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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, v SUNDAY, JULY 80. 1910
WHOLK M'MBKIt 1HIO.
No Other Town in the World the Bize of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service.
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BIS
I Captcred British Lber Brougbt
. Into Pert at Norfolk by
I the Gennass Will Be Re
I turned to the Owners
Norfolk, Ya., July 9.Federal
Judge Waddell today derided that the,
captured Mrltleh liner Appam should
be restored to Ita former British
owners. The declalon la against the
German, prise ore w which captured
the vessel and brought her here. "
The court held the German govern
ment loat all legal claim to the Ap
pam and her cargo aa prises of war
when' Lieutenant Berg and hit prlie
crew ton February 1 laat brought
ihrm Into the neutral' waters of
Hampton Roads, with the Intention
of "laying up" the vessel Indefinitely.
pth,cr salient features of the decl
alon follow:
That the Prussian-American treaty
of 1TH!, r....Xy.d in iS2, doea not
apply or control In the cae to aa to
guarantee the prlie crew asylum In
United Btatea watera, and the award
of the German print court In declar
ing the Appam a prlte while the caae
waato litigation In the'VuUed- StaJ;
court a ban no effect on the Jurisdic
tion of the courta; that the Jurlndlc
tlon of the United Stales courts In the
caae 4a established by long line of
precedents, Including several by the
United States supreme court.,
,"The court's conclusion," the de
clslotv saya, "la that the manner or
bringing the Appam Into the watera
of the United State au well as her
appearance In these watera constl
tutes a violation of the neutrality of
the .United States; that ahe came In
without bidding or permission; that
ahe la here in violation of the law;
that ahe la unable to leave for lack
of a crew, which ahe can not provide
or' augment without further viola
tion of neutrality; further, that In
her present condition ahe Is without
a lawful right to be and remain in
these watera; that ahe, aa between
her captor and owners, to all prac
tlcal Intenta and purposes must be
treated as abandoned and stranded
upon our ehorea;and that her own
era are entitled to restitution of their
property, which this country should
ward Irrespective of the prise court
proceedings of "the court of the Im
perlal government of the German em
plre; and It will eo be restored,"
. The decision affects the cargo as
well as the vessel.
, The case will, be carried to the
United States supreme court toy the
German prise crew.
) ' .
FHYATT-SENTENCE
i London, July 29. That Emperor
William himself confirmed the sen
tenre of death found by a courtmar
Mai trying Captain. Fryatt of the liner
itriiHHKla for hla attemut to rum a
submarine, waa reuortod In a Maas
Irlcht dispatch here today. It served
further ito Inflame 'i British feeling
ugalnst what press and public alike
branded aa surpassing the execution
of Mies Cavel In cold-blooded fero
Mtv. The Maastricht dlanatch SBBOrt
Id the Duke of Wurttemberg wired
the sentence of death pronounced hy
the naval oourtmartlal at Zeebrugge
on Fryatt to Imperial headquarters,
risking for confirmation. The war
council. It was stated, granted this
confirmation at once, all Us members,
Including the kaiser and General
!3rlch von Falkenhayn, former war
nlnleter, agreeing on the Jimtlce of
KAISER
APPROVED
the death sentence, 1
MOTS Villi
PROBE SCOURGE
OF H. Y. BABIES
New York, July 29. While Amer
ica's foremost experts completed
plans for a conference here next
week, the Infantile paralysis situation
here became alarmingly worse, One
hundred and sixty-one, new cases
were reported, as against 134 yester
day. There were 44 deaths, against
SO yesterday.
Officials admittedly were discour
aged. They had expected the tem
perature drop would help tbem In
their fight. Action against fakirs
who claim to have cures was taken
today. One man was sent to the
Tombs. Police ssy the, cure con
sists of a string of camphor balls.
The outlook was considered so had
by United Btates officials that the
ISth coast artillery, N. Y. N. Q.,
which was ready to 'entrain for Its
Maine summer camp, was ordered to
remain.
