DAILY EDITION
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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 80, 1910.
WHOLE NUMBER 1T08.
VOL. VI., No. 101.
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KAISER FAILS
IN TERRIFIC
DRIVE
Battle for French Positions
at Malancourt Is Marked
by Desperate Struggle and
Heavy Loss to Germans
Pari, Mar. SO.Qermau force
cava been checked In their drive on
Malancourt. it was tated today.
Several attempt to woonquer posl
tlona captured by French troops In
the Avocourt regton, aoutb of Malan
court. were repulsed with heavy
tosses to the attackers.
Germans, after a deafening bom
bardment, hurled a aerlea of deeper
ate attack aouth of the Bontrae, 80
miles from rarli. Their headlong
charge carried them through French
line weit of Vermandovlllar, 10
mllea aoutbweat of Peronne. Before
they could establish themaelvee, how
ler. French buglea called up troopa
of the republic for a counter-attack,
which forced the Teutona to retire.
Artillery dueW ehook the ground
laat night north and east of Verdun.
General Dti Ball, former com
mander of all the French troopa In
eastern France, Including Verdun, re
turned to the capital to become mili
tary governor of the Pari district,
succeeding General Mancury, who la
111.
London, Mar. 80. -Hurling shells
upon French fortified works from
ttirea iMm the nermann todav sent
-v. Mm nM
, , .
rapture U and seise the two high
ways which Intersect there. French
positions are admitted to bi In ex
treme peril.
From wooded heights to the north
and northeast, and from newly taken
foothold close to Malancourt, the
Germans are sending shell after shell
Into the French defenses. Replying
to this bombardment, French guns
on the ridge of "Dead Man's" hill and
on 1IIU 304 are sweeping the Malan
court highways, shattering them to
dust with heavy explosives so that
an attempt to advance over them
would be practically suicide.
Berlin, Mar. 30.Although the
Germans are centering every effort
on a smash against Malancourt. the
m i a . s) 1 1 s a Mm I
war oiucb loaay lauea m ww.u
Dortant gains there. Its statement
asserted that the French had been
'uniformly repulsed in their attacks
on Avocourt wood. Terrific artillery
duels raged during the night along
the river Meuse.
E
Salem, Mar. SO.--dovernor Withy
combe still believes the state would
Tooolve much more money through a
compromise with the Southern Pacl
flo railroad in the land , grant case
than In any other way, ho Bald today.
"A compromise with the Southern
Pacific. would net tho state much
more for the state school fund than
It will got under the bill as It stands
at present. A compromise would have
nded litigation . and have speedily
opened the lands for settlement. '
FRENCH AKHOPLAJSK8
nOMfUim ItV. NTATION'S
Paris, Mar. 80 French aeroplanes
conducted successful raids against
threo railway atatlona from which
the German crown' prince was sup
plying hi army before Verdun, Re
wording to announcements today,
GOV
THYCOMB
COMPROMISE
ry
MM
APPROVES
LITERACY TEST
III
Washington, Mar. aO.Tho Bur
nett Immigration bill, including Its
lltoracr tctt clauio. was passed by a
vote of 808 to 87 In the house today
COURT SUPPORTS VICTIMS
OF PORTLAND LOAN SHARK
Portland, Mar. SO.By an agree
ment entored Into between the State
Security company and District At
torney Evan, 810 loan shark victim
wilt have their obligation cancelled
and Manager E. E. Ware will pay
fine of $500 assented two years ago
by Circuit Judge McGinn, following
raid upon the Security company by
district attorney's office detectives.
At the time of the raid f 10,000 worth
of uiurlous notes were iclxed and
Ware waa convicted of operating in
violation of the law. lie appealod
and the aupreme court austalned
Judge McGinn's sentence.
E SOURCES OF
VILLA'S FINANCES
Washington, .Mar. 30. Early . de
velopments la the investigation to
ascertain where Francisco Villa lsl
getting his funds were forecasted to-1
day by the department of justice.
. Horst von der Golu, formerly with
Questioned
f vl,
of revenue.
Villa, has been closely
with regard to his source
It was learned 4he evidence already
Bin
PROB
st hand proved Villa was supported! Padgett finally silenced those who Wnen Gre Ton L Mwt was
by both American and forelgln Inter-'sought to annoy the .ecretary. an.,cretary of the navy he left only
A.t. Ennnrh h.. heen le.rned .1-'n.,nrin thit p.rh member would 33 per cent of the normal personnel
ready to cause the arrest of several.
suspects, but action is being delayed,
A'aa secret service agents hops to catch,
the higher-ups.
