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Newspaper Page TextOrt-on Historical Soc Pf'brfc Auditorium C Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Predictions Maximum jnnlr-riliiy HI! Minimum loilny 'Ill Tomorrow, full". Kr WiuW Yo"- ' ' MICDFOM), OH 10(1 ON, MONDAY, JUNE 723, .1919 NO. 79 iioilffliili trfhtTth iiiiroifiT p i hibi iih labor men Q PN n F0L DEPENDS UPON RflP( mmr . VlLUIlLuUnl Admiral Von Beuter Declares Kaiser ; 1'; i & , J 'W$L Premier Bauer Announcina Decision . 11(11.11 UU I Commanded No German Warship f3 v ' 'iyX f'l J"7V Ji $fat?,t ' i$rf& to Accept Peace Treaty Shows New Official Acceptance of Terms Is An nounced From Weimar nnd Paris - Refusal to Grant Delay Brlwis Prompt Action Severity of Terms Protested Germans at Cob- lenz Celebrate Signing History ot the Treaty. l'AIIIS. June 23. The German government ul Woiinur ho formally Vniiiimiiiiciilcil it willim-Mies lo sigh tlio pence terms iinooiidilionullv. it was iiimniini'i'il liv tlio French furi'iuti office lb: uricnioiiii. Tho lu v mill hour for llio .formal signing of (Hn trentv in uncertain. Tim signing possibly imiv lake place TiicmIiiv, hut mora likely Wedtiesdiiv. The llnliim delegate nt prcent in Paris luivo boon iiiilhoMod to siuti I liu troiitv on behalf of lliilv. Thin nniniitncciuciil removed out iniestinn which it wnii feared might delnv the signing. Tim tli'rmiiii noli? of nocciitnnoc, it in said, in I'oiii'lii'il in Much luimuiigc thnl it niiiinlnitiH llic Herman piisilinn Hull llio tH'iit'o condition nro II IM'M'U' of violence," PAH1H. Juno 2!l. Tim fact Unit tho Germans HHkt'cl onlv -IS lioiirH' ili'liiv iiiul vet woro refused indicated tlio intention of tint allies to puh matters to nn immvdiuto iclusin. Tho grout iillii'il military machine wn ri'iulv lo move on the stroke of tlio lioiir of tl' expiration of tho time limit. - After cliHiiwhinir of tho (Ionium ro uiiest the council of lour npiuirontlv dismissed Guraiiin affairs to tin) Into of tho hour Mill left th oiicmv to ri'i'lv. iiml resinned (iinsiilornlimi of tliv Austrian In'utv. Tim ih'HMi'on to ri'fimo Ihu (Ivrmiin ri'inioht for moro timo wax roiii'hi-il n II or ii iliHOtinHion litsllnu Iivsh IIiiiii .tin hour, . Tho (lomiiin nolo mid n followK: "To hi osi'i'lli'iii'V. tho iiri'Hidont of tho iu'iii'0 I'oiilVrciii'O. Mr. t'h'm I'lii'i'iiu: "Mr. I'roKiili'iil. tho iiiinihlrr for foroiiin iil'l'nir inslriu'l mo to In'ir thu iillii'il iiml iiKhoi'iiiti'il l'OVimii- nifiitH to iirolomr for -IH hour tho timo limit for niiNWoriiiir Your oxrol Ioiii'v'k nolo oommunii'iili'il vof-tonluv ovoniiiL'. iiml likowHO tho timo limit fur iiiiHWorimr tho noto of Juno Hi. 11110. "It wiih onlv on Siituriliiv. nftor . cri'iit ilifficullio thnl u now ciihini't wiik fornii'il whii'h. tinlilio il proilo ooKSor I'oulil romo lo nil mirei'moiil to iloohiro it willinuni' to siun tlio trotitv u h rot'iiril nourlv nil it pro viioiiH. Tho niilioniU UHsonililv litis nxnrpHHPil itH confiiloiu'o in Ihm onh inot hv u liirmi mniorilv of voto. The niiKwor onlv nrrivod horn iut lioforo liiiV'niirht nn tho direct wiro from VcrxnilloH lo Woimiir wn out of oi'- (Contlnuod on Face Six.) GE KIEL AND OTHER WRIMAW. Juno (Hv tho a i... i Pmiuti V T in Uor nuin wnrHliin' whioh worn not J I i I.. . il llii.u iiml !' Hurronumoii in ni whii'h Imvn boon, nnohorod "I t K'iul. AVilhijliiiHlnivon nnd olhor lioinlH, hnvo boon mink bv Uer iii ii n Hiiiloi'H miumimr thoii. iio conlinit to n Vmioi't roi'iiivoil hoio from ii roliitblo nullmi'ilv. Aooonlinu; to tho roiioi'U tboro woro .12 (lornmiv wnr voshoIh, hosidCH dostro.vors which woro in (lormim wntorn. not Imvinit boon turned over to I bo ontontu iimlor tho iirmiKtii'O tiroviwoiiH. Should Fall Unto Enemy's Hands Jk "! lKv I " s jjr jf' and Amazina Viewpojnt Better Thouuht Armistice HaH Been '''' ' j - V ' Jr- j& 'j g." Future for Germany Depends Upon Sinned. f JA "j Xvrff&jr ' f Regeneration of German People. IONIMlN. Juno 23. Alllio rrporti bitvo m