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1MB lite DAILY. EDITION VOL. VI., No, 1MI. GRANTS PASS, jrOSEPHIICB COUimr, OKKGOir, MONDAY, OCTOBEIt 18, IMS. WHOLE NUMBER 1570. NoOtbcr To. '4 the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. 8 LOSE LIS IN HER WRECK Vessel Goes on the Rocks Near Point Arena, Califor nia, and Part oi Her List ol Crew and Passengers Lost Point Arena, Cal., Oct. 18. Ram ming head-on Into the dim of jagged rook tht line the shore twelve ml lot north ot here, the gasoline steamer Alliance Number 2 wa dashed to pioce early today In a heavy fog. Eight of ber crew and paaaengen perished, after tbey bad sought safety ou a pile of rock and bad (been awept off by a giant wave. Two others were saved after a desperate fight with the sea. The little steamer, bound from Vancouver, D. C to Mexico, was In kindling within 16 minutes after she struck. Captain Stilt and llfo savers from the Point Arena station put out Into the fog, groping their way through the heavy curtain and reach- Inn there only after a odious trio. While no atorm blew, tbe fog was so tnat ttement declared that south dense tt was impossible to see ahead. ,Mt of Pojarevec the Teutons cap Arriving at the wreck, they found J1"1 Bocevac, SO mile south of ths only a pile of wood, pieces of clothes ; frontier, registering an Important and papers. Later, however, they pinked up the body ot a girl named U'na Miller, of 367 Cordova strctt, Vancouver, a passenger. Soon after daybroak a farmer's station Raphael Medina, a Mexican, exhausted after buffotlug the waves for 150 to 200 yards. From bis 'onnnll atioorh the mutton iruurda : leuriud thul Paymaster lialllle, a man named Johnson, a girl nuiucd Uma Miller and a Mrs. Jones, all passen gers, lauded on tho rocks utter the boat crushed, hut were swept off tho next Instant by tho wnvo. Only Medina and another mini, picked up lutor, It Is believed were suved. Medina said' be saw no one when ho came to the surface and struKglod for shore.1 Tbo llfo stivers' search durlux the morning revealed tho Miller girl's body, but up to early this afternoon' none or tho othors hud been found. no wtho 'European war Is being car Captalu Stltt and the life savers aro'rC(, 0 ,,y Wa, gtreot j beeve working vigorously 10 recover uu bodies they can, in tho hope ot re viving somo of them. JERSEY BALLOTS Trenton, N. J., Oct. 18. From Cape May to Klttatlnny Ridge the TOMORROW W SUFFRAGE women of Now Jersey today made parednoss Is the thing that will keop the final -appeal of their whirlwind us out of war.' The man who crlos campaign for suffrage 'unprepnredness' is the man who has Mass meetings everywhere in the Interest In the building of battleships stato wore addressed by somo of the and ammunition plants. Tho way to most prominent suffragists in the stop war Is to educate tho people, and country, while bands played suffrage this should bo dono at once by all tun"'- . . I newspapers. I, am now finishing a Today' speech-making' ended one plnu for a gigantic system of oduca 6f tho most brilliant suffrage cam-'tlon and will do thU through n corps palgns In tho, nation's history. Aid-'of trained newspapermen, who will ed by their Now York sinters, and bo press agents ot ponoo. Regarding spurred on by President Wilson's pro-my supposed statement on suhmar nounccment In favor of stnte suffraRo,' Into, what I said was that I beUoved the women spared neither time nor 'a largo fleet of small divers could money to make thnlr efforts a success, 'sweep the sens with ftreat destruction, Tho suffragists claimed to be con-j but I know theso would not bo point-' fldent of victory, hut th"y f"p'.l:vil lor, because thcy''would not cost much that If they win tho majority will not 'money and therefore would not In be largo. They wero admittedly itorost the man behind wars who Is a 1 somewhat dubious as to the result manufacturer, Ninety por cent of In manufacturing centers, where ; Americans are against war, and there there Is a strong foreign clement,, but its no roasou why we tfhould even talk they expected a large and favorable ' proparedneaa. It la not the man who vols In the rural districts to offset must go out anfthooThli follow man any unfavorable figures in the cities, who Is Interested In thla war talk." IS LI A I r j PROGRESS Oil ALL LIS OF BATTLE (By United Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, via London, Oct. 18. Pro gress for the Teutons on every battle front was claimed lu today's official statement. In tbe west, tbe French were held buck; la the east, the Germans pro gressed In their offensive about Riga; while In tbe Serbian