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; rnlvTHlty'.f 6ro. l-trr' DAILY EDITION mm VOL. VI., .V 270. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY OREGON,. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1018. WHOLE IV UMBER 1899. ' ' 1 .. ' " -.' No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. CLOUDBURST CUIS 75 VICTIl Five Thousand Left Home less, and a Property Loss of $5,000,000 Follows Rood in West Virginia Huntington, W. Va., Auk. 10. JaroldTs Vallnjr, In mining town In Boone county, waa coutptaaly wanned away In jreetenlay'a Hood and IS of Its 500 Inhabitants were drowned, according to tolnH tenia ad vtos lat thU afternoon. The town wh on (tout river. Galllpolls. Ohio, Aug. 10. Many bodies of victims of yesterday's flood; ... v.... ' . . " ... t.i. WIWftaSQV tVHt I1 f UUWU IHV VUIV river here today. Ineffectual efforts were made to reach aeveral bodies la one large raft of debrla at Dam No. 4 at 1 A mlleae) nil Ik v fcans 1tiansaa. were .boot a .cor. of dead vl.lbl..lf"V.f t'""'0 V L.TSr 1. was .aid at the lock. Charleston, W. Va.. Aug. 10. Es timates based on reports received up to noon today put the loaa of life In th. flood which swept Cabin crook valley., during, a rlodbjrsX; TMtnlt mt KA 7R . I- . " I , - , Fully 5,000 persona are homeleaa and the property loss on Cabin creek alone la placed at $3,000,000. The total loas. Including damage on Paint creek and Coal creek, will exceed $5,000,000. ' 81xteen bodlea have been recover ed and others have been aeen la wreckage along Cabin crek. Later reports confine th loss of life to Cabin creek. Great property damage la reported from Paint creek, but no lives were lost there. Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 10.- L.Ap nf niuii r,A,i.j mia.inr early today aa the result of the cloud- tburat that awept the Cabin Creek, Paint Creek and Coal Creek districts were accounted for In later despatch ea which greatly reduced earlier es- tlmatea of the number of dead. Conservatlve estimates today were that nrobablv not more than 14 oer- one lout their Uvea. Manr of thoie first reported missing, have been found at the homes of relatives or friends, whence they fled at the first rush of water. ' Four hodles have been recovered In Sabln creek and rescue workers bare reported sighting other bodlea. The latest reports, however, do not bear out the first estimates that from 150 to 200 persons lost their lives. The number of homes carried from their foundations was not definitely known early today, but there were hundreds of them. At least 15,000 people were camped throughout the night, shelterless or without cover on the ground of their former homes. Property damage In the etrlcken district waa enormous, estimates be lng as high aa $5,000,000. Hundreds of miners and members of their fam ilies are homeless, huddling on the mountain elopes. Floods started by cloudbursts at the head of Paint creek, Cabin creek and Coal river affecting a aone of 30 miles radlue from Montgomery. ; All creek branch lines o( the Ches apeake ft Ohio railroad were damaged o badly that traffic was Impossible. The main line bridge at Mount Car bon, tour miles east of Montgomery, was destroyed when ten housesstruri .It. , Torrents poured down the narrow mountain gorgea, flooding tracks In the Cane Fork yards to a depth of five feet. . Houses, farm products and equipment were stripped from the iterrltory. 1 ' I'll PUSH HDIf NOTE UN L1ISITANIA Washington. Aug. 10.- Announce ment that the last German note on the lisltanla? submitted to the stste department nearly alx montha ago, l( to be published, war to those who la the direct an feared a return to power of the von Tlrplts element In Germany, with a consequent re newal of rnthleaa aubmarlne war fare, offlclata asserted today. The publication la to he made with Ger many! consent. The not declarlnit the killing of Americana on the Lualtanla waa un intentional and expressing profound regret for loss of American life, ta declared to tie a complete guarantee In the name of the German people against any auch aubmarlne cam paign aa that which precipitated the recent German-American crisis. It declares a" campaign of reprisal against other than enemy subjects to be a "mistake." and ta aald to agree entirely with this country's - ?'" " . V 7 tt Bon-combatanta and par tleularly neutrals, must not suffer. Acceptance of the principles In the not la declared by Its proposed publication. It Is expected to dear np any fear that the U boat war- contatnlng. It I. aald. tacit admis sion that the campaign was a mla take. TO BUILD STEAMERS San Francisco, Aug. 10. Two 10,-000-ton steel steamers will be built on Ita own account by the Union Iron works, as a speculative Inveatment, It waa announced today. When com pleted, they will be offered to any prospective purchaser for about $1.