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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.
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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,