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. 1 ' " ' " . -v i: -: i DAILY EDITION vol. n., no, m (ill NTS PARS, JOSEPHINE CX)U.TV, OREGON', UKIINKHDAY, JULY 8, WHOLE JCUMBER 178. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass lias a Paper With Full Leased Wi re Telegraph Service. V; v ARTILLERY IS mni GEiI$: Teutons Again Under Heavy Bombardment As the Allies Prepare Way for Infantry Assault Upon Defenses London, July 5. The supreme of fensive et the allied armlee on the western front has entered Ita second phase, with British and French tuna preparing the war for another Infan try ruth against the German lines. The guna that broke down German defensive works and cleared the path for the attack launched last Saturday tare been moved up and are directing a'terrlflo cannonading against the German third line of defenses. The artlllerytng apread along a wide front yesterday. Opposite the British front the Oer nan artillery la making stronger reply than during the last week'a -cannonading. German reserves con tinue to press forward to reinforce the Som me lines. Thus far the kala er baa not ablfted troops at any other eotor of the western front to meet -the allied attacks. ,Tbe reinforcements, it la believed, are coming from the central reserve aupply, which the German general staff In the past has shifted from one front to the other In successful offen alvea. , On practically all fronts where the allied armtea are now engaged In the "great aqueeie" the offensives have settled down from spectacular strokes to the systematic, grinding In of the Austro-German lines. The Russlana alone, now threaten ing to break out in an offensive along tbelr entire 800-mlle front, and re ported already to have Invaded east ern Hungary, are counting their pro gress by miles each day. The Italians are making ateady but ery slow progress In their offensive gainst the Auatrlana In the Trentlno, Thus far the French, operating In the allied offensive, nave occupied about four tlmea as much territory, captured more prisoners and gener ally have appeared more auccessful than the Drltlah north of the Somme. The reasons for the greater French nuocesses, as1 explained today, are as follows: , . The Germans assumed that the French were so busy at Verdun that tbey would be unable to participate In a Joint offensive, . They made no. un usual preparations to meet a French attack, but with knowledge of the ex tensive Tlrltish preparations" they strengthened their lines opposite the British front. North of the Somme, where the British are attacking, Ger man lines of communication are far' stronger than to the south, whore ; French guns already have dlsorgnn-' lied the German transport system to gome extent by shelling the roada leading from Peronne. The ground north of the Somme la more difficult for an advance, accord ing to British experts, than is the re gion where the French are operating. Lastly, the English feel that the Germans desire to land their most . against the British for ienndt,n drT ,nd . . i make neace at once and save furthnr of appeasing popular1 . J"" " " effective blowa the purpose clamor In Germany, Impressing neu trals and possibly creating a demand for peace in ICngland. The English people, however, are not disturbed, nor are they Joalous over the French successes, They realise that clever French strategy In flanking the Germans north and south of the marsh lands abutting the Somme has .had much to do with the striking French victories In the ad vance on Peronne, The Germans evi dently anticipated a direct frontal at; Uok by the French, v UN'S BIGHTS orain ef IlKlillGS New York, July 5. The "big drive" of the suffragettes la the National Education association convention la under way today, but the fight for "woman's rights" Is overshadowed by protests against "woman's wrongs." "Down with displays of Una silken hose, done with rice powder all over the note." this Is the battle cry beard In every nook of the McAlpIn, Waldorf-Astoria and Astor. where the teachers have gathered. ; Two daa lo New York have thor oughly disgusted the visiting school teachers with the "much bote, few clothes" styles or New Tork women, and they feel that the little high school girls of the United 8tates must be saved from these fashions. Suf frage and modesty In dress will be urged In the convention. i Anna Howard Shaw will apeak to morrow night and will have some pertinent things to say about femin ine' voguok Mrs. Cora 0. Lewis, Kansas' most Illustrious woman, Is leading the fight for modesty and suffrage. ' ', Rural achool teachers feel that city school boys spend too much time in athletics and tea dances. The back-to-the-eoll movement la the only sal vation of the country, they