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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1916)
L. VII., WQ.4M. t GRANT PASS, JOSEPHIinB COUMTr, OREGON, Hl'ffDAV, NOVRMItKIt I a, 1018. , v WHOLE KtMBES 1M9. ''''''-. ':,.N'n Other Town in the World the Size of Oranta Paa Hm a Paper With FaM Leased Wire Telegraph Semce. , , , , t t M UF 0.1IS mm STATE Iqtse Bays Tidcri1 Over Pc!h Wfcile Aies cl Ccrns Are Vtsqsbhtd by Wtshizca Udvertity Portland, Nov. J!. Getting the 3ump on tut famous Washington Stat football aggregation, Oregon University, malnljr through wonder ful playing ty Huntington, today de feated Pullman Agla twelve to three. Oregon's Oral score u a 1-yard plaeo kick by Huntington, fol lowing a Mutational (6-yard return by Bartlett of Captain Bange' klrk olt which' started tho game. In the third period Washington tied the core on Durham's 12-yard drop kick. 'In tho fourth a ls-yard forward pan to Mitchell and a line buck by Hunt ington gave Oregon I la touchdown. "The goal kick failed. Oregon'a laat point were the result of a 30-yard place kirk by Huntington. 8eattle, Nov. 11. Glliuour Dokle'e already heavy-laden brow was crown Ad with another laurel wreath this afternoon when Waahlngton beat the Orogou Aggie football squad to the tuna of 35 to 0. Waahlngton first cored la the first quarter when Murphy, after the ball had been car ried to the two-yard line, dived the remaining distance for a touchdown, Faulk kicking goal, in we second .and third periods neither scored, but In the fourth Murphy again scored, a tombdown. which Faulk converted. UalfiuwnMh Wlitr rarrlarf thu ball over, Faulk again making good. The fourth touchdown came when Noble carried, the bell over, Faulk again making an accurate boot. Logg, re placing Noble, raced twenty yards for a touchdown, Morrison kicking goal for Anal points. . kii: IS ESTABLISHED t Washington, Nov. 11. 7-Ad vised by cable from Meoca that an Independ ent kingdom of Arabia has been es tablished, the state department to day Inquired of England, France and Turkey as to the correctness of the Information. . In the event the Mecca message Is confirmed. It Is likely Sheref Hussein Ben All will be recognised as the dt t aeto ruler of Arabia. The message received here was undated, and sign ed fcy "The Minister of Foreign Af fair." 5 Paris, Nov. 11. The Germans sus. lalned serious losses whsn they were repulsed In attacks on French post, tlons south nt the 80111 me In the Vicinity of Dentecoiirt, tlio war olllca announced today. "We maintained all our Hi'omiil," . , .. ji ...11 ii. ... it... me Biftinniiini nam. norm 111 ihu Boninie there wore spirited nrtlllory duels In the region of lxs rtoriils mi l ' Snllly-RullllNPl, , French nvlnlur brought down f lyo Gorman aero planes'. Two wore destroyed by nvU tor Ouynemcr, n.al.Min t in ttinl . r onomy n:noii!'u-i '..on slit doan. hy .him twenty one," , , .. : ' . BAKER TO LOSE I AS WILSON'S WAR SECRETARY J Washington, Nov. 11. Cuntom de crees that every member of Presi dent Wilson's cabinet formally re sign on March 4, but the Indication here today was that every preeent member of. the president's official family, except one, will take this course In a perfectly perfunctory manner, knowing In advsnee the pre sident won't accept the resignations. The one exception Is Newton Baker, secretary of war.! It Is known he win hand In bla resignation and mean It. The president has plenty of time In which to make op his mind on Baker's successor, hut gossip here Is Inclined to the belief that he wonld move Secretary of the Interior Lane to the war portfolio, and put some weeterner on the job Lane now holds. PRESIDEHT RESTS AFTER CAMPAIGN Wllllamstown. Mass., Nov. 11. That the election la now over, Presi dent Wilson today took the Drat com plete rest he has had alnce the open ing of the campaign. During the day he drove through the hills and plan ned to aee a part, at least, of the foot tell game this afternoon between Williams and the State Agricultural college. He leaves at i.tS.os his return Journey to Rhlnecllff, N. T., jrhere he boards the Mayflower for a cruise down the river to New Tork. He experts to come ashore Sunday for church and an eMtomoblle ride and will leave that afternoon for Washington by train, arriving about I o'clock. The president's friends are strong ly urging him to take an extended orulte on the Mayflower or go away somewhere for a couple, of weeks rest, before tsklng up his official du ties again and launching his contem plated program In congress. Tbey say the strain of the campaign has prevented him from getting the rest he needed at Shadow Lawn. The president himself has made no definite plans. He Is delighted at the prospect of having a working majority In both houses of congress and la already planning legislation. First of all probably will some completion of the program set forth to settle the threatened railroad strike laat summer, Immediate ac tion will t nrged on this la his first message to