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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 24,' 3919
NO. 1.
BOLSHEVIKLSEIZE
Medford
Hungary
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I I Q IK
IILMLU 111
SESSI0N10
fACE CRISIS
Question of Barrier Which ' Peace
Conferenco , Intends to Erect
Aaalnst " Bolshevism Sublect of
Today's Conference Imnortant
Military Decision Expected and
' , Prompt Action Probable Polish
Divisions to Be Used.
UY A8S0CIATKD PIIKKH. March
.w. hid iimwl'.on or thu barrier
which tlm pence conference iuU'ixis
to erect nuiiiiiHt llui unread of Hol
tdiovixm into tliu former central pow
er Iiiih emtio itliiirlv to thu front uu
a romilt of thu situation in I litnmn v.
whore Bolshevik elements have seized
tlio power nml declared tlmt a m'i')i
of wur exists between Hungary uml
tho entente power.
Premier of thu nllied state wore
cnlloil to met in HiHM'iiil session In
Puri nl 3 o'clock thi afternoon inn)
it wim reported tlmt important mil i -tnrv
JlecisioiiH might be nkon tit tlio
meeting ot the supremo council nt 4
o'clock retarding the situation in
1 limit rv nml l'tlitnil. Premier Clom
ouccnii nnil Foreign Minister Piehon
IiihI n Ionic conference Sunday regard
ing Hungary, nml it 1 indicated bv
1'nri tio',vpupcrs tlmt notion looliiiik'
to inili'.nrv movement was token.
" (Aill. for Military Action
' l'nrin newspaper writer -co the
iltllntiiin fin RorioiiH.li unit culltiur for
militiirv notion. Thev express th he-1
lief Hint (Icrinnnv innv bo behind the
niovcincnt for tlio purixiHO of defent
inir tlio work of tlio iicnoo conference,
in brfinging nliout n preliminary
pence.
" A roimrt through Switzerland to
l'nri hiivh tlmt Kurl Kuiilskv. tin in
dependent sooinlist, him boon sent to
Moscow bv t'mint Von . Brokdorff
RiiiiIzhuii, the (Icrninn foreign minis
ter, to innuiro into the nucxtion of
cloBcr relation between Germany nml
tlio Hovict government.
Rioting iH reported to hnvo occur
red in Budapest, but there iH no re
linblo information regarding Hip oii
tonte troop which hnvc been in llun
Cnrv for several niniilhs. Two French
division nre nt Budapest nml Ser
binn nnd Uiniiiuiiiiii troops nra uvail
iilile for uo in Hungary should their
service bo needed; Tlio extremist
elomenl in Hungary in said to bv in
absolute control nnd bus heen in wire
Ichh 'ooiniiiiinienlioii with Premier
Loriiuo nt Moscow. , In ndidlinii it Iiiih
culled on the jtvtii'kerri of nilioiniiitr
count rit'H to'r.'oo iiirniimt their uovorn-
llll'lltH. ' J- i,
Vho Polish IHvInIoim
It H unilerNtond in l'urin, ni'ciiril
iiia to one rennrt. Hint thu Ihrco Pol
ish diviHioim in Krnnev will he nliin
tioil nt once to Dinizii;. Thu nllied
liropoHiil to iiho Ihni7.ii ns the port-of
(Ivhnrkiition for thusa troops wiih one
of tlio inn i n futiHC4 for tlio lircnkiin
off bv the CleriiuniH of neeoliiilioim
with the nllied ooiniiiiHHion in Polniid.
(luniinn newHpupurH hnvo xtrobL'lv ile
nounecd the propouul lo irivu Polnnd
tho port of Hiinziir nnd n coiTidor
to it. . ' ; : : v ., ,
. The oxt i-iiiniulM nro iic'tivo in Vienna
hut tho icovarniuent Htill Ik in control.
jltetiortH from Oocho-Hlovnkin, whero
tlio Itolshiivik movement is reported to
bo Htrohif, nro monitor. .
