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ilEDFORD, OREGON, .SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1919
NO. 12
ENTEitE
BOLSHEVIK
10
EXPEL
RUSSIA LAUNCHES BIG
OFFENSIVE, LAND AND
SEA, AGAINST ALLIES
Trotsky Orders Baltic Fleet
Out - Offensive Ordered in
North Russia-Allies Mush
ing Aid to Murmansk Forces
WASHINGTON, April 5. Doclnr
li)K I Hut I ho ArchniiKol situation,
from a military vlow, wiw woll In
hand, General March said today 1C
wu "Inorodlblo Hint tho alllod forco
thoro can to driven Into tho sen by
anybody." Up announced thut tho
war department's plun wn to huvo
the Amnrlcnn forcoa out or that por
tion of Kussla by tho and or Juno.
LONDON. April H.Uon Trolzkv.
Holdievik minister of war. him or
dered tlui HiiNxiun Hiiltin fleet Jo put
to hpii ii ml nttni'k (lit) allien, threat
ening to hnvo nil the crows shot if
llicv iliHobov tlio order, miv tbe
Wnil. .
' LONDON. April 5. Wimtloii
Spencer Churchill. Hooretiirv of Ktntc
for war. veslerdnv ont n telegram in
bin own niinio to th Itritisli trooim in
Northern Russia, auv tho' Mini.
iruiiiiiiti( Hint thev would do sup
portrd aud rtliovod lit tlio earlier
txiHHililn mmm-nt mill that men who
linve been thoro for uinitlliit will lie
broouht Iiimiipiim oon n other troop
urrivo to t'uko their iilmw.
Tho uii'n for tlio relieving forces
hnvo already 'been provisionally no-
looted nnd lecture hnvo boon given
k th i'in on tlio HiiHHiiin situation.
Trooim kopt in tho nrmv under the
militnrv Horvieo net will also In) in-
' vital l volunteer, kbvm lite Mail, iintl
thoro mnv possibly ho mi anneal ex
tended to demobilized men.
Tlio militnrv nuthoritio nro Biiid
to be confident that proimrntions be
ing madu will nsnuro relief lint that
tho next two ;iioutlm will bo filled
with unxiotv;
Crbiln In Oiletou
LONDON. April 5. Tho nifuntion
in southern ItiiMxiu has recontlv lie
onmo distinctly worse 'from ,nn nl
lied ' viowpoint. mninlv owing to n
shortage of , food, according to dis
patches lo tho Pros Association. It
is not feared thnt militnrv reasons
will compel I ho nlliuH to evacuate
. Odessa, lint thoro 1 a possibility, it
is said.' that tho o'tv will become bo
short of food that it will bo unable
to- Hiipport an occupying force. ,
! , ' Finnish Kofcctlon
LONDON. April 5. Imimrlnni Io
velopnionts on tho Murmansk front
in Northern Uussin mnv bo axuontud
. in n fow ilavs owimr ta a throutuned
dofootion of Finnish troops, nword
inir to tho Mail. It. is said that it
was to meet this dnmrer thut Ameri
can .doliichiiuiiits wero sent on two
. American cruiflorR which will roach.
Murmansk carlv noxt woek.
1'roaiclent Wilson w roporlod lo
hnvo ordered tho sailors of tho two
oriiisors to Innd with tho troops, if
noeessnrv. British relief forces hnvo
Kono on bonril tho two ospceinllv con
struetod , ino hroakinir transports
. with which thev exiled to Set throuuh
tho ico two weeks onrlier than thev
. could on nnv other tvpo of vessel,
,' Vnplcnsniit Incident In BHtcrU
aivUTSK. March 27.(Uv tho As
Boointed l'ross.) An Amoricnn sol
. dier is nlloireil to have torn iv Hus
sion fine from tho roar pint form of
n spoeiul train bcannir General Deid
vinfiu. nnnitimtiiliir nP 'the CzocllO
: ';. Slovak forces in Siberia, and Colonel
; Komanovskv, nn niiti-Ilolmiovik load
er in tho Udinsk district, when it wns
CROATSIASK ALLIES
"FOR INVESTIGATION
. PARIS, Friday. April 4, (By As
i unedited Press.) . Huron 8onnlno,
; Itnllnn forolgn minister, rocolved
'; dlspntch today rrom Stofnn Radio
i - loudor of tho pousantB' par.ly in uro
' ntln. asking that a commission from
; tho ontonto powers ho sont to Croatia
to ascertain the sentiment of tho
, neoplo thoro regnrdlng thoir fuluro.
