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(;i:.th pans, joskphixe county, oregox, Thursday, December , 1013
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No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
V
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WILLING
TO
Premier Asqoilh Tells House
Discuss Terms ol . Peace
Neutral Nation, and Germany Indicates Readiness to
Enter Into Negotiations That May Lead to End of War
KNULAND AND EHMA!Y
HEADY FOR I'KACK TALK
,
England U willing to discuss
serious proposals for peace,
mado ty her enemies either dl-
reotly or through a neutral
nation Premier Aiqulth told 4
the house of ro Anion yeitter- 4
day.
Germany la ready to dlsciiRS 4
peace terms If they are compa-
tlble with .Germany's d Unity 4
4 and aifety Chancellor von 4
4 Rethmann-llollweg "to the 4
4 relrhstag today. 4
4444-444444444 4 44-44
Berlin, Dec. 9. Oermany 1 ready
to barken to peace proposals.
Hut these proposals mint be "com
patible with Germany's safety and
dignity." Moreover, Oermany feels It
would he folly to make overture
herself at time when enemy states
men'! "guilt or Ignorance" are en
tangled with the confusion of the
public. .
Such are Germany's Ideas on peace
made known to the world today
' for the first time through a speech
by Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
before the relchatag In answer to the
Interpellation by Socialist Member
gcheldemann.
Germany, however,, scoffs at enemy
views that she can be starved Into
submission; she wonders why, with
her armies triumphant on every
front, y the enemy does not propose
a halt. Upon Teuton Bhoulders hence
forth, Hollweg declares, there can
be no guilt for continuation of the
struggle.
"A glance at the map," be said,
"will show that Oermany la con-
acloua of her strength and successes.
Germany can now speak for peace
without risking toeing considered
weak-hearted or dispirited."
At Uuo same time, he protested
against iho . dreamers who see an
nexations In the wake of the struggle.
"But," he added, "It Is equally
foolish tor our etfomloa to advocate
dismember mont of Germany or a
qrusade against so-called, Prussian
militarism."
Moreover, he branded it folly for
the French to continue to desire
possession of Alsace-Lorraine. Dut
In demanding a statement as to Ger
many's peace terms, he asserted that
notwithstanding her great victories,
Germany also has mado great sacri
fices. I
"The question of peace Is upper
most In the minds of belligerents,"
he said. "Statesmen, however, do
not know, how to begin negotiations
boennso they consider It would .be
takwn as a confession of weakness."
In this connection, he mentioned
Lord Courtney's peace address to
parliament, and the agitation of Ital
ian socialists for peace. He quoted
Count Andrassy as authority for the
statement that the longing for peace
Is general In France.
"The ,war," he suggested, "Is
bringing Europe to the verge of
ruin."
However, bo assailed the Idea that
it U possible to starve Germany. The
census, he pointed out, showed SO,
000,000 kilograms of grain and 56,
000,000 kilograms of potatoes, and
these amounts are enough to last
Germany for long time.
In concluding, lie denied that Ger
many is seeking world leadership, as
enemy nations maintain. She wants
meroly to be equal with other na
tions. By moving toward peace now,
Germany may gain the glory she first
dreamed of, he suggested.
Following Hollweg's spieecti all
parties united In a declaration ap
proving Ills stand, and declaring any
, peace torms must . guarantee Ger
11
IK PEACE
of Commons England Will
Either Directly or Through
many's safety even If annexation of
territory Is neceiisary. It had been
suggested, though, that annexation is
not what Germany soeks.
Hollweg claimed that the allies
had tried Iltxtral offers to persuade
Bulgaria to Join them.
"Dut King Ferdinand redeemed
the promlso be gave after tbe second
Ualkan war, in which Bulgaria bore
the brunt of the battlo and was then
deserted by Russia," said ttio chan
cellor. "Serbia then received her re
ward from Russia (because of her van
guard against Austria, but now Bui
garlan flags float over tho recon
quered Bulgarian soil. Serbia is
crushed and another small country
has been sacrificed for tbe allies' in
terest
"The Danube Is now free. The
Turkish position at the Dardanelles
Is firmer than ever, although Premier
Asqullh of England this summer pro
claimed Its Imminent fall."
The chancellor mentioned, too, the
allies' attempts to regain the lost
Balkans through threats of ven
geance against Greece.
