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Newspaper Page TextOrrm Hlsfnrlrnl 800 Phc Auditorium The Weather RIBUNE Prediction Tonight nnl Friday . Fiilr. Mnxlimim yentocdiiy rt7 i Mliilniiini today 4. MEDFORD, Oil EG ON, Mil DAY, MARCH 21, 1919 tfO. 307 illy TlilrUonlb Tr. ' ITALIANS DEMAND PORT OF FIUME Medford Mailt HUNSTDPAY 40 BILLIONS INDEMNITIES Allied Premiers Reduce Amount Re quired a Reparation Fund 12 Billions Wealth Owned Outside Germany Balance of Trade De pended Uiion to Raise Annual Pav merits for Germany's Attempt to Rule the World By Force. PAitlH. Mnr. 21. Further Infor mation renurdliw Ihu conference huro yesterday between Premier l.loyn (Imiriio-unci Olohionconu and Presi dent Wilson became available today Concerning Iho reduction of 'tint ! llnd remirulloii claim against tler- ronuy to about itu.ouo.ooo.oiio 11 KM learned Hint ono propomil wit lo spread iho payment ovor '10 ycur. On thin bol tho principal, villi In terest, would amount to IKO.OOO,. 000,000 at the end of Ilia period. Against I'll" proposul iho comml lon ha csllmuted ull Iho svnllnblo wealth of (iermony at homo and abroad. Tho (Jullod HinU'H' vlow u to those term I thut ,13,000.0.00. 000 I tho utmost trgt cn ba expect ed. TtiU $13,000,000,000 In nmdo up roughly n follow: (icrmiin Holding . (larmnn. resource ontsldo oj (lor niauy. SH.ooo.ooo.oOO; represented In merchant )ilplnK. railway nnd mine In Alwieo-Lorralne, cool nnd Iron deposit In Bnur'valloy. forelun securities and Kovornmeiit property In former Uormaii colonlei. Seven billion of thin property, tho commti lon estimates, belong to prlvalo tier- man' cltliMi and Iho romalnilor Is ownad hy tho uovomment. - Of pri vate resource tlornmny ha property vulued at one billion dollar In Houth Amorlrn, throo-nunner of a billion In the United Btnlos. nnd S3.000,. 000,000 In other countries. All, thl oulaldo properly I regarded by tho commission a miltjacl to confiscation by tho allied and nsoelatod power. Should thl vlow prevail It would ylold olitlit billion for tho Immodlato liquidation of wr losso. Thl would luuve (4,000,000,000 to bo paid If tho United Stale eallmutai of tho to tal to bo clnlmod,! adopted, llalnnco of Trndo Tho Amorlcun vlow a to tho moan to provide for this bulanco I Hint tho chief reliance will hnvo to im nlucnd In Oormnny' bnlanco of trado. Thl In turn hn oponod an other Inrgo nnd subshllory question, na to how fnr German Industry should bo allowed to compote with tho rost of thoi world, parlloulnrly with nonr bv countries like Franco.' Tho Fronch delegates hold that German Induiitrlc Bhould be curbed by chockliiK Import and exports. The British nnd Amorlcnn view . tono townrd permitting Gormany to re sumo Industrlul nctlvlty In ordor to nnv tbo bnlanco of the. 14,000,000 000 debt to tho allies and ussoclntod nowor. Tho commission expert os- tlmato tho oxp&rts nnd Import would ylold a bnlanco of about ssoo.ouo,. 000 annuully or approximately a bit lion dollnrs ovory tliroo your. Division of Onluton , ' On thl basis tho bnlanco ot the rinht mould bo oxtlnKiiislied In 13 yearn and Hie ontlro operation coil' eluded. This vlow, It is said, Is fnr ' from mooting with the gonornl no- contnnco. Tho Froneh, nnd to omo oxtont. tho British nro lilcllnod tq nsk much heavier ropnrlitlon spread ovor a much loiiROr period. Sorious division of opinion nlso exist ovor tho nllotmont ot dnmagos among tho nlllod powers. Tho Fronch claim priority for Iho destruction or invaded regions, whllo tho Brltlnh In. slst on nn nllotmont on tho basis of war costs. ' It I gonrnlly concodod .' that Franco hns sufrorod tho largost mnlorlnl loss. ' whllo Groat Britain has Imposed tho largest burdon of taxation on her pooplo, . 