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VOL. VIIh No. KM.
QUANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917
WHOLE NUMBER 201S '
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VINDICATION
OF HONOR UNO
RIGHTS OF II. S
TENOIt OK RESOLUTION TO UK
INTRODUCED IN 0NJltKS
TUESDAY
INDICTMENT OF THE Mil
President U IVsnarlng Text of Mes
sage lu IW Delivered When
Congress Convenes
Washington, Mar. 17. The reso
lution to be Introduced In congress
April S. Immediately after lb presi
dent concludes bla sddress to the
Joint session, will declare that the
time baa come when the Tolled
Statea muat vindicate declaively Ita
honor and Ita right.
It will declare that by the acta ot
Germany a atate of war exlsta and
that congress plecea at the dlsooel
tlon of the prealdent tbe mani of
vigorously prosecuting the wr and
thereby hastening the resUv-Mlon of
peace.
While Prealdent Wllaon la com
' plating hit Indictment tf' Germany
this week the houee committee on
foreign affaire la preparing the war
: rsawlBHoo,--AloUisrlnt-ths . tread
of the prealdent'a Indlctmcnta, tbe
house committer, a.v.'dlnj io prea
nt plana, will d the resolution
along the following llna:
Tbat the wanton dlaregard of the
right a of projwrty and Uvea of our
cltttona; her acta of bad faith and
utter dlaregard of solemn treaties
have constituted ample cause for war
on our part; that Germany'a acta
have been inch aa to Jtietlfy the
United Statea before tbe whole world
In resorting to remediea, however ex
treme. That with an anxious desire to
avoid a rupture, we forebore for
months to assert our rlghta by force
nd continued by amicable negotia
tions to seek red r wis for wrongs suf
fered In the hope that Germany might
yield to paclflo counsel and demanda
of Justice, That In this hope the
United States waa disappointed.
That tbe time baa eome when this
country must vindicate declaively
her honor, rlghta and Interest.
That solely by the acts of Ger
many a atate of war exists between
that government and !Ni Unltef
Statea; and that the rongross c! the
United Statoa placea at thu dlinosal
of the president the meami of i.rose
cutlng the war vigorously and there
by hastening tbe restoration of peace.
The resolution wilt authorUe lib
oral provisions for sustaining and In
creasing tbe army and navy.
Meetlnga will be held by the com
mittee throughout the week and all
emergency legislation tor Immediate
Introduction Into congress will be
drawn. Spy bill, a consorshlp bill
and a measure authorising the state
department to employ men not under
civil service In the District of Col
ombia lor Intelligence, are among the
the plans slated.
. There la no Indication yet that the
president will desire any embargo
legislation at first.
Today the Jttesldent meets with
bis cabinet to discuss the prepared
ness work.
Congress meets April 1, but the
Tlrat day will be devoted to organi
sing. The president expects one
day to be sufficient for organisation
nd will address the 1ody the fol
lowing' day Tuesday. "
One plan under consideration It
to ask congress for a bond Issue of
91,000,000,000 or more, the proceeds
,of which are to be used for purchas
ing French ibonds and thus aid the
allies In prosecution of the war. '
, That the old Prussian treaty will
t abrogated la taken tor granted
TORNADO m
ALABAMA TOWN
Eleven PrrwmN Are Known trf Re
Killed, ami Many Were Injured
by Hnglng Element
Montgomery. Ala., Mar. 27. Re
ports late today conflicted on the
death toll In tbe section of Pike
oounty. swept by a tornado last night.
At Pelre, according to lse reports,
11 persons, Including five negroes,
are known to be dead.
An earlier report aald 14 were
killed.
Two negroes were killed and sev
eral btilldlrige rased at Analey. Re
lief expeditions departed from La
Plne thla afternoon for both towns.
Birmingham, Ala., Mar. 17. The
town of Pet re, Ala., waa wiped out
by a cyclone this morning, which
killed many persona and Injured 10,
according to a report received here at
noon today. The cyclone atruck about
1 a. m demolishing all wire com
munication with that place. Details
so tar are very meager.
Confirmation aa to th number of
dead la Impossible and It la not
known whether there waa any loaa
of Ufa at other points.
COTTON IS Bra
AT
GelvAtae. Mar-,17. Tlfty- tkost
aand bales of cotton, valued at $10,
000,1)00. were destroyed by fire last
week at Vladlvoatock, Russia, accord
ing to authoritative advices from
Japan, which have been received by
l.loyd'a agent here.
