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VOL. VII., No. 11M.
GRANTS PASS, JOHEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MARCH iW, 1I7
WHOLE KCMBEIl 2013.
ARMORED CAR
USED BY BRITISH
' TO TAKE TOWN
llOYKLIiEA CAITl RED FROM tJF.IU
MANS BY MEANS OF MODERN
KKGINH OK WARFARE
SPRING TRAP SET BY TEUTONS
I'oalUon U Held by Jeo. IUIg" Men,
Mid Advance of All It Alimg the
Wet In Noted
t With tlm British Armlet In franco,
Mar. 18. For the (Int lm tine th
fighting In Belgium at tha beginning
of tha war, armored vara supported
by cavalry, achieved the rapture of
town today. The village wna Boy
elle. Tha armored eara, supported
on tha north and aouth by the British
cavalry, swept over the Germana.
The enemy fled precipitately, not
. having expected mora than clash
with amalt advance force.
The Oermana had laid a trap at
Boyelles for what they supposed
would be a reconnolterlng guard of
the British advance. But they were
overwhelmed by the atrenitth of the
Brltlah forces no leu than 'by aurprlae
at the bringing Into action of armored
rara.
Field Marshal Halg'a men today
held Boyellea In great atrength.
tendon, Mar. 28. General Nlvelle
waa driving hla wedge with sledge
hammer blowa against the Germans
today north of I-aFere and at the
name time, by hot pursuit, forging an
other aurh wedge and throating at
lon. The moHt bitter fighting of
the advance ao far la centering
round the potnt or thla second wedge
near St. Gobaln forest.
Military experts here toilay expres
aed their admiration tor the mar
velous apeed with which Nlvelle has
moved In following up every advant
age of the German retirement and In
forcing the enemy. In advance of Its
carefully laid plana, to give way be
fore the tremendous pressure of the
French forces.
In the meantime, on the British
front tho fighting was still of the
open variety, aa opposed to the maa
nea of men now coming to grips on
the French sectors. The British are
'ndlly forging ahead, cavalry and
nil o red nra Incessantly harrnsslng
the retreating Oermana. Weather
conditions continue the main obstacle
i to awlfter progress.
Holland dispatches today detailed
report of Iwo German moves of ex
ceeding Interest to military critics.
One was that tho Oermana were pre
paring for ft shortening of their Hues
by withdrawal In Alsace, ipurtlcular
ly Muolhoiiso. Tho second was thnt
Berlin had mndo tentative offers of
, a separate pence will Russiathe
' terms to Include autonomy for Po
land, Internationalization of Constan
tinople, Russian domination of Ar
menia, and, In return, Russian evac
uation of the strip Mt Oallcla now
held.
JAYS FOOD SUPPLY
: IS OVER-ESTIMATED
AniHtenlam, , Mar. 3N, German
Food Dictator Uutockt admitted In
the relohntng main committee that
there had been an over-estimate in
the amount or Germany's food sup
ply, according to Berlin advices re
ceived hero today. Bntovkl whs quo
ted, In comment lug upon the serious
y ness of the Gorman food situation,
na saying that Increased .production
waa Impossible, owing to lack of la
bor nnd enormous dlfllcultles of
transport,
101
READY FOR FRAY
Militia of the lulled MiMe Prepared
, to I'ut l.lo.WM Meu Into the
Field Without IHUy
New York, Mar. 28. An army of
150,000 uien the national guard of
the United State la on Its toes,
awaiting the summon. Tbey are fit
and ready, from the buckle on the
mule' harness and th at rap on the
"papoose packs." to the big six-inch
howlttere In the artillery.
Aa a unit the national guard la
better ritted for actual war service
than at any time since the volunteer
were mustered out after the civil war.
commanding officer of the different
organltatlon assorted. Score of high
officer of guard organisations from
every atate In the union are here
today for the sesalona of the National
Guard Association convention.
"Our so-called second line of de
fense Is ready to Jump Into the first
line. They are ready a tbey have
never been before," said General A.
J. Logan of Pennsylvania national
guard today.