'Tho United State has put In n maximum claim for loss of life nnd , proporty during tbo war aggregating ; a llttlo loss than $1,000,000,000, the amount for Individual, loss ot llfo 'be ing $25,000 In each enso. ' , ' , ALEXANDER MILERAND GOVERNOR OF ALSACE ' ''' . PARTS. Mnrcli 21. (HavnsO. Al- exnmlnr Milorand, former niinixlor of war, in roonrled to hnvo been np pointed iroviirnor of AlBnon-Tiorruino, nn nffioo which wns dvnlitioil lv ' CliarleH Jniinnrt. former Vroniih kov oruor iruuernl o Alxei'ia. SAILORS STOKE TIES UP SHIPS TO FEED HUNS German Sailors Refuse to Operate Vessels Demanded By Entente Na tions to Carry Food-stuffs to Ger-many-nPlalm No Guarantee of Food Except Initial Delivery. IIKIH. IN, Mar. 21. Tho Gorman BlcuiiHirs HurKormulster von Mollo mill IliirKurmulsler Bchroedor which wuro Kcheduled to sail on March IS, In uccorduni'O with tho agreement reached ot Brussels between Gorman and Intor-ullled food commission, linvo been prevented from loavlng llumburg. owing lo a rosolullon pas- 0l by Mciimon there refusing lo oper ate hlp demanded by enteiito na tion. Homo newspaper protest against tho resolution and my It represent tho will of n 'small communistic ec- tlon" nnd Hint It I lrongly dlfn vorod by other. seamen's associations, Tho Hamburg section of the trans port workers' union ha lodged, o protest ugulnst Iho notion of tho sen- mou. Thumj of Klrlke II AMI, ltd. March 21. At n mas meeting of aeosmen hold on Tuesday the following resolution pnssed: "Today' mass mooting of onmon of nlf description refuse to partici pate In tho delivery of aorman mer chant ships domnnried by tho entente and declare It to bo the duly of all seamen nd laborer to rofuso to carry out work on 111 oho ship." Tho resolution wu passod on tho ground that there wna no gunrunteo that Germany would rocojvo ny food except tho Initial delivery. , , (ierninu InipilO'. DASF.lv. March 2I.ttT1io president of tho German nrmlstlco commission at Spa ha presented a nolo to the Inter-nlllod delegate asking It iior lunny should consider us truo tnto mont In tho French nnd ' British press thut tho poaco treaty would bo ready for Iho Aiermnn a soon as President Wilson npprovod. but tnai tbo Gerninn would be allowed enlth- or to discuss nor modify tho docu ment, according to Berlin advices. T f IN CALIF RAI.KM. Ma rob 21. Clvdo .1, "lied" Kupert. former PortliAid nth Into nnd Hiiceilil iiolieomun. who.es- Jupcd Stuidav from the Hold Hill slnto prison lime nuarrv was seen Tucs ilnv, fiO miles soutlr oftho t'nlifornin boiindarv. and is believed to be has tening toward Mexico, Warden Stev ens of tho Btato penitentiary said to day. There was lit tit? ioult of tho identi fication of Rupert, who wns soon tak ing it train ut (Inzcllo. Calif., tho war den said. Ho believed Hie convict hud a prearranged nid in escaping nnd pointed out thut Kupert would went lo get to Mexico, nnd probably South America, to nvoid facing 0 federal charge lodged iiuninst him for tho theft ofr Liberty bonds iif l'ortlnnd, nftcr ho had served his sentence in this state. ' ' v Rupert could hnvo nppliod for pn rolo this month, linviinr served his minimum sentence of ono vear, hut feared to do so liooauso ot tho im pending federal charge, tho warden said. Tho convict is said to have bought e!it)iim' from n railroad fire man while at Qa.cllo. v ''.. 'IN BRITAIN AVERTED VSL LONDON. March 21. Represent!! lives ol! the minors' lit n moot ins lust night discussed tho report of tho coal commission, but, no decision ' was reached. H was stilled, however, that tho Sunkov report created a favorable impression ns n busincss-lilto docu ment nnd the general viow is that a thrco-l'old strike hns . been nvortod. The transport workors claim a not a. bio victory and it, is believed tho gov- pmiimtif is mooting both the minors, and railway men in n spirit which promises u peiiuul'ul soltlciuent.,' NeedRhine For Defense Says Foch Marshal Sav? That If Allies Do Not Secure Rhine as Military Frontier. War Will Have Been In Vain-Victory Due to Soldiers. I'AIilS. Mureli 21. Marli..l Foeli wiim reiiiinilcd loilav that Mui-;1i 21 wns Ilia nniiivermirv of the liceinnin" of the irreal Oermiin of I'pnxivo toward AmietiK nnd wns unked bv Julifi Kiiuerivein, of the Matin, to exnlnin bv what hii-HumIm Hie miirKlinl had turned Iho offensive into n Herman defeat. Till' allied L'eneriiliH:ino replied "You nk me to tell von much in n few wnnlM. Victorii lire won bv (ieieneo. Hint i true, lint iiIho liv fnilli. When one hns fnilli, ono does not re lire; one toim the enemv where one finds him. 