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VOL. VI.
KOSKiyjlUi, DOUGLAS COUNTY, O.IL'tiOX
SATl'ltDAY, JULY 10, 11)13.
No. ais
taetutut
GERMAN REPLY
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Americans Assured Sa'ety on
American Ships.
NO BREAK BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS L1KLY
No Intimation of Reparation For
Loss of American Llvj.'a .
' On the Steamship ...
Lusitanliu
WASHINGTON, July 10. The re,
ply of the German government to
the American 'note, which was made
public in Berlin last njght, is entire
ly unsatisfactory. Officials, here did
not conceal this opinion. The' sltiir
atlon Is fraught with dangerous pos
sibilities, they considered. The con
census of opinion was that the presi
dent would reiterate his demand for
a recognition of the rightB for Ameri
cans to travel the high seas in safety.
Asked whether they did not consider
that a break in the relations be
tween the governments was possible,
those who are best posted said they
did not think so. The comment in
Washington was to the effect that
while the note makes counter pro
posals, they amount to no conces
sions, since Germany maintains that
Americans ar.e safe on neutral ships
but implies they are safe on no oth
er's. . There is no eviGence that Ger
many purposes to make any repara
tion for the death of Americans who
lost their lives on the Lusltanla. .
' '' Text 'of German- Reply.
The text of the German note follows:-
"The undersigned has the honor
to -"ke the following reply to His,
Excellency,, Anibassador Gerard, 'to!
the note of the 10th ultimo in re tne
impairment of American Interests by
the , German submarine war: The
imperial igovernment learned wit'h
satisfaction from the note how earn
estly the government of the United
States Is concerned in seeing the
'principles of humanity realized in
the present war. Also this appeal
finds ready echo In Germany and
the imperial government Is quite
willing to' permit its statements and
decisions In the present case to be
governed by the principles of hu
manity, just as It has done always.
Karly Friendship Uncalled. .
"The Imperial government wel
comed with gratitudo when the
American government In the note of
May 15 Itself recalled that Germany
had always permitted itself to be
governed by the principles of pro
gress and humanity in dealing with
the law of maritime war. Since the
time when Frederick the Great ne
gotiant with John Adams, .Benja
min Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
the treaty of friendship and'eom-
.merce of S"ptember 9, 1785, between
Prussia and the Republic of the West,
German and American statesmen
. have in fact always stood together
in the struggle for the freedom of
the seas and for the protection of
peaceable trfide. . In the interna
GET RICH HAUL
IN TRAIN
HOLD UP
' GREENVILLE, Ala., July 10.
Four masked men held up the Louis
ville and .Nashville railroad south
bound limited near here last night.
The loot Is estimated as high as
$200,000. Five suspects have been
arested by one of a dozen posses now
securing the woods. Conductor Phil
McRhae died, probably from heart
failure during the holdup. The rob
bers stopped the train, covering the
engineer and firemen with revolvers,
while others rounded up the men of
the mall, express and baggage cars.
The engine, express, mull and bag
gage' cars were then cut from the
remainder of the train and run some
distance down the track, where the
mail and express packages were loot
ed. The engine was then started
wild and came to a stop near Gar
land, 40 miles from the scene of
the robbery.
MAD
PUBLIC
tional proceedings which since' have
been conducted for the regulation of
laws of maritime war, German anc
America have Jointly advocated pro
gressive principles, especially the
abolishment of the right, of capture
at sea and the protection of the lnJ
terests of neutrals.
Declaration of London Indorsed.
"Bvpn at t' f:- 'beginning- of the
present war the. German government
to ratify the declaration of London
immediately declare'd its willingness
and thereby subject Itself -in the use
of its- naval forces to all the re
strictions provided therein in favor of
neutrals. Germany likewise has
been always tenacious of the principle-
that 'war .should be conduettd
against, the armed and organized
forceB of an enemy country, but that'
the enemy civilian population must
be spared, as far as possible, from
the measures of war, The imperial
igovernment -cherishes the definilte
hope that some way will be found
when peacte lBr concluded, or perhaps
earlier", to regulate-the law of marl-'
the freedom of thje, Beas and will
time war in a manner guaranteeing
welcome it with gratitude and satis
faction If It can work hand in hand
with the American government on
that occasion. I
LANSING GOES TO
WASHINGTON, July 10. Secre
tary Lansing, will go to Cornish
where he will meet ihe president as
soon as the official text of the now
German note! is received, it Is an
nounced. This announcement fol
lowed a long . distance conversation
between Tumulty and the president.
After the conference, Lansing wtll
return to Washington to prepare the
tentative rejoinder If any is decided
on.
D. E. Vernon and daughter, of
Oakland, are in this city today visit
ing with friends and attending to
business matters.