Adjutant General Stoteabury re
ceived the order from the war depart
ment at Washington a few houra be
fore the troops were to leave. The
regiment la composed almost entirely
of Brooklyn men. -
Hill HO
Oil BRITISH COAST
London," July 29.-A German air
raid In the early hours of today over
Mnrolnshlre and-Nforfrrik- eaueed no
material damage," according to of
ftclal statements today.
'Three airships at 1:30 this mom'
Ing dropped 32 bombs over Lincoln
sblre and Norfolk without material
damaue." the war office asserted.
There were no casualties."
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire fre
quently have been visited fcy Oernjan
Zeppollns. Presumably it mere was
direct point of attack by the Ger
man air raiders In today's raid It was
th town of Hull, which Is known to
be a cruiser and minesweeper base.
EXPECT THAT SMI
8an Francisco, July 29. That War
ren K. Hillings, hold by the police as
the principal auspect In the suit case
dynamiting case, has offered to con
fess was the belief here today.
Emerging from a conference with
Billings today, during which the sus
pect, was again severely cross exam
ined, District Attorney Flckert said
today:
"Billings lias admitted that he was
if."
"What do you mean by 'It'?"
Flckort was aaked. "Do you mean he
admlta he was the man who placed
the bombt" f " i'
"I can not say that," replied Flck
ert. ' y. " v '
Two other suspects have offered to
toll all "they know," Flckert sam.
They aBked In ret6rn that they be
given Immunity and concessions irom
ths proseoutors. Flckert said the
offer could not be accepted, as officials
already know all they want to know
from the two. ' ' (
Flckert Indicated that the suspects
he referred to wanted to give the po
lice Information regarding the part
played by others In the bomb plot and
that a statement by Billings regard
tng the case had been In police hands
since yesterday.
A local newspaper today printed
an Interview with Billings, In which
he was quoted M Buying he held no
anlmoelty against WIss Smith because
she had Identified him, but that he
felt sorry fbr her. '
"She eould not have done It unless
she thought itMwa the truth," he
said, "I can not. understand why she
did It."
When asked what defense he ex
peoted to make, Billings' sntd: '
SUSPECT WILL SOON MAK
Bran
8C0PE0F
Assurances of English Am
bassador Considered Pre
linnary Reply to Protest
Entered by United States
Washington. July 29. The Brit
ish embassy today officially an
nounced that assurances given the
state department by Ambassador
Sorlni-Hlce regarding the scope of
the blacklist SKslnst certain Ameri
can firms might be considered a pre
llmlnary reply to this government's
note cabled to London Thursday
night. " '
The text of the assurances given
the state department follows:
''There Is no Idea of blacklisting a
neutral firm merely because It con
tinues to do business with a firm that
Is blacklisted, but If a neutral firm
habitually and systematically acted
aa a cover for a blacklisted firm and
so caused Indirect trading between
British firms and blacklisted firms,
the esse would be different. ' i
"Regarding payment to blacklisted
firms, our action does not affect pay
ment to a neutral and we habitually
grant licenses to British' firms to pay
current debts to blacklisted firms, un:
less It Is clear beyond a doubt' that
such payment would be passed on to
create a credit for enemies In enemy
territory." ' .
The embassy has definite knowl
edge that large sums of money or. the
equivalent In credit has been obtain
ed for the German government by
blacklisted firms, It was aald today.
No statement as to the alleged
amount was obtainable, aa It was said
such action would result In the dis
closure of the secrets of neutrals and
'Arms not under sueplclon.
FRANCISCO B0I.1B
EHESS1
"I suppose 1 will trust to luck. I
have always been a great fellow to
rely on my luck. It has pulled me
through before and maybe It will
again."
Three more arrests as a- result of
the Investigation of the bomb outrage
are expected before Monday. Admis
sion was made today by one police
official that the supposed ringleader
has not yrt been taken Into custody,
although a minute description of him
is In the handa of the police. It Is
declared, however, that hla Identity
may become known some time today.
While Warren 'Billings, held as the
most Important suspect thus far
taken, has been entangled In a mate
of circumstantial evidence, there Is
a theory that he may have been mere
ly a tool of "higher ops."