'You tell mi' Hint I cavo the vietorv lo Frnnre. It wax our ndiiiiralilc Hiildierw who nvo it.. I have tint onU merit. Hint of never ilcsimirini'. 'The Kliipe id our onlv ifood l:ne of defense. I do not demnnd nnnexn lion. hut if we do not e''iire Hint mil itary frontier we. will hnvo fnuelit in vnin." he said in HiHeiiRfcinr tho Inst iliivu of thc'wnr. "It wn the wonder. fill soldiers who anvo iih victorv. Stv onlv merit wiih lo hvc had faith nnd never to have diwnnired. Wo fuifncrt the nrmixt'ee in unite oftho eertninlv of eriiHliimr the Herman nrniies. to avoid killinc ono'more man nnd he eaitxe it cave ns evervlhintf neeessorv to n French victory' ALLIES TO FORCE . GERMANSTO HALT Pdl ISH AlTARKSiSPMER LINEJQ r wiv PARIS. March 21. A semi-official Gorman nolo explaining the reason for breaking off negotiations at l'o sen suvs it hns been impossible to reach nn agreement.' especially re garding the presidency of the commis sion controlling the situation thero. The Germans sav thev are consider ing Ihe npiKiintiiieiit of a president bv 1'opo I'.encdict while tho entente na tions desire tbo permiincntinter-nllied cnnimisison to name tho president. The supremo council will consider the I'osen situation todnv nnd will tnke mi measures to bo carried out against the Germans to bring nbout n cessa tion of hostilities in tho province of Poland, '. . HEULIN March 20. Regnrdine tho interruption of the cgotiation9 between the Gormnns and tho allied commisison lo Poland at Poson. n German semi-officiul statement snvs the negotiations wcro, interrupted be cause of differences over tho compo sition of tho commission to snperviso th carrying out of tho agreement, which, nccordimr to the .allied plan, would have given tho nllies n majority on the commission. Tho statement continues: , . "Tho rupture is no loss to German interests hoentiso the entente's mili tary proposals likewise do not sat isfy tho German cliiims.'' ;' " HiKtintchcs from Posen through Purls under date of March 19. stated that the negotiations with the Ger mans wore considered hv tho ullios to have been broken off. tho Germans having refused to sign Iho terms vir tual v nurncil unon. 1 he German dele gation, it was added, had loft Posen for Borlin and tho ntlied mission had returned to Warsaw.. 91ST TO PARADE NORTHWEST CITIES T A COMA, AVash., March 21,--Tho wiii' doDiirtmofit hns notified Tnconift oitizehs who potitihncd Hint units of tho 01st division ho allowed to parndo in various cities of the coast as thov nnss through to Cnmu Lewis for do moliiliziition. that tho claims of tho various cities will bo tnken up nftor Iho division reoeivos sailing, orders. This will probably bo this month. Tho dispatch from AVashington in dicnted that parados of units of tho Wild Wost division will probably bo hold in Snokimo. Sontflo nnd laeoinft which would indicate tho men will return hv ono of tho northern railway routes. , ... AN APOLOGIZER IN HINDENBURG Field Marshal Explains and Justifies Abdication and Get-aav of Mr. Hol.enzollern and Sharply Criti cises Prince Max of Baden for Puu- lishlno Fads In the Matter.: ; ' IIKIIUN. March 21. (liv the As sociated I'rexH.) In rield Mamhiil; Von II ndcnlutrsj'ii Htatement exDiuin inir nnd iiwtif vine Ibc flight of fonncr Kmperor Wdlinm there wns a (sharp eritieiKin of I'rineo Mnxiiiiiiian of lin den. Hie then I'hiiticellor. for nulilifli inir the fact of the emiieror'M ulidiea tion without the latter' nswnt. . It b vxiiecteil that lliis will evoke a Hliiiro rejoinder from friondu