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, sk, em mar DAILY EDITION '4 , . i , , ,.t i ,, , .j , VOL. VII., No. 1M. ft RANTS PASS, JOttfCPTllXB COUNTY, OREGOX. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1I7 WHOLE KUMBER l0. V . NpthoR.Town in the WorW.thSiz?. of, dVimtaPaMHM a Pir Witt Full Leased Wiro TelegraphSenriee.::'- - ,,...., s i s BfflED 1 ' that op iMMrMt;vr,t:iiAiiiHt"- HHKI TO SIGN AIUIIVKM AT WAHIIIXGTO.V " T$ JOKER . DISCOVERED Gitmnny HUH Hope ThU Country Will A am lu Change Kuiuceotetl Pros. Berlin, Washington, Feb. 17. Th United States government considers Oer-, many'a "treaty congress," as sug gested to Ambassador Gerard, ml later font here, complete new treaty. Tb German contention that the suggestions Germany made to Gerard, end which Gerard said he would not accede to If he had to elay In llerlln until "kingdom come," are merely re-efllrmallons and ampllflca tlooa of the treaty of 179. U dla metrlrally opposed lo this govern ment's view. Theta fart were mad plain to day, when shortly after (he text of the Oerman communication wde public, the male department would tmve to ro before the senate to bate 41 nude binding Mere ilgaatuieetiy government heads, would not suffice, It was stated. In other words the paper would have to take the usual course, as prescribed by the consti tution for all new trestles, If consid ered at all. It was understood that Germany, hsvlng failed to Induce Gerard to "amplifications" of the old treaty of 1799, has forwarded It here with the hope of hsvlnu It signed. Slate de partment onVlsis rnfused to dlsciixs Ahe document. The text contains the "Joker" re tarding safe conduct demanded for Oerman ships In American harbors, as outlined In a United Press dlsimlch from Paris on Thursday. The dls pstch pointed out that this clause In the treaty Germany wanted Gerard to slxn had ibeen gathered from press dispatches from llerlln and therefore not carried In the Qnrls press. It waa declared at the state de partment that to mane the paper binding-, It would have to be ratified by the senate, Officials refused to say whether the senate might be asked to take such action, but did say, that no such step Is now con templated. BRITONS subscribe London, Feb. 17,--England hue subscribed probably 15,000,000,000 .or more to the "Win tho War" loan. Exact figures were expected to he an nounced late today, but there was universal rejoicing over unofficial In timations that the public's response had, been even greater than expect T ed In the tremendous campaign that has been waged since January 11. Evidencing the public spirit, man ager of the loan campaign declared today that a very large majority of the subscriptions pledged had Ibcen pslrt, In full. In many Instances this withdrawal of huge sums, for pledge to the government, presented 'a ser ious problem to banks, but elaborate precautions were taken to prevent any fluctuation In the money market on this account. Weshlgton, Feb, 17, In order to carry out, the food Investigation dl- .reeled ..byvPresldon. Wilson,, the fofK ral trade commission today asked the house to appropriate $400,000 for the work. Sum I'miliUnt Will Hera. Authorisation Frin CimgtVM to Art Jmk uratfUmtly s, Washington, Feb. 17 President Wilson went to the csvltol late to day and conferred with Senator Sim mons, o'f the committee on finance, discussing the question of war rev enues. Wilson wants congress, be fore adjournment, to authorise him to act independently to safeguard the rights of the American people, and II Is Indicated that, he will depend upon administration leaders lo force through, a Joint resolution conferring such power upon blm. THE FREDERICK I Halifax. Feb. 17. How thorough will be England's Inspection of the Scandinavian-American liner Freder ick Vin, bearing Count von Uern storff back home, was Indicated to day In the semi-official announcement that It may be a week or more be fore the liner le "pasted." A huge staff of naval, customs and Immigration officials, with Interpre ters and women, swarmed .aboard the Frederick VIII today, beginning their wbrk shortly after dsyllght. ' "their tssk Includes minute examination of baggage and of the parsons aboard women Insjmrtor. being designated for the task of searching women pas sengers as well as strictest search of the vessel's cargo. 'Lighters are held alongside tho liner to carry such car go aa 4s necessary for temporary re moval and detailed Investigation ashore, or to enable Inspectors to get to the bottom of the hold. Customs officials are charged with detailed examination of the steamer's mini test and papers and anything In the slightest . nature of contraband, will be looked for carefully. It Is expected, however, that any contra band will not be found. In view of the careful Inspection In New York. While the work of examination was proceeding today, passengers were permitted the liberty of the decks, being given an opportunity for the first time -to look about their an chorage In Bedford basin. All there was to see, however, was a lot of closed summer cottages, . 