congress. - JEAHKETTE CAN DANCE AND TALK Washington, Nor. 11. ','Jeannette Is the beat stump speaker (n Mon tana; can dance like a boarding school girl and, believe me, she'll lead the men's section of congress s merry little two-etep." This Is Jessie Hnrdy Stubbs', s prominent suffrage workor, estimate, of Jeannette Rankin, elected by Mon tana to be the first congreaswonian In the United 8tates. Suffrage work era are happy over the Montana hap pening, "How Is Jeannette running?" was the question with which they bom barded the United Press all through the hours from Tuesday until Friday. "Bite's a good fallow," Miss Btuliln mild; "Just o normal American girl, who sat boslria her brothers at college and studied the same sociology and economies, Therefore, she Is pretty much the mum an the average com mon senile mail or woiunn. . No cum pnlRiii'v can hold a crowd longer. She. Is lirlKht, clever, nnd Intelligent; elie has a keen, well-balnncod mind. She enjoyed being heckled by the crowds, for she always had a come-back." HI JOHN ulLLS OF foods Ccz ta Grzrts t?:ct fery tzi Ibsa I!is Pert$ b fa khy Accc fa t!j cf fa John Mills, of Talent, was crown ed tho "Banner Sugar Beet Grower" at the Beet Growers' celebration held tn Grants Pass SaUrdey. Ho reported a erop of tt to as per acre, yielding a groat return of II M per acre, the cash outlsy being tout I2t.?i par acre. . Mr. Mills' experience was one of those related at the Wg meeting held1 la the Tabernacle Saturday af ternoon as a feature of the Sugar Day celebration. . Beet growers and prospective' beet growers from all of southern Oregon gathered la Grants Pass as the guests of the elty yesterday, 600 farmers and their wives coming by the special trains from as far north ae Oakland and from Ashland on tho south. The special train from the south was pro vided by the cltlsens of Grants Pass, and return tickets were supplied free of charge to every farmer who' wish ed to come. From the north special rates' were made' upon the regular trains and the fares paid were re funded hy tho people of th ettr. The visitors wore met upon the hr- rival of the trains by dtlsens with automobiles, and all went directly to the sugar facto In South Grants Pass, where they were escorted through the million dollar establish ment and watched the process of conversion of sugar beets Into sugar. Including the local people, 1,000 men and women got their flrat view of the Inside of tho factory, through whloh they were piloted by tho officials of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company. The factory was tn full operation, and was slicing beets at the rate of 500 tons per dsy, while a sack of sugar ih ' ..v-v ."" ,. i ' 1 ' "s v v vk u.t 4 I ' ... .1 Plinio cuiyrmMi by Amvrican Prt Asauolatloa, ' WOOOROW WILSON. t9 Cdcbrcie hzx Day, I rr,',"-. ; v Av,- -, was being put Into the warehouse every 40 seconds. Upon the factory grounds the vis itors were escorted through tho feed ing pens, where steers were being fattened upon beet pulp, while farm ers, were seen loading tons of the palp to be hauled to their farms for feeding to fattening stock and to milch rows. At noon, after inspection of the factory, the visitors were guests of the elty at dinner, the hundreds be ing fed at the commercial club and by various church societies in church dining rooms. . The program of the afternoon was held at the Tabernacle building, which seats 1,500 people. Acting Mayor Demaray. chairman of the committee In charge of the celebra tion, presided, and an address of welcome upon the part of the oity was delivered hy Rev. L. It. Booxor. The response was by Alet Nlbley, man ager of the sugar factory, who was followed by H. J. Dyer, of the Dyer goastruetloa company, which tied the contract for he erecting of the sugar plant," Frank Bramwell told of the value of tho beet sugar todaotry to a community, and Paul Klrker, of the sugar company, detailed the In vestment which tho company had made in the Rogue valley, tho figure being more than a million dollars. The Interesting portion of the pro gram wan that indulged In hy the boot growers and termor themselves. John Mills, the banner sugar beet grower of southern Oregon, was Bret. He had kept close tab upon the ooet of producing beets, and showed that (Continued on Page 4.) A' " . 