DAILY EDITION
VOI. VI., No. 4fl
GRANTS PASS, JOHEl'HINE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. iO, 1015.
WHOLE NUMBER 1500.
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International Complications
Likely to Follow tie Sink
ing of Italian Liner by "an
Austrian Under-Sea Boat
Washington, Nor. 10. Two hun
dred and seventy persons were tared
In the Ancona torpedoing, according
to Conaul Whit at Naples, cabling
to the stste department th first ofll
rial news concerning the torpedoing'
The conaul atatod that two Ameri
cana, Mra. Francisco Maacolo LsMura
and her minor child boarded the vet
ael at Naplea. Afterward Secretary
Lansing cabled Ambassador Page at
Homo to have consul sent direct to
the acene of the torpedoing and to
make a personal report.
State department officials stated
1hat Intervention of America In the
situation hinged on the question
whether or not the Teasel waa escap
ing after being warned.
The president la seeking all poa
sIMe Information. It waa pointed
out, however, that even If Americana
were killed, aa newspaper messagea
aeemed to Indicate, no protest could
he mad to Austria If . the Ancbna
waa fleeing after being warned to
atop.
Berlin, via Saytllle, Nor. 10. An
Austrian submarine sank the Italian
liner Ancona while she was trying to
scape, It waa officially announced to
day, on the strength of reliable In
formation. Owing to the Ancona'a efforts to
escape the submarine used her gun a.
London, Nov. 10. Nearly three
hundred persons, mostly women and
children. v possibly Including several
Americana, lost their Uvea when a
aubmarlne torpedo crashed Into the
Italian liner Anoona off Blterta,
Tunis, yesterday, according to Lloyd's
today.
Of (S3 aboard only 170 are defin
itely accounted for aa saved.
Madrid dispatches reporting Brit
ish destruction of two German sub
marines off Gibraltar were deemed
significant. Suggestions were current
that a German undersea boat, shield-
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FAREWELL TO THE
LIBERTY BELL
(By United Press Leased Wire),
Ban Francisco, Nov. 10. San Fran
claco today reluctantly bade farewell
to the Liberty bell. All the reverence
and dignity which marked the bell's
triumphant entry Into San Francisco
early last July was accorded the his--torlo
relto when Ban Francisco took
leave. The bell doparts tomorrow on
its Journey home, ,
' Decorated ' with flowers and sur
rounded iby 48 children representing
the states of the union, the boll was
takon from its retttlng place in the
Pennsylvania building to a point In
front ol the Tower of Jowols, with
Unltod States marines, the Philadel
phia joint exposition commission and
exposition officials forming a guard
of honor. After the formal fare
well was made by Governor Johnson,
Mayor Rolph and others, the bell was
taken under the Tower of Jewels,
where it will remain tinder a mili
tary guard until tomorrow.
It is estimated that nearly 8.000,
000 persons have sees the Liberty
bell while It has been at the exposi
XP III
BIDS
RIPPLES FROHTHE
SINKING
. s. era
VHhlnKton, Nov. 10. The re
cently placid horlxon In the subraaj'
Ine controversy clouded ominously
today as newt dispatches gave grow
ing evidence that Austrja or Germany
had sunk the Italian liner Ancona
without warning and presumably
with Americans aboard.
Another diplomatic crisis seemed,
ou the surface, Inevitable. State de
partment heads, however, withheld
JudKinent In the absence of absolute
Information to prove what newa mes
sages Indicated.
If the vessel wss warned and then
attempted to escape, .the controversy
will be avoided, as International law
would Justify such action, Juet how
far Austria la bound by the negotia
tions between America and Germany
la another point that Is still undeter
mined. The logical outcome, how
ever. In the event It Is proved an Aus
trian vessel was culpable, would t
a note to Austria asking disavowal,
reparation and a pledge not to re
peat the offense.
Administration officials plainly In
dicated their hope that another di
plomatic crUls would be avoided, but
they were far from certain that It
would be.
Suggestions that a German sub-;
marine, shielded under the Austrian
colors, was responsible, sdded a new
sense of gravity to the situation.
There were some who felt, how
ever, that unofficial reporta that the
Ancona had been ahelled and some
Injured indicated that she was In
flight, and hence that there was Jus
tification for the sinking.
