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Newspaper Page TextOrofnn Historical Soo Public Aiiilltorlum Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Miixuiiinu yesterday Mil Minimum linlay fta Predictions Toilny, Fair. '. rH K Kourlwinlh Tw, urly-nlnth You. MJODFORI), ORKdON, TIIUKNJMY, .JUNK 2(, 1019 NO. ' 82 PRINCE FLEE CROWN 8 FROi HOLLAND (GERMANY GERMAN HEIR TO THRONE IN FATHERLAND Frederick William Hohenzollern Flees Across Border When Peace Is Accented Attemiit to Rally Ol'.l Guard Aaalnst Slnnlna Treaty Is Suspected Wnshlnuton Hears Kaiser Also Intends to Flee Re port Adds to Confusion In Paris. PAKI8. Juno 20. Krmlurlok Wll llnm llohoiuollorn, llio former (ior innn crown prince, hnit escaped from llollunil n ii (I iiiiulu lilt way Into nor mally. News u( tho oBiiipo of tlio oxrown prince ciKiKtut it riiiiHliliiriililn stir In ponco conforouco circles. Wlilla It Is not (oil thill ha In n figure around which llio rouctloinirlin mill iiiniinr chlatn would Kiithor onthusliuillctilly nevertheless his ucl la regarded an nn ovout of considerable slmilflcnnco In view of other Uormntt recalcitrancy. lllnU hiivo como from Onrinniiy within tho nh few days that tliu mllllnry casta (huro woulil nut ' ho avarxo to brhmliiK about" a mllllnry situation within tho fiirumr empire thai would cmburrnss thn allies In putting tho ponce treaty Into effort, and It scam not Improbable Hint tho move nmilo liy tho ex-crown prlnco In connected with some such plan. Weill (o tlolliniil Tho former crown prlnco innilo his way Into Holland Hhorily inter tho signing of tho armlntlro lust Novom 'ler and wrni Interned (hero tiy thu Dutch Kovernment, Inking up hi ros Itlenco on llio Inland of Wlorlnitun. Two dnyn hoforo tho urmlntlco wan signed, it ilecroo Ihkii oit hy tho Oor nicin Imperial chnucollnr, Prince Max of linden, annoiincluK n decision of tho former Uarmun omporor to ubdl cato, stated: "Tho Imperial chnneollor will ro mnln In offlco until tho questions connected with llio alidtcnllnu of the knlsor, tho renouncing by tho crown prlnco of tho throna of tho (iermiiu empire nnd of 1'runnlu, mid t ho sot ting up of tho reKeucy huvo been nettled." Thin gonornlly wan accoptod iih nil official nnnoiiiieoment Hint thn crown prlnco lutnnilod to ronounco hln rights to tho nucconiilon. ' Did Not Itcnoiiiicn Throne j I.ntor, howovor, the crown prlnco denied nny nuch Inlontlon In mi In terview glvon to tho Associated I'ronn correspondent Docomher II, 19 IS. At that tlmo tho crown prlnco snld: "I hn,vo not ronnunned nuylhinR nnd 1 have not Binned nny documontn whutovor." "Howovor," ho continued, "nhould tho Clormnn Kovornmont declda to form a rapuhllo similar to tho United States or Franco, I nhould bo perfect ly content to rqturn 10 Uormiiny nn n nlmplo citizen ready to do nnythiiiK to annlnt my country." , Notwithstanding thin categorical Btnlomont, tho somt-offlclnl Wolff bureau of Borlln lliroo days lator Is nuod what wns snld to 'he tho exact text of tho crown prince's renuncia tion of hln rights to tho throne. As roRiirds tho Associated Press (Continued on Pago Throe.) VOTE 35 MILLION FOR U. S AVIATION WASHINGTON, Juno 211. With out dobuto tho nenate upprovod 'tho 'commlttoo nmondmont to tho naval ' appropriation bill Increasing tho fund for aviation from tho $15,000, jOOO votod by tho houno to $35,000, jjOOO. i As rovlsod upwnrd by tho sonnlo "icommlttoo, tho 1)111 carrlos about '$782,000,000 an compared . with $485,000,000 provided by tho hnusa. Among tho Important commlttoo ad ditions aro $10,000,000 for fodernl 'ucqnlHltloii of llio Cnpo Cod cnnnl. S WILLING TO DIE AFTER WILLARD MILL NEW ynHIC. June Ufl. 