TO
USE MUCH LUMBER
George E. Sanders, general man
ager of the Oregon-Utah Sugar com-1
pany, left Wednesday night for Salt .
Lake for the purpose of holding a
directors' meeting, and he expects to
return here within three weeks, at.
which time he announces the con-'
atriipllnti K'nrl vHIl hmrln ,m the ntln. i
beet Mro&i elovated I
Md load)ng BUt,0Mt ThlJ
,'con8lructlon work wlll am0,mt t0
I
'mor8 thftn 100,000 In money and
wlll consume large quantities of ce
ment, sand, crushed rock and lum-
uer. ine om oi iuuiuit, wnicn i
now ibelng bid on by Josephine and
Jackson county lumber dealers,
amounts to over 1,000,000 board feet,
and wlll ba the largest single order
ever placed in this county for lumber.
The silos, boot sheds, loading sta
tions, etc, all have to be completed
by the 1st of August, so that the
i.t v..n nn ho niont nan hii' ih
SUGAR
FACTORY
latter part of August, so that every- submarine torpedoed the channol
thing will be in readiness for the 'steamer Sussex waa removed, It was
sugar-making September 1. , : I intimated today, by the . undersea
, , , iboat attack on 'the British steamer
UOimUltS GET POVC1IES Eagle Point, which was sunk with-
OF REGISTERED MAIL out warning, endangering American
-' life. . , ,
Shrevcport, ta., Mar. 80. -Two I Prompt and complete settlement of
pouches of registered mall were the whole, submarine Issue Is the only
takon from a Texas A TadAc train! development that can prevent the
here early today by robbers who
boarded the cars as they were pull
ing out, overpowered the clerk and
helped themselves.. At Shrevoport
Junction, nfter riding two miles, they
Jumped off and escaped.
SENATE WILL GET J. T).
IF HE DOX'T LOOK OUT
Washington, Mar. 30. A resolu
tion directing the attorney , general
to Investigate the rise In gasoline
prices was unanimously adopted by
the Mnata-todayV
OPENWAYTQCARRANZA'S
ADVANCE IN
III
Sec. Daniels Would Make It
Possible lor Any Enlisted
Man to Win Advancement
and Become An Admiral
Washington, Mar. 30. Among
Secretary Daniel other Ideas given
by him to the house naval commit
tee today was the suggestion that
the government provide for a reserve
including every aort of available men !
from bollermakera to private yacht
owner. ,
He said that the way ahould be
cleared, so that every enlisted man
should know be had a chance to rise
and become sn admiral.
Dantela recommended that the
English course at Annapolis be made
as good a the one at Harvard.
Wsshlngton, Mar. 30 Attempts
of "big navy" member to heckle
Secretary Daniels while he addressed t
'the , house naval committee today
were rolled by Chairman Padgett. I
"I recommend 7,500 additional
.enlisted men, 2,500 apprentice sea-
men, 2,162 hoaplUl corps attendants,!
' ' JT " . .Vxa.
inon up t0 ." Dln,e,
tmld repetted efforts to Interrupt
2,000 marines, bringing the total
him
hsve a chance to Question Daniels
fter he had finished
Daniels warned the
committee
against paying too much heed to .show how difficult it is to Keep tne
Individual officers who failed to navy up to its full enlisted strength,
agree with the general naval board. Five out of six applicants for enlist
"I want to advise the committee ment, he said, were rejected. On the
that navy officers who testified here ' average, 12,875 enlistments expire
gave only their personal views," said
Daniels.
"Some of them figured their es
timates on the basis of every ship
in the navy being in constant com
mission. This Is not in sccordance
with the policy of our navy, when
a ship goes to the navy yard, they
contend It snould maintain its full
quota of men.
"To thl I have two objections.
First, to have such a large number
Washington, Mar. 80. Any
ex-
pectatton that the administration
might recede from its determination
to sever dlplomatlo relatione with
Qermany If . It Is proved a Teuton
threatened rupture, offlclals stated.
