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MEDFORD, . OREOQtf, ; SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919
NO. 36
roriy-uinin lour.
HA
BY
Paris Reports Russian Capital Taken
By Finnish Army Bolslievlkl Rout
ed In East Italian Troops Ad
vance In ' Corlntlila Clash With
. Juao Slavs Is Rumored Ruman
ians and Czecho-Slovoks Continue
March On Budapest.
I'AHIS." Miiv 3. Pi.tromiid has
probably been taken liv lliu Kiiitix. ui-
tiitfiliiiiy It. Ill I'ltrltutt int, li(llt,viul III
. ' In) IriiHtworlhv.
IIKLHlNGKOItS. Miiv 1. Dtifiiiit
ed iilunu thnculiro eastern front liv
lliu Siberian armies, tlm Hulxhuviki
forces n ru retiring in disorder. Iln
KiiHiun ncpitpcr Ittmskuvti F.iisni
. VII VH. ' '.
.,- ' V.'vV
VIENNA. Miiv 2.Bv tlm Ahhii
ciuled Press.) Italian Irouim slu-
tiimi'il in Ciirinlliiu ' nru iiilviuii'iiiir
northward mill eastward nml , have
iii'iMiiiiml a bridge over tlm Hivcr Iru
? Juiro-rtlnv forces, it I milled, linvc
iillni'kiiil lliu AuflniuiH between I.ia
bnch mill Klnuimt'urt with .the np
, parent object of reaching the railway
lino lo Vienna, which in held bv tlio
Italians. '
GKNFA'A.' Miiv 2, Th'o Rumanian
nml Ciet'ho-Slovak governments, uo
cording to report received here. ha'
refused to entertain tlm o I fur of He
' ) Hun. I Itiiiifctrinn foreign minister.
. to umka territorial conditions pro
viilimr thnt fiuhlinu lie stoptied on nil
frontH. Tlm ItimiimiiiiiH nml who
Slovaks continue tho innri'li on Btiila
HUt.
E
LOAN IS i URGED
' . WASHINGTON, Miiv, 3. Totnl
muWriiitioini to tho Victory I,ibirtv
loan toiluv pnHKiid $1,575,000,000.
Tho trouaurv ronowcil iU nptwni to
I :..:.... u .....Fa,. Iltnin
mtliwuiiinxhii) I'lunH for house-to-Iioiiho
cnnviiHUCH next week, tho Inut
wock of tho luimmiiun.
"Vorv iiliulit iniiirovciiicnt of inter
est wim reported from tho ilUlriuU."
paid tho trcnHiirtir'B review,
The nntion U ho fur bchiml soiled
nlo on HubKcrintioiiH Hint it will be
noocsHnrv to mine tin nvenmc of n
proxlmntolv .00,000,000 n duv
iliirimr tho remninder of Hie lonn
poriod to roach the $1,500,000,000
Krom Sun FrnnciHeo "cunio word
that 2(13.273 iiidividiinl mihxcrihorH
liuve been recorded, San Uiouo bus
exoeodod i t h nuntn.
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
. PORTLAND. Miiv 3. In a suit
filed hero todnv in the circuit court,
J. J. LmiHlon mudo tho chariro Hint
lie was enticed into tho office of J.
N. Hurt, nn attorney, nnd forced to
pnv Hurt and un nccoraplioo $500
nnuli imr1 in mvt tluitn a nmrturmro on
liroportv lie Owned 1 worth $2,500
more, llo nskod roDnymont or. tno
nionov nnd cnnuollntion of tho debt.
