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VOL. VII., No. 148.
GRANT. PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1017
WHOLE NIMBER MU.
SENATE CUTS
HEAVILY F
TAX
SENATE I-EADHH8 PREFER
HHOICT TIME IOTNUH TO HEAVY
PRESENT TAXATION
PRESIOENT BACKS LOWER HOUSE
lYeaent MIluatltNi looks IJke Lone
Fight HWitrw Woraaiito lU-vmiiui
Mimoui- Ikwxiair law
Washington, iy 25. Decision
y Hi senate finance committee to
modify the pay-as-you-go plau fur
financing America's part III the (rent
war, met with vigorous adnilnlatra
(Ion opposition today.
Ilolh President WIIiioq ami 8ecr
tary McAdno hava let It be known
th full f I.Nuu.OOO.OOO ueeded muitt
bo ralDotl by taxation on the present
generation. Both consider lusdvla
bla further to disturb the money
market of tbe country by attempting
to launch another .bond Issue now.
.lepreaeulallve Kltcliln, chairman
of th way a and mean committee.
served notice today ha will battle la
tbe pad to Ilia floor of the house,
It neceasaryany attempt by tlin aeu
ata In folat a bond Issue on the
revenue ibill or otherwise materially
alter Ita present complexion. The
bonne and senate tmiimlttees' ten
tative agreement to lop off between
$300,0(10.0110 and $;,r.o.ooo,ouo of
(he taxation proKram and supplant
thla much with bond, distributing
the financial burden of the war over
five or ten yeara In the future, will
bring a big fight In congress.
The senate committee continued
It work of mutilating the houae
till today. It waa planned when the
committee went Into session to de
termine definitely Jual how much of
the revenue ahould be ralaed by tax
ation and how much by bonds. Then
the work will devolve upon Indiv
idual Itema In the bill to ascertain
Just what cuts can be made In the
provisions adopted by the house.
The committee has already voted the
following points:
To strike out the additional ret
roactive Income tax on Incomes
arned In It 16. resulting In reduc
tion of 1100,000,000 from the house
levy.
To strike out all provisions for In
creased second rlass postal rales un
der the tone system and silbstltnto a
direct tag probably two per cent
on advertising of all kinds.
To substitute for the excess profits
tag baaed on profit' over eight per
rent of Invested capital, an excess
profits tax based on average profits
covering a period of not more than
five yean.
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MEASURE
SOCIALISTS DISCUSS PEACE INCLUDING
IT
Stockholm, May 25. Scandina
vian socialists at Btockholm announc
ed today tentative outlines of their
program for the conference here.
They were the re-establlshmnnt of
Belgium, Serbia, 'Montenegro and
Roumanlu as soparato entitles; fu
ture of Alsace and Lorraine, to be
loft for anttlnmnnt on the linala of
the right of natlonnl free action; bel
ligerent parliamentary assemblies to
bo requested to work for speedy
pence, gnnoriil dlMarmnment iiml n
tabllHhtnont or a court of arblira
tlop. Publication of this outline served
to direct Attention again to the scant
likelihood of any sort or agreement
in Iho soi'lnllala' deliberations here.
ALL ABSENTEES
. REGISTER EARLY
Men Kuhjert to (Vnaus Wlut Expert
to lie Away From Home Hhmild
Rrgtalev In Arivaixe
Portland, May (.-Men between
the ages of 21 and 30 yeara. Inclu
sive, who expect to be sbaent from
their home precinct on war census
day, which Is June 6. should regis
ter without delay.
Keglster today, If you ran. If that
Is Impracticable, do It tomorrow. In
any event, register at the very earl
iest moment for delay may make you
liable to a term In prison without
the alternative of paying fine. Ab
sence Is not acce'pted as an excuse
for failure to register.
Th procedure for registration of
absentee Is quite simple and should
cause no confusion.
The prospective absentee, must
apply at the office of the county clerk
of the county In which he may hap
pen to be at the time, whether In
Oregon or elsewhere. The clerk
will fill out hla registration card,
which he must mall to the registrar
of his home precinct, In care of the
sheriff of hla home county. In time
to reach the recistrar by War Cen
sus day, June 5.
