DAILY EDITION
U VIII., No. 1.
QUANTS PAM, JOSEPHIHB COCmr. ORROON, KltlltAY. (MTOIIKII B. 1917
WHOLE Nl'MBKK 8174.
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TEUTON BOAT
RAID PACIFIC
KOIl MKVMUli MOM HH Mil II'.
riMl IM HOI 'Til PACIFIC HK
WAN TFItllOlllKO
AMERICAN SCQQHERS ARE SUNK
lUllJeahipe u( JuMtit. and Britain MH
Well aa America, Are on Hunt fr
OHnmorr lamtruylag Triilon
Wellington, Oct. 5. A hunt for
llm com mi' re destroyer In Ihn P
rifle wean ha Iwttii set In mollon
today. ,
TIiIk new follow the arrival at
Bunion unit thi obtaining of definite.
Information from the rrew of tint
rltiMiitrr Hlade, annk ly the German
raider Zi'cmllrr, whose rrew re
ported Mt large on Ihn lira In two
Ktmill bout, which however, are well
armed, after loosing the Zeeadler by
stranding.
Hrltluli ami Japan a wiill
American VriI will engage In the
hunt.
Washington, Oct. 6. Wind ha
been received here from Captain
I f alitor Smith of the achonner, fllade
transmitted llirniiKh tho commander
of the naval station at Tutiilln, Sa
mimn Manila, I 1 1 1 n at of the opera
tion of a German rnldir In tli
until Pactfle for the paid seven
month.
Tim dispatch wan ami on Hopim
ber 20. several wekn after the two
new raider left Mnph Inland
where they liail been raptured by th
German. Tim flrat put In sea on
August 21 anil the other on Septem
ber ft anil It pnAiahly wa their
operation which Iml to recent re
port of rndler In the Pacific.
Iti'fore romlnK la Krd'f on August
'J, the 'ri'mlli'r Imd ndded Hie Amor
I in n achoonoi A. II. Johuaan, Miinllu
ii n I Hindi- to the lift of ill least 12
iilllnl vihhoIh which kIio aank curly
thl .vein' In Ihn Mouth Atlunllc ocean.
In the long period from last March
when ahe wua IiihI heiird from ihe
'raider probably aunt down other
craft eiiioiiiil'Ti'il In paiwmg through
the Atliuitlc, a rou ml Cape Horn nml
tieroa tho Pacific to the Society
group of French Islands, of which
Miii:iu Is one,
The Zeemller, according to Cnpl.
Nnilth'a report, arrived ill Mopelin
on July 81, Two day liiler ahe
stranded on the Inland and waa aban
doned aa a total loaa, the mauler nml
crew with 27 white men and IT nu
tlv primmer, making ahore In safe
ty. The company reiiuilneij therti
until August 21 when the Zeeudler'a
mnatcr, accompanied by three ofll
eers and two men, put to aea In a
motor aloop with machine guns,
rifle, honiha nml about two monlha'
supplies. '
x The remainder of the crew atayed
(Continued on page 4.)
Urownavllle, Toxiib, Oct. 5. X le
voll agaliiHt tho .Mexican govern
muut hua been atiutuil by Kcneial
Porflrlo (louznles, n former t'nrrnn
xn co mm and i) i', lie has molilll::oil
Sliu rollowcra ill Aldanum, near Mu
tumoniH, about I no'i mlloii from the
American border, nrcocdlng in m-1
ports ico Ivcd here. j
OltMiON h.WIIH ItKSTOIiKI)
TO MXTItV UV IIOMDHTIOAOj
Washington, Oct. I'rcl!"tt
Wllnoit today ulsned a proi laiuulUm
I'oatot'lnu In iiiiiilcK'eiMl out rv t'.1!
mrea In the WaMivvc rccerxo rad
.2S.4.18 HPirs In the Fr"imii)'. ro;orvo
nil In Orrgun, In ho cffnctlvo .Vovp".i
her IB.
SIX-CEMT FME
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riirllaml Htrwt 4W Company Xitt
Alloxral to Innrrium Kama bi alert
Itoniand of tlmployee
Hnleiii, Oct. ft,-- The Oregon pub
He service commission today denied
tha petition of the Portland Railway
Uuht and I'owar company for per
mlaalon to Inrreaa tha carfare rate
on thalr line to tlx cenl.
The company' application for
audi Inoraaaa had been mad on the
claim that It cannot otherwlaa grant
lha Increaae waxe aaked by It em
liloyee, In lieu of which they alate
they will ko on atrlke.
The declalun alalea that thla wage
Inereaie can ta granted through
proper economle.
('(iininlaalonera Miller and Buchtel
alxned the declalon, Commlaaloner
Corey dlaaentlng.