"Those who used the pretext that
they are warring agalns 'Prussian
militarism, "now threaten - Greece
with the English navy. This attitude
makes It Impossible for them to con
tinue their hypocrisy about Bel
gium." The economic life of Belgium, von
Bothmann-Hollweg declared, Is re
viving. Her coal mines, crippled by
the' war, produced 3,500,000 tons In
the. last three months, and this is al
most the normal amount.
"Belgium," he said, "now suffers
from the fact that England hinders
export of Belgian goods. Germany's
task In Russia is especially hard
since the Russian government has
left everything undone. Germany
has built nearly 3,000 miles of new
roads. We have opened new" schools,
but these teach the mother tongue,
not Russian. In Warsaw the Polish
language, and, In Belgium the Flem
ish, were formerly suppressed."
Bethmann-IIollweg charged "the
allies newspapers are full of sensa
tional lies about Germany, as they
need something to divert public at
tention from ' their own miserable
ness." ; . ... ' j
Gallorles were filled some Urn In
advance of the chancellor's speech.
Tickets of admission had been eager
ly taken up, and whon the chancellor
arose not a vacant seat was to be
had.
Soheldomann assailed those favor
ing annexation of conquered coun
tries, and reminded them that the
kaiser himself declares this Is not a
war of conquest by Germany'.'
Berlin, via Wlreloas to Sayvllle,
Dec. 9. Germany stands ready to
dlscuBS peace proposals with her
enomles, provided they are "com
patible with Germany's dignity and
safety." '
Such was Chancellor von Both-mann-Hollweg's
etntemcnt at "Peace
day" In the relchstag today 'before
crowded gallorles,
"As long as In enemy countries,
the statesmen's guilt and Ignorance
are entangled with the publio's con
fusion," Hollwog declared, "It "would
be folly lor Germany to make pro
posals which would not shorten, hut
Instead would lengthen the war.
"First , the masks must be torn
from their faces. Now they speak
of war of annihilation against us.
We have to consider this fact that
thoorotlcal arguments for peace will
not advance us; they will not forlng
th end nearer.
"It our enemies make proposals
compatible with Germany's dignity
and sftfoty, we will always be ready
to discuss thorn."
, Oermany does not, however, ac-
(Continued on page S)
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PAY COSTS H THE
GUT ID CASE
Portlund, Dec, 9. FeuVral Judge
Wolverton formally read In court to
day the decree which limits the
equity , of the Southern Pacific rail
road In 2,300,000 acres of the
Oregon-California land grant to
12.50 per acre.
Tho dv-ree will 1o filed tonight.
The decree furthermore permanently
enjoins the railroad from selling por
tions of the land in question to oth
ers than actual settlors or In tracts
larger than 160 acres. . ,
Another Injunction prevents even
such sales until congress shall have
had time to define Its attitude In the
matter.
An Important feature of the decree
is the ruling which will compel the
railroad to pay all costs of the suit,
which are tremendous. The cross
complaints and Interveners who
claimed title to the land by right of
settlement or otherwise aro relieved
of tbe coeU in their suits.
The decree affects hundreds of set
tlers on Oregon land and Is one of
the most Important In the history of
Oregon Jurisprudence.
CASE OF THE LINER
.Miiiini'
FULL OF MYSTERY
. San Fraiclaco, Dec. 9. That eith
er Captain Oarllck of the crippled
Hill liner Minnesota, struggling
northward; In tow along the coast.
Is not telling all be knows of affairs
aboard, or that tbe agents here are
concealing some Information, waa tbe
belief prevailing along the water
i
front today.
Port Captain Wiley of the line
claimed Garllck denied any muti
neers or spies had crippled the ves
sel that the troubles were solely
mechanical.
On the other hand, It was regarded
as significant that the steamier City of
Para, landing here today, picked up
a long code message from Captain
Garllck to tbe Hill line here. That
this, Indeed, revealed much to clear
up the mystery of the crippled food
laden ship Is generally believed. ,
Some suggest that tho length and
secrecy of the message indicated that
It revealed something more than a
mere statement that the vessel Is af
flicted only by mechanical ailments.
A deep silence meantime has vet-
tied ovor those who may know all the
details. There Is from them no ex
planation of early reports that the
ship haa aboard mutlnieeni in irons.
San Diego reports that Captain
Garllck had refusod to answer wire
less requests for Information sent by
newspapers and other interested par
ties, soemed significant.