It Is of the utmost Importance
that the absentee remember that the
burden of having hla card reach the
registrar of his home precinct by
War renins day la on Mm, not on
the authorities. Hence, the 'neces
sity of registering esrly.
Again let It be emphsslxed that If
you exHcl to I'-e absent from your
homo precinct on War Census day,
go at once to the county clerk of
the county In which yon happen to
be, whether your home county or
another one, and register. Do It now.
TEXAS .MAX ARRESTED
PIMl OPPOSING DRAFT
Dallas. Texas, May 25. O. T. Bry
ant, said to be president of the Farm
ers A Laborers Protective associa
tion, has been arrested at Anson,
Texas, upou an Indictment charging
a plan to oppose by force the officers
and agenta of the I'nlted States In
raising the new army, Word reached
here to this effect today. Ha Is be
ing brought to Dallas.
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Parla. May 25. The lull on the
western front extended to the French
lines today. The official statement
indicated only restricted fighting and
no major actions. French forces
made a successful attack In the reg
ion of Chevreux during th night.
They found enemy shelters demol
ished by French artillery fife, full of
dead. Thirty prisoners were taken.
Herman attacks were reported to
the north of Vauclerc nitd In the reg
ion of Courcy.
as well as the fnllur or the plan
for any general conference.
I The Bulgarian socialists are da-
mending Oobrudja and Macedonia
I for Bulgaria, not as annexations, but
,aa roturn or "territory rightfully
; Bulgarian through original ownor
,hlp." ,
No French socialists are expected
! hero, Inil those who know their
views Insist they will adopt the
same argument In demanding the re
turn or Alsace and tormina.
No Austrian, Turkish or Bulgarian
socialist degnnnlo was .willing to
commit hlmsolf on tho mntter and
the only word obtainable from the
German majority socialists was that
they were merely willing to discuss
It.
ITALY IS AFLAIWE OVER
Latins Stona Cleverly Bcilt Undergrcsd Works ef Aw
triafis Acid Julian Alps And, Agabst Trecendcm
Odds, Advance to fcpertast Positions
Koine, May 25. Home la delirious
with Joy over the success of bar
troops In the nation's greateat blow
of the war. Special editions of the
newspapers, which told of the nine
thousand prisoners taken In yester
day's brilliant advanfe, were Issued
Just aa great crowds, assembled la
the streets laat night to celebrate the
second anniversary of Italy's en
trance Into tbe war. They touched
off a popular demonstration that sur
passed anything of the kind seen In
Koine since Italy first caat her lot
with the allies. Crowds paraded
singing, shouting and cheering for
the Italian horoea and tbe allies aa
well.
Minister Blaaolatl, Just back from
the front, told the United Press to
day that (ieneral Cadorna's men were
performing prodigies of valor.
"Tbe struggle waa a magnificent
one," he ssld. "I personally wit
nessed the taking of Mount Cucco
and tbe Bodice fighting. The pluck
and dash of our troops were unpre
cedented, the fact thst they were
fighting not only for territorial
rights but for the achievement of a
human Ideal, giving them a ten fold
determination for victory."
The anti-war forces In tbe socialist
party had apparently shrunk today
to a negligible quuntlty.
FORCE IS AT FRONT
Training Camp or the American
Field Service, Somewhere In France
May 25. America's first armed force
began active service at the front to
day. It was section one or the Amer
ican munitions transport service. Its
forty-odd Amerlcsns left the training
camp last night. They are today
hurrying shells anil ammunition to
French soldiers In front trenches un
der fire.
Simultaneously with the departure
of Section one, there arrived here
section two and three. Two la com
posed mostly of Andover college men.
It la to enter active service next
week, and two weeks hence tbe Dart
mouth, Yale, Harvard,' Johns Hop
kins and the Chicago and Williams
universities men In number three will
be at work.
The camp la officered by French
army commanders, Including Lieu
tenant Oathelmer of Phlldelphla,
who enlisted In the French army
In 1914. Lieutenant Dalley. an Amer
ican, who was captain or the 1910
Yale football team, with William
Taylor, as second In command, com
prise the commanders of the sections.