LnnirHton alleired that Hurt obtained
, llio monov nnd mortttaao on the ljro
lenso that ho lia,d provonted tho no-
' compline from NbootiiiK Laniistoii,
NEW YORK FEATURE
f NEW YORK, Mnv 3. Ono of tlio
most novel piuwles over held, on
Fifth nvoniio, a "pnnoruma of vio-
lurv." Htuuod bv the nnnv in tho in
1 tnroHt of tlio Victory loan, thrilled
:. thousands todnv. ; -
For more tlinn four hours, over
five miles of mftruli, tlioro wns un-
J'olciod nn over (dinntrlui;,' Yivid picture
of tlm ninrvels of America's liimhtv
,nuy. t - ,-.i-. i m.
.5.!CiftPI!0IESlS
iir but ur uhhwu ,
RUT NOT THF MDVIF.S
.
NICW YORK, Miiy 3. Mrs.
Irene nntlo, widow of Captuln 4
Vornon Cnsllu, wn married to- 4
4 iluy ul tlm Utile Church Around 4
4 tho Corner to Cuptnia Robert
13. Truman, of Ithaca, N. Y.
After tho wedding Mm. Treman 4
4 announced Hlio hint given up 4
4 professional datfdug, but would 4
4 continue nor work uu a moving 4
picture actress. Cimtuln -Tro- 4
4 man's father Is deputy Kovernor 4
4 of tho Fedurul Unserve Dunk In 4
4 New York, ' 4
4 . Vornon Cunt to wait klllnd In 4
4 February, 1918, at Fort Worth. 4
4 Texas, In a flying accident. Mo 4
4 Jolnod the lirltlsh Hoyu! Flying 4
4 Corps In 1610 nml was docorut- 4
4 1 with tho French Croix, do 4
(luorro. .- .' . . 4
4 . ,'.
4 4 4. 4 4 4 4
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VEHSAHXES. Mnv 2. (7:30 p.
m. Bv the Aiwonntcd 1'resn.) Tho
Oennnn deiettntion to the pence con
urcKH ih rmiidlv nHMiniimr n iosit:on
tit oiiiinlih', in nuuiliem ut leust, with
tlio deli'irnloii of the nllieil nml iikko
cinled powern. , Twenty more nnb
iirdinnlvH of the dclecutinn nrrived
in VcisiiillcK In-t eveniiiK, nnd thilH
niurnimr Imveled on rtuulnr trluns
under escort. Their arrival . brinwi
the roiter of the dclcunlion to u total
of 21H. while otill more are expect
ed. A brisk inlerchunito of telecrmns
i in .nrulrrcK with Uorlin, a courier
iiko Ii'iiviiik for the uerninn enpilnl
todnv with official nnd press iuh-
lialcheH. Time . is hunuiiu: rather
henvilv on the luindti of tho creator
imrt of tho deleuntion owino; to Hie
ile hi V in the oprninir of the netiuil
iuiiii'O neicotintioiiH, Tho billinrd
Inble in tho hoteU occupied bv the
Uennnim lira in constant uso and
curd irames nro fromiently in pro-
i.vnua ' i '
Tho 'only reported mrctinir on the
proirram until next week session nt
which the pence terms will bo band
ed over, is n furhlor nioetinir of tho
dcli'L'iiteK with the creilentialK com
mitteo of tho poaco conforiK'0 Sun
day monmm.
The tendency of tlio German dole.
Billion's subordinates, particularly
the irirl stennirranbers. to break
bounds, has led Police Commissioner
Oudailles to instruct the police to
turn back nnv Tcut6ns found wan
dering off tlio reservation. ,
The commissioner also has issued
a wnrnine thnt anv nttcnnit on their
part to uo to Paris to see the siirhts
will lead to their immediatq l)iui;sli
mcnt to Germany.
In addition to tho : ministers of
stale, Count Von llrockdorff-ltant-
xnu. Hoer Unmlsbere ami Ilerr lieis
beri;, Minister of Lhbor Schwurlr. is
in tho dolcirnlmn. ':
FOR NEXT WEEK
WASHINGTON, May 3. Weather
predictions for tho .week hoiiinmnir
Mnndav aro:, - . .. . .