BIG LOAN TO ALLIES
ARE GOING BEGGING
New York, Dec. 9. Bonds cover
ing the 1500,000,000 loan to the al
lies sold down to 95 today, the low
est , point thiey have reached elnce
they were Issued. i
It was rumored that Investors were
not taking them up as well aa had
boon expected and that this was In
part responsible for the low level.
The life ot tho Morgua syndicate
engaged in floating the bonds expires
Tuesday, and it may have half1 ot
the loan loft on' Its hands at that
tlmo. m'I . .
J. P. Morgan 1 reported to' 1 try
ing to Induce banks to hold tholr
allotments for'a time to prevent a
bad slump In price which might fol
low sudden unloading.
i
I. A. Robte went to Jlosebur this
morning on a business trip, , ,
COVERING
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PARDONS
OODSQN
Convicted of Brutal Murder
and Once Sentenced to
Hang, Man Is Released
Through Executive Action
Salem, Ore., Dec. 9. After having
served 10, years In the state prison
for the murder of William Dunlap,
an aged miner of Grants Pass, A. E.
Dodson, who was once sentenced to
hang for the crime, was pardoned
Tuesday afternoon by Governor
Withycombe. Dodson was sentenced
to bang August 11, 1905, but a move
ment to have his sentence commuted
to life imprisonment was successful.
It was argued In his behalf then
that be waa a tool of Andrew Ingram,
who was given a life sentence for bis
part In the murder. Dodson confess
ed he had fired the shot that ended
Dunlap's life. "
According to evidence Introduced
at the time ot the murder, robbery
was the motive; and Dodson and In
gram bad - twice visited Dunlap's
cabin in tbe Louse creek district with
the Intention of killing the miner.
The killing occurred on the occasion
of the third visit.
Ingram's son became suspicious of
the action'ef bis father -and Dodson
and watched them. When his father
learned that the boy knew . ot the
murder he made the boy return to
the shack and search the dead body,
hoping In this way that he would not
tell the authorities. The youth kept
silent for a year and a half and It
was his confession that sent his fath
er to prison with Dodson.
The murder was a cold blooded af
fair. Dunlap had entertained Dod
son and believed him to be - his
friend. He was shot down without
warning. Following his crime, Dod
son rushed from the cabin, "but later
returned with Ingram to loot the
place. ' .
According to statements given out
here, Dodson was pardoned because
he has already lost the sight of
one eye and will soon be totally blind.
Dodson, It was explained, will go to
Colorado to live with a brother.
CITY OF HOPEWELL,
VA,, BUILT BY WAR
IS BURf
Hopewell, Va., Dec 9. The entire
business section of this "war boom"
town was threatened today by a fire
which Btarted in a Greek restaurant
and Bpread speedily, as It was fanned
by a high wind.
Tho DuPont Powder company fire
department was aided by volunteers
and aid came, too, from Petersburg,
Va.
Richmond, V., Dec. 9. A special
train carrying fire apparatus was
rushed this afternoon to Hopewell to
cope with the conflagration tbero.
The flumes were reported still spread
ing. Later Hopewell was cut off from
the world and all wires were report
ed to be down. The causo ot the fire
has not beon ascertained, 1ut It Is
bolloved to have been Incendiary.
Hopewell, Va., Deo. 9. Bollevod to
be a Teutonic agent, a man caught
placing explosives in tho DuPont
Powder company's shipping ware
house waa arrestod hero last night.
Blueprints and sketches of the plant
were found on him, but his Greek
companion was released after a quan
tity of nltro-glycerlne had been taken
from him. The warehouse contained
a shipment of guncotton for tho al
lies! '
BOOM
f
OF
CITY IF SFME
Seattle, Dec. 9. Seattle's experi
ence with crooks Wednesday nlht
and (early this morning Included a
pistol fight between a merchant pa
trolman and two alleged highway
men, one of whom was perhaps fatal
ly wounded. A jitney bus hold-up
by three "bandits, who later held up
a saloon, and the robbery of $30 from
a meat delivery boy by a man who
bad telephoned for pork chops and
asked that change be sent James
Aforman, 43 years old, ia in the city
hospital with a fcullet through his
liver, and Charles Sato, 24 years old.
Is in the city , jail as the result of
the encounter with a merchant pa
trolman, H. Alverson.'
After robbing Will Krittner of $10
and a gold watch, three masked ban
dlU stole Krlttner's jitney bus at
l:30,th1s morning, and driving to
the Boulevard saloon on Plummer
street, held np the bartender, pro
prietor and five patrons at the point
ot revolvers, obtaining $100 cash and
several hundred dollars worth of
Jewelry. ,
Just at. closing time last night a
man telephoned to the Sontag Meat
market, on. Madison street, asking
them to send a half dozen pork chops
to 1644 20th avenue.
