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1 t f DAILY EDITION 'Oh. vi., x. not. Oat NTS PA8S, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, 110. WHOLE NUMBER l4aV, No Other Town in the World the Size of 'Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. i If Concentrating Plant of Daily Capacity of Fifty Tons Will Be Erected on Copper Property at Takilma A. II. (itiniicll and Ir. Ileddy have recently been closing deal for ma chinery (or Installation upon the property of the Waldo Copper com pany, at Takilma, and expect to have concentrating plant or 50-ton dally capacity under operation within the next 60 daye. Borne of the machin ery la already In place and the balance will be 'moved within the next few daya. Tower for the operation of the plant will 1e supplied by steam en gine and boiltrs. . There will ft rock breaker, roughing roll, trommel, Hurt Jin. regrlndlng mill, and, four concentrating tabla. All the low grade ores now on the dump will be concentrated, and the concentrate liauled out to the rallrouC it Waters Creek for shipment to the smelter. Heretofore the lower grade of ore could not be realliod upon, and thous and of ton were placed upon the! dump to await the Installation of the j concentrating plant.' The new ma- chlnery will double the output of the mending President Wlliion In strong wine, the higher graJr.i of ore being f term. criticising 'the attitude aa hauled direct from the mine to thojeumed by Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked railroad a at prewnt. while the low-toward the Ford peace-expedition, r grade will be concentrated to a and defending bla own course in suing product of 18 to 15 per cent ore be-'the Chicago Tribune for libel became fore being hauled. About 80 men jit called him an anarchist. Henry are at present employed at the Waldo, and many team are engaged In haul ing the ore to Water Creek. The Wnldo Copper company n-jproval of President Wilson, ibocause cludoe Dr. J. F. Reddy. A. It. Oun-j"of the many good things he has nell and DeWItt VanOstrand In Its J done," and denounced those who re organization, 'and the mining prop- IcUe the president's course in erty ha much underground develop- ; Mexico. mont, the value and extent of It ore body , having been established and heavy shipment already mad to inciters at Taooma and Kennett. The operation of the mine I in charge of F. W. Richard, nperlntendent. VOTE IN MAINE A' RECORD BREAKER Augusta. Maine, Bopt. is. mc-,g a brilliant, good man. and has thai completion of vote counting to-.' Bom distinctly fine, qualities.. hut I day Indicated that the ejection Mon- donbt his capacity In very large af day proved record breaker In the'fgtrg history of Maine. One (hundred and ' fifty-two thousand cltUeo east their . . , . , ballots for governor, congressman aud state legislator. In the revised figure today the re publican victory for, governor was Inr creased to 18,607 plurality, while Halo's load over the democrats choice tor United States senator (long term) : stood at 0,895. Bert M. Fernald, re publican, won. the short term United States scnatorshlp by 12,677, ' riMWECL'T()R OF. FRANK WINH ffKOtlttlA NOMINATION Atlanta, Oa., Sept. 13. -Hugh M. Dorsoy, Atlanta, prosecutor of 'to. M. Frank, apparently swept the state In the democratic primaries for the gubernatorial nomination. Estimates from 108 counties out of 15? give na i' or bm"n activity on tno ' Dorsey 85.000; Governor Harris, ja.-ock tj exchange,,, Bethlehem Steel ,D00; Dr. L. O. Hardomnn, 8,000, and J'led J 1 point to $540. "Beth" Joseph B, Pottle, 8,000. I1" vnced fifty point In a week, v The entire delegation In congress, Railroads came In for a boom dur It Is believed, will be roturned with ing the mornlnij and at, noon motor the 1 exception of Representative "hare were played by the bulla. Max Hughe In the Twelfth district, whore well Common; advanced nearly five Judge W. W, Larson has o slight point, to ST Vi." and Studebaker aold lead. .up four to 127 H. , PO DEXTER A D U'BRIDE WINKERS I II HI 111 ' Seattle, Sept. 18. Complete re turn from 111 prod new In Seattle give Polndoxter for the United State Ute a load of 400 flrat choice vote over Humphrey, while tha aame pre cinct give Mollrlde for governor 1,816 plurality over hi nearest op ponent, A nummary of all the