Pucil'io Slates: Generally fair,
except rains are probiible latter part
of week' in north Pneifin iitatcs. Tom
peVuturo normal in California and be
low norninl first half of tho week in
Wnsliimrton nnd Or,citon.
' ONE YEAR AGQ TODAY. ,
May 3.' t -
New German nttaoks flare, up south of the Sonnne
ngahist wearied British troops. - ,
Flanders battle lulls as Iluiis rush fresh divisions
to renew attack on faltering allied lines.
- . Artillery duel revives along hard pressed front
above Soissons. .: ",
-Germans secure stronger hold on Russian food
stpek by surrender of Sebastopol on the Black Sea
Allies still hoping American aid will arrive in time
to stem Hun advance. ; - V;;
SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VICTORY LIB
ERTY LOAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID
FOR VICTORY THEN. ' , . .
PEACE ENVOYS
Monuol Deleoatlon , Enters. 8olemn
Protest Aaaln'.t Recoanlzlng Secret
Treaty in Which She Had No
Voice Wllllna to Acaulesce If
Necessary for. Life of Leaaue.
PARIS, May .-tny Associated
Prom.) In (Jeclarlnit Hi disappoint
ment with tho decision of tho coun
cil of (lireo rogiirdinr Kino Chau,' the
Chlneao deteRiit:on In Its statement
today said tho decision Rives Japan
practical control of northern China.
The statement reads: '
"Tho Chinese detonation has been
Informed orally on behalf of tho
council of throe of tho outline of the
settlement proposed reiiardlnR the
Shantung question. Under this set
tlement all rlKhts to Klao Chau for
merly heloiiKlnK to Germany are
transferred to Japan. While Japan
voluntarily ennui!cn to hand back the
ShnnUinK peninsula In full sovereign
ty to China, she Js allowed to retain
the economic privileges formerly en
Joyed by Germany.
"These prlvlloRos, the delegation Is
Informed, rotor to the Tsjng Tao
Clilnnn rallrond, 2X0 miles long, tho
mines connected with It and the two
railways to bo built connecting Shan
tung with tho two trunk- linos (rom
Peking to , tho Ysngtse valley. In
addition she obtains the right to
establish a, settlement at Tslng Tao
and altho tho Japaucso military
forces. It was understood, will be
withdrawn from Shantung at the
earliest' posslole moment, the em
ployment of special railway police Is
permitted. " , ,
i ; China Disappointed -
' "Such being the outline of tne pro
posed settlement the Chinese delega
tion cannot but view- It with disap
pointment and dissatisfaction. !
. "These German rights In Shantung
originated In nn act of wanton ag
gresslon , In 1897 characteristic of
Prussian militarism. To transfer
those rights to Japan, .as the council
ot thrno proposes to do, Is, therefore,
to confirm an act of aggression which
has been resented by the Chinese
over since Its perpetration.
"Such virtual substitution of Ja
pan for Germany In Shantung Is ser
ious enough In itself, but It bocomes
grave when the lioslttsn ot Japan In
southern Manchuria and eastern
MoiiRolla Is read in connectlcn with
It. Firmly entrenched on both sides
of tho Gulf of Pechl LI, the water
outlot of Peking, with a hold on the
three trunk linos from Peking and
connecting It with the rest of China
tho capital becomoB but an enclave
In tho midst ot Japanese Influence. -
Klmntuiig .China Holy I-nnd
"Moreovor, owing to China's! dec
laration ot war against the Central
Powors August 14, 1917, aud. the
abrogation ot all treaties and agree
ments botwaon China nnd these pow
ors, the German' rights automatically
roverted to China. This declaration
was officially notified to and taken
cognizance ot by the allied and asso
ciated governments. ' It Is, therefore,
significant that tho council In an
nouncing the settlement of the Klao
Chan-Shantung question referred to
the rights to bo transferred to Japan
'as the rights formerly belonging to
Germany.' '
. "It appears cloar then that the
council has boon bestowing on Japan
tho rights, not of Germany, but-of
China;, not ot any enemy, but of an
ally. Tho moro poworful ally has
ronpod a -benefit at tho expense, not
of the enemy, but of the weaker ally,
; "Besides, Shantung Is China's holy
land. ' ' ''. i t ,i ' .'