" V and have the boy bring
change for $20." it was ordered. The
meat was dispatched on a bike, a
man met the iboy and invited him in
side and took the $20 and also $10
additional the boy had, threatening
him with death If he gave the alarm,
locked him in a closet and escaped
on the toy blcycle. The liouse had
been unoccupied for some time.
TVRK8 HARASS RETREATING.
BRITISH AT BAGDAD
(By United Press Leased Wire.1
Constantinople, Dec. 9. In con
stant clash with the British retreat
ing from their Bagdad failure, the
Turks have reached Sheikh Saad, a
few miles ffom Kut-El-Amara, the
British base, it was officially an
nounced today. " '
"We continue to harass the ene
my," the war office claimed. "We
have captured 300 camels."
DISEASED PORK KILLS
FOUR IX PORTLAND
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Portland, Dec. 9. Following four
deaths In Portland ' of trichinosis,
1,195 pounds of pork will be destroy
ed today as a part of the campaign
of the city health department against
further spread ot the disease. The
pork came from a Clackamas county
farm. An extensive Investigation of
pork shipments Into Portland has
been promised.
Nine other cases of trichinosis were
reported to the health authorities.
GREECE
L
BE
INVOLVED IN
E
Athens, Dec 9. King Constantlne
may have to make an early and de
finite choice between the entente and
central powers. The allies, it Is of
ficially reported, are retiring from
southern Serbia toward Gneece. How
far they will withdraw Is not indi
cated, tout the retirement results
from Austro-German and Bulgar at
tacks along the allied front, with the
odds two to one against the allies.
News of the alltefl' withdrawal has
caused the greatest excitement here,
tor It Is realised that with the battle
approaching the Greek frontier the
king perhaps may have to make his
decision soon between the two sides.
Reports are current that Greek
authorities who went to Salonlkl to
confer with the allies have now gone
to the frontier, empowered to deal
with any situation arising from a
possible allied retreat through
Greece, . . ,
IDT
WIL
SON
UROPEAN
WAR
CtiUKHfflffl.
rMrilTfl A I III
lOlnHLIH
German Consul Bop? at Trial ci A!!d : !) f l:":: C.
San Francisco Charges Tht C:th C t C:'!rj c:'
Japan Are Transgressors, and I!:z:s :;nm CI::':
as Countenancing Activities cf tb A: cf lb Al":;
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec 9. Both Ger
man Consul Bopp - and Attorney
Lempke for C. C. Crowley, alleged
anti-ally bomb plotter, today laid at
England's door charges that she haa
been a transgressor against Ameri
can neutrality. V
Japan, likewise, was termed an of
fender, while American officials were
named as countenancing some of the
BritlBh activities. '
Bopp was frankly bitter toward
America. He expressed himself as
willing and anxious to quit the coun
try, and claimed many German
Americans ere renouncing their citi
zenship end will return to the father
land when the war is over because of
the anti-German feeling in this eoun-
try. v:. y;
Bopp intimated United States Dis
trict Attorney Preston Is pro-British.
In fact, he suggested Preston failed
to take action against the British
consul following discovery ot British
recruiting activities here. - ,
As for Crowley's lawyer; he plead
ed Crowley had traced for the Ger
man consulate activities of the Brit
ish and Japanese that were flagrftnt
Violations b?Aruerleaii lawsr -'vitT
Among his "claims were; . ..
That American tugs left mere to
aid the Japanese cruiser "A'sama,
stranded in Turtle bay; that Japan
ese cruisers smuggled Japanese re
llll
TRACK EARLY TODAlf
W'toen the section crew from Mer
lin went out to work thia morning
they found lying by the track two
miles this Bide of Merlin a young
man who was In an unconscious con
dition and suffering from injuries
evidently caused by a fall from a
train. He was lying in a pool of
water by the side of the track and
was bruised about the head, a bad
scalp wound being the most serious
Injury noted. Tbe man was at once
brought to Grants Pass on the hand
car and placed in the nospltal, where
he was attended by Dr. Loughrldge.
Later ' it developed that tbe young
man was Wm. V. Haverson, and that
he lived near Salem, his parents'
home being on route 7 out of that
city. He had left with a brother,
with whom he arrlvod at West Fork
yesterday, where they became separ
ated, the one coming on to this city,
where he was waiting for his hrother.
