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Oregon Historical 600 X Public Auditorium - ''t , You Jt. 'N"W TtX FX AI L TBI , The Weather Maximum yti'nl.vi 71) Minimum tMlay . ............. .4 1 .'. ' ' :. FllllV ;! . - EDFORD pnlly Koiirtpanlli Yr, l-'vrty-nliilh Yimr. MEDFORD, OREGON, TJIUUSDAY, MAY 8, 1919 NO. 40 E BUMS M 4 AMERICA! FIRST I FR BaiEVE HONS AIR OFF FOR TO HALIFAX NEAR ND 3 N. C. Hvdrooirplanes Left Rocka wav Bdach at 10 a. m. Within I22 Miles of Coal at 5:10 o. m. One , Plane Has Oil Trouble.. Reualrs Made En ' Route "Sure to Got Jliere," Declares Leader of Fllulit Planes Renort to Stations. Two of llio llirra Ncnplitmit panned over t.'npo Kiilili', inllon from llio lauding place nt 5:10 p. in., llio nnvy ilrnrtmriit him ndvlwd. TIiu inen nago won In Wellington wltliln fiv minute after tho nvnpluiie lud panned. WASHINGTON. Mav 8. Tin sen lilnne sound ron won in comiuiiniculion Willi lilt) third Hliiliuil nhip, llio dc-Mi-over Delphv. nt 4:10 o'clock thi afternoon, nceording to intercepted incMnmi-M. Commander Tower Imil not reported passing llio Delphv. how evwr. Station nliiu No. U in npproxi iiihioIv :i'iO miles from lloi-knwuv . llpni-li ami lens than 'J00 iiiilun from Halifax where tho first lun of the flight will rnil. HALIFAX. N, H Mnv 8.The ra dm Hlnlion nt ( nun Hulila which wan expected lo he llm first point on the Novn Scolin count to net into touch with the hvtlroniriilmicft had not ex tulilixlipil eomtniiiiii-iition with thu air men nt 5(13 in. WASHINGTON. Mnv 8. A radio niesHiigo from the NC-4 reported thnl the oil niiimi on the motor Hint hiul . linen causing trouble liail heen ropnir- cil. It wan assumed at the navv de partment Hint the limine was pro ceeding, ' WASHINGTON'. Mnv 8. Tho do Nlrover acting na lntion Mhin No. 2, reported that two of the seaplanes passed within three miles of her nt 3:10 l). in. There win no report on the third plane which previously had reported engine troiihlo just out of Cliuthnm. ' The piano in troublo wuh tho NC-4. y I'miH Clmlliam 1:28 p. m. CHATHAM. Muss.. Mnv 8. The three American hvdronirpliinea pass ed the Chatham naval station on thoir flight to Halifax nt 1 :2H p. in. Thev appeared to ho pointing northeast ward on llio Capo Snliio coursd. NKW YOHIC. Mnv 8. Tho first trans-Atlantic flight won begun when three NO- (Niivv-Oiirtissl hv- drnuirpliincs left the government's air Ntntion nt Hbeknwnv Hoach nt 10 n m. today on tho first lee of tho jour ney If oeka way to Halifax, n dm tnneo of HO miles. Tho NC-.'I. willi Commander John 8. Tower, chief of tho expedition, was the first piano to tnko lo tho air. The NO-l with I.icntcnnnt Com mander I'. N. h. Hollingor and llio NC-4. with Lieutenant Commander A. O. Heed ns the commanding offi- WILL ACCEPT PEACE TREATY Washington Thinks Economic Pres sure Mav Be Needed for Fulfillment of Some Items President Wins Point Maklna Leauue Vital Part of Peace Document. WASHINGTON. .Slav 8. The cvoh of the world toduv are focused on the I mn I v of V'i'iNiiilliiH. The nucHlioiiH being asked nre: I low dot's it affect AineHcn f Will llio Hcnule rulil'v II f Will Gorniunv accept itf". The iteneriillv ncecptod opinion Kccnicd lo he that the Ger iiiiuis will uceept (ho convention, hut (hat it might rouiiire economin pros suro to bring iiliout fulfillment of Homo of itH temiH. WlUon Win Point Oun point Hceniliiu-r. generally oc- eepted at first glance wiim that Proni dent Wilson has successfully carried nut litN determinntion that the league of Nation eovcinint should be nn in nepiirablu part of the peace trentv and that the whole document miiKt Htand intact im ii eome uu tor rati fication or rejection. Of eoiimo. tho senate miulil eimilv in the reHolution expreKsintf il action nmko rervn- tioiiH on unv portions which it does not approvi!. A rowerful Iver , Another point which Hccmed evi dent to iIioho who btudied tho Ktun- marv- wa that tho rcieclion of tho treaty hv any nintile nation would only have the effect ot deluvinir rowloru tion of relalioiw between that nation niul Germnnv. while natiomi which do accept the treaty will cniov the iidvnnlnue of opcinnir nn trudo with the reiiiniint of tho urcat central tu- ropenn powern. . Some olmerverM were inclined to re- curd thus feature UH n formidable aaencv in the haiuU of the president when ha iiraex tho acceptance of the treat v. Jt in being pointed nut Hint whether. the senate ratifies