Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, August 05, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVCt VU Mb.' MM. teuto;j eiiav FIEtB ACT TAKsl HKAMBN . FROM ': UV BOATS ONTO fcTHMAKINM AND TBH.V Sl'HMlCHGB M t Coat eat Wlia Destroying Met rhaa Vassal, VUoa Camataadar ; IMIbarataly Mardera Ctaur ' ' 'f. 'IT,1 ' ' .J ft A British Port, Aug. 4. The ac count (Ivto by the oaljr survivor of, the crew of lb steamship Belgian Piioce,. stamps German method of naval warrara with aa atrocity aad heertlessueee hard to conceive. The chief engineer of, tha steamer glvaa tha following narrative of hla' at parlanoa; - I 4 Ji "About I o'clock on Tuesday even- lag, when wa wtra 100 mllee of land I aaw tba wake of aa approach lag torpedo, Tba veeeel gave lurch aa alia waa hit aad 1 waa 'thrown to tba deck among tha detrtav Tha vaaaal listed heavily aad all Of na took t. tha boat.. ,. ,-,,. "Tha aubmarlna approached aad shelled tba vaaaal aad than ordarad tha anall boata alongilda tha ub marlne. Tha ekipper araa summoned aad teAea lnalde. .. The othara ar: Mnatarad on tha daok of tha aub-, msrlse, , f'f ( '. J H Al "Tha' Oermeae removed tha Ufa aelu aa th eater clothing, 'af ell except alght of us. emaahed tba Ufa beau with- axe aad than re-estered tha r sntnaarlae apt , ; closed tha hatches leaviag at oa daok. Tba submarine went about two nllea nnu thaa submerged. J had a Ufa halt. Near ma waa an, apprentice boy of II yeare,' shoutlag for help. "1 want to htm and hald him up until midnight, but, ha became oa flpnadloua aod dlad of exposure;--I "At daylight ! aaw tha Belgian Prlnca afloat. waa .picked tip. af ter 11 houra la tha watar,'f a pa trol boat" , , ilAZAMAS LEAVE TO -fCUMB MI 1EFFKI j ' v ,j "' K"VHit V. Portland, Aug, 4.- Off to ascend tha moat difficult mountain, ,ln fhe ijnlted States, Mt. Jefferson, located lb tba heart of tha Oregon Oaacadaa, 10 mambara'of tha Mesemaa, ' the plonaar Alphlna organisation of tha Paolflo eoaat, leave hara tonight on thalr Hth annual outing. T, Tha Masamaa left on a apecial train .over tha Southern (Paclfio for Albany, tbenca tha.wltt? go over tha Qurvallla and JSaatern railway o Da tflot. A hlka of, SO mile Sunday will take tham to thalr1 camp 1 at Pamella laka, , at, tba.. aouthwaaUrn bana of tha mountain. Tba outing will laet two 'weak"--1"' - 'j flavaral aacanta of tba plnnaolt will toe madejt tha flrat'. one probably next Wednaailay, :aather obadltloni permitting, Atf the baaa of tha lUm mlt tha ollmbara will ba roped to gather, and with tha aid of. anohor rppaa along tha way attempt' to reach the topmoet point. Only 71 paraont haro avar made tha climb in mora than 40 yaara"ot aftort.' ' Many dlntlngulibed mountalnaare from tha eaut ftUl ba In' tha party,' Inoludlng Dr. w. B. fltone,' pratldant of Purdua unWeralty, lAFayattafnd. and Mra. tone, The oamp at P r4ella laka will ' ba hamad after W. p. Hardeity, pratldant of tha Ma- ikmaa, who realdai In, Portland. '; i AMKIUCAN LINER BUNK OFF TUB DUTCH (X)AW Tha Hague, Aug. 4.yThe ' Hol land-American Itnar Noordam struek a'tmlna la tha North sea and sunk, II waa announced thla avanlng. Dutch torpedo boata aaved all on board, MLlYfM ; B OEFDlffO HiyaaeaaiHilvaa of Meat Agraa to -rti NesoUatloai a Raaat of KadanU ' Han ! franelaco.- ( Au. v,4.