Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, December 22, 1915, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmmmm DAILY EDITION VOI VI., . HV GltANTH IMHH. JQHKl'HINK COUNTV, OKKOOJT, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 82, 115. WHOLE NUMBKK 1B25. No Other Town in the World the Size of 0 rants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. r J ' "A. ' New Note to Francis Joseph Reiterates the Former De mands and Refuses to Continue Argument of Details, Insisting on Disavowal of the Torpedoing ol Ancona, and Reparation for American Lives Lost in Disaster (By United Frew Leased Wlrs.) Washington, Doc. 22. CrUpTy, tersely, America, refused In her eoc ond not to Austria, nude public to day, to argue details of the Ancona staking. Instead, the admlnlatra tlon renewed IU, previous demands, which called tor disavowal of the tor pedoing, for punishment of the coin- Htani( an1 aiku mm 1 1 nta text lltMkai lu The note routed America's ease strictly on the Austrian admiralty's own admisslou that the Austrian commander blasted tho Ancona n?:er her engines had stopped, and while passengers were still aboard, On the strength of this statement the note branded the commander as wil fully violating International law and the "humane principles which every belligerent should omnrvo In the conduct of war at sea"; It said his "culpability" had boon established In any case. The note concludes: "It (the Unltod States) sincerely hope that the foregoing statement of Its position will enable the Im perial and royal government to per ceive the Justice of theme demands ku(4 vu rouipiy who mora iu w same spirit of frankness and with tho same concern for the good relations now existing between the United States and Austria-Hungary which prompted the government of 'the United 8tates to make reply." The note was a refusal to debate International law and humane prin ciples. America said she did not a a t i m i i a . i ieei uerseu cauoa upon tnus 10 argue with Austria. ' Never in the history of the sub marine controversy arising from this war has the administration made its tints ha hrlftf. an dlractlv to thn iinlnt. Addressed to Ambassador Ten field, the note follows: "Department of State, Washington, Deo, 19, 19 IS. You are instructed to address a note to the Austro Hungarlan minister of foreign affairs textually as follows: "The government of the United m.... 1 I .. -. At.- .. -1 - , x oiuuis hub rvvoiTou 1110 iiuio ui ivur Excellency relative to the sinking of Ilia Aiicunu, Willi: II WB utMivorvu Hi Vienna on December 15, 1915, and transmitted to Washington, and has given the note Immedlato and care ful consideration. , Via iiviviuuvi vi iff JU im ws , Zwlodenok, the charge d'affaires of the imperial and royal government . "r im luvvUAitt Iam ik iuir. iinenii department of tato a report of the . A tlflAT7iiMirflttan n A n I roll w with tn gard to the sinking of the steamship Ancona, In which It was admitted that the vessel was torpedood after her engines had ' been Btopped and when passengers wore still on board. . ThU mlmlmilnn nlnna In. In tlut view of the government of the United States, sufnclont to tlx upon the com mander of the submarine which fired tho torpedo the responsibility for having wilfully violated the recog nised law of nations und entirely dls- 1 1 It. ... - - ..-J nf il Aa which every belligerent should ob serve In the conduct of war at sea. In view of these admitted clroum- United Btates feels justlflod in hold Ing that the details of tho sinking of uiv Aiivuim, viiv woihiii. mm viini uvtvi of the additional testimony corro borattng the admiralty's report, and the number of Americans killed or injured are in no way essential mat ten of discussion. The culpability of the commander is in any case oa , tabllshed, and the undisputed faot Is il., -111-.... ,L. Tf..li.l a,nna mm o uuiua ui ino uuuuu d were killed, injured or put In eo pardy toy iiis lawless act. , "The rules of International law lillU lilt? ll IIIUlf H?n Ul 'UIMUHIiiiJ n niv . it- - - ....... bI.I.I.J I. k A were uiua wiiiuuj ui v commander of the sulHiiarlno have been so long and so unlvnrsully rec ognised and are eo inunlfcsl from the standpoint of right and Justice that the government of the United Stale docs not feel called upon to debnto them and does not understand that the imperial and royal government questions or disputes them. "The government of the United States therefore finds no other course open to It but to hold the Imperial and royal government responsible for the act of Its naval commander and to renew tho definite but respectful demands mailo In its communication of the sixth of DtKomber, 1915. It sincerely hopes that the foregoing statement of Its position will enable the imperial and royal government to perceive tho justice of those domands and to comply with them in tho same spirit of frankness and with the same concern for the good relations