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i DAILY EPITION No Other Town in the World the Size of Grants Pass lias a Newspaper With Full Leased Wire Telegraph Service OU VII., No. HI. URAifTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOUITT, OREGON, WKIiNBSDAV, MAY 28, 1017 WhOIJJ NIMBKB 9061. FIRST PUT ran FOR WAR AIMS I'ltBUhKNT WIIMO.N ItK-MTATKN ATTITt'lIK OK THIN NATION ON WAH OIUMTM NEITHER W NOR MONEY Iftrwire u( Mew lUuwltui Uoveminent lor Attitude of Allies ITntnptly Mat by Amtirica Washington, May 23. - An America vita the first nation fighting Germany to recogulte new Kiiaila. bo America today la Ilia Drat to respond to the now HitMlan iiruvlalonal govern ment dalre that the allies re-slate their war alma. Such waa the Inter pretation placed horn today on Praal dent Wllaon'a war-alma letter to Congressman lleflln. It waa poluted out that the iollry nioKt etnphiislred In thla rommiinlcatlon waa Ihnt the United State doea not seek mono Ury lnduinltina, nor audltlonal land, and desire nothing for Itself out of tfy war. , Those who viewed the president' latter In Hit' light that It waa par ticularly nd dressed to Ruaala, pre dlctad today It would have great weight In l't round. The admlnls tratlon ha leen fearful the Ituiuilana would accept too readily Ccrmiin propaganda fuliu'ty representing the alllei' poalllon. "I have again and attain staled the very serious und long continued wronttH which the Imperlul (ierinun ! government haa peipelnilnd against the rlghtH. commerce and the dil uent of the I'nlted Stale," the pies Ident wrote. "The lint la long and overwhelming. No nation Unit re spected Itself or the rlghtH of hu manity cotihl have borne these wrong any longer. There la no hate In our hearta for the (Sermun people, hut there la a resolve which cannot he shaken even by mlsrep raaentutlon, to overcome t ho pretnn lona of the autocratic government "which acta upon purpose to which the, Gorman people have never con- HMtKKT KlltKM MAY IIK HIIK ItlO'H WOUK St. Paul, May 23. Arrenta have Veen made and morn are expected to Tollow on chargea of atnrtlng foreat flrea which have deatroyed thou nftitda of dollnra worth of tlnVlx'r In northern Mlnneaota. Thla wna re vealed after a secret aeaalon of the public wifely cnmmlaalon with Stato Foreater Cox, who ha been Investi gating runtora of tncandlarlam. London, May i3. Another lull aeemed to prevail on the llrltlah frn today. Clenntul HiiIk'b report ImU'nted heavy Oermnn bombard ment of poult Inna on the lllnderihtirg line firmly hold by the llrlllHli with it return of HrltlHh bIicIIh, but othor wlae only iNolatud fighting. "Around Itullucourt throughout the evening and night our ponltlona on the lllndenburg line were heiivl ly bombarded," the atiilommit aald. "Our artillery replied vlgoroimly, No hoatlle attnckH dnvnlnped, tioutheitat or Oavrelle early thla niornlng, we carried out n aucccMHful ra Id. A num ber of Uermana wore killed. Our force returned without caaualtle. North of Armentterea we took n few lirlaonon aa a result of, patrol en ountera tit vnrloui polnta." BEAN BILL IS IM1ID Nupreme (tart Rule That Tax Mmmuiw 'onm-fUng (Irani Ixuiiln Cannot Uo on lUllot Tha llaan Hill, purporting to ha for tba purpose of taxing tha O. A C. grant lands, will not go on the ballot at the coming election.' A telegram received lata yesterday by County Clerk Oobura from Sac retary of State Men W. Olcolt advise him that tha Supreme Court bad held In the tent rate brought by Max Oehl har of Halem sglnnt the county clerk of Marlon county, that the ao called Bean bill waa Invalid. Attorney General Drown had forthwith advlaed Olcott that tha aald nieaaura ihould not go on the ballot, henca Olcott'a wire to Cohnrn. Instructing him to omit from tha ballot title numbera SO; and SOS from tha June 4 elec tion ballot. Thla meaaura waa one of tha hotly contented mutter before tha lent aeaalnn of tha legislature It waa openly charged on tha floor of the House that It waa In tha Internal of the railroad being dealgned aa an effort to beminldle tha legal statu of the governments effort to open the land to aettlement. Allen Raton, veteran member of the Honee from Ijtne county led the fight agalnat the bill while hla colleague from the ante county, I.. R. Bean, waa Ita aponaor and chief advocate. WARM WELCOME FOR PERSHING'S TROOPS With tha llrltlah Armies In Frame, May 33. The tommies got word to day that (ienernl I'ershlng'a aeaaoned veteran were soon to be fighting with them. 