"The Chinese delegation under
stands tho council wns prompted by
tho fact that Croat Britain and
France had undertaken In February
and March, 1917, to Biipport at tho
peace conference tho trensforlng to
Japan bt tho Gorman rights in Shan
tung. To nono of these secret' agree-
' (Continued on Page Six.)
ITA1
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SAYS 1 H1NDENBURG
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COBLENZ. May 2. (Bv the
AsMocintcH . Press, I "Oenmin
militarism has bucn broken forf
4 ever." is n statement attributed
to Eli-hl Marshal llindenburir.
reports qI' whose resutnution has
been received.
(Ii'iicrnl Groener. former bend
of the 'department of munitions
nnd who has been the field miir-
sbal's chief of Mnf'f, is mention-
oil as his chief's successor, nc-
eordinif to Kolbarg reports, f
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RACE BY HAIR
California Crew Leads in Anuual Re-
qatta Uo to 200 Yards of Finish
Maanificent ioM Wins for Scat-
tie With Stanford a Poor Third
Crowds Go Wild.
OAKLAND. Culir.. May 3. The
University of Washiuuton rew won
the 'vnrsitv three-mile race here to-
day. The University- of California
racing crew was f I'.ond and the Stan
ford University crew finished Jhird.
Wasbinuton's time was 35d0v" , " .
. The finish wus thrillinit. Wusliina
ton winninir bv a supcr-huinun spurt
in the Inst 50 , feet of the arucllin
three mile course. California led iu
the lust 200 vards up to the time of
this spurt." 1 .
Tho threo crews cniiirht the water
together ,t tho cruck. of tho pistol.
California nuicklv beson to draw
away. At the' hnlf, mile California
was lendinir bv one Icnclh witli Wnsb-
inKton second and Stnnl'ord brinitine
of the rear, a half lenctb behind the
northwestcrner; California was
rowimr 32 strokes a minute -' while
Wnshimcton was liitline it up at 34.
At the beeinnim; of the second mile
California and1 Washineton ' still
maintained their relutive positions
while Stanford gradually dropping
behind was three full lengths' to the
rear. ' At times Stanford splashed
badly.. The California crew pulled
a clean powerful stroke and appar
ently wus not excrtinc itself. . At two
miloa California hit up its stroke, to
36 and Washington in a desperate
effort to overcome the lead, increas
ed its stroke to 38. i
Stanford' Out of Race '
Stanford'.' after tho 2V4 mile post
was bopclesslv out of the race, being
fullv six lengths behind, Washington
hitting up its stroke gradually .cuught
un until onlv one-half length separat
ed tho two shells. The California
ooxwuin. mindful of the dancer, wns
urging his crew to greater speed and
the blndos responded. , ;. ';
, At various points along the estilnrv
crowds cheered the oarsmen as they
flashed past. The water was calm
and there was no wind, conditions be
ing' almost ideal. 1 :
. With a tremendous spurt' Washing
ton began a desperate dash five hun
dred vnrds from , the finish ,. nnd
brougli her bow neck nnd neck with
California. A tremendous struggle
started at this point between the two
bonts. For 200 vards neither could
gain u n inch nnd it wns ditiiuulV to
toll which whs lending. , Tliev appear
ed tied togother, Tho great crowd at
tho finish went wid as the two bonts
shot, over the lino. . .., :
9 ' California Freslilce Win ' . , , ;
OAKLAND. Calif.. May" 3. Cali
fornia won tho triangular .freshman
four-oared rowing regatta between
tho Universities of Culitornin, Stan
ford nnd Washington over n two mile
course on tho Oakland estnnrv hero
today. --'fx.:' yti'?f
The freshmen crows got' nwnv to
a pecfeet, start, dnhforttia and Wash
ington lumping into tho lcad.t Cau
ingtpn iumping into the lond. Califor
nia grndtuillv gnined nnd had a lend
6 fhalf a length at the hnlf rntlo, with;
Stanford and Washington! together.
