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DAILY ROQUB UVIH OOCBIBR HI XDAV, MAY im. ItHT rAwa niuai . - - fk IIP ill0 fiLl W SUP ' ' 0 Only. Ten Days More of TIT llU5.riCUUUUUlUU&- lUUUUK WE propose to make them the greatest, busiest ten days we have had. Special inducements will be of fered to all buyers. Clothing, furnishings, underwear, hats and shoes will be offered at less than "before-the-War" prices. No man who lives within a day's journey from Grants Pass can afford to miss these last days, for they will demonstrate the powerful economies we offer to all. In these days of high prices on every thing we eat or wear, a sale like this is a mighty factor in keeping down your growing expenses, for we are offering merchandise at genuine, incisive reductions from normal prices in many cases at less than we, ourselves, would have to pay at the mill or factory today. Let us urge you, then, to come. We guarantee that you will save on every article you buy. Come now don't delay until the last days! Our Great Sale Ends Thursday, May 31 Ten more days of wonder-working economy. Every article in our store at less than its regular price less than you can buy it for elsewhere. We are ready to serve you promptly and courteously. Join with the throngs of satisfied buyers. Announcement I am glad to announce to the pro. pie of Grants Pass and Southern Ore gon that I have purchased this fcu Iness from the former owners and that I Intend to conduct It hereaf ter under the name of THE WON DER STORE. I like this city and her people. I hare brought my fam ily here and I expect to make my home here. I hope to merit and to receive a share of your patronage and I expect to do my full part in contributing to the growth and the prosperity of our city. J. SWARTZ. Read. Buy and Save! Read Buy and Save! $3.00 Mallory Hats $1.85 $2.50 Wonder Special Hats $1.35 $6.50 Genuine Panama Hats $3.90 $4.50 Dress Shoes $3.45 $5.00 Work Shoes $3.45 $3.50 Dress Shoes $2.45 $1.00 Union Suits 65c $1.50 Shirts 95c $150 Flannel Shirts 95c 65c Work Shirts 40c Pants at Cut Prices. WONDER STORES CO. Suit Special Any new $15 Wonder Suit, new fabrics and models tW5 One Price- GRANTS PA- -The Lowest Suit Special Any new $20 Won der Suit latest style $14.80 Hi . St Paul, May 19. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo urged the northwest to throw its money as well as its grain into the scales 'for dem ocracy in the world war at a mam moth luncheon attended 'by 1,000 bankers, public officials and business men of the northwest today. Greeted at the union station by a committee of 500, including Gover nor Burnquist, representatives of gorernqrs of Wisconsin, the Dako ta, Montana and Iowa, McAdoo plunged into a whirlwind program expected to boom the sale of Liberty loan bonds throughout the north west. "Our allies have -been fighting nearly three years for a cause that It as much ours as theirs. They have built op the most wonderful fighting machines that the world ever tias known, but their food productions have suffered at the expense of great er military efficiency." ROASTS WEALTHY FOR PALTRY GIFTS New York, May 19. Nathan Straus' blistering arraignment of Gotham's ultra wealthy for "their paltry war relief donations," hurled at a meeting of high society charily workers In the home of Miss Anne Morgan,. left New York's exclusive set gasping. "Let me . speak," demanded Straus, Interrupting at the meeting of the National League for Women's Service, at the Morgan home. "The rich people have acted shamefully. The few, paltry donations of $1,000 each have come from men who have made millions out of this war." Straus denounced "that man who recently gave 1200,000 for a pic ture." Charles M. Schwab did that not long ago. New York, May 19. Colonel j Roosevelt was silent today on Presl-j dent Wilson's declination of his vol- j umeer army. Nor did the colonel j comment upon the president's seler-j tlon of General Pershing to lead the initial American (expeditionary force to the European trenches. j Pershing was one of Roosevelt s favorite army officers when Roosevelt was president. He was promoted over 8(2 other officers from a cap taincy to become a brigadier-general. Roosevelt made public the text of a telegram he sent to President Wil son yesterday before bis offer had ileen refued. "I respectfully ask permission to raise two divisions for immediate ser vice at the front under the bill which has Just become a law," said the telegram, "and I hold myself ready to raise four divisions if you desire. I respectfully refer for details to my last letter to the secretary of war. If granted permission. I earnestly ask that Captain Frank McCoy be directed to report to me at once. Minister Fletcher wrote that he Is willing. Also If permission Is grant ed, I would like to come to Wash ington as soon as the war department Is rilling to ascertain what supplies are available and to direct the regi mental officers chosen for my com mand how to get to work." Paris. May 1. Renewal of Ger many's concerted counter-offensive In a formidable drive west of Hraye was announced