operations, through fog and., rain, the Austro Oertuaus and their Bulgar allies pushed their onward way against stubborn resistance. British efforts to capture Teuton trenches northeast of Veruiello. as well as French efforts at Tahure and -iniry, nave nova repeatedly re pulsed. At SchraUmaenelle the en emy wa unable to recapture a single foot of ground. German aviators dropped sixty bombs on Belfort. "On the eastern front we made good progress south of Riga. West ot Illuksk we captured two mllos of Russian positions; In the region ot Smorgon we repulsed repeated at tacks The army of Prince Leopold of Bavaria broke down Russian as saults on both sides of tbe LJacbo-wlUchl-Baranawitschl railroad," the statement said. concerning tbe Serbian operations, advance, and likewise took Mount Crnlse. To tbo eastward, the Bulgarians occupied the heights of Muelln, Porln and llablnutx. South of Belgrade, the statement ir-oiiiiniica: -o are advancing 'Klnat Cvetkeveorob, Vroen and dis-JMaa region, and the enemy Is re- wring, ST, ON THE EUROPEAN y United Press Leased Wire.) Bun Francisco, Oct, 18. "Right this will 'bo tho lust great war In history. Militarism Is to be finally I wiped out. The whole trouble now ls they ore shooting the wrong men. jit the rlKht men wore shot, and not tbo poor soldiers, the war would be over In a week." These are somo of tho things Henry Ford, wizard of mechanics, said today on his arrival here to participate In Vord day at the Panama exposition. VThe day la not far off," ho added, "whon the men who are now making up the world's armies will refuso to fight without a Just cause. "As far as America goes, unpre ILL CARRYING SAYS MR HMD J. L flIYERS SHOT DEAD iEflBTAIiEfJ FOR DEER - 1 ' Former Major of Grats Pass Killed by Jim Mancel, His ; Hosting Companion, in Cow Creek Country Late Son day Evening, tie Ballet Going Through the Victims Head, and Death Being Instantaneous J. L, Myers, for 16 years a respect ed citizen of Grants Pass, and head of tbe municipal government during the year 1911 as mayor ot the city, was shot and Instantly killed while bunting la the district above Anchor, In tbe Cow creek country, late Sun day evening. The unfortunate shot wa fired by Jim Manuel, of this city, who had accompanied Mr. Myers on the trip. Tbe killing occurred at a point about eight miles above Anchor, ac cording to information received in this city. Mr. Myers, who has a herd of cattle in that region, left here Sun day forenoon tor the cattle ranch, being accompanied by Mr. Manuel, both equipped for a deer hunt The trip was made In Mr. Myers' automo bile, and' it was Intended to remain till Monday. , It waa about midnight Sunday night that word was tele phoned here that Myers had been shot and killed, and U. A. Griffin and M. Luckett, the latter a partner of Mr! Myers In the barber shop, left at once for the scene of the accident. They were Joined at Glendale by the Doug las county coroner, and later In the day an Inquest was held. The story of the affair was told at the Inquest by Mr. Manuel. He said that when he and Myers had ar- rived at camp on Snow creek, three miles from the main Cow creek, theyof Ilwa,co, Wash., and Levi Myers ot had gono out to hunt deer. Myers had gone' up one gulch and Manuel upf another. About 15 minutes, after they had separated Manuel had Jump-, ed a buck, and turned back to f ol- low It. Seeing a movement in the PORTER CHARLTON TELLS STORY OF HI OF HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE (By United Press Leased Wire.) Como. Italy, Oct. 18. Trembling, almost in collapse, Porter Charlton, youthful American, on trial for mur der, today told the court here how his ' wildly passionate love tor the handsome divorcee,' Mary Scott Costlo, ot California, ended In the Lake Como tragedy how he battered her brains out, when his own brain snapped, and how be burled her ibody Jn a trunk In the water ot the lake. How he met this fascinating wo man ot the world, 20 years his senior, and married her over his family's objections was bared to the crowd of Idly curious that Jammed the little court room. He recounted,' too, bis Intonse love for her a love ci tragic, he said, that he thought of nothing else a passion ao keen that It led to constant' trouble. He spoke at length ot the woman's furious Joalousy. He attributed the temporary unseating ot his reason to the constant Intensity ot his wife's passions. ' Married in America, they went on their honeymoon to the villa over looking Lake, Como, he said, but his wife's alcoholic Intemperance and her savngo abuse made constant trouble. At last, he declared, she was about to loave him. "She covered me with Insults'," Charlton said. "She swore like a woman of the street. 