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DAILY EDITION VOK VIII., No. il7. GRANTI TAM, JOflKPHINK COVMTT, ORKOON, THIIUiDAY, OCTOllKK IN, IUT. WHOLE Nl'MBKB 3180. "r. RUSSIA LOSES A BATTLESHIP IN SEA FIGHT UKHMAMM CLAIM THKV HAVE TltAITED HI.AV FLEET IN TIIK GIL f)K MUX Much Activity mi t bniilcr Front Have ,pMirenl l'rMrnllii for Another Itrll Inli Offensive retnitfiail, on. IN. A mtvnl bul lit him omiirreil In the (uir uf Itlga tmtwevii Ituiwiit mill German wnr vrwaH. Tht KuwImii IimIIp"IiI HUa w mink iw a result of Iwlnu hll MniM-Ml time Im iiimIIi llio water line. Neorly nil tin- iiKunU-rM uf Hie wnr iwvixl by IliiMlnn ..rHU Tint Umt MMnUili Miut one of Ihr lil (;! Ixmu Imllt In IMi;l. Miniimiiry uf War Oitrrutliiii Th flnrt American torpedo Imal to become the victim of (inrmnn ubuinrlno limped lulu a British fort ) enter day. The attack occurred somewhere within the war xon In Tuesday, but though llm destroyer was Imdly damaged, she was able to make port. One man, gunner's mate, ih kill ed. Klve other men were wounded. The Germans are prmtlrully In nonsoialon of the Island of Oesel, at the head of the liulf of Riga, unit the Riisalan force still there are cut off. from rominunlcatlon with IVtrmsrad. Small naval engage menu continue In adjacent waters, and German nlr.rnft are carrying out reconnoltcrlng trip over thi Onlf of Rlcn and over the mnlnland In the east. A report which, If trim. probably Indicates that tlm Gormans are pre paring for bin naval demonstration agalnxt the Kumilan from the Rnltin, wmi from Molmo, In southern Swe den. It any n large n iiiiiImt of tier man war rroft were, observed Mon day and Tuesday and Ihut the belief prevails that thiy were reinforce ments for tho Gorman Baltic fleet.- The expected renewal of (he great offensive by fh Trench and nrltlnh troop In Belgium has not rvenunt d. llcnvy lioinlwrdmiMita and riv onnoitiMlim noountiTii Mt 111 prvnll. Tliwe linve,Mn only bombnrd tnrnln on tlio nouthi-m front 1n Prune and Ih Aimlro-lUllan tho lor. wlipr from the Iono front to the aon, the Aimtrlnnit and Italian rp heavily MielVInu oaoh othor. Oernmn aubntnrlnoa or mlnna Inst wik were reeponnlble for the alnk tner of IS Ttrltlnh merrhant elHpa. a rompanvl with 11 the prerlon wenlt. US SEEM 10 1 IN HQ IXw Molnen, Oct. 18. Retinna no far reported on the eiieclal election on a prohibition -amendment to thu Mate conntllutlon ahow thin mornfnx a majority for the "weU" of from 1,000 to 2,500. , It will be ten doya before the official fluuree can bo de termined. EMBARGO WILL BE AT WftMhlnslon, Oct. IS.---It whh tin mmnced here today that the muhai' Kii nualiiHt the tieutml nallonn or Knrope would bo materially tlshl e.ned. The anpply of mivtnlH that I Rolnit to Oornmny throuRh 8wfden la one of the itourcos of friction which teaoN to thta AeUvnlnaUon. ' ft SALES ARE' ftii GROWING BETTER NulM'Hitliu Huve IUailisl llllllon mdiI llMlr. Htrenuuua KfTorU I'd' ilir Way to Itnarli Mnxliiium Wmlilugton, Oct. U. Appro! iimloly a billion and a half liaa beu milifccrliH-d lu ilia llliurly limn t the i'Iom of otllr lioum IuhI nluht, ac tordliiK to cUiiialo niailfl by troua ury detrtment oOlolale. j Tn-iiHiiiy oihrlula foel bvttui' tixlny titer tlm nnw that oiui' from varluua pitrtw of tlm nation. "So itulldfai'tory wore oltU-lul and iiunftlnlul reMrU rerolved toduy that hlKh Iiiiikh now ure iitortulned that l lilt ll.iiOO, 000,000 mark may be achieved," ya Uie rem ury an tiuim iniHiit, "and with oontlnua tlon of llm priweiit nu at which the ntlr country U nimwllng up, the $.1,ou(t,000.ooo minimum nevm iku onably rortuln. "The Mile In koIiik much fnNti-r than It M roIiir lute lunt wenk, but It muni ko fanter Mill. In otlier worde. the delayed nturt Ih fine, but the flntMi nuiHt be better." lortlnd. Oct. lfLTIm two Rreat fiiriiilnu oruunltatlonn of Oregon, the Karmeni' Oranite and the Farm era' t'nlon, tonluhl xot aquarely b hi ml tht Liberty loan. Hlpied Joint ly by Churlon E. Spenre, manter of the Mate' cranne and J. D. Drown, preHldent of the farmer' union, an appeal hn baen prerl to every OreKon farmer nrxlng him to Invest In the liberty loan. The toUl auhiM-rllieil Inot nlitbt waa $r., 187,14ft. Pendleton lead the atnte with over $300,000. 