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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY,
JANtJATtY
28, 1919
NO. 2G2
M
M
BOLSHEVIKI FAIL
TO DRIVE YANKS
ON DVINA RIVER
Efforts to Force Allies Back Defeat
edGeneral Attack Planned but
, Enemy Gets Lost In Woods Artll
lery Duel Continues Reds Burn
8lienkurrsk.
AltCHANOIil., Jan. 88. (lly An
loclatod Pro.) Ilolnhovlk forces
'fallod In un ut tempt lnt mld-nlght to
clrlvo American' unit British troops
from tholr position ut Till Ban on
the Dvlim rlvor, authnl of Arch'
angel. Knrllor tlio onomy hud bom
liardod I lid poaltlon with urllllory.
On tho rlxlit bank of ilio rlvur the
American troop mot n small enemy
patrol and drove It buck, On Ilia luft
bnnk Ilia nllla encountered lfiO Dot
shavlkl Ih In morning and dlnporcd
Ilium, inking U prisoner. Tlio iil
llo mifrorod no caualtlo. ,
Tho prisoner nld Hint a general
atluek hud hauii planned, but a ma
jority of tho nolithevlkl lout thimt-
aolvu In tho wood, Allied acout
found ft coiwldorablo iiuinbor of tho
ii n mu y In tho upper Tulga river,
from which tho tillltnt outposts with
drew, Tholr artillery then ahollod
tlio evacuated poHiilon, Tim artillery
dual continue,
Hlinnkurxk DoMroywl
On a lino of tho rlvor Vuga, In the
Khonkursk region, tho llolnhevlkl
have followed tho American to fli'o
mlloii no ii til of HIiCKovnmk, whore
Amorlcan patrol now 'nre In touch
with tho onomy.
Accordion to refugee who aro floo
Inif along rlho snow-covorad road
from HhciikiiMK lo afly In thu
American lino, tho Ilolnhovlkl have
burned Bhunkursk nnd mnnrrod
many of Ilio Inhabitant. Tlio Amor
lean Intelligence officer aro trying
to confirm tho report.
' Tho 'llolnhevlkl woro shelling Tu
rovo, 40 mile mini of 8hankurk, to.
day and apparently woro proptirlug
for another Infantry attack In this
region. A HI I lory activity! continue
alouii tho Vologda railway.
Ilohdiovlkl Cliilnm
LONDON, Jan. 28. Further ue
cono for tho llolnhevlkl In Ilio
north, south unit oast are reported In
a llulan government wlrolo men
sago roeotvod lioro. UctorrltiK to op.
aratlnna on tho uorthorn front up to
January 24, tho mosago report tho
capture of a number of vIIIoko and
600 prlHOnors and say that boforo
the Uolahovlkl attacked Shoukuruk
"Iho white Hod."
Un tho aouthorn front, about 00
vorst north of TznrlUnn, tho men-
Bno say, "our detachment occupied
Davldov.ka, forcing tho onomy bnck
to MnlRMilvuiiovlui."
JAPANESE CLASH
ON ZEYA RIVER
OMSK. Control Siberia, Friday,
.Tan. 17. (lly Associated . 1'ronH.)
Death nlnlkod with Bolshevism In
Perm until tho cfly was capturod by
(ionornl. (Inlilu, nccordlng to tho of
ficial report of jin InvoHtlKiitor. There
aro no children no lens than a year
old In Perm, all having dlod, nys tho
report, which adds that In throo
month the whnlo population would
probably have porlshad.
Tho report Btatcs that tho Ilolsho
vIhIh regarded nil llourgaoln of tho
city an outside the law. Whon the
Jhll waB ovororowdod tlio Inmates
who had boon Imprisoned longest
woro shot. Thoro are woll authenti
cated cases of torturo, snyB tho ro
port. ' ;
VLADIVOSTOK, Satlirdny. Jan. 1 8
(lly Associated ProsB.J Jnpanaaa
troopa at'Mazonova, on tho Zoya river
north of niagovostchansk liavo clusli
ed with 'Uolshovlst forces numbering
about ona thousand, according to re
ports rocolvod hero. Tho JapunoBO
lost two klllod and eleven woundod.
