Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, September 14, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 , I .1 ' DAILY EDITION - - 1 GRANT VAHS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1B10 you vi., No. sos. WHOLE NUMBER IMA... ' .-, 01 WV Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service. ! ; : : ; ; . '1 ...... ( FRENCH HOLD OUTSKIRTS OF CONIES British Troops Join in At tempt to Squeeze Germans Oct of Positions Now Held to the North of Ginchy London, Sopt 14. The British liar Joined with tbt French In the new eastward drive to aqueeie the Oe rmana out of Oomble and Peronne, and made progress last night north of Olnchy. The British gain, officially reported by General Hale, draw a noose tight er around Comblea, whose outskirts are now held by the French. On the eastern aide of Corobles the French have punned forward In thla week's lighting nntll the town la about two- thirds surrounded. The Germans are counter-attacking desperately to save Peronne. The French war offloe today announced that more German troops have been transferred from the Verdun front and that twenty thousand Germans from Verdun led the Gorman attack 'on the Combles-Peronne line yester- day. The German war offiea declared ' thla afternoon that, ' thH.Teulon counter-attacks hart ?et ftfh some, "lf(WWi.'aMhit last nlsht were repulsed. As If In answer to the German claim that the allied offensive In northern Greece had been stopped, the French war office this afternoon an nounced further gains by the Serbs on the allies' right wing. The Ser bians captured a row of Bulgarian trenches and pushed the RulgBra from dominating height. On the remain der of the Macedonia front only artil lery duels and minor patrol activities were reported by the French and Rrltlah war office. The deadlock on the Russian front and In southeastern Roumanla con tinues. The Russian war office an nounced the repulse of German Bulgarian attacks east of the fort of Slllstra. The German war office officially confirmed reports that the Bulgarians occupied the Greek port of Kavala and announced that tho German Rulgnr campaign In southeastern Roumanla Is progressing. The repulse of allied attacks at several points on the Macedonian frontier wns announced at nerlln. TlA ttin TImcIIm an flf in lift. I I lie III' l urn, .vim . " mi. - nounre the occupation of Kavala was Interpreted here as meaning that the Germans no longer hope to keep Greece out of tho war. The German minister at'Athons Is reported to have assured King Constantlne several weeks ago that Kavaln would not occupied by tho Bulgnrs so long as Greece continued neutral. ' t TEDDY (XtoGILlTl IiATES ' SENATOR POINDKXTKK New York, Sept. 14. Colonel Jloosevelt today sent the following telegram pf congratulation to Senator Miles Polndexter of .Washington:. "Heartiest congratulations on your splendid victory. TIiIb, Illram John son's success In California, and tho results In Malno are certainly good omens." AVIATOR H MIXED AT COUNTY FAIU LIGHT Fredericksburg, Texas, 8opt. 14. Jack Miller, of Cleburne, Texas, an aviator, Is dead today as tho result of Injuries recolvod when his aero plane fell 75 feet during a flight nt tho county fair here late yesterday. Miller made the flight under protest because of the high wind. RUSS-JAP 1ATT S ACCEPTABLE TO 0 STATES Washington, Sept. 14. Unofficial opinion expressed at the state depart- uieut today by those following the Russo-Japanese treaty was to the ef fect that the assurances of the Japan ese foreign office regarding the treaty received at the department of state last night were satisfactory to this government. The definiteness and openness of the Japanese memoran dum to Ambassador Gutbrle made a favorable Impression here. The only question remaining Is whether or not there may be secret clauses. Officials said they dad nothing to base such a ibellef on and that in view of the ex- ptlcltnes of the Japanese statement there appeared to tie no further ne cessity for further discussion of the matter. Washington, Sept. 14. The text of written assurances given American Ambassador Guthrie at Tokio by the Japanese foreign office regarding Japan's adherence to the "open door" policy, In China In connection with the recently signed Russo-Japanese' treaty was given out by the state de partment today. Part of the text follows: "The Imperial government desires to assure the American government that the new convention la in no sense designed" to repeal or to modify the provisions of article 2 of the convic tion concluded between Japad and Russia