1 WimhliiKloti. Oct. I H. Itcccntlv ohtnlueil flRuren on the (ierman food ration were Klven to the public to day by the food admlnlntratlon with the ohNorvation thut It was far below the amount required , to maintain bodily houllh nd vigor and In likely to hiive permanent eerKiua reault on the (Inrinnn people. The caloric value Ih than half that needed for a pmreon of aedentary occupation. 6ERMANS TRAP RUSS FLEET IN RIGA GULF llerlln, 0U IK. All of RuhhU'h war vivhuIh In the Gulf' or itlira hare been trapped by the Curman fliel which Ih lylnK In wnlt In the naetern Hrtion or KaHftttr bny north of Oesel IhIhihI ii n (I bar the paswine west ward. TMItKK imoTHKHH KKillTINO. I'MIKR THRKK K.iS Crlpplo Cirek, Colo., Oct. 18. With one son fighting In the German nnny and another enlisted tinder the trl-color of France, Mrs. Jablouaky of this city, recently hade goodbye to her third eon, Anton, who was call ed to aid In the fight for the preser vation of democracy. PRO-GERMANS TRY TO THWART LIBERTY LOAN Washington, OoU 18. Reports have come to the treasury depart ment tbnt pro-Cormun agencies throughout the country urn working hard to lcriiL tho -Liberty lonn em P.lKn. Ofllelfll recognition of the-rou-gandn against the loan was voiced by Colonel Herbert M, Lord, ropre sentlnR the1 war dupartment at the war risk Insurance conference, at which details of the new soldiers and Hitllora' Insurance law, are being ex plained to officers and men from the various cantonments.- GRANTS PASS CHILDREN WILL HELP WAR CAUSE Pupils of Schools Will Show In Helping Government In Great Work. Telegram to Be Sent to War Secretary by Donors This war I touching Amurlca, and eapeclally those In position of authority, many new facta retarding war making. On of the most Important la that an army can be made to do twice the efTro the work lo the field If It can be takon to tltut field well trained, sound In body and determined In spirit. A llrltlsh general now In Franc write home that "the uniformed enemy la not our wont. Vice, debauchery and simple homesickness have Inflicted greater loiates on our troops than all the kaiser's hordes." Our nuUouul government ha recognized thin fact and In t r a lo in f Ita new army, seeks to thwart the danger. What the Y. M. C. A.. K. C. and similar organization will undertake to do within the training camps, the commission on training camp activities, appoint ed by the war and navy departments will undertake to do without the camps. The oommlnslon will work with the American flay ' ground oommlaeton, whose corps of tralued workers have been drafted into this work. To raise the needed expense money for this laudable cause, the war and nary depart menu have appointed the War-Camp Com-mu'nlty-Recroatlon committee. I The War-Camp Community- Recreation fund la part of the ef fort this nation I making to place la the Hold the cleanest army In history., We have gone Into this war to uphold the highost Ideal or civilisation to prevent unscrupulous might from plunging the world back Into a omdltlorwof barbarism out of 'which It ha taken renturlesV) rise. ' The conditions that have existed before are going to exist again, unless something Is done to prevent them. Dynamite must be used; unclean condition In war-camp communities must be bloated out by the most drastic measure. This, however. I not sufficient. The opportunities for un wholesome diversion must be replaced by opportunities for whole some diversion or the had conditions will Inevltubly crop out again. It Ih only human for the soldiers to crave a substitute for the wholesome social .relations to which they had been accustomed in their home towns. If they cannot find a wholemme substitute, they ore pretty certain to Ond an unwholesome substitute. , ,-The War-CautirComnMinlty-ReeMatlfln fnnd is gnlngto be used In providing Juxt them henlthy relations. It will also be used. ' where necessary, in removing unhealthy conditions. President Wilson has written to one of the nation's promln ' ent men. asking his support of thl cause, as follow: The spirit with which our soldier leave America and their efficiency on the battle fronta or Europe, will be vitally affected by the character of the environment surrounding our military training ramps." Seeretury of War llaker, eald,."A