Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, September 16, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EDITION VOU VII., No. ujit. anuen pam, xmxpuum coprrr, objbqon, scnday, September m, imv WHOLB NUMBER S18T. erKt i WILD DEMANDS dy mm eon m KOIl.MMtF ItKVOM TION FAU HIT HkTTMCII HTATK HTII.Ii FAR OFF UHD DIVISION IS DEMANDED Petnitfrait taint, Itcfugnra ttaturn, Kwmlliiff Hupixwtws Are Anrwtrd IlUt Cabinet Crisis Impend Pelrograd, Sept. 15. General KornlloS aaa hl head eupporiera have been arrwated, the government It informed. The Pelrograd branch of the ol dlert and workmen council today passed resolution demanding thai, aa a aulutlon of Kuaala' Internal difficult!, a democratic republic liuuld be formed Immediately. The vote by which the resolution wa passed waa tit to 111. The formal proclamation auuouuo Ing thie a lion demanded the luime . dlate delivery of the property of all laud proprietors to a eommlllee of the peasants, the coaflacatlon of war profile, the nationalisation of Indue trlal production and dlatrlhutlon and a ruth leas taxation of capital. General Krymoff, commander of the troops of General Kornlloff, aent to attack Patrograd, the official nawe eucy haa announced, ha iw'unib d to the wounda ha In f Hated upon hlmaeir laat night rter an Inter view with Premier Kereneky. At tWesaa, Minsk and Mohllev, and In other town, nuiueroua offl rera who liad declared In favor of General Kornlloff have been arreat ed, aa have prominent politician be lieved Mill to he In aynipalhy with the old rculimi. Among the latter wa Deputy Ktmaky Kornakoff, tha former prealdent of the league of the ttuaalan People. The provlalonal government, ac cordlBK In the Huaalan official new agency, haa aent an extraordinary aperlal commlsalun to the Russian army headquartera In the Held to In vestigate the Kornllaff affair. COUNTY AGENT TAKES WHEAT CROP SURVEY County Agent Thompaon waived telegraphic Instruction from Presi dent Kerr of O. A. C, to drop every other task Inmpoiarily and make a complete and authentic aurvey of the wheat tituutlou In Josephine county. Thl I a part of a national aurvey being conducted under Ilia aiiMpIre of the food administrator. Mr. Thompaon' acquaintance with the county enable him to know of each field that la producing wheat thl eann. Hy getting at the record of the threshing ore, he will be able to report, almoat to a buhel, the amount and grade of Swheat thl county ha produced, TWKNTY-FIVK DAY HACK MKKT ON AT IlKNO - Reno, Nev.. Sept. 15.-The annual Iteno race meeting opened hero U- ,'day and will continue for 25 day. ..lack Atkln former CoaHt League baseball club owner I conducting tha meeting, FRONT TO TOI'R COl'NTHY TELLING OK 8VIIMARINK WAR Portland. Hept. iai Acquainting Amerlcun with the frlghtfulna of German aithmnrlne wnvfaro In a no-llon-wlde tour, Wesley Froat, firm nit atatloncd ut Ounenstnwn, In cheduleil to arrlva at Portland to day. He will loav early next ck for the aouth. CUAil 57.0RTAGE hp IJ Home Industries Mux Walt ..Until Fuel' Need of More Necessary I'luoU Are Huppled f Waehlngtoo. Sept. 15 Tha food admlnletretlon will aot promptly to relieve the lerlou coal ahortage and to atlmulate production. The so-called luxury' Induitrle may be forced to wait for fuel until after household and necessary In duatrln have been tupplled. The exportation or coal to Canada will be placed under llcenae reatrlctlon lnurlng that the coal ao aent to that country ihall be uaed for neoea- aary parpen, It la believed bare that a tenta tive I nor e mi over the price fixed fey President Wllion for bltumlnoua ootl at the mine, will toe allowed In aome cane. The emergency tiureau la arrang ing for tha Immediate relief of the more acute caaa. - i JAPS ILL TRANSFER TO Waahlngton, Sept. 16. Japan wilt divert a large amount of her merchant tonnage to the Atlantic trade between the alllea. Japan la now at work completing arrange ment for thla pip-pose. Certain Japanese ahlpyarda will be lined to ttulld (Irltlah ehlpa and Jaiwnese merchantmen will be uaed In tranaportlng mpplle acroa (he Pacific to