-thi threaieaed atrlka of trainmea oa tha Southern Paclfio llaaa which waa to ba called flhuurday night baa at least baas poatpobad, aad cMditloaa make It appear probable that tha matters la dliputa wilt ba aatlafaetorlly ad- luataei.iir t!f a'.iw The following atatamant waa la auad at tbb haadtiuartara of tha brotherhood okriaiway trainman to night, aftar repreoeautlvaa of tha four brotherhood had baen In on faraaca all day with oBclaia of tha "Tha atrlla baa bean deterred Tba Southern pacific company baa appealed for federal atedlatora aad. at tba tirgant aoltdtaUoa of the fad- aral board of mediation, wpreeea Utlvaa of tha trainman have decided to accept tha good Heat of federal madtatora.' J' : -iJ-' . lt waa Alao kdaelarad tha natfoul council of dafanaa, throagh Secra- tary of ibor .Wflaon, had Ukaa i Uva part la bringing about tha post ponement of tha walkout ' 11 ferae . Portland, Aug. 4. Tan day of, married life waa aaaugh for Harry riahar. v Today Ad haa aa fUa la tha Maltjuh aaaniy alraatt aaaW a ault for dtrorca from hia on-ida liahar hlm( that tha day aflar -the , wadding the triad to Uka bar own Ufa y (tabbing hereelf wlU' a hatpin. ' A few days later he waa ar reted on a drunkaneae ebarga of tha eomplalnt of hla wife. Tba next day Mra. fisher aakad to ba put la a cell to keep bar aafa from bar huaband. ' Added to r thla " Tiahar , elalma, friend wife rafuaad to wear bar wad ding ring and wouldn't let him ttmy furniture for thalr new home,. Unable to furnish $1,000 peace bonds demanded by bla wife, ruber la In jell today. Ha spanda moat of hla time singing hymns to tha pris oners. .. .' - BVTTR STKKBr CARS - - ; tim IT BV STRIKE Butta, Mont, Aug. 4. The city's straat car sarrira Is paralysed this morning wjth a t .aral, walk-out by all carmen. . Tt ojratlon of the mines la aarloui 'Jntsrferrad with ay tne laca or usporuilon rscm- J 'i -1 7 a. in RKTIftpjl ARMT OFflCEH ri BKLV AND WIFK Boston, Aug. 4. Major .William Hoffman, retired, shot and killed hla, fwlfa and than himself hara today. No reason tor tha rash act In known. A Paolflo PortAug. 4. Tba Root mission id Hrlssla -reached this port yesterday aftd ftr a day apant hara will Uaya dr Washington., Besides Mr. .Root, tha membara of tha mission' rai '.Charlaa Bdwafd nusssll. fwriur and publtodatj Cyrus H. : MoCprmicki prahldant of tha In tarnatlonal , Harvester company I Samuel Rji BartonVibankerj! Jamas Uunoan, vloa-presldant of tha AmarlJ oan Fadaratlon of Labor) Ohsrlaa R. Cratta; pna of America's i landing manufaoturera? Johd R, Mott, ona of tha nation's most aotlva atrpportara of tha Toung Men'a Christian aa sodatlon; Major Oanaral Hugh L. Scott.,, chief bf staff Mh tha United StatM army, and 'Hoar Admiral iss. H. Olannoa. ; v ' Tha mission hsa bean away from tha United States sine May II. ,; 0:8 DIES TMA13 (UAIKMAN KmfllX POtT8 OCT HOW HIQIATB tVANOKS r'AVOB, W8AITHT CtAM '. wz o a van laicaasa Tax, Kweas Pro flu sur4 Las ! aHaa JrNwotwd at Knpesue of tha ' ' OrtouM7 OmMaaaera ..' Washington, Aug. 4 Tha atata mant of Cbatrmaa Kitcbla of tba houaa ways and means eounUttM that tha aanata'a amendment to tha war tax bill ara in tha inlaraata at big bualnaaa and against tha avarag everyday cltliea, means that big fight on thesa tax provisions looms in. tba Immadlata futura. ' . ; Among Mr. Kitchla'a orltloUms are, that ' tba flnaace oommlttea strack but - tha Lonxoot ameadment increasing aurtaMa oa lacomse of 140,000 to 11.000,000, thua rallav Ing targe incomaa of taxation totaK llng 140,000,000 annually repealed tha munltlona manafactnrara" tax. raliavlag