It la not known what other quan
tities of freight were destroyed, but
the supposition Is the entire losa waa
much greater, aa a tremendous stock
of alt kinds of merchandise had been
accumulated there because of conges
tion of the trans-Siberian railroad.
Petrograd, Mar. 17. The Grand
Dukes Nicholas Mlrahel, Alexander,
Doris, Serge, George and Dlmltrl and
the Prlnccsaea Gabriel, Igor and Al
exander, today Joined In a formal
telegraphle notice to the new gov
ernment, declaring their desire to as
sociate themselves with Russia un
der the new regime. All declared
they aupported the view expressed by
the Orand Duke Michael In abdicating
the throne and expressed the belief
that their rlghta and privileges un
der the old regime should now be
exercised by the new government. A
steady improvement In conditions
waa visible today.
All the new ministers work day
and night, mapping out governmental
plans. One striking thing la the pic
ture of the Chapmara and other
squares In the city filled with re
cruits training for aervlce at the
front. r
from the lenor of yesterday's note
to Germany on the subject.
The war department baa said pub
licly, that It baa no plan for "mo
lesting resident aliens if they observe
the laws of the country.1'
Many of the Germane fleeing to
Mexloo are reported unofficially to be
leaving not to Join a German army
there, but to dodge Internment. What
will be done after congress acta as
to Internment, la unrevealed by of
ficials, Preparation work goes on rapidly.
Recruiting la stimulated under the
thrill ot Impending events, The
navy, however, 'wants men and then
more men and there la a big drive on
now to obtain them before anything
la done about the army,
ran it
U.S. CAN LOAN
ALLIED NATIONS
FIVE on
HANKING HOUSES OF THE KANT
ARK MOBILIZING FINANCES
TO AIO IN WAR
.Method Which Co-operartioa of Am
erica In Kui-opMua Strife Would
Mont IJkely Take
New York, Mar. 17. The United
Statea the treaaure houae of the
world la able to loan tbe allies the
staggering sum of five billions of dol
lars without noticeably aifectlng the
financial altuation In tbla country.
An official of one of the largest
American banking Institutions today
told the United Preaa thla country la
in a position to loan five tlmea the
amount of our national debt to the
alllea In case of war between the
United Statea and Germany.
In tbe gold piled up In thla coun
try la the power, If loosed, to end
the war, In the opinion of the banker.
"At thla time the wealth of the
United States la estimated at two
hundred billion dollars." said the
banker. "Without hesitation I would
say thst we are able to loan the al
lies any" amount necesaary to orlng
about the end of the war. We could
do It without making any Impreaalon
upon the financial altuation In this
country and at the same time carry
on our own war measures.
"To put tbe Immediately available
amount Into round figures I believe
we could spare five billions without
noticing It seriously.
"That amount would be only 1H
per cent ot our national resources.
And I believe tbat sum aa a loan to
the alllea would be sufficient to end
the war under present conditions.
I consider that It la one-fourth the
entire war debt of England at this
time. With that In mind, It can be
readily aeen that It would throw the
balance In favor of the alllea and
bring peace.
"In banking circles a loan ot that
else, In view of the present state of
affairs, ts looked upon aa 'peace In
surance.' "Before many years It will lav?
ua Ive tlmea that amount. With gold
flowing Into thla country unceasing
ly for the past SO months, we' have
become the bankers of the wo ld. It
la fairly Impossible to comprehend
the power ot the gold piled up In
thla country.
"In' It Ilea the power to end the
war quickly."
With talk of huge loans In the
air, the banking houses are already
mobilising their resources In prepara
tion to unloose the power of money
In caae the need arises. In (banking
circles It Is aald an almost unlimited
credit to the alllea for ahlpa, muni
tions, and foodstuffs will be the form
of such a loan. The money would
remain physically In thia country.
PROTECT YOUNG SOLDIERS
IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDIES
Salem, Mar. 17. Puplla In the
Oregon public schools who enlist will
be protected aa far aa their school
work la concerned, J. A. Churchill,
state superintendent of public. In
struction, announced today. Those
who have maintained a satisfactory
grade this far In the school year will
be given credit for a full year'a work.
NO WARNING WHEN HOSPITAL
SHIP WAS DESTROYED
London, Mar. 17. Thirty-five lives
were lost And 11 persons are still
missing from the hospital ship Aa
turlaa, torpedoed without warning,
by a German submarine, the admi
ralty announced lnte today.
