Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, June 18, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text11 DAILY EDITION vol, vi., No. as i. GIMXTJ PA88, JOSEPHINE COUNTS OREGOX, SUNDAY, 41' UK tH, J10. WHOLE NUMBER 1775. 1. r, 'v0 Other Town in the World tho Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. J! J LL-'i1- ... WOULD OPEN SMELTER AT Till V lining Hen Interested ia Prcpctiea fcr Petting bto Ccnunhsioa Plant fcr Hacd- I!-- ftJTIf Tl.i h.MJL. Lf VIC VI v k.l.U y if .'. r r a.- Its capture baa not oeen aeniea The mining men of the district are from Vienna. ' 'v. Interesting themselves at present In J prom few miles north of Tarn the proposition of placing the Takll-opol to Brody. the Austrlans have ina amelter la commission again. The AM. duo. aayi use of the smelter Is mad almost lm- Ptrograd, to the faA that the great peratlva through the arbitrary action "0,enc 5"M," ve has of the Tacoroa smelter, which baa In,"" norh, nd of the past meived the most ot the this sector. - . -nlpmenu of ore from this dl.trlot.1 ' d " f' ' Ta high price of copper baa caused ' f f'm 'k e.11 the mines thai bava' patronised Aurtrlan pressure against the ta Tacoma Institution In the past to the Trentlno front. King Increase their output, and because of Victor Emmanuel of lUly has con the heavy sbjpmenta of ore to, amel- gratulated .the csar on the auccesa of ter a,uthorlUes have become moat In- th 8, offwalTo. . t dependent In dealing with tbja dla-l ' , ... ...... . ., ,.y., . trlct. They have recently adopted a policy whereby the email shipper Brietlcallv nut out of the market . 'working a great narwnip on ue man who la trying to develop a mine from the returns on ore shipments. The Takllma smelter has not been In operation since 1IQ8, though It, .....I 4k.l . Il k Ik.' .""-''-w-rttd-.oB the entire Vol owners of, the Queen of Bronsa and . - : , , allied claims. It Is of 100-ton daily byataa . eroat. according to todays capacity, and can be made to handle report from the Austro-Hungarlan ISO tons per day In case the ore la headquarters. Several attempts of available by crowding It to Its limit, the Russians to cross the river Styr Thle Is more than the present dally failed, the Russians suffering heavy output of the mines In the Imme- losses. , ' i dlate vicinity of the smelter, though The report was from headquarters If It should be placed In commission yesterday, and waa received here to the mines would at once Increase day. U reads: , their output as fully aa possible to On the south Dnelster our troops keep the smelter running on full repulsed the enemy's cavalry. West time. of Visvovcsyk no Russians are mak- It la estimated that It would re- ln, macks njsinjt our posltlqn. fjulre an expendltnre ot from M.900 Here we took two officers and 400 . to 15,000 to repair and Improve the men pirlaonera. There Is nothing to amelter. The coke and ore bins report from near Taruopol. On the would fcava to be rebuilt, aa would wnole volhynlaa front new combats aJso the dust chamber, aaya A. 1L have started. - On the Styr several Ounnell, who hae recently given tho eemy attempta to cross the river matter much attention. The amelter failed, the enemy, as usual, suffer la In an excellent location, aa It hae jng eaormoua losses. at hand the lime, sulphur, Iron and 0n the Italian front the report silica -needed. The coke would be cUlmi (j,, repulse of several Italian a yftlpped la. going by rail through attacks and the suocess ot Austrian Grants Pass, and would be an In. attacks at Takatop and Hindmost, centlve for the rushing ot construe .. . - , tar would need about two. cars or coke dally. At h various mines tributary to the smelter there are now .5.000 to 30.000 tone ot low grade ores on the dump, thla not having been consider- -d Rood enough to stand the long haul by wagon to the ahlpping point. Wh the smelter In operation, this rould be worked along with the high- . -..4.. n.a Kalni tnlnail. PACIFIC COAST Al) MUX HOW) WVKNTIOSjhM ftlg0 hftd the conrerenCe8 with Spokane, June 17. President Wll aon and Republican Candidate Char les US. aiughes were urged to supitort legislation for "truth In adverting" In telegrams sent them by the Pacific Coat Advertising Men's association, ln convention here. The delegates tonight will leave Spokane on a special train for Glacier Pafk. WIIKW OP TITANIC . . VICTIM WUiL WKI New York, June 17. Madeline Force Aator, widow of John Jacob Astoh who went down with the ' Titanic, Is to be married next week to Wm. K. Dick, vice-president ot the JJManufacturers Trust company ot New