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DAILY EDITION GRANTS PASS, JOSEPH! MB COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1915. WHOLE NUMBER 1383. VOL, VI., No. 41. mar - -rcHiis3sl No Oilier Town in the World the Size of Grants Puss Has a Paper With ull Leased Wire Telegraph Service. V GRECIAN CABINET RESIGNS AND WAR PLUNGE LIKELY Entire Bcdy Goes Oct on the Retirement of Premier Zaimis Yhen the Greek Parliament Records a Vote of Lack el Ccsidence in the War Policy of the Cabinet, and Declaration on the Side of the Allies Is Expected Athens, Nor. 4.rreniler Zalmls formally handed his resignation to King Oonstantlne this afternoon when pnrllament reassembled. There wm a wild demonstration In favor of VenUelos, who will undoubtedly suc ceed Zalmls. The overthrow of the Zalnvla cub Inet, after less than a month's sor vlct, wm Interpreted by many as meaning that Greece will definitely throw her lot with the allies In the Balkan straggle. Paris, Not. 4. That Greece will plunge Into the war against Bulgaria wu regarded today as almost certain following the overthrow of the Zalmls cabinet. Eleutherloa Venlxelos, who It ! assumed will step bark Into the posi tion of premier he held before Zalmls replaced him, la a war advocate and favors the allies. Nevertheless. , King Constsirtlne forced Venlselos' resignation some months ago and a general election returned him and his war party to power. Constantlne, however, still avoided hostilities and when the mat ter came to a second show down, Venlielos again resigned. Zalmls was named premier Instead of having another election. That the king will continue to resist the war party and Ha lesder In view of tht latest developments la deemed un likely here. Greece can send Into the field 400. 000 fully oqulpped troops. Her plunge, it Is believed likely, would determine Roumanla, too, to throw her lot with the allies. PI All LAUI1 BY VQMEH FOR THE AID OF WOMANKIND (By United Press Lesisd Wire.) Ban Tranolsco, Nov. 4.A world wide campaign, with the slogan "Women must protect women," was launched today by the International Congress of Women. Commlttocs "were named to formulate plans for the test general system of looking after the welfare of women and girls In need of help. Mme. All Kull Khan, the expool tlon Persian commissioner's wife, said Americans hsve aided In the move to free Persia from the Idea that woman la a "pretty ornament to wear." What Utah Is doing to aid women, and bow the lot of show girls has ' been Improved were told by Mrs. M. T. Hyde, of Ogden, and Miss Helen Brookman. CASH MUST PAY ALL IN8URANCI3 PREMIUMS (By United Press Leased Wire.) Balom, Nov. 4. Following com plaints that several Insurance agents In the state were trading pollolos for clothing and merchandise, Insurance Commissioner Wells today issued s bulletin stating that the law provldod that nothing tout cash was to be ac cepted as premiums. ATLANTIC COAST HAS FIRST WINTER STORM (By United Press Leased Wire.) New York, Nov. 4. The Atlantic ooait from Delaware breakwater to Nantucket was lashed by a strong wind storm this afternoon and mar ine men feared the morrow would CUED show the first of the winter's toll ofter, Mrs. Ed Allen, returned to Rose shipping. , ' burg last night. : ' ' Athens. Nov. 4. Following the Greek parliament's vote of lark of confidence In the cubluet today,, the latter body Immediately resigned. The question of a vote of conft donee was raised Wednesday in con nection with the dobate over military proposals. Former 'Premier Vonl tolns suggested the vote. Cast to day, It resulted 14? against and 114 for the ministry, with three mem bera not voting. It was known from the moment of Zalmls' appointment as Venlxelos' successor that Venlxelos could overthrow him as soon as the legislative body and the nation grew sufficiently dissatisfied with the Zalmls policies. ' ' Zalmls Is not" a "pesce-at-any-prlce" man, but he takes the view that Greece should not enter the war at present, lis also denies that the Serbian treaty requires Greece to come to Serbia's aid against the Bul gars under exlutlng conditions. An opi'wUO' Interpretation