3 AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE "
KILLED IN R. R. SMASH
" ORLEANS. May SThrco Amer
ican soldiers woro killed nnd eight, in
jured seriously whon an American
nrmv molor truck wns struck by a
i-nilroad train at a grade crossing
near La Ferto-St. JVubin, 13 milos
southoast of Orleans today.:
WILSON ACTION
IS SURRENDER
.10 JAPANESE
JL
Senaior Johnson Accuses President
' of Reversing Stand Aqainst Secret
Treaties When Confronted Bv
. Strong Arm of Nippon Italy Poor.
Forced to Yield. Japan. Rich. Wins.
WASHINGTON', May 3. Senator
Johnson of California, republican. In
a statement today charged that Pres
ident Wilson had reversed his stand
upon secret treaties In the Flume dis
pute and had surrendered' without
the "semblance of & contest" to
Japan? In the controversy over the
disposition of Shantung by which be
said millions of Chinese were deliv
ered Into bondage. - , :., -
,i "A week ago." Senator Johnson
said, "out of the darkness, the plot
and counter-plot, the cunning In
trigue and bargaining of the peace
conference, there came a ray of light
when the president denounced secret
treaties. - His press agents- told us
how firmly be would stand against
Italy's secret treaty and ' Japan's
worse secret treaty. Within a week
after an Imitation barrage upon rac
ial ' equality, the - Japanese boldly
made their demands, and without the
.semblance' ot: a contest, apparently,
the president abjectly surrenders.
"This Is simply another concrete
Illustration ot the League ot Nations.
Debtor nations requesting' economic
aid must yield but the powerful and
threatening member of the league
will obtain by the Btrong arm exactly
what It demands. ,, .:, ,--
. "Here at stake la a large province
it China and, 40,000,000 of people.
Japan-had pledged her word to the
world at the time of the taking, of
the -province to return it to. China.
Under her secret agreements she de
mands that she may break her plight
ed .faith- and- keep these lands and
.people; and a peace . conference,
pledged to self-determination, Justice,
'to the protection of weak '..nations
against strong, forgets all and Oliv
ers' Into bondage millions of helpless
people." . ,'-
ARRIVE IN PORT
NEW -YORK. May 3. With 1013
troops including two officers und 111
men of the 4G4th aero squadron and
casuals from Montana, the cruiser
Frederick, arrived today from Brest.
-.The -steamship " General Qoethals
from Bordeaux brought 1.417 troops,
including' the 90th, 101st. 487tb.
4fl4tlrnnd 63th aero squadrons and
the '63.6th aero supply squadron.
' TwentV.-one casuals from Cnlifor-v
nin returned' on the slenmship West
ern Hero from La Pnlbce.. '
, , , .; .
NEWPORT NEWS. Va May 3.
The. battleship Vermont arrived from
France today with 1250 officers; nnd
men of tho 53rd pioneer infantry nnd
a company of casuals. ,v ,
' BOS'fOK;' Mav 3. The transport
Cnnnndnigun, with 1,345 soldiers, in-
clllllililr iilintiwrmiliin Qonlinnu 17 nnd
23. n'r service: and crtsunl company
ino. ill, arrived Here today from Bor
deaux after delays due to broken
gears:
'y- Spain Flirts With France. '
MADRID. April 2,--Diplomntic
representatives, chawed. with arrang
ing for closer rclnt'ons between
France nnd Spain, havo started for
Puns.-;
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IN BRIEF
BY 'THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Mnv 3. With the work of framing
the. -peace treaty seemingly almost
completed, the allied and Germnn del
egot ons at Puns arc waiting for the
formal presentation of tfie document
cnrlv next week. -Final decisions on
several -' problems which must be
written into tho terms of peitce were
reached bv tho council of three yes
terday. . ; -.
