Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, August 03, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION VOL, VI., No. 270. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910. WHOLE NUMBER 1814. ( , Xo .i Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. P KILLS 25 Many Homes Are Washed Away by Waters and Be sides the Persons Known Dead, 14 Are Mtddleaboro, Ky., Aug. . Twenty five persons were drowned and four tn otheft are missing the result of cloudburst la .Barren valloy, Clai borne county, Tennessee, tod sr. The dead: Bob Johnson and wife, Buck Pergsson, wire and seven children. W. P. Zschary, wife and Bra chil dren. Mrs. D. C. Edmonds, four children and two grandchildren. Llllle and Minnie "Wiley, dau in ters of S. H. Wiley, of Monroe. Mich., who were on a visit. Few of the Sbodlee hare been re covered, rescue parties waiting until the flood recedca. Blair's creek beoame swollen from a, rain starting at I p. m. yeaterday nd following a cloudburst at 3 a. tn. awept everything before It. Nearly every house within an area of six miles by one mile was washed away. About 160 persons lived (n homes bordering the stream. V, S. SENATORS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF CASEMENT Washington, Aug. 3. "We expect barbarism from barbarians," declared Senator Marti ne today, excoriating Great 'Britain for Its execution of Roger Casement. Senator Phelan of California de clared Casement had done nothing to condemn him In the eye of the world and that the refusal of the crown to reprlove him had been a serious blunder. Mexico City, Aug. 3. The Mexican government today formally appointed the following aa members of the Joint commission, which under the recent Interchange of notes with Pre sident Wilson Is to meet with Ameri can representative to adjust the bor der situation: Louis Cabrera, president; Ignarlo Bonlllas and Alberto Panl.. . As secretary of the commission, Juan B. Rojo waa named. The party will start, for the United States as soon as possible.' Meeting place of the Joint commissioners will 'be se lected by them. RACE WAR DISTURBS ' CITIZENS OP DALLAS . Dallas, Texas, Aug. 3. The home of Wm. Connor, a negro, who moved Into a "restricted" portion of Deere park, a suburb, was 'badly damaged by a gunpowder bomb early "today. Mrs. Connor and her two-children, who were sleeping In the opposite room, were unhurt. Connor disap peared about a week ago, after re ' peated threats from white residents of the neighborhood. Another negro who had njoved Into the house occu pied 'by the Connors was driven away after a mob threatened him one night. Although a segregation ordinance was . passed recently, the police are power less to hforre It until Its legality ' has !bcn ruled on by the courts.; ; T. Wallace has returned to his mine on. Coyote creek, MEXICO NAMES COMMISSIONERS SLAVS mm KOVEL-LEMBERG IWLIIIE Pctrograd, Aug. 3. The battering ol Teuton defenses along the Kovel- Lemberg line showed no signs of abatement today. Unofficial dispatches from the front said the Russian forces were mixing infantry attacks with heavy artillery, bombardment in a series of battle at various points. German counter-attacks in rapid suc rerrlon are being launched against th Muscovite columns, ao fat with out auccesa, except temporarily halt ing the forward movement of the Ruaslans. Press dispatches today said Gen eral Kaledlne was less than a dosen mllea from Kovel and continuing his advance. He Is threatening hourly to take the , Kovel-Lemberg railway, spreading still wider the Russian wedge between the German and Aus trian forces. This earn wedge threat ens a turning of the flanks of the two Teutonic armies. Marshy terrain Is hampering the Russian attacks lightly, but the cur's forces ar so confident of early victory, and ao encouraged by the success which has so far attended their drive, that they are disdainful of natural obstructions. T TRAVEL BY AUTO " Salem, Aug. 3. Officers believed this afternoon that the six convicts who escaped from the atate prison camp yesterday have stolen the auto mobile of A. Langley, at 8llverton, and loaded it with a week's provi sions. They are alab thought to have obtained arms and to be seeking aome hiding place where desperate resist ance may be offered pursuers. "MOONSHINE" WHISKEY SEIZED IVOKLAHOMA Durant. Okla., Aug. 3. Revenue officers and deputy sherilfa seised 1,500 gallons of "moonshine" whiskey tn raids on two