now existing between tho United Btates and Austriu-llungary which prompted tho government of the United State to mako them. "LANSING." VMli TO LKAItN NATIIIF, OK llOl'HH VIHIT.TO KlItOl'K (ny 'United Press Leased Wfre) WanhluKton, Dec. 22,--Eirorts to day to loarn the real nature of tbo announced mission of Colonel House of New York, on an errand for Presi dent Wilson, provod fruitless. House himself declared It was not a peace expedition; he explained it ss mere ly to acquaint diplomats abroad with the president's policies. But back of this statement many feel ' lies a strong possibility of a peace mission. Those holding this vlow point to the fact that both Eng land and Germany have said they are ready for peace, with a big IF. Both admittedly do not desire to make the overtures; hence,, said certain par ties, President Wilson may he seek ing to sound out the belligerents again through his confidential agent and friend. REPORT IN LONDON THAT VARNA HAS FALLEN TO SLAVS (By United Press Leased Wire.) London, Doo. 22, Unconfirmed re ports that Varna, tho Bulgarian Illnck sea port, has fallen before the shells from a HusHlun fleet and Is now In the hands of a strong force wore accepted reservedly here today, al though there was considerable ex citement In . some ; quarters. The Petrogrnd official statement failed to confirm the story, though Berne and Rome roports yesterday reported heavy bombnrdnvent of the port and Athens mentioned that troop laden transports accompanied tho fleet, Tho Chronicle today said, however, that the Russian guns ruined the town and Inflicted heavy loss upon the city's garrlflon. Thereupon the Russians swept ashore with their in fantry and artillery and a force large enough to hold the town, ac cording to the paper. . ' ;; ' If the report proves true, It rriny causo the withdrawal of the Bulgars from the Grek frontier. Moreover, It would Imperil Teutonic communi cations, with Constantinople and In terfere with the GormanB reaching HJgypt. ,If,tho RusBlnns are in pos session of Varna they must have at least a garrison of 100,000 to main tain their position until more can be transported from Odessa, Fin FORCES HI CAPTURED POINT III VDSGES Berlin, Dec. 22. French forces captured the summit of llartmuuns- wclleikopf by 'assaulting'; it with strong forces, the war oillco admit ted today. Buttling for this position on" tho west front bus progressed slnco April. Tho Germans claimed to have retup tured It partly. Hartmaungwcllerkopf Is Jn the Vosges. For aeveral days tho com bat there has been 'unusually se vere, and the Porta war ofllce last night commented that a charge of French, troops,' after artillery pre parations, "permitted Us to occupy an Important part of the enemy's works and to take prisoners." THU CALL FOIt MOKK MFN I'Assi.s iiorsu of commons London, Doc. 22.-After a night of the hottest war debate in months, the houso of commons at 5:30 a. m. to day panscd the government "Mil call ing 1,000,000 more men to tho Brit ish colors. . With thcuo fresh forces tho na tion's available total fighters will be 4.000,000 and the government hopes that from them will come derisive efforts on every front that will end the war within another year. An extremely sharp arraignment of the Dardanelles campaign, which ended with British withdrawal, was Interspersed with snores after mid night. 8lu,mber scenes staged in the Washington capital during filibusters wero ouXdone. ". UP DEMAND UNITED STATES (By Unltod Press Leo.sed Wlre.i Washington, Dec. 22. -America's navy as It exists today Is not "suffi cient to give due weight to the dlplo- mutlo remonstrance of the United States In peace, nor to enforce its policies in war," in the view o,f the navy general board. Moreover, the European war has altered tho views of the board, as rewalud in tho annual report pub lished today. Now the board holds the nation should build by 1925 a fleet equal to tho strongest one that Dllcs the seas; it should bo capable of controlling tho tyas from the out set of any struggle; it should not be merely strong enough to prevent In vasion of tho United States. Tho proper sized navy, said tho re port, '.'must protect our sea-borne commerce and drive that of an enemy from tho sens." From tho board's councils the navy department derived Us recom mendation for 16 capital ships with in tho next five years. CANNOT BACK 1 MAKE FRENCH SEND DOLLS TO HELP RAISE WAR FUND jtu5' -W. i 1 r TTMf I I V , 4S4 Dolls and toys made by tbowur sufferers of Fiance uie now on sale In America. The exhibition Is travel lag from one largo city to another. ' . , JOSEPH R. LAMAR. United 6UU Supreme Court Jus tics May Rttign Btcawse of lllnoss. I'liuto it American Prew Asaocbttloa. s 1 . Chrlstlanla, Dec. 22. - Henry Ford's, reams of getting tho boys out of the trenches by Christmas have gone the way of dreams, his close friends' believe. ThejfiSuggested today, that he realizes the hopelessness of getting