ADI.1INISTRAT10N FIRM IN ATTITUDE
11D GEU SUBMARINE POLICY
Somo bcllove that such a settlement tlclpated from naval and military fit
would be more probable after a break taches who are examining the Sussex,
In dlplomatlo relations than before. Gerard has not yet replied to Socre-
The Eagle Point enso simply adds tary Lansing's latest request for de
proof to the mass, of evidence lndl- talis. ' .
eating that Germany Is engaged In a: Arrival of a fragment of bronie
gcnnral submarine campaign of de- found in the Sussex, said to be from
structton agalnBt enemy ships. a Gorman torpedo, Is swalted at the
If so, the campaign must end state department. It is being ship
quickly If America It to continue to ped here for examination.
deal with tlie ksUer through dtplo-j 1 -
matlo channels. Disavowal of a' C. Crawford went to orris this
single instance wlll not suffice, nor morning to spend the summer at the
will reparation' and punishment ot Kestersou saw mill."
III CHASE
Gen Pershing Reports That
Bandit Flees Southward
Toward Durango Moun
tains After Brief Clash
San Antonio, Mar. 80 With Car
ranzlBta in hot pursuit, Francisco
till Is heading into the northern
nur&nzo mountains. It waa learned
today when General Pershing's re-
port, filed yesterday, was made
public.
The report saia viua oaa ciasueu
with Carranxlstaa at Guerrero on
Monday. The engagement was brier,
'villa fled southward. It is believed
aha Americans are attempting forced
'marches In an attempt to cut him off
'from: Chihuahua City, though Oen-
eral Funston Is unable to give the
troops' whereabouts.
of men aboard ship with only a few
duties to perform would be highly
demoralising and second, the men
should be put on active vessels so
their training would not not be re-
taxed. For these reasons the depart
ment adopted Its policy of having
of tbe TeKuUr "eW
on vessels when they are placed In
- "" T "u.
the navy yards.
on ships, which were Inactive in the
Daniels cited facts and figures to
annually.
I have been a llberalist lately In
permitting the purchase, of dis
charges," said Daniels. "During
1913, 15,556 quit the service. Dur
ing 1914, 13,414 and during 1915.
17,157. .
"In order to Increase the personnel
by 15,000 next year we' must enlist
21,000 In addition to re-enlistments.
This necessitates the examination of
approximately 140,000 applicants.'
the guilty parties in one Isolated case
be sufficient satisfaction. .
' Immediate cessation of such a cam
paign, settlement of all phases of the
submarine Issue, ' including abroga
tion of the "armed merchantman de-
!ree.". may prevent an open break,
' Many believe that. Germany wlll not
make Such concessions hurriedly.
j A double investigation of recent
submarine , activities is being con-
' ducted iby United States representa-
itlves In Great Britain and France
and by Ambassador Gerard in Berlin,
Affidavits throwing light on all recent
cases are expected soon.
The most Important reports are an-
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
HID HIED
m RAILROADS
New York, Mar. 30 Denying the
demands of more than 300,000 train
men for an eight-hour day and in
creased wages for overtime work, the
affected railroads today submitted
counter-proposals shortly after the
employes' communication was re
ceived. The concerted action of the
roads was indicated by statements is
sued simultaneously at Chicago,
Cleveland and New York.
Cleveland, O., Mar. 30. Three
hundred and sixty thousand railroad
employes today submitted to 458
railroads demands for a basic eight
hour day and time and one-half pay
for overtime work.
Representatives of the railway
brotherhoods notified the general
managers thai a written answer was
expected by .April 29. Leaders said
that strike reports circulated in New
York were merely calculated to affect
the stock market, and that should
the railroad refuse the demands, ar
bitration would be the next logical
step.
LONE BANDIT GETS
$3000 FROM BAtIK
Nordhoff, Cal., Mar. ' 30. -Enter
ing the Ojai State bank here at noon
today, a lone bandit covered Miss
Mabei Isenberg with a revolver and
fled with 83,000 In an automobile.
Posses are scouring the country tor
him. .,: . -. .;
The man was masked and further
Intimidated the girl cashier by stat
ing that he had confederates outside.
The girl was overcome with fear and
it was many minutes before she noti
fied authorities of the robbery.