. HeporlH tlint tho KusKinn HoIhIio
viki hud Inru'o fompci of 'troops in
Giiliciu rondv lo ndvniico' into llim
irnrv . still lucks confirmation from
reliubla . HourecR. . Tho Unlshoviki,
bowover, nro within 100 miles of tlio
oiiHtern frontier of (Inlicin. but ro
pnrts hint wook were lo the effect tlmt
tho iinli-HiilKlievik UkniiniiuiH were
lrivintr tlm Hol.shcvilti bnijlc in tho ro
nion of tho J'rinot ninrHlios norllioiiHt
of Iiomhcru;, which the i 1'olon wore
p i . .... i.. T?i !..: ,
loicea iu mvu in) to tnii iriniiniuiin.
OFPFORSWITZERLAND
, COPKNIIiAGKN, Mnr. .24. Formor
Emporor ChnrloB of Auntrln-HiinRnry
nnd hla family left KltnrtHiui cnntlo
flundny ovonhiK on u apoelnl train for
Hwltxorliind, a tllHpiitch from Vlonmi
trnys. .. .
e sent
GREETINGS AS
Russian Acknowledged Leader of In
ternational Proletariat Bv Hunoa
rlan Revolutionists Great Excite
ment Caused In Vienna Paris De
lav Criticized. - '
COPKN'tlAdHK, Mnr. 21ItnporlH
at wlrelinH oxchuiiKci( botwoon Nlko
Inl Lonlno, Ilolnhovlkl promler of
UiiMln, nnd tlio forolxn ropronanta
tlvo of Ihu now lIuiiKarlun conunu
iilatla Kovornniont nro rocolvod In
nilvlcci from Duilupcat.. I.onlno wan
told tlio lliuiKarlnn proloturlnt ImU
aolzail power nnd Iniroduccd a prolo
turlnt dlctiitoriitilp. (irectliiKu wero
neiH to I.enlno na "loudor of tlio In
tornntlonnl proloturlnt." In KrentlnK
tho HuMlun proloinrlut. tho now Hun
Kiirlnn Kovornniont oxpreii8oil aotldiir
Ity with ovory movement.
In lila roply I.enlno united ho hud
ulimlttml tho llunnurlnn Rroi'tlnK to
tho dlolnhovlat eoimreua nt Moacow,
which had rocolvcd It with great en
tliualnam. llonddod:
"In order to communicate uotwoen
.Moacow nnd Iludnpeat nnd ropnrt on
tho mllllury altuatlon, It la nocmaury
to ninliitnln permanent wlrelvaa com
munlrntlon tintween the two cltloa.
and concluded by oxtondlng "com
inuutat groatliiRM and a linuilahnko."
" Kvcltoment In Vli'nrm
'iJOHWiH, Mar.. H. Tho revolu
tion In 1 1 miliary cniieod grout oxclto
inent In Vienna hut did not aurprlao
th one who woro nwaro of tho true
condition of atrnlra, aays tho Vionna
corroapondent of tho Telegraph, lie
any thocouimunlnta of Hungary have
lone heen tho real niaatora of the
country and hnvo been only waiting
an opportunity to get rid ot Count
Knrolyl, who la conaldorod In Hun
Riiry capulilo of muklng a Bland
agnlnat tho o tromlaU and that
oven In fseclio-Hlovnkln thoro are
l ron it Ilolnhovlkl lnfluonces. Ho
add thoro Ib gravo danger of lioho
mln following tho oxamplo of llun
gnry.. Too altuutlnn la attributed by
tho corronpondont to the fatluro ot
tho poneb conroronco at Pnrl8.lo roc
ognlzo tho aorlouanoaa of tho altua
tlon and occupy 'lludiipest .with en
tente troops.
lie anya tho only wny to aave tho
altuatlon la to aond Amorlcun or Hrlt
lah forrca thoro hut ndda:
(VIIIcImi IMny nt Pnrln
"Whoro a bnttnllon would have
aufflrod formorly, a hrlgndo would bo
noeeaaury now."
