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VOL. VI., No. 03;
GRANTS I'ASM. SOKEI'HINK COUNTS', OIUttiO.N.
Friday;
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JANUARY 7, 1&16.
WHOLE NUMBER 1037.
V ; Ko Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Iks a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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CHIEF OF
Former Chief Is Reinstated
With Wible as Patrolman,
. Other OSces Unchanged
by the New Executive:
0. B. McLane Is the new chief of
' 'polio of the city of Grants Pass,
having boon nominated to that posl
' tjon by Mayor Truax at the first re
gular session ot tsa new council lait
night and the nomination liavlng
been , promptly confirmed. Mr. Mo
. . I An succeeds George Lewis to the
office, the attr having held the posl-.
, tlon during the incumbency ot Mayor
McKInstry, Mayor Truax alao named
C, A. Wible for patrolman to aueceed
Link MoQrew. Both McLane and
Wible were present at the council
meeting, and having prepared their
bonda previously, were at once quall-
. fled and entered forthwith upon their
duties. Tbelr bondsmen are Geo. C.
Sabln and Alfred Letcher.
R. A. Dean waa named by the
mayor to the office of city englnoer,
the mayor explaining when the ap
polatiheat waa made that Mr. Dean
would serve half time upon the police
force, taking the shift from 8 to 13
during the forenoon, and serving at
atreet commissioner and engineer
during the balance of the day'. The
appointment of Dean whs the only
one of the mayor's nomlnatlona that
met with any opposition from mem
bers of the council, Atchison, Burke
and Knlpps being recorded as voting
against confirmation. ,
If. H. Dealer as auditor and police
judge, and H. D. Norton as city attor
ney were nominated by the mayor
and promptly confirmed by unanim
ous vote of the council,' ,
The mayor announced his standing
POLICE
committee upon the council aa fol
lows: , JudiciaryBunch, Knips, Pad
dock. Fire and Water Paddock,, Atrhl
, aon, Burke. ; . ,
Finance Hermat,. Burkhalter,
. Burke, ' . '
Street Dcmaray, Herman. Burk
halter. Health Knlpi, Burke, Paddock.
Purchasing - Herman, Bunch,
Demarajr. ' ..... t.
Sewer Burkhalter, Demarajr,
Herman. (
s " Licensed Burke, Atchison, Knlps.
Public Property Atchison, Bunch,
Burkhalter.
The annual reports ot the" .various
vlty officials were read, these Includ
ing those of the librarian, the en
gineer, treasurer, city, auditor, fire
chief, etc. The Auditor's report show
d the following Interesting features:
The budget had provided $2,480
Tor the department. ot general govern
ment, which included the salaries ot
the offlclals, The expense of the de
partment had been $8,893.76, exceed
ing the budget appropriation by
553,75. . , ' V:; v ;.
The budget provision tor the de
partment of public safety, which in
vludea the polloe departments waa
93,000. The expense was $3,847.85,
or $152.03 less than the approprla-
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; For the Are department, a budget
' TprovlBion of $2,700,, had been, made
' ffor the yoar.'but Jhe purchase ot new
tlrea for the, tire truck, -an expense
that had not been anticipated, ran
the exponse up to $8,227.84, leaving
deficit ot $827.94... .. . , ' ',,..!
The department ot public works,
which Include! the street .work,-had
, uost the city $6,262.81. for whloh the
'budget had provldod $8,230, a deflolt
of $32.81.
v The flliborsements of the publlq
nbraryhadbeea $141.18,, the budget
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Portland, Jan. 7. Thousands of
people In Germany are getting barely
enough food to live on, according to
Mrs. 8tanlslaw Miller, who baa just
arrived here from Posen, Germany.
Soldiers often go several days with
out bread, she says. Mra. Miller had
some difficulty getting out of Ger
many. She was detained at the bor
der, and a woman accompanying her
was not allowed to leave the country
because she carried one thousand
marks In gold.1: In Copenhagen sbe
was again searched, this time by Dan
ltu soldiors, Airs. Miller said. The
liner v United ; States, on which she
crossed the Atlantic, waa -buffeted by
the ,, same , storm which shook the
peace ship Oscar II, The ablp was
overhauled and detained four days
by a British battleship near Chris
ttanla, aald Mrs. Miller.
IT
FROM FAILURE IN
THE DARDAHELLES
London, Jsn. 7. The whole Dar
danellea expedition failure may be
Investigated, it ( waa reported today,
as a result of Oencral Ian Hamilton's
report. General Stopford has de
manded that the war office Immedl
ately investigate the Suvla bay
laiiure, me fail Mall Gasette an
nounced.
