Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, April 02, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION at J '"o. t) VOL. VI., No. 160. "rr; PAHS, JOHKPHI.NB OOVNTV, OltKOON', SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1010 WHOLE NOffiEK 1710. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grunts Pas Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. U ZEPPELIN IS 1811 111 RAID One of the Fleet of five Aircraft That Bombarded English Coast Was Brought Down Off Thames Estuary Undon, April 1 One of the five Zeppelins which raided the east cout t Rnglnnd last night wm ihot down by anti-aircraft guna and fell Into the water off Thamea estuary, it waa learned today. The place where the raider waa wrecked waa 45 mllea oast of London. Patrol boats immediately surrounded the floating Zeppelin, and Ita crew surrendered. . Juat as the last Gorman waa taken off, the great alrthlp broke up and sank. It la believed thla Zeppelin la the una one which waa reported over ' London during the . night, - When aeen, It waa traveling alowly at a groat height, plainly vlatble in the clear, atarllt evening. Tbousanda witneaaed the raid. At 8 p. m. the approach of a hostile aky fleet waa signalled by watchers on the northeast coast. The thea ters were just filling, Crowds In evening dress paused on the aldewalks to view the spectacle. They - saw British searchlights bathe the Zap pelln with white light, then came harp volleys from the batteries of anti-aircraft guns, The spectators appeared curious rather than alarmed. A single ibomb klllod an entire (family of three persons. Another de molished two brlok cottages, but by a seemingly miracle all occupants es caped Injury. ! ' ' . The night was Ideal for aerial op .er&tlons. There waa no wind and. only a light mist which did not obscure the stars. The Zeppelin wrecked off Thames estuary Is the first to be destroyed on the" English coast during a raid. It Is the thirty-sixth to be "sunk" in action, according to the official figures of the1 allies. ! London, April 1. -Twenty-eight were killed and 40 Injured by Zep pelins .In their raid on England last night, the admiralty announced to day. , Two Zeppelin squndrans raided the eastern counties, while a lone Zep pelin visited the northeast region. ' A total of 74 bombs were dropped. The airship brought down in Thames es tuary was sahi to have been one of the 'Intent modols. v '" " " DUTCH WILL PROBE- l, London, April 1 The Dutch par liament has summonod a special ses sion for Sunday to consider the sink ing of the Dutch liner Tubantla, sup posedly by u German ; submarine, Copenhagen despatches assorted .to day. 1 The Dutch-German situation was reported critical today, following a meeting of the highest army ofllcers and navy leaders, which lastod all day ' yesterday. '' Railways were re potted commandeered and furloughs cancelled. ' Owing to the disablement of cables by storms, it was Impossible to ver ify these reports. AH despatches wore sent via Copenhagen. It was said the German mlnlstor YjiA assured The Hague government that a German submarine could not have torpedoed the Tubantla.' W. F. Gloeokner is spending Sun day at Central Point, ' TUBANTIA SI MS SLATED AS AMBASSADOR TO TUSH EMPIRE Berlin, April 1. President Wil son will appoint Abraham I. Elkus, New York attorney, as ambassador to Turkey, to succeed Henry Mor genthau, it waa stated In diplomatic circles today. Washington, April 1. Practical confirmation of the United Press re port from Berlin that diplomatic circles there believed Abraham I. Elkus, New York lawyer, would be named ambassador to Turkey, waa obtained today from a high admln stratlon official., . Shown the dispatch from Carl W. Ackerman, United Press correspondent, this official said: , n. "If Henry Morgenthau decides to resign, Elkus will almost undoubted ly be asked to take the post." Elkus Is well known for his par ticipation in big public movement!. He la president of the Hebrew Tech nical School for Girls In New York, and Is 45 years old. . It is understood that Morgenthau Is ambltloua to direct President Wil son's campaign for re-election. . RUSSIA!! HOSPITAL TORPEDOED Petrograd, April 1 -Two hundred and fifty imen perished, Including many wounded, when a German sub marine torpedoed and sank the Rus sian hospital ship Portugal In the Black Sea, it was stated here today. Count Tatlstcheff, Red Cross dele gate,. Baroness -Mcyendorff and 14 other sisters of charity',' SO Russian and 20 French medical corps mem bers are among the missing. The attack, It is declared, was