Rogue River courier., March 22, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

DAILY EDITION
vol. vi., No. iar.
OKA NTH PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1910.
WHOLE NUMBER 1701.
No Other Town in tho World the .Sief Plants Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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IN no
Pershing's Command, on the
Hunt for ViUa, Has Not
Been Heard From, Though
Generally Believed Safe
San Antonio, Mar. 21 "I believe
General Pershing has advanced ao
rabidly that he la beyond any point
from which he may communicate by
wireless with' Columbus," declared
Major-General Fu niton today.
"I have no fear for the safety of
the American column." he added, "al
though now It must be In the vicinity
of the spot where Francisco Villa was
last reported."
Captain Chandler, wireless expert,
was sent to Columbus to Investigate
the radio difficulties. The field tele
graph between Columbus and South
Ascension haa been reported cut in
many places, according to headquar
ters statements. ;
General Pershing has sufficient men
to fight any Vllllsla bunds that may
be encountered, officers believe.
Headquarters recommended thai the
war department purchase, more auto
tractor wireless equipments, so as to
minimise danger of the forces being
lost track of. . -. .
At army headquarters It was stated
that Carranxlstas were not known to
be actively aiding the Americans at
any point, though they were supposed
to be co-operating. , Mexicans are not
given any Information regarding the
whereabouts of Cerranslsta troops.
The rumored desertion of 2,000 con
stitutionalist troops were not con
firmed at Funston's office. t
Funston said he had no word with
regard to operations at Casas
Grandes, El Valle or south of ,Ga
leana since Sunday",,!, though efforts
had been made to communicate with
the troop there. j
The Twenty-fourth Infantry, color
ed troops has been ordered to Col
umbus from Fort D. A. Russell. Two
of Its battalions will enter Mexico to
guard lines of communications, while
the third battalion Is to patrol the
border. - '
Reports that two army aviators
wqre missing between Columbus and
Casas Grandos were confirmed. The
aviation corps troubles are disturb
ing headquarters.', Recently, riew
motors, supposedly capable, were In
stalled In the military planes.
SENATOR IiAFOMiKTTE WIN'S :
IN N. DAKOTA PRIMARIES
M iDlamarck,' k D. Mar. 22.8ona
tor LaFollotte defeated' Henry D.
Estabrook in the presidential prim
aries of North Dakota, according to
early return today. It appeared
.that LaFollette got the progressive
republican vote. Estabrook failed to
obtain the "old .guard" ballot.
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JOIN VILLA HUNT
Washington, Mar, 22. Senator
Sherman Introduced a resolution to
day authorizing President Wilson to
call 50,000 volunteers for service In
Mexico, He asked that It bo pasBcd
Immediately.
Sherman declared devolopmentB, In
dicated tho army wa:i not prepared to
pursue Villi. Ills resolution stipu
lated that the volunteers bo used only
for punitive purposes, not for Inter
vention, and that they would have to
be mustered out when Villa was cap
tured or killed.
VOLUHTEERS
MAY
PATROLS SEARCH
FDR TWO fiUSSHIG
II. S.I SCOUTS
Columbus, N. M-, Mar. 22, Cav
alry patrols are searching the deso
late country between here and Cassa
Grande for trace of Llent Robert
II. Willis and Lieut. Edgar 8. dor-
roll, who left Columbus flying In mili
tary aeroplane for Casas Grandos
last Sunday and failed to arrive
there. It is supposed they experi
enced trouble and were forced to
descend in Chihuahua desert or some
equally desolate region. As far as
known, the men bad only three days'
rations and two canteens of water
between them,
Lieut. T. 8. Bowen, whose nose wss
broken when his aeroplane tumbled
60 feet, was recovering today.
It waa reported that army men had
asked General Oavira to cooperate
In a search for the missing airmen.
The report said he instructed , the
Carranxa garrison at Chihuahua to
look out for them.
. Passenger arriving from Cassa
Grandee bound for El Paso said the
peons fell on their kneei in prayer
and then ran pell moll toward the
hills at eight of the first aeroplane
ever beheld in Caaa Orandes district.
Later when their fears were over
come, they crowded around to Inspect
It.
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PUIS 1 III HOSPITAL
Spokane, Mar. 22. Seven were in
jured, three seriously, early today
when an automobile, returning from
a roadhouse party, plunged off, the
south end of the Monroe street
bridge. .-.. ,
The seriously Injured are:
John Hlndle, assistant cashier of
the Auditorium theater, fractured
skull; he 1 unconscious.