England bad beard rumors of the
startling nature of Hamilton's report,
but when the full Import of the mes
sage dawned upon them today there
waa consternation, mingled In many
places with anger.
Hamilton laid the failure of the
expedition to tho fact that he waa not
glveu , rolnforcements at critical
times, that some of his men and of
ficers were not sufficiently trained,
and last, but not least, to the dtsor-
gsnlsed manner In which th water
aupply waa arranged. His picture
of men lapping the beads ot water
from the bags ot liquid the mules
carried furnished a truly pathetic
picture. :
General Stoptord'a request for In
vestigation supposedly, 1s based on
Hamilton's report that he lacked sup
port, and more particularly . on his
statement that Stoptord'a disinclina
tion to make frontal attacks waa the
"root of our failure to make use of
tho prlcdloss , daylight hours of
August 8." .-.
PEACE:S0UGHT VITH
ISilD JAPAN
London, Jan. , 7. Germany has
made overtures to Japan and Russia
tor a separate peace, but these have
been rejected, Count Okuma, Japan's
premier, told Interrlowera today, ac
cording to the Toklo correspondent
ot a news agency. 1 J'
' Okuma attributed Germany's de
sire for peace to the acute Bltuattpn
ot her finances. .,
provision $1,381.84, a balance of
$439.96 tq the good. V--V A ; '
The disbursements from the park
fund had exceeded the budget allow
anoe of $1,060 by $108.08, .j
Lighting ot the city during the year
cost $4,9E48,' the budget ! having
provided an even $8,000.., Water coBt
$2,86(44, Bgalnat a budget estimate
of $3 J00v a saving ot $388.66 In the
water and1gntfund.,' i i':
Ther; a decrease ( the
amount of generah warrants out
standing during the year, the total on'
January ""ftftfi 6; having been
$8,74a,JTr3-v1fTT Uter $8,361.28.
the city having mora than held Its
own during the 12 months. ' ' '
BREWS
BY TURKS 11-W
Gercars Will Rely- on Their
Ottoan Empire Allies, Of-
i icerej by Teutons, to Sed
Amy to tha Suez District
Berlin, Jan. 7. Germany, It Is be
lieved here, will not send an army to
the Sues, but lnatead will rely on
Turks,, officered by Germans and sup
plied with German munitions to In
vade Egypt. .
Authorities point 1 out that the
Turks now have more than 1,000.-
000 men in the field, and that these
will soon be thoroughly equipped for
campaigning. v
German officers who have lived In
Egypt and understand the problema
ot warfara there will be assigned to
the Invaders. It Is now possible to
send supplies to Constantinople, and
thence to Damascus, faster than ever,
aa the result of German improve
ments In the Serbian railroad.
The aituatlon In Greece tor the
present lacks interest In view of the
possibilities o the , Egyptian , ' can!
palgn. Critics declare the Bulgarians
can sweep the Salonlkl allies Into the
sea any time they want to invade
Greece, and that there are enough
submarines In the Mediterranean to
Inflict disastrous results upon trans
ports retreating from Salonlkl. '
CREW OF I)ST BRITISH
SUBMARINE RESCUED
London,. Jan. 7. A . British sub
marine sank off the Dutch island of
Texel yesterday, -according to official
announcement today, A
Dutch
cruiser rescued the crew, ;
: (By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, . Jan,
nlvA k.if t. .nn,n.i.
cate to America any facts in regard;
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ii ine ciroumsiances warrani", 10
punish any commander who violates'
orders for conduct of submarine war-!
GERMMYi AGREES. TO PUHISH' ANY :
OFFEHDIIJG SUBlIABIIIE COMMAIIDER
fare in the Mediterranean and tocerned are made the subject of offl
make reparation for American deaths clal Investigation) besldea being sub-
or injuries, i .! , . , .
In effect, the statement revealing
Oermany'a instructions to her Medi- terests are concerned, the German ;for her wc" 8ement not to con
terranean commanders waa an ad- aovernment will eommnntcste the re.' dud a 8eParte Pc. according to
vance disavowal of the torpedoing
and a promise to punish any -offender.'
in this light, it aroused speculation
as, to whether Germany anticipated
Information thst nne of her nndnrsna
boata was the offender. 1
: The statement submitted to Secre-
tary Lansing by ; Ambassador von
Bernstorff said commanders had been!
ordered to conduct the warfare in the
Mediterranean With respect to inter-
national law . and to provide safety
ror those anoara in case tne torpe-
doed ship did not resist attack or at-
tempt to flee, i As for measures of
Bpeclal reprisal, existent aibout the
British Isles, the Mediterranean com-
manders were excluded.
