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Iliiii' DAILY -EDITION GRANTS PARS, JOSEPHINE COUNT V. OK MJON, JIONDAi, MARCH SO, 1016. . WHOLE NUMBER 1899. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. I "ft DCDDC 18 German InfaDtry Is Thrown Back by French Defenders -of the Position Four Miles North ol Verdun Fortress Parts, Mar. 20. German Infantry ttacka against "Popper heights" were hurled back, today's official war flics communique asserted. "Pep per heights" Is (our mllos north ot Verdun. Intermittent srtlllery work round Vans and a sharp exchange of shells at Eparges were also described. The "Pepper heights" attack was made after a long bombardment, but the war office said It seemed to lack spirit. French guns easily checked It. West of the Meuse there was se vere cannonading south of Malan court. SAYS HOOT LKAIK WITH . , " EASTERN HKITIlMCAXH Chicago, Mar. 20. Although the aub-coinmlttee on arrangements for the republican national convention meets here this afternoon, selection of a temporary chairman probably will be postponed until the April -session. Franklin Murphy, delegate from New Jersey, said there was very little Roosevelt sentiment In the east. EUbu Root, he declared, was appar ently the strongest presidential pos sibility. Oakland, Cal., Mar. 20. Labor difficulties of the Moore ft Scott ship yards were satisfactorily adjusted to day. The men are back at work on the steel plant and the threatened general strike extending to other steel shipbuilding plants of the coast Is averted. According to J. N. 8teln r, representing the local Building Trades council, he and W. A. Sexton, of the Carpenters' union; J. D. .-Hames. representing the plledrlvers' organisation, and W. L. Corey, of the 1 "Waterfront Federation, held a con- jterence with Joseph Moore, which nded in the agreement. ; ' ' , According to Moore, he was will ing to pay the standard wage of $5, tint was unwilling to allow the men to take what he termed an unfair advantage of his concern. Under the agreement, members of the outlawed "No. 51 will Join the federation and . the $5 pay, will be established as standard. FRENCH DESTROYER 18 REPORTED SUNK Berlin, Mar. 20. An Austrian sub marine sank a French destroyer of the Fourche type last Saturday,' it . was officially announced today In . "Vienna. The destroyer went down In one minute. The Austrian announcement Is be lieved to refer to the French vessel Henaudln, loss of which In the Adrta tto was admitted by Paris. wrsftoiiu (jovernou ' SEEKS MARSnAMH JOB Saloni, Mar. 20. Governor R. F. Major of Missouri, tortov Mod with Secretary of State Oloott a roquent ,to have his name printed In the offi i clal ballot of the demorraUo party it candidate for the nomination fnr vlco-nrealdont of the United States. E SHIPYARD STRIKE ADJUSTED TODAY 2 KILLED III ST01 THAT SWEPT EAST S Portland, Mar. 0. Two are doad and thousands of dollars' worth of property destroyed today as the re sult of the electric storm which swept portions of Oregon and Washington late yesterday. A terrific gust of wind sent a huge flr tree crashing through the roof of the home of Wil liam Marks, east ot Portland. Marks wss kiiioa ana nis wire sna mue daughter slightly Injured. The other fatality occurred In the foothills of the Blue mountalna In easttrn Ore Igon, where , cloudbursts swept , through several little valleys. .Thomas Shumwell. a farmer, was carried away by a big wall of water. Ills body was found lodged In a clump of bushes. , Damage was greatest In south eastern Washington and eastern Ore gon. ' Several houses were csrried away and families In the Blue Creek 'neighborhood were rescued by men 'on horseback. Water ran through the streets of Milton, Stanfleld, Wes ton, Dayton and other small towns. No fresh damage was reported rfrom today's rsln, which fell In oc caslonal heavy showers. WILL CONSIDER 10 w Washington, Mar. 20. President 'Wilson will do nothing In Mexico to i embarrass Venusttano Carransa. I Wishes of the de facto government .will be strictly adhered to In every way possible, It waa made plain at a conference today between the pre sident and Counselor Polk ot the state department. If Carransa deems it inadvisable for Americans to use Mexican rall- I roads tor military purposes In hunt ing Francisco Villa, there, will be no formal demand tor such