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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPH INK OOVMTY, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, l15.
WHOLE KOIBER 1623.
No Otter Town jh the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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FORCES
Former Traffic Manager for
0,-W.R.&N. Co. to Be
come Associated With the
Road From Grants Pass
Portland, Dec, CO. That II. B.
UUw, formerly trafllc uumatffr of
the Orrgoa. Washington Railroad &
Navigation company, will lo irml
drat of U10 new Twohy llrufhr-rs' mil
road, from (JrawU Vim, Ore., Ui Cr.
cent City, Cal., kw tacitly admitted
JoriAjr by IMiert fwohjr.
"I'd rather Mr. Miller mitde llie an
' noum-wiirnt," he aald when ques
tioned. Mr. Miller lilumelf would make no
sMU'UMMit. ll Intend to go to
Omnia !' within a few day and
ays no announeement can be made
until hla return, or at least iinttl ha
ha had another conference with the
"Twohys. " ' ,
' R. B. Miller, one of the foremost
railroad men of the northwest, and
who resigned last summer as general
traffics manager for the O.-W. R. ft N.
company, Is henceforth to be asso
ciated, ta the direction ard manage
ment of the Twohy Drothers com
pany and the Coast railroad. This
announcement, Just coming from the
Twohy company, undoubtedly fore
casts Immediate developments of an
extensive character In the progress
of work upon the new -railroad that
Is to tie Grants Paaa and the interior
to an ocean port. Mr. Miller, accom
panied by Judge Twohy, the head of
the Coast lino, will arrive In Orants
Pass Tuesday morning from the
north, and it Is belloved that an
nouncement of plans for the future
will be made during the visit.
The coming of a man of Mr.
Miller's caliber and standing In rail
roading circles portends much for
future operations upon the new rail
road. When he resigned his position
with the O.-W. R. & N. last summer
there was a rumor that he was pre
paring to Join, forces with the
Twohys, and shortly nftor his resig
nation ho came to Orants Pass In
hla special car and made a trip by
auto over the route of the new line
to Crescent City. Two weeks later
he returned again, his car stood up
on the siding here for several days,
and his Investigation of the district
that would supply trafflo to the new
road was pretty thorough.
TO AID ALLIES IN
London, Doc. 20. That Russia has
abandoned the Idea of entering the
Balkans ' was apparently confirmed
today by Sofia dispatches saying her
, forces had withdrawn from Rent on
the Roumanian border, whore thoy
llad aeen massed for weeks. These
reports eaid the troops hod ..been
transferred to the Bukovlna frontier,
presumably for a new blow against
', Austria. " :. ','.?!
Diplomatic circles learned here re
cently that the czar had abandoned
the hope of Roumanian oo-operatlon
and that the Uoumanians had threat-
' ensd to flich t the Slavs it they invaded
Roumanian . territory to reach ib
Balkan theater ot war. ' ;
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RUSSIAN
ARMY
T
BALKAN
CAMPAIGN
1 returned-., thtoVmoralng'jtrom tsnVooeatlttl UtrpHa f German bp?
tnani .SuaiaeM trio 10 ixs ABteies.
CLAUDE A. SWANSON.
Short Trm Msmbsc of UnlUd
8t $nU from Virginia.
Phnlo by Amcrknn yrrt Awmymin",
rairsiM
AGAINST EM
IS HOT ALL BLUFF
London, Dec. 20. Britishers today
regard Germany's much-advertised
Egyptian campaign as mostly, though
not entirely, a bluff.
They were much interested In the
report that Field Marshal von der
Oolts had arrived In Syria to lead a
Turk-Oermau Invasion, hut the story
did not agitate military circles.
Officials whom the United Press In
tervlewed today said that such a
campaign would require a more for-
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,.uu ..., v.-- - ---- " went into the near-east, and subse
posribly nuster ta 1 ouently the Dardanelle. operation-
of conditions at other fronts. If the 7 ' '
vi ... 4tinr a , 1 ft. a t lamnAMH . a flaw
Teutons attempt such a drive, they
must retain huge forces In the Bal
kans to prevent the . allies co
operation with the Serbians, and P0tltwicked
siuiy tne uussians, iroiu uuiuus men
communications. Nevertheless, tng
land is taking no chances. She. is
ready : v
While the United Press is not per -
mltted to specify them, raordinary
defenses have been made in the Sues
region since the Turks' early abor-
v.
lilt) KLLt'IllllL KU uni IIIUV IVfttum
perts agree these measures of pro-
tectlon are iractlcally Impregnable.
