Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, September 04, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text123615 DAILY EDITION 'VVOI VII., So. SKIT. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE! COtSTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1017 WHOLE XUMBER tM7. v4 GERMANS TAKE ; RIGA. BALTIC T 8UV THOOPH ' KVA4TATK IM PORTANT CITY WITH IMMENSE MILITARY STORKS PETR06RA0 IS THREATENED tnly Approach of Winter Mini Hard . (Vutdiitoua of Country t'milil Have RiiMlan Capital Petrograd, ftopt. 4. Dolors evac uating Riga, the IIukhIid destroyed the fortification at the muutli of Dm Dvlna liver and all bridges, ac cording to an official statement Is lunl by the war office. The Rulan retirement rontlnuml all day In northeasterly diroctlon. Tb German continued tholr ad- Vance successfully and succeeded in ulflnnklnii the lKln line and oc cupied Valomlore. Riga, RuMla't Mr seaport on the Qttir or Riga, la In I he handa of lb Germans, and Ha garrison and tho civilian population are In retreat eastward. ' Following up rapidly the advan tage they gained In driving - thrt Russians acroaa the Dvlna river nn Both aides of I'xkull laat Saturday, the Germane threw bridges across thin alreaoi and toon were on tho lMeta of the. former defenders, earn of whom offered resistance, but otb aw of whom allowed the white fealh r. gflvlng the Invadcra no trouhlo In marching toward Ulna IS inMea distant. Hoeing the disaffection and tho In ability to atom the tide of the ad "ranee, the Russian commander or dered an evacuation. Rnhlnd them the Russians, In their retreat from Riga, are laying the country In waale, burning vil la gee and farma. Whether the city T Riga Itaeir remalna Intact haa not been made known. Aalde from the atrateglo value or controlling the Gulf of Riga and or a base nearer the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, at the head of which PMrograd la lluated. for (he mo ment It la Impossible to nee the Im portance of the German gain, es pecially with the near approach of winter, when military opratlona In thla region are almoat Impossible. Berlin, Sept. 4. It waa officially Uted thla morning that thousands of Russian prisoner and ISO Rna alan guns, with countlene war ma terial, had been captured when Riga was evacuated. , Amsterdam, Sept. 4. Dispatches IS AT SuratoKa Springs, N. Y., Sopt. 4,--BorlH A, Rakhmrtleff, UiiHgliin nm biisxndor ildt'llvnred tho aniiuul d dmui nt tho Toftleth nnniml meet ing; of the American Bur association Twro today. Iliikhmetloll apoke on "The Rolu tlon of the Judiciary to tho Mnich nt Domocrnoy." He vlHUiillned the ... i , RHl, pri'HCIH llllll projiOHiMi luiuru im p.lm ciiurts of llussln, Bilgar T. Ilrnokelt, Sarutoga ' Bprnga, welcomed th memhnri of the nBHOclfttlon, Tho mooting will i continue through Thursday. Goorge Buthorlnnd, prealdont of the association, In his, annual ad lwsa today apoke on "Private Rights and' Government Contnol." Hutherland, while coming out flnf looted aglalnrt government owner ship of various piMlo utilities and other business explained 4hat It "may be 'Juatlflcd In tlmt of war." 'lie 'pointed out that government PS i in raw German Airmen lrp H"inl on lin portnnt HritUh Military DM)I With Serious !Ma of Life London. Sept. 4. German aero- fptanes laat night raided the Chatham naval tone and Sheerness, whore a military and naval depot la located' The total known killed are 107 and 'wounded, 86. Bombi dropped on the Isle of Tnannt killed one and wounded six. : Six of the enemy aeroplanes flew down the left bank of the river Thames. British planea and anti aircraft giin enKiitti'd the Germane, but did not bring down any or the raldera. Chatham and Sheerness contained great fortifications, barrack and Imineiws military and naval atorea. The number "of casualties Indloatea that the German bomba blew up some building containing a great number of persons, probably a ihlp building Hhop. ISCHOOL FOR FRUIT . PACKING AT OAC. Corvallla, 8ept. 4. Teaching the beat methnda In handling and pack ing-pea ra and applet, a fruit pack ing achool practically free to north weat fruit grower opened at the Oregon Agriculture college here to day. Picking, grading, car loading and the "tine f alorage houaea are being taught. . 