DAHY EDITION No Other Town In tli the World the Size of Grants Pass Has a Newspaper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service VOU VII., No. 148. 0RA.WM PAHS, JOSEPHINE COUNTT, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL Id, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER MK mm i DRIVING II ' AROUND LENS WMIKJH I'tHIIKI) KAIITHKU INTO GERMAN rXMU'KH IN FRANCE Cities of lnu and Hi. Quentln. Ilrlil lljr the Umiwm Art Doomed to fall 0 l-ondon, April 16. In the face of 616 6UMSARE CAPTURED the fiercest (icrinan opposition yet rallied against the British drive, Gen eral tlalg's forces today battered their way further around ens and pushed another wedge to within a mile and a hair of the Cambrsl-Bt. Quentln tine. "We progressed to the northwest of Lena," waa, the Hrltleh cummsn der'a laconic comment of that point In the fighting, where British forces have atraddted the famout Wmlen burg line. Italg alto announced the capture of Vllerat. aoulheaat of tlarglconrt. It! taking by British iisgassr widen f the wedge thrust against the mata .-. MJadenburg- Jlae af .eMmiiaiealtose from St. Quentln to Camhrsl on a front of approximately rive , miles, Vil.c.t la flva mil, nnptk nt noy-le-Petlt and Pontru both al Q ready In British hands and both one ana one nsir nine rrom tne uamrorai St. Quentln line. The German defense was centering around Monrhy-le-Preux. "The German attack Saturday at Monchy," Halg asserted todsy, "was pressed In the most determined man nar. The Third Bavarian division waa again hurried as a reinforcement to the German line and ordered to re-take Monchy at all eoets. Its losses, like that of other German troops, were exceptionally heavy. "Estimate or the booty captured at Llevlen and along the-touches river la not available yet, but It was ex- eeedlngly large, Including some six' Inoh naval guns and many thousands ot rounds or ammunition or all cal iber, aa far aa eight-Inch guns," Battle rront dispatches today re- 0 reeled the wild haste of the German troops to withdraw grearaupplles or food, ammunition and guns, out or the doomed cities or Lens and St. Quentln. Flames wera to ha seen In both (owns rrom the British lines bow holding the suburbs of" both cities, 45 miles apart. Just auch at tacks as those on Monchy wera to be expected from the Germans on the whole British offensive front. Un- able to stem the powerful tide of the , British advance at the two pivotal cities In their line, l-ons and St, Quentln, the Germans were apparent ' ly concentrating big forces for counter-attacks at Intermediate' points, Occupation of Dlrmude by Belgian troopa without opposition from the Oermans, gave1 hint to experts here today thai the Germane may be plan . aing a retirement on a vast scale on , the went front. Some Ibelleve this retreat might oven carry the Ger mans back to the Belgian border. Such a maneuver would grently shorten the German linn and there ' Tore release a muss ot men for de fense against the smashing British and French attacks. "Our ibooty Includes quantities of trench mortars, bombs, grenades, trucklonds of new tools, many lengths f tram lines and with trucks com plete and two large engineer dumps," Halg's statement continued. "More than a third bf our prisoners, since the Bth were Bavarians," Geo, C. Ssbln went to Corvallls to day to spend a short time with Ms on, ff,ynn, a student at the 0. A, C, PnilfOBR PEACE BY MR Germany Held lo lie Hreklai HntVirinl of Peace Talk, Tho-ua' KiU o n Owb Term , Copenhagen. April II. (Inirrm.rnuny Is secretly seekhig to rele pq pMN talk In all belligerent (OiiilrlM. .i. gh, asks peace still on her on le im, though doubtless oneihilimaiii mHj, ed. la Deoember OerrjMf, asaa pesre and was refused. Kow sh st phe U planning to maneuver Hieilllei T i( ,0 asking her for peace. The plan, as establlM from mttn) g, formation from high sown herei,rg day, Is an ambitions one mil oworU' wide In Its scope. Positive confirmation ol wltUTcfifnoliI overtures from Berlin lo the l'g:!rgM Stales, as reported In Culled Ptl ftm dispatches Thursday, wsioblilKUHiedio- day. The hint came tut Himntrww from German official soiirmlM lj the United States would do 'ell to a-a mi I I . t, - . . ML. tl. vuiuiivi r.t. .n. iiQHH ig ini nft.4iif Km for conference with Oerman rniirepr( sentatlvee. The main Intrigue, hoimr.vhautvhm. by Germany hopes to ilirt i ncommovt ment for her enemies to uk Besi(BrtiD for peace, waa apparently Mil u( erted through German aoclall lUiu, Suddenly socialists In the Trulaoii ,0D empire have become fsrortdliilwItiTtj. uals. Their leaden havtbHi insiiuaMll- uqusly cultivated by