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DAILY EDITION n', V ' 1JI vol. vi., x. aio. GIUXT8 PAHS, JOSEPIIIXE COUNTY, OHMJOX, Tll8lAY, MAY 2.1, 1816. WHOLE XCMBER 17S4. No Other Town 1,4'th.c World tho Size of (J rants Pass Has u Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph 8erviee. PIAIIIS 11177 AN OUNCE But George E. Anderson, Who OnlyFour Years Ago Threw the White Metal Away, - j "Tbo Italian fled from Uorg, CanrnaV HnLi. Wl,!'er much booty was found," suld beorge t Anderson, Who tb lMaMt. -our or., corp. HnMc fnr a Hioripr PrirA J1UUM"! a IllgUCI 1 1 llC - 4,n offer of f 77 per unco tor the platinum output of his mine on the llllnola river baa been declined by tleo. E. Anderson, who will bold the precious metal, worth nearly Ove - time K weight In gold, for a rise In tho market. Four years ago Mr. An- Person was carefully picking out tbo white wetal that was too heavy to wash out of the yellow dust and throwing It Into the discard so that It might not spoil the appearance of) the gold. But today It la a different iory. ana me iu ounces wmn wr. Anderson Drought 10 town yesterday lonld bo exchanged for 1770 In gold. When the characler of the white metnl hud been determtued, Mr. An tlerson commenced saving It for the market, his first sale having been of 10 ounces that brought him $29 an ounce threo years ago. The Ander son mine give a recovery of about; that much platinum along with Its old In every winter's run. and the' value Is fast mounting higher.' .:, i lint with platinum worth so much In the open market. It Is still the yel low metal that gives the Anderson placer in In Us greatest worth. Along with the 10 ounces of platinum -Mr. Anderson also brought to town yes terday 152 ounces of gold, all gath ered In the riffles of the alulce boxes during the past 20 days. A clean-up on this mine Is made evcry SOth day, and each harvests nets around a hnn-,l:nll0( ,.rfglt today that Woodrow drod ounces. Mr, Anderson had been wilsun, or William Howard Taft. in recently with gold that sold rorW0w be satisfactory to the Geaman $1,300, the proceeds of the clean-up MoclaliHts aa a peacemaker. Ho add of the 2th, and the 122 ounces rep- L,, ,httt ni1,0nlmont o a food dlcla. resents the rim of the mine since that! U)r would destroy all hopes of an date and up to the middle of the pre- vktory trough a food block- acnt month. , ado am, romi,p tJreal Dritain. to The Anderson mine Is equipped 'maite m.aoe with four giants and a Ruble elevator. "SodallHts desire peace," he do Only two of the giants are In opera- (,lnred .r am conndPnt that tbo m. tlon usually, however. Tho past sea- I)PT,tt, .liancelIor wantll ipace, There on has heen one of the best of tho 8cnougb(ood for all Germany. What 10 years that Mr. Anderson has been , nwdod al))0iut0 contro, of the with the proiserty either as operator Germon BtalM wMch murt ,0P(, ner. or owner, there having been an abun- ,,n and whch formorly de,)inde(1 ,,. dance of ivater, and the output will 0 ouU(,e 8(nt0s The food dpUtor f,q,,Ul thnt of ",y mn '" P"1- .will be an Imperial officer. The states w, v ...... ihav0 fouKtit side' by side and now If I1.KV NOT W L1C Ml JMch must put It. foodstuffs side by Missorni pku:oatiox ,Ide Thore wlll then be plenty t0 O f ...I. It... AO lT..V..Ht a at. uu..., mart"' nrrwii o. ...ur. n,v..,..r Ul delegation to the republican national . convention, and using that offico to help his vice-presidential boom, today when Otto Btlfel bent him out by a tote of 20 to 7. TRAINMEN HURT IN HlUsboro, Ore., May 23. Tliroe to on were seriously Injured this morning when a Southern Pacific local freight train crashed Into the .Tear of a gravel train on a long trestle west of HlUsboro. Two tars and the' tender were thrown to the ground, 20 feet below. Engineer Hoberg wns caught In the cob and ,1ndly crushed. Fireman Blcksoose and Brnkeman Klmmell Jumped to the ground. AIN three were rushed to a Portland hospital on a Bpsclal train. The wreck blocked the track and passengers on the Southern Ta dflo electric trains were taken to Torost Grove and HlUsboro by auto anobllo. ' ' ' 1,1 HILLSBORO WRECK ITALIAH TBODPS EVACUATE BORG TO AUSTINS Vienna, May 23. Italian troops hav evacuated their positions at riorg before tho Austrian advance, It wa officially announced today. 