Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, February 21, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION . VOL. VI., No. 181. yoff. -HANTH PARS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREOOX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1910. WHOLE NUMB Kit 1675. ''v No Other Town in tui World the Size of Grants Pas3 Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. 7 DEADLOCK ON SUBMARINE ARE Point Reached in Controversy Between the U. S. and Germany Where Neither Will Yield Further Is Belief Washington, Fob. 2t. A deadlock between Germany and America on the question of submarine warfare appeared today. Administration circle believed that the Iwtuo over the Teutonic decree for unwarned at tack on armed enemy merchant ships will be outlined clearly thla week. Slate department officials privately admit od that an impasse wm ne reached if advices from United! Press Staff Correspondent Ackerman, giving advance Indications ' of Ger many's probable attitude, are 'borne out. These advice were that' Ger many had aald her last word In the Lualtanla cose and dld'not care to be too closely questioned as to how she planned to carry out her armed mer chantman decree. Authorlttea made no attempt to disguise the gravity of the situation, but they said a crisis would not be Teached for several daya, at leaat not until formal notes between Germany and the United States outline the positions of these countries toward arming vessels. Senators Stono and Williams and several republicans planned to dis- cuss the decree In the. senate. The Indications were thnt Berlin will see congress vigorously back of the 'ad- ministration's opposition to the de-Jot crce, ' ' Officials thought It would be sever- al days before Ambassador von Berna- torff could receive Germany's reply to Ambassador Gerard'a Informal outline ot the Amorlcan opposition to the decree. " While there is little outward in- dtcatlon t-it relations botween Secre - tary tanslng and Bernstorff are trained, their next meeting is ex- pected to develop frank, If hot sharp, England la inclined to-doubt Amer discussion of Lanstng'a irritation over 'lean reporta that Germany may poBt the embassy's Improper "propaganda" pone operation of her decree, for In the matter of recent negotiations. Gorman newspaper comments have Officials declared today that Gor-J convinced the authorities that the many had Jumped to Improper con-1 Teutons are about to embark on a elusions from the American note to new campaign designed to strike ter the allies, suggesting disarmament of ror to enemies and neutrals alike, merchant vessels. It waa pointed out la this connection, the recent state- that the United States could only act 'menta credited to Die Zukunft, Maxi-1 Portland, Feb. 21. Chased if the allies agreed to. disarm in be- mllllan Harden'a paper, are regarded through the crowded streets of China half of humanity and to save lives, 'as especially significant. He was ere- town by four highbinders, an aged despite the tact that this government di ted with suggesting that Germany member of the Bow Leong tong was was Inclined to favor the German view that vessele ought not to he armed. Germany apparently took the sug gestion to the allies as an American acceptance ot the Idea that merchant men bad no right to carry armament. Some authorities crltlclre Germany for provoking a new dispute while America was trying to arrange with the allies for amendment ot the, gen eral aea warfare code. II E London, Feb. 21. Premier As qulth today Introduced In the house of commons a request tor a new war credit of 420,000,000 allghtly more than $2,000,000,000. This makes England's total war ex penditures about $8,640,000,000. . Aecordlng to unofficial estimates the belligerents have spont about $40,000,000,000 since the beginning of the war. ' ;; It is bolleved Germany has spent ($8,600,000,000 nnd. France $7,B00,- 000.000. RiiBsIa and Austvla have .dlBcoiirugeil eHtlmntlng expenditures iso their amounts are doubtful.' 