QeriMsoBflalia.diii, The German censorship hu been d n w precedently loosened to permit than their communicating with stoclilliti It iss , audi enemy reairtftee-ee Ewetli. M Inst ill of these drastic rules proWMIIIIont,, departure or her men rrom Hi n m. plre and or holding or cominii nl liumlrt tlon with enemy trenchN hu bead tmt raised to permit depsrttireolPhHir;nn Scheldemann and other aorlallita t e;s for conferences with soclallil eomrtoa-rMjM of enemy nations. , The Rusalan government may ts v not be falling In with Germair,ililrleiHgU, but certainly Russian ultra-aodsllr itsaBitst have been communfratlni with (UO o man socialists and aome Rnln rti n. dlcali have left for contour, wlw Wth Germans. Germany evidently Is wrtll; rf, mendous pressure throuih nslag rsrt hei socialists for a separate pnri wUw with Russia. That may be th mili.ttaMq.parl of her peace planning. But the teel r. ers encountered today NlriM IM thi aa only a part or ttu Oertnenr-nni scheme to obtain strategic political! tlon, It was noted In all the ptice "lest f. era" that German Is carefully nol lovold. Ing any mention of terms. In the meanwhile, Oermm uw, papers, In obviously Inspired irllfleeljclei, re reiterating the fact that fl-03N. many cannot make any Impotttiahtant concessions from the termi .nofBIm, dally noised about at the time ol iai von Bethmsnn-Hollweg's proffer Ig Ml D. cember. The Danish foreign office lodsebodsy formally declared Danish toclilli'ainiiu were not participating 11 the ini iinmp. posed soclsllst conference , HKNATOIt JON'KH WOUM , STOP. MA KINO (IK IKK). ,(tZK Washington, Aprjl 'l.-AWIIuMMaaV. Ing for nation-wide prohibit www wai Introduced In the senate by Jones a m ol Washington today, Bo drastic ini an the provisions that even the immIio1 fc. ture of liquor would be prohibited, M. SENATE 111 SOLID FOR 1M Washington, April 16. Vuhiiul.tirttu dlsoussloit and-no opposition the icmmar. ate flnanne committee today rtHrtese)oted favorably the seven Millar, MrsllUr bond bill. The bill will be rushed threinMh.Htth. senate tomorrow to make avallablw ldwtI the flood of gold, Senator Slitimonsnoons ld. MAl v Only thres minor smendMii ddod to the bill si It came from thswrtHhe. houM. SAYS MEXICO IS NEU1ALIN11 ITaTATKMKNT UV RICPIIILICH CHDV UKTAILM ATTITIDK IN WOULD STRIP: FI1T MESSAGE 191 3 TEARS Maspntes Statement of l-Vrmr Horr. tary Kno of Reqneet Made for IntenrentloB Mexico City, April 16. Mexico Is noiurtl. The capital today received with satisfaction the long expected itavtenitnt by President-elect Carranza of the nation's attitude toward the wcrld war since the United States Is In. Th altuation had grown tense. No kxly knew what stand Carrsnia would take until be started to read lila first presidential message to the ftraat eonatttutlonal congress Mexico baas had In three years. Xvery chair In the diplomatic boxes wa filled when Carranta entered the chammber and begsn to speak. A hush fel 1 n the brilliant and lively scene, lie- apoks for four hours, from two hu aid rod tpe w rljten, pages of maau irlpf; and "ithe diplomats listened carefully for aome Indication that the noww-famoua Zimmerman note propos ing; war on the United SUtea by Mex ico Germany and Japan, had borne tru It. The Brat chief's speech was a de tailed outline of his position with re tard to the United States, dating liack to the usurpation of power by Huaerta. I a his lengthy recital of Mexican Am crlcaa relations, Carranaa took oc casion to deny statements (by P. C Knox, formerly American secretary of elate, that Carrsnia bad once asked America's Intervention. 'Members of Mexico's senate took Ibe oath of office last night, amid Im preeaelve ceremonies suid under the new conitltutlon. For the first time la more than thirty years, the Mex ican senate la now presided over by I vl e-prealdent of the republic. The new representative assembly likewise met and organlted, but all congres ilon al work was held up by lack of a Otioarum. IWNiBMtH DIUCAK WINDOWS AZVD MAKE AWAY WITH GOODS PortUnd, April 1. The windows of A-va down-town shops and clothing itora-a were broken early today and herohendlae taken valued at aeveral hundred dollars. No one saw the robrr, who roust have bad an auto mobile or wagon to carry his loot. HI d Janeiro, April 1 6. Fifty thousaand Brasllians today cheered mihajslastioally an -Inflammatory pro-war ipeech Iby Bread's Idol of the people Senator Ruy Rarbosa de- clirisn that war with Germany was "Inevitable," , "fJie situation In Brasll and In the Ur.lted States Is Identical,", Barbosii Jeclajad, "President Wilson's war titMtkaaRe was a triumph ot the peo Ole over government Intrigues