by the French of- j flclal statement today. The attack j was over a wide front. It was ' smashed by the French artillery ex- cept at one point to the west, where a few German groups succeeded In gaining French advanced positions. The Brave attack was one of two assaults In force which the Germans flung against the French along the Soissons-Rhelms front. The other was northwest of Rhelms. There the enemy utilized liquid fire and preceded the attack by a tremendous storm of artillery. For three days now the Germans have striven vainly around the Draye and Cruonne sectors to force relin quishment by the French of some of the ground gained by General Nlc velle's offensive. Their losses hnve been heavy In these struggle. SPAIN MAKES STRONG MEMAMlS OX GERMANY Madrid, May 19. Immediate sat isfaction for the sinking of the Span ish steamer Patricio and guarantees for future exemption of Spanish ship ping from U boats, are demanded in a note dispatched to Merlin by the Spanish government today. IT ON ITALIAN FRONT ' Rome,' May 19. Austrian casual ties to Tuesday In General Cadorna's great offensive drive were estimated today at 12,000 dead, wounded and missing. Since that date sweeping further successes have probably in flicted almost as great casualties on the enemy. ' Rome is afire with en thusiasm over the progress of the Italian troops. Front dispatches today related an almost unceasing battle along the en tire front, attacka and counter-attacks from the enemy melting Into a gigantic conflict. Much of the fighting Is hand-to-hand. Oorlilu Is suffering severely from Austrian bombardment. DANGER XOT PANNED , - IN COLI MIIIA FLOODS Portland, May 19. The Willam ette and Colurrthla rivers began to fall slightly today and reports from up the Columbia Indicate that a drop of several feet Is likely. However, the real high water of the spring In yet to come, and river men fear It will do much damage because of the amount of snow In the mountains. SUPPLIES FOR VILLA . CAUGHT NEAR EL PASO Kl I'aso, May 19. George Holmes, an American cattleman, Juan Al nuttn, private secretary to Francis co Villa, and 14 Mexican adherents of the bandit chief, were arrested today near Fabens, Texas, by mem bers of the 16th cavalry. A largo quantity of arms and ammunition and a new automobile, which, It In alleged, was being transported from American soil to the bandit chief tain's headquarters, were seined. The prisoners are being held In communicado by the military authorities. THE BRITISH FRONT Ixindon, May 19. The Ilrlllih of fensive apparently , was deadlocked again, with illndenburg's massed re serve forces. Field Marshal Halg re ported merely a number of raiding encounters and no actions of major Importance. "Northeast of Gouieamcourt we carried out a successful raid last night and brought back prisoners and a machine gun," the statement skid. "Ksst of I-oos, northwest of Artnen tleres and east of Ypres, hostile raids were repulsed." NH'ARAIGI A JOINS IN ALLIANCE AGAINST KAIHKIl Washington, May 19. Nlcaraugua has broken relations with Germany, the state department announced today. A tt. Per It. Young Ilunlfiix- Hut, lsd. there can't be any real hitrm In sowing a few wild oats. Did lluitlux ' Melilw mt. 'cauiu If you'll us much nf a dnnkey as I think you .i.c ,mhi, mil rat the crop. I'hlciiBK Ncv.it BRAZIL STANDH BY .. THE UNITED STATUS Rla oe Janeiro, May 19. Brazil has Informed all her South American neighbors that she Is unalble to par ticipate In the Buenos Aires 'Latln American neutrality conference, ac cording to reliable Information to day. It was stated President Bra advised other republics that Rra7.il was "unofficially allied with the United States and, therefore, did nol consider herself entirely neutral." The Buenos Aires' conference was announced last week by Argentine, It being stated that practically all Latin-American nations had accept ed Invitations to meet. fOXVKT XNFKHHKH TO BOOTH MURDER Salem, May 19. William Rlggin, a convict, confessed to Sheriff Apple gate, of Washington county, at the state penitentiary this afternoon that he murdered William Booth October X, 1915. Mrs. Booth, widow of the dead man, and William Branson were convicted of Booth's murder and are now serving their sentence In the state prison, Authorities are care fully checking over Biggin's story, A cl ami fled ti will give remits NOTED WOMAN LEADER ME8 IN WASHINGTON Washington, May 19, Belva lxck wood, noted woman publicist and on. of the first women to urge woman suffrage, died here today, af ter a long Illness. Mrs. !ockwood was the first woman admitted to practice before the United States su preme court and the only woman candidate for president, CHICAGO STAGES FATAL DAY-LIGHT HOLlM I Chicago, May 19. Three men were shot and two others badly beaten by five auto bandits today, who held up three men at the Ra cine street exit of the Metropolitan elevated and escaped with a 17,000 j payroll of the Stela Garter company. Graduation Books and Booklets Demaray's JS Stationery Store 1915 3-speed Twin Indian and Sidecar' $175 Mclntyre's Garage 506 So. 6th St. 3- r