claim, j Hence the department of agricul ture education' under the leadership of W. F. Lutsk of the University of Minnesota la urging a resolution to make compulsory agriculture fori students la city high schools. Major , General , Leonard Wood wound np the fight for military train ing In the schools with an address to the phyalcal training section to day al.DeWItt Clinton high school. The committee on military training Is meeting this afternoon and will re port tomorrow. Next to the suffrage, and dress question, the problem of defective children occupied the greatest Inter est today. Sectional meetings to dis cuss the problem of training defec tives were held. The unanimous nomination of Rob- ert J .Alev. ..resident of th mivr. alty of Maine, for president of the as-jment.to reach Pcl?c "d Batl,Uc-soclatloa.-ls expected when the nom-l10 t Pr8t dtfflcul- tnatlns committee makes Ita renort late thla evening. II TO END 111 DRAW SAYS BRYCE London, July 6. Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador to the United Statea, threw back upon Ger many the responsibility for prolong ing the world war, In a luncheon ad dresa before the pilgrim society In the Hotel Savoy this afternoon, The affair was In honor of James M. Beck, of New York, former assistant attor ney general of the United States, who Is leaving for' America. ; Bryce made a direct . reply to a letter recently sent him from Amer ica, urging that he use his best efforts In behalf of peace. He answered that HOT Germany Is not willing to agree to,',nue negotiations with the Carranza anv reasonable settlement at tha nr.- government In view of the letter's sent time. . desire to maintain relations, as ex- "Mr. Deck will wish to tell his Passed in the Carranza note, re countrymen at home what we think ce've today. of war and peace," began Bryce. "Re-i Tnl8 w" mde known by he 8tate cently an address reached me. slan- department officially today, after it ed by Americans, saying the war must i bloodshed? It is significant that.'8"" of mediation or direct nego- most of the signers are of German origin. We all feel the sorrow and suffering of waf' as much as any! American, but we .can not agree to any such gested. . peace such as was sug- "Firstly, we don't will end In a draw, think the war The allies are going to win. because thiv win nmvs stronger on land and. also hold n0. shakabla control of the sea. . r , ''Secondly, Germany s apt Vet pre- W .Vfj:,,,.. (Continued on Page 4.) War Cloud Is Dispelled for of Mexico's Latest Note Received by Secretary Lansing tad Given to the Pchc at the National Capital Today, the Situation Being Greatly Relieved Washington, July 5. Completely pacificatory la tone, the Carranza note answering the last two American communications to Mexico was seat, to Secretary Lansing today by ( Am bassador Arreaonuo. The reply la brief, it empbaaUea the significance of the Immediate re lease of the American prisoners taken In the Carrltat fight as being Indi cative of Carranza'a sincere desire to work with the United States. Signed by Foreign Minister Aguilar, the note formally announces the da facto governments favorable attitude toward mediation as suggested, by Latin-American countries, but leaves It to the United Statea to aay whether thla method or direct negotiations shall be relied upon to solve the situ ation. The embarrassment resulting from the presence of United Statea troops In Mexico Is again emphasised, but the demand for their withdrawal is not reiterated. Washington. July 5. The text of the note from General Cerraana to Secretary Lansing, delivered today, follows: "Mr. Secretary: , "1 have the honor to transmit In continuation the text of a note which I have just received from my gov ernment, with Instructions to present It to your excellency: " 'Mr. Secretary: " 'Referring to the notea of June 20 and 25 last, I have te honor to say (o your excellency that the Im mediate release of the Carrixal pris oners was a further proof of the Inwr,tr of the' desire of thla govern- i ne .government is anxious to solve the present conflict and It would be unjust If its attitude should be misinterpreted. " 'It was also the Mexican govern ment that earnestly suggested the plan for cantonmenta along the boun dary line during the conferences of Ouldad Juares and El Paso. This government la disposed now, as It has always been, to seek an imme diate solution of the two points which constitute the true causea of the UH1TED STATES MAY FIRE NOTES INSTEAD OF BULLETS AT CARRAHZA Washington, July 5. The United States government is willing to con- ha considered the English tranala: M St wnetner sucn continuance win oe oy 'mean. of mediation or direct ne.o. tlatlons between the two nations was not