"It would require at least two ,
months for' the Turks and Germans,
to. assemble forces large enough to
menace the Egyptian front," said an
official. "Meantlmo, England would
have ample opportunity to reinforce
In Egypt sufficiently to meet the In
vasion." ,
s,Vhile the hew Egyptian Campaign
Is ibolng advertised, there are reports
of a "drive" on the western front,
but the German1 offensive at Tpres
and other recent activities on the
western line are not considered a new
drive. Manifestly the " purpose : ot
theso moves Is to prevent the allies
from reinforcing their troops now at
Salonlkl.
STEAMER EASTLAND SELLS
VOn llfl.000 AT AUCTION
Chicago, Dec. 20. The ill-fated
excursion steamer Eastland, which
carried hundreds to death in the har
bor here last summer, sold for $46,
000 at auetlon today. - E. A. Evere,
representing the Illinois Naval Re
serve was the purchaser, and ' the
vessel will he used as a training ship.
BELGIAN ROYAL COUPLE , J ,
''iWftEATO IN AIR ATTACK
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, Paris, Deo.i,IQ.---Presa feporttMto
dk.baid.''tta ittM and queen of! Bel-
glum recently earn near feeiasi ,th
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BRITISH AR
OlllUlflu
TURK SOIL
Forces ot More Than 100,-
000 English Soldiers Leave
the Dardanelles Operations
for Sakiki cr Egypt
London, Deo. 20,- British forces in
the Suvla Bay and Anzae regions of
the Dardanelles, together with their
guns, have been transferred to "an
other sphere of operations," It was
omctally admitted today.
The statement declared the trans
fer was accomplished with "Insigni
ficant casualties," indicating that the
Turks had attacked during the re
embarkment. The objection to abandonment of
the Dardanelles expedition had been
a fear that Turkish artillery would
slaughter them in the small boats
leaving. for the transports. Hence, it
Is assumed that allied warships must
bare covered the retreat.
These forces presumably withdrew
for service at Salonlkl or In Egypt
The removal affeots more than 100.-
000 British soldiers who have been
vainly trying for months to advance
on Anaao and the vest shore ot Galll
pott, peninsula.' The message, how
ever," did not mention withdrawals
from Sedd-Ul-Bahr.
Possibly the step Is the forerunner
of abandonment of the entire Dar
danelles expedition, In favor of Bal
kan or Egyptian operations. ,
, Reports were current recently that
England Intended to mane such a
clearance. . Then Lord Kitchener
took, at least temporarily, a new
lease of, life, thus creating the Im
presslon that the possible abandon
ment had been completely side
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More than 100,000 troops, mostly
Australian, , and New. Zealanders,
jlanded in the Suvla bay and Anxac
Mveral n,onth8 fter th flr8t
DardaneUee atUcks began In the re-
omm.
r oijocl 10
muniiNitlons and attack the Turks
from the rear. ..They failed alter be-
nK Wflf 8"coe"fu,1 ,n f Rnd8J
;The 'Turks . them 'back
c 089 hore, and their advance
1UC0 luen 'fla oeeu uuuuowh.
TEDDY SUBIECT
(By United Press Leased Wire) ,
Washington, Dec. 20.. Anybody
can have a guess as to what Colonel
Roosevelt Is going to do In the com
ing presidential campaign, lie Is the
best dope- upsettor in politics and his
attendance at the Gary dinner last
Friday may have meant a powerful
lot or may not.
- Summarised, this Is the view ot
politicians here today concerning
what the leader of . the bull moose
has In mind. , Frankly, they are up
in the air. Senator Borah, himself a
candidate in .. the presidential lists,
was chary of advancing an opinion.
Senator Clapp, an ardent Roosevelt
man,' declared, "I see ho political
significance In the dinner. RooBevelt
has ' had enough of experience with
those gentlemen to withstand their
blandlshmtta." , . . . .
r ( At .the aarae time,. Senator poln
dest Jfogrfye'Mpubllcan.'aald!