stills near here. Eight hundred gallons were confiscated frqm a still located three miles east of Swlnk. The remainder was taken from a still 12 miles north of Fort Towson. Each still was of 50 gallons capacity. John Adams, Prank Stevena'and John Stevens were arrested tn con nection with the Swlnk still raid. The two former pleaded guilty of violation of the revenue laws when arraigned before Federal Commissioner Shafer at Hugo. The latter i pleaded not guilty. All three were held to action by the federal grand Jury in October. EXPECTS CONGRESS TO ADJOl'RN SEPT. 1ST, Washington. Aug. 3. After a con ference with President Wilson to day, Senator Lewis predicted ad journment of congress between Sep tember 1 and 5. FRISCO MERCHANTS Ifl RflAlT San Francisco, . Aug. 3.-Several hundred merchants, representing the San Francisco' chamber of commerce, will participate In the wholesale trade excursion 10 yoos uay ana nguiimiu Oregon during the present month. A special train bearing them will leave here Aiigunt 19, and between that date ' and 'AugiiBt 27 they will visit JPiitrnn rtlf ttrahAnlfl Vnpth Rnnil. Coqullle)' BprVigfleld, Cottage Grove, Grants Pass, "'Medforjl and Ashland, Ore. From Coqullle the merchants will go to Dandon In a specially char tered boil', wHlle the trip from Med ford to Ashlaad will be made In nnto. mobiles. ESCAPED cits TOUR HILL BY BRITISH Sir'Roger Casement Put to Death for Activities in Re cent Uprising" in Ireland Against English Crown London, 'Aug. 3. Roger Casement paid the penalty for treason today with his life. He was hanged at Pen- tonvllle prison at 9:07 a. m. Ten minutes later his body was cut down, life being pronounced, extinct. The Irish leader's last words, spoken while be waited fearlessly for the drop to be sprung, were: "I die for my country." The Rochdale barber, Ellis, the prison's regular executioner, sprung the drop after he had adjusted the hempen noose not the silken oord which the former knlgbt hsd hoped up to a tew weeks ago would be granted as his Instrument of death, In accordance with the ancient British privilege granted men of his title. The banging waa witnessed only by officials of the prison. A large crowd waited outside the grim goal and when the bell tolled announcing the law's satisfaction, there were a few cheers Intermixed with , groans, Several Irish women, standing at the rear of the Jail, attempted a demon stration, led by an Irish member of parliament, but were quickly hustled off the scene by guards. It waa said Casement went calmly to bis death, led by a Catholic clergy man, who ministered to him when he retired last night for the last time at 10:30, and when he arose early today. The Irish leader haa only been recently converted to Catholic ism, Two Catholic priests, Fathers Ring (Continued on page 2) OEUTSCHLAttD SAFELY PASSES TIE . ALLIED PATROL OFF EAST COAST Norfolk, Va., Aug. 8. Somewhere in the direction of Germany, safely past the allied warships' patrol, the German submarine freighter Deutsch land Is boring her way through the Atlantic toward her home port of Bremen. Reports coming Into Hamp ton Roads indicate the pioneer sub marine blockade runner' has not poked her periscope above the water since she, submerged near the Vir ginia capes last night. At that time the nearest British warship was five miles distant, according to the tug Thomas F. Tlmmons, which accom panied the Deutschland aa far as the capes, i . Expectation of a thrilling chase and perhaps some sort of a fight In con nection with the Deutschland'a de parture was disappointed. Folks on shore saw nothing and sightseers who filled 'big and little harbor craft saw little more. In the dark of" the night the Deutschland slipped out to the boun dary edge ot the United States terrl' torlal waters, ducked under and dis appeared. That was all. From Cape Henry came the word long after sunrise that no sign had been seen -of ,the Deutschland. A single disappointed British dog of war lay off Cape Henry1 light, and not an other vesael was In" sight. Weather conditions favor the allied patrol, however, not the Deutsch land. The cape obscrvef reports a clear sky nnd only a slight brcexe. The submarine's actual submersion was witnessed only by her pilot tug, STRIKE Action hy Government to : Prevent Threatened Walk out of Railroad Employes Forecasted fa Appointment Washington, Aug. 3. Probability of early government participation In an effort to prevent