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DAILY EDITION VOI VI., No. 121. (2 HA NTS PARS, JOSEPHINE OOUNTV. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, FEU. V, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 1065. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. FLOOD cure OF CLOSING MILLS Rising, o! Willamette Forces Factories to Close at Ore gon City, and Hundreds ot Men Thrown Out of Work Oregon City. Feb.. 9. Fifteen hundred men will be thrown out of work tomorrow when the Crown Willamette Pulp St Paper company and tho Hawlejr Pulp 6 Paper com pany mills are forced to suspend op eration because of high water. The (bl woolen mills probably will nlito suspend operations tempor arily. Salem. Feb. 9. Tho Wlllametto river readied tho 26-foot stage hero this morning and Is slowly rising; The Spaoldlng I-ogglng company mill Is shut down. People residing In the lowlands on both sides of the river In Marlon county have been forced to move. f Portland, Feb. 9. -Although the Willamette river continued to rise rapidly today, and threatened to ex- reed the predictions of the govern mont weather bureau, river men were not fuarful that xroat damage will result. "A stage of 15.5 feet la predicted t Portland today and 17 feet tomor row. The crest of tho flood Is at Albany and Salem today and may reach Portland tomorrow. If the loo In tho upper Columbia rlvor breaks up Itttlo water Is antl climtcd there. Tho most aerlous re sult of the flood In western Oregon thus far was tho closing of the gov ernment locks at Oregon City, which can not operate during high wator. Soveral houses In Pendleton were flooded when Bycra' mill race (broke an ice Jam and overflowed. Several blocks In South Pendleton were un der water. GERMANS CAPTURE 800 YARDS TRENCH (By United Press Leasod Wire) London, . Fob. 9.- In a sudden smash in the Artols region, the Ger mans captured 800 yards ot French trenches, said tho Borlln official state ment today. They groatly Improved their position on tho Vlmy heights and provided further safeguards against an allied offensive toward Lens from the south. Tho Paris war office confirmed the attack, but claimed the Teutons af terward wore driven out by counter moves, The Germans claimed to have captured 100 prisoners and Ave machine guns; Paris said the attack was preceded by a heavy bombard ment of a threo-mlle front north of Arras. Artillery tattling In the Vosgoi was announced, too, by Paris. TAFT TELLS WITERE WILSON GETS HELP f f 4 4 4' Now York, Feb. 9. Former President Taft declared hero at a Blblo Institute banquet given in his honor that the United States has "a lot ot hay out that may get caught In a storm," hut he opined wo "will not get Into war." "Providence," he said, "looks after Inobrlates, children and the United States," E IF WRECKS 6 SEME IBS Seattle. Feb. 9. -Six home wore wrecked when an avalanche of mud broke looso and swept down upon Alkl aveuue at 10:45 a. m. today. A dozen of women and children escaped by crawling out ot the wreckage of their homes. Mrs. B. M. Davis was cut about the hands aud arms while climbing out of her demolished house. A mile and a half of bluff, 150 feet high, Is threatening to slide. i,u:oi;it;i:itMANKi'V IS i:.V ROITE TO KIROPE lOndon, Feb. 9. Ignatius Lincoln, an alleged German spy, who escaped from New York. Is en route to Europe Incognito, according to an uncon firmed report today. Ills wife Is re ported to bo en routo to Germany. OF PLOTTERS IN BOSTON Boston, Feb. 9. That German agents, active against Canadian and American war munitions plants, have moved their headquarters to this city, Is believed here today. Indeed, re ports aay that Federal Agent Schmidt. acting on a tip from British Ambassa dor Sprlng-Klce, trailed the alleged plotters to an office In the business district on Milk street and took dlctagTaph record of thtrtr confer ences. The hasty move of the agents to this city la thought to have been tho result of a hurried trip 8chmldt's assistant made to Canada. Mystery, however, surrounds th8 situation, and Schmidt refuses to discuss It. Cos toms Colloctor Billings and Federal District Attorney Anderson have gone to Washington and this may mean that they are reporting to their supe riors as to tho new base of anti-ally activities. Authorities here hint that other cities have become too "hot" for the plotters and that they decided to make their headquarters here, Inas much as Boston has been free from suspicion in recent plotting cases. FRISCO INSTITUTIONS MIST IIAVK CASTOR OIL San Francisco, Feb. 9. City Insti tutions must have their castor oil, war or no war, so the supervisors de cided against releasing the oil con tractors from their bargain. They pleaded high prices, duo to the war, had killed their profit. BRITISH IORT8 RAIDED IIV GERMAN AIRSHIPS London, Feb. 9. Two German aeroplanes bombarded Ramsgate and BroadBtnlrs at 3:30 o'clock this af ternoon, but the admiralty announced that they did no damage. Ramsgate la a seaport town off Kent, 67 miles from London. Broad Btairs Is a watering place two miles from Ramsgate. That the aeroplanes were the new Fokker type, which England has feared would raid her coasts, is likely. TWO ZEPPELINS Amsterdam, Feb. 9. Destruction of two Zoppollns recently was report ed today by the Echo Beige, This paper says French flyers shot down one near Alth, and that another, re turning from tho Paris raid of Janu ary 29, struck a tree near LIgno, col lapsing and hitting houses as It fell. Every, member of tho crow was said to have been killed. , ., .. .' i . HEADQUARTERS REPORTED WRECKED SENATE PUIS NO BRANDE1S0N THEJACK Wilson Appointee to the Su preme Bench Is Being In vestigated by Committee AS to runess ior unite Washington, Feb. 9. "I charge Brandels with being guilty of a broach of faith." This accusation was hurled against President Wllson'a nomlneo tor United States supreme court Justice, Louis D. Brandels. of Boston, by Clifford Thome, Iowa railroad com missioner, today. In a hearing as to Brandels fitness for the post, Tborne claimed, too, that the Bostonlan had betrayed his trust "In one of the gravest and most Important cases ever tried in this country," the five per cent railroad rate matter. Thome's sensational declarations and the defeat of Senator Clark's ef forts to send the hearing to the full Judiciary committee, which Is un friendly to Brandels, Instead of hav ing It before a sub-committee, con stituted the features In the opening fight on the lawyer. Reports previous to the bearing were that Thome would charge the alleged breach of faith to 'Brandels' desire to prevent President Wilson political career from being shattered by an adverse decision of the rate case, that might react on the country's business situa tion. This charge was not voiced; but Thome did charge that Brandels had assumed ft position In favor of an Increase, when such was not needed. Thorne declared that Brandels had represented the seaboard shippers In 1910 while Thorne represented the western shippers and the public. Two questions were then at stake: Were the railroads entitled to more revenue, and, If so, where from? In 1918 the Interstate commerce commission retained Brandels. as spe cial counsel In the five per cent rate ease. Thorne read the letter In which the commission engaged the Boston attorney. This Instructed Brandels not to attempt to prove any particular side. "Nevertheless," said Thorne, "he committed himself to the proposition that a return of 7tt per cent on the Investments ot the railways was In adequate and niggardly." Thorne said that Brandels had In fluenced the commission to hare the New York, Feb. 9. The Globe to day said that a Bermuda message re ported that the British battleship Drake, after a three-hour fight 200 miles northeast ot Bermuda, had cap tured the German cruiser Roon. The Roon was one ot the vessels named as the possible captor of the British liner Appam, recently brought into Norfolk. Two merohant vessels, one ot them armed, was said to have witnessed tho battle. The Globe said It was unable to make public the source ot Its mes sage, which was as follows: "Drake here today, towing Roon. Took her two hundred knots east, northeast Bermuda, three hours run ning fight. Lost Dnnforth, eighteen men. Her losses about third. Struck as we came abeam. Two merchant men with her ,one armed. Took both. Brought here. Seagravo, on sighting Roon, said: 'Plense God to- BRITISH BATTLESHIP DRAKE