Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1916)
4s Ml I I lis DAILY EDITION V VOL. VI., K. S8S. GRANTS PAM, JOSErHlXE COUNTY, ORJSOO.V THURSDAY, JUNK . 4V WHOL ENUM&22t. 17T "i ' " ii nil hi .1 ' ' t 3 rt . a x Tl TT t Tiriit- rii11 1 1 TIT! m. I . L CI - . or,. no inner xown in me wona me oize or urams raes xias a raper mm mu xjuweu ire leiegrauu oervice. V BULL us ill 6. 0. P. COW Olive Branch Is Extended by Progressives Late This . Altercoca, Nocbalioa ol T.ELBebg DehyedforTune CoIUeum, Chicago, Juaa 8. The moose ollvt branoh resolution asking co-operation with the republicans tu delivered to the 0. O. P. meeting at 4:11 o'clock. At that time Senator Lodge dm reading tb platform. Auditorium, Chicago, Juno 8. The bull moose lato today took their atop toward official conference with the republican party. A resolution au thorising a conference with the re publican waa adopted after muoh acrimonious debate. The retolutlon nakea time limit for the negotia tlona. Adoption of the $eaee resolu tloa came two hour after It eeemed the boll mooae were determined to nominate Colonel Roosevelt thla af ternoon at all cost. .The delegate were hammered In to pacificist attitudes after the belli gerency had become so evident that the Auditorium fairly rocked with T. R. spirit George W. Perklne moved spproval of the progressive platform be poet poned until after the remit of the conference with the republican! le known. . :, . The' eergoant-at-arms of the pro gressives left at once for tba Coliseum to lay the conference resolutions be fore the republican convention. irmii OF RUSSIAIJ ARMY London. Jane 8. Confirmation of Russian successes In the esar's gigan tic offensive on the Austrian front Is contained In the report of the Austro Hnngarlan army headquarters, which admits a retreat of five kilometers near Okna, in northeast . Bukovlna. The artillery attacks of the Russians are described as "tremendous." Greatest concentration Is on the sec tion between firody and the Pruth. The Russians, says the Auatrlan re port, are using sheila In unbelievably large number. WISDOM AND MUSIC AT "Success Where You Are," wss a subject In which Mrs, Harrlette Qunn Roberson found great possibilities for the Inspiring of her audience to mak ing the most ot the opportunity which presented Itself. The lady proved herself a speaker of force,' and she won her way to the hearts of uor audience at once. This lecture, taken In connection with the 'booster lec ture by Ernest J. Slaa, on "Home Town Preparedness,", Wednesday night, should make those who got the "meat from the coooanut" sve more reason for boosting and for striving, aa it waa So clearly proved by the argument of the speakers that success is right at hand tor the per son who docs not look away over Us head, i ' Wltepskle'a orchestra, undoubtedly the most popular attraction, at the Chautauqua last season, Is here today, pleasing Its audience this afternoon, nd will appear tor the last time' to night. Mme. Fay Mor,vlllus will also appear with the orchestra tonight. . con SUCCESS CHAUTAUQUA PUS 1 IIGEIllCIStl -PIPHIESS - Chicago. June 8. Declaring for a regular army of 250,000 men, a navy "second In the world In tattle effl cli'U' y," su! a nationalised system of cltlsea military trainingsupplied and controlled -by' the federal govern wont, the progressive pisiform adopt ed today makes preparedness and Americanism the keynotes of party policy. j Standing for peace, the progres sives declare that an adequate mili tary establishment tor defense, suffi cient to guarantee American rights on land and sea and to uphold the honor of the nation, Is a basic duty of the government to the people. .. Linked with their declaration for a stronger military establishment, the progressives assert that Individual efficiency, a "passing of prosperity about," and a social Justice are Im perative. Regulation of Industry and a non-partisan tariff commission are declared essential to meet with the mobllUed production of Europe fol lowing the war., . RADICALS READY TD HAME ROOSEVELT Auditorium Theater. Chicago, June I. Despite Colonel Roosevelt's state ment offering to address the repub lican contention and- making another plea for harmony, the radical bull moose announced this afternoon that they were aolng ahead with th'elr plan to nominate Roosevelt before the close of this afternoon's 'session of the progressive convention. When shown