concreto results, and that he plans to end the trip perfunctorily and as inconspicuously as possblle. The re ception Norway gave him and the hostility of Copenhagen toward his peace venture have gTavely disap pointed him. Both he and Madame Schwimmer, who suggested the cruise of the peace ship Oscar II, have kept secluded for several days. Ford is rapidly recovering from his illness, and the party will leave for Stockholm tomorrow. Chrlstinnia, Dec. 22. Lloyd M Bingham, husband of Amelia Bing ham, actress, a member 'of Ford's peace party, died here today of pneu monia. , ' Bingham accompanied the peace .ship as official entertainer. His Bohemianlam offended Puritanical delegates, and they succeeded in can celling arrangements for a Bingham concert in mid-Atlantic. Bingham urged tho party to leave him behind here after he had con tracted pleuro-pneumonla aboard. "Hank .Williams" Freed "Hank" Williams, who was arrest ed Tuesday, charged by Harry Hawkins with assnult and Intent to roh, Is now free, following the dis missal of the case against him in the county court today hecause of insuf ficient evidence. kmlh - , V ....... hum '".' ' ' 1 -'s.f X t" ' -A FORD'S DREAM OF PEACE BY IAS ' HAS VANISHED .. M. fswtir .'v. .,. - I VI M i ..flu- HLUSTAS I nun EI Paso, Dec 22. With plan for surrender of Juarez to the Carran zlstas reported fallen through, sev eral thousand Vlllistas were reported today sweeping into that city. Re newal of rioting was feared. It had already claimed several lives. General Villa himself was report ed heading the troops, though border reports had Indicated previously he might be in the vicinity of Chihuahua and that Carranza bad placed a price upon his head, while soldiers stretch ed their lines to prevent his escape. Police reports at an early hour to day said that 1,000 Vlllistas had si ready entered the southern part of Juarez, and that fully 5,000 others were within striking distance. Extra guards are on duty along the border here as a result of yesterday's rioting. Some shots have fallen on the American side, but no drastic action is planned unless the firing becomes serious or an invasion of American territory is attempted. All Americana have been forbidden to cross the line, inasmuch as the VII- llsta soldiers, ragged and hungry, threaten imminent danger for any one trying it ' General Pershing, In command of American border forces, ordered his men to reply If there is further fir ing across the line. Despite reports that Villa Is near at hand, It is ex pected that General Obregon, Car ranza commander, would be in con trol of Juarez before night ATTACHE VOUPAPEI! RECALLED BY HIS KAISER, HAS SAILED New York, Dec. 22. Sailing for Germany under recall, at America's request, Attache von Papen of the German embassy thanked "those who have not permitted their friendly personal feelings to be poisoned by the hatred of war," and added that "no efforts, however Insistent, will accomplish our enemies' desire to embroil Germany and America." "Personally speaking," - he con tinued, "no greater satisfaction could be given me than this fulfilment of my ardent desire to toe called, home, where soldiers are needed far more urgently than here. . I leave my post without bitterness, because I know bo well that when history is written it will establish our clean record, de spite misrepresentations and cal umnies spread broadcast" In the course of his talk, von Papen quoted an editorial comment which said: "Now that the matter is settled, the fact should be empha sized that the state department made no charges against Boy-Ed or von Papen which reflected in the smallest degree upon their honor as officers." Ail A i ' 1 1 fllEli Bead cf the Hew lira Bdzj Thai the Expectations cf tie Pc:;!e cf th Ccr:::ly Will Be Lcre Than RcLmZid at tu S.2 Ti." 2 Connection cf Er; EIHIer Uiti te Read Is Cc:!ie:I "I can assure the people of Grants Pass that work upon the railroad will proceed even more satisfactorily than they have been expecting It would proceed." Thus remarked President Robert Twohy, of the California & Oregon Coast line, at a luncheon given by R. B. Miller, former general traffic manager of the O.-W. R. k N. company, In the private car at noon J tdday. Mr. Miller had Invited as his guests Judge John Twohy, head of the Twohy Brothers company; Robert Twohy, president of the new railroad being built from Grants Pass; Frank S. B ram well, local representative of the Oregon-Utah gugar company; Mayor E. T. McKlnstry; President Wllford Allen, of the Commercial club; H. L. Gilkey, of the First Na tional .bank, and Marshall Hooper, of the Grants Pass bank. . The luncheon, ibeside being made the vehicle for an assurance fraught with so much of possibility for the community, was also an introduction of Mr. Miller, who confirmed the an nouncement of his future connection with the Twohy company and hfs in terest in the work of the new rail road. since tne resignation or Mv. Miller from his position with the O.