of tlic ex-ehnncellor. who arc iilreudv noii' inir out Hint the eiimeror left Herlin on October' :il. without eoiiHiiltinir or notifying the elinnccllnr. who vainly attempted at the luxt moment to in duce Hie cinnoror to May in Herl:n nnd inter iiiiriticceKRfiillv uried him to return to the capital in order that he might form hw own iiidement an to the extent of the crmis and the advisability of ubiliehting. "I'rineo Maximilian had lonir.bccn convinced of the inevitability of the abdication of the emperor nnd the re- j niiiicintion of tho throne bv the crown prince." huvh the TiiEelilatt. "It was liApcd bv thin means to snve Oermnnv from n complete debacle and revolu-, lion. The. emperor went to Great Ilcndoiuirters to escnpc such advice nud to seek n more' tA.mreiiiu! ntmos iiIutc. lie dallied with the thomrlit of abdication in these surround;iiff un till too lute to Biive the throne for a possible successor." ; ,. wrt hi in III 1 SHIP BuLoHtM NEW YORK. March 21. The ex ecutive committee of tho second nll RusilVm .coloniuL convention today announced the incorporation of the Svobdn Steamship line, the purpose of which company would be to charter or purchase steamers for the trans portation of one million Russian workers, Bolshevik nnd others, to Russia. '.- The mnin reason for the movement. 'according to the announcement, is the dissatisfaction of Russian workers with economic conditions bcre.: They sav that employment is Incising iii this country. The new steamship line lias been incorporated in Delaware. OF CLACKAMAS DEAD OUKGON CITY. Ore.. March 21. Plans were being made here today for the funeral of Stnto Senator Walter A. Dimick, champion of the criminal syndicalism act which passed the last legislature, who died at his home her olnst night, following nn illness of three da vs. Doath was caused from a general breakdown, believed duo lo overwork ut tho recent session. Dimick wns known as "the lighting senator from Clackamas" and was known nsl "tho fighting senntor from Clacknmas" nnd was ono of the most Prominent figures during the session and several previous sessions. JEREMIAH OLEARY'S CASE GOES TO JURY , NEW YORK. ;:i. t. The case against Jeremiah O'Loary and ; the American Truth society, which has boon in progross tor nearly 11 weeks; was given to the Jury shortly before noon today. Tho case relates to al leged seditious writings and publica tion,: 1 STEAMER FORCED BACK BY LOSS OF RUDDER ' SAN . FRANCISCO, Mnrcli 21.- Foreed to return becauso of the loss of her rudder stdck) when she was eight days out from Senttlb, bound for Shanghai, tho steamer Jnvnrv arrived at "Port Townseml. Wash., to day, tho marine department of the Chamber of Commerce, announced. ORLANDO THREA TENS TOm PEACE CONFERENCE FOUR VILLA GENERALS DEAD ON BATTLEFIELD FOLLOWING DEFEAT Jl'ARKZ. Mexi:o. March 21. F leiie Martinez, another fa mous Villa general, was number ed union? 1 1 10 dead found on the battlefield ut lioiiuilla Del Mnr qiiexotc. according to 'an official mijitarv niessace received here today from General Zunzim. " about the battle Wednesday which resulted in the routing of Mnrf in .nnp7.'a r'onirilii'nd and the killing of Lopez. Kpiiunio. Hol- miin. If anion Vega and Martinez, nnnnrtVmir tn flpnprnl iinzun'fi despatch from La Ascension. Fortv-three other bodies were left on the battlefield. The battle wo foiiclit between 'approximately 500 Villa follow- ere nnd an equal number of pov-, ernment , forces. The VUlifitas Were comoletelv routed and scat-'' lorfd. nnvpmmni cnvnlrv now ' is in pursuit. 