'Rockhead prison and Racklngham. Of Halifax proper and Halifax harbor, not a poo. tlon was visible. Armed guards awarmed over the Frederick VIII today and no one was permitted aboard beyond officials en gsged In the Inspection and those armed with passes from the naval authorities. These passes were Is sued only to government officials. No passengers were permitted to leave today, nor will they be granted such permission during the stay of the liner. Word from tho Frederick VIII said the voyage to Halifax was without Incident, the w'eathor being fair. IWUTBCHTiANn SATO TO iih in pijYmoith HAitnon . Baltimore, Feb. 17. .England has captured the German submarine freighter Doutschland and four hun dred of the Oerman fighting IMIwwts since the a.tart of the war, according to William Palmer, an officer of the steamer Mongolia, who arrived here today. Palmer Insisted he had seen the Deutschland with 187 other sub marines tied up In Plymouth harbor with a mass of chains, and that Cap tain Koenlg and the Doutsohland's crsw had been Imprisoned, He did not know how " the" captures were made. , ' 1 The 'Dciltschlahd,' Palmer said, was easily Identified, because her name, outlined In white, waa plainly risible from polrtti In Plymouth harbor. I5GJIM HIGHWAY BONO BILL IS PASSED uxjihIjAtikk phovwkh von HYHTK.H OF ItOAl) ill'IUMNG, TOOOVKRFKRIOII The KubU Antl-Wrkrlla Kill Wi I Wealed In Hrtute hj Vote of SCO toe) Salem, Feb. 17. After having been told that good roads In Ore gon were a military necessity and that It waa time the state "got out of mud," legislators of the lower house today passed the 16,000,000 bonding bill, 11 to SI. fielland Introduced a military at mosphere when he declared, that .the French highways enabled defen ders of Verdun and Paris to defeat the Germans. Unless there are good roads In Oregon, he said the Jap Aneae flag might eventually fly over the state capltol. Bean unfavorably compared Ore gon's roads with those of California and Washington. He said neighbor ing states were outstripping this one. "This question Is, shall we stay In the mud?" cried Schlmpff. With four opposing votes the sen ate passed a "bill submitting to pop ular vote the proposition of Increas ing the state highway hlllage tax from one-quarter mill to one and one quarter mill. The aenste reversed Itself and pas sed a Mil declaring It tf. be the pol icy of the state to cease finsnclally alding dependents and delinquents, except those In state homes. This removes state aid from religious in stitutions. The Kubll anO-pkketlng bill wss killed In the aenate, 28 to 8. The legislature will adjourn late tonight. ROOWEVRlr IS SALUTED BY 31 ROOMING GUNS New York, Feb.- 17. Colonel Roosevelt today became the first civ ilian to be accorded a salute of 81 guns from shore batteries on Govern or's Island, headquarters of the U. 8. army. Department of the Bast. Roosevelt was a guest of General Wood, commander of the department. The tMtttery oa the shore boomed out with 81 (una aa the government tug approached and aa the party landed the battery In Castle Williams ad ded 81 more. A SUSPICIOUS III "A CAMP All PROVISION FOR TOl'IUHTH. WUA ' BK PROVIDED AT CAVERS , E.VTRAKCK . ' ' -; J CONCESSION ISTO BE6IUXTE0 For Flrat Time Hotel AroaMdMioas ' . WU1 lie Maintained at Scenic Attraction, , ArrangemenU are now well nnder way for the establishment of, a camp of ; considerable magnitude directly at ; the Marble oaves on Orayback mountain aa soon as the season opens. R. W. Rowley, government guide located at the caves during the tourist season, , waa In, the. cty Frt-. day to meet ctth a, committee from! the Commercial club and the Cave Camp company, and , a tentative agreement waa made, for the estab lishment' of the camp!' Parties In Idaho with whom 3it. jlowley haa been la correspondence are ready to come and establish the camp provid ing a co-operative arrangement could be made for. the. use of the camp equipment that waa used by the "Cave Camp company at Stevens last sea son. Uader the roncessloa that will be obtained from the foreatry de partment the camp wiH be establish ed In the canyon Just above the en trance to the. caves. About a dosea small sleeping tents, a dining tent and a general tent will be erected this season. A rate of 60 cents for ted and SO cents for meals will be made, and ample accommodations will be maintained to care for the visitors during the season. H. P. Eggera has purchased the saddle horses and equipment that were used from the camp at Stevens Isst season, and the horses will be used 'upon the trail between the end of the road and the caves again this summer. Mr. Ergers will run his WllUams stage line to the camp at Stevens, and parties visiting the raves can take saddle horses rrom there for the cave camp at once. . VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ' - ' BELL UP TO PRESIDENT Washington. Feb. 17. Providing a dollar-for-dollar co-operation ' with the states, and authorising expendi tures of $88,000,000 on a rising scale through the next eight years, the senate today passed the. vocational educational bill. ThctlU now. goes to the president u "j J ' i; CHARACTER. -Klrby In Ns Ysrk Wsrta, nt w Si BSSr IxmmIob Olefcratea the BSjupee Eng lish Gains )Ude for Many Months London, Feb. 17. General Haig reports tonight that the British troops had gained to a depth of 1,000 yards on a half-mile front on voth sides of the Ancre toward Bapaume. Oer man positions opposite Mlraumony and Petit Mlraomont, and occupied strong position north of Beillescourt farm. This is the biggest British gain for months, and there la treat rejoicing in London. In m LIE Id BOM El Paso, Feb. 17. In view of well authenticated reports that General Salaxar, one of Villa's lieutenants, with 800 armed men, is moving to ward the New Mexican, border. Col onel Hlckel today la heavily reinforc ing the border patrol