moil Unit vlx (iarmuiiH wore killed unit ton wouiiilml whon tlio IxiuIh of llin ('(rinini flaot 111 Hcnii( Flow worn flrml timin, iilmciiiiont to tlio nrulllln( of tho (Sormiin floot, tlio Dully .Mull iiuyx (hut ollioni limy linvo timin tlrownod 11 ml Unit no mo ponnHily Iiiivii ronrhoil ilia Urknoy IhIhihIh. Tim miiln forro of tlio llrlllnli (loot wnii uliHont oxorcUliiK ul una whon tlm litirninn lilp woro Hunk. Ailnilrul von llniilor, communilor of I ho mirri-niloroil (irmun flaot auya ho Innuoil nn ofilor to "Ink tho hlp, tho Dully .Mull miiln. unci tilt no ho ciiiiiio ut llio hoiilnuliiK of tho wur tho (airman oiiinoror tllrortcil that no (Ionium wnmhlp Khoitlil full lnty tho oniMiiy'ii liiuulii. llo nays that ho ho llovnil from nowunnnnr roportu, that tho armlmlco luul lioon ontlotl. (ilvn Thi-io "llwk" Tho firm boat lonil wiik lowotl nlonKKlilo II, .M. H. VIclorloUB liy tlrlftor. A (icrniun offtcor In tho lionl iintitri'il Ilia moa to choor. Thoy roHpomlad wild tliroo vlKoroiiK llockii." Crufl of ovory uWriptlon followml fiiHl to tho altlu of tho wnr ulilp, cnrli towltiK liontlonil of (iof- mmiH who woro taken on tionrd tho Vli'lorloiin, llio ilt'cku of which soon tiiicnmo crowilod with men nnd buii iIIoh. (Ionium officer who cnino abonrtl woro a nworil and soomocl to wlnh to muko nn Imprcsiilvo coromony by hnndliiK over lo an officer who had boon In rommiiiid of a division of In lornod duHiroyura. "Wo aro not llolnliovlkl," ho said. Poaco wan alKtiod today. Wo hud our ordoni and navo carrion inom out." f (icriniins Worn ltoiuly Tho (iiirmiiiiN woro not nwaro that tho armlHlIro had boon oxtendod un til .Monday and llicro wa an nliuont cnnllnuoiiH hool cllckliiR and anliitlng nn llio orrit'orn of various whips xroct otl ouch olhor. on coinluK aboard. That tho (iormnna woro ready for (ho event wnn np pa rent from .tlio amount of tho isear thoy hail Willi thorn, ftomo seamen atnKKorlnK under tho wnlKht of liundleH lilKRor than thomxolvcti, tho riiIvuko repreHonllns ovorythliiR from blan,koln lo pot doK. Until tho offlrorH and mon soomccl very anxloiiA thnt none of thoir ships should io saved. l 'liiK Hiiulnl Dmvn Ono officer who woro tho Iron cronn pointed to tho slnkliiK "hips nnd said: "Boo how tlio Cormon navy rocs down with lis flaRa flyliiK." Such, however, was not tho caso, an llrlllsh Boamon bad bonrdod most of tho (iormnn ships nnd had hiiulcd down tho flags boforo tho vessels wont untlor. Tho prospect of snlvnRlnpr a fow ships is fairly hopoful, tho Jlnll snys. Nono has Bono down In really (loop wntor. About twonty tlostroyors out of tho fifty that woro Interned woro benched during tho nriornoon. Tho (iormnn crows which woro tnkon to tho Victorious wen-o later transferred to othor warships; ' tiiiniv-snlvo Siwctuclo . Tho Mall prints tho story of nn oyo wIIiiosb of tho sinking of tho floot who says that bo witnessed naval ac tivities nt Scnpa Klow for many yonrs nnd saw many lmproaslvo sluhts, but ihn mont linnoshm of thorn was tamo compurod with Saturday's stag' goring snoutnolo., Toward noon one of tbd (Iormnn bnttloshlps was ro- portotl In n sinking condition nnd nl most Hlmiilljinoously ouch Oornmn Hhll) holstud tho Gorman onslgn at tho niaslhond. tlio most of mom showing also tho rod flng nt their forbmnst.' Tho crows fnimodliitoly comnionccd to loavo tho Bhlps nnd It was soon evident thut a concortotl plan ot notion was being carrlod out-" ' " " II S. Stnamnr Sunn Bv Mine. LONDON, Juno' 2.I. Tho Amoricnn sleanior Knriiam, from Ilnltimoro, has boon sunk bv n mine explosion, a dia patch to Lloyd's from Golhcnburi! re ports, ..... :.. - AIhivo nro from loft to rllit, l.lo Iniitl, tlio I'iiIknI HIiiIi'h uinl 1'raniv, Irnity nccrptcil loilny by (.eruiany. DEATH US! 70, Frluhtful Tornado Visits Feraus Falls Property Damaae Buns Into Mil lionsEntire Town Wiped Out . Greatest Loss of Life When Grand Hotel Collapses. KKHGirS FALLS, Minn., Juno 23.! Uolweon sixty ind seventy persons were killed and mom than n