Tho dlspntoh doclnreB that tho Cron
llnns do not consider tlio Sorbluns
thoir llborntors, . , .
passing tbroiiuh (he villairo of Polka,
Manchiiria. Officers on tho train ex
pressed iiiiliunatioii over (lie incident
when the train reached hero today,
The officers wero espocititlv irri
tated, since this was the second un
pleasant incident in which American
soldiers have fntnred recent I v. lhrue
(lavs previously severul Americans
from n troop train waiting on n sid
ing at M ti I it station, Manchuria, tried
to board tho sumo special train in
spile of the platform -guard. Sev
ernl ears filled with nrmcd cadets
from the Vladivostok militnrv school
wero attached to the special. What
promised to be n serious situation
was relieved when tho commander of
the cuildt ordered the tram to start
Deports of the incidents have been
sent to Major General William S
Oraves, coiiiiiiander of American ex
peditionary forces in Siberia, bv Col
onel Honianovskv. The hitler in
formed (leueral uraves that tho men
were intoxicated, and added:
"I regret tho lack of disciplmo in
Hicmc troops, which increases the nn
imosilv of Knssinns toward Ami-ri
ciuis." ',.' i . ' , -
He aildeil that tho nonduet of
American officers hnd been above re
proach but that tho men seemed to
be uncontrollable.
(leneral Oraves bus telegraphed to
Colonel Honianovskv expressing his
regret, lie stated that an investiga
tion had been ordered and that the
guilt v persons UMiild bo severely
punished, ' 1
Soviet In ArtluiiiKcl
AKC1IANOKL. April 3. (Hv the
Associated Tress.) Tho situation in
nil sectors of tlio North Hussian
front wns again eompnrativelv nuiet
vesterdav and this morning.
A Holsheviki prisoner, miestionod
regarding the morale of tlio enemv
forces, declared todav:
"Tho soldiers of oar regiments nro
mobilized peasants and the officers
are voluteer communists.' Tho spirit
of tho soldiers is low and overvbodv
is 'fed up' with the communists. Tho
soldiers nro treated verv soverelv
and are shot for leaving their posi
tions without permission. A new
system of discipline has been inaug
urated, different ranks and distinc
tions being established nnd soldiers
must salute nn penalty of death. The
men nro suffering'- from tvphns nnd
ook noon tho Hitunlion ns being one
in which tho peasants are against the
Holsheviki. Along tho road are posts
garrisoned bv Chinese who search
nil travelers and tako overvthine thev
can find."
GE1S HIGH
l'OHTi.ANl). April 5. I.ioutcnant
Colonel Goorgo A. White, ndiutnnt
ireneriil of General Pershing's stuff
on.l former Oregon ndiutimt general,
linn been elected secrotiirv ot the
Veterans' Association, tormcd Jn
Paris on llarch 18. nnd lins nlso boon
named n member' ai. tlio oxooutivo
Committee of thnt orennixntioti.
Word to this effect was received in
Portland todav in n letter from Col
onel Whito to his wifo. The election
took lilnoo while Colonel Whito wns
absent from tho sessions of represen
tatives of-nll branches of tho United
States service gathered ill Paris to
orgniii.o n ncrinnnont iisosointion of
American veterans of tho European
war. - ''
DISLOYALTY CHARGES WITH-
tfRAWN AGAINST PAINE
SAN FUANCISCO, April O.-r-Dis-misrtal
of disloyalty charges ngninst
Hubert Paine, proiiiliiont in Califor
nia as a sculptor.' wns entered in the
Unitod Slnlos district court. Iiore to
dnv nftoi- having been ordered bv
United States Coiniiiisisoiier Krull
vesterdnv. Piiine was nccuscd of
making seditious vemnrUs, but. the
commissioner held ho was not guilty
of iutonUoiinrdislo.vuU.Vt
COLD IS 'DIPLOMATIC
DENIED AT PARIS
PAItlS. April B. Pronldont
Wilson was "tllKhtly bettor" at
noon today, an official bulletin
on bin condition aald. Ilia cold,
however, wai still pronounced
onouKh to cauHo 8 slight temper-
aturo.
