Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1916)
'''"'Or,' ' l 0-: DAILY EDITION VOL. V!., No. flO.'l, GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY .MAY 15, WHOLE NUMBER 17f . No Other Town in the World the Size of (I rants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wi re Telegraph Service. 18 CHARGED HI Irish Leader Is Given Pre liminary Hearing, and His Companion in the Submar ine Confesses to Plot London, May 16. Sir Huger Case- tnenfa preliminary hearing on charge of tresson In connection with the Irian revolution waa conducted today In the Bow street police court. the crown reserving much evidence I for presentation at the formal trlnl later. Enough evidence waa submitted to day to show that Casement planned fn iinA MiVIipiI AvnutltllAnl In Iralatift TREASON i It was charged that the German U?li Um,b e w" department Jlary vessel destroyed while trying to h"d, no "" flfW "f reach the Irish coast carried rifles, cartridge, inschine guns and bombs for the rebels. Prosecutor Smith exhibited a flag of. the "Irish republic." which, ha aid, Sir Roger brought ashore with him and hurled In the snnd near Tralee. During ,mot of the session Case ment squirmed nervously. The ar rest of Daniel Bailey, a soldier, also on treason charges in connection with Casement's operations, was kept sec-j ret until today. Ills confession was read In court. It said thnt after he i hud been seduced to leavo the camp! of Irish prisoners In Germany and join the Germans, he was ordered by vr-riuanilevllllers. It was offlclal Rerlln to accompany Casement to Ire- ,y pttmw tm,rtV (;av). bombard. land In a German submarine. ()f AvtM.0rl wood M bcon ino couapsibio noni in wnicn ne and Casement lift the submarine overturned lu the surf find llullcy and Sir Roger reached shore with diffi culty. They went to u shop In Trulcc, said the confession, where Casement was scheduled to meet a rebel lender, who fulled to appear. Ilallcy wus ar rested while entering an automobile which was to drive him to a meeting of rebels. Daniel O'lirleti, an exchanged pris oner, testified that Father Nichol son, an American priest, aided Case ment lu attemptliiK to seduce 25,000 Irish prisoners in the Llmherg enmp near Berlin. I,omlon, May IB. Clad In a seedy A dark suit with frayed aleeves, Sir Ttoger Casement, former British con sular agent, Is on trial todny In the Bow street police court on a charge of high reason which la punishable by hanging. He entered the room amlllng and nodded to acquaintances among the spectators, casements stubby gray 'beard rendered his best amllcs ghastly. He wore British army shoes. This Is the first trenson trlnl In the Bow street court alnce that of Arthur Lynch rebel leader, after tho Boer war. Tho tiny court room was packed. Casement was ao wedged In among attaches and lookers-on that he could scarcely move, ine unuen rrese seal, lor Inntanoo, was within three feet of fllr Roger. uMiiPi,ui7, ,.m,u.r...:u .tl,t(V Tho AMrH attorney prob Ireland April 21, also on a chargo of ftb,y pan hot pweBt BIaugMep from Treason, wrcompanieu vsncini'iu iu the prlaonora' doek. Sir Roger was calm when Attorney General Sir E, K. Smith begun rond Ing the formal charge, In connection with which he reviewed tho knight's life history. Ills eyes roved, occa sionally resting upon the presiding magistrate, then on the spectators. Kmlth declared that Sir Roger not ... J ' L. trul..1. u-t. ..It I .. 1 only planned the Irish rebellion hut nlso plotted to land several expedi tions In Irelnnd and on the BrltlHh const. Ho salt! that exchanged Eng: llsh prlHonors would testify to the 'truth of this assertion; ' As Smith proceeded Cusentent grew (Continued on pnge 2) SCOTT REPORTS Oil SITUATION III MEXICO TO BAKER Washington; May 1 5. General Hugh Scott today presented to Secre tary of War Baker and Secretary of Stalo Lansing Information that will be hi'liiftil In guiding their future course with regard to Mexico. Scott told them that while General Alvaro Obregon refused Mexican co operation In black and white, he of fered assistance which will be help ful If there ar no outbreaka among 'the dt'tai lied Carrenza garrisons. . Scott's report tended to confirm the ; recent feeling of optlmlam with re jgrd to Mexico, although he Included In It the onlnlona of mm T!l Pi iViiiun. .h kiu.. .. . .i Mexican house-cleaning by Amorlcani will ultimately be necessary "General Scott Is In a moat optim istic frame of mind." said Baker, after a brief conference. He seema to , think that favorable situation has been created. I Because of weariness from bis long Journey, Scott postponed bis meeting raids. Army men doubted that Car ranzlstas threatened the American communications. ! Fifteen hundred Carranxlatas have arrived near nig Bend In an effort to assist In rounding up the Villlstas that raided Glenn Springs. F E FIRST. LINE TRENCH I'arls. May 15. French troops have matured a first lino German trench practically the only activity around Verdun during the past 24 hours. Berlin, May 15. "The British were unsuccessful In attempting to reconquer positions which the Ger mans had taken near Hulloch," said the war office todny. "The attacks were either broken down by artillery or repulsed In hand-to-hand fighting. "French attaoks on the west slope, north of Dead Man'a hill, near the Callletto forest, were easily repulsed. "Artillery and patrols were active at many places on the western front." WIFE OK (WVHTED MINISTKU IX ITLPIT Orovlile, Cal., May lS.Whlle Rev. Madison Slaughter'a wife took his place in the pulpit of the Baptist (rtnrti of Phlrt Ati Qntwtnv tlm mln. of year-old Gertrude Iamson, preached rf friends In Jnll here. He also con ducted a service for the other prison era and prayed for those whom ho tormod his enemies, especially mem- hara nf tfiA nrAMApntlnn Tf la a fnia. Rone conrlu.Ion thftt a Mw trla, de. mand will be made when. Slaughter goes before Judge Gregory for sen tence tomorrow. At the same time .dnfonHB attornoyg wn Mk that pastor be admitted to ball, pending the hearing of his appeal. Both mo tions will bo strongly resisted by the appealing his case, hut he will make every effort to keep the minister be hind the bars. HOMAX HOCIRTV WOMAN MA KM TU fJR NACIUFICK Rome, April 2(1 (By Mall). One of the sunreme sacrifices of the wnr h bflon made b of wo. mm w men prominent In Roman society, They have agreed to smoko no more cigarettes until) tho a victorious peace, allies conclude All the gold purchased for Ippod smoKerlnos them by male admirers will be sont to tobacco-hungry soldiers at the froy-t ,.. .. RENCH CPUfi SLAV TROOPS SEIZURE OF 10 PERSIA Offensive Against the Otto . man Empire Army Results in Russian Advance South of Bagdad, Says Petrograd Petrograd, May 15. Developing a swift offensive, the Russians smashed across the Persian frontier southwest of Iake Urumlah, within 80 miles of the main Turkish lines of communl cation south of Bagdad, dispatches declared today. The Slavs reached the region of Ilowundux, several miles Inside Turkey. They re anarch ing westward toward Nineveh and Mosul. Unless the Moslems check them, the Russians will within a fort' night threaten to cut off the sultan's troops checking the British near Kut- el-Amara. There has been no development In the Russian offensive In the Caucasus so surprising aa the appearance of an other Slav army near the Turk's com munications. For weeks the official communications have been silent with regard .to the progress of operations around Urumlah. Now the secrecy Is lifted and discloses the Russians well across the frontier, their pro gress apparently meeting with but little opposition. It is believed that Grand Duke Nicholas has outwitted the Turks and their German tutors. Following their victories at Erierum and Trebisond, the Russians descended upon Er .lngan as if they Intended to cut off Bagdad. Constantinople rushed re inforcements to the F.rzlnKan-Bltlls front. Meanwhile the Slav left entered Mesopotamia and suddenly appeared 300 miles southeast of where the Turks had concentrated their strong est forces. AT SANTO DOMINGO Washington, May 15. Admiral Cnperton reported toduy that he land ed American marines at Santo Dom ingo. The number was not stated. Capertou commands about 500 mar ines. Santo Domingo, May 15. Rebels having retired from the capital un der threat of American Intervention, congress ts today preparing to elect a successor to President Jlmlnex, who resigned during the revolt. Police control the. city, which Is quiet. FIRES AT PORT BLISS nKLIEVKD IXCKXDIARY San Antonio, Texas, May 15. Two fires which started In widely separ ated points in Fort Bliss Saturday night did considerable damage and probably were incendiary, according to General Funston's announcement today, He appeared to bo disturbed. The bln7.es started more than an hour apart and destroyed three stables, a store house, several ma chine guns, tents and four horses. Civilians helped extinguish the flames. CUMMIN'S 1UDKS OVF.U Till! COLUMBIA