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OKA NTS I'AMB, JOSEPH INK COUNTY. OREGON, Kl'.VDAl', FKBia'AIUr J3, IMS.
WHOLE NUMBEB 1608.
VOL. VI., No. 121.
No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wi re Telegraph Service.
ALLIES WILL
s
EW ROAD
Flat and Box Cars Being
Constructed at the Twohy
.Shops to Handle Increasing
Traffic on C. &0.C. Road
Spring railroading la now com
mencing la earnest, and tbo Twohy
company U putting on a number of
now employe to do tome necessary
work upon the line preparatory to
the heavy hauling of the summer.
The bridge acroM the Rogue will be
repaired at once,' a now dock to bo
laid upon It and now piling driven.
New steel will also be laid across It
as heavy loads will bo taken over aa
noun aa the building operation upon
the Micar factory begin. The pro
eent bridge will be but a temporary
structure, however, and the time li
not far distant when a ateel bridge
will replace It, officials of the com
pany state. The surveyor on Hays
hill are making rapid prowess, and
It ia announced that their work will
soon be ready to be followed up by
the construction crews.
In preparation for the dullness of
the aeaaon, the company 1 aa ordered
considerable new equipment, which
la being conatructed at the Twohy
.hops jn Portland. ,More list crs
'for the hauling' of logs and lumber
are o come, as well as a supply of
box cars. A. dumber of new switches
are now being placed along the line
for the convenience In loading logs
and lumber. The shipments of ore
over the line are also expected to sot
a new mark this season, and although
the line will bo rushed through to
the mluea at tho carllost possible
date, hauling by teams to the rail
road terminus will be under way as
soon as the ronds are In condition
tor the traffic. There la much trafflo
In prospect for the new road with
the activity In mining, lumbering
and agriculture, and much equip-
ment will be called for during the
season
For the shipment of ore and
lumber that will go out over the
Southern Pacific to smelters and to
eastern markots, Southern Pacific
cars' are set In on the new rond and
loaded. There will be a heavy ton
nage for the new line when the sugar
beets commence to move, as all the
(beets that come In over the Southern
Pacific will have to he switched over
the Twohy road to the factory, and
nearly a thousand acres will origin
ate along the road. The Wlldervllle
district Is to grow more than 500
acres of beots alone.
Tho fonclng of the line from Grants
Pass to Waters croek will be com
pleted this spring, the contract for
the work having been let by the
Twohy company.
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(By United Press Leasod Wire.)
Missoula, Mont., Fob. 12. Joseph
M, Dixon, former United States ton
ator, and until recently chairman of
the progressive national committee,
today announced his candidacy as a
delegate to the republican national
convention to be hold In Chicago In
June, and declared that he bolloves
both the progressive and republican
conventions should unite In tho nom
lnatlon of Theodore Roosevelt as
candidate of a reunited and trlum
phant republican party. In his
; formal announcement, Dixon doolares
that ho Is not noting with tho knowl
edge or consont of Roosevelt and
k that he Is taking this step on his own
FORMER
SENATOR
SUPPORTER
i -personal responsibility,
CTD
OF
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Niagara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 12.
Canada again Is fearful of Gorman
spies. A suspicious fire at the Cana
dian Car & Foundry company plant
at Montreal and a possibly auspicious
fire at the Caatnor Electrolytic plant
at the Falls, coupled with troop
movements to guard against possible
trouble, aroused Canada to new ap
prehension today.
At the same time the Canadian
censor wired newspapers In Canada
not to print news or troop move
ments, and warned American news
paper with Canadian circulation that
their editions would bo confiscated It
sent Into the dominion with such
news.
Nlsgara Falls, N. Y., Feb. 12.
Toronto and Thorold troop detach
ments, with machine guns, today
strengthened the garrison across the
boundary here to 3,700 men and 15
machine guns, following a rumor
that German-Americans were plan
ning onie inimical move.
Guards at power houses, brldgoa
and factorlos were doubled and equip
ped with machine guns and artillery
placed In advantageous positions.
