Ml1 Medford Mail Tribune
rally CVmrteonth Your,
urly-iiliith If urn ,
Controversy With Nippon Declared
Settled German Stronghold to
Japan With Art'anuement for Its
Return to Cl'.lna In Stipulated Time
- Compromise Declared Acceptable
Both to China and Japan Rapid
Progress In Peace Conference. .
- PAUIK. April .1(1. AiiixiiiirW'im'ht
wiin niudo Kliurtlv 'after 'i o'clock
tliix afternoon tlwit the dispute over
Kiyo C'hnu.liiid been .settled. No ilc
tails worn tiuiila public.
The pence treaty will provide Hint
OiTiniuiv must mirrcndcr Kino Cliuu
In Japan, the Pari representative of
Hcuter's Limited nn. Japan will
transfer tho territory to C'liinn in duo
course, . .
It in nddvd Hint . Juimn'H other
nu'rcomciitx wild Cliiuu will not l)
nffm-led, .
PAIIIH, April 30 Up to mld-artor.
noon no furthor announcement re
garding tho Kluo C'lmu agreement
1..,m n.ilii ft lu iiHtl..il,ifttl llitit
. WWUU ." V t ....It'. n.wwu
the plan contemplate the Klving of
Kino Clinu to tho Jnpiitiodo in tho
nonce tronty with an arrangouuuit tor
Ha return to China under certain con
dltlona within a allpulated tlmo.
PARI8. April 30. A formula for
tho notation of the problem of Kino
iibau, which It la hoped will remove
any- ponallilllly ot a definite hronk
and prove mutually acceptable to the
Chinese and Japanono, hna boon
reached by the poworn, It was laid In
authoritative clrcloa today.
PARIS. April 80. (By Aaaoclatod
Proai.) The council ot throo mot to
day a half hour ourllor than uiunl.
While no proKrnm woa announced, It
waa believed tho Itnllan situation as
developed by the parllnmontnry In
doniomont ot the Itullan delegation's
position wna to ho considered and
discussion over Klao Chnu resumed.
' Neither the Japanoso nor the Chi
nese dolomites appeared during the
first hour of tho session, nor did tho
Uoltilnns. whoso financial claims
havo boon tindor constduratlon, mnko
an appearance, ' '
It was timloratood, howovor, that
tho Japanese would be called In dur
ing tho Bftornoon for furthor consid
eration of tho uggelod coiupromlso
rognrdlng Klao Chan.
Karon 'Mnklno and Viscount Chin-
da ot tho Jnpanoso dolugntlon Joined
tho council at noon. Jules Cnmbon
of the Kronen delegation, also was
oallod In. ,
U. S. TENNESSE MOST
NRW YORK, April '80, Tho
world's most poworful battleship, tho
snpordrendnaught : TonnosBoo, was
Biiflcossfully lnunchod today fit 'tho
ttnur VniW nnvv vnrd.
Miss Melon-nobortSp dnughtor of
Oovornor A. H. Roborts of Tonnessee
nn1 dnnuii brnkn n hnllln of ehnill-
1IIO aa,wl lOU VUBHUI, WI1U11 Ull-
ploto, will cost $15,000,000.
The. vessel, a alator ship of tho
United StntoB ship California, now
nndor construction nt 1 t)io Maro
island navy ynrd, Is expoctod to bo
complotod Ih 1D20. ',
Tho TonnOBBCo Is 024 foot In longth
her breadth 97 feet, 3 Inches, and
her draft 80 foet, 6 IiicIicb. She wilt
have a snood ot 21 knots an hour and
her olght water tube boilers will doT
velop 20,000 horsopowor.
, Tho armnmont will consist of
twolva 14-lnch guns, tourtoon B-lnch
guns, four O-poundors, four aircraft
guns and two torpedo tubos.