Roosevelt's statement by the United Press, Win. Allen White. Kansas radical leader, left the meeting of the resolutions committee for a conference with Chairman Vic tor Mardock of the progressive na tional committee. "The statement Is to the repub licans.". said White. "It la their funeral. We are going ahead with our plans. I think Roosevelt will be nominated- thla afternoon." Murdock, although declining to be quoted. Intimated that be felt the same way about It. ; , - ' ; As the progressive plans began to trickle Into the Auditorium there was a suppressed air of excitement The radicals hsd agreed on a do or die program. Some of them were In dined to bolteve that Roosevelt's ststement was secured through the efforts of George W. Perkins, leader of the conservatives, in a final effort to prevent a stampede at the Audi torlum today, s lOUT OF 8ALOMKI ' ' BliOCKADF.n KY AIJJK8 London, June 8. The allies have blockaded the port 'of 8alonlkl and the Greek Island of Mllos, according to an Exchange , Telegraph dispatch from Athens. , NOT YET MADE UP Oyster Bay, June 8. "I have no present Intention," was the reply Colonel Roosevelt v made i today to newspaper men who pressed him for a definite answer to the question, "Are you going to ChlcsgoT" , I The colonel said he received the (olograph request , of National Com mitteeman William P. Jackson of Maryland, asking that ho come to Chicago and address the republican convention. His reply, to It will be made some time today.: probably at noon, The cotonel was preparing the answer thla. morning., J le would not Indicate what Its text' woulf ROOSEVELT'S MIND SUFFRAGE IS MM 0YG.0.P. HIS RepcbEcanPbtfcra Will Cca- taia Pldt Favoring Ex tec&g the BaCst to the Wcsea cf tie Nafca Coliseum, Chicago, June 8. The republican resolutions committee this afternoon finally adopted the suffrage plank. The vote was 84 to 11, and came after a hard fight, led by Sen ator Wads worth of New York. A motion by Delegate Butler to re consider the committee's initial ac tion of adoption this morning was lost, -, ; ' Coliseum, Chicsgo, June 8.- After lively fight In committee, which may later find Ita way to the floor of the convention,, the republican party platform builders today endorsed wo man suffrage. , 1 The vote, taken at the conclusion of extended debate, was 26 to 21. Immediately afterward opponents of the suffrage plank threatened to de mand a re-conslderatlon, claiming a number of members of the resolutions committee were absent when the vote was taken. h;'f " r , At 2:05 p. m., however Senator Borah said the motion to reconsider had not. been made, that he did not think It would be. and it It was tbst he would keep the committee In ses- slon all night before permitting re- consideration. The plsnk on Americanism wss sdopted, calling for the vigorous en- forcement ot all Americans rights, tresty, personal and property. The committee defeated a plank favoring universal military training. The vote was 83 to 1. ' The plank denouncing, the democratic- administration on Its foreign policy and calling for full protection of American rlghta was adopted. Congressman Marlon Butler offer-f . . ed a resolution at the request of Col- onel Richard Bartholdt of Missouri, REPUBLICAII SPELLBII1DERS TALK mini r ni rrrnnri mm nrno iniLC ri.Airuni.1 uunucno Coliseum, Chicago, Jifne 8. The republican national convention mark ed time today, awaiting Its platform (ranters' work. In the marking time process the delegates were treated to a aesslon ot oratory by such old time wheelhorses ot the party as Chauncey M. Depew and "Uncle Joe" Cannon, newer, day thrown In for good mea sure. If the plans of the O. O. P. leaders go through, the session beginning at 4 p. m to which hour the conven tion adjourned at 1:81, will be a two hour dismission of the platform. It was first reported all qyer the con vention hall that a scheme waa being fathered by a number of the old guard to continue the session right through the afternoon and evening until a candidate was nominated. Chairman Harding, however, gave It as his opinion that there would be no nominating speeches until tomor row morning. . , ' Colonel Roosevelt's announcement from Oyster Bay that he would come to Chicago It (he republican conven tion Invited him to do so did not get a rise out of the republicans. The big leaders read the' statement with un ronrealed Interest, but none had any comment