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GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUMTT. OREGON, . THURSDAY, MAY 24. II7
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GERMAN PIOT
FORTHCOMING RTATKMRNT BY
PKKMDBHT WnHON DKUGNHD
TO OKTKKT MRHnSG
NOAMEfllWNS TO STOCKHOLM
Alllra Vtmr MrhrnM la Trie Ituaala
Into Kepenne Peer and Hrok u
Hearten New lUpablio
Wuahlngton, May 24. America's
forthcoming statement anent th
Ruaalau alluatlon will probably Iblaet
for nit Unit Germany's insidious
peaoe-at-her-owa-prlc propaganda.
Thla statement, taken with th
government refunal to give any Am
erican pasaporte to th German-engineered
socialist conference In
Stockholm next month, will prob
ably eerve the double purpose of
heartening Russia and or exposing
to th world a now rhspter of Oer
nan Intrigue.
On th surface th elatament will
be a dlacuaalon of tha "no annexs
tlona. no Indemnltlaa" alogan, which
r Hurltn haa fostered, while further
ing tha peace spirit of socialists and
others In Ruaala. But aomit officials
her hava frankly aald that If tha
f Stockholm conference had succeeded
In Ita program, a separata Ruulan
peace would hava been concluded
nd tha "no annexations, no Indain
nltlaa" ba Included. Hence, thla
government now proposes to thwart
tha program.
Franc alraady haa biased tha way
by her pramlar'a statement showing
that tha allies hava no rapaclnua
alma of conquaat and Indemnity, but
they demand reparation anil aurren
der of German-conquered territory.
England and France will probably
Join too In the American action of
refusing passports to any of their
subject for attending the Stockholm
peaca conference. Thla conference,
the United Statea government haa
learned, waa engineered secretly Iby
Germany, though oatanalbly on the
Initiative of socialists themselves,
Morris lllllqult, Victor Barger and
Algernon Iee. aoclallata, who have
fVduslred to be represented, are claim
d by other memttera of the aoclal
lata to represent a pro-German view
point, rather than a truly socialist
aplrlt.
As ninttera now stand, Interna
tional experts here foresee a greatly
. prolonged alruggle, If Russia should
f s be tricked Into a separate peace.
Some of the highest government of
ficials have told the United I'rese
that It would take two or three yeura
of war. In which the 1'nlted Slates
would hava to put forth her beat
and groateat efforts.
Hanco the blocking of the Stock
holm peace conference, and hence
the plan to hearten Russia by
clear rut reaponae and Interpretation
of the 'no annexation" program.
Incidentally the statement may
make a clearer pronouncement of
America's war alma than the gen
eral ties thus far presented.
Rome, May 24. Following ten
hours terrific 'bombardment, Italian
at lacking' forces broke through
strongly organised Austrian lines In
the Carao, captured Jamland and
took nine thousand prisoners. Tlio
war office statement announcing
the victory stated that ISO aero
planes participated to the fighting
and that fire from tan British ar
tillery batteries had aided.
SENATE WILL
HIT TAX BILL
Member of I'pyer House Favor Ra
dical Changiea In the Keveaaa
Meerare
Washington, May 14. Tha sen
ate today had the' 11,100.000.000
revenue bill as passed by the house
and was prepared to "knock the
apota off It."
According to present plana, when
the aenate gate through with the
measure th house wont recognls
lla offspring.
For two weak the senate flnanoa
committee haa been considering taxes
and Ita opinions on ma,ny of the vital
features of th bill are different
from thou or th hous. The aen
ate wanla leaa taxation on the poor
man and a heavier draft on the In
cornea of the rich.
Debate on the bill probably will
be begun In the senate late thla, week.
The houae waa prepared to consider
the food control bills, providing for
a general food survey, stimulation of
production, control of distributing
agencies and establishments of stan
dards. Professor Tausalg, chairman of th
new tariff commission, aubmltted to
the aenate finance committee In exe
cutive aesalon today a Hat of articles.
which could be removed from their
present position -pn the free list and
recommended possible Increases on
goods now taxed under th tariff. He
mad a full report to the committee
outlining In detail the basis for his
Judgment. The house provided for
raising $200,000,000 by Increasing
tariff rates.