Gonnnnv must give up her cabla
systerjis,:, according to reports, tho
cables to rcumin in the hands of tho
five terent powors until their disposi
tion is decided upon. ' . : '
. Tho Chinese delegation hns issued
n .statement of Objection, to the ef
fect, thnt the nct'on of the council of
three- merely "substituted Japan for
Germany it Shantung and gave Japan
lidditi 1 of railroads in
Southern MunoJuirm." Belgium ig
STATE WILL TAKE
CARE OF U.S. OREGON
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SALEM. Mnv 3. Governor
Olcott todav telcKranlied to As-
sistant Secretary of the Navy
Franklin X), Roosevelt, inform-''
in? him that the state of Oregon
is ready to take care of the bnt
tleship Oregon, as suggested bv
the nnvv department bead, nnd
'' would relieve the government of-
expense if the famous old war-
rior should be turned over to the
state..,.-, .-. '-.. 4
The- governor declared that
$10,000 nmroiirifltfl liv tlm TeJ
cent legislature for maintenance
6f the Oregon- naval militia.
which since the war is not or-
gnnixed in Orifnn. would hn 4
available for taking eare of the
T warship. : - , r. .. . ., ... ,
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10 TALK PEACE
PARIS. Mav 3 With meetings of
the German peace delegation under
wav at Versailles, the question of
steps toward making peace with" Aus
tria has been taken iip. j. It has been
made known the Austrian peace dele
gation upon its arrival will be housed
at St. Germain., a suburb of Paris.
PARIS. Mav . 2. In a German
wireless-message picked up the first
meeting of the German delegates
with representatives of the allies is
described. The attitude of the
French officials is characterized as
"cold -but correct."
The message declares the French
and British press treat the arrival of
the Germans .as a matter of minor
importance and adds that according
to the Dutch, papers the American
press has displayed a similar indif
ference .' ' June 1 is . given as the
probable, date of the signing of the
treaty. . ' -. ' - ;'
PARIS. Mav 2. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) At the meeting of
the council of three todav it was de
cided no provision will be made in the
pence treaty for the disposition of
the German cables beyond specifying
that thev are to be tnken from the
Germans and left in the control of
the five great powers,. ,
PARIS. Mav 2. The credentials
committee of the pence conference
will hold another meeting with the
German delegates Sunday morning.
ALLIED NATIONS TO
HOLD BIG RELD DAY
PARIS, nrav 3. Representatives
of 21 allied nations are expected to
lake part in tho inter-allied games in
Paris June 22 to Julv '6. General
Pershing and officers nnd men of the
American expeditionary force are in
viting all the allied nations to enter
what is expected will be the greatest
international athletic event since the
Olympic games nt Stockholm. Events
will be opem onlv to men from the
allied forces. , - , , , . -
The American nrmv is erecting nn
nrcna to be called "Pershing Sta
dium." with a capacity, of 52,000
persons, funds ftfs which are to be
supplied bv the Y. M. C. A. '
dtsiiosed to object to the conclusions
of the council, it being reported that
tho Belgians will not obtain rights
they demanded over the control of the
bcheldt .river or.- territorial eonces
sions in the Dutch province of Lim
berg and in German Maastricht."
Petrogrnd is believed to have been
captured from the Bolshovik bv the
rinmsh army.. This pronounced ro
verse for the Bolshevik army is the
most notnblor, development reported
from the anti-Bolshevik' fighting
fronts.: Bavarian government troops
have entered Munich.