''fcyMilt Wwtk' tk rtiht o attend
V teb'94erW; iwt ' for
A.M. J,.,
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Memherj of the Ford Party
Doutt Success of the Pil
griaae and Seek to Have
Fcrd Ahandsn His I-Iissicn
Chrlatlanla, Norway, Dec. io. For
the' first time since thV Ford peaoe
ship started on its Journey leaders of
the party today began to doubt of
success.' This doubt grew as it be
came evident that the reception In
the first neutral country at which the
ship has touched lacked warmth, If
it was not actually hostile. Leaders
were convinced from the unfriendly
tone of the press that their plans to
bring the warring men out of the
trenches will encounter rough sled
ding henceforth.
Bo strong Is the feeling that suc
cess will not crown the party's peace
efforts that Jtfdxe Ben Lindsay of
Denver counseled Ford to abandon
his mission. Lindsay la convinced
that Ford's efforts will be (hopeless
and begged him to turn the enter
prise Into one of finding homes for
war orphans. To this proposal, how
ever, Ford turned a deaf ear.
Ford Is not downcast at the re
ception accorded the party here, nor
is he disheartened at the row In mid
Atlantic which left the party divided
against Itself. He is now trying to
get an audience with the king ot Nor
way, that he may seek to enlist him
as an active supporter ot the peace
party. -, -
Rumors of important developments
were current today. . Ford's Heutea
ants admit thai their plans are no
better developed now than they were
when the argosy left New York.
Thus far the expedition haa cost
Ford $125,000, and It is estimated
the final figure will he at least S500,
An attempt to oust several news
paper men for alleged unethical tac
tics' failed, for the executive commit
tee agreed that expelling them would
end publicity for the expedition and
Impair its success.
The attitude ot the European press
baa been influenced by unfavorable
reports regarding the party . cabled
from , America. Moreover, quarrels
reported aboard the ship also have
weakened the possible Influence the
ship might have carried.
OF -
OPTHE W
On the other hand, Congressman
Curry ot California had this com
ment: "I do not think that any com
bination of rich men can lead the re
publican party into nominating any
man. 'The republican candidate will
bo nominated by the party, and I do
not think that ' Roosevelt has a
chanco." ' ,
Those who have pow-wowed with
the colonel ,reoentlyv declare that he
will not be smoked out . concerning
hla probable candidacy. He told them
that he, would support a republican
like Hughes, Hadley,' iohnson or
Knox, but e tabooed Root. ... 1
Dopesters, though, saw "a connec
tion .;btween a, Roosevelt boom and
the mysterious visit ot, Frank Hltch
oock,!jtpr,mejr ftof imaster general, te
the national; j.mmAtiee naeetlng.
Hitchcock steered the republloan taa-
chlne,,,toaMTrt:(In 10I under
RooeeMSt's' 1 oMera. 'OoMaralng ' Its
nlaatom betebxook said thai ae
wm iMreiy r a wiag old IHeAdslsi-
SULTAN OF EGYPT.
Arabs Are- Said to
Furious at His Appointment.
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Los. " Angeles, Dec. 20. That
Japanese squadron is guarding the
Sues canalfor -the British "was he
aesertion here today of A. M. Pap
pajlan Bey, former Egyptian minister
ot the interior. ( Pappajian Bey is
visiting Los Angeles while touring
the United States. -i
In addition to the Japanese war
ships, he declared British forts make
the canal Impregnable. Pappajian
Bey says the British have fortified
Salonlkl, in Greece, and will .prob
ably seize It alter the war because
Greece refused to aid the allies.' He
scoffs at the idea of a German inva
sion of Egypt, saying the desert and
the (Red sea form impassable barriers
to the Teuton. v - . "f 1
REVOLUTIONISTS III
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opt im wndn
iui-uli nu iiuiiu
FROM ACROSS SEA
, (By United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Dec. 20, That Em
peror Yuan Shi Kai has cut off com
munication., between Chinese revolu
tionists in China and America, to pre
vent war funds fbelng sent to China,
was the belief of prominent Chinese
here.today. ' , ; ;', '
This belief was given tangible sup
port following" a meeting of represen
tatives of fifteen tongs and other
Chinese organizations, when word
from the revolutionists had been ex
pected. Despite this, the revolution
ary movement was given a new im
petus. Large sums were contributed
to the war fund and promises of sup
port from many Influential Chinese
throughout the United States were
announced. 1 '
Fear for the safety of advocates of
a repuoiio in unina was expressed oy
a Chinese merchant, who Bald poll
tlcal dissenters are frequently thrown
Into prison or summarily executed
without the formality of a trial.