"While on the border." aald Lo
gan, "the artillery perfected Itself In
marksmanship, as they could not have
done under any other conditions. The
Infantry upheld the traditions that
American can shoot straight. Aa
Important as the condition of the
men I the Increased efficiency of our
officers. Most regular army men had
never even seen ft full division In
maneuver until on th border last
year. The long hikes and practice
dToiiKht men and officers up to the
tup notch of efficiency.
"The aervlce on the Mexican bor
der made us an army of seasoned
troops to back up the regular."
CONDKN'NED MILK IS
ADVANCED IX MUCK
Portland, Mar. 28. "Canned
cow" will no longer aell for 10 cents
a tin. All of the leading branda or
condensed mljk manufactured In the
northwest advanced 30 cents a case
wholesale today, putting It entirely
out of the 10-cent retail class.
Butter also took a jump to 43
cents a pound wholesale, which means
one dollar for a two-pound roll at
I bo grocery store.
Tho reason for these Increaao Is
a fight between creameries, con
dnnserlea and cheese factories for
milk. Dili ry men who have not aold
their rows to the butcher because
feed was so high, are reaping the
'benefit,
TAKE POSSESSION OE
Washington, Mar. 28. The Danish
Went Indies will be formally taken
over by tho 1'iilted Btntes Saturday,
when the Danish flog will be hauled
down mikI the American flag raised
over St, Thomas. Simultaneously the
121,000,000 purchase price will be
paid to the Danish minister nt Wash
ington, s
Ad in I ni I Jnmes II, Oliver will be
tho first governor of the Islands. The
IMnnds are being taken over under
tho nntuo of the "Virgin Island of
tho T'nlted States." This, however,
Is hut a tentative name pending con
RreHslomil designation,
K AIMER WIMIKLM 1H
NI'FFKKINd' WITH DIABKTKN
Borne, Mar. 28, Knipcror Wll
holm Is suffering' from, n mild form
or diabetes and is undergoing treat
ment at llombiirg, according to a
wireless dispatch received here to
day. ' Ills physician were aald to
have given assurances thnt with a
nnreful regime of treatment tbey can
effect a cure, but worry la said to be
retarding tho emperor' recovery. ,
HAT
GUARD
DEMMIS M ATTEMPTS
DRAWING NEAR ESCAPE FROM
IN GERMANY RUSSIAN SOIL
(IIANCKLIOK CONHIBERING THE
GRANTING ' OF INCItEASEI)
ItlUlfrt TO PEOPLE
IS
BeadJuNtment and Extension of
I'otHilar Control Faforwl hr
Hollweg
Berlin, Mar. 28. Chancellor von
Bethmsnn-Iloll-weg may decide to
grant electoral reform In Germany
looking toward Increased democracy
la the empire before the end of the
war, according to a significant bint
contained in the Cologne Oaiette to
day. The Gaxette declared that the chan
cellor's speech of March 14 in which
he declared in favor of an extension
of popular control and promised such
a readjustment after the war should
end, waa not made a a result of the
revolution In Russia, because It was
impossible he could have heard of
tha democracy movement there at
that time.
POItTLAXD WATKK 81'PPLY
' INDFJt ARMKD fil'ARR
Portland, Mar. 28. The Bull Run
pipe line which supplies Portland
with water, Is under armed guard
today, following a threat of Her
man farmer living near the line to
run
Washington, Mar. 28. President
Wilson will have to be poaitlve, defi
nite and specific in detail to get what
he wants from congress.
This Is tho Impression today "on
tho hill."
A vast majority of the 40 per cent
of the new congress here ready for
tho Monday opening feel that way
about It. They say that If the presi
dent shows any Inclination In his
coming "war message" to be too gen
eral or "timidly suggestive" or what
he wants, wldo difference of opinion
will result nnd, perhaps, disastrous
delay In a real program.
Congress leaders and the men In
the ranks any flatly that right now
the temper of congress want to be
told why ho called them Into ex
traordinary session and what he
wants them to do about It.
1 With all pre-congress steps now
practically taken, the big question of
voluntarily censored Washington
hinged today on what tho president
will say next Tuesday when he ad
dresses the Joint session.
The congressional temper evident
anion early arrival was "forged
biu'k homo." They say they are re
turning with a renovated set of Ideas,
espcotnlly grown In the "Iback homo
garden plots."