Mrs. John PotorBon wont to Cen
tral Point this morning for a .Vlnjt
with Mrs. Paul Olson, '
JAPAN4HINA CONTROVERSY IS SETTLED
WIDESPREAD EOMfrPLOTIN LIS. DIVULGED
10 CM
TO JAPAN
FOR A TIME
HUN PEACE DELEGATE
MUCH MOVED BY
DEVASTATED FRANCE
VTHHAILLKM.
Aurii an.
When tho German delegation l
the pence uontirfx bended by
Count Vmi Itpikilurff-ltuiitcuii,
reached Versailles last mulil it 7
wiih received in the nnme of the
IVini.h imviirmnellt hv ' M.
('iiiiiiiiri', prefect nf Hid depart-
incut of Him Si'iiin-KI-(ti, to
whom Ihe count expressed
thanks nu lichulf nf the delegu
t inn. The coiuit' Hin'rutiirv,
llerr Huiliuer. rciiiiirkcd to llm
iiuwuiuiiicrijii'ii: ,
"Woril fnil l ilcwcribo mv
fei'liliUM fin 1 t'rnKHi'il vour de
viiNtntvil reuitiiiH. I hnpo tho
pence which wu nro illiout to
h'vii will uivn MiitiHl'ui'tiiin to nil
the nntion."
44
F
IN VALLEY IF
Forester Grave: Informs Senator Mc
Nnrv, Permanent Aeroplane Bases
In Southern Oreaon Possible If
War Department Will Furnish Ma
chines Flylna Circus' Confirmed.
rOKTI.AN'1). April HO. -r- Dis
pnti'hex from Vuihinuton. I). C re
ceived here tmlnv Hinted Hint orders
liuvo heen uiven bv Lolmicl .Milton
Olivia of the onnv nir Kerviec for the
ViVplui! Hiitmilnin detnili'd nt Hie
Kimu Kcftivnl nt l'ortlniiil to stop for
exhibits nt Ah)ntid. Medford. Kuuvno
and Siilcni. Tho hIoiw will lie inndo
on the wnv from Mather Field, Suc
rninento, I'lilif., to 1'ortlnnd.
Kfforta will bo niiido to e.Hlnlilish
niriilnuc hnnvH in Oreuon this sum
mer for I lie protection of the nntinnul
forcnU from fire. Colonel DuviB
told Senntor MfNnrv lodnv. iniHwer-J
iiiK n lcttler from tho Oreuon sonntor.
to Cliijf Korri'Hlor (JruvcH. ,
The chief forrestor ill niHhnnHO If)
Senulor Mi'Nnrv's rcniiest for the
imineilinte estnhliliiiient of'nirpluiia
huxeti in OrcL-on, hml indicated a will
ingness to net if the war department
would furnish Hie sliipK. ' '
Colonel Onvis sn'd that ncliqn this
venr depends on whether Hiiffieient
Kkilled nieelinuieH enn lie obtained to
tuko cure of the machines which
would ho detailed to Oreuon. niid upon
the willimrnesH of tho towns in tho
Willumelte, I'mpluin nnil Roiruo rivor
viillevs to eslnlilish'flvinir fields. Mar
tin liomliinur plnnes will lie used.
GOLD HILL HERO
F
EC?
l'OUTLAND,' April !IO.C!lonn W
Kddincs of Gold Hill, Ore., arrived
in l'orllnnd todnv alter luivimr re
ceived his diselinrito nt Camp Lewis.
lCddinus saw 10 months' overseas
servino with tho l!lth iioro anuixlron
which pnrticiputcd' in tho St. Mihiel
and Arironne-Muso offensives and is
offieinllv croilited wilh downintr 27
onemv plnnes. Kdilinus was IWnicrlv
n Southern Pucif'o firotuim on tho
Itosobure-Aslilnnd run. '
Admiral Gleaves Is Honored.
' rARIS, April DO. Tho minister of
murine has conferred tiiyin Vico Ad
miral Albert Gleiivos. eoinninndcr-in-eliiof
of tho United Slntos tAnsport
nnd cruiser sorvLeo, tho insimiin of
commander of tho l.euiort of Honor.