Cassle Baldwin, actress, six-Inch
gashi across her forehead and in
ternal Injuries,
. .Anna Schaffer, actress, head badly
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K ill MEXICO
El Paso, Mar. 22. Sickness Is
thinning the American rank in
Mexico.' . $
Seven soldiers arrived .'. here for
treatment today, They said Ameri
cana are dropping from pneumonia
and, dysentery. By day they Buffered
from intense heat. At night they al
most freeze. This, say the arrivals,'
has produced a pneumonia epidemic
of serious proportions. .
A week's hard. marching on meagre
rations, following months of hearty
eating In camp, caused many to Jail
by the wayside. The more serious
cases are being sent back to the bor
der. ' .
, Private R. J. Harding, Company. A,
Sixteenth infantry, said , pneumonia
waa the moat prevalent complaint.'
When dysentery, waa discovered, the
army surgeons Increased their precau
tions against soldiers drinking im
pure water. Sanitation work was re
doubled. Dysentery Is one of the
greatest terrors of campaigning, and
bad army water la hold to be it prin
cipal cause, Boiling drinking water
Is the commonest precaution.
AlUNDON PLAX TO SEND
WORKMEN INTO MEXICO
Douglas, Aria., Mar. 22. Plans to
send American workmen back to tho
MontoRuma Copper company's mines
below Nacorzarl were abandoned
temporarily today. Officials said they
merely wanted to be on the Hnfe side
and watch developments In Sonora
'and ChlhuBirUkTIJeriiH sending their
men to work. '.''..
SPOKANE
l LIVES LOST
Si
Gale Sweeps Three States,
and Besides a Number of
Deaths, There Is Reported
a Great Loss in Property
Indianapolis, Mar. 22. Blizzards
and gales cost at least four lives and
did property damage which may
mount welt into the thousands in Il
linois, Michigan and Indiana today.
, W. J. Rlcketts was killed. -at
Logansport when the roof of a broom
factory was, ripped away, crashing In
to his bouse. , . , ,. - '
At Marlon, R. Williams was killed
at be slept The wind sent bricks
from a wrecked chimney through the
roof of his farmhouse. His wife was
badly injured. , ,. ,.
A girl. Gertrude Alsyiach, aged 4,
was killed near, , Montpelier, where
houses and churches were unrooted.
The body of James Rector was
found burled In the wreckage of his
home at Monon.
A Clover Lead railroad train was
blown from tbe track near Marion,
two men being ao severely hurt they
were taken to-the hospital. Many
others narrowly, escaped. ,,a; : ,.,..'
Trains and loterurban . cars were
delayed at Detroit by the worst bill
iard in several years.
v Kankakee, 111., Mar. 22. Beaver
vllle, near here, was afire In eight
places this afternoon as a result of
a gale and electrical storm, following
a blissard.. Eight persons were hurt,
four seriously. , ,
HEAVIEST SXOW STORM, .' ,
IX TEARS HITS DETROIT
Detroit, Mich., Mar. 22 Train and
Interurbran cars were delayed today
by one of the heaviest snow storms
In year.
PRAIRIE FIRE SWEEPS ; 1 ' 3 '
"KANSAS COUNTIES
J'
" wrcWCk.Miir. " 22-Prairla
fires are sweeping 10 Kansas 'coun-
tie today. , Hundreds' of miles of
grass, a few ' farm buildings " and
some livestock have been burned., No
casualties were reported.
Douglas, Arls., Mar. 22. Scatter
ed along , the border, ready, at five
minutes notice to rush protection to
a million Americans, Is the finest but
smallest army in the world.
Where 10,000 soldiers hold five
miles ot front In northern France,
slightly more than that number
guard 2,000 miles .which separates
the United States from Mexico; ' ,
Visitors at Douglas and other fron
tier places where troops have been
mobilised since the Columbus affair
continually remark upon the person
nel and "esprit de corps" of the
"new" U. S. army. - ' .