4 v ' r OHEGO II J LU.iL "IMM Portland, Nov. 11. Liquor la any form Is going to be as scarce as hen's teeth In Oregon within a month. The "bone dry" amendment to the state constitution has carried by 1,000, according to returns today, and the Importation of bottled goods from California la halted. ; San Francisco, Nor. 11. The California dry federation this after noon conceded the defeat of prohibi tion amendment No.. 2. B. M. Gaa dler, state superintendent of the drys. declared: ' , . ' "Although the amendment received 10,000 outside tho city of San Fran cisco, this was not enough to over come the big vote polled against ft In San Francisco." - i- Siskiyou county voted (00 against amendment No. 1. ' On No. I. Del Norte wont 173 for amendment;. Siskiyou Hi against amendment . ,." -, REFUSES TO ADIT DEf.!0CRATICVICT0R7 . Now Tork, Nov. 11. National Re- publlcaa .' Chairman . Wlllcox still "stood pat" today on his statement of yesterday, yielding nothing to the democrats, . " : "Wo arO getting a number of charges and anggeottons of fraud," he added. "Those have eome by tele graph, mostly anonymous. Wo have followed the plan of turning them over to the proper officials for Inves tigation. We . are aimply waiting for final returns and the official count" , . Willcox pointed out with particu lar emphasis the possibility of mis takes In tho count rather than laying any stress on fraud charges. He cited the fact that four . yearn ago the democrats claimed California by 1,000, whereas official returns show ed a split Tote thero, Willcox will hire a conference with Oharlea E. Hughes late this after noon. Tho republican nominee took a long automobile ride during the morning. .," TAKE I,W,17,S TO EVERETT FOR TRIAL . . Seattle. Nov. 11. Seattle police, under Chief Becklngham and Lieut. Hedges, accompanied the special car load of handcuffed I. W. W. who Everett last night, to protect them Everrett last night, to protect them against possible violence from Sno homish county cltlsens. ' The 41 members ot the organisa tion have been formally charged with murder in connection with the gun fight In whloh two deputies and five I. W. W. were killed at the Everett water front Sunday. Forty special deputies, besides the uniformed police, were In charge of the Interurban special car, which left Seattle with the prisoners about 7 P- m. , . The word of the departure was kept secret and the prisoners were lodged In the Snohomish county Jail before any one knew thoy had been brought back. A deputy walked be side each pair of handcuffed 'prison ers. . , ' Attorney Cs E. S. Wood, of Port land, arrived In "Seattle to prepare for the dofenoe of the accused' men, Bismarck, N.' D Nov. 11. With IS precincts missing, the North Da kota Vote stands at 1 p. m. today: Wilson, M,2T; Hughes, 53,1(4. Majority for Wilson, 1,1 U. , DRY CARRIED BY 3000 Ill BATTLE 15' CciEca Aid Ar- cj id Tea Qdnn't Loudon, Nor. 1L The great battle between Rusao-Soamaniaa nnd Oea-. era! Mackensen'a German troops in tho Dobrudj for tho possession of the bridgehead that crossed the Dan ube at Cernavoda continues. , . . Advices today from Bucharest. . Petrograd and Berlin regarding yes terday's fighting emphasises this con flict as the most Important of tho. day on any front Oeeupatlon of the Donereav sta- tlon. about two miles due west of Cernavoda, claimed by Petrograd. nnd not denied from' Berlin, appears to have given the Slavonic armies at least, a temporary advantage in , their efforts to press sack or en velop General Xaekonsen's left Dank, which rests on the Danube, tcaitary experts hero say a Cav success at this point would c: tie oompleTion of tko JCjoorud; free tjrt;!!r.' with great oisaivaatagea. to the Ten tons. , : .. v 1 . "''.""''","';:-'. : Russians are reported" In strong force shout Cernavoda. They are re ported hurriedly bringing up artillery tor a final smash. : - . Reports of sanguinary fighting la thta sector appeared to bo bono oat by other reports to Petrograd of hun dreds of dead picked up la terrHorr from which aMckeneen'S forces have been hammered back. . r ' Thero was still doubt here as to the sharp lighting about Predeal. ' : Both sides cThlmed tho advantage. ' The Berlin statement admitted the Tran sylvania Roumanian armies adopted a strong offensive but that all attacks were repulsed. ' In the territory about Domavatra. In the Carpathian mountains, Rus sian troops, according to Berlin, have developed a powerful offensive. The Berlin announcement attaches', much Importance to their claim that ter rific Austrian counter-attacks have chased the Slavs from heights they took by storm tn three days ot fight ing ending Friday. The menses a Russian, victory would be to General Falkenhayn'a rear at this point, has led to the belief that the Teutonic armies will make a desperate stand. . General Bruslloffs Slav armies, Berlin advices said today, wars sun- -Ject to a series of ferocious wars at tacks north ot Baranovichi, where heavy fighting Js going on for poo session ot railway lines which con nect with Minsk to the north east and with St rumen to the 'southeast 1 of Baranovichi. It was at this point that Berlin reported heroic achieve ments by soldiers under General von. Wyua and a regiment of Brand rn- , burgers. The Russians, according to Berlin, were swept book to their second line ot trenches after eight assaults. . . IID IS READY TO SAIL New London, Conn., Not. '11, With her cargo, said to be ort' Vilt a million, stowed snugly aboard, the German submarine merchantman Deutschland Is expected at any time to beglu her return trip to Bremen. -Reports In some quarters today were that she would begin her daek within 48 hours. " . 1 ; : . v,. ,