made without warning. A Red Cross waa conspicuously displayed on the side of the vessol and she waa lying at anchor when two torpedoes were hurled Into her hulk from a distance of 60 yards. In one minute the Port ugal had plunged to the bottom. As she went down slightly injured men and sailors mingled In a panto strug gle on her decks and the wounded lying helpless In their cots screamed 1n vain to be saved. . There were 158 survivors. The Portugal was 444 feet long, and had a gross tonnage of 5,653 tons. . ; ESTIMATE SLAV LOSSES AT 140,000 Berlin, April 1. Russian casual ties the last four weeks In their of fensive agalnBt Field Marshal von Hlndenburg'a front were officially estimated today as 140,000. . , J On the western side, German avia tors in a sky duel with French aero planes shot down four enemy ma chines. . . Two of them tell inside the German lines, It was officially an nounced. The artillery battle in ; the 'Xr gonne forest and along the Meuse continues. British grenade' and mine attacks have been repulsed. .. t The Russian offensive was de clared to have apparently exhausted Itself, temporarily at least, ; "The Russians from February 28 to March 28 attacked large sectors of Field Marshal von Hlndcnburg's front with 80 divisions," said the statement. "More , than B0O.OO0 Slavs made the assaults.1 The am munition, expenditure was unprece dented on the eastern side,; Thanks to the bravory and tenacious' Indur ance of German forces, the attacks wore not successful." Jack Allison and family sitent Sat. urday at Rogue River. P REPORT SAYS THAT VILLA HAS BEEN CAPTURED General Gavira Announces That the Bandit Leader Has Been Taken, But the Story Is As Yet Unconfirmed, Though the American Troops Were Close Upon the Heels of the Hunted Mexican and His Band El Paso, April 1. Uneon Armed re ports In circulation at Cblnuanua City today said that the American forces captured Francisco Villa near Minaca yesterday. General Gavira made the annoucemeut public, de claring that the information came to him from General Gutierre.""""The latter also reported that telegraph wires to Minaca were damaged ao It was Impossible to confirm the story. Gavira also made .public a report from the commander of Chihuahua state, received by telegraph, which stated that Vtlllstas looted Guerrero last Monday. When he looted Guer rero, said the account, Villa waa flee ing before Colonel George Dodd's cav alry, which apparently overtook him Wednesday. The report that Villa, with 1,500 men, waa 50 mllea west of Chihua hua City and marching to attack It, was given no credence here. Consul Garcia had no official dispatch throw ing light on Villa's whereabouts. , ; The rumor of Villa'a capture clim axed a score of contradictory reports which followed news of the San Ger onlmo fight General Gavira and Consul Garcia Joined in urging that authorities at Chihuahua City make every effort to get definite news. Some reports said Villa went to ward Minaca after fighting the Car rantlstaa at Guerrero, and that he murdered several foreigners at Min aca. Villa was not seen at the San Geronlmo ranch, according to these accounts. It was thought possible that Colonel Dodd had secured In formation from captured Vlllastas throwing light on their leader's place of concealment and that he had Im mediately set out to find him. Fort BIIbs had no news, and of ficers there regarded the rumors cf Villa's capture as premature. ' El Paso. April 1 Desperately wounded, Francisco Villa is believed to be hiding today with the remnanta of his defeated band In the fastnesses of the continental divide. He is bud posed to be somewhere south of San Geronlmo. The names of American jgunrd and only one American aboard, nomination," said' Senator Galllnger soldiers wounded In the five-hour , The only passenger train on the today. I have known It for months. 10-mlle running fight with the VII- Mexico Northwestern line has been But he wiU never succeed. The re llstas are anxiously waited. Official I wrecked south of Pearson, but it is publicans will nominate a man who reports said four United States' troopers were wounded during the battle while , the Seventh . cavalry chased the bandits down the broad valley at tho head of Rto Santa Mario. Washington,' April 1. By. a vote of 3 to 2 the sub-committee of the senate Judiciary cbmmlttee today rec ommended that the senate confirm President Wilson's nomination of SUraiJITTEEIECOOIJEIIOSTIE: (WUATi OF BRA1EIS, JUDGE Louis I), Brandels to the United been made, against him. , States supreme court bench. J This wos the assertion