CURSED TEDDY
AND PAID CITY
FINE OF $5.00
MAYNAED MAKTINDALE IS IN
CXH'RT AFTER GIVING OPINION
OF ROUGH RIDER
CHI EMPLOYE C0MFWT
Argument Over the War In Which
, Profane Language Waa Used
Followed by Arrest
Mynard Martlndale paid $5 Into the
municipal treasury Monday evening
for having expressed bis opinion of
one Theodore Roosevelt In language
that according to the complaint was
"obscene and profane and calculated
to provoke a breach of the peace."
Martlndale became involved In a
discussion of the war and the cauaea
leading up to the strife with W. I
Maple, who waa employed 4y the city
at tbe public dump pile. Maple waa
a Roosevelt partisan, and said that
if tbe rough riding colonel had been
at the helm, the United Statea would
have aalled a tetter course. Martin
dale's language In reply waa more ex
pressive than polite, and In the heat
of the argument he linked both
'Maple and Teddy In terms that would
not get far in Uncle Sam's mall.
Maple filed complaint wRh the police
Judge and when Martlndale entered a
p'ea of guilty, Judge Baaler assessed
a fine of Iff, which the defendant at
once liquidated.
LANE CITIZENS WOULD
CHANGE COUNTY NAME
Eugene, Mar. 17. Because mem
bera ot the Chamber ot Commerce at
Eugene, the county seat of Lane
county, believe that Senator Lane,
one ot the filibustering doten In the
recent aesalon ot congress, "has
brought discredit on Oregon," they
have on foot today a movement to
change tbe name of the county. Fol
lowing a meeting ot the chamber last
night, a committee la at work today
on a set of resolutions which will
start the move to a new . county
name.
THOUSANDS OF CATTLE
DIE IN INLAND EMPIRE
Portland, Mar. 17. Several thou
sand head of cattle are dead In the
Inland empire, aa a reault ot unsea
sonably cold weather and the Inabil
ity ot stockmen to secure food, ac
cording to advices reaching here today.-
In some sections ot central
Oregon thousands of cattle were put
out on the snow-covered rangea be
cause ot the teed famine. Tbe exact
losses will not be known for soma
time. ' Heavy losses In aheep and
lambs are also reported.
NEW GERMAN LINE
MENACED BY ALLIES
With the British Armies In France,
Mar. 17. The new German line to
day was under direct menace from
Anglo-French forces at aeveral points.
With the systematic, organised pur
suit of the Teutonic forces there was
the greatest speculation all along the
front on whether the enemy would
'be able to cling there until once
again allied guns pound them out
and force them to retreat, aa they
retreat from their old positions.'
An underground city where at
least 1,000 Germans must have lived
In great comfort, waa uncovered by
the advancing troops today. Tbe
Germans had furnished their quarters
with Inlaid iurnlture, costly mirrors
and many luxuries.
I
fM FORCE TURKS
OUT OF THE WAR
Russia to Move to Break the Grip of
the Central Empire la Balkans
and Turkey ;
Petrograd, Mar. 17. Russia may
break the grip of the central empires
in the Balkans may even bring
about withdrawal of Bulgaria and
Turkey from the war, according to
developments today. Two moves by
tbe new government leaders were
cited aa likely to have far-reaching
effect to thla end.
First is the plan of Minister of
Justice Kerenskl for "international
ization of Constantinople." Keren
ski agrees emphatically with Preal
dent Wilson's dictum aa to free out
lets to the sea and with bla plan for
neutralisation ot eome outlets. Hla
friends, however, aald Kernakl'a plan
went farther than thla and contem
plated retention of the Dardanelles
and Constantinople by the Turka. .
Second of the moves waa a series
of possible negotiations with the
Bulgara reported In prospect today.
Bulgaria's people are closer than any
others to Russia; more sympathetic
with their alma and. It la believed,
they will he more sympathetic now
that the regime of the Romanoffs Is
ended.
When Professor ' Milukoff, now
foreign minister, waa exiled aeveral
years ago to Sofia, he won Bulgar
ian friendship. Later, when he waa
permitted to return, be declared In
a speech In the duma that Bulgaria
had Ibeen unfairly treated in the Bal
kan" war settlement. '-, W
Milukoff'a selection as foreign min
ister may open the way to definite
negotiations along tbe lines Indicated
with both Bulgaria and Turkey. .