While this temper described pre
dominates, there )s also evidence thnt
some 'western member brought a
cooling of the war spirit with them.
Certain representatives nnd some
senators, who have strongly and
openly opposed war, with or without
"warlike actions toward Germany all
along, still maintain that "a major
ity of the American people do not
want war."
These men are ready, however, to
do the president' bidding If he
makes a strong statement.
Speculation Is rife a to whnt will
be the attitude of Benator Stone on
PRESIDENT
1ST
DEMANDS
t
BERLIN RETORT STATES THAT
DEPOSED RULER WOt'LD GO
TO SWEDEN
GETS AH
Onjpr for Arrest I Given and All
Railroad Train at Frontier
Are Being Searched
Berlin, via Sayvllle, Mar. 28. It
la reported from varlou source that
the ciar escaped from the Tsarskoe-
Selo palace, the German pre bu
reau announced In a statement of
March 24.
According to the Copenhagen Pol
Itlken, all railroad train In Finland
'were searched by soldier because It
wa (opposed the cur tried to
reach 8weden. The Stockholm Tld
nlngen confirm this report and
atate that the frontier i closejy
guarded The police in Uleafeorg
were Informed late during the night
the cxar fled by automobile and tried
to croaa the frontier. The governor
of Uleaborg received an order to ar
reat the esar.
put poison Into the water. A special
train left Portland late yesterday
with a party of deputy ahefiffs. They
are Instructed to shoot at any per
son who refuses to give account of
himself.
BE DEFINITE
OF
any warlike move asked of congress.
Stone, chairman of the foreign re
lations committee, la really more of
an enigma than the president's
forthcoming message, which remains
to bo completed.
Report here today are that Stone
will fight openly and bitterly against
any more warlike move than has al
ready been taken against Germany.
Whether he will go so far as he did
In regard to the armed ship resolu
tion and abandon tils committee
leadership to Senator Hitchcock ts
producing a lot of speculation.
Talk today Is that the house will
show Itself more ready to do the
president's bidding than the senate.
Meantime the house foreign affairs
committee Is working on a "state of
war" resolution, whloh It plans to
Introduce after President Wilson
has read his message.
With the arrival of 0lonel House
here the Ibollcf wa general here to
day that President Wilson Is rapidly
whipping his message Into shape and
has culled in hi principal friend
and adviser to go over the details.
It promised to be the longest address
the president hits delivered to con
gress, In addition to outlining the course
of event which has led up to the
present situation, the president will
recommend for Immediate passage
legislation which failed to get
through the last ' congress, The
revenue legislation will occupy an
Important part of hts address, nlong
with tho militant measures necessita
ted by tho crisis, Tho army appro
priation bill, will probably be re-Introduced
In the form It passed the
last house.
This bill probably will be Intro
duced In the house as soon a the
lower branch I organised and will
he rushed through In order to meet
the distress caused by the war de
partment fund shortage.
FROM THE GUARDS
CONGRESS
WARNING THAT
KAISER
Admiral Fluke In Addrewt Bay That
Germany Lead in War to Date,
and May Be Victor
New York, Mar. 28. A warning
that Germany had an even chance of
winning the war, sounded by Rear
Admiral Fiske, retired, ft parade of
sailors and marine and enlistment
of women a aide In recruiting sta
tions revealed the Intensity of the
recruiting campaign here today.
Fiske' address, approved by the
navy department, warned that the
central power lead in the war to
date and may win, thereby paring
the way for lending their fleet here
after the war. The German navy,
Admiral Fiske declared, 1 twice as
powerful a our.
TO
FULL MAN STRENGTH
Washington. Mar. 28. President
Wilson ha taken all the steps -within
hi power to bring the navy to it
maximum msn-strength for the pres
ent He may still ask congress that
't be raised to 100,000 men.
He still has several ways open
whereby he can bring the land forces
to greater strength, though specula
tion Is that he wrU et bls'mftla In
crease by asking for volunteers, or
by having congress pass a compulsory
training law.
The means whereby the larger
army could be obtained are:
Increase of the militia from 150,
000 men to full war strength 450,
000. Increase of the army from 120,000
to war strength 170.000 by bring
ing company units to their entire
quota.
