Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, September 29, 1916, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textv. DAILY EDITION (J HANTS VAHH, JOHKPHIXE OOUNTYi OREGON,. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2l, lONJ. WHOLE NUMBER 1862. No 0'& Town in tho World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full Leased Wi re Telegraph Service. YOU VII., No. II. V -A " " 1 1 "' mm aMIMiWnWMHHMMIMIM v - , , . . . mm I D R Rfl atig mrsi nv hughes for DE FACTO ""!Bi SCENES AT DATE FOR SSi 8-HOURDAY linnnii . i - nnnnni rt m-rnnr 14 I I IIII If III! Illl I 1 1 I I I II I llllf I H II VI I Hock. Wl.r. billionaire. Uthe way t"e I 1 1 1 1 h I I 1 1 i! 1 1 I K I 1 1 I Mexican Rebel Forces Under Bandit Chief Defeats The Carranzistas in Hot Battle Fought Near Cusihuirichic El Paso, 8ti)t. 29. Tbt Francisco Villa, had administered severe de feat to Mexican de facto forces, and ii ttill la possession of the town of Ciislhulrlachlo last night, was the re port received by agents of one of the United States government depart ments early today. from the Mexlcsn manager of an American-owned mine near Cusihulrt chic, officers here are In receipt of a telegram from Madera, Chihuahua, aaylng he bad fled and was coming to Juarea on a gasoline velocipede over the railroad. It Is believed here If the farran-lstas were victorious the manager would have returned to the mine. El Paso, Soit.2s. .In one of the bloodiest battles since the Mexican rejj volution began, a large force of VII- llsta bandlta engaged Carranilsta' troops Wedneudsy- at Cualhulrachlc.'i CO miles west of Chihuahua Clly.'J Meager details of the battle began to! aeep across the border today. Car ranxa officials at Juarea admit that losses on both aides ran Into the hun dreds. From reports In Cuslhulrachle, mining men here today received a message Indicating that Villa had captured the town after fierce fighting In which part of the garrison revolted and went over to thebandits. It Is reported that Villa In person led his army to the attack. From Carranza authorities at Juarea few details are available. It waa stated that up to the present the only news received was a message to Chihuahua City from General Ramos, commanding the " de facto troops engaged" in the battle! asking that a hospital train and surgeons be rushed to his assistance. Ramos him self waa slightly wounded. To this request Ramps added the Informa tion that In the battle with the ban dits one hundred Vlltlstai were killed, their leader, General Irlbe, captured, and that the da facto forces suffered i i.-h. -. t-.-iuj- !. .; -.era vary i c? !. est of the ;.. , !.., General ' "' w'i-v .'i r'-'ii.',i . ents and i' c .. in t i . ts of his t, , . A , t,v, M i .-., Santa - ;; Ramoa' i " .i " been a i i ho " victory :r !,-". ,1e Car- !! , .he faot '.t .!-. .-:' ., ,m, vii: 1 .1" . ri..- i TAOOM , : --i'. ) t ' ;; s' : !: v.i 1 1 1 -. , Tocon . . . , " ,: r. Tacoma .,. : . : . i are not j . r.i v , , , ,, 1 they ar -' h,i.: wage am .. ... cut-throt ' .. . . a , DrOWS. ' ! , . ;. ,i tlclpatod, i .i i : , tlon moo' , !.' . im 1 1 - .! ,, adopted ' ' t , . ' .. fees, aotl t ' ' i ' : o legal pap : . i Stlltfl. Tl !., " 1 r. 1 i vent lawy ,,--u r-. ..; t. . . other and "" r u-r r- f bottom le 1 i New York, Sept. 2. John 1, Hockefoller, billionaire, lathe way the oil king could have his cards en graved today, and everyone In Wall street would accept It as a fact. When Standard Oil of-New Jersey stock hit 667 a share yesterday It brought the counter value of the stock of Standard Oil as It existed be fore the government dissolved It as a naughty trust, up to $2,014 a share. This 12,014 represents the added values of each fraction of stock In subsidiary concerns to which each shure of tho old Standard Oil of New Jersey was entitled. John D. owns 247.692 shares, with a par value of 934.769.200. The value of these holdings at the time of the dissolution was f 167.194,100. The value today, with yesterday's closing quotations as the basis. Is 1498,869.028.44, or nearly half a bil lion dollars. This, with Rockefel ler's holdings In various banks, rail roads, enormous blocks of national, state and municipal bonds, brings his total up to the bllllon-dollar mark. DOE SLAYERS ARE AT A party consisting of Game Warden Sam San dry, of Rogue River; T. B. Daniels, ion Hasklns and Dave Gib son, of Med ford; Charlie Monaghan, of Mt