hundred woro badly Injured by tho tornado which struck Fergus Falls into yes terday and toro a largo section of tho city, Including tho business district, to pieces. Thirty-eight bodies have boon recovered.. KVAXSVILLK, Minn., Juno 23. Forty-seven porsons aro knoitfn to 'be dead. 160 aro Injured and In omor geney hospitals and property valuod at six million dollars Is destroyed as a result of tho tornado wjilch swept thru Fergus Falls lato yesterday af ternoon. Itollef work Is' under wny wlth plenty of doctors and nurses on hand. Thero Is a possibility that tho deatt) list may reach sixty when tho ruins, of the Grind Hotel hnvo boon thorgiy searched as It is known many bodies iito still beneath tho pllo. Tho greatest loss of llfo took plnco nt tho Grand Hotel, a threo-story building. Thirty-five porsons aro bo- llovod to havo boon killed, when the hotel was smashed by tho twister. Moro thnn CO gnosis woro In thi building. Special roliof trains from St. Paul and Mlnileapnlls trrlvod at Forgus Falls at six o'clock this morning. Tho Ottortail county court houso, county Jail and shorlff's rcsldonco woro destroyed. At Ono Milo l.iko near Forgus Fulls four children of John Kroldlor, a farmer woro blown Into tho luko and drnwnod. ST. PAUL. Minn.. Julia 23 -More than 300 buildings woro wrecked, by ho tornado which struck Forgus Falls, according to a mossngo to tho stnto inllltnrv rtopartmnnt hero from Wntlonn. Rofugoes doclnrod that tho storm divided as It struck For gus Falls and that tho hoavlest dam ago wnn sustnhied In tho wostern soc- tlon. Llnomon from ;Wndona nro tit ompllng to ropalr wlros to Forgus Fulls. FICltGUS FALLS, Minn., Juno 23. Slnttv-tronps begun sonrchlng tho wrockngo shortly aftor daylight. It Is hollovod that moro thnn a doJion 'bodies nro .burled Jn tho debris of tho Grand flofol. Fifty porsons woro In this building whon tho tornado camo. About HO ot thorn nro doa'd. Much of tho fosldonco district south of tho llod rlvor Is a waste. ; About 500 stores 'and rosldoncos woro domo'llshod. Virtually tho on tlro northwestern section ot tho city Is In ruins. Public buildings nnd churolvos woro dostrpyod, Hospitals uro crowdod with victims. Cdtlzons snld thoy bollove that 'throo storms struck tho city In quick succession. Sovornl porsons corrob orated Btatoments thnt threo funnel shaped clouds woro seoui , :4 ' HUNDREDS HURT MNISOIA )il-(icorgo, IVcklili-nt W IImio uuil V lio ucro chiefly Instruincntiil In dr , World's Ten Greatest ' Peace Treaties ' France and Austria the treaty ii Canilinii, known as the "Ladies' Peace .. 152!) France with England, Germany, Holland, Spain i and Sweden at Nimegueii ......August 10,1678 Turkey and German empire treaty u Uel- - grade ........L..: Septcnier 18, 1739 Ending the war of the Austrian succession at . Aix-la-Chappelle England, France, 1 Gev nianv, Holland, Spain and Sweden signing - ' ,.- ' Octtil)er 7, 1748 ' England and the American colonies ending : t he War of the Revolution, at Paris. Sept. 3,: 1783 England and the United States ending the war ;' bfi 1812, the treaty , of Treiit.i....,...::.......-..:....'...: 1814 Russia with Turkev, England, France and Sar dinia, at Paris .". ..'...:.:.:..i:.:....Maivh 30, 1856 France and Germany, at Versailles, the peace that gave Alsace and Lorraine to Germany May 10, 1S71 Russia and Japan, at Portsmouth Sept. 5, 1905 Turkev and the Balkan allies Bucharest ' August 10,1913 BILL OFFERED TO CALL ARMY HOME WASHINGTON. June 2;t. Wur with Cicrauiiiv nnd Austria would bo . . i . iicclnrod nt an enu uv an nnieiiuuiciu to the armv appropriation, bill intro duced lute toduv bv Senator Full, republican of New Mexico, with a J view to removing from comiross anV: blame for continuing war conditions1 pcnilim; ratification of the peace trentv. .' . J'ho nionstirc. which would rcniurc npprovaj bv both senate and house, provides thtit none of the funds made nvailnlilo bv the armv bill could be used for mniutniiiintr forces on for cian soil