, Salem Tona War Averted.
RALKM, April. till. Serious threats
of n touir wnr in Snlein wcro nuietod
toduv.whnn tnnir poaeo doleKiites
from roi'lluiwl arrived in tlio eilv nnd
pnlehed up dil'ferenees existim; ho
Iwoen local Chtucso fuctloua.
LYING
BASES
PLANES
GIVEN
MEDFORD,
0
GIVEN VOTE
Italian Premier Upheld Bv Senate
and House In Withdrawal From
Paris Conference President Wil
son Blamed for Break Compro
mise Hoped for When Note Was
Issued England and France Sup-,
port Wilson In Controversy.
HOME, Tuesday, April 29. (By
Associated . Press.) Premier Orlan
do' government was given a unanim
ous voto of confidence In the Italian
aonnki tonight, following the vote of
confidence given him by the house of
deputies. A great demonstration fol
lowed the premier's address before
the sonoto.
ROME, Tuesday, April 29. (By
Associated Press.) Premier Vlltorlo
Orlando's work at the peace confer
ence In Paris received vindication In
the chamber of deputies tonight when
a voto of confidence was given him,
382 to 40. .Tho opposing ballots were
cast by tho Inlranslgeant socialists.
The premier lata berore parliament
the details of his demands for Klume
and tho Dalmatian coast districts. He
said the International situation was
L grave at present, adding "very grave"
for Italy. He said It was Italy's
duty to preserve an attltudo ot "calm
I and serenity" at present. ;
Hands Were Tied '
An outline of the exchanges be
. tween himself and President Wilson
I was given by Slgnor Orlando, who
mado ill clear that the president's
action In making public his statement
jas to Italy's claim to Klume bad
mado it Impossible cithor to accept or
. reject any proposals that might be
mado.- He said ho believed It his
duty to.como boforo parliament to
receive auinoriiy in carrying lorwaru
his work at the conference.. ' ' ;
Up until April 14 when he received
from President Wilson the American
vlowpolnt oo Klumo. he said he
thought an agreement was probable.
Knglnnd anil Franco Oppocl
The prom lor also spoke ot the at
tltudo taken at Paris by the British
and French governments', which he
said had been loyal to promises made
In the treaty of London, framod In
1915. He admitted, however, that
both Franco nnd Croat Britain do not
stand with Italy In her demands for
the annexation ot Flume. He added
that they might have agreed) In prin
ciple, to the creation of Klumo as an
Independent free state.
In discussing the American, mem
orandum, which was handed to him
April 14 and which was distributed
among the members of parliament
today by the premier, Slgnor Orlan
do said: ' . u
America's Uemnnds
"Innsmuch as this memorandum
denlod Italy's rights ovor the Dalma
tian Islands, accorded only Incom
plete liberty to Flumo and even went
so far as to break up the unity ot
Istrln. I told Mr. Wilson It waa im
possible for me to agree to peace on
tho conditions Indicated. 1 added
that undor such conditions the Kal
ian delegation felt It could not con
tinue to participate In the conference
with any benefit for others or dig
nity for Italy but said. J would com
munlcnto with Groat Britain and
Vrnnce with which Italy was bound
by speolnl agreements. v
"Prealdont Wilson showed regret
. i (Continued on Page Six.)
Y
; NEW YORK. April 30. Fourteen
officers nnd 017 men comprising nit
except compnnv II of the 2nd battal
ion of tho 102nd inl'antrv. (41st di-
nui,.- fnt.,,w. VtH.in.l HtMim! nf
Wnshintrton, Orcunm Monlnim. Idnho
and YVvnniimn returned on tho l.ouis
vtll'.. lml.a r....m llmat . .
