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: -Amu - -v. 1 1 11 " " 1 --- - m "H""" DAILY EDITION VOU VIIh No. Mt. . 4BA1TM PAHA. osEPimra covirTT, oreooy, sindat-, t;xj s, WHOLE XUMBEB SaMeV i TH TnvrT A T7 T7irm TT AMI PLOTTING IS 1MCUID 1-KAll OP THH LAW HKK.MM T) IIAVK KrTMTTALLY (Jt'lKTKH PLOTTINO AtTiyiTV SITUATION HRD WELL IN HAND Xumtwir Failing, lo Register Thought tit It Negligible In (onipwlwm With (loentry's To! , Washington, June $. Over 100 ntl-regletrstlon plotter have been Wrested to date by federal Menu. More arrant are on the schedule. Attorney-General Gregory today took the moat optimistic view of the ' situation that he ha held etna the plotting etarted. Plotting activity naa apparently been aquetched by Tear of the law. There la evidence In the hand of department or Juitlce officials ' that Mt outbursts have been planned for next Monday. Being forewarned the government I prepared to take strenuous meaaurea to quell the Department official today elated that the number which might reason ably be expected to fait to reglater would be negligible when compared with the total numfterjiubjai't to rut in! ration, Offlrlsls have arrangement for Tuesday's reglRtratloa well In hand. They expect there will be no aerlou' disturbance, and that the .nation will wake tip Wednesday to find that outbursts have been tporadlc and not the reiutt of a general feeling against the law. It w pointed out at the depart ment tonight that more than 10.000, 000 men are required to reglater un der the law and that It would be sur prising. Indeed, If auch a day were to pa off without Incident, a no gen oral election ever held In thl country passes without some disorder. ITALY WANTS COAL Washington, June t. Francesco Nlttl, head of the Italian commission to this country, stated here today' that his country's greatest concern I tight now was coal. Italy would Heed 100,000,000 tons of coal from vAmerlea If she Is to continue her munition manufacture, said Nlttl, and d(led that the great effort of Ital ians In thl country should be to make It possible to have coal Impera tively nnedod, sent to Italy. He alno urged that all of the Italian descent In this country, who have not regis-' tered Tor military service at the Itul Ian consulates, register for the Ainer lean armies. ITI P AT AMERICAN LAKE WiiHhlnxton, June 3. The war de lmrtment today announced that It has approved the sites for six di visional cantonmont enmps, Includ ing American lake, The American lake Vamps will be a short distance from the outskirts of Bonttle, Wash,, and It I under stood the regiments from the north Pad fl statea Will receive their train ing at that place. on 111! 4 ' , . . 4 4 With the British ' Armies Afield. June 2. Three Rrltlh .4 4 Tomnile, Jut escsped from at 4 Uermea prison, told of extras 4 ordinarily bad treatment. They 4 croed many line of enemy trenche In the escape. 4 "We were first Imprisoned In a chalk pit and then transferred 4' to a camp where there were al- 4 ready 1,000 Drltlsh, Vrenoh. 4 4 Russian and Algrlans," said 4 one. "Oerman officers threaten- 4 ed to shoot some prisoner for refusing Information. We were 4 housed In leaky hula, without 4 ovrcoats or blankets In the 4 4 coldest weather. Sometime we 4 4 worked within range or our own 4 4 guns. Our rood was Mack bread, 4 4 thin soup and weak coffee. 4 4 llathlng facilities were nil. We 4 4 were driven to work under pen- 4 4 ally of whipping. There were 4 4 no doctor, and the alck bad to 4 4 toll as hard as any of ua." 4 444444444444444444 LULL ALONG BRITISH LIME Kxcri for ArtilWry Wre Therw Haa Reon little Action Among tialg Men for Week I'm London, June 3. The lull along the llrttlsh front continued today, only the artillery being active. Doth London sod Berlin reporti mention the Ineressed artillery fir Ing In the Ypres sector. Many heavy gun seemed to have been brought Into action.. Aside from small raids here and there and this artillery ex change, It had nothing more to re port along the entire British' front. ' The Inactivity In infantry work during the last week la shown by the report of British capture which amounted to only 3,411 Germans and but one large gun. In April the British took more than 80,000 pris oners and 357 guns. A comparison between the British and German ratlona I Interesting and Illuminating. The only Issues which are common with the two forces are bread, meat and vege tables. They are common In substance, but not In weight or quality, by any mean. The.Oermans have exclusive ly an Issue of flour and sausage, while the British have exclusively rice, oatmeal, lam, cheese and ba con. Since the spring of 1916, however, their bread allowance haa ibeen cut down one-third. The greater part of thla reduction