Kuaala. FRATERNAL BODSES TACKLE H. C. OF L Spokintt. Waah., Sept. I'. Fra ternal and labor organisation here today are banded together to reduce the bUii rout of living an) they appnH" to ne . highly eurreN! In their effort. The united orgtnlxation work through a committee called the aa Roclaled committee of fraternal, benevolent aud labor organlxatlon. The committee haa taken over the output of aeveral coal mine. It la telling hard wheat flour at $11.10; cord wood at $6.85; and coal at $7.2fi o' member of the organlia tlon. ... FRENCH flK-TAKK TRENCHES TIIRY UJHT YK8TKRDAY 1'arl. 8ept. 15. French conntor attac.ka drove the Germane frdm the first line trenchea which they took yesterday north of Caurlerea wooda. AS lxiula 1.. Sharp, whe haa ibeen In charge of the Oregon A California land grant olaialflcatlon work alnce It Initiation, haa tenderedv Ma resig nation, and Krneat P. Rand, aaala tant aupervlaur of lurvey. wtth headquartera In Portland, haa been placed In charge of the work. 'Mr. Sharp and Mr. Rand have been buiy for aeveral daya making the transfer of property, record, etc, Mr, Sharp will' leave within a few daya to give hla attention to private Intereita In the Hate of Waahlngton AliAHKA FIUCIUHTKH IK " ACiltOL'MH NO LOHHHH Port Towniend, Waah, 8ept. IS,-" The ' Alaika-Pavlflo freighter, Admi ral Walnwrlght, want aground on Marrowatone Point thla morning, A I'nltnl St (i tea nvat cutter la, atand Inn by to reude alHtanca, .There et'C no louse. ron SERIOUS unu MORE STRIKES 'INWARDS STOP BUILDING (M)v;hnmknt'h wooihcn ship I'ltOUItAM MKKIOt HliY MKAC KD ll LAHOIl THOl lll-K U. S. TAXES SiTUATIOIH IN HAND Portland tnly City oai I 'out Wot KerluuiJy Affected. Managera Hay Work WIU Proceed , . Portland, Sept. IS. Approximate ly 1,800 woodea ahlpbulldera em ployed at the Columbia, and Willam ette rive hlp yard want on atrlke thla morning. Eleven planta were affected Work baa atopped on about eighty ahlpe. ' , Only one man atruck at one Port land yard. Kloe where practically all the workmen atruck. Several yarda announced ' that tbey would revuwe 'Monday or Tues day morning. The yard at Aatorla wa cloned before the atrlke 1gaD. Seattle, Waah.. Sept. 15. Mem ber of the Metal Trade Council to night ar comldering holding a meeting Immediately to diacuaa the poaatblllty or calling a etrike among metal worker In the ahtpyard. in tympany with the walkout of the ihlpwrlghta, Joiners, ahlp caulker and ahlp carpenter affiliated with the Building Trade Council. Tbl move It I declared, would tie up three ateel ihlpyard now in operation and affect more tHRo 13,- 000 men. , Waahlngton, Sept. 15. -The ad juatment board announced today an Increaie in navy yard wagea averag ing 10 per cent. Under the new rate, the Puget Sound yard pay the highest wage In the country. GERMAN "MORALE OF PEOPLE SQUAD FINDS V Waahlngton, Sept. 15. Watch your step, America. Also your facial expreaaion. Kalaer Willie haa hi eye on you, looking tor ign of moral weakness. If he sees 'em, he'll figure our morale la breaking under the atraln of war and that he'a winning. Scattered through every bellig erent country fighting Germany, ao the tale la told via Parla and Berne, the Wonder Man of Wllhelmitrasae haa atatloned a flock of goggle-eyed psychloglsts with two-ton brains. Maybe one of thorn's especially detailed to watch the president. If so he must tend soma diacourag Ingly cheerful report to Berlin, for Mr. Wilson haa spring In hi atep, a ready smile, a ruddy complexion, clear views on the situation and an unimpaired thinking apparatus. "Watch the people!" 