RtiHBlnn police agents had nrreslod
sovorol Bolshevists and tnkan thorn
to Mazonova, but people of Hint vil
lage nttemptod to roseuo the prison
ers. Jnpnnono forcos Joined In Iho
fighting, which lasted soveral hours.
Sovontoon cossocks aro reported cap
tured by thoillolshovlsls and two Jup
nnoBO. were drowned whllo trying to
swim across tho Hoya river.
KRASNOYARSK, Control Slborln,
Frlduyy Jan. 24, (Hy Assoclatod
I'i'ohs.) Allied military authorities
have raided a IlnlshovlBl rendezvous
lioro and hiivo nrrostod tho Iniidors.
Jmporlnnl dfiCumpnlB woro seized,
PACKERS UNITE
IN DENOUNCING
INTERFERENCE
Lealslatlon Deslaned to Control Will
Only Muddle Thlnus Up Says Mor
rls Hltih Deuree of Efficiency1 at
Present Swift Objects to Political
Dictation.
e I., . i
WASHINGTON. Jim, 2B.Aiiv leg
islution designed to I'onlriil or ri-uu
Into Iho meat inilnittrv "would iust
mnitillo things un." Kdwnrd Morris,
president of Morris and company.
un id tiiilov in cuntiriiiirni Iiim ostitmiii v
before the lioosg interstate couinicrce
l'0lllllilllH. Ill) hllill III' I'llllld KlltfUt'Xt
no Icuihlutinn that would have u bene
fii'iul olTect.
Ileforo Ilio NCiuili' nirriiMillure coin
inilloii vchleriliiv. .). Otrden Armour,
tiri'HiiU'iil of Armour nnil ('"inunnv,
iiilvociilcd (- iiin ri'uuliilorv luilii
lion and caiil ho and hi counsel were
ilral'liiiL- ii bill ivhirli lie exncclcil lo
xiilniiit iik ii Hiili-tililte for ximilnr
mi'iiKimw now liet'ure coneri-H, after
it hud been Niiliuiitti'd to other iiaeker
for their iiiinrovnl.
Kfflcloncj' Shown
Mr. Morri nnid ro.rnv that Ilio meut
industry in heiiik' onerutcil lit the
hiuht'ht ilcttico of I'fficicncv nnil thiit
both in'oiliicerx nnil niickcix were hc
intr iuxtlv treated. So loos iim that
continued, lie said, the iiui'kerM hlimild
ho left nlono.
"TIiih in nnrliciiliirlv Irue." lie xnid.
''bccniiM" the imi'kcrK uro now fueinc
a ureal ln-n im the result of the Mid
den cndinir of the war. Iluvo oiiaiili
tii'i of meat nre on hand Tor which
liiuh prices were tmiil and for which
there nre no market. Kniii-luicnt of
IcuiKliitiini now could rcnult in nolh
inir Iml dixlurliintr Ilio mickertt at a
lime when their ciwrcv t-hould he con-
lereil on uctliiiir buck to n nro-wnr
UllK'K."
LiiiliH K. Swift, iiresidoiil of Swift
an ileouiminv. teolifvinif todnv before
tho Hi'iinlo iiurii'iillure committee, on
imikciI tho uruvioiiiim of Ihe Kcndriek
hill o reuulnle the meut indiiHlrv on
the urouuil Hint thev would make nn-ti-lniMl
Inwrt uiuiliciilile lo ii Himile
individiuil mu) mil reu'iilulion wholly
in (lie IiiiiiiIh of the xccrctiirv of tie
rieullure. Fvll of I'olltlrnl Control
, IiuibiiiiicIi lis everv iiernon lind bis
own idea of wlmt wiik reiimiiuilile. Mr.
Swift Kiiid. a nnckcr coulil not tell
whether bin profits were leuul until
bo bud been ordered to retrain bv the
secretary of nuriculluro or convicted
bv a jury.
"No man would invest," be added,
"where mieccKH or failure depended
on the whim of a political appointee,
ininornnt of the nnekiiic business. Kv
orv person who refrniiied from bovine
until prices were lower would bo opon
(o Ihe charge Hint his notion was for
Iho purpose of ilepressimr or enhnne
Inir prices nnil would bo subject lo
prosecution."