The statement declared:
"German submarines In the Medl- senger ships gave some , ground of
terranean 'had; from th beginning possibility that the government per
ot the war; orders to conduct their ) haps will be willing to forego a spe
wartare Agatnst enemy merchant ves-: clflo Lusltanla,' disavowal, however,
sels only In accordance with the gen-.for a high state department official
erar principles of International law. : recently aald that the government is
tn particular, measures ot reprisals, principally concerned with the future,
u applied around the British Isles, J not the past. This, In Connection with
they were excluded. . , , y . , ,tho promise regarding the future also
' 'Vlerman ' submarines', . therefore, ( may help Germany to escape the ne
hava been permitted to destroy, enemy cosalty ot a specific disavowal. " :
JcdgeGadezbcfoTakes Actios
fetching to
fciayt Cfcsqc Ueassre
Till After Elect:
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Portland,' Jan., 7. Circuit - Judge
Gantenfbela effectively knocked ou
the Sunday closing law In Multno
mah county today when he Indefin
itely' continued action on hit -temporary
Injunction - against It Con
vinced that a majority of tbe1 people
do not want the "blue law" enforced,
Judge Gantenbeln took this action to
stop , all chance of Its enforcement
until the votera have -a chance to
pass on the law In November. 1 .
Had the judge replaced the tem
porary Injunction with a permanent
one, those in favor of the law would
have appealed ' Immediately to the
supreme court, which has already up
held the old statute several times.,
The only way it was possible tor
the Judge to put the crusher on the
law effectively was to take the action
he did, and continue the matter In
definitely. ; No appeal can be. taken
from that action.
Baseball fans were elated over the
decision -of Judge Gantenbeln, who
himself Is an ardent fan.
Since the decision of the federal
court," said Judge Gantenbeln, "I am
convinced that the law la constitu
tional. But I am also convinced that
a majority of the people do not want
it enforced. It has lain dormant on
the statute books for more than 50
years and there is no reason why It
can't lie there several more months,
until the votera can pass on It next
November.?' ; Further, action will be
continued ,util thatjtjme."
merchant vessels
In
.-Germanylranean-that is passenger nmO, a.
,UV . iWVUibVt-
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do not try to escape or resist only
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, accordea safety.
"All cases in the Mediterranean in
which German submarines are con-
.roltted to regular prise court nro-
ceedlngs
tn n f .. uimftriM in.
suits Amerln, Th win .i h
done In the Persia case if the c!r
cu instances warrant.
. "if the commanders ot German
unhmarlnaa aa -
will te punished: furthermore. Ger-
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many will make reparation for dam-
ages caused by death or Injuries to
Americans." ,
r he etitement w. intnnirf
dispose of the Lusltanla Controversy.
authorities" held that It does not go
veryi far vn6M it g merely a nre-
Uminary step, for in this case the
administration insists on a specific
disavowal, not one by Inference.
Tho fftct th.t th. .mbBaflor .
tended assurances for safety of those,
aboard : freighters as well aa pas-
raiKssiis;
OPPOSED TO ffi
D E01GO
Washington, Jan;'. 7. Congress
man Gardiner of Massachusetts to
day bitterly denounced "the proposed
embargo on munitions of wsr export,
saying It would tie the allies' hands
and' ''leave plunder secure in Ger
many's grasp." ;'V ;
Frankly pro-ally; he pleaded that
America take no action that would
encourage pillage; savagery and In
fidelity ." ' ; . ''; '-.
Congressman Cooper of Wisconsin
replied, criticizing Gardiner's' speech
for being Ma violent an attack npon
Germany aa could have teen made In
the British parliament." , . '
ACTIOriflll PERSIA
unrnoiiif
Br United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 7. Long con
sideration by the cabinet ot the sink
ing ot the British liner Persia' today
left the situation aa before depend
ent upon Austrian information for
solution. But' Austria has no infor
mation thus far. Ambassador Pen
field said the foreign office had told
him; ' - ."-; ,-'v
, The senate foreign committee,
lacing the same absolute lack of
knowledge of circumstances as the
cabinet, adjourned without discuss
ing the Persia issue.