'O.ir- lion Kiiwfdtt lliiinhv miiiiitnined liix nil of ludilferoneu which linii flhuntcleri.uii bin evcrv nctiini Hindi being brought Inick hero from- Tih'oiiiii when lm (Wed Jindire l.cwin KnwiM'U in llio supreme court in llrooklvn Inilnv lo lie sentenced to din in llio elei'lric chair. Iliiiubv, or Al- len. iik lie prd'em be known. miik convicted on Tuesday of killing Dcwilt ('. I'oiil. pnvinir teller of the Kant llrooklvn Snv iiiL'x bank, while llainbv and a cuiifcilcrutK were robbing llie lunik "I' f l.'I.OIIU on December 13 hiHt. ' Aside from cxprcHhitig llio hope Unit he might live lo hear llio remit uf the Williiril-llemii- Kov elinliiiiioliHliiii built, Iliiiubv offered no obieetiuns In the einirl netting nn cnrlv dale lor bin electrocution. - DAY FOR PEACE TO BE SIGNED Allied Doleaatcs Dlsreaardlnq Condi tions Beyond Rhine PrerJare for Slnnlno of Treaty Saturday After noon at 3 0'Clock If No Answer Soon Then Ultimatum. I'AlflS. uJne Efforts were bo iiiL' uuidu toiluv to urriingo tor llio signing of llio ponce t roil t v lit 3 o'clock Snturdiiv n flernoon. The council nf I luce is iippiirentlv sulis ficcl wit bllie suini-olTi,'iul iissurnncos t It it t tho (Ioniums woulil be on hntid. Altliiiuuh Hie unofficial intimation received wan Hint the (lenuiiii xiunn loriex probiihlv would ho llermiinn Mueller, llio foreiu-n Heerelnrv, nml Ilnrr (liehberU and Ilcrr l.eincrt of the old deleirutioii, it devcloiicd toduv thai llerr (liesbertH, who bail remain ed in Versailles for a time, bad left there for llermunv. A third man' would be limned, however, lo aeeom luinv Dorr Mueller nnd llerr l.cincrt. it is indicated. . HKItl.lN'. June :". Ilcrinann Muel ler, thu foreiun niinisler, nnd Dr. Hell. I ho colonial minister, it wux announc ed toniuht. have been Heloctcd as the (iermnn imivovh lo Hiun the neaoo terms. Thev will lenvo Ilerlin Fri dnv. l'AWS. Juno 2(1. Tt is understood Hint it' no official eoiniuunieiiliun is received bv niulitfull from Ilerlin rel ntivc to tlio iiluns of the Qermnn cov erninenl for siiiiiini: llio pcaeo (rent v. soinetbinu; in the liuturo of an ulti matum will be sent to Ilerlin bv (lie peiieo conference. At noon (ho conference was in com plete iu'iiornnec ns to Gvrmunv's plan. Paul Dulasta. secretary of lbs conference, wont to Versnilles (his morniiiir seokinu' informnlion. lie win informed verbnllv bv Dr. Ilanicl Vnn lluimliaiiNeii Hint (ho German Hiutm tories, who will nrobalilv bo liner Mueller, llerr ClieshertH nnd llerr Lienci'l. miuht arrive bv Saturday, but ho wns uuiiblo to speak nutborita livolv. Ukrainians Break Armistice. l'AUIS. Juno 2(1. Tlio armistice entered into several duvs niro bv (lie Poles ' nnd Ukriiininns has been broken bv nn nilvanco on the pnrt of the Ukrnininii forces according to iiiforinulion received here todnv. Labor Votes Moral Support. OMAHA. Nob.. Juno 2(i Cenlrnl Labor Union deeiilcd Inst niirlit airninst n Kenornl striko in svmimtliv with lenmslers, but. voted mornl nnd I'iipineinl siipporl, SATURDAY NOW SEETHIN BREAK PACT Allies Secure Copy Official Notice to Accent Treaty But Disregard Its Terms Reaardina Poles Ultima tum Sent Bv Clemenceau Hold Hun Government Responsible for Any Support Aaalnst Polish Au thority In Posen or Silesia. , PAHI8, Juno 20. Tho Cermnn penco dolcRiitlon ban been informed in a iito from 1'roihlur Clomonccau Hint llio (inrmiin Kovornmont will bo held strictly rcHponnlhlo for unoffic ial nupport of any movement uKulnnl Polish authority In. tho torrltory Klven Poland In Ponon nnd In Kant nnd Went Prussia. Tho text of tho nolo reads: "Paris, Juno 25: . 1 "Mr. President: Tho allied and as sociated powers fool it necosnary to direct tho attention of the (iorman Rovarnment to tho fact that tho Pol ish aiithorlllos hava como into pos session of tho attached official Gor man illnpatcli which Mates (hat while tho llormnn Rntornmont means to niRii the peace they Intend to Rlvo unofficlnl siipporl to all tlio means in their power tivlocnl movements of resistance to flirt' ostuhllshment of Polish authority In tho territories al lotted to Poland In Pnnen nnd In ICnnt nnd AVcnt Prussia; nnfl lo the nrqnpn Hon of upper SIlealM ByU;hoialUol and nnnoclutod poworn. "" ' '' ' " ' "In view of thin Information tho allied nnd asnoelutod powers think It necessary to Inform tho Herman rov ernment that thoy will hold thorn slrlotly renponnlblo for booIhr that nt thn tlmo lndlcntod In tlio treaty nil trnopn and