- 750,000 each. . Thla announcement following the granting of a 15-year lease to the company on water front land In Al ameda la regarded aa significant When the Union Iron works' Alameda plant la completed, It will Include 00 wnlcB ,,Ix tmr. can be lmultneously and will make ,th oompanr. plant on the east aide .or T "Wr wan tnat on wis "'d'- It Is reported that today's an- ncement means that the Schwab interests, controlling me union iron Propose to build a big fleet of steamers on Its own account. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARE MAKING PROGRESS London, Aug.' 10. Further pro gress northwest of Posleres, where the Australians yesterday penetrated German trenches on a 600 yard front, waa reported by General Halg this afternoon. The Australians have gained all local objectives, which are rapidly being consolidated. The night waa quiet, except for the bombardment of British positions southeast of the Trones wood by Ger man artillery, Halg Teportdd. of is TO BE EXCHANGED ; London, Aug, 10. England has reached an agreement with Germany for the exchange of all prisoners over 45 yeara of age, regardless of num bers, 'Lord Robert Cecil announced In the house of commons this after noon. Arrangements are being sought for an exchange of equal num bers of prisoners military age, he stated. k ' A Copenhagen despatch to the United Press three . weeks ago re ported that such an exchange had been 'effecfcd.'tt'vrr,' ;': . 10 WORKS PRISONERS r FARMER BY HUGHES Republican Nominee lor tie Presidency Declares for Protection for filler of Soil as for Factory Men Grand Forks, N. O., Aug., 10. Speaking to his first farmer audience as a presidential candidate, Charles E. ' Hughes today urged unity ot thought In Americanism and reason able preparedness with governmental efficiency. "I believe In protection for farm- V Just aa I believe In protection for men In factories," he declared. "Am erica will not hold her own by dec lamations, by high sounding phrases, she will retain her place because the has the sense of facts to force poll tic. to reduce unnecessary talk, the burden ot words to a minimum, to obtain that which Is essential to her security and progress. I stand for the unflinching protection ot Ameri can rights. I do not believe we can hold up our heads In self respect If our words are not meant to be fol lowed by deeds.. I believe that Is the great source of difficulty. Weakness breed. Insult and Insult breeds war.' Hughes declared he stood for "an Impartial ' business-like administra tion." ; "It waa a boutc ot great satis faction." he said, "to be able to re spond to this call, a call which I dtd not expect free and clean from all Incumbrance." Hughes urged a governmental bud get system of making appropriations in the Interest of efficiency. "If you give me the opportunity," he said, . "I shall devote myself to that 'Ideal of governmental .. efflt- ctency." Mrs. Hughes sat with her hus band on the platform ot the Audi torium, corrylng a big bunch ot roses. ., Lynn J. frailer, non-partisan gub ernatorial ' nominee. Introduced Hughes. ' 11 FORCES ARE Rome, Aug. 10. The Austrian aviation station of Alsovlssa, six miles east of Gorits, has been cap tured by Italian troops, who are con tinuing pursuit ot the Austrian force that retreated from Gorits, accord ing to reports received here today. Cavalry detachments and iBersag Herl cyclist detachments entered Als ovlssa after putting to flight the Aus trian rear guard which attempted to make a stand In the eastern suburbs of Gorits. In this section a body ot AiiBtrlan troops Is reported to have been cut off from the main force. Pursuit of the Austrian army has been hampered by the neoesslty of re pairing damaged bridges, destroyed by the enemy before the retreat from Gorits. Infantry detachments, how ever, are In close touch with the Aus trian right wing, attempting to cut off . and surround bodies of Austrian troops moving southward toward the Carso plateau. .Large numbers of heavy guns,' some ot which the enemy had made Ineffectual attempts to destroy, fell Into the hands ot General Cadorna'. forces at Gorits.