and Tirnaan diplomacy," Moetlnit all over Brasll are an In dlcitlou of the war demand to which tht sxovsmment will be forced to yield : it waa announced today that a bumbeer ol prominent Brasllians had Mrse-d to jneet with representatives from Argentine to discuss the general Oerman-Bouth American situation. BRAZILIANS CHEER A DEMAND FOR WAR DELEGATION FROM ALLIES BIUT1MH WIIEIUN MINISTEU BA1 KOl'R EXPfiCTED WITHIN FEW " HOivR8 ''' ENTENTE LEADERS ARE COf.!!XG Will IMmum PUtu for Oo-operaUoa With the lUted SUtea la War oa Oernuiay Washington, April 16. Admiral Fletcher sued several other officials have left to meet British Foreign Minister Balfour, Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced this evening. Late today the state department announced officially that no members of the British or French commissions would arrive tonight in the United States. The state department Is as yet without Information a to when they will arrive. It waa stated. The state department announced the members of the committee that would meet the commissioners as: Breckrorldge Long, third assistant secretary of state; Warren Robbing, state' department; Major General 'Leonard Wood; Colonel R. E. U Mlchle; Rear Admiral F. F. Fletcher and Ceta'mander E. F. Sellers. V'V It was intimated there baa been a change of program since earlier In formation to the effect that Balfour would reach New York at S:SO this evening. . Pressed for details, one of ficial aald this afternoon that the commission would "arrive somewhere within at least thirty-six hours of Washington this evening." The White House reception of the allied commissioners was made on the belief that the French 'members would arrive before Wednesday. The conference with the president will be the first of .the series of Joint meetings devising aid, which Am erica will render the allies and the extent of the United States co-opera tion in military and naval affairs. One of the first queetlons to be taken up with the United States gov ernment by Balfour will be arrange ments to subject British residents In the United States to conscription in the American army, or the option of volunteering in the British army, It rbecame known today on unquestioned authority. Washington. April 16. The Drat formal step In one of the most im portant International conferences of the great war will be taken Wednes day, when President Wilson will re ceive Arthur J. Balfour, foreign min ister or England, and members of the French commission, now en route to this country. (Continued on Page i) EARLY PLANTING OF IS Portland, April 16. Thousands of acres of potatoes planted early In the northwest are rotting In the fields, due to, the excessively damp snd ..continued cold weather. The full extent of the damage will not be known for several weeks. Many of the fields of tbe northwest must be re-planted, Involving . not only financial loss to producers but delaying the arrival of the new crop. IlKICHSTAfl IS SUMMONED ' TO MEET ON APRIL 84th Amsterdam, April 16. Advices Irom Berlin today declared the rclch stag had been summoned to meet April ,24 and that Imperial Chancel lor ron Bethmann-Hollweg was ex pected to make an early statement on Russia. mwim PHESIDENT GIVES TREASON VMRIlfllG Points Oat What Ooastitates . the Capital (Mom Against the Coita. try sad Its) Penalty Washington, April 1. President Wilson this afternoon issued a proc lamation through the state depart' ment pointing out what treason is and the penalty as provided by the constitution, the criminal code and court decisions. The constitution provides that treason consists in levying war against the United States or hi ad hering to our enemies. The criminal code provides the death penalty as the maximum snd not less than $10,- 000 fine as the minimum. The crim last code further says any one con cealing knowledge of treason is guilty of misprison or treason: It further says that treason consists of con spiracy to overthrow the government. levy war against It, oppose Its au thority, demy execution of any laws, or seising any UnKed States property. Tbe proclamation points out the following court decisions as defining treason: The nse or attempt to use violence against the government's military or naval forces; nse of ant property with knowledge or Intent that It shall aid the enemy: performance of any act or publication of any statements or Information which will give In sny way "aid sag comfort to the enemies of the United States;" direction, aid ing, counselling or countenancing of sayfof tb foregoing acts; such- sets are treasonable, whether done In the United States or elsewhere snd whether