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, GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOUEK 29, 1915.
WHOLE NUMBER 1580.
No Other Town in tho World tho Size of Grantq Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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A 6'
BEET SUGAR
FACTORY IS
SUBJECT
Citizens of the Community
Present Solid Front in Sup
port of Enterprise, and
Back It Up With Energy
The assembly room at tho Com
mercial club wu filled wltU Interest
ed cltUeni last night upon the fall
or the meeting arrtdgeff by (lie foe!
committee In charge of the sugar
beet campaign. Chairman Babln of
the committee presided, and as a re
filt of, the discussion plan was ar
ranged for effective field work that
will bring thing to ja climax la the
Hear future. F. B. Bramwell, In
charge of the Interest of the Oregon
Utah Sugaf company in the Grants
Pass district, addressed the meeting
and was the target for many pertin
ent questions directed at him by the
citizens. Mr. Bramwell assured the
people again that thJe company, bead
ed toy Bishop Ntbley, bad already fin
anced the plant, and that not one
dollar 'would be asked of the district
1n which the factory waa located. lie
quoted from a letter lately received
from Mr. Nlbley, In which that gentle
man stated that not only bad the
factory been financed, but that he
had arranged also for a working
capital of from $200,000 to 1400,
000 with which to finance the grow
ing of the crop. All that the people
of the Rogue valley had to do, said
Mr. Dram well, was to supply a guar
antee that they would grow the beets
when work upon the factory would
proceed at once.
The arranging of a plan for the
conduct of the campaign for con
tracts waa the business of tho meet
In r. and the general committee was
authorised to provide- for a standing
working committee to be continuous
ly on the Job till the acreage Is all
signed. This committee will Include
Mr. Bramwell, who will explain all
points regarding the contracts and
the technical field work required, and
also representative farmers who will
be acquainted with local conditions.
When a call waa mado for automo
biles In which the committees could
be escorted around to the various dis
tricts nearly a score of local citizens
responded, and there will be no end
of activity from now on. . It Is ex
pected that all the territory can be
gone over within two weeks, when
the fate of the proposition will be
determined.
Every man who was present and
-who expressed himself upon the ques
tion was pronounced 1n the belief
that .the sugar bet Industry would
be the saving Industry of the valley,
and all gave the project full endorse
ment and promise of support.'
The chairman was authorised to
appoint a committee to' solicit funds
locally for the payment of men who
would give their time to the field
work. Another committee provided
for was one to Investigate the situa
tion as It affects the Illinois valley.
SEND FROZEN HALIBUT
TO FEED TRE BRTTISTI
(By United Press Leased Wlre.
Seattlo, Oct. 29. Soventy-flvo tons
of frown hnllbnt from Prince Rupert,
B. C, is being loaded on tho IIIll
liner MlnnosoU Were today for ship
ment to the United Kingdom. This
Is the first consignment of this sort
In any proportions to go from here
to flrent TlrHMn by the nll-wnter
route,
noRRKUN fji-rr 1 0,000
Chicago, Oct. 0, -Robbers early ict
day dynamited two safes In the Star
, Loan company's office and escaped
with $10,000 -worth of gems.
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OicuraiiT
III Nil CO.
S. W. Williams, representing the
department of justice, of Washing
ton, D. C, accompanied by Leonard
Underwood, of the general land of
fice, arrived In -the city this morning
to investigate the O. V C. land grant
question from the standpoint of upon-
the-ground conditions. Mr. Wil
liams stated that It waa desired to
know something of tbe character of
the lands and of the wishes and needs
of the people in the affected locali
ties. Tbla Information la to be used
when the department advises ; with
members of congress concerning tbe
legislation called for by the decision
of the supreme court Today the
tantiemes- have- gone to- thv lUinoU
valley. Mr. Williams having expressed
the desire especially to visit the mln-
ins- district. Tbe party, including a
number of, local gentlemen, left for
Waldo' and the Logan mine at about
It o'clock. There Is much of the
granted land in this county that Is
of mineral character. This evening
at 7: SO o'clock a meeting of citizens
will be held at tbe court bouse, where
the situation will be discussed with
Messrs. Williams and Underwood and
an expression of ttte local' sentiment
obtained. Before leaving for the Il
linois valley Mr. Williams gave no
expression regarding the situation ex
cept that he remarked Incidentally
that under the existing laws tbe sale
of the tsnds at the fixed maximum
limit of $2.60 per acre waa an ob
ligation. .