-Thnat committee meets again
late today to begin Ita formal re
draft of the revenue hill.
ONE SHARP ATTACK
I'arla, May 24. Eight thoriVand
six hundred German prisoners have
been taken by French troops since
May 1, In their offensive between
Solssons and Auberlve, today'a of
ficial statement asserted, detailing
further heavy tossea Inflicted on the
enemy In repulse of violent attache
on the Vauclerc plateau.
The Vauclerc attack was a bloody
check to the (iermana, Their troops
were literally thrown back to the
starting point of the counter-thrust.
Prisoners captured were Identified
as belonging to three German divi
sions, indlrstlng that the enemy at
tack was by a force of not less than
60,000 men.
JAPANESE DEMTHOYEH8
AIUC ON EUROPEAN DUTY
London, 'May 24. Japanese des
troyers are assisting the British navy
abroad, declared Lord Cecil, acting
foreign minister, In the house of
commons today. He added that Jap
anese cruiser were extending aid In
the northern Pacific In a work of
"great Importance to the allied
cause."
LONDON STREETS SEE
S
London, May 24. One thousand
American army uniforms on one
thousand American women and men
enlivened London today. They were
worn by surgeons, nurses, orderlies
nml assistants of the Lakeside
(Cleveland), Hoston, New York and
Presbyterian medical' units by Am
erican army engineers, the latest to
arrive of the American army forces.
The engineers wore scheduled to
confer with Lord Derby, minister of
war. tonight.-
GERMAN
PUN
FOREDOOMED
TO FAILURE
W1DH MVERGKNCE ON PEACE
TKJIMM AMONG DKUSOATEH AT
STOCKHOLM
Instead of tieneral International
Meeting, Hut Few Neutral Or Al
lied Coauitrlea to lie There
Stockholm, May 24. The German
plan for a general peace conference
of aoclallata next month Is fore
doomed, In the opinion of well-informed
sympathetic non-socialist ob
servers here. Instead of a genera)
meeting, they predicted merely a con
tinuation of group meeting of so-
delists of various countries, as now
In progress. The prediction waa
baaed on the wide divergence of
views on peace terms between var
loua delegations. .
Those In close touch with the sit
uation declared today that the neu
tral socialists who would naturally
b supposed to Incline toward Ger
many, had exhibited a surprising
bend In the other direction. Best
Information was that most of the
Swedish and Norwegian delagatee
and aom of th Dutch representa
tives had Indicated their Inability to
agree to the German terms, as out
lined by the Swedish socialist leader
Borgbjerg.
Foremost In their objections, It
was reported, waa Insistence by Ger
many that the retain Alsace and Lor
raine. Many of th neutral dele
gate believe France Is entitled to
her "lost provinces."
The Dsnlsh delegates, on the other
hand, were 'reported to sympathise
more fully with tha German aim.
The only socialist delegations
which have so far arrived are those
from Sundlnavlan countries, Bul
garia, Austria and Turkey. These
r
meeting dally.
Th above atory waa filed from
Stockholm prior to receipt of news
that the United States had forbade
attendance of American socialists at
the German-Inspired socialists con
ference. United Press dispatches ot
laat week detailed that Borgbjerg
had been apprised seml-offlclally of
Germany' peace terms. It 1 upon
this listing ot Teutonic demands ap
parently that the Stockholm confer
ea have now split. Borgbjerg haa
always been regarded aa a pro-German
socialist.
BRAZIL CONSIDERS
AS AT
Rio de Janeiro, May 24. Brasll
regards herself as a belligerent In the
world's war, though there haa been
no forma,! declaration of war be
tween the republic and Germany.
"A declaration ot war la not
necessary," explained Foreign Minis
ter Pecan It a today. "We need mere
ly accept the Btate of war Imposed
upon- us by Germany. When Braxll
formally revoked Its declaration ot
neutrality between the United States
and Germany, we virtually made
such an acceptance." ,
Pecanhn spoke as he was leav
ing a cabinet meeting. As If to lend
emphasis to his words, he exhibited
documents exchanged between Rio
and Washington, planning complete
co-operation between the two repub
lic of the north and south. These
outlined not only moral and eco
nomic ynlty ot effort, but likewise
Utilisation ot. Brastl'a navy, .