tho treatv or not. congress enn declare the war with Germany nt mi end. if it chooses, bv Passing n joint resolution to that ef fect. That action would return tho country to a peace basis mid leave tho treatv Questions to ho fought out. v 111k Fluht IjOoiim When President Wilson returns to tho United States he will begin what mnv turn out to he tho greatest of contests between llio exeeulivo nnd (he senate. It is possible that ho mav carry his ciino directly to tho people bv making n tour of tho country. Tho fact Hint tho president faces n republican congress is gencrnllv conceded to hnvo liltlo to do with the issue. There has been a marked ten denev of Into on both xidoH to openly declare, tho uueslion a non-partisan one. ' AMERICA'S NO. 1 CREW: FOR TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT far, zy T .jm m A" m 1 f 4r ilk 't ; 9. A tti HA . l . 'rfWs if M I'll! 1 BORAH FIGHTS Idaho Senator . Bitterly Assails Peace Treatv Provision Pledaina Protection to France Aaainst Ger manyFuture Wars Should Be Matter for Future Generations. Commanding Offlcor. Commander John M. Towers ; Pnois, Commonder H. C. Klchordson and Lieu tenant David II. McCullough: Kadlo Operator, Ueut. Com. M. K. A. Lavender; Engineer. Machinist L. R. Idooro; Heterve Pilot, Lleuionant 0. Hbodca P AI AN 111 OF PEACE DELEGATES STRIKING FEATURE OF HISTORIC DAY (Contlnuod on Page Eight.) IS PORTLAND,: May, 8.-rPortlnml turned out under Bunny skies today to welcome 887 ottlcorn and nion of tho 810th sanitary train, who arrived on a special from the oust, onrouto to Camp Lowts. - Most of the nion on tho train wore Orogontnns and they loapod from tho cars Into tho arms of mothers, slBtarg, Bweothonrts nnd dads. Tho units woro tho 304 til Hold hospital nnd 20 mon ot tho 804th ambulance company, In command nt (Major Karl J. Swonson of Portland tho 801st field hospital nnd a tow mombors of tho 06 and - ambulance company In charge of Major lloliort W. Clanoy of Medtord, tho 80.1d ambulation ' company In commnnd of Mnyor Horry 13. Moore, ot Port land; the 808rd field hospital, undor . Major John Hunt of Seattle; tho Mist ambulance, company, Captain p. F. Minor, 'Commanding,- T TO R. R. WASHINGTON, Mnv .8. Urgent need of 20.000,000 ' for immediate uso on the Siberian railroad mav lend to onrlior recognition of the Omsk government than hud been planned bv tho representatives of the asso ciated governiiiunlH in Paris. It is said American representatives I'nris hnvo been notified bv the state department, that recognition would hnvo to precede tho lonn. The Americnn representatives have been insistent in cable dispatches to officials hero that the monev bo forthcoming nt onca as tho need in iiuperativo. : : It was also learned today that the liaison bohvoon tho Omsk, or Kol ehnk government, nnd tho regions controlled . bv the Cossacks of the Don and nt Orenburg, General Doni kino and the Archangel government has been completed nnd llio forces arrayed against tho liolslioviki nre now operating under the single direc tion of Admiral Kolclink. 2 Killed: 5 Hurt at Vallelo. VAU.K.IO, Cnlif.. Mnv 8. Two men wore killed and five injured nt tho north end of tilt) Miu-o Jslniul tin vv, vnrd hero toduv when nn explosion occurred in n pilo of refuso tho.v had sot On firo, ; , : VEKSAIM.ES, May 8. Tho aceno at yesterday's aeaaion of the peace coiinreas when the torma of the tronty wero preaonlod to iho German dele gates wna an Impressive one, and the function wna not without Its tense moments. Indeed tho entire listr liour which It' took Count von Brock-dorff-ltantiau fo deliver his reply to Premier Clomcnceuu was a period of tonaenou for President Wilson. Pre mier Clomoncpnu nnd Premier Lloyd (loorgo. nnd In fact for vlrtu&lly overyono present. : Tho speech wna translated sentence by aontenco by the German Interpre ters, who did not fall to bring out with full emphasis every sharp phrase in It and the three allied statesmen put their heads together In evident anger at more than one ot the Gor man spokesman's cutting nttorances as If they wore deliberating upon the advisability of an Immediate answer. Tho program was unaltered, how- ovor, and whon the Gorman plenipo tentiary had finished Premier Clem- onceau arose and put the customary phrase: "Hus anyone further obser vations to iniiko?" and when there wna no response continued: "I then declare the session closed." Tho allied triumvirate