Tho lliingurlnn revolution and the
reported alliance of tho now govern
ment with tlio ttiiaalun aovlot, which
la coiiHlderod horo na n gravo momico
to Kuropo, lina given rlao to now crlt
Iclam hero of dolnya in tho pouco con
roronco proceed li K. Tho (Hobo, rc
forrlng to tlio altuatlon in Hungary,
ays:
"That Is tho natural couaoqiioneo
of the dolny of the penco conforonce
In muklng ponco and If tho ilolay con
tinues wo will hnvo worBo' conso
quoncoa atlll. AH this discussion of
tho longuo covonnnt before oven, a
preliminary ponco has been roachod
simply oncournges tho spread ot tho
HolHhovilc dlaoiiHO and gives our ohtot
onomy oppartunltloa for Intrlguo." .
Mny llnppen In AiiHtrlu
VIlOtNA, Sunday, Mnr. 23 AHkcd
what effect Hungnrlnn events would
hnvo bn Hie political situation In Qor-
maii-Auntrln, Horr Doiitscho, socro-
tury for military affairs, snld todayt
"If tho ontonto troats us as It
treats .Ilungnry, no ono can gunran-
too what will happon. A people driven
to dospalr Joses self control. Tho
ontonto, by a tnougntioss oooision
might lose tlio bulwark against llol-
Bhovlsm which .aormnn-AuBtrln roal-
ly constitutes." ; ' i .
ST
OF
WA8HIXQTa Mar. 21. Finan
cial stringency on tho war risk Insur
ance lmroau was- roliovod todny by a
moRsnBO from Prosldont Wilson to
Socrotnry Qlnsa saying tho prosldont
had made an allotmonl from his
emergency war fund to pay oxpoiiRoa
from lmroau until congress npproprl.
ales at tlio next soualon, Tho amount
ulloltod wub not Rpoclflod, .
1
CHIEF OF REDS
GERMANY FIRM
AGAINST GIVING
POLES DANZIG
Chancellor Ebert Savs Germany Will
Not Slim a Peace Which Involves
the Surrender of Baltic Port. West
Prussia or Upper Silesia to Poind
Will Neutralize Vistula.
COIT.NIIAGKN, March 2-1. Ocr
mnnv cannot uml will not hiun u pence
which involved the annexation of Dan-
r.iir bv Poland. Prehident Kbert de-
oliired in a Hpcecb'Siindav. a dinputch
from Ilcrlin kuvh.
The. (lerninn iircnident nddcil tlmt
Oermnnv could not uivo up West
PriiMNiu or part of Vpper SilcKiu.
Kbert xpoke nt a meetiiiL' culled to
nrotchl nuniiiNt the nnnexalion of
Dim.iL' bv Polnnd. He declared that
Oermnnv was prepared to nirree to
tho nciilriili.iition of flic ViRtiiln.
which would include Dutixig iin a free
porl.
AMSTKRDAM!. Xlurcb 24. A dem
onstration "umiiiiRt violation of Ger
man terrilorv under the pence trcotv"
wiir held in Herlin Sundiiv in front of
tho resilience of President Kbert A
ter tho mevtine the crowd went to the
Hotel Aillun. where moKt of the en
tente conimixiRoners in lierlin arc
niinrlercd, Sceim; American officers.
thev miHlook them for Britmh nnd
Hbouted: "Down with England!"
OLCOTF ENTITLED
TO FULL 4 YEARS
SALEM, Ore.. Mar. 2 4. Governor
Olcott Is entitled to servo the full
four years of tho unoxplrod term of
tho Into Governor Wlthycombo. Ho
likewise baa authority to resign aa
socrotary of state and appoint his
successor to that office without Jeop
ardizing his right to remain as gover
nor of Oregon.
These are the aallent features of a
awooplng opinion handed down by
Attornoy-Gonorul lirown. The opin
ion was glvon at tho roquest of Gov
ernor Olcott, who, Bhortly after he
took offlro as governor, announced
his desire to relinquish tho office of
secretary of state and name a suc
cessor If tho laws of Orogon would
pormlt of such a procedure.
That his opinion might bo tested In
Iho Oregon supreme court at tho oar-
llest posslblo moment, tho atlornoy
gonornl advised Governor Olcott that
a friendly suit should bo Instituted In
thq supremo court Immedlntoly In or
der that all doubt might bo sot at
rost.