HIGHWAY Portland, -May 15. Senator Cum mins, presidential aspirant, Is en route to Hood River by automobile today over the Columbia river high way. Tonight he will speak at The Dalles, returning to Portland the next uiorulng. Tomorrow he will visit Astoria. AMERICAN MARINES U. WIS Wilson to Prepare Vigorous Note for Dispatch to John Bull, Who Has Been Con fiscating American Mail Washington, May 16. President Wilson is preparing a very vigorous message to Great Britain with re gard to the selzue of United State mail. The state department 1 col lectlng a mass of figures showing how far the British have gone in their selxures.. Secretary Lansing declared that the entire subject of confiscated malls was "under consideration." This was interpreted to mean that he plans a new protest. The last step in the negotiations was the British memorandum indi cating a willingness on the part of his majesty's government to concede some points at issue. Apparently this did not go far enough. It was expected that the administration would be insistent upon entire free dom for the passage of American mall. It was learned authoritatively that President Wilson, impatient at tha continued holding up of malls, was "going to the mat with England" about It Probably the note will be completed eoon. The government has received many protests from business men of Amer ica and business men abroad with re gard to Inconveniences resulting from mail delays. The state department has already protested once, but the reply was unsatisfactory. GRADE CROSSINGS IN CALIFORNIA ELIMINATED Sacrmento, May 15. Ninety-four grade crossings In California have been eliminated by the state high way commission and plans are under way for the elimination of .fifty-six more, according to a report made to day by i Division Engineer W. S. Caruthers. Much of this has been possible by a re-routing of the high way, though In a number of cases sub ways were constructed. VILLAREAL SAYS HE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RAID Washington, May 15. Antonio Villareal. in a letter to the United Press, today denied the charge of Ambassador Designate Arredondo that he had instigated the 'Mexican raid on Glenn Springs, Texas. "I have' condemned, and condemn now, with all my energy, the acts of the raiders, since they do nothing but add to Mexico's misfortunes," wrote Villareal. He said the campaign of abuse against him was directed because the Aguas Callentes convention in Octo ber, 1914, tried to elect him provi sional president. He charged: "Carranxa is trying to suppress me at any cost." THREE WILLAMETTE STUDENTS EXPELLED Salem, May 15. -After being duck ed in Mill creek by members of their class, three students In Willamette university were expelled .from the school todny by President Doney. They are II. Edwards, of Eugene, I. Irvine, of Salem, and Dean Adams, of Idaho. Adams was catcher on tho university baseball team. Learning of the charges against the boys, other students seized them and threw them Into the creek last night. President Doney said nothing would be done to the students who did the ducking. IIEGRO I1DERER BURHEDTQ DEATH BUI 111 IF MS Waco, Texas, May 15. Storming the court bouse, a mob, estimated at thousands strong, today seized Jesse Washington, 18 years old, a negro, and burned blm to death in the city ball square for murdering Mrs. Eliza beth Fryar, 56 years old, a farmer's wife. As soon as Judge Munroe had sen tenced Washington to be hanged, mob leaders surrounded Sheriff Fleming and the prisoner was taken from him. Washington was a pitiable object as he begged for mercy. Led from the court house steps, he was sur rounded by yelling thousands. Then the shouting diminished and there was little noise during the death march for three blocks to the muni cipal square. Mob leaders tossed a rope around the-negro's neck and his body was Jerked into the air. Thousands shouted: "Burn him." As if they had rehearsed the part, mob leaders poured oil over a heap of crates and cordword below the tree where Washington dangled and ap plied a match. The flames leaped up around the negro's feet. When the Are burned briskly, a man cnt the rope and Washington, shrieking and begging, dropped into the blaze. The yells of the crowd drowned his cries. He burned for twenty minutes. Friar employed Washington. He left his wife alone a 'Week ago. Washington struck her on the head with a hammer, assaulted and killed Vr.