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II DAILY EDITION "VOL. VI No. 1M. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAT 7, WHOLE NUMBER 1744. No Othjr Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. PEACE TALK HEARD AT CAPITAL Pope Communicates With Wilson Urging That U. S. Be Kept Out of War and Effort Made to End Conflict ' Washington, May 6. A long com munication to President Wilson from the pope, urging the president to mike strong efforts to keep America out of the war was delivered today at tbe White House by Monslgoor Bonsa.no, apostolic delegate. Ills mission was most confidential. No word of tbe details ot his purpose were forthcoming from the White House. Hut it wss ascertained the pope feels he must hare the coopera tion of President Wilson In order to bring an end to tbe war. It Is understood that the 'peace pnragrsphs" In the German reply were referred to In the communica tion. This papal communication, In connection with the reply and re ceipt of dispatches from Europe an nouncing further activity of the pope with certain German dignitaries for tbe appsrent purpose of paving the way for peace caused a great stir In officialdom. Peace talk took prece dence over the German-American situation. SHIP M IDI, FLAG IS CAPTURED Washington, May 6. British cruis ers captured the schooner Ieanore, flying the Mexican flag, and snld to bp owned by German vice-consul at GiiHyuuis, It wan reported to the navy department today by Admiral Win slow" of San Dlogo. The T.eonore Is a gasoline auxil iary schooner, slightly over 100 feet In length and has flown the Ameri can flue, she formerly was owned tiy Lawrence Jehson, well known on ( this const, lie was a German naval roHervlst and Is snld to have return ed to Germany to take command of a I' hoot. IIo wits once" reported killed, hut this was luter denied. The Leanore has been used as a Mex ican troop shlp plying between Quay mits, Topolotmmpo and Maxatlan. Sun Plego, May 6. Local navy officials told the United Press today that If the navy dopnrtment report ed the capture of the schooner Lea nore from this port, the message was ban died In coda. E OP THE LUSITANIA COMM MORATE LOSS ( . London, May 6. A demonstration ' commemorating the sinking of the British liner Lusltanla will take place In Hyde park tomorrow, the first an niversary of the disaster. A model of the Luslitanla and one ot Its life boats, as well as other relics of the horror, will be carried In a procession, New York, May 6. The LusHanla memorial meeting scheduled for Carnegie halt Sunday night, was postponed today at the request of Mayor Mltchel, President Putnam of the American Rights committee declared that that that organisation would defer to the wishes of the mayor, who htMleved thai, the gathering might embarrass the administration In Its negotiations with 'Germany. 1MLMY IS KM VALLEY Geo. K. Sanders, vice-president and manager of Oregon-Utah Sugar com pany, arrived from Salt Lake yes terduy, accompanied by Calvin Bul lock, Investment banker of Denver, Colorado, and Edwin F. Jones, vice president of Harold It. 8nioot Securi ties company, of Bait Lake City, Utah, and T, W. Gauss, Investment banker of Colorado 8prlngs, Colorado. These gentlemen are heavily Inter ested In the securities ot the Oregon- run Sugar company, and also In Colorado, t'tah and Idaho sugar en terprises, and came out to look over the country and the progress being made on the. Oregon-run Sugar com pany's plant. The party while here looked over the Rogue River valley, having al ready Inspected the Umpqua valley. It Is the company's plan to build two more sugar factories for the 1917 crop; one at Medford or Central Point, and another In tbe Umpqua valley, which will prohably be near Sutherlln, owing to that section hav ing the greatest acreage of Irrigated land. The entire party left for Med ford Saturday afternoon, going by auto, and taking the train from there to return to 'the east. SAYS ENGLISH ARE DECADENT RACE Seattle." May 6. "The English are a decadent race, and the knell has sounded for them as a great nation." After ten months In the British Held hospital service of northern France, Dr. Waldo Richardson, au American surgeon, has Just returned to Seattle with that firm conviction. "I went to Kurope decidedly pro Hrltlsh," he snld, "hut I have come hack virtually neutral. I saw enough at the front, In the trcuches and hos pitals to eradicate every favorable prejudice I had entertained for the English. 'As flKhtlng men they have not lived up to their traditions. In the hospitals the wounded bnve shown how little resistance tho Londoners have. And as allies they have not won the respect of the French. "And I believe from all the evi dence I saw at the front that her colonies will divorce England when this period of horror has passed, Canada and Australia, almost cer tainly. "The Canadians have been openly disdainful and even hostile to the English officers, whose bombast has made enemies Instead of friends among the allies. "The colonial British, however, the Canadians and Australians, are mag nificent men and splendid fighters, Imbued with a sportsmanship and democracy entirely foreign to their Island countrymen, "Ot all the warriors In Europe to day I should place the Canadians first and the Germans second. Tbe French. are splendid when they are winning, but become despondent when losing." Dr. Richardson was stationed for a time at the Etablea hospital base of the British. Thousands ot wound ed came under his personal care. He believes the war will end In a draw, Germany losing