'The administration expected that
Ita representatives abroad would,
without being asked, file reports of
the disaster, giving the Tltal facts,
If obtainable, as to whether the ship
was warned and whether there were
Americans aboard.
SLEIGH BELLS ARE
P.IAKIfifi MUSIC Itl
HORTHVEST TOWIIS
Portland. Nov. 10. Tinkling
sleigh bells today announced the ad
vent of winter at a number of places
In the northwest. From one to seven
Inches of snow covered tho ground at
Baker, LaQrsnde, Canyon City, Ore
ion, and In the vicinity of Walla
Walla and White Salmon, Wash.',
Stockmen are acurfylng to the
ranches to ibrlng their flocks to shel
ter. '
The Indians around White Salmon
predict a long, hard winter because
of the abundance of acorns and the
fatness of the bears.
BALKAN KINGS TO CONFER
Bucharest, Nov. 10. The kings of
Roumanla, Bulgaria and Greece were
reported today planning to meet to
discuss the Balkan situation.
EES RECAPTURED
P
BY
Athena, Nov. 10. The French have
recaptured Voles, In south-central
Sorbla, from tho Bulgarians,' accord
ing to roports reaching hore today,
Fighting continued today at
Bulbuiia pass, northeast of Prllep.
British troops captured Buluar posi
tions In the, Dolran district.
Superiority of French artillery re
sulted In placing the Bulgarians at
a disadvantage. . 'r'
The Serbians heavily defeated the
Bulgarian's advancing from Uakub to
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BULGARIANS
FRENCH
TROOPS
fli BILLION NEW RULE
IRE FOR ONTHRONEIN
J. BULL NIPPON
Premier Asquitb Asks Parlia
ment lor Sum to Pay Ex
penses ol Great Britain in
Conducting Its Part in War
London, Nov. 10. Dealing In
dltxy totals, Premier Asqulth today
asked parliament for 12,000,000,000
additional credit for carrying on Eng
land's share in the war a shsre, he
admitted, whose cost Is constantly
continuing upward.
In seeking this vaat sum, bringing
the total to 17,000,000,000, Asqulth
announced that from a total of $3,
715,000,000 expended from April to
November 6, 13.S86.000.000 hadlbeen
used In buying shells, guns and other
munitions with which to blow the en
emy to bit. '
Loans to aid her allies have also
continued, and of the above total
from April, $191,000,000 was used
tor this purpose. The balance was
spent In miscellaneous ways.
While picturing a continuing In
crease In England's dally war bur
den, the premier assured the house of
commons that the government Is do
ing Ita utmost In the way of econ
omies. He mentioned that the crea
tion of a Joint English-French war
eon pelf Is anRected, while It Is hoped
Russia and Italy will also be repre
sented. Asqulth estimated that up to Sep
tember 12 the war had cost $21,750,
000 dally. '
BRITISH CLAIM SINKING
TWO TEUTON SUBMARINES
- Madrid,. Nov. 10. British cruisers
were reported todsy to have aunk two
German submarines off Gibraltar.
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. San . Francleco, Norv 10. Giving
the 11 to those who, he ssld, blacken
ed the name of English labor, C. O.
Amman, British fraternal delegate
to the American Federation of Latbor
convention, In session here, swept
the other delegates to their feet todsy
with a declaration for unity of all
races.
"There la no reason," he shouted,
"why . the workers of Germany.
France and Austria should not be
gathered here on neutral soil today.
The worklngman has no quarrel with
his fellow worklngman, but the men
who blacken the labor cause know
no race nor boundary.
"It has been reported to you that
labor failed England In her crisis.
You have been told that the work
lngmen were drunk when needed.
There never was a more Infamous lie.
"You have been told that the men
will not volunteer. More men aro
coming forward than - are neoded.
Conscription its desired by tho capi
talistic clnss to fnBten a stranglehold
ou labor after the war."
He closed amid wild applause.
President Gompers was 111 abed
with a bad cold. First Vice-President
Duncan presided In his stead.
Ernest Blevln, fraternal delegate
from Great Britain, called forth
salvos of applause when he said the
despotism, of Europe must give way
to the democracy of the world. -
"The time will come when there
will be no place for kings," he said.