1 what they read when they got to their post and opened their sealed orders. There are, It ia understood, a tew ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE FOR COURIER On the 18th of September the Daily Courier will become a member of the Associated Press, ac tion having been taken on the application for mem bership some weeks ago by the board of directors' in New York. For seven years past the Courier has been served by the United Press, a good tele graphic' service, but after thorough investigation v and carefully weighing the merits of the respec tive new services the Courier publisher became" ', "' convinced that the Associated Press is superior to any other press service in the United States. We .believe the readers of the Courier will approve of; the change, - ' WOMEN LIST FOR SERVICE HI NEEDED ATIO-WUK IUX8TRATION DAY OF WOMAN POWEK OB HFRVED YE8TKKDAT HOUSE CANVASS WILL FOLLOW All Aaked to Iteglatcr Whether Any Service la Volunteered or Not. PnrMwe la Mlauadeaatood Waanngton, Sept. IS. Yeaterday waa regtetration day for -the women of America. Thla regiatratlon la tha first atop in a great plan to organize a part of the woman power of the nation tor aervlc while tbe men are act ually fighting abroad. , The regiatratlon la not compulaory but the federal government haa ask ed that every woman over 14 year of age register. ' Josephine county observed . regia tratlon day yeaterday by keeping two regiatratlon booth open all day. The Chamber of Commerce regiatratlon rooms -were In charge of M ra. W. W. Canby, and those at tba public mar ket in charge of Mr. E. E. Blanch ard and Mrs. Jennie Davl. A considerable number of women registered during tbe day, but the number fell ao far short of desired regiatratlon. , that the committee will probably feel In duty bound to make a house to house oanvaa of the city later. . ... v. Contain point concerning ... this m registration should be ' emphaalied and understood clearly: While tbe regiatratlon la not com pulsory, every woman above It years of age should register. Thla la true whether, they Intend offering their (Continued on page 4.) sample of . theae heavy-headed watchers In Washington New York, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco and here and there In other cities In the country. Reports from .America to the "Psychology Bureau" in 'Berlin are expected to Influence the trend of Germany' diplomacy. If the brain atudenta in American cltiea report:! "Americana dragging feet listless ly, faces register blank expressions, mental progress foggy and blunted, eyea flat and fisby." That will be Germ'any'a cue to redouble Its flagging' efforts to sink democracy with Ita submarines, to patent a few more choice brands of frlghtfulnesa, (commonly known In Germany aa ahrechllchkelt), claim victory and the whole of Europe and let It go at that. , But if the watchers find ua keyed np and capable, determined to sweep up the wreck of the Prussian (Continued on page 8.) MUpa Off New England Const Re port Preenw of German , Direr. Wjreles Call for Help . Washington, Sept. 15. Tha nary department reported that tbe pa trol ahlp off Nantneket have hem unable up to late thla afternoon to dlacover any trace of the submarine reported to be In those water. An Atlantic Port. Sept. . 15. A British freighter arriving her today reported that a wireless message be ing tranamltted between that vaasel and a merchantman waa lntarraptad by submarine attack against the merchantman lssa than 100 mile off Nantucket. , The officials of the freighter de clared that the Interrupted , meaaag gave the Information of the vessels being attacked by submarine shell fire. In addition to the message the distress signal of the International code was being flashed constantly. Another British freighter reports that It bad received wireless warn ings of v a submarine active In the western part of the Atlantic ocean. An unconfirmed report haa been re ceived that attll another ahlp waa attacked by a German, submarine off tbe New England coast. NAVY GROB FAST SAYS SEC Y DANIELS Annapolis. SepL 16. In ' the course of an address before the graduating class of tbe naval acade my here today. Secretary Daniel aaldi.;'. :"'' ' ;' , ': "I am not publishing a ullilary secret whan I aay that while the 'In crease In personnel In the past few months . ha far surpassed (he In crease in material',, there are three tlmea aa many ahlpa In commission today as there were six months ago; and that ahlpa and more ahlpa, from enlargedtnd ever-enlarging ahlp yarda are coming to afford a place on naval craft to the thousand of patriotic