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mm DAILY EDITION VOL. Vf., No. 181. OIUVTH IMSH. iOSKMIIXB CXJUNTy, OIIEGO.V, TIIIKS1UY, FEB. 24, 1010. WHOLE XOffJEB 1678. Xo Other Town in o World the Size of Grants "Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. FRENCH TROOPS . UlbbUbb 7 ESPEE COUNSEL Bars WiD Be Let Down in tie Senate Friday, and Ail Opposed to 'the Wilson Policy Will Air Their Views (lit United Press Leased VIr.) Washington, Feb. 24, Though no apparent true marked tit day, both the pro-admluuftr&Uon force tad those wanting a modification of Pre sident Wilson's policy toward the 'German armed merchantmen decree ni'tutied making ready lor a renewal of their conflict tomorrow. Having blocked every effort to ob tain consideration of a retolutlon for a warning to cltlxens not to travel on armed belligerent ships, congres sional loaders agreed tw.lct down the bara somewhat tonu"?r, ' Then the senate wt'w ,M nator Oore.whoee efTorta to ,V ntotoftence today were thwarted ;LJ,',,"on from Senator Brand :t, uSu rob atly the house will lUen to aieechea la favor of warning, auch aa Core wants. Administration leaders agreed to tills concession to the opponents of Wilson, aa It Is "believed the situation ran now.be controlled regardless of dlscnsslon on the floors of congress. After his defeat Senator Gore prepared a statement, which said In part: "I do not believe that public opin ion would Justify a war with Ger many on account of the ' decree. Americans hnv fArhnii sail on armed merchantmen, but they ought to be willing to forego this right for the public' good SCUTTLE GERMANS CAPTURED STEAMER (By United Press Leased Wire.) bad re-orcipled the latter territory. London, Feb. 24. Taking no The Paris communique told of ap chance of haying their prise, the palling losses on both sides. In an British steamer WeBtburn, snatched attack on Samogneux, Paris said the from them, tho German crew In Germans were thrown back, while In charge of her dashed out to sen to- a new onslaught against Beaumont, day from Santa Crux in tho Canaries, seven miles northeast of Verdun, the scuttled her and then escaped In Germans lost many men. boats, "according to Santa Cms din-1 Both Berlin and 'Paris Indicated patches. , that the struggle on the 25-mile front Beforo the vessel was sunk the ,hnd continued without cessation dur prlsoners aboard her were put safely ; lng the night, ashore. , Conceding that the i German 42 Tho dispatch said that the German centimeter guns might reduce Vcr commander scuttled her because the dun to ruins, critics declared that the Spanish authorities had tinted they Gormana must plerco a remarkable would return the vessel to Its britlsh system of defensive field positions be owners If v it Interned. . Fearing that 'fore they can actually begin a drive warships off the Canaries would ture the boat if she tried to escapo, the commander, took the ship to a point within the three-mile limit and sank her. lie then roturnod to Santa Crux and will probably Intern. Bpnin would have been forced to return tho ship to the owners In case of Internment, inasmuch as she has no treaty with Germany which would permit Internment. The Westburn, a 8,B00-ton vessel, put Into Santa Crux for repairs, with a s,mall prlxe crew and more than 200 prisoners from British ships. The Impression here Is that the Westburn wn capturod by the same Gorman raider which recently cap tured the Appam and sent her Into Newport News, Va. Included in the prisoners were members of the Clan McTavlsh cVew, said to have been captured hy the German raider, supposedly , the Moewe, at aibout the time of the Appam capture. Indications are that the same raider raptured other ves tals whose crews were aboard the Westburn. (By United Press Leased Wire) Washington, Feb. 21. A possible compromise In the Oregon-California land grant cases was suggested to the house public landa committee today by J. II. Blair, general counsel for the Southern Pacific railroad. His proposition will bo submitted upon arrival of the railroad land commis sioners next week. Blair reaffirmed that the railroad is entitled to 92. BO per acre and the timber on the lands Involved,-and he claimed that congress can not again vent the title as Senator Cham berlain proposes, though It may take the lands under right of eminent domain and then dispose of them. KAISER SEES CROVVF! PBIHCE 111 ACTION 'nv ITDd Press Leased Wire.) London, Feb. 24. Under the yre'i of the kaiser, the German crown prince has forced his way to within gun, range of the fortress city of Verdun. Berlin claimed today the Teutons had captured towns as far aa Samog neux, only