Affidavits, were presented lo show
Unit Swift and eompnnv's advertising
expenditures were $1,700,000 in ,1018
and ont $1,000,0011 a month us has
been slated.
Mr. Swift said Ihe big puckers tried
to keep all ninrkels on a level with
Cbicnco.. bill that Chicago prices
were determined! bv Ihe other markets
as well. . .. n.
SEATTLE, Wiisb., jnn. 28. Offi
cers of the Senltlo Metal Trades
Council said todnv thev were plan
ning to send telegrams to all metal
trades unions in the nation asking Hint
thev walk out in u general striko.in
sympnlliv witli Seattle shipvnrd
workers, who, aniiroximutelv 2o,000
strong, struck IuhL Tuesday for high
er wages.
Members of 1 MO unions affiliated
with the Senltlo Central Labor council
todnv continue voting on tbo nues
lion of calling a general strike hero
l'obrmirv .1, m svinpnlbv Willi the
shipyard workers. Last night Ilio
plasterers, structural iron wdrkers
and engineers voted in favor of a
general strike, Tho Seattle Citv Fire
Fighters' Union last night announced
iln consliliilinn forbids pnrlicipulion
in strikes, A walk out of the engi
neers would lie up gas service, it was
said. ' :
RELIGIOUS SERVICES '
HELD FOR FORMER KAISER
AMKliONOKN. Jan. 27. Religious
services were held in Ihe castle chapel
here lodav in bonoi"of the birthday
of William llnbenzollerii, the former
German emperor.
200,000 OUT ON
STRIKES TYING-UP
BRITISH PLANTS
Half of Strikes Are In Belfast Which
Resembles City of the Dead Most
of Walkouts Are for Shorter Hours
With Same Pay and Privileges
Question of Waaes In London Only.
1X)ND0N, .Ian. C8. It I estlmut
oil that Hourly 200,1100 men and wom
an are Idle In the I'nlced Kingdom
and Ireland bacauso of strike In
various trade, creating one of the
most sarlou situation Industrially
that the country ha had to face In
many year. 'Half of tho strikers are
In Helta!, where tho strike move
ment I spreading.
Tho city of Iiolfat by night vir
tually Is in total darknoBs, the hospi
tals being tho only place whore lights
cun bo' shown without danger of at
tack hy strikers. 1 Everywhere clno
tho dlaplny of a light linn cauned
either tho stoning or tho storming of
tho premise. In case where such
drastic action was not taken, tho peo
ple were forced by threat to screen
tholr light. Kvcn In the private
houne It I not considered sate to
usa mora thun one cundlo and tho
supply of candle Is rapidly diminish
ing.
I'likcling Kxtcnslvo
Fortunately, last night was snowy
ami wet by turns, otherwise, It Is
considered, there might have been
more trouble. This morning men lo
various of tho smaller industrial
plants who hud romainod at work
came out for safety's sake, the pick
eting having hecomo more extenslvo.
One .of the morning newspaper was
forced to suspend publication. Tho
shipyard worker uro opposed to the
strike and are endeavoring to ar
rango a meeting for Wednesday.
Thoro Is no change In tho situation
on tho Clydo whore 20,000 shipyard
workers are out, nor In London
whero 15,000 ship repairers liavo
struck and have refused an offer to
refor thn question of wages to a
committee.
To thoso miiKt he added 24,000
KlfoHhiro miners, G000 South Wales
miner, !i000 Edinburgh shipwright
4O0O .Manchester dockers. 4000 South
Walos shipyard mon, und a number
pf (ilnsgow municipal worker.
Shorter Hours Demanded
Except In London whero tho ques
tion at stuko is ona of wages, all
these strikes are due to a demand for
shorter hours with tho same prlvll
eges and wages ns prevailed when
longer hours woro worked.
Thoro are ouo hundred thousand
people Involved In the strike at Bel
fast aad 20 trades are affected
writes tho llolfast correspondent of
tho Mull, adding:
"llolfast is like a dead city, its
ontlro social life Is paralyzed. The
mala cuuso of the trouble lies in tho
fact that tho workors In electria and
gas plants hove joined tho shipyard
workers la demanding n forty-hour
wock. Grave diggers joined the
strlko on Monday."