TO RESUME PURCHASES
OF FLOUR ON COAST
TACOJIA, Wash.. March 24. The
food iidiuiniKtralioii will resume the
PHroli)iRiiur of flour on Puiiot Sound
soon, hiivinit been advised bv tlio
Khippimr board that there will bo suf-
r!i.!inil l.niiirn Tmi lliiu mii'mtMn Hlwirt-
Iv. acoordiiiir lo word received bore
Crnm AV'iiliinirtm thiM mornim?. Ken-
ntor Wesley Ii. .loncs bus boon advised
to this el loot, it was smd. J his means
llnif ImmiKrii iweit fur other ulirnoROs
in the past few months will ho diverted
to flour ciiiTVinir hscs and Unit nulls,
which hnvo lnriro stocks on Jiand will
be able to dispose of it ' '
BFRW RELEASES
' COPKNIIAOKN. March 24. Karl
Rndck, tlio leiidini; Russian Uolslicyik
nitent in Gernmnv. who wns arrested
on l''ebruiu'v IX in collection with the
Spurt noun uprisini;, lias boon rclonsoil
bv Hie Gorman government, nccovdinir
to n Horl'n dispatch todnv.
This messniro reports fresh iieitn
lioti by Hie (Ionium Simi'liiciins coin
cident with the lluniriuiim revolution
and vopoi'ts thut in these oirnuni
Klniioos Iho ' release of Ruilelt bus
oroutod u bad iniprossiou,
NEW GOVERNMENT DECLARES
- AND SOCIALIZE INDUSTRY
MAJOR SAM, COSSACK-AMERICAN; HS'S
- UNITED STATES BOSS OF SIBERIAN TOWN
MaionHiI
1 wofinorv
The outstanding Hgure of the A. E. P. In Siberia Is Major Samuel
I. Johnson, provost marshnl tn a Siberian village. Here are some of th
high spots in Johnson's career: . . ,
1. His father was a Cossack chief.
2. He Jolnod theRussian navy, quarreled with a superior and de
serted In Now York.
3. Shipped to South America and mixed In a revolution In Ar
gcntlna. 4. Went to Hawaii and became a brigadier general of the Ha
waiian National.
6. Made u fortune and lost It In a forest Are.
6. Mado another in 'plantations.
7. Hos shot big game world over and hold all records for marks
manship and 64 campaign medals. 1
5. Entered regular army as a major when war broke.
8. Won Carneglo medal when he slid over a precipice and car
rlod a line to crow of shipwrecked bark off Honolulu.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
LSHEVIK
PARIS, Mareb 21: (Rv the Asso
ciated l'lTss-Ilunirnriaii.) The sit
uation is ns' serious ns 'tliut .which
arose when the eoneress of Vienna
learned of Napoleon's return' from
Elba. 'Todnv as a hundred venrs neo.
negotiators linve provoked and bnvo
been surprised bv destiny." writes St.
Brico ill tho Journal.
Tho problem before the council of
ten todnv is not the fa to of German
cables or the Teschen aommusison. but
tho imperative necessity of bavins
Poland and Rumniiia ' rebuild the
watertight coiiipartmcnt which lias
collapsed, ho continues. "Otherwise
Goriminv, declaring herself alone in n
position to save western civilization.'
wi lav down bor own pence terms in
stead of those of tlio allies proposr ti
dictate to her. or will threaten to take
the lead in the Bolshevik movement."
This extract from an editorial ac
curately reflects the views of the for
eign editors of the French newspa
pers. Tbcv all gcnernlv agree in plac
ing the principal blunic for the events
on tho procrastination of the pence
conferenco and in insisting upon im
mediate steps to fight Bolshevism. . ,'
OF
ItO MR, Mnr. 24. General Rosso
who was In command of the Italian
linn nlnnr Ihn Iqnnzn rlvni lyi Octo
ber, 1917, when the great Gorfiinn
Austrtnn attack was launched, has
been acquitted by a court mnrtial on
n charge, ot having abandoned his po
sition too floon boforo tho enemy at
tacked. .This was tho first trial aris
ing from tho Cuporotto disaster, V
PARIS, March 24. Tho official
statement issued nfter the meeting pf
the supremo war council from 4 to (J
this afternoon made no mention of tlio
lliingnr'un situation1. Tho only ref
erence to the situation in Eastern Eu
rope was the announcement that
American proposals concerning tho
lowers of the Teschen commission,
which conoerns Poland and Czecho
slovakia, were adopted. The future
status of tlic Gcrman submarine ca
bles wns agreed upon bv the council.