PORTl'GAI.1 lit VlStl
POUTED VP MARKET
Washington, May 25 The sudden
purchase by the government of Port
ugal of 500,000 bushels of wheat fu
tures and the fear that It might be
used with the purchases of the allies
to force up the market, was one of
the main reasons for the recent
stoppage of trading In certain fu
tures on the Chicago grain exchange,
Snnatdr (lore declared today In de
bate on the tover food bill,
ItRITIHII MISSION READY ,
FOR HOMEWARD JOURNEY
t
Washington, May 25. The Brit
ish mission left Washington last
night and will cross, the Canadian
border some time this morning. This
concludes their visit to America.
WANT VICTORIES
Rome, May 25. Another sweep
forward across crags and rocki In
some places literally blasted away
by a storm of artillery fire woo Ital
ian troopa new gains today on
tbe Castagnavlzza-to-th-ea front
age. Front dispatches late today em
phasized tie brilliancy of the vic
tory, since It waa won against splen
didly orgaplted Austrian defenses
and under ground system of manning
the trenches that were marveloutly
ingenious. Vast caverns had been
hollowed out In many places, per
mitting Austrian reserves to, remain
In concealment and In perfect safety
from the hall of projectile above,
trntll It was necessary that they poor
nut to the front lines.
Considering the nature of the ter
rain, the tremendous odds against
an attacking force, observers of tbe
Italians' success declare here, that
the advance achieved so far has al
most (been Incredible.
"Further brilliant successes," In
the Julian Alps, reported this after
noon In a war office statement, have
brought the total of prisoners taken
from the Austrlans on Wednesday
and Thursday up to 10,245 men.
"Enemy counter-attacks In the
southern Carso region from Caslag
navitia to Frlgldo failed." the war
office declared.
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SUBMARINES BEATEN
London, May 25. "We dealt more
effective blows at the submarine men-
ace during the past three weeks than
during any previous period," de
clared Premier Lloyd-George In the
house of commons today.
"Our ahlp loases for May," he add
ed, "probably will be under those of j
April. We are making satisfactory
progress."
The premier paid eloquent tribute
to the work of the American destroy
ers In the patrol fleet.
"We csn congratulate ourselves on
the unexpectedly early Improvement
in dealing with the submarine men
ace," he declared. "If everybody
economises, and If all available land
la used In the production or food, the
submarines will not defeat us," he
concluded.
MRS. CATT, SUFFRAGE
LEADER, IN PORTLAND
Portland, May 25. Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, president or the Na
tional Suffrage association, Is In
Portland today to aid In the organi
sation of an Oregon branch of the
Council of National Defense. Heads
or women's organisations from all
parts of the state met her this
morning.
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE
ACCIDENTS ON SHU'S
Washington, May 25. Senator
Frellnghuysen, New Jersey, today In
troduced s resolution demanding a
senatorial inquiry Into recent acci
dents aboard American ships due to
defective ammunition.
AMERICAN AMBULANCE
MAN WINS WAR MEDAL
Paris, May 25; J. A. Ltddell, one
of the American ambulance corps, a
resident of Newton Center, Mass.,
was today awarded the French war
cross for bravery.
BURDEN OF WAR
FALLS QN U.S.
American Army Official State That
KumU Is Eliminated, Franc Weak
and America Moat Win War
By Webb Miller
(United Press Correspondent)
Washington, May 25. Russia la
out of the war, as far as military
power la concerned, for at least two
years; France is about at th end of
her man-power.
These are the cold facts about the
war situation, as seen today by mili
tary men who are In a position to
know condition by reason of inti
mate knowledge of American observ
er' report.
While Great Britain still ha con
siderable "punch" left, these mili
tary men believe that the struggle
abroad is rapidly reaching th point
where th United State muat bear
the main -burden.
The war, they say, will be long.
The west front struggle, the expert
say, has been misinterpreted, and
unreliably reported, either through
the allies' unwillingness to let real
fact be known or to Ignorance
of the exact state of fact on' tbe
part of American newspapers.
These men declare that for many
month the American people have
been led astray aa to the real situa
tion. The allies, they declare," are
not making the headway that the
country has been led to believe they
are.
In this connection, they say, that
solution of the submarine menace
must eventually determine to a very
great extant where victory shall rest,
except for what part America shall
play In the struggle.