six miles from the north ern outskirts of the fortress; Paris admitted Samogneux had been storm ed, though It claimed the Teuton at tack there had teen checked.. (W Berlin told of enormous gains; Paris admitted some. -. ' ' Losses on both sides have probably mounted to the great total of 60,000 men In the few days elnce the prince began his onslaught. And still the combat rages along the 25-mlle front north of Verdun, with no signs of I "6 f The German official statement claimed the Gormans had cleared the way fctvfore them In capturing Brabant-eur-Metiso, Haumont, 8am jOgneux, Jood and Herbe, together I with the forested district north and northwest of Beaumont. Paris admitted the loss of Brabant-isur-Meuse and part of the Canres wood, four miles eastward, after an nouncing yesterday that the French cap-itoward Parts, Talk of such a drive is current. The crown prince's efforts are said to be only the preliminaries to a des perate movement on the French capi tal. - :,"'' But in his onward march the .crown prince has yet to cope with row after row of strongly . fortified field positions, protecting Verdun from both the front and rear. In the earlier assaults several whole corps of Gormans were slain. It Is predicted hore that the German losses will be so great as to defeat the present offensive, though the French, too, have lost heavily. Seeking Divorce Bruce Stephenson has commenced action in 'the circuit court for the dis solution of the matrimonial bonds between ihlmsolf and his wife, Mary Stephenson., Cruel and inhuman treatment , Is the allegation upon which action Is ibrought. The couple was married on Christmas eve, 1910, and two sous, one now four and an other Iwo, have been born. Hesse Leaders to Confer With lie President Tcnight, zzi Will Advise Ha That the Body Is is Favor cf Excld- : fag Citizens cf the IHtd .States Frca Belligerents' Ships Rather Than to Make War on Gercaay Washington, Feb. 24. Speaker Champ Clark, telephoning the White House late this afternoon, asked to be allowed to bring Majority Leader Kltchln and Chairman Flood of the bouse foreign committee for a con- Terence with the president as soon as possible. " 5 The conference probably will be held tonight. The trio' wilt advise Wilson that the house Is overwhelm ingly In favor of excluding Americans from armed ships of the belligerents rather than going to war with Ger many or any other nation over the armed merchantman decree. Washington, Feb.T24, JVhen con gress met today Indications were that President Wilson had won the first skirmish lu his fight agalnat a pro posed congressional warning to Americans to keep oft armed ttellt gerent ships. An effort to adopt such a resolution will be suppressed and there will be no necessity for his appearing be fore the members with a message on the German-American situation, as administration authorities had pre- ,Hcted..(WJLeadera were . so confident that the situation was well In hand that Chairmen Stone and Flood of the senate and house foreign com mittees did not arrange to confer with the president over the warning, as they had planned. . Flood declared the house com mittee would not report any warning resolution; Stone, having avoided the opportunity tor consideration of the warning queatlon through taking r a recces Instead of adjournment, need only to guard against oratory on the subject. ' Ambassador von Bernstorff said to day 'he had not yet received instruc tions from Berlin as to his course toward the American refusal to con cur in the Teuton proclamation of war against armed enemy ships. Objection by Senator Brandegee prevented Senator Gore from getting a hearing on his bill to prevent Americans from traveling on armed ships. Unanimous consent was ne cessary to allow Gore to speak. Despite the fact that a rupture had been prevented, at least temporarily, administration leaders were uneasy. "I regard this as the most serious matter I have ever had to help face,"! GERARD HAY TAKE THE STUUP IN SUPPORT OF THE ViLSOfl POLICIES (By United Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, Fob. 24. If republicans attack President Wilson's submarine 'policies In the forthcoming political campaign, American Ambassador Gerard may stump the United States in support, of the executive, it was broadly hinted today. He plnnB to visit America 'before him that America would never take tho Juno convention, and if he finds strong action against Germany. In Wilson under lire for his dealings turn, Vienna Informed Berlin or this with Germany, he may explain to report, and Foreign Secretary von tho country a few things about the Jagow told Gerard about it. submarine