On learning ot the injured man.i he
made inquiry, and found that It was
the brother he had left at West Fork.
It Is supposed that the man started
for this city on one of the night
trains, probably the Shasta Limited,
and that he fell from it, the fall
causing him to lose consciousness.
Tbe doctor thinks that the man Is
now mifferlng morei from the ex
posure ot lying moBt of the nigM in
the cold and wet than from the fall
from the train. The Injured man Is
showing Improvement this afternoon,
though ho has not yet tully regained
consciousness. He Is 19 years of ago.
SEIZI5 NO MORM SHIPS
TILL PRIZE COURT ACTS
Washington, Deo. 0. Great Bri
tain has acdodod to the United States'
request that' no, more American
trans-Atlantlo line vessels Ibe 'seized
pending action of the British prize
court in the Hocktntr, Genesee and
Kankakee coses, Ambassador Page at
London today advised the state de
partment. . .!,!. 4
II S I US
MAi
niifinnfflDTUf on
UUI1UI1UUI IIIL II
, : k- -
cruits aboard after rounding them
up In Fresno and Lo Angeles; that
Collector of Customs Davis permitted
the British steamer Llangorse to
remain In thh port 54 hours, v;
latlng by . v staying her altow .i
time, though t Washington admin
istration rule" liere was not a '
lation; that t marine parts, niajn
by the Unloa '.on works liere, had
been smugg! ; into Canada for as
sembling; tt submarine parts f s
tlned for Va uver were taken on
barges in tt Light to the BritLi
ship Civilian; thtd sulphuric acid 1.1
been shipped a British vessels 3
der the guise f oil; that' coI!us:.t ,
between Unil 1 States officials and
the Canadian . uthorities permtiU:!
Japs to pass lio Canada to tCj
force Japarier cruisers; that army
autos. bought for ; Canada, wers
stored In tlie Buffalo, N. Y.; armory.
"I am di ,;ti3ted with the U
feeling disp!. jed In this country,"
Bopp dieclared. "And I am not t"
only one. After the war there v.:
I'd a genera) exodus of Cere:: -
Americans. I M tkt ir" 'ft'.
)Xt any won, and I J. ," -
to mara iG'vermaBv . i,
on the president's if'tat!. on "ky;
!atea, but, tinted ia;ibeUeveJ fl w:i
aimed chiefly at GerTCeAmer!:gns,
though lie admitted pwhapa it dealt
with pro-British eynrpathliters, too.'"
HYPHENATED AMERICANS
SUBJECT OF COXFI:
Washington, Dec 9. Following a
cabinet conference yesterday in which.
supposedly plans for laws to deal
with activities of "hyphenated Amer
icans' were discussed, United States
District , Attorney Marshall of New
York conferred with Attorney Gen
eral Gregory today. . They went over
the evidence of various plots of hy
phenated Americans, and a chain of
Indictments is expected to follow the
attorney's return to New York. '
ACCOUNTS OF SEATTLE
SUICIDE FOUND SHORT
Seattle, Dec. 9.-WilHara ScUla, ,
wtio shot and killed himself in hiVJVi
real estate office here last spring,
did so to save himself the humiliation
of facing a $4,000 defalcation. When
his estate was being settled Wednes
day afternoon in Jud Gilliam's
department of the superior court It
was learned Jhat Lewis misappro
priated funds which should . have
'been turned over to Richard M.
Scott, an army quartermaster
sergeant. ' -
TURKISH DESTROYER
SUNK BX SUBMARINE
Paris, Dec. 9. A British submar
ine sank the Turkish destroyer Yr
HIsaar In tho Sea of Marmora, and
two officers ond 40 men were made
prisoners, official announcement Said
today.
VILLAGE OF GKOVICA
OCCUPIED HY BUI3 A lift
Sofia, Dec. 9. The Bulfiarlnna
have occupied the village of Grovloa
and the Domlrkapu river front, from
which the French retroatcd, it was
officially announced today.
BRITISH SHIPS ARE SUNK
London, Dec. 9,-rTlie BrltlHh ven
sels Voria and Gbmlandrls have beeu
sunk by submarines.
F. 8. Bramwell. who has reuresent-
od the Oregon-Utah Sueur company
during the cnmpalgn for acrea- i I
this vicinity, Is at Modford to:!'..
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