munitions makers of more than' 1I,000,000 a year; exempted aU corporation from taxatioa for dividends raeslrad from war profiw. aad eliminated tha houaa tax on tha traufar of aatataa, rUeviBg big es tates aad tnharltaaoaa of M.000,000 tha ftrtt yaat'aad ltl.000.000 ar mor yMrrrlBraaftar a di::idsi': v, :j;iuojw:is Roma, Aug. 4. It la raported hara, from sources that araconsld- arad authentic, that Oermany la no tifying neutral nations wno ara con sidering tha closing of thalr troatlera against the Teiitohlo.' emoira that such action would" ba 'considered by Qarataay aa aa act of war. Tbt slstement IndloaUa that tbb threat Ik made mora specifically against Holland. ..'. V . rua FEDER'l GIE(SIf i:onora;?i -Til - I . Washington; Aug. 4.-Poatmaa- tara , hava been. Instructed toy tha department at Washington not to aak draft exemption tor carriers, nor mail olerks In second, tlaas ofllces below tha $1,000 grade, or clerks In flrat olasa onicaa below tha $1,100 grade or any above than gradaa unr lass thay ara needed la mallT dis tribution work. ; ' Tha order la Issued aa a result of tha praaldant'a directing department haada that only such government clerks as ' thesa wjiosa work ' la Ih dlspensabla should bo ' considered exempt from tha draft ! ; As ganarally construed,! tha postal ruling shows tha purpose of tha ad ministration .to maka tha , govern ment department leaders In' freeing valuable employes from war service. ; 1 . M : I. Of '11 ! ,,r. 11 , 11 , ,1, ,.- tx h,) fl. Thai " final game "of 'tha Twilight series waa played .PViday night and tha Methodists, by defeating tha Bap tists, won tha ohamplonshlp by a Barrow percentage. 1 A review of tha entire series will ba published Mon day. '. HM'JIW IIEuiSOlS Now fhiiwrlataa of UteaJ School Wall Tialikal, . r laareaafaV BiteaaiaV Job Oray Imej comes to the city schodl auperin'taodanoy-of this elty with aa an viable record of sBecaas-' f ul aohool warn. Tor tba past nine yaare, ha baa haaf at Astoria; tha first' rear as prjaeipal oftha;hJgh school' and' for alght year clty .au- periBUBdaBt f Upon ; bis leavinx .that city ' laat weak to Uka op his work here, tba Astoria dally papar saM: "Super- 1ntendnt Imel, during his reaideace la Astoria, baa ,mada many 'friaada all of hom regret that ha aad hia esllraabla wife aag daughter ara to mora' away frora tha afty. ! Thay uka Ua tham Ua beat wishes of all for auccaea aad bapplaaaa ' la thaw new home." Mr. fmel aae tha raputatloa of 4alng on of tha mast ' progressive school offleUw 4a Oregon aad through Ills efforts tha achoola, of 'Astoria hava -baeoide aaaand to aoaa la tha aUU, with 4ad0y Increasing atUndaaca, ap-to-dara methods of teacbiag and tha aaoat oompeUmt In- atructora jthat money eaa boy."- Mr. ImaPb training haa wall qual ified him for tha aasHioa which ha comae' I fill. A graduate of the Academy of Baker uhiversltr. of the Oklahoma State Nomat and MUton uatveralty. ha haa not rested conteqt with thesa haaarg bat has Ukaa post gradoiu work at tha University of Chicai" and tha University of Antns '- ;' , , Ha Waa aa'iaatrator'aad professor at tha Central Stale Normal Behool of Oklan,"' for Vght years from wniaa oaluua hawaat to Aatorm nine years ago. Mrxlmel's Idaaa of tha attitude a elty, school superintendent ahoald hold , toward an established system might ba autad thua: Tha per manency and'gobd work of a school system consist of the t'tptrltt of the ayauaa ralhar than innovations, and