Shortly before midnight an explo
sion damaged a building under con
KtruKtlon for the Castner Electrolytic
Chemical company, and police found
three sticks of unexploded dynamite
there. ' They doubted a German plot
however; and suggested the iblast
might be due to trouble between the
Buffalo constructors and employes.
lit KSIANK AltH ACTIVK
AFTER Ll'LL OF WEEKS
Fotrograd, Feb. 12. The entire
Volhynla-Bessarabla front Is the
scene of fighting after a lull of weeka.
General Ivanoff Is attacking west of
Tarnopol, and the Russians are trying
hard to throw a big force across the
Dnelster northwest of Cxernowltx
FILIPI XO INDEPENDENCE
TO UK DELAYED IJV HOUSE
Washington. Fob. 12. The Fill
plno independence bill, lu which the
senato provided for freedom for the
Islands within four years, will be
amended by the house Philippine
committee to provide such freedom
In ten years.
AT
SEATTLE BANQUET
Seattle, Feb. 12. Fired by the
tremendous enthusiasm whloh swept
1,200 men and women at the Lin
coin day banquet here last night
republicans are today confidently pre
dicting victory In 1916.
The banquet, the largest in the
history ot political events here, was
held at the Hippodrome pavilion, un
der the auspices of the Young Men's
Republican club.
Previous to that the state central
committee met and selected North
Yakima as the place for the state
convention, May (1.
Of three possibilities 'for the pre
sldentlal nomination mentlonod by
rresldont Whitney, of the club, Taft'i
passed without a ripple of applause
Root's stirred up a bit of enthusiasm
and Roosevolt s elicited cheers as
well as applause.
Non-partlsanshlp was denounced
by Chairman Whitney, and Wallace
McCammant, of Portland, roforred to
Louis D. Ilrnndels as an "avaricious
mountebank," These statements
wero wildly cheered.
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NOW
GUARD
FACTORIES
REPUBLICANS
A BANQUET MR 5
Guests, Including Archbishop
Mundelein and Gov. Dunne,
Fed Arsenic in Soup, and
Police Hunt Guilty Men
Chicago, Feb. 12. Enough poison
to kill 1,000 men, sufficient nitro
glycerine to blow up a skyscraper,
and a quantity of anarchistic pam
phlets were found today In the room
of a missing employe of the Univer
sity club, suspected of placing ar
senic In soup served at a banquet
given Archbishop Mundeloln, Govern
or Dunne and other prominent men.
At first skeptical of an alleged
plot against the lives of the distin
guished diners at the club banquet,
the police are now firmly convinced
that the man a sub-chef actually
sought to annihilate the 100 guests.
Today tbey established a strict
watch for him In the city and else
where.
Captain Collins announced today
he Colt certain that the missing man,
said to have been a crank on chemis
try, really took part In what he term
ed a "plot against society." ,
Chicago, Feb. It. Manager H.' J.
Doherty of the TJnivorstty club Intim
ated today that a missing employe
of the club in a deliberate attempt
to poison them placed arsenic In the
soup of Archbishop George Mun
delein, Governor Dunne and 100
other distinguished guests at a ban
quet Thursday night. It was at first
thought that the guests, taken sud
denly 111, were suffering from pto
maine poisoning.
Dr. Murphy, called In the case,
believes ptomaine was responsible.
The police admitted today they are
seeking the missing employe follow
ing a conference between Doherty
and Detective Captain Collins.
Collins said the authorities are
looking for the club sub-chef, a crank
on chemistry, in whose room bottles
NEW AUSTRO-GERMAtr HQTICES GIVE
m iiuriciurcc 1 1 u
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Feb. 12. With the
possible arrival today of the Austro
German notices of intent to torpedo
armed merchant vessels without
warning, the American government
faced one ot the most serious and in
tricate questions since the war
started.
Indications are that Secretary ot
State Lansing will admit the sound
ness ot the foundation on which the
Teutons have built their contention
that arming merchant ships makes
the usual visit and search Impossible
before attack by submarines.
Such an agreement with the Teu
ton notes would be followed by a
warning to Americans not to travel
on armed merchantmen,
Meanwhile allied diplomats are be
ginning to feel that if the United
States acqulosces in a change ot rules
concerning armament while the war
Is In progress, It would be only a
short step to a change of view that
would result In placing an embargo
on munitions traffic.
