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DAILY EDITION VOL. VI., No. 800. GRANTS PASS, JOHEPHIXR COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1916. WHOLE NUMBER 174. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Iloa a Paper With Pull Leased Wire Telegraph Service. III 'I 10 GEI STATE Place for Convention Is Se lected, and Officers Are Elected, C. L Spence of Oregon City, Again Master Astoria wilt have the honor of en tertaining the Unto grange in it 1917 oion, that city having won In a warm contest with Eugene by a vote r CO to 34 at last night's teuton. Considerable discussion wit aroused over the question of filing a perma nent place for the holding of the an nual sessions, and there, l much seu tluient in favor of the aelertion of a central point after the next touven tion. Both Eugene and Corvsllls, which are central ao far ai the grange membership la concerned, have many supporters, and one of thorn la likely to ho selected at the 1917 session as the permanent seat of the state grange, . The election of officers, held late Wednesday afternoon, resulted in tbo expected when C. E. Spence, of Ore gon City, was re-elected master, and practically the entire line of officials was retained In office. The election resulted as follows: . Ofllrent Master. C. B. Spence, Oregon City. Overseer, C. 1). Huftmun, l. Grande. Ctuiplalu, Cyrus Walker. Albany, lecturer, Mrs. Minnie E. Bond. Eugene. Steward, M. I. Young. Clulskunl. Assistant steward, Chas. Hayes, "Sherwood. Lady steward. Mrs. B. It. Allen, Tangent. Secretary, Mary 8. Howard, Mu llno. Treasurer, H. llershberg, Inde pendence. Gatekeeper, C. C. norland, Oregon City. Pomona. Mrs. V. D. Mlhllls, Grants Pass. Flora, Mrs. Hester Coovort, Ona, Ore. Ceres, Mrs. Llxxle Wit hey, Amity. It. F. D. No. 1. Executive (Vimmlttoe C. E. Spence, Oregon City. D. 0. Leedy. Corvallls. C. L. 8haw, Albany. Woman's Work Committee Mrs. Florence Dickenson, Oswego. Mrs. Lulu Miller, Albany. Mrs. E. E. nianchurd, Orants Pass. Legislative M. M. Burtner, Dufur. J. A. Stewart, Fossil. Today the grange has been work ing upon resolutions. The afternoon cession has been an open memorial meeting, addresses being made In the . moroory of departed members of the organisation. The entire body adjourned at 11 o'clock and went to Railroad park, where Senator Cummins delivered his i first address In Oregon. Thla after noon the members are toeing taken upon an automobile trip around the -valley. They are visiting the sugar factory, and will ride down the val- fley among the orohards, hop yards 1 and beet fields. Friday will be the . last day of the sessions, though it is expected that It will he late at night before the work of the session 1s tomplotod. WILL ASK HOW KA1HBR PUNISHED ttMMANlKR "Washington, May 11. Tho state department announced today that It was connlderlng sending a formal in . qniry with regard to the nature of the fTunlshtnent Inflicted upon the commander of the. Gorman submarine which aUncked the British channel jstpomer Sussex. ASTORIA CD MILITIA K CALLED TO HON BORDER II Kl Paso. May 11. General Fun ston today Is seriously considering asking the First cavalry of the Chi cago militia to be brought south for duty on the Mexican border. Funston was Informed that the Chicago regiment has mount and la ready for duty. The shortage of cavalrymen on the border led Fun ston to previously ask the war de partment for permission to mount 2,000 infantrymen. Funston today declined to comment upon the report ed abandonment of the line beyond Dublan. Officials believe that this move is progressing under Funston's orders. Funston has decided not to go to Columbus at present, but to go from El Paso direct to 8an Antonio as soon as Srott releases him from his con nection with the Mexican negotia tions. ASSAULT REPULSED Paris. May 11. With bayonets and hand grenades, the' French dur ing the night repulsed a German at tack northeast of Verdun, it wasTl Aclally announced. West of the Meuse there wsa nothing more than artillery fighting last night. Though there is still artillery light ing on tho Meuse west bank, the im pression Is again growing that the Germans are preparing to abandon their attack on Verdun. Ofllcers are ridiculing the German statement that S00.000 French are engaged In tho defense. They said that Germany caused this to be published to show the people, that they confronted great obstacles at Verdun and to explain their failure