syste mrether than Innovations and chaagaav ' ) Ohaagaa do not always mean pro areas, A aaw auperlntan daat coming to a city with thajrap aUtioa 6 having a good system of achooU,, aa able cor pa of teachers aad fairly good equipment, ahoald aak chengee nor or ayaUm but la tba established system and -than only whora' raatly seeded. iHa ahould avoid dlaraptlng of aa- Ubltahed preeedenu, unless, clearly for tha. bast., ; iMr. Jmat expressed .himself as pleased with' tha aplrlt bt co-operation ha had found here both between taxpayers and school board and be tween the board aad laachera. With such a dose harmony In tha work, tha children, tor whom tha achoola exist, will receive tba' greatest poa slble; toodo Xr.v Imal . alao aUtad that ha did a oV consider achoola u experlmaatal autfoaa. Aa abundanoa of aafa and . wall proven methods bad bean tried out and their value determined. - ; . 'ih .' "i 'X ii t m' - . London, Aug, 4. "If England had not gone Into tha war with her whola- power, tha, Monroe Doctrine would hava bean treated aa a scrap of papar by tha German. - 1 Thla waa ona of tha lUtemanU of Premier Lloyd George In an address to a vast audience th"Ue Queen'i jmlao thla afternoon..Tb premier waa tha mala speaker at a special meeting ommeraoraUng the third anniversary of tha war; , , ' ' "Th Qarmaaa -never aubaortbed to the Monroe Doctrine," be aaid "We know what her ambitions re specting South America were. Tha first .year after peace was declared, Oarmsny would aUrt reallxlag tham "Rula's collapse is ttka a deep gtaa through which wa ara passing. Though It la uncertain whether wa hava ' reached tha darkest depths, still across tha valley wa can see the unshlna of victory." ' V aTYDAT, AIGV8T 5, ILEUI m ships FOMSLS VORMAL OftfiGR OV RsOtlsmoa 81-ytT TO tXMt'MTiUnS - LKAIHSO ''"':VV ; SHIP TABDS ! tmtteB aad NorweejUa Bottoaaa How Balldlac Obantwtsa Larva Part of CVimmaadisaetf Ihm4 j, Waahlngtoa. Ang. 4. The ahip- ping board today telfraphed orders ta mora than a score of tha largest shipyard of tha coantry rqucUoa- tBgall ahlpa of over 1,500 tcs dead weight that ara now balni buflL The present owaere ara' to manage shipyards under the government's eupervlsloa. ' 'V $'vy c'Mt Tba total ananber of ahlpa affect ed by this order U about 7S with an aggregaU tonnage of over J.500J 000 ton. Maay Cngliah aad Norwe glsa' vessels ara Included la tha laat The aUp U preliminary to tha re quisitioning of Americas toaaax) al ready oa tha aaa aad will ba Ukaa to speed coaatructloa aa, tutj? tha yard may be cleared for. building ships for which the government haa let eoatraota. . Hutla and contracu both, wm be Ukaa over, tha final dlspositloa of tha foreign craft to be left to aego- ttettou katweaa the owoers aad tha gwarameaC . -. ,, CERMSit: W. fl. Copley, watchman at tha California mlnea oa Mt - Reulben, naar Olondala, waa tdly bitten by a I H -foot rattle snake July 15.. hav ing stepped oa tha ratUar. The fangs auak Into hla lag through tha cloth ing, mad causing tha blood to run down Into hla ahoea, , Copley, al though ha waa alone, and several miles from the nearest . neighbor, successfully doctored himself ana is now-' as 'well aa ' ever." " 1 " The method used la of value to mountalneera aa it la very simple and easily applied. Ha teat np a fresh egg and mixed it thickly wlth salt to tha form of a poultice, which ha placed on tha wound for 10 min ute. , When removed ft had become green. Another slmilsr'pooltlce waa then placed, oa tha wound, and it too, turned green. A third poultice showed lesa green, and a fourth poultice, showed only a faint streak of grace, ;i The agg and salt - had dona Ha work Well. A cloth satu rated with k turpenUna waa then hound on the wound, i While tha leg aad toot waa for a time so swoolen that Copley could not get hla shoe on, he says ha feels ao 111 effects now from he bit. '.,, :. M FOUL OF LAW ..!". :v -. . .. '.