4- NATIONAL; DEFENSE SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. Concluding her testimony todnv Mrs. Alice F. Rogers of Los Angeles, on trial here on charges of defrauding through the mails in connection with the collection of funds for the Na tional Defense League, identified cheeks and other documentary evi dence introduced bv the defense. Counsel on both sides announced the.t testimony taking would be completed todav. ' On trial with Mrs. Rogers are Maior JolmH. Jeffrv.'U. S. A., retired, and Mason L. Williams. San Francisco. Northern California field . secretary of the league. PORTLAND CUTS .. MtDFORD OFF MAP PORTLAND, March 21. The aero committee of the local Rose Festival association met last night to desig nate lnnd'ng fields preparatory to the coming of government fivers to the Portland cnrii'val in June. It wns decided that fields would bo desig nated as Grants Pass. Rosehurg. Eu gene nnd Salcfil, Kincnid Field being used nt Eugene and the fair grounds nt Snlem. One of the folowing olnces will bo selected for the Port land landing: Waverlv Country Club grounds: Municipal Golt club grounds: Union Meat .company's pns tures; Hoso City Country club; Col- umbin University." WELFARE COMMISSION SALEM, Mar. 21. Miss Eunice Smith of Portland, was appointed a member ot the state industrial wel fare commission today by Governor Olcott. She succeeds Miss Margaret H. llowatson of Portland, who re igned.' Mis Smith will represent the employes of the stnto, under the requirements ot tho law that one member of the commission represent tho employes, another he employrs, and the third the public at large. HOSPITAL SHIP WITH WOUNDED DELAYED BY FOG PORTLAND, Maino. March 21. hospital sh'n Aragilnvn, which had boen expected today with about 800 wounded Cantidinn soldiers, hns been dolnved by fog and will not reach Portland until tomorrow noon, an cording to n wireless hiessngo from tho steamer, , Italian Delegation Serves Ul timatum on Powers-House Promises Settlement to Sat isfactorily Arrange Affair. PARIS, Mar. 21. (By Associated Press.) The Italian delegation to the peace conference has unanimous ly decided to withdraw from the con ference unless Flume 1b assigned to Italy contemporaneously with the conclusion of peace. Tbo decision was reached at a meeting today of the full delegation presided over by Premier Orlando. It was Immediately communicated to the powers. Colonel House of the American mission promise Premier Orlando to present with a few day a project concerning the Italian-Jugo-Slav frontier which he hopes will satisfactorily settle the dispute. The decision of the Italian delega tion, apparently bring to a head the biter controversy between Italy and the new Jugo-Slav state over the dis position of land along tlie Adriatic formerly belonging to the Austro- Hungarlan empire, which both nat ionalities claim. Italian Concession Italy's claim originally . included virtually the entire Italian coast with Trlest and Plume which latter city is the second principal seaport on the ' eastern side of the Adriatic. Recent reports have been that the Italian representatives were manifesting disposition to make important con cessions regarding the land on the Dnlmatlan coast, provided that the city and harbor of Flume remained In Italy. Tho Jugo-Slavs, however have been insistent that this port be allot ted to them, claiming It to be a Croa tian city. On the other hand, there has been ALLIES NOTIFY CEASE FIGHTING PARIS. March 21. (Havas.V Carrying out its recent decision to take notion for bringing about a ces sation of hostilities between tho Uk rainians and the Poles, the allied su preme council has sent 'a wireless message to General Paelenko. of the Polish forces, and another to General Posewadowskv of the Ukranian army. enjoining both commanders to cause a suspension of hostilities by their forces on the Lemberg front imme diately. The, council stipulates that the troops shall retain theii- present no- sit ions between Lemberg and Przem- vsl, but permit sufficient freedom of passage through..