MEXICO TO CHANGE
JIIIE TAX RATES
San Dlegoi July 29. Mexican Con
sul Teodoro Freslres has Just received
word from the government authori
ties at Mexico City that no mors min
ing concessions will be granted In
Mexico until a review, now pending,
and which Is expected to carry drastlo
ohatgos In the tax rates, has been
Completed. ' ' , , ' '
This announcement virtually closes
the door to Lower California, which
gathers Its mining prospectors from
this section of California as well as
all of the other Mexican states, for a
short period, tirobably until some
time next month,
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is
CIH OF KIEL
Petrogrsd, July 29. Kovel is rap-
Idly toeing enveloped from the south
the Russian armies advance un
ceasingly against the Austrlans In
Gallcla. Capture of Brody, military
experts pointed out here today, gives
the cxar's forces an opportunity to
Improve their thrust northwestward
toward Kovel. Meanwhile it was be
lieved here today the Russians are
forcing onward to Lemberg,
An evidence of : the , precipitate
character of the Austrian retirement
before the Russian offensive Is given
In the fact that on Thursday , the
Russians were 12 miles from Brody
and on Saturday occupation of the
town waa announced.
Petrogrsd eagerly awaited full
word, today of the detail of Brody's
Investment. It was regarded; as cer
tain that a considerable quantity of
hoots' fell Into the hands of the
city's conquerors, since Brody had
been Austrian field base, and an
nouncement of the capture of a large
number of prisoners wss likewise
expected. From Brody on, it wss
pointed out here today, the Russians
army or invasion into oancia win
have the advantage of a railroad In
the movement against Lemberg.
Every foot of sdvance registered
along the railroad to Kovel menaces
anew the Teuton positions at Kovel.
CREW OF SUB-SEA
. Baltimore, July 29. Fear of spies
bad grown to an obsession with cer
tain members of ttie German sub
marine Deutschland today. With two
additional British tramp vessels in
the harbor for cargo and the British
er Ardgryfe mailing no move to load,
the Deutschland watchers developed
an unusual nervousness.
Even trivial things worried them.
An expedition from the Tlmmons
made a hurried trip to the long pri
vate pier to which press tugs are
tied, ' after discovering that a pri
vate telephone line had toeen installed
there : jTha press men eaw to It that
no step was made to remove the
wires, for they knew that German in
fluence had been operating along
the water front for several days to
clear away newspaper men and pre
vent them o'btainlng hoats.
The time for the Deutschland to
depart still is an unsolved apparent
ly unsolvable mystery. All the talk
is that she la going out within a few
days, but the truth Is not in the
rumor mongers that swarm the water
front. .
Indications with the Deutschland
promoters are that they are not un
duly alarmed about the fate of the
Deutschland's sister ship, the Bre
men, though they will be It she does
not appear In the next few days.
T
OF
Petrograd,
Bruslloff has
July
resumed
29. General
his offensive
and thrown back the Teutonic line on
the whole Kovel' front from the Ro-
vlch railway to Brody, the war office
announced today. ' The capture of
Brody was again announced. i,
"By an audacious thrust, General
Lecslckl has thrown the enemy back
In the direction of SHanlslau.to south
of the Dnelster," the statement con
tinued. "Figures as to' his iprlsoners
and booty are hot available as yet."
" Further advance of the Grand
Duke Nicholas' forces In the Cau
casus was reported.
' "Up to Friday our forces captured
2i460 'prisoners, 65 guns and other
booty. " The advance toward Slvas
and Kharput continues. At Mossul
a Turkish attack was 'repulsed and
the enemy fled hack In disorder,"
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SHIP
ALARMED
TEUTONS
M7II
UNEISTER
HARVEST 0FpFTIL
PEAR CROP SiSe
1
E2 cf Lcscir-s Fret
Will Ccm::ceb 10 Days,
id Grcwers Are Assured
cf Gccd Prices fcrPrcict
The harvest of the pear crop of the
valley will commence within the next
ten days, and first shipments of Bart
letts will be started east at that time.