SNOW SLIDES BLOCK
EASTERN OREGON TRAFFIC
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LaOrande, Deo. 20. Four i itnow
slides on ths Oregon-Washington
Railroad 4b Navigation company's
line near Bacon ihave blocked traffic
since early last evening.:, five, trans-
eesgeU.fpen.tihe Sight a the ooun' -
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SEIZED
Acericaa Flag Is Ripped
Dcvnhy Bulgarian atLIca
astir, aid Qiap Sccisty
Vcsaa Nasi 'Is Arrested
Salonlkl. Dec. 20. Mrs. Walter
Farwell, Chicago society woman and
newspaper correspondent, was
handled roughlr. and Dr. Harry S.
Forbes, American Red Cross doctor.
ot Boston, wa attacked when Bul
garian forces raided American Red
Croes headquarters at - Mouastir.
Likewise, they ripped down the
American flag and seized Serbian re
lief stores for the Bulgarian army's
use. Then stationing sentries, the
Bulgars virtually held Mrs. Farwell
and American Red Cross workers aa
prlaoners. Vi-'.-lv.-,
Edward Stewart, chief of the
American Red Cross in Serbia, ap
pealed today to the state department
through Consul Kohl here that Mrs.
Farwiell and Dr. Forbes be allowed
to leave. The.Red Cross worker who
renorted the attack a&id that the
couple were safe Wednesday, but that
tneir suuauon was growing un-
pleasant V'f '-:t ' -
The conduct ot .Forbes and Mrs. '
Farwell , vraa heroic .Forbes , had
purchased 24 carloads of flour from
the .Serbians before they evacuated
the city. This he stored In Red Cross
headquarters and ' was distributing
small portions daily to 2,000 im
poverished families within the town.
Repeatedly the Bulgarians demanded
that Forbes sell them flour and offer- .
ed him double what It cost original
ly. He refused steadfastly, explain
ing that the flour .was American.
property for civilian distribution.
Then the Bulgars threatened.
So Forbes, thinking to protect his
stores and himself, hung the stars
and stripes atove the door of ' his
headquarters. Suddenly several Bul-
gar officers, with . 30 soldiers, des
cended upon the building and ripped
down the flag. One officer, who said
he was a former deputy sheriff in
Kansas, exclaimed! to Forbes: "I
know that rag. It'B only good enough
to scare Mexicans not Bulgarians."
Thereupon several ot the soldiers
sprang at Forbes, and In the struggle
an officer hit him with the butt of
his sword. At the same time, Mrs.
Farwell, calmly and showing no signs
of fear for herself, attempted to take
a picture of the fight, As the camera
clicked, three soldiers seized her by
the neck and arms and smashed her
camera. .' '
They then seized two carloads of
flour and warned Mrs. Farwell and
the doctor not to .attempt to leave.
A Red Cross officer who , went into
Serbia in an attempt to reach the
pair was returned, into Greece by the
Bulgarians. From .them, however,
he learned the story ot the raid.
Chicago, Dec. 20. Mrs. Walter
Farwell, reported arrested by Bul
gars at Monostlr, Is the wife of Wal
ter Farwell, millionaire eon ot late
Illinois senator. She has been en
gaged recently as a correspondent for
the Chicago Tribune for, tlo south
eastern theater, of war.( Her mother's
first husband was Stephen A. Doug
las, who defeated Abraham Lincoln
tor the United States senate. . . .
Recently MreM,Farwell was lost",
t,n the.Bouthester, husband direct
ed, anxious inquiries tor her and at
Ij'er gWlng a 'trace'' of "her '"slairted
abroad to find her and bring her back
to' this country -with him. r ' '
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