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Mmm : .: ' v. DAILY EDITION VOI VII., No. 77, GltAST I'AHtt, JOHKI'HINK COl'KTi OHKOO.V, 81.VDAY, DECKMBKK 17, 1910 WHOLE Jfl'MBKR IMS. No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Paper With Full leased Wire Telegraph Service. 601 CAUSE LOSANGELES FIRE 10SS Phtef the Llewellyn Irca Ccrpany Is Destroyed By Ehze Supposed To Have Beea of Iscesdiary Origin l Mt Angeles, IXh. lt. Fire, Mid the police and flr depsrlment to have been of incendiary orlKln, early thli morning practically destroyed lb ptsnt of Iht Llewvllyh Iron works, causing f&uu.OOU damage to the plant. Tbt plant of the lcey Manufactur ing company, nearby, to which the flames lator spresd, waa damaged to the extent or 120,000. Two explosions preceded the lire, wording to the employea aud 50 men barely escatwd from tbe burn ing building, no raiildty did the flames 1read. The Llewellyn plant waa partially wrecked by a bomb explosion In It 10. . The Llewellyn plant employd 5o in. It manufactured steel girder nd other aleel fabrication. The feulldlnga were all frame atructurea, nd the machinery of tbe plant la be lieved to be nearly all destroyed. Inveatlgalora today learned that the fire alerted In the office of the plant and apread with great rapidity lo all parta of the plant. In one In stant, and before the fire department arrived, the entire plant of the com pany waa In flume, rutting off for few minute the ecape of 50 men employed In the machine ahop. Deadly electric wire broke around these men and for time It waa feared they would not be saved. The bomb which caused the explo sion In the plant In 1910 waa placed but a ahort distance from where the ' Ural flame were obaerved thla morn ing. W. O. William, night watch man at the plant, who turned In the alarm, Informed the police that he heard two distinct explosion In dif ferent part nor tlio hint. Robert Larey, mechanic In the machine ahop, also heard the ex plosions and told Chief of Police Butler he wa confident they were -tanned by bomb. Icey assorted he Knit aw the flames In the office and at once turned In an alarm. Two alnrma were sent In, hut for ome reason there wa delay in get ting apparatus tooths acene and for ahort time one engine worked alone. Dynamite waa not ued In the ex plosions preceding the burning or the plant, aay Malcolm McLaren, dyna mite expert, who la milking an Inves tigation. He bellevea acid bomb were uied. David Caplan, convicted or man MlaiiKwter In connection with tlio Lo -Angeles Time dynamiting just 12 hours before the Llewellyn explosion, 'declared uo associates of' his were In any way connected with the ex plosion, which some asortbo to a dem onstration against Caplan's convic tion. He declares any such move would cattso Irreparable Injury, Today the holler or the ruined plant were found to be Intact, Thli disposes of (ho theory that Ihe flic atnrtod from a holler oxploitlon. " '"We hav6 positively established Ihe fact that the fire at the Llewellyn Iron works started In the pattern room and was Incendiary, We think that gasoline was spread about the plant, Judging by the rapidity with 'which the flames sprend.1 We do not think that either dynnmlto or glyc erine was tmed," said Fire Chief Ely. Deputy District Attorney Wollmlne Is working with the police In their efforts to ascertain the ones respons ible tor th( explosion. In 1110, shortly after the Los . Angeles Times building was destroy- ADVISE AGIST FLAT REFUSAL OF GERMANY'S OFFER Washington, Dec. 18. -The Brit ish embassy has advised the foreign office not to return a flat refuaal to tbe German peace terms, for tbe sake of neutral opinion, It waa learn ed today. because of the close un derstanding between the allied em bsules bere, It I believed tht French and Russian embassies have taken the same action. Allied officials admitted the nec essity of avoiding t)ying Into Ger many's bands by an unqualified re fusal. It Is believed prqbable If the advice of diplomats here Is taken, that the allied governments will de fine at least In general any peace terma they may have In mind. European neutral diplomat aald the decision of President Wilson to take no action at this time will mean that their governments wilt follow suit. MUNITIONS FOR VILLA FROM U. S, Kl I'aso, Dec. It. Wholesale ar rests ol Americans and Mexicans bere snd at other points along the border accused or breach or the neutrality laws Is fouirntlug or aiding the rev olutionary activities or different Mex ican raotlons are planned by United Statea secret service agents. Mem bers of