all officials Indicated by tho allied commisnlon aro with drawn and that In thn event of local disturbances In ronistnnco to tho treaty no support or assistance, to tho InniirRentn is nllowod to pass across tho now frontier in now Poland. (Signed) "O. CI.KMB.NCKAU." Tho (ologrnm referred to In tho foroKOliiR lottor reads: "I'OKon, Juno 21, 1 (1 1 0 : "Tho Kovornmont will sign. Never theless, HarsliiR (provisional presl dnnt) will proclaim for Silesia nnd WIr (provisional prosldont) for Wcs torn nud lOnstern Prussia, war against tho cant. Tho government will officially declare Its opposition, but will unofficially support tho ac tion by ovory means. "Horsing hns tologrnphoil today: 'Solid my largo parcel to Uroslaii.' " DEPORT 70 ALIENS PORTLAND. June 2(i. R. V. Don. hum, commissioner of (ho federal im miirrution service, toduv ordered the deportation of nine aliens ns undo siralile, followiiur lienrinir of their enses, which involved various infrne lions of law. ('ominisisoncr llotihum. stilted todnv Hint 70 aliens linve heen ordered deported from 1'oHlmul with in tlio past, few months. OREGON'S 30 REGIMENT POUThANI), Juno 2G. Oregon's third roglmont of National Guard will lio woll on Its way hack Into fod erul sorvlco by tho ond of this week, 11 wns announced today. 'By Satur day all companies will bnvo boon In spected and tho report of tho Inspec tion offlcor forwnrdod to Washing ton, As soon ns tho roport is nccopt ed by tho federal authorities .equip ment will 'bo forwarded, ' DISCOVERED G 1STH REVOLUTION CROWN PRINCE WAS i - " (, -3k. wa. tju .mm -i-JT. 1 A When Ci-own Prlnco Wllllo renches (.crinony he will not Iks welcomed by tho crown princess. Cccilo who with her four llttln. priucclinRs aro shown uImivp, for llio crown princess, according to Intent reportsi hatt filed divorce proceedings aKalnst. her former lord: und nuLstcr, charging cruelty-. Tlio mother of IVolle, (Jranil Duchess ApastiLsiii, la ready ir.ncccs-snrj- lo lostlfy. Her plrtura Is at the right. ; i,. ! -,n. ! il' t( WIRE STRIKERS ;NEI BREAK WITH MINISTER RAPS COAST LEADERS ' LOS ANGELES, Juno 20. Strik ing tolophono operators and elec trical workers probably will take' ac tion casting off the authority of their International officials and placing tho management of their strike un der direction of a gonoral conference committee at Sun Francisco, accord ing to n statement today hy Freder ick 'Ii. Sponcor, chairman of tho local striko committee Ho suld a meeting had heen called for today. SAN FKANC1SCO. Juno 2 6. L. C. Orassor of Oakland, .vice-president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workors,- and Miss Nellie Johnson of Portland, vice-president of tho Tolophono Oporators' National Organization, nnnouncod today they will submit tho compromise offered by tho Paclfio Tologrnph and Tele phone company to a referendum vote of the unions Involved. This thoy said they would do In spite of the opposition of representatives of those unions on tho general striko commit tee. '.( Cast off from tholr International officers because of differences over tho proposed submission of the com pany's latest compromise offer to a referendum of the unions, the strik ing unions wore proceeding on tholr own account today. Union officials snld that thoy had triod hard to co operate with tho Intarnntionnl, but wore compelled to decllno a referen dum upon demand of tholr locals. - A special committee of tho board of supervisors invited tho tclophone officials into a conference to arrange a possible settlement. Striko com mittees representing nil of the af toctcd locals wore meeting to consol idate tholr Interests and make prep arations for a long drawn out con tost. Oreaon Doctors Meet. PORTLAND, Juno 2(i. llelwecn 2,'it) nnd IlOtl iilivsieiiins from ml over Oreiron Inet hero toduv for the open incj nf tho -loth nnnunl convcntidirof tho Orecon' Stnle, Medienl nssoein lio'li ,' ... , CRUEL TO HER r K iW ' iMu ALLIED POLICY ROME. June 2o. The position of Itnlv is less favorable now than uf the beuinniui: of the peace