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MEDFORD, OIcEGON", HATClMUY, FKHKUARY 22, .1919
NO. 284
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APMIQTIPP FOCH S MANDATE
HKIlllOllUL Tfl nillT PnSFN
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Supremo War Council Completes Mil
itary Treaty With Germany Dis
arms and Demobilizes German
Forces Down to Small Police Basis
of 100.000 Men or Less and DIs
mantles Frontier Fortifications
Also Ordered.
I'AHIH. Feb. 22. Tho supremo
war council linn completed tho uiatn
details of Ilia military treaty which
Marshal Koch will present to tho Ger
man. It will bo further perfected
at 11 mooting ot tho council .Mumluy
and than finally passed upon ly (lio
council of II10 vtrout power on Tucs
day. This document In a permanent ar
mistice and In effect a military treaty
dlnarmliiK and demobilising tho Gor
man forcua down to n smiill police
basis, uuilurntuoU to lio bolwocn five
and ton division or lo.onu men eucli,
with a almllar complete nnvnl and
anrlnl disarmament and tho (Human
tlnmiuit of tho frontier' fortlflciulnnii
aa woll na llolxolaud and tho Klol
canal.
Kooiimiilr yii".nn Left
Tho ocoiiomlu and boundary que
tlona with Oermnuy tiro left for later
dntarinlnntlon, hut from Ilia military
and nnvnl standpoint thla treaty will
be completely effective In terminat
ing tho war, mnklim lmpoiiHlllo any
resumption of It. Tho treaty also
will liuvo tho effort of roll-using nil
tho alllod I roups except In tho eslnb
llahvd aroas to bo occupied iinlll tho
definitive ponco treaty la alitncd.
Thla military treaty will bo ao of-
focllvo In 0 ml I nit tho possibility of
hostilities Hint It la construed n sumu
quarter na definitely ondlim tho war
altho tharo niuy mill bo tho technical
question whether tha (lnul end Inn of
tho war does not await tho signing of
tho final treaty ot peace.
ItoMroy (ieriiinii Wnrnlilp
Out of tho great number of con
tradictory statements being publish
ed concurnlnR tha disposition of tho
German warahlpa which huvo been
Belled, thla much mnat bo accepted
as a definite official fact:
Grout llrllnln Innlstn that those
ships bo destroyed.
This proposition will bo put before
tho supremo war council as a part of
tho llrltlnh proposals for definite
peace terms.
Tho published nssurllou Hint Oicho
ships will bo destroyed would aeem
promaloro since thoro la couslderublo
opposition to tho plfm, especially on
tho purt of France (Ireat llrltnln
" docs not proposo to destroy tho en
gine or other pnrls of 'tho ships
which have Industrial lmpnrtiinca,
Hho would romovo theso pnrla and
than destroy tha IiuIIh mid nrmnmonl
fcliiMi'lhiitlnii ImiioNilbln
Tho basis of IhO llrltlsh ndmlrnlty
plan which will bo submitted to tha
supremo war council Is that tho Gor
ninn ships should not bo retained as
warships and It la Insisted Hint bo
cnuso of tholr construction they liuvo
no commercial value.
Tho ndmlrnlty decision Is snld to
hnvo boon Influenced largely by tho
bollof Hint'n sntlsructory distribution
. of tha ships nmntiK tho allies was Im
pnsslblo. In fact, It Is added, tlront
.llrllnln would claim n mnjor portion
of tho ships. This would only servo
to Ineronso.hor preponderance ot sea
power which, It Is hold, might bo ob
jectionable to other nations.
HOME, Fob. 22. King Emmnnuol
has slgnod n docroo of nmnosty to nol
dlors and momhors of tholr families
sontencod for political nnd economic
oftousos, treason and speculation
nlono being oxclndod, Tho proiimhlo
of tho docroo concludes:
"Wo also colohrnlo In our lionrtR,
with sincere fnlth, tho pact of tho
Society of Nations, which must ho tho
Intnngihlo chnrtort of limnnnlly. Tho
whnlo Itnllan pooplo nniHt rocolvo and
understand with joy tho high value
of thla pact nnd lln Immorlnl menu
Ing."