U FOLLETTE CASE
WaahlnKton, Oct. ft. Formal In
(iilry Into tho allvxed dtaloyal
Kpeech of Henutor l.aKollotte at 81.
fa nl a fortnUht ao. waa ordered
today by the committer of privilege
and electlona. The Inveatlgatlon
will he conducted by u anlwoninilt
tee of five.
After four of the member of the
orlxlnal committee named by Speak
er Clark had been excused from
aervliiK on plena of urxmt btialneag,
and other had failed In effort to
net exi'iiaed, the committee held a
xlnoiny uieetlnK.
It wax found that the resolution
nrovlded that It alioiild report ' Ita
flnillnu before; Saturday; that Mr.
Ileriln deal re many wltneaaea called
from far atntea. and that the reaolu
tlon give no power for calling wit
ncaaea 'or employing aaalatance to
conduct a henrlnit. Then they ad
journed to "think the situation
over." '
Another meeting of the rnnimlt
tye will he held tomorrow In an ef
fort to determine what, shall be
done.
SEAM HAS STRANGE
Seattle, Oct. 5. Five ahoU were
llred by the police today at prow
ler believed to be the "woman hIiir
xer" who with accoiuplicca haa at
tacked live women In their home In
daylight. The auaport waa lolterlnx
In the, realdence dlatrlct and fled
when the polite approached and
made good lila Varape U the wooda.
Two women yeaterday rrlgblened
tho ahmger from their home by
Hireamlng. One woman waa tied
hand and foot and another wa
found iinconHoloiiB In her yard and
a fifth wna bound to a table and
beaten, by the slugger.
IHKKCTOR OF UOVKUNMKNT
Pltl.VTINU OKKICK IIE8IONS
Waahlngton, Oct. 8. James E.
.Hiilph, dlrei-tor of the bureau of en
' graving and printing, whoao admln
flMtrntlon hua boon under lnvestlgR
i Hon, resigned his office today.
San Francisco, Oct. 5. Frank Ox
nian. of Dmkco, Ore.i who was freed
Ihere yeaterdny from the charge of
perjury, left lust night for his home.
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I London, Oct. B. The nrltlsh
cruiser Drako has been torpedoed
and sunk, iic.conllng to nn admiralty
unnpunccineitt tonight.
One ofllcer and 18 men were killed
by tho explosion. The remainder of
the ahlp's company were saved.
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NEW TAX-LIST
T-
AHKltlCA'H WAH KKiHTIM;
ItKVtMK IIIIX WK.N'T IXTO
. EKFKCT VMTK1IIIAY
LUXURIES WILL PAY HEAVILY
Movie t'lliua, AutuiuoltlliM, HtaTI
Drink. Phonograph, aud riHirt
Ing UtMMla Come la for Hliare
Portland, Oct. 6. The greatest
revenue bill In the history of this
or any other nation, went Into effect
yeaterday.
I' S. internal Revenue Collector
Milton A. Miller has ant out over
(he state not Pea to this effect, out
lining the irtlnclpal features of the
bill.
Tobacco dealer are to lake an
Inventory of their stock aa of date
October 4 and hold the name pend
ing teeelpt from Mr. Miller of pro
per forms on which to make reports.
The tax applies on the following
article held by Johlier or whole
naler on October 4 or aold after
lliut date, such Jobbers or whole
saler being required 4o make an
Inventory of their stock on October
4, and file the same within SO days:
Moving picture films, chewing
gum or substitute therefor, per
fumes, essences, extract, toilet wa
ters, cosmetic, petroleum. Jellies,
hair oil, pomades, hnlr dressings,
hair restorers, hair dyes, tooth and
month washes, dentrlflces, ' Vuwth
paates, aroinntle cachoua, toilet
soaps or powders, or "any similar
subManre Intended to be used or ap
plied for toilet purposes, pills, tab
lets, powders tinctures, lozenges,
syrups, medical cordials or bitters,
anodyne, tonics, plasters, liniments,
salves, ointments, pastes, drops, wa
ters (except those taxed under sec
tion 314 of the war revenue act
which refers to fruit Juices, carbon
ated waters etc.) essences, spirits,
oils, and all medical, preparations,
the manufacturer or producer of
which claims to have any private
formula, or claims to have any ex
clusive right to making or prepar
ing same.
On all automobiles, automobile
trucks, automobile wagons and mo-
"(Continued on page t.)
BATTLE FOR STRATEGIC
rT
HEAW RAISES
COVERED FIVE MONTHS
V.