in f'urlhcYnnce of tho wnr. In addition tlio amendment would direct tlio president to order tho im mediate return to the tinted Mutes of all mililiirv iiml naval forces abroad in connection with llio war. Without debate llio nmendinent was' ordered printed and will lie over un til tomorrow, when Senator Full is to call for a vote. , HOOD RIVER BERRIES A 'llOOll UIVKR. Oro., Juno 23 To. tnl shlpmonts ot Hood Itlvor straw berries from the vnlloy hnvo roaenon 08 carloads. Excopt for picking in tho unnor vnlloy, tho harvest Is about comploted. Not more than, lo ad ditional cars are expected. Tho pro-harvest estimates have .fallen tar short as a short ot eariy frost dnmngo, but tho total returns will bo much largo than In former vBiiiB. the averaiio nor car for tho berlos reaching approximately $3000. , lomcnreau, rcprcM-nlat 1 vc of Kng- niving up the final tcrnurof tho pence OF E SA1.KM. Juno 2.'!. The iimiendins re-orsranization of the state indus- i ;..! ......i.ij.ni ....iiiiiiwsiiiti. iinnoiinced ....... - - nv uovernor icn i. wwn ouni,. will not act as a stav to the investi gation of the commission's affairs at the reniiest of the Portland Labor council, accordinc to statement is sued bv the eovernor toduv. Three of the investigators nre to be named ov the employers, three bv the employes and three bv the governor Irom the state nt large. la furtherance of his proposed re organisation ot tho commission tne governor toduv sent a letter to Com missioner llnrvev Uockwith reiiuest- ing his resignation. Tho term of Wilford Allen., the other member whose retirement is proposed, has al ready expired. Will T. Kirk and J. W. Fergusin aro the proposed appointees of the governor, according to bis an nouncement.. KING ALBERT WILL BRUSSELS, Juno 23. (French Wireless Sorvlce.) Boforo 1'rosldent Wilson loft Belgium It was announc ed today King Albert nnd Qnoon Elis abeth accoptod his invitation to visit tho United Stntos.. Tho Belgian rut ors probably will go to tho United States in Soptembor. II. S. Destrover Leaves Portland POKTLA'Nll. June 2;t. Following a threo duv visit here the United States destroyer Hizal left today for l'mret Sound. .Oft'iobr sand crew of ,i.e Iti.al were ciilerltiined publicly while here, .. ; .. .... WEIMAR. June 22. (Bv the As sociated Press. V In nnnoiincine the dceinion of the German Government to sinn tho peace terms before the na tional assemblv toduv. Premier Bauer said: - "At this hour of life and death, under the menace of invasion, for the lust time I rise in free Germany n protest ncainst this treaty of vio lence , anil destruction. I protest naainst this nuickcrv of self-determination, this enslavement of the German people, this new menace to tho peace of the world, under the musk of a treat v of peace. No sitrn- in2 can enfeeble this protest wnicn we raise and swear to. Tfiis treaty 1.ioj nut lose its annihilatinsi i-hnr- netir hv alterations in detail. Pro- tcstine at'n:nst it is useless nnd is at the risk of a new crisis within 48 hours. . ' ; One Hope Only "Oi'ir nnwer of resistance is brok or. m,l there is no means of avcrt- i.. tins trentv. The treaty itself. .hiKrovnr" does uive us a handle 1 which we cannot allow to be wrested ! from lis. namelv. the entente's sol j emn promise of June 1(5 that the I trentv can lie' revised Irom. lime lo time anil adapted to new conditions. ' That is one of the few words in the trentv breathina the real spirit of pence. i'remier rauer concnuicu uy .