Ur
Portland, Oct. 29. A temporary
Injunction restraining District Attor
ney Evans from Issuing complaints
against tradespeople keeping their
places of business opon on Sunday
waa issued by Circuit Judge GaCens
oday. The Injunction will be In forco
peudlng tho hearing on November 6
of. the appeal of Dan Kellaher, a
grocer, fined $25 by District Judge
Dayton several days ago for operat
ing his grocery on the Sabbath day.
The Sunday closing law has been
on the Oregon statutes since 1864
but no attempt was ever made to en
force It until recently. Several
months ago the. supreme court up
hold Us constitutionality.
EXERCISES FOR
London, Oct. 29. England paid its
tribute today to Edith Cavell, Eng
lish woman, victim of a German fir
ing squad in Brusosls. Memorial ex-
ercUes for the woman, now rogarded
aa a national martyr, drew one of the
largost crowds to St. Paul's cathedral
In the history of that famous struc
ture. Tho high and the lowly joined In
the tribute Tho queen-mother,
Alexandra, was present. The king
could not attend because of his acci
dent yesterday, but both he and tho
queen wcro represented. Cabinet
members, dlplomnts and other no
tablo persons Jolhod In the services.
In the front scats COO nurses from
tho. front, In their army uniforms,
ant w,lt,h bowed heatlsln tribute to
the woman who had served ns nurse
and friend to the men of the Allied
forces.
Ambassador Pnge, whoso iuoshbros
from'' Minister Whltlock revealed to
England the horrors of MIbs Cavell's
execution, was unable to attend.
OHCEMENT
SUNDA
CLOSING
LAW
RESTRAINED
OLD
MEMORIAL
WOMAN
MARTYR
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AH
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Invasion of Germans Austrians and Bulgarians Presses
Balkan State On All Sides; the Allies Being Unable to
Send Reinforcements to Relieve tie Situation and
Save tie Kingdca from Being Crushed by tie Invaders
r
; Paris,
doomed.
Oct.
2 9. Serbia
seems
1 Invasion of her territory (by Teu
ton and Bulgar foes have proceeded
remorselessly. The allies are prepar
ing a tremendous attempt to stop
their onward movement before tbey
reach their goal Constantinople -but
indications point to tnis struggle
occurring on either Bulgarian or
Turkish toll after1 the central' allies
steam' roller has passed over Serbia.
T halt; the TVtttonr and Bulgaria
before they strike into Constantinople
11)0,000 French-and lS.OtOO British
are' either at Salonlki of heading
northward. i
' Furthermore, a .Russian landing on
the Bulgarian Black sea coast is be
lieved Imminent. The Russian fleet
has bombarded Varba and this may
be only a forerunner of the landing.
Meantime, German munitions for
tbe Turks are reported already being
sent overland from northeastern
Serbia, whwe the Austro-Germans
and Bulgarians have joined hands, In
to Bulgaria to the nearest railway
for Constantinople. These, it Is es
tlmated, will reach the Turkish
troops next week. - 1
There are prospects, too, that the
Invaders will soon control the Bel
grade-Constantinople railroad across
Serbia, for their recent .advances hnve
shown steady progress toward such
an end. Such control will mean
speeding up shipments to the Turks,
who, it Is estimated, can put 1,000,-
000 more men In the field If proper
equipment Is at hand.
Such an addition would prove for
midable, particularly If the junction
with the. Teutons were completed.
vutn me additional .rorcea pre
pared for battle, the Turks would be
In a position to attack the allies in
the rear, unless the allies crush them
INVESTIGATORS FIND THAT NOBODY
IS RES
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Pcabody, .. Mass., Oct 20. Leas
than a day after the fire In St. John's
parochial' school, which cost 22 chil
dren's Uvea, state ' authorities ' today
completed their investigation intbthe
holac&uat, finding "tion- criminally
responsible.'' Acting Chief George
Neal of the stale police; who an
nounced tbf verdict, satd' the' fire
started frmi matches la boys' coats
In a closet:
A- public ! funeral awlw will.be
held' in' St. John's church tomorrow,
within- a- stone's throw of the ruined J
school. Eleven coffins will be taken
to church at 10:30, and the others,
an hour later..
Rev. Nicholas Murphy, who broke
down yesterday, said he would con
duct one service If he had to be car
ried from the altar.
Peabody, Mass., Oct. 29. The dim
PONSIBLE FOR
Hgbt in Peabody'a gloomy morgue, the further fact that the doors be
shone today on a ghastly sight the hind which several tiny forms were
hnir-liurned, twisted corpses or 19
child victims of the holocaust In St.
John's' parochial school yesterday.