remained after the German delegates had left tor a half-hour discussion. No Pomp or Glitter. The sceno -within the hall during the coremony had none ot the pomp and glitter of earlier peace confer ences no display ot court and mili tary uniforms such as marked tho congrosAos of Borlln and Vienna, no theatrical ceremonial. It seemed to gain In lmprosslvenoss, however, by these very circumstances. At the hood of tho table tho strik ing faces bf Premiers Clemoncenu and Lloyd Goorgo nnd President Wil son attracted ovory eye. Marshal l'och, Bitting with the French dele gation at the head ot one ot the side tables, was nnothor conspicuous fig ure, Tho bearded faces of the 'Ser bian statosmun, M. Pachltch, and the Greek promlor, M. Vonlzelos, as well as the familiar hoad ot lgnace Jan Pnderewskt, the Polish promlor, also stood out from the mass ot delegntos, The Impassive faces ot the Japanese representatives, tho Oriental Unoa- montB ot tho Chinese, tho brown countenances ot the Arabs from IledJaB, and the presence even ot the two delogates from Liberia and Haiti gave evidence that this was really a world congress. Act Like Victors, Tho Germans who entered tho chambor with all the confidence of victors, boro themselves without a trace ot nervousness and nctod as if they were t'ikhig part in the deliber ations on equal terms with tholr ad versaries. " . V Tho coramonv, which attracted to the hall a crowd of correspondents nnd officials who bopan nrrlvlng nt an early hour, stnrtod at 2"i?0 o'clock when servailtB brought. In huge arm fills of tho pi-luted conditions of pence and distributed them, ono copy to ouch dologntlon, around tho iiol- low rectangle. "The : Germans only were excepted, their copy being de livered to them at 3: IS o'clock during the translation of Premier Clemen ceau's apeech. .. .- .. .. . Starts at 2:B0 1. M. ' At 2:25 o'clock Premier Clemen ceau and Stephen Plchon, the French foreign minister, entered for a final survey of the arrangements and then left to await the arrival of President Wilson. Secretary of State Lansing also appeared for an Instant at 2:30 o'clock. The minor delegates were now streaming into the room and vir tually all were assembled in their places when at 2:55-o'clock President Wilson, accompanied by other Amer ican delegates and Premiers Clemen ceau and Lloyd George entered to gether and moved Informally to their places at the head ot the table. . Orlando Greets Wilson. tPremler Orlando nnd Foreign Min ister Sonnlno of Italy followed an in stant later. Both ot them walked over to shake hands with President Wilson nnd Premier Clemenceau bo- fore seeking their places. . ; ; ; While the assemblage was seating Itself, Promlor Clemenceau and Pres ident Wilson engaged In an animated conversation. Premier Lloyd George and Arthur J. Balfour, the British foreign secretary, also Indulged In a chat. Premier . Paderewskl during this Interlude made a belated appear ance, i . After a five minutes' wait, Colonel Henry, the French liaison officer. appeared in the chamber, heralding the approach of the German delega tion. The Germans entered the door an Instant later, preceded by a func tionary of the .Fronch government wearing the glittering chain of his office,- who announced In a loud voice: "Messieurs, tho German del egates." There wns some little confusion among tho Germans while they were finding their proper places. ' Count Von Jirockdorff-Rantsau, who en tered, gloves In hand, took the center chair,- with his five colleagues, and Director Von Stockhnmmer of the foreign office, flanking him on either hand. Five German secretaries and their Interpreters took their places at tables in the rear. . ' . Translation Is Faulty. '" i Promier Clemenceau, as president ot tho conpress, then nrose and .de clared the session opened. He start ed Immediately upon his speech, pausing to permit this to be translat ed into English ! and German . by French interpreters.. The translation Into the German was decidedly faul ty and halting. , , . Tho promlor then addressed the Gormnus uftnln to explain the condi tions .of the negotiations, -telling them that there would be no oral discussion permitted nnd that they inust submit tholr observations - in writing within 15 days.- The premier thou road the heading's of the treaty and made his suggestion that 'the Germans within a few days might be ready to commence discussion ot cer tain sections ot the treaty. " Whon the premier concluded with the customary phrase,. "has any one observations to make?" Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau raised his hand, but he was not w.s lied until the premier's remarks had been translat ed. . During the translation Paul Du- tasta, general secretary ot the assem blage, proceeded , almost unnoticed across the open space in the center of the rectangle and deposited a copy of the peace treaty before the head of the German delegation. -' German Count Sickly . "Count von Brockuorff-Rantzau has. the floor," said Premier Clemen ceau as soon as the translation had been finished.' ' .The head ot the German delegation did not arise like Premier Clemen ceau, reading his speech sitting, but it was remarked by some that this apparent discourtesy to his adversar ies-may have been dictated by his physical condition. .. ' 'After the first sentence of the count's speech had been delivered In German nn interpreter began th French translation. The words did not reach the head of the table dis tinctly and Premier Clemenceau call ed for a louder utterance. He was equally dissatisfied with the second attempt, of the interpreter and two of the German officials finally left their places with the German delegation and moved across to the head of the table to deliver the German plenipo tentiaries bold and frequently offen sive message, sentence by sentence, right into the faces of Premiers Cle menceau, Lloyd George and President Wilson. , " - v . : ; -: , Hun Guilt a I.io Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau' gutteral German repeatedly rang out in strong emphasis on particularly vigorous phrases or' words of his speech as for instance when he de clared that the admission by Ger many of solo guilt for the war would be "a lie" nnd when' he forbade the allies to speak of "cruelty and mur der" in view of. the, sufferings and deaths ot German civilians under the blockade and after the armistice The interpreter who gave the Eng lish version made the most ot his op portunlty, both In voice nnd in selec tion ot words, and the bold and unre- pentent' declarations of the German peace delegates as thus brought out gave rise to a murmur ot indignation in the chamber. , TiSTARlS IN ALASK s .DAWSOX, Y. T., May 8. Dawson prohibition forces, strongly organiz ed, have launched their campaign before the leglBlnture to have a "dry territory after July 14,, when all liquor licenses expire. The "wets' are fighting for. renewal of licenses until January 1, 1920. Thlsils said to be the only part of Canada where liquor Is being sold freely. NEW ALLIANCE WITH ENGLAND HUNGARY IS TO WASHINGTON. Mnv 8. Vigorous pposiiion to Hie proposed nlhnnro between the United StulcH. Orcnt Brit- in mid France, whereby the United .States would be committed to go tc the aid of France in the event of an ttark upon that country was ex pressed todav bv Senntor Borah of Idaho, republican. - "I am not in favor of nnv treaty or alliance with anv foreign power obligating ourselves in anv wnv con cerning future wnrs in Europe. Whether we shall take part in anv future European war is a matter which should be determined upon the facts when and ns thev arise and bv the particular generation which mast bear the burden of war and the in telligence nnd conscience ' and the ludgmont of the Americnn people. Senntor Hitchcock of Nebraska, re tiring chairman of the. senate foreign relations committee, the only senator commenting on the trentv as a whole. cbnracterized it as a "monumental work." . - ' ' . cruunoerialn I.ikes Treaty, - General 'approval of the military terms imposed upon Germany bv the treatv was expressed bv a number of republican nnd democratic -senators, Senntor Chamberlain of Oregon, re tiring chairman of the senate mili tary committee, said the treatv "ap pears to draw the teeth and claws of Germany pretty effectively and with that I am thoroughly in accord." 'The terms imposed on Germany." snid- Senntor . Wadsworth of New York, republican, "are reasonably adeounte." Senntor Moses of New Hampshire. said he thought a "conoueror's peace has been imposed on Germany." Hungarian Communist , Government Rufuses Armistice Terms Offered Bv Rumanians Spurns Surrender ' of War Materials and Return of Prisoners and Guns Without Reci procityAustrian Terms of Peace Are Taken- Ud at Paris." 