The bank was deserted except for
the presence of Miss Isenberg, assist
ant cashier, when the bandit 'enter
ed. He stepped to the window and
drew an automatic pistol from an
outside pocket of his coat
"Miss, it you make a sound I'll
be forced to kill you," the bandit
told her in a quiet voice. "Stay
where you are, appear to be working
and do not mind me. ,If you do "
The masked man waved his weap
on significantly. He at once, went
behind the counter, according to Miss
Isenberg, and went Into the vault.
As. near as can be estimated, 33,000
in currency and gold was taken.
' Sheriff MacMartln hurriedly or
ganized three posses and threw a net
about the immediate vicinity. The
robber had 15 minutes start of the
sheriff's men. A score of officers
were sent to the Santa Paula road at
the potnt where it enters the Ojai
valley, while another posse was sent
16 miles to the south to guard the
road there. These are the only two
roads which enter the Ojai valley,
and it Is believed the bandit must
take one of these to fly to the mountains.""-"""
FORD MILL CONTEST
' vi GOV. JOHNSON'S ORDER
Detroit, Mar. SO. Court action to
prevent enforcement of Governor
Johnson's proclamation barring the
Ford Automobile company from do-
ing business in California will be In
stituted at once. 1
Ford's attorneys contend that the
corporation tax which California at
tempted to assess was excessive. The
head ot the local legal department
declared a decision as to future ac
tion rested with W. F. Williamson,
the company' counsel at Sacramento.
MORR MATRIMONY
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
.Washington, Mar. 30. -The, en
gagement of Dr. Cary Grayson, Pre
sident Wilson's cIobs friend, and Miss
Alice Gertrude Gordon, ot New York,
was announced today,
120MR
OFI0DF0R
FACTORY
Sugar Plant to Use Great
Quantity of Feel, and Beet
Growers Get Preference b
Supplying the Demand
The Oregon-Utah Sugar company
wlll be in the market shortly for
from 10,000 to 12,000 corda of wood.
the amount of wood depending on the
size of the 4eet crop that is th
number of acres slanted so that
more acres means a greater consump
tion of wood, other materials and
labor. ; . : ,.
Mr. Sanders, the manager of the.
company, stated that the policy of
the company is to buy aa much of
this wood aa possible from the fann
ers and beet growers who desire to
clear up and improve their ranches.
as it Is the wish to help the beet
growers in every way possible.
All beet growers who hava wood
for sale should get in touch with toa-
company's office and send in a writ-
tea statement stating how many corda
of wood they want to sell, whera It
will be delivered, either at the fac
tory or at one of the railroad stations
where beets are shipped. In this
way the company will be able to make
up Its schedule si to how the wood
should be purchased. It is not prob
able that the beet growers can, front
their own places, supply all of this
wood, therefore the company Intends
next to purchase slabs from the near
by sawmills to the extent of their
production of slabs, and after that
it will then let wood contractors or
dealers furnish the balance of the
wood. . ...;.i ..J 'iiv.!
This wood should ail be cut prior
to August 1, so that it will be mora
or less seasoned before delivery. The
deliveries can be made at fixed in
tervals between the 1st of August
and the 1st of October; Persons
shipping wood by railroad . should
have the same delivered to the rail
road track ready to be loaded on cars
by the 1st of September. '.
s
E CRAFT
AGAIN TERRORIZE
London, Mar. 30, Teuton U boats
have embarked on a new campaign
of vhlgh sea terrorism, despite Berlin
assurances to ' the contrary, is the
view of British offlclala here today.
It was pointed out that during the .
pa9t fortnight of this month the sub
marines acted with caution,' sup
posedly on orders from Berlin. But
during the past fortnight the sink
ings have averaged several dally.
British admiralty offlclals claimed
they had proof that the submarines
worked without discrimination and
hurled torpedoes without warning,
frequently at night. 1
Affidavits with regard to the StnK-
Ing ot the Eagle Point, Englishman
and Manchester Engineer, and the
attack on the Sussex have been tor-
warded to Washington. All these
vessels carried Americans.
The British embassy at Paris for
warded a statement from the Sussex
commander, in which he claims to
have seen the torpedo coming and
tried to escape It. He blamed most
of the fatalities to the Paula which
followed the explosion.
Many Sussex vlatlms were not
Identified owing to the fact that their
bodies were mangled by the blast.
' Mrs. J. B. Howell returned to
Glendale last night after spending
several days In the city. .'
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