York, according to a atory appearing In the Brooklyn Times-Union today. . Olck is a part owner and director . of the company which publishes the ' Brooklyn Times-Union. E T London, June 17. That the Aus trlana, driven back from their first Una ot trenches on the eastern front have settled into new position! of strength and are stubbornly resitting the (Russian advance, la the conclu sion gained here from tho fart that the . Russian official report' does not carry statements of tremendous Rains dally, as Id the first few dare after Jna Captur of Csernowlts la not vet officially confirmed, though re ported unofficially from several sour ... m a 91 BELIEVES PISS III II u 'RIM'S MIL Id CROSS fliER STYR Vienna, June 17. New combats Ill'OII AND ItOOHKVEIiT - , ; New York, June 17. -Progressive lexers believe efforts are being made through Intermediaries today to bring bout an agreement between Colonel Roosevelt and Judge Hughes, 'before the meeting of the progressive national committee In Chicago on Jltne 20. George VV. Fcrktns has been In constant touch with the colonel since ha hn hnon 111 tn hta hntat hark, and aovornor Whitman, who, in turn, conferred with Hughes. . TAKE mm IN OREGON LAND CASE San Francisco, Jnne 17. Govern ment prosecutors were surprised to day at the testimony ot Franklin P. Bull, attorney, on of the defendants In the Oregon land trial. ' Bull declared oq the witness stand that he Intended to refund money collected from applicants for quarter-sections It they did not get the land.' v ".' Bull Is accused - oft haying taken money to place settlers on desirable property andahau with, failure to ful fil his edntract. ' General Trevb Seds Ultbatca to General Pcrsting, Stafcg That 11 Aiy Here d Usxk Sdiiers Enter Soalkero RepubHc They Will Be Meld, and Warning Against Uovcg Fartler Scdi b His Gentry June 17. General Funston re ceived ' a telegram from General Pershing this afternoon, giving the text ot General Trevlno'a "ultima tum" and Pershing's reply. Funston transmitted both mes sages to the war department He declined to give out their contents, but It Is known Pershing's reply was emphatic. It la Inferred that Persh ing told Trevlno to "pop hie whip." Washington. ' June 17. Mexicans will attack American troopa It any more of the latter cross the border, of "If there la any attempt to move troopa," according to a message Gen era! Trevlno iiaa telegraphed to Gen eral Pershing, General Bell reported to the war department today, through General Funston. , "General Bell telephoned that Gen era) Trevlno had telegraphed ' Gen eral Pershing that If any more troops crossed the border they would to at tacked, or It any attempt to move any more troopa is made they will be attacked." said Funston's tele gram,.' ' ,- ; Acting Secretary of War Scott la announcing the message, emphasised th fact that the word had not come from Pershing himself. It was taken, however, aa official confirmation of Trevlno'a previously reported action, Inasmuch aa Bell made his statement flatly and did not quaWy It with any suggestion that the Trevlno message was merely rumored. Another message revealed that Major Gray had returned to San Ignaclo, after having crossed Into Mexico yesterday. The message ex plained that the crossing - was be cause ot reports of more bandit ac tivities, but added that the Mexican authorities had offered to cooperate and that the bandit gang In that vicinity was broken up. After two daya ot reassuring re ports of conditions In Mexico, there were, reports today showing a re birth of- civilian 'unrest and excite ment, It was learned, at the state de partment ' The atlte department admittedly waa anxloua to learn whether General Trevlpo actually was acting under or ders from Carransa in sending the note, as he stated to Pershing. They hoped It would be shown that Tre vlno exceeded his instructions, either Intentionally or otherwise. In any event, eorae officials be lieved the communication to Pershing could not be overlooked and coming , as It does on the heels of the last, Carransa note was called "too abrupt." . Officials admitted that the "situa tion carries a degree of extreme dan-, ger." But they added that there will be neither war nor Intervention ex cept through some overt act, such as . an attack on American forces 'by rec-' ogntzed Carransa troops. Thta they do not expect. Border raids will not force this government's position. f Consul Gyant. of Progreso (east coast) today reported 14 Americans, have left there ln the last few days, ' while other reports show Americans are steadily passing through Laredo and Eagle Pass en route home. One thousand Americans remain In Mexico City. Tamplco. About 1,800 are ln El Paso,' lune U.