'Well, the kitlftor' got another dla ugreeulile surprlnti coming to blni," remarked one mud-covered Iwinbar-' dler, from the front trendies as be rolled buck of the linen for reel. "He did not know bow quickly the I'nlted Stiitcn could ki'I troops to France." Everywhere along tha front sol dier and officer alike hailed the new of the Pershing expedition with delight. German gun weio buay In the Yprea region today, and there wn a Binull Hrltlab raid In the neighborhood of Vllllera-Culalalne. Otherwise there was no big fighting. I Wtahlngton, May 23. The state department today demanded of the German government a statement of It attitude concerning the detention of American In Belgium and Ger many, The department possesses definite Information of the deten tion of a number of Americana. Tho demand for an ucCerstandlng waa made through the Spanish govern ment and requeatel "full and defi nite statement of the German gov ernment' attitude concerning the departure of American eltliens" CABINET IN BRAZIL E Illo du Janeiro, May 23, Presi dent Hrai called a special meeting of tho cabinet today to discuss the sinking, presumably by a German submarine, of (he Itraxlttnn steam' ship Tljuca. Public oxoltement Is at tho highest pitch In view of almost universal belief that Braxll will change her break wltb Germany Into a declaration tf war. GERMANY PLOTS PEACE BUT ON HER 01 TERMS Dispatches From Many European Cities Show That Teutcss Are Working for Peace on Terms That Will Ore Them Belgian and French Irca Districts Ixindon, May 23 -Germany la ac tually peace plotting again, after a lull In propaganda effort to this end, consequent upon Initial repulse of efforts to coax Kuaata Into a separ ata compact. The Teutonic efforts to bring about the end of the war on Germany' own terms were revealed In disputchea received to day front half a doxen European cities. Coming at a time when Pre mier Rlbot'a firm and unyielding atatement or France's aim In the war were prominently displayed here, as well as additional statements as to America's position, there aeemed scant likelihood of any headway in tbe German move. France'a formula for peace, aa out lined by lilbot, was "no forced an nexation and no contributions" and "restitution and reparation," as well. Amsterdam reported, aa against thla. the growth of a "Hlndenburg peace" plan In Germany, presum ably fostered by tbe Junker I te. urg ing "no annexation and no Indem nities," as a catch phrase, but, para doxically. In the .tame connection, urging retention of French and Bel gian Iron districts and the lielglan cosst. Lfi NEW Washington May S3. Actual tests of heveii'l exceptionally proji Ising device u. sol o tl'.o siibmurine monaco are under way. it waa an nounced by the navy department to day. At least two inventions have undergone preliminary tests and are now being constructed on a large scale for use on ships. The Nrst tests with the devices were mado with model. The department then ordered them constructed on a larg er acalo for exhaustive tests. Offi cials of the department declared they were confident that one of the devices wtbtd be a "big thing." "We arc spending a great deal of money In having some o' the devices constructed on a full-sixed scale," said one officer. "Some of the In ventions were put to an actual test and showed euch promise that we gave the order for further tests." Although officials refrained from iredlctlng that any bt the devices L DECLARE PEACE TERMS Washington, May 23. The govern ment plans before long to make a formal statement of Its attitude to ward the Russian soldiers' and workmen' slogan, 'no annexations, no Indumnltles." This statement, while not yet re vealed, will doubtless take a form similar to that of French Premier Ulibot's statement In 'Paris. The state department lot It be known officially today that It "sympathise" with Rlhot's remarks. This means, judging from Rlbot's remarks, that the United State favor the return of Alsace and Lor