A conferenco of the premiers wns
called todnv to bo bold at 3 o'clock
this afternoon to arrange for1 the
program of the supremo council ses
sion an hour Inter. -Tho news from
I limitary nnd Polnnd .was expected to
spur the bends of the governments to
military decisions of the first import
ance.; . ,
. The league of nat:ons commission
will reassemble at 8::I0 o'clock this
ovening with the expect ation of vir
tually concluding the draft of the
league covenant.: . "
T4ie pence conference has' been ad
vised bv entente agents of the critical
situation in lliingnrv. Some street
fighting in Budapest lias' been re
ported and while tho lives of entente
nationals are smd still to bo in dan
der, it is urged" that thev need tho
protection which would bo afforded
bv monitors proceeding up the Dun.
ube from Serbian ports. , '
Such monitors, according to ad
vices received today, nro already on
their way up the river.
BERLIN. March 23. (Bv the As.
sociated Press.) The Gcrninn mcr
enntilo ships in the bnrbor of Bremen
were stil in port todnv, but nine food
ships left Hamburg during the day in
compliance with the shipping agree
ment -with the entente. Among the
steamers which sailed were tho Au-
gusto iicionn niui ine unit uauier
s'co. ... I . ' '
Beginning of Hostilities Or-dered-Soviet
Created Along
Lines Planned by Lenine
Bohemian Army Departs
WASMISGTOX. March 24. Dis
patches to the state department today
from Belgrade said the new Hungn
ruin Rnlhm-ik iFovcrnment had or
dered the beginning ot hostilities
aga nst the entente last rrnluv night.
No information was given as to
whether operations actually bad been
undertaken.
Tlalnl 'Tnoon(.(. hnnmllp nfficiul
mnnrtit nn the devclonment in Hun
gary deuched the department during
the day from Berne. Belgrade and
Copenhagen. One report said ISela
Kun. foreign minister oi tpe Hunga
rmn Ttnlftheviki. before leaving Rus
sia, served as aide de camp to Trot-
zkv. , , -
JSobthevik Invasion
I.OXIIOX. March 24. A Bolshevik
army of 70,000 men has crossed the
nvcr Dniester, south of Lembere. ac
cording to'a Zurich dispatch received
in Pans and forwarded bv the fcx-
Khnnva Tolpnnh enmnnnv. The
army is said to be composed mainly of
ilung&nuns and Bulgarians who were
prisoners of war in Russia. :
AMSTERDAM. March 24. The
Austrian central workmen's council
has decided not to ioin the Hunga
rian movement in introducing n soviet
government in Austria, a dispatch
from Vienna savs. The council, it is
declared, nointed out that such a
course wns impossible for Austria be
cause it is dependent on the entente
powers for food. '
Soviet Is Organized
COPENHAGEN. March 24. At the
first meeting of the new Hungnruin
government in Budapest Sundnv. a
dispatch from Berlin savs, a soldiers'
and workmen's council for entire
Hungary was appointed, according to
plans entered-into with the agents of
Lcnine. The council immediately
started preparation of a bill for the
socialization of all industrial activi
ties. A Czecho-Slovak army has been
sent against Hungary, according to an
official report received in Vienna nnd
forwarded here.
T. G. Masark, the president of
(.zecho-Slovnkia. has resigned, ac
cording to a report received herefrom
Berlin. . ,' . ; :' 1 ;-: - ' . -
BASEL., Har. 23. Budapest was
calm on Saturday, according to ad
SEATTLE, Mar. 24. D.'M. Storrs,
for whose love Miss Ruth Garrison,
18, confessed she poisoned Mrs.