2 COPENHAGEN, May 8 Tho Hun garian communist government has refused the armistice terms offered by Rumania and has decided to fight to the utmost, a dispatch from Buda pest says. - . . In reply to the Hungarian request for an armistice, the Rumanian gov ernment demanded' disarmament ot forces fighting against Rumania and her allies, surrender of war material and return of prisoners and hostages without reciprocity. " PARIS, May 8. (By ' Associated Press.) The council of four with Premier Orlando of Italy present, be gan today to arrange for presenta tion of peace terms to the Austrian, Hungarian and Bulgarian, delegates, v The- Austrian treaty has begun to take form. ' Portions, of it already have heen drafted. , , It appears that instead of Germany being required to pay the entire in demnity demanded by the allies, a considerable sum will, be demanded ot Austria.' the' estimate of this sum at present -being ' : 5,000,000,000 crowns. . ' ' , This indemnity provision, and the delimitation of the- frontiers ot the new state will be the main features of the treaty now in making. Provis ion Is to be made for. dividing Ana-. trla-Hungary's pre-war debt among the new states formed from territory formerly belonging to that empire. The frontiers between ' Germnn-t Austria and Italy, and probably the! Adriatic settlement will also figure! in the Austrian treaty. 1 JO REPORTi'TOIGOV'T PARIS, May 8. Intimations reaching the peace conference from Versailles lead to the belief that two three members of the German peace delegation probably will re turn to Germany to consult their gov ernment, the others remaining at Versailles. ,.-.-,-'.-. Germany has not. yet submitted any communication' with regard to. the peace treaty. All the exchanges between the delegation at Versailles and the home government are being kept secret. A copy of the treaty is well on Its way to Berlin. . A German tourier left at 9 o'clock last night bearing it with Count Brockdorff-Rantzau's first report on the negotiations. - S1RIKE IS AVERTED PORTLAND, May 8. A clty-wlde strike of 1500 teamsters, members ot the local Teamsters Union, was avert ed early today when the organization after prolonged debate. Instructed its executive committee to conduct fur ther negotiations. Decision to call the strike and Instructions to the ex ecutive committee to act accordingly had followed a meeting of the union held on Monday night. ; : PARIS, May 8. President Wilson went to Longchamps this aftornoon to attend the races there. ' Mrs. Wil son accompanied him., WASHINGTON, May 8. As Presi dent Wilson will not be present at the opening of the special session of oongress on May. 19, he will cable his message from Paris and it will be' read Immediately after congress convenes. This was announced today at tho White House. PARIS, May 8. The French - for-j elgn office received information late today that the Austrian peace delega- Hon had left Vienna last night and would reach St. Germain probably tomorrow. IS E PEKING, Monday, May 5. (By Associated Press.) National senti ment has been aroused thruout China over the peace conference decision regarding Shantung and Klao Chau. The press is united in . demanding that the territory be returned unfet tered to China. Parliament today adopted a reso lution addressed to the peace confer ence deprecating the decision to give the disputed territory temporarily to Japan. A boycott ot Japanese goods is much discussed.- . , ( Yesterday , students burned, the home ot Tsao Yu, Lin, minister ot communications and. severely bent Chang Sung Hsiany, former mlnlstor to Japan., Tsao Yu Lin suffered a broken leg. . , , " WASHINGTON, Muy ! 8. Serious concern is felt in official circles hero over the agitation in Poking . and . Toklo In opposition to ratification by China of tho peace treaty. Jap-., anese warnngs to Chinese authorities it Is feared may be the prelude to action should , any (Japanese subject suffer violence. Almost total sus pension of cable service between China and the United States at this particular moment has added to tho feeling. . - - J- -.. , - -. CAPT. bra1)1ury oftacoma ,s GIVEN D. S. CROSS WASHINGTON. Jiay 8. Genorul Pershing has cabled, the war depart ment tho names of 'M additional of ficers nnd. onljutod nion of tho expe ditionary forces to whom he' linn awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for nets of extraordinary brnv erv. The list includes Captain Ar thur W. Ilrudbiirv of Taconui.