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Owtm Historical 800 X Public Auditorium The Weather Maximum ycMltinluy... oa MI11I11111111 today ...........HIS I'mlplKitlon .11 .Prediction - Tonight and Tomorrow Itnln. Eorty-olirhth Tr. lly Tnirtooniu Year. MEDFORD, OREGON BATUKDAY, MARCH 15, 1919 NO. - 302. Medford Mai TPHT llll iniTll; Itol VALIUII! I Prallminnrv Action Taken In Aollca- tlon (or Injunction Filed Bv Ellhu Root Claim Proclamation of Arm Istloe , Removed . War Emeraencv . and Obviated Necessity. SKVf YORK, Mur. IS. I'rollmln irr action toward teatlng (ho cunatl- tntloimllly of tho' war-tlmo prohlld tlun not wnii Ink on In Ilia flllim horo today of a Ktockliolilurn' Hull In tlio federal court aipilnKt tho Jh iiiob Kvor. Urdu braworloi. . ,Tho complainant. Joseph ICvnrard, nuked tho court for an ordur TostrnlnlnK the dofondunt fronv inmpemlltiK It miinnrueturlng activities Mity l nuxt mid Uh iiI am 4. rviUirvu liy inu inuuriii nwiv- Ut. ' ' Tho oomplnlnt, drawn with Kllliu Root a chief couimel, allotted tlint -w lion President Wilson proclaimed tho armlstlco doclartnK "tho war thus comes to an end" directed contlon of Inductions Into tho army undur tho 'Mlootlvo sorvlco net and announcud pinna for restoration of nonniil peace Condition, thoro was no omorKnncy, military or otherwise calling for pro hibition of the use of grains, cereals, fruits or other food product In tho manufacture of liver or wins: or fur bidding tho nlo of such products In order to conserve tho nnllun s man power and carry on tho war. Tho prohibition, It In churned, wero un . neeomary and arbitrary and wholly without any powor conferred on con tra by tho constitution. , Tho milt alo atlck tho rogula tlon of tho Internal revenuo depart ment reatrlctluK the ninnufueluro of near-boar prior to Muy 1. to product not oxxeedlnR 2fc percent In ulco- aoiio Boiitviu, wiiii a rvuuttiuii iv wv half ot ono percent who.ii the com modity 1 offered fur sala and con umptlon; limiting: tho alcoholic con tent of nil browed beverage after May 1 to H percont. It la claimed that boor containing 14 percont ! eohol 1 not Intoxicating, and Hint congress gavo no authority for the porcont limitation. I F ' ; PARIS. March 15. Unofficial dis mission of tlio neutralisation of Aus trin continues. Tho lilun apparently bus strong support aiming tlio Aus- Irian conservative forces, especially the church rind Christian soeialista. The.' 'movement for tho pent rnlmit ion of tlio Austrian Tvrul in n more defi nite one than tlint for tho rummiKlni of Austria hoi'HUNO of tho protection mich noillrnlir.ution ! would' nffonl 1'tiilv.' It in suggested Hint the Aub trinh canton oC Vorulborg bo annexed to Swi! norland. t Tho Swiss are unonsv over tlio no sibilitv of n union between Gerhinnv nml Gurmnn-Austrin und unofficially huvo advise lt ho nonco delegates Hint tlio virtual envelopment of Swilr.cr' land bv the- Ourmnns under such ulan would tlirentun Switzerland'!) fu tnro. ' '.; LOCAL CO-OPERATION 1 FOR SOL SALEM. Mnr. 15. flovornor 01 oott rocelvod today a tolograra from Orowonor in, Clarkaon, dlroctor ot llio United Btntos couiioll of nntlonal dotonse. calling attention to tho no cosalty ot taking notion to provlda employment for' roturnod Boldlora dnd'onllorH. In plaoo of tho fodornl .omploymont Borvloo whloh virtually ha boon dlBbandotL .tho mossago . said. . Tho governor ns urged to lay tho mattor, before commercial organiza tion and tho fow romalnlng fodoral nnintovmont offlcos. with a view to continuing tho omploymont eorvlco, Tho numhor of govorninont omploy mont offlceB has boon out from 74 , .to DO, It was pointed out. ACUTE UNREST PREVAILS . IN WESTPHALIAN REGION LONDON. Mil roh 18. Acute unrest ; prevails in tlio wliolo WdHtplmliiin in . (litNti'ial rocion and It probably will bo 'nonoHHiirv to oniarco tno v ih-uihh briikebcad in Hint (liroellon, bhvh i diMpaleli to Hie Mini ri'om it H ooi-iefl pondout with tlio UritiHii tuniy II PR0HIBIT10NAC Sentence Of Death ForCottin PARIS. Mnr. IB It took loss than lx hour today for n court martini to try Kmllo CotUn for hi nllumpt on Premier Clomon- cenu'n llfo to sentence lilm to doath. Tho trial began nflor noon and ended ull.'ib o'clock thl ovonlng when Colonel lly- vert announced tho vordlct which- wa unuulmou. Cottln IlKtnned calmly to tho proaldont of tho court oh ho read tho aonlunco und then tuld: 'I am Kind to dlo for tho cnuso of tho prulutnrlat. If my death 4 will brliiK rolliif to ha down- 4 trodden workliiKinun t will nut 4 huvo dlud In vuln." 4 1,419,386 IN TO DATE BY ARMY WASHINGTON. Mnreli 15. Om- cerrt und men ileimdiibrod number 1.' 1!),:IK(1, the wnr deparliiivnt aiinounc cd today. 811.774 beimi in I ho eommiH- Ninneil ernilvH. IliHehnritu linn been ordered for n total of 1 ,tl 7 8..100. )f- ieem npplviiiL' for rvxerve eoiniuw Hioim total ''ll.'flH. I'uitH iinnoimrvd todav by tbo'war departmeut iih iiHxiLHed to cnrlv con' Vov ifiebided : . The i:ilh rvitimetit of cinrineern iiiko hoKpilalH Number 14, 44. 4(1. 5U, 7'2. 04 und 11(1; nnnv iimbiilnneo er vieo bci'Iioiih iiuniherB S17. .).. :.") jr.l. o'iH. frfia. fiiia. II2H. (i:iO and (141 40Utli telet'iiiidi hiittnliun: conviilec cent ciiviim iiiinihem I. ft and U: nero 1105; ll llb field niuunl biittnhnn luikerv eomimiiiex iiuinliers '805. H27 mid 304 and field hospital number 4, WARSAW. Mnreli 13 The follow inir ol'l'ii'iul statement wb iHsued bv Hie roliuli L'enernl Btnlf toilnv: 'llolhhevik tronpM . btivu attaekei Sloiiim.. in tho Orodno dint riot, and succeeded in entering the .town, but wero oveniilullv driven out. 'Our troop have repulsed all nt Inckx bv t'krainimia atrniiiHt Ixmii berur. Oroilek Jind JiiLMelniea. inCliet iiiirceriiiiiK-losNeft upnn tho eneniv. Th fiU'hlinif eonliueB mid our troops hnv oecupied Jakstiiiiiiiee, SiedeiHka and llvilhow. - ' . '(lurninn attacks; on Hie roson front bave been repulsed near Mop- lienr. The Germans fired on peasants who wero .workinir in the fields. AVASIIINGTON. Mnreh 15. Seere turv Daniels sailed from Now Yorl lodav on llio transport Uivialban for Franco. He will aiudv dunns his visit iibroad tho developmenls beini; nliulo by I'Viuieo, Great llritiun and llalv in nirevafo. Upoh his return In- the Uniled States about Mnv .1 tho Boendarv cxiieets to bcirin prepa rat ion of tho nut lino of experimental work in aircraft for submission to oonirross with a reouest for iin oiipro priation. to enrrv it out. Y ASK BOOTH TO STA SALEM, Ore., Mar. 15. Resolu tlon addressed to etato Highway Commissioner R, A.I3ooth alid to Oovornor Bon W. Olcolt, urging that llr. Tlooth romnln on tho highway commission, wore ndoptod by. rojiro wmtutlVoB of 20 fnr;ii and commercial organlzatloiiB ot Doschutes county, at a recont mooting nt Rodmond , and havo 'boon rocolved horo. tho-govorJ nor sluto. Jinny other endoraomonts nro holng rootvd dally, Bomo ot thorn fi.piu w.llllna Ihnt if.vn ntlirip eniuil- dales fur tho position, tho governor mild. PERSHINGVIEWS AMERICANARMY OF OCCUPATION Commander Has First Sight of Yanks n Combat Formation on German 8oll Inspects Second Division and Awards more Than 80 Decorations (or Gallantry In Acatlon. , COIII.KNZ, Mar. 14. (By Associ ated I'm.) General John J. Porah- ug had hi first night of American troop In combat formation on Ger man noil. On a lx-hundred aero pla teau on tho oast hank .of the Rhine, ovarluoklngCoblonz and tho winding river, he Inapoclod tho' Second divis ion and pretontod more than 80 dec orations. Ho lator roviowed tho dl Islon. "' ' Mounted on a dupplod gray cavalry home, which wa proc.cn tort Rrlgadlor (lenornl John j. llluo. commander of tho Third Army corps, by tho Drit- hIi mission, (lenorul Pershing In pectwl the supply trains, nmnninl tlon unit and