'I could not but think that another man awaited her. Something broke In my brain, Stoop In. I seized the wooden mallet. What happened next I do toot re member. , I bushes, and thinking it was made by the deer he waa following, Manuel fired. On going to see the result ot his shot Manuel found bis companion Just expiring, shot through the head with a bullet from 'his .80-40 rifle. It seemed evident from the place where the body was found that Myers had turned back after leaving Manuel and was coming In a general direction toward him. The coroner's Jury returned a yerdlct finding that Myers had come to his death from a isbot fired by Manuel who had mis taken him for a deer. Manuel was badly broken up over the result of his shot The Douglas county officials did not take him into custody, but V. A. Griffin, with whom Manuel is returning to this city, vouched lor the appearance of the grief-stricken man should the authorities desire his pres ence at a further investigation. After the Inquest the body waa placed In Mr. Myers' automobile and was started for Grants Pass in care of Mr. Luckett, and will arrive here during the early evening. r.Tha A an A man Van liaan nnr f a and public-spirited citizen of Grants Pass for the past 16 years, and was now In the 47th year of his age. He was a native son of the state, having been born in Yamhill county of pion eer settlers in that district. He is survived by his wife and three chil dren, and by two brothers and two sisters. The brothers are A. L. Myers Lents, Oregon, and the Bisters are Mrs. A. B. Coraell of Grants Pass and Mrs. Q. W. Grayson of Buhl, Idaho. ' J No arrangements for the funeral have yet been made. , . "When I awoke t understood some thing terrible must have happened. I Jumped from bed and saw my wife across the threshold. Immediately I remembered the scene and threw myself on her body, Imploring her to answer me." Then he told ot hurling the trunk Into the lake and finally his flight back to America, where he was re captured and brought back to Italy. "I understood what I had done," he choked. "I waa filled with hor ror. I had destroyed the woman for whom I would gladly have shed ev ery drop of blood." .He said his first thought after the crime waa to commit suicide, but he abandoned this on account of regard for his family. Undor the strain of his dramatic recital, Charlton broke down and tbe court adjourned at his request The young man aged by his years In an Italian Jail his face lined and haggard was a pathetic figure as he told his story in Italian. Often he was on the verge of tears. The court Is considering adjournment un til Monday nt the request ot Charl ton's counsel, who has been 111. Tho little court room was crowded. The throng was spellbound as he told hla story and seemed, to live over again the events of the romance which ended in so shocking a tragedy. Legal experts .Inclined to believe Charlton' will either go free or will have a modified sentence, for "crimes of passion," so-called, are not, as a rule, harshly considered In Italy. D COIIIRACTS rnn n iiniicuin'p TunLdiicwoniro (By United Press Leased Wire.) Waahlngton, Oct. 18. Contract for building 22 ships, 16 submarines and six torpedo boat destroyers, were awarded by the navy department to day. Four will (be built at government nary yards. One submarine will be built at the Bremerton nary yard, the first one to be built there. . One destroyer will be built at Mare Island nary yard and another at the Norfolk nary yard. The Portsmouth, N. H., yard will also build one. The California Shipbuilding company of Long Beach will construct three sub marines. Tbe Union Iron works of San Fran cisco was an unsuccessful bidder. ON USE OF U. S. FLAG (By United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Oct. 18. State de partment officials indicated today that no American action will be taken regarding the German complaint that a British patrol boat, displaying the American flag, killed members of a German submarine seeking rescue after their Vessel had 'been sunk, fol lowing Its shelling ot the British steamer Nicbeian. The right of warships to use the flags of a neutral nation as a ruse, whether in attacking or in flight, has been recognized and established for more than a hundred years. The killing of the Germans as they were trying to escape does not place any duty upon the United States to protest to England, according to the state department's attitude. This al leged barbarity was neld to be on the same International legal' footing as the alleged German -atrocities