of July ll, 107, nor have the Imperial government entertained for from the policy to which they have avowedly committed themselves re- ' spelling the maintenance of the Inde pendence and territorial Integrity of China as well as the equal oppor tunity for the trade of all nations In that country.1 "On the contrary they are as strongly convinced as ever of the use fulness of that policy In the Interests of the general stability In the far east, which they have always very near their heart. These 'Written assurances were given Ambasador Guthrie September 13 In addition to oral ones In reply to request which the state depart ment made through the ambassador August 16 for Information regarding the treaty. s The Russian minister of, foreign affairs has similarly assured the American ambassador to Russia re garding the treaty. GEN. VILLA IS SEEN NEAR SANTA CLARA El Paso, Sept. 14. Despite Gen- eral Tershlng's dispatch to General Funston that Villa's northward pro - greas could not bo confirmed. General I Oonaalos, Cnrranzlsta commander at Junrex, today announced officially that Villa Is stllf in the Santa Clara region, whero he has been seen per sonally by peons, but Is showing no disposition to light. A small band of Vllllstas fought for four hours yeeterday In the Laguna district with do facto troops, accord ing to Gonzales. The bandits fled, leaving seven dead on the field. Copies of a newspaper published Iliy the new revolutionary party of liegallstas have been smuggled Into Chihuahua City by train crews. Two men have been arrested for tho of fense SI HMARIXE IHtEMEN ItEI'OUTED CAPTURED Galveston, Texas, Sept. 14. Th German submarine merchant ship Bremen has been captured and Is tied up In the river Tyne, according to the captain of a British merchant steam er that arrived here today from England. IT PORTLAND DAY AT THE COUNTY FAIR WEDNESDAY Special Excursion Will Be Run the Second Day ol the Big Visitors Will. Inspect, Sugar Other Enterprises in the Wednesday of next week, the sec ond day of the Josephine cottnty fair, will be Portland day in Oranta Pats, and a large number of visitors will be here from the RosClty to get 'a look, at the evidences of Industrial progress of which they have heard. The details of the excursion from Portland are now being worked out by a committee from the Portland Chamber of Commerce, Emery Olm stead being the committee chairman. They will arrive Wednesday morning and will remain here during the day and until Thursday morning. Visit to the sugar factory, over the line Vf the hew railroad, Into the adjoining country and to the county fair will be upon the program. The Portland business men were Interested In the excursion at this time through the recent visit to the northern city by R Br Miller, vice-president of the California ft Oregon Coast railroad, and acting n" co-operation, with the railroad people the local Commercial club, sent Invitations to the Chamber of Commerce" as a body and to many officials .of the Southern Pacific and vn aMrfi' rofrfale4tto" visit the city on Portland day.' ' For the entertainment of the visit ors, the regular program for the fair will Include many Interesting fea tures, while vlalts to the sugar fac tory and other place of Interest will take much of the day. Speaking of the coming excursion, the Portland Oregonlan has the fol lowing comment: "Grants Pass Is to be the objective of an excursion of representative busi ness men of Portland on Septem ber 20. OFFICIALS OF tIEW TO New York, Sopt. 14. While re- meeting this afternoon. William B. ports were coming in of five street Fltxgerald, who la leading the strike, cars operated by strikebreakers ' be- and Congressman .Meyer Loudon, so Ing piled up at the bottom of a grade, I clallst, were also to address the I injuring nine persons, and traction j crowd. Later the strike leaders will officials stolidly reiterated their re- appear before the public service com fusal to arbitrate their differences J mission again. Wlin tDe union, several tnousana 'strikers paraded through the streets' i"ere today seeking support In thelrtoday. is the same on which three flf?nt for tho existence of their organ-, persons were killed Tuesday, when a Icatlon. Headed musicians by a band furnished by tho union, the strikers march - ed from Sfith street and Park evenue to Union square, where a mass meet ing was held this afternoon. About 3.000 of the strikers were In uniform. Police estimates placed the number In line at 7,000, (but union officials declared .there were many more. Today marked the opening of thc'" rerused