HAS CAPTUBEO GERMAN CRUISER HI E PEACE FOB Germany Said to Have Of fered Complete Restoration of the Country, But King Albert Declines to Accept London, Feb. 9. Belgium baa re- Avfrturpa for A. aeoftrata oeace " - - W . lfh r.rmnr .fltnrdln to Rome dispatch today. Cardinal Merder, it was reported, conveyed this information to the pope. Terms on which Germany wanted Belgium to conclude the separate peace were said to be: An agreement for complete restor ation of Belgium, with certain pri vileges for the Germans at channel ports; Germany to pay a large sum for re-bulldlng destroyed structures in Belgium; and for maintenance ot Belgian neutrality duribg the remain der or the war. King Albert, however, rejected the proposals and declared he will not! consider peace until the allies are victorious, it Is reported. Belgian sources recently dented any overtures had been made, but The Hague reported that negotiations were actually nnder way and pro ceeding satisfactorily' from tho Ger man standpoint Substance was lent to the peace re ports from the fact that Sir Douglas Halg. recently went to Havre on a "special mission" to meet King Albert. No announcement ot the re sult ot his trip has been forthcoming, however, though it is thought he must have determined Albert against acceptance of a separate peace. If in deed, the Belgian king had seriously considered acceptance. Thorne argument against an increase placed ahead of the railroad attor neys', though Thorne had asked to follow them. The next development was Thome's discovery that Brandels believed the railways were not eara ing enougn. "I was dumbfounded," said Thorne. "He admitted what the railways had been trying for years to prove by every possible propaganda." "But," interrupted Senator Walsh, "Brandels only argued that their 'net revenue was inadequate. He did not admit that the gross returns were Inadequate, did he?" "All we discussed was the 'net revenue,' " replied Thorne. day I'll avenge Craddock.' Roon badly knocked about. Thirty-two officers, 719 men taken in the three prises." Seasxave. mentioned above, Is probably the captain who was with Admiral Craddock, whose squadron was destroyed by the Germans some time ago. Danforth, the Globe said was probably lieutenant The British consul here had no confirmation ot the story, but it was regarded as perhaps significant that the British embassy at Washington Saturday night informed the United Press that the captor of tho Appam hnd 'been captured, but refused the source ot its Information. WHY AN OLD MAID St. Paul, Feb. 9. An old maid is a person who would rather be lonely than weary, Miss Lucie Steams, ot Milwaukee, told a church club. BE II Will IBS Oil UlEA OF PRES.VILSDI London, Feb. 9. Lacking official confirmation, Washington reports that President Wilson had virtually accepted Germany's latest proposals in the Lusltania case were accepted reservedly here today. : The newspapers, however, express ed the hope that Wilson had not re ceded from his demand for a dis avowal of the torpedoing. "It la obvious," said the Dally News, "that he can not now surrender on the Lusltanla issue without suffer lng irreparable personal disaster and without gravely discrediting bla conn try. If he accepts anything short ot , , ,4 III OOCisiTO victory, uis yerauwuce wu. nave Deen mat 01 a man wuo tnicreu the struggle without counting the cost. " We do not think he is that sort, and we do not think he will surrender the great human trust ot which he is the champion." IS San Francisco, Feb. 9. A singing class for girls who hare promising voices, but no money to develop them, will be established in San Francisco by Mme. Nellie Melba, the Australian diva, according to announcement by her today. Not only that, but the prima donna expects to establish her home on the peninsula below San Francisco-In order to give the girls her personal attention and direction Declaring her mission will be "sav lng voices," she said she hopes to keep her local class to an attendance of 'between 12 and 20. "Many promising and beautiful young voices are rained, utterly ruin ed, every year by improper handling and training," Melba said, "and feel I must put forth a restraining hand. I shall regard these girls as my own wards and shall consider It a blessed privilege to teach them per sonally." . LONG TERM CONVICTS ESCAPE FROM FOLSOM Sacramento, Feb. 9. Folsoin prison guards are today searching for two long term convicts who escaped from the prison last night Vs k Anntrtnfl a r a Trie A f A Tvtn A . Z .ZZl . V 1910 to serve 15 years for burglary. and Harvey E. Smith, sentenced from loio .