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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1919)
y of Or. Utfttr E E THAT THOSE Ol IITV OF OUTRAGES IN HELGIl'M AM) FRANCE TO UE . TRIED FOR CRIME FULL SENTENCES ARE ASKED ThouMuirf of (Wf Prepared, read log Action of Pence Conference. AmorirM Women InUreted Washington, Jan. 11. Woman of the whole civilized world will de mand, from the peace table at Ver allies, that all Oermana officer or wen fullljr of outragea upon the women of Belgium and France, be tried for their rrlmei aa civilian. They will .demand aa a right of womanhood that full sentence be Impoied and the lontencea executed Just aa If the crimes had teen com mitted in peace timet by civilian. Above all, the women will demand that no diminution of the penalties le permitted because of war and (be old excuse of necessary excesses of the military during the barbar isms of war. . Thousand of cases have been pre pared In detail pending the action of the peace conference. If the plan succeeds, one of the terms of final peace for Germany and Austria and Turkey and Bulgaria will be the turning over to the allies of offend er In these esses and they will be extradited to the acene of the crime. There they will he tried end their punishment will mark a new progress in civilisation and the protection of the women and chil dren of the world. Petitions thoussnds of them are being signed now In Washington, New York and other cities or the United State. SMALL ERROR CAUSES DISASTER 10 PEDDLER News of a new wrlskle being -worked by professional bootleggers was brought to Medford by Special Agent Rodger of the Southern Pa clflo railroad, says the Medford Tribune. As a result the police of Bedford and most other Oregon cities will bo suspicious of all men wearing big raincoat or overcoats hereafter. Last Tuesday a bootlegger from llornbrook arrived In Rosoburgjwlth 24 bottles of whiskey fitted In pock ets of a large bolt worn around his waist outside hi undercoat. The belt and contonts were concealod by J)ls large overcoat. ' The n win was Just beginning to do si good biiBlnoss when In putting one of the boltlos back Into the belt hur riedly as an officer, turned the cor ner, he put It In upside down. In a second or so liquor from the bottle Honked out and ran down the outside of his trousers. The sight and smell of the flowing booze attracted the attention of the officer who searched the suspocted men and discovered the loaded bolt still containing 19 halt pint bottlos of whiskey. The bootlegger was arrested. Washington, Jan. 11. President "Wilson cableda request to the war labor board to again tako up the case of the marine workers' strike In New York and proceed to make a finding. The marine workers' off! cers say they are ready to abide Iby the board' ruling. WOM NUI MS fill CHARGES VON PACH ACCUSES BRITISH GOVT Denies Herman rmimKnniU and Knys KiiKllhh HtortocT Propaganda AgiUimt I'rrsldent Wilson Washington, Jan. 11. Edmund Von March, former Harvard profes sor, testifying before tho sonate com mittee Investigating German propa ganda, denied pro-Gorman activities and asserted that (he British govern ment had started a propaganda against President Wilson' advocacy of a league of nations. "A definite campaign 1 on foot to keep the president from keeping the word be ha pledged that war muat be Impossible and that nations must be Just," he said. "It la not the English people, but the English government, that I behind the move ment." Von March declared also that Brit ish secret service agent were ready to strangle him for hi attlude against British propaganda. PROCLAMATION . . Beginning today a rigid 4 quarantine will go Into effect on Influenza. This means thst all those In the home must 4 4 stay In and those outside must 4 4 stay out until quarantine Is re- 4 4 leased by the attending physl- 4 4 dsn or the city health officer. 4 4 Physicians will .be requlrtd to 4 4 make dally report of Uflqnnt 4 4 case to the city health officer 4 4 and these place will to lmme- 4 4 dlately quarantined by the po- 4 4 lice officer. '. 