various revolutionary Juntas sre now under surveillance by this government's agents,, but action Is held In sbeyance pending ratifica tion of Ihe American-Mexican media tion protocol. One of the clauses of the protocol provides for the deportation or unde sirable aliens engaged In revolution ary activities. Tbe secret service men have 'been directing their attention, alnce the capture or Chihuahua City by Vlllistaa, to the source ol psrt or tne ammunition supply used by Villa which waa not captured rrom Mexi can government force. Positive evidence has been obtain ed that Villa obtained 28,000 cart ridges the night before the rail or the northern capital. Federal authorities here believe these came rrom the American side or the border. That Villa is disposing his troops for another Important movement was Indicated In al) re ports to I'nlted States suthorltles here today. An employe or t'tc Bab loora ranch, arriving here, tuted that a band of Vtlllstss, v. Met has been holding .the town of Uniii'iHva during the past month, has consoli dated with the Acosta band guarding the wounded at Guerrero. Damaged field pieces and machine guns captured on Santa Rosa hill In the attack upon Chihuahua City are being repaired at the machine shops or the Mexican Northwestern railway. A large body or Vllllstas has swung around Chihuahua City to the south, cutting communication north or Santa Rosalia and the bandits are holdnlg the latter town, Many varying reports or bitter Jeal ousy botweon General Murgla and General Osuna and other Carrlnxltas commanders are reaching the border. At the Mexican consulatcd here, Mex ican official state they have no In formation on this point. ed, a bomb was exploded In an at tempt to destroy the Llewellyn plant. The place was partly damaged, Tke subsequent apprehension and trial of James U. and John J. Me Namnra provided a series of sensa tions In labor clrclea and caused the Imprisonment of most of the higher officials or the Ironworkers' union, The MoManmra brothers confessed to the Times and Llewellyn explosions, and are now Serving terms In Ban Quentln. IGlERSPUIOIuGlBl in 1 BAH (Mdi Nets HdJ Detri ctit to Trcct, zzi Data WiUkCcL'cded id Pre ttied to tie Udre The fishermen of the Grants Pass district, both those who angle for sport and those who fish commerci ally, are In favor of the absolute pro hibition of tbe use ot tbe set net or the seine In the watera of Ihe Rogue. This sentiment wss ' pro nounced at the meeting or the' Jose phine County Game and Fish Pro tective association, held in the Com mercial club rooms, Friday evening. The meeting had been called upon the Initiative or members or the as sociation, but members of the. local fishermen's union, composed of the commercial fishermen, were also In vited. Wltford Allen was chosen chairman, and Jos. Wharton secre tary. . After much discussion. reso lution waa unanimously adopted ask ing that the use of Ihe seine and set pel be prohibited anywhere In the river, and that drift nets having not less than H Inch mesh be perifiUt ed from April 1st to August 1st for the taking or salmon. The rait flsh Ing for stlverslde salmon at the mouth of the river 'waa not opposed, though netting upon the upper river during the rail came under the ban, being deaired by neither the angler nor the commercial risherman. The teatimony of the anglers pres ent waa that the fly fishing during the past season had been much bet ter than Id yeara when tbe river was absolutely closed, and that by pro hibiting aelnea and let nets the steel heads and other trout could ascend the stream unmolested. Inadequate fish ways at the Golden Drift and Ray-Gold dams was one of the rea sons ascribed fo a lack ot fish high er up the stream, and Senator Smith stated that the state fish commission had promised that proper flshwaya would be built Every angler testified to the bet terment or riy flBhlng for steelheads when the salmon were taken rrom the stream by netting, and there was complete harmony between the two schools or fishermen In the conclu sions arrived at. To prepare data setting forth the facta In the case for presentation to the members of the legislature the appointment of a committee from those present at the meeting waa au thorised. The committee named is composed of Messrs, M. J. Anderson, Geo. Dickinson, Frank C. Bramwoll, (Continued on Page 8) MAY SETTLE CASE OUT OF COURTS Chicago, Dec. 16. Hale Holden, president of the Burlington' rnllroad who was chairman of the committee of executives which met President Wilson and the railroad brotherhood offlcliils In