Increase of the army (by adding at
once all the annual Increments desig
nated by the last army bill. This
would give 275,000 In all.
Call for volunteer.
Have congress pas a universal ser
vice measure which would probably
be so shaped as to furnish 500,000
youths. N ,
Just what is in the president's
mind is not known. Military men
aay, however, that as plans are now
shaping the war department Is con
sidering Its enlargement measures on
the Idea that "the bitterest struggle
this nation has ever known may be
our ipart."
These men say the country ought
not to be misguided In its view that
real war and not merely police
work must sooner or later be the
portion of the big force which will
probably be demanded of congress
next w,eek.
The question of army recruiting Is
kept in the background of public at
tention for the moment, so that the
navy may Ibe brought to full strength.
Nothing must hamper getting the
full navy strength, and getting it
now, authorities say. '
E FOR I). S.
TROOPS IN FRANCE
Paris, Mar. 28,-W'We wish to see
America's troops In France as soon
as possible," declared Secretary-General
Jules Cambon, In an Interview
granted American correspondents at
the French foreign office today, .
"The public feels confident In Its
anticipation of American military
aid," tho former foreign minister
aald, "and such aid 'Would be enthu
siastically wolcomed. 1
"Tho new government's policy will
be for more active war," Cambon con
tinued, discussing the , reorganised
Rlbot cabinet., "Germany la actual
ly In hard straits."
CONTEST UKELY
FOR SPEAKER OF
EXTRA SESSION
PLAN FOR BI-PARTISAN ORGAN.
IZATION FAILS FOLLOWING '
CONFERENCE
2 COMPLETE TICKETS HIT
Prohibition, brae Not to Cum Di
vision In Ranks of the Deaao
cnoic MesBbers ,
Washington, Mar. 28. Hone lo a
bi-partisan organization of tbe bona
seemed finally lost today when Rep
resentative Mann, minority leader,
foilow.ng a eonferea-e with Majorltc
Loacer Kltcbln, salC he belter? I roth
lepobllcans and democrats wiiutd pre
sent complete ticket in the house
There was little Indication of di
vision in democratic rank today,
when democratic members of tho
bouse ways and means committee met
to draft ft ticket comprising officers
and committee chairmen to present to
tbe democratic caucus Friday.
Democratic leaden professed belief
that the threat by anti-prohiblUonists
to scratch the ticket because of th
way prohibition measures 'were rush
ed through last ession, would, not b
carried out,i..V t . .'...,: "
Democratic "wets'" have so far as
is known beld no conference. Rep
resentative Caldwell, Now York,
"wet" leader, informed Floor Leader
Kltchln be is ready for a conference
with the rest of the party. He re
fused to discuss "wet" plans in any
way.
House leaders spent some time to
day figuring on the attendance they
will (have Monday when voting on a
house organisation , begins. Theo
retically there will be 42S members
present, but leaders admitted full at
tendance is more than improbable.
"Dope" writer bare been figuring
217 votes "will have to be cast for
the winning candidates for speaker
and other officers. South Trimble,
clerk of the house, who will be pre
siding officer until a speaker Is elect
ed, stated he will rule that a quorum
of 217 being present, only a majority
of members in attendance and voting,
will be needed to elect
This ruling will result In election'
of the ticket with the biggest atten
dance. VOTE UPON
Des Moines, Mar. 28. A referen
dum vote by women exclusively on
the equal suffrage question Is a pos
sibility for Iowa. The state senate
today, 'Without a word of debate, and
by a vote of 34 to 7, passed a Joint
resolution for such a referendum at
the regular state election In 1218.
When the question of re-8ubmtttlng
the women suffrage Issue to the. male
voters of Iowa passed tho senate last
week, a majority of the member
signed an agreement to pass ft
woman's referendum resolution. Both;
propositions must be noted upon by
the house of representatives and In
case of the state constitutional am
endment for equal suffrage alio by
the next legislature.
Portland, Mnr. 28. Vancouver
barracks ihas been designated as the
mobilisation potnt tor the Third Ore
gon Infantry regiment by Major
General Franklin Bell, who acted up
on the recommendation of Adjutant
General White. The Vancouver post
was selected instead of Camp Withy
combo at Clackamas, Ore., because of
more facilities for handling troop.
SRAGE