--pressine his faith in the German peo ple and their final realyintion of a better future. He said thev were f.iepd with vears of labor for the foreism account, but 'owed it to their descendants to hold the country to gether. Vrgcs Discipline 'Thev must safeeunrd our new lib erty." he said. "There must be a will to work and a discipline in all ranks of societv. There ore no miraculous elinrtns to cure a nation. Even a world revolution cannot rid us of the mulailv from Vlucli we are wearinir awnv. Onlv bv a revolution of our moral conscioiisnos!; can we succeed in raisins ourselves out of our nicht into a bettor future." SUNK BY BRITISH I1ELSIXGFORS. June IP. British warships Wednesday evening lorpc doed the Bolshevik armored cruiser Sbivn. which snnk niiinediatelv. A report received on i ndnv stated Hint the liussiun cruiser Olcg had been 'sunk on Wednesday hv a Brit ish submarine. LONDON. June. 2:t. The Bolshevik battleship Andrei Pervosav'anni is be lievcd to havo been sunk bv a Britn torpedo near Kronstndt on lliursiluv. according to a Finnish navnl dispatch ouotcd in a llelsingl'ors cnblcgnun to Hie Daily Mail. The telegram adds that the Bolshevik battleship 1'ot ropuvlovsk has hoisted the while flag. NON-PARTISAN LEADER ' BROUGHT TO TRIAL 'JACKSON.' Minn.. Juno 23.---Ar thur C. Townloy, president ot the Non-Partisan league, and Joseph riiilinrt. .former orxunlzer ot tho lettgue, were placed on trial In dls trlct court hero today on Indictments returned last year 'by the Jackson county grand Jury. Gilbert is charged with having made disloyal utter ances and the Allegation ngnlnst. Townley Is conspiracy, , American Federation Goes On Record in Favor Teleqraoh Strike Ap point Gompers -and Committee to Confer With Burleson and Ask Con cessions Threatens Nation Wide Walkout Unless Telephone Compa nies Accede to Demands. ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. June 23. Indorsement of the Commercial Tele grapher's strike was unanimously voted toduv bv the American Federa tion of Labor. The convention also went on record in favor or a 44-nour week for labor generally oml directed the executive council to work for that end. . : . ' '"' A resolution adopted on the sub ject of the wire strike directed tho appointment bv President Gompers on a committee lo so to Washington to confer with Postmaster. General Burleson nnd ask that concessions rccentlv eranted telephone and elec trical workers be extended to includo employes of the telegraph comunnics under government control. Such ex- . tension, it was declared.-would ret suit in the ending of the strike ; ' . Opioso iProhlbltlon : Tim convention turned down a res- olution introduced bv delegates, from Seattle which would Jmvc put tho American Federation of Labor on record as being in lavor ot proiiiin- - tion, ' - . A memorial was adopted urging labor unions to meet with, and en courage iornier somiers, nnutus nuirincs "to protect themselves against exploitation by unpatnotio . employers." Xatlon-wido Strike SPRINGFIELD. Ills.. June' 23. "An unreasonable interpretation bus been placed upon the Burleson order, and it niav be necessary to call a nntion-n-iln strike of electrical workers be fore the telephone compnnies will ac cede to our demands." said secretary Charles P. Ford of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. in a statement given oui nuiu Mr. Ford said that the telephone eom i.,itili.s in miinv sections 1 of tho country hud failed to follow out tho provisions ot tin! lSurlcson order, which grunted men tho right to or- anize. ' "Vi. President 'Noonnn of the electrical workers will confer with postoffice department otticials m (Continued on Page Four.) TO LEAVE FOR HOME ON Tl lilt EST. June 23 The I'm- tod States ship George Wiishing- Ion ubiidi Will carry President Wilson buck to the United States; received orders to bo reutlv to sail Thursday morning, 'fho 4 t 1 1 .... II... ti.iinuiurl. " WOTK UL lUiliilii mu " Iwcun this evening. , WASHINGTON. Juno 23. President' Wilson cabled Socre- larv Tumulty today that ho cx- peotcd to leave Brest on his homeward iouniev" Wednesday or Thursday-. :. The prostilent should make llio return trip within a week mid immediately alter his arrival here ho. personally will present the pence treaty to tho .senuto for ratification. After ho clours, his desk of accumulated work ho will muko a "swine- around tho 4 n;...i.il'l ui,.iltinr in sniiiiort of the treaty and tho League of Nations covenant. ttt tft t , t t