return avail able at 1 p. m. indicate that Poln dexter will be nominated by at least 5,000 Totea,' although til local man ager claim hi lead will be J0.0QU. 1 Humphrey headquarter refuse yet to concede Polnduxter's victory, but aaroti tnat indication favor Poin- dexter. . Henry McBrldo I loading the field for governor In Seattle, with 7,648 vote, m compared with Hartley' 4,888. Lee, the organization candi date, la a poor fourth. .McBrlde ha pollod a consilient vote throughout the atate and hla nomination appear certain, although it will require sev eral duya to complete the count For congre, this district. John F. Miller and Dan Landon are running neck and neck. E5 AKED'SPOSITION San Francisco, Sept. 13. -Com- Ford, multl-mllllonalre automobile manufacturer, submitted to an Inter view here today. He expressed ap- Ford declared that Dr. Akod had called the members of the Ford peace commission a "bunch of nuts," and added: "The good doctor could not manage the peace commission the way he thought It ought to be man aged anil therefore became very dis gruntled and dissatisfied. So It be came Inevitable that the other mem bers of the commission and myself should give way to lilm or else he should go. Well, he went, and the commission Is getting along very nicely at The Hague without him. I have no quarrel with Dr. Aked. . He HIT HIGH MARK Now York,' Sept.-13. A closing rush of buying sent industrials up ward on the stock exchange tbls af ternoon. General Motors sold at 697 and Bethlehem Steel at 555. Crucible advanced five points to. 89 and other steel and munition shares were etrong.-. , , I , ,; New York, Sept. 18. Aa General Motors moved up to 8690 a share to day,' during a day ot readjustments icuiiiPTnii Wflonillb lull FORD era EASTERN STOCKS ItflEET DRIVE OF ALLIES Germany Is Organizing Grand Defensive Movement to Combat the Offensive of Its Enemies on All Fronts Berlin, Sept. 18. Tha combined "grand offensive" of the allies will tm met by a combined "grand de fensive" of the centra) power, who will awing to the attack when the proper time cornea. The great war council being held at the kaiser'a beadquartera on the eastern front 1 for the purpose of unifying the direction of all military movement by armies of the central power. Since early in the war the central (lowers have acted completely in ac cord with their military movements, making It possible to beat -off vastly superior enemy forces. The scheme of unified, offense and defense will' be made even more effective aa the re sult of the present conference attend ed by war chiefs of the four empires warring on the allies. Most ravorauie reports , were brought to the war council from the different fronts. The Austro-German commanders sent word that the lat est Russian offensive around Halltz has been stopped. It was learned that the German and Bulgarian Inva sion of Roumania continues to make proKreas, while the Bulgarians are successfully resisting British and Ser bian attacks in Greece. 4 ' The capture of the Roumanian for tress of Slllstra is regarded an of spe cial importance by the German and Bulgarian commanders. The posi tion is considered the key to Buchar est HKTTING OIl8 FAVOR MR. II Kill KH IN XKW YORK N'ew York, Sept. 13. Odds on Hughes to win were advanced to two to one today by Edward McQuade, betting commissioner on the curb market, who said he tad 85,060 to place at that figure. ATTEMPT TO SOLVE MEXICAN PROBLEM New London, Conn., Sept. 13. The American and Mexican commissioners here today dug more deeply than heretofore Into the direct problem of the withdrawal ot American troops from Mexico. General iBUss, assistant United States army chief ot staff, was to ar rive here today, primed with facts as to . border conditions and ) recom mendations for future border patroir He is understood , to 'have General Fnnston's recommendations that General Pershing's forces Ibe with drawn from Mexico, and the border patrol will ibe reduced as' much as possible. .. Close observers of the conferences believe the Mexicans have carefully laid the groundwork, not alone for withdrawal c-f the American expedi tion, but likewise' for an American loan, '. , ' '. i 111 f-OARIAXS OtWPY i , CITY OF KAVAI.A London, Sept. 13. The Bulgarians have occuplod . the entire city of Kavala, taking as prisoners, part of