- the lines tor the daily provisioning of Lemberg. Th ecouncil sets forth is willing ness to hear statements from both sides as to their territorial claims and allow each to be represented in Paris by such identified persons as thev mnv deem it advisable to choose, with a vie two extending the truce into nn armistice. The hearing accorded such representatives, however, will be en tirely conditional upon the immediate cessation of fighting. SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. Ad dition ot two steamers to the present fleet of the South American Pacific line, operating between Seattle, San Francisco, San Pedro and Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, was an nounced todnv by B jnrne Lindvig, general nacnt of tho lino here. Tho stonmers arc the Regains of 7,000 tons and the Rex, 2.200 tons. The Regulas is now in the trans-Atlantic trade for the shipping board, while tho Rex has been but recently com pleted in a Stockholm plant. : The steamers now on the company's run are tho Burn California, Suio loa nnd (lovornor Forbes. Tho com pany curries genorul merchandise. no disposition on the part of Italy ' to yield her points as far a Flume is concerned. Orlando's Attitiulo Her attitude was stated by Pre- . mier Orlando in addressing the Ital ian chamber of deputies on March 1, when he declared that while Italy i remained "faithful to the spirit ot . conciliation which Inspired the treaty ' upon wblcb Italy entered the war," : that did not mean that she would , remaiu insensible to the appeal reaching her from the Italian town on the Gulf 'of Quarnoro (Flume) i which was exposed to the loss of both its nationality : and independence. "We do not think," added the pre-, mier, "that this Is possible at the ' very moment the world may be re deemed from a memory 'of violence done to the rights ot the people." Neutral Amendment Among the amendments to the co venant of the League of iXations buk geated at the meeting ot neutrals yes. terday were several which urged an Increase in' the number' of secondary countries admitted to the executive control ot -the league;, tho reduction of armaments and the control ot mu nition making. . . A draft of clauses regarding the freedom of transit to be inserted In the treaty of peace was considered to day by the peace conference commis sion on the international regime of ports, waterway and railways. The clauses were presented by the British delegation. The meeting which was held in the ministry of public works, adjourned at 1 o'clock, p. m. ONLY THREE CLUES TO BOMB OUTRAGE AT OAKLAND, CAL. OAKLAND. Calif.. March 21. But three tangible clues of the many first uncovered remained for the police to work on todav in the hunt for the -oei sons responsible for the killing of Mrs. George D. Grceuwood. .-society matron, by a bomb in the garden ot her home here Tuesday night, accord- . ins to nn announcement by James T Drew, captain of detectives. Theories thntjthe explosion might have been a prnnk or that the bomb was mailed to Mrs. Greenwood trora u distant place by persons bearing a personal enmity have been discarded. Drew said. , : ' - ; - v. Two of the clues nro boing kept' secret but the third centered around three strange men who were in tho vicinity of 'he Greenwood home bo fore the explosion. Captain Drew said. Developments have added strength to this last clue, but the po-; lice were not in a position to inuko these developments known. The Greenwood homo, although un occupied, is being watched bv a po lice guard. PORTLAND TO PROBE ;T PORTLAND, March 21. Acting upon rccommendutions of tho mem bers' ffonini, the directors of the l'ortlnnd Chamber of Commerce have authorized President Corbet to ap point n committee of fieiully to rep resent the locul organization in in vestigating tho appeal lrom Klamath . Falls people for aid in securing direct rail connection with Portland. Embodied in n communication to tho directors from Klamath Fulls was n record of 'carload shipments from -that point made during 1018. It is. shown that carload shipments during 1918 were made ns follows: Grain and feed, '1(1; potatoes. Ri wool, 19: livestock, 1081; box shooks, 2407s miscellaneous, 481. ... .