the threatened railroad strike was seen this after noon in the naming by President Wil son of O. W. W. Hangar to be a member of the United States board of mediation and conciliation, filling a vacancy that has existed two years. Hangar formerly was an assistant commissioner. , Washington. Aug. 3. President Wilson today requested a conference with Commissioner Chambers of the United States board of mediation and conciliation, presumably to discuss the threatened strike of the "Big Four" brotherhoods of railway men, which' would cause a nation-wide tle np of. transportation. ' Washington, Aug. '3. A problem "tremendously dangerous in both its economic and political aspects,' faces President Wilson In the threatened strike of 400,000 railroad trainmen, according to administration circles to day. , ; The matter Is now directly before the president In the form of a letter from Chairman Wheeler of the rail way committee of the United Stales chamber of commerce. The letter urges an Inquiry on behalf of the ad ministration to Investigate the Im pending crisis. Scores of informal requests for action also have been re reived. , .. ' ' .. 'K ' (Continued on page 3.) the Tlmmons, and those aboard the Tlmmons were not close enough to be sure they had seen the dive made until wave after wave ot the heavy sea had come up and gone down without the submarine's light again showing. The submersion was made about a mtle-outslde the capes, the Tlmmons' crew reported when they put into Norfolk early today. Captain Hlnseh, ot the interned German liner Neckar, who was aboand the Tlmmons, said the last act of Captain Koenlg and his crew be fore they went below was to 'give three cheers for the United Spates and the American people. This was as they neared the capes. ' Then all disappeared from the upper structure of the submarine, Captain Koenlg toeing last to descend, shout-' lng a farewell to Hlnseh aa he dis appeared. ' '' "That'a the last that will be seen ot her. until she bobs up In Bremen," declared Hlnseh. Captatn Culllson, of the Tlmmons, would only say: "I'm glad she's gone." It was the most worrisome bit of piloting Captain Culllson haa had to handle In many a day." It is under stood Captain Koenlg planned to work his way along the coast, north or south, after submerging, putting Into some port If forced to do so by the enemy patrol. He desired to drive out Into the Atlautlo the mo ment he was sure the patrol had been avoided. ' ! The United 9tate$ cruiser North IS VOTE TO GO TO HUGHES Oil NOVEMBER 1TH Denver, Aug. 3. One hundred thousand dollars and the Influence of the National Women's party will be oast Into the balance in favor of Charlea E. Hughes, and against Pre sident Wilson, if the democrats fall to pass the federal suffrage amend ment at the present session of con- gress. Miss Anne Martin, chairman of the women's party, stated to the United Press here today: "We must Judge the democratic party on Its performance and the re publican party on Its promises. Just as we bold President Wilson to a strict accountability for his suffrage record, so we will hold Governor Hughes to his promise of national suffrage if he is elected. "The leaders of the woman's party are no ibebes In the woods. We real- lie that politics and hope ot victory may have had a great deal to do with the change In Hnghes toward favor ing national suffrage. But we have not even a promise from the demo crats. .. . ,''.." "We have every confidence that as a leader of his party Hughes . will keen his word. , The party that se cures the political freedom ot all wo men will Inevitably win the undying loyalty and adherence of the women voters. Will the democrats give this great opportunity to the republican party!" . . a : Miss Martin Is directing efforts to raise a f 109,000 campaign rand for the women's, party.' Anticipating no satisfactory action from the demo crats, Miss Martin stated that plans have been practically completed for a vigorous campaign by the women's party In the 12 suffrage states In be half of the republican party. ... , "I myself am a ".democrat? aald Miss Martin. "I would like to vote for President Wilson. But as a mem ber of the women's party my first In tent Is to secure national women suffrage." LUMBERMAN ENLISTS ; FOR BORDER SERVICE Marsh field, Aug. 3. Stanley F. Bartlett, one of the best known lum bermen on the Pacific coast, enlisted tor service on the Mexican border to day. Raymond