Tho United States has held such
trndo logal and neutral, but the allies
sitirsrest that a modification ot the
submarine policy may forecast a mo'
dlflcatlon of the munitions policy,
too.
A government official admitted to
day he la considering the possibility
Welds Last Link in the Bar
rier That Holds Back Cen
tral Allies From Commercial
Intercourse With World
Rome, Feb. 12. The lost gap in
the allies' economic boycott of the
central powers was closed today by
Issuance of an Italian decree forbid
ding, under heavy penalty, the Im
portation of any Austro-German
goods .
This step waa announced after
Premier Brland had held several
hours' conference with the foreign
office.
"We have completed the steel wall
around Germany," Brland said In dis
cussing the embargo.
Ordinarily such a step would have
provoked an immediate declaration
of war. but it Is not believed here
that Germany cares to enroll Italy
among her open enemies, both tor
financial and military reasons.
Brland said that the allies are de
termined to throttle the Teutons
from an economic standpoint, while
making them suffer from a military
standpoint.
of poison and bomb materials ware
found. v. .,, ........
Experts are testing the soup by
feeding It to animals, and the result
of this investigation will be known
Tuesday.
An Independent test by City Health
Commissioner Robertson disclosed
the presence ot arsenic, however.
"I am convinced that the case
might have been a plot against the
archbishop and his guests," said Col
lins. "Though I am not certain
about it, things look suspicious."
The club today advised all the
guests to secure Immediate medical
examination, although none was in a
serious jcondition from the Illness
that developed after the soup was
eaten.
that the allies' ship lines would boy
cott American goods billed for other
ports than their own, but he believes
that such a boycott could be fought
successfully.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
already forwarded a summary of the
German notice, while Ambassador
Penfield cabled that he had received
Austria's and was forwarding it.
ANOTHER MUNITIONS
PLANT IS BURNED
Montreal, Feb. 12. Fire early to
day damaged the Canadian Car &
Foundry company works, which had
been engaged In production ot muni
tions.
Preliminary Investigation led to
the belief that It resulted from Ger
man lncendarlsm. The loss was
small and delay in getting back to
work will be short.
FEDERAL ATTORNEY'S
LIFE IS THREATENED
San Francisco, Feb. 12.- With
Federal District Attorney Preston in
St. Luke's hospital, to recuperate
from the strain, of recent work In
connection with the neutrality casos,
It became known today that his life
had been threatened and that he Is
under constant guard.
jiciiiiiPTnii
UIILHOIIItOJ IMiHUlllltUlUll
Washington, Feb. 12. From the
cleared legislative situation result
ing from the letters passed between
President Wilson and his former sec
retary of war, and because ot con
ferences ot leaders since the secre
tary resigned, the following prepared
ness program was predicted today:
No continental army plan, as Sec
retary Garrison advocated.
Instead, substitution of a militia
clan under federal control, with
drafting regulations In case of war.
No compulsory training measures
not even the plan put forward by
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate
military committee.
In addition to this preparedness
program the Philippine Independence
bill probably will be a compromise,
with a pledge for ultimate hut dis
tant Independence.
The first step in this direction came
today when it became known that the
house military committee will sug
gest a ten-year period within which
freedom shall he given the Islands.
$575,000 OF REVENUE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Chicago, Feb. 12. In the arrests
of three men and three women here.
federal authorities have , recovered
most of the S5T5.000 worth of rev
enue" stamps taken in a robbery of
the St Paul collector's office .recent
ly, and they believed today they may
have, a clue to the big robbery of
the Bank of Montreal, at New West
minster, B. C, several years ago.
Those arrested were Edward Leon
ard, alios Lutowsky; John Zeck, a
motorman, and Michael Flonnlgan, a
saloonkeeper, with their wives. Mrs.
Leonard is said to be the "brains"
of the gang, and part of the stolen
stamps were found under her floor.
Letters taken from the prisoners
mentioned the New Westminster
cose, which in many respects was like
the St. .Paul affair.'