to capture the citadel. TWENTY-THREE NEGROES AUK HURNED TO DEATH Wallaretown, Va.. May 11. Twenty three negroes were burned to death lost night when an explosion wreck ed the gasoline tank In a frame struc ture housing a motion picture thea tre. The negroes fled for the exits In frantic panic. Many were trampl ed and crushed. MEDFOHD MAX GUTS PLl'M AT ROSERURG Washington, May 11. President Wilson has nominated William Can non, of Medford, Oregon, as register of the land office at Roseburg, Ore gon. BRISK ARTILLERY FIGHTING . ON THE RUIXIAHIAN FRONT Salonlkl, May 11. Brisk artillery fighting on the northern Grecian front was reported today. The Bulgarians are reinforcing south of Monastir and throwing up defenses, evidently ex pecting an attack from the allies eon cent rated at Fiorina. 180 LIVES LOST Hi L London, May 11. From the begin ning of tho Irish uprising until lnnt Tuesday, 180 robols or civilian non combatants were killed and 014 wounded, Premlor Asqulth announced today. There have been 14 execu tions, aud two death sentences have boon commuted. Soventy-three rebate wcro Kcntotumd to prison, six at hard labor, and 1,700 prisoner wore or dered dwjtprted. v The jprevloiis 'official statement re ported.J 24, soldiers., and poltcomen killed and SUft wo'tiuded. ANOTHER GERMAN IRI REBE LION Presidential Aspirant Armed in Grants Pass His Morning, and Made the First Address in His Western Campaign Before a Great Crowd of People Gathered at Railroad Park, His Remarks on Conservation of Special Interest "Unlock the west, and open up its resources to development," was the manner in which Senator Albert B. Cummins, candidate for the republi can nomination for the presidency of the United States, prefaced his re marks upon the conservation policy in bla address at the Railroad park at 11 o'clock this morning. It was the keynote of his speech as it affected bis southern Oregon audience, and his further expression upon the sub ject showed that be was not in sym pathy with a policy that was so ham pering the development of the west. Senator Cummins arrived in the city at 9:30 o'clock from the south, this being his. first stop upon his western tour. A large crowd was at the depot to welcome the distinguish ed visitor, and bis appearance was greeted with the firing of the town cannon and the playing of the Moose band. As he stepped from the train he was met by a reception committee, and bis arms were filled with a bou quet of glorious Grants Pass roses. Many former lowans, including sev ers! who had known the senator in their home state, were present, and his reception was an ovation. He was escorted to the Josephine hotel, where for an hour an informal reception was held, and hundreds of ladies and gentlemen grasped the statesman by the hand. Between 2,000 aud 3,000 people were gathered In Railroad park at 11 o'clock to listen to tho first ad dress to be -made by Senator Cum mins upon his campaign In the state of Oregon, he having come direct to this city from the national capitol, where congress Is now in session. At torney O. S. Blanchard, a former Iowau, he having campaigned In the UNITED STATES SOIL IS REPORT Marathon, Texas, May 11. The American authorities are convinced today that an organized system of Mexican raids against United States soil Is being put Into execution. Fifty Mexicans swooped down up on the town of Blocker, near Eagle Pass, looted stores and two ranches and escaped with a number of horses, according to advices received here today. No fatalities were reported. Civilians along the border organ ized when they learned that two arm ed bands had appeared between Bouqlllas and Ojtnaga. A number of small border settlements are pre paring to fight. The authorities be lieve that the bands are participating in alternative raids, maintaining a central headquarters within a short ride of the line. Every Mexican on the American side is under suspicion,' and even those who have heretofore been friendly are now distrusted. It is believed that the raiders obtain in formation from their countrymen on the American side and divide tho loot with thorn. Major Lahghorne's eighth cavnlry squodron encamped In Mexico last night, having crossed the Internation al boundary noar Bonqulllns yestori day. They hiked from Marathon to the border, a dlstanco of 93 miles, Tho troopers expected to immediate ly push on to Ataqullla, where the raiders are snld to have their rendezvous. eastern state