Angeles, and Fred Merrill, of this city, returned recently from a trip to Squirrel camp. They report game scarce, although a large number of bear were seen. Five were found within a short radius of camp and one was killed by the party. Sixteen days were spent ou the trip, pack horses being used to take In the party from Gallce. While on the trip an arrest was made by Game 'Warden Sandry of three law violator. It was heard that a certain party had a doe In camp, and after deputising Mr. Mer rill, the1 two men ' visited the camp and found three does, a fawn and two bucks In the possession of three men. The men were taken to Agness and fined $S5, The men were Shatert and two by the name of Black, all of Bend, Oregon. KNOCKOUT FIGHT BRITAIN'S REPLY London, Sept. 29. War Secretary Moyd-George'i declaration that the war must be fought to a "knockout," made yesterday In an Interview with the United Press, la Britain's answer " ! made by the German 1 1 fore the rclchstag yes- i n afternoon papers as- gular chance, Lloyd- ed Hollweg'a speech be i ide," said the Evening ' srmany made this war, . I character, and now o compromising on an ' ullng." n n chancellor has been anticipation by the Interview," said the uotte. tcretary nevor spoke 'y expllcltnoss, or with ce with the country's lis Interview. If any . ' ed that the tables are !rdod by a contrast of ti mcntotia utterances, 1 imo day by Lloyd i i mann-IIollwcg," said Mi.' : ri. 1 1 , - '. 1 . V - i,,. l: - I. FINED AGNESS vviiiuv I vniiiib Battle For Possession of the City, Taken From German Forces by Allies, is Mark- - ed By Ferocious Fighting i By Henry Wood. With the French Armies near Comblea, France, Sept. 29. Horses, lashed Into a furious gallop by mad riders, dashing forward over a sunk en road with huge quantities of am munition; aeroplanes, soaring above vulture-like, awaiting the fall ot Combles; men, sweating, fighting their way forward over shell-pocketed roads In terrible shell fire These were some of the dramatic scenes that preceded the capture of the strongly fortified village that had 'blocked the allied advance north of the Bom me. The eventual capture of Combles j became a certainty on Tueaday morn jlng when French cavalry patrols ad vancing northeastward and English cavalry patrols, thrusting south eastward, met eastward ot Combles. shl a t . . .... fjnry jnut ewropieieiy noircied tne I village, cutting off the last communi cations with the German army In the rear. . On the same morning I approached Combles from the west, starting from Marlcourt, the Junction point from which the French and English offen sive was launched July 1, and tra versing each successive step In the advance made Id the Intervening three months toward the attainment of this first great objective. When we arrived within less than a mile and a quarter of Combles the town Itself was then undergoing the final bombardment and assault. Although Combles was a mere vil lage of 1,500 people, the Germans had so fortified every house, espe cially the cellars, where machine runs were Installed, thai the allies were forced to employ siege methods. They completely encircled the town with their heavy artillery, which generally closed In with every advance of the Infantry lines. From the viewpoint of the enorm ous quantity of artillery massed against It. and also from the Incal culable number of shells rained Into It, Combles can easily boast ot having undergone the most terrific siege In the history of the world. It was only on reaching the most advanced artillery lines before Combles that one could grasp mathe matically the methodical progress which had rendered the allies' new tactics of advancing by heavy artil lery absolutely Irresistible, though the final artillery lines before Combles consisted of comparatively llKht batteries. These hove been rushed forward during the night over ground rendered almost Impassable by shell shots to everything but foot soldiers. But while troops were tug ging guns across the ground, a veri table army 'of soldiers had sunk a tortuous winding roadway several feet below the surface ot the ground, paving It with bricks from nearby houses, wrecked by artillery fire. Over this, when we arrived early the next morning, munition caissons, screened from the enemy's observation by the depth of the roadway, drawn by four, six and even eight horses, were dash ing along every moment with an In credible number of