controversy about which; Then to add to the complications, the people do not know. a man from Illinois, with credentials Gerard also expects to urge a tariff from Bryan, arrived at Berlin, met at least high enough to shut out many officials and assured them that cheap products, with which he Is con- President Wilson was writing the vlncod Europe is preparing to flood submarine notes for "home consump tive United States after the war. He Hon." ' , ir; may also advocate a tariff commis- Gerard's views as to these moves slon, to which the president already , were given to Colonol House during is committed. his visit here as the president's per-' I Tn Rfldltion to those moves, the sonal envoy. -envoy may explain why Germany Gerard is convalescing from his thought at the beginning of the tub- recent accident. ' . ' said one. "We have met It thus far, and I hope we can continue to do so, but It la bad situation." Bow strong the opposition to the president is was evidenced from the tact that auch men aa Speaker Clark and Senators Overman and Cummins, favor a warning. The senators have decided, however, not to push any action pending receipt of Berlin's in structions to Ambassador von Berns torff.',' ; The belief that it will not be ne cessary for the president to take his case to congress in a message was strengthened by Chairman Flood's announcement that he had received reassuring advices from the state de partment. The department after ward denied, though, that it ba"d re ceived any new. word. Congressman McLempre, who fos tered a bill to force a warning no tice, issued a statement. In part as follows: -r' "i- v :;- . "Since the Declaration of Paris In 1856, abolishing privateering, arny ed merchant ships have had no status in International law, except as aux iliary cruisers. I have not met any lawyer able enough to Indicate the chapter on which Is based the alleged right of merchantmen to carry de fensive armament" , Senator Gore appealed to Vice- President Marshall, who ruled that his hill was not admissible, aa Sen ator Brandegee objected. A resolu tion accompanying the hill asked that Americans a'betaln from the right of traveling on armed ships of the bel ligerents, while the bill itself pro posed that passports for such travel be withheld. Several senators are opposed to the president's course, but they favor Informing him of their sentiments prlvatoly, rather than to have an out break on the floor. 4 Senator LaFoIlette, en route here from Wisconsin, will aid In dissuad ing the president from maintaining his present position, but falling in this will not support that position. Congressman Foster introduced a substitution tor the McLemore reso lution which would "authorise" In stead of "request" the president to issue a warning. '; The McLemore re solution proposed that any one dis obeying the warning should sacrifice the right to American protection. i marine controversy that America was ."-bluffing" in her demands. --. . 1 Gerard tried for some weeks to im- press German officials with the serl- .ousness of the situation. Meanwhile the then Austrian ambassador, Dumba, Informed the Vienna foreign office that Secretary Bryan assured Paris, Feb. 24. French troops have evacuated the village of Brabant-sur-Meuse, eight miles north of Verdun, under the heavy attack of the German crown prince la his drive for Verdun, the war office offi cially admitted today, ' The French also lost a part of the Caures' wood, four miles east of Brabant, after reoccupying it yes terday.. ; f j Elsewhere, however, said the com munique, the Germans were halted. Alter capturing Brabant, the Ger mans were halted In storming Samog neux, only six miles from Verdun. Both sldee lost heavily. The German center made a fresh attack on Beaumont, seven .-; miles northeast of Verdun, hut was check ed, said the communique. There the German sacrifices were especially great'" 'rj'i. ; Infantry attacks marked the night hours along an eight-mile front from Brafbant through the Qaurea' wood to Beaumont, while artillery flashed and roared along a 25-mlle front ' French airmen raided Mets and set Are to the gas plant LEE FAUT OIICE A RESIDENT HERE Lee Faut, the aged Chinaman who was brutally murdered at Roseburg Tuesday, 'was a former resident of Grants Pass,' and is remembered by many residents of this city, . There is now a belief that the old man was killed by a white man, instead of having been the victim of the tong war. China Sam, a Roseburg China man pioneer, has the following to say of Lee Faut: "Lee Faut was one of the best known and beet liked Chinese resi dents of southern Oregon. He was recognized as a