to work. They also second week of tho strike. Settle- J claim the tracks had been greased ment was apparently as far off as the l"Hng the night, day the men walked out. All coni-j. Some attempts were made to re ponles have now Joined In the re-,""1"8 trffl todv n the surface lines fusal'to accept the recommendation ! affected by the strike, but In the main of the publlo service commission for ( the tie-up on Jhe companies whose arbitration. Talk of a general strike j on strike was complete. In support of the car men Is still i Subway and elevated trains con heord, but no' definite action t has , tlnue to operate on regclor schedule, been taken. " ; iDl,t carrylqg unprecedented crowds, The Central Federated unions are j owing to the paralyxatlon of the sur o hold another meeting tonight. , fc lines, and Jammed to suffoca when the question will be debated. tlon. ', - Snninel Gompers, president, and j Hugh Frayne, organizer of the Amer-j Ray Fremmey, of Harbor, Oregon, Icon Federation of Labor, were sohe-( left this morning for Drumwrlght, dulrd anonir the speakers at the mass .Oklahoma. .. From the Rose Gty on Josephine Exposition, and Factory, New Railroad and - Grants Pass District ' ''The purpose of the trip will be to visit the sugar plant of the Utah Idaho Sugar company, which is being Installed there, and to look over the recent new railway construction that has been going on. "The sugar enterprise la one of the biggest thing that has brought out side capital Into the state for a long time and the Portland Chamber of Commerce feels that the business men of the state ehonld Intereat them selves keenly in It. "Emery Olmstead has been ap pointed chairman of a committee to organize the trip." , So keen has become the Interest In Portland that the Rose City Ath letic W of which Fred T. Merrill, of that city, is manager, Is going to stage a "boxing" smoker" In the Grant.) Pass opera house on Wednes day evening, when some of the most scientific boxers on the coast will ex hibit their fistic skill. The program will Include two bouts, one of eight and one of ten rounds, with a four- rouna curiam ramer. . match will be between Muff Bronson A or rorjiana, ua nenjamin, oi pbsifne.; " The "eight-round-. content will include Alex Trambltss. a con tender for the world's bantam-weight champloABhlp, anJ.EddIe Gorman, of Oakland, Cal. . Mr. Merrill states that the staging of this big boxing contest outside of Portland by the Rose City Athletic club Is In the nature of an experiment, but If successful It will be followed fby others. The matches will he fought strictly under the rules prescribed by the statutes of the state of Oregon, and the general public will be admitted at $1 per adult. Ring side seats will bring a premium. YORK CAR LINES i me tnipn line, in tne uronx, on which the five-car smash-up occurred Icar Jumped the track. One car after another plunged down the grade on ; Westchester avenue In today's acrl- dent, with men and women scream Ing and shouting for help. The cars dashed down at such speed they dare not Jump., When the first car stop ped at the bottom the four coming up behind crashed into it. The strikebreakers said the 'brakes on the ARBITRATE DIFFERENCES 125 CITIES . SEEK U.S. II PLATE Washington. Sept 14. With con clusion of arguments by representa tives of 123 cities that want the gov ernment armor plate plant expected tonight or tomorrow, the navy general board has decided to visit a majority of the sites proposed. Some of the cities, it was stated, will necessarily have to be abandoned at the start, because sites suggested do not come within that section of the law which provides that the plant must be located "with special refer ence to safety In time of war." That section, all members of the general board questioned today said, will be the principal issue Involved In the location of the plant that will mean employment to many thousands of men and a payroll of many hun dred thousands. . -Other important constderaiivos. such as availability of raw material, transportation facilities, etc., will be waived, if necessary to meet the pro vision. The United Press learned today from an authoritative source that the following big factors must be consid ered in deciding on' a location: Cost of land forsite. Availability of raw materials Condition of labor market , Transportation facilities, with the matter of bridges to be crossed or tunnels on the lines to shipbuilding plants, is a factor of first importance. Tt mi pxnnrtMi tTi tho slrn nd lmmenM we,ght of the flnlshed pr0 of hMg