motorized 1 artillery nnd then pussed on to the Infantry UltcNtions HoldliTs Tlio commander-ln-chlof walked along the line of soldier, question ing company commander In, refer ence to condition generally. Ho talked to score of doughboy who wore wound stripes. Inquiring If they had fully rocovored) and asking oth er If they wantod to go home. With out exception, thoy were oagcr to re turn to America as soon a possible for family and business reasons, but all ware perfectly willing, they said. to serve as long a It Is necessary for the tlnltod States to keep an army In Kuropo. ' . ; . . ' At the bead of tho line of those re ceiving decorations and for the mo ment outranking two" general, was Sergeant LonUu Van Israel f .New ark, N. J whose mother Is living In Holland. Ho was given the Congres sional Modal of Honor. During the battle of the Argonne be crossed the Mouse, fell Into a German trap, escaped and again crossed the rlyer with valuablo Information .as to the enemy's force. ModuU Awarded Major General Joh'n A. LoJnouno, commondor of the Second division. was given tho distinguished Service Modal and recolved the insignia of commander of tho French Legion of Honor. Drlgndler General W.. C. fCovlllo, commander of the Marino brlgndo at Bellcau Wood, was decor ated with the Distinguished Service Medal.- Seventy-eight soldier rccolv. ed Distinguished Service Crosses. - Tho plateau whoro tho review took place was used tor years by the Eighth Gorman army corps for the snmo purpose This afternoon Genoral Pershing lnspocted nnd reviewed the First di vision which ho bolpod to organize In Washington for aorvlce tn France. Ho presented a number of decoration among thorn being a Distinguishes Sorvlco Modnl for Rrlgadlor General A. J. McUichlin, commnudor ot tho division. . . ' ISHOP .HMltKZ. Mcx.. March 15. An un official report was received hero to- jlav Hint Bishop Joseph C. Bcntlov, president of tho Mormon stale of Cal oniu, Juaror., toirethP'' with Joseph Spencer, Joseph ' Williams and two other Mormon misioniiries, woro be inco hold bv Krnneiseo Villa nnd Fcl ipo Amicles somcwhoro south ot El Vallo. V'hi milium. Neither the Mor mon- church ' officials ' hero nor the American Consul Dow bavo reooived any information about tho reported capluro of tho Mormon bishop and tho four missionaries. NEW YORK. Mnreh i 15. Amcri- enns mid British rosidinir in the f'nited Slates dischanred from the Hrilish arniv. . who imiilo troublo aboard tlio transport Toloa, because tlmv were not put nslioro nnd sot to their homos from Halifax, arrived here todriv on tlio vessel.' Three officers and !148 men made up I he eonl inirent nnd tbev will be dis patched lo IhejHinnies with transpor til t toll Iiii'iiisIiimI bv Hie llu'lish con sul m Now York. - : -. i GERMANY ACCEPTS TERMS i OF ALLIES W FLEET TO SECURE FOOD LEAGUE PART OF ' PARIS, March 15 . President Wilson authorizes the statement that there has been no change in the or-, iginal dan for linking together the loague of nations and tho peace treaty. The plan was enunciated by the lieaee conference itself at the first plenary session, and it is added there has been no departure thus fav'from the order'sthen laid down. . - . NKW YORK. March 15. retary io President Wilson, announced here today that he was in receipt of .a cablegram from the president stating that "the plenary council has positively decided that the league of inttioiis is to be part ot the peace treaty.' " ''' -: ' '. This cablegram was sent in response to one sent. by Mr. Tumulty in(iiiring whether there was any truth in' a certain newspaper story that the league was not to be incorporated in the peace treaty. ' "I cabled direct to the president in Paris asking if there was any truth- in these reports," said Mr. Tu multy, "and'l ain this morning in receipt of a cable gram from the president stating that the plenary