Trcsldent Wilson lias display-
ed keen Interest In tho proceed-
Inns of the council ulnce IiIb ab-
sence and llkewlno In the attl-
,4- tudo or tho Uallans relative tp
tlio dUposlllon or Flumo. Tho
miKKcntlon that hli lllneu, hnd
omeihlnK or a "diplomatic"
4- aspect round prompt refutation
H la known that the president
4- had made clear hi position on
reparations, the disposition of
the tort bank or the Rhine, tho
4 8anr volley and Hume tho po-
sltlon which was not shared by
all or tho conroroes so that
when his Illness forced his with-
drnwal from tho tirocoedings
thoro secmod little chance for
an early Agreement.
IS NEARIN6 THE
2
WASHINQTON, April 5. Demob
ilization of the American army In
cluding tnclmploto reports to April
5 has reachod n total-of 1,624,171,
of whom 91,674 were officers, the
war department announced today.
Total troops ordered for demobiliza
tion ore 1.830,500. .
Tho strength of tho American
army on April 5 was estlmntod at
2,055,718. This represents, General
March Bald today', a demobilization
or 44 percent or the enlisted, and 48
percent of the commissioned person
nel. Sailings from France since Novem
ber 1, 1918, General 'March said,
number 627. ol9..
The chief of Starr added that he
wns aiming at a monthly return ot
310,000 men na agnlnst the maximum
ronorted In shipments overseas or
309,000. '
Reserve commissions have been is
sued to 30,606 oftlcorfl and sppllca
tlons ror commission In the regular
establishment have beon rocelved
from 15,101 officers.
EnllHtmonts u'ndor the call tor 50,.
000 volunteers for overseas duty so
far reported from Uio regular enlist-
mailt offices totnl less than 5000
mon,
HOLD DUTCH LINER
PLYMOUTH, England, April 5.'
Tho Dutch steamer Nlouw Amstordnm
which loft New York on March. 26, Is
bolng dotalned here by the British
nuthorlMos. No reason is given. It
Is reported thnt tho tormer German
minister to Mexico, H. Von Eckhnrdt,
Is on board.
The IMlouwo Amsterdam nrrlvod
hero-1 Friday and landed mails and
passengers, Including, mall and pas
sengers tor 'France. The agents ot
itbo liner hore hnvo given out no
stntoment. No one Is allowed
board the steamer.
on
Contractors Given Notice
WASHINGTON, April 5. Assist
ant. Secrotiirv Crowoli gnvo notico to
dav that contractors desiring to ad
just cnni'cllod war contracts through
tho luneliiiierv set mi bv tho war de
imrliiient for that tuirposo must pre
sent their chums prior to May , IS.
next, .i . '...-
36 MILLION IS
LOSS FEBRUARY
R.R. OPERATION
Revenue Falls 8 Million Below Pre
ceding Month Over Million Less
Than Correspont'ina Month 1918
' Which Was Bad Record Because
of Snow and Storms.
WASHINGTQ.V, April 5 Railroad
not ournlnns In Fobrimry continued
Jo decline and were less than In Jan
uary, or than In February ot last
('ear. The net revenue was about
110,109,000, or 18.674,000 less than
fn tho preceding month and 11,7 H,
000 lesa.tUnn In February.. 191.8. The
approximate loss to the "government
on this basis or the guarantees, return
was $36,590,000, about the same as
January; ! -i V
These flKures, compiled today by
the bureau ot railway economics are
unofficial, but probably aro nn accur
ate torecast 'or tho Interstate com
merce commission's summary to be
Issued next iweek. . '.
Operating revenues tor February
wore recorded as 1351.748,000 or
$45,000,000 less than In the preced
ing month. , Operating expenses were
324.300'.000'or S36.000.000 less
than in January.
In February Inst year, a bad month
ror rrolght tratric on account . of
weather, operating revenues for the
same roads Included In the prelimin.
ary tabulation' were . S289.625.000.