Mahwap, N. J. "We don't care what happens now, we have put away the highest priced chicken of any colored family here," said the Jen nings brothers when held for the grand Jury on a charge of stealing 12 prise fowl. They ate one bird Worth $25, Chicago. Suicide Is only death, but a good cigar Is a smoke. So thought Richard Kuhlman, who post poned his Jump from a third story window when Leroy Steward asked blm to have a smoke. SUBMARINE ATTACK UPOw ISSUE NOW VERDUN IS CLOSED RENEWED No Statement From the White House, But President's Ad visers Consider Question As Finally Disposed 01 Washington, May 6. Tbe submar ine Issue Is eloawl, In tbe view f President Wilson's advisers today. No comment was forthcoming from the White House. So completely do officials in touch with the situation consider the issue disposed of that it waa said there would be no reply by the president. Secretary Lansing may issue a statement calling attention to tbe essential point that Germany order ed its submarine activities confined to vessels of war. This Is the essence ot the reply, officials say, and leaves no actual Issues. Tbe issue will remain closed, It Is believed. It Is felt that Germany will not reopen tbe case by resuming Its undersea warfare against merch ant vessels. Officials believe every care will be taken to prevent com manders from violating their Instructions,- and see danger only in the fact that submarine commanders are mostly young, and some of them perhaps difficult to control. Rut Germany having once quit sub marining merchant men, no high bf flclal regards it within the range of possibility that she will resume such operations. VOTE AT OXCH OX Kl'llLKE NOMINATION Washington, May 6. An Immedi ate vote on confirmation of tho nom ination of Federal Trade Commis sioner Rubleo was ordered by the senate Interstate commerce commit tee today. Tho committee waa not polled ami the opposition to the nomination Is not known. Tho appointment Is considered of secondary Importance only to that of Louis D. Hrandels as supreme court Justice. Senator Galllnger held up the appointment all during the last session on the ground that Rubleo was "personally obnoxious" to him. This may be sufficient to beat him. C VILLI STAS DIE San Antonio, Mexico, May 6. Americans ot the Eleventh vcavalry under Major Howie killed 42 Vll Ustss In a fight yesterday at OJo Asules, according to reports today to General Pershing from Howie. There were no American casualties. Tbe VUltstas, described as a "large force," were commanded by Generals Crus Domlnguei and Julio Acosta. The Mexican survivors scattered. Howie did not estimate the num ber ot Mexican wounded. The battle followed a night march and an early attack. The severe fighting ended only when the Mexicans fled to the mountains. Howre had trailed the bandits since Wednesday. He surprised them. They were the remainder of the force routed by Colonel Dodd's cavalry at Tomachlc, They reassembled sooner than was believed possible. The route was complete, the ban dits being so demoralised and thor nil TROOPS Un II HOWE: 1 French Are Forced to Evac uate Positions on Hill 304, and German Assadl Is tinned With Renewed Fury ' . Paris. May 6,-French troops were- forced to evacuate part ot their posl-. tlona on the northern .lope of Hill 304 and keystone positions north- west ot Verdun under a mos violent atUck, it waa officially admitted to day. Tbe German attack was the most determined assault on Hill 304 since tUm. kuMU nf Vasiliin aft a tar1 Tha troops fought desperately an day yesterday and throughout the night, They were still at it when the state ment was issued. Preceding the German advance massed batteries ot heavy calibre guns concealed behind the hills, hurl- ea tons or saeus into we rxeucu trenches, blasting them to debris. This was followed by a rain of gas projecues. sunocaung we survivor. who still clung with great bravery to the wreckage of their detenses. As part ot the trenches had been Iin it I a J Iha iiHap eitla li at aM puuuucu considered untenable ana were evacu- sted. Elsewhere. However. Tenca ... m . Iist0.lt .a. oauenes or me lamous ,on - Monet on the summit ot the hill and I At -II m adjoining panuom cue ... attempted advances. Last night Germans determinedly attacked positions in the woods north or Mill jut. i ney succeeaea in cross ing the bullet-swept area between the trenches but when they reached the French pits and barbed wire en- tanglcments In the woods they were confronted by a bristling array of bayonets and repulsed after bloody hand-to-hand fighting. Fresh German divisions were brought up on Thursday to partici pate In the assault. They suffered crushing losses. Oxford, Ohlo.-Two hundred west- ern college girls have won their strike for the privilege of attending movie shows once a week and one dance per montn at Miami university. Mantua, Ohio. John Wilkin, who has a fine sense of smell and hates to have it violated, has killed '30 skunks in the past two days. oughly dispersed that it is not be lieved they will be able to gather again before weeks have elapsed. The VUltstas were 140 strong. The number ot wounded was large. Washington, May 6. The war de partment today confirmed reports ot Major Howie's tight with VUllstas. The VUllstas bad attacked Carran ilstas at OJo Amies the night before. Shortly afterward the American cavalrymen took up the trail and sur prised the bandits in the mountains. Besides the 42 killed seversl were captured. Seventy-five ponies and mules were also taken. Five Carranzlsta prisoners whom the VUllstas had doomed to be shot were released by