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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Minimum jr-dnt'ilny... HO Minimum today., ..,.:,.' I MailTr Prediction Today, prottnhly ftlimrrm tonight ; fair tomorrow. Tnlly Knurlnnnth Your. I'oriy-iihilli Your. MEDFORD, ORWJ OX, , .THURSDAY, MAY 20, J019 NO. n MEDFORD BTLTNE VILLA DECLARES ANGELES . HEAD I Famous Moxloan Bandit (o Be Secre tory of War Action Taken ut Meeting on Muv 2Zhd Protection ' to Americans Is Promised Juaroz Exncctotl to Fl.il to Villa Forces. DALLAS. 'IVx.. Muv (lorl Felipe AimeloH Iiiih been tt i--In rc-t provisional president nf Mexico liv VillixliM and Friinciiii'o Villa Iiiih I n proclaimed secretary of war, iieonid Iiil' l confidential in f urii ii t iuti re ceived hero Imluv liv Diuiu W. Kilvii, fiirimtrlV u member of Villu' stuff. Tin' notion wiik tuL vn. it wiim mi iiimiiil'il. hi n meeting Muv '22. it I Purrul. present heiidniiurtciH for llu' new provisional uiivctiimcul. Tim first iirt til' Gen. Annies wn In issue n nriii'liitiiuliiin rail fur nil to mil v fur concerted action against the Ciirriinzisliis. Tlio manifesto ('iiitiiiiipil a rliniHi. uiiitruntfciii? pro tection to nil Americans. Silvn dc I'lnri'il ho had iiifnrtmitiiiii to cause li'iii to believe Trfrrcott. Chihuahua iiinl Juarez would rail to Villa force. The tclcurnph iiinl telephone lilu-n. officials sav. arc still tin. lint thev lire burred from receiving i-iuiuai-r-einl ti'irssngcH, Two inorit traiiiH briutinif troops from other points nn the northwestern lino-i arc expected thin evening. All troop that urn bo ini concentrated at Juuifn it re Iruvcl intr wi'H I'liuiiMii'.l ami mounted. JUAREZ. Mot.. Muv 20. Concen. trillion of Mexican federal force at Juarez continued Imluv with the n r rival fr Villa Aliuniada of 'Jim trooiiH of tin" 't lih regular I'nvalrv cnmmitudcd hv Colonel CednlloK, Persistent reports that General Villa and Oenernl Angeles hnvo sur roiindi'il Chihuahua Citv and have rut off tin ntrt 4. ! Miiimlv there are do iiIimI hv Mexican - authorities bore. Thev admit, however, llmt no trains will hv ran between Juarez unit Chi liiiiiliiin Citv. BAKER ASKS FOR WASHINGTON. Mav !!. Sccro tarv linker IimIhv renewed In-fore Hit house mililarv i-oinm i 1 1 his recom mendation tliat congress iirovidti a temporary nrinv of fiiio.noo men, "I am not asking lor nnv increase in the iierinnneiit mililarv cslahlish menl," llm secretary said. "All I am asking for insufficient money to pro vide for nn nrinv of ,riill),lllll). 'i'lie creat need no w istpiick netion." Military ediieatinn in nil Helmuts iilmve the primary griiiles-wns llimight advisable liv Seeretarv linker. Cnmmilleemen nucstiottcd lh seo retarv closely on -the war tlepnrt "ii'iit n iiiiliev on the sizo of Hie iirinv in case allownnee were made for the niii'iilotiiinoe of AlHl.uill) men. They .pninleil iml that the slnndiiH' law pro vides for an nrinv of onlv .1 75.1100 men nlol that, nil nllicr, nm.it In, din. charged wilhin four months tiller the completion of di'Uiohilixnlioii. "The nimiher of men will ho rc dneeil lo the figure iiulhorizcd unless a eliniimi in Ilia international' nitiin tion nrisi" whieh niiflil maUo a laru'er foree neeesBiirv." said Mr. Ilnlier "In that event eonuiTnH will lie iM ed to ehniiL'e the law," IircilLlN, WoilnoBilay, May 2S. (lly AhocIiiIo1 l'rosn.) Tim neinl offtclal WulfC linrunn Id elmiliUliiK u Blury iinilur nn AmMuriliim date which iiHaej'lH tho United Hinted Ik V'hiii'nniliij! IneroiiHlilKly iII.hhiiI iHflod Willi ; (lovelo(nnnntH lit ' Vermillion' and that, thnro Ih nn "unnilntnlculilo KtronKthanliiK of tho lnellnntlon ror nn uniliirulaiidlnK with (Inrmany thru n mndirieallon of thu iionco lornin." ; A enn'ospondent Of a Clonnnn niiWHiiiii'r nl. Vui'HiillleH elalnia I lie 1'oUm afo "nHneelally favored hi- the eiilenlo liorniiHO Ihey proiiOKO to talio over llmmla'H dnlit In l''ranee, vvhleh tntnlH SO, mill, 000,01)0 fnincfl.' MEXICAN GOV E, CITY. I'AIIIS. Mav 2(1. ft wiil Htnled in h tdi nuartern lodav that a Hettlei it of I lie Ail- rinlie nui'siioii now Ih a imtIiiiii- Iv an n remdt of the iii'UotiationH of veolerdnv. Ciider Ihia hetlle- meat Miime lieeoinuH an imle- pendent eilv. Tim Italian will receive ifr- lain .of Hie Iinhiiatian islamlH, Iml il in understood tliul llicv will m. I I..-I i ,.r K..I I.... State Department Refuses Request Mexican Government to Transuort Troops Over Line and Cut Off Villa Forces Fear Reprisals From Ban dit If Privilege Granted. WASHINGTON. Mav .'). 1'ret.i denl Ciirranzii him heen notified that permission for passai'e of Mexiean troop tlironuh American territory will he withheld lor the present. Mex ico Iiinl asked to lie permitted to move J.IHiil men from Aitan I'rieta to Jiuir ex for operation ii'rainsl Krniiciseo Villa'! forecM. It was smd today officially that tip) decision of the irovernmrnl wiih based upon tho hclief' that the force would not lie aide to fttmisli protee. tion tt American citizens' in northern Mexico, May (limiKe Alttfuilo It was made clear at tho xlatc de partment, however, that in the event President t'arran.n could show that there wan urcuter necessity for the presence of the force of 2,(ino men immediately' Hoath of the border lit .Inn rex than at A'.'iia I'rieta in the territory where the Yanni Indians nre hccoininu troublesome the position of tho Tinted Steles uovurnment miulit be altered. Governor 1 lobby of Texas, has no tified the xtiito department that he will offer no objection lo tho pas sime of the troop throuuli Texas provided LMiarantecx for tirolection of Americans in northern .Mexico can be obtained. Protests', however, nre un derstood to have reached the slate department from n number of sources, iiicludinir Kcnalors from the border slates. I lit. basis hcintf Hint the movement of the Mexican troops miubt result in another raid similar lo that on Columbus. N. M.. after Mexican Irooiw hud passed throimh the 1'niled States several venrs mro. .Situation IH-llrato . The situation in norlhern Jfvxien wns described as somewhnt delicate. Villa has beeoine advised of Carran xu's reuuest. and il is believed ho is wailinir with sufficient force to make netflinible nnv effort on the pa'rt of t lilt federal troops to iro to the relief of Chihuahua Cit, Senator Moses. Tennblienn. of New lliimpshire, introduced a resolution todav desiuncd to prohibit the trans fer of Curranza troops across United Stntes territory without aulhoriita tion hv eoauress.' The resolution re cited Hint if troops were permitted to cross American soil, such permit "would ho construed (hv Villa forces) as iuslil'vinir reprisals asraiiist the lives nnd' properly" of Americans in Mexico. The measure was referred to the foreiim relations committee. ANTI-DRY FORCES BUSY IN SEATTLE SKATTLK." Muv' '20. Pelilions askiiiL' that Wiishinalon's ratifiea I iml of the, federal prohibition uinenilnienl be submitted lo a referen- 1 n in vole were beini1' mailed frop.i here today lo all purls of Ihe stale where siiiim I urt-H will be kouuIiI. Forces wnrkimr for, tho - referendum hnvo opened hendiiuiii'ters here with' l' 1'. Mullen, fonner eilv eouneilnian in Hi n nre. .lAlloinev J. V. Murphy, Wan 1'rim cisco, represent inn , the California (iriipn Growers' association, which is U'liiliutr Ihe relVrendinu niovement. snid Ihe association was workini? on the theory Hull il niiisl haA'e :J'.",(1.")7 Humes hv June 11, CARRANZA CANT DISPATCH ARMY ACROSS BORDER Ummuf "' ' " 1 1 h- jx-jl- ft-.-i riJV? ' vVV''teSri'yV JcAS ; : : ' J Svliir"lMH REP0R1ED LOST IN' COBLENZ EXPLOSION . LONDON. Mnv 2!.A n re-' suit of il fire in a litiildimr oe- copied bv American troops in the ('oblcll7. district and the ex plosion of n munitions dump yesterday. HO men arc missing, accordiat.' to a ColoL-ne dis- patch to the KxehaiiL'C Telecraph eompanv. The foreeointr disnnteh benrs n similarity to ono received from London Tuesday nicht re PortiiiL" deslruetiim bv fire of n huildiiiL' used as a barracks bv neeiipation troops at Ladkii;- shafen on .the Uhine opposite Miinnheim, eausiiiL' the death of -111 soldiers and the iniurv of 1 0H others. I.iidwiesluilcn is in the Kreuch area of ocupation. ' 'A later dispatch from Colncno says Hint the lire and explosion ncMirrcd near the frontier of the Ituvarian palatinate, whieh is in . Hie l'Veiich area of occupation. PARIS. Mav 20. It is reported