'croaiied tbo Italian border, pursuing jtho defeated enemy to the ' Mod to iVetna fortifications, which are now f In our hand, we captured a total of 188 cannon"- An Austrian aeroplane bombarded railroad between 8an- 'dona Dlplave and Porto, Gruardo." IMH (if If A UX AS 'm-jotkctiox ix Fiasco San Francisco, May 23. When i'uu upoo to explain me cnarge 01 carrytns concealed weapons. Charles w,.i .... im -u'.ii.. t...i.. called upon to explain the charge of llrady today that whea lB Loi An. Relo, ppople had warnfld blm to carry g()n dlirln, h. vUU , San PrlD. cko. ..T'wa M to beUev( tnat thlngi wera wUd tnd woolly u here your honor," Fugonl told the Judge, "so I bought a gun." Judge Brady took; the case under advisement. METHODISTS IX FAVOU OF WO.MAX 81FFIUGE Saratoga, N. Y., May 23. Amid great applause the Methodist gen eral conference today passed reso lutions favoring women suffrage. , TAFT OR WILSON FOR PEACE MAKER Berlin.' May 23. 4'hlllp Schlede- man. social hit leader, informed the last until the crops are harvested. A BnorUge of fow W6eks will not mai(0 Bue for peace." TO PARADE FOR PREPAREDNESS Portland, May 23. Preparations were in full swing today for a pre paredness parade June 3, when Port land will follow the lead of New York city. Tho parade will be at night to lnaure a larger number of civilians In the marching line. The date was fixed and arrangements started at a meeting last night. Judge Ganten beln was named chairman of the com mittee in charge. Mayor Albee start ed the .movement upon rcrclpt of a telegram from Mayor Thompson ol Chicago urging Portland to Join othor rltlos In raising their voice for pre paredness on June 3., The state mlllHa. several squads of police, the Spanish war veterans, civil war veterans and other similar or ganisations wlll augment the crowds of plain clothes civilians In the march. It Is planned to have at least 28.000 people In the parade. s PORTLAND DOUAUMONT BY FRENCH FR0IV1 TEUTONS Allies Stage a Great Coanter France, and Paris Is Today Celebrating What Is Con. sidered One of the Host Notable Victories of the Verdun Campaign and Paris, May 23. After all-night' fighting of great fury, French troops expelled Germans from alt except the northeastern corner of Fort Douau- mont, It waa officially claimed today. This Is one of the greatest victories of the Verdun campaign. All Paris Is celebrating the trl - umph. It was declared by the war office that French soldiers re-entered Fort Douaumont after storming Ger- mnn positions along a mile and a (quarter front. Further gains were also renorted on the west bank of the Meiise. The French are now convinced that the Dead Man's hill stronghojd is Im- pregnable. News of the French gains was partly offget by word of British re- verses near Vlrny heights. The Ba- vtrlans there thrust back the British wor8- lines to remove the threat against' Ea1 of H,n 304 G"nan buglet their holdings which has existed since 00ndd charge In force and a the British took the offensive. j wedge-ehaped column of men ran to Bloody hand-to-hand flKhtlne has ward the French, Intending to" dl- contlnued along every foot of the Ver- the,r '"'n outflank one de dun front since 8aturday. The alaugh- tachment holding an Important posi- ter along the bills northwest of Ver- J1011, wor1 or lBe ttempt was Im dun Is growing deadlier every hour, mediately telephoned to the massed Trenches have been pounded to dust. Infantry are locked In tayonet strug- gles to the death. The most Intense nr oropped mto the rront ranks of battling Is occurring at Hill 804, th8 Teutons, obliterating It and send Dead Man's hill and connecting posl- 'ng the remainder of the column back tlons west of the Meuse. In confusion. Heavy German charges on both ' : sides of the Meuse river were re-( Paris, May 23. In the greatest pulsed, except north of Tblaumcnl counter-offensive aince the Verdun farm, on the east bank, where Teu- campaign began French legions are tens gained entrance to a trench re- carrying their banners today Into a cently seized by French troops. smashing drive against German lines When today's official communique both east and west of the river Meuse. was Issued, tho conflict was growing! The German official statement, more terrific every minute following, while admitting that the French are one of the bloodiest nights' In the his-, on the aggressive, specifically denies tory of Europe. j the claim that practically all the Amid the ruins of Douaumont Ger-: wreckage of shell-shattered Fort man detachments were still offering Douaumont is In French hands. Ber- herolc resistance. With