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VlMim PASS, JOSEPHINE) COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, l15.
WHOLE number 1010.
No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. ! '
PEACE SHIP
SAILS FOR
EUROPE
Steamer Oscar II Leaves the
Dock at New York With
Henry Ford and His Party
AboardBouud for War Zone
New York. Dec. 4. With bends
playing and hundred crowded on
the docks cheering, the Ford peace
hip, bent on establishing peace In
Europe, departed at 3:15 this after
noon. Henry Ford, promoter of the peace
hip and peace congreia plan, tntendt
to vlilt belligerent countries
Before tailing this afternoon with
bla cohoru aboard the Oscar II, he
announced that while hi passport
good only to take him to neutral
countrlea: I
"I will assert my rights aa an
American and will visit belligerent
countrloe. My lait word to America
It, 'Every one try for peace; down
with preparedness.' "
Willie he aald he would tour all
the warring countrlea, he specifical
ly mentioned England and France,
and told of his Intention of opening
new Ford factory at Southampton,
England. No other member of hti
party, however, is scheduled to fol
low Ford's load Into the ' Warring
countries. One hundred and fifty
two passports had been accounted for
when the Oscar II weighed anchor
this afternoon, though the Ford re
servations called for only 140 per
sons. Before going to tho dock, Ford
Issued this statement:
"I am sailing In the firm belief
that great good will result from the
trip. It can do little harm, and It
will keep alive the thought that peace
Is possible as well as desirable.
"There Is a certain gang of death
peddlers who would Uko to see this
thing go to smash, but I believe they
will be disappointed."
There was confusion on the docks
as the peace ship passengers arrived.
Their baggage was dumped on the
docks, piling them high, and there
was no one to look after these be
longings. '
Bryan boardod tho Oscar half an
hour before the ship sailed and was
' warmly greeted by the crowds at the
pier and on the boat. He shook
hands with the delegates, but re
turned to the pier before the vessel
put out to sea at 3:15 p. m.
During the excitement at the dock
some one shouted, "Qott strafe (Ood
punish) them all." ,
Ford announced that the king of
Norway had cabled his ibest wishes
for the expedition and extended to
the party a hearty welcome 'of his
country. ' 1
Before the vessel put out notable
members of the party were called to
the rail and introduced amid wild
cheers from the docks.
'With the bands blaring forth a
variety of music for their "wedding
inarch," including "Onward Christian
' Soldiers" and "America," and the
crowds Joining In song, Berton
Braley, poet, and Miss Marian Ruben
camp, were marrlod aboard ship by
Rev. Jenktn Lloyd Jones.
(Bryan and fc'ord were the witnesses
and they extended their blessing to
the couple.
Some, wag put a squirrel aboard
the ship, and it was immediately
adopted as the ship' mascot, though
the party discarded a sign around its
neck reading, "Feed it nuts."
Aboard the ship were 78 peace
delegates, Including SI representa
tives of American colleges. In addi
tion there were 54 newspaper men,
to stenographers and secretaries, and
three movie operators.1 v . v
I)NIMN THROWS A
HOVQIKT AND BRICKIIAT
London, Doc 4. Comment-
lug on America's request for '
withdrawal of German At-
4- tachee von Papeu and Boy-Ed,
the London Globe aald today: 4-
"It U refreshing to find the
Atnencnn government swing t
with vigor and independence.
Notes, followed 'by more notes,
then followed by nothing, had 4
4- gravely lowered America's dig-
nlty in the eyes of v friendly
nstlons and of Americans them-
f selves. It was time that Wash- 4-
Ington did something more than
4- display an admirable literary
4- style." ' . .
.4.4 4.
SEIJUIS V
E
SOIL OF GREECE
Athens, Dec. 4. -Part of the Serbs
under command of General Vasslch
have fled Monastlr and taken refuge
In Oreece.
Seml-offlclal advices today declare
they will not be disarmed or interned,
as It had been expected the Greek
government would do. They will be
allowed to move eastward through
Greece, it Is said, to rejoin the allies
near Guegvell.
The remainder of the . Monastlr
Serbs are moving westward to make
a Junction with the Serbs on the Al
banian frontier. '
With the fall of Monastlr the Serbs
have relinquished , practically all of
Serbia old and new. Both north
and south they have eluded the In
vaders and escaped Intact through
snow-ftlled passes to places of safety.