permission, and no attempt to force It. The Americans will devise other methods ot transporting troops and supplies. I ' President Wilson Intends to do his utmost to help Carransa main tain his dominant position In Mexi can affairs. While there has been no reply from Carransa ,wlth regard to use ot the railways, the delay has caused no concern here. A favorable anawer is expected. Advices from Queretaro, temporary Mexican capi tal, aatd the de facto government la entirely satisfied with the conduct of the American expedition. The pre sident was Informed that Carransa had ; formally requested American troops to avotd occupying Mexican towns, but orders to refrain from po doing had been previously Issued by American commanders. , 1 PUGET SOUND YARD Washington, Mar. 20. Senator 'Polndexter la today completing be fore the house naval committee his appeal In favor ot a senate appropria tion of" 12,065,000 for the Puget aound . navy . yard. Congressman Butler Interposed the remark that he "could not understand why Secre tary Daniels approves the expendi ture when Admiral Benson, the secre tary's right hand man, opposes it." A spirit of opposition to the Pugo sound project developed In the com mittee. Congresamau Humphrey favored It, exhibiting telegrams from public omolats.Jn the state of Wash ington, asking for 'Immediate action. Thorewns" Vsjiarp debate whon ConrPsm"iiWilrltten charged that Chairman Padgett,'' at Secretary Dantols' dictation, refused to call Ad miral Fluke to tesTIff. supposedly be cause he Jind crltMsied the - small navy pollc ninni m neuce bHnnfillLHO i TROUBLE DOMS FOR BELIEVE VILLA BETWEEN TWO FIRES Bandit Chieftain Has Been Defeated in Engagement With Carranza's Troops, and Is Now Marching Northward Toward the Three Columns of American Cavalry, Being . Effectively Trapped Between the Two Armies San Antonio, Mar. 20. General him fight. In that move lay the Villa la apparently trapped. Defeat- ed by CarranzisU forces, his men are marching northward toward three American cavalry column, which are bearing down from Caaas Grande, it waa reported bcre this afternoon. 1 A wlreleaa message from General Pershing: to General Funston stated that Pershing had unofficial informa tion of a battle in which the Villlatas were defeated near lias Graces, 70 ntile south of Caaas Grandes. Pershing learned the VUlaittaa were proceeding northward 1 toward CI VaUe, , .' . ; :i Carraniiatas and Americans pur- suing Villa are heading toward Lake Itabicora, El Valle and Carmen. Vflla Is apparently between the Carran aitaa and the Americans. El Paso, March 20. Reported hemmed in among the canyons ot the ..Guerrero . mountal... WnS. Villa, was believed to be surrounded today by several Carranzistaa columns and the American expedi tion closing down on him from the north. There are many square miles of. mountain and desert inside the net, however, and bis escape is con sidered likely. . Aeroplanes may be used to spy out Villa's hiding place. Soaring over the peaks, they could pick him out below and signal his location to Gen eral Pershing's scouts. Villa is reported to have left a de tachment, at the Hernandes ranch to hold off the American cavalry until he has a chance to hide In the Sierra Madrea. Fighting between Ameri cana and this Villlata rearguard Is expected dally. Americans, matching corn-fed horsts ' against tireless ponies, have mad forced marches in an effort to overhaul Villa and make HUNT FOB VILLA TO t CONTINUE TO t -f Washington, Mar. 20 "Un- 4 til Francisco Villa is taken and 4 his band broken up." - - t This waa the war department's. official reply today to the ques- f tlon: "How. long will the hunt. r for Villa last?!' ' . It was stated there would be no turning back, no matter what turn eventa might take. El Paso, Mar, 20. Indications to day pointed to a long pursuit of Franolsoo Villa tar Into Mexico, and the problem ot supplying the Ameri can expedition with food and muni tions was uppermost In the minds of army men. A few considered that withdrawal ot the expedition without capturing Villa was likely as an alternative to forcibly taking Mexican railroads, dofylng Vcnustlano Cnrranra, and possibly presaging actual Interven tion, with a year's bloody warfare against all factions. ' .,.: In view of President Wilson's past favors to Carranza, aiding him to