Benham, wealthy rancher, also enlisted. Captain Ben ham is here on a recruiting tour. Carolina, assigned to neutrality duty, was ordered In from the capea to day, indicating the belief ot govern ment officials, at least, that the dan ger ot neutrality violation had passed. The Deutschland. appeared In the bay after spending the day In Tan gier sound, 35 miles up, just about sunset and was cutting across toward the capes as darkness began to tall. She was displaying red and green lights close to the water, but soon put these out. x '. Approaching the Cape Henry light ship the submarine moved tn close to Jhe shore and held back while the Tlmmons proceeded someVilstance out, presumably to determine If hos tile vessels were in sight. Presently she signalled and the Deutschland moved on past the cape. This was about 9 o'clock. . . ' , , , The Deutschland drew near enough to her pilot tug to permit the shout ing ot farewells and the cheering tor America and then the rolling water 'began to pile up between them. She signalled briefly with her periscope light. Then that blinked out and the tug turned back to Norfolk. Captain Hlnseh said the Deutsch land planned io submerge only dur ing the day time, when well out to sea, and tn the day time only when absolutely necessary. "She will proceed on the surface like any other vessel at night as soon as out ot the danger lone," he said. ' "We expeot to hear from her or about her before she reaches Bremen," he added. FilCDIlE GAINS AT VERDUN Fortress That Has Been tie Stem Center cf Nsrthrn France fcr IIc:tb Oars Interest fa the War Ite London, Ang. 3. Fighting around. Verdun today again took the center ot Interest In the dally war reports. Frank admission was made In the Berlin official statement that French, attacks at three points against the German lines around the fortress city have been successful. . From the Berlin and Paris war offices reports It appeared that the French activity In this sector almost partook of a general offensive move ment against the German army of the : crown prince. Berlin admitted French troops yesterday gained a footing on Pepper "ridge (La Cote du Porre); Just below Vaherauvflle, on the Meuse, at the northern point ot the German encircling movement. The same success ot a French, drive "southwest of Fleury" was admitted. Today's French' communique men tioned an artillery duel along Le- Chapltre ridge and at Cbenois both points being slightly sooth of Flenry but declares there was no Infantry action there. In this same section lies La u fee forest, where the German statement admits the French recap tured a section ot trenches gained by the Germans recently.; , Paris also reported violent German counter-attacks against the trenches captured yesterday on the right bank of the Mense, which they asserted had been repulsed with heavy losses. Important progress was claimed south of Fleury. There was appar ently a slight lull In the fighting along the Anglo-German front, Gen eral. Halg merely reporting artillery firing and stating that the British were consolidating their positions. MORE GERMAN I . BOMBS HIT ENGLAfiD London, 'Aug. 3." The fourth Ger- fman air raid on British east counties occurred early today, and like pre vious excursions of like character re sulted in little damage, according to first official reports. Six or seven Zeppelins formed the squadron. They dropped "a considerable number" ot bombs, according to the war office statement, but exact reports ot dam age have not yet been receivedt British patrols sighted the , Zep pelins very soon after they reached pointa over British soil and anti aircraft guns opened at once. The dirigibles flew at heights of from 8,000 to 5,000 feet. , - . In the fourth air raid in less than seven days British patrols were able to sight the aerial invaders before they passed over British soil. Warn ings were sent broadcast over all the east coast. counties long before the dirigibles appeared overhead. t -. COMMISSION APPROVES. NEW 8. P. FREIGHT RATES Salem, Aug.' 3.' The Southern Pa cific company was authorised Iby the state public service commission today to file a new tariff establishing rate meeting w,ater competition between Portland and points on the Willam ette river and Coos Bay, Roseburg and eastern branches. The tariff pro vides ' higher rates tor short hauls than long hauls. A commodity rate on coal from Beaver Hill, Cedar Point and Marshfleld is included.