Two other little bodies In St. Thomas'
hospital morgue, tho victims of burns
and shock In the pupils' mad night
for safety. The ashes of yet another
are believed to be mingled with tho
debris Inside the fire swept walls or
the school,
Though firemen yesterday reported
that 27 bodies had been recovered a
checking up process today showed
that the total casualties were 22, In-
BE SE
in advance. This explains the neces
sity for tbe allies to strike eastward
into Turkey . and Bulgaria, Instead
of moving northward to help the
shattered' Serbians. ' - ' v
It la predicted here that tbe Serbs
will soon split up into small bands
and resort to a' guerilla; warfare to
harry the invaders' a nioch as pos
sible.., . ,.. ,
Berlin, Oct ! 2 i. "Fiercer than
Belgium." waa the. description heard
today! of, the' resistance the Teuton in
vaders' of Serbia" are meetlfg. thbugb
It was said the central allies are pro
gressing more rapidly than had been
expected, the difficulties, neverthe
less are tremendous.
Tbey are at present in the Serbian
Alps; where an advance Is particu
larly arduous. The Serbians are fight
ing madly, with women and children
participating. Sniping and 'bush
whacking are incessant.
Heavy snow in northern. Germany
brings the realization that the win
ter campaign is opening. Moreover,
the newspapers are already beginning
to dlscuBs the soldiers' Christmas.
Conditions for the whiter struggle
are most favorable for the central
allies. On the western front the situ
atlon is satisfactory. Russian at
tacks are unimportant and do not af
fect Field Marshal von Hlndenbnrg's
general advance.
There is at the same time only pity
and contempt for the Italians, who
have failed to break Austria's lines,
despite three major offensives In five
months.
The success of the Serbian Inva
sion is creating a profound effect on
Roumania and she Is more friendly
than heretofore toward the Teutons.
Simultaneously Greece's neutrality
pleases the central allies.
ST
eluding the body of a child believed
IneineAted hratde- the-trotiatnU: CrtTjjle
decked doors and silent groups pf
children completed the- most pitiful
child trkgedy ever known in Massa
chusetts. A doaen Hallowe'en par
ties, at which many of tb parochial
school children were" to have been
guests, have been" cancelled. .
The". children.. Instead., will be
trudging home' from1 funerals of their
little playmates oh Hallowe'en.-,
Stat investigators poked through
the ruins of the fir tran to discover
the origin of the. fire. Tbey believe
it started In a closet underneath the
basement stairs and curled upward
In an awful blast which shut off the
exit of many.
The state authorities laid the
iblame on local officials for the fact
that there were no fire escapes by
which the nearly 700 children could
make a rapid, safe egress, and for
jcrnshod and trampled opened Inward
itiENKIU I, JOFFRE VISITS
THE 111UT1SM WAR LOUD
. . .
I London, Oct. 29. General Joffre
directing gefilus of the French forces
on the western front and virtual lead
er of all the forces there, paid his
flrBt visit to England today since the
war started. He conferred with Lord
Kltchen'er and it was understood
problems of their joint campaign were
discussed.
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PREMIER DUD
1ECTSTBE HI
FREIICR CIIIET
Paris, Oct 29. Aristlde Briand
this afternoon completed bis cabinet
selections as far as those the United
Press named Thursday are concerned.
He also made four additional selec
tions. ... .
Tbe selections as 'given by the
United Press yesterday were: Briand,
premier and minister of foreign af
fairs; Jules Cambon, vice-president
of tbe cabinet; Vivlani, minister of
Justice; Admiral LaCaze, marine;
Ribo, finance; Doumergue, colonies;
Palnleve, education . and invention;
CalUenl, minister of war; Bourgeois,
Combes, pnys-Cocniu ana. , jutes
Guesde without portfolios.
The additional , selections were:
Marcel Sembate, minister of public
works; Etlenne elemental, com
merce; Jules Mellnee, agriculture;
Rene Renault, labor. ,
Briand decided to retain the four
under secretaries of war whom Mil-
lerand created.
Berlin, Oct. 29. Serbia's resist
ance to the Teuton invaders is fast
collapsing. '
The main drive of the central al
lies Is advancing west of LaPovo to
ward Kragujevac, according to, offl
cial announcement. General von Gall-
wltz has pursued the Serbs to heights
southwest of Svllajec, where heavy
fighting is in progress.
The Austrian forces, driving south
eastward, have crossed the Kolubara
northwest of Rudnlk. over a chain
of steep mountains on a broad front.
The Germans have occupied the
mountains on both sides of Topola.