4 4 Failure to conform to the 4 4 above quarantine regulations 4 4 will subject parties to a fine of 4 4 not exceeding $100. Home 4 4 not supplied with telephone 4 4 will be visited dally by regular 4 4 or apeclal police officer to see 4 4 that the need- of the Inmates 4 4 are supplied. Children from 4 4 homes having been quarantined 4 4 will only be admitted to the 4 4 schools upon certificate of City 4 4 Health Officer Cora B. McLane 4 4 who resides at 403 iH street.- 4 4 The school will not close 4 4 and regular church service 4 4 may be held, also necessary 4 4 meetings for the transaction of 4 4 business. Social . gatherings, 4 4 card parties and dance will 4 4 not be permitted until further 4 4 notice. This also applies to 4 4- csrd playing Jn pool halls, card 4 4 rooms and other places. It Is 4 4 the duty of all citizens to re- 4 4 port to the city health officer 4 4 any case of Influenza coming to 4 4 tholr knowledge not being at- 4 4 tended by a physician or any 4 4 breaking of quarantine regula- 4 4 tlons known to them. A proper 4 4 spirit of cooperation Is request- 4 4 ed by the city authorities to ob- 4 4 vlate more drastic measures be- 4 4 ing taken. 4 4 Notice ts glvon, also that tho 4 4 city ordinance covering spitting 4 4 on sidewalks and In public ' 4 butldlnss will bo rigidly en- 4 toned. 4 ' C. H. DEMARAY, Mayor. 4 E FLEET London, Jan. 11. Tho Bishop of Durham has found an historical pre cedent tor the surrender of the Ger man fleet In the pages ot Llvy. That ancient chronlclur tells how, as an artlclo of the peace agreement which ended the second Punic war, Carthage had to surrender to Rome the whole of her battle fleet. .Rome, the artlole points out, was the great military power and Carth age was the great naval power of antiquity, Just as Germany and Eng land In modern times. Home beat Carthage the soldier beat the sail or. In the ' conflict Rome ' revealed an extraordinary adaptability . for naval warfare, and Carthage grave Internal weakness. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1910. GOVERNMENT FORCES HOED HUN CAPITAL OR. KARL LIEHKNECHT, SPAJt- TACAN LEADER, REPORTED KILLED IN FIGHTING LOYAL TROOPS ARE REINFORCED Independent SodallsU and SparUcn Group Hold Outer Part of City. Riot Spreading London, Jan. 11. Dr. Karl Lleb- knecht, Spartacan leader, wa killed during the street fighting Thursday evening, according to a Copenhagen dispatch. Other dispatches filed later make no mention of Llebknecht's death. The government forces control the situation in Berlin, so far as the cen ter of the city Is concerned, and It Is yet unknown whether the Spartacans have been cleared from the outlying districts. Volunteer are reinforc ing the loyal troop. Copenhagen, Jan. 11. There was serious rioting Friday In Hamburg, Dresden, Augsburg and Dusseldorf. RIOT IN BUENOS AYRES Buenos Ayres, Jan. 11. Seventy two persons were killed, 81 gravely wounded and over 800 slightly In jured In a fight resulting from the general strike. The congressional palace wa the scene ot hot fighting. iBueno Ayres, Jan. 11. At 11 o'clock last night battle between strikers and 'police were raging In all parts of the city. There was a particularly sharp conflict In front of the postoftlce. If the fighting spreads In this district it probably will be necessary to close the cable offices. Several atempts were made to capture the first, district police sta tion, one block from the American consulate. It is Impossible at this time to make any calculation ot the number of casualties. ROOSEVELT LEAVES Mlneola, Jan. 11. Theodore Roosevelt's will divides a trust fund of 60,000 into equal shares for each ot his children, bequeaths the wedding presents given at his first wife's marriage to his dauEhter. Alice, and the residue ot the estate to executors In trust. The Income Is to go to Mrs. Roosevelt, who shall dispose ot the principal to the chil dren as she wishes. REPUBLICAN LEADERS OUT AFTER RED PROPAGANDISTS Chicago, Jan. 11. Denunciation of iBolsheylsm and insidious socialis tic doctrines marked numerous ad dresses today at the meeting of the Republican National committee here, several speakers declaring that the election of a republican