conference, because the Italian delciratiou has approved all that Great Britain and France have nskeiin Asia nnd Africa, while those powers have not uc knowledired the claim of Itnlv. For cii:n Minister Tittoni declared in nn address to the senate todnv. if this situation should continue, ho sniil. Great Britain nnd France would bo nt pence nnd free (o demob ilize and (o heal their wounds, while it would be impossible for Itnlv to do th s becnusc she would not bo at pence. Siimor Tittoni said he hoped the rights of Itnlv would be rccocnized because of her enormous sacrifices. Former Premier Orlando, the for eign minister continued, had told him of the present status of Italy's nego tiations. which lie summarized briefly as follows: "Tho frontier with the Austrian re public is outlined as we desired. ''Uesrnrdiiur the Adriatic, after President Wilson's ntcssnee in April, there wns (he Tardieii compromiM which failed of its object. This was (o find n compromise ucrenble (o our hllies ns well as President Wilson, meanwhile kecpinsr firm the pnet of London, which President Wilson did not rcoounizc. but which our allies admitted in its entirety, ineludinir the iluuso nssisrnimr Finnic to Croatia. "No other decision was reached, hut Serbia occupied Northern Albania nnd Greece occupied Smvrnn which wns promised ns bv the nirreemeut of St. Jcnn Mnuriennc." In principle. Signer Tittoni added, the. compensation offered Itnlv in Africa' bv the British government was satisfactory, lie said ho believed (fie offer of France ouirht to be increas ed. - BulH Shin; Private Account. ABERDEEN. Wnsh.. June 2fi. In itiation of wooden shin buildiiiir for private account is announced todnv bv tho Gravs Harbor Motorshin eor pornt'on. which has laid keels for two new five masted bnrkenlines of Hie. Ward Ivpo, . 10 PUNISH w SUNK SHIPS In Note to German Peace Deleaation Clemenceau Declares Men Guilty of Treachery Will Be Brouaht to Trial and Punished Reparations to Allies for Loss Incident Shows That Foe Can't Be Trusted Un fortunate Effect Uoon Future. PARIS. June 26 The allied and associated powers toduv sent the fol lowing letter to the German peace delegation : 1 - "June 25. 1910. "Mr President : The terras of the armistice signed bv Germany on the eleventh November. 1U18. provided as follows: V" " 'Article 23 The German surface worships which shall be specified bv the allies and the United States shall forthwith be disarmed and thereafter interned in neutrai ports, or. failing them, the allied ports designated bv the allies and the United States. Thev shall there remain under supervision bv the allies and the United States, only care and maintenance parties being left on board. :. ; Sunk by Order i t " "On June 21 the German warships which hod been handed over to the allied and associated powers, at an chor in the roadstead at Scapa Flow with the German care and mainten ance parties on board as provided in the armistice, were sunk bv these parties under the orders of the Ger man admiral in commnnd. according to the information which has been collected and transmitted bv the Brit ish admiralty. The German admiral in command of these rjnrties of the German naval forces has alleged that ho acted in tho belief that the armis tice expired on June 21 at mid-dnv and consoouentlv in his opinion the destruction in ouestion was no vio lation of ils terms. Violation of Armistice ' 1 "In law Gcrmanv. ,iiv signing, thn terms of nrticlc 23. set opt above, en tered into an undertaking that the ship handed over bv her should re main in the ports indicated bv tho allied nnd associated powers and that cure and maintenance parties should be left on board with such instruc tions nnd such orders ns would ensure that the armistice should be observ ed. . "The sinking of these ships instead of their preservation ns had been provided for, and in breach of the undertaking embodied in article 31 of the armistice against all acts of destruction, constituted at once a vio lation of the armistice, the destruc tion of the pledge hnaded over, and