shells necessary to feed this advanced artillery which could be reached In no other way. Back from these advanced linos of galloping, careening caissons were thousonds more soldiers, methodical ly transformlnir what had Wn nn (Continued on page S.) Failure of New York Trades Unions to Quit Work in Sympathy With the Strik ing Carmen Upsets Plans New York, Sept. 29. A new date for a general strike call to all trades unions In New York city may be set today, following the failure of the nnlcn workers to walk out on Wed nesday. Monday next Is the date on which laoor leaders now predict tttat the long-threatened tie-up will he toted. There is a possibility, however, that the meeting on that date, which will be held In Beethoven hall, wlll be marked, not by the long exoected "general suspension of work." but by the Central Federated union formally calling off the plan. "Tne ngbt is still on." labor lead ers declared today, while admitting that the unions have stood by their contracts and tailed to walk out as expected. Police Commissioner Woods de- clwred: - . "As far as we can ascertain. It's all over. Of course we shall continue the same vigilance." CHINA PHEASANT SEASON OPES OCTOBER 1ST Portland, Sept. 29. Reports that the Chinese pheasant season would not open In Oregon on October 1 for 30 days, as usual, were denied today by Carl Shoemaker, the state game warden. "The season will open as sche duled." he said. "We hare had tele grams from all over the northwest. asking If It had been postponed." MAN KILLS POLITICIAN Missoula, Mont., Sept. 29. E. C. Thomas, chairman of the Sanders county republican central committee, died today from wounds inflicted by Miss Edith Colby, a newspaper woman ot Thompson Falls. A 'bullet in the abdomen caused death. Thomas was shot at Thomp son Falls yesterday. He was rushed here for medical attendance, but ex pired before being able to make a statement. Miss Colby Is under ar rest. Ball has been refused. Ed Donlan, one ot the big repub lican politicians of Montana, said to day that, Miss Colby had a heated ar gument with Thomas on Wednesday. Several threats were made, he said. The shooting occurred In front of Thomas' office. Witnesses declared not a word was spoken. Miss Colby walked up to Thomas, three shots rang out, and Thomas staggered. Assisted by a friend, he walked Into his office. Although mortally hurt, he was able to walk from the building some time later and started for Missoula. Thomas has .been prominent In Sunders county politics for 15 years. Miss Colby accepted the editorial chair of the Independent Enterprise about two months ago. She was formerly prominent In Spokane poli tics. The shooting was the result, It Is believed, ot a newspaper fight which has been raging for three months. J. Manrle, of the paper, held last night, has been released. REPORTER New York, Sept. 29.-Colonel Roosevelt will appeal for votes for another man Charles E. Hughes for the place of president. In a speech tomorrow at Battle Creek, Mich. He was ready this afternoon to leave at five and due at Battle Creek in the morning. The spectacle of a former chief executive stumping for a pre sidential candidate has been witness ed In recent years only In the 1896 McKlnley campaign, when Harrison spoke. En route Roosevelt will confer with Ralph D. Cole as to an Itinerary for further campaigning. Places now named for this swing Include Indiana- polls, Cleveland, Columbus, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis and St Paul, though the final pro?.an may eliminate some of them. Some consideration la also to be given to a Pacific coast tour. JAPAN TO COMPETE WITH U.S. AFTER WAR Chicago, Sept. 29. Japan, at the present time, is friendly to the United States, but In the days that follow the end of the world war will be her leading commercial competitor, ac cording to E. H. Gary, chairman ot the TJ, S. Steel eorporaUon-.who.ar. rived here today en route east from his trip to Japan and the Philippines. Upon arrival, Gary went to a hotel and expects to stay here two days and then resume his eastern trip. In response to a question aa to the probable duration of the war, Gary replied: "As far as I am personally Inform ed there is less reason to expect an early termination of the war than there was twelve months ago. I, ot course, like everyone else, hope It will soon end.' Gary was asked in regard to the attitude ot the Japanese toward the