president is all that can save the country from evil day In the future. With women sitting In the coun cil of the party for the first time In Its history the. day was-a. veritable love feast at whioh plans were laid and campaign strategy discussed. Chairman Will H. (Hays established a precedent by delivering a short prayer before he called the meeting to order. ; ..' : ' ' v WILSON NAMES HIS AS NEW R. R. DIRECTOR STEPS FROM ASSISTANT DIRECT OR'S PLACE BY RECOMMEN DATION' OF McADOO FAVORS FIVE YEAR OWNERSHIP Want Immediate Action by Con gressSalary Not Named Mc Adoo Received Nothing Washington, Jan. 11. Walter D. Hlnes, assistant director general ot railroads, has been appointed direc tor general by President Wilson, on Director McAdoo's recommendation. Mr. Hlnes advocates McAdoo's plan tor a five-year continuation of gov ernment control, but It congress doe not enact new railroad legisla tion at an early date he favor re turning the roads Immediately to private management. Mr. Hlnes' salary ha not been determined by the president. Direc tor McAdoo received nothing. RICK EN HACKER IS ACE OF. ACES AMONG YANKS Washington, Jan. 11. Captain Edward V. Rtckenbacker ot Colum bus,' Ohio, famous as an automobile driver, wa the premier "ace" of the American air force In France, hav ing 26 enemy plane to his credit An official report received " today at the war department showed that there were 63 "aces" men downing five or more enemy machines In the American army when the war ended. POST OFFICE DEPT. SHIFTS BLAME TO ARMY Washington, Jan. 11. 'Blame for delays In transmission of mall to and from soldiers overseas was plac ed on the war department today, by Second Assistant Postmaster Genera Praeger in testimony before the sen ate postoftlce committee. Most of the trouble, he said, was due to "carelessness'! on the part of mili tary officials and the war depart ment's failure to cooperate, with the postal authorities. "Thousands and probably millions ot letters addressed to soldiers over seas which have accumulated and have not been delivered will arrive In New York within a few days," Mr. Praeger said, "and will be sent to the dead letter office, where an attempt will be made to return them to the writers." Mr. Praeger said a report from a postoftlce Inspector In France said that "carloads and carloads" ot mall in France have not been delivered. The witness was unable to recall the exact number, but Bald there were between eight and 10 carloads. Washington, Jan. 11. Ivar Saval- oja, of Kerry,-Oregon, has been re leased from a German prison camp and has returned to France. DEMOBILIZATION FAR EXCEEDS El Washington, Jan. 11. General March said today that the demobili sation In America is proceeding twice as fast as It ts in (England, and that 693,889 Americans- have been discharged, to 852,658 British. General March said the American troops now scheduled tor demobiliza tion number 1,151,000, Including 96,000 who actually have returned from overseas. II ICLCMnMTUC f ILLMJfXUiilUll 1 110 PAY FOR SOLDERS Reconstruction Convention Give Soldiers First Consideration Will He Pat Up to Congress Portland, Jan. 11. Most Import ant of the many resolutions which will be presented to the state recon struction convention now in session at the public auditorium Is one mem orializing congress to Immediately provide for an allowance to each sol dier, sailor and marine of $50 for civilian clothes and one month' pay at the time of discharge, and an' al lowance of five months' pay to be paid monthly, and also transporta tion to the point of registration or to hi home town, at the election of the discharged soldier, sailor or marine. These resolutions were drafted by a committee appointed yesterday afternon by Mayor Baker, chairman of the convention, consisting of City Commissioner Bigelow, J. M. Haw kins, ot Albany; James D. Stewart, of Fossil, and Mayor Bell, of Hood River, after the attention ot the con vention had teen called to the man ner in which men In the service are being discharged without any funds to meet Immediate wants. CLEMENCEAU HONORED BV PEACE DELEGATES Paris, Jan. 11. Premier Clemen- ceau