' That our apathy will cease when
blood begins to spill, Is the main
hope of military men, who say
frankly at present the country's in
terest . Is Insufficient, as shown
graphically by recruiting figures,
slowness to subscribe to "liberty
bonds" and other signs.
The selective draft system will get
. the men, tout the spirit must be
aroused, the experts hold,
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LANE FUNERAL AT
San Francisco, May 25. The body
or Senator Lane of Oregon, who died
at a San Francisco hospital Wednes
day night, today Is bound for the
family home at Portland aboard th
Oregon express. Mrs. Lane and a
sister accompany the body. Mr.
Nina Lane McBride of Washington
and Mrs. Harriet Lane Hicks or Nor
folk, Va., daughters or Senator Lane,
will reach Portland in time for the
funeral, which will be held Tuesday.
Monday night the delegation from
the United States senate, that re
present the government at the last
rites, will arrive rn Portland.
PRESIDENT NAMES LAST
Washington, 'May 25. President
Wilson today fixed the week (begin
ning June 25 as Red Cross week.
Calling upon the people of the United
States to "give generously and ,ln a
spirit or patriotic sacrifice." to the
Red Cross during that week, the
president Issued the following proc
lamation: "Inasmuch aa our thoughts as a
nation are now turned In united pur
pose toward the performance to the
utmost or the serviced and duties
which we have assumed In the cause
or liberty and Justice; ;
"Inasmuch as but a small propor
tion ot our people can have the op
portunity to serve upon the actual
field of battle, but all men, women
and children alike may serve and
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AM) UPON
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BY COMES
PRESIDENT WIXflON WOfg MODI.
FIED PRESS CENSORSHIP
FROM CONGRESS
COKTROL VESTED IN KOBOJim
On ut tbe Moat Important 1
Propanoics Measures Settled
Satisfactory Manner
Washington, May 25. The Greg
ory espionage bUl with a censorship
clause embodied waa formally
agreed to today fey house and senate
confer. .
Th censorship clause makes It a
misdemeanor to publish th nam
and positions of military and naval
force of tie United States and her
allies. Under th agreement, ad
ministration of the censorship will
not be left with any hoard or person.
Th modified censorship will simply
be a law. '
This is don to meet objection of
many representatives and senators
in nlritr MknoimMn BNttiAt-ffw ' im
the hands of the present govern
ment censorship bureau. It I ex
pected to pass both branches of eon-
n-eaa. ' ' -. '.-. '. . . . i ..
Th modified censorship provision
reads aa follows: .
"When the United State Is at war
the publishing wilfully of Informal
tlon with respect to the movement,
numbers, equipment, description or
disposition or any or the armed
forces or the United States in naval
or military operation, or with re
spect to any or the works Intended
m .1 - -I . a
lor luu luriiiicauua or aeiense oi any
place, .which information Is, or may
be, useful to the enemy, I hereby .
prohibited: and the' Dresldent mu
from time to time by proclamation
declare the character of such above
described Information, which I or
may be useful to the enemy and Is
any prosecution here trader the jury
trying the case, shall determine not
only whether th defendent did wil
fully pufbllsh such Information a st
out In the Indictment, bnt also
whether such Information was of
such character as was or might hava
been useful to the enemy;" provided
that nothing in this section shall
construed to limit or restrict any dis
cussion, comment or criticism of th
act or policies or the government
or it representatives or the publica
tion of the same.
"Whoever violate thla section
shall, npon a conviction thereof, b
punished by a fine of not mora than
$1,000 or by Imprisonment for not
more than five years, or both."
WEEK OF JUNE FOR
serve effectively by making It possible
to care properly for those who do
serve under arms at home and
abroad;'
"And Inasmuch as the American
Red Cross Is the official agency for
volunteer effort in behalf of th arm
ed forces of the nation and for th
administration ot relief,
"Now, therefore, by virtue of my
authority as president of the United
States, and president of the American
Red Cross, I, Woodrow Wilson, do
'hereby proclaim the week beginning
June 25, 1917, as Red Cross week,
during which the people of th
United States will be called on to
give generously nd In spirit of pa
triotic sacrifice for the support of
this work of national need."