-Three thousand troopa In the Juares garrison were reinforced today by several hundred fresh soldiers who arrived during the nlKht and encamped II miles east ot W Paso! ' , 'Wlth Juares civilians arming and General Bell at Fort iBUss holding every man in his command ready for any emergency, the situation this af ternoon waa admittedly dangerous. . However, aeveral alarming reports were discounted by official advices. General Obegon, Carransa'a war minister, telegraphed Consul Garcia at CI Paso a denial that General Gavlra had been executed, aa a morn ing newspaper published. Gavlra has not reached Mexico City yet. Obregon stated.; ; The atatement that 1,000 Juares civilians had been armed by tbe Car ransa commander, waa proved false. also. Only 40 Juares residents an swered tho call for military training and they were armed. All civilians who answered tbe call have , been promised Carraaza weapons. Anti-American demonstra Uona plotted In secret meetings In Juares are aaid to have been pre vented by cooler heads. Washington, June 17. Today's de velopments In tbe Mexican situation caused more uneasiness among ad ministration officials than they have admitted tor aome time. ' v What some of these admitted ;aa the most significant development was the arrival of Consul Hanna, station ed at Monterey, at Laredo, Texas, thla morning. The state department some time ago telegraphed all American consuls In Interior Mexican cities that they were" at liberty to leave Mexico "at their discretion. ; Report or Hanna s return was made officially to the department this afternoon. No. reason waa given for his action. It was said, at the department that the order, to consuls to return when they thought necessary waa given ahortly before several consuls were ordered to the border for a confer- ence. In connection with this explanation the- state, department Insisted no ape- clflo order was given for consuls to laayo. There are only two other consuls remaining ip the, Interior of Mexico. ,They are Dickinson at San Luis Po- tosi and. Sllllman at Saltlllo. Consul Rodger? at Mexico City Is engaged on diplomatic father than consular duties, and is not affected by the, order. - State department officials anxiously awaited a report from Hanna as to h,ls reasons for leaving his post. While they admitted the reason may have deep significance, they said also that conditions locally may have caused him to leave. Columbus, N. M., June 17. The border waa excited by wild rumor today, but authorities here at 8 a. m. said there was no confirmation of the report that Carransa had threat ened hostilities If the American troops In Mexico moved ln any direc tion except back toward the border. Laredo, Texas, June 17. Carransa troopa In Neuvo Laredo are reported to have received Instructions to re sist any attempt by American forces to cross into ' Mexico, regardless of circumstances. The majority of the bandits who escaped to the Mexican side after the raid on San Ignaclo are said to be concentrating near Neuvo Laredo. El Paso, June 17. Carransa la re ported to have established the pre sent location ot the American puni tive expedition as a "dead Ine." Au thorities,' pointed to growing evidences of Carransa'a hostility to the expedi tion's continued stay on Mexican soil. (Continued on Page Six.) THE DEMOCRATIC E PLAN K FAILS TO PLEASE 8t. Louis, June 17. Suffragists, almost unanimously, don't like the democratic platform's suffrage plank. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president ot the National Woman's Suffrage as sociation, today wired President Wil son for his interpretation of it. Her message read: '' ' . "Inasmuch as Governor Ferguson of Texas and Senator Walsh of Mon tana made diametrically opposite statements la the democratic conven tion with regard to youir attitude to ward the suffrage plank adopted by tbe convention, we appeal to you dlrectl yj to state your position on the plank and give your Interpretation of its meaning." , ; ; , . , Miss. Ann Martin, chairman of the woman's party, said she' would return to Washington Immediately to renew the effort before congress took defin ite action. v.