DAILY EDITION
VOK VIII., No. il7.
GRANTI TAM, JOflKPHINK COVMTT, ORKOON, THIIUiDAY, OCTOllKK IN, IUT.
WHOLE Nl'MBKB 3180.
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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.
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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.
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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