in Belgium, against which the United States never lodged complaint. The act of the British, however, may make difficult the American de mand that German submarines exer cise visit and search before sinking merchant vessels. Secretary Lansing said ' the affi davits filed in the case through the German embassy had not been called to his attention yet. ALLIES HAVE LANDED TROOPS AT ENDS ON THE AEGEAN SEA Rome, Oct. 18. The allies landed at Enos today, according to the Mes sagero, and seised the neighboring Dedeaghatch railroad. Euos Is a seaport toVn of European Turkey, 38 miles northwest of Galli poll on the Aegean sea at the mouth1 of the Marltza river in the Gulf of Enos. The nearness of this to Galli pot! may mean that the allies have as was suggested last week they ought to do, withdrawn troops from the Dardanelles operations. By seizing the Dedeagatch railroad the allies are in a position to eend troops toward Sofia or toward Con stantinople, provided they reach Kulell Burgas, where the Dedea gatch railroad Joins the Sofia Constantinople road. Suggestions wero heard Inst week that the allies might abandon the Dardanelles oper ations wlthout alhandonlng tho effort to reach the capital of the Ottoman empire. , On the other hand, the reported move places them in a position to Join allied troops who went to the aid ot Serbia via Salonlkl. . S. Iff EM COMPLAINT BRITISH A n LU I OF Balkan State Is Hard Pressed L- sL- T.s I? J uj ice teuca rue, ana Occupies the Center cf the European War Stage Today London, Oct 18. Bathed in the blood ot defender and I oeman, Serbia continued, today to ne the center of war interest in Europe. Tbe allied forces, heading for re lief of hard-pressed Serbia, moved southward" In Bulgaria, Simultane ously the Austro-Germans pushed southward in Serbia. Tbe Serbians are putting up a determined resist ance. The allies hare not yet strong ly opposed the Teutons. The weath er is aiding the Serbians. Winter's early blasts hare conspired to check somewhat their enemy. Snows cover the mountains and rains hare made the roads little more than quagmires at many points. Strumnitza, in Bulgaria, has fallen before the allies. This gave them control or tne vitally important Salonlki-Xlsh railroad for 60 miles northward from Salonlkl and about a third of the way to Nish, . .-. , Reliable reports declare the Bul garians hare cut the railway at Vrania (Vranja). .' The capture of Strumnitza follow ed repulse of 40,000 Bulgarians, who were reported last week trying to cut tbe railroad between Hudoro and Vil andoro on the Serbian side ot the Greek frontier. . The allies, however, drove them eastward into Bulgaria and dislodged them from Strumnitza. The Serbo-Franco-British allies are trying to extend- their front suffi ciently to reach Nlsh and strike Sofia simultaneously. Following in the footsteps ot her ally, England, France has declared war against Bulgaria, stating It is because that nation has aligned her self with the enemies of France. Unconfirmed Athens dispatches said Greece and Roumania are gradu ally being drawn into the Balkan maelstrom on the side of the allies. The latest Bulgarian official state ment, detailing operations ot Friday and previously, told of rain, fog and onnil' t Alolmt nsnimaaa in t n rA donla and the western stretches ot the great Balkan range. The central allies, too, were said to be progressing despite the climatic obstacles and the desperate resist ance of the Serb defenders. The official Austrian report, re ceived here early today, said: "Austrian-Hungarian and German battalions stormed yesterday in an Annlppllnir fkftflrlr from ,ha nwtlt nA west the Serblon positions on the Arala mountains. Austrian troop advanced on both sides of the road from Belgrade to Grocka and cap tured the heights of Velky, Malmeln and Pasuljlsse. Southwest of Semen- drla and southeast of Pojarerac the enemy waa again repulsed iby the Germans." General von Mackensen's line ex tends from Belgrade to Qoulafsk, along a 50-mlle front. Hla forces are Blowly but steadily repulsing the Serbian forces, but he is in need of reinforcements. News that he had demanded reinforcements was re ceived with encouragement here. The Bulgarians are on the offen sive at many points along the Serbian eastern frontier. Concerning operations on the eastern front, the Petrograd official statement recelred here early tbday showed the Teutons on the offensive about Riga and Dvlnsk. Elsewhere the Russians were continuing their offensive assaults. The Germans In flicted heavy losses on the Russians In the Riga region, but otherwise the advantage Inclined to the Slavs. I SERBS