coun has positively decided that the lpague of nations is to be part of the peace treaty ; that there is absolutelj no truth in any report to the contrary.' . . . . - T LONDON. March lo. A. serious situation has arisen with retard to tho difference between the railway j iimn nnd the companies as to pav and working conditions, it was 'said bv J. 11. Thomas, ecnorul secretary of Na tional Union of Hailwavmen after the adjournment of a uieetine of the or ganization last nieht. .Mr. Thomas said, however, that he was still work- in? to reach a settlement and that the meeting held today had been adjourn ed until Thursdnv next with a decis ion to bo reached meanwhile as to the next steps to be taken. . The national program demanded bv the railroad men includes the making permanent of nil increases in wages granted durintr the war. fixed hours of employment, n fortnight's holiday nnniiullv with pav and eaunl represen tation of the union in the management of all the railroads. .. The railway companies are under stood to recounizc the nccesitv of dn increnso of pav to meet the higher cost of living, and u scheme is sue eostcd under which tho mou Would re- coivo n permanent advance varying from 30 to fill per pent above the pre war rates, tho scuoino being largely based that prices;- will fall in two venrs to n level equivalent to 20 per cent above pro-wnr prices. OF RHINE REPUBLIC OOBLKNZ. March 14. (Bv the Associated -Press.) Editorials and protests against petitions which' urgo Hie formation of a West German re- publio woro printed in todav s issiio of the Coblcnz Gazette. The Coblenz branch of the Germnn pooplc s par- to resents 'efforts being made, hcru and at Mnvcnoo nnd Wiesbaden, to es tablish the romihlio. '.-. A recent meeting hold nt Cologne in favor of the ropublip was accepted bv the people as tho signal for a pleb osoito. -' , . ; NINE SAILORS DROWN :' LONDON.' Mnreli 15 Nine sailor are reported drowned in the sinking of the Amerienn naval transport sel haven, which struck a mine nt 1:35 o'clock Friday morninsr. neeordins: to ii report to Lloyds;. Tho Yselhnven was bound from Baltimore to Copen- hncen. ,! ' . -, ' - ' . 'Ph.tyrivn iifvivrtv- linvn ' hecn liinded nt Hartlepool bv a llritisti btenmer. " RAINMEN OF ENGLAND SEEK PEACE TREATY Joseph P; Tumulty, sec I RE ACROSS ATLANTIC ' NEW YORK.' Mor. 15. Rear Ad miral D.-W. Taylor, chief ot the naval bureau ot construction and repairs, announced today that the navy would be ready to attempt the flight' by heavlor-than-alr craft across the At lantic ocean within a month. - I do not believe that Great Brit ain will beat us across,'-' he said, ' it the. attempt 11 made with heavier-th'an-air craft. 'We are under he Impression in Washington, however' he continued, that a dirigible trip will be under taken by England, and possibly dur ing the coming week. The navy has four flying boats of the N. C.-l type and work on these Is almost complet ed. ' It has not yet been decided whe ther all four will be sent over at the same time, but I believe that more than one will start. This will insure against total failure should one or two break down." .,' ' ' Admiral Taylor said that he was not certain whether a non-stop trip would bo attempted. ,' : '. We may broak it Into two hops," ho Bald, "and this will entail the use of airplane mother ships, vessels equipped with oil. gasoline and food." Thru their wireless apparatus", he added, "mother ships can keep In touch with the flying boats. ' Altho the flying boat may alight only once at sea It. Is possible that- more than one mother ship could be used. : TAXATION OF FOOD ' LONDON. March: 15.