11 BILLION DOLLARS LAND'S WA EXPERT III BEET: CULTURE TALKS THIS AFTER! The aiHombly room A the Com merclal club waa not nearly large enough to hold the great crowd that wanted to hear what Geo. Austin, tho cultural expert of the Utah sugar In terest!, and the other "gentlemen who arrived with him today from Salt Lake had to aay. When the meeting waa called to order at three o'clock there waa not even standing room left Mr; Austin dwelt upon the ini portance of proper and timely cul ture In the raising of beets, and whllo he said that he waa not ac quainted with condition! in the Rogue valley, be did know that aucccss in I - -- I I .. . . In ai.nlif j ' " 'r,:. Ul'Ull UU1UH luv ww.iv . mating came too late In the after noon for tho .Courier to report Mr. Austin's address today, but its essen- llal . ...HI k. .lu.n In, a Arriving with Mr. Austin on train th!, Vf ternoo'n wer0 Mex NH u . MCnU of th, Oregon-Utah itf fa AiiMtn inn V.A kttttln , pftt,onBin .nd f.mlIy. Vnnrrrrvf t nA trnnilAniAn 4' 111 at ft . . " "."I: . "7.. 10 vmiU'rYiiiu, wuere n mvuuun him be held with the farmers, and later in the week meetings will be billed for the Medford country. LONDON FEARS THE KAISER'S PLANS I I i nnnn f4v S I .with Germany's' W".v"i . ... ... , - -. i..AAi.moilnii nt fir tntnntlnn to at-' ri . . tack armed enemy merchant vessels without warning operative only nine idaya hence, tho newspaper here to- day demanded that prompt steps be 'taUon to combat thla new campaign ?'f rightfulness.". 8ln,uIUn00U,'r lne' ,MUe WBrn ing that another air raid may follow that of yesterday against the east and southeast coasts, when three per- sons were killed and one wounded, I. Paris reports of an attempted at- tack by a raider agalnBt the French liner Chicago Increased the belief 1 here that Germans are planning spec- (tacular demonstrations on the sea and la the air. will aoon pay no attention to neu- trail.' . ' ' ". '' The German raider that captured the British liner Appam la expected menybers ot the Hop Sing tong, sud to co-operate with submarines in at-'denly assailed the aged Chinese near tacking armed ahlps, until auch time as the allied warships end her career. The raider Involved in the Chicago' Incident may have been the sante that captured the Appam. The Chicago, only a 16-knot vessel, escaped her near the, Bay of Biscay,' indicating that the raider la a com - paratlvely slow ship, which should be easy prey for British crulBors. Shortly bofore the stranger ordor- ed the Chicago to heave-to on Thurs- day night, the French ship waa warn- ed by wireless that a raider was In the vicinity. ( JKHS WIIiliAUO HKGINS TRAINING VOll FISTIC ROUT Ohlcngo, Fob. 21 Jess Willard'a cold has improved so much that he was able to resume light training today. Ho Is doing practically all ot his work indoors, however, and is not vonturlng forth much or taking chances with his cold. ;, Reports whlrh were circulated here Sunday, thnt Wtllard had t taken ft sudden turn for the worse, were ridi culed, by 'Tom, Jones, his manager. 3 CORPS OF ARE SOLATED The Russians Pierce Line of the Ottoman Troops in Two Places, and Continue Drive West of Erzerum rotroKrad. Feb. 21. The Turkish front has been cut In two place!, and three corps have been separated y the rapid Russian drive westward following the Enserum victory. One corps, forming the left wing, is retiring on Trcbltond. The . . ' ... harassed and floundering in ln, has been iaolated from the " Pletely cut off. It lacks food and . munitions and is In disorderly re treat. I The Russian left wing haa captured Pasur Akcheetn, southwest of Mash. .The vanguard of the Russian forces advancing on Trebizond la now lesa than 65 miles east of that port, while another Slav force Is coming up from the southeast. INTKKXEI) GERMANS ARE TAKEN' TO AUSTRALIA San .Francisco, Feb. 21. Fifteen thousand interned German prisoners ,who have been interned In China alnco the opening of the war have been within the past week smuggled out of that country Into Australia, according to officers of the Japanese Hner Chlyo Maru. The' reason for this wholesale selsure of prisoners has been cloud- ed In mystery.. They were removed on British cruisers. It 'was rumored n China that plots to escape had been discovered and that a revolt against the English In that country might follow. Where they are to be placed in Australia is not known. I - ..