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Daily Rogue River Courier
Ai Independent Republlcaa Nawt
paper. United Pre Leased j
Wlr Telegraph flervic.
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E. VOORHIES, Pub. and Prop.
WILFORD ALLEN, Editor.
Entered at the Grant Paw,
son. PoMofflc u econd-claa
alter.
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mall SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Ob Tear. $5.00
Six Month. .00
Tare Month. 1.80'
Ob Month
'Payable la Advance
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1016.
OREGON WEATHER
Fair tonight and . Saturday;
V winds mostly northerly.
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SEIIL.1.NU U. f
The opening of the O. & C. lands
forfeited to the gorernment will hare
a wonderful bearing upon the Imme
diate future of Josephine county In
common with other of the ' eonntles
affected. Taking this county as an
example, its 1S9.000 acres of grant
lands will make homes' for not less
than 1,000 new families, basing the
estimate npon the liberal classifies-!
tlon which is being made and the
placing of a large percentage of the
land In the agricultural class. There
are many isolated tracts of from 40
to 1(0 acres, especially near the cities
and towns, so that the homesteads
will not average the maximum acre
age by any means.
When notice is given that these
lands are to be opened upon a given
date, many thousands of would-be
ettlers will come Into the district to
examine the tracts and to select one
that meet their idea of a suitable
homestead. Naturally, the best tracts
will tnrve-many applicants, and in the
drawing of lota there will be more of
the unsuccessful than of the aueceea
fal applicants. But under the prob
able plan of opening as outlined by
Mr. Sharp, the applicant can continue
till he gets a farm. By opening the
lands by units of one or two counties,
preferably one, the land seeker can
follow the openings, and can continue
to make applications till Anally he
comes under the wire a winner.
There will no doubt be something
of a rush to southern Oregon when
announcement Is made that the open
ing' la aear at hand. There must be
organization to properly care for
these visitors, though through the plan
there need be no such jam of people j
a has occurred at openings In the
past.
The land seekers can be more
deliberate in their qnest. and there
win be no advantage In being first
io nie upon a given iract.
These newcomers shonld not be-
lleve, however, that because the lands
they seek have been classified as agri -
cultural that they can go npon them
with plow and harrow' and grow
wealthy at once through cultivation
of the soil. Most of th? .lands need (
clearing.
Some will have fairly ,
heavy growths of timber
Tt will be
upon them. but pioneering In the
mldit of civilization. The county la
checkerhoarded with the lands. Just
over the fence from a develoned farm
may be a tract of the grant land.
Much of the land lies in the hills, and
careful investigation should be made
before making application for home
stead filing. Some of the lands are
exlremely valuable; others arp not
worth the price of a three-year resi
dence. WO MEN AND THE I1AU.OT.
Women who w.int the ballot ate out
after Mr. Wilson with a elub. They
hare no confidence In recent attempts
by which he has tried to place him
self rluht, for at heart Wilson Is
known to be opposed to the principle
of national suffrage. Miss Margaret
Fay Whittemore, of Detroit. Mlchl- j
gan, Oregon orgsnlzer for the Na-1
tlnnal Woman's party, leaves no doubt
About how her orzanlzntlon InokB up-j
on the protestations recently made j
br the president. "Wilson Is on re-1
cord In sixteen different ways as op-'
Royal Baldng
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KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY
Quality First
nosed to national suffrage," Is the
way Miss Whittemore expressed ft to
the Courier. "Our party is political,
but so far as it affects most political j
questions, it is non-partisan." said the
lady. The party has one plank, and
read It any way you will the plank
always means "votes for women."
Wilson, being opposed to votes for
women, and Hughes, being friendly
to the issue, the National Woman's
party is out to defeat Wilson and to
elect Hughe. The women of Ore-
gon are being urged to vote in the!'" ,h opposition of the Industrial
Interests of the women of the nation.
Our women, enfranchised by their
men. can now aid In giving the ballot
to their' sex in all the states by re
gistering disapproval of Wilson and
approval of Hughes. If the ballot Is
good for the women of Oregon, It Is
good for the women of the nation.
The way for suffrage states to vote
would seem clear.
ELECTION FRAUDS
ARE INVESTIGATED
Washington. Oct. 13. Charges of
widespread election fraud conspira
cies in Cincinnati, Cleveland and
Columbhs. Ohio. Detroit and other
Michigan cities, Indiana cities. In
cluding Indianapolis and Terre Haute,
and in Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Colorado, are under investiga
tion today by the department of Jus
tice. The department hopes to dis
pose of the cases before the coming
election.
Bribery, Illegal, registration, colon
lxation and proposed Illegal voting
at the November election are included
in the charge. The department has
been informed It Is planned to takei
voter, from one state to another to'an(J Amerlcan ,., t0 OVPr).om, tn,
use them in elections.
