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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.
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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.
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' 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.
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SHIPYARD STRIKE
ADJUSTED TODAY
2 KILLED III ST01
THAT SWEPT EAST
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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
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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. ,
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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