raine to France and restoration and Indemnities tor the small nations, .Including Belgium, which Germany EHTHUSIASTIC ANTI-SUBMARINE From Home came report of secret peace ' feelers." put forth by cen tral power' emissaries to allied rep resentative in Switzerland. Other Holland advices detailed "generous terms," which, it was said, Austria-Hungary was about to offer Russia. These terms, It was report ed, were for free passage to Russia through the Dardanelles, re-estab-llehment of Poland as an autono mous unit and possibly a loan to the new Russian regime. In the meantime, the "German agitated socialist peace conference" at Stockholm is being actively boomed by the central powers' pro pagandists. Universal approbation was given Premier Ribot'i speech aa epitomis ing the allied aim and clearing up for Russia's benefit, some of the questions involved In the "no annex ation and no Indemnities" phrase. Rlbot made it clear that restoration of Alsace and I-orralne was not "an nexation." and that there was a sharp difference between "reparation which Germany must make for ber destruction in France and Belgium and indemnities." . w "No conquests and no oovetous ness," was the slogan which tbe French premier sounded. i wmld solve the I' bo-it p.'ohlem, they frankly indicated thi tbe navy con sult! rc. boar I wiis nr.'atlv encourag ed Several luveuliouj submitted by Hilda, n Max m :tro Lelnr considered by the board. Maxim has been In consultation with the board and bis Invention are to Ibe tested some place on the Atlantic coast. Naval officials asserted that many other war Inventions, in addition to anti-submarine devices, are under consider ation. It ibecame known that Marconi, wireless Inventor, who arrived as a member or the Italian war commis sion, will spend much time in consul tation with the I'nlted States navy heads on anti-submarine devices. Marconi will submit several plans he hns been working on for some time. In Italian circles, where this Information became known, It was stated significantly that the Italian navy had sunk thirteen submarines this week. AS SUPPORTING FRANCE ha overrun. The American atate ment will be an Individual pronoun cement of position, though It would be In accord with the general Ideus of the allies. This statement of Am erica'! views probably will Include a more definite and concrete an nouncement of America's war alms than anything to date. 8oon after formation of the new coalition cabinet in Petrograd, It was announced In United Press dis patches that the ministry would en deavor to obtain from the allies the Interpretation of the phrase "no an nexation and no indemnities," and that President Wilson's aid would (Continued on Pag 2) OVER INVENTIONS OHE KILLED Hi AUTO ACCIDENT Joseph IL Smith, Local Mining Man, Killed When Automobile Tunis Turtle -Near Central Point Joseph R. Smith, a prominent mining man of tbi city, was killed at about 10:30 Tuesday evening when bis auto turned turtle on tbe Pacific highway a mile nortb of Cen tral Point Smith and Jus. T. White, local manager of the Oregon Gas and Elec tric company, were on their way to Medford to get some fishing tackle belonging to White. With then were two young women of thla city, one of whom bad her arm broken and tbe other escaped with bruises. They bad reached a sharp turn In tbe road a It mount a ihort hill Just north of the old Myers place, when, in some manner not explainable by White, the auto suddenly turned completely over. Smith waa crush ed across the abdomen and died in about five minutes, remaining con scious and talking with White until near tbe end. Dr. Dow,' of Central Point, was called bnt arrived too late to do any thing for the unfortunate man. Cor oner John Perl, of Medford, arrived shortly after and took charge of tha remain. An inquest will be held probably today. Smith bad lived here about a year, coming from Chicago, HI. He Is heavily interested in mining pro perty in tbe Preston Peak district, being manager of the j; Del Norte Claim Holders" association and secretary-treasurer of the Trl-Metals Mining company. He was about 40 years of age. PLAN FOR PUSHING LIBERTY LOAN SALE San Francisco, May 23. Oregon. Washington, California and Nevada are thoroughly organised