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MEDFORD, OKMJOX, ..MONDAY,. , JANUARY 27, 1919
111 lonr.
NO. 261
Ma 11. Trtiritwict
MEDFORB
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OF COLONIES
LOST BYHUNS
Supreme Council of Peace Confer
ence Discusses Disposition of
.Former German Colonies In Pa
elf Ic, Far East ami Africa Repre
sentatives of Dominions and China
Heard Economic Questions Also
Under Debate.
PARIS, .Inn. 27, Tho Hunrcnip
eomivil nt its meeting this morning
laid out 11 prngrnm of work mill t lie
coiistilution of now committee fur
economic timl fiiinnoitil uuchlioiiK.
Questions ('in iniiiif iirivulu mid
maritime laws nlso were discussed.
At the afternoon session Hip ox
change of views on Hip 1'nnufi Gcr
mnn colonics in lli I'ncifin mid t''nr
Kitst wero oonliniiod. HcpreMuiln
tives nf Hip iliiiiiiiiiuiiH nml of China
were lipunl.
PARI8. Jan. 27. The supromo'
council of the panro confaronrn mul
al 10:30 a'clnrk tills morning. Titers
wu a full attcudnnco of tho mem
bora. A number of technical advisors ou
colonial matters, . Including threo
Americans, accompanied (ha various
delegations oil they entered Ilia for
eign office for tho ibiy's session.
One of tho questions which It wait
expected the supremo council would
Ink up toiluy win the ulllmnto fate
nf tho Ccrmun colonies. . Franco mul
Oroat llrlliiln. It l declared, aro
agreed that under no consideration
hall the colonic revert to Germany.
Tho reasons advanced for mu-h a de
cision are vnrlotu. but . promliiout
arnonK them In Ihut It would render
It, Impossible for (itirmuny to estab
lish submarine bases In her colonial
possessions.
lllvldlnjr Afrirn
Tho American nttlliido In as yet
unreffulod. A promlnpnt offlclnl div
clured to the Aasoolatod Press todny
Ihut should tho) Krunco-llrlllnti view
point provnll, tho Herman Knmiriin
would bo taken ovor by tho Kronen,
llolglum lays rliilm to Hint pnrt of
tho Congo which yho conquered by
forco of arms, tho HelsTon troops
having enpturad Tabora and the ter
ritory lying beyond tho -woslorn
lopes of I-.uk 0 Vlctarlu Xynnro. Tho
Ilelgluns also doiilro a strip of terri
tory along tho loft bunk of tho Con
go, tho d .diminution of courno, to bo
nettled amlcnhly with Portugal, terri
torial compensation being given tho
, lattor.
Tho Council of Ton, as Iho French
now call tha ministers of tho tlvn
groat powors, bus before It for con
nldorntlon todny also questions of
territorial adjustment, abolition of
conscription and economic, recon
struction of (lormany. These ques
tions will ho reforred to sullnblo
commissions.
(toriiiiui Peace Terms
Thoro nppciirs ovory prnspoet that
tho peaco conference will mnko rapid
progress with tho work of flxliiK tha
'peace terms for Oarmnny. A hlKh
French nuthorlty Is quoted as ostim
ntlng that tho conference will linye
Iho poaco terms rondy for ratification
by tho various nntlonnl governments
botweon the mlddlo nnd tho end of
iMarcb. If this Is accomplished the
Oormnn dologntos will bo summoned
to Paris oarly In April,
The dologalos of tho Biniill powors
will meet this a.ftoinoon to chuoso
represontntlves on commissions pro
vided for In resolutions ndoptcd by
tho pence congross Saturday, It was
understood this morning Hint tho
great powers hnd undorlakon to re
consider the daolnlnn that tho smnll
powers shall have batwoen thorn only
flvo mombars on theso commissions.
(Without' walllnu for a doolslon on
. this question, however, tho commis
sion will gat to work at ouco.