( Portland, Aug. 4. William Lea, colored, when following hi trade, is tha principal 'iart of a circus side show. Sticking hla head threucha oanvaa sheet. Lee'a head la Uriel for pleasure-seekers, three tails for va oents, s v But It's a hard life, and Lee da- elded to go Into business for himself. He went to northern California and with a confederate started un to Portland with $4 pints of whiskey distributed about hla' parson. He Intended selling It at $5 a pint. , Lee's career as an Independent merchant, however, waa brief, and today ha la serving a 0-day sen tenoa following his confession Of violating the prohibition law. ' us leeo; For NeroaWI Tbssa AlexaJMbv Keaaa sky Hm JUadod la Hla Heaigaa tloM to Ctovarajsseat LoadoB, 4i aV-4aa t Aerardtaa-'t Mpotta raceivtJ by Use Realm agnecy froas 'Patra. avad,' Aiaaaadsr V Karaaaky , haa handed his iwslgaattoa to tba fOTtntoaal govarBaaaal aad left Pat- ragracl Cjszij nrafwd ltttla later i -a Cot C MwifeJoaal goveraaeeiU kxl rT-t.J to accept ale faaaTgaaaau :';''. Howe-r, T" ;a: - to have L" i tJt'tLm t it at :s iwscnUv aa ke L-J a-cratad 3." yaaaaaaa- Ua t :xmrt saacaa- antvHa aba- atat-J. "1m. vie ht tha tasfoaalW;;tjr of roasritathsg; a wnatm goissiinail to aoaa wit tha tteceaeUee f tko aweeeat tixoa, a caa aa soacer asaiinaa to ba re- spoasabla for tha coaaur." , : " Petrograd, Aaa. 4. Premier Ker- ensky U having a moat strenuous time trying to raeoftdla tha consti tutional democrau with the socialis tic member of the erovlalODal rn- ernment in his effort to construct a coallUoa cabinet. . . . Premier Kereaakr'attd hla fellow cabinet members, except ona. reairn- ed, but UUr, with the axeeptioa of M. Tereatchko..tlM foreign minister, withdrew their resignations. . , To defend hlmaalf aamlnst eharces that ha had beea connected with tha Germaa eaaaial eta. MUTchernoff, tha aoclallat minister ofagrlcnltura, haa realga.:;'i;; Oeaeral BrdeUI. recenUr XDDOlat- ed military goveraor af Petrograd, la reported to hava. beea aaasaalaataa. : Tha Una of tba river froee at IU coafluaac wtth th " t-r haa baea 'gtrea up at ayvara Ua y ua rtussiaae, waa, however, fought atabbomly to hold hack, tha Auatra- Oermana. . Between tha Dniester and the Pruth. tba ttuaamaa hava not halted la their retreat toward the :hordar. ...w5ii-.". ; .? ..vK-r i.n celays i:i n : Aa intimated y Mr. Bogart, a menmar of tha national Red Cross sUff, who visited the local chapter a few days alnce, word haa been re ceived from national headauartera not to use the quadruple system of reporting membership Maa reporting and accounting forma ara to be re vised very oon."- The circular also InutrucU local chaptera tOTetaln all moneya until further instructions are received. : .' f : ' ;''- Officers of tha local chapter will send Into headquarters A list of 1U members, fcut whether tha Bed Cross magaslue win be sent prior to the receipt of fcemltUnoea (which wa are instructed not to aend) la doubtful. 