-W. R. & N. there have been many rumors of his becoming connected with the Twohy firm, but not till his personal confirmation coming today was there definite assurance that an other of the leading railroad men of the northwest was in the enterprise. The word that came from Portland recently that Mr. Miller was to be named president of the Coast com pany was In error, as Robert Twohy will continue in that position. Mr. Miller, however, win be closely asso ciated with work here, and will be much of his time in Grants Pass. He will leave in his special car for the north on No. 16 tonight, but will re turn within a few days in prosecuting the work of building the road. The statement of President Twohy, taken in connection with the manner In which bis company has pressed operations since coming into the field, can mean but a single thing, and that is that the road is to go over Hays hill and Into the Illinois valley Without delay. This marshal ling of engineering and constructing skill speaks louder than words of EOPTI FEELING OVER THE ANCONA AFFAIR Washington, Dec. 22. Officials felt more optimistic today than for several days past over the , Austro- Aitnericau " diplomatic controversy arising over the Ancona torpedoing. This feeling of relief came particu larly from the Carl W. Ackerman United Press story, quoting Count Tlsza of Austria aa scoffing at the possibility of a break between the two nations. Moreover, dally conferences be tween Charge d'Affalres Zwledenck of tho Austrian embassy and Secre tary Lansing are regarded as signi ficant of the possible outcome. Whle It Is not believed Zwledenek has plen ary powers, Informal representations going beyond the reserved, diplomatic phases of the two American notes have been made to him. Reports that Austria is invest! gating its admiralty's statement, which America holds justified her view of violation of International law, caused the belief here today that Vienna Is paving the way to MOR B DK I 0 Ct Fra fcilsPafs S:j I what Is planned for the Immediate future. ' '.'.". Judgo Twohy and son, Robert, left for the south oh No. 15 this after noon, and Mr. Miller will return to Portland tonight When departing for the train that was to carry him to the south, Presi dent Twohy extended his wiabea for a merry Christmas to Grants PaH, but added In connection with the wi.ih . -that certainly; it must be ft mei-iV., Christmas and a happy New Year fpr i 1 a community that had so mucb io.1 prospect for it in the way of develop-,' rwent and progress for the Immediate future. ' ' . - ' liUriGRi'! LEADER IS III PEf.CEf.CLE ing t ' that the a. 1 shall . . btt -iO" comrn: ' , i'-t; ( i: Count.. Al-srt , Afponyi, or-"' leader or the Huniijlan pij.-. , so declared in an interview with the United Press at Buda-pest. Ilia statement is important, not only from the fact that he holds a dominant ', position in AuBtrian-IIungarian at--fairs but 'because he is likewise an International peace leader. "We can understand," be said, "why Russia wants such assurances, but I do not see how that can menace our safety. Hungary wants peace, bnt a peace making it impossible to have return of the conditions that caused this war. That implies Rus sian intrigue in the Balkans, which has been used only aggressively for expansion and conquest" Apponyl believes Russia is the stumbling block in the path of an ' early peace; he sees no prospecU of an early peace. , "Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl-weg in his recent speech opened the way tor an expression from the allies of the same goodwill be showed," Apponyl continued. "Had they re sponded, a common ground of . dis cussion might have been found, but I do not think that the disposition of either side for peace has ripened in to a readiness to discuss the subject. So we must prepare for a longer war, but we feel morally stronger for hav ing given the world the understand ing of what we are ready to do In be half of peace." Appouyt expressed surprise at America's tone. in the Ancona note. "If I had been answering the American note,", he said, "I would have asked the state department to amend Its style and languago before I would have replM. Its violent ex pressions were not called for. Per haps, though, ' Foreign , Minister Burian was wise in not showing re sentment Anyhow, I, hope the ne gotiations will end satisfactorily." SARAH BKHNHAnDT ' 1,1 IS SAW TO IMS lYINO Paris, Dec. 22.-Unconflrmed re ports ( today declared Madame Sarah Bernhardt Is dyinii. The famous actress some lime ago underwont an operation for amputation of a leg, and had not fully recovered from tho effects.; ,,..,,. ., .1 George H. Hogg was in tho city to day attending to business Interests, returning this afternoon to Oscar creek, wbvre ho Is engugod in mining. Vergil .Ashely was an arrival this morning f i the south and will de part touy.,roflf for Crescent City.