Revenues In February this year were
21 percent,-ErnwtMv-vExpenses last
February.' however, were 24 percent
greater than the $260,981,000 ex-
penses of tho corresponding month a
year nito. Net revenue to the govern
ment was 14 per cent less than the
$11,823, 000 ot February, 1918. '
AT
PARIS, April 5 'President Wilson
slopt until after 9 o'clock this morn
ing and no bulletin was issued by
Roar Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his
physician. Altho be did not get to
sloop until late In the evening, it was
announced this morning that he bad
passed a satisfactory night, t,
When the president awoke It was
announced that he was better. He
m'ght sit up later In the day. It was
said, and with Sunday's rest Inter
vening it was believed to be possible
thnt he might attend Monday's meet
ing ot the council of four. -
WASHINGTON. April 5. Presl
dent Wilson was reported "better" in
a message received today - at . the
White House from Rear Admiral
Grayson. The message, addressed to
Secretary Tumulty, said: ; "
"President Is better this morning
but confined to bed. No cause for
worry." , :
TO IS.
WASHINGTON. April 5. Evorv
enlisted ninn on discharge, the war
department announced todav, will be
allowed to retain na his personal
property the following nrtioles of
uilifonn couipment :
Overturns con (for men with over
sens service, hut for . others)- olive
drab shirt :: woolen coat 1.nnd,:oriin
ments; woolen breeches; one pair
shoes: ono pair leggins. one waist
bolt : ono slicker nnd overcoat : two
suits nmlcrwonr; four pairs stock
ings; one pnir gloves: one toilet set:
one barracks bag: gas mask and hel
met (for overseas men onlv.)1.-:
Soldiers who bnve already turned
in their enuipnicnt, nro authorized to
redraw them bv npplvinsr to the di
rector of storage in this city. V
GERMANY DECLARES TO 1 v '
ABOLISH STATE CHURCH
'PARIS, April'. 5. (Uavns.)r-The
commisisoii on sonstitution of the
German national assembly 1ms
ailootcd a clause stipulating tluit
thoro shall bo no state church, n dis
patch from Woimnr snvs.l Siiudn.V is
inaintumcil as a legal holiday. -
MARK PRESIDENT BETTER
BOSCHE COIvlPLY
1H
. OF
General Foch Quicky Brlnqs Hun
Deleaation to Terms Danzia to Be
Used ' Port for Landino Polish
- Troops Germans Appoint a Rhine
Commission. s '.
PARIS, April 5 (By Associated
Press.) It was officially announced
this morning that tho arrangements
.for the landing at Danzig ot Polish
troops now In France and their trans
port along other lines proposed by
Germany has been arranged to the
entire satisfaction ot the allied pow
erg. ' '
PARIS, April 5 Marshal Foch has
telegraphed the allied governments
that the right or tbe allies to use
Danzig as the port tor the return to
Poland ot the Polish troops In France
had -been formally upheld in the con
ference with the German representa
tives. .
In addition to Danzig, it was de
cided to use other means of transpor
tation for the Polish troops proposed
by. the German government so that
the arrival ot the troops might be ac
celerated, the . marshal's - message
added. The use ot the port of Dan
zig was provided for in the armistice
ot November 1 1 last.
The result was made . known
with the giving ont ot a communica
tion received by the allied govern
ments from Spa, where Marshal Foch
tbe allied. commander-in-chief, end
his aides have been In conference
with German representatfves. The
communication reads:
"SPA, April 4, 10:30 p. m. In
conformity with, the decision of the
allied and associated governments,
the right given the allies by the ar
mistice convention signed November
11 to land the Polish troops now in
France at Danzig has been maintain
ed completely.
: "Furthermore, to hasten the arri
val ot these troops in Poland it has
been decided to make use of other
lines ot transport proposed by the
German government.
"These arrangements as a whole
are in entire agreement with the
views ot the allied and associated
gqvernments.
. .' .: (Signed) "FOCH.
- BERLJNt, Friday, April 4. (By
Associated Press.) The German gov
ernment, it was announced today has
decided to appoint a special commission-
to handle problems connected
with the occupied territories on the
left bank of the Rhine. V.