de feat Villa at Agua Prleta by trans porting de facto government troops supplies for ran TROOPS III UO 11 DECODE POOBIEO CAUGHT first hope of capture. With the expedition penetrating into a barren Interior country, which makes the usual method of provi sioning an army by automobile Im practicable, It was reported Washing ton had made a second request for Immediate permission to - use the Northwestern railroad for military purposes, . .. A sensational rumor was current that American troops would give the Juarez garrison 15 minutes to sur render, and then seize the town and contro) the railroad terminus there if permission to use the line were refused. , , Given Garcia believes that Car ransa will probably grant the re quired permission. He repeated his assurances that Carranza wanted to co-operate with the Americans In every way possible. Carranslsta soldiers are. In fact, attempting to drive Villa toward the Guerrero district Troops from Chi- iV WIUD1U( 111 VH UlUlt 1UV aaUIVl 1 can ranguard la crowdtng him from the' north, while his retreat across the Sierra Madras toward Sonora Is believed cut off by Mexican forces guarding all passes. - Facing a certain fight' If Villa Js overtaken. General Pershing andJ Colonel Dodd led their columns over 100 miles of foreign country without a single soldier being killed. A few horses and mules perished from the effects ot their terrible trials on the desert :', ' ';;.'. ; . ;': Following this remarkable mtrch. Colonel Dodd 1s believed to be 135 miles south of the border, near the fertile plains of; American Mormon colonists. . v , General Pershing's vanguard may have Joined him, but the arrival of the . main American Infantry ' and (Continued on Page 4.) through United States territory from Eagle Pass to Douglas, the desired permission to ship American military supplies by rail, and perhaps to send reinforcements to General Pershing over . Mexican, railroads, ; waa confi dently expected. - ? - There were renewed reports today that Villa is heading Into the moun tains .. ot Durango, ., He was born there. VUltstas under the command ot Generals Calltos, Contreras and Reyes, with the remnants ot the forces under General Urbinos and General Agumedo, are lurking there. Villa is reported In the Chihuahua mountains, riding toward Durango. To an expedition as large as Persh ing's, the trails which Villa uses pre sent an almost Impassable obstacle. Colonel Dodd's cavalrymen are satd ,to be 60 miles behind Villa, but 60 miles means two days' marching in those mountains. Between Villa and his supposed goal at Durango, however, are the Tarahumar mountains, also one of his favorite haunts, He Is approach ing them today, and Is not yet out of the Carranza trap. "' When the pursuit extends below Chihuahua City, supplying ot the ex pedition by wasrons will 'no longer be practicable, The use of railroads will become Imperative.' OPPOSES LARGE INCREASE OF STANDING ARMY Washington, Mar. 20. By a rising vote of 153 to 82 the bouse today defeated Congressman K a h n's amendment to , the Hay bill for a larger regular army. Kabn'a amend ment was in favor of making the military forces 220,000. This vote was considered overwhelming evi dence of congressional opposition to a large standing army. ; The tellers' count showed Kahn's amendment defeated by a vote ot 182 to 103. There waa no roll calL Not a dozen democrats favored Kahn's proposed army of 220.000. Fifty re publicans were against it Clark and Kltchln voted against the measure, while Mann voted in favor of it WANT NEW HEARING OP ASTORIA RATE CASE Washington,' Mar. 20. Northwest ern railroads today petitioned the Interstate commerce commission for a new hearing of the Astoria rate case. A recent decision ordered Astoria rates put on a par with railroad rates inland from Puget sound points. VILLA III SOIiORA Douglas, Ariz., Mar. 20. -Twenty- five thousand Mexican troops are ready to strike within an boar's no tice at the fleeing band of Vlllistas should they head toward Sonora. In an Interview granted the United Press today, General Ellas P. Calles, mili tary governor of Sonora, declared that his orders are to co-operate with American troops in esse an invasion into Sonora is made necessary. Calles officially discredited all re ports ot mutiny and Insubordination on the part of the soldiers under