The similarity of the two. Indeed,
cause authorities to suspect Flannl
gan, who had cleared himself In the
New Westminster case, though de
tectives still believed he had some
part in passing the funds taken there.
FRENCH CAPTURE 800
YARDS OF TRENCHES
(By United Press Leased Wire)
Paris, Feb. 12. French troops
captured 300 yards ot trenches in the
Champagne with a sudden attack
northeast of- Mesnll, the war ogee
said today. ; u
The French took German trenches
in tho direction ot LaHure heights,
dominating the important Somme-Py
railroad, on which the Germans ob
tain their supplies. The Teutons
made vain counter-attacks.'
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(By United Press Leased Wire.)
Portland, Feb. 12. The steamboat
Tahoma, stuck in the upper Colum
bia river ice since January 2, was
rescued today by the steamer Georgte
Burton and will reach Portland late
this afternoon.
Since she was froxen In the Ta
homa moved half a mile down stream
with the shitting ice. Although her
position has been dangerous Blnce
yestorday, the Tahoma.ts undamaged.
The captain, four deckhands and a
baby mule hove lived comfortably
aboard the steamboat tor more than
a month. Food has been carried to
them over tho Ice.
STAMPS
RECOVERED
TAHOMA
RESCUED
ROM
RIVER IC
FIGHT TO
Correspondents Say There
Will Be No ' Peace Ti3
Exhaustion, and That U.S.
Has No Lasting Friendships
Washington, Feb. 12. Aa idee,
that Germany's animosity toward the
United States because of our ammu
nition sales to the allies will inverse
ly assure us the lasting friendship ,
of the allies is erroneous, in the opin
ion of two American newspapermen.
who are in a position to know.
Ed L. Keen, general European
manager of the United Press, with
headquarters in London, and William
Philip Simms, manager of the Paris
bureau of the United Press, back in
this country on short vexations, met
here today prior to their return to
Europe.
The outstanding Idea in the mind
ot each after a tew days of contact
with the American viewpoint, was
the extent to which Americans are
deceiving themselves on two points,
namely, the feeling of the people ot
France and England toward America
and the possibilities of aa early
peace. ';..': ;
Their views follow: "
- ; . ...": r By Ed EL Keea . :
-It 4n-irident that Jkinerfea,. mis
understands England almost as much
as England misunderstands America
in this war. .
"An American returning from Eng
land for the first time jslnce the war
started can not fail to he amazed at
the lack ot appreciation among his
fellow countrymen of the determina
tion ot the allies and particularly
that of England to push the war
relentlessly to a victorious conclu
sion at any cost and any sacrifice.
It Is like the surprise of the first time
traveler to Europe when he finds
that the people of the allied coun
tries are not overflowing with grati
tude for the material support given
by the United States munition
makers. '
"It may be a shock to some folk
on this side to learn how prevalent
throughout the allied countries and
especially in England is the Idea
that the only reason we are keeping;
out of the war is that we can make
more money by not coming in. It Is
not merely the anti-American news
papers that label us 'dollar chasers';
in official circles a more sympathetic
view Is taken, hut the public at large
i Is convinced Uncle Sam is prepared
to swallow 'any Insult to his honor
rather than relinquish this unprece
dented opportunity of lining his
pockets with European gold. They
do not hate us exactly. - The feeling
ranges rather from pity to contempt,
according to the individual.
"Such misapprehension of the
United States' attitude finds Its par
allel here. '.. .
" 'Arent the allies about ready to
quti 'Do they really think they
have a chance to win?'
"These questions are asked in all
quarters here. Rumors hate spread
broadcast that one or more of the
allies are seeking a separate peace;'
that any ot them would be willing to
listen now to terms less onerous than
thoy would hare Imposed a year ago, .
"I can state most positively that
so far as England is concerned peace
at present, at least, Is out of the ques
tion. ' This assertion Is (based not
only on the statements of cabinet
members and other publlo men, but
upon persistent inquiry among' the
common folk. The pro-peace element
In England is a negligible quantity, 1
confined to a few lrreoonclliables
who have opposed the wor from the
Btart and who are practically without
influeunce. '
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