young men who 1 have crowded Into the navy since .the call." senate passes hvgb BOND BOJi VXANIMOl'STiY Waahlngton, Sept IS. Without a dissenting voice, the senate today paased the $ 11,518,000,000 bond bill. The measure how goea to con ference. ' , NATIONAL BANK CALL FOR SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH Waahlngton, Sept. 15. Control ler of Currency Willtama haa issued a call for the condition of all na tional banka at the close of business Septenvber 11. Washington, Sept. IS. The Ital ian have taken the aummlt of Monte San Gabriels. The Italian effort to capture San Cabrlele began after the taking of Monte Santo, directly north, by Gen eral Cadorna'a troop on August 25 Several time the Italian bad reach ed the summit of the great mountain. so Important to' their further pro gress east of Gorilla, aa well a on the Carso, only to be burled back again. On the slopes' of the rugged rocks of the last few weeks has oc curred some of the heavleat fighting of the war. with the Italian hurling memaeivei rorwaia .in aeaperaie at tacks and the Austrlana holding to tbe orest aa desperately. London, Sept. 16. General Halg's report today statea that the British have Improved their1 poalttona east of Weshoek, 'A atrong German at tack northeast of St. Julian wa re pulsed. .' i v MSIE1Y crnr n mstkicted and team IS ASSIGNED TO CANVAS EACH . Kcnosr JOSEPH! MUST DO IB FJT . . i. . Importaors of Work fader estltat ed. Fighting Morale of Troops Vastly Helped by Books At a well attended meeting held at the Chamber of Comperes) rooms Friday afternoon, Josephine county' campaign to assist the national ana state movement for raising a war library fund waa given, a promlalng atart. '; I f . Few people appreciate the Import ance of thla appeal. It is not merely the giving of books to soldiers. It Is distinct, powerful and, much needed measure for maintaining such a mental trim and poise, among the fighting forces of the nation that their work, both in training camps and on the battle fronts of Europe, may be a efficient aa possible. War authorities bring home from' France an earnest message as to tba Importance of good and entertaining reading matter In maintaining aa efficient fighting morale among the troopa. As Secretary of War Baker stated In making the appeal, "Tha matter la quite as Important aa fur nishing the men with proper and sufficient ammunition, clothing and food.".;.. v.-.- At the meeting Friday . afternoon, 1 the city waa divided into eight dis tricts. ,Eight teams were appointed under captains and each team as signed to a specific district.. The team and their district ao deter- ' mined upon are aa folio We: ' - Mrs. W.'W. Canby, captain: Mrs. Jennie Moss and Mrs. W. W. Wal ker. the district south of I street and east of Sixth street Mrs. R. J. Bestul. captain; Mrs. W. Frank Gloeekner and Mrs.j R. L. Bartlett,- the district aouth of I . street, and west of Sixth atrec Mrs. 3. R. Gunning,' captain, and Mrs. 8fella Howard. the district west of Sixth street 'between I street and the Southern Pacific railway. 'Mrs. P. Helmer, Captain; Mrs. Frank Mashburn mrt Mr. V.'. A. Fern, the district east of Sixth - (Continued on page 4.) ons put m , Oli FIRST AT.MII -.-..(:. British Headquarter in France, . Sept. -IS. The Prussians have put a'price on the head of the first Am erican aoldier taken , dead or alive on the western front, according to the statement made by German prisoners In British hands. ; The German staff haa apparently aban-t doned the attempt to make Its sol diers believe that the 'United Statea has no soldiers In France. There Is evidence that the staff 1s very anxious to learn the location of the Americana. ' , . ' ARE ISIVE Petrograd, Sept. 16. Russian troopa have cont'nued their offen sive on the northern front. The war office haa announced that Kerntoerg haa been occupied and a number of German prisoner taken. It la stated that the Russian advance posts have been thrown , forward two-thtrda of a mile. ' v, ' In the Russian advance toward Lentberg, Peine, Keltaea. ' and Bis-, serai bare been oocupled. . '