bis command. '. - : . Arrivals - from Nacozari this after noon reported all quiet in the interior of Sonora. Sunday bullfighting and band concerts took place as though normal times prevailed. There seem ed to be little interest in the chase for Villa. v : J. R. Hyde returned to Portland today, after spending a couple of weeks here with relatives. ' Mrs. Hyde will remain here another week. I SCOUTS AHEAD 0F1S.T San Antonio. Mar. 20. Dispatches from General Pershing today, showed he had left the main American expe dition and gone west to assume com mand ot Colonel Dodd's column. Seven army aeroplanes are , again scouting in the foothills south ot Casas Grandes. Automobile trucks carrying supplies and spare equip ment follow the advancing soldiers. Portions of the 13th cavalry and the Fourth Held artillery are at Casas Grandes, to support Pershing's troops attempting to encircle the district which supposedly affords conceal ment to Villa. 1 General Funston said automobiles could not chase Villa on the Casas Grandes roads. They would be prac tically worthless there, he declared. If the Americans are permitted to use Mexican railways, Funston stoted that Casas Grandes would be the American advance supply base. The base at Columbus may be moved to Casas Grandes. . ! ' . Pershing reported that 200 Vll llstas wore killed In the raid ot Col umbus. , .American Mormon settlers are supplying the expedition with beef and forage. HOI fELd'E FOR HPS ZEEBRUG6E IS ATTACKED AEed Fleet cf Aercpkncs BAmlvir fl TVrf 11 9W"'T1 Base fa Retaliation f:r Mi ca Kez&h Cert London, Mar. 20. In retaliation for Sunday's German air raid on the Kentish coast, 60 allied aeroplanes attacked Zeebrngge, Belgium, Teu ton submarine base, and military' works at Houltade, inflicting sever damage with high-power bombs, it was officially claimed at the war office today. The great allied sky fleet car ried 10,000 pounds of bombs. Each machine bore missiles weighing a total of 200 pounds. ' These wera rained down on the seaplane atatloa at Zeebrngge and on the aerodrome at Houltade. Accompanying the bomb throwers were 15 heavily arm ed planes, which formed a protective cordon around the small flyers as they hurled fire and destruction on the enemy. The admiralty announced every machine returned home safely. This is the first time that the allies have retaliated Immediately after a raid on England. It will be the Brit ish policy every time hereafter. Lord Derby is . reported to have come to that decision soon after be ing named minister ot aviation. It was recalled that Winston Churchill, former first lord of the admiralty, re cently declared that the only way to stop Zeppelin raids wonld be to launch ' immediate counter-attacks, and burn the German air cruisers In their hangars. : , - ; Eleven were killed and more than SO Injured in the German air raid on. Kent ' The Kent raid was only one of a number which hare been direct ed against England by German ma chines from Zeebrugge. llltb IN THE NORTHWEST Portland, Mar. 20. Soaring prices ot metal, due to the enormous de mand from Europe, has boomed min ing operations throughout the Paci fic northwest as never before. The comparative value of the total metal production of the state of Ore gon for three years shows graphically what the war demand has done. These figures, according to H. M. Parks, director . ot the Oregon bureau ot mines and geology, are as fol lows: 1814, 1750,000; 1915. $2,000, 000; 1916, $3,000,000 (estimated). Old abandoned mines In many sec tions hare been reopened vby capital which saw in the higher metal prices a chance to take advantage of the European war. In many cases a little development work In old mines has revealed new ore bodies, the exist ence ot which had hitherto not been dreamed. '. ' ' '' ' . ' "; ' ' 1 In the bigger mining districts, like the Couer d'Alene, the increase in mining operations has been on a gigantic scale, ibut the growth in Oregon, heretofore comparatively small In the mining Industry, shows clearly what has been done by the heavy demand. . i . NO POSTPONEMENT OF STEEL TRUST SUIT Washington,- Mar. 20. The U. S. supreme court today denied the gov ernment's application to have the steel trust suit postponed until au tumn.' The action was ordered brought up May 15, but it may' not be argued until fall. f If BOO! mil