Is placed on the treaty by the allies. The specific act on which King Con stantlne Is asld to have sought Venl xelos' resignation wss the permission VenUelos wss understood to have given the allies to land at Greek ports and to cross , Greek territory to Serbia. Ills formal resignation, Zalmls stated, will bo In the king's hands today, Tho Incident which caused the rrislH was a controversy between a pro-Venlxolos deputy and Zalmls' war minister. Venlxeloa Interposed with tho proposal of a test of strength. ILL HEALTH CAUSE OF RETURN OF VVHITLOCK TO U. S (By United Press Leasod Wire.) Washington, Nov. 4.T-The official explanation that Brand Whltlock minister to Belgium, Is roturnlng home on leave of absence because of III health, was generally accepted here today. Rumors persisted, how ever, that the request for a vacation was tho result of his activities In be half of Miss Edith Cavoll, English woman, exocuted at Hrusaels. As bearing out the explanation of ill health, the state department pointed out that Whltlork had been confined to his ibed and was too 111 to conclude the Cavelt negotiations and on tho verge of nervous and phy alcal collapse. It Is exported ho will make a personal report to Secretary Lansing before he goes to his home In Tolodo. " . TWO AMERICAN MORMONS SHOT AT VILLA'S XMMANI El Paso, Nov. 4. Shot in cold blood by General Villa, tho bodies of two American Mormons today reach cd Conns Grandes. Tho rehot chieftain had Impressed thorn Into service at Casus Grandes to haul ammunition to Agua Prleta for the Vllllata-CarrnnzlBta battle there. Upon reaching OJltos Pass thoy asked Villa for their release, 'but the general's reply was to shoot thorn both point blank. A friend londod the Ladles upon a wagon and return ed them to thoir families at Casas Grandes. , One of the men belonged to the Taylor fntttny. ... : . Chas. Roddick, who visited his lis- BRAND FIHI! AMEROIIS KILLED BY SHELL in ai rim Naco, Arls., Nov. 4. Bringing word of the killing of four Americans by a Carrauza sbrupnel shell while they were aiding the Villlsta wound ed at the battle of Agua Prleta, Gen- oral Francisco Villa, riding a mule, entered Naco, Sonora, today in the midst of his defeated forces. ; The dead Americans aro Doctors Miller and Tblgpen, of Cananea, and Chauffeurs Nat Wilson and Joe Uy lant of Naco. According to Villa tho foar were giving first aid to three wounded Mexliaus ucar the Villa lines when tho she'll bunt among them, killing all Instantly. Their ibodies are be ing brought here. Villa also declared he had not abandoned hope of taking Agua Prleta. ',' ,' "My forces to take care of Agua Prleta are yet to arrive," he said. Then he shook his besd mysteriously, snd refused to give details. After a brief bsH, Villa rode his mule away In the direction of No- gales, followed toy a straggling trail of cavalrymen. Five hundred ' wounded Vllllstas are In the hospital at Naco. Pour thousand Vllllstas are reported marching into Cananea. VILLA'S ARMH0 SPLIT UP INTO Douglas. Arls., Nov. 4. Colonel Marlines, of the Villlsta army, who crossed the border and surrendered to American forces here today, de clares that General Villa will split his troops Into smalt scouting parties at Naco, Sonora, and send them out on raiding expeditions, designed to spread torror and death through northwestern Mexico. Villa ' has abandoned his attack on Agua Prleta, having lost 1,000 men In repeated vain assaults. - Villa and his staff camped last night at Anavacchi Pass, two miles south of Douglas, and today resumed the march to Naco. A large supply of provisions Is said to be awaiting tholr arrival there. .; Two thousand Yaqul Indians, who participated in the fighting around Agua Prleta, deserted the Villa (ban nor today and, Jed by General Urbal- lojo and General Ocosta, set out on a campaign of guerilla warfare of tholr own. Three hundred Villlsta cavalry men have deserted and entered the mountains, presumably with the In' tontlon of becoming bandits. eULGAR REPULSE III IIISAVA VALLEY IS (By United Press Leased Wire.) Paris, Nov. 4. Repulse of Bui garlan forces In the Nlsava valley was claimed by the Nlsh official