On I ho s4emnshtp Hecinn ('lnia
'n . mi f
irom Miirsoinn.s wore ensunis lniui
tho following states: ..Colorado,
South Dukotn, Wyoming nud Iowti.
0 SUPPORT
'OREGON, "WEDNESDAY,
THE GROWTH OF
.... m -ii
C -4 V 1VENI.
MEDITERRANEAN-
Af j M M, Mm - I
SCfL)
. The Italian peninsula was a group of disunited states when Cavoor,
premier of Sardinia (S) conceived a plan to unite them under the
banner of the House of Savoy. With the aid of Napoleon, Lombardy
(X) waa wrested from Austria In 1869 and with an approving vote by
lu people annexed. Sentiment for a United Italy had long been active
In the Independent State (8), and one by one In I860 they overthrew
their petty raters and. voted to unite with Sardinia In the making of a
Greater Italy. With their Bjpited armies they quickly took VeneUa (4)
back from-Austria in 1866. Rome (O), tne church state, waa the Last.
In the peninsula to come under the Uallan flag. In 1870. The Trentino
and latrto and a bit of coast between btrla and Venetla (O) are ad
mittedly Italian and will be given to Italy by the peace congress at
Paris without question.' But now Italy claims Plume and all the Dal
; mation coast, the latter nnder the terms ot the secret treaty of London
. bofore the Unilm States entered, he war. Wilson Insists Flume should
be Internationalised as a port for Jugo-Slavla and the countries behind
Her. .i ,r .--v v:' ....'!. 7,v-
I
E
THEY WON WAR
PARIS. April 29. The terms that
Mathins Erzbemer was in favor of
imposing' upon the allies if Germany
hud been victorious ns set forth in a
memorandum written bv him in 1914
are outlined bv n Geneva' dispatch.
"Oermnnv cannot tolernte the
presence on her frontiers of so-cnll-ed
neutral states insufficiently
stronir to preserve their neutrality, or
which do not want to remain neu
tral," said Erzbenrcr. "- "Her second
qim must bo to free herself from the
insupportable leadinir strings . of
Englnnd on oil Questions of world
nolicv. In the third ulnce she must
break nu-the Russian colossus. ' '
: "Oermnnv must have sovereignty
over Belgium and the French cdast
from Dunkirk to Boulogne nnd pos
session of the chunnel islands. She
must take the. mines in French Lor
raine and ercnte an African German
empire bv nnnoxine the Belgian nnd
French Conaocs.,British Nieerin. Da
homey nnd the French west const..
"In fixiig indemnities, .the qctunl
cnpneitv of n stnte nt the moment
should not he considered. Besides
n large immediate payment bv annual
installments spread over n lone pe
riod could ho nrrnmicd. - France
would he hclfied in making them bv
decreasing her budget of nnvnl nnd
military approprintons. Indemni
ties should' provide for tho repayment
of tho full costs of the wnr nnd the
damages of wnr, the redemption of nil
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.
April 30, 1918. . -
'''' . . . . I
Germans renew powerful attacks against weak
ened British and Belgian lines in Flanders.
In the bitterest day's fighting of the 19.18 offen
sive FreiV'h lose Scherpenberg Hill, north of Ypres.
Few, American troops thrown into tho fighting
below Amiens to stem the Hun tide.
Von Amim applies crushing tactics to destroy al
lied lino from Arras to the Nortli Sea. . .
Council of Allies agrees onlyvAmerican troops can
save the war, and plan to release all shipping to
hasten troops from America. ' - .
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VICTORY LIB-
ERTY LOAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID
1 AFOR,VICTORY THEN, .
APR! 17 30, 3919
ITALY SINCE 1860
..' iU' '.' , " - ' : - .- , '
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. April io Edward
'X.: Hurley, 'chairman' of the United
States shipping board In nn address
today expressed conviction that the
American shipbuilding industry, had
reached the stage where It can com
pete with foreign countries in cost
and, that American ships can be op
erated as cheaply as 'foreign bottoms.