There has been no Increase In the
number of higher . ofllcers, but the
non-connnlsslonod ofllcers have boen
uniformed to resomble their superiors
more. Sergeants and corporals, un
der the now regulations, wore leather
puttees, boots and breeches, which
only the trained eye can distinguish
from Commissioned ofllcers' garb. ,
The troopers are clean cut, clean
shaven, almost to the extreme, and
except when doing only the most
j i pop ' ii y s
BIG AG8EAGE
OF BEETS AT
SUIRI
Farmers Take Kmdly to New
Industry, and 8 Seeders,
With Seed. Are Ordered
by the Field Saperhtendent
A hurry-up call came to the Oregon
Utah Sugar company Tuesday from
F. S. Bramwell, at 8utherlln, In Doug
las county, for eight seeder and beet
seed to be shipped to that point. Ex
cellent success Is being met in that
district in the signing up of acreage,
and It Is expected that every acre that
the Medfordites failed to meei their
obligations upon will be covered with
two acres by the Umpqua valley farm
ers. The beets grown In the Suther
lln district this' season are to be ship
ped to the Grants Pass factory, but It
teems assured that next year a factory
will be built there, this having been
agreed 'to by the sugar 'company if
sufficient acreage Is signed'. "
The seeding of beets throughout
the Rogue valley Is now progressing,
and will be pressed as rapidly as pos
sible till the crop Is all In the ground.
The river bottom soils, and some of
the banch lands are in excellent con
dition for seeding, though the show
ers of the past tew days have retard
ed the work somewhat. ' Tracts in
the heavier soils are not all yet ready
for workf and seeding will no doubt
be continued well through April. ; -Work
' upon the factory is being
crowded now with all possible speed.
and more materials are arri ving daily,
so that the erection 'of the structures
will progress without delay for steel,
etc.
MAY ORDER 8RD CAVALRY l t
INTO MEXICAN CAMPAIGN
Douglas, Arii i Mar.: 22."-r-Portlons
of the Third cavalry toai.be ordered
fronts Douglas, toj furnish' the, extra
protection Major-Oeneral Funston de
manded .for. Brigadier-General Penh:
ing's lines of communication, it was
reported today.?it.'i(tt tii
h fOne.intantry brigade-was deemed
sUfllolent,. protection ifort Douglas.
S4adrona of cavalry, were carefully
drilled, and-: put'o through.'!, lunusuali
practice' .paces today, evidently in
preparation-for a move.-""-
arduous , fatigue duty,, uniforms are
alwaya.presBed and look "new." ,
Travelers who have seen the fight
ing men ot Europe, passing through
camps ot the "new"4 army, place it
on a par, if not above, any array
now at war. But every one ot these
observers remark upon the insigni
ficance of the force.,..
"A wonderful machine," they say,
"but hopelessly small."
Residents of these border places
take a similar view of the situation.
They appreciate the fighting quality
ot the men, but have a fear ot Mex
ico which an adequate army, they
say, would alleviate.
Judge D. A. Richardson, legal rep
resentative for the tlo facto govern
ment of Moxlco, an American who
loarned tbe Mexican language before
he mastered English, declared that
It took him 40 years to learn' the
Mexican character, to find only when
war came that ho did not know it .all.
. "I am afraid for our boys down
there," he said, "when the first blood
Is shed Americans also will learn the
Mexican character."
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counties m
ycjira
Washington, . Mar. 22. Amend
ment ot tbe Chamberlain bill divid
ing the proceeds of timber sales from
the Oregon-California railroad lands
was agreed to this afternoon by a
sub-committee of the house land
committee.
The amendment proposed to give
40 per cent of these proceeds to the
land grant counties, f 10 per cent to
the Oregon school fund, 40 per cent
to the general reclamation fund, and
iti., per cent for the, United States
treasury to cover expense of admin
istration. fi U ft- .... . . '' ,
KUROPATKIN STILL
HAMMERING AT GERMANS
Berlin,: Mar. 22. General .Kuro
patkin'a Russians continued their as
saults sooth and southeast of Riga
today, it was officially announced.
The attack's were repulsed heavily.
More trenches in Avocourt woods
have been captured by Germans, the
announcement aald. '
FOR PEACE TALK
Washington, Mar. - . 22.--Ambassa-
dor Gerard is not remaining in Ber
lin during his vacation time to await
Germany's . peace proposals,- accord
ing to a, White House statement is
sued today. ,tr ife.vj i :'"i',r '!;
, Through Secretary, .Tumulty,,, the
president authorized denials of news
paper .stories making that assertion.;
v. "'There j is no Justification,!; t Bald
the statement, "for that Inference
being drawn." .....
The denial referred to dispatches
received by the New York Evening
POSt' ', w'',-, "ill: J-'ii(i'i L'-,.':u
The state department Issued an an
nouncement, saying:1. , M
"Any statement that Germany has
Intimated or desired America, to act
as, mediator In peace negotiations, or
has in any. way suggested' that, this
government take up the toatier 'with,
other powers', '-fs absolutely'- without
foundation. . The' department baa no
Information, that Germany is prepar
ing to make a definite move toward
pete. . ;''.'. . ii , ,
" Ambassador7 1 von 'Bernstortf ' con
ferred with Counsellor Polk- of the
state department - for. ' 1 i minutes.