state ment, dated Sunday, received today Tho announcement, however, showed tho Sorbs hard preened by forces hemming them In around Kragu Jovats and Nlsh. '.'The Auatro-Qermana attacked In groat force on our northern front," the statomont said, "especially on the right wing, where fighting Is still In progress. v - r "Our Morava river positions were assaulted without result. The en einy advanced on Kragujovati and we took up positions south of the olty. ' "In the Nlaava valley our loft was forced to retire, tout our conter re pulsed the Bulgars, who retreated to ward Dola Palanka (11 miles south east of Nlsh). RAID! DS HI REPORT SEAM'S CcnMce peparfcect Re lieves Owzsrs cf Vessels Ready to fcil Frca Opcr alicn cf the LaFclIelte Act it (By L'olted Press Leased Wire.) Waahlnston, Nov. 4. Solicitor Thurroan, of the commerce depart ment, today wired all collectors of ports not to hold up vessels unable to comply with the terms of the La Follette seamen's a'cj if It was shown a real effort to comply therewith hcMl been made. V According to Thurman a week or two will see rigid enforcement of all provisions. The order Is Intended to prevent hardship which might be In curred should the act be followed strictly today, with many seamen sot yet examined. i Many complaints Tea. bed . the de- nartmftiit that m. number of Teasels could h'jf. get their Tall 1 complement oi men Because or me resincuons oi tho act ' Secretary of Commerce Redfleld said that Chairman McComba of the national democratic committee did not know whereof be spoke if he de clared he hsd not heard of any new vessels being built since August, 1914. "Whatever the effects of tho law may or may not be," Redfleld com mented, "the fact is undeniable that during the last six months an in creasing and, in the total, unprece dented number of ships tor foreign and domestic travel have been order ed from American (builders. More ships are building in American yards today than ever in history." ' Redfleld would not comment on McCombs' demand for repeal of the law. San Francisco, Nov. 4. Owners and masters of 20 vessels, due to sail from this port today or tomorrow and shipping circle generally were relieved today when they were in formed that the LaFollette Seamen's act, which was due to become effec tive today, had been suspended by Acting Secretary of Commerce A. U Thurman In Washington. Collectors of customs in ail parts of the country were notified to give clearance to all vessels where It was shown that the owners had mad a real effort to comply with tho law. It was contended today by shipping men that. the department of com merce was entirely responsible for the lack of seamen. It was declared the seamen have been prepared to take the examinations for months, but the department made no effort to give the examinations until the last few days The suspension, however, was vem porary, and officers were told this must not be construed as permitting constant deviation from the operation of the law, which requires a standard of life saving equipment and 40 per cent of the crew be able-bodied sea men. A large delegation of shipping men, representing the chamber of com nwrce. met today to make a final pro test against what they declare are gross Inconsistencies in the LaFol lette bill. . ' - At the protest meeting the ques tion of whether aoanven are Qualified as Ufeboatmen, even if they have a certificate, was particularly discussed. JOHN BULL GETS TUB PROTEST FROM AMERICA (By United Press Leasod Wire) ,, Washington, Nov.. 4. The Amerl can note protesting against British Interference with Amerlcau . com merce arrived in London last night and will be delivered tomorrow. r The state department said it expected the note wilt be made public here Mon day. . " " Tl'WE 101 III Marsh Held, Nov, 4. The names of the four members of the crew of the stesmer Santa Clara who are believed to have drowned when the steamer went aground in Coos Bay Tuesday were learned today. They are: First Assistant . Engineer John Weller, Flremsn Manuel Tello, Messboy Thomas Farrell; Winch Driver Rob ert Shearer. Counting the eight identified vic tims, It wss believed that