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VOL, IX., No. 101.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOUNTT, OREGON,
MONDAY, MAr 12,
WHOLE NUMBER 2660.
OCEAN FLIGHT
IS ATTRACTING
WHOLE WORLD
EXTRAS UltlllKII HO IlKl'.tlltH
CAN 11 K M.IH WIHIJ3 PUNKH
ARK IN MIDAIR
WATER CAREFULLY EHARTEREO
Venture Not Only Miulo for Honor
and Kport, Rut Trip Will lit In
IntnwNt of Helen ce
TreiMMMpy. N. P., May 12. The
American nary hydroplanes will
tart the trans-Atlantic flight carry
Inn. If pomlble, crows of tlx Instead
ot five, and with extra propellors
aboard so arranged that repairs can
he made In midair, the mechanics
wearing "belts.
Berlin, via Copenhagen, May 12.
The president of the Imperial min
istry has sent the following tele
cram to the governments of the tree
states.
'In deep distress and weighed
down by earns .the German people
have waited through the months of
the armistice for the peace condi
tions. Their publication has brought
the bittorest disappointment and Un
speakable grief to the entire people.
A publle expression ought 'to be given
these feelings by all Germans. The
Imperial government requests that
the free states have public amuse
ment suspended for a week and al
low In the theaters only such pro
ductions as correspond to the ser
loudness of these grievous days."
Trepasspy; N. P., May 12. When
the giant Amerlran hydroalrplanes
peed away Into the east, over the
Grand Banks and the broad Atlantic,
they will enter on s course not only
carefully chartered, hut patrolled by
rescue and repair ships all the way
to the (Portuguese coast.
looking upon the cruise not as a
porting venture, nor aa an attempt
merely to win for the United States
the honor of the first trans-Atlantic
air night, but as an undertaking for
the advancement of science and sea
manship, the American navy placed
its own vast resource at the dispo
sal ot the , Aviators, and enlisted
those of other government depart'
menu In an effort to assure the
safety of the crews and to reduce
to minimum the element of chance
In the orolect.
. A flotilla ot destroyers, reinforced
by battleship whose more powerful
wireless equipment was Intended to
pick up messages from the flyers In
rase the radio sets of the smaller
vessels failed to function, formed
chain of communication aoross the
Atlantic while the planes were pro
ceeding to their base here. The
fleet will remain on station until the
'blrdmen have passed,.the destroyers
so close together that an hour's
teaming -would bring one ot them
to. the- alighting place ot any ot the
liwaft forced to descend, "Mother
shine, tenders and other naval units
at Intervals along the course, have
martiantr. tools, extra parts and
gasoline aboard, ready to give aid
which would make possible resump
. tlon of Its Journey by a plane put out
of commission by light defects.
UKRAINES WANT ALLIES
10 SETTLE
H
UNS TO PAUSE IN
THEIR MAD REVEL
'ram Terms Mo Kevrre That Wrrk
of Mourning Will Ho OWrved.
ItalKlum Not PromlMNl Aid
EBERT SAYS PRESIDENT
HAS FORSAKEN GERMANY
Hans Had Faith in Wilson's ."14 Points" Which Have
Been Deserted By Their Father Another Round
With Italy With Colonel House in Limelight
suld to the Associated Press today
that "Germany has seized and un
furled a new banner on which are
Inscribed President Wilson's 14
points, whloh the president has ap
parently deserted."
President Ebert called the treaty
"monstrous document" and declar
ed that history holds no precedent
for such determination to annihilate
completely vanquished people."
Brussels, Way 9. Some of the
Belgian newspapers point out that
Germany, by admitting defeat, must
submit to the consciences. Etolle
Beige Is of the opinion that the hard
terms do not even Indemnify the
allies for their losses. The news
papers expressed surprise that the
proposed stipulation regarding Brit
ish end American support of Prance
In case of attack was not made for
the benefit of 'Belgium.
The Independence Beige say that
It Is Impossible tor Germany to of
fer further resistance or to refuse
equitable reparations.
The socialist newspaper People
ays: "Regarding tne revision or
the treaty of 1 82 9, it Is desirable
that -Belgium apply, as. soon, a pos
sible to the real league of nations
Instead of finding herself at the
benevolent discretion ot the . three
nations," and con Riders that the dis
tinction between the principal pow
era and the other should be re
moved.