Charges made to the department. ..,t ran be lmilKlned that ,hlll
it was admitted, have been on excel-jun(.omf()rUble f(). Amlcl but
lent authority. In many cases they. t be r)menlberP(j we ,re at war
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were made ny voters leagues ana
citizens associations. In some in-1
. . i. j .i . i ,iiHAn,
isiaucea, it la uunciniuim, uni.i j
charges were made that certain poll-'
n,iunt,9Mnni hav nlanneil I
frauds: in other cases that frauds of;
past year9 were to De repeated,
, Election fraud cases in Denver,
!t'olo - . Pennsylvania and West Vir-1
Iginia concern past phases. Th" Den-.
ver investigation han to do with Col
orado Fuel & Iron company inves
tigation of several months ago. The
West Virginia Investigation Is a con
tinuation of the probe into West Vir
ginia politics, which already has fig
ured in the state courts. The i'enn
svlvanla Investlsatlon Involves al-
,anipa,Kn ,.ont rilxil ions by II-
qll()r interests which attracted wlile-
spread attention some months auo.
These last cases are about ready for
trial.
Department of Justice attorneys
said today they would make every
effort to prevent the frauds which, It
Is alleged, are to be attempted in thel
November election. In all cases
wher' charges have been made de.
partment agents are trying to "clean
up" the cases before, Instead of after
the elections.
Playing th Rttti. I
It Is not every young student of mil-
sic who is cni'etiil iilioi't playing the
rwts well. Indeed, a gn at many play
ers seem to I'.n tet that Hie lets are I
Just as much of the I'le-e as Is the
punctuation p, a sentence. Nowadays
IX'nple do not put In so inch pun (na
tion n they tled In do, hut the llUc
Iti tliti vnlr ncii ltwt"n (mi! iltn wiitn.i
n, ,.,. readily understood by Kod
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FAVORED Bl MANY
Uusseldorf. Germany, Oct, 13.-
Nearly every hie Industrial lender In
the Rhino vallev liidnxtrUI c..ni..r
which IsC.ermany'a I'tttsbtirg. favor
ruthless submarine warfare, regard
less of the Interests of the Vntted
State.
Chancellor von ncthmann-Hollweg
Interests of both the Rhine and West-
Jphalian provinces, hotbed of von
iTirpitiism. These interests believe
that though they may not convlniV
the government now they will win j
later. They are now centering their
hopes of winning Field Marshal von
Hlndenburg to their side.
"The war must be fought to a fin-,
Ish," said the Westfaellsche Zeltung.
which fairly represents the sentiment
of the district In this respect. "Either
Germany or England must win, and
j the interests here on the Rhine are
ready to fight until Germany wins."
Directors of Germany's steel trust
and other milionalrea In this Indus
trial country declare unreservedly
that Germany will not make peace
until Kngland asks terms, The Rhine
land press Is still discussing War
Secretary Lloyd-George's statement
to the fnlted Press that the allies'
must carry the war to a "knockout,"
and they hold that this statement Jus
tifies their contention that Germany
must use every possible weapon
against England.
The activities of the t'-53 have
ereatlv increased their faith in the
possibilities of unlimited submarln-1 ri"- Oot- ".Anglo-French air
lDg ' squadrons last night bombarded the
August Thvasen. Germany's Car- gainer works at Obendorff. dropping
neele declared In on Interview ... nearly five ton of projectiles. It was
declared in an
Homborn-on-Rhine that" since Kng
land Is still the ereat sea nower. it
was necessary for Germany to oper -
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this Is one means i
of ending the war," said Thvaaen. I
"We can not always make war as , "
America wants."
.ever: was me etiipnaiic re-1
sponse. "First, because we have en
emies enough and, second, because In
peace times our relations with Amer
ica are always most friendly, and we
want them to continue so after the
'war. We are always sympathetic to-;
jard America, The world Interests
.of both countries will develop through
peace."
I Thyssen doe not believe an c.-on-lomla
wsr will follow the present war.
j "We want peace because we desire
to develop our Industries In pence,
(not war." lie said. "A few, who be
.cause they manufacture ammunition.
want, a long war, do not speak for
( Germany, because we do not Intend
to live after the war by manufactur
ing ammunition."
Thyssen Is an Intimate friend of
the kaiser. Before the war he often
t ,U(Il?(. (inry ()f hn s Sp,
corporation, and his son, Frlta,
studied the Pittsburg steel and coke
industries, lie Is one of the fnw In
dustrial leaders who oppose Admiral
von Tlrpltz.
