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YOU VI., No. 21.
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1015.
WHOLE NUMBER 1508.
pother Town in tho World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. ; -
SlCAPITi
SOUGHT BY
Struggle on Between Bulgar
ian Invaders and Serbian
Defenders for Nish, Present
Seat of the Government
Paris, Oct. 16. Austro-Gerniau In
vader and the brave fore of 8erblan
defenders are locked In desperate
(attle south ot Suiuendria. Slmul
aneously Serbians and Bulgarians,
bow definitely under war declarations,
are struggling for Nlsh. capital of
Sorbin. Tb Bulgarians, spurred to
action by their war's call (or them to
ahako off tho Serbian yoke, are re
sponding enthusiastically,
With their aid. tho Teutoolo drive
tor Comtantlnople Is developing
formidably. Reliable report today
eald Held Marshal von Mackensen,
In charge of the German Serbian cam
palgn. haa 350,000 men behind blm,
while the Bulgarian have upwards of
900.000. All reports from the allied
capitals Indicate, however, that these
force will toon be opposed by huge
bodies of British, French. Italian and
Russian soldiers. Serbia admittedly
ts hard pressed. Her army la vastly
smaller than the. forces of the In
vaders." In the face6TlhoTIorthern
boundary Invasion, the Serbs have re
tired Into the Avala mountains and
re prepared to battle to the last
ditch.
Meantime, the struggle along the
front In France and Flandera goes on.
Heavy bombardments and grenade at
tacks marked the fighting around
Ios and 8ouches and through the
Champagne region. Drltieh forces
maintained 'their gains " along ' the
northern line and are making des
perate efforts to oust the Germans
from the positions to which they are
tenaciously clinging. ,
Suggestion In : England that the
Dardanelles offensive be abandoned
by the allies have not yet reached a
stage where there, la any Indication
that, those directing the fate, of the
allies are seriously considering..' a
change. , , The question of Serbian aid
protbab.iy.wlIl be mef, largely through
proposed reinforcements from Rus
sia and. Italian source. , , j . , ' ,
Mcantimo, however, the allies are
continuing their battering at the
great dofenaoa of Constantinople. (., ,
Alonj the eastern front the Rus
sians admittedly' 'have' been checked
In their recent gains. " ,
Reports of a naval battle near the
entrance" to ber sound told ' of the
destruction of one1 German4 destroyer.
DESERTED BY COMPANION
WHEN AUTOTCTpf9 f TURTLE
(By United W'tied Wire.)
8eattle, Oct. 15.--W."0. Kennedy,
a Seattle plumber, lies seriously ' In
jured In the Tacomageneral'hospital
today,11 following Vn automdbfle1 ac
cident 'on i the 'Pacific hlfhw'ay' near
Ardena. Kennedy la said to have hoe'iT
traveling along the Klgh'way with an
unknowa nan, at a high rate ot speed,
when the automobile went Into the
ditch and turned turtle, , Kennedy's
companion, according ' to ' reports,
lighted the car and sped on, leaving
Kennedy lying on the roadside, un
conscious. , '
SHANKL1N, V, S. CONSUL
TO MEXICO, HAS RESIGNED
,-(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Oct. 15. Arbold
Shanklln, American consul general
to Mexico, today resigned to Jake ;
position with ti),Waters-PlerceOJl
company, which operates extensively
In Mexico. Shanklln'a name had re
cently been mentioned ' as a" possible'
ambassador to Mexico when the Car;
ransa government ts recognised.
BULGA
I llllS OPPOSES
II L mill niim nnriT
IIM FOR U. S.
Davenport, Iowa, Oct. 15. Dis
agreement with any policy designed
to make the United States the world's
dominant naval force, was voiced to-
lay by United States Senator Cum-
mlna before the mid-west conference
on preparedness here
"The suggestion that we ought to
enter upon a program which, when
finished, would make the United
Stales the dominant naval force ot
the world doea not commend Itself
to me," he said. "I- have no sym
pathy with the proposal to enter Into
the mad competition which baa char
acterised the policy of England and
Germany.
"I am also utterly opposed to any
plan Involving compulsory military
training, except In schools, for If
there I not enough of patriotism In
this nation to induce voluntary pre
paration, then the country Is hardly
worth defending.
, ,, ... . .
to make all things ready for an ad-i
vance In behalf of international
peace. The Instant the war In Eu
rope ends the opportunity will come
to broaden the scope of arbitration,
to increase the efficiency ot media
tion and to secure the high advan
tages of reflection and delay.
"We must, however, be ready to
meet the misfortune of war If It la
unjustly thrust upon us. This pre
sents a practical Inquiry which con
gress must ask: 'What Is reasonably
required for national defense?' With
these- considerations In mind, con
gress should look to the future with
honest eyes and prepare for it with
persistent coo rage."