HUNS STILL THINK
GERMANS VICTORIOUS
PAWS, Jnn. 27. A Fronoli con
erni who iunl arrived from Uorlin. do
neribinir cnnditionH in tho Gorman
viinitnl in tho Mntln, nays:
"The Oormnn iioonle, boliovino; llto
war Is ovor, think that thoir bud times
nro nt nn end, Tliov do not keliovo
thnt tho Oartnnn nrmv wns hnnten,
nnd Hint, thornforo, no wnr indomnitv
will ho cxnotod, . Thov labor under
illiiHiotm rea-nrdimr tho feelinu's oC the
Amorieun nonplo, CRiicoiallv pt'Oaidont
WilHon, I hnvo booh proticNsioim
poHstnit the Adlon liolol oliootinir tho
ironpriil in enmmiunl oL 1 1 1 o American
uiWuion iu liei'liu,"
WILSON VISITS
WASTED AREA
OF BATTLE LINE
President Makes First Inspection of
Devastated Regions Drives From
Chateau Thierry to Rhelms Deep
ly Impressed By Scenes of Desola
tion and Ruin.
I'AKIS. Juli. 27. (v Hie Anno
ciuleil 1'roKM.) l'rchldcnt Wilnnn
venlcriliiv iniidn Ihh firht Irii) to Hie
biiltlt'friiiil mid ilevanluleil rcuiouH,
viniliuK CIiiiIpiiii Tliicrrv nnd lilicimn.
HA l in piiihp in it tour linn iouk nun
lirniiL'h n iIii.pii rnr.cil villuuvH ciiil-
iuir in the rniim of the historic; vn
thcdrnl nt ItliciiiiM, he Hindi! thin com
incut :
"No one can nut into wnnlx tlio im
liri'oHiiiiiH 1 have received nmonuKt
such scencx ( ilmnlnlion and ruin."
Tliu.1 wiik Mr. Wilon's nnlv exnrcM
ion nf hix reeliiiL'H lifter a Irin Hint
evi-rv I'Vciichirtnii Iiiih heen liuniiiir he
woiilil iniike before he taken nnrt in
ili'cidiiiir what in to be exuded from
(li'i'iiianv from the ilcviintalion of
niirllicrn Krnnce.
Visits 1uitcnu Thierry
Accomiuiiiied hv Mrn. WilMiui. Ad
iiiirnl (IrnvKiin nnd n vcrv smnll nnr
iv. Mr. Wilxon left the Miimt niKi
ilence nt nn enrlv hour tlii mnrniiic.
forciniiiiu nttendaneo nt cliurcli nnd
Hie ri'it whii'li lie felt lie needed verv
iiiucli, to iierfunii wiuit he eoithiilercd
to he n dtitv. The iiarlv uiolored
firl to Clialciiii Tliicrrv. where lunch
mm taken on hoard n wititintr train.
The imrlv then proccded lv motor
to itliciinx. iniHKiiiir throiicht niiinv
ruined villaucx nnd nlonu the old
fiuhtiinr lines. wlicn evidence of
enmhut are xtill iilninlv to bo seen.
After veiling lllicinis (he iiri'sidcnt
and liix nartv nbaudoued their motor
ears mul, liminlini; a Mneeinl train,
returned to Purix. , The lent uart of
Hie and or Irin wax made in a Kwirlinc
xuiiwKlnrin. the lirnt sonw Mr. Wil
xon Imx Keen xince IukI wit'tcr.
The first fi.'hlintr uronnd wns
reaehcil as tlio imrtv nenred Itellenu
Wood. humirtnlir.i'd in the liihtorv of
the war hv the Italian! fiditini: of the
Anierienn ntarinex. The motor earx
turned off the uiiiin roadx nnd crawl
ed iieriloiixlv Ihroituli back lanes to
briinr the nrcsidenl close to the place
where fiuhtinu took place. Tho presi
dcnl xtooil beside the craves of 100 or
more bovx who cave their lives nt
that point, and looked across Hie
stratccii' valley lo llellenu wood, n
landed mass of tree trunks and un
derbrush, but now n national monu
ment to the marines, a t ier whom the
French covcrnmciit have mimed Hie
place. v
Sees WiiH(ao of Wur
It seemed as if tho fields hnd been
sowed hv Marx with tho waslaco of
wnr in Hie bono Hint it would take
root nnd blossom. American as well
ax French craves, lav alone the road
side. There were German craves to
be seen, too. Desecrated cemeteries
wero found in manv eases. At everv
turn of tho rond was n farm, desert
ed nnd in ruins, its fields dotted with
shell holes filled willi witter and
crusted ice. Thero was a constant
paiiormnn of destroyed or charred
vineyards, card ens and homes.