- He was soon captured and taken to Dallas for safety. The negro was returned to Waco for trial. Hundreds came to the court house, In automo biles and afoot, expecting a lynching. E TOO HEAVY LOAD San Francisco, May 15. Testify ing today In the government's inves tigation into the disaster that, befell the North Pacific steamer Roanoke last week, Quartermaster Eli), one of the three survivors, declared that he believed the steamer was overloaded and said the crew entertained fears for Its safety. Part of the cabin, he 9wore, had been cut away to make room for the cargo of dynamite, wheat and oil. Ellery Stone, a wireless Inspector for the government, followed Elb. He said the Roanoke wireless equipment was in good order. He expressed the belief that the ship turned turtle and sank before the operator could flash his "S. O. S." Two Mexican firemen, the other survivors, will testify later. FRENCH AIR HERO ISSUES CHALLENGE TO GERMAN Paris, May 15. Lieut. Navarre, France's 21-year-old air hero, has dropped a second manifesto behind the German lines, challenging Lieut. Tmmelman, the famous "hawk" of Germany, to an air duel for the cham pionship of the world. The German flyer, credited with bringing down 15 enemy aeroplanes, Ignored the first challenge dropped from the sky a month ago. Navarre, who has 14 air victories to his credit, Informed Immelman in his second message that he intends to make his aeroplane the fifteenth shot down. Allied aviators all along the western front are wait ing with tense Interest the outcome of the challenge. NX-PRESIDENT TAFT WITNESS AT HEARING Washington', May 15. Former President Taft will be a defense wit ness. It was learned today, In the Kovernment suit charging officers of the Rlggs Nntlonnl bank with perjury. RA ID 3 IUS SOLDIERS Americans Under Iiesteiz:! Patton Fired ca hy ViSis tas, M Attackers Lcse Trio, Including a Capkia Advanced American Base, , near Laguna, Mex., Sunday, by Wireless to Columbus, N. M., May 15. Ameri can troops under Lieutenant George Patton today killed three Mexican when they attacked the Rubio ranch. There were no American casualties. Julio Cardraz, a VOlista captain, was included among the killed. Pat-' ton's detachment, in an anto, ap proached the ranch to buy corn. The Mexicans fired as the machine round ed a corner. Leaping to the ground, the Americans opened fire. Patton. hit the first Mexican to fall. The others ran to a corral and attempted to saddle their horses. They were killed before they could mount. Rubio ranch was the headquarters ot the Santa Ysabel murderers. MAIL BLOCKADE 1 Berlin, April 15 (By Mail). Eng land is maintaining an absolute mall blockade of Germany. Fewer let ters and newspapers are arriving la Berlin now than any time since the war began. British control of the came is even more severe, so uer many is gradually being cut off from. America. . For months Americans in Berlin have been receiving letters marked "Opened by Censor No. " The mail was taken from neutral steam ers and examined, in England. This is producing a critical situation for Americans here. ' Recently letters posted in America between January 6 and 13 arrived here, after having been examined by the censor. ' British control of the American correspondents' cables is growing stricter. For instance, in March the United Press' Berlin bureau filed an Interview with the editor of the Lokai Anzeiger regarding Japan. It never j reached New York. Apparently, the British censor held it up. The latest British order making paper money and checks absolute contraband is working a hardship on A moribund ThAT fnrmrl reoAlmuf their allowances and Incomes by draft from New York. These are now con fiscated. , It Is not feasible to send money by wireless, because the banks can not mail receipts or checks. Americans are aroused. The weekly report ot the American chamber ot commerce, citing a letter which for three months was delayed by the British censor, said that The Hague conference pro vided that neutral mall found in a . . .LI. f-...1.L. m-uirm snip wo iiiviuiuuiu. FIX! NO VICTIMS OF ROANOKE WRECK Los Angeles, May 15. With many small pieces of wreckage aboard, three United States destroyers are in port here today after having thor oughly combed the scene of the Roan oke disaster. Several barrels, a door and one or two pieces of grating, be sides numerous pjeces of linen, pil lows, etc, were picked up. A mute evidence of one traglo end was" a plank with a bed sheet hastily knot ted about. Officers of the destroyers, reported seeing no traces of victims. GERMANY SUFFERS