todoy of The names of the senators voting '.his law partner, Edward McClennen, for and against Brandels were re- when the senate sub-committee met fused, but It was learned Cummins ( with four separate reviews of , the and Works cast the adverse ballots. : testimony before them. Works was more antagonistic to..' Senators Chilton, Walsh and Cum Brandels than Cummins was. It had mlns are understood to favor recom previously been reported that Cum- mending that the Benate confirm mlns would vote In favor of making President Wilson's nomination of the recommendation. Brandels. Senator Fletcher, now in The sub-commltteo's recommenda- South America, left a proxy authorls tlon will go to the senate judiciary lng his vote to be cast In favor of committee Monday. It Is expected such a recommendation. that the republicans will attempt to , Senator Works, however, Is oppos rtolnv the recommendation to the sen- ed to Brandels. and wants to have the 'ate, or to indefinitely postpone It, General Bell's Information was that Villa was wounded fighting Car ranxlstas at Guerrero. One bullet waa said' to have' shattered his leg while bis hip wax crashed by a fall from his horse. Villa's capture Is believed now to be a matter of hours or days. Army men discussed the probability of the bandit dying without medical atten- tlon, hidden away In some desolate niouni&in cave who oniy a lew io- lowers with him In big last momenta. ...... . i Military experts hardly expect VfltaL iv u.i mu, .u.vuc. .cwuu. The clash with the Americana house by April 15.. -probably Instilled in the hearts of his I Big navy, men will probably ask bandlU a great fear of the "gringo" troopers. The loss of Villa's two machine guns la also thought to have heen a hard blow. . New of further akirmiahlng waa momentarily expected. It was hoped that Colonel George Dodd, whose! vA.l- k lr.r.4 Villi-. !,'. vestlgate the report that three for eigners had been elaln at Minaca. , All the border region today prais ed Colonel Dodd and his soldiers for their exploit. It waa said that their forced march of 55 mllea in 17 hours to catch the fugitives napping waa one of the moet commendable deeds In the army records. Reports that Villa has been cap- luncheon at which Robert Bacon, tured have been current ever since former assistant secretary of state, the battle. Consul Garcia denied one entertained Theodore ' Roosevelt, which was attributed to Juares offl- Elihu Root and others In New York clals. He reported that thousands yesterday was for the announced pur of fresh reinforcements from-eastern Pw t discussing preparedness, and central Mexico, had been concen- "Preparedness for what?", several trated at Torreon to clean up all leaders asked, however, banditry in that district Root Is the man whom the pro- The first trainload of American gresalves accuse of having rushed military auppllea has left Juarea over through the program whereby Rooee the Mexico Northwestern lino. It in- elt WM defeated for the presidential eluded five cars of oats, a car of sugar nomination at the republican conven and five cars containing miscallane- tlon of 1912. The fact that Roose oua goods owned and consigned to velt and Root lunched together gave American Mormons at Colonio Dub- rise -to' a report that a mote was lan and Casaa Grandes, who will sell ft to make Roosevelt the regular them to the army. ' . republican candidate this year. ,, . , Mechanics spent an entire day re- "The luncheon was interesting. pairing the locomotive before the train started. There waa no military expected that It will be put in com- can be elected. There Is a wide mission again at once.'.?' , J : ' .spread feeling that. Roosevelt is not When it arrives at Juarea It will also be used for sending supplies to the American expedition. ' ,. Washington, April 1 Loula D. Brandels, President Wilson's nom inee for the United States supreme court bench, will make no defense to the charges of unfitness which have appointment rejected. He claimed DEMAIID OADE F Washington, April 1 Big navy advocates on the house naval commit tee today were planning to demand that congress authorize construction of eight first-line battleships this .year, instead of the four which Sec retary Daniels recommended. Pro portionate increase In the number of auxiliary vessels will also probably be demanded. The plana of Con gressmen Roberts, Butler, Britten and Browning, baaed on recommen dations made by the general navy board of 1914 and 1915, will be pre sented in the form of amendments to the naval bill when the naval com mittee meets for final drafting of the measure after hearings are concluded next week. . ';" . They will Insist on 19,000 men being enlisted as against Daniels' 'ramen(.atlori for a different nttm. ,... , 1 , :', ''- .?..,.,. u. iniuni cj.ytHa.eu lu tuuuuur uid Monday m end Wrin. Ch.lrmiltl PaIirtt for four jreadnaughts and Tour battle ' cruisers the first year, and four first Une warships yearly thereafter for leMt flv Tears.' The ommttfee it agreed on a continuous building program. ; : ' ; j ' ... ,1 r , ! 