The lirosident was welcomed nt
Ithcims bv Hie mnvor nnd n com
mit I pp. to whom Mr. Wilson explained
Hint lie had not ennie.lo thctlevnstnt
ed recions sooner hecauso ho had been
whollv encaced nt 1'nris with the bus
iness of ninkint; pence. Hel'ore coinc
lo Ihn cathedral, he passed Ihrouch
the streets of it deserted oil v. which
was onoo Iho home of 115. 000 people,
but where less than 5,000 nro now
ckinir out tin existence nmoni; the
ruins, lie visited Hed Cross enntoens
where hundreds of destitute persons
lire fed nicht nnd day and the hos
pital where Hie sick and injured lire
en red for.
A licht blanket of snow covered the
around hh I he president drove up to
tho cathedral and Rhofms, ravished
and nuked in all its misery and deso
lation, looked like a ernvevard in the
nioonlichl. Thero wore tnoro crows
in lluv nil-, eirclinir over tho mined
town, than wero human bcincs in the
littorcd streets, .
CKENOWiTH NAMED I
e:
SATjKM, Jan, 27. Oeorco B.,Chen
owelh of Gold rlcnch, hns boon mimed
hv tho county ittdco of Coos nnd Cur
rv counties as reprosontnlivo to tho
sale lecislature in pluco of J, K. Stan
nni'd, deeunsed, TIo hns not vet nv
rivod in Palotn. llo will 1)0 necovded
the eoitrtesv of Iho floor, nnd mny
pavlicipalo in tlchule, but- will hnvo no
volo,
YANKS ESCAPE
FROM BOLSHEVIK!
THRU A RUSE
- : ; ; ; . ; r.
Allied Forces On Archanqel Front
Forced to Evacuate Town of Shen
kursk to Avoid Possibility of Lonq
Seine Larue Stock of Provisions
Lost to Enemy.
AUCIIAN'OEI, Jan. 27. (By As
sociated Press.) Alllod haadquarters
hero In annnunclni; today that the
evacuation of Shenkursk on Saturday
was to avoid the possibility of a long
sloge, roveulod that It was only by a
ruso that an American battullon and
other allied forces succeeded In
escnplng.
Tho Ilotshovlki who had already
elosod In on the town from the south,
oast nnd west, had appeared In con
siderable numbers on tho highway
north of the town and bad cut all
tolegrjiph wires. To escape them tho
American troops slipped out of the
town along a seldom-used trail thru
the swamps, bringing with thorn vir
tually all of their equipment.
Tho llolshevlkl captured a large
store of provisions at Shenkursk
which the gurrlson was iinnblo to
burn for feur of revealing the inten
tion to withdraw. All Iho American
guns wore elthor removed or ren
dered useless.
In a fight Saturday at Tarveso
(Tarasovsku. northwest of Shen
luirhk) In which the llolshevlkl were
defeated, tho American troops cap
tured several prisoners, a number of
machlno guns and other equipment.
Krnruntlnn SuccenHfiit
- AtlCHA'.SXiKU Saturday. Jan. 23
(Hy Associated Press.) The town of
Shenkursk, 190 miles south of Arch
angel, was evacuated Saturday after
noon by tho American and allied
forces In order to avoid unnecessary
casualties."" The 'allied' forcos moved
northward to a lino along the Vaga
riven v , v
Th withdrawal from Shenkursk
was carried out successfully.' A num
ber of wounded In the American hos
pital were removed onr sleds. There
was little or no Interference from the
Dolshevlkl. 11
A Inrge number of peasants and
Russlnn partisan troops also moved
out with tho Amorlcnn forces.
To Drive Allies Into San
Tho Bolshevik! have apparently
begun In earnest thoir threat to drive
the nllloB Into the Whlto sea by
March. The situation, however, is
well in hand and Russian - troops
trained In Archangel are being added
to the allied forces. Isolated posi
tions like Shenkursk, however, may
have to be given up.
In the fighting near" Slioakursk,
Russian troops fight slde-by-side
with tha Americans, British and
Krench with great bravery. Allied
alrplunes flew low over tho roads
wherever tho slow movlug Bolshevik'
slod transports were seen, and bombs
wore dropped on them. The aviators
also attacked tho Bolshovlkt with ma
chlno gunfiro.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 27. Con
gressman llnwley Introduced In the
house of roprosontntlves, January 18,
tho following bill; which was re
forred to the commlttoo on military
affairs:
A bill authorizing the secrotary of
war to donate, to tho city of Mcdtord,
Jackson county, In tho stato of Ore
gon, ono Gorman cannon or flold
ploco. Bo it enacted by the senate nnd
house of representatives of the Unit
ed Stntes of America In congress as
sembled, thut the secretary of war
ho, and he Is hereby, niithorlied and
directed to donnta to tho city of
Mcdtord. Jackson county, state of
Oregon, one cannon or floldplcce cap
tured by tho Amorlcnn army from
tho forcos of the Imporlul Ciormnn
govommeiit during the present war.