The defense of a small band of
picked Serbian comltadjla, famed
tor their bravery before Monastlr!
will go down In history alongside of
the daring exploit of the Light
Brigade. Harassing the enemy day
and night, they held off 20 times
their own number. In the final bat
tle before Monastlr the comltadjls
held their ground and were slaugh
tered almost to a man.
RUSSIANS TAKK GERMAN
TRENCHES WEST OF RIGA
Geneva, Dec. 4. Russian dis
patches today reported capture of 11
miles of German trenches, a number
of prisoners and much munitions on
the road west of Riga.
NO WELCOME IN
L
FOR THE
PEACE PLAN
London, Dec. 4. Henry 'Ford and
his peace ship sail ..with no note of
welcome from ihe BrltUh press.
The newspapers todsy reaffirmed
the British doctrine that there can
be no peace except upon the condi
tions Premier Asqulth named In his
famous 1914 Guildhall speech un
til German militarism Is banished
forever from the earth.
Some of the papers ridiculed the
voyage. ' .
Moreover, there are no signs that
either officials, the press or the public
are wavering in their determination
to fight the war to the end. A few
newspapers did occasionally suggest
peace, hut they are in a minority
and without Influence on public sen
timent. ;
"We must not only conquer the
Germans, but we must conquer them
so thoroughly that it will be Impos
sible for them to relight the flames
of war In Europe," said the Specta
tor in an article printed today, and
which represented the general trend
of opinion. "Peace must be real,
not merely a breathing spell In which
wt would hare to prepare for fresh
wan,
Mill
FORD
HIS DEQ.18TH
Court Cuts One Kill Fro
Estimates, Reducing the Tax
on Property by That Sum
Over last Year's levy
. The county court has lopped a mill
from the proposed levy for the ex
penses of the coming year, making a
total levy for county and state pur
poses of 14 instead of 15 mills, as
had flieen ' anticipated. This will
make a total levy against property
within the city of Grants Pass of
37 mills. Last year the total levy
was 38 mills. The total levy with
in the city Includes the 10 mills
levied by the city council, 14 by the
county court, and 7 tt "by the school
district. Upon property outside the
city the levy win be the 14 mills of
the county and state levy, a road
tax of Ave mills, and whatever levy
la made In .the school district in
which the property is located.
Included In the 14 mill levy made
by the county court Is that of one
and 7-10 mills for the creation of a
sinking fund for building a new court
house. This levy, which was Insti
tuted last year, raises between 117,-
000 and ft 3,000 per year. ' A 2 and
4-5 mill levy for state purposes in
cluded will raise 129,138.25, , ,
GERMAN FIELD MARSHAL
WOUNDED BY SERB BILLET
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
London, . Dec. 4. A Serbian bul
let slightly wounded Field Marshal
von Mackensen recently, according to
Petrograd dispatches today, quoting
a Copenhagen message to the Novoe
Vremya.
MAKE PRISONER OF
GERMAN COMMANDER
Berlin, via Sayvllle, Dec. 4. The
war office admitted today that the
Russians captured the German com
mander of a division southwest of
Plnsk.
OF THE FEDERAL
San Francisco, Dec. 4. After read
ing In the afternoon papers that a
warrant was out for his arrest on a
charge of bomb conspiracy, Baron
Geofire Wllhelnt von Brinoken, form
er German Army man, notified the
United ' States district attorney's of
fice this afternoon that he would sur
render himself at five o'clock and
bring with him bondsmen to furnish
required hall. N
8an Francisco, Dec. 4. Arrest of
Baron George Wllhelm von Brlncken,
nominal or actual attache of the
German consulate here, was immin
ent today, according to rellalble in
formation In federal olrcles. A war
rant charging him with being a con
spirator with C. C. Crowley, already
under arrest, Is known to exist.
Only orders from Washington, it
Is understood, are awaited 'before
serving this warrant' Federal offi
cials kept the wires hot this forenoon
to sot permission tor service, know
ing that the story was to he generally
known soon.
Other developments In the case to
day were:
Knowledge that iRobert Capelle,
wanted as a witness in connection
with German activities, is aboard the
interned German bark, Ottawa off
BARON tOII IIICII LATEST VIGTIL1
AnacusceceEt Is Made cf
Date Vrtien Descendant cf
Pocahontas Wifl Beetle
Bride cf President cl U.S.