Washington Inst summer, said today that conferences have been held between the employes and rallrond officials looking to a settle ment or the eight-hour dsy dispute without the provision or the Adam 0 law. He said the meetings had been Informal and that thus for no suggestion or an ultimate adjust ment had boon received. , W, G. Ie, or the trainmen's brotherhood, yesterday hinted that a settlement with the railroads out of court might be reached. f VERDUN Twelve Sq:sre Eilss cf Ter ritory Is WrexJed Fro tie Gercs,i:d75C0Teic3 Prisoners Are Mea , Part. Dec. !. France's answer to Germany's peace terms Is Wresting of more than twelve square miles or territory rrom the enemy. Capture or more than 7,(00 Germans. Gain of several German trenches, the villages ot Vaeberau vllle and Louvemont. tbe farms or Chambrettes ajid the fortifications ot Hardomont and Dezonvaux. . The answer ,was another one of General Nlvllle'a sudden "pushes" in the Verdun sector. The newly creat ed commander of French armies In the north and northeast opened his attack yesterday and within a lew hours had again swept away from the comy territory which It had taken norths or sanguinary fighting to ob tain. It was another stroke such as Mvelle, then commanding tho' Verdun sector .executed when ha pulled Fort Douaumont from the Germans. ,', Berlin, via Sayvllle, Dec. 1C The French have succeeded In pushing .back German forces from some of their most advanced positions In the Verdun district. It was announced In today'a statement. The Teutonic troops It waa aald, had gone Into pre pared second tine defenses. Tbe same statement reported s suc cessful new thrust by the Germane against British troops around Ypres. The war office located the scene or the French "push" and the new Ger man second line positions around Tal- ouridge and the heights north or Louvemont and Chambrettes and south or Bezonvaux. (These posi tions are all northwest of Douau mont.) The German thrust at the British lines occurred southesst of Zillebeke. The Berlin statement details the ad vance to the second line of enemy trenches, the garrison or which fled. THE WAR AT A GLANCE llerlln Admissions confirmed the extent of France's thrust north of Verdun, stating that German troops had gone back to prepared second line positions. Further details from JVu-ia aald the victory waa achieved by four French troop divisions di rected against at leant five whole German dlvlnloum This would seem to mean that the French had won, despite a preponderance of at leant twenty thouwand men In- favor of their enemy. The figures also give an Indication of tho magnitude of the struggle -1HO.OOO men apparent ly Iwliig Involved on both sides, llertlii claimed a successful thrtiNt at HritMt Hwltlim southeast of Zil lebeke (In the Ypres sector) where by llrltlKli troom retreated to second lino itositlotis. The Teutonic advance In Roumanla apparently continued. HoNa report ed occuimncy of IVrestl probably I'Vtestl went of (Ymavoda. Merlin said the Ninth German army had reached the road from lluaeu to UlnmUu ami now have posseaslon of all of eastern Walla, chltt, with advances being made north of JalomnltJta, The Ttusslan atatemrnt admitted capture of jtnrt of a Ilusslan position In the Carpathians y the Germans after bitter fighting;; but claimed re pulse of other German scout at tacks. ' PEACE JEROS AT COiiFEREIICE Washington, .Dec. 1. Germany stands ready to give tbe allies a full statement of terma in a peace confer ence. This statement was made officially today by German Ambassador ' von Bernstorff, following a short confer ence with Secretary of State Lansing today. .-''i . " : T:'''' . Bernstorff aald he does not kaow officially what terma these are. ' At the same time, Germany Is al so ready to disarmament creation of a league to guarantee permanent peace and kindred subjects that would arise from any peace negotiations. ' The envoy's visit to tie state de lartment was brief. He sought or flclsl word confirming this country's Intention not: to ' supplement Ger msny's peace proposals at this time. While Bernstorff refused to talk about the government's plan It is known that tbe German authorities are not discouraged In any wsy by the fact that the American gntrn ment will not make any pe,ne sug swt'ons. On the contrary they be lieve the president "has lef . the doer pon to act later," and hence are co rn, raged by this fact. '- ARTS AliD CRAFTS . . EXHIBIT IIITEREST3 The Firth annual exhibit or the society or Arts and Crafts was held yesterday afternoon and evening at the Guild hall. The room