. AMSTERDAM. Jnn. 27. British
forces, ncporilinc to a report rcoeivod
here from Ttorlin todnv, hnvo ndvnne
cil from Itnkti nnd occupied tho
Trnns-Cnuonsian railwnv. The re
port mills thnt tho Hritish nlso have
occupied Pntrovsk, nnd Astrakhan,
nt Iho mouth of tho Volga river.
MORRIS ASSERTS
BEEF PACKERS
One of "Big Five" Declares War
Would Not Be Over Except for Co
operation (and Patriotism of Beef
Barons Says Hands Are Clean
Denies Existence of Monopoly.
WASIIIXOTON'. Jan. 27. Kdward
Morris of Chicago, president of Mor
ris and eompnuv. told the house in
terstate commerce committee toduv
that enactment of pendintr legislation
for government regulation of the meat
packing business (would put that in
dustry into tho situation 'where the
railroads are now, This, he snid, not
only would mean a creat increase in
the cost of livinc. but micht cause ul
timate ruin of the industry.
. With Clean Hands v
He denied categoriciillv the chnraes
of (he federal trade commission thut
there wus collusion anion? the five
big packing firms. He said the pack
on. came before the public now for a
henring with "clean bands" and. that
all thev asked was n "snuare deal."
He added that possibly ''the unjust
suspicion" ncainst them was due to
their failure in the past to take the
public into their confidence. -
Mr. Morris snid he would make the
statement deliberately nnd challenge
successfully contrndition thnt "the
war would not now be over if it had
not been for the five hie Chicaco
puckers. r
Sny Won the War
"This," he said, "was ono of the
big industries that' stood un and de
livered the eoods in the stress of
storm. It never faltered nnd it never
wavered, and it never asked or re
ceived ono cent of assistance from
the government. I)c it said to the
eternal credit of the packers thnt thev
made a smaller phin-entnge of profit
during the war period than the food
administration authorized nnd ap
proved, hi the case of Morris and
company the war profits were
scarcely more than one-half of what
the food administration approved.
This, ulonp cives the lie lo the ehnrcc
of profitterinc nnd should forever si
lence the ehnrec of monopoly nnd il
legal coinhinntion.'
Mr. Morris rend n prepared state
ment covering 1,14 pnees. He shnrn
Iv assailed the trade commission for
its report on the packing industry:
snid the mnrket committee of tho Na
tional Livestock association was be
hind the commission's investigation
and declared that the committee
soucht higher prices for livestock,
which necessarily would mean hisher
prices to the consumer.
SEEK DEEDS FOR
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ITS. I
SAl.tftC Ore., Jnn. ar.The sennto
hns adopted ilie house memorial, in
troduced by,: Hepresentdtivo B. F.
Jones, urging congress to 'cnnet.legr
islation giving the Indians on the Si
let reservation fee simple, deeds, to
their lands. This would place two
million dollars worth of hinds on the
tax rolls. The senate nlso adopted
the house joint emmorinl urging con
gress to pass the Sinnott bill for np
prnprintion nf one billion dollars for
reclamation nnd drninngo in the west
ern stntes. . . - '
Senator Pierce introduced n bill for
reference to the people nt the first
election held in the state, providing
for an ndidtional tax levy on all tax
able property, the proceeds to he used
for roadbuildinc purposes.
CURB SALE .OF
.' i JO
SALEM. Ore, Jan. 27. A bill pve
pnred bv the Anti-saloon League of
Oregon, with the iipprovnl of Attor
ney General Itrown, to curb the sale
of "bitters" and "tonics" now being
held in Oregon, it is alleged, as sub
stitutes, for lienor, was introduced in
the legislature hv Representative El
more. It would give the state hoard
of phnrmucv power to prohibit the
salo of anv alcoholic mixtures or
compounds intended or likelv to be
used ns beverages. 1
POLICE FIRE ON MOB -KILLING
GUAYKILL STRIKERS
GUUAYAOl'U.U Jan. 2(i. Several
persons were killed nnd wounded
when tho police fired upon ti mob here
tonight. The disorders were Hie re
sult nf a strike. , Oi'dof has been re
stored, ..