"Long and sanguinary fighting"
preceded the Bulgarian capture of
Pirot, the important stronghold on
the east between NIsh and Sofia On
the Nlsh-Constantlnople railroad.
East of Vlsegrad, where the Ser
Wans have been a few miles inside
the Austrian frontier, the Austro-
Hungarian forces have expelled them
by an advance on both sides of the
Karaula rived.
"Two flanking counter-attacks by
a Montenegrin .. brigade were re
pulsed," the official statement an
nounced
PREMIER ASQ11TH TELLS .
London,' Oct.. 29. Premier As-
qulth announced today that the total
British casualties to October 9 were
aa follows:
Killed, 6,660 officers;'. 94,992 men;
wounded, 12,633 officers, 304,832
men; missing,, 2,000 officers, 72,177
men.
In the western theater the casual
ties were 4,401 officers and 63,059
nren killed; 9,169 officers and 225,-
716 men wounded; 1,567 officers and
61,134 men missing.
KING GEORGE INJURED
IS FALL FROM HORSE
(By United Press Leased Wire.) ,
London, Oct. 29. King Oeorge Is
suffering from severe bruises due to
a fall from hts horse, according to of
ficial announcement today.
The accident occurred yesterday
while tho Icing was Inspecting the
army In the field In northern France.
His mount, excited by the cheers of
the troops, reared and fell, throwing
the king off.
"For the present" he must remain
In bed, but his physicians gave as
surances that no complications are
expected.
The king is confined to his bed,
but he passed a fair night, his physi
cian stated. His temperature is 99.2
and his pulse 75,
CEIiTRAti ALUESr
cosi-m;:
throm serbia
ntiioss
111 SEATTLE
PIER EIRE
Oicers Seek Perpetrators cl
fcceciby Cerebration
Tbl DtrcycJTar &?-
Seattle, Oct 29. AKhough tn
police were holding D. WUlman, a
lonsBhoreman. in connection with aa
incendiary fire which swept Pier 14
last night and resulted' in1 a losa ea-
fdmated'at practlckil fMWOtv. !
NestlgUotr today developed twa other
theories a to the origin of the bias.
, : On theory i that Japanese might
hav caused the fire, in a revengeful
SDiriV. because of their tatred ot
Chinese members of the" crews' ot the
Bid1 Funnel- libels, which dock at
Pier 14. ,'
Another la that war feeling of Ger
man sympathizers bad been wrought
up over the tact that the dock, con
tained about $260,000 -worth of ex
port destined: to Russian porta, and
that tb Bide Funnel line was report
Jed to have been carryln'g pi a heavy
traffic- with the allies under charter,
really, by the. Russian government ,
Damage resulting from the . fire,
which was the thirl incendiary at
tempt on tbe dock this week. Is es
timated at between 1750,000 and
$1,000,000. The pier itself, the en
tire second floor and mtach of the
first floor of which Is In ruins, is said
to be damaged to the extent of about
1100.000, according to Wm. T. Day.
warehouse foreman.
The " Blue Funnel liner Lyon has
Just finished discharging a f 4,000,
000 cargo, a great part of which was
Bilk, which was loaded direct on
board cars and shipped east by fast
freight! The rest of the cargo, how
ever, remained in the dock. Prob
ably 100,000 worth of pig tin, stored
In the eW end of the dock, it waa
thought could , be saved with . little
loss, and $400,000 worth of rubber
may be only a partial losa. Other
freight destroyed included 17,000
bags of rice, 2,000 bags ot corn and
a large quantity of bamboo and rat
tan in bales and manufactured furni
ture, as well as 2,000 tons of miscel
laneous goods. ; .
' Two previous attempts to fire the
pier on Tuesday failed. Last night's
(Continued os? page 3)
MEXICANS-ATTACK
(By United Press Leaked' Wire.)
Brownsville, Texas,' Oct' t.--A
small detachment of - the . Twenty
eighth infantry .which arrived last
week was , twice attacked between
midnight and daylight today. One
American soldier was wounded in
this baptism of fire, but the Mexicans,
though caught between two fires in
their second attack, suffered no casu
alties.
The American was wounded during
the first attack at the Capote ranch
north of Hidalgo. Signal rockets
were sent up to attract aid and after
20 minutes firing the Mexicans fled
across the Rio orande. Meantime
a troop of cavalry arrived from Hidal
go. The Mexicans, after two hours,
canio back to the American side and
resumed their attack. The cavalry,
however, drove around their flank
and attacked from the rear, white
more reinforcements came up to as
sist In dispersing the raiders.
Asa result of these two raids a new'
man-hunt is under way, with soldiers
and posses engaging.
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