that tho presentntion of the peace terms to the Austrian deloirntion which had been plainied for Friday noon has heen postponed until Mon day. PAKIS. Mpvn. Wlien the pence conference met in . plenary session this afternoon lo hear the Austrian peace terms it was announced that the treaty hud not vet been complet ed. It was decided, therefore, lo postpone the session until earlv Sat urday when the completed I rent v was expected lo be ready. There was a full ultendaneo of nil Ihe dolcirntions. i PAKIS, Muv 20. Tho nonce con ference I'onvened in secret plenary session at 11 o'clock this afternoon lo hear Hie levins of the peace trea.lv to ho blinded the Austrian deleuiilion ut Si. (lormnin-oii-Luve. Andre. Tar iliou of tho Froich delenatipn Was ex ported, to road n sunimuvv of tho terms (o tho nsseinblaae. . i , At tho Southern Oregon Medical association mooting hold nt Ashluml Tuo-idny, County Physician T. J. MnlmRron ot Phoohlx, was on tho jii'oKram Willi a teehuk'iil impor. . CIRCUS SEASON'S ON muunL iuuul iu NECESSARY JO ENLIST WOMEN Great Oonortunitv Before the Demo cratic Party Savs Mrs. Pennv backer of Texas at Democratic Meeting in Chicaqo Raise Funds for Campaign. CHICAGO. Mnv 20. Funds for conductinc the democratic national eanipaiun in 1020 will be raised bv popular subscription nnd it is ex pected that contributions will be re ceived from l..iO0.0OU persons. Wil bur ". Marsh, or Iowa, treasurer of the democratiu national committee, made this statement in addressing the bodv on the subject of nnrtv linan ces. .Mr. Mnrsh revised the linnn cial features of Deuioeratie presiden tial eanipaiL'iis from Samuel J. Tilden to Woodrow Wilson ttitl eontrnsted tho methods used in rnisiin; money for political purposes in the old davs and Hie present time. "In the old days the iimior member of a business concern would iriv a lilt lo to the democrats and, a senior member would irivc the litr money to the republicans," said Mr. Marsh. "The object was to open up a channel to the seat of government." Methods of practical political work, closer eo-operntion between the va rious departments of the partv or ifnnizution, t'innnoinir of etunpuiens in woman's work in politics were the subjects considered nt today's ses sions. The committee held a- conference with the women associate members of the organization with ?drs. George Pass of Chicago, presiding. Mrs. Pnss said that a mnioritv of women vnters' bad not' vet formed partv ties and Ihev offered nn inviting field for work bv the deuioeratie organization. Oregon Woman Speaks Mrs. Percv V, Pennvpaeker of Texas, said that a human moral is sue was necessary to interest women and the Deuioeratie partv had such an issue in the treatv of Wace and Ihe League of Nations covenant.' Other speakers were Mrs. llarv K. Fov of California; Mrs. Alexander Tlmmpson of Oregon, Mrs. llenrv Sherlock of Montana: Mrs. Bettie While of Arizona, nnd Mrs. Gertrude A. Lee of Colorado. ' In the nflevuoon the committee con ferred with slate chairmen. Joseph P. .Tuiniiltv, secretary to President Wilson : A. Mitchell Palmer, Tailed Slates attorney general, and Kriinklin I), liooseyell, assistant sec retnrv of Hfti nnv v. nrrived at noon to attend Hie closing session of -the coinmitlc. Mr. Tniniilty denied Hint he was the hearer of a message from President Wilson nnd explained thai he cnine to Chicago in his private ea paeilv of a democrat al the invitation of Chnirniun Homer S. Ctminiings. PAPERS CONDEMN IHE , . ANSWER TO ENTENTE ' . BERLIN, Wednesday, May 2S (By Associated Press.) The conservative press of. Berlin condemns the counter proposals to the peace terms submitted by -Germany, especially the tlnan- clal and military . concessions. The Pan-German . Gazette brands the reply as "suicide" and the Post says: "The German people are doomed to slavery between two masters until a new Germany arrives to break, the chains." The Kreutz Xeitung is skeptical of the success of the counter proposals, despite what it calls Count von .Brockdorff-Rantzau's submissivencss" and the Tag- lischo Rundschau says: "The German reply is fully as depressing as the entcnto terms." ' . ' NC-4 WILL HOP OFF FOR E BREST. May 29. The