French Front. Aug. 29. (Corre
spondence) To say "I come from
the' battlefield of the Chcmln-des-'pnmcB"
-the Udlea' Road stamps
a French soldier In the popular mind
today as a hero. Verdun had seixed
the popular Imagination owing to
Its poaitlon as the door through
which the Hermans hoped to break
to reach the heart of France. F.ven
tho hntlle of Verdun, in (which the
French, by their long-suffering dev
termination to resist, succeeded In
thoroughly defeating the Germans,
la ennaidorod by some observers a
leaner operation than thnt o the
Chomlu-des-Oames. whose posses
sion means the command of the
Krent road to tho north by which the
Germans must retreat.
The outcome of this sreut battle
has at the date of writing not been
finally detormine.il. All that the
correspondent 1 or the Associated
Press, who, has followed the opera
tions closely, can alfinif Is that the
French, after their Mist capture of
the f:iiuouH road with all Its observa
tories as a result of their offensive
begun on April 16, have been nble
to hold all their gains, to Inflict al
niOBt unbelievable losses on the pick
ed troops of the Crown Prince's
army and to resist successfully all
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HTIt.mXJK' VALITC
OME OF WAR'S GREAT VICTORIES
AtUU'k. . Was Timed and Planned to
nn KiartiM- aad Each DlvUlon
Played Well Ita Part
British Headquarters, Oct. i.
The Urltiah are now entrenched on
the crest of high ground made fa
mous In the Yprea salient because
of the heavy frfthtlng that ha oc
curred on and about theiu.
Aa remit of the blow given the
Herman yesterday on an eight mile
front, five (tillages have been cap
tured In their entirety.
The Oerman bombarded the cap
tured territory lat night, but with
out success. I
Thousands of prisoner have been
taken by the British In the new
drive against 'the Germans, which
waa begun today east of Yprea. All
the objectives of the British were
won. Including -posit Ions character
It ed by Field Marshal lialg's report
as of "great Importance."
The village of Reutel and Noor
denhnek were captured by English
troops, -who also secured the high
ground overlooking Becelaere. eaat
of Yprea. Australian regiments took
the village of Broodzlnde.' five miles
east of Ypres.
As In the preceding- attacka. the
latest one was timed 'to the minute.
The British forces, at a given signal
at daylight, swarmed from their
trenches over ground that had been
harrowed by myriads-of shells froni
the great array of artillery, and all
along the front of more than eight
miles, from south of Tower Hamlet
to tire north of Lnngemarck, they
made notable new .gains or terrain,
Inflicted heavy casualties on the
Germans, while' themselves suffering
slight losses, and took many prison
ers, large numbers of whom gladly
surrendered In order to reach a ha
ven of safety from the maelstrom.
The attack was delivered with all
the dash of previous offensives, and
swiftly "and surely the Britishers,
(Continued on page S.)
OF
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the furious counter-attacks of the
Germans.
During the months of April, May,
June, .Inly and August the fighting
has been Incessant. In the first at
tai k by the French, when they start
ed their offensive on the Alsne.
about 30,000 German prisoners and
200 cannon were captured. . Since
then attack has followed attack cith
er from the French or the Germans,
and when- the total of these opera
tions Is summed up the result Is
shown that every four days during
four months there has been a battle
on, a more or less extensive scale.
The. net result of these flshta Is that
the French today hold nil they gain
ed at their first assault.
.Tho Germans hnve utilized on th
battle frofw'49 divisions, which have
been sent In to the combat and with
drawn when exhausted that Is to
any, when n division has lost-ln cas
ualties at lenBt 4.000 men. Thle
gives roughly on the German sid
190,000 casualties among -the front
line troops, without taking Into n--count
the killed nml wounded caus
ed by the extremely heavy artillery
fire directed on the lines of commu
nication in the rear, In the period
since the first French assault on
(Continued on page 3.) ,
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ruimo union
CONTROL UN
ISM'S QUOTA
in
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Oregon' Hbare In
erty Loan Isau
About FJg
Forthrooilag Ub-
Isaua la IUIed by
FJjrht Million
Portland, Oct 6 Eight million
dollara have been added to the quota
which Oregon la expected to raise
on the new IJherty Uan subscrip
tion., A Ulegram received from Waah
lngton thla afternoon brings the In1
formation that a total of $5,00.
000,000 will be raised Instead of
13.000,000.000. This meani that
Oregon's quota will be 124,600.000
Instead of $t. 500.000.
The Pacific coast division will be
expected to raise a total of I50,
000,000 Instead of 1210,000.000 aa
originally announced.
MORE SOLDIERS ARE
FED BY RED CROSS
Grant Pasa was boat to 347 more
of Uncle Sam's new recruits, en
route to Camp lewis, at breakfast
this morning.
The next bunch to be served by
the local Red Croaa will arrive next
Tuesdry morning.
Cmp ICwIh, 'American I-aKe. Oct.