WN
THE WAR
WILLING TO OPERATE
P. & E. SIX MONTHS IF
COST IS GUARANTEED
WAR REVEI
TAX BILL AGREED
ON BY CONFEREES
War Excess Profits for 1919 In
creased SliqMly Senate Oil Tax
Adopted Compromise Effected
Effected.
' WASIIIXOTON'. Jan. 27. Virtual
ly complete agreement on the' wur
revenue hill was reached late todav
bvennte and house conferees. It was
announced thnt the war excess profits
taxes for Kill) were increased slight
ly, the senute oil tax adopted and
that the house plan for taxing es
tates at reduced rates and the senate
amendment substituting a modified
zone system of second class postage
rates for the present law are elimin
ated. It is planned to present the
formal agreement within a few days.
A compromise on war excess pro
fits taxes for this vcar was reached.
The house managers accepted the
first senate bracket, imposing 30 per
cent tnxes on corporations' net in
come under 20 per cent of their in
vested capital. The second bracket
was made Go instead of GO per cent
on the excess income over 20 per cent,
the senate managers agreeing to the
increase. i
'-,. LISBON'. Sunday. Jan. 2G The
government is assembling large bodies
of troops to put down the rovalist
rebellion nt Oniorto, says an official
statement issued todnv in which the
republican victory nenr the capital is
described. . The statement says in
part:
"Units belonging to the Lisbon gar
rison dcclnred in favor of the Orpor
to ropnlist rebels, left their barracks
and took un positions in the moun
tains of Monsanto above Lisboln.
Thoir forces were compared of one
regiment of cavalry and tljree butter
ies of field artillery.
"The government immediately or
dered fuithful troops to surround the
position. The rebels were surrounded
and promptly defeated. Their guns
were captured and what remained of
their eavalrv fled in disorder.
"Avres de Ornellas. the chief offi
cinl -representative of King Manuel,
was with tho rebel troops. (A Lis
bon dispatch yesterday reported that
Ornellas had been killed in ' the
fighting.)
"The government is concentrating
large bodies of troops with the ob
ject of suppressing the Oporto rebel
lion.", ' PARIS, Jan. 27. Portuguese roy
alists are completely in control of the
provinces of Minho and Trasos Mon
ies; according to n dispatch from
Madrid to the Journnl des. Debuts.
The same advices say republican
troops which were defeated bv mon
archists nt Coimbrn are about to go
over to the monarchists.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. A nation
wide labor crisis involving industries
engaged ' in ninniil'aclnring silk nnd
cotton goods and to soino extent wool
en goods, is impend'ng unless em
ployers in these trades concede the
8-hour dnv bv February 3, it was
learned here todnv.
Informntion that employes planned
to work not longer than eight hours
on that date and on each dnv there
after was convoyed to . the recon
struction commission recently un
pointed bv Governor Alfred 15. Smith
to nd just labor disturbances. This
information came from John Golden,
president of the United Tcxtilo
Workcrs oC America.
MONARCHY
Public Service Commission Cannot Set Aside Decree of Federal Court. But
Receiver May Join Shippers in Postponement Plea If Sold. Purchaser
Can Junk Road If Desirable Government Policy Cause of Railroad's
Suspension Says Turner People of Eaqle Point Blamed.
SALEM, Jan. 26 (Special Corres.
pondence). Information from Port
land Is to the effect that a postpone
ment of the receivership of the 'Pa
cific & Eastern will be granted and a
public hearing allowed when protests
against the recent order will be
beard.
According to report, however, W.
P. Turner, receiver of the road Is of
the opinion that the decree of Judge
Wolverton of the federal court, can
not be set aside by the public service
commission, and the original plan
for a receivership will be carried out,
operation of the road discontinued,
and the property offered tor sale.
The railroad, however, will consent
to a delay and continue in operation
for six months, if operating expenses
are guaranteed during the Interval.
-Arthur Hill of Medford, who is here
representing the Medford and Butte
Falls lumber men, left for Portland
to ascertain Just what Is included in
operating expenses.
When sold it la Mr. Turner's opin
ion that the purchaser can either
operate the road or sell It for junk,
and it, rsqld Am iunkaerevULJbe.
no way to prevent the property being
dismantled and the equipment ship
ped away.