The fruit Is making a remarkable
growth this season, and the Rogue
pears will not only be a full crop as
regards quantity but It promises also
to maintain Its position at the very
top In quality. The fruits will he
large and free from blemish. The
present prices being paid for Bart
letts In the Nw York market range
from $2.40 to $2.50 per box. At this
price there Is net to grower at Grants
Pass $1.35 per box after paying ware
house and transportation charges. It
Is said that Medford growers have al
ready contracted with eastern buyers
for 23 cars at pears at these figures.
Other fruits In this district are also
coming on well, and the apples will
be a heavy crop.
SKXATR ASKS CLEMEXCY
FOR IRISH POLITICIANS
. t
Washington, July z9.-r-The senate
today, 48 to 19, asked England to
exercise clemency toward Irish poli
tical prisoners. This wss the last
act In the fight for a resolution ask
ing clemency for Sir Roger Casement,
but In the final draft his name was
not mentioned. . .
GERMAN ATTACKS IN
UELVILLE WOOD REPl'LSED
London. July 29. Two desperate
German counter-attacks against posi
tions In Delvllle woods, recently won
London, July 29. The British
front Is withstanding Germany's most
powerful attacks.' Artillery hammer
ing and massed attack with hand-to
hand fighting have so tar tailed to
dent the lines advanced by the recent
British offenstve, General Halg In
dicated In hie report today.
: It Is the belief of military experts
here that the kaiser is now utilising
the great reserves concentrated In
front of the British line from Verdun
and other points on the eastern hattle
front In a bitter endeavor to wrest
back from the British the land they
have captured In the last tew days.
Despite this, Halg reported continued
progress today.
Halg's narrative Indicated a par
ticularly heavy engagement 'beyond
Posieres, from which newly captured
point the British are trying to push
on toward Bapaume. There the com
bat was marked by unceasing hand-to-hand
fighting. Just north of
Longueval. at Delvllle wood, British
positions are under Intense pressure
from the German lines. , How san
guinary this fighting along the line
from Thlepval to Longueval has been
waa confirmed In iHalg's opinion that
two or three German regiments pre
sumably ths Brandenburgers were
annihilated In Delvllle woods. ;
The 'Russians have made further
gigantic strldea, both In the eastern
battle tone and In the Caucasus, ac
cording to 'Petrograd. From Tamo
pol Russian forces under General
Leoalckt. chief of staff to General
GIHnskl, of the Fourth Russian army
corps, have overwhelmed the Aus
trian lines and forced them back to
Some of the parties who have in
vestigated the wreck of the big pulley
and belt that operated the pumps for
the Frultdale ditch at the Golden
Drift dam advance the opinion that
the pulley may have been hunted In
starting it np at an excessive speed.
If this should prove true. It would
disprove the dynamite theory that
has been generally given as respon
sible tor the accident Mr. Davis
contends that the machinery had not
yet gained speed, the explosion oc
curring when the six-foot pulley had
made only two or three revolutions.
Machinists have made a thorough
examination of the damage, and be
lieve that It might be possible to have
the pump repaired la time to again
put water into the Frultdale ditch be
fore the end of the week. There is
an old pulley that was formerly
used now available, and while not as
satisfactory as the one that was
wrecked, would probably fill the bill
A belt is available at Portland, and
If the finances can be arranged by
the water users it is likely that the
belt will be ordered down today. The
engineers say it Is possible that by
getting this belt the pump could be
put in commission again by Thurs
day. "
Governor Withycomb wired Dis
trict Attorney Miller Saturday morn
ing to the effect that there were no
fnnda available for the offering of a
reward for the apprehension of par
ties who may have been responsible
for the wrecking - of the pumps.
County Judge Gillette, however, has
stated that h je!ieved the county
could post a reward of $500 if the
citisens so desired. , No action has
yet heen taken. ' -f ; :,.
by the British, weri repulsed. Gen
eral Halg reported today.
The Germans, he said, suffered
heavy losses in the attacks, which
occurred during the bight.
"Hand-to-hand struggles north
wards and northeastwards of Posieres
continue without intermission," Halg
said. "We are making progress de-
'epUe violent opposition."
the south of the Dneister toward
StanUlau. i
.Presumably the 'Russians advanced
along the railroad which winds from
Tarnopol down and back to Lemberg.