-, Tehama county In 1910 to serve twenty years for rape. The convicts were employed on the prison farm as dairymen. Their prison records had 'been so good that they were made trusties and were allowed quite a degree of freedom. They were not missed last night until the prison roll was checked np. No trace has been secured of the missing prisoners, but Warden Smith has a big detachment ot guards scour ing the surrounding country and he believes the men will be captured during the day. . . TO PACIFY THE HQPIS Phoenix, Arls., Feb. 9. Several federal officers, headed by Frank A. Thaohery, superintendent of the Pima Indians, have gone to Flagstaff, there to organize a posbo to pacify the Hopi tribe ot Navajoes, who threaten an uprising. The posse will ibe small and it . will have the Intention ot placating, not fighting the Indians, It plans to leave Flagstaff this after noon for a perilous trip, as the snow through the reservation Is very deep and the weather severe. Federal Marshal Dillon and Fed oral District Attorney Flynn are In eluded In the expedition. SAVING VOICES MELBAS Ml 1 11 SEND OFFICERS YIELD PUT TO KAISER 10 PROTEST Wilson, Advised hy Special En?oy That Germany Wcdd Net Meet Demand, Agrees to Change mLusitasia Ncte WHAT THE LVSITAMA 4 SETTLEMENT COVERS f The Informal Lusltanla mem- orandum, sent to Berlin to be formally made into a note, -f replying to the American note, says in effect: "Although the sinking of the LnBitanla would have been Jus- tilled as an act of reprisal against the illegal British block- ade, the fact , that Americans aboard made the sinking nnjus- tlfiable in this instance. "Therefore, Germany admits financial liability for the deaths of Americana lost aboard her. -f Germany expresses the hope -f that. In connection with sugges- tlons made (by the United States in its formal Lusltanla note, it will ' be possible tor the two -f countries to co-operate In effect- -f -t-ing, greater freedom of tho seas.;;, .: . , Washington, Feb. 9. The Lusl tanla negotiations today awaited only the arrangement of technical details for a final, satisfactory ending. Berlin will receive shortly by cable America's provisional acceptance ot the German "last word" In the case; and this acceptance will be complete when Foreign Secretary ron Jagow at Berlin substitutes a formal note for the informal memorandum Am bassador von Bernstorff presented to the administration. This memorandum, which Presi dent WllBon yesterday Agreed would be acceptable when it was translated Into a formal note, specifically de noting that it was In reply to the American note, is held practically to concede American demands. ' In effect it is ft real disavowal ot 'the torpedoing, with loss ot Amerl ica "ves- , OUi wuafc rs is even more Important ! that the reply furnishes a prece- Continued on Page 2. MAINTAIN LEGAL (By United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 9. Before the senate public lands committee today Secretary . of the Navy Daniels ex pressed his opposition to any legis lation that would permit operators to remain on naval oil reserve lands in California. He said they should be held strictly to legal rights. , "As we have begun to build oil burning battleships," he said, "our reserve should be held strictly in tact. It bills before congress pass, our supplies in twenty years will bo so depleted that the navy will be forced to rely on private concerns at prevailing high prices." Daniels opposed the Meyers bill permitting the leasing .of oil lands within the reserves. Senator Phelan ot California sug gested that the government discon tinue building oil burners, and said that experts had told him the visible supply of oil would not last a quarter of a century. ' ' . Daniels retorted that if the naval reserves were not exploited they would last a decade. . RIGHTS ON OIL LANDS