IS
UP TO HOUSE
MKMBKHSI PP . tUNUKIUM), ARE
LVKKWARM OVER ' VYILftON'B
ItHBlRE FOR CONTROL '
PRESENT ARflASGEMEHT GOOD
Kxperlenc Willi French Mission
New Leads Senators to Oppose
Granting; Any More Power
Washington, May 24. Whether
there wilt b a censorship provision
In th Gregory espionage bill, Is np
to the house. After a long deadlock,
the house and senate conferee virtu
ally agreed to report out a bill con
taining a compromise provision,
which cover merely naval and mili
tary new. If the house adopt It,
the aenate may follow suit. If the
bouse turns it down, however, the
aenate wont even vote on It.
There ia much apeculation as to
whether house republicans and
about 25 house democrats will stick
together, as they have threatened and
vote the proposed section out.
Washington, May 24. Canvass of
the senate at the suggestion of Pres
ident Wilson, today uncovered little
enthusiasm for any kind ot a cen
sorship whatever aa a clause in the
Gregory espionage bin. Senate con
ferees, however, will meet again to
morrow with house conferees to de
termine If some compromise censor
ship regulation shsll foe adopted.
The plan of the administration la
to put through a rule similar to that
embodied In the Cummins' amend
ment to the spy bills providing cen
sorship on strictly military and naval
activities.
Senator Cummins Is not disposed
now to press the provision and many
other republicans say they wont
favor any censorship that might by
any chance replace the present board
headed by George Creel.
Some senator opposed to any cen
sorship provision pointed today to
the statement Issued by the state de
partment, complimenting newspapers
and press association upon tha suc
cess of their voluntary censorship
upon the movements of the French
mission.
FTVK LARGE COMPANIES
FACING TRUST CHARGES
Washington, 'May 24. Five na
tional corporatlona were today charg
ed by the federal trade commission
with unfair method ot competition.
They are the Victor Talking Machine
company, the Flelschmann Yeast
company, the National Binding Ma
chine company, the Muenxen Special
ty company and the Standard Car
Equipment company.
LULL TODAY ALONG
E
London, May 24. The lull on the
British front continued today. All
General Halg had to report waa a
few prisoners taken by British forces
In a raid east ot LeVortuler and
small patrol encounters.
In the battle ot Arras, the British
captured 21,000 Germans from 40
different division (600,000 men)
while themselves losing only three
thousand captures by the enemy,
General F. B. Maurice, director of
operations, asserted today. '' He aald
British losses In tnla fighting were
fifty per cent less than those suf
fered by the British In th Somme
battle.'
MEASURE
IS
A REAL POWER
United State' Representative to
sis Taking Active Part in Re
Petrograd, May 24. America'
potent Influence la being utilised by
th new Russian government In It
ernclal campaign now on to spnr
the Russian army into fighting. '
American Ambassador Francis Is
personally addressing Russian troops
and scores of assemblage of th
plain people. He is working in
closest co-operation with Minister ot
War Kerensky. the "Lloyd-George of
Russia," In stirring th army to ac
tion. Kerensky regards this campaign ot
fighting as his foremost duty. Yes
terday he addressed nine regiments
of Russian troops In the Petrograd
district nine separate speeches.
This afternoon be leaves for the
front for' a second address to the
men In the trenches.
General Alexleff, commsnder In
chief ot the army, is being utilised
In this campaign. He will make a
number of speeches. Yesterday he
talked to a big asseniMy of officer
st the general headquarter.
Francis Is giving a living embodi
ment of the "shirt sleeve diplomat,"
constantly working. He la the most
popular of all diplomats in Russia
and hia voice among the most potent
of thoae now being raised to help
Russia save herself. He la deluged
dally with appeals for speeches
mostly to troops and is accepting
every one. ?