"All the kings In the world have not
been worth is muca aa one family 6f
Yoslihito Succeeds as Em
peror of the Japanese, Cer
emony of Coronation Taking
Place at Kioto Today
Kioto, . Japan, Nor. 10. Among
the pomp and splendor of the Orient,
and before a brilliant assemblage of
gold braided naval officers, gorge
ousfy robed high Japanese, and rep
resentative of foreign governments,
Yoahlhlto, son of Matauhlto, formal
ly succeeded to the throne of Nippon
today. The American representation
at the coronation waa the largest of
any of the foreign nationalities, ow
ing to the arrival of Rear Admiral
Albert Wlnterhaller and bis staff.
The United States was officially rep
resented by Ambassador George W.
Guthrie and Post Wheeler, first sec
retary of the embassy.
American diplomats, being unable
to accept decorations, Emperor Yos
hlhlto presented Mrs. Guthrie and
Mrs. Wheeler with superb lacquer
boxes.
'The empress was unable to attend
In person on account of hep health.
San Francisco, Nor. 10. Banxal
the Japanese free ting, meaning suc
cess waa on every Japanese up In
the city todsy.' It was the dsy they
celebrated, because their emperor ac
ceded to the throne. ,
Consul Numano will give an ela
borate banquet and reception tonight
to Japanese, Chinese and Americans,
which Mayor Rolph and other prom
inent men are expected to attend.
During the forenoon the local Jap
anese attended a reception at the con
sulate and said their banial for the
emperor.
pioneers that trekked across the
Rocky mountains and braved the
hardshlpa In a new land."
San Francisco, Nov. ' 10. Heated
arguments were expected today by
delegates to the American Federa
tion of Labor convention, in session
here, when the controversy between
the Chicago federation and the exe
cutive council of the federation over
the council's order for the expulsion
of L. P. Straub comes up. Straub led
the sympathetic strike of the Chicago
stereotypers when the pressmen's
union struck against the Hearst
papers In Chicago. A fight Is expect
ed to be made by the council against
the appeal of the Chicago federation.
In ltajjppeal the Chicago body de
fends StrauAb In this manner:
L. P. Straub's record In the labor
movement before and after his al
leged expulsion from the Internation
al Stereotypers union constitutes a
manifestation of heroic adherence to
the fundamental principles of trade
unionism. This ought to entitle him
to the commendation rather than the
censure and further punishment of
the American Federation of Labor.
Hope was held out today for a com
promise between the United Labor
ers union and the A. F. L. on the re
fusal of the union ft) reduce Us Initia
tion fee from $10 to $5, with a cor
responding increase in dues. Officials
of the union are inclined to be con
ciliatory. They will Introduce a set
of resolutions outlining i the union's
proposals. ; ; ;
BULGARIA AND ..
GREECE AGREE QN
TERMS IF PEACE
Athens, Nov. id. Bulgaria and
Greece reached an agreement yes
terday whereby Creece will keep out
of the war, according to looal news
papers today.
Bulgaria was reported to have
agreed to demobilization and end her
Serbian campaign, as well as not to
cross the Doiran-Gyevgyell line nor
enter Monastlr. Should operations
around Monastlr be necessary, Ger
many will conduct them without Bul
garia's aid.
Newspaper In printing these
stories quote a "diplomatic author
ity." -
Though the agreements are deem
ed in the nature of a safeguard to
Greece, they do not hamper Bul
garia's plans to conquer most of
Macedonia. V
HEW YORK CITY TO
CENTER OF FINANCE
New York, Nor. 10. New York la
bound to supplant London as the
world's financial center, according to
M. Chouffour, of the visiting French
commissioners, who are Intent on ar
ranging for purchase of millions of
dollars' worth of American products
to rehabilitate France after the war.
"London may not like It," com
mented Chouffourrpoltihlng his mon
ocle, "but it is Inevitable. ClvUiza
tlon and finance are moving west
ward." - 'H
The commission will go to Wash
ington to meet Ambassador Jusser
and. ';.
M. Damour, leader of the commis
sion, explained that the details are
not completed yet in making con
tracts, out they are looking over the
field with a view to making vast fu
ture purchases.