with Mr. Cummins in earlier days, presided at the meeting. He first Introduced J. U. Sammls, of Lemars, Iowa, who is accompanying the senator on bis western tour. Mr. Sammls eloquently championed the senator in his ambition to become president, and paid glowing tribute to the work which Cummins as legis lator, governor and member of the senate of the United Stages had ac complished for the people of his country. He told of the Mhmble ori gin of the man who, horn upon the farm, had always been close to the interests of the common people. Mr. Sammls also , outlined the views ol Senator Cummins upon such Issues as preparedness, the tariff, and the Mexican troubles. When Senator Cummins was Intro duced he expressed his pleasure at a return to a state that had so much to offer In the way of brilliant sun shine and invigorating air. But while the senator paid his compli ments fully to the people and the climate and the resources of the west, he did not waste a great deal of time In platitudes, but plunged at once Into the heart of his subject He said that he had come to Oregon that they might know his views from him upon many of the questions of im portance in the campaign, and which for him they would solve on the 19th day of the present month. The senator, addressing more espe cially the members of the state grange, endorsed a system of rural credits, saying that some way or oth er the rates of Interest upon farm loans must he reduced, the land own er presenting the best security of any class of Interest payers. He said that (Continued on page 2) Lieutenant-Colonel Alvarez, one of the captured Glenn Springs raiders, was sweated today and promised to lead the American expedition to the rescue of Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne, American prisoners. Alvarez said that his band had planned to meet another at Ataqullla, Major Langhorne received other in formation that the fugitive raiders were two daya ahead and traveling slowly. Alvares claimed, when ques tioned, that he was a Carranzlsta. Vice-Consul Vasques, who was pre sent at the Interrogation, denounced the prisoner, and charged that he was trying to embarrass the de facto gov ernment representatives In the El Paso conference, "I am sure the raiders were not Carranzlstas," assorted Vasquez. "They were Royistas, from Laguna district. There is no confirmation of the claim that the Carranza garrison at Bouqulllas had deserted days be fore the raid was made." NAVY YARD GUARD SHOOTS .SUSPECTED SPY Portsmouth, N. II., May 11. A supposed spy leaped Into tho river lt the navy yard today when a guard J dlscovorod him and fired a shot, The man sank from sight. Naval authori ties are dragging for his body, Of- i delate believe the spy intended to damage or obtain Information about the submarine L-8. I AGAINST II LOSE ' LIVES III II Washington, May 11. Two were probably killed and three are known to have been Injured today when one of the largest hydroplanes In the country threw Its propeller while flying low and dived Into the Poto mac river. Those believed dead are L. Z. Grants, an aviator, and Charles Good, an aviator student. The Injured men are Thomas MacCauley, pilot; Mayo Dudley, a Washington newspaper man, and Mechanician Utter. All ex cept Dudley were from the Curtlss aviation school at Newport News. The aeroplane, which had a passenger-carrying capacity of 16, start ed from the navy yard tor a test flight. It traveled 10 miles. Then the propeller was hurled oft while the craft was scudding low over the M t Igruunu. Dudley MacCauley and Utter were ; thrown out Orants and Good clung to the pitching airship and were still I with it when It plunged into the j water. It is believed they are caught J under the wreckage at the bottom of the river. WILL execute rid MORE IRISH REBELS London, Mav, 11. Thomas Kent, the thirteenth Irish rebel executed, probably will be the last killed unless Sir Roger Casement is convicted of treason and sentenced to death, it was stated today. Kent was shot at Qneenstown on rr.. 1 T"l, I - ... . 