United States naval plane NC-4 will probab ly start from Lisbon tomorrow, weather permitting. , Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read, in charge of tho craft, wishes to reach Eagland on Memorial Day, according to a wireless message picked up here by the U. S. S. George Washington from thel". S. S. Rochester, Which is ly ing in the roads at Lisbon. PLYMOUTH. -May 29. Adverse weather conditions at Lisbon was tho reason for the postponement last night ot the start ot the seaplane 'NC-4 for England, according to word received here. The torpedo bout Stockton, which was given a position in tho English channel along the route which the NC-4 is expected to follow, has gone to Brest, taking spare parts for the seaplane which may bo used in ease ot mishap. PLYMOUTH, England, Wednes day, May 3S (By. Associated Press) It was announced tonight that tho British air ministry is planning to give tho United States naval seaplane NC-4 and Its crew n grent reception. Throe flying boats, In addition to two airplanes, will go out to escort tho Ammieaas to the Royal Air Forco mooring station In the Cattewateiv BOARD OF REGENTS 4 SALK.U. M;iv 20. Governor Olcott today appointed V. II. Viiwter. cashier f Hie Jackson County National bank of Med- ford n member of the board of recerits of the I'liivcrsitv of f)rc- ..m 1.. U' If Gore, of Medford. whose tenn had cxpir- ... -. -- . cd. Vnwlcr is a .'radnate of the , otatc university. - Attorney General Palmer Announces German Property Here Will Be Ex chanaed for American Property In Germany German Business Men Won't Be Popular for Decade. CHICAGO. May 20. Americans temporarily resident in enemy tern lory -during the war will have little lifficultv in .having their prorvtv retiirnwl to them under the new con ditions following the signing of the armistice. Attorney General Palmer toilav told the Chicago Bar Associa tion. discussing the work of the alien property custodian's office. .. "When the enemy character of per sons rests solclv upon their residence it will be seen that bv chance of res idence into non-enemv territory they lose their cnemv character. The at torney eenornl has adopted a liberal interpretation ot the act. which per mils such persons when thev lost. their enemy character to be treated as if tlicv always had been non-enemv per sons and to have their property re turned upon a proper showing of Iov- "itv." '. I Traiio I'ropemcs American citizens who lost their property in Germany will lie allowed, in the opinion of the attorney gen eral, to present claims to thus gov ernment which will -see that thev arc reimbursed from German holdings here. He said that would be much better than turning property back to Germans, for he foresaw that the Germans would not be welcome ns business men upon American soil within the next decade at least. :Much new light on the work of running to earth enemy interests in the. United States was given bv the attorney general who was alien prop erty custodian before he entered the cabinet, lie recounted how it was discovered that 18 German owneff in surance .companies and the big Oren- stein-Artbur Koopel eompanv. near Pittsburg, manufacturing dump enrs, cranes nnd inside railways, insisted nlwavs that plans of the lactones of tho firms with which thev did busi ness, ineliidinir United States Steel, Hethleheni. Midvale and Carnegie, should, be furnished -so that the blue prints might bo sent to the home of fice in Berlin. Mysterious Knowledge "I am not a suspicious person.' Mr. Palmer said, "but when I discov ered that our great munitions vhints. were being blown up and that the bombs were nlwavs planted in the most vulnerable spot in a mill bv somebody who knew everv foot of the plans of those mills, I began to won der whether there was any connection between those circmnstaces. It is still one of the unsolved riddles of the war." -' Mr. Palmer said the Orenstein com pnnv asked Ambassador Von Bern- storff to intercede with Berlin to til low them to take a contract from Hie Russian government because thev could help win the war for Germany bv failing to deliver the goods. TACOMA, Wash., May 29. After a hot discussion and the. resignation from his