Want loss Made Up
Mr. Turner, who got his start In
Medford, is familiar with conditions
in southern Oregon, has a genuine
attachment for that part of the state
and has expressed his willingness to
aid in advancing the Interests of the
Rogue River valley, but fears that
the only way out of tbe dilemma will
be for the people of southern Oregon,
TO
GIVE TIG TAO
TO-
PARIS. Jan. 27. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) The Japanese dele
gation in its attitude on ouestions
coming before the peuec congress will
be inspired bv sentiments expressed
bv Viscount TJehidn. the Japanese
foreign minister, on the opening of
the diet nt Tokio, Japan's senior
delegate, Huron Makino, said to the
Asoscinted Press todny.
The Japanese will contribute in
every way possible to the conclusion
of a just nnd permanent peace and
neither expect nor desire nnv territor
ial expansion in China or Siberia, he
said. '
Huron Makino said:
"Our minister of foreign nffairs
disposed of nnv nuestion ns to Jap
an's relation with Russia bv declar
ing she neither intends nor desires to
interfere in Russian nffairs. but is
willing to nid Russia in restoring or
der. "Viscount Uohida gave ample as
surance Hint Japan has no territorial
ambitions in China. On the contrary,
we have solemnly engaged to resuect
the political nnd territorial integri
ty of China. Our country proposes
to demonstrated sho is a sincere
friend of China bv using everv en
deavor to promote good will and the
common welfare."
LAND SETTLEMENT
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 27. A bill
creating a state land settlement com
mission nnd providing for co-operation,
through the commission, between
the state nnd fedora! governments in
the settlement of honorahlv discharg
ed soldiers, sailors nnd marines upon
Oregon lands, was introduced in the
legislature today bv Representative
Hen C. Sheldon. The bill incorporates
the plan of Secrolnrv of the Interior
Lane for land settlement.
TO
or the Individuals Interested in tim
ber along the line, or both, to agree
to guarantee the operating expenses
of the property, when the present
management would be willing to re
sume operations.
To a member of the Jackson coun
ty delegation Mr. Turner when Inter,
viewed in Portland on Saturday said:
"The Pacific & Eastern railroad
was turned back to private ownership
because It did not pay operating ex
penses. In other words the govern
ment policy is to operate roads and
feeders that pay a profit, and ask the
railroads to operate those that don't
pay a profit. This - automatically
forces all railroad units, operating at
a loss, and previously maintained by
profits of tbe entire system, to be
abandoned." "
Support Withheld
"The people living along the Pa
cific & Eastern have not supported
the railroad as they should. Only a
short time ago the people of Eagle
Point threatened a boycott because a
train was late. They have not ridden
on the road or shipped freight over
..tha road,, when- automobiles or moutr .
trucks could be substituted. The In
crease in timber shipments the past
year have enlarged receipts somewhat
but not enough to justify operation. -"If
the people of southern Oregon
will themselves, or thru other respon
sible parties pledge tbe operating ex.
penses of the property, I have no
doubt the operation of tbe Pacific &
Eastern can be continued. If this is
not done, I can see little chance of
preventing the i ultimate abandon
ment of the property."
E
WASIIIXGTOX. Jnn. 27. General
March, chief of staff, informed the
senate military committee todav that:
shipping arrangements had been made
bv which' 300.000 men might bo
transported home monthly nnd thut
all of the American expeditionary
forces could he returned home nnd
demobilized within six months.
Ilow manv Americans will be held
nbrond in the army of occupation is
to be determined bv President Wilson.
General March stated, but Americans
already have been designated for re
turn home than originullv proposed
bv Marshal Koch. He indicated that
10 divisions had been suggested as
Americas contribution to the army
of occupation.
Thero are still nbout 783,000 men
ini ennip in the United States and all
will be demobilized with n month from
todav except 'those, retained for
overneiKt duty," Uenernl March add
ed. Up to noon last Saturday, ho
said, 104,000 men had arrived from
overseas. : : -' . ,i
WINNIPEG. Han.. Jan. 27. IIo
tnrned Canadian soldiers vesterduy
prevented Winnipeg socialists from
holding n meeting called to honor tho
memory o the late Karl Liebknocht,
German Spurtacan loader. The sol
dies later ransueked . the socialist
headquarters, wrecked a socialist
club and burned a red flug they
found.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Lister has
received a letter from Ralph O. Jen
nings, who says he Is again located
on his Applegate ranch. Mr. Jennings
resigned as sheriff of Jackson county
to go to war. Ho stntes that ho had
a fino time nnd got lots of experience.
Grants Pasa Courier. .