has occurred during the last eight- months. There now are two meatless day a week In the German trenches. Even the Indis pensable sausage allowance has been cut down to two and three-quarter ounces dally. Rice has been elimin ated entirely, being replaced by dried turnips. FOR RED CROSS FUND Portlnnd, June 2. At the urgent request of President Wilson, repre sentative business men from all the north westorn states will gnther here Monday to organise a campalitn for a great Ked Cross fund-raising drive. War department officials are not unmindful of the fact that a first class Red Cross organisation behind the army Is absolutely essential tor It success, and strenuous, efforts will be made to assist the Red Cross In Its comprehensive plans. . . B. V, Carter, or Ashland, has been named ss southern Oregon rep resentatlve at the conference. illii ANARCHISTS KILLING AND LOOTING IN CITY Soldiers ad WcrbcD Ccuncil Seize the Fcrtress cf Krcstat asd Refcse Gofernsecl: Clerks retruemd. Jane 2, (s):80 p. as.) Par unexplained reon the am stun i- tloa factory, one of the largest la IUuutla, and located nut far, from IWugrsd, at THariUin expitxled. A Urge nsuntor were iruurted to have been killed awd wounded. - Petrograd. June I. Anarchists have this city In a turmoil today. Parades are marching through the streets at Nevskyprospect with ban ner flying on which Inscriptions snob aa "down with authority," "long live social revolution," and the like are prominently displayed. ' Soldiers and sailors are. Joining in the demonstration. As yet no arrests bsve been attempted. Speakers at street-corner gather ings are urging the populace to loot banks and other business booses. The beginning of the revolution resulted from the activities of crim inals released soosy after the csar was disposed. These lawless "ele ments seem to hare assumed control MILMONH S.tVKI) OS OOMTWHA RIVKR JKTTY Astorls, Ore., June I. Over s mil lion dollars was saved by the United States government In building the north Jetty at the mouth of the Col umbia river,' construction on which has Just ceased. Original estimates were six million dollsrs for the Job. and only four and a half million dol lars bsve been expended. . M'MHKK MILLS SVtVEIt HEAVY LON8 FROM FLOOIM Spokane, Wash., June . 3. Con servative estimates place the loss to lumber mills on ' the 'Spokane, St. Joe and St. Marlea rivers due to flood waters at $500,000. The loss SPRING STYLES L- ', Harding In Ireeklyn legle. ta Reccgsize Prcfciczal Slri&g fcr Dcsble Pay and for the time being their sugges tions are finding responsive action by the people.. , ..'.,... The lawlessness of these men is making Petrograd unsafe. A wave of robberies and violent crlmee Is sweeping the city. A millionaire merchant named Oregorfoff was kill ed at bis borne by three men. Minister of Commerce Knovoloff has reeigned on account of differ ences with the minister of labor. Six thousand clerks In Petrograd stores end offices have gone on strike, de- funding a double wsge, the Increase to be retroactive and date from the beginning of the war. The workmen and soldiers council bss adopted resolutions demanding the removal of the csar from his pal ace to the fortress of Peter and Paul. . The same council determined to take charge of Kronstadt, the great fortress which defends Petrograd by vote of 110 against 0, with eight of the delegates abstaining from voir jta,. ........ .. , will lbs la lumber floated from stacks which hss to be rehandled, lumber deteriorated In grade by reason of inundation, cessation of mill opera tion and actual destruction of piv perty. . jkwiAh social workers COJfVEXTION AT PnTSBlTtO Pittsburg, Pa.. June 3. With im portant social questions and the sit uation of Jews In Rnssla as prob lems tor discussion, 500 delegstes be gan assembling here today for the annual national convention of the Jewish Social Workers National as sociation, which opens tomorrow, it will laat until Wednesday. Represen tatives came from all over the United States. FOR YOUNG MEN. I i ttiiHBSIfi-- VALUE OF III CROSS .... . 4 London. June .: .. 1. The 4 4 strange story of how a German 4 4 sergeant-major : presented an 4 4 Iron Cross to British officer 4 4 was told today by a wounded 4 4 soldier at St. Dunstan's. , 4 4 "I was la a raid, and we cas- 4 4 tured a Boche sergeant-major 4 4 end seven men," he said. 'They 4 4 admitted they were glad to be 4 4 taken prisoner. The word hsd 4 4 gone along the Boche trenches 4 4 that we were about to start a 4 4 big . attack, and , they were 4 4 thankful to get away before the 4 4 show started. They'd made up 4 4 their minds to desert In ; any 4 4 case, they said. Their sergeant- 4 4 major wore aa Iron Cross. 