SOVIET AGITATOR IS
SPOKANE. Wash., April 5. Hnr-
rv M. Wicks, who the police declare
is an organizer here of n "soviet"
patterned after tlioSe of Russia, was
arrested here todav on a charge of
violating n citv ordiance which pro-
h'bits the odvocacv of dislovaHv to
the .laws of the United States.
According to Commissioner John
II. Tuslov of the department of pub
lic safety. Wicks has been advocat
ing a general strike' on Mnv 1. to con-
t'nuo until all political m-isoners
have been released. Mr. Tinslev de
clared he 1 1 s organ'j ed here tbe
"League for Dcmocraov at Home." nt
meetings of which from 300 to GOO
radicals have been congregating. ,
The police declare xWicks came
here some timo ago from Portland,
where lie organized similar societies.
PRESIDENT ORDERS AIR
CRAFT BOARD DISSOLVED
, WASHINGTON, April 5. The
stole department mndo public todav
an executive order signed recently bv
President Wilson formally dissolving
the, aircraft board croated earlv in
the war. Its place is taken bv n di
rector of aircraft production under
the direction of air service.
7 California Troops Return.
NEW YORK, Apr!l 5 Bringing
2182 trooifa of the 40th division
former National Guard of California,
Ncvndn. Utah. Colorado. Arizonn
and Now Mexico, the stcanisbin Ed
gar A. Luckcnbach arrived hero to
DEMANDS
MARSHAL
dav from Bordeaux.
I ' h ' ''' .' '
HUN
IS
TEN TO ONE
General March Relieves Fears of
Trouble in Germany Hun Armv
Now 820.000. Allies Approximately
10.000.000 Germany Reduced to
15 Percent. Allies to 75 Percent.
WASHINGTON. April 5. Ficiires
on the latest xtutiM of the militnrv
forces in' Europe, General March an
nounced, tihow that tbe armies of
the central Bowers as now organized
constitute about 15 percent of their
strcnirth when the armistice . was
siened. while the allied soldiers still
organized comprise 75 per cent of
their total strength on November 11
Official dispatches show the as-
eregnte strength of the central pow
ers now as 1.125,000 men 'against
their combined strength in Xoveni
ber last ot 7.630.000 mei. The al
lied armies in November totalled 13.
663.000 of which onlv 25 per, cent
have been demobilized.
The German nrmv estimnted offi
cially tat 4.500.000 on November 11.
has been reduced to 820.000: the
Bulgarian armv has dropped from
500.000 to 120.000: tbe Austrian
from .2,230.000 to about 60.000 and
the Turkish from 400.000 to less than
20.000.
E
TO
PARIS. April 5 (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) Asked if the Ital
ians-would leave the peace confer
ence if denied Fiunie. Salvatore Bar
zilai, one of the Italian peace dele
gates, said today: ''
'No decision has been reached as
vet, but it is obvious the Italian dele
gates feel thev must follow the 'will
of the Italian peoole."
He declared that the national
council of Fiunie had unanimously
adopted a law bv which the citv took
the Italian flag as the banner of the
city. ' ..
Signer Barzilai contended that this
was the best proof of Fiume's wishes
to be joined to Italy under the Wil-
soninn policy of self determination
and added that the Italian people
nnd parliament, without distinction
of partv.Were determined thnt Fiunie
should be a Dart of the kingdom.
Signer Barzilai said that Fiume
cannot live except ns nn Italian citv
because it must "belong to a large
country as it did when n tiart of Hun
gary if its financial prosperity is to
be assured.
"Even now Fiume is burdened with
a debt of several million crowns," he
said, !'and the new Jugo-Slnv state
lacks the resources to keep the city
in a flourishing condition."
KILLED. COOS BAY
MARSHFIELD. Ore.. April 5. Ira
Rowers was instantlv killed nnd Del
Saunders was probably fntnllv in
jured nt the Coos Bav Shipyards
here todav when a high wind blow n
plank from the upper deck of a ship
under construction under which the
men were at work. The plank struck
the two men who were 75 feet balow
the deck. v - :
MUST RELEASE MEMBERS
OF U. S. NAVAL RESERVE
WASHINGTON. April 5. Bccnns'o
of failure f congress to enact the
naval appropriation bill, with its pro
vision for an increased naval per
sonnel practically all members of the
naval reserve force on active, duty
must be roloascd immediately upon
tho declaration of peace. '
: The navy department said today
that because of this fact nnd great
need of officers, it would ho inadvis
able generally to accent the rcsignn
Iron of officers of tho temporary
iuvy. '.''. i
FORCE
OUTNUMBERED
SOIBAND
SAILORS DEFY
CITY POLICE
Tacoma In State of Sieqe Followlno ,:
Order to Arrest Discharqed Men
Sellinrj Taos Claim Plot to Put
City In Hands of Bolshevikl 100
Extfa Police Sworn In Labor
Leader Declares Citv Officials
Lookino for Trouble Can Have IL
; '' ' . ' . . . s
. TACOMA . Wash.. 'April At ,
noon todav more tbnn 100 extra- po-
licemen were put on downtown .
streets to keep members nnd friends
of the Soldiers', and Sailors' Coun
cil from selling tags for the benefit
of the council. . -,
This action was taken when Hur
ley Johnston, president of the metal
Trades Council, declared this morn-,
ing thnt 2.000 shipworkers would
defv the police this afternoon nnd
sell the tags. ; .
"If the citv officials: want some
trouble we will give it to them." John
ston is said to have declared, nc-
cording to a Teport to Chief of Pe
nce Harrv Smith. . . . . ; . .
. ; Hold Conference '
. When the action of the head of the
Metal Trades Council became known.
Commissioner Pettit. head of the
citv department of rpublie -' safety,
called a meeting, which members of
the Soldiers' Council attended. Ho
made it plain the citv will, remain
firm, and he said if the shipworkers
cause trouble the heads of the or
ganization will .be nrrestcd on. , the
charge of inciting a riot. .:
The 17 members of the Soldiers' ,
Council who . were put in- mil this
morning were given an elaborate nqon
day meal by the council. .
' v
Seventeen Aro Arrested . . i
TACOMA. Wash., April. 5. Sev-'
entcen former soldiers, nianv of them)
vet in uniform, were nrrestcd bv Ta
coma police this morning for sellingl
tags on the streets in defiance of tho
lnw. Other arrests are expected. The
police this morning said at least 100
former sailors came from Seattlo to
assist in defying the order of the
Tacoma authorities that tags cannot
be sold. ' ' '
The controversy largely is wnged
around the purpose of the organiza
tion thut is wanting to sell the tags.
It is called the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Council. The Tacoma citv council
believes it is founded along1 the lines
of the Russian Soviets.' "Leaders in .
the organization declare its purposes
are misinterpreted. '
The soldiers arrested- iWe re put in
the citv iail. Bail wns fixed nt $5. -i
When news of tho arrests Teitehed
hendouarters of , tlio- Soldiers' nnt
Sailors' Council additional tag. sell?
ers were at once sent out. tho police
have learned. , , , -
An inventory of the .men rnrrcstcil
showed sales of tags aggregating nil
the way from 82 cents to $49.50. Tho
purpose of the tag sale., tho soldiers'
organization declares. ' is to - .assist
soldiers and sailors who are in need.
; Overseas Men Arrested- . --
Early, this afternoon the police ,
were busy arresting persons selling
the tags. , The patrol wagons wero
filled as rapidly as thev could mnko
trops from downtown streets to the
citv jail. ;. ) - ,. ... ..
The streets are filled with people,
but tho" police have thus far made
all arrests without great disorder.
At least four soldiers who served,
overseas have been put in mil. '
Shipworkers, who wero depended'
(Continued on Page Six.) 1
HALF MILLION ISSUE
: BAKER, Ore., April 5. At an en
thusiastic mass meeting of cltlzeiia ot,
Baker county, held last night. It wan .
jvoted unanimously to bond the coun
ty for $500,000 tor tho construction,:
of trunk and market roads.,
The meeting was called by tho'
county court lor the purpose of ascor-'
talnlng tbe sentiment ot the tax
payers on a constructive road .pro
gram. '
The bonding oloctlon will bo culled
for June 3. i . ,