-' . "II congress does not sea fit to pass the resolution for a constitutional amendment," ahe said,."war will fol low. JOB fi FBIllffi sip ran Slsson, CaL, June 17. Three hut jdred uea fought all. night and con tinued fighting today against a forest Are. which raced along the railroad six miles south of hero and devas tated a thousand acres of land. The ,ftre, which started In Big Canyon yesterday afternoon, endangered the Pioneer Box company plant and i big Southern Pacific railroad trestle. A. Southern Paclflo fir train eared the trestle. Back-firing saved tho box factory. The California 4 . Oregon Power company lost 8Q poles and Dunsmnir was In darkness last night Early today the fire ' Jumped the state highway and swept northeast It la expected that It will burn Us If out when it reaches tbe Mcdoud road. The land northeast ot tbe highway is covered with second growth forest trees. WHERE IS GIAOOMO ITCCm? San Francisco, June 17. Where is Glacomo Puccini? Every effort was made todsv bv the- rorasnlsa.tIoB committee of the General Petroleum company to get in touch wlthiPucclnl. composer of "Madam Butterfly" and other famous operas, who owns $10,- 000 worth ot the corporation's six percent bonds, which are In a bank here. Unless these securities are de posited with the Mercantile Trust company before June 28, tho date of the foreclosure sale, Puccini will not be able to participate ln the bene fits ot that sale. All ' attempts to find tolm have been In vain. ' BULL MOOSE AND G. 0. P. E New York, June 17. Conferences looking toward the reunton of tbe progressives and G. O. P. are pro gressing satisfactorily,. George W. Perkins announced thla afternoon after a two-hours' conference with Colonel Roosevelt. , "There are a number ot confer ences under way," Perkins said. "As yet there Is nothing absolutely de finite, but It appears that they are progressing ln a friendly and satis-! factory manner. Many things yet hav to be fixed up." 11 The colonel .expected, to start tor J COFEREIIC Oyster Bay this afternoon. CITIZENS EiE , V." : - Send Trar;:rts b !eiic:n Pcrts to Ghe Anicrkrs Chsce ta Escs Fra Ccrlry Esf;:e Trcdh Washington, June 17. Army transports are being ordered to Tam plco, Vera Cms and other Mexican ports to bring borne Americans, It waa learned at tbe state department this afternoon. The transport Sum ner has already left for Tampico, where there ia s largo Americas col ony, principally ot oil man and their employes. v'V-'-k San Antonio, June 17. General Parker reported to General Funston from Brownsville thla afternoon that Lieutenants Newman and Anderson, commanding two troops of the Third cavalry, had crossed tbe Rio Grande at Jtanc,blta and were engaged In a battle on Mexican soil. The message failed to state wheth er the enemy consisted df bandits or Carrsnxa SoUUers. -. 'j . t : ;J. . ; ,: . , , Brownsville, Tex., June ' 17. Troop H. Third cavalry, Lieatenaat , Newman, crossed the Rio Grande at Rancblta. '12 miles above here thla morning la pursuit ot Mexican ban dits who raided San Benito yesterday. This, information waa received hero by telephone thla afternoon. The re port said fighting had been In pro gress since shortly after Newman . 'crossed. '. . : " -'' V''.' Four troopa of cavalry, with ma chine, guns, left Fort Brown to sup port the expedition. Several com panies of tbe 28 th Infantry were also sent to RanchHa from Mission. Tho infantry at Fort Browa will remain. to ' guard Brownsville. Geral Jglcant. Carransa' commandant , at Matamoras, Issued orders Thursday to shoot all Americans crossing the- river. ; '.; . -v;- Washington, June 17. A war de partment message this afternoon told of a skirmish between Colonel Bal lard's detachment and a group ot Mexican bandits at a ranch eight mllea east of San Benito. The 'bandits scattered with no cas ualties on either aide. ROAR AT VERDU.'I .Paris. June 17. Violent artillery attacks are continuing on both banks ot the Meuse, Verdun front, accord ing to the official statement ot tho French war office today. The duel of big guns ln the Avo- court Bector is particularly heavy. Dead Man's hill last night was an inferno of shell tire. A German hand grenade attack at Avocourt was easily repulsed. In the Vosges east of Thann, a de tachment of French infantry pene trated two German lines, killing many ot the defenders and taking some prisoners. The attackers re turned without suffering losses. Denial that the French have teen driven from their freshly-won trenches on the southern slope of Dead Man's hill, as claimed by the Germans, Is made at the French, war office. According to tho German of ficial statement, the French, by count-er-atUcki were hurled back, leaving prisoners In the hands of the Ger mans. , The French Insist that they are still holding their gains, kilo meter of trenches, and that ln the attack more than 200 Germans js-ere taken. .