--. IIG IJEIJBER III probably fatally snot at a ociock this afternoon. I The four Chinese, believed to be sixth and Everett streets. The Bow Leong drew , hla own weapon, but when he saw how many were after him, he fled. The four pursued hlra madly, two of them firing at close range. Nearly a block they ran before the aged Chinaman dropped with a bullet In his abdomen. One ot the highbinders, 'described as a tall, lean Chinese, leaned over the prostrate Bow Leong nd deliberately emptlod his revol- ver into his writhing body. Two of the gunmen (then dashed up a stairway leading into the Hop Sing headquarters. Police were hot upon their heels, for the firing had continued long enough to attract sergeant and two efflcers. ,The swinging doors of the Hop Sing club rooms had scarcely closed bohlnd the gunmen when the police burst through. InBlde all was ser ene. There Were no hlghblndors. They had disappeared as completely as if thouRh they ;had gone up In smoke.; . ' u .. . Vr. W. A. Mathews, a witness to the shooting, deelnred the tall, lean gunman loaned over his prostrato TURKS 11 SEEK PE AND FOOD IN BERLIN Demonstrations in German Cities Have Been Broken Up by the Police, Is Ad mitted by High Official Berlin, via Bayvllle, Feb. 21. Peace and food demonstratlone have cities. Dr. Lewald, an official ot the Interior department admitted today, though he termed them as ot minor Importance. He denied that police bad killed any one, however, or that It had been necessary to call soldiers. In ChemntU there were rlota be cause of the high price of butter, but the pratlclpants were dispersed by a stream from a fire hose. Three peace demonstrations have occurred la Berlin, Lewald said. Police dispersed the first one and ar rested six persons. In breaking up the second one. attended by 1,000 persons, two ofr the crowd were slightly Injured.' Small groupa par aded on Friedrlchstrasse in the third. These facta were given out by the semi-official news bureau today aa the eubstance ot an interview with Lewald. PORTLAND TONG WAR PUTS CHINKS IN JAIL Portland. Feb. 21 Five more Chinese, alleged gunmen, were in the city pall today as a result of police activity to aupress the tong war. Two armed Chinese were arrested on the street last night Shortly afterwards three auspicloua looking orientals arrived from Seattle and were immediatly thrown In Jail. - Certain ot legal difficulties, the Bow Leong tong has employed one of the best legal firms in the city. The Hoy Sings keep a lawyer hired all the time. T PORTLAND STREET Tictlm, thrust the revolver in his eye and -deliberately pulled the trigger. The firing pla snapped on an ex ploded cartridge. The two highbinders who did the ahootlng dropped their rovolvera in the street. Heretofore the possession ot a revolver which smelled of burnt powders waa one ot the few means ot identification when the police arrest ed a gunman after a ahootlng. This la the second ciasn wiween tong men in Portland within a week. Two other Chinese are in the hospital with bullet wounds aa a result of the first shooting. BRITISH TANK STEAMERS BOMBARDED FROM AIH Berlin, via Sayvlile, Feb. 21. Ger man aeroplanes in yesterday'! raid against England 'bombarded two Brit lsh tank eteamers, the admiralty an nounced today. ... The main railway station and docks at Lowestoft were hit repeatedly. "Naval aeroplanes at noon Sunday attacked the British coast," said the official statement. ; "Bombs' were hurled successfully on factories near the railroad docks and one fell on the gas works at Lowetttoft. The main station and docks were hit several times. A gasometer broke down un dor effects of thef bombs. Two tank steamers were bombarded. s "Despite fire and pursuit allien, paged returned snfely." D Mil FIVE KILLER III RAILROAD VRECK suhday nanuiiiG Spokane, Feb, 21. Offlclala today had practically determined that a dense fog was responsible for the col lision at South Cheney early Sunday morning, when five men were killed and three seriously Injured. The bodies of the dead were claim ed by relatives and taken away to day. They are: . . Professor Elton Fulmer, state chemist, Pullman, Wash.; L J. Mln nlck, deputy oil Inspector, 8pokane: Lee N. Conry, Northern Pacific travel in g passenger agent, Spokane; B. L. Berkey. Portland, and J. J. White, Spokane. . . The injured, who are still In Spok ane hospitals, are R. J. Spear, Pom eroy. Wash.; Dr. ; John Mathews, Everett. Wash., and J. A. Payant, ot Los Angeles. Superintendent De Force of the Northern Pacific division learned on Investigation that the engineer ot the eaetbound North Coast limited was unable to see the flagman sent out by' the eaetbound Burlington train when it stopped at South Cheney.