He 'told members of the United
States chamber of commerce that the
shipping board bad revived the post
of ' super 'cargo" In ships' ; crews,
their duties .'being to , accomplish
quick discharge of . cargoes, . thus
avoiding port delays and offsetting
higher wages for crows as compared
with foreign countries.
; Contracts for ships are being can
celled and adjusted so that the mer
chant marine will be composed - aj
largely as possible of fleet ships of
large tonnage, making for economy
In operation, he continued.
He said that steel plates and
shapes In America today cost about
$30 a ton, $15 lower than In Great
Britain. He added that while the
price of materials is approximately
the 'same, tho cost of labor is higher
In America.
John "P. Stolz and F. J. Cornelius
of Eugene are business visitors in the
city. . : .
of GurniHiiv's public, debt nnd tho
crention of a vast fund for incapac
itated soldiers.".
I SEA.:
ALLIESTOSIGN
PEACE TREATY
Paris Oeleoates to Go Ahead With
" out Reoar?! to Italian Action Bel-
qlu'm Situation Now Causes Worrv
Warns That Won't Slqn Treaty
Unless Receives Proper Indemnity.
.' BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
April 30. Pans advices indicate the
return of the Italian delegation U not
expected, for the present nt least
and that it is planned to proceed with
making pence with Germany regard
less of anv action bv Italy.
The rival cluims of Japan nnd
China to the former German fortress
of Kiao Chnu nre reported to have
been reconciled. ' What the proposed
solution is remains undisclosed..
The full German peace delegation
is now . at Versailles. Jt is expected
that the initial meeting will be held
Friday, but it may be found impossi-i
ble to prepare the treaty for presen
tation before Soturdav.,
.. Belgium Is Worried . . - i
'i Belgium'E claim for- reparation
were presented to the council of three
yesterday' and it is understood that
a grave situation . was outlined as
prevail in that country. One cor
respondent's. Teport -of the proceed
ings went so far as to say that unless
Belgium received financial aid it
might be impossible for the Belgian
delegation to sign the peace treaty.
' Munich is surrounded bv-German
government troops and it seems
probable that a converging attack on
the societ forces holding the city mav
begin at anv time. Heavy columns of
Prussians are reported to be engag
ed in the movement. .. - -' ' :
PARIS. April 20. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) It is planned in
peace circles to go ahead with the
treaty of peace without regard to
any action by Italy. The delivery of
trfe treaty- and the first exchanges
with the Germans will occur without
the participation of Italy and it .is
said in American Quarters that this
nroeeedure will go forward, steadily
till the , signing of the treaty. The
first meeting with the Germans will
probably occur Friday afternoon or
Saturday, when the pact will be pre
sented. :. i . ...
KEEP UP INSURANCE
AFTERIPOLICY LAPSES
W'ASinXGTON. April 30. Sol
diers' nnd sailors' government insur
ance will be continued automatically
in effect for one month after the end
of the month in which a man is dis
charged, even if the man does not
pay his premiums. Henry D. Linslev,
director of the war risk insurance
bureau, announced today. A lapsed
policy will be reinstated if application
is made within six months. Attempts
nre being mafte to have the men keep
their policies in force. '
ONCE MORE START IS
E
ST. JOHNS. N." P.. April 30.
Frederick P. Havnham, British avia
tor, announced his intention to start
otf on his trnns-Atluiitio ilight to
Ireland at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
llnrrv O. Hawker, his Australian
rival, expected to follow an hour
later. .
CROSSED WIRES CALL COPS
TO OLE HANSON'S OFFICE
SEATTLE, Aprl 30. Crossed
wires, it beennio known today. Inst
night set otf nn emergency alarm
from Mayor Ole Hanson's olfico nnd
' sent 30 pohco officers hurrying on a
futile mission to the city county
I building to determine tho cause of
! the trouble. . Close watch has been
i kept on the , mayor's ol fico since
Monday when n bomb was received
through the mail. -
WITH OUT ITALY
Ore-on Hlifnrfrnl Soo X
PMlillo AudKorhim .