4 4 When we captured them, the 4 4 first thing be did was to tske 4 4 that cross off his Jacket .. and 4 4 hand It over the the officer la 4 4 charge of the raiding party." 4 444444444444 44 44 REVENUE BILL TO BE T Senator Feel That Meeswre Is Heary on Poor, miui Spare Thoe Better AM to Pay Washington, June : 2. -The war revenue bill is being whipped Into final shape by the senate finance .committee.' .--.v There Is abundant evidence that It -will meet a stiff fight when it reaches the floor of the senate. Many western senators today ssid they will mske a floor fight againet the excise tax on sugar, tea, etc. They believe there ahould be a surtax on Incomes over $40,000. Till was el iminated from the house bill toy she senate committee. : ,v Many senators assert that the bill aa drawn adds materially to the bur den on the shoulders of the poor. while so far the Incomes of the rich are shown the greatest solicita tion. Million are to be raised In stamp, excise and consumers' tsxes on lite necessities, such as sugar, cof fee, ten and cocoa, while eommodl ties such as Jewelry escape entirely. Some of the provisions of the bill as it now stands are: Tax on Incomes as low aa $2,000 for married men and $1,000 ' for single men. . Consumption on coffee, sugar, tea and cocoa. License tax on automobiles. On railroad tickets, Pullman tickets, berths, etc. Tax on long distance telephone calls and telegraph messages on which the charge Is more than 15 cents. i Stamp tax on musical Instruments, patent medicines, athletlo goods, first ot second class mall, amusements and club dues. CATHOLICS UHD," . TO , Baltimore, June 3. Cardinal Gib bons, In a letter to all Catholic clergy In his diocese, strongly urged their co-operation In making the Li berty loan a success. "These Undertakings are the best evidence we can give to the world thnt we are firm In the faith and un swerving In our devotion to the cause of our country and those who have Joined with us. It will prove that we ace single-minded and that we know no dividing lines In cases where the general welfare Is to be considered. "I would, therefore, Impress upon the clergy of the erch-dtocese that they do all In their power to further the work, to the end that these bonds may Ibe fully subscribed." HI SENTIMENT A ROAD BOND ISSUE AS PBOPLB ARE MADE TO UN DERSTAND MEASURE OPPOSI ' TIOW BECOMES LESS WEECocmorjoi Adoption of Bund Bond Meastww Moms at Least Two Fine High- ways for Josephine Goaatjr , As election day, draws near, in terest seems to be concentrating on the $(,000,Q00 road bond issue. . , There can be no doubt bet that public sentiment is swinging strong ly In support of the measure. Where opposition is found, it develops that the till to be voted upon Is not un derstood. . . .. v ... ". Some of the facts feeing explained by those campaigning for the bond measure are:. ,; , . The Increased license tax on auto mobiles Is provided in a separate hill already a law, so that this increased tax will have to be paid by auto own era, whether the bond Issue entries or not..- .... .' .,. ; the $(.000,000 issue srni be paid, principal and Interest, out of auto-' mobile license money. .. . Even though the funds available from the bond Issue cannot be need on lateral roads, the spending of that money on the main highways wilt permit the county tax money here tofore used on those main highways to be diverted for nee on the laterals. The situation in Josephine county Is peculiarly fortunate. . With the bond Issue carried (for which the automdblle owners win pay), the Pa cific hirhwar from Crania in the Jackson county liny will become a first class paved street, and be tween $10,000 and $20,000 addi tional will be available for Improv ing the Illinois valley road. This Is aside from the fact that county tax money, heretofore used on the Pa cific highway, can be diverted to im proving other lateral roads. EEERS AO -PKEPARE FOR FRWXf Washington, June 3. The war de partment today ordered Into active service nine regiments o( the en gineer corps. Four regiments are filled to full war strength and It la expected to rush the work of bring ing the remaining regiments up to their full quota as fast as possible. . It is announced that these regi ments will be mobilised for a short period of Intensive training (before sailing for Prance, where they are wanted as soon as they can be made proficient and brought to the battle front, . A Rome. June ?. The Italian army has resumed tts offensive and has ad-1 vanced a quarter of a mile along a front of over a mile, south of Cas-. teganlvltxa, It was officially reported today, ... ; The report aUo states that Austria In the Vodlce region along the Julian front north of Oorltla was repulsed by the 'Italians with heavy losses to the attacking forces. '