was made attractive with a formal decoration of small cedar trees, while clusters of pepper berries sent rrom Califor nia were used effectively on the lights. The display or craft was unus ually Interesting as new departments were Introduced. MrsKlocker and Mrs. Demaray showed numerous piece or pottery, consisting or vases, pitchers and ' capdle holders, all modeled from Josephine county clay. In the basketry department a num ber of new materials were used. Mrs. Bywater showed a very practical and unusual looking tea wagon with a frame of bamboo, the trays fashion ed from matting. Mrs. Macduff furnished an Interesting piece of work woven rrom pine needles, Mrs. Eaton, a handsome window hook or willow, grown locally, and Mrs. Clev enger showed an electric lamp atand woven from matting which waa . t most attractive and finished piece of work. In the ceramlo department, Mrs. Megargle's china In dainty shades or enamel was particularly worthy or notice. Hand woven rugs and cush ion cover In gleaming design and color combinations were exhibited, among these an evenly braided rug, a good specimen ol that type of work by Miss Benedict. The only specimen or book bind ing, a moBt exquisite piece, was cov ered with hand woven linen, the de sign worked In cross stitch, while dainty water colored leaves decor ated the pages. The display ot oil paintings from the work of Rev. Wire attracted great deal of attention, " and won many compliments for the skill of the artist. They were largely of land scapes, many of them from local sub jects. Tea was served from prettily ar ranged tables by Mrs. Clark, Mrs, Bywater and Mrs. Livingston. Mrs. F. J. Halns, or Medford, the president of the Arts and Crafts league ot that city and Mrs. Brown, ot Spokane, the chairman ot the Arts and Crsfts department or the State Federation or Women's clubs ot Washington, were guests of Mrs. G. 8. Baton, president of the local ao-olety. PEACE TED REJECTED BY SLAVS fiditdi cf lie Rsrin b Talk Pes Is Eba London, Dec. . It. Styling Ger many aa a "worn out felon, seeking, not a lasting peace, but a temporary armistice." M. Rodziaoke, president of the Russian duma. strongly sup ported Minister ot Foreign Affairs PairoTsky's speech rejecting Ger many's peace terms. Petrograd des patches stated todsy. Addressing the duma, he aald: "The enemy claima to be the con queror. We cannot trust onr" ad versary. He is a worn out feloe. seeking not a lasting peace, but tem porary truce, la order to recuperate before a fresh oajdanght and vio lence, it la ever well to agree to negotiate only when Yi cm-my la decisively beaten." KITH LAW TO CARKY . ' ' PA8SKXGEH8 THROCGH Aia. New York, Dec,, It. Ruth Jbaua -Uoiinc4 today she had aceefnted the offer or Qlea Curtiss of the Car Mas' Aeroplane company of Buffalo, to construct an aeroplane for her, designed for cross-country flights with passengers. Mum Law expects to begin testa of the new machine within the month and will then be gin cross-country flights with pass engers. SUBMARINE H-3 IS STILL III BREAKERS Eureka, Cal.. Dee. 16. With the huge breakers on Humboldt bay slowly but snrely, pushing the strand ed United States submarine H I closer toward the shore, naval men admitted that unless a line Is Im mediately made rasl to the Ill-fated vessel, she may break up on the shore. -' .- ' The submarine Is holding Its own remarkably well, salvaging officers stated today. . . i The craft rode the surf through the night and although washed ap preciably nearer shore appeared to be withstanding the pound''-) ut the breakers. Early today men from the court guard cutter McCulloch lexan the task ot getting a hawser to the submarine In an effort to tow the vessel a short distance nut, or. at least, stay Its progress toward shore until the naval salvage vessel Arapo-' hoe arrives to take charge ot - the rescue work. " ' Providing the hull is intact, there seems to be little doubt that the ves sel can be pulled Into deep water. II the hull Is leaky and haa ship-' ped water, however, the task wilt bs greatly complicated, naval men ad mitted.. By wading out within 20 teet of the H-3 and then swimming, coast guards got a ten-Inch line aboard the craft. The McCulloch will pull on this line at high tide this evening, in an effort to take the submarine ' off. - Before that time It la hoped to board the diver, let out the chlorine gss and empty the tanks. The sea was calm at noon and the vessel was riding easy. IUI-GAIUAV TR4IOPH (KTTPY PERESTf Sofia, Dec. 16. Occupation of Pereetl was announced In the Bul garian official statement today.