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MEDFORD, OREGON, TJIUUSDAY, MAY 8, 1919
NO. 40
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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
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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
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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.