HERE'S J. P. MORGAN, PROFESSOR WHO HOPED
KILLING HIM, AND SHERIFF WHO ARRESTED
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New photograph of J. P. Morgan; posed photograph of Frank Holt in custody: Deputy Sheriff Theodore Camp
bell and Frank Holt after latter had been taken in chsiuly. .
Here are the principal figures In the near-tragr-dy at' Glen Cove, N. Y., last Saturday. The photos of Holt
were taken after he had attempted to kill J. P. Morgan, head of the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co., hop
ing that he might thereby end the European war. Holt who is now in jail, is a native American of German extrac
tion. He is a former student and instructor at Cornell University, and was to have become the head of the de
partment of French in the Southwestern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas, next fall. I
Full OP
0 SKIPWORTH
All Contentions of Plaintiff
Are Overruled.
GRANTS PASS RAILROAD CASE CITED
Act of 101.1 Attempting to Limit
Tax Levies of Cities 1
Unconstitutional and
Void. .
Following Is the full text of the
opinion rendered by Judge Skip
worth in ttye railroad , 'bond issue
case:
The first question urged by the
plaintiff which he claims invalidates
the bonds authorized by the voters of
the defendant city Is that the city has
provided by ordinance the procedure
for carrying into effect the Initiative
and referendum; said ordinance
confers . authority, tm the common
council of the defendant city when
ever It may deem expedient to pro
pose the enactment of a municipal
charter, or amendment to the existing:
municipal charter, and submit the
I
Baine to the qualified voters of ther
defendant city at 'a general election
or at a special election called ."
that purpose. However, no procedure
Is provided when an amendment to
the charter is proposed and submlt-
IHOUSANOSSEE
LIBERTY BELL
DENVER, Jury 10. Sixty thous
and people saw the Liberty Bell here
today, and thousands, of school chil
dren marched by the relic. One. blind
boy was permitted to klsB. tho bell.
The bell train left for Greeley, at
noon. .
ted to a vote by the council.
The amendment to the charter
providing for the Issuance of $300,
000 in bonds, voted on June 3, 1915.
whs" proposed b ythe common coun
cil, and in submitting ' the amend
ment the same procedure was fol
lowed as provided In ordinance No.
208 for submitting measures propos
ed by initiative petition. It 1b there
fore urged that inasmuch as no pro
cedure was provided for submitting
measures to a ivote of the electors
proposed by the council, the election
held on June 3, 1916, by which the
bonds were authorized, 1b invalid.
, Ordinance No. 208 under the terms
of which said special election was
held, Is entitled, "An ordlnnnce pro
viding for the manner of exercising
the Initiative and referendum powers
as to municipal legislation of the city
of Roseburg,' and providing for the
exercise of the power of the legal
voters, to enact and amend their
own charter, and'regulatlng elections
threunder, and providing penalties
for the violation of this ordinance."
The defendant city had a right,
under the statute, to provide by or
dinance ,the manner -of exercising
the Initiative and referendum.
(Lord's 6regon Laws, Sec. 3180). By
a careful examination of the title of
ordinance No. 208, it is plain to be
seen that the Intention of the com
mon council in enacting ordinance
No. 208, was to provide a procedure
for submitting to the voters of the
city nil ordinances and gharber
amendments proposed by Initiative
petitions, and also a procedure for
submitting to the voters of the City
all ordinances paused by (he common
council upon which a referendum pe
f Continued on page 4.)
REVIEW OF CASE
RANGLEY, Maine, July 10. Jus
tlce Hughes, of the United States su
preme court denied the application of
Becker for a review of his case. Thl3
menna that Becker must die in the
electric chair for the murder of
Rosenthal.
TO STOP THE WAR E?
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
FOOD IN
FRANCE
S LITTLE HIGHER
Sugar Only Article Seriously
Affected In Price.
ER MANS OCCUPY SUGAR BEET COUNTRY
Ainerjca Is the Most Philanthropic
, Nation in Iho World Alono--iu
Money Has Given
$!3,(MM),00O.
By William Philip Siinins.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
PARIS, June.i-. (By mail to New
York.) Just how hard a punch In
the stomach has France received in
this war which today 1b just 10
months old? How much have hos
tilities effected the cost of living?
Of the absolute necessities the
augmentation In price has not been
heavy save in the cbbo of Bugar
which is now rather scarce and sell
ing at 25 cents a kilogramme (2.2
pounds). This 1b more than double
the price. In peace times. Most of
the sugar beet country is occupied
by the Germans. . , , .'