to make except Chairman 'Harding, who aald: French Pcc:tica Fcur lIHes Frea Vertb Is Occd- pied hj Kaiser's Aray J Aft ( p ;n fliiei V&jZ CI lillL-g 5 Paris. June g.The French war admitted the mpatU of rortto th crllJ, , fc th- Vaox. onthe east bank of the Mouse. Mt u men u g fflia by the Germans. , . h hm vnmh.r The statement said: "After seven days of the fiercest of aghUng. the Fort Va not prevent the occupation of the ruined fort by the Germans. The French sUH hold positions on outskirts of the fort and positions on the swells to the right and left. AH German attacks against, these Utter- . ' "" ' Fort Vaux Is about four miles from the eheH-scarred city fyr - dan. Beyond It are the forts Thlao- mont. SouvHle. Tavennea iit Uil Mimei. o vaox on a ' w,l tne scene or some w xtm nercass nam- V Jllm.T v r ped by the heavleet of artillery bom- bardments and then charged by In fantry. " urging a world peace court. ; The re- solution read: "We 1lleve la pacific settlement' of International ttisputes ana Tor a wona court tor wsx purpose. TWa resolution waa expecieo w oe discussed ai lengin.' . ' The Mexican plank denouncing tne Wilson aamiuiruuu .r dllng course',' in that republic will go through with tmt a few ohangea In the -wording. It adopts a policy tor the protection of American per- sonal and property rlghta in Mexico. The committee is not expected to . . a a a.s. complete us worx unui. yiaw w evening. , . .'.',., , "Roosevelt U always interesting and a leading American, but the chairman has no authority to Invite nd recognise him an a speaker ex- cept on order of the convention." At From all outward appearances the convention was no nearer Its choice of a nominee this afternoon than yes- terday. ; There was, however, a very notice- able increase in "pep" and there were larger crowds In the gallery and much greater enthusiasm. Today, however, the convention seemed to find itself. It was like a real old-fashioned republican gather ing the yowls of derision at ora- torlcal pokes aimed at democracy, plenty of good'old G. O. P. bombs thrown by Kood old-fashioned orators and the general settling of other years. REPUBLICAN CONFEREES , - -" ! Coliseum, Chicago, June 8.- The following committee was appointed by the republican convention to confer . , , . . with a similar body from the progres - slves to act as a peace conference: , Senators 8moot, . Borah, Crane, Nicholas Murray. Butler, and , Con gressman Johnson ot Ohio. . nnv urn ray in IPUAIIS LET HEAR 1.1 IK Oyster Bay, June 8. -Colonel Roosevelt replied today to W. P, Jackson, of Maryland, who invited him to address the national repub lican convention, aa follows: "In answer to your telegram, I can only say the matter Ilea with the re publican convention, and If the re publican convention desires me to address It, I shall be glad to do ao. very earnestly hope that the repub- Hcans and progressives assembled at Chicago will keep steadily in mind tne gravity of this crisis, not only for America but for the world, and the need that their action in dignity, fore- tffht anil natHntlam alialt vn 1m1 ut a of mh chliracter. .fjft Mnrl(.tinn mA v. Jty th.t lf elcted h wM agi pUc lt trn. to lMt . trna tA . MMfc,B, WI1A i,a. .mi. M, h ,nU,ntloMi hM wndered t0 th0 m08t eTll MrTlce ttat n u nnAtrei t0 t the aitlon.i conscience and relaxed th. . ,.ftv mnt(v. by toschlng cur people to arcep; high .nnA,, mnrAm mm m. at0Mment for shabby deeds, and to M wnch mw& nothl order to draw all meaninar from those .., a..v .Mnn. it ""Vt VWoh .Jim 'been lolled to ,,umhAr bT JW- m..n. T1 t1lI. taak we ahould bend oar nnlted en ,ergy In the aplrit of Washington and Lincoln, the spirit of genuine demo- crt0c leadership, the spirit whleh ,eeU the standard to which the, 'nation 0bt riM d tteB dent tope, appeals to the soul of the p.opl, M tn,t y,ey , ln fact port tB, rtandara ttM "The differences that have divided Dot mrely repawn,,, tBd pr0gres ,,Te8 ht Americans f all ,htdw, of pt Mltti 0M M0ther in the past, sink into nothing wnm comn.red with the isanaa now demanding decision for the Issues ape to thd BttIonai ufe They tre 4he lMn ot a nnjaea American- and of national preparedness. If we are not all of ns Americans and ; nothing else, scorning to divide along , the, lines of section, of creed, or of .national origin, then the nation It self will crumble Into dost. "It we are not thoroughly pre pared. If we have not developed