-- King Victor Im manuet la understood to have been at the Isonso front when Gorits fell, though he has not yet entered the Austrian stronghold. A total of 21,750 prisoners have been taken on the Gorits front, ac PURSUIT OF FLEEIHG AUSTRIAIIS DRIVE QF THE ALLIES BEING CONTINUED Germans and Anstrians Are Forced to Retreat Before tie Great Triple Offecsnre ca European Battlefields London, Aug. 10. New and strlk lng successes for the allies In their great triple offensive were reported In official despatches from the war offices this afternoon. On every front the 'allied capitals announced gain. in the last 24 hours. Pushing rapidly eastward on the Isonso front, the Italians bare oc cupifed the Austrian position of Bos chlnl and have captured more ground from the retreating garrison of Oorlta. Th Austrian aviation station of Als ortua, alx miles north of Gorits, 1. unofficially reported to be In Italian hands. Russian troops have captured the railway station of Chryplln, only three miles east of the Important city of SUnlslau and the right bank of the Bistritsa river. ,. . v London, A,ug. 10. Russian troops under General Letchltsky were ap proachlng th Bistritsa river, . only three miles east of the eastern Gal klan city' ot Stanlslau, yesterday morning, according to despatches from Petrograd today. The Austro-German. were expected to make a final aland on the west bank of the Bistritsa. If they are driven from these positions by the advancing 81avs, the fall ot Stanls lau and an Austro-German retire ment northward, to the Dneister Is considered certain. It Is barely pos sible that Stanlslau already has been captured by the troops of the czar, official, believe. If -fltantelau doe. fall to the Rus sians, the retreating right wing of General von Bothmer. army Is ex- ( Continued on Page 4.) 1TIIIK cording to despatches from army headquarter, today. The guns and other booty have not yet been count ed. A remarkable scene greeted the Italian troops when they entered the city ot Gorits. Several thousand Ital ian residents who, tor weeks, had lived underground, rushed out bring ing flowers and Italian flags from concealed places and cheered the con querors. In other underground cav erns several thousand Anstrians were found and made prisoners. CHRVPLIN CAPTURED BY ADVANCING SLAVS Petrograd. Aug. 10. The railway station ot Chryplln, only three miles east of Stanlslau, has been captured by the advancing Russian army, It jwas officially announced today. I Chryplln Is a railway station on the right bank of the river Bistritsa. ! Earlier unofficial despatches had re 1 ported that the 81avs were approach lng the river. The Auatro-Germans, In falling back on Stanlslau, blew up the railway bridges over the Blstrltza and are preparing for a stand on the .left bank ot the river. Further south, In the region ot iWorokty and the rivers Btaly Caere 'moss and Sutchaya, the Russians ad vanced several versts, (A verst Is about two-thirds of a mlle.l IIYIIIIEO III EXPLOSION ON STRFET CAR Chicago, Aug. 10. A score of peo ple were injured her early tcday, four of them probably fatally, when a double explosion, caused by a short circuit, wrecked a Halstead street car. Windows were smashM wire guards on windows bent and the wood work set afire. Forty passengers making a mad dash for the exits, Jammed In the doorways and many were hurt Several leaped through the windows. ; Motorman Arthur J. Hayden, caught In the rush to the platform, had a tight to use his controller and put on the air brakea. ' He managed tQ set them as the crowd swept him from th car. 8parks irom th second explosion set the car afire and the blase spread rapidly. A call for help brought fir apparatus. Firemen and policemen Joined In getting the injured from the biasing car. "Let the car burn; take car of the Injured," the firemen were order ed, and the fire was allowed to blase for 20 minutes before It waa extin guished. ' ' ? ' A doxen of persons whose Injuries were not considered serious, were given first-aid treatment and tent home. If it had not been tor the panic, traction official, said, no one would have been hurt. ARE STROnililES Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. , 10. Sentiment was strongly in favor of endorsing Charles & Hughes, and adopting a ringing declaration against President Wilson, as the delegates from the 12 suffrage states gathered here today for the