to promote the sale of liberty bonds, it was an nounced by the liberty bond com mittee here today. Nevada com pleted Its organisation yesterday. A big atap toward bringing the bond Issue close to everyone was ac complished in San Francisco late yesterday when the board of educa tion agreed to have every teacher devote 15 minutes a day talking to school children on the government's needs. Bach member of the school board took' a $100 bond. ItKRJilX SAYS FRENCH Sl'FPKIl HEAVY LOS8 Berlin, via London, May 23. A heavy, sanguinary blow was Inflict ed on the French in the repulse of their attacks from Lavllle to Aux Bols, today's official statement de clared. The assaults were made In the morning and repeated In the evening, being marked by stsbborn hand-to-hand fighting. Amsterdam, May 23. Count Tlsr.n'a ministry has resigned, ac cording to Buda Pest dispatches re ceived here today by the Central New. There have been frequent rumors of late of, friction In the Hungarian calMnet, responding to the unrest In Hungary and progress t the peace movement. Count ( Stephen Tlsta has been prlcy councillor and presi dent of the council a the (Hungar ian cabinet U. called since 1913. DELEGATES GATHER AT STOCKHOLM SOCIALISTS MKET1NQ AT SWED ISH CAPITAL WILL SOON B8 CICDKB WAT FRENCH H MM MIT All Central Powers Fully Bepiusttt ed Indicating Gathering Is Aa other Cerate: Peace Move Stockholm, May 23. Delegate already here in advance of the German-called eocUUst peace confer ence, began figuring today on tha possibility that representative social ists for belligerent countries might lose tbelr freedom, it not their Uvea, wheo they return home, a tbe price) of their attendance on tbe meeting. So far only delegates from Scan dinavian nation and Bulgaria and Austria are here. Dally conferences are held between these groups. Every persuasive effort is being made to coax attendance of English and French delegates. Tbe socialists would also like to know exactly how the American delegates will stand at the meeting. Secretary Huysman of the inter national socialist bureau, cabled Mor ris HillQult, chairman of the Ameri can delegation, seeking - light- is, advance on the American feeling. la the meantime Dutch and Scandina vian socialist leader said they were obtaining written peace terms of all belligerent nations from their ' re spective socialist delegates, those terms to be announced at the con ference. Lack of Information from German and Russian delegates as to the date or their arrival here, still prevented any announcement today of the exact date of the meeting. Americans in Stockholm pointed out as likely to Increase the suspicion of allied nations that the Stockholm conference waa a German move, that the German government haa creden tlalled all its delegates; that Aus trian and Bulgarian representatives are here and that the Turkish le gation has specifically designated Turkey's committee. .The central powers, therefore, are all represent ed. So far, It appears certain that only the Russian delegates of the al lies will be on' hand. PLENTY OF RIFLES 1CAN ARMY Washington, May 23. America is ready for the war so far a rifles are concerned. Frank A. Scott, chair man of the general munitions board of the Council of National Defense, today Issued the following statement. "We are in a position now to as sure tbe country that rifles and am munition will be ready tor Ameri can troops as fast as they can be raised and otherwise prepared tor foreign service. There are on hand mote than enough rifles for the rifle carrying men ot an army of approxi mately a million, and arrangements have now been made to provide for the arming ot a larger force and for the reserve which the waatage under modern war conditions 'makes neces sary. Plans have ibeen completed to take advantage ot the small-arm factories developed In our country a the result ot the European war, and convert them to our use. In ad dition the government arsenal are being expanded. In general It may be stated that small arm, Includ ing ammunition, cam be provided for practically any number of men that the country may call to the colors." r l a K V" L k ! F. r ir J. 0. kt r- -h- tv-it-It m er bt r. e - M M. 4- m w u- 0 lit e .- M. t -r It H