tnnnela, important r- - TOUR FOR HUGHES Chicago, Sept, 14. Frank Hitch cock, of the national republican ad visory committee, reached here today. Other members will arrive Monday for a conference. Hitchcock announced plans for Governor Hughes' second western tour. The candidate will occupy a special train. Leaving New Tork the morning of September 18, he will reach Chicago at 4 a. m. September 19. Half an hour later he will to Peoria. He will leave Springfield, 111., the night of September 19, reach ing Chicago early September SO. Two hours later he will go to 'Milwaukee, returning the morning of September 21. Immediately be will leave for Monon, Ind., and will spend four days in Indiana, speaking constantly except on Sunday, September 24, when he will rest at Indianapolis. Joseph G. Cannon, of Danville, 111., arrived here today from Washington. At republican headquarters here to day he predicted a republican victory in November. He will leave for home tonight. GUILT! OF MURDER Hillsboro, Ore., Sept. 14. 'Bennett Thompson faced a sentence of life Imprisonment today, having been con victed of murdering Mrs. Helen Jen nings at the Oore ranch last May. The verdict of guilty was returned in 33 minutes. Thompson's effort to prove an alibi failed. . 7 " i Tho case against Thompson was en tirely circumstantial. By scattered bits of evidence the state sought to prove he was angry at Mrs. Jennings because she' refused to return his ad miration and killed her while she slept and later, It was alleged, he kill ed Rlstman, the Jltneur, on the theory that "dead men tell no tales." His attorneys are discussing an ap peal, but there Is no money for a fur ther court fight , ANOTHER WESTER BENNETT THOMPSON Tin TO POLICE Mexican Members cf Cc: mission Fa?cr Estzilii cent Neutral Ccrtabirj to Patrol let enrafJczdLc: New London, Conn., Sept , 14. Establishment of a neutral constabu lary along the border was strongly urged by the Mexicans here today ia , the conference of the Joint Amerl can Mexican commission endeavoring to reach a solution of the problems of 'Mexico. ' . " , Under ' this system the patrolling force would be non-military, but un der discipline as- strict as that ob- -served in any. army. They would have large powers in patrolling the border and in general would be an organization similar to the Mexican . rurales or the Texas rangers. f r- The commissioners reached no agreement on the suggestion, Inas much as it Is only one of several ideas,' but , the Mexicans laid , parti-, cular stress on It Legal questions were also taken up today. The Mex icans said they had not abrogated the provisions of the constitution and the legal codes, hut merely suspend ed them, .anil'that a now -ciril courts . system was now being instituted. " " New London, Conn., BepL 14. ' , "Steps to relieve any unfair burdens in Mexican taxation of foreign owned property appeared likely to result from the conference today between American and Mexican commissioners here. At the same time the commis sioners drew nearer to a concrete pro- . position for withdrawing American forces from Mexico and patrolling the boundary. '' "-v' " ,. During the morning session today -' the Joint commission discussed taxes. The Mexicans said frankly there is no Intent to place a premium on enter prise, and the American commission- era agreed there is an effort to en courage development of revenues for the government while at the same ' time promoting industrlal'growth. General Bliss counseled the Amer ican commissioners this afternoon on withdrawal and border patrol ques- . tions. From his suggestions a plan for withdrawing the troops In the near future and re-arranglng the bor der patrol will develop. The lobbyist group continues to grow about the commissioners dally. Letters from "interests," protesting and suggesting, come in stacks. Soma lobbyists may be heard by the com missioners but probably not The presence of J. P. Morgan's yacht Corsair at the harbor entrance here led to stories .unconflrmahle that the financier will take a direct hand in financial negotiations with Mexico. Morgan himself was not aboard the yacht when she arrived last night and flashed mysterious slgnals.ashore. . FRENCH WAR LOAM VOTE UNANIMOUS Paris, Sept. 14. The French chamber of deputies this evening re gistered the nation's confidence In the. success of allied arms in an unpre cedented manner. 1 Following Premier Brland's speech outlining the military situation, the chamber passed the new war loan fesked by the government without a- dlssentlng vote, 484 members voting their approval.