01 Iffill iisiiafM Washington, Aug. 4. The house yesUrday adopted tha conference committee's reports on both the food bill and the food surrey bill. , There waa practically no opposition. Tha opposition by Senator Oore may delay passage of tha bill by the senate, but It la itot thought tha de lay will ba prolonkad. i A patriotic appAal by Congressman Kahn,' republican! bora' In Germany , was th feature tha debate; Amid applause from h sides, he urged united support President Wilson. He ' emphatically endorsed the con ferees' action In taminating tha sen ate war expel alturea : committee osed by President amendment, op Wilson, but fa vol ed by some republl can house leader eaderi. Mr. Km corns lor th f -P- t Neasj left las r a tew daya c Mr. Kahn predict ed great success or th food admin- Istrntion. Mrs. 8am Nea left last night for Portland for a daya oa business. WHOLE BCJ13ES 81 :i FICE TRIALS OKLAHOMA P-HlTTJ CILL RX OEALT Wtn CT rERAL Mixed Crewe of Wbitea, $roea aa) Iadiaae Caasa Boathara 8avCa ' '' f' Daya af TroaLV t Ada, Okla Aug.-4. The flrat light betweea eountr officUls, aided by a cltlxea poena aad deputy aier- iffa, and the aaU-draitt rioters, tot place near Stonewall thla mor-'3. The draft riotera were dispersed but, ao far aa la known," aoaa ware injured although there were a ber of ahou fired oa both s-: i. Tha. posse waa composed of aU:t 80 cltixena and offlciala. The riotera did aot attrt si organised opposition, merely a: I aad fleeing: As tha dispatch la s .t. the poena is still fanoUaj tXa tl. J. Tha bridge aoata at Kena i fired this moralsg rt a r 1 train crew put out C : i It had destroyed atr: 1 1 , : Waaalc: '". 'i O-" ' daaarUaa ,i c - " 1 1 conrta fr- r" Uhar,' C i. i . 't i 4 araiw- e j -k fl-'iswa '.I yj"'.JW, .' . . it praptlyiaaa' 'tdi-.y aoeU;:ii to thaqtciala direct:-j the aparaUah of tha aalacUva aarvfca taw. Provost Marshal Cr val Crtmt haa conferred with Atte-ey C-", rU Gregory on tha aUnatk. "I ant not much Impressed With tha situa tion aa I am satisfied 10 per cant of tha people favor tha eoaaerlptloa law," aUted General Crowder. FTVK GUARDS SATED ' ' t. BIGHT ARB MISSING ' Washington. Aug. 4. rive of tha armed guards oo the-Uaker MoUao hava been, aaved. Bight ara missing aad are believed to. hava beea' lost According to advtcee which have reached the state department. ' tne vessel sank la one minute after fee ing struck by tha torpedo. ' . ."Uncle Alt'; Wralght, great uncle of Mra. Philip. Helmer vUlted the Halmera Thursday, leaving to. the evening for Walla Walla.' 1 Mr.' Wralght is a prlsoa avangellst and during his 24 years In the work haa lived la all the. pealtentlarlea in the United SUtea. Ha will remain la each Institution for weeks at a time, living and associating with tha pris oners within tha walla., "Uncle Air waa aa old Indian scout and visited Portland flrat when H consisted only of It log houses. He waa a personal associate of Buffalo Bill, Kit Carson, Wild Bill, Texas Jack, and many of pioneer frontier characters, and tells many Interesting Ules of hla early axperlencaa. HAIG I.11S O DESPITE HEAVY London, Aug. 4. Despite heavy continued rains, the' British ad vanced last night east of the Ker teker river and Cabaret, General Halg reported today. ' ,; On the south Flanders front, east of Monchy Lepreuz, Halg reported the recapture, by the British of the positions which the Germaa counter attacks Thursday night wrested frem thelr grasp. ... . .