WILSON APPROVES
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington. Oct. , 16. President
DANIELS
PROGRAM
REPAREDNESS
Wilson 'today gave his official '"OK"' rt tomorrow, will. hear any
to Secretary of the Navy Danlela' pre- new. evidence Joe Hlllatrpm, I, W. W.,
pareijiess program. This, laclodee convicted of murder,. desire to offer.
greater' 'provisions ' for ' construction A reprieve of death sentence, granted
activity among government ship' PreaMent Wilson' request, ex
yards during the coming year than; Pi" tne' i not believed the
ever before, i Every government yard ,court wl1' ftt clemency. It their
will be made a manufacturing plant decision is adverse. HUlstrom will be
as well as a repair shop, and large 're-sentenced by the strict court, but
amounts will be apent to equip each
for this system.
1 For the first time the government
will go into the 'buslnoes of making
IU ' own aeroplanes to increase its
present comparatively email fleet of
aircraft.
A naval resoarch laboratory 'do'slrd
by -the' cWUIajiIiidyliiorV"'boar.d will
be built If congress 'ngfees'W'.'ihe
appropriation asked Vill be less bin
the $5,000,6bo heretofore sugg'estei.
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GUATEMALA
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PRES. CARRAIIZA
15. American
Washington, Oot.
recognition of Carransa as proviBlon-
al president of Mexico encountered, a
temporary obstacle today. Guatemala
was reported to be balking at the
program, though her minister joined
the Puri-Amtfrlcan conferees in fee
emmondng ;that the ,"Jrst chief" be
recognised by the countries of North,
South and Central America.
Still another cause ot delay wa
the effort to ; have all . the pan
Amerlcati"naUons set simultaneously,
Despite these temporary' hitches,
however, official .hope o bble
not later than Vext week, to announce
the recognition, f the new Mexican
government ' ' i
DELAYS
51 1 HI
BILLION CAlPifl
Next Session ol the National
Legislature Will Be Cdied
Upon to Make Appropria
tions to Cover Deficits
Washington, Oct. 15. The nation
faces the certain prospect of another
'ibllllon dollar" congress. " Budget
estimate compiled today indicate
that the legislators will be asked to
appropriate from 11,100,000,000 to
11,200,000,000. ;
The treasury has a weekly deficit
of about $500,000, and this must be
met. A bond Issue to make up this
shortage and to provide for the mill
'
tary preparedness program is under
discussion. ' .
Revision of the tariff, with con
tinued dutioa on sugar, are certain.
Washington, Oct 15. The United
States government will spend more
money on its Indian wards and. less
on irrigation next year 'than hereto
fore, Secretary of the Interior Lane
stated today, after a conference with
President Wilson. His estimates for
appropriations show a decrease ot
about $1,000,000 from t.last. year'
and will total about 1110,000,000.
Nine million dollars will be expended
on the government railway In Alaska;
another nine on, irrigation projects,
a decrease of $3,000,000 from last
year; and $76,000 for the Flathead
reservation in Montana. ,
Larger appropriations for the
bureau of education and mines will
fee sought and much more will be ask
ed than previously. '
HILLSTROM REPRIEVE
WILL EXPIRE TOMORROW
! Salt Lake Clty,lOct.-,15'-Thfl par
date ef its meeting Is uncertain,
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CRITICISM FOUND
III GERMAN PRESS
By Carl W. Ackerman.
1 t (By Raited. Pes,Lease4;WljreJ .
perlln,; Oc,t. , J5. Anti-Amerlcn
ofltlclsm.'ln an, 'undercurrent,. if, ,1
true, but, nevertheless, criticism, has
greeted the German-American, settle
ment ot the Arablo controversy, since
parts ot the settlement have come to'
,the knowledge. of;' the, public through
tn newspapers. , The settlement cer
tainly does hot moot with the public
approval in. Germany thai America
hM giVen lL ;
Therefor I , am asking the censor
to pass this st,ory, knowing that the
Arablo disagreement was settled of
ficially, but believing the American
publlo should know i what the Ger
mans think. , ... J
I asked several high officials the
basis for the German settlement One
salcV the reason is the price that Ger
many is willing to pay for.Amerlcan
friendship,
VBut we wait noW to see if Presl
dent( Wilson is as firm against the
Rritjsh blockade as he Is against
Germany," the official added. "It he
1, Germany will understand that he
i really neutral."
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Spirits ; of (; the People i of
Grear Brilam Drop1 With
Anncsnceineni oi Transfer
of the Army's Operations
London. Oct. 15. Despite the sug
gestion Li the house ot lords yes
terday that the siege of the Dardan
elles may be abandoned, the allies
were reported In news dispatches to
day to be bombarding the defense
more fiercely than ever. Whether
this is merely a final effort to crush
the impregnable protections or not
the public baa no means of knowing.