1 ,v , .. . PREPAREDNESS WAS TALK AT LUIiCHEOII Washington; April 1. Republican leaders today agreed that the an1 now w r sure that the colonel wil1 be candidate for the republican that man. "This means that the republican party is drawing together," declared Senator Polndexter. . "It will have a patriotic and progressive platform and a really progressive leader, very likely, the colonel himself. Henry Allen of Kansas, McCormick of Chi cago and T. O. Disney of Ohio attend ed the luncheon.' They are real pro gresstves.",' ;"'. ' .'""- o 1 '. "i Senator Borah said: h ."The meeting looks as if there were preparedness tor peace as well as for war within the party." ' Brandels was involved in several transactions of doubtful ethics, which had served to lower him in the bar's respect. ' . ' The four reviews agree that moBt of the opposition to Brandels eman ates from financial centers in New York and Boston. ; 1 .' Cummtngs announced he would tight for an open session of the Judi ciary committee to which the sub committee submits Its report Monday, and that he would contend for an open senate discussion of the nomin ation." v . : . V " '. J. B. Weldman went to Drain Sat urday morning to spend a few weeks with friends. T BATTLESHIPS mm Germans Stilt Attack to lie East of;he Itee Rirer, zzi New Drive Agshct Avccc-rt Weeds Expectedl London, April 1. Again shifting hi attack to the Mease east bank:. the German crown prince gained a' foothold in the eastern outskirts of Vaux village, Paris dispatches ad mitted today.' - " ' ' The messages also declared Ger man artillery was conducting a ter rific bombardment of the Malancourt Bethinconrt salient. . y '"The region west of the Mease waa bombarded all night, but there were no infantry operations. A car- tain of lire from our artillery and Infantry checked the German rush at Vaux yesterday. ' 'V.-.-: 'Last night, disregarding their losses, the Germans captured several houses. Heavy artillery duels were fought last night in the Argonne. 7 The French effectlTelr shelled rail ways north of Haute Chevauche. London;' April 1. German guns are bombarding the Verdun-Paris railway from Ayocourt woods, six miles to the north, Paris dispatches admitted today. It is believed this is a prelude to a drive on the rail road and a general assault north west of Verdun. Aeroplanes, escorted by armored fighting air machines of the Fokker type, are circling over the tracks. signalling to the crown prince's gun ners, ' giving the range and telling the effect of the shots. , These craft are constantly being attacked by French flyers, which have succeeded In driving them away several times. The German capture of Malan- court puts French forces west of the Meuse In imminent peril.' The Ger mans are expected to follow up their present . advantage with massed at tacks oh Bethincourt. Experts "be- illeve the Teutons -will renew. the smash against Avocourt woods as soon , as sufficient artillery has been brought up. VILLA MASSACRES THREE AMERICANS El Paso, April 1. Three Ameri cans, one British subject and one German were massacred by Villistaa at Guerrero and Minaca last Monday, according to reports made fcy reliable Americans arriving here from Chi huahua City today. ' The news was telegraphed to ! Chihuahua by : an American named Locke, who escaped the bandits at Minaca by fleeing to Cuslbulrlachl, from which point he ' wired. ' ' The murdered men are Ben Snell, Frank Woods, Dr. Stell, Bruce and Herman Blankenburg, said the reports. Snell and Woods are Amer ican cattle buyers, who were said to have been caught by Villa at Guer rero and executed there. ' Stell, Bruce and Blankenburg were exe cuted at Minaca. : Bruce was a Brit ish newspaper man; Stell a physician for mining companies, and Blanken burg, the German, a mine foreman. Arts and Craft. ' ' The regular meeting of The Society or Arts and Crafts will be held at the home of Mrs. W. . S. Maxwell, 1030 Lawnrtdge avenue, on Tuesday, April 4, at 2:30 p. m. The subject of the program will be "Designs Taken From Plant Life" and "Ani mals In Design."