Bread remains at 8 cents tho klip
or 5 cents thie French pound
which is a tenth more than the Eng
lish pound. Tho government regu
lates the price of thlB commodity,
thus Holding Its cost to the populace
down to a peace basis. '
.Bditter Is had from 32 cents a;
irpoupd and (upward dopendlng pn
quality, the best selling at 4 8 cents.
Eggs are from 24 to 32 cents a doz
en. Milk is 6 cents a quart, 3cents
, a pint. Swiss, Holland, Roquefort
and similar cheeses of the commoner
varieties are 24 cents a pound.
Cheater (cream cheese imported
from England) being rather scarce
and selling at 32 cents.
Fruits are cheap as a rule but the
price depends on the Benson. Straw
berries are now selling at 6 conts a
pound, cherries at 4 cents, bananas
30 cents a dozen and upward, oranges
24 cents,, lemons at the same price.
These prices aro perhaps 10 per cent
higher than In peace times.
The same thing Is found to 1)0
true as regards to vegetables. Green
beans are 8 cents a pound; ordinary
asparagus 6 cents, best at 8 cents;
lettuce 2 cents a head; romalne salad
3 cents; dnndyllon 1 cent; chicory 2
cenls; cabbage 6 cents a head; cauli
flower 8 cents a head; enrrnts 7 cents
a buneh (about a pound); leeks 3
"cents a liujich, onions, about tli1?
same; spinach 4 rents a pound; new
jiotnloes 1.2 cents a pound on so on.
Wine lias not augmented since the
war. Dried poos (red) now sell at,
10 eenjs a pound; butter beans at 12
cenls and salt pork 2fi to 28 cents
a pound.
The masses In France do not often
go beyond these articles of (food.
They consume llttlo fresh ment, al
F
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PARIS, July 10. The "labyrlnlh''
region has been tho scene of more
desperate fighting. Tho Germans
are endeavoring. to recapture the po
sitions taken by tho French by dar
ing night attacks, but were repulsed.
Fighting Is also reported In the
Souchez region.
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CHICAGO, July 10. The carpen
ters' strike that was called early this
spring, involving more than a hun
dred thousand men, has been set
tled. The strike resulted In a victory
fof the employes, and they were
granted tho wago scale of 75 cents
an hour,, und r an agreement which
will remain In force thfee years.
ways expensive hore. They take more
to potatoes, bread, buttor, milk,
cheese and vegetables, salads and
wine, occasionally varying repasts
with the less expensive cuts of meat.
A leg of mutton now sells at 34 cents
a pound;, rabbit (domeatlo variety
and most popular of all meats among
those of modest incomes) at 28
cents; mutton. 22 cents; lamb 24
Cents; beef, cheapeBt quality, 24
cents; roast 32 cents; filet 44 cents;
veal 36 cents; chicken about 1 for
smallish rather than large sized ono;
ham, ordinary, 48 cents,; ham, York.
C8 cents, bacon, broakfust, about the
same price.
Coffee, Java, sells at 60 cents a
pound, Martinique coffoo at 64 cents,
better grades 68 cents and upwards.
Dried prunes are 16 cents a pound,
apricots 24 cents, iulnlus 24 cents
and upwards.
Coarse salt is 7 cents, the table va
riety 10 cents a pound. Kerosene Is
70 cents for a trifle over a gallon,
gasoline- the same . The iprlce In
France of those two necessities is al
ways high being around 60 cents for
a "bidon," ( tin holding 5 litres).
LONDON, June 10. (By mail to
New York.) America, the most phll
antroplc nation of tho world, has
contributed thus far ln money alone
U Continued- on page four.)
HAY TEACH
IE
PORTLAND, July 10. The Port
land school board has no right to
discharge women toachiers for getting
married. This was tl)o doclslon of
Circuit Judge Morrow liy the suit
which Mrs. Maude Richards brought
against the board of education, de
manding reinstatement as' a beacher.
The Judge held that Mrs. Richards
should be given her old position and
be paid salary for lost time. Mrs.
Richards was discharged last year
after her marrlagie to a prominent
attorney.
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WITH THE ALLIES
SOriA, July 10,-Tho newspnpar
"Mir" declared today that two Turk
ish delegates are enroll to to Switzer
land to ntteniul to arrange tonus of
peace with tho allies.
PORTLAND, July 10. Tho body
of Mrs. C. L. Jones, aged 02, who
left her' homo late yesterday after
noon on a berrying expedition, was
found In the hills back of Portland.
8ho had fallen oft a bank Into a
Bwump and was drowned. ' Hundreds
of people searched for her all last
night. ,
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LONDON, July 10. THo first
popular war loan in England has
met With groat success. , The sub
crlptlons promise to total five billion
dollars, thus establishing a world
record for such loans.
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Want Ad uou put in our
paper wewOl&ive you results
WOMAN FOUND
DEAD lil SWAMP