to prevent fur ther bandit raids across the boun dary line. Army authorities here stated today that there was no Intention of send' Ing United States troops across the line Into Mexico to punish the bandits who raided the Corner ranch In New Mexico last Monday and kidnapped and murdered three American cow boys. The funeral of the victims of the Mexican raiders will be held at the Campbell ranch today. Government agents are trying to obtain news of "Buck" Spencer,. Am erksn negro, who left Columbus for OJltos, Mexico, to pay a ransom ot 85,000 to Salaxar'a band for his wife's liberty. Spencer's wife, was held as a hostage by Salaxar while Spencer came to the (border for the ransom money. Mexican government forces have recaptured Santa Rosalia, about 80 miles north of Jlralnei, from Vllltstas under Mariano Tames, according to Information reaching the. border. ANOTHER FLEET OF . New York. Feb. 17. Eight chips from European porta reached here safely, today, entering port almost simultaneously. , The AU'hard from 'Rotterdam, the Camilla from Lisbon, Mumbro from Palomas, Lancasterlan from "London, John Knudsoiv from Fobey, the Nor mendla from ; Barcelona, ( Burmese Prince from Brest and the Maddonua from LaRochelle, all dropped 'anchor In the hay. Thla brought the total arrivals dur ing the past 84 hours up to 29. It ts believed In shipping circles here, from Information gained through the sailors aboard the vessels,, that the ships were convoyed through the danger sone In a fleet, fast British destroyers controlling their Hmove ments. The American steamship City ot Pnebla Is In the bay at anchor, ready to sail today for Havre. She will have aboard a cargo of cotton and copper contraband, iAn American captain and crew will be In charge of her. ' The Algonquin, of the American 8tar Steamship company, recently transferred to American registry, Is ready to salt and will probobly leave tomorrow, She Is commanded by Captain Norberg, a naturalised Am erican Two-thirds of her crew are Americans. , Winnipeg, Feb,' 17. Counsel for Mrs. Tennle Malone, Austrian servant, convicted to hang February 88,- for the murder of her mistress, Mrs, Mary Hamilton, today secured the changing of her sentence to life Imprisonment PAP ROE SHORTAGE SAID TO BE LARGELY ARTIFICIAL, RESULT OP MAXIPVLATION .' J. ! . . i 1 1 'i THE PRICES JOE ECTClTJITE M fart wen May Be Proaeeated by the OnMaJL to Break np . Combise Washington, Feb. 17. Whether , the government will go on with crim-' Inal proceedlnga against certain' big ; newe print paper- manufacturers la : to be decided probably today hy the federal trade commission., . .,v . . In, Its. report, following nearly a year's Investigation and bearings, the commission reached the conclusion tht the alleged new, print-paper shortage le "largely, artificial, prices are extortionate, and free competition . haa ceased to . exists f Coincidental with this statement from the commission, that body an nounced the big news 'print paper ' maaelactarera had decided to let the commission. arUtratc a, "fair ached- . alo-ef priesav fot.tb.etr iaeMosr, sucgostion whlch the manafactnrera had some time ago flatly turned down when made to them by the publish-' ere la Chicago, v " ; : " - .-' . Wlle there were .signs today that there might, be man, demands for-, the government to go through with. Its criminal prosecutions, barely started In New York, under direction Of Francis J. Heney, it was hinted there the commission may accept tn newaprint. paper -manufacturers' sug gestion. Officials explained, that since the somewhat Involuntary suggestion ''not only means the saving of mil lions to the great publishers of tfie country, but averts absolute rula that now threatens hundreds ot smaller publishers," and. since such govern ment arbitration of prieea will mean also tg eaving to the government In averting court action, It may be found wise to accept the belated prof fer. , (: ,.s , , . The fact that acceptance wlU mean, establishment of a radical precedent government arbitration of prices waa also pointed to as an important argument In favor of "peaceful set-, tlement" of the matter. ; It Is the last phase of the case on which officials laid the most stress. High administration heads declare agreement' by producer of such, a widely used commodity as print paper to'what Is. virtually corerameat Qxr. , lng of prices and distribution ot pro duct, marks an epoch In the expan sion of governmental functions. It opens up widest and most far-reach ing possibilities for the future along thla line. , . Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo delivered the ultimatum to one of the country's biggest men and fin anciers, following many conferences with- President Wilson, ."... In effect. McAdoo told, this hue-. . Iness man, that since the government itself Is prohibited by United States constitution from suppressing or In terferlng with the freedom of the press, that It was unlawful for any, corporation to do this through com binations, McAdoo told, his auditor, further, that If the president found he would be unable to prevent Interference with freedom of the press, through proclamation, he would have a dras tic law passed by congress, making such action possible, McAdoo hinted . that there are times of national emergency, that uch law would positively be push ed through congress, and that "per haps the law would be made so broad as to make It possible for the tV .(Continued on Page 8) p i I Vti i