the Greek garrison, aald a Reuter dis patch from Rome this evening, quot ing Austrian sources as authority. f l ' i ' i. - ' J- t I . ... NORTH OF 811 Great Drive b Continued, and Capture ot Combles and Peronne Within - Fort night Is Now Predicted Paris, Sept. 18. Cooiinulng their great drive on the front of Combles and Peronne, the French last night captured the whole of the village of Bouchavesnes, midway between Combles and Peronne, despite the Germans' most desperate resistance, It waa officially announced today. Early this morning the French pushed further eastward, capturing the Sols La be farm near the Peronne-Bapaume-Bethnne highway by a (bril liant bayonet charge. The French gains in the great at tack that began yesterday afternoon are of great importance. - The posi tions carried are the last of the strongly fortified. German third line of defense between Combles and Per onne. All the positions now held by the Germans' back of (his line have been built under the unceasing fire of French artillery and consequently are not nearly so strong as the old lines. ' - The capture of both- Combles and Peronne within two weeks is expect ed by some military critics, if General Foch continues bis hammer blows north of the Somme, ITALIAN TROOPS ARE FIGHTING IX GREECE Paris, Sept 13. Italian troops have Joined in the general allied of fensive In Greece and are fighting near Butkovodzuma, It was officially announced today. . Despite heavy Bulgarian opposition, the Serbians are continuing their ad vance. They have .occupied an Im portant position north of Covil and are advancing toward Kaitmatchlad. South ot Ostrovo lake the French made an Important advance. . Allied artillery is bomlbarding en emy positions on both sides of the Vardar. AT F London, Sept. .13. The greatest importance Is attributed to the pre sent conference at the kaiser' head quarters t the eastern battle front by correspondents stationed in Hol land and Switzerland. . Besides the emperor, Chancellor von Bethmann-tfollweg, King Ferdin and and Crown Prince Boria of Bul garia and Knver Pasha, Turkish war minister, several leading diplomats of the central powers are reported in consultation. ! ' " The Amsterdam correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph reported to day that the German chancellor will reveal some of the results of the con ference when he opens the next relvhstag session September 28. Rome heard from Swiss sources to day that the kaiser called the confer ence because he was disturbed by hints that Bulgaria was threatening to sue for a separate peace. One Swl8s(correspondont reported that the kaiser ordered King Ferdinand to at tend the conference with the crown prince, as hostages, to give assur ance that Bulgaria would not aban don the German force within her boundaries to attacks y the allies. KAISER CONFERS EASTERN WAR T GREEK PRO-ALLY EI IS I London, Sept 18. The Greek cab inet crisis took a new turn today after King Constantino had accepted the realnaUon of Premier Zalrals, said Central News' despatch from Athena tonight . : . .; A : - Zalml finally yielded to persua sions of his friends and -withdrew the resignation with the king's con sent He will reform the cablset, with new ministers of war and interior, supposedly of pro-ally sympathy. London, Sept. 13. King Constan tino of Greece has accepted the re signation of Premier Zaimis and the formation of a new pro-ally cabinet Is under way said dispatches from Athens today. Straos s former mem ber of the Venlzelos cabinet baa teen Instructed to sound M. Dimltrako poulis relative to the formation of a new ministry. Dimitrakopoulla was to have a lengthy conference ih Straos and political leaders today. London correspondents at Athens profess confidence that new war ministry will be formed and that Greece will join the allies very soon. Rome Sept. 13. M. Coramillaa probably will become foreign minis ter of Greece In the new cabinet ac cording to information reaching here today. T New York, Sept 13. -A two-days-old baby boy, abandoned on the door step of Wm. Salomon, wealthy bank er, last night, probably will be adopt ed by the Salomons and (become an heir to the banker's milliona, it was said at the Salomon home in Fifth avenue today. . : ' 5; ; l-' A dinner party was In progress at the Salomon home when a idall