Paris, May 12. Peace conference
leaders have renewed their efforts to
reach an understanding on the Ital
ian question, In view of the lmml-1 engagement.
nence of arrival of the Austrian dele
gates (n France. Consultation have
begun between Sonnlno and Colonel
House. Meawhle, the German dele
gates at Versailles are attempting to
draw representatives of the associat
ed and allied governments Into oral
discussions of the treaty note sent
by Count von BrockdorfMlantzau as
propaganda. This note advances a
counter project as to the Internation
al labor legislation which the French
claim Is Intended to convince the
delists and laboring classes of the
allied' countries In general that the
present German government Is work-
Btanlslau, West Ukraine, Apr. 3.
(Oorespondenco of the Associated
' Press.) The West Ukrainian ov-
eminent recently Issued a statement
! naklns that a new allied , mission
' come here to study the question of
he boundaries between, Poland and
' the Ukraine dispute over whloh
: leads to fighting between the Poles
" and Ukrainians In the posesslon of
; Lemberg and the oil fields ncnrby.
' The Ukrainian government also pro
tested against the action of the" In
' ter-nllied mission for blaming the
j Ukrainians for reemlng the fight
; against the Poles. It Is pointed out
by the Ukrainians that the mission
.should have exercised Its influence
' to Induce the Poles to retire from
5 the disputed territory.
It Is thought herethat the only
way ot stopping hostilities would be
to clear the disputed region ot both
Polish and Ukrainian troops and to
. neutralize the whole Lemberg oil
cone. After (hat the fixing ot the
boundaries would be the work of
many months.
MRS: WILSON PROVES;
TO-BE "GOOD MIXER"
Paris, .April 16. 'Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson Is showing much Interest In
the welfare and comfort ot Ameri
can soldier on leave la Parts. Re
cently she visited the American (Red
Cross tent city on the Champs de
Mars where accommodations have
been established tor 1600 of them
The wife of the president made a
thorough tour of the Red Cross camp
making Inquiries of the .Red Cross
women concerning the preparation
of the food and the methods ot serv
ing. 'When' a camion loaded with
fresh, warm apple pies arrived from
a iRed Cross kitchen Mrs. Wilson
sampled the pastry.
During her tour a bouquet of
flowers tied with the, French nation
al. colors was presented to. Mrs. Wil
son. A French soldier with an arm
less sleeve but a happy smile, made
the presentation speech. Mrs. Wll
son carried the flower in her arms
during the remainder of , her visit
She showed an enthusiastic Interest
In everything, glvlhg special praise
and commendation to the recreation
huts, where dances are held,, the
reading and writing rooms, and the
arrangement ot the fifty large can
vaa dormitories.
She was received by Major Francis
Bqyer, manager of the Northeastern
zone of the Red Cross, Miss ' Ethel
Burnet, director of the tent city, anil
Miss Ula McClollan of Texas.
Noticing the number ot men gath
ored to salute her as she left, Mrs
Wilson expressed the wish to" greet
them personally.. An Informal re
ception was held In front of the
camp, the. soldiers forming In line
and shaking hands with the presi
dent's wlft as they filed past. ,
Merlin, May 1 2. (President Euert lng In their favor. The German na
tional assembly meets today. '
The Austrian delegation Is expect
ed to reach St. Oermaln-en-Laye on
Wednesday.
The Hungarian peace mission is
also expected soon to-be quartered
In the same town, but will not be
allowed to communicate with the
Austrian.
Allied forces are reported to be
preparing for an attack on Petro
grad. It Is reported that 60,000 men
will be engaged and French cruisers
are lying before Helslngfors, pre
sumably ready to participate In the
DUTCHSAYTREATY
OliTIHS .WAR
Germans In American Occupied Area
Stunned by Their Punishment
mm Portrayed in Terms
Paris, May 12. A petition from
the Korean people and nation asking
for liberation from Japan has been
submitted to the peace conference
by representatives of Korea, The
petition also asks recognition of Ko
rea aa an Independent state and tor
nullification of the treaty of August,
1110.
Amsterdam, May 12. The com
ment of Dutch newspapers on the
peace treaty Is generally unfavorable
the Handelsblad calling It " a crime
against Germany and above all
against humanity." The Nlenw Rot
terdamsche Courant says:
"The treaty does not end the war,
it continues It forever."
The Telegraph, on the other hand.
has this comment:
Germany Is treated with terrible
severity, but really did not deserve
a better fate.".
Coblenz, May 12. The Germans
In the American occupied area are
mentally stunned by what they con
sider the severity ot the peace terms.
The Germans of Cobleni appear to
feel the loss ot Silesia more than
anything else and exhibit more con
cern over the eastern frontier than
the occupation of the Rhlneland for
the next 5 to 15 years. Thursday
the army intelligence summary said:
"Never until today has the enorm
ity of the nation's crimes, seemed
apparent to the 'Rhlneland popula
tion. Prepared though they may
have been for the punishment meted
out. the Germans nevertheless plain
ly portrayed their dismay upon the
publication ot the peace terms."
COAST
ROAD
BADLY
NEEDED
SAYS S. C. PIER
PRESIDENT IXiEVELT HIGH
WAY GLIB TELLS OF COMM.
TIO.VS ALONG COAST
Furnishes Convincing Proof Why
Road Is Needed From Astoria to
Golden Stat Line
Paris, May IS. The council ot
four have decided to refer the Ger
man notes on labor and war prison
ers to expert for consideration, In
stead of answering them at once.
T FIRE A WEEK
Victoria, B. C May II. With
r
fire smouldering In the hold, the
Japanese liner Manila Maru arrived
here today with 298 passengers from
Yokohama. Officers and the crew
fought the fire lor a week.'
WILL WITHDRAW FROM
ARB IN
Archangel, May 12. Tentative ar
rangements are being made tor the
withdrawal of American forces be
ginning early In June.''; The Ameri
cans have not been engaged on a
large scale ih' the past month's
fighting. , . - i-
LIEUT. DYL1ENT DOING GREAT SERVICE
III9IST
Soattle, Wash;, May 12. Sad de
tails of the deaths of the men of the
Ninety-First division who did not
return from France are being mailed
to their nearest relatives by "Lieu
tenant Colin' 'Dyment', northwest
newspaperman, who went, overseas
with, the division as a Red . Cross
searcher and -who. remained -with the
western men,-In battle and out, un
til they started for home.. , ,, ' '
Scores of letters from relatives ot
the men killed in France are receiv
ed by Ueutenant Dyment at his of
fice in the (Red Cross headquarters
here. Nearly alt the letters came
from the western atates, the homes
of the men of the "Wild West"; di
vision. ". V " '
' "Old he leave any word for us?
How badly was he wounded? Were
his comrades with him. when he
died?- Old he say. anything after he
was shot? ; Can we get any of his
personal belongings?' These and
many other questions are put up to
Lieutenant Dyment.
are answered as fully and as quick
ly as possible. ' '
Some of the letters received come
from relative ot men In' other divi
sions. Lieutenant Dyment has no
record of other than the Nlnety-tflrst
division deaths therefore cannot an
swer the other fully. .
Lieutenant Dyment started his
work in 'Pari before he returned to
America. ' Aibout two hundred tet
ters were sent by him - from the
French capital advising relatives of
the details Of the deaths. : ' ' -
Occasional "last straw" hopes are'
blasted' by the, answers.' Some' rela
tives may have some bit ot Informa
tion that will lead them to doubt the
truth of the telegrams sent .them by
the war department telling that their
boys were killed. Often the rela
tives will have a letter from the sol
dier . postmarked after the soldier
died. Others will know ot some oth
er soldier who claims he saw their
relative, after the -government re
ported he was killed. ' , In nearly
Paris, May 12. The "first pass
age at arms" as the French editorial
writers term the exchange ot notes
between Germany and the allies.
evoked scathing . comment In the
Sunday Paris newspapers as the be
ginning of what Saint Brlce in Le
Journal call a "paper guerilla war"
by the German against the allies'
terms. ' , ' 1
The editorial writers, however.
agree in the opinion that the Ger
mans after protesting in all the keys
of the scale. " ' " " 1 '
GQVT.TOGIVE20.000
TRUCKS TO STATES
Answers for the questions are; every case, however, the war depart
taken by Lieutenant Dyment from a! ment has been correct, Lieutenant
number of ribte books he filled while' Dyment thinks. . .'..'
Washington, May 12. (More than
$45,000,000 vforth ot motor trucks
are about to be distributed by the
Secretary of Agriculture through the
bureau' of public roads to the state
highway departments. These trucks
have been declared surplus by the
war department and are being dis
tributed to the states under the pro
visions ot Section 7 of the poetofflce
appropriation' bill. They must be
used by the states' on roads construc
ted In whole or In part Iby federal
aid, for which $200,000,000 In addi
tion to the former appropriation was
given to the states under the same
bill. All that the states must do' to
acquire' the use of these 20,000
trucks, which range Id capacity from
two to five tons, Is to pay the load
ing and freight charges..
Ot the 20,005 motor vehicles to
be acquired practically free by the
states, 11.000 are new and 9,000
are used, but all are declared to be
In serviceable condition. The mo
tors will be apportioned to states
only upon request of the state high
way departments on the basis of the
requests received from the respective
states, and in accordance with the
apportionment provlsed in the fed
eral aid law approved In 1916. The
requirements ot the law are such
that the bureau ot publle roads can
not distribute any trucks to coun
ties or" Individuals. ;
At the Chamber ot -Commerce
luncheon this noon 8. C. Pier, presi
dent of the Roosevelt Highway as
sociation was the speaker. Mr. Pier
has been a resident of Portland for
28 years and during the past 27
years has made frequent visits to
Grants Pass in connection with the
business of the Marshall Well Hard
ware company, with which he is still
interested although he has retired
from active work. He Is a consist
ent booster for the whole state of
Oregon. .
Mr. -Pier, In his address compli
mented the ladle on the lunch
served and stated that on a former
visit to this city he -was entertained
at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon
and that the gathering ot business
people ot the city made an impres
sion on him, which will long remain.
He spoke for the Roosevelt highway
and tn his address brought out, first.
the productiveness -of the Coos Bay.,
section, which Is as great or greater
than any other portion of Oregon.
Taking tor example the results that
have come from the small part ot
Tillamook county aibout 20 per cent
of which has been developed,' which
last year shipped out over 92,000.-
000 worth of various products of
the highest possible quality. He re
ferred to the complete isolation of
the people In all' the coast counties
with the exception ot the cities
where the railroad have touched,
and that only a finished roadway
win provide the" development needed.
to bring produce to the markets and
to permit a' free access to "every sec
tion.' ? :.. '1
"Along the lines of greater Ore
gon it is our absolute duty," he
said, "to see that these people are
given an opportunity to get in the
state of Oregon! ' They are practic
ally out of the state. There are
2,600, 000 acres of unoccupied gov
ernment land wth an assessed val
uation of over $100,000,000. from
which the state of Oregon receives
not one penny ot taxes. The de
velopment of that country will bring
into the state of Oregon taxes suf-
vclent to cars for alt' the bonds we
will ever vote for along that line.
The government, of .course. Is very
anxious that we start In on the pro
position and stand ready to meet
FORECAST FOR PERIOD
OF MAY 12 TO MAY 17
W'Rghlngtnn, ..; May 10. Pacific
Coast States: For, normal tempera
tures.
on the western front. These books I
contain something regarding nearly
every death in the division Most of
the facts were gained by the lieu
tenant from the officers and men
who came out of the battles and told
how their comrades died.
"It will take a million words of
dictation to answer all the letters
and write to the relatives who do
not write tor Information," Lieuten
ant Dyment said recently. ; Letters
are welcomed by the lieutenant and
Most of the letters received ask If
the writers can get some personal
belongings of the dead soldiers. To
one mother Lletenant Dyment wrote
that her son was smoking, a pipe
when he was killed. ' The mother re
plied asking If she could get the pipe.
Nearly all the letters contain at
least two questions. Samples fol
low: , . A
"I am writing asking tor informa
tion regarding the death ot my only
(Continued on page t.)
BORAH AND JOHNSON ( . ,
CALL A CONFERENCE
Washington, May 12. Senators
Borah and Johnson have called
conference to discuss the progres
sives opposition to the' election of
Penrose, and Warren, of Wyoming,
to senate chairmanships. They In
vited Senators McNary! Jones, Ken
yon, Cummlngs, McCormlck and
NorrlB. . '. " ,. ..
(Continued on page 1.)
SAYS UNITED STATES
IS THE NEXT PRUSSIA
Rio Janerlo, May 12. Madelros
De Albuquerque, generally consider
ed one of the leading 'Journalists ot
Brazil, has Just arrived here from
the United States. He attacked the
United States in an interview and
accuses this country of fomenting
....I I . . i ITT..
revolution in .viexii-u. 'e oajia mo
United States considers Brazil only
as' a" possible future colony and de
clares that "the United States is In-
contestably the Prussia, of : tomor
row." ,- -, .. .... . . :..
GERMAN GOVERNMENT .
TROOPS AT LIEPSIO
Berlin, May 12. German govern
ment troops have occupied LiepBic
dud a number ot Spartacan leaders
are said to have been' arrested." T