Britain had guaran teed the Independence of Belgium. Germany sought to crush Belgium. Great Britain and France both swore to save her. Two Ideals in Conflict "Thus, "from the very beginning of hostilities there came Into conflict the two Ideas which for fifty months were to struggle for the dominion of the world the idea of sovereign force, which accepted neither control nor check, and the Idea of justice, -which depends on the' sword only to prevent or repress the - abuse ot strength. "Faithfully supported by her do minions, Great Britain decldecPbe. could not remain aloof . front tfio struggle. : Japan, In her turn, only : decided to take up arms out of loyal- iv tn Great Britain, her great ally, .'and from the consciousness of the danger in which both Asia and Eur- ope would have stood ot the hegem ony of which, the Germanic empires dreamed. " ' Italy arose against an age-Ions foe only to answer the call of op-r pressed populations and to destroy artificial political combination which took no account of human lioerty. . Entrance of Xatlons ; . Rumnnia resolved to fight only to reulize that national uity which was opposed bv the same arbitrary forco. Abandoned, betrayed nnd strangled, she had to submit to an nbominabio treaty, the revision of which vou will exact. ' ... i "Greece, whom the enemy for many months tried to turn from her tradi tions and destinies, raised an annv onlv to escape attempts at domina tion. ' ' "Portugal. China nnd Biani aban doned neutrality .only to escape strangling pressure. "Thus, it was the extent of Ucr man ambitions that brought so many Peoples, great and small, to align themselves against the same adver sary. And what shall I sav of tho solemn resolutions taken bv tho Uni ted States in the spring of 11)17. un der the auspices of its illustrious president. Mr. Wilson, whom I am happy to greet here in the name of grateful France, nnd. if vou will al low me to sav so, gentlemen, in tho name of ull the nations represented in this roomf American Powers Join "Whnt shall I snv of the mnnv other American powers which either declared themselves against Gor many Brazil. Cuba, Panama. Guato mala, Nicaragua, Haiti.. Honduras or nt least broke off diplomatic, rela tions Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador. Uru guay 7 From the north to the south the New World arose with indignation when it saw the empires of Central Europe, after having let loose the war without provocation, carry it on with fire, pnllage nnd massacre. "The intervention of tho United States was something more, some thing greater than a great political and military event. It was a supremo iudgment passed hv tho loftv eon- (Continued on Page Six.) iiWEATHER AND! FREQUENT RAINS WASHINGTON', Jan. 18. Weath er predictions for the week beginning jronday, lssued.br the weather bur eau today are: : : Pacific, states: Temperature will be above normal with rrequent rains except in southern California, i i