National Woman's party conference. ''. """ The republican candidate's personal pledge for a. federal suffrage amend ment waa contrasted by the confer ence leaders with President Wilson's opposition to national action. . The policy ot the woman' party will be fixed at an executive session tomorrow, at which a $500,000 cam paign ' will, be launched to elect friends of the suffrage cause. With "soap box orators wherever they can gather a crowd, the women are proving more of an attraction here than the Pike's Peak motorcycle race. The Antler, hotel, their head quarters, ts decked with suffrage flags. ' Suffrage literature Is present ed to every one. A party ot the leaders motored up Pikes Peak to plant their symbol, a purple, gold and white flag. CHASE QF YEAR ' ENDS III CAPTURE San Francisco, Aug. 10. Accord ing to stories coming to police head quarters from all parts of the coast today, the career ot Albert Hadley, arrested last night In Petersburg, 111., would furnish an unfailing store ot plots for writers ot ntckle detec tive stories. He was arrested after a chase of over a year and Is said to. have cashed a worthless $500 draft Just before arrest. ' , Hadley ( la much wanted. The United States army wants htm on a charge of deserting and taking an army checkbook. The police ot many coast cities want him on charges of passing worthless army checks. He Is also wanted on a charge of desert ing bta bride, an 18-year old' Hoqu lam, Wash., girl, here, and the South ern Pacific alleges that at Fresno the railroad settled with him for an ac cident that it later developed did not happen. ' Hadley's operation, are alleged to have aggregated about $10,000. TRAINIJEI STANDING Federal Beard cf I!edi:a and CccciHadca is Pctj Fcrth AH Effcrts Avert Great Railway Strike. f. New York, Aug. 10. "We art standing firmly," was the word brought from the conference of th federal board of mediation on be half of 400,000 trainmen' of th country, by A. B. Garretson, head of the conductors' brotherhood todav. Following session, during which the government mediators met first with the representatives cf railway managers and then with the brother hood heads,' It was made clear that th trainmen have not given aa lucfc in their demand, for an etgh; hour b.iflc day. Garretson declared they would continue to stand their ground throughout the conference. It waa evident that armed as the represen tatives of the trainmen are to call a strtk they .have no Intention ( ot yielding to suggestions of arbitration. Garretson declared they would In sist upon th granting of their' de mands In fuli ; ; ' ' -J .Tie" federal mediator, met first with representatives of the employers for. a brief session today and then with the brotherhood leaders. Judge Chambers said the board expected to hold another meeting with the railway manager, thie afternoon after which they would confer with the representative, of the employe again. All meeting, were executive and no statement waa made at their conclusion. Judge Chamber, said h had not ' communicated with Presi dent Wlleon as to the situation. Member ot the federal board of mediation went Into session with the railroad managers this afternoon for the second time. : It la probable that at th conclusion of thla afternoon's session arrangements will be mad to hold a second conference with the employes tomorrow. ; When asked how much time would be required to reach some settlement. Judge Chamber, ot th federal board, 1 said that neither he nor any on else knew. "We are working as rapidly a. pos sible and hope for an early settle ment, but we can't prophesy : any thing," he .aid. J After the session with the train men, the board went Into secret es slon with the railroad managers, pre sumably to submit to them th prop osition, of th four brotherhoods. JOHN BULL MUST HURRY, WITH RF.PI. Washington, Aug. 10. The stste department ha. asked England to ex pedite her reply to the American pro test against English Interference with matl. It was officially announced her this afternoon. L Rome, Aug. 10.The strong Aus trian positions at Boschlnl, south of Gorits, has been occupied by Italian forces, it was officially announced this afternoon An official statement from th war office announced thla afternoon that Italian cavalry and cyclists have made 1 further progress east of Gorits and that Italian troops continue crossing to the east bank of the Isonao over the rehabilitated bridge. AUSTRIA!! ARMY SE 0 III