Washington, Dec. 4. President
Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait will
wed .December 18.
Announcement of the date was
made this foreucon by the White
House! ' -
The White House statement said :
"It was announced by the White
House today tht the marriage of
Mrs. Norman Gait and tne president
will be on Saturday, December 18.
As previously stated, the wedding
will be at the Gait home. 1308 Twen
tieth street, Northwest
"The only guests will be .Mrs. Gait's
mother, her brothers and sisters, the
president's trother and sister, his
daughters and members of his im
mediate household ' No invitations
will be Issued."
- The hour of the wedding and the
name of . the officiating clergyman
were not announced. The president,
however, made It known that no
wedding gifts are desired. Despite
this, however, diplomats, royalty and
high officials are likely to make
splepdid . presents, . 7 J C I
WW the plans for the presiden
tial honeymoon are Is still a secret
It Is 1 believed, however, that the
couple will take a trip either to the
south or to New Jersey. This' must
necessarily be short - for congress
convenes after the holiday recess ear
ly In January. ,
Moreover, the president and his
bride will formally open the social
season January 7 with a reception
for delegates and wives attending the
Pan-American congress. .
The brilliant New Year's reception
which has marked other administra
tions will be missing because of the
fact that all diplomats are supposed
to attend this, and under war con
ditions their meeting together would
be embarrassing. .! '''..
Saiisallto; confirmation of reports
that German Consul Bopp has been
subpoenaed as a witness before the
grand Jury Monday; intimation tliat
von Brlncken -was apt ..actually an
attache bf the consulate here, but in
stead a direct agent of the German
embassy In Washington, acting as
disbursing agent on anti-ally activi
ties.
The warrant against von Brlncken
Is the same as that against C. C.
Crowley, admitted employe of the
German consulate conspiracy in
connection' with anti-ally activities.
The federal contention in the von
Brlncken case is that he and Crow
ley acted directly together in a bomb
conspiracy and that Brlncken did dis
burse funds as intimated.
He came here three months after
the war started, and , passed as a
consulate attache. ' '
Information In the authorities'
hands Indicates, too, that Brlncken
was associated with Robert Capelle,
San Francisco agent for the North
German-Lloyd, in the matter of dis
bursing funds for pro-German acti
vities. '
Capelle is known to have left his
home In Mill VMley two weeks ago,
afterwards ' boarding the .yacht Cy-
, ., ,, (Continued on page I)
GliVm V. AGHEKH TO .-,
4 ' GIVE ALLIKH WAR BASK
Copenhagen, Dec. 4. Greece
4- has agreed to give the , allies
4 free use of all Macedonian and
4 Aegean harbors, including Ka-
4 vail; according to the Berlin
4- Tageblatt today. ' ' ;.
"This means that practically
4- the whole of Grecian Macedonia
4- has been delivered to the allies
4 as a war base," .the paper said.
4- "Greece, however, has refused
.to dUarm the central allies If
they drive the entente allies
4 Into Greece."-"'. " ;" ;
Washington. Dec. 4. Chairman
ships of important committees
charged with ' framing and ' guiding
the iff airs of the house this coming
session were presented to the demo
cratic caucus and unanimously adopt
ed today.
The chtetfa of these are: Adamson
of Georgia, Interstate" and foreign
commerce; Alexander of Missouri,
merchant marine and fisheries; Bur
nett of Alabama. Immigration; Ferris
of Oklahoma, public lands; Fitzger
ald of New York, appropriations;
Flood of Virginia, foreign affairs;
Henry of Texas, rules; Lewis of
Maryland, labor; Smith of ' Texas,
irrigation; Webb of North Carolina,
Judiciary; Leever of South Carolina;
agriculture; Hay of Virginia, military
affairs; Glass of Virginia, banking
and currency; ' Hardy of Texas, navy
expenditsres. r "r r'".J'
The administration's friends are
in the majority on the naval and
military committees, thus placing the
administration firmly In control of
the preparedness program. Congress
man London, socialist member, was
assigned to the labor committee.
TIMBER MAGNATES
WIN IN CIRCUIT COURT
Portland, Dec. 4. Judge Kavan
augh, In circuit court here today held
In favor of the defendants, Freder
ick A. Kribs and W. N. Jones, timber
magnates, in the $640,000; suit
brought by Parker Stennlck. trustee
of the bankrupt estate of E. J. Dodge.