will be the permanent presl dent ot the lnter-allied peace con ference, as a mark of respect to the premier of ' the country.1 where the conference is held. SALEM COUNCIL CANNOT CLOSE THE LEGISLATURE Salem, Ore., Jan. 11. The city council, sitting as a board ot health, at a meeting last night decided not to make any effort to interfere with the session of the legislature, which opens here Monday, but, owing to influenza conditions, a strict ban will be placed v on crowds In the lobby at the state capltol. VERSAILLES SCENE OF Paris, Jan. 11. Versailles, where the peace conference Is to be held has tragic memories for France as the scene ot her great humiliation when, on January 18, 1871, in the famous Galleries des Glaces, King William ot Prussia was proclaimed German emperor. About five weeks later, the French envoys were forced to sign the preliminaries of. the hard peace Imposed upon France by Bis marck. ' The Germans, set an 'imposing stage for the first ceremony. Old King William, the Crown Prince Frederick, father of the last German emperor; Blsmark, Moltke and other Prussian generals and princes, es sembled for a religion service. Af ter the sermon was preached the king read a patent establishing the empire, and Bismarck followed with the proclamation, which concluded: "May God grant nS and our succes sors ever to be lncreasers of the German empire, not by warlike con quests, but with the graces and gifts of peace for the national well being, for freedom and civilization." Cheers for the new emperor were led by the Grand Duke of Baden. It was at Mlsmarck's lodgings in the Hue de Provence, Versailles, that he negotiated the peace treaty preliminaries with the French rep resentatives, Thiers and Favre. The French were compelled to agree to the surrender ot Alsace and mnch ot Lorraine, and to pay an indemnity ot $1,000,000,000, and to submit to a German entry Into Part and German occupation of a large area V France.'- " '; WHOIiB NUMBER 2042- 11 T CAST ALIA, 65 MILES FROM CAN- SO, SAYS "CONDITION CP.ITI- CAL, DRIFTING EAST" MAY BE All AMERICAN VESSEL Two Steamer Rushing to Assistance, But Nearest One Is 175 Miles Distant Halifax, Novia Scotia, Jan. 11. The steamship Castalia, reported by wireless this morning that she wa sinking fast, 65 miles south of Can- so, and called for immediate assist ance.- The message also said: "Con dition critical shape; drifting east." The ship is believed to be the Am erican steamer Castalia, 1,000 ton gross. There Is also a British ship of the same name, 6,000 tons. Two steamers are reported rush ing to the assitsance, one being 170 miles distant. The Great Lake steamer Castalia left Quebec a month ago tor Halifax. To bring her through the canal from the Great Lake she wa eat In two sections and later refitted. Washington, Jan. 11. Shipping board officials said the Castalia had a crew ot 45. OFFERS TO INOCULATE Salem, Ore., Jan. 11. Dr. Seeley, state health officer, today informed Secretary Olcott that the. state health board will be prepared to inoccnlate members of the legisla ture against Influenza, It they de sire. The board of control today tend ered to Salem city authorities, and the local Red Cross, the use ot the Salem hospital buildings as an emer gency place to care for influenza suf ferers. CABINET MEMBERS PREFER "DOBBIN" TO "GAS WAGONS" Washington, Jan. 11. Secretary ot the Treasury Glass and Postmaster-General Burleson prefer the time-honored horse-drawn vehicle to the .automobile. In deference to their wishes the house appropriation committee amended the legislative bill today so as to provide carriages for their per sonal use instead ot automobiles which will be furnished other mem bers ot the cabinet. FOOD BILL TO RECEIVE Washington, Jan. 11. The house rules committee has reversed itself and ordered an immediate considera tion of the European food relief bill. ALLIES MAY GIVE THE A Paris, Jan. 11. It Is understood that negotiations are afoot between nnaal hi. representation ot all parties In Rus sia at the peace congress, conditional on a truce being declared between the factions' during the negotiations. SENDS CALL FOR HELP