' Certain members ot the cabinet.
however, manifested impatience over
the situation. One , mentioned
"broken promises," and said the aitu
atlon called for a "complete rounds
up on the whole submarine question."
but he wae unwilling tb say how. J
FOURTEEN' CARLOADS OP
;. EXPRESS MATTER BURN
' ( By United Press Leased Wire.) ;
Cincinnati, Jan. . 7. Fourteen car
loads of express matter, valued at
$150,000, were destroyed when fire
leveled the lAdams Express company
general offices and warehouse today,
according to the company's report. t.j
j-.' Earlier reports that a large sum
jot money1 was destroyed were de
clared unfounded, for, the company
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,TK nnft
The building loss
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CLAI3I ITALY'S PRICE FOR
' ' ' WAR WAS $400,000,000
(By United Press Leased Wire.) ;
Berlin, Via Say vllleV Jan. .7.--Italy
I received $400,000,000 from the allies
tne Zurich Neue Zuericher Zeltung
- 'it(Hlay,'OM 'Clause of the agreement
was saia 10 operate againBt co
ioperaUo wIUl the ,atl)D '
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SHELLS AFTER LIHER
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Marseilles, Jan. 7. Just as the
French liner Karnak came in yester
day, after a thrilling submarine
chase, the French liner Melnam did
today. The submarine hurled at
least 100 shells after the fleeing
Melnam, but none ot them. hit. ,
j Passengers said the liner slgzaggod
aa the Wg, speedy submarine, with
guns fore -and aft, kept plugging
sheila at her. . Several members of
the submarine crew could be seen
on the deck by the aid of field glasses.
All tbe shells fell a few rods astern,'
but one flew overhead. ...
' The Melnam la stater ahlp to the
Ka'rhak. '. .." , r:
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Two l!ied T&xzzl fcb
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mt at Sd:id!i-C
SalonlkL Jan.' 7. Two hundred
thousand fully equipped trooro of the
central powers ere massed before the'
'Grecian border, ready to Invade
Greece, in an attack on SalonlkL the
allies" base.
Their blow probably will not be
long delayed., :Vv.;"v'
The Bulgarians are advancing' la
masses between Doiran and Glegreli.
Fifteen thousand of them are con
centrated at Monastir. Only a single
Bulgar division la operating In
Albania." ' ,j;-;,'.,;','.''.
.Aviators reported that the Anstriana
are forming on the Bulgarian right.
near Monastir, while four Germsn di
visions are behind the Bulgar center.
At least seven Bulgar divisions are
within a few hours' march of the
border, and other hordes are coming
np ta Join them. , ,
Meantime the allies are extremelr
confident that they can beat back the
tide of the Teutonic invaders. Sal
onlkl Is weU protected by a fortjfled
line, running like a giant steel half
moon in a 87-mile line around the
bay. . ;.;-:.
' The allies at the horder expect to
retreat to this line if superior forces
drive at them. h iiti:;;
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MAY; SHDWiEKGLISH
IDEA HAFTIhG
, London, an. 7. The government
found itself today' in a most critical
posltlori.1 ? M"'t .'' i - ,
Vlrst, if faced be hostility ot or
ganized labor toward iti conscription
measure. :r Second, it was under fire
'because of the Dardanelles, expedition
failure, as revealed fey the frank re- -
port of General Ian Hamilton, de
posed 'Mader o the Gallipoll' forces.
The presa generally divided its .
space between reports of the opposi-
uuu eugeuaerea in ine taoor congress
by the conscription ' bill and the
startling Hamilton report.. Opposi
tion newspapers used the' Hamilton
revelations as a new basis nf
on the followers ot Premier Aaaulth,
using the Dardanelles Information to
bolster' up LloydGeorge's now fam-
oua "too late" remarks. " '
However, powerful men ot all par-
tiea are aiding the government to
prevent a general election tn the -
midst ot the war. ; On, the other
hand, several government supporters
believe that In such a teat the people
would endorse the conscription move
overwneimingly, and return Asoulth
to power with a vote ot confidence
that , would stifle opposition to him
for the balance of the war.
Another source ot gratification to
supporters of the conscription plan
was the vote of 40$ to 105 on the
first reading of the measure.:
Resignations ot Arthur Henderson.'
laborite leaders, and two other labor
ites, an under secretary and the .lord
commissioner of . the . treasury, re
vived rumors that others would quit,
but these reports were not generally
credited. ...;,. ' w ;.;..':.' !. I
One of the most serious factors in
the whoia situation, was the htu,t of
President Bellamy, ot the railway
men's order, that they might strike
and tie up England's vital rail lines
It conscription Is actually attempted.
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