'Modern machinery la be ing daw eat rated to the trltua. "We are facing one ef the ahort eat fruit cropa In the history of the country," aald C. I. Iewla, chief or the horticultural division of the col lege today In explaining the purpose of the achool. "A decrease of 11 per cent In the apple crop with a small .orange crop will create a big demand for apples. There waa sever ibefore In Oregon ao great a need for correct and careful handling of fruit." RECEPTION FOR MEN DRAFTED AT OREGON CITY Oregon City, Ore., Sept. 4. Ore gon City will give a reception for the first men to be drafted from this town tomorrow night. The men thus honored are Philip 'rUmmong and Charles Moulton, attorneys, 'and William H. Foster, an electrician. Circuit Judge V. Campbell, a vete ran of the 8panlahtAmerlcan war, wilt apeak. from Berlin, received here today, quote the kaiser a saylng'regard tng the capture of Riga: "This Is a new milestone of Germany's strength and un-errlng will for final victory. May God help ua forward Onward with God." ownership of telephone, tnlegrnph and rnllrond lines would "enlarge the loglHlntlvo pork barrel. " "If to the anniuil rivers and hnr liuis pork himel niul the litennlnl pulilln iitlldluKa pork tmrrnl we shouM add an iinnunl rnllroml pork ImrroV' Sutherlnnd snltl, "tho pub lic expomlltttrca would ImrcuHe to such' a sum that the' three billion dolhir congress would Hie looked hack to as nn example of political self restraint and economy." 8enntor Thomns liurdwlck, Geor gia, will address the meeting lute today on "The Interstate Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States," Tonight's program Includes' a re ception by the Now York Btate Bar association, 1 Charles E, Hughes, Now York, will be the principal spoaker tomor row. William R. Burgess, Texas, will apeak Thursday, GOV. LOU CALLS MAYOR Ml J l-U SON GOVElt.VOK SCATHING I,Y ItEIUKKS MAYOR THOMP. MOX OK (1III-AGO IN ALLOWING PEACE MEETING Mayor IrtMiheyetl Governor's Order and May Knee Dlsmlwal Trial. Hlnto Troope Held Ready r Chicago, Sept.. 4. The stands of Governor !xwden. of Illnola. and that or Mayor Thompson of Chicago have clashed over the question of whether the delegatea to the so-call ed People's council ahall or shall, not he permitted to hold a meeting In thla clt.v. Mayor Toompson permitted a mooting to be held. Governor Low- den declares the action to be noth ing short of treaaon. "So far as I am concerned, J pur pose to put It to the test, that those who are not for the government, are against It." said Governor 'Frank O I.owden tonight, In a atatement made after a conference with Attor ney General R. J. . Brundage, In re gard to the meeting- of the council for democracy and peace here. -"The fact la that the antecedents, the personnel and the propaganda or the eo-ralled National Council or America for Democracy and . Peace make It a treasonable conspiracy. Such a conspiracy ought not, when the nation la battling for IU life, to rind shelter under a claim or free dom or speech. "If we lose thla war, real free speech will be lost, and this society, which now claims privileges, will contribute to that result. A treas onable conspiracy Is none the leaa a crime because It la staged In public, A crime la not less a crime 'because the world la taken Into the conn dence of those who commit It." State troops were held In readl neas throughout the day at the First Regiment armory. Mayor William Hale Thompaon, by whose instructions the meeting of paolNsts waa held under police protection, waa In seclusion through out the day. Members or the state council ' of defense discussed possi bility of action against the mayor for what waa regarded as his Ille gal action In permitting the pacifist meeting to be held In defiance of Governor liowden'a orders. Mem beta of several patriotic organise tlons also Informally discussed the mayor's action. None announced any formal steps toward a plan or procedure against the mayor. A number of dolegatea to the peace conference left tonight. JUINUOW DIVISION IS ASSEMBLING IN NEW YORK Hempatend, N. Y., Sept. 4. The ''Rainbow Division," the first guards- inon to go to France, are assembling here. The Oregon contingent, con sisting of the La Grande, hospital unit, la scheduled to arrive Septem ber 8. CANADIANS MAKE A SUDDEN ATTACK With tho British Army Headquar ters, Sept. 4.- The Canadians pene trated more than 200 yards of the German positions along a front of (too yards north of I.ens. The sudden drive badly mauled the Prussian guards who showed plainly they did not expect the of ronslve. This activity or the Canadians Is believed to. mark a resumption of the British offensive, British artil lery haa "been decidedly active dur ing the past 14 houra, WILSON BIDS GOD SPEED TO : NEW SOLDIERS I'KEHIDK.Vr EXPRESSES' WISH UK MIGHT GO TO BATTLE FIELDS WITH THEM EYES OF WORLD UPON THEM Soldiers of Freedom Asked to Add . New Laurel to America's Crown By Pride-worthy Conduct Washington, Sept. 4. Expressing the wish that he could go with the American army to the battle fields of Europe, President Wilson today sent a message to the' first section or the conscripts for the new na tional army who began mobilization in the various local districts throughout the United States. The message follows: "The White House, Washington. Sept. 3. To theSoldiers of the Na tional Army: You are undertaking a great duty. The heart of the whole country Is with yon. Everything that you do will be watched with the deepest Interest and with the deep est solicitude, not only by those who are near and dear to you. but by the whole nation besides. a For this great; war draws us all together. makes us all comrades and brothers. ss sill true Americana felt themselves 16 be when we Bret made good our national Independence. The eyes of all the world . will be npon you. De caffs you Ire In- some special sense the soldiers of freedom. Let It be your pride, therefore, to show all men everywhere not only what good soldiers you are, but also what good men yon are, keeping yourselves fit and straight In everything, and pure and clean, through and through. Let us set for ourselves a standard so high that It will be a glory to live up to it and add a new laurel to the crown of America. My affectionate confidence goes with you ' In every battle and every test. God keep and guide you. "WOODROW WILSON." TO LI 5 Washington. Sept. 4. The house this afternoon passed a resolution demanding immediate congressional Investigation of the defective ammu nition sent to General Pershing's ex pedition. ' It is understood that Sec retary of War Baker will be summon ed to testify In the matter tomor row. Representative McLemore, author or the resolution, charged the war department with a desire to white wash the whole affair. NEW SOCIALIST PARTY IT Minneapolis, Sept. 4. A new Am erlcnn socialist party which x will pledge loyalty to the United States and democratic principles, will be organised nt the first national con ference at the "Alllnnre of Uhor and Democrucy" opening here to morrow, This la the declaration of John Spargo, a formor member of the socialist national executive com mittee. I1KRXSTORKK HAS IRON : CROSS FOR SERVICES Amsterdam, Sept. 4. The kaiser hat conferred the Iron cross upon Count von Bernstorff, former Ger man ambassador at Washington, said a dispatch from Berlin today. NOPLANTO OUST HQHEHZOLLERNS ." . BasaaaaBMBaaaaaa ' " ' American Government Assert It Does Xot Insist Genua Dynasty Muwt Go Before Peace Comes " ashingtonSept. 4. The actual elimination of the Hohenzotlera dy nasty has not been prescribed by the American government as a meas ure preliminary to peace, the state department announced today. , It la indicated that the govern ment will be content with Internal reforms, insuring honesty and safety on the part of be Germans in deal ing with other nations. While officials believe that the el imination of the kaiser would be a short-cut to this consummation. they aald that the United States was not attempting to dictate to the Germans the form of government under which they should live; but that the United States would Insist upon being the judge as to whether the attempted reforms were bona fide or not, . ' .' FEDERAL BOARD ILL END SEATTLE SUE ,' Washington, Sept. 4. Represen tatives of Seattle ship yard owners and their employees are coming to Washington for a conference with government officials here,- looking to an adjustment by the -board of conciliation of the threatened strike which would tie up the government's shipbuilding program on- the Pacific eoast; ":..'.'-. After ' the Seattle troubles- have been adjusted,' the board will con sider the grievances of employees in the Portland and San Francisco yards. ' , ,'.. ' AUTO-RAILROAD SMASH ' " IX GEORGIA FOUR DEAD : Greensboro, Ga., Sept. 4. Four people were killed and one serious ly injured when a Georgia railway passenger train struck an automo bile at a grade crossing near here. The dead: William Strickland and his 10-year-old son, Edward, Clifford Moore and Carl Strickland, all of Greene county. Homer Mouldln of Woodvllle, Injured. ' WATER SUPPLY FOR CAMP IS CAREFULLY PROTECTED , Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash., Sept. 4. Five wells that will tap a stream of pure underground water are being' completed today. They suply the cantonment camp here with - water. The territory forming the water shed, for the springs has been made a reserve and trespassing Is forbid den. .... -. .", v SHALL HAVE London, Aug. 10. (By mall) j men and guners. There aro better Sea going alums are domed. The j bathing and washing facilities than British government haa seen the tn-jln many an Euglish hotel, consistency between the loyalty of For reasons of safety the sea her seamen In the face of the sub- men's quarters are being placed aft. marine war and their treatment by This means the passing of the fo'c'sl. shipowners, The government has It may be a loss to writers of ro taken over tho building of all mer-j mantle sea fiction, but sailors are chant boats and Is building them glad to see this dark, dirty, unventi rlght. The man who puts to sea In lated hole abolished. ' , ; , the boats now belng built will have' Offlolals of the National Sailors accommodations somewhat ap- and Firemen's union expect to see proachlng those of the passengers. similar changes made In the con- For each two seamen there la a structton of ships all around the separate room containing two (world In a short time. s births, a seat and a locker. Each , The successful end of the seamen's room la large enough to provide suf ficient air and a real ventilation sys tem has been Introduced, lights are so placed as to make each room bright. For the use of the seamen and riremen, there Is a large smoking room. In addition to the mess rooms, provided separately tor firemen, sea- M ULLED III ACCIDETff Oil AUTO TRUCK LOADED WITH MEY DASHED FROM ROAD I71TO RATIXB VICTIM'S BROILER LIVES HERE Track Turned Oat to Pass Ante and Soft Grosmd Gave Way. Driver ' ' Exonerated at Inquest . An accident, occuring Just a few feet south of the Oregon-Calf ornla line on the 'Pacific highway about 9:30 Saturday evening, resulted in the death of William T. Stldham or Central Point and George Robinson of Portland. Stldham is a brother of George Stldham, a lineman for ' the California-Oregon Power ' com pany at Grants Pass, v , ' The two men were ' riding on a large truck which had gone from the camp of Van Horn and Davis, who are working on the Pacific highway, to Hilt to make purchases for tha ensuing week, stopping la that town less than an hour. v.Mv'- v,, -(,-" IX. is authentically . denied by the coroner and other persons qualified to bear witness that any member of the party wss In an Intoxicated con dition, or even "drinking.' f -On-the return from Hilt,' while less than (0 yarda from the Oregon line, the track driver saw an auto mobile approaching, traveling south ward. ; It Is alleged by some of the occupants of the truck that the driv er of the automobile failed to "dim" his lights, but the Identity of the csr and driver were not established at the Inquest, which was held at Hilt on Sunday. , For some reason, seemingly not explained clearly at the inquest. Driver Hill of the truck turned to the right, where the dirt was new, soft and unpacked, instead of to the left, as the custom of the road di rects, and the .front wheels of the huge machine began to atnk and the fresh earth started to looeen and yield toward the edge "of the em bankment. , . '.;'sti;A'V.v..-.-. Chauffeur HiU's efforts to avert the tragedy, whatever they were, proved unavailing, and the huge ma chine speeded 7Q feet to the bottom of the 25 per cent grade, nndam; aged. The truck on Sunday morn ing was driven back up the grade onto the road, without any necessary repairs having been necessary. -( Two' Italians among the passen gers were severely Injured but will recover. ' T INSISTING MERCHANT COMFORTABLE QUARTERS long right, is In part, due to the war. It Is under the defense of the realm act that the shipping control ler, Sir Joseph Maolay, Is acting in cleaning up the slums of the sea. The act gives him full authority to direct how ships ahall be built dur- j log the war and he Is having them built In the manner aeecrwea.