an net of gross bad faith toward the allied and associated powers. "The admiral in command of the care and maintenance parties belong ing to (he German-naval forces has, while recognizing (hat the act was a breach of the armistice, attempted to iustifv it bv alleging his belief that the armistice had come to an end. No Justification "This alleged justification is not well founded, ns under the commu nication addressed to the German delegation bv the allied and asso ciated powers on the sixteenth of (Continued on Page Three.) DETZ JURY FAILED 10 GET VERDICT SPOKANE, Wash., Juno 2G. The jury In United States district court here which heard the evidence in the trial of William H. (Lone Star) Dltz on charges of false registration for the draft and falsification of his draft questionnaire, was discharged by Judge P. H. Rudkln at 10 a. m. today after tt had reported its inabil ity to roncli a verdict, , HINDENBURG FAVORS WAR TO THE END Field Marshall Declares Defeat Pref erable to Ipnominious Peace Could Recapture Posen iand Hold East Frontier But Success in West Held Improbable , Germany Seethes With Revolt Counter Revolution Planned Bv Militarists. LONDON, June 2C Disorders are increasing in Berlin, the ' Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Amster- dam reports. Many streets there are barricaded and there have been ser ious engagements between govern ment troops and mobs. ' In military circles In Berlin, the dispatch adds, it la asserted that a -counter-revolution will begin as soon as a communist revolt Is started. Field Marshal von Hindenburg Is reported In a Berlin dispatch to have said that In the event of a resump tion of iostllltlcs the Germans, would be aftle to reconquer Posen and maintain the frontiers to the cast,, but hardly would 'bo able to reckon on success in the west. The field marshal Is said to have added: "A favorable Issue to our 'opera tions is. therefore, very doubtful, but as a soldier, I must prefer an honor able fall to an ignominous peace." . 'l.ON'DON .tuna 2K 1 Unnreacntn- Uvea of industrial councils: have as- . sumcd full political and military power in Hamburg and are sitting in the town hall,. according to advices from Berlin quoting newspaper ad vices received there. General von Lettow-Vorbeck has been ordered to Hamburg with strong forces to re store order. .... Government, Urges Quiet COPENHAGEN, June 26. Three presidents of eastern provinces of Prussia have issued a . proclamation to the inhabitants of their districts, expressing tho deepest grief at the unconditional acceptance of tho al lied peace terms, hut adding that the people "must not under the circum stances prevent the government from fulfilling its word to the enemy. ( "Regard for our compatriots who would have to bear the consequences of such action," the proclamation says, "makes It our hard duty to re frain from fighting for our right of self-determination and honor, and bow to the decision which has been taken." Groener to Remain BERLIN, Wednesday, June) 25. (By Associated Press.) General Groener, who succeeded Field Mar shal von Hindenburg as German chief of staff, has tendered his resig nation to President Ebert, but has agreed to remain at his post until tho situation in the eastern provinces 'be comes stabilized. BUTTE MURDERER IS CAUGHT OVER LINE GRASS VALLEY, Calif.. June 2(i. Announcement that a man giving the name of Thomas Grotton,-under arre:.t on a misdemeanor charge, is renllv Dun Mcrrigun. wanted in Butte. Mont., in connection with a murder there, was made bv Sheriff John K. Martin here todiiv. A Butte officer was said to bo on the wav here. CROP OF WASHINGTON HOP SELLS FOR $65,000 i CIIEIIALIS. Wash.. June 2G Ap proximately $05,000 for his 1917 eroo of hops is the price reported paid here todav to H. A. Kaufmnn of tho Kliiber Hop convpanv. - The Klahcr vnrd is loeuted 12 miles southwest of this city. The price paid was .'15 cents a pound and the hops arc for export trade. This is one of the biggest hop deals reported in the Pacific northwest in yours; - . : . ,