The Weather
jtlnxlmtim ycNttMtlity.i Hit
Minimum tixhiy , ,-..4H
Tonight mill Thursday, ,
1'nlr.
NO. 33 '.
THE LAND
Bombs Bv Dozens Sent Prominent
Officials and Cabinet Officers
No Explosions Reported But Many
Still En Route Rockefeller. Mor-
qan. Burleson, Mayors Hvlan and
Ole Hanson Among Recipients
1 Secret Service Puzzled. '
WASHINGTON. April 30 Post
office inspectors at New York City
reported todnv the discovery of 17
infernal machines put into the mml
addressed to prominent officials, in
cluding cabinet officers..., : . :
'One of the machines is understood
to have exploded during examination
but without causing .ereat damage.
AU were similar to the bomb sent to
the former Senator Hardwick of Geo
gia. which when opened at the Hardwick-home
blew off, the hands of a
negro maid and injured Mrs. Hard
Wick... .
Among those to whom the deadly
packages were addressed were Post
master General Burleson. Seeretnrv
of Labor Wilson; Attorney General
Palmer. Commissioner General Cnm
inetti of the immigration bureau;
Mayor Hvlan of New York : Governor
Sproul of Pennsylvania: John . D.
Rockefeller. J. P. Morgan, Sqlicitor
GeneVal Lamar of the postoffice de
partment and F. C. Home, immurra
tion commisjsoner nt New York.
Labels Forged -.
.'The discovery followed an investi
cation ordered after 'news came of
the Hardwick bomb explosion. The
packages bore labels', of Oimbel
Brothers store and were sealed, but
did not have sufficient nostaee. This1
caused postal officials to notify Giiu-i
bel Brothers; who disclaimed owner
ship of the packages and said the
labels were forged, v v . .
Seventeen packages were pulled out
of the mails, but postoffice .officials
fear that some others mav have had
sufficient postage, -and have gono
through the mails.
Debs Conviction Cause? :
Associate Justice Holmes of tlio
United . States Supreme court wus
another of the prominent intended
victims. ; Most of the other packages
were addressed to officials or men
prominent in private lite.
Justice Holmes delivered the sn
prcme court's opinion sustaining tho
conviction of Eueene V. Debs for vio
lation of the espionage act. Court
officials telephoned all the justices
late today warning them, to take euro
ih receiving their mail.
. No Clues '
' NEW YORK. April 30. The bombs
found in the , New ; York postoffice
here, addressed to prominent person?
all over the country, were mailed Sat
urday night. Postoffice inspectors
working on the case had no clue this
afternoon ns to the senders.
' Tho pnekaees were 18 in number,
neeording to W. E. Cochran, inspec
tor in clmrire. nnd were mulled in tho
Manhattan district. Suspicions of n
clerk who read a newspaper account
of the bomb sent to Senator llnrd
v.'ick of Georgia resulted in the ooen
ma of the unreels which had been
held for insufficient postage.
Kxplosion uonldl
, Inspector Cochran , denied tho
statement, of postal authorities in
Washington that one of the packages
had exploded.. All were turned over
to Owen Egnn, inspector' of Com
bustibles for tho fire department, who
immediately betrnn an examination of
their contents, he said.
Tlie fact that bombs were also re
ceived in Snn Francisco on Sntur
day morning . suirgested to officials
here that their distribution was the
carrying out of a terrorist plot in
which persons in various parts of the
country had taken part.
Tho parcels,- naxl Mr. Cdchrnn,
were placed in mail boxes in the ord
inary way and would have gone for
wurd to the addressed but for tlio
fact that thev were sealed and did
not carry stamps enough to cover
first class postugo. The clerk who
prompted the discovery of the explo-
(Contlnued on Pate Six.)
TERRORIST
PLOT SIS