committed by a United-States cltlten or an alien domicile here. In closing, the president said: "I hereby proclaim and warn all cltisens of the United 8tates and liens owing allegianoe to the gov ernment of the United States, to ab stain from the committing of any and all acts which would constitute a violation of tbe laws herein set forth and I further proclaim and warn all persons who may commit auch acts they will be vigorously prosecuted therefor." SEATTLE MAKES WAR ON 1 fWMAII Seattle. April 16. To eliminate the middleman's profit and to reduce to a minimum the possibility of food speculation, the port commission ot Sesttle will utilise Its enormous fa cilities In warehouse and storage plants In a plan which will actually bring the producer and consumer to gether! ' Details ot this powerful campaign, against food speculation has not yet been worked out In detail, but in gen eral, President Robert Bridges', of the port commission, has mapped ut the following program: The port commission, through Its traffic department, to act In the same manner as the commission houses, toVecelve tood products and then to sell them direct to grocers, butchers, rtsh 'markets, dealers or all kinds and to individuals. To place a time limit for holding any commodities Ini stor age and to compel their sale after the expiration or such limit; thereby preventing the holding of a food for speculative prices. Inasmuch as the public owned port plants bave more than one-third the total area of all cold storage capacity In" Seattle, the port commission Is In a position to make Its war on specu lation In foodstuffs sbsolutely effec tive. OKXKItAI. A LEX I KEF HEADS 1U SSI AN ARMY . Petrogrnd, April 16. -General Alexleff was today named comman-der-ln-chlef or all Russia's armies. He had been chief or staff or the Mmy. ART.iY BILL TEST WW HOUSE COMMITTEE FAILS TO EN. DORSE PLAN ADVANCED BY i'."'":;"' WILSON i HUB V0UI3TEER SYSTEM AnKodsneaU Are . Presented, and May Not Be Reported la . .' Week , Washington, April 16. On a test rote the principle of the selective draft aoorporstfd in the general staff . army bill was beaten in tbe house military committee this afternoon by a nine to eight rote. . A 1 One member urrscnt Fle'd of ' Kentucky Mild not vote. The rote indicated that nnless sea . timent in the committee changes the committee will recommend the vol unteer system be given a try-oat be fore conscription is resorted te . te raise aa army of 600,000 for service In Europe. '.' Two important' amendments to tbe general staff bill were Introduced In the committee today. , They win be , acted on by tbe committee tomorrow. One amendment, by Chairman Dent. : wvuia , give. tn raiwr ijmm - trial but would give President WUsoa umteer. system a failure and order . conscription. Another amendment Iby Congressman Anthony, Kansas, pro vides for raising the army by a vol unteer system. However, a military census ot military eligfbles will be started at once. U. within , five , months the number of troops requir ed bave not volunteered, conscription will begin Immedlstety. . Washington, April 16. A tentative draft of the military service bill along tbe general lines submitted by the war department was begun by the house committee on military af fairs toosy. The committee hopes tt report the bill by the end of the week .All the hearings were closed todsy, but additional data was submitted. 4 change in the ages of tbe compulsory system from II to 2S to 21 to 24 has been suggested In the committee, but nothing definite has yet been evolved from tbe hesrtngs. , FALLING BRANCH KILLS YOUNG MAN OF EUGENE Eugene. April 16. A snag falling from the top of a tall tree struck Sidney LeRoy Barnes, IS, wRh suf ficient force to fracture practically every bone In bis bead and many in his body and kill him Instantly. He was walking through a forest, pick ing flowers witb a girl companion. Portland, April 16. As it the esst were preparing a welcome tor Inrad- Ing German hosts, eleren carloads of sauf kraut left Portland for ths At lantic seaboard today. . This Is Just ons shipment made by one firm. A Shortage of cabbage in the east Is given as the cause for the shipment ; PFM I!AW . Portland. Anr'fl 18. The naval re cruiting district! of which Portland Is ths center, will probably lead the entire country In the number ot men enlisted for naval service In the twenty-day period ending next Frl- uay. rne roniana station easur leads all others In the western dis trict and Is the only one In the eoun try that Is maintaining the quota of enlistments prescribed by tbe navy department, when the call for re cruits went out on April 1. '