Storrs, today was taken to Okanogan,
Wash., to face a charge of abduction.
A complaint tiled in the Okanogan
county court charges tho girl visited
Storrs at Okanogan and posed as his
wife.
"I'm With" Ruth every time her
heart beats," Storrs told a reporter
Just before he left. The prisoner had
nothing to say regarding his dead
wife. ' '
Miss Garrison, against whom a
charge of murder has been placed,
today was confined in tho county de
tention home. Saturday night she
was taken from nho Home of tho
Good Shephord because, Sheriff John
Stringer announced too many callers
and telephone, calls about the girl
bothered the sisters at the home.
M'NARY PLANS FLIGHT
. FROM CAPITAL TO NEW YORK
PORTLAND. March 24. Word
was received here today from. Wash
ington that Sonator McNarv hud ac
cepted an invitation to fly to New
York under the pilotage of nn nrmv
flvor. The dato bus not been fixed,
hut it will bo before tho senator's re
turn to Oregon, it was said.
vices from that city. Business waa
for the most part suspended but the
streets-were animated and posters
were displayed appealing to the peo
ple to continue work. :
. The food commissioner has Issued
a proclamation saying:
"As a result of tho manner In
which the entente acted, we have
allied ourselves to the soviet republic
and have placed ourselves under the
protection of the Soviet's troops. We)
have advised them of our decision by
airplane." s
Tho revolutionary government has
appointed commissioners for Buda
pest It Is said. Municipal officers
have tendered their resignations but
have been asked to retain their posts.
Defy AH Opponents
In concluding its proclamation an
nouncing the proletariat dictatorship
there, the new Hungarian govern-.
ment said: -. . - .
"The Czecho-Slovak, Bourgeois,
Roumanians and annexationist
classes wish to overthrow the Hun
garian workers' revolution by force
of arms,! Wo are determined, bow
ever, to defend ourselves to the last
drop . of blood ;agalnst all attacks.
With our determination to defend
the republic goes the wish to con
clude speedily a peace which will as
sure means of existence for the Hun
garian vrorking classes and make It
possible for them to live at peace,
with all the peoples of the world."
XotPuo to Kntcnte -'
'BERLIN, Mar. 24. (By Associat
ed Press.) : Recent events at Buda
pest were not tho result of the en
tente note outlining the new boun
dary between Hungary and Rumania,
according to tho Vosslsche Zeltung
which says that tho situation there
was hopeless beforo the note was de
livered. Communists were unem
ployed and have been ignored by the
socialist ministers, newspapers say.
Mass demonstrations began laBt
Wednesday ' when demands , were
made that every unemployed person
receive a sum of five hundred crowns -for
relief, besides payment of house
rent and a reduction of food prices
by one-half. The newspaper declares
tho revolution wns impending whon.
the entente note arrived and Count
Michael Karolyl, the premier, seized
tho opportunity In his farewell proc
lamation to represoat himself as a
friend ot tho proletariat.- ...
SHIPPERS SEEK
L
SAN FRANCISCO. March 24.
The trans-continental mil rate situa
tion, which has prompted some ship
pers heer to announce that they will
withdraw their interests to tho Atlan
tic unless the rates are substantially;
reduced, is to bo discussed at a meet
ing of shipping, ship brokerage and
banking interests here in the next two
dnvs. Similar discussions are to be
held in Seattle. Portland, Tacoma and
Los Angeles, which also are affected,
by tho present situation, it wns an
nounced. - -1 . '. . ' ; '
The shippers are endoaVorine to ;
secure n reduction to the pro-war ba
sis of tlio trans-continental rates on
88 different commodities, shippintf
men here announced.''. According to
nn executive of . the " Anglo-Oriental
steamship company the situntion'hns
brought about a congestion of 150.
000 tops of feright at the port of
New York, while freight shipping from
Pacific const - points to the Orient
practically is nt a standstill.
Representatives of all of the cities
affected arc in conference with tho,
railroad administration in Washing
ton and will remain until a promisod
new schedule of rates is announced,
If this is unsatisfactory Ihev will filn
a written protest with the ndmuiistrii