bayonets, lln says the engagement is progress hand grenades, trench mines and I lng, with the ruins held by Germans, ROOSEVELT PE DPEN.BID FOR G. 0. P. NOMINATION New York, May 23. Politicians to day regarded Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's speech to the delegation of regular republicans offering htm its support an open bid for the O. O. P. nomlnatlou. They saw an attempt to smoke out Justice Hughes In the colonel's declaration that no man would be named by the conven tion unless he flatly announced his position on Americanism and pre paredness. Roosevelt's speech was carefully prepared and his attitude apparently deliberately assumed. With regard to Americanism and pi-eparodness, he said: 'Any mnn at this time of crisis who is not aggressively, openly and spe cifically for these principles Is against them, and every patriotic man should treat our public servants on this basis." The delegation was headed by George von L. Moyer, former secre tary of the navy, who Informed the colonel that the Roosevelt republican committee, an organisation with memberships In 30 states, has been formed for the purpose of working for T. R. In the convention. In his reply, Roosevelt named over the principles which he favored, and said: "They are the principles you are IS RETAKEI - Offensive in the North of Along the River Mensc clubbed muskets. Teuton soldiers fought Individually there, refusing to treat and dying where they fought la the meantime the French enirl- Beers were busy atrongthenlng their hard-won gain, expecting violent counter-attacks. i One of the most spectacular epl- odes occurred on the west bank of the Meuso, where, shielded by a dense clou'j of poison gas, behind a screen of liquid Are, the Germans advanced by a brilliant charge and entered a Frnch trench. Hundreds of French- men' nng gaa masks and cloth- ,n t0 Prte against the flme8 lurt'd In their bomb-proofa unui tne Germans swarmed In. Then tbey d"1 t In the midst of the oermai cneera, wiled many enemies n1 ted all sunriTors from the btterle of "aeventy-flvea" In the rear and a wo11 fll'octed curtain of IO nniminrnm l I I IPJ Hi-II IJ UUIIdlLOLU organizing to support, and with all my heart I welcome such support." The Roosevolt Republican league announced today that It completed an organization in each ot 20 states. Ile5r.ri P,ed.KlDl 8"PPOrV V he colonel are coming by the wholesale, it was said. Hotel lobbies are crowded with politicians. Among the visitors today are former Senator Crane and former Governor Foss ot Massachusetts; Roger Sullivan, of Chicago, and Nor man E. Mack, chairman of the demo cratic national committer. Fobs said he did n6t believe Justice Hughes would accept the republican nomination. Crane was as silent as ever. Mack and Sullivan would not discuss the situation. 1HGII SCHOOL STVDKXTS . TIHXK ORPET 1XXOCKXT ! Waukegan, 111., May 23. A poll of the senior class of the high school which Marian Lambert attended to day Bhowed a belief In the Innocence of William H. Orpet, accused of mur derlng her. The vote for not guilty wis 170 boys and 111 girls. Four boys nd eight girls voted guilty. Those who were undecided number ed eight, one boy and seven girls. None favored the death penalty. Fli FRISCO TO HEW YORK BYAUTO III RECORD HE New York, May 23.Smaahing the transcontinental automobile record, Bobby Hammond, driving an Empire car, arrived at Broadway and 42nd street today, having traveled the 2,384 miles from San Francisco in 6 days, 10 hours and 6V minutes. He lowered the mark established last week when a Cadillac eight covered the distance from Los Angeles In 7 days, 11 hours and 52 minutes. Hammond followed the Lincoln highway. He had a companion from San Francisco to Cheyenne, and drove from that point to Fort Wayne alone. His car was an Empire chassis, fitted with a racing body. Hammond car ried a letter from Mayor Rolph to Mayor Mltchel, which was delivered this afternoon! PROTEST TO EXGLAXD BEADY FOB DELIVERY ' Washington, , May 23. President Wilson today completed hla protest against seizure of United States malls by the British. It was sent to Secre tary Lansing' at noon, with the ex pectation that It would be cabled, to London immediately. ( The communication is largely legal in character. It closes with Instruc tions to Ambassador Page to renew vigorously complaints already made by the United States. The discussion relates to the . practice of British cruisers holding up American mails carried in neutral vessels and taking them to English ports', where the let- ers are subjected to censorship. ' Hill Geneva, Switzerland, May 23. Despite desperate resistance, the Aus trian armies today are steadily press ing forward against Vlcenza, the Italian Verdun," on the first anni versary of Rome's war declaration Austrian artillery is bombarding the snow-capped peak of Monte Pas- ubio, 21 miles northwest of Vlcenza. xnia summit oars the nortnern en trance into the" valley. The whole Tyrol front is the scene of most desperate lighting. South noveno io uauans are masing a herIc 8tand near SereaTalle whlle ISr,!?!!401"6 Southeast of Roverto Austrlans crossed Into Italian territory at three places. Rome reports bloody light ing In this region, of a see-saw char acter, .first one side and then the other reaching the border. It Is believed in Rome that the Austrlans drive southward was In tended to divert the Italians from an offensive on the Isonzo line, and that till 1. In... V. V.. enough to force an abandonment of their offensive. L BILL Washington, May 23. Efforts ot democrats to pass live naval prepared ness bll before the Chicago conven tion precipitated a bitter house de bate todav. Congressman Mann de- dared that trlckerv waa helito- resort- - ed to in order that the measure might be.rushed yirpugh without de- bate, or kept In the nlr so republl cans would be prevented from attend ing the national convention. . : "It Is a matter of policy for us to pass the bill before the republican convention," Congressman Kitchen replied. "If we don't, you folks wlll charge Us with having tailed to keep our pledges." , ' . The debate nded without aa agree- TEUTOHS HEAD DEMOCRATS WOULD RUSH NAVA BOND ISSUE VOTED BY ROSEBURG llmpqua Valley City Follows Lead of Grants Pass ad Legalizes $300,000 Bends for Building a Railroad Roseburg, May 23. A muncipallr- built railroad from Roseburg into the Umber belt of the Cascades waa be lieved assured today as the result ot the adoption of an amendment to the city charter yesterday. The amend ment was adopted In a special eleo , tlon by a vote of 557 to 94. : 8. A. Kendall, a Pittsburg finan cier, plans to build sawmills in Rose burg and open logging camps in the mountains when the road is con structed. A $300,000 bond Issue to finance the railroad was'approved by the voters several months ago. : The supreme court decided, Roseburg could not legally lend its financial credit to a private enterprise, an'd the- bond Issue waa held np. By the adoption of the charter amendment advocates of the measure believe they bave removed the tech nical legal hindrance. PROinBITIOX BILL BEFORE BRITISH COLUMBIA HOUSE Vancouver, B. C, May 23. Th prohibition referendum bill, which passed caucus last Tuesday, wlll come before the house this afternoon. With it will be introduced the bill for the referendum extending the franchise to women as several measures which must go through the house before the referendum can legally be taken. Iscluded ' in tomorrow's amend ments to the election act and other present legislation will be one giving all soldiers the vote. This means the men in Flanders as well as those in the old country and Canada. PEACE ADDRESS Washington. May 23. President Wilson Is working on his address to be delivered Saturday morning at the meeting of the League to Enforce Peace. He is confronted by a moat difficult task. Strong pressure Is be ing brought on Americans to have the president outline some definite peace plan. On the other hand. Premier Briand's declaration that there will be no peace until the entente allies win decisively indicates that the en tente powers do not desire to talk peace now. In consequence, the president will probably content himself with noti fying the world that he is ready to open channels for peace talk when- ever the ' belligerent nations axe ready. . He will also discuss how peace is to be preserved hereafter. Wilson is going to New York to morrow for the wedding ot his. physi cian, Dri Carey Grayson. HIXDU REVOLUTION' ARY LEADERS ARE UAXGED San Francisco, May 23 Accord ing to information received here to day by Ram Chandra, editor of the Hindustan Gazar, four more leading Hindus have been hanged for taking part In a revolutionary outbreak in India. One of them was said to be Amir Chand, iheadmaster ot the American mission and high school at. Delhi. . , One hundred other suspects har FUG been arrested in Calcutta. 1