SECRET NAVAL
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Washington, Oct, 13. Suspicion
that a belligerent government might
bo maintaining it naval base on the
Atlimtl-' coast of this country caused
the sudden dnsh to sea of destroyers
from Ntwport yesterday, Hecrelary
Daniels said today,
I .vuinirai .uayo, I'omuianuing nie
I Atlantic Meet, ordered the ships out
I vesterday. 'I'bev will scour the coast
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as far north as Kant port, Maine, near
i the v'nmulluu border, sea rchlng for
; possible secret submarine base or
j wireless stations,
"We have no reason to believe any
helllKerent la maintaining a base on
this shore," Daniels ml it, "During
the last year, however, whenever
there has been a possibility that a
belligerent was maintaining a sub
marine base on this aide, we have
sent destroyer out lo search for It."
1 Since the arrival of the I'-iiS.
IPanlela said, there have been many
reports that some helllKerent was
maintaining a naval base here.
Daniels has received letters, It was
admitted, suggesting auch a possi
bility. The order for the sudden
trip to aea, though, was made by Ad
miral Mayo on his owu Initiative.
I While the department has no In
formation on thin point, the sudden
.ties of the departure of the destroy
jers cave rise to reports that the New
!xvrt naval men had been "tipped"
to the location of a naval base.
Authorities do not believe that the!
V-'t'i carried sufficient supplies to last
her for three month, as her captain
claimed.
While officials would not say post
,,v,,v ,n' tn" Process
er supplying
Sul.niarlnes from ships . along
the
ieon", ' now ITiHeedtn. one autho
rity gave unmlstakaDle evliieitce thai
he thinks such report come from
what the nary regards as reliable
sources, and that they are worthy of
the strictest Investigation.
BKITISH MKK i; is
OX SOMMK Kitovr
London. (Vt. 13.- Prltlsh troops I
advanced on the front extending from
Ouedeeourt to IsIUmefs (about one
'and one-half miles) In severe flithtlng 1
north of the Somme last night, Gen-;
"'"al "a'K reported this afternoon, i
Rains were also made northwest of
Onedeeourt and 150 prisoners were
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AMIIASKAIMm SATO MAKER
KlltST CALL OS LANSING
Washington. Oct. 13 The newt
Japanese ambassador. Sato, made his
first call upon Secretary of State lins
Ing today. A he must present his
credentials personally lo President
i Wilson, he wltl remain "ambassador
designate" until Wilson returns to
Washington.
MAVBKR WORKR IIOMHKD
ItY FKKNOI All! KLKKT
officially announced today.
On both side of the Somme artll-
,ery flhtln thr vlol,'n, '"'
night, especially
in tne sectors or
Morval. Rouchavesnes.
Ahlalncourt
na i.nanines.
The man who drop bis anchor In
the Hlotigh of I 'upend never get arv
farther.
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"VfOUNTAINtops can't bo
seen In a mist. An many
a mountain o trouble disap
pears in a cloud o'
Velvet smoke. Ofit&U
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For These
gel a .MIMNlOX
BOTTLE ami a ry
keep II warm.
Demaray's
TKI'TO.NH' l-1IU'ri ItKPt lKI
IN I I'I'KH V.l I. VALI.i:V
Hucharest, Oct. IS. - - Teutonic
force have been repulsed In (lie up
per Viul valley, west of the Transyl
vanlan frontier, and also in Hie Hut
chill valley. It was' officially an
nounced today. Near I'redeal the en
emy waa defeated and retreated to
ward Tiiuos.
An Ing.nloua Scarsorow,
A writer In the Farm and Fireside
tells of one of the moat effective plana
for keeping liltds from cherries and
other tree and gsnlcii fruits. "Tike
two or three two-pound Manila paper
bags, dip then lu linseed oil to make
them waterproof, place half a doxen
peas In each, blow them up full of air
and tie up the open end Fasten these
bags In the trees, vu or three to each
tree, or to stakes In berry tlelds with
blta of stout twine shout ll Inches
long. The wind, blowing I he hags
atxmt. will rattle the peas Inside them,
and the nnuc nslmnml object and the
rattling noise' will keep the birds out
of erery tree oi licil n docoriiled and
do It effectively."
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MIiiiii apolls. Oct. 13, - John Hlii'p.
herd, engineer of Hie C. M. ft Ht. P.,
was Instantly killed and three persona
were injured today when the At, Paul
line passenKcr train No. il left Ha
tracks Kithlii the clt'v limits of Mlnne.
spoils today.
ITALIANH tlAI.N LHOl'NIt
HI T UMK IMtlHONKItN
Vienna, Oct. IH.-- Italia trMi
have gained some ground sit and one.
half miles south of Onrlts In Ihetr
violent offensive nn the Carno, It wa
olllcially announced today, hut havo
left 2,700 prisoners In Austrian
hands.
LIN Kit KtNMAN LKAVK.H
IIOSTON Vtm FHANl K
Hoston, Oct, 13,- The American
Hawaiian liner Kansan, which was
Intercepted lust Sunday by a German
submarine off Nantucket light, left
today for Genoa and 8t. Naialre, car-
rylng a cargo of war munitions and
horses for the allies.
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