AIRSHIP gRAID DOES
BUT LinLE DAMAGE
London, May 24. Four or five
German airships raided eastern
counties of England last night, drop
ping a number ot bombs and killing
one man in a Norfolk village, Lord
French, home defense commander,
announced today. The bonxba .all
fell on country distrtcta and the
damage waa declared "negligible." -
"The airships approached the coast
shortly before midnight," Lord
French said. 'The sky waa over
cast and a thick bank of rain clouds
mad observation difficult. Four
airships pursued an erratic course,
being unable to locate their position.
Our aeroplanes pursued them but the
thick clouds enabled them to es
cape." "Airships" presumably mean Zep
pelins. It so the present raid is the
first since November 26, and the
22nd since the start ot the war. The
total casualties have been 229 killed
and 451 Injured. v
y LIVES LOST ON
BRITISH TRANSPORT
London, May 24. More than 400
were lost In the sinking ot the Brit
ish transport Transylvania, the ad
miralty announced today.
' The Transylvania was sunk by a
torpedo May 4. The official state
ment today said the losses Included:
Twenty-nine officers and 373 men;
the Transylvania's captain, and 10
of the crew.
The Transylvania was of 14,315
tons, , the property of the Anchor
line. She was built or steel In 1914
and was registered at Glasgow. The
list shows the total losses to have
been 413 lives.
The Transylvania before the war
was In trans-Atlantic service tor a
short time. She ran (between New
York and Glasgow, She was one of
the newest and largest ships In trans
Atlantic service. . ,
Af.lBASSADOR
DEATH COMES
TO SENATOR
. HARRY LANE
OREGON'S Jt'JTIOB 1 S. MIX ATOS
PASSES AWAY AT SA5
PRAJICtBOO ' ...
Of a DtstlngalshM PassUy sad
Yean a Ftgwre In Portland a
SUrte Public life
' San Francisco, May 24. United
States Senator Harry Lane, of Ore
gon, will probably be burled In Port
land next week, although announce
ment of arrangements for disposi
tion of his body bad not been mad
early today by hia wife. Senator
Lane died at 8t. Francis hospital
last night after several months of
snfferlng from a . general . nervous
breakdown, complicated by high
blood pressure. .
Mrs. Lane waa at his bedside when
he died. His health, which had
been failing for a year, was not con
sidered In Jeopardy until early in
April, when he waa sent to a sani
tarium near aehlngton.
Later, showing Improvement, he
started for hi horn in Portland,
but waa again stricken en rout horn
and waa ordered to St. Francl hos
pital. His physicians several days
ago' abandoned hopd "or saving hi
life.
Dr. Harry Lane waa born at Cor
vallls. Ore., August 28, 1S55. H
was the son of Net H. Lane, a pio
neer, merchant, and grandson of
General Joseph Lane, the first ter
ritorial governor ot Oregon. He waa
graduated from the Willamette uni
versity in 187S. Completing a course
in- the medical school of the univer
sity he took a post graduate course
at the College of Physicians and 8ur-
geons of New York. f
In 1903 he was appointed a mem
ber ot the State Board of Health.
In Governor P?nseyers administra
tion, Dr. Lane served aa superinten
dent ot th state hospital for (he In
sane, In which capacity he performed
conspicuous services, many Improve-
menta an administration at the ..in-
(Continued on Page S)
SENATE ADJOURNS OUT:
OE RESPECT TO LAKE
- Washington, May 24. Out ot re
spect to Senator Harry Lane, Ore
gon, who diet! In San Francisco, tha
senate adjourned today. No buainees
was taken up beyond the appoint
ment of eight senators, who will
leave Immediately for Oregon ; of
ficially to represent the senate at
the funeral.
The senators are. Chamberlain,
Ashurst, Kenyon, Vardamaa, John
son ot SouthJ Dakota, LaFollette,
Gronna and Norrla. !
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ARGENTINE MAY HAVE ; ) '
WIRELESS TO GHRMAJrr
; 1
Buenos Aires, May 24. -'Testa
Ibegin today of a secret wireless sta
tion connecting Argentine with Ger
many," declared the newspaper Lsl
Raion today. j
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UNITED STATES BTEBL '.
RK ACHES RECORD PRIOR
New York, May 24. United Stat
Steel common stock told at 130, as
214 points, and a new high record,
shortly after noon today. ' : '
fi
3. F. Reddy left laat night for
Portland.