The. army of the Grand Duke
Nicholas, which already has achieved
some records for speedy advance, Is
still hurrying along, according to
Petrograd, and has . captured Er
sanany, thrown back the Turks op
posing towards , Kharput and beat
back a Turkish attack from Mossul.
Berlin frankly admitted retirement
of the Teutonic lines south of Kovel,
after the Russians had succeeded In
penetrating their advanced positions.
The German war office dismissed the
fighting on .the western front with
the declaration that strong British
attacks In the region of Posteres had
failed.
The Austrian statement, 24 hours
delayed from Vienna, admitted Rus
sian advance, toward Brody. which
the Slavs announced they captured
yesterday. .. '
The French statement Indicated
that the Germans have resumed their
violent bombardment of Verdun and
claimed further gains on the right
bank of the Meuse for the French at
tackers. . r. ;,''
Trnln Hits Speeder
The northbound passenger train,
due here at 6:40, was late a half
hour Friday night, having hit a
speeder near Ray Gold. No one was
injured, as the two men were walk
tng beside the machine. They were
talking and did not see the train
until It was nearly on them. Ths
speeder waa demolished.
lllEFIt
The East SsJers Fro Tor
rid Tfather, zzi List cf
Dead Cc:ii::es ta Grey
Wiili Eu2ss at Stanili!!
Washington, July z 9. No relief
in sight, weather bureau men said of
the heat wave today.' Predictions
were that the west will continue to
suffer indefinitely. Any sections of
the east that bad cool weather for
the last day or so will begin to "warm
up" tomorrow,, it was said. There
is not a breeze or a storm or any
thing else big enough to cause relief
In prospect, the forecasters said.
Chicago, July 29. Business in the
middle west was at a standstill this
afternoon as a result of the 19 days'
heat wave, which reached its highest
temperature today. Sixteen, died to
day at Chicago; nine at Milwaukee;
four at Aurora, ill., and two at
Kansas City. One hundred and twelve
have died in Chicago within the last
48 hours,
At Milwaukee and Belvidere, III.,
factories were closed down when em
ployes found it hnposslble to work in -the
stifling heat Department stores
planned to let their employes off two
hours earlier. At some of the stores
those who showed the slightest dis
tress were ordered home. Stout
people were told they would not have
to work. Scores of horses dropped
dead in Chicago streets today from
exhaustion caused by the heat. It
was estimated that several hundred
persona were prostrated.
Chicago. July 29. -Crazed by the
heat. Edgar Foster, a clerk, today
shot and killed his son, Raymond,
sged 3 years, and then shot Miss
Bertha Brown, 25, in the breast
three times, according to the police.
Miss Brown Is not expected to live.
Foster was arrested.
Kansas City, July 29.- Two deaths.
attributed by the coroner to heat,
were reported early today. Mrs.
Elizabeth Sharp and James A. Mc-
Elwee were tfie victims.
Milwaukee, July 29. Nine deatb.9
due to the heat were reported to the
ofilciajs during tie last 24 hours. The
thermometer reached 92 this morn
ing, when a cooling lake breeze again
gate a little relief. Factories closed
down and business is at a standstill.
Topeka, Kas., July' 29. The
twenty-two year drought record In
Kansas whs broken today. There has
been no general rain in the state for
33 days. With four more days of
contnued dry weather a thirty-year
record will fall. , .
FOR HORSE THIEF
Hillsboro, Oregon. July 29. Hav
ing pleaded guilty to a charge of
horse stealing, R. . ' Gossman,
wealthy resident of North Plains, to
day paid $2,500 lu gold into the
county coffers as the first Installment
of his ,'$4,000 fine. lie was fined
$1,000 on each of the four counts In
the indictment.
The gold was handed over to the
clerk of the superior court. A par
ole was then granted until the re
mainder la iforthcomtng. The horses
are alleged to have been taken from
a pasture and sold to Portland deal
ers. Two were' recovered after hav
ing been sold to the government.
They were about to be shipped to
Mexico when the owner Identified
them as his property.
HEAVY
SENTENCE