"It is impossible to know what we
need, because the Germans hold
much of northern France. But when
we throw them out" here hepan-
' occupation of Alekslnac, Lasotlnce,
the government what Is needed. We
can not buy from Germany after the
war perhaps' after B0 years we will
forget we'll see." '
Three of the five commissioners,
who themselves had served at the
front, repudiated the . thoughts . of
peace at this time.
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GERMAN SUBMARINES
ARB AGAIN GETTING. BUSY
.London, Nor. 10. The British
vessels California and Moorina hare
been sunk by submarines.
London, Nor. . , 1 0. The British
steamer Clan McAllister, 4,855 tons,
has been sunk by a German submar
ine. SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SEEKS REDUCTION OF
TAXES IN STATE
Salem, Nov. 10. A request for a
decrease of $8,585,266 In the valua
tion of the Southern Pacific's proper
ty in Oregon Is being considered to
day by the state tax commissioner.
Win. M. Colvlg, attorney for the
Southern Pacific, In making the re
quest, set forth that S3 per cent of
tho railroad's net earnings In Ore
gon went for taxes in 1914, and that
taxing districts received larger re
turns thsn the bond and stockholders
themselves. The assessed valuation
of the Southern Pacific's property In
Oregon was 144,401.111 In 114.
SUPPLANT
Mill
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1S.P.RY.
Geo. C. Tcrpin, Blacksmith,
Was Struck by a Freight
Near Ulerlia arJ Grcmd to
Pieces Beneath Its Wheels
George C. Turpin, : an Itinerant
blacksmith, who has worked in many
of the shops In southern Oregon dur
ing the past few years, was struck
and probably Instantly killed by spe
cial freight train No. 2591 on the
Southern Pacific Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred at a curve
about two miles south of Merlin.
The special freight train left Grants
Pass, being pulled by three engines
over the heavy grades. The head en
gine was In charge of Engineer Fred
L. Johnson, of Roscfourg, his fireman
being Will J. Kanny, also of Rose- ,
burg. On rounding the cum this
side of the Country Club orchard
tracts the engineer saw a man walk
ing down the center of the tracks, he
then toeing about 25 yards In ad
vance, according to the testimony
brought out at the coroner's inquest
held this afternoon. The whistle was
promptly sounded, but the man paid
no attention to It, and the whistle was.
fastened down and the brakes set
It was too late to stop the heavy
train, however, and it rushed down
upon the .ualortuaate man, who was
then In the center of the tracks. By
the time the train could be stopped
the engine and fifteen cars had pass
ed over him and the body was badly
mangled, the head being crushed and
every long bone In the body broken.
Portions of the remains were scat
tered along the tracks for some dis
tance, and it was evident that death
came as soon as the engine hit him.
' The officials were at once notified
and an Investigation proved that the
dead man was George C. Turpin, who
has worked In this city on many oc-
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FLAMES DESTROY
GUHS FOR ALLIES AT
(By United Press Leased Wire.) : '
South' Bethlehem, P4.V Nor. .10.
Munitions for the allies and machin
ery worth several ; million dollars
were' badly damaged ' today when ,
number four machine shop of .the
Bethlehem Steel company was de
stroyed by fire. ' The flames started
In the boring mill sections and spread
quickly to the entire apparatus of
the plant. Four borougha' fire ap
paratus could not control the fire.
, Only the skeleton of the building
Is now standing. There were in the
shop 800 guns, including 150 ready
to ship. Some were intended for the
allies; others for the United States.
The shop had recently been rebuilt
at a cost of $3,000,000 and It con
tained 1,000 different machines.
The fire started in oil near the en
trance, but there is no reason to sus
pect Incendiarism, according to offi
cials.' ...
New York, Nor. 10. Short circuit
ing of electric wires in the Bethlehem
Steel works . at South' Bethlehem
caused the tIg blaze there, according
to Vice-President MIxell there. Else
where the plant is' running as usual.
The company plana to rebuild soon."
The fire forced out of employment
2,100 shop employes and caused an
estimated loss of $1,000,000 or mora.
Officials were unable to tell exactly
how touch final figures will show.
RETHLEHEI
OR