a strength which respects the rights ot others but which la also ready to en force others' respect for their own rights, then sooner or later we ehall 10 nhmlt to ,th w'" of 1,en co'"eror' 1V 7bM, ,on 0' ,n Jh ml ' v f ?T m"8 taltf n ont, of th wrW, of cloudy promise and Tagne phrasing ,nto the vorW of perfonnancei and faft fcrfl 0(Jay ,n conmt) fom Wore you Md youp wloWB fop your decision. For two years, In the faCe of awful world cataclysm, this nation has stood nuplne and helpless and has not in the smallest degree prepared Itself to ward off the dan ger. No promise, no excuse now made by those responsible for this In action, Is entitled . to consideration. It Is for you and your assistants to show the people that they have a , worthy alternative to which to turn, "The professional German - Amerl - canB, acting through various agen- cles, Including so-called German- American alllanres. are at this mo-, In effective manner only lf suet, ac ment serving notice on the membors .tlon is taken aa to enable the repuV of your convention that your action ' must be taken with a view to the In- terest, not of the United States, but of Germany and of that section of the vol wh,ch tl-Amerlcan to the core. , T wth my hmt an,in, . Americans will be repudiated with contempt by the great' masa of onr fellow cUlsens who are la whole or DEiocrcis Pc 2ml P-.fl HAj,- CCmm mI Swi iiavvwvid ' ltHu.j at a la!e 1!: Tciy Chicago, Jane 8 (1:15 p. m.).- Every outward alga and every obtain- ' able statement from opposing lead ers indicated a hopeless deadlock ot the political situation at' this hour. The republican convention, held la perfect control by its leaders, waa as far from the eelecUoa ot a candidal as at the hour of opening yesterday. : It had admittedly reached aa Irapaaa and was awaiting the next move ot the progressives. ; h The bull noose convention, divided within Itself, and apparently entirely out of the control of Us leaden, was momentarily expected to break the leash held by George W. Perkins, and to proceed with the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt At thla hour Perkins was still talking hopefully ot harmony. , The old guard leaders fee Hered no harmony , was possiUe lt it existed In accepting Roosevelt. Justice Hughes still loomed a the most' likely nominee of the republi cans, but will only hold this place eo long as there is a chance of his nom ination drawing the progressives back into the ranks. The Justice is scarce ly more popular with the leaders than T. R. ' His steadfast refusal to pull the situation ont of the fire, aa It la figured he might, Is causing him to be charged with responsibility tor the deadlock.;' , ; ,rv ':... v t At the same time Hughes can have the nomination for a nod If he will only nod so the progressives, as welt as the republicans, can see him. . Roosevelt's statement that he Is twilling to. come to Chicago It request ed by the republicans, has resulted la no mad summons! . The colonel's bid tor an Invitation is claiming the at tention of the leaders this afternoon. That is all It la likely to do. Unless the colonel cares to let lt be known' before band what he will say If given the privilege to address the conven tion, he will not be Invited. . ANTI-AMERICAN RIOT AT CHIHUAHUA CITY . El Paso, June 8. Carrania troops In defense of Americans ln Chihuahua City killed three . Mexicans during antl-Amerlcau rioting Tuesday and Wednesday nights, according to re ports this afternoon. The American consulate waa nearly wrecked. The American residents wired here tor a special train to take them to the bor der. ' ln part ot German blood, and who are, aa we all know, unsurpassed la rugged and whole-souled American Ism -by other dttsens of our land. -"But the , professional German Americans are seeking to terrorise your convention, for they-wish to elect next November a man who shall not be ln good faith for the Ameri- can president, but the viceroy ot a . foreign (fovernment. It Is for your convention ln emphatto fashion to repudiate them. This can be done llcans, progressives, democrats who are true to the principles of Andrew Jackson and In short, all Ameri- cans to Join In the effort to reaoh .the goal we all have In vlew. I "As far as my own soul Is known t0 m t , tl thU Mmf $ptrtt thtt thin im I mtk m .nrui.1 tn the ( repuWIcans and progressive as- sembled at "Chicago. ... "(Signed) Theodora Rooeerett.