Unquestionably Lord M liner' in
sistence on a transfer of operations
from the Galllpoli peninsula "else
where" has caused great discourage
ment In England. ,
Replying to Lord . Milner's Idea,
Lord Lansdowne, of the cabinet, re
fused to promise that the Mllner sug
gestion would be adopted. , He point
ed out. however, that it would be un
patriotic, to force the government fur
ther, to disclose its hand regarding
present operations, 'though he sug
gested the situation at present . is
grave and that there are several fac
tors confronting the allies. Including
the failure of Greece to define her at
titude with certainty. . ... .
Coupled with the difficulties in the
path of the Galllpoli operations, dis
patches said that the autumn rains
have added their hindrance and . dis
comfort to the allies' troubles., . ,
It was believed here that If there Is
any withdrawal . from ..the ..Galllpoli
operations the troops will be sent to
aid the Serbians, hemmed, in by
Austro-Germans and Bulgarians. -
PROSECUTE LUMBER CO.
UNDER TRESPASS LAW
. (By United Press Leased Wire.) -;
Olympla, Oct 15. Alleging -the
wrongful taking of 6,000,000 feet of
timber on state school lands in Skagit
county, 'Attorney Generai Tanner is
today preparing a suit against the
Parker-Bell Lumber company ' tor
145,000, treble damages being allow
ed under, the trespass law.
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IMSEY
(By United Press Leased Wire.) -
Trenton,- N.:iJ 6ct ' l5.Suffra-
gone andantl today entered upon
the last lap of several week ot hot
compalgnlng before Tuesday's special
.. i'.' t , ......
suffrage election. The suffrage work
ers are confident They count on out
lying districts to offset the losses in
the densely populated counties, where
factories with many foreign workers,
mostly men,, wield the balance ot
poVer. ' ,
1 The women have been assisted In
their campaign toy several auto loads
of New York speakers,' who today ad
dressed big throngs at street corners
from their machines. The antls will
virtually end their campaign tomor
row night with, a big mass meeting
here. Not to be outdone, the "pros"
will hold a series ot street meeting
outside the hall, and they predict the
"overflow'', win be as great, or .great
er, than the Inside session.
So bltter U the campaign that suf
fragettes tear Illegal toting will be
attempted at some points, to defoat
the cause, and hence they are taking
extra precaution.
WAGE CAMPAIGN
AUSTRIAIIS STOP, .
PROGRESSOF.StAV
STEAU ROLLER
Vienna, via Bayrllle, Oct 15. Aus
trian forces have thrown serious ob
stacle in the path of the Russian
steam roller. It waa officially claimed
today that all Slav attempts against
the Austrlans had been repulsed,
while small engagements along the
Montenegro and Herzogovina frontier
were repulsed also. The main Rus
sian attack was west of Tarnopol,
where the Slavs stormed in three
files. Only the foremost ranks were
protected and the Austrlans mowed
them down and drove them back with
heavy loss.
Favorable progress in the Serbian
operations was likewise claimed.
Concernin g ' Wednesday ' opera
tions, the statement said: " ' '
"Our troops stormed from the re
gion of Belgrade, advancing to the
southeast to the fortress-like posi
tion on the Erlno, Brdo, Cunak,
Staawaras line. The enemy, who, ac
cording to statements made by prison
ers, had been ordered to stand to the
last man, fled to the Avala mountain
and the region to the east. His losses
were extraordinarily heavy."
Heavy artillery fire tore the en
emy's ranks to pieces at many points.
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PAVIIIG WAY FOR!
R. R. PURCHASE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Oct 15. The issue
whether the present valuation of rail'
roads . by : the interstate commerce
commission is for the purpose of rate-
making or the ultimate purchase .ot
the railroads by the federal govern
ment took rather a sensational turn
today in the convention of the Na
tional Association of Stab Railroad
commissioners, in session, here... -j. -u
, Max Thelen, president of the Cali
fornia railroad commlaaloa intro
duced a. resolution proposing that the
National, Association ot Railway Com
misslonei; urge the interstate com
merce commission 4o refrain- from
making any ultimate finding of value
ot railroads until congress has had
an opportunity to designate for what
purpose the, mlaton la to tx .used.
It ha been supposed that the gov
ernment' valuation has been purely
for purposes t rate-making, 'and it
waa not .until the present convention
met that It became known the valua
tion imlgh be, tor anbsequent pur
chase.; The railroads; in tfuhmltting
their valuations, are placing them at
the present coet ot construction,
which would i mean a' difference ' of
$5,000,000,000 - It the 1 government
were to accept the figures as the basis
tor a- purchase, price. U is the con
tention ot 4h men and the members
of the California commission that
this valuation. should be based' on
original cost;- ;.. v-. ..':
"WHITE RIBBON" SPECIAL 1 J
WILL RUN TO EXPOSITION
(By United Press Leased Wlre.1 .