The war council, which Includes
aa ita members the ministers of for
eign affairs, war, navy and finance,
met today to consider the best means
or reorganising the high command
of the army and navy on the prin
ciple of subordination to the minis
try.
ADAMSON LAW TO COST
Washington, Mar. 17. Operation
of the Adamaon eight-hour law will
increase the expenses ot the railroads
of the country at least $60,000,000 a
year, according to a petition present
ed to the Interstate commerce com
mission today by the western rail
roads asking for a rate ' increase ot
approximately IS per cent.
In answer to the request ot the
railroad heads that the commission
suspend Its rules ao that ratea may
become effective at once, Commis
sioner Clements replied that the Ad
amson eight-hour law stipulated that
a commission 'be named to Investi
gate the effect ot thai law on the
railroads. He intimated that It
would probalbty be necessary tor the
commission tlrat to hear from tbat
body before allowing any Increases.
A. E. Helm, counsel for the public
utilities commission ot Kansas, pre
sented figures which showed that des
pite the heavy Increases in operating
expenses aa claimed by the railroad
heads the net Income of the railroads
In 1916 showed very large Increases.
He aald the railroads .gained $506,
000,000 In operation Income In 1911
over the previous year. Their net
Income Increase in the same period
was $319,000,000. He urged that
the commission make a thorough In
vestigation before granting any in
creases. SUPREME COURT MANDATE
IN A IT AM CASE ISSUED
Washington, Mar. $7. The su
preme, court thla afternoon Issued its
mandate turning over tbe German
prise steamer Appara with her cargo
to her British ownera.
WTOD
CAPTURED BY
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ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES ON
THE WESTERN FRONT CON
TINUED HOTBOWKE
French Troops Are Now Within a
MOe of th Line EntabtWhed by
London, Mar. 27. Britlafa force
have captured Evarlconrt and Long
aveanea, according to dispatches re
ceived thia afternoon from the presa
headquarter of Field Marshal Haiga
army. -'.
Eq nan court la nearly 10 miles .
southeast of Bapanme. Loagaveane
la about three mile northwest of Rol
sel. London, Mar. 17. The allied pur
suit continued hotly, today, marked
by violent lighting of both open and
amassed character at half a dose
point alpng the fifty-mile front now
rapidly Bearing permanent German '
line.' : V ' '.' ' : .
The French were within leas than
a mile of tho "Hlndenburg line"
and progressing steadily, despite In
undations and Increasingly strong re? ,
aiatance from the enemy. Nearest '
approach of the British to the lino
waa around Laglneourt, about seven
mile west of Cambrai. There was
bitter fighting in thia neighborhood
today, German massed forces des
perately striving to re-take the vil
lage. But the British held firm and
beat off all attacks. -
. Two heights commanding the Ger
man forefront were under eapeelally
heavy fire by . the French. :' Es
algny, one of these, ha already fal
len Into French hand and today waa
under fire ot German , counter-attack.
Another, near Benay, was be
ing deluged with French artillery.
' General Nlvelle's wedge, whloh
seeks a split in the German line,
la being driven forward at these
points.
Paris, Mar. 17. French- forces
have occupied the village of Coucy
le Chateau and are progressing
against the Germane in the forest of
Coucy, having occupied the entire
northern part of that tract, according
to the official statement today.
In the advances In Coney' forest,
occupied during the night, and to
day, Paris reported French forces
"further progressing." Despite heavy
resistance the French carried the
village of Coucy le Chateau, the war
office aserted.
"In the region of Solssona the
French carried a farm north north
west of Msrgival."
GANG OF YOUTHFUL
OFFENDERS CAUGHT
Salem, Mar. 17. With the odor of
sen sen as their only meana of Iden
tification, tbe Salem police , today
rounded Up' a gang of smalt boys,
ranging In ages from nine to It, who
were organised tor petty burglary.
Sunday night the boys stole a quan
tity of cigarettes, chewing gum and
sen sen from a down-town store. Th
police smelled the breath ot all th
boys at the Salem public schools, ar
rested all with the guilty Ibreath and
confessions followed.
MINE AND ' COLLISION
SINK DESTROYERS
(London, Mar. 17. Two , Brltlah
destroyers have been aunk, th ad
miralty announced late today. On
struck, a mine In th English channel. .
Four officers and seventeen of th
crew were rescued.
Another sunk as th result ot a
collision, one ot th crew being
drowned.