"Hold Present Position to' Last
Breath" Aiinlnst Poles Is Reply of
German Troops Battle Stiil Raues
for Lcmbera Poles Advanclna
Aiinlnst Bolshevik! in Lithuania.
DKItl.l.V, Feb. 22. (Hy Assorlul-
od I'roHS.) (Ieriiinii troops defending
tho I'osen front agulust tho I'oles lit
lllriibaiim huvo addressed n commu
nication to National AsHomblymnn
Ohlor, protesting ukuIiibI tin official
order to vacate territory held by
I hem. In accordance with tho urmis
tlco conditions. Tho communication
declares:
"We propose to remain in the po
sitions hold by us so Ioiik aa we have
a rarlrldKo left and so Ioiik as a
spark of fire remains no Polo will
succeed In invading our linos. The
tun li to tho point deslKiiatvd by Mar
shul Koch will lead ovor thodend bod
ies of thousuiids of (ierman men. If
.Marshal Koch is determluod to force
mutters to the uttermost extreme ho
will find us ready. Wo will open the
gates to IIoIhIiovIsui which will over
flow Europe."
In a supplementary communication
tha officers of tho corps at lllrnbaum
declared Ihut It is considered a mat
ter of honor "to hold tho presuut po
sition to tho lust breath."
rigtillng nt Jo'liiberic
I'AKIS. Kelt. 22. Tho bnlllo nl
1.1-mberK hns been resumed, nccord-
I11K to u lluvtis dlsputcli from Cracow
filed Friday, t'kralniiiiis attacked
violently. They nro credited with tho
object of capturing tho city before
the arrival of tho lutor-nllled ml
slon. tjo fur tho small Polish garrison of
l.aniberK has. beaten off all Ukruln
Inn attacks.
After beKlnnlii)! an attempt to open
negotiations for on armlstlco the lu-tor-ullled
mission bus left Cnrcow for
Warsaw, where it will continue Its
offorts,
Poles ill l.ltliuanlii
WAHflAW, Kelt. 2U. Illy Assocl
nted Press.) Tho campulun of tho
Poles In Lithuania und 'nlso In the
provinces cast of Ilriwt-l.ltovsk Is
proceedliiK actively. Tho ltolshevikl
huvo beeu driven out of .Mnnlowlrx in
Volhyniii, leuvliiR behind them largo
quantities of munitions.
Thoro has bean mudo public a de
cree for military and civil occupation
of theso provinces which means that
Poland's frontiers nro boliiK extended
to tho historic boundaries of the
kingdom.
WHEAT GUARANTEE
WASIMNOTOX, Keli. 22. The
wheat uuurtiutcc hill, nullioiixinu' Hie
president to use exist itnr niroiieies or
erealo new ones In huv wheal of tho
I II 1 8 nnd .1 DID crops at the uovern-
nieut uunriinlecd price and dispose
of it ul market prices was passed to
day bv (he house by a vole of 277 to
l.'i.
Tho mciisuve, which curries nil ap
propriation of n billion dollars, wns
passed with mil v two important
amendments, one clmim nir the iliito
when the net slum cease to lie e.l lee
livo from October lo, 1!I2(I, to Jtlno 1.
IP2II, and the other uivimt Hie presi
dent creater aulhorily in reslrietint;
iinporlnlions of wheat to prelect the
liiivernment from undue loss.
The presidiml is L'iveu blanket nu
lliorily to" provide all tho mnehinerv
for haiullinu the wheal from Hie time
it is pmchased from Iho i'urnier ttnlil
sold lo Iho consumer, with control
over millers, wholesalers, iohbers and
linkers, importers, mamifaettirers and
oxeliances.
SAT.lr, Feb. 22. I.lttlo opposi
tion was offered and fow votes wore
enst nlvorsoly In tho sonato yester
day on neprosontatlvo Schuohel's
house bill No. 2 for tho creation of a
board of arbitration and conciliation
to lnlorvono In controversies botwoon
employers and employes. Tho sena
tors working for tho bill conceded
that under tho Oregon laws that
bonrd cannot have power to compel
arbitration It was generally held to
he a more Inward maintaining Indus,
trial harmony. ;., ,
Crater LateM PAYS
ijiven sum
Asked for
WAKIIIV(!T(IK. .OM. All
Iho northwest imrliH urn well
cared for in the appropriations
1'ur their support mid muiutcn-
mice continued in the Kiindrv ui-
prnpriiiliou bill iusl reported to
the house. , '
('ruler Lake park receives nl-
iiiokI the t ot n I kiiiii uskrd lor bv
Hie interior ilcotirluient and Hie
I mini named w ill cure for nil
reiiliifeiueulH iix iiriiclicnllv nil
Hie roml con-l ruction is rinixli-
el anil the iinnv engineers who
Iuivii lii.i'ii utirkin.' oil this itn-
irovcniciit liuvo turned the work
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LEGISLATURE 10-
ASK PEOPLE 10
SAI.KM. Feb. 2.'. The Orocon Icir
ixlntui'c. operntint; at hiuh sliced in
its first duv's inectiiii; Kinee the eon
slilniioiial forlv tlnv sesHion expired
IiihI nu-lit, acted on miiiiv imporimit
measures toduv.
The (.t nulu iidonlcil it ioint -(.'-o!n-tion
to extend the m'snions of the
leuixlntiire In 110 duvi iiihteiid of for
tv it.H at unrseiit, and to increase the
pnv of lawmakers from three to live
dollars tier dv. Tlie inciiKtire will
Co before the people at the special
eleclion in June.
A resolution authori.iiie the Vci-
versitv of On on to make a Btirvev
of dcliniiuenl and ilependeul persons
ill the shite, was udopted bv the sen
ate. The measure for reinslatimr
capita! iitnihmciit as a law of the
state was defeated ill the house.
The lltirlcv hill, iirovidimr for
physical (minim; und military drill
in Oreixon hiuh schools and the crea
tion of a military tniinine commis
sion was passed in the senate vester
duv hv n iiinrein of one vole. The
house has not vet laken aelioii.
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BILL EMASCULATED
BY LEGISLATURE
SAl.iar. Feb. 22. The land reeln-
iniitionists who have been liuhtinu the
MeKarland measure lo make a bird
reserve of Jlalheur lake, Ilarnev
county, this inoiniim lined in) enoiiuh
voles in the house to re-consider tho
hill and kill it from Hie seuato where
il was in 111" hands of Iho committee
on fish and liiiiue,
The house Hum went into it commit
tee of Hie whole nnd so amended the
measure that it is now satisfactory to
holh sides. The bill ns it now stand
does but little lo Malheur lake besides
uive il Iho name of Hie lioosevelt bird
reservation, li'chls of the irritiulion-
ists lire prelected. It is forbidden to
drain the hike for a period ot two
yours. The stale lund bonrd is spe
eil'ienllv directed lo emit hum its in
vest imi I ions lo the title. If the lake
is found to be mivisahle. it will he the
properly of the stale, if not naviga
ble, it lieloims lo Ihe holders of ri
parian riuhls. If found lo ho a
swamp, it heliums to tho federal uov
eriimenl until the stale files for it
under the swamp hinds net.
OUT AGE OF 87
WATKIITOWN, X. Y Feb. 22. Nr.
Marv Wnlkor, ngetl 87 veins, died ut
her home on ilnnkerllill near Oswego
at H o'clock last night niter n long
illness. She wns a surgeon in the
Civil war ninl wns awarded a con
gressional medal of honor. She gain
ed considerable fame -by being the
only woman allowed lo appear in male
MALHEUR LAK
attire by nu net of congress.
BY QUIET FOR
OVER-EXERTION
Clcmenceau Fatiuucd Bv Activities,
Yesterday. Compelled to Rest Bv
Doctors Indiunant Over Suuaes
tion of Morphine Inlection Ac
cuses Doctor of Beinti Bo'slievik.
PA MS. Feb. 22. "Premier Clem
cnecnti is sonicuhnt fulimied nnd will j
receive no one todav.'' siiiil lr. ('iiu-j
tra of the medical stall' nttendiiiul .
Premier t'lcniciieeuu alter the exiiuiiii-!
alien of the premier chortlv after 0j
o eiov-K mot iiioiiiiir.. ' - .
The nl'lieiui bulletin on Premier
t'lciuctiecauH condition, issued Hi.
morning, read-;
"The premier is n little more fn
tigued anil will receive nobody today,
lie is' absolutely forbidden to speak.
Temperature 118.7 I Fahrenheit ). uulsc
normal, 72."
ItcfiiKCs Jlorphlno . .. !
Alexandre Jlillerund. former min
ister of war. was one of Premier
(.'leineiieeau's earliest visitors today.
"The premier." said M. .Millornnd
after his Visit, ''is rather more tired
today. Yon know, he was a nutiuhty
hov ycsterilpv ninl over j-xerted him
eslf. However, his condition is ueii
crallv satisfactory,"
All of Premier (.'lemenccnu's usual
fon-noon callers were nt his residence
before 0. o'clock. They included
(leorues Mii idel. his chief clerk. Ma
jor (ienenirtlonliirii. from the minis
try of. war. mid .Stephen Piehon, the
foreign minister.
Premier Clemeneeau was able to
rest well during the niulit and sccm-
inglv snfferi'd no ndverse effects
from his exertions vostcrduv. Dur
ing the day he saw no less than AO
persons, which the doctors considered
excessive for a mun of his age with a
bullet in his back, hut M. Clcnieneenu
is an arbitrary gentlemen who does
exactly as he pleases.
Premier Overexerted
All the physicians agreed that the
action of the premier's lungs should
he reduced as much ns possible, as
the movement causes the edges of the
wound to rub ngunist each othur. The
only nuv of effecting this was an in
jeelion of morphine, which no one
u red lo proposoto the premier, fore
seeing how he would receive the sug
gestion. At last Dr. Lanbrv volun
teered, savs the Petit Journal, tie
appealed to the premier ns n "broth
er doctor," hut M. Uemenceau sprung
up. seized the physician by the shonl-
lers and shouted :
"What, what, morphine, morphine!
You waul to finish mef Are you in the
pay of Ihe llolshcviki ? "
Or. I.aubrv threw up his hand nnd
snid:
"There yon arc. We waul lo give
your chest a rest, and von nearly
burst it."
WASHINGTON7. Feb. 22. llahie
born in 11118 will bring varying in
come tax exemptions to their parents,
depending on the month of their birth.
A child born in Jnnmirv. 1!U8. gives
.fjtltl exemption, in addition to the
$2,0110 allowed married persons, but
if n child wns born in July Ihe parent
is entitled to exemption of only $100
in the infant's account. If the child
was born in October, the tax paving
niirenl is allowed only $."i0 exemption.
Vnder another regulation of the
revenue bureau a person living in one
coiniuiiuitv noting ns the principal
support of n person living elsewhere
nuivJie considered the bend of u lum
ilv and. entitled to exemption ot' $2,
000. -
CAMP D1X, ,N. Y Fob. 22. The
list or Sunset Division passed into
history todav when its lifea's an or
ganization ended with the demobiliza
tion of its heudemurters, under di
rection of Ihe demobilization dcpnrl
inent ul fulnp Dix, where the division
is repelling in sections us il ret urns
from overseas.
MINISTERS SHOT
MELEE FOLLOWING
PREMIER'S MURDER
10 PRESIDENT OUI
IN MID-ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 22.
Secretary Dmiieis transmitted u
telephonic greeting to President
Wilson todav bv mivul radio.
From his desk at the navy de-
OMi-tmcnt Ihe secretary's voice
was curried to the transport
George Washington, ncarlv 8UO
miles off the Atlantic coast.
As the George Washington is
not couiiuied for Ion.' distance
Mr. Dsn'els talked without re-
reiving n direct replv. and nc-
kiiowledgeincnt of the greeting
rume' bv ordinary radio.
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IN BUDA PEST
PAKIS. Feb. 22. A communist re
volt broke out in Iiudupest Thursday
night. sHivs n dispatch to the Matin
from Zurich uuoting a Swiss news
agency message from the Hungarian
capital.
The revolt is under the leadership
of agitators who lire for the most
part Germans and Russians, the dis
patch states. The insurgents storm
ed the offices of the socialist newspa
per Nepzava and occupied the elc
graph office nnd the railroad station.
Count Karolvi. provisional' presi
dent, culled a meeting of the cabinet.
The ministers sat far into the night
and decided to take alt necessary
measures to ouell the outbreak. Mar
tial law was proclaimed.
Government troops, the message
adds, have, already recaptured the
railroad station. v
Tho nietul workers of the citv. it is
said, lire preparing liu anti-eomuiun-
ist manifestation.
ARMOR! BILL
SAI.EM. Feb. 21 As a part of the
general reconstruction building pro
gram inst introduced in the state leg
islature specific provision has been
iniide in the bill, through the .activi
ties of Kepresentativc Sheldon, ehuir
mun of the house reconstruction com
mittee, for an appropriation of $25.
000 for a state armory at Medford.
The prov'sion is made contingent
upon either the citv or county adding
not less tlinn,$2.".IIOO additional. Only
three other cities in the state received
appropriation) for armories in the
program, those cities being Astorim
l.a Grande and linker.
The bulk of the a propria t ions un
der this reeonstruet:on program' go
for the following items:
New slate Penitentiary ...$oOO.OOO
Reconstruction hospital ut
Portland itoO.OOO
Oregon Agricultural college 500.000
Fnivcrsity of Oregon 500.000
Oregon Normal School 100,000
F.astern Oregon Hospital for
: Insane 150.000
Soldier's Home lit lioscbnrg.. 25,000
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 2. Amend
ment to fix n maximum price in the
domestic potash hill introduced by
Sohator Henderson of N'ovnda, de
signed to safeguard American pro
ducers by regulating; Imports thru a
licensing system for two years after
peace has been restored, was ordered
favorably reported today by the sen
ate mines committee. Tho maximum
prlco for potash for the first twelve
months would ho fixed at 5'--n a
unit and for tho succeeding twelve
months, $ 2.00.
"ING AND LOOT!
i 1
Soldiers' and Workmen's Council Proclaim Soviet Republic 10.600 Work
men From Suburbs Plunderino Shops Ultra Radicals and Spariacans
Unite in Effort to Save Political Control Parliament Scene of Wild
Riot Following Assassination Deputy Oesel Amona the Slain. ,
BERLrXi, Feb. 22. (By Associat
ed Press.) Bavaria last night was
declared a soviet republic by the sol
diers and workmen's council in Mu
nich, the Vossische Zeltung . today
says.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 22. Minis
ter of the Interior Auer of Bavaria
has died of bis wounds, according to
the Munich correspondent of the Po
litlken. Deputy Svelller, the dispatch
adds, fired the shots which fatally
wounded Minister Auer and killed
Deputy Oesel.
Uerren Hoffmann and Frauender
fer, members of the Bavarian cabinet
the correspondent says, were wound
ed by a man In uniform who fired
from tho gallery. .
Instantly Killed
LONDON', Feb. 22. According to
an Evening News dispatch from Ber
lin, Deputy Oesel, who is a Catnollc
economist, was instantly killed dur
ing the shooting In the Munich diet.
Herr Carres, a representative of the
war office, tho News advices state,
was wounded by the second shot
fired. Under-secretary Jahrels also
was wounded.
Herr'Unterleitner, the minister ot
social affairs, was wounded at the
time Premier Eisner was killed, he
being the premier's companion.
It Is declared In this dispatch tnat
Count Arco Valley, who shot Prem
ier Eisner, was killed by a naval
guard. (The first dispatches report
ed Count Arco Valley wounded and
in a dying condition.)
Tho count is said to have been a
young student.