They discussed the embargo oh Ger
man trade and the problem of Amer
ica getting dyestuffs., It Is under-stood-that,
peace was not mentioned.
It' was considered significant that
Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg did not deny he had asked
Gerard i to, remain at. his post for
peace reasons. It was plain however,
that this government had not official
ly received German proposals.
GERMAN STEAMER SUNK ; .
BV RUSSIAN WARSHIPS
Bucharest, Mar. 22. Russian, war
ships off Kaliakra, Rumania, Sunday
torpedoed and. sank . the - 7,000-ton
German steamer Esperansa, , bound
tor Constantinople' with a cargo of
food. Dispatches said the crew was
captured. The Esperama flew Span
ish and Roumanian flags.
MENACED B FLOOD
Marshfleld. Mar. 22. The little
town of WedderbunO. at tho mouth ot
Rogue river, again is sliding Into the
water, and , residents , have fled to
higher ground, according to reports
reaching here today. , A few weeks
ngo Wedderburn was similarly threat
ened. Recent heavy rains have re
newed the danger.
0 OU D T O
1010 LEFT
HOMELESS
Texas City Has, Disastrczs
Conflagration That Kills 3
People and Does I,!i!H:s
of Dollars cl Dasage
Paris, Texas,, Mar 22.Three are
dead here, 10,000 homeless, and from
$7,000,000 to 110,000,000 , damage
has been caused by a fire which de
vastated two-thirds of the city. The
flames were finally extinguished to-
' Ann Vtklt&jf KnfllnAOi V1 aaV m waMk
destroyed, .Including 25 dynamited, to
check the blaze. ' Between 1,500 and
2,000 dwellings were burned. Many
were injured,' some probably fatally.
ITT,. JmA a u TK m OtMK wT4h
realty, dealer, an unidentified white
man and one negro. . ..;
ITnnialaa mn A Aafltnta fa rndlM
are b'elng relieved by the city. Half
the population of Paris I witnout
shelter . Thousand Went without
breakfast this morning. Urgent ap- 1
noali f nf , VMmrlMl nA mnnAV ha
been sent to neighboring cities.
There is not a dry goods store,
drug store,, hotel or wholesale gro
cery left lh the city.' Among the
buildings destroyed were two news
paper plants,, the court , house., post
office, telegraph . office, . high, school,
three, churches, several apartment
houses, two hotels and many costly
dwellings. '-n', :':"-! "v iA , .".
The fire started in the Long Trans
portation -company ..warehouse and
spread , with . great .rapidity to the
Paris cottqn compress. While thous
ands fled from their homes, throwing
furniture and valuables Into -' the
VtlMSA. AWAM JtkWAm.. A WtBSlk- .
lie square ana ate into xne nortnsiae
residence. ;dlstrlct..;it'
ed .from Dallas, Honey Grove, Bon
ham land 'from' Hugo! Oklahoma.
Every citizen 'was Tressed Into ser
vice. Many bucket brigades . were
formed.; ..The water supply, was none
too,, plentiful,,, and at .midnight the
nre naa taken au out is or tne
ciiy a itu ouBiness diockb.
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FIRE DESTROYING .
EAST ffflSf IVILLE
t -. .1 :
Nashville. Tenn' Mar. 22. Al-
j though eVeryavallable piece of fire
fighting apparatus in Nashville and
adjoining i oltiee. was. -battling 'the
flames sweeping East Nashville, this
afternoon the blase continued to
gain. Governor Tom C. Rye called
out Btate militia to aid the police and
firemen.' . v--- . JW..
.-.At 4 p. m. the-conflagration showed
no slgnB of abating,,,. Only the Cum
berland river, separating, the busi
ness district from the portion now
wrapped in flames, can save the whole
city from destruction,' it la feared.
: Neighboring cities even some dis
tance away are .sending engines on
special trains, but every hydrant Is '
busy nftw,. and the. additional,, appar
atus wUl;te of little use. 1
Traveling with terrific speed, the
dames have, already eaten, a pathway
three -blocks wide and 'a mile long
through tbe heart ot the best resi
dence district. Three churohea were
engulfed by the fire. -
Portland, Mar. 22. George W,
1 H t t ,L . . , ,
National bank, and head of the local
Clearing House association, died un
expectedly this morning, following an
operation for gall stones. lie had
riAAM nvntitlnant In iaasI Knalnana
circles for many years. ,