An indefinite London report states
a Russian . ; Bolshevik , nrmv is
"marching on : Ilungnrv," ':. following
the arrangement of a convention with
the Ukrainians. "Whether this means
thnt tlio Ukrainians are permitting
the Bolsheviki to join tho Ilungnrinn
Uqds against tho Runinniuns has not
developed. , .'.'...
BELIEVE ITALY
Situation Reaardina Adriatic Taites
More Favorable Turn Ambassa
dor Paae Makes Progress With
Premier Orlando Pdace . Terms
Will Be Presented Wednesday.
1 PARIS. Mav 3. The Bnlinn sit
uation took n more 'favorable turn "
late todav. The indications were that
some nrrnngement would be made for
Itnlv to bo represented when the
peace treaty wna presented to the
Germans mjxt waok. - '
PARIS. Mav 3. The presentation
of the pence 'terms to the Germans
will not take place before Wednesday,
Mnv 7, according to present indica
tions.: this momma's Paris newspn
ners snv. : Important - progress has
been made, howover. fn solving prob- .
lems remaining before the final shap
ing of the treaty. TheTSelw de Paris
snvs the council f three1 yesterday
adopted the section of the treaty dent
ing with Alsnce and Lornrin. which
are given to France, the ownership
of tho railways included. - - . ;
Huns Lose I.uxemliarg v
The council also fixed the stains of 1
Luxemburg, this newspaper , adds. ;
severing the grand duchv from Ger-
many. . --
. The newspapers point : ont that
summoning , Austrn-IIungariun. dele
gates .seems probable and thev voice
the expectation thnt ; an . invitation
will be sent to Itnlv. : requesting the
orcsence of her delegates. -
The newspapers report there has :
been numerous copfcreJices. between ,
former Premier T.nzsafti of Itnlv nnd
M. Barerc the French ambassador,
in the attempt to find a satisfactory.'.''
solution of the. situation. One report
snvs the signing, of the peace treatv
without Italy hns been avoided... Am- -bnssador
Barrere is said to be opt int- .
istic. . ,
Still In Balance ."J
PARIS. Mnv 2. (Bv the Asso'
ciotcd Press.l The Italian issue is r
still in the balance with .Thomas-Kelson
Page. American ambassador and
Comillo Borrere. French ambassador,
both making efforts at Rome to find
bv conversations with Premier Orlan
do a formula which, will- heal the
breach- caused bv the withdrawil of
the Italian delegation from the peace
conference.- Mr. Pago has. had two o
more conferences with the Italian .
premier, who is said to show n dispo
sition to resume relations, but who
thinks overtures should come from
Paris. . - . -.'.;. . -
Premier Orlando has written n let
ter deprecating anti-American -.dent-
onstrntions.. saving- the minister' of
the interior has taken steps to .stop '
them, paving particular attention to
manifestations directed- against
President Wilson. : . , . (
PORTLAND YEGGMEN
CARRY OFP SAFE IN
STOLEN MOTOR CAR
. PORTLAND. April 3. Safe cracks
era traveling in a stolen automobile,
dynamited two Portland safes-early-.,
today and thus far have escaped wilh ,
cash and bonds estimntedut $1,000.
One safe was taken from a restaurant
and carried to a secluded gulch cui
side the citv. where it was blasted
open. The other, the property, of a ,
lumber company, was blown open In :.
the office ot the oompanv 'The auto
mobile which the police say the rob
bers used., wns found todnv -where it
had been uhundnned. The car had !
been reported stolen two days ago by
its .owner. , . "... '
IN CHICAGO PARADE
CHICAGO, May 3. Probably 'tho
first parade id' this country made up
exclusively of wounded soldiors, most
of whom 'ore Chicagouns. was held
today. More than 2.000 men from
hospitals filed through the downtown
district in the interest of the Victory
loan campaign. "
The "wheel 1 chair division" con
sisting of men who mnv never walk
again, was one of the fenturns, Munv
of tho boys had two or three wound
stripes.