at least It persons lost their lives in the dis aster. ' The Ibody of Mrs. D. H. Thome, of flood (River, will be taken to San Francisco by her husband for crema tion. GUNNERS MATE ON SUBMARINE C-4 KILLED Washlngtou, Nor. 4. The navy de partment was notified this afternoon that Colvln Volrath, gunners mate on the submarine C-4, was killed at Colon. fio mm and TURK IMPS LOST OH EGYPTIAN MSI (By United Press Leased Wire) San Francisco, Nov. 4. Seven thousand German and Turkiah troops recently lost their lives trying to land on the Egyptian coast, said Captain McDonald, arrived aboard the oil tanker Frank H. Buck today after an elKht-montha' voyage. And their lives were sacrificed because a Ger man spy blundered. "I saw 84 pontoons, loaded with German and Turkish soldiers, trying to land in the Sues canal, wiped out one after another .by the British guns," he said. "Only one man i caped. Papers on him showed that tho German secret service agents bad a complete map of all the Sues forti fications with the exception of one fort It was the guns of this one that destroyed the expedition."- McDonald sighted the San Fran clsco steamer Maverick, reported con flscated by the Dutch, and two other vessels flying the American flag off Batavla, all loaded with submarine parts and supplies, he said. Speaking of the recent Singapore mutiny, McDonald said it was started by $2,000,000 German money, paid to British native troops. Signals went wrong or the whole English population in India would have been destroyed, he said. VIITHIII 10 MILES OF Berlin, Nor. 4. Steadily, remorse lessly, Serbia's enemies are clearing the way Into Nlsh, her capital. Bui garlan forces are now within 10 miles of the war time capital. Its tall is expected at any time. The official statement today told of the Bulgarian atormlng and capture of Nlshalafat, 10 miles northwest of the city. At the same time it announced that the Teutons had "come hack" on the Russian front where, yester day's statement admitted, they had suffered reverses. Twelve miles of line wrested from the von Hlndenburg forces Wednes day, were rooccupted, as was Mlkul Ishkl, from which the Germans pre viously hsd 'been driven. The AuBtrlans captured Valakonje and Coljevac , Concerning Sorb! an operations, the statement said that the Bulgarians had stormed and oapturod Nlshalafat, ten miles ijorjhwest . of ! Nlsh, the sir m BULGARIAN ARMY SERB CI cauuai, PEACE FEB FOR ALLIES German OScid Sdi h Refect yea Bsrcsfcrff fciicatss Tht tb Testdc Govern cert Will Dcmd zl Tb Tee fa fcderfy aid Ccscessions to Tenuis tb Gred Eacjeaa Struggle Washington. Nor. 4 "When Eng land begins to talk peace, the war will be near to a close. Germany looks to England to open the dis cussion. Germany's term's aro al- reody formulated." An official, reflecting German Am bassador ron Bernstorifc views, thus commented today, at the same time outlining the German terms as fol lows: v A heavy indemnity to' pay Ger many's war debt. : Retention of Poland, to become an autonomous state, with a customs al liance, and the retention of other French and Russian territory until the indemnity Is paid. Restoration of at least a part of Germany's colonies,-probably all of them... ' .:.:i'',.U.-v.e';..fA':-":- Absolnte "freedom of the seas." Russia's evacuation of the Balkans with complete Austro-German con trol there. Permission to modernize Turkey without interference. Germany to give np Belgium, as she "does not care to assimilate her." These are the only terms agree able to Germany, the official said. Easier terms were possible a year ago; even harsher ones will be Ger many's demand a year from now. - 4 Germany, be eald, expects the al lies to pay her war MIL ve ;" England can now make peace, quit the war and still toe "even with the game " barring, of course, her kill ed and her debts, the official said. : . "But wouldn't peace at such a REIIIFORCEMEIITS . FDR SLAV TROOPS ALONG THE STRYPA Vienna, Nor. 4. Seeking appar ently to influence the decision of their Roumanian neighbors by a strong showing. (Russians are reinforcing their Strypa rlrer lines. The fight ing there continues unabated; one gain