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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.