-Tho' British "overunient has decided' to tax food. tho Nation asserts, and it proposes to aivo preferences on articles which now pav customs, duties,' provided tbev lire either produced or ' manufac tured in -British posscsisons. . This implies, snvs the Nation, 'that the Gov ernment means to tax forciirn sneer. coffee, cocoa, . raisins' and dried fruits. :-'V -'. ARGENTINE TO JOIN . LEAGUE OF NATIONS Bt'KNQS AIRES. March l-ti-Tlie frciiin minister held a long confer ence with ministers of neutral powers toilav. . :. :. . .' ' ' The neutral ministers were inform ed that Argentine will answer the in vitntion from Paris to join the league of nations, which Foreign Minister Puevreddon snid was accepted ill principle bv' this country. , llo snid however, that some, changes .would bo suggested, Conditions Imposed Accepted -Monthly Ration of 370,000 Tons of Foodstuffs - Peace Treaty Rushed '.' '. . BKU8SKLS. March 14. Tho Ger-' man delegates t" the conference here rctrnrdi nirthe tiikinL' over bv the al lies of the German mercantile fleet and the provisionimr of Germanv to dav definitely accepted the conditions imposed bv the allies. ' - A board of control for German ex ports will be established, under the terms of the agreement. This board probablv will bave its headquarters at Rotterdam. . s : The Germans will be permitted to buv fish from Norway and resume their own fisbimj in the North Sea. ' ' The Germnn representatives asked for a" modification of the blockade, and while no promises were eiven them in this connection, steps in that i direction, as a matter of fact, have alreadv been taken. ': " ' A monthly ration for Germany of 370.000 tons of foodstuffs was fixed todav bv the allied commission which is here conferring witka German dele gation as to the turning over of Ger man merchant shipping nnd German owned securities in payment for food shipments. . Neutrals to Participate '. PARIS. March K. The invitation sent bv the peace conference to neu tral states to participate in a discus sion of the- league of nations has brought responses from Switzerland. Holland. Denmark, Norway , and Sweden. These countries have for warded statements on their views to tho secretanr'of the conference. r Speedy completion of the prelim inarv peace, treat v. is understood to be the main endeavor of Premier, Llovd George when the peace con ference resumes full swing. The Brit ish premier is said to bo firm in the conviction that the finishing of a pre liminary pact should be the first con sideration of the conference. ' ' In Three Weeks' Tlme British conference circies incline to the belief that the document will be readv for signatures ' within . about three weeks. .. ; . v - This preliminary compact would not nclude nny proposition for, n league bf nations,, which would be left. lor consideration with the final treaty. The British program is understood to contemplate the siening of sepa- TO LI DEATH OF NURSE SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 15 ;Army authorities immediately will .turn over to the civil courts for trial any persons in tho military establishment connected with the mysterious death ot Miss Inez Elizabeth Reed, ' San Francisco and Fort Riley, Kas., army nurse, whose body Was found in ravine near here after she had been ; criminally operated upon. Major General John F. Morrison, command ing the western department of the army, mado fhls announcement to day. - . , All Investigators today were, at tempting to -clear tho mystery sur rounding tho alleged receipt by .Miss Reed before her death of a telo graphlo order ot 1H for a "Major Charles H. ' Browae." Newspapers quoted Major Charles 11. Browne, fourth battalion, r23rd infantry. Camp Funston, Kas., to tho effect that he had never sont money to Miss Reed and had no acquaintance of any kind with her. Investigation by army authorities centered today in the Identity of two men whoso photographs are in the possession of the department. Tho photographs showed tho men dressed In lieutenant's uniforms, but Investi gation showed they were not-oftlcors, it was said. ' . -: The