for the Teutons was claimed of ficially today the breakdown of a Slav attack north of Bucacs, 70 miles southeast of Lemberg. . More important, however, from the Austrian standpoint, the . combined Austro-German forces have broken the main Russian front west of Czar- torysk, capturing 665 prisoners and three Maxims.. Siemkowice Is In Teuton bands. Pierce fighting continues about Mlerhof and Bielgof. . , KENTUCKY ELECTIONS . BRING CLAM OF FRAUD (By United Press Leased Wire.) Frankfort. Ky., Nor. 4. With both sides crying fraud, Kentucky today was more excited over ber poll tics than she baa been since the fanv ous Gobel-Taylor feud. Former Con gressman Stanley's Indicated major ity for governor ia upwards of 1,700. The republicans, however, still claim that E. P. Morrow was elected. GERMANS EXECUTE O MORE FOR ESPIONAGE (By United Press Leased Wire.) Amsterdam, Nor. 4. Nine more executions by German military au thorities for espionage, following out the execution of Miss Kdlth Carell, English woman, bare occurred at Brussels, according to the Telograafe today. three others bare been condemned to life imprisonment, three to 15 years, five to II years and two forishlp company, was floated Wednes- ifk v W. . ibthent cl Jtabsssadcr price constitute total defeat for the allies?" It was suggested, . "It would," he replied, "but it will be a greater defeat a year hence. The allies must see that they can not drive the Germans from France, and the same situation is. true of Russia. "Already England is preparing to abandon the Dardanelles campaign. She admits she is beaten there. Isn't this an indication that she will soon , be forced to admit the' same on the western front? "France and Russia can not make peace. They will continue to fight until they are actually beaten down.' Italy will do likewise. Germany, however, does not expect to beat Eng-' " land to ber knees. She expects Eng land to be wise enough to .quit be- ;. fore she Is juined." ' , ; 4 v Wben Ambassador ron Bernstorff was asked to ratify the official's views, he smilingly declined. : There : Is reason to believe, however, that the envoy's opinion differs little from the offldal'n. - . Terms on which Germany would accept peace were prc:y;lw!!y"" out lined to the United Preaa by a fcigti emfcesey official iwojortta: Igo. Iu these ao Indemnity was" dfcsei'" and no mention was made of the Bal-. kanfl or tbe Turkish situation. The terms promised Poland ber inde pendence. , Tie only terma not men tioned now Included then was for "absolute " equality - of the Jews in Europe." The official then declared that additional demands would be made later. OF SERBIA ABOUT TO FALL TO TEUTONS London, Nov. 4. Beleaguered by Austrians, Germans and Bulgarians, Nlsh, Serbia's war-time capital, to day seemed likely to fall at an early moment. Bulgars, represented only a few miles away, with their lines con stantly tightening, appeared likely to swoop on the city ahead of the Austro-Germans. Afterward there will be naught left for the Serbs but to retreat west ward if the way is open. Otherwise, It is predicted, they will 'be crushed remorselessly between the Invadors' armies. Whether the bard-pressed Serbs will bo able to escape at all from the fast closing vise, it is believed, depends on the strength of the Aus trians on the northwestern frontier and the Bulgars on the southwestern frontier. The Austrians operating west of Vishegrad are trying to pre vent their escape, although, because of hampering Montenegrin attackn, It ia thought the Austrians may not be sufficiently strong to accomplish their purpose. ' Bulgarian forces have beeh seen ' on the Albanian border, but these are thought to have Ibeen only recon nolterlng parties. If the Serbs can pass between them they can reach Montenegro or Albania, more prob ably the former. While Nlsh Is hard pressed, the allies are reported hurrying their landings at Salonlkl and Kavala to aid Serbia and check a Teuton drive across Bulgaria to Constantinople. v SHIP MARIPOSA FLOATED (By United Press Leased Wire.) Victoria, D. C, Nov. 4.-The Bteam shlp Mariposa, of the Alaska Steam- 7A CAPITAL r 10 years each. day. 1