the Americans. An nouncing this official report, the war department emphasised that the act showed cooperation between United States forces and Carranslstas.' OJo Asules Is 60 miles southwest of Chihuahua. F MTU ill w w llllltlll MUSI OEUSEE HOPE FOR PEACE HE Berlin, May . American circles today pointed out the Importance ot the peace feature contained In the German reply to tbe American sub marine note. They expressed tbe be lief that President Wilson bas a great opportunity to bring the war to an early end. Some persons even sug gested that tbe time was now ripe Con-;r",Z " "" Newspapers here praised the Ger man reply and expressed hope that it would satisfy President Wilson and the Americana. There were no m ...... .... ,. v.i.r,i , wtu ettort oy s cnrUU JU of wtnl It waa pointed out that the block ade Is as valuable to England as the submarine is to Germany, and that fe from America to force the British to a companc wK lnternatIonal law. . I The Tageblatt expressed a hope 'that the note would aocompusn lu purpose. The Lokal Anzelger hoped that it would satisfy the Americans Md toagnM even lf tt dld not 8nc ceed wth p, wlU0n. Tne VoMlcne Zeltung emphasixed the charge that w,Ison onesIdedly mutnl ud added that Germany had made an honMt and earneat endea. vor t0 aT0,d a break lmperlal chancellor von Bethmann- . Hollwesr. Fore n Min ster von JaKoW nMBce Mtnl8ter TOn Helff- ,ch and Admira, Capelle ,ddre8sed a Mcret meetlng of the reichstag cotnniittee at whlch the note and the nMona for tne government's course 'were explained. j Hl.XT W)R Qmjt who THREATENED SUICIDE ( Portland, May 6. Efforts of tbe police and friends to find Miss May Harris, who disappeared late yester day, were nnavailing. Officers searched Columbia slough, hoping to And some trace of her. , Returning to her home at 6 p. m. yesterday, Mrs. W. H. Harris, mother ot Miss Harris, found a note address ed to another daughter in Salem. In the note Miss Harris said she had ,ost her po8Uloni was unable to get another( and .with my la8t niekel T am going to pay my carfare to the edge of Colnmbla slough." lUtOKEN HEART KILLS MOTHER OP WM. 8TAGG East Orange, N. J., May 6. Mrs. .William F. Stagg. mother of Clinton Stagg, killed In an automobile accl ident In Hollywood, Cal., "Wednesday ;night, is dead today of a broken i heart. She was 111 as the result ot an operation when the news' of her son's death was received. , The mother Immediately suffered a re lapse. Mrs. Stagg and her son will be buried together on Tuesday. Stagg was a New York writer. HOT APPROVE NOTE New York, May 6. A poll ot 1S2 newspapers by the New York Times today showed that 74 disapproved of the German reply to the Ameri can submarine demands, 28 ap proved it, and SO were non committal. i The New York Sun's deduction from all editorials ot newspapers in all parts ot the country was that most newspapers deemed the Ameri can demands substantially met. German-American newspapers were generally ot the opinion that the de mands had been met. They .urged America to proceed agalnBt the British blockade policy. NEWSPAPERS 8PEI IJ United States Senator Wb Seels the Republican Pres idential Nomination b Now on Way to Grants Pass Albert B. Cummins, United States senator from the state ot Iowa, ean- didate for the republican nomina tion for president, of the United States, ia now en route to Grants Pus. . He left Washington yesterday and his first stop will be in this city. where at U o'clock Thursday mon- lna; he will deliver hit first epeecH la the west. ' Oregon promises to be an interest ing battle ground for the presidential candidates, not because the number of delegates to the convention will be a factor of much consequence, but ' rather because it will give a test upon the relative popularity ot the candidates. This is the only state In the union where the name ot Justice Hughes will appear upon the ballot, 'and with the names of Sena tor Cummins . and Senator Burton also upon the ticket, the election here Is of national significance. That the Illustrious statesman and seeker after the chief position within Senator A. B. Cummins the gift of the American people Is coming to Grants Pass to start his western campaign is a signal recog nition for this locality. The arrange ment was made with a committee representing the. local lowans' and Cummins supporters, the Cummins campaign manager at Portland hav ing wired to Attorney Fred Williams Saturday afternoon approving the ar rangement. Cummins will ' arrive from the Bouth on No. 14 Thursday, morning, and his local supporters and admirers are to provide a Jubi lant reception for him. The com mittee in charge consists of Attorney Williams, Mayor Truax. Sam Baker. O. S. Blanchard, Mrs. Violet Clem ents and Mrs. C. H. Demaray. Fol lowing the arrival ot the train. Sen ator Cummins will be greeted at the court house, where a reception will be held, and at 11 o'clock he will address the; cltlsens, probably from the band stand in railroad park if the weather Is ot the outdoor-speaking brand. After luncheon the Cummins party will be taken by autos through the valley and to Medford, where an evening meeting will be held. Friday it is expected that he will address the people of the Ashland district at Llthla park, This will complete his speaking engagements In southern Oregon, and he will leave for the northern part of the state. The coming of the senator to Grants Pass is at a most propitious time, as he will find the city In gala attire s and entertaining several hun dred of the leading member of the igrange from all portions of the state. ' X 'If