SENATE FIGHT ON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Action
on tho president's rcnominatton of
Kodoral Judgo Charlos K. Bunnell
nnd District Attorney It. F. Itoth of
Fairbanks, Alaska, has boon held up
In tho senate at tho request of Sena
tor Jones, of Washington, republican,
who said today ho Intended to pre
vont confirmation Uocnuso of ulloged
political activities, particularly in the
recent Sulzor-WIckorshnm contest for
tho scut In tho houso'' ns delegate
from Alaska.
Tho senate judiciary committee
nppolntod n sub-committee hoadod by
Sonntor Overman of North Carolina
lo hoar the Washington senator's ob-
j oct ions.
10
A
PA HIS. Jan. 28. fleneriil Pershing
reports Hint by April lie will bo dis
pnlehiii"' American troops homeward
ut' Iho rate of ,'100,000 monthly. This
nppenrs lo be considered as rapidly
as (leuerul Pershing's forces .can be
safely demobilized wilhonl adding to
Ihe difficulties of iineniplovinent.
Tho demobilization committee ,of
Ilio pence conference now bus been
divided, with Iwo sub-committees
working on ilifl'erenl brunches of the
problem,
' ' "
WILSON PRESENTS PLAN TO
PUT COLONIES OF GERMANY lHj
UNDER LEAGUE OF NATIONS
l THE LEADING CHORUS
mm)
FOUR YEAR PERIOD
WASHINGTON' Jan. 28. Legisla
tion prohibit iii-j general niimigration
for u period of four years following
tile signing of the pence 'treaty was
approved tentatively todnv bv the
bouse immigrution committee.
It is understood the committee is
divided 7 to 2 for the legislation with
six members absent. Prohibition of
immigration during the peace re
construction period has been strongly
urged bv representatives of orgunized
labor and others at bearings before
the committee.
The bill would permit an nlicnt res
ident, to bring bis wife nnd children
(except bovs over 18 veurs old) into
the United States' orphan nephews
under 18 venrs nnd nieces of nnv
age also may be brought into the
country. Tourists would not be bnr
erd from entrv for temporary stay. '
The decision on Ilio four-venr pe
riod wiis-imidc on the nuestion wheth
er the committee should adopt Hint
provision or one providing for only
two years' prohibition.
Europeans Ideals
PARIS, Jaa. 27. The European
workors bellevo that labor has the
right to go and come freely wherever
employment is to be found regardless
of frontiers, declared George Nicoll
Hnrnes, labor representative oa the
British pence delegation, In discuss
ing the proposal to prohibit Iminlgra
Hon Into tho United States. Euro
pean labor, he said, was strougly op
posed to such a law.
Tho European labor market, Mr.
Barnes pointed out, was full, while
tho field for employment In the Unit
ed States had hardly boon scratched
over. Mr. Barnes said ho thought a
provision should be made, however,
for employment ot emigrants before
they embark for a foreign land. '
Drafting Measure
.' Mr. Barnes was In conference to
day with dolegotos from the British
trades unions regarding the draft of
a monsuro for the proposed Internat
ional labor bureau, which when com
pleted will ho submitted to tho repre
sentatives of 'British employers.
Aftor this has boen done tho measure
will bo taken before the poace confer
ence. Othor drafts. It Is expected,
will be submitted by othor nations.
All aro to be consolidated Into n final
project for submission to the confer
ence. - . 'i
I OIL PRICES
NEW VOIilC Jiin. 28. Tho Stand
ard Oil eotnpnnv of New York todnv
advanced the price of refined petro
leum tor export one cent h gallon,
milking cases 20. 2o cents, tanks ().2."
cents and standard white in barrels.
J.i,2j ceiis,
1 .jir. rsArxtKc? i
FAVORPROHIBITING TWO DIVISIONS OF
IMMIGRATION FOR GERMAN TROOPS
TO ATTACK POLES
PARIS'. Jan. 28. Two full corps of
German troops have been assembled
bv the general stuff to march uguiiist
the Poles, und eight troop trains are
Pussine: throutrh Krankfort-nn-tbe-Oder
duit v. according to a Zurich dis
patch to the Journal from Unden-Bu-dcn.
. '
HER LIN". Mondnv. Jan. 27.
Forces murebiiig on Libnu on the Bal
tic coast of I'ourbind have been halt
ed bv German volunteer forces which,
though greatly outnumbered, forced
the soviet iirmv buck across theWin-
, dim river, suvs a dispatch to the Zei-
tuug am M'ttng. It is said the Bol
shevists suffered lieuvv losses. Bol
shevists are reported to have killed
000 . people in Dorput and Wesen
bcrg in Kstbonin. The German com
missioner in Lithuania' who arrived
here todnv said Bolshevists are still
2(1 miles cast of Kovo. The line Is
being defended bv German volunteers.
E RELIEF
EALI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. Final
legislative action was taken today by
congress on the administration bill
appropriating $100,000,000 request
ed hy President Wilson for European
famine rollet. Tho conferees' report
was adopted by both senate, and
house without debate and the mea
sure now goes to the president for
approval.
' There was no debate In either
house. Some of the money Is author
ized for the relief of people In Eur
ope and tho Near East outside Ger
many, German-Austria, Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey at the discre
tion of President Wilson und provis
ion la made for Including Armenians,
Syrlnns, Greek and other Christian
and Jewish populations of Asln
Mlnor, now or formerly subject to
Turkey, among thoso to receive the
relief.
One of the amendments adopted
requires that wheat used for relief
shall, he bought as far as practicable
In America. ,
WASHINGTON, Jan. '28 Secre
tary Daniels todnv instructed Rear
Admiral Usher nt New York to in-,
vestigute and report on tho suppres
sion bv a niivnl guard nnd jiolieo ro-
Wu i,... inuf ,,;.,i,f ..c .ii...
of . .discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines nt winch the speakers criti
cised (he government.
Internationalization of
German Holdings Is
Proposed-Freedom of
Seas Being Discussed
i
PARIS. Jan. 28. President Wilson
is credited bv the French press with
having brought forward during - the
discussion of the subiect-of the Ger
man colonies the plan under which
thev would be placed, so to speak,
under the cuiirdiunshin of the League
of Nations, which would appoint one
of its members to administer them.
When the supreme council of the
IK'uee conference assembled todnv
there were present, in addition to the
lull membership of the body. Pre
mier Hughes of Australia, one of the
Chinese representatives and several
technical advisers on colonial mat-.
tcrs. ,
Before the council met. what had
threatened to be a conflict over the
representation of smaller powers on
committee had been entirely cleared
awuv bv the unanimous agreement bv
spokesmen of small nations, and the
peace negotiations in general are con
tinuing to move forward with- 0 de
gree of progress indicating definite
agreements at a reasonably- earlv
stage. . . . -
To Internationalize Colonics
, Attention for the moment, is cen
tered chiefly on the plan presented
bv President Wilson for the interna
tionalism -of the German colonial
possessions. : This, indeed, now is
virtually monopolizing the attention
of the council, which has summoned
representatives of New Zealand. Aus
tralia and China into the conference
lienrinss. '.
Premier Iluubes claims German
New Guinea for the Australian oom
iuouweuitli. while New Zealand claims
Samoa. Japan desires the Marshall
and Caroline irroups of aslunds. A
reported secret treaty between Eng
land and Japan giving Japan the is
lands north of the collator and the
British the colonies south of the eoun
tor. stands in the wuv of the inter
nationalization plans: but it is gen
erally believed that all secret treaties
will give wuv before the League of
Nations. The impresison seems to
be that tiie disposition of the German
colonies will be finally arranged bv
Hie five great powers without refer
ence to the peace conference at a
plenary session or to the various
commissions..''..'.'.. . -.-'..'
Pacific Island Phase
The Pacific island phase of the
colonial claims now before the. coun
cil is particularly interesting to the
American representatives because of
the American interests in tho Pacific.
FROM MANUFACTURE
OF NEAR BEER
W-ASHUNGTO.V, Jan. 2S The food
administration announced today that
President Wilson signed a proclama
tion in Paris on Junuary 23, remov
ing restrictions ou the manufacture
ot socalled near-beers.
, It was stuted, however, that the
proclamation could not become effec
tive until ' the seal ot the United
States was attached thereto hy the
state department, and the adminis
tration warned the public that no
one could "safely net on this infor
mation until the proclamation has
become effective."
'No reference was made to the re
strictions on the manufacture ot beer
or other intoxicating brewed bev
erages. Undor presidential proclamation
the brewing of beer, near beer, and
other malt beverages was stopped on
December 1 us a war-time conserva
tion measure.
t ffl
SUPPORT LEAGUE
: WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S. The Ar
gentine minister ot foreign affairs
has Informed the. United Slates am-,
bassador, tho state department an
nounced today, that tho Argentine
mlnlsted to France had been Instruct
ed to support President. Wilson's plan
for a League of Nations, -
notablv through Amcricnn possession
of Hawaii and the Philippines. Thoro
lias been no official announcement off
whnt Japan proposes (be poivim
should give her for. her part in the
war. but there have been reports that
Julian was willing to turn Kiao Chow
back to China, hut wished to retain
the; German rights to-the develop
ment o fthe Hinterland. ; There has
been un indication of liow fur she
would press her claims to the Pucilio
island. ; . '-
(iiange in Plans
A change has been made in tlio
i nmn nf Hip imnnrtnnt pnmmittne of
,h. . onneTenc,e whH,h is to deal
with the subject of damages suffered
through the war and compensation
for ihenij Instead of being the com
mittee on indemnities, as originally
planned, the committee will now bo
known ns the committee on repara
tion. -. '. : -.-' -.;iv r- '-'- '".
The American delegation to tho
peace conference, it nppenrs. has de
cided to keep the question of labor
to the fore as fur as possible iij the
conferences here. President Wilson
and Colonel E. M. House have ar
ranged for a meetin? of the Auiericnn
labor men to be held tomorrow to
formulate the program.
Freedom of Seas
The conferences among the pence
conference delegntes are beginning to
touch tipon the Question of the free
dom of Hie sens which probably is the
one question upon which the Ei.ro
nean deleirates seek the most immc
dite enliu'htenment ns- to President
Wilson's views. . . . -
Some of the foremast uiternntional
"nw experts seem to be of the opinion
Hint the freedom of the seas ro
solvcs itself into the question what is
contraband, since the freedom of the
seas reallv means nothing more than
the right of private property to niovo
upon the seas in time of war. Dis
cussion is ranging around the propo
sition that the League of Nations
shall decide what is contraband, so
that the question shnll never be set
tledw bv nnv one of the nations inter
ested. This, it is thought, mnv pro
duce a solution of the problem. , ,
The nuestion of disarmament has
already been discussed in its initial
phases, and the related problems of
revising international maritime prac
tices will go bund in hand with i, :
Thus the freedom of tbeens and all
questions which bear upon it are be
ing approached with consideration for
their relationship with one another.
Fl
E
OF FOREIGN CABLES
PAH1S. Jan. 28. Captain' Andro
Tnrdieu, Freuch high commissioner to'
tho United States, and a French delci
gate to the peace conference, in his
speech Monday ut a luncheon to mem
bers of the foreign press, repeated
the pledge given by the French gov
ernment that no censorship of foreign
cables will be exercised bv Franco
and the promise that every reason
able facility would be given foreign
newspapers during the conference. On
the, first point, ncocrding to the of-,
ficiul report of the captain's speech
which now is avuilablc, bis words
were:-.- .V ! , -. " ' ' -
"After rapidity of transmission,
vour second need is freedom. 'This
liberty which vou liavo from . tlio
French point of view is total, abso
lute and unreserved. Wluit vou writo
will be transmitted just ns vou "write.
"The French press, iih von know,
is still under censorship and the gov
ernment bus the right to suppress nnv
information liable to threaten tho '
sntetv of Hie country butsido as well
as- inside. This government on tho
other band will not limit the liability
of criticisms .its iiiilgments and ar
ticles nro to to. bo censored even
when as sometimes happens they nro
not particularly complimentary, to tlio
ministers nnd our administration."
C D. Colby of Salem Is visiting
friends In thot city today,