- In the dense fog the train dashed past him. A torpedo was ex ploded Just before the limited crashed into the standing train, but not in suf ficient time for the engineer to stop. In the pocket of Prof. Fulmer was found a traveling insurance card worth $25,000 In case of death on the trip. He had purchased it only a few hours be tore he met death. E THE U. S, (By United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Feb. 21. Enlarge ment and improvement of the army aviation service, bringing it up to European standards, will be recom mended to congress soon. Individual members of that ibody are convinced that the country has done too little with aeronautics, and the improve ment will be sought regardless of the outcome of Senator Robinson a charges against the San Diego avia tion school. "W once led in aeronautics and we might have been ahead ot all other nations in military flying," said one congressman today. "But we let our advantage slip until we well, we have perhaps as efficient a corps as Serbia had." The army aero service has never been given more than- $250,000 or $200,000 yearly, while -army 'men claim that tour to ten times that amount is needed. As a result ot the determination to build np the aviation service, it is probable that cavalry will receive less attention, because experts believe that aircraft have largely superseded cav alry as scouts. ' THREE COUNTRIES RAIDED BY AIRMEN (By United Press Leased Wire) Berlin, Feb. 21 German airmen raided England, Belgium and France simultaneously Sunday. While they were engaged against Lowestoft and Walmer In England, other aviators were raiding Furness and Poperlnghe, In Belgium and Amiens and Lunevllle In France, It was-officially announced today. All the aircraft and mon returned unharmed. 1 Concerning western front opera tions, the war office said the British had unsuccessfully attacked against tho Germans occupying ground re. cently gained near the Ypres canal and southward along the Loos high road. On the east front, Russians attacks near Dvlnsk tailed. tail sun BlAI 18. ItSOOEOR BREAK Ecglish Press Places Upon lio RespcnsibiHly fcr Es bracgeceEt Between Lo sing and Yea BercstcrS London, Foo. 21 President Wil son waa held responsible by news paper here today for the reported estrangement between Secretary of State Lansing and German Ambass ador von Bernstorff. Washington reports of that sit uation iere given prominent display. The Observer regretted that the English press had harshly criticized President Wilson when it was first reported he would accept the German decree of warfare against armed mer chant ships. They were afterward forced to withdraw their criticlznj in riew of the American position against the decree. " The Observer took the view that President Wilson dictated Lansing's personal attitude toward the German envoy, because the administration had heen embarassed at stories cir culated by the German embassy. The paper suggested It would be advisable for the allies to send a distinguished envoy to America to acquaint the government with'., the. allies Ylewpoint 110 liUdUlMillll JAPAN WANT PEACE . (By United Press Leased Wire.) " San Francisco, Feb. 21. That Russia and Japan apparently want separate peace and Intend to Join with Germany after the war to divide a generous slice of Chinese territory. was the report Newell Martin, an in ternational lawyer of New York, and T. G. McDonnell, Manila journalist, brought here on the Japanese liner Chlyo Maru today. . They said far-eastern dlplomata think Russia and Japan are preparing to. arrange a separate peace with Germany, while England and Japan are reported to be in acute dlsagree- nwui uyer jipui niovemenis m China. ' Japanese and European agents are thought to be fostering the present Chinese revolution in order to give Russia. Germany and Janan an ex cuse for Interference after the war, the travelers said. Reports of England's anger over the gradual loss of control in the Chinese situation are reflected, they say, In bitter Japanese press com ments against the English attitude. Martin's father, W. A. T. Martin, has been many years In China, and la In close touch with government officials. ,' JI RT CONVICTS STATE ' OF ASSAULT AND BATTERY (By United Press Leased Wire.) Tonopah, Nev., Feb. 21. A Jury that was not versed In legal phrases cqnvtcted the state of Nevada, tor as sault and battery by making it in stead of Emmett Johnson, the defend ant in the case. ASHLAND MAN SUSPECTED IN STORE ROBBERY Redding Cat., Feb. 21. Craddock Norton's clothing store was robbed of $150 worth of goods early today by a thief who cut a bole In the panel ot the rear door and then threw the bolt. John Burns, from Ashland, Oregon, was arrested as a suspect a few minutes later. PI HIM? D V? H Ml ULHII J