1. n Awn n.n.l. jiucauaj. luig woo mc uiai wtn- tion outside, of Dublin. He was found guilty of inciting rebellion In the vi cinity of Case Fermey, County Cork. j Harold Tennant, Lord Derby, the Duke of Devonshire and Winston Churchill have been mentioned as possible successors to Lord Wlm- ! bourne, Just resigned as lord lieu- tenant of Ireland. S. P. REGULAR DIVIDEND PAYABLE ON JULY 1ST New York, May 11. The Union Pacific .railroad today declared Its re gular quarterly dividend of two per cent on common stock. The South ern Paclflo announced Its regular dividend of one and a half per cent on common, each payable July 1. OREGON AGGIES ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF NORTHWEST Corvallls, May 11. The Oregon Agricultural college baseball team is en route to Berkeley, California, to day to meet the University of Cal ifornia in a series of games to de cide the Pacific coast Intercollegiate championship. The Aggies won the Northwest championship by taking the series from the University of Oregon by a narrow margin. E TOUT Washington, May 11. The state department, through its consuls, to day again warned Americans to quit Mexico. Reports compiled recently said that there were fewer than 3,000 Americans In Mexico and this num ber has probably been reduced since devotopments caused a massing of new troops on the border.- Reitera tion of Mexico's Insistence that a time limit lie placed on the American ex pedition's presence in Mexico is caus ing uneasiness . . . Secretary of War Baker was op timistic, however, after receiving General Hugh Scott's latest word. Tl T H N R CANS MEXICO 47 BELIEVED roaSoke Watch for Bodies of These Who Perished Wbnllcrti Pacific Lber Was Wrecked Off the CaEfcrtia Ccttt Port San Luis, CaL, May 11. While patrols watched the breakers today for bodies of the 47 believed dead in the North Pacific liner Roan oke disaster, a wireless message came from the steamer Lansing saying that it had gone over the scene of the : horror off Point Buchon and found , no trace of survivors. This radio was received at 9:19 , a. m. by J. H. Sims, president of the Pacific Coast railway. It also an nounced that the Lansing was com ing In and would arrive at 11 o'clock. Rumors along the sea coast that another lifeboat, containing a single corpse,- had been found, were not substantiated and were discredited. So far the only men known to have escaped death are Joseph F. Erb, a quartermaster, and two Mexicans, who drifted ashore with five dead bodies in a lifeboat near here last night ' N ;V, Accounts of the end of Captain Richard Dickson" and. his "wife con flict. The only man able to give a half-way coherent report of the dis aster so far is Erb. He says that when his lifeboat pulled away from the doomed Roanoke after its cargo had shifted and thrown it on its beam ends, both the captain and his wife were clinging to the bridge. The two Mexicans are suffering so fro'm shock that they are not able to talk. In a later statement Erb said that two lifeboats were swamped in leav ing the sinking ship. One' having ar rived here, this leaves two unaccount ed for. The steam schooner Whittler ar rived here today and reported hav ing seen no trace of the Roanoke or Us lifeboats. A heavy gale is blow ing, which might make it impossible tor small boats to keep afloat Manuel Lopes, fireman, who came ashore in the lifeboat with Quarter master Erb and Charles Rovero. told a graphic story of the disaster this afternoon when he had partially re covered from the shock. , '. He declared that the crew of the Roanoke was inexperienced and, in his opinion, the cargo was badly load ed. He declared he protested to Cap tain Dickson and begged the skipper not to take his wife on the voyage. The steamer's destination, Lopes said. was not known to him. ' Contrary to statements that the liner suddenly rolled over when hit by a big wave, Lopes asserted that It began to list heavily several hours before 'it finally sank. When the steamer began to tip over an attempt was made to summon help by wire less, but the radio was found to be out of commission. . Signals were then .hoiBted, but three ships which passed did not see tiiem. Finally, according to Lopes, pre parations were made to take to the lifeboats. There were, he said,' "about 60 or 60 persons aboard," and if the lifeboats had been properly handled Lopes said he believes that all 11 of them could have been launched. How ever, several caught In the davits or were capsized. Five were finally floated, hut two of these swamped. In one of the boats still missing Lopes said there was only one man, John G. Dennis, the second officer, who cllmbod into it alone. There are eight men lit the other missing life boat, . Quartermaster Erb recovered suffi ciently this afternoon to add more to the narrative. He said the boat (Continued on page 1)