revealed, Secretary Lansing said, however, 'h8t rejection of informal mediation overtures from the Bolivian minister recently could not be Interpreted as a final rejection of the principle. Instead, he pointed out, this was contingent upon Tecelflt of the Car- rnxa reily. department's announcement, Mld' ,rora n expression of willing- oaes to contlaua negotiations, was merely that the note had arrived and the Tim? Being by F.Iild Te uvl conflict between the two countries to- wit: The American government be lieves reasonably that the Insecurity o Ita frontier Is a source of difficulty snd the Mexican government, on Ita part, believes that the stay of Amer ican troops on Mexican territory, aside from being a trespass on the sovereignty of Mexico, is the imme diate cause of the conflict ."'Therefore the, withdrawal of American troops on the one hand, and the protection of the frontier on the other, are the two essential prob lems the solution of which must be the directing object of the efforts of both governments. . " The Mexican government Is will lng to consider In a quick and prac tical way. and prompted by a spirit of concord, the remedies which should be applied to the present situ atlan. . . " 'Several Latin-American, coun tries have offered their friendly medi ation to the Mexican government, and the latter has accepted It la principle. Therefore, the Mexican government only awaits information that the gov ernment of the United States would be disposed to accept this mediation for the purpose mentioned above, or whether it ia still of the belief that the aame results may be attained by meana of direct negotiation "by both governments. " In the meantime, this govern ment proposes to employ all efforts that may be at Its disposal to avoid the recurrence of new Incidents which may complicate and aggravate the situation. At the same time. It hopes that the American government, on ita part, may make use of all efforts to prevent also new acts of its military and civil authorities of the frontier that may cause new complications. " 'I will avail myself of this oppor tunity to reiterate to your excellency the assurance of my most distinguish ed consideration. . "(Signed) C. Aguilar.' : "Having thus compiled with the higher Instructions of my govern ment, It affords me pleasure to reiter ate to your excellency the assurance of my most distinguished consldera tlon. "Signed B. Arredondo." The note Is dated July 4. had been translated and sent to Pre sldent Wilson. Manifestly, from Unslng's comment, the document. is satisfactory, as forecasted yesterday. 1 ADMIRAL W1XSLOW TO BE RETIRED JULY 2TH ... """ u1""' l H" b ' W July 29, ' ccordln to rd "' navy department today. SCHOONKRS IttiAUHKn UY . WIND OX MOIULK HAY New Orleans, - July B. A ,73-mlle. an-hour wind today beached three small schooners at the mouth of Mo bile bay. A heavy tide Is reported from Galveston and at ' noon was six Inches above normal. All the trains on the Louisville and Nashville railroad out of New Orleans were can- relied because of the high -wind! ' REFUGEES TELL i or puis WHILE 111 MEXICO San Diego, July 5.--fltories of per secutions, Imprisonments, privation and suffering at the bands of Car ranza aoldlers were related today by the S3) refugees from the Mexican west coast who arrived In San Diego on the naval transport Buffalo. , Forced to leave home and every possession, escaping with only their clothes and a few dollars, and mora than 100 without even money to go to a hotel, the destitute travelers are being cared for by , the local branch of the Red Cross society; Many who were able to defray their own living expenses fcere for a few days bad to appeal for aid In pur chasing railroad tickets to former homes in other parts of the country. The capture of the American steam er fionora bj; bluejackets from the cruiser Cleveland was one of the most daring feats related by the refugees. The little steamer, recently allowed provisional American registry, was seized about six months ago by the military authorities and was held by a guard of Carransa aoldlers In the Inner harbor at Gnaymas. At 11 p. m. June 21, a steam launch, with a party of salors from the Cleveland, entered the Inner bar' bor, hoarded the Sonora, and, over powering the Carransa men, threw them Into the sea. The anchor chain was slipped, and a tow line passed to the launch. ' In a few minutes, without casualty to the Americans, the Sonora wan, alongside the Cleve land,, where , aha was made a dor mitory ' for tha " refugees. The t sel Is the property of the American- Mexican Steamship ft Trading Comp any. ' ' The pursuit of the gunboat Ann apolls by a Mexican gunboat, when she was forced to steam from Mas atlan, was related by John W; Sar