Seattle, Oct. 15. Imbued .with a
determination to see the national pro
hibition amendment a reality before
the close of the next session ot con
gress, 700 delegates to the national
convention W. C. T. U., which closed
here last night, will leave 'Seattle by
special "White Ribbon" train Satur-
day for the California expositions.
Miss Mary( P. W.( Anderson, ot Bos
ton, waVvjieeted general secretary of
the young people's branch, W. C. T. U.
SENATOR CHAMHERIiAIN . ,
. ' .. , FAVORS ARMY INCREASE
Portland fOit, 15. That,,,he Is
heartily In favor of Secretary ot Wat
Garrison' plan to Increase the army
waa the declaration today of Senator
Chamberlain, chairman of the aenat
military affair committee.
pnRiMiccn
HOOIUlt
Warrant C2cers" cf Tedca
Raider, KrczprczWilheb,
Disappear With SiaD Yacht
Ech'pse, Fro Newport
Norfolk, Va.," 6ct 15. If the tlx
missing .warrant officer of, the tn- ,
terned German raider Kronprinx
Wilbelm have actually attempted to
escape by putting to sea In the little ,
yacht Eclipse, as many believe they .
did, their feat was as daring as the
ventures of the cruiser Emden, which
terrorized the seas till she was beach
ed on Cocos islandnaval men said '
today. -: ;-.-3 , v:.-.;.-. :.' '"' . vrv-
The Eclipse is little more than a -tub.
Built of wood 24 years ago, she
la about ready to crumble to piece.
If she was not wrecked inside the ,
bay, she has gone to sea, where, with ;
good weather, he may reach Haiti, '
while with bad weather she. stands 1
a good chance of going to the bottom.'
Purther, she faces the probability ot
being captured either by , a British
cruiser or an' American cutter. Coast- '
guard stations have been notified bjr u
wireJess to look out for her, following"""
Captain Thierf eld t'e- report that ah .
and. the, lx men . had heen missing
since Sunday night and that he fear
all had (been drowned.
i Provided the tug is privateering,
she will he-able only to capture oil"
tankers hound for England. . These
carry crews of 35 or 40 men,' so six
are hound to get some excitement if
they- attempt to capture a tanker. '
If she la armed, a one-pound gun is ' '
all she . can mount, for the recoil of
a heavier gun would, break her up.
Washington. bct'lS; All leaves'of '
absence' tor ' members f :the: ' erew; ' r
aboard the interned' German 'iufderr1
Kronprins Wilbelm and Prlnx Eitel -Frlederich
at Newport were, revoked,,
today hy the navy department Thl
action' resulted from' the ijellet 'that "
six -warrant' offlcert :from theTKroh- !r-
prlna, .reported mleairip, had 'escaped1 f '
with the yacht Eclipse and' were per- ' -haps
trying to damage British com
merce1 iff the' south" Atlantic. " The
crew will be held' prisoner Iff5 their
8hlp-uhUl iH fletermlhed 'whether11 -
the six- officers violated their parole. - -
It was rumored the Eclipse was seen ,
last night at Hampton Point, hut no
further trace of - It had been touhd
thl morning- r J.u virv;. s 4iMiau
.,; Norfolk, (V., Oct lVThe orysr-'
terloue disappearance, of , a, German-
owned yacht with six warrant officers '
of ; the- -Interned Germah converted "
ruievKronpTin'Wilhelm gaVe lmV'!5 '
petus today to repOrtrthat a new Ger!'1! ,;
man raider 1 off th coast-of, Mexico.
Captain Thierf elder ot the Kronprins i ,
reported the disappearance., Lieut
Hoffman, navigation officer of the
Kronprins, was the purchaser of the '' '
yacht and he waa on the captain's' '
list of missing. -The captain said, the '
officers disappeared Sunday., He be
lieves they have been drowned. Other
persons, however,' pointed out that
the yacht was sufficiently large and
powerful to sail out to the open sea, T "
thus lending color to the suggestion:
that the officers may have made a.
dash for liberty to Join the reported
raider off the Mexican coast. ' '
Newport NewS,i Va., Oct. 16 Pot :.
lowing tho mysterious disappearance '
of lx officer ot the interned German if ,
raider Kronprins, WUhelm, three men .,.
from the Kronprins and the Prlnx
Ettel-Prtedric'' tflday!'iattmpte'd ' to u'r
escape; fremiti inrtstthmeli oriWr
clamped on the vessel by seeking to
hip on a Dutch steamer for Rotter
dam. Custom and naval authorities- - -
tolled them, however.
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