United States. "During my travels In Japan I did not observe any manifestation ot anti- American feeling on the Dart of the Japanese.. There may be a different feeling among the members of the so called war party, but I saw.no out-, ward Indications. I met manv of the Reading men . and they made every effort to convince me of the friendly feeling ot the Japanese toward us. "Outwardly, Japan bears no indi cation of the nation being at war. The Japanese are going along aa If there waa no war. They have taken ud ex tensively the manufactures that were stopped In the belligerent countries before the beginning of the war. "Did you know Japan Is the second largest copper producing country in the world? In Nagasaki I saw them building warships, but of course I do not know for whom they were building them. "Japan is busy making clothing and shoes. She is becoming a great commercial factor." STORMS BEATING WRECK OF THE STEAMElt BEAR Eureka, Cal., Sept 29. Salvors working on the wreck of the steamer Bear, ashore near Cape Mendocino, were unable to board her today. The sea gave the Bear a terrific pounding last night. It was calmer this morn ing. CHIEFS OF THREE STATES ATTEND GOVERNORS' DAY Salem, Sept. 29.- With chief exe cutives of three northwestern states In attendance, "Governors' day" at the Oregon state fair was in full blast this afternoon. Crowds cheer ed Governor Lister of Washington, Governor Alexander of Idaho, , and Governor Wlthycombe of Oregon. The three executives visited the exhibits morning and afternoon. PRINCIPLE Republican Nracee Endors es General Plan ef Shcrt Working Day, kt Opposes The Surrender cf Rigits Blnghampton, N. Y., Sept 29.- Republican Candidate Hughes de-, clared himself here today In favor ot the general principle of the eight-, hour day." . . , Discussing the eight-hour day, law. , which Hughes holds was secured by coercion by the railroad brotherhoods. he said: ' "I am not opposed to the principle . of an eight-hour day. .1 favor tho general principle of aa eight-hour r day. I should like to see an eight hour work day. What Is the object of It? It Is a relief from strain; It la tlon; R is to give the sense of content-, ment and reasonableness In life, from the pressure of overexertion." rendering "anything we have." f .... avi. a.4lm j3V.- -m f.--aaisKui , sttOacV.: seven.-jreari today when, ; Charles E. Hughes, "back home," was stumping through the empire state. Back in 1909, the same Charles E. Hughes swung "up ' state" lighting fiercely for the antt-rac tract htll as governor of New York. Today, grayer of beard and scantier of hair,., Hughes was fighting his way. across the state, In the old ramlliar territory . but this time appealing for votes to put him in the highest office within the gift of the people. . , , . Hughes Is now back In the same ,, first-class fighting trim, that he was a , governor. The husklness of voice and weariness of gesture that were so plainly apparent In Pittsburg the day before yesterday, were gone today. v . It waa the Issue of American rights , which the republican, candidate laid. most stress on today--thls and the. moral Issue of whether or not there should be, according to the republt- ' can beliefs, a surrender to the prln,-, clple of force, exemplified. In the ad-,,, ministration's .. enactment , of . the. , Adamsqn, eight-hour bill. . In between . he mixed a sermon on a protective tariff. Washington, Sept. 29. While the statement of David Lloyd-George, : British war minister, through the United Press, aroused great interest on the part of Secretary 'Lansing and , other officials of the state department. It was today regarded by these offi cials more in the light of confirming this government's attitude than sounding a warning against steps England believed were under way. The decision of the administration not to intervene until it was certain peace overtures would be acceptable to both sides was reached aome time ago. , It Is regarded as significant that the Lloyd-George statement should have followed closely on the heels of re ports from England that Germany might be expected to "set another peace kite flying" In October. American officials are therefore in clined to feel that the statement ot the war minister was prompted more' to forestall any possible move that might result from the expected Ger man peace feeler than by actual be lief that, the United States was about to intervene.