Itlotlng by Mob
LONDON", Feb. 22. Tho troubles
in Munich took a still more serious
turn yesterday afternoon, according
to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company. Church
bells began ringing, 10,000 workmen
from the suburbs marched into the
center of tho city, and a short time
later violent firing was heard, it is
said. The mob is reported to have
begun plundering shops.
The dispatch characterizes the con
ditions now prevailing in Munich as
virtually those of civil war.
Minister Shot
The attempted assassination of
Herr Auer is interpreted as an act of
revenge for the killing of Premier
Eisner, according to advices from
various German sources. The men
were bitter opponents. Herr Auer is
a majority socialist minister and had
boen looked upon as a man likely to
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ON BOARD U. S. S. GEORGE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (By wire
less to Associated Press.) Favored
with continued good weather. Presi
dent Wilson's steamer tonight was
less than 1000 miles almost duo east
of Boston, traveling at a speed of 1 1
knots.
The president continued with the
work claiming his attention, with in
tervals for rest and exercise. The
plans for his reception at Boston
have been vlrtunlly completed. They
call for a speech by him during the
afternoon and possibly a reception
by tho Massachusetts legislature, and
his doparture immediately thereafter
for Washington.
Tho president's speech may not be
so comprehensive as generally had
been expected. It seems probable
that he will confine himself In Bos
ton to a speech appropriate to the
welcoming ceremonies.
IN
El
displace Herr Eisner as premier. Tha
latter was the Idol of the ultra-radi
lcals. '
The political situation In Munlcli
has been drifting rapidly to the point
of an explosion and the ultra-radical
who comprise the Independent social.
Ists and the Spartacans are Buspectcil
of uniting In a final desperate at-4
tempt to save their political control
, Auer Still Alive
BERUX. Feb. 22. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) Bavarian Minister o
the Interior Auer was still alive last
evening, according to reports receiv-(
ed here from Munich.- He is despcr-i
atelv wounded, however, a bullet hav
ing grazed his heart. '
The assassination of Kurt Eisner
the Bavarian premier, caused a tre-
mentions riot in Munich. The streets
adjacent to the parliamentary build-i
ing were thronged with crowds durint)
the day and the chamber .where thu
diet was in session wus invaded bv a
mob. . .
Minister of Justice Tinim nnd Min
ister of Soeial Affairs Vnterleiter ofl
Bavnria were wounded during the
shoting which took place at tho Bin
varinn Landtag yesterday when lleru
Auer. Yavnrian minister of the intex-i
rior. wus shot. ,
' General Strike Called 1
Having fired at Herr Auer. a mnni
sprang iu among the deputies and
fired further shots ut the minister's!
bench. At the same moment several
shots were fired from the strangers''
gallery. A scene of indescnbablo
confusion ensued', the deputies scrauw
bling to escape from the room.
Suartacans and independent social
ists have culled for a general striko
at Munich and sanguinary incidents
ore feared, as the military eoiumunu
has declared that it cannot undertake
any protection and will not oppose
persons conducting demonstrations.
The iniiiries' liitlieted upon llcrf
Auer and Herr Timm are such that
they are not expected to recover.
LEASI
WASHINGTON', Feb. 22. Vnrging
action on the coal and oil land leas
ing bill. Senator l'ittman of Nevada
charged in the senate todav that cer
tain senators were attempting to pre
vent a vote and declared his intention
of "forcing them into the open." Ho
protested against discussion of tho
league of nations while the confer- :
enee report on the oil bill was under
consideration, saying tho oil mens- .
lire was the most important legisla
tion as far as the west wns concern
ed that had been before congress in
vein's. -
"Which is the nioro important?"
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, re
publican, "the oil leasing hill or il
nuestion revolutionizing the entire po- :
litical system of tho world?"
Senator Pittninn replied that while
realizing the importance of the lciiguo
of nations, vet that was a matter
which could be discussed Inter whilo
action on the oil Ijill was limited to
the present session.
Denying charges that the bill fa
vors the Standard Oil company. Scn
n tor Pitlmnn said tho .measure's ob
ject was lo light monopoly and to
furnish competitors for the great oil
companies. .' , , ,