generous fund for the War t'amp Recreation service will go far toward insuring the mental and physical vigor of the American army and navy." The Kockerfeller foundation has Just announced that it would head the subscriptions to this purpose with the sum of $200,000. This foundation ha been particularly careful In lu support of other ornatiluitlona, only those whose purposes were Judged to be of spe cial merit being helped. OrantNc Pass Will IN Ita lilt, Kvery city and town In the I'nited Sutee has been asked to do Us mite toward this laudable work. Grant Pass had a small quota assigned to It, and the Chamber of Commerce responded that the city had not yet failed the federal government in any of these great war-helping causes and could be depended upon In this case. Thin city's allotment will be raised amoug the school children. The prime thought leading to this determination was that of the benefit to the children themselves. Hy allowing the young people to consciously take a part in the great war-making work in which the nation Is now engaged, there will be bulldcd In their mlnds.a pride in their country, a thoirfhUulnegs ror the principle In de reiwe or which. we are at war, and generally make lor good citi zenship. ' This afternoon, circulars nddreesed to the parents, were handed each child In the schools. Tomorrow (Friday) morning they will bring to the schools fifty cenU each, to lie turned over hy the toachorti to R. K. Hacked, local treasurer, who will forward it to Washington. . Kach child Joining in this contribution will be named as one of the signer of a telegram to the secretary or war, pledging the help of this city, children as well as "grown-ups," In helping the nation In the glorious cause for which it I fighting. , The Telegram , The following I the telegram which will be sent to tho sec retary of war tomorrow, with the names of each ot the school chil dren contributing to tM fund, aa one of the signers: Hon. Newton W. Baker, Secretary of War. Washington, p. C. v You have aaked ihat the people of America help the govern ment put Into the battlefields of Europe the cleanest, ablest army of all history by contributing to the War-Camp Community Recre ation fund. The undersigned, school children of Grant Pass, Ore gon, have each of ua contributed our Utile mite to this fund a evi dencing our earnest desire to. help hr government in ite struggle to bring liberty to all men tor all time. . We want the soldiers of America to know that when they leave for the front, the deepest Interest of the children of their country follow them, with pride In their strength, confidence in their abil ity, admiration for their spirit and willingness to make sacrifices and glory In the eause for which they are to battle. ONE Till I tl) MEN HTUDKMTS HAVE KXLI8TKD FX)K WAJR Seattle, Oct. 18. Approximately 800 of the 2,080 men In the Vniver- slty of Washington last semester have enlisted In the government ser- vice. , , Loyalty of Younger Generation WHITK SOX PLAYERS DIVIDE GOOD HIZKII IMT Chicago. Oct. lS.-r-The White Sox today received their share, of the World series' gate receipts. Each or the lb players received s check for i $3.6$$. jit MATS LOSING (ierman Admiralty Try big to. ICl plain Away the Fact that Kink ing Hhow Iteclded OrrVaV Copenhagen, Oct It. The Ger man admiralty la admitting that the alnkinge due to submarine work Is rapidly falling off. The claim I made that thl I due to the with drawal ' from tia on the aea of a large Englixh tonnage In order to have the vessela ready to transport the Argentine grain crop. County von Revenllow, speaking for the navy, says that these with drawals decrease the opportunities of the submarines ror sinking. This theory contrast strikingly with' his earlier assertions that Great Brit ain' available tonnage already had become too small for rU needs. Sudden change In the route of rihlp. Count von Reventlow says, are making It increasingly difficult for submarines to locate their prey. He attributes to American authority a statement that the paseage of pas senger liner between America and England now require 2$ day. TO SAVE MINISTRY Amsterdam. Oct. 18. With a view of saving what the newspaper are calling "his sinking chancellor ship," Dr. Michael Is, according to the Berlin Boer sen Zeltung. has of fered the vice-chancellorship ot Frtederlch von Payer, Instead of Dr. Helfferich. Von Payer, who la a progreeei' e member of the relchslag, has deifnedv -'.7 . '-: - SUGAR WILL RETAIL San Francisco, Oct. IS. The fed eral food administration has an nounced that the retail price of sugar in small lot at this city should be approximately eight cenu per pound. The retail price of this commodity in all western states Is to be based on this figure. MA XV I-. 