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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
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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.