5.-rtn two hours last evening, 1.300
men of the third quota of the na
tional army were handled by the re
ceiving officers at Camp 1-ewli the
largest batch to be handled In ' a
given time since the opening of the
camp. I'p to S o'clock last evening
not more than 200 had arrived. Then
the big influx started with the ar
rival of the "Seattle and Everett con
tingents. Between 7 o'clock and
midnight about B00 men were
scheduled to arrive. Today brought
the largest number of the third
quota. 3,743 men. which swelled
the population of Camp Lewis to
approximately 30,000.
BOARD ALLOTS FUNDS
The county high school board, af
ter lying dormant for the past four
years, held a meeting In the office
of County Judge Gillette Thursday
morning and entered Into contracts
with all the school, districts , main
taining standard or accredited high
schools, whereby the districts will
In the future receive from tho conn-J
ty high school fund an apportion-1
ment of 375 each per year for the!
first 20 pupils; 365 for the next 20
pupils, and 312.50 each for addi-j
tional pupils, the apportionment to
be based on the average dally at
tendance, as required by law.
t'p to the present time District Ko.
7, in which Grants Pass is situated,
has operated under a contract made
IUCH
HIGHER
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
four years ago. which gave Grants ea to report that they will be given
Pass $60, 350 and 312 50 on enroll-'an opportunity to escape punishment
ment, and gave the other high! if they Join the colors now and ex
schools of the county, having no con-jpjajn their previous failure to do so.
tract. 340, 330'and $12.50 on daily, if they show a wllfubfdispositlon to
average attendance. Based on the 'evade, they will be charged with de
old contract price and complying ;8ertlon and every effort will be made
with requirements of average atten-'to apprehend and punish them;
dance the Grants Pass district would
fall about 3700- below the amount'
heretofore received. The new con
tract gives the Gtants Pass district!
the same amount of money but k :
based" on the average dally atten-!
dance Instead of enrollment. The
smaller high schools under this con-i
tract are placed on an equal and .
Just footing with Grants Pass. Kugene, Oct. 5. Allen H. Eaton,
The county high school board is the university professor, whose at
composed of the county judge and tendance at the recent Chicago meet
two commissioners, county treasnr- Ing of the People's Council for De
er, and county school superintend niocracy and Peace brought charge
dent. The county high school Tundiof unnatriotistu by the Eugene
Is raised general taxation, each chamber of commerce and demands
district In the county paying Its pro-jfor his removal' from the faculty of
rata, the districts In which high! the Vniverstty of Oregon, tonight
! schools are located making up the! tendered his resignation to Presi
IdoHclt in their Individual districts dent Campbell, but will continue his
I by special school tax. There arejduttes at the university until the
I high schools located at Kerby, Mer- board has acted. A meeting has
lin, Hugo and Wolf Creek. .been called for October 20.
BONDS VOTED
FOR BUG
CANALSYSTEM
PKOPOHAL. H)H BONIM.VO THB
GIU.XTS PAH8 IRRJUATIO
IHBTKICT CARRIED
M STOOD 5 JEST
Next Hteu Will Involve CompJetio of
I'liuw and Their Approval by Stat
Engineer
One of the most important atepa
for the upbuilding of Joeephina
county that haa been taken In many
year, waa the adoption-by the land
owner nnder the Oranta asa Irriga
tion district, at Thursday's 'election,
of tba propoaal to bond the district
for the building of the water sys
tem. '
The vote stood 43 In favor of and
S opposed to bonding the district
for 3290.000.
The next move will be to com
plete the Investigation for determin
ing the accurate estimate of cost.
formulating plana and preparing
specifications upon which contracta
can be let, to gather such data aa
111 satisfy the slate engineer and
the Irrigation securities commission
In order to get the bonds certified
aa a state legal security, and to place
the project In such shape that tha
bonds will appeal to bond buyer.
It will be necessary to appeal to
the circuit court for a confirmation
of the acts of the district. This ap
peal will be started on the return of
Attorney Norton early next week. -
There are included In the district
5,800 acres of Irrigable land, and a
gross acreage of 8,000 acres, but
with a co-operative agreement with
the Gold Hill district a total acreage
of 12,000 acres, with a combined
bond issue of 3390,000. the esti
mated cost of completing the two
projects In 3350,000. ' ' !
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IM SKI.W GKXFH.U, WILIi .
XOT GO TO SIBERIA
Petrograd, Oct. 5. On petition of
the wife of General SoukbomUnoft,
the provisional government consent
ed to allow the general, who had
been convicted of treason last week,
to serve his sentence in prison in
stead of Siberia. , . .
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FOR CONSCRIPT MEN
Washington, Oct. 5. A last warn
ing was Issued today to drafted men
who have failed to answer the call
to the . colors. The . government
gave noticevthat those who have fall-
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