office and departure from the room of President Frank Kruts ky, the Central Labor Council last night voted indorsement oE a resolu tion submitted by the political com- mlttoo to affiliate its political action with the socialist-party. The resolu tion will now.be referred to tho var- ImiR lopntu for annpHnn tr rMoclinn President Krutsky roslgned after twoj of ,his parliamentary .rulings wero1 siinunnrily overruled. ; ' WANTED IN U.S. GERMANS ASK PAYMENT FOR TERRITORY LOSS Want Indemnity Cut Down in Propor tion to Territory Relinquished .. Rule Applies to Alsace-Lorraine and Posen Counter Terms Offi cially Delivered at Noon. - HKRUN. Mav 28. (Bvtho Asso ciated Press.) According to a semi official statement the full indemnity which Germany offers to rmv in her counter proposals to the peace tomm will include sums going to Belgium against advances bv tho albos and also the value of all militnrv anil c.ivil property surrendered bv Germany since the armistice. , S It is further conditioned npon lor ritoriul arrangements. That is, if the imperial territory is reduced, the sum to be paid must be correspondingly distributed, Alsncc-Lorra'ino und J'iw zcn. for instance, bearing their pro-, portionate shares. , i - - - .. i- PARIS. Mtiv 28. In the section treating on territorial ouestions, the German counter- proposals to the terms presented bv the allies sav. ac cording to a svnoisis reaching Paris bv way of Basle, that "the territory of the Saar.1 inhabited bv 600,000 persons, is to be detnehed from the German empire ' solclv because of claims upon its coal." , . -, . It. is pointed out that during l. venrs the territory is to he subject to the control of a comnnsison "m the nomination of which the popula tion has no choice." Danes Opposed . - . Regarding Schleswig-Holstcin. tho German replv remarks - that the frontier .which will , be voted upon under the stipulations of the treaty "goes much farther: even than the Danish government desires.", V .The German repl V was received in instalments. The first " installment " comprised 88 naaes. Other install ments followed this and it wast under stood that the delivery of thu doc ument would bo completed within tlrj time limit. : - - The replv is written in Germnn and hears the caption: "Observations of the German Delegation on the -Con--ditions of Peace.". i 'i -. ' Deliver Proposals 12:20 p. m. ( VKRSAILLKS. May 20. Baron Von Lcrsner of the German delegtn tion, informally delivered tho com oleted counter proposals to Colonel llenrv. the French liaison ot finer, at 12:20 o'elock todav. The German, explained that there had been no time for translations, which would be sent later. . The volume containing the counter proposals is not bound, corner fast eners holding together the l-iti pages. "PARIS, May 20. The German delegation presented only three cop ies of the counter proposals to-Che secretariat of Ihe peace conference. ' Twenty interpreters were busy today translating the document trom Ger man into Fjiglish and French. VERSAILLES. .Muv 20. (By the Associated Press.1) Ministers; Landsbenr and Giesberts of the Ger man delegation will leave hero to night for Berlin. Count Von Broek-dorff-Huntzuu, chnirniun of tho dele gation, will remain as he has to sign three more notes which will be trans- i mitted to the secretariat o the peace conference. . E FF.RNIE. B. C. May 20. Ail For me industries which depend upon electric power have been forced bv a strike of electric workers to sus pend operations. The railway shops closed todav. ' Tho 'electricians hnvo struck in sviiiputhv with 8.000 minors in the Crow's Nest district which went out demanding higher wages and belter working conditions. LETirBRTDGE. Alia., Muv '20.. Production of soft coal tor con sumption in Western Canada promises to he lessened materially bv the striko of about 4.000 miners in tho Crow's -Nest pass district. The strike prom ises lo bo long drawn out, with heavy losses to both sides. '.. It was reported tho striking miners nro PTaeticiiIlv .without funds to carry on tlinir fight. The Lethbridge municipal initio is being, operntnted because the return ed soldiers who help mint the mine m Msleil public uli)iios bo served,