Christian among the Chinese, and t do not believe he was affiliated with either of the tongs which are now engaged in war at various points on the Pacific coast Faut and I were friendly and we uia iiuKea retrains mauers or in- terest to people of our nationality. I have known Faut for more than 15 years and In all that time I never imurn ill ill nmrrriiin -nnvrniniv v n i n r v. wouia teaa me 10 c-eueve ne was member of either tong. He was man of quiet disposition, an ener getic worker, and attended strictly to his own business. Faut lived In Grants Pass for a number of years, and while there accumulated several thousand dollars. He later sold his laundry there and went to Portland, where he remained for some time.' While a resident of the latter city j tomorrow night one of the fastest Faut lost much of his money through basketball games of the season will bd speculation. Leaving Portland, at the r,nk wnen the Wgh Faut again returned to Grants Pa8S, '8chool meets Phoenix. The Phoenix and later came to Roseburg. He had team Is said to be very strong and lived here about three years, and dur- ha9 von a laJge nuraber , game8 lng that time had conducted a laun- thl8 year . They maklnit . tonr dry on Rose street. Faut was a man of charitable dlsnositlon. and eave his funds freely to those In need, j Tne reguiar church game wilt prob Only a few years ago a Chinaman by ably be play(Hl ,before gchool the name of Hop Lee became afflict- Rame, Th6 preaWerians meet the ed with disease and was compelled Christians to see which one will be to retire from active life. He was delogated to the last place. The without funds and he appealed to church game8 are now at a red hot Faut for assistance. Faut not only and eaoh team determined provided him with medical assist- t0 wjn ance, but paid all funeral expenses As flnance8 ot tb8 game are following his death." he8Tyi a large crowd hould be pre 11 ' ( sent to witness the games. The high By Auto From Thigene school team is in fine shape now. Rae Calvert, who has fceen attend- Mr, Milllken has been sick, and Mr. lng the state university at Eugene, Westcott has taken charge and haa has returned to Grants Pass, driving put In some good bard licks. The down in his Ford auto. He expert- game will be called early, enced little trouble in coming " 1 through except that the road through To the State Reformatory Pass creek canyon was still pretty County Judge Gillette went to soft and he had t6 add about one Salem on No. 14 this morning, hav man power to the power ot the en- lng In charge Wm. Mead, who was glne In a number of places. From Implicated in the theft of elothing Roseburg to Grants Pass he found .from the residence of A. A. Porter, the road In good condition and made Mead waa committed to the reforma the run in good time. tory for a period of one year. PilSIJf ram: n n i ii r UK Ut Fortresses at Verdn ttzj Entered hy Kaisers G:zj in Gigantic QuuviY0 .To ward tie Fre:ch fe-'J Lorfdon, Feb.- 24. The German crown prince's gigantic offensive around Verdun is the beginning of a renewed drive toward Paris, ac cording to Amsterdam advices from Berlin today. ' With thousands of guns blasting the defenses, the plan is to wreck the Verdun fortress and then begin a smash towards tha French caniLiL 132 miles a. way. Berlin -was reported to believe that should Verdun fall it would mark the beginning of the end of the war. Fully a half million of men are engaged In the struggle in the woods to the north and northeast of the fortress, while extremely fierce artil lery and Jnfaatry moves are taking place on both hanks of the Mouse. The Amsterdam dispatches 'told of streams of wounded Germane bead ing into German? durlnr the oast two days, the fruit of the new cam paign. The Teuton looses, as report ed -by Amsterdam,-during the few days or tne offensive have been the largest In five months. - A Paris dispatch to the Tlmea, while emDhaslzlne the imnortanre nf the conflict, said that the tremendous German losses assured defeat of the Verdun campaign', because a victory would involve too great a sacrifice. If the gains claimed by Berlin are true, her soldiers are now approach ing the outer .forts of the town. One more drive equal to the last may al low the German 42 centimeter guns to open upon the fortress of Verdun Itself. . ' The Berlin statement yesterday claimed capture of nearly six and uu mile8 ,a Verdun region. . m-nT nt lha nm.. !mrtntl, tft . ,en,h . tm ;Th- finHrA 1rmt jmllee wMle at la8t KporU the Ger. mans were about 10 miles to the , north of Verdun. ; a I L. PHOENIX TO PLAY , vnv .nrf win t k tn . 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