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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-
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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,
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