8. SOLDIERS , 1M) XOT 8PEAK ENGLISH La Cruces, N. M., Oct. 18. The unique scene of speakers making farewell address to the men going to Camp Funaton for the national army having to have interpreter to translate their English Into Spanish was witnessed here recently when the public farewell reception was given in the armory. Many of the men called for the third quota do not speak English. OREGON TRYING EOR T Salem. Oct. 18. State Engineer I wis is compiling data regarding a large tract of land In Umatilla coun ty with a view of helping in an ef fort to be mude for securing one ot the United States training canton ments for Oregon. There 1 about 70,000 acres, of government land in I the tract which it considered well adapted for the use of the army. SWITZERLAND DKVKVLOPING ' HT.lt HOME INDt'STRIES Berne, Oct. 18. The war has taught Switzerland that it Is a mis take to be too dependent on foreign producers. In order to develop and encourage home manufacturers, the first step la to make consumers fa miliar with Swiss products. To do this it Is propotied to devote a week In ever' 'er to exhibitions of Swiss goods, to be held simultaneously In all Swiss town and villages. rails POUND AM REVOLT AS HUN SAILORS OVER U-BOATS BOTH CfcRMAX AMI AISTIUAM HAIUMUi UIVI.VU BKK10C8 TIUH'HLK TO KAL8EB f Many KailuTa Alec Itefuae to 8tT on KtibnutriiHw. Officer Are Killed In Serious llevolt Waahlngton, Oct. 18. Official dis patches report mutiny upon several uniu of the Austrian navy and clashes between common sailors and their officers. The crew of German submarines based at Pola were also Involved. Officers on both sides were killed. The trouble has resulted In the determination to change the base of the Uerman submarines. In spite of the best efforts of the Austrian authorities to suppress the news, It reached here through Berne. Poor food and 111 treatment on the part of officers Is given as the main cause of the revolt especially in re spect to the submarine crew was the overbearing conduct of the offl cers resented. " vii 4 Amsterdam. Oct 18. A . mutiny among the German sailors at Osteni Is reported here on -what Is con sidered absolutely reliable authority. The sailors refused to go vabonH submarines. Officers who ordered them to take )0j the LVboeta ww thrown "Into the sea. Thirty' bfTme' mutineers were removed In hand cuffs to Bruges.' ' ' INDIANS ARE , , AG! II WAR PATH . . ,- - ? El Paso. Oct. 1 8. A report - .ar rives here today that l.SOO.Yaqui Indians have taken to the war path in Sonora, Mexico, and ranchers, in- 1 eluding some American, are fleeing. The trouble is stated to be due to an attempt by , the government t ,te confiscate lands which were given to the Indians last year as a condition to their laying down their arms. . ' : i OX& WAV GROCERS COCM SAVE POTATOES El Paso. Tex., Oct. 18. That 450 carloads of potatoes annually would be saved to the nation if grocer throng'hout the country ceased the practice of using & potato as a stop per for their kerosene cans Is the claim made by a local patriot to Geo. H. Cler. a member of the local Hoo ver conservation commission. ' MEXICO IS IMVIDIXO LARGE LANDED ESTATES Tolnca. Mex., Oct. 18. The gov ernment has commenced the split- -ting up of several large haciendas or randtee Into small property holdings which -are being sold to small hold ers on long time and easy terms. WASHINGTON WILL HAVE '.. "LIBERTY LOAN" HOLHUT Olympla. Oct. 17. Governor lis ter today proclaimed October Hth. as Liberty loan day in Washington. HOLD SEVEN SUSPECTS FOR KANSAS CITY FISE Kansas City, Oct. 18. Seven sus pects have been arrested . on , the theory thut they set the Bre whk partially destroyed the Kansas City stock yards Tuesday. A11 are die charged workmen, OFFICERS COSBUCT RESENTED