Stennlck alleged that Kribs and Jones
had defrauded Dodge in some timher
land transactions in Washington.
Judge Kavanaguh's , decision "
dismissal of the case without pre
judice, holding, however, that fraud
had not been proved. , J
J. J. Hlbbard, of Prince George,
B. C, is In the city on business for
a few" days. ' v
VILLA'S SCATTERED
BOLD BANDITRY
(By United Press Leased Wire.) ; ;
Douglas, Aria., Dec. 4. "If Amer
icans call us bandits, we will be ban
dits." This, according to American
refugees arriving here today, Is the
slogan adopted by portions of Gen
eral Villa's scattered armies. Fol
lowing out this policy, the Mexicans
hev within the past, few days r do
bed MoEnnls Ring, James ' Easton,
Gabriel Friend, John W. Cunning
ham, O. Hendrtckson, R. G. Southerd,
R. F. Wigle and Tom Lester, Ameri
cans. ' M : .
Wire communication between Agua
Prleta and El Tlgre, the American
mining settlement, Is cut, and the
fate of the " Americans " remaining
there is unknown. About 38 refugees
from El Tlgre have arrived here safe
ly. ' They declare they were not mo
lested on the Journey. ' i
CHOPS
1 IB OUT
ME Hilt
SOLDIERS
CARRY
S S FOUR
TO PH
Convicted OScials cf H23-burg-Acericaa
llsst Serve
18 Mentis Ifclsss fcccess
fcl KHewTiiJbGrid
New York, Dec. 4. Dr. Karl
Buenz. head of the Hamburg-Ameri
can line, was sentenced today to 18
months In the Atlanta federal prison, '
following his conviction on charges
of customs, violations in supplying
German commerce raiders at sea. '
Similar (lentencea were; Imposed
on his fellow conspirators, George
Koetter and Adolph Hoohmeslter,
while Joseph Poppltghause was sen-
tenced to a year and a day In At
lanta, ..i ( ...',
. The Hamburg-American line was
fined the nominal sum of 1. '
Defense Attorney Rand Immedi
ately vaade application lor a writ of
error, on which the case will go on
appeal to the court of appeals. This
acted automatically to stay execution
of sentence.
The defendants were released on
liO.OOO ball each, double the hall re
quired while they were on trial. '
Judge Howe previously overruled
motions to set aside the verdict and
to arrest judgment Then District
Attorney Marshall moved sentence.'
"It Is desirable." he said, "that
punishment shall be substantial, not
so much for Its effect on these de
fendants, but as a warning to others."
Attorney Rand Interposed that the
defendants had been actuated by no
wrongful purpose and that they re
gretted If they had done any wrong.
Moreover, : he asserted, others had
executed the orders of Bueni. . -
Although convicted on two counts.
sentences were imposed on only one.
In the Buens case, Judge Howe said
he would recommend that the ward
en accord the prisoner leniency on
account of the ' fact that be is 73
years old. -A
COMMANDEER ALL
FOREIGfl SHIPS Hi
ROUMANIAN PORTS
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
' London, Dec. 4. Military authori
ties will commandeer all foreign ship
ping in Roum&nlau ports Monday,
official Bucharest notice said today.
The chief Significance of this or
der may be that Roumahta Intends
to seise Vessels oh the Danube rather
than In the. iBlack sea ports. If she
does take such a step, Bulgarian and
Austrian steamboats and (barges car-
rylnu munitions to Bulgaria and food
to Hungary would be seised. It Is
also conceivable that Roumanla de
sires to use these vessels to trans
port Russians up the Danube to Bui-
garia.
TEUTON OOCtTATiOtf 6f ' '
! ' MON ASTIR CONFIRMED
Paris, Dec 4.-Official confirma
tion of the reported Austro-German
occupation of Monastlr In southern
Serbia was given here today.
' The Sorbs evacuated the city at 7
o'clock Thursday morning and the
Austro-Oermans entered at 8 o'clock
in the afternoon. The Bulgarians
occupy Kanall, near the Greece bor
der, and will enter Monastlr tomor
row. '
F, 8. Bramwell, of the Oregon
Utah Sugar company, has returned;
from a business trip to Portland .
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