gent, who witnessed the ' Maxatlan light on June 18. Governor Flores, It Is related, . ordered the Annapolis out of the' harbor, following the at tack of the Mexican soldiers on the steam launch, when I. M. Laughter, a sailor, was killed and a number of Mexicans fell under the fire return ed by the bluejackets. ' "With a large number of women and children on board, the commander of the Anna polis was forced to obey the Mexican's orders to safeguard the ltves of, his civilian passengers. ' A Mexican gun boat followed the Annapolis to en force the demands of Governor Flores. British and Germans, said Sargent, are being used fairly well by the Mexicans, but 'Americans and Span ish are hated and persecuted, the epl thet "chlno-blanco," or white China' man, being applied to citizens of the United States. - Refugees from Sallna Crus, Man xanillo and other southern ports will arrive early next week on the supply steamer Glacier. :.( SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAISES . PAY OF SECTKKWEX San Francisco, July B. The South- ern Pacific today announced a raise ,n the sectionmen from 11-75 t0 Tnl8 applies to California, Nevada, Arizona, New Three thousand Mexico and Utah. men are affected. The raise does Bot cover the pay of Mexican' and Chinese labor. HAD WEATHKR DELAYED TRANSPORT MONTEREY New York, July B. The Ward line this afternoon announced that It was In receipt of a cablegram from Ha vana that the transport Monterey, fcover which 1 there was anxiety felt, arrived at Havana, at 6 a. m. today. The vessel has been delayed by bad weather. St. Mary's. Kansas, July 5. While a woman stood guard,- thre yeggmen early today blew the safe of the St. Mary State bank, escaping with $2400 after wounding four persons. HO ilE CHzea Sellers Expected ta Scca Tire cf Drcisay cf Life With: tie Gh cf Acfcd Warfere ncr Washington, July f B. Unless un toward ' events develop, militiamen, now stationed on the border or rush ing there probably win be back ia their homes within the next four months. How to fill their places, how ever, ia a problem to which president Wilson and army men are glrtag sort- 023 consideration. - Men la touch with both the mili tia and political aspects of tha Mexl can situation said frankly today that when the glamor of prospective war wears off, as it now seems likely to do, militiamen will seek to avoid Ua drudgery and camp life and get back to their families and employments. ; Military men say police work along tha border is strictly . the , regular army's Job and that tha administra tion must hearken to tha inevitable protests of guardsmen against aay . long continued border service. Taking these elements into con sideration, military men said openly, tdday tie-stay of the militia will not be long unless an unforeseen and un expected situation arises; ' Moreover, General Pershing's v forces doubtless will b back on the border within a brief time, for there is not any rem son for continuing them where they are now, it ia privately admitted. When the militia is removed, a larger regular army force doubtless wlU be heeded for police duty. About 20.000 men tha first increment un der the army reorganization bill will he available this year; other sim ilar Increments will be available each year for the coming four years. - But President Wilson could con solidate these Increments and obtain them all this year If he chose. ' The administration has made no de cision yet as to what it will do on this, point, but the proposition is de- : stined to become a vital one within a brief time. Military men say that if some such. s step is not taken soon, the militia system will completely break down through the fact that the. national guardsmen will be dissatisfied with mere police duty and no action while their families perhaps are in want at home. MEAT SUPPLY IS SHORT OF DEMAND Washington, July 5. Meat prices In the United States will continue climbing, temporarily at least, the United tSates department of agricul ture declared today. An exhaustive world study of meat conditions has resulted in a report by department experts that the meat supply every where Is not keeping up with the de mand. The United States, tha report shows, has become an Importing country for all meats except pork, and although other meats are ex ported, they are imported in greater quantities. Grouping the following commodi ties breadstuffs, cottonseed oil, oat tie, hogs and sheep, -meat and dairy products, cotton and mineral oils the figures for May show exports of $117,775,925. as against 2109,762, 475 for May, 1915. , Figures for the past 11 months ending May 80 also show a gain, total exports in this group being 21,102,. 173,844 an. Increase. of approxim ately 180.000,000. ( , ,