funeral of the girl took place today from an Oakland funeral estab lishment. ... , , . THREE GENERALS GIVEN S HONORABLE DISCHARGES ' WASHINGTON. March' 15. The honorable discharge of Major General John F. O'Rvan mid Brigadier Gener. als Charles I. Debevoicc and George A. Wingute was announced todav bv tho war depurtinent. , rale preliminary treaties with tho ccn- . trnl allies as soo nus positiblo otter Germany is disposed of. Next would come the consideration of anv amend ments to the present constitution of the league of nations.' and then the, league would he whipped into perma nent shnpe. The final peace treaty would follow and would include the league of Nations plan.' ; The Irtwling thought amonc' the British nt the present moment seems to be to strin the preliminary pence . terms of all unnecessary incumbrance nnd secure the sitmntnrp of that doc ument so that the world enn bcc.h to---: ettle back to normal. . ' , . -: ' ' - Remove. Cause of Quarrel ,. The British attitude is that the mat-. ter of first importance is' to remove the cause of n'norrels between the bel- f ,. i;Mti U thr. Jut.. ilo.l aH In. . ment folow. For instance, all that it. , is necessnrv to specify in a prelimm- ' arv pact regarding the German colo-,. nies is that Germanv shall not got them back. .There is a, disposition that such questions should not bo al lowed to encumber the initial , com pact, but should . come - under the league of -nations covenant and tho , final treaty. '-.' : . , One of' the- first ouestions to be considered bv the council of 10, with i President Wilson participating in tho 'discussion.-will be the boundary be- . tween Poland and.Germmv. . The Pol ish bounjlarv commission as well as the .general - territorial commissions, w has virtually agreed unanimously on this boundary. . .v,-1-, .While no official announcement has been made it is known that Danzig in included, in Poland and that the com- -missions have agreed upon' a boun- , dary which would give Poland strata-.' gio points which. should make her an . effective barrier between Bolshevism and western Europe. . . The .ethical point of view largely, influenced the decisions of he com- ; mission concerning ..the boundaries., ; This view did not covern-.exlusivelv however, because of on effort to pre serve historical boundaries and af ford better defensive positions. Econ- . omic 'considerations and Uie establish- -ment of posisble lines of eommunica- tipn also had weight with "the deces ions of the commission. rr torundit HELD ANOMALOUS PARIS. March 14. A sub-commit- , tee of the commission .on responsibdi tv for the war reported 'today that ; strictly und technically, prosecuttions of those who brought ubout the strug gle were "nnomalougous and 'unnec essary." according to an official com-. .'.... ii.:. 'I'l. Ulllliuiuu iWMieu mid evc""iK. report udded, however, that the peace Conference . "might .' adopt special measures and even create special ma chinery to deal with those- who plan- , ncd the war. . The sub-eommitteo received evi dence which ..clearly- analyzed the facts relative to the origin of tlio oon flict. it was snid.: '. Another sub-comniitleo which has dealt with violations of laws and cus toms .'of warfare, bus also submit ted ils report nnd proposed that llio power should establish a high tri bunal which "should not. in the exer cise of its criminal jurisdiction, bo blocked bv considerations of rank." ' Tho commission, it wns announced. is considering these reports. F KILLS 1JNJURESMAN - LINCOLN. Nob., Mach l5. Wire communication In partR of (Nebraska was still demoralized todRy as a r stilt of a tornado which visited a sec tion of Saunders county, 45 miles north of Lincoln late yesterday. One person wiir killed and three Injured by tho tornado. . Considerable prop erty dnmngo wns done lh tho limited area thru which tho tornado swept.