car rier, .arriving with some ; letters, heard a cry In the vestibule ana dis covered the Infant. The butler wa about to carry the baby to the police station, when Mrs. 6alomon rushed out In an evening gown. Sbe covered the youngster up in her arms, U crying ceased, and a smile spread over the baby's face. That settled It. Mrs. Salomon sent for : a nursing bottle and her limousine. The baby was wrapped in a 'blanket and the Salomons and all their guests still in evening clothes headed for the near est police station to find out how to adopt a baby. , COLE RLEASE DEFEATED IN SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia, S. C, Sept 13. Nearly complete returns from yesterday's "run oft" primary indicates a victory for Governor Richard J. Manning over former Governor Cole Blease by approximately 6,000 majority. , A heavy vote waa polled. F. H. Dominic seems to have unseated Congressman Wyatt Aitken In the Third district. LARGE RAILROADS. n NCREASE PROFITS Washington, Sept. 13. Net earn ings on the large railroads of the United States for the fiscal year Just closed increased 26.6 per cent over the preceding year, according to re ports received by tho Interstate com merce commission. ' , Statistics from all railroads in the United States with operation incomes ot over a million dollars show a total net revenue of $1,176,804,001. : For every mile of road operated the net earnings averaged $8,184. m SALOMON 0 ADOPT ABANDONED BABY SUPPORTERS OF HUGHES ORGANIZE Alliance Fcrned cf Sort ers of Nocir.ee With 1zd bershipcf410, largest Yd 13 the i&s The Grants Pass Hughes Allianot, organized at the meeting at the opera house Tuesday evening, stands at th head of tho organizations la the staU of Oregon so far as membership Is concerned. When the time for ths organization bad arrived the mem- ' bership roll contained 350 names, bat names were added at the close ot ths meeting and later, so that whea , State Organizer Walter L. Tooze left for Jackson county Wednesday morn ing 410 voters were Included in the membership. The largest organiza tion previous to the one In Grants Pass was at ,. Rosebnrg, where 80S were enrolled., The organization meeting b.ere waa also a ratification rally in celebration , of the vote in Maine. The Moose band was out and discoursed barmony upon the streets previous to the meeting In the opera house. A large crowd thea went to the opera house, where the temporary organization of the alliance was effected, at leaat one-half of the ' audience being " newly enfranchised women. State Committeeman O. S. ' Blanchard called the meeting to or der and explained its purpose, whea organization was effected through tha election of the following officers': Chairman, Wilford Allen. . ' Secretary. Mrs. Violet Clements. Treasurer. Mrsi-Vina Opdycke.- - Vlce-Cb airman, I. A. Robie. ' Following the organization. Stats Organizer Tooze made an address ringing with republicanism and ot en- - dorsement ot Charles Evan Hughes, - the standard Shearer of the party, his references to Hughes and Roosevelt and other leaders bringing much, ap plause. Numerous local voters were called for brief addresses, and ths speech ot Judge H. M. Pfefferle, ot Waldo precinct, fired the house with enthusiasm. Mr. Pfefferle .was at his best and he hammered home reasons for the faith that was his. He won much applause. Other speakers in cluded Mrs. Violet Clements, Paul Blanchard, County Chairman Wil liams, JL E. Vooxhles, I. A. Robie and J. D. Wurtsbaugh. ' El Paso, Sept. 13. Carranza troops have thrown a circle around the place wfhere Villa and his followers are be lieved to be hiding, , with American troops forming one segment of the ring., General Gonzales, Carranztota commander at Juarei, announced to day,.. Within a short time a clash Is expected to result, Gontales said. The easiest route ot escape from the circle Is being guarded by two out posts ot American cavalry. Two Texas Rangers were ambush ed last night 15 miles south ot here by a lone Mexican, who fired upon them three times without effect. The Rangers returned the fire, killing the Mexican. FRENCH TROOrs HAVE ' .v CAPTURED SOROVISH London, Sept. 13. French troops have captured the town ot Sorovish front the Bulgarians, laid an Athens despatch to the Evening News today. CAR R AZA TROOPS SURROUND BANDITS a: